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          MEETING. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE CERTIFICATION. 
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THE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD HEREBY CERTIFIES BY WILL CALL VOTE THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE, ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS BY THE GENERAL LAW WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED MEETING TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION APPLIES. AND ELITE SUCH. BUSINESS METRICS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION IN THE CLOSED MEETING WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED BY THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. EACH BOARD MEMBER AT RESPONSE "ISO- CERTIFIED" WHEN CALLED. 
          [3.     RECONVENE IN OPEN MEETING]
          >> I SO CERTIFIED. >> I SO CERTIFY. >> WE WILL NOW HAVE A MOMENT OF 
          [4.     CERTIFICATION]
SILENCE. 
          THANK YOU. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 WILL BE A DAY TO HONOR OUR NATION'S VETERANS. ARE THERE ANY VETERANS IN THE AUDIENCE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. [APPLAUSE] VETERANS NO BETTER THAN ANYONE 
          [5.     MOMENT OF SILENCE]
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ELSE THE PRICE OF FREEDOM FOR THEY HAVE SEPARATE THE SCARS OF WAR. 
          WE CAN OFFER THEM NO BETTER TRIBUTE THAN TO PROTECT WHAT THEY HAVE WON FOR US. 
          RONALD REAGAN. AND SO TONIGHT, IN HONOR AND RESPECT FOR OUR VETERANS, PLEASE STAND AS YOU ARE ABLE AS THE COLORS ARE PRESENTED THIS EVENING BY THE GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL MARINE CORPS JROTC S. THANK YOU. I PLEDGE OF 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. 
          [6.     PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Colors to be presented by the MCJROTC]
THANK YOU. THAT WAS A VERY SPECIAL TREAT THE VETERANS THAT SPOKE UP WHEN I ASKED ABOUT VETERANS, THOSE WHO ARE STAFF SERGEANT STRONG AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL WILLIAMS AND THEY ARE OUR COMMANDERS IN OUR CADET PROGRAM. SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THEM. 
          AND THANK YOU TO THE STUDENTS. THEY ARE GONE BUT THINK YOU GUYS AND GIRLS AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN OUR SCHOOL AND HOW WELL YOU REPRESENT GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND OUR COMMUNITY. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADDITIONS, COMMITMENTS, OR 
          ADOPTIONS OF THE APPROACH -- PROPOSED AGENDA. >> I MOVED THAT WE APPROVE THE 
          PROPOSED AGENDA AS PRESENTED. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> I SECOND. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. 
          ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, TSEDEY AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. SO APPROVED. SO LET'S GET STARTED. 
          GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE IN PERSON AND JOINING US VIRTUALLY. WE HAVE MANY OF OUR AMAZING STAFF WITH US THIS EVENING. WELCOME. I CALL THIS APRIL HOUSE BECAUSE 
          [7.     ADDITIONS/AMENDMENTS/ADOPTION OF PROPOSED AGENDA]
WE HAVE A FULL HEAD OF PRINCIPLES. SO WELCOME. 
          WE BEGIN OUR MEETING THIS EVENING WITH A GROUP OF TALENTED GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL 
          STUDENTS. >> THANK YOU, MS. HORN. SOMEONE ASKED, YOU MAY WANT TO COME FORWARD AND INTRODUCE THE SELECTIONS WE ARE ABOUT TO HEAR. WE ATTEMPT TO HAVE PERFORMANCES EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. BUT WITH THE FULL BAND, IT IS A LITTLE TOUGH. 
          SO REALLY WORKED ON THE SOLUTION TO MAKE IT HAPPEN FOR THIS EVENING. 
          AND WE WILL BE ENTERTAINED BY GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE 
          SELECTIONS THIS EVENING? >> DO I STAND HERE? OKAY. 
          WE HAVE -- A LOT OF FUN. SO ANYWAYS, WE PLANNED A COUPLE 
          [8.     PERFORMANCE:  Goochland Middle School]
-- WE WILL PLAY A COUPLE TUNES FOR TONIGHT, NOT BLESS AMERICA AN HONORARY VETERANS FOR VETERAS DAY AND A NEAT SONG ABOUT THE -- SO I WILL LET SOPHIA AND LINDSAY -- 
          >> THERE YOU GO. >> GOOD EVENING. >> MY NAME IS LINDSAY. 
          >> IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO PERFORM TWO SONGS AT THIS BOARD MEETING. WE WISH WE COULD HAVE BEEN HERE, 
          BUT WE DID NOT HAVE THE SPACE. >> AND THE DRUMMERS WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY LOUD. 
          >> THIS IS THE FIRST -- SINCE SIXTH GRADE. >> WE HAVE A TRIBUTE TO OUR VETERANS PRIOR TO VETERANS DAY. "GOD BLESS AMERICA" BECAME A HOPEFUL SONG. 
          MANY AMERICANS CONSIDER THIS TO BE THE UNOFFICIAL NATIONAL ANTHEM OF THE UNITED STATES. 
          >> AND JERRY MCCARTHY AND "THE PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL." HE BEGAN HIS HISTORIC RUN, 
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          SETTING A RECORD. >> 127 MILES PER HOUR. >> WE HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR MUSICAL 
          JOURNEY. >> THE BAND WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE GOOCHLAND SCHOOLS BOARD AND OF COURSE OUR WONDERFUL BEEN PARENTS FOR THE SUPPORT. ENJOY OUR CONCERT. 
          [MUSIC] [APPLAUSE] [MUSIC] 
          [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, MR. SYKES, FOR KEEPING THE MUSIC ALIVE. 
          THAT WAS ACTUALLY ON A STAGE, NOT IN A TEN OR ON A COURTYARD. CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING TO 
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THAT POINT. YOU HAVE, THE KIDS ENGAGED AND INVOLVED IN MUSIC. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> ALL RIGHT. WE ARE A NOW TO SOME 
          RECOGNITIONS. >> YES, WE RECOGNIZE OUR EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND JUST WONDERFUL, THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND MUST ME SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS AND SO WE HAVE A FEW OF THOSE ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. FOR THE FIRST RECOGNITION, I WILL ASK MS. LISA LANDRUM TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR OWN HARD-WORKING PROFESSIONALS, 
          MS. ROBIN HAWK. >> IT IS NOT ON. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. 
          [WHISPERING] -- WHEN YOU ARE READY. OKAY. 
          [9.     RECOGNITIONS]
          >> GOOD EVENING, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. THE RISE AWARD IS A FAIRLY NEW RECOGNITION. IT BEGAN IN 2019 SPECIFICALLY GEARED TOWARD CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. THE RISE AWARD STANDS FOR RECOGNIZING INSPIRATIONAL SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. MY NOMINEE THIS YEAR IS MISSUS ROBIN HAWK. 
          ROBIN HAS BEEN A DEDICATED AND EXEMPLARY EMPLOYEE FOR GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOOD SERVICE FOR 35 YEARS. ROBIN HAS SERVED -- I HOPE I HAVE ALL OF MY FACTS STRAIGHT YEAR. CAFETERIA WORKER AT GES. SHE WENT TO THE OLD GMS AND THEN BECAME THE MANAGER OF BIRD ELEMENTARY. THEN SHE WENT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AS THE MANAGER. THEN SHE TOOK THE JOB AS THE FIELD MANAGER FOR DCPS FOOD SERVICE FROM 1993 TO 1996. THEN SHE WENT TO BACK TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AS THE KITCHEN MANAGER THERE AND NOW SHE IS AT RANDOLPH WHERE SHE HAS BEEN THE KITCHEN MANAGER FOR 13 YEARS. 
          EXCUSE ME. SHE HAS CONSISTENTLY GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND AND HER JOB -- IN HER JOB TAKING A LOT OF EXTRA MEASURES TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CHILD AND EVERY STAFF MEMBER ALWAYS FEELS APPRECIATED AND WELCOMED. HER SERVING LINES ARE ALWAYS DECORATED AND WELCOMING. SHE TAKES CARE WITH EACH OF HER CUSTOMERS TO PROVIDE THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE. THERE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OVER THE YEARS THAT SHE WILL CHECK WITH TEACHERS TO MAKE SURE THAT A CHILD HAS HAD BREAKFAST AND/OR LUNCH IF SHE DOES NOT SEE THEM COME THROUGH HER CAFETERIA LINE. SHE TRULY CARES ABOUT HER STUDENTS AND THEIR WELL-BEING. MISSUS ROBIN HAWK. [APPLAUSE] 
          [WHISPERING] >> ROBIN, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. 
          WE KNOW THAT THERE'S NOTHING -- STUDENTS HAVE HUNGRY BELLIES AND YOU DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STUDENTS. I HAVE HAD THE HONOR OF SERVING ALONGSIDE YOU IN YOUR MIND. 
          I KNOW THAT EARLY MORNINGS, LATE NIGHTS, AND THE EFFORTS THAT YOU HAVE PICKED FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE HEALTHY AND WELL. SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
          SERVICE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          I HAVE. I ENJOY GOING EVERY MORNING. >> AND IT SHOWS. 
          DOING IT FOR 35 YEARS. >> THAT IS A LOT OF MORNINGS. >> YEAH. 
          >> YEAH. >> YOU JUST DO. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> A LOT OF CHANGES, TOO. THERE WERE, THE MENUS, OH, MY GOODNESS. 
          >> I THINK THE MOST IS THIS YEAR, TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING DONE. 
          THE MOST IS THIS YEAR. >> LAST YEAR WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT AS WELL. 
          YEAH, THIS YEAR, IT WOULD HAVE A LOT OF KIDS. >> WE HAVE A VIDEO THAT WE 
          SUBMITTED. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHOW THAT? >> ABSOLUTELY. 
          [MUSIC] >> READINGS. MY NAME IS LISA LANDRUM. 
          I AM THE FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR. MY NOMINEE FOR THE RISE AWARD IS ROBIN HAWK. 
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          SHE IS THE CAFETERIA MANAGER HERE. >> IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MISSUS ROBIN HAWK HERE IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
          IN A CAREER THAT HAS SPANNED SEVERAL DECADES HERE IN GOOCHLAND MISSUS HOCH HAS BEEN A STEADY AND CONSISTENT FORCE ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY HERE IN GOOCHLAND, 
          ESPECIALLY RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. >> SHE IS A KINDHEARTED ALL-AROUND GOOD PERSON. SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR WORKERS AND FOR HER CUSTOMERS BECAUSE -- AND OCCASIONALLY SHE MAKES SOME DESERTS OF ALL, SPECIAL OCCASIONS. 
          >> CONGRATULATIONS! >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> BOARD MEMBERS, YOU HAVE HEARD ME SAY THIS SEVERAL TIMES PUBLICLY, BUT I WANT TO CONTINUE TO APPLAUD EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR FOOD SERVICE PROFESSIONALS. WHEN OUR WORLD CHANGED ON MARCH THE 13TH OF 2020, FOUR DAYS LATER, FOUR DAYS LATER, THERE WAS SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY AND WORRY AND CONCERN. OUR FOOD SERVICE PROFESSIONALS WERE AT EACH AND EVERY SCHOOL FEEDING THIS COMMUNITY. SO WE CERTAINLY OWE THEM EIGHT DEBT OF GRATITUDE. 
          WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE THEM. OUR COMMUNITY IN FEBRUARY OF 2021 SUFFERED A TRAGEDY WITH THE LOSS OF MR. WILLIAM CORALS. I HAVE LEARNED CERTAINLY A GREAT AMOUNT DURING THE TIME THAT I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SERVING OUR COMMUNITY WITH HIM. CERTAINLY WAS A TRUE LOSS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND WE MISS HIM GREATLY. THE SCHOOL BOARD AS YOU KNOW WAS PLEASED WITH THE DECISIONS DURING THAT TRAGEDY REGARDING CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT, TO CONTINUE THAT REPRESENT THAT RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT 2. THROUGH A TRANSPARENT PROCESS AND DIFFICULT PROCESS, THE SCHOOL BOARD CHOSE MS. BILLIEJO LEABOUGH TO PRESENT DOES REPRESENT THE MEMBERS OF DISTRICT 2. AND SO IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE WITH M MS. LEABOUGH. WHAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED HAS BEEN DIFFICULT AS WE MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING HOW WE ARE GOING TO MAKES SURE THAT WE WERE SUCCESSFUL FOR THIS CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ORGANIZE PUBLICLY MISSED LEABOUGH FOR STEPPING FORWARD IN HER SERVICE. MS. LEABOUGH, DO YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD? [APPLAUSE] 
          >> BILLIEJO LEABOUGH: IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH ALL OF YOU. 
          IT WAS A LARGE PAIR TO TRIED TO FIELD. I DON'T ENVY YOU FOR COMING BACK. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE. THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT I HAVE BUILD, THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME WILL BE LASTING FOR A LIFETIME. 
          YOU WILL DEFINITELY SEE ME AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION, ALL THE HELP, AND JUST BEFORE THE WARM WELCOME THAT I HAVE RECEIVED SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON THE SCHOOL BOARD. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. YOU ALL HAVE A BLESSED DAY. 
          [APPLAUSE] >> MS. LEABOUGH, DON'T LEAVE YET. 
          WE WANT A PICTURE. AND I HAVE SOME COMMENTS AS WELL. 
          [LAUGHTER] >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, MS. LEABOUGH. 
          [LAUGHTER] FROM THAT MOMENT YOU STEPPED UP TO THE MICROPHONE, YOU HAVE SPOKEN FROM EXPERIENCE AND FROM YOUR APARTMENT YOU HAD A SPECIAL CONNECTION WITH MR. FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILDREN, FOR SHARING YOUR PASSION FOR THE POWER OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND FOR 
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YOUR CALM AND CARING VOICE WHILE COLLABORATING THE CHALLENGING OR OF THIS SPORT. 
          IT WAS AND TO SERVE WITH YOU. IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO CALL YOU FRIEND. 
          [APPLAUSE] >> AND I HAVE SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD BROWNIES JUST FOR YOU. 
          [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] >> SO THE BOARD MEMBERS, THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO LOVE ABOUT OUR COUNTRY. ONE OF THEM BEING THE CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT AND THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION AS GOVERNMENTS OF ALL -- EVOLVES AND WE GO THROUGH THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND SO AS WE TRANSITION FROM MS. LEABOUGH, WE CERTAINLY WANT TO WELCOME MS. ANGELA ALLEN, WHO HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR SCHOOLS AND HAS BEEN A PART OF AN SCHOOL DIVISION'S OR AS A PARENT, AS A CITIZEN, AND AS I TOLD HER DURING THE COURSE OF HER SWEARING IN, SHE WAS ALWAYS A MEMBER OF TEAM GOOCHLAND. SHE IS PLAYING A DIFFERENT POSITION ON OUR TEAM AND SO WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND WELCOME YOU TO TEAM GOOCHLAND NOW AN IMPORTANT ROLE REPRESENTING THE CITIZENS OF DISTRICT 2. 
          SO WELCOME. [APPLAUSE] >> KAREN R. HORN: AND WE WELCOME MISSUS ANGELA ALLEN AS THE DISTRICT TWO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. 
          SHE CHOSE TO USE A RED APPLE, THE UNIVERSAL SYMBOL OF KNOWLEDGE AND THIS EVENING, I PRESENT YOU WITH AN APPLE. THERE YOU GO. AND THAT APPLE SYMBOLIZES THE KNOWLEDGE YOU WILL BRING TO THE WRECK OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY -- GOOCHLAND COUNTY SCOREBOARD WHILE IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT YOU CAN MAKE ON OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AS WE WORK FOR AND WITH STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES TO MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY LEARNER. WELCOME, AND WE HAVE GOT A BUSY NIGHT. 
          [LAUGHTER] >> ANGELA ALLEN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          I'M REALLY COUPLE TO BE HERE AND THE TRUST THAT THE VOTERS HAVE PUT IN ME IS NOT LOST ON ME AND 
          I'VE COMMITTED TO FAITHFULLY UPHOLD YOUR EXPECTATIONS. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. 
          [APPLAUSE] DR. RALEY, WE ARE BACK TO YOU FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
          >> JEREMY J. RALEY: . WATCHING AT HOME, WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS THIS MONTH IS FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND SCHOOLS ME WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT ON THE AGENDA. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST WHO DO EXCEPTIONAL WORK TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF, AND OUR FAMILIES ON A DAILY BASIS. I INVITE THE PUBLIC TO JOIN US THIS TUESDAY AT 10:20 WHERE WE WILL HAVE TO CEREMONY ORGANIZING THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF OUR VETERANS LED BY OUR VERY OWN MARINE CORPS JUNIOR ROTC. THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEXT WEEK AT VIRGINIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE. WE ARE HOSTING OPTIONAL COVID CLINICS FOR OUR FAMILIES OUTSIDE 
          [10.     ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:]
OF SCHOOL HOURS FROM 3:00 TO 6 6:30 AT TWO LOCATIONS AT OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THERE ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOME TRAINING THAT IS REFERENCED ON THE AGENDA AS WELL REGARDING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. WE WILL BE BACK IN THIS ROOM AT 5:30 FOR THE DECEMBER MEETING. 
          LOOKING PAST THE NEW YEAR, SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN THE CONVERSATION WITH OUR SCHOOL DIVISION WITH AN EVENT SPONSORED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR EQUITY AND EDUCATION. YOU SEE THE DATES OF THAT. AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A CAREER DAY WE GREW WE CAN PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES -- WHERE WE CAN PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: IS THAT GOING TO BE BACK IN PERSON? >> JEREMY J. RALEY: I EXPECT 
          THAT WILL BE BACK IN PERSON. >> KAREN R. HORN: WILDCAT THAT IS SUCH A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE KIDS. EXCELLENT. WE ARE NOW TO PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          YOU WILL FIND -- LET'S SEE. ARE YOU GOING TO PULL THAT UP? THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. THIS AGENDA INCLUDES LINKS TO THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING POLICIES THAT ARE LOCATED ON THE DIVISION SCHOOL BOARD POLICY SITE. 
          AS NOTED IN THE POLICY, A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME IS DETERMINED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR WILL BE ALLOCATED AT EACH REGULAR MEETING FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PRESENT MATTERS OF CONCERN RELATED TO WHICH LINN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, THIS AGENDA INCLUDES INFORMATION REGARDING OUR LONG-TERM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND THE FIRST STEPS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 23 BUDGET. 
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WE INVITE COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON THESE TOPICS THROUGH ALL COMMUNICATION METHODS AS WELL AS THE ONLINE SURVEY COMING TO YOU SOON. EVERY CITIZEN WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION DURING THE BOARD MEETING POLICY. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL USE THE THREE MINUTE LIGHT SYSTEM YOU SEE THAT LIGHT ON THE DESK THERE AND IT WILL BE GREEN WHEN YOU START. 
          YOU WILL GET A YELLOW WARNING I BELIEVE THERE'S A MINUTE LEFT. AT THAT POINT AND THEN A RED LIGHT. OKAY. ALSO, WE ASK THAT YOU REMAIN QUIET. NO APPLAUSE OR VERBAL FEEDBACK DURING AND FOLLOWING EACH PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED THIS EVENING TO SUPPORT OUR POLICY, WE REMIND YOU THAT STAFF, DR. BAILEY, AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALL AVAILABLE TO LISTEN AND WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE SOLUTIONS TO YOUR SPECIFIC AND POSSIBLY VERY PERSONAL ISSUES. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEEK THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK THROUGH EFFECTIVE DIALOGUE, INTERACTIONS, AND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR MISSION. 
          IN SUMMARY, THIS EVENING, WE WELCOME YOU TO THE PODIUM TO SHARE YOUR PERSPECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES SPECIFIC TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EXPERIENCE AND GOODLY COUNTY. 
          WE ENCOURAGE ALL SPEAKERS THAT ARE CONSIDERED THE AUDIENCE AND, YOU KNOW, IN A MANNER WHERE EVERYONE IS ON EQUAL FOOTING AND EVERYONE FEELS THEY CAN PARTICIPATE. 
          WE KNOW THAT YOU MAY HAVE VERY STRONG EMOTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR CHILD OR OUR CHILDREN. 
          I REMIND YOU THAT WHAT YOU SAY IS BEING RECORDED. , YOU SPEAK OF BECOMES A PART OF A SEARCHABLE RECORDING. LET'S MODEL CIVIL PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS ARE IMPROVED COMMUNICATION FOR OUR CHILDREN. 
          WE ALL PROSPER WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER, WE WILL TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK FOR CITIZENS TO COME TO DS TO SIGN UP WITH MISS BENNETT, OUR BIRD -- OUR BOARD CLERK. 
          IF YOU DO NOT SIGN UP OR CHECK IN WITH MS. BENNETT PRIOR TO THE MEETING, WE HAVE A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK AND THE TIME, THE BOARD WILL ALSO COME OUT AND HAVE A MOMENT TO GREET YOU AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK AND BEGIN OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PER THE SIGN-UP SHEET. 
          THANK YOU. 
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OKAY, WE ARE BACK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT WAS WONDERFUL TO GREET EVERYONE. A SEE WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT. 
          THE FIRST ON THE LIST IS HEATHER LANGE. 
          HEATHER, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, PLEASE. IS HEATHER HERE? SHE IS NOT HERE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. 
          WELL, MS. RACING 
          AND YOUR MIC IS GREEN. >> THANK YOU. SO THE FIRST THING I WANT TO ADDRESS IS I HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO CRT AND I KNOW THAT IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT IT IS NOT IN OUR SCHOOLS. IT IS NOT INTO STANDARDS OF LEARNING. 
          YES, I KNOW ALREADY FROM BEING A TEACHER MYSELF BUT IT DOES COME IN IN DIFFERENT WAYS AS A TEACHER THAT I ALSO KNOW. SO JUST LOOKING INTO THAT. AND SEEING THAT WE DO HAVE SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOING INTO TRAININGS AND DEFINITELY PERSONAL OPINIONS OF SOME EMPLOYEES THAT DO BELIEVE IN THE KIND OF LANGUAGE THAT YOU WOULD FIND IN CRT. 
          I NOTE THERE ARE SOME THREE SOME SPEAKERS THAT SPEAK ABOUT EDUCATIONAL DIVERSITY INCLUSIVITY. AND EQUITY THAT SITE CRITICAL THEORISTS AS THEIR FOUNDATION -- FOUNDATIONAL TO THE POST-WORK IN DIVERSITY, INCLUSIVITY, AND EQUITY. 
          AND THOSE DIVERSITY -- WONDERFUL THINGS AND I THINK I HAVE SAID THAT BEFORE. 
          THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN TEACHING THOSE THINGS THAT WE DON'T AT THE DIVISIVE LANGUAGE THAT WOULD SEPARATE US. I GUESS AND ASKING -- WE NEED TO DO IT MAY BE CONSIDERED HAVING TRAINING FOR THE TEACHERS TO KNOW WHAT IS APPROPRIATE TO BE BRINGING UP AS THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN FREEDOM AND POSSIBILITY WHICH I GREET WITH AS A TEACHER. YOU DO NEED TO HAVE SOME FREEDOM AND FLEXIBILITY IN YOUR PLANNING. BUT THERE SHOULD ALSO BE KNOWN BOUNDARY OF NOT USING PERSONAL BELIEFS AND POLITICAL STANCES IN YOUR TEACHING AND ONE THING THAT CAME TO KNOW THIS WE WAS IN AN ASSIGNMENT IN SIXTH GRADE. AND I FOCUS A LOT ON MIDDLE SCHOOL BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER IS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE IS A SIX GRADER. 
          AND THE ASSIGNMENT CAME TO ME FROM PARENTS. IT WAS NOT MY CHILD SPECIFICALLY. THE ASSIGNMENT •-MIDDLE-DOT READ THE ARTICLE AND POST YOUR OPINION ABOUT WHAT YOU READ. DO YOU WANT THE VACCINE? WHY OR WHY NOT? USE CRR CLAIM EVIDENCE AND REASONING DIDN'T YOU OPINION WHEN THAT -- REMAIN KIND AND POLITE. ONE ASKING THEM TO DO THIS AND SING IT IS SCIENCE. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STANDARD THAT SAYS VACCINES AND GIVING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION MEDICAL INFORMATION OUT IS A SIX GRADE STANDARD OF LEARNING FOR VIRGINIA. 
          SECONDLY, TO PUT THAT IN A PUBLIC FORUM WHERE OTHER STUDENTS, TO WEIGHED IN ON YOUR DECISION. IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME AS A PARENT. 
          IT IS JUST, I THINK IT IS A FREEDOM OF CHOICE BUT WHEN YOU HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT CAN INFLUENCE EACH OTHER AND IF THERE IS A TEACHER THAT IS VERY PRO-VAXXER AND STATING THAT IN 
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THE ARTICLE THAT HE HAD THEM READ WAS -- HE OR SHE HAD READ, I DON'T HAVE THE NAME OF THE EXACT TEACHER BUT HAD READ WAS VERY PRO-VACCINATION. AND SO THAT KIND OF ENDS MY TIME. I HAVE PICKED THE ARTICLE ON THE GOOCHLAND SCHOOLS BOARD WATCH PAGE BUT I WOULD ASK THAT WE CONSIDER IF THESE YOUNG TEACHERS COMING OUT OF SCHOOL DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHERE DEADLINE IS BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL CONTENT AND FOOT COVERS THE ESKIMOS AND WHAT IS PERSONAL THAT WE MIGHT NEED TO STATE THOSE SO THAT THEY ARE CLEAR ON WHERE THAT FLEXIBILITY AND FREEDOM IS 
          ALLOWED. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO MOVEMENT AND NO OTHER NAME ON MY LIST, DR. BAILEY, WE 
          ARE BACK TO YOU, SIR. THE SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS. >> JEREMY J. RALEY: THANK YOU. 
          A FEW THINGS. I WANT TO -- ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, WE RECOGNIZED THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR TEAM, THE PUBLIC EDUCATORS WHO DO AMAZING WORK ACROSS OUR SCHOOL DIVISION. 
          THERE'S A LOT TO BE PROUD OF IN THE SCHOOL DIVISION. WE ARE PROUD AND STRONG SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL DIVISION. WE QUICKNESS AND CELEBRATE THE EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          AND THAT IS COMING UP SOON. THERE WILL BE SOME THINGS WE WILL DO TO IT RECOGNIZED THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR PROFESSIONALS, CARE CUSTODIANS, EACH AND EVERY PERSON THAT THIS EXCEPTIONAL WORK. IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IT RECOGNIZED THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: AND AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK. I BELIEVE IT IS TUESDAY EVERY YEAR. IT IS INTERESTING THAT A COUPLE YEARS AGO THEY STARTED, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS HAPPENING IN YOUR CLASSROOM AND THAT WAS BEFORE THE CLASSROOM WAS AT HOME. 
          SO IT IS INTERESTING THAT THEY CHANGED THE WORDING JUST A LITTLE BIT ON THAT. 
          SO YES, THANK YOU. >> JEREMY J. RALEY: YES, MA'AM. WE DO WHAT WE DO AND HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FAMILIES. TOWN HALLS BIRTH HELD IN THAT MONTH ON OF OCTOBER. THERE WAS HYBRID DELIVERY METHOD THROUGH A VIRTUAL SITTING. 
          IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO ME AND PLEAD WITH COMMUNITY AND SHARE COMMENTS, FEEDBACK, AND ULTIMATELY TO BETTER SERVE RESIDENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY. THE LINK TO THE AGENDA IS THE PRESENTATION THAT I SHARED PUBLICLY. THE NEXT BOARD MEMBERS, THE DOCUMENT THAT INDICATES HOW MANY PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES WE HAVE HAD IN OCTOBER. 
          AS WE ARE DISCUSSING THIS EVENING AS PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR FAMILIES AND THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM AND FAMILIES, WE DO OUR GREAT WORK. 
          WE HAD A LOT OF PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES AND WE HAVE SOME STAFFED WHO ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY AND SO JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PAUSE AND HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT IS BEST. WE HAVE SOME VIRTUAL CONFERENCES, IN-PERSON CONFERENCES AND MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE STRONG THE PERCENTAGE OF OUR FAMILIES PARTICIPATING IN THE OPPORTUNITY. A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: DR. GRAY ELIKA COULD MISS BENNETT PUT THAT UP BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS A REALLY NEAT DOCUMENT. THANK YOU FOR GATHERING THAT DATA. 
          >> JEREMY J. RALEY: 1,113 -- WE HAVE THE STUDENTS. OVER HALF OF OUR FAMILY REPRESENT THE PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES. SO IT CERTAINLY A GREAT EVENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. LESS BUT -- THING ON OUR AGENDA. WENT TO COMMENTARY FOR -- AS AN ASIDE, WE WANT TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO THINK COMMITTEE FOR THE STRONG SUPPORT THEY PROVIDED. THE TWO BOND QUESTIONS. 
          WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THE APPROPRIATE -- NOT ONLY FOR SCHOOLS BUT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL. 
          AND SILVICS I HAVE DONE ON THE RESEARCH REAL QUICK CHECK IN THE SCHOOL DIVISION BOND QUESTION HAD THE HIGHEST APPROVAL RATING OF ANY BOND. EDDIE PIPES RESEND OF THE VOTERS SHARED THEIR CONFIDENCE IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION AND OUR COMMUNITY TO THESE PROJECTS FORWARD. AND IN THE APPROPRIATE WAY. IT IS A STRONG INDICATION OF THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE FROM OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THESE PROJECTS. 
          TO SUPPORT OUR S STUDENTS LONG-TERM. I HAVE ALSO BEEN THANKFUL FOR THE SUPPORT WE HAVE FROM OUR STAFF. AS YOU KNOW. 
          [00:50:02]
IT WAS COLD. IT WAS RAINING. AND WE WERE INTERACTING WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE THE FACTS TO THEM AS THEY MADE THE VERY IMPORTANT DECISION. 
          THAT ALL TIES TO OUR PROJECT WEBSITE THAT IS LINKED TO YOUR AGENDA. 
          WE ARE KEEPING THE COMMUNITY UPDATED ON WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THAT PROJECT. 
          TIMELINES, BUDGETS, A VARIETY OF PICTURES THAT ARE HAPPENING IN DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING WITH OUR ARCHITECTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. I WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT. 
          STAY UP-TO-DATE WITH THAT. YOU CLICK ON PROJECT AND IT COMES RIGHT UP. 
          WE WILL KEEP THAT UPDATED. KUDOS AND THANKS. AND THE LAST THING FOR OUR MEMBERS, I WANT TO INVITE OUR PUBLIC TO TWO EVENTS HAPPENING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY THIS WEEK. 
          THE PAUSE DEEP'S -- VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM. WE PLAY AT 7:00 AT BULLDOG STADIUM. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE FULL STANDS AND A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS CHEERING ON OUR BULLDOGS. AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL BULLDOGS REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL CHANCE. WE ARE NOW COMPETING IN CLASS 3A. 
          WE HAVE SOME LARGE SCHOOLS QUITE HONESTLY. AND THE LADY BULLDOGS BROUGHT US HOME A REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. THEY HOST THE FINALS THIS SATURDAY HERE IN OUR GYMNASIUM. 
          COME OUT AND CHEER ON OUR BULLDOGS. >> GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APP APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] THAT IS INCREDIBLE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE TO CONSENT ITEMS. I WOULD LIKE TO MECHANIZE MISSUS BENNETT AND THE HUMAN RESOURCES FACILITIES AND FINANCE STAFF WHO PUT MOST OF THE CONSENT ITEMS TOGETHER EACH MONTH. 
          ARE THERE ITEMS BOARD MEMBERS THAT YOU WISH TO PULL OUT FOR A SEPARATE VOTE? 
          IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MADAM CHAIR, DID WE CALL OUT 
          ITEM AND I THINK PERHAPS ALSO ITEMS -- >> ALL RIGHT. 
          [12.   SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS:]
          IS THAT A MOTION, SIR? >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS 13, A CURRENT LETTER BE LETTER 
          [13.   CONSENT ITEMS:]
          SEE, -- B, C, F. >> KAREN R. HORN: IS THERE A SECOND? 
          >> SECOND. >> KAREN R. HORN: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR , PLEASE SAY AYE. 
          AND POST? ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE PULLED OUT ITEM E. 
          AND ITEM E, DR. RALEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE ITEM E? >> JEREMY J. RALEY: IT IS MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZED MR. ALEXANDER PESKIN WHO WILL SERVE AS THE STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE AND ALEX IS CURRENTLY -- SHARPLY DRESSED TONIGHT LOOKING GOOD. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: YES. [APPLAUSE] >> JEREMY J. RALEY: ALEX IS A CURRENT JUNIOR AT GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND HE WENT THROUGH EVERY COMPETITIVE PROCESS. 
          WAS WELL AWARE OF WHO WAS APPLYING AND I TELL YOU WHAT, A LOT OF HIGH-PERFORMING STUDENTS WHO ARE PART OF THAT PROCESS. AND SO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THOSE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS IS THAT ALEXANDER SERVES AS YOUR STUDENT REP. PENDING YOUR APPROVAL, HE WILL BE PART OF A TRAINING PROCESS TO THE ASSOCIATION TO GET UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT IS GOING TO BE LIKE IN THAT ROLE. WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO HAVE STRONG SCHOOL BOARD REPS DURING THAT IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY AND I THINK IT IS SYMBOLIC OF THE STUDENT VOICE PERSPECTIVE ABOUT THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE AND HOW IT INFLUENCES THEM. GLAD YOU ARE HERE. 
          >> ALEXANDER PESKIN: I'M A JUNIOR AT GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND I WANT TO SAY HOW EXCITED I AM TO BE IN THIS POSITION AND GIVE MY VOICE TO GOOCHLAND AND DO MY BEST TO HELP. 
          >> JEREMY J. RALEY: THERE YOU GO. [APPLAUSE] 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: BOARD MEMBERS, DO I HAVE A BOARD -- MOTION? >> I MOVED TO A MOTION OF 
          ALEXANDER PESKIN. >> I SECOND. >> KAREN R. HORN: AWESOME. 
          EMOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE POINT OF THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, MR. ALEXANDER PESKIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. 
          [00:55:01]
          >> AYE. >> KAREN R. HORN: I THINK THAT WAS EVERYBODY. 
          SO WELCOME, SIR. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. 
          DID HE TELL YOU ABOUT THE EXTRA HOMEWORK YOU WILL HAVE? [LAUGHTER] Y'ALL DIDN'T? WE WILL GO OVER THAT LATER, OKAY. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM GPEP-R. 
          IS THERE SOME DISCUSSION YOU WOULD LIKE? >> I WANTED TO JUST ASK A COUPLE OF BRIEF QUESTIONS IF I MAY. SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF ITEMS, AND I HAVE SEEN THESE FOR YEARS. 
          THIS IS PROBABLY THE LARGEST FLEET OF ITEMS IN SURPLUS I HAVE SEEN IN TEN YEARS. 
          SO LITTLE BIT OFF GUARD. I SEE THAT THERE'S A NUMBER OF DEVICES THAT WE HAVE COMPUTERIZED. STATES PRETTY WELL WHAT SORT OF CONDITION THAT THEY ARE IN. 
          AND THAT IS GREAT. SEE WE HAVE GOT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT BUSES HERE. 
          ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, DID WE NOT JUST PURCHASE FOUR BUSES. 
          IS THAT CORRECT? ARE REPORTING THAT INPUTS THAT IS MY QUESTION. 
          >> WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE EXPERT HERE ON THAT. I WILL LET HER ADDRESS THAT. 
          WE HAVE HAD SOME YEARS IT RECOUPED WE NOT SURPLUS THE BUSES AS WE BROUGHT THE NEW ONES 
          IN. >> GOOD EVENING. WE ARE SO PLEASANT SIX BUSES BECAUSE OUR NORMAL OPERATION CONSISTS OF 65 BUSES. BUT WE ARE ONLY OPERATING HALF 
          OF THAT BECAUSE WE DID THE DOUBLE ONE. >> THERE'S NO NEED TO KEEP THOSE BUSES. SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE SO BLESSING SIX AND WE ARE ACTUALLY. -- REPLACING THREE. YES. 
          >> OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME -- >> YEAH. [LAUGHTER] 
          >> BOARD MEMBERS, IT IS OUR PRACTICE ENDING OUR APPROVAL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ACCESS THESE RESOURCES. IT IS A COMMUNITY THAT IS READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR FOLKS ON 
          THESE ITEMS. >> ONE MORE QUICK QUESTION. WHAT IS A SCHEDULE COOKER? 
          >> WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN EXPERT ON THAT. BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT I ALSO GOOGLED IT. IF I DID NOT HAVE MY EXPERT HERE, I WOULD HAVE HAD TO -- 
          >> YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY, SKITTLES ON IT. BUT IT IS ACTUALLY A NICE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. YOU CAN USE IT AS A GRILLED, A GRIDDLE. 
          IT WILL FILL UP WITH WATER AND BOIL THINGS. WIDWE DO NOT USE IT. 
          >> THAT IS FINE. WAS JUST CURIOSITY. 
          [LAUGHTER] >> I KNOW. I WAS HOPING. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. >> MADAM CHAIR, GIVEN THE INTEREST TO THOSE QUESTIONS AND REALLY -- NEVER MIND. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE SURPLUS ITEMS. 
          AS PRESENTED. >> THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? 
          ,. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND 82ND TO APPROVE THE ITEMS AS PRESENTED THIS EVENING. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. 
          >> AYE. >> THAT BRINGS US NOW TO ITEM H. >> I WILL PROVIDE A LITTLE CONTEXT FOR THIS. YOU SEE A MEMO AND YOU PUT IT IN YOUR PACKET REGARDING THE PROJECTED USES OF THESE DOLLARS. WE ARE SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING TO COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION AND ACCESS THESE FOR MOBILE HOTSPOTS AND WI-FI'S TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING. 
          COMPLETING HOMEWORK THAT STUDENTS NEED ACCESS FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING AND A VARIETY OF RESOURCES TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS TO CONTINUE OUR INITIATIVE TO REPLACE OLDER EQUIPMENT AND 
          PURCHASE NEW MACBOOKS. >> KAREN R. HORN: I BELIEVE YOU MENTIONED THIS WOULD ALSO GET US 
          IN THE FRONT OF THE LINE FOR SOME OF THESE PURCHASE? >> YES, THERE'S NOT AN EMINENT NEED. THIS PUTS US TO THE FRONT OF THAT LINE. 
          WE WANT TO FORECAST THOSE COMING DOWN THE PIKE. >> KAREN R. HORN: WE ARE GOING 
          TO GET MINIMIZE INTERRUPTION, CORRECT? >> CORRECT. 
          [01:00:03]
          >> KAREN R. HORN: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT ITEM? ALL READY. 
          I WILL ENTERTAIN EMOTION, PLEASE. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE 
          FUND APPLICATION AS PRESENTED. >> KAREN R. HORN: IS THERE A SECOND? 
          >> I SECOND. >> KAREN R. HORN: ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE FUND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. 
          THAT IS EVERYBODY. WE ARE AT ANOTHER ACRONYM. ARPA VENTILATION GRANT 
          APPLICATION. >> AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN. AS YOU SEE IN THE MEMO FROM MISS THESE FUNDS GET THIS WOULD REQUIRE MATCHING FUNDS AS YOU KNOW IN THE MEMO. 
          WE ARE REQUESTING IN FY 23 WHICH IS THE 2022/2023 SCHOOL YEAR. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE CHILLER AT GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. THAT IS THE LARGE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT IS NEW, YOU WILL COVER OR THE FUEL TANK BEHIND THE SCHOOL. IF YOU WALK PAST THAT SOMETIMES YOU WONDER HOW THE HECK THAT THING IS STILL STANDING. IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. 
          YOU WILL SEE IT LATER THIS EVENING THAT WE ARE REQUESTING THOSE DOLLARS AS A PART OF THE OVERALL PLAN. WE ARE SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL TO APPLY FOR THESE FUNDS. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: GREAT. BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AS USUAL, MISS WHITE, YOU PROVIDE A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR US IN THESE MEMOS. 
          THANK YOU AND THE DETAILS THAT YOU HAVE IN ALL OF THE FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS THAT SUPPORT THIS ARE EXTREMELY HELPFUL. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND BECAUSE OF THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS, I PREFER TO HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE WHEN THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS DESCRIBED. 
          SO ONCE I HAVE A MOTION AND THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MISS BENNETT, WOULD YOU HELP US 
          WITH THAT ROLL CALL VOTE? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE 
          APPROVE THE ARPA VENTILATION GRANT APPLICATION. >> KAREN R. HORN: IS THERE A 
          SECOND? >> SECOND. >> KAREN R. HORN: 'S EMOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE ARPA VENTILATION GRANT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. MISS BENNETT, WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? 
          >> YES, MA'AM. 
          THANK YOU. FANTASTIC. NOW WE ARE TO THE INSTRUCTIONAL 
          REPORT AND DR. RALEY, YOU ARE QUITE BUSY. >> JEREMY J. RALEY: AS YOU MENTIONED, WE HAVE OUR PRINCIPLES WITH US THIS EVENING AND AS WE HAVE CELEBRATED PUBLIC EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE RECOGNIZED MISS HOCH, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR PRINCIPALS. 
          I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THEM VERY CLOSELY DAY IN AND DAY OUT AND THEY ARE ONE OF THE MANY UNSUNG HEROES THAT WE HAVE BEEN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION. THEY HAVE BEEN ON THE FRONT LINES OF ALL OF THE CHANGES AND CHANGES THAT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST MANY COMMITMENTS. THEY HAVE REMAINED PROFESSIONAL, OPTIMISTIC, POISED, AND, YOU KNOW, UNKNOW THEM WELL BECAUSE I HAVE WORKED WITH THEM VERY CLOSELY AND I WILL TELL YOU, WE ARE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE SOME HIGHLY TALENTED EXCEPTIONAL PRINCIPALS SERVING OUR STUDENTS AND FACULTIES AND FAMILIES DAY IN AND DAY OUT. YOU HAVE THE HONOR TO HEAR FROM THEM THIS EVENING AND SO AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE A SCHOOL DIVISION THAT IS NEVER COMPLACENT. 
          [14.   INSTRUCTIONAL REPORT:]
THEY HAVE WORKED IN COLLABORATION TO IDENTIFY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GOALS AND THINGS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO. ON THIS YEAR FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. 
          I WANTED ASK MR. JAMES HOPKINS TO COME FORWARD AND TELL US WHAT HE PLANS ON WORKING WITH HIS 
          FACULTY THIS YEAR. >> KAREN R. HORN: WELCOME, SIR. >> THANK YOU. 
          WHAT AM I DOING NOW? >> YOU HAVE DONE VERY WELL. >> I CAN'T SEE. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. >> GOOD EVENING. >> WELCOME TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. 
          I'M TRYING TO MAKE CONNECTIONS. I THINK I KNOW YOUR HUSBAND MAYBE. 
          RESPECT YOU PROBABLY KNOW MY HUSBAND AND MY GRANDMOTHER. I WAS THE STUDENT OF BYRD 
          PRIMARY SCHOOL. >> I THINK I MAY HAVE HAD YOUR HUSBAND. 
          OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SOME CONNECTIONS. 
          >> DON'T HOLD IT AGAINST ME. >> JAMES B. HOPKINS: GOOD EVENING. 
          I'M HAPPY TO SHARE WHAT IS GOING ON AT BYRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 
          [01:05:04]
OH. I KNOW, THIS IS FINE. YEAH, I'M GOOD. 
          [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. WE ARE WORKING ON TWO GOALS THIS YEAR. WE HAVE THE STUDENTS PERFORMANCE GOAL AND EQUITABLE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT WHOLE. GOAL ONE DURING THE 2021/2022 SCHOOL HERE, 55% OF STUDENTS IN EVERY REPORTING HAD A GREAT WILL EXCEED THEIR EXPECTED GROWTH MEASURED BY THE SPRING 2022 MAP ASSESSMENT IN BOTH READING AND MATH. AND WHAT ARE OUR STRATEGIES TO DO THAT? STRATEGY ONE IS IMPROVED -- IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTITIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT WHICH I WILL SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT. THERE ARE THREE TIERS. 
          THE UNIVERSAL 2 WHICH IS EVERYONE GETS THAT. ALL OF THEIR STUDENTS. 
          ONE THAT IS NOT MEETING THEIR NEEDS, TIER TWO, WHICH IS A SMALL GROUP. 
          INSTRUCTION AND THEN 2320 IT IS REALLY INTENSE AND MOST LIKELY JUST ONE ON ONE INSTRUCTION. 
          WE IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS THAT WE NEED TO SERVICE THROUGH DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS. 
          AND CURRENTLY WE ARE SERVICING APPROXIMATELY 70 STUDENTS IN READING AND 70 STUDENTS IN MATH. 
          TO HELP YOU -- DO STUDENTS GAIN THE CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES AS WELL AS LEARN SOME THE SKILLS THAT THEY MAY BE MISSING. WE ARE ENCOURAGING -- WE ARE ENCOURAGING STUDENT READING THROUGH THE READING BACKPACKS PROGRAM. ALL OF THE STUDENTS HAVE BACKPACK. THEY CAN JUST PUT ON BONANZA ROAD -- WHENEVER THEY GO OUT OF THEIR CLASSROOM. WAITING TO GET INTO PE. THEY HAVE LEVELED BOOKS THAT THEY CAN MEET IN THEIR BACKPACKS. ALSO MAKING USE OF THE ACCELERATED READING PROGRAM AND A DIGITAL LIBRARY. THE CHILDREN CAN ACTUALLY, THEY HAVE BOOKS ON THEIR IPADS AND A HALF ACCESS TO GOOD LITERATURE ALL OF THE TIME. 
          THIRD IS PARTICIPATING IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS. 
          THE COACHES ARE DOING AN EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE JOB. WE ARE NOT DOING WHOLE GROUP. 
          ALL TEACHERS MAY NOT BE THE SAME STAFF DEVELOPMENTAL. SO TEACHERS ARE GETTING WHAT THEY NEED. SOMETIMES IT IS 23. SO THEY CAN ACTUALLY GET STRATEGIES TO HELP THEM MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR STUDENTS. OUR COACHES, MISS OLSON, SPECIALISTS, WORKING WITH TEACHERS MANY TIMES IN INDIVIDUAL SETTINGS. 
          GOAL TWO DURING THE 2021/2022 SCHOOL HERE, THEY WILL CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE ENVIRONMENT BY INCLUDING THE FIRST LITERATURE AND RESOURCES AND 82% TO 85% AS MEASURED BY THE SURVEY. 
          STRATEGY ONE, I SHOULD NOT SAY STRATEGY ONE. A STRATEGY THAT WE ARE USING IS THE MEDIA SPECIALIST IS CREATING A LIST ONCE IT IS REVIEWED BY THE RESOURCE REVIEW COMMITTEE TO ASSIST IN SELECTING WHICH DIVERSE TITLES AND AUTHORS TO USE IN THE CLASSROOM. 
          TO NEED TO SEE THEMSELVES LITERATURE THAT MAKES THEM DO BETTER. 
          EACH MONTH, WE HAVE A LET DIVERSE WEBSITE AND BULLETIN BOARDS. 
          I BELIEVE THIS MONTH, IT IS JAMES THAT WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING. AND I BELIEVE HE PASSED AWAY IN OCTOBER. WE HAVE CREATED A GOOGLE DOC FOR THE TEACHERS SO THAT THEY CAN SHARE THE TITLES OF BOOKS THAT THEY ARE USING IN THE CLASSROOM AND HOW THEY CAN SEE THOSE BOOKS. SO THAT CAN HELP ALL OF THEIR TEACHERS WORK TOGETHER. 
          AND LASTLY, WRITING PROMPTS CONNECTED TO THE DIVERSE TITLES AUTHORS AND C COMMITTEE IS GIVING THOSE WRITING PROMPTS TO THE TEACHERS TO HELP THEM WITH STUDENT LEARNING AND STUDENT 
          WRITING. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? >> KAREN R. HORN: BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THAT IS WONDERFUL. YES, SIR? 
          >> MR. HOPKINS, I WAS INTERESTED IN HOW THE INTERVENTIONS ARE WORKING THROUGH YOUR TIERED 
          [01:10:04]
SUPPORT. ARE THEY INVOLVED AT ALL THREE LEVELS OR JUST THE THIRD LEVEL? 
          >> JAMES B. HOPKINS: AT THIS POINT, TWO AND THREE. ONCE WE DO ARE DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS, THEY DETERMINED THAT NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN AND THEY GROUP THEM. 
          THERE WORKING WITH THEM AT CHEMEKETA TWO AND THEN WE HAVE CHILDREN WHO ARE REALLY IN NEED 23. PETERS ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN BOTH ONE AND TWO. 
          THE INTERVENTIONISTS ARE TWO AND THREE. >> JEREMY J. RALEY: AND THEY ARE 
          DOING THIS IN THE CLASSROOMS? >> JAMES B. HOPKINS: MOST OF THEM ARE PULLOUTS SO THAT THEY CAN WORK WITH THE CHILDREN AND GIVE THEM THAT EXTRA DIRECT INSTRUCTION THAT THEY NEED. 
          >> JEREMY J. RALEY: OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> ON THE POINT OF THE WRITING PROMPTS, IS THAT A SCHOOLWIDE ACTIVITY? IS THERE CERTAIN TIMES THAT IS 
          ORGANIZED AROUND? HOW DOES THAT WORK? >> JAMES B. HOPKINS: WE DO MONTHLY WRITING PROMPTS AT EACH FACULTY MEETING, THE WRITING COMMITTEE OR THE LITERACY COMMITTEE, TO GIVE OUT THE PROMPTS. TEACHERS GET TO DETERMINE WHICH ONES THEY WANT TO WORK ON IN THEIR CLASSROOM AND THEN THE KIDS RIGHT AND THEY FOLLOWED THE WRITING PROCESS AND THEN THEY ARE FINALLY PUBLISHED AND THEN THEY WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE 
          HALLS FOR EVERYONE TO SEE. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> KAREN R. HORN: I APPRECIATE THE PROMOTION OF CARRYING A BOOK WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO BECAUSE WE KNOW PEOPLE SPENT WE MET -- TOO MUCH TIME LOOKING AT THIS AND I DON'T GO TO COSCO WITHOUT A BOOK IN MY PURSE. 
          >> WE LIKE TO DO A MIXTURE. WE GOT THE NEW STEP, THE TECHNOLOGY. 
          BUT SOMETIMES WE NEED THE OLD SCHOOL STUFF AS WELL. AND A LOT OF TIMES, THE KIDS ENJOY JUST OPENING A BOOK AND TURNING THE PAGES. AS ONE, TOLD ME, JUST LIKE THE SMELL OF THE PAGE. OKAY, THAT IS GREAT. WHATEVER IT MAKES YOU HAPPY. 
          [LAUGHTER] >> KAREN R. HORN: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING AND PRESENTING THIS. I THINK YOU HAVE SOME PRETTY LOFTY GOALS THERE. 
          >> JAMES B. HOPKINS: I'M TRYING. >> KAREN R. HORN: YOU HAVE TO REACH FOR THE STARS SO THANK YOU 
          SO MUCH FOR THAT. >> JAMES B. HOPKINS: THANK YOU. >> KAREN R. HORN: AND THANK YOU 
          TO THE WHOLE STAFF AND ALL OF THE FAMILIES AND STUDENTS. >> JAMES B. HOPKINS: THANK YOU. 
          [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] >> I CAN DO IT. 
          [LAUGHTER] >> JAMES B. HOPKINS: I REMEMBER HOW TO DO THAT NOW. 
          [LAUGHTER] >> KAREN R. HORN: THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO 
          RIGHT, AT FIRST? >> YES, THAT IS IT. >> HI, EVERYONE. 
          >> HELLO. >> WE DO HAVE CONNECTIONS AND MAKES ME LOOK OLD SO I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THEM. AT GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE ARE WORKING EXTRA HARD THIS YEAR. WE HAVE THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE GOAL. 
          AND WE HAVE A SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING GOAL. THIS WILL LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU. 
          AT LEAST 55% OF THE STUDENTS WILL MEET OR EXCEED THEIR EXPECTED MEETING GOALS IN THE SPRING 2022 MAP. WE ARE REACHING FOR THOSE STARS. I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO BE REPETITIVE. THERE WAS THE MULTITIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORT. 
          I WANT TO ADD THAT WHAT WE -- THE PROCESS THAT WE ASSESS, MAKE SURE WE HAVE, WE NEED. 
          WE ARE GIVING THEM WHAT THEY NEED AND DURING INTERVENTION. WE MONITOR THEM AND THEN WE ADJUST IF NEEDED. AND WE DO HAVE TWO INTERVENTIONISTS AT GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WORKING IN TIER TWO. AND READING SPECIALISTS. 
          THAT IS FOR READING. A CLASSROOM TEACHERS ARE INVOLVED AS WELL AS OUR WONDERFUL COACHES. THEY ARE REALLY HELPING US IMPLEMENT THIS VERY STRUCTURED PROCESS. WE ARE ALSO REFINING EVER HIGH BLOCK. 
          IT HAS BEEN CALLED THAT LIME L.O.C. NOW IT IS PRACTICED INTERVENTION ENRICHMENT AND EVERYONE BENEFITS FROM THIS BLOCK. SO KIDS ON GRADE LEVEL PRACTICE GRADE LEVEL SKILLS. KIDS BELOW GRADE LEVEL, THEY GET INTERVENTION AND THAT WILL BE ON THE GAPS THAT THEY HAVE. THE THINGS THAT WE ASSESS THAT THEY NEED AND SOME KIDS GET ENRICHMENT. WE HAVE MEETINGS TO TALK ABOUT EVERY SINGLE CHILD. 
          BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL HERE, ALL OF MY K, AT ONE, AND TWO TEACHERS WILL HAVE LETTERS TRAINING AND THAT IS ON THE SCIE OF READING. IT IS VERY INTENSE. 
          [01:15:04]
IT IS A WHOLE LOT OF WORK FOR TEACHERS BUT THEY LEARN ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN IN THE BRAIN FOR A CHILD TO READ A WORD. AND IT IS HUGE. 
          I TOOK THE ADMINISTRATOR'S COURSE LAST YEAR. IT WAS AN OVERVIEW AND I DIPPED IN AND TEACHERS ARE GOING REALLY DEEP INTO THIS AND ANTICIPATE SEEING HUGE GAINS. 
          AND WE ARE ALSO GOING TO KEEP ENCOURAGING THE LOVE OF BOOKS BECAUSE BEFORE COVID, WE DECIDED THAT WE JUST WANT KIDS TO LIKE READING. PICKED UP A BOOK, READ THEIR AND ENJOY IT. WE HAVE BOOK CLUBS. LOTS OF FRONT ACTIVITIES THAT WE COULD NOT DO THAT LAST YEAR SO WE ARE TRIED TO DO THAT AS MUCH AS WE CAN. 
          INCLUDING READING OLYMPICS. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. ALL RIGHT. 
          OUR SECOND GOAL IS BASED ON THE GALLOP POLL AND THEY ADDED A SECTION TO SEE YOU, CALLED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING. THERE ARE STUDENTS THAT RATE THEMSELVES ON CRAFT -- CONFLICT RESOLUTION. HOW THEY GET ALONG WELL WITH OTHERS. 
          THIS WAS AN AREA THAT KIDS RATED THEMSELVES A LITTLE OVER THAN WE THOUGHT. 
          WERE HOPING THAT OUR SCORE GOES FROM A 2.5 TO 83.75. WE HAVE -- WE STARTED -- SO BEFORE SCHOOL EVEN STARTED, WE HAD OVER 100 KIDS COME INTO PARTICIPATE IN JUST A LITTLE TRANSITION DAY TO GET THEM ALL BACK INTO SCHOOL. ANTICIPATED ABOUT 30. 
          SO WHEN THOSE RSVPS ROLLED IN, I WAS PULLING OUT EVERY FAVOR I HAD. 
          SAME PLEASE COME HELP US DO THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF KIDS AND THEY LOVED IT AND ALL OF OUR THEMES ARE RELATED. SO WE HAVE THE MONTHLY THEMES. WE HAVE A HOMES DOES HOMESCHOOL CONNECTION AND AIR SCHOOL COUNSELING LESSONS AND THEN DURING MORNING MEETINGS. 
          WE TALK ABOUT SELF-CONTROL. WE TALKED ABOUT BULLYING. AND WE TALK ABOUT CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND GETTING ALONG WITH OTHERS. AND WE HAVE WEEKLY AND MONTHLY AWARDS FOR OUR KIDS BECAUSE WE WANT OUR KIDS TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES. 
          YOU'RE GOING TO GET ALONG WELL, BETTER WITH OTHERS. YOU ARE CONFIDENT YOU WILL GET ALONG BETTER WITH OTHERS. WE HAVE AN EXCITING NEW PROGRAM CALLED GIRLS ON THE RUN. 
          YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT IN YOUR E-MAIL. WE HAVE THE 5K COMING UP THURSDAY. AND WE INVITE YOU TO COME OUT AND VISIT. 
          IT IS AN AMAZING MENTORING PROGRAM. WE HAVE 20 GIRLS PARTICIPANT THIS YEAR. AND BETWEEN 15 AND 20. AND IT IS JUST BASICALLY MOVEMENT AND CONFIDENCE BUILDING. EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT PROGRAM. 
          THERE IS A PROGRAM FOR BOYS ALSO. IT IS CALLED LET ME RUN NOT LET THEM RUN. I MESSED THAT UP. BUT WE ARE HOPING TO START THAT IN THE SPRING. AND WE ARE ASKING THEM TO HELP US WITH THAT. 
          CAN'T WIDTH OF AT FOR THAT AND JUST TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK THAT WE WILL SURVEY KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL COUNSELING LESSONS ON THREE SIMPLE STEMS SO THAT KIDS CAN RATE THEMSELVES ON 
          THAT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING. AND THAT IS GREAT. >> THANK YOU. 
          WILL THERE BE PIE? >> WILL THERE BE BE HIGH? MAYBE. 
          BABY BROWNIES. >> IF I WAS TOLD I WAS -- AND I DID NOT GET ANY PIE -- 
          >> WE DON'T EXACTLY CALL IT PIE WHEN KIDS GO. >> GREAT. 
          BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> GREAT. 
          GREAT. ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> KAREN R. HORN: GOOD EVENING, 
          MISS REAMES, FROM RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY. >> MELISSA REAMS: GOOD EVENING. 
          MISS ALLEN, WELCOME. SO YOU ARE GOING TO SEE SOME SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE ACADEMIC GOALS THAT BIRD AND GOOCHLAND JUST SHARED. SIMILAR TO THAN WE HAVE A STUDENT PERFORMANCE GOAL AND EQUITABLE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT GO. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT OUR STUDENT PERFORMANCE GOALS ARE THE SAME ACROSS ALL THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. 
          WE WERE PURPOSEFUL IN THIS DECISION SO WE COULD SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AS WE BEGIN IMPLEMENTING NEW STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS THIS YEAR. SO MISSUS MCKAY AND MR. HOPKINS AND I TALK FREQUENTLY ABOUT THIS PROCESS SINCE IT IS NEW AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT EACH OTHER ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THUS SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS. SO THROUGH THAT MTSS STRUCTURE, AND MULTITIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT, WE, TOO, ARE REBOOTING THE TRADITIONAL I.E. BLOCK. 
          THIS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WE HAVE PRACTICED INTERVENTION AND ENRICHMENT AND I WANTED TO ADD, TOO, THAT THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL 30-MINUTE BLOCK. 
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WHEN STUDENTS ARE GETTING THIS INSTRUCTION, THEY ARE NOT GETTING PULLED FROM INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. IT IS IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR CORE CONTENT. 
          ALL STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE THAT INSTRUCTION PER DAY IN READING OR MATH TO TARGET THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. THAT HAPPENS FROM OUR INTERVENTIONISTS AND ARE CLASSROOM TEACHERS. WE ARE EVEN THINKING LONG-TERM YOU KNOW, CHANGING THE NAME TO MORE OF AN LOOKS AT -- ACCELERATION MODEL. BECAUSE THE GOAL IS THAT WE ARE MEETING THAT STUDENT WHERE THEY ARE AND PUSHING THEM FORWARD, WHEREVER THAT STARTING LINE IS FOR THEN AND AT RANDOLPH, READING SPECIALISTS, SHE, TOO, IT SERVICES MOSTLY TIER TWO AND TIER THREE. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE HER SERVICE SOME CHALLENGE GROUPS. 
          THAT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO WE ARE IMPLEMENTING QUARTERLY HALF-DAY GRADE LEVEL STUDENT REVIEW MEETINGS WHERE WE REVIEWED THAT STUDENT PROGRESS. 
          WE ALSO HAVE AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES WITH US. THEY HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL TO ALL THREE OF US IN GETTING THIS OFF THE GROUND AND RUNNING. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO ARE SPECIFYING OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS. 
          BECAUSE IF WE DON'T HAVE A STRONG FOUNDATION AT 21, IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT WE DO AT TIER TWO AND 23. WHAT DO YOU NEED? WHAT STRATEGIES HAVE YOU TRIED? THE END OF THE DAY, THE TEACHERS ARE OUR FIRST INTERVENTIONISTS AND THE EXTRA IS JUST THE ICING ON THE CAKE. AND OUR STAFF HAS GONE THROUGH AND CONTINUES TO ENGAGE IN TRAININGS THAT SUPPORT THIS MODEL. TO HAVE STARTED PROGRESS MONITORING TOOLS FOR INTERVENTION. YOU HEARD MS. MCKAY TALK ABOUT LETTERS TRAINING AND A -- AN AWARENESS PROGRAM THAT THE TIER ONE -- IT HAPPENS ALL ACROSS THE BOARD. AND WE USE IT AS INTERVENTION. OUR SECOND GOAL, PROVIDE WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. ENABLING SCHOOL STAFF TO MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY LEARNER. SO EACH MEMBER OF THE STAFF IS A PART OF ONE OF OUR FOUR CULTURAL AND SELF-AWARENESS SUBCOMMITTEES, VISUAL REPRESENTATION, LITERATURE AND STUDENT LEADERSHIP. SO FROM WHAT HANGS ON OUR BALLS AND HOW WE ENGAGE OUR COMMITTEE TO OUR LITERATURE SELECTIONS THAT SUPPORT OUR CURRICULUM AND STUDENT LEADERSHIP. THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE MAXIM I THINK THE POTENTIAL OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. WE IMPLEMENTED A RENTAL HOUSE SYSTEM. WE ARE THE ROAD WINNERS. SO EACH STAFF MEMBER AND STUDENT WAS INTO A HOUSE. TO ENHANCE OUR EFFORTS WITH OUR PBIS POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION AND SUPPORTS FRAMEWORK. STUDENTS EARN POINTS FOR DEMONSTRATING RESPECT ACCEPTANCE RELATIONSHIPS OR DETERMINATION AND SOMETHING THAT I STARTED LAST YEAR AS THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT RANDOLPH'S WE DO CALLED POSITIVE'S REFERRALS. 
          NOT ONLY -- IT KIND OF CHANGE THE STORY OF GOING TO PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE TO A POSITIVE CONNOTATION, I GOT TO KNOW THE STUDENTS REALLY WELL AND GET TO KNOW OUR FAMILIES AND CONNECT ON THAT DEEPER LEVEL. WE ALSO USE OUR HOUSE STRUCTURE FOR TEAMBUILDING, SERVICE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND STUDENT LEADERSHIP TO NAME A FEW. AND LESLIE TO GET THAT WITH -- WE HAVE PLANNED A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY EVENTS AFTER THIS LAST YEAR AND A HALF. 
          WE ARE ALL YEARNING FOR CONNECTION AND PEOPLE BACK IN OUR BUILDINGS. 
          AND THEY HAVE JUST BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY HAPPENED A SUCCESS. I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS ON OUR PROGRESS THUS FAR ON THESE GOALS AND WE DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU ALL VISIT RENTALS AND 
          I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> KAREN R. HORN: THANK YOU. 
          I ENJOY VISITING RANDOLPH TODAY. THE STUDENTS ARE SO ATTENTIVE AND JUST RELEASED SO GENEROUS TO EACH OTHER AS THEY WORK THROUGH THOSE EXPERIENCES. SO IT WAS WONDERFUL. 
          BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR MISS REAMS? >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION MAYBE TO HELP AND SINCE ALL THREE PRINCIPALS SPOKE ABOUT THE MAPS ASSESSMENT. 
          AND THERE HAS BEEN AMAZING. PRESENTATIONS ON THAT. YOU REFERENCE THE SPRING MAPS. 
          HOW MUCH DATA AND HOW MUCH DATA WILL THAT TO COMPARE FOR EACH CHILD? 
          >> WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT BECAUSE WE ARE GROWTH. WE LOOK AT DATA THAT HAPPENED YEARS PART OF IT LOOK AT TRENDS FOR GRADE LEVELS. WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT GO, IT IS 
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          THAT YEAR. FALL OF 21 TO THE SPRING OF 22. >> INDIVIDUAL CHANGE IN GROWTH. 
          >> MELISSA REAMS: PER STUDENT. >> KAREN R. HORN: THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT WITH THE PUBLIC. 
          I APPRECIATE THAT. ANYONE ELSE? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> JEREMY J. RALEY: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> KAREN R. HORN: GOOD EVENING, 
          MISS WILBORN. >> RACHEL WILBORN: I AM SO EXCITED TO BE HERE AND EXCITED TO SHARE OUR PLAN. SO WE HAVE THREE GOALS THIS YEAR. 
          THE FIRST GOAL IS THAT STUDENT PERFORMANCE GOAL AND GOALS TWO AND THREE FOCUS ON SCHOOL CLIMATE. WE BROKE THEM UP INTO THE -- AND FACULTY AND STAFF. 
          GOAL ONE LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THE AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THE. WE ARE ACTUALLY FOCUSING ON THEIR SIX GRADE STUDENT. AT LEAST 55% OF OUR SIX GRADE STUDENTS IN EVERY RECORDING CATEGORY AT GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL MEET OR EXCEED THEIR EXPECTED GROWTH IN THE SPRING 2022 MATH ADMINISTRATION IN BOTH READING AND MATH. THAT WAS BASED ON LONGITUDINAL DATA. AND ESSEX GRADE TEAM IS ROCKING AND ROLLING. 
          ALREADY IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES. WE ARE FOCUSING AND WE HAVE FOCUSED AND CONSISTENT APPROACH FOR EVERY STUDENT. WE ARE MEETING TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO NEED ADDITIONAL HELP AND CREATING SPECIFIC PLANS TO SUPPORT THEIR SUCCESS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, VERY IMPORTANT PIECE IS THE PROGRESS MONITORING. HOW ARE THEY PROGRESSING ALONG THE. WHAT DO WE NEED TO TWEAK AND ADD OR MODIFY? WE ARE ESTABLISHING A CONFLICT -- COLLECTIVE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE GROWTH OF EVERY STUDENT. 
          EVERYONE IS FOCUSED ON THAT GOAL FROM HEALTH AND PE TO THE FINE ARTS TO JOINING THE COLLECTIVE EFFORT. TEAMS WILL ASSIST EACH OTHER IN THE REMEDIATION AND SUPERVISION TO MAXIMIZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REMEDIATION. WE ARE ALSO BRINGING IN STUDENTS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL TO DO SOME PURE REMEDIATION FOR OUR MATH STUDENTS, ENGLISH TEAMS ARE MEETING ON MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS. WHERE IT IS REALLY A TAG TEAM APPROACH. 
          THEY ARE DOING EXCELLENT. WE ARE MAINTAINING FOCUS ON SCHOOL DIVISION MISSIONS TO MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY LEARNING INTO DIVISION'S CORE BELIEF OF OPTIMISM THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN LEARN. WE PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO FACULTY ON HOW TO USE THE DATA TO DRIVE INSTRUCTION IMPLEMENT TIERED INTERVENTIONS AND PROVIDE TARGETED REMEDIATION. WE ARE PROVIDING THOSE TUTORS AGAIN TO WORK WITH THOSE IDENTIFIED STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. AND WE ARE AS WE GET CLOSER TO MAPS, WE ARE IMPLEMENTING HALF-DAY DIRECTED REMEDIATION TO REALLY TARGET STUDENTS WHO NEED THAT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. GOAL TWO IS THE SCHOOL CLIMATE GOAL FOCUSING ON OUR STUDENTS. 
          BASED ON THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SURVEY FROM LAST YEAR STUDENTS REALLY STRUGGLED WITH MENTAL HEALTH. THAT WAS A FOCUS OF ARROWS COMING INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR. AND POST-PANDEMIC. SO WE ARE -- THE STAFF AND STAKEHOLDERS WILL IMPROVE EFFORTS BY FORMALIZING A MULTITIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORTS APPROACH. PROPERTIES EFFORTS WILL INCLUDE SOLIDIFYING PROCESSES FOR DATA COLLECTION AND TIERED INTERVENTIONS. WITH THAT, WE ARE IMPLEMENTING TEACHER LEAD CHARACTER EDUCATION LESSONS EVERY WEDNESDAY DURING THOSE. 
          WE FORMALIZE THE TEACHER REFERRALS SYSTEM FOR STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. 
          REPLACE WITH A SYSTEM TO INFORM OUR INTERVENTIONS AND SMALL GROUPS, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT OUR COUNSELORS ARE IMPLEMENTING. WE ARE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS RECEIVING SIDES OF SUICIDE PROGRAMMING FROM ONE GRADE LEVEL TO -- SO OUR A GRADE STUDENTS JUST WENT THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND OUR SEVENTH-GRADE ST THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER. WE ARE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF REFERRALS FROM TEACHERS TO SCHOOL COUNSELING AND THEN SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WITH THEIR PARENTS. SO PROVIDING THOSE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS TO HAVE RELEASED THOSE WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR STUDENTS. 
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FOR GOAL THREE, WE WILL ALSO FOCUS ON OUR FACULTY AND STAFF IN CELEBRATE THEM. 
          OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THEIR CLIMATE SURVEY TO ABOVE THAT REGIONAL OR STATE AVERAGES ON THE SURVEY THAT IS ADMINISTERED USUALLY IN ABOUT THE SPRING, FEBRUARY, MARCH. 
          SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE THIS YEAR IS WE ARE -- AND ACTUALLY VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. 
          WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A STEP IN TEACHER ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS STAFF CONCERNS AND TEACHER CONCERNS ON A MONTHLY BASIS. RECEIVED FANTASTICFEEDBACK AND Y FEEL AND STAFF FEEL HER IN THE PROCESS. AND BRING UP AMAZING CONCERNS. 
          SO WE ARE -- WE HAVE ALREADY ADMINISTERED OUR FIRST QUARTERLY FEEDBACK SURVEY. 
          BUT WE ARE DOING THAT EVERY QUARTER FOR ADMINISTRATION AND SCHOOL COUNSELING AND WE ARE ADJUSTING OUR PROCESSES AS NEEDED. IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONERS AT ALL LEVELS. SO THAT IS SOMETHING SO THAT OUR STAFF REALLY GET EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED. THEY ARE WORKING HARDER THAN THEY EVER HAVE. 
          SO THAT SAME VEIN, WE ARE SO BROODING AND ORGANIZING OUR TEACHERS ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. THANK IT MESSAGES AND OTHER INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. WE HAVE TEACHERS OF THAT MONTH AND ALL OF THOSE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE -- SO THE WEEKEND LOVE ON THEM EVEN MORE. THAT IS -- THOSE ARE MY GOALS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: THANK YOU, MISS WILBORN. IT IS GREAT TO HEAR THE DIFFERENT WAYS YOU ARE BEING RESPONSIVE TO ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS. 
          THAT CREATES -- SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY 
          QUESTIONS OR POINTS OF CLARIFICATION? >> I HAVE A COMMENT. 
          I WANT TO APPLAUD YOU ON THE STUDENT TUTORING OPPORTUNITIES YOU ARE CREATING. 
          MY DAUGHTER HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TUTOR TWO SIXTH-GRADERS IN MATH AND NOT ONLY IS IT BENEFICIAL FOR THE STUDENTS, BUT WHAT A GREAT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR CREATING THOSE CONNECTIONS. >> YEP. 
          >> MADAM CHAIR? I ALSO AM GOING TO APPLAUD YOU BUT FOR SOMETHING SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. I PLOTTED THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE GOALS FOR THE TO THE STAFF'S WELL-BEING. I THINK THAT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL RESOURCE TO US AND -- BUT THEY ARE ALSO OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. 
          AND SO WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE OKAY TO ALL OF THIS, THE PRESSURE IS ON TEACHERS TO BE GREATER THAN EVER, GREATER THAN THEY WERE LAST YEAR. 
          AND NOBODY EVER THOUGHT THAT WAS POSSIBLE. SO ARE REALLY AM GLAD YOU ARE FOCUSING YOUR TIME AND ENERGY ON STAFF AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          I'M CURIOUS ABOUT YOUR GOALS AROUND THE MAPS AND THEN OF JUST STICKING TO THE SIXTH GRADE 
          THERE. WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO -- >> RACHEL WILBORN: OUR LONGITUDINAL DATA FOR ABOUT FIVE OR SIX YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN THAT SIX GRADE DIP IS -- HAS IT REALLY -- HAS REALLY BEEN AN AREA WHERE WE NEED TO FOCUS ON. SO -- AND ESPECIALLY MATH AND READING. POST-PANDEMIC. SO OUR TEAMS ARE -- THEY ARE AMAZING. ARE SIX GREAT TEAMS, THEY HAVE REALLY TAKEN DEPTH ON AND THEY HAVE BEEN ENCIRCLED WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THAT AND I'LL READ, LET'S GET THAT BACK UP. THE DATA DID NOT REFLECT THAT SAME KIND OF NEED TO. 
          SO THAT IS WHY WE FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON THE SIXTH GRADE. >> JEREMY J. RALEY: GOOD. 
          THANK YOU. >> RACHEL WILBORN: YEAH. >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE THIRD STRATEGY AND THAT LAST SLIDE YOU HAD. THANK YOU MESSAGES. 
          AND YOU CAN NEVER SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH. AND IN A WRITTEN MESSAGE, 
          THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR IT, SO THANK YOU. >> DID YOU WRITE THAT? 
          >> DID YOU WRITE YOUR THANK YOU? [LAUGHTER] >> VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. 
          >> SERIOUSLY, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. >> KAREN R. HORN: DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? OKAY. GREAT. 
          THANK YOU. >> RACHEL WILBORN: THANK YOU. >> KAREN R. HORN: APPRECIATE IT. 
          >> JEREMY J. RALEY: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> I'M SORRY WE HAVE TO SAVE THE 
          REST FOR LAST. >> KAREN R. HORN: , IS THIS MAN? WELCOME, DR. COLLIER. 
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          >> LET'S SEE IF I CAN FIND THIS HERE. I SEE IT. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: FANTASTIC. >> LOOK AT ME. ALL RIGHT. 
          SO MADAM CHAIR BOARD MEMBERS, WELCOME. HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE PLEASURE TO COME UP AND PRESENT AT HIGH SCHOOL GOALS FOR THAT YOU COULD. 
          I WILL TELL YOU, IT WOULD TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN DEVELOPMENT OF OUR GOALS. 
          WE START IN AUGUST WHEN OUR TEACHERS COME BACK. WE MEET TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND -- WOULD COME BACK AND DISCUSS. WE PUT IT TO OUR DEPARTMENT CHAIRS. 
          THEY BRING IT BACK. ULTIMATE APPROVAL GOES BACK. SO A LOT OF DEEPER -- PETE -- TEACHER BUY-IN AND YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO SEE SIMILAR GOALS. 
          AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE ARE VERY INTENTIONAL WITH ASKING IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WHAT HIS GOALS WERE. ONE OF THE SCHOOLS HAD TO DEAL WITH MAPS AND 55%. 
          YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THAT THEME TONIGHT. YOU WON'T BE SURPRISED. 
          BUT WE WILL GET STARTED HERE. SO I'M GOING TO THE GOALS. THIS IS GOING TO -- IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK. OUR LIVE I WAS HELD LATE THE MISSING THINGS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING. YOU CAN SEE THE STUDENTS AT THE BOTTOM AND PEP RALLY OUTSIDE WHICH IS AMAZING AND THEN HOMECOMING HOW WAS THAT ARE ALWAYS A HIT AND REALLY WHAT MAKES GOOCHLAND COUNTY A SPECIAL PLACE TO BE. SO BY THE SPRING OF 2022 AT LEAST 55% OF STUDENTS WILL ACHIEVE THEIR ANNUAL GROWTH GOAL. 
          IT IS MEASURED BY MATH AND MAP. WE FOCUSED ON MATH BECAUSE WE SAW SOME DECENT TRENDS WITH OUR ENGLISH TEAM AND REALLY FEELING LIKE WE NEED TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON MATHEMATICS AND AIR MASS TEAM JUMPED AT THE OPPORTUNITY AND SAID WE ARE READY FOR THIS. 
          AND I HAVE JUST BEEN THRILLED WITH THEIR ENTHUSIASM AND OPTIMISM FOR STUDENT GROWTH. 
          I'M PROUD OF THEM. AS A PART OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS IN ON OUR GROWTH, WE ARE GOING TO A FALL AND WINTER MATH MAP TESTING. THAT WINTER ONE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS NOT WHAT WE DID. IF YOU LOOK THE EVOLUTION OF MAP AND THE DATA ANALYSIS THAT WE GET IS HELPFUL FOR FOLKS. WE WILL DO A MID YEAR WINTER ASSESSMENT SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHERE STUDENTS ARE AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS WE HEAD INTO THE SPRING. 
          WE ARE DIFFERENT IN WE DON'T DO A SIX PLUS TEST. ERRORS IS SPECIFIC TO THE CONTENT. SO IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC FOR OUR TEACHERS AND WE ARE EXCITED TO GET THAT DATA. WE WILL COLLABORATE WITH INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES. 
          WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE MI MISS OLSON. AND UNSEEN -- THINK I HAVE SEEN MR. SMITH SO EXCITED. BUT SHE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING THEM DEVELOP VALID AND DATABASED INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY METHODS TO HELP FOCUS OUR EFFORTS WITH TIER ONE INSTRUCTION. EXCITED TO HAVE HER BE MORE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE SPRING, WE WILL START DOING SOME MATH REMEDIATION EFFORTS WITH AFTERSCHOOL TUTORING OPPORTUNITIES, BUT REALLY MORE FOCUSED ON THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM MASS AND MAP. THAT IS THE NON-FLASHY ONE. THIS IS THE ONE THAT I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT. LAST YEAR FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON PEER OBSERVATIONS AND REALLY KIND OF ENHANCING OUR IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION, AND INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS THROUGH OBSERVING ONE ANOTHER. WELL, DURING THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD WITH FACULTY AND STAFF, WE SAID, WELL, IF WE ARE MAKING AN IMPACT ON THE CLASSROOM NOW, NOWHERE GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND IT IS ACTUALLY WENT UP OUR STRATEGIC GOALS FOR GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THIS IS WITH THE RUBBER IS GOING TO MEET THE ROAD. WE WILL SHOW HOW THAT CONTENT IS APPLICABLE IN REAL LIFE. 
          I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM AND OUR TEACHERS ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS. 
          80% OF OUR TEACHERS YOU DO THE MATH, PUN INTENDED, OR MATH TEACHERS SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT IS A LOT. SO YOU FOCUS ON THAT. THE FUNNY THING IS, OVER HALF OF THEM HAVE ALREADY DECIDED. WE -- BUT 80% OF OUR TEACHERS ARE GOING TO DO THAT. 
          STARTING IN OCTOBER, WHICH WE WE ALREADY STARTED HERE. OUR TEACHERS HAVE ALREADY PARTICIPATED IN CROSS CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT PLANNING. WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL MORE OF THOSE AS WE HEAD INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH SEVERAL TARGET ONES DURING THAT PROFESSIONAL 
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DEVELOPMENT DAY, GIVING TEACHERS TIME AND SPACE TO COLLABORATE AND CREATE THESE AWESOME LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND THEY WILL BE PROVIDED WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE AND COLLABORATE THAT SO WE WILL DO SOMETHING. OBSERVATIONS AND ALLOWED THEM TO GET THAT TIME TOGETHER AND THEN ALSO, STRATEGY THREE, WE WILL HOST TWO SCHOOLWIDE CROSS CURRICULAR EVENTS. WE HAVE ALREADY TENTATIVELY SET A DAY MAKE AND WE WILL INCORPORATE A HUMANITIES DATE THIS YEAR. ONE EXAMPLE OF A LESSON THAT I HAVE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT IS THROUGH MISSED DO WE'S U.S. HISTORY'S CLASS. 
          THEY HAVE NOT HEARD IT. I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT. THEY WERE RESEARCHING FOOD THAT WAS -- SOUTHERN CUISINE TO BE EXACT FROM THE 17 AND 1800S AND DATED PRESENTATIONS AND THEY WENT TO PT. I BELIEVE IT IS THE BUILDING TRADES GROUP THAT IS GOING TO BUILD A WOODEN STOVE. THEY ARE GOING THERE, FROM THAT. THE CLASSES ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE PLANTS AND INCORPORATE THOSE IN THE CUISINE. AND THE CULINARY ARTS STUDENTS ARE GOING TO CREATE THOSE CUISINE PIECES AND THEY ARE GOING TO SHARE IT ALL TOGETHER. 
          SO A WAY TO BLEND ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES INTO ONE. 
          SO REALLY PROUD OF THAT. THERE'S MUCH, MUCH MORE TO COME. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND WE ARE READY TO ROCK OUR SCHOOL AGAIN. [LAUGHTER] 
          ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? CONCERNS? >> KAREN R. HORN: I'M SURE THERE 
          ARE. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. >> CHRISTOPHER W. COLLIER: YES, 
          MA'AM. >> IF I UNDERSTOOD CORRECTLY, AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, THE MAP 
          TESTS ARE SUBJECT -- >> CHRISTOPHER W. COLLIER: YES, MA'AM. 
          YES. >> WHY ARE BE USING MATH AS A MEASURE OF ASSESSMENT AS OPPOSED 
          TO THE MIDTERM EXAM? >> CHRISTOPHER W. COLLIER: THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. 
          AS FAR AS MIDTERMS, IT IS, NOT -- OUR TEACHERS ARE NOT REALIZING THAT NECESSARILY TO SHOW GROWTH. LET ME CLARIFY SOMETHING FIRST. WE DON'T DO IT IN CALCUTTA. 
          THOSE UPPER-LEVEL MADS, IT IS REALLY FOR THE STUDENTS TAKING ALGEBRA ONE GEOMETRY. 
          AND THEY ARE -- WE HAVE SEAT HELP OUR TEACHERS ARE PERFORMING ON A GROWTH ASSESSMENT. 
          THE REASON WHAT WE FELT LIKE IT WAS IMPORTANT TO DO THAT WAS TO MEASURE OURSELVES AGAINST OTHER FOLKS AND GETS -- AND LAZ THAT PERSONAL DATA -- ANALYZE THAT PERSONAL DATA. 
          OUR FOLKS ARE DOING THE BEST THEY CAN TO PROVIDE THOSE RESOURCES TO STUDENTS. 
          I THINK HAVING THAT CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE BOARD ALLOWS US TO REALLY DEVELOP AND WORK TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY. YOU ARE TEACHING THIS STRATEGY REALLY, REALLY WELL. 
          HOW CAN I DO THAT? OR HOW ABOUT WE FLIP-FLOP? I THINK IT ALLOWS US TO NORM THINGS AND REALLY KIND OF PROVIDE BETTER INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS FRANKLY. 
          SO YEAH. GREAT QUESTION. >> MY COMMENT IS JUST ABOUT THE HUMANITIES DAY. IT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LITTLE BIT. 
          BUT THE HUMANITIES DAY AND OTHER KINDS OF CROSS CURRICULAR TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES. I THINK THAT IS EXCITING. I HOPE THAT ON THE WEEKEND, MAY GET TO SEE SOME PROGRESS REPORT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMUNICATION IN YOUR WEEKLY REPORT AND ALL OF THAT. IT IS GREAT. THANK YOU. 
          >> CHRISTOPHER W. COLLIER: THANK YOU, SIR. >> KAREN R. HORN: I WILL SECOND 
          THAT. ALL RIGHT. >> HOW ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE A 
          WOOD STOVE OUT OF WOOD? >> CHRISTOPHER W. COLLIER: YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK I SAID OUT OF WOOD. BUT IF I DID, I'M NOT SURE I'M CORRECT IN THAT. 
          I'M GOING TO LEAVE THAT TO THE EXPERTS. I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT TO HIM. 
          HE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH AN E-MAIL. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS A FIREPLACE. >> CHRISTOPHER W. COLLIER: I 
          DON'T KNOW. >> I THINK IT IS MORE OF A BARBECUE. 
          >> I DON'T THINK A WOOD STOVE WOULD LAST VERY LONG. >> CHRISTOPHER W. COLLIER: I DON'T ASK QUESTIONS. I JUST DO WHAT I'M TOLD. IF IT WAS MISREPRESENTED, I 
          APOLOGIZE. [LAUGHTER] >> WHILE BURNING. 
          >> CHRISTOPHER W. COLLIER: I IMMEDIATELY READ THE DECISION. THANK YOU. 
          [LAUGHTER] YOU WOULD NOT BE THE FIRST WOMAN TO DO THAT THIS EVENING. 
          [LAUGHTER] >> KAREN R. HORN: ANYTHING? >> YOU DID A GREAT JOB. 
          REALLY EXCITED ON THE CROSS CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. I BELIEVE THAT IS THE STUFF 
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WHERE EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER. IT MATERIALIZES TO THOSE CROSS CURRICULAR -- THROUGH THOSE 
          CROSS CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. >> KAREN R. HORN: AND IT BUILDS THAT NEW RESPECT FOR NOT JUST THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE TEACHING BUT THE CONTENT THAT -- BECAUSE HAS GOOD TEACHERS ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR SUBJECT. BUT THEN TO WORK WITH SOMEBODY ELSE AND GO, YEAH, THAT IS REALLY GREAT AND AWESOME, TOO, PUT ALL OF THAT TOGETHER. 
          YOU NOTED THAT THE MATH WAS NOT FLASHY. BUT WHAT I THINK WILL BE FLASHY FROM THAT RICK IS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE ABLE TO INVOKE IN HIGHER LEVEL AND THOSE 
          ADVANCED MATH CLASSES THAT WE ARE STILL OFFERING. >> ABSOLUTELY. 
          THE SKY IS THE LIMIT. >> ALSO THE FACT THAT THESE CROSS CURRICULAR DAYS SEEM TO BE REALLY HIGHLIGHTING THE POWER OF CTE AND WHAT IS GOING ON IN THAT CLASS. 
          JUST THINK ABOUT THOSE STUDENTS WHO, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE REALLY GOING TO BE LIFTED UP BECAUSE THEIR SKILLS AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE ARE GOING TO PLAY A REALLY BIG PART IN THOSE DAYS. 
          SO THAT IS A FANTASTIC BONUS TO YOUR PLANNING THERE. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENTHUSIASM AS WELL. >> CHRISTOPHER W. COLLIER: APPRECIATE IT. IT IS EASY TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE GREAT PEOPLE TO WORK WITH. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE PRINCIPALS. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. 
          >> JEREMY J. RALEY: BOARD MEMBERS, THE NEXT ON OUR AGENDA, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME WORKS CONVERSATION REGARDING TEACHING AND LEARNING IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION AND WE WILL KIND OF DO A TAD TEAM APPROACH YEAR OF THE OBIT. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE DR. COLLIER AND IN RECENSION COORDINATOR -- INTERSECTION COORDINATOR PLATE -- SINCE 2011, THE SCHOOL DIVISION HAS ALWAYS CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO AND TRYING TO FIND OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SCHOOL DIVISION IS THE PREMIER SCHOOL DIVISION IN THE COMMONWEALTH AS I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES TONIGHT, IT WAS DENTAL AND PROUD WITH WHAT WE ARE ACCOMPLISHING AS A SCHOOL DIVISION AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO SO. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE CURRENT AND RELEVANT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES THAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THIS HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL DIVISION. I WANT TO IT SPENT SOME TIME TALKING ABOUT WHERE WE HAVE BEEN THAT WAY, WE ARE NOW, WHERE WE MAY GO SHORT-TERM AND POTENTIALLY LONG-TERM. 
          WANTED TO SPEND SOME TIME ON THAT THIS EVENING. FIRST RECORDED HAVE DR. GEYER TALKED ABOUT A PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER THE FIRST ABOUT THE PAST NINE MONTHS THAT BEGAN IN HIS ROOM. TOPIC IN THE MEETINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HELD AND ANALYSIS CONDUCTED AND SURVEYS REVIEWED AND FEEDBACK RECEIVED IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS. 
          HE WILL SPEAK ABOUT SOME OF THAT WRECK AND WE WILL HAVE OUR INTERCESSION COORDINATOR'S SPEAK ABOUT THAT SPECIFIC WANTS AND SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE RECEIVED AND I WILL FOLLOW-UP 
          FROM THE BACK. >> THANK YOU. QUICK TRANSITION. 
          GIVE ME ONE SECOND. >> GOOD EVENING, SIR. >> GOOD EVENING. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION. I WANTED TO START BY CONGRATULATING MISS ALLEN FOR A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY -- AS DR. RALEY MENTIONED, THE WRECK HAS BEEN UNDERGOING NOT ONLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, PRETTY INTENSIVELY. BUT REALLY DISCUSSION THAT HAS STRETCHED BACK A DECADE. 
          AND MR. RIGHT CAN SPEAK TO THAT AS WELL, IN HIS TIME ON THE BOARD AND SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE DO REMEMBER THAT KIND OF THE ORIGINS OF EXPLORING NONTRADITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR IF YOU STRETCH BACK MANY, MANY YEARS. THE TIME, 2001-ISH, THE SCHOOL BOARD EXPRESSED INTEREST IN EXPLORING NONTRADITIONAL CALENDARS. 
          THAT DISCUSSION BEGAN THAT TIME. WHICH LED TO APPLYING FOR AND RECEIVING ESTATE PLANNING GRANT IN 2014. AND IF YOU REMEMBER AS A TEMPLATE, THAT WORK WAS LED BY MISS AMY POTTER, WHO WAS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND LED 12 PLUS MONTHS WORTH OF WORK EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY AND POTENTIAL OF YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL CALENDAR. 
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THE DECISION WAS THAT THAT WAS NOT THE RIGHT FIT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. 
          SOMETIMES IT'S OBVIOUS -- HAS PASSED SINCE THEN. SO BRING US TO 2021, AND THAT RECORD REALLY THAT HAS GONE ON SPECIFICALLY DURING THIS CALENDAR YEAR HAS STRETCHED BACK SEVERAL MONTHS. SO SOME OF WHAT YOU WILL SEE YOU HAVE SEEN BEFORE. 
          MAYBE THE PUBLIC HAS NOT AND I'M GOING TO GO PRETTY RAPIDFIRE TO SOME OF THIS. 
          AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PRESENTATION OR A VERSION OF IT THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN MANY TIMES. 
          YOU WILL SEE SOME NUANCES I WILL STATEMENT I SAT DOWN TO TREAT THIS -- THESE SLIDES, I SAID, I CAN'T JUST USE THE SLIDES THAT I HAVE USED. I GOT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. 
          YOU WILL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE TO THAT. AND THAT NEW INFORMATION PRESENTED THIS EVENING OR THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY THAT ONE OUT TO OUR STAFF AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHICH INCLUDED THE PARENTS OF OUR STUDENTS. THAT WAS KIND OF THE LONG TEN YEAR BRIEF HISTORY OR SUMMARIZED HISTORY. AND SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR, WAS REALLY THE FIRST MENTION OF CONSIDERING AN INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR THAT LOOKED LIKE ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAT WE HAVE BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO AND IT WHISPERED THIS CONVERSATION AND FURTHER EXPLANATION, 17 STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS BETWEEN MARCH AND JUNE WHICH INCLUDED PT EIGHT MEMBERS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, MEMBERS OF THE FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, YOUTH SPORTS LEADERS, DAYCARE PROVIDERS. SO THAT IS REPRESENTED THERE IN THAT FIRST KIND OF GREEN BLOCK STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK SESSIONS. WE PROVIDED THE BOARD WITH AN UPDATE IN JULY AT THE WORKSHOP ON JULY 13TH. YOUR DESIRE AT THAT TIME WAS CONTINUE TO EXPLORE. AND SO WE REALLY BROADENED OUR REACH OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND HELD A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SESSIONS. SOME OF WHICH WERE REALLY WELL ATTENDED, IN PARTICULAR, THE VIRTUAL VERSIONS OF THE FEEDBACK SESSIONS. 
          GOT GREAT INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. SOME VERY SUPPORTIVE, SOME WITH CONCERNS. AND WE TOOK ALL OF THAT INTO ACCOUNT AND HAVE CONTINUED TO THINK ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF A BALANCED CALENDAR IN SCHOOL DIVISION AND I KNOW DR. RALEY WILL SPEAK TO RECOMMENDATIONS TOWARD THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION. 
          SO THAT BRINGS US TO CONNECTICUT WHICH IS REPRESENTED THERE THE END, NOVEMBER 9TH, IS OBVIOUSLY TONIGHT'S, BOARD MEETING WITH POTENTIAL OF CONTINUED CONVERSATION AT THE DECEMBER SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. SO THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE BEEN. AN NGUYEN TO PROVIDE A QUICK SUMMARY OF KIND OF THE "WHY" BEHIND THE DISCUSSION. IT IS IMPORTANT TO THE GROUND THIS DISCUSSION WHICH IS TO MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY LEARNER AND THE THINKING IS JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE SOMETHING A CERTAIN WAY DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN IT IS THE BEST WAY TO DELIVER ON THAT MISSION. AND SO THAT HAS SPREAD A LOT OF CONVERSATION AROUND ADD THE POTENTIAL OF THINKING DIFFERENTLY ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR. 
          IN TERMS OF THE "WHY," THERE ARE PROBABLY MORE THAN FOUR REASONS. THERE CERTAINLY ARE. 
          BUT WOULD HAVE EMERGED ARE THESE FOUR KIND OF HEADLINES IN TERMS OF WHY PUT THE TIME AND ENERGY INTO THIS DISCUSSION. AND SOME ARE RELATED TO THE DISRUPTION IN THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS OF THE PANDEMIC AND SOME ARE NOT. THE FIRST ONE IS NOT. 
          AND I WANT TO GET INTO THE DATA AGAIN TONIGHT. BUT SUFFICE IT TO SAY, WE DO SEE A SUMMER SLIDE IN STUDENT LEARNING IN GOOCHLAND. WE SEE THAT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 
          AND IT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES. AND ONE OF THE POSSIBILITIES IS TO PRINT THE END TO ONE INSTRUCTIONAL YOU, AND THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TOGETHER. CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO ELIMINATE THE SUMMER SLIDE. 
          BUT WORTH THE CONVERSATION. GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT RELATED DATA HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC AND WAITS FOR US TO CAPTURE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL TIME FOR STUDENTS TO BEGIN TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON WHAT WE KNOW THOSE NEGATIVE IMPACTS. AND SOME OTHER KIND OF HEADLINES THAT HAVE EMERGED THAT WE MAYBE HAVE NOT TALKED ABOUT AS MUCH. WE CERTAINLY HAVE THE LAST MONTH OR SO BUT CERTAINLY NOT THE BEGINNING OF THE CONVERSATION AND THAT IS THE POTENTIAL OF DEVELOPING A DIFFERENT CADENCE TO THE ACADEMIC YEAR THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. AND THAT WOULD COME IN THE FORM OF, AGAIN, BREAKS SPRINKLED IN THROUGHOUT THAT YEAR IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAN THEY CURRENTLY ARE WHICH COULD PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXHALE FOR STAFF AND FOR STUDENTS AND SO WE WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE IN JUST A MINUTE ENDED LAST ONE, I KIND OF ALLUDED TO BEFORE AND THAT IS NOT JUST TO REST ON OUR LAURELS AND SAY, WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE IT THIS WAY, SO LET'S CONTINUE TO DO IT THIS WAY. WE MAY, IN FACT, CONTINUE TO DO 
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IT, BUT IT IS WITH THE CONVERSATION TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR. I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ THIS JUST BECAUSE I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT. WE HAVE USED THIS SAME VERY SIMILAR DEFINITION TO BALANCE THE COUNTER THROUGHOUT THE SEVERAL MONTHS OF THE CONVERSATION AND THAT IS A BALANCED CALENDAR MAINTAINS THE CORE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM BUT DISTRIBUTES THOSE DAYS DIFFERENTLY AND REDUCES THE TYPICAL SUMMER VACATION BUT PROVIDES A BREAK BETWEEN EACH OF THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR, WHICH MAY INCLUDE INTERCESSIONS FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. SO REALLY IMPORTANT EARLY ON THAT WE ESTABLISHED HERE'S WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION AROUND BALANCED CALENDAR AND ALSO IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THE 180-DAY INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM IS THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM THAT THE CURRENT COUNTER BUILD ON THAT IS A REQUIREMENT. AND SO IT JUST DISTRIBUTES THOSE 180 DAYS DIFFERENTLY THAN OUR CURRENT CALENDAR. THE OTHER IMPORTANT PIECE IS WE USE THE TERM INTERCESSIONS IN THE DEFINITION. SO IT KIND OF LAND ITSELF TO -- LELENS THEMSELVES TO PROVIDE --O OUR DISCUSSIONS AROUND INTERCESSIONS PROVIDE THIS DEFINITION. ADDITIONAL TIME BUILT INTO THE ACADEMIC YEAR. 
          CORRECTIVE INSTRUCTION, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, ACCELERATION, WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND THE LIST ACTUALLY GOES ON FROM THAT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING EVERYBODY HERE FROM THEIR INTERCESSION COORDINATOR'S TONIGHT TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT WHAT THAT COULD BE IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION. UP AT THESE PERIODS OF TIME ARE BREAKS DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF WHO DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERCESSIONS. 
          I WON'T READ THE BULLETED LIST THAT YOU, BUT THOSE ARE OBVIOUSLY IMPORTED ITEMS, QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME UP OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND I WANTED A PICTURE THAT WE PROVIDE CLARITY FOR FOLKS AROUND KIND OF THE DIVISION -- VISION. IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT IT DOES NOT MEAN. IT DOES NOT MEAN YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL AND AGAIN, I REFERENCED THAT EARLIER. WE EXPLORED THAT SEVEN YEARS AGO. 
          AND A BALANCED INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR CAN MEAN LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND SOMETIMES IT CAN'T BE SYNONYMOUS WITH TRADITIONAL YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS. IN OUR DISCUSSIONS, IT IS NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL. WE WILL LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL OF THAT CALENDAR JUST A MINUTE. IT DOES NOT MEAN THE END OF SUMMER VACATION. 
          IT DOES NOT MEAN THE END OF WINTER BREAK OR SPRING BREAK AND THE OTHER IMPORTANT NOTE BECAUSE MANY SCHOOL DIVISIONS THAT OPERATE ON A YEAR-ROUND CALENDAR, HAVE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS WITHIN THE SAME SCHOOL DIVISION ON DIFFERENT CALENDARS AND WE HAVE SAID THAT ANY COUNTER, WE WOULD HAVE ALL FIVE OF OUR SCHOOLS OPERATING ADD THE SAME CALENDAR. 
          THOSE ARE ALL IMPORTANT POINTS. YOU ALL HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE IN THIS IS, AGAIN, I MY BEST EFFOR. 
          IT IS NOT DETAILED TO THE DAY, OBVIOUSLY. BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE BLUE SHADED AREAS REPRESENT OUR TRADITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL YEAR OR ACCUSTOMED TO STUDENTS COMING BACK TO SCHOOL THE LAST WEEK IN AUGUST. TIME OFF FOR THANKSGIVING. 
          WINTER BREAK IS GENERALLY TWO WEEKS. SPRING BREAK IS GENERALLY A WEEK AND TYPICALLY WE FINISH UP THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE. THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO. AND AS I ADVANCED THE SLIDE I WILL SHOW YOU TWO POTENTIAL VERSIONS OF A BALANCED CALENDAR. AGAIN, SOME OF THIS HAS EVOLVED BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY. AND THESE ARE JUST TWO POSSIBILITIES BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO ILLUSTRATE WHAT THOSE COULD LOOK LIKE. OBVIOUSLY THE BLUE SHADED AREAS MOVE AROUND A TOUCH. I WILL ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL AND THE GREEN AREAS THEN INTRODUCE THE INTERCESSIONS THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE. AND SO WHAT IS DIFFERENT BUT THE BIGGEST CHANGES ARE IN THIS CALENDAR, SCHOOLS WOULD START IN TWO WEEKS EARLIER DIDN'T WE WERE ACCUSTOMED TO. AND A WEEK LATER THAN WE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO AND YOU SEE THESE BREAKS NOT ONLY THE BREAKS THAT ARE ILLUSTRATED IN RED THAT ARE MORE LIKE TRADITIONAL BREAKS, BUT THE GREEN SHADED AREAS WHICH ARE THE INTERCESSIONS. AND AGAIN, MORE DETAILED TO COME FROM THAT AND AT -- IN A FEW MINUTES FROM THE INTERCESSION COORDINATOR'S BUT THOSE WOULD BE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE OPTIONAL FOR STUDENTS TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES OR FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. THEY WOULD BE BREAKS. 
          YOU WILL SEE THAT BETWEEN THE GREEN SHADED AREAS THAT TYPICAL TWO WEEKS THAT IS WINTER BREAK, THEY ARE STRATEGICALLY PLACED ESSENTIALLY THE END OF EACH OF THE NINE WEEK MARKING PERIOD. 
          SO OF THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF KIND OF THAT CADENCE THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS IN THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. 
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POTENTIAL THERE. WE WILL CALL THAT VERSION NUMBER ONE. 
          THAT IS A VERSION THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IN GUN FEEDBACK ON THIS NEXT VERSION, YOU WILL SEE IT DOES, REALLY NOT A WHOLE LOT CHANGE BUT I WILL TALK ABOUT THE CHANGE IS. 
          IN THIS VERSION, IT HAS EMERGED IN THE LAST MONTH OR SO, BASED ON CONTINUED FEEDBACK. 
          SO WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE ARE NOT TWO POTENTIAL VERSIONS. THERE ARE MANY ENTITIES ARE JUST TWO TO ILLUSTRATE THIS EVENING. SO THE SECOND ONE CURRENTLY FEED THE YOU THE SHIFT REALLY THE SUMMARY OF THE CHANGE IS IT REDUCES THAT OCTOBER INTERCESSION FROM TWO WEEKS TO ONE-WEEK AND THEN IT TAKES THAT ADDITIONAL FIVE DAYS OF INTERCESSIONS AND PUTS IT AT THE END OF THE FOURTH QUARTER. WHICH WOULD EXTEND INTO WHAT WE WOULD THINK AS A TRADITIONAL SUMMER. THERE WOULD BE A THREE-WEEK INTERCESSION IN JUNE THAT SPILLS INTO JULY AND THERE -- THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION AROUND THAT OCTOBER INTERCESSION AND DOES IT MAKE MORE SENSE, YES, TO CATCH A BREATH BUT MAYBE NOT TWO WEEKS OF A BREATH AND THERE'S A LOT OF SCHOOLS THAT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT VERSION ONE AND VERSION TWO. 
          BUT JUST ANOTHER POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY, AGAIN, THERE ARE NUANCES IN HERE THAT WE HAVE CERTAINLY GUN FEEDBACK ON. WANT THAT AS I'M LOOKING AT IT, RIGHT NOW, YOU SEE THAT WINTER BREAK THAT IS ESSENTIALLY CAPTURED THE LAST WEEK IN DECEMBER AND THE FIRST WEEK IN JANUARY. WE HAVE GOTTEN FEEDBACK AROUND, HEY, THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO. MORE LIKE WE ARE USED TO. OBVIOUSLY SPILLING A LITTLE BIT INTO GENERATE BUT MAYBE NOT THE FIRST FULL WEEK IN JANUARY AND YES, THOSE ARE ALL CONSIDERATIONS. THIS IS JUST TO BE ILLUSTRATIVE IN TERMS OF WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE. ARE NOT SPECIFIC TO THE DAY, BUT HOPEFULLY THAT CAPTURES TWO POTENTIAL VERSIONS. ONE OF THE POTENTIAL -- WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS? FORCED AND FOREMOST, DISTURBING THE INSTRUCTION IN A MORE BALANCED WAY VERSUS A -- THE POTENTIAL TO REDUCE THE SUMMER SLIDE. NO ONE IS MAKING THE CLAIM THAT IT WILL ELIMINATE DECEMBER'S LEAD AND THEN ONE OF THE BIG CONSIDERATIONS IS THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR 20 TO 20 -- INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS FOR STUDENTS WHO CHOOSE AND FAMILIES WHO CHOOSE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE AND THAT IS CERTAINLY A BIG POTENTIAL BENEFITS. 
          AND IN THE LAST ONE, AGAIN, I MENTIONED, IS THE POTENTIAL TO REDUCE FATIGUE AND IMPROVE STUDENT AND STAFF WELL-BEING AND THAT CERTAINLY HAS GOTTEN A LOT OF ATTENTION EVEN SINCE WE STARTED THIS CONVERSATION AROUND TAKING TIFFANY ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTION WILL CALENDARS. 
          SO OF PROBABLY TIMELY THAT WE WORK THAT INTO THIS DISCUSSION MORE AS WELL. 
          THE NEW INFORMATION THAT IS NEW TO MANY IS I WANT TO SHARE THE SURVEY RESULTS AND WE TOLD OUR COMMUNITY DURING ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS THAT ONCE WE HAVE THE DATA, WE WOULD SHARE THE DATA. AGAIN, THERE WERE TWO SURVEYS. 
          ONE WAS SPECIFIC TO GCPS EMPLOYEES AND THAT WAS OPEN TO EMPLOYEES FROM SEPTEMBER 22ND TO 22ND. AND THE SECOND SURFEIT WAS SPECIFIC TO THE FM IS THAT WE SERVED. IT WAS OPEN FROM OCTOBER 13TH TO 29TH. 
          WE HAD ALMOST 1300 RESPONDENTS AND I'M GOING TO SHARE THE DATA IN A SUMMATIVE KIND OF WAY. 
          I THINK IT WILL BE HELPFUL AS YOU LOOK AT THE RESPONSES FROM BOTH GROUPS. 
          THE BREAKDOWN OF WHO PARTICIPATED AND WHO MAKES UP THAT. 
          THIS IS BROKEN DOWN BY SCHOOLS. SO YOU CAN SEE BASED ON SCHOOL RESPONSE, 41% OF THE RESPONDENTS CAME FROM GHS. 27% FROM GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, UP 14% FROM RANDOLPH, 11% FROM GES AND 7% FROM BYRD, WHICH IS FAIRLY REFLECTIVE OF THE STUDENT POPULATION IN TERMS OF PROPORTIONALITY. SO THAT IS HOW THAT SURVEY BREAKS DOWN IN TERMS OF RESPONDENTS. I WILL REVIEW SOME OF THE KIND OF ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS THAT WE ASKED IN THE SURVEY. THE FIRST ONE WAS, ARE YOU IN SUPPORT OF A BALANCED INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR CONCEPTUALLY? JUST THE CONCEPT OF IT AND RESPONSES ARE BROKEN UP HERE. YOU WILL SEE I BROKE OUT THE FAMILY SURVEY. 
          TO PARSE OUT PARENTS AND STUDENTS WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO DO. 
          GCPS EMPLOYEES ARE IN THE TOP WENT THERE. 63% OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS THAT RESPONDED WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE CONCEPT 53% OF PARENTS AND 36% OF STUDENTS AND OBVIOUSLY THOSE THAT WERE NOT ARE REPRESENTED THERE IN RED NECK. AND SO THAT IS THAT FIRST QUESTION TO, JUST KIND OF, NOT WRITE ABOUT OUR SCHOOL DIVISION BUT JUST THE CONCEPT OF BALANCE CALENDAR. THIS IS A GOOD STARTING POINT. THE NEXT QUESTION WAS OBVIOUSLY 
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VERY SPECIFIC TO THE GOOCHLAND. DO YOU WANT OUR SCHOOL DIVISION TO ADOPT THE BROWN'S CALENDAR FOR NEXT HERE TO THE SCHOOL YEAR? CENT GROUPS. 
          AND HERE'S HOW THE DATA CAME BACK. GCPS EMPLOYEES 46%, YES PLEASE FOR NEXT YEAR. PARENTS, 52% YES. 48% NO. 
          STUDENTS, 33% YES. AGAIN, THAT WAS FOR NEXT HERE POP UP WITH THE WAY THE SURVEY OR IS DEPENDING ON HOW YOU RESPONDED TO THE QUESTION, IF YOU RESPONDED YES, YOU COULD JUMP THE QUESTION. IF YOU RESPONDED NOW, SO IF YOU WERE IT REPRESENTED IN THOSE RED BARS THERE, YOU GOT A SECOND QUESTION SIMILAR. THAT WAS WOULD YOU BE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING A BALANCED CALENDAR. IT WAS A CRITICAL QUESTION BECAUSE A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED ANECDOTALLY WAS, HEY, WHAT WE ARE INTERESTED BUT DON'T DO IT NEXT YEAR. 
          SO OF THIS QUESTION WAS A NATURAL KIND OF FOLLOW-UP QUESTION FOR THOSE WHO RESPONDED NOTED AT THE QUESTION PRIOR. KEEP IN MIND THIS DATA REPRESENTS ONLY THOSE FOLKS THAT SAID NOTE, GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE QUESTIONS. SO GCPS EMPLOYEES WHO ANSWERED NO TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION. AND 19% OF PARENTS WHO SAID NOW TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR SAID YES TO 23/24 AND 8% OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE SAID NO TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR SAID YES TO THE FOLLOWING YEAR. WHEN YOU TAKE THOSE TWO DATA POINTS TOGETHER AND I'M VERY CLEAR HERE, THIS WAS NOT A QUESTION ON THE SURVEY. THIS IS TAKING THE PREVIOUS TWO SURVEY QUESTIONS COMBINING THE DATA IN TERMS OF THE YESES AND KNOWS. 
          I HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE. SO WHEN YOU COMBINE THOSE RESULTS, OVER THE COURSE OF ESSENTIALLY, DO YOU, DO YOU WANT TO GO DESTRUCTION FOR NEXT YEAR OR THE YEAR AFTER? YOU CAN THINK OF IT THAT WAY. 69% OF EMPLOYEES, YES, 31% NO. APPEARANCE, 61% YES, 39% NO. 
          AND STUDENTS, 38% YES, 62% NO. SO THAT IS -- THOSE ARE THE TAKEAWAYS FROM THE SURVEY IN TERMS OF SPECIFICALLY ASKING ABOUT CONCEPTUALLY WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT A BALANCE CALENDAR AND THEN HOW ABOUT IS CONSIDERING IT HERE LOCALLY IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION AND THEN THE COUPLE FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS THAT I THOUGHT WERE IMPORTANT TO SHARE AS WELL IF YOU REMEMBER THE SURVEY, WE THEN TALKED ABOUT THESE INTERCEPTIONS AND WE WANTED TO GET SOME IDEA OF IF WE GO THIS DIRECTION, WHAT KIND OF TURNOUT COULD MEET MAY BE EXPECTED IN TERMS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERCESSIONS? SO THE NEXT QUESTION AND DISCIPLINE TO -- THIS QUESTION WENT TO ALL RESPONDENTS. AND IN THE FUTURE, HOW LIKELY WOULD YOU PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERCESSIONS? THIS JUST WENT TO THE PARENTS AND GUARDIANS? THIS DATA THAT WE ARE PULLING. 34% VERY LIKELY. 
          39% SOME OF LIKELY. 16% SOMEWHAT UNLIKELY. AND 10% VERY UNLIKELY. 
          QUESTION AFTER THAT, CALENDAR MODEL THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED INCLUDES SIX WEEKS OF INTERCESSIONS IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE GAVE THE SURVEY, THAT WAS THE COUNTER MODEL. 
          WE HAVE NOW ALSO INCLUDED A COUNTER MODEL THAT IS MORE LIKE FIVE WEEKS OF INTERCESSIONS. 
          HOW MANY OF THOSE SIX WEEKS DO YOU ANTICIPATE YOUR CHILDREN WOULD END HIS -- PARTICIPATE. 
          AND THOSE ARE THE RESULTS. 26%, FOUR TO FIVE WEEKS. 35%, 223 WEEKS. 
          AND SO WHY ISN'T THERE IS ZERO WEEKS? BECAUSE THOSE WOULD BE THE FOLKS THAT SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE VERY UNLIKELY FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERCESSIONS. SO THAT IS DICTATED RELATED TO THE SURVEYS THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED. AND AGAIN, I THINK OBVIOUSLY, INCREDIBLY HELPFUL THIS IS AN INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR. WE HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE. THE REALITY IS IT IS ALSO AN OPERATIONAL COUNTER. SO MANY THINGS ARE DRIVEN BY OUR SCHOOL CALENDAR. 
          SO IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONSIDER THAT DATA AS WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION. 
          AND SO AGAIN, HOPEFULLY THAT PROVIDED KIND OF A BIG PICTURE SUMMARY OF THE BALANCED CALENDAR DISCUSSION IN GENERAL AND THEN PROVIDE SOME NEW DETAIL RELATED TO THE SURVEYS THAT RECENTLY WENT OUT OVER THE LAST SIX WEEKS OR SO. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT UP TO THE BOARD TO DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO ASK ME QUESTIONS NOW BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO AIR INTERCESSIONS COORDINATORS OR I CAN HANG OUT AND WHEN THEY ARE FINISHED WE COULD ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS, WHETHER -- WHATEVER IS EASY FOR YOU ALL. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: BOARD MEMBERS? I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU. AFTER REALLY, STUDENTS AND FAMILY -- WAS THERE A VERSION IN SPANISH? OF THE SURVEY? 
          >> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER. I WOULD HAVE TO FIND OUT. I DON'T KNOW. 
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I WAS NOT WRAPPED INTO WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS AN ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE VERSION. 
          I COULD GET THAT ANSWER FOR YOU. >> KAREN R. HORN: THANK YOU. WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE SOME MORE 
          QUESTIONS AND THESE FOLKS -- >> YES. >> KAREN R. HORN: THIS IS THE LONGEST THEY HAVE SAT. [LAUGHTER] ALL YEAR. 
          THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL EVENING FOR YOU, IS IT? SO WELCOME. 
          >> WE HAVE FOUR AMAZING DYNAMIC TEAM MEMBERS WHO HAVE TAKEN ON ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE FRONT OF THESE INTERCEPTIONS COORDINATOR POSITIONS WHICH ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE PLANNING GRANT AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME UP TO THE PODIUM IN ORDER, MS. KELLI TAYLOR. MISS CAROLINE. MISS ANDREA AND MISS CATHERINE RICHARDS 
          QUESTIONS. >> YES. 
          [LAUGHTER] >> A DO OVER. >> I THINK YOU COULD TOGGLE IN 
          ENGLISH AND SPANISH. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> GOOD EVENING. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE HERE TONIGHT. 
          WE HAVE BEEN WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES FOR MONTHS REALLY DOING RESEARCH, LEARNING, LISTENING, AND REALLY THINKING ABOUT WHAT INTERCESSIONS COULD BE IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY. 
          HERE'S JUST OUR PICTURES. CAROLINE AND KELLY, L ELEMENTARY COORDINATOR'S -- OUR ELEMENTARY COORDINATOR'S -- COORDINATORS. BUT WE THOUGHT OF THE -- WE WANTED TO THINK OF TWO OH OR WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON TWO SPECIFIC THINGS. STUDENT INTEREST AND CHOICE AS WELL AS TEACHER PASSION ENTRIES AND REALLY THINKING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF TIME, EXTRA TIME WE HAVE WITH STUDENTS, RESHAPING THAT EXPERIENCE TO BE UNIQUE. SO JUST AS WE DO IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY TIGHT EVERYTHING TO CORE VALUES. EXCELLENCE, CREATIVITY, COURAGE, HONOR, AND OPTIMISM. IN PROVIDING CUSTOM LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, WE ARE REALLY BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN OUR STUDENTS DURING THESE TIMES. 
          WE WANT TO AMP AMPLIFIED IMAGINN AND CREATIVITY. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD AND SO PREPARING THEM FOR THAT IS PARAMOUNT. 
          THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RETHINK WHAT WE HAVE DONE THE PAST AND IN THE BID FOR THE FUTURE. AND DESIGN LEARNING THAT IS STUDENT CENTERED AND LET THEM LEAD THEIR LEARNING. BY HONORING OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF STRENGTHS AND PASSIONS, WE REALLY HOPE THAT THESE EXPERIENCES WOULD BE POSITIVE AND REALLY BREED 
          CONFIDENCE AND A LIFELONG LOVE FOR LEARNING. >> GOOD EVENING. 
          THIS ONE IS ME. AND SO I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU FIRST REALLY ABOUT WHAT IS THE HEART OF ANY INTERCESSION COURSE. SO OUR DESIGN AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE BIG SLIDE IS ROOTED IN BOTH STUDENT INTEREST AND TEACHER PASSION AND I'M GOING TO SURE JUST A PERSONAL AND ADULT ABOUT THAT. I'M A TEACHER AND I'M A TOTAL LADY. I LOVE GARDENING. AND I ALSO HAVE SEVERAL IN MY CLASSROOM. ONE OF MY CLASSROOM JOBS IS CALLED THE CLASS WHISPERER AND IT IS BASICALLY MONTH APPRENTICE. AND ANYTIME I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH A PLANT UNIT IN SCIENCE, I COME ALIVE. AND WHEN TEACHERS GET TO SHARE TOPICS OF PASSIONATE WITH THE POST STUDENTS, IT HAS A DOMINO EFFECT ON THEM. 
          SO SIMILARLY, WHEN STUDENTS ARE GIVEN THE REINS EXPLORE THINGS THAT INTEREST THEM, THEY COME ALIVE. SO IN OF HUMANS, MY COLLEAGUES WILL SHARE WHAT AN INTERCESSION COURSE, LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THOSE MIGHT ENTAIL BUT BEFORE THEY DO, I'M GOING TO SHARE THE CORE COMPONENTS OF EACH AND EVERY COURSE. NO MATTER WHAT THE AGE OF THE STUDENTS OR WITH THE COURSE TOPIC IS, THIS WILL BE THE STRUCTURE OR THE FRAMEWORK FOR EVERY COURSE DESIGNED. SO EACH COMPONENT IS ADAPTABLE TO THE BEACH DEVELOPMENTALLY AND AGE-APPROPRIATE FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO THE FIRST WHAT WE ARE GOING TO START WITH IS THE FUN. WE DON'T ALWAYS GET THE OPPORTUNITY. 
          AND REGULAR INSTRUCTION TO MAKE THIS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY BUT THIS IS AN INTERCEPTION SO WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE WANT HERE. IT IS GOING TO BE THE TOP PRIORITY BECAUSE WE WANT TO REVISIT THAT INTERCESSION VISION AND TO RESHAPED THAT EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS. 
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AND ONE POWERFUL WAY WE CAN DO THIS IS BY MAKING IT FUN SO WE WANT THE COURSE EXPERIENCE TO BE IMPACTFUL AND ENJOYABLE TO STUDENTS AND STAFF. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO INCLUDE READING, OF COURSE. THIS IS STILL SCHOOL. BUT IT IS GOING TO REALLY CONNECT STUDENTS WITH SUPPORTS. SO AGAIN, THIS IS ADAPTABLE TO THE STUDENTS' GRADE LEVELS AND TO BE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE SO A PRIMARY CLASS MIGHT LEARN TO SEQUENCE THE BASIC STEPS LIKE FOLLOWING A SIMPLE COOKIE RECIPE. IF YOU ARE IN A HIGH SCHOOL COURSE, YOU MIGHT BE DOING THINGS LIKE RESEARCHING THE CHEMISTRY OF BAKING SODA. 
          THE GOAL IS TO CONNECT STUDENTS WITH FICTION OR NONFICTION THAT WILL FURTHER ENRICH THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE TOPIC. WE ALSO HAVE THE WRITING EMBEDDED IN EVERY COURSE. 
          WE WILL ENGAGE STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE THEIR THOUGHTS AND THEIR IDEAS. 
          THIS COULD BE MULTIPLE MEDIUMS. IT COULD EVEN BE WELL-DEVELOPED, GOOD OLD-FASHIONED EXPOSITORY WRITING. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO HAVE TO RESEARCH IN EACH COURSE. 
          WE ARE GOING TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS AND TEACH THEM TO SEEK NEW KNOWLEDGE AND TOPICS OF INTEREST AND SEEK OUT CREDIBLE RESOURCES AND WEBSITES, ART ARTICLES, AND INCLUDE EXPERTS SUCH AS GUEST SPEAKERS. THIS IS A BIG ONE AS WELL. WE REALLY WANT TO IMMERSE STUDENTS IN AN AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE THAT IS RELEVANT TO BOTH ACADEMICS AND REAL LIFE. 
          WE WANT IT TO BE INSTEAD OF TRYING INSTEAD OF TRYING TO THAT ROUND CIRCLE INTO THE SQUARE HOLE, WE WANT THERE TO BE NATURAL FITS AND NATURAL AREAS FOR CROSS CURRICULAR. 
          WE ARE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE AUTHENTIC CURRICULUM LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO MELD INTO THE COURSE. THIS IS THE FUND PARK EACH STUDENT THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THEIR INTERCESSION WILL CREATE A PRODUCT. THAT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THEIR LEARNING. SO THIS REALLY -- SKY IS THE LIMIT WITH THAT. 
          STUDENTS MIGHT CREATE A DIGITAL PIECE. THEY MIGHT CREATE A COOKBOOK. 
          AS YOU WILL SEE IN A MINUTE, THE SKY REALLY IS THE LIMIT IN TERMS OF COURSE CONTENT. 
          IT WILL ENSURE QUALITY, IMMERSIVE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE THAT ALL STUDENTS WILL ENJOY. 
          ADDITIONALLY, TEACHING THESE COMPONENTS WILL SPARKED A FLAME OF CURIOSITY FOR STUDENTS AND 
          GIVE THEM THE TOOLS TO EXPLORE NEW TOPICS OF INTEREST. >> AS THIS LIST PROBABLY US, IT COULD CONTINUE GOING ON AND ON AND ON. WE STARTED THINKING ABOUT RANDOM KIDS AND WHAT THEY MIGHT BE ENJOYING. THIS LIST IS GOING TO CHANGE YEAR TO YEAR. AND YOU ARE GOING TO SEE SOME SKILLS BUILT INTO THAT BECAUSE IT IS JUST EMBEDDED IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. THE STUDENTS WILL ENJOY DOING AND TEACHERS WILL BE SHARING YOUR PASSIONS. SO THAT LIST IS REALLY BROAD. 
          WE WILL BRING -- BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU. KEEP THOSE TOPICS IN MIND. 
          WE GAVE YOU A SAMPLE OF SIX POSSIBLE INTERCESSIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, A COOKING INTERCESSION. OR STUDENTS COULD BE PRODUCING HEALTHY COOKBOOKS AND MENUS AND STUDYING HOW CALORIES RIGHT. KELLY AND I MAY BE TAGGED KEEPING FOR THIS ONE. 
          SOME BEAUTIFICATION OF OUR SCHOOL GROUNDS AND RELATING THAT TO THE PLANT LIFE CYCLE. 
          IT COULD ALSO BE LOOKING ADD THE TRADITIONAL WAYS OF GROWING OR EVEN JUST NATURAL FARMING. 
          >> AND THE INTERCESSION COULD HAVE STUDENTS STUDYING NATURAL RESOURCES AND SIMPLE MACHINES TO 
          BUILD SOLAR PANEL RACECARS. >> BASKETBALL SOUNDS AMAZING. >> THEY ARE NOT JUST PLAYING BASKETBALL. THEY WOULD ALSO BE RESEARCHING THE FAMOUS BASKETBALL PLAYERS AND LEARNING HOW TO REFEREE A GAME AND IMAGINE ALL OF THE OTHER SPORTS THAT THAT COULD TIE INTO. I COULD KEEP DOING THAT SOCCER FIELD, WHATEVER THE SPORT MIGHT 
          BE. >> AND STUDENTS WILL LEARN THE BASICS OF CODING TO SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS WERE DIVING INTO ROBOTICS. OR USING VIRTUAL REALITY TO TELL 
          STORIES. >> AND OUR STUDENTS MIGHT BE RESEARCHING THE HISTORY AND THE CULTURE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS AS WELL AS CRITIQUING A FILM OR A PLAY OR ALSO PARTICIPATING IN THE CREATION OF A FILM OR A PLAY TO HELP COMMUNITY. I KNOW IN THE PAST, WE HAVE MADE 
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VIDEOS FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ON SEATBELTS. WE TOOK THAT HUGE LIST. 
          VERY FLUCTUATING. WE TRIED TO SHOW YOU SIX EXAMPLES. 
          WE WILL DID INTO ONE SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT AN EXCELLENT WEEK, ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE. 
          >> THIS PSYCHOLOGY INTERCESSION IS NOT ONLY SOMETHING I WOULD WANT TO TEACH, BUT I WOULD WANT TO SIGN UP FOR IT IF I WAS A STUDENT. THIS IS ANCHORED IN LITERATURE. 
          THIS IS STUDYING INSIDE OF THE DOG. THEY WOULD BE RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF THE SPECIES AND THE JOURNEY OF DOMESTICATION. STUDENTS COULD INTERVIEW A VET OR ANOTHER EXPERT DOG TRAINER. STUDENTS COULD BE CREATING A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT MAY BE A GREEN SCREEN, MOVIE OR USING GRAPHIC DESIGN SKILLS TO CREATE A DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENT. 
          BEFORE HEADING TO VOLUNTEER AT A LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER, STUDENTS COULD BE DESIGNING AND CREATING A REAL PRODUCT WHERE THEY COULD POTENTIALLY DOG ACCESSORIES TO SELL LIKE A FUNDRAISER. 
          AGAIN, THE TOP. AND ACTIVITIES ARE BASED ON STUDENT INTEREST AND TEACHER 
          PASSION. >> AND WE DID NOT PUT A GRADE LEVEL ATTACHED TO THAT. 
          >> WE HOPE THAT SHOW YOU A FEW OF THESE EXAMPLES WOULD ALLOW YOU TO REALLY SEE INTO THE VISION OF THAT STUDENT INTEREST, THE CHOICE, TEACHER PASSION AND, AGAIN, THOSE UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE REALLY GOING TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO DIVE INTO LEARNING A LITTLE BIT DEEPER. NOW WE ARE GOING TO TAKE YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF 
          THE SPECIFIC INTERCESSIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY. >> SO FOR OUR AMAZING STUDENTS, FUN, ENGAGING, INSPIRING, ENRICHING ALL THINGS THAT WE WANT IN SCHOOL TO BE EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND A FEW THINK ABOUT HOW WE LOVE A RESORT OR A CRUISE AND HOW DOES, EVERYTHING FOR -- WHATEVER YOU WANT, THAT IS HOW THIS IS BUILT. 
          IT IS GOING TO BE HITTING ALL DIFFERENT TYPES, ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SUBJECTS AND JUST LETTING KIDS MAKE AND SEE DISCONNECTION ON THEIR AND WE CAN'T DO THAT IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOMS. THESE OPPORTUNITIES WILL CREATE -- DON'T ALWAYS HAVE CLASS WITH. 
          AND DRIVE OUR STUDENTS TO BE MORE EXCITED ABOUT THEIR FUTURE. WE ALSO THINK, NOT TO THE BRINK OF MENTAL HEALTH, BUT MENTAL HEALTH. IT WILL BE TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. INVESTIGATING A PASSION THAT THEY HAVE. 
          AND SOME DIRECTION OF WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. >> ALL RIGHT. 
          I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT BENEFITS FOR FAMILIES. INTERCESSIONS CREATE MORE OPTIONS FOR FAMILIES. EACH FAMILY HAS UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES, NEEDS AND SCHEDULES AND THE CONCEPT WAS DESIGNED WITH THAT IN MIND SO THAT EVERY FAMILY CAN SELECT THE OPTION THAT IS BEST FOR THEM. THE INTERCESSIONS ARE COMPLETELY OPTIONAL. 
          FAMILIES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A BREAK, SPEND TIME TOGETHER OR TAKE THE ELUSIVE PUBLICATION, NOT JUST DURING SUMMER BREAK. FOR FAMILIES THAT WANT TO SIGN UP FOR AN INTERCESSION, WE GOT YOU COVERED. THE DIVISION WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION AND REGULAR MEAL SERVICE FOR STUDENTS. PARKING PERMITS WILL NOT BE SCRIBBLING TO DEFINE CHILD CARE OR A RIDE HOME. WE BELIEVE THAT INTERCESSIONS HAVE THE POWER TO STRENGTHEN OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILIES. WE DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN THOSE AREAS. EMBEDDED THE COURSES IS COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING, SOCIAL LEARNING, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, THINGS THAT MAY HAVE ATROPHIED SUMMER. LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT DISCUSS THE PROGRAM IS BUILT WITH INTERE FOREFRONT. IT IS CREATED TO ENGAGE ALL STUDENTS AND CREATE A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE THAT THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY ABLE TO GET ANYWHERE. 
          THOSE FAMILIES, NO THAT THE BOOK IT IS GOING TO HAVE A BLAST AND LEARN SOMETHING NEW. 
          >> TEACHERS WILL BENEFIT FROM INTERCESSIONS. EDUCATORS WILL USE THIS TIME TO DO WHAT THEY LOVE. NOW THEY WILL HAVE THE THEY ENJ. WORK EXPLORE A NEW PATIENT ALONGSIDE OUR STUDENTS. TO JUST WILL BE COMPENSATED FOR NEEDING AN INTERCESSION AND IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, WELL, WE DID SAY EARLIER WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL BUT THE REGULAR TEACHERS GET TO COLLABORATE AND HOW THE BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH A FRIEND OR -- AND THE BENEFITS 
          THAT COME FROM THAT. >> AND OF COURSE, THERE ARE J BENEFITS TO GOOCHLAND AS A 
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WHOLE. CREATING A PREPARED WORKFORCE AND BUILDING OFF OF WHAT GOOCHLAND ALREADY -- REALLY WELL BOTH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE COMMUNITY TO YOU KNOW, MIXTURE -- MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE READY AND WITH OUR STRONG CURRENT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, STRENGTHEN, THERE'S EVEN MORE. SO THAT STUDENTS HAVE THE OPTION TO VOLUNTEER AND JUST CONTRIBUTE TO BEING A CITIZEN OF GOOCHLAND. SO AGAIN, A LARGER IMPACT, JUST -- NOT JUST FOR OUR SCHOOLS BUT 
          OUR COMMUNITY. >> I HOPE YOU CAN FEEL AND HEAR AND SEE OUR SEVENTH OF THIS. 
          WE TRULY DO BELIEVE IN WHAT WE ARE SELLING. WE ARE NOT SELLING. 
          [LAUGHTER] WE ARE OVERSELLING BUT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT. 
          WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE OPTIONS, WHEN WE ARE DESIGNING THESE DIFFERENT COURSES, WE WERE THINKING, OH GOSH, I CAN REALLY SEE THAT TEACHER AND HIS TEACHERS WORKING TOGETHER TO DESIGN THIS ONE. THAT IS HOW WE FEEL WE WILL FIELD NEXT HERE WHENEVER IT WOULD DO IT. IT IS THIS EXCITEMENT AND WE HOPE YOU FEEL THAT FROM US. 
          >> WOW. [LAUGHTER] >> I DON'T WANT TO FOLLOW THEM. 
          >> ME EITHER, AND WHEAT MODEL THAT? >> CREATIVE DE? 
          AND ENERGY. THE WHOLE -- >> THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS WE HAVE VERY REFLECTIVE SINCE MARCH REGARDING THIS CONVERSATION. WE HAVE ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND WE HAVE ADJUSTED A LOT ON THE FLY. WE HAVE LISTENED TO THIS PERSPECTIVE. THAT IS A DARNED GOOD IDEA. YOU KNOW, I RESPECT THAT CONCERN AND MAYBE LET'S MAKE THIS ADJUSTMENT. AS SUPERINTENDENT IN MY FROM REFLECTION, WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS LONG AGO. [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS I BELIEVE THAT IF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR STAFF WOULD HAVE HEARD REGARDING WHAT INTERCESSIONS CAN BE THAT THOSE SURVEY NUMBERS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT DIFFERENT AND SO WE ALWAYS STRUGGLE INTERNALLY LIKE, WHAT DO WE DO FIRST? WE TALK CONCEPTUAL AND BRING THE INTERCESSIONS OR DO WE START WITH THE INTERCESSIONS AND SO WE HAVE STRUGGLED WITH THAT. AND SO I'M GLAD YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THEM BECAUSE THEIR PASSION WILL ULTIMATELY DISTRICT -- CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS DIRECTION IF THIS IS WHERE WE TO GO. 
          IT IS 24. IT IS 44. IT IS 104 BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, ONCE OUR STAFF TRULY UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE INTERCESSIONS CAN BE, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE MANY, MANY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE A PART OF IT. AND SO NOW THE BIG QUESTION IS, WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? WHAT IS NEXT? AND THE INTERCESSIONS HAVE PROBABLY BEEN ONE OF THE MAJOR THEMES THAT I HAVE HEARD IN ALL OF THE SESSIONS THAT I HAVE BEEN. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PAY FOR THEM? WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO LOOK LIKE? DO I HAVE TO WORK THEM? TWEH HAVE TO SEND MAKE IT? ARE GOING TO BE ALL MUTUAL? ARE YOU JUST GOING TO BE SUMMER CAMP? THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT HAS PROBABLY BEEN A BIG QUESTION MARK FOR MANY AND SO WHEN YOU COUPLE THAT QUESTION MARK WITH WHAT WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH AS HUMAN BEINGS SINCE MARCH OF 2020, THERE'S STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY. 
          WE AS HUMAN BEINGS RIGHT NOW ARE TIRED OF CHANGE. WE ARE TIRED OF ADAPTING. 
          WE ARE TIRED OF DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS -- MY RECOMMENDATION TO YOU THIS EVENING IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CALENDAR AT THE WAS ADOPTED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD IN DECEMBER OF 2019. THAT SCHOOL BOARD HAD THE LONG-TERM PLANNING DOCUMENT TO ALLOW FAMILIES TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS COMING IN THE FUTURE. 
          THAT IS A STRONG CALENDAR. IT IS TAKING THE DIRT THAT WE ARE USING THIS YEAR, THE CALENDAR WE HAVE USED FOR MANY, MANY YEARS IT RECOGNIZES THE PERIODIC BREAKS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. EVEN WITH THAT CALENDAR BEING IN PLACE, WHAT ULTIMATELY DOES NOT TAKE ACTION ON YOUR PART, I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO REFLECT ON THE HEALTH NEEDS AS AS AS HUMAN BEINGS. THE BILLS IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE STAFF THAT WE ARE -- THAT WE EMPLOYEE. MR. WRIGHT MENTIONED THAT A LITTLE BIT THIS EVENING AS WE NEED TO RECOGNIZED THAT WE ARE IN THE HUMAN BUSINESS AND AS HUMAN BEINGS, WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF ONE ANOTHER. WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE A SUCCESSFUL. 
          WITH THE CURRENT CALENDAR, EVEN THIS YEAR, I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP OUR EYE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. 
          THE 2022/2023 SCHOOL HERE, STAYING WITH THE CURRENTLY ADOPTED COUNTER. 
          WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR EYE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR STAFF AND MAYBE MAKE SOME POTENTIAL ADJUSTMENTS. BUT LONG-TERM, THAT HAS TO BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION IN THE 
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FUTURE AND THAT YOU COUPLE THAT WITH SOME ADDITIONAL WORK THAT ARE INTERCESSION COORDINATOR'S AND OUR STAFF CAN DO. MY RECOMMENDATION TO YOU THIS EVENING IS THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION. WE CONTINUE TO -- THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF BAKING ANALOGIES TONIGHT. 
          CONTINUE THROUGH THE ALLOWED THE INTERCESSIONS TO BAKE IN THE OVEN JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER AND BRING FORWARD SOME ADDITIONAL IDEAS AND ALLOW THIS TEAM TO WORK WITH OUR STAFF AND DEVELOP SOME MORE IDEAS THAT ARE MORE DEVELOPED AND SO WITH ELECTED TO DO THIS EVENING IS CONTINUED THAT WORK WITH YOUR BLESSING AND BRING BACK SOME MORE INFORMATION TO YOU, POTENTIALLY IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR, AND KEEP THIS CONVERSATION ALIVE. 
          MAYBE FUTURE YEARS. WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION THAT YOU HAVE. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: BOARD MEMBERS? WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST? ANYBODY? 
          >> I WANT TO SIGN UP. [LAUGHTER] I'M NOT SURE IF THAT IS GOING TO BE POSSIBLE. BUT YOU HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB FOR CLARIFYING INTERCESSIONS AND I HEARD THE PRESENTATION, D DR. GEYER, SO MANY TIMES. I UNDERSTAND THE CALENDAR. 
          BUT THE INTERCESSIONS PIECE IS SO CLEAR AS TO WHAT COULD BE A NOTE THERE'S SO MUCH MORE BECAUSE I WORKED WITH MANY TEACHERS OVER THE YEARS. THEY ALL HAD A PASSION FOR SOMETHING. IT MAY HAVE BEEN PHOTOGRAPHY. IT MAY HAVE BEEN COOKING. 
          IT MAY HAVE BEEN ANYTHING. WHATEVER. THAT IS WORTH CELEBRATING AND CHEERING. WOULD YOU HAVE BASKETBALL SPORTS. 
          BUT THEN ADD THE. LEADERSHIP TEAMWORK, DISCIPLINE AND TIME MANAGEMENT. 
          THERE IS NO EMPLOYER ANYWHERE THAT DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THAT TODAY OR 50 YEARS FROM NOW BECAUSE THAT IS CRITICAL. AND KIDS CAN LINK THAT IN SPORTS AND WE KNOW THAT. 
          WE ARE SEEING IT CAN HAPPEN THIS WAY, THIS CAN BE PART OF IT. SO AWESOME JOB. 
          THANK YOU. KEEP BAKING ON IT. [WHISPERING] 
          >> MY DAY JOB AS A RESEARCH DISSENTER, AND HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SURVEY DESIGN MAY BE SOME THINGS WE COULD DO THE NEXT ITERATION YOU COME AROUND ON RESPONSE SCALES. 
          AND WE CAN HAVE FUN WITH THAT. BUT -- 
          >> OKAY. BUT WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE AS YOU CONTINUE THESE CONVERSATIONS, MIXER ALL OF THE VOICES IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE REFLECTED IN THIS BECAUSE YOU KIND OF HAVE DIFFERENT CONSTITUENTS, IF YOU WILL, THAT PARENTS AND STUDENTS GOT THE SURVEY. , A BROADER COMMUNITY THAT ARE NOT PLUGGED IN TO THE E-MAIL SURVEY COMMUNICATIONS AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN REFLECT THAT AS WELL. 
          YEP. >> I HAD A SIMILAR COMMENT. FIRST OF ALL, MS. TAYLOR, I CANNOT IMAGINE YOU COMING MORE ALIVE THAN YOU DO EVERY SINGLE DAY. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENTHUSIASM. ALL FOUR OF YOU ARE JUST SO POWERFUL. SO TAKE YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. AND I'M WONDERING IF WE COULD CUT THAT WHOLE PRESENTATION AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD HEAR, NOT JUST THE PEOPLE WHO ARE VIEWING VIDEO TO -- VIRTUALLY. SO I THINK THAT WAS SO WELL DONE AND IT SHOULD BE SHARED. EVEN MORE. SO IT WOULD HELP DID GET ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE INTERCESSIONS. I, TOO, IT WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE FACULTY RESPONSES. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WAS JUST SPEAKERS WHO SPOKE UP BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS JUST FOR THEM BUT THIS INTERCESSION, THIS CALENDAR AFFECTS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES. SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE 100% OF PARTICIPATION IN A SURVEY AND THAT IS VERY CHALLENGING FOR ANY SURVEY. BUT I WOULD CERTAINLY WANT TO SEE A GOOD CROSS-SECTION FOR OLIVER EMPLOYEES BECAUSE THEY WILL BE -- ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES BECAUSE THEY WILL BE A PART OF THIS. THE COMMON. 
          AND IT IS THAT APPEARANCE' YESES WERE HIGHER THAN THE STUDENTS'. MAYBE IF THEY SELL THESE INTERCESSIONS, THEY WOULD GO, WELL, AND ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THIS INSPIRING, ENRICHING, AND SOMETHING, WHEN YOU GUYS MENTIONED THIS IS A LITTLE BIT. 
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BUT I THINK TEACHERS RISK-TAKING. DO THIS KIND OF WEAK LISTEN AND YOU REALIZE HOW MUCH LEARNING, PLACE AND THAT COULD REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT MORE IN THE TRADITIONAL NINE WEEKS OF BURNING. AND MORE CROSS CURRICULAR. 
          AND GETTING BACK TO THE MENTAL HEALTH. I THINK WHEN TEACHERS REALIZE, YOU KNOW, WHY THEY GOT INTO THIS BUSINESS, THAT POWER OF EXCITING -- ABOUT LEARNING, THAT WILL MAKE -- THAT WILL LIFT THEM UP EVERY DAY AS WELL. SO LET'S SEE. 
          AS FAR AS DR. GEYER, I HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU. I THINK -- SOME OF YOUR INFORMATION AND TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES THAT EVERYONE SEPARATE FROM THE PANDEMIC. AND ONE -- WENT THIS IDEA WAS -- WE WERE TO KEEP IT MAY BE 22/23, THAT WAS WHEN MY FIRST THOUGHTS WAS, IN THE FAMILIES REALLY HAVE NOT HAD A NORMAL YEAR IN A LONG TIME. THINK ABOUT MORE CHANGE COULD CREATE MORE THEN JUST ADVERSE CHILDHOOD. EXPERIENCES. 
          SO I LOVE THE CONCEPT. I LOVE THE IDEA. BUT I WOULD JUST LOVE IT MORE IF EVERYBODY IS MORE RACE. -- RECEPTIVE. THEY HAVE SETTLED ENOUGH TO BE RECEPTIVE OF SOMETHING NEW. SO I REALLY, REALLY AM GLAD THAT THIS IS NOT THE END. 
          I'M REALLY, REALLY GLAD THAT YOU ARE GOING TO KEEP WORKING WITH THIS. 
          GETTING EVERYBODY EXCITED ABOUT IT. ALL THE SCHOOLS SHOWED THAT THEIR GOALS ARE TO HELP EVERYBODY DO SOME HEALING OF AT THIS TIME. 
          THIS IS ALL WORKING TOGETHER. THIS IS ALL GOING TO COME TOGETHER, AND IT IS GOING TO COME TOGETHER TO BE THAT CALENDAR THAT MEETS ALL OF THE AMAZING GOALS THAT YOU HAVE AND I THINK THAT IS GOING TO COME INTO PLAY VERY SOON. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR WORK. 
          THANK YOU FOR LEADING AND I JUST AM EXCITED ABOUT CONTINUING TO HEAR ABOUT THIS PLAN. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR STAYING SO LONG THIS EVENING. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. 
          ANYBODY ELSE? DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. [WHISPERING] OKAY, SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IN 
          QUARANTINE. >> BOARD MEMBERS, TO PROVIDE A QUICK SUMMARY. 
          AS I MENTIONED, WE ALWAYS TRY TO FIND THE WAY FOR STUDENTS TO THINK DIFFERENTLY AND PROVIDE VALUE EXPERIENCES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING IS PROVIDING SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE QUARANTINED AS A RESULT OF COME IN CLOSE CONTACT OR MAYBE THEY HAVE COVID THEMSELVES. WE ARE FINALIZING THE PROCESS THROUGH A CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP. WE ARE JUST THROUGH CLOSE TO GETTING THIS OFF OF THE GROUND AND IT WOULD BE A NICE RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES WHO MAYBE HAVE THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME. THEY PICK UP THE PHONE AND PROVIDE SOME TUTORING ASSISTANCE THROUGH THIS. DR. GEYER, ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD? 
          >> STEPHEN GEYER: NO, SIR. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. I'M ALSO HAPPY TO HAVE THE 
          SUMMARY THAT YOU PROVIDED. >> WHERE IS THIS RESOURCE LOCATED? 
          IS THIS LOCAL TO RICHLAND? >> IT IS IN NATIONAL KIND OF CONGLOMERATE. 
          MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY TRIED TO PROVIDE THE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT WITHIN THE STATE. 
          WITH THE STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING THAT SUPPORT BECAUSE THOSE INSTRUCTORS WITH GENERALLY BE MORE FAMILIAR WITH STATE STANDARDS AND THING LIKE THAT -- THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          MY UNDERSTANDING IT IS NATIONAL. >> THEORETICALLY? :IN, THEY SAY, LATER, -- OR 
          SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND DIRECT ME TO ANY SPECIFIC -- >> SO WHEN SOMEONE REACHES OUT, THAN VARSITY TUTORS -- SOME LEGWORK ON YOUR END AND IT GENERALLY TAKES 22 TO 48 HOURS 
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TO REACH A STUDENT/FAMILY WITH AN APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION. AND THIS IS WHAT THEY DO. 
          THEY KNOW, THEIR GO TO'S ARE. IS IT A KINDERGARTEN STUDENT WHO NEEDS AN EARLY LITERACY SESSION? 
          AND DATE WITH THE APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTOR. >> WE HAVE PURCHASED EVENT OF ERRORS FOR FAMILIES TO ACCESS AND WE ARE STARTING THIS WITH SMALL BANK OF OURS. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO ENSURE IT WAS QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE AND WE HAVE HIGH STANDARDS AT WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT INDIVIDUALS WILL BE PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO OUR KIDS. SO WE WILL HAVE A PROCESS WHEN THE STUDENT IS IN QUARANTINE. 
          >> AND TO ADD TO THAT HAS STARTED. WHEN A STUDENT IS ASKED TO QUARANTINE, THAT INITIAL COMMUNICATION TICKLES OF TO EXPLAIN THE QUARANTINE REQUIREMENT, THEN THERE'S ALSO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO PROVIDE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO FAMILIES. SO IT IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO IS ASKED FOR THE QUARANTINE BUT IT IS COMPLETELY AN OPT IN KIND OF APPROACH FROM THE FAMILY STANDPOINT. 
          AS WE TALKED ABOUT, IT IS AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO SEEK TO GRAB HOLD OF IT. AND WE ARE GOING TO SEE WHAT USAGE IT IS. 
          I THINK THERE ARE ADD THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS IN THE FUTURE. 
          WE ARE GLAD TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: I WAS THINKING ABOUT CHECKS AND BALANCES. IF WE KNOW THAT A STUDENT IS USING A SURFACE IS THERE A WAY TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE STUDENT OR THE FAMILY? I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW BECAUSE WE WANT OUR KIDS TO BE COMFORTABLE KNOW BETTER WHAT SETTING OR WHAT ADULT IS -- MATTER WHAT SETTING OR WHAT ADULT IS WORKING WITH THEM. IF THERE IS SOMEONE THAT THEY ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH, WE SHOULD KNOW THAT. SO WE DON'T WANT TO DISCOURAGE THAN IN. 
          WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE LEARNING. >> ABSOLUTELY, AND WE WILL HAVE DATA ON FAMILIES THAT CHOOSE TO USE THE SERVICE AND WE WILL -- WE DID TALK ABOUT FOLLOWING UP WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEEDBACK SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT THE USER EXPERIENCE IS. 
          SO THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE WHOLE PROCESS THIS YEAR. GIVE US AN EVALUATIVE TOOL THAT NOTE WHETHER THIS WAS SUCCESSFUL AND WHETHER OR NOT THIS -- SHOULD WE NEED TO IN THE FUTURE OR IN A DIFFERENT RATE VERSUS JUST THE QUAR QUARANTINED SUPPO. I THINK THERE ARE POSSIBILITIES 
          THAT COULD BE USEFUL. >> KAREN R. HORN: THANK YOU FOR OFFERING THIS. 
          NOBODY ASKED TO BE QUARANTINED OR TO BE NEAR SOMEONE WHO HAS COVID OR COVID SYMPTOMS. TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE IS EXTENDING OUR DESIRE TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS' EDUCATION 
          CONTINUES. >> THANK YOU, AND I WILL ADD, THIS IS -- GOOCHLAND A SPECIAL PLACE AND YOU WILL KNOW, WE TEND TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. THIS IS NOT -- THAT IS HAPPENING OF LOCALITIES THAT I'M AWARE OF IF ANY. AND SO I WOULD JUST SAY ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF YOUR SUPPORT AND THE CALL TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH AS MUCH SUPPORT AS POSSIBLE AND ABSOLUTELY, THE QUARANTINE SITUATION IS LESS THAN IDEAL FOR ANYONE IN THIS IS 
          A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. >> KAREN R. HORN: THANK YOU. 
          ANY OF THE QUESTIONS FOR DR. GEYER? >> THANK YOU. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: THANK YOU KAPSER. WE ARE INFORMATION ITEMS. I WILL DO THE FIRST ONE. IT IS THE POLICY. SO MISS EAST, YOU COME UP, PLEASE? SO WE HAVE SOME FIRST READING POLICIES TONIGHT AND MISS EAST WILL INTRODUCE A LITTLE BIT AND WE HAVE REVIEWED THESE CARE CAREFULLY. 
          WE HAVE ALSO GOTTEN SOME FEEDBACK FROM MS. ALLEN ON THOSE AND MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK 
          AS WELL. SO MISS EAST. >> SURE THING. 
          GOOD EVENING. IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU AND THIS IS -- A DIFFERENT CAPACITY. 
          I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU. SO POLICIES THIS MONTH. THEY ARE LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN 
          [15.   INFORMATION ITEMS:]
OUR TYPICAL POLICY. USUALLY WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF VSBA REVISION AND THIS TIME, WE 
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ARE ALL CAUGHT UP. SO I TOOK A LOOK AT SECTION B. I FOUND THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF POLICIES THAT NEEDED SOME UPDATING. WE HAVE TO UPDATE OR REVIEW EVERY FIVE YEARS. THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. TONIGHT, THAT IS WHAT YOU WILL SEE. ON YOUR EXPLANATION SHEET, YOU WILL SEE ALL IN GRAY AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL BBD DDD, BFC AND BHP ALL REVIEW ONLY OR NOT SUBSTITUTE REVISION. 
          AND AGAIN, WE HAD OUR SCHOOL BOARD POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE REVIEW ALL OF THESE PRIOR TO 
          TONIGHT. >> KAREN R. HORN: ALL RIGHT. IF YOU COULD JUST EXPLAIN THAT POLICY INDICATES THAT THE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS, THE POLICY THE TALKS ABOUT THE POLICIES. IT WILL BE POSTED AND THE FAMILIES WOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THAT. SO THERE IS IT THAT YOU POSTED THAT? 
          >> CHRISTIN EAST: WE ADDED INTO POWER SCHOOLS. SO WHEN THE LOGGED IN, IT WILL BE A POP UP. THE BEGINNING OF EVERY YEAR. AT ANY TIME SOMEBODY TRANSFERS INTO THE DIVISION OR JUST ENROLLED IN THAT DIVISION, THAT POP-UP WILL COME UP INDICATING THAT AS WE FIND IT, WE ARE ALSO REVISING THE NOTIFICATIONS PAGE. WE HAVE A SET OF REQUIRED NOTIFICATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO REPORT OUT TO OUR PARENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT PAGE WILL 
          ALSO INCLUDE THAT. >> AND THE REASON WE DON'T PUT THAT SPECIFICALLY IN THE POLICY TO SAINT MICHAEL IS BECAUSE WE HAVE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS, TECHNOLOGY CHANGES, BUT WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A POSTING AND OBVIOUSLY WE CHOSE A PLATFORM TO BOOST IT WHERE EVERY PARENT HAS ACCESS. THE CHOICE. 
          ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT POLICY? 
          MISS ALLEN, I BELIEVE YOU HAD SOME COMMENTS? >> ANGELA ALLEN: I PROMISED TO BE KIND. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS, IN POLICY B, F, C, WE HAVE SOME DIFFERENCES WITHIN THAT GIVEN POLICY OF THE CAPITALIZATION TREATMENT IN THE TITLE OF SUPERINTENDENT. AND WE ARE NOT INTO -- UNIVERSAL CAPITALIZED OR NOT. 
          BUT WASN'T GIVEN POLICY JUST WANTED TO PICK FORTH A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ALIGN. 
          >> CHRISTIN EAST: GOT IT. AND FIVE ALSO IN POLICY D JF-ARE RL THE USE OF REASONS, WITH HER IT IS IN THE PLURAL OR THE PARENTHESES TO INDICATE SINGULAR MAY APPLY. 
          PERFECT. AND THE LAST ONE IS IN THAT SAME POLICY. 
          IT HAS TO DO WITH JUST THE POSSESSIVE IRREGULARITY IN THE INITIAL-ISM AND I PUT FORTH THE 
          SUGGESTION OF HOW TO CHANGE THAT CLAUSE. >> I THINK WE COULD GET RID OF. 
          >> JAMES B. HOPKINS: 'S ALTOGETHER. AND IT COULD READ THE DOCUMENTATION PROCESS BECAUSE UP AT THE TOP, IT REFERENCES GCPS. THIS IS OUR REGULATION. 
          THOSE SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE A PART OF THE SECOND READING. REVISIONS AND ALSO ON DJF-R I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A NEED FOR A STATEMENT REGARDING DISCRIMINATION BEING PROHIBITED AND MADE IS JUST OF 2.2-4310 AND THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT DEPARTMENT CAME UP WITH THE POLICY MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT. THAT CODE REFERENCES AWARDING OF CONTRACTS AND THAT IS WHAT DJF-R ADDRESSES. SO WE HAVE IT IN DJF. BUT DJF-ARE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AND I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE EXPLICITLY STATED THAT THAT POLICY -- 
          >> REGULATION. >> KAREN >> CHRISTIN EAST: DJF IS A CLOSET THAT WE HAD IN EVERY PROCUREMENT THAT SAYS THE CONTRACTOR HAD TO ABIDE BY NONDISCRIMINATION ROLES. SO ANYTHING OVER $10,000, WE HAVE TO INCLUDE THAT IN ALL OF 
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OUR PROCUREMENTS. WE ARE -- WE ARE TOLD WE HAD TO GIVE ME ONE INTO THE PEOPLE THAT WE CONTRACT WITH. SO THE POLICY THAT YOU ASKED FOR IS WITHIN THE VIRGINIA PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT. AND SAYS WE CAN'T DISCRIMINATE ONE ARE -- BUT WE ARE HIRING, IT WHEN WE ARE PROCURING OUR SERVICES UNDER THE BASES OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE ALSO HAVE FOR 
          HIRING PRACTICES. SO -- >> NATIONAL ORIGIN. 
          >> THAT WHOLE BIT. WE CAN'T DISCRIMINATE. SO WE HAVE ON THE TOP OF OUR PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS, WE WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE BASED ON FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. 
          I DON'T KNOW. THEY PUT THAT THE TOP BUT IT IS ANOTHER PART OF THE VIRGINIA PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT. WE HAVE SEEN THAT MORE SCHOOLS ARE PUTTING IN THAT OTHER CLOSE AT THE TOP OF OUR FORMAL PROCUREMENTS. SO WE HAVE GONE AHEAD BASED ON, YOU KNOW, GIFTED US. WE GOT A PURE -- PROCUREMENT GOING OUT VERY SOON. 
          WE WILL PUT THAT ENDED LANGUAGE AT THE TOP. BUT POLICY D -- -- 
          >> DJF. >> DJJ. >> WE HAVE A POLICY THAT JUST SAYS, HEY, WE FOLLOWED VIRGINIA PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT AND WHEN WE HAVE FEDERAL MONEY, WE FOLLOWED THAT UNIFORM GUIDANCE. AND SO ON THAT POLICY, WE REFERENCED THE WHOLE THAT IS CALLED CHAPTER 2.2, SORRY. THE CODE SECTION 22 CHAPTER 4300 AT SEQUENCE WHICH MEANS EVERYTHING THAT TICKLE OR THING IS THE VIRGINIA PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT. 
          SO WE HAVE STATED THAT -- WE HAVE NOT PULLED IT OUT. BUT WE HAVE STATED THAT WE FOLLOWED THE VIRGINIA PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT. WHAT WE CAN DO ADD THE BOTTOM OF THIS POLICY IS SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, REFERENCES LOTS OF CODES IN THAT POLICY. 
          WE DID NOT WANT TO DUPLICATE THAT. AT WE CAN PUT THE BOTTOM REFERENCE THAT WHOLE CHAPTER OF THE VIRGINIA PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT SO WE SAY, THIS IS ELSE STILL ABIDES, YOU KNOW, IN PRE-FOLLOWED -- PREQUALIFICATION. 
          INCLUDING THAT NONDISCRIMINATION ACT. WE COULD REFER TO THE POLICY DJA 
          WHICH SAYS WE ARE FOLLOWING THE VIRGINIA PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT. >> I JUST WANT THAT TO BE VERY CLEAR TO ANYONE WHO IS IN THIS BUSINESS OF WORKING WITH SCHOOL DIVISION. 
          >> SO WOULD WE -- PREQUALIFICATION AND WE -- AND THIS WILL BE NEW FOR US. WE ARE GOING TO DO IT FOR THESE VERY LARGE INSTRUCTION THOSE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. TWO THINGS THAT HELPS US. 
          ONE, IT BUYS US TIME TO WITH THE CHECK INTO WHO IS ASKING TO WORK WITH US. 
          SO WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE A SOLID FIRM YOU KNOW, AND YOU SAW THE LIST OF THINGS THAT WE COULD SEEK THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW, WE TOLD YOU WHAT WE NEEDED, RIGHT. 
          AND THE OTHER ONE IS, IT GETS PEOPLE INTERESTED. IT GIVES A ONE OUT TO THE CONTRACTOR COMMUNITY, HEY, LOOK AT THIS PROJECT COME TO MIND. WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, AND SO IT GETS -- SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT THAT PROJECT IS OUT THERE. 
          AND SO ANYWAYS, IT IS A FAVORABLE THING IN CONTRACTOR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THE CONTRACTORS THAT HAVE REALLY SOLID REPUTATIONS, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WHO ARE AFRAID TO THROW THEIR BIT AND BECAUSE THEY KNOW MAYBE AN UNDERQUALIFIED COMPANY IS GOING TO COME IN AND NOT GIVE A PROPER PRICING. SO MONDAY SEAT IS PRE-FOLLOWED -- PREQUALIFICATION PROCESS, 
          THEY SEE, WE CAN ELIMINATE THAT FROM HAPPENING. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK. 
          I APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MADAM CHAIR? >> KAREN R. HORN: YES, SIR? 
          >> IN ADDITION TO THE COMMENTS THAT MISSUS ALLEN MADE ABOUT DJF-R SINCE THIS IS A NEW POLICY 
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AND EPICNESS THAT WE HAVE THE SAME CHALLENGES AS ANY POLICIES OVER TIME, CAN WE GET RID OF HIS EVERY WORD THAT IS THE CAN SEE THERE. BECAUSE MUCH AS WE WOULD LOVE TO KEEP DR. RALEY HERE FOR FOREVER, SOMEHOW SUSPECT -- YOU WOULD LIKE TO ONE DAY RETIRE OR DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH HIS LIFE. THERE MAY BE OTHER PEOPLE IN THAT POSITION. 
          >> I HAVE CIRCLED ALL THE HIS IS. >> AND SUPERINTENDENT -- 
          >> YES. >> SUPERINTENDENT OR SUPERINTENDENT'S DESIGNEE. 
          THAT IS HOW THEY APPOINT THOSE PEOPLE IN JANUARY. ABSOLUTELY. 
          I THINK THAT -- THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO WRITE ABOUT THE PRONOUN. THAT IS THAT TITLE. 
          >> AND THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING ALL OF THE OTHER POLICIES. 
          >> WHAT THIS BRINGS ME TEMPLATE IS THE THOUGHT THAT -- TO IS THE THOUGHT THAT WE MAY WANT TO COME BACK FOR THIS SPECIFIC ONE. YOU KNOW? AND THAT SORT OF THING AND TRY TO HAVE A LITTLE PREVIEW BEFORE BECOME BACK TO SEE THAT ONE AND THE SECOND MEETING. 
          THE REST OF THESE APPEARED TO BE BUT WITH MAYBE MINOR CHANGES. >> MADAM CHAIR, THE ACTUAL 
          CONTRACT IS WHEN YOU BRING IN THE SEX OFFENDER TYPE? >> THAT IS CORRECT. 
          THEY HAVE TO AFFIRM THAT. >> AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT IN OUR DECEMBER POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING TED WE REVISIT THIS PARTICULAR POLICY AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER CHANGES ON IT, WE WILL MAKE SURE WE GET THAT OUT IN TIME FOR IF YOU WANT TO REVIEW THAT. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MISS EAST, I THINK THAT COVERED ALL OF OUR FIRST 
          READS, DIDN'T IT? >> WE DID NOT LOOK AT GED. >> OH. 
          >> IF I COULD CLARIFY FOR -- PRIOR TO OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING. 
          WE ARE GOING TO ADD A LEGAL REFERENCE AND THEN CROSS REFERENCE DJA AND THERE WAS ANOTHER POLICY THAT YOU MENTIONED. DJF. 
          >> THOSE OTHER PRONOUN USES. >> I NOTICED CONTRACTOR IS SOMETIMES CAPITALIZED AND SOMETIMES NOT. WE WILL CLEAN IT UP AND KEEP THAT. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. >> KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. J.E.D. 
          IF YOU ARE READY. >> ANY QUESTIONS. >> OKAY. 
          SO IT IS THE FIRST READ. WE DON'T HAVE TO VOTE OR TAKE ANY ACTION ON THESE TONIGHT. 
          WE WILL GET YOU BACK FOR THE SECOND READ. >> BOARD MEMBERS, NEXT, WE WANTED SPENT SOME TIME LEARNING ABOUT THE OPERATIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED. 
          WE HAD A LOT OF PRESENTATIONS AND -- BUT THE TRUTH OF THAT MATTER IS WE -- AMAZING LESSONS THAT WE WANT. BUT IF STUDENTS DON'T COME TO SCHOOL WE CAN'T TEACH THEM. 
          IF THEY ARE NOT FED, THEY WILL BE HUNGRY AND PORTLAND. IF THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE, THEY WON'T BE SUCCESSFUL. IT TAKES EACH AND EVERY MEMBER OF -- TO ACHIEVE THE SUCCESS THAT WE ARE PROUD OF. YOU WILL HEAR FROM THREE OF OUR OPERATIONAL LEADERS DESCRIBING WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THOSE OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. 
          WE WILL START WITH HOW DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL NUTRITION SERVICES, MS. LISA LANDRY. 
          >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. [LAUGHTER] AND LATER EVENING. 
          ALL RIGHT. I LISTED SEVERAL THINGS AND I DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THEM LESS YOU WANT ME TO. I DID START WITH EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS BECAUSE JUST FOR THE FACT THAT IT WAS VERY NICE TO BE ABLE TO -- CELEBRATE SOME THINGS THIS YEAR. 
          SOME HIGHLIGHTS, I WANTED TO POINT OUT AND I'M HAPPY THAT THE SUNSHINE BUS WAS ABLE TO GET OUT AND ABOUT FOR MORE EXTRA EVENTS THIS YEAR, WHICH WE DID NOT GET TO DO LAST YEAR IN ADDITION TO THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM ROUTES. WE HAVE THE BY -- BUS AND THE 
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HIGH SCHOOL AND FED STUDENTS AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE PARTICIPANTS FOR THE JUNIOR DEPUTY ACADEMY JULY. WE WERE AT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. IN AUGUST, WE HAD THE BLESSED BREDS ELEMENTARY BOOK FAIR. -- BIRDS ELEMENTARY BOOK FAIR. AND THE CULINARY STUDENTS USED THE BUS. AND THEY SERVED THEIR SAMPLES AND SHORT OF THEIR CULINARY SKILLS. THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN. I'M SORRY -- 
          >> I'M GETTING. >> THEY DID. I CHECKED. 
          IT WAS -- WAS PERFECT. IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE. THEY DID. 
          SOMEBODY CLEANED IT UP. [LAUGHTER] >> THE GHS KITCHEN STAFF. 
          THEY DID THE NEW TEACHER ACADEMY AND HE ALSO SERVED MEALS FOR THE SIXTH TO NINTH GRADE ORIENTATION. WE CELEBRATED FIRM TO SCHOOL MONTHS. 
          FOCUSING ON VIRGINIA PROFITS FARM SCHOOL WEEK. WITH THE HELP OF DENNY EDLUND AND HIS STUDENTS. AND AGAIN, CHEF BOOTH AND HIS STUDENTS. 
          AND THE CAFETERIA SERVED A LOCALLY SOURCED MENU AND ALL THE CAFETERIAS. 
          WE FUTURE VIRGINIA BEEF, APPLES, BROCCOLI, AND CABBAGE. WE ALSO CELEBRATED NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK IN OCTOBER. WE HAD SOME FUN GIVEAWAYS FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES. 
          NEXT, I WANTED TO KIND OF TOUCH AND SOME OF OUR MEETINGS. TRAINING SESSIONS, AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE. 
          BUT BASICALLY, ALL OF OUR SITE APPLICATIONS, WHAT -- WITH THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WAS SUBMITTED TO BDO E. IN MID-JULY. THE NUTRITION S.O.P.'S AND THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK WERE UPDATED. AND THE POS SYSTEM WAS ROLLED OVER. 
          BY THE END OF JULY AS WELL. WE HAD OUR VIRTUAL VIDEO WE WORKSHOP --   WORKSHOP ON AUGUS. 
          -- VDOE WORKSHOP ON AUGUST 17TH. WE ALSO HAD AIR IN PERSON IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES. JEANNOT ROGERS, OUR VITA MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST HELPED WITH THE -- WE ALSO DID REQUIRED -- EXCUSE ME. 
          CIVIL RIGHTS TRAINING. SEAMLESS SUMMER OPTION AND OUR OSHA TRAINING. 
          I ATTENDED VDOE STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AUGUST THE 24TH. I SUBMITTED THE INFO FOR THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM ON IT IN SEPTEMBER. AND I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE AS WELL AS STATE DIRECTORS CONFERENCE ON OCT OCTOBER 19TH AND 20TH. 
          I HAVE COMPLETED SEVERAL WAIVER REQUEST FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR EACH SCHOOL KITCHEN. 
          INCLUDING SOME REQUESTS I HAVE AND RIGHT NOW FOR MEAL PATTERN. AS FAR AS EMPLOYEES, I HAVE A HARD FOUR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES AND THREE SUBSTITUTES -- HIGHER-ED FOUR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES -- HIRED FOUR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES AND THREE SUBSTITUTIONS. 
          WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF APPLICATIONS COMING IN RIGHT NOW. 
          THE NUMBERS. WE ACTUALLY SERVED 7,099 MEALS. 4700 FOR SUMMER SCHOOL. 
          ALMOST 1300 FOR THE BUS. AND THOUSAND  80 CURBSIDE MEALS. SO FAR THIS SCHOOL HERE, FROM AUGUST 23RD 2 THE END OF OCTOBER, WE HAVE SERVED 91,927 MEALS IN SCHOOL. 
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AND 336 MEALS SERVED OUTSIDE FOR OUR CURBSIDE MEALS. SOMETHING EVERYBODY HAS EXPERIENCED RIGHT NOW OUR SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES. -- ARE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES. 
          CURRENTLY, AS WE ALL KNOW, IT IS BROUGHT ON BY LABOR SHORTAGES. AND IT HAS IMPACTED K-12 FOOD SERVICE. A LOT OF OUR SUPPLIERS, MANUFACTURERS, ARE STRUGGLING TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE NATION. MOST RECENTLY, WE HAVE BEEN SHORT IT ON ITEMS SUCH AS PAPER TRAYS TO GO CONTAINERS, WRAP CUTLERY, PRODUCE, BEEF, CHICKEN, BOTTLED WATER, EGGS AND BREAD ITEMS. A LOT OF TIMES, WE DON'T LEARN ABOUT THESE SHORTAGES TRICKED UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. I KNOW THE USDA FOODS ARE VERY FIRST DELIVERY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WE WERE SHORTED 20 CASES OF CHICKEN. 
          25 CASES OF APPLESAUCE, CHEESE, AND WE DID NOT EVEN THOUGH. SO THAT WAS ONE OF THESE SITUATIONS WHICH WE ARE HAVING A LOT OF THAT WE WERE MAKING QUICK MENU CHANGES, SOMETIMES DAILY. 
          BUT WE DO HAVE AIRPLANE DISTRICT OR AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH US TO TRY TO'S -- PROVIDE SOME OF THESE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE ON OUR MENU WHEN POSSIBLE. WHEN THAT MANY ITEMS BECOME UNAVAILABLE AT THE LAST MINUTE, THEY HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD AT HELPING ME FIND COMPARABLE REPLACEMENT ITEMS. OUR STAFF HAS REMAINED REALLY FLEXIBLE TO MAKE THESE MENU CHANGES AS NEEDED. CURRENTLY, SOME OF OUR SHIPMENTS ARE RUNNING FIVE TO SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. WE ARE ABLE TO SHORTAGES BY EITHER USING SUBSTITUTE ITEMS, PURCHASING FROM OTHER VENDORS. THIS DOES MEAN THAT WE ARE NOT ALWAYS SERVING WHAT IS ON THE MENU THAT WE HAVE ADVERTISE, WHICH, YOU KNOW, I DON'T LIKE. BUT WE ARE DOING OUR BEST AS WE CAN. FOUR LEE, THOUGH, WE ARE CONTINUING TO OFFER GOOD CHOICES. WE HAVE PLENTY OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 
          LIEN MEETS -- MEATS. ONE OF THE WAFERS THAT I HAVE APPLIED FOR IS FOR THE WHOLE GRAINS JUST IN CASE. THIS WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T RECEIVE ANY FINANCIAL PENALTIES. IF WE ARE FOUND SERVING BREAD THAT IS NOT WHOLE-GRAIN CUTLERY CAN ACTUALLY BE MADE TO PAY HER FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT. -- REIMBURSEMENTS BACK. 
          CURRENTLY THE USDA HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THERE'S ADDITIONAL $1.5 BILLION IN AID. 
          BUT I DON'T KNOW YET WHERE THIS IS COMING OR HOW IT IS GOING TO BE DISTRIBUTED. 
          THAT IS A GOOD RED. AND CURRENTLY, IN AN EFFORT TO GET AHEAD OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN RACES, WE HAVE MADE SOME PROVISIONS. WE HAVE BEEN ORDERING TWO TO THREE WEEKS AHEAD OF TIME. WHENEVER -- AS SOON AS WE HEAR THE USDA FOODS ARE IN, WE IMMEDIATELY PULL THE STUFF OUT OF THE WAREHOUSE. AND I SPOKE WITH TODD TODAY. 
          AND THROUGH A TEAM COACH AND EFFORT OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT HAS AGREED TO PICK UP FOOD FROM OUR DISTRIBUTORS IF THEY HAVE A DRIVER SHORTAGE AND CAN'T GET INTO US. 
          SO -- AND I CALLED AND MAKE SURE THAT IS FINE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          >> AWESOME. >> LISA LANDRUM: AND CURRENTLY WE DO HAVE SOME FOOD STUCK UP. 
          WE HAVE OVER 450 CASES OF USDA DONATED FOODS IN OUR FREEZER. THAT EQUAL APPROXIMATELY 32,000 SERVINGS. WE HAVE A VARIETY OF CHICKEN, PORK, CHEESE PRODUCTS, FROZEN CORN, SPINACH, BROCCOLI, AND WE ARE GOOD RIGHT NOW. WE ACTUALLY HAVE IN THE USDA 
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DELIVERY COME IN NEXT WEEK. WITH 129 CASES OF CANNED AND FROZEN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 
          SO THAT WILL BE HELPFUL. AND THE LAST THING A WANT TO SEE IS THAT OUR STAFF HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD THROUGH ALL OF THIS. THEY HAVE MANAGED TO COME THROUGH FOR OUR STUDENTS REALLY OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF AND SEVERAL UNIQUE SITUATIONS. THEY ARE VERY DEDICATED, AND THEY ARE VERY RESILIENT. SO I APPLAUD THEM. [APPLAUSE] 
          DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> I JUST NOTED THREE WORDS I WROTE DOWN AS I READ THIS REPORT. RESILIENT WAS THE FIRST ONE. RESOURCEFUL AND, AT WILL, FORWARDS. ALWAYS CARING. SO I THINK THAT IS SO TRUE OF EVERYONE IN GOOCHLAND, WHAT -- WHEN THINGS WERE VERY, VERY CHALLENGING FOR PEOPLE, YOU GUYS WERE OUT THERE IN DECEMBER AND ALL KINDS OF WEATHER, JUST MAKING SURE KIDS WERE FED AND YOU WERE SO CARING ABOUT IT, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. BOARD MEMBERS, QUESTIONS? 
          >> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> KAREN THANK YOU COMFORT SPOKE UP FOR THE GREAT OR YOUR TEAM ARE DOING. THESE SUPPLY CHAIN PROBLEMS, SHOULD THEY PERSIST, A LOT OF TACTICAL TEAMS IN YOUR TEAM IS EXPLORING. WHAT OTHER OPTIONS CAN GET YOU OUT OF THE UNFORTUNATE SITUATION YOU FIND YOURSELF IN. YOU ARE IN FIREFIGHTING MODE AND 
          HOW CAN WE GET YOU TO FIRE PREVENTION MONTH? >> AT THIS POINT THAT WE ARE THE BEST WEEKEND. IF IT BECOMES -- NATIONWIDE. IT IS NOT JUST GOOCHLAND. 
          AS IT BECOMES TO A POINT WHERE WE CAN'T GET SUPPLIES, IT IS GOING TO BE ACROSS THE BOARD. 
          SO OF UNLISTED KIT I DON'T HAVE ANY ANSWERS FOR THAT. >> I THINK ONE OF THE BENEFITS IS WE BELONG TO THE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT. THERE ARE SOME STRENGTH IN NUMBERS INTO THAT COLLAB -- CO-OP. IT MAY CARRY MORE WEIGHT. 
          THAT MAY HELP AND MISS LANDRUM, BUT WE TALKED TODAY. WE NEED TO POTENTIALLY GO TO 
          COSCO. >> AND WE HAVE DONE THAT. >> I HAVE BEEN IN A SITUATION WHERE THE MILK VENDOR SAID -- AND I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL BE RESOURCEFUL. 
          WE WILL GATHER AS A TEAM. WE ARE TRYING TO REACT TO WHAT WE HAVE. 
          YEAH. >> IT IS HARD TO BE PROACTIVE IN A SITUATION THAT CHANGES DAILY. 
          SURPLUS OR SHORTAGE. >> IT IS A CHALLENGE. THANKS FOR YOUR GREAT WORK. 
          WE APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. SO AS DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, YOU HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE AIR BUSES AND PROUD OF WHAT THAT TAXPAYERS HAVE PROVIDED. IT IS A MUCH SAY PURPOSE. COMPARED TO WHAT YOU SAW TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE SAFE TRANSPORTATION FOR 
          OUR DRIVERS. >> THANK YOU AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CONGRATULATIONS. 
          AS WE LOOK AT THE NATION IS FACING A CRITICAL BUS DRIVER SHORTAGE AND THAT IS NATIONWIDE. 
          AND SO HERE WE HAVE A TEAM OF DEDICATED AND HIGHLY SKILLED INDIVIDUALS AND SO WE HAVE FOSTERED A CULTURE OF PROFESSIONALISM RESPONSIBILITY AND OPTIMISM AND SO, WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE SAFE TRANSPORTATION ON ENSURING A HIGH QUALITY OF PROFESSIONALISM AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. AND HOW DO WE DO THAT? YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHEN WE PULLED TO OUR BUS THAT WE ARE NOT JUST PICKING UP STUDENTS. WE ARE CREATING AND STUDENTS AND PARENTS THAT ARTICLE. BUT IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN OUR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, WE MUST HAVE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES BY CONTINUING TO OFFER COMPETITIVE DRIVER PAY, BENEFITS, WORKING CONDITIONS AND INCENTIVES. GOOCHLAND HAS ALWAYS BEEN TOP. AND WE KNOW THAT ESPECIALLY IN OUR AREA. BUT WE ARE STARTING TO FALL SHORT. 
          AND SO I DO WANT US TO BE AWARE OF IT AND TO CERTAINLY PLAN FOR THAT IN THE FUTURE. 
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THAT WE ARE STARTING TO KIND OF LAG BACK A LITTLE BIT ON THAT. FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD, WE ARRANGED 515 SCHOOL BUS REQUESTS, WHICH IS TYPICALLY NORMAL. 
          ONE ITEM THAT I'M MOST PROUD OF IS THAT WE HAVE HIRED THE VAULT DRIVING POSITIONS. 
          SO AT LEAST THE FIVE PAST YEARS, WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD AT LEAST FIVE POSITIONS THAT HAD BEEN OPENED AND THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAVE EVERY SINGLE BUS POSITION FULL. IN ADDITION, WE DO HAVE DRIVERS THAT ARE NOW IN LINE WAITING FOR A CONTRACTOR. SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT AND RECRUITING EFFORTS, INTERVIEWING EFFORTS, AND JUST ENGAGING EMPLOYEES A LITTLE BIT MORE. 
          WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED PAPERLESS COMMUNICATION AND SO WE HAVE GOTTEN OUR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS TO KIND OF ENGAGE IN E-MAILING. AND SO WE NOTICED THAT THE TIME, THE RESPONSE -- RESPONSIVENESS THAT HAS IMPROVED. WE DON'T HAVE TO. WITH THE FOLK CALLBACK. 
          THEY CAN EASILY ACCESS THEIR E-MAILS ON THEIR PHONES, TABLETS. 
          SO THAT IS, YOU KNOW, TEN OF IMPROVED RESPONSIVENESS WITH ADDING SCHOOL BUS STOPS AND JUST HAVING THAT CAN BE PATIENT WITH OUR DRIVERS. WE HAVE IMPROVED VISIBILITY ON FIVE BUSES. SO NOT JUST NEWER BUSES, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE L.E.D. LIGHT FUNCTIONS, ORDER BUSES, ANY BUS THAT NEEDS THE REPLACEMENT OF THEIR HEADLIGHTS, WE ARE NOT REPLACING IT WITH L.E.D. SO IMPROVED VISIBILITY WITH THAT, TOO. 
          I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY IN OUR COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE RAILROAD ROADS, COUNTRY ROADS, ROADS THAT DON'T GIVE US THAT VISIBILITY AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT, I DON'T KNOW SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, EARLY IN THE MORNING. THERE'S A LOT OF FOG AND SO THOSE HEADLIGHTS DEFINITELY HELP. WE LIMITED THE VOLUME OF PHONE CALLS BY GIVING ALL PARENTS ACCESS TO THE WI-FI PARENT APP. ON ANY GIVEN DAY, ABOUT FIVE TO 6,000 TIMES THE APP IS BEING USED. SO WE DEFINITELY SEE AN IMPROVEMENT AS FAR AS FULL CALLS, WHICH KNOW OUR STAFF CAN FOCUS ON OTHER THINGS, RIGHT? LIKE TRAINING, CONSOLIDATION OF ROUTES AND OTHER TASKS THAT NEED TO BE DONE. 
          WE HAVE ENHANCED MORE RIGHT HAND. AND DROP-OFF FOR STUDENT SAFETY. 
          THIS RECORDING -- REPORTING PERIOD,'S STOP PERSONNEL, THEY HAVE MAINTAINED AT LEAST 118 VEHICLES INCLUDING CHARACTERS. SO THEY ARE NOT JUST -- BUT ALSO OTHER ITEMS THAT WE DO USE IN THE SCHOOL DIVISION. WE HAVE ALSO INSTALLED THREE DEVICES. 
          ONE ON A TRIP PLUS AND SO THAT IS TO KIND OF IMPROVE THE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT EDUCATION WHEN THEY GO ON THESE LONG TRIPS INSTEAD OF JUST KIND OF SITTING BACK THERE. 
          THEY CAN ACTUALLY PULL OUT THEIR IPAD AND DO SOME HOMEWORK BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE TRIPS ARE NOT AROUND THE CORNER. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE -- TO A SYSTEM WITH PROPERLY ADJUSTED MIRRORS SO THEY HAVE THE TOOLS NECESSARY AND THEY HAVE PROPERLY ADJUSTED MIRRORS AS YOU CAN SEE THAT PICTURE AND THEN I WOULD JUST KIND OF -- THANK YOU. 
          AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION. ON A GIVEN DAY, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 60 A ROUTES. 44 CONTRACTED DRIVERS. THREE SUBS AND ONE THAT IS CURRENTLY ON LEAVE. BUT THAT IS YOUR TYPICAL DAY. 60 A RUNS ARE CONDUCTED EACH DAY. FOR FUTURE PROJECTS, WE ARE GOING TO EVALUATE OUR FUEL SYSTEM WHICH IS NOW IN PROGRESS. JUST TO HAVE A BETTER ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. 
          SO E-TEXT PEERS DOOZY YOU KNOW, OUR FUEL USE AND THEN YOU CAN KIND OF TRACK PATTERNS AND THEN IT IS JUST A METHOD TO FOUR EAC. ANOTHER PROJECT OR FUTURE GOAL WOULD BE HIGHER AND RETAINED DRIVERS. I HAVE KIND OF SHIFTED MY GOAL TO KIND OF NO FOCUS ON HIRING FIELD TRIP DRIVERS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE STUDENTS NEED TO POKE OUTSIDE EXPERIENCE, NOT JUST IN GOOCHLAND, BUT OUTSIDE AS WELL. AND THEN OF COURSE, TO INVEST IN EQUIPMENT THAT IS INNOVATIVE, NOT JUST SCHOOL BUSES, BUT PERHAPS OUR OFFICE AND ARE BUS 
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SHOP THAT MAY NEED SOME TOOLS THAT COULD PROBABLY GET US TO DO ARE RECOVERABLE BIT QUICKER, EFFICIENT, AND IN AN OUT KIND OF IDEA METHOD. THINKING LONG-TERM. 
          LAST BUT NOT LEAST, INVEST IN TRAINING FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, OFFICE PERSONNEL, SHOP PERSONAL, 
          THAT IS COST EFFECTIVE SAFE, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTED. >> THANK YOU. 
          I THINK THOSE LAST STATEMENTS SOME UP WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING AND YOUR FORWARD THINKING, LOOKING AT THE COSTS, THE SAFETY AND HOW THAT EXPERIENCE FOR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS. 
          SO GREAT WORK. AND SO GREAT REPORT. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS? 
          >> EXCELLENT REPORT. >> THANK YOU. >> -- BEEN TO MAN LONDON TO KNOW 
          HOW THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN FOR SOME TIME AND THREE YEARS. >> YES. 
          >> DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL THE WAY ACROSS MAINTENANCE AND READING EVERY SINGLE THING THAT YOU ARE DOING. DRIVER IMPROVEMENT AND RETENTION, ALL OF THESE THINGS. WE HAVE SEEN A DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT AND THAT LEVEL OF 
          PROFESSIONALISM IN YOUR WORK. >> ROSA HOLMAN: THANK YOU. I WANTED TO ADD, I CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE PEOPLE. AND I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT. I THINK THE CULTURE THAT WE HAVE BUILT IS UNIQUE AND IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. BUT I CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT MY SHOP PERSONAL OR MY DRIVERS AND MY'S PERSONNEL. IT TAKES A TEAM IN ORDER FOR US 
          TO CONTINUE FORWARD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. AND THE THIRD IN THE LINEUP 
          TONIGHT IS OUR DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE. >> GOOD EVENING. 
          LONG DAY. THANK YOU. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. 
          WELCOME. CONGRATULATIONS. LAST TUESDAY WAS EXCITING. 
          BOND REFERENDUM MOVING PAST. WE GOT A LOT OF ACCIDENT LOOK AHEAD OF US. 
          I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PLANNING PROCESS. OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN NEW BUILDING MATERIALS, NEW CONSTRUCTION METHODS. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE Y YOU, WE HAVE AHEAD OF US. LOOKING BACK AND WE HAD A REALLY BUSY SUMMER. 
          THE ENTIRE FACILITY TEAM THAT WE WERE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND COMPLETE THE MAJORITY OF OUR SUMMER PROJECTS. MIDSUMMER, WE WERE LOOKING RO ROUGH. 
          I WAS NOT FEELING GOOD ABOUT THE SUMMER PROJECTS SCHEDULED. HALF OF OUR PROJECTS WERE POSTPONED DUE TO MATERIAL SHORTAGES, LABOR ISSUES. THE LABOR ISSUES JUST CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. WE LOST SOME REALLY GOOD LONG-STANDING CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE CLOSED SHOP, NOT BECAUSE OF A LACK OF WORK BUT THEY, FIND THE PEOPLE TO DO THE RIGHT. 
          SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, WE INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT THIS SPRING, NOW AFFECTING ALL OF THE SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY. AND IF THERE'S AN UPSIDE TO IT, I NO LONGER HAVE TO EXPLAIN MY PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. AUGUST, BECAUSE OF ALL OF THIS COACH AUGUST WAS REALLY HECTIC. 
          FOR AWFUL. ALL OF THE PROJECTS POSTPONED RIGHT TO THE END. 
          WE HOUSE THE CLASSROOM MOVES RESCHEDULE FOR THEM. IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS, IT SEEMED THAT ALL THE PROJECTS PLANNED FOR THE SUMMER WERE COMPLETED IN THOSE 20 DAYS. 
          THERE'S A LONGER LIST OF PROJECTS LISTED IN THAT REPORT. BUT I JUST WANTED TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. WE GOT THE PHASE THREE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. 
          ALSO ADD THE HIGH SCHOOL, SOME'S FURNITURE REPLACEMENT. WE ARE CONTINUING THE L.E.D. 
          REPLACEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE DIVISION. LIKEWISE, TILE FLOOR REPAIRS AND UPGRADES THROUGHOUT THE DIVISION. AND WE GOT TO REPLACE MOST OF THE BLINDS. MORE OF A COMMERCIAL -- THAT, I THINK, ALSO HELPS UPDATE THE LOOK OF THE FACILITIES AND ALSO, THE OTHER BLINDS WERE A MAINTENANCE NIGHTMARE. 
          WE GOT TO DO SOME PAINTINGS, SOME POWER WASHING PROJECTS. WE REPLACED HUNDREDS OF AGED AND DAMAGED WINDOWS AT THE FACILITIES. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM FOR IT WAS COMPLETELY REFINISHED. AND WE HAD SOME STUDENT DESKS THAT NEEDED TO BE ASSEMBLED AND I MENTIONED THE WAREHOUSE TO THE CLASSROOM MOVE WAS A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING. 
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THE BEGINNING, TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN WE MOVED EVERYTHING TO THE WAREHOUSE, IT WAS A CHALLENGE CUP UP TO TAKE IT FROM ONE LOCATION AND GET IT TO FIVE AND THEN WITHIN THOSE FIVE TO CORRECT ROOM THAT WAS A BIT -- AND I'M REALLY GOING TO REACHOUT AND THANK THE CUSTODIAL TEAM BECAUSE IF IT WAS NOT FOR THEM, IT'S THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACILITIES THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A SUCCESS. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS BUT WE ALSO HAVE SOME OF THE SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT I GET TO DO HERE. I THINK ABOUT GRADUATION. 
          ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE GRADUATION, WE MOVED IT. IT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE THE DRIVE 
          IN. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS SIX DAYS. >> TODD STEELEY: I WAS TRYING. 
          IT TIES INTO THE TWO DAYS. [LAUGHTER] WE HUSTLED. 
          WE SCRAMBLED. BUT WE GOT IT DONE. AND THEN WE HAD HOMECOMING. 
          AND CHRIS COLLIER, WHO I NOTICED IS NOT HERE ANYMORE, CALLED ME UP TWO DAYS BEFORE AND SAID, WE HAVE LOST THE TEMP COMPANY. AGAIN, THE FACILITY TEAM SCRAMBLED. 
          WE GOT THE TEMPS WE GOT ON THE SCHOOLS AND IN THE END, THE KIDS WENT TO DANCE. 
          THESE ARE NOT THE MOST COMPLICATED OR THE MOST EXPENSIVE PROJECTS I DO. 
          BUT THESE ARE THE MOST MEANINGFUL, THE ONES WITH HEART. MY TEAM, WE CAN GO FIX AIR-CONDITIONERS. WE CAN MANAGE PROJECTS ANYWHERE. BUT IT IS STUFF LIKE THIS WHEN YOU DIRECTLY AFFECT THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE, THAT IS WHAT MIX DISTRICT PLEASE DIFFERENT FROM ANYWHERE ELSE. IN CONCLUSION, WE HAVE BEEN REALLY BUSY. 
          WE FACE A LOT OF CHALLENGES AND HEADWINDS. THIS IS THE TEAM THAT RISES TO THE CHALLENGE EVERY TIME. YOU ALL HAVE HEARD ME SAY IT AND I SEE IT ALL THE TIME BECAUSE IT IS TRUE. I COULD NOT BE PROUDER TO BE A PART OF THIS TEAM. 
          THAT INCLUDES TEAM GOOCHLAND. I WILL TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS. >> KAREN R. HORN: THANK YOU. 
          I THINK YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT FROM THE HEART. THAT IS JUST -- YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT. THERE ARE A LOT OF -- LOOK AT THE A CULT USED TO BE A LOT, BUT THERE ARE MANY SKILLED PROFESSIONALS OUT THERE AT DIFFERENT COMPANIES. 
          NO IDEA HOW MEANINGFUL IT COULD BE TO BE A PART OF THE SCHOOL TEAM. 
          WE ARE FORTUNATE FOR SURE. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> TODD STEELEY: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. 
          GREAT REPORT. >> JEREMY J. RALEY: BOARD MEMBERS, AS YOU CAN SEE GOT WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY EXCEPTIONAL OPERATIONAL LEADERS AND REALLY PROUD OF THE TEAM AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME TO REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION AND YOU HEARD THE TERM PROFESSIONALISM USED A WHOLE LOT TONIGHT. THEY HAVE RAISED THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM. THEY ARE THE KEY LEADERS IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION, JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SUCCESSFUL. I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR TEAM. NEXT ON THE AGENDA, MR. WHITE IS GOING TO COME FORWARD AS OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE ON THIS TIME, IMPROVEMENT TO THE PARKING LOT. AS WELL AS -- 
          >> OH, TODD, YOU CAN'T LEAVE. >> OH, MAN. >> THANK YOU, LIKE. 
          >> GOOD NIGHT. >> AS WELL AS TURN LANES ON -- HEADING WEST ON ROUTE 6 AND ON THOSE HEADING SOUTH OF 522, A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES. 
          WE ARE READY FOR PRIME TIME. THIS IS ALL POSSIBLE AS A RESULT OF THE VOTER SUPPORT FOR OUR BOND REFERENDUM. IT WILL IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW AND PROVIDE A SECRET EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR THE FAMILIES WHO'D NAVIGATE AND PULL AWAY ON A REGULAR BASIS. 
          SO MS. WHITE, IT IS ALL YOURS. >> DEBORAH WHITE: I JUST WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE DRAWINGS BECAUSE DR. RALEY HAS DONE A GOOD JOB OF GIVING YOU THE OVERVIEW. 
          MY COLLEAGUE, TODD, AND I ARE WORKING VERY CLOSE TOGETHER ON THESE CAPITAL PROJECTS. 
          ONCE WE GET INTO THE EXTRA CONSTRUCTION, TODD IS GOING TO BE TAKING OVER. 
          SO I GOT THAT HEAVY LIFT RIGHT NOW. BUT TODD IS GOING TO GET IT SOON. SO WHAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU IS ON THIS MAP EXACTLY WHAT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT IS BECAUSE NOT ALL BULLDOG WAY IS GOING TO HAVE BUILDING 
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IMPROVEMENTS DURING THE NEXT SUMMER. AND SO THE MAIN THING IS RIGHT HERE ON THE FAR LEFT, ON ROUTE 6. COMING UP FROM BULLDOG WAY, THEY'RE GOING TO ADD A RIGHT LANE. THEN AS THEY MAKE CHANGES TO THE PARKING LOT HERE, THEY ARE ADDING IN NEW ENTRANTS AND THEY WILL BE EXTENDING THAT RIGHT TURN LANE ALL THE WAY TO THE NEW ENTRANCE. SO THOSE ARE TWO RIGHT TURN LANES THAT ARE PART OF THE PROJECT, THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. THE ONLY OTHER PROJECT THAT IS GOING TO BE DONE ON THE ROAD WITH THIS IS THE RIGHT TURN LANE RIGHT HERE DONE AT THE BOTTOM, AT THE FAR RIGHT. WHERE IT CONNECTS WITH ROUTE DRIVE 22. 
          THEY ARE GOING TO AT A RIGHT TURN LANE. SO RIGHT NOW, BULLDOG WAY IS A COUNTRY LANE. IT IS SIMPLY A COUNTRY LANE. AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT INTO SOMETHING THAT HAS BETTER TRAFFIC CONTROL THAN A COUNTRY LANE AND CERTAIN TIMES DURING THE DAY, THIS BULLDOG WAY GETS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC. SO WE ARE TRYING TO HELP THAT OUT. THERE ARE -- THERE IS A LEFT TURN LANE THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY WANTED TO PUT IN THE PROJECT. IT IS RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF. 
          IT IS LEADING INTO THAT STUDENT, IT WOULD BE CALLED NORTHPARK NOT GET THE STADIUM PARKING LOT RIGHT HERE. NOT AS HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THERE. IT IS RIGHT NOT BECAUSE WE ARE DIRECTING ALL OF THE PARENT PICKUP, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENT. 
          INTO THAT LOT. BUT UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, IT DOES NOT HAVE THE TRAFFIC. 
          IT WAS NICE TO HAVE. BUT WOULD BE -- BUT WE FOUND OUT IS THAT FROM THIS POINT DOWN, ALL THIS BLOOMBERG YOU HERE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO STEEPLECHASE IS LOOK AT ALL THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO BE GOING WHEN THE NEW SCHOOL IS BUILT. AND SO IF THERE'S THE OPPORTUNITY, WHILE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING ON, THE ROAD TO ADD THIS LEFT TURN LANE, WE CAN. 
          BUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IS SEWAGE FOR THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS GOING TO COME FROM RIGHT HERE IN THE FIELDHOUSE AREA AND COME DOWN THIS ROAD AND IT IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE PUT ALL ALONG THIS PART OF BULLDOG WAY. SO THERE'S A REAL OVERLAP IN PROJECTS. WE HAVE PULLED THAT LEFT TURN LANE OUT OF THIS PROJECT. 
          IF WE HAVE FUNDING IN THE END, IF YOU CAN ADD INTO THE PROJECT, WE WILL. 
          YOU KNOW, AFTER THE FINISH DOING THE OFF-SITE UTILITY CHANGES THAT THEY HAVE TO DO AND ALSO TO TURN LANES THAT THEY NEED FOR THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SO RIGHT NOW, IT IS JUST THOSE THREE PERTINENT LANES. THAT IS THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS WITH THIS PROJECT. 
          SO THEN THE NEXT THING IS THE SITE DESIGN. AND WE HAD QUITE A BIT OF COLLABORATION ON THAT. WE HAD THE SECONDARY ADMINISTRATORS AND SECURITY OFFICERS. WE HAD FIRE CHIEF'S AND LOTS OF PEOPLE ADDING THEIR COMMENTS. 
          WE HAD COUNTY STAFF WHO CAME IN AND WE GATHERED WITH THEM TO GET SOME IDEAS FROM THEM. 
          BUT ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS WE WANTED TO DO IS RIGHT HERE IN THE FREE CENTER ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT, THAT IS REALLY THE CURRENT PARKING LOT THAT WE HAVE RETAINED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SO THAT WE DID NOT HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, NO REASON TO MAKE A CHANGE IF WE CAN KEEP THAT SAME FOOTPRINT. AND SO ALSO ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, YOU SEE THE SAME BUS PARKING LANE. SO NOT IN THE REALLY BIG CHANGES ALONG THERE. WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IS ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE IS WHERE ALL OF THE CHANGES ARE. SO WE ARE JUST REALLY EXPANDING THAT PARKING LOT OUT INTO WHAT IS NOW CALLED THE SOCCER FIELD ON THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SIDE. AND WE ARE TAKING THE CURRENT SINGLE PARKING -- OR SINGLE ENTRANCE THAT IS FOR BOTH THE BUSES AND THE CARS AND WE ARE MAKING IT A BUS ONLY ENTRANCE. WE ARE MOVING IT JUST SLIGHTLY. AND IT IS -- HAS THE RIGHT TURN RADIUS FOR LADDER TRUCKS AND EML OF THE BUSES. SO WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT THERE ARE MORE BUSES THAT ARE COMING INTO THE SECONDARY COMPLEX WITH THAT HAIR STUDENT POPULATION AND SO WE NEEDED TO EXPAND THE BUS PARKING AS WELL AS THE PARENT PICKUP. 
          SO WE WILL HAVE A DEDICATED ENTRANCE AND A DEDICATED EXIT FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND 
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BUSES. THE CARS WILL COME IN AT THIS ENTRANCE, RIGHT IN -- WHERE THE OLD PARKING LOT HAD TOUCHED THE ROAD ADD THE CLOSEST PARK. THERE WILL BE ONE ENTRANCE IN. 
          THERE WILL BE A DIVIDED SO THAT THERE'S NO CONFUSION THERE. THEY COME IN AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE DOING PICKUPS AND DROP OFF SCOTT THEY WILL GO RIGHT ALONGSIDE THAT BACK PARKING AREA AND THEY WILL DOUBLESTACK PRACTICAL WILL -- THERE WILL BE LANES AND LINES TO INDICATE THAT DOUBLESTACK ALL THE WAY HERE. THEY WILL COME IN SINGLE FILE. THE STUDENTS ARE STANDING ON A PAD HERE. THE PARENTS COME IN AND THEY SINGLE FILE ALONG THIS -- AROUND THE CLOCK -- CROSSWALK AREA AND DILUTE UP THERE AND THEN THE PARENTS CAN COME RIGHT OUT AND AGAIN, THEY HAVE A CLEAR RI RIGHT/LEFT TURN OUT OF THAT PARKING SPACE. 
          SO WE CAN STACK AS MANY AS 69 VEHICLES IN THIS NEW CONFIGURATION. 
          THAT IS NOT COUNTING THOSE DECCAN BACK IN, YOU KNOW, IF WE WANTED TO LOOP INTO THE PARKING LOT TO THE CREEKMORE LINES OR ALONG THIS ENTRY AREA. SO THAT IS THE NEW DESIGN. 
          THE ENGINEERS ARE TAKING THIS TO THE COUNTY NP, THIS FRIDAY. SO THEY ARE IN -- IF THEY GOT ALL OF THEIR RUNS TOGETHER. WE ARE GETTING -- WE ARE SENDING DATA THAT THE COUNTY. 
          SO THAT GETS TEST THE VERY LAST THING THAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT AND THAT IS THE SCHEDULE. 
          THE SCHEDULE IS NOT WHAT TODD AND I WANT TO SEE. BECAUSE IT REALLY COMES IN SO THE PROJECT IS FINISHING AFTER SCHOOL STARTS. WE HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED THIS WITH THE COUNTY IN A MEETING THIS WEEK THAT IF WE CAN GET JUST ONE-WEEK OFF OF THE COUNTY'S REVIEW PROCESS, THEN IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD TAKE IT TO YOU AS A SCHOOL BOARD IN MAY AFTER THE PROCUREMENT AND THAT WOULD ALLOW -- SO IT IS A MAY 10TH MEETING. 
          SO THE BOARD MEETING, WE GIVE THE NOTICE TO PROCEED ON M MAY 11TH IF YOU APPROVE THE CONTRACT. SO THE COUNTY KNOWS THAT, YOU KNOW, EVEN ONE-WEEK REDUCTION IN THAT REVIEW TIME. THEY ARE PARTNERS WITH THAT. THEY UNDERSTAND THAT. 
          SO TIMMONS WAS NOT WILLING TO CHANGE IT BECAUSE THIS IS THEIR CONSERVATIVE SCHEDULE. 
          BUT WE ARE HOPING THAT WE ARE GOING TO SEE THAT. SO WE ARE RIGHT ON SCHEDULE TO GET THOSE -- YOU CAN SEE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THEY HAVE SAID OUR DEADLINE IS TO GET THIS OUT ON NOVEMBER 12TH AS SOON AS THE BOND REFERENDUM PASSES. AND SO THEY ARE MAKING THAT COMMITMENT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PROJECT? 
          >> MADAM CHAIR, MISS WHAT, IF YOU COULD BACK UP TO THE SITE, THIS PLAN. 
          I HAD NOT THOUGHT ABOUT THIS UNTIL AND ACTUALLY SEEING THIS. BUT THE END OF THE LOOP OR THE BUSES LINED UP -- WORK WITH THE BUSES LINED UP, THERE'S ALWAYS CONFLICT WITH THOSE STUDENTS AND THE SCOPE A CROSSWALK THAT WAS HAS HAPPENED -- SAFELY PUT TOGETHER. 
          THERE WERE FOLKS THAT CAME OUT. IS THAT FACTORED INTO THE PLAN TO -- NOT CHANGE NECESSARILY BUT 
          TO HAVE MORE DEFINED CROSSWALK? FOR VISIBILITY? >> DEBORAH WHITE: NOBODY REALLY IMAGINE THAT BUT AS WE ARE DOING LINE MARKINGS HERE, I'M SURE THAT THEY WOULD -- 
          >> I HAD NOT -- >> DEBORAH WHITE: -- FIXED THAT. >> WHEN I SEE THIS, I REMEMBER 
          CLEARLY. >> DEBORAH WHITE: WHAT WE ARE DOING TO DO IS TRAFFIC CALMING AND JUST A BETTER FUTURE AS TO HAVE THIS AS A WHOLE, AS A RAISED CROSSWALK SO THE STUDENTS ARE COMING DOWN AND THEY ARE NOT DIPPING DOWN AND UP. A ARE JUST ON A RAISED CROSSWALK -- THEY ARE JUST ON A RAISED CROSSWALK. IT IS WELL UNDERSTOOD THAT THAT 
          IS THE PARKING LOT. >> IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A FLASHBACK. 
          >> DEBORAH WHITE: IF YOU HAD A FLASHBACK, I'M SORRY. WE HAVE SOME FENCING FOR THE 
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PROTECTION. THIS IS NOT REALLY SHOWN HERE AND OF COURSE, WE ARE CONNECTING 
          TO THE SIDEWALK YEAR. VERY CLEARLY AROUND SIX. >> TWO LANES TO ONE LANE CONCERNS ME. WILL THERE BE SOMEBODY THERE DIRECTING? 
          >> DEBORAH WHITE: THERE'S A DEPUTY THAT IS STATIONED AT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. 
          THAT WOULD BE A PERFECT SPOT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE CROSSWALK TO HAVE A DEPUTY CAR PLACE, 
          HONESTLY. >> YES. >> DEBORAH WHITE: YOU KNOW? IF THEY ARE GOING TO THE PARK SOME WORK AT THAT WOULD BE THE IDEAL SPOT. 
          IT WOULD GIVE A REAL CLUE THAT YOU GOT TO EMERGE RIGHT. >> OKAY. 
          MADAM CHAIR. TO THE POINT ABOUT THE CROS CROSSWALK, IT IS NOT AS VISIBLE COMING FROM 522. PEOPLE SAY THAT CHILDREN STEP OUT. 
          THE SIGN IS HIDDEN FOR THE CROSSWALK. SO IT NEEDS TO BE EMBELLISHED WITH CLEARER DEFINITION AND BE CONSIDERED WHEN YOU ARE DOING THESE TYPES OF -- 
          >> DEBORAH WHITE: I WILL PUT THAT DOWN. THAT IS NOT REALLY IN THE PROJECT AREA. BUT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING AND IS EASY FOR US TO ADDRESS. 
          >> IT WOULD BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS ONCE YOU, MORE THAN CONGESTION IN THAT AREA. 
          >> WE CAN RULE THAT IN. >> YES. AND THE COUNTY IS WORKING ON THAT WHOLE VILLAGE CONCEPT WITH THE WALKING AND BIKING PATHS. THAT SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION. THAT IS REALLY CRITICAL IN OUR WALKING/BIKING, THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING ON A DAILY BASIS. SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE IN THEIR CONCEPT AS WELL. SO VERY GOOD POINT. AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE TEAM, PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE BEEN ASSISTING WITH THE TRAFFIC FLOW AT SCHOOL EVENTS THIS YEAR. 
          WE DON'T HAVE THESE IMPROVEMENTS RIGHT NOW. BUT I KNOW ON A FRIDAY NIGHT, WE HAVE SOME REALLY AMAZING PROFESSIONALS. JUST LAST WEEK, A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW THEY CLOSED OFF ONE DIRECTION. SO THAT HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL. 
          THE PARKING LOT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. >> THEY ARE VERY EXCITED THAT WE ARE ADDING MORE PARKING TO HELP WITH MAJOR EVENTS. AND PROBABLY WILL OPEN UP THE BUS LANES TO ALLOW PARKING SO WE WILL HAVE EVEN MORE IN THIS AREA FOR MAJOR EVENTS OVER THERE THE 
          STADIUM. >> KAREN R. HORN: ALL RIGHT. GREAT. 
          BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THIS AMAZING TEAM? >> JEREMY J. RALEY: THANK YOU -- 
          TREATMENT OH, OKAY. >> KAREN R. HORN: WE ARE GOING TO KEEP HER ADD THE PODIUM FOR A 
          LITTLE BIT LONGER. [LAUGHTER] >> DEBORAH WHITE: I DON'T -- 
          >> I DON'T THANK -- 
          >> JEREMY J. RALEY: AS IF WE HAVE NOT ALREADY HAD SIGNIFICANT CONVERSATIONS ON SOME CHALLENGING TOPICS. THIS IS A MAJOR CONVERSATION FOR US. 
          LOOKING FORWARD TO WHATEVER CAPITAL NEEDS ARE FOR THAT LONG-TERM IS A BIG DECISION. 
          A LOT OF BIG NUMBERS IN THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE. 
          AND SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WE HAVE LEARNED A WHOLE LOT OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS AS WE HAVE WORKED WITH ARCHITECTS AND WE HAVE CRITICALLY EVALUATED OUR PRICING STRUCTURE AND SQUARE FOOTAGE ASSESSMENTS AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT GO INTO CONSTRUCTION. SO WHAT YOU WILL SEE THIS EVENING IS TRULY A NEED-BASED APPROACH INCLUDE THE REPORT THAT YOU SAW LAST MONTH. OUR TEAM HAS DESCRIBED THAT REPORT AND LOOKED AT PRESENT MODELS AND LOOKED AT PRIORITY LEVELS, WHEN MUST WE DO THESE KIND OF THINGS. WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THIS EVENING IS THE RESULT OF A WHOLE LOT OF WORK THAT HAS HAPPENED BEHIND THE SCENES. WE WANT TO FOCUS SQUARELY ON THE FIRST FIVE YEARS BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE COUNTY LOOKS AT BUT SPECIFICALLY AT F123. 
          -- FY 23. >> IT IS REALLY -- I CAN RUN THE NUMBERS. 
          BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. TODD AND HIS TEAM, WE HAVE A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ON HOW TO TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND MAKE IT PRACTICAL TO REDUCE THOSE COSTS DOWN AND WHAT WE CAN DO IN-HOUSE. SO SOME OF THE INFORMATION 
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ACTUALLY IS BEING OPERATIONALIZED. IT IS NOT EVEN IN THIS PLAN. 
          THE SMALLER PROJECTS. ALSO, PETER MARTIN ON SOME OF THE DATA STUFF. 
          SO IT DID REQUIRE SOME DISCUSSIONS. IT REQUIRED SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH NO FURTHER OVER THE HIGH SCHOOL COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT HE NEEDED ON HIS -- IN HIS FIELD. 
          ITSELF AS DR. RALEY INDICATED, YOU KNOW, YOU START WITH THE NEEDS. 
          AND WE HAVE THE DEWBERRY REPORT THAT REALLY TOLD US THIS IS WHERE YOU NEED TO LOOK. 
          AND WHEN YOU NEED TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY GAVE US THAT STARTING POINT STARTING POINT. 
          THIS IS THE BASIC MATERIAL COST FOR THIS PROJECT AND THEN WE COULD ROLL OFF OF THAT. 
          SO WE DID TAKE THAT REPORT AS OUR NEEDS. USUALLY WE TRY NOT TO HAVE STICKER SHOCK FOR THE COUNTY. BUT THAT DEWBERRY REPORT LEE SHOWED WHERE WE HAD SOME DEFICITS ADD THE HIGH SCHOOL. AND THEN WE WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A 5% INFLATION FACTOR EVERY YEAR. THAT IS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD. WE CHANGED THAT FACTOR. 
          SO THAT IS INCREASING OUR COST HERE YEAR OVER YEAR. AND THEN THE DEWBERRY WORK AS WELL AS THE MODELING THAT THE COUNTY HAS ASKED FOR LARGE CAPITAL PROJECTS INCLUDES INDUSTRY STANDARDS CONTINGENCIES WHICH WE HAVE NEVER PUT INTO A PROJECT BEFORE. 
          SO THAT -- WE HAVE GOTTEN, SEVERAL TIMES WHERE WE DID NOT BRING A PROJECT FULLY FUNDED. 
          AND THEN WE HAD TO GO BACK TO THE COUNTY AND AS FOR THAT FUNDING. 
          SO ANYWAY, SO WE HAVE ADDED A LITTLE BIT OF CONTINGENCY INTO OUR PROJECTS AND WE ALWAYS LOOK TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE TRYING TO LOOK FOR INDOOR AIR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR SUSTAINABLE FACILITIES AND THERE WERE AND CREATING FIXABLE LEARNING SPACES. THE FIRST ONE REALLY BEING WHAT IS REALLY COMING UP AS A KEY ISSUE BASED ON THE PANDEMIC, BUT ALSO ON JUST THE AGE OF OUR BUILDINGS. SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A START LAST YEAR ADD THE SAME TIME. THIS WAS THE TEN YEAR CIP. WE HAD THE BIRD PROJECT -- BYRD PROJECT FULLY IN. WE HAD GES STARTING THE HIGH SCHOOL/MIDDLE SCHOOL PARKING LOT STARTED THERE THE FORMULA DOLLAR LEVEL AND THAT WE HAD SOME -- THAT HAS GLUTE RENOVATION HERE IN 23, 24, AND 25. SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAD PRESENTED TO THE COUNTY. 
          THE COUNTY COUNTERED WITH THEY RETAINED THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THEY RETAINED THE LOCAL -- MIDDLE SCHOOL PROJECT. THEY SHIFTED THE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT OVER ONE YEAR. 
          SO THAT IS THE 1.419 MILLION, AND THAT 1.5 MILLION. SO THEY MOVED THAT OVER ONE YEAR. AND THEN THEY TOOK BYRD OUT OF THE PICTURE ALTOGETHER. 
          THEY JUST, LIKE, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO BYRD IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS. 
          SO TIGHT YOU KNOW, THE WORKING WITH THEIR FINANCIAL PLANNERS, YOU KNOW. 
          WE HAVE TO RESPECT THEIR FUNDING NEEDS. SO THAT IS REALLY WHERE WE STARTED FROM THIS YEAR. WE SAID, OKAY. WE FOUGHT YOU THE LAST COUPLE YEARS ON THE TIMING OF THESE PROJECTS NOW. YOU KNOW? WE ARE GOING TO RESPECT WHAT YOU HAVE ASKED US TO DO AS FAR AS THE TIMING OF THESE PROJECTS. 
          SO WE USED THE SAME MODEL LAST YEAR. SO IT IS WHAT THEY CALLED THE HBA MODEL. AND IF YOU CLICK THROUGH THE COMPLETE SET OF WORKSHEETS, YOU CAN SEE WHAT THAT MY LOOK LIKE. BUT WE MADE NO CHANGE TO THE 2022 PROJECT. 
          THOSE ARE FUNDED. WE GOT BOND FUNDING FOR THEM, THAT WE ARE KEEPING TRUE TO THE PROJECT. AND THEN -- BUT ANY PROJECT AFTER 2022, WE ADDED THAT 5% 
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INFLATION FACTOR TO SHOW THAT IS WHAT A REAL NEED IS. SO THE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT IS COMING IN A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. AND THEN IF THE COUNTY MOVED IT OUT, DIDN'T WE INFLATED TO THE YOU COULD THAT THEY MOVED IT OUT TO. SO THAT IS WHAT WE DID. 
          I AM NOT -- OH, I FORGET. SO WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT INITIALLY WHEN WE FIRST PROPOSED IT, THAT WAS THE 2018. THAT IS WHAT THE CUSTOMER AT THE TIME. WE INFLATED IT OUT TO LAST YEAR. THE COUNTY MOVED IT OUT ANOTHER YEAR. AND SO NOW YOU SEE A PROJECT THAT IS EMINENT OTHERS. 
          PLUS WE ADDED A PROJECT MANAGER AND COMMISSIONING TO THAT. IT IS A BIG ENOUGH PROJECT. 
          IT IS $22 MILLION. WE DON'T THANK WE CAN MANAGE THAT. 
          JUST LIKE WE CAN'T HANDLE THE NEW . AND I ARE ON OUR OWN HANDLING THE CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT. SO WE DID ADD THAT INTO THAT COST. 
          SOME OF THAT IS WITH THE PROJECT MANAGERS AND THEN JUST MOVING THE SEA ONE-THIRD -- THAT IS CALLED THE I.D.E.A. ROOM NOW. AND SO YOU SEE JUST LIVING IT OUT ONE YEAR AND CHANGING THAT INFLATION FACTOR IT DID NOT BECOMES $100,000 MORE. AND THEN THEY DID NOT CHANGE SOME OF THE FIELD IMPROVEMENTS AND WHAT WE ARE ADDING TO THE PROJECT RIGHT NOW IS A NEW NEED HAS COME UP FOR MORE FIELDHOUSE SPACE. SO WE HAVE ADD TO THAT AS OF THE 2028 TIMEFRAME. WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS GOING TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE COUNTY, BUT THAT IS AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO, YOU KNOW, DO SOME OF THE STADIUM, THE IMPROVEMENTS AROUMD THE STADIUM. TALKING TO JOE, ARTIFICIAL TURF WOULD COST US A LITTLE BIT OVER A MILLION DOLLARS. WE HAD -- AT THIS POINT THAT WE HAVE ALMOST $3 MILLION SET ASIDE TO DO NEW FIELDS. HE BELIEVES THAT IF WE GOT AN ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELD THAT HE COULD BE USING THAT ALL THE TIME. WITH NO, HE HAS TO PROTECT THAT GRASS. THEY CAN ONLY PRACTICE SO OFTEN ON THE FIELD. 
          SO IF HE CAN GET THAT TURF FIELD IN THAT MAYBE WE ONLY NEED ONE MORE FIELD, PRACTICE FIELD WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. SO WE HAVE KEPT THAT IN ENDNOTE WE ARE IDENTIFYING IT AS A TURF FIELD OUT IN 28, 29. THAT IS THE FINAL HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION PROJECT. SO WHAT WE HAD DISCUSSIONS LAST SPRING WITH THE COUNTY, THE TWO BOARDS, THEY EXPRESSED THE NEED FOR US TO DO TWO THINGS. THAT WAS TO ADD A PROJECT MANAGER AND COMMISSIONING. THAT IS WHERE WE ADDED THAT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION. 
          TRYING TO GET THAT IN AND THEN THE OTHER THINK THE AS FOR IS IF WE ARE NO LONGER USING IS GOOGLE WE SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE A PLACEHOLDER F FOR WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO IN THAT SCHOOL AFTERWARDS. I HAVE PUT JUST A TOKEN AMOUNT BUT I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE RENOVATION WOULD COST. A COUPLE YEARS AFTER WE ABANDONED THE BUILDING. 
          WHEN IT LOOKED THE COUNTIES -- COUNTY'S 25-YEAR PLAN, I THOUGHT THAT THEY ALREADY PUT IN $2 MILLION FOR RENOVATION OF GES. SO I DID NOT HAVE TO ADD THAT IN MY BUDGET. BUT I HAVE ADDED THE PLACEHOLDER FOR BATTENING GTECH AND WENT OFF AND BIRD IN MY CIPP. -- CIP. NOW WE GO TO THE PRACTICAL STUFF. WE HAVE ASKED FOR JUST A POOL, A GENERAL MAINTENANCE POOL AND WE HAVE IT BY FACILITY. THE COUNTY WANTS US TO IDENTIFY COST PER FACILITY. 
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WE ARE LOOKING AT $250,000 POOL FOR THE TEAM TO DO WHATEVER WORK COMES UP. 
          IT IS -- WE GOT SOME PROJECTS SCHEDULED. IT WILL REQUIRE CONTRACTOR. 
          IF AN HVAC UNIT GOES DOWN, THEY NEED TO REPLACE THAT ONE. SO THAT IS COMING OUT OF HERE. 
          SIDEWALK REPAIRS. PLUMBING THINK WE ARE DOING AT RANDOLPH RIGHT NOW. 
          THAT TYPE OF THING. SO THAT IS PRETTY STEADY ACROSS THE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. 
          NOT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE PRESENTED LAST YEAR. WE HAVE GOT ALSO THE TECHNOLOGY. 
          RIDE WE ARE STILL REPLACING PROMETHEAN BOARDS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. 
          THAT IS A PROJECT THAT WE HAVE THROUGH 2024. AGAIN, YOU HAD THAT LAST YEAR IN CIP CONTENT WE HAD SOME OTHER JUST GENERAL PROJECTS 20 TO REPLACE CAMERAS, TRYING TO DO DOOR ACCESS, PROJECTORS AROUND. A POOL OF MONEY FOR THE I.T. DEPARTMENT TO HAVE FOR CAPITAL TYPE OF PROJECT. SO NOW I MOVE ON TO THE RANDOLPH. 
          AND WE HAD A FAIRLY LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN 2025. 2025 LAST YEAR FOR RANDOLPH TO HAVE JUST A BUNCH OF STUFF DONE, YOU LOOK AT LOOK, WE ARE JUST GOING TO REPLACE THIS IN THIS IN THIS. WE WERE JUST LIKE, JUST A PLACE ORDER. 
          WE NEED SOME WORK DONE AT RANDOLPH AND THE COUNTY HAD MOVED THAT. 
          THE SCHOOL'S REPLACEMENT OUT TO AUGUST OF 2040. SO QUITE A BIT OF TIME. 
          THAT MENTAL WOULD STILL BE USED AS A SCHOOL. SO WE TOOK TO HEART EVERYTHING THAT DEWBERRY HAD SAID WE NEEDED TO DO. AND SO WHAT I HAVE SHOWN HERE IS EVERYTHING THAT HAS A STAR AFTER IT. IT WAS ON THE DEWBERRY'S REPORT. 
          AND WHERE WE COULD COPE WE EVEN IT OUT OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS. WE HAVE A PRETTY CLOSE TO THE TIMEFRAME, THAT THEY SAID WE NEEDED TO HAVE IT DONE AND THEN SOLD THE FIRST 123, FOUR, FIVE ITEMS ARE ALL FROM THE DUBRA REPORT. THAT THEY SUGGESTED WE DO IT. 
          AND THAT WE HAVE SET OF FURNITURE REFRESH OF 2026 AND SOME REFRESH IN 2025. 
          SO GET THAT. SO THAT IS ABOUT $2 MILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS JUST TO GET RANDOLPH IN BETTER SHAPE TO LAST A FEW YEARS. WE DID A SIMILAR THING WITH BYRD. THE BYRD NEED IS NOT QUITE AS LARGE. 
          IT IS NOT A BIG -- AS BIG A SCHOOL. WE LOOKED AT -- SO WE ARE LOOKING AT IN THE BIRTH -- ANOTHER 15 FOR BYRD. WE CAN'T STOP WRITTEN ON THE SCHOOL. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE DOING THOSE KEEPING IT COMFORTABLE AND SAFE FOR THOSE STUDENTS. SO WE HAVE, AGAIN, SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED ALL OF DEWBERRY'S RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THEN WE ADDED FURNITURE REFRESH ALSO IN 2026 AND THAT WAS THE ONLY THING WE REALLY ADDED TO BYRD THAT WAS NOT ON THE DEWBERRY REPORT. 
          WE HAD SOME MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS. GMS -- ONLY ABOUT 15 YEARS OLD RIGHT NOW. SO WE CAN PUSH EVERYTHING OUT PRETTY MUCH UNTIL THE END OF THE FIVE YEARS FOR GMS. WE DO HAVE A PLAYING FIELD UPGRADE. 
          ONCE THE PROJECT IS OVER, THIS SUMMER, WE GIVE IT A YEAR, WE HAVE THE DEPARTMENT SORT OF IDENTIFY MAYBE SOME IMPROVEMENTS WE CAN DO NOW THAT WE HAVE A PARKING LOT SITTING RIGHT ON TOP OF THE PLANE FIELD. DO WE NEED TO SOFTEN THE FIELD SURFACE A LITTLE BIT? THAT TYPE OF THING. AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE BUS AND WE ARE STARTING TO PUT UNDER THE VEHICLE INTO THE CIP. SO ONE BUS, ONE PUPIL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE. SO THAT IS IN THE CIP THERE. AGAIN, NOT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN 
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WHAT WE HAD PRESENTED BEEF YOUR -- BEFORE IN THIS ERP. SO WHAT BECOMES DIFFERENT IS HERE ADD THE HIGH SCHOOL. AND WE ARE SHOWING -- I THOUGHT I HAD A TOTAL. 
          >> JUST CALL IT A LOT OF MONEY. >> A LOT OF MONEY. PROBABLY WROTE IT ON SOMETHING. 
          WELL, -- YEAH, THAT MIGHT BE THE 11 MILLION. IT LOOKS ABOUT RIGHT. 
          BUT ANYWAYS, WE DON'T KNOW, I THINK THAT IS FOR EVERYTHING ON THIS PAGE. 
          AGAIN, WE TOOK THE DUPER REPORT TO HEART. AND DEWBERRY JUST SAID WE GOT SOME SERIOUS EQUIPMENT ISSUES THERE ADD THE HIGH SCHOOL. 20-YEAR BUILDING. 
          SO THIS FIVE YEARS IS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THEY RECOMMENDED THE EQUIPMENT CHANGES BETWEEN 2022 AND 2027. SO WE HAVE PUSHED THEM OUT AS FAR AS WE CAN AND WE TRY TO MOVED OUT OF THE 2023 QUINTO, WHICH IS THE FUNDING WINDOW FOR THE COUNTY. 
          THE COOLING TOWER REPLACEMENT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT HAD A MATCHING GRANT THAT IS MOST OF THAT 2023. THAT IS ABOUT $600,000. SO THERE'S ONLY ONE OTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT THEY WANTED US TO WORK ON. THIS COMING YEAR. 
          THAT WAS IN SERIOUS NEED OF REPLACEMENT. SO WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO IS NOW THIS -- WELL, SO THIS IS -- IT IS ABOUT $7.4 MILLION MORE. AND MAINLY WITH TODD AND I TALKING TO DEWBERRY ENGINEERING, THEY REALLY STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF US BEING PROACTIVE. BECAUSE THIS EQUIPMENT, TAKE A WHOLE BUILDING DOWN. 
          IF WE DON'T GET SOME OF THAT HUGE RETURN UNITS -- YEAH. THE ROOFTOP AIR HANDLERS, ET CETERA. THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO SHUT THE BUILDING DOWN. 
          EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL ALSO CONTROLS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. 
          LARGE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT ARE NOT HOUSED ADD THE HIGH SCHOOL. 
          SO ONE OF THE REALLY GOOD THINGS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THIS PAST YEAR WAS WE USED A MILLION DOLLARS IN COVID REALLY FUNDING TO DO ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO AT RANDOLPH AND BIRD WITH THIS LAST PROJECT THAT YOU HAVE -- WILL BE APPROVING TONIGHT, THE TWO RED AND RANDOLPH PROJECTS THAT WE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING MORE EXCEPT FOR MINOR LITTLE -- WE HAVE BEEN PROACTIVE. WE HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEMS AT THOSE TWO SCHOOLS FOR THE NEXT 15, 20, 25 YEARS. SO WE CAN POSITIVELY SAY THAT. 
          WHAT WE CAN'T SAY IS THAT WE HAVE PREPARED OURSELVES IN THE COUNTY FROM A FUNDING PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING ADD THE HIGH SCHOOL. SO THIS IS THE TEN YEAR CIP AND I KNOW IT IS JUST LIKE INCREDIBLY BUSY. LOTS AND LOTS OF NUMBERS. 
          YOU SEE BYRD COMING IN WITH 25-ACRE LAND PURCHASE IN FISCAL YOU, 32. 
          OTHERWISE, JUST SOME RENOVATION OR THERE AT BYRD. AND THE -- T.NET LNG SCHOOL GETS BUILT AND THEN WE HAVE SOME MINOR COST FOR THAT. AT, STARTING ABOUT TWO YEARS AFTER ALL OF THE LITTLE THINGS THAT CROP UP THE COMMAND OF GETS A LOT OF LOVE. 
          OVER THIS TENT YEARS BECAUSE -- AND THEN YOU START SEEING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE SECOND FIVE YEARS WHERE THEIR HVAC SYSTEMS NEED REPLACEMENT. SO WHAT YOU SEE DOWN AT THE VERY BOTTOM IS I'M -- BUT THIS MODEL LOOKS LIKE TO COMPARED TO THE MODEL THAT WE GIVE THE COUNTY IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS AND WE CAN'T HAVE THOSE WE HAVE ADDED A MILLION DOLLARS TO 2023. 
          WE HAVE ADDED 4.5 MILLION TO 2024. 5-MIL INTO THE 25. 
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-- 5000000 FOR 2025. SO I EXPECT SOME HARD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY ON THAT. THEY ARE GOING TO SAY WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT. 
          SO IT IS LIKE, WHAT CAN WE AFFORD TO SHIFT TO HELP THE COUNTY WITH THE FUNDING. 
          THIS IS BASED ON, YOU KNOW, NEWBERRY ASSESSING OUR FACILITIES AND SAYING, THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO BE DOING. THIS THERE'S NOT A LOT OF FLUFF IN HERE. 
          AND THEN FROM THE 25-YEAR PERSPECTIVE, SAME FIVE-YEAR -- AND THEN YOU GO, YOU LOOK AT THIS IS WHAT IT IS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THEY USE T DISINFORMATION FOR YR MODELS AND FOR SOME OF THEIR PLANNING PURPOSES. BUT THOSE NUMBERS BECOME LESS IMPORTANT. IT IS JUST IMPORTANT THAT WE TRY TO GRAB THAT. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL -- THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS ANOTHER BIG JUMP IN EXPENSES OUT OF THE 43 TO 47 YEAR TIMEFRAME BECAUSE NOW IT IS A 40-YEAR-OLD BUILDING. 
          THAT TYPE OF THING. SO WE TRY TO BE HONEST ABOUT WHERE WE THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS. I DO, AGAIN, HAVE A LINK TO THE UNDERLYING REPORTS AND I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE YOU THERE FOR JUST A SECOND BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT HIGH SCHOOL IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. SO THIS IS THE TAB FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THIS IS THE HVAC SYSTEM. SO THESE ARE ALL THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS THAT DEWBERRY HAS INDICATED WE NEED TO WORK ON AND WE -- IN COLUMN H, THAT IS FROM THE DEWBERRY REPORT. 
          THIS IS A DO STACY THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD START. UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS EQUIPMENT MAKE STARTED TO FAIL. AND A ONE MEANS THAT THAT IS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. 
          THAT SHUTS THE WHOLE BUILDING DOWN. A TWO IS A LOCALIZED FAILURE. 
          SO MAYBE A PART OF THE BUILDING WILL BE UNCOMFORTABLE. AND THEN 83 AND FOUR ARE LESSER PARTIES -- A THREE AND FOUR ARE LESSER PRIORITIES. THEY ARE SAYING YOU NEED TO START BRING IN 2022 OR 2023 -- WORRYING IN 2022 OR 2023. YOU TRY TO SPREAD WITH TODD'S TEAM AND LOOKING AT, THEY KNOW THOSE -- THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND THEY GO, NO, I THINK THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT CAN LAST UNTIL YEAR FIVE. THAT TYPE OF THING. 
          SO THAT IS THE UNDERLYING INFORMATION THAT BUILDS UP INTO THAT HIGH LEVEL THAT YOU HAVE SEEN. SO THIS IS A LOT OF INFORMATION. A LOT OF NUMBERS. 
          YOU HAVE A MONTH TO ASK QUESTIONS AND DIGEST IT IF YOU NEED ANY MORE INFORMATION. 
          WE ARE CERTAINLY HERE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO YOU AGAIN IN DECEMBER. SO IF YOU SEE ANYTHING YOU THINK WE NEED TO REVISE LET US KNOW BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO ASK YOU TO ADOPT SOMETHING IN DECEMBER. WE WILL TAKE THAT AND WE WILL PRESENT IT TO THE COUNTY HAS YOUR ADOPTED BUDGET AND THEN IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, THEY WILL SCHEDULE A MEETING RECORD THE TWO BOARDS WILL GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT HOW TO PRIORITIZE ALL OF THE COUNTY'S NEEDS. SO WE ARE COMPETING AGAINST NEW FIRE STATIONS AT NEW COURTHOUSES AND THE THINGS THAT THE COUNTY HAS ALSO PRIORITIZED. SO THAT WILL BE IN THAT JOINT MEETING AT THAT ULTIMATELY, THEY WILL MAKE THE DECISION ABOUT WHAT COMES INTO THE CIP, WHICH IS ADOPTED IN APRIL ALONG WITH THAT REGULAR BUDGET. SO WE START THIS PROCESS JUST OTHER BIT EARLIER TO GIVE IT SOME TIME TO THAT SORT OF COOK. WE ARE ALL INTO COOKING. 
          [LAUGHTER] SO, THERE'S A WHERE WE ARE. ANY QUESTIONS? 
          >> MADAM CHAIR? >> KAREN R. HORN: I'M SURE THERE ARE. 
          YES, MA'AM. >> HOW MANY REGULARS ARE THE COACH AT RANDOLPH AND HOW MANY 
          ARE THERE AT -- PUPPET. >> THERE IS ONE DOUBLE CLASSROOM TRAILER BYRD. 
          THERE ARE TWO DOUBLE CLASSROOM TRAILERS AT RANDOLPH AND ONE SINGLE CLASSROOM. 
          THEY HAVE FIVE CLASSROOM TRAILERS FIVE CLASSROOMS AT RANDOLPH, TWO CLASSROOMS. 
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          THEY BOTH USED EQUIPMENT WHEN WE GOT THAT. >> I HAVE SOME SERIOUS CONCERNS BECAUSE EVIDENTLY WE WERE HAVING AN INFLUX OF BUILDINGS IN THIS COUNTY. 
          AND IT IS GOING TO OVERWHELM THE SCHOOLS. I COUNT -- COUNTED 13 NEW HOUSES FROM THE ROAD TO GEORGIA'S TAVERN JUST ON THE SIX. PUPPET AND THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE. SO WITH THIS BUILDING OF HOUSES EXPLODING, HOW DO WE EXPECT IT 
          TO PROVIDE EDUCATION? >> I THINK DR. RALEY IS GOING TO ADDRESS THAT. 
          >> JEREMY J. RALEY: YOUR COMMENT IS REAL. WE HAVE A MEETING TODAY WITH OUR ARCHITECTS OVER MANY, MANY THINGS. ONE OF THEM IS THE SIZE OF THE NEW GES. AND HOW DO WE -- THIS FACILITY GIVEN THAT SOME OF THE TRENDS THAT WE MAY BE EXPERIENCING IN THE FUTURE AND WHAT THE ADJUSTMENTS LOOK LIKE AND THAT IS, TO MAKE A VERY COMPLEX TASK TO NAVIGATE THAT BUT WHAT WE EXPECT TO DO THIS YEAR IS TO WORK WITH DEMOGRAPHER TO REALLY GET US AN UPDATED ACCOUNT OF WHAT WE CAN PROTECT FROM THE STANDPOINT, ACTUALLY HAVE THE RP THAT I NEED TO REVIEW "QUITE HONESTLY. 
          -- REVIEW, QUITE ON THE SLEEPING WE SEE THAT BEING PART OF THE OVERALL LOOK FORWARD. 
          HOUSING YIELD ANALYSIS, HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE TRULY GETTING FROM ALL OF THESE BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE EAST END. WE LAST HAD THIS CONVERSATION, IT WAS PRE-PANDEMIC. 
          IT WAS PRE-READERS BRANCH. IT WAS PRETTY MANIC AND TOWNHOMES. 
          IT WAS PRETTY EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING ON THE EAST END RIGHT NOW. 
          SO -- >> WE REALLY ARE -- >> RIGHT. 
          SO WE REALLY FEEL WE NEED UPDATED INVOLVEMENT AND BOUNDARY INFORMATION. 
          IT HAS BEEN REALLY COMPLEX AND THAT'S BRING IN THAT YOU, WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DESIGN DRAWINGS AND RIGHT SIDES NEW GES AND ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE COMING TOGETHER RIGHT NOW. 
          BUT WE WORK CLOSELY WITH PLANNING AND OTHER HOUSINGS AND HOUSINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET OVER HERE COACH, WHAT IS THAT IMPACT GOING TO BE? ALL OF THESE FACTORS ARE GOING INTO THIS RIGHT NOW. WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO HAVE A 
          GOOD FEEL FOR WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN BASED ON THE PROJECTIONS. >> KAREN R. HORN: BOARD MEMBERS? 
          >> I HAD SOME JUST QUICK NOTES. SO WITH THE NEW GES, WITH THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE HAVE SET ASIDE AT THE WHOLE PROJECT, THAT INCLUDES ALL NEW FURNITURE. IS THAT CORRECT? 
          >> GES. >> THE NEW GES IS FIXTURES, FURNITURE'S, EQUIPMENT. 
          IT IS TURNKEY AT THIS POINT IN TIME. CONVERSATIONS WE ARE HAVING IS REGARDING GETTING THE OFF-SITE UTILITIES SPACE. AND IT IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THAT PROJECT. IT IS IN THE PROJECT BUDGET. FUNDING THOSE OFF-SITE UTILITIES IS IMPACTING IN A SORT OF FLEXIBILITY THAT WE HAVE IN THAT PROJECT. 
          WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. BUT THAT PROJECT COST, 30 A $.7 MILLION IS FIXTURES, FURNITURE'S, EQUIPMENT, ARCHITECTURAL FEES. 
          CONSTRUCTION. >> WHERE WAS IT GOING WITH THAT AND THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION, WE ALSO WERE TALKING ABOUT NEW FURNITURE FOR RES AND NEW FURNITURE, THERE'S SOME DECENT FURNITURE AND GES WHICH RATHER THAN PURCHASING BRAND-NEW FURNITURE AT RES, WHICH WE WE REBUILD ON THOSE GOALS, WE WILL HAVE NEW FURNITURE. 
          WE WILL HAVE SOME GOOD FURNITURE RESOURCES TO POSSIBLY OFFSET SOME OF THOSE COSTS OF REPLACING FURNITURE. AND ALSO, THINK ABOUT, R.E.S. AND GES. 
          WE TALK ABOUT NEW LAND. I DON'T REALLY EXCEED THE COUNTY REPURPOSE IN EVERY SINGLE -- ALL THREE OF OUR OLDER AT SCHOOLS. AT SOME MAC WE ABOUT TO HAVE TO EITHER SELL THE BUILDING, THE LAND, I MEAN, I THINK THAT THERE'S ALSO JUST TO BE A LITTLE BIT OPTIMISTIC, I THINK THERE'S THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME INCOME RATHER THAN IT ALL BEING, OKAY, COUNTY, WE ARE BUILDING A NEW SCHOOL AND NOW WE GOT TO PUT THIS OLD BUILDING IN OPERATION BUDGET AND USE IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE. SO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, AGAIN, A LITTLE BIT OPTIMISTIC. 
          I COULD BE A LITTLE BOOST AT SOME POINT. BUT YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT DOWN 
          THE OUTLINE. >> I WANTED TO POINT OUT SOMETHING. 
          WE HAVE GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOW A PROJECT BUDGET AT THE COUNTY'S REQUEST FOR THE NEW GES AND SO I HAVE PUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE. IT IS, YOU KNOW, IT IS A LITTLE 
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BIT DOWN THE PAGE. THE DESIGN, OVERALL BUDGET AND THEN I SHOW THE DETAILS HERE. 
          AND WHAT HAPPENS IS IT POPS OVER TO THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH JUST SHOWS HOW THOSE COSTS BREAK OUT. 
          AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE FIXERS FURNITURE'S AND EQUIPMENT. WE GOT ABOUT $1.5 MILLION TECHNOLOGY, ABOUT 1.3. SO THAT IS OUR BUDGET THE STUFF IN THE NEW BUILDING. 
          >> ON THE HVAC, ALL THOSE PARTS AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A CHALLENGE WITH GETTING EQUIPMENT. YOU HAVE A PRIORITY ORDER. BUT DOES THAT PRIORITY ORDER ALSO SAY THAT YOU HAVE TO DO THIS BEFORE YOU DO THIS? OR EVERYONE OF THE OTHER -- I THINK THERE WERE, LIKE, FOUR THINGS IN PRIORITY WENT WITH -- IS THERE A SPECIFIC ORDER THEY 
          WOULD HAVE TO COME INTO BE REPLACED? >> WE PRIORITIZE ACCORDING TO WHAT WE KNOW OF THE EQUIPMENT AND WITH THAT WE COULD SIP SOMETHING OVER AT THE LAST 
          MINUTE. >> AGAIN, BECAUSE YOU CAN GET THAT. 
          SO LET'S GET THAT. INSTALLED THAT. I REALIZED THAT SOME THINGS 
          DEPEND ON OTHER THINGS. >> WE WERE HOPING THAT THIS IS A TRANSITORY ISSUE. 
          AND THAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT THREE YEARS FROM NOW STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES THAT WE 
          ARE CURRENTLY FACING. >> THE HVAC INDUSTRY WHAT I'M STUNNED TO HEAR NO IS SECOND 
          QUARTER OF 2022 IS WHEN WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE THAT. >> GREAT. 
          THANK YOU. >> ANY COMMENTS? >> A QUESTION. 
          I KNOW WE HAVE -- ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME QUALITY TIME. YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU ARE TRUE TO BUDGET FOR 22 -- 2022. THE INCLINATION 80 -- INFLATIONARY MEASURES SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED. AND I'M WONDERING IF THAT SHOULD BE ADJUSTED. 
          >> WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR COUNTY COLLEAGUES. AND THEY WANT US TO THE WHOLE TO THE BUDGET NUMBERS THAT WE PRESENTED LAST YEAR. FOR BOTH OF THESE MAJOR PRODUCT THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT. WE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH OUR ARCHITECT TODAY, WHAT DO WE TICKED OUT OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? DID ME REDUCE THE SIZE OF STUDENTS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE -- SO WHAT WE PUT IN THE MODEL WAS ON THE MODEL, IT WAS $282 PER SQUARE FOOT. THE TROOP MODEL NOW IS NOT TO HUNDRED 80 DO DOLLARS PER SQUARE FOOT. AND SO WILL -- WILL IT RIGHT SIDES AGAIN BY THE SUMMER? YOU KNOW, SO WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO COME UP WITH SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN TAKE OUT OF THE PROJECT. WE ARE ALSO IN DIALOGUE WITH OUR COLLEAGUES, YOU KNOW, IF THINGS DO WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING WEEKEND. NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOT GIVING THE COUNTY A GOOD-QUALITY SCHOOL. THEY WILL SAY, OKAY, YOU HAVE DONE EVERYTHING YOU CAN. WE ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THE OFF-SITE UTILITIES. 
          THEY MIGHT TAKE ON SOME PART OF THE PROJECT. STILL TRY TO THE BEST USE THAT WE CAN MAKE OF THE TAXPAYER MONEY. BUT YES. 
          IT IS A REALITY AND THE ARCHITECT KNOWS AND TECHNICAL WE SAW A LITTLE PICTURE OF THAT TODAY, WHERE ALL OF THE BELLS AND WHISTLES GOT STRIPPED OUT. IT WAS LIKE, OH, NO. 
          >> WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO, CERTAINLY. WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THE BOARD MEMBERS INFORMED EVERY STEP OF THAT WAY. I IMAGINE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION. SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE ARE FACING TO GET PERSPECTIVE 
          FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS MOVING FORWARD. >> KAREN R. HORN: I PARTICIPATED IN A WEBINAR TODAY ON SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE. AND THERE'S A STUDY, 2021 STATE OF OUR SCHOOLS AMERICA'S PRE-K AND PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES. AND I WILL SAY THAT THAT RECOMMENDED THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PRIORITY ACTIONS THAT YOU GUYS ARE RIGHT SPOT ON. PUBLIC GOVERNANCE AND DECISION-MAKING FACILITIES OPERATING AND CAPITAL FUNDING FACILITIES MANAGEMENT FACILITIES PLANNING, FACILITIES DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. SO YOU GUYS -- THEY MUST HAVE 
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          BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU GUYS. >> WE WERE RIGHT ON TOP OF THE NATIONAL, YOU KNOW, SORT OF EXPERTS ALL YEAR AS THE PANDEMIC UNFOLDED. SO WE KNEW THAT WE NEEDED THAT FACILITY STUDY RIGHT NOW, THAT THATTHAT HAD TO BE THE FOUNDATI. WE ARE HEARING SOME OF OUR COLLEAGUES I THINK STAN TECH JUST FINISHED DOING THE SYSTEM. FOR EXAMPLE. 
          SO OTHER SCHOOL DIVISIONS ARE GOING THROUGH SIMILAR FACILITY ASSESSMENT AND THE LIKE. 
          WHERE ARE WE? WE NEED EXPERTS COMING IN. >> AND PUTTING THAT COLUMN IN. 
          YOU DID NOT JUST PAY FOR THIS REPORT. YOU ARE TAKING THAT INFORMATION TO PROVIDE TO THE TAXPAYERS AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THIS IS THE REALITY OF THIS. 
          THIS IS THE NEEDS VERSE FACILITIES. -- ARE FACILITIES. 
          SO THAT WAS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT ON THAT REPORT. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY, I BELIEVE WE ARE THROUGH THAT SECTION. WE ARE ACTION ITEMS AND TYPICALLY, THE FIRST ACTION I NEED TO DO IS TO DO IS TO STAND UP AND STRETCH. ANYBODY ELSE COULD USE A STAND UP? I JUST NEED TO STRETCH. SO DOES ANYONE NEED A BIO BREAK? IT WAS REALLY HURTING. THANK YOU. THAT WAS A NEEDED ACTION. 
          [CHUCKLES] ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL LET MR. RIGHT TAKE A 
          BREAK. PASS THAT DOWN TO DIANE. >> THERE YOU GO. 
          [16.   ACTION ITEMS:]
          >> THANK YOU, MS. WHITMIRE, FOR BEING HERE. YOU HUNG IN THERE. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ALL BACK. 
          OKAY. SO WE ARE THE POLICY UPDATE SECOND READING. 
          ARE WE ALL GOOD OVER THERE? FANTASTIC. OKAY. 
          SO BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE -- >> YOU SAW THESE LAST MONTH, THE CHANGES FROM THE FIRST READING 
          TO SECOND READING RECOMMENDING YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING. >> ALL RIGHT. 
          BOARD MEMBERS, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE SECTION OF THE SECOND READ POLICIES? 
          >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ON SECOND READING TONIGHT THAT SLATE OF POLICIES, 16 A. 
          >> I SECOND. >> KAREN R. HORN: I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL TAKE THE VOTE. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE APPROVING THE POLICIES AND SECOND READING, PLEASE SAY AYE. 
          >> I. >> KAREN R. HORN: THAT IS EVERYBODY. 
          OKAY, WE ARE TO IT B AND THIS IS A BIG ITEM. WE WILL HAVE -- YES. 
          OKAY. >> BOARD MEMBERS, MR. WRIGHT HAS DESCRIBED IN THE MEMO REGARDING THESE PROJECT. WE REALLY INVESTED FEDERAL RESOURCES INTO IMPROVEMENTS AT RANDOLPH AS OUR OWN FACILITIES THAT WE NEED TO HAVE CERTAINLY VERY CAPABLE FOR THE FUTURE. 
          THIS IS THE LAST PROJECT ASSOCIATED WITH HVAC IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO ULTIMATELY INCREASE DEEP AIR QUALITY AND COMFORT OF ALL OF OUR OCCUPANTS. 
          YOU DOESN'T FEDERAL RESOURCES FOR THIS. THE PROCUREMENT WAS DONE THROUGH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. SO WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL FOR MY AUTHORITY TO SIGN THESE CONFERENCE ON YOUR BEHALF. THEY WERE OVER $200,000 EACH. 
          YOU HAVE SOME DETAIL INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET FOR THIS EVENING. >> ALL RIGHT. 
          BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS? IS IT STILL TOOK A? QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IT IS VERY THOROUGH EXPLANATION OF ALL DOCUMENTS AND THE 
          CONTRACTS. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I MOVE THAT WE -- I'M SO SORRY. OH. NOBODY IS LISTENING. 
          [LAUGHTER] MADAM CHAIR I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE HVAC CONTRACTS AT 
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THE LNG SCHOOLS AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SIGN THE PROPOSAL. 
          >> I SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE I HEARD IT SECOND. 
          THANK YOU. FINAL CHANCE FOR ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S HAVE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE -- APPROVING THE TWO CONTRACTS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SIGN THE TRAINED PROPOSALS, PLEASE SAY 
          AYE. >> AYE. >> KAREN R. HORN: ANY OPPOSE? ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT. 
          WE ARE TO ITEM Z. OH. OKAY. 
          SO BOARD MEMBERS. WE HAVE NINE POSITIONS TO VOTE ON. 
          THIS IS RECORDED. PROPERTIES LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS ARE POSITIONS. 
          THEY ARE NOT ACTUAL BILLS. THEY ARE NOT TELLING OUR DELEGATES HOW TO WRITE A BILL. 
          BUT THE BUILDING -- -- BUILDING A FOUNDATION OF WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO OUR SCHOOL DIVISION AND THE OTHER 132 SCHOOL DIVISIONS IN VIRGINIA. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THESE AND I BELIEVE THAT WE ALSO WILL LIKELY HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS. 
          SO IF THERE'S -- ANYONE HAS A MOTION THAT INCLUDES A SLATE OF THEM OR WANTS TO PULL SOME OUT, 
          PLEASE SHARE THAT. >> MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO PUT OUT POSITIONS IN -- 
          >> THANK YOU. >> FOR DISCUSSION. AND I ALSO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE POSITIONS ONE THROUGH SIX. AND THEN WE APPROVE NUMBER SEVEN TWICE. 
          BECAUSE IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. >> OKAY. >> BUT -- 
          >> I GUESS YOU ARE RIGHT. >> THE MOTION IS FOR US TO APPROVE THE LEGISLATIVE 
          POSITIONS PRESENTED FOR ITEMS -- OR PROPOSALS ONE THROUGH SEVEN. >> IS THERE A SECOND? 
          >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. 
          ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD UNDERFOOT FOR THOSE FOR 7? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR APPROVING LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS ONE THROUGH SEVEN AS A BLOCK THAT 
          SAY AYE. >> AYE. ANY OPPOSE? ALL RIGHT. NOW WE ARE TO THE POSITION EIGHT AND FOUR. 
          THE PUBLIC. AND ARE LONG, LONG TERM VISITORS YOU COULD TONIGHT. 
          THIS POSITION IS SCHOOL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION FUNDS AND FINANCING, KIND OF IMPORTANT. 
          RIGHT ALONG WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING THIS EVENING. AND POSITION NINE IS ALSO A SCHOOL FACILITIES. THE EVENT SPIN. MR. RIGHT? 
          WOULD LIKE TO GET STARTED WITH THE COMMON. >> HOW DID YOU KNOW? 
          >> I DID NOT KNOW YOU HAD A THOUGHT. >> I MOVED THAT WE INSTRUCT YOU 
          AS A DELEGATE TO VOTE NO ON POSITION A. >> OKAY. 
          IS THERE A SECOND? >> I SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. 
          I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MR. RIGHT, AS THE PERSON WHO GAVE THAT MOTION, WOULD YOU 
          PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY I SHOULD VOTE NO FOR US? >> WILL I THINK IT IS FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED ON AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS AND THEREFORE, I DON'T THINK WE 
          SHOULD ENTERTAIN THE IDEA. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? 
          >> LIKELY. BUT I THINK WE PROBABLY AGREED WITH THAT AND THIS WAS ONE THAT WAS DEFINITELY BROUGHT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ATTENTION AND BECAUSE LTI IS -- I UNDERSTAND BY THESE PARTICULAR DIVISIONS CHOSE THIS POSITION TO HIGHLIGHT IT AND MAKE THESE CHANGES. THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY FOR THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY. 
          SO THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THIS POSITION ONE PASSED AS THE WHOLE DELEGATION. 
          BUT WHEN WE TALK WITH OUR DELEGATES INDIVIDUALLY, CAN CERTAINLY DEPENDING ON HOW DOES GOES AS A FULL VSBA DELEGATE SLEET COUPLE CAN CERTAINLY SHARE OUR CONCERNS ON THAT. 
          SO LET'S SEE. YOU GAVE ME A MOTION, RIGHT? AND SOMEBODY SECONDED IT. 
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ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ME TO VOTE NO ON LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS NUMBER EIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF VOTING 
          NOW, SAY AYE? >> THERE. I THINK WE MADE IT THROUGH THAT 
          ONE. >> LEGISLATIVE POSITION NUMBER NINE. 
          >> MY TWO CENTS, I THINK THIS IS A BAD PROPOSAL BUT I THINK THE LOCALITY IS -- IT SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE THE STUPID. SO THAT IS JUST MY TWO CENTS AND I WILL LET SOMEONE ELSE MAKE A 
          MOTION. >> ALL RIGHT. I CAN AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT BECAUSE THIS, BY THE WAY, FOR THOSE LISTENING THIS PROPOSAL WOULD ADD ALL VIRGINIA LOCALITIES TO THE LIST OF THOSE AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE AN ADDITIONAL LOCAL SALES AND USE TECHNIC FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR IMPROVEMENT OF SCHOOLS AND WE KNOW HOW THIS COMMUNITY FEELS ABOUT TAXES. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. FOR A MEMBER LIKE MR. WRIGHT SUGGESTED, IT IS GOING TO BE HOW I SHOULD VOTE FOR US. SO THAT HELPS ANYBODY. 
          >> MADAME CHAIRMAN, I PROPOSE THAT YOU VOTE NO ON LEGISLATIVE POSITION NUMBER NINE. 
          >> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> ALL RIGHT. THAT'S SEE IF I CAN DO THIS AGAIN. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. FOR THE -- AS A DELEGATE TO VOTE NO ON LEGISLATIVE POSITION NUMBER NINE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ME VOTING 
          NOW, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> KAREN R. HORN: OKAY. 
          EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT. 
          >> YOUR LAST ACTION ON YOUR AGENDA THIS EVENING IS YOUR APPROVAL OF A BOND REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE BOND, NEXT STEP FOR US IS TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION TO ULTIMATELY ALLOW THE BOND PROCEEDS TO BE BACK INTO OUR BUDGET. 
          ANY EXPENSES THAT WE MAKE BETWEEN NOW AND ATTEMPT AT THE BONDS ARE AUTHORIZED AND SOLD WOULD BE PAID FOR WITH CASH. WE REPLACE THAT CASH WITH THE BOND PROCEEDS TO MAKE THIS WHOLE DIVISION. THE COUNTY WILL GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS ON THE PULPIT WHERE THE FIRST STEP IN THAT PROCESS. WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND REVIEW IT AT YOUR LEISURE. WE ARE SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING. 
          >> THIS MEANS THE DIVISION PAYS THE DIVISION. >> ESSENTIALLY ANY CASH THAT IS PAID, AND EXPENSES PAID FOR IN CASH RIGHT NOW WOULD BE PAID FOR WITH THE PROCEEDS OF THE BOND. 
          >> OKAY. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. 
          >> MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE BOND REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED. 
          >> I SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. 
          SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. SO NOW WE NEED TO VOTE. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE. 
          >> AYE. >> KAREN R. HORN: ANY OPPOSE? OKAY. 
          I WAS GOING TO DO ABLE CALL VOTE ON THAT. WELL, WE VOTED. 
          [LAUGHTER] SO -- >> OH, DEAR. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: AND KNOW THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS VOTED TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION MEAN PERSON. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 
          HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> I'M DOING GREAT. WE ARE GOING TO KEEP CRUISING. 
          NEXT ON THE AGENDA, BOARD MEMBERS THAT YOU HAVE A COUPLE THINGS FOR IMPORTANT REVIEW. 
          TAKE A LOOK AT THEM. THANKS TO STEPH FOR CREATING THE STRATEGIC REPORT. 
          IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES THAT DON'T GET RECOGNITION. A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION IN THERE. 
          I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE THIS EVENING OR GETS A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE REPORT. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR SOME TIME. 
          NOTHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME. JUST DATA THAT WEEK CONTINUALLY MONITORED ANY SORTS OF PEAKS OR VALLEYS, WE WILL INVESTIGATE. ABOUT NOTHING RIGHT NOW THAT HAS 
          IS CONCERN. >> KAREN R. HORN: ALL RIGHT. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THESE REPORTS ARE ALWAYS VERY WELL DONE. 
          THEY ARE VERY INFORMATIVE AND I HOPE THAT EVERYONE IN OUR PUBLIC GETS A CHANCE TO READ THOSE. 
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SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK WE CAN GO TO ITEM NUMBER 18. 
          COMMITTEE AND BOARD REPORTS. OH. MY GOODNESS, YOU GUYS -- THEY ARE READY. [LAUGHTER] DR. ARMSTRONG, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO IT REPORTED AS THIS EVENING? [LAUGHTER] 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: THANK YOU. DR. GEYER? >> CHRISTOPHER W. COLLIER: QUITE A BIT TO REPORT, BUT I WILL DO IT VERY QUICKLY. WE HAVE THE COLLEGE ALWAYS HAS A 
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LOCAL -- WHICH YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE OF AND THE SUPERVISORS ARE PART OF THAT. 
          THE CITY COUNCIL. AND ALL OF THE DISTRICT. AND I WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. 
          OCTOBER 21ST. THAT IS FROM OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. 
          THAT WAS THE 21ST. THERE WAS A BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK. 
          IT WAS MY FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO BE THAT FACILITY FOR IT IS AN AMAZING FACILITY AND THE TIMING OF THE OPENING COINCIDED WITH THE PANDEMIC AND IT, LOCATED THE SUCCESS. 
          WE STARTED FACILITATING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CULINARY STUDENTS. 
          SEEING SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND THE LAST PIECE, IN THOSE UPDATES FOR THE SUPERVISORS, IT HAS CHANGED. IIT IS AT 2:00. 
          THAT AFTERNOON. WE CAN ANYONE WHO CAN ATTEND. >> KAREN R. HORN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS STAYING WITH US THIS EVENING. 
          ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS ME TO -- NOTHING NEW TO REPORT. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. WRIGHT. 
          >> MADAM CHAIR TO REGIONAL SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED THE UPDATED ADMISSIONS. 
          UNANIMOUSLY. WHICH WAS LUCRATIVE A SURPRISE. WE WERE CERTAIN THERE WOULD BE AT LEAST ONE VOTE AGAINST BUT IT ALL WORKED OUT AT THE END. SO THAT PROCESS IS REALLY ONLY COMPLETE AS THE WHETHER THAT BOARD SEES IT. FOR THE COMING YEAR. 
          IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE PASSED THAT N ADMISSIONS POLICY PRIOR O THE ADMISSIONS FOR THIS COMING YEAR WHICH IS RIGHT NOW. SO THAT WAS DONE IN PLENTY OF TIME. 
          WE ARE NO BACK ON AN EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE AND WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING THIS THURSDAY WHICH I'M HOPING WILL LAST LESS TIME THAN OUR CIP SESSION TODAY. 
          [LAUGHTER] >> KAREN R. HORN: IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE CHANGE IN ADMISSION POLICY AFFECTS OUR SCHOOL TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS YOU GET. 
          >> THEY HAD A VERY SIMILAR TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION, IF YOU WILL, LAST YEAR. 
          AND THEIR NUMBER OF APPLICANTS WENT UP. I WANT TO SAY, LIKE, 7% OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO I THINK IT IS ENCOURAGING FOR SOME STUDENTS THAT THEY HAVE 
          LESS PITFALLS IN THEIR PATHWAY TO ADMISSIONS. >> KAREN R. HORN: I MENTION MAKES IT MORE CHILDREN FOR THE GROUP THAT HAS TO ANALYZE THOSE. JUST A DIFFERENT MINDSET. 
          >> AND YOU ARE REPLACING WHAT WAS IN ALL HONESTY A TENTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM GIVEN TO EIGHTH-GRADERS, BY THE WAY. WITH A WRITING PROMPT. AND SO YES, A PRESENT SOME CHALLENGES FROM A GREETING AND NORMALIZATION STANDPOINT. BUT I THINK IT IS PROBABLY GOING 
          TO BE MORE INDICATIVE OF THE STUDENTS' CAPABILITIES A. >> KAREN R. HORN: THANK YOU. 
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          DR. RALEY? >> JEREMY J. RALEY: NO. >> KAREN R. HORN: OKAY. 
          MR. NEWMAN? >> NOT VERY MUCH. JUST THAT THE GEF BOARD HELPED -- HELD ITS BLOOD PLANNING RETREAT ON OCTOBER 20TH AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE 
          INFORMATION MEETING. >> BUT THEY ARE STILL LETTING THEIR FUNDRAISER IN MARCH, IS 
          IT? >> YES. >> I KNOW THEY GOT ONE. 
          [LAUGHTER] >> THEY GOT TWO SPONSORS. >> ALL RIGHT. 
          WELL, SINCE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, I WILL STILL GIVE YOU A MOMENT TO SAY 
          THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> OH, THERE WE GO. 
          >> THANK YOU. A LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING ENGAGED. 
          >> AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, MEETINGS ARE TYPICALLY MUCH LOWER THAN THIS. 
          [LAUGHTER] I'M KIDDING. THIS WAS A VERY FULL MEETING. 
          AND SO THANKS. YOU HUNG IN THERE. MY REPORT. 
          MEETING VIRTUALLY ON OCTOBER 26. SHIPPING SOME HR INFORMATION RELATED TO ATTRACTING AND RETAINING TALENT AND PLANNING IS BEGINNING FOR THAT JAN JANUARY 15TH 2022 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS. WE ARE WITH LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. 
          AND ALSO, BLUE RIDGE VIRTUAL GOVERNOR SCHOOL BUT WE WILL BE HAVING OUR NEXT QUARTERLY MEETING ON DECEMBER THE FIRST. AND WE ARE GET INTO MY PAGE. THERE WE GO. 
          AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE STAFF THAT ASSISTED WITH THE BOND REFERENDUM. 
          TAYLAR PEREZ AND I DID IN AS LITTLE WHAT SOAKER ON THE -- INTO EVENING. 
          BUT IT WAS WETTABLE TO SPEAK WITH ALL OF THE CITIZENS AND AS DR. REALLY HASN'T SAID, WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. AND LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL OF OUR FAMILIES A HAPPY THANKSGIVING BECAUSE BEFORE WE MEET AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE HAD SOME HOPEFULLY SOME FAMILY TIME. 
          SOMETIME THE PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GATHER THIS YEAR AND WE WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE A RESTFUL AND VERY SPECIAL THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION THIS YEAR. SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I THINK THAT COVERED EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS YOU WOULD LIKE INTRODUCE? -- INTRODUCED? THAT IS A REALLY GOOD ANSWER TONIGHT. OKAY. 
          OH, MY GOODNESS. MR. WRIGHT? >> I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A SECOND? >> I SECOND. 
          >> KAREN R. HORN: OH, MY GOODNESS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY 
          AYE. >> AYE. >> KAREN R. HORN: THANK YOU, EVERYONE. 
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.