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[A. Call Meeting to Order]

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GOOD EVENING. I WILL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE I WILL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD GOOCHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OCTOBER 11, 2022 TO ORDER.

OCTOBER 11, 2022 TO ORDER. MADAME VICE CHAIR.

MADAME VICE CHAIR. >> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE

[B. Closed Session]

>> MR. CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD GOOCHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CONVENE A CLOSED MEETING UNDER CONVENE A CLOSED MEETING UNDER THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT IN ORDER TO INFORMATION ACT IN ORDER TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS INVOLVING THE ASSIGNMENT, THE INVOLVING THE ASSIGNMENT, THE APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, PERFORMANCE, DEMOTION, SALARY, PERFORMANCE, DEMOTION, SALARY, DISCIPLINE OR RESIGNATION OF DISCIPLINE OR RESIGNATION OF EMPLOYEES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY EMPLOYEES OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS UNDER VIRGINIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS UNDER VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 2.2 DASH 3711 A1.

CODE SECTION 2.2 DASH 3711 A1. >> I WILL SECOND THAT.

>> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> BOARD MEMBERS WE HAVE A

>> BOARD MEMBERS WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. >> AYE.

>> AYE. >> WE WILL BE IN CLOSED SESSION

>> WE WILL BE IN CLOSED SESSION RETURNING AT 6:00 P.M.

[C. Reconvene in Open Session]

[D. Certification]

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>> AT EVENING EVERYONE AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

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YOU FOR BEING HERE. THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL

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THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CERTIFIED BY ROLLCALL V

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BOARD CERTIFIED BY ROLLCALL V VOTE, TO THE BEST OF EACH

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VOTE, TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE, ONLY PUBLIC

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MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE, ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS BY VIRGINIA LAW REQUIREMENTS BY VIRGINIA LAW WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED MEETING IN WHICH THE MEETING IN WHICH THE CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION APPLIES.

APPLIES. AND ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS AND ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION CONVENING THE CLOSED THE MOTION CONVENING THE CLOSED MEETING WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED OR MEETING WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED BY THE GOOCHLAND CONSIDERED BY THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD.

COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. BOARD MEMBERS WHEN YOUR NAME IS BOARD MEMBERS WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE RESPOND I SO CALLED, PLEASE RESPOND I SO CERTIFY.

CERTIFY. >> [INAUDIBLE]

>> [INAUDIBLE] >> I SO CERTIFY.

>> I SO CERTIFY. >> I SO CERTIFY.

>> I SO CERTIFY. >> I SO CERTIFY.

>> I SO CERTIFY. >> I SO CERTIFY.

>> I SO CERTIFY. >> I SO CERTIFY.

>> I SO CERTIFY. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME WE WILL HAVE A AT THIS TIME WE WILL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE WHICH WILL BE MOMENT OF SILENCE WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF

[E. Moment of Silence]

FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OF OUR STUDENT ALLEGIANCE OF OUR STUDENT LIAISON ALEX WILL LEAD.

LIAISON ALEX WILL LEAD. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE MOMENT OF PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE MOMENT OF SILENCE.

[F. Pledge of Allegiance]

SILENCE. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE

>> I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[G. Additions/Amendments/Adoption of Proposed Agenda]

JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS YOU HAVE SEEN BOARD MEMBERS YOU HAVE SEEN TONIGHT'S AGENDA, ARE THERE ANY TONIGHT'S AGENDA, ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS OR ANYTHING ELSE TO AMENDMENTS OR ANYTHING ELSE TO BE ADDED.

BE ADDED. IF NOT ALL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF NOT ALL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR AN ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA.

FOR AN ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA. >> MR. CHAIR I WOULD JUST LIKE

>> MR. CHAIR I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ADDING THE NEW TO THANK YOU FOR ADDING THE NEW BUSINESS ITEM TO DISCUSS KL BE BUSINESS ITEM TO DISCUSS KL BE AN KL BF THE POLICIES IN PLACE AN KL BF THE POLICIES IN PLACE FOR PUBLIC COMPLAINTS AND FOR PUBLIC COMPLAINTS AND LEARNING RESOURCES AND REQUEST LEARNING RESOURCES AND REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION FORM.

FOR RECONSIDERATION FORM. WE LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH WE LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH INTENT TO UNDERSTAND AND WE NEED INTENT TO UNDERSTAND AND WE NEED TO DISCUSS WHETHER THE CURRENT TO DISCUSS WHETHER THE CURRENT POLICY AND PRACTICE ARE POLICY AND PRACTICE ARE RESPONSIVE TO ALL OUR STUDENTS RESPONSIVE TO ALL OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILY.

AND FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR THAT AND I MOVE THANK YOU FOR THAT AND I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA AS THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

PRESENTED. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> I WILL SECOND THAT.

>> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> MOTION TO APPROVE IN THE

>> MOTION TO APPROVE IN THE SECOND AS WELL TO APPROVE THE SECOND AS WELL TO APPROVE THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

AGENDA TONIGHT. I DON'T SEE ANY DISCUSSION, ALL I DON'T SEE ANY DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THANK YOU.

[2. Recognitions]

[A. Unified Sports Banner Program]

THANK YOU. >> DOCTOR ALAND, YOUR

>> DOCTOR ALAND, YOUR RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT.

RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT. >> YES WE DO MR. NEWMAN, WELCOME

>> YES WE DO MR. NEWMAN, WELCOME A GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE.

A GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE. WE HAVE A LOT TO CELEBRATE HER WE HAVE A LOT TO CELEBRATE HER SCHOOL DIVISION.

SCHOOL DIVISION. HE CERTAINLY WOULD BEEN OFF TO A HE CERTAINLY WOULD BEEN OFF TO A STRONG START AS WE CLOSE THE STRONG START AS WE CLOSE THE FIRST QUARTER OF OUR NEW YEAR.

FIRST QUARTER OF OUR NEW YEAR. ISN'T THAT HARD TO BELIEVE ISN'T THAT HARD TO BELIEVE COMING UP OF THE CLOSE OF THE COMING UP OF THE CLOSE OF THE FIRST NINE WEEKS.

FIRST NINE WEEKS. SO IT'S BEEN A VERY GREAT MONTH SO IT'S BEEN A VERY GREAT MONTH FOR US.

FOR US. MANY, MANY THANKS, WE WANT TO MANY, MANY THANKS, WE WANT TO CELEBRATE TONIGHT THAT EVEN CELEBRATE TONIGHT THAT EVEN SHARED IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARED IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND E-MAIL BUT PUBLICLY WILL WANT TO E-MAIL BUT PUBLICLY WILL WANT TO CELEBRATE THAT THIS EVENING.

CELEBRATE THAT THIS EVENING. WE WANT TO START OFF WITH THE WE WANT TO START OFF WITH THE NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND TO NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND TO INTRODUCE AS DOCTOR JENNIFER INTRODUCE AS DOCTOR JENNIFER WAGONER.

WAGONER. >> AT EVENING.

>> AT EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING, THAT'S THE WAY

>> GOOD EVENING, THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE TO MAKE AN ENTRANCE.

I LIKE TO MAKE AN ENTRANCE. THANKS EVERYONE.

THANKS EVERYONE. I ACTUALLY HAVE A FEW OF HER I ACTUALLY HAVE A FEW OF HER AUDIENCE THAT ARE HERE FOR PART AUDIENCE THAT ARE HERE FOR PART OF THIS RECOGNITION.

OF THIS RECOGNITION. IT'S OKAY TO BRING THEM UP.

IT'S OKAY TO BRING THEM UP. COACH MARCUS, MS. WHITMORE, WE COACH MARCUS, MS. WHITMORE, WE HAVE STUDENTS, CONNOR, JAYDA, HAVE STUDENTS, CONNOR, JAYDA, AND IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AS WELL.

AS WELL. BUT ARE GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL BUT ARE GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL RECEIVED AN ADOPTION FOR RECEIVED AN ADOPTION FOR PROMOTING INCLUSIVE PROMOTING INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, NOT ONLY IN WITH DISABILITIES, NOT ONLY IN OUR UNIFIED SPORTS PROGRAM BUT OUR UNIFIED SPORTS PROGRAM BUT ALSO LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT ALSO LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AS WELL AND APPLYING ACTIVITIES AS WELL AND APPLYING FOR A NATIONAL BANNER SCHOOL FOR A NATIONAL BANNER SCHOOL RECOGNITION ACTUALLY WAS PRETTY RECOGNITION ACTUALLY WAS PRETTY GRUELING.

GRUELING. WE HAD TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE WE HAD TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE EXCEEDED THE 10 NATIONAL EXCEEDED THE 10 NATIONAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR INCLUSION SO RECEIVING THIS INCLUSION SO RECEIVING THIS RECOGNITION, I FORGOT TO MENTION RECOGNITION, I FORGOT TO MENTION ALEX, HE IS PART OF THIS CREW AS ALEX, HE IS PART OF THIS CREW AS WELL BUT I GUESS HE'S GOING TO WELL BUT I GUESS HE'S GOING TO STAY STANDING.

STAY STANDING. BY RECEIVING THIS RECOGNITION IS BY RECEIVING THIS RECOGNITION IS REALLY A VALIDATION FOR US FOR REALLY A VALIDATION FOR US FOR OUR CONTINUAL AND INTENTIONAL OUR CONTINUAL AND INTENTIONAL PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION BY BRINGING TOGETHER STUDENTS WITH BRINGING TOGETHER STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND STUDENTS DISABILITIES AND STUDENTS WITHOUT DISABILITIES TO REALLY WITHOUT DISABILITIES TO REALLY CREATE AN ACCEPTING SCHOOL CREATE AN ACCEPTING SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.

ENVIRONMENT. WE WERE ONE OF 166 SCHOOLS WE WERE ONE OF 166 SCHOOLS NATIONALLY AND ONE OF NINE IN NATIONALLY AND ONE OF NINE IN VIRGINIA THAT RECEIVED THE VIRGINIA THAT RECEIVED THE RECOGNITION THIS YEAR.

RECOGNITION THIS YEAR. I REALLY WANT TO THANK I REALLY WANT TO THANK MRS. WHITMORE AND COACH MARCUS MRS. WHITMORE AND COACH MARCUS FOR ALL OF THEIR COMMITMENTS TO FOR ALL OF THEIR COMMITMENTS TO REALLY PROMOTE THESE INCLUSIVE REALLY PROMOTE THESE INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES AT THE HIGH OPPORTUNITIES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

SCHOOL. FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW MRS. WHITMORE AND HER SON, MRS. WHITMORE AND HER SON, MRS. WHITMORE IS A SPECIAL MRS. WHITMORE IS A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT THE HIGH EDUCATION TEACHER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, SHE ALSO CORRELATES THE SCHOOL, SHE ALSO CORRELATES THE BEST BUDDIES PROGRAM AT THE HIGH BEST BUDDIES PROGRAM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M SURE SHE'S FINE SCHOOL AND I'M SURE SHE'S FINE WITH ME SHARING THIS WITH A WITH ME SHARING THIS WITH A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE.

LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE. BUT MRS. WHITMORE PARTICIPATED BUT MRS. WHITMORE PARTICIPATED IN BEST BUDDIES AS A HIGH SCHOOL IN BEST BUDDIES AS A HIGH SCHOOL AND TRIBUTES AS ONE OF THE MAIN

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AND TRIBUTES AS ONE OF THE MAIN REASON SHE BECAME A SPECIAL REASON SHE BECAME A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AND SINCE WE EDUCATION TEACHER AND SINCE WE HIRED HER SHE HAS BEEN VERY HIRED HER SHE HAS BEEN VERY INTEGRAL IN MAKING BEST BUDDIES INTEGRAL IN MAKING BEST BUDDIES WHAT IT IS AND SHE'S ACTUALLY WHAT IT IS AND SHE'S ACTUALLY HELPING US EXPAND TO THE PROGRAM HELPING US EXPAND TO THE PROGRAM TO THE OTHER SCHOOLS AND ALSO WE TO THE OTHER SCHOOLS AND ALSO WE HAVE COACH MARCUS WHO MANAGED TO HAVE COACH MARCUS WHO MANAGED TO CLONE HIMSELF -- BUT COACH CLONE HIMSELF -- BUT COACH MARCUS TEACHES OUR UNIFIED PE MARCUS TEACHES OUR UNIFIED PE CLASS AND HE ALSO COORDINATES CLASS AND HE ALSO COORDINATES THE UNIFIED SPORTS PROGRAMS AND THE UNIFIED SPORTS PROGRAMS AND BECAUSE OF HIM WERE ABLE TO BECAUSE OF HIM WERE ABLE TO OFFER UNIFIED COMPETITIONS IN OFFER UNIFIED COMPETITIONS IN KICKBALL, BOCCE, BOWLING IN KICKBALL, BOCCE, BOWLING IN TRACK AND FIELD.

TRACK AND FIELD. I'M SO THANKFUL.

I'M SO THANKFUL. DO YOU GUYS WANT TO INTRODUCE DO YOU GUYS WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF? YOURSELF? THIS IS THE LOVELY JAYDA HOPE, THIS IS THE LOVELY JAYDA HOPE, THIS IS CONNOR AND ALEX IS THE THIS IS CONNOR AND ALEX IS THE PRESIDENT OF OUR BEST BUDDIES PRESIDENT OF OUR BEST BUDDIES PROGRAM.

PROGRAM. MS. EPPS HAS A LOVELY SON NAMED MS. EPPS HAS A LOVELY SON NAMED SANDY THAT COULDN'T MAKE IT SANDY THAT COULDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT AND MS. EPPS IS HERE AS TONIGHT AND MS. EPPS IS HERE AS WELL.

WELL. THANK YOU ALSO MUCH FOR YOUR THANK YOU ALSO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF AND

>> THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF AND COACH WAGNER'S EVERYBODY TO MAKE COACH WAGNER'S EVERYBODY TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE, WE COMPETE IN THAT POSSIBLE, WE COMPETE IN BOWLING, BOCCE, TRACK AND FIELD BOWLING, BOCCE, TRACK AND FIELD WE COMPETE IN KICKBALL, WHAT I WE COMPETE IN KICKBALL, WHAT I LEVEL WE POST OUR WEEKLY LEVEL WE POST OUR WEEKLY ACTIVITIES FOR ATHLETICS ARE ACTIVITIES FOR ATHLETICS ARE UNIFIED SPORTS PROGRAM IS THERE UNIFIED SPORTS PROGRAM IS THERE WITH THE FOOTBALL TEAM, OUR WITH THE FOOTBALL TEAM, OUR VOLLEYBALL TEAM, THEIR BULLDOGS VOLLEYBALL TEAM, THEIR BULLDOGS AND THEY COMPETE AS BULLDOGS AND AND THEY COMPETE AS BULLDOGS AND THEY WERE THE BULLDOG UNIFORM THEY WERE THE BULLDOG UNIFORM AND WERE VERY PROUD OF THEM AS AND WERE VERY PROUD OF THEM AS STUDENT ATHLETES AT GOOCHLAND STUDENT ATHLETES AT GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

HIGH SCHOOL. STRONG PROGRAM.

[B. RVA Tech Award - Calypso Gilstrap and Catherine Richards]

STRONG PROGRAM. ALRIGHT NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO ALRIGHT NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD DOCTOR MATT WHO'S BRING FORWARD DOCTOR MATT WHO'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT TWO GOING TO TALK ABOUT TWO RECOGNITIONS ARE FIRST BEING RBA RECOGNITIONS ARE FIRST BEING RBA TECH AWARD.

TECH AWARD. >> GOOD EVENING, THERE IS A

>> GOOD EVENING, THERE IS A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE'RE COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.

GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY. THE WONDERFUL MS. RICHARDS WITH THE WONDERFUL MS. RICHARDS WITH ME BECAUSE SHE'S A HUGE PART OF ME BECAUSE SHE'S A HUGE PART OF BOTH OF THESE WE ALSO HAVE BOTH OF THESE WE ALSO HAVE SHELLEY AND CHRISTINA WHO IS A SHELLEY AND CHRISTINA WHO IS A HUGE PART OF ONE OF THESE TWO.

HUGE PART OF ONE OF THESE TWO. RBA TECH TO START WITH THAT.

RBA TECH TO START WITH THAT. WE WERE NOMINATED FOR WE WERE NOMINATED FOR MS. RICHARDS AND MS. GILSTRAP MS. RICHARDS AND MS. GILSTRAP FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL, WE ARE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL, WE ARE NOMINATED FOR THE VIRTUAL NOMINATED FOR THE VIRTUAL REALITY PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE REALITY PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MR. ROSE AND BEEN WORKING WITH MR. ROSE AND COLLABORATING WITH ME AND ALSO COLLABORATING WITH ME AND ALSO MR. WATSON TO TAKE THE VIRTUAL MR. WATSON TO TAKE THE VIRTUAL REALITY PROGRAM THAT MR. ROSE REALITY PROGRAM THAT MR. ROSE STARTED AND BUST DOWN THE DOORS STARTED AND BUST DOWN THE DOORS AND BRING THIS TO DIFFERENT AND BRING THIS TO DIFFERENT CLASSROOMS AND DIFFERENT CLASSROOMS AND DIFFERENT TEACHERS.

TEACHERS. WE WENT UP AGAINST REALLY FANCY WE WENT UP AGAINST REALLY FANCY PEOPLE.

PEOPLE. IT WAS VERY FANCY, PROBABLY ONE IT WAS VERY FANCY, PROBABLY ONE OF THE FANCIEST PLACE I'VE EVER OF THE FANCIEST PLACE I'VE EVER BEEN IN, THEY DECKED IT OUT.

BEEN IN, THEY DECKED IT OUT. THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE UP FOR AWARDS WERE PRIVATE WERE UP FOR AWARDS WERE PRIVATE BIG HOTSHOT TAP VENTURE BIG HOTSHOT TAP VENTURE COMPANIES AND GOOCHLAND HIGH COMPANIES AND GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

SCHOOL. WHEN WE WON CATHERINE'S HUSBAND WHEN WE WON CATHERINE'S HUSBAND SAID THAT WE MADE THE BEST SAID THAT WE MADE THE BEST REACTION OUT OF ANYBODY WE WERE REACTION OUT OF ANYBODY WE WERE SCREAMING, HOOTON AND HOLLERING, SCREAMING, HOOTON AND HOLLERING, IT WAS GREAT.

IT WAS GREAT. WE COULD NOT OF DONE IT WITHOUT WE COULD NOT OF DONE IT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF UN GEF.

THE SUPPORT OF UN GEF. BUT WHAT CATHERINE IS DOING IS BUT WHAT CATHERINE IS DOING IS TRULY AMAZING AT THE HIGH TRULY AMAZING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING SCHOOL, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD?

ELSE TO ADD? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

SUPPORT. WERE EXCITED TO MOVE THIS WERE EXCITED TO MOVE THIS PROGRAM FORWARD THIS YEAR AND PROGRAM FORWARD THIS YEAR AND SEE WHAT MORE WE CAN DO TO HAVE SEE WHAT MORE WE CAN DO TO HAVE FUN AND GIVE STUDENTS EXCITING FUN AND GIVE STUDENTS EXCITING EXPERIENCES.

EXPERIENCES. I APPRECIATE IT.

I APPRECIATE IT. >> CONGRATULATIONS CATHERINE,

>> CONGRATULATIONS CATHERINE, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS THAT THE HIGHLY BOARD MEMBERS THAT THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AWARD, WE'VE BEEN COMPETITIVE AWARD, WE'VE BEEN NOMINATED IN THE PAST BUT HAVE NOMINATED IN THE PAST BUT HAVE NEVER ONE.

NEVER ONE. CATHERINE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING CATHERINE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.

IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. >> IT'S GOOD TO SEE DOCTOR IN

>> IT'S GOOD TO SEE DOCTOR IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA.

FRONT OF THE CAMERA. >> I LIKE TO HIDE OUT BACK

>> I LIKE TO HIDE OUT BACK THERE.

THERE. A BIG FAN OF WHAT YOU DO HERE.

A BIG FAN OF WHAT YOU DO HERE. I'VE SEEN EVERY EPISODE.

[C. Apple Distinguished Schools]

I'VE SEEN EVERY EPISODE. DISTINGUISH SCHOOLS, THIS IS A DISTINGUISH SCHOOLS, THIS IS A HUGE DEAL, IT TOOK US SINCE THE HUGE DEAL, IT TOOK US SINCE THE LAST TIME ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS LAST TIME ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS WERE RECOGNIZED THREE YEARS AGO WERE RECOGNIZED THREE YEARS AGO WE'VE BEEN WORKING BUT REALLY WE'VE BEEN WORKING BUT REALLY THIS PAST YEAR WAS A HUGE THIS PAST YEAR WAS A HUGE DEDICATION TO THIS PROJECT AND DEDICATION TO THIS PROJECT AND IT'S AN HONOR THAT HELPS US IT'S AN HONOR THAT HELPS US REFLECT ON NOT ONLY OUR USE OF REFLECT ON NOT ONLY OUR USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN APPLE PRODUCTS BUT TECHNOLOGY IN APPLE PRODUCTS BUT ALSO ALSO HOW WE IMPACT ALSO ALSO HOW WE IMPACT INSTRUCTION AND HOW THE IMPACTS INSTRUCTION AND HOW THE IMPACTS OF LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE OF LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE DIVISION UNDER STRATEGIC PLAN IS DIVISION UNDER STRATEGIC PLAN IS WHERE WE'VE BEEN THROUGHOUT AND WHERE WE'VE BEEN THROUGHOUT AND WHEN I TALKED TO THE PRINCIPALS WHEN I TALKED TO THE PRINCIPALS WHO ARE ALSO HERE ABOUT THIS WHO ARE ALSO HERE ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON LAST YEAR WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON APPLE DISTINGUISH SCHOOLS.

APPLE DISTINGUISH SCHOOLS. THEY WERE LIKE THIS WAS NOT THE THEY WERE LIKE THIS WAS NOT THE BEST LAST TIME.

BEST LAST TIME. WE HAD A HARD TIME THEY MADE US

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WE HAD A HARD TIME THEY MADE US GO THROUGH ALL THESE REVISIONS GO THROUGH ALL THESE REVISIONS AND IT WAS A LOT OF WORK.

AND IT WAS A LOT OF WORK. I WAS LIKE I'M GOING TO CALL TIM I WAS LIKE I'M GOING TO CALL TIM COOK AND I'M GOING TO SAY LET'S COOK AND I'M GOING TO SAY LET'S MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER FOR MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER FOR THESE PRINTABLE.

THESE PRINTABLE. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT SINCE YOU AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT SINCE YOU AND GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND GOOCHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE SO GOOCHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE SO GREAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS GREAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS EASY FOR YOU.

EASY FOR YOU. INSTEAD OF A BOOK WE HAD IT TO INSTEAD OF A BOOK WE HAD IT TO BE A ONE PAGER AND I FEEL LIKE BE A ONE PAGER AND I FEEL LIKE IT WAS A HUGE DIFFERENCE, I WAS IT WAS A HUGE DIFFERENCE, I WAS NOT HERE LAST TIME JUST THE NOT HERE LAST TIME JUST THE FEEDBACK WAS A HUGE DIFFERENCE, FEEDBACK WAS A HUGE DIFFERENCE, WE CAME AWAY WITH THIS PRODUCT WE CAME AWAY WITH THIS PRODUCT THAT SHOWED NOT ONLY HOW WE USE THAT SHOWED NOT ONLY HOW WE USE TECHNOLOGY EQUALLY IN OUR TECHNOLOGY EQUALLY IN OUR CLASSROOMS EVERYTHING OBEY BUT CLASSROOMS EVERYTHING OBEY BUT HOW WE USE THAT TO CREATE NEW HOW WE USE THAT TO CREATE NEW EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS LIKE EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS LIKE MS. RICHARDS IS DOING AT THE MS. RICHARDS IS DOING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

HIGH SCHOOL. WE ALSO HAVE THIS PRODUCT THAT WE ALSO HAVE THIS PRODUCT THAT WE CAN USE FOR RECRUITMENT AND WE CAN USE FOR RECRUITMENT AND SHARING OUR STORY THROUGHOUT THE SHARING OUR STORY THROUGHOUT THE DIVISION AND I HAD SOME FEEDBACK DIVISION AND I HAD SOME FEEDBACK FROM HIS HORN AND I HAVE NOT FROM HIS HORN AND I HAVE NOT GONE BACK YET BUT I LOVE THE GONE BACK YET BUT I LOVE THE FEEDBACK AND WE HAD THE SUPPORT FEEDBACK AND WE HAD THE SUPPORT OF THE PRINCIPLES IN KRISTINE, OF THE PRINCIPLES IN KRISTINE, SHELLEY AND HER INSTRUCTIONAL SHELLEY AND HER INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY COACHES, MORGAN, TECHNOLOGY COACHES, MORGAN, CRYSTAL, ANDREA BARTON, CRYSTAL, ANDREA BARTON, CATHERINE RICHARDS WORKED REALLY CATHERINE RICHARDS WORKED REALLY HARD WITH THEIR PRINCIPLES AND HARD WITH THEIR PRINCIPLES AND THEIR TEACHERS JUST TO CREATE THEIR TEACHERS JUST TO CREATE ONE PAGE WHICH IS REALLY HARD ONE PAGE WHICH IS REALLY HARD DOCUMENT TO TELL THE STORIES OF DOCUMENT TO TELL THE STORIES OF ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AND TO MAKE ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AND TO MAKE IT REALLY RICH AND CELEBRATE IT REALLY RICH AND CELEBRATE WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOLS I WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOLS I THINK I'M VERY PROUD OF ALL THE THINK I'M VERY PROUD OF ALL THE WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO I THINK WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO I THINK WE PUT IT ON THE WEBSITE AND WE PUT IT ON THE WEBSITE AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH MS. HARRIS AND DOCTOR ARMSTRONG MS. HARRIS AND DOCTOR ARMSTRONG TO USE THIS WORK FOR OUR TO USE THIS WORK FOR OUR IMPROVEMENT.

IMPROVEMENT. I THINK IT COULD BE REALLY I THINK IT COULD BE REALLY POWERFUL.

POWERFUL. THANK YOU TO ALL THE PRINCIPLES THANK YOU TO ALL THE PRINCIPLES THEY WERE A HUGE PART IN THIS THEY WERE A HUGE PART IN THIS AND ALL THE COACHES TO IT WAS A AND ALL THE COACHES TO IT WAS A LOT OF WORK BUT IT PAID OFF.

LOT OF WORK BUT IT PAID OFF. >> THIS IS TO DO GREAT THINGS IN

>> THIS IS TO DO GREAT THINGS IN THE CLASSROOM.

THE CLASSROOM. >> YES BOARD MEMBERS I FORGOT TO

>> YES BOARD MEMBERS I FORGOT TO ANNOUNCE THEIR LESS THAN 700 ANNOUNCE THEIR LESS THAN 700 SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE, LESS THAN 700 SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE, LESS THAN 700 SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE WHO EARNED SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE WHO EARNED THIS RECOGNITION SO WE HAVE NOT THIS RECOGNITION SO WE HAVE NOT ONE, TWO, THREE BUT ALL FIVE OF ONE, TWO, THREE BUT ALL FIVE OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE IN THIS OUR SCHOOLS ARE IN THIS RECOGNITION IS MORE THAN JUST A RECOGNITION IS MORE THAN JUST A BANNER AND A BADGE OF HONOR IT BANNER AND A BADGE OF HONOR IT IS SYMBOLIC OF THE GREAT IS SYMBOLIC OF THE GREAT TEACHING THAT HAPPENS IN OUR TEACHING THAT HAPPENS IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND THE STRONG CLASSROOMS AND THE STRONG LEADERSHIP OVER PRINCIPLES AND LEADERSHIP OVER PRINCIPLES AND HOW WE ARE EFFECTIVELY USING HOW WE ARE EFFECTIVELY USING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT INSTRUCTION.

INSTRUCTION. IS NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT WE DO IS NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT WE DO IS PART OF WHAT WE DO IN THIS IS PART OF WHAT WE DO IN THIS COMMUNITY HAS INVESTED A LOT IN COMMUNITY HAS INVESTED A LOT IN OUR TECHNOLOGY.

OUR TECHNOLOGY. THIS RESULTED IN STRONG THIS RESULTED IN STRONG PERFORMANCE TO ENGAGE STUDENTS PERFORMANCE TO ENGAGE STUDENTS AND CERTAINLY OUR USE OF AND CERTAINLY OUR USE OF TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN USED TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN USED WORLDWIDE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO WORLDWIDE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF HER TEAM.

ALL OF HER TEAM. MR. CHAIR, THINKING FOR THE MR. CHAIR, THINKING FOR THE PUBLIC AND ANYONE LISTENING FROM PUBLIC AND ANYONE LISTENING FROM HOME.

HOME. THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA INCLUDES THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA INCLUDES THE ONE PAGERS AND WITHIN THE THE ONE PAGERS AND WITHIN THE ONE PAGERS IF YOU WANT ONE PAGERS IF YOU WANT ENTERTAINMENT YOU DO NOT NEED ENTERTAINMENT YOU DO NOT NEED TELEVISION.

TELEVISION. CLICK ON EVERY SINGLE LINK IN CLICK ON EVERY SINGLE LINK IN THEIR WITHOUT THE EXAMPLES.

THEIR WITHOUT THE EXAMPLES. IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER THE STORY IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER THE STORY OF JULIUS CAESAR, LET ME TELL OF JULIUS CAESAR, LET ME TELL YOU YOU'VE GOT TO CHECK IN YOU YOU'VE GOT TO CHECK IN RANDALL ELEMENTARY JULIUS RANDALL ELEMENTARY JULIUS CAESAR'S REINVENTED.

CAESAR'S REINVENTED. IF YOU WANT A LITTLE ART LESSON IF YOU WANT A LITTLE ART LESSON I LOVE THE GES GESTURE DRAWING I LOVE THE GES GESTURE DRAWING WITH MRS. WHERE IN THE PE WITH MRS. WHERE IN THE PE TEACHER, MR. JACKSON, THAT WAS A TEACHER, MR. JACKSON, THAT WAS A FANTASTIC LESSON IN THE BES FANTASTIC LESSON IN THE BES PROJECT WAS NOT REALLY A CHILD PROJECT WAS NOT REALLY A CHILD THAT DID THAT?

THAT DID THAT? >> IT SURE WAS.

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>> OR SCHOOL DIVISION IS RECOGNIZED ON A NATIONAL STAGE, RECOGNIZED ON A NATIONAL STAGE, REGIONAL STAGE, WORLDWIDE STAGE REGIONAL STAGE, WORLDWIDE STAGE AND NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT AGAIN AND NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT AGAIN REGIONAL RECOGNITION.

REGIONAL RECOGNITION. VONAGE.COM IS A THIRD PARTY THAT VONAGE.COM IS A THIRD PARTY THAT ANALYZES A VARIETY OF DATA ANALYZES A VARIETY OF DATA SOURCES AS WELL AS USER FEEDBACK SOURCES AS WELL AS USER FEEDBACK TO RATE SCHOOL DIVISIONS, TO RATE SCHOOL DIVISIONS, UNIVERSITIES AND PRIORITY OF UNIVERSITIES AND PRIORITY OF OTHER CONSUMER PRODUCTS ACROSS OTHER CONSUMER PRODUCTS ACROSS THE NATION.

THE NATION. WE WERE RECENTLY IDENTIFIED AS WE WERE RECENTLY IDENTIFIED AS THE NUMBER ONE SCHOOL DIVISION THE NUMBER ONE SCHOOL DIVISION IN THE RICHMOND NATURAL REGION IN THE RICHMOND NATURAL REGION BOARD MEMBERS IS NOT THE FIRST BOARD MEMBERS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE THIS.

TIME WE'VE DONE THIS. IF YOU THINK ABOUT PERENNIAL IF YOU THINK ABOUT PERENNIAL POWERHOUSE IN FIVE YEARS IN A POWERHOUSE IN FIVE YEARS IN A ROW, THE RECOGNIZES THE BEST IN ROW, THE RECOGNIZES THE BEST IN THE RICHMOND REGION AND OUR THE RICHMOND REGION AND OUR TEACHERS ARE RECOGNIZED, OR TEACHERS ARE RECOGNIZED, OR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS ARE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS ARE RECOGNIZED, OR SAFETY RECOGNIZED, OR SAFETY INITIATIVES ARE RECOGNIZED SO INITIATIVES ARE RECOGNIZED SO AGAIN IS ANOTHER INDICATOR OF AGAIN IS ANOTHER INDICATOR OF THE STRONG SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOL THE STRONG SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION AND HOW OUR WORK IS DIVISION AND HOW OUR WORK IS CERTAINLY CELEBRATED IN THE CERTAINLY CELEBRATED IN THE REGION AND I'M PROUD OF EACH AND

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REGION AND I'M PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL WHO MADE THIS EVERY INDIVIDUAL WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE.

POSSIBLE. OUR STAFF, OUR STUDENTS, OUR OUR STAFF, OUR STUDENTS, OUR COMMUNITY, EVERYBODY CONTRIBUTES COMMUNITY, EVERYBODY CONTRIBUTES TO THE SUCCESS AND THANKFUL THAT TO THE SUCCESS AND THANKFUL THAT HER EFFORTS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR HER EFFORTS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THIS RANKING TODAY.

THIS RANKING TODAY. >> THANK YOU.

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>> THANK YOU. FINALLY BOARDMEMBER THAT WANT TO FINALLY BOARDMEMBER THAT WANT TO BRING IT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO BRING IT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO HOME AND JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF HOME AND JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF HER AUDIENCE OR SCHOOL DIVISION HER AUDIENCE OR SCHOOL DIVISION CORE VALUES THAT A BEEN A PART CORE VALUES THAT A BEEN A PART THAT HAVE WORKED FOR MANY, MANY THAT HAVE WORKED FOR MANY, MANY YEARS ARE NONNEGOTIABLE BELIEFS, YEARS ARE NONNEGOTIABLE BELIEFS, OUR EXCELLENCE, COURAGE, OUR EXCELLENCE, COURAGE, CREATIVITY, HONOR AND OPTIMISM CREATIVITY, HONOR AND OPTIMISM AND PERIODICALLY RECOGNIZE OUR AND PERIODICALLY RECOGNIZE OUR EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS, COMMUNITY EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO EXEMPLIFY THE CORE MEMBERS WHO EXEMPLIFY THE CORE BELIEFS AND DOCTOR ARMSTRONG IS BELIEFS AND DOCTOR ARMSTRONG IS HERE TO RECOGNIZE THE WINNERS HERE TO RECOGNIZE THE WINNERS TONIGHT.

TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU, DOCTOR RALEY AND

>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR RALEY AND MR. CHAIR, PORT UNDER MEMBERS OF MR. CHAIR, PORT UNDER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IT IS MY PLEASURE TO THE BOARD IT IS MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE OUR FIRST ROUND OF RECOGNIZE OUR FIRST ROUND OF BOARD WINNERS FOR THIS FALL.

BOARD WINNERS FOR THIS FALL. I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND GET I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND GET RIGHT TO IT.

RIGHT TO IT. IS PHILIP CAROL HERE THIS IS PHILIP CAROL HERE THIS EVENING.

EVENING. MR. CAROL COULD NOT MAKE IT, HE MR. CAROL COULD NOT MAKE IT, HE IS ONE OF OUR CUSTODIAN THAT IS ONE OF OUR CUSTODIAN THAT GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.

GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL. MR. CAROL WAS NOMINATED BY KATIE MR. CAROL WAS NOMINATED BY KATIE BARNES BY HIS EXCELLENT, BARNES BY HIS EXCELLENT, CREATIVITY, COURAGE AND CREATIVITY, COURAGE AND OPTIMISM.

OPTIMISM. ALL FIVE ANY EARNED STAFF MEMBER ALL FIVE ANY EARNED STAFF MEMBER OF THE MONTH AT GMS BUT OF THE MONTH AT GMS BUT MS. BARNES BELIEVES HE DID MS. BARNES BELIEVES HE DID DESERVES MORE RECOGNITION.

DESERVES MORE RECOGNITION. PHILIP DOES IT ALL HE'S FIXING, PHILIP DOES IT ALL HE'S FIXING, CLEANING, REMOVING SOMETHING CLEANING, REMOVING SOMETHING WHEN ASKED OF HIM.

WHEN ASKED OF HIM. HE DOES NOT COMPLAIN ARE GROWN HE DOES NOT COMPLAIN ARE GROWN OVER ANYTHING.

OVER ANYTHING. HE'S HAPPY TO GET IT DONE AS HE'S HAPPY TO GET IT DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SOON AS POSSIBLE. HIS INCREDIBLE FAMILY MEMBER AT HIS INCREDIBLE FAMILY MEMBER AT GMS AND WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR GMS AND WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES FOR US EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES FOR US DAILY.

DAILY. LET'S GIVE MR. CAROL A BIG HAND.

LET'S GIVE MR. CAROL A BIG HAND. I DO KNOW THAT OUR NEXT WINTER I DO KNOW THAT OUR NEXT WINTER IS HERE, MS. SHELLEY OLSON.

IS HERE, MS. SHELLEY OLSON. WILL MS. OLSON COME UP AND JOIN WILL MS. OLSON COME UP AND JOIN US.

US. MS. OLSON IS ONE OF HER TO MS. OLSON IS ONE OF HER TO DIVISION INSTRUCTION COACHES AND DIVISION INSTRUCTION COACHES AND SHE HAPPENED TO BE NOMINATED BY SHE HAPPENED TO BE NOMINATED BY HER PARTNER MS. CHRISTINA HER PARTNER MS. CHRISTINA WHITFIELD WHO IS ALSO HERE THIS WHITFIELD WHO IS ALSO HERE THIS EVENING FOR HER EXCELLENCE EVENING FOR HER EXCELLENCE ENCOURAGE, HERE'S WHAT ENCOURAGE, HERE'S WHAT MS. WHITFIELD HAD TO STAY.

MS. WHITFIELD HAD TO STAY. SHELLEY DALY GOES ABOVE AND SHELLEY DALY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO SUPPORT TEACHER AND BEYOND TO SUPPORT TEACHER AND STUDENT SUCCESS IN GOOCHLAND.

STUDENT SUCCESS IN GOOCHLAND. BEGINNING IN HER SECOND YEAR, BEGINNING IN HER SECOND YEAR, SHE CONTINUES EXEMPLIFY SHE CONTINUES EXEMPLIFY EXCELLENCE WITH HER WORK AT THE EXCELLENCE WITH HER WORK AT THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT AS WELL AS ALWAYS SUPPORT AS WELL AS ALWAYS KEEPING A CLOSE PULSE ON WHAT TO KEEPING A CLOSE PULSE ON WHAT TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS.

DO WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS. SHELLEY CONSISTENTLY MAKES TIME SHELLEY CONSISTENTLY MAKES TIME TO CHECK IN WITH TEACHERS, 10 TO CHECK IN WITH TEACHERS, 10 DEPARTMENT DUTIES, PLCS AND DEPARTMENT DUTIES, PLCS AND SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS ACROSS THE DIVISION.

EFFORTS ACROSS THE DIVISION. THE DAILY SUPPORT FOR OTHERS IS THE DAILY SUPPORT FOR OTHERS IS AT THE TOP OF HER MIND AND SHE AT THE TOP OF HER MIND AND SHE OFFER REFLECTS HOW TO BEST OFFER REFLECTS HOW TO BEST SUPPORT TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.

SUPPORT TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. SHELLEY PUTS LOTS OF THOUGHT SHELLEY PUTS LOTS OF THOUGHT INTO THE NEXT STEPS IN THE INTO THE NEXT STEPS IN THE COURAGEOUS AND THINKING OF THE COURAGEOUS AND THINKING OF THE BEST EFFECT CHANGE IN OUR BEST EFFECT CHANGE IN OUR DIVISION.

DIVISION. I WILL TELL YOU ARE COACHES, WE I WILL TELL YOU ARE COACHES, WE DO NOT WORK IN A SILAS DIVISION DO NOT WORK IN A SILAS DIVISION BUT THEY ESPECIALLY DO NOT READ BUT THEY ESPECIALLY DO NOT READ ALWAYS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND ALWAYS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND WHEREVER THEY NEED IS AND WE WHEREVER THEY NEED IS AND WE CANNOT THANK THEM ENOUGH FOR CANNOT THANK THEM ENOUGH FOR THEIR EFFORTS.

THEIR EFFORTS. CONGRATULATIONS MS. OLSON.

CONGRATULATIONS MS. OLSON. >> MS. OLSON HAS SOME FANS

>> MS. OLSON HAS SOME FANS TONIGHT, THAT IS HER HUSBAND TONIGHT, THAT IS HER HUSBAND TODD WHO I WORKED WITH AND HER TODD WHO I WORKED WITH AND HER KIDS BACK THERE, THANK YOU FOR KIDS BACK THERE, THANK YOU FOR COMING GUYS.

COMING GUYS. OUR NEXT AWARD WINNER SECOND OUR NEXT AWARD WINNER SECOND GRADE TEACHER MS. EMILEE AND GRADE TEACHER MS. EMILEE AND DAVIS.

DAVIS. MS. DAVIS, ARE YOU HERE? MS. DAVIS, ARE YOU HERE? HI.

HI. MS. DAVIS WAS NOMINATED BY MS. DAVIS WAS NOMINATED BY CASSIE FOR HER CREATIVITY, CASSIE FOR HER CREATIVITY, HERE'S WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY.

HERE'S WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY. EMILEE ANNE'S ROOM IS BURSTING EMILEE ANNE'S ROOM IS BURSTING WITH HER CREATIVITY FROM THE WITH HER CREATIVITY FROM THE ACTIVITY SHE DOES WITH STUDENTS ACTIVITY SHE DOES WITH STUDENTS LIKE PIRATE DAY, YOU MAY HAVE LIKE PIRATE DAY, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN ON TWITTER TO THE SEEN ON TWITTER TO THE DECLARATIONS IN YOUR ROOM AND DECLARATIONS IN YOUR ROOM AND EVEN THE WAY SHE INTERACTS AND EVEN THE WAY SHE INTERACTS AND BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS.

STUDENTS. SHE IS ALWAYS USING CREATIVE SHE IS ALWAYS USING CREATIVE WAYS TO FACILITATE LEARNING FOR WAYS TO FACILITATE LEARNING FOR HER SECOND GRADERS PREACHY ALSO HER SECOND GRADERS PREACHY ALSO COMES WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS COMES WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS WITH THE PROBLEMS IN HER CLASS WITH THE PROBLEMS IN HER CLASS INCLUDING UNIQUE WAYS TO SUPPORT INCLUDING UNIQUE WAYS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH HER HAVING STUDENTS WITH HER HAVING DIFFICULTIES BOTH ACADEMIC AND DIFFICULTIES BOTH ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL.

BEHAVIORAL. CONGRATULATIONS MS. DAVIS.

CONGRATULATIONS MS. DAVIS. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT ECHO AWARD WINNER IS

>> OUR NEXT ECHO AWARD WINNER IS ONE OF HER STUDENTS AT GOOCHLAND ONE OF HER STUDENTS AT GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

HIGH SCHOOL. I'D LIKE TO ASK KATIE NICHE TO I'D LIKE TO ASK KATIE NICHE TO COME FORWARD.

COME FORWARD. IS KAYDEN HERE? IS KAYDEN HERE? , ON UP KAYDEN.

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, ON UP KAYDEN. HOW ARE YOU DOING.

HOW ARE YOU DOING. KAYDEN YOU WERE NOMINATED BY KAYDEN YOU WERE NOMINATED BY COACH FUNKHOUSER FOR YOUR COACH FUNKHOUSER FOR YOUR OPTIMISM.

OPTIMISM. THIS IS WHY, THIS IS WHAT HE THIS IS WHY, THIS IS WHAT HE SAYS THEY GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL SAYS THEY GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY PARTICIPATED IN CROSS-COUNTRY PARTICIPATED IN THE FOUR INVITATIONAL OF THE FOUR INVITATIONAL OF SEPTEMBER 17.

SEPTEMBER 17. I WAS THERE.

I WAS THERE. WE ARRIVED EARLY IN THE MORNING WE ARRIVED EARLY IN THE MORNING AND WE WERE ABLE TO WATCH FIVE AND WE WERE ABLE TO WATCH FIVE DIFFERENT RACES BETWEEN 150, 200 DIFFERENT RACES BETWEEN 150, 200 RUNNERS IN EACH RACE BEFORE OUR RUNNERS IN EACH RACE BEFORE OUR BOYS RAN.

BOYS RAN. AS THE RUNNERS COMPLETED THEIR AS THE RUNNERS COMPLETED THEIR CIRCUITS AROUND THE COURSE AND CIRCUITS AROUND THE COURSE AND WERE HEADING TO THE FINISH LINE, WERE HEADING TO THE FINISH LINE, KAYDEN NICHE WAS THERE TO CHEER KAYDEN NICHE WAS THERE TO CHEER THEM ON EVERY RUNNER.

THEM ON EVERY RUNNER. HE WAS CLAPPING FOR THEM HE WAS CLAPPING FOR THEM ENCOURAGING THEM ALONG THE WAY ENCOURAGING THEM ALONG THE WAY WITH CHEERS SUCH AS LESKO FORK WITH CHEERS SUCH AS LESKO FORK UNION, FINISH STRONG RED TEAM, UNION, FINISH STRONG RED TEAM, LOVE YOUR GREEN SHOES, DUDE.

LOVE YOUR GREEN SHOES, DUDE. THIS TYPE OF ENCOURAGEMENT THIS TYPE OF ENCOURAGEMENT OPTIMISM IS A DAILY THING FOR OPTIMISM IS A DAILY THING FOR KAYDEN DURING THE CROSS-COUNTRY KAYDEN DURING THE CROSS-COUNTRY PRACTICES.

PRACTICES. HE GIVES IT HIS ALL EVERY DAY HE GIVES IT HIS ALL EVERY DAY BRINGS JOY ENERGY TO EVERY BRINGS JOY ENERGY TO EVERY PRACTICE, HIS INTERNAL OPTIMISM PRACTICE, HIS INTERNAL OPTIMISM CONTAGIOUS SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE CONTAGIOUS SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE TEAM AS EVERYONE PUSHES EACH TEAM AS EVERYONE PUSHES EACH OTHER TO BE BETTER, OTHER TO BE BETTER, CONGRATULATIONS KAYDEN.

CONGRATULATIONS KAYDEN. OUR FINAL WINNER THIS EVENING IS OUR FINAL WINNER THIS EVENING IS MS. KELLY TOOMEY BIRD ELEMENTARY MS. KELLY TOOMEY BIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT.

SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT. HIS MISSED TO ME HERE? HIS MISSED TO ME HERE? KELLY TOOMEY IS NOMINATED BY KELLY TOOMEY IS NOMINATED BY JANE COLES.

JANE COLES. WHERE IS MS. COLES? WHERE IS MS. COLES? THINGS WERE BEEN HERE FOR HER THINGS WERE BEEN HERE FOR HER OPTIMISM, COURAGE AND HONOR.

OPTIMISM, COURAGE AND HONOR. THIS IS WHAT MS. CALLS HAS TO THIS IS WHAT MS. CALLS HAS TO SAY SHE ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON SAY SHE ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HER FACE WHEN SHE MAKES IT HER HER FACE WHEN SHE MAKES IT HER BUSINESS TO SPEAK EACH STUDENT BUSINESS TO SPEAK EACH STUDENT WHEN SHE SEES THEM.

WHEN SHE SEES THEM. STUDENTS ADORE HER.

STUDENTS ADORE HER. AS A NEW TEACHER I RELY ON HER AS A NEW TEACHER I RELY ON HER EXPERIENCE AND POSITIVITY, KELLY EXPERIENCE AND POSITIVITY, KELLY IS SELFLESS AND ONE OF THE MOST IS SELFLESS AND ONE OF THE MOST CONSIDERATE PEOPLE I'VE EVER CONSIDERATE PEOPLE I'VE EVER WORKED WITH.

WORKED WITH. SHE ALWAYS KNOWS WHAT'S NEEDED SHE ALWAYS KNOWS WHAT'S NEEDED BEFORE I EVEN ASK, FOR STUDENT BEFORE I EVEN ASK, FOR STUDENT OR TEACHER NEEDS ANYTHING SHE OR TEACHER NEEDS ANYTHING SHE WILL FIND A WAY TO GET IT, SHE'S WILL FIND A WAY TO GET IT, SHE'S AN EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYEE IN A AN EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYEE IN A GREAT FRIEND, CONGRATULATIONS.

GREAT FRIEND, CONGRATULATIONS. >> MR. CHAIRMAN THAT CONCLUDES

>> MR. CHAIRMAN THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITIONS FOR THIS

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OUR RECOGNITIONS FOR THIS EVENING.

EVENING. >> CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF

>> CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF THE ECHO AWARD WINNERS IN THE THE ECHO AWARD WINNERS IN THE SCHOOL DIVISION FOR THE OTHER SCHOOL DIVISION FOR THE OTHER RECOGNITIONS.

RECOGNITIONS. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE A AT THIS TIME WE HAVE A PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHT FROM PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHT FROM GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. [MUSIC]

[MUSIC] >> DISTINGUISHABLE BOARD

>> DISTINGUISHABLE BOARD MEMBERS, PROMINENT CENTRAL MEMBERS, PROMINENT CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF AND DOCTOR, WE OFFICE STAFF AND DOCTOR, WE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO THE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO THE WEEKEND OF OCTOBER THE 21ST WEEKEND OF OCTOBER THE 21ST THROUGH THE 23RD PERIOD WHAT A THROUGH THE 23RD PERIOD WHAT A NIGHT OF MISCHIEF AND MINISTRY.

NIGHT OF MISCHIEF AND MINISTRY. MY NAME IS WADSWORTH, YOUR MY NAME IS WADSWORTH, YOUR HUMBLE FOR THE EVENING.

HUMBLE FOR THE EVENING. GOOCHLAND'S DRAMA DEPARTMENT ON GOOCHLAND'S DRAMA DEPARTMENT ON STAGE WITH A HIGH SCHOOL STAGE WITH A HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION.

ADDITION. IT IS BASED ON THE 1985 MOVIE IN IT IS BASED ON THE 1985 MOVIE IN THE CLASSIC BOARD GAME BY HASBRO THE CLASSIC BOARD GAME BY HASBRO IN THE POCKET BROTHERS.

IN THE POCKET BROTHERS. IT IS A CLASSIC WHODUNIT THAT IT IS A CLASSIC WHODUNIT THAT FEATURES THE FOLLOWING GUEST.

FEATURES THE FOLLOWING GUEST. KENNEL MASTER, MRS. WRIGHT, KENNEL MASTER, MRS. WRIGHT, MS. PEACOCK, MR. GREEN, MS. PEACOCK, MR. GREEN, MS. SCARLETT AND PROFESSOR PLUM.

MS. SCARLETT AND PROFESSOR PLUM. THE SHOW WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE SHOW WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 22 AND SATURDAY FRIDAY OCTOBER 22 AND SATURDAY OCTOBER 21, SECOND EXCEEDS ME, OCTOBER 21, SECOND EXCEEDS ME, 21ST ON FRIDAY, 22ND ON 21ST ON FRIDAY, 22ND ON SATURDAY.

SATURDAY. IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT 1900 OR IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT 1900 OR CIVILIAN TIME, 7:00 P.M.

CIVILIAN TIME, 7:00 P.M. OUR OTHER ONE SUNDAY OCTOBER 3 OUR OTHER ONE SUNDAY OCTOBER 3 WILL TAKE PLACE AT 2:00 P.M.

WILL TAKE PLACE AT 2:00 P.M. TICKETS FOR THE GROWN-UPS WILL TICKETS FOR THE GROWN-UPS WILL BE $10 AND FOR THE LITTLE ONES BE $10 AND FOR THE LITTLE ONES WILL BE $8.

WILL BE $8. TO PURCHASE TICKETS PLEASE VISIT TO PURCHASE TICKETS PLEASE VISIT DRAMA THAT GOOCHLAND SCHOOLS.COM

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DRAMA THAT GOOCHLAND SCHOOLS.COM WE HAVE POSTED PERMANENT WE HAVE POSTED PERMANENT INFORMATION TO THE SITE.

INFORMATION TO THE SITE. PLEASE VISIT AS YOU MAY GET A PLEASE VISIT AS YOU MAY GET A CLUE TO THE SHOW STORY.

CLUE TO THE SHOW STORY. THE SHOW IS JUST 90 MINUTES LONG THE SHOW IS JUST 90 MINUTES LONG BUT IT'S FULL OF MISTRESS AND BUT IT'S FULL OF MISTRESS AND WILL KEEP YOU GUESSING UNTIL THE WILL KEEP YOU GUESSING UNTIL THE END.

END. COME ROLL THE DICE AND GET READY COME ROLL THE DICE AND GET READY TO SOLVE WHO DID IT AND WHAT TO SOLVE WHO DID IT AND WHAT ROOM AND WITH WHAT.

ROOM AND WITH WHAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, WE HOPE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, WE HOPE IT WAS WORTH YOUR WHILE.

IT WAS WORTH YOUR WHILE. >> DEFINITELY.

>> DEFINITELY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF I JUST TELL YOU ONE THING IF I JUST TELL YOU ONE THING BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

BEFORE YOU LEAVE. THE FIRST TRAUMA PRODUCTION I THE FIRST TRAUMA PRODUCTION I SAW GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL WAS IN SAW GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL WAS IN THE FALL OF 2012.

THE FALL OF 2012. THAT YEAR FROM THEN INTEL NOW I THAT YEAR FROM THEN INTEL NOW I FELT LIKE I WAS SITTING ON A FELT LIKE I WAS SITTING ON A BROADWAY STAGE OR IN FRONT OF A BROADWAY STAGE OR IN FRONT OF A BROADWAY STAGE.

BROADWAY STAGE. YOUR PROGRAMS ARE EXCELLENT YOUR PROGRAMS ARE EXCELLENT EVERY YEAR AND I CAN'T THANK YOU EVERY YEAR AND I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ENOUGH, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.

YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> BEFORE YOU LEAVE WILL YOU

>> BEFORE YOU LEAVE WILL YOU INTRODUCE A CHARACTER, WE'D LOVE INTRODUCE A CHARACTER, WE'D LOVE TO KNOW YOUR GIVEN NAME AND WHAT TO KNOW YOUR GIVEN NAME AND WHAT GRADE YOU ARE IN.

GRADE YOU ARE IN. LET'S START WITH STEPHEN.

LET'S START WITH STEPHEN. >> WELL, YOU KNOW ME.

>> WELL, YOU KNOW ME. HELLO, MY NAME STEPHEN I AM A HELLO, MY NAME STEPHEN I AM A JUNIOR.

JUNIOR. >> MY NAME IS KATE DAVIS, I AM A

>> MY NAME IS KATE DAVIS, I AM A SENIOR.

SENIOR. >> I AM GEORGIA WENZEL AND I'M

>> I AM GEORGIA WENZEL AND I'M ALSO SENIOR.

ALSO SENIOR. >> IMAX NICHOLS AND I AM ALSO

>> IMAX NICHOLS AND I AM ALSO SENIOR.

SENIOR. >> I AM SAWYER, I AM A JUNIOR.

>> I AM SAWYER, I AM A JUNIOR. >> I'M MAKING SMITHERS AND I AM

>> I'M MAKING SMITHERS AND I AM A JUNIOR.

A JUNIOR. >> I'M ABIGAIL AND I'M A

>> I'M ABIGAIL AND I'M A SOPHOMORE.

SOPHOMORE. WELCOME.

WELCOME. WE BELIEVE LOOK FORWARD AND FOR WE BELIEVE LOOK FORWARD AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR PUBLIC IF YOU THE BENEFIT OF OUR PUBLIC IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN IT IS A GREAT HAVE NEVER BEEN IT IS A GREAT WAY TO SPEND A FRIDAY NIGHT, WAY TO SPEND A FRIDAY NIGHT, SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE MATINEE.

AFTERNOON AT THE MATINEE. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR TICKETS WE'D PLEASE SIGN UP FOR TICKETS WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE.

LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU PERFORM.

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PERFORM. BOARD MEMBERS NEXT ON YOUR BOARD MEMBERS NEXT ON YOUR AGENDA ARE VARIETY OF AGENDA ARE VARIETY OF ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE PUBLIC CAN ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE PUBLIC CAN ACCESS THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO ACCESS THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC AGENDA AND THERE'S A THE PUBLIC AGENDA AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER AND WHAT I REALLY NOVEMBER AND WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TONIGHT ARE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TONIGHT ARE A FEW THINGS, THE TOWN HALL THAT A FEW THINGS, THE TOWN HALL THAT WILL TAKE PLACE STARTING THIS WILL TAKE PLACE STARTING THIS WEEK ON THE 13TH OF OCTOBER.

WEEK ON THE 13TH OF OCTOBER. DISTRICTS TWO AND THREE MEET ON DISTRICTS TWO AND THREE MEET ON THE 17TH AND THAT WILL BE HERE THE 17TH AND THAT WILL BE HERE IN THIS ROOM.

IN THIS ROOM. WE ALSO DISTRICT FOUR AND FIVE WE ALSO DISTRICT FOUR AND FIVE TOWN HALL THAT WILL TAKE PLACE TOWN HALL THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE RESIDENCE IN ON THE AT THE RESIDENCE IN ON THE 26TH OF OCTOBER WITH A VARIETY 26TH OF OCTOBER WITH A VARIETY OF OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS RELATED OF OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS RELATED TO SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDING TO SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDING SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK INFORM SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK INFORM THE SCHOOL WEEK AND ALL OF THOSE THE SCHOOL WEEK AND ALL OF THOSE ARE LISTED ON YOUR AGENDA, BHA ARE LISTED ON YOUR AGENDA, BHA VETERANS WEEK WILL TAKE NOVEMBE.

VETERANS WEEK WILL TAKE NOVEMBE. IT'S 930 AT THE GOOCHLAND HIGH IT'S 930 AT THE GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.

SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. WE WANT TO INVITE OUR PUBLIC TO WE WANT TO INVITE OUR PUBLIC TO THAT.

THAT. IT'S CERTAINLY A GREAT WAY TO IT'S CERTAINLY A GREAT WAY TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO SERVE THEIR RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY AND HEALTHY WE CAN HAVE COUNTRY AND HEALTHY WE CAN HAVE A LOT OF HER CITIZENS JOINING US A LOT OF HER CITIZENS JOINING US AT THAT TIME.

AT THAT TIME. NOVEMBER HOLD SOME SPECIAL BOARD NOVEMBER HOLD SOME SPECIAL BOARD MEETINGS AS WE ANTICIPATE THE MEETINGS AS WE ANTICIPATE THE RECEIPT TO THE NEW GOOCHLAND RECEIPT TO THE NEW GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROJECT, YOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROJECT, YOU HAVE THOSE LISTED IN YOUR AGENDA HAVE THOSE LISTED IN YOUR AGENDA AS WELL.

AS WELL. A LOT HAPPENING THIS MONTH AND A LOT HAPPENING THIS MONTH AND NEXT MONTH.

NEXT MONTH. >> DOCTOR, I JUST WANT TO

>> DOCTOR, I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AM ALSO LOOKING AT THE HIGHLIGHT AM ALSO LOOKING AT THE DATE OF GRADUATION WHICH ME IS DATE OF GRADUATION WHICH ME IS REALLY EXCITING FOR ALL REALLY EXCITING FOR ALL STUDENTS.

STUDENTS. >> YES, THAT IS JUNE 3, 2023,

>> YES, THAT IS JUNE 3, 2023, 23, NOT 22.

23, NOT 22. JUNE 3, 2023 AT 7:30 P.M. AT JUNE 3, 2023 AT 7:30 P.M. AT GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. WE DO HAVE A RAIN DATE BUT WERE WE DO HAVE A RAIN DATE BUT WERE NOT GOING TO NEED IT BECAUSE WE NOT GOING TO NEED IT BECAUSE WE HAVE A BEATABLE EVENING.

HAVE A BEATABLE EVENING. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. SO BOARD MEMBERS AT THIS TIME WE SO BOARD MEMBERS AT THIS TIME WE HAVE ARRIVED AT OUR PUBLIC HAVE ARRIVED AT OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

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COMMENT. AND I WOULD, THREE PEOPLE HAVE AND I WOULD, THREE PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND SO WILL SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND SO WILL BEGIN WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

BEGIN WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS. DID YOU HAVE ABOUT THREE MINUTES DID YOU HAVE ABOUT THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND WE WELCOME YOUR TO SPEAK AND WE WELCOME YOUR THOUGHTS.

THOUGHTS. MIKE SHAL.

MIKE SHAL. >> SHOULD I COME UP.

>> SHOULD I COME UP. >> YES PLEASE.

>> YES PLEASE. >> MY NAME IS MIKE I AM FROM

>> MY NAME IS MIKE I AM FROM [INAUDIBLE].

[INAUDIBLE]. FIRST I WANT TO SAY AYE WAS FIRST I WANT TO SAY AYE WAS IMPRESSED WITH ALL THE STUDENT IMPRESSED WITH ALL THE STUDENT THINGS YOU HAD HERE TONIGHT.

THINGS YOU HAD HERE TONIGHT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST I THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST WONDERFUL.

WONDERFUL. USUALLY I TRY TO MAKE MY TALK A USUALLY I TRY TO MAKE MY TALK A LITTLE ENTERTAINING.

LITTLE ENTERTAINING. LET ME JUST SAY UP FOR I CAME LET ME JUST SAY UP FOR I CAME HERE WITH THE SOLE INTENT OF HERE WITH THE SOLE INTENT OF TELLING YOU WHAT A BAD PERSON TELLING YOU WHAT A BAD PERSON ANGELA ALLEN IS AND HOW SHE'S A ANGELA ALLEN IS AND HOW SHE'S A LOUSY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER BUT LOUSY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER BUT THERE'S SO MUCH NEGATIVITY IN THERE'S SO MUCH NEGATIVITY IN THE WORLD I THOUGHT I WOULD PUT

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THE WORLD I THOUGHT I WOULD PUT THIS DOWN AND INSTEAD I BROUGHT THIS DOWN AND INSTEAD I BROUGHT THIS PILE OF REASONS OF WHY I'M THIS PILE OF REASONS OF WHY I'M A BAD PERSON.

A BAD PERSON. LET ME PICK OUT ONE YEAR RANDOM.

LET ME PICK OUT ONE YEAR RANDOM. , HERE'S A GOOD ONE KNEE IN THE , HERE'S A GOOD ONE KNEE IN THE 14 YEAR OLD GIRL.

14 YEAR OLD GIRL. WHAT IS A 54-YEAR-OLD MAN LIKE WHAT IS A 54-YEAR-OLD MAN LIKE ME DOING TALKING ABOUT A 14 YEAR ME DOING TALKING ABOUT A 14 YEAR OLD GIRL.

OLD GIRL. I WON'T GIVE YOU ALL THE I WON'T GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAILS, I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE DETAILS, I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE SHERIFF AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, SHERIFF AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, THERE ARE UP ON THIS ALREADY, THERE ARE UP ON THIS ALREADY, YOU DON'T NEED TO CALL THEM, YOU DON'T NEED TO CALL THEM, THEY ALL KNOW ABOUT IT ALREADY.

THEY ALL KNOW ABOUT IT ALREADY. THIS DOES BRING ME MY POINT.

THIS DOES BRING ME MY POINT. ABOUT HALF OF THE STUDENTS FROM ABOUT HALF OF THE STUDENTS FROM WHAT I SEE IN COLLEGE, BELIEVE WHAT I SEE IN COLLEGE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT I TAUGHT AT SEVERAL IT OR NOT I TAUGHT AT SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITIES INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. ABOUT HALF OF THEM ARE SMART ABOUT HALF OF THEM ARE SMART ENOUGH TO FIGURE OUT A LOT OF ENOUGH TO FIGURE OUT A LOT OF REASONS TO DISLIKE SOMEBODY LIKE REASONS TO DISLIKE SOMEBODY LIKE ME.

ME. THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD REASONS.

THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD REASONS. OKAY, WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER HALF OKAY, WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER HALF THAT ARE SO FOOLISH THAT THEY THAT ARE SO FOOLISH THAT THEY ACTUALLY CARE NOT ABOUT WHAT I ACTUALLY CARE NOT ABOUT WHAT I DO AS AN INDIVIDUAL BUT THEY DO AS AN INDIVIDUAL BUT THEY CARE ABOUT WHAT MY GREAT, GREAT CARE ABOUT WHAT MY GREAT, GREAT GREAT GRANDPARENTS ALLEGEDLY GREAT GRANDPARENTS ALLEGEDLY DID.

DID. IF YOU KNOW SOMEWHERE LIKE THE IF YOU KNOW SOMEWHERE LIKE THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY OR UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY OR EASTERN KENTUCKY WHERE I USED TO EASTERN KENTUCKY WHERE I USED TO TEACH THE STUDENTS GO THERE ALL TEACH THE STUDENTS GO THERE ALL DAY EVERYDAY.

DAY EVERYDAY. IT IS NOT ABOUT ME AS AN IT IS NOT ABOUT ME AS AN INDIVIDUAL.

INDIVIDUAL. IT'S ABOUT AN ABSTRACT PERSON OR IT'S ABOUT AN ABSTRACT PERSON OR PEOPLE THAT LIVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO AND EVERYBODY ELSE YEARS AGO AND EVERYBODY ELSE CLAIMING VICTIMS. CLAIMING VICTIMS. I HAD A COUPLE RELATIVES THAT I HAD A COUPLE RELATIVES THAT WERE STARVED TO AN EVENT IN WERE STARVED TO AN EVENT IN UKRAINE BACK IN THE 30S, THOSE UKRAINE BACK IN THE 30S, THOSE PEOPLE WERE VICTIMS. PEOPLE WERE VICTIMS. NONE OF THESE PEOPLE ARE NONE OF THESE PEOPLE ARE VICTIMS. VICTIMS. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE THE SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE THE FIRST THING THAT YOU TEACH YOUR FIRST THING THAT YOU TEACH YOUR STUDENTS, JUDGING PEOPLE BY WHAT STUDENTS, JUDGING PEOPLE BY WHAT GROUP THEY ARE IN IS NOT GROUP THEY ARE IN IS NOT SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE DOING.

SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE DOING. IT IS SOMETHING BY QUITE FRANKLY IT IS SOMETHING BY QUITE FRANKLY I SEE IT MORE AND MORE AND MORE I SEE IT MORE AND MORE AND MORE OFTEN IN OUR SOCIETY.

OFTEN IN OUR SOCIETY. IT IS ALL ABOUT CLAIMING THAT IT IS ALL ABOUT CLAIMING THAT YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE VICTIM YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE VICTIM GROUP AND THE OTHER PERSON IS GROUP AND THE OTHER PERSON IS THE OPPRESSOR.

THE OPPRESSOR. AND QUITE FRANKLY THERE IS A LOT AND QUITE FRANKLY THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD REASONS TO HATE ME.

OF GOOD REASONS TO HATE ME. IF YOU GET A CHANCE TALK TO THE IF YOU GET A CHANCE TALK TO THE SHERIFF OR PROSECUTOR MIKE, IT'S SHERIFF OR PROSECUTOR MIKE, IT'S A TRULY HEARTWARMING STORY ABOUT A TRULY HEARTWARMING STORY ABOUT ME AND THE 14-YEAR-OLD AND I ME AND THE 14-YEAR-OLD AND I WISH YOU ALL A WONDERFUL NIGHT.

WISH YOU ALL A WONDERFUL NIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU NEXT MS. JEN

>> THANK YOU NEXT MS. JEN [INAUDIBLE]

[INAUDIBLE] >> GOOD AFTERNOON IT'S GREAT TO

>> GOOD AFTERNOON IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.

SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. I AM HERE TO SAY THANK YOU, THE I AM HERE TO SAY THANK YOU, THE LAST BOARD MEETING I CAME HERE, LAST BOARD MEETING I CAME HERE, YOU ALL APPROVED EQUITY YOU ALL APPROVED EQUITY INCLUSION LANGUAGE, I REALLY INCLUSION LANGUAGE, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, NOR STUDENTS DO APPRECIATE THAT, NOR STUDENTS DO AS WELL.

AS WELL. I'M GOING TO READ AN EDITOR TO I'M GOING TO READ AN EDITOR TO THE LETTER FROM A PARENT FROM A THE LETTER FROM A PARENT FROM A TRANS STUDENT AND THIS IS TRANS STUDENT AND THIS IS ANOTHER CONCERN FOR ME, I HAVE A ANOTHER CONCERN FOR ME, I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO IS QUEER, A HIGH DAUGHTER WHO IS QUEER, A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE, SHE IS NOW A SCHOOL GRADUATE, SHE IS NOW A SOCIAL WORKER AT CENTRAL STATE.

SOCIAL WORKER AT CENTRAL STATE. I HAVE TWO BOYS AND ALSO I HAVE TWO BOYS AND ALSO GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL HERE.

GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL HERE. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT YOU WILL MAKE THESE KIDS THAT YOU WILL MAKE THESE KIDS FEEL WELCOME AND I REALLY FEEL WELCOME AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE APPRECIATE THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO.

DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO. BUT I KNOW WE ALSO HAVE SOME OF BUT I KNOW WE ALSO HAVE SOME OF YOUNGKIN'S POLICIES AFTER AND I YOUNGKIN'S POLICIES AFTER AND I WANT TO OFFER MY SUPPORT BY WANT TO OFFER MY SUPPORT BY READING THIS LETTER FROM A READING THIS LETTER FROM A PARENT.

PARENT. POLICIES CONCERNING STUDENTS POLICIES CONCERNING STUDENTS MUST BE GROUNDED IN THE MUST BE GROUNDED IN THE PRINCIPLES PROTECTING THEIR PRINCIPLES PROTECTING THEIR SAFETY AND WELL-BEING.

SAFETY AND WELL-BEING. AS A PARENT OF A NON- BINARY AS A PARENT OF A NON- BINARY CHILD, I RECOGNIZE THAT MY ADULT CHILD, I RECOGNIZE THAT MY ADULT CHILD'S GENDER IDENTITY WAS NOT CHILD'S GENDER IDENTITY WAS NOT A CHOICE OR PHASE, IS ONE ASPECT A CHOICE OR PHASE, IS ONE ASPECT OF WHO HE IS.

OF WHO HE IS. THE AIM OF THE YOUNGKIN A THE AIM OF THE YOUNGKIN A ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED EDUCATION POLICIES REGARDING EDUCATION POLICIES REGARDING TRANSGENDER STUDENTS IS TRANSGENDER STUDENTS IS EXTENSIVELY TO PROTECT THE EXTENSIVELY TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND CONSIDERING THIS PROPOSE CONSIDERING THIS PROPOSE POLICIES, IT IS AND MUST REMAIN POLICIES, IT IS AND MUST REMAIN CLEAR UNDER THE LAW THE SAFETY CLEAR UNDER THE LAW THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN TAKE AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER THE WISHES OF PRECEDENCE OVER THE WISHES OF THE PARENT WHEN THE PARENTS THE PARENT WHEN THE PARENTS ACTIONS ARE CONTRARY TO THE ACTIONS ARE CONTRARY TO THE SAFETY AND BEST INTEREST OF SAFETY AND BEST INTEREST OF THEIR CHILD.

THEIR CHILD. THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA HAS THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA HAS A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO PROTECT A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND THE PROSPECT OF CHILDREN AND THE PROSPECT OF LEGALLY FORCING EDUCATORS TO LEGALLY FORCING EDUCATORS TO DISCLOSE TO PARENTS A CHILD'S DISCLOSE TO PARENTS A CHILD'S EXPRESSION IN A SCHOOL SETTING EXPRESSION IN A SCHOOL SETTING OF THEIR GENDER IDENTITY WOULD OF THEIR GENDER IDENTITY WOULD HAVE THE LEGAL EFFECT OF HAVING HAVE THE LEGAL EFFECT OF HAVING SOME OF THE CHILDREN CONCERNED SOME OF THE CHILDREN CONCERNED AT REST.

AT REST. THIS RISK IS NOT HYPOTHETICAL IS THIS RISK IS NOT HYPOTHETICAL IS THE TRAGIC STATISTICS A TEST THE TRAGIC STATISTICS A TEST REGARDING TRANSGENDER AND NON- REGARDING TRANSGENDER AND NON- BINARY CHILDREN FORCED FROM BINARY CHILDREN FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES BY PARENTS OR WHO THEIR HOMES BY PARENTS OR WHO ATTEMPT SUICIDE DUE TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE DUE TO HOPELESSNESS AND DESPERATION DUE HOPELESSNESS AND DESPERATION DUE TO PARENTAL REJECTION OF WHO TO PARENTAL REJECTION OF WHO THEY ARE.

THEY ARE. AND THIS IS WRITTEN BY JOHN AND THIS IS WRITTEN BY JOHN WILLIAMSON OF RICHMOND.

WILLIAMSON OF RICHMOND. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE YOU ALL TO SO I WOULD JUST LIKE YOU ALL TO KEEP IN MIND THAT.

KEEP IN MIND THAT. THE OTHER, QUICKLY IS CONCERNING THE OTHER, QUICKLY IS CONCERNING THE BOOK MANNING, GET A READ THE BOOK MANNING, GET A READ REALLY QUICKLY ABOUT THIS.

REALLY QUICKLY ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A LIST OF ALL OF THEM THIS IS A LIST OF ALL OF THEM OFFER LIBERTY BOOK SPANNING.

OFFER LIBERTY BOOK SPANNING. IT IS IDENTICAL TO THIS LIST IT IS IDENTICAL TO THIS LIST PROPOSED BY ONE OF THE PARENTS PROPOSED BY ONE OF THE PARENTS IN OUR SCHOOL WHO HAS NOT READ A IN OUR SCHOOL WHO HAS NOT READ A SINGLE BOOK THAT THEY'RE LOOKING SINGLE BOOK THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO HAVE REMOVED FROM HER SHE TO HAVE REMOVED FROM HER SHE SHELVES.

SHELVES. THIS IS ONE OF THE BOOKS ON THE THIS IS ONE OF THE BOOKS ON THE LIST OF BOOKS THAT PEOPLE WANT LIST OF BOOKS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO BAN.

TO BAN. I HOPE YOU NEVER EVER BE AND I HOPE YOU NEVER EVER BE AND ANYTHING BY TONI MORRISON.

ANYTHING BY TONI MORRISON. THIS IS IMPORTANT STUFF FOR OUR THIS IS IMPORTANT STUFF FOR OUR KIDS TO READ IN OUR SCHOOL.

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KIDS TO READ IN OUR SCHOOL. I KNOW YOU ALL ARE CONSIDERING I KNOW YOU ALL ARE CONSIDERING NOT PULLING BOOKS FROM THE NOT PULLING BOOKS FROM THE SHELVES AS SOON AS THEIR SHELVES AS SOON AS THEIR CHALLENGE.

CHALLENGE. 33 BOOKS IS A LOT TO PULL FROM A 33 BOOKS IS A LOT TO PULL FROM A SHELF BEFORE YOU CAN CONSIDER SHELF BEFORE YOU CAN CONSIDER WHETHER KIT SHOULD READ IT OR WHETHER KIT SHOULD READ IT OR NOT.

NOT. I HOPE YOU KEEP AN OPEN MIND SO I HOPE YOU KEEP AN OPEN MIND SO KIDS HAVE GOOD BOOKS ON THE KIDS HAVE GOOD BOOKS ON THE SHELVES TO READ ABOUT PEOPLE SHELVES TO READ ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ARE LIKE THEM AND DO NOT THAT ARE LIKE THEM AND DO NOT LIKE THEM.

LIKE THEM. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> SPEAKER, MR. [INAUDIBLE]

>> SPEAKER, MR. [INAUDIBLE] >> CHAIRMAN NEWMAN, MEMBERS OF

>> CHAIRMAN NEWMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THE SHRINE OF THE THE BOARD THE SHRINE OF THE BLACK MADONNA IS PROUD TO BLACK MADONNA IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE TONIGHT AN EXCITING NEW ANNOUNCE TONIGHT AN EXCITING NEW PROGRAM THAT WE ARE PROGRAM THAT WE ARE ESTABLISHING, IT IS CALLED THE ESTABLISHING, IT IS CALLED THE CHILDREN'S CLOTHING FUND AND MSO CHILDREN'S CLOTHING FUND AND MSO EXPLAIN THAT SO I'M NOT GOING TO EXPLAIN THAT SO I'M NOT GOING TO STEAL HER THUNDER, WE'RE JUST STEAL HER THUNDER, WE'RE JUST HAPPY TO BE PROGRESSING FROM A HAPPY TO BE PROGRESSING FROM A CORPORATION OF FOUR YEARS AGO.

CORPORATION OF FOUR YEARS AGO. AS YOU KNOW WE FEED TO FAMILIES AS YOU KNOW WE FEED TO FAMILIES EACH WEEK FOR 52 WEEKS.

EACH WEEK FOR 52 WEEKS. WE FEED 250 CHILDREN AND THOSE WE FEED 250 CHILDREN AND THOSE FAMILIES.

FAMILIES. WE HAVE FIVE GARDEN SITES IN THE WE HAVE FIVE GARDEN SITES IN THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE COUNTY HELP TO DISTRICT IN THE COUNTY HELP TO START THE FIRST ONE AND NOW WE START THE FIRST ONE AND NOW WE HAVE FOUR MORE.

HAVE FOUR MORE. WE GIVE OUR HARVEST TO SENIORS WE GIVE OUR HARVEST TO SENIORS AND FIVE CHURCHES AND SENIORS IN AND FIVE CHURCHES AND SENIORS IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND FAMILIES WITH NEIGHBORHOODS AND FAMILIES WITH MINOR CHILDREN.

MINOR CHILDREN. WE ALSO HAVE, AS YOU KNOW A WE ALSO HAVE, AS YOU KNOW A INTEREST-FREE LOAN PROGRAM.

INTEREST-FREE LOAN PROGRAM. WE LINED UP TO $999.99.

WE LINED UP TO $999.99. WE'VE HAD FIVE LOANS, ONE IS WE'VE HAD FIVE LOANS, ONE IS ACTIVE.

ACTIVE. NONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE NONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE GIVEN LOANS TO HAD A CREDIT GIVEN LOANS TO HAD A CREDIT ENOUGH TO GET LOANS FROM A BANK ENOUGH TO GET LOANS FROM A BANK IN THE ONLY OPTION WOULD'VE BEEN IN THE ONLY OPTION WOULD'VE BEEN A PAYDAY LOAN.

A PAYDAY LOAN. AS YOU KNOW WE DO ADVOCACY FOR AS YOU KNOW WE DO ADVOCACY FOR CHILDREN AND WE DO ADVOCACY FOR CHILDREN AND WE DO ADVOCACY FOR ADULTS.

ADULTS. WE TRY TO PROMOTE LITERACY WE TRY TO PROMOTE LITERACY THROUGH OUR BOOK OF THE THROUGH OUR BOOK OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE GAZETTE.

ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE GAZETTE. WE ARE PROGRESSING AND WE LOOK WE ARE PROGRESSING AND WE LOOK FORWARD WORKING TO YOU AS WE FORWARD WORKING TO YOU AS WE PROGRESS MORE, THANK YOU.

PROGRESS MORE, THANK YOU. >> MR. CHEWBACCA MINIATURES TO

>> MR. CHEWBACCA MINIATURES TO MAKE A COMMENT RIGHT NOW BUT I MAKE A COMMENT RIGHT NOW BUT I HAD A READING ABOUT YOU AS A HAD A READING ABOUT YOU AS A DIFFERENCE MAKER IN OUR DIFFERENCE MAKER IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN COMMUNITY THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE RICHMOND NEWSPAPER BUT THIS THE RICHMOND NEWSPAPER BUT THIS IS EVIDENCE OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS EVIDENCE OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING TREVOR IN THAT TITLE AS TREVOR IN THAT TITLE AS DIFFERENCE MAKER.

DIFFERENCE MAKER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THESE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THESE DETAILS.

DETAILS. >> YOU'RE WELCOME AND WE LOOK

>> YOU'RE WELCOME AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE.

THE FUTURE. >> THOSE ARE ALL INDIVIDUALS

>> THOSE ARE ALL INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP.

THAT HAVE SIGNED UP. >> I'M SORRY I DON'T HAVE YOU ON

>> I'M SORRY I DON'T HAVE YOU ON THE LIST MS. KIP BUT COME RIGHT THE LIST MS. KIP BUT COME RIGHT ON.

ON. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. AS MR. [INAUDIBLE] SAID THE AS MR. [INAUDIBLE] SAID THE SCHREINER OF THE CLOCK BUT DON SCHREINER OF THE CLOCK BUT DON ESSENTIALLY IS EXCITED TO ESSENTIALLY IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE CHILDREN'S CLOTHING ANNOUNCE THE CHILDREN'S CLOTHING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHICH WE CALL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHICH WE CALL SECANT THE SCHREINER OF THE SECANT THE SCHREINER OF THE BLACK MADONNA IS A CHARITABLE BLACK MADONNA IS A CHARITABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED BY [INAUDIBLE] FORMED FOR THE BY [INAUDIBLE] FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SERVING LOW-INCOME PURPOSE OF SERVING LOW-INCOME AND MARGINALIZE FAMILIES IN AND MARGINALIZE FAMILIES IN GOOCHLAND.

GOOCHLAND. THE SECANT PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE THE SECANT PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE A SUPPLEMENT FOR GOOCHLAND A SUPPLEMENT FOR GOOCHLAND FAMILIES FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED FAMILIES FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN GOOCHLAND SCHOOLS GRADES IN GOOCHLAND SCHOOLS GRADES PRE-K THROUGH 12 WHO MEET THE PRE-K THROUGH 12 WHO MEET THE INCOME REQUIREMENTS FROM THE INCOME REQUIREMENTS FROM THE PERIOD OF AUGUST OF THE SCHOOL PERIOD OF AUGUST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR THROUGH JUNE TO PURCHASE YEAR THROUGH JUNE TO PURCHASE CLOTHING, ITEMS SUCH AS GARMENT, CLOTHING, ITEMS SUCH AS GARMENT, SOCKS, SHOES AND EVEN PE SOCKS, SHOES AND EVEN PE UNIFORMS IF NEEDED AS WELL AS UNIFORMS IF NEEDED AS WELL AS ATTIRE FOR ORGANIZED SPORTS.

ATTIRE FOR ORGANIZED SPORTS. WE NO THEIR PROGRAMS TO HELP WE NO THEIR PROGRAMS TO HELP STUDENTS INITIALLY AT THE STUDENTS INITIALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR BUT BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR BUT THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE CONTINUING SUPPORT THROUGHOUT CONTINUING SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AS CHILDREN GROW THE SCHOOL YEAR AS CHILDREN GROW AND CLOTHING BECOME MORE NOW AND CLOTHING BECOME MORE NOW SOME CHILDREN ARE FORCED TO COME SOME CHILDREN ARE FORCED TO COME WITH INADEQUATE ATTIRE ACCESS TO WITH INADEQUATE ATTIRE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE AND PROPER FITTING APPROPRIATE AND PROPER FITTING CLOSE IS A BASIC NEED THAT CLOSE IS A BASIC NEED THAT AFFECTS THE WHOLE HEALTH OF THE AFFECTS THE WHOLE HEALTH OF THE CHILD WHEN CHILDREN'S BASIC CHILD WHEN CHILDREN'S BASIC NEEDS ARE MET FROM A YOUNG AGE NEEDS ARE MET FROM A YOUNG AGE AND CONTINUE TO BE MET OVER THE AND CONTINUE TO BE MET OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR LIVES.

COURSE OF THEIR LIVES. IT ALLOWS THEM TO FEEL SAFE AND IT ALLOWS THEM TO FEEL SAFE AND SECURE PURSUE AND NURTURE SECURE PURSUE AND NURTURE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS FEEL RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES AND BECOME GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES AND BECOME THEIR BEST SELVES.

THEIR BEST SELVES. SO THE SHRINE WILL PROVIDE SO THE SHRINE WILL PROVIDE FAMILIES AND $50 A MONTH PER FAMILIES AND $50 A MONTH PER CHILD TO PURCHASE NEEDED CHILD TO PURCHASE NEEDED GARMENTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL GARMENTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR CLOTHING CAN BE PURCHASED YEAR CLOTHING CAN BE PURCHASED FROM SPECIFIC STORES AND A FROM SPECIFIC STORES AND A VOLUNTEER WITH THE PROGRAM WILL VOLUNTEER WITH THE PROGRAM WILL WORK WITH ELIGIBLE FAMILIES TO WORK WITH ELIGIBLE FAMILIES TO SHOP FOR ATTIRE AS LONG AS THE SHOP FOR ATTIRE AS LONG AS THE PROGRAM RETIREMENTS ARE MET

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PROGRAM RETIREMENTS ARE MET FAMILIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR $50 FAMILIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR $50 EACH MONTH PER YEAR PER CHILD EACH MONTH PER YEAR PER CHILD THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM CAN PARTNER THE SCHOOL SYSTEM CAN PARTNER WITH THE PROGRAM BY DIRECTING WITH THE PROGRAM BY DIRECTING FAMILIES IN NEED TO THE SHRINES FAMILIES IN NEED TO THE SHRINES WEBSITE OR TO SOCIAL SERVICES WEBSITE OR TO SOCIAL SERVICES FOR FLYER AND APPLICATIONS.

FOR FLYER AND APPLICATIONS. FAMILIES WILL NEED TO PROVIDE FAMILIES WILL NEED TO PROVIDE VERIFICATION THAT THEIR CHILD IS VERIFICATION THAT THEIR CHILD IS ENROLLED IN GOOCHLAND SCHOOLS IN ENROLLED IN GOOCHLAND SCHOOLS IN THE FAMILY HAS PROBLEMS THE FAMILY HAS PROBLEMS PROVIDING THE VERIFICATION FROM PROVIDING THE VERIFICATION FROM POWER SCHOOL WE WOULD LIKE THE POWER SCHOOL WE WOULD LIKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO PARTNER WITH US SCHOOL SYSTEM TO PARTNER WITH US TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION FOR TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION FOR THE FAMILIES.

THE FAMILIES. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE SHRINES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE SHRINES WEBSITE NO LATER THAN OCTOBER WEBSITE NO LATER THAN OCTOBER THE 24TH.

THE 24TH. THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ALL THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ALL FAMILIES REGARDLESS OF CULTURE FAMILIES REGARDLESS OF CULTURE AND BACKGROUNDS.

AND BACKGROUNDS. AGAIN WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS A AGAIN WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS A NEEDED PROGRAM AND WERE EXCITED NEEDED PROGRAM AND WERE EXCITED WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT IN THE WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND GOOCHLAND LIVES OF CHILDREN AND GOOCHLAND COUNTY.

COUNTY. HERE IS A FLYER THAT'LL BE HERE IS A FLYER THAT'LL BE AVAILABLE AND INFORMATION ON THE AVAILABLE AND INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE.

WEBSITE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH I

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH I APPRECIATE THAT.

APPRECIATE THAT. >> MR. CHAIRMAN CAN ASK A

>> MR. CHAIRMAN CAN ASK A QUESTION THIS IS AMAZING ALL THE QUESTION THIS IS AMAZING ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE, HOW IS WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE, HOW IS THIS FINANCE?

THIS FINANCE? >> THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM WE

>> THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM WE RECEIVED A GRANT FOR.

RECEIVED A GRANT FOR. THERE ARE OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO THERE ARE OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO DONATE AS WELL AND WE ARE ALWAYS DONATE AS WELL AND WE ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO DONATIONS.

OPEN TO DONATIONS. YOU CAN GO TO THE SCHREINER'S YOU CAN GO TO THE SCHREINER'S WEBSITE.

WEBSITE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE IS ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD.

TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD. >> MS. DORSEY YOU HAVE THE

>> MS. DORSEY YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

FLOOR. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> FOR SPEAKING OF THE BOOK THAT

>> FOR SPEAKING OF THE BOOK THAT EVEN PUT UP FOR REVIEW.

EVEN PUT UP FOR REVIEW. A LOT OF THOSE BOOKS HAVE BEEN A LOT OF THOSE BOOKS HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY REVIEWED AND READ PROFESSIONALLY REVIEWED AND READ AN EXCERPT ON EACH OF THOSE AN EXCERPT ON EACH OF THOSE BOOK'S PAGE UPON PAGE ON PAGE OF BOOK'S PAGE UPON PAGE ON PAGE OF EXPERTS THAT CAN BE READ ON THE EXPERTS THAT CAN BE READ ON THE EXPLICIT DETAILING OF SEXUAL EXPLICIT DETAILING OF SEXUAL ACTS.

ACTS. AND IT IS VERY GRAPHIC MISERY AND IT IS VERY GRAPHIC MISERY DESCRIPTOR.

DESCRIPTOR. AND IT DOES NOT BELONG IN THE AND IT DOES NOT BELONG IN THE SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN TO READ, SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN TO READ, JUST LIKE WE WOULD NOT PUT JUST LIKE WE WOULD NOT PUT R-RATED, X-RATED MOVIES IN THE R-RATED, X-RATED MOVIES IN THE SCHOOL OR ALLOW THEM TO LOOK AT SCHOOL OR ALLOW THEM TO LOOK AT THAT STUFF ONLINE.

THAT STUFF ONLINE. WE HAVE ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY WE HAVE ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY THAT PREVENTS HIM FROM THAT, WE THAT PREVENTS HIM FROM THAT, WE NEED TO DO THE SAME FOR MEDIA NEED TO DO THE SAME FOR MEDIA RESOURCES.

RESOURCES. AND EVERY BOOK WHEN IT DOES GET AND EVERY BOOK WHEN IT DOES GET CHALLENGED IS READ IN ITS CHALLENGED IS READ IN ITS ENTIRETY.

ENTIRETY. I WOULD HAVE TO SAY WERE GOING I WOULD HAVE TO SAY WERE GOING TO REQUIRE PEOPLE TO READ THE TO REQUIRE PEOPLE TO READ THE WHOLE BOOK IN ITS ENTIRETY, ONE WHOLE BOOK IN ITS ENTIRETY, ONE BOOK WAS 603 PAGES BEFORE BOOK WAS 603 PAGES BEFORE CHALLENGING IT THEN WE NEED TO CHALLENGING IT THEN WE NEED TO READ THE ENTIRE BOOK BEFORE WE READ THE ENTIRE BOOK BEFORE WE PURCHASE IT.

PURCHASE IT. AND BEFORE IT IS APPROVED.

AND BEFORE IT IS APPROVED. IF ORGAN CALLOUT, THE PARENTS IF ORGAN CALLOUT, THE PARENTS HAVE TO READ THE ENTIRE BOOK HAVE TO READ THE ENTIRE BOOK BEFORE THEY CAN CHALLENGE IT BEFORE THEY CAN CHALLENGE IT WHEN THERE ARE TONS AND TONS OF WHEN THERE ARE TONS AND TONS OF BOOKS BEING PUT IN OUR B LIBRARY BOOKS BEING PUT IN OUR B LIBRARY WITH THIS THING WHICH, THEN WE WITH THIS THING WHICH, THEN WE SHOULD SAY THAT THEY NEED TO BE SHOULD SAY THAT THEY NEED TO BE READ BEFORE THEY'RE APPROVED.

READ BEFORE THEY'RE APPROVED. AS FAR AS THE ADOPTION OF THE AS FAR AS THE ADOPTION OF THE POLICIES, PARENTS WILL BE ABLE POLICIES, PARENTS WILL BE ABLE TO USE THEIR BEST JUDGMENT OF TO USE THEIR BEST JUDGMENT OF WHETHER IT'S IN THE CHILD'S BEST WHETHER IT'S IN THE CHILD'S BEST INTEREST TO AFFIRM THE GENDER, INTEREST TO AFFIRM THE GENDER, THAT DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH THAT DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH HIS OR HER BIOLOGICAL AND THEY HIS OR HER BIOLOGICAL AND THEY WILL BE PROVIDED WITH NECESSARY WILL BE PROVIDED WITH NECESSARY INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FROM INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FROM SCHOOLS TO INSIST IN MAKING THE SCHOOLS TO INSIST IN MAKING THE DECISION GIVEN THE HIGHER RATES DECISION GIVEN THE HIGHER RATES OF SUICIDAL IDEATION AMONG OF SUICIDAL IDEATION AMONG CHILDREN WHO IDENTIFY AS CHILDREN WHO IDENTIFY AS TRANSGENDER IS UNCONSCIONABLE TO TRANSGENDER IS UNCONSCIONABLE TO KEEP PARENTS IN THE DARK ABOUT KEEP PARENTS IN THE DARK ABOUT THIS CRITICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH THIS CRITICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION.

INFORMATION. IF YOU READ THE POLICY, IT IS IF YOU READ THE POLICY, IT IS NOT TO SAY THAT THE PARENTS GET NOT TO SAY THAT THE PARENTS GET THE WHOLE STATE.

THE WHOLE STATE. BUT THAT THE PARENT IS BEING BUT THAT THE PARENT IS BEING INVITED INTO THE EDUCATION INVITED INTO THE EDUCATION DISCUSSION, WITH THE SCHOOL DISCUSSION, WITH THE SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND THEY SHOULD BE.

PERSONNEL AND THEY SHOULD BE. IT SETS A BAD PRECEDENT TO IT SETS A BAD PRECEDENT TO EXCLUDE THE PARENTS FROM MAKING EXCLUDE THE PARENTS FROM MAKING THESE DECISIONS.

THESE DECISIONS. THE SAME COULD BE SAID THAT THE SAME COULD BE SAID THAT PARENTS THAT ALLOW THEIR CHILD PARENTS THAT ALLOW THEIR CHILD TO GO TO MUTILATION AND TO GO TO MUTILATION AND DISFIGURING THEIR BODY AND ALSO DISFIGURING THEIR BODY AND ALSO MAKING CHOICES ABOUT THEIR MAKING CHOICES ABOUT THEIR FERTILITY WHICH TESTOSTERONE AND FERTILITY WHICH TESTOSTERONE AND HORMONAL THERAPIES ARE SHOWING HORMONAL THERAPIES ARE SHOWING NOW, TO THE DEGREE THAT ONE NOW, TO THE DEGREE THAT ONE HOSPITAL HAS STOPPED DOING IT HOSPITAL HAS STOPPED DOING IT FOR RIGHT NOW UNTIL MORE CITIES FOR RIGHT NOW UNTIL MORE CITIES CAN BE DONE BECAUSE SOME OF CAN BE DONE BECAUSE SOME OF THESE CHILDREN WILL LOSE THE THESE CHILDREN WILL LOSE THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE CHILDREN LATER ON AND WE KNOW AT CHILDREN LATER ON AND WE KNOW AT THIS YOUNG AGE, CHILDREN THIS YOUNG AGE, CHILDREN SOMETIMES DO NOT MAKE DECISIONS SOMETIMES DO NOT MAKE DECISIONS AND THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE.

AND THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE. FOR THEMSELVES.

FOR THEMSELVES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HEARING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HEARING ME.

ME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? OKAY.

OKAY. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS KAYLA WALKER I'M THE MY NAME IS KAYLA WALKER I'M THE 4H EXTENSION AGENT GOOCHLAND 4H EXTENSION AGENT GOOCHLAND COUNTY.

COUNTY. WHEN I FIRST CAME TO YOU I WAS WHEN I FIRST CAME TO YOU I WAS FRESH IN MY POSITION FRESH IN MY POSITION AUGUST 2021, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU AUGUST 2021, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER ME.

REMEMBER ME. I KNOW I'VE SEEN SOME OF YOU AT I KNOW I'VE SEEN SOME OF YOU AT A COUPLE OF EVENTS, DOCTOR A COUPLE OF EVENTS, DOCTOR BAILEY I'VE SEEN YOU QUITE A FEW BAILEY I'VE SEEN YOU QUITE A FEW OF MY EVENTS.

OF MY EVENTS. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE I JUST WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE AS TO WHAT 4H HAS BEEN UP TO IN AS TO WHAT 4H HAS BEEN UP TO IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY'S PUBLIC GOOCHLAND COUNTY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

SCHOOLS. I HAVE THIS WHOLE LIST WRITTEN I HAVE THIS WHOLE LIST WRITTEN OUT WITH NUMBERS AND DATA AND

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OUT WITH NUMBERS AND DATA AND ALL SHARE SOME OF THE DATA WITH ALL SHARE SOME OF THE DATA WITH YOU BUT I REALLY WANTED TO TOUCH YOU BUT I REALLY WANTED TO TOUCH BASE ON THE IMPACT THAT I FEEL BASE ON THE IMPACT THAT I FEEL LIKE WE'VE MADE THIS SCHOOL YEAR LIKE WE'VE MADE THIS SCHOOL YEAR SO RIGHT OUT THE GATE STARTING SO RIGHT OUT THE GATE STARTING IN SEPTEMBER I WENT TO MOUNT IN SEPTEMBER I WENT TO MOUNT GILEAD PRE-K AND STARTED A GILEAD PRE-K AND STARTED A CLOVER BUT GROUP THERE THAT IS CLOVER BUT GROUP THERE THAT IS AGES 5 - 8.

AGES 5 - 8. THEY ARE IN THEIR SECOND YEAR OF THEY ARE IN THEIR SECOND YEAR OF CLOVER BUT GROUP.

CLOVER BUT GROUP. I WORK WITH THE OLDEST OF THOSE I WORK WITH THE OLDEST OF THOSE PRE-K.

PRE-K. GIVING THEM HANDS-ON PROGRAMS GIVING THEM HANDS-ON PROGRAMS AND KIND OF WORK WITH THEIR AND KIND OF WORK WITH THEIR LESSONS.

LESSONS. WE JUST HAD APPLE WEEK WE JUST HAD APPLE WEEK YESTERDAY.

YESTERDAY. SO THEY GOT TO TASTE DIFFERENT SO THEY GOT TO TASTE DIFFERENT KINDS OF APPLES AND ALL THAT KINDS OF APPLES AND ALL THAT GREAT STUFF.

GREAT STUFF. SO FAR, IN THAT WE HAD 32 YOUTH SO FAR, IN THAT WE HAD 32 YOUTH THAT WE'D REACHED OUT TO THAT.

THAT WE'D REACHED OUT TO THAT. IN OCTOBER I TRAVELED TO IN OCTOBER I TRAVELED TO RANDOLPH AND BYRD AND HELP THEM RANDOLPH AND BYRD AND HELP THEM WITH THEIR PLANT SCIENCE WITH THEIR PLANT SCIENCE CURRICULUM BY KIND OF GIVING CURRICULUM BY KIND OF GIVING THEM PROGRAMS, WE DID A LOT OF THEM PROGRAMS, WE DID A LOT OF WHAT IS THE FRUIT VERSUS A WHAT IS THE FRUIT VERSUS A VEGETABLE AND ALL THAT GREAT VEGETABLE AND ALL THAT GREAT STUFF, THEY HAD A WONDERFUL TIME STUFF, THEY HAD A WONDERFUL TIME WITH THAT.

WITH THAT. IN THE WINTER YOU WOULD THINK 4H IN THE WINTER YOU WOULD THINK 4H IS REALLY QUIET, WE WERE NOT IN IS REALLY QUIET, WE WERE NOT IN THE SCHOOLS A LOT BUT WE WERE THE SCHOOLS A LOT BUT WE WERE WORKING WITH THEIR TEENS.

WORKING WITH THEIR TEENS. WE TOOK OUT OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, WE TOOK OUT OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, 10 TEENS TO 4H CAMP EITHER 10 TEENS TO 4H CAMP EITHER COUNSELORS AND SEVEN THEM WERE COUNSELORS AND SEVEN THEM WERE ENROLLED IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY ENROLLED IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS.

SCHOOLS. THEY WERE WONDERFUL WE HAD A THEY WERE WONDERFUL WE HAD A GREAT GROUP OF TEENS WITH US AND GREAT GROUP OF TEENS WITH US AND THAT WAS GREAT.

THAT WAS GREAT. SO WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST THINGS I SO WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST THINGS I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS FOURTH WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS FOURTH GRADE ADD DAY.

GRADE ADD DAY. IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS ME IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS ME COMING IN AS AN AGENT, THE COMING IN AS AN AGENT, THE TEACHERS WANTED TO BACK, THEY TEACHERS WANTED TO BACK, THEY HADN'T HAD IT SINCE COVID.

HADN'T HAD IT SINCE COVID. WE MADE THAT HAPPEN, THE FACULTY WE MADE THAT HAPPEN, THE FACULTY STAFF VOLUNTEERS, GES FOR STAFF VOLUNTEERS, GES FOR HOSTING.

HOSTING. IT WAS FANTASTIC AND I JUST IT WAS FANTASTIC AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE, IF I DIDN'T WANTED TO SHARE, IF I DIDN'T SHARE ANY MORE NUMBERS WITH YOU SHARE ANY MORE NUMBERS WITH YOU I WANTED TO SHARE THIS.

I WANTED TO SHARE THIS. 198 FOURTH-GRADERS WERE OUT AT 198 FOURTH-GRADERS WERE OUT AT GES THAT DAY, WITH THOSE 198 GES THAT DAY, WITH THOSE 198 THEY WERE 10 GOOCHLAND COUNTY THEY WERE 10 GOOCHLAND COUNTY ATHLETICS THAT WERE THERE TO ATHLETICS THAT WERE THERE TO HELP THROUGHOUT THE EVENT AND 12 HELP THROUGHOUT THE EVENT AND 12 MEMBERS OF THE GOOCHLAND FFA MEMBERS OF THE GOOCHLAND FFA CHAPTER AS WELL AS MR. ALLEN AND CHAPTER AS WELL AS MR. ALLEN AND MS. WELLS WERE THERE RUNNING MS. WELLS WERE THERE RUNNING STATIONS WITH US.

STATIONS WITH US. THAT WAS A HUGE IMPACT IN I'M THAT WAS A HUGE IMPACT IN I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT APRIL 20 WE PROUD TO SAY THAT APRIL 20 WE WILL BE HAPPY TO BEGIN THIS WILL BE HAPPY TO BEGIN THIS YEAR.

YEAR. SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND BE SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND BE THERE.

THERE. I SAW MY TIME IS ALMOST UP SO I I SAW MY TIME IS ALMOST UP SO I WILL JUST WRAP THIS UP A LITTLE WILL JUST WRAP THIS UP A LITTLE BIT, WE ALSO HAD AN EMBRYOLOGY BIT, WE ALSO HAD AN EMBRYOLOGY PROGRAM WHERE THE STUDENTS GOT PROGRAM WHERE THE STUDENTS GOT TO LEARN ABOUT THE LIFECYCLE OF TO LEARN ABOUT THE LIFECYCLE OF A CHICKEN BY HAVING INCUBATORS A CHICKEN BY HAVING INCUBATORS IN THE CLASSROOMS. IN THE CLASSROOMS. WE HAD KIDS FROM PRE-K TO 12TH WE HAD KIDS FROM PRE-K TO 12TH GRADE PARTICIPATE IN THAT GRADE PARTICIPATE IN THAT THROUGHOUT ALL, I THINK THE ONLY THROUGHOUT ALL, I THINK THE ONLY SCHOOL THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY WAS SCHOOL THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY WAS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. ALL THROUGHOUT WE HAD KIDS ALL THROUGHOUT WE HAD KIDS PARTICIPATING.

PARTICIPATING. JUST IN SUMMARY I JUST WANT TO JUST IN SUMMARY I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THE THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THAT YOU CAN GOOCHLAND SUPPORT THAT YOU CAN GOOCHLAND FOR AGE.

FOR AGE. I'VE SEEN YOU GUYS AT THE EVENT I'VE SEEN YOU GUYS AT THE EVENT AND SEE YOU ALL PARTICIPATING AND SEE YOU ALL PARTICIPATING AND SHARING OUR STUFF WHEN YOU AND SHARING OUR STUFF WHEN YOU CAN, I REALLY APPRECIATE AS A CAN, I REALLY APPRECIATE AS A LEADER OF THE 4H PROGRAM, THANK LEADER OF THE 4H PROGRAM, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

YOU GUYS SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE

>> THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING.

DOING. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> I SEE NO ONE ELSE WRITING TO

>> I SEE NO ONE ELSE WRITING TO SPEAK SO WE WILL CLOSE THIS

[A. Bullying Prevention Month]

SPEAK SO WE WILL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC, HE.

PUBLIC, HE. , AT THIS TIME DOCTOR AILEY , AT THIS TIME DOCTOR AILEY SUPERINTENDENTS COMMENTS.

SUPERINTENDENTS COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU, MR. NEWMAN AS A

>> THANK YOU, MR. NEWMAN AS A REFERENCE IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT, REFERENCE IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT, THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES WE ARE EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES WE ARE RECOGNIZING DURING THE MONTH OF RECOGNIZING DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.

OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE VIRGINIA SCHOOL BOARD VIRGINIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATIONS NOTIFICATION THAT ASSOCIATIONS NOTIFICATION THAT OCTOBER IS BULLY PREVENTION OCTOBER IS BULLY PREVENTION MONTH.

MONTH. I WANT TO SPEND A MOMENT I WANT TO SPEND A MOMENT HIGHLIGHTING THE MULTITUDE OF HIGHLIGHTING THE MULTITUDE OF THINGS THAT ARE SCHOOLS ARE THINGS THAT ARE SCHOOLS ARE DOING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND DOING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND ULTIMATELY REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD ULTIMATELY REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT BULLYING TAKES PLACE IN OUR THAT BULLYING TAKES PLACE IN OUR SCHOOLS.

SCHOOLS. WE HAVE VERY STRONG POLICIES WE HAVE VERY STRONG POLICIES REGARDING BULLYING AND THE REGARDING BULLYING AND THE PROHIBITION OF BULLYING.

PROHIBITION OF BULLYING. WE HAVE A VERY STRONG POLICY WE HAVE A VERY STRONG POLICY RELATED TO HARASSMENT AND DISCO RELATED TO HARASSMENT AND DISCO NATION.

NATION. WE TAKE THOSE POLICIES EXTREMELY WE TAKE THOSE POLICIES EXTREMELY SERIOUSLY.

SERIOUSLY. WE KNOW THE WORK THAT WE HAVE WE KNOW THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE THIS YEAR TO ESTABLISH A DONE THIS YEAR TO ESTABLISH A POSITIVE CLIMATE WITHIN OUR POSITIVE CLIMATE WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS.

SCHOOLS. THE EXPECTATIONS THAT WE HAVE THE EXPECTATIONS THAT WE HAVE SET FOR STUDENTS AND LARGELY OUR SET FOR STUDENTS AND LARGELY OUR STUDENTS ARE RISING TO THOSE STUDENTS ARE RISING TO THOSE LEVELS OF EXPECTATIONS.

LEVELS OF EXPECTATIONS. I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND DOING TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS.

STUDENTS. THIS IS A JOURNEY AND WE ARE ON THIS IS A JOURNEY AND WE ARE ON THIS JOURNEY AND THERE IS MORE THIS JOURNEY AND THERE IS MORE TO DO ALONG THIS PATH BUT I'M TO DO ALONG THIS PATH BUT I'M PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO DATE.

DATE. YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET, BOARD YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET, BOARD MEMBERS ARE VARIETY OF THINGS MEMBERS ARE VARIETY OF THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING WITHIN OUR THAT WE ARE DOING WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS THIS MONTH BUT IT IS SCHOOLS THIS MONTH BUT IT IS MORE THAN JUST A ONE-MONTH MORE THAN JUST A ONE-MONTH ENDEAVOR.

ENDEAVOR. THIS IS A WAY THAT WE DO THIS IS A WAY THAT WE DO BUSINESS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND BUSINESS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND REALLY SOMETHING THAT GOES REALLY SOMETHING THAT GOES BEYOND THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

BEYOND THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO ANNOUNCE OUR COMMUNITY TO ANNOUNCE OUR COMMUNITY TONIGHT IS JUST A REMINDER THAT TONIGHT IS JUST A REMINDER THAT WE HAVE AN ANOMALOUS REPORTING WE HAVE AN ANOMALOUS REPORTING SYSTEM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO FEEL SYSTEM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN WRONGED AND LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN WRONGED AND INDIVIDUALS WHO FEEL LIKE THEY INDIVIDUALS WHO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE UNSAFE.

ARE UNSAFE. INDIVIDUALS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT INDIVIDUALS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS AND I ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO AND I ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO SUBMIT THOSE ANOMALOUS REPORTS, SUBMIT THOSE ANOMALOUS REPORTS, YOU CAN DO IT THROUGH E-MAIL YOU CAN DO IT THROUGH E-MAIL EMMA TEXT MESSAGE, PHONE, EMMA TEXT MESSAGE, PHONE, WEBSITE, THERE ARE VARIETY OF WEBSITE, THERE ARE VARIETY OF WAYS TO REPORT THEM.

WAYS TO REPORT THEM. I HAD A MEETING WITH HER.

I HAD A MEETING WITH HER. TWO WEEKS AGO, WHEN WE WERE TWO WEEKS AGO, WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP TALKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP THIS CHILD BE SUCCESSFUL AND WE THIS CHILD BE SUCCESSFUL AND WE ENCOURAGE THAT CHILD IN YOUR ENCOURAGE THAT CHILD IN YOUR FAMILY TO TALK TO A RESPONSIBLE FAMILY TO TALK TO A RESPONSIBLE ADULT WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS.

ADULT WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS. WE'VE ALL BEEN IN SCHOOL AND WE WE'VE ALL BEEN IN SCHOOL AND WE KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THERE IS A

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KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THERE IS A STIGMA ABOUT GOING TO THE LEADER STIGMA ABOUT GOING TO THE LEADER OF THE BUILDING THE PRINCIPAL OF THE BUILDING THE PRINCIPAL AND SOMEONE SAY SHE LOCKED DOWN AND SOMEONE SAY SHE LOCKED DOWN THE HALLWAY AND GOING TO THE THE HALLWAY AND GOING TO THE OFFICE AND YOU MIGHT BE OFFICE AND YOU MIGHT BE PERCEIVED AS A SNITCH.

PERCEIVED AS A SNITCH. WHILE WERE ENCOURAGING STUDENTS WHILE WERE ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO LET US KNOW WHAT IS TO LET US KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING, SOMETIMES THERE IS HAPPENING, SOMETIMES THERE IS JUST HUMAN NATURE AND I DON'T JUST HUMAN NATURE AND I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO SEE ME GOING TO WANT PEOPLE TO SEE ME GOING TO THE OFFICE PLEASE REPORT IT THE OFFICE PLEASE REPORT IT ANONYMOUSLY.

ANONYMOUSLY. WE CARE, WE NEED TO KNOW AND YOU WE CARE, WE NEED TO KNOW AND YOU NEVER HAVE TO SHARE YOUR NAME.

NEVER HAVE TO SHARE YOUR NAME. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE SAFE IN OUR SCHOOLS.

SAFE IN OUR SCHOOLS. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AGAIN THIS EVENING AND BOARD AGAIN THIS EVENING AND BOARD MEMBERS TO ASSIST THE SEA AND MEMBERS TO ASSIST THE SEA AND SUPPORT US AS WE REALLY STRIVE SUPPORT US AS WE REALLY STRIVE TO MAKE THE SAFE AND WELCOMING TO MAKE THE SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS COME ENVIRONMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS COME TO LIFE.

TO LIFE. NEXT I WANT TO TRANSITION TO NEXT I WANT TO TRANSITION TO EXCITING NEWS RELATED TO HER NEW EXCITING NEWS RELATED TO HER NEW GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

BOARD MEMBERS. WERE ALMOST RIGHT THERE, WE ARE

[B. New Goochland Elementary School Update]

WERE ALMOST RIGHT THERE, WE ARE CLOSE AND WE KNOW THIS IS A CLOSE AND WE KNOW THIS IS A PROCESS THAT STARTED LAST AUGUST PROCESS THAT STARTED LAST AUGUST WHEN WE HIRED THEM TO DO OUR WHEN WE HIRED THEM TO DO OUR WORK IN ALL THE UPS AND DOWNS WORK IN ALL THE UPS AND DOWNS AND BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AND BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOURNEY AND WE ARE THIS CLOSE TO JOURNEY AND WE ARE THIS CLOSE TO GETTING OUR DESIGN OUT TO BID ON GETTING OUR DESIGN OUT TO BID ON MONDAY OCTOBER THE 17TH WE MONDAY OCTOBER THE 17TH WE WILL SIT AND TRANSCEND OUR BID WILL SIT AND TRANSCEND OUR BID PACKET.

PACKET. MS. WHITE HAS TOLD ME IT'S MS. WHITE HAS TOLD ME IT'S HUNDREDS OF PAGES OF DRAWINGS HUNDREDS OF PAGES OF DRAWINGS AND CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE AND AND CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE AND SOMETHING THAT WOULD MAKE YOU SOMETHING THAT WOULD MAKE YOU POLICY PRETTY QUICKLY.

POLICY PRETTY QUICKLY. BUT ULTIMATELY THIS BID PACKET BUT ULTIMATELY THIS BID PACKET IS GOING TO GO OUT THE DOOR ON IS GOING TO GO OUT THE DOOR ON THE 17TH TO EIGHT QUALIFIED THE 17TH TO EIGHT QUALIFIED VENDORS AND WERE EXCITED ABOUT VENDORS AND WERE EXCITED ABOUT THEIR INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT THEIR INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT AND HOPE THAT THIS ALLOWS US TO AND HOPE THAT THIS ALLOWS US TO HAVE GREATER COMPETITION WITH HAVE GREATER COMPETITION WITH THIS PROJECT.

THIS PROJECT. THAT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT THAT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE THAT WILL HAPPEN ON MILESTONE THAT WILL HAPPEN ON MONDAY.

MONDAY. THE BID PACKAGE WILL BE IN THEIR THE BID PACKAGE WILL BE IN THEIR HANDS FOR 30 DAYS AND WE EXPECT HANDS FOR 30 DAYS AND WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE THAT AND OPEN THOSE TO RECEIVE THAT AND OPEN THOSE BIDS AT 2:00 O'CLOCK P.M. ON THE BIDS AT 2:00 O'CLOCK P.M. ON THE 17TH OF NOVEMBER.

17TH OF NOVEMBER. THEN WE WILL TRULY KNOW THE THEN WE WILL TRULY KNOW THE PRICE OF THIS CONSTRUCTION PRICE OF THIS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND THE OVERALL PROJECT PROJECT AND THE OVERALL PROJECT COST.

COST. WE HAVE HAD COST ESTIMATES, WE WE HAVE HAD COST ESTIMATES, WE HAD CONJECTURE, BUT WE WILL KNOW HAD CONJECTURE, BUT WE WILL KNOW ON NOVEMBER THE 17TH.

ON NOVEMBER THE 17TH. AS YOU KNOW BOARD MEMBERS, YOU AS YOU KNOW BOARD MEMBERS, YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO COME BACK HERE ARE SCHEDULED TO COME BACK HERE ON THE 22ND OF NOVEMBER AND ON THE 22ND OF NOVEMBER AND REVIEW THOSE BIDS AND TALK ABOUT REVIEW THOSE BIDS AND TALK ABOUT HER NEXT STEPS AS WE COLLABORATE HER NEXT STEPS AS WE COLLABORATE AND PARTNER WITH THE GOOCHLAND AND PARTNER WITH THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO DETERMINE THE FUNDING ASSOCIATED DETERMINE THE FUNDING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AND HOW WE CAN WORK WITH THIS AND HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH AS NEEDED TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH AS NEEDED PROJECT IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

PROJECT IN OUR COMMUNITIES. I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT OUR I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT OUR TEAM HAS DONE.

TEAM HAS DONE. A LOT OF THESE BOARD MEMBERS A LOT OF THESE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE JUST HAPPENED SILENTLY HAVE JUST HAPPENED SILENTLY BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AMONGST COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AMONGST ALL OF HER TEAMMATES BUT WE ARE ALL OF HER TEAMMATES BUT WE ARE CLOSE TO ACCOMPLISHING THE NEXT CLOSE TO ACCOMPLISHING THE NEXT STEP AND I'LL CERTAINLY KEEP YOU STEP AND I'LL CERTAINLY KEEP YOU INFORMED EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

[C. Goochland Veterans Project]

INFORMED EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. LAST ANNOUNCEMENT I HAVE FOR THE LAST ANNOUNCEMENT I HAVE FOR THE COMMUNITY, IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD COMMUNITY, IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT HER GOOCHLAND VETERANS ABOUT HER GOOCHLAND VETERANS PROJECT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PROJECT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THEM ON TWITTER AND STAND FOLLOW THEM ON TWITTER AND STAND TUNED AND SHE HAS TAKEN THIS TUNED AND SHE HAS TAKEN THIS UPON HERSELF WITH STUDENT UPON HERSELF WITH STUDENT INTERNS WORKING WITH THE SENIOR INTERNS WORKING WITH THE SENIOR PROJECTS AND IT IS MAGICAL.

PROJECTS AND IT IS MAGICAL. MISTAKE IS INDEMNIFIED THROUGH MISTAKE IS INDEMNIFIED THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE AMERICAN LEGION AND THE VFW AMERICAN LEGION AND THE VFW VETERANS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO VETERANS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE SERVED THIS UNITED STATES HAVE SERVED THIS UNITED STATES ADMIRABLY.

ADMIRABLY. WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE PARTNERING WITH THESE VETERANS PARTNERING WITH THESE VETERANS AND INVITED THEM IN FOR AN AND INVITED THEM IN FOR AN INTERVIEW AND A CONVERSATION IN INTERVIEW AND A CONVERSATION IN THE BRANCH AND THE VETERANS HAVE THE BRANCH AND THE VETERANS HAVE BEEN CAPTAINS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL BEEN CAPTAINS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM AND VETERANS GO FOOTBALL TEAM AND VETERANS GO WITH HER STUDENTS TO WASHINGTON, WITH HER STUDENTS TO WASHINGTON, D.C. AND HAVE A CHANCE TO VISIT D.C. AND HAVE A CHANCE TO VISIT THE MEMORIALS THAT ARE IN D.C.

THE MEMORIALS THAT ARE IN D.C. AND WITH OUR STUDENTS AND OUR AND WITH OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF AND UNDERSTAND THE STAFF AND UNDERSTAND THE SACRIFICES OF WHAT MEN AND WOMEN SACRIFICES OF WHAT MEN AND WOMEN HAVE DONE TO GIVE US THE HAVE DONE TO GIVE US THE FREEDOMS THAT WE ALL ENJOY, IT'S FREEDOMS THAT WE ALL ENJOY, IT'S A TREMENDOUS COLLABORATION A TREMENDOUS COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION, WE BETWEEN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION, WE HOPE TO ACCOMMODATE WITH THE HOPE TO ACCOMMODATE WITH THE GOOCHLAND DAY PARADE IN OUR GOOCHLAND DAY PARADE IN OUR STUDENTS THAT WILL BE IN STUDENTS THAT WILL BE IN OPERATING MINIMA SECRETLY TO OPERATING MINIMA SECRETLY TO DIVIDE THIS LEADERSHIP AND TO DIVIDE THIS LEADERSHIP AND TO BRING MR. COMMUNITY.

BRING MR. COMMUNITY. >> THE Q DOCTOR.

>> THE Q DOCTOR. >> BOARD BOARD ITEM NUMBER SEVEN

>> BOARD BOARD ITEM NUMBER SEVEN CONTENT ITEMS, WE CAN CONSIDER CONTENT ITEMS, WE CAN CONSIDER THOSE TOGETHER AND IT CAN BE THOSE TOGETHER AND IT CAN BE PULLED OUT SEPARATELY AND THERE PULLED OUT SEPARATELY AND THERE IS A REQUEST TO PULL SOME

[7. Consent Items]

IS A REQUEST TO PULL SOME SIMPLY.

SIMPLY. >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR MOVE THAT

>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS BND AND TAKE A WE APPROVE ITEMS BND AND TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO DISCUSS A C, E, FEW MINUTES TO DISCUSS A C, E, F, G.

F, G. >> BOARD MEMBERS WE HAVE A

>> BOARD MEMBERS WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SORRY I TURNED THAT OFF,

>> SORRY I TURNED THAT OFF, BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A MOTION TO BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS BND AND PULL OUT APPROVE ITEMS BND AND PULL OUT ITEMS A, C, S, G FOR FURTHER ITEMS A, C, S, G FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS, IS THERE DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS, IS THERE A SECOND?

A SECOND? >> I WILL SECOND.

>> I WILL SECOND. >> THERE ARE TWO SECONDS, ANY

>> THERE ARE TWO SECONDS, ANY DISCUSSION? DISCUSSION? I SEEN ON, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE I SEEN ON, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE AYE.

AYE. MS. HORN DO YOU WANT TO LEAD MS. HORN DO YOU WANT TO LEAD OFF?

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OFF? >> ACTUALLY A, HIS PERSONNEL,

>> ACTUALLY A, HIS PERSONNEL, DOCTOR IS ANYTHING YOU WOULD DOCTOR IS ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THIS.

LIKE TO ADD TO THIS. >> I WOULD RATHER ADDRESS

>> I WOULD RATHER ADDRESS PERSONNEL PENDING YOUR APPROVAL PERSONNEL PENDING YOUR APPROVAL IF THAT'S OKAY WITH BOARD.

IF THAT'S OKAY WITH BOARD. >> WE WILL DO.

>> WE WILL DO. THAT IS ALL FOR THAT ONE.

THAT IS ALL FOR THAT ONE. BE WAS BILLS AND PAYROLL, SEE BE WAS BILLS AND PAYROLL, SEE FINANCIAL UPDATE AND BUDGET FINANCIAL UPDATE AND BUDGET TRANSFERS, WE OFTEN APPROVE THIS TRANSFERS, WE OFTEN APPROVE THIS ITEM AS A PART OF THE CONSENT ITEM AS A PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA BUT BECAUSE OF THE LATER AGENDA BUT BECAUSE OF THE LATER ITEM 11 C.

ITEM 11 C. I'D LIKE TO REMIND CITIZENS THAT I'D LIKE TO REMIND CITIZENS THAT THEY CAN VIEW THE BUDGET ITEM THEY CAN VIEW THE BUDGET ITEM MONTHLY TO SEE THE INSTRUCTIONAL MONTHLY TO SEE THE INSTRUCTIONAL AND NONINSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSES OF AND NONINSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSES OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION TO SEE HOW THE SCHOOL DIVISION TO SEE HOW WELL FUNDS THAT ARE ALLOCATED TO WELL FUNDS THAT ARE ALLOCATED TO US FROM STATE AND FEDERAL AND US FROM STATE AND FEDERAL AND LOCALLY ARE USED TO HELP MEET LOCALLY ARE USED TO HELP MEET OUR MISSION.

OUR MISSION. JUST AN ALERT TO PEOPLE TO PAY JUST AN ALERT TO PEOPLE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THAT.

ATTENTION TO THAT. ALSO LAST YEAR'S BUDGET INCLUDED ALSO LAST YEAR'S BUDGET INCLUDED FEDERAL FUNDS BEYOND WHAT WAS FEDERAL FUNDS BEYOND WHAT WAS EXPECTED.

EXPECTED. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL FEDERAL ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDS OR CAFETERIA FUNDS ON THE FUNDS OR CAFETERIA FUNDS ON THE HORIZON DOCTOR?

HORIZON DOCTOR? >> WE WILL LOOK TO MS. WHITE,

>> WE WILL LOOK TO MS. WHITE, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY THAT WILL I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY THAT WILL BE COMING, OCCASIONALLY WE GET BE COMING, OCCASIONALLY WE GET SOME DRIBS AND DRABS IN GRANT SOME DRIBS AND DRABS IN GRANT FUNDS.

FUNDS. MS. WHITE YOU HAVE A FORECAST OF MS. WHITE YOU HAVE A FORECAST OF WHAT MIGHT BE COMING DOWN THE WHAT MIGHT BE COMING DOWN THE ROAD?

ROAD? >> IN A TACTICAL REPORT AT THE

>> IN A TACTICAL REPORT AT THE END OF THE AGENDA, I HAVE LISTED END OF THE AGENDA, I HAVE LISTED EVERY ONE OF THE FUNDS THAT WE EVERY ONE OF THE FUNDS THAT WE CURRENTLY KNOW ABOUT.

CURRENTLY KNOW ABOUT. AND HAVE BEEN AWARDED.

AND HAVE BEEN AWARDED. SO THAT'S A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE SO THAT'S A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE LIST, I THINK IT'S EIGHT LIST, I THINK IT'S EIGHT HALF-MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE HALF-MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED SINCE 2020.

HAVE RECEIVED SINCE 2020. THERE IS A LOT OF STATE MONEY THERE IS A LOT OF STATE MONEY THAT HAS NOT BEEN SPENT AND AS THAT HAS NOT BEEN SPENT AND AS THEY COME CLOSER TO THEIR DAD THEY COME CLOSER TO THEIR DAD DEADLINE, MAYBE THEY WILL BE DEADLINE, MAYBE THEY WILL BE OFFERING IT TO LOCAL OFFERING IT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

GOVERNMENTS. BUT AT THIS POINT THERE IS NO BUT AT THIS POINT THERE IS NO CLEAR MONEY ON THE HORIZON.

CLEAR MONEY ON THE HORIZON. >> THAT INCLUDES THE CAFETERIA

>> THAT INCLUDES THE CAFETERIA FUND?

FUND? >> ANOTHER STILL TALKING AT THE

>> ANOTHER STILL TALKING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL ABOUT LUNCH AND FEDERAL LEVEL ABOUT LUNCH AND BREAKFAST PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS.

BREAKFAST PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS. HAS ANY OF THAT BEEN FINALIZED?

HAS ANY OF THAT BEEN FINALIZED? >> SO THE CAFETERIA MANAGER,

>> SO THE CAFETERIA MANAGER, LISA AND I HAD A SHORT LISA AND I HAD A SHORT CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT TODAY.

CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT TODAY. BIDEN IS TALKING ABOUT AND 2032 BIDEN IS TALKING ABOUT AND 2032 THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE.

THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE. SO IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THERE'S SO IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THERE'S GOING TO BE ANYTHING SOON.

GOING TO BE ANYTHING SOON. >> OKAY.

>> OKAY. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> I THINK WE ARE READY TO STOP

>> I THINK WE ARE READY TO STOP RECEIVING FEDERAL MONEY IT TAKES RECEIVING FEDERAL MONEY IT TAKES A LOT OF OVERSIGHT.

A LOT OF OVERSIGHT. >> OKAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> OKAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. ITEM EE IS AN OVERNIGHT FIELD ITEM EE IS AN OVERNIGHT FIELD TRIP AND JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW THE TRIP AND JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW THE FFA NGS THESPIAN ARE GOING TO BE FFA NGS THESPIAN ARE GOING TO BE TAKING SOME TRIPS AND I JUST TAKING SOME TRIPS AND I JUST THINK MR. ALLEN AND MR. BIRCH THINK MR. ALLEN AND MR. BIRCH THEY SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS IN SO THEY SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS IN SO MANY WAYS AND MAKE OPPORTUNITIES MANY WAYS AND MAKE OPPORTUNITIES POSSIBLE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND POSSIBLE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND ALSO THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS ALSO THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS WHO WILL SACRIFICE SLEEP TO WHO WILL SACRIFICE SLEEP TO SERVE AS CHAPERONE ON THESE SERVE AS CHAPERONE ON THESE TRIPS.

TRIPS. I JUST WANTED TO BACK IT NOW IS I JUST WANTED TO BACK IT NOW IS THOSE FOLKS.

THOSE FOLKS. AND F ADVISORY COMMITTEES, WE'VE AND F ADVISORY COMMITTEES, WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT ADVISORY COMMITTEES SPOKEN ABOUT ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON SEVERAL MEETINGS TONIGHT WE ON SEVERAL MEETINGS TONIGHT WE WILL BE APPROVING SOME CITIZENS WILL BE APPROVING SOME CITIZENS WHO HAVE STEPPED FORWARD.

WHO HAVE STEPPED FORWARD. THESE ADVISORY COMMITTEES ARE THESE ADVISORY COMMITTEES ARE OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS OR OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS OR CITIZENS TO CONTRIBUTE TO CITIZENS TO CONTRIBUTE TO KNOWLEDGE, TIME AND SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE, TIME AND SKILLS AND AT SOME POINT, IF YOU WOULD AT SOME POINT, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GO TO THE AGENDA, AND SEE PLEASE GO TO THE AGENDA, AND SEE THESE LIST AND YOU MIGHT THESE LIST AND YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE THE NAME OR YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE THE NAME OR YOU MIGHT SEE A TOPIC THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE SEE A TOPIC THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AN INTERESTED AND WE NEED YOU.

AN INTERESTED AND WE NEED YOU. SO PLEASE RECOGNIZE AND THANK SO PLEASE RECOGNIZE AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO THESE FOLKS AND YOU AGAIN TO THESE FOLKS AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET MORE HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET MORE PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE.

PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE. SECOND READING I ASKED TO PULL SECOND READING I ASKED TO PULL OUT BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE, I OUT BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAD DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAD ADDITIONAL COMMENTS IN THE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS IN THE SECOND READING, SOMETIMES WE DO, SECOND READING, SOMETIMES WE DO, I JUST WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE THE I JUST WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY ON THE SECOND OPPORTUNITY ON THE SECOND READING.

READING. >> OKAY.

>> OKAY. >> WE HAD PULLED OUT ITEM G AS

>> WE HAD PULLED OUT ITEM G AS WELL.

WELL. >> GOT YOU, THAT'S WHY WITH YOU.

>> GOT YOU, THAT'S WHY WITH YOU. MS. EAST.

MS. EAST. >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY

>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

QUESTIONS? >> SOMETIMES PEOPLE HAVE

>> SOMETIMES PEOPLE HAVE SOMETHING THEY WANT TO ADD, SOMETHING THEY WANT TO ADD, EVERYBODY GOOD? EVERYBODY GOOD? ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT. SEE YOU IN A BIT.

SEE YOU IN A BIT. I THOUGHT MAYBE SOME VIDEOS HAS I THOUGHT MAYBE SOME VIDEOS HAS SOME COMMENTS.

SOME COMMENTS. ABOUT THOSE ITEMS.

ABOUT THOSE ITEMS. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE --

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE -- MR. CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE MR. CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS, I'M TRYING TO DO APPROVE ITEMS, I'M TRYING TO DO IT FROM MEMORY BECAUSE I CAN SEE IT FROM MEMORY BECAUSE I CAN SEE ON SCREEN EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE.

ON SCREEN EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE. PERSONNEL ACTION, ITEMS A, NO WE PERSONNEL ACTION, ITEMS A, NO WE DID, A, C, E, F AND G.

DID, A, C, E, F AND G. IT SOUNDS GREAT.

IT SOUNDS GREAT. >> I WILL SECOND.

>> I WILL SECOND. >> BOARD MEMBERS IS A MOTION IN

>> BOARD MEMBERS IS A MOTION IN THE SECOND TO APPROVE ITEMS A,

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THE SECOND TO APPROVE ITEMS A, C, F AND G THAT WERE PULLED OUT C, F AND G THAT WERE PULLED OUT FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.

FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING, SAY ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING, SAY AYE.

AYE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YES, SIR.

>> YES, SIR. >> BOARD MEMBERS WITH THE

>> BOARD MEMBERS WITH THE APPROVAL OF OUR PERSONNEL ACTION APPROVAL OF OUR PERSONNEL ACTION TONIGHT THERE ARE TWO THINGS TONIGHT THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH OUR THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH OUR PUBLIC AND THE FIRST IS PUBLIC AND THE FIRST IS RECOGNITION AND HONOR FOR DOCTOR RECOGNITION AND HONOR FOR DOCTOR CHRIS COLLIER WHO HAS SERVED OUR CHRIS COLLIER WHO HAS SERVED OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY EXTREMELY WELL SCHOOL COMMUNITY EXTREMELY WELL OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SIX OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SIX YEARS AND THREE MONTHS AND I YEARS AND THREE MONTHS AND I SHARED WITH THE FACULTY TODAY, SHARED WITH THE FACULTY TODAY, DOCTOR COLLIER AND I HAVE A DOCTOR COLLIER AND I HAVE A SPECIAL BOND BECAUSE WE WALKED SPECIAL BOND BECAUSE WE WALKED IN THE DOOR AT THE SAME TIME HE IN THE DOOR AT THE SAME TIME HE WAS A NEW PRINCIPAL THAT WAS THE WAS A NEW PRINCIPAL THAT WAS THE SUPERINTENDENT AT GOOCHLAND AND SUPERINTENDENT AT GOOCHLAND AND WE HAVE WORKED SIDE-BY-SIDE IN WE HAVE WORKED SIDE-BY-SIDE IN THE TRENCHES DURING THAT TIME THE TRENCHES DURING THAT TIME AND I DARESAY THAT WE'VE DONE A AND I DARESAY THAT WE'VE DONE A LOT OF GREAT WORK TOGETHER, LOT OF GREAT WORK TOGETHER, DOCTOR COLLIER IS AN EXTREMELY DOCTOR COLLIER IS AN EXTREMELY STRONG LEADER WHO HAS LED THAT STRONG LEADER WHO HAS LED THAT SCHOOL EXTREMELY WELL AND HAS SCHOOL EXTREMELY WELL AND HAS ACCOMPLISHED A LOT FOR OUR ACCOMPLISHED A LOT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

COMMUNITY. HE HAS BUILT STRONG FACULTY WHO HE HAS BUILT STRONG FACULTY WHO HAS DONE AMAZING THINGS FOR HAS DONE AMAZING THINGS FOR STUDENTS AND IN THIS COMMUNITY, STUDENTS AND IN THIS COMMUNITY, HIS POSITION MAY BE MORE HIS POSITION MAY BE MORE HIGH-PROFILE THAN MY POSITION, HIGH-PROFILE THAN MY POSITION, SIMPLY BECAUSE THE MULTITUDE OF SIMPLY BECAUSE THE MULTITUDE OF MOVING PARTS IN THE CLOSENESS TO MOVING PARTS IN THE CLOSENESS TO OUR FAMILIES AND STAFF AND OUR OUR FAMILIES AND STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS.

STUDENTS. DOCTOR COLLIER, LAST NIGHT WAS DOCTOR COLLIER, LAST NIGHT WAS APPOINTED AS THE DIRECTOR OF APPOINTED AS THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR SPOTSYLVANIA HUMAN RESOURCES FOR SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY SCHOOLS.

COUNTY SCHOOLS. WITH YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING WITH YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING YOU APPROVED HIS RESIGNATION YOU APPROVED HIS RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 31 OF THIS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 31 OF THIS YEAR.

YEAR. SO BOARD MEMBERS I WANT TO LIFT SO BOARD MEMBERS I WANT TO LIFT DOCTOR COLLIER UP, THANK HIM FOR DOCTOR COLLIER UP, THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY'S HIS SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY'S STRONG LEADERSHIP AND I JUST STRONG LEADERSHIP AND I JUST WANTED TO KNOW HOW MUCH HE WILL WANTED TO KNOW HOW MUCH HE WILL BE MISSED.

BE MISSED. DOCTOR COLLIER, THANK YOU.

DOCTOR COLLIER, THANK YOU. SO WE NEVER WANT TO STAY IN THE SO WE NEVER WANT TO STAY IN THE WAY OF ANYONE WHO IS SEEKING A WAY OF ANYONE WHO IS SEEKING A PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND WANTS TO FURTHER THEIR CAREER.

WANTS TO FURTHER THEIR CAREER. YOU WILL SEE DOCTOR CHRIS YOU WILL SEE DOCTOR CHRIS COLLIER DOING A LOT OF GREAT COLLIER DOING A LOT OF GREAT THINGS EDUCATION DURING THE THINGS EDUCATION DURING THE COURSE OF HIS REMAINDER OF HIS COURSE OF HIS REMAINDER OF HIS CAREER SO IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE CAREER SO IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ALONGSIDE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ALONGSIDE WITH HIM.

WITH HIM. THE QUESTIONS WERE COMMUNITY THE QUESTIONS WERE COMMUNITY NOW, WHAT IS NEXT.

NOW, WHAT IS NEXT. WE WANT TO CONTINUE THE STRONG WE WANT TO CONTINUE THE STRONG TRADITION AT GOOCHLAND HIGH TRADITION AT GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND CONTINUE THE POSITIVE SCHOOL AND CONTINUE THE POSITIVE MOMENTUM THAT IS HAPPENED OVER MOMENTUM THAT IS HAPPENED OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST NINE THE COURSE OF THE PAST NINE WEEKS AT THAT SCHOOL.

WEEKS AT THAT SCHOOL. SO BOARD MEMBERS AS WE ARE AWARE SO BOARD MEMBERS AS WE ARE AWARE OF DOCTOR COLLIER'S PROMOTION, OF DOCTOR COLLIER'S PROMOTION, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WE'VE BEEN WORKING BEHIND-THE-SCENES TO DO WHAT'S BEHIND-THE-SCENES TO DO WHAT'S NEXT FOR THAT SCHOOL INITIATED NEXT FOR THAT SCHOOL INITIATED THIS WITH THE FACULTY EARLIER THIS WITH THE FACULTY EARLIER TODAY AND YOUR VOTE HAS A FROM TODAY AND YOUR VOTE HAS A FROM THIS DIRECTION AND I THANK YOU THIS DIRECTION AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT SUPPORT.

FOR THAT SUPPORT. MR. MIKE RAY IS A FORMER TEACHER MR. MIKE RAY IS A FORMER TEACHER AND GOOCHLAND.

AND GOOCHLAND. HE'S A FORMER COACH.

HE'S A FORMER COACH. HE HAS SERVED IN THIS COMMUNITY HE HAS SERVED IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS BEFORE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS BEFORE DOING BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS DOING BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES.

FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES. HE HAS SERVED AS A MINISTRY TO, HE HAS SERVED AS A MINISTRY TO, HE HAS SERVED AS A PRINCIPAL HE HAS SERVED AS A PRINCIPAL HIGHLAND SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL AS HIGHLAND SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS A PRINCE BOB PANDEMIC WELL AS A PRINCE BOB PANDEMIC HIGH SCHOOL IN PRINCE WILLIAM HIGH SCHOOL IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, HE IS REACHING GOOCHLAND COUNTY, HE IS REACHING GOOCHLAND HE KNOWS A COMEDIAN KNOWS WHAT HE KNOWS A COMEDIAN KNOWS WHAT TO EXPECT, HE HAS WALKED THE TO EXPECT, HE HAS WALKED THE HALLS OF THIS BUILDING.

HALLS OF THIS BUILDING. HE KNOWS WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A HE KNOWS WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A BULLDOG, SO WITH THE APPROVAL BULLDOG, SO WITH THE APPROVAL THIS EVENING YOU HAVE NAMED THIS EVENING YOU HAVE NAMED MR. MICRO AS INTERIM PRINCIPAL I MR. MICRO AS INTERIM PRINCIPAL I GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND I LIKE GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND I LIKE TO BRING MR. REICH FORWARD AND TO BRING MR. REICH FORWARD AND INTRODUCE INTERCOMMUNITY THIS INTRODUCE INTERCOMMUNITY THIS EVENING.

EVENING. >> WELCOME ABOARD.

>> WELCOME ABOARD. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> AND WELCOME TO HIS WIFE.

>> AND WELCOME TO HIS WIFE. >> SHE USED TO BE A BULLDOG

>> SHE USED TO BE A BULLDOG AGAIN.

AGAIN. >> WE WILL WORK THROUGH THE

>> WE WILL WORK THROUGH THE TRANSITION WITH DOCTOR COLLIER TRANSITION WITH DOCTOR COLLIER AND MR. WRIGHT AND MR. REITZ, AND MR. WRIGHT AND MR. REITZ, THE DAY WILL BE OCTOBER 24 AND THE DAY WILL BE OCTOBER 24 AND WILL TRANSITION A FEW DAYS AND WILL TRANSITION A FEW DAYS AND HE'LL BE WALKING THE HALLS OF HE'LL BE WALKING THE HALLS OF GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL ON THE GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL ON THE 27TH, THAT THE PLAN AT THIS 27TH, THAT THE PLAN AT THIS POINT IN TIME WE WILL BEGIN AN POINT IN TIME WE WILL BEGIN AN IMMEDIATE RECRUITMENT FOR THE IMMEDIATE RECRUITMENT FOR THE PRINCIPLE OF GOOCHLAND HIGH PRINCIPLE OF GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND WILL WORK THROUGH THE SCHOOL AND WILL WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS OF OUR COMMUNITY PROCESS OF OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER WITH FEEDBACK AND TOGETHER WITH FEEDBACK AND LISTEN TO VOICES REGARDING LISTEN TO VOICES REGARDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO CONTINUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO CONTINUE THE STRONG TRADITION WHILE THE STRONG TRADITION WHILE GROWING AT THE SAME TIME OUR GROWING AT THE SAME TIME OUR STAFF AND COMMUNITY WILL BE A STAFF AND COMMUNITY WILL BE A PART OF THAT PROCESS AND WILL PART OF THAT PROCESS AND WILL KEEP EVERYBODY INFORMED ALONG KEEP EVERYBODY INFORMED ALONG THE WAY.

THE WAY. THANK YOU.

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THANK YOU. >> DO WE HAVE OUR INSTRUCTIONAL

>> DO WE HAVE OUR INSTRUCTIONAL REPORT AT THIS TIME?

REPORT AT THIS TIME? >> KAYLA, YOU ARE HERE AND YOU

>> KAYLA, YOU ARE HERE AND YOU GAVE YOUR COMMENTS EARLIER, ARE GAVE YOUR COMMENTS EARLIER, ARE YOU GOOD?

[A. Partnership with 4H]

YOU GOOD? , ANNA.

, ANNA. WILL GIVE YOU ANOTHER MINUTE OR WILL GIVE YOU ANOTHER MINUTE OR TWO.

TWO. I AM SO SORRY, AWESOME.

I AM SO SORRY, AWESOME. I DO WANT TO APOLOGIZE.

I DO WANT TO APOLOGIZE. IF ANYONE DOESN'T KNOW THE 4H IF ANYONE DOESN'T KNOW THE 4H MOTTO IS TO MAKE THE BEST BETTER MOTTO IS TO MAKE THE BEST BETTER BUT ANOTHER REALLY GREAT THING BUT ANOTHER REALLY GREAT THING ABOUT POOR AGE, WERE GOOD ACTING ABOUT POOR AGE, WERE GOOD ACTING ON THE FLY.

ON THE FLY. HONESTLY BEEN A 4H AGENT IN HONESTLY BEEN A 4H AGENT IN OCTOBER IS A LITTLE HECTIC AND I OCTOBER IS A LITTLE HECTIC AND I DIDN'T GET TO REVIEW THE AGENDA, DIDN'T GET TO REVIEW THE AGENDA, I DO APOLOGIZE BUT NOW I'M I DO APOLOGIZE BUT NOW I'M APPEAR AGAIN, I WON'T TAKE TOO APPEAR AGAIN, I WON'T TAKE TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME AT ALL.

MUCH OF YOUR TIME AT ALL. REALLY JUST THANK YOU, HONESTLY REALLY JUST THANK YOU, HONESTLY I FELT LIKE THE THREE MINUTES I FELT LIKE THE THREE MINUTES WERE UP SO I DIDN'T GET TO WERE UP SO I DIDN'T GET TO REALLY SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE REALLY SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S SUPPORT.

EVERYONE'S SUPPORT. EVEN IN SCHOOL WE ALSO HAVE FOUR EVEN IN SCHOOL WE ALSO HAVE FOUR CLUBS IN OUR ENROLLMENT THIS CLUBS IN OUR ENROLLMENT THIS YEAR WAS 434.

YEAR WAS 434. THAT INCLUDES FOURTH GRADE AT THAT INCLUDES FOURTH GRADE AT DAY, THAT INCLUDED EMBRYOLOGY, DAY, THAT INCLUDED EMBRYOLOGY, THAT INCLUDED ALL THE THINGS WE THAT INCLUDED ALL THE THINGS WE ARE SUPPORTED IN THROUGH THE ARE SUPPORTED IN THROUGH THE SCHOOLS BUT ALSO OUR CLUBS.

SCHOOLS BUT ALSO OUR CLUBS. I WON'T TAKE MUCH OF YOUR TIME, I WON'T TAKE MUCH OF YOUR TIME, I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN UP BUT I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN UP BUT SERIOUSLY, THANK YOU ALL, THE SERIOUSLY, THANK YOU ALL, THE BOARD, DOCTOR RALEY IT'S GREAT BOARD, DOCTOR RALEY IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU OUT THERE.

TO SEE YOU OUT THERE. FOURTH GRAY ADD DAY I WAS OUT FOURTH GRAY ADD DAY I WAS OUT THERE AND YOU SHOWED UP AND THERE AND YOU SHOWED UP AND SHOOK MY HAND AND SAID THIS IS SHOOK MY HAND AND SAID THIS IS AWESOME.

AWESOME. I WENT HOME THAT NIGHT AND I WENT HOME THAT NIGHT AND CRIED, I'M NOT GOING TO LIE TO CRIED, I'M NOT GOING TO LIE TO YOU.

YOU. I CAME IN HERE I'M FROM COUNTY, I CAME IN HERE I'M FROM COUNTY, MY GRAND FATHER WORKED FOR MY GRAND FATHER WORKED FOR SEVERAL YEARS AT J SERGEANT.

SEVERAL YEARS AT J SERGEANT. AND I FELT LIKE I'M COMING INTO AND I FELT LIKE I'M COMING INTO THIS NEW COUNTY, AND THE NEW THIS NEW COUNTY, AND THE NEW KID.

KID. IT'S REALLY WEIRD AND NOW I FEEL IT'S REALLY WEIRD AND NOW I FEEL LIKE I AM A PART OF GOOCHLAND.

LIKE I AM A PART OF GOOCHLAND. I CELEBRATED MY ONE YEAR IN JUNE I CELEBRATED MY ONE YEAR IN JUNE AND WE WILL KEEP ROLLING.

AND WE WILL KEEP ROLLING. THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN, I THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN, I APPRECIATE IT.

APPRECIATE IT. >> PLEASE, KEEP ROLLING, THANK

>> PLEASE, KEEP ROLLING, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[B. School Improvement Plans]

YOU VERY MUCH. >> BOARD MEMBERS LAST MONTH IF

>> BOARD MEMBERS LAST MONTH IF YOU REMEMBER DOCTOR GAVE US AN YOU REMEMBER DOCTOR GAVE US AN AMAZING PRESENTATION REGARDING AMAZING PRESENTATION REGARDING THE STRENGTHS OF OUR SCHOOL THE STRENGTHS OF OUR SCHOOL DIVISION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVISION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT.

IMPROVEMENT. HE HIGHLIGHTED SOME OF THAT WE HE HIGHLIGHTED SOME OF THAT WE WANTED TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE WANTED TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE TONIGHT SO YOU HAVE THE TONIGHT SO YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM HER OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM HER PRINCIPLES, DIRECTLY FROM THEM PRINCIPLES, DIRECTLY FROM THEM REGARDING AS NEEDS GROWTH AND WE REGARDING AS NEEDS GROWTH AND WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE SCHOOL WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS TONIGHT.

IMPROVEMENT PLANS TONIGHT. WILL GET A KICK IT OFF WITH WILL GET A KICK IT OFF WITH DOCTOR JAMES, I JUST GAVE YOU DOCTOR JAMES, I JUST GAVE YOU PROMOTION.

PROMOTION. HOW ABOUT THAT.

HOW ABOUT THAT. I MEANT TO SAY KING JAMES I MEANT TO SAY KING JAMES HOPKINS.

HOPKINS. KING JAMES HOPKINS COMING FROM KING JAMES HOPKINS COMING FROM BIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TELL US BIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

ON. >> [INAUDIBLE]

>> [INAUDIBLE] >> IS IT OKAY?

>> IS IT OKAY? OKAY.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS, GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS, DOCTOR RAY, A STUDENT DOCTOR RAY, A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, THANK YOU.

REPRESENTATIVE, THANK YOU. I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT BIRD I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT BIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WHAT WE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WHAT WE ARE DOING.

ARE DOING. I'M GOING TO SKIP THESE SLIDES I'M GOING TO SKIP THESE SLIDES AND GO DIRECTLY TO THE GOALS.

AND GO DIRECTLY TO THE GOALS. GOAL NUMBER ONE IS DURING THE GOAL NUMBER ONE IS DURING THE 2022 - 23 SCHOOL YEAR AT LEAST 2022 - 23 SCHOOL YEAR AT LEAST 60% OF ALL BIRD STUDENTS WILL 60% OF ALL BIRD STUDENTS WILL MEET OR EXCEED THE EXPECTED MEET OR EXCEED THE EXPECTED GROWTH BY THE SPRING 2023 MAP GROWTH BY THE SPRING 2023 MAP ASSESSMENT IN MATH.

ASSESSMENT IN MATH. WE ARE FOCUSING ON MATH, I'M NOT WE ARE FOCUSING ON MATH, I'M NOT SAYING THAT WERE NOT FOCUSING ON SAYING THAT WERE NOT FOCUSING ON READING AS WELL BUT WE'RE READING AS WELL BUT WE'RE PUTTING A LITTLE BIT MORE PUTTING A LITTLE BIT MORE EMPHASIS IN THE AREA OF MATH EMPHASIS IN THE AREA OF MATH BECAUSE WE WERE LAGGING BEHIND BECAUSE WE WERE LAGGING BEHIND IN THE AREA.

IN THE AREA. HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS.

HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS. WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE MULTI-SYSTEM OF IMPLEMENT THE MULTI-SYSTEM OF SUPPORT WERE THE CHILDREN, TIER SUPPORT WERE THE CHILDREN, TIER ONE EVERYONE THAT IS RECEIVING ONE EVERYONE THAT IS RECEIVING THE THROUGH OUR DATA MEETINGS.

THE THROUGH OUR DATA MEETINGS. THROUGH THEIR DIAGNOSTICS AND THROUGH THEIR DIAGNOSTICS AND WERE DETERMINING WHO WILL NEED WERE DETERMINING WHO WILL NEED SUPPORT IN TIER TWO OR TIER SUPPORT IN TIER TWO OR TIER THREE.

THREE. THOSE SERVICES ARE GIVEN FIRE THOSE SERVICES ARE GIVEN FIRE SPECIALIST AND THEIR MUCH-NEEDED SPECIALIST AND THEIR MUCH-NEEDED INTERVENTIONISTS.

INTERVENTIONISTS. , INTERVENTIONISTS WE REALLY DO , INTERVENTIONISTS WE REALLY DO NEED THEM.

NEED THEM. , WE ARE USING A GREAT LEVEL , WE ARE USING A GREAT LEVEL STUDENT DATA TO MAKE INSTRUCTION STUDENT DATA TO MAKE INSTRUCTION DECISION, STUDENTS ARE MEETING DECISION, STUDENTS ARE MEETING ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

ON A WEEKLY BASIS. TO TALK ABOUT THE DATA AND WHAT

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TO TALK ABOUT THE DATA AND WHAT THEY NEED TO IMPROVE STUDENTS.

THEY NEED TO IMPROVE STUDENTS. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FORMALIZED IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FORMALIZED DATA.

DATA. BUT IT MADE BE THERE INFORMAL BUT IT MADE BE THERE INFORMAL EXIT TICKET DATA.

EXIT TICKET DATA. IT MAY JUST BE A FORMATIVE IT MAY JUST BE A FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT.

ASSESSMENT. BUT THERE LOOKING ALL THE BUT THERE LOOKING ALL THE INFORMATION SO WE KNOW EXACTLY INFORMATION SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE ALL THE STUDENTS ARE IN WHERE ALL THE STUDENTS ARE IN THE AREA OF MATH AND THEY CAN THE AREA OF MATH AND THEY CAN MAKE DECISIONS AND MAKE THE MAKE DECISIONS AND MAKE THE INSTRUCTION ESPECIALLY IN A INSTRUCTION ESPECIALLY IN A TARGETED EAGLE BLOCK TIMES TO TARGETED EAGLE BLOCK TIMES TO ASSIST THOSE STUDENTS AND MAKE ASSIST THOSE STUDENTS AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.

IMPROVEMENTS. AND THIRDLY, A MATH SPECIALIST AND THIRDLY, A MATH SPECIALIST ALONG WITH THE COMMITTEE CAME UP ALONG WITH THE COMMITTEE CAME UP WITH THE WEEKLY WORD PROBLEM WITH THE WEEKLY WORD PROBLEM BIRD WE KNOW THE CHILDREN A LOT BIRD WE KNOW THE CHILDREN A LOT OF TIMES THEY STRUGGLE WITH OF TIMES THEY STRUGGLE WITH SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS. SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS. THEY ALLOW ALL OF THE WORDS TO THEY ALLOW ALL OF THE WORDS TO GET IN THE WAY OF THE GET IN THE WAY OF THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED.

INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED. SO IT IS A FUN WAY THAT THE SO IT IS A FUN WAY THAT THE STUDENTS ARE SOLVING WORD STUDENTS ARE SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS. THEY DON'T EVEN REALIZE THEY ARE THEY DON'T EVEN REALIZE THEY ARE LEARNING.

LEARNING. IT'S KIND OF LIKE A CONTEST THEY IT'S KIND OF LIKE A CONTEST THEY GET TO PUT IN THEIR NAMES, THE GET TO PUT IN THEIR NAMES, THE PROBLEMS ARE BASICALLY TIERED PROBLEMS ARE BASICALLY TIERED FOR K1, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.

FOR K1, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE. EACH WEEK THEY GO INTO A DRAWING EACH WEEK THEY GO INTO A DRAWING FOR A PRIZE SO OF COURSE THEY FOR A PRIZE SO OF COURSE THEY THINK THAT IS FUN SO THERE THINK THAT IS FUN SO THERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT SOLVING REALLY EXCITED ABOUT SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS. WORD PROBLEMS. SO THAT'S WHAT WERE DOING FOR SO THAT'S WHAT WERE DOING FOR OUR GOAL ONE.

OUR GOAL ONE. GOAL NUMBER TWO, MANY TIMES, AND GOAL NUMBER TWO, MANY TIMES, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE PAST 2 - 3 ESPECIALLY IN THE PAST 2 - 3 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING IN YEARS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING IN ISOLATION.

ISOLATION. WE HAVE NOT WORKED TOGETHER, WE WE HAVE NOT WORKED TOGETHER, WE HAVE NOT BEEN FACE-TO-FACE.

HAVE NOT BEEN FACE-TO-FACE. WE THOUGHT MOSTLY ABOUT HOW ALL WE THOUGHT MOSTLY ABOUT HOW ALL OF THE PANDEMIC STUFF AFFECTED OF THE PANDEMIC STUFF AFFECTED OUR CHILDREN.

OUR CHILDREN. BUT WE NEVER REALLY TALKED ABOUT BUT WE NEVER REALLY TALKED ABOUT HOW IT AFFECTED US OR OUR HOW IT AFFECTED US OR OUR FACULTY AND STAFF.

FACULTY AND STAFF. I WAS MEETING WITH MY TEAM THIS I WAS MEETING WITH MY TEAM THIS SUMMER, WE DECIDED THAT THROUGH SUMMER, WE DECIDED THAT THROUGH THE DATA THAT WE HAD RECEIVED THE DATA THAT WE HAD RECEIVED THAT MAYBE WE NEED TO DO THAT MAYBE WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING FOR OUR FACULTY AND SOMETHING FOR OUR FACULTY AND STAFF.

STAFF. GOAL TWO DURING THE SCHOOL YEARE GOAL TWO DURING THE SCHOOL YEARE ENGAGING IN A PROFESSIONAL ENGAGING IN A PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL STAFF COMMUNITY AS SCHOOL STAFF COMMUNITY AS MEASURED BY THE END OF THE YEAR MEASURED BY THE END OF THE YEAR SURVEY.

SURVEY. WHAT WERE DOING, FIRST WE JUST WHAT WERE DOING, FIRST WE JUST WANT TO HAVE SOME FUN, WE'RE WANT TO HAVE SOME FUN, WE'RE JUST PROVIDING MOSTLY FUN JUST PROVIDING MOSTLY FUN ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF.

STAFF. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING AND WE JUST FINISHED THE DOING AND WE JUST FINISHED THE FIRST ONE FOR AUGUST AND FIRST ONE FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS, WE HAVE A SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS, WE HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY WITH BIRTHDAY THE BIRTHDAY PARTY WITH BIRTHDAY THE DISPLAYED AND IT WAS NOT A LONG DISPLAYED AND IT WAS NOT A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

PERIOD OF TIME. IT WAS 20 MINUTES AT THE END OF IT WAS 20 MINUTES AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY AND THE TEACHERS THE SCHOOL DAY AND THE TEACHERS AND FACULTY AND STAFF CAME AND FACULTY AND STAFF CAME TOGETHER AND WE JUST CELEBRATED TOGETHER AND WE JUST CELEBRATED AND WE TALKED AND HAD A GOOD AND WE TALKED AND HAD A GOOD TIME.

TIME. SECONDLY WE CREATED WHAT WE CALL SECONDLY WE CREATED WHAT WE CALL THE POLLS MEETINGS IN THE PULSE, THE POLLS MEETINGS IN THE PULSE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET IT I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET IT RIGHT MY LEADERSHIP TEAM TOLD ME RIGHT MY LEADERSHIP TEAM TOLD ME NOT TO MESS THIS UP.

NOT TO MESS THIS UP. , PRESENT, TEACHERS COME , PRESENT, TEACHERS COME TOGETHER ONCE A MONTH, ALONG TOGETHER ONCE A MONTH, ALONG WITH MYSELF AND THEY PRESENT WITH MYSELF AND THEY PRESENT INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR GRADE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR GRADE LEVEL AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE LEVEL AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CLASSROOM.

CLASSROOM. WE, THE LISTENERS, WE UNDE WE, THE LISTENERS, WE UNDE UNDERSTAND, WE LISTEN TO THEM, UNDERSTAND, WE LISTEN TO THEM, WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHAT IS GOING ON TALKING ABOUT, WHAT IS GOING ON AND THAT GOES RIGHT TO THE L AND THAT GOES RIGHT TO THE L ENDED SUPPORT, SUPPORT IS ENDED SUPPORT, SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY ME OR OTHER MEMBERS PROVIDED BY ME OR OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TEAM.

OF THE TEAM. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN SUPPORT THEM, OTHER STAFF SUPPORT THEM, OTHER STAFF MEMBERS, THEY MAY NEED A MEMBERS, THEY MAY NEED A STRATEGY FOR TEACHING SOMETHING.

STRATEGY FOR TEACHING SOMETHING. I MAY REACH OUT TO A COACH TO I MAY REACH OUT TO A COACH TO GET THAT OR THEY MAY GO TO A GET THAT OR THEY MAY GO TO A DIFFERENT GRADE LEVEL TEACHER TO DIFFERENT GRADE LEVEL TEACHER TO GET INFORMATION TO HELP THEM GET INFORMATION TO HELP THEM INSTRUCT THEIR CHILDREN.

INSTRUCT THEIR CHILDREN. AND THEN OF COURSE THE LAST ONE AND THEN OF COURSE THE LAST ONE BEING ENCOURAGED.

BEING ENCOURAGED. WE WILL ALL OF OUR MEMBERS TO WE WILL ALL OF OUR MEMBERS TO FEEL ENCOURAGED AND TO BE FEEL ENCOURAGED AND TO BE ENCOURAGED AND THROUGH THESE ENCOURAGED AND THROUGH THESE MONTHLY MEETINGS WE ARE ABLE TO MONTHLY MEETINGS WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT.

DO THAT. TEACHERS SHARE TWO GOALS IN TEACHERS SHARE TWO GOALS IN GROWTH.

GROWTH. SO WHAT ARE SOME THINGS GOING SO WHAT ARE SOME THINGS GOING REALLY WELL IN YOUR CLASSROOM REALLY WELL IN YOUR CLASSROOM THE OTHERS MAY BENEFIT FROM AND THE OTHERS MAY BENEFIT FROM AND WHAT SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO WHAT SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO WORK ON.

WORK ON. SO IT GIVES THEM OPPORTUNITY TO SO IT GIVES THEM OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THEIR PRACTICES AND REFLECT ON THEIR PRACTICES AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

WHAT THEY'RE DOING. SO THAT IS BIRD SCHOOL SO THAT IS BIRD SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THIS YEAR, IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THIS YEAR, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? >> BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS?

>> BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS? >> MS. ALLEN?

>> MS. ALLEN? THEY MIGHT THANK YOU, MR.

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THEY MIGHT THANK YOU, MR. HOPKINS, THAT WAS QUITE HOPKINS, THAT WAS QUITE INSPIRING.

INSPIRING. I JUST HAVE ONE THOUGHT FOR YOU, I JUST HAVE ONE THOUGHT FOR YOU, ON THE WORD PROBLEMS THE ON THE WORD PROBLEMS THE STUDENTS ARE SHARING.

STUDENTS ARE SHARING. I MAY COME UP WITH MY SOLUTION I MAY COME UP WITH MY SOLUTION AND IT IS TERRIBLY WRONG.

AND IT IS TERRIBLY WRONG. ARE WE INTEGRATING THAT BACK ARE WE INTEGRATING THAT BACK INTO THE CLASSROOMS EVERYONE HAS INTO THE CLASSROOMS EVERYONE HAS THE BENEFIT FROM LEARNING FROM THE BENEFIT FROM LEARNING FROM IT.

IT. >> YES.

>> YES. >> MATH SPECIALIST, SHE LOOKS TO

>> MATH SPECIALIST, SHE LOOKS TO EVERYONE, THE CHILDREN WILL PUT EVERYONE, THE CHILDREN WILL PUT THEIR NAMES ON IT.

THEIR NAMES ON IT. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE EMBARRASSING THE KID BUT SHE MAY EMBARRASSING THE KID BUT SHE MAY CALL THAT KID DECIDE AND SAY CALL THAT KID DECIDE AND SAY LET'S LOOK AT THIS AND FIGURE LET'S LOOK AT THIS AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

OUT HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, YOUR

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, YOUR GOALS ARE A LITTLE ABOVE 55.

GOALS ARE A LITTLE ABOVE 55. I THINK THEY'RE VERY BRAVE BUT I THINK THEY'RE VERY BRAVE BUT THAT'S AWESOME.

THAT'S AWESOME. I THANK YOU CAN MAKE IT I I THANK YOU CAN MAKE IT I ATTENDED YOUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL ATTENDED YOUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT AND IF THAT'S EVIDENCE OF NIGHT AND IF THAT'S EVIDENCE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING YOUR COMMUNITY WHAT'S HAPPENING YOUR COMMUNITY YOU HAVE GOTTEN A GREAT START.

YOU HAVE GOTTEN A GREAT START. THERE ARE SO MANY FAMILIES THERE ARE SO MANY FAMILIES THERE, EVERYBODY WAS HAPPY, IT THERE, EVERYBODY WAS HAPPY, IT FELT WARM AND THAT'S A GREAT FELT WARM AND THAT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BE FOR THIS LEARNING.

PLACE TO BE FOR THIS LEARNING. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. >> THIS IS BEEN A GREAT START TO

>> THIS IS BEEN A GREAT START TO THE YEAR AND I'M VERY EXCITED THE YEAR AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

ABOUT IT. AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE ARE GOING WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE ARE GOING TO REACH FOR THE STARS.

TO REACH FOR THE STARS. >> MR. RAY.

>> MR. RAY. >> FIRST, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING

>> FIRST, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD, I AGREE YOU DO THIS FORWARD, I AGREE YOU DO HAVE AT LEAST ONE VERY AMBITIOUS HAVE AT LEAST ONE VERY AMBITIOUS GOAL BUT IF YOU DON'T HIT THE GOAL BUT IF YOU DON'T HIT THE STARS, MAYBE YOU LAND ON THE STARS, MAYBE YOU LAND ON THE MOON.

MOON. >> WE WILL ACCEPT THAT.

>> WE WILL ACCEPT THAT. >> I WILL SAY THIS AND THIS IS

>> I WILL SAY THIS AND THIS IS JUST A COMMENT.

JUST A COMMENT. I THINK THIS IS THE TENTH OR THE I THINK THIS IS THE TENTH OR THE 11TH, ONE OF THESE I'VE SEEN 11TH, ONE OF THESE I'VE SEEN YOU DO.

YOU DO. HONESTLY I THINK THIS IS THE HONESTLY I THINK THIS IS THE BEST ONE YOU'VE DONE SO FAR AND BEST ONE YOU'VE DONE SO FAR AND I REALLY FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT I REALLY FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT YOU AND THE BIRD COMMUNITY ARE YOU AND THE BIRD COMMUNITY ARE POINTED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, POINTED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, GOT A LITTLE MOMENTUM TO GOT A LITTLE MOMENTUM TO LOOKOUT.

LOOKOUT. >> WE ARE GOING TO PUSH FORWARD,

>> WE ARE GOING TO PUSH FORWARD, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU WELL.

>> THANK YOU WELL. >> I DON'T WANT YOU TO WALK AWAY

>> I DON'T WANT YOU TO WALK AWAY WITHOUT ME SAYING SOMETHING.

WITHOUT ME SAYING SOMETHING. BUT ONE OF THE KEY POINTS THAT BUT ONE OF THE KEY POINTS THAT YOU MENTIONED WAS THE TIER ONE YOU MENTIONED WAS THE TIER ONE SERVICES THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE SERVICES THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE AVAILABLE WITH ALL STUDENTS.

AVAILABLE WITH ALL STUDENTS. THAT TELLS ME THAT THERE IS THAT TELLS ME THAT THERE IS RELATIONSHIP BUILDING THAT IS RELATIONSHIP BUILDING THAT IS GOING ON THERE WHICH IS GOING TO GOING ON THERE WHICH IS GOING TO HELP IDENTIFY OTHER SERVICES HELP IDENTIFY OTHER SERVICES THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED AT THE THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED AT THE OTHER TEARS.

OTHER TEARS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR STARTING THEIR.

STARTING THEIR. THAT'S GOT EVERYBODY GOING.

THAT'S GOT EVERYBODY GOING. >> THINK YOU.

>> THINK YOU. >> THANK YOU GUYS.

>> THANK YOU GUYS. >> COME AND VISIT ANYTIME.

>> COME AND VISIT ANYTIME. WHAT DO I DO?

WHAT DO I DO? >> MS. MCKAY, YOUR NEXT.

>> MS. MCKAY, YOUR NEXT. >> YOU CAN NEVER GO WRONG WITH

>> YOU CAN NEVER GO WRONG WITH CAKE.

CAKE. >> OH MY GOSH, I HOPE I DON'T

>> OH MY GOSH, I HOPE I DON'T NEED HELP.

NEED HELP. IT'S ON THE BOTTOM?

IT'S ON THE BOTTOM? >> OIC, GMS?

>> OIC, GMS? JUST BY 10 YEARS.

JUST BY 10 YEARS. WE ARE MADE BABIES, 10 YEARS WE ARE MADE BABIES, 10 YEARS APART, IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

APART, IT'S PRETTY AMAZING. HI EVERYONE.

HI EVERYONE. I HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL.

I HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE, IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE, GREAT STUFF TONIGHT.

GREAT STUFF TONIGHT. GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, 22 - 23.

22 - 23. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS NOW, HAVE I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS NOW, HAVE AN AMBITIOUS MAINTENANCE GOAL AN AMBITIOUS MAINTENANCE GOAL FIRST.

FIRST. IT IS EXPECTED THAT AT GES IT IS EXPECTED THAT AT GES STUDENTS WILL MAINTAIN THEIR STUDENTS WILL MAINTAIN THEIR PERFORMANCE ON THE NW MAP MATH PERFORMANCE ON THE NW MAP MATH ASSESSMENT WITH 70% MORE MEETING ASSESSMENT WITH 70% MORE MEETING OR EXCEEDING THEIR GROWTH GOALS OR EXCEEDING THEIR GROWTH GOALS IN THE SPRING OF 23 IN THE SPRING OF 23 ADMINISTRATION.

ADMINISTRATION. AND EVEN DOCTOR RILEY SAID ARE AND EVEN DOCTOR RILEY SAID ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THAT AND YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THAT AND I SAID I'M VERY SURE.

I SAID I'M VERY SURE. >> THESE PRINCIPLES ARE A

>> THESE PRINCIPLES ARE A THOROUGH BREAD, THEY GOING GOING THOROUGH BREAD, THEY GOING GOING GO.

GO. >> SO I STARTED SECOND-GUESSING

>> SO I STARTED SECOND-GUESSING OF COURSE AND I LOOKED BACK LAST OF COURSE AND I LOOKED BACK LAST YEAR IN THE 71% MET OR EXCEEDED YEAR IN THE 71% MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR EXPECTED GROWTH.

THEIR EXPECTED GROWTH. 2021 THE REAL CHALLENGING COVID, 2021 THE REAL CHALLENGING COVID, STILL 50% MET OR EXCEEDED THE STILL 50% MET OR EXCEEDED THE GROWTH.

GROWTH. IN 1819, 72% MET OR EXCEEDED THE IN 1819, 72% MET OR EXCEEDED THE GROWTH, THIS IS TRULY A GROWTH, THIS IS TRULY A MAINTENANCE GOAL AND WE CONTINUE MAINTENANCE GOAL AND WE CONTINUE THIS.

THIS. FOR THE SPRING 23 READING MAP FOR THE SPRING 23 READING MAP ASSESSMENT, IT IS EXPECTED THAT ASSESSMENT, IT IS EXPECTED THAT 60% OF OUR STUDENTS WILL MEET OR 60% OF OUR STUDENTS WILL MEET OR EXCEED THEIR GROWTH IN EVERY EXCEED THEIR GROWTH IN EVERY REPORTING CATEGORY, THIS IS THE REPORTING CATEGORY, THIS IS THE DRIVE FOR THE 55 BUT WE DRIVE FOR THE 55 BUT WE INCREASED IT TO 60%.

INCREASED IT TO 60%. WE ARE SO CLOSE LAST YEAR AND WE ARE SO CLOSE LAST YEAR AND WERE GOING TO DO IT.

WERE GOING TO DO IT. I THINK WERE GOING TO DO IT THIS I THINK WERE GOING TO DO IT THIS YEAR, THIS IS OUR YEAR.

YEAR, THIS IS OUR YEAR. SOME STRATEGIES, OF COURSE SOME STRATEGIES, OF COURSE EVERYTHING IS NOT HERE BUT SOME EVERYTHING IS NOT HERE BUT SOME OF THE HIGH POINTS THE MULTITIER OF THE HIGH POINTS THE MULTITIER SYSTEM OF SUPPORT IS NOTHING

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SYSTEM OF SUPPORT IS NOTHING FLASHY IT IS A SOLID ASSESSMENT FLASHY IT IS A SOLID ASSESSMENT DIAGNOSTIC MONITORING GOOD, FILL DIAGNOSTIC MONITORING GOOD, FILL THE GAP INSTRUCTION AND IT'S THE GAP INSTRUCTION AND IT'S KNOWING OUR KIDS.

KNOWING OUR KIDS. RIGHT NOW IN HER SECOND YEAR OF RIGHT NOW IN HER SECOND YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION WE ARE SERVING 78 IMPLEMENTATION WE ARE SERVING 78 STUDENTS BETWEEN THE READING STUDENTS BETWEEN THE READING SPECIALIST IN OUR TWO-PART SPECIALIST IN OUR TWO-PART INTERVENTIONIST.

INTERVENTIONIST. THAT IS IN READING AND/OR MATH.

THAT IS IN READING AND/OR MATH. THIS IS BEYOND THE REMEDIATION THIS IS BEYOND THE REMEDIATION AND INTERVENTION BY THE AND INTERVENTION BY THE CLASSROOM TEACHER.

CLASSROOM TEACHER. THESE KIDS ARE GETTING A LOT OF THESE KIDS ARE GETTING A LOT OF EXTRA SUPPORT.

EXTRA SUPPORT. WE'VE REFINED OUR PROCESS BASED WE'VE REFINED OUR PROCESS BASED ON WHAT WE LEARNED LAST YEAR, ON WHAT WE LEARNED LAST YEAR, WERE MUCH MORE EFFICIENT.

WERE MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. OUR MEETINGS ARE JUST MAGICAL OUR MEETINGS ARE JUST MAGICAL BECAUSE WE KNOW OUR CHILDREN, WE BECAUSE WE KNOW OUR CHILDREN, WE KNOW THEIR DATA.

KNOW THEIR DATA. WE GROUPED HER KIDS AND MAY SO WE GROUPED HER KIDS AND MAY SO WHEN AUGUST CAME AROUND, OUR WHEN AUGUST CAME AROUND, OUR INTERVENTIONS WERE ALREADY INTERVENTIONS WERE ALREADY WORKING WITH THE KIDS THAT WE WORKING WITH THE KIDS THAT WE NEEDED OUR SUPPORT.

NEEDED OUR SUPPORT. WE HAD A MAP DEEP DIVE FOR OUR WE HAD A MAP DEEP DIVE FOR OUR BRAND-NEW TEACHERS IN THE END OF BRAND-NEW TEACHERS IN THE END OF AUGUST, BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER, AUGUST, BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER, I CANNOT REALLY REMEMBER THE I CANNOT REALLY REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE.

EXACT DATE. THEY CAME BACK FROM A TRAINING THEY CAME BACK FROM A TRAINING RAVING ABOUT IT.

RAVING ABOUT IT. SO UNSOLICITED TO ME TO SAY THAT SO UNSOLICITED TO ME TO SAY THAT WAS AWESOME.

WAS AWESOME. SO I SAID LET'S DO IT FOR OUR SO I SAID LET'S DO IT FOR OUR TEACHERS WHO HAVE BEEN HERE A TEACHERS WHO HAVE BEEN HERE A WHILE AND WE DID THAT AND WE WHILE AND WE DID THAT AND WE TALKED ABOUT WRIT VERSUS TALKED ABOUT WRIT VERSUS PERCENTILE, STUDENT REPORTS, PERCENTILE, STUDENT REPORTS, CLASSROOM REPORTS, AN OVERVIEW CLASSROOM REPORTS, AN OVERVIEW OF MATH, AND GROUPING, THERE'S OF MATH, AND GROUPING, THERE'S SO MUCH INFORMATION THAT MAP HAS SO MUCH INFORMATION THAT MAP HAS TO OFFER US THAT WE PROBABLY TO OFFER US THAT WE PROBABLY HAVEN'T TAPPED INTO.

HAVEN'T TAPPED INTO. ONE REASON THIS TIME, TEACHERS ONE REASON THIS TIME, TEACHERS NEED TIME.

NEED TIME. LAST YEAR WE STARTED DATING DAYS LAST YEAR WE STARTED DATING DAYS AND WE WOULD HIRE SUBSTITUTES TO AND WE WOULD HIRE SUBSTITUTES TO GIVE TEACHERS HALF A DAY TO WORK GIVE TEACHERS HALF A DAY TO WORK WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AND TALK WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AND TALK ABOUT KIDS AND PLAN FOR WHAT ABOUT KIDS AND PLAN FOR WHAT THEY WANTED TO TEACH.

THEY WANTED TO TEACH. THIS YEAR WE HAVE EXPANDED THAT THIS YEAR WE HAVE EXPANDED THAT TO EXTRA ENCORE IS WHAT I'M TO EXTRA ENCORE IS WHAT I'M CALLING IT AND WITH THE HELP OF CALLING IT AND WITH THE HELP OF SOME STAFF MEMBERS, ONCE A MONTH SOME STAFF MEMBERS, ONCE A MONTH WE ARE DOUBLING PLANNING TIME WE ARE DOUBLING PLANNING TIME FOR TEACHERS SO THEY CAN HAVE FOR TEACHERS SO THEY CAN HAVE THE 90 MINUTES INSTEAD OF 45 THE 90 MINUTES INSTEAD OF 45 BECAUSE THEY NEED TIME.

BECAUSE THEY NEED TIME. THAT IS THE BIGGEST REQUEST CAN THAT IS THE BIGGEST REQUEST CAN YOU GIVE US MORE TIME.

YOU GIVE US MORE TIME. NORMALLY THE ANSWER IS NO BUT WE NORMALLY THE ANSWER IS NO BUT WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GIVE THEM A LITTLE MORE.

GIVE THEM A LITTLE MORE. WE ARE PILOTING I READY READING WE ARE PILOTING I READY READING WHICH IS AN ONLINE PROGRAM THAT WHICH IS AN ONLINE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES AND ADOPT FULL PROVIDES AND ADOPT FULL DIAGNOSTIC SO WE CAN FIND OUT DIAGNOSTIC SO WE CAN FIND OUT EXACTLY WHERE KIDS ARE SO FAR EXACTLY WHERE KIDS ARE SO FAR NOT WITH A TEACHER OR AN NOT WITH A TEACHER OR AN INTERVENTIONIST OR READING INTERVENTIONIST OR READING SPECIALIST THERE ON THIS ONLINE SPECIALIST THERE ON THIS ONLINE PROGRAM EXACTLY WHERE THEY NEED PROGRAM EXACTLY WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.

TO BE. SO THERE'S NO QUESTION WE ARE SO THERE'S NO QUESTION WE ARE FILLING THOSE GAPS.

FILLING THOSE GAPS. THEY ARE MONITORED, THERE IS THE THEY ARE MONITORED, THERE IS THE DATA AND TRULY THE KIDS ARE DATA AND TRULY THE KIDS ARE HAVING A LOT OF FUN.

HAVING A LOT OF FUN. I AM FORMALLY PULLED THEM, WHAT I AM FORMALLY PULLED THEM, WHAT IS THIS, IS THIS FUN AND THEY IS THIS, IS THIS FUN AND THEY REALLY SEEM TO LIKE IT.

REALLY SEEM TO LIKE IT. THAT IS A WIN.

THAT IS A WIN. OUR MEDIA SPECIALIST TEAM THIS OUR MEDIA SPECIALIST TEAM THIS YEAR IS TRAVELING THE ROAD TO YEAR IS TRAVELING THE ROAD TO READING.

READING. LOTS OF ENERGY ENTHUSIASM AROUND LOTS OF ENERGY ENTHUSIASM AROUND READING.

READING. WE HAVE 84TH AND FIFTH GRADE WE HAVE 84TH AND FIFTH GRADE OLYMPIC STUDENTS, THIS IS HUGE OLYMPIC STUDENTS, THIS IS HUGE FOR US.

FOR US. WE ARE STARTING OFF THIS MONTH WE ARE STARTING OFF THIS MONTH BY EXPLORING STORIES BY SPANISH BY EXPLORING STORIES BY SPANISH CULTURE AND IN THE SPRING THE CULTURE AND IN THE SPRING THE LANGUAGE ARTS IN DIVERSITY AND LANGUAGE ARTS IN DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TEAM ARE GOING TO INCLUSION TEAM ARE GOING TO PARTNER TO FACILITATE A PASSPORT PARTNER TO FACILITATE A PASSPORT TO READING NIGHT WHERE WE CAN TO READING NIGHT WHERE WE CAN SHOWCASE EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE SHOWCASE EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN LEARNING.

BEEN LEARNING. WE WILL OF COURSE HAVE THE WE WILL OF COURSE HAVE THE HOLIDAY READ ALOUD AND READ HOLIDAY READ ALOUD AND READ ACROSS AMERICA LEAGUE AS WELL.

ACROSS AMERICA LEAGUE AS WELL. GOAL NUMBER TWO, TO REDUCE THE GOAL NUMBER TWO, TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF DISCIPLINARY INCIDENTS NUMBER OF DISCIPLINARY INCIDENTS OF ALL STUDENTS AS SCHOOLWIDE OF ALL STUDENTS AS SCHOOLWIDE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT PLAN WILL BE AND SUPPORT PLAN WILL BE IMPLEMENT TO DURING THE 22 - 23 IMPLEMENT TO DURING THE 22 - 23 SCHOOL YEAR, DISHER WILL BE SCHOOL YEAR, DISHER WILL BE IMPLEMENTING TO ESTABLISH IMPLEMENTING TO ESTABLISH COLLECTIVE MODULAR BASE DATA.

COLLECTIVE MODULAR BASE DATA. WE ARE STILL GETTING A CUSTOM OF WE ARE STILL GETTING A CUSTOM OF BEING TOGETHER.

BEING TOGETHER. SO WE ARE FOCUSING ON EXPLORING SO WE ARE FOCUSING ON EXPLORING GOOD BEHAVIOR.

GOOD BEHAVIOR. OUR RESPECTS, 0 OPTIMISM, A, OUR RESPECTS, 0 OPTIMISM, A, AWARENESS IN OUR, AWARENESS IN OUR, RESPONSIBILITY.

RESPONSIBILITY. WE HAVE A REFERRAL FORM, WE LOVE WE HAVE A REFERRAL FORM, WE LOVE OUR DATA, WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK OUR DATA, WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE IF WE FIND ANY TRENDS, AND SEE IF WE FIND ANY TRENDS, MAYBE IF WE NEED TO WORK ON MAYBE IF WE NEED TO WORK ON CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT.

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT. MAYBE IF A FAMILY IS HAVING MAYBE IF A FAMILY IS HAVING DIFFICULTIES AND WE SAID THAT DIFFICULTIES AND WE SAID THAT THEY'RE GETTING REFERRED IN THIS THEY'RE GETTING REFERRED IN THIS REFERRAL FORM IS NOT JUST FOR REFERRAL FORM IS NOT JUST FOR DISCIPLINE, IT IS ALSO FOR DISCIPLINE, IT IS ALSO FOR COUNSELING.

COUNSELING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SUPPORTING KIDS THE WAY THAT WE SUPPORTING KIDS THE WAY THAT WE NEED TO.

NEED TO. WE HAD ASSEMBLIES AT THE WE HAD ASSEMBLIES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND WE SHOWED VIDEOS AND SETTER WE SHOWED VIDEOS AND SETTER EXPECTATIONS.

EXPECTATIONS. WE SHOWED THE KIDS HOW TO BEHAVE WE SHOWED THE KIDS HOW TO BEHAVE ON THE BUS, HOW TO BEHAVE ON THE ON THE BUS, HOW TO BEHAVE ON THE HALLWAY, HOW TO BEHAVE IN THE HALLWAY, HOW TO BEHAVE IN THE BATHROOM, SORT OF.

BATHROOM, SORT OF. AROUND THE SCHOOL, WE HAVE AROUND THE SCHOOL, WE HAVE SIGNS, POSTERS AND ON THESE SIGNS, POSTERS AND ON THESE SIGNS YOU WILL SEE A QR CODE, IF SIGNS YOU WILL SEE A QR CODE, IF THEY FORGET THEY CAN TAKE THE THEY FORGET THEY CAN TAKE THE IPAD AND SCAN IT AND LOOK AT THE IPAD AND SCAN IT AND LOOK AT THE VIDEO AGAIN OF HOW THEY SHOULD VIDEO AGAIN OF HOW THEY SHOULD BEHAVE.

BEHAVE. WE HAVE A LOT OF POSITIVES WE HAVE A LOT OF POSITIVES WITHIN THIS BEHAVIOR PLAN.

WITHIN THIS BEHAVIOR PLAN. WE ARE GIVING AURORA WARDS AND

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WE ARE GIVING AURORA WARDS AND WE ARE HAVING CLASS AWARDS AS WE ARE HAVING CLASS AWARDS AS WELL.

WELL. KIDS CAN EARN CALLS FOR THE KIDS CAN EARN CALLS FOR THE CLASSROOMS AND THE TEACHERS AND CLASSROOMS AND THE TEACHERS AND THE STUDENTS WILL DECIDE, WHEN THE STUDENTS WILL DECIDE, WHEN WE EARN 10 PAUSE WE GET TO HAVE WE EARN 10 PAUSE WE GET TO HAVE A PAJAMA DAY.

A PAJAMA DAY. SO THERE DECIDING ON THE NUMBER, SO THERE DECIDING ON THE NUMBER, THERE DECIDED ON THE REWARD, SO THERE DECIDED ON THE REWARD, SO IT'S REALLY A WIN-WIN.

IT'S REALLY A WIN-WIN. YOU CAN SEE THAT LITTLE GUY GOT YOU CAN SEE THAT LITTLE GUY GOT HIS FIRST AWARD, HE'S REALLY HIS FIRST AWARD, HE'S REALLY EXCITED TO DO THEATER PERFORMANE EXCITED TO DO THEATER PERFORMANE AND WATCH A PERFORMANCE ON AND WATCH A PERFORMANCE ON BUCKET FILLING.

BUCKET FILLING. WE CAN HAVE A BUCKET FILLING WE CAN HAVE A BUCKET FILLING TEAM, WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TEAM, WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE NAME YET WE HAVEN'T QUITE THE NAME YET WE HAVEN'T QUITE DECIDED WE'RE GOING TO LET THE DECIDED WE'RE GOING TO LET THE TEAMS DECIDE AND THEY WILL TEAMS DECIDE AND THEY WILL SPREAD KINDNESS THROUGHOUT THE SPREAD KINDNESS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL, WE WILL ANNOUNCE OUR SCHOOL, WE WILL ANNOUNCE OUR BUCKET FILLERS ON FRIDAY BECAUSE BUCKET FILLERS ON FRIDAY BECAUSE KIDS LOVE TO HEAR THEIR NAMES ON KIDS LOVE TO HEAR THEIR NAMES ON THE MORNING ANNOUNCEMENT.

THE MORNING ANNOUNCEMENT. THE EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS THE EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING FOCUSED ON BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH KIDS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH KIDS AND FAMILIES.

FAMILIES. >> THINK YOU.

>> THINK YOU. >> QUESTIONS?

>> QUESTIONS? >> THIS ALAN.

>> THIS ALAN. >> AND I VOLUNTEER TO COME BE A

>> AND I VOLUNTEER TO COME BE A READER I HAVE A PASSPORT, READER I HAVE A PASSPORT, SUITCASE AND A CAMERA.

SUITCASE AND A CAMERA. I LOVE READING TO KIDS, SIGN ME I LOVE READING TO KIDS, SIGN ME UP.

UP. >> WE WILL TAKE YOU.

>> WE WILL TAKE YOU. >> GO AHEAD, SIGN ME UP TO.

>> GO AHEAD, SIGN ME UP TO. >> OKAY, NO PRESSURE.

>> OKAY, NO PRESSURE. >> YOU KNOW I'LL BE THERE.

>> YOU KNOW I'LL BE THERE. I APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW ONE OF I APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW ONE OF THESE PHOTOS REALLY MEANS A LOT THESE PHOTOS REALLY MEANS A LOT TO ME.

TO ME. THAT IS BECAUSE OF EVERYONE IN THAT IS BECAUSE OF EVERYONE IN THAT SCHOOL.

THAT SCHOOL. SO THANK YOU.

SO THANK YOU. THE RUHR AWARD YOU TALKED ABOUT THE RUHR AWARD YOU TALKED ABOUT 10, ARE YOU INCLUDING PLACE 10, ARE YOU INCLUDING PLACE VALUE IN THAT, I'VE SEEN SOME OF VALUE IN THAT, I'VE SEEN SOME OF THOSE CHARTS ARE LOADED AND THEN THOSE CHARTS ARE LOADED AND THEN THEY'RE LIKE OH NO THIS IS THE THEY'RE LIKE OH NO THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AROUND.

SECOND TIME AROUND. >> KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE.

>> KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE. >> IS A MATH LESSON AS WELL,

>> IS A MATH LESSON AS WELL, WHEN I MISS THAT, THEY HAVE A 10 WHEN I MISS THAT, THEY HAVE A 10 FRAME ON THEIR CHART.

FRAME ON THEIR CHART. FOR SURE.

FOR SURE. >> I THANK YOU WILL REACH YOUR

>> I THANK YOU WILL REACH YOUR GOAL WITH THAT WITH THE POSITIVE GOAL WITH THAT WITH THE POSITIVE ATTITUDE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN ATTITUDE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN THE GREAT WORK THAT'S GOING ON.

THE GREAT WORK THAT'S GOING ON. >> AGAIN, IT'S BEEN A GREAT

>> AGAIN, IT'S BEEN A GREAT START.

START. WE ARE TOGETHER.

WE ARE TOGETHER. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH BEEN MY

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH BEEN MY THANK YOU MS. MCKAY.

THANK YOU MS. MCKAY. >> ALRIGHT LEADING THE

>> ALRIGHT LEADING THE ROADRUNNERS TONIGHT IS ROADRUNNERS TONIGHT IS MS. MELISSA REAMES.

MS. MELISSA REAMES. >> I SEE GMS BUT I DON'T SEE R

>> I SEE GMS BUT I DON'T SEE R RMS.

RMS. >> THERE IT IS.

>> THERE IT IS. >> ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING DOCTOR,

>> ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING DOCTOR, BOARD MEMBERS I'M GOING TO JUMP BOARD MEMBERS I'M GOING TO JUMP IN AS WELL.

IN AS WELL. BEFORE I SHARE OUR GOALS THIS BEFORE I SHARE OUR GOALS THIS YEAR.

YEAR. I WANTED TO SHARE OUR MOST I WANTED TO SHARE OUR MOST RECENT DATA THAT IS A DIRECT RECENT DATA THAT IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE HARD WORK OF OUR RESULT OF THE HARD WORK OF OUR TEACHERS AND HER STAFF AT TEACHERS AND HER STAFF AT RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH. WE HAVE PUT A NUMBER OF WE HAVE PUT A NUMBER OF STRUCTURES IN PLACE BUT THOSE STRUCTURES IN PLACE BUT THOSE STRUCTURES, AS YOU KNOW ARE ONLY STRUCTURES, AS YOU KNOW ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS THE PEOPLE TO OPERATE AS GOOD AS THE PEOPLE TO OPERATE WITHIN THEM.

WITHIN THEM. THE NUMBERS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NUMBERS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GRAPH INDICATE THE THE GRAPH INDICATE THE ACHIEVEMENT PERCENTILES OF OUR ACHIEVEMENT PERCENTILES OF OUR STUDENTS AND AT THE BOTTOM ARE STUDENTS AND AT THE BOTTOM ARE THE GROWTH PERCENTILES.

THE GROWTH PERCENTILES. AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A LOT TO AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF.

BE PROUD OF. LAST YEAR WE PRESENTED ON A LAST YEAR WE PRESENTED ON A GIFTED COLLABORATIVE MODEL.

GIFTED COLLABORATIVE MODEL. IF YOU LOOK AT THE MATH WHICH IS IF YOU LOOK AT THE MATH WHICH IS THE ONE AT THE BOTTOM YOU CAN THE ONE AT THE BOTTOM YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR HIGHEST ACHIEVING SEE THAT OUR HIGHEST ACHIEVING STUDENTS ARE SHOWING THE MOST STUDENTS ARE SHOWING THE MOST GROWTH IN OUR SCHOOL.

GROWTH IN OUR SCHOOL. IN 19 YEARS IN EDUCATION, I HAVE IN 19 YEARS IN EDUCATION, I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO SAY THAT.

NEVER BEEN ABLE TO SAY THAT. SO THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF SO THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF OUR COLLABORATIVE MODEL.

OUR COLLABORATIVE MODEL. SO I'M JUST SO EXCITED BECAUSE SO I'M JUST SO EXCITED BECAUSE THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE DECIDED TO TRY LED BY OUR GIFTED DECIDED TO TRY LED BY OUR GIFTED RESOURCE TEACHER ELIZA GAMMEL RESOURCE TEACHER ELIZA GAMMEL AND IT'S YIELDED AMAZING GROWTH AND IT'S YIELDED AMAZING GROWTH FOR OUR STUDENTS.

FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND THEN LOOKING BACK AT 2021 IN AND THEN LOOKING BACK AT 2021 IN 2022, YOU CAN SEE SIMILAR TO MSG 2022, YOU CAN SEE SIMILAR TO MSG 2021 WAS A DIFFICULT YEAR BUT 2021 WAS A DIFFICULT YEAR BUT WE, OUR STUDENTS REALLY SHINED WE, OUR STUDENTS REALLY SHINED BRIGHT.

BRIGHT. WE HAVE 66, WE HAVE 82 WE HAVE 66, WE HAVE 82 PERCENTILE FOR MATH AND THIRD PERCENTILE FOR MATH AND THIRD GRADE, 86 PERCENTILE.

GRADE, 86 PERCENTILE. SO WE HIT OUR DRIVE FOR 55 AND SO WE HIT OUR DRIVE FOR 55 AND MORE.

MORE. SO WE ARE IN A SIMILAR PLACE SO WE ARE IN A SIMILAR PLACE WHERE WE ARE MAINTAINING.

WHERE WE ARE MAINTAINING. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT 55 WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT 55 OBVIOUSLY IS 55 PLUS IN SO MANY OBVIOUSLY IS 55 PLUS IN SO MANY OF THOSE AREAS SO WE NEED TO SEE OF THOSE AREAS SO WE NEED TO SEE IF THESE STRUCTURES ARE REALLY IF THESE STRUCTURES ARE REALLY THE REASON IT'S WORKING OR WAS THE REASON IT'S WORKING OR WAS IT THAT WE CAME FROM A VERY IT THAT WE CAME FROM A VERY DIFFICULT YEAR END WE BOUNCE DIFFICULT YEAR END WE BOUNCE BACK.

BACK. SO WE ARE GOING TO MAINTAIN AND SO WE ARE GOING TO MAINTAIN AND CONTINUE TO ADJUST AND TWEAK CONTINUE TO ADJUST AND TWEAK THOSE THINGS AS WE GO ONE.

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THOSE THINGS AS WE GO ONE. I WANTED TO START WITH THAT, I'M I WANTED TO START WITH THAT, I'M SUPER PROUD, WE ALWAYS TALK SUPER PROUD, WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HER HIGH ACHIEVING ABOUT HER HIGH ACHIEVING STUDENTS AND THEY ALREADY COME STUDENTS AND THEY ALREADY COME TO US KNOWING SO MUCH AND ARE TO US KNOWING SO MUCH AND ARE HIGH ACHIEVING STUDENTS ARE HIGH ACHIEVING STUDENTS ARE GROWING THE MOST WHICH I THINK GROWING THE MOST WHICH I THINK IS SOMETHING SO AMAZING AND IS SOMETHING SO AMAZING AND SOMETHING TO BE CELEBRATED.

SOMETHING TO BE CELEBRATED. WITH THAT SAID WE'RE GOING TO WITH THAT SAID WE'RE GOING TO STAY THE COURSE AS WE ADAPT AND STAY THE COURSE AS WE ADAPT AND ADJUST TO SOME OF OUR STRUCTURES ADJUST TO SOME OF OUR STRUCTURES TO CONTINUE TO YIELD THOSE TO CONTINUE TO YIELD THOSE AMAZING RESULTS.

AMAZING RESULTS. WE WILL DO THAT BY CONTINUING TO WE WILL DO THAT BY CONTINUING TO IMPLEMENT THEM TSS FRAMEWORK IMPLEMENT THEM TSS FRAMEWORK WHICH YOU HEARD MY COLLEAGUES WHICH YOU HEARD MY COLLEAGUES TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAS TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL TO OUR BEEN INSTRUMENTAL TO OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE SOME GAPS TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE SOME GAPS TO FILL BUT ALSO DOING THEM FILL BUT ALSO DOING THEM INTERVENTION ENRICHMENT TIME WE INTERVENTION ENRICHMENT TIME WE ARE SERVICING STUDENTS GIVING ARE SERVICING STUDENTS GIVING ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES, PRACTICING AND PROVIDING PRACTICING AND PROVIDING INTERVENTION AS WELL.

INTERVENTION AS WELL. CONTINUING OUR COLLABORATIVE CONTINUING OUR COLLABORATIVE FRAMEWORKS, YOU HEARD ME MENTION FRAMEWORKS, YOU HEARD ME MENTION OUR GIFTED COLLABORATIVE MODEL, OUR GIFTED COLLABORATIVE MODEL, WE ALSO HAVE OTHER COLLABORATIVE WE ALSO HAVE OTHER COLLABORATIVE MODELS THAT WE USE BUT THERE'S A MODELS THAT WE USE BUT THERE'S A LOT OF COLLABORATION HAPPENING LOT OF COLLABORATION HAPPENING AT RANDOLPH WHICH IS WONDERFUL.

AT RANDOLPH WHICH IS WONDERFUL. SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ADDING SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ADDING THIS YEAR'S ARE IMPACTING.

THIS YEAR'S ARE IMPACTING. HER IMPACT TEAM IS A GROUP OF HER IMPACT TEAM IS A GROUP OF TEACHER LEADERS THAT MEET EVERY TEACHER LEADERS THAT MEET EVERY OTHER MONDAY TO COLLABORATE AND OTHER MONDAY TO COLLABORATE AND BUILD TEACHER AT EFFICACY BUILD TEACHER AT EFFICACY SURROUNDING TEACHER IN LEARNING.

SURROUNDING TEACHER IN LEARNING. I HAVE NEVER LEFT A MEETING MORE I HAVE NEVER LEFT A MEETING MORE ENERGIZED THAN I DO WHEN I LEAVE ENERGIZED THAN I DO WHEN I LEAVE THOSE MEETINGS AND I AM NOT THE THOSE MEETINGS AND I AM NOT THE LEADER OF THOSE MEETINGS WE HAVE LEADER OF THOSE MEETINGS WE HAVE A FACILITATOR AND IT REALLY IS A FACILITATOR AND IT REALLY IS MEANT FOR TEACHERS TO COME MEANT FOR TEACHERS TO COME TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT NOT TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT NOT SPECIFIC STUDENTS NECESSARILY SPECIFIC STUDENTS NECESSARILY BUT TALK ABOUT THEIR PRACTICE BUT TALK ABOUT THEIR PRACTICE AND TALK ABOUT THEIR TEACHING AND TALK ABOUT THEIR TEACHING AND FINDING VALUE IN EVERYTHING AND FINDING VALUE IN EVERYTHING WILL TEACHER.

WILL TEACHER. WE JUST STARTED LAYING THE WE JUST STARTED LAYING THE GROUNDWORK OF WHAT THAT CAN LOOK GROUNDWORK OF WHAT THAT CAN LOOK LIKE BUT IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY LIKE BUT IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY POWERFUL AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE POWERFUL AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT TRANSFORM OUR TIER ONE THAT TRANSFORM OUR TIER ONE INSTRUCTION.

INSTRUCTION. GOAL TWO RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY GOAL TWO RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY WILL CREATE A SAFE, WELCOMING WILL CREATE A SAFE, WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS A SENSIBLE LONGING FOR FOSTERS A SENSIBLE LONGING FOR STUDENTS.

STUDENTS. IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD DAY TO BE A IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD DAY TO BE A ROADRUNNER.

ROADRUNNER. OUR STRATEGIES TO DO THAT, WE OUR STRATEGIES TO DO THAT, WE ARE REFINING OUR SCHOOL CRISIS ARE REFINING OUR SCHOOL CRISIS GUIDE IN ESTABLISHING NEW GUIDE IN ESTABLISHING NEW PROCEDURES AND PARTNERSHIPS TO PROCEDURES AND PARTNERSHIPS TO ENSURE SAFETY AT HER SCHOOL.

ENSURE SAFETY AT HER SCHOOL. WE HAVE CONSISTENT SAFETY WE HAVE CONSISTENT SAFETY MEETINGS WITH GOOCHLAND COUNTY MEETINGS WITH GOOCHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND OR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND OR SCHOOL-BASED SAFETY TEAM.

SCHOOL-BASED SAFETY TEAM. WE ARE UPHOLDING BEHAVIORAL WE ARE UPHOLDING BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATION FOR ALL OF OUR EXPECTATION FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ADHERING TO A CODE OF STUDENTS ADHERING TO A CODE OF CONDUCT IN PROVIDING NECESSARY CONDUCT IN PROVIDING NECESSARY CONSEQUENCES IN SUPPORT.

CONSEQUENCES IN SUPPORT. WERE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR WORK WERE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR WORK WITHIN OUR SCHOOL-BASED WITHIN OUR SCHOOL-BASED COMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE AND WERE COMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE AND WERE THERE BEFORE MY TENURE AS THERE BEFORE MY TENURE AS PRINCIPAL, VISUAL PRINCIPAL, VISUAL REPRESENTATION, WHAT YOU SEE ON REPRESENTATION, WHAT YOU SEE ON THE WALLS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, THE WALLS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, HOW ARE WE ENGAGING OUR HOW ARE WE ENGAGING OUR FAMILIES, STUDENT ADVISORY, HOW FAMILIES, STUDENT ADVISORY, HOW ARE WE GIVING STUDENTS ARE WE GIVING STUDENTS LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LITERATURE THAT OUR STUDENTS LITERATURE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE.

HAVE. LYNN WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE LYNN WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE HOUSE SYSTEM FRAMEWORK TO HOUSE SYSTEM FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT MENTORSHIP, STUDENT SUPPORT MENTORSHIP, STUDENT LEADERSHIP, COLLABORATION, LEADERSHIP, COLLABORATION, INCLUSION, SERVICE LEARNING AND INCLUSION, SERVICE LEARNING AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING.

RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED AND LAST WE ARE REALLY EXCITED AND LAST YEAR, I KNOW WE ALL SAID THIS, YEAR, I KNOW WE ALL SAID THIS, LAST YEAR WAS UNIQUE YEAR.

LAST YEAR WAS UNIQUE YEAR. I THINK WE ALL HAD HIGH HOPES IN I THINK WE ALL HAD HIGH HOPES IN THE BEGINNING OF THAT YEAR IT THE BEGINNING OF THAT YEAR IT WAS A DIFFICULT YEAR BUT AT WAS A DIFFICULT YEAR BUT AT RANDOLPH WE WERE ABLE TO RANDOLPH WE WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT A LOT OF NEW THINGS IMPLEMENT A LOT OF NEW THINGS THAT YIELDED US SOME AMAZING THAT YIELDED US SOME AMAZING RESULTS IN OUR CULTURE AND RESULTS IN OUR CULTURE AND CLIMATE HAS NEVER BEEN STRONGER CLIMATE HAS NEVER BEEN STRONGER IN OUR ENVIRONMENT IS JUST AN IN OUR ENVIRONMENT IS JUST AN AMAZING PLACE TO BE SO WE ARE AMAZING PLACE TO BE SO WE ARE EXCITED TO BE WHAT IS NEXT FOR EXCITED TO BE WHAT IS NEXT FOR US.

US. QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS. >> FOR NUMBERS, QUESTIONS,

>> FOR NUMBERS, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?

COMMENTS? >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY AS

>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY AS YOUR TEACHERS NOTED YOU ARE YOUR TEACHERS NOTED YOU ARE FINDING VALUE IN EVERY TEACHER, FINDING VALUE IN EVERY TEACHER, WHEN YOU DO THAT THAT FURTHER WHEN YOU DO THAT THAT FURTHER STRENGTHENS FINDING THE VALUE IN STRENGTHENS FINDING THE VALUE IN EVERY STUDENT.

EVERY STUDENT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK IN A SO THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK IN A DO APPRECIATE YOUR GOALS AND DO APPRECIATE YOUR GOALS AND THAT IS EXCITING TO SEE THAT THAT IS EXCITING TO SEE THAT GROWTH THAT I THINK WE WILL GROWTH THAT I THINK WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE MORE.

CONTINUE TO SEE MORE. >> I HOPE SO.

>> I HOPE SO. >> MS. REAMES IN THE LAST SLIDE

>> MS. REAMES IN THE LAST SLIDE IN THE CENTER PICTURE IS STUDENT IN THE CENTER PICTURE IS STUDENT IS STANDING IN FRONT OF YOUR IS STANDING IN FRONT OF YOUR VENDING BOOK MACHINE, CAN YOU VENDING BOOK MACHINE, CAN YOU COMMENT ON HOW A STUDENT BECOMES COMMENT ON HOW A STUDENT BECOMES ELIGIBLE TO SPEND AND RECEIVE A ELIGIBLE TO SPEND AND RECEIVE A BOOK.

BOOK. >> SURE, STUDENTS EARN POSITIVE

>> SURE, STUDENTS EARN POSITIVE OFFICE REFERRALS.

OFFICE REFERRALS. WHEN I BECAME PRINCIPAL IN 2020 WHEN I BECAME PRINCIPAL IN 2020 IT WAS DEFINITELY A UNIQUE TIME IT WAS DEFINITELY A UNIQUE TIME AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO INTERACT AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO INTERACT WITH FAMILIES THE WAY THAT I WITH FAMILIES THE WAY THAT I NORMALLY WOULD AND I WOULD SEND NORMALLY WOULD AND I WOULD SEND OUT VIDEOS AND WE EVEN JOKED OUT VIDEOS AND WE EVEN JOKED THAT SOME PARENTS MET ME FOR THE THAT SOME PARENTS MET ME FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT FIRST TIME THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS HARD TO CONNECT IN THAT WAY.

WAS HARD TO CONNECT IN THAT WAY. BUT WHEN STUDENTS SHOW OUR BUT WHEN STUDENTS SHOW OUR FORWARD CORE VALUES AND THEY GO FORWARD CORE VALUES AND THEY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THEY GET A ABOVE AND BEYOND THEY GET A POSITIVE OFFICE REFERRAL SO WE POSITIVE OFFICE REFERRAL SO WE CALL THE PARENT, OR GUARDIAN OF CALL THE PARENT, OR GUARDIAN OF THEIR CHOICE AND THE STUDENT THEIR CHOICE AND THE STUDENT GETS A TOKEN TO PICK A BOOK OUT GETS A TOKEN TO PICK A BOOK OUT OF THE BOOK VENDING MACHINE.

OF THE BOOK VENDING MACHINE. >> I SAW THE MACHINE ONCE, NOT

>> I SAW THE MACHINE ONCE, NOT TOO LONG AGO AND IT'S VERY TOO LONG AGO AND IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE AND I WOULD LIKE TO IMPRESSIVE AND I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND SOME TOKENS.

SPEND SOME TOKENS. >> YOU CAN, I WILL GIVE YOU A

>> YOU CAN, I WILL GIVE YOU A TOKEN.

TOKEN. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. RIGHT?

MR. RIGHT? >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THANK

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN, THE HOUSE THING THAT

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YOU AGAIN, THE HOUSE THING THAT YOU HAVE THERE IS A LOT OF YOU HAVE THERE IS A LOT OF ENERGY AROUND THAT AND I LOVE ENERGY AROUND THAT AND I LOVE THE PICTURE TO THE LEFT OF THE THE PICTURE TO THE LEFT OF THE ONE THAT HE JUST CALLED OUT ONE THAT HE JUST CALLED OUT WHERE YOU GOT EVERYBODY IN THEIR WHERE YOU GOT EVERYBODY IN THEIR HOUSE SHIRTS AND THAT SORT OF HOUSE SHIRTS AND THAT SORT OF THING.

THING. IT'S BEEN A REALLY GREAT THING IT'S BEEN A REALLY GREAT THING AND I ALWAYS LOVE SEEING DATA AND I ALWAYS LOVE SEEING DATA AND GRAPHS AND THINGS BECAUSE AND GRAPHS AND THINGS BECAUSE I'M JUST A GEEK.

I'M JUST A GEEK. BUT YOU'VE DONE VERY WELL AND I BUT YOU'VE DONE VERY WELL AND I LOVE THAT YOU ARE CONTINUING TO LOVE THAT YOU ARE CONTINUING TO TRY NEW THINGS EVEN THOUGH YOU TRY NEW THINGS EVEN THOUGH YOU HAD SOME SUCCESSES, YOU ARE NOT HAD SOME SUCCESSES, YOU ARE NOT RESTING ON THOSE, YOU ARE RESTING ON THOSE, YOU ARE REACHING OUT TRYING TO FIND NEW REACHING OUT TRYING TO FIND NEW AND DIFFERENT THINGS TO ENHANCE AND DIFFERENT THINGS TO ENHANCE WHAT YOU WERE EVEN ABLE TO WHAT YOU WERE EVEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.

ACCOMPLISH. SO I JUST APPLAUD THAT, THANK SO I JUST APPLAUD THAT, THANK YOU.

YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ALRIGHT, NEXT UP WITH MATTHEW

>> ALRIGHT, NEXT UP WITH MATTHEW MASON PRESIDENT OF GOOCHLAND MASON PRESIDENT OF GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.

MIDDLE SCHOOL. >> ALRIGHT, HAD TO GET MY NERVES

>> ALRIGHT, HAD TO GET MY NERVES AND EVERYTHING STRAIGHT.

AND EVERYTHING STRAIGHT. FIRST OFF I WANT TO SAY TO THE FIRST OFF I WANT TO SAY TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND TO YOU DOCTOR SCHOOL BOARD AND TO YOU DOCTOR RILEY, AND EVERYONE IN THIS RILEY, AND EVERYONE IN THIS WHOLE DIVISION.

WHOLE DIVISION. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. IT'S AN HONOR OF BEING ABLE TO IT'S AN HONOR OF BEING ABLE TO LEAD GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.

LEAD GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL. I LOVE MY FOLKS, THEY ARE SOME I LOVE MY FOLKS, THEY ARE SOME HARD-WORKING INDIVIDUALS.

HARD-WORKING INDIVIDUALS. THOSE PRINCIPALS BACK THERE ARE THOSE PRINCIPALS BACK THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY AWESOME, WE HAVE A ABSOLUTELY AWESOME, WE HAVE A GOOD TIME TOGETHER JOKING WITH GOOD TIME TOGETHER JOKING WITH EACH OTHER.

EACH OTHER. I'M A ROOKIE NOW SO THEY LIKE TO I'M A ROOKIE NOW SO THEY LIKE TO MESS WITH ME A LITTLE BIT.

MESS WITH ME A LITTLE BIT. I DO WANT TO SAY DOCTOR COLLIER, I DO WANT TO SAY DOCTOR COLLIER, HE AND I BOTH CAME IN AT THE HE AND I BOTH CAME IN AT THE SAME TIME WHEN YOU CAME IN SAME TIME WHEN YOU CAME IN DOCTOR RILEY.

DOCTOR RILEY. I'M GOING TO MISS HIM, HE IS I'M GOING TO MISS HIM, HE IS MORE THAN A FRIEND IF YOU EVER MORE THAN A FRIEND IF YOU EVER SEE US AND I SAY DOCTOR COLLIER, SEE US AND I SAY DOCTOR COLLIER, HEY BROTHER, WE'VE HAD SOME DEEP HEY BROTHER, WE'VE HAD SOME DEEP CONVERSATIONS, WE TALKED I WAS CONVERSATIONS, WE TALKED I WAS HIS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SO I AM HIS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SO I AM NOT WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW WITHOUT NOT WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW WITHOUT DOCTOR COLLIER.

DOCTOR COLLIER. SO I WILL MESS WITH HIM SO I WILL MESS WITH HIM AFTERWARDS BUT RIGHT NOW I'LL AFTERWARDS BUT RIGHT NOW I'LL MAKE SURE I SAY HOW GOOD A MAKE SURE I SAY HOW GOOD A FRIEND, GOOD INDIVIDUAL, GOOD FRIEND, GOOD INDIVIDUAL, GOOD LEADER HE IS.

LEADER HE IS. GOING INTO GOOCHLAND MIDDLE GOING INTO GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, OUR THEME, OUR MODEL IS SCHOOL, OUR THEME, OUR MODEL IS EVERY EAGLE SWORN FROM WHERE I'M EVERY EAGLE SWORN FROM WHERE I'M COMING FROM EVERY SCHOOL OR COMING FROM EVERY SCHOOL OR EVERY STUDENT THAT COMES INTO EVERY STUDENT THAT COMES INTO OUR BUILDING, WE NEED TO MAKE OUR BUILDING, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SUCCEEDING.

SURE THEY ARE SUCCEEDING. AS A WELLS, EVERYTHING OF THAT AS A WELLS, EVERYTHING OF THAT NATURE I AM FLOORED.

NATURE I AM FLOORED. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS ARE NOT JUST COMING INTO OUR ARE NOT JUST COMING INTO OUR BUILDING AND SUCCEEDING AT THE BUILDING AND SUCCEEDING AT THE FLOOR BUT THEIR SOARING.

FLOOR BUT THEIR SOARING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERY WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERY STUDENT ALL 575 ARE DOING WELL STUDENT ALL 575 ARE DOING WELL AND WE KNOW THEM AND WE KNOW AND WE KNOW THEM AND WE KNOW THEIR FACE AND WE KNOW THEIR THEIR FACE AND WE KNOW THEIR NEEDS, ISSUES NOT INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS, ISSUES NOT INSTRUCTIONAL BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WE BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WE WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM AND I HAVE THE STAFF TO DO THEM AND I HAVE THE STAFF TO DO THAT.

THAT. WE HAVE THREE GOALS I GOOCHLAND WE HAVE THREE GOALS I GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT WERE GOING TO MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT WERE GOING TO BE DOING.

BE DOING. ONE SPECIFICALLY IS ENGLISH AS A ONE SPECIFICALLY IS ENGLISH AS A WELL AND THAT'S THE GAP GROUPS, WELL AND THAT'S THE GAP GROUPS, DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE ARE NOT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT ALL BUT IN PARTICULAR LOOKING AT ALL BUT IN PARTICULAR THE ENGLISH GAP GROUPS ARE AN THE ENGLISH GAP GROUPS ARE AN AREA THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN MUCH AREA THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN MUCH GROWTH AT ALL IN THE LAST COUPLE GROWTH AT ALL IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OF YEARS SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE FOCUS ON THAT.

WE FOCUS ON THAT. WERE ALSO LOOKING AT MATH GROWTH WERE ALSO LOOKING AT MATH GROWTH THAT'S HUGE FOR THE DIVISION WE THAT'S HUGE FOR THE DIVISION WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE FOCUS ON WANT TO MAKE SURE WE FOCUS ON THAT.

THAT. ALSO WORKING TO BE ABLE TO HIT ALSO WORKING TO BE ABLE TO HIT THOSE TWO BECAUSE OF GOAL NUMBER THOSE TWO BECAUSE OF GOAL NUMBER THREE AND THAT'S A PROFESSIONAL THREE AND THAT'S A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE LEARNING COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE WERE COLLABORATIVE TEAM, WERE WERE COLLABORATIVE TEAM, WERE SHIFTING FROM ME TO WE AND I SHIFTING FROM ME TO WE AND I MAKE INTO THE WERE ABLE TO LOOK MAKE INTO THE WERE ABLE TO LOOK AT ALL OF OUR KIDS AND SEE ALL AT ALL OF OUR KIDS AND SEE ALL OF HER KIDS AS OUR KIDS AND NOT OF HER KIDS AS OUR KIDS AND NOT JUST YOUR KIDS, YOUR KIDS AND JUST YOUR KIDS, YOUR KIDS AND YOUR KIDS IT'S EVERYBODY I YOUR KIDS IT'S EVERYBODY I GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, GOAL GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, GOAL NUMBER ONE BY THE END OF THE NUMBER ONE BY THE END OF THE 2022 - 23 SCHOOL YEAR GMS WILL 2022 - 23 SCHOOL YEAR GMS WILL REDUCE THE FAILURE RATE ON THE REDUCE THE FAILURE RATE ON THE ENGLISH AS A WELL TEST IN GRADES ENGLISH AS A WELL TEST IN GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT BY 10% IN EACH SIX THROUGH EIGHT BY 10% IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING STUDENT GROWTH, OF THE FOLLOWING STUDENT GROWTH, THAT'S WITH HER BLACK STUDENT, THAT'S WITH HER BLACK STUDENT, ECONOMICALLY DISABILITY AND ECONOMICALLY DISABILITY AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. AGAIN I'M GOING TO SAY THAT 10% AGAIN I'M GOING TO SAY THAT 10% IS REALLY JUST A FLOOR, THAT IS IS REALLY JUST A FLOOR, THAT IS THE SMART GOAL THAT WE HAVE BUT THE SMART GOAL THAT WE HAVE BUT OUR GOAL IS OBVIOUSLY TO EXCEED OUR GOAL IS OBVIOUSLY TO EXCEED THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE STUDENTS IN THOSE GROUPS THOSE STUDENTS IN THOSE GROUPS ARE SUCCEEDING AT THE LEVEL OF ARE SUCCEEDING AT THE LEVEL OF ALL OF HER OTHER GAP GROUPS AND ALL OF HER OTHER GAP GROUPS AND MAKING SURE EVERYONE IN THE MAKING SURE EVERYONE IN THE BUILDING IS DOING WELL.

BUILDING IS DOING WELL. SO WHATEVER STRATEGIES TO DO SO WHATEVER STRATEGIES TO DO THAT, EACH ONE OF OUR TEACHERS, THAT, EACH ONE OF OUR TEACHERS, ESPECIALLY OUR ENGLISH TEACHERS ESPECIALLY OUR ENGLISH TEACHERS ARE GOING TO CREATE PRIORITY ARE GOING TO CREATE PRIORITY STANDARD CHARTS AND WHAT IS A STANDARD CHARTS AND WHAT IS A PRIORITY STANDARD.

PRIORITY STANDARD. IF YOU LOOK IN ALL THE THINGS IF YOU LOOK IN ALL THE THINGS THAT A TEACHER HAS TO TEACH THAT A TEACHER HAS TO TEACH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IF YOU LOOK AT THEM ALL, THERE IF YOU LOOK AT THEM ALL, THERE IS NO WAY IN THE WORLD THAT THEY IS NO WAY IN THE WORLD THAT THEY CAN GET THROUGH EVERYTHING WELL.

CAN GET THROUGH EVERYTHING WELL. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE BROKEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE BROKEN UP ALL OF OUR STANDARDS IS UP ALL OF OUR STANDARDS IS BOULDERS, ROCKS AND BUTTERFLIES.

BOULDERS, ROCKS AND BUTTERFLIES. I'LL START WITH BUTTERFLIES, I'LL START WITH BUTTERFLIES, BUTTERFLIES OR SOMETHING I WILL BUTTERFLIES OR SOMETHING I WILL BE HONEST WITH YOU I CAN BE HONEST WITH YOU I CAN PROBABLY PUT ON A POSTER AND DO PROBABLY PUT ON A POSTER AND DO A QUICK SONG, STUDENTS CAN LEARN A QUICK SONG, STUDENTS CAN LEARN IT, IT'S GOOD WE DON'T HAVE TO IT, IT'S GOOD WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND A WEEK ON IT.

SPEND A WEEK ON IT. ROCKS ARE THINGS THAT YOU REALLY ROCKS ARE THINGS THAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW THIS FOR THIS YEAR NEED TO KNOW THIS FOR THIS YEAR END IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THIS END IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THIS YEAR, YOU MAY NOT NECESSARILY YEAR, YOU MAY NOT NECESSARILY SEE THIS ONCE YOU GET PAST MY SEE THIS ONCE YOU GET PAST MY CLASS BUT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR CLASS BUT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THIS YEAR.

THIS YEAR. BOULDERS ARE THINGS THAT YOU BOULDERS ARE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO KNOW BEFORE YOU LEAVE MY HAVE TO KNOW BEFORE YOU LEAVE MY ROOM.

ROOM. YOU HAVE TO IS NONNEGOTIABLE, YOU HAVE TO IS NONNEGOTIABLE, YOU'VE GOT A KNOW IT BECAUSE IF YOU'VE GOT A KNOW IT BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE TIME YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE TIME YOU LEAVE MY ROOM YOU WON'T BE YOU LEAVE MY ROOM YOU WON'T BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE UPCOMING SUCCESSFUL IN THE UPCOMING YEARS.

YEARS. WHAT TEACHERS ARE GOING TO DO WHAT TEACHERS ARE GOING TO DO THE GOOD CREATE PRIORITY THE GOOD CREATE PRIORITY STANDARD CHARTS WITH THOSE

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STANDARD CHARTS WITH THOSE BOULDERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BOULDERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE CHECKLIST FOR EACH ONE OF HAVE CHECKLIST FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE IN THE STUDENT SHOW THOSE IN THE STUDENT SHOW PROFICIENCY IN EACH ONE OF THOSE PROFICIENCY IN EACH ONE OF THOSE AND WERE ABLE TO CHECK THOSE OFF AND WERE ABLE TO CHECK THOSE OFF SO WHEN WE GET TO THE END OF THE SO WHEN WE GET TO THE END OF THE YEAR WITH SOL TEST WE SHOULD NOT YEAR WITH SOL TEST WE SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED ON WHICH ONE OF HER BE SURPRISED ON WHICH ONE OF HER STUDENTS ARE GETTING IT IN WHICH STUDENTS ARE GETTING IT IN WHICH ONE OR NOT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ONE OR NOT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS ALL YEAR TO SEE IF DOING THIS ALL YEAR TO SEE IF THEY ARE GETTING IN.

THEY ARE GETTING IN. ALSO A GREAT DISCUSSION I HAD ALSO A GREAT DISCUSSION I HAD WITH ONE OF MY TEACHERS, WERE WITH ONE OF MY TEACHERS, WERE KIND OF GOING TO MOVE AWAY FROM KIND OF GOING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THIS WHOLE WEEK AUTOMATION WERE THIS WHOLE WEEK AUTOMATION WERE GOING TO TEACH EVERYTHING.

GOING TO TEACH EVERYTHING. IF ALL YOUR FOCUS ON IS PACING, IF ALL YOUR FOCUS ON IS PACING, WHAT YOU'RE THEN SAYING AS WERE WHAT YOU'RE THEN SAYING AS WERE OKAY WITH LEAVING SOME STUDENTS OKAY WITH LEAVING SOME STUDENTS BEHIND BECAUSE WE GOTTA STAY BEHIND BECAUSE WE GOTTA STAY WITH THE PACING GUIDE.

WITH THE PACING GUIDE. WE WANT TO SHIFT AWAY FROM THAT WE WANT TO SHIFT AWAY FROM THAT AND SAY WE VALUE OUR STUDENTS AND SAY WE VALUE OUR STUDENTS LEARNING AND LEARNING AT HIGH LEARNING AND LEARNING AT HIGH LEVELS.

LEVELS. IF WE SAY THAT'S THE CASE THEN IF WE SAY THAT'S THE CASE THEN WERE SAYING THE PACING GUIDE IS WERE SAYING THE PACING GUIDE IS A FLUID DOCUMENT.

A FLUID DOCUMENT. BECAUSE EVERY TIME I SEE MY KIDS BECAUSE EVERY TIME I SEE MY KIDS AREN'T LEARNING I WANT TO MAKE AREN'T LEARNING I WANT TO MAKE SURE I STEP BACK AND MAKE SURE SURE I STEP BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY LEARNED IT.

THAT THEY LEARNED IT. REMEMBER I SAY THIS IS THE REMEMBER I SAY THIS IS THE BOULDER, YOU CAN'T LEAVE HERE BOULDER, YOU CAN'T LEAVE HERE WITHOUT IT SO I CAN'T STOP AND WITHOUT IT SO I CAN'T STOP AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'VE LEARNED.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU'VE LEARNED. STRATEGY NUMBER TWO, TEACHERS STRATEGY NUMBER TWO, TEACHERS WILL ALSO DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER WILL ALSO DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER COMMON AND FORMATIVE AND COMMON AND FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT.

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TEACHERS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TEACHERS ARE LOOKING APPLES TO APPLES ARE LOOKING APPLES TO APPLES DATA.

DATA. IF WERE DOING AN ASSESSMENT IF WERE DOING AN ASSESSMENT YOU'RE DOING A PROJECT I DO A YOU'RE DOING A PROJECT I DO A MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST, YOU MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST, YOU BELIEVE THIS IS IMPORTANT, I BELIEVE THIS IS IMPORTANT, I BELIEVE THIS IS IMPORTANT, WILL BELIEVE THIS IS IMPORTANT, WILL WE TALK ABOUT DATA AND HOW OUR WE TALK ABOUT DATA AND HOW OUR KIDS ARE DOING WE CANNOT HAVE A KIDS ARE DOING WE CANNOT HAVE A ME TO WE CONVERSATION BECAUSE ME TO WE CONVERSATION BECAUSE YOU FEEL LIKE THIS IS IMPORTANT YOU FEEL LIKE THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR STUDENTS, I FEEL LIKE FOR YOUR STUDENTS, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR MY THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR MY STUDENTS SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AGREED UPON WHAT THAT WE HAVE AGREED UPON WHAT STANDARDS ARE IMPORTANT AND WERE STANDARDS ARE IMPORTANT AND WERE HAVING THE SAME COMMON HAVING THE SAME COMMON ASSESSMENT SO WHEN WE TALK WE ASSESSMENT SO WHEN WE TALK WE COULD TALK ABOUT WHICH KIDS ARE COULD TALK ABOUT WHICH KIDS ARE GETTING IT IN WHICH KIDS ARE NOT GETTING IT IN WHICH KIDS ARE NOT GETTING IT AND HOW ARE WE GOING GETTING IT AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND IT AND ARE PROFICIENT UNDERSTAND IT AND ARE PROFICIENT IN MASTER THE CONTENT.

IN MASTER THE CONTENT. AS OF THE FIRST TWO STRATEGIES AS OF THE FIRST TWO STRATEGIES THERE, GOAL NUMBER TWO IS FALL THERE, GOAL NUMBER TWO IS FALL 222 SPRING 2023, 55% OF 222 SPRING 2023, 55% OF GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL MEET OR EXCEED THEIR WILL MEET OR EXCEED THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED GROWTH ON GOALS INDIVIDUALIZED GROWTH ON GOALS ON ENGLISH MATH ASSESSMENTS.

ON ENGLISH MATH ASSESSMENTS. AGAIN I AM THE ROOKIE I SAY AYE AGAIN I AM THE ROOKIE I SAY AYE HAVE TO DO MUCH BIGGER THAN THAT HAVE TO DO MUCH BIGGER THAN THAT FOR THE NEXT TIME BECAUSE FOR THE NEXT TIME BECAUSE EVERYONE IS DOING 60 AND 70 BUT EVERYONE IS DOING 60 AND 70 BUT WE ARE GOOD, JUST SAYING.

WE ARE GOOD, JUST SAYING. 55% OR MORE OF THE GOOCHLAND 55% OR MORE OF THE GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL MEET MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL MEET OR EXCEED THAT SORT STRATEGY OR EXCEED THAT SORT STRATEGY HERE FIRST WE HAVE AN ABSOLUTE, HERE FIRST WE HAVE AN ABSOLUTE, I KNOW YOU HEARD IT ONE GOT AN I KNOW YOU HEARD IT ONE GOT AN AWARD TODAY, A DYNAMIC GROUP OF AWARD TODAY, A DYNAMIC GROUP OF INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES.

INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES. THEY KNOW THE GETTING E-MAIL THEY KNOW THE GETTING E-MAIL FROM ME, LATE AT NIGHT IN THE FROM ME, LATE AT NIGHT IN THE MORNING I HAVE AN IDEA, CAN YOU MORNING I HAVE AN IDEA, CAN YOU GUYS HELP ME WITH IT AND WILL BE GUYS HELP ME WITH IT AND WILL BE MEETING TOMORROW TO TALK ABOUT MEETING TOMORROW TO TALK ABOUT SOME THINGS.

SOME THINGS. THERE GOING TO GO WITH OUR STAFF THERE GOING TO GO WITH OUR STAFF AND MAKE SURE FIRST OFF THEY AND MAKE SURE FIRST OFF THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE MAP UNDERSTAND WHAT THE MAP ASSESSMENT IS.

ASSESSMENT IS. WE HAD SOME NEW TEACHERS THAT WE HAD SOME NEW TEACHERS THAT HAVE COMMON WE WANT TO MAKE SURE HAVE COMMON WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT IS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT AND IS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT AND WHAT IT SHOWS YOU.

WHAT IT SHOWS YOU. SO A SECOND STRATEGY IS MAKING SO A SECOND STRATEGY IS MAKING SURE WHERE I TALK ABOUT THE SURE WHERE I TALK ABOUT THE PRIORITY STANDARD CHART, WE WANT PRIORITY STANDARD CHART, WE WANT TO MAKE A WATCHLIST OF OUR TO MAKE A WATCHLIST OF OUR STUDENTS AND WHO ARE OUR STUDENTS AND WHO ARE OUR STUDENTS THAT WE KNOW THAT NEED STUDENTS THAT WE KNOW THAT NEED SUPPORT AND LET'S TARGET MAKE SUPPORT AND LET'S TARGET MAKE SURE THAT WE GO AFTER THAT.

SURE THAT WE GO AFTER THAT. WE WANT TO GO FROM A SHOTGUN WE WANT TO GO FROM A SHOTGUN APPROACH TO A LASER APPROACH IN APPROACH TO A LASER APPROACH IN MAKING SURE WE ARE TARGETING MAKING SURE WE ARE TARGETING THOSE KIDS MAKING SURE THEY'VE THOSE KIDS MAKING SURE THEY'VE GOT ALL THE SUPPORT THAT THEY GOT ALL THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED AND AGAIN, HOPEFULLY MAKING NEED AND AGAIN, HOPEFULLY MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL.

SURE THAT THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL. THE LAST THING WHICH IS GOING TO THE LAST THING WHICH IS GOING TO IMPACT THE FIRST TWO.

IMPACT THE FIRST TWO. IF ALL STAFF WILL PARTICIPATE IN IF ALL STAFF WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY OR THE PLC PROCESS COMMUNITY OR THE PLC PROCESS THROUGH WEEKLY TEAM MEETINGS FOR THROUGH WEEKLY TEAM MEETINGS FOR PLANNING INSTRUCTION, CREATING PLANNING INSTRUCTION, CREATING COMMON ASSESSMENT, ANALYZING COMMON ASSESSMENT, ANALYZING DATA PREPARING INTERVENTION AND DATA PREPARING INTERVENTION AND ENRICHMENT.

ENRICHMENT. FIRST THING TEAM MEMBERS WILL FIRST THING TEAM MEMBERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN MONTHLY AND PARTICIPATE IN MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY PROFESSIONAL QUARTERLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO BOTH THE DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO BOTH THE PLC PROCESS AND THE TEACHING AND PLC PROCESS AND THE TEACHING AND LEARNING CYCLE.

LEARNING CYCLE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR STAFF WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR STAFF UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PLC PROCESS UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PLC PROCESS IS, FOR YOU ALL JUST SO YOU KNOW IS, FOR YOU ALL JUST SO YOU KNOW THERE ARE FOUR CENTRAL QUESTIONS THERE ARE FOUR CENTRAL QUESTIONS WERE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WERE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY.

COMMUNITY. FIRST QUESTION DO WE KNOW WHAT FIRST QUESTION DO WE KNOW WHAT WE WANT OUR KIDS TO KNOW, IF WE WE WANT OUR KIDS TO KNOW, IF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WANT OUR KIDS DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WANT OUR KIDS TO KNOW THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN TO KNOW THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN START TALKING ABOUT HAVING START TALKING ABOUT HAVING UNDERSTOOD ANYTHING.

UNDERSTOOD ANYTHING. AFTER THAT WE NEED TO COME TO A AFTER THAT WE NEED TO COME TO A CONSENSUS ON HOW WILL WE KNOW CONSENSUS ON HOW WILL WE KNOW THAT THEY KNOW IT.

THAT THEY KNOW IT. SO WHAT IS THE ASSESSMENT TOOL SO WHAT IS THE ASSESSMENT TOOL THAT WE ARE USING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE USING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDS ACTUALLY HAVE THE THAT OUR KIDS ACTUALLY HAVE THE MATERIAL.

MATERIAL. THE LAST TWO QUESTIONS ARE THE THE LAST TWO QUESTIONS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT, THE THIRD MOST IMPORTANT, THE THIRD QUESTION, WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH QUESTION, WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THE KIDS WHO DON'T GET IT AND THE KIDS WHO DON'T GET IT AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL.

MAKING SURE THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL. SOMETHING WE OFTEN MISS WHAT ARE SOMETHING WE OFTEN MISS WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR THOSE KIDS THAT WE DOING FOR THOSE KIDS THAT DUDE GET IT.

DUDE GET IT. THERE ARE SOME KIDS THAT WALK THERE ARE SOME KIDS THAT WALK INTO A CLASSROOM AND THEY INTO A CLASSROOM AND THEY UNDERSTOOD IT AND THEY DON'T UNDERSTOOD IT AND THEY DON'T NEED US TO DO IT, HOW ARE WE NEED US TO DO IT, HOW ARE WE ENRICHING THE CURRICULUM THAT ENRICHING THE CURRICULUM THAT THEY ARE STILL GROWING AND MAYBE THEY ARE STILL GROWING AND MAYBE NOT JUST USING INSUPERABLE NOT JUST USING INSUPERABLE PUSHING TO NEW LEVELS AS WELL.

PUSHING TO NEW LEVELS AS WELL. AND FOR THEIR PD AND AND FOR THEIR PD AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE SEPTEMBER 23 WHERE WE DID HAVE SEPTEMBER 23 WHERE WE DID THE DAY PROFESSIONAL THE DAY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND WE HAD DOCTOR DEVELOPMENT, AND WE HAD DOCTOR WILSON SPEAK WE HAD A LOT OF WILSON SPEAK WE HAD A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS DO SOME WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS DO SOME WORK WITH THEM AND IT WAS GREAT.

THEM AND IT WAS GREAT. THE LAST THING THE WEEKLY THE LAST THING THE WEEKLY MEETINGS AND SCHOOL MINISTRIES MEETINGS AND SCHOOL MINISTRIES AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES ARE AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES ARE ATTENDING THOSE MEETINGS BECAUSE ATTENDING THOSE MEETINGS BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE IN WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE IN THEIR AND WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING THEIR AND WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

ON. WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT AND ALSO WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT AND ALSO HELPING US TO LEARN AND SEE FROM HELPING US TO LEARN AND SEE FROM OUR STAFF, THIS IS WORKING, THIS OUR STAFF, THIS IS WORKING, THIS ISN'T WORKING, WHAT'S OUR NEXT

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ISN'T WORKING, WHAT'S OUR NEXT MOVES BECAUSE AGAIN WERE MOVING MOVES BECAUSE AGAIN WERE MOVING THAT CULTURE INTO MAKING SURE WE THAT CULTURE INTO MAKING SURE WE KNOW ALL OUR KIDS AND WE KNOW KNOW ALL OUR KIDS AND WE KNOW WHAT THEY NEEDED WERE GET INTO WHAT THEY NEEDED WERE GET INTO EVERYTHING LIKE I SAID HAVING AN EVERYTHING LIKE I SAID HAVING AN AMAZING STAFF AND HAVING THE AMAZING STAFF AND HAVING THE RIGHT PEOPLE FOR THAT JOB.

RIGHT PEOPLE FOR THAT JOB. I KNOW I ZIPPED THROUGH THAT BUT I KNOW I ZIPPED THROUGH THAT BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HIT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HIT EVERYTHING, SO EVERY EAGLE EVERYTHING, SO EVERY EAGLE SOARING.

SOARING. >> BOARD MEMBERS, QUESTIONS OR

>> BOARD MEMBERS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

COMMENTS? >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR,

>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR, MR. MASON, THAT WAS REFRESHING.

MR. MASON, THAT WAS REFRESHING. I WANT TO START BY PASSING ALONG I WANT TO START BY PASSING ALONG SOME UNSOLICITED FEEDBACK I HAVE SOME UNSOLICITED FEEDBACK I HAVE RECEIVED FROM GMF STAFF AND RECEIVED FROM GMF STAFF AND PARENTS.

PARENTS. USE OR ARE DOING AN EXCEPTIONAL USE OR ARE DOING AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB, I AM HEARING FROM OUR JOB, I AM HEARING FROM OUR COMMUNITY THAT THERE IS A COMMUNITY THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENT TONE IN THE SCHOOLS DIFFERENT TONE IN THE SCHOOLS AND THE EVERY DAY DURING MORNING AND THE EVERY DAY DURING MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS YOU VERBALIZE THAT ANNOUNCEMENTS YOU VERBALIZE THAT YOU LOVE THE STUDENTS, THERE IS YOU LOVE THE STUDENTS, THERE IS POWER SERVER, AND THOSE WORDS POWER SERVER, AND THOSE WORDS AND I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU AND I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU BIRDIED FOR THE WORK THAT YOU BIRDIED DONE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF DONE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

TIME. >> I APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU.

>> I APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU. >> NOW I'LL ASK MY QUESTIONS.

>> NOW I'LL ASK MY QUESTIONS. I SAW YOUR GOAL ON THE ENGLISH I SAW YOUR GOAL ON THE ENGLISH AS A WELL WORKING TO REDUCE THE AS A WELL WORKING TO REDUCE THE FAILURE RATE AND YOU CALLED OUT FAILURE RATE AND YOU CALLED OUT ON A COUPLE OF GROUPS THERE.

ON A COUPLE OF GROUPS THERE. I REMEMBER SEEING THE RESULTS, I REMEMBER SEEING THE RESULTS, LATIN STUDENTS WERE HISPANIC LATIN STUDENTS WERE HISPANIC STUDENTS AND ALSO STRUGGLING STUDENTS AND ALSO STRUGGLING WITH A PARTICULAR TEST DO WE WITH A PARTICULAR TEST DO WE HAVE A FOCUS OR NOT HAVE A FOCUS OR NOT STATISTICALLY SIMPLE TO TRACK TO STATISTICALLY SIMPLE TO TRACK TO PERFORMANCE FOR IMPROVING THEIR PERFORMANCE FOR IMPROVING THEIR SUCCESS ON THE SOL?

SUCCESS ON THE SOL? >> THE REASON WE PICK THOSE IN

>> THE REASON WE PICK THOSE IN PARTICULAR IF YOU LOOK AT THE PARTICULAR IF YOU LOOK AT THE SOL'S THERE, THESE PARTICULAR SOL'S THERE, THESE PARTICULAR GROUPS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS GROUPS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS HAVEN'T SEEN ANY GROWTH.

HAVEN'T SEEN ANY GROWTH. WHEN YOU GET TO THE FOLLOWING WHEN YOU GET TO THE FOLLOWING YEAR, WE DON'T SEE THAT GROWTH YEAR, WE DON'T SEE THAT GROWTH AFTER THIS YEAR WE WILL SEE A AFTER THIS YEAR WE WILL SEE A DIP FROM BEING IN THE YELLOW DIP FROM BEING IN THE YELLOW ALRIGHT FROM GOING INTO THE BED.

ALRIGHT FROM GOING INTO THE BED. WE'RE SPECIFICALLY, THE BEST WAY WE'RE SPECIFICALLY, THE BEST WAY OF PUTTING IT WERE MAKING SURE OF PUTTING IT WERE MAKING SURE THAT WE FOCUS ON THE GROUP BUT THAT WE FOCUS ON THE GROUP BUT AFTER ALL THAT SAID I THANK YOU AFTER ALL THAT SAID I THANK YOU WOULD AGREE WITH ME REFOCUSING WOULD AGREE WITH ME REFOCUSING ON EVERYBODY SO EVERY SINGLE ON EVERYBODY SO EVERY SINGLE STUDENT THAT COMES INTO THE STUDENT THAT COMES INTO THE BUILDING WE ARE GOING TO MAKE BUILDING WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WERE LOOKING AT HOW SURE THAT WERE LOOKING AT HOW SUCCESSFUL THEY NEED TO BE AND SUCCESSFUL THEY NEED TO BE AND WHAT ARE THE BEST WAYS TO HELP WHAT ARE THE BEST WAYS TO HELP THEM GET THERE.

THEM GET THERE. HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS THE HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION.

QUESTION. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> MS. HORN.

>> MS. HORN. >> PLC DURING CONTRACTUAL TIME,

>> PLC DURING CONTRACTUAL TIME, IS IT A COMMON PLANNING TIME IS IT A COMMON PLANNING TIME THAT IS OCCURRING.

THAT IS OCCURRING. >> WANTED THE THINGS WERE

>> WANTED THE THINGS WERE LOOKING AT DOING A BETTER JOB LOOKING AT DOING A BETTER JOB WITH THAT NEXT YEAR.

WITH THAT NEXT YEAR. MOST OF OUR PLCS ARE HAPPENING MOST OF OUR PLCS ARE HAPPENING IN THE MORNING SO THE 815 - 845 IN THE MORNING SO THE 815 - 845 TIMEFRAME IF THEY'RE ABLE TO DO TIMEFRAME IF THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THAT AND SOME DO HAVE COMMON THAT AND SOME DO HAVE COMMON PLANNING TIME WITH HER ACTUAL PLANNING TIME WITH HER ACTUAL ABLE TO MEET DURING THE SCHOOL ABLE TO MEET DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.

DAY. WE DO NOT ASK THE STAFF TO DO WE DO NOT ASK THE STAFF TO DO ANYTHING AFTER SCHOOL, WE DO NOT ANYTHING AFTER SCHOOL, WE DO NOT ASK THEM TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE ASK THEM TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE THAT TIME.

THAT TIME. IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO THAT, IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO THAT, TOTALLY UP TO THEM.

TOTALLY UP TO THEM. WERE ONLY PUTTING THAT TIME AT WERE ONLY PUTTING THAT TIME AT THE BEGINNING FROM THE 815, 845 THE BEGINNING FROM THE 815, 845 TIMEFRAME OR DURING THE SCHOOL TIMEFRAME OR DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.

DAY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE THE CONCEPT ON THE I LOVE THE CONCEPT ON THE BOULDERS, ROCKS AND BUTTERFLIES.

BOULDERS, ROCKS AND BUTTERFLIES. I THINK KIDS ARE LIKE WHY DO I I THINK KIDS ARE LIKE WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW THIS, YOU SET A NEED TO KNOW THIS, YOU SET A GRAPHIC REASON THAT BOULDER WILL GRAPHIC REASON THAT BOULDER WILL STICK WITH THEM.

STICK WITH THEM. I JUST WONDER ALEX, WHAT DO YOU I JUST WONDER ALEX, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT AS A STUDENT TO THINK ABOUT THAT AS A STUDENT TO HAVE BOULDERS, ROCKS AND HAVE BOULDERS, ROCKS AND BUTTERFLIES IDENTIFY TO YOU.

BUTTERFLIES IDENTIFY TO YOU. >> I THINK THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD

>> I THINK THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD WAY FOR KIDS WOULD KNOW WHEN TO WAY FOR KIDS WOULD KNOW WHEN TO FOCUS ON.

FOCUS ON. THERE'S A BIG CURRICULUM AND I THERE'S A BIG CURRICULUM AND I KNOW THERE'S A PACING WHICH I KNOW THERE'S A PACING WHICH I THINK IS GREAT STUFF IS GOING THINK IS GREAT STUFF IS GOING FAST AN HONORS CLASS THERE IS SO FAST AN HONORS CLASS THERE IS SO MUCH BEING THROWN AT YOU IN MUCH BEING THROWN AT YOU IN KNOWING WHAT CONCEPT WILL COME KNOWING WHAT CONCEPT WILL COME UP ONCE IN ONE QUESTION VERSUS UP ONCE IN ONE QUESTION VERSUS ON EVERY ASSESSMENT OR ON EVERY ASSESSMENT OR THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CLASS OR THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CLASS OR FUTURE CLASSES ON MULTIPLE FUTURE CLASSES ON MULTIPLE QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS. THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND TO KNOW WHAT'S THE BIGGEST AND TO KNOW WHAT'S THE BIGGEST KEY THINGS.

KEY THINGS. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT.

THAT WORKS OUT. >> I THINK MY BROTHER LOVES YOU,

>> I THINK MY BROTHER LOVES YOU, HE IS IN EIGHTH GRADE HE SAID HE IS IN EIGHTH GRADE HE SAID YOU GUYS HAVE GREAT TALKS ABOUT YOU GUYS HAVE GREAT TALKS ABOUT SHOES.

SHOES. HE LOVES YOU.

HE LOVES YOU. >> MIDDLE SCHOOL CONVERSATIONS

>> MIDDLE SCHOOL CONVERSATIONS ARE FINE.

ARE FINE. >> ONE LAST QUESTION ON THE

>> ONE LAST QUESTION ON THE ASSESSMENT LIST THAT YOU TALKED ASSESSMENT LIST THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS TEACHERS USING ABOUT THIS TEACHERS USING PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND THE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND THE TEACHERS USING MULTIPLE CHOICE.

TEACHERS USING MULTIPLE CHOICE. AS YOU MAKING SURE THEY ARE AS YOU MAKING SURE THEY ARE ALIVE AS YOU USING A VARIETY ALIVE AS YOU USING A VARIETY THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER AND THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER AND STUDENTS TO SHINE ON ONE HAVE STUDENTS TO SHINE ON ONE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW.

THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW. ONE OF THE THINGS WE MEASURE OUR ONE OF THE THINGS WE MEASURE OUR STAFF UNDERSTOOD AND CONTINUING STAFF UNDERSTOOD AND CONTINUING TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND, THIS TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND, THIS IS NOT TO GET AWAY YOUR AUTONOMY IS NOT TO GET AWAY YOUR AUTONOMY AS A TEACHER.

AS A TEACHER. WERE ASKING PEOPLE TO WORK WERE ASKING PEOPLE TO WORK TOGETHER.

TOGETHER. IF YOUR ASSESSMENT IS A PROJECT.

IF YOUR ASSESSMENT IS A PROJECT. IF YOUR ASSESSMENT IS AN ESSAY, IF YOUR ASSESSMENT IS AN ESSAY, YOU CAN CHOOSE WHATEVER TYPE OF YOU CAN CHOOSE WHATEVER TYPE OF ESSAY YOU WANT.

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ESSAY YOU WANT. IN YOUR CLASS YOU CAN TEACH IN YOUR CLASS YOU CAN TEACH WHATEVER WAY YOU WANT.

WHATEVER WAY YOU WANT. THAT IS THE BEAUTY OF YOU BEING THAT IS THE BEAUTY OF YOU BEING ABLE TO BE IN YOUR CLASSROOM.

ABLE TO BE IN YOUR CLASSROOM. , I DON'T WANT EVERYBODY TO , I DON'T WANT EVERYBODY TO TEACH THE SAME.

TEACH THE SAME. IF WE COME TOGETHER AND DID YOU IF WE COME TOGETHER AND DID YOU AND ASSESSMENT OF 40% OF YOUR AND ASSESSMENT OF 40% OF YOUR KIDS ARE SUCCESSFUL.

KIDS ARE SUCCESSFUL. 90% OF MY MORE SUCCESSFUL.

90% OF MY MORE SUCCESSFUL. I WANT TO LOOK AT YOU AND SAY I WANT TO LOOK AT YOU AND SAY WHAT DID YOU DO IN YOUR ROOM WHAT DID YOU DO IN YOUR ROOM THAT YOUR KIDS WERE SO THAT YOUR KIDS WERE SO SUCCESSFUL.

SUCCESSFUL. AND THEN PUSHED EAGLE ASIDE, I AND THEN PUSHED EAGLE ASIDE, I WANT TO TAKE WHAT YOU DID AND WANT TO TAKE WHAT YOU DID AND TAKE IT TO MY KIDS AND MAKE SURE TAKE IT TO MY KIDS AND MAKE SURE TOWING FOR ME TO WEEK, AND TOWING FOR ME TO WEEK, AND TEACHERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO TEACHERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE ANY TYPE OF ASSESSMENT CHOOSE ANY TYPE OF ASSESSMENT TOOL THAT THEY WANT BUT WE WANT TOOL THAT THEY WANT BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE AS A TEAM WE ARE TO MAKE SURE AS A TEAM WE ARE USING THE SAME TOOL SO WHEN WE USING THE SAME TOOL SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DATA WERE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT DATA WERE ABLE TO HAVE THE APPLE TO APPLE, ORANGE HAVE THE APPLE TO APPLE, ORANGE JUICE ORANGES CONVERSATION.

JUICE ORANGES CONVERSATION. WE COULD SAY WHAT WE NEED TO DO WE COULD SAY WHAT WE NEED TO DO NEXT TO MAKE SURE THAT NEXT TO MAKE SURE THAT SUCCESSFUL.

SUCCESSFUL. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, FIRST AT A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, FIRST AT LEAST 50% OF THE PICTURES I'VE LEAST 50% OF THE PICTURES I'VE SEEN OF YOU THIS YEAR, AT LEAST SEEN OF YOU THIS YEAR, AT LEAST 50%.

50%. >> YOU CREATED A GREAT

>> YOU CREATED A GREAT ATMOSPHERE THERE.

ATMOSPHERE THERE. SO MUCH SO I'M GOING TO SAY SO MUCH SO I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST AND SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST AND PROBABLY LAST TIME, I KIND OF PROBABLY LAST TIME, I KIND OF WANT TO GO BACK TO MIDDLE WANT TO GO BACK TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, NOT REALLY, IT'S CLEAR SCHOOL, NOT REALLY, IT'S CLEAR THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT A WHOLE THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT A WHOLE NEW ATTITUDE TO THE SCHOOL AND NEW ATTITUDE TO THE SCHOOL AND THE WAY THEY ARE GOING ABOUT THE WAY THEY ARE GOING ABOUT SETTING THE GOALS THAT YOU'VE SETTING THE GOALS THAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED THESE GOALS AND IDENTIFIED THESE GOALS AND STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING THEM IS STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING THEM IS SOMETHING THAT SEEMS NEW TO ME SOMETHING THAT SEEMS NEW TO ME SO I JUST APPLAUD THE EFFORT SO I JUST APPLAUD THE EFFORT INTO ENERGY AND YOUR ENTHUSIASM.

INTO ENERGY AND YOUR ENTHUSIASM. >> I WANT TO SAY TO, KUDOS I

>> I WANT TO SAY TO, KUDOS I WANT TO SAY TO ALL OF HER WANT TO SAY TO ALL OF HER TEACHERS ARE THERE IS NO WAY TEACHERS ARE THERE IS NO WAY THERE WE CAN DO WITHOUT WERE THERE WE CAN DO WITHOUT WERE DOING AT THE TEACHERS AND THE DOING AT THE TEACHERS AND THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE IN MR. GORDON STAFF THAT WE HAVE IN MR. GORDON AND STRICKLER DYNAMITE.

AND STRICKLER DYNAMITE. BUT LIKE I SAID THE TLC IDEA, DO BUT LIKE I SAID THE TLC IDEA, DO WE KNOW WHAT WERE TEACHING AND WE KNOW WHAT WERE TEACHING AND HELP THE KIDS KNOW WHAT THEY HELP THE KIDS KNOW WHAT THEY NEED.

NEED. TO GET TO THAT POINT AS WELL TO GET TO THAT POINT AS WELL BECAUSE IT IS EXCELLENT.

BECAUSE IT IS EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THINGS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THINGS YOU'RE DOING.

YOU'RE DOING. >> ESTHER, THINK MR. MASON, WE

>> ESTHER, THINK MR. MASON, WE HAVE DOCTOR COLLIER TO TALK A HAVE DOCTOR COLLIER TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT GOOCHLAND LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE ACCOMPLISHING THIS YEAR.

ACCOMPLISHING THIS YEAR. >> ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING

>> ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING MR. CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, MR. CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, STUDENT, MY GOSH, ALEX, THAT'S STUDENT, MY GOSH, ALEX, THAT'S WHY WE GET TO 97% GRADUATION WHY WE GET TO 97% GRADUATION RATE THERE.

RATE THERE. AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES GOOCHLAND AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES GOOCHLAND A SPECIAL PLACE.

A SPECIAL PLACE. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US OUT THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US OUT TONIGHT HAVING ME OUT TONIGHT, TONIGHT HAVING ME OUT TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO GO THROUGH OUR I'M HERE TO GO THROUGH OUR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GOALS AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GOALS AND I'LL SKIP TO THE FIRST ONES, ONE I'LL SKIP TO THE FIRST ONES, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE ABOUT OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE ABOUT GOOCHLAND COUNTY TO UNDERSTAND GOOCHLAND COUNTY TO UNDERSTAND THE ACHIEVEMENT HAS TO HAPPEN AS THE ACHIEVEMENT HAS TO HAPPEN AS WELL.

WELL. WE ALWAYS FOCUS ON STUDENT WE ALWAYS FOCUS ON STUDENT GROWTH, THAT IS A COMMON GROWTH, THAT IS A COMMON UNDERSTANDING THE DIVISION, THAT UNDERSTANDING THE DIVISION, THAT IS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AS A IS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AS A SCHOOL BOARD AND DOCTOR DYER AND SCHOOL BOARD AND DOCTOR DYER AND DOCTOR ARMSTRONG AND WHAT THEY DOCTOR ARMSTRONG AND WHAT THEY DO, I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE DO, I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS IN FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS IN THE GROWTH.

THE GROWTH. NO SURPRISE HERE WE ARE NO SURPRISE HERE WE ARE CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO VARY FROM CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO VARY FROM THE GROUP, WE WEREN'T QUITE AS THE GROUP, WE WEREN'T QUITE AS AMBITIOUS WITH THE GOAL, WE WERE AMBITIOUS WITH THE GOAL, WE WERE MORE REALISTIC, PART OF A SMART MORE REALISTIC, PART OF A SMART GOAL IS BEEN ACHIEVABLE.

GOAL IS BEEN ACHIEVABLE. I CERTAINLY THINK WERE GOING TO I CERTAINLY THINK WERE GOING TO BE AT THAT POINT AT THE END OF BE AT THAT POINT AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

THE YEAR. YOU CAN SEE ENGLISH IN THIS YOU CAN SEE ENGLISH IN THIS GOAL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE GOAL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE MATH AND I WILL PERHAPS EXPLAIN MATH AND I WILL PERHAPS EXPLAIN THAT FOR YOU IN A SECOND BUT A THAT FOR YOU IN A SECOND BUT A GLUTTON READ ALSO GOAL.

GLUTTON READ ALSO GOAL. BY SPRING OF 2023, 55% OR MORE BY SPRING OF 2023, 55% OR MORE OF STUDENTS WILL ACHIEVE THEIR OF STUDENTS WILL ACHIEVE THEIR ANNUAL GROWTH GOAL BY THE ANNUAL GROWTH GOAL BY THE ENGLISH MATH ASSESSMENT BY THE ENGLISH MATH ASSESSMENT BY THE FALL TO THE SPRING.

FALL TO THE SPRING. ADDITIONALLY A 10% REDUCTION OF ADDITIONALLY A 10% REDUCTION OF STUDENTS NOT MEETING THE ANNUAL STUDENTS NOT MEETING THE ANNUAL GROWTH GOAL IN THE TARGET GROWTH GOAL IN THE TARGET SUBURBS OF AFRICA BECAUSE DUE TO SUBURBS OF AFRICA BECAUSE DUE TO DISABILITY AND AFRICAN WORKING DISABILITY AND AFRICAN WORKING STUDENTS.

STUDENTS. OBVIOUSLY IT'S BEEN SAID BEFORE, OBVIOUSLY IT'S BEEN SAID BEFORE, THIS EVENING WE WILL FOCUS ON THIS EVENING WE WILL FOCUS ON ALL STUDENTS.

ALL STUDENTS. THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT IT THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT IT THAT WE DO HAVE A DIFFERENT THAT WE DO HAVE A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL CHALLENGE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL WITH MAP IN PARTICULAR, LEVEL WITH MAP IN PARTICULAR, THEY ARE SOMETHING IN A LOT OF THEY ARE SOMETHING IN A LOT OF WAYS IT'S DIFFICULT FOR HER WAYS IT'S DIFFICULT FOR HER TEACHERS TO TRANSLATE READING TEACHERS TO TRANSLATE READING MAP SCORES INTO INSTRUCTION AND MAP SCORES INTO INSTRUCTION AND SO THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE SO THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN DO.

CAN DO. AT THE SAME TIME I'LL BE HONEST AT THE SAME TIME I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, MAYBE ALEX CAN BACK ME WITH YOU, MAYBE ALEX CAN BACK ME UP ON THIS.

UP ON THIS. I'M NOT SURE THAT THEY I'M NOT SURE THAT THEY NECESSARILY TAKE THEM AS NECESSARILY TAKE THEM AS SERIOUSLY AS THEY MIGHT IN OTHER SERIOUSLY AS THEY MIGHT IN OTHER SCHOOLS, THAT'S JUST BECAUSE SCHOOLS, THAT'S JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE OLDER, LET'S GET THEY ARE OLDER, LET'S GET THROUGH THIS.

THROUGH THIS. BUT I DO THINK WITH AN INCREASED BUT I DO THINK WITH AN INCREASED FOCUS FOR ENGLISH TEAM IN FOCUS FOR ENGLISH TEAM IN PARTICULAR THAT WILL SEE A

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PARTICULAR THAT WILL SEE A CHANGE IN THAT.

CHANGE IN THAT. SO STRATEGY ONE FOR GOAL ONE SO STRATEGY ONE FOR GOAL ONE AFTER THE FALL MAP ASSESSMENT AFTER THE FALL MAP ASSESSMENT WHICH THEY'RE DOING ALREADY WHICH THEY'RE DOING ALREADY LIBERTY DONE THIS, THE TEACHERS LIBERTY DONE THIS, THE TEACHERS WILL MEET AND COLLABORATE WITH WILL MEET AND COLLABORATE WITH INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES TO ANALYZE INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES TO ANALYZE MAP DATA AND ANALYZE AREAS FOR MAP DATA AND ANALYZE AREAS FOR OPPORTUNITY AND IMPLEMENT TARGET OPPORTUNITY AND IMPLEMENT TARGET INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES TO INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES TO IMPROVE STUDENT PERFORMANCE.

IMPROVE STUDENT PERFORMANCE. WE TALKED ABOUT COMMON PLANNING WE TALKED ABOUT COMMON PLANNING AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, I AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE TAKING A DEEP DIVE INTO WE'RE TAKING A DEEP DIVE INTO ENGLISH MAP DATA WITH HER ENGLISH MAP DATA WITH HER INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES AND I GIVE INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES AND I GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO NOT ONLY A LOT OF CREDIT TO NOT ONLY SHELLEY BUT CHRISTINA AND WHAT SHELLEY BUT CHRISTINA AND WHAT SHE'S DONE WITH ENGLISH TEAM SHE'S DONE WITH ENGLISH TEAM ALREADY AND DOING A DEEP DIVE IN ALREADY AND DOING A DEEP DIVE IN MEETING WITH FOLKS WITHIN WDA MEETING WITH FOLKS WITHIN WDA AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE ASSESSMENT AND HOW WE CAN APPLY ASSESSMENT AND HOW WE CAN APPLY THAT TO INSTRUCTION.

THAT TO INSTRUCTION. INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES, WERE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES, WERE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THEY DO IN EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THEY DO IN FINDING OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND FINDING OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND OUT WHAT THIS BEST PRACTICES ARE OUT WHAT THIS BEST PRACTICES ARE THE HELP READING INSTRUCTION BUT THE HELP READING INSTRUCTION BUT WE GOT SOME REALLY SOLID SCORES WE GOT SOME REALLY SOLID SCORES IN READING AS FAR AS AN IN READING AS FAR AS AN ACHIEVEMENT PORTION OF THINGS.

ACHIEVEMENT PORTION OF THINGS. STRATEGY TO THE GHS ENGLISH STRATEGY TO THE GHS ENGLISH DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE QUARTERLY PROFESSIONAL QUARTERLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ALL STAFF OF DEVELOPMENT TO ALL STAFF OF VOCABULARY STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE VOCABULARY STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE INSTRUCTION ACROSS ALL INSTRUCTION ACROSS ALL DISCIPLINES THAT WILL HAPPEN IN DISCIPLINES THAT WILL HAPPEN IN OUR OCTOBER FACULTY MEETING TEAM OUR OCTOBER FACULTY MEETING TEAM CHAIR AND SHE'S REALLY PLANNING CHAIR AND SHE'S REALLY PLANNING THAT'S WE CAN DO READING AND THAT'S WE CAN DO READING AND WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM WERE FOCUSED ON READING BECAUSE WERE FOCUSED ON READING BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THAT'S WHAT MAP IS OBVIOUSLY THAT'S WHAT MAP IS ASSESSING.

ASSESSING. IT WILL PROVIDE TARGETED IN IT WILL PROVIDE TARGETED IN SCHOOL REMEDIATION TO SUBGROUPS SCHOOL REMEDIATION TO SUBGROUPS AND SMALL GROUP IN THE SPRING AND SMALL GROUP IN THE SPRING BOOT CAMP, WE DONE THOSE IN BOOT CAMP, WE DONE THOSE IN CONTENT AREAS IN OUR ENGLISH CONTENT AREAS IN OUR ENGLISH TEAM WILL HAVE TO FOCUS THIS TEAM WILL HAVE TO FOCUS THIS TIME.

TIME. 55% AS YOU WILL HAVE SEEN THIS 55% AS YOU WILL HAVE SEEN THIS EVENING, IT'S A DIRECT EVENING, IT'S A DIRECT CORRELATION OF DOCTOR BAILEY'S CORRELATION OF DOCTOR BAILEY'S GOALS, YOU PUT THEM BEFORE YOU GOALS, YOU PUT THEM BEFORE YOU IN PART OF HIS GOAL THIS YEAR IN PART OF HIS GOAL THIS YEAR HAS BEEN TO REALLY BREAK DOWN HAS BEEN TO REALLY BREAK DOWN THE SUBGROUPS IN FINDING OUT HOW THE SUBGROUPS IN FINDING OUT HOW MANY SUBGROUPS NEED TO GET TO MANY SUBGROUPS NEED TO GET TO 55.

55. WE RECOGNIZE LAST YEAR OUR MATH WE RECOGNIZE LAST YEAR OUR MATH TEAM DID GREAT WORK.

TEAM DID GREAT WORK. OUT OF THE 26 OF CATEGORIES IN OUT OF THE 26 OF CATEGORIES IN MATH MAP, WE HIT 22 OF THOSE MATH MAP, WE HIT 22 OF THOSE GROUPS.

GROUPS. FANTASTIC, RIGHT, THE REALITY IS FANTASTIC, RIGHT, THE REALITY IS WE HAVE SOME AREAS OF WE HAVE SOME AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY AND GROWTH WITH OPPORTUNITY AND GROWTH WITH THEIR ENGLISH GROUPS, I THINK WE THEIR ENGLISH GROUPS, I THINK WE HAD 12 OUT OF 2426, DON'T QUOTE HAD 12 OUT OF 2426, DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT BUT I DO KNOW 12 IS ME ON THAT BUT I DO KNOW 12 IS THE NUMBER.

THE NUMBER. WE HAVE SOME SOME GROUPS THAT WE WE HAVE SOME SOME GROUPS THAT WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON AND PROVIDE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON AND PROVIDE DIRECT INSTRUCTION OF THOSE DIRECT INSTRUCTION OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDING THEM INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDING THEM SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE.

SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE. AT THE END OF THE DAY WE NEED TO AT THE END OF THE DAY WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CAN READ AND WRITE MAKE SURE WE CAN READ AND WRITE WITH ANY OCCUPATION THAT WE TAKE WITH ANY OCCUPATION THAT WE TAKE ON PREMATURELY PREPARING US FOR ON PREMATURELY PREPARING US FOR THE LIFE SKILLS.

THE LIFE SKILLS. I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON ACHIEVEMENT HERE, AS PART OF THE ACHIEVEMENT HERE, AS PART OF THE DEAL OF THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT DEAL OF THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MR. MASON HAD ON OF EDUCATION MR. MASON HAD ON THAT BEFORE AS PART OF OUR GOAL THAT BEFORE AS PART OF OUR GOAL THIS YEAR.

THIS YEAR. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE I DROP I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE I DROP ATTENTION TO THAT RIGHT THERE, ATTENTION TO THAT RIGHT THERE, AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT'S AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT'S WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT.

WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT. WE WANT TO HIT THOSE ACHIEVEMENT WE WANT TO HIT THOSE ACHIEVEMENT GOALS YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT, AT GOALS YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT, AT THE END OF THE DAY WHAT I LOVE THE END OF THE DAY WHAT I LOVE THIS INCOME BEFORE YOU AT THE THIS INCOME BEFORE YOU AT THE END OF THE YEAR WE HAD A 97% END OF THE YEAR WE HAD A 97% GRADUATION RATE.

GRADUATION RATE. SO WERE GOING TO GET THE SO WERE GOING TO GET THE STUDENTS TO PASS SOMETHING STUDENTS TO PASS SOMETHING SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINES.

SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINES. IT MIGHT NOT ALWAYS BE SOL'S RG IT MIGHT NOT ALWAYS BE SOL'S RG PAL OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS THAT PAL OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THEM WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THEM WHAT THEY NEED WITH THE DIPLOMA IN THEY NEED WITH THE DIPLOMA IN THEIR HAND FOR SKILLS OF THEIR THEIR HAND FOR SKILLS OF THEIR LIFE READY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

LIFE READY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. I'M PROUD OF THAT IN THE STATE I'M PROUD OF THAT IN THE STATE AVERAGE IS DOCTOR BAILEY WE PUT AVERAGE IS DOCTOR BAILEY WE PUT OUT A PRESS RELEASE TODAY I'M OUT A PRESS RELEASE TODAY I'M JUST REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK JUST REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE DONE TO GET TO THE 97%, THAT WE DONE TO GET TO THE 97%, THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN BY MAGIC, THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN BY MAGIC, IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK PUT IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK PUT TOGETHER BUYER FOLKS.

TOGETHER BUYER FOLKS. AS I BRING THIS TO THE TABLE, AS I BRING THIS TO THE TABLE, THE 75% PASS RATE ENGLISH AS A THE 75% PASS RATE ENGLISH AS A DIRECT RESULT OF HER FIRST BOE DIRECT RESULT OF HER FIRST BOE RELEASE OF OUR DATA WE WERE AT A RELEASE OF OUR DATA WE WERE AT A LEVEL TWO TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS, LEVEL TWO TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS, AFTER THE THIRD YEAR BECOMES A AFTER THE THIRD YEAR BECOMES A LEVEL THREE.

LEVEL THREE. WE FOUND OUT SINCE THEN WE WERE WE FOUND OUT SINCE THEN WE WERE A LEVEL ONE IN ENGLISH.

A LEVEL ONE IN ENGLISH. WE WILL STILL TRY TO HIT THIS WE WILL STILL TRY TO HIT THIS BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO US BUT BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO US BUT REALLY THE FOCUS IS GOING TO BE REALLY THE FOCUS IS GOING TO BE ON MATH BECAUSE WE HAVE AREAS ON MATH BECAUSE WE HAVE AREAS FOR GROWTH.

FOR GROWTH. THE HIGH SCHOOL TO ACHIEVE 70% THE HIGH SCHOOL TO ACHIEVE 70% PASS RING 75 IN ENGLISH FOR THE PASS RING 75 IN ENGLISH FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS WITH PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ON THE END OF DISABILITIES ON THE END OF COURSE OR EEOC STATE COURSE OR EEOC STATE ASSESSMENTS, SO WELLS AND ASSESSMENTS, SO WELLS AND GOOCHLAND PORTFOLIO OF WRITING GOOCHLAND PORTFOLIO OF WRITING WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE GPL.

WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE GPL. ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT GOOCHLAND WE FIND WAYS TO GET GOOCHLAND WE FIND WAYS TO GET CREATIVE AND DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR CREATIVE AND DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR STUDENTS IN THE GPL AS A DIRECT STUDENTS IN THE GPL AS A DIRECT RESULT IT IS A CHANGE FROM THE RESULT IT IS A CHANGE FROM THE WRITING IS SO WELL TO LOCAL WRITING IS SO WELL TO LOCAL ASSESSMENT THAT WE ARE PROVIDING ASSESSMENT THAT WE ARE PROVIDING MAKE SURE WERE PROVIDING SUPPORT MAKE SURE WERE PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS.

FOR STUDENTS. I LOVE THAT WERE DOING THAT, THE I LOVE THAT WERE DOING THAT, THE FOCUS ON STUDENTS OR FOCUS ON STUDENTS OR DISABILITIES BECAUSE THAT IS A DISABILITIES BECAUSE THAT IS A SUBGROUP THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED SUBGROUP THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE VIDEO REPORTS IN A GROUP BY THE VIDEO REPORTS IN A GROUP WE NEED TO FOCUS ON.

WE NEED TO FOCUS ON. SO LET'S GET INTO A LITTLE BIT SO LET'S GET INTO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WERE GOING TO DO.

ABOUT WHAT WERE GOING TO DO. THE DIVISION OF ASSESSMENT THE DIVISION OF ASSESSMENT DOCTOR RAINBOW, MYSELF, DOCTOR RAINBOW, MYSELF, DEPARTMENT LEADERS, FOR MATH AND DEPARTMENT LEADERS, FOR MATH AND ENGLISH WILL CREATE A LIST OF ENGLISH WILL CREATE A LIST OF STUDENTS FOR DISABILITIES WHO STUDENTS FOR DISABILITIES WHO MUST PARTICIPATE IN SOL TESTING MUST PARTICIPATE IN SOL TESTING AND DEVELOP A TIERED SYSTEM OF AND DEVELOP A TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENTS.

SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENTS. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW I'M

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FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW I'M SORRY TO BE LONG-WINDED THERE'S SORRY TO BE LONG-WINDED THERE'S A LOT OF COMPLICATIONS AT THE A LOT OF COMPLICATIONS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT YOU MAY BE HIGH SCHOOL THAT YOU MAY BE AWARE BUT HER PUBLIC MAY NOT.

AWARE BUT HER PUBLIC MAY NOT. NOT ALL STUDENTS HAVE TO TAKE NOT ALL STUDENTS HAVE TO TAKE THE SOL IN HIGH SCHOOL.

THE SOL IN HIGH SCHOOL. ONCE THEY GET ONE THEY MAY HAVE ONCE THEY GET ONE THEY MAY HAVE TO SIT FOR ONE IN HIGH SCHOOL TO SIT FOR ONE IN HIGH SCHOOL BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY, THEY BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY, THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PASS IT BECAUSE DO NOT HAVE TO PASS IT BECAUSE IT PASSED IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IT PASSED IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WE HAVE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN ADVANCE AND WE SUCCESSFUL IN ADVANCE AND WE DON'T WANT TO HOLD ANY STUDENTS DON'T WANT TO HOLD ANY STUDENTS BACK IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM BACK IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS BUT IT THE HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS BUT IT PUTS US IN A PREDICAMENT BECAUSE PUTS US IN A PREDICAMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE STUDENTS HAVE TO SIT FOR WE HAVE STUDENTS HAVE TO SIT FOR A TEST THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A TEST THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE SKIN IN THE GAME.

SKIN IN THE GAME. WE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT OF THAT WE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT OF THAT THIS YEAR, WE OFFER DIFFERENT THIS YEAR, WE OFFER DIFFERENT INCENTIVES FOR STUDENTS, I WON'T INCENTIVES FOR STUDENTS, I WON'T GET INTO THOSE DETAILS BUT HAPPY GET INTO THOSE DETAILS BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE LATER ON FOR YOU TO ANSWER THOSE LATER ON FOR YOU BUT WE REALLY DO FEEL LIKE IT'S BUT WE REALLY DO FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHO AND WE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHO AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE WHAT AND THE CAN TALK ABOUT THE WHAT AND THE HOW.

HOW. I'M EXCITED FOR THAT WE WERE TO I'M EXCITED FOR THAT WE WERE TO GO ON THE LIST IN OUR FOLKS GO ON THE LIST IN OUR FOLKS EARLY WORKING ON WAYS TO EARLY WORKING ON WAYS TO IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS THAT WITH IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS THAT WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND BASI ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND BASI BASICALLY.

BASICALLY. AND BEST PRACTICES LAST THIS EVG AND BEST PRACTICES LAST THIS EVG FINDING OUT WHAT YOU DO AND HOW FINDING OUT WHAT YOU DO AND HOW YOUR STUDENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL AND YOUR STUDENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL AND HOW WE BRING THAT TO THE HOW WE BRING THAT TO THE CLASSROOM AND VICE VERSA.

CLASSROOM AND VICE VERSA. VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WERE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WERE DOING.

DOING. I STARTED ONE OF THE SIDES OF I STARTED ONE OF THE SIDES OF THE PRESENTATION WITH A GROUP THE PRESENTATION WITH A GROUP THAT MET TOGETHER VOLUNTARILY, THAT MET TOGETHER VOLUNTARILY, OUR TEACHERS, FACULTY MEMBERS OUR TEACHERS, FACULTY MEMBERS THAT WANT TO BE A PART OF THE THAT WANT TO BE A PART OF THE SCHOOL DEVELOPING PROCESS.

SCHOOL DEVELOPING PROCESS. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING CHRIS THIS IS NOT SOMETHING CHRIS COLLIER CREATES, THIS IS OUR COLLIER CREATES, THIS IS OUR FACULTY AND STAFF COMING FACULTY AND STAFF COMING TOGETHER IN DECIDING ON WHAT'S TOGETHER IN DECIDING ON WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM.

IMPORTANT TO THEM. THIS IS THE ONE THAT I THINK WE THIS IS THE ONE THAT I THINK WE DO A PULSE CHECK AND SAY WHERE DO A PULSE CHECK AND SAY WHERE ARE WE AND HOW STUDENTS FEEL AT ARE WE AND HOW STUDENTS FEEL AT OUR BUILDING.

OUR BUILDING. WE HAVE A GALLUP POLL IN THE WE HAVE A GALLUP POLL IN THE FALL AND THAT'S A GREAT FALL AND THAT'S A GREAT MEASURING POINT OR A STARTING MEASURING POINT OR A STARTING POINT DATA IF YOU WILL, WE KNOW POINT DATA IF YOU WILL, WE KNOW THAT THE POINT IN TIME, THAT THE POINT IN TIME, BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WE HAVE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WE HAVE HAD A FULL YEAR TO WORK WITH HAD A FULL YEAR TO WORK WITH THEM SO I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THEM SO I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT DOCTOR FOWLER DID IN OUR THAT DOCTOR FOWLER DID IN OUR SENSIBLE LONGING SURVEY WE PUT SENSIBLE LONGING SURVEY WE PUT SOME WEIGHT AND THEN TOOK A DEEP SOME WEIGHT AND THEN TOOK A DEEP DIVE AND THE TEAM OF TEACHERS DIVE AND THE TEAM OF TEACHERS GOT A LOT OF DATA TO ANALYZE AND GOT A LOT OF DATA TO ANALYZE AND THEY IDENTIFIED THIS AS AN THEY IDENTIFIED THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GROW AS OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GROW AS MEASURED BY THE SPRING SENSIBLE MEASURED BY THE SPRING SENSIBLE SURVEY RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL HAD SURVEY RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL HAD A PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS THAT A PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS THAT STRONGLY AGREE OR AGREE WITH THE STRONGLY AGREE OR AGREE WITH THE PROMPT THAT I BELONG AT MY PROMPT THAT I BELONG AT MY SCHOOL FROM 46% TO 60% OR MORE.

SCHOOL FROM 46% TO 60% OR MORE. MS. ALLEN YOU GEEK OUT OF THIS MS. ALLEN YOU GEEK OUT OF THIS KIND OF STUFF THAT WE HAVE A KIND OF STUFF THAT WE HAVE A NEUTRAL CATEGORY IN THEIR.

NEUTRAL CATEGORY IN THEIR. THERE ABOUT 30% OF STUDENTS WHO THERE ABOUT 30% OF STUDENTS WHO HIT THAT NEUTRAL BUTTON.

HIT THAT NEUTRAL BUTTON. WE WANT TO FIND OPPORTUNITY WITH WE WANT TO FIND OPPORTUNITY WITH THE 46% AND MOVE SOME OF THOSE THE 46% AND MOVE SOME OF THOSE TO SAY YOU KNOW WHAT I DO FEEL I TO SAY YOU KNOW WHAT I DO FEEL I AGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT.

AGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT. I'M EXCITED FOR THE WORK THAT I'M EXCITED FOR THE WORK THAT WERE DOING OBVIOUSLY 60% WITH WERE DOING OBVIOUSLY 60% WITH 100% DIVERSITY IS TO FEEL THAT 100% DIVERSITY IS TO FEEL THAT WAY BUT JUST LIKE WE DO WITH HER WAY BUT JUST LIKE WE DO WITH HER STUDENTS WE'RE GOING TO VALUE STUDENTS WE'RE GOING TO VALUE GROWTH OVERACHIEVEMENT SO WERE GROWTH OVERACHIEVEMENT SO WERE TO DO OUR BEST TO MAKE EFFORTS TO DO OUR BEST TO MAKE EFFORTS ARE PUT FORTH EFFORT THAT IT CAN ARE PUT FORTH EFFORT THAT IT CAN HELP OUR STUDENTS FEEL LIKE WE HELP OUR STUDENTS FEEL LIKE WE BELONG.

BELONG. ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVED ABOUT ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVED ABOUT THE DATA, THE FOCUS THAT WE HAD THE DATA, THE FOCUS THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR ON HER STUDENT-TEACHER LAST YEAR ON HER STUDENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIP SHOWED.

RELATIONSHIP SHOWED. OUR STUDENTS WERE SAYING I OUR STUDENTS WERE SAYING I TEACHERS CARE ABOUT ME, THEY TEACHERS CARE ABOUT ME, THEY COME TO WORK AND THEY WANT ME TO COME TO WORK AND THEY WANT ME TO BE SUCCESSFUL BUT WHAT WE BE SUCCESSFUL BUT WHAT WE REALIZED STUDENTS IN THE.

REALIZED STUDENTS IN THE. TO.

TO. RELATIONSHIP NEED WORK.

RELATIONSHIP NEED WORK. I THINK EDDIE WOODING IS COMING I THINK EDDIE WOODING IS COMING OUT OF WHAT WE CAME OUT OF OUT OF WHAT WE CAME OUT OF WORKING WITH PEOPLE YOU DIDN'T WORKING WITH PEOPLE YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO WORK WITH BEFORE, NOW HAVE TO WORK WITH BEFORE, NOW YOU DO WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, YOU DO WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, WE'RE GOING TO PUT A FOCUS ON WE'RE GOING TO PUT A FOCUS ON THAT.

THAT. 100% I KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING 100% I KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE I SAT AND LOTS OF GOALS BECAUSE I SAT AND LOTS OF GOALS AND OUR TEACHERS WILL PLAN AN AND OUR TEACHERS WILL PLAN AN OPPONENT TO WARMER STRATEGIES IN OPPONENT TO WARMER STRATEGIES IN HER CLASSROOM THAT FOSTERS A HER CLASSROOM THAT FOSTERS A SENSE OF BELONGING TO.

SENSE OF BELONGING TO. TO.

TO. STRATEGIES LEARNING TO STRATEGIES LEARNING TO SCHOOLWIDE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SCHOOLWIDE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES.

EXPERIENCES. WE ARE READY HAD ONE IN WE ARE READY HAD ONE IN SEPTEMBER WHILE ANOTHER SEPTEMBER WHILE ANOTHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING EXPLAINS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING EXPLAINS IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

DECEMBER. THAT'S ALL BLOOD BY MR. RICHARDS THAT'S ALL BLOOD BY MR. RICHARDS AND THOSE OF YOU ALL YOU DON'T AND THOSE OF YOU ALL YOU DON'T KNOW HER WELL, SHE'S ONE OF THE KNOW HER WELL, SHE'S ONE OF THE BEST TIRES EVER MADE IN MY BEST TIRES EVER MADE IN MY CAREER.

CAREER. HOLD ON TOUR AS LONG AS YOU CAN, HOLD ON TOUR AS LONG AS YOU CAN, SHE WILL BE GOING.

SHE WILL BE GOING. STRATEGY TO A COMMITTEE LED BY STRATEGY TO A COMMITTEE LED BY THE ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR WILL THE ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR WILL AUDIT CLUBS AND OTHER EXTRA AUDIT CLUBS AND OTHER EXTRA ACTIVITIES HOSTED THE CLUB FAIR ACTIVITIES HOSTED THE CLUB FAIR TO MEETING IN OUR COMMUNICATION, TO MEETING IN OUR COMMUNICATION, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF CLUBS, I WE DO HAVE A LOT OF CLUBS, I THINK IT'S TIME TO DO AN AUDIT THINK IT'S TIME TO DO AN AUDIT AND DETERMINE HOW MUCH FIDELITY AND DETERMINE HOW MUCH FIDELITY WE HAVE IN THIS CLUB AND FIGURE WE HAVE IN THIS CLUB AND FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT WE HAVE LONGEVITY OUT A WAY THAT WE HAVE LONGEVITY TO THESE CLUBS.

TO THESE CLUBS. IT ALSO WHERE THE CURRENT IT ALSO WHERE THE CURRENT STUDENTS ARE INTERESTED IN.

STUDENTS ARE INTERESTED IN. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS AUDIT COACH FOWLER IS THIS AUDIT COACH FOWLER IS WORKING ON THAT WITH HER SCHOOL WORKING ON THAT WITH HER SCHOOL COUNSELING I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT COUNSELING I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT BUT LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT THAT BUT LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST OUR COUNSELING TEAM TO LEAST OUR COUNSELING TEAM TO DEVELOP A SENIOR MENTORSHIP DEVELOP A SENIOR MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR FRESHMAN BULLDOG PROGRAM FOR FRESHMAN BULLDOG LIBERTY DONE THEIR FIRST LESSON LIBERTY DONE THEIR FIRST LESSON ON OCTOBER 1ST I BELIEVE WAS A ON OCTOBER 1ST I BELIEVE WAS A DAY, OCTOBER 2.

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DAY, OCTOBER 2. WE HAVE ABOUT 45 SENIORS WHO WE HAVE ABOUT 45 SENIORS WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO TIME, THEY HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO TIME, THEY SAID I CARE ABOUT THE CULTURE I SAID I CARE ABOUT THE CULTURE I CARE ABOUT LEAVING A LEGACY, I'M CARE ABOUT LEAVING A LEGACY, I'M GOING TO STAY BACK AND HELP GOING TO STAY BACK AND HELP SUPPORT MY FRESHMAN WITH A SUPPORT MY FRESHMAN WITH A TRANSITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

TRANSITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. I TELL YOU YOU RELEASING THE I TELL YOU YOU RELEASING THE BENEFITS OF THAT WITH THE IDEA BENEFITS OF THAT WITH THE IDEA LAB, 143 IN HER FRESHMAN WORKING LAB, 143 IN HER FRESHMAN WORKING ON A HOMECOMING HALLWAY TOGETHER ON A HOMECOMING HALLWAY TOGETHER AND I WANT TO SAY THEY WERE 50 AND I WANT TO SAY THEY WERE 50 STUDENTS WORKING ON IT.

STUDENTS WORKING ON IT. WHEN I SEE TYPICALLY 10 IN THE WHEN I SEE TYPICALLY 10 IN THE HALLWAYS, KUDOS TO HER SENIOR HALLWAYS, KUDOS TO HER SENIOR LEADERSHIP, A SPECIAL GROUP A LEADERSHIP, A SPECIAL GROUP A SPIRITED GROUP AND THEY CARE AND SPIRITED GROUP AND THEY CARE AND THEY WANT TO LEAVE A LASTING THEY WANT TO LEAVE A LASTING LEGACY SO WERE ALREADY REAPING LEGACY SO WERE ALREADY REAPING THE BENEFITS OF THAT, I'M REALLY THE BENEFITS OF THAT, I'M REALLY EXCITING TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO EXCITING TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BEYOND THAT.

HAPPEN BEYOND THAT. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME FOR SCHOOL GOALS AND STRATEGIES.

FOR SCHOOL GOALS AND STRATEGIES. SIDEBAR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND SIDEBAR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND COMMENTS.

COMMENTS. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND PLEASURE IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND PLEASURE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY WITH YOU TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY WITH YOU ALL.

ALL. AND I WILL MISS THIS PLACE AND I WILL MISS THIS PLACE TREMENDOUS.

TREMENDOUS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS. >> BOARD MEMBERS, QUESTIONS, THE

>> BOARD MEMBERS, QUESTIONS, THE RESRESEARCH ALI JUST OVERHEARS A RESRESEARCH ALI JUST OVERHEARS A GUY WON'T START THERE.

GUY WON'T START THERE. YOU MENTIONED DOCTOR COLLIER THE YOU MENTIONED DOCTOR COLLIER THE MATH GOALS THAT YOU 22 - 26 MATH GOALS THAT YOU 22 - 26 SUBCATEGORIES THAT WERE SUBCATEGORIES THAT WERE SUCCESSFUL.

SUCCESSFUL. MR. WRIGHT WE MIGHT WANT BIGGER MR. WRIGHT WE MIGHT WANT BIGGER GOALS, WITH 22 OUT OF 26 ALREADY GOALS, WITH 22 OUT OF 26 ALREADY SUCCESSFUL WE MIGHT WANT TO PUSH SUCCESSFUL WE MIGHT WANT TO PUSH THE BAR UP A LITTLE BIT, I ALSO THE BAR UP A LITTLE BIT, I ALSO LOVE THE BOLD GOAL ON THE LOVE THE BOLD GOAL ON THE BELONGING SURVEY MR. WRIGHT, YOU BELONGING SURVEY MR. WRIGHT, YOU GOING TO BE LEFT TO WHAT IS GOING TO BE LEFT TO WHAT IS GOING TO COMMIT TO THE PLAN TO GOING TO COMMIT TO THE PLAN TO CONVERT NEUTRALS TO ENGAGE CONVERT NEUTRALS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS WHO BELONG IS EXACTLY STUDENTS WHO BELONG IS EXACTLY WHERE WE SHOULD BE, HERE NOT TRY WHERE WE SHOULD BE, HERE NOT TRY TO MAKE ME MORE ENGAGED, MORE TO MAKE ME MORE ENGAGED, MORE BELONGING YOU'RE TRYING TO GET BELONGING YOU'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE THAT ARE PASSIVE INTO THE THOSE THAT ARE PASSIVE INTO THE CONVERSATION.

CONVERSATION. AND I LOVE THAT STRATEGY.

AND I LOVE THAT STRATEGY. >> I WANT TO ELIMINATE NEUTRAL.

>> I WANT TO ELIMINATE NEUTRAL. >> I DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS I AM

>> I DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS I AM RIGHT HERE.

RIGHT HERE. ONE OF THEM THE GOAL ON STRATEGY ONE OF THEM THE GOAL ON STRATEGY OF THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT PROVIDING QUARTERLY PROFESSIONAL PROVIDING QUARTERLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MY COMMENT THERE, DEVELOPMENT, MY COMMENT THERE, TALK TO ARMSTRONG, THEY NEED TALK TO ARMSTRONG, THEY NEED RENEWAL POINTS FOR THAT, THAT IS RENEWAL POINTS FOR THAT, THAT IS AN EDUCATIONAL PROJECT.

AN EDUCATIONAL PROJECT. WHEN YOU CREATE A CURRICULUM AND WHEN YOU CREATE A CURRICULUM AND ABOVE AND BEYOND HER CLASSROOM ABOVE AND BEYOND HER CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION THEY SHOULD BE INSTRUCTION THEY SHOULD BE GETTING A LOT OF WORK, GOAL TO, GETTING A LOT OF WORK, GOAL TO, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP FROM HOW ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP FROM TEACHING TO THE TEST OR.

TEACHING TO THE TEST OR. >> THAT IS A CHALLENGE TO BE

>> THAT IS A CHALLENGE TO BE HONEST TO YOU.

HONEST TO YOU. WHAT YOU'VE DONE PARTICULARLY IN WHAT YOU'VE DONE PARTICULARLY IN MATH, HER LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN MATH, HER LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN DYNAMIC, THE CONVERSATIONS IN DYNAMIC, THE CONVERSATIONS IN THE MATH TEAM HAVE CHANGED FROM THE MATH TEAM HAVE CHANGED FROM HOW DO WE TEACH THE TEST, HOW DO HOW DO WE TEACH THE TEST, HOW DO WE TEACH THE BEST FIT FOR WE TEACH THE BEST FIT FOR STUDENTS OF PRINTED MATERIAL AS STUDENTS OF PRINTED MATERIAL AS OPPOSED TO TEACHING YOU THE TEST OPPOSED TO TEACHING YOU THE TEST I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYBODY PULL UP I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYBODY PULL UP IN SB Q, STUDENT PERFORMANCE BY IN SB Q, STUDENT PERFORMANCE BY QUESTION.

QUESTION. MAYBE THERE'S VALUE AT SOME MAYBE THERE'S VALUE AT SOME POINT BUT WERE TALKING ABOUT POINT BUT WERE TALKING ABOUT INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES IN THE MATH CLASSROOM, I DO THINK THAT MATH CLASSROOM, I DO THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE FLAWS WITH OUR IS ONE OF THE FLAWS WITH OUR SYSTEM THAT THERE IS AN SYSTEM THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH THE TEST OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH THE TEST IMPARTED THAT IS PLAYING THE IMPARTED THAT IS PLAYING THE GAME AND THAT IS HAVING THE GAME AND THAT IS HAVING THE GOALS AND REACH ALL LEVELS OF GOALS AND REACH ALL LEVELS OF STUDENTS.

STUDENTS. BACK TO NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND WHO BACK TO NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND WHO STARTED ALL OF THIS.

STARTED ALL OF THIS. THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG FLAWS THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG FLAWS WITH THAT.

WITH THAT. CERTAINLY YOU DON'T WANT ANY CERTAINLY YOU DON'T WANT ANY CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND BUT IT CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND BUT IT BECAME A TEACH TO THE TESTING.

BECAME A TEACH TO THE TESTING. I'M GLAD THAT YOU HAVE SOME I'M GLAD THAT YOU HAVE SOME STRATEGIES TO WORK BEYOND THAT.

STRATEGIES TO WORK BEYOND THAT. MY LAST COMMENT IN REGARDS TO MY LAST COMMENT IN REGARDS TO GOAL THREE DO WE KNOW WHAT GOAL THREE DO WE KNOW WHAT STUDENTS DON'T PARTICIPATE IN STUDENTS DON'T PARTICIPATE IN ANY EXTRACURRICULAR.

ANY EXTRACURRICULAR. >> THAT'S PART OF THE AUDIT THAT

>> THAT'S PART OF THE AUDIT THAT WE NEED TO DO, FIND OUT EVERY WE NEED TO DO, FIND OUT EVERY STUDENT IN WHO OR WHAT THEY'RE STUDENT IN WHO OR WHAT THEY'RE INVOLVED WITH.

INVOLVED WITH. THAT'S PART OF THE INTERNAL THAT'S PART OF THE INTERNAL AUDIT THE COACH FOWLER WILL HAVE AUDIT THE COACH FOWLER WILL HAVE TO LEAD TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE TO LEAD TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE STUDENTS THAT WE CAN FIND STUDENTS THAT WE CAN FIND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO GET OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO GET INVOLVED IN SOMETHING OTHER THAN INVOLVED IN SOMETHING OTHER THAN SCHOOLS YOU READ THE RESEARCH IS SCHOOLS YOU READ THE RESEARCH IS BEEN OUT THERE FOR A LONG TIME BEEN OUT THERE FOR A LONG TIME IF THEY'RE INVOLVED IN SOMETHING IF THEY'RE INVOLVED IN SOMETHING WHAT'S BEYOND THE FOUR WALLS OF WHAT'S BEYOND THE FOUR WALLS OF THE CLASSROOM EVERY SINGLE DAY THE CLASSROOM EVERY SINGLE DAY TO GET TO BE MORE ENGAGED THAT'S TO GET TO BE MORE ENGAGED THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AND LEARN AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AND LEARN AND COLLECT DATA.

AND COLLECT DATA. >> THE REALITY THERE STUDENTS IN

>> THE REALITY THERE STUDENTS IN 17 EURO BODY WITH 40-YEAR-OLD 17 EURO BODY WITH 40-YEAR-OLD RESPONSIBILITIES.

RESPONSIBILITIES. 100%, TO PROVIDE THEM AN 100%, TO PROVIDE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY DURING THE SCHOOL

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OPPORTUNITY DURING THE SCHOOL DAY IS SOUNDS ACUTE DOING SOME DAY IS SOUNDS ACUTE DOING SOME OF THAT, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT OF THAT, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IN GIVING THEM THE CHANCE TO IN GIVING THEM THE CHANCE TO FEEL LIKE A STUDENT.

FEEL LIKE A STUDENT. >> THANK YOU FOR LOOKING ON.

>> THANK YOU FOR LOOKING ON. >> YOU TALK ABOUT THE STUDENT TO

>> YOU TALK ABOUT THE STUDENT TO HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES IN ADULT HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES IN ADULT RESPONSIBILITIES AND ALLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES AND ALLOWING THEM TO BE PART OF THE CLASS THEM TO BE PART OF THE CLASS COMMITTEES IN ONE THING I'M COMMITTEES IN ONE THING I'M REALLY PROUD OF EACH ONE, ALSO REALLY PROUD OF EACH ONE, ALSO YOU MORE ABOUT THIS, EACH ONE OF YOU MORE ABOUT THIS, EACH ONE OF HER STUDENT LEADER GROUPS THEY HER STUDENT LEADER GROUPS THEY HAVE THE STUDENT ADVISORY HAVE THE STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND THEY TALK COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND THEY TALK TO THEIR COMMITTEES AND BRING TO THEIR COMMITTEES AND BRING BACK IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS AND BACK IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS AND FEEDBACK.

FEEDBACK. AND DOES HAVE THE TIME TO DO OUT AND DOES HAVE THE TIME TO DO OUT SCHOOL HOURS TO MEET WITH THE SCHOOL HOURS TO MEET WITH THE CLASS REPRESENTATIVES ACQUIRES CLASS REPRESENTATIVES ACQUIRES NOTHING OTHER THAN SAYING I WANT NOTHING OTHER THAN SAYING I WANT TO BE A PART OF IT.

TO BE A PART OF IT. IT'S IMPORTANT IT'S BEEN REALLY IT'S IMPORTANT IT'S BEEN REALLY COOL TO SEE.

COOL TO SEE. >> THESE ARE VERY GOOD GOALS, I

>> THESE ARE VERY GOOD GOALS, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE SPRING TO LOOK FORWARD TO THE SPRING TO SEE HOW THEY ALL CAME OUT.

SEE HOW THEY ALL CAME OUT. >> THANK YOU, DOCTOR COLLIER IN

>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR COLLIER IN SEVERAL THINGS I WAS THINK IT SEVERAL THINGS I WAS THINK IT ALONG THE WAY ONE THING IN ALONG THE WAY ONE THING IN PARTICULAR THAT ARE REALLY LIKE PARTICULAR THAT ARE REALLY LIKE ABOUT YOUR PLAN AND IT'S ABOUT YOUR PLAN AND IT'S ACTUALLY A STRATEGY, GOAL ONE, ACTUALLY A STRATEGY, GOAL ONE, STRATEGY TO HAVING THE ENGLISH STRATEGY TO HAVING THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT, DO PD FOR EVERYBODY DEPARTMENT, DO PD FOR EVERYBODY ELSE, IS SEEMS A LITTLE BIT MORE ELSE, IS SEEMS A LITTLE BIT MORE OBVIOUS AND YOU SAID THIS OBVIOUS AND YOU SAID THIS YOURSELF, IT'S MUCH EASIER MANY YOURSELF, IT'S MUCH EASIER MANY TIMES TO IMPLEMENT A MASS TIMES TO IMPLEMENT A MASS STRATEGY INTO MULTIPLE DIFFERENT STRATEGY INTO MULTIPLE DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES BUT THE ENGLISHMAN DISCIPLINES BUT THE ENGLISHMAN MANY TIMES IS KIND OF OVERLOOKED MANY TIMES IS KIND OF OVERLOOKED SO I LOVE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SO I LOVE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT AND REALLY PROVIDES THE DO THAT AND REALLY PROVIDES THE SUPPORT FOR OUR STAFF, FACULTY SUPPORT FOR OUR STAFF, FACULTY IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO HELP MOVE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO HELP MOVE EVERYBODY FORWARD TOWARDS THE EVERYBODY FORWARD TOWARDS THE GOALS THAT YOU SET.

GOALS THAT YOU SET. I JUST WANT TO CALL YOU OUT AND I JUST WANT TO CALL YOU OUT AND THANK YOU ABOUT CLUBS I THANK YOU ABOUT CLUBS I COULDN'T AGREE MORE THAT A CLUB COULDN'T AGREE MORE THAT A CLUB ALL AUDIT OPENING NECESSARY BUT ALL AUDIT OPENING NECESSARY BUT I'M SITTING HERE THINKING BACK I'M SITTING HERE THINKING BACK IN THE FALL 2012, WHEN I LOOKED IN THE FALL 2012, WHEN I LOOKED AT THE STUDENT HANDBOOK, THE AT THE STUDENT HANDBOOK, THE OPTIONS WERE SIX AND TWO OF THEM OPTIONS WERE SIX AND TWO OF THEM WERE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, WERE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, NATIONAL MATH HONOR SOCIETY, NATIONAL MATH HONOR SOCIETY, NATIONAL A THIRD IS A NATIONAL NATIONAL A THIRD IS A NATIONAL HONOR FOR THE EXCELLING STUDENT HONOR FOR THE EXCELLING STUDENT WERE THE LEAST EXCELLING STU WERE THE LEAST EXCELLING STU STUDENT.

STUDENT. I WOULD BE A PART OF THIS, THERE I WOULD BE A PART OF THIS, THERE WAS IT, NOW THERE IS AND I'M WAS IT, NOW THERE IS AND I'M THRILLED ABOUT THAT BUT AN AUDIT THRILLED ABOUT THAT BUT AN AUDIT IS A GOOD THING.

IS A GOOD THING. SECONDLY YOU CAN'T WALK AWAY SECONDLY YOU CAN'T WALK AWAY FROM A SCHOOL WHO DOES NOT CARE FROM A SCHOOL WHO DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR TIME THERE.

ABOUT YOUR TIME THERE. AND ONE THING I STILL THINK AND ONE THING I STILL THINK ABOUT IS THE FACT THAT YOU CAME ABOUT IS THE FACT THAT YOU CAME ALONG AND I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT ALONG AND I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE IN THE SIX YEARS.

THE SIX YEARS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR MENTORSHIP, IT'S BEEN YOUR MENTORSHIP, IT'S BEEN CRITICAL TO MY SUCCESS.

CRITICAL TO MY SUCCESS. >> I THINK THOUGHTS ALL THE

>> I THINK THOUGHTS ALL THE QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS. >> EVERY YEAR WHEN I WAS A

>> EVERY YEAR WHEN I WAS A FRESHMAN THERE WAS DEFINITELY A FRESHMAN THERE WAS DEFINITELY A DIFFERENT VIBE IN THE COVID DIFFERENT VIBE IN THE COVID YEARS AND I TRIED THE CLASS YEARS AND I TRIED THE CLASS COMMITTEES ONLINE AND A BOUNCE COMMITTEES ONLINE AND A BOUNCE BACK WITH THE CLUBS AND FRESHMAN BACK WITH THE CLUBS AND FRESHMAN ESPECIALLY SENIORS ARE DOING THE ESPECIALLY SENIORS ARE DOING THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

WHOLE COMMUNITY. LIKE DOCTOR CARTER SAID TO THE LIKE DOCTOR CARTER SAID TO THE ASSAULT FRESHMAN MAKING POSTERS ASSAULT FRESHMAN MAKING POSTERS OF THE GREAT AND THE SCA'S WERE OF THE GREAT AND THE SCA'S WERE WAY MORE INVOLVED IN THE OTHER WAY MORE INVOLVED IN THE OTHER FCA'S ARE SETTING A REALLY GOOD FCA'S ARE SETTING A REALLY GOOD STANDARD FOR THE GRACE TO COME STANDARD FOR THE GRACE TO COME IN THE ENGAGEMENT WILL REALLY GO IN THE ENGAGEMENT WILL REALLY GO UP I HAVE NO DOUBT MY MIND THAT UP I HAVE NO DOUBT MY MIND THAT IT WILL GO UP WAY MORE THAN THE IT WILL GO UP WAY MORE THAN THE 37% WILL GO.

37% WILL GO. >> I THINK WE ARE TODAY THAT THE

>> I THINK WE ARE TODAY THAT THE HOMECOMING DANCE TICKETS ARE HOMECOMING DANCE TICKETS ARE PRETTY MUCH ALL SOLD OUT.

PRETTY MUCH ALL SOLD OUT. >> WE SOLD OUT MORE THAN WE EVER

>> WE SOLD OUT MORE THAN WE EVER HAVE.

HAVE. >> LAST YEAR WE SET A RECORD AT

>> LAST YEAR WE SET A RECORD AT 600, THERE ENGAGED.

600, THERE ENGAGED. >> THINK YOU WILL.

>> THINK YOU WILL. >> BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE THEY

>> BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE THEY WALK OUT THE DOOR I JUST WANT TO WALK OUT THE DOOR I JUST WANT TO LIFT UP OUR PRINCIPLES, I GET LIFT UP OUR PRINCIPLES, I GET THE PLEASURE, THE TRUE PLEASURE THE PLEASURE, THE TRUE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH THEM, ON A VERY OF WORKING WITH THEM, ON A VERY REGULAR BASIS.

REGULAR BASIS. YOU KNOW THEM BUT YOU HAD A YOU KNOW THEM BUT YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THEIR EXPERTISE CHANCE TO SEE THEIR EXPERTISE AND THEIR TALENT TONIGHT AND I

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AND THEIR TALENT TONIGHT AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SELFLESS DEDICATION FOR THE SELFLESS DEDICATION FOR THE NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS IN THE TIME NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS IN THE TIME THAT THEY DEDICATE TO SUPPORTING THAT THEY DEDICATE TO SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS THEY ARE MORE THAN OUR STUDENTS THEY ARE MORE THAN JUST MANAGERS, THEY LEAD THE JUST MANAGERS, THEY LEAD THE PEOPLE THEY SUPPORT STUDENTS, PEOPLE THEY SUPPORT STUDENTS, THEY CREATE STRONG CULTURES THEY CREATE STRONG CULTURES WITHIN THEIR BUILDINGS AND IF WITHIN THEIR BUILDINGS AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE YOU THINK ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITY OF A PRINCIPAL IT'S MORE THAN JUST DATING OUT IT'S MORE THAN JUST DATING OUT FROM THE MORNING AND GREETING FROM THE MORNING AND GREETING STUDENTS DEALING WITH DIFFICULT STUDENTS DEALING WITH DIFFICULT DECISIONS ENSURING THE SAFETY DECISIONS ENSURING THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING AND SOULS THAT AND WELL-BEING AND SOULS THAT HER PARENTS SENT US EVERY DAY IN HER PARENTS SENT US EVERY DAY IN AND TRUST IN US AND WE HAVE AND TRUST IN US AND WE HAVE AMAZING PRINCIPALS WHO ARE DOING AMAZING PRINCIPALS WHO ARE DOING FANTASTIC WORK EVERY DAY AND FANTASTIC WORK EVERY DAY AND PRINCIPLES JUST WANT TO THANK PRINCIPLES JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> BOARD MEMBERS NEXT ON OUR

>> BOARD MEMBERS NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS REALLY A GREAT AGENDA IS REALLY A GREAT TRANSITION QUITE HONESTLY.

TRANSITION QUITE HONESTLY. IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE THE GREAT

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IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION, AND WORK OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION, AND TAKES FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO TAKES FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, THIS WORK JUST MAKE THAT HAPPEN, THIS WORK JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH THE WEAVING DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH THE WEAVING OF A MAGIC WAND.

OF A MAGIC WAND. ULTIMATELY TAKES MONEY.

ULTIMATELY TAKES MONEY. HERE WE ARE IN OCTOBER PREPARING HERE WE ARE IN OCTOBER PREPARING A BUDGET THAT WILL BE EFFECTIVE A BUDGET THAT WILL BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL JULY 1 UNTIL 2023 AND WE UNTIL JULY 1 UNTIL 2023 AND WE ALL KNOW IN OUR WORLD THERE ARE ALL KNOW IN OUR WORLD THERE ARE MULTIPLE UNKNOWNS.

MULTIPLE UNKNOWNS. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ECONOMY WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ECONOMY IS GOING TO DO IN THE FUTURE, IS GOING TO DO IN THE FUTURE, THERE IS CONJECTURE BUT THERE IS CONJECTURE BUT CERTAINLY WE DON'T KNOW HOW CERTAINLY WE DON'T KNOW HOW THINGS ARE GOING TO PAN OUT WHEN THINGS ARE GOING TO PAN OUT WHEN THEIR THINGS TO REAL ESTATE THEIR THINGS TO REAL ESTATE VALUES AND CAR VALUES AND TAX VALUES AND CAR VALUES AND TAX COLLECTIONS IN A VARIETY OF COLLECTIONS IN A VARIETY OF THINGS AND ULTIMATELY PROVIDE THINGS AND ULTIMATELY PROVIDE THE RESOURCES.

THE RESOURCES. WE ARE NOW TRANSITIONING THROUGH WE ARE NOW TRANSITIONING THROUGH LEADERSHIP OF A NEW COUNTY LEADERSHIP OF A NEW COUNTY MINISTRY TO, LEADERSHIP OF THE MINISTRY TO, LEADERSHIP OF THE NEW DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND WE NEW DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND WE WILL HAVE A NEW MEMBER TO THE WILL HAVE A NEW MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHO WILL BE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHO WILL BE SUPPORTING OUR WORK MOVING SUPPORTING OUR WORK MOVING FORWARD, MULTIPLE UNKNOWNS, FORWARD, MULTIPLE UNKNOWNS, ULTIMATELY BOARD MEMBERS YOU ULTIMATELY BOARD MEMBERS YOU HAVE A POLICY IN THE PAST THAT HAVE A POLICY IN THE PAST THAT IS GUIDED OUR WORK WHEN IT COMES IS GUIDED OUR WORK WHEN IT COMES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF HER ANNUAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF HER ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET.

OPERATING BUDGET. THAT POLICY IS ATTACHED TO THIS THAT POLICY IS ATTACHED TO THIS AGENDA AS A REMINDER TO REALLY AGENDA AS A REMINDER TO REALLY SET THE STANDARD AND GROUND US SET THE STANDARD AND GROUND US AND WHAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AS AND WHAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AS BEING IMPORTANT AS WE PROGRESS BEING IMPORTANT AS WE PROGRESS THROUGHOUT OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, THROUGHOUT OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, MRS. WHITE AND I WILL BE MRS. WHITE AND I WILL BE GATHERING DATA AND FEEDBACK FROM GATHERING DATA AND FEEDBACK FROM OUR PRINCIPLES DEPARTMENT HEADS OUR PRINCIPLES DEPARTMENT HEADS REGARDING WHAT THEY DEEM CYNDI REGARDING WHAT THEY DEEM CYNDI AND THEIR DEPARTMENT IN THEIR AND THEIR DEPARTMENT IN THEIR SCHOOL, ALSO YOU BOARD MEMBERS SCHOOL, ALSO YOU BOARD MEMBERS THERE WILL BE LOTS OF CHALLENGES THERE WILL BE LOTS OF CHALLENGES AS WE DEVELOP THIS BUDGET AND AS WE DEVELOP THIS BUDGET AND THE FUNDING CLIP ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUNDING CLIP ASSOCIATED WITH THE FEDERAL FUNDS IS REAL.

THE FEDERAL FUNDS IS REAL. AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE POSITIONS FEDERAL FUNDS AND POSITIONS FEDERAL FUNDS AND NEARLY A MILLION DOLLARS IN NEARLY A MILLION DOLLARS IN POSITIONS.

POSITIONS. ONE OF THE THINGS YOU HEARD A ONE OF THE THINGS YOU HEARD A LOT ABOUT TONIGHT ARE LOT ABOUT TONIGHT ARE INTERVENTIONIST.

INTERVENTIONIST. DOCTOR DYER IS GOING TO COME DOCTOR DYER IS GOING TO COME FORWARD NEXT MONTH AND HE'S FORWARD NEXT MONTH AND HE'S GOING TO SHARE HIS REAL DATA GOING TO SHARE HIS REAL DATA ABOUT THIS TRUE IMPACT OF OUR ABOUT THIS TRUE IMPACT OF OUR INTERVENTION.

INTERVENTION. HE CALLED ME TODAY AND SAID YOU HE CALLED ME TODAY AND SAID YOU HAVE A MINUTE AND HE WAS ON HAVE A MINUTE AND HE WAS ON CLOUD NINE WHEN HE SHARED WITH CLOUD NINE WHEN HE SHARED WITH ME THE SUCCESSES OF STUDENTS ME THE SUCCESSES OF STUDENTS THAT ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE THAT ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE WORK THAT ARE INTERVENTIONIST WORK THAT ARE INTERVENTIONIST HAVE DONE.

HAVE DONE. IT'S LIFE-CHANGING FOR THE IT'S LIFE-CHANGING FOR THE STUDENTS.

STUDENTS. LIFE-CHANGING FOR THE FAMILIES LIFE-CHANGING FOR THE FAMILIES AND I DARESAY WILL HAVE A AND I DARESAY WILL HAVE A LIFETIME IMPACT ON THE EARNING LIFETIME IMPACT ON THE EARNING POTENTIAL WHEN STUDENTS ARE POTENTIAL WHEN STUDENTS ARE READING AGREED UNDER GRADE LEVEL READING AGREED UNDER GRADE LEVEL AND SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL AND AND SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL AND CHANGES THEIR WORLD AND WE HAVE CHANGES THEIR WORLD AND WE HAVE DATA TO REVEAL THAT ARE DATA TO REVEAL THAT ARE INTERVENTIONIST HAVE CREATED INTERVENTIONIST HAVE CREATED EXTREMELY POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE EXTREMELY POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS.

PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS. THAT THE GRANT FUNDED.

THAT THE GRANT FUNDED. WE HAVE THE NEED TO CONTINUE TO WE HAVE THE NEED TO CONTINUE TO FUND SALARIES AND BENEFITS AT A FUND SALARIES AND BENEFITS AT A LEVEL THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW US LEVEL THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO BE COMPETITIVE, WHAT ARE TO BE COMPETITIVE, WHAT ARE THOSE RESOURCES GOING TO BE THOSE RESOURCES GOING TO BE THAT'S GOING TO FUND THAT, MANY THAT'S GOING TO FUND THAT, MANY UNKNOWNS AND ONE OF THE THINGS UNKNOWNS AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS POTENTIALLY CHANGE FROM THAT IS POTENTIALLY CHANGE FROM THE PASSPORT MEMBERS IS THE PASSPORT MEMBERS IS TYPICALLY WE LEAVE IN DECEMBER TYPICALLY WE LEAVE IN DECEMBER KNOWING WHETHER LOCAL TRANSFER KNOWING WHETHER LOCAL TRANSFER IS MOST LIKELY GOING TO BE, THAT IS MOST LIKELY GOING TO BE, THAT ALLOWS US TO CREATE A BUDGET ALLOWS US TO CREATE A BUDGET WHERE WE DEPEND LARGELY ON THE WHERE WE DEPEND LARGELY ON THE LOCAL TRANSFER TO FUND OUR LOCAL TRANSFER TO FUND OUR OPERATIONS AND EARLY OPERATIONS AND EARLY CONVERSATIONS INDICATE THAT WE CONVERSATIONS INDICATE THAT WE MAY NOT KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER MAY NOT KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER WILL BE IN DECEMBER.

WILL BE IN DECEMBER. THAT'S AS WE SAY HERE TODAY AND THAT'S AS WE SAY HERE TODAY AND THAT'S OPTIMISTIC THAT WILL HAVE THAT'S OPTIMISTIC THAT WILL HAVE MAYBE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MAYBE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT FIGURE MAYBE SO WE CAN WHAT THAT FIGURE MAYBE SO WE CAN PLAN, THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT A PLAN, THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT A JOINT WORK SESSION EARLY JANUARY JOINT WORK SESSION EARLY JANUARY WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHICH IS A UNIQUE FOR THE BUDGET WHICH IS A UNIQUE FOR THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT CALENDAR, SO THERE DEVELOPMENT CALENDAR, SO THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES SO THE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES SO THE APPROACH THAT WE SEE MAY HAPPEN APPROACH THAT WE SEE MAY HAPPEN IN THE COLLABORATION THAT WE IN THE COLLABORATION THAT WE HAVE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAVE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND WANT TO CONTINUE TO WORK AND WANT TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THEM BECAUSE TOGETHER WITH THEM BECAUSE ULTIMATELY RELY ON THEM FOR THE ULTIMATELY RELY ON THEM FOR THE APPROPRIATION AND THE RESOURCES APPROPRIATION AND THE RESOURCES TO MEET OUR NEEDS, I SAY ALL TO MEET OUR NEEDS, I SAY ALL THAT SO I THINK IT'S GOOD TO BE THAT SO I THINK IT'S GOOD TO BE AN INTERESTING BUDGET SEASON.

AN INTERESTING BUDGET SEASON. I REALLY DO AND I THINK THERE'S I REALLY DO AND I THINK THERE'S MULTIPLE UNKNOWNS BUT THROUGH IT MULTIPLE UNKNOWNS BUT THROUGH IT ALL, WE NEED TO STAY IN LINE ALL, WE NEED TO STAY IN LINE WITH WHAT WE BELIEVE IN THE CORE WITH WHAT WE BELIEVE IN THE CORE VALUES AND ULTIMATELY OUR VALUES AND ULTIMATELY OUR MISSION THAT DRIVES US STRAIGHT

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MISSION THAT DRIVES US STRAIGHT FROM THAT WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD.

FROM THAT WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE OR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE OR ANY IDEAS REGARDING ADAPTATION TO IDEAS REGARDING ADAPTATION TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET CALENDAR.

THE PROPOSED BUDGET CALENDAR. THIS IS PRESENTED OF A MATTER OF THIS IS PRESENTED OF A MATTER OF INFORMATION FOR YOUR REVIEW INFORMATION FOR YOUR REVIEW TONIGHT.

TONIGHT. QUESTIONS QUESTION EXPECT MR. IF QUESTIONS QUESTION EXPECT MR. IF I MAY.

I MAY. >> YOU MENTIONED THE PRELIMINARY

>> YOU MENTIONED THE PRELIMINARY WORD WE MAY NOT HAVE A BUDGET WORD WE MAY NOT HAVE A BUDGET NUMBER FOR THE COUNTY, HAS THAT NUMBER FOR THE COUNTY, HAS THAT WORD COME WITH SOME CHANGE TO WORD COME WITH SOME CHANGE TO THE CALENDAR THAT WE HAVE WHEN THE CALENDAR THAT WE HAVE WHEN THEY EXPECT US TO HAVE A THEY EXPECT US TO HAVE A APPROVED BUDGET WE DO HAVE APPROVED BUDGET WE DO HAVE INFORMATION TO START WHEN YOU INFORMATION TO START WHEN YOU TYPICALLY DO.

TYPICALLY DO. DO WE THEN HAVE YOU HAVE DO WE THEN HAVE YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL TIME ON THE BACK INTO ADDITIONAL TIME ON THE BACK INTO MAKEUP FOR SAID LOSS OF TIME?

MAKEUP FOR SAID LOSS OF TIME? >> POTENTIALLY, I THINK STILL

>> POTENTIALLY, I THINK STILL THE GOAL IS TO HAVE IT APPROVED THE GOAL IS TO HAVE IT APPROVED BUDGET BY THE END OF FEBRUARY BY BUDGET BY THE END OF FEBRUARY BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. IN THAT TIMEFRAME REALLY REMAINS IN THAT TIMEFRAME REALLY REMAINS WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN THAT WINDOW, WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN THAT WINDOW, THE PRESENTATION THE THE PRESENTATION THE RECOMMENDATION IN THE SORT OF RECOMMENDATION IN THE SORT OF SUBSEQUENT DECISIONS THAT YOU SUBSEQUENT DECISIONS THAT YOU MAY MAKE IN THE BUDGET TO THE MAY MAKE IN THE BUDGET TO THE SUPERVISORS FOR THE INFORMATION SUPERVISORS FOR THE INFORMATION IN EARLY MARCH.

IN EARLY MARCH. >> IF I MAY MR. CHAIR FOLLOW-UP.

>> IF I MAY MR. CHAIR FOLLOW-UP. IN PREPARATION FOR THIS NEW IN PREPARATION FOR THIS NEW METHODOLOGY OF ARMY BUDGETING.

METHODOLOGY OF ARMY BUDGETING. ARE WE THEN GOING TO LOOK AT IN ARE WE THEN GOING TO LOOK AT IN THE BUDGET PROCESS AND WE WOULD THE BUDGET PROCESS AND WE WOULD HAVE TYPICALLY FOR EXAMPLE, MANY HAVE TYPICALLY FOR EXAMPLE, MANY TIMES WE ARE WORKING TO THE TIMES WE ARE WORKING TO THE BUDGET PROCESS AND EVENTUALLY I BUDGET PROCESS AND EVENTUALLY I SAY THINGS I ALWAYS ASKED THE SAY THINGS I ALWAYS ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONS.

SAME QUESTIONS. WHAT DOES 1% RAISE MEAN, WHAT WHAT DOES 1% RAISE MEAN, WHAT JUST 2%, WHICH IS 5% CHANGE IN JUST 2%, WHICH IS 5% CHANGE IN HER HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS HER HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS MEAN.

MEAN. TRYING TO QUANTIFY THINGS SO WE TRYING TO QUANTIFY THINGS SO WE KNOW AND CAN EASILY SCALE UP AND KNOW AND CAN EASILY SCALE UP AND DOWN HER BUDGETARY EXPECTATION.

DOWN HER BUDGETARY EXPECTATION. CAN WE PERHAPS LOOK INTO CAN WE PERHAPS LOOK INTO CREATING SOME OF THE SAME CREATING SOME OF THE SAME TALKING POINTS EARLIER IN THE TALKING POINTS EARLIER IN THE BUDGET SEASON SO AS WE GO BUDGET SEASON SO AS WE GO THROUGH WE CAN SPEAK FROM A THROUGH WE CAN SPEAK FROM A POSITION OF CONFIDENCE INSTEAD POSITION OF CONFIDENCE INSTEAD OF UNKNOWN.

OF UNKNOWN. >> I BELIEVE THERE WILL BE

>> I BELIEVE THERE WILL BE ABSOLUTES THAT WE CAN ARTICULATE ABSOLUTES THAT WE CAN ARTICULATE IN THOSE SETTINGS.

IN THOSE SETTINGS. AND AS SOON ONE OF THOSE AND AS SOON ONE OF THOSE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WHAT HER HEALTH INSURANCE RATES WHAT HER HEALTH INSURANCE RATES ARE GOING TO BE.

ARE GOING TO BE. WE HAVE SOME PRELIMINARY WE HAVE SOME PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS OF THEIR NOT GOING INDICATIONS OF THEIR NOT GOING TO BE VERY POSITIVE THAT ARE TO BE VERY POSITIVE THAT ARE STILL EARLY AND THAT THE STILL EARLY AND THAT THE VARIABLE THAT HAS BEEN REALLY VARIABLE THAT HAS BEEN REALLY IMPACTING US NEGATIVELY IN ANY IMPACTING US NEGATIVELY IN ANY WAY TO, 3% INCREASES THAT WE'VE WAY TO, 3% INCREASES THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ABSORB AS A SCHOOL BEEN ABLE TO ABSORB AS A SCHOOL DIVISION AND NOT PASSIVE DIVISION AND NOT PASSIVE SOFTWARE EMPLOYEES PER WE MAY SOFTWARE EMPLOYEES PER WE MAY NOT BE THE BENEFICIARY OF A NOT BE THE BENEFICIARY OF A GREAT RENEWAL.

GREAT RENEWAL. TIME WILL TELL.

TIME WILL TELL. OF COURSE YOU HAVE ALL THE OF COURSE YOU HAVE ALL THE INFLATIONARY FACTORS THAT ARE INFLATIONARY FACTORS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT WE'VE ALL ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED IN THE COST OF FUEL EXPERIENCED IN THE COST OF FUEL AND CONSTRAINTS.

AND CONSTRAINTS. ALL OF THAT IS CERTAINLY ALL OF THAT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE CAN HAVE TO SOMETHING WE CAN HAVE TO CONSIDER.

CONSIDER. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGING YEAR GOING FORWARD CHALLENGING YEAR GOING FORWARD AND WORK TOGETHER AND REMAIN AND WORK TOGETHER AND REMAIN TRUE TO WHAT WE BELIEVE IN AND I TRUE TO WHAT WE BELIEVE IN AND I SEE SOME INCREASED CHALLENGES SEE SOME INCREASED CHALLENGES BEYOND WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE BEYOND WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.

PAST. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> MS. SOREN.

>> MS. SOREN. >> MR. CHAIR, THANK YOU, THE

>> MR. CHAIR, THANK YOU, THE GOVERNOR AND HIS GUIDING GOVERNOR AND HIS GUIDING PRINCIPLES HAS ONE OF HIS PRINCIPLES HAS ONE OF HIS PILLARS, NEXT APPEARANCE HAVING PILLARS, NEXT APPEARANCE HAVING A QUALITY TEACHER IS THE A QUALITY TEACHER IS THE GREATEST DETERMINANT OF A CHILD GREATEST DETERMINANT OF A CHILD SUCCESS, GRADE TEACHERS MUST BE SUCCESS, GRADE TEACHERS MUST BE CELEBRATED AND REWARDED.

CELEBRATED AND REWARDED. HE ALSO TWEETED IN JANUARY, GET HE ALSO TWEETED IN JANUARY, GET DOWN TO THAT TWEET, JANUARY DOWN TO THAT TWEET, JANUARY JANUARY 2022 WHEN IT COMES TO JANUARY 2022 WHEN IT COMES TO THE EDUCATION BUDGET CONSISTENT THE EDUCATION BUDGET CONSISTENT BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT BY ALL OF BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT BY ALL OF YOU THAT THE BUDGET YOU PASS AND YOU THAT THE BUDGET YOU PASS AND THAT I WILL SIGN WILL REFLECT A THAT I WILL SIGN WILL REFLECT A RECORD INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION RECORD INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION INCLUDING A SIGNIFICANT BOOST IN INCLUDING A SIGNIFICANT BOOST IN TEACHER PAY.

TEACHER PAY. AND WHAT I SEE ON A BUDGET AND WHAT I SEE ON A BUDGET CALENDAR IS AT THE GOVERNOR'S CALENDAR IS AT THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET IS BEFORE IN DECEMBER BUDGET IS BEFORE IN DECEMBER BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I'M HOPING THAT GOVERNOR I'M HOPING THAT GOVERNOR YOUNGKIN WILL HAVE THE SAME YOUNGKIN WILL HAVE THE SAME POSITIVE MESSAGE AND THAT WILL POSITIVE MESSAGE AND THAT WILL BE HEARD FOR OUR BOARD OF BE HEARD FOR OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

SUPERVISORS. OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC PLAN INCLUDES GOAL

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STRATEGIC PLAN INCLUDES GOAL FOR, HIGH QUALITY CORE SERVICES FOR, HIGH QUALITY CORE SERVICES INCLUDING EDUCATION, PUBLIC INCLUDING EDUCATION, PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, SAFETY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, OBJECTIVE 412 SUPPORT QUALITY OBJECTIVE 412 SUPPORT QUALITY EDUCATION.

EDUCATION. I THINK THAT WE CAN BE HOPEFUL I THINK THAT WE CAN BE HOPEFUL AND WE SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR AND WE SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR TEACHERS AND THE QUALITY TEACHERS AND THE QUALITY EDUCATION IS STILL VERY, VERY EDUCATION IS STILL VERY, VERY STRONG, I HOPE THAT WE CAN STRONG, I HOPE THAT WE CAN CELEBRATE THAT WITH THEM AND CELEBRATE THAT WITH THEM AND ENCOURAGE THAT RECOGNITION.

ENCOURAGE THAT RECOGNITION. OF ALL OF OUR AMAZING STUFF.

OF ALL OF OUR AMAZING STUFF. THANK YOU, ANYONE ELSE?

THANK YOU, ANYONE ELSE? >> LAST THING BEFORE WE LEAVE

>> LAST THING BEFORE WE LEAVE THIS AGENDA ITEM, ALL OF OUR THIS AGENDA ITEM, ALL OF OUR MEETINGS ARE PUBLIC AND I WOULD MEETINGS ARE PUBLIC AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOUR COMMUNITY TO JUST ENCOURAGE YOUR COMMUNITY TO JUST MONITOR THE PROCESS AND BE A MONITOR THE PROCESS AND BE A PART OF OUR WORK AND BE A PART PART OF OUR WORK AND BE A PART OF THE WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY.

OF THE WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALL BELIEVE IN PUBLIC WE ALL BELIEVE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION BELIEVE PUBLIC EDUCATION BELIEVE PUBLIC EDUCATION IS AN INVESTMENT.

EDUCATION IS AN INVESTMENT. IT'S INFORMING WHEN COMMUNITIES IT'S INFORMING WHEN COMMUNITIES CAN BE A PART OF THE PROCESS AND CAN BE A PART OF THE PROCESS AND I JUST ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO DO I JUST ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO DO THAT.

[B. State of the Workforce]

THAT. IT'S A NICE TRANSITION TO THE IT'S A NICE TRANSITION TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM BOARD MEMBERS NEXT AGENDA ITEM BOARD MEMBERS BECAUSE ULTIMATELY OUR PEOPLE DO BECAUSE ULTIMATELY OUR PEOPLE DO OUR WORK, SANS THE FACILITIES, OUR WORK, SANS THE FACILITIES, WE NEED CLEAN FACILITIES, WE WE NEED CLEAN FACILITIES, WE NEED SAY FACILITIES.

NEED SAY FACILITIES. WE NEED RESOURCES FOR OUR STAFF WE NEED RESOURCES FOR OUR STAFF BUT ULTIMATELY IT'S THE PEOPLE BUT ULTIMATELY IT'S THE PEOPLE WHO DO OUR WORK AND WE KNOW THAT WHO DO OUR WORK AND WE KNOW THAT 85% OF OUR BUDGET IS DEDICATED 85% OF OUR BUDGET IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A COMPETITIVE TO PROVIDING A COMPETITIVE SALARY AND OVERALL COMPENSATION SALARY AND OVERALL COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR EMPLOYEES JUST TO PACKAGE FOR EMPLOYEES JUST TO GIVE US AN INDICATION FOR THE GIVE US AN INDICATION FOR THE STATUS OF THE WORKFORCE WHERE STATUS OF THE WORKFORCE WHERE EMPLOYEES ARE AND HAVE GONE WE EMPLOYEES ARE AND HAVE GONE WE HAVE DOCTOR ARMSTRONG IN GOING HAVE DOCTOR ARMSTRONG IN GOING TO GIVE US A STATE OF THE TO GIVE US A STATE OF THE WORKFORCE PRESENTATION TONIGHT.

WORKFORCE PRESENTATION TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU, I WOULD AGAIN LIKE

>> THANK YOU, I WOULD AGAIN LIKE TO WELCOME THE ASSISTANT TO WELCOME THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO JOIN ME AS WE TALK ABOUT THE JOIN ME AS WE TALK ABOUT THE STATE OF OUR WORKFORCE.

STATE OF OUR WORKFORCE. I KNOW WHEN I ORIGINALLY WAS I KNOW WHEN I ORIGINALLY WAS ASKED TO PRODUCE HIS ASKED TO PRODUCE HIS PRESENTATION WHEN IT FIRST BEGAN PRESENTATION WHEN IT FIRST BEGAN THE JOB AND THE SALARY STUDY I THE JOB AND THE SALARY STUDY I DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND AT THAT DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND AT THAT TIME HOW THIS REAL BUILDS.

TIME HOW THIS REAL BUILDS. AND DOCTOR ALLUDED TO THESE ARE AND DOCTOR ALLUDED TO THESE ARE THE FIRST INITIAL STEPS IN OUR THE FIRST INITIAL STEPS IN OUR BUDGETING FOR FY20 FOUR.

BUDGETING FOR FY20 FOUR. TO GET ABROAD INWARD DETAIL TO GET ABROAD INWARD DETAIL UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE ARE UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR CURRENT WORKFORCE, WHO WITH OUR CURRENT WORKFORCE, WHO WE NOW HAVE IN OUR CLASSROOMS IN WE NOW HAVE IN OUR CLASSROOMS IN OUR OFFICES.

OUR OFFICES. THOSE THAT DID THE PART, WHY THOSE THAT DID THE PART, WHY THEY DID AND WERE PARTLY WHY WE THEY DID AND WERE PARTLY WHY WE CAN DO THAT INFORMATION AND TO CAN DO THAT INFORMATION AND TO ENSURE THE POSITIVE TRENDS ENSURE THE POSITIVE TRENDS CONTINUE FOR NEXT YEAR.

CONTINUE FOR NEXT YEAR. WE'VE SAID IT OVER AND OVER WE'VE SAID IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT THE QUALITY OF OUR AGAIN THAT THE QUALITY OF OUR TEACHING STAFF IS WHAT MAKES US TEACHING STAFF IS WHAT MAKES US SPECIAL.

SPECIAL. NO AMOUNT OF CHARISMA RIGHT NO AMOUNT OF CHARISMA RIGHT TECHNOLOGY OR FACILITIES WILL TECHNOLOGY OR FACILITIES WILL REPLACE THE AND OF CLASSROOMS, REPLACE THE AND OF CLASSROOMS, INNER CAFETERIAS ENDED OUR INNER CAFETERIAS ENDED OUR BUSES.

BUSES. WE HOPE THIS IS A GOOD OVERVIEW WE HOPE THIS IS A GOOD OVERVIEW OF THAT AND WITH SOME NEXT STEPS OF THAT AND WITH SOME NEXT STEPS WE WANT TO TAKE TO ENSURE THIS WE WANT TO TAKE TO ENSURE THIS IS GOOD TO BE MEANINGFUL MOVING IS GOOD TO BE MEANINGFUL MOVING FORWARD.

FORWARD. ADD A GLANCE JUST TO SET THIS UP ADD A GLANCE JUST TO SET THIS UP WE HAVE 2600 ROUGHLY KIDS WE HAVE 2600 ROUGHLY KIDS INCLUDING OUR STUDENTS WERE INCLUDING OUR STUDENTS WERE SERVED BY ABOUT 230 TEACHERS AND SERVED BY ABOUT 230 TEACHERS AND THEN A TOTAL OF 488 TOTAL STAFF.

THEN A TOTAL OF 488 TOTAL STAFF. IN THEIR DIVISION INTERPERSONAL IN THEIR DIVISION INTERPERSONAL IS DEDICATED WILL OVER 90% OF IS DEDICATED WILL OVER 90% OF HER PERSONNEL TO SUPPORTING HER PERSONNEL TO SUPPORTING STUDENTS DIRECTLY THROUGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DIRECTLY THROUGH SCHOOL OPERATIONS DANNY DAY OUT AND OPERATIONS DANNY DAY OUT AND ALENE DIVISION LEADERSHIP ALENE DIVISION LEADERSHIP RELATIVE TO OTHER DIVISIONS OF RELATIVE TO OTHER DIVISIONS OF OUR SCALE WHICH IS SOMETHING OUR SCALE WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE VALUE, WE ALL WEAR A LOT THAT WE VALUE, WE ALL WEAR A LOT OF HATS AND WE DO THAT PROBABLY.

OF HATS AND WE DO THAT PROBABLY. AND WE GO TO A CLASSROOMS IN OUR AND WE GO TO A CLASSROOMS IN OUR KIDS, BETTER OFFER GOING TO BE KIDS, BETTER OFFER GOING TO BE AT THE DIVISION AND THE BETTER AT THE DIVISION AND THE BETTER OUTCOMES ARE GOING TO SEE.

OUTCOMES ARE GOING TO SEE. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HER WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HER OUTGOING STAFF THOSE WHO LEFT US OUTGOING STAFF THOSE WHO LEFT US IN 2022 AS WE DUG INTO THAT AND IN 2022 AS WE DUG INTO THAT AND MORE THIS PAST SPRING.

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MORE THIS PAST SPRING. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE ALWAYS

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.

GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS. THIS YEAR WE HAD 39 PEOPLE, 39 THIS YEAR WE HAD 39 PEOPLE, 39 INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF, THAT'S INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF, THAT'S ABOUT A 30% INCREASE OVER LAST ABOUT A 30% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.

YEAR. ALL OF OUR CATEGORIES REMAIN THE ALL OF OUR CATEGORIES REMAIN THE SAME AND YOU GOING TO SEE A BIG SAME AND YOU GOING TO SEE A BIG UPTICK IN THE LAST BULLET POINT UPTICK IN THE LAST BULLET POINT WHERE 15 PEOPLE ACTUALLY DECIDED WHERE 15 PEOPLE ACTUALLY DECIDED TO LEAVE THE PROFESSION, NOT TO TO LEAVE THE PROFESSION, NOT TO TAKE TIME OFF OR RAISE A FAMILY TAKE TIME OFF OR RAISE A FAMILY OR COME BACK.

OR COME BACK. THEY JUST DECIDED THEY CAN'T DO THEY JUST DECIDED THEY CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.

THIS ANYMORE. SO WE SAW A LOT OF THE AND OR SO WE SAW A LOT OF THE AND OR EXIT INTERVIEW SURVEY SURVEY.

EXIT INTERVIEW SURVEY SURVEY. JUST TO BE CLEAR, THESE ARE ALL JUST TO BE CLEAR, THESE ARE ALL UNIQUE REASONS FOR DEPARTURES SO UNIQUE REASONS FOR DEPARTURES SO THIS SHOULD TOTAL UP TO 39 OF THIS SHOULD TOTAL UP TO 39 OF THE FOLKS THAT WE DID LOSE IN THE FOLKS THAT WE DID LOSE IN 2022 AND AS SHE JUST ALLUDED TO, 2022 AND AS SHE JUST ALLUDED TO, YOU SEE THAT WE HAVE NO ONE MOVE YOU SEE THAT WE HAVE NO ONE MOVE LEFT THE PROFESSION IN 2020 AND LEFT THE PROFESSION IN 2020 AND GRADUALLY INCREASE FROM FIVE GRADUALLY INCREASE FROM FIVE LAST 250 DISHER, I'LL BE HONEST LAST 250 DISHER, I'LL BE HONEST I DID A TRIPLE TAKE WE SAT DOWN I DID A TRIPLE TAKE WE SAT DOWN A COUPLE DAYS AGO AND SAID WAIT A COUPLE DAYS AGO AND SAID WAIT A MINUTE WE WENT THROUGH THE A MINUTE WE WENT THROUGH THE NAMES OF ALL THE STAFF AND WE NAMES OF ALL THE STAFF AND WE WENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF WENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, WITH THEY WENT TO DEFENSE, WITH THEY WENT TO CAPITAL ONE, REAL ESTATE.

CAPITAL ONE, REAL ESTATE. YOU NEVER REALIZE THE REASONS YOU NEVER REALIZE THE REASONS FOR TEACHERS RELIEVING THEIR FOR TEACHERS RELIEVING THEIR POSITION IT'S ALWAYS COMPLEX, POSITION IT'S ALWAYS COMPLEX, NEVER JUST ONE THING, AND MAYBE NEVER JUST ONE THING, AND MAYBE HER LOCATION, THE DRIVE, AND HER LOCATION, THE DRIVE, AND OPPORTUNITY MAKE A MONEY, IT'S OPPORTUNITY MAKE A MONEY, IT'S NEVER A VERY SIMPLE CALCULUS AND NEVER A VERY SIMPLE CALCULUS AND THIS IS A STRIKING STATISTIC IS THIS IS A STRIKING STATISTIC IS ONE WE HAVEN'T SEEN I'LL GIVE ONE WE HAVEN'T SEEN I'LL GIVE THIS BEFORE TO THIS DEGREE.

THIS BEFORE TO THIS DEGREE. IT'S NOT UNIQUE TO GOOCHLAND, IT'S NOT UNIQUE TO GOOCHLAND, SOMETHING MY COUNTERPARTS IN SOMETHING MY COUNTERPARTS IN OTHER DIVISIONS IN THE GOING TO OTHER DIVISIONS IN THE GOING TO TELL A SIMILAR STORY.

TELL A SIMILAR STORY. SOMETHING AS WE GET FURTHER INTO SOMETHING AS WE GET FURTHER INTO THIS AND THEIR JOB RIGHT NOW, THIS AND THEIR JOB RIGHT NOW, AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT NEXT AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT NEXT MAY AND I GIVE MY SURVEY AND I MAY AND I GIVE MY SURVEY AND I WANT TO TAKE THE PROMPT IN THE WANT TO TAKE THE PROMPT IN THE SURVEY TO DIG DOWN ON THIS SOME SURVEY TO DIG DOWN ON THIS SOME MORE NOW.

MORE NOW. SO I CAN GET A FEEL FOR NUMBER SO I CAN GET A FEEL FOR NUMBER ONE, HAVE ANY PEOPLE ARE ONE, HAVE ANY PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT THIS WE ASK THAT THINKING ABOUT THIS WE ASK THAT LAST YEAR IN THE SPRING, AND TRY LAST YEAR IN THE SPRING, AND TRY TO GET AHEAD OF THAT AND MAKE TO GET AHEAD OF THAT AND MAKE THAT CONSIDERATION WHEN WE START THAT CONSIDERATION WHEN WE START TO TALK ABOUT SALARY STUDIES AND TO TALK ABOUT SALARY STUDIES AND BUDGETING IN THE NEXT FEW BUDGETING IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

MONTHS. ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR ABOUT WHAT ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR ABOUT WHAT YOU SEE, I DON'T WANT TO SAVE YOU SEE, I DON'T WANT TO SAVE ALL THIS TO THE ANTIDOTES GOING ALL THIS TO THE ANTIDOTES GOING IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.

DIRECTIONS. >> IF I HEARD CORRECTLY, THOSE

>> IF I HEARD CORRECTLY, THOSE THAT LEFT THE PERFECTION OF 30% THAT LEFT THE PERFECTION OF 30% YEAR-OVER-YEAR.

YEAR-OVER-YEAR. >> OVERALL.

>> OVERALL. >> OR RESIGNATIONS.

>> OR RESIGNATIONS. >> THANK YOU I WAS LIKE THAT'S

>> THANK YOU I WAS LIKE THAT'S UP OVER 200%.

UP OVER 200%. >> TOTAL RESIGNATION APPEARING

>> TOTAL RESIGNATION APPEARING FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR.

FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. >> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING

>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

THAT. >> SHIRT.

>> SHIRT. >> WE HAVE ARE EXIT SURVEY THAT

>> WE HAVE ARE EXIT SURVEY THAT IS LISTED AND SHE COULD TALK A IS LISTED AND SHE COULD TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. SHE WORKS WITH DAVID IN THE CREW SHE WORKS WITH DAVID IN THE CREW OVER AT MARK, THEY'VE DONE A OVER AT MARK, THEY'VE DONE A NICE JOB OF BEING RESPONSIVE IN NICE JOB OF BEING RESPONSIVE IN CREATING THE SURVEY, THEY GET CREATING THE SURVEY, THEY GET OUR FEEDBACK ABOUT IT AND THEY OUR FEEDBACK ABOUT IT AND THEY SCRUB THE DATA READ IT'S AN SCRUB THE DATA READ IT'S AN OMINOUS AND THEY GIVE THAT TO US OMINOUS AND THEY GIVE THAT TO US SO WE CAN MANIPULATE THAT IN SO WE CAN MANIPULATE THAT IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS BUT A FEW MANY DIFFERENT WAYS BUT A FEW HIGHLIGHTS ON IT.

HIGHLIGHTS ON IT. >> ONE THING THAT WE ALWAYS

>> ONE THING THAT WE ALWAYS STRUGGLE WITH WITH THIS EXIT STRUGGLE WITH WITH THIS EXIT SURVEY IS GETTING EVERYONE TO SURVEY IS GETTING EVERYONE TO PRODUCE A BAIT, I'M NOT GRADED PRODUCE A BAIT, I'M NOT GRADED FOR DOING THINGS.

FOR DOING THINGS. ABOUT 44% OF EVERYONE WHO LEFT ABOUT 44% OF EVERYONE WHO LEFT RESPONDED AND BASED ON SOME RESPONDED AND BASED ON SOME THINGS WERE TRENDS THAT WE SEE THINGS WERE TRENDS THAT WE SEE EFFECTIVE THE SEPTEMBER WE HAVE EFFECTIVE THE SEPTEMBER WE HAVE CREATED AN OFF BOARDING PROCESS CREATED AN OFF BOARDING PROCESS FOR EACH PERSON WHO LEAVES OUR FOR EACH PERSON WHO LEAVES OUR DIVISION AND THEY ARE NOW DIVISION AND THEY ARE NOW REQUIRED TO COME MEET WITH US REQUIRED TO COME MEET WITH US FOR AN EXIT INTERVIEW AND WE GO FOR AN EXIT INTERVIEW AND WE GO THROUGH SOME OTHER THINGS.

THROUGH SOME OTHER THINGS. AGAIN, WERE NOT ABLE TO FORCE AGAIN, WERE NOT ABLE TO FORCE THEM TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

THEM TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. BUT IT DOES GIVE US A CHANCE TO BUT IT DOES GIVE US A CHANCE TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY.

HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. THE BIG TAKE AWAY WAS OUT OF THE BIG TAKE AWAY WAS OUT OF EVERYONE WHO RESPONDED TO THE EVERYONE WHO RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY 58% OF PEOPLE INDICATED SURVEY 58% OF PEOPLE INDICATED THAT THEY WERE LEAVING TEACHING THAT THEY WERE LEAVING TEACHING ALTOGETHER.

ALTOGETHER. WHICH ISN'T A SURPRISE TO WHICH ISN'T A SURPRISE TO ANYONE, WE SEEN A LOT OF TEACHER ANYONE, WE SEEN A LOT OF TEACHER SHORTAGES ACROSS HER DIVISION, SHORTAGES ACROSS HER DIVISION, WE DIDN'T STRUGGLE WITHOUT THIS WE DIDN'T STRUGGLE WITHOUT THIS YEAR.

YEAR. BUT I'M SURE WERE ALL GOING TO BUT I'M SURE WERE ALL GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT AS A TREND.

CONTINUE TO SEE THAT AS A TREND. , I HAD TO GET SOMETHING.

, I HAD TO GET SOMETHING. >> THE KEY QUESTION FROM THAT

>> THE KEY QUESTION FROM THAT MERCK SURVEY THAT I WANTED TO

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MERCK SURVEY THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AND I DRILL DOWN ON HIGHLIGHT AND I DRILL DOWN ON THIS A BIT WITH QUESTION 11 AND THIS A BIT WITH QUESTION 11 AND THEY GAVE 10 REASONS TOTAL, I THEY GAVE 10 REASONS TOTAL, I DID NOT INCLUDE THEM ALL BECAUSE DID NOT INCLUDE THEM ALL BECAUSE SOME ARE NEGLIGIBLE THESE THE SOME ARE NEGLIGIBLE THESE THE COMMON REASONS FOR LEAVING A COMMON REASONS FOR LEAVING A TEACHING POSITION RANK THESE IN TEACHING POSITION RANK THESE IN ORDER FROM MOST IMPORTANT TO ORDER FROM MOST IMPORTANT TO LEAST IMPORTANT, THE NUMBER YOU LEAST IMPORTANT, THE NUMBER YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT IS THE STRENGTH SEE ON THE RIGHT IS THE STRENGTH OF THE PREFERENCE I HOPE IN OF THE PREFERENCE I HOPE IN CHARACTERIZING ALL THIS THE CHARACTERIZING ALL THIS THE RIGHT WAY THE SPANISH TEACHER.

RIGHT WAY THE SPANISH TEACHER. PERSONAL REASONS, THAT WOULD BE PERSONAL REASONS, THAT WOULD BE THE REASON WE ARE MOST THE REASON WE ARE MOST FREQUENTLY SEEN IN THE PAST.

FREQUENTLY SEEN IN THE PAST. I'M HAVING A BABY, MY HUSBAND I'M HAVING A BABY, MY HUSBAND JUST GOT A JOB IN ANOTHER STATE JUST GOT A JOB IN ANOTHER STATE WERE RELOCATING WE GOT IN PAST WERE RELOCATING WE GOT IN PAST YEARS AND THE MAIN REASON WHY YEARS AND THE MAIN REASON WHY FOLKS HAVE LEFT.

FOLKS HAVE LEFT. THE CAREER ADVANCEMENT IS ALSO, THE CAREER ADVANCEMENT IS ALSO, THAT PROMPT INCLUDED OUTSIDE THAT PROMPT INCLUDED OUTSIDE EDUCATION ATTRACTION FOR FOLKS EDUCATION ATTRACTION FOR FOLKS WHO ARE LOOKING AT TRYING TO WHO ARE LOOKING AT TRYING TO REALLY EVALUATE WHY THEY ARE REALLY EVALUATE WHY THEY ARE LEAVING AND ANOTHER THING WITH LEAVING AND ANOTHER THING WITH CAREER ADVANCEMENT IS THE CAREER CAREER ADVANCEMENT IS THE CAREER PATHWAYS TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.

PATHWAYS TO PUBLIC EDUCATION. IF YOU ARE A TEACHER, A LOT OF IF YOU ARE A TEACHER, A LOT OF TEACHERS THINK THE ONLY WAY THAT TEACHERS THINK THE ONLY WAY THAT I SHOULD INCREASE MY EARNINGS I SHOULD INCREASE MY EARNINGS AND BEING AN ADMINISTRATOR, AND BEING AN ADMINISTRATOR, TEACHER OR TWO DIFFERENT SPURTS.

TEACHER OR TWO DIFFERENT SPURTS. THEY REALLY ARE AND IS JUST VERY THEY REALLY ARE AND IS JUST VERY DIFFERENT.

DIFFERENT. IN T EXPANDING OUR INSTRUCTIONAL IN T EXPANDING OUR INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, THE CORE THAT WE HAVE IN COACH, THE CORE THAT WE HAVE IN OUR DIVISION IN OUR ITC'S AND OUR DIVISION IN OUR ITC'S AND WAYS TO INCORPORATE MORE LEAD WAYS TO INCORPORATE MORE LEAD TEACHERS, WE'VE ADVANCED IN THE TEACHERS, WE'VE ADVANCED IN THE AREA IN YEARS PAST, SOMETHING WE AREA IN YEARS PAST, SOMETHING WE CAN'T LOSE SIGHT OF, WERE TRYING CAN'T LOSE SIGHT OF, WERE TRYING TO KEEP IN KEEP IN THE TO KEEP IN KEEP IN THE PROFESSION AND WE CAN'T JUST PROFESSION AND WE CAN'T JUST STOP THERE AND CRATING THOSE STOP THERE AND CRATING THOSE PATHWAYS OF THE POSITION WITHOUT PATHWAYS OF THE POSITION WITHOUT LEAVING BENEFITS NOT A BIG LEAVING BENEFITS NOT A BIG SURPRISE THERE, THE ONE BIG SURPRISE THERE, THE ONE BIG SURPRISE ME A BIT IS THE SURPRISE ME A BIT IS THE CATEGORY WHICH IS.

CATEGORY WHICH IS. THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DIG DOWN THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DIG DOWN MORE WITH MY SURVEY IN THE MONTH MORE WITH MY SURVEY IN THE MONTH AHEAD THIS YEAR THE POLICIES AND AHEAD THIS YEAR THE POLICIES AND IMPACTS OF THE WORKING TEACHERS.

IMPACTS OF THE WORKING TEACHERS. THE OTANI WORKLOAD, THOSE THE OTANI WORKLOAD, THOSE COMMUNAL A LOT OF THINGS, I WANT COMMUNAL A LOT OF THINGS, I WANT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THOSE MEAN.

WHAT THOSE MEAN. IS THAT SOMETHING I COULD DO IS THAT SOMETHING I COULD DO BETTER FOR MY OFFICE.

BETTER FOR MY OFFICE. IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT AND HOW WE ADMINISTER LOOK AT AND HOW WE ADMINISTER THE WORK IN OUR DIVISION OR IS THE WORK IN OUR DIVISION OR IS IT SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

IT SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I JUST WANT TO GET SOME CLEAR I JUST WANT TO GET SOME CLEAR ANSWERS ON THAT IN THE MONTHS ANSWERS ON THAT IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.

AHEAD. AND THAT DID STICK OUT TO ME AND THAT DID STICK OUT TO ME WHEN I SAW THESE RESULTS, WHEN I SAW THESE RESULTS, WORKLOAD.

WORKLOAD. IT CAN BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT IT CAN BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

THINGS. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? NO, OKAY.

NO, OKAY. >> DOCTOR ARMSTRONG I THINK

>> DOCTOR ARMSTRONG I THINK SOMETHING IS THIS TRULY DIVISION SOMETHING IS THIS TRULY DIVISION CONTEXTS OR IS IT STATEWIDE CONTEXTS OR IS IT STATEWIDE CONTEXT OR NATIONAL CONTEXT.

CONTEXT OR NATIONAL CONTEXT. I THINK WE WANT TO LEARN MORE I THINK WE WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT.

ABOUT THAT. >> YES, EXACTLY.

>> YES, EXACTLY. >> I MENTIONED A FEW TIMES THE

>> I MENTIONED A FEW TIMES THE QUADRANTS AND WE GAVE US A TRIAL QUADRANTS AND WE GAVE US A TRIAL RUN BACK IN THE SPRING AND YOU RUN BACK IN THE SPRING AND YOU CAN SEE HERE WHAT THE PROMPTS CAN SEE HERE WHAT THE PROMPTS TRYING IN THE SPRING, THIS IS TRYING IN THE SPRING, THIS IS DYNAMIC WE CAN TAKE THIS AND DYNAMIC WE CAN TAKE THIS AND IT'S ADMINISTERED ANONYMOUSLY IT'S ADMINISTERED ANONYMOUSLY AND WE HAVE A FAIRLY GOOD AND WE HAVE A FAIRLY GOOD RESPONSE RATE TO THIS BACK IN RESPONSE RATE TO THIS BACK IN THE SPRING WE SHARE THIS WITH THE SPRING WE SHARE THIS WITH PRINCIPLES AND WE GOT SOME PRINCIPLES AND WE GOT SOME SCHOOL LEVEL FEEDBACK ABOUT SCHOOL LEVEL FEEDBACK ABOUT DIVISION LEADERSHIP AND YOU CAN DIVISION LEADERSHIP AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE PROMPTS RIGHT THERE.

SEE THOSE PROMPTS RIGHT THERE. WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS AGAIN AT WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS AGAIN AT THE END OF OCTOBER.

THE END OF OCTOBER. WE HOPE TO ADMINISTER THIS IN A WE HOPE TO ADMINISTER THIS IN A QUARTERLY BASIS.

QUARTERLY BASIS. AGAIN, THE WHOLE IDEA INSTEAD OF AGAIN, THE WHOLE IDEA INSTEAD OF DOING THE AUTOPSY AFTER DOING THE AUTOPSY AFTER EVERYTHING IS OVER, WE TRY TO EVERYTHING IS OVER, WE TRY TO TREAT THESE THINGS AS THEY TREAT THESE THINGS AS THEY HAPPEN AND HOPEFULLY GET AHEAD HAPPEN AND HOPEFULLY GET AHEAD OF THIS AND PERHAPS MAKE SOME OF THIS AND PERHAPS MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE YEAR TO ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE YEAR TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THE CONCERNS RESPOND TO SOME OF THE CONCERNS WE ARE SEEING IN OUR EMPLOYEE WE ARE SEEING IN OUR EMPLOYEE POLICY.

POLICY. WILL KEEP EVERYBODY UPDATED ON WILL KEEP EVERYBODY UPDATED ON THAT.

THAT. REALLY THE PIECE FOR ME IS HOW REALLY THE PIECE FOR ME IS HOW TO NAVIGATE THAT MANIPULATE THAT TO NAVIGATE THAT MANIPULATE THAT DATA AND HOW TO REPORT IT.

DATA AND HOW TO REPORT IT. A LOT OF IT WAS LOGISTICAL AND A LOT OF IT WAS LOGISTICAL AND TECHNICAL WE'VE GOT A BETTER TECHNICAL WE'VE GOT A BETTER FEEL FOR THAT.

FEEL FOR THAT. DOCTOR HAS SOME WORKS, WERE DOCTOR HAS SOME WORKS, WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT ISSUE.

THAT ISSUE. DIMITRI DO YOU WANT TO TALK DIMITRI DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR NEW STAFF?

ABOUT OUR NEW STAFF? >> SURE.

>> SURE. >> SO, WE HIRED 38 INSTRUCTIONAL

>> SO, WE HIRED 38 INSTRUCTIONAL STAFFORDSHIRE.

STAFFORDSHIRE. FOR ANYONE WHO'S REALLY PAYING FOR ANYONE WHO'S REALLY PAYING ATTENTION, THAT IS ONE PERSON ATTENTION, THAT IS ONE PERSON LESS THEN THE PEOPLE WHO RESIGN LESS THEN THE PEOPLE WHO RESIGN SO WE STRATEGICALLY ABANDON A SO WE STRATEGICALLY ABANDON A MATH TEACHER POSITION AT THE MATH TEACHER POSITION AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEY WERE ABLE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEY WERE ABLE TO INCREASE CLASS SIZES AND WE TO INCREASE CLASS SIZES AND WE USE THAT TO HIRE FOR THE ISS USE THAT TO HIRE FOR THE ISS POSITION I THINK.

POSITION I THINK. >> YEP.

>> YEP. >> [INAUDIBLE]

>> [INAUDIBLE] >> SO WE DID FIVE SPED TEACHERS,

>> SO WE DID FIVE SPED TEACHERS, 10 ELEMENTARY TEACHERS, NINE 10 ELEMENTARY TEACHERS, NINE MIDDLE SCHOOL, SIX HIGH SCHOOL.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL, SIX HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAD FIVE NEW SCHOOL WE HAD FIVE NEW SCHOOL COUNSELORS WHICH I THINK IS COUNSELORS WHICH I THINK IS EXCEPTIONAL.

EXCEPTIONAL. IN ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN GREAT.

IN ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN GREAT. A NEW SPEECH LANGUAGE A NEW SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, SCHOOL NURSE AND A PATHOLOGIST, SCHOOL NURSE AND A NEW PRINCIPAL AND JUST TO GIVE NEW PRINCIPAL AND JUST TO GIVE KUDOS TO PRINCIPLES HERE.

KUDOS TO PRINCIPLES HERE. THEY WERE ALL OVER HIRING THE THEY WERE ALL OVER HIRING THE SPRING, WHEN THEY HAD A POSITION SPRING, WHEN THEY HAD A POSITION THEY WERE READY TO GET THE JOB THEY WERE READY TO GET THE JOB POSTING, THEY WERE READY TO DO POSTING, THEY WERE READY TO DO THE INTERVIEWS.

THE INTERVIEWS. IT JUST TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE TO IT JUST TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE TO GET IT DONE.

GET IT DONE. I THINK WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE 38 I THINK WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE 38 NEW PEOPLE BECAUSE THEIR TEAM NEW PEOPLE BECAUSE THEIR TEAM WORKED SO HARD THIS SUMMER.

WORKED SO HARD THIS SUMMER. >> AND WE GOT AHEAD OF IT.

>> AND WE GOT AHEAD OF IT. THIS IS A 365 DAY PROCESS, THIS IS A 365 DAY PROCESS, RECRUITMENT DOES NOT START FOR RECRUITMENT DOES NOT START FOR US IN APRIL.

US IN APRIL. AND THAT'S WHY WE STARTED THE AND THAT'S WHY WE STARTED THE YEAR FULLY STAFFED BECAUSE WE YEAR FULLY STAFFED BECAUSE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS IN WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS IN JANUARY WE GOT THE DOCTOR ON THE JANUARY WE GOT THE DOCTOR ON THE PHONE WITH CANDIDATES.

PHONE WITH CANDIDATES. THE SUPERINTENDENT HIMSELF THE SUPERINTENDENT HIMSELF CALLING.

CALLING. THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS HAPPEN.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS HAPPEN. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE TIMING OF WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE TIMING OF HER BUDGETING AND WE TALK ABOUT HER BUDGETING AND WE TALK ABOUT THE TIMING OF OUR SALARY THE TIMING OF OUR SALARY ANNOUNCEMENT, AND THOSE FACTORS ANNOUNCEMENT, AND THOSE FACTORS ARE GOING TO PLAY INTO TIMING OF ARE GOING TO PLAY INTO TIMING OF THIS TO WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT THIS TO WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT OTHER DIVISIONS ARE DOING AT THE OTHER DIVISIONS ARE DOING AT THE LOCALITY.

LOCALITY. WE GOTTA CONSIDER ALL OF THAT.

WE GOTTA CONSIDER ALL OF THAT. IT'LL BE A BIT MORE COMPLICATED.

IT'LL BE A BIT MORE COMPLICATED. >> WE CONTINUE TO RECRUIT STAFF

>> WE CONTINUE TO RECRUIT STAFF MEMBERS FROM OTHER DIVISIONS SO MEMBERS FROM OTHER DIVISIONS SO PEOPLE COME TO US FROM OTHER PEOPLE COME TO US FROM OTHER PLACES WHICH IS GREAT.

PLACES WHICH IS GREAT. WE HIRED SOME OUT-OF-STATE WE HIRED SOME OUT-OF-STATE PEOPLE TO SHARE, THE NEW GRADS PEOPLE TO SHARE, THE NEW GRADS ARE ALWAYS EXCITING.

ARE ALWAYS EXCITING. WE DID BRING THREE PEOPLE OVER WE DID BRING THREE PEOPLE OVER FROM PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHICH IS FROM PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHICH IS INTERESTING BECAUSE IT'S JUST INTERESTING BECAUSE IT'S JUST DIFFERENT AND WE DID DO NEW DIFFERENT AND WE DID DO NEW SCHOOL NURSE BUT THAT'S AN SCHOOL NURSE BUT THAT'S AN INTERNAL TRANSFER FOR SOMEBODY INTERNAL TRANSFER FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S ALREADY HERE.

WHO'S ALREADY HERE. BUT ALL OF THOSE NEW STAFF BUT ALL OF THOSE NEW STAFF MEMBERS ARE AWESOME.

MEMBERS ARE AWESOME. WE HIRED GREAT PEOPLE AND WE HIRED GREAT PEOPLE AND THEY'RE ALL DOING GREAT THINGS.

THEY'RE ALL DOING GREAT THINGS. THEY ALL CAME TO US.

THEY ALL CAME TO US. IT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT SIX YEARS IT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT SIX YEARS AVERAGE OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE.

AVERAGE OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE. WERE ACTUALLY FINDING PEOPLE WHO WERE ACTUALLY FINDING PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THEIR FIELD.

HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THEIR FIELD. >> THAT'S NOT NEW.

>> THAT'S NOT NEW. I FEEL THAT GOOCHLAND ATTRACTS I FEEL THAT GOOCHLAND ATTRACTS THOSE WHO HAVE HAD AN EXPERIENCE THOSE WHO HAVE HAD AN EXPERIENCE PERHAPS IN A DIVISION AND HEAR PERHAPS IN A DIVISION AND HEAR FROM SOMEONE WHO WORKS OR FROM SOMEONE WHO WORKS OR DIVISION AND HAS EXPERIENCED DIVISION AND HAS EXPERIENCED THEMSELVES AND THEY USUALLY WILL THEMSELVES AND THEY USUALLY WILL COME WITH THAT KNOWLEDGE AND COME WITH THAT KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATE WHAT WE HAVE HERE OR APPRECIATE WHAT WE HAVE HERE OR EVEN MORE I FEEL AFTER HAVING EVEN MORE I FEEL AFTER HAVING BEEN THROUGH I SPEAK FROM BEEN THROUGH I SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE.

EXPERIENCE. >> I THINK THE LAST PUNISHER.

>> I THINK THE LAST PUNISHER. >> OUR NEXT STEPS, I REALIZE

>> OUR NEXT STEPS, I REALIZE EVERYTHING IS FAIRLY BROAD AT EVERYTHING IS FAIRLY BROAD AT THIS POINT.

THIS POINT. WE WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW WE WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE STAND AND LEFT OUT OF WHERE WE STAND AND LEFT OUT THE DOOR, BACK IN JUNE AND WHAT THE DOOR, BACK IN JUNE AND WHAT WE HAVE COMING IN AUGUST.

WE HAVE COMING IN AUGUST. I KNOW YOU MET MANY OF THE I KNOW YOU MET MANY OF THE MATTER EVENTS THIS FALL IN YOUR MATTER EVENTS THIS FALL IN YOUR WALK-THROUGHS IN SCHOOLS.

WALK-THROUGHS IN SCHOOLS. AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE YEAR AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE YEAR WE WANT TO CONTINUE OUR WE WANT TO CONTINUE OUR RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH THAT AS WE EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH THAT AS WE HAVE IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN HAVE IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN DIVERSE WORKFORCE THAT MAKES IT DIVERSE WORKFORCE THAT MAKES IT HAPPEN FOR KIDS EVERY DAY IN OUR HAPPEN FOR KIDS EVERY DAY IN OUR SCHOOLS.

SCHOOLS. AND WE USED A VIRTUAL AND WE USED A VIRTUAL RECRUITMENT PLATFORM FOR THE RECRUITMENT PLATFORM FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS THAT IS WORKED LAST TWO YEARS THAT IS WORKED OUT VERY WELL.

OUT VERY WELL. WE'VE ACTUALLY GOTTEN BETTER WE'VE ACTUALLY GOTTEN BETTER PARTICIPATION, WHERE FLEXIBILITY PARTICIPATION, WHERE FLEXIBILITY IN OUR TIME, WE LOVE DOING THE IN OUR TIME, WE LOVE DOING THE SATURDAY, IT WAS GREAT.

SATURDAY, IT WAS GREAT. BUT WHEN YOU ONLY HAVE THE ONE BUT WHEN YOU ONLY HAVE THE ONE SHOT FOR FIVE HOURS WE MAY BE SHOT FOR FIVE HOURS WE MAY BE LOSING SOME FOLKS THAT WE WOULD LOSING SOME FOLKS THAT WE WOULD OTHERWISE GOTTEN.

OTHERWISE GOTTEN. ISSUE GOING TO MAYBE LOOK AT ISSUE GOING TO MAYBE LOOK AT DOING BOTH, WE CAN DO THE DOING BOTH, WE CAN DO THE VIRTUAL BUT ALSO HAVE THAT EVENT VIRTUAL BUT ALSO HAVE THAT EVENT THAT WE GOT COVID IN THE THAT WE GOT COVID IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND GET SOME REARVIEW MIRROR AND GET SOME PEOPLE TOGETHER, GET THE ENERGY PEOPLE TOGETHER, GET THE ENERGY OUT THERE, IT'S GOOD FOR US AS OUT THERE, IT'S GOOD FOR US AS MUCH AS IT IS FOR THE MUCH AS IT IS FOR THE CANDIDATES.

CANDIDATES. WE CONTINUE THOSE EFFORTS AND WE CONTINUE THOSE EFFORTS AND PURSUE TO BE THE LEADER THAT WE PURSUE TO BE THE LEADER THAT WE OUTLINED IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN OUTLINED IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WOULD BE KEY, DEDICATE THAT WOULD BE KEY, DEDICATE THOSE RESOURCES TO THE THOSE RESOURCES TO THE WELL-BEING OF OUR STAFF, OUR WELL-BEING OF OUR STAFF, OUR INCENTIVES AND ALL-STAR WEEK, INCENTIVES AND ALL-STAR WEEK, THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE THE LAST THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS LIKE THE GIFT OF COUPLE OF YEARS LIKE THE GIFT OF TIME, LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT GO TIME, LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT GO ALONG WAY.

ALONG WAY. WE TALK A LOT ABOUT HAVING THIS WE TALK A LOT ABOUT HAVING THIS DISCUSSION WITH SOME FOLKS FROM DISCUSSION WITH SOME FOLKS FROM OTHER DIVISIONS, WE TALK ABOUT OTHER DIVISIONS, WE TALK ABOUT THE CUSHION THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CUSHION THAT WE HAVE HERE IN GOOCHLAND SO PEOPLE WILL DRIVE GOOCHLAND SO PEOPLE WILL DRIVE HERE AND THEY WILL COME FROM 30 HERE AND THEY WILL COME FROM 30 MINUTES AWAY TO WORK HERE.

MINUTES AWAY TO WORK HERE. BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CLASS SIZES, BECAUSE OF IN THE CLASS SIZES, BECAUSE OF HER COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS WE HER COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS WE HAVE HERE BUT AS YOUR GASH HAVE HERE BUT AS YOUR GASH PRICES INCREASE THE CUSHION OF PRICES INCREASE THE CUSHION OF QUALITY-OF-LIFE SHRINKS AND WE QUALITY-OF-LIFE SHRINKS AND WE GOTTA DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO KEEP GOTTA DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO KEEP THAT THERE.

THAT THERE. IT'S WORTH THE DRIVE AND WE IT'S WORTH THE DRIVE AND WE GOTTA CONTINUE TO MAKE IT THAT GOTTA CONTINUE TO MAKE IT THAT WAY.

WAY. WE GOTTA TALK ABOUT THAT TO MAKE WE GOTTA TALK ABOUT THAT TO MAKE SURE NO ONE FEELS THAT THEY'RE SURE NO ONE FEELS THAT THEY'RE STUCK IN ANY WAY AND THERE'S AN STUCK IN ANY WAY AND THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW WHETHER AS A OPPORTUNITY TO GROW WHETHER AS A TEACHER OR MOVING INTO A TEACHER OR MOVING INTO A DIFFERENT TYPE OF POSITION SO DIFFERENT TYPE OF POSITION SO OUR STAFF HERE, BE RESPONSIVE WE OUR STAFF HERE, BE RESPONSIVE WE TALK ABOUT THE SURVEY DO THIS ON TALK ABOUT THE SURVEY DO THIS ON AN ONGOING BASIS, NOT WAIT UNTIL AN ONGOING BASIS, NOT WAIT UNTIL IT'S ALL OVER TO ASSESS THIS

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IT'S ALL OVER TO ASSESS THIS PREDICAMENT TALK TO YOU IN PREDICAMENT TALK TO YOU IN OCTOBER ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, OCTOBER ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, LET'S TAKE CARE OF THIS NOW, LET'S TAKE CARE OF THIS NOW, WERE NIMBLE, SMALL, WE CAN DO WERE NIMBLE, SMALL, WE CAN DO THAT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING NETWORK IN THE NEXT FEW ENGAGING NETWORK IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND OUR PROGRAM I RECENTLY WEEKS AND OUR PROGRAM I RECENTLY TALKED TO A STAFF MEMBER WHO TALKED TO A STAFF MEMBER WHO QUITE FRANKLY I MEANT TO INCLUDE QUITE FRANKLY I MEANT TO INCLUDE ON TONIGHT'S PERSONAL ACTION BUT ON TONIGHT'S PERSONAL ACTION BUT I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO.

I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO. I KNOW YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH I KNOW YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH [INAUDIBLE] WHO HAS AGREED TO BE [INAUDIBLE] WHO HAS AGREED TO BE A NATIVE.

A NATIVE. REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT THAT REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT THAT MAY SO WE WILL GET THAT ON THE MAY SO WE WILL GET THAT ON THE AGENDA.

AGENDA. SHE ALREADY, AS YOU WOULD NOT BE SHE ALREADY, AS YOU WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO HEAR HAS TAKEN AN SURPRISED TO HEAR HAS TAKEN AN EARLY PROBABLY DONE MORE OF IT EARLY PROBABLY DONE MORE OF IT THAN I HAVE AS A BEEN DEVELOPING THAN I HAVE AS A BEEN DEVELOPING THIS IN THE LAST YEAR.

THIS IN THE LAST YEAR. SHE HAS SOME GREAT IDEAS FOR SHE HAS SOME GREAT IDEAS FOR THAT SO WE CAN BUILD A PIPELINE THAT SO WE CAN BUILD A PIPELINE FROM ALL OF OUR CURRENT STUDENTS FROM ALL OF OUR CURRENT STUDENTS AT GHS.

AT GHS. THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, SOME OF THE PLACES WE ARE GOING SOME OF THE PLACES WE ARE GOING IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND I'M HAPPY IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> YES MR. CHAIR, I THINK AFTER

>> YES MR. CHAIR, I THINK AFTER HEARING FROM HER PRINCIPAL HEARING FROM HER PRINCIPAL TONIGHT THAT THERE ARE SOME TONIGHT THAT THERE ARE SOME AMAZING GROW YOUR OWN ACTIVITIES AMAZING GROW YOUR OWN ACTIVITIES HAPPENING WITHIN EACH SCHOOL.

HAPPENING WITHIN EACH SCHOOL. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THAT IS GOING TO DO FOR THAT IS GOING TO DO FOR RETENTION, THAT IS AS CLOSE AS RETENTION, THAT IS AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN BE RIGHT THERE IN YOUR YOU CAN BE RIGHT THERE IN YOUR OWN SCHOOL, NOT COMING FROM HR OWN SCHOOL, NOT COMING FROM HR BUT FROM YOUR OWN PEOPLE, YOUR BUT FROM YOUR OWN PEOPLE, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR SCHOOL FAMILY NOT FAMILY, YOUR SCHOOL FAMILY NOT DISH OR DIVISION FAMILY.

DISH OR DIVISION FAMILY. I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE POSITIVE RESULTS FROM THOSE POSITIVE RESULTS FROM THOSE ACTIVITIES, PEOPLE THAT FEEL ACTIVITIES, PEOPLE THAT FEEL EMPOWERED, THEY FEEL HEARD, THEY EMPOWERED, THEY FEEL HEARD, THEY FEEL CARED FOR AND THEY ARE ABLE FEEL CARED FOR AND THEY ARE ABLE TO BETTER PASS THAT ON TOUR TO BETTER PASS THAT ON TOUR STUDENTS.

STUDENTS. I THINK THIS DATA WILL LIKELY I THINK THIS DATA WILL LIKELY CHANGE NEXT YEAR.

CHANGE NEXT YEAR. THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE REALLY HAPPY AT WHERE THEY ARE.

REALLY HAPPY AT WHERE THEY ARE. >> I LIKE THE IDEA THAT DOCTOR

>> I LIKE THE IDEA THAT DOCTOR HAD WITH OUR SCHOOL MATERIALS TO HAD WITH OUR SCHOOL MATERIALS TO PROMOTE DURING OUR RECRUITMENT.

PROMOTE DURING OUR RECRUITMENT. I'LL TELL YOU I JUST GOT BACK I'LL TELL YOU I JUST GOT BACK FROM NIXA MISSOURI FROM THE FROM NIXA MISSOURI FROM THE STATES VISIT.

STATES VISIT. I WAS IN A SCHOOL YESTERDAY AND I WAS IN A SCHOOL YESTERDAY AND THEY HAD THEIR SIGNS OUTSIDE OF THEY HAD THEIR SIGNS OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOMS IN THE TEACHER'S THE CLASSROOMS IN THE TEACHER'S NAME AND THE PICTURE BUT IT ALSO NAME AND THE PICTURE BUT IT ALSO SAID A NIXON GRADUATE.

SAID A NIXON GRADUATE. AND WE DID THAT IN OUR DIVISION AND WE DID THAT IN OUR DIVISION WILL HAVE THE STAT OFF THE TOP WILL HAVE THE STAT OFF THE TOP BUT WE LOOKED AT IT BEFORE, BUT WE LOOKED AT IT BEFORE, TEACHERS IN OUR DIVISION WHERE TEACHERS IN OUR DIVISION WHERE COACHING GRAVEL UNDERGRADUATE COACHING GRAVEL UNDERGRADUATE AND STUDENT TO MAKE THAT AND STUDENT TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION AS WELL AS US.

CONNECTION AS WELL AS US. >> I LIKE THAT BUT I ALSO LIKE

>> I LIKE THAT BUT I ALSO LIKE ROUTINE AND OTHER SCHOOLS WHAT ROUTINE AND OTHER SCHOOLS WHAT THE UNIVERSITY WAS.

THE UNIVERSITY WAS. DOCTORS THAT SAME CONNECTION.

DOCTORS THAT SAME CONNECTION. SO THAT CHILD CAN SEE THEIR SO THAT CHILD CAN SEE THEIR FUTURE IN THERE LIKE WOW, THAT'S FUTURE IN THERE LIKE WOW, THAT'S A GREAT THING TO INCLUDE AS W A GREAT THING TO INCLUDE AS W WELL.

WELL. >> ARE THERE QUESTIONS?

>> ARE THERE QUESTIONS? >> WE KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE

>> WE KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING.

BEEN DOING. TO YOUR POINT INTO WHAT WE SAID TO YOUR POINT INTO WHAT WE SAID EARLIER AND ALL ALONG IS AN EARLIER AND ALL ALONG IS AN EVERYDAY AFFAIR AND THAT'S WHY EVERYDAY AFFAIR AND THAT'S WHY IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR US TO START IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR US TO START THE YEAR FULLY STAFFED AND THE YEAR FULLY STAFFED AND THINGS HAPPEN ALONG THE WAY.

THINGS HAPPEN ALONG THE WAY. BUT WE ARE IN A GREAT PLACE AND BUT WE ARE IN A GREAT PLACE AND IS THE WORK THAT YOU AND THE IS THE WORK THAT YOU AND THE LEADERSHIP TEAM ARE DOING AND WE LEADERSHIP TEAM ARE DOING AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. >> ARE TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS

>> ARE TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS I'VE SEEN SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T I'VE SEEN SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T WORK IN THIS DIVISION A COUPLE WORK IN THIS DIVISION A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THE FACEBOOK MONTHS AGO THE FACEBOOK CONVERSATION AND THEY SHOULD CONVERSATION AND THEY SHOULD AGAIN BE THE NAMES I DON'T WANT AGAIN BE THE NAMES I DON'T WANT TO NAME ANYBODY BUT THEY SAID IT TO NAME ANYBODY BUT THEY SAID IT WAS SOMEONE FROM GOOCHLAND, THIS WAS SOMEONE FROM GOOCHLAND, THIS IS CHANGE MY CAREERED OF IS CHANGE MY CAREERED OF COMPLETELY SHE CAME FROM ANOTHER COMPLETELY SHE CAME FROM ANOTHER DIVISION AND TALK ABOUT IN THE DIVISION AND TALK ABOUT IN THE MIDST OF OTHER PEOPLE TALKING MIDST OF OTHER PEOPLE TALKING DOWN ABOUT THE PROFESSION THIS DOWN ABOUT THE PROFESSION THIS PERSON CHOSE TO HIGHLIGHT IN THE PERSON CHOSE TO HIGHLIGHT IN THE CONVERSATION, WE NEED TO GET CONVERSATION, WE NEED TO GET THAT WORD OUT.

THAT WORD OUT. >> INC. IS A MUCH.

>> INC. IS A MUCH. >> THTHANK YOU WALL.

>> THTHANK YOU WALL. >> AS SHE COMES TO THE BOARD

[C. Policy Update: First Reading]

>> AS SHE COMES TO THE BOARD MEMBERS, YOU HAVE POLICIES THAT MEMBERS, YOU HAVE POLICIES THAT ARE BEEN REVIEWED BY YOUR POLICY ARE BEEN REVIEWED BY YOUR POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE AS WE SPEND A REVIEW COMMITTEE AS WE SPEND A FEW MOMENTS ON RECOMMENDED IIA FEW MOMENTS ON RECOMMENDED IIA REGARDING INSTRUCTIONAL REGARDING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AS YOU KNOW THERE'S MATERIALS AS YOU KNOW THERE'S LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRES US AS LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRES US AS A SCHOOL DIVISION THAT POLICIES A SCHOOL DIVISION THAT POLICIES RELATED TO SEXUALLY EXPOSE SAID RELATED TO SEXUALLY EXPOSE SAID INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN PLACE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN PLACE BY JANUARY 1.

BY JANUARY 1. THERE ARE CORE TENETS THERE ARE CORE TENETS LEGISLATION REFERENCED IN THIS LEGISLATION REFERENCED IN THIS POLICY REVISION SOMA CEASED, POLICY REVISION SOMA CEASED, ALTERNATE OVER TO YOU.

ALTERNATE OVER TO YOU. >> I JUST WANTED TO GIVE MY

>> I JUST WANTED TO GIVE MY COLLEAGUES TO PLUG REAL QUICK COLLEAGUES TO PLUG REAL QUICK AND I'M SORRY THAT DEMETRI LEFT AND I'M SORRY THAT DEMETRI LEFT BUT IN THE CHAOS OF RECRUITMENT BUT IN THE CHAOS OF RECRUITMENT WE ARE ALSO DOING SUMMER SCHOOL WE ARE ALSO DOING SUMMER SCHOOL HIRING SO THEY ARE SUPER BUSY.

HIRING SO THEY ARE SUPER BUSY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SO I AM PUBLICLY THINKING THEM.

SO I AM PUBLICLY THINKING THEM. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK WITH THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK WITH SUMMER SCHOOL HIRING AND

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SUMMER SCHOOL HIRING AND RECRUITMENT SEASON AS WELL.

RECRUITMENT SEASON AS WELL. AND YES REALLY THE ONLY POLICY I AND YES REALLY THE ONLY POLICY I WANTED TO POINT YOUR ATTENTION WANTED TO POINT YOUR ATTENTION TO IS IIA, A LOT OF THESE TO IS IIA, A LOT OF THESE POLICIES ARE NOT SUBSTANTIVE OR POLICIES ARE NOT SUBSTANTIVE OR CODE LANGUAGE CHANGES.

CODE LANGUAGE CHANGES. IIA BEGAN WITH AN UPDATE TO IIA BEGAN WITH AN UPDATE TO REFLECT AMENDMENT OF VIRGINIA REFLECT AMENDMENT OF VIRGINIA CODE 22.ONE-16-EIGHT AND THAT CODE 22.ONE-16-EIGHT AND THAT WAS A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL WAS A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL LANGUAGE.

LANGUAGE. WE STARTED WITH THE COMMITTEE OF WE STARTED WITH THE COMMITTEE OF COUNSELORS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

COUNSELORS AND ADMINISTRATORS. WE HAD CENTRAL OFFICE WE HAD CENTRAL OFFICE INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AND WHEN WE INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AND WHEN WE CONVENE WE DISCUSSED POLICY IIA CONVENE WE DISCUSSED POLICY IIA HOW WE WERE GOING TO REVISE IT HOW WE WERE GOING TO REVISE IT TO INCLUDE WHAT WE NEEDED IT TO TO INCLUDE WHAT WE NEEDED IT TO INCLUDE ONLY WE HAD OUR SCHOOL INCLUDE ONLY WE HAD OUR SCHOOL LAWYER REVIEW IT.

LAWYER REVIEW IT. AND IT REFLEXED MOST OF OUR AND IT REFLEXED MOST OF OUR POLICIES WHERE WE JUST INCLUDE POLICIES WHERE WE JUST INCLUDE THE LEGAL LANGUAGE AND A LOT OF THE LEGAL LANGUAGE AND A LOT OF OUR POLICIES WE WILL HAVE TO BY OUR POLICIES WE WILL HAVE TO BY LAW CREATE PROCEDURES AND LAW CREATE PROCEDURES AND MISSING GOES WITH THIS ONE AS MISSING GOES WITH THIS ONE AS WELL.

WELL. SO, RECRUITED EXPECTATIONS AND SO, RECRUITED EXPECTATIONS AND PROCEDURES REFLECTED OF PROCEDURES REFLECTED OF GUIDELINES AND THEY HAVE BEEN GUIDELINES AND THEY HAVE BEEN SET AT ALL ADMINISTRATORS ARE SET AT ALL ADMINISTRATORS ARE AWARE THAT ONE SEXUALLY EXPOSE AWARE THAT ONE SEXUALLY EXPOSE SAID MATERIALS MUST BE SAID MATERIALS MUST BE IDENTIFIED.

IDENTIFIED. PARENTS MUST BE NOTIFIED OF PARENTS MUST BE NOTIFIED OF THEIR USE AT LEAST 30 DAYS IN THEIR USE AT LEAST 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE.

ADVANCE. PARENTS ARE ALLOWED TO REVIEW PARENTS ARE ALLOWED TO REVIEW THE MATERIAL AND OPT-OUT AND IF THE MATERIAL AND OPT-OUT AND IF THEY DO ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENTS THEY DO ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON PARENT REQUEST.

PARENT REQUEST. AGAIN, AS WITH ANY OTHER POLICY AGAIN, AS WITH ANY OTHER POLICY WE TRY TO KEEP THE PROCEDURES WE TRY TO KEEP THE PROCEDURES OUT OF IT.

OUT OF IT. BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO REFER TO A POLICY AND KNOW THAT REFER TO A POLICY AND KNOW THAT THE LEGAL LANGUAGE THAT IS THE THE LEGAL LANGUAGE THAT IS THE LANGUAGE OF THE LAW WE HAVE TO LANGUAGE OF THE LAW WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.

FOLLOW. PROCEDURES ARE DIFFERENT.

PROCEDURES ARE DIFFERENT. WE CAN MOVE THEM AROUND AND WE CAN MOVE THEM AROUND AND REVISE THEM AND HOW THEY FIT OUR REVISE THEM AND HOW THEY FIT OUR DIVISION BUT WE DID SET DIVISION BUT WE DID SET EXPECTATION REFLECTIVE OF THE EXPECTATION REFLECTIVE OF THE POLICY.

POLICY. ANY QUESTIONS?

ANY QUESTIONS? >> AN ADDITIONAL SUMMARY THE

>> AN ADDITIONAL SUMMARY THE FIRST PARAGRAPH IS EXTREMELY FIRST PARAGRAPH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN THE DEFINITION IMPORTANT IN THE DEFINITION WHETHER AN INSTRUCTIONAL WHETHER AN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL IS WHERE IS NOT IN THE MATERIAL IS WHERE IS NOT IN THE THREE BULLET POINTER IN THE LAST THREE BULLET POINTER IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH THAT WE IDENTIFY THE PARAGRAPH THAT WE IDENTIFY THE MATERIALS AND WE PROVIDE NOTICE MATERIALS AND WE PROVIDE NOTICE AND GIVE PARENTS AN OPPORTUNITY AND GIVE PARENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR TO PROVIDE WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR STUDENTS.

STUDENTS. EVERY ASPECT REFERENCED IN THIS EVERY ASPECT REFERENCED IN THIS PROPOSED POLICY TONIGHT.

PROPOSED POLICY TONIGHT. >> MR. CHAIR IF I MAY, THIS IS A

>> MR. CHAIR IF I MAY, THIS IS A VERY IMPORT POLICY.

VERY IMPORT POLICY. WE KNOW SENATE BILL 656 WE KNOW SENATE BILL 656 ADDRESSES, AS YOU SAID YOU HAVE ADDRESSES, AS YOU SAID YOU HAVE THE THREE BULLET POINTS DIRECTLY THE THREE BULLET POINTS DIRECTLY FROM SENATE BILL 656 WHICH ALSO FROM SENATE BILL 656 WHICH ALSO SAYS THERE NEEDS TO BE A MODEL SAYS THERE NEEDS TO BE A MODEL POLICY.

POLICY. ANOTHER ITEM THAT IS REFERENCED ANOTHER ITEM THAT IS REFERENCED HERE IS 2.2-28-27.

HERE IS 2.2-28-27. HARMFUL TO JUVENILES MEANS THE HARMFUL TO JUVENILES MEANS THE QUALITY OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR QUALITY OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR REPRESENTATION IN WHATEVER FORM REPRESENTATION IN WHATEVER FORM OF NEWLY SEXUAL CONDUCT SEXUAL OF NEWLY SEXUAL CONDUCT SEXUAL EXCITEMENT OR SOME OTHER WORDS EXCITEMENT OR SOME OTHER WORDS PREDOMINANTLY APPEALS TO THE PREDOMINANTLY APPEALS TO THE INAPPROPRIATE SHAMEFUL OF INAPPROPRIATE SHAMEFUL OF JUVENILES, ET CETERA, ET CETERA JUVENILES, ET CETERA, ET CETERA BUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT.

BUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT. IT SAYS HERE IS WHEN TAKEN AS A IT SAYS HERE IS WHEN TAKEN AS A WHOLE LACKING IN SERIOUS WHOLE LACKING IN SERIOUS LITERARY, ARTISTIC, POLITICAL OR LITERARY, ARTISTIC, POLITICAL OR SCIENTIFIC VALUE FOR JUVENILES.

SCIENTIFIC VALUE FOR JUVENILES. SO I THINK SOME PEOPLE HAVE SOME SO I THINK SOME PEOPLE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME BIOLOGY QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME BIOLOGY TEXT THAT MAY HAVE A HEALTH TEXT TEXT THAT MAY HAVE A HEALTH TEXT BUT IF IT HAS SCIENTIFIC VALUE BUT IF IT HAS SCIENTIFIC VALUE FOR JUVENILES, THAT IS NOT FOR JUVENILES, THAT IS NOT CONSIDERED HARMFUL, OBVIOUSLY.

CONSIDERED HARMFUL, OBVIOUSLY. THE MODEL POLICY INCLUDES SOME THE MODEL POLICY INCLUDES SOME VERY IMPORTANT POINTS UNDER VERY IMPORTANT POINTS UNDER COMPLIANCE.

COMPLIANCE. THE SCHOOL BOARD COMPLIANCE WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED, THE ACT SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED, SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE OR PROVIDE FOR THE REQUIRE OR PROVIDE FOR THE CENTURY TO BOOKS FROM PUBLIC, CENTURY TO BOOKS FROM PUBLIC, ELEMENTARY SECONDARY SCHOOLS OR ELEMENTARY SECONDARY SCHOOLS OR TWO, THE DESIGNATION OF TWO, THE DESIGNATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL AS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL AS SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BASED SOLELY SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BASED SOLELY UPON THE SEXUAL ORIENTATION OF UPON THE SEXUAL ORIENTATION OF THE CHARACTERS CONTAIN THEIR THE CHARACTERS CONTAIN THEIR OWN.

OWN. THAT IS WHAT THESE CODES THAT IS WHAT THESE CODES REPRESENT.

REPRESENT. THAT IS DIRECTLY FROM BDO EASE THAT IS DIRECTLY FROM BDO EASE POLICY.

POLICY. ALSO NOTE THE FEDERAL CODE THAT ALSO NOTE THE FEDERAL CODE THAT IS HIGHLIGHTED INCLUDES PARENTAL IS HIGHLIGHTED INCLUDES PARENTAL RIGHTS, THIS IS NOT NEW THIS RIGHTS, THIS IS NOT NEW THIS FEDERAL CODE HAS BEEN IN FEDERAL CODE HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1964, FEDERAL EXISTENCE SINCE 1964, FEDERAL COURT HAS RECOGNIZED THE RIGHT COURT HAS RECOGNIZED THE RIGHT OF A PARENT OF A STUDENT TO OF A PARENT OF A STUDENT TO INSPECT UPON THE REQUEST OF A INSPECT UPON THE REQUEST OF A PARENT ANY INSTRUCTIONAL PARENT ANY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL USED AS PART OF THE

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MATERIAL USED AS PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM FOR THE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM FOR THE STUDENT.

STUDENT. SO THIS IS NOT NEW, JUST A LOT SO THIS IS NOT NEW, JUST A LOT OF ATTENTION HAS BEEN PLACED ON OF ATTENTION HAS BEEN PLACED ON IT.

IT. AND I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE BEEN AND I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE BEEN GOOD REASONS IN A LOT OF WAYS.

GOOD REASONS IN A LOT OF WAYS. BUT AGAIN THIS IS NOT NEW, OUR BUT AGAIN THIS IS NOT NEW, OUR POLICY ITSELF, YOU SEE HERE POLICY ITSELF, YOU SEE HERE REVISED IN 1996, THAT MEANS IF REVISED IN 1996, THAT MEANS IF IT WAS REVISING 96, IT EXISTED IT WAS REVISING 96, IT EXISTED BEFORE 1996.

BEFORE 1996. WE HAVE ALWAYS RECOGNIZED THE WE HAVE ALWAYS RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF A PARENT RIGHT IN IMPORTANCE OF A PARENT RIGHT IN CHOOSING MATERIALS AND MAKING CHOOSING MATERIALS AND MAKING DECISIONS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

DECISIONS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. SO THANK YOU, THAT IS MY SO THANK YOU, THAT IS MY COMMENTS.

COMMENTS. >> OTHER COMMENTS?

>> OTHER COMMENTS? >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION AT THIS I JUST HAVE A QUESTION AT THIS POINT.

POINT. I WAS UNABLE TO FIND ENCODE I WAS UNABLE TO FIND ENCODE 22.ONE-82.TWO OR 18-390.

22.ONE-82.TWO OR 18-390. THE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN LIBRARY VERSUS NOT PROVIDE LIKE LIBRARY VERSUS NOT PROVIDE LIKE CLARIFICATION ON THAT.

CLARIFICATION ON THAT. >> WE STRUGGLE WITH THAT AS

>> WE STRUGGLE WITH THAT AS WELL.

WELL. THAT'S WHY WE SOUGHT ADVICE FROM THAT'S WHY WE SOUGHT ADVICE FROM BRAD KING.

BRAD KING. BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT DEFINED.

BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT DEFINED. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ARE NOT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ARE NOT DEFINED IN CODE.

DEFINED IN CODE. >> SO WE'VE TAKEN UPON HERSELF

>> SO WE'VE TAKEN UPON HERSELF TO PUT LIBRARY BOOKS IN A TO PUT LIBRARY BOOKS IN A SEPARATE CATEGORY IN THIS SEPARATE CATEGORY IN THIS PROPOSAL?

PROPOSAL? >> NOT ALL LIBRARY BOOKS.

>> NOT ALL LIBRARY BOOKS. LIBRARY BOOKS THAT ARE NOT LIBRARY BOOKS THAT ARE NOT ASSIGNED BY TEACHERS.

ASSIGNED BY TEACHERS. TO COMPLETE AN ASSIGNMENT.

TO COMPLETE AN ASSIGNMENT. >> EARS WERE MY SECOND PART OF

>> EARS WERE MY SECOND PART OF THAT.

THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I THOUGHT I WAS OVERLOOKING I THOUGHT I WAS OVERLOOKING SOMETHING WHEN I WAS DOING MY SOMETHING WHEN I WAS DOING MY RESEARCH.

RESEARCH. >> I'M SORRY I WRITE A IS

>> I'M SORRY I WRITE A IS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, IT DOES INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, IT DOES GIVE AN EXPLANATION.

GIVE AN EXPLANATION. A POLICY IIA DOES GO INTO THAT A A POLICY IIA DOES GO INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT.

LITTLE BIT. I'LL PUT THAT UP FOR YOU.

I'LL PUT THAT UP FOR YOU. >> AND YOU TELL ME WHERE THAT

>> AND YOU TELL ME WHERE THAT TIES BACK TO THE CODE AS WELL TIES BACK TO THE CODE AS WELL WHEN YOU LOOK THAT UP.

WHEN YOU LOOK THAT UP. >> AS.

>> AS. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. MY FOLLOW-UP QUESTION TO THAT MY FOLLOW-UP QUESTION TO THAT AND THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT, AND THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT, THE FIRST SENTENCE SAYS MANNER THE FIRST SENTENCE SAYS MANNER OF CHOOSE.

OF CHOOSE. LIBRARY MATERIALS ARE CONSIDERED LIBRARY MATERIALS ARE CONSIDERED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WHEN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WHEN ASSIGNED BY TEACHERS TO BE USED ASSIGNED BY TEACHERS TO BE USED BY STUDENTS TO COMPLETE AN BY STUDENTS TO COMPLETE AN ASSIGNMENT.

ASSIGNMENT. THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF NUANCE THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF NUANCE BETWEEN ONE OR MORE STUDENTS AND BETWEEN ONE OR MORE STUDENTS AND WE KNOW IT LIBRARY BUT, THE WE KNOW IT LIBRARY BUT, THE FIRST STUDENT MATERIALS ARE FIRST STUDENT MATERIALS ARE DEFINED AS ANY CONTENT USED BY DEFINED AS ANY CONTENT USED BY ONE OR MORE STUDENT BUT THEN IN ONE OR MORE STUDENT BUT THEN IN THE SECOND SENTENCE OF LIBRARY THE SECOND SENTENCE OF LIBRARY BOOKS IN PARTICULAR, WE SAY ONLY BOOKS IN PARTICULAR, WE SAY ONLY THOSE ASSIGNED BY THE TEACHER TO THOSE ASSIGNED BY THE TEACHER TO A LIBRARY BOOK COULD BE USED BY A LIBRARY BOOK COULD BE USED BY MULTIPLE STUDENTS.

MULTIPLE STUDENTS. I GUESS THE DIFFERENCE WERE I GUESS THE DIFFERENCE WERE CALLING OUT IS A TEACHER CALLING OUT IS A TEACHER PRESCRIBING IT?

PRESCRIBING IT? >> WE ARE.

>> WE ARE. >> OKAY.

>> OKAY. >> I THINK MS. ALLEN, THAT IS

>> I THINK MS. ALLEN, THAT IS SPIRIT TRANSPARENCY, WE ARE SPIRIT TRANSPARENCY, WE ARE IDENTIFYING LIBRARY MATERIALS IDENTIFYING LIBRARY MATERIALS ROSE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ROSE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ONLY ASSIGNED BY THE TEACHER.

ONLY ASSIGNED BY THE TEACHER. BUT THAT SAID IN THE LIBRARY BUT THAT SAID IN THE LIBRARY STUDENTS CAN CHECK THEM OUT AS STUDENTS CAN CHECK THEM OUT AS THEY SEE FIT FOR THIS DEFINITION THEY SEE FIT FOR THIS DEFINITION ARE NOT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

ARE NOT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. >> RIGHT.

>> RIGHT. >> THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION FOR

>> THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION FOR NOW.

NOW. >> OKAY.

>> OKAY. >> CAN I ASK SORT OF A FOLLOW-UP

>> CAN I ASK SORT OF A FOLLOW-UP MR. CHAIR, SO SORRY NOT TO MR. CHAIR, SO SORRY NOT TO ADDRESS YOU FIRST.

ADDRESS YOU FIRST. >> PLEASE.

>> PLEASE. >> I REALIZE THIS IS ALL NUANCE.

>> I REALIZE THIS IS ALL NUANCE. LET'S JUST SAY THE ASSIGNMENT IS LET'S JUST SAY THE ASSIGNMENT IS IN A GOVERNMENT CLASS AND I'M IN A GOVERNMENT CLASS AND I'M SUPPOSED TO DO A BIOGRAPHY FROM SUPPOSED TO DO A BIOGRAPHY FROM SOMEBODY IN THIS PERIOD OF TIME.

SOMEBODY IN THIS PERIOD OF TIME. DOES THAT CONSTITUTE AN ASSIGNED DOES THAT CONSTITUTE AN ASSIGNED LIBRARY BOOK OR DOES THAT NOT LIBRARY BOOK OR DOES THAT NOT CONSTITUTE.

CONSTITUTE. >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. AND TO ME IT WOULD NOT AND TO ME IT WOULD NOT CONSTITUTE A BOOK THAT WAS CONSTITUTE A BOOK THAT WAS ASSIGNED BY A TEACHER.

ASSIGNED BY A TEACHER. BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT BE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT BE SPECIFICALLY ASSIGNED BY A SPECIFICALLY ASSIGNED BY A TEACHER.

TEACHER. >> SO, SORRY PLAY MY GAME FOR A

>> SO, SORRY PLAY MY GAME FOR A MINUTE IF WE CAN.

MINUTE IF WE CAN. NOW THAT IS NOT SOMEBODY IN NOW THAT IS NOT SOMEBODY IN THIS.

THIS. BUT U.S. PRESIDENT WERE TO STAY BUT U.S. PRESIDENT WERE TO STAY ON THE SIMPLE SIDE OF THINGS.

ON THE SIMPLE SIDE OF THINGS. I'M SUPPOSED TO DO A REPORT ON I'M SUPPOSED TO DO A REPORT ON U.S. PRESIDENTS.

U.S. PRESIDENTS. NOW ARE GETTING MORE SPECIFIC.

NOW ARE GETTING MORE SPECIFIC. AND I KNOW, IT'S NOT HERE, AND AND I KNOW, IT'S NOT HERE, AND I'M ASKING YOU TO MAKE A I'M ASKING YOU TO MAKE A JUDGMENT BUT YOU ARE INVOLVED IN JUDGMENT BUT YOU ARE INVOLVED IN THESE DISCUSSIONS SO I'M TRYING THESE DISCUSSIONS SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.

TO UNDERSTAND. >> I THINK THE INTENT AS WRITTEN

>> I THINK THE INTENT AS WRITTEN IS WHEN THE TEACHER SAID SHE

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IS WHEN THE TEACHER SAID SHE WILL GO TO THE LIBRARY AND YOU WILL GO TO THE LIBRARY AND YOU WILL READ THIS BOOK WERE ALL WILL READ THIS BOOK WERE ALL GOING TO DO THIS NOVEL STUDY IN GOING TO DO THIS NOVEL STUDY IN YOUR GOING TO GO AND ACCESS THE YOUR GOING TO GO AND ACCESS THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL BUT WHERE SPECIFIC MATERIAL BUT WHERE THERE'S CHOICE INVOLVED NOT BE THERE'S CHOICE INVOLVED NOT BE CONSIDERED IN INSTRUCTIONAL CONSIDERED IN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL.

MATERIAL. I THINK THAT'S A DIFFERENCE, I THINK THAT'S A DIFFERENCE, WHEN IT IS DIRECTED BY THE WHEN IT IS DIRECTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR TO ACCESS A SPECIFIC INSTRUCTOR TO ACCESS A SPECIFIC MATERIAL THAT IS CONSIDERED AN MATERIAL THAT IS CONSIDERED AN INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE.

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE. >> THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THE

>> THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THE WORD CHOICE, THAT HELPS ME BUT WORD CHOICE, THAT HELPS ME BUT IF THERE IS A LIST OF 12 BOOKS IF THERE IS A LIST OF 12 BOOKS AND YOU HAVE TO READ ONE OF AND YOU HAVE TO READ ONE OF THESE 12, THAT IS NOT A CHOICE THESE 12, THAT IS NOT A CHOICE ANY LONGER?

ANY LONGER? >> THAT'S ALSO A GOOD QUESTION.

>> THAT'S ALSO A GOOD QUESTION. TO ME IF I'M A TEACHER IN YOUR TO ME IF I'M A TEACHER IN YOUR I'M ASSIGNING YOU HAVE A LIST OF I'M ASSIGNING YOU HAVE A LIST OF BOOKS TO CHOOSE FROM, I REALLY BOOKS TO CHOOSE FROM, I REALLY KNOW WHAT'S IN THEM.

KNOW WHAT'S IN THEM. THAT WOULD BE ASSIGNING.

THAT WOULD BE ASSIGNING. I WOULD DEFINE AS INSTRUCTIONAL I WOULD DEFINE AS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL.

MATERIAL. >> THEN YOU WOULD FOLLOW THROUGH

>> THEN YOU WOULD FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THESE STEPS, YOU WOULD WITH THESE STEPS, YOU WOULD IDENTIFY MATERIALS.

IDENTIFY MATERIALS. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL TO ME.

>> THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL TO ME. >> I THINK ONE QUESTION, DO WE

>> I THINK ONE QUESTION, DO WE NEED DEFINITIONS HERE? NEED DEFINITIONS HERE? ARE WE LOOKING FOR DEFINITIONS ARE WE LOOKING FOR DEFINITIONS OR IS DEFINITIONS --

OR IS DEFINITIONS -- >> AS FAR AS THE SEXUALLY

>> AS FAR AS THE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS?

EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS? >> MORE CLEAR ON INSTRUCTIONAL

>> MORE CLEAR ON INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND EXAMPLES.

MATERIALS AND EXAMPLES. IS THAT HELPFUL? IS THAT HELPFUL? SOMETIMES IF YOU DEFINE THINGS SOMETIMES IF YOU DEFINE THINGS TO STRICTLY THEN PEOPLE FOLLOW TO STRICTLY THEN PEOPLE FOLLOW THAT AND HAVE BLINDERS ON AND THAT AND HAVE BLINDERS ON AND DON'T THINK OUTSIDE OF THE TO DON'T THINK OUTSIDE OF THE TO ALL THESE OTHER EXAMPLES OF WHAT ALL THESE OTHER EXAMPLES OF WHAT INSTRUCTION WOULD BE.

INSTRUCTION WOULD BE. I THANK YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL I THANK YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT TOO.

ABOUT THAT TOO. >> I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THAT WE

>> I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THAT WE GO MORE SPECIFIC.

GO MORE SPECIFIC. WHAT WE ARE DOING BEHIND THE WHAT WE ARE DOING BEHIND THE SCENES IS DIMINISHING TO SCENES IS DIMINISHING TO PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS FOR A TEACHER IS WHAT IT MEANS FOR A TEACHER IN HERE ARE THE DEFINITIONS OF IN HERE ARE THE DEFINITIONS OF WHAT THIS IS AND WHAT IS NOT AND WHAT THIS IS AND WHAT IS NOT AND HERE'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS AN HERE'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS AN INSTRUCTOR.

INSTRUCTOR. I THINK IT'S WISE TO KEEP POLICY I THINK IT'S WISE TO KEEP POLICY WIDE IN GENERAL AND FOLLOWED THE WIDE IN GENERAL AND FOLLOWED THE SPECIFICS THEIR MINISTRY TO SPECIFICS THEIR MINISTRY TO PROCESS OR THROUGH THE PROCESS OR THROUGH THE PROCEDURE.

PROCEDURE. >> EXCELLENT.

>> EXCELLENT. WE ALSO KNOW THE SENATE BILL WE ALSO KNOW THE SENATE BILL THAT IS ENCODE BUT THIS MODEL THAT IS ENCODE BUT THIS MODEL POLICY IS STILL NOT APPROVED.

POLICY IS STILL NOT APPROVED. IT STILL IN TOWN HALL.

IT STILL IN TOWN HALL. >> AND HIS MODEL POLICY IS NOT

>> AND HIS MODEL POLICY IS NOT DICTATED POLICY, IT'S NOT DICTATED POLICY, IT'S NOT EXPLICIT POLICY.

EXPLICIT POLICY. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE VERY GOOD HERE'S AN EXAMPLE VERY GOOD ADVICE FROM THE VIRGINIA ADVICE FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BUT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BUT ULTIMATELY WILL DO WHAT'S BEST ULTIMATELY WILL DO WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND SCHOOLS IS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND SCHOOLS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHERE WE WANT A PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHERE WE WANT TO REALLY EXERCISE OUR AUTONOMY TO REALLY EXERCISE OUR AUTONOMY AS A LOCAL SCHOOL DIVISION IN AS A LOCAL SCHOOL DIVISION IN YOUR TAUGHT ME AS A BOARD TO YOUR TAUGHT ME AS A BOARD TO DETERMINE YOUR POLICY GIVEN DETERMINE YOUR POLICY GIVEN THOSE MODELS FOR POTENTIAL THOSE MODELS FOR POTENTIAL GUIDANCE.

GUIDANCE. >> WE ARE FOCUSED, IT IS

>> WE ARE FOCUSED, IT IS HIGHLIGHTED THERE THE IMPORTANCE HIGHLIGHTED THERE THE IMPORTANCE OF PARENT CHOICE.

OF PARENT CHOICE. >> DID YOU HAVE A COMIC?

>> DID YOU HAVE A COMIC? >> ESTHER, THANK YOU CHAIR.

>> ESTHER, THANK YOU CHAIR. >> DOCTOR BAILEY YOUR COMMENTS

>> DOCTOR BAILEY YOUR COMMENTS ARE WEIGHING HEAVILY ON ME RIGHT ARE WEIGHING HEAVILY ON ME RIGHT NOW.

NOW. WHO IS THIS POLICY INTENDED TO WHO IS THIS POLICY INTENDED TO SERVE? SERVE? IS IT INTENDED TO BE A IS IT INTENDED TO BE A MITIGATING POLICY SO IF SOMEONE MITIGATING POLICY SO IF SOMEONE COMES AND QUESTION TOWER COMES AND QUESTION TOWER TREATING ONE TYPE OF CONTENT TREATING ONE TYPE OF CONTENT VERSUS ANOTHER WE CAN REFER BACK VERSUS ANOTHER WE CAN REFER BACK TO THE POLICY OR IS IT GENUINELY TO THE POLICY OR IS IT GENUINELY DESIGN TO BE IN THE BEST DESIGN TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS? INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS? BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WERE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WERE SPLITTING HERE.

SPLITTING HERE. >> WHILE I THINK THAT WE HAVE

>> WHILE I THINK THAT WE HAVE OTHER POLICIES THAT WILL COVER OTHER POLICIES THAT WILL COVER ALL OF THOSE OTHER MATERIALS.

ALL OF THOSE OTHER MATERIALS. OKAY, GOOD.

OKAY, GOOD. >> THIS IS AN INSTRUCTION.

>> THIS IS AN INSTRUCTION. >> I GET IT'S INSTRUCTION I KNOW

>> I GET IT'S INSTRUCTION I KNOW WERE NOT TALKING ABOUT LIBRARY WERE NOT TALKING ABOUT LIBRARY BOOKS, I KNOW WHERE WE ARE.

BOOKS, I KNOW WHERE WE ARE. MY CHALLENGES I FEEL LIKE WERE MY CHALLENGES I FEEL LIKE WERE TRYING TO GIVE OURSELVES OUT AS TRYING TO GIVE OURSELVES OUT AS HAVING TRACTION OR BY BERRIES BY HAVING TRACTION OR BY BERRIES BY NOT CALLING INSTRUCTIONAL NOT CALLING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

MATERIALS. I SAID IT, NOT A POPULAR OPINION I SAID IT, NOT A POPULAR OPINION BUT THAT'S WHAT I FEEL LIKE WHEN BUT THAT'S WHAT I FEEL LIKE WHEN I READ HERE AND IT DOES NOT SIT I READ HERE AND IT DOES NOT SIT WELL WITH ME.

WELL WITH ME. >> SO WE HAD A BIG DISCUSSION

>> SO WE HAD A BIG DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT ABOUT THE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS AND WE PUT A LOT OF MATERIALS AND WE PUT A LOT OF THE WORK ON THE TEACHERS TO DO THE WORK ON THE TEACHERS TO DO BECAUSE WE WERE THERE WAS SOME BECAUSE WE WERE THERE WAS SOME GENERAL CONSENSUS, NOT EVERYBODY GENERAL CONSENSUS, NOT EVERYBODY BUT I DON'T WANT TO PUT MY OWN BUT I DON'T WANT TO PUT MY OWN OPINIONATED.

OPINIONATED. WE WANTED TO DETER ANYONE USING WE WANTED TO DETER ANYONE USING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL.

SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL. >> [INAUDIBLE] THAT IS

>> [INAUDIBLE] THAT IS ENCOURAGING.

ENCOURAGING. >> ULTIMATELY WORKING AT

>> ULTIMATELY WORKING AT FOUR-STAR INSTRUCTORS TO SAY FOUR-STAR INSTRUCTORS TO SAY THIS IS WHAT YOU BEEN TEACHING.

THIS IS WHAT YOU BEEN TEACHING. IS THAT THE BEST MATERIAL TO

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IS THAT THE BEST MATERIAL TO TEACH THAT TOPIC.

TEACH THAT TOPIC. IF IT IS SEXUALLY EXPLICIT, IF IT IS SEXUALLY EXPLICIT, EITHER YOU CHOOSE TO USE A EITHER YOU CHOOSE TO USE A DIFFERENT RESOURCE OR YOU NOTIFY DIFFERENT RESOURCE OR YOU NOTIFY THE PARENT AND YOU LET THEM KNOW THE PARENT AND YOU LET THEM KNOW THEY WILL DECIDE WHAT'S BEST FOR THEY WILL DECIDE WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR CHILD.

THEIR CHILD. BUT THIS EXERCISE OUR BUT THIS EXERCISE OUR INSTRUCTORS WILL NEED TO GO INSTRUCTORS WILL NEED TO GO THROUGH IS REALLY GOING TO FORCE THROUGH IS REALLY GOING TO FORCE THEM TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT THEM TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT THE RESOURCES THEY HAVE USED AND THE RESOURCES THEY HAVE USED AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THE FUTURE AND I APPROPRIATE FOR THE FUTURE AND I THINK THAT'S WERE TO BE A THINK THAT'S WERE TO BE A POSITIVE STEP QUITE HONESTLY AND POSITIVE STEP QUITE HONESTLY AND THERE WILL BE MANY INSTRUCTORS THERE WILL BE MANY INSTRUCTORS THAT SAY AYE MAY HAVE USED ON THAT SAY AYE MAY HAVE USED ON THE PAST, I'M NOT GOING TO USE THE PAST, I'M NOT GOING TO USE THAT NOW.

THAT NOW. I SEE THAT AS BEING A POSITIVE I SEE THAT AS BEING A POSITIVE STEP, WHERE THE COUNTRY REALLY STEP, WHERE THE COUNTRY REALLY FORCING FOLKS TO LOOK AT WHAT FORCING FOLKS TO LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND THINK READILY.

THEY'RE DOING AND THINK READILY. THAT'S ULTIMATELY THE INTENT THAT'S ULTIMATELY THE INTENT PARENT CHOICE IS CRITICAL TO PARENT CHOICE IS CRITICAL TO THIS.

THIS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DISCUSSED INTERNALLY HOW TO DISCUSSED INTERNALLY HOW TO HANDLE FAMILY LIFE.

HANDLE FAMILY LIFE. THERE MAY BE CONTENT WITHIN THERE MAY BE CONTENT WITHIN FAMILY LIFE THAT WOULD RISE TO FAMILY LIFE THAT WOULD RISE TO THE LEVEL OF MEETING THE THE LEVEL OF MEETING THE DEFINITION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEFINITION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE CHOICE BUILT INTO OUR FAMILY CHOICE BUILT INTO OUR FAMILY LIFE CURRICULUM AS WELL.

LIFE CURRICULUM AS WELL. SO ULTIMATELY THERE IS SOMETHING SO ULTIMATELY THERE IS SOMETHING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT I DON'T GO ON SEXUALLY EXPLICIT I DON'T GO ON THE LIST WILL NOTIFY PARENTS AND THE LIST WILL NOTIFY PARENTS AND THEY CAN MAKE A CHOICE.

THEY CAN MAKE A CHOICE. THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE BAKED THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE BAKED IN THAT WILL ALLOW US TO IN THAT WILL ALLOW US TO IDENTIFY THE MATERIALS AND IDENTIFY THE MATERIALS AND ULTIMATELY FAMILIES TO CHOOSE ULTIMATELY FAMILIES TO CHOOSE WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR CHILDREN. >> MR. CHAIR WE STILL HAVE KL BE

>> MR. CHAIR WE STILL HAVE KL BE WE DO LOOK AT OBVIOUSLY OUR WE DO LOOK AT OBVIOUSLY OUR LIBRARY BOOKS.

LIBRARY BOOKS. THIS IS INSTRUCTION AND I FEEL THIS IS INSTRUCTION AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A REASON THAT WE ARE LIKE THAT'S A REASON THAT WE ARE WALKING THIS LINE AS WELL.

WALKING THIS LINE AS WELL. >> BOARD MEMBERS ULTIMATELY THIS

>> BOARD MEMBERS ULTIMATELY THIS IS YOUR POLICY AND PRESENTED FOR IS YOUR POLICY AND PRESENTED FOR FIRST READ, WE DON'T HAVE TO FIRST READ, WE DON'T HAVE TO PROVE IT, EVEN NEXT MONTH, PROVE IT, EVEN NEXT MONTH, ULTIMATELY HAS TO BE APPROVED BY ULTIMATELY HAS TO BE APPROVED BY JANUARY 1.

JANUARY 1. SO WERE GOING TO THE PROCESS, SO WERE GOING TO THE PROCESS, YOU HAVE A LOT ON YOUR MIND, YOU YOU HAVE A LOT ON YOUR MIND, YOU PROBABLY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, WE PROBABLY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, WE CAN BRING IT BACK NEXT MONTH IT CAN BRING IT BACK NEXT MONTH IT WILL READY TO VOTE, IF NOT, WHY WILL READY TO VOTE, IF NOT, WHY DECEMBER.

DECEMBER. THAT'S THE BENEFIT OF DOING THIS THAT'S THE BENEFIT OF DOING THIS NOW, WERE NOT RUSHED INTO TO NOW, WERE NOT RUSHED INTO TO REDESIGN FIRST READING IN REDESIGN FIRST READING IN NOVEMBER, SECOND READING IN NOVEMBER, SECOND READING IN DECEMBER, WE HAVE TIME ON THIS DECEMBER, WE HAVE TIME ON THIS AND WE WANT TO DO IT WELL.

AND WE WANT TO DO IT WELL. >> MR. CHAIR, IF I MAY, THE

>> MR. CHAIR, IF I MAY, THE MOTIVATION BEHIND POLICY ARE MOTIVATION BEHIND POLICY ARE PROBABLY DIFFERENT FOR EVER PROBABLY DIFFERENT FOR EVER EVERYBODY.

EVERYBODY. ULTIMATELY, THE MOTIVATION FOR ULTIMATELY, THE MOTIVATION FOR THIS POLICY ARE DOC WOULD BE THIS POLICY ARE DOC WOULD BE CONSIDERED FIVE YEARS FROM NOW CONSIDERED FIVE YEARS FROM NOW OR 10 YEARS FROM NOW BUT RATHER OR 10 YEARS FROM NOW BUT RATHER THE WORDS THAT ARE HERE.

THE WORDS THAT ARE HERE. THAT IS THE IMPORTANT PART OF THAT IS THE IMPORTANT PART OF THIS NOT THE MOTIVATION FOR THIS NOT THE MOTIVATION FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.

WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE. I THINK THERE'S BEEN A PLETHORA I THINK THERE'S BEEN A PLETHORA LIREASONS OF WHY WERE HAVING THE LIREASONS OF WHY WERE HAVING THE DISCUSSIONS.

DISCUSSIONS. I HESITATE TO SAY ON EITHER SIDE I HESITATE TO SAY ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FENCE.

OF THE FENCE. IT'S MORE LIKE YOU' I DON'T KNOE IT'S MORE LIKE YOU' I DON'T KNOE SORT OF OCTAGON FOR OTHER THINGS SORT OF OCTAGON FOR OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER HERE.

TO CONSIDER HERE. I THINK ULTIMATELY I DON'T WANT I THINK ULTIMATELY I DON'T WANT TO GET BOGGED DOWN OR WHY THIS TO GET BOGGED DOWN OR WHY THIS IS HERE TODAY RATHER THAN WHAT'S IS HERE TODAY RATHER THAN WHAT'S ON THE PAPER AND IS AT THE RIGHT ON THE PAPER AND IS AT THE RIGHT THING FOR GOOCHLAND.

THING FOR GOOCHLAND. >> [INAUDIBLE]

>> [INAUDIBLE] >> OTHER COMMENTS?

>> OTHER COMMENTS? >> THE POLICY COMMITTEE

>> THE POLICY COMMITTEE APPRECIATES ALL THE COMMENTS APPRECIATES ALL THE COMMENTS THIS EVENING AND WE LOVE TO HAVE THIS EVENING AND WE LOVE TO HAVE COMMENTS SENT TO US IN WRITING COMMENTS SENT TO US IN WRITING AS WE WORK ON THIS AS WELL.

AS WE WORK ON THIS AS WELL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> IS A HEAVY LIFT, LET'S GET

>> IS A HEAVY LIFT, LET'S GET REAL.

REAL. THIS IS CHALLENGING WORK AND WE THIS IS CHALLENGING WORK AND WE ULTIMATELY WANT TO DO THIS WELL ULTIMATELY WANT TO DO THIS WELL AND TURNAROUND IN SIX MONTHS AND AND TURNAROUND IN SIX MONTHS AND HAVE TO CHANGE IT AGAIN.

HAVE TO CHANGE IT AGAIN. LET'S BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT IT AND LET'S BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT IT AND COME BACK NEXT MONTH AND WILL COME BACK NEXT MONTH AND WILL SEE WHERE THE BOARD IS WE NEED SEE WHERE THE BOARD IS WE NEED TO LET IT SIT AND SIMMER FOR TO LET IT SIT AND SIMMER FOR ANOTHER MONTH WE CAN DO THAT ANOTHER MONTH WE CAN DO THAT TOO.

TOO. >> SANDRA HAD SOME CHANGES, DID

>> SANDRA HAD SOME CHANGES, DID YOU PUT THOSE IN? YOU PUT THOSE IN? THERE WERE SOME WORDS.

THERE WERE SOME WORDS. >> SUFFER SECOND READING, THERE

>> SUFFER SECOND READING, THERE ARE NON- SUBSIDENCE CHANGES THAT ARE NON- SUBSIDENCE CHANGES THAT SANDRA HAS RECOMMENDED SANDRA HAS RECOMMENDED GRAMMATICAL, MAYBE SOME GRAMMATICAL, MAYBE SOME READABILITY SO I CAN PUT THEM IN READABILITY SO I CAN PUT THEM IN REDLINE FOR NEXT SECOND READING REDLINE FOR NEXT SECOND READING SO YOU CAN SEE YOU THEN. BUT THE SO YOU CAN SEE YOU THEN. BUT THE NON- SUBSIDENCE.

NON- SUBSIDENCE. >> YUP.

>> YUP. >> BIGAMITHANK YOU MISTY EAST.

>> BIGAMITHANK YOU MISTY EAST. >> THANK YOU KRISTA.

>> THANK YOU KRISTA. ALRIGHT DEBBIE IS GOING TO COME ALRIGHT DEBBIE IS GOING TO COME TO THE PODIUM.

[A. Use of FY2022 Turnback Funds, Budget Supplements, and Budget Transfers]

TO THE PODIUM. WE HAVE SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT WE HAVE SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DECISION THAT WERE ASKING THE DECISION THAT WERE ASKING THE BOARD TO TAKE TONIGHT AND A LOT

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BOARD TO TAKE TONIGHT AND A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT IS INCLUDED OF INFORMATION THAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS AGENDA ITEM IN MS. WHITE IN THIS AGENDA ITEM IN MS. WHITE HAS DONE A REALLY NICE JOB OF HAS DONE A REALLY NICE JOB OF PUTTING IT IN TERMS OF THEY CAN PUTTING IT IN TERMS OF THEY CAN UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY OF ALL UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY OF ALL OF THIS ULTIMATELY A B-1 MOTION OF THIS ULTIMATELY A B-1 MOTION THAT WILL BE ASKING OF YOU IF THAT WILL BE ASKING OF YOU IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITHOUT BUT YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITHOUT BUT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO EMPOWER WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO EMPOWER YOU WITH INFORMATION SEEKING YOU WITH INFORMATION SEEKING MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.

MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. >> AND Q DOCTOR RILEY AND

>> AND Q DOCTOR RILEY AND SCOOPER NUMBERS.

SCOOPER NUMBERS. THIS IS WHY I LIKE FINANCES LIKE THIS IS WHY I LIKE FINANCES LIKE BLACK AND WHITE.

BLACK AND WHITE. LET'S TAKE A LITTLE SORBET LET'S TAKE A LITTLE SORBET COURSE IN BETWEEN THE HARD COURSE IN BETWEEN THE HARD COURSES HERE.

COURSES HERE. WHAT WE HAVE HERE, WE HAVE THREE WHAT WE HAVE HERE, WE HAVE THREE PARTS.

PARTS. THE FIRST ONE IS SENIOR STAFF THE FIRST ONE IS SENIOR STAFF HAVE LOOKED AT THE $513,000 OF HAVE LOOKED AT THE $513,000 OF TURNBACK THAT WE HAVE FROM THE TURNBACK THAT WE HAVE FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET AND WE FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET AND WE HAVE DECIDED ITEMS THAT WE WANT HAVE DECIDED ITEMS THAT WE WANT TO USE THAT FOR.

TO USE THAT FOR. ONE THING WE WANTED TO DO IS ONE THING WE WANTED TO DO IS ENTER THE COUNTY THAT WE WOULD ENTER THE COUNTY THAT WE WOULD USE OUR TURNBACK DOLLAR TO GET USE OUR TURNBACK DOLLAR TO GET BACK INTO THE CIP FOR THE GIS BACK INTO THE CIP FOR THE GIS PROJECT.

PROJECT. WE SET OVER TWO YEARS WE WOULD WE SET OVER TWO YEARS WE WOULD TRY TO GET BACK PUT $300,000 TRY TO GET BACK PUT $300,000 OVER TURNBACK INTO THE NEW DES OVER TURNBACK INTO THE NEW DES PROJECT SO WE DONE THAT THIS PROJECT SO WE DONE THAT THIS YEAR.

YEAR. THE OTHER BIG ITEM HERE IS AT THE OTHER BIG ITEM HERE IS AT THE BOTTOM.

THE BOTTOM. THE STAFF BONUSES.

THE STAFF BONUSES. THE STATE GAVE US $273,000 FOR A THE STATE GAVE US $273,000 FOR A THOUSAND DOLLAR BONUS FOR ESSO Q THOUSAND DOLLAR BONUS FOR ESSO Q FUNDED STAFF.

FUNDED STAFF. WE HAVE MANY STAFF BEYOND THE WE HAVE MANY STAFF BEYOND THE ESSO Q LEVEL SWITCH $183,000 ESSO Q LEVEL SWITCH $183,000 THAT ALLOWS US TO DO THIS FOR THAT ALLOWS US TO DO THIS FOR ALL STAFF.

ALL STAFF. A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR FULL-TIME A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR FULL-TIME STAFF AND $500 FOR PART-TIME STAFF AND $500 FOR PART-TIME STAFF THAT ARE IN GOOD STANDING STAFF THAT ARE IN GOOD STANDING AS OF NOVEMBER 30.

AS OF NOVEMBER 30. , THAT IS ONE PART OF THE , THAT IS ONE PART OF THE TURNBACK.

TURNBACK. THEN ON THE SECOND PAGE WE GET THEN ON THE SECOND PAGE WE GET INTO SIGNIFICANT MONEY FUNDING.

INTO SIGNIFICANT MONEY FUNDING. THE FIRST PAGE WAS REALLY THE THE FIRST PAGE WAS REALLY THE COUNTY GIVING US, THEY TOOK OUR COUNTY GIVING US, THEY TOOK OUR MONEY SO WE HAD A FUND BALANCE MONEY SO WE HAD A FUND BALANCE IN OUR OPERATING FUND THAT IS IN OUR OPERATING FUND THAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW NEVER ASKING REQUIRED BY LAW NEVER ASKING THEM TO PLEASE GIVE IT BACK TO THEM TO PLEASE GIVE IT BACK TO US.

US. SO WE GAVE THEM THE REASONS.

SO WE GAVE THEM THE REASONS. THE ONE TIME FUNDING OR THE NEW THE ONE TIME FUNDING OR THE NEW BUDGET UNEXPECTED TYPE OF BUDGET UNEXPECTED TYPE OF FUNDING.

FUNDING. THE SECOND PAGE IS MONEY, THAT'S THE SECOND PAGE IS MONEY, THAT'S NOT COMING FROM THE COUNTY IS NOT COMING FROM THE COUNTY IS COMING FROM OTHER SOURCES.

COMING FROM OTHER SOURCES. HE AND THE BIG AMOUNT OF MONEY HE AND THE BIG AMOUNT OF MONEY AT THE TOP OF THE SCHOOL AT THE TOP OF THE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION ALLOCATION.

CONSTRUCTION ALLOCATION. THE MOST $1.2 MILLION.

THE MOST $1.2 MILLION. THIS IS A TECHNICAL, ENTER THIS IS A TECHNICAL, ENTER CORRECTION.

CORRECTION. WHEN WE GOT THAT MONEY FROM THE WHEN WE GOT THAT MONEY FROM THE STATE WE HANDED IT RIGHT OVER TO STATE WE HANDED IT RIGHT OVER TO THE COUNTY AND WE SAID PLEASE THE COUNTY AND WE SAID PLEASE USE THAT FOR CIP.

USE THAT FOR CIP. WE WERE TRYING TO HELP SUPPORT WE WERE TRYING TO HELP SUPPORT OUR CIP WITH THE SCHOOL OUR CIP WITH THE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FINDING.

CONSTRUCTION FINDING. BETWEEN WHEN THE STATE SAID THEY BETWEEN WHEN THE STATE SAID THEY WOULD GIVE US THE MONEY AND SAID WOULD GIVE US THE MONEY AND SAID YES YOU CAN USE IT IN YOUR CIP, YES YOU CAN USE IT IN YOUR CIP, THEY HAVE NOW SAID WE HAVE TO THEY HAVE NOW SAID WE HAVE TO SEE IT IN YOUR OPERATING FUNDS SEE IT IN YOUR OPERATING FUNDS FIRST.

FIRST. SO WE HAD TO BRING THE MONEY SO WE HAD TO BRING THE MONEY INTO OUR OPERATING FUNDS AND INTO OUR OPERATING FUNDS AND THEN TRANSFER INTO THE CIP.

THEN TRANSFER INTO THE CIP. SO THIS IS NOT ANYTHING NEW, THE SO THIS IS NOT ANYTHING NEW, THE STATE JUST HAS TO SHOW THAT WE STATE JUST HAS TO SHOW THAT WE GOT THE MONEY THEY DON'T HAVE TO GOT THE MONEY THEY DON'T HAVE TO SEE HOW WE SPENT IT.

SEE HOW WE SPENT IT. SO THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

SO THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. >> NOT GOING TO ASK FOR THE

>> NOT GOING TO ASK FOR THE MOTIVATIONS.

MOTIVATIONS. >> IT'S OKAY.

>> IT'S OKAY. >> IT DOESN'T MAKE IT SENSE TO

>> IT DOESN'T MAKE IT SENSE TO ANYBODY.

ANYBODY. >> WHEN WE WERE DOING OUR ANNUAL

>> WHEN WE WERE DOING OUR ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT WHICH IS VERY SCHOOL REPORT WHICH IS VERY COUPLE GET A DOCUMENT THAT WE COUPLE GET A DOCUMENT THAT WE HAD TO HAVE DONE BY HAD TO HAVE DONE BY SEPTEMBER 30.

SEPTEMBER 30. I WAS THINKING IN MY HEAD WHAT I WAS THINKING IN MY HEAD WHAT IS IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE NEXT IS IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE NEXT YEAR, THERE YOU WANT TO SEE THE YEAR, THERE YOU WANT TO SEE THE $1.2 MILLION AND THEY DON'T SEE $1.2 MILLION AND THEY DON'T SEE ANY CIP MONEY.

ANY CIP MONEY. SO THEY'RE EXPECTING IT TO FLOW SO THEY'RE EXPECTING IT TO FLOW THROUGH OUR OPERATING FUNDS THROUGH OUR OPERATING FUNDS BEFORE WE TRANSFER IT WHEN I HAD BEFORE WE TRANSFER IT WHEN I HAD SOME CORRESPONDENCE BACK WITH SOME CORRESPONDENCE BACK WITH BDO BE IN THE SUMMER ABOUT THAT, BDO BE IN THE SUMMER ABOUT THAT, TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE EXPECTING TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE EXPECTING SECOND MAKE SURE I DO THIS SECOND MAKE SURE I DO THIS CORRECTLY.

CORRECTLY. THAT IS A TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

THAT IS A TECHNICAL CORRECTION. THE COUNTY HAS ALREADY TOLD US THE COUNTY HAS ALREADY TOLD US HOW WE CAN SPEND IT, THEY WANTED HOW WE CAN SPEND IT, THEY WANTED US TO SPEND HALF OF IT THIS YEAR

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US TO SPEND HALF OF IT THIS YEAR END HALF OF IT NEXT YEAR.

END HALF OF IT NEXT YEAR. THAT'S HOW THE ALLOCATED IN THE THAT'S HOW THE ALLOCATED IN THE CIP AND HOW THEY APPROPRIATED IN CIP AND HOW THEY APPROPRIATED IN THE CIP.

THE CIP. SO THE OTHER BIG AMOUNT OF MONEY SO THE OTHER BIG AMOUNT OF MONEY IS THE BONUS.

IS THE BONUS. IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT WHAT WERE IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT WHAT WERE PAIN IN THE THOUSAND DOLLAR PAIN IN THE THOUSAND DOLLAR BONUS AND WHAT THE STATE IS BONUS AND WHAT THE STATE IS PAYING OUT OF THE IRPIN MONEY IS PAYING OUT OF THE IRPIN MONEY IS 40% LOCAL, 60% ESSO Q WHEN YOU 40% LOCAL, 60% ESSO Q WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HER PHYSICIANS ONLY THINK ABOUT HER PHYSICIANS ONLY 60% OF HER PHYSICIANS OF THE 60% OF HER PHYSICIANS OF THE STATE RECOGNIZES ESSO Q BECAUSE STATE RECOGNIZES ESSO Q BECAUSE 40% ARE NOT.

40% ARE NOT. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE GET A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE GET FUNDING FROM THE STATE, THEY FUNDING FROM THE STATE, THEY WILL SAY IT'S SOQ ELIGIBLE.

WILL SAY IT'S SOQ ELIGIBLE. THEN THEY WILL ONLY FUND US 20% THEN THEY WILL ONLY FUND US 20% OF THAT.

OF THAT. SO WE ALWAYS, THIS IS RAW THIS SO WE ALWAYS, THIS IS RAW THIS IS LIKE WE WILL PAY 100% ON THE IS LIKE WE WILL PAY 100% ON THE THOUSAND DOLLAR BONUS FOR PEOPLE THOUSAND DOLLAR BONUS FOR PEOPLE OF THESE POSITIONS THAT WE OF THESE POSITIONS THAT WE RECOGNIZE AS SOQ SO WHEN YOU RECOGNIZE AS SOQ SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WE LOOK AT THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WE HAD TO PAY 40% OF IT WAS LOCAL.

HAD TO PAY 40% OF IT WAS LOCAL. SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE.

THERE. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO BUDGET SO THOSE ARE THE TWO BUDGET SUPPLEMENT ITEMS. SUPPLEMENT ITEMS. YOU CAN SEE THERE IS SOME SMALL YOU CAN SEE THERE IS SOME SMALL FUNDING.

FUNDING. A LOT OF IS STILL IN THE FEDERAL A LOT OF IS STILL IN THE FEDERAL AND I'VE BEEN SEEING THE LITTLE AND I'VE BEEN SEEING THE LITTLE AMOUNT FROM THE STATE COMING AMOUNT FROM THE STATE COMING OVER AS ARE USING UP THEIR MONEY OVER AS ARE USING UP THEIR MONEY THEY ARE GIVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF THEY ARE GIVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY WITH STRINGS ATTACHED.

MONEY WITH STRINGS ATTACHED. SO NOT THIS BROAD, HERE'S A SO NOT THIS BROAD, HERE'S A MILLION DOLLARS, USES THE BEST MILLION DOLLARS, USES THE BEST WAY THAT YOU CAN.

WAY THAT YOU CAN. THEY HAVE VERY STRICT CRITERIA THEY HAVE VERY STRICT CRITERIA FOR THIS MONEY COMING IN NOW.

FOR THIS MONEY COMING IN NOW. SO THAT'S THE FIRST MEMO AND SO THAT'S THE FIRST MEMO AND THEN THE SECOND MEMO IS A REALLY THEN THE SECOND MEMO IS A REALLY GREAT ONE AND THAT IS WE HAVE GREAT ONE AND THAT IS WE HAVE $550,000 THAT WE DID NOT NEED TO $550,000 THAT WE DID NOT NEED TO SPEND ON THE PARKING LOT SPEND ON THE PARKING LOT PROJECT.

PROJECT. WHEN WE ARE JUST MOVING THAT WHEN WE ARE JUST MOVING THAT RIGHT OVER TO THE GES WHERE WERE RIGHT OVER TO THE GES WHERE WERE GOING TO NEED SO WE GOT VERY GOING TO NEED SO WE GOT VERY LUCKY ON A PARKING LOT PROJECT.

LUCKY ON A PARKING LOT PROJECT. WE'VE HAD ALMOST NO CHANGE WE'VE HAD ALMOST NO CHANGE ORDERS.

ORDERS. IN FACT THE CHANGE ORDERS WE IN FACT THE CHANGE ORDERS WE WANTED MORE STRIPING THAN WE WANTED MORE STRIPING THAN WE ORIGINALLY ASKED FOR.

ORIGINALLY ASKED FOR. THAT'S THE TYPE OF CHANGE ORDER THAT'S THE TYPE OF CHANGE ORDER THAT WE HAD.

THAT WE HAD. NOT THAT THEY DISCOVERED NOT THAT THEY DISCOVERED SOMETHING UNUSUAL IN THE SOIL OR SOMETHING UNUSUAL IN THE SOIL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THAT PROJECT IS GONE SUPER THAT PROJECT IS GONE SUPER SMOOTH AND WE LOVE THE SMOOTH AND WE LOVE THE CONSTRUCTION HAS DONE AN CONSTRUCTION HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB.

EXCELLENT JOB. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO THAT WE SO THOSE ARE THE TWO THAT WE WANT TO PASS ON TO THE COUNTY SO WANT TO PASS ON TO THE COUNTY SO WHAT WE NEED FOR YOU NOW IS TO WHAT WE NEED FOR YOU NOW IS TO GIVE A MOTION TO SAY THAT YOU GIVE A MOTION TO SAY THAT YOU APPROVE THIS AND FOR US TO ALLOW APPROVE THIS AND FOR US TO ALLOW DOCTOR RALEY TO SIGN THOSE DOCTOR RALEY TO SIGN THOSE LETTERS AND GET THE BOARD OF LETTERS AND GET THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR APPROVAL IN NOVEMBER.

SUPERVISOR APPROVAL IN NOVEMBER. >> THINK YOU MISS WHITE, BOARD

>> THINK YOU MISS WHITE, BOARD MEMBERS YOU HEARD THE REPORT, MEMBERS YOU HEARD THE REPORT, YOU READ THE REPORT, YOU YOU READ THE REPORT, YOU DISCUSSED THE REPORT, ARE THERE DISCUSSED THE REPORT, ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU WISH QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU WISH TO MAKE AT THIS TIME?

TO MAKE AT THIS TIME? >> MR. CHAIR I LIKE TO NOTE THIS

>> MR. CHAIR I LIKE TO NOTE THIS IS NOT NEW FUNDS AS FAR AS NEW IS NOT NEW FUNDS AS FAR AS NEW COUNTY FUNDS.

COUNTY FUNDS. THIS IS FUNDS AND COME FROM THIS IS FUNDS AND COME FROM OTHER SOURCES, WE HAD TO GET OTHER SOURCES, WE HAD TO GET BACK TO THE COUNTY BECAUSE BACK TO THE COUNTY BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.

THAT'S HOW IT WORKS. BUT THEN THEY ARE ASSIGNED IN BUT THEN THEY ARE ASSIGNED IN THESE CATEGORIES, IS THAT THESE CATEGORIES, IS THAT CORRECT?

CORRECT? >> YES.

>> YES. >> TECHNICALLY THE COUNTY DOES

>> TECHNICALLY THE COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE TO GIVE US THE TERM ACT NOT HAVE TO GIVE US THE TERM ACT BACK.

BACK. WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE 10 YEARS WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE 10 YEARS AGO THE COUNTY WAS NOT GIVING US AGO THE COUNTY WAS NOT GIVING US OUR TERM BACK.

OUR TERM BACK. SO OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE GAINED SO OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE GAINED THEIR TRUST AND OVER THE YEARS I THEIR TRUST AND OVER THE YEARS I HAVE STARTED GIVING US ALL OF HAVE STARTED GIVING US ALL OF OUR TURNBACK SO WE ARE FOREVER OUR TURNBACK SO WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL AND WE DON'T WANT TO GRATEFUL AND WE DON'T WANT TO ASSUME THAT THAT WILL ALWAYS ASSUME THAT THAT WILL ALWAYS CONTINUE.

CONTINUE. >> WERE MEMBERS, IS THERE A

>> WERE MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION WE WISH TO MAKE?

MOTION WE WISH TO MAKE? >> MR. CHAIR I WOULD ACTUALLY

>> MR. CHAIR I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION.

LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION. IS NOT A TRICK QUESTION.

IS NOT A TRICK QUESTION. >> IT'S OKAY.

>> IT'S OKAY. >> HOW MIGHT THE BOARD OF

>> HOW MIGHT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS INTERPRET THE SENIOR SUPERVISORS INTERPRET THE SENIOR STAFF HAD PRIORITIZED UNBUDGETED STAFF HAD PRIORITIZED UNBUDGETED OR ONE-TIME EXPENSES THAT WILL OR ONE-TIME EXPENSES THAT WILL MAKE USE OF 513,000 AND CHANGE? MAKE USE OF 513,000 AND CHANGE? THE SCHOOL PROJECT IS LOOMING THE SCHOOL PROJECT IS LOOMING LARGE FOR ALL OF US.

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LARGE FOR ALL OF US. SHOULD THOSE FUNDS WHEN SHOULD THOSE FUNDS WHEN EVERYTHING WAITS IN THE BALANCE, EVERYTHING WAITS IN THE BALANCE, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WERE I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WERE PREPARED TO JUSTIFY USE OF THOSE PREPARED TO JUSTIFY USE OF THOSE FUNDS FOR THE ONE-TIME EXPENSES FUNDS FOR THE ONE-TIME EXPENSES VERSUS THE GES PROJECT.

VERSUS THE GES PROJECT. >> IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE EXP

>> IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE EXP EXPENSES, THE LARGE DOLLAR ITEMS EXPENSES, THE LARGE DOLLAR ITEMS ARE SECURITY AND THE BONUS.

ARE SECURITY AND THE BONUS. SO A LOT OF THESE ITEMS ARE SO A LOT OF THESE ITEMS ARE SECURITY SAFETY ORIENTED.

SECURITY SAFETY ORIENTED. I DON'T THINK THEY GOING TO SAY I DON'T THINK THEY GOING TO SAY DON'T SPEND THAT MONEY.

DON'T SPEND THAT MONEY. WE PASSED THE BUDGET WHEN THE WE PASSED THE BUDGET WHEN THE YOU BALL THE TEXAS INCIDENT YOU BALL THE TEXAS INCIDENT HAPPENED.

HAPPENED. HER FOCUS WAS TURNED RIGHT BACK HER FOCUS WAS TURNED RIGHT BACK INTO SECURITY AND WE TRIED TO INTO SECURITY AND WE TRIED TO SPEND WHAT WE CAN TO FILL THAT SPEND WHAT WE CAN TO FILL THAT GAP.

GAP. >> I THINK A COUPLE OF OTHER

>> I THINK A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS MS. HOLLAND THAT ARE THINGS MS. HOLLAND THAT ARE IMPORTANT ON THIS LIST WHAT WERE IMPORTANT ON THIS LIST WHAT WERE EXPRESSING NOW, WHAT WERE EXPRESSING NOW, WHAT WERE STREAMING OUR MEETINGS TO THE STREAMING OUR MEETINGS TO THE PUBLIC WHERE WE DID NOT HAVE ONE PUBLIC WHERE WE DID NOT HAVE ONE POINT IN TIME.

POINT IN TIME. THERE WAS A DESIRE FOR ALL THERE WAS A DESIRE FOR ALL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES WITH AN GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES WITH AN INKLING TO DO THAT.

INKLING TO DO THAT. SO THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL COST SO THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL COST THAT WE HAVE FOLLOWED THROUGH THAT WE HAVE FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH THAT WAS NOT BUDGETED.

WITH THAT WAS NOT BUDGETED. SO SOME IMPORTANT CONTACTS SO SOME IMPORTANT CONTACTS THERE.

THERE. MS. WHITE MENTIONED THE SAFETY MS. WHITE MENTIONED THE SAFETY ISSUES.

ISSUES. I THINK TWO, THE STAFF BONUSES I THINK TWO, THE STAFF BONUSES DIRECTLY RELATED TO WHAT DOCTOR DIRECTLY RELATED TO WHAT DOCTOR ARMSTRONG SHARED TONIGHT.

ARMSTRONG SHARED TONIGHT. THERE ARE SCHOOL DIVISIONS THAT THERE ARE SCHOOL DIVISIONS THAT ARE PROVIDING A THOUSAND DOLLAR ARE PROVIDING A THOUSAND DOLLAR BONUS IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION BONUS IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION DOES NOT HOUSE THAT IMPACT FROM DOES NOT HOUSE THAT IMPACT FROM A COMPETITIVE STANDPOINT.

A COMPETITIVE STANDPOINT. SO IT'S TRYING TO PROVIDE SO IT'S TRYING TO PROVIDE BALANCE QUITE HONESTLY.

BALANCE QUITE HONESTLY. WE COULD SAY WE WANT TO DEDICATE WE COULD SAY WE WANT TO DEDICATE ALL THESE DOLLARS TOWARD THE ALL THESE DOLLARS TOWARD THE PROJECT BUT THERE ARE ALSO SOME PROJECT BUT THERE ARE ALSO SOME OTHER NEEDS SO TRYING TO STRIKE OTHER NEEDS SO TRYING TO STRIKE THE DELICATE BALANCE.

THE DELICATE BALANCE. >> IF I MAY ALSO ADD THIS

>> IF I MAY ALSO ADD THIS CONSISTENT ALSO WITH WHAT WE CONSISTENT ALSO WITH WHAT WE DONE YEAR-END, YEAR OUT OVER DONE YEAR-END, YEAR OUT OVER TIME.

TIME. WHERE WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH WHERE WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM THAT IT HAD DIFFERENT THEM THAT IT HAD DIFFERENT SUGGESTED OUTCOME WAS WHEN WE SUGGESTED OUTCOME WAS WHEN WE WERE USING THINGS, THIS GOES WERE USING THINGS, THIS GOES BACK 10 YEARS AT LEAST, WHEN IT BACK 10 YEARS AT LEAST, WHEN IT WAS PROPOSED TURNBACK DOLLARS WAS PROPOSED TURNBACK DOLLARS MIGHT BE USED FOR YEAR-OVER-YEAR MIGHT BE USED FOR YEAR-OVER-YEAR TYPE OF EXPENSES, THAT HAS BEEN TYPE OF EXPENSES, THAT HAS BEEN THE THIRD RAIL OF THESE THE THIRD RAIL OF THESE DISCUSSIONS.

DISCUSSIONS. SO IF YOU'RE STICKING TO SO IF YOU'RE STICKING TO ONE-TIME THINGS I THINK THROWING ONE-TIME THINGS I THINK THROWING IT UNBUDGETED IS APPROPRIATE IT UNBUDGETED IS APPROPRIATE GIVEN THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING GIVEN THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON SECURITY WISE.

ON SECURITY WISE. BUT THIS IS VERY CONSISTENT WITH BUT THIS IS VERY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST AND I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW THEY WOULD THINK ABOUT HOW THEY WOULD THINK ABOUT THINGS BUT IT'S NOT NEW.

THINGS BUT IT'S NOT NEW. >> $363,000 OF TURNBACK IS 1%

>> $363,000 OF TURNBACK IS 1% OF OUR BUDGET.

OF OUR BUDGET. IT IS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF OUR IT IS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF OUR TOTAL BUDGET.

TOTAL BUDGET. >> QUESTION ANSWER?

>> QUESTION ANSWER? >> YES.

>> YES. >> IT WASN'T A TRICK QUESTION.

>> IT WASN'T A TRICK QUESTION. >> GIVE ME A TRICK QUESTION.

>> GIVE ME A TRICK QUESTION. >> [INAUDIBLE]

>> [INAUDIBLE] >> BOARD MEMBERS DO WE HAVE A

>> BOARD MEMBERS DO WE HAVE A RECOMMENDED MOTION, I WILL BE RECOMMENDED MOTION, I WILL BE GLAD TO HEAR A MOTION.

GLAD TO HEAR A MOTION. >> ARE YOU READY QUESTIONING.

>> ARE YOU READY QUESTIONING. >> LET ME GO BACK.

>> LET ME GO BACK. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE BUDGET TRANSFERS.

BUDGET TRANSFERS. >> AND SUPPLEMENTS.

>> AND SUPPLEMENTS. >> THANK YOU IN THE TRANSMITTAL

>> THANK YOU IN THE TRANSMITTAL LETTERS AS A REPRESENTED.

LETTERS AS A REPRESENTED. >> OKAY BOARD MEMBERS, THE

>> OKAY BOARD MEMBERS, THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE TO APPROVE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET TRANSFER AND THE BUDGET TRANSFER AND SUPPLEMENT.

SUPPLEMENT. >> I SECOND.

>> I SECOND. >> THERE HAS BEEN A SECOND.

>> THERE HAS BEEN A SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION?

>> ANY DISCUSSION? >> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> OPPOSED?

>> OPPOSED? >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU MISS WHITE.

THANK YOU MISS WHITE. >> NO PROBLEM.

[A. Strategic and Tactical Plan]

>> NO PROBLEM. >> BOARD MEMBERS YOU HAVE IN

>> BOARD MEMBERS YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET MULTIPLE ITEMS FOR YOUR PACKET MULTIPLE ITEMS FOR REVIEW, YOU'VE ADDITIONAL ITEM REVIEW, YOU'VE ADDITIONAL ITEM FOR REVIEW SIMPLE BECAUSE IT'S FOR REVIEW SIMPLE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY STATED EXPLICITLY IN SOME REALLY STATED EXPLICITLY IN SOME OF THE DOCUMENTATION THAT OF THE DOCUMENTATION THAT MS. WHITE HAS PROVIDED SO THAT'S MS. WHITE HAS PROVIDED SO THAT'S INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTIONAL INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTIONAL PERCENTAGE BASED ON CALCULATION PERCENTAGE BASED ON CALCULATION THAT WE HAVE TO DO FOR THE THAT WE HAVE TO DO FOR THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAVING ANSWERED ANY QUESTIONS HAVING ANSWERED ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR REVIEW.

YOU MAY HAVE FOR REVIEW. >> YOU MAY THINK ABOUT ANY

>> YOU MAY THINK ABOUT ANY QUESTION YOU HAVE BUT WE'RE

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QUESTION YOU HAVE BUT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A VERY BRIEF PAUSE GOING TO TAKE A VERY BRIEF PAUSE BEFORE WE GET INTO THE REMAINDER BEFORE WE GET INTO THE REMAINDER OF THIS IN OUR NEW BUSINESS.

OF THIS IN OUR NEW BUSINESS. PLEASE.

PLEASE. SO WE WILL BE BACK TOGETHER IN SO WE WILL BE BACK TOGETHER IN ABOUT FIVE OR SIX MINUTES.

ABOUT FIVE OR SIX MINUTES. >> THANK YOU.

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>> THANK YOU. >> DOCTOR RALEY WE ARE AND ITEMS

>> DOCTOR RALEY WE ARE AND ITEMS FOR BOARD REVIEW, ARE THERE FOR BOARD REVIEW, ARE THERE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE REPORTS THERE? OF THE REPORTS THERE? MS. HORN?

MS. HORN? >> YES, SIR.

>> YES, SIR. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL DISCUSSION ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL PERCENTAGE PLEASE.

[C. Instructional Percentage]

PERCENTAGE PLEASE. I THINK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT I THINK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE WORK THAT WE DO IN THE TO THE WORK THAT WE DO IN THE SUPPORT THAT WE GET FROM OUR SUPPORT THAT WE GET FROM OUR GOOCHLAND CITIZEN.

GOOCHLAND CITIZEN. WITH THAT BE MISS WHITE.

WITH THAT BE MISS WHITE. >> BOARD MEMBERS JUST SO YOU

>> BOARD MEMBERS JUST SO YOU KNOW FROM A REPORTING PROCESS WE KNOW FROM A REPORTING PROCESS WE COMPLETE AN ANNUAL SCORE REPORT.

COMPLETE AN ANNUAL SCORE REPORT. MS. WHITE AND HER TEAM DO AND IT MS. WHITE AND HER TEAM DO AND IT IS PUBLISHED AND COMPLETED BY IS PUBLISHED AND COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 30 OF EVERY YEAR AND SEPTEMBER 30 OF EVERY YEAR AND REVIEWED BY THE VV OEM PUBLISHED REVIEWED BY THE VV OEM PUBLISHED AFTER THAT.

AFTER THAT. THE VARIETY OF METRICS THAT ARE THE VARIETY OF METRICS THAT ARE USED IN DEFINITION OF WHAT IS USED IN DEFINITION OF WHAT IS INSTRUCTIONAL AND WHAT IS NOT INSTRUCTIONAL AND WHAT IS NOT SEEMS TO BE A THEME FOR TONIGHT.

SEEMS TO BE A THEME FOR TONIGHT. WE CALCULATE ALL OF THAT BACK IN WE CALCULATE ALL OF THAT BACK IN THE MCDONNELL ADMINISTRATION THE MCDONNELL ADMINISTRATION THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION THAT THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION THAT INSTRUCTIONAL FUNDS ARE 55% OF INSTRUCTIONAL FUNDS ARE 55% OF YOUR BUDGET, THAT WAS AN YOUR BUDGET, THAT WAS AN ARBITRARY NUMBER AT THE TIME BUT ARBITRARY NUMBER AT THE TIME BUT ONE THAT WE HAVE CONTINUED TO

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ONE THAT WE HAVE CONTINUED TO REPORT THERE IS NO POSITIVE OR REPORT THERE IS NO POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE ASSOCIATED WITH NEGATIVE ASSOCIATED WITH EXCEEDING OR GOING BEYOND THAT EXCEEDING OR GOING BEYOND THAT THRESHOLD BUT WE HAVE THRESHOLD BUT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A MODERATE DECLINE EXPERIENCED A MODERATE DECLINE IN THE PERCENTAGE OVER TIME BUT IN THE PERCENTAGE OVER TIME BUT IS SOMETHING NO SIGNIFICANT.

IS SOMETHING NO SIGNIFICANT. I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO KEEP IN I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO KEEP IN MIND, WE ARE DEALING WITH MIND, WE ARE DEALING WITH FEDERAL FUNDS, WE NEVER DEAL FEDERAL FUNDS, WE NEVER DEAL WITH HANDLING IN THE PAST, WITH HANDLING IN THE PAST, THERE'S A VARIETY OF RESOURCES THERE'S A VARIETY OF RESOURCES THAT GO INTO THAT EQUATION SO I THAT GO INTO THAT EQUATION SO I DON'T THINK IT'S A POSITIVE OR DON'T THINK IT'S A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE THAT ARE PRESENTED TO NEGATIVE THAT ARE PRESENTED TO 64.73% QUITE HONESTLY.

64.73% QUITE HONESTLY. I THINK IT IS WHAT IT IS WE ARE I THINK IT IS WHAT IT IS WE ARE STRONG PHYSICAL STEWARDS OF THE STRONG PHYSICAL STEWARDS OF THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND WE TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND WE CERTAINLY DEDICATE AS MANY CERTAINLY DEDICATE AS MANY RESOURCES TO THE CLASSROOM AS WE RESOURCES TO THE CLASSROOM AS WE CAN.

CAN. WE DID SEE AN INCREASE IN OUR WE DID SEE AN INCREASE IN OUR PER-PUPIL COST ASSOCIATED WITH PER-PUPIL COST ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATIONS OVER SCHOOL DIVISION OPERATIONS OVER SCHOOL DIVISION THAT DID INCREASE.

THAT DID INCREASE. THAT IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE THAT IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE FEDERAL RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE FEDERAL RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.

RECEIVED FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. SO IN TIME I EXPECTED THAT RATIO SO IN TIME I EXPECTED THAT RATIO WOULD CHANGE ONCE A FEDERAL WOULD CHANGE ONCE A FEDERAL DOLLARS ARE GONE AND WE WANT TO DOLLARS ARE GONE AND WE WANT TO NORMALIZE MORE BACK TO WHAT WE NORMALIZE MORE BACK TO WHAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED HISTORICALLY HAVE EXPERIENCED HISTORICALLY BUT ULTIMATELY AT THE END OF THE BUT ULTIMATELY AT THE END OF THE DAY FOR OUR PER-PUPIL DAY FOR OUR PER-PUPIL EXPENDITURE AND ALSO WERE EXPENDITURE AND ALSO WERE GETTING A WORTHWHILE INVESTMENT GETTING A WORTHWHILE INVESTMENT OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO GET THE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO GET THE SUCCESS OF OUR SCHOOL DIVISION.

SUCCESS OF OUR SCHOOL DIVISION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THIS MORNING.

QUESTIONS THIS MORNING. INTERESTING.

INTERESTING. >> THANK YOU, SIR, WITH THE

>> THANK YOU, SIR, WITH THE PER-PUPIL AMOUNT WE'RE GOING TO PER-PUPIL AMOUNT WE'RE GOING TO SEE A BLIP IN THE RADAR, BECAUSE SEE A BLIP IN THE RADAR, BECAUSE OF ALL THE FEDERAL DOLLARS IT'S OF ALL THE FEDERAL DOLLARS IT'S GOT A FLATTEN OUT AT SOME POINT?

GOT A FLATTEN OUT AT SOME POINT? >> WE HAVE $5 MILLION

>> WE HAVE $5 MILLION APPROXIMATELY, 2.5 MILLION A APPROXIMATELY, 2.5 MILLION A YEAR, THIS YEAR AND THEN IT GOES YEAR, THIS YEAR AND THEN IT GOES AWAY BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER AWAY BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER YEAR I SUSPECT THE SAME THING YEAR I SUSPECT THE SAME THING HAPPENING ACROSS THE STATE SO HAPPENING ACROSS THE STATE SO WE'RE GOING TO BE TRACKING.

WE'RE GOING TO BE TRACKING. >> WE WILL BE TRACKING WITH THE

>> WE WILL BE TRACKING WITH THE REST OF THE STATE AND A REST OF THE STATE AND A PERCENTAGE.

PERCENTAGE. WE TRADITIONALLY STAY UNDER, WE WE TRADITIONALLY STAY UNDER, WE CONTINUE TO STAY UNDER, EVERY CONTINUE TO STAY UNDER, EVERY DIVISION IS HAVING TO DEAL WITH DIVISION IS HAVING TO DEAL WITH HANDLING THIS EXTRA MONEY.

HANDLING THIS EXTRA MONEY. >> WILL BE ABLE TO COMPARE

>> WILL BE ABLE TO COMPARE ASSAULTS AGAINST OTHERS ONCE ASSAULTS AGAINST OTHERS ONCE THIS IS ANALYZED AND CRITIQUED THIS IS ANALYZED AND CRITIQUED BY THE BOE AND SEE WHERE WE BY THE BOE AND SEE WHERE WE BRING TO COMPARISON WITH OTHERS BRING TO COMPARISON WITH OTHERS ACROSS THE COMMON LAW.

ACROSS THE COMMON LAW. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, JUST A

>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, JUST A QUICK COMMENT I SHARED THIS WITH QUICK COMMENT I SHARED THIS WITH DOCTOR RALEY AND MR. WRIGHT DOCTOR RALEY AND MR. WRIGHT DURING OUR PREP.

DURING OUR PREP. ONCE YOU'RE CLOSER TO EDUCATION, ONCE YOU'RE CLOSER TO EDUCATION, EVERY NEW STORY CATCHES YOUR EVERY NEW STORY CATCHES YOUR ATTENTION RELATED TO EDUCATION, ATTENTION RELATED TO EDUCATION, OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH IN OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ARE SPENDING WASHINGTON, D.C. ARE SPENDING SOME 31 AND A HALF THOUSAND SOME 31 AND A HALF THOUSAND DOLLARS PER-PUPIL AND WERE DOLLARS PER-PUPIL AND WERE SPENDING HALF THAT AND QUITE SPENDING HALF THAT AND QUITE FRANKLY AN ARSENAL OF ACCOLADES FRANKLY AN ARSENAL OF ACCOLADES AND SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES INTO THE AND SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES INTO THE CITIZENRY AND THE STRONG RETURN CITIZENRY AND THE STRONG RETURN ON THEIR INVESTMENT EDUCATION ON THEIR INVESTMENT EDUCATION AND GOOCHLAND AND WANT TO AND GOOCHLAND AND WANT TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS IN FOLKS THAT ENCOURAGE OTHERS IN FOLKS THAT MAY NOT BE CLOSE TO THE DETAILS, MAY NOT BE CLOSE TO THE DETAILS, WHAT YOU MEAN THE COST OF $15000 WHAT YOU MEAN THE COST OF $15000 TO EDUCATE A KID.

TO EDUCATE A KID. JUST HAVE A LOOK AROUND AND 20 N JUST HAVE A LOOK AROUND AND 20 N VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA. >> THANK YOU, MS. WHITE, THANK

>> THANK YOU, MS. WHITE, THANK YOU.

[A. Discussion of Policies KLB and KLB-F]

YOU. HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR US TO HAVE HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR US TO HAVE SOME NEW BUSINESS BUT TONIGHT SOME NEW BUSINESS BUT TONIGHT THERE HAS BEEN AN ITEM ADDED THERE HAS BEEN AN ITEM ADDED UNDER NEW BUSINESS AND I BELIEVE UNDER NEW BUSINESS AND I BELIEVE DOCTOR RALEY IS GOING TO CAPTURE DOCTOR RALEY IS GOING TO CAPTURE THE FOCUS FOR JUST A MOMENT AND THE FOCUS FOR JUST A MOMENT AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE FLOOR OPEN THEN WE'LL HAVE THE FLOOR OPEN FOR COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION.

FOR COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION. THIS IS AN INFORMATION ITEM, THIS IS AN INFORMATION ITEM, THERE IS NO VOTE, NO ACTION THERE IS NO VOTE, NO ACTION REQUIRED, IT IS A THINKING TIME REQUIRED, IT IS A THINKING TIME I INVITE YOU TO LISTEN TO THE I INVITE YOU TO LISTEN TO THE COMMENTS AND THEN WE WILL SHARE COMMENTS AND THEN WE WILL SHARE ANYTHING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO.

ANYTHING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO. >> THERE MAY BE MORE QUESTIONS

>> THERE MAY BE MORE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, I WILL ASK AND ANSWERS, I WILL ASK QUESTIONS JUST TO GET US TO QUESTIONS JUST TO GET US TO PONDER AND THINK A LITTLE BIT PONDER AND THINK A LITTLE BIT AND WHAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT DO AND WHAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT DO REGARDING THESE POLICIES AND WE REGARDING THESE POLICIES AND WE WANT TO KNOW FOR POLICIES ARE WANT TO KNOW FOR POLICIES ARE APPROPRIATE AND REALLY APPROPRIATE AND REALLY PRACTICAL.

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PRACTICAL. THE LAST WAS IN 2014 THE THE LAST WAS IN 2014 THE REVISION IN JUNE OF 2022 WAS ON REVISION IN JUNE OF 2022 WAS ON SUBSTANTIVE AND VERY MODERN SUBSTANTIVE AND VERY MODERN CHANGE.

CHANGE. IN THE POLICY CREATED IN 2014, IN THE POLICY CREATED IN 2014, HERE WE ARE IN 2022 IN THE WORLD HERE WE ARE IN 2022 IN THE WORLD HAS CHANGED A LOT SINCE THEN AND HAS CHANGED A LOT SINCE THEN AND IT'S IMPORTANT AS THE QUESTION IT'S IMPORTANT AS THE QUESTION IS THIS POLICY REALLY RELEVANT IS THIS POLICY REALLY RELEVANT FOR 2022 AND BEYOND IN THIS A FOR 2022 AND BEYOND IN THIS A POLICY AFFABLE GOAL TO OUR WORK POLICY AFFABLE GOAL TO OUR WORK NOW IN THIS HEADSET ON OUR NOW IN THIS HEADSET ON OUR SHELVES AND COLLECTED DUST HAS SHELVES AND COLLECTED DUST HAS BEEN ~ 12 MONTHS SINCE HIS BEEN ~ 12 MONTHS SINCE HIS POLICY IS GOTTEN ATTENTION AND POLICY IS GOTTEN ATTENTION AND WE ACTUALLY HAD TO USE THE WE ACTUALLY HAD TO USE THE POLICY.

POLICY. AND AS WE WORK THROUGH THE AND AS WE WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS OF IMPLANTING THIS PROCESS OF IMPLANTING THIS POLICY, WE ASKED THE QUESTION IS POLICY, WE ASKED THE QUESTION IS IMPRACTICAL AND ARE THERE IMPRACTICAL AND ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO MAKE IT OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO MAKE IT A BETTER PROCESS FOR THOSE AND A BETTER PROCESS FOR THOSE AND IS THERE A WAY FOR US AS STAFF IS THERE A WAY FOR US AS STAFF WHETHER THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE WHETHER THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE PROCESS QUITE HONESTLY.

PROCESS QUITE HONESTLY. AND DO WE WANT TO PROVIDE SOME AND DO WE WANT TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS AND MAKE ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS AND MAKE IT A BETTER EXPENSE FOR THE IT A BETTER EXPENSE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WHO MAKES A REQUEST INDIVIDUAL WHO MAKES A REQUEST OF CHALLENGE MATERIALS AND THOSE OF CHALLENGE MATERIALS AND THOSE WHO ARE REVIEWING THEM.

WHO ARE REVIEWING THEM. SCHOOL DIVISIONS HAVE A VARIETY SCHOOL DIVISIONS HAVE A VARIETY OF WAYS OF HANDLING THIS.

OF WAYS OF HANDLING THIS. AND IT'S UNIQUE TO THE AND YOU AND IT'S UNIQUE TO THE AND YOU CAN BUILD POLICIES UNTIL THE CAN BUILD POLICIES UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME WHENEVER BUT IS COWS COME HOME WHENEVER BUT IS HANDLING THIS A LITTLE HANDLING THIS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY QUITE HONESTLY AND DIFFERENTLY QUITE HONESTLY AND HOW DO WE WANT TO HANDLE THAT.

HOW DO WE WANT TO HANDLE THAT. YOU HAVE A POLICY WHICH IS YOUR YOU HAVE A POLICY WHICH IS YOUR POLICY, BOARD MEMBERS HAVE VOTED POLICY, BOARD MEMBERS HAVE VOTED ON THIS POLICY AND ULTIMATELY ON THIS POLICY AND ULTIMATELY THAT WOULD TAKE A VOTE BY YOU TO THAT WOULD TAKE A VOTE BY YOU TO CHANGE YOUR POLICY.

CHANGE YOUR POLICY. FIRST READING IN SECOND READING FIRST READING IN SECOND READING AS WE EXPERIENCE THIS EVENING.

AS WE EXPERIENCE THIS EVENING. YOU HAVE INTO THE AGENDA BOARD YOU HAVE INTO THE AGENDA BOARD MEMBERS AND INDUSTRY TO MEMO MEMBERS AND INDUSTRY TO MEMO THAT WAS PUBLISHED LAST YEAR END THAT WAS PUBLISHED LAST YEAR END AS A RESULT OF US TRYING TO WORK AS A RESULT OF US TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THIS AS STAFF IN THE THROUGH THIS AS STAFF IN THE DECISION WAS MADE IN THE SPRING DECISION WAS MADE IN THE SPRING OF THE YEAR THAT ONCE WE RECEIVE OF THE YEAR THAT ONCE WE RECEIVE A CHALLENGE REQUEST THAT HER A CHALLENGE REQUEST THAT HER UNDERSTANDING WAS THE INDIVIDUAL UNDERSTANDING WAS THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS MAKING THAT REQUEST WAS WHO WAS MAKING THAT REQUEST WAS ACTING IN GOOD FAITH AND HAD A ACTING IN GOOD FAITH AND HAD A LEGITIMATE CONCERN AND LEGITIMATE CONCERN AND ULTIMATELY AS WE WERE REVIEWING ULTIMATELY AS WE WERE REVIEWING THE REQUEST, WE ASKED STAFF IF THE REQUEST, WE ASKED STAFF IF ORGAN PULLED OUT OF CIRCULATION ORGAN PULLED OUT OF CIRCULATION WHILE THE REVIEW IS BEING DONE.

WHILE THE REVIEW IS BEING DONE. THAT WAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE THAT WAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION.

DECISION. CERCERTAINLY SOMETHING LIKE THIS CERCERTAINLY SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD NOT REQUIRE BOARD ACTION WOULD NOT REQUIRE BOARD ACTION BUT IF THE BOARD HAS BUT IF THE BOARD HAS PERSPECTIVES AND VOICES RELATED PERSPECTIVES AND VOICES RELATED TO HOW WE AS STAFF HAVE HANDLED TO HOW WE AS STAFF HAVE HANDLED THIS, WE SURELY WANT TO HEAR THIS, WE SURELY WANT TO HEAR THAT VOICE TONIGHT AND THAT VOICE TONIGHT AND ULTIMATELY BOARD MEMBERS WE WANT ULTIMATELY BOARD MEMBERS WE WANT TO EVALUATE WHETHER OR NOT WHAT TO EVALUATE WHETHER OR NOT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS APPROPRIATE FOR WE'RE DOING IS APPROPRIATE FOR SCHOOL DIVISION IF THERE'S AN SCHOOL DIVISION IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFINE, APPROVE OPPORTUNITY TO REFINE, APPROVE AND ADJUST, WE SADLY WANT TO DO AND ADJUST, WE SADLY WANT TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE THIS A POSITIVE AND MAKE THIS A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE CONCERNS BUT ALSO RECOGNIZE HAVE CONCERNS BUT ALSO RECOGNIZE THE TIME, EFFORT FROM A STAFFS THE TIME, EFFORT FROM A STAFFS POINT AS WELL.

POINT AS WELL. WERE WELCOME TO THE FEEDBACK WERE WELCOME TO THE FEEDBACK THAT THE BOARD HAS IT IF YOU THAT THE BOARD HAS IT IF YOU DIRECTION FROM US FROM STAFF, WE DIRECTION FROM US FROM STAFF, WE ARE HAPPY TO CERTAINLY FOLLOW ARE HAPPY TO CERTAINLY FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THAT.

THROUGH WITH THAT. >> BOARD MEMBERS.

>> BOARD MEMBERS. BOARD IS OPEN FOR COMMENT.

BOARD IS OPEN FOR COMMENT. OR A RESPONSE, AND EXPRESSION OF OR A RESPONSE, AND EXPRESSION OF THE CONCERN OR ALL OF THE ABOVE.

THE CONCERN OR ALL OF THE ABOVE. >> LET ME START IF I MAY, I'M

>> LET ME START IF I MAY, I'M THE ONE WHO SUGGESTED THAT WE THE ONE WHO SUGGESTED THAT WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION.

HAVE THIS CONVERSATION. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WHEN WE I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WHEN WE EITHER WROTE THIS POLICY WAY EITHER WROTE THIS POLICY WAY BACK WHEN AND WHEN WE RECENTLY BACK WHEN AND WHEN WE RECENTLY MODIFIED HOW WE ADMINISTRATED MODIFIED HOW WE ADMINISTRATED THE ADDRESS THIS, I DON'T THINK THE ADDRESS THIS, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY EVER SAW A MASS DUMP ANYBODY EVER SAW A MASS DUMP TYPE OF THING.

TYPE OF THING. DROPPED IN OUR LAST 30 TO DROPPED IN OUR LAST 30 TO REQUEST ALL THAT ONCE AT THE REQUEST ALL THAT ONCE AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE POSSIBLE ON A VERY LAST MINUTE POSSIBLE ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON. I THINK THAT WAS A SURPRISE TO I THINK THAT WAS A SURPRISE TO EVERYONE.

EVERYONE. AND I THINK NOT SURPRISINGLY, AND I THINK NOT SURPRISINGLY, THERE WAS SHOCK WAVES THAT WENT THERE WAS SHOCK WAVES THAT WENT THROUGHOUT HER SCHOOL ABOUT THROUGHOUT HER SCHOOL ABOUT THAT.

THAT. I DON'T THINK THERE WAS A PERSON I DON'T THINK THERE WAS A PERSON ANYWHERE NEAR THAT BUILDING THAT ANYWHERE NEAR THAT BUILDING THAT DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON BY 5:00 P.M.

GOING ON BY 5:00 P.M. IT WAS A BIG DEAL.

IT WAS A BIG DEAL. IT RAISES A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS IT RAISES A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE EFFECTIVELY GO TO ABOUT HOW WE EFFECTIVELY GO TO THIS PROCESS.

THIS PROCESS. FIRST OFF I THINK IT WAS IN MY FIRST OFF I THINK IT WAS IN MY ASSUMPTION A LIST THAT WAS ASSUMPTION A LIST THAT WAS PROVIDED TO SOMEBODY IN THE PROVIDED TO SOMEBODY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WAS COPY PASTED COMMUNITY THAT WAS COPY PASTED INTO A FORM AND GIVEN TO US.

INTO A FORM AND GIVEN TO US. 15% OF THAT LIST AND EVEN IN OUR 15% OF THAT LIST AND EVEN IN OUR LIBRARIES.

LIBRARIES. THAT JUST SORT OF REINFORCES TO THAT JUST SORT OF REINFORCES TO ME THAT THERE IS OUTSIDE ME THAT THERE IS OUTSIDE INFLUENCE IN WHAT'S GOING ON.

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INFLUENCE IN WHAT'S GOING ON. AND THAT'S PROBABLY ALWAYS GOING AND THAT'S PROBABLY ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE CASE, EVERYBODY HAS TO BE THE CASE, EVERYBODY HAS OUTSIDE INFLUENCE.

OUTSIDE INFLUENCE. EVERYBODY WATCHES NEWS AND TALKS EVERYBODY WATCHES NEWS AND TALKS TO THEIR NEIGHBORS OR HAVE TO THEIR NEIGHBORS OR HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT HOW THINGS STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT HOW THINGS SHOULD BE DONE IN THEIR LOCAL SHOULD BE DONE IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES BUT MORE THAN COMMUNITIES BUT MORE THAN WILLING TO SHARE HOW THAT WILLING TO SHARE HOW THAT COMMUNITY OVER THERE SHOULD ALSO COMMUNITY OVER THERE SHOULD ALSO DO THAT TO.

DO THAT TO. THAT'S A LOT OF WHAT WE HAVE THAT'S A LOT OF WHAT WE HAVE HERE.

HERE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY SET I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY SET THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR THIS.

FOR THIS. THAT'S WHY I WANTED THE THAT'S WHY I WANTED THE CONVERSATION.

CONVERSATION. THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS THAT THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS THAT COME INTO THERE.

COME INTO THERE. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S WORSE I UNDERSTAND THERE'S WORSE THINGS IN WHATEVER BOOKS WAS 603 THINGS IN WHATEVER BOOKS WAS 603 PAGES LONG AND WAS SHE REALLY PAGES LONG AND WAS SHE REALLY SUPPOSED TO READ THAT BEFORE SUPPOSED TO READ THAT BEFORE SUBMITTING THEM.

SUBMITTING THEM. I'M SORRY THERE IS A 603 PAGE I'M SORRY THERE IS A 603 PAGE BOOK THAT IS OUT THERE BUT I DO BOOK THAT IS OUT THERE BUT I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T FALL SUBJECT TO A LIST ON DON'T FALL SUBJECT TO A LIST ON THE INTERNET.

THE INTERNET. THAT IS WHAT THIS BOILED DOWN TO THAT IS WHAT THIS BOILED DOWN TO IN MY OPINION AND I THINK THAT IN MY OPINION AND I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WOULD HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A PROCESS THIS IS GOING TO BE A PROCESS THAT IF WE WENT THROUGH THIS THAT IF WE WENT THROUGH THIS WITH FIDELITY IT WOULD LAST US WITH FIDELITY IT WOULD LAST US AT LEAST A YEAR.

AT LEAST A YEAR. WE'D BE REALLY LUCKY EVEN WITH WE'D BE REALLY LUCKY EVEN WITH THE 15% OF THIS LIST THAT THE 15% OF THIS LIST THAT DOESN'T EVEN EXIST IN OUR DOESN'T EVEN EXIST IN OUR LIBRARY.

LIBRARY. WE'D BE LUCKY TO TRY TO FINISH WE'D BE LUCKY TO TRY TO FINISH ALL OF THIS BY THE END OF THE ALL OF THIS BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THAT PROCESS IS SCHOOL YEAR AND THAT PROCESS IS GOING TO END UP COSTING US GOING TO END UP COSTING US BETWEEN 55 AND $90000 DEPENDING BETWEEN 55 AND $90000 DEPENDING UPON THE VERACITY OF THE PROCESS UPON THE VERACITY OF THE PROCESS AND ANY CHALLENGES THAT THERE AND ANY CHALLENGES THAT THERE ARE APPEALS AND THINGS LIKE ARE APPEALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THAT. SO I THINK IT REPRESENTS A SO I THINK IT REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT RESOURCE CALL FOR SIGNIFICANT RESOURCE CALL FOR US.

US. I THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS I THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY NOT TENABLE FOR US RIGHT CLEARLY NOT TENABLE FOR US RIGHT NOW.

NOW. I THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE HAD SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS WE'VE HAD SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS LEAVE THE DIVISION AND SAY LEAVE THE DIVISION AND SAY SPECIFICALLY THAT THIS TYPE OF SPECIFICALLY THAT THIS TYPE OF THING IS PART OF THE REASON WHY THING IS PART OF THE REASON WHY THEY ARE LEAVING AND WHY WE SAW THEY ARE LEAVING AND WHY WE SAW IN THE EXIT INTERVIEW STUFF THAT IN THE EXIT INTERVIEW STUFF THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE LEAVING THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE LEAVING THE PROFESSION JUST TO GET OUT THE PROFESSION JUST TO GET OUT OF THE RANK AROUND OF SCHOOLS.

OF THE RANK AROUND OF SCHOOLS. FOR WHATEVER REASON IT IS VERY FOR WHATEVER REASON IT IS VERY POPULAR TO MAKE SCHOOLS THE POPULAR TO MAKE SCHOOLS THE LINCHPIN AROUND WHERE THERE'S A LINCHPIN AROUND WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF POLITICAL DEBATE RIGHT LOT OF POLITICAL DEBATE RIGHT NOW AND I GET IT.

NOW AND I GET IT. I THINK IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY I THINK IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY EFFECTIVE IN MANY WAYS TO GET EFFECTIVE IN MANY WAYS TO GET THINGS DONE.

THINGS DONE. BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THE POLICY BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THE POLICY THAT WE HAVE AND MORE TO YOUR THAT WE HAVE AND MORE TO YOUR POINT DOCTOR RALEY, OUR MINISTRY POINT DOCTOR RALEY, OUR MINISTRY TO PROCESS THEIR EVER FORESAW TO PROCESS THEIR EVER FORESAW ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

ANYTHING LIKE THIS. SO THERE ARE THINGS THAT I'M SO THERE ARE THINGS THAT I'M ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT.

ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT. I WASN'T TRYING TO PROVIDE I WASN'T TRYING TO PROVIDE ANSWERS.

ANSWERS. I JUST WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS. SHOULD PEOPLE READ THE BOOK AND SHOULD PEOPLE READ THE BOOK AND UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING, THE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING, THE CONTEXT IN WHICH IS HAPPENING OR CONTEXT IN WHICH IS HAPPENING OR STATED, YOU KNOW SHE MENTIONED STATED, YOU KNOW SHE MENTIONED THAT THESE BOOKS HAD SEXUALLY THAT THESE BOOKS HAD SEXUALLY EXPLICIT NATURE BUT ACTUALLY EXPLICIT NATURE BUT ACTUALLY SOME OF THEM HAVE NO SEXUALLY SOME OF THEM HAVE NO SEXUALLY SEXUAL CONTENT IN THEM ALL, THEY SEXUAL CONTENT IN THEM ALL, THEY ARE RACE-BASED BOOKS.

ARE RACE-BASED BOOKS. SO I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING SO I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING ELSE TO CONSIDER.

ELSE TO CONSIDER. I THINK IT IS INTERESTING THAT I THINK IT IS INTERESTING THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S LESS OBJECTIVE DOESN'T MEAN IT'S LESS OBJECTIVE OR LESS OFFENSIVE, EXCUSE ME OR LESS OFFENSIVE, EXCUSE ME BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE SEXUALLY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS IN IT.

EXPLICIT MATERIALS IN IT. BUT A BOOK ABOUT A KID WATCHING BUT A BOOK ABOUT A KID WATCHING AN UNJUSTIFIED POLICE SHOOTING AN UNJUSTIFIED POLICE SHOOTING DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT AND I SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT AND I ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE.

WHAT WE HAVE. IN ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I IN ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I ASKED, DO WE EVEN REALLY NEED A ASKED, DO WE EVEN REALLY NEED A LIBRARY ABOUT WE JUST PULL ALL LIBRARY ABOUT WE JUST PULL ALL THE BOOKS OFF THE SHELF RIGHT THE BOOKS OFF THE SHELF RIGHT NOW, LET'S JUST SOLVE THIS NOW, LET'S JUST SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

PROBLEM. BECAUSE WHO'S REALLY USING A BECAUSE WHO'S REALLY USING A BOOK ANYWHERE, ASKED QUESTIONS BOOK ANYWHERE, ASKED QUESTIONS HOW MANY BOOKS ARE CHECKED OUT HOW MANY BOOKS ARE CHECKED OUT RIGHT NOW, I DON'T CARE WHAT THE RIGHT NOW, I DON'T CARE WHAT THE TITLE IS HOW MANY BOOKS ARE

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TITLE IS HOW MANY BOOKS ARE CHECKED OUT, WE CAME BACK WITH CHECKED OUT, WE CAME BACK WITH 400 AND SOME WHICH SURPRISED ME 400 AND SOME WHICH SURPRISED ME BECAUSE THEY REALLY DIDN'T THINK BECAUSE THEY REALLY DIDN'T THINK KIDS WERE USING THEM JUST FROM KIDS WERE USING THEM JUST FROM TALKING TO MY KIDS AND TALKING TO MY KIDS AND NEIGHBORS, THAT SORT OF STUFF, NEIGHBORS, THAT SORT OF STUFF, THEY WENT TO THE LIBRARY TO THEY WENT TO THE LIBRARY TO COLLABORATE.

COLLABORATE. THEY DID NOT GO THERE FOR THEY DID NOT GO THERE FOR LIBRARY BOOKS BUT I WAS WRONG LIBRARY BOOKS BUT I WAS WRONG ABOUT THAT.

ABOUT THAT. I THINK GIVEN THE NUMBER OF I THINK GIVEN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OR THE NUMBER OF BOOKS PEOPLE OR THE NUMBER OF BOOKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY CHECKED OUT THAT ARE CURRENTLY CHECKED OUT IS NOT FEASIBLE TO PULL ALL THE IS NOT FEASIBLE TO PULL ALL THE BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY BUT THAT BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY BUT THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I ASKED, SHOULD WE DO THIS SHOULD ASKED, SHOULD WE DO THIS SHOULD WE HAVE THIS, DO WE NEED TO WE HAVE THIS, DO WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT STAFFING THE THINK ABOUT STAFFING THE POSITION TO TAKE THIS ON BECAUSE POSITION TO TAKE THIS ON BECAUSE THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGES ARE THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGES ARE SIMPLY THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGES, SIMPLY THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGES, WHAT ELSE IS GOING TO BE COMING WHAT ELSE IS GOING TO BE COMING DOWN THE PIPE AND HOW QUICKLY, DOWN THE PIPE AND HOW QUICKLY, DO WE NEED TO PUT IN TO OUR DO WE NEED TO PUT IN TO OUR POLICY, DO WE NEED TO PUT INTO POLICY, DO WE NEED TO PUT INTO OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND EXPECTED TIMELINE FOR ADDRESSING EXPECTED TIMELINE FOR ADDRESSING THESE TYPES OF THINGS? THESE TYPES OF THINGS? THANKS FOR THIS LIST BUT CHOOSE THANKS FOR THIS LIST BUT CHOOSE WHICH ONE YOU WANT TO START WITH WHICH ONE YOU WANT TO START WITH BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO TAKE US A BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO TAKE US A YEAR TO GET THROUGH IT OR YEAR TO GET THROUGH IT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF VERY I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF VERY LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS THAT WE LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE AFTER AND SHOULD HAVE AFTER AND EFFECTIVELY WHETHER INTENDED OR EFFECTIVELY WHETHER INTENDED OR NOT, BY SUBMITTING A LIST, YOU NOT, BY SUBMITTING A LIST, YOU HAVE REMOVED A LOT OF BOOKS, ALL HAVE REMOVED A LOT OF BOOKS, ALL AT ONE TIME WITHOUT ANY THOUGHT AT ONE TIME WITHOUT ANY THOUGHT OF WHETHER THESE ARE RIGHT OR OF WHETHER THESE ARE RIGHT OR WRONG.

WRONG. WHILE I APPRECIATE AND SUPPORT WHILE I APPRECIATE AND SUPPORT IT AND VOTED WHOLEHEARTEDLY FOR IT AND VOTED WHOLEHEARTEDLY FOR THE THOUGHT OF REMOVING THE BOOK THE THOUGHT OF REMOVING THE BOOK WHEN IT'S IN QUESTION.

WHEN IT'S IN QUESTION. MY ANSWER SOFTENS DRAMATICALLY MY ANSWER SOFTENS DRAMATICALLY WHEN IT'S A WHOLE LIST OF STUFF WHEN IT'S A WHOLE LIST OF STUFF ALL AT ONE TIME WITH ALL AT ONE TIME WITH ACKNOWLEDGED NO READING OF THE ACKNOWLEDGED NO READING OF THE CONTENT OF THESE BOOKS.

CONTENT OF THESE BOOKS. NO EXAMPLE, AT LEAST IN WHAT I NO EXAMPLE, AT LEAST IN WHAT I SAW OF WHAT IS OFFENSIVE WERE SAW OF WHAT IS OFFENSIVE WERE CITATIONS OF WHAT'S IN THERE.

CITATIONS OF WHAT'S IN THERE. NO REAL EXPLANATION NECESSARILY NO REAL EXPLANATION NECESSARILY ON ALL BUT SEVEN OF THOSE OF ON ALL BUT SEVEN OF THOSE OF WHAT WAS OBJECTION AT ALL.

WHAT WAS OBJECTION AT ALL. JUST, YOU WILL GET SOME JUST, YOU WILL GET SOME MATERIALS.

MATERIALS. SO WHEN DOES THE START, ANOTHER SO WHEN DOES THE START, ANOTHER ONE OF MY QUESTIONS DO WE HAVE ONE OF MY QUESTIONS DO WE HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE MATERIALS AND TO HAVE ALL THE MATERIALS AND UNDERSTAND WHAT'S OBJECTIONABLE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S OBJECTIONABLE BEFORE WE THINK ABOUT PULLING BEFORE WE THINK ABOUT PULLING SOMETHING FROM THE LIST, FROM SOMETHING FROM THE LIST, FROM THE LIBRARIES.

THE LIBRARIES. IT JUST RAISED MORE QUESTIONS IT JUST RAISED MORE QUESTIONS FOR ME THEN ANYTHING ELSE.

FOR ME THEN ANYTHING ELSE. NOT NECESSARILY FEEL STRONGLY NOT NECESSARILY FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT WHICH WEIGHT WE WOULD NEED ABOUT WHICH WEIGHT WE WOULD NEED TO GO WITH THIS.

TO GO WITH THIS. I JUST THINK WHAT WE HAVE IS A I JUST THINK WHAT WE HAVE IS A POLICY THAT IS LIKE A PASSING POLICY THAT IS LIKE A PASSING NOTE IN WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO NOTE IN WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE.

ACCOMPLISH HERE. IT DOES NOT DEFINE WELL, AT IT DOES NOT DEFINE WELL, AT LEAST MINISTRY DIDDLY WHAT WERE LEAST MINISTRY DIDDLY WHAT WERE GOING TO DO WITH THINGS IN OTHER GOING TO DO WITH THINGS IN OTHER QUESTIONS I'M JUST THROWING ALL QUESTIONS I'M JUST THROWING ALL OF THEM BECAUSE THEY THINK OF MY OF THEM BECAUSE THEY THINK OF MY VERY ADD BRAIN SHOULD THERE BE A VERY ADD BRAIN SHOULD THERE BE A LIMIT TO HOW MANY YOU CAN DO AT LIMIT TO HOW MANY YOU CAN DO AT ANY ONE TIME? ANY ONE TIME? AND I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO AND I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.

THAT. MANY OF THESE QUESTIONS I MANY OF THESE QUESTIONS I ACTUALLY HAVE STRONG NEGATIVE ACTUALLY HAVE STRONG NEGATIVE REACTIONS TO MY QUESTIONS.

REACTIONS TO MY QUESTIONS. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD LIMIT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD LIMIT HOW MANY SHOULD BE IN THERE.

HOW MANY SHOULD BE IN THERE. BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY EVER BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY EVER ANTICIPATED ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

ANTICIPATED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. IT'S THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO IT'S THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO BRING ALL THIS UP, HERE WE ARE BRING ALL THIS UP, HERE WE ARE STRAPPED, WE ARE LUCKY, WE ARE STRAPPED, WE ARE LUCKY, WE ARE SO LUCKY.

SO LUCKY. IS IT MORE IMPORTANT FOR OUR IS IT MORE IMPORTANT FOR OUR STAFF TO DO THE JOB THAT WE STAFF TO DO THE JOB THAT WE HIRED THEM FOR WERE TO DO THIS HIRED THEM FOR WERE TO DO THIS NEW TASK THAT MAY JUST FALL TO NEW TASK THAT MAY JUST FALL TO ONE PERSON BUT MORE LIKELY GOING ONE PERSON BUT MORE LIKELY GOING TO INVADE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE'S TO INVADE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE'S WORK LIVES AND CREATE OTHER PAIN WORK LIVES AND CREATE OTHER PAIN POINT FOR THEM GETTING THINGS POINT FOR THEM GETTING THINGS GRADED IN TIME, CREATING LESSONS GRADED IN TIME, CREATING LESSONS PLANS, SPENDING TIME AFTER PLANS, SPENDING TIME AFTER SCHOOL WITH STUDENTS WHO NEED SCHOOL WITH STUDENTS WHO NEED HELP, COLLABORATING WITH YOUR HELP, COLLABORATING WITH YOUR PEERS, THERE IS A NUMBER OF PEERS, THERE IS A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE WITH THE THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE WITH THE TIME AND RESOURCES THAT THIS

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TIME AND RESOURCES THAT THIS TYPE OF MASS REQUEST DEMANDS.

TYPE OF MASS REQUEST DEMANDS. AGAIN, I'M ASKING A BUNCH OF AGAIN, I'M ASKING A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS THE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS THE RIGHT WAY FOR US TO LOOK AT THIS RIGHT WAY FOR US TO LOOK AT THIS THING AND I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS THING AND I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ALONG THE WAY.

ALONG THE WAY. IT'S REALLY JUST FOR DISCUSSION.

IT'S REALLY JUST FOR DISCUSSION. >> THANK YOU MRS. WRIGHT.

>> THANK YOU MRS. WRIGHT. >> YES, SIR, THINKING

>> YES, SIR, THINKING MR. CHAIRMAN.

MR. CHAIRMAN. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT MR. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT MR. I WAS ALSO VERY CONCERNED ABOUT I WAS ALSO VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS DUMP OF THE LIST REALLY THIS DUMP OF THE LIST REALLY WIPED OUT ENTIRE SHELVES.

WIPED OUT ENTIRE SHELVES. OF OUR BOOKS.

OF OUR BOOKS. AND WITH THAT ENCOURAGED.

AND WITH THAT ENCOURAGED. WE WERE ENCOURAGED TO INCLUDE WE WERE ENCOURAGED TO INCLUDE THAT PULL IN OUR POLICY FROM THAT PULL IN OUR POLICY FROM SOME FOLKS, WE DID THAT.

SOME FOLKS, WE DID THAT. AND THEN THIS CAME RIGHT AFTER AND THEN THIS CAME RIGHT AFTER IT.

IT. I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS AND LOOKING AT THE CURRENT AND LOOKING AT THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT POLICY, BECAUSE WE GOVERNMENT POLICY, BECAUSE WE KNOW THE CURRENT GOVERNOR IN KNOW THE CURRENT GOVERNOR IN THIS POLITICAL RACE HAD A LOT TO THIS POLITICAL RACE HAD A LOT TO DO WITH BRINGING ALL THE DO WITH BRINGING ALL THE ATTENTION TO PARENTS RIGHTS ATTENTION TO PARENTS RIGHTS WHICH AS I STATED EARLIER HAS WHICH AS I STATED EARLIER HAS BEEN FEDERAL POLICY EMBEDDED IN BEEN FEDERAL POLICY EMBEDDED IN THE ASSEMBLY FOR A LONG, LONG, THE ASSEMBLY FOR A LONG, LONG, LONG TIME.

LONG TIME. WITHIN THE COMMITMENT TO WITHIN THE COMMITMENT TO VIRGINIANS, HIGH EXPECTATIONS VIRGINIANS, HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND EXCELLENCE FOR ALL STUDENTS, AND EXCELLENCE FOR ALL STUDENTS, ONE OF THE ITEMS IS TO PROTECT ONE OF THE ITEMS IS TO PROTECT AND NURTURE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND NURTURE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND INQUIRY TO ENSURE EVERY AND INQUIRY TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT IS TAUGHT HOW TO THINK, STUDENT IS TAUGHT HOW TO THINK, NOT WHAT TO THINK.

NOT WHAT TO THINK. WE KEEP PULLING BOOKS, ARE WE WE KEEP PULLING BOOKS, ARE WE DOING THAT? DOING THAT? THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID MY THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID MY MESSAGE TO PARENTS IS THIS, YOU MESSAGE TO PARENTS IS THIS, YOU HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT IN THE HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT IN THE ASSEMBLY TO MAKE DECISIONS WITH ASSEMBLY TO MAKE DECISIONS WITH REGARD TO YOUR CHILD'S REGARD TO YOUR CHILD'S UPBRINGING, EDUCATION AND CARE UPBRINGING, EDUCATION AND CARE AND WE WILL PROTECT AND REASSERT AND WE WILL PROTECT AND REASSERT THAT RIGHT.

THAT RIGHT. SO ARE WE, WITH THIS POLICY ARE SO ARE WE, WITH THIS POLICY ARE WE PROVIDING THAT RIGHT TO EVERY WE PROVIDING THAT RIGHT TO EVERY PARENT TO MAKE THE DECISIONS FOR PARENT TO MAKE THE DECISIONS FOR THEIR CHILD'S UPBRINGING OR ARE THEIR CHILD'S UPBRINGING OR ARE WE ALLOWING ONE GROUPS FOCUS TO WE ALLOWING ONE GROUPS FOCUS TO DETERMINE THAT FOR OTHER DETERMINE THAT FOR OTHER PARENTS.

PARENTS. LASTLY, ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE LASTLY, ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS, AGAIN SAYS THAT THE ORDERS, AGAIN SAYS THAT THE GOVERNOR IS REAFFIRMING THE GOVERNOR IS REAFFIRMING THE RIGHTS OF PARENTS IN THE RIGHTS OF PARENTS IN THE UPBRINGING AND EDUCATION AND UPBRINGING AND EDUCATION AND CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN.

CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN. IN ALL OF THIS POLITICAL IN ALL OF THIS POLITICAL DISCUSSION ABOUT PARENTS AND DISCUSSION ABOUT PARENTS AND PARENT RIGHTS.

PARENT RIGHTS. IT COMES DOWN TO YOU ARE THE IT COMES DOWN TO YOU ARE THE PARENT OF THESE CHILDREN, THIS PARENT OF THESE CHILDREN, THIS IS YOUR RIGHT TO MAKE SOME OF IS YOUR RIGHT TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE DECISIONS.

THOSE DECISIONS. SO I BELIEVE ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS SO I BELIEVE ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS LAST MONTH BROUGHT UP SOMETHING LAST MONTH BROUGHT UP SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE ALREADY IN THE THAT WE HAVE ALREADY IN THE DIVISION AND THAT IT WAS DIVISION AND THAT IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS THE CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS THE ABILITY FOR OUR LIBRARY SERVICE, ABILITY FOR OUR LIBRARY SERVICE, FOR THE PARENT TO KNOW WHAT FOR THE PARENT TO KNOW WHAT BOOKS THE CHILD HAS CHECKED OUT.

BOOKS THE CHILD HAS CHECKED OUT. TO ME THAT'S A PRETTY COOL TO ME THAT'S A PRETTY COOL OPPORTUNITY.

OPPORTUNITY. IF I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ IF I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THE BOOK THAT MY CHILD WAS THE BOOK THAT MY CHILD WAS READING AND THEN HAVE A REAL READING AND THEN HAVE A REAL DISCUSSION ON IT, SOMETIMES IT'S DISCUSSION ON IT, SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO FIND A TOPIC THAT YOU HARD TO FIND A TOPIC THAT YOU HAVE IN COMMON WITH YOUR HAVE IN COMMON WITH YOUR TEENAGER BUT IF YOU'RE READING TEENAGER BUT IF YOU'RE READING THE SAME BOOK, THERE MIGHT BE THE SAME BOOK, THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING THERE THAT YOU CAN SOMETHING THERE THAT YOU CAN HELP THEM LEARN.

HELP THEM LEARN. KIDS ARE GOING TO HAVE QUESTIONS KIDS ARE GOING TO HAVE QUESTIONS AND I'D RATHER THEM GET ANSWERS AND I'D RATHER THEM GET ANSWERS FROM WELL-WRITTEN BOOKS AND FROM FROM WELL-WRITTEN BOOKS AND FROM EACH OTHER MUCH OF THE OTHER EACH OTHER MUCH OF THE OTHER SOURCE OF PETER'S LEARNING.

SOURCE OF PETER'S LEARNING. SO ARE WE TAKING BOOKS OUT BASED SO ARE WE TAKING BOOKS OUT BASED ON SOMETHING THAT MAY BE TAKEN ON SOMETHING THAT MAY BE TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT THAT COULD OUT OF CONTEXT THAT COULD ACTUALLY WRAP UP THROUGHOUT THE ACTUALLY WRAP UP THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STORY, HEY, DON'T DO ENTIRE STORY, HEY, DON'T DO THAT, THAT WAS REALLY HARD FOR THAT, THAT WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME.

ME. I WAS NOT READY FOR THAT.

I WAS NOT READY FOR THAT. WHAT OTHER LESSONS ARE IN THAT WHAT OTHER LESSONS ARE IN THAT BOOK OTHER THAN THOSE STATEMENTS BOOK OTHER THAN THOSE STATEMENTS THAT ARE PULLED OUT, GRANTED THE THAT ARE PULLED OUT, GRANTED THE GRAPHIC NOVEL WAS WAY BEYOND GRAPHIC NOVEL WAS WAY BEYOND BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY HAD VISUALS AS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY HAD VISUALS AS WELL.

WELL. THERE ARE SOME BOOKS IN THERE THERE ARE SOME BOOKS IN THERE THAT SURELY I APPRECIATE THE THAT SURELY I APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION BROUGHT TO THEM BUT ATTENTION BROUGHT TO THEM BUT KIDS PROBABLY HAVE NOT READ THEM KIDS PROBABLY HAVE NOT READ THEM AND I THINK KIDS ARE PRETTY GOOD AND I THINK KIDS ARE PRETTY GOOD AT SELF-CENTERING AS WELL.

AT SELF-CENTERING AS WELL. IF THEY FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AT IF THEY FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AT SOMETHING, THEY WILL LIKELY S SOMETHING, THEY WILL LIKELY S STOP, THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE STOP, THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE ONES THAT ARE CURIOUS.

THE ONES THAT ARE CURIOUS. THERE IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE.

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THERE IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE. BUT I THINK FOR MOST KIDS IF BUT I THINK FOR MOST KIDS IF THEY WERE TO GET INTO SOMETHING THEY WERE TO GET INTO SOMETHING THAT THEY WERE UNCOMFORTABLE THAT THEY WERE UNCOMFORTABLE THEY WOULD'VE CONTINUED IT.

THEY WOULD'VE CONTINUED IT. I THINK WE COULD DO BETTER WITH I THINK WE COULD DO BETTER WITH THIS POLICY TO ENSURE FREEDOM OF THIS POLICY TO ENSURE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND INQUIRY AND ALSO TO SPEECH AND INQUIRY AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE EVERY PARENT HAS THE MAKE SURE EVERY PARENT HAS THE RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEIR CHILD'S UPBRINGING.

THEIR CHILD'S UPBRINGING. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU, SIR. >> DOCTOR RALEY, I'M SORRY.

>> DOCTOR RALEY, I'M SORRY. >> MR. CHAIR, MAY I ASK ONE MORE

>> MR. CHAIR, MAY I ASK ONE MORE QUESTION THAT I FORGOT TO ASK QUESTION THAT I FORGOT TO ASK EARLIER.

EARLIER. >> CERTAINLY.

>> CERTAINLY. >> DOES OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM HAVE

>> DOES OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM HAVE THE CAPABILITIES.

THE CAPABILITIES. I KNOW WE'VE NOTIFIED THAT A I KNOW WE'VE NOTIFIED THAT A BOOK IS BEEN CHECKED OUT SO BOOK IS BEEN CHECKED OUT SO APPARENTLY THERE IS A MEANS FOR APPARENTLY THERE IS A MEANS FOR THAT.

THAT. IS THERE A WAY TO SEEK OUT IS THERE A WAY TO SEEK OUT PERMISSION BEFORE A BOOK IS PERMISSION BEFORE A BOOK IS CHECKED OUT?

CHECKED OUT? >> SOMAND THEN ASKED DOCTOR TO

>> SOMAND THEN ASKED DOCTOR TO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. I BELIEVE THE SYSTEM WOULD ALLOW I BELIEVE THE SYSTEM WOULD ALLOW US TO NOTIFY FOLKS AFTER THE US TO NOTIFY FOLKS AFTER THE BOOK IS CHECKED OUT, NOT TO BE BOOK IS CHECKED OUT, NOT TO BE PROACTIVE IN SEEKING PERMISSION, PROACTIVE IN SEEKING PERMISSION, IS THAT ACCURATE?

IS THAT ACCURATE? >> SO THAT IS ACCURATE.

>> SO THAT IS ACCURATE. BUT WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO BUT WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT NOTES IN ABOUT STUDENTS SO PUT NOTES IN ABOUT STUDENTS SO IF THE PARENT IS WORRIED ABOUT IF THE PARENT IS WORRIED ABOUT CERTAIN TOPICS OR CERTAIN THINGS CERTAIN TOPICS OR CERTAIN THINGS OR TITLES WE COULD PUT NOTES IN OR TITLES WE COULD PUT NOTES IN THE SYSTEM OR SOMEWHERE FOR OUR THE SYSTEM OR SOMEWHERE FOR OUR LIBRARY TEAM TO ACCESS AND THEN LIBRARY TEAM TO ACCESS AND THEN WE COULD SAY, BOBBY YOU WANT TO WE COULD SAY, BOBBY YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT THIS BOOK, FLAG COMES CHECK OUT THIS BOOK, FLAG COMES UP, LET ME REACH OUT TO YOUR UP, LET ME REACH OUT TO YOUR PARENTS TO MAKE SURE IT'S OKAY PARENTS TO MAKE SURE IT'S OKAY AND THEN GET BACK TO YOU.

AND THEN GET BACK TO YOU. >> OKAY, THOSE NOTES WOULD POP

>> OKAY, THOSE NOTES WOULD POP UP WHEN BOBBY, IN YOUR EXAMPLE'S UP WHEN BOBBY, IN YOUR EXAMPLE'S SHOWS UP TO TRY TO CHECK SHOWS UP TO TRY TO CHECK SOMETHING OUT.

SOMETHING OUT. >> YES I WOULD IF ALL HAVE TO

>> YES I WOULD IF ALL HAVE TO WORK WITH THE TEAM AT DESTINY TO WORK WITH THE TEAM AT DESTINY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT BUT IF FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT BUT IF THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT A WAY TO THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO IT THEN I KNOW OUR TEAM COULD DO IT THEN I KNOW OUR TEAM COULD DEFINITELY FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DEFINITELY FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO IT.

DO IT. >> AND WE'VE EXPLORED THAT

>> AND WE'VE EXPLORED THAT MR. RIGHT.

MR. RIGHT. SO WE HAVE CAPABILITIES WITH THE SO WE HAVE CAPABILITIES WITH THE SYSTEM THE QUESTION WOULD BE DO SYSTEM THE QUESTION WOULD BE DO WE WANT FAMILIES TO OPT INTO WE WANT FAMILIES TO OPT INTO THAT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM OR THAT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM OR WOULD WE WANT TO HAVE A BLANKET, WOULD WE WANT TO HAVE A BLANKET, WILL NOTIFY EVERYBODY AND YOU WILL NOTIFY EVERYBODY AND YOU OPT OUT.

OPT OUT. IT'S A CRITICAL DECISION BECAUSE IT'S A CRITICAL DECISION BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED TO INCLUDE WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED TO INCLUDE EVERYBODY IN THE NOTIFICATION EVERYBODY IN THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS IS A MANUAL ENTRY AND IT PROCESS IS A MANUAL ENTRY AND IT TAKES STAFF TIME.

TAKES STAFF TIME. SO KNOWING THAT WOULD WE WANT TO SO KNOWING THAT WOULD WE WANT TO NOTIFY FAMILIES OUT THIS NOTIFY FAMILIES OUT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE MITIGATION PROCESS.

MITIGATION PROCESS. IF YOU WANT TO OPTION I'M HAPPY IF YOU WANT TO OPTION I'M HAPPY TO LET YOU KNOW COMPLETE THIS TO LET YOU KNOW COMPLETE THIS DOCUMENT WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN.

DOCUMENT WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN. IF WE GO IN THAT DIRECTION IS A IF WE GO IN THAT DIRECTION IS A OPT IN OR OPT OUT?

OPT IN OR OPT OUT? >> I'M JUST GOING TO ADD ONE

>> I'M JUST GOING TO ADD ONE THING BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THINKING THING BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT A FEW THINGS THAT WE ABOUT A FEW THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT.

TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT. BUT TO YOUR POINT DOCTOR RALEY, BUT TO YOUR POINT DOCTOR RALEY, HAVING SOME PROCESS THAT IS HAVING SOME PROCESS THAT IS ACHIEVABLE AND CAN BE SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVABLE AND CAN BE SUCCESSFUL WHETHER IT IS REVIEWING BOOKS WHETHER IT IS REVIEWING BOOKS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME OR PUTTING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME OR PUTTING THEM HONOR OFF-THE-SHELF OR THEM HONOR OFF-THE-SHELF OR BUYING THEM OR NOT, WHATEVER THE BUYING THEM OR NOT, WHATEVER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

CIRCUMSTANCES. FOR CAN HAVE AS A POLICY IT FOR CAN HAVE AS A POLICY IT NEEDS TO BE A STRONG BASIS FOR NEEDS TO BE A STRONG BASIS FOR MAKING FUTURE DECISIONS AND YOU MAKING FUTURE DECISIONS AND YOU HAVE MADE, MR. RIGHT THERE, WHEN HAVE MADE, MR. RIGHT THERE, WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT INSTRUCTIONAL WE WERE LOOKING AT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND WHETHER THE POLICY MATERIALS AND WHETHER THE POLICY IS WRITTEN FOR NOW WERE IS WRITTEN FOR NOW WERE INTERPRETED IN THE FUTURE AND INTERPRETED IN THE FUTURE AND WERE THAT BALANCES.

WERE THAT BALANCES. I THINK THIS IS A LOT LIKE THAT I THINK THIS IS A LOT LIKE THAT AND VERY WELL ESTABLISHED POLICY AND VERY WELL ESTABLISHED POLICY FOR GOOD REASONS BUT IT'S OFF FOR GOOD REASONS BUT IT'S OFF THE CHARTS NOW AND IT WAS NEVER THE CHARTS NOW AND IT WAS NEVER PREDICTED OR COULD BE FORESEEN PREDICTED OR COULD BE FORESEEN THAT IT MIGHT BE THAT WAY AND THAT IT MIGHT BE THAT WAY AND THERE ARE PROBABLY A LOT OF THERE ARE PROBABLY A LOT OF POLICIES LIKE THAT.

POLICIES LIKE THAT. BUT WHATEVER WE MAY DECIDE I BUT WHATEVER WE MAY DECIDE I WANTED TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN WANTED TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE ACHIEVABLE AND CAN HELP US BE ACHIEVABLE AND CAN HELP US AND BACK TO THE POINT OF AND BACK TO THE POINT OF MAXIMIZING EASY LEARNING FOR MAXIMIZING EASY LEARNING FOR KIDS AND I AGREE WITH YOUR KIDS AND I AGREE WITH YOUR COMMENT AND THE GOVERNOR'S COMMENT AND THE GOVERNOR'S COMMENTS ABOUT PARENTS HAVING COMMENTS ABOUT PARENTS HAVING CHOICE.

CHOICE. THAT IS ALWAYS BEEN A GOAL AND THAT IS ALWAYS BEEN A GOAL AND VERBALIZING NOW THAN IT EVER HAS VERBALIZING NOW THAN IT EVER HAS BEEN BUT ADVICE OF WHETHER A BEEN BUT ADVICE OF WHETHER A BOOK IS BEEN CHECKED OUT BY YOUR BOOK IS BEEN CHECKED OUT BY YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER OR NOT MAY BE SON OR DAUGHTER OR NOT MAY BE THE WAY TO GO.

THE WAY TO GO. I'M NOT SURE, BUT I DON'T I'M NOT SURE, BUT I DON'T DISAGREE WITH ANYTHING THAT'S DISAGREE WITH ANYTHING THAT'S BEING SAID.

BEING SAID. I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT IS THAT I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT IS THAT SOUND SOLUTION THAT WILL BEAT SOUND SOLUTION THAT WILL BEAT THIS PROBLEM HEAD-ON.

THIS PROBLEM HEAD-ON. >> MR. CHAIR.

>> MR. CHAIR. >> MS. ALICE.

>> MS. ALICE. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO SHARE WITH ALL OF I WANTED TO SHARE WITH ALL OF YOU A REPORT CAME OUT ON YOU A REPORT CAME OUT ON SEPTEMBER 21 OF THIS YEAR, SEPTEMBER 21 OF THIS YEAR, SURVEY OF 1000 LIKELY VOTERS AND SURVEY OF 1000 LIKELY VOTERS AND A COUPLE OF THE QUESTIONS WERE A COUPLE OF THE QUESTIONS WERE AROUND CONTENT OF A SEXUALLY AROUND CONTENT OF A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT NATURE AND PUBLIC

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EXPLICIT NATURE AND PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES.

SCHOOL LIBRARIES. 77% OF RESPONDENTS SAID THEY ARE 77% OF RESPONDENTS SAID THEY ARE SOMEWHAT OR VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SOMEWHAT OR VERY CONCERNED ABOUT EXPOSURE TO SEXUAL MATERIAL THAT EXPOSURE TO SEXUAL MATERIAL THAT IS NOT AGE-APPROPRIATE THROUGH IS NOT AGE-APPROPRIATE THROUGH THEIR CHILD'S PUBLIC SCHOOL THEIR CHILD'S PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARY.

LIBRARY. 76% SAID THEY WERE SOMEWHAT OR 76% SAID THEY WERE SOMEWHAT OR VERY IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS TO VERY IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS TO HAVE CONTROL OVER THE LIBRARY HAVE CONTROL OVER THE LIBRARY BOOKS IN THEIR SCHOOLS BOOKS IN THEIR SCHOOLS LIBRARIES.

LIBRARIES. THIS IS NOT ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE.

THIS IS NOT ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE. APPEARING WITH DEEP PERSONAL APPEARING WITH DEEP PERSONAL CONVICTION, SHE IS A CONVICTION, SHE IS A PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR AND SHE IS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR AND SHE IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW NUMBER OF ONE OF THE VERY FEW NUMBER OF CITIZENS WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME CITIZENS WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME AND EFFORT TO DO THE WORK THAT AND EFFORT TO DO THE WORK THAT SHE HAS DONE.

SHE HAS DONE. I APPLAUD HER.

I APPLAUD HER. I WANT US TO BE REALLY CAREFUL I WANT US TO BE REALLY CAREFUL BECAUSE WE ARE MAKING AN BECAUSE WE ARE MAKING AN APPLICATION THAT THE VOLUME IS APPLICATION THAT THE VOLUME IS NOT AN A LACK OF GOOD FAITH.

NOT AN A LACK OF GOOD FAITH. GREAT MAYBE IT WAS THE SAME FOR GREAT MAYBE IT WAS THE SAME FOR MOMS FOR LIBERTY LIST.

MOMS FOR LIBERTY LIST. THE PEOPLE WHO COMPILE THAT LIST THE PEOPLE WHO COMPILE THAT LIST HAVE DONE THE HOMEWORK.

HAVE DONE THE HOMEWORK. WE DON'T NEED TO REDO THE SAME WE DON'T NEED TO REDO THE SAME WORK.

WORK. WERE NOT STARTING OUR COMPUTERS WERE NOT STARTING OUR COMPUTERS EVERY DAY IN BINARY MODE AND EVERY DAY IN BINARY MODE AND CODING SOFTWARE.

CODING SOFTWARE. WE NEED TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES WE NEED TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES THAT ALREADY EXIST.

THAT ALREADY EXIST. THERE ARE MULTIPLE REVIEW THERE ARE MULTIPLE REVIEW SOURCES AND IF WE THINK ABOUT SOURCES AND IF WE THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE LIBRARY THE FACT THAT THE LIBRARY RESOURCE TAKE OLDER GROUP THAT RESOURCE TAKE OLDER GROUP THAT WAS FORMED LAST FALL THAT IS WAS FORMED LAST FALL THAT IS BEGUN TO CLAMP DOWN ON THIS BEGUN TO CLAMP DOWN ON THIS CONTENT EVER REACHING THEIR CONTENT EVER REACHING THEIR LIBRARIES WHICH I APPLAUD, NOW LIBRARIES WHICH I APPLAUD, NOW WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO A WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO A HOLISTIC REVIEW OF THE EXISTING HOLISTIC REVIEW OF THE EXISTING MATERIALS, MAY BE APPLYING THE MATERIALS, MAY BE APPLYING THE SAME LIMBS AS DIGITAL CONTENT.

SAME LIMBS AS DIGITAL CONTENT. ACCEPTABLE USE WHICH GOVERNOR ACCEPTABLE USE WHICH GOVERNOR YOUNGKIN HAS ALLUDED TO IN HIS YOUNGKIN HAS ALLUDED TO IN HIS POLICIES.

POLICIES. I'LL LEAVE IT AT THIS, NOTIFYING I'LL LEAVE IT AT THIS, NOTIFYING PARENTS, PUTTING A BOOKPLATE PARENTS, PUTTING A BOOKPLATE INSIDE OF A BOOK.

INSIDE OF A BOOK. THOSE ARE REACTIVE IN NATURE.

THOSE ARE REACTIVE IN NATURE. AND I DON'T WANT ANY DECISION AND I DON'T WANT ANY DECISION THAT WE MAKE TO BE FRAMED IN THE THAT WE MAKE TO BE FRAMED IN THE FACT THAT ONE PARENT CAN'T FACT THAT ONE PARENT CAN'T DECIPHER EVERYONE.

DECIPHER EVERYONE. WHAT IS THAT ONE PARENT IS WHAT IS THAT ONE PARENT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY, YOU BETTER BELIEVE THEIR VOICE YOU BETTER BELIEVE THEIR VOICE SHOULD DECIPHER EVERYONE.

SHOULD DECIPHER EVERYONE. I LOOKED AT THE LIST OF BOOKS I LOOKED AT THE LIST OF BOOKS THAT SHE SUBMITTED MYSELF, 33 THAT SHE SUBMITTED MYSELF, 33 BOOKS, 28 OF THEM ARE IN OUR BOOKS, 28 OF THEM ARE IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARY.

PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARY. ACCORDING TO BOOK LOOKS.ORG, 23 ACCORDING TO BOOK LOOKS.ORG, 23 OF THE 28 ARE RATED AS MINOR OF THE 28 ARE RATED AS MINOR RESTRICTED, NO MINORS OR ADULTS RESTRICTED, NO MINORS OR ADULTS ONLY CONTENT IN MR. WRIGHT, WITH ONLY CONTENT IN MR. WRIGHT, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, EVERY SINGLE ALL DUE RESPECT, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM HAD SEXUALLY ONE OF THEM HAD SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT.

EXPLICIT CONTENT. SO WHAT WE HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF SO WHAT WE HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF THIS.

THIS. IF WE ARE NOT WILLING TO CLOSE IF WE ARE NOT WILLING TO CLOSE THE DOOR ON THIS MATERIAL AND THE DOOR ON THIS MATERIAL AND ARE LIBRARIES, ARE WE WILLING TO ARE LIBRARIES, ARE WE WILLING TO GO TO READING OUR WITH THE GO TO READING OUR WITH THE STUDENTS AND SAY, I'M GLAD TO STUDENTS AND SAY, I'M GLAD TO READ TO SHINE OR ANY OF THE READ TO SHINE OR ANY OF THE OTHER 28 BOOKS ON HER LIST AND OTHER 28 BOOKS ON HER LIST AND PUT YOUR NAME BEHIND IT WITH PUT YOUR NAME BEHIND IT WITH ELECTION SEASON COMING UP NEXT ELECTION SEASON COMING UP NEXT YEAR? YEAR? BECAUSE I AM NOT.

BECAUSE I AM NOT. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> OTHER COMMENTS?

>> OTHER COMMENTS? >> YES, SIR MR. CHAIR, I

>> YES, SIR MR. CHAIR, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE BOOKS UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE BOOKS IN THIS LIST THAT HAVE SOME IN THIS LIST THAT HAVE SOME CONTENT IN THEM.

CONTENT IN THEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF THESE I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF THESE BOOKS HAVE BEEN ON OUR SHELVES BOOKS HAVE BEEN ON OUR SHELVES FOR A LONG TIME.

FOR A LONG TIME. SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT MRS. WRIGHT ASKED FOR HOW MANY MRS. WRIGHT ASKED FOR HOW MANY TIMES HAVE THEY HAVE BEEN TIMES HAVE THEY HAVE BEEN CHECKED OUT.

CHECKED OUT. MANY OF THEM .

MANY OF THEM . SO SOME OF THESE WILL GO OUT SO SOME OF THESE WILL GO OUT FROM NATURAL WEEDING.

FROM NATURAL WEEDING. I TOO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT I TOO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT SHE DOES, HER COMMITMENT TO SHE DOES, HER COMMITMENT TO THIS.

THIS. I DO APPRECIATE IT.

I DO APPRECIATE IT. BUT I ALSO APPRECIATE THE VOICE BUT I ALSO APPRECIATE THE VOICE OF OTHER PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY OF OTHER PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE CONCERNED THAT PERHAPS THAT ARE CONCERNED THAT PERHAPS IF THERE'S SOME MATERIAL THAT IS IF THERE'S SOME MATERIAL THAT IS BEING FOCUSED ON SPECIFICALLY BEING FOCUSED ON SPECIFICALLY THAT HAS OTHER POLITICAL MAY BE THAT HAS OTHER POLITICAL MAY BE OR PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCES.

OR PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCES. SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF THAT SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF THAT AS WELL.

AS WELL. IT'S NOT JUST THE ONE VOICE INTO IT'S NOT JUST THE ONE VOICE INTO ONE GROUP THAT WERE PULLED IN ONE GROUP THAT WERE PULLED IN RASMUSSEN.

RASMUSSEN. WE KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF WE KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF VOICES IN THIS COMMUNITY.

VOICES IN THIS COMMUNITY. WE MUST HEAR THEM ALL.

WE MUST HEAR THEM ALL. THIS IS NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING THIS IS NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING ELECTED OR NOT.

ELECTED OR NOT. THIS HAS TO DO WITH DOING THE THIS HAS TO DO WITH DOING THE RIGHT THING.

RIGHT THING. WE MUST ALWAYS DO THE RIGHT WE MUST ALWAYS DO THE RIGHT THING FOR EVERYONE OF OUR

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THING FOR EVERYONE OF OUR STUDENTS.

STUDENTS. IF THAT MEANS THAT WERE GOING TO IF THAT MEANS THAT WERE GOING TO TAKE THE NEXT YEAR AND GO TAKE THE NEXT YEAR AND GO THROUGH A SET OF BOOKS, THAT'S A THROUGH A SET OF BOOKS, THAT'S A LOT TO ASK FOR PEOPLE BUT THAT LOT TO ASK FOR PEOPLE BUT THAT IS WHAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE.

IS WHAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE. IF THAT MEANS THAT WE ARE GOING IF THAT MEANS THAT WE ARE GOING TO ENABLE A LIBRARY SYSTEM THAT TO ENABLE A LIBRARY SYSTEM THAT GIVES PARENTS ABILITY TO CHOOSE, GIVES PARENTS ABILITY TO CHOOSE, THEN THAT IS WHAT WE SHOULD DO.

THEN THAT IS WHAT WE SHOULD DO. BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE THE RIGHT BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE, NOT JUST A CHOICE AND CHOICE, NOT JUST A CHOICE AND NOT JUST A POLITICAL I'M GOING NOT JUST A POLITICAL I'M GOING TO GET VOTED FOR CHOICE, I'M TO GET VOTED FOR CHOICE, I'M SORRY I DID NOT APPRECIATE THAT SORRY I DID NOT APPRECIATE THAT COMMENT.

COMMENT. BUT GETTING BACK TO THE TASK AT BUT GETTING BACK TO THE TASK AT HAND IS FIGURING OUT HOW TO MAKE HAND IS FIGURING OUT HOW TO MAKE THIS WORKABLE.

THIS WORKABLE. ONE THING I THINK THAT WE HAVE ONE THING I THINK THAT WE HAVE NOT INCLUDED IS WE NEED TO HAVE NOT INCLUDED IS WE NEED TO HAVE ANOTHER CONVERSATION WITH ANOTHER CONVERSATION WITH [INAUDIBLE].

[INAUDIBLE]. AND HOW THIS LIST CAME ABOUT AND AND HOW THIS LIST CAME ABOUT AND WHAT IS A WORKABLE UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS A WORKABLE UNDERSTANDING THE COST OF THIS.

THE COST OF THIS. WHAT IS A WORKABLE TIMELINE, WHAT IS A WORKABLE TIMELINE, WHAT IS EXPECTED AND THAT IS NOT WHAT IS EXPECTED AND THAT IS NOT TO BE DONE AT THIS MEETING TO BE DONE AT THIS MEETING TONIGHT.

TONIGHT. BUT I THINK WHEN A PERSON BUT I THINK WHEN A PERSON SUBMITS THAT KIND OF SUBMITS THAT KIND OF INFORMATION, WHERE EVER THEY INFORMATION, WHERE EVER THEY GATHERED IT, WHAT WAS THE GATHERED IT, WHAT WAS THE EXPECTATION AND AS A EXPECTATION AND AS A PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR, SHE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR, SHE TOTALLY UNDERSTANDS HOW BUSY, TOTALLY UNDERSTANDS HOW BUSY, HOW STRESSED OUR STAFF ARE IN HOW STRESSED OUR STAFF ARE IN REALLY WHAT IS BEING ASKED AT REALLY WHAT IS BEING ASKED AT THIS MOMENT FROM THAT LIST.

THIS MOMENT FROM THAT LIST. WE CAN EXPECT PEOPLE TO GET THIS WE CAN EXPECT PEOPLE TO GET THIS DONE IN A WEEK AND I DON'T WANT DONE IN A WEEK AND I DON'T WANT ANY CHILD TO BE AFFECTED BY ANY CHILD TO BE AFFECTED BY MATERIALS.

MATERIALS. I DO NOT WANT MY CHILDREN I DO NOT WANT MY CHILDREN WATCHING HER R-RATED MOVIE UNTIL WATCHING HER R-RATED MOVIE UNTIL THEY ARE OF LEGAL AGE.

THEY ARE OF LEGAL AGE. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT PARENTAL RIGHT AND THAT PARENTAL PARENTAL RIGHT AND THAT PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY.

RESPONSIBILITY. BUT AGAIN, I THINK WE'VE GOT TO BUT AGAIN, I THINK WE'VE GOT TO DO BETTER AND I THINK WE HAVE TO DO BETTER AND I THINK WE HAVE TO BE RIGHT.

BE RIGHT. >> BOARD MEMBERS ANY OTHER

>> BOARD MEMBERS ANY OTHER COMMENTS TONIGHT.

COMMENTS TONIGHT. >> YES, SIR, IF I MAY, FIRST OFF

>> YES, SIR, IF I MAY, FIRST OFF I PURPOSELY ASK QUESTIONS AND I PURPOSELY ASK QUESTIONS AND THIS IS NOT REALLY, HER LIST AND THIS IS NOT REALLY, HER LIST AND WHAT SHE SUBMITTED JUST BROUGHT WHAT SHE SUBMITTED JUST BROUGHT THE SUBJECT UP, THIS IS NOT THE SUBJECT UP, THIS IS NOT ABOUT HER LIST AND WHAT'S ON ABOUT HER LIST AND WHAT'S ON THEIR END I STILL THINK THAT MY THEIR END I STILL THINK THAT MY ONE, WHATEVER I HAVEN'T READ THE ONE, WHATEVER I HAVEN'T READ THE WHOLE BOOK SO I CAN'T TELL YOU.

WHOLE BOOK SO I CAN'T TELL YOU. BUT I DO RECALL YOU TELLING ME BUT I DO RECALL YOU TELLING ME ON THE PHONE THE OTHER DAY THAT ON THE PHONE THE OTHER DAY THAT YOU RAN THROUGH HIM FOUND ONE YOU RAN THROUGH HIM FOUND ONE BOOK THAT HAD ONE PHRASE AND BOOK THAT HAD ONE PHRASE AND THAT WAS IT.

THAT WAS IT. >> THAT WAS THE BOOK THAT I

>> THAT WAS THE BOOK THAT I CHALLENGED, NOT THIS LIST.

CHALLENGED, NOT THIS LIST. >> ALRIGHT, BUT THAT'S A EXAMPLE

>> ALRIGHT, BUT THAT'S A EXAMPLE OF THINGS AND THIS IS TIME AND OF THINGS AND THIS IS TIME AND RESOURCES AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE RESOURCES AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE THAT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE PORNOGRAPHY ANYWHERE IN OUR PORNOGRAPHY ANYWHERE IN OUR SCHOOLS.

SCHOOLS. IT'S NOT A QUESTION, IT'S NOT IT'S NOT A QUESTION, IT'S NOT EVEN A QUESTION.

EVEN A QUESTION. I GET IT.

I GET IT. I GET THE IDEA OF PARENTAL I GET THE IDEA OF PARENTAL CHOICE IN THE FACT THAT WE ARE CHOICE IN THE FACT THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH MINORS AND THERE IS DEALING WITH MINORS AND THERE IS A WHOLE PLETHORA OF RULES IN THE A WHOLE PLETHORA OF RULES IN THE SOCIETY THAT ESSENTIALLY SAY SOCIETY THAT ESSENTIALLY SAY UNTIL YOU ARE AN ADULT, IT IS UNTIL YOU ARE AN ADULT, IT IS YOUR PARENTS RESPONSIBILITY TO YOUR PARENTS RESPONSIBILITY TO DO THIS, GRANTED NOT EVERY DO THIS, GRANTED NOT EVERY PARENT TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARENT TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEART.

HEART. IT IS NOT ABOUT THOSE THINGS, I IT IS NOT ABOUT THOSE THINGS, I AM NOT SAYING I WANT AM NOT SAYING I WANT PORNOGRAPHY.

PORNOGRAPHY. I AM NOT SAYING I DON'T WANT I AM NOT SAYING I DON'T WANT PARENTS TO HAVE A CHOICE IN PARENTS TO HAVE A CHOICE IN THIS.

THIS. IT IS ABOUT THOSE ARE POLICY IT IS ABOUT THOSE ARE POLICY REFLECT OUR OWN ABILITY TO REFLECT OUR OWN ABILITY TO ADDRESS THINGS.

ADDRESS THINGS. NOW THAT WE SEE WHAT IS POSSIBLE NOW THAT WE SEE WHAT IS POSSIBLE SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO HER TABLE.

SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO HER TABLE. THAT IS WHY I ASK ALL THESE THAT IS WHY I ASK ALL THESE QUESTIONS, I TRIED VERY HARD NOT QUESTIONS, I TRIED VERY HARD NOT TO GIVE ANY ANSWERS BUT RATHER TO GIVE ANY ANSWERS BUT RATHER TO JUST ASK QUESTIONS AND HAVE TO JUST ASK QUESTIONS AND HAVE THE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT CAN THE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO AND HOW CAN WE DO THIS.

WE DO AND HOW CAN WE DO THIS. IT CERTAINLY IS DONE IN THE IT CERTAINLY IS DONE IN THE CONTEXT OF A TIDAL WAVE OF CONTEXT OF A TIDAL WAVE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND REQUEST FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND REQUEST FOR RESOURCES AND TIME AND FRANKLY

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RESOURCES AND TIME AND FRANKLY ALSO IN THE CONTEXT OF SOMEBODY ALSO IN THE CONTEXT OF SOMEBODY CEDING THAT SAME RESPONSIBILITY CEDING THAT SAME RESPONSIBILITY TO SOMEONE ELSE THAT IS OUT TO SOMEONE ELSE THAT IS OUT THERE IN THIS WORLD.

THERE IN THIS WORLD. AND I DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE AND I DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE AND I DON'T OTHER MOTIVATIONS AND I DON'T OTHER MOTIVATIONS AND THEY MADE THE 100 FANTASTIC AND THEY MADE THE 100 FANTASTIC PEOPLE ALL POINTING IN THE SAME PEOPLE ALL POINTING IN THE SAME DIRECTION BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT.

DIRECTION BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT. I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA.

I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA. WHEN YOU CAN SEE THE LIST GOES WHEN YOU CAN SEE THE LIST GOES 1233 OVER HERE IT IMMEDIATELY 1233 OVER HERE IT IMMEDIATELY MAKES YOU SAY OKAY WHO AM I MAKES YOU SAY OKAY WHO AM I ANSWERING HERE, WHO IS ANSWERING HERE, WHO IS QUESTIONING THIS AND WHAT IS QUESTIONING THIS AND WHAT IS GOING ON THERE.

GOING ON THERE. BUT THAT'S REALLY AN ASIDE, THAT BUT THAT'S REALLY AN ASIDE, THAT IS NOT THE POINT OF WHAT I'M IS NOT THE POINT OF WHAT I'M TRYING TO BRING UP.

TRYING TO BRING UP. IT IS OUR CONTEXT IN THIS MOMENT IT IS OUR CONTEXT IN THIS MOMENT BUT BACK TO WHAT MR. NEWMAN BUT BACK TO WHAT MR. NEWMAN SAID, WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW SAID, WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW THIS THING IS GOING TO BE THIS THING IS GOING TO BE WORKING FOR THE NEXT REQUEST AND WORKING FOR THE NEXT REQUEST AND WHETHER IT BE FOR A SINGLE BOOK WHETHER IT BE FOR A SINGLE BOOK OR FOR 120 BOOKS OR EVERYTHING OR FOR 120 BOOKS OR EVERYTHING IN THE LIBRARY.

IN THE LIBRARY. FRANKLY I'M SHOCKED THAT THAT FRANKLY I'M SHOCKED THAT THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET, JUST PUT HASN'T HAPPENED YET, JUST PUT EVERY BOOK ON THERE, JUST DO IT.

EVERY BOOK ON THERE, JUST DO IT. LET'S REVIEW IT ALL.

LET'S REVIEW IT ALL. THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU CALLED FOR.

CALLED FOR. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE GET THERE, I I DON'T KNOW HOW WE GET THERE, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE GET THE DON'T KNOW HOW WE GET THE RESOURCES TO DO THOSE THINGS AND RESOURCES TO DO THOSE THINGS AND FRANKLY I'M GOING TO TELL YOU FRANKLY I'M GOING TO TELL YOU AND I SAID AT THE OFFSET, MY GUT AND I SAID AT THE OFFSET, MY GUT REACTION WAS JUST PULL ALL THE REACTION WAS JUST PULL ALL THE BOOKS, TAKE THEM ALL.

BOOKS, TAKE THEM ALL. WHO CARES.

WHO CARES. THEY'RE NOT USING THEM FOR THOSE THEY'RE NOT USING THEM FOR THOSE PURPOSES BUT I WAS PROVEN WRONG PURPOSES BUT I WAS PROVEN WRONG SO I CHANGE MY OPINION.

SO I CHANGE MY OPINION. THAT'S WHY I ASKED QUESTIONS AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED QUESTIONS AND DIDN'T TRY TO PROVIDE ANSWERS.

DIDN'T TRY TO PROVIDE ANSWERS. I KNOW THAT PEOPLE WANT TO THINK I KNOW THAT PEOPLE WANT TO THINK THIS IS A PERSONAL THING, IT IS THIS IS A PERSONAL THING, IT IS NOT.

NOT. YOU JUST BROUGHT SOMETHING TO YOU JUST BROUGHT SOMETHING TO THE TABLE THAT I HAD NEVER THE TABLE THAT I HAD NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT AND IT SEEMS TO THOUGHT ABOUT AND IT SEEMS TO MAKE AN AWFUL LOT OF SENSE TO MAKE AN AWFUL LOT OF SENSE TO SAY JUST PULL EVERYTHING SAY JUST PULL EVERYTHING IMMEDIATELY AND LET'S NOT WORRY IMMEDIATELY AND LET'S NOT WORRY ABOUT THIS BUT AS SOON AS YOU ABOUT THIS BUT AS SOON AS YOU GET A TIDAL WAVE YOU START TO GET A TIDAL WAVE YOU START TO THINK WHAT IS IN THERE, WHAT IS THINK WHAT IS IN THERE, WHAT IS GOING ON IS THIRSTY CHANGE HOW GOING ON IS THIRSTY CHANGE HOW YOU THINK ABOUT STUFF AND I'M YOU THINK ABOUT STUFF AND I'M NOT SURE THAT WE EVER CHANGE ONE NOT SURE THAT WE EVER CHANGE ONE WORD OF EITHER OUR POLICY OR OUR WORD OF EITHER OUR POLICY OR OUR MINISTRY TO PROCEDURES THAT MINISTRY TO PROCEDURES THAT FOLLOWED THE POLICY.

FOLLOWED THE POLICY. I'M NOT SURE THAT WE DO BUT IF I'M NOT SURE THAT WE DO BUT IF WE DON'T ASK THE QUESTION, I WE DON'T ASK THE QUESTION, I THINK WERE DOING A DISSERVICE.

THINK WERE DOING A DISSERVICE. >> I'M GOING TO INTERJECT AT

>> I'M GOING TO INTERJECT AT THIS POINT, WE WANTED TO START A THIS POINT, WE WANTED TO START A CONVERSATION AND THERE ARE A CONVERSATION AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS, A NUMBER OF NUMBER OF QUESTIONS, A NUMBER OF THINGS TO CONSIDER AND I WOULD THINGS TO CONSIDER AND I WOULD ASK EACH OF YOU TO CONTINUE TO ASK EACH OF YOU TO CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT THIS.

THINK ABOUT THIS. AND WHAT MIGHT BE A PRACTICAL, AND WHAT MIGHT BE A PRACTICAL, ACHIEVABLE PROCESS FOR THE ACHIEVABLE PROCESS FOR THE DIVISION TO RESOLVE SOME OF DIVISION TO RESOLVE SOME OF THESE CONCERNS.

THESE CONCERNS. >> MR. CHAIR, REGARDLESS OF WHAT

>> MR. CHAIR, REGARDLESS OF WHAT HER DECISION IS IN REGARDLESS OF HER DECISION IS IN REGARDLESS OF OUR DISCUSSION.

OUR DISCUSSION. IT SHOULD NEVER BE POLITICALLY IT SHOULD NEVER BE POLITICALLY BASED.

BASED. >> AGREED.

>> AGREED. >> A SCHOOL BOARD IS NOT

>> A SCHOOL BOARD IS NOT POLITICALLY BASED.

POLITICALLY BASED. THEY ARE EVEN ELECTED BY POL THEY ARE EVEN ELECTED BY POL POLLING.

POLLING. WE NEED TO KEEP THAT IN MIND, IT WE NEED TO KEEP THAT IN MIND, IT SHOULD NEVER BE A POLITICAL SHOULD NEVER BE A POLITICAL DECISION.

DECISION. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> PLEASE CONTINUE TO THINK ON

>> PLEASE CONTINUE TO THINK ON THIS.

THIS. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS I THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND THAT BRINGS US TO OUR

[A. Adjourn]

AND THAT BRINGS US TO OUR ADJOURNMENT POINT.

ADJOURNMENT POINT. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN.

>> I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. >> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE TO

>> MOTION HAS BEEN MADE TO ADJOURN, IS THERE A SECOND.

ADJOURN, IS THERE A SECOND. >> I WILL SECOND.

>> I WILL SECOND. >> THERE IS A SECOND.

>> THERE IS A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> EDDIE

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