Nov 08, 2022 School Board Meeting 11-8-22

[A. Call Meeting to Order]

[B. Closed Session]

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[C. Reconvene in Open Session / Certification]

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>> GOOD EVENING. THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CERTIFIES THAT TO THE BEST

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RESPOND TO US AS CERTIFIED. >> I SO SO TEMPERATURES ARE -- CERTIFIED.

I SO CERTIFY. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE HERE TONIGHT. WE HAVE SOME EXCITING THINGS THAT WILL BE IN STORE IN JUST A MOMENT. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THEN ALEX,

[D. Moment of Silence]

[E. Pledge of Allegiance]

THANK YOU. >> I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH

LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, YOU

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

AMENDMENTS FOR TONIGHT'S AGENDA? >> MR. CHAIR, I'VE MOVED THAT WE APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

>> A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. I NEED A SECOND.

I HAVE A SECOND NOW. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

DR. RALEY, YOU WILL TELL US ABOUT OUR PERFORMANCE. >> THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME, EVERYONE, IT IS GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE AND WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO A

[A. Goochland Elementary School and Byrd Elementary School]

>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FIRST-GRADERS.

SCARED TO ROCK THE BOAT AND MAKE A MESS SO I SAT QUIETLY, AGREED POLITELY I GUESS THAT I FORGOT I HAD A CHOICE I LET YOU PUSH ME PAST THE BREAKING POINT I STOOD FOR NOTHING, SO I FELL FOR EVERYTHING YOU HELD ME DOWN, BUT I GOT UP (HEY) ALREADY BRUSHING OFF THE DUST YOU HEAR MY VOICE, YOU HEAR THAT SOUND LIKE THUNDER, GONNA SHAKE THE GROUND YOU HELD ME DOWN, BUT I GOT UP

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>> WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS AT YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR US ROAR. WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS AND YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR US ROAR. OH, OH, OH. YOU'RE GONNA HEAR US ROAR.

FLOATING LIKE A BUTTERFLY. WE WENT FROM ZERO TO OUR OWN HERO.

WE HOPE YOU KNOW THE SECRET. LOOK AT US NOW. WE ARE THE MIGHTY FIRST-GRADERS.

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS AND YOU'RE GONNA HEAR US ROAR. LETTER THAN A L LION.

-- LETTER THAN A LIGHT NECK BECAUSE ARE THE CHAMPIONS AND YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR US ROAR.

YOU'RE GONNA HEAR US ROAR. OH, OH, OH. YOU'RE GONNA HEAR US ROAR.

>> I WANT TO HEAR ONE MORE ROAR. CAN WE GET ONE MORE ROAR? >> ONE, TWO, THREE.

>> ROAR! >> AWESOME I LOVE IT. AND CUPID.

SHE CREATED THIS FOR US. AND OBVIOUSLY, THE FAVORITE PART WAS THE ROARING.

GREAT JOB, FIRST-GRADERS. THANK YOU. >> WELL DONE.

THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THEY ARE OUR FUTURE LEADERS. >> YEAH.

THAT MASKS GO GREAT, TOO, YOU GUYS. EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT.

>> KATY PERRY HELPED A LOT. >> SHE WAS A CONTRIBUTOR. >> AND PARENTS, THIS MEETING IS RECORDED. SO YOU WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH THE PERFORMANCE AGAIN IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME AND PROBABLY AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT TO WATCH IT.

>> WE HAVE TIME FOR YOU TO SING IF YOU WOULD LIKE. >> I HAVE A FEW FANS.

MAYBE I SHOULD.

WE CAN'T WAIT, MR. HOPKINS.

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>> WALK AROUND. >> YOU CAN HAVE THE TURKEY. YOU CAN HAVE HALF THE PIES.

WHEN I COME TO DINNER, YOU KNOW I'M GONNA EAT A PLATE OF MASHED POTATOES.

IT CAN'T BE BEAT. MASHED POTATOES, MASHED, MASHED POTATOES.

MASHED POTATOES. MASHED, MASHED POTATOES. MASH THEM UP.

MASH THEM UP.

BECAUSE I LOVE MASHED POTATOES. WELL -- COME OUT AND SEE OUR PLAY HERE. WE THINK YOU WILL LOVE OUR PLAY, LOVE PLAYING LOVE ARE PLAY.

WE THINK YOU WILL LOVE OUR PLAY HERE IN GOOCHLAND TOWN.

6:00, 6:00, 6:00. DECEMBER 5TH AT 6:00 HERE IN GOOCHLAND TOWN.

HALF TO GO BUT WE WILL BE BACK WE WILL BE BACK, WE WILL BE BACK WE HAVE TO GO BUT WE WILL BE BACK WHEN WE

>> GOOD JOB, GUYS.

>> HOW MANY COURTS DID THEY LEARN? YOU GUYS KNOW -- THAT WAS WITH

TWO CORDS? WILL. >> AND SO THERE REALLY IS A PLAY

ON DECEMBER 5TH AT 6:00 P.M.? WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> WILL THERE BE MASHED POT POTATOES? MAYBE NOT. OKAY.

OKAY. >> THAT WAS A GREAT SONG. AND THANKS TO PARENTS FOR COMING OUT FOR THE PERFORMANCE TONIGHT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANKS TO MS. WATTS.

>> OH, WELL. >> DO WE EXPECT THIS EVERY EVENING? KIM. COULD WE EXPECT THIS AT EVERY MEETING?

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>> SO AGAIN, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE SCHOOLS BEING HERE TONIGHT AND WE WILL LIVE ON THE AT THIS TIME TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. DR. RALEY?

>> THANK YOU, MR. NEWMAN. YOU HAVE MANY OF THOSE EVENTS LISTED IN YOUR AGENDA.

[A. Announcements]

OF DECEMBER AT 5:30 IN THIS ROOM. >> OKAY, THANK YOU, SIR.

AT THIS POINT THAT WE WILL MOVE TO A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. AND I HAVE SOME FOLKS WHO HAVE

[A. Public Comment Period]

THERE IS A NEW LIGHT SYSTEM AND THE PODIUM. I WILL LET YOU KNOW.

IT WILL GIVE YOU AN INDICATION WHEN THREE MINUTES ARE UP. THAT IS WHAT YOUR COMMENT SHOULD BE LIMITED TO. WE ASK YOU. SO AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND THE FIRST PERSON I HAVE IS JOHN WERE SENT.

>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU SCHOOL BOARD AND THOSE THAT ARE IN ATTENDANCE.

EVENT WITH ONLY THREE MINUTES, I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE GOOD WORK OF OUR TEACHERS, LIBRARIANS, THE SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF, THE SCHOOL AT THE DIVISION LEADERSHIP.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS DURING A CHALLENGING TIME IN EDUCATION.

ONE MONTH AGO, AT OUR 49 MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS INTO THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, DR. RALEY NICELY SET UP THE STAGE FOR REFLECTIVE COME FROM THOSE CONCERT -- CONVERSATION.

THAT CONTINUED FOR 34 MINUTES. AND DURING THOSE 34 MINUTES, SOME MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD REFERENCED AN EVENT AND A SPECIFIC PERSON THAT WAS CONFIDENTIAL.

THE EVENT WAS THIS MISSION OF BOOKS CONSIDERED FOR REMOVAL AND THE INDIVIDUAL FILED THE SCHOOL BOARD POLICY FOR'S MISSION. THIS CONFIDENTIAL EVENT IN PROCESS WAS REFERENCED NUMEROUS TIMES DURING THE DEDICATED TIME TO REVIEW POLICY. IN FACT, THE INDIVIDUAL, WAS REFERENCED SEVEN TIMES DURING THAT 34 MINUTES. SOME OF THOSE REFERENCES WERE NOT IN A COMPLEMENT TO REFA REFASHION. IN SOME ALSO CONTAINED INACCURATE INFORMATION. AN ATTEMPT DEDICATED TO DISCUSSING POLICY, I FOUND IT INAPPROPRIATE AND QUITE FRANKLY UNETHICAL. I WONDER IF A TEACHER SHARED A COUPLE INITIAL CONVERSATION THAT WAS WITH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND A PARENT AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA MENTIONED THAT PARENT BY NAME. MISREPRESENTED THE PARENT AND INCLUDED INACCURATE FACTS.

WITH THAT -- WOULD THAT TEACHER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE? PROBABLY SO.

AND IT WOULD PROBABLY REQUIRE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVAL. IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE THIS OCCURRED. AND I HAD HOPED AS ONE MEMBER HAD MENTIONED THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO SELF CENSOR THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD ITSELF WOULD BE ABLE TO SELF CENSOR AND REFLECT.

DO YOU FEEL THAT WHAT HAPPENED ONE MONTH AGO IS INAPPROPRIATE? IS IT UNETHICAL? SHOULD OTHER PARENTS FEAR THAT THEIR CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATIONS ARE -- EVEN IF THEY FOLLOW SCHOOL BOARD POLICY? EAT UP ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHARED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD? THAT DOES NOT ACCESSIBLE -- ACCEPTABLE. ALSO REFERENCED THAT THE DROPPING OF BOOKS SENT A SHOCK WAVE. EVERYONE KNEW BY 5:00 P.M.

ALSO 15% OF THE BOOKS BUT NOT IN THE LIBRARY ON AND ON. IF YOU WERE TO CHECK THE OLD LIBRARY SYSTEM BEFORE THE SWITCH OVER TO THE NEW SYSTEM, I BELIEVE YOU WILL FIND SOME OF THOSE MISSING BOOKS BUT IN ADDITION TO COMMITTING THE BOOKS, DEPOSIT, THE DOCUMENT WAS

PROVIDED WITH EXCERPTS FROM THE BOOKS. >> IF THE EXPERT -- EXPERTS R READ, WITH SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL, AND AS DEFINED IN 18.S MIGHT BE CHARACTERIZED AS SEXUALLY EXPLICIT. IT WAS STATED AND I QUOTE, SOME OF THEM HAVE NO SOCIAL CONTENT

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THAT IS AN INACCURATE STATEMENT. IT APPEARS THE INTENT WAS TO DISCREDIT THE INDIVIDUAL WHO SUBMITTED THEM. I LEAVE YOU WITH A FEW QUESTIONS.

DO YOU BELIEVE IT IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR MISINFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION TO BE RELEASED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING. LOOK AT RECORDED SESSIONS? IS THERE ANY ACCOUNTABILITY OR IS IT VISION OF ACCOUNTABILITY ONE DIRECTIONAL? DO YOU BELIEVE SEXUALLY EXQUISITE MATERIAL AS DEFINED BY THE CODE OF VIRGINIA SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS LIBRARIES? QUOTING LAST MONTH, WE CAN DO BETTER. YES YOU CAN. I EAGERLY AWAY YOUR ANSWERS.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS ZACH SOLOMON. >> MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, THANK YOU. I'M HERE, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE SECOND READING OF THE COMPLAINT OF LEARNING RESOURCES AND A FEW SUGGESTIONS. ONE I WOULD ASK THAT YOU DELAYED THAT READING UNTIL YOU COMPLETE YOUR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WITH REGARDS TO 22.1-16.

IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE BETTER IF THEY WERE ALL DONE AT THE SAME TIME.

SO I WOULD ASK YOU TO DO FOR THAT SECOND READING FOR THAT REASON.

TWO, IF YOU WERE GOING TO GO AHEAD WITH THE SECOND READING, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU ADD TO THE PARAGRAPH AFTER PARAGRAPH SIX WHERE YOU SAY THAT MATERIAL IS NOT GOING TO BE WITHHELD AND ACCEPTING THE CASE -- EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF EXPLICIT SEXUAL MATERIAL IN WHICH CASE IT SHOULD BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY. THIRDLY, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU PUT TIME -- I'M AN ATTORNEY.

I PRACTICE, OVER 50 YEARS. IF YOU DON'T PUT A TIME LIMIT IT INTO IT IS GOING TO TAKE FOREVER AND I'M GOING TO KIND OF -- SOMETHING HERE. WITH REGARD TO THE POLICY.

I DON'T THINK YOU ARE ENCROACHING ON FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

BY EXCLUDING EXPLICITLY SEXUAL MATERIAL. NEITHER GRISWOLD, MARTIN, KE KEISHA, NONE OF THOSE RESTRICT YOUR RIGHTS. IT IS RECOGNIZED BUT THE SUPREME COURT. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO CONTROL WHAT GOES IN AND YOU DO NOT HAVE AS LONG AS YOU DON'T HAVE AN ORTHODOXY OF TRYING TO ADVANCE A POLITICAL AGENDA, RELIGIOUS, THAT SORT OF THING, IT IS COMPLETELY OKAY, EXPLICITLY SEXUAL MATERIAL, YOU CAN EXCLUDE. SO I WOULD ASK THAT YOU -- IF YOU ARE GOING TO GO FORWARD, SEGREGATE THAT OUT. I APPLAUD YOU FOR HAVING A LIBRARY STOCKHOLDERS COMMITTEE.

EXCUSE ME, THAT DEALS WITH NEW BOOKS. THE EXISTING? THAT YOU HAVE, I THINK YOU WOULD BE BETTER SERVED IF YOU TOOK AND USED THAT COMMITTEE, CHARGED THEM WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GOING FORWARD, IT REVIEWED WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR LIBRARY, HAVE THEM COME BACK AND REPORTED THAT YOU AND THEN AT THE APPOINTMENT, YOU CAN EVALUATE AND YOU CAN TAKE THIS WHOLE PROCESS AND MAKE IT MUCH LESS CUMBERSOME. SO PLEASE DON'T -- FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT DOES NOT RESTRICT YOUR RIGHT. THANKS.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT, MISSUS CAROLYN MOORE SI SINGH.

>> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME HAVE THIS TIME. I THINK THE NEW POLICY SHOWS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM'S DESIRED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED AND I APPRECIATE THAT SCHOOL BOARD HEARING THEIR CONCERNS TO ENSURE THE PROCESS IS MORTIFIED.

I APPRECIATE THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR WORKING TO GET TOWARD THE SAME GOAL TO ENSURE SICKLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS ARE IDENTIFIED AND PARENTS ARE GIVEN NOTIFICATION TO WE CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR CHILDREN. THERE ARE GOOD CHANGES IN THE POLICY LIKE STUDENTS NOT SITTING IN REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION MEETING WHICH HAS BEEN GOING ON. STUDENTS ARE NOT BE SUBJECT TO READ INCREDIBLE MATERIAL THAT ADULTS ARE DETERMINING IS APPROPRIATE FOR MINORS.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT CHANGE. APPRECIATE THE PART ABOUT HAVING A DISCUSSION TO DETERMINE IF THE FORM NEEDS TO BE FILLED OUT. AS THERE MAY NOT BE IN NEED TO REQUEST A BOOK TO BE CONSIDERED IF THE BOOK IS NOT IN USE, IT HAS LOW CIRCULATION, DOES NOT CONTAIN RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL VALUE. TO MEET EXIT -- ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OR IS FOUND TO BE TOO SEXUALLY EXPLICIT. THIS CAN SAVE TIME IF THE SCHOOL CAN DETERMINE IF THAT SCHOOL NEEDS TO GO THROUGH THAT REQUEST. THE NEW POLICY AND FIRST MEETING TONIGHT STATES AT AN ATTEMPT TO COMPLAIN TEN MATE REQUEST MATERIAL BE WITHDRAWN FROM USE BY THEIR CHILD. THE MATERIAL SHOULD NOT BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE USE OF OTHERS DURING THE RECONSIDERATION PROCESS BUT IF THE BOOK CONTAINS SEXUALLY EXPRESSIVE CONTENT,

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IF THE SCHOOL ELECTS TO KEEP THE BOOK DURING THAT REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION PROCESS AVAILABLE AND GIVE PARENTS -- PARENTS SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPTIONS TO OPT IN IF THEY WANT THEIR CHILD TO HAVE ACCESS TO SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT MANY PARENTS BELIEVE IT IS THEIR ROLE AS PARENTS TO BRING UP THEIR CHILDREN WITH GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTIONS IN WHAT IS GOOD AND MORAL AND WOULD NOT WANT THEIR CHILD TO SELL SENSOR WHEN IT COMES TO SEXUALLY EXPLICIT READING MATERIAL. PHILIPPIANS 4:8 SAYS, WHATEVER IS TRUE, WHATEVER IS HONORABLE, WHATEVER IS JUST GET WHATEVER IS PURE, WHATEVER IS LOVELY, WHATEVER IS COMMENDABLE, IF THERE IS ANY EXCELLENCE, IF THERE IS ANYTHING WORTHY OF PRAISE, THINK ON THESE THINGS BUT THIS COMES FROM THE WORD OF GOD. BUT OUR OWN FOUNDING FATHERS OF OUR GREAT NATION USED THE BIBLE TO BRING ABOUT OUR NATION. AND WHEAT LIKE THIS NATION ARE NOT PERFECT BUT WE ATTEMPT TO FOLLOW GOD WHO IS PERFECT. I RESPECT THE FREE WILL OF PEOPLE TO CHOOSE WHAT BELIEF SYSTEM THEY WILL FOLLOW, WHEN LEAVE SHOULD NOT BE FORCED UPON OTHERS TO VALIDATE OR SHOW AGREEMENT WITH UNDER THEIR PROFITS TWICE.

AND FINISH. ROMANS 1:16, I WANTED TO READ THIS IN PUBLIC.

FOR I'M NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL. FOR IT IS THE POWER OF GOD FOR

SALVATION, IT WOULD WHO BELIEVE. >> I LIVE BY MY LEAVE IN GOD AND I BLESSED THERE ARE OTHERS WHO HOLD VERY DIFFERENT BELIEFS. BUT DESPITE OUR DIFFERENCES, I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT IMPRESSIONABLE CHILDREN SHOULD BE PROTECTED. THAT THERE IS NO PLACE FOR SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT IN BOOKS FOR MINORS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU. THAT IS THE LIST OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, SIR? IF YOU WILL STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE.

>> I'M 580 —-DASH. >> THANK YOU. >> THANKS.

I WANT TO SAY AGAIN HOW MUCH I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY GOOD PROGRAMS FOR THE KIDS COMING IN AND I SPENT SIX YEARS IN GRADUATE SCHOOLS TAKING KIDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AND CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS AND THEY REMIND ME OF THOSE KIDS. I HAVE NEVER BEEN BLESSED WITH CHILDREN AT HOME BUT I THINK IT IS GREAT THAT YOU CAN BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER, WHILE THERE ARE UNFORTUNATELY OTHER ISSUES THAT DIVIDE US AND AS IS TRADITION, I WAS GOING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT ANGELA YET AGAIN. I HAVE TALKED TO HER A LITTLE BIT ON HER OWN.

BUT I'M GOING TO SAY THAT I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW OFTEN I HAVE CONTRACTED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND I'M GOING TO SAY PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN IDENTIFY THAT I'M AND COAX AN IDIOT.

I'M A MORE ON THEN I'M JUST. I'M A PHOBIC. THE VARIOUS KINDS.

I JUST DON'T EVEN DISCREET WITH MANY MORE PRACTICE, NO POINT. I'M A BAD PERSON.

WITH THAT SAID, WANT TO RETURN WHAT I TALKED ABOUT LAST MONTH. AT LEAST THOSE PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET CALLED ME ALL THESE NAMES. AT THIS IS LARGELY FOR WHAT I WOULD ABOUT TELEGRAPHS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ON THE INTERNET. AT LEAST OF PEOPLE, TO SOME EXTENT ARE TREATING ME AS INDIVIDUAL. YOU KNOW, AND I WOULD RATHER HAVE THEM CALL ME ALL THOSE PATHNAMES THEN PEOPLE WORRY ABOUT WHETHER I'M A.

OR AN ARMENIAN. OR IF THEY WORRY ABOUT WHETHER I'M A TWO TOOTHY OR THE WORRY ABOUT WHETHER I'M A HATFIELD OR MCCOY. AND THIS COMES BACK TO THE SCHOOL BOARD HERE. BUT I DON'T SEE ANYTHING AND HAVE TRIED TO KIND OF GATHER A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE CURRICULUM THAT INDICATES, HEY, WE SHOULD BE TREATING OTHER PEOPLE AS INDIVIDUALS. AND THAT IS REALLY, YOU LOOK AT WHAT I TALKED ABOUT LAST MONTH. SO SOMEBODY ASKED ME, I THINK, VERILY, WHAT YOU WANT THE SCHOOL BOARD TO DO? ONE THING I WOULD ASK YOU TO CONSIDER IS YOU HAVE A DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION POLICY. YOU COULD THROW ON INDIVIDUALISM AND THAT POLICY.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE A VERY GOOD PLACE FOR INSTEAD OF THE EYE, IT WOULD BE THE I SQUARED.

YOUR STUDENTS, LEARN ABOUT PRODUCT -- QUADRATIC EQUATIONS, THE SAME TIME THEY LEARN ABOUT TREATING PEOPLE AS INDIVIDUALS BUT I'M GOING TO THROW UP ONE PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL MIGHT TALK ABOUT. I WILL TALK MAYBE MORE NEXT MONTH IF -- HIS NAME IS BILL HOUSTON. YOU CAN LOOK HIM UP ON THE INTERNET.

BILL WAS A GOOD PERSON. HE WAS FROM GERMANY. AFTER THAT WORK AT HE FELT THAT

NEED TO HAVE HIS NAME CHANGE. >> HE DID NOT MONTH PEOPLE TO KNOW HE WAS GERMAN.

BETTER SOLUTION IS JUST TREAT EVERYBODY AS AN INDIVIDUAL. WHEN BILL DIED THAT THEY DID NOT SAY, HE WAS RELATED TO THE SOME GUY IN GERMANY. BUT THEY SAID, HE WAS A FATHER.

THEY SAID THAT HE WAS A HUSBAND. THEY SAID HE WAS A BASEBALL COACH.

THEY SAY HE SERVED THAT U.S. NAVY. ISU TO CONSIDER PUTTING SOMETHING IN ABOUT INDIVIDUALISM. IT TAKES ONE PERSON TO MAKE THE MOTION TO HAVE A DISCUSSION. THREE TO APPROVE IT. ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THAT THE

THANK-YOU MUCH. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE?

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SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU. JUST A FEW THINGS FOR THE

[A. American Education Week]

I'M VERY PROUD OF THE SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION AND THE AMAZING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND BUSES AND EVERY ASPECT OF OUR SCHOOL DIVISION. WE WILL BE LIFTING UP PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONALS THAT DEGRADE WORKS FOR OUR SCHOOL DIVISION AND YOU WILL SEE SOME THINGS SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOME OTHER OUTLETS AS WE CELEBRATE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN GOOCHLAND NEXT WEEK. NEXT MONDAY, AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.

[B. New Goochland Elementary School Update]

WE WILL CONSIDER THE SUBSTANCE OF THOSE BIDS AND ULTIMATELY BRING THOSE BIDS TO THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CONVERSATION ON THE 22ND OF NOVEMBER IN DETERMINING WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE FROM THERE. ULTIMATELY WE WILL KNOW THE FINAL PRICE OF THIS PROJECT.

BETWEEN NOVEMBER THE 2017 AND WE WILL HAVE THAT CONVERSATION PUBLICLY AND DETERMINE WHERE WE GO FROM THERE. IT IS PRETTY EXCITING TIME FOR US AND ULTIMATELY WE ARE ALL WAITING TO SEE WHAT THAT BID PRICE IS. I'M GOING TO GET THAT NEXT WEEK.

WE ARE OPENING THE PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR 2023/24

[C. Community Feedback for FY2024 Budget Development]

IT IS LINKED TO THIS AGENDA AS WELL AND WE ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS BECAUSE WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IS THINKING AS WE DEVELOP THE SPENDING PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. I HAD THE PLEASURE TO PARTICIPATE IN TOWN HALLS WITH

[D. Town Halls]

[E. Annual Report]

IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS THAT DON'T HAVE A DIRECT TIED TO THE SCHOOL DIVISION TO UNDERSTAND THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING, WHAT IS REALLY AMAZING THIS YEAR I BELIEVE IS HOW WE ARE PROFILING FORMER GOOCHLAND GRADUATES WHERE THEY ARE NOW AND HELP OUR WORK AS A SCHOOL DIVISION HAS HAD AN IMPACT ON THEIR CAREERS AND THEIR PROFESSION.

>> I'M EXCITED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE GRADUATES AND SHARE MORE OF THE GREAT WORK THAT IS

HAPPENING IN CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE SCHOOL DIVISION. >> MIKE NEWMAN: THANK YOU, DR. RALEY. JUST A QUICK NOTE. IT WAS VERY EXCITING TO SEE THAT IN PRINT AND SOME OF THOSE FORMER GRADUATES, ARE NO AND SOME OF THEM ARE WORKING FOR GOOCHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOW. BUT I THINK YOU WILL FIND A LOT OF QUESTIONS ANSWERED WITH SOME FACTS AND NUMBERS AND STORIES ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, WHICH WE

[6. Consent Items]

BUDGET CALENDAR THAT WE WILL BE DEALING WITH VERY SOON. SURPLUS ITEMS FOR SALE, POINT OF STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE. AND UNDERSTANDING THE SHERIFF. REVIVED SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE POLICY UPDATE. APPROVAL OF CONSENT ITEMS. WE COULD TAKE THIS ALL AT ONCE

OR WE CAN PULL SOME OUT. MS. HORN? >> KAREN HORN: I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF REALLY IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS HERE. AND SO IF I MAKE A MOTION AND

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I THINK I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO PASS IT. HOW ABOUT THAT? SO I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS A, B, C, D, E, F, G, AND I ON FIRST READ.

>> MIKE NEWMAN: BOARD MEMBERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE ITEMS ON FIRST READ?

IS THERE A SECOND? >> I WOULD LIKE TO TABLE E BECAUSE I HAVE A REQUEST FOR A

CALENDAR CHANGE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET. >> I WILL ACCEPT MS. ALLEN'S

AMENDMENT TO MY MOTION. >> MIKE NEWMAN: WE ARE GOING TO VOTE ON THE INITIAL WHAT WE ARE CONSIDERING WITH THE AMENDMENT THAT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED. ITEMS A, B, C, D, F, G, AND I.

ANY DISCUSSION, FURTHER DISCUSSION? MICROPHONE?

WE ARE. WE ARE. >> IS THERE A SECOND FOR THAT?

>> I WILL SECOND. >> MIKE NEWMAN: THERE IS A SECOND, SO ALL IN FAVOR OF

APPROVING ON CONSENT ITEMS A, B, C, -- C'EST AYE. >> AYE.

>> MIKE NEWMAN: THANK YOU. >> BOARD MEMBERS WITH YOUR APPROVAL I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MISS LEAH KELLEY, IF YOU WOULD NOT MIND COMING FORWARD.

IT HAS BEEN YOUR TRADITION AND I APPLAUD YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING AND VALUING STUDENT VOICE IN OUR WORK AND I'M PROUD OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD FOR ALLOWING STUDENTS TO BE A PART OF THE PROCESS.

ALEX HAS REPRESENTED OUR STUDENT BODY EXTREMELY WELL OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST 12 MONTHS.

HIS TERM IS COMING TO A CLOSE. HE HAS THIS MEETING AND THAT MEETING IN DECEMBER THAT HE WILL BE REPRESENTING OUR STUDENT B BODY. LEAH HAS GONE THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS TO GET TO THIS POINT IN TIME, INTERVIEW PROCESS AND SHE JUST -- HAS DEFINITELY EARNED THAT RIGHT TO REPRESENT OUR STUDENTS ON THIS BODY AND SO SHE WILL BE GOING WITH ALEX TO WILLIAMSBURG NEXT WEEK FOR SOME TRAINING TO PARTICIPATE WITH HER PEERS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HER ROLE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU WITH US UP

HERE. SO CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, LEAH.

>> AND WE DO REMEMBER THAT YOU HAVE HOMEWORK AND SO THERE IS A TIME THAT YOU ARE FREE TO GO.

THANK YOU. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS WELL, MR. ] SO BOARD MEMBERS, THAT LEAVES ITEMS E, LETTER H, -- I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS TOAST BUT IF I GOT IT, IT IS EHJ AND K. SO THE -- I WILL ENTERTAIN

THOUGHTS OR FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM E. >> MR. CHAIR, I'M ASKING FOR A CHANGE OF THE JANUARY 31ST SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET MEETING. THIS IS THE TIME WHEN THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL PRESENT THAT RECOMMENDED BUDGET TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.

IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART BACK OUT OUR CALENDAR AND I'M OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

SO KNOW THAT WE ARE INDEPENDENT PERIOD, IT WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF WE COULD SCHEDULE THAT BEFORE

THE 29TH OF JANUARY OR AFTER THE FIFTH OF FEBRUARY. >> MIKE NEWMAN: COMMENTS, BOARD

MEMBERS? >> THAT WOULD BE ABOUT THIS AVAILABILITY OF SPACE WHERE WE

WOULD USE AND THE AVAILABILITY OF OUR SUPERINTENDENT. >> I WILL BE AVAILABLE.

THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS, IF THE BOARD GOES IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO. TO THE 31ST BECAUSE AFTER THE FIFTH, WE HAVE TIMELINES ASSOCIATED WITH PUBLIC HEARING. YOUR APPROVAL AND THEN THE DISTRIBUTION OF THAT BUDGET REQUEST TO THE SUPERVISORS. SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU GO

EARLIER THAN THE 31ST IF YOU WERE TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT. >> THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD BE CURIOUS ABOUT IS THE LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE BUDGET THAT SCHOOLS ARE HAVING FACULTIES.

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I WONDER. >> IT DOES CONDENSE THAT SCHEDULE.

ESPECIALLY WITH WEEKENDS THAT ARE INVOLVED THERE. ONE OF THE THINGS WE MAY CONSIDER IS HAVING MY PRESENTATION ON THE 26TH OF JANUARY.

THAT WOULD BE A THURSDAY, I BELIEVE. WHAT THAT DOES IS REALLY CONDENSE THE TIME BETWEEN REPORT LAST BOARD SESSION AND THE TIME I WOULD PRESENT TO YOU.

SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING FOR CONSIDERATION. BUT IF WE WERE TO MAKE A CHANGE

GET THAT MAYBE AN ALTERNATIVE, THE 26TH OF JANUARY. >> SO IF I UNDERSTAND THAT REQUEST, IT IS TO CONSIDER A CHANGE AND WE CAN VOTE ON CONSIDERING THE CHANGE AND THEN LET THE SUPERINTENDENT GET SCHEDULES IN AND SEE WHAT IS AVAILABLE.

WE ARE NOT DECIDING ON A DATE FOR THAT. >> I APPRECIATE IT.

YES. >> MIKE NEWMAN: SO THERE IS A MOTION TO CONSIDER A DATE CHANGE IN THE BUDGET CYCLE IN LIMITING THE JANUARY 31ST DATE AS SCHEDULED.

TO HAVE -- DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I WILL SECOND THAT. TRAN10 THERE IS A SECOND TO THAT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR OF CHANGING THE JANUARY 31ST DATE TO A DATE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT IS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT FITS WITH THE SCHEME OF BUDGETING. SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MIKE NEWMAN: , THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE TO APPROVE THE

CALENDAR. >> WHAT WEEKEND DO IS WE CAN REVISE COUNTER AT THE DECEMBER MEETING. WITH FIRM DATES BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF THIS SPACE AND

CONVERSATION WITH STAFF AND THE BEST USE OF EVERYONE'S TIME. >> MIKE NEWMAN: SO WE WILL SEE THE FINANCIAL UPDATE AND BUDGET -- SORRY. WRONG THING.

WE WILL SEE THE BUDGET CALENDAR NEXT MONTH, I'M SURE. >> WE CAN BRING IT BACK IN

CONSENT. >> MIKE NEWMAN: SOUNDS GOOD. SO I HAVE ITEM H AT THIS TIME.

>> YES, SIR, WE HAVE GOTTEN SOME REALLY AWESOME PEOPLE IN THE BACK OF OUR ROOM.

WHO HAVE DONE GREAT WORK FOR US. THEY DO GREAT OR EVERY SINGLE DAY IN THE FOR OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY. BUT CERTAINLY FOR OUR SCHOOL, A WHOLE COMMUNITY.

SO EVERY FAMILY IS AFFECTED BY THE WORK, THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO IN OUR SCHOOLS AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IS AN INCREDIBLE DOCUMENT.

IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WORK OF AN SRO, WHICH AS WE KNOW FROM READING ARTICLES IN THE PAPER, THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR WORK IS. THIS DOCUMENT -- AN EXCELLENT JOB OF EXPLAINING WHAT THAT WORK IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT A PRINCIPAL DOES AND THERE'S A DISCIPLINE ISSUE AND WHAT AN SRO DOES AND I THINK THIS UNDERSTANDING, AGAIN, FOR THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE VERY, VERY HELPFUL. I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK THAT WENT INTO MAKING THIS DOCUMENT AND FOR -- EXCITED TO HAVE THIS AS A PART OF OUR CONSENT AGENDA IN THIS EVENING AND WONDERED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE

APPROPRIATE IF THEY HAD SOMETHING THEY WANTED TO SHARE? >> YES, MA'AM.

I WANT TO ADD ONTO YOUR COMMENTS AND COMING FORWARD AND PROVIDE INTRODUCTION.

WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE PARTNERSHIP AND RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND IT IS AN EXTREMELY STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH A LOT OF SHARING OF INFORMATION AND WORKING TOGETHER TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR CITIZENS.

I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT RELATIONSHIP AND I'M THANKFUL FOR SHERIFF GRIESE'S LEADERSHIP BECAUSE WE ARE VERY OPTIMISTIC BY THE END OF APRIL WE WILL HAVE A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER IN EVERY SCHOOL IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION AND SO HE IS HERE TONIGHT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS VISION FOR THAT, INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OF THE JUDGMENT WHO ARE GOING TO BE SERVING IN OUR SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT OUR SAFETY INITIATIVES AND APPLAUD OUR PARTNERSHIP TOGETHER. SO SHERIFF GRIESE, IF YOU WOULD NOT MIND COMING FORWARD.

>> A GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANT TO REAL QUICK INTRODUCE THE SROS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN SCHOOL. AND THE SROS THAT ARE GOING TO SCHOOL.

AND THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE AT A LATER TIME COME IN AS WELL AND SHE WILL HOPEFULLY BE FINISHING HER TRADING BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT SCHOOL HERE. IT SHOULD BE AWESOME.

BUT COME ON UP, GUYS.

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JUST TOLD HIM OF THE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. >> I WENT TO GOOCHLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS. I WENT TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL HERE.

I HAVE BEEN HERE ALMOST NINE YEARS AND THIS IS MY FIFTH YEAR AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.

>> THANKS.

THINK ON THE 28TH OF NOVEMBER. SO COME ON IN, MICHAEL. >> MICHAEL HINKLE.

I'M CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. JUST STARTING FIELD TRAINING.

HOPING TO BE CUT LOOSE SOON. I WENT TO RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY. THE OLD GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.

OFFICER PROGRAM. BUT I HAVE BEEN WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS BACK I WENT TO RANDOLPH AS WELL. I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ALL ONE TO RANDOLPH. BUT I DID GO TO RANDOLPH AND I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL

TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU.

>> I'M MICHAEL DUNN IT IN. I GRADUATED FROM GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL.

I ACTUALLY WENT TO BYRD ELEMENTARY. AND I ALSO AM GOING TO BE GOING TO BIRD HERE SHORTLY. I'M IN THE HIGH SCHOOL. AND I HAVE BEEN HERE ABOUT 11 YEARS.

I DID NOT GO TO GOOCHLAND.

>> I'M FROM CUMBERLAND. I'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF BUT BEFORE, I WORKED -- FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS.

I DID NOT I DID NOT GO TO GOOCHLAND AS WELL. I WENT TO BRISTOL, TENNESSEE.

THAT IS WHERE I AM FROM. I'M READY TO GO TO SCHOOL. I HAVE BEEN THERE FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS. JUST ENJOY THIS.

>> AND TREY IS GOING TO BE GOING WITH MS. MCKAY, GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY.

SO OUR PLAN IS TO HAVE ALL THESE GUYS INTO THE SCHOOLS FROM THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL TO THE END OF SCHOOL. 100%, 100% OF THE TIME. SO THESE GUYS ARE THE CREAM OF THE CROP. I CAN TELL YOU I HOLD THEM SECOND TO NONE.

BECAUSE OUR CHILDREN IN THESE SCHOOLS, WE HAVE TO PROTECT THEM AND WE ARE HERE TO DO THAT.

PROTECTION, IT BEING A ROLE MODEL, BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG. SO WE CAN HAVE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS INTO THE FUTURE.

I TELL YOU, THESE GUYS, THESE GUYS ARE DEFINITELY CREAM OF THE CROP.

I'M EXCITED THAT THIS IS GOING ON. I'M VERY PUMPED THAT IT IS GOING ON. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED WORK WITH JEREMY OR DR. ELLIE.

STEVE AND ANDY IN THE BACK WORKING WITH THESE GUYS HAS BEEN AWESOME AND WE HAVE JUST GONE SO FAR IN THE SHORT TIME THAT I HAVE BEEN SHERIFF WORKING WITH THEM.

IT HAS TRULY BEEN A PLEASURE. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN

ANSWER THEM. >> SHERIFF GRIESE, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS.

MISS ALLEN? >> ANGELA ALLEN: HEARTFELT GRATITUDE.

>> SAME HERE. >> ANGELA ALLEN: WE ARE HERE FOR THE CHILDREN AND I KNOW YOU ARE HERE FOR THEM. IT JUST GIVES ME SUCH PEACE OF MIND KNOWING THAT THEY ARE PROTECTED BECAUSE OF YOUR SERVICE. SO THANK YOU.

UNDERSTANDING WITH THE GOOCHLAND SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AS PRESENTED THIS EVENING.

>> I SECOND. >> MIKE NEWMAN: THERE IS EMOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE REMAINING. JUST THIS ONE.

SO ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENT? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> SHERIFF GRIESE, JUST ONE? THING TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

AS A FORMER BUILDING PRINCIPAL WHO ALWAYS HAD RESOURCE OFFICER IN THE BUILDING BECAUSE I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE SUPPORT AND THE PEACE OF MIND EVERY DAY AND THE EFFORT TO COLLABORATE IN TERMS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE, WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED OR WHAT ARE WE THINKING ABOUT.

THERE WAS ALWAYS A TEAM EFFORT AND I'M THINKING OF THAT TIME IN GOOCHLAND BUT ALSO AS WELL.

I HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE. TO ECHO WHAT MISS ALLEN SAID, WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR

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SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL.

POLICY UPDATE, SECOND READING AND I KNOW THERE ARE THOUGHTS ABOUT SOME OF THE POLICIES.

>> EXCUSE ME. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. THE FIRST -- I ACTUALLY WANT TO POINT YOUR ATTENTION TO THREE OF OUR SECOND READING POLICIES. IGA E, IGA AFRICA THERE HAVE BEEN SOME NONSUBSTANTIVE REVISIONS THAT I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF, ALSO, GRCA AND KBA ARE TWO. IT HAS A LOT OF REVISION BUT IT IS REALLY JUST NONSENSITIVE.

IT IS GETTING RID OF SOME OF THE PRONOUNS. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO MISS BENNETT FOR HELP WITH ALL OF THOSE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO FOIA. SHE IS OUR EXPERT AND I APPRECIATE HER KNOWLEDGE.

AND EXPERTISE AS WE TRY TO CLEAN THAT UP WHICH IS CONSTANT BECAUSE THE LAWS KEEP CHANGING.

ALL OF THE OTHER CHANGES THAT ARE IN RED IN THE PROPOSED POLICIES.

WE HAD A PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING IIA AND I BELIEVE THAT THE SPEAKER NOTED 22.1-16.

BUT IT IS ACTUALLY 22.1-16.8 WHICH HAS ALL OF THE MEAT THAT IS LIKELY OF CONCERN.

WHEN YOU READ THAT POLICY -- OUR POLICY, IT REALLY IS BASED ON THAT CODE OF VIRGINIA, WHICH IS LAW. AND IT REFERENCES 22.1-16.8. SO I THINK THAT -- AND I UNDERSTAND WITH THE GENT -- WHAT THE GENTLEMAN WAS SAYING THAT THIS IS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND WE HAVE THE FIRST READ TONIGHT. KLBK SOME REVISIONS TO KOP.

WE DO HAVE AN EXISTING KOP. AND SO THE KOP THAT IS -- THAT WAS RECENTLY APPROVED IS STILL THE POLICY. SO WE HAVE THE POLICY. AND THE IIA, AGAIN, IT IS REALLY BASED ON THAT VERY IMPORTANT CODE OF VIRGINIA AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE THERE BECAUSE IT IS BASED ON THE CODE OF VIRGINIA.

THAT IS MY COMMENTS AND SHIRT THAT SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY.

SO THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. >> MIKE NEWMAN: THANK YOU, MS. HORN.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I WOULD JUST ECHO THE FACT THAT THERE IS A TEAM, A POLICY TEAM THAT WORKS VERY HARD THAT DOES INCLUDE MS. BENNETT ADMIT S BAS. AND THERE'S A LOT OF YOUR FROM OTHERS AS WELL. THEY ARE THE TEAM THAT SIFT STATE LAW AND AS THEY HAVE BROUGHT POLICIES FORWARD FOR US TO CONSIDER. I HAVE A COMFORT LEVEL WITH WHAT HAS GONE INTO PREPARING FOR THIS. I LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSION AND

WE ARE AT THAT POINT. ANYTHING? >> IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A MONTH, AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK. APPLYING TO LEGISLATION AND REQUIREMENT ON US TO IDENTIFY MATERIALS AND PROVIDE NOTIFICATIONS AND ALLOWING FAMILIES TO CHOOSE WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS BEST FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

AND THEN PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT FOR THE CHILDREN, CHOOSE THE ALTERNATIVE.

CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO ALLOW THAT CHOICE TO THE REST IN THE HANDS OF OUR FAMILIES.

SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS THIS EVENING. AS WELL AS THE OTHER POLICIES.

>> YES, SIR. MR. CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE POLICIES WITH THE CORRECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE SINCE OUR FIRST READ. ALL THE ONES THAT ARE PRESENTED

FOR A SECOND READING THIS EVENING. >> SO THE MOTIONS MADE TO

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THAT IS A J ANOTHER CONSENT ITEMS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?

ALL IN FAVOR? I'M SORRY. >> I SECOND.

>> MIKE NEWMAN: THERE IS A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MIKE NEWMAN: THANK YOU. ANY OPPOSED?

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> NEXT ON THE AGENDA, THE INSTRUCTION REPORT AND AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE ENTERING THE BUDGET

[A. Investment in Interventionists]

AND SO THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY ITEMS THAT WE WILL NEED TO CONSIDER MOVING FORWARD AS WE EXPERIENCE THE CHALLENGES OF DEVELOPING THAT 23/24 BUDGET. WITHOUT THAT, I WILL TURN THIS

OVER TO DR. GEYER. >> THANKS FOR THAT INTRODUCTION. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

YOU WILL RECALL PROBABLY ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION OVERVIEW OF OUR MULTITIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS, THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL AND GIVE THE BOARD AT THE FOR A BACKGROUND THAT WHAT THAT PROGRAM IS, INCLUDES.

AND SO AND FORECAST AT THE TIME THE OPPORTUNITY ONCE WE GOT THROUGH A FULL HERE OF IMPLEMENTATION TO REALLY GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT OUR DATA AND SO THIS IS THAT OPPORTUNITY TO REVISIT A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE ON MTSS IN GRADES K-12 AND DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY SOME OF THAT RESULTS THAT I THINK WE CAN ATTRIBUTE DIRECTLY TO THE PROGRAM.

SO SUPER EXCITED TO SHARE. IT HAS BEEN A FULL EVENING ALREADY AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO PRESENTING THIS INFORMATION AND HAVING SOME CONVERSATION AROUND THE RESULTS THAT WE ARE SEEING OUR THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. SO I WON'T READ THIS TO YOU.

JUST TO REMIND THE PUBLIC, MTSS REALLY IS BUILT AROUND, IT IS A FRAMEWORK THAT REALLY FOCUSES ON THREE SPECIFIC ACTION ITEMS. ONE IS IDENTIFYING STUDENTS IN NEED OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT.

AND AGAIN, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS SO LICHA AN ACADEMIC SUPPORT PROGRAM.

THERE ARE MTSS SYSTEMS THAT ALSO LOOK AT NEEDS LIKE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS AND OUR PROGRAM THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL IS FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON ACADEMIC SUPPORT.

SECOND PIECE IS DEVELOPING A PERSONALIZED ACTIONABLE PLAN TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AS THEY WORK TO MEET THEIR GOALS AND THEN THE THIRD PIECE IS OBVIOUSLY MONITORING THAT PROGRESS TO SEEK WHERE WE ARE ALONG WHERE WE ARE ALONG THE WAY TEDX ITEM NUMBER TWO.

AND SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE THAT CAN HAPPEN, THOSE THREE THINGS CAN HAPPEN WITH A VARYING ARRAY OF PERSONNEL. WE CAN JUST HAVE CLASSROOM TEACHERS. THOSE THREE THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN.

WE CAN HAVE CLASSROOM TEACHERS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS. THOSE THREE THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN. WE CAN HAVE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES OF THOSE THREE THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN. THE QUALITY WITH WHICH THOSE GOALS ARE MET CERTAINLY RESTS SIGNIFICANTLY ON THE PERSONNEL TIED TO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND SO A LOT OF WHAT I WILL TALK ABOUT TONIGHT IS SPECIFIC TO OUR ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL AND THE IMPACT THAT THEY HAVE HAD. SO I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THAT.

MTSS IS A STRUCTURE AND AS A FRAMEWORK WILL CONTINUE REGARDLESS OF THE STAFFING.

BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW THAT STAFFING IMPACTS MTSS BUT THIS IS A LOT ON THE SLIDE.

AGAIN, WE WENT THROUGH THIS YEAR AGO. BUT JUST TO REMIND THE BOARD, TIER ONE CONSTRUCTION IS DAY-TO-DAY CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.

100% OF OUR STUDENTSS RECEIVE TIER ONE CONSTRUCTION AND THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF MTSS AS A FRAMEWORK. WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR CLASSROOMS WITH ALL OF OUR STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND T THAT IS CERTAINLY A TRIBUE TO OUR CLASSROOM TEACHERS.

TIER TWO IS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IN NEED OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT BEYOND THAT REGULAR CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE. THE TARGET POPULATION IS ESSENTIALLY FIVE TO 15% OF STUDENTS. SO THAT YOU ARE NOT MAXING OUT THE RESOURCES, YOU ARE NOT GOING BEYOND NEXT TO OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE. AND THAT IS REALLY WHAT THE RESEARCH SUPPORTS IN TERMS OF STUDENTS BENEFITING FROM TIER TWO TIER THREE IS AN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT BEYOND TIER TWO AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT STUDENTS IN TIER THREE CONTINUE

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THAT IS THE OVERALL IDEA, THE REPRESENTED THEREBY THAT UPSIDE DOWN TRIANGLE.

AND BLEED THE FOCUS, THE BIG PART OF THE FOCUS TONIGHT IS TO IDENTIFY STEPS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ONE OF THOSE TIERS OF SUPPORT. AND GET REGULAR EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS CARRYING OUT THOSE PRIMARY CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONS, THAT IS THAT FOUNDATION AT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF MTSS. TIER TWO, A FEW SEATS A HOST OF ADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBERS IN ADDITION TO OUR REGULAR EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND THEN 23 YOU CAN SEE THE STAFF INVOLVED OFF TO THE RIGHT AND SO WE HAVE HAD ALL OF THOSE POSITIONS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE HAVE NOT HAD UP UNTIL LAST YEAR ARE THOSE ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONISTS. AND THEY HAVE ARE SPECIFICALLY TIED TO TIER TWO AND TIER THREE SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING WITH OUR STAFF INCLUDING THEIR PRINCIPALS TO ENSURE THAT FROM MY VANTAGE POINT WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SHOW YOU IS ACCURATE IN TERMS OF PROPORTION OF THE ROLE THAT THOSE ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONISTS PLAY IN EACH ONE OF THOSE TIERS.

AND SO I'M GOING TO REPRESENT IT THIS WAY. AND IS HIS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE TAKEAWAYS OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF TIER TWO SUPPORT IS HAPPENING AT THE ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONISTS LEVEL AND TO REMIND THE BOARD WE HAVE SEVEN PART-TIME ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONISTS.

THREE ARC -- TWO AT RANDOLPH. AND THOSE FOLKS, EXCUSE ME. THREE AT RANDOLPH.

TWO AT BES. AND THOSE FOLKS ARE HIGHLY TRAINED, HIGHLY SKILLED THAT THESE ARE FOLKS WITH FOUR-YEAR DEGREES, MASTERS DEGREES, TEACHERS WHO DECIDED TO STAY HOME WITH YOUNG CHILDREN THAT WANT TO COME BACK INTO THE PROFESSION IN A PART-TIME BASIS. FOLKS WITH AMAZING BACKGROUNDS IN LITERACY AND NUMERACY.

SO THESE ARE NOT JUST FOLKS SUPPORTING KIDS AND -- IN A HAPHAZARD WAY.

THIS IS A HIGHLY SKILLED COMPONENT OF OUR WORKFORCE DOING SOME REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT WORK. AND THEN TIER THREE, LESS OF A PROPORTION OF TIER THREE.

THAT IS AN INTENSIVE LEVEL OF SUPPORT THAT STRETCHES REALLY INTO OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS TIME READING SPECIALIST TIME, MASS SPECIAL A TIME SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST TIME. MORE SO THAT AT ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONISTS.

BUT THE TAKE AWAY IS THAT CHUNK OF THAT UPSIDE DOWN TRIANGLE IS ESSENTIALLY TIED TO DIRECTLY TO OUR ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONISTS. PARCELL PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE. BUT RECOGNIZE AND TRUST ME ALL OF THE EDUCATORS RECOGNIZE THAT IT WILL LOOK VERY DIFFERENT IN THE SURFACE TO STUDENTS WILL BE VERY DIFFERENT WITHOUT THOSE ACADEMIC POSITIONS. SO REALLY KEYED TO AMOUNT OF STUDENTS THAT CAN BE SERVED AND THE INTENSITY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED.

I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT MENTION THAT TWO LEAD INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES, THEY REALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN -- GROUND SPECIFICALLY LAST YEAR AS WE TALKED ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF MTSS AT OUR SCHOOL DIVISION AND KNOWING WE HAD THAT RESOURCES, PERSONNEL RESOURCE TO ACTUALLY MAKE IT IMPACTFUL, WHICH CAME IN THE FORM OF THOSE ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONISTS. I SET THEM OFF TO BLEED THE PROGRAM AT ALL THREE SCHOOLS AND THEY WERE THERE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY LEADING THOSE DISCUSSION MEETINGS, HELPING TEACHERS, COACHING TEACHERS THROUGH DECISIONS ABOUT STUDENTS COMING INTO STUDENTS GOING OUT, MONITOR PROGRESS WITH THE GOAL OF LIKE SO MANY THINGS WE DO SLOWLY RELEASING AND RELINQUISHING THAT LEADERSHIP INTO THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE I WOULD DARE SAY THAT WAS A PART-TIME JOB FOR THEM LAST YEAR. THAT TOOK THEM AWAY FROM ANY OF THEIR THINGS. AND THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB ENTERED OUR TEAMS AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL, WHO HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE BALL AND RUN WITH IT THIS YEAR, THAT TRADITION HAS REALLY BEEN SMOOTH AND SEAMLESS AND SUPER PROUD OF THEM FOR LEADING LAST YEAR AND FOR ALL EVER FOLKS AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL FOR LEADING THIS YEAR. THEY HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB.

AND SO TO PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT TO IT AND AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER TAKEAWAY I WOULD SAY FOR ANYONE LISTENING IS THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT TIER ONE INSTRUCTION.

AND SO AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, K5, IT IS APPROXIMATELY 675 MINUTES A WEEK BETWEEN READING AND MATH INSTRUCTION, THOSE TWO AREAS COMBINED. AND SO IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT BY VOLUME, BY THAT NUMBER OF MINUTES STUDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING, TIER ONE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT. TTO ME, IT IS LIKE THE FOUNDATIN OF THE HOUSE IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT FOUNDATION OR WHATEVER ELSE HAPPENS BEYOND THAT. IT IS LIKELY A MOOT POINT.

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TIER THREE IS USUALLY TWO THINGS. EITHER INCREASING THE FREQUENCY OF THAT SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION OR REDUCING THAT SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION TO ONE ON ONE SUPPORT, IT WENT ON TO SUPPORT. AND SO IT IS A FAIR REPRESENTATION TO SAY THE INTENSITY IS INCREASING FROM TIER ONE AND TIER TWO AND TIER THREE.

OFFICE THE OTHER HOLE, TIER ONE IS THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE INSTRUCTION THAT ANY OF OUR STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING PICTURE THAT IS OUR CLASSROOM TEACHERS. THAT IS OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS. SO THE PUNCHLINE AFTER LAST YEAR AND PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM, WE WERE ALL AS INTERESTED AS ANYBODY ELSE TO SAY, ARE WE GOING TO SEE AN IMPACT? COMMON SENSE WOULD SAY WE WOULD SEE AN IMPACT BUT IT IS GOOD TO SEE THAT THE DATA IS FOLLOWING THAT. TO REMIND THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC, POUCH STANDS FOR THE RECEIPT SCREENING. IT IS EIGHT REQUIRED ASSESSMENT OF ALTERED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN VIRGINIA. IT IS ADMINISTERED TO HER PRIMARY GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND IT MEASURES EARLY LITERACY SKILLS.

AND THAT THE END OF EACH YEAR, THEY MAKE A DETERMINATION ABOUT STUDENTS THAT ARE BELOW BENCHMARK WORK ON OR A BUNCH -- THE STATE MAKES THAT DETERMINATION.

AND SPRING OF 2021, SO NOT THE END OF LAST SCHOOL HERE, BUT THE END OF THE SCHOOL HERE BEFORE THAT, WE HAD IN GRADES K TO ACROSS THE SCHOOL DIVISION 31% OF OUR STUDENTS IN GRADES K1 AND TWO WERE BELOW BENCHMARK. WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST WE HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED.

AT THE END OF LAST SCHOOL YEAR AND TO REMIND EVERYONE, LAST YEAR IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF MTSS AS I HAVE DESCRIBED IT. AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, THAT NUMBER WAS RELEASED TO 19% OF STUDENTS. YOU WILL NOTICE THE SPRING 21 NUMBERS ARE K TO.

THE SPRING 22 NUMBERS FROM LAST YEAR ARE 13 BECAUSE IT IS -- WE WANTED TO COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES. IT IS THE SAME STUDENTS AND YOU WILL SEE REDUCTION FROM 31% TO 19%. SO WE ARE THRILLED ABOUT THAT. BUT WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT IS TO REALLY DIG IN AND LOOK AT WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THE ADDITIONAL TIERS OF SUPPORT AND WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED TIER TWO AND/OR TIER THREE INTERVENTION HAD ANY TIME DURING THE SCHOOL HERE, OR ALMOST FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO GO FROM BEING BELOW BENCHMARK THAT YEAR BEFORE THAT ARE BEING ABOVE BENCHMARK AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.

AND SO THAT TELLS AS A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE IS MTSS IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE. THAT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

AND ONE OF THE NATURAL QUESTIONS THAT I'M SURE IS GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD, IS CAUGHT WELL, WHY DIDN'T ALL OF THOSE THAT 1% OF STUDENTS RECEIVE THAT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT? AND THE ANSWER IS THERE ARE STILL NOT ENOUGH SUPPORT TO GO AROUND.

AND SO I THINK I HAVE SAID TO THE BOARD MANY TIMES BEFORE, THAT MTSS AND THE AMOUNT OF SERVICES THAT THE INTENSITY WAS NEEDED PRIOR TO THE DISRUPTION OF THE PANDEMIC.

BUT IF WE ARE EVER GOING TO HAVE 100% OF OUR STUDENTS READING ON GRADE LEVEL, WE'RE GOING TO REACH -- WE ARE GOING TO REACH 100% GRADUATION RATE AND SOME OF THOSE LOFTY BENCHMARKS.

THE REALITY IS THIS KIND OF SUPPORT, THIS KIND OF ABILITY TO DIAGNOSE IN A MEDICAL MODEL THAT KIND OF WAY AND GIVE STUDENTS EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED WHEN THEY NEEDED AND HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO IT WAS NEEDED BEFORE THE DESTRUCTION OF THE LAST FEW YEARS.

HOWEVER, AMAZING TO SEE THESE RESULTS AND I WILL SAY STANDING HERE TODAY THAT I EXPECT THAT THAT PIE WILL SHRINK AGAIN WHEN WE LOOK AT RESULTS AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.

AND SO I THINK THAT THE CLIENT WILL CONTINUE AT I THINK IT IS ATTRIBUTED TO FIRST AND FOREMOST THAT TIER ONE INSTRUCTION THAT HAPPENS EVERY DAY IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THROUGH TIERS TWO AND THREE THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE. SO THAT IS POWELL'S DATA.

ONE MEASURE. ANOTHER MEASURE IS MAP. I WON'T -- EVERYONE IS WELL AWARE OF THIS. BUT WE USE THAT MAP ASSESSMENT TO MEASURE BOTH READING AND MATH. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PALS AND -- PALS IS VERY VIRGINIA SPECIFIC. REQUIRED OF ALL FOR WILL DIVISIONS IN VIRGINIA.

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IT IS SOMETHING WE CHOOSE TO ADMINISTER. IT GIVES US A DIFFERENT KIND OF DATA POINT. WHAT I'M GOING TO SHARE NOW ARE THE PERCENTAGE OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM FALL OF LAST YEAR TO SPRING OF LAST YEAR.

IN GRADES ONE THROUGH FIVE IN MATH, MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR GROWTH GO POTENTIAL AS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT MANY TIMES BEFORE, EVERY SINGLE STUDENT GETS THEIR OWN INDIVIDUALIZED GOAL.

SO IT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT WHEREVER CHILD IS BEGINNING THEIR OWN RACE AND WHAT BASED ON NATIONAL NORMS THE BENCHMARK IS FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL CHILD'S TO BE FROM AN ACHIEVEMENT TEN-POINT AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR. IF ATTRIBUTED ALONG THE BELL CURVE, ET CETERA.

AND SO IT IS COOL ABOUT THAT IS WE ARE ECSTATIC BENCHMARK. EVERYONE IS EXPECTED TO REACH X BENCHMARK OR THEY ARE IDENTIFIED AS BELOW BENCHMARK. THIS DATA IS INDIVIDUALIZED TO EVERY STUDENT AND SETTING THEIR GOAL BASED ON THEIR TRAJECTORY TODAY THAT THEIR ACHIEVEMENT TODAY. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS KIND OF THAT IN THE PAST AND THIS SHOWS YOU AGAIN, LAST YEAR'S DATA, ALL OF OUR STUDENTS REALLY CATEGORIZED ONE OF FOUR WAYS.

ALL OF OUR FIRST THROUGH FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED NO INTERVENTION BY WAY OF MTSS, STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED PAUL INTERVENTION ONLY, STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED FALL AND WINTER COMBINED AND STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED THE FULL HERE OF INTERVENTION.

STUDENTS -- THIS DATA HERE IS NOT DOUBLE COUNTED. THESE ARE SEPARATE GROUPS.

SO THE STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED FALL INTERVENTION ONLY ARE NOT THAT AGAIN COUNTED IN THE FALL PLUS WINTER. THEY ARE NOT DEN AGAIN COUNTED IN THE FALL PLUS WINTER PLUS SPRING AND COMMON SENSE, AGAIN, THAT IS ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IN EDUCATION, IS IT IS REALLY HARD TO DO CONTROL GROUP COUNT OF RESEARCH BUT COMMON SENSE WOULD SAY WE WOULD EXPECT THE STAIRSTEP OF INCREASED GOALS BEING MET BASED ON THE FREQUENCY OF WHICH THE STUDENTS RECEIVED INTERVENTION. AND INDEED, WE DO. WHAT I THINK HONESTLY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN A SECOND, THAT READING TO THAT IS SIMILAR TO THIS IS MORE PROFOUND.

I WOULD ARGUE THAT THE BIGGEST TAKE AWAY BEYOND THAT STAIRSTEP THAT WE SEEK THE INTERVENTION IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IS THE FACT THAT OUR STUDENTS THAT DID RECEIVE INTERVENTION WERE MEETING THEIR GROWTH GOALS, WHICH IS 19 PERCENTAGE POINTS ABOVE THE NATIONAL NORM.

THAT TELLS YOU THAT COMMITMENT INSTRUCTIONS WORKING. SO AWESOME DATA.

WHAT WE WOULD SAYING. BUT REALLY, REALLY NICE TO BE AFFIRMED IN THE OBJECTIVE DATA.

AND WHAT I WILL SHARE IT WITH READING IS MORE SIGNIFICANT AND IT WILL SEE THAT IN SOME DATA I WILL SHARE IN A MINUTE AS WELL. AND SO DATA PRESENTED THE SAME WAY, THIS IS STUDENTS IN GRADES TWO THROUGH FIVE. THOSE ARE THE STUDENTS THAT ARE ADMINISTERED THAT READING MAP THAT WE STARTED IN SECOND GRADE. THAT IS SIGNIFICANT. THE ONE BEFORE IS IMPRESSIVE AND WHAT WE WOULD HOPE TO SEE. BUT THE FACT THAT WE SEE THAT TYPE OF JUMPED FROM STUDENTS NOT RECEIVING ANY INTERVENTION TO OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE SEEING INTERVENTION.

THAT TELLS US THAT INTERVENTION IS EFFECTIVE, PERIOD. HOWEVER, INTERVENTION FOR READING IS SIGNIFICANTLY EFFECTIVE AS COMPARED TO THE INTERVENTION STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING ONTO PUT MATH. SO FOR ME, WHEN I LOOK AT IT FROM A DATA STANDPOINT, THIS IS REALLY SIGNIFICANT AND A HUGE TRIBUTE, AGAIN, TO TIER ONE INSTRUCTION.

WE ARE SEEING STUDENTS THAT DID NOT RECEIVE INTERVENTION OUTPACING NATIONAL NORMS. AND THEN WE ARE SEEING STUDENTS THAT DID RECEIVE INTERVENTION OUTPACING THEIR COUNTERPARTS.

THAT DID NOT RECEIVE INTERVENTION IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY.

AND THE REALITY IS YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE WE KNOW THOSE KIDS IN THE GREEN BARS THERE ARE INTO GREEN BARS BECAUSE THEY NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.

AND THOSE STUDENTS ARE NEVER GOING TO CATCH UP IF THOSE RATES ARE MORE -- IF THEY ARE NOT ACCELERATED BEYOND OTHER STUDENTS. THEY ARE NEVER GOING TO CLOSE THAT GAP. THAT GAPS WILL ALWAYS BE THERE. THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF DATA WE WANT TO SEE WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS. , SO I'M GOING TO TAKE SIMILAR DATA BUT PRESENTED TO PUT YOU IN A DIFFERENT WAY, MORE OF AN ACHIEVEMENT WAY.

I WON'T GET INTO THE WEEDS TOO MUCH, BUT JUST A QUICK PRINCE THOSE PERFECT.

HERE ARE FOUR HYPOTHETICAL STUDENTS. AND SO YOU WILL SEE THE STUDENT NUMBER ONE THERE IS THE 20TH PERCENTILE. STUDENT NUMBER TWO IS AT THE 50TH. STUDENT UP TO THREE AT THE 60 OF AN STUDENT NUMBER FOUR AT THE 90TH. AND SO MANY STATISTICIANS WOULD SAY, IF YOU ARE A FIXED MINDSET AND A FIXED IQ KIND OF THING THERE THEN YOU WOULD ASSUME THIRD STUDENTS THAT ARE AT THEIR GIVEN PLACE ON THAT NORMAL DISTRIBUTION CURVE ARE GOING TO STAY WITHIN THAT RANGE

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I'M NOT STANDING HERE TELLING YOU THAT I BELIEVE THAT. A LOT OF PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT, THAT YOU ARE BORN WITH THE IQ, YOU ARE BORN WITH AND WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY PROGRESS ANY WAY OR THE OTHER UP AND DOWN THAT NORMAL DISTRIBUTION CURVE. SO YOU WOULD EXPECT IF THAT IS THE CASE FOR STUDENTS TO STAY WITHIN KIND OF THAT PERCENTILE RANGE, IT MAY BE WITHIN THREE OR FOUR PERCENTILES. AND SO WHEN WE START TO MEASURE ACHIEVEMENT MOVING ALONG THAT NORMAL DISTRIBUTION CURVE, IT WAS STARTED A LOOK AT PERCENTILE CHANGES FOR STUDENTS.

AND SO WHAT I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU KNOW, THOSE SAME STUDENTS AT LOOKING AT THEIR AVERAGE PERCENTILE CHANGE FROM FALL OF LAST YEAR TO THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR.

SO THIS IS MATH. STUDENTS ON THE LEFT WILL BE STUDENTS THAT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INTERVENTION. STUDENTS ON THE RADAR STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED ANY TIER TWO OR TIER THREE INTERVENTION. BASED ON THE PREVIOUS DATA I SHARED WITH YOU ABOUT MATH, FEELS ABOUT RIGHT. RIGHT? WE SAW THAT STAIRSTEP BUT WE DID NOT SEE A SIGNIFICANT SNOW JUMP LIKE WE SAW WITH READING. SO AGAIN, I WOULD SAY THIS TELLS US SEVERAL THINGS. TO SEE STUDENTS RECEIVING ONLY TIER ONE INSTRUCTION ON AVERAGE INCREASED THEIR PERCENTILE FIVE PERCENTILE POINTS IS SIGNIFICANT.

FOR STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED ANY INTERVENTION, IT WAS HIGHER THAT NOT A LOT HIGHER.

A LITTLE HIGHER. BUT AGAIN, IF YOU ARE A FIXED IQ, IF YOU COME AT THINGS FROM A FIXED IQ, STANDPOINT, YOU WOULD EXPECT THOSE TWO BARS TO BE RIGHT AT ZERO.

YOU WOULD EXPECT THE 20% ALLOCATED TO KIND OF STILL AT 20% HOW CAN.

YOU WOULD EXPECT THE 80TH PERCENTILE KID TO KIND OF STATE AND COAX 80% HEALTHCARE.

WHAT THIS SHOWS US IS THE INSTRUCTION THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING IS MOVING EVERYBODY UP ALONG THAT BELL CURVE AND THAT IS IMPORTANT. THE READING DATA IS I THINK A HEADLINE AND AGAIN, BASED ON WHAT WE SAW WITH THE PREVIOUS DATA SHOWING A DIFFERENT WAY, YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE A DIFFERENTIAL AND IT IS SIGNIFICANT.

AND SO WHAT THIS TELLS US IS THAT STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED NO INTERVENTION DID ESSENTIALLY STAY AT THEIR PERCENTILE, WHICH IS WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THINGS BEING NATURALLY NORM, THAT IS KIND OF WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT. FOR STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED TIER TWO AND/OR TIER THREE INTERVENTION LAST YEAR, THEY MOVED ON AVERAGE FIVE AND A HALF PERCENTILE POINTS.

SO THIS GETS INTO STARTING TO TALK ABOUT TRULY CLOSING GAPS WHICH IS THE NAME OF THE GAME WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE TYPES OF INTENSITY OF MENTIONS. SO EARLY PROUD OF OUR TEAMS AND THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT WENT ON LAST YEAR. AND I WOULD SAY ENDED TOTALLY BASED ON WHAT WE ARE SEEING THIS SCHOOL HERE, IT IS A REPEAT IF NOT MORE IMPRESSIVE WHAT IS GOING ON BASED ON SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT EVERYONE IS WELL AWARE OF WITH COULD KIND OF COMING BACK LAST YEAR AND FIGURING OUT HOW TO BE TOGETHER AGAIN AND ME EXPECTATIONS AGAIN.

WE ARE PAST THAT AND WE ARE FOCUSED SOLELY ON TEACHING AND LEARNING AND I EXPECT THESE RESULTS TO CONTINUE AND FRANKLY BE STRONGER. A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. NATURAL QUESTION IS, HOW MANY KIDS RECEIVED ANY KIND OF INTERVENTION? HOW MANY KIDS DID NOT? WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE OVERALL K5'S POPULATION ACROSS ALL THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 361 KIDS RECEIVED SOME TYPE OF INTERVENTION ONE OF THOSE INTERVALS, EITHER FALL ONLY, FALL WINTER, OR FALL WINTER AND SPRING. AND THEN 667 OF OUR STUDENTS DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INTERVENTION SERVICES LAST YEAR. RECEIVING SERVICES, 65% NOT. AND I WOULD SIT THAT IS A STRETCH. SO WHEN YOU THINK BACK TO THAT UPSIDE DOWN TRIANGLE, WE IN A LOT OF WAYS PROBABLY OVERSERVED BASED ON WHAT MTSS WOULD SAY IS KIND OF THE SWEET SPOT.

WHICH MEANS WE STRETCHED AND REALLY ASKED A LOT OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS AND THEY DELIVERED A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT WAY. LAST YEAR, WE TALKED A LOT OF THE ANTIDOTAL QUALITATIVE KIND OF DATA. I SHARED SOME HEAVY OPPORTUNITY AFTER LAST YEAR BEING BEHIND US TO SHARE SOME QUANTITATIVE DATA. BUT I WOULD BE REMISS NOT TO SHARE SOME OF THE QUALITATIVE DATA. I WON'T READ THIS TO YOU, BUT I WILL TAKE THIS YOUNG LADY WAS ACTUALLY HERE TODAY SITTING TO YOU ALL. AND HER MOM WAS KIND ENOUGH TO BE WILLING TO SHARE SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THE EXPENSE AND THE IMPACT THAT MTSS HAD ON THIS YOUNG LADY LAST YEAR AS A KINDERGARTEN STUDENT. SHE IS NO LONGER RECEIVING ANY TIER TWO OR TIER THREE SUPPORT. YOU CAN SEE BY MOM'S WORDS THERE SHE ATTRIBUTES MUCH OF THE SUCCESS TO MTSS AND THE FOLKS THAT SERVED THIS YOUNG LADY LAST YEAR.

SO IT JUST ONE EXAMPLE. AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT GAVE US THE CONFIDENCE.

LAST YEAR TO PROJECT SOME REALLY STRONG QUANTITATIVE DATA WHICH OBVIOUSLY WE ARE PLEASED TO

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AND THIS IS OFTEN LOST IN THESE CONVERSATIONS. SO THIS IS KELLI TAYLOR, ONE OF OUR FORMER TEACHERS OF THE YEAR IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY. AND KELLY TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT YOU ALL ARE AWARE WE HAVE WHAT IS CALLED AN IE BLOCK BUILT INTO OUR ELEMENTARY DAY, WHICH STANDS FOR INTERVENTION AND ENRICHMENT. SHE TALKS VERY FRIENDLY ABOUT PRIOR TO HAVING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES BY WAY OF ACADEMIC INTERVENTION IS, THAT THE REALITY FOR MOST TEACHERS IS THEIR PRIORITIES BECOME THE STUDENTS THAT ARE MOST AT RISK ACADEMICALLY AND NEED THAT INTERVENTION AND BY LEVERAGING THAT BLOCK, TAKING AND JUST PUT -- TAKING MAYBE KELLY'S FOUR NEEDY STUDENTS ACADEMICALLY DURING THAT IE BLOCK, HAVING THEM WORK IN SMALL GROUP WITH AN ACADEMIC INTERVENTION DISCUSS KELLY WILL TELL YOU AND SHE IS REFLECTIVE OF I THINK WHAT OUR TEACHERS WILL SAY ON THE WHOLE, IS THAT IT FREED HER UP TO FOCUS TRULY AREN'T ENRICHMENT AND STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM THAT THAT ARE GOT TO GO THERE BREW CREW A ROOFE TO OTHER KINDS OF EXTENSIONS AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND THAT REALLY IS WHAT WE WANT TO SAY TO MAXIMIZE WHAT IE CAN'T LOOK LIKE AND TO ULTIMATELY MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF OUR STUDENTS, ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT, TOO.

THERE'S THE DIRECT SERVICES THAT HAPPENED BY WAY OF THESE ADDITIONAL PERSONAL SUPPORTS.

BUT THEN THERE'S THE INDIRECT AND IF IT FREEING UP OUR CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO DO THE WORK THAT THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO, TO DO, THAT THEY ARE REALLY STRETCHED TO TRY TO DO WITHOUT THOSE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS. SO IMPORTANT TO HEAR THAT SIDE OF KIND OF HELP MTSS IS IMPACTING EVERYONE. AGAIN, I WON'T READ THIS TO YOU.

BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT, TOO, TO LOOK AT SOME BIG PICTURE STATISTICS AND WE KNOW THAT ON GRADE LEVEL READING AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST PREDICTOR OF LONG-TERM SUCCESS. STUDENTS ARE ON GRADE LEVEL BY THIRD GRADE.

THEY ARE IN TROUBLE. AND THAT IS JUST THE REALITY OF WHAT THE DATA TELLS US AND HAS FOR DECADES. ENDED THE SECOND PIECE THERE. JUST KIND OF INTERESTING TO SEE SOME DOLLARS TO THE IMPACT OF STUDENTS THAT ARE SUCCESSFUL ENOUGH TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL VERSUS THOSE T THAT ARE NOT. WE KNOW THE STUDENTS THAT STRICTLY -- STRUGGLE ARE LIKELY GOING TO BE TRAIL NEXT IS A CHALLENGE.

THE EARLIER PRESENTATION, OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO GET GRADUATION RATE TO A PLACE THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD BE REALLY PROUD OF.

BUT IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT AND THEN THE LAST ONE I WILL READ THIS IS ONE -- I'D SAY DISC DAY POINT. 85 TO 90% OF CHILDREN WITH EARLY DEEP -- READING DEFICITS CAN IMPROVE LITERACY SKILLS TO ON THE THOSE BY THIRD GRADE. WHEN EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION PROGRAMS ARE IN PERMITTED END -- IN THE PRIMARY GRADES, EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR ARMED -- IS EVIDENCE-BASED. AND SO THAT TALKS ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THOSE PRIMARY YEARS ARE AND IF INTERVENTION IS DELAYED UNTIL AGE NINE, THAT RATE OF 85 TO 90% SUCCESS RATE TO GET THEM ON GRADE LEVEL DRUGS TO 25%.

WHICH TELLS US EARLIER INTERVENTION IS IMPORTANT IN THE EARLIER THE BETTER.

AND SO I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE END WITH A LITTLE BIT OF DATA BEYOND GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AT WITH THAT, I WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE EVERYBODY THAT HAS HAD A HAND IN MAKING IT SUCCESSFUL AT FIRST AND FOREMOST, OUR TEACHERS THAT ARE DOING THE DIFFICULT OR EVERY SINGLE DAY AND WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF THEIR EFFORTS. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU, DR. GEYER. BOARD MEMBERS, QUESTIONS? MS. ALLEN?

>> ANGELA ALLEN: LET'S GO BACK TO SLIDE 13 AND 14. THE DATA SHOWS STUDENTS THAT MET OR EXCEEDED, YEP. RIGHT THERE. YEP.

MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR GOALS AND THE IMPACT ON THE INTERVENTION SERVICES THAT THEY HAD ON THEIR PERFORMANCE. WHAT ABOUT STUDENTS THAT DO NOT MEET THEIR GOALS AND HOW

INTERVENTION MAY HAVE BENEFITED THEM FROM -- TO GET CLOSER? >> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.

ECHOED THE REVERSE OF THIS IS TRUE. FOR STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED FALL INTERVENTION ONLY FOR EXAMPLE, 30% OF THEM DID NOT MEET THEIR GROWTH GOALS.

YEAH, BUT WHAT DOES OBVIOUSLY I'M NOT SHARING HERE IS HOW CLOSE DID THEY GET, WHICH IS SOMETHING WEEKEND DIG IN MORE ON. FOR.

>> ANGELA ALLEN: PROGRESS IS PROGRESS. >> YEP.

>> ANGELA ALLEN: ALSO, I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT BECAUSE -- DATA.

SLIDE 13, THE PROGRESS IS LIKELY NOT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT FOR THAT MASS AND THAT IS OKAY.

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>> YES, MA'AM. >> ANGELA ALLEN: SO WE CAN TAKE THAT AWAY WHAT WE ARE THINK ABOUT OUR BUDGETING DECISIONS COMING UP AND WE CAN SAY THE DATA SHOWS US THAT THIS

INVESTMENT IF REPEATED. THE SAME DIVIDENDS. >> YES, MA'AM.

AND TO THE END, WE OF COURSE, SHAWN CAMPBELL AND OUR TEAM IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST DATA NERD.

INCREDIBLY HELPFUL TO ME AND SO WHAT WE WOULD TAKE AWAY FROM THIS IS THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED FALL ONLY HAD STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED FALL AND WINTER IT WAS NEGLIGIBLE COULD NOT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT. IT ALMOST MAKES YOU WONDER WHY IS THAT THE CASE? BUT FOR STUDENTS THAT GOT THE FULL YEAR THAT IS SUBSTANTIAL.

AND THEN FOR STUDENTS, IF YOU JUST TAKE IT AS A WHOLE, STUDENTS THAT GOT ANY INTERVENTION IN READING DID NOT MATTER WHAT IT WAS. SPECIFICALLY SIGNIFICANT VERSUS

STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED NO INTERVENTION. >> ANGELA ALLEN: YEAH.

THAT LAST SAYING THIS, WE TALKED ABOUT THE 3565 SPLIT OF THE STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED SERVICES VERSUS THOSE WHO DID NOT. THE BEGINNING OF YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU SPOKE TO AN ONGOING NEED WHAT WE HAVE THIS EXPERTISE IN OUR SCHOOLS, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF IT TO MEET STUDENT DEMAND. AND I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHAT YOU THINK THAT SPLIT MIGHT BE.

IS IT A 50/50 SPLIT OF STUDENTS? >> SO YEAH. WHAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT THIS AND THERE'S A LOT MORE HERE THAN JUST THIS SLIDE. SO THIS REPRESENTS THE 361 OUR STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED ANY INTERVENTION AT ALL DURING THAT YEAR.

AND SO PEOPLE SHOULD NOT PUSH THE AUDIENCE SHOULD NOT TAKE AWAY FROM JUST THE 361 STUDENTS HAD INTERVENTION ALL YEAR LONG. THESE ARE KIDS COMING IN, GOING OUT.

COMING IN, GOING OUT. AND SO I WOULD SAY TO GIVE SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT, THIS DATA THAT I SHARED RELATED TO PALS ARE HISTORICAL AVERAGE PROUD TO THE DISRUPTION OF THE PANDEMIC IS ABOUT 15%. AND SO 31% IS SIGNIFICANT JUMP FOR US, NO SURPRISE.

RIGHT? GETTING DOWN TO 19% IS A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT.

WE ARE STILL NOT YET AT 15%, WHICH WOULD BE KIND OF OUR HISTORICAL AVERAGE PRIOR TO THAT. AND SO I BELIEVE THAT CONTINUING A PROGRAM LIKE THIS WHEN WE GET BACK TO IT AND I WOULD SAY, WE ARE GOING TO GET BACK THERE THIS YEAR.

THAT 15 CAN BECOME FIVE. IT COULD BECOME ONE. IT CAN BECOME ZERO.

WE CAN GET THERE. AND SO YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY A THIRD OF OUR STUDENTS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, I WOULD LOVE, I THINK I HAVE ALL THREE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES HERE, BEHIND ME THIS. AT I WOULD SAY AND IT TOLD LEE, 33% OF OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

TODAY COULD BENEFIT FROM INTERVENTION SUPPORT. >> SO IT IS SIGNIFICANT?

>> YES. >> THANK YOU. >> OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> YES, SIR, MR. CHAIR. FIRST OF ALL, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT IS NOT A MYSTERY.

INCREMENTAL EVEN DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT IS NOT ONLY POSSIBLE BUT PROBABLE ANOTHER RIGHT CONDITIONS. MICHAEL SMOKER. THESE ARE THE RIGHT CONDITIONS.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> ISSUED A REPORT OR GROUP IMPROVED RUBRIC LEARNING COSTS CAME OUT. BUT THERE WERE SEVERAL SLIDES THAT WILL EMPHASIZE -- WILCOX THERE ARE A LOT OF SLIDES THAT SPEAK TO WHAT WE ARE ALREADY DOING AND THAT ARE RECOMMENDATIONS. HOWEVER, WE WILL NOT SEE THE FUNDING FOR THAT BECAUSE OF BEING GOOCHLAND. SO SADLY, IT IS BEING RECOGNIZED THAT THE WORK WE ARE DOING IS EXACTLY RIGHT. NOT ONLY IN THE J LARK STUDY BUT IN THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT WHICH WE KNOW IS GOING TO BE POWERFUL. IT IS GOING TO REQUIRE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING. BUT IT ALSO SPEAKS TO THE NECESSARY ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE LIKE INTERVENTIONISTS, LIKE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANCE.

TO PROVIDE THAT INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING. SADLY THERE'S NOT A LOT OF DOLLARS THAT WILL BE ACCESSIBLE FOR GOOCHLAND COUNTY. WE ARE BEING TOLD IT IS NECESSARY. SHOWN IT IS NECESSARY. SO THIS IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE CERTAINLY WITHOUT BUDGET AND I APPRECIATE THAT THIS REPORT IS BEING SHARED WITH

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LOW PERFORMING SCHOOLS WILL BE RECEIVING FUNDS TO HIRE ADDITIONAL READING SPECIALISTS.

SO AGAIN, THE FUNDS WILL NOT BE COMING TO GOOCHLAND BECAUSE WE ARE HIGH-PERFORMING.

EVERYONE OF OUR STUDENTS DESERVES THAT ATTENTION. THEY ARE SAYING THAT IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. WE NEED TO CONTINUE WITH THIS. IT IS POWERFUL.

LET'S SEE. SO IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO JLARC REPORT, HIS, ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION. THEY MAY WISH TO CONSIDER CREATING AND FUNDING A TEMPORARY MASS INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, THE HELP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO FAILED THEIR MATTER STANDARDS OF LEARNING TESTS. THAT QUESTION MAY BE -- IT IS, AGAIN, OUR KIDS, ALL OF THEM DESERVE THIS ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION.

WE WANT THEM -- WE DON'T WANT THIS 15% STATISTICS. WE WANT IT 100%.

WE WANT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAVING THAT HERE OF GROWTH AND MORE AND ACHIEVING AT THE LEVELS THAT WE KNOW THAT OUR COMMUNITY DEMANDS. IN ADDITION TO THE JLARC THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHERS. BUT FOR THAT VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT, EVERY STUDENT SHOULD RECEIVE OR LITERALLY SEE INTRODUCTION THAT IS GROUNDED IN SCIENCE-BASED RESEARCH.

THAT REALLY IS ALL OF OUR TOURS. BUT CERTAINLY OUR TIER ONE. BUT IT WILL REQUIRE SOME MORE ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR TEACHERS ARE UP TO THE LEVEL THAT IS EXPECTED WITH THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT OF PUPPET RECEIVES EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION INSTRUCTION IS AS BLUNT STUDENT READING IF THEY DID NOT MEET LITERACY BENCHMARKS.

SO HERE WE ARE. VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT. SO SO WE ARE GETTING THIS FIRM OUR GENERAL ASSEMBLY OVER AND WE DIDN'T HAVE BEEN DOING IT. SO I AM EXCITED FOR OUR STAFF.

I HOPE THAT WE HAVE SOME MORE RATE PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO BE A PART OF THIS INTERVENTION.

GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY WITH OUR KIDS SITTING ON THE FLOOR, IT REALLY GETTING INTO IT READING WITH A CHILD. HOW AMAZING IT'S THAT? I WILL ALSO KNOW AT THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT, PARENTS. THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY.

>> I THINK WE SEE SOME OF OUR DATA IMPROVEMENT BECAUSE OUR PARENTS WANT THEIR CHILD TO READ AND SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZED THAT OUR FAMILIES ARE REAL.

PART OF WHAT WE ARE SUCCESSFUL IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY. >> IS CAUGHT MAN.

>> KAREN HORN: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. >> MIKE NEWMAN: ANYONE ELSE? DR. GEYER, I JUST WANTED TO DRAW ATTENTION TO A COMMENT ON SLIDE TWO THAT TALKS ABOUT ACTIONABLE PLANS BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS THE HEART OF ALL OF THIS. WHICH SPEAKS IN MY MIND TO THE INTERVENTIONISTS AND THE TEACHER GETTING TO KNOW THE STUDENT, WHAT IS MISSING, WHAT IS NEEDED, HELD THE PLAN, OUT IF FOLLOWED AND THAT IS THE HEART OF IT. THERE'S SOMETHING PARTICULAR, INDIVIDUALIZED FOR STUDENTS AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THEM AND IT FITS THEM AS IT PLAYS OUT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> WE ARE PROUD OF OUR TEAM AND THANKFUL FOR THE HARD WORK THAT IS MAKING THAT POSSIBLE POETIC AS WE MAKE DECISIONS IN THE FUTURE, TOO, WE NEED TO RECOGNIZED AND THE BAR IS GOING TO BE RACE FOR US AND SO AS WE AS -- AS WE ARE GOING TO BE ASKED MORE AND MORE, EXPECTATIONS WILL BE GRATEFUL FOR US, WHAT WOULD BE THE IMPACT IF WE TAKE AWAY THESE RESOURCES WHEN EXPECTATIONS ARE RISING? JUST ANOTHER FACTOR FOR US TO CONSIDER AS DISCRETE LIKELY CHANGES REGARDING ACCOUNTABILITY AND LIQUIDATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN VIRGINIA PURCHASE ANOTHER FACTOR FOR US TO CONSIDER MOVING FORWARD.

LO, THERE ARE DEFINITELY A WHOLE LOT OF IMPORTANT ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING.

THIS IS THE WORK THAT WE DO AND I'M THANKFUL THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS ABLE TO SEE THE WORK THAT WE DO BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF AMAZING WORK THAT IS HAPPENING NOT ONLY THE CLASSROOMS BUT UP HERE THIS EVENING AS WELL. AND VERY THOUGHTFUL AND DELIBERATE IN THEIR WORK AND I

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[B. Instructional Calendars]

IT IS AN ACADEMIC CALENDAR. CERTAINLY DID THAT WORK THAT WE DO AS A SCHOOL DIVISION HAS IMPACT ON THE PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIVES OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE SERVED.

WE KNOW THAT. THIS CALENDAR CAN IMPACT A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS FOR THE FAMILIES WHOM WE SERVE. I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND AND RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS AN INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR. THIS CALENDAR MUST FORM THE FRAMEWORK OF US TO ACCOMPLISH OUR ACADEMIC AND INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES BUT YES, WE UNDERSTAND IT HAS IMPACT ON OUR PERSONAL LIVES. WHAT IS THEIR ACADEMIC CALENDAR IS WHAT WILL ALLOW US TO ACCOMPLISH OUR OBJECTIVES MOVING FORWARD.

THE BOARD 2020 VISION TO CREATE FORWARD-THINKING PLAN THAT WAS REALLY ALIGNED WITH WHAT WE FORECASTED AS THE NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOL DIVISION MOVING FORWARD AND WE TALK ABOUT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN FROM TIME TO TIME. MAYBE NOT AS OFTEN AS WE SHOULD QUITE HONESTLY.

AT THE BOARD IN 2020 HAD THE VISION TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE WANTED TO DO FOR OUR INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES MOVING FORWARD AND SO SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO TWO-GOAL AREAS, THE ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR ARE EMBEDDED INTO GOALS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AND THE TIME. SO SPECIFICALLY GOAL AREA AT WORK, TACKLE IS TO MAXIMIZE EACH STUDENT. IS POTENTIAL IN PREPARATION FOR A SUCCESSFUL LIFE AND ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE STRATEGIES REFERENCED UNDERNEATH THAT GOAL AREA, IT IS VERY EXPLICIT.

THE BOARD AT THE TIME SAID WE NEED TO RECONSIDER THE VARIABLES OF TIME, LOCATION, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNING. AND THEN GUESS WHAT HAPPEN JUST A FEW MONTHS PRIOR TO THAT.

AND THEN CONTINUED FOR QUITE SOME TIME AS WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT EDUCATION IS CHANGING.

IT IS EVOLVING. AND THE TRADITIONS OF THE PAST MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE TO DIRECT THAT WE NEED TO DO MOVING FORWARD AS A HIGH-PERFORMING ORGANIZATION.

AND SO THAT WILL CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WAS REFERENCED WHEN THE BOARD APPROVED THE PLAN AT THE TENTH. DENTS SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO TICKLE AREA TWO AND THE EXPANSE THAT WE WANT TO PROVIDE FOR OUR REQUEST, THE EXPERIENCE WE WANT TO PROVIDE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THE BOARD AT THE TIME IDENTIFIED OTHER OBJECTIVES THAT WERE RELATED TO HOW WE MIGHT WANT TO RETHINK OUR INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR AND THE STRUCTURES THAT WE HAVE AN EDUCATION AND ONE OF THOSE BEING SUPPORTING THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF NOT ONLY OUR STUDENTS BUT OF OUR STAFF AS WELL. AND THEN CULTIVATING A STUDENT CENTERED CULTURE OF CARE.

AND THEN ULTIMATELY DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR OUR EMPLOYEES THAT PROVIDE FLEXIBLE OPTIONS FOR WELLNESS. YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR A REPORT LATER ON TONIGHT DIRECTLY FROM OUR WORKFORCE ABOUT WHAT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE SAYING ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE AS EMPLOYEES OF OUR SCHOOL DIVISION. WE MUST PAY ATTENTION TO THAT.

WE MUST RECOGNIZED THAT BEING A PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR IN 2022 IS AS STRESSFUL AS IT MAY HAVE EVER BEEN. I ATTENDED A WORKSHOP LAST MEDIC LOOK AT THE SPEAKER SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT PUPPET EDUCATORS ARE GOING TO WRITE OUT MAY BE AS STRESSFUL OR MORE STRESSFUL DIDN'T WENT THERE WAS SEGREGATION AND INTEGRATIONS IN SCHOOLS AND THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE RIGHT NOW BUT I CAN ONLY GO BY THE SPEAKER'S PERSPECTIVE BUT I WOULD DARE SAY THAT THESE ARE SOME CERTAINLY CHALLENGING TIME AND WE NEED TO BE RESPONSIVE AND WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE BECAUSE WE AS AN ORGANIZATION MUST EVOLVE BE CURRENT AND RELEVANT.

SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER GOES. AS A SCHOOL DIVISION, WE HAVE ALWAYS LED WITH COURAGE. COURAGE IS ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES.

LEADING WITH VISION AND EMPATHY. GOOCHLAND IS SEEN AS A LEADER IN THE COMMONWEALTH.

WE ARE. WHEAT TOAST WE THOSE PEOPLE LOOK TO US AND SAY, WHAT IS GOOCHLAND DOING? IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CONTINUE TO LEAD.

I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO LEAD IN A POSITIVE WAY AND PURSUE INNOVATIVE PRACTICES THAT THERE ARE GOING TO ALLOW US TO HAVE DEPTH HAS PERFORMED WORKFORCE AS POSSIBLE.

SO OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ALTERNATIVES TO AIR INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR, AND WE HAVE HEARD A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY, I BELIEVE, LIKE MANY OF THE TOPICS THAT WE ADDRESSED, FOLKS HAVE PLAYED THEIR CARDS ON THE TABLE AND WE KNOW WHAT THE ISSUES ARE RELATED TO ANY SORT OF CHANGES THAT WE MAY WANT TO DO RELATED TO AN ACADEMIC INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR. THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SOME SIMILARITIES BETWEEN A TRADITIONAL CALENDAR LIKE WE ARE OPERATING UNDER NOW, AND ANY SORT OF CHANGES THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN THE PAST. SOME OF THOSE CORE COMMONALITIES ARE THE FACT THAT BOTH CALENDARS

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193 TEACHER DAYS IS A COMMONALITY AS WELL. THAT HAS NOT INCREASED OR DECREASED. SO REGARDLESS OF ANY SORT OF STRUCTURE, 180 STUDENT DAYS.

13 PROFESSIONAL DAYS FOR STAFF. 180 PLUS 13TH IS WHEN YOU GET TO IT BUT 193.

CALENDARS HAVE ALWAYS HAD A START IN AUGUST. AND AN END IN EARLY JUNE AND OUR COMMUNITY HAS FELT THAT HAVING A SPRING BREAK OF A FULL FIRST WEEK IN APRIL HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE SOME COMMONALITIES WITH OTHER SCHOOL DIVISIONS AND ERIK CHICK COMMUNITY HAS BELIEVED IN HAVING A TWO-WEEK WINTER HOLIDAY BREAK. THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT AND BOTH CALENDARS HAVE TRADITIONAL HOLIDAYS INCLUDED. SO WHAT MIGHT BE SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TRADITIONAL CALENDAR AND WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING IN THE PAST AND ULTIMATELY LEAD THAT RECOMMENDATION FOR ANY THIS EVENING.

THE RECOMMENDATION FOR ITS CONSIDERATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD AS THE FIRST-DAY OF SCHOOL IS THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO LABOR DAY HOLIDAY INSTEAD OF TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO LABOR DAY.

THIS IS NOT THE BALANCE CALENDAR THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED IN THE PAST.

IT IS NOT THAT. THIS IS A START THAT IS ONLY ONE WEEK EARLIER THAN WOULD BE HAVE TRADITIONALLY DONE. THE RECOMMENDATION -- INCLUDE AN OPTIONAL OCTOBER INTERCESSION.

IT IS OPTIONAL FOR OUR STUDENTS. IT IS OPTIONAL FOR OUR STAFF. AND I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT TALKING POINT FOR US AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I THINK THERE ARE STILL SOME MYTHS OUT THERE ABOUT WHAT OUR SESSIONS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE NOT.

INTERCESSIONS ARE OPTIONAL. FAMILIES ARE WORKING. THEY NEED TO GO TO WORK AND PUT BREAD ON THEIR TABLE. SEND YOUR STUDENTS TO SCHOOL. THEY WILL BE STAFFED.

THEY WILL HAVE AMAZING PROGRAMMING FOR THEIR CHILDREN. IT WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO GET SOME ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STAFF TO MAKE A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS, IF THEY CHOOSE, BUT ULTIMATELY WILL BE OPTIONAL. SCHOOLS WILL BE OPEN.

WE WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. WE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE MEAL SERVICES. IT IS GOING TO BE A FOR ACADEMIC DAY FOR CHILDREN SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL SCHEDULE AS A RESULT.

IT WILL BE HIS CALL DAY FOR THE FAMILIES WHO NEED IT. RECOMMENDATION DOES INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL DAY PER MONTH FOR OUR STAFF INCLUDING ONE-DAY PRIOR TO THE WINTER BREAK.

IT RECOGNIZES THE DEMANDS ON THE PROFESSION AND UNDERSTANDING THAT PERIODICALLY WE NEED TO STOP AND WORK TOGETHER TO COLLABORATE, GROW PROFESSIONALLY TAKE TIDY UP OUR BULLETIN BOARDS QUITE HONESTLY, THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE ON A WRIGLEY BASIS. THERE IS AN APPROXIMATE ADDITIONAL COST TO THAT RECOMMENDATION THAT I WILL SHARE WITH YOU.

, WE FEEL THAT WE CAN USE GRANT FUNDS FOR THE NEAR TERM TO DEFUND THAT ADDITIONAL COST.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WILL SHARE WITH YOU MY RECOMMENDATION ONE WEEK DIFFERENT.

IT STARTS A WEEK EARLIER. THERE'S A WEEK, OCTOBER INTERCEPTION.

IT ENDS, THE SAME TIME ENGINE. IT IS ONE WEEK DIFFERENT AND THAT ONE WEEK, IT ALLOWS US TIME TO PROVIDE SOME EXTRA OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS WHEN THEY NEEDED, ALSO ALLOWS TIMES FOR US AS HUMANS TO TAKE A BREAK AND DO SOMETHING MAYBE WE ENJOY FOR OURSELVES.

IT IS A NATURAL BREAK FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR OUR STAFF TO MAYBE TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN HEALTH AND WELLNESS. STILL A LOT OF QUESTIONS REGARDING INTERCESSIONS.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR, WHAT ARE THEY? I JUST CAN'T WRAP MY HEAD AROUND THEM. CAN YOU MAKE SENSE OF THEM? WE HAD A PRESENTATION IN THIS ROOM PROBABLY LAST FEBRUARY OR MARCH WITH ONE OF OUR INTERCESSION COORDINATORS.

I DON'T KNOW IF SHE IS PRACTICAL OR NOT. YES, SHE IS.

HER AND HER COLLEAGUES GAVE A PRESENTATION ON WHAT THE INTERCESSIONS CAN BE AND WE ARE EXCITED OF THE OPPORTUNITIES. SO WE DECIDED TO HAVE A PILOT THIS PAST SUMMER, WE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR AUDIENCE WITH THE INTERCESSIONS CAN BE FOR US BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE AND IT IS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO FUSE A STUDENT ASKED -- INTEREST AND TEACHER PASSIONS. PRETTY AMAZING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND WE SAW DECEMBER WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT.

THEY ARE FUN. THEY ARE ENGAGING. THEY ARE INSPIRING.

IT ALLOWS US TO DO SOME CROSS CURRICULAR BRICK LEARNING IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN THOSE DAYS.

IT IS NOT GOING TO BE THE TRADITIONAL INSTRUCTION. BUT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF GREAT LEARNING THAT HAPPENS AND IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE SOME PAUSE POINTS IN THAT YEAR, FOR FOLKS THAT MAY TAKE SOME TIME OFF IF THEY CHOOSE TO. AGAIN, THEY ARE OPTIONAL.

AND WE WILL PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMMING DURING THOSE TIMES. COSTLY TO OUR FAMILIES.

NO ADDITIONAL FEES WILL BE CHARGED. IT WILL BE OPEN AND EVERY -- AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE. FULL-DAY SESSIONS. AND IT IS TRULY UNCOOPERATIVE FOR US TO STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HAVE AND WILL HAVE PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS PREACH -- PRESCHOOL THROUGH 12 IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO THAT. FOR TEACHERS, THIS CAN BE UP AT -- AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO

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THERE ARE BENEFITS TO OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL. FIVE ADDITIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY DAYS FOR STUDENTS, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO DO SOME OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY. SO WELL-ROUNDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO REALLY GROW AND PROVIDE AMAZING EXPERIENCES FOR EVERYBODY. THIS IS A LIST OF WHAT WE OFFERED IN THE SUMMER. AND SO THESE MAY OR MAY NOT BE WHAT WE HAVE GOING FORWARD.

BUT YOU CONCEDE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF WELL-ROUNDED EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS, ANYTHING FROM SPORTS OFFICIATING TO BOUNTIFUL BAKING OPPORTUNITIES TO -- VERY WELL RECEIVED.

SO WE SHOWED YOU THIS VIDEO, I BELIEVE IT WAS IN AUGUST OR SO. BUT I WANTED TO BRING IT BACK AGAIN BECAUSE IT REALLY HIGHLIGHTS HOW SUCCESSFUL THE INTERCESSIONS WHERE.

LAST YEAR.

>> NEARLY 500 STUDENTS, 482 AT RATIO ABOUT TEN TO ONE.

SO VERY POSITIVE. A LOT OF SUCCESS STORIES. INTERCESSIONS FROM THE PAST SUMMER. SUPPORT MEMBERS, I AM RECOMMENDING TO YOU THAT YOU CONSIDER A CHANGE IN OUR ACADEMIC CALENDAR THAT CHALLENGES THE TRADITIONS OF THE PAST. IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE PERIODIC BREAKS THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR FOR HEALTH AND MENTAL WELLNESS, PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND TRAINING, ALLOWS US TO BE EIGHT LEADERS -- LEADER, ALLOWS US TO SHOW OTHERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH HOW YOU CAN CONTINUALLY BE SUCCESSFUL AND ACCOMPLISHED MANY OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE ADDRESSED IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AS WE ATTRACT AND RETAIN A WORKFORCE. AND MEET THE EVER-CHANGING DEMANDS OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL DIVISION IN 2022. AND BEYOND AND ULTIMATELY WE ARE LEADERS. WE HAVE NOT ALWAYS RESTED ON THINGS THAT ARE COMFORTABLE.

WE HAVE ALWAYS PUSHED BUT WE HAVE ALWAYS TRIED TO LEAD IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION, ULTIMATELY TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WHOM WE SERVE. SO IT IS A TERM FOR US TO LEAD.

IT IS NOT A TIME FOR US TO REACT WHEN WE DON'T WANT TO. WE WANT TO BE OUT IN FRONT, SHOWING OTHERS HOW YOU CAN BE INNOVATIVE AND SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL DIVISION.

SO HERE ARE THE DRAFTS THAT ARE IN YOUR PACKET, BOARD MEMBERS. THEY FOLLOW A SIMILAR STRUCTURE AND A SIMILAR PATTERN BASED ON WHAT I DESCRIBED EARLIER TONIGHT.

SCHOOL WITH A START IN AUGUST. THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO LABOR DAY. OCTOBER INTERCEPTION IS OPTIONAL FOR STUDENTS AND FOR OUR STAFF BUT FOR AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE SCHOOLS THAT ARE OPEN FOR THE FAMILIES THAT NEED THEM. TWO WEEK WINTER BREAK. WE SPRING BREAK.

FINISHING SCHOOL IN JUNE. 180 SCHOOL DAYS. 193 STAFF DAYS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH. MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL WELLNESS IN BETWEEN.

IT IS A THREE-YEAR RECOMMENDATION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND BOARD MEMBERS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE MOVING FORWARD.

>> MIKE NEWMAN: BOARD MEMBERS? >> DO I ALWAYS NEED TO GO FIRST? >> MIKE NEWMAN: I USUALLY LOOK LEFT FIRST. ALEX? WOULD YOU SHARE SOME THOUGHTS

ABOUT SCHOOL CALENDARS? >> I LIKE THIS. ONE-WEEK IS NOT A HUGE DIFFERENCE FROM MY STUDENT PERSPECTIVE, ESPECIALLY THOSE CLASSES.

MY ONLY GREAT WOULD BE THAT WEEK WOULD BE SUMMER VACATION IF THE INTERCEPTION WOULD TURN INTO -- I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS, COULD TEACHERS ASSIGN STUFF?

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THAT I WOULD HAVE AS A STUDENT. >> JEREMY RALEY: THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL QUESTION.

THE PURPOSE AND THE INTENT IS THAT IT IS A BREAK. A CHANCE TO RECHARGE BATTERIES.

IT IS A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING YOU ENJOY. BUT THE INTENT IS NOT THE ASSIGNED WORK DURING THAT TIME. WE RECOGNIZE THAT YOU CHILDREN NEED THAT TIME AND THAT IS THE INTENT OF THIS AND SO CERTAINLY WILL NOT HAVE ASSIGNMENTS DUE DURING THAT WEEK.

>> THAT WAS MY ONLY WORRY. ONE-WEEK IS NOT A HUGE DIFFERENCE BUT IT IS A HUGE

DIFFERENCE IN THE FALL. >> JEREMY RALEY: I APPRECIATE YOUR BEING FORWARD.

WE HAD NOT BEEN EXPLICIT ABOUT THAT. WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE TO OUR INSTRUCTORS THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO BURDEN FOLKS DURING THAT INTERSECTION.

THANK YOU, ALEX. >> MR. CHAIR. >> WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOUCH BASE ON THIS AND I HAVE BEEN GIVING IT SOME THOUGHT BUT I THINK THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT ARE STILL UNCERTAIN FOR ME. THAT IS THE FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM OUR COMMUNITY EARLIER THIS YEAR ON THE BROADER. JUST BE VERY EXPLICIT, THE BROADER CALENDAR, WHICH WAS ADDED ABOUT THREE WEEKS TO THE SCHOOL HERE. IT WAS DIVIDED.

OUR COMMUNITY RELIEF HAD DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES ON THAT, PROBABLY IS NOT UNLIKE MOST ISSUES. BUT THEN MORE IMPORTANTLY I AM SENSITIVE TO THE FUNDING.

WE ARE TOUCH BUT HAVEN'T AVAILABLE TO US TWO YEARS WORTH OF FUNDING TO ME THIS CHANGE BUT THEN ASKING THE CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS TO SUPPORT IT GOING FORWARD AND A COMMUNITY DIVIDED.

WHICH WE DON'T KNOW YET IF THEY LIKE THE ONE-WEEK APPROACH. ARE THEY BEHIND THAT, PARTICULARLY WITH WE JUST HEARD FROM DR. GEYER DESIRED FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION SUPPORT. SO I JUST WANT TO SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AS WE THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE CHANGES ON THE HORIZON FOR OUR SCHOOL DIVISION BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS, A NEW GES OPENING HOPEFULLY. WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDST OF A RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC.

LEADERSHIP CHANGES WITH A NEW CONCEALMENT OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, NEW CHANGES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE SAY IF NOT NOW, WHEN? IF NOT TODAY, YOU KNOW? BUT IF WE ARE NOT SEEKING, I THINK WE NEED TO TALK TO OUR COMMUNITY MORE ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THIS INCREMENTAL STEP BECAUSE WE HEARD FEEDBACK PARTICULARLY PARENTS IN SITUATIONS WHERE THEY -- THEIR CHILD FOR DECEMBER.

SIX A WEEK AWAY FROM THEM. SOME -- SO I'M SENSITIVE TO THAT.

I'M SENSITIVE TO BAND CAMP, SPORTS PROGRAMS. I THINK THERE'S NUANCE WE NEED TO WORK THROUGH. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO IT. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SPEND SOME TIME BEFORE APPROVING IT, THINKING ABOUT THE OTHER FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE OUR FAMILIES.

>> JEREMY RALEY: DEFINITELY. THIS BOARD HAS ALWAYS BEEN THOUGHTFUL.

NOT FOR YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING. WE WILL LET IT SIT AND SIMMER A

BIT AND SEE WHAT DIRECTION WE WANT TO WIN. >> MIKE NEWMAN: OTHER COMMENTS?

>> THANK YOU. THOSE WERE ALL VERY GOOD QUESTIONS.

I APPRECIATE THAT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THAT WAS A GREAT PERSPECTIVE.

THAT IS WHY YOU ARE HERE. I THINK WITH THE INTERCESSIONS, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE OPPORTUNITY OF GETTING MANY OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. SO IF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WANTED TO WORK DURING THAT WEEK, IT WOULD THAT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EITHER WORKING OR VOLUNTEERING FOR THEIR COMMUNITY HOURS? WOULD WE SEE THAT OR WHAT WE WANT IT TO BE THAT BREAK FOR THE

KIDS? >> JEREMY RALEY: THAT IS A PERSONAL CHOICE.

SOME STUDENTS MAY SAY I NEED TO WORK FOR MY FAMILY DURING THAT WEEK OR I WANT TO VOLUNTEER WITH THE INTERCESSIONS AND I WANT TO TAKE MY FAMILY OUT OF TOWN. THAT IS PERSONAL CHOICE.

I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS AND FOR FAMILIES.

>> KAREN HORN: I THINK THAT WAS MY MAIN QUESTION. I DID HAVE A COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC AND I KNOW THIS DISCUSSION -- AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT WINTER BREAK WHERE YOU GOT A WEEK IN DECEMBER AND A WEEK IN JANUARY AND FOR SOME PEOPLE, THAT IS A HARDSHIP. BUT THAT IS JUST THE WAY THAT FALLS WITH ANY CALENDAR.

I DON'T THINK THAT THAT WOULD CHANGE REGARDLESS OF OUR -- BUT THAT WE USE THE TRADITIONAL CALENDAR. IT IS DECEMBER 25TH IS DECEMBER 25TH.

AND NEW YEAR'S DAY, JANUARY 1. I MEAN, THOSE ARE DAYS THAT IS HOW THEY ARE IN THE CALENDAR.

I DON'T SEE A FIX FOR THAT. >> JEREMY RALEY: OUR COMMUNITY HAS STATED WE WANT TWO WEEKS AT WINTER BREAK. IT IS MATH. HOW EARLY IS TOO EARLY? IF YOU GO TWO WEEKS IN DECEMBER, YOU ARE GETTING OUT PRETTY EARLY IN DECEMBER.

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THERE IS NO -- AND ULTIMATELY IT IS THE BALANCING OF THE EQUATION.

IF YOU ADD THIS TO TAKE IT AWAY. IT IS A MATTER OF MOVING THE PIECES AROUND TO MAKE IT ALL F

FIT. >> KAREN HORN: SELF-EXAMS WOULD STILL BE BEFORE THE WINTER BREAK

SO THAT KIDS WOULD NOT HAVE TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING? >> JEREMY RALEY: SEMESTER ENDS WINTER BREAK. IT HAS. BEEN VERY IMPORTANT FOR US AND

WE WILL CONTINUE THAT. >> KAREN HORN: THANK YOU. >> MIKE NEWMAN: I WILL UNDERSCORED THAT THAT IS HUGELY IMPORTANT HAVING THE SEMESTER AND BEFORE THAT BREAK AND THE ONLY THING I WANT TO ADD, DR. RALEY, WHAT I'M LOOKING AT TALKS ABOUT AN INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR AND I WOULD LIKE FOR EVERYBODY TO NOTICE THAT OR HEAR THAT.

IT IS AN INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR. WE PREPARE ONCE EVERY YEAR, AND THIS IS NOT A NEW VERSION OF A BALANCE CALENDAR OR THE ROUND CALENDAR WHICH I THINK A LOT OF CONFUSION EXISTED WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT BALANCE CALENDAR AND TRY TO ADD THINGS. IT WAS INTERPRETED AS YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL CALENDAR AND THIS IS NOT EITHER OF THOSE THINGS. SO LOOK AT IT AS A DRAFT INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR AND CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, WE OR THE ADMINISTRATION INTERESTED IN THOUGHTS ABOUT THE CALENDAR. BUT THERE'S A LOT TO BE CONSIDERED.

SO I LIKE THE IDEA OF MYSELF FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH AT THIS POINT. BUT I JUST WANT TO CAUTION EVERYONE TO NOT THINK ABOUT IT AS A CHANGE IN THE WHOLE YEAR. IT IS A WEEK'S WORTH OF TIME

THAT IS ADJUSTING. SO THANK YOU. >> JEREMY RALEY: APPRECIATE IT.

>> MIKE NEWMAN: SO WE HAVE SOME INFORMATIONAL ITEMS THAT WILL BE COMING UP.

[A. Nutrition Services Update]

YEAH? >> I WILL SAY THAT WE JUST SPENT TWO HOURS TALKING ABOUT INSTRUCTION, CELEBRATING OUR WORKFORCE AND OUR STUDENTS AND I THINK THAT IS AMAZING.

PRIORITIZING THAT ON OUR AGENDA AND I THINK THE BOARD FOR THAT SUPPORT.

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF OUR OPERATIONAL TEAM AS WELL. YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR QUICKLY FROM OUR OPERATIONAL LEADERS ABOUT THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING TO SUPPORT OUR INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM AND FIRST WE HAVE MISSED LISA LANDRUM WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL NUTRITION SERVICES WHO WAS GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THE AMAZING WERE HAPPENING ACROSS OUR SCHOOL

DIVISION. WELCOME, LISA. >> OKAY.

GOT IT. HELP ME.

EVERY TIME. YOU RUN A LOT OF EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN.

WE WILL EXCUSE YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> OH, AND A SUNSHINE BUS. >> YES. JUST AS A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO OUR SCHOOL CAFETERIA EMPLOYEES THEY WORKED VERY DILIGENTLY TO PROVIDE REALLY GOOD NUTRITIOUS FOOD WHILE FOLLOWING ALL OF OUR GUIDELINES AND I THINK THEY REALLY DO HAVE GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE AS WELL. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY DO STRIVE TO DO.

AS YOU KNOW, SCHOOL FOODS IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM AND WE HAVE SOME VERY STRICT GUIDELINES.

A COUPLE OF THEM THAT ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT THEY ALL ARE, BUT FOOD SAFETY AND OUR MEAL COMPONENT INTEGRITY. OUR STAFF HAS BEEN TRAINED IN THE AREAS OF COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR JOB DESCRIPTIONS. ALL OF OUR MANAGERS MAINTAIN THEIR CERTIFICATION.

AS FOOD PROTECTION MANAGERS WITH SERVICE. AND REGULATORY WITH SNA.

WHICH IS A SCHOOL NUTRITION ASSOCIATION. USDA AND VDOE.

ALL OF OUR CAFETERIA WORKERS HAVE THEIR FOOD HANDLERS. SO AND I JUST PUT OUT A FEW KIND OF STATISTICS HERE.

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OKAY THERE IT IS. THANK YOU. FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL HERE TO THE END OF OCTOBER. JUST SO YOU WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY.

THIS AND THE IDEA. FOR THE CURRENT REPORTING PERIOD FOR TRAINING, I AM SO -- SOME OF THE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE HAD. AND DOES INCLUDE THAT MANAGER WORKSHOP JUST STAND BESIDE ME. OKAY. THANK YOU.

SUMMIT MANAGER WORKSHOP. WHICH INCLUDED INTERACTIVE TRAINING WITH THE INSTITUTE OF CHILD NUTRITION. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE I AM P.A. WHICH IS FRUIT ASSOCIATION FOOD-SERVICE CONFERENCE IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA, DECEMBER.

THAT WAS EXCELLENT. I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY MORE RECENTLY TO GO TO VIRGINIA FARMERS SCHOOL CONFERENCE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE TECH WHERE BRUCE AND WAS ASKED TO PRESENT IN A SESSION CALLED CTE TO SCHOOL CAFETERIAS. AND ALSO ATTENDED THE VDOE STATE DIRECTORS CONFERENCE LAST MONTH AS WELL. COMPLIANCE REVIEWS CURRENTLY.

WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO REVIEWS. THE PROCUREMENT REVIEW IS GOING ON. THAT IS TO BE COMPLETED BY TOMORROW.

I GOT ALL THE INFORMATION IN IT LAST WEEK. AND THEN I HAVE ALSO GOT THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM AUDIT AS WELL. AND I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF CONDUCTING THE SCHOOL NUTRITION VERIFICATION PROCESS. THAT WILL BE -- EXCUSE ME, PRESENTED THOSE COMPLETED BY THE 15TH. SOME THINGS THAT WE CELEBRATED THE SCHOOL HERE, WE HAD OUR FARM TO SCHOOL WEEK. WE HAD OUR -- EXCUSE ME.

NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK. OKAY AND SOMETHING I WAS WITH THE EXCITED ABOUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER TWO YEARS, WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE A CULINARY INTERN TO WORK AT GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE KITCHEN. AND SHE HAS DONE A REALLY, REALLY GREAT JOB.

AND SPEAKING OF CULINARY, IN OUR SUNSHINE BUS, OUR CULINARY STUDENTS SERVED AT THE RESOLUTE AUTUMN FESTIVAL. AND SHOWED OFF THEIR COOKING SKILLS USING OUR SUNSHINE BUS.

AND FOR LIMBAUGH, SAID NOT ONLY DID THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB BUT THEY HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME.

SERVING OF FOOD TRUCK. PUT IT WAS SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FOR THEM.

SO I KNOW IT IS ALL I GOT. >> MIKE NEWMAN: THERE'S SO MUCH THERE THAT YOU COULD STAND THERE ALL NIGHT AND TALK ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT SCHOOL CAFETERIAS AND I DO CERTAINLY APPRECIATE MORE THAN I CAN TELL YOU AND I KNOW IT STILL EXISTS, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PIECE OF THIS PUZZLED THAT YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF BECAUSE THAT WAS EVIDENT EVERY DAY THAT I PERSONALLY SAW IT AND I STILL SEE IT BECAUSE AND I'M JUMPING IN FIRST THIS TIME.

I HOPE THAT IS OKAY. BUT WE DID A COUPLE OF US HAD LUNCH ON FRIDAY AT GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY MAKE THEIR LUNCH CHOICES SO FAST AS STUDENTS BECAUSE I HAD SEVERAL ENTRÉES, FOUR DIFFERENT VEGETABLES, FIVE DIFFERENT FRUITS, AND THEN THERE WERE CHOICES OF THINGS TO DRINK, ICE CREAM AND THE LITTLE BOY THAT I SAT ACROSS THE TABLE FROM, HE DID SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY MUCA LOT, BUT ANYWAY, STARTED WITH DESSERT. AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS --

BOARD MEMBER -- >> IT PROBABLY WAS NOT THE INTENT.

>> MIKE NEWMAN: HE ATE EVERYTHING ELSE AS WELL. THANK YOU.

>> ALEX COBB WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE? >> ANGELA ALLEN: CHICKEN TEN TENDERS. THEY ARE REALLY GOOD AND I WAS GOING TO AT ON, THE CAT -- CAFETERIA STAFF ARE SUPER NICE AND HELPFUL AND A GOOD EXPERIENCE AND IT IS A NICE BREAK FROM SCHOOL AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS DEFINITELY A HUGE PART OF IT.

>> THANK YOU. THAT IS WHAT I NEED TO HEAR. >> NEARLY 70,000 MEALS SERVED

FROM AUGUST TO OCTOBER. >> WOW. >> 70,000.

SO THANK YOU AND YOU PUTIN FOR THE GREAT WORK. >> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW IT IS INTERESTING THAT YOU INCLUDED FARM TO SCHOOL WEEK AND IF YOU'VE READ THE FINANCIALS, I KNOW THAT WITH THE SUPPLY NAMES, THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES THAT YOU HAVE BEEN GETTING SOME LOCAL BE.

IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES. YES FROM THE FARMS.

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ONCE A MONTH. >> EXCELLENT. SO THIS IS A BURGLAR THING, NOT

JUST A SUPPLY CHAIN? >> LISA LANDRUM: IT IS A BIG LISTING.

>> FANTASTIC. THIS IS A RURAL COMMUNITY. AGRICULTURE IS BIG SO I

APPRECIATE THAT. >> LISA LANDRUM: ABSOLUTELY. >> AND STUDENT WERE OPPORTUNITIES, THAT IS GREAT BECAUSE THAT IS REAL, THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN.

WE ARE GIVING THEM AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND IT DOES NOT REQUIRE THEM TO DRIVE SOMEPLACE

BECAUSE THEY CAN COME FROM THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT WORKFORCE. >> LISA LANDRUM: ACROSS THE

PARKING LOT. >> KAREN HORN: PERFECT. AND THOSE ARE GREAT PEOPLE THAT

SHE IS WORKING WITH. SO THANK YOU. >> LISA LANDRUM: THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, LISA. >> MIKE NEWMAN: YOU HAVE THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION.

[B. Transportation Update]

>> THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU.

>> WHILE SHE IS GETTING READY I HAVE TO SAY THAT THESE LEADERS START THEIR DAY REALLY, REALLY EARLY AND I APPRECIATE THEM BEING HERE THIS EVENING TO SHARE THEIR INFORMATION.

>> ROSIE HOLMAN: THANK YOU. THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT HAS USED MODERNIZED CROWDING.

THIS REPORTING PERIOD THAT WE HAVE CAREFULLY MONITORED THAT RIDERSHIP OF STUDENTS TO RESUME ITS FIELD AND VEHICLE USE. IN A SENSE OF ACCOUNTABILITY OF OUR RIDERS REDUCES CONFUSION AMONGST SCHOOLS, PARENTS, AND DRIVERS. BUT IT INCREASES SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY THAT PRODUCES A SMOOTH TRANSPORTATION OPERATION. SO WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO JUST MAXIMIZE OUR ROUTING SYSTEM AND JUST, YOU KNOW, WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP TRACK OF OUR RIDERSHIP WHICH IS IMPORTANT. STUDENTS LIVE, YOU KNOW, ALL ACROSS THE SCHOOL DIVISION.

SO THAT HAS HELPED US WITH JUST TRYING TO REMAIN THE PATIENT. FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD, WE DID SEND OUT SCHOOL BUS SAFETY RULES AND IMPLEMENT WHETHER BUS STOPS.

THEY WERE ALL MAILED OUT SCHOOL DIVISIONWIDE. WHETHER STUDENTS RODE OR NOT.

SO PARENTS SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THAT. AND IF NOT THAT THEY CAN BE FOUND ON POWER SCHOOL. OUR DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED APPROXIMATELY 721 SCHOOLS PLUS REQUESTS OUT OF 733. THAT IS A LOT OF SCHOOLBUS REQUESTS.

IF WE ARE TRANSPORTING AT LEAST 60 IN HUNDRED OF OUR STUDENTS. WE HAVE ISSUED THREE SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM VIOLATIONS AND OUT OF THE THREE, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE $750.

OF THAT IN RETURN. WE SERVED US ABOUT 125 FIELD TRIPS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL HERE. APPROXIMATE LEAF 450 OF THOSE OCCUR IN A YEAR.

AND SHORTAGE OF PERSONAL, YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW DIFFICULT THAT CAN BECOME.

WE HAVE COMPLETED RADIO DIGITAL UPGRADE FOR ALL SCHOOL BUSES. ALL SCHOOLS AND VEHICLES.

SO IT IS HAD ALLOWED FOR RECEPTION TO BE BETTER. ACROSS THE SCHOOL DIVISION.

AND OUR DRIVERS ARE LOVING THAT. ALL OF OUR DRIVERS HAVE COMPLETED BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGEN SEXUAL-HARASSMENT TRAINING AND VDOE CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING.

AND WE HAVE ALSO BEEN PART OF THE STOP THE BLEEDING TRAINING WHICH I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU MAY NEED THAT.

OFFICE PERSONNEL COMPLETED AED TRAINING AS WELL AND YOU JUST NEVER KNOW BUT WE WANT TO BE PREPARED AND JUST READY. THIS REPORTING PERIOD, WE HAVE HIRED TWO NEW DRIVERS.

WHEN RETURNING, A MECHANIC AND INTERACT CAR DRIVER SO WE HAVE BEEN BUSY RECRUITING PERSONNEL.

WE HAVE ALSO BEEN AWARDED MORE THAN 1 MILLION FOR NEW ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES AND 60,000 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT IS PART OF THE EAP PROGRAM. AND I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT OUR DAILY OPERATIONS INVOLVE 128 BUS ROUTES OR BUS AND VEHICLE ROUTES.

61 EMPLOYEES MAKE OUR OPERATION FLOW ON A DAILY BASIS. OUR FLEET CONSISTS OF 59 SCHOOL BUSES AND 61 VEHICLES. FUTURE PROJECTS IS TO HIRE FOR OUR TWO CURRENT SCHOOL BUS ROUTES THAT ARE OPEN, HIRE SUBSTITUTE SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS FOR ROUND-TRIP COVERAGE? THAT WE CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE TWO TO THREE SUBSTITUTE DRIVERS THAT WORK WITH US TO GET THOSE FIELD TRIPS ON TIME. GPS SYSTEM IS ON ITS WAY. WE HAVE IT SCHEDULED FOR WINTER

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MAINTAINING SAFE RECORDS. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> MIKE NEWMAN: QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> MISS ROSIE, WHAT DOES AED

STAND FOR? >> MIKE NEWMAN: IT IS A DISABILITY IN CASE SOMEONE HAS A HEART ATTACKS. WE ARE ABLE TO IN A SENSE IT DOES ELECTROCUTE AND GIVE

THEM A SHOCK TO THEM UP. >> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR IMPORT REPORT, MS. HOLMAN. ONE QUESTION THAT THE VIOLATIONS OF THE SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM IS THE AMOUNT WE CAN CHARGE FOR PENALTY DICTATED.

>> ROSIE HOLMAN: YES. >> MISS HORN? >> KAREN HORN: THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROFESSIONALISM. WITH A LEADER LIKE YOU, THAT GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE ELSE TO STEP UP AND BITE HAVING SUCH A PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE THAT GIVES OUR PARENTS CONFIDENCE TO PUT THEIR PRECIOUS BABIES ON ATLASES. JUST AN AMAZING JOB AND I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU ARE DOING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO. YOU HAVE FUTURE PROJECTS.

THAT IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE. I THINK AND THE GPS SYSTEM, ALL OF THESE WAYS THAT WE PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE THEIR CHILD IS AND WHERE THAT BUS IS BECAUSE WE ARE A BIG MONK COUNTY AND HOW MAY TIMES HAVE ANY OF US GOTTEN BEHIND A TRACTOR OR A LOGGING TRUCK OR THERE'S BEEN SOME INCIDENT ON THESE TWO WAY ROADS THAT WE JUST CAN'T AVOID AND YOU ARE SLOW DOWN? THAT INFORMATION, WE PROVIDE FAMILIES GIVES US THAT SENSE OF

SECURITY THAT THEY NEED. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. >> ROSIE HOLMAN: THANK YOU.

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY AS MODERNIZED AS THE ROUTING SYSTEM CAN BE, WILL NOT IMPRESS ME AS MUCH AS SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT WHO KNOW THE ROUTES AND WHICH SIDE OF THE STREET THAT KIDS GET OFF ON THEN WHAT TRAFFIC DIRECTION IS FLUNG AT THAT TIME OF DAY.

THAT WAS SO IMPRESSIVE AT THE REDISTRICTING MEETINGS. LAST YEAR AND I CAN'T FORGET IT.

IT WAS AMAZING. >> AMAZING WORKFORCE. THEY KNOW A LOT, VERY

KNOWLEDGEABLE, JUST VERY IMPERSONAL AND -- >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THEIR

LEADERSHIP. >> BEFORE MS. HOLMAN GOES, I THINK ALL OF OUR OPERA -- WE JUST DID NOT KNOW ABOUT. AND IF THEY ARE DOING THEIR JOB EXTREMELY WELL, NO ONE IS GOING TO KNOW. HE URGES THE UNSUNG HEROES WHO DO THEIR JOB AND OFTENTIMES WHEN MS. HOLMAN IS WETTING HER MAGIC WAND TO GET KIDS TO AND FROM SCHOOL TO A FOOTBALL GAME, WHATEVER IT WE GOT TO THE DUKE AND IT HAPPENS WITH VERY LITTLE FANFARE.

IT IS NOT EASY. THERE'S A TON OF WORK THAT IS HAPPENING FOR HER TO MASSAGE IT.

TRANSPARENCY. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE ARE FACING RIGHT NOW IS A PAIN POINT WITH FIELD TRIPS. WE ARE NOW GETTING BACK TO WHERE WE ARE GOING PLACES FOR FIELD TRIPS. RIGHT? BUT WITH STAGGERED START AND LIMITED DRIVERS, CAN'T START THOSE TRIPS UNTIL AT LEAST AFTER 9:15 IN THE MORNING.

THEY GOT TO BE BACK BY 2:00 IN THE UPPER LIP IT CREATES A CHARGE FOR US TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT WHERE WE ARE GOING AND SOME OF THOSE PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIELD TRIPS. AND SO WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND COLLABORATING ON SOLUTIONS. THE PRIORITY IS GETTING KIDS TO AND FROM SCHOOL SAFELY AND THE OTHER STEP IS VALUE ADDED. IT IS A PAIN POINT. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MICROMANAGE IT WELL. BUT SOMETHING FOR US TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR MOVING FORWARD.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT WORK. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> MIKE NEWMAN: DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES TO COME FORWARD AND

[C. Facilities/Maintenance Update]

>> GOOD EVENING. THE 2022/23 SCHOOL YEARS HAS SEEN A POLICY -- VANDALISM IS DONE. AND MORALE HAS IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY FROM LAST SPRING.

PROCURING BUILDING MATERIALS HAS BECOME EASIER. WE ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE TRIPLED SOURCING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND THAT IS ALSO NOT JUST ELECTRICAL TRADE BUT IN THE HVAC TRADE. MANY OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE BEING DELAYED, PUSHED BACK DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF PARTS. RANDOLPH GENERATED HAVE BEEN DELAYED FROM AUGUST COMPLETION

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STEFAN CHILDRESS HAVE BEGUN TO EASE. THE CUSTODIAL TEAMS ONBOARDED TWO NEW HIRES. ANOTHER GREAT LOT PROJECT. BULLDOG WAY, THE TURN LANES ARE NEARLY COMPLETE. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THAT WHOLE AREA WE MAILED AND REPAVED HERE SHORTLY. IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT JOB TO COORDINATE AND NOT TO DISRUPT THE SCHOOL. BEN NIKKEL'S AND HIS TEAM DID A FANTASTIC JOB AND I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE WAY -- THAT TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO COORDINATE BUT WE HAVE DONE SOME SECURITY UPGRADES INCLUDING ADDING THAT ROOM NUMBERS TO THE EXTERIOR WINDOWS OF OUR BUILDINGS.

ALSO AT THE SECONDARY COMPLEX WE HAVE ADDED COLORS TO THE HALLWAYS THAT BOTH OF THESE ARE JUST GOING TO SPEED UP ANY KIND OF FIRST RESPONDER RESPONSE. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETE OVER 12 -- 1200 WERE ORDERS THIS YEAR. WE HAVE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH STUDENTS, IT WORKED WITH COMMUNITY ON SOME GREAT EVENTS.

PROM, GRADUATION, GOOCHLAND DAY, THE FIRE SHOWED THAT WAS JUST THE OTHER DAY.

I'M HONORED TO BE A MEMBER OF THESE TEAMS. THESE EVENTS ARE WHAT MAKE GOOCHLAND A SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE AND GROW UP. AS THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES THE RAPID GROWTH THAT WE STILL HAVE SMALL TOWN CHARM. IT IS STILL EASY TO CALL COWORKERS FAMILY. AND CUSHION FAMILY LOST TWO GREAT PEOPLE FROM THE CUSTODIAL TEAM THIS FALL. MR. QUICK END -- MR. QUICK HE WORKED AT THE HOSPITAL FOR 5 YEARS. MR. ALLEN FOR 4. THE FACILITY DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED ANOTHER BUSY BUT SUCCESSFUL SUMMER. THINGS HAVE STARTED TO FIELD NORMAL. WE ARE GOING BACK TO THAT WHAT WE DO GOOD AND ALWAYS TAKE -- I BRING MY GUYS BACK TO THIS. WE PROVIDE SAFE WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTER GROWTH.

AND WE DO IT WELL. I'M JUST GLAD THAT WE CAN FAIRLY BE RETURNING BACK TO THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS? >> MIKE NEWMAN: BOARD MEMBERS? >> I HAVE ONE COMMENT.

IT IS A CONFESSION ABSENT -- ACTUALLY. I LOVE THE NEW PARKING LOT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT I DROVE INTO EVERY DAY FOR 4 YEARS. I TURNED IN THE WRONG -- AND THE

PARKING LOT. I KNEW. >> WE HAVE ADDED ADDITIONAL

SIGNAGE. >> JEREMY RALEY: I FEEL BETTER NOW THAT I HAVE SAID THAT PUBLICLY. I TURNED IN THE FRONT ENTRANCE. THE OTHER THING THAT WE TOURED

ALL FIVE SCHOOLS ON FRIDAY AND THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. >> THANK YOU.

>> SANDRA BAREFOOT-REID: SAW THE SIGNS ON THE WINDOW. WE SAW ROOM NUMBERS HANGING AND VISIBLE ON -- FLOORS LOOK GREAT. CLASSROOMS ACTIVE. BUT LIKE YOU JUST SAID, THE ENVIRONMENT, YOU HELPED CREATE THAT. AND THE BUILDINGS ARE AMAZING.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK.

BUT IT IS GREAT TO KNOW THAT IS RECOMMENDED. WE ARE DOING IT FOR THE RIGHT

REASONS. >> THANK YOU. >> I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU FOCUS ON THE MISSION JUST LIKE WE DO. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND I THINK THAT THAT IS, YOUR EMPLOYEES COULD BE ANYWHERE. THEY ARE SKILLED PEOPLE.

AND BY CONTINUING TO REMIND THEM OF THIS AND I DON'T THINK IT TAKES THAT MUCH REMINDING.

>> IT REALLY DOES NOT. >> JUST HAVING THAT IN THEIR BRAINS JUST MUST MAKE THAT SPECIAL CONNECTION ABOUT THEIR WORK, WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PART OF THE SCHOOL TEAM.

THAT IS POWERFUL. >> WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT HOW LONG THESE EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN HERE, LONG BEFORE HAVE. AND I WOULD SAY THAT I CAME INTO THAT CULTURE.

THAT WAS ALREADY THERE. THEY ALREADY HAD THAT CARE. THEY ALREADY HAD THE PASSION.

AND I'M VERY FORTUNATE TO BE SURROUNDED BY THE TALENTED FOLKS.

>> AND TO POINT OUT, TOO, THE LIST LONG. SO YOU KNOW YOU GOT ALL THIS AHEAD. YET YOU ARE ABLE TO FOCUS AND DO SUCH AN AMAZING JOB AT THE TASK AT HAND. BUT I'M SURE YOU ARE HAVING TO JUGGLE, OKAY, DO I HAVE THE MATERIALS FOR THE NEXT PROJECT? THAT IS POWERFUL WORK THAT YOU DO.

>> THANK YOU. I ENJOYED IT. >> APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP.

THAT IS IN THIS NATURAL TRANSITION TO THE NEXT ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA.

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[D. Capital Improvement Plan]

>> THANK YOU DR. RALEY. I'M ALSO ON THE OPERATIONAL TEAM AND I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED MY COLLEAGUES. THEY ARE JUST SUCH A SUPER GROUP TO WORK WITH.

MOST OF WHAT WE ARE PRESENTING TONIGHT, WE HAD ALREADY WORKED THROUGH LAST YEAR.

SO WE ARE JUST MOVING PROJECTS FORWARD. THERE'S ONLY ONE NEW PROJECT THAT WE ADDED. THAT BEING SAID, I STILL ENGAGED WITH MY COLLEAGUES TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT IS MISSING. SO WE HAVE A VERY STRONG PLAN HERE. IT IS NEEDS BASED. AND YOU WILL SEE AS WE GO THROUGH THE PLAN THAT A LOT OF IT JUST IS NOT GLAMOROUS LIKE THE REST OF THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT. WE ARE WORKING BEHIND-THE-SCENES TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING SO THAT IT WORKS SMOOTHLY, SO THAT NOBODY NOTICES THAT OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS MY NEED SOME COMFORT OR SAFETY. LIKE I SAID, WE BUILD OFF OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR, LAST YEAR, WE HAD A MAJOR CHANGE WITH THAT FACILITY ASSESSMENT UPDATE. AND SO THAT GOT INCORPORATED ALL LAST YEAR. THE ONLY THING THAT WE ARE CHANGING THIS YEAR IS THE INFLATION. SO INFLATION IS REALLY HIT THE COUNTRY HARD AND SO WE NEED TO REFLECT THAT IN THESE VERY EXPENSIVE PROJECTS. WE INTEND TO HAVE ALL OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS PRESENTED SO THAT WE DON'T NEED TO GO BACK TO THE PORT OF THE SUPERVISORS AND SAY, OOPS, WE GOOFED. SO THEY ARE FULLY LOADED PROJECTS.

AND THEN THE LAST THING IS WE DO INDEED HAVE SOME PARTS OF OUR CAPITAL, OUR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT TALK TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. THOSE SPECIFICALLY ARE TRYING TO EXCEED THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS AND IT WILL SEE THAT A LOT OF OUR HVAC WORK THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, TODD HAS MENTIONED SOME OF THEM AND SIGN AT THE. CHOOSE THAT HE HAS SHOWN. AND THEN MOVING FORWARD.

JUST TRIED TO KEEP THOSE SYSTEMS RUNNING AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE. BUT WE ARE TRYING TO MAINTAIN AND CREATE SUSTAINABLE FACILITIES AND THERE WERE AND CREATE THE FLEXIBLE LEARNING SPACES THAT REALLY GOES MORE TOWARDS NEW CONSTRUCTION. SO LAST YEAR THIS WAS THE PLAN THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED. THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN FROM FISCAL YEAR 23 TO 27 WAS $82 MILLION.

AND THE LINE THAT I WANTED TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO IS THIS HVAC LINE, THE HIGH SCHOOL, JUST LOTS OF HVAC WORK. OVER THE FIVE YEARS. WHEN WE GOT THE PLANT BACK FROM THE COUNTY, THEY HAD LOTS OF COMPETING INTERESTS. THAT ONE LINE THE HIGH SCHOOL LINE, REDUCED DOWN TO A MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR. WHAT THEY DID FUND IN ITS ENTIRETY WAS FISCAL YEAR 23 AT WHICH WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW AND THEY GIVE US AN EXTRA $600,000 IN PROFITS FOR THE NEW GES. SO THEY GAVE US A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA AT THE NEW GES BUT THEY TOOK IT OUT OF THOSE HVAC. PROJECTS. SO THAT THE TUNE OF ABOUT $5 MILLION. SO WHAT WE ARE -- WHAT WE NEED TO DO, AGAIN, IS JUST BRING BACK AND I TALKED TO MY COUNTY COLLEGE AND THEN THEY SAY BRING BACK WHAT YOU NEED.

AND THE INFLATION AMOUNT THAT YOU NEED IT. YOU KNOW, DON'T SHORTENER HER CELLS. AND SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE DONE.

WE ARE USING A COUNTY MODEL. IT IS HBA. IT WAS AN ENGINEERING FIRM THAT BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOLS USED A FEW YEARS AGO. AND SO WE HAVE RETAINED THAT MODEL. WE HAD SOME STARTING POINTS FROM A FEW YEARS AGO.

SO WHAT WE HAVE REALLY DONE IN THAT MODEL, THE ONLY THING WE HAVE DONE IS IN THAT YOU, 2022,

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WE ARE SEEING ALL OVER THE COMMONWEALTH THAT THESE CONSTRUCTION COMP GRUDGES ARE ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 50% MORE. SO WE HAVE AN OWNERS REP. WORKING WITH PROJECTS ALL OVER THE STATE. MVP AND I ASKED DUBB WHAT THEY WOULD WANT TO SEE IF THEY HAD TO TAKE OVER A PROJECT. HOW THEY WOULD WANT TO FUND IT AND THEY SAID, PUT IN THAT 30% PICTURES PUT IN 30%. GET THAT. TAKE THAT LEAP UP.

AND THEN START INFLATING IT 5% PER YEAR. AND SO THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY HAD PRESENTED TO US EARLIER THIS SUMMER. THE MAIN LINE, THE DR. BLUTE LAND AT THE BOTTOM IS THAT JOB AND WHAT IT IS ACTUALLY THERE IS THAT BID PRICES FOR NEW NONRESIDENTIAL WHICH IS OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS. WHEN UP OVER 20%.

23% IN MAY AND SINCE THEN, IT HAS GONE. A LITTLE BIT MORE.

SO THAT IS WHERE THAT 30% IS. THIS IS REALLY SORT OF THE BOTTOM OF WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING BACK WITH BIDS. OTHER SCHOOL DIVISIONS.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE THIS -- THESE ARE SELECTED INPUTS THAT ARE CAUSING THOSE INCREASES AND THESE ARE THE HIGH ONES. AND SO WE HAVE ALL HEARD ABOUT THE STILL PRICED JUMP.

IT CAME DOWN AND IT IS RISING AGAIN. BRUCE WILL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THAT LUMBER. LUMBER WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT AFFECTED PEOPLE.

IT DROPPED OUT AND IT IS RISING AND DROPPING. SO WE ARE STILL IN A VERY VOLATILE MARKET. IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH SUPPORT. SO EVERYTHING GOING BACK UP AFTER THE PANDEMIC. I WAS IN A FEDERAL RESERVE MEETING YESTERDAY ABOUT INFLATION. AND THIS IS JUST THE REALITY. THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO BRING THAT INFLATION DOWN. BUT THE SHORT-TERM PRESSURES THAT THEY CANNOT. THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING SHORT-TERM.

THEY CAN ONLY IMPACT THAT MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM. SO THEY ARE VERY WELL AWARE UNTIL WE COULD GET SOME OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES FIXED. THEY CANNOT -- THEIR MONETARY POLICY CANNOT AFFECT THE SHORT-TERM WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW.

THEY ARE WORKING ON IT. THEY SAY IN TWO YEARS, WE WILL BE DOWN TO 2% AGAIN.

I'M LIKE, OKAY. I'M WAITING.

THAT IS DIFFICULT. THEY SAID ALT CENTRAL BANKS AROUND THE WORLD.

I THINK THAT IS -- SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT TIME AGAIN.

SO THIS ISN'T FROM THE HBA MODEL. THESE ARE THE PROJECTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE PRIMARY PROJECTS, AND SO IN 2018, WE HAD AN ENGINEERING BUT THE WORK WITH US AND THESE WERE THE VALUES THAT WE HEAD INTO 2018. NOW WE ARE DOUBLE THAT AND THAT IS FAR% EVERY YEAR AND IN THAT 30 JUMPS. SO WE ARE -- EVERY ONE OF OUR PROJECTS ARE JUST SO MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE. IT IS JUST THE ENVIRONMENT WE ARE IN. SO THAT $27 MILLION IS WHAT I'M SHOWING TOTALLY IN THE CIP.

AGAIN, I TELL YOU THIS IS A DRAFT. SO WE KNOW THAT SOME OF THAT WAS BOND FUNDED AND WE MAKE MAKE SOME DECISIONS TO TAKE AWAY SOME OF THE BOND FUNDING.

SO WE ARE -- I WILL JUST MOVE ON. SORRY.

SO THIS, A C1 THREE RENOVATION THAT HAD BEEN SORT OF A SEPARATE PROJECT.

WE SORT OF FOLDED IT INTO GET THERE. BUT THAT IS -- HAS ALSO DOUBLED BETWEEN 2018 AND 2026. AND THEN WE HAD SOME PROJECTS THAT WERE OUT A FEW YEARS LATER, HAVING TO DO WITH THE FIELD AND LAST YEAR WE ADDED SOME FIELD SPACE EXPANSION.

FIELDHOUSE EXPANSION, EXCUSE ME. AND AGAIN, JUST PHENOMENAL -- PHENOMENALLY LARGE GROWTH IN THOSE NUMBERS. SO THE OTHER THING THAT HAS COME OUT OF OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE

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BUT ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE GES -- GHS FACILITY. AND SO THE COUNTY SAID WE CAN'T FORGET THE FACT THAT THERE'S THE DEMOLITION OR RENOVATION AT THE END OF ALL OF OUR SCHOOL PROJECTS. THE COUNTY THEMSELVES HAVE PUT INTO MILLION DOLLARS FOR RENOVATING GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND I SAW THAT IN THEIR CRP FOR 2028.

SO IT IS NOT IN THE NEAR. IT DOES NOT RIGHT AFTER THE SCHOOL CLOSES, BUT A FEW YEARS LATER. AND THEN IN 2028, WE HAVE AN RC IP $500,000 TO SOME TYPE OF WORK TO REDO THE CPE CENTER. WHETHER THE COUNTY TAKES THAT OVER OR HIS WORK THAT WE DO TO BRING THAT FACILITY UP AFTER IT IS NO LONGER A SCHOOL. WE JUST HAVE IT INTO CRP AS A PLACEHOLDER. AND THEN THE NEXT STEP OF THE PROCESS IS THERE ARE NONE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT NOT HIT THAT OR GETS THAT REALLY SOLID HIT IN 2022.

BIG LEAP UP IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS. BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE WAS A 10% INFLATION IMPACT LAST YEAR. UNTUCKED OF THE COUNTY THEY SAY THAT THEY ARE PUTTING A 7% INCREASE NEXT YEAR FOLLOWING YEAR. SO I JUST, THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL HOLD THAT AND SO CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, WE RECOMMODIFY HOURS IF WE SEE -- IF WE GET SOME COMMENTS ON THAT. AND THEN WE ARE BACK TO THAT 5% PER YEAR. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE DIFF DIFFERENT. THEY HAVE -- THERE'S JUST -- IT USUALLY HAS A HEAVIER INFLATION FACTOR. EVEN WHEN EVERYTHING WAS PRETTY FLAT OR 2% FOR THE LAST ABOUT 15 YEARS CONSTRUCTION WAS STILL GROWING A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAT THAT.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE TWO POOLS. SORRY I SKIPPED A POOL.

OOPS. LET ME GO BACK. SORRY.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. SO WE SHOW TWO POOLS. THE COUNTY WANTS TO SEE COST BY FACILITY. BUT PART AND I WORK TOGETHER ALL THE TIME.

WE COMBINED THOSE POOLS AND WE GO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE IN THAT YEAR.

SO WE DO THIS, BECAUSE THE COUNTY WANTS IT BY SCHOOL. BUT IT IS REALLY A POOL FOR ALL SCHOOLS. AND SO WHEN THERE IS A BIGGER NEED, WE MOVED IT OVER TO ANOTHER FACILITY. AND SO TODD HAS THE PROJECTS ALL THE TIME AND WE ARE JUST DIVIDEND TO THIS -- DIPPING INTO THIS POOL. IT HAS PROVEN TO BE A VERY EFFECTIVE WAY FOR US TO DO LOTS OF SMOKE PROJECTS THAT COME UP ALL THROUGH THE YEAR.

PETER WITH TECHNOLOGY HAS THE SAME ISSUES AND SO MOST OF THE WORK HE HAS BEEN DOING -- HAS DONE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IT HAS HAD TO DO WITH PROMETHEAN BOARD REPLACEMENT OR PROJECTORS AND MORE AND MORE CLASSROOMS. AND WHAT WE FOUND THIS YEAR IS A LOT OF HIS TECHNOLOGY WORK, WE ACTUALLY HAD TO STEAL FROM THE MAINTENANCE FUND A LITTLE BIT, POOL.

ALL OF THESE CAMERA AND/OR ACCESS PROJECTS. WHAT I HAVE TRIED TO DO IS MAKE SURE HE HAS A SOLID NUMBER EVERY YEAR, SO THAT HE CAN DO BOTH SECURITY AND PROMETHEAN BOARD.

YOU KNOW, SECURITY USED TO BE EIGHT MAINTENANCE AND NOW IT IS AN I.T.

I WAS EVERYTHING IS ELECTRONIC. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WE GET TO SOME INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS THAT ARE VERY SPECIFIC TO SCHOOLS. THE STAR ITEMS ARE WHAT WERE

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AND WE HAVE INFLATED. SO THAT WAS THAT 10%, 7%, 7% AND 5%.

SO ALL THOSE COSTS ARE COMING A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. THE BIG DEAL ON EACH OF THE SCHOOLS IS IN FISCAL YEAR 2028 WE ARE DOING A FIRE ALARM UPGRADE.

SO WE ARE TRYING TO GET ALL OF THE SCHOOLS WITH THE BEST TECHNOLOGY THAT WE COULD GET THEM. AND THEN AT RANDOLPH, WE HAVE A WINDOW REPLACEMENT PROJECT IN 2028. WE HAVE BEEN DOING SOME EVERY YEAR.

THIS IS TO GET THE FINAL WINDOWS DONE. YOU CAN SEE THE ONLY TWO THINGS THAT RELATE LOOKS SORT OF FUN IS WE GOT A FURNITURE REFRESH IN 2026 AND SOME PLAYING FIELDS REFRESH IN 2025. AT RANDOLPH. WE ARE HOPING THAT IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, SOME OF THE FURNITURE FROM GES WILL BE ABLE TO BE SHARED WITH BURDEN RANDOLPH.

BUT STILL THEY PROBABLY NEED A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE AND SO WE ARE GOING TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE. RANDOLPH IN 2026. AND THEN SO WE ARE DOING THE SAME AT BYRD. I THOUGHT WE SHIFTED. BOTH GET SOME NEW FURNITURE IN 2026. AGAIN, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE 2028 NUMBER.

AND THEN THE SECOND YEAR OF BUILDING LIGHTS OR BUILDING THAT LIGHTING CONTROL.

IT IS COMING IN. GOOCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL IS OUR NEWEST SCHOOL AND YOU CAN SEE THAT EXCEPT FOR SOME EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT, SO 2020 IT IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE ARE STARTING TO SEE SOME MAJOR COST COME IN. THAT FIRE ALARM UPGRADE IS -- IS IT GOING TO OCCUR AT THEM IN SCHOOL AS WELL? AND START PHASING IN CLASSROOM. SO THOSE ARE ALL OLD -- 22 UNITS. AND SO THE SOONER WE CAN GET RID OF OUR 22, THAT IS THE BETTER -- THE HAPPIER TOM WILL BE AND HIS CREW WILL BE. AND THEN LIGHTING UPGRADES IN

THAT SCHOOL AS WELL. >> MIKE NEWMAN: THE SCHOOL'S 20 YEARS OLD.

>> YES. RIGHT. YES.

SO THE HVAC PROJECTS WE ARE TOLD TO FINISH UP AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN RIGHT ON ITS TAIL, WE ARE STARTING THOSE MIDDLE SCHOOL HVAC PROJECTS. SO THAT LEADS US TO GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH WE SAY WAS A 2021 PROJECT. BUT SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2020. IS THAT RIGHT TODD? YEAH.

SO WE ARE LOOKING AT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HVAC UPGRADES.

THE ONES. SO WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERAL BIG PROJECTS GOING ON THIS YEAR.

THE COOLING TOWER AND THEN WE HAVE BIDS OUT RIGHT NOW FOR 160 HEAT PUMP CLASSROOM HEAT PUMPS TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE THAT BIT OUT IN TWO PHASES AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT NEXT MONTH BECAUSE THOSE BIDS ARE GOING TO COME IN ON THE SAME DAY AS GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING THOSE TWO VERY SIGNIFICANT SNOW RIGHT ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. AND SO WE WILL FIND OUT IF -- HOW EXPENSIVE AN HVAC PROJECT IS. SO WE HAVE IT IN TWO PHASES IN CASE WE CAN ONLY DO HALF OF IT.

SO WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF EQUIPMENT BEING REPLACED. AGAIN, IT IS VERY UNGLAMOROUS.

IT IS STUFF THAT IS HATED. BUT COACH HAYDEN. BUT IF THE HVAC MECHANICAL SYSTEM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FAILS, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IMP IMPACTED.

SO WE ARE TRYING TO STAY ON TOP OF THAT SO IT DOES NOT FAIL AND PREVENT US FROM HAVING THIS.

YOU CAN SEE WE ARE STARTING TO REPLACE SOME OF THE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT.

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AND THE VERY LAST THING IS IN 2028, WE START GETTING ELECTRICAL PANELS LOCKDOWN SYSTEM REPLACEMENT THAT COMES IN. SO HIGH SCHOOL IS VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS IS BEHIND THE SCENES. THIS IS NOT THAT FUND.

WE ARE ADDING A CTE CENTER. THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT NOBODY SEES.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN THE ONE NEW COST THAT WE HAVE ADDED IS NEXT YEAR, WE HAVE $150,000 FOR THE HVAC REPLACEMENT, THE CTE CENTER. WE FOUND THAT WE HAVE FOUND THAT WE HAVE TO PUT SOME MONEY IN. THAT IT IS A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE BUILDING RIGHT NOW.

AND WE HAVE MANDATED IT. FOR QUITE A BIT AND WE ARE GOING TO DO A FEW LITTLE PROJECTS THIS YEAR AND THEN NEXT SUMMER, TRY TO GET SOME OF THE BIGGER PIECES OF EQUIPMENT REPLACED.

AND SO THAT IS THE $150,000 THAT WE HAVE ADDED TO. OTHERWISE, EVERYTHING ELSE IS AS WE HAD PRESENTED IT LAST YEAR. AT THE BUS GARAGE, WE HAVE FLOORING AND HVAC SYSTEMS, MORE WORK WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF HVAC SYSTEMS. WE ARE DOING A LITTLE BIT MORE IN 2028. THE PRICE OF A BUS IS NOW -- LAST SUMMER, IT WASN'T 119,000.

WE INFLATED IT BY 5%. IT IS GOING TO BE 125,000. MOST LIKELY BY NEXT SUMMER.

AND THEN WE HAVE -- WE INFLATED THE VEHICLE PURCHASES BY ABOUT 10% INSTEAD OF JUST 5%.

AND 20. >> JOHN WRIGHT: BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME LARGER -- WE HAVE SOME MAINTENANCE ADVANCE THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE.

AND WE HAD A LEVEL IN TEN WE STARTED THE 5% PER YEAR AFTER THAT.

SO HERE IS YOUR TENT YOU CAN SEE IP. IT IS $861.5 MILLION ASK.

AND THEN FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS. SO WITH THE COUNTY WILL DO IS THE FISCAL YEAR 24 IS APPROPRIATED. AND THE NEXT FOUR YEARS THEY FUND IT. SO THEY LOOK AT ALL OF THEIR PROJECTIONS OF REVENUE.

SORRY. I LOST IT AGAIN. BUT YOU CAN STILL SEE IT ON THIS ONE. AND THEN WHEN IT GETS INTO THE 29 FISCAL YEAR 29 TO FISCAL YEAR 48, IT IS JUST INFORMATIONAL ONLY. THEY USE THAT FOR SOME OF THEIR PROPER STUDIES ET CETERA. AND THEN WE -- I GO AHEAD AND ADD EXTRA CELESTE OR WE HAD A 30 YEAR. AND THEN I DON'T HAVE TO DO SO MUCH WORK.

I DON'T HAVE TO AT A YEAR. BUT I JUST WANT YOU, I CAN DO AN EXTRA FIVE YEARS AND THEN I SLOWLY LOSE AND GET BACK TO THE COUNTY'S 25-YEAR PLAN. SO THAT IS WHY I HAVE A 29-YEAR PLAN. BUT WE WILL LOOK AT IT. IT SAYS 25 YEARS.

ALL RIGHT. SO THERE ARE SOME LINKS TO MORE COMPLETE SHEETS THAT YOU CAN SEE BY FACILITY. AND THEN THESE ARE OUR NEXT STEPS.

SO ON NOVEMBER 17TH, WE WILL GET THOSE TWO BIDS COMING IN. WE WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT IT COSTS TO BUILD THE NEW GES. BUT WE WILL ALSO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT COSTS TO PLACE 160 A CLASSROOM UNITS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. THAT IS A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR PROJECT. AND SO WE WILL JUST UNDERSTAND HOW HUNGRY THAT INDUSTRY IS.

WE ARE UNDERSTUDIED THAT IT IS A 36-WEEK LEAD TIME RIGHT NOW. SO WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GET THEM TO ORDER THAT EQUIPMENT. WHATEVER WEEKEND CONTRACT. AND LET BRING IT IN AND THEN DO THE WORK. SO BECAUSE THOSE ARE UNKNOWNS, WHEN WE COME BACK ON THE 22ND, 29TH AND DECEMBER 13TH, WE WILL BE REVISING -- I BELIEVE WE WILL BE REVISING THIS PLAN

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WE WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE A CONTRACT FOR THE HAS COOLED HVAC PROJECT AS WELL.

AND SO THAT WILL IMPACT HOW I REVISED THE CIP. THAT YOU WILL SEE IN DECEMBER.

WE ALREADY HAVE ON OUR BOOKS JANUARY 11TH. JOINT BOARD MEETING.

AT THEIR REQUEST AND IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THE CIP, WHAT IS ON THAT AGENDA.

BUT WE WILL SEE WHAT THEY ASK FOR AND THEN IN THE FEBRUARY AND MARCH TIMEFRAME, THEY PRESENT THE COUNTYWIDE CIP AND, YOU KNOW, THEY WILL BE TALKING TO US ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY HAD TO REDUCE. BUT EVERY ONCE OF THEIR PROJECTS HAS COME IN MUCH HIGHER THAN THEY HAVE EXPECTED. SO THEY KNOW. THEY WILL UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE PRESENTING A HIGHER COST CIP. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE ADOPTION OF THAT CIP IN APRIL.

SO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> MIKE NEWMAN: BOARD MEMBERS? >> ANGELA ALLEN: THANK YOU, MIS.

I HAVE A QUESTION RELATED TO 80. IF THAT IS EASIER FOR YOU. MY FIRST QUESTION IS, HALFWAY DOWN THE TABLE, INCLUDING THE PARKING LOT PROJECT, DON'T WE JUST FINISHED THE PARKING LOT PROJECT AND I'M NOT SURE WHY THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRAILING OFF INTO THE FUTURE. AND IF THIS IS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE CTA AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

>> IT IS JUST LABELING QUITE HONESTLY. IT SHOULD JUST SAY GOOCHLAND

MIDDLE SCHOOL. >> SO SORRY. SO WE QUIT OF FISCAL YEAR 23 COLUMNS. NO, WE HAD A FISCAL YEAR 23 COLUMN THAT HAD THAT BOND FUNDED

PROJECT. >> ANGELA ALLEN: THAT IS WHY I ASKED.

MIGHT NEXT QUESTION -- >> WE CAN CLEAN THAT UP VERY EASILY.

SORRY. >> ANGELA ALLEN: A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN, NEW GHS ADDITIONS.

WE GOT THAT IN RED. RIGHT? THE $25 MILLION NUMBER.

TALK TO ME ABOUT -- >> IT IS IN RED BECAUSE IT IS THE FINAL BOND FUNDING.

>> ANGELA ALLEN: THAT IS WHAT I WAS EXPECTING BUT THE METHOD NOT WORK IN MY HEAD BECAUSE WE DON'T FULLY KNOW YET HOW MUCH WE NEED FOR THE GES TO KNOW HOW MUCH IS LEFT OVER.

>> WE KNOW WE WERE GIVEN $60 MILLION OF THE BOND ISSUE. >> ANGELA ALLEN: WE ARE HOPING

IT COST LESS THAN 45 MILLION. THAT IS STILL -- >> RIGHT.

SO THE COUNTY HAD INTENTIONALLY CASH FUNDED THE FISCAL YEAR 24 AYUKO AND THE FISCAL YEAR 26 HERE. PLUS WITH A YEAR INCLUDES BOTH -- WELL, YES.

IT HAS A LOT MORE MONEY INTO THE CODE THAT WE HAVE BONDS ABOVE BONDS ABOVE UP.

>> I THINK THAT IS THE IMPACT OF DELAYING PROJECTS IN INFLATION COMBINED.

ONE POINT IN TIME, THAT PROJECT WAS PROBABLY 23 OR 24 INCHES OVER TIME DECISIONS HAD TO BE

MADE TO DELAY IT AND THAT IS THE COMPOUNDED IMPACT. >> SO THEY BE A FOOTNOTE TO REFERENCE THAT THAT THESE ARE THE PROJECTED ACTUALIZED FUTURE COST OF THE PROJECT.

OTHERWISE I HAVE A QUESTION, I ANTICIPATE SOMEWHERE ELSE MIGHT AS WELL.

STRUCTURE. >> THIS IS GREAT, THOUGH. A LOT OF DETAIL.

SO THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE A LOT COMING ON. >> YOU DO.

OTHER QUESTIONS? DEBBIE, THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO ADD BECAUSE I LOOKED AS YOU WERE TALKING ON THE SLIDE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE SLIDES.

14 AND 15, YOU LOOKED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE FIRE ALARM UPGRADES BY THE SCHOOL. AS I REMEMBER -- RECALL, THEY WERE CONNECTED.

ARE THEY HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME IN FY 28? >> DEBBIE WHITE: SO I WOULD HAVE TO ASK MY COLLEAGUE. IT WAS -- IT HAD TO DO WITH AN UPGRADE TO THE WHOLE SYSTEM AND

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THAT IS WHY IT WAS ALL IN ONE HERE AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS. >> TWO SEPARATE ALARM PANELS THAT ARE INTEGRATED INTO EACH OTHER. WHAT CAN BE DONE?

BUT AT SOME POINT -- PLATE NICE. >> MIKE NEWMAN: AT THE END, IT WENT THERE'S AN ALARM, BOTH BUILDINGS HAVE TO EVACUATE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

I UNDERSTAND PART OF IT. BUT JUST TO KIND OF SATISFIED MY CURIOSITY, YOU HAVE -- THANK

YOU. >> I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT THAT DEWBERRY REPORT THAT WAS DONE WAS -- THAT WAS JUST VERY, VERY SMART WORK TO BE DONE. WE SEE IT AT THE STATE LEVEL AS THEY ARE LOOKING AT FACILITIES ACROSS THE STATE. THEY ARE SAYING, OH, WE NEED TO DO TO A FACILITIES REPORT. I THINK WE HAVE DONE THESE MORE THAN ONCE IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. SO CONGRATULATIONS. TO REALLY STUDY OUR FACILITIES SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE DATES AND WHEN THESE THINGS NEED TO HAPPEN.

THINGS CAN HAPPEN OUT OF ORDER. ABSOLUTELY. BUT TO HAVE THIS KIND OF SOLID INFORMATION IS VERY HELPFUL. AS WE PRESENT OUR CIP BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC.

>> DEBBIE WHITE: RIGHT. IT REALLY HELPED US UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS PRIORITY ABOUT A FAILURE. HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS IN KEEPING A FACILITY UP AND RUNNING.

THAT INDEPENDENT ENGINEERING. >> MIKE NEWMAN: THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY, BOARD MEMBERS, GOING TO ASK DR. ARMSTRONG TO GIVE US A VERY BRIEF UPDATE ON SOME

[E. First Quarter Pulse of the Workforce Data]

>> WE WANT PERIODIC UPDATES AND UNDERSTANDING WHETHER WHAT ARE ON THE MINDS OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

THIS IS HARD TO. DR. ARMSTRONG ONCE -- >> THAT IS A HEAVIER ANALOGY.

BUT YES. THANK YOU. AND BEFORE I DO, I GET GOING WITH MY PRESENTATION. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND JUST STATE THAT ARE OPERATIONAL LEADERS WITH MR. STEELY, EVERY OTHER INDIVIDUAL IN MY POSITION IN THE SCHOOL DIVISIONS PROBABLY GO THROUGH A COUPLE MILES A WEEK OF RELEASE ONE OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS AND I AM INCREDIBLY BLESSED TO HAVE THEM AT THE HELM AND THEIR DEPARTMENTS. WHAT THEY DO IT IS PEOPLE WORK AND THAT SEGUES INTO SOME OF THE DATA THAT I'M GOING TO PRESENT RIGHT NOW.

THAT REALLY TO EMPLOYEE PULSE SURVEY THAT WE ADMINISTERED AND IF YOU REMEMBER BACK IN OCTOBER, AS PART OF THE STATED WORKFORCE PLATE PRESENTATION I REMEMBERED -- I MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE SOME POINTS THAT CAME UP THAT JUST PROMPTED SOME ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION.

WE WANTED TO GATHER SOME MORE DETAILS. WE STARTED THIS BACK IN APRIL AND KIND OF GAVE IT A FIRST RUN AND I WILL BE THE FIRST TO SAY THAT AS I GO THROUGH THIS, I'M LEARNING. THERE'S A LOT OF CAPACITY WITH THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE BUT I'M SURE IT'S A LOT MORE THAN I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE AND MORE IN TERMS OF DEVELOPING PROMPTS, INDIVIDUALS. HIT AT SOME OF THE DATA WE ARE SEEING PREPARE FOR BUDGET SEASON AND THE OTHER TIMELINES WE HAVE AHEAD.

AGAIN, THE WISE TO COLLECT THE MORE FREQUENT FEEDBACK. YOU DON'T AS A COACH, YOU DON'T RUN OUT ON THE FIELD WITH YOUR PLAYERS. YOU LET THEM PLAY AN BASKETBALL GAME AND THEN TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. YOU ARE MAKING ADAPTATIONS AS YOU GO ALONG. YOU ARE SEEING HELP PEOPLE ARE DOING.

WE DON'T DO A GOOD ENOUGH JOB OF THAT IN GENERAL IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.

YOU GO INTO THE OTHER DAY I PURCHASE SOMETHING ONLINE AND I GOT A SURVEY ASKING ME ABOUT HOW MY EXPERIENCE WAS. BUYING SOMETHING SIMPLE LIKE A CUP OF COFFEE.

SO WHY ARE WE IN THE BUSINESS OF EDUCATING CHILDREN AND NOT BEING -- DOING MORE TO PERHAPS COLLECT DATA ABOUT THE WORKFORCE AND THE EXPERIENCE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS HAPPENING HERE IN OUR SCHOOLS EVERY DAY? COLLECT AT MORE FREQUENT FEEDBACK.

NEXT SURE THAT WE ARE ADAPTING IS NEEDED TO ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT COACH LYNN, YOU ARE SEEING THE RESULTS IN OUR SCALE. WE CAN ADAPT QUICKLY. IN LUXE DIVISION'S CAN DO THAT.

YOU CAN TAKE THE INFORMATION NOW, AS WE RECEIVE IN NOVEMBER AND MAKE CHANGES IN A FEW DAYS IN SOME CASES. THERE'S SOME THAT REQUIRE MORE EFFORT.

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TAKE THE SURVEY DATA AND YOU ARE AWARE OF THE TIME LENGTH WITH THIS BACK IN APRIL.

WE WILL DO THIS AGAIN IDEALLY. IN THE SPRING. PROBABLY BETWEEN OUR WINTER BREAK AND SPRING BREAK. AND BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, I WILL LOOK TO LOOK AT THOSE PROMPTS AND SEE WHAT I CAN DO TO EVEN REFER -- WE FIND THIS FURTHER. SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS AS WE GO TO DISCUSS MAKE SURE WE ARE GIVING TO OUR LEADERS AND DIVISION AND HOW CAN WE EXPAND OUR OPERATIONAL EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION AND SEEING RESPONSE RATES PARTICULARLY LOATH AMONG OUR OPERATIONAL GROUPS, TRANSPORTATION. WE WANT TO GET MORE FEEDBACK FROM THEM. AND THEN DISSEMINATE THAT TO OUR LEADERSHIP.

SO HERE IS THE FIRST PROMPT IS JUST THAT AND THIS CAME DIRECTLY.

IT POPULATES YOUR RESULTS I WORK AT. SO YOU CAN SEE, COPE THE NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGE TOTAL FROM ALL OF OUR SCHOOL LOCATIONS AND CENTRAL OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION.

HOURS FOOD SERVICE WORKERS, MAINTENANCE, SODIUM WORKERS, ASSOCIATE THEMSELVES WITH A SCHOOL LOCATION BECAUSE THEY DO WORK ON SITE, WHICH IS WHY YOU DON'T SEE THEM AS SEPARATE CATEGORIES BUT NOT GOING TO WORK ON THAT, TOO. THERE'S OUR AREAS WHERE WEEK BUT AT SOME OF THE DATA AND THIS IS JUST A PROPORTION OF WHERE WE GOT AT RESPONDERS.

YOU CAN SEE THAT MATCHES UP PRETTY WELL WITH THE SCHOOL LOCATIONS ACCORDING TO A PUBLISHING AND THEY EXPECT TO SEE A LITTLE MORE FROM RANDOLPH. THEY HAVE A SLIGHTLY LARGER FACULTY. I THINK WE SOUGHT MORE FROM THEM BACK IN THE SPRING.

IT IS PRETTY EVEN. THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, NO SURPRISE HERE. YOU ARE SEEING H WIDER SWATH OF THE RESPONSE COMING FROM THOSE TWO FACILITIES. GETTING BACK TO THIS PART, WITH THE ROLE.

YOU SEE 23 OTHERS AND I THINK IT WILL BE HELPFUL FOR ME IN THE NEXT ROUND OF DOING THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NOT SOME EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATIONS THAT DON'T COMPLETELY FIT INTO CATEGORIES I GAVE. I'M THINKING ABOUT SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, INTERVENTIONISTS, PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE A TEACHER PER SE WORK INSTRUCTION SUPPORT STAFF MEMBER, JUST LESSONS LEARNED AS WE GO FORWARD SO WE CAN TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND MAKE IT MORE USEFUL FOR OUR FUTURE STEP. SO THE RESPONSES THAT WE HAVE SEEN FOR THE MOST PART, GREEN AND YELLOW ARE POSITIVE. AND YOUR BLUE IS ON THE FENCE COULD NEITHER AGREE OR DISAGREE AND YOU PUT RED AND PURPLE ARE THE MORE NEGATIVE RESPONSES FOR EACH PROMPT. SO I HOPE THAT IS CLEAR THAT WE CAN ALWAYS MAKE THIS BETTER.

HEARTENED TO SEE THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE EMPLOYEES WHO RESPONDED AND WE HAVE ABOUT A 33 I THINK, I'M SORRY, I JUST LOT -- GLOSSED OVER THAT BUT THE RESPONSE RATE REHAB WAS IN LINE WITH WHAT YOU SEE IN MOST ONLINE SURVEYS. I LIKE SEE MORE WITH THAT BEING INTERNAL WITH ARTWORK GROUP HERE. SO WE DO WANT TO WORK TO MAKE SURE WE SUBMIT THAT. BUT THE FIRST ROUND HERE WE ARE SEEING IT A MONTH AT RESPONDENTS. THE VAST MAJORITY FEEL SUPPORTED BY THE SUPERVISOR OR PRINCIPAL.

WE ARE SEEING SOME PORTIONS OF SUPPORT FOR DIVISION LEADERSHIP AS WELL.

THIS PROMPT I FEEL GCPF HAS PROVIDED ME WITH THE SUPPORT AND FLEXIBILITY TO EFFECTIVELY BALANCE MY WORK AND PERSONAL LIFE. WE HAVE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THIS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND WHAT IS GOOD TO GIVE US THE EDGE HERE IN RICHMOND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO MAINTAIN OR EXPECT WITH THE VERY BEST. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS COME UP AND AGAIN, DECEPTIVE THAT I WAS GLAD TO SEE THIS RESULT.

WE SEEK THE MAJORITY OF OUR STAFF TO FEEL THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THAT.

I THINK WE CAN REFINE THAT PROMPT A LITTLE BIT MORE TO DIG IN ON THAT.

BUT I THINK THAT IS A POSITIVE RESULT. I AM FAIRLY COMPENSATED.

ABOUT HALF OF OUR EMPLOYEES WILL AGREE WITH THAT. EITHER SOMEONE -- SOMEWHAT OR STRONGLY. OTHER MORE OF THOSE NEED TO BRING AGREE OR DISAGREE AND.

SO HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE IN THE RESULTS AT THE END OF THIS, WE GOT OUR FREAK RESPONSE.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP, TOO, MAKING SURE WE ARE CONTINUING TO FOCUS ON COMPENSATION FOR OUR TEACHERS. SO THE NEXT TWO SLIDES ARE PROBABLY THE ONES THAT ARE MOST ALARMING. WHEN YOU COMPARE THEM. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THIS PROMPT IS I HAVE CONSIDERED OR PLANTED CONSIDER EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

AMONG THAT RESPONDENT SCOTT WE SEE MORE THAN HALF WHO EITHER STRONGLY AGREE SOMEWHAT AGREE OR ON THE FENCE ABOUT THAT STATEMENT. WE DID SEE A PEAK AT THAT WITH THE EXIT SURVEY TO THAT WE SAW AND WE TALKED ABOUT. THIS ABILITY -- THIS REALLY JUST CONFIRMS THAT. YOU SEE THAT BUT THEN YOU SEE THAT NO ONE WANTS TO LEAVE OUR SCHOOL DIVISION. THERE ARE NOT THAT MANY WHO ARE GOING TO CONSIDER THE EMPLOYMENT IN A PARALLEL POSITION IN THE REGION BUT THERE ARE MANY WHO ARE CONSIDERING WORK OUTSIDE OF

[03:30:06]

ATTENTION. >> MAY I ASK A QUICK QUESTION. ON THIS SLIDE IN THE PREVIOUS

SLIDE, YOU SWITCH YOUR RED AND GREEN. >> ANDY ARMSTRONG: I DID.

THAT WAS INTENTIONAL. I DID, YES. >> YOU WANT MORE GREEN.

YOU ARE LOOKING FOR MORE GREEN. THAT IS WHY YOU SWITCH THE WORDS BECAUSE OF THE QUESTION.

>> MIKE NEWMAN: YES, WE CAN GO ARE GOOD. >> DR.

THANK YOU, SIR. >> ANDY ARMSTRONG: SURE. I FEEL GP -- THE VAST MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS AGREE WITH THAT. THE SURPRISE THERE. AND THEN MY TRAINING OPPORTUNITY HAS BEEN SUFFICIENT AND WORTHWHILE. WE SEE MONTHS OF THE RESPONDENTS ALSO AGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT. SO AMONG THOSE PROMPTS, THE ONE THAT REALLY DRAWS MY ATTENTION IS ONE ABOUT THE PROPORTION OF THE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE CONSIDERING A CAREER OUTSIDE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND COMPENSATION AND I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE ALWAYS ATTUNED TO ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR. SO WE ADDED SOME FREE RESPONSE SECTIONS, THERE WERE THREE QUESTIONS ARE ADDED AND I WILL BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT WHEN I WENT THROUGH THIS DATA AND YOU WERE GIVEN FREE RESPONSES AT THIS WAS PART OF MY DISSERTATION RESEARCH AT ANY KIND OF CODE THAT FREE RESPONSES AS YOU ARE SITTING THERE AT YOU ARE SEEING WHAT TERMS COME UP AND YOU ARE PUTTING HASHMARKS AND SEEING THOSE TERMS APPEARING IN THE RESULTS.

NOT TOO SCIENTIFIC. I THINK I COULD PROBABLY MORE SCIENTIFIC IN THE NEXT FEW DEMONSTRATIONS. BUT STILL STAND BY WHAT I GOT HERE AND THESE ARE THE TERMS THAT CAME UP. SO WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF OUR DIVISION AS IT RELATES TO YOUR WORK AS AN EDUCATOR AS YOU CONSIDER YOUR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT AT GCPF.

YOU SEE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE USUALLY TELL WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

SMALL COMMUNITY. THE AUTONOMY THE TEACHERS HAVE. GROWTH OVERACHIEVEMENT.

IT CAME UP SEVERAL TIMES. THE RESOURCES WE HAVE. THOSE ARE THE INTANGIBLES THAT MAKE THIS A SPECIAL PLACE AND THAT LEADERSHIP SUPPORT REALLY CAME THROUGH AND THAT PROMPT AS WELL. WHEN ASKED WHAT CONCERNS YOU MOST, IN OUR DIVISION ESTATE RELATING TO YOUR WORK AS AN EDUCATOR AND AS YOU CONSIDER YOUR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT, SOME ITEMS THAT CAME UP WERE TESTING. WE HAVE HEARD THAT OVER THE YEARS.

STANDARDIZED OTHERWISE. LIBRARY BOOK ISSUES, MICROMANAGEMENT CAME UP FOR SOME EMPLOYEES WHO TALKED ABOUT THAT MICROMANAGE INTERWORK WHICH CONTRASTS WITH PEOPLE BEING PART OF THEIR AUTONOMY. THERE ARE OTHERS WHO THINK THEY ARE MICROMANAGED.

RESPECT FROM COMMUNITY APPEARANCE AND A LOT OF THESE ARE INTERRELATED I THINK.

STAFFING CLASS SIZES TIME PLANNING AT WORKLOAD. COMPENSATION.

NO SURPRISES THERE. BUT POLITICAL ISSUES. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE RUG SURVEY DATA WE HAD IN OCTOBER, IT REMEMBERED THAT DIVISION CONTEXT PROMPT CAME UP.

WE WANTED TO DIG MORE ON THAT. AND I THINK THIS SPEAKS TO THE END THESE ARE NOT THE ISSUES THAT WORK NECESSARILY SPECIFIC TO GOOCHLAND AND A LOT OF THE RESPONSES.

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE SWIRLING ISSUES NATIONWIDE IN OUR STATE THAT AT STRESS AT LATER STRESSED THAT WE ARE AT RIGHT NETWORK. AND THE FINAL PROMPT WAS TO CONSIDER THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS TO CONSIDER FOR A BUDGET AS WE ENTERED THE FY 24 DELIBERATIONS INSURANCE COST. PROVIDING MORE FLEXIBILITY AND WORK FROM HOME DAYS.

PROVIDING MORE STUDENT SUPPORT, SUBSTITUTES, INTERVENTIONS, WE CARE ABOUT THAT THIS EVENING.

STAFFING CLASS SIZES, WHICH YOU ALSO SAW OF THE LAST SLIDE AND OF COURSE THAT LOOKED GROSS SALARIES. SO I HOPE AS WE CONTINUE TO DIG OUT IN ON THIS AND AS YOU'VE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO TRY TO DIGEST THIS BRIEFLY. I -- THAT WE CAN TAKE IT AND USE IT TO ADD VANTAGE AS WE MAKE A BUDGET THAT IS GOING TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE VERY BEST HERE AND GOOCHLAND. AS PEOPLE MAKE THIS WORK HAPPENED EVERY DAY AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SURVEY ITSELF AND WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS ARE.

>> MISS ALLEN IS ITCHING TO GET INTO THIS. >> IT IS A TOSSUP.

THE MOST INTRIGUING PRESENTATIONS. SO THANKS AND TAKE EVERYTHING.

>> PLEASE, I WILL TAKE ALL THE FEEDBACK. >> LET'S KICK ABOUT SLICING THE DATA BY JOB FAMILY LOCATIONS, SOME OTHER TYPE OF PERSONA THAT IS RELEVANT FOR OUR ANALYSIS AND HOW WE CAN WAIVE THE RESPONSES. YOU KNOW HOW REPRESENTATIVE THEY ARE TO THE STORY WE WANT TO TELL. AND THE ONE THING THAT I THINK THAT STOOD OUT TO ME, WAS COMPENSATION. WE SAW THAT EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION AS A POTENTIAL CONCERN. WE DON'T KNOW BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS THAT -- TEACHERS OR IS IT FACILITIES, BUS DRIVERS? I DON'T KNOW YET.

[03:35:02]

THE DATA ON SLIDE TEN AND THEN WHAT WE SEE ON SLIDE 11 AND 12 ARE JUST NOT TELLING US THE SAME STORY. SLIDE TEN I THINK TELLS US, OH, OKAY.

I'M THINKING ABOUT NOT BEING IN EDUCATION. OH, YOU KNOW? IT JUST, SO WHY? WHAT ARE WE SEEING THAT? AT BY THE WAY, COULD BE A FACTOR OF THE OLDER IMPRESSIONS IN THE SURVEY. COULD BE SOME TESTING THERE.

THE NEXT THING IS I LOVE YOUR EFFORTS ON CATEGORIZATION OF VERBATIM COMMENT.

IT SAYS THAT HUMANS ARE ABOUT 60% ACCURATE BECAUSE WE BRING OUR OWN BIASES AND SUBCONSCIOUS FILTERS TO THE PROCESS. MACHINES ARE ABOUT 80% ACCURATE. SO YOU KNOW, IT IS --

>> IT IS OKAY, REALLY. AND THERE IS SOFTWARE THAT I HAVE USED THAT CAN DO THAT FOR YOU. HONESTLY, WITH -- WE HAD A WEEK TO DO THIS.

IT WAS PRETTY ANALOG AT THIS POINT. ABSOLUTELY, NO.

AND ALSO TO YOUR LAST COMMENT AS WELL AND I THOUGHT WITH THIS, TOO, NO QUALTRICS HAS CAPACITY TO DO ALL OF THIS. WE COULDN'T WAIT. SOME OF THESE CONCERNS BY DIFFERENT EMPLOYEE GROUPS. WE JUST HAVE NOT GONE THAT FAR YET BUT THAT WILL BE DONE.

>> WE ARE LEARNING. THE OTHER THING IS BEING MINDFUL OF WHAT WE CALLED DOUBLE OR MULTI-BARREL QUESTIONS. I'M SPECIFICALLY INTERESTED ON SLIDE EIGHT, I FEEL THAT GCPS HAS PROVIDED ME WITH THE SUPPORT AND DISABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY BALANCE MY WORK AND PERSONAL LIFE. WELL, MAYBE YOU PROVIDED ME WITH THE RIGHT SUPPORT BUT NONE OF THAT FLEXIBILITY. SO I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION ACCURATELY.

SO BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THAT. IT SHOWS UP IN THE SLIDES 14 TO 16.

LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL, IT IS HARD. >> ANDY ARMSTRONG: DOUBLE BARREL. AND MY LIFE IS ASSOCIATED WITH FIREARMS.

THANK YOU. >> ANGELA ALLEN: THE LAST THING SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE BURDENED WITH THE PREPAID ANALYSIS IS YOU COULD SET UP PREDEFINED LOCKDOWN THOSE DROP-DOWN MENUS WITH THE

CATEGORIES THAT USE AND -- >> ANDY ARMSTRONG: THAT WOULD BE A GREAT NEXT STEP.

I DID NOT THINK OF THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK.

>> I DID NOT HAVE THAT MUCH FUN.

J.R. J.R. PRESENTATION AND SURVEY, WHAT YOU HAVE DONE EVEN THOUGH THERE'S OBVIOUSLY SOME WEEK FOR GROWTH WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH YOUR SMALL STAFF CAME OUT WITH THE SAME FINDINGS AS IT IS HUGE EXPENSIVE GINORMOUS J.R. STUDY. ABOUT OUR TEACHER WORKFORCE.

THAT DOES GIVE YOU SOME CREDIT THERE. >> ANDY ARMSTRONG: WE ARE MOVING

UP HERE. >> FROM THIS DATA, HOW DOES OUR STAFF KNOW WE ARE LISTING IMMEDIATELY? WHAT DO SUPERVISORS PRINCIPLES, HR, WHAT CAN WE DO THAT IS CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, HEY WE CAN'T GIVE EVERYBODY 10,000-DOLLAR BONUS, EXCUSE ME.

RAYS OF, YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR. WE CAN WORK ON THAT BONUS. NOT QUITE THAT MUCH MONEY.

BUT WE CAN WORK ON A BONUS. BUT WHAT CAN WE DO OR WHAT IS BEING DONE?

>> ANDY ARMSTRONG: I THINK THE FIRST STEP IS HOPEFULLY WE GOT A FEW TEACHERS WATCHING THIS TONIGHT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE PUBLICLY ENGAGED IN SHARING THIS KIND OF DATA. THAT IS A FIRST STEP. BUT WE KNOW OUR FOLKS.

WE TALKED TO THEM EVERY DAY AND ROSIE -- EVERY SUPERVISOR IN THIS DIVISION KNOWS OUR TEAMS. WE DO THIS ANECDOTALLY. WE RESPOND. BUT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO IN FORT -- MAKE IT MORE SYSTEMATIC WANTED TO BE EVENTUALLY. TAKE STEPS TOWARD MAKING THE MORE FORMAL IS THE FIRST STEP AND THEN WE CAN TAKE THIS DATA. WE COULD TAKE THIS SENIOR LEADERSHIP MONDAY MORNING AND THEN TALK TO OUR RETROSPECT HOW CAN WE BRAINSTORM THIS? I THINK THAT ROBERT WILL HIT THE ROAD WHEN WE MAKE OUR BUDGET AND WE ARE SHOWING RESPONSIVENESS IN THAT AREA AS WELL. BUT YES. MS. HORN, WE ARE ABSOLUTELY IN TUNE WITH WHAT WEEKEND DO TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THIS IN THE SHORT TERM.

>> IN ADDITION TO OR COMMENTS, AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK IS NEXT WEEK, RIGHT? WE HAVE OUR WORKFORCE TELLING US HOW WE FEEL. WE MET TODAY WITH OUR PR TEAM.

WE TALKED ABOUT, OKAY, HOW CAN WE LEVERAGE THIS INFORMATION AND BE SPECIFIC IN OUR EFFORTS NEXT WEEK TO LET OUR WORKFORCE KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN HEARD AND WE DO THAT THROUGH MESSAGING THAT COMES FROM ME AS A SUPERINTENDENT, THROUGH OTHER MESSAGES THAT WE ARE PLANNING FOR NEXT WEEK AND ULTIMATELY WE HEAR WHAT OUR FOLKS ARE SAYING. WE WANT TO MESSAGE THAT

[03:40:04]

GREAT WORK. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE SEEN AS WELL THAT PRINCIPALS AND SUPERVISORS STEP IN AND SEEK LITTLE EXTRA THINGS ALL THE TIME AND I THINK THAT THOSE ARE WELCOME. BY ALL STAFF. DRIVING A BUS OCCASIONALLY.

PROBABLY MORE OCCASIONALLY. AND SO I THINK THAT THAT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES TO REALLY RESPECT YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU BEYOND THE ENORMOUS JOB THAT YOU ALREADY DO. PRINCIPALS GETS IN THERE AND THEY GIVE TEACHERS BREAKS.

THEY PROVIDE SNACKS. THEY DO A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS, I THINK, TO ADDRESS THIS.

BUT CERTAINLY, THERE'S SOME BIG STUFF HERE AND IT WILL TAKE MORE THAN JUST THE LITTLE THINGS.

>> ANDY ARMSTRONG: AND WE ARE ALREADY ENGAGING IN SOME ANALYSIS ABOUT CLASS SIZES AND RATIOS. SO WE ARE A STEP AHEAD ON A LOT OF THIS.

AND I DO THINK WE CAN DIG A LITTLE DEEPER ACROSS OUR EMPLOYEE GROUPS AND REALLY TRIED TO GET US OVER THE MORE SPECIFICS AND IT WILL BE A GREAT BENEFIT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

>> MIKE NEWMAN: ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU DR. ARMSTRONG. >> ANDY ARMSTRONG: THANK YOU.

>> MIKE NEWMAN: BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE NO OBJECTION, I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THAT WE TAKE A BRIEF BREAK. EVERYONE AGREES? ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THAT.

WE WILL BE BACK IN, L LIKE, SEVN MINUTES? P.M. EASTERN TIME ]

[F. Policy Update: First Reading]

[03:47:32]

>> MIKE NEWMAN: MISS EAST IS UP FOR POLICY READING. >> OKAY.

MOST OF THE POLICIES PRESENTED TONIGHT ARE NOT SUBSTANTIVE OR JUST MINOR.

OR ARE DUE TO SOME AMENDMENT IN THE CODE. SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A LOOK AT KLB AND KLB F. KLB WAS REVISED TO BETTER REFLECT THE PRACTICE WITH RESOURCES. AT ALSO TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION INPUT FROM EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN KLB F WAS REVISED TO REFLECT THE CHANGES IN KLB.

I KNOW MRS. ALLEN HAD A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS AND I WILL LET YOU.

>> ANGELA ALLEN: THANK YOU. MR. CHAIR, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT YOU AND THE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE HAVE DONE TO BRING FORWARD CHANGES FOR KLB AS TONIGHT, SUSAN FEEDBACK AND OUR CONTINUED REFLECTION ON HOW THIS POLICY IMPACTS OUR STUDENTS. I THINK WHAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED HERE, STRAYS FROM OUR COMMUNITY'S EXPECTATIONS FOR CITIZENS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS REGARDING ASSESSING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF EXISTING LIBRARY BOOKS IN OUR SCHOOLS. TO PROTECT THE MINDS AND SOULS OF MINOR AGE STUDENTS, WE NEED AN EXIT BIDED AN TRANSPARENT PROJECT BUFFER CITIZEN TO CHANGE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS.

OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES DO NOT EXIST TO OFFER UNIVERSAL COVERAGE.

BUT INSTEAD TO PROVIDE SUITABLE MATERIALS TO DESIGNED TO SUPPORT OUR EDUCATIONAL GOALS FOR MINOR AGE CHILDREN, NOT ADULTS. IN THE PAST YEAR, NEARLY ALL OF THE BOOKS THAT WERE CHALLENGED WAS ON THE BASIS OF INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT OF A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT NATURE.

SEXUALIZED CONTENT IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR MINORS IN OUR SCHOOLS.

OUR SCHOOL DIVISION IS I DON'T KNOW OBLIGATION TO SPEND TAXPAYER MONEY ON BOOKS FOR CHILDREN THAT INCLUDE HARMFUL OR CONTROVERSIAL CONTENT. PARENTS AND GUARDIANS HAVE OPTIONS OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION LIBRARIES. THERE'S A PUBLIC LIBRARY.

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SEXUALIZED. >> THEY DEEM APPROPRIATE. THE BOOKS ARE FAR FROM BEING BANNED. I PROPOSE WE ESTABLISH GUARDRAILS TO ASSESS CONTENT APPROPRIATENESS ON THE BASIS OF PROTECTING MINOR AGE STUDENTS FROM MATERIALS THAT IS SEXUAL IN NATURE. VISUAL OR VISUALLY IMPLIED DEPICTIONS OF SEXUAL EXPORT STIMULATIONS OF SUCH ACTS SHOULD BE INCLUDE -- EXCLUDED. EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED WRITTEN DESCRIPTIONS OF SEXUAL ACTS OR VISUAL DEPICTIONS OF NEW DID HE OR IMPLIED NEW DID HE.

I RECOGNIZE WHEN WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT REACHED MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL AGE, THERE WILL BE MATERIALS WITH DIAGRAMS ABOUT ANATOMY OF SCIENCE OR SOME, THAT RELATED TO CLASSICAL WORKS OF ART THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE APPROPRIATE. BUT AT ALL TIMES, THE SELECTION SHOULD STICK -- SEEK TO PRIORITIZE MATERIALS WHICH DO NOT CONTAIN OVERSEXUALIZED CONTENT. THE MATERIALS BEING CHALLENGED SHOULD PROBABLY BE REMOVED FROM THE SHELVES AND THAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR REVIEW AGAIN IN 12 MONTHS SHOULD IT NOT BE EXPUNGED FROM THE LIBRARIES UPON THE INITIAL CHALLENGE. WE MUST BOLDLY REFUTE THE FRAMING THAT WE ARE BANNING BOOKS. WE HAVE BEEN IN TRUSTED THE OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO EXERCISE A DISCERNMENT OVER THE CONTENT THAT IS AVAILABLE TO MINOR AGE STUDENTS. TONIGHT'S PERFORMANCES FROM OUR STUDENTS AT GDS AND BIRD WHERE MIGHT IT MEET OF WHO WE ARE CALLED TO SERVE. AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A REVIEW -- REVIEW COMMITTEE TO REVISIT THE PROPOSED CHANGES POLICY? KLB IN RESPONSE TO THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. THANK YOU.

>> MIKE NEWMAN: THANK YOU. MS. HORN? >> KAREN HORN: THANK YOU CAN'T-MISS ALLEN. THAT WAS VERY POWERFUL. I APPRECIATE YOUR WORDS AND I APPRECIATE THE INTENT AND OUTCOME AS YOU WANTED. THAT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND, THE INTENT AND THE OUTCOME. YOU SEEM TO BE ALSO TALKING ABOUT A LOT IS A SELECTION OF BOOKS AND WE KNOW THAT BOOK SELECTION IS WAKEUP WAKEUP WAY TREAT THOSE CRITICAL NOW. WE KNOW THAT IF THERE ARE BOOKS ON OUR SHELVES WHICH THERE APPEARED TO BE SOME BOOKS THAT THEY ARE BEING SYSTEMATICALLY REMOVED THROUGH A PROCESS THAT IS EXISTING. THEY ARE BEING REMOVED AND WE KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL AWARE THAT THAT SELECTION PROCESS IS GOING TO BE CRITICAL MATERIALLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY WORKS THAT MATERIALLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY DISRUPT THE WORK AND DISCIPLINE OF THE SCHOOL ARE BOOKS THAT DEFINITELY NEED TO BE REMOVED AND THAT IS PART OF THIS PROCESS.

I BELIEVE WHAT YOU ARE ALSO STATING IS THAT THIS PROCESS WORKS FOR MANY MATERIALS.

BUT YOU ARE REQUESTING A DIFFERENT PROCESS FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DESCRIBED AS

SEXUALLY EXPLICIT. IS THAT CORRECT? >> I THINK THERE'S TWO PIECES, MS. HORN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME REVISIONS TO PROCESS.

THE SECOND PIECE IS I THINK WE CAN MITIGATE THE NATURE OF BOOKS THAT ARE DOING ELIGIBLE FOR CHALLENGE BY LIMITING THEIR FOCUS TO ONLY THOSE THAT PROMOTE OVERSEXUALIZATION OF OUR STUDENTS. WE CAN SAY WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET INTO OTHER CONCEPTS OF CHARACTER. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THE REAL CRUX OF THE ISSUE BASED ON THE BOOKS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN CHALLENGED IS THE SEXUALLY PURPOSE EXPLICIT CONTENT THAT IS NOT SITTING WELL WITH THE COMMUNITY. THAT MAYBE AN ANGLE, A FILTERING MECHANISM, IF YOU WILL GET THAT WE TAKE IN A POLICY DEFINITION. PERFECT.

>> KAREN HORN: BUT YOU CAN'T IGNORE THAT THERE WILL BE PEOPLE THAT WILL CHALLENGE BOOKS AND OTHER CATEGORIES, ABSOLUTELY SO. AND TO THEM, UPDATE MAYBE AS PASSIONATE ABOUT THE SUBJECT

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EVERY PARENT HAS THE RIGHT TO STAY -- SAY WHAT THEIR CHILD SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT READ AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I HOPE THAT THAT. IS HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT WITH THE CHILD BECAUSE THE CHILD IN OUR SCHOOL ACTUALLY HAS SOME RIGHTS TO MAKE DECISIONS AND SO THAT THEN GOES BACK TO THAT SELECTION PROCESS. ARE WE MAKING SURE THAT OUR COLLECTION IS A COLLECTION TO BE PROUD OF AND THAT IS WORK THAT IS BEING DONE AN AMAZING WORK AND AMAZING TEAM WHO REALLY COULDN'T REALLY CARE, REALLY, REALLY CARE THAT WE OFFER BOOKS THAT ADDRESS CONTEMPORARY ISSUES WHICH ARE WAY DIFFERENT THAN ISSUES OF OUR CHILDHOOD, HOWEVER HUMAN SEXUALITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FOCUS IN TEENAGERS' MINES AND A LOT, WELL, HUMAN BEINGS' MINDS. WE KNOW THAT THAT IS PRESENT PART OF WHAT STUDENTS ARE THINKING ABOUT. DO WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THOSE THOUGHTS BY OUR BOOK SELECTION? ABSOLUTELY NOT. THAT IS WHY THE PROCESS IS HERE. I AM OPEN TO SPECIFIC CHANGES.

I THINK THAT WHAT WE ESTABLISHED HERE WAS CLEAR STEPS THAT INCLUDED ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ADDITIONS WAS THE COMPENSATION WITH THE PRINCIPAL. I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THAT PARENT NOT JUST BE PUTTING WORDS ON PAPER BUT HAVING THAT FACE-TO-FACE CONVERSATION WITH THE PRINCIPAL IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT AND PERHAPS THAT WILL ASSIST THAT PRINCIPAL AND REVIEWING THAT MATERIAL AS WELL. BUT I THINK THAT THAT FACE TO FACE PIECE OF IT WAS ADDED WITH OUR REVISION. IT WAS A GREAT ADDITION, I THINK ALSO THAT WHAT WE ARE WORKING TO DO IS TO FIND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMPLETE TINT, THE PRINCIPAL, AND DIDN'T WHAT HAPPENS BEYOND THAT. SO I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD FORMAT HERE. WHAT YOU ARE ASKING IS SPECIFIC RELATED TO 22.1-16.8.

WHICH WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AS VERY IMPORTANT IN OUR OTHER POLICY ON THAT WE APPROVE TONIGHT.

AND THAT WAS ONE THAT I ALSO TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT. DO WE NEED TO INCLUDED HERE? WE ALSO CROSS-REFERENCED THE II A POLICY HERE WHICH INCLUDES THAT.

SO REALLY FOCUSING ON WHAT IS THAT PROCESS? WHAT IS THAT PROCESS? IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO OUTLINE.

THIS IS A FIRST READ. WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO REVIEW THOSE.

I DO UNDERSTAND AND I APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC THAT CONTINUES TO BRING THEIR REAL CONCERNS FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT EVERY PARENT HAS -- SHOULD HAVE THE SAME -- THEY HAVE THE SAME RESPONSIBILITY AND I'M SORRY THAT THERE'S ONLY SOME PARENTS THAT HAVE REALLY TAKEN A LOT OF THE WAY FOR THIS CHALLENGE ON THEMSELVES. I WELCOME SPECIFIC CHANGES AND WE WILL REVIEW THAT. BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO STAY IN LINE WITH WHAT IS REALLY DOABLE AND AS I HAVE SHARED WITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW WE TALKED ABOUT TINKER.

THESE ARE ALL VERY CRITICAL AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH EXISTING COLLECTION.

IS THAT EXISTING COLLECTION THAT IS THE MOST CHALLENGING WHEN IT COMES TO CONSTITUTIONALITY.

SO WHAT IS THE MOTIVE FOR REMOVING IT? MOTIVATION.

BE MOVING —-DASH SO THANK YOU. >> MIKE NEWMAN: THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, JUST SO WE CAN NARROW OUR FOCUS ON OUR WORK, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT KLB-F AS PRESENTED?

>> DR. RALEY, KLB F HOUSE TO WORK AROUND THE KOP. SO IF KLB HAS ANY REVISIONS, KLB F WILL HAVE TO HAVE REVISIONS TO THE OCEAN SO THAT THEY GO TOGETHER.

>> JEREMY RALEY: AS IT IS PRESENTED TODAY, ANY CHALLENGES TO THE FORM OR ANY FEEDBACK

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REGARDING THE FORM? >> I THINK THERE'S A QUESTION RELATED TO THE -- HOW DID THE STUDENT OBTAIN ACCESS TO THE MATERIALS? NOT SURE, LIKE, WITH THE INTENT IS UNLESS IT IS COMMENTARY THAT MAYBE HELPED WE ARE HOPING TO LEVERAGE THAT IN THE PROCESS.

AND THEN I WOULD LOVE A DEFINITION, HOW ARE PROFESSIONAL CRITICS DEFINED? ARE THEY JUST ANYBODY WHO POSTED A BLOG OR A REVIEW ONLINE OF THEIR OPINION? OR IS THERE SOME TYPE OF CLASSIFICATION THAT MAKES YOU A PROFESSIONAL CRITIC VERSUS

SOMEONE WITH AN OPINION? >> I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANYTHING SPECIFIC REQUESTED THERE. I THINK THAT OUR READERS ARE PARENTS WHO ARE VERY CONCERNED.

THEY HAVE SPECIFIC SITES THAT THEY USE AND IT IS GOOD FOR US TO KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE.

SO IT IS REALLY, YOU KNOW? HEY, WHERE DID YOU READ THIS? BECAUSE THAT MAYBE A SOURCE THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE. SO I THINK THAT THAT IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW YOUR STUDENT ACCESS THIS MATERIAL, WELL, IF A TEACHER ASSIGNED IT, WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO KNOW? IF THIS WAS A RESOURCE, A BOOK THAT WAS ON THE SHELF, WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO KNOW? WE DO NEED TO KNOW WHERE THIS RESOURCE CAME FROM.

I THINK -- AND I THINK THAT THE PARENT WOULD WANT TO KNOW THAT AS WELL.

THEY MAY NOT KNOW RIGHT AWAY. THEY MAY JUST FIND IT. OR THEIR CHILD MAY ASK A QUESTION ABOUT IT. SO I THINK THAT IS A REASONABLE QUESTION TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND AND MAYBE THE PARENT DOES NOT KNOW OR THE COMPLAINANT DOES NOT KNOW.

THAT IS FINE, TOO. BUT IF YOU DO KNOW, I THINK THAT THAT IS AGAIN HELPFUL TO US AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR LEARNING RESOURCES ONLINE WITH THE

MORALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY. >> MIKE NEWMAN: SO I WILL JUST SHARE THIS POINT THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS RECOMMENDATION WORK FOR FIRST READING. AND A LOT OF RESOURCES REVIEWED. AND A LOT OF YOUR FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OTHERS. SO NOW MISS ALLEN, WHAT YOU PRESENTED, I WOULD JUST SUGGEST AS WE CONSIDER THOSE POINTS, IF YOU CAN SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHERE YOU SEE THAT FITTING INTO THE POLICY. BECAUSE HONESTLY, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF ME THAT IS HELPING ME DRAW ARROWS TO GO HERE OR THERE. IF YOU CAN DO THAT THAT THAT WILL HELP, I THINK, AS IT IS RECONSIDERED, AGAIN. IS THAT REASONABLE?

>> THIS IS THE PROCESS, BOARD MEMBERS. RIGHT? INITIAL PRESENTATION. THOUGHTS, COMMENTS. SEND IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. IS THIS READY? IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT? "AND GO FROM THERE. ORGS SPENT SOME MORE TIME ON IT. I THINK IF I COULD SUMMARIZE WHAT I HEARD CAN'T MISS ALLEN, THINKING ABOUT AN INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT THAT MAYBE IT SETS THE TONE FOR WHAT WE WANT AND DO NOT WANT IN OUR SCHOOLS, THE. SO THE LIBRARY POTENTIALLY.

IF AN ITEM IS SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IN NATURE, IT IS REMOVED. WE HAVE A DEFINITION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL, WE COULD DEFIMAKETHAT. AND MOVING TO 12 MONTHS.

>> ANGELA ALLEN: THAT IS THE GREAT SUMMARY. >> JEREMY RALEY: OKAY, THANK Y

YOU. >> MIKE NEWMAN: MISS EAST? >> ONE COMMENT.

I AGREE WITH MS. HORN. ELABORATE RESOURCE STAKEHOLDER GROUP IS AN INVALUABLE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HELP FILTER IT FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD THE INFUSION OF INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARIES BY DOING A PLANETARY REVIEW OF NEW TITLES THAT ARE MEDIA SPECIALISTS OR PROPOSING BE PUT IN OUR SCHOOL LIBRARY. SO I WANT TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE ALL OF THOSE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR THEIR TIME AND EFFORT BECAUSE BY DOING THAT, THIS PROBLEM HOPEFULLY WILL BE ELIMINATED OVER TIME. WISHFUL THINKING.

BUT I THINK WE ARE BEING PROACTIVE LIKE HAVING THAT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY.

>> MIKE NEWMAN: THANK YOU. >> KAREN HORN: I GH EAT THE CORRECTION.

>> I WILL HAVE THAT DONE FOR A SECOND READING. >> KAREN HORN: OKAY, GREAT.

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>> I THINK WHEN WE DISCUSSED THAT, I BELIEVE THAT WAS FROM -- THAT IS THAT RECENT DID NOT CHANGE IT. REMEMBER? I QUESTION IT DURING OUR MEETING AND THEN WHEN YOU CONTACT AND SAID, WHOA, THAT IS WITH THE CODE IS WRITTEN.

I THOUGHT IT WAS SILLY. IF THAT IS THE WAY THAT -- >> I THINK IT WAS MY MISTAKE.

I THINK I WAS SUPPOSED TO DELETE THE LAST AND JUST REMOVE IT. >> WANTED TO MAKE SURE.

OKAY. I HAD QUESTIONED IT BEFORE. >> MIKE NEWMAN: SO WE WILL SEE

THAT NEXT MONTH AS WELL. >> I WILL KEEP IT IN RED LINE. >> MIKE NEWMAN: OKAY.

ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

>> JEREMY RALEY: THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. WE WILL TRANSITION INTO THE ACTION AGENDA AND GIVE A SUMMARY OF WHAT WE ARE ASKING THE BOARD TO CONSIDER.

WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO ALIGN WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE EQUIPMENT

[A. EPA Electric School Bus Grant Notification]

>> RIGHT. I HAVE A MEMO THAT PULLS OUT ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS.

SO THE MAIN THING WAS THAT IN AUGUST, ROSIE, I WILL ASK ROSIE TO COME UP HERE BECAUSE IF I HAVE TO QUESTION, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION SPECIFIC SHE CAN HELP US OUT.

BETWEEN THE TWO OF US, WE PUT TOGETHER THIS APPLICATION. I WAS VERY INTENTIONAL THAT WE TRY TO GET THIS IN THE FIRST ROUND. THE VERY FIRST YEAR OF THE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT. SO THAT WE COULD HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED PUT IN AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE ARE BUILDING THE NEW SCHOOL.

WE WERE VERY LUCKY. WE WERE NOTIFIED ON OCTOBER 25TH THAT WE WERE SELECTED. SO I'M LIKE, OH, WELL, AND NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE APPLIED.

YOU CAN SEE THE DIVISIONS WERE SELECTED IN VIRGINIA. 51 WORK WAITLISTED.

SO WE WERE LUCKY. IT WAS A LARGELY. WE WERE PRIORITY SCHOOL.

BUT THEY TOOK ALL OF THESE PRIORITY SCHOOLS AND PULLED THEM OUT BASICALLY.

WE WERE VERY LUCKY. WE ASKED FOR 3 BUSES BECAUSE WE WANTED TO PARTNER WITH DOMINION ENERGY AND DOMINION ENERGY SAID WE NEEDED THREE BUSES AS A MINIMUM.

TO MAKE IT WORK FOR THEM SO THEY WILL PUT IN THE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THEY PUT IN COULD ACTUALLY SUPPORT EIGHT BUSES.

AND SO THREE IS LIKE THE MINIMUM THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE IT WORK. SO WITH THAT GRANT, WE GET $375,000 PER BUS AND SOME SUPPORT FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE. SO WHEN WE HAVE BOTH NOW TALK TO DOMINION ENERGY SEVERAL TIMES AND WE UNDERSTAND THEIR PROGRAM IT IS A 15-YEAR COMMITMENT.

WE HAVE THAT LEGAL DOCUMENTS. THEY ARE VERY COMPLEX. ANDERSON, ARE LEGAL, HAS BEEN PART OF THE WRITING OF THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. SO I FEEL THAT WHEN WE SHOWED THEM THE AGREEMENT, THEY ARE GOING TO SUPPORT WHAT IT SAYS. WE HAVE SOME RESTRICTIONS.

WE HAD TO PUT OUR BUSES. WE HAVE TO HAVE THEM CHARGED UP IN THE AFTERNOONS DURING THE SUMMER SO THAT THEY CAN USE THOSE BATTERIES TO DOWNLOAD -- WELL, WHATEVER THEY ARE GOING TO DO. TO STORE ENERGY AND PULL ENERGY. AND SO INDIE SUMMIT -- THEY ARE A -- THE DOMINION ENERGY HIGH RISK ENERGY IS THE AFTERNOONS DURING THE SUMMER.

SO THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE SUCH THAT THEY CAN -- THAT WE CAN CHARGE UP OUR BUSES AND THEY CAN TAKE IT. SO WHEN THE BUS IS ON A STATION, THEY CAN USE ERIC BRUST TO STORE ENERGY AND THEN TAKE IT IF THEY NEED IT DURING THOSE HIGH PEAK TIMES.

SO THAT IS THE RESTRICTIONS WE HAVE TO HONOR. THAT IS PART OF THE 15-YEAR AGREEMENT. SO WE HAVE TAKEN INITIAL LOOK AT IT.

WE HAVE QUESTIONED SOME OF THE THINGS AND SO WE WILL GO OVER THAT WITH LEGAL.

SEE IF THERE'S ANY ROOM FOR MOVEMENT ON THAT. BUT WHAT THE AGREEMENT DOES IS IT -- SO ONCE WE GOT THE AWARD, WE HAVE TWO YEARS TO GET THAT BUSES OPERATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE. SO OUR CLOCK STARTS TICKING RIGHT AWAY.

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SO THIS FEELS LIKE IT IS COMPLICATED. BUT BASICALLY WE NEED YOU TO APPROVE THE BOARD. WE NEED YOU TO AGREE THE WEEKEND SURPLUS THREE BUSES.

ITSELF OF US TO BRING IN THREE IS PART OF THE EPA GRANT. WE HAD TO REMOVE THE PROCESS FROM THE SYSTEM. 2010 OR OLDER BUSES. SO IT HAS TO BE AN ENERGY SAVINGS, YOU KNOW, A CLIMATE SUSTAINABLE TYPE OF THING. SO WE ARE GOING TO SURPLUS BUT BUSES. -- THE BUSES. AND THEN WE HAVE TO ASK THE COUNTY TO INCLUDE THIS BUDGET SUPPLEMENT SO WE HAVE IN THE AGENDA THE TRANSMITTAL TO THE COUNTY TELLING THEM ABOUT THIS AWARD AND ASKING THEM TO INCREASE THE BUDGET.

WE HAVE A QUOTE ON THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR 1,165,824TH FOR THE THREE BUSES.

IT IS ABOUT -- I SAID IT WAS 13,608. WHICH IS ABOUT $4,500 MORE PER BUS. THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE ADDED FEATURES THAT WE WANT BECAUSE --

>> OUR NORMAL SPECS. >> RIGHT. THESE WILL BE YELLOW BUSES.

HAVE SOMETHING ELSE BECAUSE THEY ARE SPECIAL BUSES. BUT THEY ARE YELLOW SCHOOL BUSES AND THEY WILL HAVE FEATURES SIMILAR TO OUR NORMAL SCHOOL BUSES.

>> THEY WILL LOOK LIKE A NORMAL SCHOOL BUS THAT YOU SECRETLY. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT IT

IS NOT DIESEL OPERATED. IT IS ELECTRIC. >> THERE WON'T BE A TAILPIPE.

THERE WON'T BE A TAILPIPE. IT WILL BE QUIET. RIGHT.

SO WE HAVE A STATE PROVIDED VENDOR AND DOMINION ENERGY HAS APPROVED THIS PARTICULAR BUS TO WORK WELL WITH THE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. SO JUST FROM A MECHANIC'S PERSPECTIVE, AT ONCE WE GET THAT P.O., THE EPA IS GOING TO SEND US THE MONEY.

THEY ARE GOING TO KICK -- IT IS AN 18 MONTH LEAD TIME, BUT THEY WILL LET US HAVE TO MILLION DOLLARS IN OUR HEAD. IT IS PRETTY CRITICAL. SO THE LAST THING IS, YOU KNOW, AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH LEGAL, WE NEED YOUR PERMISSION FOR DR. RALEY TO PROVE IT AND SIGN IT FOR US. SO IT IS A NUMBER OF ITEMS. AND THE SOONER WE CAN GET STARTED, THE SOONER WE CAN GET THOSE BUSES READY FOR SCHOOL STARTING IN AUGUST 2,024TH WHEN THE NEW SCHOOL STARTS UP. WE WILL HAVE THOSE BUSES UP AND

RUNNING. >> MIKE NEWMAN: SO IF WE CAN PAUSE THERE FOR A MOMENT, I WILL

ASK IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUSES. >> SANDRA BAREFOOT-REID: YOU SAY WITH THE AGREEMENT, IS THAT THEY CAN USE OUR BUSES BATTERIES AND AIRBUS IS TO STORE ELECTRICITY

AND THEN THEY CAN DRAW FROM THE? >> YES. >> SANDRA BAREFOOT-REID: IS THERE IS SCHEDULED FROM THAT? WILL THEY TAKE OUT AND BECAUSE OUR BUSES NOT TO BE OPERATIONAL

WITH THEIR WITHDRAWING IMAGING FROM THEM? >> THEY ARE FAST CHARGING CHARGES IS WHAT THEY ARE PUTTING IN. SO THEY'RE MORE EXPENSIVE

CHARGES. AND -- >> THIS IS DURING THE SUMMER,

RIGHT? >> SANDRA BAREFOOT-REID: IT IS PROBABLY.

>> THEY HAVE NOT PUT HOURS. THEY SAID 80% FOR DECEMBER BECAUSE THAT IS THEIR PEAK.

>> IT WAS THE AFTERNOON. IN THE WINTERTIME WHEN WE NEED IT, THEY WOULD NOT BE.

>> RIGHT. >> THEY WILL SERVICE THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE BATTERIES OVER THE LIFE OF, YOU KNOW, OVER THAT 15-YEAR AGREEMENT. SO WHAT MADE THE DOMINION ENERGY PROGRAM ATTRACTIVE TO ME WAS ITS TURNKEY. ONCE WE ASSIGNED THAT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT THAT THEY WILL TAKE YOUR OF ALL OF THE PERMITTING, AT WE ARE GOING TO GET THAT POWER ONTO THE SIDE. THEY ARE GOING TO LAY THE CABLES.

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THEY WILL BE -- YOU KNOW? EVERYTHING IS REALLY ON THEM, ALL THE ENGINEERING, ET CETERA.

SO I THINK IT IS A GOOD FIRST FLOOR A INTO ELECTRIC VEHICLE TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE SORT OF MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS RUNNING PROPERLY. WE ARE NOT THE FIRST GROUP OF PEOPLE TO GET ELECTRIC BUSES. THIS PARTICULAR BUS. THERE HAS BEEN ANOTHER PROGRAM FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. WE ACTUALLY GOT AN AWARD FOR IT. IT WOULD HAVE COST US A LOT M MORE. AT THE TIME AND WE JUST DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT PLACE TO PUT THAT

INFRASTRUCTURE. SO WE THE CLIENT. >> WE ARE NOT ON THE LEADING EDGE. THERE ARE SOME POSITIONS THAT HAVE WORKED OUT A LOT OF THE

BUGS. >> IN VIRGINIA. DEMEANING ENERGY.

RIGHT. >> JUST TO SEE HOW THIS IS GOING.

WE HAD A CHANCE TO DO THIS. WE ARE LIKE, YOU WANTED TO PUT THE PEDESTALS AND THE PARKING LOT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND PLACES WE DID NOT LIKE. SO WE SAID, WE WILL FIND.

THE BEAUTY OF THIS IS IT CAN ALIGN WITH THE NEW CONSTRUCTION. IT CAN RUN EVERYTHING WHILE THE HOLES ARE OPEN. NEW CONSTRUCTION, PAVED OVER TOP OF THAT.

IT OPENS UP. WE ARE READY TO ROLL. >> MIKE NEWMAN: OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> I DO HAVE ONE COMMON. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK AND THE ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF DATA AND DETAILED. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REMIND US THAT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS ESPECIALLY FIRE AND RESCUE, THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THESE PURCHASES BECAUSE THEY WILL NEED TO DO SOME SPECIFIC TRAINING FOR THEIR STAFF.

ACCIDENTS WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES DO POSE DIFFERENT CHALLENGES TO FIRE AND RESCUE FOLKS AND I JUST WANT THEM TO HAVE THAT LEAD TIME AS WELL SO THAT THEY CAN TRAIN THEIR PROFESSIONALS.

>> YES, AND WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THAT. THEY ARE GOING TO TRAINING

EFFORTS RESPONDERS IN SITUATIONS LIKE THAT. >> KAREN HORN: SONNY MERRIMAN OR

-- >> SINEY MERRIMAN. >> KAREN HORN: FANTASTIC, THANK

YOU. >> AND WITH YOUR APPROVAL CONNECTICUT THAT WILL TRIGGER US TO THEN, YOU KNOW, TO THE FIRE CHIEF AND OTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE PURSUING

THIS OPTION. >> BATTERY LIFE. I SEE 15 YEAR ELECTRIC BATTERY WARRANTY. WHAT HAPPENS YEAR 12 WHEN THE BATTERY GOES BAD?

>> SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A WARRANTY FOR THE LIFETIME OF A BUS BECAUSE THE BUS, YOU KNOW,

WE TYPICALLY, 14, 15-YEAR MARK. >> GENERALLY THAT USEFUL LIFE. >> CORRECTER EXPECTS SO THAT IS

GOOD. WHAT IS THE EXPECTED RANGE? >> 13140.

>> WHAT IS THE AVERAGE ROUTE? >> 60 FOR THE DAY. >> ANGELA ALLEN: GREAT.

THIS ELECTRICITY STORAGE THING. WHAT IS THAT GOING TO COST US? BECAUSE NOW IT IS COMING OFF OF OUR GRID AND COMING OFF OF ARE GREAT WHEN WE PUT THAT BUST IN? DO WE HAVE A PROJECTED COST OF

WHAT WE CHARGING THE BUSES EVERY DAY IS VERSUS DIESEL FUEL? >> THEY WERE TELLING ME ABOUT 11

AND 12 CENTS. >> ANGELA ALLEN: 11 OR 12 CENTS FOR WHAT?

>> PER MILE. >> ANGELA ALLEN: THANK YOU. OKAY, SO THAT MASS IS FAR LESS

THAN WHAT IT WOULD BE IN YES. >> SO ANGELA -- >> ANGELA ALLEN: YOU KNOW WHERE

I'M GOING. >> SO IF THEY PULL THAT CHARGE, THEY ARE PAYING TO PUT IT BACK

IN. >> ANGELA ALLEN: WHAT ARE THEY DOING THAT?

>> THEY HAVE -- THEY HAVE ELECTRONICS ON THE BUS. SO THEY ARE MONITORING THE ELECTRICITY LEVELS ON THAT BATTERY. AS PART OF THEIR ANALYTICS.

>> ANGELA ALLEN: SO IN JULY, WHEN THEY TAP INTO THE BUS BATTERY, GIVE ME A SEAT AT HOME AND THEN THEY REFUELED THE BUS BATTERY, THEY HAVE TECHNOLOGY THAT SAYS, THIS RESALE IS ON

DOMINION'S -- NOT GCPS. >> CORRECT. >> ANGELA ALLEN: I DON'T

REMEMBER SEEING THAT. >> SO WE WILL HAVE SOME LOOK INTO THEIR ANALYTICS.

BUT THEY ARE -- THEY WILL BE PULLING DATA FROM YOU KNOW, ARE CHARGING AN AIRBUS USAGE, ET

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CETERA TO HELP THEM GET BETTER AT WHAT THEY ARE DOING. >> ANGELA ALLEN: MY LAST

QUESTION. STUDENT CAPACITY. >> LIKE WE NORMALLY DO.

>> ANGELA ALLEN: WHAT IS THE DOWNSIDE? I'M HEARING SUNSHINE AND

RAINBOWS AND I WANT TO KNOW, WHAT IS THE RISK? >> WELL, I WOULD SAY THAT LIKE, WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IS TO HAVE A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR CHILDREN AND, YOU KNOW, OUR DRIVER CHOIR SAFETY WHY. I DON'T REALLY HAVE -- IT IS NEW.

IT IS TECHNOLOGY. WE ARE ALL GOING TOWARDS THIS TECHNOLOGY.

I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE NOT THE FIRST MONTHS. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE -- WE ARE EXCITED TO LEAD THE ENVIRONMENT LESS MAINTENANCE COSTS.

WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DIESEL SHORTAGES THAT ARE CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, SERVICING RIGHT NOW. AND SO I JUST THINK IT IS A DIRECTION THAT WE ARE MOVING

FORWARD. >> IS THERE A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE CONTRACT INTO YEAR TWO, YEAR

THREE, WHAT WE THINK IT IS? >> WE CAN -- YES, WE CAN TERMINATE THE PARTICIPATION

AGREEMENT. >> ANGELA ALLEN: I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY LOOPHOLES.

>> WELL, THERE IS AN OUT FOR BOTH OF US. FOR BOTH DOMINION ENERGY AND OURSELVES. DOMINION ENERGY WILL BE PUTTING A LOT OF MONEY INTO THIS INFRASTRUCTURE. IT IS ALL ON THEIR DIME. WE WILL BE GIVING THEM THE

$60,000 THAT WE GET FROM EPA. >> ANGELA ALLEN: SURE. >> AND THEN WE WILL BE HELPING -- ABOUT HALF THE COST FOR THE ELECTRIC BATTERY WARRANTY. THEY ARE PAYING THE OTHER HALF.

>> AND BOARD MEMBERS, AGAIN, WE HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THIS FOR 7 YEARS NOW.

I REALLY SAYING THAT THAT WOULD BE POSITIVE FOR OUR SCHOOL DIVISION AND SHE IS SLICK, I'M JUST NOT THERE YET. I'M NOT THERE YET. I DON'T FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT YET.

WE ARE NOT READY. THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT PROGRAM. ANNE CUNNEEN THOSE CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AND IT HAS GONE TO POINT WHERE COACH, OKAY. WE THINK THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT

TIME. >> SO WE ARE -- I DON'T ART -- I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR ROSIE BUT THESE BUSES ARE IN THE CENTER OF THE COUNTY AND THEY CAN TAKE SHORT ROUTES UNTIL WE FELT COMFORTABLE WITH HOW MUCH THEY ARE USING TO ALL THE SEASONS.

OF THE YEAR. SO IT SHOULD BE -- IT IS A VE VERY -- IT IS A VERY INEXPENSIVE

FIRST STEP INTO THIS NEW ELECTRICAL VEHICLE. >> ANGELA ALLEN: WHAT IS THE ACTUAL COST? KAPUT TRANSMITTAL LETTER SAYS NO INCREASE IN LOCAL FUNDING.

I'M WONDERING THE PRICE OF THE ONE WHAT IS, LIKE, THE TAXPAYER COST?

LOCALLY? >> SO FOR LESS THAN THE COST OF ONE BUS REPLACEMENT DIESEL.

SO WE ARE GOING TO BE OR DRINK THREE THIS YOU COULD THAT WILL COME IN NOT MUCH DIFFERENT WHILE WE ARE GETTING BUSES NOW. AND SO WE ARE GOING TO ONLY REPLACE ONE DIESEL BUS THIS YEAR

ON TOP OF THESE THREE THAT WE ARE ORDERING ELECTRIC VEHICLES. >> ANGELA ALLEN: AND THE INSTRUMENT MOTION, MENTAL COST? THANK YOU. I HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

THIS IS RATE. >> MR. CHAIR, I WILL MAKE THIS LONG MOTION IF WE ARE READY.

>> THAT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT THING TO DO. >> IT IS A PARAGRAPH.

I MOVED TO ACCEPT THE EPA CLEAN BUS GRANT AWARD OF $1,185,000 APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR A BUDGET SUPPLEMENT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN ORDER TO PURCHASE THREE ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE IN EXCHANGE FOR DESTROYING THE ENGINES OF THREE OLDER DIESEL BUSES, APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THREE ELECTRIC BUSES, $1,165,824.

AND APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO NEGOTIATE A 15-YEAR PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH DOMINION ENERGY IN EXCHANGE FOR TURNKEY INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NEEDED CHARGING

INFRASTRUCTURE F FOR $114,000. >> I SECOND. >> MIKE NEWMAN: THANK YOU.

I'M CERTAIN MISS BENNETT HAS THAT MOTION. IF NOT, I HAVE THE COPY.

[04:25:02]

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> MIKE NEWMAN: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT. THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT. YES.

NO DOUBT. NO DOUBT. BOARD MEMBERS, NEXT ON THE AGENDA WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL OF THE ITEM. TO APPROVE THE REQUEST OF THE

[B. Performance Bonus for Employees]

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THANKFULLY HAVE SUPPORTED YOUR REQUEST AND HAVE APPROPRIATED THOSE DOLLARS TO YOU. YOU KNOW HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SPEND THOSE OFFENSE AND SO WE ARE SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS TONIGHT SO WE CAN PROVIDE NOTIFICATION TO OUR EMPLOYEES.

YOU HAVE I-MEMO IN IMPOSED PACKET THAT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.

PENDING YOUR APPROVAL. WE CAN PROCESS THIS THROUGH PAYROLL ON DECEMBER THE 16TH.

PROVIDED TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND YOUR PAYCHECKS. >> MR. CHAIR?

>> YES. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE PERFORMANCE BONUS FOR EMPLOYEES

AS DESCRIBED BY DR. RALEY. >> I WILL SECOND. >> MIKE NEWMAN: EVERYONE IS SECONDING THE MOTION TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE BONUSES AS DESCRIBED BY DR. RALEY TO BE PRESENTED TO EMPLOYEES BY DECEMBER 16TH. SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE SECONDS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. WE ARE HAPPY TO DO THAT. >> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS.

I APPRECIATE THAT. NEXT, JUST ITEMS FOR BOARD REVIEW AND I KNOW WE HAVE HAD A

[A. Strategic and Tactical Plan]

>> JUST AS USUAL, AMAZING, GREAT WORK. OUR EMPLOYEES ARE BEING RECOGNIZED ACROSS THE BOARD. THEY ARE CHALLENGED PROFESSIONALLY AND RISING TO THE CHALLENGE AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER. THEIR PEERS ARTWORK NURSING

THEM. I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. >> MIKE NEWMAN: I WOULD AGREE.

ANY COMMENTS AS FAR AS THE INTENDANTS -- ATTENDANCE. I'M SORRY SO MANY KIDS ARE SICK

[B. Attendance/Enrollment Update]

RIGHT NOW. I WANT THAT TO CHANGE. >> MIKE NEWMAN: I WOULD AGREE.

[A. New Business]

AND DO BUSINESS -- ANY NEW BUSINESS? >> YES, SIR.

MR. NEWMAN, I DO HAVE SOME NEW BUSINESS. >> MIKE NEWMAN: MS. HORN.

>> KAREN HORN: ALL RIGHT. THIS MAY TAKE A FEW MINUTES. SO I APPRECIATE EVERYONE.

SO LET ME GET THIS BACK OPEN HERE. I THINK THIS GOES IN LINE WITH OUR DISCUSSION TODAY ABOUT GOOCHLAND BEING A LEADER IN SO MANY WAYS.

SO AS A SCHOOL BOARD, I THINK IT IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ALSO BE A LEADER.

GOOCHLAND COUNTY IS A SPECIAL PLACE WHERE RURAL SCHOOL DIVISION PRESENTS OPPORTUNITIES AT LARGE SUBURBAN SCHOOL DIVISIONS OFFER. THIS RURAL SCHOOL DIVISION EMPLOYS EXEMPLARY TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO WORK HERE BY CHOICE WISHING TO BE A PART OF A SCHOOL DIVISION MUCH LIKE OUR NATION STRIVING TO CURRENTLY IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE AND THE OUTCOMES OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS. THE CITIZENS OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY ARE THE EMPLOYERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. THESE CITIZENS REPRESENT THE BROAD DIFFERENCES OF THE COMPLEX HUMAN EXPERIENCE. IT IS THE VOICE AND CHOICE OF ALL, GOOCHLAND CITIZENS WHO MATTER WHEN WE MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY LEARNER. WE ARE ALL AWARE THAT TODAY IS ELECTION DAY, THE FINAL DAY OF VOTING THAT BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2022 AND GOOCHLAND COUNTY. RECENT DEBATES ABOUT ELECTION INTEGRITY, WHO IS RUNNING PUBLIC EDUCATION, WHY ARE STUDENTS NOT DEMONSTRATING EXPECTED ACHIEVEMENT, CRT AND CRT.

LIBRARY BOOKS. LEARNING RESOURCES. AND SIGN -- INCENDIARY CONFUSION OF EQUITY AND EDUCATION, MASK VERSUS KNOW MASK TO NAME A FEW. HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON ELECTIONS AT ALL LEVELS. WE ARE ALSO AWARE THAT SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS ARE BECOMING MORE POLITICAL AND FINANCE MORE WITH UNION AND PACK DOLLARS BEING PROVIDED TO CANDIDATES.

DIVERTED -- VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS DEFINED. AS FOLLOWS.

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES. ANY PERSON ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUALS THAT

[04:30:02]

A BRIEF DEFINITION FROM STUDY.COM, DEFINE TEACHERS UNIONS AS UNIFIED ADVOCATING ORGANIZATION THAT FIGHTS FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR TEACHERS.

BACK TO WHERE I STARTED WITH THIS NEW BUSINESS. GOOCHLAND COUNTY IS A SPECIAL PLACE. BUT IN NOVEMBER 2023, THE VOTERS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE ON THE ALL FIVE MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD. WE CAN MAKE A DECISION TO TAKE A STAND THAT OTHER DIVISIONS HAVE NOT THAT WILL FURTHER SECURE THAT OUR SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS STAYS LOCAL TO THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF GOOCHLAND THERE'S. OUR CURRENT CODE OF ETHICS CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING. WHILE SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE GWICHIN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, I ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT AND IMPROVE FOR EDUCATION IN MY COMMUNITY AND IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND TO THE END, I WILL NEVER SEVEN. PLACE THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND THE SCHOOL DIVISION AS A WHOLE ABOVE ANY LOYALTY TO INDIVIDUALS VOTING DISTRICTS PARTICULAR SCHOOLS OR OTHER INTEREST GROUPS. NEVER TEND TO AVOID MAKING COMMITMENTS THAT MAY COMPROMISE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS OF THE BOARD OR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION.

NUMBER 14, AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE THEREOF AND RECUSE OURSELVES FROM BOARD DELIBERATIONS AND VOTES IF APPROPRIATE. IN PREPARATION FOR THE JANUARY 2023 ORGANIZATIONAL REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING WHERE WE ALSO SIGN AND AGREE TO A CODE OF ETHICS, I WILL BE PROPOSING A REVISION TO POLICY BBA BE AT OUR DECEMBER MEETING THAT REQUIRES A SINCERE COMMITMENT TO EXISTING CODE OF ETHICS AND ADDRESSES POSSIBLE FUTURE CONFLICTS.

I NUMBERED IT 15 TO FOLLOW THE AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE THEREOF.

DEMONSTRATE A COMMITMENT TO THE LOCAL VOICE AND CHOICE BY NOT ACCEPTING CAMPAIGN DONATIONS FROM TAX AND UNIONS THAT REPRESENT INTEREST BEYOND GOOCHLAND'S BORDERS.

LASTLY, I BELIEVE CITIZENS REGARDLESS OF THEIR INCOME OR OUTSIDE MONEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO RUN FOR PUBLIC LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICE BECAUSE OF THEIR PASSION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, DESIRE TO SERVE, SKILLS, CHARACTER, EXPERIENCE AND WILLINGNESS TO COMMIT TO THE MISSION, VISION AND GOALS OF THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME,

MR. CHAIR. >> MIKE NEWMAN: SO YOU REFERENCED -- I THINK YOU SAID

YOU WILL INTRODUCE SOMETHING IN -- >> YES, SIR, AS A FIRST MEETING BECAUSE WE AS A PROCESS, ANNUAL PROCESS, WE HAVE THE CODE OF ETHICS ON OUR ORGANIZATIONAL THING IN JANUARY. SO WE WOULD NEED A FIRST READING AND THEN APPROVAL OR DISCUSSION.

>> MIKE NEWMAN: SO BASICALLY TONIGHT IS AN INTRODUCTION. ANY COMMENTS OR -- AT THIS

POINT? >> I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU COULD SHARE IT BOOK COMMENTS WITH US IN WRITING. THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.

>> MIKE NEWMAN: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MS. HORN. WELL, ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS? THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. AND JD IS NOT HERE.

[A. Adjourn]

>> I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. >> MIKE NEWMAN: IS THERE A SECOND?

>> A SECOND. >> MIKE NEWMAN: MOTION TO ADJOURN AND SECOND.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE. >> THANK YOU.

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