[A. Call Meeting to Order]
          [B. Closed Session]
          [C. Reconvene in Open Session / Certification]
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          >>> BOARD MEMBERS I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECONVENE 
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          IN OPEN SESSION. >> SO MOVED. THE MEXICANS. 
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          >> I HERE BY RECONVENE THIS OVER 12 -- NOVEMBER 12TH 
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MEETING. CERTIFIES BY ROLLCALL VOTE THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH 
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MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE, ONE ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTER FROM 
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OPEN MEETING FROM VIRGINIA LAW WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSE 
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MEETING INTO WHICH THE CERTIFICATION APPLIES AND ONLY 
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DISCUSSED PUBLIC MATTERS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION , WERE 
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DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED BY THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. 
          [A. Goochland Elementary School]
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EACH MEMBER RESPONDS, I SO CERTIFY, WHEN CALLED. 
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          >> 
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ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO HAVE A HOUSE FULL OF OUR PARENTS AND 
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STUDENTS AND STAFF WITH US. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN OUR EVENING WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE . AS WE DO, I ASK YOU TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT . 
          YESTERDAY WAS VETERANS DAY. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL , EVERY DAY, FOR THE SACRIFICE AND SERVICE FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN PROTECTING OUR FREEDOMS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. WILL YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? 
          >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE OR AMEND THE AGENDA AS PROPOSED. 
          >> MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. 
          >> I SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED IMPROPERLY SECONDED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. IS THERE ANY DEBATE? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. 
          ALL THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. DR. 
          CROMARTIE, I THINK WE MAY HAVE SPECIAL GUESTS WITH A SAFE -- 
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          THIS EVENING. >> I THINK WE MIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP -- YES. MISSES MCKAY IS GOING TO BE INTRODUCING US OUR -- WHO PROMISES TO BRING A SPECTACULAR 
          PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. >> WE ARE READY FOR IT. WHAT CONFIDENCE THEY HAVE. WE HAVE RIVER OTTERS WITH US AND THE CHORUS, AND SIBLINGS. LITTLE HODGEPODGE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY WE HAVE KIM WATTS, OUR AMAZING MUSIC TEACHER. 
          >> I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND THINK THE SCHOOL BOARD, DR. 
          CROMARTIE, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. WE ARE HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT. AT GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE ARE ENJOYING OUR NEW SCHOOL BUILDING SO MUCH. BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH LOVE, RESPECT AND CARE EVERY DAY TOGETHER. WE STARTED NEW TRADITIONS. TWO OF THE NEW TRADITIONS WE HAVE BEGUN THIS YEAR. ONE IS OUR LODGES. MANY SHIRTS REPRESENTED OF THE DIFFERENT COLOR OF LODGES WE HAVE. THE SECOND TRADITION, WE HAVE A NEW SCHOOL SONG THIS YEAR. WE ARE GOING TO SING TWO SONGS FOR YOU TONIGHT. THE FIRST ONE IS GOING -- GOING TO BE OUR SCHOOL SONG, RIGHT, GUYS? 
          >> YES. >> WE ARE THE GOOCHLAND OTTERS. 
          ARE YOU WITH ME, OTTERS? LET ME GET OUT OF THE WAY AND LET THEM 
          DO THEIR THING. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ 
          ♪ ♪ >> WE HAVE A WINTER PROGRAM CALLED HOLIDAY HOEDOWN . TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO SHARE ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WITH YOU, RIGHT, FOLKS? 
          >> YES. 
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          ARE YOU GUYS READY? >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ 
          ♪ >> THANK YOU ALL, SO MUCH, APPRECIATE IT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PARENTS, THIS IS GREAT PRACTICE FOR THE NIGHT OF THE SHOW. IT'S GOING TO BE THIS PACT. I WOULD LOVE IT IF PARENTS WOULD GO IN THE HALLWAY AND WE WILL SEND THE CHILDREN IN THE HALLWAY AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY -- AND WE WILL SEND THEM TO YOU. THANK YOU, ALL, SO MUCH. 
          [A. Announcements]
          [A. Public Comment Period]
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          >> 
          >> SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB.. WE HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MONTH. WHILE THAT IS ACKNOWLEDGED AS A POINT IN NOVEMBER, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR ROUND IN GOOCHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ALSO TAKE YOUR LEGISLATOR TO SCHOOL MONTH. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY AWARENESS WEEK IS THIS WEEK, 
          NOVEMBER 11TH HIM OF THIS WEEK. >> THANK YOU, TREND -- DR. 
          CROMARTIE. WE WILL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE, PLEASE CUT LEAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WITH MS. BENNETT . PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE DO HAVE MR. JAY BROCKMAN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK 
          FIRST. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JAY BROCKMAN, I SERVE AS THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR FOR -- AS WELL AS THE CTE LEAD TEACHER . I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD THIS EVENING AND WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE BOARD RECONSIDER THE CURRENT POLICY OF PROHIBITING HATS IN SCHOOL. I RESPECT ADOPTING POLICIES AIMED AT MAINTAINING A RESPECTFUL AND ORDERLY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. AT THE SAME TIME I BELIEVE THAT BY ALLOWING STUDENTS THE OPTION TO WEAR HATS, WITHIN CAREFULLY DEFINED GUIDELINES, WE CAN FURTHER SUPPORT A POSITIVE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE AND FOSTER A GREATER SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT. ALLOWING MODEST SELF-RESPECT WOULD -- PERSONAL STYLE, SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN HELPING OUR STUDENTS FEEL MORE CONNECTED AND COMFORTABLE IN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. FOR MANY YOUNG PEOPLE CLOTHING AND ACCESSORY SERVE AS AN EXTENSION OF THEIR IDENTITY. REPRESENTING THE CULTURAL BACKGROUND, AND VALUES. PERMITTING THEM TO ALLOW HATS CAN ALLOW THEM TO RESPECT THEMSELVES IN A RESPECTFUL BUT SUBTLE WAY . AND PRIDE IN THEIR INDIVIDUALITY. 
          FURTHERMORE, FOR SOME STUDENTS WEARING A HAT PROVIDES A COMFORT AND SECURITY. EVERYDAY STUDENTS FACE A RANGE OF CHALLENGES THAT REGULARLY LEAD TO ANXIETY OR SELF-CONSCIOUSNES S. HATS CAN HELP CERTAIN STUDENTS FEEL MORE RELAXED ABOUT THEIR PARENTS, WHICH IN TURN CAN HELP THEM FOCUS BETTER ON THEIR STUDIES. I BELIEVE THE SMALL ALLOWANCE WILL IMPROVE ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE THAT FEEL MORE CONFIDENT WHEN THEIR PERSONAL PREFERENCES ARE HONORED. INSTEAD OF AN OUTRIGHT BAN, ENCOURAGED TO CONSIDER MORE NUANCED GUIDELINES BALANCE EXPRESSION WAS GOLD CORN. BY DOING SO I BELIEVE WE CAN CREATE A SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT THAT'S NOT ONLY RESPECTFUL AND FOCUSED, BUT ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF STUDENT INDIVIDUALITY AND WELL-BEING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
          CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU. 
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          >> GOOD EVENING, KAREN. I LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO. MADAM CHAIR, I ADDRESS YOU THE -- AGAIN THIS EVENING ON THE MATTER OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS SPENT TO ADDRESS YOUR LAWSUIT AGAINST THE PREVIOUS BOARDS -- 2023 SOCIAL MEDIA POST. THE CONTRADICTIONS OF YOUR DEMAND LETTER DATED JUNE 12, 2023, STATED YOU SOUGHT NO MONEY OR VENGEANCE AND REFUSED TO HARBOR PERSONAL ANIMOSITY, YOU WENT ON TO FOLLOW A LAWSUIT SEEKING $150,000 , WITH MY NAME FIRST. IF WE DID NOT EXPUNGE THE BOARDS MAY 9TH 2023 CENSURE, ACKNOWLEDGE YOU DID NOT VIOLATE ANY PROVISION OF THE LORD'S CODE OF ETHICS, ACKNOWLEDGE YOU DID NOT ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO VIOLATE U.S. CONSTITUTION OR FEDERAL LAW, AND APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT YOU CONSIDERED FALSE, DEFAMATORY STATEMENTS AGAINST YOU. A SCHOOL BOARD IS ABOUT -- CODE OF VIRGINIA 2.1 - 71. AS SUCH THE MAJORITY OF THE PREVIOUS SCHOOL BOARD BEING VERY AWARE OF ACCOUNTABILITY TO ALL LAWS , SUPREME COURT DECISIONS, OUR ETHICS, DIVISION OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION AND ALL CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY CAREFULLY MONITOR THE COMMUNITY'S REACTION TO THE POST AND DRAFTED THE CENTER. NO RUSH. LISTENING . STUDYING. THE SUPREME COURT CASE RULING ON HOUSTON COMMITTED TO COLLEGE , SYSTEM VERSUS WILSON 2022 CONFIRM THAT SCHOOL BOARDS AND MUNICIPAL BOARDS MAY ISSUE A PURELY VERBAL CENTER OF A MEMBER ON A MATTER OF PUBLIC CONCERN WITHOUT VIOLATING THE MEMBERS FREE-SPEECH RIGHT. JUNE 17TH, 2024, JUDGE TIMOTHY OF THE 16TH JUDICIAL CORE OF VIRGINIA DID NOT FIND ANY OF THE ALLEGED DEFAMATORY ALLEGATIONS MET THE REQUISITE -- IF EVERY EMPLOYEE OF A COMPANY WERE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO THEIR ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT LIKE OR AGREE WITHIN AN -- WITH AN EVALUATION. GBM AND GBM MAY THAT INCLUDE MANY LEGAL REFERENCES THAT SERVE THE DIVISIONS EMPLOYEES AND ADDRESSING ACTIONS THEY DON'T AGREE WITH. MS. ALLEN, YOU DID NOT WIN THIS LEGAL ACTION AS YOU LEAD PEOPLE TO BELIEVE IN RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH ARTICLE. WE KNEW WE WERE ACCOUNTABLE, AS YOU AND EVERY MEMBER OF THIS BOARD ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE WORDS IN EVERY FORMAT. YOUR LEGAL ACTION DID GIVE YOU AN EASY WAY TO MANIPULATE VOTERS DURING YOUR CAMPAIGN, AS WE CANNOT PROVIDE THE REST OF THE STORY. WHO LOST THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS? KARMA IS ONE CULTURE'S WAY OF REMINDING PEOPLE ARE -- THEIR ACTIONS MATTER. THE ADULT ELF ON THE SHELF. KARMA MAY BE A THREAT TO YOU IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT. BUT I DO NOT CONTROL IT. I DO, HOWEVER, REPRESENT TRUTH AND KNOWLEDGE, WHICH YOU MAY FIND THREATENING. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY, YOU NEED TO BE HONEST ABOUT YOUR INTENT AND MOTIVE, AS WELL AS WHO PROVOKED YOU INTO TAKING THE LEGAL ACTION , AND WHAT LED TO TAXPAYER DOLLARS BEING USED FOR YOUR PERSONAL AND POLITICAL BENEFITS. 
          >> YOUR TIME IS UP. >> YOU NEED TO RECOGNIZE THE THREAT YOU MADE AND CONSIDER OPINIONS OF THE PEOPLE AND OUR 
          STUDENTS. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, I SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES. JON GRAY FROM DISTRICT 5. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. THAT IS YOUR BUDGET TIME. NO DOUBT YOU HAVE MANY THINGS THAT ARE PULLING AT YOU IN MANY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, I AM CERTAIN THERE ARE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ME ALL YOUR NEEDS. TO THAT END, I ECHO MS. HORNE'S REQUEST THAT WE SEEK TO RECOUP THE DOLLARS THAT HAVE BEEN SPENT NEEDLESSLY ON A LAWSUIT THAT WAS ULTIMATELY UNSUCCESSFUL. WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING IN REPLACING THAT ALSO CONSIDERS THE EFFECT ON OUR ONGOING BUDGET BECAUSE THERE WERE CLAIMS MADE THROUGH YOUR INSURANCE POLICY, NO DOUBT AFFECTED YOUR PREMIUMS AS YOU MOVE FORWARD. AND MAY CAUSE LOTS OF PROBLEMS LONG-TERM. THESE ARE RELATIVELY SMALL DOLLARS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AN OVERALL 30 PLUS MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET. NONETHELESS, IF YOU ARE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE PEOPLE'S MONEY , YOU WILL RETURN TO THEM 
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THE DOLLARS THAT THEY DID NOT MEET -- NEED TO SPEND. THANK 
          YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. RAY. 
          >> DEBORAH HORNE, DISTRICT TWO. FOUR POINTS TONIGHT. FIRST, LAST MONTH I MENTIONED HOW YOUR SLAP LAWSUIT FAILED. ONLY TEMPORARILY SILENCED YOUR -- YOUR OUTBURST TO SILENCE HER MICROPHONE, FOR SOMEONE WALKING AWAY THE PODIUM SHOWS YOUR DESIRE TO SILENCE YOUR CRITICS STILL EXIST. VERY TELLING. 
          SECOND, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEACHERS AND STAFF REAP THE BENEFITS OF GOOD KARMA EVERYDAY. YOUR OUTBURST LAST MONTH SHOWS YOU KARMA IS A THREAT, WHICH SHOWS YOU ARE ACTUALLY SELF-AWARE OF HOW YOU HAVE BEEN LIVING YOUR LIFE, AND THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR ACTIONS. THAT WAS SO SURPRISING TO ME. YOU SPENT TAXPAYER DOLLARS FOR A DEPUTY TONIGHT ON OVERTIME. I APPRECIATE THE STEP -- DEPUTY SERVICE. I'M GLAD HE IS ONE TO DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, INCLUDING OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO PEACEFULLY ASSEMBLE, PETITION THE GOVERNMENT AND EXERCISE OUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH. 
          UNFORTUNATELY FOR YOU, OUR DEPUTIES ARE TRAINED IN BAD KARMA PREVENTION. THAT'S SOMETHING YOU MUST DEAL WITH ALONE. WILL YOU DO THE RIGHT THING AND REIMBURSE FOR THE LEGAL FEES YOU CAUSED, OR LOSE IN COURT AND A DEFENDANT IN AN ANTI-SLAP LAWSUIT. YOU ENJOY THE PUBLICITY EVEN AFTER YOU LOSE A CASE, WHICH IS REALLY STRANGE. THIRD, I WONDER ABOUT THE FAN OF YOURS LAST WEEK, GUSHING ON HOW WONDERFUL SHE THINKS YOU ARE. IF YOU'RE $150,000 LAWSUIT THREATENED TO WRECK HER LOOK FINANCES AND HER LIFE AT RETIREMENT, WHICH SHE STILL THINK YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL? PROBABLY NOT. MY LAST POINT IS TO THE OTHER FOUR BOARD MEMBERS. ETHICS ITEM 21 STATES, REFRAIN FROM USING MY BOARD POSITION FOR THE BENEFIT OF MYSELF OR FAMILY. YOUR CHAIR ATTEMPTED TO BENEFIT HERSELF TO THE TUNE OF $850,000 BY USING HER POSITION TO SUE HER FORMER BOARD MEMBERS. THAT WAS CLEARLY AGAINST THE CODE OF ETHICS. YOU RAN ON TRANSPARENCY. BE TRANSPARENT NOW . SHOW YOUR VIEWS ON THIS ETHICAL MATTER IN AN OPEN DISCUSSION. WILL YOU ALL STEP UP, DROP, AND VOTE ON A RESOLUTION THAT ENCOURAGES HER TO REIMBURSE FOR THE LEGAL FEES SHE RACKED UP? OR WILL YOU SILENTLY ENDORSE UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR, HER WASTE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND BETRAY YOUR DOLLARS FOR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. YOU SEE COMMENTS ON BUDGET PROCESS. THE GOOCHLAND CIRCUIT COURT HAS RULED AGAINST HER LAWSUIT, BUT THE CORE OF PUBLIC OPINION IS NOW WATCHING WHAT YOU DO NEXT AS A BOARD ON THIS ETHICS AND BUDGET ISSUE. KEEP YOUR CAMPAIGN PROMISES. PROTECT 
          TAXPAYER MONEY. BE TRANSPARENT. >> THANK YOU, MR. ONE. 
          >> GOOD EVENING. JENNY WOULD. 3041 -- HERE TO TALK ABOUT ACTUAL STUDENT PROBLEMS TODAY. WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE BY OUR FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADERS. MY DAUGHTER WAS ONE OF THEM. IF YOU ASK HER WHAT HER FAVORITE CLASS IS, SHE WILL TELL YOU CHORUS. WHY? BECAUSE SHE STRUGGLES WITH SCHOOL. MIGHT DAUGHTER STARTED KINDERGARTEN VIRTUALLY. WE SPENT THREE YEARS ADVOCATING ON HER BEHALF AND WE'VE BEEN TOLD EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE. GIVE IT SOME TIME. SHE'S NOT DOING THAT BAD. 
          SHE'S NOT THAT FAR BEHIND. SHE DOESN'T QUALIFY, SHE'S DOING WELL ENOUGH. I HAD HOPES THIS YEAR WOULD BE DIFFERENT, BUT THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES. OUTSIDE TUTORS EVALUATION TOLD HER SHE HAS NO FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS IN READING OR MATH. SHE CRIES EVERY TIME SHE DOES HOMEWORK. THE BAFFLING THING IS, SHE LOOKS GREAT ON PAPER. SHE HAS A'S AND B'S. SHE HAS AVERAGE SCORES, ET CETERA. LOOK AT THE CHILD IN A SPREADSHEET AND THINK THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. BUT SHE FAILED SEVEN TESTS IN THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD. AS THE KIDS SAY, THE MATH IS NOT MASSING -- AND GOOCHLAND HAS A LOT OF -- I AM NOT SEEING IT. 
          WHAT I SEE IS STRUGGLING FOURTH-GRADERS AND FRUSTRATED PARENTS. SOMETHING IS BROKEN AND OUR FOURTH-GRADERS ARE SUFFERING FOR IT. WE ARE TOLD TO GIVE A TIME , TO BE PATIENT, IT WILL ALL BE OKAY. INSTEAD OF FIXING IT, WE MOVE THE GOALPOSTS. OUR FOURTH-GRADERS ARE OUT OF TIME. EVERY DAY WE WAIT WE TAKE AWAY FROM THE SUCCESS OF THEIR FUTURES. I ASK 
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YOU TO , PLEASE, HELP US AS PARENTS, HELP OUR CHILDREN. 
          ACKNOWLEDGE THE LEARNING LOSS. CALL IT WHAT IT IS. AND THEN GIVE US A PATH TO FIX IT. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU, MISS WOOD. >> DAVE HARDAWAY FROM -- SPRINGS I VOTED FOR PARTS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. I AGREE WITH EVERYBODY THAT VOTED THE SCHOOLBOY IN. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD. I AM A MAN OF GOD , SO KARMA DOESN'T 
          [A. Report of the Student Representative]
REALLY PLAY INTO THE WAY I THINK. OUTSIDE OF GOD, AND THINGS -- GOOD THINGS CAN HAPPEN TO YOU. ESPECIALLY AT THE END. WHEN YOU GET ETERNAL LIFE. THINGS THAT HAPPEN HERE ON EARTH , KIND OF, LIKE, A TEST. YOU NEED TO LOOK TO GOD FOR ANSWERS, FOR WISDOM. I BELIEVE THE LORD GOD, ALMIGHTY, HAS GIVEN US A REPRIEVE BY HELPING TRUMP GET INTO OFFICE. 
          I THINK THIS NATION HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TURN BACK TO HIM AND TO MORALITY AND TO THE RULES OF LAW THAT IS BASED ON THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF GOD. CHILDREN SHOULD BE TAUGHT USING SOUND PRINCIPLES BASED ON THE TRUTH . NOT THEORY OR EXPERIMENTATION. WE SHOULD GET BACK TO THE CONSTITUTION IN A TRUE CAPITALIST ECONOMY. NOT THIS GROOMING OR DOCTRINE NATION INTO THINGS KIDS DON'T HAVE BUSINESS SEEING. I JUST APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT. 
          >> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPORT AS OUR STUDENT 
          REPRESENTATIVE. >> HI, EVERYONE, THIS MONTH HAS BEEN FILLED WITH EXCITING EVENTS, ACTIVITIES AND MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS. IS A RECAP OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN UP TO. TO START OFF, OCTOBER 14TH, SENIORS HELD A FACULTY SOFTBALL GAME TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR THEIR TEAM. ON OCTOBER 16TH WE CELEBRATED UNITY DAY BY WEARING ORANGE TO PROMOTE INCLUSION IN ANTI-BULLYING. OCTOBER 17TH, AT 10:17 A.M., STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR -- PARTICIPATED IN THE EARTHQUAKE DWELL. THIS DATE ALSO MARKED THE END OF OUR FIRST MARKING PERIOD. OCTOBER 18TH, GH -- GHS -- FOR THEIR FUTURE S.A.T. EXAMS. ON OCTOBER 19TH, OUR MARCHING BAND, CHEERLEADING TEAM, COMPETED IN COMPETITIONS. THE MARCHING BULLDOGS PERFORMED , EARNING THIRD PLACE AND THAT YOUR TEAM EARNED SECOND PLACE IN THE DISTRICT COMPETITION. FIRST PLACE BY DEMONSTRATING PHYSICAL FITNESS AND TEAM WORKING SKILLS. WELL DONE TO ALL THE TEAMS FOR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. THE ANIMAL POWDER PUFF FOOTBALL GAME TOOK PLACE ON OCTOBER 21ST, WHERE THE SENIORS WON WITH A 24 -- 20-14 WIN. OCTOBER 23RD , MR. FOWLER LED A CLUB FAIR WERE STUDENTS HAD A CHANCE TO EXPLORE EXTRACURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES. A GREAT EVENT AND HELP STUDENTS DISCOVER NEW CLUBS TO GET INVOLVED IN. ON OCTOBER 24TH, STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A SENSE OF BELONGING SURVEY. THE SURVEY HELP SHOW HOW STUDENTS ARE FEELING ABOUT THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. FROM OCTOBER 25TH THROUGH THE 27TH, OUR DRAMA DEPARTMENT, UNDER DIRECTION OF -- PUT ON A WONDERFUL PRODUCTION. THE CAST AND CREW WORKED VERY HARD AND YOU CAN TELL BY THEIR PERFORMANCE. ON OCTOBER 30TH, STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THE ACA PROGRAM VISITED REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO 
          [A. Chair's Comments]
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EXPLORE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM. NOVEMBER 1ST MARKED THEIR FINAL HOME FOOTBALL GAME OF THE SEASON, AS WELL AS SENIOR KNIGHTS. THE SPECIAL EVENT HONORED OUR SENIORS PARTICIPATING IN FALL SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES, CELEBRATING THEIR HARD WORK. NOVEMBER 2ND WAS A BUSY DAY FOR OUR BULLDOGS. ORIGINAL CHEER COMPETITION, MARCHING BAND SHOWCASE, AND THE SUB REGIONAL ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION. WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR ONE ACT PLAY TEAM TOOK FIRST PLACE AND WILL BE GOING TO THE REGIONAL COMPETITION. ON NOVEMBER 8TH, GHS HOSTED UNIFIED FIELD DAY. AN EVENT ORGANIZED BY COACH, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER SEVERAL LOCAL SCHOOLS FOR A DAY OF FUN , TEAMWORK, AND INCLUSIVITY . 
          STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN MANY EVENTS, MAKING IT FUN FOR EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED. ON NOVEMBER 11TH, WE HELD A GREAT VETERANS DAY CEREMONY TO HONOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY. THE CEREMONY INCLUDED MUSIC FROM OUR BAND AND AN AWESOME SPEAKER. IN ADDITION TO THE MANY EVENTS HAPPENING AT GHS, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE EMERSON AMSTERDAM. I'M PROUD OF THEM FOR EARNING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS THE SCHOOLS NEXT TO STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES. THEY BOTH SHOWN GREAT ENTHUSIASM FOR THIS ROLE. ASKING THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS AND DEMONSTRATING A GENUINE INTEREST IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE MEETINGS. I HAVE NO DOUBT THEY WILL BE OUTSTANDING ADDITIONS TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU, SO MUCH,. BOARD MEMBERS, QUESTIONS? 
          ] >> YOU'VE DONE A FABULOUS JOB 
          THIS YEAR, THANK YOU. >> WE WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT REPORT WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE LETTER. GOOD LUCK. WONDERFUL. AT THIS TIME I HAD CHAIR'S COMMENTS. EACH MONTH I ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY ON MATTERS OF 
          [A. Superintendent's Comments]
IMPORTANCE RELATED TO OUR SCHOOLS. I ALSO HAVE NEVER USED THIS DAIS TO SPEAK PUBLICLY ABOUT THE LAWSUITS. I AM GOING TO SAY , I WILL NEVER USE THIS DAIS TO SPEAK PUBLICLY ABOUT THE LAWSUITS. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS , YOU CAN CONTACT ME. 
          THOSE IN THE PUBLIC WHO CONTINUE TO HARP ON THIS MATTER WILL DO WHAT THEY WILL DO . THIS WAS A PERSONAL MATTER AND WILL NOT BE DISCUSSED IN MY ROLE AS SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR. I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AS I REFLECT ON THE LAST 11 MONTHS , I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE TONE OUR SCHOOLS ARE TAKING . I AM HEARING GREAT FEEDBACK FROM OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ABOUT THE POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE NO CELL PHONE POLICY . HAVING ON THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS. I'M ALSO HEARING GREAT REPORTS ABOUT ALL THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS, BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. LATER TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO GET DEPARTMENTAL UPDATES. AHEAD OF THOSE, I KNOW I GIVE LOTS OF RECOGNITION TO OUR TEACHERS, BECAUSE THEY DO SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR NUTRITION SERVICES TEAM, TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, OUR MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, AND ALSO ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR CENTRAL OFFICE TEAM, WHO ARE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE EACH DAY SMOOTH AND SUCCESSFUL SO WE CAN DELIVER HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS . THESE ARE THE FOLKS WHOSE NAMES YOU MAY NOT KNOW, AND WHOSE JOB YOU MAY NOT SEE BEING DONE. WITHOUT THEM, OUR DAY WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. YOU HAVE MY GRATITUDE IN THE MONTH OF GIVING GRATITUDE, AS WELL AS THE GRATITUDE OF THE SPORT FOR ALL YOU DO FOR GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. DR. CROMARTIE? 
          >> I WANT TO START TONIGHT BY ACKNOWLEDGING ALL OF OUR STAFF AND COMMUNITY VETERANS. I AM PERSONALLY AND INTERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR DUTY AND SERVICE FOR DEFENDING THE UNITED STATES. YESTERDAY, A WONDERFUL, ALMOST STANDING ROOM ONLY CEREMONY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE STUDENTS ENQUEUE MANY TO GET TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE GOOCHLAND'S VETERANS. ON FRIDAY, THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RELEASED IT INFORMATION PERTAINED TO THE SCHOOL . PERFORMANCE AND SUPPORT FRAMEWORK. THIS IS A NEW WAY OF INTERPRETING THE SUCCESS AND OUTCOMES OF OUR 
          [A. Policy Update - First Reading]
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IF THOSE DATA TRANSLATED BASED ON LAST YEAR STUDENT OUTCOMES FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR. WE WOULD HAVE THREE SCHOOLS. BERT ELEMENTARY, GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY AND GOOCHLAND MIDDLE WAS ON ON TRACK DESTINATION AND OVERALL 
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SCORE OF -- TWO OF OUR SCHOOLS WOULD BE MARKED DISTINGUISHED FOR AN OVERALL FRAMEWORK SCORE OF 90 TO 100. WE HAD SOME TALKING YESTERDAY ABOUT THE CONNOTATION OF ON TRACK AND WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE. I JUST WANT TO SAY TO THE COMMUNITY , WHAT I WANT TO SAY TO STAFF. WHEN YOU POUR YOUR HEART AND SOUL INTO THIS WORK TO GET THE OUTCOMES WE GET FROM OUR KIDS, AND THEY ARE SAVORY OUTCOMES , THAT WORK IS REFLECTED, AT LEAST FROM YOUR SUPERINTENDENT, AS BEING WORTHY AS A GREATER DISTINGUISHING IS ON TRACK. WE WORK HARD AND CONTINUE TO DO THAT FOR ALL KIDS. I WANT TO CELEBRATE BERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S ROBOTICS TEAM, WHO HAD TWO TEAMS WIN COMPETITIONS OVER THE PAST WEEKEND. ONE OF THOSE TEAMS IS GOING TO ADVANCE IN STATES -- BRAVO TO COACHES FOR THEIR DEDICATION . LASTLY, I AM REGRETFUL TO SHARE WE HAD TO STAFF LOSSES THIS MONTH. A DRIVER FOR OUR SCHOOL DIVISION FOR NEARLY SEVEN YEARS. AND A CUSTODIAN FOR OVER 30 YEARS WITH THE SCHOOL DIVISION THE LAST SEVERAL OF WHICH WERE WITH GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I REACHED OUT TO MANY OF THE FAMILIES AND ATTENDED THE MEMORIAL. POSITIVELY AND OVERWHELMED WITH THE SUPPORT FROM THIS COMMUNITY. MADAM CHAIR, THE CONCLUSION MY 
          SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU, DR. CROMARTIE. 
          DR. EAST, I THINK WE ARE READY FOR POLICY UPDATE , FIRST 
          READING, IT IS A DOOZY. >> YES. GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, AND THE BOARD. IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU. WE DO HAVE QUITE A FEW ON THE DOCKET TONIGHT, BUT I'M ONLY GOING TO POINT TO A FEW. ROUGHLY 30 OUR NON-SUBSTANTIVE, OR VERY MINOR. 
          THE WAY WE DO THINGS A LITTLE BIT -- THIS TIME, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. WHEN YOU CLICK INTO -- I'M TRYING TO FIND IT MYSELF. CLICK INTO FIRST POLICY. CERTAIN CATEGORIES THAT BRING YOU TO SPECIFIC POLICIES. I WILL PUT YOU IN THAT DIRECTION ONCE WE GET THERE. OKAY. IF YOU OPEN UP THE LEGISLATIVE LINK , THE FIRST THREE I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT ARE ALL BRAND-NEW POLICIES. DRIVEN BY THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT. ALL OF THIS IS LEGAL LANGUAGE. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT. THE POLICIES ARE AG , GCA , AND OGBD . I THINK YOU CAN ONLY LOOK AT ONE OF THE TIME, THE WAY THIS IS SET UP. YEAH, IT'S REALLY HARD. I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THOSE WERE OUT THERE AND THEY WERE BRAND-NEW, BUT THEY WERE DRIVEN BY THE LEGISLATION. THE NEXT ONE IS IGBA . IGBA. I WILL GIVE YOU A SECOND TO GET THERE. THIS POLICY WAS WAS ADVISED TO REFLECT AMENDMENTS TO VIRGINIA CODE. LEGAL AND CROSS REFERENCES. PLEASE NOTE THE LANGUAGE YOU SEE HER WAS LANGUAGE WE HAD IN OUR FORMER POLICY IN 2014 , BUT IT WAS DELETED IN 2022. WE JUST ADDED IT BACK. OKAY. THAT IS DRIVEN BY LEGISLATION. THE LAST ONE IN THIS PARTICULAR FOLDER IS JHCF. THIS WAS -- BASED UPON THE RESULTS OF A MONITORING WE HAD FROM VDOE. SHE BROUGHT THESE REVISIONS TO ME AND WE TWEAKED THEM A LITTLE BIT AND MAKE THEM FIT INTO OUR POLICY. AGAIN, JUST DRIVEN THROUGH MONITORING FROM VDOE. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE DONE WITH THE LEGISLATIVE. THE NEXT THING I WANT YOU TO CLICK INTO IS THE NON-SUBSTANTIVE. 
          THERE ARE TWO IN THIS ONE . I JUST WANTED YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT. THESE ARE MINOR. NONSUBSTANTIVE. JUST MINOR REVISIONS. JHCR. THIS POLICY WAS UPDATED FOR CLARITY. IT 
          [01:45:05]
LOOKS, LIKE, ALL BUNCH OF THINGS WERE DONE, BUT REALLY WHAT HAPPENED WAS I CONSOLIDATED SOME THINGS. WE WERE TRYING TO AVOID REDUNDANCY IN THIS PARTICULAR POLICY. ALSO TO REFLECT PRACTICE, WHAT WAS REALLY HAPPENING HERE. SAME THING WITH JSO. I WILL GIVE YOU A SECOND TO GET THERE. JSO 
          [9. Consent Items]
LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF CHANGES, TOO, BUT THIS ONE WAS REALLY REDUNDANT . TO AVOID REDUNDANCY WE CONSOLIDATED IDEAS . GOT FEEDBACK FROM PRINCIPLES. HOPEFULLY DEVELOPED A POLICY THAT IS MORE READABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THAT IS ALL I WANTED TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF POLICIES TO LOOK THROUGH. 
          >> MAY BE FROM YOURSELF, DR. EAST, OR THE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE. JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC WHY THERE ARE SO MANY POLICIES THIS MONTH, AND WHAT IS DRIVING THAT. 
          >> SURE, WITH THE TRANSITION BETWEEN WE HAD TO TAKE A LITTLE BREAK OVER THE SUMMER, SO WE LOST MAYBE THREE OR FOUR MONTHS OF POLICY WORK IN THE BACKGROUND BEFORE I COULD COME TO PRESENT. WE WERE WORKING ON UPDATES TO 2019 REVIEWS. THINGS LIKE THAT. AS SOON AS WE KNEW WHAT DIRECTION WE WERE GOING TO TAKE IS WHEN WE WERE READY TO PRESENT. 
          >> FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, POLICIES HAVE TO BE VIEWED IN SOME MANNER, AT LEAST ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS. THOSE THAT DIDN'T HAVE ANY UPDATES WERE NOW BACK ON THE DOCKET, WHICH IS WHY YOU ARE SEEING SO MANY. TO YOUR POINT, MOST ALL 
          HAVE ANY CHANGES. >> RIGHT. YES. JUST NEEDED TO REVIEW. TAKE COPYRIGHT DATES OFF -- COPYRIGHTS AS WELL. 
          >> ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. EAST FROM THE BOARD? 
          >> GREAT. GREAT. THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. 
          >> YOU, TOO. OKAY. WE HAVE CONSENT ITEMS BEFORE US. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE AS A SLATE, OR APPROVE SPECIFIC ITEMS AND PULLOUTS -- PULL OUT OTHERS FOR DISCUSSION. WHAT'S 
          YOUR PLEASURE? >> MADAM CHAIR I MOVED TO 
          APPROVE AS A SLATE. >> IS THERE A SECOND? 
          >> I SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS AS A SLATE. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, -- IN MY HEARING NONE, OR 
          AM I HEARING SOME? >> THEY ARE HERE, MADAM CHAIR, AND I WOULD LIKE TO, IF I CAN, INTRODUCE THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE WHO WILL TAKE OFFICE -- TAKE HER OFFICIAL ROLE IN THE JANUARY MEETING. EMERSON, IF YOU CAN STAND UP FOR A BIT. EMERSON IS A MEMBER OF THE VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM. 
          SHE'S BEEN AWARDED A BULLDOG BOX A WORD. SHE LOVES TRAVELING 
          [A. Nutrition Services Update]
AND SNOWBOARDING. SHE'S BEEN ON THE HONOR ROLL THROUGHOUT SEMESTERS AND INDUCTED TO THE NATIONAL ENGLISH HONORS TODAY -- I CITED. SHE WILL BE OUR STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATIVE. 
          CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR -- FORMALLY INTRODUCE OUR ALTERNATE. SAM, IF YOU WILL PLEASE STAND. SAM IS A COMMANDING OFFICER IN THE GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL ROTC COMPANY. HE'S A VOLUNTEER WITH -- PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. WEST END PRESBYTERIAN FOOD PANTRY, VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL AND HAS DONE VOLUNTEER WORK FOR EVENTS LIKE MY -- YOUNG LIFE, WORKGROUP, AND PURE BIBLE 
          STUDY. WILL COME TO YOU BOTH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. 
          CROMARTIE. OKAY. THAT WAS OUR DISCUSSION, BOARD MEMBERS. WE WILL COME BACK TO EMERSON AND SAM. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS AS A SLATE. WE'VE HEARD FROM DR. CROMARTIE. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WONDERFUL. HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED NO. THE AYE S HAVE IT. 
          [01:50:13]
THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. EMERSON, SAM, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTMENTS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU. YOU HAVE -- I DON'T WANT TO SAY BIG SHOES, BECAUSE I THINK SHE HAS TINY FEET, A TALL ORDER TO FILL. WE CANNOT WAIT TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE HEARING FROM STUDENTS AND HAVE YOU JOIN AS THE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD. CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY, DR. -- DR. CROMARTIE, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF INFORMATION ITEMS HERE. 
          >> YES, MA'AM, AS IS CUSTOMARY FOR THE NOVEMBER SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. WE HAVE A FEW SERVICE UPDATES. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL LISA UP. NUTRITION FOOD SERVICES. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, SCHOOL BOARD. I USUALLY HAVE TO CALL ON DIANE TO HELP ME HERE. I MIGHT HAVE IT. OKAY. IF I CAN GET BACK TO IT. I'M GOING TO START WITH OUR FREE AND REDUCED PERCENTAGES FOR SCHOOL. BYRD ELEMENTARY IS AT 38%. GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY, 29%. RANDOLPH, 26%. MIDDLE SCHOOL, 31%. HIGH SCHOOL, 20%. THE MEALS SERVED FROM AUGUST THROUGH OCTOBER , BREAKFAST WE HAVE SERVED 20,916. LUNCH WE HAVE SERVED 57,827 MEALS. FOR THE CURRENT REPORTING PERIOD WE CELEBRATED FARM TO SCHOOL WEEK OCTOBER 7TH THROUGH THE 11TH. THE CRUNCH HEARD ROUND THE COMMONWEALTH, THAT'S WHERE EVERYBODY EATS AN APPLE AT THE SAME TIME , WAS ON OCTOBER THE 10TH. APPLES WERE DONATED TO US FROM LULU'S LOCAL FOODS. OKAY. THEN ACTUALLY THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK, WHICH WAS THE 14TH THROUGH THE 18TH. OKAY. OUR NEWLY APPOINTED ASSISTANT MANAGER, ERICA PLEASANTS,, RECEIVED HER SERVE SEAFOOD PROTECTION MANAGER CERTIFICATION ON OCTOBER 22ND. 
          WE HAVE WHAT IS CALLED OUR ANNUAL VERIFICATION PROCESS WHICH BEGAN OCTOBER 1ST AND WILL BE COMPLETED NOVEMBER 15TH. OUR REQUIRED ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS ARE CURRENTLY BEING THE CONDUCT DID AT EACH SCHOOL. THE GOOCHLAND NUTRITION PROGRAM HAS RECENTLY JOINED THE 2024 VIRGINIA FOOD FOUR VIRGINIA KIDS COHORT. WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM FROM THE CHEF A.M. FOUNDATION THAT WILL VISIT THE SECRETARY -- SECONDARY COMPLEX. RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY AND GES ON NOVEMBER 19TH AND NOVEMBER 20TH. EXCUSE ME. OUR FOCUS WILL BE ON SCRATCH COOKING AND STUDENT INSPIRED MEALS. I ATTENDED A STATE SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING AS THE REGION ONE REPRESENTATIVE ON OCTOBER 28TH. I ALSO GOT TO TAKE PART IN THE VIRGINIA FARM TO SCHOOL AND DIRECTORS CONFERENCE, LATE IN OCTOBER . I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ASKED TO PRESENT . IT WAS A SESSION ON SUMMER MEALS. A VIDEO WAS SHOWN DURING THE SESSION THAT WAS FILMED THIS PAST JULY . THE VIDEO INCLUDED GOOCHLAND 'S SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM, AS WELL AS AN AWESOME PROGRAM -- EXCUSE ME -- FEEDING SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. I WANTED TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO SOME OF OUR FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEES. WE HAD MARIA AGUILAR , ELSIE HARRIS, AMY, AND BETTY , AS WELL AS A TRANSPORTATION DRIVER, JOE JACKSON , FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE VIDEO. 
          WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE VIDEO? ALL RIGHT. DIANE, 
          WHERE'S THE VIDEO? HOW DID IT. >> ♪ 
          [01:55:33]
          >> I GOT PERMISSION TO MAKE A FOOD TRUCK OUT OF THE SCHOOL BUS . I ASKED OUR DIRECTOR IF PEEKING GET SOME STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT. WE HAVE A FOOD-SERVICE WINDOW ON THE SIDE THAT WAS DONATED TO US , AND WE HAND THE MEALS OUT THE WINDOW, USUALLY TO AN ADULT, WHO THEN HANDS IT TO THE CHILD. 
          JUST LIKE DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR WE HAVE A LOT OF FRESH LOCAL FOODS, WHICH THE KIDS LOVE . TRANSPORTATION IS A BIG CHALLENGE. I THINK A LOT OF TIMES WHETHER IT'S FAMILIES DON'T HAVE THE GAS MONEY TO GET THEIR KIDS TO A SITE, OR MAYBE THE PARENTS ARE WORKING . WITH THE MOBILE UNIT WE ARE ABLE TO GET OUT INTO SOME OF THESE AREAS IN THE COMMUNITY TO 
          REACH MORE STUDENTS. >> DURING SCHOOL YEAR, CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIONAL MEALS THROUGH THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM AND BREAKFAST PROGRAM. THEY MAY BE UNSURE WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL IS GOING TO COME FROM. THAT'S WHY THE SUN MEALS PROGRAM ARE SO IMPORTANT. THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM, AND SUMMER OPTION, WHICH REFER TO AS SUN MEALS. SUN MEALS OPERATE IN AREAS WHERE 50% OR MORE OF CHILDREN QUALIFIED FOR FREE OR REDUCED PRICE MEALS. IF THOSE AREAS ARE CLASSIFIED AS RURAL, BACON -- ALSO KNOWN AS NON-CONGREGATE FEEDING. THAT MEANS THE CHILDREN CAN TAKE THEIR MEALS TO GO RATHER THAN EATING ON-SITE, LIKE, IN THE CAFETERIA, OR THE PUBLIC PARK. THOSE MEALS CAN BE DISTRIBUTED UNDER ONE OF TWO MODELS. EITHER AS PICKUP , OR AS HOME DELIVERY. TO MAKE EVEN MORE OF AN IMPACT ON SUMMER HUNGER, SCHOOL DIVISIONS OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS MAY PROVIDE UP TO 10 DAYS WORTH OF MEALS TO CHILDREN AT ONE TIME. ADULTS OR GUARDIANS ARE ALLOWED TO HELP PICK UP THOSE MEALS ON A CHILD'S BEHALF. BEGINNING IN 2024, THE USDA EXPANDED THE DEFINITION OF WILL. THAT MEANS THAT ALL CHILDREN IN THE COMMONWEALTH NOW HAVE ACCESS TO MEALS TO GO. 
          >> OUR SERVICE AREA IS 26 COUNTIES . ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF RHODE ISLAND AND DELAWARE COMBINED. WE HAVE THE MOST RURAL AREAS IN VIRGINIA. TRANSPORTATION IS A STRUGGLE . 
          THE BEST WAY TO REACH CHILDREN , AND OUR COMMUNITIES, IS TO GO WHERE OUR CHILDREN ARE. YOU CANNOT CREATE A SITE AND EXPECT CHILDREN TO COME TO IT. WE OVER 350 MARKERS. THOSE ARE INCLUDING PANTRIES , OUR PARTNER SITES WHO HELP FEED CHILDREN AFTER SCHOOL AND DURING THE SUMMER. THEY INCLUDE MOBILE PANTRIES AND MOBILE MARKETS. BETHEL DOES A WEEKLY DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. THEIR FAMILIES DRIVE UP TO THEIR DISTRIBUTION SIDE. THE RECEIVE A BOX OF SHIFT -- SHELF-STABLE MEALS. THEY GET A PLASTIC BAG TO ACCOMPANY THAT BOX. FROM THE SUMMER OF 2022 TO 2023 WE SAW 200% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MEALS WE SERVED. THIS SUMMER WE ARE 50% HIGHER . 
          >> AS A STATE AGENCY IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. WE ARE HERE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND HELP YOU ENHANCE YOUR PROGRAM TO ADDRESS HUNGER IN YOUR COMMUNITY. 
          >> I HAVE A LOT OF FAMILIES WHO ARE EXTREMELY GREAT ALL AND APPRECIATIVE OF THIS. THAT'S WHAT THE MEAL PROGRAM IS ALL 
          ABOUT. >> THERE IS NEVER A BAD DAY 
          [B. Transportation Update]
FEEDING CHILDREN. YOU HAVE SOME STRESSFUL DAYS, SOME VERY CHALLENGING DAYS , BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHEN YOU SEE THE CHILDREN YOU FED AND THE COMMUNITIES YOU HELPED, 
          THERE'S NEVER A BAD DAY. >> BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES. OH, GOODNESS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? 
          >> BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS 
          [02:00:16]
          >> 
          CALLING THE LAST TIME. >> 
          >> ABSOLUTELY. >> I WILL ASK A HARDER QUESTION. HOW IS IT GOING, HOW ARE FOOD PRICES? YEAH. YEAH. 
          >> THE PRICE OF FOOD AND SUPPLIES ARE ASTRONOMICAL. 
          IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN WHEN YOU GO TO THE GROCERY STORE. 
          IT'S DIFFICULT. >> AS WE THINK ABOUT PLANNING FOR THE UPCOMING BUDGET YEAR, ARE YOU SEEING 5%, 10%, 20%. 
          WHAT WOULD YOU BALLPARK ? ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL, HOW MUCH MORE WOULD YOU ESTIMATE THE COST ? 
          >> I WOULD SAY ABOUT 7%. YEAH. THAT'S A LOT. 
          >> -- PROBLEMS HAVE ALLEVIATED? 
          >> THEY HAVE. >> DEFINITELY. 
          >> I AM AWARE. I TRY TO KEEP MY FINGER ON THE PULSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> BOARD WE WILL BRING UP ROSA 
          HAALAND. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS, GOOD EVENING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE MY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. IT IS SIX OF US IN THE OFFICE. MOST PEOPLE WOULD THINK WE PROBABLY HAVE 20, BUT WHEN SIX OF US HAVE TO GO OUT TO DRIVE A SCHOOL BUS, THEN YOU DON'T GET ANSWERS AT THE TRANSPORTATION OFFICE. REST ASSURED WE ARE PROBABLY PICKING UP CHILDREN. MAJOR SHOUT OUT TO MY SIX TRANSPORTATION OFFICE PERSONNEL WHO JUST MAKE TRANSPORTATION MOVE EACH AND EVERY DAY. THIS PERIOD I FOCUSED ON LOGISTICAL RECONSTRUCTION WITH THE NEW BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR GES. THAT BROUGHT US A LOT OF ISSUES . TRYING TO REACH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL , HIGH SCHOOL ON TIME. WE STILL HAVE SOME STRUGGLES THERE, BUT WE ARE GETTING THERE. WE FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES BY REDUCING PAPER BY USING SOFTWARE SUCH AS -- HERE COMES THE BUS APP. OUR GPS SYSTEM AND POWER SCHOOLS. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WHEN I SEND OUT MY SAFETY LETTERS IT'S ABOUT $1300 TRYING TO MAIL THOSE LETTERS OUT. WE DID NOT MAIL THEM OUT, BUT WE DID REACH OUR PARENTS THROUGH EMAILS, TEXT MESSAGES . WE ARE CONTINUING THAT. FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD, WE ARRANGED ABOUT 1655 SCHOOLBUS REQUESTS . THAT'S A LOT. WE HAVE ABOUT 2600 STUDENTS. 
          CHANGES HAPPEN FOR PARENTS. MORNINGS , SOMETIMES, IT'S HARDER TO CATCH THE BUS. AFTERNOONS KIDS STAY AFTER SCHOOL SO PARENTS DON'T REALLY HAVE CONSISTENT SCHEDULES, WHICH CAUSES THAT SCHOOLBUS REQUEST JUST TO , PRETTY MUCH, CONTINUE EVERY DAY WE HAVE ONE. WE ALSO SERVICE 39 FIELD TRIPS, 86 OF THOSE WERE ATHLETIC FIELD TRIPS. SOME OF OUR DRIVERS , THEY COMPLETED THE STOP THE BLEED TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE GOOCHLAND COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND RESCUE SERVICES. 
          THREE MECHANICS ARE CERTIFIED IN DOING THE PRINT OUT -- PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON OUR ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES. THERE ARE THREE CURRENTLY ON THE ROAD NOW. WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR FIRST ROUNDS OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON ALL SCHOOL BUSES AND VEHICLES. OUR DAILY OPERATION FOR THIS YEAR INVOLVES ABOUT 69 ACTIVE EMPLOYEES. 57 . ACTUALLY 61 SCHOOL BUSES CURRENTLY. 73 ACTIVE VEHICLES. THAT INCLUDES ANYWHERE FROM MAINTENANCE . PEOPLE TRANSPORTATION, ADMIN VEHICLES. FOR FUTURE PROJECTS, CONTINUE TO BASICALLY CONSOLIDATE ROUTES FOR EFFICIENCY AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE BY HIRING AND RETAINING HOLLOW WIDE -- HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND SKILLED EMPLOYEES. ANY 
          QUESTIONS? >> BOARD MEMBERS , QUESTIONS? 
          >> I DO. I'M SORRY. FIRST, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. I DID WANT TO KNOW, WHAT WAS THE AMOUNT YOU HAD TO PAY FOR 
          MAILING OUT ? >> ABOUT 1300 AND POSTAGE. $.50 
          [02:05:02]
          AN ENVELOPE. >> RIGHT. HOW MUCH FOR THE APPS WE ARE USING . WHAT'S THE COST ON THOSE? 
          >> GPS IS ABOUT 30,000 A YEAR. 
          >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. 
          >> YOU ARE WELCOME. >> 
          >> GOOD QUESTION, I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER RIGHT NOW. 
          >> SERVICED ABOUT 46,000 FOR MILEAGE USE JUST ON FIELD 
          TRIPS. >> 
          >> HOW IS IT GOING WITH THE NEW ELECTRIC BUSES FROM GES? 
          >> ALL THREE OF THEM ARE ON THE ROAD. WE'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CHARGING STATION, BUT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT . THEY HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY OUT THERE TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT. 
          TECHNOLOGY IS GREAT WHEN IT WORKS. AND NOT SO GREAT WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK. SO FAR, THEY'VE BEEN DOING PRETTY GOOD. 
          >> COST SAVINGS, WHAT WOULD YOU FORECAST -- OUR REGULAR FLEET CYCLE NOW. IF WE ARE NOT PUTTING GAS INTO A BUS BUT WE ARE ABLE TO USE THAT YOU BE BUSES, HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK WE 
          ARE SAVING ON FUEL IN A YEAR? >> IT IS ONLY THREE BUSES. I HAVEN'T HAD A FULL YEAR OF INFORMATION. ONCE I DO GET THAT INFORMATION AT THE END, I WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE. YEAH. 
          >> I'M VERY CURIOUS. PILOT PROJECT FOR US. LOOKING FORWARD 
          [C. Facilities/Maintenance Update]
TO SEE HOW THAT GOES. SAME QUESTION. BUDGET SEASON. HOW ARE FUEL PRICES? WHAT DO YOU SEE AS YOU LOOK FORWARD TO OUR NEXT BUDGET CALENDAR? NOT BUS REPLACEMENT, JUST FUEL. 
          >> ESTIMATING ABOUT $15-$20,000 A MONTH IN FUEL. WE ARE LOOKING 
          AT ABOUT 250 FOR THE YEAR. >> THIS YEAR -- IS THAT FLAT YEAR-OVER-YEAR, OR IS IT GOING UP? 
          >> 5 TO 7%, YES. >> SEEMS TO BE A COMMON THEME. 
          I KNOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS LATER , THE REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE FOR BUSES AND VEHICLES IN THE FLEET. I GUESS WE WILL COVER THAT. YES, SIR, YES. ANY COMMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO 
          SHARE ON THAT AT THIS TIME? >> I DO. OUT OF 62 VEHICLES WE WILL STILL HAVE 17 OF THOSE THAT WILL REACH THEIR 15 YEAR LIFECYCLE OVER 150,000 MILES. WE ARE STRUGGLING . EVEN IF WE ARE NOT USING ALL 61 ON A GIVEN DAY, WE EXPERIENCE BREAKDOWNS. 
          WE DON'T HAVE RELIABLE SPARE BUSES. I'M CONCERNED. I'M CONCERNED FOR THE FUTURE. A BUS, RIGHT NOW, IS ABOUT 
          $145,000. >> 
          >> 18 MONTHS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO GET OUR STUDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOL 
          SAFELY EVERY DAY. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU MISS HOLMAN. NEXT WE HAVE MR. GLENN FORD , DOING DOUBLE DUTY. FIRST IS GOING TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE FACILITIES A MAINTENANCE UPDATE AND TRANSITION US TO THE FUTURE AS HE TALKS ABOUT OUR CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT OUTLET . 
          >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THAT'S THE RIGHT ONE. ALL RIGHT. MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES, WE HAVE COMPLETED AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PROJECTS OVER THE SUMMER. ALL OF THE SCHOOLS , I'VE GOT PAGES AND PAGES OF PROJECTS, BUT I WON'T BORE YOU OR WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THAT. JUST A FEW THINGS . 
          WE DID A PARTIAL ROOF REPLACEMENT WHICH WAS BASICALLY 
          [02:10:01]
THE FRONT HALF WAS TORN OFF , TAKEN DOWN TO THE ROOF DECKING, REPAIRS WERE MADE AND RESURFACED WITH A SYNTHETIC RUBBER . IT'S A VERY OLD SCHOOL. THIS IS JUST A PORTION OF THE ROOF. WE STILL HAVE A LOT MORE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. THE OLD, ORIGINAL GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 
          WE'VE EMPTIED THAT BUILDING OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. 
          COMPLETED THE FIRST TWO FACES OF THE MOVE . FURNITURE AND REDISTRIBUTION OF FURNITURE AND CAFETERIA ITEMS . WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING IT OUT NOW. PROBABLY STARTING THAT IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. I WILL GET THE BUILDING PREPARED TO BE HANDED OVER BACK TO THE COUNTY. REGARDING PUBLISHING -- PLUMBING AND RECONDITIONING THE SPACE. IN SPIRIT OF SAVING ELECTRICITY WE PUT THE SYSTEM IN UNOCCUPIED. WE'VE GOT DEHUMIDIFIERS AND TO MAKE SURE WE ARE BATTLING THE ELEMENTS. 
          WE ARE ALSO PARTNERING WITH THE COUNTY ON REPURPOSED THING OPTIONS. THAT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING. GES. THIS WAS A SMOOTH TRANSITION ON THE SURFACE TO THE PUBLIC, PROBABLY, BUT UNDERNEATH THERE WERE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED. I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE COMMUNITY, THE BOARD, EVERYBODY THAT WAS A PART OF THIS. I CAME IN AT THE TAIL END OF IT. I WAS DISAPPOINTED I WASN'T INVOLVED IN THE WHOLE PROCESS. THAT'S HOW THAT GOES. RIGHT NOW, OBVIOUSLY , WE ARE OCCUPIED. THINGS ARE GOING WELL. I PARTNER WITH TINA MCKAY OFTEN. MY DEPARTMENT IS FOCUSED ON DOCUMENTING THE PUNCHLIST FOR THE CONTRACTOR, MAKE SURE WE ARE KEEPING GOOD RECORDS ON THOSE ASSETS. WE DON'T WANT TO INHERIT PROBLEMS THAT WERE PRE-EXISTING. WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE PUNCHLIST. LEANING ON THE VENDORS, THE SUBCONTRACTORS TO REPAIR THOSE ITEMS NOW TO KEEP THE SCHOOL RUNNING EFFICIENTLY. WE ARE ACTUALLY GETTING INTO THE TAB PROCESS, THE HVAC . TESTING AND ADJUSTING AND BALANCING OF THE SYSTEM. THIS IS, ACTUALLY, A GOOD TIME OF YEAR TO DO THAT, BECAUSE WE ARE COMING FROM THE WARM MONTHS AND GOING INTO THE COOLER MONTHS. WE CAN CALCULATE AND MAKE THOSE UNITS EFFICIENT. 
          ON TO RANDOLPH. WE HAD A MAJOR PATCH ON THE PUFF. A ROOFING TYPE SYSTEM. NOT EDM. RUBBER SYNTHETIC. IT IS A SPRAY ON FOAM -TYPE MATERIAL THAT PROBABLY HALF OF OUR ROOFING SYSTEMS ARE AT THE SCHOOLS. WE'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PATCHING ON THAT. LARGE SECTION ON THE BACK OF THE BUILDING IS STILL ORIGINAL FROM 1997. THE PUFF SYSTEM IS USUALLY , YOU HAVE ABOUT A 25 YEAR LIFE EXPECTANCY ON THAT. 
          BASICALLY, IT IS BEYOND ITS LIFE EXPECT DENSITY. WE NEED TO KEEP THAT IN OUR MINDS. WE HAD SOME LEARNING COTTAGES ON SITE AT RANDOLPH. WE WERE ABLE TO REMOVE ALL OF OUR I.T. 
          INSTRUMENTATION. ELECTRICAL DECKING . WE GOT THOSE COTTAGES GONE . WE HAVE GRADED THE SITE AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WERE NEVER THERE, ALMOST. I AM , LIKE, LISA, WITH THE COMPUTERS. 
          FORGIVE ME. >> 
          >> SORRY. >> 
          >> A LOT OF REGULAR SUMMER MAINTENANCE WE DID ALONG WITH THE ROOFING SYSTEM. WE HAD A DRAIN IN THE KITCHEN THAT WAS GIVEN AS PROBLEMS AND HAS BEEN FOR A LONG TIME. ABLE TO PUT A DOWN THE DRAIN. WE FOUND A DIP AND CORRODED SECTIONS OF THE PIPE. CUT THE PIPE TOGETHER AND MOVE ON. MANDY, FIX IT. WHEN WE GOT IN THERE, THE ENTIRE PIPING SYSTEM WAS DETERIORATED FROM AGE. NO COUPLING OR MAKING ANY REPAIRS. BASICALLY, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD TO DIG UP , FROM THE FLOOR DRAIN TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING TO THE TRAP. AND REDO THE ENTIRE PIPING SYSTEM. WAY MORE THAN WE EXPECTED TO SPEND BUT THERE WAS NO ALTERNATIVE TO THAT. AGAIN, THE AGE OF THE BUILDING. THAT IS ALL REPAIRED. EVERYTHING IS RUNNING SMOOTH. HAVEN'T HEARD ANY PROBLEMS TO THAT. THANK GOODNESS. THE REAL EPOXY THE FLOOR AND IT LOOKS BETTER THAN EVER. SECONDARY COMPLEX WE HAD A PRETTY INVASIVE WATER SOURCE HEAT PROJECT THAT HAPPENED LAST SUMMER . IT JUST PASSED. SO -- SCHEDULED FOR THE PREVIOUS 
          [02:15:04]
SUMMER AND THE SUMMER. WE HAD SOME SHIPPING GETTING MATERIAL ISSUES. THIS YEAR TO NEXT YEAR PROJECT, WHICH IS OKAY. WE ARE WORKING THROUGH IT. BASICALLY REPLACED 109 UNITS. UNITS IN THE HALLWAYS AND IN THE CEILINGS. SUPPLY AIR CONDITIONING AND HEAT TO THE CLASSROOMS. THEY SUPPLY LARGER AREAS LIKE CAFETERIAS, GYMNASIUMS, HALLWAYS. WE HAVE , I THINK, 41 OR 42 LEFT FROM NEXT YEAR. THAT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER PRETTY BIG PROJECT. IT'S BEEN INVASIVE. THAT COMPLEX WAS BUILT -- IT WASN'T BUILT TO WHERE YOU CAN SEPARATE THE WATER SYSTEM. IF YOU DO ANY WORK AT ALL , YOU HAVE TO SHUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY DOWN, WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE HAVING TO DO AS FAR AS WATER CONSUMPTION AND USAGE. THAT IS SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US BE THINKING ABOUT IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE TO GO AHEAD AND -- THOSE TWO BUILDINGS UP. WHEN SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN WE CAN SEPARATE, CONTINUE EDUCATION OR SUMMER PROJECTS ON ONE HALF AND UTILIZE THE BUILDING WE OWN. 
          ANYWAY. ALSO AT THE SECONDARY COMPLEX, WE REPLACED FIVE -- THOSE ARE THE ROOF TOP UNITS. PRETTY INVASIVE, AS WELL. IT TAKES A CRANE. REPLACED ONE OF THE TWO WALL PUMPS. PRETTY MUCH AGING OUT. THE AUDITORIUM LIGHTS , WE ACTUALLY REPLACED ALL OF THE LIGHTS UNDER BUDGET. WE RESEARCHED AND TRIED TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE COUNTY'S MONEY AND GET THE BEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK. THE DRAMA TEACHERS APPROVAL, MR. NEAL, THOSE ARE DONE. WE REFINISHED THAT TERRIBLE STAGE FOUR. IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL NOW. IF YOU GET A CHANCE, TAKE A LOOK AT IT. 
          >> MY UNDERSTANDING, THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS 2001 AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS 2007-ISH. I AM SURE YOU ALL HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE TECH BUILDING AND THE MAJOR FLOOD OF '24. WE DID SURVIVE. 
          IT WAS, ACTUALLY, A SPRINKLER HEAD. BACK WHEN THAT BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED, THE CODE WAS YOU CAN PUT SPRINKLER HEADS JUST IN THE CLOSETS. A MEASURE OF THE REASONING. THAT IS HOW THAT -- THAT BUILDING IS ALSO -- SAME CONCEPT. ONE OF THE SPRINKLER HEADS BROKE AND FLOODED THE UPSTAIRS, WHICH PRETTY MUCH IS GOING DOWNSTAIRS. THE CULINARY TOOK VERY MUCH THE BRUNT OF THE DAMAGE. ALL OF THOSE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETE. WE DID DISCOVER SOME ASBESTOS, THE GLUE UNDER THE VCT FLOORING. THAT'S ALL BEEN EVADED AND SAFE. MY MAINTENANCE TEAM HAS NOW OCCUPIED THAT UPSTAIRS. WE LOVE IT. IN THE CIP, THE NEXT PRESENTATION, THERE IS ACTUALLY A PLAN FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND REMOVE THE SPRINKLERS . IT'S A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY. RELATIVE TO THE DAMAGE IT CAN CAUSE IF ONE OF THEM FINALLY DOES GIVE WAY. THOUGHTS ON THE FOREFRONT OF MY MIND. DIVISION-WIDE, WE COMPLETED OVER 400 ORDERS THIS YEAR. WORK ORDERS FROM THE TEACHERS AND THE STAFF. MY DOOR IS TAKING, MY LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT IS WHY WE ARE DOING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGING -- ROUTINE WORK. DAILY AT THE SCHOOLS. FIRST RESPONDERS, WE SWITCH TO CELLULAR BECAUSE THE OLD DIAL-UP WASN'T RELIABLE. IT'S A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. ALL OF THAT I SAID AND MENTIONED WAS DONE DURING THE CUSTODIAL'S TRYING TO DO THEIR WORK FOR THE SUMMER. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WORK THEY HAVE WITH STRIPPING AND WAXING FLOORS, CLEANING CLASSROOMS. THEY WERE DISPLACED. THEY WERE TROOPERS. 
          NO ONE COMPLAINED. THEY WERE VERY MUCH CAN-DO ATTITUDE. THEY ARE, KIND OF, UNSEEN HEROES TO ME. BEHIND-THE-SCENES DAILY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUT. THEY DID A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK, AS THEY DO EVERY YEAR IN THE SUMMERTIME. THEY DID IT UNDER TERRIBLE CIRCUMSTANCES WITHOUT COMPLAINING THAT'S AN AGING GROUP OF FOLKS. LIKE ALL OF US. 
          >> THANK YOU . BOARD MEMBERS? 
          FACILITIES. >> FIRST OF ALL, WE ARE NOT 
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          HIRING. >> MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION , ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE TRANSPIRED OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. JUST APPRECIATE YOUR REPORT AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING SO HARD TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE RELIABLE BUILDINGS TO GO INTO. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> I'M GOING TO ASK YOU THE SAME QUESTION. WE ARE IN BUDGET SEASON. HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT BUDGET NEEDS. I KNOW YOU ARE NOT ON THE TEAM WE DID 
          [D. Capital Improvement Plan]
BUDGET PROCESS LAST YEAR. WHAT ESTIMATE WOULD YOU SAY FOR COST OF MATERIALS AND SERVICES, JUST WITH THE STATUS QUO, NOT CIP. 
          >> I WOULD SAY, OVERALL, MAINTENANCE IS EASILY UP 10%. 
          IT'S NOT BACKING OFF. I'M NOT SURE HOW THE SAID NEW -- THIS NEW ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO PLAY INTO THIS. YEAR AFTER YEAR EVERYTHING CONTINUES TO RISE THAT 5 TO 10%. IT'S A 
          STRUGGLE. >> HOW ARE THINGS GOING FROM A SUPPLYING CHAIN POINT OF VIEW? I KNOW WHEN WE WERE IN THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE, REALLY GUIDELINES -- 
          >> IT'S TERRIBLE. YOU WILL SEE IN SOME OF THE CIP . LIKE ROSIE ALLUDED TO. AN 18 MONTH LEAD TIME ON THE BUS. WHEN YOU FINALLY DECIDE TO PULL THE TRIGGER , YOU BETTER BE AWARE OF THAT AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY BECAUSE SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE BEYOND THEIR LIFE EXPECTANCY, SOME OF THESE ASSETS AT THESE BUILDINGS, THERE'S -- IN ON , NOT QUITE THAT BAD, BUT HALF A YEAR, EIGHT MONTHS LEAD TIME ON EQUIPMENT. THEN YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE SCHEDULING THE WORK, AS WELL. THE ECONOMY IS DOING PRETTY WELL AS FAR AS WORK . THOSE GUYS HAVE A BUSY SCHEDULE. THEY ARE BACKED UP FOR MONTHS. YOU REALLY HAVE TO PLAN AHEAD. WE HAVE TO BE 
          PROACTIVE WITH THE STUFF. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> YOU ARE WELCOME. >> I ECHO YOUR SENTIMENTS. 
          EVERY TIME I GO INTO ONE OF OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS, THEY ARE PRISTINE. I MEAN , TRULY, CLEANER THAN MY HOME . I WOULD LOVE TO HIRE THEM. IT'S REMARKABLE HOW CLEAN THE FACILITIES ARE KEPT. UNEXPECTED DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL DAY OR FOR A SPECIAL EVENT, ALL TIMES, THE FACILITIES LOOK OUTSTANDING. PLEASE THANK THE TEAM. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. DR. CROMARTIE. 
          >> YES, MA'AM. >> STILL A ? 
          >> STILL IN THE HOT SEAT. TRANSITION IS NOW INTO OUR 
          CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. >> ALL RIGHT. HELLO AGAIN. THE BASIS OF THE CIP IS TO ADDRESS THE CAPITOL NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION. THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS REMAIN AN INVITING, SAFE, COMFORTABLE FOR THE STUDENTS AND STAFF. AS EVERY YEAR, WE PULLED OFF OF PREVIOUS YEARS. IF THINGS ARISE UNEXPECTEDLY, WE HAVE TO ADJUST. WE GO BY AN ASSESSMENT STUDY DONE A FEW YEARS AGO. WE STILL PARTNER WITH THEM ON PROJECTS, LIKE, THE WATER SOURCE HEAT PROJECTS. THEY ARE VERY RELIABLE. THEY ARE STEERING US WITH OUR ASSET AND LIFE EXPECT AND SEE PROJECT. THE PRESENT FULL CAPITOL COSTS, INCLUDING INDUSTRY STANDARDS. THERE ARE A FEW SURPRISES WHEN PROJECTS ARE STARTED. WE TRY AND STRIVE TO MAINTAIN AND CREATE SUSTAINABLE FACILITIES AND MANAGE OUR ASSETS. THE FIVE-YEAR CIP, AS ROSIE TOUCHED ON, THE MOST REPLACEMENTS THERE , EXPENSIVE -- I WILL GET TO A SLIDE ON OUR NEEDS AND WHAT WE HAVE WITH THAT IN A SECOND. VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED . I PARTNER WITH ROSIE ON THAT TO DETERMINE WHICH VEHICLES ARE GOING TO GET REPURPOSED , OR OUT OF OUR FLEETS. THIS YEAR IT WAS TWO STUDENT TRANSPORT VEHICLES AND TWO OF MY MAINTENANCE TEAM VANS . MY TEAM HAS EVERY ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES IS WELL OVER 200,000. SOME OF THEM 250, 260,000 MILES ON THE. 
          IT'S A BALANCING ACT WITH ROSIE'S NEEDS, AND MY NEEDS. 
          THAT'S WHAT WE CAME UP WITH. THIS SESSION. NORMAL MAINTENANCE POOL, YOU CAN SEE IN '26 AND '27. I DON'T WANT TO GET MY HAND SLAPPED BUT I DIDN'T PUT AN INFLATION INDICATOR ON THOSE BECAUSE IT IS JUST REALITY. WE CANNOT KEEP 
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EXPECTING THE SAME MONEY TO GO AS FAR EVERY YEAR BECAUSE IT'S NOT POSSIBLE. WE HAVE PARKING LOT ASPHALT PAVED. CAFETERIA EQUIPMENT THAT'S NEEDED. SECURITY EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT NEEDED. AND I.T. FUND. MUCH COVERS EVERYTHING I.T. FOR THEIR NEEDS. BIRD -- 1.2, RANDOLPH. 1.7. I DON'T NEED TO READ IT ALL TO YOU. THESE ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THINGS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BREAK TOMORROW, NECESSARILY, BUT THINGS I HAVE -- THAT HAVE OUTLIVED THEIR LIFE EXPENSES -- EXPECT DENSITY. A ROLL OF THE DICE. 
          SOME THINGS ARE MORE IMPACTFUL THAN OTHERS. I WILL GET TO SOME OF THOSE, AS WELL, IN A SECOND. I WANT YOU ALL TO SEE THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF NEEDS. WE HAVE A LOT OF OLD SCHOOLS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GES. THEY REQUIRE A LOT OF MAINTENANCE AND A LOT OF LOVE. WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THESE BUILDINGS AND BE PROACTIVE. THIS IS CONTINUED. THE CTE ADDITION AT THE SECONDARY COMPLEX . JUST LIKE THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, WE ARE GOING TO NEED SOME AMD SOON TO START THAT PROJECT, MOVING FORWARD WITH IT. 21 OF NOVEMBER, CITIZENS VOTED FOR THAT BOND. WHEN THAT BOND IS ASKED FOR, G CPS HAS 18.2 OF THAT. WE ARE GOING TO NEED SOME UP FRONT AMD FUNDING. PLEASE DON'T FORGET US ON THAT. WE JUST MENTIONED HOW LEADTIMES AND PEOPLE SCHEDULES ARE. WE WANT TO MOVE ON THAT AS SOON AS WE CAN. HERE IS THE BUS REPLACEMENT GRAPH. BASICALLY, WE HAVE 57 BUSES 19 BEYOND USEFUL LIFE OF 15 YEARS. WE HAVE 38 AGE-APPROPRIATE BUSES, BUT THEY ARE ALSO AGING. WE NEED 45 FOR DAILY RUNS. THERE IS AN 18 MONTH LEAD TIME ON THE BUS . IF YOU ARE GOING TO ACQUIRE A BUS IT'S 18 MONTHS. 
          YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A COUPLE OF YEARS IN THEIR. THIS IS PRE--GLENN. WE DID NOT GET ANY BUSES. I DON'T KNOW THE REASONING WHY. WE DON'T NEED TO GET INTO THAT. THAT DOESN'T HELP US FOR OUR CURRENT SITUATION. KIND OF SAD. VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS, THIS IS THE MAINTENANCE VEHICLES , WHICH I MENTIONED A SECOND AGO. WE ARE REPLACING TWO. THEY WILL BE HERE IN THE SPRING. WE STILL HAVE FOUR MORE THAT ARE JUST AS BAD OF SHAPE AS THE TWO WE ARE REPLACING. IT'S HARD FOR US , WITH THESE VEHICLES, BECAUSE WE ARE CONSTANTLY FUNDING REPAIRS. 
          IT IS A BALANCING ACT. WHEN YOU GET RID OF IT, WHEN DO YOU STOP THE BLEEDING AND GO AHEAD AND REPLACE IT? WHEN THESE VEHICLES BREAK DOWN, WHICH THEY DO OFTEN, IT'S A HINDRANCE TO MY TEAM FOR US DOING OUR JOB. IF THAT VAN OR TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP, WE CAN'T WORK AS EFFICIENTLY. THE STUDENTS ARE IMPACTED, THE STAFF IS IMPACTED, THE BUILDINGS ARE IMPACTED. JUMPING TO THE FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT . YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH SEE BRYD IS GOING TO NEED AN OVEN. SERVICE LINE REFRIGERATOR, DISHWASHER. THAT'S NOT COUNTING ALL THE OTHER COOLERS AND CHILLERS AND FREEZERS IN THE KITCHEN. PRETTY MUCH ALL LIMPING ALONG. I HAVE A GOOD GROUP OF GUYS THAT CAN KEEP THEM GOING. HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THEM GOING. AGAIN, THOSE REPAIRS ARE EXPENSIVE. YOU HAVE TO WEIGH OUT YOU KEEP PUTTING MONEY INTO AN OLD PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WERE DUE BY THE BULLET AND REPLACE IT. WHEN THEY GO DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY, REACTIVE ISN'T THE BEST WAY. WE HAVE TO WATCH THE BOTTOM LINE, BUT THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER SIDE OF THAT COIN IN EVERY SITUATION. BASICALLY THERE IS THE TOTALS FOR ALL OF THE CAFETERIAS AND THE PROJECTED COSTS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. 
          HERE'S MY CAPITOL MAINTENANCE POOL. YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS. 
          REPLACEMENTS OF MOTORS AND PUMPS AND PARTS AND TOILETS. 
          MINOR REPAIRS THAT COME IN DAILY. YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE HOW MUCH WE HAVE TO PUT INTO THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS. HERE ARE SOME PROJECTS FOR BRYD . AGAIN, THIS -- THESE ARE THINGS I'VE 
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SEEN. NOTHING THAT HAVE TO BE DONE YESTERDAY OR TOMORROW, BUT WE'VE GOT A PUT THEM ON THE FOREFRONT AND START PLANNING FOR THESE REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS. THE ROOF , IT'S 1977. THAT'S REALLY OLD. THAT'S NOT THE WHOLE BOARD -- BUILDING. THAT'S THE PORTION THAT HASN'T BEEN REPLACED YET. 
          I MAY CATCH UP WITH MYSELF. THE WINDOWS , 1958 AND 1990 ADDITION, THEY HAVE BEEN WORKED ON AND BAND-AID ED. WHEN I SAY THAT, THE GLAZING AND CAULKING AND THINGS . WE'VE TRIED TO UPKEEP THOSE. WE HAVE A LOT OF LEAKS ALL THE TIMES ON THOSE WINDOWS. SAME AS AN -- AT RANDOLPH. THEY ARE THE SAME AGE. EVEN THE LENTILS, THE STEEL THAT GOES A ACROSS THE WINDOW THAT HOLDS THE BRICK WEEK, EVEN THOSE ARE STARTING TO REST. SOMETHING THAT IS NOT GOING TO GET BETTER PICK SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED. CAFETERIA TABLES, THEY ARE OLD, THEY WORK , BUT THESE THINGS HAVE A LIFE EXPECT DENSITY. THERE IT IS FOR THE DESKS IN THE CAFETERIA TABLES. 
          THE MAIN 1958 BATHROOM IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, THAT'S ORIGINAL. IT LOOKS ORIGINAL. I'M NOT SAYING AESTHETICALLY WE HAVE TO GET THE SCHOOLS LOOKING PRISTINE IN 2025 ERA, BUT YOU DID DOWN INTO THE LAYERS, AND YOU'VE GOT PIPING THAT IS CORRODING. THESE ARE DRAINPIPES THAT ARE CRUCIAL TO THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS. IF ONE OF THOSE DRAINPIPES ENDS UP COLLAPSING, LIKE IT DID IN THE KITCHEN , THE SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE SHUT DOWN. WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH DISPLAY STUDENTS. THAT'S NO EASY FIX. AGAIN, WE CAN DO THESE PROJECTS OVER THE SUMMER TIME OR WINTER BREAKS, OR PLAN THEM AND ELIMINATE DOWNTIME, AS FAR AS STUDENTS IN CAFETERIA, STAFF, AND TEACHERS. YOU START REPLACING PIPING UNDERNEATH , AND THE NEW PIPING IS NOT GOING TO MATCH UP EASILY WITH THE OLD FIXTURES. YOU REALLY HAVE TO DO THE ENTIRE PROJECT AT ONE TIME . THAT'S AN ESTIMATE. I'M NOT SURE HOW DEEP YOU WANT TO GO. 
          WE CAN SURFACE IT TO APPOINT . IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY EXTENSIVE BECAUSE OF THE REASON I STATED. YOU CANNOT MATCH 
          1950S STUFF WITH 2024 THINGS. >> 
          >> WHY? >> 
          >> LIGHTS. YEAH. >> 
          >> YES. BUT, IT'S NOT -- YOU WOULD PROBABLY BE SURPRISED HOW OLD MOST FLIGHTS ARE THAT YOU USE IN YOUR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE. 
          THEY ARE NOT AS BRIGHT AS THE L.E.D.S OR CURRENT FIXTURES. 
          YOU WILL NOTICE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IF YOU START REPLACING THEM. THEY ARE OLD. AS THEY START BREAKING WE CANNOT GET PARTS FOR THEM ANYMORE. WE NEED TO LOOK INTO MAYBE UPGRADING THE LIGHTING IN THESE CLASSROOMS. IT'S GOING TO HELP THE STUDENTS. THEY ARE WAY MORE EFFICIENT THAN THE OLD INCANDESCENT BULBS. AGAIN, NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE DONE YESTERDAY, BUT WE NEED TO START PLANNING FOR THIS AND REALIZE 
          THIS IS COMING. >> 
          >> YOU'RE WELCOME. SAME THING WITH THE DESKS, SAME THING WITH THE WINDOWS, SAME THING WITH THE ROOF. WE HAVE REPLACED A PORTION OF THAT ROOF . IT'S GOT A LOT LEFT THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. SAME WITH THE BATHROOM. THE ELECTRICAL PANELS. WE'VE DONE SOME PANELS ACROSS THE DIVISION , BUT THIS IS ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED. AGAIN, YOU CANNOT FIND SPARE PARTS FOR THESE THINGS. OLD ELECTRICAL PANELS AND BREAKERS ARE OBSOLETE. LUCKILY WE HAVE SMALL SURPLUS OF SPARE PARTS WE HAVE BEEN LIMPING ALONG. THAT IS A REAL ISSUE THAT IS COMING OUR WAY SOON. SAME THING WITH THE LIGHTING UPGRADE. BASICALLY THE SAME SCHOOL. AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL , THIS IS ORIGINAL . 
          ROOFING. 2007-ISH. GMS. YOU HAVE A REPLACEMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING UP PRETTY SOON. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, 25 YEAR LIFE EXPECTANCY. WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON 
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THIS. WE DON'T HAVE EXTENSIVE LEAKS, BUT THAT IS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SAME WITH THE LMC, THE LIBRARY CARPETS. THAT'S ONE. 
          WE DID SOME AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL , I BELIEVE IT WAS BRYD . THAT WAS ALSO USED FOR COVID. GOT A LOT MORE WEAR AND TEAR. 
          YEAH. THIS IS RIGHT BEHIND IT. WE'VE GOT ROOFTOP UNITS. ONE THROUGH FIVE. THAT'S A BIG EXPENSE. THAT'S A RECOMMENDATION. AGAIN, STRICTLY ON THE LIFE EXPECTANCY. THIS IS NEWER EQUIPMENT, RELATIVELY EXPEDIENT -- SPEAKING. I HAVE A REFRIGERATOR 50 YEARS OLD. I'VE REPLACED TWO NEW ONES AND THAT ONE IS RUNNING. YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO BREAK. 
          THIS EQUIPMENT IS COMING TO THE END OF ITS LIFE, AS WELL. I FEEL, LIKE, I AM ECHOING MY SOUL. PHYSICALLY THE SAME THING ACROSS THE DIVISION. THE LIGHTING UPGRADE. IT'S A LOT BIGGER BUILDING. THE COST IS HIGHER. THE CAREER AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER, AS IT IS TECHNICALLY KNOWN, WE'VE GOT OLD BETSY ON THE ROOF THAT IS PROBABLY ORIGINAL. 
          I HAVE NOT RUN THE SERIAL NUMBER AND CHECKED THE AGE, IT'S BIRTHDAY. WE ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO WORK ON THAT AND KEEP IT RUNNING . THIS CONTROLS A LOT OF THE HUMIDITY IN THE WORKSHOP. IF YOU'VE HEARD ANYTHING THIS PAST SUMMER, THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HUMIDITY IN THAT BUILDING. THIS UNIT IS A BIG CULPRIT CONTRIBUTING TO THAT. 
          WITH THE HUMIDITY, ALL OF THAT TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT, YOU GET RUST ON BAND SAWS, TABLES, ROBOTICS CLASSROOM. EVERYTHING GETS A LAYER OF RUST ON IT BECAUSE OF THE HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS. THIS UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE ARE LIMPING ALONG. 
          WE HAVE TWO WATER HEATERS THAT ARE OVER 20 YEARS OLD. PROBABLY 25 YEARS OLD. ONE OF THEM IS ELECTRIC, ONE OF THEM IS PROPANE. WE HAVE REPLACED JUST ABOUT EVERY PIECE ON THE THING . THEY ARE JUST LIMPING ALONG. THAT BUILDING HAS CULINARY, I KNOW. IT'S GOT THE NURSING PROGRAM. IT IS STILL BEING UTILIZED. IT IS SOMETHING WE STILL NEED TO WATCH AND UPKEEP. 
          THE ELECTRICAL PANEL IN THE SWITCHGEAR, YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO SEE THAT. IT LOOKS, LIKE, SOMETHING OUT OF A MOVIE. 
          THERE ARE NO SPARE PARTS FOR THE STUFF THE FIRE PANEL. 
          THAT'S THE NEXT ONE. FIRE PANEL UPGRADE. VIRAL -- FIRE PANEL AND ELECTRICAL PANEL ARE OBSOLETE. THEY ARE WORKING. MY GUYS KNOW HOW TO KICK THEM AND TAP THEM AND KEEP THINGS GOING. 
          IF WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THAT BUILDING WE NEED TO DO THIS STUFF. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. LARGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS . WE STILL USE CAPITOL COST MODEL AT THE -- THAT THE COUNTY USES. BASICALLY, 25% CONTINGENCIES ON OUR COSTS, PLUS SOFT COSTS, ORIGINAL SQUARE FOOTAGE COSTS. 
          TASTE ON THE 2020 STATE WHITE CONSTRUCTION COSTS , NEW SCHOOL SITES ARE BOTH, FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, 25 ACRES. 2021-2022, THERE WAS A STEEP INCREASE IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS . MAYBE COVID RELATED, I MEASURE. SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES. CURRENT MODEL . IT CHANGED ALL THE PRODUCTS TO 30% INFLATION. THE INFLATION INDICATOR I PUT ON, BASICALLY 5% A YEAR AFTER THAT. 
          NO CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR'S PRESENTATION, BASICALLY, EXCEPT THE SECONDARY COMPLEX , CT ADDITION WAS PUSHED DOWN THE ROAD ONE YEAR. RECOMMENDED CAPITOL COSTS , PROJECT MANAGER AND COMMISSIONING SERVICES. 4% OF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS. WE NEED TO FIGURE THAT AS FAR AS A OWNERS REP ON PROJECTS. MVP FOR GES. WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT DEMOLITION AND RENOVATION COSTS ON THESE BUILDINGS WHEN THEY ARE NO LONGER NEEDED. NOT SO MUCH THE ORIGINAL GES BECAUSE THAT MIGHT BE REPURPOSED. 
          THERE'S GOING TO BE MONEY INVOLVED IN 36 AND 42. WHAT HAVE I DONE? THE NEW CONSTRUCTION AT GES, THE CTE 
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EDITION . I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WAS 2018. AGAIN, PRE-GLENN. 
          30,000 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION . IN '18, YOU CAN SEE IT WAS HALF THE COST IT WILL PROBABLY BE BY THE TIME IN 27 OR '28 GETS HERE. AGAIN I JUST PUT A NOTE ABOUT THE BOND AND THE A AND E. THESE ARE DELAYED PROJECTS. THESE HAVE BEEN ON THE BOOKS FOR, I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG. WHEN WE DO THE CTE ADDITION AT THE SECONDARY COMPLEX, I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THE FINE ARTS. A FINE ARTS RENOVATION IS WHAT I HAVE HEARD IT CALLED. SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO THE NEW ADDITION. EMPTY SPACE INSIDE THE SCHOOL. I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME FOR US TO TAKE THE A AND E FOR THE NEW ADDITION AND LET'S FIND SOME NEW PURPOSES FOR THE BUILDING. THE CLASSROOMS THAT ARE VACANT WITH THAT MOVE. JUST PIGGYBACK THE A AND E ON THE NEW ADDITION ALSO, HOW WE ARE GOING TO USE THE CLASSROOMS INDICATED. AUXILIARY GYM. 2030. 
          THE ATHLETIC FIELD HAS THE EXPANSION. 2032. A LOT OF GOOD THINGS COMING. BRYD AND RANDOLPH, THESE ARE CAPITOL COST MODELS. BASICALLY LAND BUILDING PROJECTIONS. BRYD FIRST, 2035 . CONSTRUCTION AND LAND, 61,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. 400 STUDENTS. PROBABLY 72 MILLION. SLIGHTLY BIGGER AND SLIGHTLY BIGGER PRESS TAG. IT'S GOING TO BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT. 25 YEAR CIP DRAFT . I KNOW WE FUND FOR THE FIRST FIVE. BUS REPLACEMENTS, FIVE YEARS. 
          VEHICLES. THAT'S FOUR PER YEAR. MY MAINTENANCE POOL , PAVING, CAFETERIA EQUIPMENT, SECURITY . BRYD AND RANDOLPH. A LOT OF THINGS WE MENTIONED BEFORE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GES. BEFORE YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO START NEEDING REPAIRS AND UPKEEP. NEW AND SHINY RIGHT NOW, BUT WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT. THE GTECH BUILDING. I'M NOT SURE. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING. I GOT AHEAD OF MYSELF WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPLEX. THE COMPLEX HAS A CHILLER. AND BOILERS. AND A COOLING TOWER. THE COOLING TOWER IS OUTSIDE. IT'S THE BIG SPACESHIP MONSTROSITY. SILVER. 
          THAT COOLS THE WATER FOR THE CHILLER SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO WORK . ANYWAY. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE BOILERS AND THE CHILLER HAVE EXCEEDED THEIR LIFE EXPECTANCY. THE CHILLER REALLY CONCERNS ME. THIS IS SOMETHING I FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT. THE CHILLER IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF AIR CONDITIONING FOR THAT ENTIRE COMPLEX. IF IT GOES DOWN YOU HAVE NO AC. YOUR LEADTIMES ARE 30 TO 37 WEEKS TO GET THE EQUIPMENT. I DON'T SEE THE SLIDE RIGHT THERE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU IT'S IN THERE. 
          1.66 MILLION FOR A LIKE TO LIKE REPLACEMENT OF THE CHILLER SYSTEM. I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH. I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE OUR BEST USE OF MONEY. I THINK WE SHOULD GO WITH A MODULAR SYSTEM FOR THE CHILLER. BASICALLY BRING IT INTO THE FUTURE. INSTEAD OF HAVING ONE BIG UNIT WHEN IT BREAKS YOU ARE DONE. THIS IS MODULAR'S. YOU CAN STILL ACHIEVE YOUR 350 TON NEEDS, BUT YOU CAN DO IT IN SECTIONS . IF THE SCHOOL WAS ALMOST EMPTY, FOR SUMMER SCHOOL, YOU DO NOT NEED TO UTILIZE A GREAT BIG CHILLER. UNNECESSARILY ELECTRICITY. 
          UNNECESSARY WEAR AND TEAR ON THE UNIT. 400,000 MORE WE CAN DO THE MODULAR SYSTEM. BASICALLY THE SAME FOR PRINT IN THE MECHANICAL ROOM. BUT IT'S WAY MORE EFFICIENT. WAY MORE USEFUL FOR OUR NEEDS. FOR INSTANCE, CASE IN POINT, EVERY DAY , WE HAVE TO TURN ON THE ENTIRE CHILLER AND COOLING TOWER TO CONDITION THE KITCHEN FOR THE WORKERS THAT COME IN AND PREPARE THE MEALS FOR THE STUDENTS. THAT'S A LOT OF 
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WASTED ELECTRICITY. A 350 TON UNIT FOR ONE NOT BIG KITCHEN. 
          EVERY SINGLE DAY. THAT'S WHY I FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THE MODULAR SYSTEM FOR A VERY SMALL INVESTMENT ON TOP OF THE ORIGINAL. I FEEL, LIKE, WE SHOULD DO THAT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE DEWBERRY STUDY, THEY ACTUALLY PUT THE BOILERS ABOVE THE CHILLER REPLACEMENT. I DISAGREE WITH THAT . ALL DUE RESPECT TO DEWBERRY, THEY ARE LOOKING STRICTLY ON LIFE EXPECTANCY ON THE ASSETS. THERE ARE TWO BOILERS. UNLIKELY THAT BOTH GO DOWN AT THE SAME TIME. IT WOULD BE MORE REALITY THAT ONE WOULD BREAK . WE CAN LIMP ALONG WITH ONE BOILER FOR THE HEAT . IF THE CHILLER GOES DOWN THERE IS ONLY ONE. WE ARE DEAD IN THE WATER. IN MY OPINION, THE CHILLER IS WAY MORE IMPORTANT. THAT'S WHY I AM ADVOCATING FOR THAT. IN FRONT OF THE BOILERS. BOTH OF THOSE NEED TO BE REPLACED. BOTH BOILERS AND THE CHILLER. COOLING TOWERS, DONE A FEW YEARS AGO. I DON'T REMEMBER THE DATE, BUT RELATIVELY NEW. I AM A BEARER OF BAD NEWS, AREN'T I? WE ALSO HAVE FIVE RTU S ON TOP OF THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT ARE AGING, AS WELL. 
          DEWBERRY RECOMMEND THOSE BE REPLACED NOW AND THEY PUT A PRICE TAG, ESTIMATE OF 1.5 MILLION FOR THOSE UNITS. THE GOOD STEWARDS WE ARE IN MAINTENANCE, WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND WE FEEL STRONGLY THAT WE CAN REPLACE THE VALVE SYSTEMS ON THOSE UNITS FOR A CONSIDERABLY LESS COST THAN THE 1.5. PROBABLY 20,000 PER UNIT FOR FOUR, AND THE FIFTH ONE WOULD PROBABLY BE 40,000. WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO DO IT ON ONE AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WORKS OUT WELL INSTEAD OF INVESTING 1.5 BILLION IN BRAND-NEW EQUIPMENT . THOSE UNITS ARE OLD. FINGERS CROSSED. IF IT DOESN'T WORK , THE ALTERNATIVE IS TOTAL REPLACEMENT. I FEEL STRONGLY WE CAN KEEP THEM GOING FOR A LOT LONGER. THE -- ARE THESE LIGHTS GOING TO START FLASHING IN A MINUTE? OKAY. THE GHS, -- THE FRONT PARKING LOT WAS DONE RECENTLY. THE REAR PARKING LOT, STUDENT PARKING LOT, IS IN BAD SHAPE. ASPHALT DOESN'T WEAR OUT, IT DRIES OUT. THAT'S WHY YOU SEAL IT. THIS ONE IS REALLY DRIED OUT. BASICALLY, IF WE DON'T PUT MONEY INTO THE STUDENT PARKING LOT WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING AN ENTIRE MILL AND RELAY, WHICH IS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. I HAVEN'T PRICED UP FOR THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE. I'M THINKING, MAYBE, 100,000 PER SQUARE FOOT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COST IS GOING TO BE ON THE ASPHALT. IT'S GOING TO GO UP. 
          BLESS YOU. BASICALLY I'VE GOT SOME PRICING FOR ABOUT $75,000 WE CAN RECONDITION THE STUDENT PARKING LOT IT WILL BIAS, DEPENDING ON WEATHER AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THREE OR FOUR YEARS, AS OPPOSED TO SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENT WE CAN PUT 70,000 INTO IT. 50,000 TO SEAL IT. 
          THAT'S TWO COATS. 12,000 TO RE-STRIPE THE PARKING LOT SPACES . 7000 TO PUT NUMBERS ON THE SPACES. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE EVER WERE NUMBERS. I FEEL, LIKE, THEY ARE GONE. THEY ARE GONE. I FEEL, LIKE, THEY NEED TO BE NUMBERED. IF THERE IS SOME TYPE OF CRISIS AND WE NEED TO KNOW THERE SOMETHING IN -- WE CAN QUICKLY GET TO THAT PARKING SPACE, I FEEL IT IS A NO-BRAINER TO HAVE THE SPACES LABELED. AGAIN, 70 GRAND. WE CAN BUY OURSELVES THREE OR FOUR MORE YEARS. I WOULD SAY, AT LEAST. BEFORE WE HAVE TO COMPLETELY REBUILD AND RELAY. 
          THE TRACK AT THE HIGH SCHOOL -- THIS POOR HIGH SCHOOL. THAT'S THE RUBBER, BASICALLY, THE RUNNING TRACK AROUND THE FOOTBALL FIELD. IT WAS DONE FIVE YEARS AGO. RUBBER, KIND OF EPOXY. IT CUSHIONS YOUR IMPACT AND STUFF. THAT MATERIAL, IT'S GOT A BINDER IN IT. OVER TIME IT STARTS TO OXIDIZE. WHEN OXIDIZES IT LOSES ITS TENSILE STRENGTH, WHICH MEANS I WON'T GO BACK. IT STRETCHES AND STARTS TO CORRODE, BUT IT DOESN'T STRETCH BACK TO ITS NORMAL STATE. WE ARE NOT THERE YET, BUT WE NEED TO RELINE THAT TRACK. YOU ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT 
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$40,000 TO RELINE THE TRACK, WHICH WOULD BUY US ANOTHER FIVE YEARS. IF YOU DON'T , YOU MIGHT GET -- AND THIS IS I GUESS. YOU MIGHT GET TWO MORE YEARS BEFORE YOU HAVE TO COMPLETELY JUST MILL AND REPLACE THE WHOLE TRACK. 
          PROBABLY $400,000. I AM NOT A BIG BAND-AID TYPE GUY, BUT SOMETIMES CEILING PAVEMENT AND RELINING THIS TRACK , KIND OF A BAND-AID, BUT ALSO PROLONGING THE LIFE . I FEEL, LIKE, THE ASPHALT FOR THE REAR PARKING LOT, AND THIS TRACK IS A VERY SMART INVESTMENT, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T GET BETTER. IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AND WORSE. STADIUM LIGHTING. THESE ARE TOPICS AT THE FOREFRONT OF MY MIND AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE GOES. ALL OF THESE ARE BIG ISSUES. THESE ARE AT THE FOREFRONT. WE HAVE METAL LIGHTS ON THAT FOOTBALL FIELD POLE. ON ALL THOSE POLES. THE VISITOR SIDE, THE BACK OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD, MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE LIGHTS ARE COMPLETELY BLACKED OUT. THEY ARE BURNED OUT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE HOME SIDE, THERE'S AT LEAST HALF OF THOSE THAT ARE EITHER BURNED OUT , OR STARTING TO BURN OUT. I CAN SAY THEY ARE STARTING TO BURN OUT. 
          WHEN IT STARTS TO DIE YOU GET A PINKISH HUE. THERE'S A LOT OF BOLTS THAT HAVE THAT PINK COLORING. WE ARE OUT, PROBABLY, BARELY 50% LIGHTING BACK THERE. ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A LEAD TIME, LIKE WE MENTIONED ON THE OTHER THINGS. FOR NOW, I AM ESTIMATING ABOUT $60,000 TO REPLACE . THEY ARE NOT MY FAVORITE. THEY ARE NOT MY FIRST CHOICE. BUT TO DO THAT STADIUM WITH THE UPGRADED LIGHTING , 2024 -TYPE STUFF, YOU ARE LOOKING AT PROBABLY $400,000. I AM THINKING IT WOULD BE A GOOD INVESTMENT TO REPLACE THE ONES THERE NOW . I SAY ABOUT $60,000 BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE BULB, YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE BULB AND THE BALLAST. YOU DON'T KNOW IF THE WIRING STARTS TO DECOMPOSE BEFORE IT STARTS TO GET DRY AND BRITTLE. THAT'S A BALLPARK IN MY, SOMEWHAT , EXPERT OPINION. 
          ALSO , IN THE NEAR FUTURE, ONCE THESE -- IF WE GET THESE NEW METAL -- AND WE ARE LIMPING ALONG WITH THE OLD-STYLE , WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT UPDATING THE LIGHTING ALTOGETHER. IT GIVES IT A BETTER LOOK. WAY MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT. THE NEW BULBS EARN 75% LESS THAN THE METAL . I THINK THEY ARE SAFER. 
          THERE IS NO DELAY IN STARTUP TIME. IF YOU HAVE A POWER BLIP , OR SOMEONE DOESN'T TURN THEM ON AND YOU HAVE TO TURN THEM ON YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEM TO HEAT UP TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON. 
          FIVE, 10 15 MINUTES WAITING FOR THE FIELD TO LIGHT UP. IT'S NOT GOOD. THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION IS MY BIGGEST CONCERN . AND SAFETY. AGAIN, I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR THE MIDDLE -- METAL BULBS FOR NOW. SERIOUSLY CONSIDER IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS JUST UPGRADING EVERYTHING TO THE NEW STYLE. 
          NEXT STEPS. STAFF INCORPORATE ANY SCHOOL BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE CIP. YOU KNOW ALL OF THIS STUFF. ANY 
          QUESTIONS? >> I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THE VEHICLES. YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC DEALER OR CONTRACTOR WITH SOMEBODY WHEN YOU GO TO GET NEW VEHICLES? 
          >> THAT GOES TO ROSIE. >> 
          >> OH, OKAY. OKAY. >> 
          >> CURRENTLY WE HAVE 25 SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS. WE NEVER KNOW . 
          CURRENTLY 25 . OUT OF THE 25 WE HAVE ABOUT 10 PEOPLE VEHICLES PLUS 10 SPARES. THEN WE HAVE TWO TRIP BANDS. 
          >> THE PEOPLE ARE CERTAINLY OUR PRIORITY. THAT IS WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO SHIFT OUR BEST VEHICLES TO SERVICE TO PEOPLE. 
          >> 
          DRIVERS, YES. >> WHEN SHE SAYS THE VEHICLES ARE GOOD, IT'S RELATIVE. THESE WERE HAND-ME-DOWNS. WE APPRECIATED THEM, BUT THEY'RE ALL OVER HUNDRED THOUSAND 
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MILES, AS WELL. LIKE EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE -- WE TRY TO LIMP ALONG AS LONG AS WE CAN. THEY ARE OLD. 
          >> DO YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC BRAND THAT YOU USE? 
          >> ANYTHING ON STATE CONTRACT. 
          >> OKAY. >> YOU ARE MENTIONING EARLIER THAT THE CHILLER IS THE MODULAR SYSTEM IS WHAT YOU ARE 
          RECOMMENDING. >> YES, MA'AM. 
          >> WHAT WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT IN THE PRESENTATION THAT PRECEDED THIS ONE ABOUT HAVING A VALVE THAT WOULD -- 
          >> THE WATER SUPPLY TO THE SECONDARY COMPLEX. SAME COMPLEX. YOUR WATER SOURCE, ALL THE WATER THAT COMES INTO THE BUILDING, TOILETS, DRINKING WATER, KITCHENS, EVERYTHING. 
          IT'S ALL ONE BIG LOOP . IF WE HAVE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THE HIGH SCHOOL SIDE WE HAVE TO SHUT THE WHOLE COMPLEX DOWN. 
          WHAT I WANT TO DO IS -- I BELIEVE IT IS SOMEWHERE AROUND $50,000, OR SO. WE CAN HAVE A CONTRACTOR COME IN, AN HVAC CONTRACTOR COME IN AND THEY CAN SHUT IT DOWN FOR A FEW DAYS AND PUT A VALVE IN SO WE CAN ISOLATE THE TWO SIDES FROM EACH OTHER. WE CAN DO MIDDLE SCHOOL NEXT SUMMER. WATER SOURCE HEAT PROJECT THERE. 41 AND 42 OF THEM. WE CAN SHUT DOWN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SIDE AND UTILIZE THE HIGH SCHOOL SIDE FOR SUMMER 
          PROGRAMS. >> SAID HOW MUCH? 50,000? 
          >> APPROXIMATELY. 40 TO 50,000. ALL THAT'S GOING TO DO IS IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE ANYTHING, AT ANY LIFE TO THE BUILDING, ALL IT IS GOING TO DO IS HELP US ISOLATE THOSE TWO BUILDINGS SO WE DON'T SHUT THE WHOLE COMPLEX DOWN IF WE DO ANY 
          REPAIRS. >> THINK YOU. 
          >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. I KNOW THIS IS A LOT. I HAD A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS I KNOW WE ARE JUST BEGINNING TO WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS. AT THE SAME TIME WE NEED TO IMPROVE OUR CIP NEXT MONTH. IT'S A LOT. I HAVE TWO THINGS. 
          ONE . AMAYA, YOU ARE IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING EVERY DAY. WHAT DO YOU SEE FROM A FACILITIES POINT OF VIEW THAT MAY BE 
          LACKING? YOU CAN THINK ON THAT. >> RENAUD, I CAN'T REALLY THINK OF ANYTHING, BUT IF ANYTHING COMES TO MIND I WILL 
          DEFINITELY LET YOU KNOW. >> PLEASE DO. I AM NOT THERE EIGHT HOURS A DAY. I WOULD LOVE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT. IT WOULD HELP US INFORM HOW WE JUGGLE SOME OF THE PRIORITIES. 
          >> I'M GLAD SHE DIDN'T RATTLE OFF 10 THINGS. HER THINKING ABOUT IT IS A GOOD SIGN. I APPRECIATE THE DELICATE BALANCE OF THE BAND-AID SOLUTION, LIMPING ALONG, AS YOU SAID, MAKING REPAIRS. I DO. THAT HAS KEPT US WITH THE LIGHTS ON. AS I THINK ABOUT THAT FROM A REALITY POINT OF VIEW , IT'S ALMOST -- WHEN YOU AND YOUR TEAM MAKE A REPAIR, THERE IS THE PARTS COST FOR THE REPAIR. THERE'S THE LABOR COST OF THE REPAIR. THERE'S THE DOWNTIME THAT MAY HAVE HAD INTERRUPTION AND SO FORTH. THERE SOMETHING GREATER IN MY MIND. THE OPPORTUNITY COST. WHEN WE WERE SPENDING TIME REPAIRING XYZ, PICK WHATEVER ONE , WHAT WERE WE NOT DOING TO ADVANCE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR FACILITIES, RIGHT? THE CHALLENGES OF LIMITED SUPPLY IN OUR RESOURCES. THAT IS JUST SOMETHING . I THINK THE OTHER THING WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE, PARTICULARLY THE BUS SCHEDULE, I KNOW MS. HOMAN HAD TO LEAVE, BUT -- DR. CROMARTIE, THIS PROBABLY WON'T BE POPULAR. WE'VE GOT CATCH UP TO DO ON VEHICLE REPLACEMENT. I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE US TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE AND PUT TWO BUSES IN THERE AND NOT JUST THE ONE. YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM SAYING? LET'S ASK FOR MORE BECAUSE WE LOST GROUND. 
          >> THE GRAPH SHOWS THERE WERE SEVERAL YEARS WE DIDN'T GET 
          ANYTHING. >> THOSE WERE SOME YEARS THE COUNTY WAS DEALING WITH SOME -- BEYOND THE SCHOOLS, ECONOMIC CHALLENGES. WE HAVE TO MAKE UP FOR LOST GROUND AND THERE ARE STATE MANDATES WE HAVE TO BE BE COMPLIANT WITH. 
          >> THE LEADTIME, TOO. >> LEADTIME. 18 MONTHS IS A MATERNITY. LET'S THINK ABOUT THAT AS YOUR TEAM GOES BACK AND REVISITS THIS. THE OTHER ONE IS , I THINK I'M ACCURATE IN SAYING THAT THE A&E, ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING COSTS ARE GENERALLY 10% OF THE PROJECT COST. IF WE NEED TO BRING THOSE LINE ITEMS IN -- NEW CTE BUILDING. NEXT YEAR 
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YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND $2000 ON A&E TO GET US IN A POSITION TO BUILD THE THING AFTER. DON'T BE AFRAID -- 
          >> THAT'S WHY SAID 2 MILLION. THAT'S CLOSE TO THE 10%. 
          >> THERE YOU GO. I WANT TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THIS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. PEOPLE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT WHAT A WEALTHY COUNTY GOOCHLAND IS. AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE DEFERRED MANY SIGNIFICANT COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WHETHER THAT'S SIGNIFICANT MAINTENANCE OF OUR EXISTING FACILITIES, OR BUILDING NEW FACILITIES , AND IT IS STARTING TO CATCH UP WITH THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE FACING A BUBBLE . ANYTHING WE AS A SCHOOL DIVISION CAN DO TO GET IN FRONT OF THAT, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY GETTING IN FRONT OF IT, BUT AT LEAST TO NOT GET RUN OF HER VIA, LET'S STRIKE NOW. 
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          SPOKE >> SO IF YOU CAN DO SOMETHING WITH THE PARKING LOT, IT WOULD BE IN OUR BEST INTEREST AS WELL. IT IS CHEAPER WHERE THEY ARE PAYING TRUCKS AND INSURANCE FOR THEM TO COME BACK IN FOR A SEPARATE TRIP. 
          >> I THINK THE COUNTY HAS DEMONSTRATED A DESIRE TO HAVE MORE STRATEGIC COLLABORATION. ONE OF THE EXAMPLES THAT THEY SHARED DURING A CONVERSATION WAS THE LIGHTING, SO INSTEAD OF US WERE BUYING LIGHTING FOR A VARIETY OF PROJECTS, LOOK AT LIGHTING AS A COUNTY AND BRING ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS UP SO WE CAN BRING SOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY THAT MAYBE HAVE LASTED AND SO FORTH. ALL OF THE THINGS, NOT JUST THE SCHOOLS THAT CAN FIND AN ENTITY BUT LET'S FIND A WAY TO LEVERAGE THE COUNTY IN THE STATE'S OFFICE. THE LAST QUESTION THAT I HAVE, YOU SAID SOMETHING AND I DON'T WANT TO READ TOO MUCH INTO IT, SO I AM JUST GOING TO ASK, YOU SAID THAT WE WOULD BELIEVE THE NUMBER OF WORK ORDERS THAT WE GET JUST TO KEEP THE SCHOOLS MAINTAINED. HOW MUCH OF THAT IS RELATED TO ANY VANDALISM OR ANY 
          INTENDED STUDENT DAMAGE? >> VERY LITTLE, RECENTLY, AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, A LITTLE BIT AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE HAVE BEEN FINDING THE VAPE STICKS, PEOPLE ARE IN THE BATHROOM DOING THEM USING THEM OR WHATEVER. I DON'T KNOW THE TERMINOLOGY, SOMEBODY COMES IN AND THEY HAVE TO GET RID OF THEM QUICKLY SO THERE FLUSHING THEM DOWN THE TOILET AND THEY'RE JUST BIG ENOUGH TO GET CAUGHT IN A TRAP AND WE ARE HAVING TO PULL THE TOILET AND WE CAN PULL ABOUT, SO WE HAVE TO BREAK THE TOILETS, THE FIRST TIME WE HAD TO BREAK THE TOILETS TO GET THE DEVICE OUT, SO NOW WE JUST KNOW WHAT IT IS AND WE HAVE TO THROW THE TOILET AWAY, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT THAT PER INCIDENT. NOW, THAT IS A TOILET AND MY GUYS TIME, THAT IS PROBABLY ON THE HIGH SIDE, BUT IF YOU WERE TO PAY A PLUMBER TO COME IN AND DO IT, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE $600. SO MY GUYS ARE DOING IT FOR CHEAPER, BUT AGAIN, WHY ARE WE WASTING OUR RESOURCES BY MY TYPING THEY'RE DOING THAT, AND IT HAS HAPPENED, DON'T QUOTE ME ON THE NUMBER BUT FIVE OR SIX TIMES IN THE PAST SIX WEEKS. SO , THAT IS THE ONLY THING, SO, THE BIG PICTURE, IT HARDLY EVER HAPPENS. SO I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD GROUP OF KIDS IN THE COUNTY. 
          >> I AGREE WITH THAT AND FOR THOSE OF YOU FLUSHING YOUR VAPE PENS, WE CAN SEE YOU. NO WE DON'T . 
          >> THAT GUY LAUGHED, IT IS IN. >> LAST QUESTION FROM ME, I HOPE, WHEN DO WE NEED TO REDO THE AREA? IS IT A FIVE-YEAR OR 
          TENURE REPORT? >> I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG IT WILL LAST, I MEAN PRICES CHANGE AS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT ALL NIGHT, I BELIEVE THAT WAS A 2021 STUDY, SO, I MEAN I DON'T PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO RENEW IT BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T REALLY REPLACED ANYTHING, VERY LITTLE WE HAVE DONE A FEW E.R. 
          TO USE, SO WE KIND OF KNOW, AND WE HAVE KIND OF BEAST SOME OF THE ROOFING SYSTEMS, SO WE KNOW THAT A RIB IS GOING TO BE 25 YEARS, WE KNOW THAT ERTUS WILL BE 15 TO 20 YEARS. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO INVEST IN A COMPLETE NEW STUDY. IN MY OPINION, YOU MIGHT DISAGREE, BUT I FEEL LIKE I HAVE LOOKED AT THE STUDY EXTENSIVELY, AND, YOU KNOW IT IS PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY AND CURRENT, THERE IS A MANDATE FOR THESE 
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ASSETS, AND IT DOESN'T CHANGE BECAUSE THE ASSET HASN'T 
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          CHANGED YET. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU FELT LIKE YOU HAD THE MOST ACCURATE PLACEMENT 
          PRIORITIES, >> I DO, I DON'T LIKE THE PICTURE, BUT I AM COMFORTABLE WITH DOING THE CURRENT STUDY EVEN THOUGH IT IS FOUR YEARS OLD. 
          >> BOARD MEMBERS, ANY FINAL QUESTIONS FOR MR. FORBES, HE HAS SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH US THIS EVENING, THANK YOU. 
          >> PARDON? >> I THOUGHT YOU WERE SLEEPING, YOU HAVE BEEN QUIET. I AM JUST TEASING YOU. -- 
          >> I AM WONDERING, AND YOU JUST MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT LIKE WITH THE TOILETS. THE COST OF THE TOILET AND THE COST OF YOUR LABOR. AREN'T THEY PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THE REPAIRS SALARY ? 
          >> NO, THEY'RE NOT SALARY BUT HOURLY. THEY ARE DOING THAT UNNECESSARY REPAIR, INSTEAD OF SOMETHING USEFUL. IS WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY. I MISSPOKE, I APOLOGIZE. WE ARE NOT PAYING THEM SEPARATE TO DO A TOILET REPLACEMENT, IT IS A PART OF THEIR JOB. -- YOU KNOW, THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE. IT IS JUST A WASTE, AND YOU KNOW PAR FOR THE COURSE, IT WILL HAPPEN. 
          >> BOARDMEMBERS I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE ALREADY DONE SO, TO COME THROUGH THIS REPORT, WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT IN GREAT LENGTH, IN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. THANK YOU TO MR. FORBES FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL, THIS IS 
          HELPFUL. >> YOU'RE WELCOME, THANK YOU 
          FOR YOUR TIME. >> YOU HAVE WAIVED YOUR ARMS 
          QUITE AROUND A BIT. >> THANK YOU, I HAVE A GOOD TEAM, FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM. 
          >> OKAY, DR. CAMARDA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TO GET THE NEXT TOPIC? 
          >> YES, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE COUNTY HAS BEEN CONSIDERING A FEW POTENTIAL USES FOR THE CURRENT GOOCHLAND BRANCH AROUND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ONE OF THOSE IDEAS INVOLVES THE SCHOOLS, THEY PROPOSE THAT OR PROPOSE THAT WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE STUDY FEASIBILITY OF THAT SPACE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND HOW IT MIGHT HAVE UTILIZATION THAT ATTENDS TO OUR PROGRAMS. SORT OF AN ANCILLARY BENEFIT OF THAT WOULD BE WITH THE COURT HOUSE PROJECT EVOLVING, AND THE CENTRAL OFFICE QUITE POSSIBLY NEEDING TO AT LEAST TEMPORARILY RELOCATE THAT FACILITY WOULD ALSO DIVIDE ADEQUATE SPACE FOR CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION AS WELL. SO, ORIGINALLY, THERE HAVE BEEN PROPOSALS TO TAKE ON FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND FOR A LITTLE BIT FOR VARIOUS REASONS, NOW I JUST WANT TO RE-ENGAGE 
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THAT CONVERSATION FOR THE COUNTY THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE THE FISCAL AGE OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AND THE FEASIBILITY STUDY WILL YIELD OUT THAT INDICATED THAT THAT SPACE MIGHT BE USED FOR OUR NEEDS. AND THAT OPTION MAY ARISE TO THE TOP, THEY ARE CONSIDERING THAT SPACE AT THE 
          TIME. >> THANK YOU DR. CARMARDI . 
          THIS IS UNDER ITEMS HERE, I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION. AS DR. CARMARDI HE STATED, WE ARE AT A STAGE WHERE WE WILL WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO GET THE FEASIBILITY STUDY CONDUCTED, AND I HAVE PUT FORTH THAT I THINK IT IS ONLY ONCE THE FEASIBILITY STUDY RESULTS COME BACK, THAT WE THEN HAVE GROUNDED INFORMATION, FROM WHICH TO THEN ASSESS OUR NEXT 
          STEPS. >> SO I BASICALLY SHARED THAT INFORMATION THIS EVENING. AND WE WILL COME BACK ONCE THE STUDY IS COMPLETE. I DO NOT, I NEED TO GET WITH CARPENTERS, 
          AND THE ADMINISTRATION. >> WE ARE NOT PAYING FOR IT, TRULY, WE DON'T KNOW, HE HASN'T SAID, HAS WHY? 
          >> NO, I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY INDICATION. 
          >> IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT ANY OF US COULD GO WITH THE 
          WALK-THROUGH? >> I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY THE COUNTY WOULD BE ADVERSE TO THAT, WE CAN CERTAINLY ASK. 
          >> I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PROCESS IS OF CONDUCTING THE FEASIBILITY STUDY, BUT WE WILL SEE WHAT THE TAKE IS ALL THAT I HAVE NEVER BEEN A PART OF ONE. 
          >> SO I WILL GATHER MORE INFORMATION ON THAT TOMORROW AND SHARE WHAT WE WILL DO GOING FORWARD. 
          >> THANK YOU, DR. CARMARDI. OKAY, BOARDMEMBERS, WE HAVE FIVE, IS THAT CORRECT, FIVE ACTION ITEMS BEFORE US, LET'S TAKE THESE PLEASE, ONE AT A TIME. DR. CARMARDI, WOULD YOU 
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LIKE TO ADD ANY CONTEXT TO THE TRAFFIC STUDY REPORT RIVER ROAD WEST, AND I SEE THAT IS ALL THAT IS LEFT. 
          >> NONE OTHER THAN WHAT WAS PRESENTED LAST MONTH, IT IS AN URGENCY THAT WE TAKE A LOOK AT REDUCING THE SPEED LIMIT ON ROUTE 6, ADJACENT TO THE SECONDARY COMPLEX WITH A NUMBER OF YOUNG DRIVERS THAT WE HAVE, THAT TRAFFIC THAT AREA ALONG WITH THE INCREASED TRAFFIC, DUE TO PARENTAL DROP-OFFS AND PICKUPS, IT IS JUST A RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO. 
          >> I AGREE. I WILL NOT ENTERTAIN A MOTION REGARDING THE TRAFFIC STUDY. WE ARE ASKING FOR APPROVAL FOR HIM TO 
          NEGOTIATE -- >> I HAVE A PROBLEM, 
          >> PLEASE TURN YOUR MIC ON. >> WHY DOESN'T VDOT TAKE CARE OF THAT, YOU KNOW? I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT. IT IS JUST, TO ME A DONE DEAL, THIS IS HOW FAST YOU GO THROUGH THE SCHOOL ZONE, PERIOD, TELL ME WHY. 
          >> I WISH I COULD, MY ORIGINAL TASK FOR THEM WAS TO SAY, VDOT WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO ADD THIS AREA DECLARED THE SCHOOL ZONE AND BY DOING THAT, HAVE THE SPEED LIMIT REDUCED TO A 
          REASONABLE RATE OF SPEED . >> EXACTLY, YES. 
          >> THE CHALLENGE FOR US IS AS WE SHARED LAST MONTH, A PORTION IS IT IN A PRE-EXISTING SCHOOL ZONE , AND THE SPEED LIMIT PICKS UP FROM THE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMIT TO 45 MILES PER 
          HOUR, JUST BEYOND THAT. >> YES, I HAVE READ THAT 
          TONIGHT. >> SO YES, SO YOU KNOW WELL, AND THEN IT PICKS UP TO 55 MILES PER HOUR, WHICH FROM THAT POINT IN TIME, WE PASS THE SECONDARY COMPLEX, SO THAT IS THE CHALLENGE. PART OF THE TRAFFIC STUDY, AND YOU OF ALL SEEN IT WHERE THEY PUT THE CABLES ACROSS THE ROAD, SO THAT IT TAKES A RUNNING TALLY OF THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT PASS THROUGH, AND ALL OF THAT. BUT IT IS JUST A PART OF THE PROCESS WHERE THEY DISPLAYED A WILLINGNESS TO REDUCE THE SPEED 
          LIMIT. >> OKAY. 
          >> AND I DO BELIEVE THAT THE NUMBER THAT WAS ATTACHED LAST 
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MONTH, I BELIEVE IT WAS ONLY THOUSAND DOLLARS. 
          >> YES IT DOES, IT SEEMS LIKE WE CAN DO SO MUCH MORE WITH 
          $20,000. >> WHY DOESN'T THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COVER ANY OF IT THAT WE ARE -- 
          AT A SLOWER RATE OF SPEED? >> IT FALLS UNDER SCHOOL 
          PURVIEW. IS IT A SCHOOL AREA? >> 
          >> SHOULD HAVE THE SPEED TO BE LESS? 
          >> AND ADDED, WE ARE THE ONES MAKING THE REQUEST FOR THE REDUCED SPEED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE REASONS WE ARE DOING IT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. AS WE ARE REQUESTING THE STUDY. 
          >> I THINK IT IS THE HOMES AND THE TRAILER PARK AND THE OTHER BUILDINGS WILL BENEFIT FROM THAT AS WELL. 
          >> AND THEY WILL BE IN GRATITUDE TOWARDS US, SO, LOOK IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF THE CHICKEN AND THE EGG YEAR. WITH THIS , I THINK IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS ALWAYS STUDENT SAFETY. SO, NO I DON'T LIKE HAVING TO SPEND THE $20,000 BUT IF IT LEADS TO SAFER ROADWAYS FOR THOSE THAT ARE TRAVELING TO AND FROM OUR SCHOOLS, MONEY 
          WELL SPENT. >> SHOULD WE MAKE A MOTION? 
          >> MADAM CHAIR? >> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT NEGOTIATING A TRAFFIC STUDY ON RIVER ROAD 
          WEST. >> I SECOND THAT. 
          >> OKAY, I AVERAGE DATED, -- APPRECIATE IT. PROPERLY MOVED TO NEGOTIATE A TRAFFIC STUDY, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY I. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, NO? AND THE EYES HAVE IT, THANK YOU DR. CARMARDI 
          FOR NAVIGATING THAT. >> THINK -- THANK YOU, YES MA'AM. THE SECOND ITEM PERTAINS TO THE NON-REMITTANCE OF THE EXISTING, PRE-EXISTING AS LATE, AND WE WILL REFER TO IT THAT WAY, FOR CONSISTENCY. THE ATTACHMENT IN THE SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA, ILLUSTRATES THAT LOT BEING BROKEN INTO TWO PARCELS , ONE OF WHICH THE MAIN SCHOOL SITS, AND A DOTTED LINE WITH THE WORD RETAINED FOR THE AREA OF THE HOUSES, WITH THE PRESCHOOL, I ATTENDED A MEETING WITH THE CHAIR AND THE VICE 
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CHAIR LAST WEEK OR THE WEEK BEFORE I DON'T REMEMBER WHICH, TO UPDATE YOU IN A CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE COMMUNITIES AND THE COUNTIES, WITH THE TAKE ON THAT IS THAT WE JUST REMIT THE ENTIRE PARCEL AND THEY WILL ALLOW US TO REMAIN OBVIOUSLY UNTIL WE HAVE AN ALTERNATE PLACE TO GO, BE IT ANNEXED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL OR BE IT A REPURPOSED ON-CAMPUS. 
          AS I SHARED WITH YOU IN THE COMMUNICATION , THAT WOULD LIKELY BE CLEANER FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT, IT IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION, IT IS ULTIMATELY THE BOARD'S DISCRETION, AS TO WHAT TO DO WITH THAT AND HOW WE DO IT. 
          >> THANK YOU, DR. CARMARDI. BEFORE WE ENTERTAIN THIS MOTION I WANT TO SAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THERE MAY BE SOME OPTICS THAT WE ARE JUST HANDING OVER, A $10 MILLION ASSET FOR NOTHING IN RETURN. AND THE REALITY IS, WE JUST BUILT WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR CITIZENS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, A BEAUTIFUL $54 MILLION NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT BUDGET GAPS, TO GETTING THAT PROJECT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE, VERSUS WHAT WE HAD FORECAST OF THE PROJECT WOULD COST AND THE REALITIES DUE TO INFLATIONARY PRESSURES AND IF WE WERE TO, AS A SCHOOL BOARD DECIDE TO TAKE THIS PROPERTY TO MARKET, NUMBER ONE, WE ARE NOT REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS. NUMBER TWO, IF WE HAD A WINDFALL OF $10 MILLION, ON OUR REVENUE SIDE OF THE HOUSE -- THE SUPERVISORS LIKELY WOULDN'T FEEL COMPELLED TO MEET ALL OF OUR BUDGET NEEDS, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO SAY WE JUST GOT IN MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH TO MEET SOME OF OUR ANNUAL FUNDING NEEDS FROM AN OPERATIONAL POINT OF VIEW. SO, REMITTING THIS PROPERTY BACK TO THE COUNTY, DOES NOT CAUSE A NEGATIVE IMPACT WITH THE SCHOOL IF ANYTHING IT ENSURES WE DON'T HAVE ONGOING MAINTENANCE, INSURANCE, AND RELATED CALLS FOR THE FACILITY, AND, I THINK THE QUESTION BEFORE US TONIGHT WAS HOW WE MIGHT GO ABOUT DOING THAT. WITH WHAT IS PRUDENT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE SCHOOLS AND THE RESOURCES OF THE TAXPAYERS. SO 
          I WELCOME ANY OF THE OLD GES. >> 
          >> SURE, YOU CAN GIVE ME A MOTION AND WE CAN DISCUSS IT. 
          >> MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT TO SIGN THE OLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 
          OVER TO THE COUNTY. >> I SECOND IT. 
          >> OKAY, IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED, TO SIGN THE OLD GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, OVER TO THE COUNTY. IS 
          THERE ANY DISCUSSION? >> YES. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> SO WE SAID THAT WE WOULD GIVE AND SIGN IT ALL OVER BUT WE WOULD RETAIN USE, THEY WENT LET US USE A PORTION OF IT, BUT WE STILL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND THE UPKEEP OF THE PART THAT WE KEEP? 
          >> THAT WOULD BE MY INTERPRETATION , FROM A 
          FACILITIES POINT OF VIEW. >> OKAY, AND WE DON'T SEE ANY ISSUE WITH THEM IN ANY LIKE TAKING THE BUILDING OR MEETING THAT THE PART, IF THEY, WELL BECAUSE OF THEY SELL THE PROPERTY THAT WOULD BE THE ISSUE THAT I HAVE, IS THAT THEY WOULD SELL THE WHOLE THING AND SAY THAT WE NEED TO VACATE THAT FOR OUR PROGRAM, BEFORE A.C.T. IS BUILT. 
          >> D'ONTA BEING A TERRIBLE LOOK OPTICALLY, BECAUSE WE HAD NO PLACE TO GO ALTERNATIVELY, THAT IS OUR LEARNING SPACE FOUR OR FIVE OF OUR PROGRAMS IN THAT BUILDING. I CAN SEE THAT AS A CONCERN OF RISK, CERTAINLY AGAIN, THAT IS WHITE WE INITIALLY DIVIDED THE PARCEL, AND YOU ALL CAN OPT IN TONIGHT TO VOTE WITH THE DIVIDED PARCEL. ACKNOWLEDGING THAT IT BECOMES A MORE COMPLEX ISSUE OF LEGALITY, WHEN WE GET TO THE REMITTANCE OF THE OTHER PORTION, BE THAT BECAUSE WE ARE AT GHS, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF OPTIONS ON THE TABLE. I WOULD SUGGEST, MADAM CHAIR, IF I MIGHT, THAT IF YOU VOTE TO REMIT, THAT WE ALSO ATTACH A DATE TO THAT , SO THAT WE ARE CLEAR, AS TO WIN OUR REMITTANCE WILL BE, SO NOT JUST A YES TO GET IT BACK BUT I GUESS ABOUT TO GET IT BACK ON THE OTHER 
          DAY. >> AND I WILL ADD, THAT IF WE VOTE TO REMIT , LET'S BE PRECISE AND WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE REMITTING THE ENTIRE PARCEL OR JUST THE GES PARCEL AND 
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RETAINING THE CET PROPERLY. SO AGAIN, TALKING THROUGH THE OPTIONS HERE, THE REALITY, FOR THE COUNTY, AND ALSO FOR US FROM A BUDGET POINT OF VIEW, IS THAT WE ARE SEVEN WEEKS FROM BEING ON THE CALENDAR YEAR. NOT THAT IT SHOULD DRIVE OUR DECISION-MAKING'S , BUT THERE IS SOME URGENCY IF YOU WILL. 
          AND THE PROJECT UNDERWAY LOOKING AT OPTIONS FOR THE OLD GES. THIS VOTE WOULD THEN GIVE DR. CROMARTIE TO ENGAGE IN LEGAL COUNSEL TO BRING UP THE DOCUMENTS OF WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE , BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PUT FORTH DOCUMENTS AND IF WE REMIT THE ENTIRE PROPERTY , WE WILL HAVE A LEASE AGREEMENT IN SOME FORM FOR THE CTE FACILITY, AND I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT THAT OUR SUPERVISORS ARE VERY PRO-CTE, SO I DON'T SEE THEM HAVING ANY POSITION BY WHICH THEY HAVE TO MAKE A CHANGE THAT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THOSE PROGRAMS AS STUDENTS, HOWEVER, I HAVE QUESTIONS AROUND THAT OKAY, IF WE REMIT EVERYTHING AND WE ARE RELEASING BACK , WHAT ARE THE INSURANCE IMPLICATIONS ON THE TAX IMPLICATIONS, WHAT ARE THE OTHER IMPLICATIONS ON THE PROPERTY THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE CONSIDERED THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN OWNED AND LEASED PROPERTY, AND THAT IS SOME OF THE DETAILS THAT WE WOULD NEED THE LEGAL COUNSEL TO HELP US ADDRESS. 
          >> DR. CROMARTIE, I AM ALSO HEARING THIS EVENING, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE AND I DON'T LIKE TO USE THE WORD BANDIT BECAUSE HE DIDN'T LIKE THAT WORD BUT THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING. AND TO TAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON, THAT IS AS OLD AS THE OTHER TWO ELEMENTARIES , WHAT IS NOT 
          GOING TO LOOK LIKE? >> THAT IS A VERY LEGITIMATE CONCERN, WITH THE PHYSICAL RESPONSIBILITY , AND WE ARE BEYOND USING THE CAFETERIA AS A MAKESHIFT WRESTLING ROOM RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE TO THE SCHOOL DIVISION, SO IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO JUSTIFY DONATING OR ALLOCATING 
          THE PHYSICAL RESOURCES TO IT. >> OKAY. 
          >> SO, ALONG WITH USE OF THE CT BUILDING THAT WELL WRESTLERS STILL GET TO USE THE CAFETERIA? 
          >> IS A PART OF THE ARRANGEMENT THAT I REQUEST IS THAT WE BE ALLOWED AND CONTINUE TO USE THE CAFETERIA FOR THE WRESTLING PROGRAM. AND I WILL TEMPER THAT WITH THIS , IF THE COUNTY FINDS A DEVELOPER, FOR THAT PROPERTY AND THAT DEVELOPER IS MOVING QUICKLY, AND TO BE FAIR, DEVELOPERS HAVE A LOT MORE QUICKLY THAN WE DO IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR. SO, IF THEY FIND A DEVELOPER, WHO WAS READY TO MOVE QUICKLY, AND THEY HAVE TO GET IT WITH OUR WRESTLING PROGRAM, AS LONG AS THERE IS NOT A DEVELOPER, THE COUNTY HAS AGREED TO USE THE CAFETERIA FOR 
          WRESTLING. >> AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO RETAIN A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THAT IS THE CTE FACILITY IS, THAT DOES COME WITH ADDITIONAL COST, BEYOND ATTORNEY FEES, THAT COMES FROM THE SURVEYORS AND THAT COMES WITH, LIKE IT GOES ON AND ON AND ON. AND, I DON'T KNOW, MR. FORBES, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE WATER COMES FROM, IS THAT A SHARED COUNTY WATER LINE AT THAT POINT BECAUSE WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL HERE, THAT WAS THE GYMNASIUM FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND THIS BUILDING WAS WHERE YOU TOOK MUCH LIKE TODAY, VOCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, YOU WOULD GO IN THERE FOR CULINARY, OR FIRST AID OR WHATEVER IT WAS. SO, YOU CAN JUST SEE THAT , THE CTE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY RUNS RIGHT AGAINST THE COUNTY PARKS AND REC BUILDING, I'M SAYING ALL OF THIS BECAUSE IF WE PRESENT THE COUNTY, WITH THE PROPOSAL AND WE MAKE IT ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE SCHOOLS. WE WILL LEASE IT BACK FOR ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. AND THEY ARE NOT LOOKING TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF THIS, THEY'RE LOOKING TO HELP ALL OF US. AND THEN WE HAVE OTHER THAN THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE CALLS, WE DON'T HAVE ANY IN THE ATTORNEY FEES TO WORK THROUGH THE CONTRACTS, WHICH IS A PART OF THE ARRANGEMENT NO MATTER WHICH WAY WE GO. WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL OVERHEAD COST FOR THE OPERATIONS. SO, I AM REALLY CONFLICTED AND I DON'T KNOW IF 
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YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS FROM AN INSURANCE OR TAXES, 
          >> NO, WE WOULDN'T PAY ANY TAXES. 
          >> YES BECAUSE IT IS PUBLIC DOMAIN. 
          >> HONESTLY, I WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT THE RISK INSURANCE WOULD BE ON THAT PARTICULAR BUILDING. WITH INSURANCE POLICIES THAT IS SPECIFIC FOR THAT BUILDING, IF IT PROVIDES ANY DETAILS 
          TONIGHT. >> IT WOULD BE ANYTHING MORE 
          THAN WHAT WE ARE PAYING NOW. >> I DON'T THINK THAT IS THE 
          COST. >> IF IT IS A COUNTY BUILDING, WOULD THEY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. 
          >> I GUESS WE BETTER PUT THAT IN THE CONTRACT. 
          >> SO, THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO REMIT THE OLD GES, TO THE COUNTY. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY SECONDED, AND WE'VE HAD DISCUSSION, MY QUESTION BEFORE THE BOARD NOW, IS TO DR. 
          CROMARTIE AND MY COMMENTS, IS THERE ANY FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS TO THAT MOTION, WE DO NEED TO BE SPECIFIC ON THE TIMING FOR THIS. AND WE NEED TO BE SPECIFIC AND ARE WE TALKING ABOUT PART OR THE WHOLE OF THE SAID PARCEL. WE WANT TO TAKE THOSE ONE AT A TIME? OKAY. WHO SECONDED THE FIRST MOTION? -- 
          >> ENTERTAIN A MOTION, TO CHANGE A MOTION? 
          >> MADAM CHAIR, I TABLE MY PREVIOUS MOTION. 
          >> VERY GOOD AND BEFORE THE BOARD NOW I WOULD LIKE TO PUT FORTH A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE REMIT THE PARCEL EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025 . SO, LET'S TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE DATE. DO I HAVE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION? 
          >> SECOND. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION AROUND THE DATE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF REMITTING THE PARCEL EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025, SAY I. 
          >> ALL OPPOSED, SAY NO. AND THE DATE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION, THAT I WILL PUT FORTH BUT A MOTION FROM THE BOARD ON PART OR THE WHOLE OF THE PARCEL. 
          >> MADAM CHAIR? >> I MOVE THAT WE REMIT THE ENTIRE PARCEL. I AM NOT GOING TO SAY WHAT I HOPE THE COUNTY 
          DOES WITH IT. OKAY. >> SECOND. 
          >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO REMIT THE ENTIRE PARCEL TO THE COUNTY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING 
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NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. 
          >> AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED, SAY NO? -- THANK YOU. IT WAS YOUR MOTION, SHE SECONDED IT. BRING YOUR ORIGINAL MOTION, BACK, AND YOU ARE TO RESTATED FOR THE RECORD. 
          >> MY ORIGINAL? >> MY ORIGINAL MOTION, WAS TO SIGNED THE OLD GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING OVER 
          TO THE COUNTY. >> AND WE HAVE HAD SUPERSEDING MOTIONS TO THAT, FOR THE DATE AND THE SCOPE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR -- WAIT -- YES, THANK YOU. 
          >> MADAM CHAIR, I SECOND. >> RATE, ANY FURTHER 
          DISCUSSION? -- >> DO WE NEED TO DISCUSS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO RENT OR LEASE BACK THE CTE CENTER? 
          >> THAT WOULD BE A PART OF THE LEGAL TERMS THAT WE NEGOTIATE , WHEN WE PRESENT OUR PROPOSAL TO THE COUNTY FROM OUR COUNSEL. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. 
          ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF REMITTING THE OLD GES PARCEL BACK TO THE COUNTY, SAY AYE. 
          >> AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED, SAY NO? AND THE 
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AYES HAVE IT, AND TO MY SUPERVISOR FRIENDS , THE OLD GES WILL BE REMITTED BACK TO GOOCHLAND COUNTY EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST 2025. WE WILL ENDANGER OUR LEGAL COUNSEL TO DRAFT THESE DOCUMENTS FOR THE CTE FACILITIES FOR THE CONTINUED USE OF OUR STUDENTS. ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR 
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AGENDA, ARE THE LEGISLATIVE ITEMS AND, DR. CARMADI, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON THESE? 
          >> NOTHING TO ADD, OTHER THAN TO SAY, THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR I MET WITH FOUR LEGISLATIVE BODIES FOR GOOCHLAND COUNTY, THE WEEK BEFORE LAST, AND THIS IS THE 
          FRUIT OF OUR LABOR. >> I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION 
          >> MADAM CHAIR I MOVE TO APPROVE THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA 
          AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND. 
          >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I WILL JUST ADD A QUICK COMMENT, IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE THE ENGAGEMENT FROM DELEGATE GARRETT, DELEGATE OWENS, AND SENATOR MAGUIRE, AND OUR SUPERVISORS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED MEANINGFUL IDEAS TO THIS, SO THIS IS A CULMINATION OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS DR. 
          CARMADI MENTIONED, AND WE WILL BE SENDING IT TO OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES, AS THEY APPEAR TO GO BACK INTO LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN THE NEW YEAR. OKAY, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. 
          >> AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED, SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION IS ADOPTED. NOW ON ITEM T. MAGGIE WALKER GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SLOTS. DR. CARMADI? 
          >> YES MA'AM, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD , WE ARE IN A PLACE IN OUR REALITY, WHERE WE BENEFIT FROM CONSIDERING THE REDUCTION IN OUR SLOTS, AND THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR IS 25 SLOTS, THAT IS ACROSS ALL FOUR GRADE LEVELS, FOR PREPARE ABILITY WE HAVE TRADITIONALLY ONLY HAD SEVEN SPOTS PER, FOR A TOTAL OF 
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28, SO THAT WOULD BE A REDUCTION FROM OUR STANDARD OF THREE STUDENTS, IT WOULD MATCH WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ENROLLED. THAT IS FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS THAT WERE THERE, TO FINISH , SO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM MY END IS THAT WE CONSIDER A REDUCTION IN THE SLOTS , BUT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SLOTS, 25 FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. 
          >> THANK YOU DR. CARMADI. I'M TRYING TO DIVIDE 25 BY FOUR. 
          >> IT IS NOT DIVISIBLE BY FOUR. SO, IF THERE IS A SHORT I WOULD 
          IMAGINE THAT IT WOULD COME IN. >> VERY GOOD, THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE GOVERNOR'S 
          SCHOOL ENROLLMENT . >> MADAM CHAIR I MOVED TO APPROVE 25 ENROLLMENT SLOTS FOR MAGGIE WALKER GOVERNOR'S 
          SCHOOL AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND. 
          >> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE MAGGIE WALKER GOVERNOR SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SLOTS. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT I WANT US ALL TO KEEP IN MIND , DR. CARMADI, THESE NUMBERS ARE DUE TO MAGGIE WALKER, DECEMBER 1ST -- I WILL WITHHOLD MY COMMENT. I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT OUR BUDGET SITUATION. OKAY. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. 
          >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, NO? THE MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT, ONE MORE , DR. CARMADI WHY? 
          >> YES MA'AM, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND THE BOARD, THIS WAS A RECENT ADDENDUM TO OUR AGENDA WE LEARNED THIS LITTLE BIT AFTER 4:00 TODAY BUT IT IS TIME SENSITIVE AND IMPORTANT THAT WE BRING IT BEFORE THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION, THE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL AGREEMENT. THIS IS PAPERWORK THAT IS BETWEEN WHO POSTED THE BOND, FOR THE NEW GES, AND RICHLAND 
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COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHO OWNS THE LAND, THIS AGREEMENT WILL SHOW THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO AND WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR A FINAL C.O.D. ISSUED. THE BOARD ASKING THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE CHALK THE CHAIR TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT. 
          >> FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THERE IS NO PHYSICAL 
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COST TO THE SCHOOL DIVISION FOR THIS, IT IS MERELY LEGAL AUTHORIZATION. BECAUSE WE ARE THE HOLDERS OF THE PROPERTY. 
          ALL RIGHT , I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EROSION 
          AND SEDIMENT CONTROL AGREEMENT. >> MADAM CHAIR, I MOVED TO APPROVE THE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL AGREEMENT. 
          >> THERE IS A MOTION -- THANK YOU, DIANE. 
          >> I CAN'T SEE -- CHAIR, I MOTION TO APPROVE THE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL AGREEMENT AS PRESENTED AND AUTHORIZE THE BOARD CHAIR TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. 
          >> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL AGREEMENT AS PRESENTED AND AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. 
          >> -- >> AYE. 
          >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NO. AND THE MOTION IS ADOPTED, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION SO PROMPTLY , DR. 
          CARMADI AND DIANE. OKAY, ITEMS FOR BOARD REVIEW. 
          >> YES MA'AM, REALLY QUICKLY THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS FOR BOARD REVIEW, WE MOVED THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS WHICH HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN PRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPLES OF THIS MONTH, CONSIDERING TIME, BUT THEY ARE IN THERE FOR YOUR REVIEW, AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THEM, I WILL WELCOME YOU TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS OF ME AND I WILL GET THEM TO THE PRINCIPLES FOR YOUR ANSWER. WE ALSO HAVE A CUSTOMARY ATTENDANCE ENROLLMENT UPDATE, AND REPORT ON OUR PUBLIC GIFTS TO SCHOOLS, AND THE RESULTS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SHARED FOR OUR COMMUNITY, THE BUDGET SURVEY. 
          >> BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. CARMADI ON THE 
          INFORMATION ITEMS PRESENTED? >> I THOUGHT THE SURVEY RESULTS 
          WERE INTERESTING. >> WE DID, I THINK WE HAD 180 RESPONDENTS, IT IS PRETTY GOOD. A PRETTY GOOD SAMPLE. 
          >> ON THE ATTENDANCE AND ENROLLMENT UPDATE, I KNOW THAT DR. FRANKLIN MURRAY, HAD TO LEAVE BUT WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN STUDENTS, AND I KNOW WE LOOK AT THIS DATA KIND OF MONTH OVER YEAR, AND WE LOOK AT IT LIKE WHAT WAS OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR. HOW ARE WE FEELING ABOUT BEGINNING A SCHOOL YEAR THIS YEAR TO THE MOST CURRENT DATA THAT YOU HAVE, HOW MUCH NEW STUDENTS WOULD YOU ESTIMATE THAT WE HAVE? 
          >> THE NUMBER I HAVE BEEN GIVEN DURING OUR TOWN HALLS, WAS A TOTAL OF 71 STUDENTS INCREASING, THAT INCLUDES OUR PRESCHOOL, AND OUR GENERAL K-12 KIDS. BUT THE LARGEST COHORT OF INCREASE THAT WE HAD HAS BEEN OUR KINDERGARTEN CLASS. SO, THE 
          NUMBER THAT I AM HOLDING IS 71. >> AND, THE ATTENDANCE IS PRETTY MUCH STUDIED? AT 95 OR 96? 
          >> LESS TIME AT THIS YEAR, AND THIS YEAR, WE WERE AT 95 OR MORE. SO THEY ARE GOING TO TRY TO DO THE STUDY. AND I WILL SHARE, REGARDING ENROLLMENT , THAT WE ARE READILY APPROACHING 520 STUDENTS AT GES, LAST MONTH I HEARD IT WAS 512, AND THAT WAS THE MIDDLE OF LAST WEEK SO THAT NUMBER CONTINUES TO INCREASE AS WE ENROLL THOSE KIDS IN THIS AREA OF THE COUNTY. ABOUT 700, OR 675 TO BE SAFE AND COMFORTABLE. 
          >> AMAYA, DO YOU SEE NEW STUDENTS AT DHS OR DOES IT FEEL LIKE THE SAME THAT YOU HAVE SURROUNDED WITH YOURSELF FOR 
          OVER FOUR YEARS. >> WELL, MOST OF MY CLASSES HAVE SENIORS, SO IN TERMS OF THE SENIOR CLASS, I DON'T SEE MANY NEW PEOPLE AND IN THE HALLWAYS, YOU NEVER KNOW, I WOULDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY NEW STUDENTS. BUT FROM WHAT IT IS LOOKING LIKE I DON'T EVEN THINK THERE IS ANYBODY NEW IN 
          MY GRADE. OR NOT MANY. >> RIGHT. 
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          >> THE CURRENT JUNIOR CLASS, AT GES REPRESENTS A MASSIVE COHORT AND I BELIEVE THAT COHORT IS 230 STRONG . 
          >> I THINK IT IS OUR LARGEST EVER, AND COUNTY HISTORY. 
          >> SO WE TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT, AS THAT CORE HEART -- CORE PORT COMES IN FOR NIGHT RATE, THEN YOU WILL CORRELATE AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE FEWER PEOPLES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, JUST BY A METRIC OF THAT BEING A LARGER COHORT. 
          >> YEAH. BOARD MEMBERS, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FOR DR. 
          CARMADI ON THE ITEMS FOR BOARD REVIEW, I WILL ENTERTAIN A 
          MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO 
          HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SECOND. 
          >> OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BUSINESS MEETING WILL BE AT 5:30 P.M., TUESDAY DECEMBER 10TH, 2024, HERE AT THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, ROOM 250. WE ARE HEREBY ADJOURNED.
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