Feb 10, 2022 Board of Education

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>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I CALL THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING TO ORDER. FOR WORK SESSION, I MEAN

[2.01 Pledge of Allegiance]

PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

[2.02 Moment of Silence]

[2.03 Mission Statement]

[2.04 Career & Technical Education Proclamation]

THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA THIS AFTERNOON WE HAVE A CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROCLAMATION.

BY THE PRINCIPLE OF CTA MS. ATKINS.

>> YOU GUYS CAN COME AND SIT RIGHT UP THERE.

I HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO READ. WHEREAS, FEBRUARY 2022 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED NATIONAL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND WHEREAS, THE VISION FOR CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS TO PRODUCE GRADUATES WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS WITH CAREER AND EDUCATIONAL CHOICES IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND WHEREAS, PROFOUND ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES IN OUR SOCIETY ARE RAPIDLY REFLECTED IN THE STRUCTURE AND NATURE OF WORK, THEREBY PLACING NEW AND ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM, AND WHEREAS, CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PREPARES STUDENTS FOR FULFILLING CAREERS BY OFFERING INTEGRATED PROGRAMS OF STUDY THAT LINKS SECONDARY AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND LEAD TO THE ATTAINMENT OF INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS, AND WHEREAS, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECOGNIZE HANDS-ON LEARNING, APPRENTICESHIP, INTERNSHIP AND WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES AS VALUABLE TOOLS IN ENHANCING A STUDENT'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND OVERALL ENGAGEMENT IN LEARNING, AND WHEREAS, THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATORS, COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS ESTIMATES THE GROWTH AND VITALITY OF OUR LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ECONOMY BY PREPARING GRADUATES FOR CAREER FIELDS FORECAST TO EXPRESS LARGEST AND FASTEST GROWTH, NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL STAFF, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH THE DISTRICT AS ADVOCATES, ALLIES AND PARTNERS TO INCREASE EQUITY, ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, AND OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS, AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS URGES ALL CITIZENS TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE SERVICES AND BENEFITS OFFERED BY THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND TO SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS AND ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS.

WE HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 2022 AS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH. CONGRATULATIONS, AND WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR VERY FINE INSTITUTION HERE, I BELIEVE YOU WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, PLEASE TURN ON THE LITTLE BUTTON AND KEEP THE MICROPHONE AS CLOSE TO YOUR MOUTH AS

POSSIBLE. >> I SECOND THE MOTION.

>> ALL IN FAVOR? THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THANK YOU MS. COUSINS AND EVERYONE, I WANT TO BEGIN TODAY BY OFFERING MY MOST SINCERE THANKS FOR THE MANY WAYS OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THIS BOARD O EDUCATION HAS CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO OFFER WORLD-CLASS CTE PROGRAMS THE STUDENTS IN CALVERT COUNTY.

YOUR SUPPORT IS A CRITICAL AND APPRECIATED.

FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW ME I AM THE DIRECTOR FOR CTE HERE IN CALVERT COUNTY. ALSO THE PRINCIPAL AT THE CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY. TODAY AS WE CELEBRATE AND PRECOGNIZE CTE MONTH I WANT TO STOP ANSWERING THE QUESTION I AM OFTEN ASKED. WHAT IS CTE? OFTEN, AS IS THE QUESTION I AM MET WITH, YOU MEAN VO TECH OR THE CAREER CENTER? AS I LOVINGLY TELL PEOPLE, WHAT I KNOW TO BE A CRITICAL TRUTH, TODAY'S CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IS NOT OUR PARENTS VO TECH. ITS MOTHER THE PROGRAMS

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IN ADDITION AND THE LAUGHTER WE'VE ADDED AN EXCITING NEW APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. NO LONGER STRICTLY LIMITED TO VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL TRAINING, TODAY'S CTE PROGRAMS COMBINE RIGOROUS COURSEWORK AND IMPORTANT PRACTICE IN EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS PUT ALL THIS IN REAL-WORLD AND HANDS-ON LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. ON GRADUATION DAY FOR OUR STUDENTS IS EXACTLY THIS COMBINATION THAT SETS OUR CTE STUDENTS UP FOR A LIFETIME OF SUCCESS.

BOTH THE PROGRAMS AT CTA AND PROGRAMS IN THE HOME SCHOOLS POSITION STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN HIGH-PAYING, HIGH DEMAND FIELDS. THE POSITIONS ARE STUDENTS TRYING TO FILL OFTEN SOME OF THE HARDEST TO FILL IN THE LOCAL WORKFORCE. FROM STEM RELATED CAREERS IN AREAS SUCH AS COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CYBERSECURITY AND ENGINEERING, TO HEALTHCARE TO CONSTRUCTION TO EDUCATION AND SO MUCH MORE. OUR CTE STUDENTS ARE PREPARED TO BE THE VERY LIFEBLOOD OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WITHOUT HIGHLY TRAINED PROFESSIONAL INDIVIDUALS, TO FILL JOBS IN THESE FIELDS. OUR COMMUNITY IMMEDIATELY FEELS THE IMPACT OF THE ABSENCE. BUT CTE IS NOT SO NARROWLY DEFINED THAT WE SHOULD BELIEVE EVERY STUDENT WILL ENTER DIRECTLY INTO A PARTICULAR INDUSTRY AFTER GRADUATION.

CTE IS ALSO IMPORTANT JUST TO EXPLORE.

GIVING STUDENTS A CHANCE TO FIND OUT WHAT CAREERS MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT FOR THEM BEFORE COMMITTING TWO YEARS OF COLLEGE OR POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER STUDENT PURSUES IF FEEL THEY STUDY WELL IN A PROGRAM, IT WILL BE TAKEN WITH THEM IMPORTANT SKILLS THEY CAN APPLY TO ANY CAREER THEY CHOOSE. IN TODAY'S CTE, THERE'S NO SINGLE VISION OF WHAT THE STUDENT LOOK LIKE A WHO THEY SHOULD BE. THERE'S NO TYPE OF STUDENT THAT SHOULD CONSIDER THE CTE PROGRAM MORE THAN ANOTHER.

CTE IS FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. OUR CTE PROGRAMS ARE INDEED AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS SEEKING TO LEAVE HIGH SCHOOL INTIMATELY BECOME WELL EMPLOYED.

AND STUDENTS WHO WANT TO ENTER DIRECTLY INTO CAREERS FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE WELL PREPARED TO DO SO.

THERE WERE CREDENTIALS AND CERTIFICATIONS WITH SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS IMMEDIATELY ON DAY ONE AFTER GRADUATION.

MANY OF OUR STUDENTS ALSO CHOOSE TO USE HER SKILLS LEARNED IN ADDITION TO COLLEGE CREDITS OFFERED WITH MANY OF OUR CTE PROGRAMS AND PURSUE COLLEGE DEGREES.

IN FACT OVER 70 PERCENT OF THE CTE GRADUATES LAST YEAR IN CALVERT COUNTY STATED THEY INTEND TO PURSUE SOME POST HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE LEVEL TRAINING. WHETHER TWO-YEAR TECHNICAL OR TRADE SCHOOL OR FOUR YEAR BACHELORS DEGREE.

ONE THING ALL STUDENTS IN CTE HAVE IN COMMON IS THAT BECAUSE THEY GAIN SO MANY TRANSFERABLE SKILLS, VERY TRULY ARE CTE STUDENTS ARE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY.

IT IS TRULY A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THIS DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENTS AND STAFF IN CCPS. I WANT TO TURN OVER TO SOME OF THESE WONDERFUL INDIVIDUALS. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN CALVERT

COUNTY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

I TEACH COMMUNICATIONS AT THE ACADEMY.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE NICE GESTURE AND THE PROCLAMATION. I'M SURE THAT THERE IS ALREADY A PROMINENT SPOT PICKED OUT AT THE SCHOOL.

I WANT TO THANK CARRIE FOR INVITING ME TO COME AND SPEAK I'M HONORED TO TEACH. MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE WONDERFUL TEACHERS THAT TEACH THE PROGRAMS HERE.

AND CARRIE ASKED ME TO TOUCH ON THE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS TODAY AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THEM FOR A MINUTE.

YOU KNOW, MOST SCHOOLS HAVE A THREE LEGGED STOOL, PARENTS, STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS, AT THE CTA WE BUSINESSES, BUSINESS OWNERS, TRADE ASSOCIATION AS WELL.

WITHOUT THEM WE COULD NOT PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF EDUCATION THAT WE DO. THEY PROVIDE A LOT OF THINGS.

SOME OF THEM BEING DONATIONS OF MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT. INTERNSHIPS FOR STUDENTS, JOB SHADOWING FOR STUDENTS, PART-TIME JOBS FOR STUDENTS AND FULL-TIME JOB AFTER GRADUATION. A LOT OF OUR EMPLOYERS THAT I'VE COME TO KNOW WILL GIVE THE FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE SO THEY CAN ATTEND COLLEGE WHILE WORKING AT THEIR BUSINESSES.

FIELD TRIPS ARE ANOTHER THING THAT OUR LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS WILL GIVE THE STUDENTS LET THEM COME IN AND SEE THE LOCAL OPERATIONS BUT LAST YEAR WERE LUCKY TO HAVE TWO VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES SO IT REALLY HELPED US OUT TO GET THROUGH THAT. I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT I RECOGNIZE IS THEIR TIME.

A LOT OF OUR BUSINESS OWNERS OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND THE SAYING, TIME IS MONEY MEANS A LOT THAT WHEN YOU CAN COME IN AND GIVE TIME, ONE RECENT EXAMPLE IS LAST SATURDAY, MANY OF YOU KNOW AND SOME WERE THERE.

THEY HOSTED THE SKILLS USA REGIONAL COMPETITIONS FOR SOUTHERN MARYLAND. CHARLES COUNTY, ST. MARY'S COUNTY, THEY COMPETED AGAINST EACH OTHER AT OUR SCHOOL.

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ANGELICA MAYBURY, YOU PROBABLY KNOW SOME OF THESE NAMES.

JESSICA GEPHARDT, GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR CALVERT COUNTY GOVERNMENT. BRITTANY DIX WITH A MULTIMEDIA COMPANY IN BALTIMORE. THAT'S WONDERFUL IN AND OF ITSELF. THEY RAN A VERY WONDERFUL CONTEST AND VERY PROFESSIONAL. CRITIQUE THE STUDENTS WORK AFTER. THEN ALL THREE WERE FORMER STUDENTS OF MINE. ALL THREE WERE FORMER SKILLS USA COMPETITORS ALL THE WAY UP TO, ALL THREE TO THE STATE LEVEL AND ONE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.

TO SEE IT COME FULL CIRCLE AND HAVE THEM COME BACK AND SUPPORT STUDENTS, THEY HAD SUPPORTED LOCAL BUSINESS YEARS AGO WHICH IS A PROUD MOMENT FOR ME. JUST ANOTHER REASON WHY HONORED TO WORK IN CALVERT COUNTY. THANK YOU.

I AM A SENIOR NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL AND HERE AT THE CALVERT CAREER CENTER I'M A SECOND-YEAR COGNITIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONS TO IS MOST TREASURED SCHOOLS USA AND MEMBER OF NTHS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING APPEAR TO FEEL COMPLETELY HONEST UNFIT HAVE THE PLAN FOR ME FUTURE WITHOUT THIS EDUCATION.

I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN I WANTED TO GO TO THE FIELD OF HEALTHCARE FOLLOWING MY GRANDMA'S FOOTSTEPS.

BROWSE CONFLICTED IF I SHOULD TAKE IN THE BIOMEDICAL OR THROUGH THE CTA AND BOY AM I BEYOND GRATEFUL FOR MY INDECISIVENESS! AS YOU CAN SEE, I CHOSE TO GO TO THE CTA WHERE HE LEARNED AN INTENSE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION ON MY CAREER CHOICE. GAINED MY CPR, FIRST AID AND CERTIFICATIONS. AS WELL AS BEAUTIFUL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MY CLASSMATES, PEERS AND TEACHERS.

EVERY DAY TAKE PART IN HANDS-ON LEARNING WHICH INCLUDES TAKING PART IN REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCES. FOR EXAMPLE I STARTED MY 40 HOUR CLINICAL ROTATION AT ASBURY SENIOR LIVING THIS PAST TUESDAY. AS I GET TO LIVE IN THE LIFE OF A CNA. GO TO THE CTA IS MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE DAY ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

EVERYONE FEELS INCLUDED WHILE GETTING PREPARED FOR THE WORLD DUE TO THIS I DECIDED TO APPLY TO MY TOP COLLEGE AND CPA -- A THREE-YEAR MEDICAL UNIVERSITY WHICH IS SIMILAR TO MY PROGRAM AND THANKFULLY A GUARDIAN WITH DIRECT ADMISSION TO THE NURSING PROGRAM. ALL IN ALL CTE HAS MADE ME GROW AS A PERSON. AND IN MY LIFE EXPONENTIALLY.

>> HELLO MY NAME IS -- I'M A SENIOR COVER HIGH SCHOOL, TAKE AUTO MAINTENANCE PROGRAM YOU NUMBER TWO I CTA.

CTA HAS ALLOWED ME TO SEE SOME OF MY GOALS COME TO LIFE AND SEE SOME OF MY DREAMS CLOSER. CTA AND SKILLS HE WAS A HAVE HELPED ME GET AHEAD START ON MY ADULT LIFE AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME I PLAN TO GO TO YOUR SCHOOL NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TAKE THE PAGRICULTURAL PROGRAM.

WHICH IS A DIESEL EQUIPMENT PROGRAM SPECIFIED IN TRACTORS AND COMBINES AND AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT.

BECAUSE OF TAKEN CTA I'VE REALLY GOT SOME REQUIRED TRAININGS AND ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN SCHOLARSHIPS.

BECAUSE OF CTA, IF UNPLANNED EVENTS WOULD HAPPEN, IF I WERE NOT TO BE ACCEPTED OR THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES, I CAN COME RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND FIND EMPLOYMENT, CONTINUE EARNING MONEY AND HOPEFULLY END UP ON MY FEET.

THEY HELP ME DEVELOP LEADERSHIP ABILITIES, TEST MY SKILL ENDED CTA. THIS PAST WEEKEND I PARTICIPATED IN THE COMPETITION TO SEE WHERE I AM SKILLS WISE.

IF YOU WONDER, I DID -- NONE OF THIS WOULD'VE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE CTA. AND TO THAT I THANK YOU.

>> MS. AKINS, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

I ALWAYS ENJOY MY TOURS OF CTE. AND I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE PROGRAMS BUT MORE IMPRESSED WITH THE STUDENTS.

THANK YOU, KELLY, YOU MAKE A PHENOMENAL NURSE, CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT. AND MR. BALLANTINE, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SKILLS USA AWARD.

AND YOU WILL DO WELL IN AGRICULTURE SO BEST WISHES TO

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APPRECIATE YOU. >> MAY SAY A QUICK WORD?

>> ACTUALLY. >> I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY WHEN I WAS A COMMISSIONER FOR MANY TOURS.

AND I THINK I WENT THERE BUT I'M GOING TO SAY, I HAVE A GRANDSON THAT WENT TO CLASSES THERE, WALKED OUT OF THERE, WALKED IN TO BE A STEAM FITTER APPRENTICE, SPENT FIVE YEARS AND DOES VERY WELL BECAUSE -- BUT I WILL TELL YOU SOMETHING.

YOUR PREPARATION IS SECOND TO NONE.

I MEAN REALLY SECOND TO NONE. IT IS JUST, I GET EXCITED WHEN YOU KNOW IF I GO TO THE FAIR I ALWAYS GO TO SENIOR DAY AND YOU KNOW, WHO IS DOING THAT? THAT IS THE CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL KIDS. AND THEY ARE PREPARING MEALS AND THEY MAKE SOME DELICIOUS CANDY.

THANK YOU. >> MAY I SAY SOMETHING ALSO? CARRIE, CONGRATULATIONS FOR BEING THE 2022 CTE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR. IT IS QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT

AND DEFINITELY WELL-DESERVED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[2.05 National School Counseling Week Proclamation]

DOCTOR -- I'M SORRY I DON'T WANT TO I'M SORRY. DID NOT PRACTICE IT.

MS. CLAGGETT PRACTICED IT, GLENN AND MISS ALLISON SIEGLER THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, WHEREAS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE EMPLOYED IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO HELP STUDENTS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, AND WHEREAS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE ACTIVELY COMMITTED TO HELPING STUDENTS EXPLORE THEIR ABILITIES, STRENGTHS, INTERESTS AND TALENTS AS THESE TRAITS RELATE TO CAREER AWARENESS AND DEVELOPMENT, AND WHEREAS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS HELP PARENTS FOCUS ON WAYS TO FURTHER THE EDUCATIONAL, PERSONAL AND SOCIAL GROWTH OF THEIR CHILDREN, AND WHEREAS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS WORK WITH TEACHERS AND OTHER EDUCATORS TO HELP STUDENTS EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL AND SET REALISTIC GOALS FOR THEMSELVES, AND WHEREAS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS SEEK TO IDENTIFY AND UTILIZE COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT CAN ENHANCE AND COMPLEMENT COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS AND HELP STUDENTS BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, AND WHEREAS, COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENTAL AND SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS ARE CONSIDERED AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS THAT ENABLES ALL STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 7 THROUGH 11 AS NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING

WEEK. >> CAN I HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU BY MS. BALINSKI. SHE KNOWS WHO SHE IS.> MS. BALINSKI. ALL IN FAVOR?

MOTION PASSED, CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MOLLY GERHART, SUPERVISOR AND STUDENT SERVICES, I OVERSEE THE SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM IN CALVERT COUNTY.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DR. CURRIE FOR RECOGNIZING NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS IN CALVERT COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE FOR THEIR DILIGENT WORK AND DEDICATION TO OUR CHILDREN.

THE THEME THIS YEAR FOR NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK IS SCHOOL COUNSELING, BETTER TOGETHER.

WITH ME TODAY, TWO OF OUR DEDICATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELORS. DOCTOR GILE GLENN AND MS.

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23 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN IN CALVERT COUNTY.

SHE CURRENTLY WORKS ON MUTUAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ALSO WORKS WITH ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN THE VIRTUAL PROGRAM.

DOCTOR GLENN IS ALSO CERTIFIED AS AN ADMINISTRATOR IN PBW AND HAS A NATIONALLY BOARD-CERTIFIED COUNSELOR SINCE 1989. SHE IS AN AUTHOR AND GUEST SPEAKER ON ION. SITS ON THE CALVERT COUNTY STUDENT HEALTH COUNCIL AS WELL AS MANY SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

MRS. SIGLER HAS BEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR FOR 35 YEARS.

31 WHICH HAVE BEEN IN CALVERT COUNTY.

SHE HAS WORKED AT SAINT LEONARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 26 YEARS.

SHE HAS TRAINED MANY OF OUR STAFF ON THE -- BULLYING PREVENTION PROGRAM. LEADS THE PBIS PROGRAM AT SAINT LEONARD OPPOSED AUTHOR AND PRESENTED NATIONALLY ON CHARACTER EDUCATION. SAINT LENDER WAS AWARDED THE NATIONAL SCHOOL OF CHARACTER AWARD IN 1999 AND SERVED AS A CHARACTER EDUCATION LAB SCHOOL FOR OTHER MARYLAND SCHOOLS TO MODEL. WHILE THEIR DEGREES AND ACCOLADES ARE VAST AND IMPRESSIVE, MORE IMPORTANTLY, DOCTOR GLENN AND MRS. SIGLER HELD IN HIGH REGARD BY THEIR PRINCIPALS AND COLLEAGUES BY THEIR FELLOW COUNSELORS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEIR STUDENTS AND PARENTS.

TO CAPTURE IN A FEW WORDS WHAT THEY DO EVERY DAY FOR THEIR CHILDREN, IS JUST IMPOSSIBLE TO DO, BUT I WOULD LOOK LIKE TO SAY IF YOU GO BY THE WORD ON THE STREET, THEY ARE LEGENDARY.

THEIR POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE IS OBVIOUS WHENEVER YOU ENCOUNTER THEM AND THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDREN OF CALVERT COUNTY IS EVIDENT EACH DAY.

ALL OF OUR COUNSELORS ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE IN THE SYSTEM, HELP OUR STUDENTS NAVIGATE THE EVER CHANGING CHALLENGES THEY FACE EACH DAY. IT IS WITH EXTREME GRATITUDE AND PRIDE THAT I RECOGNIZE DOCTOR GLENN AND ALLISON SIGLER TODAY, ALONG WITH THE OTHER COUNSELORS IN CALVERT COUNTY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A WORD OR TWO, EITHER ONE OF YOU OR BOTH OF YOU? [INAUDIBLE]

>> UNDERSTOOD. [INAUDIBLE]

>> ABSOLUTELY. FROM HIGH SCHOOL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO OUR PRE-K, THE KIDS NEED EXTRA SUPPORT.

SO TO THE PARENTS, SO THE TEACHERS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT BUT WE JUST LOVE WHAT WE DO, WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT. REALLY WITH THE CTA, WE ALSO ENJOYED OUR CAREERS DOING WHAT WE LOVE TO DO.

THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING US. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> GO AHEAD. >> YOU KNOW, I'M THINKING ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON NOW WITH CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS.

AND OF COURSE, MASKS AND THINGS THAT YOU MUST REALLY HAVE YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR THIS YEAR IN PARTICULAR MAYBE LAST YEAR.

IT HAS GOT TO BE A VERY DIFFICULT JOB THAT YOU DO.

REGARDLESS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS YEAR OR LAST YEAR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I THINK WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, I DON'T

KNOW THE WAY COUNSELORS -- >> STARTED AROUND 1989.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING.

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>> SO MOVE.> MOVES, SECOND? >> SECOND BY MR. WHITE.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES, THANK YOU.

[4.01 Public Comment]

DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY? MAXEY? OKAY.

DR. CURRY? >> FIRST I WILL READ THE GUIDELINES. CITIZENS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD DURING OPEN FORUM ARE ASKED TO FILL IN THE INFORMATION OF THE GOBLINS. PROTECT INDIVIDUAL CONFIDENTIALITY, PLEASE DO NOT MENTION SPECIFIC STUDENTS OR STAFF MEMBERS IN YOUR REMARKS. ALL COMMENTS ARE TO BE MADE IN A CIVIL MANNER. ANYONE NOT FOLLOWING THE GOBLINS WILL BE ASKED TO STOP SPEAKING AND MAKE FORFEIT THE

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PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION VALUES YOUR COMMENTS, AND CONCERNS, THIS IS A BUSINESS MEETING AND THE BOARD CANNOT RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS WERE ENTERED INTO A DISCUSSION WITH YOU DURING THE MEETING.

CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL RESPOND TO ISSUES YOU RAISE SO BE SURE TO FILL YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION.

THE FIRST IS ALICIA MAYER. >> I KNOW I'M BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE RIGHT NOW. BUT EVENTUALLY, AND IT WILL COME DOWN TO YOU. I WANT TO KNOW WHEN MASKING IS GOING TO STOP OUR CHILDREN. AT THIS POINT IS A JOKE AND EMBARRASSING THAT WE ARE ACTING LIKE THEY ARE ACTUALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE. JUST THE OTHER DAY, A KINDERGARTNER TOLD ME A CLASSMATE SPIT AND ANOTHER CLASSMATES FACE, THEY ARE FIVE AND SIX YEARS OLD, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR THE MASK HE PROBABLY PULLED RIGHT BACK UP AFTER DATED A WHOLE LOT OF GOOD I GUESS.

I ALSO FOUND OUT THE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM WAS ABLE TO PLAY UNMASKED WHILE ON THE COURT WHILE HEAVILY BREATHING EACH OTHER'S FACES, BOARD LEGACY BENCH HAVE TO MASK UP.

THAT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST ASININE RULES I'VE HEARD IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. MAKE IT MAKES SENSE.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CAN ATTEND SPORTING EVENTS OR MUSIC EVENTS WHILE BEING UNMASKED AROUND COMPLETE STRANGERS YET OUR CHILDREN ARE CURRENTLY SUPPOSED TO BE LEARNING HOW TO INTERACT AND MAKING FRIENDS, -- SORRY I'M SO NERVOUS! LEARNING SOCIAL SKILLS HAVE TO HAVE MAJORITY OF THEIR FACE COVERED ALL DAY AND NEED TO KEEP THEIR DISTANCE WHILE PLAYING WITH EACH OTHER. I SUPPOSE SOME CAN SAY MOST OF THEM HAVE RECEIVED THE SHOT. WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT IT IS, IT'S NOT A VACCINE BECAUSE THERE'S NO VACCINE THAT IS THIS INEFFECTIVE. THEN EXPLAINED? HOW MY THREE-YEAR-OLD COULD BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER EVENT YESTERDAY IN THIS COUNTY, WITH 30 CLASS KIDS, ALSO THE SAME AGE SO UNVACCINATED OBVIOUSLY. AND THEIR PARENTS UNMASKED, BUT HIS BROTHER HAS TO WEAR WOOD FOR SEVEN HOURS A DAY.

AS AN ADULT, HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME WEARING A MASK FOR AN HOUR WITHOUT TAKING A BREAK. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, IT IS STILL GOING ON. ALSO WHEN SCHOOL BEGAN KIDS WERE ABLE TO GO OUTSIDE AND RECEIVE MASK BREAKS DURING THE DAY. NOW THAT IS WINTER THERE STUCK INSIDE MORE OFTEN ALL DAY WITH LIMITED BREAKS.

EVEN IN NEW JERSEY THERE AND LEAVE THE SCHOOL MASK MANDATE AS OF THE BEGINNING OF MARCH. I'VE COMPLETELY FINE WITH ANOTHER PANT WANTING TO VACCINATE MESSAGE, STOP TELLING ME WHAT TO DO AND WHAT IS BEST FOR MY OWN KID.

I SURELY HOPE THE BOARD OF THE RESISTANCE WILL BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO STOP.

AND I ALSO KNOW THAT HOGAN WAS ADDRESSING THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ABOUT ENDING THIS AS WELL.

ALSO, I WANTED TO RELAY MY DISPLEASURE IN THE TIMES OF SCHOOL CURRENTLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A SEVERE BUS DRIVER SHORTAGE AND YOU HAVE THIS FOUR TIER SYSTEM TO MAKE IT WORK WITH MY SIX-YEAR-OLD SHOULD NOT BE GETTING HOME IS ALREADY DARK DURING THE WINTER.

ANOTHER MONTH HE WILL HAVE AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND BY THE TIME HE GETS HOME WILL BARELY HAVE TIME TO EAT DINNER BEFORE HAVING TO RUSH TO PRACTICES.

I HOPE THIS CAN BE REVISED NEXT YEAR SO THESE YOUNG KIDS CAN GET HOME AT A REASONABLE TIME. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU MS. MAIER FOR YOUR COMMENTS.> DEANNA --

>> GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS DENA -- A FIFTH-GRADE TEACHER AT WINDY HILL ELEMENTARY. I SPOKE AT THE DECEMBER 9 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING ABOUT THE DIRE NEED FOR AN ADDITIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR AT WINDY HILL.

IT IS VERY DISHEARTENING TO SEE THAT THE PROPOSED 2022/2023 SUPERINTENDENT BUDGET DID NOT INCLUDE TWO ADDITIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR POSITIONS.

AMERICAN SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDS THE STUDENT TO COUNSELOR RATIO OF 250 ÃONE.

THERE ARE OVER 650 ÃONE. I WAS HERE TWO YEARS AGO BEFORE COVID ASKING FOR THESE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.

WINDY HILL HAS 31 CLASSES -- OUR LARGER POPULATION WITH ONE SCHOOL COUNSELOR MEANS INCREASED NUMBER OF CLASS LESSONS, MORE IEP 504 AND ST MEETINGS, MORE CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION MEETING LARGER POPULATION INCREASED DEMAND FROM STUDENTS NEEDING GENERAL SUPPORT FROM PEER MEDIATION AND ETC. PAY LESS OPPORTUNITY FOR SPECIALIZED GROUPS, GRIEF GROUPS, CHECK AND CHECK OUT, DIVORCE FAMILY GROUPS ETC. LESS OPPORTUNITY FOR CELEBRATIONS, STUDENT OF THE MONTH, AND MORE. WE HAVE THE INCREASED EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC, COUNSELORS PART OF THE CRISIS TEAM.HE IS ONE OF THE FIRST TO ARRIVE IN THE CLASSROOM AND WILL OFTEN DIRECT STAFF -- MORE STUDENTS NEED -- INCREASED DEMAND FOR PARENTS FORWARD ABOUT STUDENTS, STAFF WE NEED TO SUPPORT TO

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DURING THE BUDGET DESCRIPTION DECEMBER 9 MEETING RESPONSIVE ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COUNCILS INCLUDED MS. COUSENS SUPPORTING LOOKING AT TWO COUNSELORS BASED ON EQUITY FROM THE STUDENT POPULATION AT WINDY HILL AND BARSTOW.

MS. BALINSKI AGREED, MR. WHITE AGREED, MR. NUTTER DISCUSSED THE PANDEMIC AND EFFECTS ON YOUNG FOLKS MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF YOU MIGHT COUNSELORS PUT INTO THE BUDGET HE SAID.

MR. KELLY ECHOED FROM A STUDENT PERSPECTIVE THE IMPORTANCE OF COUNSELORS AND SHARING A COUNSELOR WITH OVER 500 STUDENTS WOULD BE A NIGHTMARE AND ACKNOWLEDGED DISTRUST TO COUNSEL, MISS CLAGGETT SAYS TO PORTO'S TWO SCHOOL COUNSELORS FOR WINDY HILL AND BARSTOW ELEMENTARY MASKING ELECTED BOARD MAKES ADDITIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STAFFING FOR WINDY HILL AND BARSTOW A PARTY FOR THE 2022 /2023 BUDGET AND VOTE NO TO CURRENT PROPOSED BUDGET.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

>> DONNA -- >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS DONNA -- I AM AN ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF 33 IS IN CALVERT COUNTY. CURRENTLY THE PRESIDENT OF THE COVERED EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN WHEN I COME BEFORE YOU TO SPEAK ON THE SUPERINTENDENTS PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE 2022 Ã2023 SCHOOL YEAR.

I KNOW THERE IS A LOT TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN PLANNING SOMETHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

BUT I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT YOU'RE NOT BUILDING A BUDGET BASED UPON THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF, BUT RATHER A DOLLAR AMOUNT THEY THINK THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL OR WILL NOT APPROVE. CCPS NEEDS A BUDGET PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE. ONE THAT ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, ONE THAT ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND FUTURE, WILL NOT -- IF CCPS TRULY WANTS TO ENSURE THE STUDENT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS ARE MET, AND STUDENTS ARE BEING TAUGHT IMPORTANT SKILLS, SUCH AS HOW TO SELF REGULATE, THEN THEY WOULD NOT ALLOW ONE AMONG THE METRO SCHOOL TO HAVE THAT MANY STUDENTS WITH ONLY ONE SCHOOL COUNSELOR. IT IS AN ESTABLISHED FACT THAT WHEN STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING EMOTIONALLY AND SOCIALLY, THEY ARE NOT READY TO LEARN. CCPS MUST CONTINUE TO PURCHASE INCREASING STAFF AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF OUR CHILDREN.

AND FINALLY, I MUST ADDRESS THE PROBLEM THAT MAY NOT NECESSARILY HAVE A LINE ITEM, WITHIN THIS BUDGET.

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TEACHERS ARE STRESSED AND WORN OUT.

THEY ARE EXHAUSTED MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.

AND ARE CONTINUALLY ASKED TO DO MORE WITH LESS.

HOW DO WE ADDRESS THIS? PROVIDE ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS. HIRE MORE TEACHERS, HIRE MORE SUPPORT STAFF, PROVIDE MORE TIME TO PLAN, COLLABORATE WITH COLLEAGUES, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS.

WE MUST RETAIN THE DEDICATED EDUCATORS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL WHO MAKE EDUCATING STUDENTS POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

[6.01 Dr. Daniel D. Curry]

DR. CURRY? >> A COUPLE OF ITEMS, HAS BEEN MENTIONED ALREADY. THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT MASKS.

AND I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF FOLKS THIS WEEK POINT OUT TO THEM THAT WE ARE PRESENTLY UNDER A STATE MAST MANDATE FROM THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND IT'S ENDORSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND. WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE GOVERNOR ASKED TODAY TO THE STATE BOARD, TO REVIEW THAT AND CLOSE IT OUT, BUT WILL STILL BE UNDER THE STATE MAST MANDATE UNTIL THAT TIME. IF THAT SHOULD HAPPEN, THE INITIAL MAST MANDATE FROM THE STATE WAS 480 DAYS.

NOT FO YOU ARE, FOR 180 DAYS. IF THEY CHOOSE TO SHORTEN IT, WE WILL LL THEN HAVE A LOCAL DECISION TO MAKE AND WE WILL REVIEW THE DATA AT . I WANT TO SAY ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS JUST SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND THANKS O THEM FOR WHAT THEY DO INDEED, WE COULD ALWAYS USE MORE.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO CTE PROGRAMS, CTA AND CARRIE FOR SELECTED IRELAND CTE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE CHATTING A LITTLE BIT WHEN THEY WERE DONE, FORGOT TO POINT OUT IS THIS LOGO.

THAT WE USE, IT WAS CREATED BY STUDENTS FROM MR. OWENS GRAPHICS ARTS CLASS. SO WE CALLED UPON THEM TO TEST THEIR SKILLS AND AFTER A LOT OF WORK SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE SELECT, WE CONCLUDE WITH THE LOGO WE BEEN USING WITH A LOT OF PRIDE. FINALLY, I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP AT CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL. THEY HAD A SPECIAL PROGRAM TODAY WITH STUDENT LEADERS, LISTENED TO SEVERAL SPEAKERS ABOUT DIVERSITY, BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND THEN THEY START TO CRAFT AND PLAN PRESENTATIONS THAT STUDENTS WILL BE DOING WITHIN CLASSES AT CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL.

IT LOOKED LIKE AN OUTSTANDING PROGRAM AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE FRUITS OF THEIR LABOR.

THAT IS IT! >> THANK YOU.

[7.01 Policies for Review]

POLICY 1930, MR. KURTZ. >>.

THE BOARD? WE WILL BE PUTTING IT ON THE WEBSITE FOR REVIEW BY THE PUBLIC.

THANK YOU. NEXT POLICY REVIEW IS STUDENT BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION POLICY 3215, DOCTOR JOHNSON.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON PRESIDENT AN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, I'M SUSAN JOHNSON, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT , I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER A FEW CHANGES TO POLICY 3125, STUDENT BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS. I WILL BRIEFLY GO THROUGH THE CHANGES THAT WE HAVE SUGGESTED IN THE POLICY AND THEN TALK TO A COUPLE OF REASONS WHY WE HAVE MADE SOME OF THOSE CHANGES.

ONE OF THE FIRST CHANGES WAS, VERY EARLY IN THE PURPOSE AND

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WE DO HAVE A DETAILED PLAN THAT WILL FOLLOW THAT HAS EXPECTATIONS FOR TRAINING BUT WE FEEL LIKE IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT STATEMENT IN THERE AND MAKE SURE THAT EACH YEAR WE ESTABLISH CONSISTENT TRAINING PLANS TO ADDRESS STRATEGIES FOR DE-ESCALATION AND FOR STUDENTS IN CRISIS, TO SUPPORT STUDENTS HAVE EXPERIENED TRAUMA, WHO JIM CLEMENT ALTERNATIVES TO RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION IN ANY OF THE TOPICS THAT WE FEEL LIKE WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT.

THE NEXT TWO CHANGES ARE JUST EDITS, THEY WERE VERY MINOR JUST SPACING EDITS AND THEN, IN THE FOURTH CHILDREN GOES TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND PAGE. MURRAY ADDED AND, BECAUSE WE DID FEEL IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO RESTRICT THINGS TO ONE OF THE CHOICES OF USING PROACTIVE OR LESS RESTRICTIVE OR ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES. IF YOU LIKE IT NEEDED TO HAVE "AND" IN THEIR -- THE MAJOR CHANGE -- WITH EXCEPTION OF STUDENTS WHO HAVEN'T WRITTEN IN THEIR IEP.

WE RENTLY HAVE 12 STUDENTS WHO HAVEN'T WRITTEN , THREE OF THE STUDENTS ARE IN OUT OF COUNTRY PLACEMENTS, NONE OF THEM ARE H US IN OUR SYSTEM. IN LIGHT OF THE CASE THAT HAPPENED IN FREDERICK COUNTY THAT WAS A FEDERAL CASE THAT RESULTED IN THE BANNING OF ALL SECLUSION IN FREDERICK COUNTY, IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT NOW THERE IS AN ACTING CONGRESS THAT MIGHT IMPACT WHAT HAPPENS WITH RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION IN OUR SCHOOLS AND CURRENTLY, MARYLAND BILL HAS INTRODUCED, HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO BAN ALL SECLUSION IN MARYLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.E FELT LIKE IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO PUT A SUNSET DATE ON THAT PROVISION. SO, WITH THAT WE DID CHOOSE AUGUST AS A DATE FOR SUNSET TO ALLOW SCHOOL TEAMS TO WORK WITH PARENTS AND STAFF, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS NOT IN THE ICPS ANYMORE AND THAT THERE IS TIME TO PROVIDE SUPPORTS AND PLANS FOR THE STUDENTS THAT DO HAVE IT IN THEIR IEP, SO THE SCHOOL STAFF AND STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE ALL CLEAR ON WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN ANY CASE WHERE THEY PWOULD BE SERIOUS AND IMMINENT HARM. AND THOSE ARE OUR PROPOSED CHANGES FOR THIS POLICY. AND THE LAST ITEM THAT WE TOOK OUT REALLY WAS JUST THE DEADLINE DATE SINCE THAT HAD

PASSED. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING PROACTIVE WITH THOSE CHANGES, PENDING THE LEGISLATION CHANGE.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD AT THE MOMENT?

YES MA'AM? >> YES MA'AM ONE MORE THING.

WE DID REMOVE G, WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT DATA FROM MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE WHICH WE DO REGULARLY, WE HAVE FOUND THAT MANY TIMES, OUR SCHOOLS ARE NOT GOING TO SST.

WHEN WE DO A CROSS REFERENCE OTHER STUDENTS WERE STAFF OF HOW TO USE RESTRAINT, THEY ARE NOT BEING FOUND IN THE SST PROCESS, TYPICALLY, WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO GO BACK TO THE IEP TEAMS AND THEY ARE HAVING DISCUSSIONS THERE, OR REACHING OUT TO OUR BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST AND BEHAVIOR TAX TO BE ABLE TO REALLY PROBLEM SOLVE ON HOW TO HANDLE THAT.

WE DID NOT THINK THAT WAS A STATISTIC THAT WAS REALLY HELPING TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE REDUCING RESTRAINT

AND SECLUSION. >> ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD ON THE DRAFT AT THIS TIME? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DOCTOR JOHNSON AND STAFF FOR ADDING THE PROVISION TO SUNSET CONCLUSION USE WITHIN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

VERY PLEASED BY THE ADDITION. HANK YOU.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY.

WE DID HAVE THE COMMITTEE COME BACK SO WE HAD PARENT REPRESENTATIVES AND STAFF REPRESENTATIVES TO HELP LOOK THROUGH THE POLICY. WE WILL BE LOOKING AT PROCEDURES WITH THAT GROUP AS WELL TO SEE IF ANY CHANGES ARE NEEDED IN OUR PROCEDURES. I APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME THAT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAFF HAD PUT INTO TAKING A LOOK AT

OUR POLICY. >> CAN I ASK ONE QUESTION? OR AT LEAST MAKE A COMMENT. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE ALL OF THESE MESSAGES COMING AND CHANGES, NOT EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IEP IS OR NOT EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT ... SOME ARE PROBABLY WATCHING SAYING WHAT IS THAT? YOU KNOW, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT, I

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ANNOUNCE WHAT THAT IS. >> I APPRECIATE THAT, WE USE A LOT OF ACRONYMS AND JARGON SOMETIMES, IT IS INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN. INDIVIDUALS PLAN IS PUT IN PLACE FOR A STUDENT THAT ADDRESSES LEARNING GOALS ACCOMMODATIONS AND SETTINGS WHERE THE STUDENT WOULD BE SERVED.> THANK YOU, CAN WE PASS THAT? IS THERE A MOTION TO DO THAT? I JUST -- CERTAINLY THERE ARE LOTS OF PLACES WHERE YOU COULD SPELL IT OUT.

EVERY PARENT WHO HAS A STUDENT WHO IS BEEN IDENTIFIED KNOWS IT WELL. AND THUS THIS POLICY PRETTY

MUCH. >> UNDERSTAND THAT BUT, THEIR PEOPLE INTERESTED AND WHEN YOU START USING THAT JARGON, THEY

DON'T UNDERSTAND. >> THANK YOU, I'M SORRY.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> JUST WANT TO ALSO PASS ALONG MY CONGRATULATIONS. IT IS BEEN A LONG ROAD AND WE WERE IN THE NEWS NOT TOO LONG AGO ABOUT SOME HIGH NUMBERS IN THE AREA. AND THE STAFF AND, WAS VERY PROACTIVE IN PUTTING IN NEW TECHNIQUES AND TRYING TO REDUCE OUR NUMBERS. IT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL SO MUCH SO THAT IT IS, DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THAT BIG OF A DEAL TO MOVE TO FULL ON EXCLUDING SECLUSION AS AN OPTION SO CONGRATULATIONS.

>> THANK YOU DOCTOR JOHNSON. THE POLICY WILL BE FOR A 30 DAY

[7.02 General Funds]

REVIEW AND THE PUBLIC. >> THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS GENERAL FUNDS.

MS. EDIE HUTCHINS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON EDITH HUTCHINS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND I WILL BE DISCUSSING THE FINANCIAL REPORTS WITH YOU THIS AFTERNOON. STARTING WITH THE REVENUES PAGE, WHICH IS PAGE 1, YOU SEE THAT YOUR DATE AND COME TOTALED $126.9 MILLION WHICH REPRESENTS 53.4 PERCENT OF BUDGETED INCOME AS OF THE END OF JANUARY 2022. YEAR-TO-DATE EXPENDITURES 218 POINT $2 MILLION WHICH REPRESENTS 91.8 PERCENT OF THE BUDGET EXPENDITURES. WE BEEN PERFORMING ANALYSES OF THE FISCAL YEAR 22 FINANCIAL OPERATIONS, WITH NOT COMPLETED THOSE ANALYSES AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, BASED ON WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR, WE WILL DISCUSS A FEE OF THE ITEMS WITH YOU TODAY. STARTING WITH PAGE 3, WHICH IS THE INSTRUCTIONAL SALARIES CATEGORY.

YOU WILL SEE ON THIS PAGE THAT THE EXPENSES FOR HOME AND HOSPITAL TEACHERS ARE DOWN COMPARED TO A NORMAL SCHOOL YEAR. AT THE $9287 YEAR-TO-DATE EXPENSES ARE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN ANYWHERE THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR. AS OF THE END OF JANUARY 2021, WE SPENT $24,203 ON HOME AND HOSPITAL TEACHING FOR REGULAR EDUCATION. SO THIS SHOWS US COVID DOES STILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT OUR OPERATIONS IN THIS AREA.

WE ARE CURRENTLY PROVIDING HOME AND HOSPITAL INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS VIRTUALLY AS OPPOSED TO IN PERSON.

BECAUSE OF THAT THERE ARE SOME PARENTS WHO HAVE DECLINED TO RECEIVE THOSE SERVICES FOR THEIR CHILDREN AT THIS TIME.

ADDITIONALLY, WE FOR NUMBER OF YEARS HAVE HAD A PERCENT ASSIGNED TO THE HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE HOME AND HOSPITAL SERVICES. NOT HAD THAT SINCE MARCH 2020.

THAT IS ALSO IMPACTING OUR EXPENSES IN THIS AREA.

ON THE UPSIDE, EXPENSES FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY WAS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THEY WERE IN THE PREVIOUS TWO MONTHS, WE SPENT 20,100 $35,000 -- $20,135 IN JANUARY COMPARED TO $7000 IN EACH OF THE TWO PREVIOUS MONTHS.

SOME OF THE THINGS IMPACTED THAT WERE AS WE ARE TOLD, WE DID HAVE A NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO WERE SIGNED FOR HOME AND HOSPITAL SERVICES AFTER THE HOLIDAYS AS WELL AS STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAD BEEN HOLDING ONTO SOME TIMESHEETS AND DID TURN THOSE IN FOR PAYMENT. SO THEY WERE PAID IN JANUARY.

AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 21, WE DID REALIZE THE SAVINGS OF

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HOWEVER AT THIS TIME IT IS DIFFICULT FOR US TO PROJECT WHAT THE SPENDING TRENDS WILL BE FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR.

WITH THAT AREA. THE NEXT ITEM WE WILL LOOK AT IS PAGE 8, WHICH IS THE SPECIAL ED CATEGORY.

AND YOU WILL SEE HERE THAT THE SUBSTITUTE TEACHER PAYROLL EXPENSES ARE DOWN COMPARED TO A NORMAL YEAR.

YEAR-TO-DATE EXPENSES AT THE END OF JANUARY, WERE MUCH HIGHER THAN THEY WERE IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, THIS YEAR YEAR-TO-DATE EXPENSES -- COMPARED TO $65,980 JANUARY OF LAST YEAR. ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT IS PRODUCING THE SAVING SO FAR THIS YEAR IS SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS HAVE NOT BEEN PULLED OUT OF THE CLASSROOMS FOR TRAINING THIS YEAR SO WE HAVE NOT NEEDED SUBS FOR THAT PURPOSE. AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 21 WE REALIZED SAVINGS OF $644,177. OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION SUFFICIENT TO -- SUBSTITUTE COST IF THE TREND CONTINUES WE ANTICIPATE WE MAY SEE SAVINGS OF $104,000 IN THIS AREA.

>>> ON PAGE NUMBER 10 WHICH IS THE STUDENT SERVICES CATEGORY, YOU WILL SEE HERE THAT WE HAVE NOT PAID ANY EXPENSES FOR THE SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICERS SO FAR THIS FISCAL YEAR.

THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT BILLS US FOR THIS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.

DUE TO STAFFING SHORTAGES AT THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WE'VE NOT RECEIVED BILLS YET FOR THIS EXPENSE.

WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH COUNTY GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL IN THEIR WORKING ON GETTING US SEVERAL INVOICES SO THAT WE CAN GET UP TO SPEED WITH THOSE PAYMENTS.

AND LAST, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT PAGE 14, THE OPERATION -- CATEGORY. THE BIGGEST UTILITIES EXPENSE THAT WE HAVE IS FOR ELECTRICITY.

ON AVERAGE, WERE SPENDING ABOUT $160,000 A MONTH ON ELECTRIITY THIS YEAR. YEAR-TO-DATE EXPENSES AT THE END OF JANUARY WERE OVER $300,000 HIGHER THAN THEY WERE FOR THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. ON THIS REPORT WE ARE SEEING THAT THERE EXPENSES YEAR TO DATE ARE $1.4 MILLION COMPARED TO $1.1 MILLION LAST YEAR. THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THIS INCREASE ARE NUMBER ONE, A RETURN TO MORE NORMAL OPERATIONS. ALSO HAVE 450 AIR SCRUBBERS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT WHICH ARE DRAWING ON ELECTRICITY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND WE HAVE INCREASED RATES OF ABOUT 20 TO 30 PERCENT IN OUR ELECTRICITY RATES THIS YEAR.

BASED ON OUR MOST RECENT ANALYSIS, WE DO EXPECT TO SPEND THE $3 MILLION THAT WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR ELECTRICITY FOR THIS YEAR. ON A FINAL NOTE, DUE TO HEAVY WORKLOAD, WE HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO PROCESS THE JOURNAL ENTRY TO CHARGE THE EXPENSES FOR THE TEACHER'S SALARY INCENTIVE GRANT IN CATEGORY 203, CHILDREN SIX AND 207 WHICH INSTRUCTIONAL SALARIES, SPECIAL ED AND STUDENT SERVICES.

WE DO HOWEVER EXPECT TO GET THAT TRANSACTION PROCESSED THIS MONTH BY THE END OF THE MONTH. SO YOU WILL SEE THE IMPACT OF THAT TRANSACTION REFLECTED ON THE REPORT THAT YOU RECEIVE NEXT MONTH FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING ON THE GENERAL FUND REPORT BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS AND TRANSFERS? OKAY.

>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION ON ELECTRICITY.

I THOUGHT THAT OUR RATES JUST WENT UP, BUT YOU'RE SAYING SINCE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WE'VE HAD HIGHER RATES ALSO? QUICK SET OF EXPENSES WILL BEGINNING OF THE YEAR BUT I WAS INFORMED BY OPERATIONS THAT THE RATES ARE ALREADY HIGHER.

>> OKAY, OBVIOUS THAT WE WILL BE HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF OCCUPANCY.

[7.03 Budget Adjustments]

THANKS.> THE FIRST MEMO THAT WE WILL LOOK AT WILL BE THE REQUEST TO ADJUST THE FISCAL YEAR 22 UNRESTRICTED AND RESTRICTED BUDGETS. AS A REMINDER WHEN THE LEADERSHIP OF CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BUS DRIVERS AND BUS CONTRACTORS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS REGARDING DRIVER PAY RATES AND FRINGE BENEFITS, THERE WERE THREE ITEMS IN PARTICULAR THAT WERE AGREED UPON. ONE OF THOSE WAS THAT THE HOURLY RATES TO BE PAID TO THE BUS DRIVERS WOULD BE INCREASED BY ABOUT 5 TO 8 DOLLARS PER HOUR.

ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM HOURS PAID TO BUS DRIVERS AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE TYPO IN THE MEMO, IT SAYS 3.25 IT'S ACTUALLY A 2.25 INCREASE IN THE HOURS TO BE PAID PER DAY, INCREASING FROM 5.75 HOURS PER

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AT THAT TIME, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN THE DISTRICT MET WITH THE DRIVERS AND CONTRACTORS THAT REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CALVERT COUNTY GOVERNMENT WILL PRESENT AT THE MEETING AND THAT THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE COST OF THE INCREASES. THE INCREASES TOTALED $2,620,578 -- ACCORDINGLY WE ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL TO INCREASE THE 22 UNRESTRICTED OPERATING BUDGET BY $1,310,289 FOR THE INCREASE IN APPROPRIATION THAT WE WERE EXPECTING FROM THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

THE INCREASE WOULD BE IN THE REVENUE ACCOUNT, LOCAL APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT BUT ALSO, IN THE CONTRACTED BUS ROUTE EXPENSE ACCOUNT. THE INCREASE -- IN INCREASE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SPECIAL EDUCATION EXPENSE ACCOUNT.

WE WILL ALSO NEED YOUR APPROVAL FOR AN INCREASE IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 RESPECTED BUDGET FOR AWARDS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THIS YEAR, YOU'VE BEEN PROVIDED WITH A TABLE THAT OUTLINES VARIOUS GRANTS THAT WE RECEIVED, THE TOTAL INCREASE IS $1,109,000 -- I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT ON THE TOP OF THAT PAGE, WE SEE TITLE I LISTED, THE $310,356 SHOWN HERE FOR TITLE I IS NOT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE GRANT AWARD FOR TITLE I. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE AWARD IS 1.7 MILLION, HOWEVER OUR 22 BUDGET ALREADY INCLUDED 1.4 MILLION IN THE ADOPTED BUDGET BOOK. WE ARE SIMPLY REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE INCREASE OF THE ADDITIONAL $310,000 THAT WE BEEN AWARDED FOR TITLE I. DO WE HAVE YOUR APPROVAL TO MAKE THESE MODIFICATIONS, PENDING APPROVAL BY THE CALVERT COUNTY

GOVERNMENT? >> IS THERE A MOTION TO

APPROVE? >> ADMIT A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND PAIR. >> MOTION AND SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? >> I SEE MR. -- IN THE ROOM I JUST WONDER, IS THAT STILL GOING FORWARD? WHAT WILL BE THE RECEPTION, I DON'T KNOW IF WE KNOW THAT YET, TO THE SHARING OF INCREASED COSTS.

>> ARE YOU ASKING FOR COMMENT? --

>> I AM NOT SURE WHY HE IS HERE BUT IF HE HAS ANYTHING, I WOULD NOT MIND HEARING, WE COULD DISCUSS IT.

>>.

ALL IN FAVOR? >> MOTION APPROVED.

>> THANK YOU.HE LAST FINANCIAL ITEM AT THIS TIME IS A REQUEST FOR TWO INTER-CATEGORY BUDGET TRANSFERS. THE FIRST IS A REQUEST TO TRANSFER $75,000 FROM THE INSTRUCTIONAL SALARIES CATEGORY TO THE OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL COST CATEGORY.

WE REQUESTING APPROVAL TO TRANSFER $75,000 FROM THE PSYCHOLOGIST SALARY ACCOUNT TO THE CONTRACTED PSYCHOLOGIST ACCOUNT WHICH IS IN THE OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL CLASS CATEGORY.

WE HAVE MADE A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT PREVIOUSLY, HOWEVER IT'S BEEN DETERMINED THAT AN ADDITIONAL 70,000, 75,000 IS NEEDED TO PAY EXPENSES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR, WE DO ANTICIPATE THIS TRANSFER WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH FUNDS TO SATISFY THE COST REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. ALSO, WE ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL TO TRANSFER TOTAL OF $372,000 FROM THE INSTRUCTIONAL SALARIES CATEGORY TO THE TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY.

$170,000 OF THIS TRANSFER IS ONLY INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT SALARY ACCOUNT AND $80,000 FROM THE CERTIFIED TEACHERS SALARY ACCOUNT TO THE OVERTIME SALARY ACCOUNT IN THE TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY.E TALKED AT LENGTH LAST MONTH ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN OVERTIME COSTS THIS YEAR FOR THE TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY. E SAID THE INCREASES IN

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THEY'VE HAD TO WORK EXTRA HOURS TO DO THEIR NORMAL DUTIES AFTER ASSISTING WITH THE BUSES. AT THIS POINT, THE BUDGET, THE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN FULLY EXPENDED.

WE DO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE ANTICIPATED COST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. WE ARE ALSO ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO TRANSFER A TOTAL OF $122,000 FROM THE CERTIFIED TEACHER SALARY ACCOUNT AND THE INSTRUCTIONAL SALARIES CATEGORY TO THE TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY, THE BREAKDOWN BEING 72,000 TWO THE SICKLEAVE EXPENSE ACCOUNT AND THAT IS FOR THE DRIVERS.

30,000 TO THE CONTRACTED BUS ROUTES ACCOUNT AND $20,000 TO THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ACCOUNT. THE SAVINGS EXIST IN INSTRUCTIONAL SALARIES CATEGORY DUE TO THE TURNOVER THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS YEAR. SO WE ARE REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL FOR THESE TRANSFERS, DO WE HAVE YOUR APPROVAL?

>> IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE?

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND PAIR.

>> MOOD BY MS. CLAGGETT, SECOND BY MR. WHITE.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR?

MOTION IS APPROVED. >> THANK YOU.> I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE FIRST BUDGET ADJUSTMENT.

OUR EXPECTED OR DO THE COMMISSIONERS ASK YOU TO COME SPEAK TO THIS BUDGET ADJUSTMENT REGARDING THE TRANSPORTATION?

>> YES, DR. CURRY AND I HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO ATTEND ON

TUESDAY. >> OKAY AND WHEN THE CONVERSATION TOOK PLACE, DID WE GET THAT WRITING INITIALLY THAT THEY WERE COMMITTING THESE FUNDS?

>> I WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE MEETING SO DR. CURRY CAN SPEAK

TO THAT. >> NO, THERE IS NOTHING IN

WRITING. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

[7.04 Bid Approval]

MR. KEVIN MICHAEL, JOEL PALMER AND MATT -- WELCOME, GENTLEMEN.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON MS. COUSINS, DR. CURRY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS KEVIN MICHAEL, DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

BEFORE HE TIER 2 REQUESTS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

BOTH ARE RELATED TO THE LEASING OF STUDENT LAPTOPS FOR THE FUTURE READY INITIATIVE. THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WILL PRESENT DETAILS ABOUT THE FIRST REQUEST.

THE FIRST REQUEST IS TO APPROVE UTILIZATION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATION PURCHASING PROGRAM FOR MICROCOMPUTERS CONTRACT FOR A THREE YEAR LEASE ACQUISITION OF THE STUDENT LAPTOPS IN THE MEMORANDA BEFORE YOU. YOU MAY RECALL CCPS LISA STUDENT LAPTOPS FOR THEIR PROGRAM AND IT IS TIME TO UPGRADE APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF THE STUDENT LAPTOPS CURRENTLY IN USE. NEW LAPTOPS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 11 AND 12 NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.UNDING WILL BE THROUGH THE LOCAL BUDGET. WE REQUESTED THE BOARD APPROVE THE UTILIZATION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATION PURCHASING PROGRAM FOR MICROCOMPUTERS CONTRACT TO ACQUIRE STUDENT LAPTOPS FOR THE 2022 /2023 SCHOOL YEAR FROM CDW G, VERNON HILLS IN ILLINOIS AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,696,720.77 WITH A THREE YEAR ANNUAL PAYMENT OF $565,573.59.

THANK YOU. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> MOTION BY MS. BALINSKI, IS THERE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> SECOND BY MS. CLAGGETT.

ANY DISCUSSION? >> AFTER HAVE A QUESTION.

CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE AMOUNTS THAT YOU ARE REQUESTING?

>> YES, THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT MEMORANDUMS IN FRONT OF YOU.

THIS IS ON THE FIRST AND THE AMOUNT OF $1,696,720 AND CHANGE IT'S AN ANNUAL PAYMENT OF THE 565,000.

MR. PALMER WILL SPEAK TO THE SECOND REQUEST.

>> OKAY. >> IS THIS THE, YOU'RE MOVING TO AN UPGRADED, BETTER MODEL, FASTER FOR THE HIGHER GRADES?

>> YES, WE ONE YEARS WORTH, ONE GRADE LEVEL THIS PAST YEAR

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ONE OF THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL UPGRADES AND MOVING FORWARD HERE, WE WOULD PUSH IT THROUGH FOR THE NEXT GRADE LEVELS IN HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL WITH THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST.> SO IS THIS GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT FOR THIS YEAR? YOU PUT INTO THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.

>> THIS IS FOR NEXT YEAR. >> THIS IS FOR NEXT YEAR.

>> THIS AMOUNT EQUALS WHAT SHE PUT IN THE BUDGET.

>> THANKS. >> WE HAVE TO GET THIS AND NOT EVEN TO GET THE TECHNOLOGY FOR NEXT YEAR.

>> THAT'S RIGHT, OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE IMAGING SERVICES.

DO YOU IMAGE MACHINES THAT COME ALREADY WITH THE CCPS IMAGE INSTALLED, IS THAT WHAT WE ARE PAYING FOR?

IS THAT WHAT THAT MEANS? >> YES, THE IMAGING SERVICES TO PROVIDE, WE PROVIDE THEM WITH THEIR IMAGE AND WHEN THEY COME TO US ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS UNPACK THEM, INVENTORY AND

DISTRIBUTE THEM OUT. >> THANK YOU.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION APPROVED. THANK YOU.

CHRIS MR. JOEL PHARMA, SUPERVISOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WILL PRESENT DETAILS OF THE SECOND REQUEST.

THE SECOND REQUEST IS TO APPROVE UTILIZATION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATION PURCHASING G PROGRAM FOR MICROCOMPUTERS CONTRACT FOR A FOUR YEAR LEASE ACQUISITION OF STUDENT LAPTOPS IN THE MEMORANDA BEFORE YOU.

THE NEW LAPTOPS WERE GOING TO REPLACE SOME OF THE STUDENT LAPTOPS BE REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS IN GRADES NINE THROUGH THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR PER FUNDING FOR THIS WILL BE THROUGH THE LOCAL BUDGET.

WE REQUEST THE BOARD APPROVE UTILIZATION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATION PURCHASING PROGRAM FOR MICROCOMPUTERS CONTRACT, TO ACQUIRE STUDENT LAPTOPS FOR THE 22/23 SCHOOL YEAR FROM CDW G OF VERNON HILLS ILLINOIS IN THE AMOUNT OF 911,000 $234.04.

WITH A FOUR YEAR ANNUAL PAYMENT F 808.51.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE? FIRST AND SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION APPROVED.

THANK YOU. >> NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS A

[7.05 Strategic Plan Update - Workforce]

WE WILL BE HEARING FROM DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, SUPERVISOR OF HR, COORDINATOR OF HR, SUPERVISOR INSTRUCTION AND DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTION. I WILL LET YOU INTRODUCE

YOURSELVES. >> GOOD AFTERNOON PRESIDENT COUSINS, DR. CURRY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M HERE WITH OTHERS FROM DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES AND INSTRUCTION TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO YOU ON THE PRIORITY AREA OF WORKFORCE FROM CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS STRATEGIC PLAN. BEFORE BEGINNING WITH THE UPDATE UNLESS THE REST OF THE WORKFORCE TEAM TO INTRODUCE

THEMSELVES TO YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M CECILIA LEWIS SUPERVISOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

>> COORDINATOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON SANDY, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON JACKIE JACOBS DIRECTIVE SYSTEM AND

INSTRUCTIONAL PERFORMANCE. >> THANK YOU.

AS WE KNOW, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS STRATEGIC PLAN WAS DEVELOPED IN 2017 AND HAS BEEN UTILIZED AS A GUIDING DOCUMENT FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

OF THE PRIORITY AREAS IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN ARE IMPORTANT TO THE ACADEMIC AND OPERATIONAL GROWTH OF CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I WILL GO THIS AFTERNOON TO STOP THE VIEW ON THE AREA OF WORKFORCE, SPECIFIC GOALS FOR THIS PRESENTATION INCLUDE TO REVIEW THE WORKFORCE GOALS FROM THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO PROVIDE CURRENT WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, TO PRESENT DATA USED TO MONITOR GOALS, PREVIEW NEW DATA AVAILABLE, DESCRIBE STRATEGIES BEING IMPLEMENT IT TO ACHIEVE THE WORKFORCE GOALS, AS WELL AS UPDATE YOU ON THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WE PROVIDE TO OUR STAFF.

WORKFORCE FOCUSES ON THE RECRUITMENT, HIRING, SUPPORT AND RETENTION OF HIGH QUALITY STAFF.

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THEREFORE, THE FIRST TWO STRATEGIC GOALS ARE FOCUSED ON THESE TWO AREAS. ENSURING DIVERSITY WORKFORCE AND ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HIGH QUALITY STAFF.

IN ADDITION, WHEN STEP-BY-STEP WITH MEANINGFUL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING HELPS US TO GROW AND DEVELOP TOGETHER.

DEVELOPING A LEARNING COMMUNITY AND FOR THE HELPING US REACH ALL OF OUR LEARNERS. OUR THIRD STRATEGICAL RECOGNIZES THIS AND STATES WE WILL PROVIDE STAFF WITH PERSONALIZED AND DIFFERENT DUE TO PROFESSIONALISM THAT FOSTERS PERSONAL GROWTH IN ORDER TO INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

LOOKING AT THE FIRST GOAL, ENSURING THE DIVERSITY OF OUR WORKFORCE, I'LL BEGIN BY DISPLAYING OUR CURRENT WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS. FOR DISPLAY THIS DATA, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ASSURE THAT THE STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. EXCUSE ME.

WHEN LOOKING AT THE DIVERSITY OF THE WORKFORCE, OUR GOAL IS FOR THE WORKFORCE TO BE REFLECTIVE OF THE STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE. CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS COMPRISED OF 15,569 STUDENTS WITH THE FOLLOWING DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR STUDENTS. 66 PERCENT WHITE, -- 7.7 PERCENT HISPANIC, 1.5 PERCENT ASIAN 10 PERCENT MULTI-RACE, LESS THAN ONE PERCENT AMERICAN INDIAN AND LESS THAN ONE PERCENT HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER.

UNLESS THE STUDENT POPULATION. SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE OPERATIONS OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. THE SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE IS MADE UP OF 830 EMPLOYEES, CLOSE TO HALF OF THE ENTIRE EMPLOYEE WORKFORCE. THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS DO SHOW A CLOSE MATCH TO STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS.

THE TEACHER WORKFORCE IS COMPOSED OF ALL OF THE NONADMINISTRATIVE CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES, WHICH INCLUDES MOSTLY CLASSROOM TEACHERS BUT ALSO INCLUDES OTHER CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES SUCH AS THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS, STEVE LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST AND OTHER IMPORTANT CERTIFICATED STAFF. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PRESENTATION THAT TERM TEACHER REFERS TO THIS ENTIRE GROUP OF EMPLOYEES. THIS IS THE LARGEST GROUP EMPLOYEES AT 1263 CURRENT EMPLOYEES AND MAKE UP OVER HALF OF THE ENTIRE WORKFORCE IN CALVERT COUNTY.

LOOKING AT THIS GROUP, WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE WORK TO DO IN ADDRESSING THE DEMOGRAPHIC DISPARITY BETWEEN THE TEACHER WORKFORCE AND STUDENT POPULATION.

THIS IS THE MAIN FOCUS OF OUR WORKFORCE GOALS THAT WILL BE E DESCRIBING TO YOU THIS AFTERNOON.

AGAIN, THE DISPARITY IS A LARGE FOCUS OF OUR WORK TO ADDRESS THE GOAL IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN. BEFORE DIVING TO SOME OF THE STRATEGIES THAT WE ARE INITIATING ALLEGEDLY A FEW MORE PIECES OF DATA INCLUDING THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR GROUP, THE ADMINISTRATORS. OUR ADMINISTRATOR WORKFORCE EMPLOYEES ARE MADE UP OF THE BUILDING-BASED AND CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERVISORS.

INCLUDING OUR ADMINISTRATORS. THESE INCLUDE PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, SUPERVISOR, COORDINATORS AND DIRECTORS. WHILE THE GROUP IS SMALL IT ONLY 108 EMPLOYEES, WE RECOGNIZE THE LARGE IMPACT AND INFLUENCE THESE EMPLOYEES HAVE AN ENTIRE SCHOOL SYSTEM.

PART OF THE IMPORTANT WORK OF ADMINISTRATORS IS TO INTERVIEW AND RECOMMEND HIRING OF THE TEACHER WORKFORCE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECKON IS IMPORTANCE OF THEIR ROLE IN BUILDING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE. OUR NEW TEACHER HIRE DATE DESCRIBES DISCREPANCY MINORITY HIRING OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS. WHAT HAVE BEEN SOME SLIGHT IMPROVEMENTS IN OVERALL PERCENTAGES OF MINORITY TEACHERS BEING HIRED, DISPROPORTIONALITY BETWEEN MINORITY TEACHING STAFF AND STUDENT POPULATION WILL NOT IMPROVE WITH SLIGHT HIRING IMPROVEMENTS.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CONTINUES TO EXIST, BUT ARE OPTIMISTIC AND ENCOURAGED TO IMPLEMENT NEW STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THE TREND.

WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH AN OUTSIDE AGENCY, WEST ED TO DEVELOP A DETAILED PLAN TO ASSIST US IN OUR MINORITY TEACHER HIRING EFFORTS. I'LL BE SHARING DETAILS ABOUT THIS WORK A LITTLE LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.

OUR TEACHER RETENTION DATA IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO US AS WE REVIEW OUR WORKFORCE GOALS. THE DATA DISPLAYS A ONE YEAR RETENTION RATE FOR TEACHERS THAT WERE HIRED IN THE 21 AND 22 SQUARE EUROS WELLS FIVE YEAR RETENTION RATE FOR TEACHERS HIRED IN THE 2016 2017 SCHOOL YEAR.

FIVE YEARS AGO. OR WHEN YOUR TEACHER RETENTION

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AS YOU KNOW MINORITY TEACHER WORKFORCE IS SMALL THEREFORE LOSING JUST ONE TEACHER HAS A LARGE IMPACT ON THE PERCENT CALCULATED FOR EXAMPLE, THE 67 PERCENT FIVE YEAR RETENTION RATE CALCULATED FOR AMERICAN INDIAN WORKFORCE REPRESENTS THE LOSS OF JUST ONE EMPLOYEE OVER FIVE YEARS.

WHILE THERE ARE MANY FACTORS THAT CAN AFFECT TEACHER RETENTION WE BELIEVE PROVIDING MEANINGFUL PURPOSEFUL AND DIFFERENTIATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP TEACHERS IS OUR BEST INVESTMENT TO RETAIN STAFF. MRS. JACOBS AND MR. WALKER WILL SPEAK THE EFFORTS LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.

IN ADDITION TO TRACKING THE TEACHER WORKFORCE DATA RELATED TO TEACHER RETENTION WE ALSO PROVIDE AN EXIT SURVEY TO ALL STAFF EVEN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THE SURVEY IS OPTIONAL AND ANONYMOUS, THE FEEDBACK IS LIMITED HOWEVER WE DO SEE IT AS IMPORTANT TO ANALYZING WORKFORCE RETENTION. WHEN LOOKING AT THE SUMMARY OF THE EXIT SURVEY IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE DATA REPRESENTS FEEDBACK THAT IS RECEIVED FROM ALL EMPLOYEES ARE LEAVING THE SYSTEM UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES.

INCLUDING RESIGNATIONS, RETIREMENT AND TERMINATIONS.

SUMMARIZES THE RESULTS OF OUR EXIT SURVEYS THAT WERE SUBMITTED BETWEEN JUNE 2020 AND OCTOBER 2021.

DURING THAT TIME WE RECEIVED 92 COMPLETED SURVEY RESPONSES WITH 228 STAFF LEAVING DURING THE TIME.

ABOUT A 28 PERCENT COMPLETION RATE.

SOME FINDINGS OF THE SURVEYS ARE DISPLAYED.

GOING TO BE SHARING SOME PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE HIRING STUDY I MENTIONED EARLIER WITH WEST ED THAT WE CURRENTLY ARE CONDUCTING A LITTLE LATER, ONE OF THE EARLY FINDINGS IS THE EXIT SURVEY MAY NEED TO BE REVISED TO GIVE US MORE MEANING FULL AND HELPFUL INFORMATION USED IN THE WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT CONSIDERATIONS.

IN ADDITION TO THE DATA I'VE SHARED WITH YOU, THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT HAS TRANSITIONED TO RENEW APPLICATION SOFTWARE AND ABOUT MID 2020.

TITLED APPLICANT TRACKING, WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE ACCESS TO SOME NEW DATA THAT WE BELIEVE WILL BE POWERFUL IN HELPING US TO GUIDE THE WORK. AT THIS TIME CECILIA LEWIS SUPERVISOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES WILL PRESENT TO YOU SOME OF

THIS NEW DATA. >> THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS CECILIA LEWIS AND I'M THE SUPERVISOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES. WE ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THE POWERFUL TOOL TO HELP US ANALYZE OUR DATA AS IT RELATES PARTICULARLY TO THE PROGRESSION FROM INTERVIEW I'M SORRY FROM APPLICATION TO INTERVIEW TO THE ULTIMATE HIRE OF OUR CANDIDATES WITHIN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

WE FOUND THIS TO BE A CRITICAL DATA POINT TO FURTHER ANALYZE AND DISAGGREGATE AMONG DEMOGRAPHICS IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ADDRESSING OUR DIVERSITY WORKFORCE GOALS.

THE NEXT THREE SLIDES THAT YOU WILL NOW SEE, DISPLAY DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FROM THE MOST RECENT CERTIFIED STAFF HIRING CYCLE. THESE ANALYTICS ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO US TO OUR NEW APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEM AND UNIFIED TALENT. THIS DATA REPRESENTS OUR MOST RECENT DATA FOR APPLICATIONS, INTERVIEWS AND TIRES.

FROM MARCH 1 2021, TO JANUARY 28 2022.

THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 1148 APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFIED POSITIONS WITHIN CCPS THROUGHOUT THE DATE RANGE FOR THE THREE PIECRUST DISPLAY THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS BY ETHNICITY, RACE AND GENDER. I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE GREEN PORTIONS OF EACH OF THE PIE CHARTS, WHICH WILL PRESENT THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES WHO CHOSE NOT TO RESPOND TO THE ETHNICITY RACE OR GENDER OPTIONS ON THEIR APPLICATIONS. AS THESE DESIGNATIONS ARE VOLUNTEERING, THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ACT, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DATA DISCLOSURE NOTING A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF OUR APPLICANT POOL, ETHNICITY, RACE AND GENDER ARE UNKNOWN DURING THE APPLICATION SCREENING PROCESS.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE DEMOGRAPHIC TOTALS ON

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NOT THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CHART BY RACE, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 83 APPLICATIONS FROM CANDIDATES WERE IDENTIFIED AS BLACK OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN.

BUT FOR THE DISAGGREGATION OF THE DATA REVEALED THAT IT REPRESENTS 57 BLACK OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN CANDIDATES OF WHICH SOME APPLIED FOR MULTIPLE POSITIONS.

ALTHOUGH DATA ANALYSIS WORKFORCE GOAL DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING OF THE GOALS ACROSS DEMOGRAPHIC IS PART OF OUR DAILY WORK, WE HAVE SELECTED RACE MORE SPECIFICALLY BLACK OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN, WITH JUST THE PURPLE SEGMENT OF THE MIDDLE PIE CHART AS A SINGLE COMMON DATA POINT TO FACILITATE TODAY'S DISCUSSION. EXPLAIN THE DATA WE ARE PRESENTING TO YOU AND HOW THE DATA HELPS US TO TRACK THE PROGRESSION FROM APPLICATION INTERVIEW, TO HIRING OF CANDIDATES ACROSS MULTIPLE DEMOGRAPHICS.

THIS SLIDE DISPLAYS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS THAT OCCURRED WITH SELECT CANDIDATES FROM THE APPLICATION POOLS ACROSS THE DEMOGRAPHICS SHOWN FROM THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.

OCUSING OUR ATTENTION AGAIN TO RACE COME OUTLINED IN THE MIDDLE PIE CHART. FOLLOWING THE SAME DATA POINT OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS LACQUER AFRICAN-AMERICAN, THE PURPLE SEGMENT. 52 INTERVIEWS TOOK PLACE FROM THE ORIGINAL 83 APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY AFRICAN-AMERICANS.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE 52 INTERVIEWS THAT TOOK PLACE AMONG 23 AFRICAN-AMERICAN CANDIDATES FROM THE ORIGINAL 57 AFRICAN-AMERICAN APPLICANT POOL MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY WERE SOME INTERVIEWED FOR MULTIPLE POSITIONS.

THUS, THERE WAS A 40 PERCENT OF APPLICATION TO INTERVIEW RATE AMONG THE DEMOGRAPHIC. IN ADDITION, SOME CANDIDATES WERE OFFERED INTERVIEWS AND DECLINED TO PARTICIPATE.

THUS, NUMBERS DISPLAYED ONLY REPRESENT THOSE WHO ACCEPTED THE INTERVIEW. AN ADDITIONAL NOTE IS THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT APPLICATION DOES NOT EQUAL QUALIFICATION.OT ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFIED POSITIONS MET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION TO QUALIFY FOR AN INTERVIEW. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN LOOKING AT OUR OVERALL CERTIFIED APPLICANT POOL, OF ALL RACES DURING THIS TIME, 12 APPLICANTS COMPLETED THREE YEARS OF COLLEGE, 27 COMPLETED TWO YEARS OF COLLEGE. 16 COMPLETED LESS THAN TWO YEARS OF COLLEGE, AND NINE APPLICANTS COMPLETED ONE YEAR OF COLLEGE. THEY WERE A TOTAL OF FIVE APPLICANTS WHO COMPLETED ONLY A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA WHEN THEY APPLIED FOR CERTIFIED POSITION WITH US.

>> THIS FINAL SLIDE OF THE MOST RECENT HIRING CYCLE SHOWS DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF THE FINAL PHASE OF THE APPLICATION TO HIRING PROGRESSION. FOCUSING OUR ATTENTION AGAIN THE PURPLE SEGMENT OF THE MIDDLE PIE CHART.

OF THE 52 POSITION INTERVIEWS THAT TOOK PLACE AMONG 23 CANDIDATES IDENTIFIED AS BLACK OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN, AND ACCEPTED THE INTERVIEW, CCPS MADE NINE POSITION OFFERS.

A TOTAL OF SEVEN CANDIDATES ACCEPTED THE OFFER.

TO BE HARD IN A CERTIFIED POSITION WITH CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S TREMENDOUS GROWTH OPPORTUNITY AND INCREASING DIVERSITY AMONG OUR WORKFORCE. WE ARE EXCITED THAT WE NOW HAVE ACCESS TO THIS DATA TO FURTHER ANALYZE A VARIETY OF DATA POINTS RELATED TO OUR APPLICATION POOL, INTERVIEW PROCESSES, AND HIRING RATES. WE HAVE NOW PARTED WITH OUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TEAM TO HELP US FURTHER MONITOR, ASSESS, IDENTIFY AREAS OF NEED AND DEVELOP ACTION PLANS TO INCREASE WORKFORCE DIVERSITY. IN ADDITION TO OUR ONGOING INTERNAL ANALYSIS OF THE NEW DATA, ZACH WILL ALSO SHARE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WITH YOU ABOUT OUR WORK WITH AN EXTERNAL CONSULTANT TO ASSIST US WITH FURTHERING OUR WORK WITH

DIVERSIFYING OUR WORKFORCE. >> THANK YOU MRS. LEWIS.

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SPRING OF 2021, WE CONDUCTED A NATIONAL BID SOLICITATION, AND ATTEMPT TO SEE HER CONTRACT WITH AN OUTSIDE AGENCY TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE MINORITY HIRING PRACTICES WITHIN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. GRID SELECTION PROCESS WAS COMPLETED IN A CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO REST AT RESORT DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE ORGANIZATION JULY OF 2021.

OUR WORK WITH WEST AND BEGIN THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2021 AND HAS INCLUDED THE COMPONENTS THAT ARE SHOWN.

INCLUDING AN ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY REVIEW, SYSTEM AUDIT, MATCHED DISTRICT CASE STUDY AND EDUCATOR WORKFORCE DASHBOARD DEVELOPMENT, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT SYNTHESIS, AND A FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION.

OUR TIMELINE WITH WEST ED WAS DELAYED SLIGHTLY DUE TO SOME INTERNAL ADJUSTMENTS THAT OCCURRED IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

I AM PLEASED TO REPORT TO WORK IS WRAPPING UP WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. A FULL REPORT IS EXPECTED FROM WEST ED BY THE END OF APRIL. WEST ED IS SCHEDULED TO PRESENT THEIR FULL REPORT AT THE MAY 26 WHAT OF EDUCATION MEETING.

I REALIZE THAT FONT IS SMALL BUT THAT DOES OUTLINE THE TIMELINE OF OUR WORK WITH WEST ED.

THE ARROWS DISPLAY HOW SOME OF THE WORK HAS BEEN MOVED INTO FEBRUARY AND MARCH, WEST ED HAS BEEN VERY ACCOMMODATING AND UNDERSTANDING WITH RECOGNITION THAT THEIR THOROUGH WORK COMPLETION MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE TIMELINE.

TO THIS DATE THEY HAVE COMPLETED THE ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY REVIEW AND ALSO SYSTEMS AUDIT.

THEY'RE CURRENTLY FINALIZING THEIR REPORT OF THE MATCHED PEER DISTRICT CASE STUDY AND ALSO THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF THE EDUCATOR WORKFORCE DATA BOARD. THERE ADDITIONALLY COMPLETED THE LAST PART OF THE WORK WHICH INCLUDES THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS AND SYNTHESIS.

SOME PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE ACTUALLY JUST RECEIVED ON FRIDAY OF LAST WEEK, DO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. AND I APOLOGIZE THIS IS NOT THE SLIDE AS I MENTIONED THIS WAS JUST RECEIVED.

ONE RECOMMENDATION IS FOR US TO DEVELOP STRONGER TIES TO EDUCATION PREPARATION PROGRAMS AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING HPCU, STRENGTHENING PIPELINE OF EDUCATORS OF COLOR IN PREPARATION PROGRAMS TO THE DISTRICT.

THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO PERIODICALLY COLLECT MORE DATA DURING APPLICATION AND EXIT PROCESS.

WHICH WE NOW HAVE ACCESS TO AND WHILE TEACHERS ARE EMPLOYED WITHIN THE DISTRICT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND CAREER PATHS AND TO DETERMINE VALUE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF STRATEGIES BEING IMPLEMENTED. THEY'VE ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT WE EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH OTHER SECTORS TO ADDRESS THE HIGH COST OF LIVING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, LOCAL HOUSING AUTHORITY AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AS EXAMPLES.

TO ESTABLISH HOUSING SUBSIDIES OR OTHER INCENTIVES.

THEY ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE START THE TIMELINE FOR THE HIRING PROCESS EARLIER IN THE SCHOOL YEAR.

TO MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMPETITIVE MARKET TO RECRUIT AND HIRE CANDIDATES OF COLOR.

THEY RECOMMENDED READING IMPLEMENT AFFINITY GROUPS FOR TEACHERS OF COLOR AND PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT WITHIN OUR COUNTY. ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION IS TO ESTABLISH PERIODIC REPORTING ON DATA ABOUT RECRUITMENT, HIRING AND RETENTION USING WELL VETTED INDICATORS TO MONITOR CHANGE IN STAFF DIVERSITY. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE LOOK INTO HIRING HR SPECIALIST TO HELP DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION INITIATIVES IN THE DISTRICT THAT MAY ALSO REQUIRE THE ADDITIONAL HR STAFF TO SCREEN, READ AND PRELIMINARY INTERVIEW TEACHER CANDIDATES, THEREBY CULTIVATING HIRING POOL FOR OPEN POSITIONS.

AS I MENTIONED, WEST SIDE PLEASED TO HAVE THE FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO US SOMETIME IN APRIL, WILL INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU AT THE MAY 26 BOARD MEETING WHEN THEY PRESENT THEIR FINAL REPORT. AT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING THAT EVENING. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS CERTAINLY HINDERED OUR IN PERSON RECRUITMENT EFFORTS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS HOWEVER WE ARE EXCITED TO BEGIN OUR ANNUAL RECRUITING LATER THIS MONTH. PLEASED THAT WE HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IN-PERSON RECRUITING THIS YEAR.

AT THIS TIME MS. TRACY THOMAS ARE RECORDED OF HR WILL SHARE THE UPCOMING RECRUITMENT EFFORTS AND ALSO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR GROW OUR OWN PROGRAM.

>> HELLO EVERYONE, TRACY, THE COURT NADIR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO JUMP BACK INTO A PRE-PANDEMIC RECRUITING EFFORT. FOR THE SPRING OF 2022 SEASON, UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES ARE OPENING THEIR DOORS AND

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SINCE MARCH 2020, SCHOOL SYSTEMS RECRUITED COMPLETELY ONLINE UTILIZING PLATFORMS SUCH AS HANDSHAKE AND SIMPLICITY.

CCPS IS NEARING THE END OF A PRESCREENING INTERVIEW, WE HAVE INTERVIEWED 84 CERTIFICATED PROFESSIONALS IN ALL CONTENT AREAS FROM DECEMBER OF 2021 THROUGH MARCH OF 2022.

WE USED THE PRESCREENING PROCESS TO IDENTIFY CANDIDATES THAT ARE CURRENTLY CERTIFICATED WORK WILL HAVE A CERTIFICATION BY GRADUATING BEFORE THE START OF THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

THESE CANDIDATES ARE OFTEN GIVEN CONTINGENT CONTRACTS AND A DESIGNATED CRITICAL SHORTAGE AREAS AND FOR RELATED SERVICE PROVIDERS. BASED ON HISTORICAL HIRING TRENDS, THIS YEAR WE PLAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CONTINGENT CONTRACTS OFFERED IN THOSE AREAS OF CRITICAL AND SPECIFIC NEEDS OF AREA. AREA OF NEEDS.

WE ARE PREPARED FOR THIS YEAR'S RECRUITMENT FAIRS BY SELECTING A DIVERSE RECRUITING STAFF, IS COMPRISED OF 40 LEVEL ADMINISTERS, CONTENT SPECIALISTS AND HR STAFF.

WE HAVE PRIORITIZED, INCLUDING MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE ENTIRE PROCESS. THIS EMBODIES THE BELIEF THAT WE ARE ALL RECRUITERS. WE ARE HOLDING A TRAINING FOR ALL OF OUR RECRUITERS TO REVIEW RECRUITING MATERIALS, INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND BEST PRACTICES WHEN TALKING TO POTENTIAL CANDIDATES. THE TIMELINE ON THE NEXT TWO SLIDES -- THERE WE GO. THE TIMELINE OF THE NEXT TWO SLIDES DETAILS OUR SPRING 2022 RECRUITING FAIRS.

ONE FOCUS THIS YEAR IS TO EXPAND THE AREA OF RECRUITMENT.

WE WANT TO CAST A WIDER NET TO GAIN ACCESS TO CERTIFICATED STAFF OUTSIDE OF THE DMV AREA. ADDITIONALLY, WE TARGETED CAREER FAIRS ARE SPECIFICALLY PFOR EDUCATION MAJORS.

THIS YEAR WE STARTED WITH 31 OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE NARROWED DOWN BY HBCU AND CONSORTIUMS THAT REPRESENT MULTIPLE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT ONE OF THEM.

WE WERE SENT FOR 18 CAREER FAIRS CURRENTLY ATTENDING 15 DUE TO THREE PANDEMIC RELATED CANCELLATIONS.

ADDITIONALLY RETURN OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN BOSTON TO RECRUIT CANDIDATES IN THIS HIGH NEEDS AREA.OME EXAMPLES OF PLACES THAT WE ARE GOING TO GO, ON JANUARY 13 WE HAVE THE HBCU VIRTUAL EDUCATORS FAIR. WILL BE ATTENDING THE ATLANTIC REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE, JAMES MADISON FUTURE RECRUITMENT DAY, EAST TENNESSEE EDUCATION JOB FAIR, MILLEDGEVILLE PENNSYLVANIA, TEACHER RECRUITMENT FAIR.

OHIO CENTRAL STATE EDUCATION EXPO, GEORGE MASON EDUCATION CAREER FAIR, PITTSBURGH, KNOWN AS PERK TEACHER JOB FAIR.

SALISBURY EDUCATION FEAR ATLANTIC REGION -- REGIONAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM IN DELAWARE.

TOWSON EDUCATION SPRINGFIELD, BOWLING GREEN UNIVERSITY OF OHIO, DELAWARE VALLEY EDUCATION CONSORTIUM, HOWARD UNIVERSITY AND THEN ROUNDING OUT WITH MASSACHUSETTS EDUCATIONAL RECRUITING CONSORTIUM. BEFORE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I WANTED TO NOTE, THIS PAST YEAR WE HAVE AN INTEREST MEETING FOR ALL OF OUR CASE EMPLOYEES. TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN A MAILING TEACHER CERTIFICATION.

WE HAD 75 EMPLOYEES ATTENDED THE MEETING, THEY WERE CONNECTED TO FOUR UNIVERSITIES THAT PARTNERED WITH CCPS.

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP A COHORT FOR CASE EMPLOYEES TO RECEIVE AND ASSOCIATES, BACHELORS AND/OR MASTERS IN EDUCATION THROUGH A PIPELINE OF TEACHER PREP WITH NOTRE DAME MARLAND UNIVERSITIES DURING SUMMER OF 2022.

ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE A PROGRAM AIMED AT RECRUITING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH OUR OWN SCHOOLS TO THE TEACHER ACADEMY OF MARYLAND PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS A APPROVED PROGRAM OF STUDY. STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE CCPS GROW YOUR OWN TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP WHICH OFFERS UP TO $12,000 IN EXCHANGE FOR TEACHING IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

AS YOU CAN SEE, IS THE FIRST YEAR, WELL LAST YEAR FULL OF 2021, WE HIRED TWO ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TEACHERS THAT CAME TO THE PROGRAM. THIS SPRING IS GOING TO PROVIDE US WITH FOUR SECONDARY MATH TEACHER GRADUATES.

2023, WE LOOK FORWARD TO A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, ANOTHER SECONDARY MATH TEACHER, AND A EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL

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OUR THIRD STRATEGIC GOAL RECOGNIZES THIS.

PROVIDES STAFF WITH PERSONALIZED AND DIFFERENTIATED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. FOSTERS PROFESSIONAL GROWTH IN ORDER TO INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

I WILL NOW TURN THIS OVER TO JACKIE JACOBS, DIRECTOR OF SYSTEMS AND INSTRUCTIONAL PERFORMANCE AND SANDY WALKER, SUPERVISOR OF EQUITY IN SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I WILL START US OFF IN THIS PD SECTION HERE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT TEACHING QUALITY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN RAISING ACHIEVEMENT. FOR TEACHERS TO BE EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE THEY NEED TO CONTINUALLY EXPAND KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IMPLEMENT THE BEST EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES.

OUR TEACHERS HERE AT CCPS CONTINUALLY ENGAGE IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING BECAUSE THEIR COMMITTED LIFELONG LEARNERS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING EACH OF THE STUDENTS ACHIEVE SUCCESS. THE DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT TEACHERS NEED AND WANT IN AUTHENTIC AND MEANINGFUL WAYS, THEREFORE WE PLACE A HIGH EMPHASIS ON OUR STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL OF PROVIDING STAFF WITH PERSONALIZED AND DIFFERENTIATED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, IT FOSTERS PERSONAL GROWTH IN ORDER TO INCREASE STUDENT SUCCESS.

TODAY, WE WILL SHARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT OCCURS WITHIN OUR SYSTEM.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF OUR EQUITY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR EQUITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PIS BASED ON OVER 40 YEARS OF RESEARCH ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION.

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MUST BE TIED TO DISTRICT GOALS AND PRIORITIES. IT HAS TO BE REPRESSIVE WITH MULTIPLE AND DIFFERENTIATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT.

THERE MUST BE A COMBINATION OF VOLUNTARY AND MANDATORY OPPORTUNITIES. WHEN EVALUATING THIS, EVALUATING FOR A COMBINATION OF PERSONAL REACTIONS, YOUR RESPONSE TO THE DEVELOPMENT, COGNITIONS, HOW MUCH DID YOU ACTUALLY LEARN? AND BEHAVIORS, WHICH ARE THE SKILLS PEOPLE ACQUIRE . LET ME TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS. ALL STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND RACIAL BIAS TRAINING. TWO TWO HOUR DISMISSAL DAYS ARE DESIGNATED FOR STAFF TO ENGAGE IN EQUITY TRAINING.

THIS YEAR WE STUDIED THE OPTIMAL CONDITIONS FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN BY STUDYING THE BRAIN RULES THAT HELP GUIDE OUR PLANNING FOR TEACHING STUDENTS. WE ALSO ARE LEARNING THE SKILLS WE NEED TO BE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS. THIS TRAINING IS BUILT WITH EXTENSIVE INPUT FROM THE STAFF. THIS HELPS TO MAKE THE TRAINING RELEVANT AND MEANINGFUL TO THE DIRECT NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE IN OUR FOURTH YEAR OF CCPS, THE BIG EXPERIENCE.

THIS IS A COUNTYWIDE STUDY OPPORTUNITY ESTABLISHED WITH THE GOALS OF FOSTERING DISCUSSIONS ON COMPELLING SOCIAL ISSUES AND ENCOURAGING REFLECTION ON SELF AND UNDERSTANDING OF OTHERS, INSPIRING ACTION AND CREATING AN EQUITABLE LEARNING AND WORK ENVIRONMENT.

IN THE PAST, WE LEARN FROM BOOKS SUCH AS STAMPED BY JASON REYNOLDS, 25 HABITS OF CULTURAL RESPONSIVE, 25 HABITS OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEOPLE BY VERNON MYERS, AND IS PRETTY STRONG LEARNING EXPERIENCE. BECAUSE WE PEOPLE OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS IN OUR SYSTEMS SITTING TOGETHER AT THE TABLE AND ENGAGING IN THE SAME EXPERIENCE. LAST YEAR WE EXPECTED A DECREASE IN PARTICIPATION DUE TO COVID.

WE WERE ABLE HOWEVER TO CONVERT THIS PROGRAM TO VIRTUAL SESSIONS, SO JUST TO PUT IN PERSPECTIVE, TWO YEARS AGO HAD APPROXIMATELY 500 PARTICIPANTS, LAST YEAR WE HAD OVER 700 PARTICIPANTS. OFTEN, IN THOSE SESSIONS, PARTICIPANTS, MANY PARTICIPANTS CHOSE TO STAY BEYOND THE ALLOTTED TIME BECAUSE THEY WERE CONSUMED WITH THE LEARNING.

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WHERE THEY CONTINUED ONLINE, STAYED ENGAGED IN LEARNING, QUESTIONING EACH OTHER, AND REALLY REFLECTING ON THEIR OWN VALUES AND PERSPECTIVES AND DIRECTLY SPEAKING ABOUT THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE. AND HOW THEY CAN IMPACT ALL STUDENTS. THIS YEAR, DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND THE OFFICE OF EQUITY HAVE PARTNERED FOR ANOTHER BOOK STUDY, YOUR STUDENTS, MY STUDENTS, OUR STUDENTS. THIS BOOK EXPLORES THE HARD TRUTH OF CURRENT SPECIAL EDUCATION PRACTICE AND ALLEN'S ESSENTIAL DISRUPTIONS TO THE STATUS QUO.

THE RESPONSE WAS TREMENDOUS. WE ARE NOW OFFERING THIS IN THE SPRING IN ORDER TO MEET THE DEMAND OR TRY TO MEET THE DEMAND. THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST.

AND AGAIN LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, MANY OF OUR STAFF ARE COMMITTED TO LEARNING AND GROWING.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR TEACHERS AND TEACHER LEADERS TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE RELEVANT AND MEANINGFUL EQUITY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. IN ORDER TO MOVE OUR SYSTEM CLOSER TO BEING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE.

>> ONE OF THE FIRST EXPERIENCES ARE NEW HIRES HAVE IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS OUR TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM.

AND THIS IS COMPRISED OF FOUR COMPONENTS AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN. STARTING WITH OUR ORIENTATION.

ORIENTATION PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR NEW HIRES TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS GOALS AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND TEACHING AND LEARNING.

ORIENTATION FOCUSES ON EQUITY, SPECIAL EDUCATION, STUDENT SERVICES, AND INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING WITH OUR ACCOUNTANT MA-- ORIENTATION IS TIME DEDICATED TO SETTING UP CLASSROOMS AND MEETING WITH MENTORS.

OUR MENTORS PLAY A LARGE ROLE IN HELPING TO DIFFERENTIATE THE SUPPORT THAT ARE NEW HIRES NEED.

THIS YEAR, IN THE AREA OF ONGOING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, OUR FIRST YEAR NONTENURED TEACHERS PARTICIPATE IN SESSIONS ALIGNED TO LESSON PLANNING.

TEACHERS HAVE THE OPTION OF ENGAGING IN A SELF-PACED COMPLETELY ONLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SESSION.

OR A HYBRID MODEL WHERE THEY WOULD PARTICIPATE ONLINE FOR PARTS AND OTHER PARTS THEY WILL COME TOGETHER IN A TEAM MEETING AND COLLABORATE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

THE FINAL COMPONENT OF TEACHER INDUCTION IS OUR PRINCIPAL SITE LEADER AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISOR SUPPORT.

OUR ADMINISTRATORS, DEANS, CORE LEADS, SUPERVISORS AND TEACHER SPECIALISTS WORK WITH THEIR NEW HIRES IN A VARIETY OF CONTEXTS TO MEET THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. THIS YEAR, TO HELP ADDRESS GAPS IN LEARNING THAT WE WERE EXPECTING AND HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST, WE PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TO ALL STAFF ON ACCELERATION PRACTICES. THESE ACCELERATION PRACTICES MIGHT NOT BE WHAT YOU FIRST HAVE YOUR MIND AS WE TALK ABOUT ACCELERATION, BUT THE PRACTICE WAS TALKED ABOUT ARE SPECIFIC TO THINGS BEING USED BOTH BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER LESSONS. THESE ACCELERATION PRACTICES WRITE A FOUNDATION FOR NEW LEARNING, WHILE ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF LEARNING DIFFICULTIES.

SUPPORT DURING LESSONS TO ENSURE ALL STUDENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL WITH GRADE LEVEL CURRICULUM, TASKS, ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS. DIFFERENTIATION OF ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS IN ORDER TO CHALLENGE STUDENTS TO STRETCH THEIR ABILITIES, ACCELERATION PRACTICES WE FOCUSED ON THIS YEAR WERE PREVIEWING SCAFFOLDING AND DIFFERENTIATED ASSIGNMENTS. IN ADDITION TO THE INITIAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON ACCELERATION PRACTICES, TIME WAS DEDICATED IN THE CALENDAR FOR TWO HOUR EARLY DISMISSALS, SPECIFIC TO PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND COLLABORATION.

WE UTILIZE THESE TIMES TO REVISIT AN ASPECT OF ACCELERATION AND FUND SMALL CHUNKS.

CALLED BY A TIMER TEACHERS WERE ABLE TO COLLABORATIVELY PLAN EITHER WITHIN THE BUILDINGS WITH SMALL TEAMS OR ACROSS THE DISTRICT USING TEAMS MEETINGS. SOMETHING NEW THIS YEAR IS THE ELEMENTARY -- COMMUNITY TEMPERED LAST YEARS IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT FOR THE CENTRAL OFFICE SUPERVISORS TO REACH EVERY SCHOOL, EVERY GRADE LEVEL AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.

TO BE ABLE TO CONSISTENTLY COMMUNICATE.

THIS YEAR OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SCHEDULE OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TIME PRIOR TO STUDENT ARRIVAL FOR OUR TEACHERS. A SCHEDULE WAS DEVELOPED THAT

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DURING THIS TIME, SUPERVISORS AND SPECIALISTS MEET ALONG WITH GRADE LEVEL TEAMS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

THIS TIME HAS HELPED US TO PROVIDE CONSISTENCY WITH COMMUNICATION AND PRACTICES ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.

DURING THESE TIMES, STAFF CAN HEAR WHAT IS GOING ON IN OTHER BUILDINGS AND ARE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE IDEAS.

EACH YEAR WE TALK ABOUT THE WORKFORCE OF HOW THE OPPORTUNITY OF SHARING OUR DIGITAL LEARNING BYTES PROGRAM.

THIS TO THE OFFICE OF DIGITAL LEARNING HAS MADE A FEW CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE PABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO. AND PROVIDES ONGOING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO WHAT TEACHERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE AREA OF TECHNOLOGY.

TO CONTINUE TO BUILD CCPS STAFF CAPACITY FOR LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING, THEY ARE NOW OFFERING 20 COURSES RELATED IN PLAYLISTS.

THEY EITHER BLENDED LEARNING OR TOOLS FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT.

THEY WILL NOW OFFER THESE SELF-PACED OR HYBRID COURSES ORGANIZED UNDER THESE PLAYLISTS STARTING THIS MONTH.

THE SELF-PACED COURSES WILL FOCUS ON BLENDED LEARNING.

WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND TEACHERS CAN CHOOSE FROM DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN.

WHERE THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN HYBRID COURSES.

WHICH HAS SOME SELF-PACED AND TIMES FOR THEM TO COME TOGETHER ONLINE TO LEARN ABOUT THOSE TOOLS FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT.

AND FINALLY, I WANTED TO SHARE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND NEED FOR SUPPORT AND INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY HAS GROWN IN OUR DISTRICT WITH FUTURE READY INITIATIVE. THE OFFICE OF DIGITAL LEARNING HAS PROVIDED WEBINARS, FACE-TO-FACE SESSIONS, VIDEOS AND ON-SITE SUPPORT DIFFERENTIATED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EACH SCHOOL AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL TEACHER.

THE OFFICE OF DIGITAL LEARNING STAFF HAS PROVIDED MULTIPLE MEANS OF SUPPORT FOR STAFF. FOR EXAMPLE, THEY DEVELOPED AND TRAINED ALL STAFF ON CONCURRENT INSTRUCTION LAST YEAR.

AS PROVIDED BEST PRACTICE FOR THE PLATFORM AS WELL AS MICROSOFT TEAMS. THEY TRAINED TEACHERS ON HOW TO IMPLEMENT BLENDED LEARNING WITHIN THE INSTRUCTIONAL BLOCK AND THEY ALSO INDIVIDUALLY PLANNED WITH TEACHERS ON HOW TO INCORPORATE TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING.

CRACKS THANK YOU MRS. JACOBS. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION REGARDING WORKFORCE GOAL OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

HOPEFULLY THE PRESENTATION MAKE CLEAR OUR CURRENT STATUS WITH THIS GOAL AS WELL AS EFFORTS FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN AREAS OF ENSURING DIVERSITY WORKFORCE ATTRACTING AND RETAINING STAFF AND PERSONALIZED AND DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING. AT THIS TIME WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR PRESENTATION OR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT OUR WORKFORCE.

DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? >> I WILL JUMP IN UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE -- ON THE CAREER FAIRS THAT WEARY, 15 I THINK THERE WERE. IS THAT THE SAME AS WHAT WE NORMALLY DO? OR ARE WE ALREADY STARTED TO INCORPORATE NEW AREAS? AND THEIR EQUIPMENT.

>> IS ABOUT THE SAME THAT WERE DONE IN THE PAST.

MAYBE A LITTLE MORE, MAYBE A LITTLE LESS BUT AGAIN JUST TO REITERATE WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS THAT A LOT OF THEM ARE SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY OR THEY PLAN TO HAVE FACE-TO-FACE AND THEN SWITCH TO A VIRTUAL OPTION. IN THE PAST IT'S ABOUT THE SAME. WE WERE ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT CLOSER IN LOCATION OR AREA SO NOW WE'VE DECIDED TO BRANCH OUT

THIS YEAR. >> ALSO WAS THINKING MAYBE WE CAN GO FURTHER JUST BECAUSE OF THE VIRTUAL POSSIBILITY BUT WHAT IS OUR HIT RATE? IMAGINE A CHANGES.

IN EVERY SPACE. DO YOU KNOW, ARE THOSE

SUCCESSFUL FOR US IN GENERAL? >> I'M GOING TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST. IN MY OPINION, WAS A PERSON WHO ATTENDS WITH THE VIRTUAL FAIRS LAST YEAR.

OF THE ONES THAT WE ATTENDED, IS BLEAK AT BEST.

IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION OR INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE AT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.

GENERALLY, HANDSHAKE IS A BIG PLATFORM THAT MANY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES USE. YOU GOING TO HANDSHAKE, REGISTER AND YOU GET TIME SLOTS FOR INTERVIEWS.

REALLY ARE AT THE MERCY OF THE STUDENT GOING INTO YOUR ROOM,

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THEN WHEN THEY COME TO HANDSHAKE ROOM, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO HAVE A CONVERSATION. THEN THE CAMERA SHUTS OFF.

QUESTER THE FIBERS YOU ARE FOCUSED ON GATHERING INFORMATION WAS YOUR CERTIFICATION AREA, ONE OF THE GRADUATING, WHAT IS YOUR NAME, WHEREYOU LIVE? GETTING THE INFORMATION AND THE BIG PIECE BECOMES A FOLLOW-UP.

SO AGAIN, WHEN YOU SAID WE ARE VERY EXCITED GOING BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC RECRUITING, I REALLY MEAN THAT.

I THINK THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR HAVING A PERSONAL INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE FROM OUR DISTRICT.

>> INVENTOR SHEARSON REAL-TIME DATA, I ATTENDED THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES FAIR IN JANUARY.

TO HIGHLIGHT MARYLAND, HBCU AND WITH MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, -- STUDENTS, BUT THIS IS A VIRTUAL FAIR, AND IT WAS THROUGH HANDSHAKE. SO AS I SAT THERE WAITING FOR APPLICANTS TO HIT THE SLOTS DURING THAT TIME, IT WAS ONE APPLICANT. SINCE, WE FOLLOWED UP WITH THAT APPLICANT MULTIPLE TIMES. WITHOUT A RESPONSE.

BECAUSE WE ARE VERY LIMITED IN HOW WE CAN ACCESS, I'VE EVEN REACHED OUT TO THE ADVISOR, WHO HELPED TO COORDINATE THE PARTICULAR. BECAUSE AFTER I REACHED OUT ABOUT FIVE TIMES TO SEE IF I COULD GET ANY ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION OUTSIDE OF WHAT WAS PROVIDED TO ME.

SO IT IS REALLY, YOU'RE AT THE MERCY OF WHOEVER SHOWS UP AND WE SHARED DISTRICT INFORMATION, DATA INPUT OUT THERE ON A PLATFORM, WHAT WE ARE ABOUT AND WHO WE ARE.

IT HAS NOT BEEN A POSITIVE OUTCOME ON THE VIRTUAL SIDE OF

THINGS. >> DOES THAT MEAN MOST OF APPLICANTS COMING WITHOUT US ACTIVELY RECRUITING THEM? THEY JUST YOU KNOW, APPLY BECAUSE THEY GREW UP HERE?

WE HAVE NICE SALARY SCHEDULES. >> I THINK IS A BIG PIECE OF IT. BUT ANOTHER THING IN HANDSHAKE IS THAT WE WILL PRESENT HANDSHAKE.

IF WE POST A POSITION OR HAVE A PRESENCE ON HANDSHAKE, IT WILL FEED THROUGH OTHER SCHOOLS. SO THAT WE FOLLOW OR FOLLOW US.

THAT IS A POTENTIAL AREA TO BE ABLE TO REACH.

BUT I DO SAY OVERALL, I CAN ANSWER HOW PEOPLE REALLY HERE.

>> CERTAINLY, JAY-Z HAS SENT MULTIPLE MARKETING INFORMATION OUT TO TARGETED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THIS YEAR.

WE SAID THAT IS A GOAL OF OURS. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT IF WE CANNOT BE IN PERSON WE ARE AT THE MERCY OF THEIR -- DECIDING IF WE CAN BE IN PERSON WILL SEND OUR MESSAGING OUT.

AND SHE HAS DONE THAT, SHE'S REACHED OUT TO MULTIPLE COORDINATORS OF VARIOUS UNIVERSITIES.

AND SHARED OUR INFORMATION AND ASKED TO BE PUT ON THEIR PLATFORMS SO THAT THEIR STUDENTS ARE FOCUSING ON EDUCATIONAL MAJOR ARE AWARE OF CALVERT COUNTY WITH CONTACT INFORMATION. SO YES, WE HAVE ENHANCED OUR MARKETING STRATEGIES, JUST TRYING TO BE MORE INVENTIVE AND THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX OF HOW WE CAN REACH CANDIDATES.BUT WE CERTAINLY ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT VARIOUS OPTIONS TO

IMPROVE IN THOSE AREAS. >> AND THEN, THE SELF-PACED COURSES AND THE DIGITAL LEARNING BITES.

DO WE KNOW AND TO BE KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY TEACHERS PARTICIPATE IN THAT? AND FEEDBACK?

>> THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED IS OVERWHELMING POSITIVE.

THEY LIKE TO SELF SELECT WHAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN.

THE PACE, THEY CAN GO IN AND COMPLETE THINGS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. AS FAR AS THE NUMBERS, I CAN GET THOSE FOR YOU. WE DO KEEP TRACK OF THOSE SO WE DO HAVE A SET OF NUMBERS OF WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED.

WE DO TEND TO SEE SOME TRENDS OVER TIME AT CERTAIN PERIODS OF TIME, PEOPLE INTERESTED AND WE HAVE SEEN THOSE THAT HAVE DONE ALL OF THEM ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING MORE SO WE ARE LOOKING TO ADD ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO CHOOSE FROM. BUT I CAN GET YOU THE DATA.

>> I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH THE AMOUNT OF, PEOPLE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT.

>> I THINK ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE OFFERED IN THE FALL.

WE USUALLY HAVE SESSIONS THE FALL AND REPEAT THEM IN THE SPRING AND AGAIN IN THE SUMMER. IN THE FIRST YEAR WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THE PROGRAM, WE HAD A LOT OF PARTICIPATION ONE WHO

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>> I HAVE A QUESTION, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

REGARDING THE SCHEDULE FAIRS. THE INTENT IS TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY CANDIDATES SPECIFICALLY BY TEACHERS.

THERE ARE 15 SCHEDULE FAIRS TO INCLUDE THE VIRTUAL THAT YOU'VE ALREADY HAD. ONLY TWO OF THOSE, 15, 14 ARE SPECIFICALLY HBCUS. SO, IS THAT?

NO? >> IN OHIO, THE UMES FAIR, HOWARD UNIVERSITY AND WE ALREADY HAD AS A STATED UNSUCCESSFULLY WITH THE ALL THE MARYLAND AREAS THAT SPONSORED ONE SO IN ADDITION, MULTIPLE, MANY OF THESE FAIRS, I'M CERTAIN THE EAST TENNESSEE EDUCATIONAL JOB FAIR, HAVE MULTIPLE COLLEGES. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS THE -- SOME HAVE SEVEN OR EIGHT COLLEGES ACTUALLY IN ATTENDANCE WHICH DOES HAVE A HIGHER DIVERSITY RATE, NOT NECESSARILY A TARGETED HBCU, BUT IN SOME CASES THERE ARE.

>> OKAY. JUST LOOKING AT IT FROM INITIALLY, IT DID NOT APPEAR THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH STUDENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ACCESS TO IF YOU LIMIT THE NUMBER, YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SCHOOLS TO LOOK AT YOU WILL NOT PULL ANY STUDENTS.

I THOUGHT YOU WOULD INCREASE THE ABILITY TO REACH MORE AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS. IN THE RECRUITMENT FAIRS.

TRACK THEM TO CALVERT COUNTY AND I UNDERSTAND THE RETENTION RATES. SO IF YOU HIRE THEM AND NOT RETAIN THEM AND THERE IS WHAT, 89 PERCENT WHAT WAS IT? THAT LEFT AFTER THE FIRST YEAR YEAH, 89 PERCENT.

WHAT'S THE SOLUTION TO THAT? HAVE YOU DETERMINED WHY THEY ARE LEAVING SPECIFICALLY IN THE FIRST YEAR? I KNOW THE EXIT INTERVIEWS, DID NOT SOUND LIKE THEY WERE CAPTURING REAL CONTENT. SO THAT'S PROBABLY WHY YOU MAY NOT KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHETHER LEAVING IN THE FIRST YEAR AND WITH THAT IN MIND, DO YOU HAVE MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR THE FIRST YEAR BLACK EDUCATORS SO THEY CAN FILL, LET'S FACE IT, WE ARE IN CALVERT COUNTY AND THEY NEED TO BE SUPPORTED.

IN ORDER TO FEEL WELCOME, INVITING AND WELCOMED.

>> JUST TO CLARIFY THE RETENTION DATE IS 89 PERCENT THAT WE RETAIN, 89 PERCENT DID NOT LEAVE IT WAS 89 PERCENT THAT STAYED. STILL OBVIOUSLY WE WON'T HUNDREDPERCENT RETENTION. WE DO GENERAL MENTORING PROGRAM FOR ALL THE NEW TEACHERS BUT IT IS NOT SEPARATED BY RACE.

THAT IS A RECOMMENDATION OF WEST ED THAT WE DEVELOP.

THEY STARTED TALKING TO US ABOUT CALLED AFFINITY GROUPS.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING AT STARTING, AGAIN PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS WE STILL NEED TO GET DETAILS WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE BUT THAT IS SOMETHING WE SEE THE VALUE IN

AS WELL. >> THANK YOU.

I HAVE A QUESTION, WHAT'S THE OTHER QUESTION? IS INTERVIEWS WE TALKED ABOUT. THE TRAINING.

REPORTS CONTINUE TO COME IN ACROSS THE DISTRICT WHERE TEACHERS ARE NOT AS MINDFUL AS THEY COULD BE.

AND THEIR RESPONSE TO STUDENTS, THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, THAT SORT OF THING. TRAINING SOUNDS GREAT, BUT THESE INCIDENTS ARE STILL HAPPENING.

SO THAT MAKES ME WONDER, IS IT EFFECTIVE TRAINING? AND HOW DO WE KNOW IT IS NOT EFFECTIVE AND WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT STAFF THAT IS NOT BUYING INTO AND BELIEVING IN THIS IS WHAT THE DISTRICT WANTS OF THEM.

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AND EXPECTS OF THEM. >> THINK THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE GRAPPLE WITH ALL THE TIME.

IS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT WE ARE PROVIDING. MAKING THE IMPACT THAT WE WANT IT TO MAKE. WE HAVE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT WAYS OF PROVIDING THAT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.

AND SHIFTING OUR PRACTICES. ONE OF THE BIG SHIFTS THIS YEAR AND THROUGH THE PANDEMIC WAS AT OUR ELEMENTARY LEVEL.

PROVIDING MORE OF A VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING VERSUS BRINGING EVERYBODY TOGETHER IN ONE LARGE BUILDING. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY FOUND THROUGH THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING BY PROVIDING CHOICE AND HAVING OPTIONS FOR SPECIFIC TOPICS AND THEN OTHERS THAT WERE REQUIRED THAT THE TEACHERS FELT LIKE IT PROVIDED WHAT THEY NEEDED AT THAT TIME. I THINK WE STILL LOOK TO SEE WHAT IS IT THAT TEACHERS NEED, BOTH AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL. WHAT I WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR YOU WAS WHAT WE ARE DOING MORE AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL AND WE KNOW THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ARE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AT THE SCHOOL BASE LEVEL.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY. MS. SEWALL, MS. LEWIS, MS. THOMAS, MR. WALKER AND MS. JACOBS.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE

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>> WHY IS THERE LAUGHTER? I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THOSE WHO ANSWERED A LONG LIST OF QUESTIONS THAT I PUT FORWARD.

I STILL DO HAVE, MOST OF MY QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH AS FAR AS THE TRANSPORTATION AND I DO SEE HER THAT YOU ASKED ME, COULD YOU BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARIFYING AND WHAT I WAS ASKING? WHAT I NEEDED TO SEE IS IN 2022, HOW MUCH THE CHANGES THE BEST CONTRACTS, WITH THE DOLLAR VALUE IS. [INAUDIBLE] WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS THE BUDGET FOR THE DIFFERENT PIECES OF.

BUT IT DOES NOT SHOW WHAT, THE BUDGET DIDN'T HAVE THOSE INCREASES IN IT, CORRECT? SALARY INCREASES.

>> THE TABLE THAT I SENT YOU WITH THE COMPONENTS.

>> 422.NOTHER BUDGET FOR 23 HAS BUILT IN THE SALARY INCREASES, THE WORKDAY INCREASE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

BUT I WOULD ALSO ASK FOR IS IS IN 2022, HOW MUCH ARE WE GOING TO EXCEED THE BUDGET? THEN ANOTHER 2.6 MILLION THAT WE SAID AS FAR AS SALLY AND THE DAY BUT THERE WAS OTHER ADJUSTMENTS I THOUGHT WE'D MADE.

>> TO BE CLEAR, YOU'RE ASKING FOR A ADJUSTED 2022 BUDGET

NUMBERS? >> YES JUST A DOLLAR IMPACT.

>> OKAY. >> WAS PARTLY ADDRESSED WITH

THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT. >> RIGHT WITH THE 2.6.

>> WE HAVEN'T MOVED ANY LOCAL DOLLARS AROUND.

>> THE BUDGET TRANSFER, THERE WERE SOME NOMINAL AMOUNT IN THE BUDGET TRANSFER BUT THOSE WERE NOMINAL.

MOST OF THE BUDGET TRANSFER WAS FOR OVERTIME, BUT A LITTLE BIT, THERE WAS NO MONEY FOR SICK LEAVE BECAUSE OF SICK LEAVE PAYMENTS FOR DRIVERS WAS IMPACTED BY THE INCREASE.

>> WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND ALSO THAT EVEN THOUGH THE SALARY PART REMAIN EFFECTIVE FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR, WE STILL HAD ABOUT 15 BUSES FEWER ON THE ROAD THAT WE BUDGETED FOR.

SO THERE IS MONEY WITHIN THE BUDGET.

SOME SAVINGS WITHIN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR.

>> I GUESS WAS JUST TRYING TO SAY IS YOU KNOW, WE TOOK A BIG STEP THERE. AND IT WAS A NEEDED STEP.

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HEN WE BUILD IN ALL OF THAT INCREASE INTO THE 23 BUDGET.

>> AT THIS POINT ARE WE LOOKING FOR PRIMARILY THE SAME INFORMATION, BUT IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL EXPENSES FOR 2022?

>> YES. THANK YOU.

AND THEN, I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED AND NOTHING HAS TO DO WITH HOW YOU BUILD THE BUDGET FOR ONE OF THE MOST, THE BIGGEST EXPENDITURE WHICH IS SALARY.

I ALWAYS SORT OF THOUGHT THAT YOU HAVE THIS WONDERFUL BIG DATABASE AND YOU KNEW WHAT TH NEGOTIATED SALARY INCREASES FOR NEXT YEAR ARE AND YOU DO HAVE TO MAKE ASSUMPTIONS FOR WHO WAS GOING TO RETIRE, WHO IS GOING TO DROP OUT YOU KNOW AND THE LIKE. AND THEN NEW HIRES.

BUT YOU SAID SOMETHING ONE OF THE ANSWERS WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE TEACHER POSITIONS INCREASING BY 15.9.

YOU SAID IT IS REFLECTED, A NUMBER OF POSITIONS REFLECTED IS IN THE SALARY PROJECTION FILE.

LET ME TO BELIEVE YOU SORT OF BACKED INTO THAT 15.9.

I DON'T KNOW HOW, WE JUST SAY HOW MANY MORE NEW TEACHERS WE

ARE GOING TO HAVE. >> THE SALARY PROJECTION FILE IS JANUARY 8 FOR US BY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

THAT FILE HAS THE NUMBER OF CURRENT POSITIONS BUILT BY BODIES. AS WELL AS VACANCIES.

WE GO THROUGH THIS PRETTY EXPENSIVE PROCESS OF RECONCILING THE DATA IN THAT FILE.

WE VERIFY HOW THE INCREASE IS, STEP INCREASE, COST-OF-LIVING RELEASES -- THE POSITIONS ARE IN THE FILE.

SOMETIMES THEIR POSITIONS NOTED AS VACANCIES IN THE FILE THAT ARE NOT TRUE VACANCIES SO WE HAVE TO REALLY MASSAGE THAT DATA WORKING WITH MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS TO COME TO A PLACE WHERE WE'VE GOT DATA THAT IS PRETTY RELIABLE DATA.

THERE ARE CHANGES THAT HAPPEN DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

WE'VE GOT POSITIONS THAT WILL BE CREATED THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. WE HAVE POSITIONS THAT MOVE FROM A GRANT FUNDED SOURCE TO THE LOCAL BUDGET.

THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF CHANGES THAT HAPPEN DURING THE YEAR THAT WILL THEN ROLL OVER TO NEXT YEAR.

AND SO WHEN WE COME TO THE END OF THE WHOLE PROCESS AND WERE LOOKING AT WHAT OTHER NUMBER OF POSITIONS IN THE BUDGET BOOK VERSUS WHAT IS THE FINAL NUMBER IN THE PROJECTION FILE, WE WILL GO THROUGH PAINSTAKING PROCESS OF TRYING TO RECONCILE THOSE DIFFERENCES. UNFORTUNATELY, WITHIN THE REGULAR ED, TEACHER AND OTHERS THEIR SUMMARY POSITIONS IN THE CATEGORY, SOMETIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO PARE DOWN AND IDENTIFY EVERY SINGLE CHANGE. IT IS EASIER WITH THE OTHER CATEGORIES BUT WITH THE REGULAR CATEGORY, WE CAME TO A PLACE WE SAID WE WERE COMFORTABLE WITH THE NUMBER OF FTES AND WE ARE COMFORTABLE THAT THEY HAD AN ACCURATE NUMBER TWO UPDATE OF THE BUDGET BOOK FOR TEACHING POSITIONS TO MAKE SURE MIRRORED WHAT WAS IN THE SALARY PROJECTION FILE.

>> OKAY MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, DO 15.9 MEAN THAT WE WILL REDUCING CLASS SIZE SOMEPLACE? IT SEEMS LIKE --

>> THERE WAS SO MUCH MOVEMENT. ON A WEEKLY BASIS, ESPECIALLY IN JULY AND AUGUST, WE LOOKING AT, WHAT IS OUR ENROLLMENT? ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL AND WE HAVE THE STAFFING NUMBERS WE ARE LOOKING FOR. LET'S SAY GOSH, WE HAD FOUR KINDERGARTENS AT ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND RIGHT NOW ENROLLMENT IS FOR KINDERGARTEN, 35. WE KEEP FOUR KINDERGARTEN POSITIONS FOR THE SCHOOL? DO WE ANTICIPATE THERE WILL BE SOME GROWTH, PROBABLY GOING TO BE THREE.

AND SO WE MIGHT ALREADY HAVE BUDGETED FOR FOUR IN THE SCHOOL BUT WE TELL THE SCHOOL PLAN ON THREE CANDIDATES.

CALLS FOR SOMEONE TO REMOVE THE FOURTH KINDERGARTEN TEACHER FROM THAT MASTER LIST AND MAYBE DID OR DID NOT.

THIS YEAR'S, THEN YOU HAVE ADDITIONS.

YOU HAVE, WE HAD ADDED -- BEACH, RIGHT OR KINDERGARTEN TO FIRST GRADE. WE HAD ANOTHER TEACHER.

ONCE WE FOUND ONE IT WAS CERTIFIED.

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DID WE BUDGET FOR VIRTUAL? WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY STAFF POSITIONS. WE HAD A COMMITMENT TO TRY TO BUILD A VIRTUAL SCHOOL. IT ENDED UP BEING 11 POSITIONS.

THAT WERE NOT IN THE 2022 BUDGET.

THAT CHANGES THE NUMBERS. SOME OF THE NUMBERS MOVE

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. >> HE ALSO TOLD US EARLY ON THE BUDGET PRESENTATION THAT YOU REDUCED SALARIES BY 800,000.

BECAUSE IT WAS ALWAYS THAT CUSHION THAT YOU NEED TO BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTIES, IS THAT THE CURRENT WORD,

CUSHION? >> WE ALWAYS BUILT THE BUDGET BASED OFF OF WHAT WAS IN THE SALARY PROJECTION FILE FOR SALARIES BASED ON WHO IS HERE RIGHT NOW, PLUS VACANCIES.

THIS, 23 IS A SECOND YEAR WE MADE A ONE PERCENT REDUCTION IN SALARIES IN SIX AREAS. REGULAR TEACHER SPECIAL ED TEACHERS, REGULAR ED IA, SPECIAL ED IA, BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS AND SCHOOL-BASED SECRETARIES.

WE DID ONE PERCENT REDUCTION IN TWENTY-YEAR AND 23 FOR TURNOVER. BASED ON ANALYSIS, OF SAVINGS OVER ABOUT A SEVEN YEAR PERIOD, WE CAN SEE WHAT THE SAVINGS TRENDS WERE AND WE CAME TO A PLACE WHERE REAL COMFORTABLE THAT ONE PERCENT WAS A REASONABLE REDUCTION TO MAKE FOR TURNOVER. SO OVERALL, WE REDUCED SALARIES IN THE SIX AREAS IN TOTAL BY ABOUT ONE POINT MILLION DOLLARS

FOR FISCAL YEAR 23. >> BUT THAT REALLY DOESN'T AFFECT THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS RIGHT? BECAUSE WE JUST SAY IF SOMEONE IS RETIRING, SOMEONE KNEW COMING IN, IT'S GOING TO BE LESS EXPENSIVE.

>> THE NUMBER POSITIONS JUST THE SALARIES.

>> GENERALLY SPEAKING, YOU HAVE SOME VACANCIES THAT YOU HAVE THE BUDGET FOR. AND YOU DON'T NECESSARILY BUDGET BEGINNING TEACHER SALARY FOR THOSE VACANCIES.

WE BUDGET FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPERIENCE AND IF YOU GET MORE BEGINNING OR YOU GET UNDER CERTIFIED FOLKS WHO GET PAID EVEN LESS YOU KNOW IT WILL IMPACT.

>> TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IN EVALUATING THE BUDGET BOOK IS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR VERSUS OUR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR AND WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW COULD BE VERY DIFFERENT. AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS AND THE LIKE AND WHAT THE MAKEUP OF IT IS.

THAT'S A CHALLENGE, WHEN YOU KNOW WE HAVE MADE CHANGES.

IN THE MAKEUP OF TEACHING FORCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND IT IS NOT REFLECTED IN THOSE NUMBERS IN THE BOOK.

ANYWAY, I THINK I'VE GOT MOST OF MY OTHER QUESTIONS BUT STILL A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND YOU KNOW IS, THE TEACHING POSITIONS, ARE THEY AN ACCURATE REFLECTION OF THE, THE SALARIES THAT, AND ALSO OF ENROLLMENT AND IT LOOKED LIKE, ENROLLMENT FROM BUDGET TO BUDGET, WE KNOW ENROLLMENT CAN BE VERY DIFFERENT RIGHT NOW. FROM WHAT WAS BUDGETED BUT GRANTED A 56 IS GOING UP FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

SO THAT IS AT LEAST 10, 12 TEACHERS.

IT SEEMS TO MESH WITH THE INCREASE IN POSITIONS.

I WILL FINISH. >> I HAVE A QUESTION.

I GUESS HIS QUESTION IS PROBABLY FOR MY COLLEAGUES.

AND I UNDERSTAND THE CONVERSATION YOU'RE HAVING ABOUT SALARIES AND STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND THAT MATTERS DEFINITELY, BUT AS A BOARD, ARE WE BEHOLDEN TO THAT OR BEHOLDEN TO ENSURE THAT THE RESOURCES ARE THERE? I KNOW IT IS EYE IN THE SKY THOUGHT RIGHT NOW THAT IF WE ASK FOR X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS OVER MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL BE A DONE DEAL THAT THE COMMISSIONERS WILL SAY NO. BUT THAT DOESN'T ADDRESS THE RESOURCES THAT WE LACK AND WE KNOW BEST WHAT RESOURCES THAT IS. AND DETERMINING WHAT THAT IS, WHY CAN'T WE JUST ASK FOR IT? WE HEARD, WE'VE HEARD

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>> THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS IN MARCH.

BETWEEN NOW AND MARCH BECOMES YOUR BUDGET.

I WANT TO AUGMENT THAT I WANT TO ADD THIS TO THE

SUPERINTENDENT BUDGET. >> WHICH IS WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR. BUT IT DIDN'T GET --

>> UNDERSTAND BUT THE RESOURCES REMAIN THE SAME.

IF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IS TRULY THE GOAL YOU KNOW, THEN WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVINCING PLEA FOR WHERE WE RECEIVE OUR INCOME FROM. QUESTIONS?

>> I WAS GOING TO PRETTY MUCH CONCUR WITH WHAT YOU SAID SINCE THE BUDGET WENT OUT AND I KNOW WE BEEN BOMBARDED WITH DIFFERENT AREAS, WHO SAID THAT THEY NEED MORE FUNDING AS FAR AS THE GATE PROGRAM, -- THE POSITIONS UNFILLED AND TEACHERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT SO I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE STILL GOING TO LOOK INTO THAT TO SEE IF WE CAN FULFILL SOME OF THOSE

NEEDS, THAT'S OUT THERE. >> ANY COMMENTS?

[8.01 Comments by the Board]

MR. WHITE. >> OKAY, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

>> I APOLOGIZE THANK YOU MS. HUTCHINS.

>> RECOVERED A LOT OF THINGS OVER THE HAS BEEN TAKEN PLACE, DEFINITELY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL, HAPPY TO BE A KEYNOTE SPEAKER THERE TODAY. JUST BEGUN EMBRACING AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE, STUDENTS THERE REALLY HAVE A LOT TO SAY AND IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE SANDY WALKER AND DR.

CURRIE THERE TO ADDRESS THE STUDENTS RIGHT THEN AND THERE WITH SOME OF THE CONCERNS. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TEAM OUT THERE, THE CHAMPIONS ALONG THOSE LINES ALSO WANT TO SAY, GET WELL TO HAYDEN KELLY WHO IS NOT WITH US TODAY NOT FEELING WELL.

AND ALSO OF THE WEEKEND, PRINCIPAL AKINS WAS SPEAKING ABOUT SOUTHERN MARYLAND SKILLS USA REGIONAL COMPETITION WAS SATURDAY. CALVERT WON NINE GOLD, SEVEN SILVER AND SEVEN BRONZE. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED.

THANK YOU. >> MR. NUTTER?

>> THANK YOU. I KNOW HE'S BEEN RECOGNIZED BUT WE WILL RECOGNIZE HIM AGAIN. -- IS HERE THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING. AND OUR STUDENT MEMBERS NOT HERE TODAY, WE HAD A LONG CONVERSATION OF LAST MEETING AND HE WOULD LIKE AND SO WOULD I, TO DO ANOTHER ANSWER AND QUESTION WITH STUDENTS. THOUGHT MAYBE HE WOULD DO A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT PICKING STUDENTS THIS TIME.

I THINK I HOPE HE WILL BE AT THE NEXT MEETING AND WE CAN BRING THE SUBJECT UP THEN. MY LAST THING, AND NOTES COMING, I WILL MAKE A MOTION. THIS TIME I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE REMOVE THE NUMBER UNTIL SOMEBODY CAN GIVE ME A REASON, A LOGICAL REASON WHY WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SPEAKERS YOU WILL PROBABLY NEVER GET 10 UNLESS YOU HAVE AN ABSOLUTELY BIG, SOMETHING UNREGULATED THAT NEEDS TO BE HEARD.

BUT I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WOULD DROP THAT NUMBER AND WE GO OPEN TO MEETING. IF WE ARE CITIZENS COME IN, THEY WANT TO BE HEARD, WHETHER IT IS 10, 11, ONE, THREE OR 33,

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AND THAT IS A MOTION. >> SECOND PAIR.

>> MOTION BY MR. NUTTER, SECOND BY MS. CLAGGETT.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? MOTION FAILS THREE ÃTWO. THANK YOU.

MS. BALINSKI. >> I HAVE TO WISH HAYDEN WELL HOPE HE'S FEELING BETTER SOON AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE SKILLS USA PEOPLI WISH WE COULD HAVE ALL SAT IN ON THAT HIGH SCHOOL THING TODAY, SOMETHING VERY INTERESTING CONVERSATION. OTHER THAN THAT, I JUST HOPE THAT THE STATE CONTINUES TO SEE A NICE REDUCTION IN X COVID DATA AND HOPEFULLY, FINGERS CROSSED, WE CAN START LOOSENING UP THE MAST REQUIREMENTS IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND.

>> MS. CLAGGETT? >> THANK YOU MS. COUSINS.

I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUE, MR. WHITE, AND CONGRATULATE THOSE WHO HAD EXCEPTIONAL WEEKEND, AS FAR AS WRESTLING AND SKILLS USA, OUR STUDENTS HERE ARE ALWAYS AWESOME AND OUTSTANDING AND CONTINUE TO BRING HOME ACCOLADES TO OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM WHICH IS WONDERFUL.

AND THAT IS IT FOR ME! >>

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.