[2.01 Pledge of Allegiance]
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>> GOOD AFTERNOON, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[2.03 Mission Statement]
>> THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ENSURES EXCELLENCE OR OUR STUDENTS IN EDUCATION DUE TO INDIVIDUAL LENT OVERSIGHT, AND
[2.04 NHS Marching Band Recognition]
MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING, WE HAVE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BANDS. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO PRESENT TO THE STUDENTS. IF WE WANT TO BRING UP STAFF, MR. RUSSELL, ASHLEY STERN AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION READ BY THESTUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD. >> I'M HAYDEN CHILL, MEMBER OF THE THE STUDENT WORD OF EDUCATION AND I'LL BE READING THE RESOLUTION. WHEREAS THE KNOTS EARN HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND FINISHED FIRST IN THE 2021 U.S. BAND GROUP 1A MARYLAND STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH AN OVERALL SCORE OF 84.3 AND WINNING BEST MUSIC, BEST OVERALL EFFECT, AND BEST COLOR GUARD. AND WHEREAS THE NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND IS UNDER LEADERSHIP OF DIRECTOR NOW BE IT RESOLVED THE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OP CALVERT COUNTY COMMEND THEIR SUCCESS, WHICH IS CONTRIBUTED TO TEAM WORK AND DEDICATION. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CONGRATULATIONS THE NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND AND WISH THEM SUCCESS IN THEIR
>> IS THERE A -- ALL IN FAVOR? >> CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE].
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING US UP TO THE BOARD TODAY. IT IS A PRIVILEGE.
I WANT TO APOLOGIZE. THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, SCHOOL SHUT DOWN. WHEN WE WALKED OUT OF THE ROOM THAT IS WHEN THE SCHOOL WENT TO SLEEP FOR COVID.
THIS IS A FANTASTIC GROUP OF STUDENTS, WE HAVE ENJOYED PUTTING ON PERFORMANCES AND BEING PART OF THE CALVERT COUNTY COMMUNITY. IT IS ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE SO MUCH SUPPORT, NOT ONLY FROM THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION BUT THE BOARD OF ED. IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO MAKE MUSIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE]. >> I JUST WANT TO SHARE A QUICK STORY ABOUT THEIR DEDICATION. AS YOU KNOW OUR FOOTBALL TEAM DID WELL THIS YEAR AND THIS GROUP WAS A BIG PART OF IT.
THE KIDS WILL TELL YOU ON THE TEAM THAT IT IS GREAT TO HAVE THE BAND THERE AND PEP UP THE CROWD AND THIS GROUP -- IT WAS THE DAY BEFORE THEY WERE GOING FOR THEIR STATE TITLE.
MR. B CLSHGSYE CONTACTED ME AND SAID, MR. WILLIAMS, DO YOU MIND IF THE BAND DOESN'T PERFORM THIS EVENING AT THE GAME? I RESPONDED BACK TO HIM, THAT'S YOUR DECISION TO MAKE.
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HE RESPONDED, NEVER MIND, I'M GOING TO HAVE MUTINY ON MY HANDS. THE KIDS WANT TO PLAY AT THE GAME. AND I -- AND YOU THINK ABOUT THAT AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A COMMUNITY AND DEDICATION AND WE ARE ALL IN TOGETHER, SO I WAS SUPER ECSTATIC WHEN MR. BLYE SENT ME A TEXT AND SAID HEY, WE WON AGAIN.CONGRATULATIONS, WELL SDEFSHED.
[2.05 Library Recognition]
[APPLAUSE]. >> THE NEXT ITEM IS WE HAVE A LIBRARY PROCLAMATION AND WE HAVE OUR STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD.
WE WANT TO READ THAT. WE WANT TO BRING UP OUR LIBRARIANS ALL RIGHT, HERE IS THE PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS APRIL 2022 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED THE 37TH ANNUAL NATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH WHEREAS SCHOOL LIBRARIES PROVIDE MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS THAT ENCOURAGE GROWTH AND KNOWLEDGE. AND WHEREAS SCHOOL LIBRARIES PROVIDE MATERIALS THAT WILL DEVELOP LITERARY, CULTURAL, AESTHETIC APPRECIATION AND ETHICAL STANDARDS.
AND WHEREAS SCHOOL LIBRARIES PROVIDE MATERIALS WHICH REFLECT THE IDEAS AND BELIEFS OF RELIGIOUS, SOCIAL, POLITICAL, HISTORICAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AMERICAN AND WORLD HERITAGE AND CULL AND WHEREAS SCHOOL LIBRARIES PROVIDE BOOKS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO READ FOR PLEASURE, AND WHEREAS SCHOOL LIBRARIES PROVIDE MATERIALS TO MEET INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, VARIED INTERESTS, ABILITIES, SOCIAL ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND MATURITY LEVELS OF THE STUDENTS SERVED. AND WHEREA SCHOOL LIBRARIES ARE A FUN PLACE FOR STUDENT TO GO AND ALL STUDENTS DESERVE A WELL-MANAGED LIBRARY TO PROVIDE FOR FREE EXPRESSION AND ACCESS TO IDEAS. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONTINUES TO PROVIDE EXCELLENCE IN SCHOOL LIBRARY SFRUKS AND RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAM OF THE YEAR IN 2021.
AND CONTINUES THE TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN OUR SCHOOLS.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS DECLARE THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2022 AS SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH.
AND WILL BE RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL LIBRARIES
IN OUR DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY. >> SO MOVED.
>> WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.
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>> I ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING I CAN SHARE.
I'M GOING TO MAKE THEM STAND THERE FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME AT THIS MEETING FOR THE PROCLAMATION FOR SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH.
THIS YEAR GOVERNOR HOGAN ALSO RECOGNIZED APRIL AS SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH THROUGHOUT THE STATE, MAKING 2022 A VERY SPECIAL YEAR FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS IN MARYLAND.
IN CALVERT COUNTY WE HAVE AN EXAMINATION NALT SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAM. LAST YEAR OUR DISTRICT WAS RECOGNIZED WITH NATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARY OF THE YEAR AWARD AND WHILE I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL EVER TOP THAT NATIONAL RECOGNITION, OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARIANS HAVE CONTINUED TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS TIRELESSLY IN THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR.
WE OFFER PRINT AND DIGITAL ELECTRONIC BOOKS, A HOST OF DATABASES AND REFERENCE RESOURCES, TEACH INFORMATION LITERACY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, ALLOW STUDENTS TO FIND A LOVE OF READING THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME.
SEVERAL LIBRARIANS ARE HERE WITH ME TODAY.
LEAH IS A FIRST YEAR LIBRARIAN AND RECOGNIZED AS HERB SCHOOL'S TEACHER OF THE YEAR. [APPLAUSE] AND HAD A FUNDRAISING EFFORT THAT RAISED OVER $3500 IN HER SCHOOL LIBRARY TO DONATE TO RELIEF FOR UKRAINE. TO ME, THIS SPEAKS VOLUME ABOUT THEIR POSITIVE IMPACTS ON STAFF AND STUDENTS.
CHRIS FOR ANGUS OF WINDY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS NAMED THE S.T.E.M. TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
[3. Consent Agenda]
>> NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.
[4.01 Public Comment]
THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENT.DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT? >> LET ME FIRST READ THE RULES.
CITIZENS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD DURING THE OPEN FORUM ARE ASKED TO FILL IN THIS INFORMATION.
WHEN YOU'RE CALLED TO SPEAK, PLEASE TURN FOR THE RECORD AND LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.
IF YOU OFFICIALLY REPRESENT AN ORGANIZATION YOU NEED TO SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES AND YOU NEED TO TELL ME THAT BEFORE YOU START SPEAKING BECAUSE I'M SETTING THE TIMER.
PERSONS -- PROTECT INDIVIDUAL CONFIDENTIALITY.
PLEASE DON'T MENTION SPECIFIC STUDENTS OR STAFF MEMBERS IN YOUR REMARKS. ALL COMMENTS ARE TO BE MADE IN A CIVIL MANNER. ANYONE NOT FOLLOWING THOSE GUIDELINES WILL BE ASKED TO STOP SPEAKING AND MAY FORFEIT THEIR
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RIGHT TO SPEAK AT FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS.PLEASE UNDERSTAND WHILE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION VALUES YOUR COMMENTSES AND CONCERNS, THIS IS A BUSINESS MEETING AND BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL NOT RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS OR ENTER IN A DISCUSSION WITH YOU DURING THE MEETING.
THE FIRST ONE IS KELLY KECK. OKAY.
>> CAN YOU TURN YOUR MICROPHONE ON IN FRONT OF YOU AND PULL IT CLOSER TO YOUR MOUTH? THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS KELLY KECK.
I HAVE LIVED IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND SINCE 2005 AND I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD ABOUT THE IMPORTANT OF INCLUSIVE AFFIRMING EDUCATION FOR ALL YOUNG PEOPLE, BUT ESPECIALLY FOR TRANSGENDER YOUTH. THIS IS BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WORKING FOR THE TREVOR PROJECT. OUR MISSION IS TO END SUICIDE AMONG LGBTQ YOUTH AND TREVOR IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST PROVIDER OF SUICIDE PREVENTION AND CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR LGBTQ YOUNG PEOPLE. I HAVE WORKED FOR THE TREVOR PROJECT FOR JUST OVER THREE YEARS.
FIRST AS A CRISIS COUNSELOR, AND NOW AS A TRAINING ASSOCIATE.
MAKING SURE THAT OUR VOLUNTEER CRISIS COUNSELORS ARE PREPARED FOR THE CONVERSATIONS THEY'LL HAVE WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND I WANTED TO TALK TODAY ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE AS IT RELATES TO THE EXPERIENCE OF LGBTQ YUNGZ PEOPLE IN SCHOOLS.
MANY OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO REACH OUT TO TREVOR ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE IN CRISIS AT LEAST IN PART, BECAUSE OF PULLYING AND HARASSMENT THAT THEY EXPERIENCE EITHER AT SCHOOL OR IN OTHER AREAS OF THEIR LIVES. THE MAJORITY OF LGBTQ YOUTH, 52%, EXPERIENCE BULLYING, AND WE KNOW THAT LGBTQ STUDENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED BULLYING WITHIN THE LAST YEAR ARE THREE TIMES AS LIKELY TO REPORT HAVING ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THAT TIME.
AND RECENTLY IN CALVERT COUNTY, AS WELL AS IN MANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THERE'S BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF CONTROVERSY ABOUT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETELY UNCONTROVERSIAL. ACKNOWLEDGING THAT LESBIAN, GAY, BISENGS SHUL, TRANS, QUEER AND QUESTIONING STUDENTS EXIST AND DESERVE THE SAME ACCEPTANCE, RESPECT AND SUPPORT THAT THEIR CIS GENDER STRAIGHT PEERS DESERVE.
IT IS NOT ONLY APPROPRIATE, BUT ESSENTIAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND RESPECT THE DIVERSITY OF GENDERS, SEXUALITIES, FAMILY STRUCTURES AND OTHER EXPERIENCES OF CALVERT COUNTY'S YOUNG PEOPLE. THIS MEANS THAT WHEN READING AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS COVER TOPICS OF FAMILY WE CAN'T ASSUME ALL FAMILIES LOOK THE SAME, JUST AS WE SHOULDN'T TREAT A FAMILY WITH A SINGLE PARENT OR ONE WHERE GRANDPARENTS ARE RAISING THEIR GRANDCHILDREN AS LESS VALID THAN A FAMILY WITH A MOTHER AND FATHER, A STUDENT WITH TWO DADS OR STUDENT WITH A NON PARENT BINARY PARENT SHOULD HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE FAMILIES LIKE THEIRS REFLECTED NORTH DAKOTA CURRICULUM.
WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FULL RANGE OF JENDZERS AND SEX SHULTIES THAT STUDENTS EMBODY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THE BEST CHANCE TO FLOURISH WHEN THEIR IDENTITIES AN EXPERIENCES ARE ACCEPTED NOT TREATED AS DOOEF YARNT OR AFTER THOUGHT NOT WORTH MENTIONING. IT IS HARD TO OVERSTATE HOW IMPORTANT THE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE IS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
FOR FIVE DAYS OUT OF THE WEEK, NINE MONTHS A YEAR, 13 YEARS OF THEIR LIVES, YOUNG PEOPLE SPEND MORE TIME WITH THEIR CLASSMATES, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF THAN THEY DO WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
ACCEPTING AND AFFIRMING SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO HAVE A MAJOR POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF LGBTQ Y YOUTH. THE TREVOR PROJECT DOES AN ANNUAL SURVEY WHICH HAS SHOWN GREATER LEVELS OF SUPPORT AND ACCEPTANCE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DRAMATIC DECREASES FOR ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. ISN'T THAT WE WANT FOR ALL CALVERT STUDENTS. I'D LIKE TO SHARE A KEY FINDING RELATED TO TRANSGENDER AND NON BINARY YOUTH SPECIFICALLY.
IN THAT SAME SURVEY TRANSAND NON BINARY YOUTH WHO REPORTED MOST OR ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN THEIR LIVES RESPECTED AND USED THEIR PRONOUNS, ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF HALF THE RATE OF THOSE WHOSE PRONOUNS WERE DISREGARDED. THIS BASIC, FUNDAMENTAL RESPECT OF BELIEVING STUDENTS WHEN THEY TELL US WHO THEY ARE CAN LITERALLY SAVE LIVES. ADDITIONALLY, LGBTQ YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE AT LEAST ONE SUPPORTIVE ADULT IN THEIR LYES ARE 40% LESS LIKELY TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE. FOR MANY YOUNG PEOPLE, THAT ONE SUPPORTIVE ADULT IS A TEACHER, A COACH OR ANOTHER TRUSTED ADULT AT SCHOOL. AS WE ARE ALL AWARE, THE EVENTS AL SCHOOL CAN BE TRAUMATIC AND WE NEED TO TAKE GREAT CARE TO MAKE SURE THAT FACTORS SPECIFIC TO THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF LGBTQ YOUTH ARE CONSIDERED WHEN POLICIES ARE CREATED, MAKING CALVERT COUNTY SCHOOLS WELCOMING AND ACCEPTING FOR ALL OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLES ESSENTIAL.
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IN CLOSING, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THE EFFORTS YOU HAVE PUT INTO INCLUSION FOR AL CALVERT COUNTY STUDENTS AS WELL AS TEACHERS WORK HARD EVERYDAY TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS LEARN THEIR CRICK LIMB, BUT FEEL SUPPORTED, ACCEPTED AND SAFE.PWCHANGES LIVES. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT.
>> DEVENL PAGE. MY NAME IS DEVON PAGE, AN EIGHTH GRADE U.S. HISTORY AT NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT KRL CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EQUITY POLICY TO PROVIDE A BRIEF SUGGESTED AMENDMENT TO ENSURE TEAMS FUNCTION WITH THE MOST EFFICIENT -- UTMOST EFFICIENCY WITHIN THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS. ONE OF THE STATED PURPOSES IN THE LETTER IS TO RAISE ACHIEVEMENT FOR EACH CHILD BY ELIMINATING ACHIEVEMENT AND OPPORTUNITY GAPS AMONG STUDENT SUBGROUPS. I'D SUGGEST TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS THE BOARD COULD ADD BY REQUIRING LEADERSHIP TEAMS AND B PBIS TEAMS TO SHARE THEIR RESPECTIVE SETS OF DATA AND COLLABORATE WITH EQUITY TEAMS IN THE SCHOOLS.
WHY FOR THIS ADDED PIECE WOULD BE TO ACHIEVE ENDS TO BETTER SERVE STUDENTS WHEN THEIR OVERLAPPING GOALS AMONG EACH OF THE TEAMS, SUCH AS PROVIDING A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT.
I'M SUGGESTING A BRIEF AMENDMENT TO THE EQUITY POLICY, LINE F, TO READ, "TO RAISE ACHIEVEMENT BY EACH CHILD BY -- THAT THESE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AREN'T HAPPENING.
IT IS JUST TO CODIFY THE ORGANIZATION AND STREAMLINING OF RESOURCES WITHIN THE EQUITY POLICY SO IT REMAINS PERMANENT.
I PROVIDED THESE REMARKS TO YOU IN HARD COPY.
I'M GOING TO SEND A FOLLOW UP E-MAIL IN CASE THIS IS A POLICY AMENDMENT IDEA THAT THE BOARD THINKS IS A GOOD ONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOUR FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. >> YOU TURNED IT OFF.
SCOMBL GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS CASSANDRA, SOMETIMES KNOWN AS MISS O O. I AM REPRESENTING THE WOMEN IN THE NAACP. EVEN THOUGH I'M REPRESENTING THEM, I WILL NOT BE USING MY ENTIRE FIVE MINUTES, AND I JUST WANTED TO FIRST OF ALL JUST SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE WOMEN OF NAACP FOR SUCH THE FANTASTIC JOB THAT OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND OUR ELECTED BOARD OF EDUCATION INDIVIDUALS SITTING HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I ATTENDED THE BOCC AND THE BOE BUDGET MEETING YESTERDAY AND IT WAS A LITTLE BIT DISTURBING, TO SAY THE LEAST.
THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND IN MY OPINION, SOME DISCUSSION THAT SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN STATED DURING THAT MEETING, OR SAID. IF FOR SOME REASON THE BORC SHOULD DECIDE NOT TO FUND THE BUDGET THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO THEM BY THE BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND THE I CREASE THAT IS BEING ASKED FOR THAT INCLUDED SEVERAL NEW POSITIONS, INCLUDING POSITIONS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY FUNDED BY THE KAREN SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANT AND LEASES OF THE STUDENT LAPTOP COMPUTERS.
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THAT IS THE ONLY ADDITIONS OR INCREASES THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BOCC.IT IS MY HOPE THAT THE BOCC WILL FUND TOTALLY, THE REQUEST THAT IS BEING MADE BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
IT'S MY HOPE. I APPRECIATE THE -- I JUST -- I DON'T WANT TO USE THIS PARTICULAR WORD, BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE TEACHERS, TO THE STUDENTS, AND TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY DOING AND CONTINUE TO DO. I APPLAUD YOU FOR YOUR STAMINA DURING YESTERDAY'S INTERCHANGE WITH THE BOCC AND THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY IF THEY HAVE TIME TO GO BACK AND LOOK AND VIEW THE MEETING YESTERDAY.
I THINK EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY SHOULD GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE VIDEO FROM YESTERDAY IT WAS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ME BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW WE HAVE SEVERAL SCHOOLS, BUT ONE SCHOOL WAS IDENTIFIED WHERE THERE IS ONLY ONE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR FOR 600 STUDENTS. I WAS JUST SORT OF APPALLED AT THAT. THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL HAS TO SERVICE 6006 STUDENTS, AND I FWLOOEF IN YOUR BUDGET YOU WERE ASKING FOR ANOTHER COUNSELOR. .
WHETHER THAT HAPPENS OR NOT, I KNOW DOCTOR CURRY, YOU'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE BUDGET AND DO WHATEVER IS BEST FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HERE DESPITE WHETHER YOU GET THE FUNDS OR NOT. I KNOW YOU'LL HAVE THE STUDENTS' BEST INTEREST AT HEART. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. >> CRYSTAL ARTHUR.
>> I'M A TEACHER AT [INDISCERNIBLE] MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO READ THIS. GREETINGS, CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. I'M CRYSTAL HAR THUR, A TEACHER AT WINDY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, INSPIRED BY A GRADUATE COURSE, I'D LIKE TO SHARE MY CONCERN ABOUT THE NONCHALANT DISREGARD OF -- TO PASS A COURSE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, STUDENTS ONLY NEED TO RECEIVE A C FOR ONE QUARTER AND CAN FAIL ALL THREE SUBSEQUENT QUARTERS. LISTENING TO BOTHING STUDENTS ABOUT NOT NEEDING TO WORRY ABOUT DOING WORK IN CLASS BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALREADY PASSED A QUARTER HAS LEFT ME TO PONDER, IS THE MISSION OF ENSURING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION UPHELD BY THE MESSAGE THAT FAILURE OF TWO OR THREE KWAFRTERS IS ACCEPTABLE.
IT ALSO NEEDS TO BE KNOWN THAT A GPA OF 0.5 TO.09 IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SETTING IS BEING ROUNDED UP TO A WHOLE NUMBER OF 1 SO A STUDENT IS DEEMED PASS R PASSING WITH A D FOR THEIR FINAL GRADE AT TEND OF THE YEAR. IF A STUDENT ONLY NEEDS A C OR BETTER FOR ONE QUARTER TO MOVE ON, WHY SHOULD THEY PUT FORTH THE EFFORT WHEN IT DOES NOT MATTER? BACK IN 2018, MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SURVEYED ALL THE COUNTIES THROUGH 13A.03.02.08 ON GRADING REPORTING AND THESE CALCULATION PRACTICE -- OR THE CALCULATION PRACTICES OF GPA, WHICH GO UNNOTED, WHICH IS SUSPICIOUS AND UNSE UNSETTLING.
ANOTHER ISSUE FOR CONSIDERATION IS THE FALSIFICATION OF ASSIGNMENT SCORES. TEACHERS ARE REQUIRED TO PUT IN A MINIMUM SCORE OF 50% IF STUDENTS ATTEMPT TO DO THE ASSIGNMENT. THE MINIMUM 50% SCORE DOES NOT PROVIDE PARENTS WITH A CLEAR PICTURE OF THEIR STUDENT'S TRUE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND IS DECEPTIVE.
THE MAJOR SUPPORTERS OF THIS POLICY WILL STATE THE POWER OF ZERO IS A MAJOR INFLUENCER OF -- OH BOY.
A MAJOR INFLUENCER, BUT A ZERO IS NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE 50%. AND IT WILL STILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THEIR GRADE IF THEY DON'T DO THE ASSIGNMENT.
THEY WILL STILL RECEIVE A ZERO FOR THE ASSIGNMENT.
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A FEW THINGS ARE UNDOUBTEDLY FLAWED IN OUR CURRENT GRADING POLICY, AT LEAST TO MY BELIEF. AND I BRING THESE TOPICS TO LIGHT AND HOPE THEY'LL BE A SPRING BOARD FOR PARENTS, CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, ND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO TS WORK TOGETHER TO INDEED, ENSURE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY INSTRUCTING GRADING POLICY THAT DOESN'T PROMOTE MEANS OKAYTY AND DOESN'T REQUIRE TEACHERS TO FABRICATE DATA.THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE THESE CONCERNS ON A GRADING POLICY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PATIENCE.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. NEXT ITEM IS THE STUDENT MEMBER
[5.01 Hayden Kelly]
OF THE BOARD REPORT. >> I'M STUDENT MEMBER OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. FIRST OF ALL, I PARTICIPATE IN COUNTY WIDE ENVIRON-THON COMPETITION THIS PAST WEDNESDAY WHICH GAVE MYSELF AND MULTIPLE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE THE CLASSROOM AND LEARN OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING.
AND IT REMRIEPDED ME OF JUST HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO ACTUALLY LEAVE THE BUILDING AND GO ON THESE FIELD TREPS THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO SO MUCH IN THE PAST YEAR.
I MOE THAT OPINION IS NOT JUST MY OWN.
I HAD A MEETING WITH THE ADVISORY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT AND WE TALKED ABOUT FIELD TRIPS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE AND I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE FIELD TRIPS APPROVED IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE FIELD TRIP I HAVE BEEN ON, WHICH HAS ONLY BEEN THREE THIS YEAR, WHICH IS LESS THAN USUAL, HAVE BEEN GREAT.
AND THIS ENVIRON-THON COMPETITION MADE ME JUST REMEMBER HOW IMPORTANT IT IS AND HOW BENEFICIAL IT CAN BE FOR STUDENTS TO LEAVE THE CLASSROOM, AND GET OUT AND LEARN OUTSIDE OF JUST THE TYPICAL ATMOSPHERE. AT THE MEETING LAST NIGHT WE TALKED ABOUT THE UPCOMING BUDGET AND THE SPIRE ADVISORY COUNCIL ONCE AGAIN EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF GUIDANCE COUNSELORS BEING INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AND THEY VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PUSHING AND ATTEMPTING TO FIT THIS INTO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
ALSO JUST A FINAL LITTLE ANNOUNCEMENT, MASK EXECUTIVE BOARD APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TOMORROW AT MIDNIGHT.
SO IF THERE ARE ANY STUDENTS IN CALVERT COUNTY INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR A STATE EXECUTIVE BOARD POSITION, THOSE ARE DUE TOMORROW AT MIDNIGHT. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU GET THEM
[6.01 Dr. Daniel D. Curry]
DONE TONIGHT. >> NEXT ITEM, SUPERINTENDENT'S
REPORT, DRR CURRY. >> THANK YOU.
JUST A COUPLIZE TELLS. FIRST OF ALL, WE HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD SPRING BREAK. STAFF AND STUDENTS I HAVE SEEN THIS WEEK LOOKED WELL RESTED AND HAPPY AND ATTENDANCE IS UP.
WE DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT NUMBERS ARE STARTING TO APPEAR ONCE AGAIN FOR THE LATEST STRAIN OF COVID SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO BE MINDFUL OF PROPER PRACTICES TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS.
RECENTLY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMPLETED THEIR WORK IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND. WE ARE STILL UNPACKING WHAT NEW LAWS IMPACT THE SCHOOLS AND WE'LL HAVE BETTER IDEA OVER TIME AS WE HAVE A FEW MEETINGS WITH PEERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THE BLUEPRINT WAS IMPACTED AS WELL AS OTHER ASPECTS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THERE'S AN OLD LINE I ALWAYS MENTION, IF YOU LIKE SAUSAGE AND YOU SHOULDN'T WATCH IT BE MADE.
IT IS A DIFFICULT PROCESS, BUT IS ONE THAT IMPACTS OUR ENTIRE COMM COMMUNITY.
WE APPRECIATE ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE COMING OUR WAY.
WITH REGARD TO LEGISLATURE, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE YESTERDAY MORNING SPONSORED A -- AS THEY DO EACH YEAR, A BREAKFAST FOR THE CHAMBER MEMBERS SO WE COULD HEAR FROM OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS ON HOW THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION WENT, ESPECIALLY TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
THERE WERE JUST TWO, ONE DELEGATE, ONE SENATOR WHO CAME TO BE ON THAT PANEL AND SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT WAS DELEGATE RACHEL JONES AND SENATOR MICHAEL JACKSON SO
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THANKS TO THEM FOR REPRESENTING US AND PARTICIPATING IN THE EV EVENT.[7.01 Policies for Review]
>> WE'LL MOVE INTO ACTION ITEMS. FIRST IDEM ON THE AS GENERAL -- AGENDA IS POLICIES FOR REVIEW.
DOCTOR JOHNSON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM SUSAN JOHNSON, ASSIST ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND I AM PRESENTING TO YOU POLICY 01 REGARDING SCHOOL OBSERVATIONS.
WE HAVE NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES. WE HAVE ONE EDIT, AND WHAT IS POSTED HAS TWO EDITS, BUT SHOULD ONLY BE ONE EDIT, WHICH IS UNDER VOLUNTEER. WE CHANGED THAT FROM ANY TO A AND AND PROVIDES INSTEAD OF A SERVICES IN ORDER TO ALIGN WITH ANOTHER POLICY THAT WE HAVE. SO WE JUST WANTED TO HAVE SIMILAR DEFINITIONS TO THE OTHER POLICIES WE DO HAVE.
AND THOSE ARE THE ONLY EDITS. THE EDIT YOU SEE UNDER B ACTUALLY SHOULD BE OF AND NOT AT.
QUESTION'D ASK THIS BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS IF YOU HAVE NO OTHER
SUGGESTIONS. >> ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS AROUND
THE BOARD. >> POLICY WILL BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL MOVE INTO GENERAL FUNDS.
[7.02 General Funds]
MS. HUTCHENS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND I WILL BE REVIEWING THE FINANCIAL REPORTS WITH YOU THIS AFTERNOON. AS ALWAYS, WE'D LIKE TO START WITH THE GENERAL FUNDS REPORT AND THEN MOVE INTO TWO BUDGET MEMO THAT IS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED. AS OF MARCH 31 THE YEAR TO DATE INCOME TOTALED $161.3 MILLION WHICH REPRESENTS 67.9% OF BUDGETED INCOME. THE YEAR TO DATE EXPENDITURES AND INCUM PLANSES TOTALED 223.MILLION, REPRESENTING 94.1% OF OUR BUDGETED EXPENDITURES. TODAY WE ARE GOING TO FOCUS ON THE TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY. OUR COST PROJECTIONS INDICATE THAT THE BALANCE TO BE PAID, OUR BUS CONTRACTORS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS FISCAL YEAR FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES CURRENTLY STANDS AT $3.1 MILLION AND THAT'S ADD FOUR REMAINING PAYS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. WE HAVE RECEIVED THE ADDITIONAL $1.3 MILLION FROM THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST WITH THE INCREASED COSTS FOR THE YEAR. TAKING INTO I A COUNT THE CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCES AND THE CURRENT INCUM PLANSES IN THE CONTRACTED BUS ROUTES ACCOUNT AS WELL AS SPECIAL EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT, WE NEED TO TRANSFER APPROXIMATELY $920,000 FROM OTHER CATEGORIES TO MEET THE NEEDS IN THESE TWO ACCOUNTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
AS YOU KNOW, OUR TRANSPORTATION COSTS HAVE BEEN A MOVING TARGET THROUGHOUT THIS FISCAL YEAR, FOR SEVERAL REASONS.
ONE, BEING THE CHANGE IN THE PAY TO OUR BUS DRIVERS AND WHAT WE ARE PAYING CONTRACTORS ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVERS.
INCREASING FUEL COSTS AS WHERE HE WILL AS THE CHANGING ROUTES.
OUR ROUTES DO CHANGE PRETTY REGULARLY, SO THAT IMPACTS OUR CO COSTS.
WE DEVELOPED THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET AT $2.71 AND THE PRICE HAS BEEN STEADILY INCREASING SINCE OCTOBER OF 2021.
LAST CALL, APRIL 15, THE PRICE FOR DIESEL FUEL WAS $4.01 PER GALLON. THE OVERALL INCREASE IN THE FUEL COSTS HAS BEEN NOMINAL, A CULLREASONS FOR THAT IS THAT WE STARTED THIS FISCAL YEAR WITH 136 ROUTES AS OPPOSED TO THE TYPICAL 153 ROUTES WE'D NORMALLY HAVE.
WE ARE CURRENTLY AT 150 ROUTES, SO WE HAVE BEEN GAINING ROUTES BACK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AS OUR FUEL PRICES HAVE BEEN CLIMBING. THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL DAYS HAS BEEN DECREASING, SO THAT HELPS TO OFFSET THAT INCREASED COST.
AT PRESENT, WE ARE EXPECTING THAT OUR PROJECTED COST FOR FUEL WOULD BE ABOUT $37,000 ABOVE WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS NOT BAD AT ALL. JUST AS A NOTE, WE BUDGETED FUEL AT.28 PER GALLON FOR FISCAL YEAR 23, ALTHOUGH FUEL IS CURRENTLY AT $4.01 PER GALLON, WE ARE NOT ALARMED AT THAT DIFFERENCE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A COMMITTED FUND BALANCE OF $1 MILLION ON
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OUR BOOKS AND IT WAS SET ASIDE SPECIFICALLY NOR A CASE LIKE THIS WHERE IF WE ENTER THE FISCAL YEAR AND WE HAVE AN UNEXPECTED SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN OUR COSTS, WE WOULD HAVE A FUNDING SOURCE TO SUPPORT THOSE INCREASED COSTS.THERE IS NO NEED AT THIS TIME TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
ONE LAST CONSIDERATION FOR YOU FOR TODAY IS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MARCH UNRESTRICTED REPORT, YOU SEE IT SHOWS A BUDGETARY SAFINGS OF $14 MILLION.
THE REVENUE PAGE SHOWS THAT THE REVENUES ARE $237 MILLION AS BUDGETEDED, HOWEVER, $11.8 MILLION OF THAT IS A PLANNED USE OF FUND BALANCE. THAT IS NOT REVENUES WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO RECEIVE. THAT MEANS OUR ACTUAL REVENUES FOR THIS YEAR WILL BE MORE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 228, $229 MILLION, SO THERE IS NO EXPECTATION THAT WE'LL HAVE SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS FOR THE YEAR.
IN FACT, WE ARE EXPECTING TO END THE YEAR WITH A DEFICIT WHICH WE DID PLAN FOR. THE 11.MILLION WE BUDGETED AS A PLAN USE OF FUND BALANCE AS A REMINDER IS COMPRISED OF $5 MILLION AS A CONTRIBUTION TO THE [INDISCERNIBLE] TRUST.
THE REMAINING $6.8 MILLION WAS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT BUDGETARY NEEDS FOR THIS YEAR. THE YEAR TO DATE EXPENSES TOTALED $225.4 MILLION. THERE ARE SOME EXPENSES WE'LL BE PAYING THIS YEAR THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED.
THERE ARE ALSO INCUM PLANSES THAT ARE ON OUR BOOKS THAT MAY NOT BE FULLY BE PAID, BUT BY THE TIME THE DUST SETTLES -- IT TAKES TWO MONTHS TO CLOSE THE FISCAL YEAR, THERE IS THE EXPECTATION WE'D CLOSE THE YEAR WITH A $3 MILLION DEFICIT.
THAT WOULD THEN DECREASE THE FUND BALANCE THAT YOU SEE ON OUR BOOKS. THAT IS ALL WE HAVE FOR YOU TODAY WITH THE GENERAL FUNDS REPORT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING ON THAT REPORT BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE TWO BUDGET ITEMS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION, COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT FUND BALANCE IS?
>> FUND BALANCE CAMS UP WHEN WE HAVE AN ACTUAL SAVE IN BUDGET JEER. WHEN OUR ACTUAL REVENUES RECEIVE EXCEED THE EXPENDITURES PAID THEN WE HAVE SAVINGS.
YOU THINK OF IT AS A SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
THAT SAVINGS THEN GOES INTO OUR FUND BALANCE OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT 15 YEARS WE HAVE ACCUMULATED A FUND BALANCE FROM REFUNDS WE RECEIVED FROM CARE FIRST FOR OUR HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS IN YEARS WHEN WE HAVE HAD GOOD EXPERIENCE AN AS WELL AS
SAVE ANYTHINGS OUR BUDGET. >> WE HAVE FUND BALANCES DESIGNATED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.
>> JUST LIKE FOR FUEL. >> YES.
>> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> YOU ANSWERED EVERY SINGLE QUESTION I HAVE.
I'M EVEN TO THE POINT OF PROJECTING WHAT TYPE OF DEFICIT WE MIGHT HAVE FOR THE YEAR, WHICH I'M GREAT.
I HOPE IT STAYS AT $3 MILLION AND THAT WILL HOPEFULLY INCLUDE ANYTHING LIKE FUEL THAT WE MAY NOT NEED TO TAP INTO THAT $1 MILLION THAT'S BEEN ON THE BOOKS SINCE -- I THINK THAT WAS
CREATED, LIKE, -- >> ACTUALLY, IT'S BEEN SINCE ABOUT 2009, 2010 WHEN WE HAD EXPERIENCE OF FUEL PRICES SUDDENLY INCREASING WELL BEYOND WHAT WE BUDGETED.
>> YEAH, AND I'M HOPING THAT WE NIGHT NOT NEED TO TAP INTO THAT IF WE CAN ABSORB THIS DEFICIT FOR THIS YEAR.
BUT WITH THE INFLATIONARY PRESSURES, WE WERE NOT EXPECTING, WE MIGHT BE HAVING TO TAP IN FROM AN INFLATIONARY STANDPOINT, VERSUS FOR EVERYTHING, NOT JUST FUEL TO
>> AND I -- DID I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION? I CAN'T FIND. SO I'LL SEND IT TO YOU IN AN E-MAIL. THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> ANYMORE QUESTIONS?
[7.03 Budget Adjustment]
>> WE'LL MOVE TO OUR BED JET -- BID APPROVAL.
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>> ACTUALLY, WE HAVE A COUPLE MEMOS HERE THAT WE NEED YOURA ON. WE'LL START WITH THE REQUEST TO INCREASE THE OPERATING BUDGET. YOU VOTED IN FEBRUARY TO INCREASE OUR BUDGET BY $1,3 MILLION FOR MONEY EXPECTED FROM THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT. THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT TOOK ACTION ON THIS ITEM. THEY APPROVED IT AT A FLAT $1.3 MILLION, SO WE ARE BRINGING THIS BACK TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN VOTE ON NUMBERS THAT ALIGN WITH WHAT THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT APPROVED.
THE COUNTY APPROVED $1,300,000 EVEN, WITH AN INCREASE IN THE BUS ROUTES ACCOUNT OF $1940427 AND INCREASE IN THE TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF -- AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAVE IN FACT, RECEIVED THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY AT THIS POINT. WE ALSO REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL TO INCREASE THE FY 22 RESTRICTED BUDGET FOR FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND THAT'S TO ACCOUNT FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS RECEIVED FOR HEAD START OPERATING GRANT AS WELL AS HEAD START TECHNICAL TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE GRANT. WE DID IN OUR FISCAL YEAR 22 BUDGET, $1.7 MILLION FOR HEAD START, BUT WE ARE ACTUALLY RECEIVING $1.9 MILLION, SO IN A CHART THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED YOU, WE ARE REQUESTING TO INCREASE THE HEAD START OPERATING GRANT BY $223,000 AND THE HEAD START TECHNICAL TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE GRANT BY $17,561. IF YOU APPROVE THESE TWO INCREASES, THE ONLY INCREASE AT THIS POINT THAT WOULD BE NEED TO BE FORWARDED TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS THE INCREASE FOR GRANTS AS THEY HAVE ALREADY TAKEN ACTION ON THE INCREASE FOR THE UNRESTRICTED BUDGET. DO WE HAVE YOUR APPROVAL FOR
>> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.
AND THE LAST ACTION ITEM IS INTERCATEGORY BUDGET TRANSFERS.
AGAIN, CONNECTED TO TRANSPORTATION.
WE ARE REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL TO REALLOCATE A TOTAL OF $750,000 FROM THE CERTIFIED TEACHER SALARY ACCOUNT IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL SALARIES CATEGORY TO THE TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY.
OF THAT $750,000; $544,000 IS FOR THE CONTRACTED BUS ROUTES ACCOUNT AND REMAINING $245,000 IS FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT. WE ARE REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL TO TRANSFER $170,000 FROM THE FIXED CHARGES CATEGORY SPECIFICALLY FROM THE GROUP HOSPITALIZATION ACCOUNT WITHIN THE CATEGORY TO THE SPECIALING EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY.
AND AGAIN, THAT IS TO PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL MONEY ON OUR END THAT WE NEED TO PAY THOSE INCREASES FOR BUS DRIVER PAY FOR THIS ANIESYEAR THE WE HAVE YOUR APPROVAL FOR THIS TRANSFER.
>> SO MOVED. >> NOTION AND SECOND.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> THIS WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL OUR AGREED UPON INCREASES IN TRANSPORTATION?
CIRCUMSTANCES, YES. >> THANK YOU.
[7.04 Bid Approval]
NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS BID APPROVAL BY MR. KEVIN MICHAEL.>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS KEVIN MICHAEL AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
DOCTOR HARRIS, DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION WILL OFFER DETAILS ABOUT THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M CHRISTY HARRIS, DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION. THE FIRST REQUEST IS TO APPROVE THE AWARD FOR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES.
CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ISSUED A SOLICITATION IN MARCH 2022. 32 VENDORS RESPONDED TO THIS.
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FUNDING FOR THESE CONTRACTED SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES TO SUPPLEMENT OUR CAPACITY TO PROVIDE THE LEGALLY REQUIRED SERVICES WILL BE THROUGH GLRANT AND LOCAL FUNDS.WE REQUEST THE BOARD AWARD CONTRACTS FOR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES TO THE FORM'S INDICATED IN THE MEMO BEFORE
>> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION?
>> HAS -- ARE THESE PRICES GOING UP? THESE ARE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST?
>> THEY ARE. YES, BUT I THINK IT'S JUST THE TREND. THERE IS A NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF SPEECH LANGAGE PATHOLOGISTS. EVERYTHING IS MORE EXPENSIVE.
OUR STAFF ARE GETTING SALARY INCREASES AS WELL, SO IT ALSO SEEMS THAT THE CONTRACTED SPEECH PATHOLOGIST WOULD ALSO BE INCREASING, BUT THEY ARE A LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE.
>> WHAT GEOGRAPHIC AREA ARE THESE VENDORS LOCATED?
>> SO THEY HONESTLY COULD BE LOCATED ANYWHERE AS LONG AS THEY CAN PROVIDE US WITH MARYLAND LICENSE SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, SO IT REALLY VARIES.
SOME OF THEM ARE LOCAL AND HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH US FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND OTHERS ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE NATION.
>> SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THIS CAN BE DONE VIRTUALLY WITH OUR
STUDENTS. >> ON OCCASION WE DO USE VIRTUAL TELETHERAPISTS. OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE ON SITE THERAPISTS SO EVEN IF THE AN I GENERAL -- AGENCY THAT WE ARE CONTRACTING THROUGH IS IN ANOTHER STATE, THEY HAVE TRAVELING SPEECH AL ATOLOGISTS WHO RELOCATE TO MARYLAND AND HAVE THE MARYLAND LICENSURE TO PROVIDE ON SITE SERVICES.
>> BUT WE'RE NOT ON THE HOOK FOR ANY OF THEIR TRAVEL EXPENSE
THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS DOCTOR MELISSA MOORE, SUPERVISOR OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.
SHE'LL PRESENT DETAILS ABOUT RECOMMENDATION ON SOCIAL WORK SER SERVICES.
>> CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ISSUED A SLEIGHS IN MARCH 2022 AND FIVE VENDORS RESPONDED.
A SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSALS IS ATTACHED.
FUNDING FOR SOCIAL WORKER SERVICES NEEDED TO SUPPLEMENT OUR CAPACITY TO WILL BE THROUGH THE LOCAL BUDGET.
WE REQUESTED THE BOARD AWARD CONTRACTS FOR SOCIAL WORKER SERVICES TO THE FIRMS INDICATED IN THE MEMO.
>> SO MOVED. >>MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> SECOND BY MR. WHITE.
ANY QUESTIONS? >> I'D LIKE TO HEAR THE SAME QUESTIONS. ARE THESE RATES HIGHER AND WHERE ARE THEY PHYSICALLY LOCATED? .
>> THE RATES ARE NOT HIGHER. LESS PEOPLE SUBMITTED SOLICITATIONS SO IT WAS VERY FEW.
I THINK IT IS HARD FINDING SOCIAL WORKERS TO FIT THAT.
AND THEY CAN BE IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS AND RIGHT NOW I HAVE JUST ONE POSITION THAT I HAVE TO FILL WITH THIS.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION JUST FOR CLARITY IN MY HEAD.
WHEN YOU SAID SOCIAL WORKER, FIRST THING THAT POPPED IN MY HEAD WAS STATE SOCIAL WORK. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE.
>> THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER DOES NOT -- A SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER DOES HOME VISITS TO HELP SCHOOL SYSTEM, BUT THEY DO NOT RESPOND TO TYPICAL SERVICES LIKE REMOVING A CHILD FROM THEIR HOME OR RELOCATING CHILD OR PROVIDING A LOT OF IN DEPTH CLINICAL
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COUNSELING. THEY PROVIDE MORE COUNSELING SERVICES THAT IS CONNECTED WITH IEP.HELPING THE PARENT CONNECT THEM WITH RESOURCES, BUT NOT ACTUALLY BEING THAT PERSON THAT PROVIDES THE RESOURCES THAT THE PART NEEDS. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED. HEARING NONE MOTION IS APPROVED.
>> THANK YOU. SCOMBL THE NEXT ITEM IS A SOLE SOURCE AWARD TO PURCHASE TRAINING KWEMENT FOR FIREFIGHTER OFFERED THROUGH THE CAREER AND CADET TRAINING ACADEMY.
IT IS PROPRIETARY AND DISTRISHTED BY A VENDOR IN OUR REGION. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH THE CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND INNOVATION GRANT.
WE REQUEST THE BOARD AWARD TO WS DARLING IN COMPANY OF ILLINOIS IN THE PROJECTED AMOUNT OF $92,000.
AND I DO WANT TO ADD THAT MS. AIKENS, WHO COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY, DID SENT ME AN E-MAIL INDICATING THAT THIS EQUIPMENT WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STUDENTS IN THIS CADET PROGRAM TO PRACTICE THEIR SCALES THROUGH VIRTUAL REALITY, RATHER THAN DOING AN HOUR DRIVE AT THAT SITE WHERE THERE IS A FACILITY TO PRACTICE, AND THEN RETURN AN HOUR.
>> MOTION AND SECOND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.
>> THAT IS PROBABLY NATURAL FOR THE KIDS, DOING VERY CHUL REALITY. I THINK IT MAKES ALL SORTS OF SENSE. THEY HAVE ALL THOSE NEW SERVERS AT CTA WHERE IT IS PART OF THEIR COMPUTER SCIENCE AREA AND DOING ALL SORTS OF SIMULATIONS. IT IS VERY EXCITING.
IT IS A VERY EXCITING TIME. I'M GLAD TO SEE BECAUSE THE TRAVEL IS DIFFICULT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE TO TAKE THAT
TIME OUT. >> I SAW ONE WHERE THEY ARE LEARNING HOW TO CUT A WEDDING RING OFF SOMEONE, SOME OF THE THINGS THEY ARE LEARNING ARE REAL LIFE EVENTS.
IT IS NICE TO SEE THEY ARE GETTING THAT TRAINING WHILE THEY
HEARING NONE, MOTION PASSES. >> NEXT IS DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL PA SILTIES, PRESENTING DETAILS ABOUT THE NEXT RECOMMENDATION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE ABORTED.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL FACILITIES.
THE NEXT REQUEST IS APPROVE UTILIZATION OF BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER AND RELATED MATERIALS AT NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL. FUNDING FOR THIS WILL BE THROUGH THE LOCAL BUDGET REQUEST BOARD APPROVE THE USE OF THE BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE, INSTALLATION OF THE FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER FROM FIRE LINE CORPORATION OF BATH, MARYLAND IN THE TOTAL 578 OF $52,000.
>> MOTION BY MS. CLAGGETT, SECOND BY MR. WHITE.
ANY DISCUSSION? >> DID THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ISSUES THEY HAD EARLIER ON THAT SITE?
>> THAT WOULD ALL BE SPECULATION.
THERE'S NO HARD SELL THIS WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THAT.
THANK YOU. >> ANYMORE DISCUSSION.
HEARING NONE, MOTION PASSES. >> I'M DARRYL, SUPERVISOR FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. THE NEXT REQUEST TO APPROVE UTILIZATION OF THE BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONTRACT FOR THE PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF THE INTERCOM SYSTEM AT WINDY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL. FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE THROUGH THE STATE AGEINGSCHOOLS PROGRAM.
WE REQUEST THE BOARD APPROVE THE USE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONTRACT FOR PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDY HILL INTERCOM SYSTEM FOR COMMERCIAL CABLING AND SOUND INCORPORATED OF COCKIESVILLE, MZ IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,000.
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>> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION?
>> QUICK QUESTION OR EXPLANATION.
WHEN YOU SAY CONTRACT TO BALTIMORE COUNTY, THAT IS BECAUSE WE KIND OF TAIL IN ON SOMEONE ELSE'S CONTRACT.
THAT WAY MAKES IT A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE THAN GOING OUT ON OUR
OWN. >> THAT IS EXACTLY CORRECT.
BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DID ITS OWN COMPETITIVE SOLICIT TAEGS AN AS PART OF THAT TWN DOCUMENT, IT DOES PROVIDE A RIDER OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO USE THE CONTRACT. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.
>> I WANTED TO MAKE NOTE IN THE RECOMMENDATION SECTION OF OUR MEMO IT LISTS [INDISCERNIBLE] HIGH SCHOOL.
SHOULD THAT BE WINDY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
>> IF WE COULD JUST CORRECT THAT FOR THE RECORD.
>> WE WILL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THAT APPROVE. AYE.
>> . >> THE FINAL REQUEST IS TO REWARD -- ISSUED A SOLICITATION IN MAY 20 2IZ AND THREE FIREARMS RESPONDED. A SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSALS IS ATTACHED. SCOPE AND LOCATIONS FOR RENOVATIONS IS DETAILED IN THE MEMO BEFORE YOU.
FUNDING FOR THIS WORK IS ESRA 3 FUNDS.
WE REQUEST THE BOARD AWARD THE HEALTH RENOVATIONS CONTRACT TO BOULEVARD CONTRACTORS CORPORATION OF OWNS MILLS MARYLAND FOR THE BASE BID, PLUS ADD ALTERNATE ONE IN THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF $370,985. >> SO MOVED.
>> SECOND. >> MOTION BY MS. CLAGGETT, SO HE COULD BY MR. WHITE. ANY DISCUSSION?
>> YES, THIS SOUNDS LIKE A VERY GOOD IDEA.
WHAT DROVE THESE PARTICULAR SITES, THE DECISION TO PUT IT IN
THESE PARTICULAR SITES? >> THEY ARE SOME OF THE OLDER SCHOOLS THAT DIDN'T QUITE MEET THE STANDARDS FOR AIR CHANGES PER HOUR, CFMS AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS, AS WELL AS BARSTOWE, THE ADD ALTERNATE 1 THAT IS BEING ACCEPTED AT BARSTOWE INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION AREA THAT PROVIDES SEPARATION FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY NEED THAT FOR WHAT MIGHT BE GOING ON WITH THEM SO THEY CAN BE ISOLATED FROM OTHERS.
>> THE REST OF OUR NURSING SUITES, HAR THEY ARE CALLED HAVE
ADEQUATE VENTILATION THEN? >> THIS IS PHASE ONE OF THREE PHASES. WE'LL COMPLETE -- THIS IS PHASE ONE. WE'LL BE COMPLETING THIS OVER THIS SUMMER. NEXT SUMMER WE'LL COMPLETE PHASES TWO AND THREE OVER THAT ONE SUMMER AND I BELIEVE IT IS 12 SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR. SIX SCHOOLS THIS YEAR.
>> THAT MAKES ALL THE SENSE IN THE WORLD.
>> ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED. NONE, MOTION APPROVED.
[7.05 Blueprint Update]
NEXT ITEM IS THE BLUEPRINT UPDATE.12K34. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. IEP KEVIN MICHAEL, HERE AS THE IMMATERIAL ELEMENTSATION DOORED DMA FORTO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND'S FUTURE. WE WILL GO BEGIN TODAY'S UPDATE WITH THE REVIEW OF THE CHANGES IN THE BLUE PRINT LAW THAT RESULTED FROM KRE CENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
YOU WILL RECALL FROM LAST MONTH THAT HOUSE BILL 1450 WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED TO EXTENDS DEADLINES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION OF IMPLEMENT TAPGS PLANS.
THE TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS SUPPORT PATHWAY. HOWEVER, THE SCOPE OF THE BILL WAS AMENDED DURING LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND IT NOW ADDRESSES LOCAL FUNDING FOR FY-23 AND PROCESS FOR RELEASING FY-23 BLUEPRINT FUNDS FROM THE STATE SO SPECIFICALLY, HOUSE BILL 1450 WAS AMENDED TO PREVENT ANY REDUCTION ON LOCAL PRODUCTION REGARDLESS OF THE PRODUCTIONS. IT IS ALSO -- RELEASE OF
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BLUEPRINT FUNDS FROM THE STATE WILL BE CONTINGENT ON LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM'S TIMELY SUBMISSION OF LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT SATISFIES AIB EXPECTATIONS.AND FINALLY, WHAT IS EXPECTED THE 'EM ELEMENTSATION OF THE CAREER READINESS PATHWAY WAS MOVED FROM SCHOOL YEAR 22-23 TO SCHOOL YEAR 23-24. HOUSE BILL 1450 PASSED BOTH CHAMBERS AN WAS FORWARDED TO THE GOVERNOR.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS IS WITH REGARDS TO THE TIMELINE FOR THE BLUEPRINT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. HOUSE BILL 1450, AS WE EXPECTED, EXTENDS THE DEADLINE FOR MSDE TO DEVELOP IMPLEMENTATION PLAN EVALUATION CRITERIA FROM APRIL 12022 TO SEPTEMBER 1, 2022.
IT ALSO EXTENDS THE DEADLINE FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION BOARD TO DEVELOP ITS COMPREHENSIVE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FROM FEBRUARY 152022 TO DECEMBER 1, 2022.
NOW, WE DO EXPECT THAT THE AIB WILL RELEASE A DRAFT OF ITS COMPREHENSIVE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IN OCTOBER PRIOR TO THE FINAL DRAFT BEING RELEASED IN DECEMBER.
AND FINALLY, HOUSE BILL 14R50 EXTENDS THE DEAD LINE FOR SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO DEVELOP AND SUBMIT LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FROM JUNE 15, 2022 TO MARCH 15, 2023, MEANING CALVERT COUNTY WOULD NEED TO SUBMIT ITS PLAN BY THAT MARCH 15, 2023 DEADLINE.
12K3W4 CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE DELAYS.
WHEN IT SAYS THE DEADLINE FOR AIB TO DEVELOP THEIR -- THE STATE COMPREHENSIVE IMPLEMENTATION AND -- WELL, THE MSDE EVALUATION, THAT IS OKAY. BUT DOES THIS MEAN THAT THE DEADLINES FOR THINGS LIKE THE R06Z$,000 STARTING SALARY FOR TEACHERS AND THE OTHER THINGS, THE DOLLAR VALUES ARE TIED TO,
THAT COULD EXTEND AS WELL. >> ANCHOR: WHAT THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION BOARD HAS SAID IS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE DOING A DEEP DIVE OF THE LAW AS THEY DEVELOP THEIR COMPREHENSIVE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
AND DURING THAT DEEP DIVE, THEY WILL TAKE A LOOK AND IDENTIFY ANY OF THOSE EMBEDDED DEADLINES THAT MAY NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED AND WOULD PROVOEZ THOSE ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN 2023. THEY HAVE NOT COMMITTED TO ANY MENTION OF ANY SPECIFIC DEADLINE.
>> THE NEXT SLIDE IS ACTUALLY A FOLLOW UP TO MS. COUSINS' QUESTION FROM LAST MONTH REGARD LG A BONUS FOR SUPPORT EMPLOYEES. HOUSE BILL 1449 WAS INTRODUCED TO PROVIDE A $500 BONUS TO EACH NON CERTIFICATED SUPPORT FROFGSAL IN 2024. THES REQUIRED THAT WE REPORT THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TO MSD SO FUNDS CAN BE PROPERLY BUDGETED IN FY-24. IN ADDITION, THE GOVERNOR HAS ALLOCATED FUNDING VIA SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET TO PROVIDE A SIMILAR $500 BONUS FOR NON CERTIFICATED EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS NEXT YEAR IN FISCAL YEAR 23 AS WELL.
SO I HOPE THAT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN
RESPONSE TO THAT QUESTION. >> IT DUD, THANK YOU.
AND FINALLY HOUSE BILL 633 YOU MAY RECALL WAS PROPOSED TO IMPOSE THE COMPOSITION OF ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD FROM 11 MEMBERS TRO 7 MEMBERS. THE PURPOSE WAS TO ENSURE GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION FROM ACROSS THE STATE THE BILL DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT OF COMMITTEE AND NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN.
AS WE MOVE TO THE NEXT PREJUDICE OR SYMPATHY OF TODAY'S UPDATE, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE DIRECTOR OF SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND INSTRUCTION. SHE SERVES AS A FACILITATOR FOR OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD WORK GROUP. SHE'LL BE PRESENTING INFORMATION ABOUT THIS POLICY AREA. WHAT I LEAD LIKE TO TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY IS AROUND POLICY AREA 1 AND EARLY CHILDHOOD.
POLICY AIR 1 FOCUSES ON INVESTING HIGH QUALITY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE. IT IS SPECIFICALLY TARGETS FOR A SPECIFIC EXPANSION OF FULL DAY PRE-K TO BE FREE FOR ALL LOW INCOME 3 AND 4-YEAR-OLDS. THE EXPANSION WOULD TAKE PLACE OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, STARTING WITH 4-YEAR-OLDS, AND MOVING TO
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3-YEAR-OLD BES. IT WOULD GIVE TOP PRIORITY TO FAMILIES AND STUDENTS LIVING IN THE GREATEST POVERTY, BOELT IN TERMS OF ACCESS AND QUALITY. THE BLUEPRINT LOOKS TO PARTNER THIS EXPANSION OF PRE-K THROUGH THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND PRIVATE PROVIDERS.WHERE ANOVER ALL OUTCOME OF ALL CHILDREN, HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN KINDERGARTEN READY TO LEARN.
THE CHART ON THIS SCREEN SHOWS OUR CURRENT PRE-K PROGRAMS LISTED NORTH TO SOUTH. CURRENTLY WE HAVE THREE FULL DAY PRE-K PROGRAMS AND 17 HALF DAY PROGRAMS FOR A TOTAL OF 400 SLOTS. ALSO SHOWN ON THE CHART, THERE ARE EIGHT HALFDAY PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGH OUR HEAD START GRANT. SOME OF OUR STUDENTS IN OUR HALF DAY PROGRAM RECEIVE A FULL DAY EXPERIENCE BY PARTICIPATING IN HEAD START PROGRAMMING DURING THE OTHER HALF OF THEIR DAY.
FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, WE ARE LOOKING TO MOVE THE HALF DAY PROGRAMS TO FULL DAY PROGRAMS AT BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND -- CAMPUS. THE BLUEPRINT ALLOWS THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR SUPPORT FUNDING OF OUR FULL DAY PROGRAMS. THERE ARE SPECIFIC PRE-REQUISITES OF THE GRANT THAT MUST BE MET IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THAT FUNDING. THE ONLY ORGANIZATION THAT TOLD US THEY MET THE PREWE CAN SITS WAS THE -- SO WE APPLIE FOR THE EXPANSION GRANT TO SUPPORT THE TRABS SIX OF THESE TWO CLASSROOMS. THE BLUE PRINLT WILL REQUIRE US TO SHIFT AND HOW WE IDENTIFY AND ENROLL STUDENTS IN FULL DAY PRE-K PROGRAMS. CURRENTLY CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DETERMINES ELIGIBILITY FOR PLACEMENT IN PRE-K USING CATEGORIES. CATEGORY 1 INCLUDES ALL STUDENTS WHOSE INCOME IS AT OR BELOW 185% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. STUDENTS IN HOUSEHOLDS WHERE ENGLISH IS NOT THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE SPOKEN, AND STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING A DISABILITY.
ONCE OUR SLOTS HAVE BEEN FILLED BASED ON STUDENTS WHO NEAT THE CATEGORY 1 STAN SDARDZ, THEN CALVERT COUNTY LOOKS TO PROARE RIDE OPEN ENROLLMENT TO FILL ANY REMAINING SLOTS.
THE BLUE PRINT WILL REQUIRE A SHIFT IN USING A TIERED SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY ELIGIBILITY FOR ENROLLMENT IN FULL DAY PRE-K PROGRAMS. TIER 1, OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE 3 OR 4 YEARS OLD WHOSE FAMILY INCOME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.
TIER 2 MEANS THE CHILD WHO IS 4 YEARS OLD WHOSE FAMILY INCOME IS MORE THAN 300%, BUT NOT MORE THAN 600% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. AND A TIER 3 CHILD WOULD REPRESENT A CHILD 4 YEARS OLD, WHOSE FAMILY INCOME IS MORE THAN 600% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LE LEVEL. THE BLUEPRINT WILL REQUIRE THE LEVEL OF SLIDING SCALE FOR PAYMENTS OF FAMILIES WHO FALL INTO TIER 2 OR TIER 3 CATEGORIES.
THE BLUEPRINT FUNDING EACH YEAR IS BASED ON THE TOTAL SEPTEMBER 30 FULL DAY ENROLLMENT COUNT FOR CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES THAT FALL IN TIER 1 CATEGORY. LOCAL FUNDS WOULD BE NEEDED IF CALVERT COUNTY EXPANDS AND OFFERS PRE-K TO FAMILIES IN TIER 2 OR TIER 3. THIS IS ABOUT THE FULL DAY PROGRAM, NOT THE HALF DAY PROGRAMS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
IN ADDITION TO THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY SHARED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE BLUEPRINT DOES SHARE PRIORITIES FOR ENGS ANDING FULL DAY PRE-K SLOTS TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR INCOME, HOMELESS YOUTH AND CHILDREN FROM HOMES IN WHICH ENGLISH IS NOT THE PRIMARY SPOKEN LANGUAGE.
THIS IS ALIGNED WITH OUR CURRENT PRACTICE FOR PLACEMENT FOR CHILDREN IN OUR CURRENT PRE-K PROGRAMS. THE BLUEPRINT REQUIRES ALL FULL DAY PRE-K PROGRAMS TO MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS BIT SCHOOL YEAR 2025-2026.
A STAFF TO STUDENT RATIO OF ONE STAFF FOR EVERY TEN STUDENTS.
A MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE OF 20. A MARYLAND EARLY CHILD CERTIFICATED TEACHER. ONE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT THAT EITHER HAS A CHILD DEVELOPMENT A SOYSUATE CERTIFICATE OR CDA, OR AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE THAT INCLUDES STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES TO ENSURE ACCESS TO FULL PARTICIPATION IN ALL PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES. ENROLLMENT BASED ON INCOME TIERS AND ACCREDITED THROUGH THE MARYLAND EXCEL'S PROGRAM.
THIS IS A REQUIREMENT OF BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROVIDERS WHO SELECT TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT AND RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH THE BLUEPRINT. THERE ARE TWO AREAS THAT WILL HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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THE FIRST IS REQUIREMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANCE TO HAVE EITHER A CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATE OR ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE. WE ARE BEGINNING WITH AN AUDIT OF OUR CURRENT IAS AND DETERMINE THING BEST WAY TO SUPPORT OUR CURRENT STAFF IN MEETING THIS REQUIREMENT.THE SECOND IS THE ACCREDITATION THROUGH THE MARYLAND EXCEL'S PROGRAM CURRENTLY APPEAL CAMPUS HAS GONE THROUGH AN ACCREDITATION PROGRAM THROUGH MARYLAND EXCELS AND CALVERT ELEMENTARY IS IN THE PROCESS ANY PRIVATE PROVIDER THAT IS AWARDED THE GRANT WILL HAVE AN MOU WITH CALVERT COUNTY PUS TO INCLUDES COLLABORATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT AND IMMATERIAL ELEMENTSATION. AND FINALLY, I WANTED TO END WITH A PARTIAL TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY AREA 1.
THE FIRST IS FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR THAT WE'D BEGIN TO ENROLL TIER 1, 3 AND 4-YEAR-OLDS AND TO INCREASE THEN ROLEMENT ANNUALLY INTO FULL DAY PROGRAMS. THE PRY SERRATE PROVIDERS WOULD ACCOUNT FOR 30% OF THE FULL DAY SLOTS AND INCREASE BY 5% EACH YEAR. WE DO KNOW THAT THIS IS ONE AREA OF THE TIMELINE THAT WE WILL NOT MEET AND THIS IS ONE AREA OF THE TIMELINE THAT MANY COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND WILL NOT MEET BECAUSE IT WILL BE DEPENDENT ON WHETHER OR NOT THE PRIVATE PROVIDERS APPLY FOR THE GRANT.
IT IS A CLOSED GRANT. WE DON'T KNOW WHO HAS APPLIED, BUT WE WILL KNOW -- WE ARE HOPING BY MAY 11, WHO AS APPLIED AND HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THE GRANT.
THERE IS A WAIVER PROCESS FOR THIS PIECE OF THE TIMELINE.
BY 24-25, WE COULD BEGIN TO ENROLL TIER 2 CHILDREN IF WE CHOOSE OR IF SPACE IS ALLOWED. IN 25-26 FULL DAY PRE-K PROGRAMS MUST MEET STAFFING IN MARYLAND EXCEL'S PRIERM REQUIREMENTS AN BY 26-27 THEY ARE LOOKING THAT PRIVATE PROVIDERS ACCOUNT FOR 50% OF THE FULL DAY SLOTS. AT THIS TIME WE WANTED SEE IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT POLICY AREA 1.
>> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, NON CERT
CERTIFIED. >> FOR THE $500 BONUS? SNA WOULD BE OUR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, OUR ASSISTANTS, SECRETARIES, BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS, ALL OF THOSE FOLKS WOULD BE NON CERTIFICATED SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS.
>> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> SO YOU SAID THERE ARE 400 SLOTS CURRENTLY?
>> YES KIRNTLY WITH OUR HALF DAY AND FULL DAY PROGRAMS.
AND WHAT IS -- THAT'S AT CCPS. >> CORRECT.
>> DO WE KNOW HOW MANY SLOTS THERE ARE WITH THE PRIVATE
PROVIDERS? >> SO WE DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN THE COUNTY, 129 LICENSED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.
81 ARE HOME CARE PROVIDERS AND 48 ARE CENTERS.
. FOR THEM TO BE PART OF THIS THEY HAVE TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT AND BE APPROVED SO THEY HAVE TO MEET ALL THOSE SAME REQUIREMENTS WE
DO. >> SO I HAVE TO IMAGINE THEY HAVE HUNDREDS OF SLOTS. IF THERE IS 129 -- IN OTHER WORDS, HOW MANY CHILDREN DID THEY SERVE?
>> SO IN ANY PRE-K PROGRAM, THERE CAN BE NO NOR THAN 20 STUDENTS IN A CLASSROOM REQUEST ONE TEACHER WHO IS MARYLAND CERTIFICATED IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ONE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT MUST ALSO HAVE THEIR KDA OR ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE.
YOU ARE LOOKING AT MOST CHILD CARE PROVIDERS HAVE ONE CLASSROOM THAT IS A PRE-K CLASSROOM.
THEY MAY HAVE TWO, BUT AND THAT IS IF THEY APPLY FOR THE GRANT.
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>> I THOUGHT SOME HAD LARGER CLASSROOMS THAN THAT.
>> . >> BUT JUST TO GET THE 30% REQUIREMENT AND -- WE PROBABLY WOULD MISS, THAT MEANS THAT -- DOES THAT MEAN THEY NEED TO EXTEND THE SPACE AVAILABLE IN THEIR BUILDINGS. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE NUMBER OF SLOTS, WE ARE THINKING ABOUT -- WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE -- THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE LOOKING AT IS HOW 3 AND 4-YEAR-OLDS ARE IN CALVERT COUNTY THAT WOULD MEET THE 300% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL. WHAT IS THAT NUMBER? AND WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM THE OPTION OF GOING
TO FULL DAY PRE-K. >> IF YOU MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A GOOD IDEA FOR FAMILIES.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AND CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR CURRENT HALF DAY PROGRAMS, AND WE LOOK AT CATEGORY 1, WE ARE LOOKING AT 185% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL AND THIS EXPANDS OUT WHEN YOU DO THE FULL DAY PRE-K THROUGH THE BLUE BLUEPRINT.
>> I MIGHT ADD THAT WARNER SITS ON THIS POLICY GROUP, TOO.
WE DON'T KNOW AT SOME POINT WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF INCREASING
OUR NUMBERS TO FULL DAY SLOTS. >> THIS DEFINITELY HAS CAPITAL PERSPECTIVE TO IT, NOT JUST US, BUT POTENTIALLY THE PROVIDER TESTIMONY WORK GROUP, DOES IT HAVE THE PRIVATE PROVIDERS ON --
>> WE DO NOT AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE A GROUP IS THAT INCLUDES OUR INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISORS, OUR SCHOOL-BASED ADMINISTRATORS, SOME OF OUR TEACHER SPECIALISTS THAT FOCUS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD IN PRE-K SO WE CAN HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THIS.
OUR SUPERVISOR OF STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS MEETS WITH OUR PRIVATE PROVIDERS AND HAS MET WITH THEM TO SHARE THE INFORMATION ANOTHER PRIVATE PROVIDER WE ARE USING HEAD START TO SEE HOW COULD WE MOVE FROM HALF DAY PROGRAMS TO FULL DAY PROGRAMS WITHIN THE HEAD START GRANT WORLD.
AND THEY WOULD ACCOUNT FOR PART OF THE PROSERRATE PROVIDERS.
>> THANK YOU. SORRY, WAS -- -- I WAS PROBABLY STEPPING ON TOES THERE. THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS A CODES
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OF CONDUCT REVIEW. JAMES CURTS.>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M JAMES KURTZ, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES, AND I'M GOING TO PRESENT CHANGE THAT IS ARE BEING PROPOSED TO THE STUDENT RIGHTS RESPONSIBILITY AND CODE OF CONDUCT THIS AFTERNOON. YOU RECEIVED COPIES OF THIS PRESENTATION AHEAD OF TIME. THIS PRESENTATION INCLUDES ALL OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES. KAREN ALSO HAS HARD COPIES AND -- -- HAS HARD COPIES AND SLR OR CAN E-MAIL YOU AN ELECTRONIC
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COPY WITH ALL DRAFT CHANGES NOTED.A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PROCESS WITH THIS, WITH MAKING THESE REVISIONS AND EDITS, WE CREEDED A COMMITTEE WITH STAKEHOLDERS FROM ALL YEARS. WE HAD PARENTS, TEACHERS, STUDENT MEMBER MR. KELLY JOINED US FOR ALL OUR MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATORS FROM ALL THREE LEVELS, BOTH PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND DEANS RNL ALL PARTICIPATED.
I THINK WE HELD FIVE OR SIX ONE HOUR MEETINGS TO REVIEW THE ENTIRE CODE TO LOOK AT LANGUAGE FROM OTHER CODE OF CONDUCT TO GET FEEDBACK FROM SOME OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO CONSIDER THAT FEEDBACK AND TO PROPOSE THESE CHANGES.
THAT IS THE PROCESS WE WENT TO ARRIVE AT THESE CHANGES TODAY.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE NOTE OF THAT.
THE FIRST CHALLENGE ISSING JUST A TECHNICAL CHANGE AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THEY USED TO USE THE CRISIS INTERVENTION CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. THEY ARE USING THAT FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEY HAVE ADDED A NEW GROUP THERE AND IT'S CALLED THE CALVERT CRISIS RESPONSE. SO WE ARE REMOVING CRISIS INTERVENTION CENTER AND ADDING CALVERT CRISIS RESPONSE BUZZ THE OTHER WOULD BE MORE MISLEADING AND THEY INFORM US IF SOMEBODY CALLS THE CALVERT CRISIS RESPONSE WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONCERN, THEY WOULD BE REFERRED TO THAT OTHER AGENCY, SO THE OTHER ONE MAY BE MISLEADING. NEXT WE HAVE ADDED A STATEMENT.
WE RECEIVED THIS MODEL POLICY FROM MSDE.
FROM THAT MODEL POLICY IN THIS SECTION TO INCLUDE THE RIGHTS THAT THIS PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEAMS HAVE TO HAVE FULL ACCESS THEIR EDUCATION. IT NOTES IN HERE SOME SOFT AREA THAT IS ARE INCLUDED FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES, MAKEUP WORK, ACCOMMODATIONS FOR INSTRUCTION, LACTATION AND DESIGNATED SUPPORT STAFF IN THE SCHOOL TO PROVIDE SUPPORT NEXT IS SOMEWHAT OF A FORMALITY WE USED USE EMERGENCY FORMS IS THAT WERE PAPER TO COLLECT FROM STUDENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WHICH INCLUDED EMERGENCY INFORMATION ON ALL STUDENTS AS A RESOURCE FOR EMERGENCIES IN THE SCHOOL AND FOR SAFETY AND ONE OF THE PIECES ON HERE WAS THAT PARENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EITHER WRITE THEIR PRINCIPAL OR TO DENOTE ON THIS PAPER FORM THAT THEY DID NOT WANT THEIR CHILD'S PICTURE, VIDEO OR DIRECTLY INFORMATION TO BE PUBLISHED. THIS IS NOW INCLUDED ON OUR ANNUAL STUDENT UPDATE, WHICH IS DONE ELECTRONICALLY.
SO IT'S NOT DONE IN PAPER, TO PARENTS STILL HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY. SO WE HAVE JUST INCLUDED OR MUST INDICATE THIS ON THE ANNUAL STUDENT UPDATE.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. ABOUT TITLE 9, IS THERE ANY BUDGET IMPLICATIONS FOR THAT CHANGE, FOR EXAMPLE THE
LACTATION ROOM. >> I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY BUDGET IMPLY CAUTIONS. WE WILL NEED TO WORK WITH BUILDINGS IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS AREA DESIGNATED.
MY GUESS IS IT WILL PROBABLY BE SOMEHOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEALTH SUITE IN OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING I'LL BE PROPOSING A NEW POLICY THAT WE ARE REQUIRED FRO POSE AND THAT WILL HAVE SOME OF THE MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION IN IT RELATED TODAY THIS AREA NEXT IS -- I'D LIKE TO SAY MR. KELLY IS INSTRUMENTAL.
HE SAW FEEDBACK FROM SOME OF HIS FELLOW CLASSMATES ON THESE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE. I WANT TO THANK HIM PUBLICLY FOR HIS TIME AND WORK ON THAT COMMITTEE -- WEARING CLOTHING THAT ARE RIPPED OR HAS HOLES AND ARE NOT COMPLETELY COVERING THE AREAS OF THE BODY THAT NEED TO BE COVERED IN ORDER TO HAVE RAPTFUL AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
SO THIS LANGUAGE WAS ADDED, MUST COVER THE CHEST, TORSO, LOWER EXTREKTIES AND UNDERGAFRMENTS. THE LATTER PART OF THAT STATEMENT, MUST COVER THE CHEST, TORSO, LOWER EXTREMITIES IS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE FIRST STATEMENT IN OUR DRESS CODE JUST
TO OUTLINE -- >> I HAVE A QUESTION.
ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT THE TRENDY JEAN THAT IS HAVE THE
KNEES OUT, THAT'S NOT ALLOWED. >> NO.
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JUST THAT WHEN UNDERGARMENTS ARE ARE SHOWN, OR THOSE -- OR THOSE PORTIONS OF THE A GNAT I ARE SOWN, THAT THE ADMINISTRATORS CAN ASK THEM TO COVER IT. NO, MA'AM, THAT WOULD NOT INCLUDE THAT. WE REMOVE THE STATEMENT THIS SAYS, CHANGE ATTACHED WALLETS ARE NOT PERMITTED.CHAINS, DOG COLLARS, HATS WITH SPIKES OR CAUSE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IS PROHIBITED. ONE OF THE AREAS BROUGHT TO ATTENTION OVER HERE, THERE ARE WHAT WE'D CONSIDER TO BE APPROPRIATE TYPES OF I TIRE WHERE STUDENTS WEAR BELTS AND HAVE A WALLET AND CHAIN AND THERE IS NO BAD TENSIONS TO MILES PER HOUR OR TO ANYTHING WHERE STUDENTS ARE BEING QUESTIONED BASED ON THIS STATEMENT.
SO IT GIVES MORE DISCRETION TO ADMINISTRATORS TO MAKE THOSE DETERMINES AS IF SOMETHING POSE ADD DANGER TO STUDENT BODY OR
STAFF. >> WELL, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN ONE OF THE YEARS LOOKING AT THE CODE OF CONDUCT ABOUT THE COVERING OF THE EARS BECAUSE OF THE HEADPHONE ISSUE.
DOES THAT GO AWAY? DOES R WAS THAT -- DID MR. KELLY GET THE INPUT THAT SAYS THAT WAS NOT NEEDED OR WHAT?
>> I'M HAPPY TO COMMENT. >> I MEAN, FOR THIS PARTICULAR SECTION OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT I'M SURE WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO IS LEAVE IT A LITTLE MORE UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE ADMINISTRATORS AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL AND ALSO KIND OF ALLOW THERE TO BE HATS BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING I REALLY PUSHED FOR WAS TO GET BASEBALL CAPS MORE ALLOWED.
I THINK WE REPHRASING THIS, WE WERE TRYING TO ALLOW THE ADMINISTRATION R ADMINISTRATORS HAVE A LITTLE MORE DISCRETION AND ALSO ALLOW THERE TO BE BASEBALL CAPS, IF THAT'S --
>> BUT THIS SAYS ANYTHING THAT OBSCURES THE FACE IS NOT PERMITTED, WHICH IS UNDERSTANDABLE.
IN MY MIND, ARE YOU SAYING A WOULD HAVE EXCLUDED BASEBALL
>> I GUESS FROM A CAMERA SHOOTING DOWN.
>> AND IT WAS ALSO MENTIONED IN OUR DISCUSSIONS THAT MOST OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE ALLOWING STUDENTS OF USE EAR BUDS IN SCHOOLS BOTH FOR INSTRUCTION AND TO LISTEN TO MUSIC WHEN THEY ARE PERMISSION.
>> SO THE EAR REFERENCE WAS TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR THE POSSIBLE USE OR EAR BUDS. THERE COULD BE HEAD SCARFS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT MIGHT COVER EARS AS WELL AND NOT NECESSARILY INTERESTED IN SAYING THAT IS NOT ALLOWED.
I THINK IT'S -- I'M FINE -- MANY TEACHERS ARE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH AND MANAGE THEIR CLASSROOM, AS THEY SHOULD, NO, NOT IN MY ROOM. NOT DURING MY PERIOD.
OR YES, WHEN YOU START WORKING ON WRITING YOUR ESSAY ON THE LAPTOP, YOU CAN PUT YOUR EAR BUDS IN, LISTEN TO TUNES IF YOU
LIKE. >> THAT WAS ONE EXAMPLE THAT
WAS DISCUSSED IN OUR COMMITTEE. >> IN THE PAST, WE HAD TEACHERS COME IN THAN SAYS, I HAVE A KID IN THE BACK WHO'S WEAR AGO HOOD AND I DON'T KNOW IF HE CAN EVEN HEAR BECAUSE HE IS PROBABLY LISTENING TO SOMETHING. THEY DIDN'T KNOW.
IF THAT PROBLEM HAS CLEARED UP AND -- OR TEACHERS KNOW HOW TO
GET AROUND IT, THAT'S GREAT. >> WE CONSIDERED THAT FOR SUCH A LONG TIME. I REMEMBER THOSE DEBATES BACK AND FORTH: AND ALL THE TEACHERS COMING IN AND THAT BEING SUCH AN ISSUE FOR THEM. IT CAN BE A CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT KIND OF THING AND MAY NOT BE A CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT KIND OF THING. IT MAY BE A STUDENT WHO WANTS TO DISCONNECT AND TEACHERS MANAGING THEIR CLASSROOM OKAY, BUT CAN'T GET THE STUDENT TO CONNECT WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY CANNOT SEE THEIR EARS AND NOTE THEY ARE WEARING HEADPHONES.
I'D PROPOSE MY COLLEAGUES CONSIDER ADDING BACK "AND/OR EARS" AND NOT REMOVING THAT STATEMENT FROM THAT SENTENCE IT
CAUSES THE HEART BURN. >> I'M WONDERING IF -- THIS IS SUPPOSED TO GO UP FOR 30 DAY REVIEW, RIGHT?
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>> YES. >> WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY WAY TO DO A POLL AGAIN BY THE TEACHERS TO SAY, WHAT'S THE
GENERAL OPINION. >> I WOULD SUGGEST ONE WAY TO DO THE POLL AND SEE THE DIFFERENT WAYS CLASS ROOM TEACHERS ARE MANAGING THIS ISSUE.
THERE IS A BIG VARIETY. THERE ARE THOSE WHO ABSOLUTELY -- MAKES IT CLEAR IN THEIR CLASSROOM, CELL PHONES ARE PUT AWAY AND THEY ARE AND THEY MANAGE THAT AND THE TEACHER ENFORCES THAT. AND IF CELL PHONES ARE PUT AWAY, AND NO EAR BUDS, THEY MANAGE THAT.
IN OTHER CLASSROOMS, YOU SEE THEM ALL OVER THE PLACE.
DO YOU WANT TO GIVE THE CLASS -- SOME MIGHT ARGUE CLASSROOM TEACHER WANTS DISCRETION RATHER THAN HARD RULE.
>> I THINK THE HARD RULES ALLOWS FOR EQUITY AND FOR THERE TO BE LESS DISCRETION BECAUSE WHEN YOU ALLOW THE DISCRETION IN THIS AREA YOU TEND TO RUN INTO AN EQUITY ISSUE.
YOU MAY HAVE ONE SCHOOL DOING ONE THING, ANOTHER DOING ANOTHER. AND THEN YOU RUN INTO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES -- WELL, HOW COME I'M COMING IN TO SEE THE PRINCIPAL FOR MY STUDENT GETTING IN TROUBLE BECAUSE THINK V THEY HAD EAR BUDS, BUT MY NEIGHBOR'S STUDENT WHO GOES TO ANOTHER SCHOOL SAYS THEIR CHILD CAN WEAR EAR BUDS ALL THE TIME.
I PERSONALLY THINK IN THIS AREA THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME UNIFORMITY AND I'D RATHER NOT CREATE THE SCENARIO WHERE A TEACHER IS COMING BACK TO US SAYING THIS HAS CAUSED AN EXTREME ISSUE WHERE-WITH THE LANGUAGE BEING IN THE CODE OF
CONDUCT. >> I CONCUR WITH THAT.
I WAS ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT THE INEQUITIES IT WOULD PRESENT.
THAT'S BEEN THE BIGGEST RUB SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD ABOUT THE CODE OF CONDUCT AND HOW IT IS IMPLEMENTED AND THE -- THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND THAT'S NOT FAIR TO STUDENTS.
,THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE PUNISHED ON ONE END OF THE COUNTY AND NOT ON THE OTHER END FOR THE SAME INFRACTION.
>> WOULD THE BOARD RECOMMEND WE PUT THAT STATEMENT.
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>> I CAN SEE WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM, BUT THERE ARE ALREADY LEVELS OF DISCRETION IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT AT THE TEACHER LEVEL. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE SOMETHING SO KIND OF SPECIFIC THAT EVERY TEACHER WOULD IMPLEMENT IT THE SAME WAY. SO I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
>> I WOULD HAVE TO SAY IN MY VISITS TO SOME OF THE SCHOOLS WHEN I'M TOURING WITH THE PRINCIPAL, IF A KID WAS WALKING WITH A HOOD ON IN THE HALLWAY, HE'D JUST CALL THE KIDS' NAME AND TELL HIM TO TAKE THE HOOD DOWN.
IN MOST OF THE SCHOOLS THAT IS THE WAY I SEEN.
I THINK IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT UNIFORM IT WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM THE PRINCIPAL. IT IS HIS SCHOOL.
SO IF THE PRINCIPAL SAYS, NO HOODS, I THINK THAT THAT'S PROBABLY WOULD BE A WAY OF MAKING SURE ITS'S UNIVERSITY FORM ACROSS THE BOARDS. AND I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY IF IT'S HEAD BUDS OR WHATEVER THEY WERE TRYING TO SEE, BUT IN THE SCHOOLS, WHAT I HAVE VISITED THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO WEAR HOODS. THAT WASN'T THE HIGH SCHOOLS, THAT WAS MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND DOWN.
NOT HIGH SCHOOLS. SO I DOPE KNOW IF YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN I.D. MIDDLE SCHOOL AND DOWN, MAKING IT DIFFERENT FROM HIGH SCHOOL OR NOT, BUT I CAN ALSO SEE WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THE CTA.
IF SOMEONE GOES TO -- HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY HAVE CERTAIN RULES THERE, THEN THEY GO TO THE CTA AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT RULES, I I SEE HOW THAT COULD KAUTZ CONCERN.
>> THAT MEANS THEY CAN'T BE HOODS IF THEY --
>> MY ISSUE ISN'T EARS. MY KERN IS THE POLICE STATION OF -- I'M AT SCHOOL -- I'M RUNNING LATE, I NEEDED TO WASH MY HAIR LAST NIGHT. I DIDN'T.
AND I PUT A HAT ON. THAT'S COMMON.
ESPECIALLY FOR BLACK GIRLS. AND THEY PUT A HAT ON.
I DO THAT ALL TIME WHEN I DO GET MY HAIR DONE.
I THROW A HAT ON AND RUN OUT. AND STUDENTS WILL DO THE SAME THING. AND IF THE PRERPGS IS IT'S -- IT CAN BE APPLIED JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE HAT ON AND I'M HAVING A BAD HAIR DAY, BUT IT'S NOT ON SECURING THING --
>> HATS AREN'T BANNED. ONLY IF THEY OBSCURE YOUR FACE
AND EARS. >> THAT COULD STILL BE
>> WE STOPPED FIGHTING THE HAT BATTLE LAST TIME.
>> SO WE'LL -- WE WANT TO LEAVE IT FOR PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON?
>> LEAVE AS IS. >> WE'LL DO 30-DAY COMMENT ON
THAT. >> NEXT IN THE SECTION THAT ADDRESSES DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, SOME OF THE ADMINISTRATORS, ESPECIALLY HIGH SCHOOL BASED ADMINISTRATORS STATED HAVING SOME CONCERNS WITH STUDENTS AND/OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS SHOWING UP, PARTICULARLY AT EVENING ACTIVITIES WITH MITTING AN ODOR OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL AND SO WE ADDED THIS STATEMENT HERE, THAT THEY MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES REFERRED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OR BOTH. BECAUSE OF DISRUPTION THAT IT IS
CAUSING. >> CAN I ASK A QUESTION?
>> YES, MA'AM. >> WHO IS DETERMINING THE ODOR OR HOW IS THAT VERIFIED, VALIDATED?
>> THE -- I WOULD ASSUME THAT THE ASSIGNED ADMINISTRATOR ON DUTY FOR THAT ACTIVITY, IF IT HAPPENED TO BE AN AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY OR PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATOR DURING THE DAY AND THERE WAS A CONCERN OF CDS, I'D IMAGINE THEY WOULD CONSULT WITH
> IF STUDENT IS EMITTING AN ODOR, IS THAT GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY OR IS -- DOES THE PHYSICAL -- DO
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THEY HAVE TO FIND EVIDENCE? >> THERE WOULD BE GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION IF IT'S -- CERTAINLY DURING A SCHOOL RELATED ACTIVITY, YES. OR DURING SCHOOL DAY.
>> EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY --
>> NO, NOT JUST FOR SMELLING. >> NOT JUST FOR SMELLING, BUT IF THERE WAS A SUSPICION THAT THE STUDENT WAS UNDER THE
INFLUENCE. >> IT WOULD LEAD TO FURTHER
INVESTIGATION. >> INVESTIGATION.
EVIDENCE WOULD HAVE TO BE FOUND. >>CORRECT.
>> AND SO THIS IS FOR -- IF I'M AN ADULT AND I HAD A GLASS OF WINE AT DINNER AND THEN WENT TO A BASKETBALL GAME OR WHATEVER, THIS IS -- IT SAYS MAY. THAT MEANS YOU NEEDS TO REALLY HAVE BEEN -- THERE HAD BEEN SOME BEHAVIOR ISSUES THAT WOULD HAVE LED TO SOMEONE SAYING -- AND THEY COULD USE JUST THE SMELL.
>> I BELIEVE SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE AND ARE SHOWING UP AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND SMELL VERY VERY STRONGLY OF MARIJUANA
AND THAT'S BEEN PROBLEMATIC. >> SUSAN, YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING. BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ILLEGAL OR ILLICIT DRUG AND ALCOHOL ARE PROHIBITED ON CCPS PROPERTY AT ALL TIMES. IN ADDITION IT BULLETS INSTRUCTIONAL AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS, INFORMING STUDENTS ABOUT THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
STUDENTS WILL BE IDENTIFIED DRUG DEPENDENCE ADDICTION PROBLEMS WHO SEEK HELP WILL BE OFFERED ASSISTANCE.
ALL SCHOOL PROPERTIES ARE DECLARED DRUG AND ALCOHOL FRY AND THEN WE INCLUDED THAT UNDER THAT STATEMENT WITH THIS
>> OKAY. NEXT, WITH OUR LEVELS OF RESPONSE IN THE BACK OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR INFRACTIONS, WE HAVE HAD OUR LEVELLED RESPONSES AS RESTORATIVE PRACTICES.
SCHOOL-BASED ADMINISTRATORS HAVE MENTIONED THAT PARENTS OFTEN ASK WHAT IS A RESTORATIVE PRACTICE, SO WE HAVE DEFINED THAT WITH THIS DEFINITION IN THE BACK OF OUR CODE OF CONDUCT.
THAT SAYS IT MAY BE USED AT ANY OF THE RESPONSE LEVELS ABOUT STRENGTHENING SOCIAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS, BUILDING SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND AVENUE TO HELP ADDRESS CONFLICT THROUGH USING EFFECTIVE STATEMENTS, QUESTIONS, CIRCLES AND CONFERENCES. GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAFELY EXPRESSION ES MOTIONS ABOUT HOW STUDENTS FEEL AS A RESULT OF
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SOMEONE'S ACTIONS OR SITUATION AND PERMITS US TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR ACTIONS AND HOW WE IMPACT ONE ANOTHER.>> WE ARE KNOT PROOWE SESZ OF TRAINING OUR WORKFORCE.
>> SINCE WE HAD AN ISSUE THERE, MAYBE WE SHOULD SAY THAT AS PART OF THE STATEMENT THAT IT'S NOT DONE LIGHTLY.
YOU KNOW, IT IS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TYPE THING.
WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT? WE TELL PEOPLE THAT OUR STAFF IS TRAINED IN RESTORATIVE PRACTICES PURPOSE OF -- IF I UNDERSTAND RIGHT, IS JUST TO DEFINE RESTORATIVE PRACTICE.
>> IT IS JUST A DEFINITION BECAUSE IT IS A LEVELLED RESPONSE. IT IS A TOOL IN THE
ADMINISTRATOR'S -- >> NOT NECESSARILY GO THERE.
>> WELL, TO ME, IT'S JUST ANOTHER DATA POINT FOR PARENTS TO LOOK AT AND SAY THIS IS A BONA FIDE LEVEL OF RESPONSE AND WE'VE TRAINING IN THAT. BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN A QUESTION ON ONE OF OUR STAFF TRAINED IN IT, CORRECT?
>> NO. WE CAN'T K CAN'T SAY ANYONE DID ANYTHING WRONG. THERE'S BEEN AN ALLEGATION AS A RESULT OF THE RESTORE TUF PRACTICE, THERE'S AN ACCUSATION THAT SOMEONE DID SOMETHING WRONG.
>> EXACTLY. AND SO AS LONG AS WE CAN ASSURE
PEOPLE THAT THERE'S TRAINING. >> AND LET ME ALSO POINT OUT THAT EVEN WITH RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, THERE ARE SOME WHO WILL SAY, WELL, NOTHING HAPPENED BECAUSE THEY ARE LOOKING FOR FUNNISHMENT. IF THEY -- THERE WILL BE THOSE WHO WILL BE EITHER DIRECTLY INVOLVED OR BE THE VICTIM OF SOMETHING, OF A FIGHT OR BEING PICKED ON, AND MAYBE RESTORATIVE PRACTICE ACTIVITY IS USUALLY TO BE RESOLVED BETWEEN THE TWO STUDENTS AND AND THAT MAY NOT BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE FAMILY OF THE VICTIM WHOS ONLY LOOKING FOR SUSP SUSPENSION. THEREFORE THEY CONCLUDE NOTHING HAPPENED BECAUSE THE KID IN SCHOOL.
WE WANT RESTORATIVE PRACTICE TO BE SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED THAT HAS POTENTIAL TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR, WHEN SUSPENSION DOESN'T NECESSARILY EVER CHANGE BEHAVIOR.
>> THE LANGUAGE, I'M NOT EXACTLY HOUR DWOUB PHRASED, BUT -- BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT COURSES ARE INVOLVED BUT I'D SAY SINCE THIS IS A NEW, RELATIVELY NEW TO OUR COUPLE YEARS NEW TO OUR SYSTEM I WOULD THINK THAT PARENTS MAY NOT BE TOO FAMILIAR WITH IT, SO I WOULD SAY DISCUSSION OF D -- DESCRIPTION OF WHAT TYPES OF STAFF IN OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS ARE -- DO UNDERGO TRAINING. AND THAT IT IS AN ONGOING
PROCESS. >> SOMETIMES I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE SESSIONS TO EDUCATE US AND OTHER FACULTY MEMBERS AS TO WHAT FITS IN THIS CATEGORY AND HOW YOU PROCEED TO IDENTIFY THAT AND HOW YOU DEAL WITH IT. WORDS ARE WORDS, BUT IT DOESN'T SHOW ME EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
>> SO I THINK THE PURPOSE HERE WITH THE DISCUSSION FROM THE
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COMMITTEE WAS THAT WE HAVE HAD RESTORATIVE PRACTICE AS A RESPONSE TO ABMAYBE A REFERRAL COMES HOME OR AN STRAY ADMINISTRATOR CONTACTS A PARENT AND SAYS AS A RESULT OF THIS IT IS THE INTENT OF CALVERT COUNTY PSZ TO TRAIN ALL OUR WORKFORCE IN RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF THAT, BUT NOT 10% OF OUR STAFF ARE CURRENTLY TRAINED.>> I COULD AGREE WITH THE DEFINITION ADD.
I'M NOT SURE THAT THIS IS THE PROPER PLACE TO STATE THAT OUR WORKFORCE IS BEING TRAINED IN RESTORATIVE PRACTICES.
THAT'S -- >> BECAUSE IT'S IN THE PROCESS.
I MEAN, IT IS NOT -- THAT KIND OF STATEMENT WOULD SAY -- IT'S NOT THE COMMITMENT THAT WE EVERYONE IS TRAINED.
IT WAS JUST TRAINING IS ONGOING. >> BUT WHERE THIS IS LOCATED IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT IS MY CONCERN.
IS IT A PROPER PLACE TO THEN ALSO ADD A DEFINITION AND THEN ALSO STATE THAT STAFF ARE TRAINED IN RESTORATIVE PRACTICES? I JUST DIDN'T THINK THAT THIS IS THE PROPER PLACE. MAYBE THERE IS BETTER PLACE IN OR POLICIES WHERE THAT SHOULD BE STATED.
>> YOU HAVE SUPPORT, BUT I AGREE MAYBE IN THIS LEVEL OF RESPONSE. THIS IS IN THE CHART, RECOLLECT?
IT'S THE PROCEEDING LANGUAGE TO THE CHART THAT DESCRIBING OUR CONSEQUENCE LEVELS AND RESPONSES.
>> I DIDN'T SAY THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE SUPPORT FOR STATING THAT.
JUST MAYBE WHERE IT IS LOCATED IN THE BOOK IS NOT THE PROPER PL PLACE.
>> I AGREE WITH THAT. >> DO WE WANT TO IDENTIFY
LOCATION -- >> I HAVE TO LOOK THROUGH.
>> IT IS IN THE SECTION AND YOU'LL RECEIVE A COPY.
IT IS IN THE SECTION DIRECTLY BEFORE THE CHARGE WITH THE LEVEL OF RESPONSES, ENTITLED "WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES WHEN I BREAK THE RULES" AND LEVEL OF RESPONSE AND DESCRIPTION OF EXPULSION, LONG-TERM, SHORT-TERM ET CETERA AND WE ADDED THAT AS A DEFINITION THERE WITH THOSE OTHER.
>> CONSEQUENCES. >> CAN YOU SEND THEM THEIR
LANGUAGE. >> CAN YOU SEND HIM THE
>> THANK YOU. >> ARE WE -- AS IS.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE WE ADDED A LOP LOPEMENT -- ELOPE. THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT STUDENTS THAT ARE ELOPING. THIS WASN'T IN OUR CODE OF COV CONDUCT. WE HAVE DEFINED THAT IN THE CHART AS LEAVING A SUPERVISED AREA WITHOUT PERMISSION AND THE LEVEL OF RESPONSES THAT WERE CHECK IN THAT PARTICULAR SECTION WERE LEVELS ONE THROUGH FIVE. AND THAT IS IT.
ANY QUESTIONS? >> NO QUESTIONS.
WE'LL THIS OUT FOR 30 DAY PREVIEW BY THE PUBLIC.
THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS THE BOARD OF
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EDUCATION MEETING CALENDAR FOR THE UPCOMING PROGRAMMING SCHOOL YEAR. DOCTOR CURRY.>> YOU HAVE A PROSE PODDED CALENDAR OF BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING STARTING AUGUST 11 AS WELL AS -- WHICH PRETTY MUCH REFLECTS THE PATTERN WE HAVE ESTABLISHED FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS OF THE MONTHS WHERE THEY ARE TWO MEETS AND MONTHS WHERE THERE ARE JUST ONE MEETING AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHT OF SOME OF THE STANDARD AGENDA ITEMS THAT WE HAVE AT THOSE MEETINGS THE UP TO YOU FOR APPROVAL. IT IS NOT LIKE A POLICY THAT REQUIRES 30 DAYS. IT IS YOUR SCHEDULE.
>> I MOVE APPROVAL. >> MOTION TO APPROVE BY MS. CLAGGETT. SECOND BY MR. NUTTER.
ANY DISCUSSION? MR. WHITE, YOU CHECK YOUR SCHEDULE. YOU GOING TO BE OUT OF THE
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I'LL BE AROUND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED.
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LAST ITEM ON OUR OUR AGENDA TODAY IS BOARD COMMENTS.WE'LL START WITH THE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD.
>> ALL RIGHT, FIRST OF UH, OFF, I'D LIKE TO SAY JUST THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING ME IN THAT CODE OF CONDUCT COMMITTEE.
IT WAS A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE.
IT WAS REALLY COOL JUST SEEING ALL THE STEPS AND ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO JUST PRESENTING THAT TODAY, SO THAT WAS A REALLY COOL EXPERIENCE AND ALSO, I HAVE A LITTLE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FOR YOU GUYS. WE HAVE OUR LAST GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIS WEDNESDAY, 9:00 AM AT CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL.
I'LL BE THERE. THE NEXT STUDENT MEMBER ON THE BARD OF EDUCATION WILL ALSO BE THERE, SO YOU CAN CAN MEET HERE IF YOU HAVEN'T YET. IT IS COMPLETELY OKAY IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT, BUT IT IS THE OFFICER ELECTIONS SO PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECOND VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND SECRETARY WILL BE ELECTED IN ONE DAY.
A LOT OF SPEECHES, A LOT OF Q & AS.
GREAT EXAMPLE OF STUP LEADERSHIP.
IF ANY OF YOU GUYS WANT TO SWING BY YOU'RE MEASURE THAN WELCOME.
9:00 AMING CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> YESTERDAY WE WERE INVITED TO THE C-CAT AWARDS, THE TEACHER STAFF APPRECIATION AWARDS AT CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL, IT WAS AMAZING. THE ROOM WAS FILLED WITH LOVE, LAUGHS, CHEERS AND TEARS. AS LOT OF THIS COMMUNITY WAS ABLE TO BE PRAISED AND PEOPLE WROTE LETTERS TALKING ABOUT HOW THEIR KIDS ARE BEING IMPACTED AND IT WAS JUST SIMPLY AMAZING TO HEAR THE STORIES OF HOW PARENTS ARE REALLY -- THEY CONSIDER THESE TEACHES TO BE THESE KIDS PARENTS OUTSIDE THESE SCHOOLS AND SOME OF THE LENGTHS SOME OF THE TEACHERS GO THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THESE KIDS ARE SOW PORTED WAS SIMPLY AMAZING.
LAST MONTH THE CTA HAD A FOOD TRUCK AND WE WERE ABLE TO SEE BEFORE IT EVEN GOT STARTED, CULMINATION OF THE CULINARY DEPARTMENT, THE CARPENTERS, GRAPHIC ARTS, AND ALSO WITH SOME ASSISTANCE FOR JESSIE JASHGS I-JAY'S LATIN INSPIRED KITCHEN.
THE FOOD WAS AMAZE ING. IT SEEMS LIKE I EVERY TIME I'M HERE I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FOOD AT THE CTA.
I'M JUST ON THEIR QUICK CALL LIST.
WHENEVER THEY HAVE SOMETHING. I'M THERE.
IT WAS SIMPLY AN AMAZING EVENT. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO DOCTOR JOE SIMPSON. FOR MAKING IT TO THE WASHINGTON POST PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR FINALIST AND ALSO TO KRISTIN JOHNSON FROM BARSTOWE 'EM TEAR WHO IS THE WASHINGTON POST
TEACHER OF THE YEAR FINALIST. >> FLANK YOU, MR. NUTTER.
>> SO YEAH, AS YOU GET OLDER, THINGS -- YOU RUN ACROSS SOME DISADVANTAGES AND I DON'T HEAR AS WELL, BUT I DO WEAR HEARING AIDS, BUT I WAS REALLY INTERESTED IN ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS, THE EDUCATOR, STILL HERE BECAUSE HE HAS TO GO THROUGH SO FAST, I COULDN'T GET THE TOTAL PROGRAM OF TEAM.
SO I ASSUME WE HAVE SOMETHING WRITTEN FROM THAT EDUCATOR.
. HE'S STILL HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.
INOT ALLOWED ASK QUESTIONS. >> TO THOSE FOLKS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THE FOOD -- I WAS OVER THERE AT THE FOOD TRUCK.
IT WAS REALLY A NEAT EXPERIENCE AND I HOPE THAT CONTINUES ON FROM -- I CALL IT THE [INDISCERNIBLE].
I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE PROPER NAME.
THAT'S WHAT I CALL IT. NOW I HAVE TO MAKE MY MOTION.
BECAUSE I MAKE THIS MOTION EVERY MEETING AND I'M NOT GOING TO CHANGE TODAY. AS YOU CAN SEE DURING EARLIER MEETINGS YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS BECAUSE WE ARE EARLY BUT IN THE EVENING PEOPLE ARE RUSHING HERE FROM WORK TO TRY TO
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SPEAK BECAUSE THERE'S -- THINGS CHANGE YEAR TO YEAR OR EVERY FIVE YEARS, EVERYTHING CHANGES. AND PEOPLE WANT TO BE HEARD AND WHEN THEY'RE CUT OFF BY SOCK THAT MAKES TRYING TO HURRY HERE EVEN CREATE SOME FRICTION SOMETIMES WITH MAYBE ARGUMENT OR I WAS HERE FEST TYPE THING.SO. MY MOTION IS TO TAKE AWAY THE TEN-PERSON THING AND IT GETS VOTED DOWN.
TODAY I'M DMOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE MOVE THE NUMBER FROM TEN SPEAKERS TO 15 SPEAKERS AND THAT'S MY MOTION THAT WE -- GO TO A HIGHER LIMIT OF SPEAKERS, TO 15.
>> IS THERE A SECOND. >> SECOND.
>> ANY DISCUSSION? AIL IN FAVOR.
THANK YOU. YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> YES, I ALSO APPRECIATE THE TWO TEACHERS WHO CAME IN TO GIVE US INPUT. I HAVE WRITTEN DOWN A LOT -- I DIDN'T KNOW SOME OF THE GRADING ISSUES THAT WERE GOING ON, SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE US HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT SOON.
AND THEN THE EQUITY TEAMS IN THE PBA, THE WHOLE COLLABORATION, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GRAND IDEA THE SCHOOLS THAT MAY NOT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. AND I'M SO RORY I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE CAST, I'LL BE TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN THAT DAY. I HAVE SEEN OFFICER ELECTIONS BEFORE IN THE PAST. IT'S A ROUSING DAY AND IT'S A GOOD -- LIKE YOU SAID, A GOOD EXAMPLE OF STUDENTS REALLY BEING ENGAGED, SO BEST OF LUCK TO YOU. AND THE AWARDS, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN YOU HAD A LITTLE -- WITH SOME OF THE SPEAKERS.
SUCH AN EMOTIONAL DAY OR EVENING AND SFWR THE LOVE THAT GOES -- THAT WE SAW HOPEFULLY THEY'LL KEEP -- STAY WITH US I'D LIKE TO THANK -- FOR ALWAYS LEAVING THE SURPRISE PACKAGE AT OUR SEATS FOR WHEN WE ARRIVE FOR THE BOARDS MEETINGS.
HE ALWAYS SHARES SUCH AWELL OF RESOURCES THAT HELP YOU GROW AND TO HELP YOUR UNDERSTANDING SO I'D LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR HIS WORK IN THAT AREA. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE ONE MARYLAND BOOK. I FLIPPED IT OVER.
IT SEEMS VERY INTERESTING SO I CAN'T WAIT TO JUMP INTO IT, INTO USING THE LITTLE FREE TIME THAT I HAVE.
I'LL PROBABLY READ ONE PAGE A NIGHT AND THEN BE EXCITED TO EEP ON READING. ADDITIONAL DAYS.
WANTED TO THANK HER FOR THAT AS WELL THE AWARDS PROGRAM HAS BEEN
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GROWING OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND SO HAS HIS EXCITEMENT.TO SEE HIM ORGANIZE THAT PRANL AND PROVIDE AWARDS TO THOSE EXCEPTIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION IT IS VERY EXCITING TO HEAR THE STORIES ALWAYS TUGS AT YOUR HEART STRINGS.
IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PROGRAMS TO ATTENDS BECAUSE IT SHOWS -- IT HELPS TO HUMBLE ME AND REMIND ME TO BE EMPATHETIC TO OTHERS. SO THANK YOU, JOE, FOR CONTINUING TO DO THAT EVERY YEAR AND FOR CONTINUING TO LEAD AND THANK YOU TO ALL OUR EMPLOYEES H HERE. COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING FORWARD TWO POLICIES OUT OF CYCLE, TO SCOMBRUS BRING THEM FORWARD TO US TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA. IT DOESN'T APPROVE ANYTHING OR SOLIDIFY ANYTHING. ONE WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE, THE GRADEING POLICY, 34-15. WHICH IS DATED AUGUST 8, 2019.
THAT WOULD BE MOVING IT FORWARD TO BE PLACED UNDER REVIEW OUT OF CYCLE. THE SECOND ONE IS POLICY 1015, THE EQUITY POLICY. DATED 8-13-2020.
SPEAKS TO ONE OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS, MR. PAGE MENTIONED TODAY. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO BRING THOSE TWO POLICIES FORWARD OUT OF THEIR REGULAR REVIEW CYCLE, JUST FOR -- TO BE PLACED ON OUR AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION.
>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU FOR THAT SUPPORT.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. SO AT THIS POINT, WE ARE
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