Oct 13, 2022 Board of Education

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>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I CALL THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD

[2.01 Pledge of Allegiance/Moment of Silence]

PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. YOU MAY BE SEATED.

THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ENSURES EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENTS THROUGH VIGILANT OVERSIGHT, SOUND POLICIES, AND MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

[2.02 Proclamation for School Bus Safety Week]

OF THE BOARD, MAGGIE. >> HELLO.

CAN KEVIN HOOK PLEASE COME UP HERE? HE IS NOT HERE? OKAY.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. >> INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

>> I AM GAYLE REID. I'M A SCHOOL BUS CONTRACTOR IN CALVERT COUNTY. I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. I'M VERY HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE AWARD THAT IS PRESENTED FOR THE SCHOOL BUSES... FOR SCHOOL BUS WEEK. I WILL MAKE SURE THAT KEVIN HOOK

RECEIVES IT. >> MARYLAND STUDENT TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATORS AND OPERATORS REMAIN DILIGENT AND COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFE TRANSPORTATION OF NEARLY 700,000 STUDENTS ON A DAILY BASIS, AND THEIR EFFORTS ARE CRITICAL TO THE BRACING AND SAFETY OF OUR SCHOOLS.

ALL SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS AND ATTENDANTS EMPLOYED OR CONTRACTED BY LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES MUST ACHIEVE RIGOROUS AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING AS WELL AS ADHERE TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SCHOOL BUS SAFETY. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, THESE FLEETS COVER MILLIONS OF MILES, OPERATE IN A VARIETY OF WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND HAVE OUTSTANDING SAFETY RECORDS.

DESPITE THE EVER-PRESENT CHALLENGES THEY FACE.

MARYLAND IS PLEASED TO JOIN THE NATION IN RECOGNIZING NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK IN ALL 23 COUNTIES, BALTIMORE CITY, AND SEED SCHOOL OF MARYLAND AND RECOGNIZE THE SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS AND ATTENDANTS WHO CONNECT OUR CHILDREN TO THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES AND KEEP MARYLAND STUDENTS SAFE EVERY DAY.

NOW THEREFORE, LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 17-21, 2022 SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK IN MARYLAND AND ALSO COMMENCE THIS OBSERVANCE TO ALL

OF OUR CITIZENS. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND IN ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU.

>> CONGRATULATIONS. >> ALL RIGHT.

[2.03 Proclamation for National Principals Month]

DR. JOHNSON? >> THANK YOU.

IF WE COULD HAVE MRS. SWAN AND MRS. AIKENS COME UP? UNFORTUNATELY, MS. WILSON FROM PLUM POINT ELEMENTARY IS NOT HERE. SHE IS STUCK IN TRAFFIC BEHIND

AN ACCIDENT. >> ALL RIGHT.

WHEREAS THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS DESIGNATED NATIONAL PRINCIPALS MONTH IN RECOGNITION OF PRINCIPALS FOR THEIR STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT EACH CHILD RECEIVES A QUALITY EDUCATION AND WHEREAS THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HONORS AND RECOGNIZES THE PRINCIPAL FOR THEIR POSITIVE IMPACT ON LEARNING BY SETTING HIGH STANDARDS FOR INSTRUCTION, ACHIEVEMENT, CHARACTER, AND A POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE AND WHEREAS PRINCIPALS SERVE AS THE EDUCATIONAL LEADER OF THEIR SCHOOLS BY DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE OF EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND PROVIDING FOR THE LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF.

AND WHEREAS PRINCIPALS WORK DILIGENTLY TO CREATE A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE THAT IS INVITING TO STUDENTS, FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY, AND PROVIDE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF LEARN, GROW, AND ACHIEVE.

AND WHEREAS WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR PRINCIPALS AND SINCERELY APPRECIATE THEIR ONGOING EFFORTS TO INSPIRE SUCCESS AND A LIFETIME OF LEARNING IN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

ALSO TO PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION IN THIS COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CALL VERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DOES HEREBY

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>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU ALL.

>> THANK YOU AGAIN. (APPLAUSE).

>> SO AS MRS. SWAN AND MRS. ACHE REASONS GETTING THEIR PICTURES TAKEN, I WANT TO SHARE THAT MRS. SWAN AND MRS. AIKENS REPRESENT EXCEPTIONAL PRINCIPALS WE HAVE IN CALVERT COUNTY.

MR. CARP OWNER WAS... CARPENTER WAS ASKED TO BE HERE TODAY.

HE WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE BECAUSE HE HAS A SICK CHILD.

OUR PLANS ARE TYPICAL OF A PRINCIPAL ENCOUNTERS DAY-TO-DAY.

THEY HAVE A NICE PLAN WITH ACTIVITIES AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAPPEN, RESPONSES TO REQUESTS, ALL TAKE PRECEDENT OVER WHAT THEIR TO-DO LIST IS USUALLY.

I APPRECIATE MRS. SWAN AND MRS. AIKENS BEING HERE TO REPRESENT THEIR COLLEAGUES FOR THIS NATIONAL PRINCIPALS MONTH.

THANKS. >> THANK YOU.

MS. DANIELS, CAN BUT I GET YOU TO GET A PHOTOGRAPH OF MS. REID GETTING THE FIRST PROCLAMATION, PLEASE? MS. REID, IF YOU DON'T MIND COMING BACK UP.

SAY AGAIN? (INAUDIBLE) (LAUGHTER) THANK YOU BOTH. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSENT

[3. Consent Agenda]

CONSENT AGENDA? >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION?

ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

[4.01 Public Comment]

DO WE HAVE PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TODAY? FOUR. THANK YOU.

>> THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PERMITS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ISSUES OF CONCERN. THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS IS LIMITED TO TEN. WHEN YOU ARE CALLED TO SPEAK, PLEASE TAKE YOUR NAME... STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND LIMIT YOUR COMMENT TO THREE MINUTES.

IF YOU OFFICIALLY REPRESENT AN ORGANIZATION, YOU MAY SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES. PERSONS ON THE SIGN-UP SHEET MAY NOT CONVEY, TRANSFER, OR RELINQUISH ANY PART OF THEIR SPEAKING TIME TO ANOTHER PERSON OR GROUP.

IF YOU HAVE HANDOUTS OR WRITTEN TESTIMONY, PLEASE HAND THEM TO KAREN MAXEY TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD MEMBERS: TO PROTECT INDIVIDUAL CONFIDENTIALITY, DO NOT MENTION SPECIFIC STUDENT OR STAFF MEMBERS IN YOUR REMARKS. ALL COMMENTS ARE TO BE MADE IN A CIVIL MANNER. ANYONE NOT FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES WILL BE ASKED TO STOP SPEAKING AND MAY FORFEIT THEIR RIGHT TO SPEAK AT FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION VALUES YOUR BUSINESS MEETING. AND THE BOARD CANNOT RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS OR ENTER INTO A DISCUSSION WITH YOU DURING THE MEETING. THE CALL CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL RESPOND TO THE ISSUES YOU RAISE IF YOU PROVIDE CONTACT INFORMATION WHEN YOU SIGN IN.

WRITTEN COMMENTS ARE WELCOME AT ANY TIME.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL OR ASK TO SPEAK TO MRS. MAXEY. THANK YOU.

>> TODAY WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ALICIA

MAYER. >> I LOST IT.

OH, NO. HANG ON.

OH, NO. WHAT HAPPENED? IT WENT AWAY. THIS IS, LIKE, A NIGHTMARE.

OH. OH, NO.

THIS STINKS. OKAY.

I GUESS I HAVE TO WING IT. THIS IS NOT GOOD.

OKAY. I'M CURIOUS WHEN WE PARENTS ARE GOING TO HEAR THE OUTCOMES OF THE BOARD OF ED'S LOOKING INTO PROCESS. EVERY WEEK I HEAR WE ARE GOING TO LOOK INTO IT. YET WE NEVER KNOW WHAT IS DONE OR ACTUALLY DELL SIDE. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I ASKED ABOUT THE SITUATION FOR PREKINDERGARTNERS.

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I FOLLOWED UP WITH A CALL TO DR. I HEARD BACK FROM JOHNSON WITH MORE THAT IT IS GETTING LOOKED INTO.

I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING NEW. AT THE MEET-AND-GREET, I HEARD IT A TON WITH DR. TOWNSEL. I'M CURIOUS IF ANYONE GETS ANSWRS TO THESE QUESTIONS. I FEEL AT THE END OF THESE MEETINGS, IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE BOARD FOLLOWED UP WHAT WAS ACTUALLY DONE TO ADDRESS ISSUES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

ALSO, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE MAILER I RECENTLY RECEIVED ABOUT ONE OF THE CANDIDATES OF THE BOARD.

I'M DISGUSTED THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS SENT OUT TO RESIDENT. IT IS TACKY AND MAYBE WHOEVER SENT IT SHOULD SPEAK ABOUT HOW THEY WANT TO HELP THE CALL CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, INSTEAD OF TEARING DOWN SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN ACTIVE AT MEETINGS, HOLDING COMMUNITY EVENTS SO YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS AND TRYING TO RESTORE COMMON SENSE INTO OUR SCHOOLS. THIS MAILER TALKS ABOUT DIVISION. ALL I HAVE SEEN IN SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS IS EXACTLY THAT. POINTING OUT EVERYONE'S DIFFERENCES AND BULLYING OTHERS THAT DISAGREE WITH THEM.

THESE ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT POSITIONS THAT WE ARE APPOINTING. AS FAR AS TURNING THIS ELECTION POLITICAL... OH, THERE IT IS. I CHALLENGE THEM TO TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING BY HAVING A SMEAR CAMPAIGN INSTEAD OF TRYING TO HELP OUR CHILDREN. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE SPOKEN HERE, AND IT HAS NOT GOTTEN EASIER FOR ME.

I COULD PASS OUT BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT COMES UP.

I'M JUST A PARENT WHO COMES TO THESE MEETINGS AND TRIES TO BE HEARD TO HAVE A SAY IN WHAT I WANT DONE TO PROTECT MY CHILDREN. THAT IS MORE THAN I CAN SAY ABOUT A COUPLE OF THE CANDIDATES.

WHAT WOULD REALLY BE AMAZING WOULD BE TO HAVE EVERYONE COME TO SOME SORT OF COMMON GROUND: IT FEELS AS THOUGH SOME CANDIDATES, INCLUDING THE CURRENT BOARD, DON'T FEEL OUR OPINIONS MATTER. THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF MY COMMENTS SORT OF GO HAND IN HAND.

WHY ISN'T THERE A MUTUAL CONSENSUS BEING COME TO? FOR EXAMPLE, MELISSA'S COMMENT AT THE LAST MEETING ABOUT THE BOOKS. IT WAS OBVIOUS MS. COUSINS FOUND IT ALARMING AND SAID IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO.

WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT? HOW ABOUT COMING TO AN AGREEMENT THAT IF THESE BOOKS ARE NOT GOING TO BE TAKEN OUT OF SCHOOLS, WHICH BY THE WAY, DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY WON'T STILL BE IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOR YOUR CHILD'S READING ENJOYMENT, WHY AREN'T THEY PUT IN A SPECIAL SECTION THAT THE STUDENTS NEED A PARENT'S SIGNATURE IN ORDER TO CHECK IT OUT? THE SCHOOL SHOULD NOT BE PRAYING THEM AROUND AND BASICALLY SAYING COME READ ME. SCHOOLS ARE GIVING CHILDREN MORE RIGHTS THAN THEIR PARENTS ANYMORE.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANYONE ELSE, BUT I DID NOT HAVE KIDSES SO THEY COULD TELL ME HOW TO RAISE THEM.

IT IS OUR RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO TEACH THEM AND EXPOSE THEM TO THINGS THAT WE SEE FIT UNTIL THEY ARE 18.

THEN THEY CAN MAKE THE DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES.

WHETHER OR NOT ANYONE ELSE FEELS THIS IS RIGHT OR WRONG.

I HOPE THAT ALL OF US VOTERS WAKE UP AND MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION IN NOVEMBER. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOSEPH CORMIER. MR. CORMIER, ARE YOU SPEAKING AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR FOR C-CAC. C-CAC.

THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD.

DR. TOWNSEL, STAFF, MY NAME IS JOE CORMIER.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF C-CAC AS THE CHAIRPERSON.

THEY HAD THEIR SECOND GENERAL MEETING LAST TUESDAY.

I WANT TO START OUT BY THANKING DR. ANDERSON FOR HER CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AND BEING THERE AND THE SUFFER THE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE FIRST MEETING, SHE HAD ACTIONABLE ITEMS ON THIS MEETING ALREADY. THAT IS FANTASTIC.

I WANT TO THANK THE SUPERVISOR FOR BEING WITH US.

AND YOU KNOW, GIVING HER CONTRIBUTIONS.

IT IS ALWAYS GREAT WHEN THE SUPERVISORS COME TO THESE MEETINGS SO WE CAN GET THAT CONVERSATION BACK AND FORTH.

WE HAD PARENTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY JOIN US.

I HOPE WE GET MORE PARENTS TO COME.

IN IF OFF FAMILY WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS FROM BIRTH TO 21, PLEASE SEND THEM TO C-CAC SO WE CAN GET THEIR INPUT.

SOME THINGS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT AT THE MEETING ON TUESDAY, CLOSING ACHIEVEMENT GAPS. ISN'T JUST FOR ACADEMICS BUT ALSO FOR ATHLETIC AND ARTS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS HAVE FULL ACCESS, NOT JUST TO CORE CURRICULUM BUT TO THE ARTS, THE MUSIC AND THE SPORTS FIELDS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, COACHES AND TEACHERS ARE ALWAYS PRESUMING COMPETENCE.

RIGHT? WE DON'T WANT TO JUST LOOK AT THAT LABEL, HEALTH IMPAIRMENT, ADHD, AUTISM, AND ASSUME THAT A CHILD IS NO LONGER CAPABLE OF REACHING ANY PEAK.

PRESUMING CONSIDERS AND MAKING SURE THAT CHILDREN ARE GIVEN THE SUPPORTS THEY NEED TO REACH THOSE ACHIEVEMENTS OR IMPO IMPORTANT... AND WE SHOULD BE TRYING TO... YOU KNOW, LETTING OUR SUBCONSCIOUS NOT HOLD KIDS BACK FROM THINGS.

YOU TRANSITION TO HIGH SCHOOL, WE WANT TO START EACH YEAR OFF WITH A FRESH SLATE. WE TALKED ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY IN HALLWAYS AND WALKWAYS. MAKING SURE THAT OUR WHEELCHAIR AND MOBILITY-IMPAIRED STUDENTS HAVE FULL ACCESS TO THINGS.

MAKING SURE THAT THE SIDEWALKS STAY IN GOOD REPAIR.

I KNOW PLAYGROUNDS ARE EXPENSIVE, AND IT IS WHAT IT IS.

YOU KNOW, AS THE ARE 30 AND 40 YEARS OLD, AND WE REPLACE THEM,

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YOU KNOW, NOT JUST THE SWING. THE SWINGS ARE FUN.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE KIDS HAVE FULL ACCESS TO PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT OR STANDING CHALK BOARDS OR MUSIC EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN WITH THEIR PEERS.

THAT IS PART OF THE PEER EXPERIENCE.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 21, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN EVENT DOWN AT THE HARRY ELIZABETH BROWN CENTER DOWN THE STREET.

FROM 10:00 TO 2:00. A RESOURCE FAIR INSIDE.

WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND PATH-FINDERS FOR AUTISM FOR A WHAT TO DO FOR A TRAINING.

IT IS GOING TO BE A GREAT TRAINING.

THERE ARE STILL SPOTS AVAILABLE. IT IS GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY.

WE WILL HAVE SWEET STREET DOUGHNUTS SELLING DOUGHNUTS THERE. IT WILL BE REALLY GOOD TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES. IT IS A DAY OFF FOR STUDENTS, FOR P.D. C-CAC DOESN'T ENDORSE ANY CANDIDATE OR PROPOSITION. WE BELIEVE IN THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING. PLEASE RESM YOUR CANDIDATES.

ASK THEM THE QUESTIONS. GET YOUR ANSWERS.

MAKE SURE WE GET THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, SHERIFFS AND BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS THAT WILL REPRESENT OUR KIDS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT.

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANN JONES SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF CEA.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ANN JONES.

I'M IN MY 19TH YEAR AS LIBRARIAN AT WINDY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL. I'M HERE TO SHARE PERSPECTIVE ON BOOKS AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES. MY GOAL IS TO MAKE THE LIBRARY A SAFE AND... PLACE FOR ALL STUDENTS.

THEY CAN LEARN TO BE A SCOUT WHEN LOOKING FOR CREDIBLE INFORMATION, OR COME IN AT LUNCH AND PLAY BOARD GAME WITH FRIENDS. A LIBRARY IS A PLACE TO GO TO FIND ANSWERS, TO FIND OPPORTUNITY, TO FIND FUN WITH FRIENDS, AND SOMETIMES IT IS A SAFE PLACE TO BE WHEN YOU ARE GOING THROUGH SOMETHING CHALLENGING IN LIFE.

A PLACE TO FIND BOOKS WHERE YOU CAN ESCAPE FROM DAILY PRESSURES OR FIND AN ALLY WHO MAY BE GOING THROUGH SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH. WE DESCRIBE BOOKS AS MIRRORS OR WINDOWS. WE WANT STUDENTS TO SEE THEMSELVES IN A BOOK, A MIRROR, WHERE THEY CAN RELATE TO THE MAIN CHARACTER OR SETTING OR THE STORY LINE.

WE WANT STUDENTS TO READ ABOUT PEOPLE, PLACES, AND SITUATIONS DIFFERENT FROM THEMSELVES. LIKE LOOKING OUT A WINDOW.

WHEN STUDENTS LOOK THROUGH A WINDOW AT A STORY THAT IS VERY DIFFERENTS FROM THEIR OWN, THEY LEARN TO WALK IN SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES. THEY LEARN EMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING SAFELY BETWEEN THE PAGES.

THOSE PAGES THEN CHANGE THE LENS THROUGH WHICH THEY SEE THEIR WORLD, THEIR COMMUNITY, THEIR SCHOOL, THEIR CLASSROOM, THE STUDENTS SITTING NEXT TO THEM. FOR EXAMPLE, BARBARA DEE'S BOOK "MAYBE HE JUST LIKES YOU" IS DESCRIBED AS A HASH TAG ME TOO BOOK FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL. IT IS A STORY OF A 7TH-GRADE GIRL MILA WHO IS GETTING UNWANTED ATTENTION FROM BOYS.

SH IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF SHE IS OVERREACTING WHILE HER FRIENDS SAY SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT FLIRTING LOOKS LIKE.

THE BOYS ARE PLAYING A GAME WHERE THEY GET POINTS FOR A HUG OR A TOUCH. AND IT IS GOING TOO FAR.

MILA EVENTUALLY FINDS HER VOICE AND STANDS UP FOR HERSELF.

THIS IS A POWERFUL STORY, GIVING GIRLS A SAFE PLACE TO LEARN HOW TO SET BOUNDARIES, HOW TO STAND UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT, EVEN IF IT IS NOT COOL TO MAKE STANDING UP FOR YOURSELF COOL.

THIS BOOK IS A WINDOW FOR SOME GIRLS, A MIRROR FOR OTHERS.

ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS THE ONLY ROAD BY ALEXANDER DIAZ.

THIS IS A STORY OF 12-YEAR-OLD WHO LEAST HIS HOME IN GUATEMALA.

AFTER HIS COUSIN IS KILLED BY A GANG FOR NOT JOINING THE GANG, HE KNOWS HE IS NEXT. HE FLEES WITH HIS COUSIN, MAKING THE DANGEROUS JOURNEY TO NEW MEXICO TO FIND SAFETY AND FREEDOM. FOR MOST STUDENTS, THIS STORY...

I'M SORRY. FOR MOST STUDENTS, THIS STORY IS LIKE LOOKING THROUGH A WINDOW. FOR SOME, IT IS LOOKING INTO A MIRROR. AND THESE YOUNG PEOPLE COME TO CCPS SCARED AND AFRAID. WHEN OUR STUDENTS LOOK OUT A WINDOW AND READ STORIES ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE DIFFERENT FROM THEMSELVES, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO SHOW COMPASSION AND KINDNESS.

WE HAVE STUDENTS IN CCPS WHO FLED UKRAINE BECAUSE OF THE ATTACK BY RUSSIA. THEY CAME HERE FOR SAFETY AND OPPORTUNITY AND TO JUST BE A KID.

THEY ARE DIFFERENT, YET THEY ARE THE SAME.

JUST LIKE THE BOY IN THE BOOK. THEY HAVE LOST THEIR HOME AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS. NOW THEY JUST WANT TO FIND A PLACE TO BE A KID, A STUDENT TO FIND A NEW NORMAL.

BOOKS CAN HELP US HELP THEM DO THAT.

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THEY MEET EXCITING CHARACTERS AND GET LOST IN STORIES AND THROUGH SOME OF THESE STORIES, STUDENTS ARE STEPPING INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES. HELPING THEM TO BECOME A MORE UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSIONATE CITIZEN OF WINDY HILL.

SOME STUDENTS ARE FINDING A PLACE BETWEEN THE PAGES WHERE THEY ARE UNDERSTOOD, WHERE THEY ARE VALIDATED AND ACCEPTED.

WHERE THEIR LIFE HAS RELEVANCE. BOOKS CAN CHANGE LIVES.

AND IN SOME INSTANCES, BOOKS CAN ACTUALLY SAVE LIVES.

WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE READING AND WHAT PARAMETERS THEY MAY HAVE BASED ON FAMILY VALUES WHEN CHOOSING BOOKS.

EVERY FAMILY IS DIFFERENT. WE NEED TO RESPECT WHERE ALL FAMILIES ARE COMING FROM. INCLUDING... IN CLOSING, NOT ALL BOOKS ARE FOR ALL STUDENTS. BUT ALL STUDENTS SHOULD FIND THEMSELVES, THEIR STORY, THEIR REFLECTION SOMEWHERE IN THE COLLECTION OF THE BOOKS WE CALL A LIBRARY.

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. TO SHARE.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. >> OUR FOURTH SPEAKER FOR TODAY IS BETTY GOLDSTEIN.

>> HELLO, EVERYBODY. GOOD AFTERNOON.

WHEN I DIME SPEAK TO YOU AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, I HAD A QUOTE I WANTED TO INCLUDE IN MY SPEECH.

AS I WROTE IT, THE SPEECH, IT CHANGED AND I RAN OUT OF TIME.

HERE IT IS. RECENTLY ON FACEBOOK I SHARED THE QUOTE POSTED BI: IT SAID "IT IS NOT ABOUT TEACHERS REMEMBERING THEIR WHY. IT IS ABOUT LEADERS HELPING TO REMOVE THE BARRIERS SO THAT TEACHERS CAN ACCESS THEIR WHY." THERE IS A LOT HAPPENING IN SCHOOLS THAT PREVENTS TEACHERS FROM HAVING TIME TO ACCESS THEIR WHY.

A MONTH AGO AT THE FIRST SEPTEMBER MEETING, I SHARED WITH YOU THE REALITY OF BEING AN ELEMENTARY-RELATED ARTS TEACHER.

I SPOKE ABOUT CLASSES BEING COMBINED TO LARGER CLASSES AND SCHEDULES BEING CONSOLIDATED IN A WAY THAT MADE RELATED ARTS TEACHERS MORE AVAILABLE FOR LONGER CHUNKS OF TIME.

THAT IS A BARRIER TO THEIR EYE. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW UPSET I WAS TO LEARN AT OUR CEA REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY LAST MONDAY NIGHT, THIS WEEK, THAT ACROSS THE COUNTY, RELATED ARTS TEACHERS ARE REGULARLY SCHEDULED TO COVER CLASSES FOR PFC AND COLLABORATIVE PLANNING, LUNCH MONITORS AND FOR RECESS DUTY.

TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS BELIEVED THEY SHOULD NOT BE COMPENSATED FOR THIS TIME OF MONITORING STUDENTS OUTSIDE OF TEACHING THEIR CONTRACTED CONTENT.

I BELIEVE THAT MANY PEOPLE THINK THE EXODUS FROM TEACHING MAY NOT BE THAT BAD BECAUSE CCPS MANAGED TO START OUR SCHOOL YEAR WITHOUT AS MANY OPENINGS AS OTHER DISTRICTS.

BASED ON WHAT'S BEING SHARED WITH ME, I WOULD NOT GET TOO COMFORTABLE. JUST YESTERDAY, I HAD ONE PERSON TELL ME AT LEAST 7 PEOPLE HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM ABOUT LEAVING OR TAKING A LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

ANOTHER ONE HAD GOTTEN THREE PHONE CALLS IN THE LAST 48 HOURS. AND IT IS NOT JUST TEACHERS.

OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL SUCH AS INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS ARE ALSO STRETCHED OR TAKING ON RESPONSIBILITIES THAT THEY HAD NOT SIGNED UP FOR WHEN THEY TOOK THEIR JOB.

FOR EXAMPLE, TWO INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS THAT ARE BASICALLY PROVIDING ONE ON ONE SUPPORT FOR TWO STUDENTS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE RECEIVING ONE HOUR OF SERVICES A WEEK.

THIS MEANS THEY ARE NOT PROVIDING THANKSGIVING SUPPORT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PROVIDING TO OTHER STUDENTS AND DURING THIS, THEY ARE BEING HIT, SPIT ON, AND STOMPED ON.

I HAVE BEEN SURE TO TELL THEM TO DOCUMENT THIS VIA WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION AND PICTURES. HONESTLY, IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THERE TO BE TWO OR FOUR ADULTS AT THE SAME TIME INVOLVED WITH PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ONE OF THESE STUDENTS.

ALL OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE OTHER DUTIES TO BE DOING.

THE TEACHERS OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE HAD DAMAGE DONE TO THEIR ROOMS AND INSTRUCTION INTERRUPTED.

ONE HAS HAD TO HAVE MEETINGS WITH PARENTS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN REMOVED FROM HER CLASS.

WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH BODIES. INCLUDING ENOUGH SUBSTITUTES.

WHICH IS WHY MY PRINCIPAL ARRIVED TO MY ROOM 20 MINUTES LATE TO COVER MY CLASSROOM FOR THE PERSONAL LEAVE I'M USING TO BE HERE TODAY. QUITE FRANKLY, I HAD PLANNED TO WRITE MY SPEECH THEN. I RAN OUT OF TIME BECAUSE I DIDN'T EVEN LEAVE MY BUILDING UNTIL 2:40, I THINK.

2:45 IS WHEN I CHECKED OUT MAYBE.

SO THE TIMER WENT. YUP.

I'M GOOD. I'LL KEEP VISITING YOU GUYS.

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THANK YOU. >> THAK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT.

>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS FOR TODAY.

>> THANK YOU, DR. JOHNSON. OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS OUR

[5.01 Maggie Rathgeb]

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, MY NAME IS MAGGIE RATHGEB. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT NEXT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, FROM ABOUT 10:00 TO 1:30, AT CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL IS THE CALVERT ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCIL'S FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

AT THIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THERE WILL BE THINGS LIKE LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS, ROUNDTABLES, AND IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR A VARIETY OF STUDENT OPINIONS AND STUDENT VOICES FROM AROUND THE COUNTY. IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM THE STUDENTS. SO I WANTED TO SAY IF ANYONE HERE IS INTERESTED, ESPECIALLY OUR BOARD MEMBERS, IN ATTENDING AND TALKING TO OUR STUDENTS, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU.

I WANT TO EXTEND THAT INVITATION.

THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. THANK YOU.

>> WHAT WAS THE TIME AGAIN? >> STARTS AT 10:00.

TO 1:30. >> THANK YOU.

[6.01 Dr. Andrae Townsel]

>> THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. DR. TOWNSEL?

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT COUSINS. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.

FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR PHENOMENAL PRINCIPALS FOR THEIR SERVICE AND DEDICATION AS WE CELEBRATE NATIONAL PRINCIPALS MONTH. THIS WEEK IS ALSO NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK, AND THE WHOLE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH. ON OCTOBER 25, THE CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL KINDNESS TEAM AND CALVERT LIBRARY WILL BE HOSTING AN EVENING OF CONVERSATION ABOUT ANTI-BULLYING AND KINDNESS EFFORTS IN OUR DISTRICT.

TOM PHELAN, AUTHOR OF "MENTAL HEALTH 101: RAISING RESILIENT AND BULLY PROOF KIDS" WILL BE LEADING THE DISCUSSION.

THAT IS FREE EVENT. THIS WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 25 AT THE LIBRARY. 5:30 P.M.

YOU CAN REGISTER IN PERSON OR REGISTER TO ATTEND ON-LINE.

PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT SUPPORT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AT CALVERT COUNTY FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT OF THEIR BUSY SCHEDULES TO MEET WITH ME. FOR EXAMPLE, MEETING WITH THE CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

THE UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN MAR MARYLAND.

TONS OF AGENCIES WHERE CONSTANTLY MEETING AND THINKING OF WAYS TO ENHANCE THE STUDENT... TO ENHANCE THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE TO SUPPORT THE INCREASED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEK AND LAST WEEK TO MEET WITH THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY TEACHER ADVISORY COUNCIL'S RECENTLY AND WILL CONTINUE TO MEET WITH THEM ON A MONTHLY BASIS THROUGHOUT THIS ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF ATTENDING WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS LAST WEEK, MY VERY FIRST MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF BOARD OF EDUCATION FESS' CONFERENCE.

BEING NEW TO THE COUNTY, IT AFFORDED ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN WITH OTHER SUPERINTENDENTS AND BOARDS OF EDUCATION AROUND THE STATE TO DISCUSS THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND'S FUTURE AND OTHER RELEVANT TOPICS. TODAY, I WAS INVITED TO PAW TUXENT HIGH SCHOOL. I WOULD LIKE TO ONCE AGAIN THANK THE GROUP OF YOUNG MEN AND THEIR SPONSORS FOR THE WELCOMING RECESSION AND A VERY THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATION.

I DO BELIEVE THE CONVERSATION WAS RECORDED, SO IF I DO GET THAT FOOTAGE, I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THAT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO READING TO STUDENTS IN TWO CLASSES TOMORROW AT THE SCHOOLS.

I HAD THE OPPORTNITY TO READ TO TWO OTHER SCHOOLS.

THE STUDENTS WERE ASKED TO PICK THEIR FAVORITE BOOK FOR ME TO READ. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ TO THEM. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE BOOK THAT I HAVE BEEN READING IS CALLED "MY FIRST WIGGLE." THAT BOOK IS WRITTEN BY THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT PLUM POINT ELEMENTARY. LISTEN, THAT BOOK GETS KIDS HYPED. THEY LOVE.

THAT EVERYONE LOST A TOOTH. SO THANK YOU, PRINCIPALS, FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. THROUGH THE SECOND ANNUAL ROTARY RIDE EVENT, THE ROTARY CLUB WAS ABLE TO DONATE $17,000 TO CTA.

OUR CAREER TECHNICAL ACADEMY FOR FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD MEMBER ANTOINE WHITE AND OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT WITH THAT EVENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THIS EVENT WAS SPONSORED BY MANY COMMUNITY BUSINESSES, INCLUDING

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A SECOND ORGANIZATION, THE BRIDGE TO WORK FOUNDATION, REACHED OUT AFTER LEARNING ABOUT THE GOAL TO RAISE MONEY FOR STUDENT CERTIFICATIONS AND PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL $13,000 TO CTA STUDENTS FOR CERTIFICATIONS.

THEY ADDITIONALLY PROVIDED $1,500 FOR THE COST OF MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES FOR STUDENTS WHO MAY NEED ASSISTANCE.

IN TOTAL, 172 SENIORS AT CTA APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS TO COVER THE COST FOR THE OTHER SENIOR YEAR CTE CERTIFICATION EXAMS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, AN EVENT TO RECOGNIZE THOSE STUDENTS, AND THANK THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHO WORK WAS HELD. THAT WAS WELL-RECEIVED.

AND AGAIN, SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT TO BOARD MEMBER MR. WHITE FOR TAKING THE LEAVE THERE. A QUICK REMINDER, THE SOUTHERN MARYLAND HISTORY THROUGH THE EBONY IZE EXHIBIT.

I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT OCTOBER 20 IS A TWO-HOUR EARLY DISMISSAL FOR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED FOR STUDENTS ON OCTOBER 21. I DON'T THINK I MESSED UP ON THOSE DATES. WE SHOULD BE GOOD.

AND LET ME SAY WHAT'S FUNNY. FOR SOME REASON, WHEN I GO TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THINK THEY I'M LEBRON JAMES.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS ABOUT. THEY THINK I'M SO BIG.

IT IS SO FUN TO SEE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, PRESIDENT.

>> THANK YOU. IT IS THE HEIGHT.

[7.01 Policies for Review]

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MRS. COUSINS.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. I'M SUSAN JOHNSON, THE CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER. WE HAVE REVIEWED POLICY 2010 REGARDING POLITICAL ACTIVES ON CCPS PROPERTY AND DURING SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SUGGESTED

CHANGES TO THE POLICY. >> ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD?

>> WE DO ALLOW, LIKE, THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OR OTHER OUTSIDE GROUPS TO COME IN AND DO VOTER REGISTRATION?

FOR, LIKE, SENIORS OR SOMETHING? >> YES.

THAT HAPPENS. IT USUALLY HAPPENS DURING LUNCHTIMES WHEN STUDENTS ARE NOT IN CLASS.

>> THANK YOU. THE POLICY WILL BE ON THE

WEBSITE FOR A 30-DAY REVIEW. >> THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT ONE IS THE POLICY 1035.

GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONIES. MRS. WARNER?

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M SHUCHITA WARNER, DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. I'M HERE TO PRESENT POLICY 1035, GROUNDBREAKING AND DEDICATION CEREMONIES FOR SCHOOL SYSTEM FACILITIES. WE DO PROPOSE ONE CHANGE TO THE POLICY. SPECIFICALLY, TO ITEM 2-D.

WE PROPOSE STRIKING OUT WITHIN THE SENTENCE, THE PORTION THAT SAYS "RATHER THAN SYSTEMIC PROJECTS." THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PROJECT TYPES AS RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE SUCH AS ADDITION AS WELL AS LIMITED RENOVATIONS. RATHER THAN GET INTO THE MINUTIA OF LISTING THOSE OUT, WE THINK IT WOULD BE CLEANER TO JUST STATE THAT GROUNDBREAKING AND DEDICATION CEREMONIES WILL BE SCHEDULED ONLY FOR THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE DESIGNATED BY THE STATE AS A RENOVATION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

THAT IS THE LIMIT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE PROPOSE.

>> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. IT WILL BE ON THE WEBSITE FOR 30

DAYS FOR REVIEW. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> POLICY 1060.

ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE. MR. KURTZ?

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. PRESIDENT COUSINS, DR. TOWNSEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

I'M JAMES KURTZ, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE HAVE REVIEWED THE POLICY REGARDING ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE ON CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL PROPERTY. WE ARE NOT RECOMMENDING ANY

CHANGES AT THIS TIME. >> THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? 30-DAY REVIEW. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. >> POLICY 5440.

COPY EQUIPMENT? MR. TAYLOR?

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>> GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT COUSINS.

DR. TOWNSEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS SHELDON TAYLOR, SOWP VISOR OF FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT. I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT POLICY 5440. USE OF THE COPYING EQUIPMENT.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY RECOMMENDED CHANGES FOR THE BOARD TODAY.

>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. IT WILL BE ON THE WEBSITE FOR 30 DAYS FOR REVIEW. AND OUR LAST POLICY IS 6070.

ATTENDANCE AND LEAVES. MISS TRACY THOMAS.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I WILL PRESENT THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO POLICY 6070 REGARDING ATTENDANCE, LEAVE USAGE, AND UNAUTHORIZED LEAVE. THAT IS UP FOR REVIEW TODAY.

THERE IS ONLY ONE PROPOSED GRAMMATICAL CHANGE UNDER THE PURPOSE SECTION, AND THE CHAIKS MADE TO THE STATEMENT TO ENSURE THAT ALL EMPLOYEES UNDERSTAND TO READ, TO PROVIDE ALL EMPLOYEES WITH THE EXPECTATIONS RELATED TO.

WE WILL ALSO BE REVIEWING PROCEDURES CLOSELY AND EXPECT THERE WILL BE REVISIONS TO THE PROCEDURES AS WELL.

AS EMPLOYEES REPORTING LEAVE CORRECTLY CONTINUE TO BE AN AREA THAT REALLY NEEDS SUPPORT. AND SO WE RECOMMEND THAT THIS BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE BOARD IN 30 DAYS FOR APPROVAL.

>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> YEAH.

I WONDERED. WE HAVEN'T CHANGED PROCEDURES.

HAVE WE? >> NOT YET.

>> FOR THIS? >> NO.

>> OKAY. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DID YOU HAVE ONE, MISS CLAGGETT?

>> NO. >> NO.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

IT WILL BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS FOR REVIEW.

[7.02 Financial Reports]

MR. SCOTT JOHNSON. CAN YOU TURN YOUR MIC ON,

PLEASE? >> THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT COUSINS, DR. TOWNSEL AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS SCOTT JOHNSON, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THERE ARE THREE BUDGET ACTUAL REPORTS TO PRESENT TODAY. ALL OF THESE REPORTS ARE FOR THE DISTRICT'S UNRESTRICTED FUND WHICH IS SEPARATE FROM THE GRANT FUND. THE FIRST REPORT IS A BUDGET TO ACTUAL REPORT FOR THE REVENUE IN SECOND REPORT IS A BUDGET TO ACTUAL REPORT AND A VERY SUMMARY LEVEL OF THE 13 EXPENDITURE BUDGET CATEGORIES. THE THIRD REPORT IS A BUDGET TO ACTUAL REPORT AT A MORE DETAILED LEVEL OF THE 13 EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES. WITH THAT, LET'S START WITH THE QUICK REVIEW OF THE FIRST RE REPORT.

THE BUDGET-TO-ACTUAL REPORT FOR THE REVENUE.

UNRESTRICTED FUND. THE DISTRICT HAS A REVENUE BUDGET OF $246,408,000 832. AND AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, THE DISTRICT HAD RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $57.3 MILLION OR 23% OF THE TOTAL REVENUE BUDGET. THE SECOND REPORT THAT WE WILL REVIEW IS THE BUDGET TO ACTUAL SUMMARY REPORT.

THIS REPORT COMPARES THE ACTUAL YEAR-TO-DATE EXPENDITURES WITH THE BUDGET EXPENDITURES. THIS ONE-PAGE SUMMARY REPORT COMPARES THE BUDGET-TO-ACTUAL DATA FOR THE 13 BUDGET CATEGORIES THAT ARE RELATIVE... AT A RELATIVELY HIGH LEVEL OF REVIEW. THE DISTRICT HAS THE EXPENDITURE BUDGET OF $2 $246,400832.

OF THIS AMOUNT, THE DISTRICT HAS SPENT $4 43.6 MILLION.

AND HAS OUTSTANDING ENCUMBRANCES.

INCLUDING REMAINING STAFFING COSTS OF $166.2 MILLION.

TOGETHER, THIS REPRESENTS 85.2% OF THE UNRESTRICTED FUND BUDGET.

THE THIRD REPORT ON PAGES 1-13 PROVIDE NOR GRANULAR BUDGET TO ACTUAL DATA FOR THE CATEGORIES INCLUDE ON THE EXPENDITURE SUMMARY REPORT. NOW LET'S TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT TWO AREAS THAT WILL WARRANT A BUDGET TRANSFER LATER THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE FIRST ONE IS ON THE THIRD PAGE OF THIS REPORT SET... IT SAYS NUMBER ONE.

PAGE NUMBER ONE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER.

ON THE FOURTH LINE DOWN, THE ACCOUNT TITLED "COORDINATOR" SHOWS A NEGATIVE AVAILABLE BALANCE.

THIS IS BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO POSITIONS THAT ARE BEING FUNDED

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ONE OF THE POSITIONS WAS ESTABLISHED THIS FISCAL YEAR.

AND ONE OR MORE BUDGET TRANSFERS WILL LIKELY BE RECOMMENDED LATER THIS FISCAL YEAR FOR USE ON POSITIONS.

IN THE SECOND ACCOUNT THAT WILL NEED A BUDGET TRANSFER LATE THEY ARE YEAR IS ON PAGE 7. THIS IS 7 LINES DOWN.

LABELED "THERAPIST" FOR SPEECH THERAPIST.

THE DISTRICT HAD BUDGETED 17 SPEECH THERAPIST POSITIONS.

AND THREE ADDITIONAL SPEECH THERAPISTS WERE HIRED.

THIS CONCLUDES THE FINANCIAL PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WELCOME AGAIN TO CALVERT COUNTY. WE APPRECIATE YOU.

[7.03 Bid Approvals]

MR. TAYLOR AGAIN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

AGAIN. PRESIDENT COUSINS, DR. TOWNSEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M SHELDON TAYLOR, SUPERVISOR OF FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT. TODAY WE HAVE THREE REQUESTS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THE FIRST REQUEST I'LL PRESENT VIA MR. KNODE. TO APPROVE THE UTILIZATION OF THE LOUDON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF FRESH PRODUCE. THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING FRESH PRODUCE READILY AVAILABLE IS VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM. THE UTILIZATION OF THIS CONTRACT WILL SUPPLEMENT THE MSDE STATE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACT.

WHEN THE PRODUCT FOR SCHOOL MEALS IS NOT AVAILABLE.

FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM BUDGET.

WE REQUEST THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THAT UTILIZATION OF THE LOUDON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PURCHASING CONTRACT TO ACQUIRE FRESH PRODUCE FOR THE CCPS SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM FROM KEANY PRODUCE COMPANY OF LANDOVER, MARYLAND.

>> SO MOVED. >> A MOTION TO APPROVE.

IS THERE A SECOND? .

>> SECOND. >> THE MOTION AND THE SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? >> WELL, I WAS GOING TO ASK, BUT I DON'T THINK... SINCE MR. KNODE IS NOT HERE.

YOU MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH IT. IS THIS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE GONE WITH THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY FOR FRESH PRODUCE?

DO WE KNOW? >> KEANY? I THINK THIS WAS UTILIZED LAST YEAR AS WELL.

>> IT WAS? >> FOR THE SAME REASONS.

>> BECAUSE YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE INPUTS WE HAVE BEEN GETTING FROM OUR STUDENTS, WE ARE GETTING BOTH PERSONAL EMAILS TO THE BOARD PLUS WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT IT AT THE... WE DIDN'T HEAR A LOT BUT WE HEARD IT BROUGHT UP AS A MAJOR CONCERN IN THE SCHOOLS. THE QUALITY OF FOOD.

AND SO I WAS JUST WONDERING IF OUR OWN CHILD NUTRITION DEPARTMENT WAS TAKING THAT TO HEART AND COMING UP WITH NEW OFFERINGS AND IF THIS COMPANY WOULD PROVIDE THAT.

>> OKAY. I'LL TAKE NOTE OF THAT.

AND TALK TO MR. KNODE ABOUT THAT.

LET HIM KNOW. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> OH, YOU HAVE TWO MORE. >> WE DO, YES.

SO NEXT JOINING ME WILL BE MISS SHUCHITA WARNER, DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. APPROVING THE AWARD FOR THE ABATEMENT OF HAZARD OUT MATERIALS AT "BEACH "ELEMENTARY

SCHOOL. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, AGAIN.

A BID SOLICITATION FOR THIS PROJECT IN AUGUST, 2022.

AND FOUR FIRMS SUBMITTED BIDS. A SUMMARY OF THE BID RESULTS IS ATTACHED IN THE MEMO BEFORE YOU. WE ASK THAT THE BOARD AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ABATEMENT AT BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO PROGRESS ENVIRONMENTAL LLC OF CAPITAL HEIGHTS, MARYLAND. IN THE AMOUNT OF $88,750.

FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE THROUGH CIP FUNDS.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? >> SO WE KNEW ABOUT THIS ASBESTOS, I IMAGINE? OR WHATEVER IT IS?

>> YES. THERE IS ASBESTOS.

THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF LEAD, AND THAT IS PRETTY MUCH THE EXTENT OF WHAT WE HAVE TO ABATE WITHIN BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

WE DID HAVE THE ABATEMENT ORIGINALLY IN THE BID TO CONTRACTING AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

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AND ALSO WITH THE FACT THAT THAT PROJECT HAD TO BE WHRPS WE FELT IT WAS BEST TO PULL IT OUT AND BID IT SEPARATELY.

SO WE HAD KNOWN ABOUT THE... YOU KNOW, THE REPORTS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS ASBESTOS. AND WE HAD FURTHER TESTING DONE.

SO THERE WAS A FULL REPORT THAT WENT OUT.

TO BIDDERS. SO YEAH.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN KNOWN FOR A WHILE.

IT IS ALL ENCAPSULATED ASBESTOS. THERE IS NOTHING IN CEILING T TILE. MOST OF IT IS FLOOR TILE AND THE UNDERNEATH. IT IS FAIRLY WELL ENCAPSULATED.

>> WE DON'T HAVE TO EVACUATE THE SITE WHEN THEY DO THAT REMOVAL?

>> SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN... I'M SORRY.

SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THE TIMING OF THE PROJECT WILL BE SUCH THAT THE NEW BUILDING WILL BE COMPLETED, AND EVERYTHING FROM THE EXISTING BUILDING WILL BE MOVED INTO THE NEW BUILDING.

AT THAT POINT, WE WILL BE DOING THE ABATEMENT THROUGH THIS CONTRACTOR, IF THIS RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED, AND THEN WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH DEMOLITION.

AS PART OF THE SECOND PHASE. >> I THOUGHT THAT... I WAS TOLD AT ONE POINT IN THE EARLIER PROJECT THAT THEY HAVE TO EVACUATE EVERYONE FROM AROUND... IF THEY ARE DOING A FULL-BUILDING DEMOLITION KIND OF THING.

>> SO THEY DO SET UP... THEY SET UP ZONES, AND THEY ENCAPSULATE, ESSENTIALLY, THE TENT AREAS AND ZONES.

AND WE HAVE AN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST ONBOARD.

OUR INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST OF RECORD THAT WILL BE THERE, WE WILL HAVE CLEARANCE TESTING. THAT COMES BACK TYPICALLY IN A

THREE- >> DAY PERIOD.

THEN THEY MOVE ON TO OTHER AREAS.

ALL OF THE FEDERAL PROTOCOLS ARE, OF COURSE, FOLLOWED.

AS PART OF THAT. >> AND MY LAST QUESTION IS... SO THIS DOES NOT REPRESENT A CHANGE ORDER FOR OUR... WHAT WAS IN OUR

CONSTRUCTION PLAN. >> NO.

NO, IT DOES NOT AT ALL. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANY MORE QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. >> OKAY.

THE LAST REQUEST ALSO WITHIN THE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, IS TO APPROVE THE AWARD FOR THE ADDITION OF VISITOR BLEACHERS AT

NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL. >> CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ISSUED A BID SOLICITATION FOR THIS PROJECT IN AUGUST, 2022 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS PREPARED BY THE COMPANY. A TOTAL OF TWO CONTRACTORS SUBMITTED PROPOSALS, A SUMMARY OF THE BID RESULTS FOR THIS PROJECT IS ATTACHED. AND THE MEMO BEFORE YOU.

WE ASKED THAT THE BOARD AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR THE ADDITION OF VISITOR BLEACHERS AT NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE BASE BID AND ALTERNATE NUMBER ONE TO GREEN SITE LLC OF ELK RIDGE, MARYLAND IN THE AMOUNT OF $405,688. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH CIP FUNDS. SPECIFICALLY, SAVINGS REALIZED FROM THE LOCAL ALLOCATION FOR THE SOUTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL HBAC

PROJECT. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND.

DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE MOU WITH PARKS AND RECREATIONS. WITH MR. JOHNSON.

OH. YOU ARE RIGHT.

[7.04 Change Order]

>> ABSOLUTELY OKAY. PRESIDENT COUSINS, DR. TOWNSEL AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'M SHUCHITA WARNER.

I'M BEFORE YOU TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF $71,425.28 FOR THE HUNTINGTOWN ELEMENTARY SITE CIRCULATION AND PARKING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.

THERE ARE 7 PROPOSED CHANGES THAT MAKE UP THIS CHANGE ORDER.

I WILL REVIEW EACH OF THEM BRIEFLY.

FOR YOU. SO THE FIRST PCO NUMBER ONE WHICH YOU SEE IN THE CHANGE ORDER BEFORE YOU FOR MILL AND OVERLY A, PARKING LOT IN LIEU OF CAPE CEILING, IS ACTUALLY A

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HOWEVER, WE WERE ABLE TO GET PRICING FOR THE MILL AND OVERLY A WHICH WOULD EXTEND THE LIFE ANYWHERE FROM 12-15 YEARS VERSUS ABOUT FOUR YEARS WITH THE CAPE CEILING.

PCO NUMBER TWO FOR GRADING PERMIT REVISIONS REALLY CAME DUE TO COUNTY REVIEW COMMENTS COMING AFTER THE PROJECT HAD ALREADY BEEN BID. SO THESE ARE ESSENTIALLY CHA CHANGES, SUCH AS ADDITION OF AN OBSERVATION WELL AT THE BIOPOND, THERE WERE SOME CHANGES MADE TO THE MEDIA FOR THE MI MICROBIO-RETENTION. A FENCE THAT WAS REQUIRED.

AROUND THAT SPECIFIC FACILITY. AND PERMANENT SOIL STABILIZATION MATTING. THERE WERE ALSO A COUPLE OF CHANGES MADE TO PAVEMENT MARKINGS THAT THE COUNTY REQUESTED. OR REQUIRED.

SUCH AS THERMO-PLASTIC. WE ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL GUTTER FOR THE CURBING OF THE SITE. PCO NUMBER THREE, TWO NEW LIGHT POLES. THE PROJECT INCLUDING...

INCLUDED TWO EXISTING LIGHT POLES THAT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED AND REINSTALLED. HOWEVER, WHEN THEY WERE REMOVED, THEY WERE FOUND TO BE IN VERY MUCH OF A DETERIORATING CONDITION. WE WERE ABLE TO REPLACE THEM AS PART OF THE CHANGE ORDER. PCO4 WAS FOR A PATIO, CONCRETE PATIO AT THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH HUNTINGTOWN ELEMENTARY.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SIMILAR PATIOS.

ALONG THE BUS AND VEHICULAR ENTRANCE.

ONE OF THE PATIOS WAS IN QUITE DETERIORATED CONDITION.

SO IT MADE SENSE FOR US TO ACTUALLY REPLACE THAT.

THERE WERE ALSO SOME UNSUITABLE SOILS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THAT IS NOTED IN PCO NUMBER 5.

PCO NUMBER 6 INCLUDES SOME ADDITIONAL ASPHALT AT THE PARENT TURN-AROUND IN THE ORIGINAL SCOPE.

THIS WAS JUST A GRASS ISLAND. WE FELT THAT ASPHALT CURB NEEDED TO BE ADDED SO PARENTS WOULDN'T DRIVE THROUGH THE GRASS.

NOT THAT ANY PARENTS WOULD. (LAUGHTER) LASTLY, PCO7 HAS TO DO WITH CHANGES THAT WERE MADE DUE TO SOME... DUE TO EXISTING SEPTIC FIELD THAT IS WERE FOUND ACTUALLY TO PARTLY BE UNDER THE BIO-RETENTION POND. THE COUNTY REQUIRED US TO DIG BACK AND CAP THOSE LINES, SO THAT IS WHAT MAKES UP ESSENTIALLY THE CHANGE ORDER. THE COMPILATION OF PCO'S 1-7.

THE SOURCE OF THE FUNDS WILL BE CIP FUNDS AND A SMALL PORTION OF THE PCO WILL COME OUT OF CAPITAL OUTLAY ALTERATIONS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? >> COULD YOU SUMMARIZE FOR ME THE BIO-RETENTION ISSUE THAT HAPPENED ON SITE.

AND IS A LOT OF THIS... IS SOME OF THIS COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A NEW PROBLEM THERE?

>> SO PCO7 IS REALLY THE SOLE PIECE THAT IS RELATED TO THE SEPTIC FIELDS. I BELIEVE IF THAT IS WHAT YOU PORTION OF SEPTIC FIELDS WAS FOUND UNDER THE BIO-POND.

WE WERE PRETTY FORTUNATE BECAUSE WE MET WITH THE COUNTY.

WE THOUGHT PERHAPS WE WERE GOING TO BE ASKED TO MOVE THE BIO-RETENTION FACILITY FOR ALL OF THE DRAINAGE FOR THIS PARKING LOT PROJECT. AS A SEPARATE CHANGE ORDER.

HOWEVER, THE COUNTY REALLY WORKED WITH US.

THAT WAS ABLE TO BE KEPT IN PLACE.

SO ALL THEY REQUESTED WAS THAT WE DIG BACK AND UNCOVER SOME REMAINING SEPTIC FIELD PIPING. THE DRAIN FIELDS.

AND CAP THOSE LINES. AT THIS POINT, WHAT MAINTENANCE IS DOING UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO GET THE EMERGENCY FUNDING COMPLETELY IN HAND IS THEY ARE PUMPING THE SEPTIC TANK ON A WEEKLY BASIS. SO UNTIL WE GET THE PROJECT DESIGNED AND WE ARE TRYING TO FAST-TRACK THAT, AND YOU KNOW, GET IT BID OUT, THAT WILL HAVE TO BE THE PROCESS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE DONE. BUT THE IMPACT TO THIS PROJECT

WAS FAIRLY MINIMAL. >> AND THIS DOES IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC FLOW. IS THAT A CORRECT STATEMENT?

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>> ABSOLUTELY. PREVIOUSLY, BUSES AND CARS SHARED ONE WAY IN, ONE WAY OUT. IN TERMS OF THE LOOP.

AND IT REQUIRED A LOT OF STAFF OVERSIGHT.

TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN BUSES WERE COMING THROUGH THE ENTIRETY OF THE PARKING LOT, IN SOME INSTANCES, I BELIEVE THERE HAD BEEN SOME INCIDENTS WITH POSSIBLY THE TALE OF A BUS HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE. IT WAS DEFINITELY VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. WHAT WE HAVE DONE NOW IS WE HAVE CREATED SEPARATE LANES FOR BUSES AND FOR VEHICLES.

AND THE BUSES ACTUALLY HAVE A TURN-AROUND, SO THEY ESSENTIALLY HAVE A TRAFFIC CIRCLE AT THE NORTH END OF THE SITE.

THEY IMMEDIATELY TURN AROUND AT THAT TURN-AROUND.

AND VEHICLES THROUGH THEIR SEPARATE LANE, CONTINUE INTO THE PARKING LOT. SO THEY ARE USING... PARENTS ARE USING THE SAME LOOP THEY WERE USING.

HOWEVER, BUSES HAVE BEEN SEPARATED ENTIRELY.

>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CHANGE ORDER AS DISCUSSED.

>> SECOND. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? NONE HEARD. MOTION IS APPROVED.

>> THANK YOU. AND NOW WE WILL HAVE THE MOU.

[7.05 MOU Parks & Recs]

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, IF. TONY NAVARRO.

I'M HERE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE MOU BETWEEN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN CALVERT COUNTY AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CALL CALVERT COUNTY FOR THE SHARED USE OF FACILITIES, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, FIELDS, THE AQUATIC CENTER, AND THE CHESAPEAKE HILLS GOLF COURSE THAT BENEFITS OUR COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS. BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A CHART OF THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE MOU. THE CHART INDICATES A AGREED.

>> UPON LANGUAGE PERTAINING TO THE SCHEDULE, MAINTENANCE, AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE USE OF INDOOR AND OUTSIDE... OUTDOOR FACILITIES BY EACH PARTY. ON THE LEFT COLUMN, IS FOR CCPS AND ON THE RIGHT COLUMN, IS FOR PARKS AND REC.

SO STARTING WITH THE USE OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FACILITIES, INDOOR FACILITIES, PARKS AND REC HAS ACCESS TO OUR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE EVENINGS AND DURING THE WEEKENDS.

PLEASE KNOW THAT SCHOOLS HAVE PRIORITY USE BEFORE PARKS AND REC. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE FALL, IF A SCHOOL IS HAVING BACK-TO-SCHOOL PARENT NIGHT, PARKS AND REC ACTIVITIES WOULD BE CANCELED FOR THIS NIGHT WHICH IS TYPICALLY A TIME FOR FOOTBALL PRACTICE AND CHEERLEADING: THIS IS OUTSIDE THE BUILDING, THE PARKING LOTS ARE NEEDED FOR PARENTS TO PARK.

WITH RESPECT TO FIELDS, PARKS AND REC USES MOUNT HARMONY, NORTHERN MIDDLE, PLUM POINT, PLUM POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL, SOUTHERN MIDDLE, ST. LEONARD, WINDY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND WINDY HILL MIDDLE. EXAMPLES FOR THE USE OF THESE FIELDS. IN AUGUST, THERE IS FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADING. IN THE SPRING, THERE IS BASEBALL, LACROSSE, SOFTBALL AND SOCCER AS WELL.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT... SO FAR? YES.

NOW, WITH RESPECT TO CCPS USING FACILITIES, WE USE THE CHESAPEAKE HILLS GOLF COURSE AND THE AQUATIC CENTER.

FOR EXAMPLE, OUR GOLF TEAM PRACTICES AND COMPETITIONS AT THE GOLF COURSE AND OUR SWIM TEAMS HAVE PRACTICES AND COMPETITIONS AT THE AQUATIC CENTER.

BUT ALSO AND AT TIMES, CCPS MAY FIND IT NECESSARY TO USE... TO UTILIZE COUNTY FIELDS OR TENNIS COURTS IF OUR OWN FACILITIES ARE UNDER REPAIR OR RENOVATION. DURING THE NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL REPLACEMENT PROJECT, NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL USED THE BASEBALL FIELD AND THE TENNIS COURTS AT DUN KIRK DISTRICT PARK.

WITH RESPECT TO MAINTENANCE THAT ALSO INCLUDES STAFFING, WHEN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION USES A COUNTY INDOOR FACILITY, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BOARD MUST BE PRESENT TO MONITOR AND SUPERVISE THE BOARD OF ED'S SUPERVISED ACTIVITY.

AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE WHEN THE CCPS TEAM IS AT THE CHESAPEAKE HILLS GOLF COURSE OR AT THE AQUATIC CENTER, A CCPS COACH OR STAFF MEMBER WILL SERVE AS A BOARD REPRESENTATIVE TO SUPERVISE THE TEAM. NOW THE BOARD REQUIRES A

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AND A PARKS AND REC REPRESENTATIVE WILL REMAIN ON SITE TO ENFORCE THE RULES FOR THE SAFETY OF USE.

FOR EXAMPLE, DURING WINTER MONTHS, AND THERE IS WEEKEND GAMES AT NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL, A STAFF MEMBER WILL BE ON SITE AS WELL AS A PARKS AND REC REPRESENTATIVE.

NOW, WITH RESPECT TO MAINTENANCE ON THE PART OF THE COUNTY, THE COUNTY MAINTAINS OUTDOOR FACILITIES AT 11 LOCATIONS FOR PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE COMMUNITY BENEFIT SUCH AS BASEBALL, SOCCER, AND LACROSSE. AND THEY CONDUCT ROUTINE FIELD MAINTENANCE SUCH AS DRAGGING AND RAKING THE INFIELD DIRT AT THE BASEBALL FIELDS AND THAT IS DONE A MINIMUM OF ONE TIME PER WEEK PER FIELD WEATHER-PERMITTING AT THE SCHOOL SITES.

ALSO, A PARKS AND REC REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE PRESENT TO MONITOR AND SUPERVISE THE USE OF ANY BOARD FACILITY THAT PARKS AND REC IS USING AT THIS SAID TIME.

AND THIS IS INCLUDING WHEN WE ARE OPERATING DURING NORMAL HOURS AND WHEN OUR BUILDINGS ARE CLOSED BUT OPEN TO PARKS AND REC EVENTS. WITH RESPECT TO REIMBURSEMENT, CCPS PAYS FEES AT THE AQUATIC CENTER.

AND THE GOLF COURSE AS INDICATED IN THE CHART.

PARKS AND REC DOES PAY FOR THE TIME THAT CCPC... CCPS WORKERS ARE IN THE BUILDING WHEN IT SHOULD BE OTHERWISE CLOSED.

PARKS AND REC DOES NOT PAY CCPS FOR ANY USE OF FACILITIES.

SUCH AS HOURLY UTILITY FEES, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES OR RENTAL FEES AS INDICATED IN OUR USE OF FACILITIES APPLICATION WHEN THE BUILDINGS ARE OPEN DURING NORMAL HOURS OR OPEN ON WEEKENDS WHEN OUR SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED. THE COUNTY AGREES TO ALLOW THE USE OF THE AQUATIC CENTER AND THE GOLF COURSE BY THE BOARD OF ED WITH NO ASSOCIATED RENTAL FEES PROVIDED THE USE IS DURING NORMAL HOURS OF OPERATION. AND JUST ONE FINAL COMMENT: IT IS IN THE MUTUAL OF INTEREST TO KEEP THIS MOU.

BECAUSE IT BENEFITS THE YOUTH AND PARENTS OF CALVERT COUNTY.

I INVITE ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? >> THERE WERE COMMENTS IN THE PAPER, I BELIEVE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE COMPLAINTS WERE ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY? AS FAR AS THEM HAVING TO PAY US?

>> I DO NOT, MISS BALINSKI. I CAN FIND OUT.

>> YEAH. I WAS READING THROUGH.

I THOUGHT THAT IS WHAT THIS WOULD BE ANSWERING.

I REALLY... YOU KNOW, THINGS SEEM REASONABLE FROM BOTH PERSPECTIVES. YES.

>> I THINK... I DO KNOW THAT W WE... IN ORDER TO PAIL FOR OUR BUILDING SERVICES STAFF TO WORK ON THE WEEKEND, WE DID BUILD A COUNTY... WE DID BILL THE COUNTY $17,000.

THAT IS WHEN OUR STAFF WORKED DURING THE WEEKENDS WHEN OUR BUILDINGS WERE CLOSED. THEY CAME IN AND OPENED THE

BUILDING. >> THAT WOULD BE THE DECEMBER

THROUGH MARCH? >> YES.

>> AND THAT AMOUNTED TO $17,000? HMM.

THAT MUST HAVE BEEN IT, THEN. >> YES.

>> HOW LONG HAS THIS MOU BEEN IN EXISTENCE?

IS IT A BIG CHANGE? >> I CAN REMEMBER IT BACK WHEN I WAS A PRINCIPAL AT MOUNT HARMONY IN THE EARLY... MY FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS... 2002, 2003, I BELIEVE.

I CAN REMEMBER IT. THE BUILDING WAS USED YEAR-ROUND. IT WAS USED YEAR-ROUND IN THE SENSE OF THE OUTDOOR FACILITIES, THE PLAYGROUND WAS USED IN THE FALL FOR FOOTBALL PRACTICE AND CHEER LEAVING.

IN THE SPRING FOR BASEBALL, LACROSSE, AND SO ON.

AND DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, THE GYM WAS ALWAYS BEING USED MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. FOR PARKS AND REC.

>> SO IT IS ALWAYS WORKED OUT IN THE PAST.

WE DON'T SEE ANY ISSUES THIS TIME EITHER.

RIGHT? >> I HAVEN'T HEARD... NOTHING

COMES TO MY ATTENTION. >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING CLARITY TO THE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FACILITIES AND MAIN NANCE AND THE FEES. I UNDERSTAND THIS TO BE THE CURRENT MOU LANGUAGE OR AGREEMENT.

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>> I DID REVIEW THIS WITH MRS. NAZAL THIS WEEK.

SHE HAD SOME SUGGESTIONS. SHE KNEW IN ADVANCE WHAT WAS

GOING TO BE PRESENTED TODAY. >> OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[7.06 Appointment of OPEB Trustees]

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT COUSINS. ON JULY 14, 2022, ANTHONY NAVARRO AND ZACH SEWALL WERE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TRUST COMMUNITY.

THESE APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE PENDING THE APPOINTMENT OF A CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND OTHER FINANCIAL PERSONNEL.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS HEREBY APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING STAFF TO THE COMMITTEE. SCOTT JOHNSON, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. BARBARA SIKORA, SUPERVISOR OF FINANCE. SHELDON TAYLOR, SUPERVISOR OF FINANCE PROCUREMENT. THIS MEMO WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS UPON APPROVAL.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND?

>> A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND.

ANY QUESTIONS? OR DISCUSSION?

>> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

[8.01 Comments by the Board]

MEMBER OF THE BOARD. >> I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE NATIONAL PRINCIPALS MONTH AS WELL AS SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK.

BOTH OUR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS AND OUR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS HAVE INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT JOBS, AND SO THEY MAKE A HUGELY POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS' LIVES. AND I KNOW THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE HUGE APPRECIATION FOR THEM. SO THANK YOU.

>> MR. NUTTER? >> FIRST, I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING LATE. I HAD BEEN WITH THE VETERANS TODAY AT CHARLOTTE HALL. I GOT UP HERE AS QUICKLY AS I COULD. IT SEEPS LIKES I DO A LOT OF THINGS WITH VETERANS AND SENIORS, AND THEY ARE ALWAYS ON THURSDAYS. SO AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE.

YOU KNOW, I WANT TO BRING UP ONE THING.

DOES EVERYONE KNOW WHO HARRIET E.

>> LIZ: BETH BROWN IS? IF YOU DON'T, IT IS EMBARRASSING. I WORKED ON THAT COMMITTEE FOR SIX YEARS. AND I HAD SOMEONE, A FRIEND OF MINE, AS WE HAVE COME UP AT THE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.

THEY SAID WHO IS HARRIET ELIZABETH BROWN? I SAID WHAT? YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO DO SOME COUNTY HISTORY. NOT ONLY CALVERT COUNTY BUT UNITED STATES HISTORY. YOU ARE GOING TO BE SURPRISED.

ANYHOW, ENOUGH PREACHING ABOUT. THAT I'M STILL ON THAT BOARD.

I'M STILL MAINTAINING A FIGHT FOR THAT.

NOW, AS USUAL, I WOULD MAKE MY APPEAL FOR OPENING THE MEETING NUMBERS. I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT.

I'M... I KNOW. I'M TIRED OF WASTING MY TIME.

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS GOING TO GET TURNED DOWN. WITHOUT EXPLANATION.

AND THAT IS THE WORST PART. WITHOUT EXPLANATION.

YOU KNOW? SO I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO BRING IT UP. I WANT TO THANK DR. TOWNSEL.

BECAUSE HE IS ONE OF THE REASONS I'M NOT GOING TO BRING IT UP.

BECAUSE IF THE MOUNTAIN CAN'T COME TO HIM, HE GOES TO THE MOUNTAIN. I THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND WHAT A BREATH OF FRESH AIR. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT.

DEEPLY, IN MY HEART. I JUST FEEL SO, SO GOOD ABOUT YOU BEING HERE. WITH THAT, LET'S SEE.

I HAVE LOST MY GLASSES TODAY. AND I FORGOT TO PUT MY HEARING AIDS IN. I DIDN'T DO TOO BAD HEARING.

I GOT SOAKING WET. AND THE VETERANS WERE A JOY TO SEE. AND TO EVERYONE, THAT IS IT.

FOR MY REPORT. >> THANK YOU, MR. NUTTER.

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MR. WHITE? >> YES.

THANK YOU. LIKE WE SPOKE OF EARLIER, WE ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE. IT IS VERY REFRESHING TO GO AND GET CONFIRMATION OF WHAT WE ARE DOING AND TO FIND OUT WHAT'S COMING DOWN AND ALSO JUST TO BE TOGETHER TO LEARN TOGETHER, INCLUDING MAGGIE. WE LEARNED A LOT FROM THE STUDENTS THERE ALSO. IT IS A GREAT CONFERENCE.

AS DR. TOWNSEL SPOKE ABOUT THE ROTARY RIDE, THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THAT. NONE MORE SO THAN THE STUDENTS.

THE STUDENTS HANDLED THE ADVERTISEMENTS, THE PAMPHLETS, MAKING THE DETAILS, THE GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT.

I WANTED TO ALSO SAY TONY AND SUSAN, AND DAWN, PAM, THERE IS A LOT OF SUPPORT THERE. IT IS GREAT TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE THERE. THEN THAT EVENING, IT WAS AMAZING TO GO TO THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND SEE ALL FOUR BANDS OUT THERE. THEY PERFORMED TOGETHER.

INDIVIDUALLY, THEN TOGETHER. AND I THINK THE PARENTS AND THE BAND DIRECTORS HAD TO DRAG THEM OFF THE FIELD.

BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING SUCH A GREAT TIME OUT THERE.

WITH ALL THE EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW, LET'S GET OUT THERE AND SUPPORT THESE KIDS. YOU KNOW, EVEN IF IT IS NOT YOUR STUDENTS. THEY ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS.

THEY ARE YOUR FRIENDS. YOU KNOW, GET OUT THERE AND TRY TO SUPPORT THEM WHEREVER WE CAN. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MISS BALINSKI. >> YES.

I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE MY APPRECIATION TO THE PRINCIPALS AND ALSO TO THE BUS CONTRACTORS FOR DOING SUCH A MARVELOUS JOB.

YOU ARE TOTALLY, TOTALLY ESSENTIAL.

AND I WANTED TO KEY IN ON THE THINGS... SOME THINGS THAT WERE SAID TODAY. I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PRINCIPAL WHO HAS PRE-K IN HER BUILDING.

AND YOU KNOW, THERE IS, I THINK, MORE DISCUSSION THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN AROUND NAPS. AND ANY LEEWAY THAT THE PRINCIPALS MIGHT HAVE AND THE TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM.

BECAUSE I'M SURE EVERY CLASSROOM IS DIFFERENT.

I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THAT.

AND WHAT... YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE MOVING TO FULL-DAY PRE-K. THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.

AND THEN THE ONE PARENT WHO SPOKE ABOUT THE FOLLOW-UP, YOU KNOW, TO THINGS LIKE THE NAP, BUT ALSO THE... HOW WE, HOW WE ADDRESS CONCERNS ABOUT BOOKS IN OUR LIBRARIES, IT WAS A VERY ELOQUENT DISCUSSION TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

FOR THE HIGH PROFESSIONALISM THAT IS EXHIBITED BY OUR LIBRARIANS. THEY ARE A VERY PROFESSIONAL STAFF. ONCE THEY HAVE MADE... ONCE THE BOOK MAKES IT INTO THE LIBRARY FROM OUR OWN EVALUATION STANDPOINT, THERE IS STILL THE APPEAL PROCESS THAT IS IN PLACE.

AND I THINK DR. JOHNSON IS WORKING ON THAT A LOT.

FOR THE RECONSIDERATION COMMITTEE.

THAT WOULD BE KICKING OFF, AND ANYONE IS MORE THAN WELCOME TO SUBMIT FORMS THAT SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE THE SCHOOL TO TAKE A RE-LOOK AND SEE IF THIS IS APPROPRIATE.

YOU KNOW, TO BE IN OUR ELEMENTARY OR MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL: THE PROCESS EXISTS. SO YOU KNOW, WE WELCOME PARENTAL INPUT ON THAT. Y.

IT IS PART OF THE PROCESS THAT THE BOOK WILL NOT BE REMOVED UNTIL A FINAL DETERMINATION IS MADE.

THAT IS PART OF THE PROCESS. AND LASTLY, I'M SORRY, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO MISS THE FIRST... I'M OUT OF TOWN NEXT WEEKEND.

GOOD LUCK. I'M SURE THE STUDENTS ARE ENERGIZED THIS YEAR. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. MISS CLAGGETT.

>> I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PRINCIPALS AND TO OUR BUS DRIVERS AND CONTRACTORS. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL MONTH CELEBRATING YOU ALL. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE ALL THE TIME. WE WILL TAKE TIME OUT OF OUR SCHEDULES TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE CELEBRATED AND SUPPORTED ESPECIALLY THIS MONTH. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL TO ADD. MY COLLE

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