Sep 14, 2023 Board of Education

[2.01 Pledge of Allegiance/Moment of Silence]

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>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I CALL THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING TO ORDER.

I ASK THAT YOU STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

YOU MAY BE SEATED. WE WILL GIVEN TODAY'S MEETING WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE LETTER

[2.02 Discussion of Letter from County Commissioner]

>> YES, I WAS -- FIRST OFF, I ENJOYED OUR MEETING THAT WE HAD IN AUGUST.

IT WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION. AND AT THAT POINT I THOUGHT WE HAD REACHED AN AGREEMENT THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME KIND OF A LIMITATION TO THE SCOPE BECAUSE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT THE COST THAT IT'S GOING TO BE INCURRED IF THE SCOPE IS MUCH LARGER.

THAN -- IF IT'S A LARGE NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO ADDRESS.

BUT THEN WE RECEIVED THIS LETTER THAT CALLS IT AN -- THEY WERE ASKING FOR AN INTERNAL CONTROL REVIEW. AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY PRETTY BROAD IN THAT.

JUST LOOKING FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTING DEFICIENCY. IES.

THAT'S EXTRAORDINARILY BROAD AND AN INTERNAL CONTROL IN MY MIND IS NOT AN AUDIT.

IT IS LOOKING AT AN ORGANIZATION'S OVERALL POLICIES TO SEE IF THEY'VE COVERED ALL AREAS OF POTENTIAL RISK IN THE ORGANIZATION. AND THEN IT IS ALSO LOOKING AT THE PROCEDURES TO SEE IF THEY HAVE A DEFICIENCY ON COVERING TE POLICIES.

THAT IS MASSIVE. THAT MEANS THAT COULD IM INTAILT LOOKING AT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS. I HAVE QUESTIONS ON THEIR FIRST STATEMENT HERE, FIRST RECOMMENDATION. AND THEN SECONDLY, THE SECOND RECOMMENDATION IS IDENTIFYING AND PROVIDING ANY POTENTIAL PROWSHZ THAT WOULD LEAD TO COST SAVINGS IN ALL DIRECT PROCUREMENTS. NOW I THINK THAT'S MORE TARGETED AND DOABLE.

AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK THE COUNTY SOMETHING THAT'S COME UP ALMOST EVERY YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD AND THAT IS, IF WE COULD LOOK TO SEE FROM A COUNTY PERSPECTIVE AND THEIR SCHOOL SYSTEM PERSPECTIVE, IF THERE'S ANY WAYS THAT WE COULD REACH, YOU KNOW -- JOIN FORCES, REACH ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND INCREASE OUR EFFICIENCY IN BOTH OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS.

SO TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, MAYBE IF THE COUNTY CONTRACTS WITH AN AUDIT COMPANY TO COVER CCPS, PERHAPS THEY COULD ALSO INCLUDE THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT SO THAT THAT PERSON COULD SEE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF HOW WE CAN SHARE RESOURCES AND THE LIKE.

SO THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY RECOMMENDATION OR THE THAT. BUT I THINK NUMBER ONE IS OVERLY BROAD AND NUMBER TWO I JUST LIKE TO SEE IF THE COUNTY COULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THAT REVIEW AS

WELL. THANK YOU. >> MS. GRENIS.

>> MY RESPONSE TO THAT IS THAT WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' BUDGET IS ABOUT 50% DEDICATED TO CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN A SENSE YOU ARE -- THEY ARE PART OF THIS. YOU'RE AUDITING THE MONEY, THEIR MONEY THAT THEY'RE PUTTING INTO OUR SYSTEM. SO THEY ARE PART OF THIS. YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE -- WE HAVE NOTHING TO GAIN BUT THIS -- THROUGH THIS. YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE MONEY

BUT THEY DID AGREE TO PAY FOR IT. >> MY ONLY RESPONSE TO THAT WOULD BE THAT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN POLICIES AND THEIR OWN PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE MAY BE DOING THE SAME THING DUPLICATING EFFORTS.

AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS JUST TRYING TO DO IS REDUCE DUPLICATION.

>> SO MS. GRENIS, IN RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS, I WOULD SAY THAT I THINK THAT THE STATE LAW IS

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STATE MAKES THAT CHANGE, THAT THAT IS HOW WE SHOULD GOVERN. >> I THINK THE PRIMARY THING WE HAVE TO REMEMBER IS THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE LOOKING OR THE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT SPENDING. THE PURPOSE IS NOT LOOKING FOR WRONGDOING.

THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO KEEP IN THE FOREFRONT OF ALL OF THIS. THERE ARE PLENTY OF AUDITS DONE ON OUR SYSTEM THAT LOOK AT THE BUDGET TO ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING IS ACCURATE, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NUMBERS ADD UP. THAT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT I PERCEIVE THIS TO BE.

THIS AUDIT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF EFFICIENCY AND FINDING SAVINGS.

>> I ATTENDED THAT FIRST MEETING THAT WE HAD WITH THE COMMISSIONERS, AND IT SEEMED LIKE THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR. THEY CAME UP WITH SOMETHING AND GAVE IT TO US TWO MINUTES PRIOR AND THEN ADMITTED TO NOT EVEN HAVING A DISCUSSION OF WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR. SO IT WENT FROM NINE ITEMS TO TWO ITEMS AND THEN THEY CAME BACK WITH SOMETHING DIFFERENT SO IT REALLY SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE NICE IF THEY WOULD MAKE IT PLAIN AND CLEAR WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SO THEY COULD PROCEED.

>> THEY DID CLARIFY THAT THAT MEETING WAS NOT TO TELL YOU WHAT THEY WANTED.

THE PURPOSE OF THAT MEETING WAS TO HAVE A DISCUSSION. >> OKAY.

>> WELL, AND IN THAT, I THINK WHATEVER'S BEEN PROPOSED, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK AND ASK FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION SHOULD WE CHOOSE TO DO SO.

>> THAT'S UNDERSTOOD AS WELL. HOWEVER, I WOULD ASK THAT AS I SHARED DURING THAT MEETING, THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAKE THEMSELVES AWARE OF ALL OF THE CURRENT AUDITS THAT OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM GOES THROUGH. SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS, I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE AUDITS THAT WE ALREADY ARE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT, OR HAVE CONDUCTED, THAT LOOK AT EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY, AS A MATTER OF FACT, I MADE AN INFORMATION REQUEST TO MS. MAXIE AND SHE WORKED THROUGH THE SYSTEM TO COME UP WITH A CURRENT LIST OF AUDITS THAT ARE BEING CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR VARIOUS THINGS.

SO I WOULD HOPE THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, WHEN THEY MAKE THEIR PIA REQUEST FOR LINE ITEM BUDGETS, THAT THEY ALSO MAKE A PIA REQUEST TO FIND OUT WHAT AUDITS ARE BEING CONDUCTED HERE IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. CAN THEY RECEIVE A COPY OF THOSE AUDITS AND CAN THEM AND THEIR STAFF GO THROUGH THOSE AUDITS TO DETERMINE, ARE QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY BEING ANSWERED? AND THEY MAY NOT BE AWARE JUST BECAUSE THEY, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T HAVE A COPY OF THOSE AUDITS? OR ARE THERE ADDITIONAL -- IS THERE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE SEEKING. AND I STILL THINK THAT THAT WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE.

>> I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T WANT REDUNDANCY, EITHER. BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO USE AN ANALOGY. WHEN WE WERE AT THAT MEETING WITH THE COMMISSIONERS, WE HAD MR. OMEALY PRESENT WHO WAS AN ATTORNEY. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF ATTORNEYS. THERE ARE CORPORATE, REAL ESTATE, CONTRACT AND DIVORCE ATTORNEYS. HOWEVER, MR. OMEALY SPECIALIZES IN EDUCA EDUCATION LAW, CORRECT?

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THERE ARE IRS AUDITS, OPERATIONAL AND COMPLIANCE AUDITS.

WE NEED TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT THAT FOCUSES ON SAVINGS, NOT SIMPLY ACCURACY AND LEGALITY.

THE PURPOSE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD IS TO PROVIDE FOR NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS IN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHOUT OVERBURDENING OUR TAXPAYERS. CCPS IS THE GREATEST PERCENTAGE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER' BUDGET. -- COMMISSIONER' BUDGET ACCOUNTING FOR AT LEAST 50% OF THEIR BUDGET. THE SCHOOL BUDGET FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR IS $260 MILLION. 1% SAVINGS IS ABOUT $2.5 MILLION.

CONDUCTING AN AUDIT TO EXPLORE SAVINGS IS THE RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO.

FOR THAT REASON, I SUPPORT THE FINANCIAL AUDIT. >> BUT AGAIN, I DO RECOMMEND THAT WE ASK THE COMMISSIONERS TO BE VERY -- MORE SPECIFIC ON WHAT THE SCOPE IS.

I'VE TOTALLY -- YOBILITY THEIR FIRST ITEM -- I DON'T BELIEVE THEIR FIRST ITEM HERE TO EVALUATE IT AS AN INTERNAL CONTROL REVIEW IS WORKABLE. WORKABLE FOR THEIR PURPOSES, YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT. AND LIKE I SAID, THIS INVOLVES A DEEP DIVE INTO EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING PERIL. AND SO -- PAYROLL.

SO I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT WAS THE INTENDED SCOPE SO WE WOULD JUST NEED IT IN MY MIND I WOULD LIKE CLARIFICATION ON THE SCOPE AND THEY'RE WELCOME, YOU KNOW THEY HAVE THE AUTHORITY OF COURSE TO -- I BELIEVE THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO GO TO MSCE AND MAKE THE REQUEST TO THEM.

BECAUSE MSCE -- DOES MSC HAVE TO APPROVE THIS? APPROVE THE BOARD OF COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS' REQUEST TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM? >> IMR. O'MEALY CAN YOU COME TO

THE MECHANIC? >> DEFINITION FOR PERFORMANCE AUDIT, IT DOESN'T PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR INTERNAL CONTROL REVIEW. INTERNAL CONTROL REVIEW IS A TERM OF ART, IT MEANS SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN PERFORMS AUDIT.

IN THE ABSENCE OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN A COUNTY GOVERNING BODY AND A COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD THE DEPARTMENT MEETING, MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY SHALL CONTRACT FOR A PERFORMANCE AUDIT, OF THE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES RAISED IN THE COUNTY'S REQUEST. SO IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF JUST SAYING MSDE, WILL YOU CONTRACT FOR PERFORMANCE AUDIT. THEY HAVE TO RAISE THE SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT THEY WANT IN A PERFORMANCE AUDIT WHICH KIND OF GETS BACK TO THE QUESTION THAT I THINK MS. BALINSKI RAISED IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE KNOW WHAT NUMBER 2 SAYS.

NUMBER 2 IS FAIRLY TARGETED TO PROCUREMENT. NUMBER 1 THOUGH SAYS EVALUATE AND PROVIDE FOR INTERNAL CONTROL REVIEW OF WHAT? DOESN'T SAY.

AND ASSESSMENT IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL INTERNAL CONTROL DEFICIENCIES OF WHAT, IT DOESN'T SAY. SO DOES IT INCLUDE TREE AND REDUCED MEAL MONEY? DOES IT INCLUDE STUDENT TRANSPORTATION? DOES IT INCLUDE TEACHING ENGLISH DOES IT INCLUDE K-12 INSTRUCTION? DOES IT INCLUDE OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS? I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY INTENDED.

BUT YOU CAN'T SAY WHAT THEY ARE FOCUSED ON BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T FOCUSED.

IN THE MEETING WHICH I THOUGHT WAS VERY COLLABORATIVE, THEY MADE IT CLEAR.

WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT HR, WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS.

I DON'T KNOW WHY THE LETTER THAT THEY SENT OVER DOESN'T INCLUDE THE LIMITATIONS THAT THEY VOICED AT THE MEETING. SO I THINK GETTING CLARIFICATION FROM THE COMMISSIONERS WOULD DO EVERYBODY A WORLD OF GOOD. ONE OTHER POINT: THIS IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE PUT OUT AS AN RFP.

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NARROWLY TAILORED SO THAT'S MY OPINION ON THE MATTER. >> MS. SMOAFT, DO YOU HAVE

ANYTHING FURTHER? >> NOTHING FURTHER. >> AND MS. GRENIS I WOULD JUST SAY THAT IN AGREEMENT WITH MR. O'MEALY I DON'T THINK THE COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN CLEARED TO THE BOARD AS TO WHAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER HE ARE SEEKING IN THE AUDIT AND THEIR NARROWING DOWN OF, YOU KNOW, THEIR ISSUE AND WHEN THEY WOULD LIKE TO GET OUT OF A POTENTIAL AUDIT. I HEAR YOU COMMUNICATING IT, HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE ASKED OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

>> THEN LET'S ASK FOR CLARIFICATION. >> SO YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE ON OCTOBER 9TH CLARIFICATION WAS REQUESTED? YOU DON'T FEEL THAT WE ASKED FOR

CLARIFICATION IN OCTOBER 9TH IN OUR DISCUSSION THAT EVENING? >> WELL I THINK THEY PROVIDED IT

BUT -- >> I'M SORRY, AUGUST 9TH. >> THEY NEEDED ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION. THERE IS NO HARM IN COMMUNICATION.

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. >> RIGHT AND I AGREES WITH THAT. HOWEVER THAT EVENING THEY SPELLED OUT A SERIES, WAS IT EIGHT OR NINE ITEMS THAT THEY WERE PROPOSING TO US? WE DISCUSSED THEM AND I THINK I WAS VERY CLEAR WHEN I SAID MANY TIMES WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE SEEKING? WHAT WOULD BE THE PURPOSE OF THIS AUDIT? AND EVEN AFTER THE QUESTIONING, THE QUESTION STILL WAS NOT ANSWERED.

AND NOW ON AUGUST 8TH WE ARE SENT A LETTER WHICH ITEM NUMBER 1 GOES AGAINST WHAT THEY SAID THEY WEREN'T LOOKING FOR WHICH WAS SOMETHING BROAD AND EXPANSIVE AND ITEM NUMBER 2 KIND OF GETS THERE BUT THEY ARE ASKS ASKING US, WOULD YOU CONSIDER THAT.

DO WE ASK THEM FOR MORE INFORMATION OR DO WE ZERO ON NUMBER 2 AND SAY THIS IS WHAT

YOU COULD FOCUS ON AND MOVE FORWARD? >> WELL, WE SEEM TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IN NUMBER 1. BUT I'M SORRY, NUMBER 2.

BUT NUMBER 1 WE WANT ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION. >> SO HOW ARE WE MOVING FORWARD? IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO BE MADE? IS THERE ADDITIONAL COMMENT?

MS. BALINSKI. >> IF A MOTION IS REQUIRED, THEN I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REQUEST FURTHER CLARIFICATION OF ITEM NUMBER 1. AND DETAILED CLARIFICATION, TO POTENTIALLY LIMIT THE SCOPE. AND THEN NUMBER 2 WOULD BE A ASK TO INCLUDE COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN

THE AUDIT AS WELL. >> SECOND. >> SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON THE THROOR. FLOOR.IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING THE MOTION?

>> CAN YOU CLARIFY IN THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT AS WELL, WHAT DO YOU MARINE BY THAT?

>> YES, I THINK YOU WERE -- >> SORRY. >> -- I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR QUITE A WHILE. AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WE FIND THINGS WHERE THE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM CAN JOIN FORCES AND HAVE SAVINGS, YOU KNOW, IMFT BOTH OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS. AND -- BENEFIT BOTH OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS.

AND SO IF THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE AN AUDIT EVER -- YOU KNOW, AN EFFICIENCY AUDIT IN OUR SYSTEM WHICH WE'RE ABOUT 45% OF THEIR BUDGET, IT'S IN THEIR PARTICULAR PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION, WE SHOULD HAVE -- IT WOULD SEEM TO ME IT WOULDN'T COST THEM A WHOLE LOT MORE TO DO AN AUDIT OF THEIR SYSTEM SO THAT WE COULD SEE IF THEY CAN IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE WE CAN AVOID DUPLICATION OR JUST HAVE BETTER EFFICIENCIES BETWEEN THE TWO OF US, ECONOMIES OF SCALE.

>> CAN I RESPOND TO THAT? >> YES. >> TO ME THAT IS OVERSTEPPING OUR BOUNDARIES. WE DO NOT -- THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DO NOT ANSWER TO US. AND I THINK WE NEED TO STAY IN OUR OWNI DON'T BELIEVE THE ANSW-

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>> AND I WOULD FEEL THAT WE CAN SAY THAT IN REGARD TO THIS AUDIT IN THAT THE STATE HAS LAWS CLEARLY ON THE BOOKS THAT STATE THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BUDGET OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE NOW WANTING TO DRIVE IN OUR LANE TO TELL THE US HOW TO SPEND. SO I THINK THAT CONVERSATION COULD GO BOTH WAYS. AND IN COMMUNICATING, I WOULD SUPPORT THE COUNTY ADDING IN THEIR PORTION INTO NUMBER 2, AND AN AUDIT ALSO BEING DONE ON THEIR COUNTY PROCUREMENTS, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE ARE THERE COST SAVINGS THAT COULD BE FOUND BETWEEN THE TWO ENTITIES.

>> SO I THINK IT'S MIXING TWO THINGS. SO I THINK IT'S -- I DON'T KNOW AS A BOARD THAT WE HAVE THE -- MAYBE AUTHORITY IS NOT THE PROPER WORD HERE.

MAYBE AS A TAXPAYER WE COULD REQUEST THAT AS AN INDIVIDUAL BUT I DON'T KNOW AS A BOARD WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO -- OR THAT WE SHOULD ASK THAT. I THINK THIS IS TWO SEPARATE ISSUES. I DON'T THINK IT'S THAT -- I THINK THEY'RE WANTING TO ENSURE THAT THE MONEY THAT THEY ARE GIVING US OVER AND ABOVE THE MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT IS BEING SENT IN THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY AND WE HAVE DONE ALL THE THINGS WE CAN DO FOR COST SAVINGS.

IN THE EVENT MORE MONEY WAS REQUESTED, IT WAS BUT WE DIDN'T GET IT, IN THE EVENT THAT MORE MONEY IS REQUESTED OR IN THE FUTURE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO GIVE US MORE MONEY, IT GOES IMOAS BOTH WAYS BECAUSE SHOULD THIS HAPPEN IT COULD YIELD THAT WE NEED 20 MORE MILLION DOLLARS. AND AT THAT POINT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO FIND A WAY TO DO THAT. I DON'T THINK IT'S -- I THINK WE'RE MIXING TWO THINGS.

THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. >> YEAH, BOARD OF EDUCATION DOES NOT GIVE MONEY TO THE COMMISSIONERS. THE COMMISSIONERS GIVE MONEY TO THE BOARD OF ED AND IT IS THEIR

RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE IT'S BEEN SPENT EFFICIENTLY. >> I BELIEVE THE LAW STATES THAT

IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO FUND PUBLIC EDUCATION. >> ABSOLUTELY.

AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT MONEY IS -- IS BEING THE MOST -- BEING SPENT IN THE MOST

BENEFICIAL WAY FOR OUR STUDENTS. >> AND I BELIEVE THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. TO ENSURE THAT THOSE FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT IN THE MOST 77 AND

EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT MANNER. >> I JUST DON'T SEE THE HARM.IN HAVING AN EXPERT.

WE ALL TRY TO SAVE MONEY. YOU KNOW, EVEN WITHIN OUR HOMES WE TRY TO SAVE MONEY BUT WE ARE NOT EXPERTS IN THIS. I'M SIMPLY SUGGESTING WE HIRE AN EXPERT.

>> AND WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SAY NO YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

THEY HAVE IN THEIR FULL RIGHTS, MY ONLY -- MY CONCERN IS THAT IT'S GOING TO BE MISSPENDING OF PUBLIC FUNDS. JUST BECAUSE, FOR THEM TO -- FOR ANY OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION TO COME IN AND SAY THAT -- MAKE A DETERMINATION THAT AS A SCHOOL SYSTEM WE ARE UNDERSPENDING, FROM AN EFFICIENCY SPENDING OR WE ARE OVERSPENDING, IS A MASSIVE TASK.

IT IS MASSIVE. AND THAT IS ACTUALLY WHAT THE BOARD OF ED'S SUPPOSED TO DO, IE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY SPENDING COUNTY MONEY. SINCE WE HAVE HISTORICALLY ALWAYS BEEN -- EXPENDITURES FOR PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STATE, I'LL SAY THIS AGAIN, TO ME THIS MEANS THAT WE ARE NOT OUTRAGEOUS IN OUR SPENDING. PLUS WE GIVE THEM A VERY GOOD BANG FOR THEIR BUCK ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF OUR SCHOOL, OF OUR STUDENTS.

SO I JUST THINK THAT IT MIGHT -- WE ARE INUNDATED WITH AUDITS, THE LIST IS TWO TO THREE PAGES LONG ON THE NUMBER OF AUDITS THAT OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM FROM AN INSTRUCTIONAL STANDPOINT, FROM A TNGS STANDPOINT, THERE AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT, THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND THEN FOR OUR COMMISSIONERS FIRST OF ALL TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE NO FAITH IN OUR ABILITY TO CREATE AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS EFFICIENT AND SPENDING PUBLIC FUNDS, WELL, IS A LITTLE BIT DISHEARTENING.

BUT FOR THEM TO HAVE TO CONTRACT FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, AND THAT'S ON THE CHEAP, TO DO THIS, AND YOU KNOW YOU SAID YOU'RE HOPING FOR 1% SAVINGS.

YOU KNOW, THAT COULD EAT INTO THAT. >> OH NO, I'M HOPING FOR MORE

THAN 1% SAVINGS. >> THEY COULD SAY TO BE MORE EFFICIENT YOU SHOULD HAVE 60

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IF THEY WANT TO DO THAT, THAT'S FINE. YOU KNOW, I'LL BE GLAD TO, YOU KNOW -- WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE AUTHORIZING IT. BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT AUTHORITY. WE JUST SAY THAT'S FINE. WE WILL HAVE TO COMPLY.

BUT ANYWAY I JUST -- I JUST WORRY THAT IT'S MISSPENT FUNDS. >> AND ONCE THE BUDGET WAS PROPOSED WE HAD SEVE SEVERAL MO, SEVERAL MEETINGS TO GO OVER THE BUDGET.

THAT WAS OUR JOB. AND THEN ONCE WE SAID OKAY IT GOT SENT OVER.

SO IF WE ARE SAYING THAT WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE AT THAT TIME, AND NOW, TO HAVE AN OUTSIDE ENTITY, MEANING THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WHO IT'S NOT THEIR JOB, THIS IS OUR JOB TO DO THIS.

SO TO HAVE THEM TO COME OVER OR REACH OVER AND SAY OKAY, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT, WE TALK ABOUT PROFESSIONALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, I THINK MR. JOHNSON AND EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS BUDGET, IT'S IN THERE FOR A REASON. SO I DEFINITELY -- I DON'T MIND, YOU KNOW, HAVING AN AUDIT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT JUST WHAT -- I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM CLEAR.

AND FOR THEM TO BE SO CONCERNED NOW, JUST SEEMS A LITTLE PECULIAR TO ME.

>> IT SEEMS TO ME WE ARE SO STUCK ON THE FACT THAT THE COMMISSIONERS ARE LOOKING FOR SOME TYPE OF WRONG DOING. AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IS THE CASE.

>> HOW DO YOU KNOW? >> HOW DO YOU KNOW? >> THEIR ACTIONS.

>> WELL, I'VE NOT SAID THE WORD WRONGDOING THE ENTIRE TIME I'VE SPOKEN.

I'VE JUST SAID TELL US WHAT IT IS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. SO IN THAT, WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS: WHAT SPECIFICALLY DO YOU WANT TO AUDIT? AND WHAT SPECIFICALLY ARE YOU HOPING TO ACHIEVE FROM THAT AUDIT? AND IF IT'S NOT SOMETHING BROAD BASED, THEN YOU HAVE TO BE SPECIFIC. BECAUSE THEY'VE STATED OUT LOUD THEY DIDN'T WANT A BROAD AUDIT. BUT THEN THEY SENT OVER A LETTER WITH NUMBER 1 WHICH IS BROAD WHICH GOES AGAINST WHAT THEY COMMUNICATED AND THEN NUMBER 2, YES, IT'S A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC. BUT IS THIS -- WHAT ARE YOU SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR? IF IT'S NOT WRONGDOING, WHAT IS IT? AND I'M NOT SAYING THEY'RE LOOKING FOR WRONGDOING. I'M SAYING, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

>> SAVING -- COST SAVINGS. >> AGAIN, THAT IS YOU COMMUNICATING THAT, MS. GRENIS.

>> WELL THEN, YOU KNOW, LET'S TRY TO BUILD A BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS SIMPLY BY ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION. >> AND HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT WE

HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP? >> WELL, FROM THE DISCUSSION I'M HAVING HERE, IT DOESN'T SOUND VERY -- LIKE A FRIENDLY CONVERSATION GOING ON.

>> FROM YOUR OVERVIEW I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT MR. WHITE AND MYSELF HAVE ATTEMPTED ON OCCASIONS TO MEET WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. LEADERSHIP OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. TO HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS. TO WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN POSITIVE, NOR HAVE THEY BEEN PROGRESSIVE. SO I WOULD NOT AGREE AND SAY THAT WE'RE NOT MAKING ATTEMPTS TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO BUILD THE -- OUR TRUST WITH THE COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS. AND -- >> IT SEEMS THAT RIGHT NOW, THE ISSUE IS THAT WE DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IN NUMBER 1.

IT'S VERY SIMPLE TO ASK FOR -- >> IF I MAY THOUGH, THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS THAT WE GET CLARIFICATION. AND THEN WE REQUEST THAT THEY ALSO DO AN AUDIT.

SO THAT'S WHAT THE VOTE WOULD BE ON TODAY. >> CORRECT.

>> ARE YOU PICKING UP WHAT I'M THROWING DOWN? SO YOU UNDERSTAND.

SO THAT WAS THE SUGGESTION THAT WAS THE MOTION. AND THAT'S HOW WE VOTE.

WHATEVER WE FEEL. SO -- >> LET'S VOTE THEN.

>> CORRECT, SO THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO ASK THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING NUMBER 1 AND WHAT THEY ARE SEEKING. AND REGARDING NUMBER 2, TO ADD

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IS THAT A SUMMARY OF WHAT YOU SAID DAWN? AND THERE WAS A PROPER SECOND.

SO CALLING FOR VOTE, ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> OPPOSED. >> THE VOTE IS 3-2, MOTION PASSES.

[3. Consent Agenda]

THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR TODAY.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. AND I WILL THANK OUR BOARD ATTORNEY, OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM ATTORNEY MR. ED O'MEALY FOR JOINING OUR MEETING AND PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE. THANK YOU FOR THE LONG DRIVE AND HOPEFULLY AT THE BEGINNING OF

THE MEETING, YOU AND YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GET HOME EARLY. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.

MR. NOVARRO. OH WE HAVE NO ONE -- WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

[5.01 Jordan Hayes]

>> ALL RIGHT GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING ME.

THIS MONTH, I SPEAK TO YOU EVERY MONTH BUT IT IS REALLY AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO SIT HERE AND BE A PART OF THIS EXPERIENCE. IT HAS DEFINITELY AGAIN QUITE AN EXCITING MONTH WITH BACK TO SCHOOL AND THE BEGINNING OF FALL SPORTS SEASON SO IT IS BEEN BUSY AS WELL.

THE STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL WHICH IS JUST A GROUP OF OF STUDENTS WHO AID ME IN JUST DETERMINING WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT CAUSES, WE SHOULD BE WORKING TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENTS, APPLICATIONS FOR THAT COUNCIL HAVE OPENED.

THEY'LL REMAIN OPEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME BECAUSE OF WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW STUDENTS TO GIVE NEW INPIT. IF YOU KNOW OF ANY STUDENTS WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED OR IF YOU ARE A STUDENT WATCHING AND YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE SEND ANY INFO MY WAY, MY NAME IS JORDAN HAYES, YOU CAN LOOK IT UP IN OUTLOOK. SO FAR THERE ARE MEMBERS WHO HAVE APPLIED TO COVER A WIDE GRADE OF SCHOOLS. WE HAVEN'T BEGUN TO BE WORKING, WE WILL DIFFERENTLY BEGIN SOON. THE STUDENTS FOR POSITIVITY PROGRAM HELD THEIR FIRST MEETINGS LAST MONTH. THERE WASN'T A SPEAKER TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT AS YOU ALL NOTICED. JUST DUE TO SOME CONFLICTING SCHEDULES.

HOWEVER THE STUDENTS OF THE PROGRAM ARE INCREDIBLY DEDICATED TO MAKING CCPS A MORE POSITIVE PLACE. THE GROUP WAS EXCITED ABOUT GETTING BACK TO SCHOOL AND THE MEMBERS HAVE LOVED SEEING ALL THE PROACTIVE INVOLVEMENT FROM ALL THE 9TH GRADERS.

STUDENT ATHLETES WHO HAVE JUST BEGUN THEIR FALL SEASON ARE WORKING VERY HARD, AS DR. TOWNSEL SAID RAISE THE BAR. STUDENTS I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF REPRESENTING, SOME AMAZING ADMINISTRATORS FROM VARIOUS SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTY HAVE INVITED ME TO READ TO STUDENTS.

I'M INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO MEET OUR NEXT GENERATION OF STUDENT LEADERS.

THE CALVERT COUNTY HARD AT WORK PLAYING THE FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHICH WILL INCLUDE STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND JOINING YOUR STUDENT COUNCIL AND ATTENDING THE COUNTY WIDE EVENTS. FINALLY STRONG SCHOOLS MARYLAND HAVE BEEN EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND'S FUTURE, BY ATTENDING ONE OF THESE FORUMS I WAS ABLE TO MEET PEOPLE AND BROADEN MY NEEDS FOR THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY.

I'LL BE ATTENDING THE STATEWIDE FORUM ON THE 20TH TO MEET WITH LEGISLATORS AND EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. I'M VERY EXCITED TO BECOME MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THIS.

ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME HERE AND THANK YOU FOR LINNING.

[6.01 Dr. Andrae Townsel]

>> THANK YOU MS. HAYES. NEXT WE'LL HAVE OUR SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

DR. TOWNSEL. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CLAGGETT.

WE WELCOME OUR STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL ON AWK 28TH AND 29TH. IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR. MYSELF ALONG WITH MR. JOHNSON, MR. NAVARRO, WE SAW WITH OUR OWN EYES A GOOD START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR SO I WANT TO COMMEND OUR ADMINISTRATORS, FAMILIES, STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK TO GET US OFF TO AN AMAZING START. ALSO WITH THIS AMAZING START I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. A LOT OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS DOING A LOT OF BACK TO SCHOOL OPPORTUNITY,

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I WAS JUST HAPPY TO SEE THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE INVESTED IN YOUNG PEOPLE RETURNING SUCCESSFULLY BACK TO SCHOOL. AS YOU KNOW THERE'S THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND'S FUTURE, FPILLAR 4 IS THE BLUEPRINT TO BE SUCCESSFUL. I HAD THE STUNT TO MEET WITH THE STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT BUT ALSO THE MARYLAND CONSORTIUM OF SUPPORT, THE PURPOSE WAS TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH DIFFERENT LEA'S WITH OFFERING SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. IN ATTENDANCE WE HAD DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS THE CALVERT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, COMMUNITY HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AND CARE COORDINATION ORGANIZATIONS, SO I WANT TO GIVE A MAJOR SHOUT OUT TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO HAVE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THOSE RESOURCES. ALSO WANTS TO GIVE THE A SPECIAL THANKS TO SNEED'S ACE WHAIR OF DONATION OF $2,000 TO HELP WITH FOOD INSECURITY AND START WITH ANOTHER AMAZING YEAR OF OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE.

AS YOU KNOW WE ARE GOING THROUGH A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. WE HAVE SCHEDULED SEPTEMBER 18TH AND 19TH, WE HAVE OUR 22 FOCUS GROUPS TAKING PLACE AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY FORUMS, ONE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY, ALSO ANOTHER IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY.

MY ASK IS FOR EVERYONE TO BE AS INVOLVED AS YOU CAN POSSIBLY BE SO YOU CAN HAVE INPUT IN A VOICE OF WHAT THE FUTURE OF CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOOK LIKE. U.S. NEWS REPORT JUST RECENTLY CAME OUT WITH ITS RANKINGS OF, I'M PROUD AND HAPPY TO SHARE THAT THE U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT 23-24 BEST HIGH SCHOOLS RANKINGS WERE PUBLISHED LAST WEEK.

REVEALING THAT ALL FOUR OF OUR CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOLS ARE IN HIGH NATIONAL AND METRO AREA RANKING. THAT IS HUNTINGTOWN, NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL, PATUXENT HIGH SCHOOL AND CALVERT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY AND OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION AND ALL OTHER STAKEHOLDERS FOR SUPPORTING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST SYSTEM POSSIBLE. JUST AS YOU KNOW SCHOOLS RANKED IN THE TOP 40% NATIONALLY ACHIEVED THIS STATUS FROM THE U.S. NEWS BEST HIGH SCHOOL AND GAINED ELIGIBILITY TO DISPLAY THE U.S. NEWS TRADEMARK BEST HIGH SCHOOL AWARD BADGES. IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO GET THOSE BADGES ABOUT $300 PER BADGE TO DISPLAY AT EACH SCHOOL I'D LIKE TO DO THAT BUT I UNDERSTAND WE ARE COUNTING OUR POCKETS AND I WANT TO BE -- YOU KNOW, A STEWARD OF OUR FINANCES.

REMINDER: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, IS A TWO HOUR EARLY DISMISSAL FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AS WELL AS THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD IN TERMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF OUR HAC GRADES 6-12 ONLY AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED FOR STUDENTS, TEN AND 11 MONTH EMPLOYEES ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 29TH. THAT CONCLUDES THE

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. >> THANK YOU, DR. TOWNSEL. NEXT WE WILL MOVE INTO ACTION

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MR. TAYLOR. AND MR. GOTT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT CLAGGETT, SUPERINTENDENT TOWNSEL AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I HAVE FULL CONSIDERATION, DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR THE FIRST REQUEST WHICH IS TO GAIN APPROVAL FOR THE USE OF THE OMNI PARTNERS CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF DECKING AT ST. LEONARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE SCOPE OF THIS REPLACEMENT PROJECT INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF METAL DECKING COMPONENTS, PAINTED KICK PLATES, REPLACEMENT OF RAMP DECKING, REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SLIDE ACCESS PLATFORM, ANY NECESSARY HARDWARE, INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF THE

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FUND. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE. >> THERE'S A MOTION.

>> SECOND. >> AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?

MS. BALINSKI. >> JUST MY STANDARD QUESTION ON -- FOR PLAYGROUNDS.

DOES THIS IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY AT ALL? >> THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS JUST A REPLACEMENT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT HAS DETERIORATED BEYOND USAGE.

>> AND SO IT'S TO BASICALLY REPAIR STUFF. SO ANY ECONOMIES OF SCALE? IF WE DID TRY TO INCORPORATE PIECES OF -- DID ANYBODY LOOK AT THAT OR HAS THERE BEEN ANY

REQUEST FOR THAT? >> TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL

PIECES FOR THAT PIECE OF TOTAL EQUIPMENT. >> I'M JUST WONDERING, IS EVERY TIME DR. TOWNSEL EVERY TIME WE LOOK AT A PLAYGROUND I'M JUST WONDERING SINCE WE ARE REQUIRED TO MEET ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS, YOU KNOW, THAT WE SHOULD MAYBE CHIP IN A LITTLE AT A TIME, AS

OPPOSED TO TRYING TO MAKE WHOLESALE UPGRADE. >> IT SAYS A REPLACEMENT OF THE RAMP DECKING. IS THAT HANDY CATCH ACCESSIBILITY OR IS THAT

SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT THERE? >> SO IT'S BASICALLY A ■PLATFORM ABOUT THE SIZE OF THAT TABLE THAT'S SIT BEING IN FRONT OF YOU THAT'S DETERIORATED, IT COMES WTH A RUBBERIZED COATING ON IT, THROUGH YEARS OF WEATHER AND IT'S JUST DETERIORATED AND STARTED TO RUST AND IT'S LOSING ITS COATING WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION. IS THERE A CONCERN FOR SAFETY RIHT NOW FOR STUDENTS WHO MAY

STILL BE USING THIS EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT? >> BECAUSE IT'S A PIECE THAT YOU

TYPICALLY WALK ON THE RISK WOULD BE LOW. >> SO THE QUESTION I HAVE IS: WHAT WAS -- WHAT ANALYSIS WAS DONE BY STAFF TO DETERMINE THAT THE OMNIA PARTNERS CONTRACT WE SHOULD RIDE AS OPPOSED TO PUTTING OUT A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION?

>> SO THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS A GAME TIMEPIECE OF EQUIPMENT. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUY THROUGH THEM IN ORDER TO GET WARRANTY ON THIS EQUIPMENT. IF WE WERE TO BUY AN OEM TYPE OF DECKING AND PLACE IT ON THERE WE WILL LOSE ALL WARRANTY THAT WE HAVE ON THE EQUIPMENT.

>> SO DOES THAT MEAN THIS IS A SOLE SOURCE? >> NO.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S A SOLE SOURCE, NO. I DID GO AND CHECK OTHER COOPERATIVES, FOR OTHER VENDORS, THAT DID PROVIDE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.

AND I MENTIONED IT WHEN I WHEREAS DOING MY LITTLE SPEECH THERE.

ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I THINK THE CONTRACT THAT WE CHOSE TO WRITE OFF WAS BETTER IS BECAUSE OF THE INSTALLATION COST. FOR THE OMNIA PARTNERS CONTRACT INSTALLATION COST WAS ABOUT 27%.

MOST OF THE OTHERS WERE FORMULATE, 45% SO THERE'S COST SAVINGS THERE.

IF WE WERE TO GO OUT TO BID NOW VERSUS WHEN THIS CONTRACT WAS STARTED THE COSTS, WE WOULD LOSE ALL THOSE COST SAVINGS. AS WE ALL KNOW THAT PRICES RISE FOR EVERYTHING.

SO A SOLICITATION NOW WOULD DEFINITELY, I DON'T WANT TO SAY DENT BUT MOST LIKELY BE HIGHER

THAN WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN ON THE UNDERPART OF THIS CONTRACT. >> THANK YOU, ANY OTHER

QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? >> YES, IT'S REPLACEMENT OF MIT AM DECKING, WHAT'S THE NEW ONE

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GOING EXAMINE TO BE MADE OF? >> IT'S IDENTICAL TO THE MANUFACTURER'S ORIGINAL PIECE OF

EQUIPMENT. >> OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT.

THERE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE AND THERE WAS A PROPER SECOND. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THOSE IN FAVOR?

MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

MR. GOTT WILL STAY FOR THE SECOND REQUEST WHICH IS GAIN APPROVAL FOR AN EMERGENCY REPAIR OF A CHILD -- A CHILLER UNIT AT CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL. CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL HAVE TWO CHILLER UNITS THAT ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND ARE IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE REPAIRS.

THE SCOPE OF WORK NECESSARY FOR THE CHILLERS TO BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL ARE WITHIN THE BOARD MEMO IN FRONT OF YOU. THE DACON UNITS ARE PROPRIETARY TO DACON AND ANY REPAIRS DONE ON THESE UNITS HAVE TO BE DONE WITH THEIR PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE. AFTER REPAIRS ARE MADE TO REFIRG PROPERLY. RECONFIGURE TOGETHER. NUMBER 5510, GETTING AN ADDITIONAL QUOTE FOR THIS EMERGENCY REPAIR WAS NOT POSSIBLE.

AS NO OTHER GENERIC UNION COMPANY HAS ACCESS TO DACON'S EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE PROGRAMS. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE EMERGENCY REPAIR FOR $73,570 FOR DACON APPLIED AMERICAS INCORPORATED OF THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA FOR REPAIR OF THE CHILLED WATER UNITS AT CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL. FUNDING FOR THIS REPAIR WILL BE THROUGH LOCAL FUNDS.

>> COLLEAGUES. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND. FULLY DISCUSSION? MS. GRENS?

>> NO I SAW YOUR LIGHT. >> I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. HAVE WE DETERMINED WHY THAT

SYSTEM FAILED? >> THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A PARTICULAR REASON WHY THAT FAILED. THE CHILLER UNIT HAS FOUR OF THESE ON IT.

THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE FOUR. THE OTHER THREE ARE CURRENTLY FUNCTIONAL.

>> OKAY. AND HOW OLD IS THAT SYSTEM? >> IT WAS PUT IN WHEN THE SCHOOL

WAS BUILT, JUST BUILT SO THEY'RE WHAT, TEN YEARS OLD. >> OKAY.

AND SO YOU MENTION THAT THERE WERE FOUR UNITS AND ONE OF THE UNITS WENT -- I WAS GOING TO ASK A QUESTION. REPLACING THIS UNIT, WAS THERE CONSIDERATION TO -- FOR IT TO BE REPLACED WITH SOMETHING DIFFERENT? BUT NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY WE NEED TO -- THE NEED TO STICK WITH WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. SINCE IT'S FOUR UNITS AND NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST ONE. SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> YEAH, I ASKED THAT SAME QUESTION THAT, YOU KNOW, HAD HAD HE LOOKED AT UPDATING THE ENTIRE EQUIPMENT BUT IT WOULD JUST WOULD BE ECLIPSED, YOU KNOW THE COST TO REPAIR THE COMPRESSOR.

I HAD JUST MADE THE REQUEST THAT WHEN IT SAYS RIGHT HERE THAT THIS IS A NONCOMPETITIVE BID, IF WE COULD JUST BE PROVIDED WITH BACKUP. YOU KNOW, THAT YOU WERE VERY HELPFUL IN SENDING EVEN THE E-MAIL CHAIN, YOU KNOW, THE BACK AND FORTH WITH THE VENDOR AND THE LIKE. AND THAT KIND OF THING JUST HELPS US IN KNOWING, YOU KNOW, HAVE WE DOTTED ALL THE I'S AND THE LIKE ON MAKING SURE THAT WE'VE ASSESSED OUR PURCHASING CAPABILITY. YOU KNOW, AND THEY'RE GETTING THE RIGHT PRICE.

SO I THINK THIS PRICE ACTUALLY INCREASED FROM WHAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY SAID.

IS THAT TRUE? >> YES. IT DID INCREASE FROM THE ORIGINAL MEMO THAT WAS SENT. EARLIER IN THE YEAR, SO WHEN WE REACHED BACK OUT TO GET AN ITEMIZED LIST OF THE COST FOR THOSE CHILLER UNITS, NOT CHILLER UNITS, THE COMPRESSORS FOR THE

UNITS, HAD WENT UP. >> THAT'S A SHAME. OKAY.

THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THE THIRD REQUEST IS TO GAIN APPROVAL FOR AN EMERGENCY REPAIR OF THE INTERCOM SYSTEM AT HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

IN JUNE OF 2023 HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WHICH CAUSED SEVERAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO FAIL IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS. THE INTERCOM SYSTEM AT HUNTINGTOWN HOSPITAL, TO BE CLEAR HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL HAS ALL CALL AND BELLS

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COMMERCIAL CABLING AND SOUND ISSUED A QUOTE THAT WOULD PROVIDE SYSTEM REPAIRS FOR 66,544. THIS QUOTE IS FOR REPAIR OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM AND NOT A FULL REPLACEMENT AS THERE ARE COMPONENTS THAT ARE STILL OPERATIONAL.

THE SECOND QUOTE FOR CCPS WAS AT A FULL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT, DOUBLE THE COST OF THE REPAIR.

GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING FULL COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES, FOR EACH AND EVERY CLASSROOM, THE OPTION TO GO OUT TO BID WOULD HAVE IRCHLT SEVERELY DELAYED THE REPAIR PROCESS.

IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN A LOWER PRICE BUT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT WE OWOULD HAVE HAD WE WENT OUT TO BID. THE EMERGENCY REPAIR OPTION ALLOWS CCPS ALLOWS TO GET FULLY OPERATIONAL AND WE BELIEVE IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL OF OUR STAKE HOLDERS.

WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THIS AMOUNT FOR THE INTERCOM SYSTEM OF HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, FUNDING FOR THIS REPAIR WOULD BE THROUGH LOCAL FUNDS.

>> IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND ON THE FLOOR. FOR APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST.

ANY DISCUSSION? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED THAT THIS -- THAT THE BUILDING WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN JUNE. SO WHY ARE WE DOING THIS RIGHT NOW? WITH WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN JUNE AND NOW THAT WE COULDN'T -- BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE PROCESS DOES TAKE A LONG TIME. BUT IF WE KNEW BIT IN JUNE, WHAT

WAS THE DELAY THAT CAUSED US TO BE ONLY HERE RIGHT NOW DOING IT? >> THERE WAS NOT TOTAL FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM. IN JUNE WE CAME ACROSS THE LIGHTNING STRIKE WITH THE JOCKEY PUMP WHICH IS LISTED HERE AS THE FIRST ITEM. THAT WAS THE FIRST ITEM, WE FOUND THAT HAD FAILED. AS TIME WENT ON AROUND WE STARTED MOVING INTO JULY, COMPONENTS OF THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM ALSO STARTED TO FAIL. AND REPAIRS WERE MADE AS THEY CAME UP. AND SAME THING WITH THE INTERCOM SYSTEM.

IT'S LATE JULY INTO AUGUST BEFORE THE INTERCOM SYSTEM STARTED TO FAIL.

WE'RE TYING IT TO THE LIGHTNING STRIKE. THERE'S NOTHING TO SAY THAT THAT'S THE ABSOLUTE ANSWER. BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A PROGRESSIVE TYPE OF PROBLEM, POPPING UP FROM

THAT PARTICULAR STRIKE. >> THANK YOU. I WOULD SAY THAT I KNOW THAT BECAUSE WE'RE ALL -- WELL MOST OF US ARE QUITE FAMILIAR WITH HOW LONG A BID PROCESS CAN TAKE.

SO IN KNOWING THAT, IT WOULD BEHOOVE ALL OF US TO, YOU KNOW, TO REALLY BE PROACTIVE WHEN WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT. I'M ON A SOAPBOX AND NOT DIRECTED TO YOU MONTH GOTT OR TO YOU MR. TAYLOR. BUT SPECIFICALLY TO BE MINDFUL OF THOSE THINGS BECAUSE I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE GET INTO A SITUATION NOT SPECIFICALLY TO THIS BUT WHERE WE MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THINGS EARLY ON AND BE PROACTIVE WE WIND UP PAYING MORE MONEY FOR THINKS WHEN, YOU KNOW, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO GO. SO I APPRECIATE THE EXPLANATION

AND THANK YOU. >> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S BROKEN IN A SCHOOL, WE HAVE STAFF AVAILABLE TO GO AND KIND OF TRIAGE WHEN THINGS OCCUR,

YES? >> YES, AND BASICALLY THAT'S HOW MOST OF THE FIRE ALARM COMPONENTS WERE DONE. OUR IN HOUSE STAFF WERE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE REPAIRS.

THEY WERE ALSO ABLE TO GET THE ALL CALL SYSTEM AND THE BELL SYSTEM BACK ONLINE IN THE

INTERCOM AS IT STARTED TO FAIL. >> WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR WHICH IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S BROKEN THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED, HOW WILL THIS NOTIFY YOU ALL?

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? >> IN THIS CASE THEY DIDN'T NOTIFY US.

WE WERE ABLE TO FIND THAT AS WE WERE WORKING ONSITE. IT WAS JUST A PROGRESSION OF, WELL THIS IS BROKE AND IT JUST MOVED ON AND ON TO OTHER SYSTEMS AS WE WERE ONSITE.

>> NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. BUT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE DOORS BEING BROKEN AT HUNTINGTOWN HIGH

SCHOOL? >> NO, I'M NOT SURE THAT I -- >> AND YOU KNOW WHAT JUST BECAUSE WE ARE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION, I WAS THERE TODAY AND THEY HAVE A WHOLE SET OF DOORS BLOCKED OFF AT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. WHICH SEEMS TO ME LIKE MIGHT BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR EGRESS IN THE EVENT THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY OR A FIRE AND THEY HAVE IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE A HALLOWEEN DISPLAY. IT WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU.

>> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MS. BALINSKI. >> WHEN YOU SAY LOCAL FUNDING,

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IS THAT A SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT? WHO PAYS FOR THIS? >> SO THIS IS CURRENTLY BEING PAID OUT OF THE OPERATIONS BUDGET, OUT OF REPAIRS LINE. WE ARE HOPING TO MAKE A CLAIM THROUGH MAY TO BE REIMBURSED BECAUSE THIS WAS A LIGHTNING STRIKE.

>> OH EXCELLENT. YES I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT.

>> ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION -- OH JORDAN. I APOLOGIZE.

MS. HAYES. >> I HAVE -- I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.

SO SINCE THIS IS HAVING TO BE REDONE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR SINCE IT IS AN EMERGENCY REPLACEMENT, HOW IS STUDENT INSTRUCTION GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THIS REPAIR?

>> SO BASICALLY, THE ONLY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT'S BEING REPLACED IS WHAT'S CALLED A HEAD END UNIT TO THE INTERCOM SYSTEM WHICH IS IN A CLOSET UNTO ITSELF.

SO WHILE THIS IS BEING DONE, STUDENTS WON'T EVEN KNOW THAT SOMEBODY'S THERE WORKING ON IT.

WE WON'T DO IT WHILE THE BELLS AND THE ALL CALL SYSTEM ARE OPERATIONAL DURING THE SCHOOL

DAY. WE'LL DO IT SOME OTHER TIME. >> THANK YOU.

AND THEN JUST ONE MORE. BECAUSE THIS WAS SUCH AN ODD EVENT GETTING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, HAVE WE LOOKED INTO ANY OTHER METHODS OF COMMUNICATION OR SOMETHING TEN TO AN INTERCOM SYSTEM THAT IS AS EFFECTIVE THAT WOULDN'T BE IMPACTED IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS

WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN AGAIN? >> TYPICALLY MOST SCHOOLS HAVE AN INTERCOM SYSTEM OR A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. WHETHER IT'S DONE THROUGH THE INTERCOM OR WHETHER THEY ARE PHONE TYPE OF DEVICES. BUT ALL OF THEM HAVE SIMILAR TYPES OF EQUIPMENT.

>> THANK YOU. >> MR. GOTT WITH MOST OF THE SCHOOLS DO THEY HAVE SOME SORT OF LIGHTNING RODS OR GROUNDING SYSTEMS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON THE SCHOOLS TO --

>> ANYTHING THAT'S BEEN BUILT PROBABLY IN THE LAST 20 YEARS HAVE -- YOU'LL SEE THEM AROUND THE ROOFS. I DON'T KNOW HOW EFFECTIVE THEY ARE IN MY EXPERIENCE WITH LIGHTNING, WHETHER YOU HAVE A ROD ON THE HOUSE OR NOT IF YOU GET STRUCK BY LIGHTNING YOU'RE

NOT IN CONTROL. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT.

NO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS? SO I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE. THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDATION. AWE THOSE IN FAVOR?

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MR. GOTT. THE FINAL REQUEST IS ON BEHALF OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION WHICH IS TO GAIN APPROVAL FOR A DESIGN-BUILD CONSTRUCTION SERVICE PROJECT FOR A WELL REPLACEMENT AT MUTUAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

IN JANUARY OF 2023 CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS POSTED A REQUEST FOR CLASSIFICATIONS FROM DESIGN BUILD CONSTRUCTION SERVICES ON AN ON CALL BASIS AT VARIOUS SCHOOL SITES THROUGHOUT CALVERT COUNTY. KELLER CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OF MOUNT ARIE MARYLAND, WAS ONE PROVIDED ON CALL SERVICES, THE CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT HAS A DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT, AND KELLER CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SUBMITTED A BID, THE SCOPE OF THIS WORK OF THE WORK IS ON THE SCREEN BUT AS TOLLS THERE IS A WELL REPLACEMENT WHICH INCLUDES DRILLING OF A NEW WELL, ABANDONMENT OF THE EXISTING WELT, DESIGN OF NEW TANKS, PLUMBING AND CONNECTIONS TO THE NEW WELL AND WELL PUMP. FOR SITE PERMITTING, SURVEY AND BASE PLAN DEVELOPMENT, PRIVATE UTILITY MARKINGS, PLOT PLAN SHOWING NEW EXISTING WELL AND LOCATIONS AND PERMITTING CONNECTIONS FOR MDE AND THE CALVERT COUNTY DEPARTMENT, AND DESIGN INSTALLATION OF THE NEW TANKS AS REQUIRED AND INSTALLATION OF AN EXCHANGED IRON TREATMENT SYSTEM IF REQUIRED. TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND INFORMATION IN FY 21, THERE WAS A CIP SUBMISSIONS, CCP ASKED FOR $100,000 WHICH WAS FOR THE FY 23 TO RELINE THE WELL AND FOR LIMITED REPLACEMENT OF WELL APUAPPURTENANCES. THEREFORE THE FUTURE REQUEST OF $100,000 WAS REVISED TO $250,000. HOWEVER THE $250,000 PRICE WAS BASED ON A SWALLOWER WELL WITHIN THE EXISTING AQUIFER. IT HAS SINCE BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE AQUA OFFICER IS NOT A SUSTAINABLE, BECAUSE OF POCKETS OF THE PROJECT SCOPE WILL INCLUDE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 1300 FOOT DEEP WELL REQUIRED WATER TREATMENT MISTLES

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>> IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND ON THE FLOOR. ANY DISCUSSION?

>> YES. >> MS. BALINSKI. >> WELL IT TOOK MY BREATH AWAY WHEN IT SAID THAT WE HAD TO DIG A 1300 FOOT WELL. TO REACH AN ADEQUATE AQUIFER.

AND THIS GIVES RISE, MR. NAVARRO I GUESS, THIS WOULD BE YOUR BAILIWICK, WE HAVE A LOT OF SCHOOLS ON WELLS. AND ARE WE GOING TO BE INSECURING, YOU KNOW, WHO WOULD DO A STUDY THAT WOULD SAY THAT WE ARE AT RISK, AT CERTAIN WELLS? DO YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS ADEQUACY OF THE WATER LEVEL OR WHATEVER IT WAS THAT CAUSED THIS, AND THEY ACTUALLY SAY ARSENIC AND IRON. YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE DO WATER TESTING, A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WATER TESTING SO I'M NOT WORRIED FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IF THE NEXT WELL WE HAVE TO DIG IS DOWN AT THIS LEVEL THAT'S A HUGE EXTENT FOR US. SO I'LL JUST WONDER, DO WE GET ANY KIND OF ASSESSMENT FROM STATE PEOPLE OR I DON'T KNOW IF THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE THAT EXPERTISE BUT JUST ON THE STATE

OF OUR WELLS? >> (INAUDIBLE) ALL THOSE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT COMES UP TESTING OUR WATER. BUT THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, I'LL TOLL UP. WHAT CAN BE DONE, SURVEYED TO SEE THEIR ABILITY AND LIFE CYCLE. WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THAT AROUND REPORT BACK TO YOU.

>> OKAY. I MEAN THIS IS JUST FROM A RISK PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW MAYBE WE COULD BE A LITTLE BIT PROACTIVE. I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT JUST TRYING TO PRESERVE THE WELLS THAT WE

HAVE RIGHT NOW AT THOSE LEVELS. THANK YOU. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

PASSES. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT THANK YOU.

[7.02 Blueprint Update]

>> NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE BLEUPT UPDATE. DR. SAMPSON.

-- BLUEPRINT UPDATE. DR. SAMPSON. >> GRARN PRESIDENT CLAGGETT, DR. TOWNSEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'M THE COORDINATE FOR MARYLAND'S FUTURE, TODAY YOU WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A REVIEW OF OUR AT ALL TIMES WITH THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION BOARD, EXPERT REVIEW TEAMS UPDATE, NATIONALITY BOARD CERTIFICATION UPDATE AND CAREER COUNSELING STATUS. AS YOU MAY RECALL OUR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WAS SUBMITTED MARCH 15TH, 2023. SINCE THEN WE RECEIVED AIG APPROVAL FOR OUR IMPLEMENTATION LAN WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT WE FINALIZE OUR YEAR COUNSELING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OR MOU WITH THE TRICOUNTY COUNCIL FOR SOUTHERN MARYLAND. SPECIFICALLY WE WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE AN AGREED UPON BUDGET FOR THE CAREER COUNSELING PROGRAM TO ACCOMPANY THE MOU.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE'VE SUBMITTED THE AGREED UPON BUDGET TO THE AIB AND HAVE NO FURTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR MARCH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. OUR EXPERT REVIEW TEAMS IS A COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REVIEW PROCESS INITIATED BY THE MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. OR MSDE. TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTS OF THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND'S FUTURE IN SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE.

MSDE INDICATED THAT THERE ARE 300 REVIEWERS THAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO HIRE.

AND EACH LEA HAS REVIEWERS. I'M CURRENTLY WAITING ON A LIST FROM MSDE IN TERMS OF HOW MANY

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HOWEVER, REVIEWRS WILL NOT VISIT SCHOOLS IN THEIR OWN DISTRICT ONCE THOSE REVIEWS BEGIN. ALL SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND WILL BE REVIEWED OVER TIME BASED OFTEN A DEFINED SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE ORDER OF SCHOOL VISITS.

SCHOOLS WILL BE RATED BY CATEGORY BASED ON AN APPROVED RUBRIC AND THAT INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED PUBLICLY AND MADE AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS PRIOR TO SCHOOL VISITS OCCURRING.

DISTRICTS MAY REQUEST REVIEW OF A SCHOOL THAT'S NOT ON THE LIST AND THAT REQUEST PROCESS WILL BE COMING OUT SOON. AS OF AUGUST 22ND THERE ARE TETENTATIVELY SIX CCPS SCHOOLS THIS YEAR, HOWEVER THAT LIST HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED. WE MAY GET CONFIRMATION AS SOON AS SEPTEMBER 21ST AT THE NEXT AIB MEETING. FOR OUR NATIONAL BOARD UPDATE, NATIONAL BORN CERTIFICATION IS PRIORITIZED IN THE -- BOARD CERTIFICATION IS PRIORITIZED IN THE BLUEPRINT AND CONTINUES TO BE A PRIORITY IN THE CCPS IN TERMINATES OF INCREASING OUR NUMBER OF TEACHERS WHO ARE NATIONALLY BOARD CERTIFIED. CURRENTLY WE HAVE 19 TEACHERS WITH NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION. OF THOSE 19, ALL ARE WOMEN AND ONE OF NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS. EFFORTS WERE MADE TO RECRUIT ADDITIONAL HIGH QUALITY AND DIVERSE TEACHERS TO EXPAND AND DIVERSIFY OUR COHORT AND CERTIFY OUR TEACHER LIST. THE MORE TEACHERS WE RECRUIT FOR THE PROCESS, THE HIGHER THE ODDS FOR EXPANDING OUR NUMBERS. PART OF OUR RECRUITING EFFORTS WERE, EVIDENT DURING OUR FALL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 6TH, WE HAD REALLY GOOD TEARCHES AND WE ASKED PRINCIPALS ALSO TO RECOMMEND TEACHERS THAT THEY SEE ARE HIGH QUALITY AND DIVERSE AS WELL.

AND SO WE EXTENDED INVITATIONS TO THOSE STAFF. FOR OUR CAREER COUNSELING PROGRAM, WE HAVE SIGNED THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND AND TRICOUNTY COUNCIL FOR SOUTHERN MARYLAND TO PROVIDE CAREER COUNSELING SERVICES TO ALL STUDENTS IN GRADES 6 TO 12. CCPS WILL BE HIRING WITH BLUEPRINT FUNDING TEN CAREER ADVISORS, ONE WILL BE PLACED AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL, THESE ARE TEN MONTH CASE EMPLOYEES.

ADDITIONALLY ONE CAREER ADVISOR WILL SERVE AS THE CAREER ADVISOR COORDINATOR.

THAT INDIVIDUAL WILL WORK 11 MONTHS AND HELP TO COORDINATE BETWEEN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND, CAREER ADVISORS WILL BEGIN IN SCHOOLS IN EARLY OCTOBER. WHEN CAREER ADVISORS START THEY WILL SPEND MUCH OF THEIR FIRST DAYS IN SCHOOLS GETTING TO KNOW STUDENTS AND THE BUILDING IN ADDITION TO COMPLETING ON BOARDING TRAININGS THAT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE TRICOUNTY COUNCIL.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND PLANS AT AN UPCOMING BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING BUT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT CURRENTLY IS FOR THE HIRED STAFF TO WORKED WITH STUDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING FOUR AREAS. SO CAREER AND SELF AWARENESS, WHERE THEY BASICALLY WILL LEARN ABOUT CAREER PATHS, JOB FUNCTIONS, INDUSTRIES FIELDS AND ROLES. CAREER EXPLANATION, EXPLORATION AND IDENTIFICATION, WHERE THEY WOULD -- WELL, LET ME BACK UP. SO CAREER AND SELF AWARENESS, WHERE THEY WOULD EXPLORE STRENGTHS, SKILLS AND INTERESTS. THE CAREER EXPLORATION AND IDENTIFICATION THEY WILL LEARN ABOUT THE PATHS, INDUSTRIES, FIELDS AND ROLES. FOR CAREER PREP AND PLANNING, IDENTIFY CAREER FIELDS OF INTEREST, AND CREATE THEIR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PLANS. AND THEN CAREER COMPETENCIES AND TRAINING, IN ORDER TO INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO SUPPORTS THAT ENABLE SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT AND RETENTION, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS ESTABLISHING ONGOING COLLABORATION WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND OTHER PARTNERS TO DEVELOP A SHARED SET OF COMPETENCIES WHICH WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE CAREER ADVISING WORK. THE CAREER ADVISING WORK WILL ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO STUDENTS TO HELP ACCESS WORKPLACE LEARNING EXPERIENCES SUCH AS

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THE GOAL IS FOR THESE TO BE DEEP ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS TO GAIN BLUEPRINT PERSPECTIVE AND POSITIONAL IMPACT. MEANING HOW OUR PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION AFFECTS STAFF DIRECTLY. A PROTOCOL IS BEING DEVELOPED TO ENSURE THE DEPTH OF RESPONSES PROVIDES US WITH THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO DETERMINE FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.

SCHOOL FEEDER PATTERN FOCUS GROUPS WILL ALSO BE DESIGNED AS LISTENING SESSIONS SO THAT STAFF HAVE A CHANCE TO EXPRESS THOUGHTS, HOPES, FEARS AND OPPORTUNITIES REGARDING THE BLUEPRINT IN CALVERT COUNTY. SO FOR OUR NEXT STEPS, MOVING FORWARD WE WAIT FOR GUIDANCE FROM MSDE AND OUR TIME LINE IS INDICATED ON THIS SLIDE. THE AIB INDICATED WE SHOULD RECEIVE OUTCOME MEASURES TO PREPARE US FOR THE WRITING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE 2 IN OCTOBER. THE EXPERT REVIEW TEAM SITE VISITS ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE STATE IN OCTOBER, SO AGAIN ONCE THOSE DATES AND SCHOOLS ARE IDENTIFIED, WE WILL PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. OUR FOCUS GROUPS WITH STAFF WILL BEGIN IN NOVEMBER.

AND DATES WILL BE PUBLISED AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM THOSE. AND OUR PLAN IS TO HOLD TWO TOWN HALL MEETINGS JUST AS WE DID LAST YEAR, IN DECEMBER AND FEBRUARY, FOR THE COMMUNITY.

LEADING UP TO OUR PLANNED SUBMISSION IN MARCH OF 2024. THAT CONCLUDES MY BLUEPRINT

UPDATE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? >> COLLEAGUES.

MS. GRENIS. >> WHEN YOU'RE TALKING THOSE STAKE HOLDER ENGAGEMENTS IS THIS

OCCURRING AT ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL? >> SO THE IDEAS THAT WE WOULD

HAVE ONE SITE WHERE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH COME TOGETHER. >> SO THEY ALL MEET AT THE SAME

TIME? >> YEAH, AND WE WOULD DO THAT IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ACROSS THE

COUNTY. >> OKAY. ONE OTHER QUESTION.

WHEN YOU ARE TALKING CAREER COUNSELING OR THE STUDENTS FROM SIXTH GRADE TO 12TH GRADE, I'M THINKING OF A SIXTH GRADE IRWHO PROBABLY HAVE A WIDE ARRAY OF POSSIBILITIES THAT THEY WANT TO GO TO. HOW HARD IS -- HOW HARD IS IT FOR THEM TO CROSS OVER INTO A DIFFERENT AREA? LIKE I'M THINKING OF A CHILD MAYBE HAS THE PERSPECTIVE THAT THEY WANT TO GO INTO MAYBE A CTA PROGRAM, BUT THEN, YOU KNOW, 10TH GRADE THEY SWITCH TO A COLLEGE PATH. IS THAT POSSIBLE OR -- YOU KNOW -- ARE WE STARTING THIS TOO

YOUNG? >> I DON'T BELIEVE WE ARE. BECAUSE IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IT'S ABOUT EXPLORATION AND PROVIDING THEM WITH EXPOSURE TO THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS.

THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY COMMITTING TO A PATH THAT EARLY. >> SO THEY'RE NOT BEING TRACKED

ONTO SOMETHING -- > NO THEY'RE NOT. >> OKAY THAT MAKES MORE

SEVERANCE. >> I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP TO THAT. A LOT OF MY PEERS THAT I'VE TALKED TO CROSS COUNTY, WE WERE -- MY CLASS, CLASS OF 2025 IS THE FIRST CLASS THAT WAS AFFECTED BY THE ADDITION OF THE HEALTH 2 CURRICULUM AND IT WAS IMPLEMENTED -- I PROMISE I HAVE A POINT -- IT WAS IMPLEMENTED WHEN WE WERE FRESHMEN IN HIGH SCHOOL.

WHICH IS WHEN WE ALREADY CREATED OUR 74 YEAR PLAN, THE CREDITS WE WANTED TO RECEIVE TO PROJECT OURSELVES INTO A BETTER POSITION GOING INTO COLLEGE. WITH THAT BEING SAID WE WEREN'T THINKING ABOUT THAT BEFORE THE END 8TH GRADE, IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WEAR CONCERNED ABOUT CREATING THOSE FOUR YEAR PLANS AND MOLDING IT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS EFFECTIVE, VERY SIMILAR QUESTION TO MS. GRENIS, DO WE THINK IT'S EFFECTIVE TO HAVE CAREER COUNSELING TO SUCH A DEGREE BEYOND EXPLORATION? I DISPLORD, MY PEERS EXPLORED WHEN WE WERE IN SIXTH GRADE.

WE HAD LIKE CAREER SESSIONS, WE SAT DOWN TOOK A TEST AND RESEARCHED LIKE TEN DIFFERENT CAREERS. AND THAT WAS GREAT BECAUSE MY PEERS WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO, WHAT THEY WANTED TO GET INTO. THEY WERE EXPLORING.

SO IS IT REALLY GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE PUTTING PEOPLE INTO PLACE BEFORE THE END OF EIGHTH GRADE, IF OUR STUDENTS ARE ALREADY GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF WHAT WE HAVE?

>> SO THE INTEMPSHIPS AND APPRENTICE SHIMS ARE THAT IS HANDS ON EXPERIENCE AND EXPOSURE. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE ARE NECESSARILY ASKING MIDDLE SCHOOL

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THEM TO EXPLORE THAT AS THEY GO THROUGH THOSE YEARS. >> THIS ISN'T SOMETHING YOU TOUCHED ON BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS. ARE THE COMMUNITY SERVICE CREDITS GOING TO CHANGE UNDER

THE BLUEPRINT? >> I HAVE NOT HEARD ANY INDICATION THAT THAT WOULD BE THE CASE. THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY DISCUSSION OF THAT.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT MS. HAYES SAID, MS. HAYES I THINK ONE POSITIVE WITH THE INTERNSHIPS AND A STUDENT TOUCHING BASE WITH SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS THEM, THEY LEARN IN HIGH SCHOOL, IF THEY LIKE IT OR NOT.

WHEREAS, ONCE THEY LEAVE HIGH SCHOOL, THEN THEY CAN MAKE A DECISION TO CHANGE GEARS, GO TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, GO INTO A DIFFERENT TRADE SCHOOL, LEARN SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY.

SO I LOOK AT IT AS A POSITIVE TO EARLIER, WE LEARN AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE THINK WE LIKE.

BUT WE MAY NOT LIKE, THE BETTER, BECAUSE IT ALLOWS FOR MORE TIME FOR US TO COURSE-CORRECT AND DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO MOVE INTO AREAS THAT DO INTEREST US. SO I GUESS IT COULD BE A

POSITIVE AND A NEGATIVE. DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT. >> JUST FOLLOW UP.

I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH HAVING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES, INTERNSHIPS THINGS LIKE THAT COMING INTO HIGH SCHOOL, 100%. I SEE MY PEERS BENEFITING FROM THE CT RAMPLET PROGRAM, THE BIOMEDICAL PATHWAY OFFERS SHADOWING IN SENIOR YEAR AND MY PEERS BEFORE THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY. I STAND QUESTIONING HOW EFFECTIVE IT WOULD BE

IMPLEMENTING SO EARLY INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL. >> MY TWO CENTS ON THAT IS THAT YOU CAN'T START EARLY ENOUGH. AND I SEE ONE OF THE -- YOU KNOW, WE USED TO -- MY HUSBAND HAD AN ENGINEERING COMPANY AND WE WOULD GO INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND WOE GET TREMENDOUS QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY HAD CAREER NIGHT OR CAREER DAY OR WHATEVER IT'S CALLED.

AND HE WOULD BE ASKED INCREDIBLY INSIGHTFUL QUESTIONS BY MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AND IF THEY HAD BIN -- AND THEN WHEN WE GOT TO -- WHEN THEY GOT INTO HIGH SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, MY HUSBAND WOULD GIVE ENGINEERING AWARDS TO SOME STUDENTS. AND I REMEMBER HIM SAYING IF ONLY THEY HAD KNOWN TO START ALONG THAT PATH A LITTLE BIT EARLIER IT WOULD HAVE MADE THEIR TIME IN HIGH SCHOOL A LOT BETTER. SO I'M ALL FOR CAREER COUNSELING. I'M SO GLAD WE'RE GETTING THEM EVEN IN EVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I DO HOPE THAT WE CAN UTILIZE THEM TO THE FULL EXTENT THAT'S HELPFUL TO THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF. BUT COULD YOU -- I MUST HAVE MISSED THIS BECAUSE WE NORMALLY DO GET JOB POSTS. BUT COULD WE SEE, GET JOB DESCRIPTIONS, SPECIFIC DUTIES, WHAT -- HOW THEY SPEND THEIR DAYS, HOW MANY STUDENTS THEY THINK THINK WELL BE TOUCHING? NOT TOUCHING BUT INTERACTING WITH, DURING THE DAY? AND ALSO, WHO DO THESE PEOPLE

REPORT TO? >> SO WE CAN DEFINITELY PROVIDE THE JOB DESCRIPTION.

HOWEVER, THAT IS STILL KIND OF EVOLVING AS THE PROGRAM EVOLVES BUT THE GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION ON THE POSTING WE CAN PROVIDE. AND IT MAY LOOK DIFFERENT AT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS BASED ON THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS THAT THE CAREER ADVISORS ARE WORKING WITH.

>> RIGHT. >> AND WHAT WAS YOUR SECOND QUESTION AGAIN?

>> I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHO THEY REPORT TO, WHO THESE CAREER COUNSELORS --

>> MS. AIKENS WOULD BE THEIR DIRECT SUPERVISOR. >> I KNOW MIDDLE SCHOOLERS GET GLIMPSES OF CTA. BUT IF THEY COULD -- YOU KNOW, THERE SIXTH GRADE ON, IF YOU HAVE THIS INTEREST HERE IS WHAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE HERE IN OUR COUNTY AS FAR AS THE PATHWAY GOES. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT EARLIER INTRODUCTION PERHAPS BECAUSE THAT'S OUR GENOME RIGHT, IS TO EVENTUALLY GET WHAT IS IT 45% OF ALL STUDENTS GRADUATING EITHER

THROUGH -- OR GRADUATING WITH A CERTIFICATION. >> OR ABREN ADVERTISESHIP.

>> OR APPRENTICESHIP, RIGHT. SO WE REALLY NEED TO EMPHASIZE THE CAREER SIDE OF THINGS.

AND IT'S GREAT THAT THE STATE IS HELPING US DO IT FOR THEM. THANK YOU.

>> I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT SOMETHING THAT I'M FAMILIAR WITH CTA DOING.

THEY'VE ACTUALLY DOING -- LAST YEAR I THINK IS THE LAST YEAR THAT THEY DID LIKE A TRICK OR

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AND THAT'S YOU'RE TALKING ELEMENTARY AT THAT LEVEL WHICH I THOUGHT WAS REALLY COOL.

>> GREAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENT TOO. I WANT TO GO BACK TO SLIDE NUMBER 3 WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT THE TENTATIVE SIX IN CPS. WHEN YOU SAY TENTATIVE HAVE THEY GIVEN US THE NAMES AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT'S NOT APPROVED OR HAVE THEY NOT LEAKED ANY INFORMATION

REGARDING WHO THE SCHOOLS MAY BE? >> INFORMATION WAS SHARED AT A STATE BOARD MEETING. BUT THEY TOLD US THAT THAT INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE SHARED

BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN MADE OFFICIAL. >> ALL RIGHT, THANKS FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. AND THEN TO THE NEXT SLIDE REGARDING NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION, WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS FOR THE LACK OF DIVERSIFICATION, WELL, THE LACK OF DIVERSITY WHEN IT COMES TO NBC AND WHAT CAN POSSIBLY WE THE BOARD DO TO INCREASE THAT

DIVERSITY? >> SO WE HAVEN'T YET IDENTIFIED THOSE.

WE ASKED CANDIDATES WHY OR WHY NOT, AND I JUST SPOKE TO ONE TODAY ACTUALLY, WHO'S DECIDED NOT TO. AND ASKED THE REASONS. AND IN THAT PARTICULAR CASE THEY'RE CLOSER TO RETIREMENT THAN THOUGHT. AND WOULD PREFER NOT TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME. SO IT JUST -- IT VARIES AMONG THE POTENTIAL CANDIDATES.

BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO LOOK MORE INTO, TO DETERMINE WHAT THOSE BARRIERS MIGHT BE. BUT I DO KNOW THAT SOMETIMES, BECAUSE WE HAD SOME FOLKS THAT WE TALKED TO IN OTHER COUNTIES, IT IS A MATTER OF SUPPORT AND WHAT THAT SUPPORT LOOKS LIKE AND WHERE THAT SUPPORT COMES FROM. SO THAT'S WHY YEAR ALSO TRYING TO RAMP UP OUR SUPPORT STRUCTURE HERE IN CALVERT COUNTY AND EXPAND OUR NATIONAL BOARD FACILITATORS WHO HELP CANDIDATES

THROUGH THAT PROCESS. >> WHEN YOU SAY SUPPORT YOU MEAN SUPPORT MEANING MENTORING AND

HAVING ASSISTANCE AS FAR AS THAT OR DO YOU MEAN FINANCIAL? >> SUPPORT ASSISTANCE ASIDE FROM

FINANCIAL. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. AND THEN REGARDING THE CAREER COUNSELING, ARE YOU ABLE TO SHARE A COPY OF THE MOU WITH THE BOARD?

>> YES. >> IF YOU COULD DO THAT WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

AND THEN ALSO, YOU MENTION THAT THE BUDGET IS FINALIZED. JUST TO CLARIFY, THE BUDGET WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE SCHOOL SYSTEM OR WILL TRICOUNTY BE ADMINISTERING THE BUDGET?

>> WE WILL BE ADMINISTERING THE BUDGET. >> OKAY THANK YOU, THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. MR. WHITE DO YOU HAVE ANY? ALL RIGHT.

MS. BALINSKI. >> ONE MORE. THE EXPERT REVIEW TEAMS, WHAT KIND OF COMMITMENT IS REQUIRED BY THE SCHOOLS WHO WERE CHOSEN? ON COMMITMENT?

>> SO FIVE WEEKS PRIOR TO A VISIT, SCHOOLS WILL BE ASKED FOR A LIST OF DOCUMENTATION, OR SUPPORTING ITEMS OR ARTIFACTS. AND WE DON'T HAVE WHAT IS IN THAT -- WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THAT LIST. BUT SCHOOLS WILL BE PROVIDED THAT INFORMATION AT LEAST FIVE WEEKS PRIOR TO A VISIT. AND THEN THE REVIEW LASTS TWO DAYS.

SO IN TERMS OF A TIME COMMITMENT IT'S TWO DAYS OVER THE COURSE OF TWO SCHOOL DAYS WHERE YOU HAVE FOCUS GROUPS AND CLASSROOM REVIEWS. AND SO THREE REVIEWERS WILL GO INTO CLASSROOMS ALL DAY AND THEN THREE REVIEWERS WILL HOST FOCUS GROUPS.

AND THOSE ARE 45 MINUTE SESSIONS. AND THEN ALL THAT DATA IS COLLECTED AND THEN THE REPORT COMES OUT AND PROVIDED THE SCHOOLS.

>> SO WHEN YOU SAY FOCUS GROUPS IS THAT FOCUS GROUPS OF TEACHERS?

>> TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND PARENTS. >> AND WHAT SORRY?

>> PARENTS. >> PARENT, OH, OKAY, THANK YOU. >> AND THE EXPERT REVIEW TEAMS ARE THEY EXPERTS FROM OUTSIDE OF CAMPLET COUNTY? ARE THEY -- CALVERT COUNTY, ARE

THEY? >> THOSE THAT COME AND REVIEW SCHOOLS IN CALVERT COUNTY WILL

BE OUTSIDE OF CALVERT COUNTY. >> DO WE HAVE EXPERT REVIEWERS, FOR OTHER LOCATIONS THAT WORK

HERE IN CALVERT COUNTY? >> COULD YOU SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME?

>> DO WE HAVE -- ARE THERE EXPERT REVIEWERS OR FOLKS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO BE EXPERT REVIEWERS WHO WORK HERE IN CALVERT COUNTY WHO WOULD GO TO OTHER LOCATIONS?

>> WE HAVE THREE NOW THAT I'M AWARE OF. SO I'VE REQUESTED A LIST SINCE

THEY JUST HIRED MORE. >> OKAY. >> TO FIND OUT WHO THOSE

INDIVIDUALS ARE IN CALVERT COUNTY. >> OKA THANKS.

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>> MS. HAYES. GO AHEAD. >> WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS OR LIKE REQUIREMENTS DOR A SCHOOL TO BE APPROVED OR CONSIDERED FOR THIS?

>> GOOD QUESTION. SO THERE IS A SIX-POINT RANKING LISTED AS USED.

AND IT GOES FROM LOCAL FORMING, LOWEST PERFORMING SCHOOL, LOW PERFORMING SCHOOL, HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL, LOWEST GROWTH AND THEN YOU HAVE RANDOM SELECTION NOT OTHERWISE NOTED IN THE OTHER CATEGORIES. JUST SO THAT THEY HAVE A CROSS-SECTION OF SCHOOLS THAT

ARE GOING TO BE REVIEWED. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ONE, KEEPS BRINGING UP QUESTIONS. SO I IMAGINE THEY WILL COME UP WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR

IMPROVEMENT, THESE TEAMS? >> THERE COULD BE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTING OF BEST PRACTICES. BUT THE IDEA IS TO GET BOTH ACROSS THE STATE IN ORDER TO PUSH THE WORK FORWARD ACROSS ALL SYSTEMS.

>> BUT I MEAN THEY WOULD -- SENDING SOMEONE INTO A PARTICULAR SCHOOL MEANS THEY'RE TRYING TO EFFECT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THAT SCHOOL RIGHT? THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GET THE

FEEDBACK. >> NOT NECESSARILY. BECAUSE IF IT'S A HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL THEN THEY MAY BE LOOKING AT WAYS TO MODEL THAT IN OTHER PLACES.

>> RIGHT. I JUST WONDER, YOU KNOW, WHAT BENEFIT WE'RE GOING TO GET FROM

THIS. OVERALL AS A SCHOOL SYSTEM. >> WELL MY GOAL BECAUSE I'M ONE OF THE REVIEWERS IN CALVERT COUNTY IS TO SEE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ACROSS THE STATE AND

BRING THEM BACK HERE, THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT IN OUR BUILDINGS. >> MS. GRENIS.

>> 1 LAST QUESTION. DOES A TEACHER HAVE TO HAVE HER MASTERS TO GET THE CERTIFICATION

IS THAT THE QUIFERLT? >> NO, A TEACHER DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE HER MASTERS IN ORDER TO GET HER SOPHISTICATION. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THREE YEARS EXPERIENCE TO BE NATIONAL BOARD

CERTIFIED. >> DO YOU KNOW HOW WE COMPARE TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS FAR AS

NATIONALLY CERTIFIED? 19 IS RATHER LOW. >> IT IS SOME COUNTIES ARE LARGER THAN US AN HAVE EXPONENTIALLY LARGER NUMBERS. BUT BECAUSE WE ARE JUST STARTING THIS PROGRAM IN THE -- I THINK THE FEE PAYMENT PROGRAM HELPED TO IMPROVE OUR -- OR INCREASE OUR APPLICANT NUMBERS BUT WE ARE LOWER THAN MANY OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS.

>> DR. SAMUELSON, DR. SANCHEZ WENT THROUGH THIS. >> SHE DID YES.

>> SHE SAID IT MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE BECAUSE SHE WAS PARTNERED WITH OTHERS TO GO THROUGH IT. ARE THEY STILL INVOLVED IN HELPING MAKE DECISIONS OR

RECRUIT OTHER TEACHERS? >> MOST OF OUR NATIONALLY CERTIFIED TEACHERS HELP RECRUIT BY EXAMPLE REALLY. SOME BY WORD OF MOUTH. I CAN'T SPEAK TO HOW EACH OF THEM ARE DOING IT BUT WE DO HAVE FOUR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS, TEACHERS WHO SERVED AS FACILITATORS LAST YEAR, TO SUPPORT AND RECRUIT CANDIDATES. AND THE GOAL IS TO BRING IN MORE FOR THIS YEAR. THAT JOB POSTING IS LIVE CURRENTLY.

SO WE ARE ENCOURAGING MORE NATIONAL BOARD TEACHERS, NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TIEMPS TO APPLY TO THAT, SO WE CAN BROADEN AND EXPAND OUR SUPPORT FOR THOSE GOING THROUGH PROCESS.

>> THANK YOU. >> I MEAN I THOUGHT THE STATE WAS VERY WISE IN SAYING THAT THIS IS A BIG UNDERTAKING FOR TEACHERS, IT IS VERY TIME SCHOOLCONSUMING, IT IS CHALLENG, BUT THEREFORE SINCE IT BRINGS UK THEIR WHOILT METHODOLOGY OF TEACHING, IT IS A DIFFICULT PROCESS AND WE WANT TO REMUNERATE THEM ACCORDINGLY SO THERE IS THE $10,000 ADDITION TO THEIR PAY. WHICH IS ALSO AN INCENTIVE FOR US TO GET.

SO YEAH I THINK IN YOUR WEEKLY, YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT 28 NEW THINGS.

THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GREAT. PEOPLE ARE SHOWING INTEREST IN

IT. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, THERE APPEARS TO

BE NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> NEXT WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS.

OH I'M SORRY. I'M MOVING AHEAD ON THE AGENDA. VIRTUAL DAY PLAN.

[7.03 Virtual Day Plan]

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>> DWARCH, PRESIDENT CLAGGETT, DR. TOWNSEL AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME ISJ HIM THE SUPERVISOR OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND TEACHER INDUCTION.

>> AND I'M JACKIE JACOBS, DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTIONAL PERFORMANCE.

WE ARE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT TO YOU THE VIRTUAL ASCROWNS PLAN. FOR APPROVAL WHEN SCHOOL SYSTEMS DETERMINE THEY WILL USE SYNCHRONOUS OR ASYNCHRONOUS DAYS DURING THE COOL JEER.

THE PLAN MUST SHARE HOW THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WILL USE THE INDICATED DAYS.

THE PLAN MUST BE OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MUST VOTE TO APPROVE THE PLAN.

ONCE AN APPROVAL VOTE OCCURS WE WOULD SUBMIT THE PLAN TO MSDE FOR THEIR APPROVAL.

ON FEBRUARY 9TH OF 2023, 2024 SCHOOL CALENDAR WAS PROPOSED TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ON MARCH 23RD, THE 23-24 SCHOOL CALENDAR WAS VOTED ON AND APPROVED TO INCLUDE A VIRTUAL ASYNCHRONOUS DAY ON THE PRIMARY ELECTION DAY.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE PRIMARY ELECTION DAY AFTER THE CALENDAR WAS APPROVED WAS MOVED FROM APRIL TO MAY 14TH. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL RUIVE THE PLAN FOR USING MAY 14TH AS A

VIRTUAL ASYNCHRONOUS INSTRUCTIONAL DAY. >> SO DURING THE MAY 14TH, 2024 VIRTUAL ASYNCHRONOUS DAY, STUDENTS FROM PREKINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 2, STUDENTS IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 12 WILL WORK ON SCHOOLOGY TO WORK ON SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT FOR THE DAY.

WE KNOW THAT A SYNCHRONOUS INSTRUCTION BY ITSELF MAY NOT BE THE BEST LEARNING FOR ALL LEARNERS, FOR THESE REASONS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR TEACHERS THROUGH THE USE OF OFFICE HOURS, VIRTUAL SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION AND WHEN NEEDED, INDIVIDUAL STUDENT CONTACT. STUDENTS IN GRADES PREKINDERGARTEN TO 2 WILL BE PROVIDED ANNAL INSTRUCTIONAL PACKET ON OR PRIOR TO MAY 13TH, 2024.

THE INSTRUCTIONAL PACKET WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON SCHOOLOGY. MICROSOFT TEAMS LINKS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO ACCESS SUPPORT, TO ASK QUESTIONS AND TO CLARIFY ANY MISUNDERSTANDINGS OR QUEUFTION REGARDING THE LESSONS PROVIDED IN THE PACKET.

TEACHERS REQUIRING STUDENTS TO MEET IN SMALL GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALLY, WILL PROVIDE TEAMS LINKS FOR SPECIFIC STUDENTS AT SPECIFIC TIMES FOR THE DAY. FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES PREKINDERGARTEN TO 2 THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, TEACHERS MAY REACH OUT BY PHONE TO OFFER SUPPORT. STUDENTS IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 12 WHICH ACCESS ALL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND ASSIGNMENT ON SCHOOLOGY. TO SUPPORT STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE POSTED LESSONS, TEACHERS WILL REVIEW POSTED ASSIGNMENTS AND MATERIALS IN SCHOOLOGY AND SHARE MOFLT TEAMS LINKS WITH STUDENTS ON OR PRIOR TO MAY 13TH, 2024.

ON MAY 14TH, STUDENTS WILL UTILIZE TEAMS LINKS FOR SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION, OR SUPPORT FROM THEIR TEACHERS DURING DESIGNATED OFFICE OURS. ASSIGNMENTS PROVIDED DURING ASYNCHRONOUS INSTRUCTION SHOULD BE COMPLETED ON MAY 14TH, 2024.

STUDENTS CAN EITHER HAND IN THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL PACKET UPON THEIR RETURN OR SUBMIT THEIR ASSIGNMENTS IN SCHOOLOGY. ATTENDANCE WILL BE BASED ON PARTICIPATION.

PARTICIPATION MAY INCLUDE COMPLETION OF ASSIGNMENTS, MEETING IN SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION OR ATTENDING DESIGNATED OFFICE HOURS PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER.

TEACHERS WILL DETERMINE HOW THE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE USED AS A GRADE.

STUDENTS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT -- AND SUPPORT TO COMPLETE THESE ASSIGNMENTS. SPECIAL EDUCATORS AND RELATED SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL UPLOAD A

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CASE MANAGERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL POST THEIR OFFICE HOURS IN ADVANCE.

STUDENTS AND PARENTS ARE NORNLGD TO REACH OUT TO PROVIDERS DURING THESE OFFICE HOURS AND IN SOME CASES THE PROVIDER MAY SCHEDULE SOME DIRECT SERVICE TIME ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.

>> PLIER TO PROVIDING ASYNCHRONOUS INSTRUCTION THE SCHOOLS WILL WORK DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A STUDENT WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING TECHNOLOGY ON MAY 14TH, THE STUDENT WILL BE PROVIDED AN INSTRUCTIONAL PACKET. CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROVIDES DEVICE AND APPLICATION SUPPORT THROUGH THE CCPS HELP DESK, FOR SUPPORT STUDENTS PARENTS AND STAFF SHOULD E-MAIL THE HELP DESK. CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL NOTIFY THE COMMUNITY STUDENTS PARENTS GUARDIANS AND STAFF ABOUT THE MAY 14TH, 2024, VIRTUAL ASYNCHRONOUS DAY THROUGH FOLLOWING FORMS OF COMMUNICATION.

SCHOOL MESSENGERS WILL BE SENT, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ON THE SCHOOL CALENDAR.

MSDE REQUIRES THAT THE THE VIRTUAL ASYNCHRONOUS DAY PLAN BE POSTED AND OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO KAREN MAXAE AT MAXAE K AT CALVERT MANYMD.US. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VIRTUAL ASYNCHRONOUS DAY PLAN?

>> MS. BALINSKI. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> THE PLAN DOES NOT HAVE TO BE VOTED ON TONIGHT. >> OH I THOUGHT THAT YOU SAID WE

DID NEED TO APPROVE IT. >> WE HAVE TO APPROVE IT AFTER IT'S POSTED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> OF AIT'S POSTED SORRY. NO PROBLEM. SINCE I HAVE MY MICROPHONE ON CAN YOU REMIND ME WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IF THERE'S A SNOW DAY AND PEOPLE HAVEN'T LOST POWER, ARE WE GOING TO TRY ANY KIND OF -- OR NO? ANY KIND OF --

>> SO WE HAVE NOT DEVELOPED A PLAN TO UTILIZE VIRTUAL DAYS ON SNOW DAYS.

THERE ARE MANY BARRIERS THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO OVERCOME. ONE WOULD BE LOSS OF POWER THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHEN SNOW IS GOING TO COME. SO STUDENTS WHO WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A DEVICE BECAUSE THEY LEFT IT AT SCHOOL OR THEY'RE IN PREK THROUGH 2, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ON THE SPOT SHIFT AND GO TO ASYNCHRONOUS OR SYNCHRONOUS ON THENOLOGY DAY.

THIS ONE -- THE FOLLOWING DAY. THIS ONE IS PREPLANNED, WE CAN MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY IS WELL AWARE OF THE PLAN AND WHAT THEY GOING INTO THAT WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON THAT DAY.

>> I HAD A QUESTION FOR THE I GUESS THREE THROUGH 12TH GRADE.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT ATTENDANCE, IS ATTENDANCE BASED ON, THEY'VE TURNED EVERYTHING IN OR IS THERE ANYTHING BASED ON THEY ACTUALLY SHOW UP ON THEIR COMPUTER THAT DAY?

>> SO IT'S GOING TO BE DEPENDENT ON WHAT IS PROVIDED AS FAR AS THE ASSIGNMENT THAT DAY.

SO SOME MAY BE WORKING OFFLINE AND HAVE DOWNLOADED EVERYTHING TO THEIR DEVICE AND DON'T GET ON SCHOOLOGY THAT DAY FOR GRADES 3 THROUGH 12. OTHERS WILL HAVE TO ACCESS IT THAT DAY. SO IT'S REALLY DEPENDENT. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PARTICIPATION OF YOU'VE COMPLETED YOUR WORK. WOULD SHOW THAT YOU ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED THAT DAY. ANOTHER TYPE OF PARTICIPATION WOULD BE, I'VE GONE TO THE TEACHER'S OFFICE HOURS THAT WERE PRESENTED AND I WORKED DURING THAT TIME.

SO THEY CAN SHOW THEIR ATTENDANCE IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

THE MAIN WAY WOULD BE, THEY'VE COMPLETED THE ASSIGNMENT. HOWEVER, IF THEY ARE PARTICIPATING THAT DAY, IN OFFICE HOURS OR IN SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION THEY'RE ALSO PRESENT

THAT DAY. >> OKAY I'M THINKING IF YOU HAVE A SPECIAL ED CHILD FOR EXAMPLE AND YOU SCHEDULED THEM TO RECEIVE THEIR SERVICE, BUT THEY DON'T SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER,

IS THAT AN ABSENCE? >> SO WE'RE GOING TO WORK THROUGH THAT BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE ONE PIECE OF THEIR DAY. SO THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABSENT FOR THAT PERIOD BUT THEY PARTICIPATED IN OTHER PORTIONS OF THE DAY. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT TO WHAT EXTENT DID THEY PARTICIPATE AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL BY PERIOD, BY PERIOD OR VERSUS AT

THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL HOW LONG WERE THEY THAT DAY? >> AT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH

SCHOOL THEY WOULD TAKE ATTENDANCE AT EACH SUBJECT? >> YES.

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>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. MAY 14TH OCCURS ON ONE OF OF THE TWO WEEKS THAT AP TESTING FALLS ON. WILL THOSE AP TESTS BE ADMINISTERED ONLINE OR ARE STUDENTS EXPECTED TO COME INTO THE SCHOOLS TO TAKE THOSE AP TESTS?

>> SO I BELIEVE FOR THAT WE WERE HAVING STUDENTS COME IN TO TEST ON THAT DAY.

I'M GOING TO ASK DR. JOHNSON IF THAT'S CORRECT. >> THAT IS CORRECT.

WE ARE WORKING ON TRANSPORTATION THAT WE WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO TEST THAT DAY AND WE HAVE WORKED THROUGH THE ELECTION BOARD SO THAT THEY KNOW

OUR STUDENTS WOULD BE IN THE BUILDING ON THOSE DAYS. >> THANK YOU.

I HAVE A COUPLE, I APOLOGIZE. SO OVER COVID, THE SCHOOL SYSTEM PROVIDED RESOURCES TO A PLETHORA OF STUDENTS WHO DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET OR WEREN'T IN A GOOD WORKPLACE OR ENVIRONMENT. ARE THOSE RESOURCES GOING TO BE CONTINUED TO BE PROVIDED FOR

THIS ONE ASYNCHRONOUS DAY? >> SO WE GO STILL HAVE ACCESS TO HOT SPOTS WHICH IS ONE OF THE PIECES THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. FOR STUDENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO WIFI AT HOME. WE STILL DO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE IF IT IS NEEDED.

AND THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR SCHOOLS WOULD BE WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS UP UNTIL THAT DATE TO DETERMINE IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WAS VIABLE FOR THEM.

AND THEN WE WOULD PROVIDE THAT. IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE IT THEN ANY STUDENT WHO DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY WOULD HAVE A PAPER COPY OF EVERYTHING THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO

COMPLETE. >> MY LAST QUESTION, ON SLIDESEN YOU DISCUSSED HELP IF A STUDENT WAS STRUGGLING MAYBE WASN'T ABILITY TO GET CONNECTED WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.

HOW WOULD THE INABILITY TO COMPLETE WORK BECAUSE OF SOME ERROR THAT CAN'T BE CONTROLLED

AFFECT ATTENDANCE? >> SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD NEED TO BE COMMUNICATED AND WORKED THROUGH ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. PIECES OF IT IS THAT SO YOU HAVE TWO PIECES. ARE THEY PRESENT? AND DID, SO DID THEY COMPLETE WORK AND PARTICIPATE VERSUS HOW THAT ASSIGNMENT WILL BE GRADED OR NOT AND HOW IT WOULD AFFECT THEIR GRADE. SO IF A STUDENT IS NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE FOR SOME REASON, IT WOULD BE THE SAME AS IF THEY DID NOT ATTEND SCHOOL THAT DAY. BUT WE WOULD WORK THROUGH THAT

ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. >> SO THANK YOU, MS. HAYES FOR BRINGING UP THE FACT THAT AP TESTING IS ON THE SAME DAY ON WHICH THE ELECTION HAS BEEN MOVED TO.

IT BROUGHT UP A THOUGHT IN MY MIND THAT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS HERE IN CALVERT COUNTY IS ATTEMPTING TO CREATE A SUPERSITE VOTING CENTER AT NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL AND REMOVE NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL AS A VOTING LOCATION. THAT IN MY MIND CREATES A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN INCREASED NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL AS WE ALSO WILL HAVE STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL TAKING AP TESTS.

SO WE MAY WANT TO HAVE SOME COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A POSSIBILITY. IT'S POSSIBLE THEY MAY WANT TO RECONSIDER THEIR

RECOMMENDATIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> MS. BALINSKI.

>> THANK YOU. ALSO FOR BRINGING UP THE ACCESSIBILITY, YOU KNOW WHETHER THE HOME HAS INTERNET. SO WHEN NEW PEOPLE REGISTER, FOR THE -- REGISTER THEIR CHILDREN DO WE ASK THAT QUESTION, DO YOU HAVE INTERNET AT HOME? AND HOW DO WE KNOW WHICH STUDENTS, I MEAN BEFORE COVID, THERE WERE QUITE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE.

NOW THE COUNTY HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF TRYING TO GET IT TO THE LAST MILE.

BUT THERE ARE STILL POCKETS. SO HOW DO WE KNOW WHICH STUDENTS DO OR DON'T? DO WE GET THAT INFORMATION FROM THE STUDENT? FROM TEACHER TO STUDENT?

>> I THINK A LOT OF THAT IS DONE AT THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE STUDENTS.

WITH THIS HAPPENING IN MAY WE'VE HAD A LOT OF TIME UP UNTIL THAT POINT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT BARRIERS STUDENTS MAY BE FACING AT HOME. WE CURRENTLY ARE ONE TO ONE IN OUR SECONDARY GRADES AND ACTUALLY 3 THROUGH 12. AND SO FOR STUDENTS WHO TAKE THEIR DEVICES HOME WE CAN IDENTIFY WHERE THERE IS A CONCERN AND A LOT OF TIMES THAT'S SHARED AND WE ADDRESS IT AS SOON AS WE KNOW BIT. BUT WE WILL ALSO LIKE WE DID DURING COVID PROBABLY SEND OUT A COMMUNICATION THAT IF ACCESS TO THE INTERNET IS AN ISSUE PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WHETHER WE CAN PROVIDE THE HOT SPOT OR WE CAN PROVIDE A PAPER PACKET. SO WE DON'T WANT TO COMPLOOUT ANYONE FROM BEING ABLE --

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COMPLEUD EXCLUDE ANYONE FROM BEE TO PARTICIPATE. >> ALL RIGHT THAT IS ALL OUR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL MOVE OVER TO CHANGE

[7.04 Citizen Advisory Committee Appointments]

ORDER APPROVALS. MS. WARNER. >> NOW I SKIP IT.

THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEES, MY APOLOGIES. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT CLAGGETT.

THE FOLLOWING APPLICANTS HAVE APPLIED TO THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

THE NAMES IN RED REPRESENT THE RETURNING MUMS. FOR CALVERT WE HAVE ROBERT SHEERBROOK JC HOOKER, CHRISTINE SCRUMM. FOR (SAYING NAMES) FOR NORTHERN WE HAVE JAMES AUTHOR, SAVED DAVID, BARBARA DOWNS, JULIA KING AND STEPHEN NEWICKY AND AMANDA PULLEN MCGRALT. WE HAVE KRISTIN AUSTIN, WILLIAM MILLER, CHRISTINA NIECELE YN.

I ASK THE BOARD APPROVE APPOINTMENT OF THE ABOVE APPLICANTS.

>> COLLEAGUES I'M TAKE A MOTION. >> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> THERE'S A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? MS. GRENIS? >> YES.

I WAS LOOKING AT THE CRITERIA THAT THE MEMBERS ARE SELECTED. AND I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS IT AND PERHAPS MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER SOME OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT -- WHEN I LOOKED AT IT, IT SAID WILL BE COMPOSED, LEGALITIES SEE, THE BOARD WILL REQUIRE A VARIETY OF CRITERIA WHEN APPOINTING MEMBERS.

THESE CRITERIA WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PERSPECTIVE MEMBER RESIDES. THAT MAKES SENSE. ACHIEVING GEOGRAPHIC, DEMOGRAPHIC, ETHNIC. HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT ETHNIC -- IT'S ILLEGAL TO EVEN ASK THAT.

THAT SHOULD NOT BE A CONSIDERATION. AND RACIAL DIVERSITY.

WE CAN'T USE THOSE CRITERIAS SO IT SHOULD NOT BE A PART OF THE SELECTION PROCESS.

AND EVEN IF WE COULD USE THOSE CRITERIAS WE ARE THEN SAYING THE ORDER IN WHICH THE APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED. SO THAT ELIMINATES ALL THE OTHER CRITERIAS.

IT'S UNDER MEMBERSHIP PART B, SECTION B. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON THE FLOOR. FOR APPROVAL OF THE NAMES THAT WERE PUT FORTH. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> ANY OPPOSED? >> OPPOSED. >> MOTION PASSES 3-1.

>> CAN I MAKE A MOTION TO CHANGE THE CRITERIA? FOR THE SELECTION PROCESS?

>> SURE MS. GRENIS. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CHANGE THE CRITERIA FOR THE

MEMBERSHIP. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> WHEN YOU SAY CHANGE CAN WE

JUST SAY REVIEW? >> IS THERE A SECOND? THERE IS A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? >> CAN I CHANGE MY MOTION? >> SURE.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REVIEW THE CRITERIA FOR THE MECH COMMITTEE.

>> AND I SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND ON THE FLOOR FOR REVIEW OF THE CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. >> CAN I MAKE A SUGGESTION? YOU NEED TO BRING THE POLICY BACK FOR REVIEW THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE CAC.

SO IT'S NOT A MOTION TO CHANGE CRITERIA. YOU HAVE TO BRING THE POLICY

BACK FOR DISCUSSION AT ANOTHER MEETING. >> DO YOU HAVE THE POLICY NUMBER

MS. MAXIE? >> 12.10. >> MS. GRENIS WOULD YOU LIKE TO

MAKE AN ADDITIONAL MOTION? >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO BRING POLICIES 12.10 REGARDING THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION UP FOR REVIEW.

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>> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. CALL THE POLICY 12.10 FOR REVIEW. THANK YOU MS. MAXIE, THANK YOU MS. GRENIS.

[7.05 Change Order Approvals]

NEXT WE'LL HAVE CHANGE ORDER APPROVALS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, DR. TOWNSEL, PRESIDENT CLAGGETT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'M BEFORE YOU TODAY TO PRESENT AND RECEIVE APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 1, FOR THE NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL MARY HARRISON CENTER REROOFING PROJECT. SO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT FOR THE REROOFING IS FOR $1,460,000.

THE CHANGE ORDER ESSENTIALLY ADDS SCOPE. SO THE SCOPE OF WORK ESSENTIALLY INCLUDED THE REROOFING. HOWEVER, DURING THE REROOFING PROJECT, WE NOTICED THAT A LOT OF THE EFIS WHICH IS THE STUCCO LOOKING FACADE HAD DENTS AND CRACKED CRACKS.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE PRICING FOR REPAIR OF THE DENTED AND DAMAGED EFIS AT THE NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE MOST VISIBLE AND A COMPLETE RECOATING MUCH THOSE ELEVATIONS. THAT IS THE COST WE SEE BEFORE YOU, $5353,KNIFE 50,0,550,000.

IN WOULD BE ABILITY TO BE FUNDED THROUGH OUR LOCAL TIJTSZ THAT IS ALLOCATED FOR THAT SPECIFIC PROJECT. SINCE THERE WERE NO OTHER UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH MAKING THESE REPAIRS AND REPLENISHING THOSE FACADES OF THE EFIS. WITH THAT I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AND LOOK

FOR YOUR APPROVAL. >> MS. BALINSKI. >> FIRST, MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND ON THE FLOOR FOR APPROVAL OF THE

RECOMMENDATION. ANY DISCUSSION? >> YES, THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTION ABOUT WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT WALLS WHEN WE ARE DOING A ROOFING PROJECT.

BUT I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS TOUGH COAT IS SOMETHING LIKE, YOU KNOW, FOR POOL DECKS, AND THINGS. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT AS BEING AN ADHERE ENT TO EFIS.

SO I THOUGHT EFIS ITSELF WOULD HAVE -- THERE ARE TRADES PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO REFURBISH THAT OR WHATEVER IT'S CALLED. YOU KNOW TOUCH IT UP. IS THAT -- IS THIS LIKE AN

EASIER WAY TO DO THAT? OR -- >> SO WE ARE ACTUALLY MAKING REPAIRS AS WELL, ABOUT 600 SQUARE FEET OF REPAIRS TO THE ACTUAL EFIS BUT THEN IT'S GETTING A APPLICATION OF THE TOUGH COAT. SO ESSENTIALLY, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD KIND OF A PAINT. WHICH IS THE STANDARD APPLICATION TO EFIS.

SO THE EXISTING EFIS WILL ACTUALLY BE REPAIRED IN THOSE LOCATIONS AND IN ADDITION, WE'RE GOING TO, BECAUSE WE -- IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO BE ABLE TO JUST PAINT PATCHES THAT YOU ARE PATCHING UP. SO THAT ENTIRE FACADE NEEDS TO BE COATED.

SO THAT ENTIRE EAST FACADE AND THE NORTH FACADE SO THAT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE ARE PATCHES FROM THE STREET. SO WE'RE ESSENTIALLY REPAINTING IF YOU WILL, IF YOU MAKE A DRYWALL REPAIR, YOU END UP HAVING TO PAINT THAT ENTIRE WALL SO THAT IT LOOKS LIKE ITS

UNIFORM SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. >> SO IS THERE TOUGH COAT ON THE ENTIRE BUILDING? ON THE EFIS ON THE ENTIRE BUILDING?

THAT QUESTION. I WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU. >> SORRY THIS IS JUST OF INTEREST BUT I THINK IT'S GRAND THAT YOU COULD USE SOME UNUSED FUNDS FOR THIS.

THANK YOU. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, THOSE IN FAVOR?

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ON THE AGENDA IS N OVERVIEW OF THE NORTHERN MIDDLE

[7.06 Overview of NMS Project]

SCHOOL PROJECT. MS. WARNER. >> THANK YOU WE WILL WAIT FOR THE POWERPOINT TO LOAD UP BUT GOOD AFTERNOON, DR. TOWNSEL, PRESIDENT CLAGGETT AND MEMBERS

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SO I CAME BEFORE YOU IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL TEAM THAT DID THE FEASIBILITY STUDY. AND AT THE TIME, WE HAD NOTED THE FACT THAT WE HAD A BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT THAT WAS UNDER THE FEASIBILITY STUDY ESTIMATE. AND WOULD I LIKE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE FROM THAT POINT TO THIS POINT WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE PROCESS.

AND ESSENTIALLY, THE PATHS MOVING FORWARD. SO THE PURPOSE OF THE PRESENTATION TODAY WILL BE TO RECAP THE SCHEDULE, THE SCOPE, THE BUDGET, AND THE STATE FUNDING. JUST TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT BETTER OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE'RE AT. I WILL ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE RECENT CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE THROUGH THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AND THE ASSOCIATED FACTORS THAT WERE PART OF THAT COST ESTIMATE.

I WILL REVIEW A BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REQUEST THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE MAKING.

YOU MIGHT REMEMBER PART OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY PRESENTATION WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT WE WERE GOING TO WORK WITH MAINTENANCE AND IDENTIFY SOME PROJECTS THAT MIGHT BE SYSTEMIC IN NATURE THAT POTENTIALLY DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE EQUIPMENT COULD BE DEFERRED TO A LATER CIP AND TRY TO CAPTURE THOSE LOCAL FUNDS TO ACTUALLY ADD TO THE NORTHERN MIDDLE BECAUSE THE BUDGET WE ANTICIPATE WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THE SCOPE OF WORK.

SO I WILL REVIEW THAT WITH YOU TODAY AS WELL. I'LL HIGHLIGHT STRATEGIES OF HOW WE ARE TRYING TO ALIGN THE PROJECT SCOPE AND THE PROJECT BUDGET.

SO BASICALLY, HERE'S WHERE WE ARE WITH THE TIME LINE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE ED SPECS WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF ED IN JULY OF 2022. WE APPROVED THE FEASIBILITY STUDY, WE TOOK THAT TO THE BOARD IN FEBRUARY. IT WAS SENT UP TO THE STATE AND HAS BEEN SUBSEQUENT APPROVED BY THE STATE IN ORDER FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DESIGN WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT FROM THE STATE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN A REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

WE COMMENCED DESIGN IN AUGUST OF 2023. AS YOU MAY REMEMBER, WE HAD RIMMED APPROVAL AND THE BOARD -- RECOMMENDED APPROVABILITY AND THE BOARD APPROVED CRABTREE ROHRBAUGH ASSOCIATES. WE ANTICIPATE BIDDING THE PROJECT IN NOVEMBER, GETTING TRADE BIDS AND GETTING INSTRUCTION IN EARLY -- BASICALLY LATE 2024, EARLY 2025.

WITH CONSTRUCTION COMPLETING BY DECEMBER OF 2027. SO IT'S ESSENTIALLY A THREE YEAR PROCESS. SO I WANT TO GO OVER AND JUST KIND OF RECAP THE ENROLLMENTS AT NORTHERN MIDDLE. AND WHERE THE PROJECTIONS ARE AND WHERE THE PLANNED SCHOOL CAPACITY IS. SO LAST YEAR, THE SEPTEMBER 30TH ENROLLMENT FOR NORTHERN MIDDLE WAS 636 STUDENTS. AT THE TIME, WHEN WE HAD DONE THE PROJECTIONS FOR THIS YEAR, WE WERE PROJECTING 669 STUDENTS AT NORTHERN MIDDLE. AS OF AUGUST 31 THESE ARE UNOFFICIAL NUMBERS, OF COURSE. BUT OFF OF THEIR ROLLS IT IS 687 STUDENTS CURRENTLY AT NORTHERN MIDDLE. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT WAS PROJECTED FOR THIS YEAR. THE SEVEN YEAR ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS AND THE SEVENTH YEAR IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I'LL GO OVER THAT IN A LITTLE BIT. BUT THE SEVENTH YEAR PROJECTION IS WHAT THE STATE LOOKS AT STORE THEIR FUNDING PARTICIPATION LEVEL.

THEY WANT TO LOOK SEVEN YEARS OUT TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THAT SCHOOL AND THE ADJACENT SCHOOLS. SO THE PROJECTION IS ACTUALLY 866 STUDENTS AT THE SEVENTH YEAR AT NORTHERN MIDDLE. IT IS LESS AT THE ADJACENT SCHOOLS.

SO I'LL GO OVER WHAT THAT MEANS IN TERMS OF THE STATE PARTICIPATION.

BUT THE PLANNED REPLACEMENT BUILDING IS AT A 775 STATE RATED CAPACITY.

SO HOW DOES THE STATE DETERMINE ITS MAXIMUM PROJECT FUNDING? SO THE LITTLE CIRCLE THAT YOU SEE OVER TO THE LEFT, IF YOU IMAGINE THAT THOSE THREE BUILDINGS ARE NORTHERN MIDDLE, PLUM POINT MIDDLE AND WINDY HILL MIDDLE WHICH ARE THE TWO ADJACENT SCHOOLS THAT THE STATE CONSIDERS FOR NORTHERN MIDDLE, IMAGINE THAT THERE IS A CAPACITY NUMBER, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS

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WE OF COURSE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AFTER THAT SEVENTH YEAR.& HERE ARE SOME OF THE ISSUES. THE STATE WILL ASSUME THAT AFTER THE SEVENTH YEAR IF OUR ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS ARE GOING TO KEEP GOING UP THAT WE COULD JUST BUILD AN ADDITION AND WE WOULD JUST COME BACK TO THE STATE FOR THAT ADDITION. THE ISSUE IS WITH PRICES GOING UP THAT ADDITION IS GOING TO COST A LOT MORE MONEY AND THEN ALSO, THE OTHER THING THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY DO THAT THE STATE SAYS WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO DO IS TO PUT PORTABLE TRAILERS OUT THERE. SO THAT'S ALWAYS AN OPTION. NOT THE BEST OPTION, OBVIOUSLY FOR EDUCATION. THE STATE ALSO DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR OTHER COMPETING LOCAL PRIORITIES THAT THE BOARD OF ED MAY HAVE OR THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY HAVE BECAUSE THEY ARE OF COURSE FUNDING OUR PROJECTS. AND LASTLY AS I ALREADY SAID A FUTURE ADDITION WILL ALWAYS COST MORE MONEY VERSUS BUILDING IT NOW.

IT HAS BEEN VERY RARE THAT COSTS HAVE GONE DOWN, IT DOES HAPPEN BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAPPEN VERY OFTEN. I WANT TO GO OVER THIS SLIDE JUST TO KIND MUCH SHOW YOU WHAT I MEAN IN TERMS OF THE TRAJECTORY OF WHAT'S HAPPENING. IF YOU LOOK AT THE YELLOW, THE YELLOW IS THE COMBINED CAPACITY. IF YOU REMEMBER THAT PREVIOUS SLIDE THAT I SHOWED WITH THE THREE BUILDINGS. THE CAPACITY WHAT I'M SHOWING HERE IS AT YEAR 2022, AT 2030 WHICH IS THAT SEVENTH YEAR THAT THE STATE IS INTERESTED IN, AND THEN 2031 AND 2032.

SO THE YELLOW IS THE CAPACIY AT THE THREE BUILDINGS COMBINED. THE BLUE IS THE ACTUAL ENROLLMENTS AT THE THREE BUILDINGS COMBINED. AS YOU CAN SEE IN 2022 WHICH IS LAST YEAR THERE WERE 210 OPEN SEATS. AMONGST THE THREE SCHOOLS.

2030, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE 2200 CAPACITY, IT IS INCREASING UP TO 2202 BECAUSE THE STATE IS SAYING OKAY, YOU AS A COMBINATION OF ENROLLMENT OVER NORTHERN MIDDLE, WINDY HILL MIDDLE AND PLUM POINT MIDDLE YOUR ENROLLMENT IS GOING TO BE 682 STUDENTS, YOUR STATE RATED CAPACITY AT NORTHERN MIDDLE RIGHT NOW IS 680, SO WE WILL PARTICIPATE IN A SCHOOL OF 680 PLUS TWO.

SO 682 STUDENTS. IF WE THEN GO ONE YEAR LATER, WE CAN SEE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY 74 SEATS OVER CAPACITY BASED ON OUR PROJECTIONS BECAUSE NOW, AFTER 2030 WE WILL HAVE A COMBINED CAPACITY OF 2202 SO TWO OVER WHAT WE HAVE NOW. HOWEVER, WE'LL BE 74 SEATS SHORT. BY 2032 THAT NUMBER'S GOING UP EVEN MORE.

135 SEATS OVER CAPACITY. NOW OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN LOOK AT OVERALL DISTRICT WIDE WHAT'S HAPPENING. BUT THOSE CONVERSATIONS ALSO INVOLVE TRANSPORTATION AND THE LENGTH OF TRAVEL ET CETERA. SO WE ALWAYS HAVING TO COGNIZANT OF THAT.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO GO OVER HOW THIS CALCULATION IS DONE, WHAT THE STATE IS LOOKING AT, AND ESSENTIALLY WHERE THEIR EXAMINATION STOPS AT THE SEVENTH YEAR.

ONE THING THAT I ALSO WANTED TO BRING UP TO THE BOARD MEMBERS IS THAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING RIGHT NOW AT A SCHOOL THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY BIGGER THAN THE ADJACENT SCHOOLS THAT NORTHERN MIDDLE IS ADJACENT TO. WINDY HILL MIDDLE AND PLUM POINT MIDDLE ARE AT BOTH SENL 60 STATE RATED CAPACITY AND THEY COME IN AT 101,300 FEET IDENTICAL TO EACH OTHER.

EXISTING NORTHERN MIDDLE IS 680 STATE RAIDED CAPACITY BUT IT'S ONLY 88,780 SQUARE FEET.

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AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE WINDY HILL MIDDLE AND PLUM POINT MIDDLE DO NO, SIR HAVE THE 3,000 SQUARE FEET OF ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY USE SPACE FOR PARKS AND REC.

SO WE ARE BUILDING THE GYM A LITTLE BIT BIGGER, THERE IS ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY SPACE THAT THE STATE PROVIDES FUNDING FOR. SO ESSENTIALLY IT IS VERY APPLES TO APPLES WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE THREE SCHOOLS TOGETHER. OKAY I WANT TO GO OVER THE BUDGET RIGHT NOW.

THE BUDGET WE HAVE IN OUR CIP FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT COMES TO A BOTTOM LINE TOTAL OF 60.9 MILLION. WHEN YOU TAKE THE DESIGN OUT OF THE MIX BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT OUR FEES ARE OR THE DESIGN NOW, WE HAVE A DESIGN CONTRACT, AND YOU TAKE THE ESTIMATION OF WHAT WE WOULD NEED FOR FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT THAT& WOULD BE ALL THE COMPUTERS, NETWORKING AND THEN ALL OF THE ACTUAL FURNITURE, SO WHEN YOU TAKE ALL OF THAT OUT, THE $1.85 MILLION, WE ARE LEFT WITH $55.7 MILLION.

THE FEASIBILITY STUDY ANTICIPATED THAT THE NEW CONSTRUCTION WOULD COST US $65 MILLION. SO THAT'S A $9.2 MILLION SHORTFALL.

I WANT TO GO OVER THE FACTORS THAT WERE NOTED IN THE FEASIBILIT STUDY VERY QUICKLY.

IT'S A CONSTRAINED SITE. BUT WE KNOW THAT WE WANT TO BUILD THE MIDDLE SCHOOL OR ON A SHARED CAMPUS WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE WE'RE SHARING A 60,000 GALLON DOMESTIC WATER AND FIRE SUPPRESS TANK THAT WAS PART OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. THAT SERVICE EXTENDS OVER TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE ARE SHARING A BUS LOOP. WE ARE SHARING A WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT WAS RECENTLY REPLACED AS A SEPARATE PROJECT.

THESE ARE ALL BENEFITS OF HAVING A CO-LOCATED CAMPUS. SO CERTAINLY THEY HELP.

BUT WHAT THEY ALSO DO IS THEY CREATE A CONSTRAINED SITE. BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BUILD WHERE YOU ALREADY ARE. THE REQUIRED PHASING ADDS DOLLARS.

BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A CONSTRAINED SITE YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DO THE CONSTRUCTION, IT'S ON A VERY TIGHTLY LOCATED SITE, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO DEMO AND YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD THE PARKING, ET CETERA. THERE'S AN ESCALATION FACTOR THAT WAS NOTED IN THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AND I'LL KIND OF GO OVER THE INFLATION A LITTLE BIT ON ANOTHER SLIDE.

THE SCHOOL HAS TO BE LEED SILVER OR EQUIVALENT. THAT IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE STATE. THE STATE WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN A PROJECT THAT IS NOT A LEED SILVER PROJECT, SO THAT IS COMPETITIVE. WHAT THAT DOES IS DUSHES EXPENSIVE. NOT ONLY DOES IT CREATE EXPENSE FOR ALL SORTS OF MATERIALS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT BUT ALSO IN SEPARATELY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ENERGY, AND VENTILATION, ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE STRINGENT. AND SO THE FEASIBILITY STUDY ACCOUNTED FOR THE FACT THAT THESE SYSTEMS ARE MORE COMPLEX, THEY REQUIRE MORE SPACE, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY MAKES THAT BUILDING BIGGER. SO YOU'VE GOT YOUR PROGRAMMED SPACE FOR WHAT YOU NEED FOR INSTRUCTION. BUT THEN ALL OF THAT OTHER ANCILLARY SPACE NEEDS TO BE -- IT GETS LESS EFFICIENT BECAUSE YOU NEED THAT IN ORDER TO CREATE THE -- BUILD THE HVAC VENTILATION AS REQUIRED PER THE LATEST CODES. AND THEN OF COURSE WE HAVE BLUEPRINT REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT. WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT PLANNING SPACES FOR STAFF, FOR TEACHERS AND THOSE ARE ALL INCORPORATED WITHIN OUR ED SPECS AND OUR DESIGN AS WELL. AND THEN LASTLY OF COURSE WE HAVE GOT ABATEMENT WE HAVE TO DO, ASBESTOS ABATEMENT LIMITED AS IT MIGHT BE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SO THAT IS ACCOUNTED FOR AS WELL. I WANT TO BRIEFLY SHOW YOU WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING WITH BIDS RECENTLY. IN 2020 THE AVERAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN MARYLAND, THESE ARE ALL NUMBERS PROVIDED BY THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM.

THAT'S WHO I RECEIVED THESE FROM. THE AVERAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN 2020 WAS $345 A SQUARE FOOT. IN 2021 THAT COST WENT UP TO $427 A SQUARE FOOT WHICH WAS A 27.4% INCREASE. IN 2022 THAT COST WENT UP TO $467 A SQUARE FOOT, THAT IS A 33.5 INCREASE FROM THE BASELINE 2020 LEVELS. UNFORTUNATELY IN 2023 WE HAVE NO BIDS YET SO WE ARE STILL -- WE UDERSTAND THAT THE PRICE INCREASE IS SLOWING DOWN.

BUT HOW MUCH IT IS SLOWING DOWN WE DO NOT KNOW YET. AND THEN OF COURSE NORTHERN MIDDLE IS GOING TO BE BIDDING IN LATE 2024. OKAY.

SO HERE ARE SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE ARE GOING TO APPROACH TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY

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WE ARE GOING BEFORE THE STATE FOR A VARIANCE REQUEST. WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO ACTUALLY GET SOME ADDITIONAL STATE DOLLARS FOR CONSTRUCTION, AND WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF MECHANISMS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO GET THAT DONE.

SO THAT REQUEST WILL BE GOING TO THE STATE AS WELL. WE'RE HOPING THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME MORE STATE FUNDING PARTICIPATION TOWARDS THE PROJECT FOR THAT.

ALSO WE HAVE ALREADY REDUCED THE TASING PREMIUM BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO -- PHASING PREMIUM BY WORKING WITH CRABTREE ROHRBAUGH ASSOCIATES, THAT PHASING PREMIUM WE HAVE ALREADY MADE REDUCTIONS TO THAT. INSTEAD OF TWO PHASES LIKE THE FEASIBILITY STUDY SHOWED OF CONSTRUCTION, WE CAN BUILD THAT BUILDING ALL OF IT IN ONE PHASE, MOVE THE KIDDO OVER THERE, DEMO THE EXISTING BUILDING AND THEN DO THE SITE WORK. SIMILAR WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH BEACH. WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT AND WE KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO GARNER SOME SAVINGS FOR US. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT CAN BE FINISHED IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS NOT IDEAL BECAUSE ANYTHING THAT WE DON'T DO NOW IS GOING TO COST MORE MONEY LATER. BUT IF WE HAVE TO DO THAT, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WILL LOOK AT THAT OPTION. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO IDENTIFY AT MANY ADD ALTERNATIVES AS POSSIBLE -- ALTERNATES AS POSSIBLE TO MAXIMIZE THE BUDGET. WE ARE GOING TO POTENTIALLY LOOK AT REDUCING PROGRAM SQUARE FOOTAGE AND RIGHT NOW, THE DESIGN IS 104,914 SQUARE TEET.

THE ISSUE WITH THAT IS THAT THE STATE IS PARTICIPATING IN A PROJECT THAT'S A LITTLE UNDER 101,000 SQUARE FEET. WE DON'T WANT TO REDUCE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE UNDER THE 101,000 SQUARE FEET BECAUSE THE STATE WILL ESSENTIALLY SAY WELL OKAY WE'RE JUST GOING TO PARTICIPATE UP TO THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE. SO WE WOULD BE LOSING FUNDING. SO WE DEFINITELY -- IT IS A VERY COMPLEX PROCESS. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING. AND THEN IF ANY OF THOSE MECHANISMS DON'T WORK OUT THEN WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT SOME OTHER OPTIONS. AND THEN LASTLY, THERE ARE SOME POTENTIAL LOCAL ALLOCATION SAVINGS FROM OTHER PROJECTS, THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PUT TOWARDS NORTHERN MIDDLE. IT WON'T BE VERY MUCH BUT IT WOULD HELP.

THERE ARE SOME POTENTIAL SAVINGS FROM BEACH, WE WILL WAIT AND SEE WHEN THAT PROJECT IS CLOSED OUT BUT WE CAN REVERT THOSE TYPES OF SAVINGS TOWARDS THE NORTHERN MIDDLE BUDGET AS WELL.

SO WITH THAT I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. >> COLLEAGUES?

MS. BALINSKI. >> THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLY COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION, SO THANK YOU. EVERYTHING WE WOULD ALWAYS WANT TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BE FACING WITH NORTHERN MIDDLE IS RIGHT HIRE. I JUST REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED WITH NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL. WE FACE THE SAME THING, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY RIGHT? WE WANTED HIGHER CAPACITY. WE WANTED HIGHER SQUARE FOOTAGE. BUT THEN, THE BUDGET CAME IN OVER WHAT WE COULD AFFORD. AND WE HAD TO SETTLE, RIGHT? WE HAD TO LOWER OUR CAPACITY.

IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES. INITIALLY, SO WE DID LOWER IT A LITTLE BIT. INITIALLY, I BELIEVE WE WERE LOOKING AT A SCHOOL THAT WAS ABOUT 1500 STATE RATED CAPACITY, SIMILAR TO HUNGT HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN WHEN THE BIDS CAME IN SIGNIFICANTLY OVER BUDGET, WE WERE LOOKING AT A SCHOOL THAT WAS ACTUALLY ABOUT 1360 OR SO. IT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY INSTALLER. HOWEVER AFTER -- SMALLER.

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SO NOT TOO FAR FROM THE 1500. IT ACTUALLY WENT DOWN BUT IT WENT BACK UP KIND OF RECOGNIZING THAT THERE WAS GROWTH IN THE AREA AND WE NEEDED TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT.

>> AND WE'RE OVER CAPACITY NOW. >> WE ARE. >> WE HAVE 1488.

WELL THE LAST TIME I LOOKED IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE NOW.

BUT IT JUST SHOWS THAT THIS OUR NORTHERN SCHOOLS WE NEED TO JUST FIGHT AND FIGHT AND FIGHT FOR AS MUCH CAPACITY AS WE CAN. SO I'M, YOU KNOW, HOLDING MY BREATH THAT THE 775 CAN STAY AND THAT YOU'VE COME UP WITH, YOU KNOW, SEVEN, EIGHT DIFFERENT STRATEGIES TO TRY TO PROTECT THAT. SO THAT'S GREAT. AND JUST IF WE CAN HELP LET US

KNOW. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE -- I THINK I HAD MENTIONED THIS BEFORE. UNLIKE NORTHERN HIGH BUT LIKE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE ARE SOLICITING CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR THE DELIVERY METHOD AND ACTUALLY WE HAVE STARTED THE PROCESS FOR THAT NOW. HAVING A CM ON BOARD EARLY AND REALLY LOOKING AT THOSE STRATEGIES FOR MAXIMIZING THE BUDGET, THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE REALLY -- THEY HAVE THEIR EARS TO THE GROUND AS TO WHAT THE PRICES ARE, WHAT MATERIALS WOULD BE BEST IN OUR SCENARIO.

THAT WAS WHAT WAS VERY HELPFUL DURING THE LAST PROJECT PROCESS, THE VALUE ENGINEERING, REBIDDING ALL OF THOSE THINGS CAN OCCUR VERY, VRY QUIBBLE WITH A CM ON BOARD.

SO IT'S A MUCH MORE ADAPTIVE APPROACH. AND SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT THAT'S THE APPROACH THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING WITH FOR THIS PROJECT AS WELL.

>> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MS. WARNER I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT THE PROPOSED STRATEGIES. I AM NOT A FAN OF REDUCING PROGRAM SQUARE FOOTAGE. BUT IF THAT HAD TO BE LOOKED AT, WHAT -- HOW WOULD YOU EVEN START

THAT, AND WHAT PROGRAMS WOULD BE CONSIDERED? >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

I WOULD PROBABLY ASK FOR DR. JOHNSON'S HELP. BECAUSE SHE CHAIRED THE ED SPEC COMMITTEE. WE WOULD NEED TO POTENTIALLY NOT MAYBE NOT SEAT THE ENTIRE ED SPEC COMMITTEE BUT WE WOULD PROBABLY LOOK AT CERTAIN SPACES AND SEE IF THERE COULD BE SOME CUTS THAT COULD BE MADE. SO IT WOULD BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH MEMBERS OF THE ED SPEC

COMMITTEE AND THE SCHOOL STAFF. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

[7.07 Review of Capital Improvement Program]

>> NEXT WE WILL MOVE INTO THE REVIEW OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

OKAY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. DR. TOWNSEL, PRESIDENT CLAGGETT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I'M SUECHITA WARNER DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTS.

I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY TO PRESENT THE FY 2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OR CIP.

THE CIP IS REDEVELOPED ANNUALLY AND IT INCLUDES CAPITAL BUDGET EXPENDITURES FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR AND A FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FUTURE YEARS.

PROJECTS ARE FUNDED EITHER JOINTLY, BY THE STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS OR THEY ARE FUNDED ENTIRELY -- BLESS YOU -- OR THEY ARE FUNDED ENTIRELY BY OUR LOCAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

THE CIP FOR 2025 THROUGH 2030 CONTINUES THE SAME THEMES FROM LAST YEAR'S CIP IN THAT A MAJORITY OF THE PROJECTS ARE SYSTEMIC RENOVATION PROJECTS SUCH AS NEW ROOFS, WINDOWS, HVAC SYSTEM REPLACEMENTS HOWEVER AT THE LOCAL LEVEL WE HAVE ADDED A FEW NEWER TYPE PROJECTS THAT ILL I WILL REVIEW FOR DAW. AS YOU KNOW THE CIP IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE SECTIONS THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU. BEFORE WE GO INTO SPECIFIC PROJECT TYPES OF I'D LIKE TO BRIEFLY RECAP HOUSE THEE PROJECTS BECOME ELIGIBLE TO BECOME PART OF THE CIP AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO A SUMMARY OF NOTABLE PROJECTS THAT ARE INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS YEAR'S UPDATE. HOW DO PROJECTS BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR THE CIP? WELL IT HAPPENS THROUGH A VARIETY OF ASSESSMENTS. INTERNALL WE LOOK AT THE COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE PLAN. WE WORK HAND IN HAND WITH MAINTENANCE TO SEE WHAT SOME OF THE SYSTEMS ARE, THAT NEED TO BE INCLUDED AS AN ACTUAL CIP PROJECT VERSUS A MAINTENANCE PROJECT. WORK ORDER HISTORY IS ALWAYS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR.

WE LOOK AT THE ENERGY USAGE SO BENCHMARKING AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION DATA.

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THEY WILL PARTICIPATE BUT UP TO A CEILING BASED ON THAT FUTURE ENROLLMENT PROJECTION.

AND THEN FOR -- AND THEN THE LOCAL PARTICIPATION ENDS UP BEING 44% BUT ONE CAVEAT TO THAT IS THE STATE IS NO LONGER PARTICIPATING IN CHANGE ORDERS. SO ALL THE CONT CONTINGENCY FORY UNFORESEEN HAS TO BE CARRIED THROUGH THE LOCAL PARTICIPATION. THAT'S WHAT WE PUT UP.

I PUT UP 2026, JUST AS A SENATE SHOP OF WHAT THE CIP LOOKS LIKE IN 2022.

THE REASON I DID THAT IS 2025 IS PRETTY CROWDED SO THAT'S WHY 2026 IS UP THERE.

AS CAN YOU SEE WHERE IT NOTES PROJECTS REQUIRE ISC APPROVAL, ALL OF THOSE THAT YOU SEE, JOINT AND LOCAL FUNDED PROJECTS AND THEN THE PROJECTS THAT ARE NOTED AS NOT REQUIRING ISC APPROVAL THOSE ARE THE LOCALLY FUNDED PROJECTS ONLY. 2025 THROUGH 2030, INCLUDE NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL REPLACEMENT, CONSTRUCTION FUNDING WILL REQUIRE OVER FOUR SCARLETS, FY 25, TWRIK, 27, 28. ALONG WITH CALVERT COUNTRY WE ARE LOOKING AT A JOINT FEASIBILITY STUDY IN ORDER TO REALLY LOOK AT HOW WE CAN MAXIMIZE AND UTILIZE SOME OF THAT SPACE. SO POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT A REPLACEMENT OF CALVERT ELEMENTARY, UTILIZING THE EXISTING BUILDING AS A SWING SPACE TO BE ABLE TO MEET CALVERT COUNTRY KIDS IN THAT BUILDING, RENOVATING CALVERT COUNTRY AND RENOVATING AND ALSO FUTURE USES OF THE EXISTING CALVERT ELEMENTARY BUILDING POTENTIALLY AS A BOARD ANNEX.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE INVESTIGATION WE WILL DO. NOW I DO WANT TO SAY, THE REASON WE'RE LOOKING AT A RENOVATION OF CALVERT COUNTRY INSTEAD OF A REPLACEMENT CALVERT COUNTRY IS BECAUSE WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THAT MUCH STATE FUNDING FOR CALVERT COUNTRY FROM THE STATE FOR A NEW BUILDING BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS. TO A RENOVATION IS A BETTER OPTION FOR US. SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT.

AND THEN SO ESSENTIALLY, THE SCHEDULE FOR CALVERT ELEMENTARY, CALVERT COUNTRY FEASIBILITY

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AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE IN THE OUTYEARS A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR MOUNT HARMONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN FY 29. SO THESE ARE ARE OUR MARQUEE PROJECT, IF WE LOOK AT SOME OTHER SUBPROJECT TYPES THE ATHLETIC PROJECT, WE HAD STARTED INCORPORATING THROUGH THE ATHLETIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WE STILL HAVE THE PATUXENT HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOUSE, TENNIS RESURFACING AT HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, THROUGH INPUT FROM THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE THEY ELECTED TO GET THEIR TENNIS COURTS RESURFACED RATHER THAN THE TRACK BECAUSE THAT WAS MORE OF A CRITICAL PROJECT FOR THEM. SO THAT HAS BEEN CHANGED. FIELD HOUSE RENOVATIONS, AT CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL AND FIELD HOUSE RENOVATIONS AND ADDITION AT HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.

OTHER CAPITAL MAINTENANCE PROJECTS WE HAVE GOT A LOT OF PARKING LOT PAVING.

OUR PARK LOTS NEED SOME TLC. SO WE HAVE GOT IN FY 25-27, 29 AND 30 MONEY SET ASIDE OR THE THAT. AND WE HAVE ALSO ADDED PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT UP TO A VALUE OF 2.5 MILLION, IN FY 25, 26, 27, 28 AND 29. WE ARE GOING TO BE STUDYING THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS TO SEE WHERE THOSE DOLLARS NEED TO BE APPLIED. SO WE HAVE GOT MONEY THAT WE'VE SET ASIDE IN OUR CIP TOWARDS PLAYGROUNDS AND YOU WILL SEE THAT IF YOU LOOK AT SECTION 2. SO AS FAR AS A SUMMARY OF STATE FUNDED PROJECTS FROM THAT 25 THROUGH 30 TIME FRAME, AGAIN, TO RECAP, THREE MARQUEE, MAJOR MARQUEE TYPE PROJECTS, 16 SYSTEMIC RENOVATION PROJECTS WHICH INCLUDE HVAC REROOFING STORE FRONT SKYLIGHTS AND WINDOWS, THAT'S HAPPENING AT TRAIN SCHOOLS.

THE TOTAL ESTIMATED CIP IS $142.3 MILLION. WITH AN ESTIMATED STATE SHARE OF 71 MILLION AND A LOCAL SHARE OF 60.8 MILLION. AND JUST TO RECAP, THIS IS OUR CIP FOR THIS YEAR. FOR THE STATE SUPPORTED PROJECTS, PRIORITY 1 BEING NORTHERN MIDDLE, WE ALSO HAVE A SMALL HVAC SYSTEMIC INVOLVING A CHILL ARE AT PLUM HILL MIDDLE.

YOU MIGHT REMEMBER WE DID AN HVAC PROJECT THAT WE HAD TO DESCOPE AND TAKE SOME SCOPE OUT AT PLUM POINT MIDDLE SO WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL STATE MONEY AND WE ARE PLANNING ON DOING SOME MORE THIS YEAR. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO INCLUDING IN OUR CIP THE STORE FRONT CURTAIN WALL AND SKY LIGHTS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT PLUM POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THEY HAVE SOME LEAKAGE ISSUES AND REALLY, THOSE ARE UP FOR REPLACEMENT.

AND THEN LASTLY, THE MARY HARRISON CENTER AUDITORIUM HVAC IS ALSO INCLUDED.

ON THE LOCAL SITE WE HAVE THE PATUXENT HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOUSE PUMP STATION REPLACEMENT AT PATUXENT HIGH, THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AT CALVERT ELEMENTARY, CALVERT COUNTRY THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE, M MISCELLANEOUS DESIGN SERVICES, RENOVATION AT CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL AND THE HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL RESURFACING. SO THAT ROUNDS UP OUR ASK FOR THIS UPCOVERAGE FISCAL YEAR AND AT THIS POINT I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OH AND I DID WANT TO MENTION ALSO THAT THE CIP WILL BE ON BOARD DOCS FOR 30 DAYS FOR RUBE AND ANY COMMENTS.

I APOLOGIZE I HAVE HAVE MENTIONED THAT AND IT WOULD GO ON CONSENT AGENDA AT THAT POINT

AND WE WILL BE SUBMITTING IT TO THE STATE ON OCTOBER 4TH. >> THANK YOU.

ANY DISCUSSION? MS. GRENIS. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. IS ANY OF THAT MONEY ALLOCATED TO PROVIDE MORE SPECIAL NEEDS

ACCESS, WHEELCHAIR KIND OF THING? >> SO ANY NEW EQUIPMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE REPLACING WE WOULD BE PUTTING THE POUR IN PLACE SURFACE WHICH IS, IT'S VERY EASILY ADA ACCESSIBLE. BUT IN ADDITION I THINK MR. NAVARRO COULD HELP ME WITH THIS, WE DID SEAT A STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INPUT FOR EXAMPLE ON THE PLUM

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ANYTHING MORE THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> YES, WE MET WITH THE.

THERAPIST, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST SPECIAL STAFF -- >> PULL YOUR MICROPHONE, CHIEF,

THANK YOU. >> WE MET WITH PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, EDUCATIONAL THERAPISTS, STAFF AND SPECIAL EDUCATION INCLUDING CANDY INCREASE, AND GREG GOTT WAS ALSO PRESENT. THEY PROVIDED INPUT IN TERMS OF TYPE OF EQUIPMENT, PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE INSTALLED IN NEW PLAYGROUNDS ESPECIALLY THE POUR IN PLACE SPECIAL SERVICES. THAT STARTED IN OCTOBER, SPECIAL MEETINGS WITH ALSO WARNER, WE WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP SPECIALTY TRANSITION PLAN FOR NEW AND MORE SCEBL STUDENTS.

>> THAT IS EXCITING AND I'M THRILLED TO HEAR THAT. BECAUSE THAT IS -- THERE'S SUCH A NEED FOR IT. IT'S THEIR WAY OF LEARNING. AND CONNECTING WITH OTHER STUDENTS. THE OTHER ISSUE, I NOTICE IT WASN'T ON THIS.

I RECENTLY WENT TO VISIT NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL. AND I NOTICE THAT THE BOYS SOFTBALL FIELD IS, IT HAS THIS PLUSH CARPET BASICALLY, A BRAND-NEW DUGOUT AND I MEAN IT'S TOP-NOTCH. BUT WHEN I WENT OVER TO THE GIRLS SOFTBALL FIELD YOU COULD COUNT THE BLADES OF GRASS. IS THERE ANY PLAN OR COULD YOU AT LEAST LOOK INTO THAT AS TO

WHAT WE COULD DO TO TRY TO GET THAT -- >> I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE PART OF A MAINTENANCE, WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE PLAN. CAN I TELL YOU AS FAR AS THE BOYS FIELD -- I CAN TELL YOU PART OF THE BOYS FIELD, THERE WERE GEOTHERMAL WELLS DUG, IT LOOKED LIKE THE SURFACE OF MARS AT THAT TIME. WE ELECTED TO GO WITH SOD IN ORDER TO BASICALLY GET THE BIGGEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK QUICKLY.

THAT'S WHY IT LOOKS AS GOOD AS IT DOES. I THINK IF IT GROWS WITH NATURAL DWRAS AS A LOT OF OUR FIELDS DO, YOU CERTAINLY WOULDN' HAVE HAD THAT TYPE OF, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENCE. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING IN TERMS OF FIELDS AND SURFACING THAT WE

REALLY LOOKED AT. >> I'LL STOP UP AND LOOK AT IT. >> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> LAST YEAR, AT PATUXENT HIGH SCHOOL, DID THEY HAVE TO DO SOME OF THEIR TENNIS MATCHES AT COVE POINT? IS THERE ANYTHING BEING DONE WITH THEIR TENNIS COURTS?

PATUXENT HIGH SCHOOL? >> I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER. I RECALL THAT MR. GOTT HAS BEEN TRYING TO SECURE SOME PRICING. SO I THINK THAT HE DOES HAVE SOME PRICING FOR REPAIRS AT SOME OF THE COURTS. IS MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME OF THAT WORK.

AT PATUXENT HIGH SCHOOL. >> THANK YOU. >> MR. WHITE I'LL GET THAT

INFORMATION FOR YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> IF MR. GOTT COULD ADD IN CONSIDERATION FOR REFLAIMENT OF THAT COURT VERSUS REPAIR, IS IT MORE EFFICIENT, LEST COSTLY TO REPAIR OR OVER THE LONG RUN IS IT SOMETHING THAT REALLY NEEDS MORE ATTENTION?

>> I THINK PART OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED IS DURING COVID, I THINK THE COURTS DISINT GREATED, BECAUSE THEY -- DISINTINTEGRATE. I KNOW WHEN YOU ARE DOING NEW COURTS IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EXPENSIVE. VERSUS REPAIRS. THAT CAN BE DONE.

SO CERTAINLY THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT. BUT YEAH, I THINK WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS, THERE WAS A LOT OF WATER THAT WAS PONDING AND LAYING AND IT DISINTEGRATED THE SURFACE. AND REALLY, THERE WAS NOBODY THERE BECAUSE NOBODY WAS IN SCHOOL TO BE ABLE TO PUSH BROOM AND KIND OF GET THAT WATER PONDING AWAY THERE THE COURTS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, NATURALLY OCCURS, WHEN THEY ARE PLAYING ON THOSE COURTS BUT BECAUSE NOBODY WAS THERE, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK CAUSED A FASTER DISINTEGRATION

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OF THAT SURFACE JUST AS SOME BACKGROUND. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.

I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST THAT THERE BE CONSIDERATION GIVEN FOR GRANTS FROM I BELIEVE USTA.

BECAUSE I'VE HEARD THAT THEY GIVE GRANTS TO SCHOOL SYSTEMS FOR RENOVATION AND REPAIR OF

THEIR COURTS. ALL RIGHT MS. HAYES. >> I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION.

SO YOU DISCUSSED IN YOUR PRESENTATION SOME PROJECTS FOR STATE AND LOCALLY FUNDED AS WELL AS JUST LOCALLY FUNDED. SO WHAT DETERMINES IF THE STATE IS AIDING IN FUNDING?

>> I'M SORRY, IF THE STATE IS WHAT? >> AIDING IN THE FUNDING OR

HELPING. >> AIDING IN THE FUNDING, THANK YOU.

YES SO IT'S VERY INTERESTING AND I'M NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH WHY THE STATE DOES THIS.

BUT WHEN YOU ARE BUILDING A NEW SCHOOL OR YOU'RE DOING A REPLACEMENT, THE STATE WILL PARTICIPATE IN EVERYTHING. THEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE BUILDING, THEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE SITE, THEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN LAY GROUNDS. ONCE THAT BUILDING IS BUILT AND YOU GO TO REPLACE A COMPONENT THAT IS OUTSIDE THE FOUR WALLS NOT PARTICIPATE.

SO THAT IS WHY OUR PAVING PROJECTS ARE LOCALLY FUNDED ONLY.

OUR PLAYGROUND PROJECTS ARE LOCALLY FUNDED ONLY. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THAT IS THE CASE. WE HAVE CERTAINLY MADE AN APPEAL OR THE THE STATE TO RECONSIDER THAT. BUT RIGHT NOW THAT IS HOW IT IS WRITTEN.

SO THAT'S THE DISTINCTION. >> THANK YOU. >> SO YOU SAID THE PLAN IS GOING TO THE STATE ON OCTOBER 4TH. HAS THE COUNTY REVIEWED THIS AND DO WE KNOW HOW THIS FITS IN WITH

THEIR PROJECTIONS FOR US AND CAPITAL? >> WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THE CIP FOR THE COUNTY. AND THE WAY THAT THE STATE CIP SUBMISSION WORKS IS, WE HAVE TO PROVIDE IT TO THEM BY OCTOBER 4TH. HOWEVER BY NOVEMBER 30TH, IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE BECAUSE OF POTENTIALLY SOME REPRIORITIZATION, AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, THEN THOSE CHANGES CAN BE MADE AND WE CAN AMEND THE CIP AND SEND IT UP TO THE STATE BY NOVEMBER 30TH. SO THE OCTOBER 4TH IS ALMOST A DRAFT SUBMISSION IF YOU WILL WITH THE FINALIZATION BY NOVEMBER 30TH.

AND FOR THAT NOVEMBER 30TH SUBMISSION, IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT WE GET A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AS WE DO EVERY YEAR TO ENSURE THAT THEY WILL SUPPORT THE PROJECTS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. AND THE STATE DOESN'T NECESSARILY CARE ABOUT THE OUT YEARS. THEY ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING FOR FY 2025. SO THE CIP THAT WE BUILD THROUGH 2030 IS REALLY MORE FOR LOCAL PURPOSES. TO BE ABLE TO SHOW WHAT WE ARE PLANNING.

HOWEVER FOR THE STATE'S INTEREST IT IS REALLY ONLY FY 2025. >> ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

[7.08 Policy for Review]

>> NEXT WE WILL HAVE POLICY REVIEW, REVIEWING POLICY 3010, GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS,

DR. JOHNSON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, ALSO CLAGGETT, DR. TOWNSEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, I'VE SEUPS JOHNSON, ACADEMIC OFFICERS.

I HAVE ASKED TO PUT POLICY 3010 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS BACK ON THE TABLE TO REVIEW BECAUSE THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS UPDATED THEIR REQUIREMENTS AND WE HAVE SOME EDITS THAT WOULD HELP OUR STUDENTS AND PUT US MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT THE STATE IS DOING.

IF YOU NOTICE ON THE POLICY I AM ASKING FOR NUMBER 1 AND 2 UNDER POLICY STATEMENT A, TO BE STRICKEN FROM THE POLICY. THIS IS BECAUSE WHEN YOU READ THE SENTENCE PRIOR TO IT, IT SAYS ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MUST OBTAIN A MINIMUM THE FOLLOWING CREDITS IN ADDITION O THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY THE STATE OF MARYLAND. SO AT THIS TIME, MARYLAND REQUIRES FOUR MATH CREDITS. SO IN ESSENCE WHAT WE WOULD BE ASKING OUR STUDENTS TO DO IS EARN FIVE MATH CREDITS AND THAT REALLY WASN'T THE INTENTION AT THE TIME WHEN THIS WAS PUT IN OUR POLICY. THE INTENTION AT THE TIME WAS FOR OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE FOUR MATH STUDENTS AND LEAVE HIGH SCHOOL WITH A SENIOR LEVEL MATH CLASS AS WELL.

WHEN WE LOOK AT HEALTH 2 THAT MS. HAYES BROUGH UP EARLIER, WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF HEALTH 2 COMING INTO THE MARYLAND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT OUR SUPPORT

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I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AT THIS TIME. >> COLLEAGUES?

MS. HAYES. >> SO YOU SAID INITIALLY THAT MSD UPDATED SOME REQUIREMENTS ABOUT CREDITS. CAN YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN WHAT THAT UPDATE WAS?

>> WELL, YOU KNOW THE ONE WITH HEALTH 2 SO THEY INCREASED THE HEALTH 2.

IT USED TO BE THAT THE STATE OF MARYLAND ONLY REQUIRED THREE CREDITS OF MATH AND NOW THEY ARE REQUIRING FOUR. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR POLICY THAT ADDITIONAL MATH CREDIT THAT WAS LISTED UNDER THAT STATEMENT ALLOWED OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE THREE CREDITS OF MATH AND THEN WE REQUIRED THEM TO HAVE FOUR CREDITS OF MATH. SO WE DON'T WANT TO INCREASE THAT UNNECESSARILY WHEN THE STATE OF MARYLAND HAS NOW EQUAL TO WHAT WE HAD OUR EXPULSION IN

CALVERT COUNTY WAS. >> OKAY AND THEN JUST A FOLLOW UP QUESTION REGARDING THE MATH.

PLEASE TELL ME IF I'VE BEEN UNDER THE WRONG IMPRESSION THIS WHOLE SOMETIME.

BUT I WAS AWARE THAT YOU HAD TO TAKE ALL FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL NINTH, 10TH, 11TH AND

12 YOU HAD TO TAKE A MATH CLASS. >> YES, ACCEPTABLE PLATT CREDITS.

>> DOESN'T MATTER IF IT HAPPENS IN SEVENTH OR EIGHTH GRADE, THANK YOU.

>> YES YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH CREDITS CARRY OVER. YOU HAVE TO BE ENROLLED IN A CLASS AS A SENIOR, BUT THE CREDITS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DO ROLL OVER SO THEY COUNT

TOWARDS YOUR MATH CREDITS. >> MS. BALINSKI. >> I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS.

I RECENTLY WE WERE AT THE MABE, MARYLAND ASSOCIATION BOARD OF ED MEETING WHERE SEVERAL COUNTIES BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN STARTING TO LOBBY FOR SO I GUESS THAT MEDIUMS KUMAR, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO. BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE -- THEY'RE FINDING THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE TAKING TECHNOLOGY CREDITS, OR DON'T GET ADEQUATE CREDIT FOR SOME OF THE HIGHER LEVEL LEARNING THAT THEY'RE DOING, ONE OF THE EXAMPLES WAS BIOMED PATHWAY.

THEY STILL HAVE TO TAKE BIOLOGY EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE DOING HIGHER LEARNING THAN THAT.

AND THAT OBVIOUSLY EATS AWAY AT THEIR TIME, RIGHT, IN HIGH SCHOOL.

SO DO YOU KNOW IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION AT THE STATE LEVEL AND DO WE AGREE WITH THAT? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO JOIN RANKS AND LOBBYING AGAINST THAT.

>> SO AT OUR MEETINGS AT THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT MEETINGS OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER MEETINGS THAT HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT UP AT THIS TIME. ONE OF THE CONTENTIONS THAT IN SCIENCE THEY WOULD HAVE IS THAT BIOLOGY IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN BIOMED YOU'RE LEARNING DIFFERENT SKILLS. SO THE CONTENT THAT IS BEING ASSESSED THROUGH THE STATE IN BIOLOGY IS THE LIFE SCIENCE. WHEREAS IN THE BIOMED THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENT OF A CTE

PROGRAM. >> RIGHT. >> AS WELL.

SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT SKILLS AND PROCESSES THAT ARE GOING TO BE LEARNED DURING THOSE

EXPERIENCES. >> I KNOW, THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT I THOUGHT OF AS WELL.

BUT APPARENTLY, ANN ARUNDEL AND I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER THE OTHER ONE, ARE ACTIVELY I THINK ARE ACTIVELY TRYING TO GET THEIR VOICES HEARD ABOUT THAT. AND THERE'S OTHER INSTANCES, AND SOMEONE SAID LIKE IN NEW YORK CITY YOU COULD EVEN GET ELA CREDITS THROUGH SOME OF YOUR TECHNOLOGY COURSES OR YOUR FTA WAYS. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S LIKE RAD CAM THINKING. YOU KNOW WE WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HAVE ALWAYS SAID WAS, HOW YOU ACCOMPLISH THAT CREDIT, YOU KNOW. BUT SINCE WE'RE PUSHING CTE, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO SAVE OUR STUDENTS SOME TIME. YOU KNOW, IF SOME OF IT REALLY IS DUPLICATION OF LEARNING.

>> IT IS DUPLICATION ABSOLUTELY. I CAN REACH OUT TO MY COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE STATE AND JUST KIND

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>> HAVE TIME TO DO THAT. >> E-MAIL HELPS WITH THAT SOMETIMES.

I DO ALSO WANT TO NOTE. BEFORE WE POST IT FOR 30 DAYS THAT WE WOULD BE REQUESTING THAT THESE WOULD BE -- IF APPROVED AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT THAT THEY WOULD GO INTO PLAY RIGHT AWAY.

TYPICALLY WHEN WE MAKE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT CHANGES WE DO IT WITH THE ASSISTANT GLADE CLASS THAT'S ENTERING. BUT WE WOULD WANT THESE CHANGES TO BE AUTOMATIC TO EVERY STUNT IN HIGH SCHOOL. -- STUDENT IN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> ALL RIGHT NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. THANK YOU DR. JOHNSON.

THAT POLICY WILL BE POSTED FOR 30 DAY REVIEW. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS BOARD

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COMMENTS. I WILL START WITH MS. HAYES. >> HI.

THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT OF YOUR AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS TO BE HERE TODAY.

OFF OF WHAT DR. TOWNSEL SAID IN HIS REPORT, IT IS AMAZING TO BE A STUDENT AND AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE SCHOOLS WHICH ARE SOME OF THE BEST U.S. HIGH SCHOOLS SO I AM VERY PROUD OF THAT AND I KNOW MY PIERCE ARE AS WELL, HAVING SHARED WITH HIM OVER SOCIAL MEDIA PEOPLE ARE VERY, VERY EXCITED TO HEAR THAT. SOMETHING WE ALSO DISCUSSED IS TAKING OFF CCPS I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IMPROVEMENTS OF STUDENT LIVES IN THE COMING MONTHS AS WELL AS GETTING FEEDBACK AND HEARING WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE IMPACT IT HAS.

FINALLY, DISCUSSING OUR ASYNCHRONOUS DAY LAN, I'M INTERESTED IN HAVING STUDENT INPUT WHERE THAT. EVERYBODY HAS A LOT TO SAY ABOUT VIRTUAL LEARNING POST-COVID.

SHARING IT. >> MS. GRENIS. >> FIRST OF ALL I'D LIKE TO WELCOME BACK ALL THE STUDENTS AND STAFF TO ANOTHER YEAR. I HOPE YOU ARE ALL OFF TO A GREAT START. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK DR. TOWNSEL, BACK IN JULY WE MET TO DISCUSS A POSSIBLE WAY FOR PARENTS TO BE INFORMED REGARDING THE BOOKS THAT THEIR CHILDREN CHECK OUT. AND HE'S IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING TOGETHER AN OPT-IN E-MAIL SYSTEM. WHERE PARENTS CAN SUBSCRIBE TO THIS.

MORE INFORMATION IS GOING TO BE COMING OUT ON THAT, SO THAT IS SOMETHING TO LOOK FOR IN IN YOUR E-MAILS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR SHERIFF, RICKY COX ALONG WITH THE FIRE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT AND SRO OFFICERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN THE SCHOOLS AND YOUR PRESENCE AND SUPPORT IS ALWAYS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MS. GRENIS. MS. BALINSKI. >> YES, WELCOME BACK EVERYONE.

I'VE HEARD, I'VE BEEN TO A COUPLE OF THE OPEN HOUSES AND IT'S JUST 71 TO BE BACK AND SEEING EVERYBODY BEING BACK TOGETHER. I'M SURE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT YEAR. BUT I DID WANT TO IF I COULD MAKE A MOTION THAT'S BEEN REQUESTED THAT POLICY 5510 BE BROUGHT FORWARD FOR REVIEW. IT'S THE PURCHASING, HAVING TO DO WITH PURCHASING. WE WANTED TO PUT IT BACK ON THE TABLE AND MAKE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS

TO IT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO BRING FOLLOWS 5510 FORWARD FOR REVIEW.

IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. TO CALL UP POLICY 5510. SEEING NO DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? POLICY 5510 HAS BEEN CALLED UP FOR REVIEW. THANK YOU MS. BALINSKI.

MR. WHITE. >> YES, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I ALSO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO TO SOE OF THE OPEN HOUSES, I WENT TO ONE THIS WEEK. AND IT WAS NICE TO SEE SOME OF THE NEW TEACHERS THAT I MET DURING THE NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION.

THEY ARE ON THEIR THIRD WEEK NOW TO GET ACCLIMATED TO OUR SITUATION SO IT'S NICE TO SEE THEM BLOSSOM AND GROW. I DON'T USUALLY HAVE TO ADDRESS CERTAIN THINGS BUT I AM A U.S.

AIR FORCE VETERAN. SO WHOEVER CONTINUES TO SPEAK ABOUT ME NOT STANDING OR PUTTING MY HAND OVER MY HEART DURING THOSE TIMES, PLEASE STOP. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I PLAY WITH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. ALSO, IN THIS COUNTY, YOU KNOW, FOR ME MOST PEOPLE KNOW THAT WHEN IT COMES TO SPORTS, AND WHEN IT COMES TO MENTAL WELLNESS AND SUE SIDE, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT.

RIGHT NOW IN CALVERT COUNTY, THE SUICIDE RATE IS 16.5, WHICH IS ALMOST DOUBLE WHAT IT IS FOR THE

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SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TALKING WITH OR MEETING WITH OR SEEING WITH DR. TOWNSEL ON HIS TEAM PUT TOGETHER TO REALLY ADDRESS THIS NOT JUST TO PUT UP SIGNS AND THINGS LIKE THAT BUT WHAT REAL WORK WE ARE DOING TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. ALSO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MS. KRISTEN BRANDON, 5TH GRADE TEACHER AT ST. LEONARD.

SHE IS A PART OF THE RISE ADVANCE PBL PROJECT BASED LEARNING WITH FIFTH GRADERS, THEY ARE DOING A LOT OF AMAZING THINGS AND SHE HAS INVITED ME TO BECOME A PART OF THE PROGRAM SHE'S WORKING ON THERE. FALL SPORTS ARE GOING. YOU KNOW, FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL, FIELD HOCKEY, SOCCER, TRY TO DEBT OUT THERE AND SUPPORT SOME OF THESE ATHLETES, WHILE THEY ARE COMPETING. WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SPORTS I ATTENDED A SOCCER GAME AND IT WAS ABOUT 94° OUTSIDE. WE NEED ATHLETIC TRAINERS ON THESE FIELDS, DR.-- ACTUALLY JEREMY BRAD FORD AND BRIAN MARTIN WILL CALVERT COUNTY, CALVERT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL THEY HAD MEETINGS WITH KEVIN HOOK AND THEY ARE PREPARED IMMEDIATELY TO GET PEOPLE ON THE FIELD TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE KIDS ARE TAKEN CARE OF. THEY WANT, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE GOING TO NEED AN RFP AND ALSO A JOB DESCRIPTION BECAUSE THEY WANT TO SEE IF THEY CAN GET PEOPLE OUT THERE NOW WITHOUT SOME OF THE REGULATIONS THAT HAVE -- RESTRICTIONS AS FAR AS HAVING A MASTER'S DEGREE AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHILE WE WORK TOWARDS GETTING SOME -- I KNOW ALSO THAT THEY ARE GOING TO -- THEY'RE LOOKING AT MORE FUNDINGG BECAUSE I THINK $50,000 FOR A TRAINER, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T COMPETE WITH THE REST OF THE STATE WITH THAT SO I THINK THEY ARE TRYING TO GET NOR FUNDING TO TAKE CARE OF THAT SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

I WENT TO THE TRANSPORTATION TRAILER ABOUT A WEEK AGO TO PICK UP A SPORTS PASS.

I WAS THERE FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES, 15 MINUTES, AND THEY WERE ON THE MICROPHONE NONSTOP.

THERE WERE A MILLION AND SEVEN THINGS GOING ON AND I HAD TO CALL KEVIN HOOK AGAIN AND LET HIM KNOW THAT THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB IN THERE. I KNOW IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON AND BEGINNING OF THE YEAR BUT I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO RIDES TE BUS AND THERE IS A FLUCTUATION OF FIVE OR TEN MINUTES WITH THE BUSES COMING. WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THEM AND TRY TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF GRACE WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THE LAST THING IS ALSO WITH SAFETY. SAFETY IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME ALSO. MAKING SURE THAT NOT ONLY OUR STUDENTS BUT ALSO OUR STAFF, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY PEOPLE SAFE IN THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY WORK AND WE 30 IT'S OUR JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE THAT FOR THEM. SO WITH THAT, OH ALSO, ART.

AFESTIS COMING OCCUPY ALSO THIS WEEKEND. IF WE CAN GET OUT AND SUPPORT

ARTS IN THE COUNTY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MR. WHITE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY WELCOME BACK TO OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF AND OUR FAMILIES HERE AT CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC

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