Dec 14, 2023 Board of Education

[2.01 Pledge of Allegiance/Moment of Silence]

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

IT IS 3:30 7:00 P.M.. I WILL ASK YOU TO PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

YOU MAY BE SEATED. IF OUR AUDITORS WILL PLEASE

[2.02 Auditor Report]

FEEL FREE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND BEGIN.

>> THANK YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

WE ARE YOUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR YOUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT. I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION THAT I WILL GIVE THAT WILL SUMMARIZE OUR INTERVIEW REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS TO GOVERNANCE.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO INTERRUPT, OR HOLD THOSE TO THE END. SO, THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE SCOPE OF SERVICES THAT WE WERE ENGAGED TO PERFORM.WE WERE ENGAGED TO PERFORM THE 2023 FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, BECAUSE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM EXTENDS MORE THAN $750,000 PER YEAR OF FEDERAL FUNDS, THERE IS ALSO A COMPLIANCE UNIFORM GUIDANCE THAT IS ALSO REQUIRED TO MEET THE SINGLE AUDIT REQUIREMENTS AS WELL. AS FAR AS A SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS, WE HAVE ISSUED A CLEAN, OR UNMODIFIED POSITION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THAT IS THE BEST OPINION WE COULD GIVE OTHER PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS.

WE DID NOT DISCOVER ANY MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, I DO HAVE A BRIEF SLIDE COMING UP THAT I WILL SHOW THE SIGNIFICANT PROCESSES. WE DID NOTE ONE DEFICIENCY THAT DEALS WITH THE FIXED ASSET ACCOUNTING AND MAINTAINING DATA TO TRACK FIXED ASSETS. LASTLY, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING A SINGLE AUDIT. WE ARE NEARLY DONE WITH THE PROCEDURES. WE HAD NO COMPLIANCE TO DATE BUT ARE WELL WITHIN HAVING THAT ISSUE BY THE DEADLINE.

THIS SLIDE HERE IS A PICTURE OF OUR RISK-BASED AUDITOR.

PFOR THE AUDIT AND HOW WE FELT THE RISK OUT HOW TO COMPLETE THE AUDIT PROCEDURES, WE SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME UNDERSTANDING THE INTERNAL CONTROL STRUCTURE AND THE SIGNIFICANT INTERNAL CONTROL STRUCTURES THROUGH THE AUDIT WHICH I WILL HIGHLIGHT IN THE SECOND.

AS FAR AS AUDIT RISK AREAS, THIS IS MORE OF THE NATURES OF THE ACCOUNT IN THE ACTIVITY WITHIN THE ACCOUNTS THAT ARE DRIVING OUR AUDIT RISK, WE SPENT TIME LOOKING AT BANK RECONCILIATIONS, THEM BEING PERFORMED ACCURATELY AND TIMELY. LOOKING FOR A COLLECTIBILITY OF RECEIVABLES AND MAKING SURE THERE IS NO ISSUES ON ANY RECEIVABLES. AUDITING THE ACCOUNTING FOR FIXED ASSETS. WE DO TESTING FOR ENSURING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES ARE COMPLETE AS AUDITING A POINT IN TIME CUT OFF, WE'RE LOOKING AT PROPER CUTOFF AND INCLUSION IN THE FISCAL YEARS.

CHARGING EXPENSES TO THE DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS WITHIN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE PENSION ALSO HAS SOME FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT ACTUARIAL REGULATIONS BY GOING TO THAT.

THERE WAS THE ADOPTION OF A NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARD REQUIRED TO BE FOMENTED THIS YEAR AT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED.WE ALSO CONSIDER THE KEY ACCOUNTING POLICIES IMPLEMENTED BY THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. BEFORE WE GET INTO SPECIFIC INTERNAL CONTROLS, WE ALSO LOOK AT THE CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT.

THERE ARE FIVE INTERRELATED REPORTS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

THERE IS CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT, THE CONTROL ACTIVITIES, INFORMATION COMMUNICATION AND THE MONITORING OF CONTROLS. WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE ENVIRONMENT IS - - PERIOD UNDER AUDIT.

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ALSO LOOKING AT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AS IT RELATES TO THE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, BUT THEIR PROPER SEGREGATION OF DUTIES? AS A PART OF THE SINGLE AUDIT, LOOKING AT GRANTS COMPLIANCE.

WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF THE CONTROLS IS EFFECTIVE FOR THE PERIOD.

ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? THE LAST FEW POINTS HERE, I WILL READ THROUGH ALL OF THESE, SOME OF THESE I HAD AT THE BEGINNING. THE DIFFICULTY IS GETTING THROUGH THE AUDIT GROUP IF THERE ARE FAIRLY SENSIBLE ACCOUNTING PROCESSES OR ON THE BOARD OF TRANSACTIONS.

PIF WE HAVE UNCOVERED FRAUD THROUGH OUR AUDIT, I WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION THROUGH OUR AUDIT PROCESS. THIS IS A LONG-WINDED WAY TO SAY THERE IS SOMETHING OF A NEGATIVE NATURE THAT I NEED TO BRING TO YOUR POTENTIAL THROUGH THE AUDIT PROCESS.

ALTHOUGH ISSUED A CLEAN OPINION, IF WE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS OR DIFFICULTIES TO GET TO THAT POINT, I WOULD HAVE TO LET YOU ALL KNOW. I THINK OF A NEGATIVE NATURE THAT I NEED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THROUGH THE AUDIT PROCESS. LASTLY, I SHOULD INCLUDE IN MY CONTACT INFORMATION HERE . THAT WAY, IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OUTSIDE OF AUDIT SEASON OR ANYTHING AT THE BOARD LEVEL YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS, I MAKE MYSELF

AVAILABLE. THAT IS ALL I HAVE.>> COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

MS. BALINSKI. >> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR THIS UNMODIFIED REPORT. THAT IS GREAT TO KNOW.

AUDIT HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A KEYWORD IN OUR COUNTY FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, SO CONGRATULATIONS.THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT YOUR COMPANY IS UNDERTAKING A REVIEW FOR US, IS

THIS CORRECT? >> YES, THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR BEING YOUR NEW ACCOUNTING FIRM, WE ARE ON THE FIRST YEAR OF THE

CONTRACT. >> THIS IS PROBABLY A STRANGE QUESTION, BUT CAN YOU CHARACTERIZE HOW YOU FOUND COMING IN NEW, I BELIEVE YOU ALSO DO OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS

AROUND TOO. >> IN TOTAL, I THINK WE HAVE FIVE SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE STATE OF MARYLAND.

IN ADDITION, WE DO LOTS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

CITIES, TOWNS AND COUNTIES AS WELL.

THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS AS WELL AS DOING SCHOOL SYSTEM AUDITS.

I THINK FROM A PROCEDURAL STANDPOINT, WE WORKED OUT A LISTING TO BE PROVIDED. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THOSE ON A TIMELY BASIS. THE STATE HAS A VERY AGGRESSIVE DEADLINE, THE AUDIT IS REQUIRED TO BE FILED AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER. THAT IS DIFFICULT FOR ANY GOVERNMENT OF ANY SIZE TO DO AND THAT DEADLINE WAS MET.

LOOKING GOOD SPEAKS TO MANAGEMENT STEAM BEING READY TO PRODUCE RECORDS AND ARE FAIRLY AGGRESSIVE MANNER.

>> THANK YOU, THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

>> I APPRECIATE THIS AUDIT. IT ENSURES THIS IS BEING DONE CORRECTLY BUT I DON'T WANT THIS AUDIT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE AUDIT THAT THE COMMISSIONERS WERE REQUESTING.

THE AUDIT WAS TO LOOK FOR THINGS LIKE COST EFFICIENCY, WASTEFUL PROGRAMS AND COST-EFFECTIVEPROCUREMENTS .

>> THAT IS NOT UNDER THE SCOPE. >> EXACTLY, THANK YOU.

>> SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MR. JOHNSON AND YOUR STAFF .

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AGENDA? >>MOVED TO APPROVE .

>> SECOND. >> THERE IS A MOTION AND PROPER SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING ON, THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?

THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES. >> IF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO

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DISCUSSION IN JANUARY. >> ALL RIGHT, POLICY 1620 IS BEING CALLED FORWARD FROM THE TABLE THE STANCE THAT WE TOOK IN THE LAST MEETING. IS THERE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> THERE IS A MOTION AND PROPER SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION?

HEARING NINE, THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? 1620 WILL BE ON OUR AGENDA IN

[4.01 Public Comment]

COMMENTS. >> THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PERMITS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ISSUES OF CONCERN.

THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS IS LIMITED TO 20.

WHEN YOU ARE CALLED TO SPEAK, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.

PERSON ON THE SIGN-UP SHEET MAY NOT CONVEY, TRANSFER OR RELAY ANY OTHER SPEAKING TIME TO ANOTHER GROUP IF YOU HAVE HANDOUTS OR WRITTEN TESTIMONY, - - PROTECT INDIVIDUAL CONFIDENTIALITY, PLEASE DO NOT MENTION SPECIFIC STUDENTS OR STAFF MEMBERS IN YOUR REMARKS. ALL COMMENTS SHOULD BE MADE IN A CIVIL MANNER. ANYONE NOT FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES WILL BE ASKED TO STOP SPEAKING AND MAY FORFEIT THE RIGHT TO SPEAK IN FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS.

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

WHEN COMMENTS ARE WELCOME ANYTIME.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, - -. >> OUR FIRST SPEAKER TODAY IS

JOSEPH - -. >> GOOD AFTERNOON PRESIDENT CLAGGETT, FOR MEMBERS. I WANTED TO START WITH THE CELEBRATION. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MY SISTER CATHERINE ON ACHIEVING A NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION.

I WOULD SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL EDUCATORS WHO RECEIVED THE NATIONAL BOARD APPLICATION. FOR THOSE THAT ARE STILL PURSUING IT, CONTINUE TO DO SO. HAVING NATIONALLY CERTIFIED TEACHERS IS A BOOM TO OUR COUNTY AND ARE PROUD OF MY SISTER.I WILL HAVE ANYTHING PREPARED TODAY.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR, IT IS NICE TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL. I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR MEETING WITH ME. MR. NAVARRO MET WITH ME ABOUT PLAYGROUNDS, DOCTOR JOHNSON WAS ABLE TO JOIN US AT NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL FOR A PRESENTATION ON LIES IN THE BALANCE AND BEHAVIORS. I HOPE THE PRESENTATION IS BROUGHT BACK AGAIN TO A WIDER AUDIENCE.

WE ONLY HAVE KIDS FOR SEVEN HOURS A DAY, 180 DAYS PER YEAR AND THAT IS NOT A LOT OF TIME AT THE END OF THE DAY.

BEHAVIOR STARTED IN THE HOME, SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL PARENTS TO VOLUNTEER YOUR KIDS SCHOOL.

WHETHER YOU ARE SHELVING BOOKS, COMING INTO LAMINATE OR SOMETHING IN THE CLASSROOM. VOLUNTEER, VOLUNTEER, VOLUNTEER. WE ARE DOING A LOT OF THINGS IN ONLY HAVE 180 DAYS TO GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL. NO TWO KIDS WALK THROUGH THE DOOR THE SAME WAY. NO TWO KIDS HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCES, TRAUMA AND EVERYTHING. YOURSELF UP FOR FAILURE AND PROCESSES IN THE ROOM TO ADDRESS BEHAVIORS BEFORE THEY BECOME DANGEROUS BEHAVIORS.

I HOPE WE WILL RETHINK OUR ISS EXPULSION PROGRAMS, BUT WE ARE NOT GIVING THESE KIDS TOOLS TO GROW TO BEADULTS 70 THEM TO BE , TO BE A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

I HOPE YOU WILL TRY AND REFRAIN FROM APPLYING TO THEM AS INMATES RUNNING THE ASYLUM.T THE END OF THE DAY, THEY ARE CHILDREN FIRST AND WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT I HOPE WE CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP AND BE INVOLVED, WHETHER YOU ARE VOLUNTEERING ON A COMMITTEE OR ANY OF OUR BLUEPRINT COMMITTEES, VOLUNTEER, VOLUNTEER, VOLUNTEER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR'S.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DONNA -

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IN 2019, ANOTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER HAD HER JOB BROKEN BY A STUDENT. TO THIS DAY, SHE STILL PHYSICALLY SEPARATE FROM THE ASSAULT.

BOTH OF THESE ASSAULTS OCCURRED PRE-PANDEMIC, SO WHAT HAS CHANGED? THE INCREASE IN OUT-OF-CONTROL DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS. HOW MANY TIMES IS A STUDENT ALLOWED TO ASSAULT AN ADULT - -? HOW LONG WILL WE CONTINUE TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM OR PUT A BAND-AID ON IT AS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION.

I LOVE MY PROFESSION AND BELIEVE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.

BUT AS A SYSTEM, WE ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH.

I AM ASKING THE ELECTED BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DIRECT DR.

ANDRAE TOWNSEL TO CRACKDOWN ON DISRUPTIVE STUDENTS.

STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR BEHAVIOR. WHAT MESSAGE IS BEING SENT TO THE OTHER STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL FOR WITNESSING THESE DRAMATIC EVENTS. SEE CPS HAS A PROBLEM THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING IS NOT WORKING.

WE TALKED ABOUT USING RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN OUR SCHOOL, BUT HOW MANY - - IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM IN THEIR CLASSROOM? THERE IS MORE TO RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AND A CONVERSATION CIRCLE TO TALK ABOUT FEELINGS OR ASK QUESTIONS. THERE ARE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES AS WELL. WHY SHOULD THE EXPECTATION BE THAT WHEN A STUDENT SMASHES OIL PASTEL FROM THE FLOOR WERE DESTROYED THE CLASSROOM, IT IS THE TEACHER CLEAN THE MESS UP FOR THE STUDENT? THAT IS NOT RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. WHY DO WE TOLERATE STUDENTS HEADING TEACHERS AND OTHER STUDENTS? INSTEAD, THEY ARE SPENDING THEIR DAYS SEEING DOCTORS AND THERAPISTS FROM BEING ASSAULTED BY STUDENTS IN THEIR SCHOOL.

STUDENTS MUST HAVE CONSEQUENCES FOR THEIR ACTIONS.

IF THEY ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION SETTING, MAYBE THEY NEED A HYBRID LEARNING SETTING OR ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT.MAYBE SOME OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS NEED ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO CAN TEACH COPING MECHANISMS TO CHILDREN AT A YOUNG AGE.

THE BEHAVIORS THAT ARE OCCURRING IN OUR SCHOOLS ARE IMPACTING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN TEACHERS AS WELL AS HIGHER SUBSTITUTES.

THINK ABOUT IT, WHO WANT TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND GO TO WORK TO BE DISRESPECTED, OR WORSE, VERBALLY OR PHYSICALLY

ATTACKED. >> THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CRYSTAL - -.

>> HELLO, MY NAME IS CRYSTAL ARTHUR, I WANTED TO SHARE SOME POSITIVE THINGS AND OTHER THINGS WITH YOU GUYS.

THESE WERE OUR TURKEY GRAMS THE KIDS GAVE US TO WRITE FOR THEIR TEACHERS. I RECEIVED SOME SORT OF GIVE SOME OF THEM. ANOTHER STUDENT SAID YOU WILL ENTER THE QUESTION THAT I NEED TO ASK YOU.

YOU HELP ME WITH SCIENCE, YOU ARE VERY NICE EVERY DAY.

NEVERTHELESS I THINK I HAVE EVER HAD AND I HAVE LOTS.

YOU MAY CLASS FUN AND INTERACTIVE FOR ALL, THANKS AGAIN. YOU ALWAYS HELP OTHERS AND YOU GIVE US GAMES TO PLAY ON FRIDAY, THANK YOU.

LAST YEAR, I WAS HORRIBLE ON SCIENCE.

I KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY TEACHER AND YOUHAVE ENHANCED MY LEARNING EXPERIENCE . THANK YOU.

I HAVE MORE BUT I CANNOT SHARE THEM ALL, THEY ARE VERY POSITIVE. I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR MY STUDENTS. THEY LIFT ME UP AND WHEN I'M

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THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD COMMENTS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY. I'M EXCITED TO SHARE WITH STUDENTS HAVE BEEN UP TO END THE PAST MONTH.

IT'S BEEN QUITE A BIT SO BUCKLE UP AND PREPARE YOURSELF.

THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING WAS HOSTED IN NOVEMBER AND WAS INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL. THERE WAS REPRESENTATION FROM ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL THROUGHOUT ALL OF CALVERT. WE HAD WONDERFUL DISCUSSION INVOLVING ATHLETIC AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS.

THE INFORMATION IS RECEIVED WILL BE MOTIVATING SOME OF MY ACTION IN THE FUTURE. THE NEXT FORM WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2024 OF 6:00 TO 7:30 FOCUSING ON THE BLUEPRINT AND HOW IT'S IMPACT STUDENTS.

ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH - - HIGH SCHOOL. THEY ARE BEGINNING A PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, OR PBL PROJECT THAT THEY WILL BE COMPLETING OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

THEY MUST COLLABORATE WITH THEIR PEERS TO CREATE - -. I'M KIND OF EXCITED TO SEE WHAT SOLUTIONS THE CLASS COMES UP WITH AND WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING ME INTO THEIR CLASSROOM. THE CALVERT ASSOCIATION HOSTED A SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY LAST YEAR JUST YESTERDAY.

THANK YOU TO ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL SGA FOR DOING SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB POSTING. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, BUT I HEARD AMAZING THINGS.

THE STUDENT DELEGATES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER DELEGATES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY AND ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE THEY WERE TO SEE IN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

IF YOU OR YOUR PEERS ARE INTERESTED IN BEING INVOLVED, THERE IS AN SGA AT EACH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL.

ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS SHOULD BE EXTENDEDTO THE WONDERFUL EXECUTIVE BOARD . THE REGION HAS BEEN SELECTED TO - - CONVENTION IN FEBRUARY. THIS IS VERY EXCITING AS WE DO THINK THE TEACHER ADVISORS WHO WORKSO HARD .

CALVERT COUNTY THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO SEND 70 STUDENT TO A STATEWIDE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE THIS PAST MONTH .

I WAS A PART OF THE TENDONS, IT WAS WONDERFUL.

HE DELEGATES WERE EVERY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL ATTEND.WE ALSO HAD A MULTITUDE OF STUDENTS WITH NEW LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS AT THIS EVENT. IS IT REALLY SEND YOU THE MOTIVATION FOR LEADERSHIP STUDENTS HAVE.

FINALLY, I WANT TO SEND A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO ALL 275 OF THE AMAZING STUDENTS ACROSS CALVERT COUNTY IN MARYLAND WITH TAKING THE TIME TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT REGARDING HAVING A DAY OFF. IT IS REFRESHING TO SEE SOME PEOPLE TENDED TO INSPIRE CHANGE IN ADVOCACY. MASSIVE THANK

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YOU TO ALL 275 STUDENTS PER. >> THANK YOU, IWILL NOW TURN TO A SUPERINTENDENT DR. ANDRAE TOWNSEL FOR HIS REPORT .

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CLAGGETT.AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE GOING TO EVERY DISTRICT OFFICE IN THE COUNTY DEVELOP INDIVIDUALS WITH SERVICE AWARDS.

IF YOU OBSERVED IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION FOR OVER 20 YEARS, WE GIVE A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION SAME THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION AND CALVERT COUNTY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF RECEIVED THEIR SERVICE AWARDS

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AS YOU KNOW, BLUEPRINT - - IS MORE RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. OFTEN TIMES WHEN I MEETING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, LOCAL AGENCIES, THE HOPE AND GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY MORE RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

ON NOVEMBER 15, THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF CALVERT COUNTY LEGISLATIVE EVENING WITH OUR DELEGATION. THAT EVENT WAS HELD AT THE PRINCE FREDERICK LIBRARY. I ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN STATES - - SUPERINTENDENT COLONEL BUTLER AND OTHERS TO ASSIGN THE MOU WITH THE CALVERT COUNTY CHILD ABUSE NEGLECT INVESTIGATION. THE PURPOSE IS TO IDENTIFY THE PROTOCOLS FOR INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF REPORTED CASES OF CHILD ABUSE IN CALVERT COUNTY.

THESE PARTICLES ARE DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE TRAUMA TO CHILD VICTIMS, EXPEDITE THE SHARING OF INFORMATION AND ENHANCE RESOURCES NEEDED TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS. LAST WEEK, BY THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE REMARKS AT THE MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BOARD MEETING ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND. AS YOU KNOW, I SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE ASSOCIATION, AND ALSO SERVE UNDER STRATEGIC PLAN COMMITTEE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 70+ YEARS. WE HAVE DEVELOPED THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND.

VERY EXCITED TO START JULY 1 TO EXECUTE THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. ON DECEMBER 7, BY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE PANEL WITH DOCTOR NAVARRO, SUPERINTENDENT OF CHARLES COUNTY AND DOCTOR MONTGOMERY, BEESTON SUPERINTENDENT OF ST. MARY'S AS A PART OF LEADERSHIP SOUTHERNMARYLAND EDUCATION SESSION .

THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS JOHN WILLIAMS, THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE OUR DISTRICT AND UPDATE ON STRATEGIC PLANNING IN CALVERT COUNTY. WE COMPLETED PHASE 2 OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN PROCESS. WE HAVE OUR DATA SCAN OF EVERY PUBLIC FACING DATA ABOUT CALVERT COUNTY.

WE DEVELOPED AND RECEIVED ALL INPUT FROM OUR SURVEYS AND ALL THE QUALITATIVE DATA FROM OUR OVER 40 FOCUS GROUPS AND COMMUNITY FORMS. WE START IN JANUARY WITH PHASE 3 OF THE STRATEGIC PROCESS WHICH CONSISTS OF PUTTING TOGETHER A STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE, WHICH WE ALSO HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD OF THE COMMITTEE.

WE ARE WORKING ON PLAN THREE TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR BOARD APPROVAL, HOPEFULLY BY MARCH OR APRIL OF 2024.

I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2022, 2023 REPORT CARD DATA AND SCHOOL STAR RATINGS WERE RELEASED BY THE MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I AM ASKING YOU PLEASE, IF YOU SEE A TEACHER, A STAFF MEMBER, IF THEY WORK FOR CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THANK THEM. THERE IS AN ACADEMIC RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR ALL THE WORK THAT EDUCATORS ARE DOING.

SPECIFICALLY, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2023 REPORT CARD FOR THE DISTRICT REFLECT IMPROVEMENT IN MANY AREAS.

OVERALL, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, EDUCATION ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN THE AREAS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND PROGRESS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY . IN PROGRESS OF ACHIEVING ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROFESSION FOR ALL STUDENTS IN MATH, AND ENGLISH ARTS SHOW GAINS AT ALL LEVEL FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

SPECIFICALLY MATH, ELEMENTARY, ALL STUDENTS, THE PERCENT IMPROVEMENT FROM THE PRIOR YEAR IS 6.6%.

MIDDLE SCHOOL, ALL STUDENTS, IMPROVEMENT FROM THE PRIOR YEAR 1.7%. MATH, ALL STUDENTS, 1.2% IMPROVEMENT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, ELEMENTARY, ALL STUDENTS, 8.3% IMPROVEMENT FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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WE WERE NUMBER ONE LAST YEAR AND NUMBER ONE THIS YEAR.

I WOULD ALSO WANT TO SHARE THAT CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADUATION RATE IS ALMOST 10% HIGHER THAN THE CURRENT STATE AVERAGE. IN 2022, THE FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATE OF CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL WAS 95.91% WHICH REFLECTS AN INCREASE OF 1.21% OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF OUR CAMPUSES AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY OUR EDUCATORS WOULD POSITIVELY IMPACTOUR FUTURE ACCOUNTABILITY DATA . MORE IMPORTANT, BY FOSTERING SOCIAL AWARENESS, RELATIONSHIP SKILLS AND RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING, WE ARE TEACHING LIFELONG LESSONS.

SO A MAJOR SHADOW TO EVERY EDUCATOR THAT IS SUPPORTING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE WERE DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. TRANSITIONING, I WILL LIKE TO ASK BOARD APPROVAL OF OUR NEW SUPERVISOR OF SCHEDULE EDUCATION. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MRS. CHRISTIAN. SHE SERVED AS SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND RECEIVED A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN MASS MEDIA COMMUNICATION AT HAMPTON UNIVERSITY AND HAS AN ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION.

MS. CHRISTIAN RECEIVED HER DOCTORATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF LAW IN BALTIMORE MARYLAND.

MS. CHRISTIAN HAS SERVED IN - - CASE MANAGER TO NAME A FEW.

I AM ASKING YOU TO AFFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF MISS BURNETT CHRISTIAN THE POSITION OF SUPERVISOR OF SPECIAL

EDUCATION. >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A PROPER SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES, WELCOMETO THE DISTRICT.

[APPLAUSE]. >> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

I AM EXCITED TO BE HERE. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU MY SPIRIT OF GRATITUDE.

I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR HAVING ME AND THINK SUPERINTENDENT DR. ANDRAE TOWNSEL, DOCTOR JOHNSON AND EVERYONE I HAVE ENCOUNTERED FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS TO THE WARM GREETINGS I RECEIVED WHEN I VISIT THE BUILDING. NEXT, I WILL LIKE TO SHARE MY COMMITMENT. I WANT TO ENSURE EVERYONE THAT I AM FULLY COMMITTED TO THE MISSION AND VISION OF CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND AS A SPECIAL EDUCATOR, I WOULD ESPECIALLY ASSURE YOU THAT I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN ACHIEVE AND I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE A FEW OF MY SUPPORTERS WERE GREAT THIS EVENING. I WILL START WITH MY TWO SONS, I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR BEING HERETO SUPPORT MOM .

BUT ALSO, TO REPRESENT THE FATHER AND BROTHER.

AS WELL AS THE REST OF OUR FAMILY.

THERE'S ONE THIRD GENTLEMEN, BRANDON IS MY BABY BABY BROTHER WAS BORN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. HE'S A FEW YEARS YOUNGER THAN ME, BUT HE IS MY INSPIRATION. IT IS WORK I AM ENGAGING FOR DECADES AT THISPOINT . I ASSURE YOU THAT I NOT ONLY COME WITH THE RESUME, BUT WITH A HEART FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITHSPECIAL NEEDS . I AM HONORED TO SHARE ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY THAT WE ARE PLEASED TO NOW BE A PART OF THE CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL COUNT FAMILY.

[APPLAUSE]. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT

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SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED FOR STUDENTS AND 10/11 MONTH EMPLOYEE STAFF.

OUR SCHOOLS AND OFFICES ARE CLOSED FOR THE WINTER RECESS FROM DECEMBER 26 THROUGH JANUARY 1 AND SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED FOR STUDENTS ONLY ON JANUARY 2. MAY EVERYONE HAVE A BLESSED AND WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON.

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>> THANK YOU DOCTOR DR. ANDRAE TOWNSEL, WE WILL MOVE INTO ACTION ITEMS BEGINNING WITH BIT APPROVAL MR. TAYLOR?

>> GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS SHELDON TAYLOR, THE SUPERVISOR OF FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT. TODAY HAVE TWO REQUEST FOR YOU CONSIDERATION . JOINING ME TODAY IS MS. VALERIE PARMER.SHE IS THE ACTING SUPERVISOR OF CHILD NUTRITION.

THE FIRST REQUEST TO GAIN APPROVAL FOR THE AWARDING OF REPLACING THE SERVING LINE AT SOUTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IN OCTOBER 2023, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS POSTED A BID FOR EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS TO REPLACE THE SERVING LINE LOCATED AT 9615 HG TRUMAN ROAD.

PROPOSALS WERE ACCEPTED UP UNTIL THE 2:00 P.M. DEADLINE ON DECEMBER SEVENTH AND ONE VENDOR SUBMITTED THE PROPOSAL.

IN MARCH 2023, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOTH THE SOLICITATION FOR THE SAME SERVICES , AND NO VENDOR SUBMITTED BIDS TO REPLACE THE SERVING LINE.

THE LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT SERVING LANDS, THEY ARE CENTRAL TO THEFLOW OF DISTRIBUTION TO OUR STUDENTS , CONTAIN HOT FOOD, COLD FOOD FOR THE HOLDING AREAS WHICH ENSURE THAT WE ARE SERVING IS HELD AT SAFE TEMPERATURES.

THERE IS ALSO A NON-TEMPERATURE RELATED AREA FOR CATHETER OPERATIONS AND THE DESCRIPTION OF NONPERISHABLE FOODS AND RELATED GOODS. WITH AN INCREASED FLOW OF STUDENTS IN THE SERVING LINE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, IT IS VITAL THAT WE REPLACE THE OUTDATED SERVING LINE TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND. FUNDING FOR THIS REQUEST WILL BE TOO THE - - THE BOARD APPROVED AWARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SERVING LINE TO JOHNNY'S RESTAURANT AND HOTEL SERVICE OF CHAMBERSBURG PENNSYLVANIA FOR $51,865 PER THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THE WORK COMPLETED DURING SPRING BREAK.

>> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> THERE'S A PROPER MOTION AND THE SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION?

>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. I KNOW SOMETIMES IN THIS AREA, IT'S HARD TO GET BUSINESSES TO COME DOWN HERE AND GET MULTIPLE BIDS. WHEN WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE THERE IS ONLY ONE, HOW IS IT THAT WE DETERMINED THAT THIS

PRICE IS FAIR AND REASONABLE? >> GOOD QUESTION.

IF ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE BID IS RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO AN INVITATION TO BID IN THE PROCUREMENT OFFICER DETERMINES OTHER PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS HAD A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND, THEN WE CAN AWARD TO THAT BETTER.

SO, WE DID PUT IT OUT FOR 12 WEEKS.

I BELIEVE WE HAD A BUDGET AMOUNT AROUND $50,000 FOR THAT SURVEY LINE. IN TALKING TO HER ACTING SUPERVISOR VALERIE, SHE FELT LIKE WE COULD ACCEPT THE BID TO

GET THE LAB REPLACED. >> WHERE THE ESTIMATE OF 50,000

COME FROM? >> THAT WAS BASED ON OUR PREVIOUS PURCHASES. I HAD A BUDGET OF 50,000 BECAUSE THAT WAS ABOUT WHERE WE WERE LAST TIME AND THINGS HAVE GONE UP SIGNIFICANTLY TO COME IN PRETTY CLOSE TO THATAMOUNT .

>> SO YOU CAN SAY YOU CONNECTED A LITTLE BIT OF MARKET RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COST OF THE SURVEY LINE WOULD BE?

>> THE LAST TIME WE DID THE SURVEY LINE REPLACED, WE HAD MORE THAN ONE PAGE.WE HAD TO KEEP THAT IN MIND, IT'S IN YOUR AREA AND GIVES ME AN IDEA FOR A BASE PRICE.

>> MISS BALINSKI? >> FOLLOWING UP ON THAT, DO WE KNOW WHY WE DID NOT GET BIDS THE FIRST TIME AND ONLY ONE THIS TIME? IS IT BECAUSE WE ARE RURAL AND

AWAY FROM THESE BUSINESSES? >> I THINK THAT IS PART OF IT.

THE FIRST TIME AROUND, THE LEAD TIME FOR GETTING THE JOB DONE,

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>> WE HAVE A LOT OF SCHOOLS AND THERE ARE TWO OF THEM THOUGH TODAY WE ARE BE APPROVED FOR REPLACEMENT.

HOW OFTEN DO THESE THINGS NEED TO BE TURNED AND REPLACED?

>>. [INAUDIBLE].

>> MISS PALMER, PULL YOUR MICROPHONE TO YOU AND SPEAK

INTO IT. >> THANK YOU, I'M SO SORRY.

ONE IS SOUTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL, THAT'S THE ORIGINAL FROM 1979.

WE ARE BACK AT THAT POINT NOW WHERE WE ARE LOOKING HAVE TO REPLACE THAT. IT IS NOT QUITE MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PROGRAM, WE HAVE A FRUIT AND VEGETABLE BAR THAT WE OFFER WITH ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THERE'S IS EXTREMELY SMALL SO THEY ABOUT TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS AND IT IS LIMITED ON WHAT THEY CAN OFFER. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO BRING THAT UP TO PAR WITH THE REST OF THE SCHOOLS.

IN ADDITION, WE ARE TRYING TO HAVE THE STUDENTS COME FROM A DIFFERENT SIDE SO WE CAN OPEN UP A SMALL SECONDARY LINE AND IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY. IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THE ONE SERVING LINE IS ONE SOLID PIEC .

IT WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED AROUND AND FACING THE WRONG SIDE. THEY CREATE A LITTLE BIT OF A

PROBLEM. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.

>> MISS PALMER, TO DO ANY RESEARCH WITH DISCUSSING WITH THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS WHERE THEY PURCHASED THEIR SERVING LINES, HOW MUCH THEIR COSTS HAVE BEEN?

>> I MOSTLY WENT OFF OF THE INFORMATION IN THE LAST AND WE PUT OURS OUT TO BID. DOWN AT HIS COUNTY WE TYPICALLY GET THE SAME RESPONDENTS. I CAN CERTAINLY REACH OUT TO OTHER COUNTIES. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T GET

THOSE SAME BIDDERS. >> MR. TAYLOR, HOW ABOUT YOU? DO YOU HAVE A PROCUREMENT OF NETWORK SAID SCHOOL SYSTEMS YOU

WORK WITH? >> YES, THE THREE SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE GOVERNMENT SOUTHERN MARYLAND.

I DO WE KNOW THOSE FOLKS TO SEE FAMILY VENDOR THAT CAN PROVIDE WHAT WE NEED. IN THIS INSTANCE, THE VENDOR

THAT DID BID. >> I AGREE WITH THAT.

I THINK WE ARE DOING THAT. WE DID GET A QUOTE THAT WAS A LOT HIGHER THAN WHAT WE ACTUALLY GOT, THE BETTER CAME IN FOR. THE QUOTE WAS ALMOST DOUBLED WHAT WE ARE ACTUALLY GETTING THE LOT FOR, WANT TO ALL PULL

ON IT. >> SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS.

MS. HAYES, I APOLOGIZE. >> I WANT TO SOUTHERN MIDDLE, SO I'M HAPPY THIS IS GETTING REPLACED.

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>> THERE TO BE MANY MODIFICATIONS TO MAKE SURE THE ITEMS MAINTAIN THEIR INTEGRITY CHEMICAL 100% WE WILL ENURING

MAKE SURE OF THAT. >> SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS,

THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES, THANK YOU.

>> MISS PALMER WILL REMAIN FOR THE SECOND REQUEST, PROFESSING THE SERVING LINE AT PLUM POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL.

JUST AS WE DID IN OCTOBER 2023, CARVER COUNTY - - SERVING LINE AT PLUM POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL LOCATED AT 1475 PLUM POINT ROAD IN HUNTINGTON MARYLAND. PROPOSALS WERE ACCEPTED TO THE 2:15 DEADLINE ON DECEMBER 7. SOLICITATION WAS DONE FOR THE SAME SERVICES IN MARCH 2023 AS IT WAS FOR SOUTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND NO VENDORS SUBMITTED BIDS.

BASED ON THE INCREASED FLOW OF STUDENTS AND THE NEED TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FOODS AT THE PROPER SAY HOLDING TEMPERATURES, WE REQUEST THE BOARD APPROVE AWARDING THE - - CHINESE RESTAURANT AND HOTEL SERVICE OF CHAMBERSBURG PENNSYLVANIA FOR $52,046. FUNDING FOR THIS REQUEST WILL BE TOO THE CHILD NUTRITION BUDGET AND THE WORK WILL BE

DONE DURING SPRING BREAK. >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? MS. HAYES.

>> YOU NOTED A CHANGE OF FLOW FOR TRAFFIC REGARDING PLUM POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL SPIRIT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS INCLUDING THE TIME IS GOING TO TAKE TO MAKE SURE WHATEVER PHYSICAL CHANGES TO THE SCHOOL WOULD BE INCLUDED IN

THIS, CORRECT? >> THERE ARE NOT ANY PHYSICAL CHANGES TO THE SCHOOL. IT WILL SIMPLY BE THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ENTER THROUGH THE EXIT.

IT'S LITERALLY A CHANGE IN FLOW SO WE'LL HAVE TWO LINES

CROSSING OVER ONE ANOTHER. >> THANK YOU.

>> YOU ARE WELCOME. >> ALL RIGHT, SAY NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE HAVE A PROPER MOTION AND SECOND.

THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.

[7.02 Financial Reports]

NEXT, WE WILL MOVE TO FINANCIAL REPORTS.

MR. JOHNSON? >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT CLAGGETT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. HER NAME IS SCOTT JOHNSON, I SERVE AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

TODAY, WILL PRESENT THE OCTOBER FINANCIAL REPORT PACKAGE WHICH INCLUDES FIVE GENERAL FUND BUDGET REPORTS, ONE GRANT FUND, THREE FOODSERVICE FUND BUDGET REPORTS, ONE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM PARTICIPATION REPORT FOR A TOTAL OF NINE BUDGET REPORTS . WE WILL START WITH THE FIRST REPORT ON PAGE 2, THE REVENUE BUDGET TO ACTUAL REPORT FROM THE GENERAL FUND. AS OF OCTOBER 31, THE DISTRICT RECEIVED $72.1 MILLION OR 27% OF THE TOTAL REVENUE BUDGETED FOR THIS FUND. THE NEXT FEW REPORTS ARE EXPENDITURE REPORTS FOR THE GENERAL FUND.

THE SECOND REPORT ON PAGE 3 IS A SUMMARY REPORT BY BUDGET CATEGORY. THIS IS THE LEVEL OF DETAIL OF WHICH THE BOARD APPROVE THE BUDGET.

THIS REPORT SHOWS AS OF OCTOBER 31, THE DISTRICT HAD EXPENDED $18.7 MILLION AND HAD OUTSTANDING ENCUMBRANCES INCLUDING PAYROLL OF $138.1 MILLION.

COMBINED, THIS REPRESENTS - - EXPENDITURE BUDGET.THE THIRD REPORT ON PAGE 4 IS A REPORT OBJECT THAT IS BY TYPE OF EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT SUCH AS WAGES, COGNITIVE SERVICES SUPPLIES, ETC. THIS BUDGET REPORT PROVIDES A BIRDSEYE BUDGET TO ACTUAL COMPARISON BASED ON EXPENDITURE OBJECTS.

THE NEXT REPORT - - ENCUMBERED FOR EACH OF THE BUDGET CATEGORIES. OUR FIRST REPORT ON PAGES EIGHT

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IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO

RESPOND. >> MISS BALINSKI?

>> YES, IN GENERAL, DO YOU SEE ANY RISK AREAS IN OUR BUDGET?

>> THERE ARE A FEW CHEMICAL BE OF SLIGHTLY THOSE FOR BUDGET TRANSFERS, THE NEXT ACTION ITE .

>> BUT THOSE ARE ALL ZEROS, RIGHT?

>> YES, THE TRANSFERS WILL NET TO ZERO.

>> YOU WILL GO OVER WHAT WE AR OVER AND UNDER BUDGET ON ?

IS THAT CORRECT? >> I CAN IF THERE'S INTEREST,

YES. >> I ALSO HAD A QUESTION ON THE RESTRICTED FUNDS. I ALSO UNDERSTAND HOW YOU HAVE PUT HERE TIME TO EXPLAIN AN OVERAGE ON THE EXPENSE SIDE.

IF WE LOOK AT PAGE 19, SEVERAL AREAS ARE OVER BUDGET AND YOUR NOTE IS THE GRANT EXCEEDS THE BUDGET.

WE WILL HAVE HEARING THAT TELLS US WHAT THE GRANT AWARD IS, RIGHT? THE REVENUE SIDE?

>> THAT'S CORRECT, IT SHOWS THE AMOUNT BUDGETED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR AND OFTEN TIME THE AWARD ACROSS THE FISCAL YEAR.

>> THAT IS NOT PART OF THIS YEAR,BUT WE STILL THE FUNDS AVAILABLE ? THE $69,000 ARE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN, WHERE DO WE GET THOSE FUNDS IF WE SPENT OVER 69,000 MORE THAN WHAT WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET.

>> THE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM?

>> WHAT PAGE ARE YOU WORKING FROM?

>> 19. >> AS YOU NOTED, THIS REPORT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE GRANT AWARD AMOUNT.

WE WOULD RECEIVE AN AWARD AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT BUDGETED. THE AMOUNT BUDGET WAS DEVELOPED BACK IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, SO PARTIALLY SIX OR SEVEN MONTHS AGO. WE HAVE SINCE RECEIVED A GRANT AWARD IN EXCESS OF THE $7000 AND HAVE NOT REVISED THE BUDGET

AMOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES. >> I AM GLAD THAT YOU NOTED THAT. I SEE HERE A BIG NEGATIVE NUMBER, BUT YOU HAVE ALREADY LOOKED INTO IT AND SAID WE HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS TO COVER IT THROUGH A HIGHER GRANT AWARD.

>> I'M FINE WITH THAT. AS LONG AS SOMEBODY'S WATCHING US WITH AN E. COLI. THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT DON'T SAY THAT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE SOME PLACES MAY HAVE BEEN CHARGED THIS ACCOUNT, BUT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TO ANOTHER ACCOUNT RIGHT ABOVE IT AND IT ALL SORT OF EQUALS OUT.

THERE'S A LOT OF PLACES WHERE IT IS GRANT AWARD EXCEEDS BUDGET, THAT IS GOOD. THAT MEANS WE WERE ESTIMATING LOW I GUESS ON THE AMOUNT WE WOULD GET BUT WE GOT MORE AND CAN SPEND MORE. IS THAT ACCURATE?

>> THAT IS CORRECT.WE BUDGET BASED ON OUR BEST ESTIMATE OF

THE TIME, BACK IN MAY. >> I APPRECIATE THE CHILD NUTRITION AND FOUND IT INTERESTING.

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. >> MISS GRENIS?

>> WHEN WE GET A REPORTS, THERE ISALWAYS CONDUCTING SERVICES .

THAT IS WHAT I AM INTERESTED IN.

THERE WERE 213 CONTRACTS WITH $97 MILLION.

WHO THE CONTRACT TEAM OR REP, BASICALLY THE PERSON THAT REVIEWS THE CONTRACT MAKING SURE THEY ARE LEGITIMATE AND COMPLETED PROPERTY, LEGAL, THINGS LIKE THAT?

>> OUR FINANCE SUPERVISOR FOR A DOCUMENT - - COMPETENT SERVICES ACCOUNTS IN TERMS OF MANAGING THE ACCOUNTS.

THOSE ARE DONE IN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.

THE SUPPLIER ACCREDITED SERVICES WILL BE PRIMARILY THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR MISS MAXWEL .

>> HOW DO WE KNOW IF IT IS SOLE-SOURCE ORCOMPUTED ?

>> NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.

>> HOW MANY OF THESE ARE SOURCE? THERE IS NO WAY YOU'RE GOING TO KNOW THIS.

MAYBE SOMEBODY CAN GET BACK TO ME ON, HOW MANY ARE SOLE-SOURCE AND SUFFICIENT JUSTIFICATION TO GO SOLE-SOURCE? HOW MANY CONTRACTS THAT WENT SOLE-SOURCE SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPUTED ? TO MAKE SURE WE ARE GETTING THE BEST POSSIBLE CONTRACT FOR THE MONEY.

>> I WOULD SUGGEST YOU DRAFT AN EMAIL WITH YOUR SPECIFIC REQUEST FOR YOU TO STAFF AND EXPLAIN WHAT WE ARE SPEAKING.

I MEANT TO ASK IF YOU'RE REFERENCING OUR POLICY REGARDING PROCUREMENT WITH THE CONTRACTUAL AMOUNTS AND WHAT CONTRACTUAL AMOUNT - - SUPERINTENDENT CAN IMPROVE ON OURBEHALF TO MOVE FORWARD . THAT MAY PROVIDE GUIDELINES TO

YOU ALSO. >> THANK YOU.

>> THE LARGEST CONGRESS IS IN OUR 20 MILLIONS, THAT IS THE

BUS CONTRACTORS. >> I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION,

STUDENT SERVICES ACCOUNT 209. >> PAGE 13, VERY BOTTOM.

>> THAT WOULD BE FOR SOCIAL WORK SERVICES.

>> IS INCORRECTLY CODED? OR WILL FUNDING BE MOVED TO

COVER THAT? >> CHECKING RIGHT NOW.

THAT IS NOT INCLUDED ON TONIGHT LIST BUT IT CAN BE FOR NEXT

MONTH. >> I NOTED IT WAS NOT ON THE BUDGET TRANSFER LIST. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND MAKE SURE IT IS CODED PROPERLY TO THE RIGHT ACCOUNT.

SOMETIMES AS ACCOUNTANTS, WE CHOOSE SPECIFIC THINGS AS OPPOSED TO THE GENERAL ACCOUNT NUMBER.

I'M THINKING POSSIBLY IT BELONGS IN THE 209-1000 ACCOUN . IF YOU COULDJUST GET BACK TO ME ON THAT, THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED .

>> I WOULD TO GO BACK THERE PAGES 19 THROUGH 23.

YOU STATED THAT THE BUDGET WAS PREPLANNED ESTIMATES OF WHAT

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>> THERE IS A POSSIBILITY, HOWEVER WE DIDESTIMATE PURPOSELY A LITTLE BIT HIGH . OUR GOAL IS TO COME IN UNDER BUDGET ON THE EXPENDITURES. WE DID INCLUDE A VERY MODEST CONTINGENCY AMOUNT IN THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE SIDE OF

THE GRANT FUND. >> THANK YOU.

>> YOU ARE WELCOME.>> ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THE QUESTIONS?

[7.03 Budget Transfers]

TRANSFERS, MR. JOHNSON. >> IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALVERTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS POLICY 5515 THEM APPROVAL AS REQUESTED FOR THE FOLLOWING SET OF INTRA-CATEGORY BUT TO TRANSFER EXPERT THEY ALL NET TO ZERO. MOST OF THESE TRANSFERS ARE TO REBALANCE ACCOUNTS CURRENTLY IN THE RED.

RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED AS PRESENTED

BUDGET TRANSFERS. >> SINCE THESE WERE INTRA

CATEGORY, DO THE COMMISSIONERS GET NOTIFICATION ABUSE?>> NO, THAT NOTIFICATION WOULD FOLLOW BOARD APPROVAL, SUBJECTTO BOARD APPROVAL .THAT NOTIFICATION WOULD BE SUBSEQUENT TO THE

BOARD OF EDUCATION'S APPROVAL. >> OKAY, I AM A LITTLE CONFUSED ON THAT. A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO WHENIT WAS DISCUSSED , DR. ANDRAE TOWNSEL SAID AT THE MEETING THAT COMMISSIONERS WOULD BE RECEIVING INTRA BUDGET CATEGORY THINGS. IN FACT, I HAVE AN EMAIL HERE THAT SAID DEAR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.UPON REVIEWING OUR POLICIES OF MARYLAND CODE 5105, - - CATEGORY TRANSFERS. IT GOES ON, WHEN THE BOARD APPROVES INTRA BUDGET TRANSFERS IN THE FUTURE, EVEN WHEN THE NET IS ZERO, WE WILL SEND A COPY.

SO ONCE WE APPROVE THIS, THEN IT WILL BE SENT?

GOT IT, THANK YOU. >> WE DON'T SEND IT BEFOREHAND.

>> SO IT WILL BE SENT? EVERY TIME WE APPROVE ONE, IT IS SENT. THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MISS BALINSKI.

>> I'M JUST LOOKING FOR OUR MAJOR RISKS OR POTENTIAL SAVINGS IN OUR BUDGET AT THIS POINT.

IT IS EARLY, IT'S ONLY FOUR MONTHS AND.

JUST IF YOU SAW ANYTHING, IF YOU ARE NOT BRINGING ITTO OUR ATTENTION . WE DO ALL THESE TRANSFERS TO GET THIS IN THE RIGHT PLACE WHICH HELPS GET DEPARTMENT HEADS BETTER MANAGE THEIR BUDGETS, IS THAT A TRUE

STATEMENT? >> IT UP THE DISTRICT BETTER MANAGE THEIR BUDGET. THESE BUDGET TRANSFERS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM ARE NOT OWNED BY DIRECTORS OR OTHER

ADMINISTRATORS? >> AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE

WILL SEE ANY MAJOR ISSUES? >> CORRECT.

THIS IS ONLY FOUR MONTHS TO THE FISCAL YEAR, BUT NO SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS ABOUT HITTING OUR BUDGET TARGET.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> FOR THE SUB SECRETARY, THE

NEW ACCOUNT? >> THAT'S FOR POSITION ON A TEMPORARY BASIS OF PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST.

>> IN THAT SAME SECTION IF YOU WILL, THERE IS THE AMOUNT THAT IS OTHER. DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT

THAT OTHER IS? >> YES CONSISTENT OVER TIME AND EXTRA TIME, PRIMARILY FOR THE IT STAFF, INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY STAFF. >> IS THERE A REASON WE CANNOT JUST STATE THAT INSTEAD OF ONLY STATING OTHER? IF THERE IS, THAT IS FINE. IT WOULD JUST BE SO MUCH EASIER THAN SEEING OTHER TO KNOW THAT IS WHAT IT IS FOR.

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>> WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT RECAPTURING THAT.

THE CODE DRIVES THE DESCRIPTION WHICH IS USED FOR OTHER CATEGORIES AS WELL.IF WE CHANGE IT TO EXTRA OR OVERTIME FOR IT, IT WOULD APPEAR AS OVERTIME IT AND OTHER BUDGET

CATEGORIES. >> UNDERSTOOD, THANK YOU.

>> YOU ARE WELCOME.>> SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL

TAKE A MOTION. >> MOVED TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND PROPER SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?

SEEING NONE, THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE TRANSITION TO THE BOARD OF

[7.04 Proposed SY2024-25 & FY2025-26 Calendar Approval]

NEXT, WE WILL DISCUSS OUR PROPOSED SCHOOL YEAR 2425, AND 2536 CALENDAR WE WILL TAKE A MOTION AT SOME POINT AT HOW THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON THE PRESIDENT CLAGGETT, DOCTOR TOWNSEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.MY NAME IS JACKIE JACOBSON 900 - - SCHOOL YEAR 24 Ã25 AND 25 Ã26.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION GATHERED FROM OTHER DISTRICTS.

PRIOR TO STARTING, I WANT TO SHARE ONE ERROR THAT WASFOUND ON BOTH OPTION CALENDAR B . FOR BOTH SCHOOL YEARS, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE START DATE FOR STUDENTS, THE DATE IS CORRECT.

ON 24 Ã25 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR OPTION B, IT STATES THAT THE START DATE FOR STUDENT IS AUGUST 27.

THERE WAS A TYPO FOR THE DAY OF THE WEEK, THAT IS A TUESDAY, ANOTHER WEDNESDAY FOR THE FIRST DAY OF STUDENTS.

IT IS CORRECT IN THE IMAGE, BUT WE NOTED THE WRONG DAY OF THE WEEK, AND THAT IS IN BOTH OPTION B. THE FIRST START DATE WOULD BE ON A TUESDAY, JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.

WE DID A REVIEW OF OTHER COUNTY CALENDARS.

AT THIS TIME, THERE CONTINUES TO BE LIMITED COUNTIES WITH APPROVED REPORTS TO PROPOSE CALENDARS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 24 Ã 25. THERE WERE A FEW ADDITIONS THE LAST TIME I PRESENTED. AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE EIGHT OF THE 24 PARTICULAR POSTED FOR NEXT YEAR.

THEY ARE CAROL, CHARLES, HOWARD, FREDERICK, MONTGOMERY, WE NOW HAVE - - AND ALSO WASHINGTON COUNTY.

AS FAR AS THE START DATES FOR STUDENTS, CAROL COUNTY BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 3 WITH THE LAST DAY OF JUNE 13.

CHARLES, HOWARD, MONTGOMERY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES HAVE A FIRST STUDENT DAY IS AUGUST 26, WITH THE LAST STUDENT DAY RANGING FROM JUNE 10 THROUGH JUNE 13.

THIS IS SIMILAR TO OPTION B. FREDERICK COUNTY BEGINS IN AUGUST 21 AND ENDS JUNE 6, SIMILAR TO OUR OPTION A. WE HAVE YET TO FIND ANY COUNTY THAT UP WITH THE CALENDARS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 25 Ã26. SPRING RECESS, WE REVIEWED ALL OF THE COUNTIES CALENDARS AND THEY ARE ALIGNED WITH THE PROPOSED CALENDARS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 24 Ã25 SIX OF THE COUNTY SEVEN SPRING RECESS LEARNING APRIL 14 AND ENDING ON THE 21ST. ONE DISTRICT HAS SPRING RECESS FROM THE 17TH THROUGH THE 22ND AND THAT IS CAROL COUNTY.

THE OTHER IS SPRING RECESS ON APRIL 20 18TH AND 21ST WHICH IS WASHINGTON COUNTY. THE ONLY HAVE FRIDAY AND MONDAY OFF FOR THE SPRING RECESS. FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS OF THIS MORNING HAS RECEIVED 39 PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED CALENDARS.FOR SCHOOL YEAR 24 Ã25, 10 VOTED FOR OPTION A AND 29 VOTED FOR OPTION B. FIRSTLY 25 TO 26, 12 ORDER FOR OPTION A AND 27 VOTED FOR OPTION B. AT THIS TIME, I WAS GOING TO SHARE A COUPLE OF THE COMMENTS, KIND OF COMBINING THEM SO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT SOME CONCERNS OR THOUGHTS WERE THAT WERE BROUGHT FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE FIRST IS THAT 22 OF THE COMMENTS INDICATED A CONCERN REGARDING THE EARLY START DATE OF OPTION A. CONCERNS INCLUDED ALREADY PLANNED VACATION, CUTTING SHORT TIME FOR STUDENTS TO WORK IN THE SUMMER, OVERLAP, STARTING TIMES. THE TIME I WOULD BACK UP TO THE

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I AM SHARING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC COMMENT HAVE SHARED.

THREE COMMENTS SHARED THE EARLIER START DATE WOULD HAVE LESS OF AN IMPACT IF IT WAS DETERMINED WITH ADVANCE NOTICE.

THESE COMMENTS INDICATED OPTION B FOR SCHOOL YOUR 24 Ã25 INTERCHANGE TO OPTION A 25 Ã 26.

ONE COMMENT REQUESTED THAT IF SEE CPS MOVED TO AN EARLIER START DATE, THEY REQUESTED THREE YEARS ADVANCE NOTICE FOR ONE COMMENT SHALL CONSULT WITH THE LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL WITH OPTION A BEING THE SAME WEEK AS GRADUATIONS.

THIS CONCERN OVER THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASED STUDENT ABSENCES AND ALSO HAVING GRADUATION ON THE LAST STUDENT DAY COULD HAVE HARDSHIP FOR THE FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

ONE, SHARE THE EARLIER START DATE WOULD SHORTEN THE TIMELINE PROCESS FOR HIRING NEW TEACHERS.

THREE COMMENTS SURE THE OPTION A WOULD ALLOW MORE STUDENT DAYS PRIOR TO STATE TESTING AND STUDENTS ARE LESS MOTIVATED AFTER MEMORIAL DAY.THREE COMMENTS SHARED CONCERN THE NUMBER AND PLACEMENT OF EARLY DISMISSAL ANDLATE ARRIVALS .

ONE SUGGESTION WAS TO MOVE ALL LATE ARRIVALS EARLY DISMISSALS.

ONE COMMENT REQUESTED THE REMOVAL OF A CERTAIN IS DAYS AND THREE COMMENTS SUGGESTED THAT AN DATES BE SIMILAR TO SURROUNDING DISTRICTS, SO THAT IS WHY I WANT TO SHARE WITH THE OTHER DISTRICTS WERE DOING AT THIS TIME.

FIVE OF THE COMMENTS HAVE REQUESTED A START AFTER LABOR DAY . AT THIS TIME, I AM ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT IF THE CALENDAR OPTION IS DETERMINED TONIGHT, I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE BOARD PROVIDE INFORMATION ALONG THE LINES OF ASYNCHRONOUS OR LATE ARRIVALS.

THERE WERE A FEW PUT INTO THE CALENDAR THAT SAID WITH THE BOARD WANT THIS TO BE AN ASYNCHRONOUS OR LATE ARRIVAL DAY? THOSE ARE IN SCHOOL YEAR 24 Ã 25. FEBRUARY 12 IS LISTED AS AN ASYNCHRONOUS OR LATE ARRIVAL DAY.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOUR PREFERENCE WOULD BE .

NOVEMBER 5, WE WILL STILL WANT TO CONTINUE AS AN ASYNCHRONOUS DAY BECAUSE THAT IS AN ELECTION DAY, SIMILAR TO THIS YEAR'S PRIMARY ELECTION. THE SCHOOL YOUR 25 AND 26, WE HAVE TWO DATES, OCTOBER 13 TO FEBRUARY 11 WAS TO GO IS ASYNCHRONOUS OR LATE ARRIVAL DAYS.

>> COLLEAGUES? >> I HAVE A QUESTION, THIS IS VERY GENERAL BUT WHAT WOULD A TEACHER PREFER? ASYNCHRONOUS OR LATE ARRIVAL DAY?

>> I AM NOT SURE I WOULD KNOW THAT RESPONSE.

I KNOW THAT IN MAY, IT WILL BE VERY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THAT PLAN ROLLS OUT. BOTH LATE ARRIVAL AND A CIRCUIT IS HAVE PROS AND CONS TO THEM. I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD SPEAK

ON THEIR BEHALF. >> MR. WHITE?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF CALENDAR A OR CALENDAR B FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2425 AND 2526.

>> YOU ARE SITTING CALENDAR A? FOR 2425 AND CALENDAR B FOR 25

TO 26? >> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION, IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S BEEN A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR CALENDAR A FOR SCHOOL YEAR 24 Ã25, CALENDAR B FOR SCHOOL YEAR 25 Ã56.

IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND.

>> IS THERE A MOTION THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION IMPROPER SECOND? . ANY DISCUSSION?

>> I WOULD TO SUGGEST A CHANGE TOCALENDAR OPTION A .I KNOW ABOUT SOME OF THE LAST MEETING BUT I WILL FIGHT FOR A VERY HARD. SO MONDAY, MARCH 31 IS I BELIEVE AN INCREMENT WEATHER DAY, IS THAT WILL BE AGREED

UPON THE LAST MEETING? >> THAT IS THE NOTE AS A MAKEUP

DAY. >> A POSSIBLE MAKEUP DAY FOR

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ALSO YOU MENTIONED THAT AND CPS PAST THE CALENDAR FOR 24 Ã25.

INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH IATA OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THE STUDENT MEMBER AND THEY MADE - - A DAY OFF FROM SCHOOL FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THE ONLY HAS ANOTHER COUNTY DONE THIS AND IT IS PAST, IT'S A VERY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN EACH OF THEIR

RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES. >> MS. HAYES, I WOULD RECOMMEND WHEN YOU COME TO THE TABLE COULD YOU ALSO PROPOSE A

SOLUTION. >> I DO HAVE A SOLUTION.

FOR CALENDAR OPTION A OR B, MY SOLUTION IS TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL DOWN TO THE END OF THE YEAR.

FOR EITHER OF THEM, WE ARE TRULY GETTING OUT RELATIVELY EARLIER IN JUNE THAT LOW STUDENTS ARE USED TO NOW.

BY ADDING ANOTHER POSSIBLE MAKEUP DAY TO MAKE UP FOR THIS DAY, WE WILL STILL BE GETTING OUT OF SCHOOL EARLY, BUT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS AN OFFICIAL DAY OFF.

>> TURNING THEM OVER YOU MAKING A MOTION OR WAS A PROPOSAL?

>> I DON'T THINK I'M ALLOWED TO MAKE A MOTION.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

LET'S TALK ABOUT CAPITAL A AND B AS IT STANDS.

I WAS THINKING ALONG THE LINES EXACTLY.

THE EARLY START DATE IN THIS TIME OF LEARNING LOSS, WE KEEP HEARING TEACHERS NEED THE TIME WITH THE STUDENTS BEFORE THE MAJOR TESTING AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO EVERY DAY COUNTS.

I CAN TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT. WE ALL KNOW THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THOSE DAYS ARE NOT AS EFFICIENT FOR OUR LEARNING, FOR KIDS LEARNING. IN THIS WHOLE HOST OF THINGS CAME UP ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THAT WE WOULD BE CREATING.

WE ARE ASKING TEACHERS TO BE BACK IN THE SCHOOL CLASS ON AUGUST 7. THAT EFFECTIVELY TAKES AWAY ALMOST THE ENTIRE MONTH OF AUGUST.

WE ARE STILL GETTING OUT OF SCHOOL THIS YEAR LATER, IT WOULD BE A SQUEEZE. RIGHT NOW, I AM LEANING TOWARDS STAYING WITH B, JUST BECAUSE I SEE THAT TAKING AWAY A DAY IN AUGUST AND WILL BE A PART OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE IN SUMMER SCHOOL AND OTHER ADMINS WHOSE NEED IS TO PREPARE FOR SCHOOL, THAT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM.

ALSO, IF WE HAD CLASSES ENDING EARLY IN JUNE, IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THE PRINCIPAL BECAUSE KIDS WOULD BE LEAVING TO GO TO GRADUATION. IT'S TWO HOURS EARLY.

THEY ARE LEAVING THE BUILDING FOR GOOD SO THEY'LL HAVE THE REGULAR WIND DOWN PERIOD. NOW I AM LEANING TOWARDS B. I DON'T KNOW IF IN GOOD CONSCIENCE I COULD VOTE FOR A

RIGHT NOW. >> KIND OF TOBACCO THAT, WE DO GET A PUBLICCOMMENT AND EDITOR OF YOU GUYS GOT IT SEPARATE BECAUSE HE CAME TO US . ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY NOTED WAS THAT TEACHERS CAN RETIRE OR RESIGN UP UNTIL JULY 15. IF THAT IS ACCURATE, THAT

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HIRED . >> I AM NOT NECESSARILY SPEAK TO THE HR PROCESS AND TIMELINES THAT THEY HAVE, BUT IT WOULD SHORTEN THAT TIMELINE. IF TEACHERS ARE NOT ON BOARD AND HAVE GONE THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO TEACHER INDUCTIONON TIME .

IF THEY ARE NOT THROUGH THAT PROCESS BY THE FIRST START DATE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A SUBSTITUTE IN THE CLASSROOM.

>> THAT PUTS PRESSURE ON EVERY STUDENT ENTERS OUR BUILDING .

ANY OF OUR BUILDINGS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, WHICH IS A ROUGH TIME ANYWAY FOR KIDS. IT ALSO PUTS ADDITIONAL STRESSORS AND PRESSURES ON THE TEACHERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE AND EVERYONE IS SCHOOL TO BEAR THAT BURDEN.

THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. >> SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, WE WILL VOTE. THE MOTION IS FOR CALENDAR A TO BE APPROVED FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2425 AND CALENDAR B TO BE

APPROVED FOR SCHOOL YEAR 25 26. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?>> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? >> OPPOSED.

>> MOTION FAILS ONE ÃFOUR Ã ZERO.

THAT MEANS CALENDAR B IS THE ADOPTED CALENDAR FOR SCHOOL YEAR 24 Ã25 BY DEFAULT. CALENDAR A IS THE ADOPTED CALENDAR FOR SCHOOL YEAR 25 Ã 26.

>> TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS MY CHANGE WE PASSED

THAT? >> ARE WE STILL CONSIDERING CALENDAR A WHICH JUST FAILED? I WILL TAKE A MOTION.

THERE MUST BE A MOTION. >> HERE'S A QUESTION, I'M SORRY. CALENDAR 25 Ã26, CALENDAR A, THE EARLY START. WHY DO WE HAVE SCHOOL STARTING ONTHE WEDNESDAY ? I JUST WONDERED WHY WE HAVE A STARTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

>> ARE YOU LOOKING AT CALENDAR A?

>> FOR 25 Ã26. >> IF IT WAS MOVED TO THE 25TH, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO MOVE THE FIRST PRESCHOOL MANY FOR

TEACHERS TO THE 11TH? >> THAT IS SIMILAR TO OPTION B.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE START DATE WOULD BE MOVED TO TUESDAY THE 26TH FOR STUDENTS. THAT WAS BASED OFF OF FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED FROMSCHOOLS . HAVING STUDENTS TO ORIENTATION ON THE 25TH AND GOING TO SCHOOL THE VERY NEXT DAY SUPPORTS THE STUDENTS AND KNOWING WHERE TO GO.

BUT, WE DID DO THAT THIS YEAR, SO THAT COULD BE AN ADJUSTMENT.

THAT CHANGE WOULD BE SIMILAR TO OPTION B. YES, THAT WOULD MOVE

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THE START DATE FOR TEACHERS IN OPTION A ON THE 25 OR 26

CALENDAR IS THE 12TH. >> I WAS THINKING, THAT WOULD GIVE US MORE TIME TO THINK ABOUT 25 Ã26.

YOU CAN STILL DO IT EARLY. >> YOU MUST MAKE A MOTION TO

PUT THAT FORTH. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO DELAY THE DECISION OF THE 25 TO 26 CALENDAR FOR FUTURE MEETING.

>> SECOND. >> THERE IS A MOTION TO DELAY VOTING ON THE CALENDAR FOR SCHOOL YEAR 25 Ã26 TO A FUTURE MEETING. THIS IS BEING TABLED.

THERE HAS BEEN A PROPER SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION?

SEEING NONE, MISS GRENIS? >> TO THE BEAUTY OF THIS IS FOR PARENTS TO PLAN AHEAD. I THINK DELAYING THEM DEFEATS

THE PURPOSE. >> UNLESS PARENTS ARE MAKING VACATION PLANS THE SAME DAY WE APPROVE THE CALENDAR.

WE WILL DO IT, JUST MAYBE A 30 DAY EXTENSION BUT STILL VERY

EARLY. >> OKAY, GOT IT.

>> SHOULD WE PUT A TIME WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS

UPDATED? >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO MODIFY

YOUR MOTION? >> NOT REALLY.

I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK WITH THE BOSS AND NOW WHAT WE HAVE ON OUR CALENDAR COMING UP.IT IS JUST WHERE IT FITS BEST.

>> BOARD LEADERSHIP SETS THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETINGS.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLACE, MODIFY YOUR MOTION TO HAVE THIS PLACE IN A FUTURE AGENDA, OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE A DATE FOR THE FUTURE AGENDA IN YOUR MOTION? OR ARE YOU LEAVINGYOUR MOTION

AS STATED ? >> A FUTURE MEETING IN THE

MONTH OF JANUARY. >> YOUR MOTION HAS BEEN MODIFIED THAT WE TABLE CALENDAR A TO A FUTURE MEETING IN JANUARY 2024. IS THERE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION?

SEEING NONE, MISS GRENIS. >> I AM WONDERING IF A SURVEY CAN BE SENT OUT TO STAFF AND PARENTS.

I KNOW YOU GET PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT TO ME WHAT WAS A TOTAL OF? IT WASN'T HUGE. I REALLY THINK THAT GETTING INPUT FROM OUR STAFF AND PARENTS IS CRUCIAL IN THIS.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THEY WANT.

>> I AGREE. >> IS THAT POSSIBLE?

>> WE CAN PUT A SURVEY TOGETHE .

IT'S AS SIMPLE AS WHAT OPTION YOU ARE CHOOSING?

IS THAT WHAT YOU LIKE? >> YES.

AS IS, THEY CAN SAY I WANT A BEFORE THAT CHANGES.

DO YOU WANT A FOR BOTH YEARS OR B FORBOTH YEARS ?

>> CAN WE ALSO HAD STUDENTS ON THIS? I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO A COUPLE OF CLASSES ABOUT THE CALENDAR AND THEY WERE SURPRISINGLY INTERESTED.

THEY WERE VERY INVOLVED. THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING, WHEN IT WAS HAPPENING AND WHY.

I THINK IF WE INCLUDED STUDENTS, WE WOULD RECEIVE A LOT OF INFORMEDINPUT THAT WE WERE NOT INITIALLY EXPECT .

>> FROM OUR EARLIER CONVERSATION, THAT IS ONE THING THAT SWAYED ME TO GO THAT WAY FROM THE OTHER RESPONSES THAT WE RECEIVED. WE RECEIVED 39, SO ALL THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO DID SEE IT, WE OF THE CAPITAL A AND B, BUT THERE WAS A LARGE NUMBER OF I DON'T CARE.

I DON'T PAY ATTENTION. TO ME I SAID YOU KNOW WHAT, LET'S TALK TO THE STUDENTS. I TALKED TO STUDENTS TO FIND OUT BECAUSE IT IS THEIR LIVES ALSO.

THAT'S WHY WE ALL HAVE A VOTE. >> MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO TABLE DISCUSSION AND ADOPTION OF CALENDAR FOR SCHOOL OR 25 Ã26

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>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE TABLE CALENDAR A TO AN AGENDA IN

JANUARY. >> COULD YOU CLARIFY, YOU ARE

TABLING BOTH SIDES OF CALENDAR? >> WE HAVE TABLE CALENDAR ADOPTION FOR 25 TO 26 TO A MEETING IN JANUARY.

>> THAT IS CALENDAR B IS CHOSEN FOR 2024.

>> THAT MEANS WE SHOULD GO BACK AND MAKE A MOTION AND GO ON THE CALENDAR THAT WE DESIRE TO ADOPT.

I WILL TAKE A MOTION FOR SCHOOL YOU 24 Ã25.

>> AND MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT CALENDAR B FOR SCHOOL YOU 24 Ã

25. >> IS THERE A SECOND.

>> SECOND. >> THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND COMMITTEE DISCUSSION? MISS GRENIS.

>> I DON'T KNOW, I FELT THERE WAS A SENSE OF URGENCY TO GET ACCOUNT IS APPROVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT I WILL LIKE THAT TOBE A PART OF THE SURVEY JANUARY .

I KNOW WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION, YOU'RE GETTING THE BIGGEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK BY STARTING EARLY WHICH WE CALENDAR A. I ALSO RESPECT PARENTS DO HAVE TIME IN THE SUMMER WITH HER FAMILY, THAT CANNOT BE OVERLOOKED EITHER.

IS IT A POSSIBILITY WE HAVE CAPITAL A OR B PROPOSED

CALENDAR YEARS? >> WHAT IMPACT WOULD THAT HAVE?

>> I WILL SAY PERSONALLY, SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THIS BOARD, THE BOARD RECEIVED NEGATIVE COMMENTS ONLY CONTINUE TO DELAY ADOPTION OF THE SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR.

I REQUESTED THAT CALENDARS BE PLACED BEFORE US SO WE CAN PLAN APPROPRIATELY CALENDARS ACROSS THE BOARD.

FOR US TO NOW ALSO DECIDE WHO SHOULD DELAY THE CALENDAR, I WILL FORWARD ALL EMAILS THAT AY WE SHOULD NOT DELAY THE CALENDAR DO YOU MISS GRENIS AND THE OTHER MEMBERS SO YOU ALL CAN SHARE IN THE FUND THAT I RECEIVED WHEN THERE IS ANGST IN OUR COMMUNITY REGARDING VACATION PLANNING, REGARDING STUDENTS GOING TO SUMMER CAMP, REGARDING TEACHERS WHO WORK IN OTHER DISTRICTS WE NEED TO PLAN FOR BABYSITTERS WHEN THEIR DISTRICT IS CALLING THEM BACK TO WORK IN CALVERT COUNTY HAS PUT THE CALENDAR LATER PART OF THEIR SUDENT EARLIER.

THAT IS MY STANCE ON WHY I FEEL WE SHOULD DECIDE ON WHAT WE SHOULD DO FOR SCHOOL OR 24 Ã25 TONIGHT.

>> I TARGETED THE DOCTOR TO VOTE TWICE TO GET ON THE AGENDA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO PARENTS CAN MAKE APPROPRIATE

ARRANGEMENTS AND PLANS. >> IF I MAY AS A PARENT OF FOUR PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN, AND JUST KNOWING SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE FACE, EVEN WHEN WE WERE GETTING BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS FROM COVID AND WHEN WE CHANGE SCHOOL HOURS AND THEY WERE TRANSPORTATION ROUTES AND THINGS WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE AND IN FLUX, THE BIGGEST IMPACT IT HAD ON PUBLIC SCHOOL COMMUNITY IS THE BUS DRIVERS, THE TEACHERS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE CHILDREN. WHILE I CAN APPRECIATE, BECAUSE I LIKE VACATIONS AND ALL THOSE THINGS, ONLY LOOK AT ALL THE THINGS TO MAKE SURE WE OPEN THE DOORS ON WHATEVER DAY IT IS, ALL THE CHILDREN ARE READY, ALL THE TEACHERS ARE PREPARED, THE BUS ROUTES ARE DONE. I DON'T KNOW I CARE WHETHER WE START EARLY OR LATE, DOES NOT MATTER TO ME.

BUT IF IT IMPACTS THINGS WE HAVE IN PLACE LIKE GETTING TEACHERS HIRED OR UNREPORTED, AND KNOWING UNDERSTANDING FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE STRESS THEY RECEIVED FROM SOMEBODY YELLING AT THEM NOT INTENTIONALLY, JUST BECAUSE THERE WAS A FRUSTRATION AND TENSIONS WERE HIGH, IF THERE'S A WAY TO AVOID THAT BY JUST STARTING WITH CALENDAR B THIS YEAR AND WE CAN REVISIT THAT. MAYBE IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HR TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHAT THE HIRING PROCESSES ARE AND IF YOU CAN RESIGN OR RETIRE, BUT THE BIGGEST IMPACT IS CONSIDERING THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO BE THE MOST IMPACTED.

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I CARE ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE BUILDING AND THE CHILDREN.

THEY ARE THE WORDS THAT ARE IMPACTED.

>> ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? I THINK BEEN A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR CALENDAR B IN THE PROPER SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING THEM, THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?

THE MOTION PASSES FOUR ÃONE. >> I'M NOT SURE WHO DO THIS SO SOMEBODY WILL HAVE TO HELP ME THROUGH THIS BUT I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A CHANGE THE CALENDAR BWHICH WE JUST APPROVED . DO I NEED A MOTION FOR THAT?

>> YES, YOU SHOULD STATE I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION IS

THAT YOUR MOTION. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CHANGE MARCH 31 2025 FROM A POSSIBLE MAKEUP TO FRANKLIN WHETHER TO AN OFFICIAL DAY OFF OF SCHOOL AND MOVE THAT MAKEUP DAY TO THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WHICH WOULD BE

THURSDAY, JUNE 12. >> THERE IS A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? THERE IS A MOTION, IS THERE A

SECOND? >> SECOND.

>> THERE'S A MOTION IN A PROPER SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION?

>> I WANT TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO OTHER HOLIDAYS ON THE

DATE WE ARE MOVING INTO. >> STAFF?

>> I WAS IN THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE MET, WE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS.PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS INCLUDED WHICH ONES.

WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT 4 TO 5 DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS THAT FALL THROUGHOUT THE CALENDAR YEAR.

WE WERE NOT ABLE TO COME TO A CONSENSUS OF THIS ONE IS OKAY BUT THIS ONE IS NOT. HE REALLY STUCK TO THE ONES THAT ARE OUTLINED IN WHATEVER DAYS ARE NO LONGER STUDENT DAY . A LOT OF TIMES, DIGITAL MAKE A DECISION ABOUT RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY BASED OFF OF STAFFING.

IF THERE IS A LARGE POPULATION OF STUDENTS IN STAFF, THAT WOULD REQUIRE SUBSTITUTES AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE SCHOOL ON THAT DAY TO THE NUMBER OF ABSENCES.

TYPICALLY, THEY WOULD MAKE IT A DAY OFF IS WHAT I HAVE SEEN ACROSS DIFFERENT DISTRICTS. WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT IN THIS

DISTRICT. >> GIVEN THAT THE STATE IS ALREADY EARMARKED FOR SCHOOL CLOTHES, BUT IT'S A MAKEUP DAY, CAN WE GET THE ANSWER TO WHAT MS. JACOBS WAS SAYING AS FAR AS WHAT IS OUR STUDENT POPULATION, OUR STAFF, AND JUST SEE WHAT WE

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>> I CAN PUT THEM ON THE DISTRICT WANTS TO PROPOSE CALENDARS OR I CAN GO THROUGH THIS CURRENT YEAR'S CALENDAR TO SEE WHAT RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS THEY HAVE ALL I AM NOT SURE I WOULD BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU HOW MANY OF OUR STAFF FOLLOW WHICH RELIGIONS WE DO NOT TRACK THAT.

>> I AM LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR NOW AND ROSH HASHANAH IS ON THE

22ND, I BELIEVE. >> OCTOBER 2.

IT BEGINS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2. >> I MUST BE ON THE WRONG CALENDAR. WE COULD EASILY TURN THAT, THAT COULD ALSO BE TURNED INTO HOLIDAY WHERE YOU HAVE A MAKEUP DAY IF NEEDED. FOR THE 23RD.

>> THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS FOR CALENDAR B. FOR THE RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE OF MARCH 31 FOR THAT DATA NO LONGER BE THE WEATHER MAKEUP DAY OR JUNE 12 TO BE ADDED TO THE CALENDAR AS A SCHOOL DAY FOR STUDENTS AS OUR WEATHER MAKEUP DAY AT THE SCHOOL DAY FOR STUDENTS. THAT IS THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY FURTHER

DISCUSSION?ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?>> MISS BALINSKI, I JUST CALLED FOR A VOTE. SO YOU WOULD VOTE NO WHEN I CALLED HER NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THAT IS ZERO, ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AYE. MOTION FAILS ZERO ÃFOUR.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THE RECORDED OPINION VOTE AGAIN FOR

THIS MOTION. >> MS. HAYES WOULD LIKE HER VOTE TO BE RECORDED FOR THE RECORD AS A AYE FOR THIS VOTE

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>> GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT CLAGGETT, DR. ANDRAE TOWNSEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.I AM JACKIE JACOBS, DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT AND CONSTRUCTIONAL PERFORMANCE.

DURING THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE WILL GO OVER THE DATA RESULTS FOR THE MALE INTEGRATED SCIENCE ASSESSMENTS FOR GRADES FIVE, EIGHT AND LIFE SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES EIGHT AND

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>> THE FIRST LINE COMES DIRECTLY FROM THE ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE AND WAS USING THE PRESENTATION FOR THE STATE BOARD. SCIENCE ASSESSMENTS ARE GREAT SPENT ASSESSMENTS WITH STUDENTS ASSESSED IN GRADES FIVE, GRADE 8 AND HIGH SCHOOL FOR STANDARDS IN THE RESPECTIVE RATES MAN.

STATEWIDE, THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS IN GRADE 5 THAT MET SCIENCE PROFICIENCY INCREASED BY NEARLY 4 PERCENTAGE POINTS SCHOOL 20 1B TO THE 35% OF SCHOOL LEADERS 22 Ã23.

NOTABLE GAINS WERE SEEN FOR MOST STUDENT GROUPS IN GRADE 5.

LDA VARY FROM A LOW OF 11.7% TO A HIGH OF 54.1% EFFICIENCY PERCENTAGES. 22 LDA IMPROVE THEIR PERFORMANCE WHEN COMPARING THE 21 Ã22 TO THE 22 Ã23 RESULTS.

STATEWIDE, THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS SCORING PROFICIENT ON THE GRADE 8 SCIENCE TEST WAS 26.4% FOR SCHOOL YEAR 22 Ã23, AS COMPARED TO 35% THE PRIOR YEAR.RESULTS OF THE GRADE 8 SCIENCE TEST WHICH THE CUMULATIVE ASSESSMENT ACTUAL IMPACTED BY THE EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE IMPACT OF GRADES SIX AND SEVEN DISRUPTIONS IN LEARNING.

LDA VARY FROM A LOW OF 8.7% TO A HIGH OF 42% IN PROFICIENCY PERCENTAGES. 23 OUT OF THE 24 LDA PRIEST EXPERIENCED A DECREASE - - NO STATEWIDE DATA PRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN SHARED, HOWEVER WE DO KNOW THAT THE LDA VARY FROM A LOW OF 12% TO A HIGH OF 50% IN PROFICIENCY PERCENTAGE.

AT THIS TIME, MRS. MCPHILLIPS WILL SHARE ADDITIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE SCIENCE ASSESSMENTS.

>> THANK YOU, MS. JACOBS. AS MS. JACOBS SHARE, FIFTH-GRADE - - IS AN ASSESSMENT OF STANDARDS TAUGHT IN THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADES.

IN 2022, STUDENTS IN CALVERT COUNTY, THERE WERE 33.2% AVERAGE GOING PROFICIENT OR ADVANCED.

THE STATE AVERAGE WAS 30.2%. WE ARE PLEASED THAT WITH MORE ATTENTION GIVEN TO SCIENCE AND A TIMETABLE TO TEACH SCIENCE IN THIS PAST YEAR, SCORES INCREASED WITH CALVERT COUNTY STUDENTS EARNING 41.9% OF OUR STUDENTS WITH PROFICIENT OR ADVANCED IN THE STATE AVERAGE WAS 34.5%.

IN 2022, - - .11 THE STATE AND THIS YEAR WE ARE SIXTH IN THE STATE WITH THE FOCUS OF ATTENTION ON SCIENCE.

WE HAVE SHIFTED IN OUR COUNTRY SCIENCE TO USING A PHENOMENA OR COMMON EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS. WE ARE NOT EXPECTING EVERYONE TO COME IN WITH BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE.

WE WILL HAVE AN EXPERIENCE AND THEN WE WILL GO INTO INSTRUCTION TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS HAD THAT EXPERIENCE. THIS YEAR, WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON HOW OUR STUDENTS COMMUNICATE THE SCIENCE AND WRITING. THIS ASSESSMENT DOES REQUIRE SEVERAL SECTIONS WHERE THEY COMMUNICATE THEIR THOUGHTS IN WRITING AND WE DEFINITELY FOCUSING OURATTENTION ON THAT,

THANK YOU . >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

IT IS WITH EXCITEMENT TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT THE MISA.

I WILL GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND TO MY DOOR THAT PRESENTED IN MANY YEARS BECAUSE OF A TRANSITION THAT OCCURRED WITH SCIENCE AT THE STATE LEVEL. I WANT TO SAY THE MISA STANDS FORMARYLAND INTEGRATED SCIENCE ASSESSMENT .

THE INTEGRATION IS A COMBINATION OF TWO COMPONENTS, TWO INTEGRATION COMPONENTS. ONE INTEGRATION IS THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES, CROSS CUTTING CONCEPTS AND THE ACTUAL CONTENT OF LIFE, PHYSICAL AND EARTH SCIENCE.

THOSE THREE DIMENSIONS IS WHAT WE ARE PROMOTING.

THE NEXT PIECE OF INTEGRATION OR INTEGRATION OF ACTUAL

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FOR MISA H, MISA H THE COALITION OF STUDENTS TAKING THE TEST IN THE EIGHTHGRADE , BUT THE CONTENT IS FROM SIX, SEVEN AND EIGHTH GRADE. THIS IS MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND ASPIRANT CURRICULUM.

THEY GET A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT, PHYSICAL AND EARTH AT SOME POINT THROUGHOUT ALL THREE GRADES AND TAKE THE ASSESSMENT IN THE EIGHTH GRADE. THE SEE CPS 2023 DATA SHOWS 37.8% OF STUDENTS REACH PROFICIENCY ON THE FRANKLIN COMPARED TO THE STATE LEVEL OF 26.4.

- - SHOWED A DECREASE COMPARED TO THE .22 STATE PROFICIENCY AT THE LEVEL OF 35.4%. BOTH EARS, CALVERT COUNTY OUTPERFORMED THE STATES. THIS YEAR STATEWIDE, THERE WAS A 10% DECREASE IN ALL MISA SCORES.ALTHOUGH WE DECREASED, OUR RANKING WENT FROM 4 TO 7. OUR RANK INCREASED OF OUR PROFICIENCY SCORES DECREASED ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE

STATE. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHY EVERYONE IN THE STATE TRUCK? IS THE TEST GETTING MORE MATUR : WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT?

>> I HAVE A LOT OF REASONS. I DO THINK, IF YOU DON'T MIND AND LET ME FINISH, THE SECOND PART IS HIGH SCHOOL AND SOME OF THE ANSWERS WILL BE COMBINED. THANK YOU.

SO, THE HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENT IS CALLED THE LIFE SCIENCE MISA. LIFE SCIENCE, WE CAN JUST HAVE BIOLOGY BUT LEAVES THE WORD LIFE SCIENCE MISA BECAUSE IN CALVERT COUNTY, OUR COURSES BIOLOGY.

YOU MAY HAVE A STUDENT IN 10TH, 11TH OR 12TH GRADE BIOLOGY.

THE ORIGINAL PATH IS THAT THE STUDENTS ARE IN NINTH GRADE.

THE LIFE SCIENCE MISA IS INTEGRATED WITH THOSE THREE DIMENSIONS OF THE CONCEPTS AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES AND THE IDEAS OF LIFE SCIENCE ONLY THIS TEST IS LIFE SCIENCE ONLY.

THIS IS RESPONDING TO SOME OF YOUR ANSWER, IN 2013 THE STATE ADOPTED THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS.

FROM 2013 TO 2017, WE WERE STILL UNDER THE ASSESSMENT.

KIM OF COURSE SCIENCE IS CHANGED.

SYNTHESIZING THAT INFORMATION TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND WRITING EIGHT CONSTRUCTIVE RESPONSE WITH CLAIMS EVIDENCE AND REASONING. THAT HAS BEEN THE SHIFT. IN ADDITION TO THAT SHIFT UNDERLIES THE HIGH SCHOOL , THE INTEGRATION WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED IN THE BEGINNING FROM 2017 TO 2021, IT WAS THE INTENT WAS INTEGRATED WITH LIFE, PHYSICAL AND EARTH SCIENCE. THAT'S VERY CHALLENGING IN HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE IN ORDER TO SAY A CHILD CAN TAKE A TEST AND THEY ARE PREPARED FOR LIFE, PHYSICAL AND EARTH SCIENCE, WE WOULD HAVE TO DO THEIR AGGRESSION AND HIGH SCHOOL IS AN OPPORTUNITY THOSE STUDENTS HAVE NO CHOICE. THAT TIME OF THE ASSESSMENT IT WAS FOR THE STUDENTS HAVE TO SIT ONLY AND THEN IT CIRCLES BACK AROUND TO BE LIVE SCIENCE ONLY. THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR OF HAVING A BIOLOGY MISA SCORES HIM A STATEWIDE. WE WENT FROM HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENT, MULTIPLE-CHOICE, ROTE MEMORIZATION AND THEY TRIED INTEGRATING IT WITH LIFE, PHYSICAL AND EARTH. THAT WASN'T WORKING OUT TOO GOOD AND NOW WE ARE BACK TO BIOLOGY ONLY. AND SO THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR FOR BIOLOGY ONLY. WITH THAT, THE DATA ON THE SCREEN SHOWS THAT IN 2022, WE HAVE 48% OF STUDENTS WHO ARE PROFICIENT COMPARED TO THE STATE AVERAGE OF 36% . IN 2023, WE ARE 41% PROFICIENCY COMPARED TO THE STATE AVERAGE

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OBVIOUSLY, NOT AS MUCH LECTURE ALTHOUGH STUDENTS SHOULD BE ENGAGED IN USING MULTIPLE SOURCES AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE ARE DOING NOW TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS ARE PREPARED FOR A MISA. WE ARE TAKING PHENOMENON APPROACH. THE INSTRUCTION SHOULD BE MORE RELEVANT. IT'S REALLY PROMOTING MORE THINKING VERSUS MORE MEMORIZATION. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH SCOTT WITH PROJECT-BASED LEARNING PROJECT THAT HE HAD IN SOCIAL STUDIES LAST YEAR, THE SIGNS TO CHOOSE ARE NOW PLANNING TO BE A PART OF THAT. WE ARE DOING MORE PROJECT BASED LEARNING, WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY, SOLVING PROBLEMS BECAUSE THAT IS A PART OF THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES. WE ARE DEFINIELY DOING MORE WRITING .

EVEN AS I WAS WORKING TO PUT THIS TOGETHER, WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO TEACH STUDENTS, WHEN YOU ARE PRESENTING, YOU NEED EVIDENCE. THESE ARE THE SKILLS THAT THEY HAVE TO LEARN IN SCIENCE BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTED WITH THESE GRAPHS WHEN THEY HAVE TO LOOK AT THEM TO SEE WHAT THEY NEED.

AS WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THAT TIER ONE INSTRUCTION AND THIS STANDARDS FOR SCIENCE, THEY ARE VERY IN DEPTH. THEY HAVE A PERFORMANCE EXPECTATION OF STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO -- THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO MEET THIS PERFORMANCE EXPECTATION THE STANDARDS PROVIDE EVIDENCE, STATEMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO REFER TO. HERE THE EVIDENCE THAT WILL LET US KNOW IF OUR STUDENTS ARE MOVING TOWARDS THIS PERFORMANCE.

THEREFORE, AS FAR AS OUR TIER ONE INSTRUCTION , STAND CLOSE TO THOSE STANDARDS BECAUSE IT IS NOT A MATTER OF KNOWING YOU CAN TEACH ONE ASPECT OF SCIENCE. IT'S REALLY A COMBINATION OF THOSE SKILLS. SCIENCE CROSSES OVER THE ROUTE THE YEAR. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE CHANGES WITH TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SCIENCE BECAUSE IT REALLY IS A SHIFT . IT IS A SHIFT FROM WHAT WE USED TO DO BECAUSE EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD AROUND US HAS CHANGED. IT'S CHANGING RAPIDLY, PARTICULARLY WITH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AND AS WE KNOW , OUR JOB IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO GO OUT INTO THE WORLD , BE CITIZENS AND BE PRODUCTIVE . IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO SHIFT WHAT WE ARE DOING SO THAT THEY CAN GO OUT, BE INNOVATIVE. THEY CAN LOOK AT SOMETHING AND THEY CAN ASK QUESTIONS . WHEN YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE THIS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, THE ART OF ASKING QUESTIONS IS A SKILL THAT STUDENTS MUST HAVE . AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL THE STEM AREAS. THIS IS EXCITING, ALTHOUGH OUR SCORES, THE SCORES OVERALL, THESE ARE LOW PROFICIENCY NUMBERS, BUT I THINK THE SHIFT IS WORTH THE TIME TO REALLY WORK ON BUMPING THOSE NUMBERS UP SO THAT WE CAN REALLY PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR THIS CHANGING WORLD AND THAT REALLY IS DIFFERENT THAN LECTURING AND STUDENTS HAVING MEMORIZATION.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. SCIENCE IS ON THE MOVE.

EDITING YET ARE YOU? >> YOU MAY HAVE TOUCHED ON THIS BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT GRADE LEVEL IT WAS FOR. WHEN THEY DID A PRESENTATION FOR READING AND MATH, THEY GAVE US A CHART SHOWING HOW WE RANKED TWO OTHER COUNTIES AND I THINK YOU SAID WE WENT FROM 4 TO 7. THAT WAS FOR THE GREAT?

>> WHERE DID WE RANK COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTIES IN FIFTH

GRADE AND EIGHTH GRADE ? >> IN EIGHTH GRADE WE RANKED

SECOND. >> HOW ABOUT FIFTH GRADE?

>> IN FIFTH GRADE WE WENT FROM 11TH LAST YEAR TO SIX THIS LAST RUN. WERE NOT HAPPY. WE ARE WORKING TO GET TO WHERE WE WERE RECOVERED. WE WENT FROM 11TH NOW WE ARE CURRENTLY AT

SIX. SMOKE THANK YOU. >> THE GRAPHS ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE, IF YOU GO BACK ONE OF THE GRAPH ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE SHOWS THE STATE RANKING . WHERE WE RANK AS FAR AS -- SO HERE YOU CAN SEE IN 2022, WE WERE SECOND , AND THEN THE

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>> I ALSO WENT ON THAT SITE, AND I ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO GO ON THE SCHOOL REPORT CARD. YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL . THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THEIR. I WAS LOOKING AT THE SCHOOLS CAN EARN BETWEEN ONE AND FIVE STARS BASED ON POINTS . ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THAT? I'M NOT SURE IF SCIENCE IS PART OF THAT.

>> SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES ARE A SMALL PART OF IT IT'S NOT RATED TO THE LEVEL BUT SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES ARE

A COMPONENT. >> I THOUGHT IT FASCINATING BECAUSE IT IS BASED ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ACADEMIC PROGRESS, PROGRESS AND ACHIEVING ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCIES , SCHOOL QUALITY AND STUDENT SUCCESS. AND IT IS SLIGHTLY CHANGING FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL, BUT WE HAD 15 -- THE SCORE RANK IS 125 AND WE HAD 15 SCHOOLS RANKED NUMBER FOUR WHICH I THINK IS FABULOUS BUT I ALSO WANT TO SEND OUT A CONGRATULATIONS TO MOUNT HARMONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHICH SCORED OUR ONLY FIVE, SO THAT IS INCREDIBLE. UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD SIX SCHOOLS AT A THREE AND I'M JUST WONDERING , WHEN I LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGES, 16 OUT OF 22 SCHOOLS IS 73% THAT ARE

RANKING FOURS AND FIVES . >> IS THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT

OUR PRESENTATION AT HAND? >> YES . THEY ARE PART OF THIS.

DISCUSSING MARYLAND REPORT CARD AS OPPOSED TO THE SCIENCE,

MISA. >> ARE YOUR SUBJECTS PART OF

THIS? >> THAT WAS EMBARGO TODAY AT NOON SO THAT DATA IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE HAD TIME TO REALLY DIG INTO. THAT IS REALLY UP TO THE MOMENT DATA.

YES. SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES ARE A SMALL COMPONENT OF THAT BUT THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE ARE PREPARED TO SPEAK TO AS FAR AS -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BREAKDOWN IS FOR OUR SCORES. IT WAS EMBARGO TODAY AT NOON.

>> I GUESS MY POINT IS WE NEED TO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE FOR THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE THE THREES . I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GOING TO GIVE THEM THE SUPPORT SYSTEMS THEY NEED REGARDLESS

OF WHAT THE ISSUE IS. >> WE CAN HAVE A FULL PRESENTATION ADDED TO A FUTURE BOARD MEETING ON MARYLAND REPORT CARD AND THE SCORES THAT HAVE COME OUT. WHEN WE HAVE THE PROPER TIME TO REGURGITATE AND UNDERSTAND OR THE SCORES ORIGINATED AND WHY YOU GOT A THREE VERSUS A FOUR OR A FIVE.

>> AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO SHARE OUR AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND GRADE 8 SOCIAL STUDIES DATA. PRIOR TO SHARING THIS COUNTY DATA IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT FOR AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, REPORTING HAS CHANGED. PRIOR TO THIS PAST ADMINISTRATION THE RESULTS OF THE ASSESSMENT WERE REPORTED AS PASS OR FAIL . THE STATE HAS MOVED TO A MODEL OF PROFICIENCY REPORTING WITH STUDENTS SCORED AT A LEVEL THREE OR FOUR BEING CONSIDERED AS PROFICIENT. FOR AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, THE STATE WAS AT 42% PROFICIENCY . L EA'S RANGED FROM 20% TO A HIGH OF 69.8% AND PROFICIENCY PERCENTAGE. FOR SOCIAL STUDIES EIGHT THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR OF REPORTING PROFICIENCY ON THE STATE ASSESSMENT WITH A STATE PROFICIENCY PERCENTAGE OF 35.6. MR. MCCOLLUM WILL TAKE YOU TO THE DATA AND SHARE BOTH HOW WE COMPARED MOVING FROM PASSING TO PROFICIENCY

REPORTING. >> THE 2022 GOVERNMENT ASSESSMENT WAS THE FIRST ADMINISTRATION FOLLOWING THE TWO YEARS WAIVER FROM COVID AND IN THAT FIRST YEAR BACK THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACHIEVED NEARLY 80% PASS RATE WHICH WAS FIRST IN MARYLAND. THIS PAST YEAR -- . THIS PAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO IMPROVE OUR PASS RATE TO 96.6%, WHICH IS ONCE AGAIN A FIRST IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND. AS MISS JACOBS SHARED EARLIER, MARYLAND HAS TRANSITIONED FROM REPORTING MODEL CENTERED ON PASS RATE TO ONE THAT FOCUSES ON EFFICIENCY.

BY THIS MEASURE, 42% OF OUR STUDENTS IN MARYLAND WERE

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>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. THAT IS AMAZING THAT WE ARE SCORED SO HIGH . IT SEEMS TO BE THE TREND OF DIRECTION WE ARE GOING. THANK YOU.

>> HOW CAN YOU DO BETTER THAN 96.6? THAT IS RIDICULOUS. THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE. DO YOU KNOW WHY AMERICAN GOVERNMENT -- IT IS HIGH AROUND THE STATE. IT IS 85% FROM ALL THE REST OF THE THINGS WE HAVE SEEN. WE HAVE SPECULATION ON WHITE -- WHY MARYLAND KIDS JUST LOVE DIGGING INTO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT?

>> I WILL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY WE ARE THE WORLD'S GREATEST DEMOCRACY AND IN THIS WORLD IT IS DEMOCRACY THERE ARE ONLY NINE STATES THAT REQUIRE STUDENTS TO TAKE A FULL YEAR OF GOVERNMENT IN HIGH SCHOOL. HAPPILY, MARYLAND IS ONE OF THOSE STATES. IN TERMS OF WHY I THINK WE DO SO WELL, UNLIKE MISA , WE HAVE THE COVID BUT THE HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENT THAT OUR STUDENTS TOOK THESE PAST TWO YEARS , IT IS THE SAME ASSESSMENT. ACROSS THE STATE, WE SORT OF HAVE A REALLY GOOD IDEA OF HOW TO TEACH THOSE SKILL SETS AND HOW TO TEACH THAT CONTENT. THAT GIVES US AN ADVANTAGE HERE AT CALVERT COUNTY AND ADVANTAGES OUR COLLEAGUES AROUND THE

STATE. >> MS. HAYES?

>> I WAS ONE OF THE STUDENTS THAT TOOK THIS TEST LAST YEAR AND HAVING BEEN A PART OF MY PEERS AS WELL AS KNOWING PEOPLE FROM OTHER SCHOOLS WHO ALSO TOOK THIS TEST, I JUST WANT TO EXTEND A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO OUR TEACHERS , GOVERNMENT TEACHERS. THIS TEST IS ONE OF THE ONLY TESTS THAT I'VE EVER SEEN MY PEERS FEEL CONFIDENT FOR. WE ARE TERRIFIED BECAUSE WE DON'T THINK WE ARE GOING TO PASS. I WATCHED MY PEERS IN THIS TEST AND TAKE IT WITH CONFIDENCE. THEY TYPED THEIR ESSAYS BECAUSE THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE SAYING. IT WAS FANTASTIC. THIS IS A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR TEACHERS WHO TAUGHT US SO WELL THIS YEAR.

>> THANK YOU. >> THAT SOUNDS LIKE ALL OF OUR

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>> THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME AGAIN IN ANOTHER MEETING. I WILL MAKE THIS BRIEF BECAUSE I KNOW I SAID QUITE A BIT DURING MY REPORT. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT TOOK A GRAMS FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WARMED MY HEART . IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE STUDENTS HAVE A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND TRULY ARE ENJOYING THEIR EDUCATION HERE AT CCPS. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I'M SO PROUD OF THE HARD WORK AND EFFORTS CCPS STUDENTS HAVE PUT IN OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST YEAR. THE EFFORTS ARE NOT OVERLOOKED AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF FOR THE SUPPORT OF CCPS STUDENTS. IT IS NOT GOING ON A KNOWLEDGED I KNOW AS WE ARE ABOUT TO GO OFF OUR MEETING FOR THE LAST TIME IN THE 2023 YEAR, A LOT OF PEOPLE PUT IN A LOT OF HARD WORK OVER THE COURSE OF 2023 AND AS A STUDENT IN CCPS I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT AND I KNOW PARENTS AND

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>> MS. GRIMACE? >> THIS BOARD AND THE CCPS COUNTY NEED TO ADDRESS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE IMPACTING THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF .

SPECIFICALLY I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PHYSICAL AND VERBAL ASSAULTS BY TEACHERS . THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND IT IS NOT NEW TO CCPS BUT IT WAS RECENTLY BROUGHT TO LIGHT BY A BRAVE TEACHER IN OUR COUNTY WHO WAS BOTH PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED AND VERBALLY ASSAULTED. I'M SORRY VERBALLY THREATENED. THE ASSAULT WAS SO TRAUMATIZING THAT THIS TEACHER IS CONSIDERING GIVING UP HER PROFESSION THAT SHE LOVES WITH A 25 YEAR CAREER . THE LETTER DETAILING THAT SHE SENT TO US BOARD MEMBERS STATING WHAT HAPPENED IS SHOCKING TO SAY THE LEAST AND A TESTAMENT TO A GROWING PROBLEM. THE LETTER STATES THAT THE STUDENT WAS PHYSICALLY VIOLENT AND THREATENED TO HARM THE TEACHER . FOR THIS, THE STUDENT RECEIVED A ONE DAY, IN SCHOOL SUSPENSION . . THE TEACHER ALSO STATED IT IS THE FOURTH TIME A TEACHER HAS BEEN ASSAULTED IN HER SCHOOL. MANY STUDENTS CLEARLY FIND THIS TO BE UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR . I FOUND IT INCREDIBLY DISTURBING AND IT PROMPTED ME TO RESEARCH THE CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS POLICY ON STUDENT VIOLENCE AGAINST TEACHER, STAFF AND STUDENTS SPECIFICALLY THE CODE OF CONDUCT. DISCIPLINARY ACTION IS DETERMINED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, WHICH CAN BE TOO LENIENT . THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND DETRIMENTAL TO OUR ABILITY TO OPERATE SAFE SCHOOLS AND HOLD STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE . THESE ASSAULTS AREN'T HAPPENING -- ARE HAPPENING FREQUENTLY ENOUGH THAT IT'S A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED . I'M REQUESTING THAT DR. TONSIL AND MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS SUPPORT AND ESTABLISH A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY THAT IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE TO OUR CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PHYSICAL ASSAULTS ON TEACHERS , STAFF MEMBERS, STUDENTS AND OTHER ADULTS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS . WE OWE THIS TO OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO ARE DOING THE BEST THEY CAN EVERY DAY TO HELP OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE A QUALITY EDUCATION. WE STATE IN OUR CODE OF CONDUCT THAT CCPS PROMISES A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR TEACHERS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS. IT IS TIME TO DELIVER ON THAT PROMISE . THANK YOU.

>> MS. POST? >> I USUALLY DON'T LIKE TO WRITE THINGS DOWN. I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT WHATEVER MOVES ME IN A MEETING AND I'M EASILY DISTRACTED. BUT THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN WEIGHING ON MY SPIRIT, IF YOU WILL. FOR THAT, I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WRITE THEM DOWN TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T GET DISTRACTED WITH MY OWN THOUGHTS AND WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND I COULD SHARE.

THE ESCALATION OF CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ARE A RESULT OF MULTITUDE OF FACTORS, RANGING FROM ITEMS LIKE CHANGING SOCIAL DYNAMICS TO THE INFLUENCE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA , AS WELL AS VARYING LEVELS OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT , MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, LIMITED RESOURCES AND THE LIST GOES ON. WHILE EACH FACTOR MAY PRESENT UNIQUE CHALLENGES, THEY SHARE A COMMON THREAD. OUR COLLECTIVE FAILURE TO ACT . IT IS INSUFFICIENT TO ASSERT THAT THINGS ARE GOOD COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES OR THAT WE WANT TO DOWNPLAY THE FREQUENCY OF INCIDENTS . OUR FAILURE TO DISCUSS, AND REALLY DISCUSS . SOMETIMES IT'S NOT REALLY EASY TO TALK ABOUT BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT, TO DISCUSS AND ADDRESS THESE ISSUES PERPETUATES -- IF WE DON'T DISCUSS THEM HEAD ON IT PERPETUATES THE PROBLEM. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BOUNDARIES SEEMS TO HAVE FADED IN THIS COMMUNITY AND IN THIS COUNTRY. AS ADULTS, IF WE CANNOT ACTIVELY EMBRACE THE IMPORTANCE OF ESTABLISHING AND REINFORCING HEALTHY BOUNDARIES FOR OURSELVES AND FOR OUR

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AS A SCHOOL SYSTEM, WE SHOULD NOT ENDORSE ENTERTAIN OR TOLERATE VIOLENCE OR HOSTILITY EVER AND IF WE DO, WE ARE COMPLACENT AND FAILURE TO TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION. I APPRECIATE THE COURAGE OF THOSE THAT COME TO THE TABLE HERE THAT THOSE WHO SEND EMAILS , THOSE OF US WHO DISCUSS IT ALL THE TIME, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT AND SOMETIMES IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO DISCUSS IT BUT I THINK THAT IS THE FIRST STEP IN DOING, RECOGNIZING AND ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE HAVE SOME -- WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO DO TO REALLY MAKE THIS THE BEST SCHOOL SYSTEM EVER. I ALSO WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON AND PEACE FOR WHATEVER HOLIDAY YOU

CELEBRATE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MS. POST.

MISCIBLE IN ? >> I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT WE DO HAVE STILL REPORTS OF PROBLEMS OF BEHAVIORAL ISSUES . WHEN I WAS PRESIDENT, THAT WAS 2018, I BELIEVE. WE WERE INUNDATED. IT WAS VERY DISTRESSING AND I BELIEVE THAT THE TIME, A FEW INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS WERE PUT IN PLACE.

WE INVESTED IN MORE ADULTS IN THE BUILDING AND THERE WAS WE WERE MAKING WE WERE MAKING PROGRESS AND THEN OF COURSE 2020 HIT US. NOW WE ARE MAKING OUR WAY BACK AND THERE IS BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS APPARENTLY ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.

BUT PHYSICAL ASSAULTS ARE JUST ABSOLUTELY INTOLERABLE. I AGREE, IF WE COULD JUST PUT WHATEVER RESOURCES WE HAVE THERE TO PROVIDE SAFETY IN OUR CLASSROOMS, THAT IS A PRIORITY.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT AS WELL. SEVERAL THINGS AND MOST OF THESE ARE ALL POSITIVE . CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT ON PASSING THE AUDIT WITH FLYING COLORS. IT IS WONDERFUL. TO THE NEWLY MINTED NBC TEACHERS , I HEAR THAT THERE WERE FOUR OR FIVE -- THAT WAS JUST IN ONE SCHOOL.

THAT WAS JUST IN -- THE OTHER DAY. I KNOW IT IS A LONG AND ARDUOUS ROAD BUT THE FACT YOU ARE IN OUR SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS MAKES US VERY PROUD . AND CONGRATS HIM ALSO, TO THE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS FOR OUR PERFORMANCE THAT IS SHOWING UP WITH THAT MARYLAND REPORT CARD. IT IS A LONG ROAD FOR EVERYONE TO RECOVER FROM WHAT IS HAPPENED. WITH OUR STUDENTS BEING OUT OF OUR CLASSROOMS FOR AS LONG AS THEY WERE. BUT WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS AND THAT IS EXQUISITE AND I'M VERY HAPPY AND I KNOW THAT THE FACT THAT EVERY SINGLE LEVEL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SHOWS SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IS COMMENDABLE. I AM VERY -- AND VERY REWARDING.

LESLIE, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A

SAFE BREAK. IN JANUARY. >> THANK YOU. MR. WHITE?

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT I COULD SAY BUT FOR LACK OF TIME I' NOT GOING TO SAY THEM TODAY. SO WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE. ONE THING A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT, BEHAVIOR, THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE -- CAN BE PUT INTO PLACE LIKE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THERE ARE A LOT OF SCHOOLS REALIZING THAT THEY ARE NOT TAKING IT UPON THEMSELVES TO TRY TO WORK A PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN. WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY MEDIATION CENTER AND SCHOOLS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT. YES, THERE IS A LOT OF VIOLENCE AND BEHAVIOR ISSUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT , BUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING. SO, I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE THAT THERE ARE THINGS AND DIFFERENT SCHOOLS WHO ARE REACHING OUT TO TRY TO DO A

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>> THANK YOU, MR. WHITE. I WILL CONGRATULATE OUR NBC TEACHERS AS WELL AS CURRENT STAFF FOR ALL OF THE GREAT WORK THEY ARE DOING AND STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE ADVANCED SUCCESS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND ALL OF THE WONDERFUL PERCENTAGE INCREASES WE HAVE RECEIVED ON VARIOUS TEST SCORES AND MARKS AROUND THE STATE. O O KUDOS TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN ITS ENTIRETY. I WILL ASK THAT DR. JOHNSON WORKED ON PUTTING TOGETHER WITH STAFF REPORT ON THE MARYLAND REPORT CARD THAT JUST CAME OUT AT A FUTURE MEETING. SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE OUR SCHOOLS LIE IN THAT AND I WILL SAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE AND WE WILL SEE YOU ALL ON JANUARY. THANK YOU. WE ARE ADJOURNED.

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