[2.01 Pledge of Allegiance/Moment of Silence]
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BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING TO ORDER. WE WILL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
[3. Consent Agenda]
CONSENT AGENDA . WE NEED A MOTION, MOTION TO APPROVE THECONSENT AGENDA. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> AYE . >> OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
[4.01 Public Comment]
NEXT WE WILL MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.>> THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PERMITS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ISSUES OF CONCERN. A NUMBER OF SPEAKERS IS LIMITED TO 20. IF YOU ARE CALLED TO SPEAK, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, AND THEN KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.
PERSONS ON THE SIGN UP SHEET MAY NOT CONVEY, TRANSFER, OR RELINQUISH ANY PART OF THEIR SPEAKING TIME TO ANOTHER PERSON OR GROUP. IF YOU HAVE HANDOUTS OR WRITTEN TESTIMONY, PLEASE GIVE THEM TO KAREN MAXEY TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD MEMBERS.
PLEASE DO NOT MENTION SPECIFIC STUDENT OR STAFF MEMBERS IN YOUR REMARKS FOR CONFIDENTIALITY. ALL COMMENTS MUST BE MADE IN A CIVIL MANNER. ANYONE NOT FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES WILL BE ASKED TO STOP SPEAKING AND MAY FORFEIT THEIR RIGHT TO SPEAK AT FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION VALUES YOUR COMMENTS AND CONCERNS, THIS IS A BUSINESS MEETING AT THE BOARD CANNOT RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS OR ENTER INTO A DISCUSSION WITH YOU DURING THE MEETING. CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL RESPOND TO THE ISSUES YOU RAISE IF YOU PROVIDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WHEN YOU SIGN IN . YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOME AT ANY TIME. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.
>> OUR FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT IS TRAVIS MR..
AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE CALVERT ASSOCIATION OF SUPERVISORS AND ADMINISTRATORS. THE LAST COUPLE OF BOARD MEETINGS , DR. TOWNSEL SHARED THAT WE ARE FACING A $22.5 MILLION DEFICIT OF FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF MARYLAND. HE ALSO SHARED THAT THIS COULD RESULT IN OVER 200 STAFF MEMBERS BEING RIFT. ANY RISK IN ME -- CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE TO SEE THE CURRENT STRUCTURES AND PROGRAMS AND OUTCOMES OF CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS , AND WE STRUGGLE TO PROVIDE THE STUDENTS THE EDUCATION THAT THEY DESERVE FROM BIRTH THROUGH GRADUATION. MANY MAY THINK OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM IS OVERSTAFFED. THIS IS FAR FROM TRUE. WE ARE NOT OVERSTAFFED WITH TEACHERS, SUPPORT STAFF , ADMINISTRATORS, OR SUPERVISORS.
I HAVE SOMETIMES HEARD THAT WE ARE TOP-HEAVY FOR ADMINISTRATION IN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AGAIN NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. 80 NET POSITIONS, 3.9% OF THE WORKFORCE IN OUR SYSTEM. WHEN WE LOOK AT COMPARABLE SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT WE HAVE, WE ARE AT A BARE MINIMUM AND HAVE BEEN FOR MANY YEARS.
OUR UNSUNG LOTTO HAS ALWAYS BEEN DO MORE WITH LESS. SO MANY OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERVISORS WEAR MULTIPLE HATS, OVERSEEING MULTIPLE PROGRAMS AND/OR CONTENTS NARRATIVES. WE FEEL THAT SURE TO COMPLETE THE MANY THINGS ARE READY ON OUR PLATES AND THAT WOULD SURELY INCREASE IF THERE WAS ANY DECREASE IN STAFF. FOR YEARS WE HAVE HAD ONLY ONE PRINCIPAL AND ONE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN EACH MIDDLE SCHOOL . RIGHT ACROSS THE BRIDGE IN CHARLES COUNTY, THERE IS ONE PRINCIPAL AND THREE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS IN ALL OF THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
I HAVE ALSO HEARD PEOPLE SAY THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY CENTRAL OFFICE-BASED ADMINISTRATORS. THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE DIRECTORS, SUPERVISORS, COORDINATORS AND OVERSEE OVER MOST ALL SCHOOL SYSTEM OPERATIONS. THIS ASSUMPTION IS SOMETIMES BASED ON HOW MANY CARS ARE PARKED IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE PARKING LOT. TRUTH BE TOLD, MUCH OF THE WORKFORCE AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE OUR SUPPORT STAFF WITHIN EACH DEPARTMENT,
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INCLUDING FACILITIES, FINANCE, CONSTRUCTION , AS WELL AS EVERY OTHER DEPARTMENT. WE ALSO HAVE MEETING SPACES UTILIZED ALMOST DAILY. A TRUE REFLECTION OF THE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS THAT WORK AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE CAN BE CAPTURED BY DRIVING BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AFTER 4:10, WHEN MOST OF THE NONEXEMPT EMPLOYEES HAVE LEFT FOR THE DAY. WHAT YOU SEE REMAINING ON AVERAGE IS A BETTER INDICATOR OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORKFORCE OF CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.OUR CENTRAL OFFICE CAST AND ADMINISTRATORS REPRESENT 1.7% OF THE WORKFORCE AND WORK TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS AND THE RUNNING OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM , SPREAD OUT OVER TRANSPORTATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INSTRUCTION , STUDENT SERVICES, HUMAN RESOURCES, STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY, AND ADMINISTRATION.
COMPARED OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS, EACH OF OUR DIRECTORS, SUPERVISORS, AND COORDINATORS WORK A HEAVIER LOAD THAN OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS. I'M SORRY. YOU ARE ADMINISTRATORS, AGAIN, I'M SORRY, YOU ADMINISTRATORS EITHER SCHOOL-BASED OR CENTRAL OFFICE REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT THAT WE CAN PROVIDE TEACHERS. AND REDUCES THE ABILITY OF CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO COMPLETE OPERATIONS, MEET MANDATES, AND RUN THE BUSINESS ASPECTS OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. OUR SYSTEM HAS HISTORICALLY DONE MORE WITH LESS WHEN IT COMES TO
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFING. >> MR. WHITE?
>> FINISH YOUR LAST SENTENCE, PLEASE.
>> OUR REQUEST IS AS YOU LOOK AT THE 2025 BUDGET IS THAT YOU HONOR THE TRUTH AND COME TO KNOW WHAT EACH POSITION BRINGS
TO OUR SYSTEM. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AMY COX.
COX, A MEMBER OF THE CEA NEGOTIATIONS TEAM. I THINK ADVOCACY WORK OVERTIME HAS PROVEN WE ARE BEST WHEN WE ALL WORK TOGETHER. THAT IS WHY IT IS SO DISAPPOINTING THAT CCPS'S APPROACH DOES NOT ALLOCATE FOR A COLA FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. BY MAKING IT SEEM AN OPTION, IT PITS US AGAINST COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. OF TEAMWORK AND ALLIANCES ARE GOING TO BE FORGED MY CCPS SHOULD'VE SHOWN IN GOOD FAITH THEIR COMMITMENT TO THEIR EMPLOYEES BY ALLOCATING -- INTO THEIR PROPOSED BUDGET. IT WOULD PROVE TO EVERYONE THAT CCPS WAS WILLING TO MAKE OUR DECISIONS AND NOT SACRIFICE THE ADULTS IN THE SCHOOLHOUSE. IF THIS WAS DONE , CEA AND CCPS COULD'VE STOOD TOGETHER AND ASKED THE COUNTY FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR LAPTOPS , OR THE MANY OTHER RESOURCES CCPS NEEDS.
TEACHERS DO NOT RECEIVE A MUCH-NEEDED COLA , IT WILL NOT BE BECAUSE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, BUT BECAUSE OF CCPS'S UNWILLINGNESS TO NEGOTIATE A SALARY BEFORE APPROVING A FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CHELSEA
GALA HUGH. >> HI. I AM CHELSEA. I TEACH EIGHTH GRADE SCIENCE AT MILL CREEK MIDDLE . I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU GUYS TODAY ABOUT THE BUDGET. IF YOU LOOK AT PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WERE EMAILED IN , AT LEAST 11 STAFF MEMBERS FROM MILL CREEK EMAILED IN JULY REQUESTING THAT YOU DELAY A VOTE ON THE BUDGET. I UNDERSTAND THAT I LEGALLY THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE. I DO THINK THAT THIS BUDGET PROCESS HAS LACKED TRANSPARENCY. I COME HERE EVERY TIME LOOKING FOR A BUDGET AND WHAT I GET IS A POWERPOINT. I DO APPRECIATE THAT THERE IS A STEP INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET, BUT NOT EVERYBODY GETS STEPS. THAT WOULD LEAVE OUT ABOUT 200 INDIVIDUALS, SO , AND THE FACT THAT THE COLA IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AND NEEDS TO COME FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTING AS WELL , BUT ESPECIALLY FOR SUPPORT STAFF. BECAUSE OUR BUILDINGS WOULD NOT RUN WITHOUT THEM. ANOTHER WAS A STUDY TO DETERMINE THAT EVERYBODY IN THE BUILDING AND A SUPPORT STAFF POSITION IS DOING THE SAME JOB AND ALSO TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE BEING PAID FAIRLY.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT EVERY SUPPORT STAFF IN MY BUILDING LAYERS 40 HATS. AND WE ARE NOT PAYING THEM HALF OF WHAT , OF, FOR HALF OF WHAT THEY DO DURING THE DAY. I CAME HERE, I GOT LEAVE TO COME HERE AND TO SPEAK, AND THERE IS NO SUPPORT STAFF CURRENTLY COVERING MY CLASSROOM. IT IS NOT HER JOB.
SHE SHOULD BE IN SOME VIDEOS IS ROOM DIVIDING SPECIAL ED SERVICES, BUT SUPPORT STAFF WEAR MANY HATS. I AM CONCERNED
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THAT THE BUDGET IS GOING FORWARD WITH NO CAREER LADDER OR SALARY SCALE NEGOTIATED . THAT SEEMS TO BE A HUGE OVERSIGHT . IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ONCE WE KNEW THERE WAS A SHORTFALL COMING, THAT SHOULD HAVE BECOME A PRIORITY, FIGURING OUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO PAY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WAITING FOR THE RESULTS OF THE SUPPORT STAFF STUDY. I AM NOT REALLY SURE, LIKE, WHAT THE PLAN IS . IF FOR SOME REASON THE COMMISSIONERS DON'T COME THROUGH, THERE IS NO C.O.L.A.FOR STAFF. EVERYWHERE AROUND US IS PAYING BETTER. THEY ARE TAKING TEACHERS ON THE STEP THEY ARE, AND THEIR PAY SCALES ARE HIGHER IN MANY OF THOSE PLACES. AND THE IDEA THAT WE ARE OVERSTAFFED, THAT I HEARD MENTIONED, IS MILDLY OFFENSIVE FOR ANYONE WHO WORKS IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING. SO, YEAH.
THAT IS ABOUT IT I THINK. I AM HONESTLY CONFUSED HOW WE ARE GOING TO VALUE THE RESULTS OF THE SUPPORT STAFF SURVEY WITH ONLY LOOKING FOR A 1% C.O.L.A. FROM THE COMMISSIONERS, AND NONE OF IT HAVING BEEN NEGOTIATED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DONNA ASCENDS OUT.
THE BOARD, DR. TOWNSEL , AND COMMUNITY. I AM AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER AND CURRENTLY THE PRESIDENT OF CEA. I LOVE MY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I LOVE CALVERT COUNTY THEM ABOUT OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND OUR COUNTY ARE IN A REAL FINANCIAL CRISIS , WHEN LIKE NOTHING I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN MY 35 YEARS WITH CALVERT COUNTY. THE STATE IS CUTTING OUR FUNDING BY $22 MILLION, AND ALL OF THOSE WATCHING AND LISTENING, IF YOU THINK THIS DOES NOT IMPACT YOU , YOU ARE VERY MISTAKEN. THIS IMPACTS MY FAMILY AND YOURS . THIS IMPACTS LOCAL BUSINESSES.
THIS IMPACTS HER EDUCATORS AND HER STUDENTS. THIS IMPACTS OUR ABILITIES TO COMPETE WITH NEIGHBORING COUNTIES IN RECRUITING AND RETAINING HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT THE REAL ESTATE MARKET AND THE REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES. I WISH OUR FINANCIAL CRISIS COULD STOP WITH JUST THE $22 MILLION SHORTFALL FOR THIS YEAR, BUT IT IS NOT. DR. TOWNSEL IS GOING TO SHOW YOU IN HIS UPDATED BUDGET PRESENTATION THAT HE AND HIS TEAM HAVE PROPOSED USING $20 MILLION FROM THE FUND BALANCE TO COVER THE BULK OF THE SHORTFALL FROM THE STATE. NORMALLY MONIES IN A FUND BALANCE ARE ONLY USED FOR ONE-TIME EXPENSES, NOT REOCCURRING COSTS, BECAUSE NEXT YEAR WHEN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS STILL FUNDED $22 MILLION LESS FROM THE STATE, WHERE WILL THEY GO TO FIND THIS MONEY? IT WON'T BE THE FUND BALANCE. WHAT IS UNFORTUNATE ABOUT ALL OF THIS IS CCPS DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO CAUSE THE SHORTFALL. IT WAS NOT A MISMANAGEMENT OF MONEY OR A MISUSE OF FUNDS THAT HAS CREATED THIS FINANCIAL NIGHTMARE. BUT IT DOES NOT END HERE. DR. TOWNSEL IS GOING TO PRESENT A PROPOSED BUDGET THAT ASKS THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR AN ADDITIONAL $14 MILLION TO ESSENTIALLY STAY AFLOAT . WHAT ABOUT NEW MONEY THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM NEEDS IN ORDER TO PUT A GIFTED AND TALENTED TEACHER IN EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, NOT JUST FOUR OF THE 12 SCHOOLS , BECAUSE ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS DESERVE THIS. WHAT ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BLUEPRINT TO HAVE A CAREER LADDER NEGOTIATED AND SUBMITTED TO THE STATE FOR APPROVAL AND IMPLEMENTED BY JULY 1? OR FOR THE MINIMUM STARTING TEACHERS A SALARY TO BE $60,000 AND APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS? WHAT ABOUT THE FACT THAT BOTH CEA AND CASE ARE CURRENTLY IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, AND I'M SORRY, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO STAND BEFORE YOU AND APOLOGIZE OR FEEL BAD FOR FIGHTING FOR SALARY INCREASES, C.O.L.A. , AND BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS FOR MY MEMBERS, NOT JUST BECAUSE I THINK THEY DESERVE IT, BUT BECAUSE THEY DO. BUT BECAUSE I WANT TO KEEP THEM ALSO IN CALVERT COUNTY. AND THIS IS JUST A SNIPPET OF WHERE NEW MONEY IS NEEDED , BUT NONE OF THIS IS FACTORED INTO THE BUDGET THAT DR. TOWNSEL IS GOING TO PROPOSE, SO THEN WHAT? I AM ASKING FOR ALL OF US TO WORK TOGETHER FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO BE PART OF THE CONVERSATIONS MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MAINTAINING THE STATUS OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS HERE IN
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STACY TAMER .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON PRESIDENT WHITE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD,
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DR. TOWNSEL, AND MS. HAYES . I AM STACY DAMON, A 28 YEAR EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL WITH CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE CALVERT ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL STAFF. I ALSO LOVE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. MORE SPECIFICALLY, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND I LOVE THE STAFF OF CCPS. THE VERY STAFF HAVE BEEN LOSING SLEEP BECAUSE THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE FLAMING PILE THAT HAS ENDED IN OUR LAPS.THIS MESSAGE IS NOT FOR THE PEOPLE SITTING IN FRONT OF ME.
YOU KNOW ALL TOO WELL THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION .
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR ALL OF CALVERT COUNTY . FAMILIES , BUSINESSES, EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS, ALL OF US. WE MUST IMPRESS UPON THE STATE THAT THIS CATASTROPHIC REDUCTION IN FUNDING IS GOING TO WRECK OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM BY NOT ALLOWING CCPS TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE WITH SURROUNDING COUNTIES AS THEY HAVE FINALIZED CONTRACTS THAT PROVIDE IMPROVED SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR THEIR STAFF . EMPLOYMENT IN THESE COUNTIES WILL BE SOUGHT AFTER, COMPOUNDING THE IMPACTS OF THE AID REDUCTION. THE REVISED BUDGET INCLUDES MINIMAL REDUCTIONS IN STAFFING AND A STAFF INCREASE FOR EMPLOYEES.
HOWEVER, OVER 20% OF THE WORKFORCE WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCREASE BECAUSE THEY ARE AT THE TOP OF THE SCALE .
WITH HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE , OVER 200 EMPLOYEES WILL BRING HOME LESS MONEY PER PAY IN THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR, AND ABOUT 115 OF THE 200 OUR SUPPORT STAFF.
BUT THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT MAKING MORE MONEY . THIS IS ABOUT DEFENDING AND PROTECTING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? WE AS A COMMUNITY MUST COME TOGETHER.
HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO GROW EDUCATORS , PROVIDE FULFILLING CAREERS, PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND FUTURE WORKFORCE , AND INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY WHILE MAINTAINING THE STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE THAT CALVERT COUNTY HAS CULTIVATED OVER TIME WITH ITS UNPRECEDENTED REDUCTION OF RESOURCES. NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD AT THE STATE LEVEL, BY FILLING THOSE MAILBOXES WITH POSTCARDS , AND BURNING UP TELEPHONE LINES SO THAT WE ARE NOT DISMISSED AS COLLATERAL DAMAGE , BUT SEEN AS PEOPLE. PEOPLE WHO HAVE STORIES TO TELL . WE HAVE THE POWER TO AFFECT CHANGE.
TOGETHER , ALL OF US MUST UNITE NOT JUST FOR OURSELVES, BUT FOR ALL OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JAMES AUTHOR.
PLEASE. >> I AM JAMES ARTHUR. I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT NEGOTIATIONS AND HOW SOME OF THOSE TEACHERS ARE FEELING ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE HEARING COMING OUT OF IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KIND OF START WITH SOME OTHER NUMBERS. SO, AUGUST THE SECOND , ANNA RENDELL REPORTED HAVING 224 VACANCIES AT THE START OF THEIR SCHOOL YEAR. THAT WAS ON ABC 2 IN BALTIMORE . CHARLES COUNTY , ABC7 IN DC WAS REPORTING THAT THEY HAD 109 VACANCIES. I COULD NOT FIND PUBLIC REPORTS OF ST.
MARY'S , BUT THE RECENT PG COUNTY BLUEPRINT REPORT THAT THEY SUBMITTED, THEY HAD 1961 VACANCIES TO THE STATE. JUST THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A SECOND. PG COUNTY IS SHORT MORE TEACHERS THAN ALL OF CALVERT COUNTY . THE NEGOTIATION TACTICS I'M HEARING SOUND LIKE THEY WORKED IN THE 1980S AND 90S , WHEN WE HAD MORE TEACHERS APPLYING FOR POSITIONS THEN WE HAD POSITIONS. SO YOU KNOW , WE CAN AFFORD TO LOSE PEOPLE NOT APPLYING. IT DOESN'T WORK IN THE MODERN ENVIRONMENT NOW WHEN THERE ARE MORE POSITIONS AND TEACHERS AVAILABLE TO FILL THEM. I THOUGHT SOME OF THAT WOULD'VE BEEN LEARNED AFTER LIKE THE BUS FIASCO , WHERE WE HAD THE BUS
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DRIVERS WEREN'T READY BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T BEING PAID WHAT THEY ARE WORTH, WHAT THEY ARE BEING PAID IN SURROUNDING COUNTIES. SO, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE , NEGOTIATION TEAM, THE TACTICS, THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO IS A CONTINUATION OF THE EXISTING CONTRACT UNTIL WHENEVER , BUT THAT IS NOT THE REAL WORST-CASE. THE REAL WORST-CASE SCENARIO IS TEACHERS LEAVING THE PROFESSION , AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES HIRING ENOUGH STAFF TO THE POINT THAT WE MIGHT NOT FUNCTION NEXT YEAR. SO WE HAVE , FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, 1200 FTES FOR TEACHERS. IN CALVERT COUNTY. SO IF WE DON'T COUNT THE ONES LEAVING THE PROFESSION , AND ST. MARY'S HIRES 100 OF HER TEACHERS , CHARLES COUNTY HIRES 100 OF OUR TEACHERS . ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY 100 OF HER TEACHERS . PG COUNTY, THEY COULD HIRE 500. THAT'S NOT EVEN A QUARTER OF WHAT THEY NEED. THEY ARE SHORT 800 TEACHERS AT OF 1200. ALL OF THOSE COUNTIES ARE SO SHORT ON TEACHERS THAT SOME OF THE EXISTING HOW LONG YOU HAVE TO WORK THERE UNTIL RETIREMENT AND SOME OF THESE OTHER THINGS, WHAT STEPS THEY COME ACROSS AS OUR KIND OF BEING WAIVED UNDER THE TABLE ARE PUBLICLY. WE NEED TO PAY THEM WHAT THEY ARE WORTH. WE NEED TO PUSH THE STATE TO GIVE US THE MONEY , AND ARE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS FOR TODAY.
[5.01 Jordan Hayes]
>> NEXT WE WILL HEAR FROM OUR STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD ,
JORDAN HAYES. >> IN AFTERNOON EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING ME AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY THANKING THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT AT MOUNT HERMON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR INVITING ME TO THEIR MEETING THIS PAST MONTH. THE STUDENTS WERE WONDERFUL TO TALK TO AND THEY HAD INTERESTING QUESTIONS ABOUT MY ROLE AND GOALS. THEY ARE MOTIVATED AND EXCITED AND YOU CAN SEE THE PASSION BUILDING IN THEM. I HOPE THAT IN SOME WAYS I WAS ABLE TO INSPIRE THEM TO CONTINUE LEADERSHIP AS THEY BECOME MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLERS, AND MAYBE ONE DAY THEY WILL BE IN MY ROLE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND MY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE RECOGNIZED AT THE CCPS HISTORY FAIR AWARDS CEREMONY. YOUR PROJECTS WERE PHENOMENAL AND I WAS SO EXCITED TO HAVE SO MANY STUDENTS REPRESENTING CCPS IN THE MARYLAND HISTORY DAY COMPETITION. ADDITIONALLY ON TUESDAY , THE CALVERT ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS HOSTED AND ADVOCACY THEY WERE ROUGHLY 3 TO 4 STUDENTS FROM EACH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL IN CCPS WENT TO ANNAPOLIS AND MET WITH OUR DELEGATES. THEY WERE VERY INSIGHTFUL AND MOTIVATED TO SPEAK WITH US ON TOPICS WE FELT IMPORTANT. I AM EXCITED TO SAY I WILL LOOKING TO BE FINDING WAYS TO EXTEND MY WORK WITH THE SENATE AND ADVOCATE FOR CCPS PICK MY NEXT STUDENT FORM WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY MARCH 19 WILL BE RESPOND TO A LATER DATE. PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR THIS NEW DATE. FINALLY WHAT I AM MOST EXCITED TO SHARE , THE CALVERT ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS HAS HOSTED THE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD ELECTIONS ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO AND I AM BEYOND EXCITED TO SAY THAT GRACE MCCASKEY, A RISING SENIOR AT HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, WAS ELECTED TO SERVE IN THIS POSITION BEGINNING IN JUNE.
I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW HER FOR ALMOST 6 YEARS NOW. SHE IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHAT A DEDICATED LEADER AND ADVOCATE IS. WORKING WITH HER IN THE COUNTY AND STATE LEVELS
[6.01 Dr. Andrae Townsel]
OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT I HAVE LEARNED FROM HER INTERACTIONS.SHE HAS SHOWN A TRUE COMMITMENT TO THE STUDENTS OF CALVERT COUNTY AND I HAVE NO DOUBT SHE WILL DO A PHENOMENAL JOB TAKING
ON THIS ROLE. THANK YOU . >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HEAR FROM
DR. TOWNSEL. >> IN AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER MY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW STUDENT BOARD MEMBER FOR THE 2024, 2025 SCHOOL YEAR, 11TH GRADER CURRENTLY , GRACE MCCASKEY OF HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL , AND CONGRATULATIONS ALSO GO OUT TO OUR RUNNER-UP MAGGIE BRADFORD, A 10TH GRADE STUDENT FROM NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL. I WANT TO SHARE, JORDAN HAYES , IT IS A PRIVILEGE AND PLEASURE SERVING WITH YOU AS THE STUDENT MEMBER OF OUR BOARD. I CITED THIS PAST WEEKEND AND WHAT I SAID IS TRUE. WHENEVER YOU NEED, ESPECIALLY GOING INTO YOUR SENIOR YEAR, FROM RECOMMENDATIONS, WHATEVER YOU NEED FOR ME , YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE THAT. YOU HAD A STELLAR YEAR AS THE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD. YOU ARE ONE OF THE FIRST TO STUDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO HOST STUDENT FORUMS
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AND AN EVENING WHERE YOU FED THE MEN JUST HAD CONVERSATIONS, JUST A PHENOMENAL JOB, SO YOUR FUTURE IS ULTRABRIGHT. I KNOW YOU WERE A RUNNER-UP FOR THE STATE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND YOU DID A PHENOMENAL JOB PICK WHATEVER YOU NEED FOR ME IS THE SUPERINTENDENT, I GOT YOUR BACK. SHOUT OUT TO YOU. I WANT TO CONTINUE OR SHARE THAT WE ARE CONTINUING WITH THE RECOGNITION OF OUR STAFF SERVICE AWARDS. SO A MAJOR CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS WHO SERVED CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION AS A HOLE . IT HAS BEEN MY PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO VISIT WITH ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ IN ALL OF THEIR CLASSES. MARCH IS C MONTH. I THINK I'M ON MY SECOND ROUND THIS ACADEMIC YEAR READING AT EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MULTIPLE CLASSROOMS TO PROMOTE LITERACY AND EDUCATION. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY LAST WEEK TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MINORITY INSTITUTE LEADERSHIP OF EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE HELD AT THE COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND. I WAS ABLE TO BRING A KEYNOTE TO THAT CONFERENCE, AND WE HAD ABOUT 160 OF OUR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING ACROSS ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. THE MAJOR SHOUT OUT TO THE CONCERNED BLACK WOMEN OF CALVERT COUNTY FOR HOSTING THAT OPPORTUNITY, AND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND. THAT WAS GREAT ADDED VALUE TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. LAST SATURDAY HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BRINGING GREETINGS TO THE 34TH ANNUAL HISTORY FAIR HELD AT CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL. I WANT TO SEND MY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK. IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, PLEASE SEE THE LIST OF OUR HISTORY FAIR WINNERS ON THE HOMEPAGE OF ERIC CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEBSITE. IN MARCH WE CELEBRATE MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH, NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH , THEATER IN OUR SCHOOLS, WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, AND YOUTH ART MONTH . IN CELEBRATION OF YOUTH ART MONTH, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE 31ST ANNUAL K-12 YOUTH ART EXHIBIT AT THE GALLERY. IT WILL FEATURE OVER 120 PIECES OF ART CREATED BY OUR STUDENTS, AND IS A CELEBRATION OF NATURE . I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE TO THE UPCOMING HIGH SCHOOL THEATER PRODUCTIONS. THEY PRESENT "CRYBABY" ON MARCH 14 THROUGH 16. CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS "ONCE UPON A MATTRESS" FROM APRIL 11 THROUGH THE 13TH . -- HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS "THE WIZARD OF OZ" AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A MAJOR SHOUT OUT TO NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL FOR PRESENTING " ALICE I HEART. " OUR STUDENTS TO A GREAT JOB AND WORKED VERY HARD FOR MANY MONTHS ALL WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM WHILE MAINTAINING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND GRADES. WE ARE ALSO PROUD OF WHAT THEY ARE ACCOMPLISHING. THE MAJOR SHOUT OUT TO YOU, MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION AT THIS TIME I WOULD ASK YOU TO AFFIRM ONE ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT.THIS ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT IS FOR OUR SUPERVISOR OF CHILD NUTRITION. WE WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT VALERIE PALMER , AND I WILL SHARE THAT MS. VALERIE PALMER HAS BEEN SERVING AS THE CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIETITIAN NUTRITION SPECIALIST SINCE 2006. MORE RECENTLY , SHE HAS BEEN FILLING IN AS THE ACTING SUPERVISOR FOR THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM. SHE RECEIVED HER MASTERS OF SCIENCE AND THE FOOD AND NUTRITION FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA IN 2000, AND HER BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES WITH A DIETETICS MAJOR FROM BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, IN TEXAS. BEFORE COMING TO CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 2006 , MS. PALMER WAS THE CHIEF CLINICAL DIETITIAN AT BOTH CHARLOTTE HALL VETERANS HOME AND MERCY MEDICAL CENTER . PRIOR TO THAT SHE SERVED AS A DIETITIAN IN BOTH HOSPITAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SETTINGS IN NORTH CAROLINA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND MARYLAND. I AM ASKING YOU TO AFFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF MS. VALERIE PALMER TO THE POSITION OF SUPERVISOR OF CHILD
>> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES .
HEAR YOUR LIE SUMMED UP LIKE THAT. IT'S FUNNY TO THINK I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS, BUT WHEN YOU WORK WITH NICE PEOPLE IN A JOB THAT YOU ENJOY MY TIME FLIES BY. I'M HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS POSITION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH A HARD-WORKING DEDICATED CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM AND STAFF. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS AMAZING
OPPORTUNITY. >> CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.
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THIS.SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED FOR SPRING RECESS FOR STUDENTS FROM MARCH 25 THROUGH APRIL 2ND . SCHOOLS WILL REOPEN ON APRIL 3RD.
APRIL 5TH IS THE END OF THE THIRD MARKING PERIOD. APRIL 8 IS A TWO HOUR LATE ARRIVAL FOR STUDENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TEACHER WORKTIME. THE THIRD MARKING PERIOD REPORT CARD WILL BE AVAILABLE ON APRIL 12 . I HOPE YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY DURING SPRING BREAK.
THIS CONCLUDES THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. THANK
YOU. >> THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAD ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY? OKAY. OUR CONVERSATION WAS WE HAVE A DOUBLE IN THE COUNTY. HER NAME IS JACKIE. AND THAT'S WHEN I ASKED HER. DID YOU USED TO RUN A SUMMER CAMP OUT AT CALVERT ELEMENTARY, NO THAT IS JACKIE.
I GET THAT ALL THE TIME. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT WE ARE
[7.01 Policies for Review]
GOING TO MOVE INTO ACTION ITEMS. FIRST WE WILL GO WITH POLICIES FOR REVIEW. THE FIRST ONE IS 1530, TOBACCO FREE SCHOOLS. MS. CECILIA LEWIS., DR. TOWNSEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. I AM CECELIA LEWIS, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES . TODAY I AM PRESENTING TO YOU POLICY 1530 OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION REGARDING TOBACCO FREE SCHOOLS. THIS POLICY PROHIBITS THE SALE AND USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCT ON CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROPERTIES. UPON REVIEW OF THIS POLICY, I AM MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS THAT FOCUS ON THE EXPANSION OF THE VARIETY OF NICOTINE PRODUCTS THAT INCLUDE ADDITIONAL NICOTINE DELIVERY FORMS SINCE THE LAST POLICY REVIEW. THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION IS TO UPDATE THE LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT THE POLICY FROM USING THE TERM " ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS ," TO USING THE TERM " NICOTINE DELIVERY DEVICES ." IF THIS RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED, THE TERM "ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS " WILL BE REPLACED EVERYWHERE WITHIN THIS POLICY BY THE TERM "NICOTINE DELIVERY DEVICES." THIS CHANGE ALLOWS THE INCLUSION OF NEWER DEVICES THAT DELIVER NICOTINE OUTSIDE OF THE ELECTRONIC FORMAT, AND WHERE NICOTINE IS INFUSED AND OTHER TYPES OF PRODUCTS, SUCH AS POUCHES AND PATCHES . IN ADDITION, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT NICOTINE INFUSED POUCHES OR PATCHES IS ADDED TO THE DEFINITION OF NICOTINE DELIVERY DEVICES IN SECTION F OF THE POLICY DEFINITIONS. THE OTHER RECOMMENDATION IS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROPERTY BY ADDING THE PHRASE " INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PARKING LOTS AND ATHLETIC FIELDS " AFTER BUILDING AND/OR GROUNDS TO FURTHER DEFINE THAT TOBACCO PRODUCTS ARE ALSO
PROHIBITED IN THESE AREAS. >> ANY DISCUSSION?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU. I LOVE THAT WE ARE GOING TO UPDATE THIS POLICY, BECAUSE I THINK IT IS CERTAINLY , IT WARRANTS A NEED. I JUST DO HAVE A QUESTION.
WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT IN THE PURPOSE FOR B, AND I'M JUST TALKING THROUGH THIS YOU'RE GOING TO HELP ME OUT HERE, WHERE WE TALK ABOUT NICOTINE DELIVERY DEVICES, AND I KNOW WE CLARIFY WHAT THAT MEANS , BUT ARE THERE OTHER DEVICES THAT COULD BE CATEGORIZED DO NOT DELIVER NICOTINE ? I KNOW YOU HAVE WITH OR WITHOUT NICOTINE, BUT IS THAT CONTRADICTORY TO , SO IS F KIND OF CONTRADICTORY TO B WHERE YOU SAY NICOTINE DELIVERY DEVICES AND THEN YOU CALL A NICOTINE DELIVERY DEVICE A DEVICE WITH OR WITHOUT ÚNICOTINE? SHOULD WE BE
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SPECIFIC ABOUT IT BEING A DEVICE WITH OR WITHOUT NICOTINE? DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? SHOULD IT BE BOTH OF THOSE THINGS? I DON'T, I DON'T, I AM NOT UP ON THE, I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT, I DON'T, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I JUST WONDER, IS THERE A TECHNICALITY THERE SOMEWHERE THAT JUST THAT WE ARE MAKING SURE WE ARE COVERING ANY OF THOSE DEVICES, THE ONES THAT ARE SHAPED LIKE A WATERMELON, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IT IS, I DON'T KNOW, JUST TALKINGTHROUGH THAT. >> I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S MISSING. THE PURPOSE IS IT IS BROAD ENOUGH TO CAPTURE THOSE ITEMS , BECAUSE OUR PURPOSE IS TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OF ANY OF THOSE THINGS. THE SPECIFICITY OF THE DEFINITION OF NICOTINE DELIVERY DEVICES ONLY APPLIES TO THAT TERM , SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT NEEDS TO BE IN THE OVERALL PURPOSE.
>> SO IS IT THAT WE ARE TRYING TO PREVENT ANY OF THOSE THINGS, WHETHER THEY HAVE NICOTINE OR NOT, THAT IS WHERE I'M GOING.
LIKE WE WANT TO SAY YES BUT WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING WITH NICOTINE, BUT WE DON'T WANT ANY OF IT, AND DOES NOT NEED TO BE CALLED OUT IN THE PURPOSE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT HAS NICOTINE OR NOT YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE IT ON YOU, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, NONE OF US REALLY KNOW. SO SHOULD THAT BE CALLED OUT TO BE MORE CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC AND TO THE STUDENTS AND WHATEVER? I KNOW IT IS 30 DAYS WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT. I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT UP.
>> ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO UPDATE THE PURPOSE LANGUAGE I AM HAPPY TO ACCEPT AND UPDATE THAT FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT TO SAY I LIKE YOUR PINK AND GREEN.
IT IS VERY SPRINGLIKE. >> THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THANK YOU. IT WILL BE POSTED FOR 30
DAYS. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE USE OF COMMUTERS AND MEDIA.
, DR. TOWNSEL, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. I AM PRESENTING TO YOU POLICY 2718 OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION REGARDING RESPONSIBLE AND APPROPRIATE USE OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA. UPON REVIEW OF THIS POLICY AND IN COLLABORATION WITH SEVERAL OTHER DEPARTMENTS, WE ARE PROPOSING THE FOLLOWING CHANGES. THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION IS TO CHANGE THE PHRASE "OTHER ELECTRONICS COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA," TO "OTHER ELECTRONICS COMMUNICATIONS ." AND UNDER II WE ARE PROPOSING THE FOLLOWING CHANGES. FOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS WE ADDED WIRED AND WIRELESS IN FRONT OF NETWORK SO THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS IT INCLUDES ALL DEVICES REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF NETWORK THEY ARE ON . WE ALSO CHANGED HANDHELD DEVICES TO MOBILE DEVICES AND PORTABLE COMPUTERS TO LAPTOPS. WE MADE SIMILAR CHANGES FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TEACHING HANDHELD DEVICES ONCE AGAIN TO MOBILE EVICES. WE ALSO DELETED WEBSITE SINCE THE TERM INTERNET IS ALREADY PRESENT, WHICH INHERENTLY INCLUDES THEM. WE HAD AT THE TERM SOFTWARE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE MANY SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS TODAY THAT ARE USED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY.
WE ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING DELETING THE DEFINITION FOR GUEST NETWORK SINCE THAT TERM IS NOT REFERENCED ANYWHERE IN THE POLICY. IN THE POLICY STATEMENT SECTION UNDER III WE ARE PROPOSING THE FOLLOWING. THE FIRST ONE IS TO DELETE MEDIA FROM OTHER ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA TO KEEP IT CONSISTENT WITH THE UPDATED TITLE. UNDER PART A OF THE POLICY, WE ARE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE LAST TWO SENTENCES TO READ , THE BOARD OF EDUCATION RECOGNIZES THE POTENTIAL FOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC MEDICATIONS TO BE USED IN UNETHICAL OR ILLEGAL WAYS WHICH MAY DISRUPT PRODUCTIVITY, COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OR HEALTH OF THE STUDENTS AND STAFF , AND RISK THE INTEGRITY OF CONFIDENTIAL DATA. USE OF THESE COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC MEDICATIONS FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN THEY WERE INTENDED IS PROHIBITED. UNDER PART B OF THE POLICY STATEMENT , WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE ADD HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AS OPPOSED TO JUST WEB CONTENT. UNDER PART C OF THE POLICY STATEMENT WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE FOLLOWING EDIT. RESPONSIBILITY FOR ETHICAL BEHAVIOR RESTS WITH ALL EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS, VISITORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND OTHERS WHO UTILIZE SCHOOL SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER ELECTRONIC MEDICATIONS. UNDER PART D OF THE STATEMENT , WE ARE DELETING MEDIA TO ONCE AGAIN KEEP IT CONSISTENT WITH THE UPDATED TITLE. LASTLY WE ADDED PART E OF THE POLICY STATEMENT TO ENSURE THAT, AND I QUOTE, BY USING THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, USERS ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND COMMITMENT TO COMPLY WITH THIS POLICY AND ITS CORRESPONDING PROCEDURES. THANK
>> I, I HAVE, SO, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT REMOVING "GUEST NETWORK,"
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IF I WERE TO BRING MY OWN PERSONAL LAPTOP INTO A SCHOOL SYSTEM , OR HE WAS TO BRING IT HERE, AM I NOT BOUND BY THE SAME RULES AND POLICIES? LIKE IF I WERE SEARCHING, IF I CONNECTED TO THE TRAIN FOR GUEST WI-FI, AND THEN I WAS, YOU KNOW, SEARCHING ON INTERNET SITES THAT I PROBABLY SHOULD NOT BE , DOES THIS NOW EXCLUDE THAT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T CLEARLY SAY THAT? LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, HOW IS THE PUBLIC GOING TO KNOW , OR EVEN A KID, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO KNOW.STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED WITH A KID TAKING THEIR OWN PERSONAL LAPTOP AND BEING ON SITES THAT THEY SHOULDN'T. IF WE EXCLUDE THAT IN THAT POLICY , HOW IS IT THAT EVERYONE IS GOING TO KNOW REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU ARE ON THE NETWORK ARE NOT, DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
>> A VERY GOOD QUESTION AND I WOULD INDICATE THAT NOW WE ARE SEEING WIRELESS NETWORKS, THE GUEST NETWORK IS INCLUDED IN THE WIRELESS, SO THAT WOULD BE ANYBODY WHO CONNECTS ONTO OUR NETWORK WIRELESSLY, WHETHER IT IS A GUEST NETWORK OR NOT, BECAUSE WE CAN HAVE PEOPLE CONNECT WIRELESSLY ALSO NOT ON THE GUEST NETWORK . AND SINCE WE DID NOT REFERENCE GUEST NETWORK ANYWHERE IN THE POLICY BUT WE DIDN'T FEEL THE NEED TO DEFINE IT , SO WIRELESS NETWORKS WOULD COVER THAT.
>> SO COULD WE SAY CCPS WIRELESS NETWORKS? I MEAN, DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS THAT THEY CONNECT TO ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH CCPS NUMBER ONE IT COULD BE MONITORED AND WE CAN SEE IT, RIGHT? AND TWO, THEN YOU ARE BOUND BY THE SAME RULES AND REGULATIONS AND LAWS OR WHATEVER , TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY AREN'T SEARCHING ON THINGS THAT THEY SHOULDN'T.
EVEN IF IT IS THEIR OWN PERSONAL PHONE AND THEN THEY LIKE SIGN INTO THE GUEST NETWORK, IT IS AT SAME THING.
THE OTHER THING THAT I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND HEAR, AND I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHICH, AND FORGIVE ME, BECAUSE THERE WAS A WHOLE LOT ON THE AGENDA THIS WEEK, IS SOCIAL MEDIA. I KNOW THAT THAT MIGHT BE IMPLIED BY SOME OF THESE IN SAYING INTERNET, BUT SOMEWHERE IN HERE I THINK THAT SHOULD BE CALLED UP. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE NATURALLY INTUITIVE, ESPECIALLY TO A TEENAGER WHO IS ALSO BOUND BY THESE SAME POLICIES ABOUT WHAT THAT, WHAT THAT SHOULD LOOK LIKE. YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I HAVE SOME FOLLOW-UP FOR THAT AS WELL BUT I WANTED TO MENTION IT IN PUBLIC. THANK YOU.
>> JORDAN? >> I WANTED TO FOLLOW-UP SOMETHING THAT MS. POST ACTUALLY NOTATED. SO , I THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR US TO EXPAND SOME PART, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE, TO INCLUDE JUST THE USE OF DEVICES ON CCPS PROPERTY, BECAUSE ME PERSONALLY , I USE MY PERSONAL LAPTOP . I PREFER IT TO THE SCHOOL LAPTOP, AND IF THE WI-FI ISN'T WORKING FAST ENOUGH TO ME, I USE MY PHONE HOTSPOT AND I'M SUDDENLY NOT CONNECTED TO CCPS ANYMORE. IT'S BENEFICIAL BECAUSE I KNOW STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ME AND WHO WOULD LOOK UP THINGS THAT MAYBE THEY SHOULDN'T BE , THEY WOULD DO THAT JUST TO BE EXEMPT FROM WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE POLICY AND RULES. THAT IS MAYBE RAISING WE COULD CONSIDER IN ADDITION. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK AND I KNOW THIS GOES MORE INTO PROCEDURE, BUT I'M SURE YOU HAVE AN ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. DO WE HAVE A WAY OF ENSURING THIS IS ENFORCED TO
THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY? >> YES. WE HAVE MANY PARAMETERS IN PLACE TO ENSURE FIREWALLS AND CONTENT FILTERING AND
OTHER SOLUTIONS. >> THANK YOU .
>> THAT IS WHAT I WAS GOING ASK ALSO, BECAUSE I KNOW CERTAIN SITES LIKE FACEBOOK AND THINGS LIKE THAT YOU CAN'T ACCESS A LOT OF THOSE SITES WHEN YOU ARE ON CCPS.
>> NOT ON OUR NETWORK. SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BEEN CUT. FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM , TIKTOK , AND THE MOST RECENT ONE, TWITTER, BUT ALL THE SOCIAL MEDIA SITES ARE BLOCKED.
>> OKAY. >> JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT , THAT INCLUDES THE GUEST NETWORK THEN? NOT JUST A SECURE ONE
WITH THE PASSWORDS THAT WE USE? >> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> MAYBE IT'S MY SCHOOL LAPTOP OR SOMETHING THAT I'M USING, BUT I KNOW FOR ME, I CAN ACCESS INSTAGRAM ON MY LAPTOP ANY TIME ON CCPS WI-FI. HAS NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE FOR ME. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO LOOK INTO , OR IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT JUST ICICLE HAS ISSUES WITH , BUT I KNOW THAT IF I'M USING INSTAGRAM DURING MY SEMINAR PERIOD, OTHER PEOPLE ARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA ON THEIR LAPTOPS, ESPECIALLY AS IT MIGHT
BE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. >> WE WILL LOOK INTO THAT BECAUSE IT IS BLOCKED ON THE DEVICE, SO WE WILL LOOK INTO THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS MEETING.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THANK YOU. IT WILL BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS. I JUST GOT ONTO THEIR WEBSITE AND CLICKED ON INSTAGRAM AND IT OPENED. THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL HAVE ITEM
2912 , MS. JACKIE JACOBS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON PRESIDENT
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WYATT, DR. TOWNSEL, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. I AM JACKIE JACOBS, I AM HERE TO PRESENT TO POLICY 2912 REGARDING STUDENT PARTICIPATION AND PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC EVENTS. ACTIVITIES AND CONTESTS SPONSORED BY OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS. THE POLICY HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND WE ARE NOT RECOMMENDING ANY CHANGES AT THIS TIME.>> ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. THANK YOU. IT WILL BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS. NEXT WE HAVE POLICY 2915, EARLY CHILDHOOD
PROGRAMS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON PRESIDENT WHITE, DR. TOWNSEL, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. I AM JACKIE JACOBS , AND WITH ME TODAY IS --
>> I AM MICHELLE WARD. I AM THE SUPERVISOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD .
WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU POLICY 2915 REGARDING AGE FOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS. THE POLICY HAS BEEN REVIEWED, AND THERE ARE TWO RECOMMENDED CHANGES.
THE FIRST IS TO ADD TO THE DEFINITION OF PREKINDERGARTEN TO INCLUDE 3-YEAR-OLDS . AS A REQUIREMENT OF THE BLUEPRINT, WE WILL NEED TO PROVIDE A PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM FOR 3-YEAR-OLDS THAT MEET THE STATE DEFINITION OF TIER 1 ELIGIBILITY BASED ON INCOME, UP TO 300% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL.
THIS MUST BE IN PLACE BY THE PHYSICAL YEAR 32. THE NEW DEFINITION WOULD READ , "A CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACADEMIC PROGRAM FOR 3 TO 4-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN WHO MEET SPECIFIC ENROLLMENT CRITERIA." THE SECOND EDIT IS TO POLICY STATEMENT A, REMOVING THE WORD REGULAR AND REPLACING IT WITH GENERAL. THE STATEMENT WOULD NOW READ THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IS COMMITTED TO SUCCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BELIEVES THAT STUDENTS IN PREKINDERGARTEN, KINDERGARTEN, AND FIRST GRADE IN BOTH GENERAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION CAN LEARN , PROGRESS, AND ACHIEVE WHEN THEIR COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS ARE NIGHTSTAND ADDRESSED. THANK YOU.
>> ANY DISCUSSION? >> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, DO WE ALREADY OFFER A TWO-YEAR PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, LIKE IF SOMEBODY STARTS WHEN THEY ARE 3, CAN THEY ALSO ATTEND WHEN
THEY ARE 4? >> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 3-YEAR-OLD PROGRAMS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS , AND THERE ARE A FEW HEADSTART PROGRAMS FOR 3-YEAR-OLDS AS WELL.
>> I EXPANDING THIS TO INCLUDE 3-YEAR-OLD OR 4-YEAR-OLD WHO MAYBE NOT ORIGINALLY BE A PART OF THOSE PROGRAMS BUT WOULD JUST BE, I GUESS NOT HAD STARTER OR SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL CLASS, WITH THIS ACCELERATE THEIR PROCESS THROUGH SCHOOL? WOULD THEY BEGIN KINDERGARTEN AT FOUR?
>> NO, STILL THEY WOULD MOVE ONTO PRE-K4 AND THEN ON TO
KINDERGARTEN AT AGE 5. >> AND THIS IS CREATING A SEPARATE, I GUESS NOT CREATING , BUT BY INCLDING THIS LANGUAGE, WE ARE AGREEING AND WE ARE ALSO CREATING AN ADDITIONAL PRESCHOOL PROGRAM FOR 3-YEAR-OLDS THAT IS NOT HEADSTART OR SPECIAL EDUCATION, CORRECT?
>> YES, BY PHYSICAL YEAR 32 WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THAT IN
PLACE. IN THE FUTURE. >> ONE LAST QUESTION JUST BECAUSE OF THAT. SINCE WE ARE INCLUDING THIS LANGUAGE NOW , ARE WE GOING TO PUT 3-YEAR-OLDS WHO MAY ENROLL , WHO MAY NOT BE QUALIFIED FOR HEADSTART OR SPECIAL EDUCATION INTO HAD STARTER SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL CLASS IS WE DON'T HAVE THE GENERAL EDUCATION 3-YEAR-OLD PROGRAM YET?
>> NOT AT THIS TIME, NO, BECAUSE IT IS BASED ON INCOME ELIGIBILITY, SO THEY WOULD STILL NEED TO MEET THAT
>> I WOULD ALSO ADD TO THAT THAT THE HEADSTART PROGRAM IS A GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, BUT THERE ARE SPECIFIC CRITERIA BASED ON INCOME OF WHETHER OR NOT A STUDENT WOULD BE ABLE TO QUALIFY TO BE IN THAT PROGRAM.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. IT WILL BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE USE OF BOARD VEHICLES, MR. TONY
NAVARRO. >> IN AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, I AM TONY NAVARRO, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER. TODAY I AM PRESENTING POLICY STATEMENT 5560 OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION REGARDING ASSIGNMENT AND USE OF BARD OWNED VEHICLES. POLICY 5560 PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR THE APPROPRIATE USE OF BOARD OWNED VEHICLES BY CCPS EMPLOYEES. THE POLICY HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND STAFF RECOMMENDS NO CHANGES TO
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THE POLICY. >> ANY DISCUSSION ? THANK YOU . IT WILL BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS. NEXT WE HAVE DESIGN
[7.02 Design Development for NMS Approval]
DEVELOPMENT , NORTHERN MEADOW SCHOOL.WHITE, DR. TOWNSEL, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.
>> AND I AM -- >> AS YOU KNOW THE DESIGNED TREE HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THE DESIGN FOR THE NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL REPLACING PROJECT. IN NOVEMBER OF 2023 WE APPEARED BEFORE YOU TO PRESENT AND ASK FOR APPROVAL OF THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN SO THAT WE COULD SUBMIT NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FOR THAT PHASE TO THE STATE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. WE HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED SCHEMATIC DESIGN APPROVAL FROM THE STATE AND WE'RE BACK BEFORE YOU TODAY TO PRESENT THE NEXT ITERATION IN THE PROCESS , THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PROJECT. THE PURPOSE OF DESIGN DEVELOPMENT IS TO FURTHER REFINE SPACES THAT WERE LAID OUT FOR THE BUILDING DURING THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE. THIS NEXT PHASE WILL BE PRESENTED TODAY AND REQUIRES -- THIS NEXT PHASE IT WILL BE PRESENTED TODAY REQUIRED A HIGH LEVEL OF COLLABORATION WITH CCPS STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE SPACES MET THEIR INTENDED EDUCATIONAL PEDAGOGY AND OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITY FOR STAFF. IT ALSO INCLUDED ENGAGEMENT WITH SCHOOL FACILITIES TO REFINE AND DEVELOP BUILDING SYSTEMS. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT MR. JAMIE WEBSTER, PRINCIPAL OF NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. HE HAS SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS IN STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS WHICH WE WILL GO OVER IN A LITTLE BIT, BUT MR. LOVATO WILL GO INTO DETAIL ON THE ELEMENTS DEVELOPED DURING THIS DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE. THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S MEETING IS TO GET APPROVAL OF THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO PROCEED WITH THE NEXT REQUIRED SUBMISSION TO THE STATE SO THAT WE MAY CONTINUE WITH THE DESIGN PROCESS. WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MR. LOVATO FOR THE PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU. EVEREST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF AND ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS PROCESS. WITHOUT THAT WE COULD NOT PROGRESS TO THIS STAGE AND MOVE FORWARD. SO, THIS WAS ALREADY OUTLINED AS THE PURPOSE. THIS IS FOR THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT STAGE AND SUBMISSION TO THE STATES.
NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL AS YOU KNOW IS A REPLACEMENT SCHOOL.
IT IS STATE-FUNDED, GROSS SQUARE FOOT IS 100 WHERE THOUSAND -- 100,000 HUNDRED 14 SQUARE FEET. GROSS SQUARE FEET WITH COOPERATIVE USE WILL BE 108,959 . THAT WILL BE OUR TARGET WITHIN CONSTRUCTION BUDGET OF APPROXIMATELY $1.92 MILLION. AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE DESIGN, THIS IS A MILESTONE FOR US. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE SYSTEMS WITHIN THE BUILDING. WE ARE MAKING SURE ALL OF THE PROGRAM SPACES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR AND CORRECT IN SQUARE FOOTAGE IS. AND AS MS. WARNER POINTED OUT, A GREAT DEAL OF STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT TIME TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS TRULY THEIR BUILDING.
>> OKAY. SO , THESE WERE SOME OF THE MANY STAKEHOLDERS THAT WERE INVOLVED AND ENGAGED DURING THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. YOU CAN SEE THEIR NAMES HERE. SO, AS YOU CAN SEE , THERE WERE FOLKS FROM CENTRAL OFFICE, FOLKS FROM NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE BEGAN MEETINGS AT THE END OF THE THIRD WEEK OF JANUARY THROUGH UNTIL ABOUT LAST WEEK, SO MANY HOURS OF MEETINGS. SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT FOR
YOU. >> OKAY. JUST A LITTLE REVIEW OF THIS SITE THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE . THE HIGHLIGHTS ARE REALLY IDENTIFIED IN THE INDEX TO THE RIGHT , BUT THE YELLOW REPRESENTS THE COMBINED BUS ROUTES FOR THE BUILDINGS. THE PURPLE HERE IS THE HIGH SCHOOL.
THE BLUE IS THE CURRENT PARENT LOOP FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE EXISTING BUILDINGS AS OUTLINED HERE, AND
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WE WILL WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE ARE GOING TO MAKE. SO, THE PROPOSED NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL IS GOING IN THE LOCATION HERE TO THE LEFT. WE STILL HAVE THE BUS DROP OFF PLAN FOR OUT FRONT AND I WILL GET INTO MORE DETAIL IN A MINUTE. THEN WE ARE LOOKING FOR A DEDICATED PARENT DROP OFF LOOP OFF OF FLINT HILL ROAD HERE YOU WILL SEE THAT IN A BIT MORE DETAIL, ALL THE WHILE KEEPING THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER AND THE HIGH SCHOOL OPERATIONAL. HERE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON THE SLIDE. THERE ARE A FEW THINGS OUTLINED HERE, AND THIS IS THE NEW PARENT DROP OFF, SO PARENTS WILL COME IN OFF OF FLINT HILL ROAD, AND WE HAVE CREATED A PERIMETER ROAD. THE IDEA BETWEEN THE PARENT DROP OFF LOOP IS TO GET AS MANY PARENTS IN THAT SO THEY AREN'T ON FLINT HILL ROAD. WE'VE EXTENDED THAT WHAT WE WILL CALL AROUND THE PERIMETER HERE WHILE THERE WILL BE ADEQUATE STAFF PARKING WITHIN THIS SPACE HERE. IN ADDITION , WE ARE MODIFYING SLIGHTLY OUT HERE IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING THE CURRENT BUS TRAVEL LANE TO ACCOMMODATE HOW CLOSE OUR BUILDING IS TO THIS ROADWAY , BECAUSE OF THE SITE CONSTRAINTS ALONG FLINT HILL. THERE WILL BE SOME MINOR THINGS THERE. THE RED ARROW HERE INDICATES THE PEDESTRIAN PLAZA , SO BOTH THE STUDENTS COMING OFF OF BUSES AND PARENTS, ALL OF THESE STUDENTS WILL COME IN FROM THE CENTRAL PLAZA INTO THE BUILDING. HE WILL SEE THAT MORE IN THE FLOOR PLAN. ANY QUESTIONS? IT IS REALLY A COMPACT SITE. IT IS REALLY TIGHT. AGAIN, THIS IS HOW WE SEE IT TEMPORARILY FROM A CONSTRUCTION STANDPOINT. OBVIOUSLY THE EXISTING MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS TO REMAIN IN OPERATION HERE . THIS IS WHERE WE ARE GOING TO START THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS IN THIS ZONE. WE WILL HAVE TO MODIFY THE BUS ROUTES FOR A LITTLE BIT SO THEY DON'T COME IN THIS FAR DOWN, BUT THEY WILL PROBABLY COME IN HERE AND AROUND THE LOOP. THIS IS PHASE ONE OF THE PROPOSAL. PHASE TWO, ONCE THIS BUILDING IS COMPLETED , AND WE CAN TEAR DOWN THE EXISTING BUILDING AND CONSTRUCT THAT PARENT DROP ZONE. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FLOOR PLAN. PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING ARE SINGLE-STORY AREAS , WHICH INCLUDES YOUR LARGE PUBLIC SPACES, YOUR GYMNASIUM, YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE SUITE AND CAFETERIA , THIS END OF THE BUILDING AS HE WILL. THE PRIMARY ENTRANCES AS I'VE INDICATED FROM THE SITE PLAN ARE HERE. STUDENTS WILL COME OFF OF BOTH LOOPS AND INTO THIS PORTION OF THE BUILDING. WE ALSO HAVE A SECONDARY ENTRANCE OUT BACK FROM COMING FROM THE CAFETERIA AND INTO THE MAIN CORRIDOR IF YOU WILL. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS EFFICIENT ABOUT THIS BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IS THE CLASSROOM WINGS ARE THREE STORIES AND STACKED. SO CONSTRUCTION WILL BE EXTREMELY EFFICIENT BECAUSE EACH FLOOR IS THE SAME . WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS. MEDIA CENTER AND LIBRARY IS ON THE SECOND FLOOR, AND UP ON THE THIRD FLOOR IS ART. AGAIN , THESE ARE ALL OF THE PROGRAM SPACES IDENTIFIED IN THE AD SPECS, AND YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW WE ARE PUTTING IT IN TWO GRADE LEVELS, SIX GRADE ON THE FIRST FLOOR, SEVENTH ON THE SECOND FLOOR , EIGHTH GRADE. WITHIN EACH OF THESE THEY HAVE SCIENCE UNITS FOR WHICH WE WILL GET INTO IN A LITTLE BIT. WE HAVE SOME TECH ADDED SPACES, BUT WE ALSO HAVE COLLABORATIVE AREAS WITHIN EACH GRADE LEVEL HOUSE, AND WE HAVE MORE DIAGRAMS TO TALK ABOUT THAT. ON THE MAIN LEVEL , YOU WILL SEE THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES ARE FIRST AND FOREMOST AT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING , SO THEY CAN SEE BOTH THE BUS DROP OFF AND THE PARENT DROP OFF. THAT IS CRITICAL FROM A SAFETY AND SECURITY STANDPOINT. WE WENT EYES ON THE STREET IS HOW WE TERM IT. SO, AFTER HOURS, ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THIS BUILDING IS IF THERE ARE PEOPLE USING THE PUBLIC SPACES, THE GYM, THE CAFETERIA, THEN WE CAN SHUT CORRIDOR DOORS DOWN HERE AND THEY CANNOT GAIN ACCESS TO THE EDUCATIONAL WINGS. SO IT IS A LAYERED APPROACH TO SECURITY AS WELL AS A LAYERED APPROACH DURING OFF HOURS USE. SO THESE ARE JUST SOME THREE-DIMENSIONA L IMAGES IF YOU WILL OF THE GENERAL INSTRUCTION PLACES . THIS IS THE COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AREAS THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE TO THE RIGHT OF CLASSROOMS, SO IN EACH EDUCATIONAL WING , YOU WILL[01:00:06]
HAVE CLASSROOMS AROUND EACH SIDE OF THIS. THERE IS AN OPEN COLLABORATIVE AREA WITH TEACHING SPACES , AND BEHIND THAT IS WHAT WE CALL SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION, SGI, AND THAT FACILITATES AS IT SAYS SMALL GROUPS. THEY CAN DO ONE ON ONE TEACHING WITHIN THAT SPACE, BUT AGAIN IT IS VISIBLE FROM TEACHERS BEING OUT IN THIS AREA , SO STUDENTS CAN EVEN HAVE PRIVATE TIME IN THOSE AREAS TO WORK EITHERCOLLECTIVELY OR INDIVIDUALLY. >> IF I COULD WEIGH IN ON THIS SLIDE , ONE THING I WANTED TO NOTE FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS IN THAT AXON VIEW ON THE LEFT , YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE TWO ITERATIONS OF HOW FURNITURE CAN BE ARRANGED. BUT WE WANT TO DO IS ENSURE THAT THERE IS A LEVEL OF FLEXIBILITY FOR MULTIPLE TYPES OF GROUPINGS FOR EDUCATION, SO THAT IS OF COURSE IMPORTANT. WE SHOW THAT THERE, WHICH IS WHY WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE ARRANGEMENTS POSSIBLE. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO NOTE FOR YOU , THIS IS KIND OF AN EXPANDED VIEW HERE, BUT ESSENTIALLY THAT CORRIDOR IS LOCATED WHERE IT SAYS CLA . SO FROM THE CORRIDOR, STUDENTS WOULD ENTER INTO THE CLASSROOM THROUGH THAT DOOR , YOU KIND OF SEE THAT WOOD DOOR, BUT THEN OVER TO THE LEFT, THAT IS A COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ZONE THINGS SET UP AT EACH E HAVE - ELEMENTARY. THAT IS VERY MUCH HOW THINGS ARE MOVING IN TERMS OF EDUCATIONAL PEDAGOGY, TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW FOR A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY IN INSTRUCTION FOR DIFFERENT SIZED
GROUPS AND TYPES. THANK YOU. >> THIS IS A TYPICAL SCIENCE AREA. AND AGAIN , LARGE SCIENCE SPACE , PERIMETER CASEWORK AND CABINETRY. BEFORE WE USED TO HAVE A LOT OF VIOLENCE OR PENINSULAS IN SCIENCE LABS. WE NOW LOCATE EVERYTHING AROUND THE PERIMETER AND THE FURNITURE YOU SEE , THE TABLES, THEY ARE FLEXIBLE TO PULL UP AND CREATE THAT PENINSULA . IT HAS ELIMINATED A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT USED TO BE IN THE FLOOR , BUT IT HAS ALSO GIVEN GREAT FLEXIBILITY TO THIS CLASSROOM FOR MULTIPL ARRANGEMENTS. YOU STAND -- YOU CAN STILL GATHER AT THE PERIMETER WHICH IS WHERE ALL OF THE UTILITIES ARE, THE SINKS AND ANY OF THE OTHER SCIENCE PURPOSES YOU NEED, GAS AND WATER , STUFF LIKE THAT. ADJACENT TO THAT , EACH SCIENCE SPACE, THERE IS A SHARED PREP ROOM SO THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER SCIENCE LAB TO THE NIGHT. WHICH ARE THE SPACES. TEACHERS CAN GO IN AND HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER THEIR MATERIALS, BUT THEY CAN ALSO PREPARE THEIR STUFF FOR SEMINARS BEFORE THEY COME OUT INTO THE SPACE ITSELF. ANY QUESTIONS ON SCIENCE?
>> THIS IS JUST CLARIFYING. SO , INSTEAD OF HAVING, LIKE, THOSE LAB TABLES , THAT MIGHT BE COMING OUT OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTER , ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD HAVE ORIGINALLY BEEN ON THERE, LIKE THE ONE IN MY SCIENCE CLASSROOM , IS ALL GOING TO BE ON THE COUNTERS ON THE SIDE, AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CREATE LAB TABLES YOU COULD MOVE THE
TABLES. CORRECT? >> THESE LONG TABLES HERE OR HERE, THEY MOVE UP AND CREATE THAT PENINSULA, AND YOU CAN MOVE THE EQUIPMENT TO THAT , BUT IT COULD BE STORED ON THE
>> A LITTLE BIT OF TECH AD AND A MANUFACTURING LAB. WE HAVE A DEDICATED TEACHING SPACE. AGAIN , THIS IS THE ACTIVE WORKSHOP OR DIRTY ZONE IF YOU WILL , MESSY ZONE. DIFFERENT TYPES OF TABLES IN HERE AND FURNITURE, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE NECESSARY STORAGE SPACES ADJACENT TO THAT, BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF PROJECT STORAGE REQUIREMENTS, SO WE HAVE CREATED A LOT OF SHELVING FOR THAT PURPOSE, AS WELL AS STORAGE OF GENERAL MATERIALS FOR USE DURING THE PROCESS.
ALSO IN BETWEEN HERE IS ANOTHER SHARED SPACE BETWEEN EACH LAB , FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF TO USE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. AGAIN , THE FURNITURE CAN BE ARRANGED IN A NUMBER OF WAYS IN EACH OF THESE ENVIRONMENTS. WE ARE SEEING A LOT MORE FLEXIBILITY IN FURNITURE , ESPECIALLY IN THE LARGER TABLES IN THIS SPACE HERE. FOR INSTANCE WE WILL SEE THESE TABLES, SOMETIMES THEY ARE ON ROLLERS OR CASTERS, THEY CAN REARRANGE THEM OR MOVE THEM OR CLUSTER THEM DIFFERENTLY, AND A LOT OF YOUR NEEDS FROM ELECTRICITY WILL NOW COME OUT OF CORD REELS ON THE CEILINGS TO THOSE TABLES TO ALLOW FLEXIBILITY IN WIRING. IF WE PUT AN OUTLET IN THE FLOOR FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE TO PUT A
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TABLE NEXT TO THAT FOR USE. IF WE BRING THE CORD REAL DOWN, WE CAN STRETCH THAT CORD. IT IS DIVIDED MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT. ARTS CLASSROOM , NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART . I HAVE A WHOLE FAMILY FULL OF ARTISTS. AGAIN, SOME PERIMETER CASEWORK IF YOU WILL ON THE FLOOR PLAN. FLEXIBLE SEATING OR TABLES WITHIN THE SPACES , AND THEN YOU WILL ALSO HAVE YOUR WET ZONE IF YOU WILL FOR YOUR SINKS AND HAND WASH SINKS, IT ALSO ACCOMMODATE ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS AS PART OF THAT. ART HAS A LOT OF STORAGE NEEDS , WHICH IS THIS SPACE HERE TO THE TOP OF THE PLAN. AGAIN , SHOWING SHELVING AND A VARIETY OF STORAGE COMPONENTS, AND THEN YOU HAVE A DEDICATED KILN ROOM , AND WE LIKE TO PUT THOSE ON THE OUTSIDE WALLS BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE VENTING REQUIREMENTS WITH THEM. THE ONE THING WITH THE ART ROOM , THIS, THIS CASEWORK ON BOTH ENDS OF THE CLASSROOM HERE HAVE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT STORAGE SYSTEMS. THEY AREN'T LIKE A TYPICAL CLASSROOM , WHETHER IT IS PAPER STORAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT HAS ALL BEEN DISCUSSED AND ACCOMMODATED WITHIN THE PLAN, BUT THAT IS TYPICAL. MOVING ONTO BAND, ORCHESTRA, AND CORAL. THE DIAGRAM REALLY SPEAKS FOR ITSELF AND HOW WE ACCOMMODATE THAT . YOU'LL HAVE PORTABLE RISERS , AND THE ABILITY FOR TEACHING FROM WHAT WE CALL THE FRONT WHILE . YOU WILL ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO REARRANGE THIS , AND YOU CAN TEACH FROM MULTIPLE ZONES AS WELL. ORCHESTRA, AGAIN WE TYPICALLY SEE THAT HORSESHOE OR THAT SEE SHAPE FOR SPACES. IT DOES INCLUDE, EXCUSE ME. MY BAD. THAT JUMPY -- JUMPY THUMB .SORRY . SO WE ALSO HAVE WITHIN THE ORCHESTRA AREA THE NEED FOR INSTRUMENT STORAGE SPACES. WE HAVE PRACTICE ROOMS WITHIN THE ZONES BETWEEN THE SPACES, SO A DEDICATED BAND PRACTICE ROOM , DEDICATED ORCHESTRA ROOM. THIS ALSO COULD BE EXTRA CASEWORK FOR INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC ITEMS, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE UP IN THE BAND ROOM THERE IS ALSO DEDICATED STORAGE FOR SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTS, AND AGAIN THAT HAS ALL BEEN REVIEWED WITH YOUR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. WE TEND TO CLUSTER THEM . THE OTHER BIG THING IS REALLY LOOKING AT THE ACOUSTICS WITHIN THIS ENVIRONMENT , BOTH FROM PENETRATING FROM ADJACENT SPACES , THEN ALSO INTO THE CORRIDOR ITSELF. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT AS WE GO THROUGH THE DESIGN HERE. PROBABLY MOST IMPORTANT TO NOT TAKING AWAY FROM THE EDUCATION PROCESS IS AGAIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND HEALTH SUITES AND HOW THAT REALLY BECOMES THAT HUB OF EYES ON THE STREET FOR THE BUILDING. A LOT OF GLASS AND VISUAL BOWS TO THE EXTERIOR ALONG THIS WALL AND HERE ONTO THAT STUDENT PLAZA , AS WELL AS THEY CAN SEE STUDENTS AND VISITORS APPROACHING TO THE OFFICE IS.
WHERE IT SAYS HEALTH, THIS IS THE MAIN CORRIDOR COMING INTO THE BUILDING ALONG THIS ZONE HERE ON THE RIGHT. AND THEN WE REALLY WANTED TO LOOK AT THE FLOW, AND WE HAVE DISCUSSED A LOT ABOUT THE FLOW OF WHEN TEACHERS COME TO THE OFFICE , HOW MUCH DO THEY ADD OR DETRACT FROM THE CONGESTION TYPICALLY SEEN IN OFFICES, SO WE HAVE MINIMIZED THAT. THE ADJACENT SUITE TO THE HEALTH SUITE IS CRITICAL , BECAUSE WE KNOW OFTENTIMES ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF WILL HELP YOU FIND COVERAGE TO THAT, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO GIVE COVERAGE , IF A PARENT DOES WANT TO PICK UP THEIR STUDENTS, THEY ARE NOT DEEP WITHIN THE BUILDING AND HAVING TO BRING THAT CHILD BACK THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENT. SO A LOT OF THAT. WE HAVE LOOKED AT CONFERENCE ROOM SPACES AS WELL AS THE OFFICES. TYPICALLY WE SEE THE OFFICES ON A PRINTER. AGAIN THAT IS THE EYES ON THE STREET THAT WE WANT TO COVER. THESE ARE JUST SOME PRELIMINARY ELEVATIONS AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE BUILDING. WE ARE TRYING TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO YOUR CAMPUS. THE WORD YOU HAVE BUILDINGS OUT HERE , SO WE ARE IN NO WAY TRYING TO DETRACT FROM THEM OR MAKE THIS A STATEMENT SEPARATE FROM THEM.
TYPICAL USE OF MATERIALS, MESA RIDGE GLASS, WE DO HAVE SOME STEEL ELEMENTS IN THE BUILDING. WE REALLY WANT TO IDENTIFY
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WHERE THAT PLAZA, WHERE THAT ENTRY POINT IS SO THAT AS YOU APPROACH THE BUILDING IT IS CLEARLY KNOWN WHERE YOU ARE GOING. A THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOOK , WHICH I THINK YOU HAVE SEEN PREVIOUSLY . ON THE BOTTOM PART HERE, THIS IS THAT PEDESTRIAN PLAZA, COMPLETE WITH YOUR FLAGPOLES AND THE ENTRANCE HERE IDENTIFIED, AND IT REALLY GIVES PRESENTS TO BOTH THE BUS LOOP AS WELL AS THE APPROACH FROM FLINT AVENUE.AGAIN , LOOKING AT THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE ALREADY ON CAMPUS, WE BROUGHT SOME OF THAT DIALOGUE TO THESE ELEVATIONS .
SIMILAR MATERIALS. SIMILAR COLORS. AND WE DON'T WANT TO DETRACT FROM WHAT THESE ARE STATING WHEN WE PUT THIS
BUILDING ON SITE. >> I WILL ADD ONE THING. WELL WE WANT TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A COHESIVE CAMPUS , WE RECOGNIZE THAT NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL NEEDS TO HAVE ITS OWN IDENTITY . SO ALTHOUGH IT WILL BLEND WITH THE ENVIRONMENT, THE MATERIALS CERTAINLY WILL BE A DIFFERENT SHADE . WE ARE EXPLORING SOME LIGHTER COLORS. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE OF THAT FOR YOU. YOU CAN'T REALLY NECESSARILY SEE THAT THERE, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE EXPLORING.
>> JUST FLIPPING THROUGH A COUPLE OF THE RENDERINGS HERE, YOU CAN SEE -- YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE, THE GLASS ELEMENTS, THE FENESTRATION . WE ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING ALL OF THIS. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS COST WITH EVERYTHING WE DO WITHIN THE BUILDING, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT JUST HIGHLIGHTING SOMETHING TO HIGHLIGHT IT, BUT WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT DAYLIGHTING IS INTO THE FACILITY, AND THEN AGAIN FROM THIS OFFICE AREA, YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH VISUAL ACCESS THEY HAVE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS IS THE COURTYARD IN THE BACK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS A CAFETERIA, AND THIS IS THE GRADE LEVEL STACK OF THREE STORIES. WE HAVE SOME STAIRCASES TO GET IN AND OUT OF THIS AREA , AND THAT IS THAT SECONDARY ENTRY THAT WE SPOKE OF. THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS WE USE NOW, WE CAN RUN DAYLIGHT MODELS ON THIS , AND WE CAN TAKE IT FROM ALL DIFFERENT -- THESE RENDERINGS WILL GET UPDATED AND MODIFIED AS WE CHANGE MATERIALS, AS THIS BUILDING DEVELOPS, BUT THE FLOOR PLAN AT THIS POINT IS PRETTY MUCH 100% SET . WE DON'T HAVE ANY MAJOR OR DRASTIC CHANGES . WE WILL MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AS WE GET THROUGH THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PORTION AND HOW WE COLLABORATE ALL OF THAT. JUST REALLY QUICKLY FROM A DESIGN SCHEDULE, AS YOU KNOW , WE ARE RIGHT HERE IN MARCH. WE ARE GOING INTO THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT PHASE, WHICH TAKES SEVERAL MONTHS TO DO. THIS IS REALLY WHERE ALL OF THE ENGINEERING COMES INTO THIS BUILDING, AND WE MAKE SURE THAT THE SYSTEMS ARE FITTING , ALL OF THE COMPONENTS THAT FIT INTO A SPACE REALLY HAVE TO BE ENGINEERED AND PUT IN NOW DURING THIS CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
WE ARE ALSO MEETING A LOT OF TIME WITH THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AND THAT TEAM JUST TO TALK THROUGH THE PROCESS, BECAUSE THEY WANT TO DO A CONSTRUCTIBILITY REVIEW TO MAKE SURE THIS IS TRULY SOMETHING THAT IS FEASIBLE, CONSTRUCTIVE ALL, AND THAT IT WILL STILL MEET THE BUDGET. THAT WILL CARRY OUT HERE UNTIL SEPTEMBER, AND THEN WE START INTO THAT PRE-PERMIT PHASE WHICH IS DOWN HERE IN THE PURPLE. WE WILL GET YOUR GMP DEVELOPMENTAL BID REVIEW AND APPROVAL, AND THEN SOMETIME IN 2025 WE WILL START THAT
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. >> THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION, SO WE WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME, AND JUST TO REITERATE, WE ARE LOOKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT TODAY.
>> I WILL MOVE APPROVAL. >> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. DISCUSSION? MS.
HAYES . >> FIRST OF ALL I LOVE THE SHAPE OF THIS BUILDING. IT MAKES ME HAPPY. I DON'T KNOW WHY , BUT I APPRECIATE THAT. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS REGARDING ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY, JUST WHEN IT COMES TO THE DESIGN OF IT. FIRST OF ALL, THE COURTYARD IS FACING A ROAD AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS SOME SORT OF FENCING OR SOMETHING JUST TO BE SURE THAT STUDENTS AREN'T RUNNING OUT INTO THE ROAD.
>> ABSOLUTELY. YES. I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE PLAZA AREA, WHICH THAT WILL BE ESSENTIALLY BOUNDED BY THE BUS LOOP AND PARKING. THERE IS A BACK PLAZA OVER ADJACENT TO THE CAFETERIA, BUT YEAH , WE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE LOOKING
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AT WAYS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS SAFETY ANDSECURITY. >> AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION, AND I AM SURE I SHOULD KNOW THIS AT THIS POINT HAVE YOU ALL BE HERE SO MANY TIMES, BUT WHERE IS THE ELEVATOR ON THE
FLOOR PLAN? >> IT IS THERE. WE WILL HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE FLOOR PLANS.
>> SORRY YOU HAVE TO CLICK SO MUCH, BUT I WAS LOOKING THROUGH YOU SAID TO ME ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY AND I WAS LIKE THERE SHOULD PROBABLY BE IN ELEVATOR.
>> SO THE ELEVATOR, IF YOU COME RIGHT ACROSS FROM GUIDANCE HERE, IT IS CENTRAL TO THE BUILDING, BECAUSE THIS IS THE THREE-STORY ASPECT TO THE BUILDING, AND THERE ARE COUPLE COMPONENTS IN THIS AREA. SO THAT ELEVATOR ARRIVES AT TYPICAL SPOTS AT THE END OF THE CORRIDOR ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR, BUT REALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS CORRIDOR HERE .
STAIRS THAT ARE RIGHT THERE. >> THIS IS THAT LARGE STAIR THAT TAKES EVERYBODY UP AND DOWN AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU ALL. >> I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ASSUME THAT THE FURNITURE THAT IS GOING TO BE USED IS ALSO
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE? >> THAT IS CORRECT. THE ENTIRE FACILITY HAS TO MEET AND EXCEED ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND
CODES. >> THE SECOND QUESTION I HAVE IS ABOUT RESTROOMS. IS THERE ANYTHING DONE MORE CREATIVELY THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE? WE ARE IN A SCENARIO NOW WHERE A LOT OF RESTROOMS ARE BEING SHUT DOWN, YOU KNOW, TO STOP BEHAVIORS INSIDE. ANYTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT THEM?
>> I CAN SPEAK TO THAT. IT IS HARD TO SEE HERE, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE IS TO KIND OF, WE ARE EXPLORING REALLY FULL HEIGHT PRIVACY STALLS WITHIN THE BOYS AND GIRLS RESTROOMS . SO WHEN YOU ARE INSIDE THAT STALL, IT IS ESSENTIALLY LIKE A PRIVATE TOILET, IF YOU WILL . YOU COME OUT. YOU WOULD USE THE COMMUNAL SINK, WHICH YOU CAN KIND OF SEE, BUT ESSENTIALLY THERE IS NOT A DOOR THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO CLOSE. SO IN TERMS OF SURVEILLING , YOU STILL HAVE PRIVACY FOR THE END-USER IN THE RESTROOM. HOWEVER STAFF ARE ABLE TO OBSERVE THROUGH TO THE SINK AREA , ET CETERA. THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY WORKED HARD WITH STAFF, JUST TO ENSURE WE COULD DO, TO REALLY CREATE A BALANCE FOR
BOTH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I AM THINKING THAT THE SITE RESTRICTIONS HAVE MADE FOR A VERY INTERESTING LAYOUT , AND I, YOU KNOW, I AM HOPING THAT STAFF, YOU KNOW , FEELS THAT IT IS PERFECTLY WORKABLE . I'M LOOKING AT THE RESTROOM RIGHT THERE. SO, WHERE THERE ANY MAJOR, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT ELONGATED HALL TIMES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, HOLLY TIMES, BUT WAS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU HAD A COMPROMISE ON , THAT THE GROUPS
HAD TO SORT OF SETTLE ON? >> I CAN SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT. ONE THING INITIALLY THAT WE WERE THINKING ABOUT WAS LOCATING MEDIA AND ART ON THE SECOND FLOOR , SO THERE WAS SOME COMPROMISE TO GET ART TO THE THIRD FLOOR. HOWEVER THAT OPENED UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE GLAZING , AND IT IS DIRECTLY OFF OF THE STAIRWAY OR ELEVATOR , SO ESSENTIALLY AS SOON AS YOU GET UP TO THE THIRD FLOOR, BOOM , YOU ARE RIGHT AND ART. I WOULD SAY THAT THAT WAS ONE COMPROMISE, AND THEN I THINK SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE DESIGN TEAM HAD TO DO TO ENSURE THERE WAS ADEQUATE MONITORING IN THE HALLWAY WAS THEY REALLY HAD TO REDESIGN THE CORRIDOR DOOR WHERE BAND, ORCHESTRA, AND CHORUS ARE LOCATED SO THAT WHEN STAFF ARE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THEIR ROOMS , THEY ARE ABLE TO SURVEIL DOWN THAT HALLWAY FOR THOSE STUDENTS THOSE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT. BUT I WOULD SAY IT IS A PRETTY COMPACT BUILDING. IF YOU ARE REALLY, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE CLASSES ARE REALLY OCCURRING UP AND THAT NORTHERN KIND OF CORNER. YOU ARE GOING TO ON THE FIRST FLOOR, BUT EVERYTHING IS VERY STRATEGICALLY LOCATED, SO IT SHOULD MAKE FOR A FAIRLY
QUICK TRAVEL TIMES. >> YES , I ALSO HAD CONCERNS THAT WHEN YOU BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE ACOUSTICS FOR THOSE THREE, I AM SURE THAT IS WHAT EVERY SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS TO DEAL WITH,
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AND I WONDER IF THERE'S ANY NEW WAYS FOR SOUND STIFFENINGARE THINGS LIKE THAT -- >> THERE IS A LOT OF NEW ADVANCES IN ACOUSTIC TREATMENTS FOR SPACES. WE DON'T JUST PUT ACOUSTIC TREATMENTS ON THE WALLS ANYMORE. WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT HOW THOSE WALLS ARE BUILT AND COMPRISED. A LOT OF TIMES THERE ARE INDEPENDENT WALLS SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER SO THAT VIBRATIONS DON'T PENETRATE BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM. THAT HELPS A GREAT DEAL. ALSO WHAT THE MATERIAL IS BETWEEN THE WALLS. AGAIN , THAT GOES ALL THE WAY UP INTO YOUR STEALING TREATMENTS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR CORRIDOR WALLS ARE SEALED SO THAT SOUND DOESN'T BLEED OVER. SOUND BLEED IS AMAZING. IF YOU GET INTO AN ACOUSTIC SITUATION, THE SIMPLEST LITTLE HOLE OR PORT IN THE WALL FOR A CABLE FOR ENTRANCE , THAT SOUND CAN PENETRATE THAT AND GO INTO THE NEXT SPACE. IT'S THE SAME IDEA WITH DOORS TO THE SPACES.
THEY HAVE GASKETS ON THEM SO THAT SOUND DOESN'T LEAVE AROUND THE CRACKS. IT IS QUITE INVOLVED.
>> AS FAR AS CLASSROOM SIZES, HOW MANY STUDENTS DO YOU ANTICIPATE BEING IN CLASSROOMS?
>> THE CLASSROOM SIZES ARE AROUND 900 SQUARE FEET, AND WE ARE -- I MEAN , I THINK IN TERMS OF CODE , YOU COULD PROBABLY REALLY EVEN FIT IN PROBABLY 34 TO 35, BUT COMFORTABLY IN TERMS OF THE FURNITURE LAYOUT , BECAUSE IN ALL OF THE INTERIOR SPACES WE'VE LAID OUT ALL OF THE FURNITURE IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A.D.A.
ACCESS AS WELL IN THE EYE ALWAYS AND WE CAN EASILY FIT
30, SO -- >> 900 SQUARE FEET IS PROBABLY IF NOT A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AVERAGE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, BUT IT IS RIGHT IN THAT ZONE WHERE WE WANT TO BE.
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE ALL DIFFERENT SIZES , AND THEY DON'T NECESSARILY MOVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE OR WITH PURPOSE TO GO TO A SPACE. THEY TEND TO FREE WANDER A LITTLE BIT. THAT IS PART OF THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE AT THE STATE RECOMMENDS AS WELL AS WHAT WE SEE WITHIN OUR PRACTICE.
>> I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS BUT I'M GOING TO ALLOW OTHER
PEOPLE. >> IS I AM LOOKING AT THE LAYOUT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHERE THEY REALLY INVOLVED? LOOKING ON THAT FRONT SIDE, I DON'T SEE MANY EXITS . YOU HAVE IT AT THE FAR END, BUT WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE FRONT SIDE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND NURSE AND GUIDANCE AND YOU HAVE ALL THOSE CLASSROOMS, THEN YOU HAVE AN EXIT UP AT THE TOP, AND THEN THERE AREN'T ANYMORE EXCEPT ALL THE WAY ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF SCIENCE. >> THERE ARE EXITS ABOUT THE NORTH , YOU CAN SEE ABOUT THE SIX GRADE LEVEL -- FLOOR PLAN.
GOODNESS. AND THEN, IF YOU , YEAH, THIS ONE MIGHT, YEAH.
THERE WE GO. THEN THERE ARE TWO PAIRS OF DOORS AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE. THERE ARE EXITS, WHERE IT SAYS MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING AS WELL, THERE ARE EXITS KIND OF IN THAT KNUCKLE , SO THAT IS A STAIRWELL AND AN EXIT AS WELL . OFF OF THE CORRIDOR DIRECTLY SOUTH OF THOSE STAIRS BETWEEN THE CAFETERIA AND THOSE STAIRS, THOSE ARE EXITS AS WELL , AND THEN FROM THE MEDIA CENTER THERE IS ACTUALLY A DEDICATED STAIR AS WELL TO ALLOW OCCUPANTS TO GO DOWN TO GRADE LEVEL. SO YEAH , THAT HAS ALL BEEN ASSESSED IN TERMS OF A CODE ANALYSIS.
>> I WAS LOOKING AT WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THE CLASSROOMS THAT SEEMS TO BE WHERE A LOT OF THE KIDS WERE GOING TO BE IN, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S ONLY THE ONE AT THE FAR END AND ON THE SIDE.
I WAS JUST WONDERING IF POLICE AND FIRE WERE REALLY INVOLVED
WITH THE LAYOUT ALSO. >> WE WILL DO A WHOLE SAFETY ASSESSMENT BUT FROM A BUILDING CODE STANDPOINT WE HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR OCCUPANCY AND CALCULATE THE SIZE AND LOCATIONS OF THESE EGRESS POINTS. ACTUALLY THE CODE MAKES US MEASURE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN , SO IF I AM IN THIS CLASSROOM HERE, MY TRAVEL DISTANCE TO GET TO AN EXIT WAY IS CALCULATED
AND DETERMINED BY CODE. >> AND THE SIZE OF THE HALLWAYS AS WELL. ALL OF THAT GOES INTO CONSIDERATION SO YOU DON'T
HAVE FUNNELING. YES. >> THANK YOU.
>> MS. BALINSKI? >> I ALSO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU SAID THAT YOU WOULD BLENDS, BUT , YOU KNOW, AS LONG
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AS, YOU KNOW, I THINK NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL IS A VERY ATTRACTIVE BUILDING, AND MAYBE THERE ARE LITTLE THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN TO DIFFERENTIATE NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT YOU KNOW , I THINK A CAMPUS LOOK IS GREAT. SO I WOULDN'T GO TOO FAR OUT OF SYNC , BUT BLENDING WOULD BE JUST GREAT.AND THE LAST THING I HAVE WAS THE, SLIDE NINE ? I THINK IT IS AROUND THERE . I'M NOT SURE. IT WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT SHOWED THE BUS LOOP , RIGHT NEXT TO THE BUILDING. SO , THAT IS GOING TO , THAT HAS TO HAVE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE FENCING ALL ALONG THAT PART, RIGHT? THE EAST SIDE OF THE
BUILDING? >> RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE SHOWING,
OH , ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ? >> RIGHT THERE. THAT WHOLE LINKS, BECAUSE BUSES ARE GOING TO BE EXITING THERE, RIGHT?
>> WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE TRYING TO SOFTEN THIS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THIS IS WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE. WE ARE EXPLORING POTENTIALLY BOLLARDS OR PLANTERS. WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL OF THAT, SOME TYPE OF SITE SAFETY BUT IN AN ATTRACTIVE
MANNER. >> I JUST SEE COME YOU KNOW SOME OF THE KIDS WITH THE LADIES AND THE THINGS, AND IF THEY MAKE ONE STEP OFF, THEY CAN BE SMASHED BY A BUS. OKAY.
THANK YOU . EXELAND. I REALLY, REALLY LIKE THIS , AND I HOPE THE HALL -- WHOLE STEERING COMMITTEE HAD A GOOD TIME WITH IT. IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS A PRETTY BUILDING.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ? OKAY . MOTION HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED?
MOTION APPROVED . >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE A&E CONTRACT
[7.03 A/E Contract Approvals]
APPROVALS . >> GOOD AFTERNOON PRESIDENT WHITE , DR. TOWNSEL, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I AM SHISEIDO WARNER. I AM BEFORE YOU TODAY TO REQUEST CONTRACT APPROVALS ASSOCIATED WITH PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR 4 PROJECTS. IN AUGUST OF 2021 , CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS POSTED A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS PROPOSALS FROM QUALIFIED ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING OR A&E FIRMS TO ESTABLISH AN ALTER TEXTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES POOL. THE PURPOSE OF THE POOL IS TO ENGAGE WITH DESIGN FIRMS TO PROVIDE ON-CALL DESIGN SERVICES ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS IN THE PERIOD STARTING FY 2022 AND THROUGH FY 2024. ON NOVEMBER 11, 2021, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED 10 ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICE FIRMS TO PROVIDE THE AFOREMENTIONED SERVICES. THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT APPROVALS BEFORE YOU TODAY ARE FOR PLANNING AND DESIGN WORK ON MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS WITH ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FIRMS THAT ARE WITHIN THE CURRENT BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED POOL. I WILL START WITH THE CONTRACT APPROVAL FOR G WW INC. . THE FIRST CONTRACT APPROVAL IS FOR THE MASTER FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT INCLUDES EVALUATION OF THE BROOKS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND CALVERT COUNTRY SCHOOL. THE C CPS CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT AIMS TO CONDUCT A MASTER FEASIBILITY STUDY TO EVALUATE THE MOST VIABLE OPTIONS FOR THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND POTENTIAL SCHEMES FOR CAPTURING SPACE AT THE DISTINCT CALVERT ELEMENTARY AND CALVERT COUNTRY SITES FOR A CENTRAL OFFICE ANNEX FACILITY. THE STUDY WILL ALSO EVALUATE HIGH-LEVEL OPTIONS FOR THE CALVERT ELEMENTARY AND THE CALVERT COUNTRY BOTH FUTURE NOTED CIP PROJECTS. AS PART OF THE CURRENT BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED A/E SERVICES DESIGN POOL , GWWO INC. HAS SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT THE MASTER FEASIBILITY STUDY, BASED ON THE CURRENT BOARD EVENT APPROVED A/E DESIGN SERVICES POOL , WE REQUEST THAT THE BOARD APPROVED THE CONTRACT WITH GWWO INC. OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND TO PROVIDE
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PROFESSIONAL DESIGN AND PLANNING SERVICES TO COMPLETE THE MASTER FEASIBILITY STUDY TO INCLUDE THE ADMINISTRATION, CALVERT ELEMENTARY, AND CALVERT COUNTRY SCHOOL FOR $87,900.>> I MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> DISCUSSION. >> I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. HOW MANY OTHER BUSINESSES SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL FOR THIS.
>> WE TYPICALLY HAVE A POOL OF ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS, AND WE DETERMINED BASED ON THE TYPES OF SERVICES THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR. SO WE REQUEST PROPOSALS, SOMETIMES FROM ONE , BUT IT DEPENDS ON IF THEY ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR BUDGET. THEN WE WILL POTENTIALLY LOOK AT A PROPOSAL FROM ANOTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRM . SO WE JUST ASK GWWO TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL.
>> SAID WE KNOW THERE WASN'T SOMEBODY ELSE WHO COULD HAVE DONE THIS FOR LESS THAN 87,000?
>> SO WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES , THE WAY THAT WE LIKE TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT TYPES OF SERVICES IS THE TYPES OF WORK THAT THAT FIRM IS QUITE SKILLED AT , AND GWWO HAS DONE A NUMBER OF LARGE MASTER FEASIBILITY STUDIES. LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, FOR CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS , THEY HAVE DONE SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES SIMILAR TO WHAT WE ARE DOING. THE OTHER FIRMS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR POOL, SOME OF THEM ARE BETTER AT , THEY ARE MORE USABLE FOR KIND OF SMALLER , BUILDING ENVELOPE TYPE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, SO IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE SKILL SET OF A PARTICULAR FIRM. THAT IS WHY WE ELECTED TO GO WITH GWWO .
>> IS THAT INDICATED ANYWHERE IN ALL OF THEIR PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTATION AND PAPERWORK? IF I WERE TO ASK FOR ALL THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS PROPOSAL, IS IT INDICATED
ANYWHERE IN THAT? >> I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU
MEAN. >> SO THE JUSTIFICATION FOR WHY YOU CHOSE TO GO WITH THIS, IS THAT DOCUMENTED ANYWHERE, YOU KNOW , AS IT RELATES TO THIS PROPOSAL SPECIFICALLY AND THIS AWARD? WHERE DOES THAT INFORMATION GET CAPTURED? IF I WERE AN AUDITOR THAT CAME IN OFF OF THE STREET AND I SAID I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE JUSTIFICATION FOR WHY YOU CHOSE THIS FIRM, BASED ON THIS PROPOSAL , WHERE DOES THAT RESIDE? DO WE HAVE IT SOMEWHERE?
>> WE GENERALLY DON'T PROVIDE THE JUSTIFICATION , BUT WE COULD CERTAINLY DOCUMENT THAT JUSTIFICATION BASED ON WHAT I
HAVE NOTED HERE TODAY. >> SO I THINK THAT A COUPLE OF THINGS, AT LEAST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT JUSTIFICATION FOR REALLY ANY PURCHASES OR PROPOSALS THAT WE ARE GOING TO ENTER INTO. ALSO LIKE TO SEE, IT IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE LEADING UP, THIS IS SORRY, THE CATALYST, BECAUSE YOU WERE HERE RIGHT NOW AND I'M THINKING ABOUT IT, BUT ANYTIME WE ENTER A PROPOSAL I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DOCUMENTATION OF SUPPORT WHILE WE CHOSE TO GO WITH THIS ONE, THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT PRIOR TO TODAY TO STUDY AND UNDERSTAND AND BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PREPARED THAN I FEEL LIKE I AM, GENERALLY, WHEN WE COME HERE. THANK YOU.
>> AT, FOR ALL OF THESE, I, I WAS ASKING THE SAME QUESTION , YOU KNOW, WAS THERE A BIDDING PROCESS, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE NO? UNDER EDUCATION CODE 5 112 FOR DESIGN SERVICES ARE NOT BID OUT. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY ARE MORE OF A VALUE-BASED -- IT IS LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, LEGAL SERVICES OR AUDITING SERVICES , WHERE IT IS MORE OF A QUALIFICATIONS BASED SELECTION.
OTHERWISE YOU COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE, SAY, AN ARCHITECT WHO DESIGNS HOMES, ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL , POTENTIALLY MAY BE THAT FIRM COULD GIVE YOU A MORE COMPETITIVE PRICE , BUT WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT THE QUALIFICATIONS OF WHAT A FIRM IS ABLE TO PROVIDE AND WHAT THEY DO. SO THAT IS UNDERSTOOD. IT IS IN THE EDUCATION CODE , SO THAT IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE UTILIZE, AND THAT IS WHAT WE FOLLOW, AND THAT IS UNDERSTOOD IN -- AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU . >> I THINK I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I THINK FROM, YOU KNOW, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE , I WOULD NOT INTUITIVELY KNOW THAT, AND NEITHER WOULD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CAME IN AND WANT TO, YOU KNOW , AND LET'S JUST SAY THAT
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SOMEBODY WANTED TO DO A PIA REQUEST AND SAY THAT'S A PUBLIC DOCUMENT, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE DOCUMENT THOSE THINGS SO THAT ANYBODY LOOKING AT IT HAS THE PROPER CONTEXT AND UNDERSTANDS WHY WE MAKE THE DECISIONS TO DO IT WE>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE
FIRST ONE? >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY.
THEM OR APPROVE ONE BY ONE? I'M NOT SURE.
>> OKAY , YOU GUYS WANT TO VOTE ON THIS ONE OR SEPARATELY OR JUST DO THEM ALL? OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND PROPERLY SECOND TO APPROVE THIS . ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION PASSED. THE SECOND CONTRACT APPROVAL IS FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MARY HARRISON CENTER , PARTIAL HVAC EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT PROJECT.
>> DE CCPS CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT AS PART OF THE APPROVED CIP PLANTS REPLACE THE AUDITORIUM AIR HANDLING UNIT OF THE MARY HARRISON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE A DEDICATED HEATING PLAN FOR THE FACILITY . AS PART OF THE CURRENT BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED A/E DESIGN SERVICES POOL, GIPE ASSOCIATES INC. HAS SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT, BASED ON THE CURRENT BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED A/E DESIGN SERVICES POOL, WE REQUEST THE BOARD APPROVED CONTRACT WITH GIPE ASSOCIATES INC. OF TOWSON, MARYLAND TO PROVIDE SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MARY HARRISON CENTER HVAC REPLACEMENT AND HEATING WATER PLAN ADDITION PROJECT FOR
>> SECOND. >> PROPERLY MOVED IN SECOND.
DISCUSSION? >> SAME THING, RIGHT? WE HAVE PUT NOTATIONS ON WHY THAT PARTICULAR VENDOR WAS CHOSEN.
HISTORY OF WORKING ON THAT CAMPUS . THEY KNOW THOSE SYSTEMS QUITE WELL. THEY WERE THE DESIGN ENGINEER FOR MEP FOR NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL. THEY HAVE ALSO DONE THE CHILLED WATER PLANT DESIGN OF THE MARY HARRISON CENTER, SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE CHOSE THEM.
>> SO I WOULD ALSO ASK, KIND OF IN RELATION TO THINGS, AND THIS MIGHT NOT BE A TOTAL REPLACEMENT OR THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT HOW FREQUENTLY, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE IF WE HAVE HVAC SYSTEMS, THEREFORE WE WILL HAVE A PROBLEM AT SOME POINT, OR WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED, BUT IN TERMS OF THE FILTRATION DEVICES OR FILTERS OR WHATEVER THAT WE MAY HAVE TO PROCURE ON A REOCCURRING BASIS, HOW FREQUENTLY , OR IS THERE A SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR US TO GO BACK AND REVISIT AND STOP A PROCUREMENT THAT HAS OCCURRED, LET'S SAY IF A SYSTEM OR UNIT IS REPLACED IN THOSE FILTERS NO LONGER WORK? SO I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO SEE A COMMON THEME , WE ARE GOING TO PUT A PERIOD AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET, BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND WE LOOK AT BEING MINDFUL ABOUT SPENDING MONEY, I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES WE HAVE REOCCURRING CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES OR FOR MATERIALS THAT WE MAY HAVE. WE DO, IS THERE SOMEONE , OR WHAT IS THE PROCESS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ENDING OUR CONTRACTS IF , OR CHANGING IT IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAVE REPLACED A SYSTEM OR UNIT THAT NO LONGER TAKES WHATEVER, LET'S JUST USE AIR FILTER FOR EXAMPLE, SO WE DON'T CONTINUE TO HAVE, WE ARE NOT BUYING THINGS THAT WE CAN'T USE ? IS THERE SOMETHIG IN PLACE TO, LIKE, MAKE SURE -- WHO IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION TODAY. DISPOSING THAT BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT AS WE LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO SHARPEN OUR PENCILS AND FIGURE OUT WHERE WE ARE GOING TO FIND SAVINGS, IT WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT FROM A PROCUREMENT IT SECTION -- PERSPECTIVE, THAT WE ARE ANALYZING ALL OF THAT ALL THE TIME.
>> THAT WOULD BE A FACILITIES QUESTION IN TERMS OF ANY KIND OF SERVICE CONTRACT, SO THAT WOULD NOT BE MY DEPARTMENT. I CAN TELL YOU IN TERMS OF A/E SERVICES, BECAUSE THIS IS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT WE WANT TO BE MINDFUL THAT WE ARE UTILIZING CONSULTANTS THAT PROVIDE QUALITY DOCUMENTS, THEY HAVE LOW CHANGE ORDER RATES, THE DESIGN DOCUMENTS ARE NOT INCOMPLETE , THEREBY PRODUCING , YOU KNOW , PRICING THAT THEN CANNOT MEET OUR BUDGET . WE EVERY THREE YEARS, WE
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REEVALUATE THE POOL , SO WE WILL BE COMING BEFORE YOU IN JUNE , SO I CAN SPEAK TO DESIGN SERVICES, SINCE THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE TODAY, BUT THAT IS A METHODOLOGY THAT WE USED TO EVALUATE WHO WE ARE GOING TO BE SELECTING. I BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF RECURRING COSTS FOR FILTERS, ET CETERA, THAT WOULD BE A SEPARATE CONVERSATION.>> AND I WILL FOLLOW UP ON THAT, BECAUSE I THINK IT IS ONE THAT IF IT IS BEING OVERLOOKED, I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT IS, BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE GET TO ANALYZE AND REVIEW ALL THOSE THINGS, AND THAT COULD BE A POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS FOR US IF THAT IS THE CASE. THANK YOU.
HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED AND DISCUSSED. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? IT IS APPROVED.
>> THANK YOU. THE THIRD CONTRACT APPROVAL IS FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT PHASE OF THE SUNDERLAND ELEMENTARY HVAC SYSTEM SYSTEMIC RENOVATION PROJECT. THE CCPS CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT AS PART OF THE APPROVED CIP PLANS TO REPLACE CIP AGREEMENT AND ASSOCIATED CONTROLS WITHIN THE ORIGINAL SUNDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CHILLER, WHICH IS BEING REPLACED THROUGH A CURRENT PROJECT. AS PART OF THE CURRENT A/E DESIGN SERVICES POOL, EBL ENGINEERS LLC HAS SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT. BASED ON THE CURRENT BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED A/E DESIGN SERVICES POOL WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE BOARD APPROVED THE CONTRACT WITH THE EBL ENGINEERS LLC OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUNDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HVAC SYSTEMIC RENOVATION PROJECT FOR
>> SECOND. >> PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED . DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES .
>> THE FOURTH AND FINAL CONTRACT APPROVAL IS FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE WINDY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILLER REPLACEMENT PROJECT. THE CCPS CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT AS PART OF THE APPROVED CIP PLANS TO REPLACE A CHILLED WATER PLANT AT WINDY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL AS PART OF THE CURRENT A/E DESIGN SERVICES POOL , EBL ENGINEERS HAS SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT . BASED ON THE CURRENT BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED A/E DESIGN SERVICES POOL , WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE BOARD APPROVED THE CONTRACT WITH EBL ENGINEERS LLC OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE WINDY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILLER REPLACEMENT PROJECT FOR
$80,733. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED
AND SECONDED. DISCUSSION? >> BEFORE HE ASKED MY QUESTION I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THIS.
A CHILLER REPLACEMENT, A CHILLER IN GENERAL, IS THAT A PART OF THE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM OF THE SCHOOL?
>> YES IT IS. SO THE PROJECT ESSENTIALLY IS TAKING OFF-LINE AN OLD TECHNOLOGY THAT IS NO LONGER SUPPORTABLE AND REPLACING THE CHILLED WATER PLANT, SO THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE CHILLER AND PUMPS AND ALL THE ASSOCIATED APPLIANCES, YES, BUT IT DOES COOL THE SCHOOL, CORRECT.
>> TO QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT . FIRST OF ALL, WHEN WOULD THIS
BE TAKING PLACE? >> SO THIS PROJECT WOULD LIKELY -- SO, IF WE GET APPROVAL TODAY, WE WILL BEGIN DESIGN.
WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT THE LEADTIMES ARE FOR CHILLERS.
THEY TEND TO BE ABOUT ONE YEAR . SO THE EARLIEST IT WOULD HAPPEN WOULD BE SUMMER OF 2025 .
>> OKAY. THAN MY OTHER QUESTION. IS THIS A COMPANY THAT WE HAVE USED BEFORE FOR HEATING AND COOLING?
>> THIS IS A DESIGN FIRM, AND YES, THEY ARE THE DESIGN ENGINEERING FIRM THAT HAS DESIGNED THE SUNDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILLER AND ROOFTOP UNIT REPLACEMENT
PROJECT. >> OKAY. DO THEY USE, I GUESS, THE SAME SUPPLIER OF THESE UNITS?
>> THEY ARE A DESIGNER. THEY DON'T -- WE HAVE TO PROVIDE, IN ORDER FOR COMPETITION, WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CHILLER MANUFACTURERS SO THERE IS COMPETITION IN A
BIDDING PROCESS. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> TO ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE THIS?
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>> CHILLERS? >> IS A SOMETHING UNIQUE TO WINDY HILL , OR DO ALL OF THE SCHOOLS HAVE THIS?
>> NOT ALL SCHOOLS HAVE THIS SYSTEM . BEACH ELEMENTARY DOES NOT HAVE A CHILLER . IT HAS A REFRIGERANT FLOW SYSTEM. THEY HAVE INDIVIDUAL UNITS WITHIN CLASSROOMS. NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL HAS A GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM. SOME OF THE OLDER SCHOOLS THAT WERE BUILT PRIOR TO , SAY, 15 YEARS OR SO GENERALLY HAVE CHILLERS. IT IS A VERY TRADITIONAL SYSTEM FOR COOLING
LIFESPAN OF THIS ONE? >> OF THE CHILLER? SO , THAT IS ORIGINAL TO THE BUILDING, SO LET ME DO MY ACCOUNTING.
1988, SO, SINCE 1988. AND IT IS , IT IS A VERY INEFFICIENT CHILLER THAT IS JUST NO LONGER MADE AND SUPPORTED BY THE MANUFACTURER , SO WE NEED TO CERTAINLY THINK ABOUT REPLACING
IT. >> ON TOP OF THAT -- SORRY.
>> I'M SORRY? >> ON TOP OF THAT, HOW LONG HAVE WE KNOWN THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN INEFFICIENT QUICK
>> SO, THAT PARTICULAR CHILLER, THAT TECHNOLOGY, IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT , BECAUSE WE HAVE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WHERE WE GET SO MUCH MONEY FROM THE COUNTY AND FROM THE STATE, WE ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE A PRIORITIZATION , AND WE ALWAYS HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY PROJECTS ARE, SO AT THIS POINT WE ARE ABLE TO TAP INTO THE STATE GRANT THAT ALLOWS US TO GET STATE FUNDING THAT WAY AND IN THE LOCAL FUNDING IS HAPPENING THROUGH THE CAP. IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE.
>> DO WE SEE ARE PRIORITIES SHIFTING AS THINGS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, SUCH AS THIS?
>> WE TYPICALLY USE A NUMBER OF MEASURES TO LOOK AT OUR PRIORITIZATION. WE LOOK AT OBVIOUSLY IF SOMETHING IS A HIGHER PRIORITY AND IS ABOUT TO FAIL, WE ALSO LOOK AT ENERGY USAGE , SO WE LOOK AT IN CONJUNCTION WITH FACILITIES AND THEN THROUGH OUR ENERGY MANAGEMENT, WE LOOK AT WHAT THE OPERATIONAL COSTS ARE FOR CERTAIN EQUIPMENT OR SCHOOLS , SO SOMETIMES THOSE PROJECTS AND UP AT THE TOP OF THE LIST OF WE CAN CREATE AND LEVERAGE OPERATIONAL SAVINGS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FACTORS THAT GO INTO IT.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR. OPPOSED. IT IS
[7.04 Replat Approval]
>> OKAY. I HAVE ONE LAST THING. I'LL WRITE. NOT IN TERMS OF CONTRACTS, BUT RE-PLATS. THAT AFTERNOON PRESIDENT WHITE, DR.
TOWNSEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. AND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO REQUEST THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVAL OF THE TWO RE-PLATS AS FOLLOWS. THE FIRST APPROVAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COUNTY'S DEVELOPMENT OF A FOX RUN BOULEVARD IN ORDER TO EXTEND THE ROAD FROM THE ENTRANCE AT CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL TO CHESAPEAKE BOULEVARD JUST SOUTH OF THE CALVERT MIDDLE SCHOOL PROPERTY. THE COUNTY'S REPORT QUEST, THE RE-PLAT WOULD REMOVE 0.8 ACRES OF PREVIOUSLY PRESERVED FOREST RETENTION AREA ON THE CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL SITE TO ALLOW FOR CERTAIN ACCESS IN OUR MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOX RUN BOULEVARD CONSTRUCTION. THAT IS THE FIRST RE-PLAT. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PRESENT THE SECOND RE-PLAT IF YOU WISH, UNLESS WE WANT TO HAVE DISCUSSION ON THE
FIRST ONE? >> I'M GOING TO NEED YOU TO SAY IT AGAIN BUT A LITTLE BIT SLOWER SO I UNDERSTAND. SORRY, THIS IS MY FIRST RODEO AT THIS ONE. SO THEY WANT TO TAKE AWAY -- YES. THAT WAS PRESERVED ORIGINALLY, AND WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO WITH IT? PAVE IT? >> NO, IT IS FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES. SO , ESSENTIALLY, BASICALLY FOREST RETENTION AREAS ARE KIND OF A BANK OF FOREST IF YOU WILL , SO WHEN YOU ARE DISTURBING A SITE, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE PRESERVING CERTAIN AMOUNTS, SO HENCE FOREST RETENTIONS. WE ACTUALLY OVER PRESERVED. WE DON'T NEED AS MUCH FOREST
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RETENTION AREA ASSOCIATED WITH CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL, SO THEY WOULD LIKE TO TAKE AWAY A LITTLE BIT OF IT SO THAT THEY CAN COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION. THERE'S A BIT OF ROAD WIDENING IN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THEY HAVE TO CUT SOME TREES DOWN. HENCE THEY WANT TO TAKE AWAY ABOUT 0.8 ACRES OF WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PRESERVED. IT IS BASICALLY AT THE WOOD LINE. IT DOES NOT IMPACT THE SCHOOL AT ALL. IT IS A LONG THE HAUL ROAD THATEXISTS RIGHT NOW. >> I AM A VISUAL PERSON. IF I WERE TO TURN INTO CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL COMING FROM ROUTE FORMAT, AND MAKE A LEFT KIND OF WHERE THE PLANETARIUM WOULD BE ON THE RIGHT, THERE IS ALL KINDS OF STUFF GOING ON. IS THAT WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT?
>> YES. ACTUALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING ALONG THAT ROAD AND YOU GO PAST THE WATER TOWER, THAT IS WHERE THAT SEGMENT OF LAND A LITTLE BIT OF IT THAT THEY WANT TO TAKE AWAY THE FOREST RETENTION , SO IT STARTS BACK THERE BEHIND THE WATER TOWER , AND THEN THERE IS A SMALL AREA , ANOTHER SMALL SLICE AS YOU ARE APPROACHING CALVERT MIDDLE SCHOOL. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE THE DRAWING THAT SHOWS THE AREAS NOTED IF YOU WOULD
LIKE. >> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT.
>> SURE. >> I'M WONDERIG, IS THAT WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO BUILD THOSE WHATEVER'S THEY ARE TRYING TO
BUILD ON THAT ONE SIDE? >> NO. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
THE DEVELOPMENT? NO. NO. >> I'M NOT IN THE RIGHT SPOT.
OF. >> DID YOU SAY THE AREA THEY ARE REMOVING THEY ARE PROPOSING TO USE IT AS STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, SO NONE OF WHAT THEY ARE TAKING FROM OUR PROPERTY WOULD BE USED AS PART OF THE PROJECT FOR THE ROAD? STORMWATER MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
>> OKAY. >> ISN'T THAT A RAVINE BACK
THERE? >> I THINK THERE ARE SOME STEEP SLOPES BACK THERE, YES. BUT I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT THE TOPOGRAPHY TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IS
>> THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE. >> AND IS THE COUNTY PLANNING TO -- I FORGET WHAT THE TERM IS. I AM BLANKING ON THE TERM, BUT RE-PLANT THE TREES THAT THEY TOOK DOWN? MITIGATE.
>> SO, BECAUSE WE HAD AN OVERABUNDANCE OF FOREST RETENTION , THAT IS NOT NEEDED. SO THAT IS WHY THEY ARE REQUESTING A RE-PLAT. I HAVE THE INFORMATION HERE , SO THE TOTAL FOREST RETENTION AREA THAT WAS PLANTED FOR THE CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL SITE WAS 24.45 ACRES. AND WHAT IS ACTUALLY REQUIRED IS 21.99 ACRES, SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN EXCESS OF 2.46 ACRES THAT IS FOREST RETENTION , AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE PLAT AND TAKE AWAY 0.8 ACRES OF IT, SO WE WOULD STILL HAVE AN EXCESS OF ONE POINT 66 ACRES ON THAT
SITE. >> DO YOU HAVE A PICTURE?
>> I DO. >> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR CALVERT FOREST REBOARD JUST TO SEE. I THOUGHT IF SOMETHING WAS FOREST RETENTION, THEN IT IS FOREST RETENTION , AND THERE HAS TO BE MEDICATION, BUT I COULD BE VERY WRONG. I WILL STILL GO AHEAD AND APPROVE IT , BUT I DO WANT TO HAVE THEM BE AWARE , AND JUST -- AND ALSO IF YOU CAN SEND US THAT, THE TOPOGRAPHY THAT HAS ELEVATIONS.
>> YES, IT IS QUITE EASY TO SEE. IT IS NOTED IN BLUE SO YOU CAN SEE THAT. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT.
MS. HAYES. >> JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE ASKING, YEAH . JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE ASKING FOR AREA THAT IS COMING FROM THE SCHOOLS, HOW CLOSE IN PROXIMITY IS IT? WILL THE CONSTRUCTION BE TO AN ACTUAL SCHOOL?
>> NO, NO . IT IS QUITE REMOVED FROM THE SCHOOL BUILDING, AND IT IS JUST A SMALL AREA OF WHAT IS ALREADY PART OF THE WOOD LINE, SO IT WOULDN'T , REALLY WE WOULDN'T EVEN SEE IT.
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>> GREAT. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY . SO IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED, AND WE HAD DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION APPROVED.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE LAST ONE. THE SECOND APPROVAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH HUNTING TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SPECIFICALLY THE HUNTING TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE CIRCULATION AND PARKING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT THAT IS SINCE COMPLETE. THE RE-PLAT , THIS IS ALSO FOR A RE-PLAT, THIS RE-PLAT WOULD PRESERVE 0.42 ACRES OF ON BUILDABLE AREA AT THE HUNTING TOWN ELEMENTARY SITE LOCATED WITHIN AN EXISTING STREAM BUFFER TO BE ESTABLISHED AS A FOREST RETENTION AREA. THIS AMOUNT OF FOREST RETENTION AREA WAS REQUIRED TO BE PRESERVED TO OFFSET SITE WORK RELATED TO THE SITE CIRCULATION AND PARKING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT THAT IS COMPLETE. THE 0.42 ACRES IS LOCATED ALONG THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY, AND AS I SAID, DUE TO THE STREAM BUFFER AND BUILDING RESTRICTION LINES, IT IS ESSENTIALLY ON BUILDABLE. I CAN SHARE THAT RE-PLAT WITH THE BOARD AS WELL, AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT IT ESSENTIALLY IS AT THE END OF THE SITE. YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING THERE. SO WE ARE
PRESERVING IT. >> AS FOREST RETENTION.
>> CORRECT. >> IT IS JUST CHANGING THE
>> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION?
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ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE THE FINANCIAL
REPORT. MR. JOHNSON . >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT WHITE , DR. TOWNSEL, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS SCOTT JOHNSON AND I SERVE AS THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. TODAY PRESENT THE JANUARY FINANCIAL REPORT PACKAGE. THE FIRST REPORT IS THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE , AND AS OF JANUARY 31 THE DISTRICT HAD RECEIVED $153.6 MILLION, OR 57% OF THE TOTAL REVENUE BUDGETED FOR THIS FUND. THE SECOND REPORT ON PAGE FOUR IS AN EXPENDITURE SUMMARY REPORT BY BUDGET CATEGORY . THIS REPORT SHOWS THAT AS OF JANUARY 31, THE DISTRICT HAD EXPENDED $128 MILLION AND HAD OUTSTANDING ENCUMBRANCES OF $90 MILLION. COMBINED, THIS REPRESENTS 81.8% OF THE TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE BUDGET. THE THIRD REPORT, PAGE FOUR , IT IS AN EXPENDITURE REPORT BY OBJECT THAT IS BY TYPE OF EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS SUCH AS WAGES , SERVICES, SUPPLIES, ET CETERA. THIS REPORT PROVIDES A BIRD'S-EYE BUDGET TO ACTUAL COMPARISON BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE OF OBJECTS OR EXPENDITURE TYPES. IN THIS REPORT YOU SEE THAT THE TRANSFERS BUDGET CATEGORY IS OVER BUDGET AND MOST OF THIS IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COST OF NONPUBLIC TRANSFERS. JUMPING TO THE FIFTH REPORT ON PAGES NINE THROUGH 19, THIS IS A DETAILED EXPENDITURE BUDGET REPORT. IT IS THE MOST DETAILED REPORT IN THE EXPENDITURE REPORT PACKAGE, AND IT INCLUDES THE , I'M SORRY. HE WILL SEE THAT ONE OF THE ACCOUNTS HAS THE MOST BUDGETARY PRESSURE ON PAGE 14. THAT IS THE NONPUBLIC TRANSFERS ACCOUNT A MOMENT AGO. THE NEXT REPORT ON PAGES 2324 , IT IS THE JANUARY BUDGET TO ACTUAL EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE GRANT FUND , AND AS OF JANUARY 31, THE DISTRICT HAD EXPENDED OR COMMITTED 21 $.8 MILLION, REPRESENTING 81% OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 GRANT FUND BUDGET. IN THE FINAL FEW REPORTS ARE FOR THE FOOD SERVICE FUND. IT HAS THE ACTUAL REVENUE THROUGH JANUARY 31, AND THE ACTUAL REPORTS ARE EXPENDITURE PRESENT TAX REPORTS . ALSO FOR THE FOOD SERVICE FUNDS. LASTLY
>> ON THE REVENUE PAGE, WHAT IS THE ONE .9 MILLION INSURANCE
ADJUSTMENT? >> THAT IS THE CAREFIRST RETURN
OF INSURANCE PREMIUMS . >> AND SO -- IT SAYS WE HAVE A
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BUDGET FOR IT , I SEE THAT THE BUDGET WAS IN OTHER, I GOT YOU.WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET 700,000 AT LEAST, THAT WAS JUST A GUESS AT THE TIME AND NOW WE HAVE ONE .9 MILLION.
>> THAT WAS OUR BEST ESTIMATE AT THE TIME THE BUDGET WAS
DEVELOPED. >> IS THIS AN ANNUAL TEEN --
THING? >> IT DEPENDS ON THE EXPERIENCE OF THE DISTRICT OF THE COST OF THE CLAIMS, SOME OF THE DISTRICT RECEIVES THIS AND SOME MAY NOT.
>> SOME YEARS, IT CAN GO THE OTHER WAY IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YOU COULD GO THE OTHER WAY?
>> BEFORE YOU ASK YOUR NEXT QUESTION, I HAVE A RELATED QUESTION TO THE INSURANCE ADJUSTMENT. HOW OFTEN DO STAFF TALK TO OUR INSURANCE CARRIER , TO THEIR STAFF ACTUALLY TO WORK TO OBTAIN A GOOD ESTIMATE FOR WHAT OUR EXPERIENCE RATE
WILL BE? >> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SPEAK WITH MY COLLEAGUES WHO MANAGE THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, I UNDERSTAND WE DID RECEIVE AN ESTIMATE FOR BOTH OF OUR INSURANCE CONSULTANTS WITHIN THE PAST TWO MONTHS.
>> WHEN WE RECEIVE THAT ESTIMATE, HAVE WE BEEN TRACKING HOW CLOSE OUR ESTIMATE HAS BEEN TO WHAT WE WERE BUDGETING BECAUSE IN THIS CASE, I'M NOT SURE HOW WE CAN BE OFF BY ONE
$.2 MILLION. >> IT'S REALLY UNPREDICTABLE TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, A VICE PRESIDENT CLAGGETT HAD A QUESTION ABOUT HOW OFTEN WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH OUR HEALTH INSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE ROAD -- I'M SORRY,
INSURANCE RETURN. >> I KNOW --
>> I KNOW THEY DO THAT ESTIMATE FOR US, HOW WE BEEN TRACKING HOW ACCURATE THEY HAVE BEEN WITH THEIR ESTIMATE? I KNOW THERE IS FLUCTUATIONS BUT ONE .2 MILLION -- 1.2 MILLION , IT SEEMS LIKE THE EXPERTS WERE WAY OFF. IF YOU DO THIS FOR A LIVING, YOUR GUESSTIMATE EVEN THOUGH THERE CAN BE FLUCTUATIONS WOULD BE A LITTLE CLOSER.
>> THE FLUCTUATIONS DO HAPPEN BUT IT IS ALL BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES USING HEALTHCARE.
>> CORRECT. >> FOR EXAMPLE, DURING THE PANDEMIC, THERE WAS NOT THE USE OF HEALTHCARE THAT THERE USUALLY IS BUT IT DOES GO UP AND DOWN. IT IS MONITORED, IT IS BASED ON THE EXPERIENCES OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTHCARE. WE GET REGULAR UPDATES.
>> I GUESS I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE RELIABILITY OF OLTON , BECAUSE WE ARE NOT IN A PANDEMIC AND I DON'T BELIEVE THE ESTIMATE IN THE BOOK WAS BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE FROM THE PANDEMIC AND IF IT WAS, THAT WAS POSSIBLY NOT A GOOD THING, OR GOOD DATA TO USE TO ESTIMATE WHAT OUR EXPERIENCE WOULD BE. I WOULD THINK THAT AS A VENDOR WHO IS DOING THIS FOR MULTIPLE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS, THE ESTIMATE WOULD BE A LITTLE CLOSER THAN 1.2 MILLION. THAT TO ME IS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN ESTIMATE VERSUS WHAT WE ARE ACTUALLY RECEIVING, I TOTALLY GET THAT WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT DISEASES, WHAT HEALTHCARE OUR STAFF ARE GOING TO INCUR, HOWEVER, THERE ARE TOOLS AND SKILLS THAT THESE ECONOMISTS HAVE THAT DO THESE ESTIMATES, THAT WOULD ENSURE THAT THIS NUMBER IS NOT FAR
OFF. >> I WOULD LOOK AT OUR RECORD OF RATE INCREASES IN THE YEARS , IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN IT WAS IN 2014 WHEN WE HAD AN INCREASE OF 13%. WHEN BOLTON CAME ON , IT PROVIDED US WITH RFPS AND WE HAVE DONE THREE OR FOUR TIMES THAT WE HAVE HELD OUR COST CONTAINMENT .
>> OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> MAY I EXPAND ON THE ANSWER LITTLE BIT? TO GIVE YOU CONTEXT, THE DISTRICT HAS BUDGETED THIS FISCAL YEAR $30.5 MILLION FOR GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE . THE ONE $.2 MILLION COMPARED TO 30.5 IS LESS THAN
5% . >> I HAVE ONE -- ONE MORE
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QUESTION ON THE EXPENSE SIDE, HAVE YOU WORKED WITH SPECIAL ADDED TO FIND OUT WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING OFFER EDGE IN THE OUT OF COUNTY PLACEMENTS I THINK IT IS, THIS IS GOING TO BE ON PAGE AND PUBLIC TRANSFERS, SORRY PAGE 14. WE ARE STILL YOU KNOW, EXCEEDING BUDGET BY OVER 30% THAT'S ONLY 70 MONTHS IN PIER CAN WE GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THIS IS, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE, I'M GLAD WE GOT THE HEALTHCARE SUPPLEMENT TO HELP US PAY FOR THIS BUT WE SHOULD KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING FOR THE REST OF THEYEAR. >> WE WILL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THAT IN THE NEXT WEEK.
>> THANK YOU. 'S >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK
[7.06 Approval of Superintendent's Budget]
YOU, MISSES JOHNSON -- MRS. JOHNSON. NEXT, WE MOVE INTO THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERINTENDENCE BUDGET, DR. TOWNSEL ?>> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND STAKEHOLDERS OF CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL, I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF REFLECT OR DO SOME RESEARCH INTO CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WANT TO SHARE IN THE PAST 10 YEARS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH MY PREDECESSOR, DR.
DAN CURRY TO TALK ABOUT HIS MOST CHALLENGING TIME IN REGARD TO DEVELOPING A BUDGET AND THE MOST CHALLENGING TIME HE HAD WITHIN HIS EIGHT YEARS AS SUPERINTENDENT WAS A $3 MILLION SHORTFALL IN FISCAL YEAR 15 THAT CAUSED A MAJOR DISRUPTION TO THE SYSTEM HERE IN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SPECIFICALLY GIVING CONTEXT AND IT AN EXAMPLE, WE LOST STAFF FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU LOOK AT ALL FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS.
THEY ALL HAD AT THE TIME, FOUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. IF YOU LOOK AT CALVERT HIGH , THEY HAD THREE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS COMPARED TO THE SCHOOLS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT STILL HAS FOUR. THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF SPECIFIC STAFF CUTS THAT WERE MADE . WE ARE FACING SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY FROM THE STATE THREE TIMES THAT , $22.5 MILLION AND IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE AS A SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE WERE EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR EDUCATORS. I WANT TO GIVE A BIT OF CONTEXT ADDITIONALLY, I SPOKE WITH MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE BOTH CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL AND ITS BUDGET GOING PAST 25 YEARS AND PROBABLY THE LAST 50 YEARS, THERE'S NOT BEEN A TIME LIKE THIS, THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED TO CALVERT COUNTY AND I WANT TO SHARE IT IS LIKE SOLVING ONE OF THE HARDEST RUBIKS CUBES POSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT CUT AND MAINTAIN INTEGRITY. I WANT TO PAINT THE CONTEXT WITHOUT AND GET RIGHT INTO THE PROPOSED BUDGET WE BEGAN DEVELOPING OUR BUDGET AND PRIORITIES WERE TO INSURE FIRST THE SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC EMOTIONAL BEHAVIORAL NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES , SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS, AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR EDUCATORS IN OUR COMMITTEE, OUR GOAL WAS TO MAINTAIN THE EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS OPERATIONS FOR RETAINING HOLLOW QUIET -- HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF IN PROVIDING SERVICE TO OUR EMPLOYEES. WE WANTED TO ENSURE WE ARE ABLE TO HONOR OUR NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS AND IMPLEMENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND FUTURE AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S FIVE FUTURES SPECIFICALLY PILLAR ONE, PRE-K ACCREDITATION AND PILLAR TWO, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPETITIVE CAREER LADDER STARTING SALARIES AT 60 K, INCENTIVES AND PAYMENT FOR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION.
WITH REGARDS TO PILLAR THREE, ENSURING WE HAVE HIGH QUALITY
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INSTRUCTION MATERIAL , PAYMENT FOR AP TESTING, DUAL ENROLLMENT COSTS, CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATION, DEVELOPMENT OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READY PATHWAYS WITH REGARD TO PILLAR FOUR, SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ENGLISH FOR STUDENTS ABOVE THEIR OTHER LANGUAGES, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR, THE VERY LAST TWO IMPLEMENT A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN AND FYI, STRATEGIC PLAN EXPIRED IN '22 . FROM 17 TO 22 FIVE YEAR PLAN, THIS PAST ACADEMIC YEAR, OUR BOARD APPROVED A STRATEGIC PLAN PROCESS COMING UP NEXT MONTH.SHORTFALL, TAKE IT ALL THE WAY BACK IN JANUARY, THE ORIGINAL BUDGET PRESENTATION INDICATED THAT WE WERE RECEIVING STATE AID COMPARABLE TO FISCAL YEAR '24 ANY REVENUE CHART, HOWEVER CONCORD COUNTY -- CALVERT COUNTY WAS NOTIFIED A WEEK BEFORE MY BUDGET PRESENTATION ON JANUARY 5TH, THEY WERE TO RECEIVE $22.5 MILLION LESS IN STATE AID THIS FISCAL YEAR '24 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT WAS AN ABSOLUTE SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM. IMMEDIATELY AS SUPERINTENDENT OF CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL, I SPRUNG INTO CONVERSATION AND COLLABORATION WITH FIRST THE MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION INCLUDING SPEAKING WITH OUR INTERIM STATE SUPERINTENDENT, DR. CARY WRITE AN ASSISTANT STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCE, MS. DONNA GUNNING, I MET WITH ASSOCIATION MARYLAND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARY PAT FANNING, THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE, BOARD OF EDUCATION CLARENCE CRAWFORD IN FACT I INVITED HIM DOWN TO CALVERT COUNTY, WE MET IN PRINCE FREDERICK AND TALKED AT STARBUCKS, I MET WITH THE SENATOR, MICHAEL JACKSON, CALVERT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SPECIFICALLY PRESIDENT BUDDY HANS, VICE PRESIDENT CATHERINE RUSSELL, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR MARK WILLIS AND MEMBERS OF HIS FINANCE TEAM. WITH ALL OF THAT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL CONFIRMED OUR STATED WOULD BE REDUCED BY $22.5 MILLION DOWN TO OVERALL STATE AID REVENUE OF ONLY $86,991,385 . IN JANUARY, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED $5 MILLION WORTH OF CUTS SO OUR PROJECTED EXPENDITURE FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 WAS REDUCED TO $10,450,000 OVER FY 24. WITH THE INFORMATION OF THIS UNPRECEDENTED CUT TO OUR REVENUES , MYSELF AND MY TEAM RETURNED TO THE DRAWING BOARD TO IDENTIFY THE BEST STRATEGY POSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN INTEGRITY OF CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL, A TOP-FIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND, MY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM CAME BACK TO THE TABLE TO ADDRESS THE SHORTFALL AND INCLUDED EVERYTHING BACK ON THE TABLE INCLUDING THE $5 MILLION PREVIOUSLY CUT IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE AS MANY STAFF POSITIONS AS POSSIBLE WHILE MAKING ADDITIONAL'S, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS THE ONLY SYSTEM THAT REALIZES A REDUCTION IN STATED , WHERE THAT ARROW IS YOU CAN SEE THE $-22.5 MILLION THAT WE ARE RECEIVING. IF YOU GO DOWN TO THIS CIRCLE, THERE IS A LINE THAT SAYS RIGHT ABOVE TOTAL, UNALLOCATED FUNDS ABOUT $22 MILLION, I THINK THAT'S WHERE OUR MONEY IS OUT, IT SOMEHOW WENT FROM THERE NOW TO THERE, PLEASE BELIEVE THAT I'M ON A MISSION TO GET BACK UP THERE .
HERE'S OUR APPROACH, EXCUSE ME. CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL ALSO RECEIVED THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE REDUCTION IN MONEY PER STUDENT IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND , WE RANKED 24TH IN PER-PUPIL STATE AID ALLOCATION , YOU CAN SEE PER-PUPIL DIRECTED , WE RECEIVED $6005 PER PER STUDENT.
LOWEST IN THE STATE. OUR APPROACH CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL APPROACH WAS TO FIRST AND FOREMOST PROTECT THE CLASSROOM. MINIMIZE IMPACT TO STUDENTS AND IMPACT TO STAFF, SCRUTINIZE OUR EXPENDITURE BUDGET REQUEST, INCLUDE ONE NEW POSITION IN WHICH WE HAD OVER 50 NEW POSITION REQUEST, THIS POSITION WE APPROVED WAS REQUIRED BY THE BLUEPRINT , WE DETERMINED NO GRANT FUNDED STAFF POSITION WOULD MOVE INTO THE FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET AND WE COLLABORATED WITH OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF -- STAFF ON HOW WE CAN REDUCE COSTS IN ADDITION TO SUPERINTENDENT HOLDING DUE TO REVISORY COUNSEL WITH THEIR MOST TEACHER OF THE REAR -- RECENT TEACHER OF OUR
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YEAR, TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET. THE NEW POSITION WE DID APPROVE IS FROM THE BLUEPRINT AND THAT IS THE ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR . THE POSITION THAT WE DID NOT MOVE FROM GRANTS TO OUR BUDGET, THERE WERE 13 OF THEM NOT MOVE FORWARD, SIX OF THEM WERE LETTERS FROM OUR ROSE GRANT, THE REDUCTION OF THE OVER IDENTIFICATION OF STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, OUR MARYLAND LEADS GRANT WHICH CONSISTS OF THREE MENTOR TEACHERS, ONE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING SPECIALIST, ONE PRINCIPAL MENTOR, ONE COORDINATOR OF MARYLAND LEADS AND BREW PLANT -- BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND'S FUTURE. ON THIS SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE $3.5 MILLION WORTH OF CUTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED WHILE WE KNOW THAT ANY CUT WOULD HAVE AN OVERALL IMPACT ON OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS , THESE CUTS WERE DETERMINED TO HAVE THE LEAST IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT . THE ONLY STAFF POSITION THAT WAS CUT , CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS CAME DIRECTLY FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, AS YOU CAN SEE WE ARE LOOKING TO DEFER THE PLANETARY MOTIVATION, MOVE ANY FUNDS THAT WE CAN OVER TO GRANT FUNDING AROUND $600,000 OF THAT, DELAY SMART BOARD REPLACEMENT, ELEMENTARY LAPTOP PROGRAM IN GRADES 3 TO 5 FROM A ONE-TO-ONE RATIO TO A 1 TO 2 RATIO DELAY OUR AUDITORIUM EQUIPMENT UPGRADES NOT RENEWING THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL CONTRACT, RESCHEDULING THE PURCHASE OF FIVE REPLACEMENT UNITS VEHICLES, REDUCE AWARDS, SERVICES, AND MEETING BUDGET AMOUNTS, DELETE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION NONSTAFF CALLS AND REDUCE CHIEF OF COMMUNICATION POSITION. WITH THE UPDATED CUTS TO OUR BUDGET, THE CURRENT SHORTFALL WE ARE WORKING WITH, WORKING TO CLOSE IS 33,942,491 DOLLARS . LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HOW WILL WE CLOSE THE SHORTFALL? HERE'S OUR STRATEGY. FIND BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2023, THE TOTAL AMOUNT WAS $28.8 MILLION, USING OUR ENTIRE FUND BALANCE IS NOT A FISCAL YEAR RESPONSIBLE OPTION TO RESOLVE THE REVENUE SHORTFALL FOR A SCHOOL SYSTEM. OUR CURRENT FUND BALANCE IS LESS THAN THE GOVERNMENT FINANCED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDED MINIMUM OF AT LEAST TWO MONTHS OF OPERATING COSTS WHICH EQUATES TO 16.7% OF TOTAL EXPENDITURES BUDGET .CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL FIND BALANCE EQUATES TO 19.6 SCHOOL DAYS OF OPERATING COSTS, 10.9% OF FISCAL 24 TOTAL OPERATING COSTS AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE GRAPH ON THE SLIDE, THE MAJORITY OF OUR FUND BALANCE ARE EITHER ASSIGNED OR COMMITTED FUNDS WITH APPROXIMATELY 7.3 MILLION OF OUR FUND BALANCE ON ASSIGNED. TO MAINTAIN GOOD PHYSICAL HEALTH, YOU MUST KNOW HERE'S THE PURPOSE OF A FUND BALANCE, I'M JUST GOING TO GO STRAIGHT TO , TO REDUCE RISK AND PROTECT AGAINST THE FOLLOWING FINANCIAL DISRUPTORS AND THAT IS YOU KNOW, THE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN REVENUE. $22.5 MILLION, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IS A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF REVENUE AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO UTILIZE $20 MILLION OF OUR FUND BALANCE TO SUPPORT OUR SHORTFALLS. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT IN MY JOURNEY OF TRYING TO SOLVE THIS RUBIK'S CUBE AND THEN COME TO THE CONCLUSION AS OF RIGHT NOW THAT NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE US AFTER WEEKS OF CONVERSATIONS, THIS IS OUR SITUATION. HOWEVER, I AM CONFIDENT THAT OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL SUPPORT OUR GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS WE KNOW IT. UNDERSTANDING OUR TOTAL REVENUE SHORTFALL , THE CUTS TO OUR BUDGET WITH THE REMAINING SHORTFALL IN THE USE OF 20 MILLION A FUND BALANCE , WE ARE REQUESTING AN INCREASE FROM OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF $13,943,291 OVER FISCAL YEAR 24, WHICH WILL CLOSE THE REVENUE SHORTFALL AND MINIMIZE DISRUPTION TO OUR ORGANIZATION, STUDENT, STAFF AND FAMILIES ALIKE. ALL STAKEHOLDERS DESERVE THE BEST EDUCATION SYSTEM POSSIBLE. WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION, I AM CONFIDENT WE MAINTAIN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
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IN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WHILE ALSO BEING A GREAT PLACE TO HAVE A CAREER. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 25 REVENUE. INCLUDING THE FUNDING REQUEST FOR OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER TOTAL, $257,425,000. THE RECAP OF OUR FY POST EXPENDITURE IS $277,425,000 FIRST, THE OVERALL IN CREASE OF 4% NEAR THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CPI AND MOST OF THE INCREASE IS ATTRIBUTED TO SALARY AND BENEFITS . SECOND, A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS IS A RESULT OF COST BEING MOVED INTO OTHERS INSTRUCTIONAL COST CATEGORY BECAUSE OF THE END OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND ALSO KNOWN AS -- IN THIRD, REVENUES FROM THE PREVIOUS SLIDE MINUS EXPENDITURE ON THE SLIDE SHOW $20 MILLION REVENUE SHORTFALL WHICH WILL BE TAKEN FROM OUR FUND BALANCE. BLUEPRINT COSTS WERE AND CONTINUE TO BE BETTER THAN A BUDGET, THE FINAL 5% OF THE SALARY INCREASE FOR TEACHERS COST $5,350,000.HOWEVER. IN CALVERT COUNTY, WE PROVIDED THE SAME 5.5% TO OTHER EMPLOYEES NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE BLUEPRINT AND THAT WAS A GOOD FAITH GESTURE TO OUR EMPLOYEES. THE EXPANSION FOR THE PRE-K PROGRAM INCLUDED 1.5 TEACHERS AND 12 ASSISTANCE FOR ALL WE HAD A NUMBER OF FOUR YEAR PROGRAMS. THESE COSTS REMAIN EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOT EXPANDING ANY MORE PROGRAMS THIS YEAR. CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO PAY FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT AP ASSESSMENTS, CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION, CTE CERTIFICATION, AND DUAL ENROLLMENT COSTS BASED ON COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, PILLAR THREE OF THE BLUEPRINT, DESIGNATION OF OUR FINALIZATION OF AP PATHWAYS , CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE LIMITING THESE COSTS IN THE FUTURE, OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT COSTS CONTINUE TO GROW , CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS 18 STUDENTS AND CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EARLY COLLEGE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. HOWEVER, 65 STUDENTS HAD APPLIED FOR EARLY COLLEGE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 25 , WHICH WILL INCREASE COSTS FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT CALVERT COUNTY MUST DETERMINE IF WE LIMIT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT CAN ACCESS EARLY COLLEGE IN THE FUTURE. NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION, NBC COSTS ARE SHARED BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND STATE FOR TEACHERS DEFINED IN THE BLUEPRINT . THIS COST WILL INCREASE AS OUR TEACHERS COMPLETE THEIR NATIONA BOARD CERTIFICATIONS AND EVENTUALLY RECEIVE A SALARY INCREASE FOR MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION. THE BLUEPRINT REQUIRES SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO ARE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING COST INCLUDE THE SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR OUR STAFF AND THESE PROGRAMS. THESE CAN BE FOUND IN EITHER THE INSTRUCTION OR SPECIAL EDUCATION BUDGET PAGES. CURRENTLY, THE STATE FORMULA PROVIDES FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COSTS WHICH IS $924,000. NEW BLUEPRINT COSTS INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET ARE INCREASES FOR PRE-K ACCREDITATION AND THE ESTIMATED RANGE COMPENSATION COST FOR JAKE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR POSITION. CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR '25 BUDGET THE ADDITIONAL TRAILING 2.7 FIVE PERCENT INCREASE AGREED UPON AND ALSO INCLUDED FUNDING TOWARDS A STEP INCREASE FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES. THE APPROXIMATE COST OF A STEP INCREASES $3,480,000 . AS YOU KNOW, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS , CALVERT EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AND CALVERT ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATED SUPPORT STAFF ARE IN NEGOTIATIONS, THE SYSTEM APPROXIMATED THAT 1% WOULD CAUSE 1.9 MILLION DOLLARS. IT IS IMPORTANT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CONSIDERS A STARTING SALARY OF $60,000 WHILE THE BLUEPRINT DESIGNATE THIS DOES NOT START UNTIL JULY 1 OF '26, WE STARTED ON A SALARY OF 60,500 AS WELL AS
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OTHER COUNTIES WHO ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE STARTING SALARY. WE NEED TO STAY COMPETITIVE TO BRING NEW TEACHERS TO CALVERT COUNTY . TO INCREASE THE SALARY OF ALL CERTIFIED TEACHERS WHO SALARY IS LESS THAN 60,000 AND HIRE A NEW TEACHER AT THIS RATE, IT WOULD COST THE SYSTEM BETWEEN ONE .8 AND $2 MILLION DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF NEW TEACHERS.FINALLY, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT A CAREER LADDER THAT MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL BY JULY '24 IMPLEMENTED JULY 1, '25. THE CAREER LADDER MUST CONSENT CURRENT TEACHERS TO OPT INTO THE CAREER LADDER, THE PROJECTED MINIMUM COST OF IMPLEMENT OF A CAREER LADDER ARE UNKNOWN UNTIL A CAREER LADDER IS AGREED UPON WITHIN THE CALVERT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. ONGOING COSTS FOR THE NATIONAL BOARD OF CERTIFICATION COST COULD INCREASE AT FISCAL YEAR '25 TO 708,800 -- $708,200, ANY OF THESE ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. OR A COMBINATION. IN SUMMARY, OUR TOTAL REVENUE SHORTFALL $37,500,000 , BUDGET CUTS INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET , $3,557,509 . OUR REMAINING SHORTFALL, 33,942,000 $491. OUR FUND BALANCE USED, $20 MILLION, OUR REMAINING SHORTFALL 13 $942,491 .
INCREASE REQUEST REQUESTED FOR MARKUP -- COUNTY COMMISSIONERS $30,542,491. WITH THAT, I DO RECOMMEND THE BOARD APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT FISCAL YEAR 25 PROPOSED BUDGET. THANK YOU, WE ARE OPEN FOR QUESTIONS AND WE ALSO HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM TO SUPPORT ANSWERING FROM OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION.
>> DR. TOWNSEL, IF THE BOARD IS NOT PREPARED TO REQUEST THAT 13.9 AND YOU HAVE PROPOSED HERE TODAY, CAN YOU PROVIDE DETAILS OF A PLAN B ON WHAT WOULD BE CUT IF THAT NUMBER WERE TO BE
LOWERED? >> ABSOLUTLY, I WILL SHARE THIS -- REDUCTION OPTIONS SLIDE 21 . ABSOLUTELY. SLIDE 21. IF OTHER POSSIBLE BUDGET REDUCTION OPTIONS WE HAVE LISTED ARE , AP PATHWAY PRODUCTION SO PAYING FOR FIVE AP COURSES. FOLLOWING -- OBTAINING OUR LIMIT. CONTRACT , CPI ESCALATORS. CUTTING ALL WORKSHOP PAID TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION, CUT ALL WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FEES.
INCREASE TO 25. A POSSIBLE FURLOUGH DAYS , FOUR FURLOUGH DAYS. HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER REDUCTION, DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES, MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITIONAL TEACHERS SO CALVERT, MIDDLE, SOUTHERN, MIDDLE , MILL CREEK MIDDLE .
THEY RECEIVE THREE ADDITIONAL TEACHERS, POSSIBLY MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS . POSSIBLY NINE TEACHING SCHOOL BASIC POSITIONS REDUCING ANY 11 MONTH TEACHER TO 10 MONTHS, REDUCING ONLINE WITH LEARNING PROGRAMS SUMMER SCHOOL. NO LONGER OFFERING FOUNDATION COMPUTER SCIENCE. REDUCING
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SCHOOL-BASED ADMINISTRATION, INCREASE TO OUR NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT. POSSIBLY SUPPORT STAFF POSITIONS.>> I DON'T SEE A TOTAL ON THAT PAGE THERE, IS THAT THE TOTAL THAT ADDS UP TO THE 13 THAT DOES NOT APPEAR STILL. STILL FROM A QUICK GLANCE. IMPLICATIONS TO OUR SYSTEM, TALKING ABOUT THIS BUDGET DEFICIT. WE CAN WALK NEXT DOOR AND PRESENT A BUDGET TO THE COMMISSIONERS . IT IS ULTIMATELY THEIR DECISION WHETHER THEY WANT TO GIVE US THAT $13 MILLION. SHOULD THEY DECIDE NOT TO GIVE IT TO US, HERE IS WHAT WOULD BE CUT. SO AS YOU ARE MOVING FORWARD AS A COMMUNITY , AS STAFF , AND AS BOARD MEMBERS, KEEP THIS INFORMATION IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND. ON WHAT YOU WILL DO WITH IT AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO ASK THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WHATEVER NUMBER WE ASKED THEM TO FUND OUR BUDGET. I WOULD SAY THAT IT IS INCUMBENT UPON ALL OF US TO WALK NEXT DOOR AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THAT OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE FUNDED BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT'S ON THE LINE OF GOING AWAY. IT'S PLAIN, IT'S SIMPLE, AND IT IS TRANSPARENT. AND I AM TIRED OF THOSE WHO WANT TO SAY WE ARE NOT BEING TRANSPARENT. TO PUT THIS OUT INTO OUR COMMUNITY AT AN EARLY STAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN DETRIMENTAL. THERE ARE ALREADY 2 MILLION RUMORS . HOWEVER, AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE DEADLINE AT OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS STAFF WORKS TO DECIDE WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT AND WHAT IS NOT IMPORTANT, THAT DECISION IS NOT AN EASY ONE. IS LIKE PICKING BETWEEN YOUR CHILDREN .
WHICH CHILD IS MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU THAN ANOTHER? THEY ARE ALL IMPORTANT. HENCE, WHY IT COMES DOWN TO TODAY. BUT HERE IT IS ON YOUR SCREEN . TRANSPARENCY. WELCOME TO THE TOUGH DECISIONS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE AS A BOARD. AGAIN, I WOULD ASK ALL OF YOU , PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU KNOW THEM PERSONALLY, PLEASE IMPRESS UPON THEIR MINDS THAT OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM IS AT A PIVOTAL POINT AND IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT FUNDING FOR THIS BE CONTINUED.
>> DR., IF I MAY, WE DID SEE A LIST SIMILAR TO THIS ONE
>> , BUT IT CERTAINLY LOOKS LIKE THERE WERE A LOT MORE THINGS THAT WERE ADDED SINCE THE LAST TIME THAT AT LEAST I SAW IT. MAYBE I MISSED IT IN MY EMAIL. WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS LIST AND I GUESS THE ISSUE THAT I HAVE HERE IS THAT EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND, I FEEL THAT WE ARE MOVING THE GOAL POST HERE. I CAN'T REALLY SEEM TO GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER AND UNDERSTANDING OF THIS IS NOT A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU AND I HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION. WHILE I FULLY AGREE THAT THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THIS LIST, IT IS DETRIMENTAL. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT WE ARE IN THIS POSITION. BUT I DON'T LIKE FEELING SURPRISED . SO IF ONE OF YOU COULD SEND ME THIS, I'D LIKE TO SEE IT MYSELF. I THINK THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN PRESENTED TO US WELL BEFORE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'M SEEING IT.
THAT'S REALLY NOT VERY FAIR. AND IT'S ALSO SEEMINGLY BECAUSE THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE I SAW PREVIOUSLY AND IT'S DIFFERENT THAN OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED. IT PUTS AT LEAST ME IN A VERY PRECARIOUS POSITION TO SIT BEHIND HERE AND HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT A BUDGET I REALLY DON'T FEEL CONFIDENT AND DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'VE REALLY DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE IN GOING THROUGH ALL THE
THINGS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE. >> MS. ACE. I DON'T HAVE A VOTE ON THE BUDGET PERSONALLY, BUT I THINK MY PEERS AND I WOULD APPRECIATE SEEING A LIST OF THIS IN ORDER OF WHAT WOULD BE CUT FIRST IF WE POTENTIALLY DID NOT RECEIVE THE FULL FUNDING REQUESTED. MS. GRANNIS
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>> I TYPICALLY GO SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH MY QUESTIONS. I HAVE SOME ISSUES . WE TALK ABOUT YOUR POWERPOINT FOR THIS?
>> I TRULY FEEL THAT THERE ARE AREAS . AND I'M JUST GOING TO THROW ONE OUT RIGHT NOW THAT ISN'T UP THERE. THE CONFERENCES AND RETREATS . THOSE KINDS OF THINGS CAN BE FROZEN. THEY ARE NOT UP THERE. HOW CAN WE TAKE AWAY INSTRUCTIONAL INSISTENCE FOR THOSE KINDS OF THINGS?
>> MRS. GRANNIS, THEY HAVE BEEN CUT FROM THE BUDGET, SO ALL CONFERENCES WERE LIMITED TO ONLY THE REQUIRED STATE CONFERENCES AND OUT OF THE INSTRUCTION BUDGET, AND ANY OTHER CONFERENCES THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM WERE ALREADY REDUCED THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS WHEN WE SAID WE WERE LOOKING AT COLOR EXPENDITURES, THOSE WERE THINGS THAT WERE
FIRST TO GO. >> THAT WOULD'VE BEEN REALLY HELPFUL INFORMATION TO US, FOR US TO SEE IN PRINT. I TRUST THE PROCESS AND THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN WE KNOW WE ARE REDUCING WHERE WE CAN. THERE WAS NO HARD, BLACK AND WHITE THING TO SHOW US EXACTLY WHERE THE CUTS WERE MADE. NOT AT ALL. NOT ANYWHERE. IF I WERE TO LOOK BACK AND I CAN LOOK AT THINGS LIKE IT SAYS AWARDS, SERVICES AND MEETINGS. IF I ADDED UP EVERYTHING FOR FY 25, IS $185,000. WHAT ABOUT HIS AWARDS AND WHAT ABOUT HIS SERVICES AND WHAT ABOUT HIS MEETINGS? WHICH OF THOSE THINGS ENTAIL ? JUST LIKE IF WE WERE TO JUMP TO ANOTHER PAGE WHERE IT SAYS OTHER. OTHER. OTHER .
OR HALF $1 MILLION. WHAT IS OTHER? WHAT ARE THOSE OTHERS? THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS AND I SAID IT BEFORE AND I'M GOING TO SAY IT NOW AND I HAVE TO SAY IT ON THE MICROPHONE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR A LONG TIME, WHERE ARE THESE THINGS? WHERE'S THE DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THE DECISIONS OF YOU GUYS, AND IF THIS IS WHAT REALLY HAS TO HAPPEN, SO BE IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT. AND IF THIS IS THE CASE, WE SHOULD ALL BE NEXT-DOOR OF THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. NO QUESTION. I DON'T HAVE ANY DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THAT ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN GONE THROUGH WHEN I LOOK THROUGH THIS BUDGET. I DO NOT HAVE THAT. THOSE WERE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF WHAT I WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND WHERE ALL THOSE CUTS CAME FROM HERE IT'S NOT HERE.
NOT FOR ME ANYWAY. HAVE YOU SHARED THAT WITH OTHER PEOPLE,
BUT WASN'T SHARED WITH ME. >> I LIKE TO GO BACK TO THE POWERPOINT. START AT THE BEGINNING.
>> A CLARIFICATION . THESE CUTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET.
THAT'S WHY YOU WON'T SEE THEM AS CUTS IN THE BUDGET.
>> I KNOW THAT. THINK YOU. >> GO AHEAD, MS. GRANNIS.
>> OKAY. WHY ARE WE GIVING A 6.6 RAISED TO MID-LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS AND GIVING OUR TEACHERS ONLY 3.8? DOES THAT 3.8 INCLUDE THE 1% INCREASES PER TEACHER? CAN YOU REFER ME
TO A SPECIFIC PAGE PLEASE? >> YEAH, IT'S ON THE POWERPOINT. I LOOKING FOR IT ONLINE.
>> IS THE QUESTION FROM THIS SLIDE?
>> ON PAGE 13, IT SAYS A 6.6 OR MID-LEVEL ADMINISTRATION AND CAN YOU DEFINE MID-LEVEL? A 3.8. THAT'S LIKE HALF OF
WHAT THIS LEVEL GETS. >> THE MID-LEVEL ADMINISTRATION CATEGORY IS A GROUP OF BUDGET ACCOUNTS THAT INCLUDES SALARIES FOR PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, SECRETARIES THAT ALSO INCLUDES SUPPLY, COSTS, AND SERVICES FOR THE SCHOOLS.
SO IT'S STRICTLY SALARIES . AS PART OF THAT TOTAL BUDGET CATEGORY, IT INCLUDES THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED BY EACH PRINCIPAL FOR THEIR BUILDING ADMINISTRATION RELATED COSTS LIKE OFFICE SUPPLIES AND OTHER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RUNNING THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE THAT EXTEND BEYOND SALARIES AND
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WAGES A LOT. >> IN REFERENCE TO THE 3.8, DOES THAT INCLUDE A 1% FOR TEACHERS?
>> THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE A COLA , EXCEPT FOR THE COLA THAT WAS NEGOTIATED , THE 5.5% INCREASE THAT THE DISTRICT IS PROVIDING THIS YEAR. HALF OF IT, THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND THE SECOND HALF HALFWAY THROUGH THE PAID CALENDAR.
>> THAT'S WHAT I FOUND CONFUSING BECAUSE ON SLIDE 14, AND SAID YOU SHOWED A 5.5 INCREASE IN TEACHER PAY REQUIRED BY THE BLUEPRINT. SO THIS IS CONFUSING. CAN YOU TELL US EXACTLY HOW MUCH OF AN INCREASE OUR TEACHERS CAN
EXPECT? >> THAT IS BEING NEGOTIATED
CURRENTLY. >> THE BLUEPRINT ALSO REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF $60,000 FOR TEACHERS. WHY DID YOU PUSH THIS TO THE COMMISSIONERS VERSUS ENSURING IT'S INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET? SUBPOENA THAT AMOUNT OR THAT IS PART OF THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITY.
BALANCE AND WE ARE ALREADY ASKING THE COMMISSIONERS FOR 13 MILLION, IS IT? WHERE IS THE PAY AND STEP INCREASE FOR OUR
TEACHERS COMING? >> WE HAVE FUNDS TOWARDS A STEP INCREASE IN THE BUDGET AND WE ALSO HAVE FUNDS FOR THE TRAILING HALF OF THE 5.5% INCREASE IN THE BUDGET.
>> I ALSO WANTED CLARITY IN MY OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS , WHY IS THIS BEING INCREASED BY 24.5%? I'M SURE THAT WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE ENDING OR THE SOON ENDING OF THE GRANT .
IN THE PAST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO FUND AND IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, FROM THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE FUTURE READY COSTS WITH THE BRAND, BUT AS THOSE GRANTS OR AS A GRAND IS ENDING, WE'LL HAVE LESS AVAILABLE . FRACTION OF THE AMOUNT WE HAVE IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR TO APPLY TOWARDS THE FUTURE SO THAT INCREASE THAT AND REPRESENTED ABOUT $3 MILLION FOR THE INCREASE FOR THE CATEGORY THAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO. THE OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS.
>> AND I KEEP GOING? THREE MEN THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE CALL THE FISCAL CLIFF THAT YOU PROBABLY READ ABOUT. TREATMENT WHAT DO WE DO FOR SMART BREAKS? YOU HAVE NO BUDGET FOR REPLACEMENTS. IS CRITICAL ESPECIALLY FOR OUR PRIMARY STUDENTS. WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT SMARTBOARD BRAKES? YOU HAVE NO BUDGET FOR REPLACEMENT. SMART BOARDS ARE CRITICAL, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR PRIMARY OR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS .
>> CORRECT. IN FACT, LAST YEAR WE WEREN'T ABLE TO REPLACE ANY SMART BOARDS LAST TIME AS WELL SO THIS WILL BE THE SECOND YEAR. THE GOOD NEWS IS THE SMART BOARDS ARE VERY RELIABLE.
WE HAVE VERY FEW PROBLEMS FOR THEM. A LOT OF THEM ARE STILL UP THERE OVER 15 YEARS OLD. IS THE PROJECTORS THEMSELVES THAT TYPICALLY GO BAD. THEY'LL HAVE SOME ISSUES. THE ISSUE IS WE DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET THAN THE SCHOOLS NEED TO PAY FOR THOSE REPLACEMENT PARTS . THIS IS PRIOR TO THREE YEARS AGO, PAID FOR ALL OF THE REPLACEMENTS. THE I TEACH DEPARTMENT TOOK THAT OVER TO ALLEVIATE ALL THE TIME AND ENERGY IT TOOK THOSE SCHOOLS. ALSO TO ENSURE THAT NOT THE SCHOOLS WITH EXTRA MONEY WERE ABLE TO REPLACE HER SMART BOARDS. SO WE TOOK THAT OVER. IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DO IT THEN THAT WOULD BE PLACED
BACK ON THE SCHOOLS. >> THAT WE HAVE ISSUES WITH EQUITY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT OF THE NORTHERN END, THEY CAN DO FUNDRAISING AND AFFORD TO REPLACE THE TEACHER SMARTBOARD. BUT PERHAPS OF THIS END, THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT.
AND I AGAIN REPEAT , SMART BOARDS ARE CRITICAL FOR INTERACTIVE TYPE LEARNING OF THE PRIMARY GRADES. THAT TO ME
>> >> WHAT'S A CAPITAL OUTLAY?
CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE. >> SURE. IT REFERS TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS REFER TO RELATIVELY COSTLY IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN BE BUILDING MODIFICATIONS LIKE SIGNIFICANT ROOF WORK AND HVAC WORK THAT'S NOT SOMETHING
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THAT IS TYPICALLY PURCHASED OUT OF A SUPPLY BUDGET OR A SMALL CONTRACTED SERVICE BUDGET. SO IT'S PRIMARILY FOR FACILITIES.AND SOMETIMES IT INCLUDES PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS AS
WELL. >> I ALSO NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE PROPOSED -- KNOW. I THINK THIS WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT WILL HAPPEN IS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, WE GO TO , WHAT WAS THE PERCENTAGE? ONE TO TWO. DOES THIS MEAN STUDENTS DO NOT TAKE THE LAPTOPS HOME? ALL RIGHT. 70% OF THE PROBLEMS WITH LAPTOPS IS OCCURRING AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL . WHY WOULD WE NOT EXTEND THAT TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
>> WE CERTAINLY ARE PRICED THAT OUT. IT WOULD BE ANOTHER $700,000 IF WE WENT ONE TO TWO AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL . WE HAVEN'T MADE THAT DETERMINATION YET BECAUSE OUR SECONDARY TEACHERS ARE USING SCHOOL A GSE PLATFORM AND STUDENTS ARE COMPLETING WORK THROUGH THOSE ACTIVITIES ON THE LAPTOPS IN THEIR USING THOSE MORE OFTEN IN THE EVENINGS AS PART OF THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM. SO IT LOOKS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL THAN IT DOES OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IF WE MOVE -- BY CUTTING LAPTOPS ELIAN TRULY SCHOOL FROM ONE TO TWO, WE HAVE TEACHERS ON THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT ARE UTILIZING THEM AND PERSONALIZE INSTRUCTION. SO WHEN WE LOOK ACROSS THE BOARD OF THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS, THIRD GRADE DEFINITELY LOOKS DIFFERENTLY AND FIFTH GRADE AND HOW THEY USE THOSE. SO WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE AN IMPACT TO THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS WELL. WE WENT. AND THEN WE FEEL LIKE IT WOULD DEFINITELY ALSO BE A GREATER IMPACT AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, JUST ON THE BASIS OF HOW THOSE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ARE DEPLOYED.
>> I'M THINKING IN KINDERGARTEN, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY ALSO HAVE TO DO TESTING WHICH COMPUTERS ARE NEEDED. THEY ARE GIVEN SIX. SO NOW IF THERE SMARTBOARD GOES, THEY ARE LEFT WITH VIRTUALLY NOTHING. I ALSO FIND THAT IT SEEMS TO ME THE BIGGEST IMPACT OF THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL. WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE , WHAT YOU CALL THEM? THE GRANT FUNDED TEACHERS. WITHIN THAT IS THE LETTERS TRAINING. LETTERS TRAINING IS CRUCIAL FOR TEACHERS AT THE PRIMARY LEVEL.
IT'S WHAT'S GOING TO GIVE THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO A TEACHER TO HELP STRUGGLING STUDENTS. WHAT'S THE PLAN TO TRAIN NEW TEACHERS COMING INTO OUR SYSTEM?
>> CAN I FOLLOW-UP ABOUT THAT REAL QUICK AND ASK YOU A SECOND QUESTION AND IT KIND OF IS IN RELATION TO THE LAPTOPS IN THE TESTING AND ALL THOSE THINGS. I KNOW IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE USE I READY AS A PRIMARY PART OF THE CURRICULUM.
HOW DOES THAT IMPACT THESE STUDENTS WHO NOW DON'T HAVE A 1 TO 1 RATIO ON THEIR LAPTOP? THEY HAVE A ONE TO TWO? WHAT DOES THAT SHIFT LOOK LIKE A PRIMARY, AND AS I READ MAINLY
>> OKAY. >> THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WITH THAT AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS, THERE'S OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS.
SOME OF THAT ARE THE SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS THAT GO WITH THE ELEMENTARY READING AND MATH PROGRAM THAT HAVE BEEN PURCHASED EITHER THROUGH MARILYN LEADS OR THROUGH THE FUNDS THAT ARE NOW MOVING INTO THE REGULAR BUDGET. SO WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES FOR READING AND MATH BECAUSE OF THAT. THERE ARE DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS SUCH AS ALEXIA THAT ELEMENTARY DOES USE ON THE COMPUTER. THE GUIDANCE IS TYPICALLY , PLEASE DON'T HAVE ALL THE CLASS DOING IT AND ONE TIME . IDENTIFYING WHAT LESSONS THERE MIGHT BE SMALL GROUPS THAT ARE GOING ON AND SOME KIDS MIGHT BE ON ALEXIA WHILE SOME ARE DOING INSTRUCTIONAL GAMES, AND SOME MIGHT BE AT A TABLE WITH THE TEACHER DOING VERY FOCUSED INSTRUCTIONAL LESSONS. SO WE DO REALIZE THAT ESPECIALLY FOR TESTING THAT IT WILL BE IMPACTING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A FULL CLASS OF LAPTOPS. AND THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT AND SEE HOW WE WOULD ADDRESS THAT MOVING
FORWARD. >> SO IS IT ACCURATE TO SAY THAT AS A RESULT OF THE FUNDS THAT WE PROCURED OR PURCHASED ITEMS THAT WOULD HAVE HAD LONG-TERM FINANCIAL IMPACT ON OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND PERHAPS THAT WASN'T ORIGINALLY BUDGETED OR PLANNED FOR , OBVIOUSLY NOT IN TERMS OF A $22 MILLION WORTH . BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE
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SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT GOING TO BE A ONE TIME COST. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REOCCURRING FOR A NUMBER OF THOSE ITEMS IN THAT CATEGORY NOW WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY FOR IT.>> FOR SOME OF THEM. THE OTHER COMPLICATING FACTOR OR ANOTHER FACTOR WITH REGARD TO THOSE MATERIALS IS THAT WITH THE BLUEPRINT, THEY REQUIRE US TO HAVE EVIDENCE-BASED HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND THEY ARE ASKING EVERY SYSTEM ACROSS THE STATE TO LOOK AT THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SEE IF THEY ARE EVIDENCE-BASED. ELEMENTARY READING AND MATH PROGRAM ARE AND WHILE THAT IS A RECURRING COST, IT IS A FACTOR OF THE BLUEPRINT WE HAVE MET.
>> SO I THINK MY FOLLOW-ON QUESTION IS IN REGARD TO THE GRANTS. YOU MENTIONED THE POSITIONS. THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE PUT GRANT FUNDED INTO OUR GENERAL FUND 25 SO WHAT IS HAPPEING WITH THE POSITIONS? DOES THAT INDICATE THAT ONCE THE GRANT IS OVER, THE STAFF IS GONE? SO WE ARE SAYING THAT THEY WILL BE ELIMINATED? THEY WOULD BE RETURNED TO THE CLASSROOM. TO ANOTHER POSITION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. TEE WE WILL RETURN THAT STAFF TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THEN THEREFORE, THEY WOULD THEN BECOME PART OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET WITH THE REST OF THE STAFF. OKAY. THAT WAS MY CONCERN.
>> HOW DO WE INTEND , LET'S JUST SAY HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING WHICH BY THE WAY, I'M GETTING CONFLICTING INFORMATION BECAUSE AT NO TIME DID I EVER GET THE IMPRESSION OR THE INDICATION THAT ANY OF THOSE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WERE GOING TO GIVE ANY KIND OF MONEY LIKE THIS. LET ALONE $13 MILLION. BUT WHAT IS THE PLAN BEYOND FY 25 BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A BURN FOR A WHILE. WHAT IS THE PLAN? WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO IF THE STATE DOESN'T REINSTATE THIS MONEY NEXT YEAR? WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED. WE JUST GOT HIT WITH SOMETHING WE NEVER SAW COMING SO I'LL CONTINUE TO HIT THE PAVEMENT , NAVIGATE THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. SEE IF WE CAN RECRUIT THAT STATE AID THAT WE LOST. THE REALITY IS IT'S A HECK OF A RUBIK'S CUBE TO SOLVE. I'M REALLY CONFIDENT THAT IF WE CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH THOSE THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION, I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT AN EXPERT IN GOVERNMENT, BUT I'M SAYING CAN WE PRODUCE A PILOT? THE ISSUE IS THAT THE PILOT IN FIRE AND NOWHERE BEING TAXED. AND THEY'RE SAYING WHERE EXTREMELY LOVING ALSO THERE FOR WE TAKE MONEY FROM THE SCHOOL
SYSTEM. >> I DON'T FEEL EXTREMELY WEALTHY. I DON'T THINK ANY OF US TO, BUT YEAH, I UNDERSTAND.
BUDGET CUT AND IT'S NOTHING WE'VE DONE ABOUT IT? SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS OUR GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY . MORE THAN HAPPY , IF YOU GIVE ME A LIST OF EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY CUT, CUT . EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE. NOTHING IS OFF LIMITS. THIS WAS THE BEST THINKING TO HAVE CALVERT COUNTY AS WE KNOW IT TODAY, FOR THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR . BUT AGAIN, HAPPY TO REWORK WHATEVER IT IS YOU WANT TO BE REWORKED BECAUSE WE WANTED YOU WHAT'S BEST FOR
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE . >> MS. POST, WE ASK , LEADERSHIP ASKED THAT QUESTION WILL BE MET WITH THE COMMISSIONER, LEADERSHIP GROUP, ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT YEAR IF WE FACE THE SAME ISSUE AND NO ONE KNOWS. THERE'S NO EXPLANATION. EVERYONE WAS JUST ATTEMPTING TO GO TO THE TABLE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH HER NETWORK IN ANNAPOLIS.
THOSE THEY KNOW WHO WORK IN THE GOVERNMENT. TO MAKE DECISIONS TO TRY TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS A ONE AND DONE.
BUT THERE'S NO PROMISE THAT IT WILL NOT BE REOCCURRING.
>> I WAS ABOUT TO SAY, I'M SORRY, WE CAN'T RESPOND TO THAT. BUT YOU CAN TALK AND THEY CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THAT.
>> BACK TWO, 5A, THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION JUST FOR CLARIFICATION . ON PAGE 14 WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT THE CONTINUED BLUEPRINT COST FOR FY 24, WERE ALL OF THOSE COSTS IN HERE REQUIRED IN FY 24 ? EVERY SINGLE THING IN THAT LIST IS REQUIRED BY THE BLUEPRINT ? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S
FOR SURE, FOR SURE. >> YES. EVERYTHING IS IN THERE.
WHAT WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU IS THAT FY 24, THESE WERE THE AMOUNTS OF MONEY THAT WERE GIVEN TOWARD THESE SPECIFIC THINGS. WHEN WE LOOK AT PROGRAMMING COSTS OF SPECIAL
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EDUCATION PROGRAMMING COSTS ARE , THERE ARE SPECIFIC THINGS LAID OUT IN THE BLUEPRINT HOWEVER, THOSE TWO NUMBERS REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF BUDGET WITH STAFFING AND WE CURRENTLY PAY FOR. SO WHILE IT IS CALLED OUT IN THE BLUEPRINT, THESE ARE COSTS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY REGARDLESS BECAUSE OF OUR STAFFING AND OUR PROGRAMMING COSTS.>> UNDERSTOOD. AND JUMPING TO PAGE 16, AND THIS IS WHERE IT GETS A LITTLE BIT FUZZY BECAUSE IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT I KNOW HERE WHERE IS AS THESE ARE NOT CURRENTLY BUDGETED, THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR THAT 1% COLA , THAT'S PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
WITHIN IT SAYS BLUEPRINT REQUIREMENTS. SO THE THING THAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT IF THIS IN FACT IS A BLUEPRINT REQUIREMENT FOR FY 25, HAS IT NOT BEEN BUDGETED IN OR ARE THESE FUTURE BLUE PRINT REQUIREMENTS? THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO NOTATE, I THINK. IS THIS LIKE FUTURE FY 26 AND HAS TO BE IMPLEMENTED, OR BEYOND THAT? OR IS THIS SOMETHING THESE PRINT REQUIREMENTS, BECAUSE THE TEACHERS SALARY, THERE'S NEGOTIATIONS AND THINGS GOING ON. BUT WHAT IS THE BLUEPRINT SAY? IS THIS IN FY 25 COST OR REALLY HAS TO BE AMENDED BY FY 26?
>> A 10% MANDATE HAD TO BE MET BY JULY 1, 2024.
>> GOT IT. OKAY. WE MET WE AGREED UPON THAT TO START THAT
JULY 1, 2023. >> WITH A 60,000 IS NOT UNTL
JULY 2026. >> THE TEACHERS SALARY HAS TO
BE $60,000, JULY 1, 2026. >> EXCEPT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE IMPLEMENTING IT NOW.
>> UNDERSTOOD. BUT IN AN EFFORT REALLY TO HELP US ALL UNDERSTAND, IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO NOTATE THAT BECAUSE THEN IT WOULD HELP MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE WE MAY LOOK ELSEWHERE BUT MAYBE THIS ISN'T WHERE WE WANT TO LOOK TO MAKE A CUT. OR MAYBE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. WE COULD CUT THE PRINTING OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT SINCE NOBODY READS IT
AND IS BARELY ENFORCED. >> THE OTHER TWO ITEMS , TONY, IF YOU CAN STATE FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS , IMPLEMENTING THE CAREER LADDER . THAT LINE.'S WE MET WE HAVE TO AGREE UPON A CAREER LADDER AND HAVE THE CAREER LADDER APPROVED, SENT TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION BOARD NO LATER
THAN JULY 1, 2024. >> OKAY. THAT WOULD BE A FUTURE COST. IN THE NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION INCREASES.
THAT'S IN LINE WITH THE CAREER LADDER, CORRECT?
>> ONGOING, YES. >> THANK YOU.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY STAFFING AT THE BOARD OF ED IS NOT REQUIRED BY THE BLUEPRINT? THREE MAKE THE BLUEPRINT SPECIFICALLY SPEAKS TO TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM. THE STAFF AT THE SYSTEM LEVEL IS STAFFING THAT HELPS MAKE SURE THAT THE OPERATIONS ARE GOING WELL. SO WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT HR AND THINKING ABOUT I.T., THINKING ABOUT FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT INSTRUCTION IN SPECIAL ED AND STUDENT SERVICES, THEY ARE IN PLACE TO HELP SUPPORT THE WELL-BEING AND INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM OF THE STUDENTS. SO BY DEFAULT WITH PILLAR FOUR, WITH ESAU AND SPECIAL EDUCATION THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT , BUT WITH A BLUEPRINT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AND TALKING ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE A STRONG WORKFORCE, THEN THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING IN INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT SERVICES, AND HR IN SPECIAL EDUCATION ALL SUPPORT THAT. BUT OUR SPECIFIC PEOPLE , OUR PHYSICIANS CALLED OUT IN THE BLUEPRINT THAT ARE HOUSED IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE, THAT SPECIFIC QUESTION IS NO. BUT THE SUPPORTING CAST OF EVERY ONE OF THE CENTRAL OFFICE HELPS TO ENSURE THAT TEACHERS AND STUDENTS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO LEARN AND GROW IN CALVERT COUNTY.
>> I WANT TO BE CLEAR WHEN I SAY THAT I'M LOOKING TO GET ANYONE FIRED. I THINK THERE MIGHT BE WAYS TO REALLOCATE PEOPLE. PUT THEM IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS. THE FIRST PRIORITY YOU MENTIONED IS TO ENSURE A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
WHERE IS SAFETY AND SECURITY INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET, AND HOW MUCH ARE WE SPENDING? DO WE INCREASE SPENDING FOR SAFETY
AND SECURITY? >> TO BE INCREASE THE TWO SROS
THAT WERE REQUESTED? >> YES, I BELIEVE WE HAVE
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FUNDING INCREASE FOR THE SROS . JUST HAVE TO FIND THE PAGE.>> SO OUR SROS WILL NOT BE DECREASED?
>> NO, WE ARE NOT DECREASING THEM AT ALL. WE ARE LOOKING TO
ADD RESOURCE OFFICERS. >> ANOTHER PRIORITY LISTED IS TO IMPLEMENT THE BLUEPRINT , BUT YOU DID NOT INCLUDE THE BLUEPRINT REQUIREMENTS IN THE BUDGET. YOU SAY IN BOLD PRINT OF THE BLUEPRINT FUNDING IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. I THINK IT IS THE RESPONSIBLITY OF THIS
BUDGET. >> SCROLL DOWN. IT WAS AT THE VERY BOTTOM. RIGHT THERE. YOU PASSED IT. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE THIS MONEY IS GOING TO COME FROM? AN ADDITIONAL HOW MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE STEP AND GOAL INCREASES FOR OUR TEACHERS. IT'S A HUGE CONCERN FOR ME.
>> WHILE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT STUFF, ARE THE ATHLETIC
TRAINERS STILL HERE? >> THE ATHLETIC TRAINERS .
>> THEY ARE STILL IN THE BUDGET?
>> YES, AND ON A BRIGHT NOTE, THE POSTING IS UP IN THE AIR
BEING APPLIED FOR RIGHT NOW. >> YES.
>> GREAT. >> SO EVERY YEAR, THIS MOMENT ELECTIONS ASSESSED BY THE STUDENTS TO WORK IN OUT INTO THE BUDGET. STUDENTS ASKING ABOUT COUNSELORS? CAN GO SMART FOR FUNDING? CAN YOU IMPROVE FACILITIES? GET MORE UP-TO-DATE TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES? WHATEVER IT IS . BUT ALWAYS WORK TO ADD THINGS INTO HER BUDGET . IT'S INCREDIBLY DISHEARTENING TO KNOW THAT WE'VE REACHED A POINT WHERE WE NEED TO GAIN RESOURCES FOR MY PEERS, I'M FIGHTING TO KEEP WHAT WE HAVE AND OF COURSE IS THE STATE OF MARYLAND THAT HAS UNFORTUNATELY ENDED US UP IN THIS POSITION. HOWEVER, IS STILL A POSITION THAT WE ARE IN. SO I WOULD NOT BE DOING A DUTY TO THE STUDENTS OF CALVERT COUNTY IF I DIDN'T BRING UP THAT A LARGE PORTION OF WHAT WE ARE CUTTING IS COMPLETELY DESERVING OUR STUDENTS. AND I UNDERSTAND WE DON'T WANT TO CUT IT AND ALL OF THE CUTS ARE NOT SERVING ANYBODY IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, HOW TO SHOW WE APPRECIATE THEM AT SUCH A LEVEL. BUT I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AT THE CUTS WE'RE MAKING AND SEE WHAT ABSOLUTE MINIMUM WE CAN DO TO AFFECT OUR STUDENT SOMEWHERE ELSE WE CAN FIND THESE CUTS FROM? FOR INSTANCE AND I'LL GIVE A PERSONAL EXAMPLE REDUCTION OF THE ONLINE LEARNING PROGRAM, IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN, I STRUGGLE TO GRADUATE BECAUSE THAT COVERS A LOT OF THE CREDITS I NEED FOR MY SENIOR YEAR. AND I KNOW A LOT OF MY PEERS ARE IN THE SAME BOAT. SO JUST CONSIDER THAT.
>> OKAY. THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS, WITH NEGOTIATIONS, WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, IT'S A LOT. IT'S A LOT ON EVERYONE . AND NO ONE -- THERE ARE A LOT OF VICTIMS HERE, INCLUDING US. AS I SAT AND READ THE HUNDREDS OF RAISING THE BAR LETTERS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE SENT, AS A READING THEM, I KNOW PEOPLE. I KNOW THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WRITING THEM . SO WE ARE PUTTING FACES TO WHAT'S GOING ON. TRUST AND BELIEVE , THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF MEETINGS, A LOT OF SLEEPLESS NIGHT, A LOT OF PHONE CALLS LATE AT NIGHT TRYING TO WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THIS. IF THE BALL WAS DROPPED , THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IS PICK THE BALL UP AND KEEP RUNNING . SO WE CAN'T GO BACKWARDS. WE HAVE TO GO FORWARD. SO IT IS REALLY TOUGH. WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT PEOPLE'S LIVES AND CHANGING PEOPLE'S LIVES. NOTHING IS EASY ABOUT THIS. SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRANSPARENCY OR HIDING THINGS, IT'S ALMOST LIKE BUILDING AN AIRPLANE WHILE YOU'RE IN FLIGHT. JUST TRYING TO TALK TO PEOPLE AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS TO REASSURE THEM IT'S NOT EASY WHEN WE DON'T KNOW. THE BLUEPRINT, WE KNEW IT WAS COMING SO THERE STILL A LOT OF UNKNOWNS THAT WE HAVE. ALL THE EMAILS AND THE QUESTIONS THAT MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE SENT AND STAFF, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TRYING TO ANSWER THEM TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY.
BUT AS THE SUPPORT STAFF AND THE TEACHERS, AS RUMORS FLY AROUND , WE HEAR THEM . WE GET THE EMAILS AND IT'S REALLY TOUGH TO TRY TO ANSWER WHEN WE DON'T KNOW OURSELVES , AS MY COLLEAGUES SAY. SOME OF THE THINGS WE SAW TODAY , THIS IS
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OUR FIRST TIME SEEING THEM. SO THIS PROCESS, IT'S STILL NOT OVER. WE HAVE TO SEND THE BUDGET TO THE COMMISSIONERS.THEY HAVE TO ROOTED IN THEIRS . THEN WHATEVER THEY DECIDE THEY'RE GOING TO DO, IT COMES BACK TO US AND WE STILL HAVE TO REWORK IT. SO NOW THAT YOU GUYS AND EVERYONE HAS SEEN IT AND WE'VE SEEN IT, THERE STILL WORK TO DO, BUT I JUST KIND OF ASKING I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN SAY THE PRAYER WORD, BUT LET'S TRY TO MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER TO TRY TO GET THIS DONE .
LET'S NOT PUT A BUNCH OF FEAR OUT THERE. I UNDERSTAND BEING HONEST AND TELLING THE TRUTH AND TELLING IT HOW IT IS, BUT IT'S A WAY OF DOING THAT AND MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE STILL RESTORED. BECAUSE THESE ARE LIES WE ARE DEALING WITH HERE.
EVERYONE KNOWS PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IS MY BABY. I GET EMAILS AND SEE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THESE STUDENTS ARE DOING AND THE WAY IT'S IMPACTING LEARNING. SO TO NOT HAVE THAT CONTINUE, IT BLOWS MY MIND. BUT I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GET RIGHT NOW. SO WE ALL HAVE THINGS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US, BUT HOW DO WE SAY THIS IS IMPORTANT, BUT THIS ISN'T? IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S EASY. WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THIS, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT STAFF AND THE DOCTOR AND EVERYONE IS DOING, AND ALSO APPRECIATE THE HARD QUESTIONS THAT MY COLLEAGUES ARE ASKING AND CONTINUE TO ASK. AND NOT JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT FINISHED BUT WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TODAY BECAUSE IT IS THE LAW. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PUSH BACK AND WAIT. WE HAVE TO GET SOMETHING TO THE COMMISSIONERS.
AND LIKE MY COLLEAGUES SAID, WE HAVE TO IMPLORE THEM TO SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE NEED. THAT WORK IT FROM THERE. SO WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO REALLY GET THAT DONE. BUT AS WE ARE DOING THIS, PLEASE KNOW THAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF . SO WITH THAT, I KNOW MS. GRANNIS, YOU HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS. GO AHEAD.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT ASKING TO APPROVE A $257 MILLION BUDGET -- I'M SORRY? I'M SORRY, 277 . $277 MILLION BUDGET . WE ARE SEEING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY AND SEEING THE LIST OF CUTS FOR THE FIRST TIME IS COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE. >> IT IS TOUGH. IT IS TOUGH TO TRY TO ABSORB THIS. IN TWO MONTHS, WE'VE COME TO THE BUDGET BOOK WITH BASICALLY THAT NUMBER . 277 MILLION. AND I FELT , BREAKING IT DOWN BY DEPARTMENT AND CATEGORY, LINE ITEM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENTS, I FELT THAT ASKING FOR $10 MILLION WAS HIGH, BUT I THINK IT WAS TO HELP US MEET THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US. THE NUMBER IS STILL 277 . AND WE ARE UNDERSTANDING MORE ABOUT WHAT WENT INTO THE SALARY LINES. THAT THEY WERE BASICALLY JUST THE 2.7 FIVE PERCENT INCREASE LAST JULY FOR ALL STUFF AGAIN.
2.7 FIVE PERCENT INCREASE IN FEBRUARY AND THEN THAT SUPPOSEDLY IS SUPPOSED TO CARRY OVER FOR 2025. IT'S DISAPPOINTING TO HEAR THAT BUT AT LEAST THERE'S A STEP IN THERE. I WOULD LIKE TO RESERVE THE RIGHT AND IT WILL ALL DEPEND ON WHAT COMMISSIONERS GIVE US, BUT I STILL AM GOING TO COMB THROUGH HERE AND I THINK YOU'RE PROBABLY OPEN TO TAKING SUGGESTIONS . IF WE DO SEE AREAS THAT DON'T LOOK RIGHT, TO GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED. THE LAST WEEK, WAS IT, I FOUND OUT MARK WILLIS WAS IN THE BUILDING WHEN I WAS HERE FOR A MEETING, AND A BASIC THE THROUGH THE GUY IN A ROOM AND FOR ALMOST 2 HOURS, WE HAD A DISCUSSION TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, DOCS OR COUNCILS TRY TO SPEAK PEOPLE AT STATE LEVEL THE COUNTY IS TRY TO SPEAK WITH PEOPLE OF THE STATE LEVEL. I TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE AT THEIR AND I TRIED TO WEASEL MY WAY IN TO A MEETING THAT HOPEFULLY COULD BE SET UP WITH THE CONTROLLER. I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL BE ALLOWED TO. BUT I STILL THINK WE'VE GOT TO IMPRESS UPON THE STATE OF MARYLAND THAT THEY ARE LOSING OUT ON REVENUES. AND IT'S RIGHT HERE IN CALVERT COUNTY AND OH, BY THE WAY, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE ARE HURTING BECAUSE OF THAT. SO I STILL THINK THE SOLUTION IS AT THE
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STATE LEVEL AND WE'VE GOT TO JUST RAISE OUR VOICES AND COLLECTIVELY . COMMISSIONER HANS HAS SAID THAT THEY MADE AN APPEAL TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS . WHEN ASKED ABOUT A TIMELINE, HE SAID MAYBE BY THE END OF APRIL. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS IN GETTING IN TOUCH WITH THOSE PEOPLE APPARENTLY HAS BEEN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WHICH IS AMAZING. THAT THAT COULD HAPPEN . ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'VE DONE SUCH A DISSERVICE TO OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. SO WE GOT A LOT TO ANSWER. HOWEVER, I THINK WE CAN GET ON WITH BUSINESS AS USUAL AND RUNNING OUR QUALITY SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH A $10 MILLION INCREASE FOR NEXT YEAR. HOW WE GET THERE , WE'LL HAVE TO SEE. SO I'M READY TO FORWARD THIS BUDGET TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND JUST ASK THEM WHAT THEY CAN DO TO HELP US. I THOUGHT THE 10 MILLION WOULD MEET SOME MAJOR GOALS WE HAVE AND IF WE NEED TO TIGHTEN OUR BELTS IN SOME PLACES AND PUT MONEY IN OTHER PLACES, THAT'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO STUDY , NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS.>> I'M ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION. THE NUMBER THE SUPERINTENDENT PUT FORWARD WAS 13.3. HOW ARE WE GETTING FROM
13.3 TO 10 MILLION? >> IN TOTAL, BECAUSE HE'S
REDUCING 3 1/2 MILLION. >> WHERE?
>> IS A COMBINATION . HE STARTED -- WE HAVE A $10 MILLION INCREASE IN OUR BUDGET, RIGHT? THIS LINE ITEM ON SLIDE
NUMBER -- >> BUT LOOK AT LAST YEAR.
>> THE INCREASE . >> I UNDERSTAND. WE ARE PUTTING IN 20 MILLION OF THAT. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR, IT'S A $10.7 MILLION INCREASE. BUT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER IS DOING.
THIS IS OUR BUDGET EXPENDITURES FROM 2024 TO 2025.
>> YOU'RE SAYING YOU AGREE WITH ASKING FOR 13.9 MILLION.
IT'S BREAKING DOWN HERE, THAT'S OUR ASK.
>> OKAY. >> IF THEY SAY NO AND IT'S CLOSE, MAYBE WE DIG DEEPER INTO THE FUND BALANCE. I HAVE NO IDEA. WE NEED TO DO A LOT OF SOUL-SEARCHING OR IT'LL JUST HAVE TO BE CUTS. SO THAT'S WHY I SAID FOR THE $277.4 MILLION , I'M COMFORTABLE WITH IT. I'M HOPING THAT IT CAN BE FUNDED.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> SHALL I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2025 AT $277,425,000. >> SECOND. SCHEMA IS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?
>> I HAVE SOME CONTINUED DISCUSSION . THE 13.9 MILLION STILL GIVES ME HEARTBURN. WHILE I AM FINE WITH ASKING THE COMMISSIONERS TO FUND OUR BUDGET, I THINK IT WAS CLEARLY COMMUNICATED TO YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE COMMISSIONERS THAT THEY DO NOT WANT US TO ASK THEM FOR $50 MILLION . WELL 13.9 IS NOT 50 MILLION, IN MY MIND, STILL TOO CLOSE TO 15 MILLION. NOW, IF OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND OUR STAFF COULD ASSURE US THAT THEY HAVE COMBED THE BUDGET AND CAN SUPPORT THE AMOUNTS AND NUMBERS IN THE BUDGET AND SAY THAT THEY HAVE DONE THEIR BEST TO TRY TO WHITTLE DOWN PAST 15 MILLION AND THIS IS AS FAR AS THEY COULD GO, IT WOULD MAKE ME MORE COMFORTABLE IN ASKING THE COMMISSIONERS FOR 13.9 MILLION. WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE POSSIBLY MAY NOT GET IT , AND THEN WHAT? WE GO TO THE THINGS ON THE SCREEN? SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO THE EXERCISE ON THE BACK END , AS OPPOSED TO THE FRONT END , LIKE THE COMMISSIONERS
ARE ASKING US TO DO. >> IN MY MIND, ONCE WE ALL GET A COLLECTIVE LOOK AT THIS, MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO
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THAT LIST. MAYBE WE CAN FIND OTHER THINGS IN THIS BUDGET ICAN COME OUT. >> TO ME, THIS SOUNDS LIKE LET'S APPROVE A BUDGET AND THEN READ WHAT'S IN. OKAY. I
CAN'T SUPPORT THAT. >> I CAN'T SUPPORT THE FACT THAT THE STATE DROPPED $22.5 MILLION OUT OF OUR BUDGET. SO THE DOCTOR SAID IT'S UNPRECEDENTED. IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO BUILD A BUDGET. A VERY COMPLICATED BEAST . WHEN YOU ADD ON NEGOTIATING A FOUR YEAR BUDGET WITH THREE UNIONS, THAT MAKES IT A LOT MORE COMPLICATED . WHEN YOU HAVE BLUEPRINT FUNDING THAT'S UNDERFUNDED BY THE STATE , THAT MAKES IT COMPLICATED. THEN YOU ADD ON THE GENERAL SQUEEZE THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE OF INCREASING COSTS IN GENERAL.
SO IT IS A TOUGH THING. I FEEL FOR STAFF THAT THEY CAN'T COME THROW OUT A BUDGET BOOK WEEKS IN ADVANCE WITH ALL OF THIS UNKNOWN FLOATING AROUND. WE NORMALLY HAVE A LOT MORE TIME AND WE DID HAVE TWO MONTHS TO REVIEW THE ORIGINAL BOOK. SO, YES. YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S SORT OF CRAZY, BUT WE NEED TO GET A REQUEST TO THE COMMISSIONERS . THEY FORGOT TO LOOK AT IT AND TELL US WHAT THEY CAN AFFORD.
>> I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE ADDITIONAL CUTS, OTHER THAN WHAT WAS IN THIS POWERPOINT. BUT FROM MY RECOLLECTION, THERE WERE TOO MANY THINGS ON THEIR THAT WOULD AFFECT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND THERE HAS GOT TO BE OTHER
THINGS HE CAN DO. >> MS. GRANNIS, WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE? WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE?
>> I'D LIKE TIME TO LOOK THROUGH THE BUDGET.
>> SO COMMISSIONERS NEED THE BUDGET BY TUESDAY. SO WHEN DO YOU PROPOSE TO HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT THE BUDGET SO WE CAN
COME BACK TOGETHER TO LOOK? >> I WAS JUST GIVEN IT TODAY.
THAT'S NOT MY FAULT. >> I UNDERSTAND, BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION AS A COLLECTIVE WARD ON WHAT WE WILL
SEND FORWARD. >> THEN LET'S VOTE ON IT.
>> IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. IS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND DISCUSSED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> OPPOSED. >> SO COLLEAGUES, WHAT YOU
PROPOSE WE >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER
PROPOSALS OR SUGGESTIONS? >> WE HAVE NO BUDGET TO SEND TO THE COMMISSIONERS. THAT WE ARE TECHNICALLY IN VIOLATION OF OUR DUE DILIGENCE AS BOARD MEMBERS. SO I MAKE THIS STATEMENT TO SAY WE JUST CAN DIG OUR HEELS IN AND BE UNHAPPY WITH THE FACT THAT WE JUST RECEIVED THIS BOOK TODAY? WE HAVE TO MAKE A COLLECTIVE DECISION THAT WERE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY MEMBERS SET UP HERE TONIGHT AND DISCUSS WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US THAT WE MAY NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT IT WAS JUST PONIED TO US TODAY WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR, WHAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. WE ARE
ADULTS THAT WERE NOT 10. >> I THINK WE MIGHT NEED TO HAVE ANOTHER WORKING SESSION ON CAMERA
>> BEFORE TUESDAY? >> YES. IT IS WHAT IT IS. WE MET WHEN DO WE PROPOSE TO DO THAT BEFORE TUESDAY? AND IT MUST BE ADVERTISED IN PUBLIC.
>> CORRECT. SO WE'RE GOING TO MEET HERE TOMORROW AT 10:00
A.M.? >> I AM FLYING TO ALABAMA FOR A
FAMILY FUNERAL. >> OKAY. SO WE LOSE ONE MEMBER
. >> BUT I DON'T HAVE TO BE HERE
. IT SOUNDS LIKE -- >> IF WE'RE BEING HONEST, ALL OF THIS IS FROM OUR PERSONAL TIME, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING I'M ON A PLANE TOMORROW, BUT MY VOTE IS NO. IS NOT GOING TO
CHANGE. >> FRIDAY NIGHT, SATURDAY DURING THE DAY, SUNDAY DURING THE DAY AS LONG AS WE CAN DRINK BEER. I'M JUST KIDDING. I DON'T LIKE HERE. OR MONDAY THE 18TH IN THE EVENING I'M AVAILABLE.
>> SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD BE THE THREE OF US.
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>> THAT DOESN'T HELP. THAT'S TRUE, WE ONLY NEED THREE.
>> YES, WE DO ONLY NEED THREE , BUT IT'S CALLED COLLABORATION.
AND TO BE ON THIS BOARD, YOU MUST BE SOLUTIONS ORIENTED, OBVIOUSLY. IT JUST BEHOOVES ME AS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HEELS WOULD BE DUG IN MIND IT WOULD BE, I CANNOT COME -- I CAN'T COLLABORATE. CAN'T COME TO A RESOLUTION AS TO HOW I SHOULD VOTE ON THIS OR WHAT I SHOULD DO TO COME UP WITH THE BUDGET DUE TO THE COMMISSIONERS? I DON'T THINK ANYTHING WE DECIDE IS GOING TO BE A PERFECT SOLUTION, BUT WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING. AND I JUST DON'T THINK THAT IT IS DOING YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AS A BOARD MEMBER TO DIG IN YOUR HEELS AND SAY , I'M JUST GOING TO VOTE NO FOR THE BUDGET AND THAT BE IT. WE NEED SOME SOLUTIONS HERE. WE NEED SOME IDEAS.
>> AND I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION? I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS ALLOWED SO YOU CAN SAY NO. WITH THE ISSUE WITH THE BUDGET ASIDE FROM THE PROPOSED CUTS AGAIN? I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S SUGGESTED WITH THE POTENTIAL ADDITION OF THIS, BUT I THINK THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WE REALLY DISCUSSED WAS THE PROPOSED AND POTENTIAL CUTS IF WE DIDN'T RECEIVE THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING PERSICO NOT JUST PASS THE BUDGET AND THAT WORK WITH THE DOCTOR AND HIS TEAM TO REWORK WHAT THESE
POTENTIAL CUTS WILL BE? >> THAT'S WHAT I SAID
EARLIER. >> IF THAT'S THE CASE, AND TWO OF US WOULD HAVE SAID NO AND THREE OF YOU WOULD HAVE SAID YES. SO ONCE AGAIN, IT WOULD BE THE PICTURE IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT THE QUORUM OF THE BOARD SAID YES TO A BUDGET THAT NOW THE COMMISSIONERS ARE GOING TO SAY NO TO FUND. SO I THINK THE THREE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE SAYING LET'S WORK AS A FIVE-MEMBER BOARD TO COLLABORATE ON MOVING SOMETHING TO THE COMMISSIONERS THAT IS PALATABLE FOR ALL FIVE OF US. AND WILL NO LONGER SHOULDER THE BURDEN OF BEING THE MONSTER WHERE THE ISSUE IN THE ROOM. I THINK THAT'S THE MESSAGE THAT'S BEING PORTRAYED. DO YOU WANT US TO INCREASE THE USE OF OUR FUND BALANCE. WE HAD 28.8.
>> IS NOT WHAT I WANTED TO. IT'S ABOUT I WOULD LIKE THE FIVE OF US TO TO WORK TOGETHER TO COLLABORATE ON ESPEIALLY NOT JUST FOR TWO OF US TO DIG IN OUR HEELS AND SAY NO. I'M NOT WILLING TO VOTE FOR BACHELOR WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER AND SEND NEXT DOOR. SO IF WE'RE GOING DOWN, WE ARE
GOING OUT ALTOGETHER. >> MY OFFER STILL STANDS. I'M AVAILABLE SATURDAY -- FRIDAY, SATURDAY SUNDAY , MONDAY AND
I'LL MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE. >> WE GET INTO A ROOM AND TALK AND DISCUSS THIS BUDGET, WITH A SOLUTION.
>> THAT BEING SAID, THERE NEED TO BE ANSWERS AND EVERYBODY BETTER BE PREPARED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS . ALL THE
QUESTIONS. >> WITH THAT BEING SAID, ARE THE THREE OF US GOING TO GET TOGETHER AND COME UP WITH A BUDGET TO SEND TO THE COMMISSIONERS?
>> I BELIEVE THERE'S FOUR OF US THAT WOULD BE THE BOARD IF SHE IS GOING TO BE OUT OF TOWN.
>> MS. GRANNIS SAID SHE'LL BE OUT OF TOWN ALSO. SO IT WOULD
BE THE THREE OF US. >> SO I GUESS THE THREE OF US
ARE COMING UP WITH A BUDGET. >> BECAUSE THE COMMUNICATION FROM THE ATTORNEY IS WE HAVE TO TURN SOMETHING IN. WE CAN'T WAIT FOR ANYTHING. SO THE THREE OF US WILL GET TOGETHER AND WORK WITH STAFF AS MUCH AS WE CAN IN THE SMALL WINDOW OF TIME THAT WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH A BUDGET TO SEND TO THE COMMISSIONERS, KNOWING THAT AFTER THEY SAY, AFTER THE MEETING, THEY STILL MAY NEED TO BE WORKED ON AND SO WE'LL HANDLE THAT WILL MAKE IT TO IT.
>> I AGREE. WHAT DAY? >> I'M AVAILABLE TOMORROW 10
A.M.. >> YOU'LL BE AVAILABLE AT
>> I'LL BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW AT 10:00 A.M. ALSO BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT. USUALLY I DON'T MAKE DECISIONS LIKE THIS WITHOUT CHECKING WITH MY JOB AND MY WIFE, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT IMPORTANT. I DON'T
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WANT TO MAKE LIGHT OF IT. SO YES, I'LL BE HERE AT 10:00 A.M. ALSO TOMORROW. SO NOW THAT WE HAVE A MOTION AND IT FAILED AND WE HAVE A CONTINGENT PLAN TO MEET TILL TOMORROW, I GUESS WE'LL CLOSE THE BUDGET HEARING , BUDGET MEETING. THAT ASPECT OF IT. OKAY. SO YOU GUYS HEARD. WE ARE KIND OF ADJOURNED FOR THE BUDGET MEETING FOR THE THREE OF US WILL MEET AT 10:00 A.M., SO GET YOUR FINGERS READY. I KNOW THAT EMAILS AND EVERYTHING ARE GOING TO BE FLYING, BUT WE ARE GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO GET IT DONE. NEXT, WE ARE MOVING INTO[8.01 Comments by the Board]
BOARD COMMENTS. SIT DOWN A LITTLE LONGER. MS. HAYES.SCHEMA I'M GOING TO SAY A LOT MORE THAN I TYPICALLY DO, SO SORRY ABOUT THAT I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG MEETING THERE FIRST I LIKE TO THINK ALL THE SPEAKER SUCKING OUT TONIGHT.
MOST OF THE ALLSTATE TULSA WHICH WAS PRETTY COOL TO HAPPEN. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR VOICING CONCERNS. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRESS THE FIRST EVER BOARD MEETING I ATTENDED LAST YEAR AFTER MY ELECTION WAS THE FIRST PRESENTATION. SO IT'S COOL TO SEE HOW FAR WE'VE COME. ANYWAYS, NITTY-GRITTY STUFF I DON'T NORMALLY SAY.
BLUEPRINT ON FEATURE IS A DOCUMENT I ADORE. I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING IT IS THE SEVENTH GRADE. I ENJOY IT VERY MUCH.
THE SCHOOL DEVELOPING INTO WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION AND THERE ARE SO MANY INCREASED COSTS FOR SCHOOL SYSTEMS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE BLUEPRINT AND ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVES OF ANNAPOLIS, IT'S WILDLY APPARENT THAT MARYLAND IS STRUGGLING TO AFFORD ALL THESE IMPROVEMENTS AND CHANGES ACROSS THE STATE AND IS TRULY DISHEARTENING TO SEE THIS AND SEE THE TOLL IS TAKING ON ALL MEMBERS OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. DR. TOO, I WOULD NEVER WANT TO BE IN YOUR POSITION. I DO NOT ENVY YOU RIGHT NOW. I COMMEND YOUR EFFORTS THAT YOU'VE MADE TO REGAIN OU STATE FUNDING AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT . I'VE HEARD QUITE A BIT ABOUT NEGOTIATION, THE BUDGET AND MONEY WE ARE NOT RECEIVING FROM THE STATE IN THE PAST WEEK AND WHILE I DO NOT HAVE ANY VOTE OR OPINION FOR WHATSOEVER IS FOR, I DO HAVE A VOICE AT ONE WHICH OVER 15,000 STUDENTS HAVE ENTRUSTED ME WITH AND THAT'S AN ADVOCATE FOR CONSTANTLY IMPROVING EDUCATION WHICH SERVES IS STUDENTS. IT'S IMPERATIVE WE WORK TOWARDS OUR RETENTION OF TEACHERS AND STAFF IT WASN'T SOMETHING DISCUSSED AS HEAVILY AS I ANTICIPATED IN THE BUDGET . BUT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS COMMENTED ON QUITE HEAVILY. IN C CPS, STUDENTS DEVELOP THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND ADULTS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. NOT SOMETHING OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS HAVE. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD EXIST OR WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST IF LARGE NUMBERS OF OUR TEACHERS AT EACH SCHOOL ARE CHANGING EVERY YEAR. TO END, PLEASE BE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR. I HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF ADVOCATING FOR MY PEERS AND ALONGSIDE THEM IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN OUR FUNDING FOR THE POTENTIAL CUTS WILL HURT OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND ALL STAFF MEMBERS. IT IS A REFLECTION OF THE QUALITY OF SCHOOL WE ATTENDO
EVERY DAY. THANK YOU. >> MS. GRANNIS.
>> FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO EMAILED IN THOSE ACUMEN TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS TONIGHT ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET. AFTER ALL, IT'S YOUR MONEY. SINCE JOINING IN THE WORK, WE HAVE REPEATEDLY PROMISED FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY . WE HAVE ALSO PROMISED TO MAKE OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF A TOP PRIORITY.
THIS BUDGET FAILS SHORT ON BOTH ACCOUNTS. WE HAVE NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO APPROVE A $277 MILLION BUDGET THAT I RECEIVED TONIGHT AND THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MINIMUM TEACHER SALARY INCLUDED UNDER THE BLUEPRINT. WE CONTINUE NOT TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE OUR EDUCATORS AND ASKED THEM TO DO MORE WITH LESS. NOWHERE AM I SEEING A REDUCTION IN COSTS BY ELIMINATING WASTE. I FOUND APPROXIMATELY 1844 LAPTOPS SITTING ON A SHELF. THERE IS WASTE TO BE FOUND. YOU THINK ALL THOSE LAPTOPS AND I'M GOING THOUGH A NUMBER OF THERE THAT I THINK IS REASONABLE. $600 FOR A LAPTOP IS OVER $1 MILLION WORTH OF UNUSED LAPTOP STORAGE. I KNOW THESE LAPTOPS , SOME ARE FOR TEACHERS AND SOME ARE .
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I'M GOING TO PASS US DOWN TO MY BOARD MEMBERS. WE HAVE 124 DOCKING STATIONS STILL IN BOXES SITTING ON A SHELF THEY COST $241 A PIECE . THAT'S ANOTHER 30,000. NO AUDIT WAS EVER PERFORMED TO LOOK AT NONESSENTIAL EXPENSES AND POSITIONS, PARTICULARLY -- WELL, IN FACT, THE REQUEST FOR AN AUDIT WAS VOTED DOWN. THERE WAS ALSO A REQUEST FOR A BLUEPRINT , FINANCIAL ANALYSIS . I REQUESTED THE RESULT ON JANUARY 18TH . I SENT A REMINDER ON FEBRUARY 28TH . I WAS TOLD ON THIS DATE THAT IT WOULD BE SHARED AS SOON AS IT WAS FINALIZED. HERE WE ARE APPROVING A BUDGET AND I'VE YET TO RECEIVE THOSE RESULTS. WHAT IS ESSENTIAL , TEACHERS AND STAFF ON THE FRONT LINES TO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS EVERY DAY . WE ARE FACING A SHORTAGE OF 24 TEACHERS AND CERTIFIED STAFF . WE CURRENTLY HAVE 29 CERTIFIED TEACHERS AT THE BOARD OF ED. THE ONLY CUT PROPOSED WOULD BE THE TEACHERS UNDER THE LETTER GRANT , UNLESS THERE ARE OTHERS THAT I'M NOT AWARE OF.LETTERS IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP TEACHERS PROVIDE INSTRUCTION ON THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF READING. THESE ARE ESSENTIAL TOOLS TO HELP STRUGGLING READERS. WHILE FACING A SHORTAGE OF 33 SUPPORT STAFF, TWO INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS WERE FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR POSITION IN ORDER TO COVER TWO CONTENT AREA CLASSROOMS . YES, WE'VE BEEN HIT WITH A CHALLENGING BUDGET AND CUTS NEED TO BE MADE, BUT IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE IT MAKES THE BIGGEST IMPACT . THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS. MY VOTE , WHICH WILL STAND TO NOT APPROVE THE PROPOSED BUDGET REFLECTS THOSE AND OTHER CONCERNS THAT WE MUST PULL THE CURTAIN BACK TO LOOK AT WHAT, WHERE, AND WHY SURROUNDS THIS BUDGET. THAT'S WHAT WE PROMISED. THANK YOU.
>> IT'S REALLY CONCERNING . WE REALLY DO HAVE A LEGITIMATE FINANCIAL CRISIS . I THINK EVERYBODY CAN AGREE TO THAT.
BUT AS MS. GRANNIS AND OTHERS HAVE SAID, NOW IS THE TIME FOR US TO GET CREATIVE AND REALLY BEGIN TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THE WAYS THAT WE COULD BE SAVING MONEY. WAYS THAT WE COULD BE LEVERAGING BUYING POWER BY NOT SPENDING MONEY AND OVER FIST AT STAPLES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. BUYING THINGS IN BULK AND HAVING A WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION, AND DOING SOME ANALYZATION OF THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. TO HEAR ANYBODY SAY THAT WE ARE OVERSTAFFED AT A SCHOOL , THEY MUST NOT HAVE KIDS IN SCHOOL AND THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A FRONT OFFICE OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL. AND I IMAGINE , HAVEN'T BEEN TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN A FEW YEARS, BUT IT'S PROBABLY THE SAME WAY. I JUST SPENT 15 MINUTES IN ONE AND THAT WILL TELL YOU HOW VITAL AND IMPORTANT THOUGH SUPPORT STAFF ARE IN THOSE POSITIONS. JUST AS THEY ARE EVERYWHERE ELSE. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BUILDINGS CANNOT RUN WITHOUT THOSE SUPPORT STAFF. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. BUT NOW IS THE TIME THAT WE HAVE TO BEGIN TO REALLY LOOK AT OUR WANTS VERSUS OUR NEEDS , AND WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING. WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL LICENSING, LOOKING AT TECHNOLOGY. LEVERAGING BUYING POWER. WE SHOULD LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE THING THERE IS IN THIS BUDGET. WE SHOULD COMB THROUGH IT AND THEN AT THE END, BE ABLE TO REALLY MAKE SOME STRONG DECISIONS ABOUT SOUND FOOTING WE GO IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND SAY THIS IS REALLY WHAT IT IS. AND IF IN FACT AFTER ALL THOSE THINGS WE'VE EXHAUSTED ALL THOSE EFFORTS, OR IT CAN BE PROVEN THAT HAS HAPPENED AND IF IT IS, I'LL SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP, I'LL SIT DOWN BUT PROBABLY NOT SHUT UP . THEN IT WOULD BE ONE THING. WE SHOULD NEVER EVER LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT ARE ON THAT LIST, LIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS. THAT'S THE MOST VITAL TIME IN THE ADOLESCENT AGE. IS THE MOST AWKWARD , MOST IMPORTANT THAT THEY BE INVOLVED
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IN THINGS THAT CAN HELP THEM STAY GUIDED AND ON A PATH. AND TO LOSE STAFF IN ANY OF THOSE AREAS , LET ALONE WHAT WE ARE GOING TO LOSE JUST THROUGH ATTRITION, IS VERY CONCERNING.I HAVE A VESTED INTEREST. I AM A STEWARD OF THE TAXPAYER, AS ARE ALL OF US THAT WORK HERE. AND IT IS OUR JOB IN OUR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO GO THROUGH THIS AND BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE TAXPAYER MONEY, AND THAT IS FOR ANY CIVIL SERVANT. ANYBODY WHO WORKS IN THE GOVERNMENT . WHETHER IT BE COUNTY OR FEDERAL OR WHATEVER IT IS. THAT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY. THAT'S HER NUMBER ONE RESPONSIBILITY. AND WE NEED TO REPRIORITIZE A LOOK AT WHERE THE SPENDING IS OCCURRING, AND HOW IT CAN CAUSE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF IMPACT TO OUR STAFF AND ULTIMATELY OUR CHILDREN. THANK
>> I HAVE TO OBJECT TO THE STATEMENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, WELL, WE HAVE TWO COME THROUGH OUR SPENDING AND HAVE TO KNOW WHERE THE SPENDING IS WHEN, WHAT YOU THINK OUR STAFF HAS BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS? ESPECIALLY AFTER WE HAD THIS MASSIVE DROP IN SPENDING. THESE ARE PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING THEIR HARDEST TO RUN A SCHOOL SYSTEM AND TO BUILD A BUDGET. AND WE ARE SITTING UP HERE TAKING POT SHOTS AT THEM. SO THE LAP TOPS ON THE SHELF.
DID YOU ASK WHAT THEY WERE USED FOR?
>> I'M NOT GOING TO ENGAGE IN THIS. SCHEMA MR. SEWALL IS HR.
JEWEL PALMER WAS THERE. BUT HE'S AN I.T. GUY. I'M SURE YOU'RE NOT SITTING ON MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF LAPTOPS AND NOT
TELLING US ABOUT IT. >> I WANT TO CLARIFY. I'M NOT SAYING IT'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. I SAID IF WE PUT A PRICE TAG ON EACH COMPUTER , ESTIMATING EACH ONE WAS WORTH
600. >> RIGHT. THEN HOW DO WE KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT DOING PURCHASES AT STAPLES? THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I CAN TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I'VE BEEN IN THE OFFICE OF MR. JOHNSON. YOU ARE A BOARD MEMBER. WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASK.
>> ARE WE DISCUSSING, AND ON, OR IS THIS PUBLIC COMMENT?
>> PUBLIC COMMENT. >> SO I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT I FEEL THAT OUR STAFF IS DONE DUE DILIGENCE AND YES, I'M SURE THERE ARE SOME AREAS IN THE BUDGET THAT MIGHT BE FUZZY . AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO SPEND THE NEXT TWO WEEKS LOOKING AT VERY CAREFULLY , JUST BECAUSE WE ARE IN SUCH DIRE STRAITS. BUT PEOPLE LISTENING IN ON THE PUBLIC WOULD SAY, THAT PERSON MUST KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT TO SAY THAT WE ARE NOT BEING TRANSPARENT IN THEIR SLOUGH IN OUR BUDGET. AND WE ARE WASTING TAXPAYERS MONEY. I JUST HAVE TO GO ON RECORD SAYING I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IS TRUE, AFTER MY 12 YEARS ON THE BOARD. SO ANYWAY, JUST TO FINISH OUT MY COMMENTS, I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME DOING THE JUDGING OF THE HISTORICAL PAPERS. IT IS INCREDIBLE , THE ACUMEN OF OUR STUDENTS. I CONGRATULATE GRACE MICHALSKI , A NEW STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD, AND LOOK FORWARD TO FINISHING OUT A STRONG YEAR WITH MACE HAYES IS BEEN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. IT WAS VERY ENCOURAGING TO SEE THE CTAS CAREER FAIR. THE PLACE WAS PACKED. AND I HAD A GOOD TALK WITH A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT WERE THERE. VERY INTERESTING TALKS, ONE OF WHICH WAS THIS POINT. AND THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE VERY STEADY REVENUES BECAUSE THEY HAVE SIGNED CONTRACT FOR BOTH IMPORT AND EXPORT. SO THEY ARE NOT HAVING ANY VAGARIES OF FN DOWNS IN THEIR REVENUES. AND JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYBODY A WONDERFUL BREAK. I HOPE EVERYBODY GETS SOME RELAXATION SO WE CAN RECOVER FROM THIS
BUDGETING SESSION. >> VICE PRESIDENT .
>> I WOULD AGREE WITH MS. POLINSKY THAT I SUPPORT OUR STAFF. I AM NOT AT THE COMPUTER. I DON'T SEE THE
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MINUTE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS. I BELIEVE IN THE NUMBERS. I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE NOT WASTING TO THE TUNE THAT SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE WE ARE WASTING TWO. MY ISSUE IS WITH MY MEMBERS. AND THE FACT THAT SOME OF US CONDEMN , WITHOUT HAVING A SOLUTION , NOR WANTING TO COLLABORATE TO COME TO A SOLUTION OR AN AGREEMENT. THAT IS MY ISSUE , AND I WANT MY COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THE STAFF MEMBERS HERE , SEE CPS, TO UNDERSTAND THAT. I HAVE CONTINUALLY STOOD BEHIND STAFF AND SAID STAFF OR THE EXPERTS. IF I ASK A QUESTION AND THE ANSWERS ARE REASONABLE, THEY ARE REASONABLE. THEY MAKE SENSE TO ME. I DON'T CONTINUE TO DIG BECAUSE YOU ARE THE EXPERTS.YOU WORK IN IT EVERY DAY. HOWEVER, WAS NOT TOLERABLE TO ME IS TO JUST TAKE AN A SCAPEGOAT ROUTE AND SAY I'LL LET THEM DO AND I'LL SIT ON THE SIDELINE AND JUST SAY NO.
I'M NOT WILLING TO DIG INTO IT AND MAKE THE HARD DECISION TO WORK WITH MY COLLEAGUES SO THAT WE CAN PUT SOMETHING FORWARD. THAT IS MY ISSUE. SO I WILL SEE MY COLLEAGUES HERE TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:00 A.M.
>> THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW THAT BECAUSE SEE, WE ARE HOT AND HEAVY AND JUST JUMPING IN. BUT THANK YOU. WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE TRY TO TALK AND FIND OUT WHAT THAT IS AND MAKE SURE WE GET IT OUT ACCORDING TO THE RULES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE .
EVERYONE KNEW THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A VERY TOUGH TIME FOR EVERYONE . I'LL FINISH . I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH OTHER THINGS FIRST. ONCE AGAIN, ON FRIDAY NIGHT, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO SOUTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THEIR STUDENT VERSUS STAFF BASKETBALL GAME AND I ACTUALLY PLAYED AND I MADE IT. BUT IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THAT COMMUNITY, HOW THEY COME TOGETHER FOR A FUNDRAISER AND WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME .
WE SRO OPEN EVERYTHING ELSE. THEN SATURDAY MORNING, I WAS JUDGING EXHIBIT FOR ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO CONTRIBUTED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, EITHER WITH JUDGES OR READING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT WAS GREAT TO SEE. YESTERDAY, AND TODAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE CTA. THEY HAD THEIR CAREER DAY AND EACH DAY, THEY HAD DOZENS OF VENDORS AND PEOPLE WORKING TO SHOW THE STUDENTS WHAT'S OUT THERE, WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO THEM. SO CARRIE AKINS DID A WONDERFUL JOB WITH. AND YESTERDAY, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THE MORGAN STATE EDUCATION STUDENTS. DR. RICK , DR.
COELHO, MS. GROSS. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE STUDENTS WHO ARE STILL INTERESTED IN EDUCATION. SO MY THING WAS WE ARE SITTING HERE AND WE ARE ANSWERING ALL THESE GREAT QUESTIONS WITH THESE YOUNG STUDENTS ARE THINKING OF GETTING INTO A PROFESSION THAT SHOULD BE HELD IN THE HIGHEST REGARD. SO IT WOULD BE TOUGH FOR ME , FOR THEM TO SEE SOME OF THE THINGS ARE SOME OF THE BAD THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE POSSIBLY SAYING ABOUT TEACHERS OR THE WAY THAT THEIR POSSIBLY BEING TREATED TO KEEP THEM FROM WANTING TO COME INTO THIS PROFESSION. SO I JUST THINK THAT WHENEVER WE ARE GETTING MESSAGES, BE HONEST BUT DO IT IN A WAY THAT'S ACCEPTABLE. WINTER SPORTS ARE ENDING . SPRING SPORTS ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN. SO TRY TO SUPPORT THAT AND THE ARTS ALSO . AND FINALLY, AS I'M LOOKING OUT HERE, I'VE TALKED TO YOU GUYS. I'LL PICK UP THE PHONE.
I'LL CALL NAT, I'LL CALL ZACH, I'LL CALL ANYBODY. I'LL CALL DONNA . I CALL THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW FIRSTHAND WHAT'S GOING ON. I ALSO REACH OUT TO MY COLLEAGUES . WE'VE BEEN ON THE PHONE NINE, 10, 11:00 AT NIGHT TRYING TO GET THINGS DONE. BUT AS WE WERE SAYING, WHEN I REACH OUT TO SOME AND I DON'T GET ANY RESPONSE BACK, WE CAN'T GET THINGS DONE. SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE LEFT WITH THESE I GOT USE BECAUSE THERE IS NO COMMUNICATION . I'M NOT TRYING TO PRY OR GET ANYTHING OUT OF PEOPLE . I JUST WANT TO KNOW
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WHAT YOU'RE THINKING OR WHERE YOU ARE. SO THAT'S WHERE , WE ARE THE LEADERSHIP. SO IF WE CAN EVEN COLLABORATE OR JUST HAVE BASIC COMMUNICATION, THAT'S WHY WE GET WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TRYING TO GET A BETTER WORKING RELATIONSHIP AND COLLABORATION SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE ARE PUTTING OUT A PRODUCT THAT LETS THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING THEM AND WE ARE WORKING HARD FOR THEM . SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, STAFF, DR. AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THIS IS AN OVER. WILL CONTINUE TO WORK HAR* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.