[2.01 Pledge of Allegiance/Moment of Silence]
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          >> I CALL THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING IN ORDER. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE -- ONE NATION UNDER GOD 
          [2.02 Auditor Report]
AGENDA WE HAVE THE AUDITORS REPORT. 
          >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          >> I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION THAT GOES TO THE RESULTS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 AUDIT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AS I GET THROUGH THIS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STOP. 
          >> COULD YOU PLEASE -- >> SORRY, IS THAT BETTER. 
          >> A LITTLE BIT. A LITTLE BIT MORE. 
          >> TESTING. >> THERE YOU GO. AGAIN , I'M CHRIS LEHMAN, I WAS THE ENGAGEMENT PARTNER FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT THIS YEAR. THIS IS MY FIRM SECOND YEAR DOING THE STATEMENT AUDIT FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. THE SCOPE OF SERVICES THAT WE WERE IN GAUGE TO PERFORMED WAS THE AUDIT OF THE JUNE 30 2024 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, IN ADDITION BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF FEDERAL FUNDING THE SYSTEM RECEIVES, THE SYSTEMS ALSO REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH A UNIFORM GUIDE AND SINGLE AUDIT. 
          THAT IS A FEDERALLY MANDATED AUDIT THAT IS COMPLETED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. WE HAVE COMPLETED THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED TIMELY AND SUBMITTED TO THE STATE. THE DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 30TH FOR THIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND WE HAVE ISSUED WHAT IS TERMED A CLEAN OR UNMODIFIED OPINION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THAT WOULD BE THE BEST OPINION WE COULD GIVE UNDER PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. WE DID NOT DISCOVER IN MATERIAL WEAKNESSES IN THE INTERNAL CONTROLS AND I WILL HAVE A SLIDE COMING UP WALKS THROUGH THE SIGNIFICANT PROCESSES THAT WILL RELY ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT. WE ARE JUST UNDERWAY WITH COMPLETING THE SINGLE AUDIT. THE SINGLE AUDIT IS DUE AT THE END OF DECEMBER AND THERE SHOULD BE NO ISSUE WITH US MEETING THAT DEADLINE. 
          THIS IS JUST A PICTURE OF HER RISK BASED ON APPROACH THAT WE GO THROUGH AND REALLY THE AUDIT IS DESIGNED TO BE SIMILAR TO A FINAL HOW WE ARE FILTERING RISKS , FINANCIAL STATEMENT RISKS THROUGH THE PROCESS AND THROUGH OUR ARCHING -- AUDITING PROCEDURES. AS FAR -- I WON'T READ THROUGH ALL OF THESE BUT THESE ARE THE RISKS THAT ARE WITHIN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS , NOTHING INHERENTLY RISKY BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS PROCESSING TRANSACTIONS. IT IS JUST THE NATURE OF THE ACCOUNTS THAT THIS IS WHERE MOST OF THE FOCUS GOES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT. AND AS PART OF GOING THROUGH THE AUDIT AND TESTING CONTROLS, WE ALSO LOOK AT THE CONTROL ENVIRONMENT THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND FINANCE SPECIFIC OPERATE IN. THERE ARE FIVE INTERRELATED COMPONENTS THAT WE LOOK AT. THE CONTROL ENVIRONMENT . THERE IS MANAGEMENT RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS. THE CONTROL ACTIVITIES. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION AND MONITORING. 
          WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PERIOD OF AUDIT. TYPICALLY IF THERE IS NOT AN EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENT WE HAVE GOT JOURNAL ENTRIES. WE HAVE MATERIAL WEAKNESSES. THE ISSUES WITH COMPLETING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON A TIMELY BASIS AND WE. -- DID NOT HAVE ANY OF THOSE ITEMS. ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? OKAY. I WILL KEEP IT MOVING. AS FAR AS LOOKING AT KEY PROCESSES. WE LOOK AT TREASURY FROM A BANK RECONCILIATION. PROCESS, MAKING 
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SURE THOSE ARE COMPLETED ACCURATELY ON A TIMELY BASIS. 
          THERE IS ESTIMATES WITHIN THE FINANCIAL STATE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT WE LOOK AT AND CONCLUDE WHETHER OR NOT THOSE ESTIMATES ARE REASONABLE. WE ALSO LOOK AT MANAGEMENT'S PROCESS FOR CLOSING THE BOOKS FROM A FINANCIAL REPORTING PER SPEC . AS FAR AS TIMELINESS AND ACCURACY OF THOSE ITEMS. WE ALSO LOOK AT THE EXPENDITURE CYCLE. PAYROLL AS WELL AS REVENUE. FIXED ASSETS. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. IN GRAND COMPLIANCE FROM A SINGLE AUDIT PERSPECTIVE. WE ARE STILL COMPLETING THE SINGLE AUDIT BUT ALL OF THE OTHER PROCESSES WERE DESIGNED AND OPERATING AS EFFECTIVE FOR THE PERIOD OF THE AUDIT. THIS PAGE HERE IS JUST ONE OF THE SNIPPETS THAT WE TOOK FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND THIS IS JUST THE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND BUDGET. PARDON, I HAVE TO SQUINT A LITTLE BIT BUT TOTAL REVENUES WERE OVER BUDGET -- ACTUAL REVENUE CAME IN OVER BUDGET BY ROUGHLY 656,000 OF THE YEAR. THE ACTUAL BUDGETARY EXPENDITURES WERE UNDER BUDGET BY ROUGHLY $11.2 MILLION FOR 
          THE YEAR. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION THERE. 
          DOES YOUR FIRM LOOK AT BUDGET VARIANCES AS ACCOUNTING CONTROL 
          TYPE THING OR NOT? >> WE LOOK AT -- IT IS A FUNCTION FROM A FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND THAT THE BUDGETS IN THE GENERAL LEDGER OF SOFTWARE -- WE DO LOOK AT HOW THE BUDGET IS CODED AGAINST HOW ACTUAL EXPENDITURES ARE CODED. WE WOULD NECESSARILY AUDIT -- LIKE THAT REASON FOR THE VARIANCE BUT WE WOULD LOOK AND SAY, THE BUDGET THAT IS IN THE SYSTEM WAS THE APPROVED BUDGET AND THEN AS EXPENSES ARE GETTING CODED TO THE DIFFERENT LEVELS, ADMINISTRATION YOU KNOW -- SPECIAL EDUCATION -- LOOK AT THE PROPER CODING FOR THOSE 
          TRANSACTIONS AS WELL. >> WHAT YOU -- YOUR FIRM DOES NOT TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ARE VARIANCES? 
          >> WE TYPICALLY JUST AUDIT WHAT IS. BUDGET OF REVENUE IS ASK. 
          WE WOULD SAY THAT IS THE BUDGET REVENUE THAT IS APPROVED. THEN WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ACTUAL -- THAT WOULD BE WHY AND THEN WE WOULD CONFIRM AND DO TESTING AT -- WAS THAT THE ACTUAL REVENUE. 
          WE DO ASK VARIANCE QUESTIONS BUT -- NOT NECESSARILY AUDITING THE BUDGET PROCESS TO SAY -- WAS THAT AN ADEQUATE PROCESS OR 
          NOT? >> THAT IS WAY BEYOND -- 
          >> THAT IS BEYOND THE SCOPE WE DO LOOK AT, ARE YOU TRACKING BUDGET -- THAT IS A LEVEL OF CONTROL AS FAR AS THE CONTROLLED AND IRON MEANT . KNOWING WHERE YOU STAND FROM A BUDGET TO ACTUAL PER SPEC. AND MONITORING THAT THROUGHOUT THE 
          YEAR. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> JUST AN ADDITIONAL SLIDE THAT WE ADDED JUST FOR SOME MORE HISTORY HERE IF YOU LOOK HERE AT THE LAST -- ON THE LEFT SIDE THIS IS LOOKING AT THE GENERAL FUND TOTAL REVENUE VARIANCES OVER THE PAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS. WHAT YOU SEE IN 2023 AND 2024 , HOW CLOSE THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS BUDGETED REVENUE HAS COME TO ACTUAL REVENUE. YOU CAN SEE 2020, 2021, 2022, SOME FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT REVENUE VARIANCES THERE. WHAT ENDS UP DIFFICULT TO PROJECT FOR SCHOOL SYSTEMS. THE FEDERAL REVENUE AND THE RESTRICT FUND -- ONE OF THOSE DOLLARS GOING TO BE SPENT. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO BE SOME SIGNIFICANT VARIANCES FROM A RESTRICTED PER SPEC. THIS PICTURE HERE SHOWS ON RESTRICT IT PLUS RESTRICTED -- WERE THE PREVIOUS SLIDE WAS JUST ON RESTRICT IT. THIS IS BUILDING IN THE RESTRICT DID NUMBERS AS WELL. NOT MANY SCHOOL SYSTEMS YOU WOULD SEE BEING THAT CLOSE. 
          THE PAST TWO FISCAL YEARS. ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE. THE EXPENSES ARE ON THE RIGHT HERE THE REVENUE IS ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THEN THE VARIANCES TO THE EXPENDITURES ARE ON THE RIGHT. 
          THOSE HAVE BEEN UNDER BUDGET. CLEARLY OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS BUT CLOSER TO BUDGET THAN IT HAS BEEN PREVIOUS. THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS BEFORE THAT. IF I'M EXPLAINING THAT OKAY. AND THEN OTHER THAN THAT, I AM NOT GOING TO READ THROUGH ALL OF THESE ITEMS BUT IF WE HAD YOU KNOW, IF WE HAD 
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DIFFICULTIES GETTING THROUGH THE AUDIT I WOULD BE RIGHT TO BRING THAT TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION. IF WE HAD DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT, IF WE HAD FOUND UNSUPPORTED TRANSACTIONS, LIKE I SAID, WE DID NOT HAVE ANY MATERIAL WEAKNESSES BUT IF I DID, I WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION, REALLY NOTHING OF A NEGATIVE NATURE THAT I WOULD NEED TO BRING TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION THROUGH OUR AUDIT PROCEDURES. THE I.D., ALTHOUGH WE HAVE ISSUED A CLEAN OPINION. THERE COULD'VE BEEN PROBLEMS OR SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET TO GET THERE. MAYBE THE CLEAN OPINION COULD GIVE A FALSE SENSE OF COMFORT ESPECIALLY IF WE HAD A LOT OF AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS THAT WERE ADJUSTED FROM THE LEDGER TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. BUT WE DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING. ANYTHING LIKE THAT OF A NEGATIVE NATURE TO REPORT. 
          >> I DO HAVE MY CONTACT INFORMATION IN THE BACK. 
          UNFORTUNATELY OR FORTUNATELY, THE ONE TIME A YEAR YOU GET TO SEE ME. I MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE AND WE DEFINITELY HELP WITH ANY OF MR. JOHNSON'S QUESTIONS AS THEY COME UP . I TRY TO ANSWER THOSE WHEN THEY ARE FRESH ON YOUR MIND. NOT LIKE YOU CAN ONLY ASK US A QUESTION. THERE FOR THE AUDIT. THAT IS ALL I 
          HAVE. >> THANK YOU, ANY QUESTIONS? 
          >> I JUST ALWAYS ASK THIS QUESTION. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. JOHNSON, CONGRATULATIONS. SOUNDS LIKE THE ASSESSMENT CONTROL -- THE CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT WENT WELL. THE NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, NO AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS. THAT IS WONDERFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO, DOES YOUR FIRM DO AUDITS OF NON-MARYLAND SCHOOL SYSTEMS? 
          >> WE MAY AUDIT -- I BELIEVE WE AUDIT A COUPLE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN PENNSYLVANIA BUT MOST OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- WE AUDIT FIVE BUT ALONG WITH YOU ALL, WE AUDIT FOUR OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN MARYLAND . 
          >> I'M JUST WONDERING, DO THE OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN GENERAL HAVE NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES. BECAUSE MAYBE THE STATE OF MARYLAND IS VAPOROUS ACTIVE -- PRESCRIPTIVE OR JUST GENERALLY 
          -- >> IF I CAN MAKE A GENERAL STATEMENT, I DON'T WANT TO PICK ON OTHER STATES BUT I WILL SAY, MARYLAND ACTUALLY HAS VERY HIGH BAR FOR REPORTING STANDARDS. WHETHER THAT IS SCHOOL BOARDS OR EVEN WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WHERE WE AUDIT YOU KNOW, CITIES AND TOWNS. I THINK FINANCE TEAMS IN MARYLAND REALLY TAKE -- GENERALLY SPEAKING -- TAKE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS VERY SERIOUSLY. THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE ELSEWHERE. I HAVE GOT SOME CLIENTS WERE IT IS CLEAN LIKE THIS BUT I HAVE OTHERS WHERE -- WE ALMOST WRITTEN A BOOK OF ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROBLEMS THAT WE FOUND. THAT IS WHY THE CONTROLLED ENVIRONENT TO SHOW IMPORTANT, IF WE KNOW WE ARE WALKING INTO AN AUDIT ENVIRONMENT. WE WILL FIND LOTS OF PROBLEMS. WHEN THERE IS A STRONG ENVIRONMENT. IT IS A LOT MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND IT. THE QUESTION IS DOES MANAGEMENT IDENTIFY IT AND CORRECT IT BEFORE IT GETS TO THE AUDIT? WHERE ARE JUDGMENT COMES IN -- IF WE ARE GIVEN SOMETHING THAT IS INCORRECT AND WE HAVE TO TAKE IT WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT MANAGEMENT DID NOT CATCH IT BECAUSE WHY WOULD BE IT IF IT WAS WRONG? WE ARE TAKING INFORMATION SAYING , MANAGEMENT OF THE BEST JOB THEY COULD AND THESE NUMBERS, WE ARE LOOKING TO SAY, TO WE BELIEVE THEY ARE RIGHT OR NOT? 
          >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY YOU MENTIONED A CLEAN OPINION. SO THAT MEANS THAT -- 
          >> IT IS TERMED UNMODIFIED, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS CALLED UNMODIFIED. A MODIFICATION TO THE OPINION MEANS IT IS NOT STANDARD. YOU ARE NOTING AN EXCEPTION IF IT IS MODIFIED. 
          UNMODIFIED MEANS IT IS -- THE STATEMENTS -- THEY ARE FAIRLY STABLE. BUT IT SAYS A LOT MORE WORDS WHEN YOU READ THE OPINION. THE OPINION INTO THE STATEMENTS IS THE ONE THAT YOU WANT. NO BETTER WAY TO PUT IT IF YOU WILL. 
          >> SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. THIS AUDIT WAS LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THINGS WERE DONE LEGALLY, 
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CORRECT? IS THAT THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS? 
          >> PRIMARILY WE ARE AUDITING THE ACCURACY OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WE ARE AUDITING -- BASICALLY THE BALANCE SHEET AND INCOME STATEMENT IF YOU WILL, FOR ACCURACY. THERE IS SOMEWHAT OF A LEGAL COMPONENT WHEN WE DO THIS SINGLE AUDIT THE FEDERAL GRANT AUDIT WHICH IS UNDERWAY NOW. THERE ARE LEGAL ASPECTS OF THAT. BUT THAT IS GOING TO RELATE TO JUST THE PROGRAMS THAT WE SELECT FOR TESTING. THAT WILL BE IDENTIFIED IN THE SINGLE AUDIT REPORT. THERE IS LEGAL COMPLIANCE THAT WE LOOK AT FOR THE SINGLE AUDIT BUT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT IS PRIMARILY SAYING, IF THE GENERAL FUND HAS X AMOUNT OF CASH, IS THAT THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF CASH -- RECEIVABLES ARE THIS AMOUNT. OUR RECEIVABLES ACTUALLY THAT AMOUNT? WE ARE VALIDATING AND INCOME STATEMENT. I DON'T WANT TO 
          IGNORE THAT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK 
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          YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU ALL. NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION APPROVE THE AGENDA. 
          >> VOTE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          >> SECOND. >> THERE IS BEEN A PROPER 
          [4.01 Public Comment]
MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSED. 5-0. NEXT WE WILL MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          >> THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PERMIT THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ISSUES OF CONCERN . THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS IS LIMITED TO 20. WHEN YOU ARE CALLED TO SPEAK PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. 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 THE BOARD MEMBERS. TO PROTECT INDIVIDUAL CONFIDENTIALITY PLEASE DO NOT MENTION A SPECIFIC STUDENTSOR STAFF MEMBERS IN YOUR REMARKS. 
          ALL COMMENTS MUST REMAIN IN A CIVIL MANNER. ANYONE NOT FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES WILL BE ASKED TO STOP SPEAKING ON MAY 4TH IT THE RIGHT TO SPEAK IT FUTURE MEETINGS. PLEASE UNDERSTAND WHILE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION VALUES ARE COMMENTS AND CONCERNS THIS IS A BUSINESS MEETING AND 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. WRITTEN COMMENTS ARE WELCOME AT ANY TIME. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE BOARD. 
          >> TONIGHT WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JASON OATES. 
          >> LET'S TRY THAT AGAIN. GOOD AFTERNOON PRESIDENT WHITE AND VICE PRESIDENT INEZ N. CLAGGETT. MY NAME IS JASON OATES . IN THIS ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF REPRESENTING OVER 1200 EDUCATORS IN CALVERT COUNTY. OVER 90% OF WHOM ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPINE UNION. SINCE THIS MEETING IS OUR ONLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING IN NOVEMBER I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE PROPER OF ME TO TALK ABOUT WHAT I'M ANKLE FOR. I AM THANKFUL SINCE TAKING THIS OFFICE IN JULY AND NOT NEEDED TO COME TO THIS MICROPHONE FOR ONE TIME TO FIGHT FOR THE REST OF MY MEMBERS. THIS IS A CREDIT TO DR. ANDRAE TOWNSEL AND THE COMMUNICATION, DR. JACKIE JACOBS ON CREDIBLE ASSETS TO CALVERT COUNTY AND I'M THANKFUL FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP, THEIR COMMUNICATION WITH ME WHICH I ASSUME THEY FEEL IS ON A DAILY BASIS. I WANT TO THANK BOARD MEMBERS FOR EACH TAKING SOME TIME OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS TO MEET WITH ME TO DISCUSS SOME OF OUR COMMON GOALS. AND I AM EXTREMELY THANKFUL FOR OUR THREE SOON TO DEPART FROM US BOARD MEMBERS. 
          BOARD MEMBER DAWN C. BALINSKI, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING WILLING TO ASK QUESTIONS . I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING HISTORY AND INSIGHT TO EACH CONVERSATION. I WANT OF WHY DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE PAST. I WOULD CHALLENGE OUR BOARD GOING FORWARD TO KEEP THIS IN MIND AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS. REMIND OUR STUDENTS TO LEARN FOR -- FROM HISTORY AND PERHAPS IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE FOLLOW THAT ADVICE. 
          VICE PRESIDENT INEZ N. CLAGGETT, THANK YOU FOR ADVOCATING FOR EDUCATORS. THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BELIEVING IN THE IMPORTANCE OF MORE PLANNING TIME AND SMALLER CLASS SIZES. 
          THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. PRESIDENT WHITE, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP. THANK 
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YOU FOR ANSWERING THE PHONE WHEN I CALL YOU LATE AT NIGHT. 
          THANK YOU FOR VALUING MY OPINION AND THE VOICE OF OUR MEMBERS. FROM A PERSONAL STANDPOINT, THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND. I APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK EACH OF YOU GAVE LAST MONTH AS BUDGET PRIORITIES. MY NOVEMBER MESSAGE WAS A THANKFUL ONE. 
          SO, LIKE A KID IN DECEMBER, I WILL COME WITH A WISH LIST. MY COMMENTS IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER WILL BE RELATED TO BUDGET AS WELL. WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE A FOUR YOUR CONTRACT IN PLACE BUT THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF ROOM FOR GROWTH. I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING SOME OF THE BUDGET HOPES THAT CAA HAS WITH EACH OF YOU. IN THE MEANTIME, EACH OF YOU HAVE A CONTACT INFORMATION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH YOU. 
          THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KRISTIN MORRIS. 
          >> GOOD AFTERNOON. PRESIDENT WHITE, DR. -- DR. ANDRAE TOWNSEL, I'M THE STUDENT SERVICES TEAM LEAD AT CALVERT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. CHAPTER TWO. IN THE AREA OF ACADEMICS. 
          895 OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE EARNED 70% ARE BETTER FOR THEM FIRST MARKING. 629 OF THOSE EARNED ON A ROLL -- HONOR ROLL 67 OF THOSE EARNED HIGH HONOR ROLL. IN THE AREA OF ATHLETICS, OR FALL SPORTS TEAM HAVE A COMBINED 33 WINS. OUR GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM CAME IN SECOND PLACE IN THE REGION AND OUR VOLLEYBALL TEAM MADE IT TO THE STATE SEMIFINALS. OUR FOOTBALL TEAM IS STILL INTO THE PLAYOFFS AND WE PLAY PATUXENT WELL, TOMORROW NIGHT. IN THE ARTS, 36 OF OUR SENIORS WERE ACCEPTED INTO THE ALL COUNTY COURSE. CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL HOSTED A FALL COFFEEHOUSE COLLABORATION WITH CTA CULINARY STUDENTS. OUR FALL PLAY POPS, IS OPENING NEXT FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22ND. TWO SHOWS ON SATURDAY , ONE MORE ON SUNDAY. IT WILL BE OUR FIRST EVER ASL INTERPRETED SHOW. FOR OUR CLIMATE AND CULTURE, OUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE WAS OVER 93% FOR THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD. OVER 100 CAVALIERS EARNED POSITIVE REFERRALS AND SHOUT OUTS FROM THEIR TEACHERS. WE ACKNOWLEDGED EIGHT OF THEM TODAY. WE ARE ALSO PREPARING FOR OUR SECOND DISTRIBUTION OF CARDS WHERE WE RECOGNIZE STUDENTS OF OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ACADEMICS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND DISCIPLINE. WE REMAIN STEADFAST IN OUR INITIATIVE TO BE IN THE HALLWAY 60% OF OUR DAY TO BE READILY AVAILABLE TO STAFF AND STUDENTS. OUR STUDENTS AT CALVERT HIGH ART CONTINUED TO DO AMAZING THINGS. 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HEAR THE PROGRESSION OF CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU. 
          >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CLAIRE HILL. 
          >> I AM BLINDED BY FRIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS DR. TOWNSEL, WITH EXCITING NEWS THAT OUR SCHOOLS WERE VOTED BEST SCHOOLS OF 2024 WITH BOTH LOWER, LEVEL AND CONGRATULATIONS TO CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL FOR BEING TEAM LEADERS WHEN WE HAD SOME TROUBLE , WE HAD A SUPERINTENDENT WHO WAS ACTIVE IN TRYING DESPERATELY TO WORK THINGS OUT AND DID A STELLAR JOB OF DOING ALL OF THOSE THINGS IS WE JUST HEARD. 
          THANK YOU. YET, WE JUST VOTED IN TEAM OF BOOK BURNING FACULTY MEMBERS. PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ATTACK OUR TEACHERS, OUR LIBRARIANS, OUR STAFF, FOLKS WHO SUE CCPS, FOLKS WHO CANNOT COMPREHEND WHAT RACISM IS. LISA M. GRENIS, YOUR NEWEST LETTER IS AN OUTRIGHT ATTACK ON HER SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, OUR ENGLISH WHICH LEARNERS, ARE MINORITY STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. WITH YOUR LETTER, I DEMAND AND ASK A FOLLOW-UP AUDIT AT THE END OF YOUR TERM AND AGAIN IN FOUR YEARS OF THEIR TERM. WITH NO MORE EFS ARE. TITLE I, 
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MEDICAID, SPECIAL ED FUNDING. PLEASE TELL US OR ELABORATE MORE, JUST WHO IS TRAINING OUR KIDS TO HATE THIS COUNTRY? DR. 
          TOWNSEL, WHAT HAPPEN AT YOUR HOME IS ANOTHER INCIDENT OF FOLKS -- WHEN FOLKS ARE EXTREMISTS. IT IS AT OUR WORST AND DOES NOT HELP ANY OF US. THAT EXAMPLE ALONG WITH THE INCIDENT LAST APRIL ON THE ROTC FIELD TRIP AND THE MOST RECENT BILL TRIP TO THE NATIONAL ZOO IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A VERY BAD FRIGHTFUL ATTITUDE WERE WE ARE BEGINNING TO SEE AS ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR. ACCEPTABLE TO WHO? I'M HERE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOU, DR. TOWNSEL. AND CCPS STAFF AND SUPERINTENDENTS. AND ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF CCPS. TO THE MEMBERS WHO ARE LEAVING . THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH WITH ALL MY HEART , I SINCERELY APPRECIATED EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR OUR CHILDREN. THERE IS NEVER ANY MALICE, YOU MAY NOT HAVE AGREED ANY WHAT -- WITH EVERYONE YOU SAT WITH THE THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR OUR CHILDREN'S SAKE. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS 
          FOR THIS EVENING. >> NEXT WE MOVE INTO STUDENT 
          [5.01 Grace Minakowski]
MEMBER OF THE BOARD. MISS GRACE MINAKOWSKI. 
          >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. I'M THRILLED TO BE WITH YOU ALL THIS MONTH AND I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A SAFE, EXCITING OCTOBER. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY ABSENCE AT THE LAST MEETING, AT A COURSE CONCERT WHICH I HOPE SOME PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO COME OUT AND ATTEND. AND I ALSO HOPE EVERYONE HAD A WONDERFUL VETERANS DAY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THOSE IN CALVERT WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY. RECENTLY I'VE BEEN HARD AT WORK ENGAGING WITH THEIR STUDENTS, FIRST I CO-CHAIRED THE STATE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD OUTREACH COMMITTEE WITH JORDAN, THROUGH THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS. THE COMMITTEE WAS BORN OF AN MSDE -- AND COLLABORATING WITH OTHER REGIONAL LEADERS TO CREATE VIDEOS AND SPREAD AWARENESS THROUGHOUT THE POSITION. 
          PRINCIPLES, PLEASE NOTE THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE STATE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE POSITION CLOSE ON NOVEMBER 18TH AT 5:00 P.M. AND EACH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL MAY NOMINATE ONE STUDENT FOR THE POSITION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT. SECONDLY, I'VE COLLABORATED WITH THE AMAZING MRS. ILYA LEWIS, THE SUPERVISOR OF STUDENT SERVICES TO CREATE A STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITY WORK GROUP WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH HIGH SCHOOL. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS WE WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A MISSION STATEMENT FOR THE GROUP AS WELL AS CONDUCT OUTREACH TO SOLICIT APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRINCIPLES. 
          THE PURPOSE OF THE GROUP IS TO INFORM STUDENTS ABOUT THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OUTLINED IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT. ENGAGE THEM IN AN ONGOING POLICY AND MAINTAIN A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE AS IT RELATES TO STUDENT CONDUCT. JUST AS WE FINALIZE OUR NOMINATIONS AND WILL BE HOLDING OUR FIRST MEETING IN THE COMING WEEKS AND I'M EXCITED TO SHARE MORE ABOUT THIS ENDEAVOR AS IT GROWS. FINALLY, I'M CONTINUING TO HOST OUR STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETINGS WITH THE NEXT THING ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 FOR ALL STUDENTS. THESE MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS OPEN AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES OR BY EMAILING ME. TO MOVE INTO THE MAIN PORTION OF MY REPORT TODAY, MR. MACOMB, OUR INCREDIBLE SOCIAL STUDIES SUPERVISOR AND I HAVE BEEN IN ONGOING CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE CIVIL OPEN DISCOURSE IN OUR SCHOOLS. I SHARE THIS IN MY JULY BOARD REPORT BUT MY INTEREST IN THIS ISSUE WAS SPARKED AFTER I ATTENDED THE FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION FREE-SPEECH LEADERSHIP SUMMIT LAST JUNE. AT THE CONFERENCE, WE DISCUSSED HOW ONE OF THE LARGEST PROBLEMS FACING YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY IS THE ERODING CULTURE OF FREE SPEECH ESPECIALLY IN DAILY DISCOURSE. ALTHOUGH OUR RIGHT TO EXPRESSION IS CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED, PEERS OFTEN SHUT EACH OTHER DOWN WHEN THEY HEAR IDEAS THEY DO NOT LIKE AND ALIENATE PEOPLE WITH DISTANT VIEWPOINTS. ON MY RECENT TRIP WITH THE COOLIDGE FOUNDATION, I ATTENDED A LECTURE FROM THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF VERMONT , JAMES DOUGLAS ABOUT FREE SPEECH ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES AND TOGETHER WE HAD AN INCREDIBLE DISCUSSION AFTERWARDS ABOUT HOW A LARGE PART OF UNREST IN HIGHER EDUCATION TODAY IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT STUDENTS ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO DISCUSS CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES IN THEIR K-12 YEARS. WHILE THERE ARE NO FLAWS IN THE PRODUCTIONS OF STUDENT FREE SPEECH LAID OUT IN HER CODE OF CONDUCT WHICH ARE ALSO IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL 
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SUPREME PRECEDENT, THE DEEPER ISSUE WITH DISCOURSE IN OUR SCHOOLS IS THE CULTURE SURROUNDING SPEECH. WHILE STUDENTS ARE NOT OUT SHORT DOWN WHEN DISCUSSING ISSUES IN THE CLASSROOM, THERE IS FEAR STUDENTS WITH LESS POPULAR VIEWPOINTS THAT THEY WILL BE SEAN WINCH -- CLASS CONVERSATION IS OVER. I REACHED OUT TO STUDENTS INCLUDING TO MY ADVISORY COUNCIL TO GAUGE THE THOUGHT THAT I WAS QUITE CONCERNED WITH WHAT I HEARD. I HEARD FROM ONE STUDENT WHO DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE PARTICIPATING IN A CLUB BECAUSE THEY IDENTIFIED AS A REPUBLICAN AND THEIR TREATMENT BY PEERS IN THAT CLUB LED THEM TO QUIT. MULTIPLE STUDENTS TOLD ME THAT AFTER HAVING DISCUSSIONS IN THEIR GOVERNMENT ARE CIVIC CLASSROOMS. THEY WERE LABELED DISCRIMINATORY NAMES, CALLED WOE, CALLED OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA ARE TREATED DIFFERENTLY IN THEIR FRONT GROUPS FOR EXPRESSING DIFFERENT VIEWS. THE BIGGEST THING THESE DISCUSSIONS UNDERSCORE FOR ME WAS THAT THE ISSUE WITH DISCOURSE IN SCHOOLS IS NOT PART IS ON OR DISPROPORTIONALLY HARMING WHAT DEMOGRAPHIC. STUDENTS GENERALLY LACKED PLAQUE -- RESPECT AND ENGAGING WITH IDEAS NEW OR DIFFERENT IS NOT WORTHWHILE. TO ASSIST WITH THE SITUATION, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A BOARD RESOLUTION RELATED TO FREE EXPRESSION. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MR. MACOMB, I PREPARED A DRAFT FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION AND I FEEL SUCH A RESOLUTION WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT STEP IN ADDRESSING SPEECH SUPPRESSION AND ENCOURAGING A HEALTHY EXCHANGE OF IDEAS. TOGETHER WE RESEARCH THE MODELS OF OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS WHO HAVE ADOPT RESOLUTIONS LIKE THE ONE PROPOSED. I REACHED OUT TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT THE FOUNDATIONAL -- FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION AND HE POINTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO COMMITTEE OF FREE EXPRESSION REPORT WHICH HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY HUNDREDS OF OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AS A FRAMEWORK. WE ALSO REVIEWED OUR CCPS STRATEGIC PLAN DRAFT AND FELT THE RESOLUTION WOULD ALIGN PERFECTLY WITH THE STATEMENTS REGARDING CRITICAL THINKING AS AN EXPECTATION FOR GRADUATES. I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSCORE THE POINT OF A RESOLUTION WOULD NOT BE TO ENCOURAGE DISRUPTIVE SPEECH OR PROTEST THAT ARE PROHIBITED IN OUR STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT. IN NO WAY WITH A RESOLUTION CONTRADICT CURRENT BOARD POLICY OUR PRECEDENTS -- WHICH RECOGNIZE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE NOT OPEN FORUMS OR SCHOOL OPERATIONS. ADDITIONALLY -- THE RATIONAL IS BASED ON STUDENTS WHO LEARN IN AN OPEN AND FREE ENVIRONMENT -- TAKE ON COMPLEX SOCIETY. WE WANT IDEAS TO BE TESTED AND THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS RATHER THAN SHUTDOWN THE STUDENTS LEARN TO ENGAGE WITH IDEAS RATHER THAN RETREAT. OUR VISION IS THAT STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO RESPECT ONE ANOTHER IN CONVERSATION. AND LEARN TO BOTH HAVE OPEN DISCOURSE AND BE CORDIAL WITH THOSE WITH WHOM THEY DISAGREE. FINALLY, THE RESOLUTION IS ENTIRELY NONPARTISAN. IT EMPHASIZES THE RIGHT FOR ALL STUDENTS TO SHARE THEIR IDEAS, NOT TO ENCOURAGE -- THINKING. FOR THESE REASONS I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE TAKE TIME AS A BOARD DURING OUR DECEMBER MEETING TO REVIEW THIS DRAFT RESOLUTION. I FEEL THAT TAKING A POSITION ON STUDENT FREE EXPRESSION IS SOMETHING THAT OUR TEAM CAN UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORT AND AN IMPORTANT STEP TO THE CONTINUOUS EFFORT TO RAISE THE BAR OF EXCELLENCE WITHIN CCPS. I'M BEYOND THANKFUL FOR THE TIME YOU'VE TAKEN TO LISTEN TO MY REPORT AND FOR TAKING MY ROLE AS STUDENT MEMBER SERIOUSLY. I'M BLESSED TO WORK WITH A TEAM THAT VALUES THE STUDENT VOICE AND SHARES A VISION FOR A BETTER SCHOOL SYSTEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY IMPORTANT AND PRETTY 
          [6.01 Dr. Andrae Townsel]
AMAZING PROJECT AND I DEFINITELY SEE THE REASON FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. NEXT WE WILL GO TO THE SUPERINTENDENT 
          REPORT. DR. TOWNSEL. >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT WHITE. 
          FAMILY NIGHT TOOK PLACE ON THURSDAY OCTOBER THE 24TH, WE HAD AROUND 200 GUESTS WHO VISITED THE CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY TO LEARN ABOUT COMPUTER SCIENCE AND A CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A MAJOR SHUT OUT TO PRINCIPAL AIKEN AND HER TEAM FOR ALWAYS HOSTING A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR VISITORS. ON OCTOBER 30TH I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A SPECIAL EVENT AT THE PRODUCTION APPEAL CAMPUS WITH CONSTELLATION ENERGY. THEY GENEROUSLY DONATED 2300 BOOKS TO OUR LIBRARIES AND BROUGHT THE MARYLAND BOOKMOBILE ALLOW EACH STUDENT TO CHOOSE A BOOK. 
          SOME OF THEIR EMPLOYEES ALSO READ TO EACH CLASS ON THE CAMPUS MAKING IT AN EXCITING DAY OF READING FOR EVERYONE. I OULD LIKE TO GIVE A  CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE ALL COUNTY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA CONCERT WHICH WAS HELD AT NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL. 
          AND WE INVITE YOU TO ATTEND THE UPCOMING ALL COUNTY MIDDLE 
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SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL BAND CONCERT ON NOVEMBER 21ST AT 7:00 P.M. HELD AT HUNTINGON HIGH SCHOOL. ALSO MAJOR CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES TRAINING PROGRAM AT THE CAREER TECH ACADEMY FOR RECEIVING THE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICEEXCELLENC A SE TRAINING PROGRAM ACCREDITATION BY ASE EDUCATION FOUNDATION. THE CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM HAS BEEN ACCREDITED IN AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE AND LIGHT REPAIR. ADDITIONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE TOM MARTIN, LINDA, AND JENNA LYONS AND JESSE HOW , WHO WAS AWARDED $27,000 TO THE PROJECT ON OCTOBER 31ST 2021. VOYEUR FINANCIAL INC. ANNOUNCED THAT CHECKS PACK WAS SELECTED AS THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER FOR THE COMPANY'S 2024 UNSUNG HEROES AWARD COMPETITION. AS THE FIRST PLACE WINNERS, THEY RECEIVED THE $25,000 AWARD IN A SURPRISE CHECK PRESENTATION IN ADDITION TO THE $2000 THEY RECEIVE IS ONE OF THE 50 NATIONAL FINALISTS. IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER I WENT ON A READ ACROSS CALVERT COUNTY TOUR WHEREAS I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF READING TO STUDENTS AND ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE COMING MONTHS, I WILL BE VISITING ALL OF OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS AT THE ASSEMBLIES TO CONDUCT MY CODE OF CONDUCT TOUR. I DID A CODE OF CONDUCT TOUR OF ALL OF THIS SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE FIRST QUARTER AND I WILL BE DUE A -- DOING A CODE OF CONDUCT TOUR IN THE SECOND QUARTER AND WILL BE TWO MORE CODE OF CONDUCT TOUR FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. THE EXPECTATION FOR SUPERINTENDENT ASHER OF THE TEAM, I WILL PERSONALLY GO TO EVERY SECONDARY SCHOOL EACH QUARTER AND READ -- REINFORCE EXPECTATION OF OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION. AS A REMINDER, THERE IS ONE MORE FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP ON NOVEMBER 20TH AT 6:00 P.M. AT PATUXENT HIGH SCHOOL. THIS WORKSHOP IS OPEN TO ALL CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL FAMILIES AND WILL ADDRESS TOPICS SUCH AS SOURCES OF FINANCIAL AID, COST OF ATTENDANCE, STUART -- STUDENT AID INDEX, REQUIREMENTS FOR FINANCIAL AID, MARYLAND GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AND FAFSA. 
          CALVERT COUNTY SCHOOLS AND THE COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND. 
          HAVE WORKED TO BRING CALVERT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO THE CSM EARLY COTTAGE -- COLLEGE PROGRAM. 
          THIS IS OPEN TO JUNIORS AND SENIORS. AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE BEING A FULL-TIME COLLEGE STUDENT, SAVE MONEY, AND COMPLETE COLLEGE CREDITS WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE REFER TO OUR WEBSITE FOR THE DATE OF THE INFORMATION AND THE SESSIONS. ALSO VISIT YOUR COUNSELORS IN YOUR MAIN OFFICE. TODAY, THE U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT PUBLISHED THE 2025 BEST ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND I'M PROUD TO SHARE THAT FIVE OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS EARNED BEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BADGE AND THREE OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS EARNED BEST MIDDLE SCHOOL BADGE BECAUSE THEY HAVE PLACED AMONG THE TOP 30% OF OUR SCHOOLS IN THE STATE WITH REGARDS TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IN APRIL OF 2024, ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS IN CCPS -- CALVERT COUNTY. BADGE FOR BEST 20 TOP 40 IN THE STATE AND ALSO ACROSS THE METROPOLITAN AREA. WE ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY BUSINESS LEADERS TO PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING US ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH FOR OUR OFFICIAL NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK CELEBRATION. WE WILL BE SHARING A STUDENT APPRENTICESHIP PANEL WERE INDIVIDUALS CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF HIRING AN APPRENTICE AS WELL AS RECOGNIZING OUR CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL YOUTH APPRENTICES. I WOULD LIKE TO PAUSE AND ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER AFFIRMING AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE POSITION OF SUPERVISOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. NICOLE PENNANT , SUPERVISOR OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES. SHE IS CURRENTLY THE LEARNING SPECIALIST FOR SOCIAL STUDIES K-12. BEFORE THIS ROLE SHE SERVED AS A MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER AT PLUM POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL. ADDITIONALLY, SHE HAS TAKEN ON ROLES AS A COACH AND SPONSOR . SHE HOLDS A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN HISTORY, SECONDARY EDUCATION FROM GOUCHER COLLEGE , AND A MASTERS OF ART DEGREE IN LEADERSHIP OF TEACHING, ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION FROM NOTRE DAME, MARYLAND UNIVERSITY. SHE HAS SERVED IN LEADERSHIP ROLES SUCH AS PROGRAM COORDINATOR OF RISE DELIBERATE COHORT. CHAIR OF CALVERT COUNTY ADVISORY COUNCIL. COHOST FOR THE MARYLAND STATE OF EDUCATION SOCIAL STUDIES LEARNING LAB. 
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CO-COORDINATING FOR THE CALVERT COUNTY HISTORY FAIR AND HAS FACILITATED SEVERAL BOOK STUDIES. I AM ASKING YOU TO AFFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF MISS NICOLE PANICS I SUPERVISE ALL OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES. 
          >> I MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THE RECOMMENDATION. 
          >> SECOND. >> A PROPER MOTION AT SECOND. 
          ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSED. 5-0. CONGRATULATIONS. 
          >> I'M TRULY HONORED AND EXCITED TO ACCEPT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE SERVING CCPS. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE AND THE COUNSEL FOR PLACING THE TRUST IN ME. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY AND MANY MONTOUR'S -- MENTORS HERE CCPS. UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE -- TOGETHER AS A TEAM I'M CONFIDENT WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ALL STUDENTS WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR INCREDIBE OPPORTUNITY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE JOURNEY AHEAD AND WORKING TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE OUR SHARED VISION OF EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >> EXCUSE ME, QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT. SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED FROM WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27TH THROUGH FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29TH FOR STUDENTS IN 10 AND 11 STAFF. HOWEVER, OUR OFFICES WILL REMAIN OPEN ON THE 27TH AND VERY LAST, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WISH HER STUDENTS, FAMILY, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE WARMTH OF YOUR FAMILY AND THE BOUNTY OF THE FEAST FOR THE 
          SEASON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> PRESIDENT WHITE, BEFORE YOU RESUME THE MICROPHONE I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A MOMENT OF 
          PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. >> GRANTED. 
          >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MODIFY TONIGHT'S AGENDA. TO ADD A SECTION 7.03 , RESOLUTION FOR DISCUSSION AND TO RENUMBER THE ITEMS DOWN BELOW. OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER HAS PUT FORTH A REQUEST TO THE BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW HER RESOLUTION, REGARDING STUDENT EXPRESSION AND I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THAT FORWARD TONIGHT. I DO NOT SEE A NEED WHAT IT NEEDS TO WAIT ON OUR MINDS UNTIL OUR DECEMBER MEETING. I THINK SHE HAS DRAFTED THIS ITEM OVER SEVERAL PAST MONTH AND HAS PREPARED TO DISCUSS IT AND TALK ABOUT IT WITH US. AND TO GIVE US AN OVERVIEW. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION FOR 
          CONSIDERATION OF MY MEMBERS. >> SECOND. 
          >> THERE HAS BEEN A PROPER MOMENT IN THE SECOND. ALL IN 
          FAVOR? >> I . 
          >> I. >> EYE. 
          >>. >> MOTION PASSED. 5-0. 
          >> ABSOLUTELY, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR TAKING THIS RESOLUTION SERIOUSLY. IF I COULD, I THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO READ OUT THE DRAFT RESOLUTION. I CAN ALSO WEAKLY SHARE IT ONCE I AM DONE READING IT OUT WITH THE REST OF THE BOARD OR IF YOU WOULD WANT TO SHARE THE OF THE BOARD, THAT WOULD BE T - GREAT. I WILL GO THROUGH EACH STATEMENT, AND THEN I CAN FEEL FREE TO CIRCLE BACK AT ANY POINTS WHEN PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS ON. THIS IS ALSO THE REVISED DRAFT. IT TOOK HIM TO CONSIDERATION. IN OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. I WILL START FROM THE 
          TOP. >> WERE AS THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION VALUES AND SUPPORTS THE FREE EXPRESSION OF IDEAS AND INQUIRY FOR STUDENTS IN CLASSROOM AND WHEREAS, THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION UNDERSTANDS THE VALUE OF STUDENTS ENGAGING IN AGE-APPROPRIATE ACADEMIC DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO CONTEMPORARY OR CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS AND WHEREAS, THE CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CCPS GRADUATES ARE EXPECTED TO OBTAIN CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS SO THEY CAN ANALYZE INFORMATION OBJECTIVELY, THINK LOGICALLY, EVALUATE EVIDENCE, CONSIDER DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND WHEREAS, CULTURE OF OPEN 
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INQUIRY AND EXPRESSION AMONG STUDENTS PROMOTE THE DESIRE TO LEARN IN A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS. AND WHEREAS, THE CURRENT POLARIZATION OF SOCIETY HAS A CHILLING EFFECT ON SPEECH AND INQUIRY THAT AFFECTS STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION ARE THE BIRTHRIGHT OF EVERY CITIZEN AND WHEREAS, THE PURPOSE OF K-12 EDUCATION IS NOT TO SHIELD STUDENTS FROM CONFLICT IDEAS OR OPINIONS BUT TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP THE SKILL SET NECESSARY TO NAVIGATE COMPLEX ISSUES IN THE PRESENT AND FUTURE AND WHEREAS, THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ACKNOWLEDGES THE CCPS CLASSROOMS MUST BE A SAFE PLACE TO EXPRESS DIVERSE OPINIONS AND SERVE AS A MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS AND WHEREAS, SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS WHICH ARE NOT OPEN TO EXPRESSION OF UNPOPULAR VIEWS CAN HAVE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR STUDENTS NOT ACADEMIC LIFE INCLUDING SOCIAL OSTRACIZATION AND HARASSMENT AND WHEREAS, DISTRICT STAFF AND STUDENTS MUST WORK TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT A CULTURE OF CIVIL DISCOURSE AND PROMOTE THE COMMUNITY WHICH REPRESENTS THE FREEDOM OF ITS MEMBERS TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS AMONGST ITSELF AND, WHEREAS STUDENTS WHO POSSESS THE ABILITY TO CONVERSE WITH CIVILITY AND MUTUALITY DESPITE DISAGREEMENTS, ARE PREPARED TO NAVIGATE CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION ARE OCCUPATIONAL SETTING. 
          BEAUTY HEREBY RESOLVED EXCEPT FOR LIMITATIONS OUTLINED BY THE CCPS CODE OF CONDUCT OR THOSE NECESSARY TO PROMOTE THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF SCHOOLS. THE BROADEST PROTECTIONS FOR STUDENTS TO SPEAK, WRITE, LISTEN AND ENGAGE WITH COMPLEX IDEAS SHOULD BE UPHELD WITHIN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
          >> THANK YOU. I THINK THIS WAS EMAILED TO US A WHILE AGO. I COULD OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION. 
          >> ARE WE GOING TO VOTE ON THIS AS THE FORMAL RESOLUTION 
          TONIGHT? >> IF YOU MAKE A MOTION AND MAKE IT OUR RESOLUTION, YES. I DON'T BELIEVE OUR STUDENT MEMBER CAN MAKE A RESOLUTION AND VOTE . 
          >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE FULLY SUPPORT AND PASS THE STUDENT EXPRESSION RESOLUTION. 
          >> SECOND. >> I PUT THIS MOTION AND A 
          SECOND. >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK GRACE FOR HER FORWARD THINKING AND FOR HER BEING SUCH A GREAT STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD . I FEEL AS THOUGH SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD EACH YEAR, WE HAD A STUDENT MEMBER , IT HAS GOTTEN BETTER AND BETTER. I BELIEVE THEY LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. THEY SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER TO REACH A FURTHER AND FURTHER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT OTHER IDEAS YOU MAY HAVE. AS I END MY TERM ON THE BOARD THIS DECEMBER. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> LISA M. GRENIS. 
          >> I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU. THIS IS A GOOD IDEA BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WITHIN THIS. AND THAT IS HAVING SOMETHING IN REGARDS TO CANCEL CULTURE. I THINK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH -- THAT IS A BIG ISSUE. AND SO, I THINK STUDENTS NEED TO FEEL SAFE AND BE ABLE TO OPENLY DISCUSS THEIR OPINION WITHOUT BEING COERCED OR HAVE ANY FEAR. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD -- AND I AM NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW TO -- WITHOUT EVERYONE BEING ABLE TO SEE THIS. IT WAS WHERE YOU SAID, WHEREAS SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS THAT ARE NOT OPEN TO THE EXPRESSION OF UNPOPULAR THEIR VIEWS HAVE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR STUDENTS, NOT ACADEMIC LIFE INCLUDING CANCELLATION , SOCIAL OSTRACIZATION -- THAT PARTICULAR ONE, UNDERNEATH IT. WHEREAS DISTRICT STAFF AND STUDENT MUST WORK TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT A CULTURE OF CIVIL DISCOURSE DISCOURAGE CANCEL CULTURE. 
          >> YOU WOULD NEED TO MAKE A MOTION . 
          >> THAT WOULD HAVE A DISCUSSION BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION. 
          >> JUST TO QUICKLY ADD. I ACTUALLY ORIGINALLY HAD THAT VERBIAGE IN THE RESOLUTION BUT ONE THING WE DISCUSSED WAS THAT -- LITERALLY JUST THE TERM CANCEL CULTURE COULD EVENTUALLY BECOME OUTDATED OR NOT USED AND THE IDEA IS KIND OF IMPLIED 
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WITHIN THE OTHER WHEREAS STATEMENTS. JUST -- IF THE ACTUAL TERM CANCEL CULTURE BECOME SOMETHING THAT IS OUTDATED OR THAT CHANGES -- THE ACTUAL RESOLUTION IN OF ITSELF WOULD STILL BE RELEVANT AND STAND . THAT WAS THE ONLY REASON WHY WE DID NOT INCLUDE THAT SPECIFIC VERBIAGE IN THE 
          DRAFT. >> I THINK THAT IS A GREAT POINT. I GUESS MY THOUGHT PROCESS WAS -- WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW CANCEL CULTURE CAN ALSO RELATE TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN SOCIAL MEDIA. WHERE KIDS CAN BE EXCLUDED FROM GROUPS AND THINGS. SO -- EVEN THOUGH IT COULD DOWN THE ROAD BE OUTDATED, I THINK IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC FOR RIGHT NOW. 
          SO -- JUST CONVERSATION. >> I JUST SENT THE RESOLUTION TO MISS MAXIE, IF YOU COULD PULL THE RESOLUTION UP. OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. >> I'M ALSO CURIOUS TO KNOW, YOU SAID YOU GOT INPUT FROM OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AND THERE WERE CHANGES BUT -- MR. WHITE JUST SHARED A COPY. THERE IS NO TRACK CHANGES SO IT IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO KNOW WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL IS AND THE CHANGES AND PROVIDE INPUT TO THOSE CHANGES SO -- 
          >> IT IS HARD TO HAVE A CONVERSATION . 
          >> I DO THINK IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY BUT -- I DON'T THINK I'M FULLY PREPARED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WHEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL THE CHANGES WERE THAT WERE MADE. 
          >> I THINK THE ORIGINAL WAS SENT TO US PROBABLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. IT WAS SENT TO EVERYONE. THE FINAL DRAFT IS ONE THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY THAT I JUST SENT TO EVERYONE. 
          >> I UNDERSTAND THAT BUT WHAT I AM ASKING, WHICH BOARD MEMBER PROVIDED WHICH INPUT THAT LED TO THIS BEING THE FINAL DRAFT. 
          THAT IS NOT WHAT IS REFLECTED HERE AND THAT IS WHAT I WOULD 
          LIKE TO SEE. >> YOU ARE STATING A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHEN THE RESOLUTION WAS EMAILED TO THE FULL BOARD , YOU DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO REVIEW IT. 
          >> I REVIEWED IT BUT I WANTED TO SEE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD CHANGED, WHAT I AM LOOKING AS JUST ONE FINAL DRAFT. THERE IS NO REDLINES. THERE ARE NO COMMENTS IN THE DOCUMENT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CHANGES WERE ACCEPTED IN THAT FINAL ONE AND WHICH ONES WERE NOT. THAT IS WHAT I'M SAYING. 
          >> UNDERSTOOD. DID YOU PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS BACK TO GRACE 
          ON THE PREVIOUS COPY? >> I DID NOT. I'M JUST CURIOUS. 
          SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT AND ONCE PEOPLE HAVE HAD TIME TO SEE AN AMENDED THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE -- AND WE CAN VOTE ON IT IN DECEMBER. IS THAT ACCEPTABLE? FOR ME, I LIKED EVERY SINGLE WORD IN THERE. AND TO LISA M. GRENIS THIS POINT, THE THING THAT POPPED OUT AT ME WITH YOUR DISCUSSION OF IT. WE HAVE TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT THERE IS A CHILLING EFFECT GOING ON AND THAT IS CANCEL CULTURE. IF WE CAN USE THOSE TERMS. THAT STOPS PEOPLE -- STUDENTS FROM FEELING COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES. WE JUST GOT TO STOP THAT. IF THIS THING TAKES HOLD IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, YOU WILL BE HELPING OUR STUDENT BODY TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS NOT -- THAT ADULTS CAN'T GRASP IT. 
          YOU KNOW -- WE SEPARATED INTO OUR LITTLE CAMPS AND WE CAN'T TALK TO EACH OTHER AND WE DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT WAY. THIS TO ME IS VERY MUCH SPEAKING TO WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY, WHAT IS OUT THERE IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. AND IT IS SOMETHING THE STUDENTS NEED TO BE ABLE TO RUN WITH. AS LONG AS THEY -- THIS KIND OF DISCUSSION IS GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. SO -- I DID NOT SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VERBIAGE. AS IT WAS. MISS POST, I GUESS -- IF WE DO END UP VOTING TONIGHT, 
          YOU CAN ABSTAIN ON THAT. >> 
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MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO VOTE SO WE WILL BE VOTING ON THIS. 
          >> AND I MAKE IT SUGGESTION? SINCE APPARENTLY ALL OF YOU DID NOT MAKE COMMENTS PERHAPS THE ONES WHO DID MAKE ADDITIONS, CAN IDENTIFY WHAT CHANGES THEY OFFERED AND SHARE THAT WITH 
          MISS POST. >> I DID NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES. 
          >> I CAN'T REMEMBER IF I DID. >> THE ONLY ACTUAL CHANGES THAT I RECEIVED WERE FROM MR. GRENIS AND I INCORPORATED THAT INTO THE LANGUAGE IN THE WHEREAS STATEMENT ABOUT CITIZENS RIGHTS AS WELL AS CODIFIED IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT. THOSE WERE THE CHANGES THAT I ADDED. AS WELL AS SOME SMALL LIGHT, GRAMMATICAL STUFF. 
          >> I THINK FOR ME -- TO BE ACTUALLY IN A HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE I EVEN KNEW THIS RESOLUTION WAS COMING ABOUT, AND WE WERE COMING UP WITH IDEAS FOR PROJECT -BASED LEARNING. JUST COMING UP WITH IDEAS AND A YOUNG LADY HAD AN IDEA AND AS SOON AS SHE SAID HER IDEA, SHE WAS MET WITH ONO, THAT IS STUPID. THAT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA. AND I WATCHED HER KIND OF THING DOWN IN HER SEAT A LITTLE BIT. HER FACE TURNED REALLY RED AND I SPOKE TO THE PERSON WHO MADE THE COMMENT AND SAID, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO. YOU DO NOT KNOW ANY FACTS, YOU NEED DETAILS, YOU SHUT HER DOWN BEFORE SHE EVEN GOT STARTED AND THAT IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON TODAY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THEN SOMEONE ELSE SAID, WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HER IDEA. AND SOMEONE ELSE SAID, WELL I THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA. IT IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED AND I THINK JUST BY GRACE TOUCHING ON SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT WITH HER BEING A STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD -- SHE HAS A POST ON WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON AND TO WORK WITH MR. MCCOMBS, THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES OF BEING ABLE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND TO GET AHEAD OF IT TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN SO -- I DID READ IT. 
          THEY ARE THE PROFESSIONALS. I SUPPORT IT 100%. I DID SEE THE FIRST DRAFT . I SAID IT LOOKS GOOD TO ME AND I LET IT GO AS THAT. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE HAD IT FOR A WHILE. I THINK -- MR. GRENIS WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT MADE THE DATES AND GRACE OUT OF THE UPDATES THAT WERE ASKED. AS FAR AS HAVING A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. I THINK THAT -- WE CAN DISCUSS IT A LITTLE MORE BUT 
          THEN WE WILL HAVE TO VOTE. >> I CANNOT MAKE A MOTION WITHIN A MOTION, CAN I? I CAN? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TWO AMENDMENTS TO IT. AS FABULOUS AS IT IS. AND I REALLY DO LIKE IT. I JUST THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS CANCELLATION CULTURE. CHILDREN, STUDENTS, SHOULD FEEL FREE TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINION. THAT IS NOT -- I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS OUTDATED. I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS IMPLIED IN THE RESOLUTION AS IT STANDS. I THINK IT SHOULD BE EXPLICITLY STATED. SO -- I MAKE A MOTION THAT -- SHOULD I JUST READ IT THE WAY I WANTED TO BE READ? OKAY. WHERE SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS THAT ARE NOT OPEN TO THE EXPRESSION OF UNPOPULAR VIEWS CAN HAVE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR STUDENTS NONACADEMIC LIFE INCLUDING CANCELLATION , SOCIAL OSTRACIZATION , ET CETERA. AND UNDERNEATH THAT ONE. WHEREAS DISTRICT , STAFF AND STUDENTS MUST WORK TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT A CULTURE OF CIVIL DISCOURSE. 
          DISCOURAGE CANCEL CULTURE AND PROMOTE A COMMUNITY THAT RESPECTS THE FREEDOM OF ITS MEMBERS TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS 
          AMONGST ITSELF. >> THERE IS A MOTION. 
          >> SECOND. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? 
          >> ARE WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? 
          >> MR. GRENIS I HAVE A QUESTION WHEN YOU READ THE WHEREAS CLAUSE, AT THE END YOU SAID INCLUDING SOCIAL OSTRACIZATION ET CETERA. ARE YOU REMOVING AND HARASSMENT? 
          >> IT COULD BE ANYTHING, IT IS EVEN SOCIAL MEDIA. ANYTHING THAT WOULD FALL UNDER CANCEL CULTURE. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO GO BEYOND FOR STUDENTS NONACADEMIC LIFE INCLUDING CANCELLATION -- WAIT, I AM ON THE WRONG ONE, I AM SORRY. 
          [01:00:10]
WOULD YOU READ THAT ONE? JUST ADDING A WORD? 
          >> JUST ADDING THE ONE WORD ? SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS WHICH ARE NOT OPEN TO THE EXPRESSION OF UNPOPULAR VIEWS CAN HAVE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR STUDENTS NONACADEMIC LIFE INCLUDING CANCELLATION, SOCIAL OSTRACIZATION AND HARASSMENT. 
          THAT WAS THE WHEREAS. >> IF I MAY ADD TO THAT -- IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION FOR THAT? YOU CURRENTLY HAVE THE 
          FLOOR. >> I ALSO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT WHERE -- SHE TALKED ABOUT WHEREAS FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION ARE THE BIRTHRIGHT OF EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN -- I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, CODIFIED IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF OUR CONSTITUTION. I THINK THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY IN THERE. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW YOU WORDED IT. 
          >> I PERSONALLY DON'T BELIEVE WE NEED TO STATE THAT AS IT IS CODIFIED IN THE CONSTITUTION. PERSONALLY. TO ME, THAT IS THE ONE CONSTITUTIONAL ITEM THAT EVERYONE REFERS TO MOST IN MY OPINION. SO, I THINK IT IS INHERENT. 
          >> USE OF THE BIRTHRIGHT OF EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN. I'M 
          ASKING. >> I SAID AMERICAN CITIZEN. I THINK THE WAY -- HOW DO YOU HAVE IT NOW? WE HAD IT AS CITIZEN THAT WE CAN ADD JUST WHERE IS FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION ARE THE BIRTHRIGHT OF EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN. SO THE TWO PROPOSED CHANGES WOULD BE TO ADD AMERICAN BEFORE CITIZEN AND CANCELLATION AFTER INCLUDING BEFORE SOCIAL 
          OSTRACIZATION. >> I'M LEANING BACK TO THE MOTION THAT WAS ORIGINALLY MADE. BUT ON THE TABLE AND SECONDED THAT DID NOT INCLUDE JUST WHAT YOU JUST STATED. SO, WE ARE IN DISCUSSION. ARE YOU NOW MAKING A THIRD SECOND MOTION TO ADD THOSE ITEMS OR ARE YOU -- 
          >> LET'S STICK WITH THE FIRST MOTION. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. 
          >> WE ARE VOTING ON THE SECOND MOTION. IT WAS MOTION AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION FAILS. NEXT WE GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION OF PASSING THE RESOLUTION AS WRITTEN. BY GRACE MINAKOWSKI. WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND. AND DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. WE WILL CALL FOR THE 
          VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? >> I. 
          >> I . >> OPPOSE? SENTIENTS. 
          >> ABSTAIN. >> ABSTAIN. 
          >> TWO ABSTENTIONS. >> THIS IS KIND OF IRONIC. WE CANCELED YOUR REQUEST. BUT -- THE REASON I DID IS I FELT IT SAID THAT ALREADY. IT TALKED ABOUT -- NOT PUTTING A CHILL EFFECT ON ANYONE AND LISTENING TO EVERYONE. 
          >> THAT IS WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. SOME PEOPLE COULD INTERPRET THAT IT IS THERE. I DO NOT INTERPRET THE IT IS THERE. I THINK IT SHOULD BE EXPLICITLY STATED. I FULLY SUPPORT WHAT YOU ARE DOING HERE. IT IS A GREAT RESOLUTION. 
          [7.01 Policies for Review]
          >> THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT WE WILL MOVE INTO ACTION ITEMS. POLICIES FOR REVIEW. FIRST ITEM IS 34-50. SCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS. KEVIN HILL. 
          >> GOOD AFTERNOON , PRESIDENT WHITE, DR. TOWNSEL. MY NAME IS KEVIN, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS, I'M HERE TO REVIEW THE CALVERT COUNTY POLICY 34-50 REGARDING THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ATHLETIC PROGRAMS HANDBOOK. AT THIS TIME WE ARE ONLY RECOMMENDING ONE SMALL CHANGE AND THAT IS THE REMOVAL OF THE CITATION THAT WAS IN THERE. THAT DISCUSSED MARYLAND ANNOTATED CODE . 
          SECTION 7.34. WHICH IS ABOUT HEAT AND CLIMATE TAXATION AND REALLY IS PART OF HAVING A HANDBOOK. SOMETHING THAT IS IN 
          [01:05:01]
THE HANDBOOK. WE REMOVE THAT AS A CITATION. 
          >> THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? THANK YOU. THE POLICY WILL BE 
          POSTED FOR 30 DAYS. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> NEXT WE HAVE POLICY 3610. STUDENTS RIGHTS AND 
          RESPONSIBILITIES. >> IT AFTON AND PRESIDENT WHITE, DR. TOWNSEL, MEMBERS OF BOARD OF EDUCATION. I'M JACKIE JACOBS, CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER. TODAY I AM PROUD TO PRESENT TO YOU 3610. STUDENTS RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY IS TO ENSURE EACH STUDENT'S INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS IS PRESENT -- PROTECTED WITHOUT INFRINGING ON THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS. IT IS ALSO IN PLACE TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND ORDERLY ENVIRONMENT TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF ALL STUDENTS TO LEARN. UPON REVIEW OF THIS POLICY, WE ARE NOT RECOMMENDING ANY CHANGES AT 
          THIS TIME. >> ANY DISCUSSION? 
          >> IT IS FUNNY THAT THIS CAME UP AT THE SAME TIME ABOUT THE FREE EXPRESSION BECAUSE, I GLANCED AT THE PROCEDURES AND I THINK THE POLICY IS FINE AS IT IS WRITTEN BUT I GLANCED AT THE PROCEDURES ESPECIALLY THERE IS ONE SECTION ON STUDENT EXPRESSION. AND IT IS, YOU KNOW, IT IS MAINLY FROM THE NEGATIVE STANDPOINT, STUDENTS MAY NOT DISRUPT STUDENTS, STUDENTS MAY NOT HAVE UNTOWARD BEHAVIOR THAT KIND OF THING. 
          THERE WAS ONE THAT SAID -- FREE SPEECH IS GOVERNED BY RULE OF REASON, WE CANNOT USE OF VULGAR OR OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE OF TOUGH LIKE THAT. WHEN WE EVENTUALLY GET TO THE PROCEDURES , I'M HOPING THEY CAN INCORPORATE SOME OF THE RESOLUTIONS AS FAR AS -- YOU KNOW, IT IS A BASIC RIGHT FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE CIVIL DISCOURSE. THAT KIND OF THING. USING THE LANGUAGE THAT IS IN THE RESOLUTION. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THANK YOU. IT WILL BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS. NEXT WE HAVE POLICY 3900. 
          SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES. >> I ALSO HAVE THAT POLICY. 
          POLICY 3900 OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION REGARDING SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES , THIS POLICY ESTABLISH THE GUIDELINES FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE IN THE SCHOOL SETTING AS OUTLINED UNDER EXISTING FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATION. 
          AND OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEM POLICIES. IT RECOGNIZES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT HEALTH AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT . IT ALSO RECOGNIZES OPTIMAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AS THE SHARED RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL, THE FAMILY, AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. UPON REVIEW OF THIS POLICY, WE ARE MAKING ONE RECOMMENDATION TO UPDATE THE OTHER CITATION SECTION TO ADD THE 2023 AS THE UPDATED VERSION OF THE MARYLAND HEALTH SERVICES GUIDELINES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS IN SCHOOLS. 
          >> ANY DISCUSSION? THANK YOU. IT WILL BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS. 
          NEXT WE HAVE POLICY 6125. EXTRA PAY FOR EXTRA DUTY. 
          ] >> GOOD AFTERNOON , PRESIDENT WHITE, DR. TOWNSEL, NUMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M IS ACTUAL, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES. I'M HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO REVIEW 6125. POLICY REGARDING EXTRA PAY FOR EXTRA DUTY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY IS TO ENSURE COMPENSATION FOR COACHES, SPONSORS , I REVIEW THIS POLICY AND I'M NOT MAKING ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CONTENT OF THE POLICY AT THIS TIME, I WOULD HOWEVER LIKE TO RECOMMEND REVISIONS TO CITATION THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE POLICY. SPECIFICALLY I RECOMMEND REVISING THE DATE INCLUDED WITH THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT WHICH IS INCORRECTLY LISTED AS 1983. I BELIEVE THE CORRECT DATE IS -- FOR THAT LAWS 1938. IN ADDITION I RECOMMEND REMOVING THE STRATA REGULATION THAT IS CITED THAT INCLUDES THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS SECTION 29 PART 500 OF THESE REGULATIONS AS THAT REFERS TO THE MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION ACT AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IS RELEVANT TO THIS POLICY. AND FINALLY, I RECOMMEND REMOVING THE CITATION REFERENCING THE TREATMENT BETWEEN THE CALVERT SUPPORT STAFF IN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. OF CALVERT COUNTY AS THE EXTRA PAY AN EXTRA DUTY ARE 
          [01:10:04]
INCLUDED IN THE CAA NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT. 
          >> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IT WILL BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS. THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL MOVE TO POLICY FOR 
          [7.02 Policy for Discussion]
DISCUSSION. EQUITY. 
          >> GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT WHITE, DR. TOWNSEL, AND EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. I AM THE SUPERVISOR OF EQUITY, I AM HERE TO DISCUSS POLICY 1015. THIS POLICY HAS BEEN REVISED FOR THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS. THEY HAVE ASKED FOR THE REMOVAL OF ALL DEFINITIONS NOT SPECIFICALLY IN CHAPTER 6 OF EDUCATION FOR EQUITY REGULATION. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS. DEFINITION A, ACHIEVEMENT GAP. DEFINITION B COLLEGE AND CAREER READY. 
          DEFINITION AT. OPPORTUNITY GAP. 
          CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS. DEFINITION I, STRUCTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS. DEFINITION J, SOCIAL IDENTIFIERS AND DEFINITION K, IMPLICIT BIAS. 
          >> MS. GROSS YOU MENTIONED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS AS BEING ONE OF THE -- HOWEVER ON MY COPY THAT WAS PROVIDED, I STILL SEE THAT DEFINITION AS REMAINING IN THE POLICY. IS THAT CORRECT OR IS THAT A DEFINITION TO BE REMOVED? 
          >> IT IS A DEFINITION TO BE REMOVED. 
          >> THAT SHOULD BE REDLINED ALSO. 
          >> YES. >> ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADD BACK IN THE DEFINITIONS FOR WORDS THAT STILL REMAIN IN THE POLICY. IF WE ARE GOING TO LEAVE IN THE WORD ACHIEVEMENT GAP, THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP SHOULD BE DEFINED DOWN AT THE DEFINITION SECTION. I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING HOW WE CAN HAVE A POLICY WILL USE THAT WORD BUT NOT DEFINE 
          WHAT WE MEAN BY IT. >> THAT IS WHAT I DID TOO, I 
          WENT THROUGH -- >> YES. 
          >> I WITH HER EVERY SINGLE ONE AND THEY WERE ALL MENTIONED. 
          DID I HEAR IT RIGHT? MISS POSTED IT WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS ANOTHER DOCUMENT THAT YOU WERE REFERENCING? THAT DID NOT 
          INCLUDE THOSE DEFINITIONS? >> 
          >> I'M TRYING TO NOT SHOW ANY IGNORANCE HERE ON HOW THEIR POLICIES -- HOW OTHER SCHOOL BOARD POLICIES ARE BUT IN MY MIND, IF WE MENTION TERMS THAT ARE AND YOU SPEAK , NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT TERM IS. IT IS UP TO US TO INCLUDE A DEFINITION. AND WE HAPPEN TO PUT IN OUR PURPOSE AND OUR GUIDELINES -- EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE YOU KNOW, THE IMPLICIT BIAS AND THE OPPORTUNITY GAP AND THAT -- IT IS A COURTESY BUT IT IS ALSO SO PEOPLE REVIEWING THIS CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. WHAT WE ASSUME THOSE 
          TERMS MEAN. SO, -- >> THAT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM, WE ARE MAKING AN ASSUMPTION ABOUT WHAT THE TERMS MEAN. THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ASK HIM IF WE COULD PROVIDE A CITATION OF WHERE THOSE DEFINITIONS CAME FROM. 
          INAUDIBLE ] IF IT IS GOING TO REMAIN, WHY CAN'T WE JUST CITE WHERE THOSE DEFINITIONS CAME FROM? TO MAKE IT SIMPLER , I ALSO THINK THAT WE COULD STATE EXACTLY WHAT 
          STATES. >> I NEED TO READ UP ON THAT. 
          WHAT KOMAR HAS IN THE -- >> EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE LEAVING IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT KOMAR HAS IN IT. I'M JUST SAYING THAT ANYTHING THAT IS NOT LISTED IN KOMAR SHOULD NOT 
          BE LISTED HERE. THAT IS ALL. >> SO IN MY OPINION JUST BECAUSE A DEFINITION IS NOT LISTED IN THE -- IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE SHOULD NOT DEFINE IN OUR POLICY. LAW IS VERY PRESCRIPTIVE AND IT IS CODIFIED FOR A REASON. SO, JUST BECAUSE 
          [01:15:05]
IT IS NOT DEFINED THERE DOES NOT MEAN WE SHOULD NOT DEFINE IT. ALSO, THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF BOARD OF EDUCATION . THE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY COMMITTEE WAY BACK WHEN -- I BELIEVE IT WAS 2016 OR 2018, AND SEVERAL MEMBERS ACROSS THE STATE OF MARYLAND SERVED ON THAT COMMITTEE. THAT COMMITTEE DRAFTED A SAMPLE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY POLICY AND THAT POLICY IS WHERE THOSE DEFINITIONS ARE -- ORIGINATED. 
          THEY ARE NOT DEFINITIONS THE SOMEONE JUST PULLED OUT OF THIN AIR AND DECIDED TO INCLUDE IN THE POLICY NOR DID THAT PERSON NECESSARILY -- WAS THEIR OWN SUBJECTIVE OPINIONS AND IMPLICIT BIASES WHEN DRAFTING THOSE DEFINITIONS. THOSE DEFINITIONS WERE DRAFTED BY EDUCATIONAL EQUITY COMMITTEE. 
          THAT WAS FORMED UNDER -- ASSOCIATION. LIKE I SAID THEY HAD COMMENT FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS ACROSS THE STATE OF MARYLAND INTO THAT SAMPLE POLICY. AND SO -- THOSE DEFINITIONS, IN MY OPINION WERE REVIEWING ACROSS THE STATE. 
          AGAIN, THERE IS NO CODIFICATION OF THE DEFINITION -- STILL I FEEL IF WE ARE GOING TO LEAVE THE WORD INTO THE POLICY, THEY 
          NEED TO BE DEFINED. >> DEFINED THOSE POLICIES, BASED ON THEIR COMMITTEE WORK. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT IS GOOD. I DON'T THINK THAT IS A BAD THING. AGAIN, I WOULD MOTION TO ADD BACK IN THE DEFINITIONS FOR THE WORDS THAT 
          REMAIN IN THE POLICY. >> THERE IS A MOTION TO LEAVE POLICIES IN THERE THAT REMAIN AS I AM LOOKING, ELIMINATE ACHIEVEMENT IN OPPORTUNITY GAPS ACHIEVEMENT GAPS. THERE IS A MOTION TO PUT THE VERBIAGE BACK IN. IS THERE A SECOND? 
          >> SECOND. IS THERE MOTION IN THE SECOND, DISCUSSION? 
          >> JUST AS A FOLLOW-UP -- VICE PRESIDENT CLAGGETT -- IF THAT IS THE CASE -- WHY CAN'T WE CITE THAT THAT IS WHERE IT CAME FROM 
          THIS? >> I TOTALLY AGREE. I THINK THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT STAFF WAS LEANING TO YOU WHEN IT WAS MENTIONED YOU SHOULD GO BACK AND REVIEW A PRIOR BOARD MEETING WHERE THIS POLICY WAS DISCUSSED AND PUT FORWARD . I BELIEVE STAFF WAS TRYING TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT SO YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND WHERE THE DEFINITIONS ORIGINATED, HOW THEY CAME ABOUT, JUST TO GIVE MORE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE TO YOU AS TO HOW THE POLICY LOOKS TODAY. I BELIEVE THAT IS WHY 
          THE RECOMMENDATION -- >> NO ONE WOULD INTUITIVELY KNOW TO GO BACK AND LISTEN TO THE BOARD MEMBER. 
          >> TO HEAR WHAT YOU SAID BUT HOWEVER AS A BOARD MEMBER I OFTEN CONVENIENTLY GO BACK TO PRIOR MEETINGS. THAT IS HOW I PREPARE PERSONALLY. BUT I AGREE. IT SHOULD BE CITED. AND I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE DO CITE IT AT THE END OF THE 
          POLICY. >> SO WITH THE MOTION AND THE SECOND, WE ARE IN DISCUSSION NOW. SO WITH THESE POLICIES. 
          >> WE HAVE POLICIES THAT ARE FITTING FOR US THAT WE FEEL THAT WE NEED IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM WHEN YOU GUYS ARE COMING OR READJUSTING AND REVIEWING POLICIES AND MAKING CHANGES. IS TO ADJUST TO MAKE SURE IT FITS OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. 
          >> ARE YOU ASKING ME? >> CORRECT. BOARD OF EDUCATION 
          -- >> WHAT YOU ARE ASKING VICE PRESIDENT -- I GUESS TO ADD BACK TO THE DEFINITIONS A, B, 
          ALL OF THEM? >> FOR THE ITEMS THAT ARE STATED IN THE POLICY. CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS, I DID A QUICK SEARCH OF CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS, IT SHOULD BE BATTED -- ADDED BACK IN. IMPLICIT BIAS, I'M NOT SURE I, 
          IN THE POLICY. >> I DID, I WENT THROUGH EVERY 
          SINGLE ONE. >> IF THEY ARE THERE, IT SHOULD BE ADDED BACK AS A DEFINITION. THE ONES THAT WERE REMOVED. 
          >> AND A CITATION FOR 
          >> THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR THAT HAS NOT BEEN VOTED 
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          ON. >> FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, AND A 
          CITATION FROM ME. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN 
          FAVOR? >> I. 
          >> I. >> MOTION PASSED. 3-2. 
          >> YOU ARE VOTING TO APPROVE THE POLICY IN ITS FINAL FORMAT. 
          [7.03 Change Order Approval]
          >> YES, ADDING BACK . YES. NEXT WE HAVE CHANGE ORDER APPROVAL. 
          BLESS YOU. 
          >> GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT WHITE, DR. TOWNSEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION AND I BEFORE YOU TODAY TO PRESENT AND ASK FOR APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE FOR THE PLUM POINT NO SCHOOL PHASE TWO PROJECT. I WILL RECAP THE CHANGE ORDER PROPOSALS THAT ENCOMPASS CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF THREE ITEMS ARE PROPOSED CHANGE ORDERS TOTALING $21,305 AND $.25. ITEM NUMBER ONE. INTEGRATION THE EXHAUST FAN INTO THE BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM. NUMBER TWO IS THE REMOVAL AND REINSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL, THAT WAS NOTED IN ADDITION TO THE AREAS OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. OF THE NEW HVAC UNIT AND ITEM NUMBER THREE IS FOR A SECTION OF COPPER PIPING THAT WAS TO REMAIN, WHAT WAS REPLACED TO ITS DETERIORATING CONDITION. THE PLUM POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL HVAC PRODUCT. THE CHANGE ORDER WOULD BRING THE PROJECT TOTAL TO 897,300 FIVE DOLLARS AND $.25. FUNDING FOR THE CHANGE ORDER WOULD COME THROUGH CIP FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN RESERVED. I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE AT THIS TIME. 
          >> MY ONLY QUESTION IS, DOES THIS IN ANY WAY DELAY -- EXTEND 
          THE PROJECT? >> NO IT DOES NOT. 
          >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CHANGE ORDER. 
          >> THERE HAS BEEN A PROPER MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN 
          FAVOR? >> I 
          >> I. >> ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A 
          DISCUSSION? >> I DID NOT KNOW IF THERE WAS 
          ANY MORE DISCUSSION. >> I JUMPED THE GUN. 
          >> NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR, AGAIN? 
          >> I . >> MOTION PASSED, 5-0. 
          [7.04 Bid Approvals]
          >> WHITE, DR. TOWNSEL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MY NAME IS SHELDON TAYLOR, I'M THE PURCHASING SUPERVISOR. THEY HAVE FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. JOINING ME FIRST -- IS MISS VALERIE FARMER, FOR THE RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF ICE CREAM FOR THE DISTRICT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE BOARD APPROVAL HAS REQUESTED TO USE THE BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONTRACT. FROM HER SHE'S CREAMERY COMPANY. THE CONTRACT AGREEMENT FOR BALTIMORE PUBLIC COUNTY SCHOOLS WAS AWARDED -- AND CONTAINS LANGUAGE ADVISING THE AWARDED CONTRACT TO BE USED AS A PIGGYBACK TO SUPPORT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IF APPROVED THE CONTRACT WITH HER SHE'S CREAMERY COMPANY WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM WITH PROVIDING ICE CREAM WITH THE DISTRICT THROUGH MARCH 31ST 2028. FUNDING FOR THIS REQUEST -- WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THEY AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF ICE CREAM FROM THE HER SHE'S CREAMERY CONTRACT AT THE ATTRACTED CONTRACTED RATES. 
          >> THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND. DISCUSSION? 
          >> I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A STAFF UPDATE LETTERHEAD. I'M 
          [01:25:03]
NOTICING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CURRENT LETTERHEAD REFERENCING MS. JORDAN HAYES AS OUR STUDENT MEMBER. AND IT IS GRACE MINAKOWSKI. SHE MORE THAN REPRESENTS AS OUR NEW STUDENT MEMBER. IN THE FUTURE, IF YOU COULD MAKE SURE WE ARE USING THE APPROPRIATE LETTERHEAD THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. 
          >> DEFINITELY, SORRY ABOUT THAT. GRACE MINAKOWSKI, WE WILL 
          UPDATE THAT. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN 
          FAVOR? MOTION PASSED. 5-0. >> THANK YOU. JOINING ME NEXT IS MISS WARNER. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION FOURS THE RECOMMENDATION TO WHERE THE CONTRACT FOR AN ADDITION FOR A CHILLER FOR WOODY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL. IN SEPTEMBER 24, CALVERT COUNTY THEY ISSUED A BID TO ELICIT PROPOSALS FROM PREQUALIFIED CONTRACTORS, AT WHEN HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL. PROPOSALS WERE ACCEPTED UP TO 11 A.M. SUBMISSION DEADLINE ON NOVEMBER 7 2024. SIX FIRMS SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL WITH ONE BIDDER DEEMED NONRESPONSIVE. 
          AND ONE LATE THAT WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE BID TABULATION IS ON THE SCREEN THERE, BASED ON RESULTS OF THE BID OPENING, WE RESPECTFULLY RECOMMEND THE BOARD OR THE CONTRACT FOR ADDITION OF A CHILLER AT WINDY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR 784,000 FOR THE BASE BID. FUNDING FOR THIS REQUEST IS THROUGH CIP 
          FUNDS. >> MOVED TO APPROVE THE 
          RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF. >> SECOND. 
          >> THERE HAS BEEN A PROPER MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? 
          >> I. >> I. 
          >> MOTION PASSED, 5-0. >> NEXT UP IS MR. KEVIN HOPE, DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION. AND ATHLETICS. 
          FOR THE RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEMS AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE FOR BUSES. PURSUANT TO CALVERT COUNTY 5510. WHAT APPROVAL WAS REQUESTED TO USE THE PURCHASING COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. FOR THE PURCHASE OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND CURRENT VIDEO RECORDING PRODUCTS AND FOR ANGEL TRACKS SPOKE IN A X.3 DVR SYSTEM EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE INSTALLED TO OUTDATED AND FAILING EQUIPMENT ON SCHOOL BUSES THAT SERVICE CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. FUNDING FOR THIS PURCHASE OF THE DVR SYSTEMS WILL BE THROUGH ESSAY SCHOOLS GRANT ACQUIRED BY STUDENT SERVICES. FOR $25,188 AND RUNNING OR THE PURCHASE OF THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT IS TO THE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET FOR $27,950. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE BOARD AWARE THE CONTRACT FOR THE DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. OF 
          FOR A TOTAL OF $53,130. >> DISCUSSION? 
          >> MR. TAYLOR. THIS EQUIPMENT, HOW MUCH WILL IT ALLOW US TO STORE? HOW MUCH THIS EQUIPMENT WILL ALLOW US TO STORE? HOW MANY DAYS, THE LENGTH OF VIDEOS -- HOW MUCH? I KNOW IT'S A 64 GIGABYTES BUT GIVE US AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT MEANS? > SO, THE SYSTEM ALLOWS US ON A TYPICAL BUS TO HAVE ALMOST TWO MONTHS WORTH OF VIDEOS. 
          BEFORE START TAPING OVER ITSELF. 
          >> IN ESSENCE, THESE EIGHT UNITS WILL BE INSTALLED ON A DIFFERENT BUSES IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING? 
          >> CORRECT. WHAT ABOUT THE BUSES THAT HAVE OLDER EQUIPMENT. ARE WE NOT CONSIDERING UPGRADING THAT 
          EQUIPMENT? CHANGING IT? >> AS I BROUGHT UP LAST YEAR BEFORE WE HAD OUR BUDGET ISSUES, 
          >> WE DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF A THREE-YEAR PLAN, TRYING TO REPLACE IT EVERY SINGLE CAMERA UNIT ON EVERY SINGLE BUS. WE DO HAVE BUSES OUT THERE WITH UNITS OVER 12 YEARS OLD. THESE UNITS, THESE PARTICULAR UNITS. ARE CONSIDERED THE OLD VERSION NOW, THEY CAME OUT WITH THE NEW VERSION. ON JANUARY OF 2024. 
          >> -- THAT WOULD MEAN WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT VERSIONS OUT THERE THAT PRINCIPALS AND VICE PRINCIPALS WOULD NEED TO KNOW HOW TO UTILIZE AND USE. CHOSEN TO GO WITH THIS ONE BECAUSE IT IS THE NEWEST VERSION WE CURRENTLY USE SO YES, WE WOULD STILL HAVE AN APPROXIMATE NUMBER. I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK IT 
          [01:30:06]
UP HOW MANY ARE STILL USING THE OLDEST SYSTEM. AND THE OLD SYSTEM ONLY HOLDS ABOUT FOUR WEEKS. ABOUT A MONTH. THIS ONE 
          DOUBLES IT. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> I AM JUST CURIOUS. ONCE THIS IS PURCHASE, CAN WE BE ASSURED THAT EVERY BUS WILL HAVE AN OPERATING CAMERA, CAMERA THAT 
          IS OPERABLE ? >> IN THEORY, THE ANSWER WILL BE YES BECAUSE OF THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, THE COMPANY WOULD BE ABLE TO COME FIX ANYTHING THAT IS NOT 
          WORKING. >> SO, I'M LOOKING AT THE PICTURES. IT IS THE A-T QUOTE. 2002. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS -- I AM JUST CURIOUS, I SEE THAT WE HAVE A QUANTITY BUT THEN THERE ARE OTHER THINGS ON HERE. EIGHT CHANNEL, MOBILE, DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER. THE SD CARD AND THEN THERE ARE PICTURES OF OTHER CAMERAS -- QUANTITY. 
          >> I BELIEVE THAT IS DISCUSSING WHAT COMES -- YEAH. THEY PUT A BUNCH OF THINGS ON HERE THAT ARE NOT NECESSARY GOING TO BE COMING. WHAT YOU GET WITH THE SYSTEM, YOU WILL GET THE HARD DRIVE. ALL THE WIRING THAT IS NECESSARY. AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE THAT FACES OUT THE WINDSHIELD SO WE CAN SEE WHAT THE DRIVER IS SEEN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, WHERE ONE CAMERA THAT AIMS DOWN AT THE DOOR SO WE CAN SEE ANYTHING THAT TAKES PLACE ON THE STAIRWELL. ANOTHER CAMERA THAT IS AIMING STRAIGHT BACK FROM THE CENTER OF THE BUS ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK OF THE BUS. ONE CAMERA IN THE BACK OF THE BUS THAT IS FACING FORWARD TO CAN SEE EVERYONE HAPPENING IN THE BACK FOUR SEATS. AND THEN THERE ARE THREE CAMERAS DOWN THE SIDE. YOU CAN SEE 
          ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS. >> THIS IS JUST A ROLL UP OF ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE WITH THAT EIGHT. 
          >> CORRECT. YOU GET ALL OF THAT. 
          >> TELL ME WHAT PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE LOOK LIKE? 
          >> PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TYPICALLY, THE COMPANY COMES TO THE FIRST BUSH EXPECTION. THEY WILL LITERALLY CHECK EVERY SINGLE UNIT AS IT COMES THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WHAT ALSO MEANS, THEY WILL FIND OUT WHEN SOMETHING IS NOT WORKING WHEN SCHOOL CALLS, SOMETHING OLDER SOMETHING NOT WORKING WITHIN THE SYSTEM. 
          WITHIN A FEW DAYS THERE HERE. >> OKAY. YOU JUST MENTIONED THE BUS EXPANSION -- DOES THAT RELATE TO THE QUOTE IS THAT IN ADDITION TO, YOU GUYS DO A DIFFERENT KIND OF BUS INSPECTION MECHANICAL BUS EXPECTION? 
          >> WHAT I'M REFERRING TO BUS EXPECTION, THAT WILL BE THE STATE-MANDATED BUS EXPECTION OF THE BUS ITSELF, THIS COMPANY COMES AND DOES THE CAMERAS. THAT IS NOT PART OF OUR INSPECTION. THE BUS CAN'T PASS OR FAIL. 
          >> OKAY. >> YOU ARE SING WITH THESE EIGHT -- WE WILL HAVE 100% OF OUR BUSES. 
          >> I WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO BACK -- THIS IS WHERE WE CAN GET WITH THE GRANT MONEY BECAUSE OF THE COST SYSTEM. 
          >> WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR SPARE SYSTEMS. THERE THE OLD 12-YEAR-OLD SYSTEMS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF OF BUSES WHEN THEY RETIRE. SO RIGHT NOW, THIS WILL BE A NEW ONES THAT WE CAN PUT ON OUR NEW BUSES THAT ARE COMING IN. YOU HAD TWO BUSES COME IN THIS YEAR. BRAND NEW. JUST STARTED THE 12 YEAR SERVICE. YOU WILL GET THE NEW CAMERAS FIRST. THE GOAL IS, THESE EIGHT CAMERAS WILL GO ON TO OUR NEW BUSES COMING IN. AS THEY COME OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE THIS YEAR. WE SHOULD HAVE 99 TO 
          100%. >> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE 
          ACTUAL NUMBER. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> ARE THERE ANY SORT OF SPIRIT BUSES , OR IF IT IS A RENTAL BUS, FOR ANY REASON, IS THERE ANY REQUIREMENT FOR THEM TO 
          HAVE CAMERAS? >> ACCORDING TO OUR CONTRACT, ALL OF OUR BUSES SHOULD HAVE CAMERAS. 
          >> WE HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT WHAT IS THE TERM FOR THE CONTRACT? IT IS ONE YEAR? FOR EVERY YEAR THIS CONTRACT FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE WOULD BE RENEWED IF IT WOULD BE CONTINUING TO BE USING ANGEL TRACKS ON THE BUSES? AND THEN YOU MENTION, 
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THAT PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE COVERS THE COMPANY COMING HERE DURING BUS INSPECTION. OR IF A PRINCIPAL OR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IDENTIFIES THAT A CAMERA IS NOT WORKING. HOW ABOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE PRODUCTIVITY, ARE WE REQUIRING OUR BUS CONTRACTORS TO REPORT WHEN CAMERAS ARE NOT WORKING ON 
          THEIR BUSES? OR BUS DRIVERS? >> YES, MA'AM. DRIVER CAN CONTACT US, CONTRACTOR CAN CONTACT US. THE LITTLE THING WITH THREE LIGHTS ON IT. ALL THREE LIGHTS ARE NOT LIGHTING UP, THEN IT LETS US KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT. 
          >> BECAUSE OF THOSE CAMERAS ARE RUNNING BUS BEHAVIOR. IS THERE ANYTHING IN OUR CONTRACTOR CONTRACT THAT REQUIRES CONTRACTOR TO REPORT TO US WHEN A CAMERA IS NOT WORKING. 
          >> I BELIEVE SO, I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK. 
          >> OKAY. JUST CONSIDERATION FOR FUTURE BOARDS. IF THAT LANGUAGE IS NOT THERE, I THINK IT WOULD BE SOMETHING OF INTEREST THAT YOU WOULD MAY WANT TO CONSIDER ADDING. I'M PERSON APPROACH ACTIVITY. THAT PIECE OF DATA IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO US AS WELL AS PARENTS AND STAFF TO ASSURE WE ARE AWARE OF SITUATIONS. I WOULD SAY MAKE SURE THAT OUR CONTRACT GOING FORWARD HAVE SOME TYPE OF REQUIRES AND HOLDS EVERYONE ACCOUNTABLE FOR DOING 
          THEIR PART. THANK YOU. >> THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY,, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY -- WHAT THE STATUS IS, IF YOU COULD FOLLOW UP WITH ALL, IF THERE IS ANY BUS WITHOUT A 
          CAMERA THAT DOESN'T OPERATE. >> YES, MA'AM. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? 
          ALL IN FAVOR? >> MOTION PASS, 5-0. 
          >> THANK YOU. LASTLY. PURSUANT TO CCPS . BOARD APPROVAL -- INAUDIBLE ] BOARD APPROVAL OF THE SELECTED VENDOR BEFORE ENTERING PAYMENT OF GOODS OR SERVICES. THE VENDOR THAT IS NOT THE LOWEST BIDDER HAS BEEN CHOSEN -- A WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION IS PROVIDED AND APPROVED PRIOR TO PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD. WE ASKED THAT THE BOARD APPROVED THE  ]FOLLOWING SELECTED VENDOR. AT $43 PER BUS PER VISIT. 
          DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. AND ALL FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. 
          >> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY 
          DISCUSSION? >> WHAT CAN THEY DO? 
          INAUDIBLE ] >> FOR $43 THEY ARE DOING THE FULL MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. EXPECTION, THERE TWO MECHANICS AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WILL TYPICALLY DO IT ONCE A YEAR,THE MVA COMES IN THEY ACTUALLY HAVE PEOPLE ON SITE THEY'LL BE DOING THE INSPECTIONS. THEY JUST FINISHED THERE'S A WEEK AGO. 
          >> DO THEY HAVE MACHINES THAT ARE LIKE DIAGNOSTIC. 
          >> NO, MA'AM. BASICALLY WHAT IT IS. THERE GOING UNDER THE BUS, LOOKING FOR A NUMBER OF THINGS. UNDER THE HOOD, THE LIGHTING SYSTEMS, THE INTERIOR OF THE BUS BUT MAKE SURE THAT ALL SAFETY EQUIPMENT IS ON THE BUS IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE BUS. FLARES, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND SUCH. MAKING SURE THAT THE SEAT STILL HAVE TOO MANY TEARS AND APPEARED LOOKING FOR LEAKS OF ANY FLUIDS, THE STATE OF MARYLAND HAS A VERY EXTENSIVE LIST OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED AND INSPECTED. 
          >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSED. 5-0. 
          >> THANK YOU. NEXT MOVED TO ITEM FOUR. APPRENTICESHIP 
          [7.05 Apprenticeship Program Update]
PROGRAM UPDATES. CLAIRE, MICHELLE. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT WHITE, DR. 
          TOWNSEL. WE ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. WE WILL 
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          START WITH INTRODUCTIONS. >> HI I'M MICHELLE, I'M THE WORKPLACE LEARNING COORDINATOR FOR THE COUNTER -- COUNTY AND I APPROVE APPRENTICESHIP OVERSEEING ON THAT. 
          >> I AM THE PRINCIPAL OF THE TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY AND THEY ALSO OVERSEE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CTE FOR CCPS. AND I SAY THAT AS A SPECIAL POINT BECAUSE, AS WE TALK ABOUT APPRENTICESHIP THIS EVENING -- IT IS PART OF CTE WHICH IS A WHOLE ENCOMPASSING PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT IN ALL FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND CAA. WE WERE HERE TO GIVE YOU SOME UPDATES ABOUT OUR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND HOW IT HAS IMPACTED THE BLUEPRINTS. 
          AND TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK. THOSE PICTURES ARE SOME OF OUR YOUTH APPRENTICES THAT WE HAVE HAD THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. SOME INTERESTING ONES, I WOULD JUST POINT OUT REALLY QUICKLY. PICTURE OF OUR STUDENT -- THE NEW LIBRARY. THE STUDENT THAT HELPED ON THE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. WHEN THEY WERE BUILDING IT. 
          >> THANK YOU, FIRST WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN APPRENTICESHIP AND INTERNSHIP. A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T QUITE KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS. FOR APPRENTICESHIP. IT IS TYPICALLY SOMETHING THAT IS LONGER-TERM. 
          ONE TO FOUR YEARS IS WHAT IT TYPICAL PERSON DOES FOR APPRENTICESHIP. INTERNSHIP IS DEFINITELY SHORTER-TERM. 
          EDUCATION, SKILL LEVEL. FOR APPRENTICESHIP, YOU WANT TO BECOME SPECIALIZED. IN WHATEVER APPRENTICING WITH. FOR INTERNSHIP. I LIKE TO SAY IT IS MORE ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE AND MAYBE LEARNING WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR CAREER OR COLLEGE EDUCATION. COMPENSATION , IT IS PAID FOR APPRENTICESHIP . INTERNSHIPS ARE SOMETIMES PAID, SOMETIMES NOT BECAUSE AGAIN IT IS ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF LEARNING. FOR APPRENTICESHIP, EVERYTHING CULMINATES IN A RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL -- FINISHED APPRENTICESHIP AND THEY ARE A MASTER OF THE SCHOOL THAT THEY HAVE APPRENTICED. INTERNSHIPS ARE MORE OF A RESUME BUILDER. AND THEN, THE RELATIONSHIP TOWARDS EDUCATION. IT IS TIED TO SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL GOALS FOR APPRENTICESHIP. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALLY KNOW BUT WHEN THE STUDENTS FINISH AN APPRENTICESHIP, THEY DO COME OUT WITH ALMOST A FULL ASSOCIATES DEGREE. THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO A FULL 60 CREDITS. FOR OUR APPRENTICESHIP MARYLAND PROGRAM WHICH WE CALL AMP , STUDENTS WORK A MINIMUM OF 450 HOURS AND THEY CAN START THAT THE SUMMER BEFORE THEIR SENIOR YEAR AND THEN THEY WORK THROUGHOUT THE SENIOR YEAR. 
          MANY COMPANIES KEEP THEM PAST THE 450 HOURS IF THEY HAVE IT WITHIN THEIR BUDGET. STUDENTS EARN THREE CREDITS FOR COMPLETING THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND THEN IT IS THE PATHWAY TO GRADUATION. THEY EARN ONE ADDITIONAL CREDIT THAN FOR FOUR TOTAL CREDITS WHEN THEY COMPLETE THEIR RELATED INSTRUCTION TOWARDS THAT APPRENTICESHIP. THE GOAL FOR APPRENTICESHIP IS ALWAYS THAT WE WANT THE STUDENT TO HAVE HAD GOOD EXPERIENCE -- THEY WANT TO HIRE THAT STUDENT WHEN THEY GRADUATE SO THE STUDENT LEAVES WITH A FULL-TIME JOB , BENEFITS, ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. AND THEN FOR THE BUSINESS. PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO GROW YOUR WORKPLACE. 
          ESPECIALLY WHEN -- YOU HAVE A WORKFORCE. OUR BUSINESSES -- WE WANT THEM TO KNOW. IT IS A VERY SIMPLE PROCESS TO BECOME A YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP SPONSOR. YOU GO ONLINE, COMPLETE A SIMPLE APPLICATION. IT IS NOT LIKE A REGISTERED PARTNERSHIP WHERE THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A LOT OF RIGMAROLE AS SOME OF THE COMPANIES LIKE TO SAY. BUT IT IS A SIMPLE APPLICATION. ONCE THAT IS DETERMINED. I, ALONG WITH OUR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PERSON, WE GO INTO A SITE VISIT, MAKE SURE THEY ARE A BRICK-AND-MORTAR COMPANY. THAT THEY HAVE YOU KNOW, EMPLOYEES IN A PLACE THAT THEY ARE DOING THEIR BUSINESS OUT OF. 
          PAPERWORK IS FINALIZED. WE DETERMINE WHAT RELATED INSTRUCTION THE STUDENT NEEDS TO TAKE TO LEARN CONTINUOUS THROUGH THAT PROGRAM. THEN -- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ALSO WORKS WITH THEM ON INSURANCE NEEDS. ANY LIABILITY CONCERNS THEY MAY HAVE. IN THE FINAL PROCESS FOR THEM IS, THEY GO THROUGH AN APPROVAL PROCESS WITH THE MARYLAND APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING COUNCIL AT MSD. WHEN THEY ARE APPROVED WE CAN START 
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THE HIRING PROCESS. I DO AN INITIAL INTERVIEW WITH STUDENTS AFTER THEY APPLY THE STUDENT RESUME AND COVER LETTER, SO THEY CAN SEND TO THE BUSINESS, THE BUSINESS THEN DETERMINES WHO THEY WANT TO HIRE. THEY GO THROUGH THE HIRING PROCESS WITH THAT BUSINESS. AND OUR STUDENTS ARE COMPETING AGAINST STUDENTS FROM OTHER LOCAL COUNTIES. IT IS NOT ALWAYS JUST US THAT ARE APPLYING FOR THOSE JOBS. THE HIRING IS DETERMINED BY THE BUSINESS THAT ALSO MEANS, IF THE BUSINESS REQUIRES A DRUG TEST. BACKGROUND CHECK. THE STUDENT GOES THROUGH THAT ALSO. 
          ONE THING THAT IS GREAT. IS HAVING MY POSITION. I CAN BE A RESOURCE FOR BOTH THE BUSINESS AND THE STUDENTS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE IT IS A SUCCESSFUL THING. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A BUNCH OF COMPANIES THAT ARE APPROVED IN CALVERT COUNTY. 
          WHAT I REALLY WANT TO CALL OUT THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO HAVE SOME OF THOSE NONTRADITIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS. PEOPLE THINK OF APPRENTICESHIP AND YOU THINK CONSTRUCTION. ELECTRICAL. WE ALSO WANT TO EXPAND IT TO BE FINANCED. ACCOUNTING. 
          ENGINEERING. I.T. OF COURSE WE ALWAYS WANT LOCAL TRADES BECAUSE WE NEED THEM BUT -- WE CURRENTLY HAVE A STUDENT WORKING AS A VET TECH. SHE IS PUTTING MICROCHIPS IN CATS AND DOGS. SHE IS DOING AN AMAZING JOB WITH THEM. IT IS SOMETHING 
          WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW WITH. >> WE STARTED THE PROGRAM AS A PILOT IN SCHOOL YOUR 21 -- 2022. JUST A TINY LITTLE HANDFUL OF HER DISAPPEARANCE. YOU CAN SEE EVEN THROUGH THE PANDEMIC. GROWTH THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED. HER HARD WORK. WE ARE NOW IN A PLACE WHERE THIS YEAR -- WE HAVE 10 APPRENTICES PLACED CURRENTLY THIS YEAR. AND SO -- WE HAVE A COUPLE OF POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN OPEN THAT WE CAN'T NECESSARILY FIND STUDENTS FOR AND WE ALSO HAVE THE OPPOSITE WERE WE HAD STUDENTS WHO APPLIED FOR POSITIONS THAT WERE INTERESTED IN APPRENTICESHIP. IT KIND OF GOES BOTH WAYS. I WILL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE REASONS FOR WHY THAT IS. SO SOME BARRIERS THAT WE FACE AS WE ARE GROWING THIS PROGRAM. THE FIRST ONE IS ÚTHE AVAILABILITY OF THE OPEN POSITIONS. WE ARE A SMALL COUNTY. OUR BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE IS A LITTLE BIT SMALLER. SOME OF OUR LARGER METRO COUNTIES. ENTER BUSINESSES ARE SMALL. A LOT OF MOM AND POP SHOPS. MAYBE THEIR ENTIRE WORKFORCE IS YOU KNOW, A DOZEN PEOPLE. RIGHT? IT IS A BIG ASK. TO TAKE THEM THAT ASKED THEM TO TAKE ON AN APPRENTICESHIP. ALSO OPEN POSITIONS IN SPECIFIC FIELDS. 
          THIS YEAR WE HAD NINE STUDENTS APPLY FOR HVAC AND WE ONLY HAD ONE POSITION THAT WAS AVAILABLE WITHIN HVAC COMPANY. SO, THERE ARE CERTAIN SPECIALTIES OF THINGS AND SOMETIMES KIDS ARE INTERESTED, WE JUST HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO BUILD THOSE CONNECTIONS YET. THE AXIS FOR STUDENT RELATED TO TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION THAT IS CAN SOMETIMES BE A CHALLENGE. 
          ESPECIALLY IN SOME OF THE HARDSHIPS WE HAVE ESTABLISHED TO STAY WITH OUR MORE TRADITIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS. 
          THEY ARE OFTEN SPECIFIC LOOKING FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE MAY BE DONE A YEAR AT THE CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY. AND SO, IF A STUDENT DID NOT START AT THE CTA -- THEY MAY NOT MESSILY BE A GOOD FIT AND THERE IS NOT NECESSARILY A READY REPLACEMENT WAY FOR THEM TO GET THAT INSTRUCTION. WE HAVE STARTED SOME NEW THINGS, WE DID A NEW THING LAST YEAR WE WILL EXPAND THIS YEAR. WE DID A SHORTENED VERSION BOOT CAMP VERSION OF A TRADES CLASS. WE RAN IT THROUGH APRIL, AND JUNE. ALL STUDENTS TO BE READY TO GO INTO TRADES BASED APPRENTICESHIPS. THAT WERE OTHERWISE CTA. THAT CAN BE TRICKY. RELATED TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION TO AREAS THAT MAY BE JUST AREN'T FORCES AND THINGS THAT WE ACTUALLY EVEN OFFER. IN CALVERT COUNTY. 
          SOMETIMES, ACCESS TO THE TRANSPORTATION IS A HUGE BARRIER. THAT IS SOMETHING WE DON'T HEAR CROSS STATE WHEN WE HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT APPRENTICESHIP AND EXPANSION ACROSS STATE. IT DOES REQUIRE THAT THE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO GET RELIABLY TO THE JOB. SO -- SOMETIMES THERE IS SCHEDULING FOR THE HOME SCHOOL COURSES CAN BE DIFFICULT. THOUGH STUDENTS WHO HAVE MOST EASILY BEEN ABLE TO GAIN AN APPRENTICESHIP ARE THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE REALLY GONE UP WITH THEIR SENIOR YEAR WHERE THEY REALLY ONLY NEED ENGLISH AND MATH. THAT KIND OF LEAVES THEIR SCHEDULE MORE WIDE OPEN TO FIT IN APPRENTICESHIP WITHIN THE HOURS THAT THE BUSINESS MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR. 
          STUDENTS WHO NEED MORE CREDITS IN THAT SENIOR ALSO GRADUATE. 
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CAN BE A LITTLE BIT TRICKIER TO FIT THAT IN. THESE ARE BUSINESSES THAT ARE OPEN ON THE STANDARD, NINE TO FIVE TYPE SCHEDULE. AND MOST OF THE TIME THE STUDENTS ARE IN SCHOOL. 
          BUSINESS MENTORING SUPPORT, NOT EVERYONE IS COMFORTABLE WORKING WITH TEENAGERS, RIGHT? GETTING TO A PLACE WHERE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO -- ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WE WILL SEND YOU SOME OF OUR VERY BEST KIDS AND SHE WILL PROVIDE THAT INSTRUCTION AND SHE WILL PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT. THEY ARE STILL KIDS AND THEY ARE STILL LEARNING. EVEN WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ADULTS. THERE IS A TRAINING COMPONENT THAT IS INVOLVED. SOMETIMES THAT CAN PRESENT A CHALLENGE. IT JUST REQUIRES A LOT OF SUPPORT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE -- EARLY COLLEGE. TALKING ABOUT TAKING COLLEGE IS A JUNIOR OR SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL. SKIPPING AHEAD. THIS IS THE SAME CONCEPT. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SKIPPING AHEAD TO AN APPOINTMENT. TO A CAREER. THESE ARE NOT PART-TIME JOBS. 
          SO, WE ARE HOPING THAT YOU CAN HELP US IN OUR EFFORTS TO GROW APPRENTICESHIP. WE NEED MORE BUSINESS PARTNERS. I THINK YOU HEARD ME SHARE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY WE NEED BUSINESS PARTNERS AND SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE LOOKING FOR BUSINESS PARTNERS, HELP EVERYONE THAT MAY BE LISTENING TO THIS PRESENTATION, APPRENTICESHIP AND OUR YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IS NOT JUST FOR TRADES. IT IS FOR TRADES. WE ARE LOOKING FOR ANYONE THAT IS HIRING. IF THEY'RE THINKING GOSH, I HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME FILLING THIS POSITION, JUST CALL US. WE CAN HELP BUILD THAT PIPELINE TO THE TALENT. WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL THIS YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO ADD THROUGH A GRANT, FIVE YOUTH APPRENTICES THAT WILL BE WORKING FOR CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND IN OUR FACILITIES. AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENTS. WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THAT WAS THROUGH GRANT FUNDING. WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL TO HOPEFULLY ADD THE BUDGETS. HAVE TO DO IT. SOME ABILITY TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL PARTISANSHIP. THIS IS EDUCATING OUR KIDS TO 
          SUPPORT THE WORKFORCE. >> GETTING THE WORD OUT. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN APPRENTICESHIP AND INTERNSHIP. 
          BOTH ON THE STUDENT SIDE AND THE BUSINESS SIDE, TO THE STUDENT SIDE, SOMETIMES I THINK MAYBE STUDENTS -- MY KID IS GOING TO COLLEGE. THIS IS OFF THE TABLE. IT IS NOT AT ALL. 
          THERE ARE LOTS OF GREAT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH APPRENTICESHIP, YOU CAN FIND A BUSINESS AND YOU OFFER TO PAY FOR THE COLLEGE, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO SHARE THE DONATIVE DEFINITE POSITIVE STORIES WITH APPRENTICESHIP. THAT THEN SUPPORTS OUR STUDENTS ON THE PATHWAY. ON THE EARLIER GRADES. 
          TALK TO STUDENTS WITH WHAT APPRENTICESHIP IS. WE WILL SEE THAT EVOLUTION. LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, THIS IS IMPORTANT, THE BLUEPRINT REQUIRES THAT 45% OF ALL OF OUR GRADUATES NEED TO COMPLETE AN INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS. FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL PORTION OF THE REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP. THAT IS OUR MANDATE FROM THE BLUEPRINT FROM OUR ENTIRE GRADUATING CLASS. ERNIE EITHER CREDENTIAL OR COMPLETING AN APPRENTICESHIP. WE HAVE SOME CONTINUED GROWTH TO GET TO THOSE NUMBERS. WE ARE HAVING INFORMATION SESSION. PARTISANSHIP ON TUESDAY. WE HOPE ANYONE THAT IS AVAILABLE WILL JOIN US. IT WILL BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY HEAR FROM THE VOICES OF STUDENTS AND ANY BUSINESS MEMBERS THAT ARE OUT THERE, PLEASE JOIN US. IN TERMS OF ENGAGING BUSINESS COMMUNITY. CONTINUING TO GROW. 
          WE ARE ALSO RELATED TO THIS. EXCITED TO SHARE, KIND OF BRING TOGETHER SOME OF OUR PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS ALTOGETHER IN ONE OFFICE. OUR OFFICE IS LOCATED AT CTA , THAT IS THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OF STUDENT SUCCESS. THAT IS, MADE UP OF MISS MACGUFFIN. 
          AWFUL CONTROLS -- INCLUDES OUR PROJECT -BASED LEARNING COORDINATOR. THAT IS PART OF THAT. CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORT WITH THE OFFICE AS A WAY TO BE MORE EFFICIENT IN HOW WE ARE WORKING TO ENGAGE OUR PARTNERS BUT A 
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LOT OF TIMES WILL REACH OUT TO, GOSH I REALLY WANT TO BE A PART OF THE SCHOOLS I REALLY WANT TO HELP BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HELP. OUR GOAL HERE IS THE KIND OF GIVE ONE PLACE. WE CAN SAY START HERE AND IN BETWEEN THESE THREE WONDERFUL PEOPLE.THEY CAN REACH OUT AND HELP FIND THEM A BENEFIT. WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING A WEBSITE UP AND SHOULD BE READY TO GO SOON. WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON BUILDING A DATABASE OF PARTNERS, SO THAT WE AS A DISTRICT HAVE A CENTRALIZED PLACE THAT A TEACHER MAY BE SAYS I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO COME INTO MY CLASS AND TALK ABOUT A CAREER IN ACCOUNTING. SO THAT IMPACT IT WILL REALLY BE IMPORTANT. THREE OVERLAPPING BUT DIFFERENT THINGS. THEY ARE ALL WORKING TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT OVERTAXING ANY RESOURCE. WE DON'T WANT 10 PEOPLE CALLING THE SAME PERSON EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH TO ASK FOR 10 MORE THINGS. HOPEFULLY WE CAN BE EFFICIENT. AND PROVIDE -- COMMUNITY TO REACH OUT. SOME OF THAT OVERLAP WHILE ENSURING ACCESS FOR ALL OF THESE RESOURCES FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. 
          >> MY CONTACT INFORMATION A NEW OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. 
          YOU CAN REACH MISS MACGUFFIN AND MISS PHILLIPS. WE WILL BE 
          HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, THIS IS REALLY EXCITING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          APPRENTICES, INTERNSHIPS, I'M HUNGRY. 
          >> THAT IS OKAY. YOU HAVE TO BE LOCAL TO GOVERN COUNTY? 
          >> A LOT OF TECHNICAL. TERMS THAT OFFER REMOTE POSITIONS. 
          >> DEFINITELY FROM A STATE LEVEL. WE FOCUSED IN A VERY -- AS LOCAL AS WE CAN. WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE -- APPRENTICESHIP IN LEXINGTON PARK ONE YEAR. WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. SOME TALKS WAS IMPOSSIBLE APPRENTICESHIP SPONSORS. THE NORTHERN SIDE. THAT IS WHERE MISS MACGUFFIN, POINTING OUT, THAT WAS THE OTHER WAY TOO. SOME OF OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS -- BUT AS FAR AS THE REMOTE WORK PIECES. THAT 45% GOAL IS A STATE WIDE GOAL. THE STATE HAS REALLY PUT A LOT OF ENERGY AND EFFORT TO SCALING APPRENTICESHIP. THEY RECOGNIZE THERE WILL BE A NEED TO FIND TRADITIONAL WAYS TO SOME OF THESE THINGS. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN REMOTE WORK, KEY COMPONENT -- THE STUDENTS HAVE -- THEY ARE BEING TRAINED, THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOME CONSISTENT SOMETIMES I THINK THAT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING. IT IS NOT OFF THE TABLE. 
          >> HOW DO YOU GUYS CURRENTLY MARKET? 
          >> WORD-OF-MOUTH IS ONE THING. I ALSO REACH OUT TO COMPANIES, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, IS WORKING TO FIND NEW BUSINESSES FOR US. 
          AS THE STUDENT SIDE, WE GO INTO ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND I DO TALKS, I'VE GONE INTO ALL OF THE ENGLISH CLASSES. AND TALK ABOUT SCHEDULING. TALK ABOUT APPRENTICESHIP TO THEM. I GO TO PARENT NIGHTS. I GO TO JOB FAIRS. OVER ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. I'M STARTING TO DO SOME PANEL DISCUSSIONS. 
          WITH DIFFERENT BUSINESSES, WE ARE REALLY WORKING TO TRY AND 
          GET THE WORD OUT THERE. >> WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BE A PART OF SOME DIFFERENT EVENT SOME BROADER DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAVE GREAT SUPPORT FOR THE COUNCIL FOR SOUTHERN MARYLAND. THE BUSINESS ALLIANCE. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT. BOTH OF US BEING ABLE TO GO TO 
          THEIR EVENTS. >> WILL BE EVER CONSIDER MAYBE A JUST GENERIC MAILER OR LETTER THAT COULD SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR TO ALL OF THE BUSINESSES IN CALVERT COUNTY. I SEE, THERE IS A TON OF PHYSICAL THERAPY LOCATIONS AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE NEEDS PHYSICAL THERAPY. THERE IS ALWAYS A SHORTAGE, REALLY AN AWESOME ONE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN ASSET TO HAVE SOME OF THE YOUNG FOLKS IN THERE. I LIVE THERE, I JUST HAD -- I SHOULD HAVE A HOUSE OUT BACK. EVERYONE THAT I INTERACTED OUT THERE IS 
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FANTASTIC. I ALSO DO NOT SEE CALVERT HEALTH AND HOW CAN THAT 
          BE? >> SOME WE ARE WORKING WITH THE STATE, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN APPRENTICESHIP AND ADULT BRITISH APPEARED SOMETIMES WE GET HUNG UP ON REGULATIONS. DIPLOMA. THE GOOD THING IS THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPORT PEOPLE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. WHAT IS THIS REGULATION , DOES IT REALLY NEED TO BE THERE. 20 FIND SOME ARRANGEMENT TO GET AROUND THAT. THAT WORK IS CONTINUING AND HAPPENING. I WILL SAY THAT -- SOME OF THE PLACES WHERE WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FULLY ESTABLISH APPRENTICESHIP , WE DO HAVE A LOT OF -- INTERNSHIPS. THERE IS STILL A PLACE FOR INTERNSHIPS AND OTHER WORK EXPERIENCES THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM. ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AT ACADEMY OF HEALTH, THEY ARE GOING OUT TO THE HOSPITAL. GO OUT AND DO 
          INTERNSHIPS. >> IS IT DIFFICULT ? LENGTHY? 
          >> A LOT OF THE BARRIERS SEEM TO BE AGE. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HEALTHCARE. WE TALK ABOUT ACTUALLY, TOUCHING PATIENTS AND 
          NOT HAVING ANY CREDENTIALS. >> THAT MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU. 
          >> FIRST I WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH FOR EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING. I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR THERE WILL BE A AN APPRENTICESHIP WITHIN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN CALVERT COUNTY FOR 
          APPRENTICESHIP. >> WE HAVE I-TEAM FACILITIES THIS YEAR. WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST, A DIFFERENT GRANT. THAT IS SOMETHING WE LOVE TO SEE COME BACK INTO THE FUNDING. TO BE ABLE TO CONFIRM THOSE AVENUES. TEACHING THOSE APPRENTICES IS A HUGE DISCUSSION IN TERMS OF TALENT PIPELINE. IT WOULD REALLY BE IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO EXPLORE THAT. AND DITTO MACHINES, RIGHT? AND, WE ARE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OTHER DEPARTMENTS. IT IS KIND OF ONE OF THOSE -- REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEW APPRENTICESHIPS THIS YEAR IN THOSE TWO DEPARTMENTS. A LOT OF THE WAY THAT APPRENTICESHIP HAS GROWN -- THERE PEOPLE THAT ARE NERVOUS. HERE APPRENTICESHIP. THE PAPERWORK AND THEN YOU ARE LIKE -- WORKING WITH TEENAGERS. LET ME GET YOU THROUGH THAT IN PRIVATE -- PROVIDE YOU WITH SUPPORT. 
          AND SOMEONE HAS AMAZING, POSITIVE EXPERIENCE. I DON'T THINK THAT IS ANY DIFFERENT. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE STUDENTS HAVING POSITIVE EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS LEARNED. THERE IS ALWAYS -- THE FIRST TIME SPONSOR APPRENTICESHIP, THERE IS SOME LEARNING THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE. JUST SOME THINGS TO KEEP IT GOING. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> THAT I UNDERSTAND THE APPLICATIONS FROM STUDENTS ARE IN THEIR JUNIOR YEAR? 
          >> I USUALLY -- I PROVIDE THEM WITH THE LINKS AND ALL THAT. I USUALLY GIVE TO OR APRIL 1ST. PROBABLY GIVE THEM UNTIL MARCH 1ST. DO THE INTERNAL -- INTERVIEWING. GETTING THE RESUME. GETTING ALL THAT TOGETHER. AND THEN IN APRIL THEY WILL START GOING OUT TO -- THE BUSINESSES TO INTERVIEW. 
          THEY CAN START IN JUNE. >> 
          >> 450 HOURS AS IT DECENT CHUNK OF HOURS. IT IS GOOD FOR THEM TO GET A GOOD CHUNK OF THAT INTO THE SUMMER SO THEY CAN SCALE BACK. ALSO KNOWING. IT CAN TAILOR THEIR SENIOR YOUR SCHEDULE. THE BUSINESS HOURS THAT THEY NEED. 
          >> IT IS GREAT. LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE A LOT OF APPLICATIONS. A LOT MORE THAN YOU HAD IN THE PAST. STUDENTS KNOW BY APRIL 
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AND MAY, IF YOU CUT IT OFF OF MARCH. THEY WOULD KNOW BY APRIL AND MAY WHETHER THEY WILL HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. -- NOT BY THE 
          COMPANY ALWAYS. >> SO MISS MACGUFFIN CAN TELL THEM, THEY KIND OF MET THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS. KIND OF LIKE -- BASIC LEVEL. HAVE YOU SUBMITTED A PROPER RESUME. ARE YOU READY TO GO TO THAT NEXT STEP? FROM THERE, IT KIND OF DEPENDS -- WE HAVE INSTANCES. TO TAKE OVER. WE JUST KIND OF CONTINUE TO ROLL THROUGH IT AS LONG AS WE COME IN. RIGHT ABOUT THE THRESHOLD, WE PROBABLY CAN'T START FOR ANYBODY NEW. 
          THEY DON'T HAVE THE TIME. >> ON THE SIDE. IT IS A PATHWAY. BUT -- THAT MEANS, IN THEIR JUNIOR YEAR. THEY NEED TO SCHEDULE THEIR SENIOR YEAR. THEY ARE HOPING THEY CAN GET AN 
          APPRENTICESHIP. >> THAT IS WHY MISS MACGUFFIN'S PROCESS IS SO EARLY, WE CAN GIVE THE COUNSELOR THE HEADS UP. WE HAVE APPLIED FOR APPRENTICESHIP. AND THAT WEIGHT THEY CAN KIND OF HAVE TWO VERSIONS OF A SCHEDULE. WE CAN GO WITH A. IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT. WE WILL BE READY TO GO. IT IS DEFINITELY A PATHWAY. THEY CAN SPECIALIZE. IF THEY GET CREDIT FOR THOSE HOURS SPENT WITH THAT 
          COMPANY. >> AND MOST, A LOT OF COMPANIES DEPENDING ON THEIR HIRING INSTRUCTIONS, THAT BECOMES THEIR FIRST YEAR OF SERVICE. WHATEVER THAT COMPANY WANTS. 
          >> THIS IS SO WONDERFUL THAT WE HAVE THIS BEHIND US -- I REMEMBER BEING IN THE VERY EARLY MEETINGS. IN THE BLUEPRINT THINGS. THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO IDENTIFY. WHAT COMPANIES WE SHOULD TARGET. WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION. WHAT INDUSTRIES WILL BE AVAILABLE. WE WILL COME A LONG WAY. IT WAS ON THE GROUND HELPING. US HERE IN CALVERT COUNTY. WE HAVE THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, THE GAS PLANT, THOSE ARE AGE RESTRICT IT, RIGHT? 
          >> WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT OF LABOR NOW. NAVIGATOR WHO SPECIFICALLY ASSIGNED TO WORK WITH THE REGION. AS PART OF THE INVESTMENT FROM THE STATE. RIGHT? TO THE GOVERNOR'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. THEY HAVE EXPONENTIALLY GROWN THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S WORKFORCE IN THEIR ABILITIES SO THAT THEY CAN SUPPORT DISTRICTS AND REGIONS. 
          >> THAT IS WONDERFUL, THANK YOU. 
          >> ANYONE ELSE? ONCE AGAIN I SAY THANK YOU ALL. I LOOK AT THE LIST THAT YOU HAVE HERE BUT AT THAT MEETING YOU HAD SEVERAL, THE FARES THAT YOU GUYS HAD WITH 602, THE COOKING PLACE , I CAN'T THINK THE NAME OF IT. 
          >> NO TIME TO COOK. >> NO TIME TO COOK. YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB AND THANK YOU. DO NOT FORGET TO LET ME KNOW. THEY WILL BE COOKING SOME MILLS OVER THERE. YOU KNOW 
          HOW I ROLL. THANK YOU. >> I WANT TO CALL OUT THE GRACE HAS BEEN ONE OF MY INTERNSHIPS -- 
          >> I WAS GOING TO SAY. I KNOW IT IS ALREADY 5:40 BUT -- I GOT TO COMPLET AN INTERNSHIP WITH SENATOR JACKSON FOR A MENTORSHIP CREDIT AND I STILL WORK WITH THE OFFICE. HAVING SOME SORT OF STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM OR -- THE AVERAGE -- THE OUTREACH WOULD BE REALLY AWESOME. 
          >> SMALLER INTERNSHIPS. >> IT IS ALSO -- ASHLEY THERE ALSO, SHE HAS A LOT OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS ALSO. THANK YOU. NEXT MOVED TO EXPERT REVIEW. DR. JOHNSON, DR. 
          [7.06 Expert Review for HHS]
SAMPSON. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DWIGHT , DR. TOWNSEL. I'M THE 
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CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER AND HAVE TWO REALLY IMPORTANT PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT AND I WILL LET THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. 
          BETH MORAN, PRINCIPAL. HUNTINGTON HIGH. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, JOE SAMPSON, PRESIDENT -- PRINCIPAL OF MILL 
          CREEK. >> WE ARE HERE TONIGHT YOUR REQUEST TO SHARE MORE ABOUT MARYLAND EXPERT REVIEWER PROGRAM AND ALSO THE RESULTS OF THE TOWN HIGH SCHOOL EXPERT REVIEW THAT HAPPENED LAST FEBRUARY. WE RECEIVED OUR RESULTS IN THE SUMMER. IN ORDER TO REVIEW THEM AND SEND THEM BACK WITHIN ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WE NEEDED TO FRAME IN THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND -- MRS. MORTON RECEIVED THOSE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS LATER IN THE SUMMER. 
          >> I WILL PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT REGARDING THE EXPERT REVIEW TEAM PROCESS. IN ORDER TO MAKE SENSE OF THE REVIEW INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE FOR MISS MORTON. SO -- WITH THE ONSET OF THE BLUEPRINT. MSDE HAS IMPLEMENTED EXPERT REVIEW TEAMS ACROSS THE STATE . AND THERE IS AN ANNUAL TRAINING FOR REVIEWERS THAT TAKES PLACE. THERE IS TWO FULL DAYS OF TRAINING. WE REVIEW THE PROCESS BY WHICH SCHOOLS ARE REVIEWED. THE CLASSROOM VISIT THE FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS THAT TAKE PLACE WITH STAFF. STUDENT --. ASSIST THOSE SCHOOL VISITS. 
          TO ENSURE THAT THINGS ARE TAKING PLACE CONSISTENTLY. WE USE A REVIEW RESOURCE TO CAPTURE EVIDENCE AND RAPPORT OUTCOMES IN ACTUALLY DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS. THERE IS CALIBRATION DURING THAT TWO DAY TRAINING JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS ALIGNED. WE WILL PRACTICE THE FOCUS GROUPS AS WELL. SO THAT THE QUESTION THAT WE ARE ASKING ARE CONSISTENT USING -- PROVIDED AND WE WILL ALSO PRACTICE THE DEBRIEF THAT TAKES PLACE IN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AFTER THE REVIEW. JUST TO HIGHLIGHT. WE HAVE THREE EXPERT REVIEWERS IN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO, THE ROLE OF THE EXPERT REVIEWER IS TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SELF REFLECT. IT IS NOT A GOTCHA AND THEY MADE IT VERY CLEAR AT THE ONSET THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING IN TO CATCH SCHOOLS DOING SOMETHING WRONG . THEY ARE REALLY TRYING TO FIND OUT BEST PRACTICES SO THAT THEY CAN EMULATE THOSE OF ACROSS THE 
          DIVIDE. ACROSS THE STATE. >> IT IS TAYLOR GUIDANCE. 
          SCHOOLS DON'T GET A PRE-PACKAGE. PLAYING FOR IMPROVEMENT. IT IS BASED ON WHAT THE REVIEW SEE IN THE SCHOOL. SPECIFICALLY TO THAT INFORMATION. THE OVERVIEW OF THE REVIEW VISIT. WHEN A TEAM COMES TO A SCHOOL, SIX REVIEWERS THAT GO INTO THE SCHOOL. BEFORE THAT VISIT, THEY WILL RECEIVE A SUMMARY WITH SCHOOL DATA. THAT DOCUMENT S.T.E.M. THOSE TEAM ABOUT THEIR SCHOOL AND GIVE SOME WILL REVIEW THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PERSON ON THAT TEAM, BECAUSE SOME MAY BE CONDUCTING FOCUS GROUPS AND LEADING THE CONVERSATION OR DEBRIEF WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND SOME MAY BE DOING CLASSROOM REVIEWS. STAFF MAY OR MAY NOT BE ON-SITE AT THAT PARTICULAR REVIEW AND THE TEAM IS FULLY CONDUCTING THAT BECAUSE OF TRAINING. UTILIZING THE SCHOOL SCHEDULE AND FOCUS GROUPS ARE CONDUCTED WITH THOSE THERE IS A TEAM DEBRIEF WHERE THE RATINGS ARE PUT IN AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE AND A SCHOOL REPORT IS COMPLETED , THEN THE PRINCIPAL DEBRIEF TAKES PLACE. THE EXPERT REVIEW TEAM , WHICH HAS THREE DOMAINS AND THOSE DOMAINS HAVE MEASURES. IF YOU THINK ABOUT 
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CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT SUPPORT AND EDUCATOR SUPPORT, THOSE ENCOMPASS A LOT OF THINGS. BASICALLY, THIS IS A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT CONTAINS. HIGH QUALITY CURRICULUM WITH IMPLEMENTING STUDENT LEARNING . DOES THE SCHOOL USED TO DETER IMPLEMENT AN APPROACH? ARE EDUCATORS AT ALL LEVELS PROVIDED WITH SUPPORT TO IMPROVE RESULTS AND SHIFT INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE? IT'S NOT SUBJECTED. THE REVIEWS ARE NOT SUBJECTIVE. IT IS EVIDENT OR NOT EVIDENT. THAT IS WHERE YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE SLIDE , THE MEASURES CAN EARN ONE OF THESE RATINGS. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, A COMMISSION , DEVELOPING OR NOT EVIDENT. IS THERE A PLAN OR PROCESS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING MEASURES OR OBTAINING OUTCOMES? WAS OBSERVED? YES. WAS IT NOT OBSERVED? YOU CITE SPECIFIC EVIDENCE OF IT IS A CLASSROOM REVIEW OR WHETHER THERE WERE STUDENTS THAT WERE CALLED UPON DURING THE CLASS. IT DEPENDS . NOT TRYING TO CITE WHAT'S IN THE RUBRIC, BECAUSE IT CANNOT BE LOCALLY SHARED, BUT BECAUSE WERE THOSE THINGS EVIDENT DURING THE CLASSROOM? DURING THE FOCUS GROUP, WAS THERE A CONVERSATION FROM THE PARTICIPANTS THAT CITED THAT THEY WERE SUPPORTED BY ADMINISTRATION OR RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES? THOSE THINGS ARE WHAT GOES INTO THE REPORT. 
          >> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO TALK WITH YOU ALL ABOUT THE HONEY TOWN HIGH SCHOOL EXPERT 
          REVIEW PROCESS . PRIOR TO THE VISIT --. >> CAN YOU PUT YOUR MICROPHONE 
          CLOSER? >> SORRY. I HAVE MASTERED MANY THINGS IN MY LIFE AND NOT THESE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I'M HERE TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT THE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERT REVIEW VISIT. PRIOR TO THE VISIT AND IT WAS VIA ZOOM OR TEAMS, THEY MET WITH MYSELF AND LEADERSHIP TEAM, THEN REVIEWED THE PROCESS FOR THE EXPERT REVIEW PROCESS . THEY ALSO PROVIDED US WITH A RUBRIC THAT THEY WOULD BE USING . THIS WAS SHARED WITH OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND I ALSO SHARED THIS WITH THE HONEY TOWN HIGH SCHOOL STAFF. I DID PREPARE THE STAFF AS FAR AS WHAT THE PURPOSE WAS AND WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THE CLASSROOM VISITATIONS AND THESE WERE SET UP BASED UPON CRITERIA THAT THEY PROVIDED WHAT THEY WANTED FOR THE VISIT. THIS IS WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR . THEY WANTED A NOVICE TEACHER FROM ZEROTO THREE YEARS. THEY WANTED AT LEAST ONE TENURED TEACHER FOUR YEARS EXPERIENCE AND ABOVE. THEY WANTED AT LEAST TWO CLASSROOMS THAT WERE USING INTERVENTIONS AND AT LEAST ONE CLASSROOM OR ONE CLASS PERIOD WITH ACADEMIC -- ADVANCED ACADEMIC CLASSES, SUCH AS GIFTED AND TALENTED HONORS OR ADVANCED PLACEMENT . TWO ENGLISH SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES OR SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES AND PREFERABLY SELF-CONTAINED WHEN USING A CO-TEACHING MODEL. THEY WANTED TWO CLASSES THAT WOULD BE ELA AND TWO SHOULD BE MET. CLASSES SHOULD REPRESENT GRADES AND ALL CLASSES CHOSEN SHOULD BE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND INCLUSIVE OF DIVERSE AND REPRESENT ALL DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS PRESENT AT THE SCHOOL. LET ME SHARE THE CLASSES THAT THEY VISITED. THEY VISITED A READING INTERVENTION CLASS , OBSERVATION IN NINTH GRADE AND 10TH GRADE. THESE COURSES HAD STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY, SO THEY HAD DIVERSE LEARNERS. ALL OF THESE CLASSES DID. THEY WENT INTO AN HONORS CLASS , ALGEBRA , FOUNDATIONS OF TECH , AP GOVERNMENT, GEOMETRY , AP U.S. HISTORY , PHOTOGRAPHY , ENSEMBLE CLASS , AP BIO , ALGEBRA ONE, TEAM SPORTS AND ELA 10TH GRADE. I'M GOING TO SUMMARIZE THE FINDINGS IN EACH THREE DOMAIN. IN DOMAIN ONE , THIS GIVES RATINGS BASED UPON THE RUBRIC WITH CURRICULUM 
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INSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND ACCOMPLISHING WITH CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, CLASS INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT AND TIMING ACCOMPLISHING. THAT TABLE SUMMARIZES THAT . THIS TABLE SUMMARIZES DOMAINS TWO AND THREE . DOMAIN TWO IS WITH STUDENT SUPPORT AND THREE WAS EDUCATION -- EDUCATOR SUPPORT. IN ALL OF THOSE AREAS, THE RATING WAS ACCOMPLISHING. NEXT PART , I'M GOING TO REVIEW SOME OVERALL RECOMMENDATION THAT THEY MADE AND THE STRENGTHS THEY FOUND. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE STRENGTHEN THE SCHOOLS APPROACH TO PREPARING STUDENTS FOR FUTURE COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS AND PROVIDE A CLEAR SYSTEMATIC MONITORING AND SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS ON THE VARIOUS PATHWAYS. THEY ALSO WANT US TO RECOMMEND TO ADDRESS A LACK OF AWARENESS REGARDING THE CAREER LADDER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO TEACHERS AND PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH INFORMATION BEYOND THE BENEFITS OF CHIEF AND NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION IN ACQUIRING ADVANCED DEGREES AS THEY FOUND A LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH A BROAD ASPECT OF A CAREER LADDER BEYOND THESE MILESTONES. I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THE STRENGTHS THEY SHARED WITH US. 
          THEY FOUND THAT THE COUNTY PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION, WHICH SUPPORTED HIGH QUALITY CURRICULAR ALIGNED WITH THE MARYLAND COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARDS . THEY FOUND THAT CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS INCORPORATED CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE STRATEGIES , SUPPORTED BY RESEARCH AND INDICATED A STRONG FOUNDATION POINT . THEY FOUND A CLEAR EMPHASIS ON PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS, WHICH WAS ANCHORED IN THE CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS FOR INSTRUCTION. TEACHERS AND LEADERS PARTICIPATED IN ONGOING JOB EMBEDDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BUILDING FOSTERING A CONTINUOUS CULTURAL LEARNING AND I'M HIGHLIGHTING THESE PIECES. DURING THE TEACHER FOCUS GROUP, IT WAS SHARED THAT THE SCHOOL WAS HIGHLY SUPPORTIVE OF TEACHERS SEEKING OUT AND ATTENDING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND BRINGING THAT BACK TO THE SCHOOL AND STAFF. EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION WAS EVIDENT AND THERE IS EVIDENCE WITH PLANNING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT DESIGN WITH CLEAR STUDENT OBJECTIVES . ALSO, THIS FACILITATED A DEEP UNDERSTANDING IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MATERIAL PROMOTING ACADEMIC GROWTH AND MASTERY OF CONTENT. CONTINUING SOME STRENGTHS THAT THEY FOUND. THEY FOUND THAT THE SCHOOL PROVIDED EMBEDDED SERVICES WITH SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOOL SCHEDULE TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO CREDIT BEARING ADVANCED AND RIGOROUS WORK. 
          THEY ALSO FOUND THAT THE STUDENT AND TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP FOCUSED GROUPS STATED THAT THE SCHOOL SCHEDULE HAD EMBEDDED SUPPORTS FOR THINGS LIKE BOOT CAMP , FLEX LUNCH TIME, WHICH HAS STRONG TUTORING COMPONENT TO IT , AP CINEMA SEMINARS INTEGRATED INTO THE SCHEDULE, WHICH HELPS SUPPORT STUDENTS. IN TEACHER FOCUS GROUPS, SEVEN OF THE NINE TEACHERS CONFIRMD THAT THE SCHOOL HAS A PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENT GROUPS CAN ACCESS ADVANCED COURSEWORK AND SIX OF THESE NINE TEACHERS RATED THE PROCESS FOR PLACING STUDENTS IN ADVANCED CLASSES AS GOOD TO GREAT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS GOOD NEWS. ALSO, DURING THE FOCUS GROUPS, THE STUDENTS STATED THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES, DUAL ENROLLMENT AND THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION COURSES. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SCHOOL PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION THAT WE DEVELOPED A SYSTEM FOR DATA AND IDENTIFY DISPROPORTIONALITY IN ADVANCED COURSES. THE SCHOOL ALSO HAS RECEIVED AN AWARD, WHICH RECOGNIZES WITH THE 2023 AP SCHOOL ON A ROLL AWARD FROM THE COLLEGE BOARD THROUGH THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE AP COURSEWORK. OUR SCHOOL HAS 
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ESTABLISHED SCHEDULED AND WELL-ROUNDED CURRICULUM THAT IS IN LINE AND SUPPORTS ALL STUDENTS IN ADVANCED ELECTIVE CLASSROOMS. PARENTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADER GROUPS REPORTED THAT THE SCHOOL OFFICE OF DIVERSE SECTIONS OF WELL-ROUNDED COURSES INCLUDING ENGINEERING , BUSINESS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND ORCHESTRA. IN THE STUDENT FOCUS GROUPS , THE STUDENTS INDICATED IN SEVEN OF THE EIGHT STUDENTS THAT FELT THAT THEY WERE CHALLENGED IN CLASSES THAT THEY TOOK. AGAIN, STRENGTHS THEY SHARED. ADMINISTRATORS WITH A CYCLE OF OBSERVATION AND FEEDBACK TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND TEACHERS ARE REGULARLY OBSERVED AND GIVEN HIGH-QUALITY ACTIONABLE FEEDBACK BY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND INDICATED THAT THEY ARE FORMALLY OBSERVED BY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP EVERY YEAR AND EIGHT OUT OF NINE TEACHERS INDICATED WITH ONGOING SUPPORT BY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM AND BOTH THE TEACHER GROUP AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP FOCUSED GROUP INDICATED THAT THEY ARE CONSISTENTLY ENGAGED WITH THE CYCLE OF LEARNING THAT HIS JOB EMBEDDED AND THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE PROVIDED DURING STAFF MEETINGS, SYSTEMIC PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAYS AND THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR . 
          TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER FOCUSED GROUP , IT WAS SHARED THAT THE SCHOOL DEVELOPED CONTINUOUS SUPPORT THROUGH MENTORING , PEER OBSERVATIONS AND PLANNING ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF OUR NEW TEACHERS. THE TEACHER ALSO STATED THAT THE LEADERSHIP TEAM HAD DEVELOPED SCHOOL SUPPORTS AND THE ACTIVITIES ARE EXTREMELY HELPFUL FOR TEACHERS . DURING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP FOCUSED GROUPS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS EMPHASIZED THEIR COMMITMENT TO OFFERING CONTINUOUS SUPPORT TO NOVICE AND NEW TEACHERS NEW TO THE SCHOOL TO FOSTER SUCCESS IN THE SCHOOL WITH INSTRUCTION. THE NEXT SECTION THAT I WILL SHARE IS AREAS OF GROWTH THAT THEY FOUND DURING THE SCHOOL REVIEW . COLLABORATIVE LEARNING PREP WERE IMPLEMENTED IN 12 OF THE 18 CLASSES WITH STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN SMALL GROUP ACTIVITIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS . 
          RESPOND TO QUESTIONS , COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENTS . HOWEVER, THEY DID FIND THAT LOOKING AT GROUP WORK, STUDENTS WERE GIVEN FEW OPTIONS ON HOW THEY SHARE LEARNING AND AT WHAT PACE THEY LEARNED AND GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO EXTEND LEARNING. STUDENTS IN 18 CLASSROOMS WERE ENGAGED IN SMALL GROUP COLLABORATION TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENTS. THE SCHOOL WAS DEVELOPING ITS PATHWAY DEDICATED AND INDIVIDUALIZED FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT YET MET THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. IT ALSO STATES THAT IN VARIOUS FOCUS GROUPS, IT IS SHARED THAT THE SCHOOL HAS A COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAY CHOICE FOR STUDENTS, HOWEVER IT WASN'T CLEAR HOW THE STUDENTS WERE BEING MONITORED AND SUPPORTED DURING THIS PROCESS. 
          IN THE STUDENTS FOCUS GROUP, THEY KNEW THAT THEY WERE PARTICIPATING IN SPECIALIZED COURSES, BUT NONE OF THE STUDENTS COULD REALLY EXPLAIN HOW THEY ARE INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS. WHILE TEACHERS ARE CURRENTLY AWARE OF CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE CAREER LADDER, THERE WAS A GAP IN THE KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE CAREER LADDER. DURING THE TEACHER FOCUS GROUP, TEACHERS SHARED THAT THE OFFICERS SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION AND THAT THERE ARE INCENTIVES FOR OBTAINING A MASTERS DEGREE, HOWEVER TEACHERS WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE CAREER LADDER 
          BEYOND THE NBC-TV. >> STRATEGIES AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, FACILITATE PEER OBSERVATION FEEDBACK AND COACHING ENABLING TO LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE -- EXPERIENCED COLLEAGUES. 
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          >> THEIR FOCUS WAS TO STRENGTHEN THE SCHOOLS APPROACH TO PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE, COLLEGE, CAREERS AND SUCCESS, PROVIDE A CLEAR, SYSTEMATIC MONITORING MECHANISM FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS ON THE VARIOUS CCR PATHWAYS. AND FINALLY FOR DOMAIN THREE TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF AWARENESS REGARDING CODE -- CAREER LADDER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO TEACHERS, PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH INFORMATION BEYOND THE BENEFIT OF ACHIEVING NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION AND ACQUIRING ADVANCED DEGREES SO THERE IS -- AS THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE BROADER ASPECTS OF THE CAREER LADDER. 
          SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US AND WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THIS INFORMATION AND THE FINDINGS? WE ARE -- HAVE REPORTED OUR FINDINGS AND SHARED THEM WITH THE LEADERSHIP TEAM. I HAVE ALSO SHARED THE FINDINGS TO THE ENTIRE STAFF AND PROVIDED THEM WITH THE REPORT AND THEN WE ARE USING THIS TO REPORT AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO WRITE INTO OUR PLAN AND TAKE ACTION STEPS AND I AM ALSO FOR MY OWN PROFESSIONAL GOALS, FOR MYSELF INCLUDING EITHER OF THEM AS A GOAL OR AN ACTION STEP. I THINK THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH IT. THANK YOU. 
          >> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> SURE. 
          >> YOU WANT ME TO GO AHEAD? I DON'T UNDERSTAND IN FOCUS AREA TWO OR FOCUS AREA ONE. ONE I GUESS, YEAH. SAYS STRENGTHEN THE SCHOOLS APPROACH TO PREPARING STUDENTS FOR FUTURE COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I MEAN WE HAVE OFFERINGS IN PLACE, WE HAVE CURRICULUM THAT IS STANDARD THROUGHOUT SCHOOLS , WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I COULD UNDERSTAND MAY BE PROVIDING A CLEAR AND SYSTEMATIC MONITORING OF WHETHER THE STUDENTS ARE ACTUALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE PATHWAYS ARE, BUT I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT -- STRENGTHEN THE SCHOOLS APPROACH. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY 
          MEANT BY THAT? >> WHAT I THINK THEY MEAN BY THAT IN THE WAY WE ARE LOOKING AT IT IS, WE PRESENTLY NOW HAVE A CAREER ADVISER AND SO, THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT. PATHWAY FOR GRADUATION AND THEN COLLEGE AND CAREER. 
          SO, HAVING A SYSTEMATIC PLAN IN PLACE WHICH, WORKING WITH THE CAREER ADVISER, WE KIND OF HAD -- THAT LAST SCHOOL YEAR AND BEING VERY SYSTEMATIC WITH WHAT GOALS FROM THE BLUEPRINT ARE AND WHAT SHE GETS FROM -- SHE WORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY  O AND HER GOAL IS TO REACH OUT TO 100% OF THE STUDENTS TO -- WE ARE LOOKING AT TO HELP THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY LOOK AT GPA AND HELP THE GPA AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO HAVE IN PLACE TO HELP WITH THAT AND ALSO TALKING TO THEM ABOUT THE DIFFERENT PATHWAYS. EVENTUALLY WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE AP PATHWAY AND I'M NOT AN EXPERT WITH EVERYTHING BECAUSE I TOO AM LEARNING BUT FOR INSTANCE WHAT DOES AN AP PATHWAY LOOK LIKE AND LETTING KIDS KNOW WHAT THAT IS AND WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO HELP THEM PREPARE OR GRADUATION WHEN THEY LEAVE HIGH SCHOOL. I THINK ONE THING I'VE LEARNED THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT I WANT TO -- IN FACT, THIS IS ONE OF MY GOALS IS, JUST THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GPA IN NINTH AND 10TH GRADE BECAUSE STUDENTS WANT TO ATTEND CSM IN THEIR JUNIOR YEAR AND WE NEED TO START TALKING TO KIDS IN EIGHTH GRADE, REALLY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES AS FAR AS BEING VERY STRATEGIC ABOUT IT AND HOW NOT STRATEGIC ABOUT GETTING THE INFORMATION TO KIDS AND PARENTS. I DON'T KNOW, DID THAT HELP? 
          >> THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION. I WAS ACTUALLY GOING 
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TO PAUSE AND JUST ASK AT THIS POINT DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. SAMPSON ON THE EXPERT REVIEW PROCESS OR MRS. BORDEN ON HER ACTUAL EXPERIENCE BECAUSE THE REST OF THE SLIDES ACTUALLY SPEAK TO PACS VISIT AND PRIMING FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH PACK SO ARE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS? 
          >> I DON'T THINK SO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >> CAN I MAKE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION? SO, THE REQUIREMENTS OF EXPERT REVIEWERS ARE THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO PERFORM REVIEWS IN THE DISTRICT WHERE THEY WORK. SO, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THAT WE DO HAVE THREE REVIEWERS BUT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DO SCHOOL REVIEWS AND 
          DISCOUNTS. >> THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD ADD ABOUT THE PATHWAY AND THE QUESTION AND THE FEEDBACK THAT THEY PROVIDED IS THAT WE USE PATHWAYS FOR GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS SO YOU MIGHT BE IN THE BIOMEDICAL PATHWAY OR YOU MIGHT BE IN THE CULINARY PROGRAM PATHWAY AND WHEN THEY ARE SPEAKING ABOUT PATHWAYS FOR THESE REVIEW VISITS IT'S SPECIFICALLY TO THE PATHWAYS IN THE BLUEPRINT WHICH ARE AP, DUAL ENROLLMENTS, CTE, AND THEN ALSO THE SUPPORT PATHWAY, SO WITHIN THOSE PATHWAYS, HOW ARE YOU COMMUNICATING WHAT PATHWAY THE STUDENT WILL BE IN AND KEEP IN MIND THAT DURING THIS VISIT WE DID NOT HAVE -- WE WERE IN THE -- NEGOTIATING THE CAREER LADDER SO WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. WE ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THOSE, WHAT IT WILL MEAN TO BE AN AP PATHWAY IN THE COUNTY, WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A SUPPORT PATHWAY AND THEN BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THAT, SO THEY ARE WORKING WITH STUDENTS AND THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THOSE EXPECTATIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT FIRMED UP QUITE YET SO IN THE PROCESS WE HAVE OUR INSTRUCTIONAL CURRICULUM TEAM THAT LOOKS INTO THAT DEVELOPING THOSE AS PART OF THE BLUEPRINT PATHWAY SO I THINK THOSE ALSO ARE IMPORTANT, DISTINGUISHABLE FEATURES BETWEEN HOW WE USE TERMS IN EDUCATION BUT SPECIFICALLY IN CALVERT COUNTY OR JUST THE WORD 
          PATHWAY IN GENERAL. >> I CAN TELL THE UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE CAREER LADDER BEING NEW TO PEOPLE THAT MAYBE NOT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDING BUT, IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE FOCUSING ON THE CAREER COUNSELING WHICH, YOU KNOW, THEY HELP PAY FOR AND THAT'S GREAT. I THINK IT'S GOING TO GET EASIER FOR US FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE IT'S STARTING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. IS 
          THAT A CORRECT STATEMENT? >> YES. AND, WHEN, SO, THERE WAS AN EXPECTATION THAT ALL SIXTH AND NINTH GRADERS PARTICIPATED IN SOME CAREER ADVISING LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR MISS AIKEN IS WORKING WITH CAREER ADVISERS TO MAKE SURE THE CAREER ADVISERS ARE SEEING ALL STUDENTS SO THEY HAVE BENCHMARKS THEY ARE ALSO REPORTING ON IS HOW THEY ARE SEEING INDIVIDUAL SMALL GROUPS OR CLASSES OF STUDENTS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT SOME OF THOSE EFFORTS WITH CAREER ADVISING. 
          >> YEAH, THAT'S NEW AND THAT'S HARD TO DO TO REACH OUT TO STUDENTS BUT THEY -- THAT IS WHAT THEIR GOAL IS, RIGHT? 100%. YES. MRS. BECKWITH WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, SHE'S THE PRINCIPLE OF PACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOWEVER SHE HAS BEEN MEETING WITH MST E, SHE HAS BEEN ON TEAMS CALLS AS WELL AS MRS. MORTON HAD INDICATED THAT SHE WAS AND THE RUBRIC HAS CHANGED SOMEWHAT. THEIR SITE REVIEW RUBRIC WILL BE FOCUSED ON INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT SUPPORT WOULD IS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND EDUCATOR SUPPORT SO SHE IS EXPECTING TO GET RATINGS IN BOTH OF THOSE AREAS. IT APPEARS THAT THEY'VE COMBINED A COUPLE RUBRICS IN ORDER TO MAKE THOSE MORE MANAGEABLE. REMEMBER FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING THAT PACK WAS SELECTED FOR CRITERIA ON SEVEN. THEY DIDN'T MEET ONE OF THE SIX CRITERIA SO THEY WERE SELECTED ON MATH PROFICIENCY TO ENSURE THAT AT LEAST 5% OF OUR SCHOOLS WERE SELECTED SO THEY BEAT THAT FINAL CRITERIA FOR THAT SO THEY ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT MATHEMATICS LATER THIS YEAR AND MUCH LIKE MRS. BORDEN WENT THROUGH, MRS. BECKWITH AND HER TEAM WILL BE WORKING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR THE SITE VISIT. THEY WILL DOCUMENT DIFFERENT PIECES OF INFORMATION FOR THEM WHICH WILL BE ON THE NEXT SLIDE THEN, FROM THAT, DURING THE VISIT THERE WILL BE CLASSICAL REVIEWS, THERE WILL BE FOCUS GROUPS WITH STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS AND ALSO PARENTS AND INTERVIEWS WITH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, THE TEAM WILL MEET AND LOOK AT THE SCHOOL REVIEW RUBRIC AND AFTER THE SITE VISIT, A SCHOOL REPORT WILL BEGIN SO YOU WILL SEE THAT BEFORE THE VISITS THAT HAS TO BE SUBMITTED THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE REVIEW THEY ARE GOING TO BE SUBMITTING ALL OF THESE LOGISTIC PIECES OF INFORMATION. WHAT IS YOUR LIST OF 
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CLASSROOMS, FOCUS GROUPS, THE ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS, WHAT TECHNOLOGY DO YOU USE, LET US HAVE THE SCHOOL MAP SO YOU KNOW HOW TO GET AROUND, PARKING, ET CETERA. THEN, BECAUSE IT SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON MATHEMATICS, MRS. BECKWITH AND HER TEAM OF TEACHERS WILL NEED TO PROVIDE SEVEN TO 10 ARTIFACTS THAT DEMONSTRATE IMPLEMENTATION OF EQUITABLE MATH INSTRUCTION INCLUDING WHAT THEY DO FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, HOW THEY CONNECT WITH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND WHAT IS THE DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING PROCESS AT THEIR SCHOOL. AND RIGHT NOW THE VISIT IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 5TH AND SIXTH OF 2025 WHERE THEY WILL DO THE CLASSROOM VISITS IN THE FOCUS GROUPS AND THEN FOLLOWING THE VISIT THEY WILL DO THE INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCIPAL ON FEBRUARY 10TH AND THEN THEY WILL SUBMIT A REPORT AND IMPROVEMENT AND IMPLEMENT THE SUGGESTIONS FOLLOWING THAT REPORT. SO THAT'S WHAT'S 
          COMING UP. >> AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. DID THEY STAY OVERNIGHT, THESE TEAMS? DO YOU KNOW? IN OUR LOCAL HOTELS, THEREFORE IT IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? 
          >> YEAH, SO, THEIR SCHOOL REVIEWS ARE EITHER TWO OR THREE DAYS AND DEPENDING ON THE REVIEWER, THEY MAY CHOOSE TO STAY BUT IT IS AVAILABLE TO REVIEWERS IF THEY WANT TO STAY OVERNIGHT. SOME, LIKE IF I DID REVIEW IN ST. MARY'S COUNTY I WOULD NEED TO DO THAT SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU GO. 
          >> THANK YOU. THAT WAS ALWAYS A MYSTERY ON WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS IN THESE EXPERT REVIEWS AND I HOPE THEY ARE OF VALUE. 
          DO YOU FIND THEM OF VALUE? >> I FOUND IT TO BE HIGHLY VALUABLE AND SO IS MY SCHOOL TEAMS, PROBABLY THE EASY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MUCH ACTIONABLE FEEDBACK TO SUPPORT KIDS AND IT REALLY HELPED ME TOO. I'M LEARNING ABOUT THE BLUEPRINT SO AS A SCHOOL LEADER I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT IT PLUS QUESTIONS THAT I NEED TO BE ASKING OR LEARNING. SO, YEAH I THINK IT'S VALUABLE. 
          >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE THIS IS DEFINITELY A LOT OF WORK ON YOU AND YOUR STAFF BUT THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH. I THINK THE TRUE VALUE IN THIS WILL BE THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE MAKING DATABASED DECISIONS FOR OUR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN SO IT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING TO SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU ARE 
          [7.07 ESSA Consolidated Plan]
          DOING. >> THANK YOU, THANKS FOR 
          LETTING US SHARE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE ASSET CONSOLIDATION PLAN, MISS JACKIE JACOBS. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WHITE , MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, I'M JACKIE JACOBS CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER AND TONIGHT I'M GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU INFORMATION ON THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR COUNTY SCHOOLS. THE MARYLAND CONSOLIDATED PLAN DEVELOPED BY THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTING THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT IN THE STATE. THIS PLAN INTEGRATES MULTIPLE FEDERAL PROGRAMS INTO A UNIFIED STRATEGY TO ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AND ENSURE EQUITY FOR ALL MARYLAND STUDENTS. THE LOCAL CONSOLIDATED PROGRAM APPLICATION COMBINES VARIOUS FUNDING SOURCES AND PROGRAM PROPOSAL REQUESTS INTO A SINGLE COMPREHENSIVE SUBMISSION. THIS CONSOLIDATED GRANT APPLICATION AIMS TO PROVIDE A COHESIVE OVERVIEW OF OBJECTIVES AND FUNDING NEEDS AND ALIGNS FEDERAL PROGRAMS WITHIN MARYLAND, THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND'S FUTURE. THE GOALS OF THE ASSET CONSOLIDATED PLAN OR THREE, TO ACHIEVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, CLOSE ACADEMIC GAPS AND ENSURE SCHOOL QUALITY. 
          THE GOALS ALIGN WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE PRIORITY AREAS OF STUDENT EXCELLENCE AND A CULTURE FOR LEARNING. AND ADDITIONALLY THEY CORRESPOND WITH THE MARYLAND BLUEPRINT PARTICULARLY IN PILLARS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GRANT FUNDING AND TITLE I IMPROVING BASIC PROGRAMS, ALSO IN TITLE I SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, TITLE TWO SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE 
          [02:45:01]
INSTRUCTION, TITLE III, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND TITLE FOUR STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT. THE PURPOSE OF TITLE I IS TO PROVIDE ALL CHILDREN WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE A FAIR, EQUITABLE, HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION AND TO CLOSE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT GAPS. 
          TITLE I PART A OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES AND SCHOOLS WITH HIGH NUMBERS OF PERCENTAGES OF CHILDREN FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES ENSURING ALL CHILDREN CAN MEET CHALLENGING ACADEMIC STANDARDS. WE HAVE THREE SCHOOLS THAT RECEIVED TITLE I FUNDINGS. THEY ARE DOW ELEMENTARY, AND ST. LEONARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THESE SCHOOLS UTILIZE THE TITLE I FUNDING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT MAKING ADEQUATE ACADEMIC PROGRESS. STUDENT DATA IS REGULARLY REVIEWED TO IDENTIFY THOSE NEEDING INTERVENTIONS AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS. ADDITIONALLY, THESE SCHOOLS FOCUS ONLY ON PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES TO HELP THEM ASSESS THEIR CHILDREN'S LEARNING AT HOME. SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE FUNDING SOURCES FROM TITLE I, THEY GO TOWARDS FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONAL INTERVENTION MATERIALS, PART OF THE MCKINNEY LIAISON, AND ADDITIONAL STAFFING WITHIN THREE OF OUR TITLE I BUILDINGS THAT EQUATE TO NINE TITLE I TEACHERS, THREE TITLE I INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANCE, ONE TITLE I BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST AND ONE TITLE I FAMILY AND PROGRAM ASSISTANT. WITHIN TITLE I, A PORTION OF THE FUNDS IS DEDICATED TO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SECTION OF THE ESSA CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOCUSES ON IDENTIFYING AND SUPPORTING SCHOOLS THAT NEED ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO ENHANCE STUDENT OUTCOMES. THESE INCLUDE SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED AS COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT OR ADDITIONAL TARGETED SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT. SCHOOLS RECEIVING FUNDS ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS. COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT, CSI SCHOOLS OR SCHOOLS WITHIN THE LOWEST PERFORMING 5% OF TITLE I SCHOOLS IN THIS STATE OR WITH A GRADUATION RATE BELOW 67%. ADDITIONAL TARGETED SUPPORT AND INTERVENTION OR ATS I SCHOOLS WERE -- IS SCHOOLS WHERE ONE OR MORE STUDENT GROUPS ARE CONSISTENTLY UNDERPERFORMING. 
          CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DOES NOT HAVE ANY CSI SCHOOLS BUT DOES RECEIVE FUNDS FOR FIVE ATS I SCHOOLS, SOUTHERN MIDDLE, MILL CREEK MIDDLE, CALVERT ELEMENTARY, AND PLUM POINT ELEMENTARY. SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THIS PROCESS RECEIVE GRANT FUNDS FOR EACH OF THE THREE YEARS OF THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT CYCLE. THE GOAL IS THE IMPROVEMENT PORTION OF THE ESSA CONSOLIDATED PLAN IS TO ENSURE ALL STUDENTS RECEIVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION AND CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS BY PROVIDING TARGETED SUPPORT TO SCHOOLS THAT NEED IT MOST. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FUNDING THAT WE USE AND THE SCHOOL YEAR OR FY FUNDING FOR 2024, WE FOCUSED ON DATA WISE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WHICH REALLY TALKS ABOUT THAT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT CYCLE, FUNDING WENT TOWARDS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM MEETINGS COLLABORATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING AS WE MOVE INTO THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR FY 2025 WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IN THE DATA WISE PROCESS FOR ANY NEW ADMINISTRATORS AND PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT TO ALL FIVE OF THE SCHOOLS USING DATA WISE. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TITLE TWO FUNDING, THIS IS TO SUPPORT EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION. 
          THIS GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES ESSENTIAL SUPPORT AND TOOLS FOR EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS TO INNOVATE AND IMPROVE SYSTEMS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, CERTIFICATION, LICENSING, RECRUITMENT, AND RETENTION. THE PURPOSE IS TO INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND IMPROVE EDUCATOR QUALITY AND INCREASE ACCESS. THE GOALS, WHAT WE LOOK AT FOR THIS PROGRAM IS TO ENHANCE OUR INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND EQUITY WITHIN EDUCATION. FUNDING THROUGH TITLE TWO AND FY 2024 FOCUSED ON LEARNING FOCUS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WHICH TALKS ABOUT THE PLANNING PROCESS PROVIDED TO ALL NEW HIRES WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM . WE UTILIZED FUNDS FOR LITERACY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND OUR GROW YOUR OWN LEADERSHIP WHICH IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO -- FOR TEACHER LEADERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS TO COME AND GROW THEIR OWN LEADERSHIP CAPACITY WITHIN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
          THE FUNDING AS WE MOVE INTO FY 25 WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THESE PIECES AND LEARNING FOCUSED LITERACY. THERE WILL BE A SECONDARY MATHEMATICS COACHING, GROW YOUR OWN IN ADDITION INTENSIVE COACHING AND FEEDBACK WILL BE ANOTHER FOCUS OF THE FUNDS FOR TITLE TWO. TITLE III FUNDS ARE DEDICATED 
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TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND INCLUDE SEVERAL KEY STRATEGIES, INCREASING ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCING LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. FUNDING OUT OF TITLE III GOES -- HAS BEEN USED IN FY '24 FOR PURCHASING A DATABASE FOR MULTILINGUAL DATA PROVIDING SUBSTITUTES FOR OUR ESSA TEACHERS TO ATTEND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, OFFERING DEVELOPMENT TO ALL POTENTIAL TEACHERS THAT CREATE INTERACTIVE LANGUAGE RICH CLASSROOMS ALLOCATING FUNDS FOR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS AND PURCHASING SUPPLIES LIKE BACKPACKS, HYGIENE ITEMS FOR NEW IMMIGRANT STUDENTS. AS WE MOVE INTO FY 25 FUNDING WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE DATABASE SUBSCRIPTION ADDING ON A WRITING AND SPEAKING INSTRUCTION, DIGITAL PLATFORM, LOOKING AT HOW WE WORK WITH FUNDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR TEACHERS, ALLOCATING FUNDS AGAIN FOR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, AND LOOKING AT HOW WE UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY OFFERING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND SHELTERED INSTRUCTION FOR CPS TEACHERS, AND PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION FOR TRI-COLLEGE AND EXPERIENCE AT CSM FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS. MOVING IN TO TITLE FOUR, TITLE IV FUNDING AIMS TO ENHANCE STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION, IMPROVING SCHOOL CONDITIONS FOR STUDENT LEARNING AND ENHANCING THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY. WHEN WE LOOK AT HOW TITLE FOUR FUNDS ARE USED IN FY '24, THIS WENT TOWARDS THE COLLABORATIVE AND PROACTIVE SOLUTIONS, THREE SCHOOL SYSTEM EMPLOYEES RECEIVED PRECERTIFICATION TRAINING AND THEY WILL CONTINUE WITH THAT TRAINING IN FY '25, THERE WAS A TEACH TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WHERE 100 STAFF MEMBERS INCLUDING ELEMENTARY COUNCILS, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS RECEIVED TWO TO THREE DAYS TRAINING WHEN TEACHING APPROACHES AND BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM. WE ALSO UTILIZE THE FUNDS FOR RENEWED TRAINING WHERE WE HAD FIVE HIGH SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS TRAINED IN RENEW WHICH IS A TIER THREE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION. FIVE MORE STAFF MEMBERS WILL BE TRAINED IN FY 2025 AND IN ADDITION TO THIS THERE IS A FIVE -- FINE ARTS COMPONENT THAT WE'VE UTILIZED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WINDOWS, MIRRORS AND SLIDING DOORS SO THAT STUDENTS SEE THEMSELVES IN THE MUSIC AND THE WORK OF FINE ARTS AND IN ADDITION, RESOURCES AND A LESSON PLATFORM FOR OUR TEACHERS. AS WE MOVE INTO FY '24, YOU WILL SEE OVERLAPS WITH THE CHARACTERS STRONG SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING PLATFORM, THE WINDOWS MIRRORS AND DOORS, YOU WILL UTILIZE SOME OF THE FUNDING FOR RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AND SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WITHIN THE FINE ARTS PROGRAM. IN CONCLUSION, THE ESSA CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND WELL-BEING THROUGH TARGETED SUPPORT AND STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS, BY LEVERAGING THE FEDERAL TITLES PROGRAMS , THE PLAN PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT THAT IS ONLINE WITH THE BLUEPRINT AND THE CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS ONE HANDS OUR STUDENTS -- WILL ENSURE OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS FROM TRAINED EDUCATORS PREPARING THEM FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AND FOSTERING PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL CITIZENS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? 
          Ú>> ANY QUESTIONS? YES. >> COULD YOU ELABORATE ON DATA 
          WISE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING? >> SURE. SO, DATA WISE IS THROUGH THE HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL FOR EDUCATION. IT IS A PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH WHEN WE ARE DOING SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SO IT REALLY TALKS THROUGH THREE PIECES WHICH IS PREPARE, SO ESTABLISHING A CULTURE FOR US -- EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION AND RESPONSIBLE DATA USE, GOES INTO AN ACQUIRE STAGE WHERE YOU USE A VARIETY OF SOURCES OF DATA SUCH AS TEST RESULTS, CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC ALBUMS OF PRACTICE, AND THEN THERE IS THIS ACT PIECE WHICH DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS HIGH-LEVEL STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS , AWARENESS OF EFFECTIVENESS AND MAKE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS. SO THAT PROCESS REALLY TAKES EIGHT 
          [02:55:05]
STEPS BUT IT REALLY LOOKS THROUGH THE LENS OF HOW AM I PREPARING STAFF TO UNDERSTAND THE DATA WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT, HOW DOES THAT DATA TELL A STORY, HOW DO WE USE THAT INFORMATION TO IDENTIFY THE NEXT STEPS AND WHAT STUDENTS WILL NEED AND THEN HOW DO WE USE THAT TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS SO THAT STUDENTS CAN GET THERE. SO IT REALLY IS A GREAT PROCESS THAT WE HAVE UTILIZED, PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO. SO IT WILL HELP US IN OUR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. 
          >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO FOLLOW-UP. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUNDING FOR ELA. IS THERE A REASON THERE IS NOTHING FOR 
          MATH? >> WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR TITLE TWO FUNDS, THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE SPECIFIC MATH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THROUGH A COACHING MODEL SO REALLY GOING INTO CLASSROOMS, PROVIDING COACHING AND SUPPORT SO THAT IS WITHIN 
          THE TITLE TWO FUNDING. >> THANK YOU. 
          [7.08 Budget Transfers]
          >> YOU ARE WELCOME. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE BUDGET TRANSFERS SO SCOTT JOHNSON. 
          >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT WHITE. MY NAME IS SCOTT JOHNSON AND I SERVE AS THE DISTRICT'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS POLICY 5515 APPROVAL IS REQUESTED FOR THE SET OF INTER-CATEGORY BUDGET TRANSFERS LISTED BELOW. MOST OF THESE TRANSFERS ARE TO UPDATE WAGE SALARY AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PROJECTIONS BASED ON CURRENT STAFFING. THE FY '25 BUDGET INCLUDES MORE VARIABILITY THAN TYPICAL DUE TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW TEACHING STAFF. THE PROPOSED BUDGET CHANGES ALL NET TO ZERO AT THE CATEGORY LEVEL AND AT THE FUND LEVEL. ONE PROPOSED REVISION TO THE PROPOSED TRANSFERS IS TO OMIT THE FOUR TRANSFERS FOR STUDENT TRANSPORTATION NEAR THE MIDDLE OF PAGE THREE OF THE LIST OF TRANSFERS AND NOTED THIS EVENING THAT OR DISCOVER THIS EVENING THAT THE $13 MILLION OF ENCUMBRANCES THAT ARE SHOWN FOR REGULAR ED TRANSPORTATION INCLUDE SOME SPECIAL ED COSTS THAT WERE MISTAKENLY ENCUMBERED TO REGULAR EDUCATION -- WE NOT INCLUDE THOSE FOR TRANSFERS THIS EVENING. AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS PRESENTED WITH IT WITH ONE EXCEPTION. THE 
          INTRA-FUND BUDGET TRANSFERS. >> MOVED TO APPROVE. 
          >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND, 
          DISCUSSION? >> I JUST -- TRYING TO COME TO GRIPS WITH THE FACT THAT WE ARE DOING BUDGET TRANSFERS WHICH IS SORT OF NEW TO DO SO FREQUENTLY SO THAT'S WHY I'M KIND OF OLD SCHOOL BUT IT'S GOOD THAT SOME THINGS COME TO LIGHT AND YOU HAVE TO RESEARCH IT, I IMAGINE SO FOR EXAMPLE THE PROPERTY INSURANCE. FIRST OF ALL, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT INSURANCE THIS IS? IS IT JUST LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR OUR BUILDINGS? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS LARGE NUMBER IS. 
          >> IT'S PRIMARILY FOR THE INSURANCE ON THE SCHOOL 
          BUILDINGS AND THE CONTENTS. >> OKAY, SO THAT'S FIRE AND FLOODING AND STUFF LIKE THAT? BUT ALSO LIABILITY DO YOU 
          THINK? >> NOT LIABILITY. THAT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT POLICY. WE HAVE A CASUALTY INSURANCE SO THAT WOULD BE SEPARATE FROM PROPERTY INSURANCE. 
          >> BUT THIS NUMBER JUMPED AND SO WHEN YOU -- IT'S THERE -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE GOING TO FLAG THAT IN YOUR UPCOMING FINANCING REVIEW BUT YOU KNOW, THE -- IT'S GOOD THAT YOU HAD SOME ROOM TO TAKE OUT A BUDGET CONTINGENCY BUT THIS IS WHERE THIS WHOLE PROCESS IS WHERE YOU WILL LEARN AND BE ABLE TO TELL US WHAT RISK WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET, WRITE? SO YOU HAD TO RAISE THE PROPERTY TAX, PROPERTY INSURANCE $210,000 AND WE ALWAYS NEED TO KNOW WHETHER THAT WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM IN 
          THAT LAYERING. >> CLEARLY THE COST FOR THAT TYPE OF INSURANCE EXCEEDED THE ORIGINAL BUDGET ESTIMATES AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO DIG DEEPER AND TO SEE WHY THAT INCREASE BUT IT 
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MAY BE -- I'M SURE THAT PART OF IT IS DUE TO RISING INSURANCE COSTS AND OTHER FACTORS LIKELY TO BE RISING 
          REPLACEMENT COSTS. >> REPLACEMENT COSTS AND BRAND-NEW SCHOOLS. EVEN NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL MIGHT BE CONSIDERED NEW SO OKAY, THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. 
          >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? 
          >> AYE. >> MOTION PASS, 5-0. NEXT WE 
          [7.09 Financial Reports]
          HAVE FINANCIAL REPORT. >> THANK YOU. THIS EVENING I WILL PRESENT THE SEPTEMBER FINANCIAL REPORTS. THE FIRST BUDGET REPORT ON PAGE TWO IS THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE BUDGET TAX REPORT AND YOU WILL SEE THAT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30 THE DISTRICT HAD RECEIVED 56.7 MILLION PRESENTING 24 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL REVENUE BUDGET FOR THIS UNRESTRICTED FUND. THE SECOND REPORT IS AN EXPENDITURE REPORT AND IT'S A SUMMARY OF THE BUDGET TO BUDGET CATEGORY AND THIS SHOWS THAT AS OF SEPTEMBER THE THE DISTRICT HAD $40 MILLION IN ENCUMBRANCES OF $167.9 MILLION AND THAT INCLUDES SALARIES AND BENEFITS COMBINED REPRESENTS 74.7% OF THE TOTAL UNRESTRICTED FUND EXPENDITURE BUDGET. IN THE THIRD REPORT ON PAGE FOUR, THIS IS A SUMMARY REPORT OF THE EXPENSES BUDGET ACTUAL BY OBJECT AND YOU WILL SEE IN THE COLUMN TITLE ENCUMBRANCES WE HAVE $128.2 MILLION OF THE TOTAL 167.9 ENCUMBRANCES FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS. I'M SORRY FOR SALARIES AND WAGES AND UNLIKE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS A SERVICE ORGANIZATION SO MOST OF THE -- SEVEN PROVIDES A BIRD'S-EYE BUDGET SUMMARY REPORT FOR EACH BUDGET CATEGORY AND IS PRESENTED BY A TYPE OF EXPENSE CALLED BUDGET -- CALLED OBJECT. SORRY. THE NEXT REPORT IS THE DETAILED EXPENDITURE REPORT AND THIS IS THE MOST DETAILED OF THE EXPENDITURE REPORTS INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL PACKAGE. AND MOVING NEXT TO OUR GRANT FUND, THE SIX REPORT PAGES 20, 23 , FOR THE GRANT FUND AND AS OF SEPTEMBER 30 WE HAD TOTAL EXPENDITURES AND CIRCUMFERENCES $18 MILLION REPRESENTING -- PERCENT OF THE FY '25 BUDGET. THE LAST FEW REPORTS ARE FOR THE FOOD SERVICE FUND AND THE FIRST FOOD-SERVICE FUND REPORT IS FOR REVENUES AND IT SHOWS THAT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30 WE HAD RECEIVED 1.6 OF THE BUDGET BUT IT'S EARLY IN THE FISCAL YEAR, THE NEXT FOOD-SERVICE REPORTS ARE EXPENDITURE REPORTS AND ON BOTH OF THESE REPORTS WE SEE 79.6% OF THE FUND HAD BEEN EXPENDED OR ENCUMBERED AS OF SEPTEMBER 30 AND THE FINAL REPORT IN THE PACKAGE IS THE MEAL PARTICIPATION REPORT. RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS? 
          >> I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT MY CHILDREN ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE FOOD SERVICE REVENUE BY WAY OF MY BANK ACCOUNT. 
          >> THANK YOU. THE STRUGGLE IS REAL. THEY LOVE IT. THEY LOVE 
          THE CAFETERIA. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? 
          >> JUST ON PAGE 17, THERE'S OVERAGES AND TELEPHONE AND WATER AND SEWER AND I WAS SORT OF EXPECTING TO THAT BE PART OF YOUR BUDGET TRANSFERS. BUT THEY WEREN'T SO I JUST WONDERED IF WE HAVE A PROBLEM THERE OR IF MAYBE THE ENCUMBRANCES A LITTLE 
          BIT TOO HIGH? >> WE WILL BE REVIEWING THOSE. 
          REGARDING WATER AND SEWER THE WATER RATES HAD INCREASED FROM LAST YEAR. I WILL ALSO BE CHECKING ON THE RATES FOR THE 
          TELEPHONE ACCOUNT. >> WATER AND SEWER WERE THAT 
          RATES INCREASED. >> THERE'S ALSO FLUCTUATING USAGE SO THERE MAY BE INCREASED USAGE BUT I WILL VERIFY THAT 
          WHEN I LOOK AT INVOICES. >> OKAY. 
          >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. NOW WE ARE MOVING TO BOARD 
          [8.01 Comments by the Board]
          [03:05:12]
          COMMENTS. >> I WANT TO START BY SAYING THANK YOU TO MY ADULT COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD FOR THEIR OPENNESS TO THE RESOLUTION AND FOR THE FEEDBACK YOU ALL PROVIDED. IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AS A STUDENT MEMBER AND TO HAVE GOTTEN TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          JUST THREE QUICK REMINDERS, IF YOU ARE A SENIOR AND YOU ARE APPLYING TO COLLEGE THIS YEAR I WANTED TO SHARE THIS TODAY. 
          PLEASE FILL OUT YOUR CSS PROFILE ON COLLEGE BOARD. A LOT OF STUDENTS DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID THAT'S NOT GOVERNMENTAL AND A LOT OF STUDENTS DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT SO PLEASE FILL OUT YOUR PROFILE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I WANTED TO SAY I AM VERY PROUD OF THE ATHLETIC AND ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS. I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR THAT AT CALVERT, THEIR NEXT PRODUCTION WILL BE TRANSLATED INTO ASL, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND THERE'S SO MUCH GOOD GOING ON IN OUR SPORTS TEAMS AND FINALLY NEXT WEEK IS AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE TEACHERS, STAFF, BUS DRIVERS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT STAFF THAT TAKE OUR STUDENTS FROM WHEN THEY ENTER CARTER -- KINDERGARTEN AND SUPPORT THEM THROUGH GRADUATION, YOU MAKE OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM WONDERFUL, SO THANK YOU. 
          >> WARD MEMBER GRAYNESS? >> THANK YOU. ON VETERANS DAY I HAD THE HONOR TO ATTEND TWO SPECIAL RECOGNITION CEREMONIES HERE IN CALVERT COUNTY. AS THE DAUGHTER OF A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL AND PROUD WENT TO THANK VETERANS AND THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WEAR UNIFORM. THE DAY ALSO MADE ME THINK OF WHAT WE CAN DO AT CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR OUR VETERANS INCLUDING MANY TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO HAVE SERVED. AND I THOUGHT, WHY ISN'T VETERANS DAY AN OFFICIAL SEE CPS HOLIDAY? IT'S A NATIONAL HOLIDAY WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND MANY BUSINESSES CLOSE TO RECOGNIZE OUR VETS. AS A BOARD, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADD VETERANS DAY TO THE CALENDAR AS AN OFFICIAL SCHOOL HOLIDAY. I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE WE DISCUSS THIS AT A FUTURE MEETING TO ADD VETERANS DAY TO THE CALENDAR STARTING WITH THE 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR SEE CPS STAFF WHO PROUDLY SERVED THIS GREAT NATION. LASTLY I AM EXCITED TO WELCOME THE NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS WHO WILL BE JOINING US IN JANUARY, CALVERT COUNTY VOTED IN RECORD NUMBERS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR HELP AS WE CONTINUE OUR MISSION TO MAKE SEE CPS THE BEST IN THE STATE. 
          THANK YOU. >> BOARD MEMBER POST? 
          >> THANK YOU. HAPPY BELATED VETERANS DAY TO ALL THAT HAVE BEEN -- SERVED AND ARE CURRENTLY SERVING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. EARLIER THIS WEEK I LEARNED THAT I WAS TO BE APPOINTED TO THE MAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND I AM EXCITED THAT SEE CPS WILL STILL HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING ALL THAT I SHARE WITH MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS , I PLAN TO ATTEND THE RETREAT ALTHOUGH IT WAS LAST MINUTE THIS WEEKEND SO HOPEFULLY I WILL HAVE SOME INFORMATION TO SHARE MOVING FORWARD. SECONDLY EXTENDING OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND A THANK YOU TO ALL THE OTHERS THAT RAN AND CAMPAIGNED. I KNOW HOW MUCH TIME THAT TAKES TO RUN AND TO SHOW UP. LASTLY I'M WISHING EVERYONE A RESTFUL PEACEFUL THANKSGIVING AND WE WILL SEE YOU IN DECEMBER. THANK YOU. 
          >> BOARD MEMBER PULL IN? >> I WAS -- ENJOYED ATTENDING AND WAS SO THRILLED TO ATTEND THE AWARD THAT WAS GIVEN TO THEM WHEN THEY WERE SURPRISED WITH A $25,000 ADDITIONAL AWARD FOR THEIR BUILDING AND HAS BEEN SO INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING CALVERT COUNTY, UP TO 100% GREEN DISTRICTS, EXCELLENT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EVER SINCE MY CHILDREN WENT THROUGH AND IT HAS TOUCHED MY CHILDREN'S LIVES I KNOW AND 
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THEY ARE IN THEIR 30S AND THEY STILL HAVE A DEEP APPRECIATION OF WHERE THEY GREW UP IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO -- AND CONGRATULATIONS AND ALSO THERE WITH THE PACK GETTING THE BOOK DONATIONS FROM CONSTELLATION, THEY WERE ALL -- THE CONSTELLATION PEOPLE WERE IN FULL HALLOWEEN GEAR AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. THE KIDS WERE OUT CLAPPING, WAITING AS PEOPLE CARRIED BOX AFTER BOX AFTER BOX INTO SCHOOL FOR THOSE BOOKS SO THAT WAS ALSO A HUGE THANK YOU AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A HUGE THANK YOU TO CONSTELLATION AND IT WAS JUST A GREAT BOOK WARMING EVENT FOR THAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND THEN WE GOT -- WE WERE ABLE TO GET FROM STAFF THIS PAST WEEK SOME OF THE M CAP STANDARDIZED TESTING PERFORMANCE SCORES AND I DON'T KNOW IF NOBODY SAID ANYTHING ABOUT IT TODAY SO I WOULD LIKE TO READ A COUPLE THINGS WE WERE GIVEN I IMAGINE WE WILL BE GETTING MORE PRESENTATIONS ON THESE BUT IT SAYS CCPS RANKED FIRST IN MARYLAND ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT DOUBLING THE PROFICIENCY RATE FOR ALL OF MARYLAND. CCPS AGAIN RANKED FIRST IN MARYLAND FOR GOVERNMENT IN CAPS SCORES, 71% OF CCPS STUDENTS WERE PROFICIENT VERSUS 42.2% FOR MARYLAND AS A WHOLE, CCPS IMPROVED FROM EIGHTH TO THIRD PLACE ON HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE ASSESSMENT, THE STUDENTS PROFICIENCY RATE GROUP BY NEARLY 14%, SOCIAL STUDIES EIGHT, I GUESS THAT'S EIGHTH GRADE SCORES WERE RELEASED AS THE DATA DOWNLOAD CCPS RANKED THIRD IN THE STATE WITH 56% PROFICIENT. SO, JUST SO PROUD AND I'M SURE EVERYBODY HAS SOME IMPROVEMENT BUT WE HAVE MADE A GREAT SHOWING THIS YEAR SO CONGRATULATIONS, COUNSEL AND OUR WONDERFUL CHIEFS THERE FOR HELPING US TO ACHIEVE THAT AND HAPPY THANKS GIVING TO EVERYONE. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A 
          SAFE HOLIDAY. >> VICE PRESIDENT CLAGETT? 
          >> THANK YOU PRESIDENT WHITE, THANK YOU FOR BALINSKI FOR SHARING THOSE STATISTICS, THAT WAS ON MY MIND TO SHARE SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. THANKS TO OUR WONDERFUL TEACHERS, OUR LEADERSHIP, OUR SUPERINTENDENT, FOR HELPING THE STUDENTS HAVE GREAT SUCCESS ON M CAP AND THOSE REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS ACHIEVED SO, KUDOS TO EVERYONE WHO HAD AN IMPACT THERE. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WINDING DOWN SERVICE NEXT MONTH AT MY LAST BOARD READING, IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO SERVE THE STUDENT COMMUNITY OF CALVERT COUNTY AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AND REGAINING SOME TIME IN MY SCHEDULE AND MOVING ON TO STATE LEVEL EDUCATIONAL POLICY EFFORTS AS I CONTINUE MY WORK IN THE EDUCATIONAL -- LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT US SO WELL -- AS WELL. 
          >> THANK YOU, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HUNG IN HERE WITH US FOR GOING ON FOUR HOURS FOR SOME OF US. 
          THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR ALWAYS DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO SEVERAL SCHOOLS AND SPORTING EVENTS OVER THIS FALL SEASON, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE ATHLETES AND FOR ALL THE ARTS. NOW IT IS TIME TO GO TO PLAYS AT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS SO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS, CONGRATULATIONS TO NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL, SOCCER TEAM AND CALVERT MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THEIR CHAMPIONSHIPS. ALSO IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, HUNTING TOWN HIGH SCHOOL PLAYS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7:00. THE TUX AND CALVERT ALSO PLAY TOMORROW NIGHT AT PATUXENT. AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID THANK
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