[BUSINESS MEETING - 6:00 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance/Moment of Silence]
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          UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          THANK YOU. I CALL THE HUNT HIGH SCHOOL HUNTINGTOWNSHOOL TEAM TO 
          [HHS Sports Recognition]
THE FRONT OF THEROOM. EVERYBODY HERE? 
          >> WHEREAS, THE HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM WON THE 2025 MARYLAND 2A SOFTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP; AND WHEREAS, THE TEAM COMPETED AGAINST 46 OTHER MARYLAND HIGH SCHOOLS AND COMPLETED THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 22 WINS AND 3 LOSSES; AND WHEREAS, THE TEAM WON THE MARYLAND 2A SOUTH REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP; AND WHEREAS, THE TEAM WON THE SIXTH SOFTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE 21-YEAR HISTORY OF HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL; AND WHEREAS, THE TEAM IS COACHED BY HEAD COACH MIKE JOHNSON AND ASSISTANT COACHES JOHNNY GREEVER, JEN HOWELL, AND DANIELLE KIRCHHOFER; AND WHEREAS, THE HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM REPRESENTED HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF SPORTSMANSHIP AND FAIR PLAY; AND WHEREAS, THEIR SUCCESS IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE TEAMWORK AND DEDICATION BY ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE SOFTBALL TEAM AT HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CALVERT COUNTY COMMEND THE FAMILIES, THE TEAM, AND THE COACHES FOR AN OUTSTANDING YEAR WHICH RESULTED IN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENTS; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HEREBY EXTENDS THEIR CONGRATULATIONS AND WISH THE TEAM SUCCESS IN THEIR FUTURE. 
          >> 
          >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. 
          >> CONDPRATULATIONS. WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FOR EVERYTHING. THAT'S IT. 
          >> I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO CERTAINLY CONGRATULATE THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT. IT'S REALLY AN HONOR TO BE STANDING HERE TODAY AS A PRINCIPAL OF HUNTINGTOWN HIGH WITH TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. I WALKED WITH THE SOFTBALL AND ALSO CELEBRATE THE BASEBALL TEAM. IT IS HARD TO SEPARATE THEM BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT EACH OTHER THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS RGS AT EACH OTHER'S GAMES, CHEERING EACH OTHER ON AND IT WAS SUCH A JUST WONDERFUL TO EXPERIENCE. I WILL SAY THIS, PEOPLE SAY THINGS OR WORRY ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE BUT I'M LETTING YOU KNOW NOW, STANDING BEFORE YOU TODAY, WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. THESE ARE GOOD YOUNG PEOPLE AND GREAT LEADERS. I'M PROUD OF YOU AND I KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORKED. THANK YOU. 
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          . >> CAN I INVITE THE BASEBALL 
          TEAM TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE? >> WHEREAS, THE HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM WON THE 2025 MARYLAND 2A BASEBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP; AND WHEREAS, THE TEAM COMPETED AGAINST 46 OTHER MARYLAND HIGH SCHOOLS AND COMPLETED THE SEASON WITH A RECORD OF 22 WINS AND 3 LOSSES; AND WHEREAS, THE TEAM WON THE SOUTHERN MARYLAND ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP; AND WHEREAS, THE TEAM WON THE SECOND BASEBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE 21-YEAR HISTORY OF HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL; AND WHEREAS, THE TEAM IS COACHED BY HEAD COACH GUY SMITH AND ASSISTANT COACHES NATE ORLANDI, COREY WARGO, BOBBY KESSLER, IAN SCHWALENBERG, NICK GARDNER, AND RYAN LAUR; AND WHEREAS, THE HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM REPRESENTED HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF SPORTSMANSHIP AND FAIR PLAY; AND WHEREAS, THEIR SUCCESS IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE TEAMWORK AND DEDICATION BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BASEBALL TEAM AT HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF HUNTINGTOWN COUNTY COMMEND THE FAMILIES AND COACHES FOR AN OUTSTANDING YEAR WHICH RESULTED IN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENTS; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HEREBY EXTENDS THEIR CONGRATULATIONS AND WISH THE 
          TEAM SUCCESS IN THEIR FUTURE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 
          >> AYE. >> CONGRATULATIONS. 
          >> AWESOME. >> FIRST I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR ALLOWING US TO BE RECOGNIZED TODAY. AND I WANT TO THANK MS. MAXEN. YOU NEVER GET CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IT DUE. 
          THIS LADY HAS BEEN WITH ME SINCE I STARTED AS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND MADE SURE THAT THE KIDS CAME FIRST IN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO RETIRE. SO RIGHT NOW, I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE HER APPLAUSE. THANK YOU. 
          >> I JUST WANT TO THANK THE PARENTS TOO AS WELL. WE HAVE A LOT HERE BUT A LOT OF THE SUPPORT YOU HAVE GIVEN IT KIDS, WE HAVE AMAZING KIDS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT. THE ADMINISTRATION IS AT ALL OF OUR GAMES, OUR PRINCIPAL COMES TO RANDOM PLACES AND GAMES THAT ISN'T NORMAL, REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE KIDS. I WANT TO THANK ALSO THE KIDS, PLAYERS. THERE ARE EIGHT SENIORS THAT LEFT HERE. WHEN THEY CAME IN AT SENIORS, THEY DIDN'T LOVE ME BUT WHEN THEY LEFT, MY PARENTS ARE SHAKING THEIR HEADS LIKE YEAH. THEY BUILT ME, WE BUILT THEM. WE CAME TOGETHER. AND EIGHT GUYS LEAVING OUR PROGRAM AS STATE CHAMPIONS WORKED REALLY HARD WITH THE KIDS COMING BACK. 
          WHEN THE KIDS COME IN, IT'S A LOT OF TOUGH LOVE BUT WHEN THEY LEAVE, HOPEFULLY THEY CAN HUG IT OUT AND THEY DO. THANK THE BOARD MEMBERS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE TAKING THEIR TIME FOR US, THANK 
          YOU GUYS. >> I'LL BE REAL QUICK. AGAIN I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. AGAIN THESE KIDS WORK SO HARD. THIS TEAM, I SWEAR THAT, IT WAS A NAIL BITER THAT DAY AT THE GAME. BUT I WAS SO PROUD OF THEM. THEY ARE SO DETERMINED, CAME UP ON TOP. AND AGAIN, BOTH TEAMS, THEY SUPPORTED EACH OTHER AND IT SHOWS YOU WHAT A STRONG, WONDERFUL COUNTY WE LIVE IN AND WHAT A GREAT SCHOOL HUNTINGTOWN HIGH IS. CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS, WE MISS ALL OF THE SENIORS BUT CONGRATULATIONS. 
          [Appointment of Interim Superintendent]
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          . >> AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO 
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MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE MARCUS J. NEWSOME AS OUR NEW INTERIM 
          SUPERINTENDENT. >> SECOND. 
          >> A VETERAN EDUCATOR AND AWARD WINNING SUPERINTENDENT WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. HE HAS SERVED AS SUPERINTENDENT IN THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDING NEW PORT NEWS PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHERE ALL HIGH SCHOOLS ARE RECOGNIZED AMONG NEWS WEEK'S BEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN AMERICA AND CHESTERFIELD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL LEADER IN DIGITAL LEARNING. HIS LEADERSHIP IN PETERSBURG IS FEATURED IN THE ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY PETERSBURG RISING. 
          HE IS THE FOUNDER OF VIRJ SUPERINTENDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOL LEADERS. 
          HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL BIBLE COLLEGE AND SEMIINARY AND AS A SENIOR ADVISOR WITH BENCHMARK EDUCATION. HE HAS AUTHORED THREE BOOKS ON EDUCATION AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND HELD CACKDEMIC APPOINTMENTS AS HARVARD, AND VIRJ STATE UNIVERSITY. HE HOLDS DOCTORATES IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH NUMEROUS NATIONAL AWARDS FOR INNOVATION, MENTORSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE 
          IN FAVOR? >> AYE. 
          >> WE ARE VERY EXCITED, DR. NEWSOME, WELCOME. COME ON UP. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THE STANDING OVATION. AND FOR THAT KIND INTRODUCTION. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, I DID HAVE PREPARED WRITTEN COMMENTS BUT I SEE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT WHO ARE INVESTED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SO I WILL SAVE THE COMMENTS AND ASK THAT YOU POST THEM ON THE WEBSITE. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY APPRECIATION TO THE BOARD CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, AND ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR ENGAGING ME IN A VERY RIGOROUS PROCESS THAT HAS LED TO THIS DAY. MY FAMILY AND I CHOSE TO LIVE IN CALVERT COUNTY SEVERAL YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF THE REPUTATION OF THES SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE HAVE THREE GRAND CHILDREN, ONE JUST GRADUATED FROM NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL. ONE 
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IS GOING TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, LEAVING HARMONY AND THE OTHER IS ABOUT TWO YEARS AWAY FROM STARTING PRE-KINDERGARTEN. WE ARE VESTED IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE HAPPENED TO BE A NEED FOR AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT AND I HAD A NEED TO SERVE THIS COUNTY, NOT JUST FOR MY CHILDREN BUT FOR EVER CHILD. MY PRIORITIES ARE NUMBER ONE, MAKING SURE OUR CHILDREN ARE SAFE. NUMBER TWO, STRIVING FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, NUMBER THREE, ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. NUMBER FOUR --, SORRY, FIVE, MAKING SURE I LAY THE GROUNDWORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOARD TO BRING YOU LONGTERM SUPERINTENDENT WITHIN A YEAR FROM NOW WHO WILL TAKE THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. AND LASTLY, MY COMMITMENT IS TO MAKE EVERY DECISION THAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF CHILDREN. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU , MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE MOVE ONTO OUR NEXT MEETING AGENDA, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THIS MEETING IS A SPACE FOR RESPECTFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE AND TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PRESENT IN THIS ROOM, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE FOLLOWING. 
          THAT SPEAKERS WHEN YOUR TIME COMES AT THE END OF THE NIGHT TO PLEASE ADHERE TO THE LIMITS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, TO REPRAN FROM INTERRUPTIONS SUCH AS SHOUTING, CHEERING OR CLAPPING OR OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE SILENCE MOBILE DEVICES AND AVOID 
          [CONSENT AGENDA]
SIDE CONVERSATIONS WHILE THE FOLKS UP HERE ARE SPEAKING. 
          THANK YOU. NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          >> MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. >> THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND. 
          ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 
          [Policies for Review]
          >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES, 5-0. 
          >> NEXT WE HAVE OUR ACTION ITEMS. UP FIRST WE HAVE OUR POLICIES FOR REVIEW. AND I WILL SAY BEAR WITH US ALL BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A NEW SYSTEM IN PLACE AND SOME OF THE LINKS WERE WORKING AND NOT WORKING. SO MS. MAXY HAS BEEN WORKING ALONG WITH OTHER STAFF TO GET THAT SITUATED. THE FIRST POLICY THAT WE HAVE UP FOR REVIEW IS POLICY 1018 AND THAT IS THE ANTIRACISM POLICY. THIS POLICY WAS INITIALLY ASKED TO BE BROUGHT OUT OF THE NORMAL TIME LINE OF WHEN IT WAS REVIEWED SO THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS COULD HAVE A CONVERSATION, SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE SOME TIME AFTER WE HAVE REVIEWED THE POLICY AND WHAT WE KNOW HAS BEEN PUBLIC. AFTER SOME OF MY OWN PERSONAL THOUGHTS, I AM AT THIS TIME GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO REPEAL THE ANTIRACISM 
          POLICY. >> SECOND. 
          >> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE HAVE A DISCRIMINATION POLICY IN PLACE. THAT COVERS ALL FORMS OF ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION. SO HAVING A SEPARATE ANTIRACISM POLICY IS REDUDDANT BUT IT SENDS THE MESSAGE THAT WE ARE ELEVATING ONE FORM OF DISCRIMINATION OVER ALL OTHER FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AND THAT'S NOT THE FACT. ALL ILLEGAL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION, WE RECOGNIZE AND WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ADHERE TO ALL OF THE LAWS AT ALL OF THE TIME. . 
          >> WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT RACISM IN ANY FORM IS WRONG AND CANNOT BE TOLERATED. SINCE THE PASSAGE O OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT IN 1964, ALL FORMS OF RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION HAVE BEEN AGAINST THE LAW. AT THE STATE LEVEL, THE MARYLAND COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATES AND ENFORCES ANTIRACISM AND ANTIDISCRIMINATIO N LAWS. THE MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAVE WELL ESTABLISHED ANTIRACISM AND ANTIDISCRIMINATION POLICIES AND REGULATIONS THAT ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED ACROSS ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. ADDITIONAL POLICIES ARE REDUDDANT. THANK YOU. 
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          >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE 
          IN FAVOR? >> AYE. 
          >> MOTION CARRIES. THIS DECISION WILL BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE HAVE POLICY 1460, POLICY ON CHILDHOOD NEGLECT. THIS IS THE ONE THAT THE LINK JUST SHOWS THE PDF, NOT THE WORD. OKAY. I WILL REFRESH. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT POST AND ALL MEMBERS. I'M CECILLIA LEWIS RGS DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES. I'M UPDATING PROPOSED POLICY 1460, CHILD NEGLECT LAW. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION REQUEST FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION OF THE POLICY ON MAY 8, 2025. THE PURPOSE OF THE POLICY IS TO PROTECT CALVRD COUNTY PUBLIC STUDENTS OR VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT. IT SERVES TO INFORM EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND VOLUNTEERS OF THE LEGAL OBLIGATION TO REPORT SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT TO LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES OR A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND THEIR IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY OR CRIMINAL PENALTY IN MAKING SUCH A REPORT. 
          THE UPDATED RECOMMENDATIONS ARE OUTLINED IN A NEW SECTION THAT WAS ADDED, NOW LABELLED AS SECTION 4 WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE SCOPE OF SUSPECTED ABUSE AND NEGLECT INVESTIGATIONS. THIS SECTION DESCRIBES CCPS CORPORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND ALL APPLICABLE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. AND THE PROCESS FOR ADDRESSING ALLEGATIONS OR ABUSE AND NEGLECT THAT INVOLVE A SCHOOL SYSTEM EMPLOYEE, CONTRACTOR, OR VOLUNTEER, THE SECOND AND FINAL RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADD THE FEDERAL LAW, 34 U.S. CODE TO THE CITATIONS. THIS LAW MANDATES THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO LEARN OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT MUST REPORT IT TO DESIGNATED AGENCIES. SINCE THE ADDITIONAL SECTIONS ARE QUITE LENGTHY, I REQUEST THAT YOU REFERENCE IT, SENT TO YOU PREVIOUSLY BUT ANYONE AS FAR AS PUBLIC, THEY CAN REFERENCE THAT ON A WEBSITE AND I'M HAPPY TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. 
          >> MS. LEWIS, IN THE POLICY, IT STATES, WHEN PARENTS ARE GOING TO BE NOTIFIED. I KNOW WHEN PEOPLE READ THIS THEY MAY BE CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY NOT BE FIRST TO BE NOTIFIED. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY A PARENT MAY BE NOTIFIED LATER IN THE PROCESS? 
          >> SURE. OUR SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY IS QUITE LIMITED AS SCHOOL EMPLOYEES AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE ALLEGATIONS. WE WOULD NOT IN MANY CASES, IF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN IS THE ALLEGED ABUSINGER, WE WOULD NOT CONTACTOR BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS THERE IS A HANDOFF TO THE AGENCY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT INVESTIGATIVE PIECE. WE WOULD NOT WANT TO IMPEDE THE 
          INVESTIGATION. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO WHEN WE'RE, WHEN I WAS ON BOARD, WE HAD QUITE A FEW TRAINING VIDEOS. IS THERE SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY TO LOOK AT WHAT MIGHT BE ABUSIVE CHARACTERISTICS OR THINGS -- I DID NOT -- I TOOK EIGHT HOURS OF TRAINING, I DON'T REMEMBER IF 
          THAT WAS IN IT. >> WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE TRAINING ON CHILDHOOD NEGLECT. IT DOES IDENTIFY POTENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAY NOTIFY YOU OF POTENTIAL CHILD ABUSE OR 
          NEGLECT. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? THANK YOU, MS. LEWIS. 
          THIS POLICY WILL BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> UP NEXT POLICY FOR REVIEW, 1660, POLICY FOR PERSONAL BOUNDARIES. 
          >> GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. I'M DR. 
          SUSAN JOHNSON, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER. I WILL BE PRESENTING THREE POLICIES IN A ROW FOR YOU TONIGHT. THE FIRST IS 1760 REGARDING PROFESSIONAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CALVERT 
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COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, AND STUDENTS. POLICY 1760 WAS SHARED IN MAY AND BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM BOARD MEMBERS, LEGAL COUNSEL AND COMMUNITY, THE FOLLOWING ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE DEFINITION OF PROFESSIONAL INTERACTIONS I BELIEVE WAS UPDATED TO ENSURE THAT MAINTAINING APPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION THROUGH APPROVED CHANNEL AND ENSURING INTERACTIONS ARE RELATED TO EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES IS CLEAR. 
          THEN IN THE POLICY STATEMENT, YOU WILL SEE SOME LANGUAGE WAS TAKEN OUT AND SOME LANGUAGE WAS ADDED. SO THE POLICY STATEMENT READS NOW, CCPS IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STAFF, STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS ARE BASED ON MUTUAL RESPECT AND TRUST. EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES WITH STUDENTS AT ALL TIMES INCLUDING THE NOT LIMITED TO DURING SCHOOL AND SCHOOL RELATED ACTIVITIES. 
          THE LANGUAGE GOES ON TO SAY ADHERING TO APPROPRIATE PHYSICAL, VERBAL, AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION PRACTICES. 
          ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE WAS ADDED. NOTHING IN THIS POLICY IS INTENDED TO INCRUDE UPON TYPICAL FAMILY AND COMMUNITY RELATED ACTIVITIES WHERE FOR EXAMPLE, THE EMPLOYEE IS INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES OR THE EMPLOYEE'S OWN CHILDREN INVITE FRIENDS TO THEIR HOME. ADDITIONALLY, LANGUAGE WAS ADDED UNDER ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIORS. THE ROMAN NUMERAL II, ENSURE THE SAFETY AND INTEGRITY OF ALL ACTIONS OF STUDENTS BY OBSERVING THE RULE OF TWO IN PERSON INTERACTIONS. A STUDENT AND SECOND ADULT SHOULD BE PRESENT WHENEVER MEETING WITH A STUDENT. 
          IF THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE, MEETINGS SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN PUBLIC OR OBSERVABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS AN OFFICE WITH OPEN DOORS, GLASS WALL, COMMON AREA. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS WHEN ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS, CC APPROVEDED MESSAGING, CONFERENCING, ANOTHER ADULT, COLLEAGUE, SUPERVISOR OR GROUP PARTICIPANT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CONVERSATION OR COPIES ON THE COMMUNICATION WHEN FEASIBLE. THEN AS WE GO TO UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIORS. EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS SHALL NOT, THERE IS AN UPDATE OF ROMAN NUMERAL II SHALL NOT COMMUNICATE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS OR TEXT MESSAGING. EMPLOYEES SHOULD GENERALLY REFRAIN FROM SHARING THE INTIMATE PERSONAL DETAILS ABOUT THEIR OWN PRIVATE LIVES FOR STUDENTS EXCEPT AS REASONABLY NECESSARY. IT MAY BE APPROPRIATE THAT THE TEACHER WILL BE ABSENT FROM CLASS BECAUSE OF MATERNITY LEAVE OR SURGERY. ONE ON ONE SITUATIONS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL WITH STUDENTS WITH FAMILY MEMBERS UNLESS THE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES REQUIRE ONE ON ONE MEETINGS SUCH AS SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, NURSES, ADMINISTRATOR, SAFETY ADVOCATES OR PARENTAL OR GUARDIAN WRITTEN CONSENT HAS BEEN OBTAINED. MOVING ON TO REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION, LETTER A, STAFF MEMBERS ARE MANDATORY REPORTERS AND MUST REPORT ANY INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMPLOYEES OR VOLUNTEERS AND STUDENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND THEIR DIRECT SUPERVISOR. SEE POLICY 1460. AND THEN THE CITATIONS AT THE BOTTOM WERE JUST UPDATED TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE IN APPROPRIATE READING ORDER. AND 
          THOSE ARE THE UPDATES. >> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY QUESTIONS? I REALLY APPRECIATE THE UP DACE TO IT. IT PROTECTS OUR STAFF, STUDENTS, SYSTEM AS A WHOLE, 
          THANK YOU. >> OKAY. WILL BE POSTED FOR UP TO 30 DAYS, THANK YOU. NEXT IS 1940? 
          >> OUR NEXT POLICY IS 1940, REGARDING POLITICAL NEUTRALITY. 
          ORIGINALLY THE LANGUAGE IN THE MAIN MEETING WAS COMBINED WITH A CURRENT POLICY WHICH WE HAD WHICH WAS 1020 REGARDING POLITICAL ACTIVITY ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. FOLLOWING COMMENTS AND REFERENCES AND SPEAKING WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, 1020 WILL REMAIN THE SAME AS IT IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN AND 1940 BECOMES A NEW POLICY. IT WAS DEVELOPED IN THIS FORMAT. SO I WILL READ IT JUST SO THE PUBLIC HEARS IT. THE PURPOSE, THIS POLICY AIMS TO CREATE A RESPECTFUL AND DISTRACTION FREE EDUCATIONAL SETTING FOR ALL STUDENTS BY ENSURING THAT CALVERT COUNTY 
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM DEDICATED TO TEACHING AND LEARNING REMAINS NEUTRAL ON POLITICAL ISSUES, PARTIES, AND CANDIDATES AND TO FURTHER ENSURE THAT STUDENTS NEITHER EMPLOYEES ARE PRESSURED, COERCED OR OBLIGATED TO ENDORSE POLITICAL VOY POINTS OR RENDER SERVICE TO A POLITICAL CANDIDATE OR PARTY BY REQUIRING EMPLOYEES TO REMAIN NEUTRAL ON POLITICAL ISSUES, PARTIES, CANDIDATES DURING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND AVOID DISCUSSION OF SUCH ISSUES DURING INSTRUCTION UNLESS AND TO THE EXTENT THAT THE DISCUSSIONS AND ANY RELATED ACTIVITIES ARE ALIGNED WITH THE APPROVED CURRICULUM BY ALLOWING STUDENT EXPRESSION ON THEIR OWN VIEWPOINTS ON PARTIES AND CANDIDATES AND ARE RESPECTFUL AND PROHIBITING EMPLOYEES WHILE ENGAGING IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES WHILE ON THE JOB DURING WORK HOURS. THE POLICY STATEMENT READS PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS OR POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS AND THE FREE EXPRESSION OF DIVERSE POLITICAL OPINIONS OF EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OR OF ANY COUNTY, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, CITY SUBDIVISION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, BODY POLITICAL OR BOARD OF EDUCATION IS INTEGRAL TO THE CONTINUATION OF THE FREEDOMS ENSHRINED IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND SHALL NOT BE PROHIBITED. TO THAT END, EACH EMPLOYEE SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATION OF CITIZENSHIP PROVIDED IN THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. BUT NO SUCH EMPLOYEE SHALL ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY WHILE ON THE JOB DURING WORK HOURS, ADVOCATE THE OVER THROW OF THE GOVERNMENT BY UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND VIOLENT MEANS, BE OBLIGATED TO CONTRIBUTE OR RENDER POLITICAL SERVICE DURING WORK HOURS, ENGAGE IN THE DISCUSSION OF POLITICAL ISSUES, PARTIES, CANDIDATES UNLESS TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCUSSIONS AND ANY RELATED ACTIVITIES ARE ALIGNED WITH THE APPROVED CURRICULUM, ENGAGE IN A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE OF THE DISCUSSION ON PARTIES AND CANDIDATES, AND PREVENT NONDISRUPTIVE STUDENT EXPRESSION OF STUDENT VIEWPOINTS ON POLITICAL ISSUES, PARTIES, AND CANDIDATES. STUDENT EXPRESSION, STUDENTS RETAIN THEIR RIGHT TO FREE EXPRESSION RGS PROVIDED IT DOES NOT DISRRPTRUPT THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS. ENFORCEMENT, VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY MAY RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IS DIRECTED TO DEVELOP ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES TO IMPLEMENT THIS POLICY IN ACCORDANCE OF ALL LOCAL POLICIES, LOCAL STATE LAWS AND TO COMMUNICATE THIS POLICY AND ACCOMPANYING PROCEDURES TO ALL RELEVANT POLICIES. THE BOARD MAY VOTE TO TEMPORARILY PART OF THE POLICY, SUSPENSION OF PART OR ALL OF THE POLICY BUT IN NO WAY RELIEVES THE BOARD OF OBLIGATION TO COMPLY WITH PERTINENT STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. AND THE APPROPRIATE CITATIONS WERE LISTED AT THE 
          BOTTOM. >> THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS, 
          QUESTIONS? >> JUST TO BE CLEAR, OUTSIDE OF WORK, EVERY EMPLOYEE HAS THE RIGHT TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES AS PRIVATE CITIZENS. BUT DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AND IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL ROLES, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE REFRAIN -- THAT WE REMAIN FOCUS ON CREATING A SAFE, NONPARTISAN ENVIRONMENT FOR LEARNING AND GROWTH. IT IS ABOUT PROTECTING THE PURPOSE, PROFESSIONALISM, AND YOU KNOWTY OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, THANK YOU. 
          >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> THAT PURPOSE, THAT FIRST SENTENCE, THAT IS ONE SENTENCE, IS THAT RIGHT? THAT IS THE LONGEST SENTENCE. CAN WE CUT THAT INTO TWO PIECES MAYBE? 
          >> WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT FOR YOU MR. HARRISON. THANK YOU, THIS WILL BE POSTED UP TO 30 DAYS. I WILL REMIND EVERYONE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF CONVERSATION HAPPENING. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CONVERSATION OR YOU WILL BE ASKED TOLEAVE. THANK YOU. UP NEXT 1945 FLAGS IN SCHOOLS? 
          >> YES, 1945 WAS A NEW POLICY PRESENT TED IN MAY. STAFF INCORPORATED FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AND BOARD OF ED MEMBERS AND LEGAL COUNSEL. SO THE UPDATES TO THE MAY POLICY INCLUDE THE POLICY STATEMENT WHERE YOU WILL SEE THAT THE AMERICAN FLAG SHALL BE DISPLAYED ON THE GROUNDS OF EVERY SCHOOL AND IN EVERY CLASSROOM. IT HAS BEEN LIMITED TO EVERY CLASSROOM, 
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STADIUM AND AUDITORIUM. BASED ON THE FEEDBACK, WHAT CONSTITUTES A STUDENT FOCUSED PLACE. AND THEN IF YOU GO TO THE BOTTOM WHERE IT IS SAYS STANDARD AND GUIDELINES, SUCH FLAGS ARE USED AS PART OF A TEMPORARY DISPLAY AS OPPOSED TO UNIT T OF STUDY. THE APPROPRIATE 
          CITATIONS WERE NOTATED. >> ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? 
          >> THE FLAGS LISTED REPRESENT THE GOVERNMENTAL BODIES THAT SERVE AND UNITE OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF INDIVIDUAL BACKGROUND, BELIEFS, OR PERSPECTIVES. LIMITING DISPLAYED FLAGS TO THESE OFFICIAL SYMBOLS ENSURES THAT OUR SCHOOLS REMAIN NEUTRAL SPACES, FOCUSED ON EDUCATION, NOT ON PROMOTING OR APPEARING TO ENDORSE ANY POLITICAL, IDEAOLOGICAL OR SOCIAL VIEWPOINTS. THANK YOU. 
          >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU. THIS WILL BE POSTED FOR UP TO 30 DAYS AS WELL. UP NEXT, I INVITE MR. SCOTT JOHNSON FOR 
          POLICY 5520, THE FUND BALANCE. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT POST, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I SERVE AS THE DISTRICT'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THIS EVENING I WILL PRESENT THREE POLICIES FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION. FIRST POLICY IS ON FUND BALANCE. THIS IS A NEW POLICY, A VARIATION WAS DISCUSSED AS THE MAY MEETING. 
          THE LANGUAGE ON PAGE 2 HAS BEEN MODIFIED SOMEWHAT SINCE A PREVIOUS VERSION IN ATTEMPT TO CLARIFY THE ALLOCATION OF THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE FOR HEALTHCARE, UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION FUEL. I'M HAPPY TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU 
          HAVE. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY 
          QUESTIONS FOR MR. JOHNSON? >> I WAS GOING TO ASK, WE ARE PLANNING TO PULL $17 MILLION OUT OF FUND BALANCE FOR FY25. IS 
          THAT STILL THE RIGHT NUMBER? >> I'M EXPECTING THAT WE WILL USE LESS OF THAT, DEPLETE LESS OF THAT BECAUSE OF SIGNIFICANT 
          UNDERSPENDING IN FY25. >> OKAY. AND IS OUR OBJECTIVE, I THINK ONE OF THE COMMENTS WAS THAT WE WOULD MAINTAIN TWO MONTHS WORTH OF OF FUND BALANCE AS A BEST PRACTICE. IS THAT 
          STILL YOUR UNDERSTANDING? >> THE -- THIS POLICY SETS A 5% CAP ON THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE. 
          >> THAT WOULD BE ROUGH LAE LY $2 MILLION? AN A LITTLE LESS THAN 
          THAT, RIGHT. >> AND WITH JUST $15 MILLION, THAT DOES NOT COVER US FOR A MONTH OF OPERATING EXPENSES. DO YOU LIKE THAT'S A REASONABLE NUMBER? 
          >> MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO HAVE A FUND BALANCE TARGET, RATHER THAN A FUND BALANCE CAP. 
          >> IS 5% THE RIGHT TARGET OR SHOULD IT BE 8.3 TO COVER ONE MONTH OR 16.7 TO COVER TWO MONTHS? WHAT DO YOU THINK? 
          >> GFOA RECOMMENDS AT LEAST TWO MONTHS. HOWEVER, ONE CONSIDERATION IS OUR REVENUE IS TYPICAL PRETTY STABLE, ALTHOUGH FOR LAST FISCAL YOUR, WE DID OBVIOUSLY HAVE A PRETTY BIG REDUCTION IN REVENUE. SO THAT IS DEFINITELY VERY FORTUNATE FOR THE DISTRICT TO HAVE A STRONG FUND BALANCE FOR THAT. THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT. IF YOU KNOW THE FLOWS BETTER THAN, IF YOU ARE MIXARVE DAY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ARE NOT UNDERPLANNING WITH THE POLICY AND I THINK WE ARE 
          UNDERPLANNING. >> I WOULD CERTAINLY SUPPORT A TARGET RATHER THAN A CAP. IN THE MOST RECENT VERSION RECEIVED FROM -- IN THE MOST RECENT VERSION RECEIVED, LANGUAGE WAS INCLUDED REGARDING A FUND BALANCE CAP FOR UNASSIGNED FUND 
          BALANCE. >> I'M THINKING INSTEAD OF A 
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CAP, MORE OF A BOTTOM. WHAT SHOULD BE THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF FUND BALANCE? I THINK IT SHOULD BE CLOSER TO 1.3 FOR ONE MONTH AND THEN WE CAN REVISIT IT AS WE GO THROUGH FY26 BUDGET. 
          >> WE LOOK AT IT AS A MINIMUM. IT PUTS 8.3 TO COVER THE MONTH WITH A TARGET OF TWO MONTHS. THAT'S PROBABLY MORE REASONABLE 
          AND RESPONSIBLE. >> SO CAN YOU MAKE EDITS TO THIS 
          AND SEND IT BACK TO MS. MAXY? >> SURE. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I JUST HAVE ONE, SO SORRY. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE BUT AS YOU CAN SEE THE FUND BALANCE, THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT PARTS. ARE THERE OTHER PLACES WITHIN FUND BALANCE THAT DO HAVE MONEY SET ASIDE FOR SALARIES IF THAT'S THE CONCERN? BECAUSE THIS IS SPECIFICALLY UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE. THERE ARE FORMAL FUND BALANCE COMMITMENTS FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES WAS EXPANDED BY THE BOARD A FEW MONTHS AGO INCLUDING HEALTHCARE, UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION FUEL, AND APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 12 OTHER CATEGORIES. 
          >> BUT ONE THIRD OF ONE PERCENT, THAT'S KIND OF CHICKEN SCRATCH, RIGHT? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ADEQUATELY FUNDED. 
          >> IT SEEMS A LITTLE LOW AND DANGEROUS. 
          >> IN OUR CONTRACT, LET'S TALK ABOUT HEALTHCARE. IN OUR CONTRACT WITH CARE FIRST, THEY ARE AN ADMINISTRATOR OF A PLAN, AS WE DIRECT THEM. SO IF THEY WERE TO LOSE MONEY, WE WERE ON THE HOOK FOR THAT MONEY, ISN'T THAT CORRECT. 
          >> WE ARE SELF INSURED FOR HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE. 
          >> AND THAT IS A GOOD NUMBER? THAT SEEMS KIND OF HIGH RISK 
          TOME. >> LOOKING AT THE DISTRICT FROM WHICH THIS LANGUAGE I BELIEVE CAME FROM, I THINK THERE WAS IN THAT PARTICULAR DISTRICT, I BELIEVE THEY DID NOT OR DID NOT HAVE A FUND BALANCE COMMITMENT FOR HEALTHCARE. AND AS I INTERPRETED THE POLICY, I BELIEVE THE INTENT OF THEIR POLICY AND FROM WHICH THIS LANGUAGE CAME FROM CALLED FOR ADDING TO THE FUND BALANCE COMMITMENT, ALTHOUGH THEY DON'T FORMALLY COMMIT THE FUNDS FOR THAT. 
          >> ENTERTAIN ME HERE. WHEN WE HAD, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT NUMBER YOU GAVE ME AT THE LAST MEETING, 484,000 WAS THE REBATE WE GOT FROM CARE FIRST. WHY WOULD WE NOT PUT THAT MONEY TOWARDS A HEALTHCARE RESERVE FUND SO THAT IN YEARS WHERE IT'S NOT IN OUR FAVOR, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT MONEY FROM THAT FUND INSTEAD OF MIXING IT ALL WITH OPERATING? 
          >> ULTIMATELY, IT IS APLOYED TO THE EMPLOYEE INSURANCE, EMPLOYEE RETIRES, WHEN SUFFICIENT FUNDS ARE ACCUMULATED, A PREMIUM HOLIDAY IS PROVIDED FOR ONE MONTH FOR RETIRES AND EMPLOYEES 
          I BELIEVE. >> SO I THINK THE NUMBER THAT WE GOT IN FY24 WAS $1.8 MILLION. DID WOE TAKE THE HOLIDAY ON 
          THOSEPRIEVIUMS IN 2024? >> IT WAS ADDED TO AMOUNT AND THE DISTRICT DID HAVE A PREMIUM HOLIDAY IT WAS ONE 
          RECENT FISCAL YEAR. >> ALL RIGHT. 
          >> SO WE WILL MAKE SOME EDITS, YOU WILL SEND IT BACK TO MS. MAXY AND WE WILL POST IT FOR REVIEW. THE NEXT IS POLICY 1515, BUDGET TRANSFERS. THE PROPOSED POLICY WOULD REQUIRE BOARD APPROVAL FOR THREE TYPES OF BUDGET TRANSFERS, ONE WOULD BE ALL INTERCATEGORY BUDGET TRANSFERS REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT. TWO WOULD BE ALL INTRACATEGORY BUDGET TRANSFERS THAT WOULD INCREASE OR DECREASE THE TOTAL AMOUNT BUDGETED IN ANY BUDGET CATEGORY. THE THIRD SIGNIFICANT CHANGE WOULD BE REQUIRING THAT A REPORT BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION EACH MONTH IN WHICH ANY BUDGETED TRANSFERS WERE MADE 
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          THE PRIOR MONTH. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? 
          >> AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, IT SEEMED WHEN WE WERE PREPARING THE FY26 BUDGET T, WERE YOU TAKING THE SAME APPROACH AS FY25? WERE YOU BUILDING IN CERTAIN CUSHION INTO CERTAIN 
          CATEGORIES? >> THE FY26 INCLUDES SIGNIFICANTLY LESS BUDGET T CONTINGENCY. IT IS DEFINITELY A MORE -- SO DOES THIS POLICY IMPACT YOUR ABILITY TO MANAGE THAT MONEY OR THOSE CONTINGENCY WELL? 
          >> IT WOULD POSITIVELY IMPACT IT, YES. 
          >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU. IT WILL BE POSTED FOR UP TO 30 DAYS. NEXT WE HAVE POLICY 5600, TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT. IS THIS ONE YOU? YOU WERE TRYING TO GET OUT OF 
          HERE FAST. ONE MORE, ONE MORE. >> THANK YOU. THIS POLICY INCLUDES PROPOSED CHANGES. ONE IS A REFERENCE TO COMAR, THE SECOND IS NEW LANGUAGE REGARDING EXERCISING SOUND JUDGMENT AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. THIS WILL BE EXPANDED UPON IN THE TO BE RECOMMENDED ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES NEXT MONTH. 
          >> THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE MORE, SORRY. WE JUST DID THIS AT MY OTHER JOB WHERE WOE HAVE PUT THE TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS ONHINE. WE HAVE BEEN DOING PAPER PACKETS FOR 190 YEARS. SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT FALLS UNDER YOU, THE ELECTRONIC REIMBURSEMENT CYCLE? ARE YOU 
          STILL REQUIRING PAPER? >> WE STILL REQUIRE PAPER ALTHOUGH WE ARE LOOKING AT STREAM LINING VARIOUS BUSINESS PROCESSES. THIS IS ONE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT. 
          >> SO DO WE HAVE THE SYSTEM CAPACITY T OR SOFTWARE TO DO THAT OR IS THIS JUST TIME OR WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO THAT? 
          >> WELL, I'M MEETING WITH A VENDOR ON WEDNESDAY. MET WITH A VENDOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AGO REGARDING THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION WITH A VENDOR REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF USING SOFTWARE FROM A THIRD PARTY. HOWEVER, THERE MAY BE ANOTHER APPROACH TOO. 
          >> SO YOU ARE REALLY LIMITED BY YOUR ERP, LIMITED BY THE LEDGER AND WHAT IT CAN ACCOMMODATE, IS THAT RIGHT? 
          >> I'M NOT SURE I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE WAYS IN WHICH OTHER SOFTWARE CAN BE USED FOR PEOPLE TO SUBMIT FORMS, ADOBE FILLABLE FORMS, PICTURES AND RECEIPTS WITHOUT A DIFFERENT ERP. IS IT SOMETHING AS RUDIMENTARY AS ATTACH THE REIMBURSEMENT AS A PDP AND SEND IT? 
          >> IT IS POSSIBLE. WE ARE LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVES. THANK 
          [Bid Approvals]
          YOU. >> THIS POLICY WILL BE POSTED FOR UP TO 30 DAYS. UP NEXT WE HAVE BID APPROVALS AND I INVITE 
          MR. SHELDEN TAYLOR FORWARD. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT POST MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M THE SUPERVISOR OF FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT. TODAY I HAVE FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. JOINING ME FIRST IS MS. LEWIS RGS DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES FOR THE RECOMMENDATION TO PURCHASE COLLEGE PLANNING AND PREPARATION SERVICES FOR OUR SCHOOLS. 
          PURSUANT TO 5510, BOARD APPROVAL IS REQUIRED FOR THE PURCHASE BETWEEN $25,000 AND $50,000 AND AT MINIMUM THREE COMPETITIVE QUOTES ARE NECESSARY. UPON REVIEW BY STUDENT SERVICES, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE PLAN L.L.C. PROVIDED THE DISTRICT WITH THE BEST VALUE FOR COLLEGE PLANNING AND PREPARATION SERVICES. THE FUNDING FOR THIS PURCHASE WILL BE THROUGH THE STUDENT SERVICES BUDGET. WE RESPECT THAT THE BOARD AWARD THE PURCHASE OF COLLEGE PLANNING AND PREPARATION SERVICES TO CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE PLAN L.L.C. FOR 424 425. MOVE TO APPROVE. 
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          SECOND. >> DISCUSSION? 
          >> YES. SO -- HI, DR. TAYLOR.SO CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT IS THE SERVICE POINT TO THE STUDENT WITH THIS SOFTWARE? SO IT'S NOT A SOFTWARE. IT'S A SERVICE THAT IS PROVIDED BY A TEAM. THE SERVICE POINT IS RELATED TO PROVIDING FAFSA, THE FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN AND AID SYSTEM, SO IT IS DIRECTLY ALIGNED TO OUR STATE STATUTE AND LEGISLATION. IT IS EDUCATIONAL ARTICLE 7212 WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS TO COMPLETE THE FAFSA AS WELL AS THE MARYLAND FAFSA. IN THAT LEGISLATION WHICH I SHARED FOR YOUR REFERENCE, IT OUTLINED THAT EACH COUNTY BOARD SHALL ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST AS MANY HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AS POSSIBLE IN COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING AN FAFSA OR THE MARYLAND STATE FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION. IF THEY ARE IN ELIGIBLE TO COMPLETE AN FAFSA BY THE DEADLINE FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR AID SET BY THE MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION, THIS ARTICLE GOES INTO AN OUT REACH PLAN WHICH WE MUST SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSION THROUGH MSDE EACH YEAR BY OCTOBER 1. SO IT'S A VERY SPECIFIC SUPPORT THAT IS PROVIDED WITH FACE TO FACE SERVICE. WE HAVE BEEN IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE PLAN SINCE 2014. IT'S A LOCAL ORGANIZATION. THEY PROVIDE US WITH ONGOING DATA AND CHECKPOINTS, MONITORING THEIR OUT REACH TO STUDENTS AND SUPPORTING THOSE WHO NEED ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WHO MAY NOT HAVE PARENTAL SUPPORT OR ANY HOME SUPPORT TO COMPLETE THIS PROCESS. SO IT'S LARGELY IN 
          PERSON. >> THE REASON WE CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE PLAN IS THEY ARE IN PERSON SUPPORT. THE OTHER VENDORS, ALTHOUGH THEY MAY BE WITHIN MARYLAND, THEY PROVIDE PRIMARILY VIRTUAL AND ONLINE SUPPORT. CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE COMES TO LUNCHES EVERY WEEK TO THE VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS. AND THEIR TEAM SUPPORTS OUR STUDENTS INDIVIDUALLY. THEY COMMUNICATE AND COORDINATE WITH OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS ON A REGULAR BASIS 
          FOR INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING UP THE LAST POINT. WHILE IT LOOKS LIKE PRICES ARE CHEAPER, ONE UNIT RATE IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE PLAN. SO YOU ARE GOING WITH THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE, NOT JUST THE LOWEST, MOST BANG FOR OUR BUCK. 
          MY QUESTION IS COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, HOW DOES THIS PRICE COMPARE? WHAT WAS IT IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR? 
          >> I DO NOT HAVE THAT NUMBER DIRECTLY ENFRONT OF EME. MY BEST GUESS FROM MEMORY WAS WITHIN ABOUT A $3,000 RANGE. SO THE SCOPE OF INCREASE IS VERY MINIMAL FROM THE 11 YEARS WE HAVE WORKED WITH CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE PLAN. 
          >> FANTASTIC, THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL 
          THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. 
          >> MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU, MS. LEWIS. JOINING ME NEXT IS DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION TO RECOMMEND A PARTIAL ROOF REPLACEMENT AT PLUM POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL USING THE COOPERATIVE CONTRACTOR P.W.1925. THE ROOF AT PLUM POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL DOES NEED A REPLACEMENT AND GUARDLAND D.P.S. AND WITH THEIR AGREEMENT WITH OMNI PARTNERS CONDUCT A PROCESS FOR OBTAINING QUOTES FOR THE PROCESS. J.B.K. CONTRACTING WOULD BE CONTRACTED TO DO THE WORK AS THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, WE REQUEST THE BOARD APPROVE THE CONTRACT TO AWARD THE PARTIAL ROOF REPLACEMENT AT PLUM POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL TO GARLAND D.P.S. OF CLOVELAND, OHIO FOR 34092 . THIS WOULD BE 
          THROUGH THE SCHOOL BUDGET. >> MOTION. 
          >> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND? 
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          >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? 
          >> YES, I HAVE A QUESTION. IS THIS CURRENT ROOF LEAKING AND THAT'S WHAT'S CAUSING THE MOLD AND MILDEW ISSUE AT PLUM POINT MIDDLE? THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES AT PLUM POINT MIDDLE, NOT JUST THE PORTION OF THE ROOF THAT IS PROBLEMAIC. BUT IN THIS SECTION, THEY HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS LEAKS. IT IS A VERY ISOLATED SECTION OF ROOF THAT WE ARE TRYING TO GET DONE. TO ADDRESS THE OTHER ISSUES, WE HAVE HAD C.I.P. FUNDING REQUESTS FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. WHAT WE WILL APPLY FOR A DIFFERENT GRANT THIS YEAR IN THE HOPE THAT WE CAN GET THOSE OTHER ISSUES 
          ADDRESSED. . >> THANK YOU. MY KIDS WENT THERE 
          BY THE WAY. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? . 
          >> YES. ALL RIGHT. A COUPLE OF THINGS. HOW MUCH METAL DECKING REPAIR DO WE FORESEE, LOOKING T AT THE UNIT PRICE? DO WE THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OF METAL DECKING REPAIR? 
          >> SO I BELIEVE THEY HAVE PUT IN ALLOWANCE BUT ONE THING THAT GARLAND DOES IS THEY UTILIZE THE UNIT PRICING CALCULATOR, AND THEN WHAT THEY DO IS THEY BID OUT TO THE LOCAL MARKET AS A COMPARISON. IN TERMS OF WHERE THE PRICE COMES IN, THE LOWER OF THE TWO IS WHAT THEY UTILIZE AND THEN PASS ONTO US. THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF ALLOWANCE BUILT IN FOR METAL ROOF REPAIR BUT IT WOULD BE MINIMAL. OKAY. THEN THE ONLY OTHER TWO PARTS I HAVE ARE INTERIOR TEMPORARY PROTECTION I SEE IS EXCLUDED FROM PROPOSAL. 
          WILL WE TAKE CARE OF THAT IN HOUSE WITH OUR BUILDING WORKERS 
          OR MAINTENANCE PEOPLE? >> THAT'S TYPICALLY SOMETHING THEY PUT IN ON THEIR PROPOSALS. BUT WE USUALLY DO WORK WITH THEM TO TARP THOSE AREAS. AND WE CERTAINLY COORDINATE ANY KIND OF TEAROFF TO OCCUR DURING THE TIME WHEN THE BUILDING -- WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THE WORK DONE PRIOR TO SCHOOL STARTING. SO WE WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK DOESN'T HAPPEN ON THE WEEK ENDS. SO IF THERE ARE ANY KINDS OF LEAKS, ET CETERA, WE WILL MONITOR THEM AND MAKE SURE THE 
          AREA IS TARPED OFF. >> OKAY . AS FAR AS PERMITS BEING EXCLUDED, ARE THERE ANY PERMITS REQUIRED AND CAN WE GET THEM IF SO? THERE ARE NONE REQUIRED AT ALL? 
          >> NO, BECAUSE THIS IS CONSIDERED A MAINTENANCE PROJECT. ROOFING IS CONSIDERED MAINTENANCE. SO YOU ARE PUTTING BACK, NOT DOING ANY KINDS OF UPGRADES IN TERMS OF ELECTRICAL THAT WOULD REQUIRE ANY OF THAT WORK SO THINGS LIKE PARKING LOTS, ROOFS, THEY DO NOT REQUIRE PERMITS. THANK YOU. 
          >> THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 
          >> AYE. >> THE MOTION CARRIES 5-0. 
          >> MR. TAYLOR, SINCE YOU ARE HERE, DO YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH COPY MACHINES? YES, I HAVE ONE MORE BEFORE THAT. THEN WE WILL DO THE COPY MACHINES. THE NEXT RECOMMENDATION IS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTIONS, SUPERVISOR OF STATE AND FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAMS FOR APPROVAL TO SEND EIGHT STAFF MEMBERS TO GLOBAL TRAINING IN WASHINGTON D.C. WHICH UPON COMPLETION OF TRAINING WILL PROVIDE THE DISTRICT WITH CERTIFIED GALLOP STRENGTH COACHES. THE COACHES WILL BE EQUIPPED TO IDENTITY AND NURTURE THE UNIQUE STRENGTH OF CCP STAFF, ALLOWING THEM TO GROW AS LEADERS. FUNDING OF THE PURCHASE WILL BE MADE THROUGH TITLE 2 GRANT FUNDS. WE RESPECT THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF GALLOP GLOBAL STRENGTHS. 
          >> MOTION . >> SECOND. 
          >> IS THIS BUDGETED IN FY25? >> I CAN SPEAK TO THIS. TITLE 2 FUNDING IS FEDERAL FUNDING. THIS FAMILIAR FUNDING IS TITLE 2 IS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. THIS PARTICULAR SET OF MONEY EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, AND BECAUSE IT IS CONNECTED TO PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, WE HAVE EXTENSIVE OPPORTUNITY WITH GROW UROWN. WE CURRENTLY CONTRACT THAT OUT TO SOMEONE ELSE. WITH OUR CONNECTION TO OUR SUPPORT STAFF ASSOCIATION AND BUILDING A LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY AS WELL, WE FEEL LIKE THIS WOULD BE VALUABLE TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO SERVE NOT ONLY OUR TEACHER LEADERS, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE COHORTS, BUT ALSO OUR SUPPORT STAFF COHORTS. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? 
          >> YEAH, SO HAVE WE IDENTIFIED WHO WILL BE TAKING THE TRAINING? ALL WE GOING TO HAVE MEMBERS FROM ALL OF THE DIFFERENT AREAS ATTEND TRAINING? WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING WHO THOSE 
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          WOULD BE. >> MY APOLOGIES BECAUSE IT CLEARLY SAYS DR. JOHNSON RIGHT HERE. I WASN'T TRYING TO JUMP OVER YOU. I WAS TRYING TO BE ORGANIZED. THERE IS A MOTION AND 
          A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE MOTION CARRIES, 5-0. 
          NEXT. >> GOING TO COPIERS. OUR RECOMMENDATION IS FOR COPY CENTER REFRESH AND MAINTENANCE, BOARD APPROVAL IS REQUESTED TO USE FAIR FAX COUNTY GOVERNMENT CONTRACT NUMBER 44012320 FOR THE PROPOSED LEASE AND PURCHASE PLAN TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN PRODUCTION PRINTERS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WITH CONICA MONOLTA. THE PLAN WOULD SAVE THE DISTRICT OVER THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT AND WITH THE PURCHASE OF ONE PRODUCTION PRINTER WOULD OFFER MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR THE DISTRICT PAST THE FIVE YEAR MARK. FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE WILL BE MADE THROUGH THE LOCAL OPERATING BUDGET. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE BOARD AWARD THE LEASE PURCHASE OF THE COPY CENTER PRODUCTION PRINTER REFRESH AND MAINTENANCE TO CONICA MONOLTA FOR $73,000 IN YEAR ONE WHICH INCLUDES THE PRODUCTION OF ONE PROHIBITER AND 30290 IN YEARS 2025. IT INCLUDES EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE. 
          >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. 
          >> THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? 
          >> I HAVE ONE. SO DO WE ALSO HAVE A PAPER CONTRACT THAT GOES WITH THIS? WHERE ARE WE EGETTING OUR PAPER FROM? 
          >> NO, PAPER WE GET FROM OUR PUNCHOUT VENDORS. WE GO AND LOOK AND SEE WHO HAS THE BEST PRICING. THAT'S WHERE WE GO FOR PAPER. WE DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT FOR ONE VENDOR. WE GET COMPETITIVE QUOTES FOR PAPER. WITH NEARLY $5 MILLION IMPRESSIONS, ARE WOE DOING ANYTHING TO THINK ABOUT DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION OF THIS OR ARE THESE THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE ON 
          PAPER? >> I THINK THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT WAS FOR ALMOST 9 MILLION PRINTS. SO WE HAVE DONE SOME, MADE SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO HAVE MORE THINGS BE DIGITAL. THAT'S WHY WE LOWERED THE SCOPE OF THE AMOUNT OF IMPRESSIONS WE WOULD NEED. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 
          >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES 5-0. 
          >> UP NEXT WE HAVE MR. HEAVEN HOOK AND BUS CONTRACTS. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, MS. POST, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS KEVIN HOOK, DIRECT TER OF TRANSPORTATION. I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT TO YOU THE BUS CONTRACTS OF THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR, FY26, BOTH THE FULL TERM AND SHORT-TERM CONTRACTS. 
          THE LANGUAGE IS ABSOLUTELY IDENTICAL TO LOGE FROM LAST YEAR. THE ONLY CHANGE TO BOTH SETS IS ATTACHMENT 1, WHERE THE PAY COMES FROM FOR THE BUS CONTRACTS. THE ONLY THING THAT HAS CHANGED IN ATTACHMENT ONE ARE THE AREAS COVERED BY C.P.I. 
          FOR INCREASES EACH YEAR WHICH WOULD INCLUDE DRIVER PAY, MANAGEMENT FEE AND TRIP FEES. THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX THIS YEAR WAS 2.6%. SO THOSE THREE ITEMS WERE INCREASED BY 2.6%. 
          >> SO LET ME -- MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          >> ONE SECOND. ARE WE APPROVING BOTH OF THESE ARE ONE? 
          >> YOU CAN DO THEM ONE AT A TIME IF YOU WOULD LIKE BUT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FULLTERM AND A SHORT-TERM, WE ECALL THE SHORT-TERM A TEMPORARY ROUTE. THOSE BUSES ARE NOT PAID PER VEHICLE ALLOTMENT WHICH IS A 12 YEAR BUS, WE EWOULD PURCHASE IT FOR 12 YEARS. A SHORT-TERM CAN BE 6 MONTHS, A YEAR. THOSE CAN COME AND GO AS WE SEE FIT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO THEM 
          SEPARATELY, THAT'S FINE. >> I LIKE TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T COME UP IN AUGUST EVERY YEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT 
          THESE. >> CAN I MAKE A MOTION TO 
          APPROVE BOTH BUS CONTRACTS? >> YES. IS THERE A SECOND? 
          >> SECOND. >> OKAY. COMMENTS? DISCUSSION? 
          >> SO IT'S AUGUST. IT'S THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST, NEARLY. CAN WE LOOK AT DOING THE REVIEW OF THE CONTRACT SO THAT IT IS NOT TIMED WITH THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YEAR? 
          >> YES, SIR. WE ARE INTENDING TO START MEETING ONCE AGAIN WITH THE BUS CONTRACTORS IN SEPTEMBER. SO WE CAN ATTEMPT TO GET NEXT YEAR'S ACCOMPLISHED MUCH EARLIER. WE DID BEGIN THIS 
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PROCESS LAST OCTOBER. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS MEETING WITH THEM EARLIER. CAN WE SET AN ACTUAL TARGET TO HAVE SOMETHING READY BEFORE THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR SO WE ARE NOT UP AGAINST THE GUN OF STARTIN SCHOOL AND NOT HAVING THIS DONE? 
          >> ABSOLUTELY. >> AND THEN WITH THESE CONTRACTS, IT IS NOT A CONTRACT PER VENDOR. IT IS A CONTRACT FOR EVERY SINGLE BUS INDIVIDUALLY? EVERY BUS ROUTE. WE HAVE 161 THIS YEAR. WE DROPPED ONE THIS YEAR. RIGHT. SO A BUS VENDOR THAT MAY HAVE SEVERAL BUSES AND SEVERAL BUS ROUTES RATHER THAN ONE CONTRACT WITH THEM THAT COVERS IT ALL, WE NEED TO DO IT 
          PER ROUTE? >> IT IS PER BUS ROUTE, YES. AND THAT HAS THE BUSES VIN NUMBER ATTACHED TO THE CONTRACT. 
          >> GOTCHA. WHAT'S IN THIS CONTRACT? WHAT'S THE GUARANTEED 
          NUMBER OF HOURS OF PAY PER DAY? >> FOR A DRIVER IN THIS CONTRACT IT IS 8 HOURS PER DAY WHAT IS THE AVERAGE DRIVE TIME? 
          >> AVERAGE DRIVE TIME FOR CALVERT COUNTY SCHOOLS IS ABOUT 
          6.5 HOURS. >> WE ARE LOOKING ON AVERAGE OF 1.5 HOURS OF PAY WITHOUT WORK. I THINK OUR TEACHERS HAVE TYPICALLY A 7 HOUR PAY DAY. OKAY. 
          >> IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENT, QUESTIONS? THERE'S A MOTION AND 
          A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. 
          [Calvert ES/Calvert Country School Master Study Presentation]
          >> MOTION CARRIES 5-0. , THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. TAYLOR. I WOULD INVITE MS. WARNER BACK UP FOR OUR CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MASTER STUDYPRESENTATION. THAT'S A MOUTHFUL. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION AND I'M BEFORE YOU TODAY PRESENT T THE MASTER FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE CALVERT ELEMENTARY AND CALCONSIDERATE COUNTRY CAMPUS AS WELL AS THE BROOKS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS INFORMATIONAL ONLY. WE ARE NOT EXPECTING THE BOARD TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS. THE OBJECTIVES OF TODAY'S REPRESENTATION ARE TO HIGHLIGHT THE PLAN FOR CALVERT ELEMENTARY AND CALVERT COUNTRY REPLACEMENT, TO PRESENT OPPORTUNITIES TO USE EXISTING FACILITIES FOR FUTURE NEEDS, OVER VIEW THE CURRENT C.I.P. PROJECTS WE HAVE AND PROVE NEXT STEPS. SO, AS WAS PRESENTED WITHIN THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES MASTER PLAN IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, THE NEXT MAJOR PROJECTS SLATED IN THE CRP ARE CALVERT ELEMENTARY, AND CALVERT COUNTRY. CURRENTLY THESE PROJECTS FOLLOW BASICALLY A START TO FINISH KIND OF A SEQUENCE WITH A DESIGN OF ONE STARTING CONSTRUCTION XHUNT COMMENCING. BECAUSE CALVERT COUNTY RECEIVES A LITTLE OVER HALF OF THE FUNDING FROM THE STATE, THEY TEND TO BE INTRICATELY INVOLVED IN THE APPROVAL OF THE PROJECTS AND THEN FOLLOW UP WITH FUNDING ONCE THE APPROVAL OCCURS. TO RECEIVE APPROVAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE STATE FOR THE CALVERT COUNTRY SCHOOL PROJECT, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED AND STRONGLY EMPHASIZED BY THE STATE THAT THEY WILL SUPPORT THAT PROJECT IF IT IS A COLOCATED FACILITY WITH CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE DO BELIEVE THIS CONSTRAINT PLACED ON US BY THE STATE OPENS UP MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CALVERT COUNTY SCHOOLS. IT ALLOWS US TO WIDEN THE APERTURE AND SEE POTENTIAL USES OF THE CAMPUS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND MEET THE SYSTEM')S LONGTERM NEEDS. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY, THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE. WE ARE LOOKING LONG RANGE HERE. THAT'S ONE THING I DO. WHAT YOU SEE ON THIS SCREEN IS THE EXISTING CAMPUS. IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SNAP SHOT. NUMBER ONE IN TEAL IS THE EXISTING CALVERT COUNTRY SCHOOL BUILDING. IT WAS BUILT IN 1957 WITH AN ADDITION IN 1983 WHICH IS NOT NOTED HERE PUT THAT DID HAPPEN. NUMBER 2, IN PINK IS THE EXISTING CALVERT ELEMENTARY BUILDING WITH CONSTRUCTION DATES OF THE ORIGINAL BUILDING 1963, THEN 1974, 1981, 1999. THERE WAS A PARTIAL ROOFING REPLACEMENT AND IN 2006, WE DID A 
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KINDERGARTEN EEDITION. SOUTH OF ADARES BEACH ROAD, THIS IS THE BROOKS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1939. 
          THERE WAS AN ADEGZDITION DONE IN 1958. IN 1990, THE WAREHOUSE FACILITIES IN THE BACK WERE ADDED. IN 1974, THIS BUILDING WAS TURNED ENTOAN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN UP GRADES MADE OTHER THAN A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. BACK ON THE TOP OF THE PAGE AGAIN, NUMBER 4 IS WHAT WE LOVINGLY CALL THE EXISTING BROOKS ADMINISTRATION MODURAL TRAILERER COMPLEX WHICH WHERE A PORTION OF I.T. AND CHILD NUTRITION ARE LOCATED. THAT'S A LOOK AT THE CAMPUS. WHAT WE WILL TRY TO DO QUICK LEAT A HIGH LEVEL OVER VIEW, THIS SLIDE PACKING IN A LOT OF INFORMATION SHOWS WE CAN CONSTRUCT A NEW CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND A NEW CALVERT COUNTRY WITHIN THE GREEN SPACE BETWEEN THE TWO EXISTING BUILDINGS. WE CAN HAVE ADEQUATE PARKING, A BUS LOOP AND WE CAN KEEP THE EXISTING FACILITIES FOR FUTURE USE. THE LEFT HALF OF THIS SLIDE SHOWS HOW THE CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE PHASED, STARTING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FIRE ACCESS ROAD, STARTING WITH FACILITIES IN DIAMOND ONE AND TWO. ON THE RIGHT HALF OF THE SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE CIRCULAR ROMAN NUMERAL 1 AND 2, REPRESENTING THE EXISTING FACILITIES. WHAT I'M GOING TO GO OVER TODAY WITH YOU IS THERE ARE SOME POSSIBILITIES FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE USES OF THE CALVERT COUNTRY BUILDING. WE WILL GO OVER THAT PRETTY QUICKLY TODAY. THE EXISTING CALVERT ELEMENTARY BUILDING , WE FORESEE THE POSSIBILITY OF USING THAT AS A SWING SPACE. WE WILL START WITH THAT. FIRST WE START WITH THE EXISTING CALVERT ELEMENTARY. 
          THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING, THIS IS KIND OF A FOOTPRINT OF THE FLOOR PLAN. ONE THING THAT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE BEFORE I START TALKING ABOUT THIS IS IF WE LOOK LONGTERM, AFTER CALVERT COUNTRY AND CALVERT ELEMENTARY ARE COMPLETE, THE NEXT PROJECT BEING MOUNT HARMONY, WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE FACTHAT THAT IS A VERY CONSTRAINED SITE. THAT SCHOOL IS BOUNDED BY MOUNT HARMONY ROAD. YOU HAVE THE SCHOOL, STAFF MARKING ON ONE SIDE AND ON THE OTHER SIDE. BEHIND THE BUILDING ARE THE PLAY FIELDS AND DIRECTLY PAST THE PLAY FIELDS ARE THE SEPTIC DRAIN FIELDS. THERE IS NO SPACE TO BUILD. THE ONLY WAY THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WOULD BE FOR US TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY OR HAVE A SWING SPACE TO BE ABLE TO RELOCATE STUDENTS. WITHOUT THAT, WE DON'T HAVE A WAY TO MAKE THE PROJECT A REALITY. IF WE HAVE A SWING SPACE, IT OPENS UP THE POSSIBILITIES. IF WE WANT TO LOOK AT A RENOVATION, WE CAN. LOOKING AT A PARTIAL ADDITION, WE CAN DO THAT AS WELL. BUT WE CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT A SWING SPACE. WITH THAT, WHAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU IS IF YOU LOOK ON THE TOP RIGHT-HAND SIDE, I KNOW IT IS SMALL BUT THE NUMBER OF TEACHING STATIONS WITHIN THE BUILDING ARE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT TO BE ABLE TO HOUSE MOUNT HARMONY ELEMENTARY WERE WE TO USE IT AS SWING SPACE. WE HAVE DONE THE CALCULATION BASED ON FIVE YEAR OUT PROJECTIONS. BEYOND THAT, THAT NUMBER STILL WORKS. I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT NOTE. IF WE NOW MOVE ONTO THE CALVERT COUNTRY FACILITY RGS BASED ON THE STATE APPROVAL OF A COLOCATED FACILITY, THIS DOES OPEN UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR A POTENTIAL FUTURE USE OF THIS BUILDING AND REPURPOSE IT BASED ON OUR NEEDS. TO THAT END WE HAVE BEEN DOING A HIGH LEVEL STUDY FOR OPTIONS TO LOCATE TWO ALTERINATE PROGRAMS INTO THE FACILITY AS WELL AS CENTRAL OFFICE DEPARTMENTS THAT CAN BE FULLY LOCATED ALONG SIDE TO BEST SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS. THE OPTIONS FOR MAINTAINING THE INFANT AND TODDLER PROGRAM WHERE IT EXISTS TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE FACILITY. WE CAN STUDY EITHER PUTTING A REGIONAL PREK FACILITY HERE TO INCLUDE A COUPLE OF TEACHING STATIONS, OR A LIMITED ALT ED FACILITY. 
          DEPENDING ON THE PROGRAM TO BE PLACED HERE, THAT'S WHY YOU SEE SPECIAL ED, AS ONE DEPARTMENT T THAT WOULD BE LOCATED HERE. THE OTHER DEPARTMENT COULD BE STUDENT SERVICES OR CCPS INSTRUCTION. SO ONCE WE REALLY STUDY THIS FURTHER, WE HAVE JUST VERY BASICALLY LOOKED AT IT, THEN WE ECAN MOVE FURTHER TO 
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MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. LOOKING WAY AHEAD IN THE FUTURE, FROM A LONG RANGE PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, KEEPING THESE EXISTING FACILITIES ACROSS THE STREET DOES OPEN UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSOLIDATING THE BROOKS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE EXISTING BUILDING WE SIT IN TODAY AND A SMALL PORTION OF THE CALVERT COUNTRY BUILDING AS AN AN EX. THIS IS A TWO STORY CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING, CLOSING IT UP IN THE BACK. THEN THERE ARE TWO OPPORTUNITIES BY DOING THAT. THIS IS VERY EARLY. THIS IS LOOKING AT BLOCK DIGRAMS. I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT. THE GOOD TAKE AWAY BY KEEPING THESE FACILITIES ACROSS THE STREET IS IF WE WANTED TO TRULY DO A RENOVATION SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE OF THE BUILDING, WE CAN STILL UTILIZE THE CALVERT ELEMENTARY BUILDING TO LOCATE DEPARTMENTS, TO RENOVATE THE BUILDING AND MOVE THEM BACK. SO IT'S JUST A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT OPEN UP. SO AT THIS POINT, THE SLIDE SHOW SHOWS THE OVERALL LOOK OF THE CAMPUS AS FAR AS WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE. I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER THE DOLLARS. THESE ARE BASICALLY IN TODAY'S DOLLARS. THEY HAVE TO BE ESCALATED FOR THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION. BUT ONE TAKE AWAY IS IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THESE SQUARE FOOTAGES, THEY ARE PRETTY CONSERVATIVE. 
          LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, CALVERT COUNTRY, THE NEW FACILITY THEY SHOW IN THE TEAL COLOR, WITH THE DIAMOND ONE IS A FAIRLY LARGE FACILITY. CALVERT ELEMENTARY IS A PRETTY AVERAGE AT 76,000 SQUARE FEET. THE THING I WANT T TO NOTE IS WE CAN FIT THESE BUILDINGS ACROSS THE STREET. I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THE ED SPECS WHEN WE DO THEM WILL DETERMINE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE SIZES BUT WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO SHOW IS IN TERMS OF A TEST FIT, THIS WORKS. SO WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF REPURPOSING THE EXISTING FACILITIES? JUST TO RECAP, THE SWING SPACE CREATED FOR MOUNT HARMONY IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. IT OPENS UP OPTIONS FOR FUTURE LIMITED RENOVATIONS AND MAJOR C.I.P. PROJECTS AND POTENTIAL FOR A POTENTIAL BROOKS SWING SPACE FOR POTENTIAL RENOVATION. REGIONAL PROGRAM OPTIONS WITH THE CALVERT COUNTRY FACILITY, POTENTIAL FOR PREK EXPANSION, POTENTIAL FOR ALT ED PROGRAM FACILITY, PERHAPS DEPARTMENTAL AN EXES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS ANDALISTLY A CONSULIDATION OF BUILDINGS AND CENTRAL OFFICE FUNCTIONS. NOW I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME TIME LINES. MY MAJOR TAKE AWAY THAT I WANTED TO CONVEY WAS THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE BUT I WANTED TO REVIEW A COUPLE OF TIME LINES WITH YOU. THE PROJECTS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN ARE IN OUR C.I.P. CURRENTLY. ONE THING THAT I PLAN ON DOING IN SEPTEMBER BECAUSE IT IS APPARENT THAT CALVERT ELEMENTARY AND CALVERT COUNTRY WILL ESSENTIALLY BE ONE DESIGN AND ONE CONSTRUCTION, WE CAN SAVE A YEAR IN CONSTRUCTION RATHER THAN BOOK END THE PROJECTS START TO FINISH WHICH WOULD BASED ON OUR CALCULATIONS SAVE US ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS OFF OF THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET. IT WOULD ALSO SPEED UP THE COMPLETION OF THAT ENTIRE SET OF TWO SPACES OR TWO SCHOOLS. MOUNT HARMONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DOES NOT MOVE UP IN THE C.I.P. THAT STAYS WHERE IT IS. ONE THING WOE PLAN ON INSERTINGING IN FY32, IT WAS 2036 TO 2021, SO THIS YEAR, WE PLAN ON INSERTING THE SWING SPACE OF CALVERT ELEMENTARY. I WAT TO MAKE A NOTE HERE THAT THIS BUDGET REALLY IS FOR TAKING CARE OF SOME HVAC WORK THERE THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE AND PARTIAL ROOFING REPLACEMENT AND THEN JUST PANNING AND PATCHING. THAT WOULD MAKE THE FACILITY WELL ENOUGH TO BE USED AS A SWING SPACE. THERE ARE THESE OTHER FACILITIES IN TERMS OF POTENTIAL PROJECTS. THESE ARE VERY EARLY DAYS. A FUTURE BROOKS RENOVATION AND ADDITION WOULD NEED TO BE LOOKED AT ON THE BASIS OF THE AGE OF THE BUILDING BUT I WANTED TO INTRODUCE HOW IT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED TO THE BOARD TO FIGHT. IN TERMS OF REGIONAL PROGRAM FACILITY TO BE HOUSED AT CALVERT COUNTRY, THERE WILL NEED TO BE IN DEPTH WORK FROM STAFF TO STUDY THE BEST OPTIONS. SO THESE ARE REALLY JUST POSSIBILITIES FOR FUTURE CIP. BUT I WANTED TO INTRODUCE THAT 
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TO YOU. AND NEXT STEPS IN TERMS OF US TO STUDY A REGIONAL PROGRAM FACILITY WOULD BE TO SEE A STAKE HOLDER COMMITTEE TO STUDY REGIONAL PROGRAM NEEDS. WE ANTICIPATE ABOUT A 6 MONTH TIME FRAME WITH THAT. WE WOULD COME BACK AND REPORT TO THE BOARD WITH RECOMMENDATIONS. IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD DOES WANT US TO FOLLOW UP ON. AND MOVE FORWARD WITH, WOE WOULD DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR INCLUSION IN THE C.I.P. 
          BASED ON BOARD APPROVAL AND LASTLY SEEK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SUPPORT T. SO WITH THAT, I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION. BUT I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT WAS FANTASTIC. I ENJOYED THE HECK OF IT OUT BUT I WORK IN CONSTRUCTION. I LIKE THE FORWARD PLANNING, PRETTY OUTSIDE OF THE BOX, I LIKE IT. THE SHARED SPACE, WOULD THE TWO BUILDINGS, YOU DON'T HAVE A DESIGN SO I'M ASKING A QUESTION YOU DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO BUT ARE YOU THINKING BETWEEN THE TWO SCHOOLS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A PASSAGE BETWEEN THE TWO, YOU WOULD ACCESS ONE FROM THE OTHER? 
          >> WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE. WE KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN COLOCATED FACILITIES DONE IN OTHER DISTRICTS. CERTAINLY IN TERMS OF, IT WOULD BE A COMMON SPACE TO ENTER. BEYOND THAT, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE FLESHED OUT DURING PLANNING AT SPEC PROCESS. WE ARE QUITE EARLY BUT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO JUMP INTO THAT PROCESS STARTING LATER 
          ON THIS YEAR. >> I KNEW THAT WAS THE ANSWER BUT I HAD TO ASK. HAS ANYTHING ELSE BEEN DONE AS FAR AS WITH THE COMMISSIONERS CHANGING ANY OF THE ZONING TO MAKE SURE THE AREA GETS WITHIN THE TOWN CENTER SO WE CAN GET ADDITIONAL STATE 
          FUNDING FOR THAT AND HELP? >> YES, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP. WE EARE SCHEDULED TO GO BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR OUR PRIORITY FUNDING AREA DESIGNATION OF THAT CAMPUS. WE ARE ALSO SCHEDULED TO GO BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THAT JUST GOT ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY. SO THOSE PRESENTATIONS WILL BE HAPPENING. 
          ADDITIONALLY, IF I MIGHT ADD, WE HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH WATER AND SEWER TO BE ABLE TO RUN THE WATER LINE. THE CAMPUS ACROSS THE STREET AS WELL AS THIS BUILDING IS ON COUNTY SEWER BUT WE ARE NOT ON WATER. SO THAT HAS BEEN INCORPORATED IN THE BUDGET AS WELL. WE ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH WATER AND 
          SEWER REGARDING THAT AS WELL. >> IF WE GO TO THIS PLAN WHICH I LIKE A LOT AND HAVE TWO COBUILDINGS AND MAINTAIN THE EXISTING BUILDINGS AND SWING SPACE, YOU WILL NEED MORE CAPACITY AND WE NEED TO BE ON BEYOND THE NORMAL USAGE. 
          >> AGREED. >> I HAD READ IN YOUR UPDATE THAT C.I.P. WILL START DECREASING 2% OR 3% OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. HOW WILL THAT IMPACT THE PROJECTS? 
          >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP. I WANTED TO PACK THIS IN SO I DIDN'T -- I APPRECIATE YOU ASKING THAT QUESTION. YES, WE DID RECEIVE WORD FROM THE I.E.C. THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET A REDUCTION IN THE PERCENTAGE. CURRENTLY AT 56%, THAT IS 56 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT THE STATE PARTICIPATES IN. THIS YEAR THEY ARE GOING TO 54%. IN FY29, IT WILL BE DOWN TO 51%. WE HAVE ASKED FOR THEM TO RECONSIDER AND THEY HAVE ESSENTIALLY SAID THAT WE NEED TO REACH DIRECT LETO MSDE BECAUSE THAT CALCULATION IS BASED ON LAST YEAR'S FOUNDATION GRANT INFORMATION. THAT IS REALLY HAVING REPERCUSSIONS DOWN STREAM FOR US. I BELIEVE IT WOULD BENEFIT US IF THE BOARD, THE COUNTY WERE TO REACH OUT TO HAD THE STATE. THERE MIGHT BE SOME RECONSIDERATION FOR US TO GET BACK UP TO THE 56 OR NOT LOSE THAT LEVEL OF FUNDING. MY PLAN IS WITHIN THE C.I.P., I WILL BE SHOWING, BASED ON THE REDUCTION, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE THE STATE AND LOCAL SHARE AMOUNTS THAT I WILL BE SHOWING. ULTIMATELY, I WOULD IMAGINE IT WOULD BE DEPENDENT ON THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO SUPPORT OF PROJECTS. THANK YOU. 
          AND WITH THAT, I KNOW THERE WAS AN ARTICLE OUT YESTERDAY FROM THE PLANNING MEETING ABOUT MOUNT HARMONY BEING OVER CAPACITY AND NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL WHICH WE ARE BUILDING. MOUNT HARMONY IS NOT IN THE PLAN BUT FIVE OR SEVEN YEARS AWAY. WHAT CAN WE DO 
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          IF ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? >> IN TERMS OF NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL RGS THAT BUILDING, ONCE IT OPENS UP, IT SHOULD RELIEVE THE CAPACITY ISSUES. THE CAPACITY FOR THE NEW BUILDING IS GOING TO BE ABOVE AND BEYOND WHERE THOSE ENROLLMENTS ARE. 
          THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT ISSUE. WE CERTAINLY HAVE THE MOUNT HARMONY PROJECT IN THE OUR C.I.P. I WILL SAY BASED ON CONVERSATIONS WITH PLANNING AND ZONING, WHERE IT BECOMES AN ISSUE IS IF THERE IS A PROJECT IN THE PIPE LINE, THE FINAL RECORDATION, IT HAS TO HIT THE PAUSE BUTTON FOR A SEVEN YEAR PERIOD UNTIL WE CAN REACT. THERE ARE NO PROJECTS IN THE PIPE LINE UP THERE. EVEN THOUGH THE DISTRICT IS CLOSED FOR FINAL RECORDATION FOR SUBDIVISIONS, THERE HAVE NOT BEEN SUBDIVISIONS IN THE PIPE LINE IN THAT AREA. SO I HOPE THAT HELPS TO ANSWERE YOUR QUESTION. WE DON'T HAVE TO REACT TO SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE HITTING THE PAUSE BUTTON. WE DO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE. 
          >> DO WE GET PENALIZED BY THE STATE IN SOME WAY? 
          >> NO. >> OKAY. 
          >> I WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION. WHEN AND WHERE HAVE WE EMPLOYED 
          A SWING SPACE MODEL? >> WE HAVE NOT EMPLOYED A SWING SPACE MODEL OURSELVES ANYWHERE. WE HAVE NEVER HAD THE BENEFIT OF A SWING SPACE. CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAD A SWING SPACE UNTIL RECENTLY. I BELIEVE ST. MARY'S COUNTY HAD A SWING SPACE AS WELL. AN RNDAL COUNTY HAS ONE. THEY HAVE THE BENEFIT OF BOGUE ABLE TO LOOK FROM A FEASIBILITY PERSPECTIVE STUDY, A NUMBER OF OPTIONS WHERE WE ARE NEVER ABLE TO LOOK AT SAY A RENOVATION OR PARTIAL RENOVATION. HAVING A SWING SPACE CERTAINLY HELPS WITH THAT BUT WE HAVE NOT. I BELIEVE THE ONLY THING THAT COMES KIND OF CLOSE WOULD BE WHEN WE, THIS IS BEFORE MY TIME, WHEN WE WERE BUILDING A NEW FACILITY, I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE TEMPORARILY MOVED SOME STUDENTS AND COLOCATED THEM WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL. I BELIEVE IF THAT HAPPENED, PERHAPS WITH BARSTOW? THERE WERE SEVERAL SCHOOLS BEFORE MY TIME. 
          [Comprehensive Maintenance Plan Review]
          >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MS. WARNER. UP NEXT IS OUR COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE PLAN REVIEW. 
          >> SORRY ABOUT THAT, I WAS CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC. GOOD AFTERNOON PRESIDENT POST AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. MY NAME IS GREGORY GOT I'M HERE TO DO SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FY26 COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE PLAN. THIS PAST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE SFSHL PROJECTS WHICH WE HAVE TO CONSIDER AS HIGHLIGHTS. 
          THE HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM FLOR FLOOR WAS RENOVATED FROM THE GROUND UP DUE TO WATER DAMAGE AND TERMITES. THEY GOT A NEW PLAYING FACILITY ALTHOUGH THEY DID LOSE THEIR BASKETBALL SEASON LAST WINTER. WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO INCLUDE THE INSPECTION OF ALL OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS. PREVIOUSLY WE HAVE DONE FIVE THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AS PROBLEMS BUT THIS WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL OF THEM AND HAVE THOSE REPORTS. WE DID SOME RENOVATION TO THE NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL INFIELD. THE HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL FENCE WAS REPAIRED. WE ALSO TRANSFERRED THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM AT CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL TO PUBLIC WATER OFF OF THE WELL. WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE TWO VANS FOR 
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THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT. THESE ARE SOME OF THE GOALS WE HAVE SET FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR FY26. WE HAVE PLANS IN THE C.I.P. FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THOSE FIVE ORIGINAL PLAYGROUNDS BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR THE REMAINING SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY ALL NEED AND DESERVE TO HAVE THE SAME OPTIONS AS THE OTHERS. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STAFF, EVEN THOUGH ARE BUDGETS HAVE DECREASED. WE WILL FIND WAYS TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES. WE ALSO NEED TO HAVE A PLAN ON REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLES. WHILE I'M VERY THANKFUL WE WERE ABLE TO GET TWO AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE WILL RUN INTO A TIME FRAME WHERE THINGS START TO FAIL AND PROBABLY FAIL IN LARGE NUMBERS. IF WE DON'T ADDRESS THEM YEAR TO YEAR, WE WILL DIG OURSELVES A HOLE. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR SOME COST SAVING MEASURES ON HOW WE DO OUR OPERATIONS. THESE ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE ARE FACING. THE NUMBER OF RESPONSIBILITIES ON MAINTENANCE STAFF HAS INCREASED WITHOUT ADDITIONAL STAFF BEING ADDED. IF ANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL AND THEIR PARKING LOT, RATHER THAN HAVING ISLANDS IN THEIR PARKING LOT, THEY HAVE PONDS IN THEIR PARKING LOT. THOSE ARE ALL BIO PONDS. IT IS PART OF STORM WATER MANAGEMENT. THEY ALL HAVE A CERTAIN TYPE PLANTS PLANTED IN THEM. THEY HAVE TO BE MAINTAINED. IT IS AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT NOW HAS BEEN INHERITED BY THE GROUNDS DEPARTMENT AND SCHOOL FACILITIES. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE IN THE PAST TO REACH OUT AND HAVE SOME CONTRACTORS HELP US WITH THOSE BECAUSE OUR STAFF IS JUST OVERWHELMED ON TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THAT AMOUNT OF WORK. THE ABILITY TO REPAIR FAILING AND AGED SYSTEMS BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT YEAR BY YEAR. THE PRODUCTION OF PARTS FOR 50-YEAR-OLD HVAC EQUIPMENT IS PRETTY LIMITED IF IT EXISTS AT ALL. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE, OUR STAFF IS VERY COMPETENT AT FINDING THINGS INTERNET, THROUGH EBAY OR ANOTHER SELLER TO GET PARTS TO REPLACE BUT AT SOME POINT, IT WILL CATCH UP TO US. 
          JUST LIKE THAT, THE VEHICLES, I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH A PLAN ON HOW WE WILL BE ABLE TO REPLACE THESE IN SOME TYPE OF SCHEDULED REPLACEMENT. THE OTHER PROBLEM WE ARE RUNNING INTO, WE ARE RUNNING INTO FINDING VENDORS TO GIVE US QUOTED PRICES FOR PROJECTS. WHAT SEEMS TO HAPPEN IS ONE CONTRACTOR IS ALWAYS LOWEST WHEN WE GET PRICING. SO AFTER YOU HAVE ASKED SOMEBODY TO GIVE YOU PRICING ON FLOORS TWO OR THREE TIMES, THEY ARE NOT INTERESTING IN COMING DOWN AND GIVING YOU A PRICE AGAIN BECAUSE THEY DON'T FEEL THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE. THIS HAPPENS ACROSS THE BOARD RGS NOT JUST WITH FLOORING BUT WITH HVAC PARTS AND EQUIPMENT. IF THEY CAN'T GET THE WORK, THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO CONTINUOUSLY COME DOWN AND GIVE US PRICING. THAT BECOMES A PROBLEM FOR US. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT I MIGHT BE 
          ABLE TO ANSWER FOR YOU. >> I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. 
          WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, DOES THAT INCLUDE TO MAKE SURE THAT AS THOSE UP GRADES ARE HAPPENING THAT THE GROUNDS THEMSELVES ARE ADA COMPLIANT AND EQUIPMENT IS ADA COMPLIANT? 
          >> YES, THE PLAN WOULD BE THE SAME AS WE HAVE DONE AT PLUM POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE RUBBERIZED PLAYGROUND SERVICE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE POURED ON WEDNESDAY. I'M HOPING IT IS DONE BY NOW. THAT INCLUDED A TOTAL ACCESS REASSESSMENT OF THAT PROPERTY. SO THEY HAVE PUT IN SIDEWALKS, EVERYTHING IS ADA COMPLIANT. THAT WILL HAPPEN AS WE GO THROUGH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE PROJECTS. IT IS NOT JUST THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, BUT THE ACCESS TO THESE PLAYGROUNDS THAT ARE BEING ADDRESSED. THANK YOU. SCHOOLS OFTEN DO FUND RAISERS FOR PLAYGROUNDS. WE FUND 
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RAISE EVERY YEAR. ARE THE FUNDS RAISED, DO THEY GO TOWARDS YOUR BUDGET AND THE COST OF THESE PROJECTS? 
          >> IT DOES NOT GO TOWARDS MY DEPARTMENT. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT. TYPICALLY, WHAT HAPPENS, WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO AVOID IN THE FUTURE, THERE ARE THE HAVE SCHOOLS AND HAVE NOT SCHOOLS. 
          PEOPLEAL CAN RAISE MONEY IN ONE PART OF THE COUNTY BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME IN ANOTHER PART OF THE COUNTY. SO WE ARE TRYING TO DO IT. WE HAVE A PLAYGROUND COMMITTEE. WE ARE TRYING TO HAVE A DIALLED IN PROGRAM OR WHAT A PLAYGROUND SHOULD HAVE ENIT, GIVE THE SCHOOL SOME OPTIONS AS FAR AS COLOR, THEME, BUT KEEP THE SAME FOOTPRINT AND ANY ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT THAT SCHOOLS MAY NEED TO BUY OR WANT TO BUY TO BE INCORPORATED WITHIN THAT FRAMEWORK RATHER THAN HAVING A STRIP MALL AT ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT IS HUNDREDS OF YARDS 
          LONG. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. YOU MENTIONED ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES YOUR TEAM IS NOW HAVING TO DO AND BRINGING IN CONTRACTORS. DO YOU NEED MORE STAFF OR ARE CONTRACTORS THE RIGHT WAY TO FILL THOSE? ARE 
          THEY ON A REGULAR BASIS? >> SO THAT'S A MIXED ANSWER. 
          THAT'S YES FOR BOTH. DO WE NEED ADDITIONAL STAFF FULL-TIME? YES, WE DO TO PICK UP SOME OF THE DUTIES RATHER THAN TRYING TO REACH OUT TO CONTRACTORS. ON THE SAME TOKEN, WE HAVE LOST SOME FUNDING IN THE CONTRACTED FUNDING SERVICES PORTION OF THAT SO WE ARE NOT ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT THE WAY WE HAD IN THE PAST. 
          >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> IS IT THAT THERE ARE SOME TASKS BETTER SUITED FOR SOME CONTRACTORS VERSUS IN HOUSE STAFF AS WELL BASED ON THE SPECIFICITY OF WHAT NEEDS DONE? 
          >> ABSOLUTELY. >> YOU MENTIONED YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE FLEET STUFF BREAKING AND IT WILL BE IN HIGH NUMBER ALL AT ONCE. BALL PARK, HOW MANY VEHICLES YOU NEED 
          TO REPLACE? >> BEGINNING 2020, PRETTY MUCH EVERY VEHICLE IN SCHOOL FACILITY WAS REPLACED FOR STAFF OPERATED DAILY VEHICLES. SO THE OLDEST IS 2016 RIGHT NOW WHICH IS NINE YEARS. MOST ARE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 125 TO 200,000 PLUS MILES. SO THOSE 2016S WILL GET TO US FIRST BUT THERE WILL BE PORTIONS EACH AND EVERY YEAR FOLLOWING THAT THAT WILL BE IN 
          THE SAME BALLPARK. >> GOTCHA. THE ONLY OTHER COMMENT I HAD, NOT TO BE THE BAD GUY, BACK IN THE GOALS FRF 2026, IS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING IN THERE REGARDING THE PLAYING SURFACES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND WHAT WE ARE DOING TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IMPROVED FROM THIS PAST YEAR. WE HEARD SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT ALL OF THOSE. I KNOW THERE WAS THE THING WITH THE SPRINKLERS AND WHEN THE WATER COULD COME AND TEMPORARY PUMPS. I CAN GET TEMPORARY PUMPS LIKE THAT, WE CAN GET A RENTAL 
          VENDOR. >> SO THOSE ARE CONTRACTED SERVICES. WE DON'T PERFORM WHAT I WOULD CALL MAINTENANCE ON THE SURFACES. WE DO THE GRASS CUTTING THSHGS WEED EATING, BUT WE HAVE THOSE SERVICES CONTRACTED OUT. THERE HAD TO BE SOME MAJOR REPAIRS MADE AT THE END OF THE SPRING SEASON. I THINK THE ONE DIFFICULT PART, I DON'T HAVE A PREFERENCE, WHETHER WE ARE TALKING NATURAL GRASS OR TURF, THEY BOTH REQUIRE MAINTENANCE. THEY BOTH REQUIRE SERVICE ALL THE TIME. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BERMUDA FIELD IS THE BERMUDA GROWTH PERIOD IS MAY TO SEPTEMBER. YOU WILL HAVE A NICE BEAUTIFUL FIELD FOR FOOTBALL SEASON IN THE FALL BUT IN ORDER TO HAVE ANY GROUND COVERAGE IN THE SPRING, IT HAS TO BE OVER SEEDED WITH RYE GRASS THAT WILL COME UP IN FEBRUARY, GROW IN AND GIVE YOU A GREEN GROUND COVER. BUT BY THE TIME YOU GET TO MAY, YOU ARE ON THE FIELD KILLING THE RYE GRASS THAT YOU PLANTED BECAUSE IT WILL STUNT THE GROWTH OF THE BERMUDA FIELDS. AND WE DON'T STAY OFF THE FIELDS. IT WILL BE WORSE NEXT YEAR WITH THE ADDITION OF GIRLS FOOTBALL. YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT PROBABLY ANOTHER TWO TEAMS ALONG WITH FOUR SOCCER TEAMS, VARSITY FOOTBALL, BOYS AND JAY VEE NOW, A TON OF USAGE TO THE FIELD TO EXPECT T TO WITH STAND 
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          THAT AMOUNT OF USE. >> DO WE HAVE TO PLAY JAY VEE IN 
          THE STADIUM FIELD? >> NOT MY CALL. 
          >> JUST A THOUGHT. >> HONESTLY, I THINK THE TWO ROUGHEST SPORTS ON THOSE FIELDS ARE FOOTBALL AND LACROSSE IN THE SPRING WHICH IS PLAYING ON A RYE FIELD. SO IT HAS NOWHERE NEAR THE DURABILITY THAT THE BERMUDA HAS IN THE FALL. THAT'S ALMOST ONE SPORT THAT NEEDS TO COME OFF OF THE STADIUM AND HAVE EVEN IF YOU HAVE A SMALLER TURF FIELD SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN THE STADIUM TO PLAY THAT SPORT ON SO THAT YOU DON'T DAMAGE THAT STADIUM 
          FIELD. >> DO YOU HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENTIRE FLEET OF CCPS OR JUST FACILITIES VEHICLES? 
          >> THE ENTIRE FLEET, YES. >> THAT WAS ALL REPLACED BETWEEN 
          2016 AND 2020? >> WE STILL HAVE SOME OUT LIARS THAT ARE PROBABLY CLOSER TO -- WE HAVE SOME 1990 VEHICLES. THEY ARE NOT USED ON A DAILY BASIS. THEY ARE USED PART OF THE YEAR. 
          GROUNDS USE, PICKUP TRUCKS WITH TRAILERS DURING THE SUMMER AS THEY ARE CUTTING GRASS, WHEN THEY MOVE TO WEATHER AND DOING STORMWATER, POND MANAGEMENT, THEY ARE USING A VAN THAT THEY CAN CARRY EQUIPMENT AND NOT HAVE IT EXPOSED TO THE WEATHER WHEN THEY ARE NOT HERE. SO THEY SWITCH OVER AND SO SOME OF THOSE VEHICLES AREN'T EVERY DAY VEHICLES BUT WE DO HAVE SOME OUT LIARS THAT ARE OLDER. I KNOW MS. POST BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THE VEHICLES SITTING IN THE BACK PREVIOUSLY. THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN SOLD. SOME OF THOSE WERE 1990 WITH OVER 325,000 MILES ON THEM IN NONRUNNING CONDITION AT THIS POINT. 
          >> YOU ARE DOING ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE IN HOUSE OR ARE WE SENDING THAT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIPS? 
          >> ALL OF THE OIL CHANGES, FILTERS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE ARE DONE IN HOUSE WITH TWO MECHANICS. WE HAD TWO MECHANICS WHEN WE HAD 30 VEHICLES. WE HAVE 60 VEHICLES IN MAINTENANCE NOW, NOT INCLUDING THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, THE FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE POOL CARS OUT FRONT, WE ARE STILL DOING IT ALL WITH TWO PEOPLEAL AT THIS POINT AND ONE LIFT. THANK YOU. 
          >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. GOT. 
          [Strategic Plan Implementation Update]
          >> NEXT WE HAVE STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE. I INVITE DR. JOHNSON, MS. JACOBS, MS. LEWIS, AND MR. MCCOMB. 
          >>> GOOD EVENING, PRDZ POST AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. I'M THE CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER. WITH ME 
          TODAY, I HAVE. >> SCOTT JOHNSON CHIEF FINANCIAL 
          OFTER. >> JACKY JACOBS, CHIEF ACADEMIC 
          OFFICER. >> CECILLIA LEWIS, DIRECTOR OF 
          STUDENT SERVICES. >> TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS AN IMPORTANT UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING TOWARDS OUR ÚSTRA SHARED THE WORK WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO LISTEN, REFINE, REFLECT ON THE STRATEGIES BASED ON FEEDBACK. THE PUBLIC FACING DASHBOARD IS POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE PROVIDING TRANSPARENT REALTIME INSIGHTS INTO OUR PROGRESS ACROSS EACH PRIORITY AREA. THIS UPDATE REFLECTS THE UNGOING WORK HAPPENING ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS AND DARM DEPARTMENTS TO BRING THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO LIFE. TO SHIFTS TO EXPANDED STUDENT OPPORTUNITY, EVERY IS ALIGNED TO VISION AND ENSURING SUCCESS FOR EVERY STUDENT. IN MARCH, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CONFIRMED THE UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS. 
          THE MISSION IS MORE THAN WORDS, A REFLECTION OFIVALUS AND GUIDE FOR OUR DAILY WORK. CCPS WILL EDUCATION BY EMPOWERING STUDENTS WITH A RIGOROUS ACADEMIC AND CAREER FOUNDATION. THIS MISSION REFLECTS THE DEDICATION TO PREPARING EVERY STUDENT T FOR SUCCESS ACADEMICALLY, PROFESSIONALLY, AND PERSONALLY. 
          IT GUIDES OUR PRIORITIES, SHAPES OUR STRATEGIES AND ENSURES THAT EVERY DECISION WE MAKE IS FOCUSED ON UNLOCKING STUDENT POTENTIAL AND BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE. AS WE 
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MOVE FORWARD, THIS MISSION WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE AND INFORM EFFORTS TO CREATE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS WHERE ALL STUDENTS 
          CAN THRIVE. >> AS WE ENVISION THE PATH THAT EVERY STUDENT TAKES FROM THEIR FIRST DAY IN CCPS TO GRADUATION, WE ANCHOR THAT JOURNEY IN THREE POWERFUL IDEAS DRAWN FROM OUR MISSION, UNLOCKING POTENTIAL, EMPOWERING EXCELLENCE AND SHAPING FUTURES. THESE WORDS SERVE AS A WAY TO COMMUNICATE VISION AND MISSION. THEY REFLECT THE HEART OF OUR WORK. UNLOCKING POTENTIAL SPEAKS TO OUR BELIEF IN EVERY STUDENT'S ABILITY TO GROW, ACHIEVE, DISCOVER THEIR STRENGTHS. EMPOWERING EXCELLENCE HIGHLIGHTS OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING RIGOROUS ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY THAT CHALLENGE AND INSPIRE. SHAPING FUTURES REMINDS US THAT THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS NOT FOR GRADUATION BUT FOR A LIFETIME OF SUCCESS. THIS JOURNEY IS NOT JUST THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, IT IS ABOUT DEVELOPING CONFIDENT, CAPABLE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE READY TO LEAD, CONTRIBUTE, AND THRIVE IN THIS RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD. LAST YEAR THE BOARD EDUCATION APPROVED KEY PRIORITY AREAS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, STUDENT EXCELLENCE, CULTURE FOR LEARNING, ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. EACH PRIORITY AREA AND DEFINED OBJECTIVES REFLECT OR SHARED COMMITMENT TO CREATING A THRIVING EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY STUDENT CAN SUCCEED. 
          IN MARCH, WE PRESENTED THE INITIAL STRATEGIES ALIGNED TO THE APPROVED DIRECTIVES. DURING THE MEETING, MEMBERS PROVIDED FEEDBACK. WHILE THE OBJECTIVES THEMSELVES HAVE NOT CHANGED, THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED HAS GUIDED THE REFINEMENT OF OUR STRATEGIES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY. 
          TONIGHT WE ARE PRESENTING THOSE UPDATED STRATEGIES FOR EACH PRIORITY AREA BEGINNING WITH STUDENT EXCELLENCE. THESE UPDATES REFLECT OUR COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND OUR RESPONSIVENESS TO THE VOICES OF THOSE WE SERVE. TOGETHER THEY REPRESENT OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT IS PREPARED FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, LIFE, AND BEYOND. AS SHARED PRIOR, OUR MEASURES FOR PROGRESS TOWARDS THE STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA OF STUDENT EXCELLENCE ARE TRACKING FIVE CORE INDICATORS ALIGNED WITH GROWTH EXPECTATIONS. EACH REFLECT A CRITICAL DIMENSION OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND READINESS. THE FIRST IS GRADUATION. GRADUATION IS A FUNDAMENTAL MILE STN THAT REFLECTS A STUDENT'S ABILITY TO COMPLETE A RIGOROUS ACADEMIC PROGRAM. IT ALSO SIGNALS READINESS FOR POST SECONDARY EDUCATION WORKFORCE. COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ENSURES STUDENTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH SKILLS, CREDENTIALS AND EXPERIENCES NEEDED TO SUCCEED BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL WHETHER COLLEGE, TECHNICAL TRAINING OR CAREER. LITERACY IS FOUNDATIONAL TO ALL LEARNING. STRONG PERFORMANCE IN E.L.A. INDICATES STUDENTS ARE DEVELOPING READING, WRITING, CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. MATH PROFICIENCY IS A KEY PREDICTOR OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY IN STEM FIELDS. GROWTH REFLECTS STRONG INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT INGAEJMENT. THE READY TO READ ACT IS ANOTHER PERFORMANCE INDICATOR. EARLY LITERACY IS ONE OF THE LONGEST PREDICTORS OF LONGTERM ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN ENSURING THAT THE STUDENTS ARE READY TO READ ON GRADE LEVEL. 
          EACH OF THESE INDICATORS THAT WE WILL SHOW AT THE END OF TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS IN THAT DAT A PLATFORM THAT WE ARE GOING TO PULL UP AND THERE WILL BE ALIGNED DATA CHARTS AND REPORTS TO SHOWING OUR MEASURABLE GOALS THAT GUIDE OUR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. SO WITHIN THE PRIORITY AREA OF STUDENT EXCELLENCE, WE HAVE UPDATED OUR STRATEGIES THAT FALL UNDER ENSURING THAT EVERY STUDENT MEETS OR EXCEEDS CURRICULAR STANDARDS. TO MEET THE VISION OFESH LNS, WE BEGIN WITH STRONG ACADEMIC FOUNDATION. WE ARE CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT OF THE CORE CURRICULUM TO ALIGN WITH STATE STANDARDS AND USE OF HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL. IT WILL HAVE A PHASED ACTION PLAN TO MAKE SURE ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ALIGNED INSTRUCTION. WE ARE INVESTING IN EDUCATORS THROUGH EMBEDDED CYCLES OF IMPROVEMENT. THESE CYCLES FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING 
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INSTRUCTIONSAL PRACTICES, USING DATA TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS IN NEED OF SUPPORT AND ENSURING EFFECTIVE USE OF HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL LEARNERS. FOR STUDENTS ACQUIRING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, WE ARE MODIFYING TIER TWO AND TEAR THREE ACADEMIC, TO TRACK PROGRESS, IDENTIFY TRENDS AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. THE MTS GUIDE BOOK HAS BEEN ADJUSTED TO UNDERSTAND TIER TWO AND TIER THREE INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS AND WE ARE LOOKING TO A DIGITAL PLATFORM TO MONITOR INTERVEPGZS. 
          THIS FOUNDATIONAL WORK ENSURING EVERY STUDENT IS EQUIPPED WITH THE ACADEMIC TOOLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED, SETTING THE STAGE FOR DEEPER ENGAGEMENT AND ASPIRATIONS. A QUICK UPDATE IN THIS AREA, OUR CORE CONTENT TEAMS HAVE BEEN COLLABORATING WITH MSDE TO REVIEW NEW CURRICULUMS AND FRAMEWORKS. THIS SUMMER OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERVISORS ENGAGED IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TO STRENGTHEN THEIR ABILITY TO LEAD CLABERATIVE TEACHER LED CYCLES OF INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT, ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOCUSED ON TIER 2 AND TIER 3 INTERVENTIONS, COVERING DATA ANALYSIS, STUDENT NEEDS, AND PROGRESS MONITORING. 
          WE ARE ARE ALSO EXPLORING THE DIGITAL PLATFORM TO STREAM LINE ACCESS TO STUDENT DATA AND SUPPORT TIMELY INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT INTERVENTIONS. OUR NEXT OBJECTIVE, WE ARE BUILDING ON THAT FOUNDATION, WE ARE ENSURING EVERY STUDENT T HAS ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES THAT CONNECT LEARNING WITH THEIR PASSIONS AND FUTURE GOALS. THESE UPDATED STRATEGIES HELP US TO UPDATE EXPERIENCES THAT HELP ALIGN ACADEMIC JOURNEYS WITH PERSONAL INTERESTS AND LONGTERM ASPIRATIONS. THEY ARE DESIGNED TO BE RELEVANT, PERSONALIZED AND EMPOWERING. THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND WE ARE STRENGTHENING THE EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM BY ENHANCING ACCESS OF THE ONE YEAR TRANSFER CERTIFICATE AND LAUNCHING THE NEW ASSOCIATES OF SCIENCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION TRACK. 
          THESE PATHWAYS ALLOW STUDENTS TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL GIVING THEM A HEAD START ON THE POST SECONDARY JOURNEY. WE ARE ALSO DESIGNING A POST CCR PACTWAY FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT TO PROVIDE CCR DESIGNATED STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO RIGOROUS COLLEGE LEVEL COURSE WORK ALIGNED TO THEIR ACADEMIC INTERESTS AND TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT IS COLLEGE READY, WE ARE EXPANDING ACCESS TO REGISTERED YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRIES AND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES. THESE STRUCTURED PAID WORK BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE, INDUSTRY CREDENTIALS AND A CLEAR PATH TO FUTURE SUCCESS. THESE EFFORTS ENSURE THAT STUDENTS NOT ONLY MEET THE ACADEMIC EXPECTATION BUT ALSO DISCOVER AND PURSUE THEIR PASSIONS IN A MEANINGFUL FUTURE FOCUSED WAY. FOR THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAVE 35 STUDENTS ENGAGING IN THE ONE YEAR PROGRAM AT CSM, AND 15 STUDENTS ENGAGING IN THAT TWO YEAR ASSOCIATES PROGRAM THROUGH EARLY COLLEGE. IT IS AN EXCITING STEP FORWARD IN EXPANDING ACCESS TO COLLEGE LEVEL LEARNING CCPS HAS SELECTED THE MARYLAND PATH TWAY TO MEET THE STATE A.P. PATHWAY REQUIREMENT. WE ARE ASSESSING THE IMPACT, DEVELOPING COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES AND REVIEWING BUDGET IMPLICATIONS. 
          IN ADDITION, WE CONTINUE TO GROW APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND HAVE EVEN CREATED APPRENTICESHIP EXPERIENCES WITHIN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM TO SUPPORT STUDENT CAREER EXPLERERATION AND READINESS FINALLY UNDER STUDENT EXCELLENCE, TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN BEING LIFE LONG LEARNERS, WE SUPPORT THE HABITS THAT DRIVE DEEP ENGAGEMENT AND SUSTAIN SUCCESS. INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF HAVE EVIDENCE BASED ROUTINES THAT FOSTER INDEPENDENCE, CRITICAL THINKING AND OWNERSHIP OF LEARNING. THESE PRACTICES HELP STUDENTS BUILD CONFIDENCE, RESILIENCE AND A BELIEF IN THEIR ABILITY TO GROW AND SUCCEED. WE ARE ARE EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN PROJECT BASED LEARNING THAT CONNECTS CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION TO REAL WORLD CHALLENGES. THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, STUDENTS WILL APPLY KNOWLEDGE IN MEANINGFUL WAYS THAT DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT AND RELEVANCE. TO ENSURE OUR SUSSTANCE SUPPORTS THE VISION, WE WILL HAVE A PROCESS FOR EVALUATING AND UPDATING THEM, ENSURING THEY REMAIN RIGOROUS AND INSTRUCTIONALLY MEANINGFUL. 
          WE ARE EMBEDDING PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE RESPONSIVE INSTRUCTION, MEETING STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE, HONORING THEIR EXPERIENCES, AND DESIGNING LEARNING THAT IS CHALLENGING AND DEEPLY ENGAGING. 
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TOGETHER THESE STRATEGIES ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT IS NOT ONLY ACADEMICALLY PREPARED BUT INSPIRED, CONFIDENT, AND READY TO THRIVE IN A COMPLEX DYNAMIC WORLD. THIS SUMMER TEACHERS ARE PARTICIPATING IN PROJECT BASED LEARNING, WE HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE TRAINING TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY TO DELIVER AUTHENTIC REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES, FOCUSED ON BUILDING HIGH QUALITY ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE PERFORMANCE MATTERS PLATFORM. TEACHERS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, RESPONSIVE INSTRUCTION, DURING CONTENT SPECIFIC SESSIONS AND THROUGH EQUITY FOCUSED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THESE EFFORTS HAVE APORTED THE GOALS OF INCREASING RIGOR, RELEVANCE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACADEMIC FINDSET IN ALL CLASSROOMS. A T HANK YOU. I KNOW WE ARE NOT DONE. MY ANKLES ARE FREEZING. IF YOU WOULD GIVE US THE HIGHLIGHTS ON THE REST AND WE CAN READ ALL OF THESE SLIDES ON OUR OWN TIME. 
          >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE NEXT PRIORITY AREA IS CULTURE FOR LEARNING. A STRONG CULTURE LEARNING IS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, CREATING ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE, SUPPORTED AND CONNECTED, FOUNDATIONAL FOR ACADEMIC GROWTH, ENVIRONMENTS THAT FOSTER A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE, CREATE EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN AND SUPPORT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS IMPORTANT TO THE CALVERT COUNTY GRADUATES. CALVERT COUNTY SCHOOLS IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORT OF PHYSICAL RGS MENTAL RGS SUPPORTIVE, HEALTH OF ALL STUDENTS. WE ARE MONITORING KEY INDICATORS AS YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT REFLECT THIS CULTURE. THOSE INCLUDE CHRONIC ABSON TEEISM AND OVERALL STUDENT ATTENDANCE WHICH HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW STUDENTS ARE ENGAGING IN SCHOOLS. WE KNOW THAT IT IS A STRONG PREDICTOR OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND WE ARE WORKING TO REMOVE BARRIERS THAT KEEP STUDENTS FROM BEING READY TO LEARN. WE ARE LISTENING DIRECTLY FROM STUDENTS THROUGH SURVEYS AND THEIR OWN SENSE OF BELONGING AS WELL AS THEIR FEELING SAFE AT SCHOOL. OVERALL, THESE INDICATORS ARE HIGHLIGHTED ABOVE, MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE INCLUDED AS WELL AS THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT INDICATOR. OVERALL, THESE INDICATORS HELP US BUILD AND SUSTAIN A CULTURE WHERE STUDENTS ARE NOT ONLY PRESENT BUT FULLY ENGAGED, SUPPORTED AND READY TO THRIVE. SO THE CULTURE FOR LEARNING HAS FIVE OBJECTIVES. THOSE ARE HIGHLIGHTED HERE WHERE WE WILL CREATE AND SUPPORT AN ACCESSIBLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT ARE INCLUSIVE. OUR BIGGEST PIECE HERE IS THAT WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS A UNIFORM AND FEELS CONNECTED TO CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT WHEN STUDENTS ARE CONNECTED AND THEY ARE KNOWN THEN SAFETY RISES. WE ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A STRATEGY HERE TO EXPAND OUR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION OPTIONS. WE WOULD LIKE STUDENTS TO HAVE MORE EDUCATIONAL CHOICE AND IT SUPPORTS ANY ONGOING ACADEMIC PROGRESS IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS ACADEMIC RIGOR AND SUPPORT. WE ARE LOOKING TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE ACADEMIC GROWTH AND MINDSET. OUR BIGGEST STRATEGY IS TO HELP DEVELOP FAMILY WORK SHOPS AND TOOLS TO REINFORCE THE IMPORTANCE OF ATTENDANCE AND ADDRESS THE BARRIERS THAT ARE CREATING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM. WE WANT TO CELEBRATE STUDENT AND STAFF SUCCESSES, EMBEDDING OUR SUCCESSES INTO INSTRUCTIONSAL ROUTINE, BASED ON COMMUNITY CIRCLES AND BULLETIN BOARDS WITHIN THE CLASSROOMS. OUR NEXT OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE SYSTEMS FOR BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS THAT CREATE SAFE AND ORDERLY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE IS TO DEVELOP STUDENT RESOURCES AND BULLYING PREVENTION AND THE REPORTING PROCESS SO WE CAN INCREASE ENGAGEMENT FOR INTERVENTION WHEN THESE EEVENTS HAPPEN SO THAT CHILDREN ARE FEELING SAFE AND THAT IS DIRECTLYFROM OUR DATA WHEN BULLACY HAS BEEN A CONCERN IN THE CYBERWORLD AND SOCIAL 
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MEDIA. MAKING SURE WE ARE TEACHING STUDENTS TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER THROUGH THE PROCESS. WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT THE UNIVERSAL BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS, SPECIFICALLY IN THE PREK THROUGH 2 CLASSROOMS INITIALLY BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING CHALLENGES IN THE AREAS WITH BASIC SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS. AND DOING SO PROVIDING SMALL GROUP STUDENTS WITH EMERGING BEHAVIOR NEEDS. 
          LASTLY, WE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE RELEVANT AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITIES. A HIGHLIGHT HERE IS TO ENSURE THAT WE DEVELOP A DISTRICT PLAN WHERE ALL CCPS SCHOOL BASED STAFF COMPLETE THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF EMGICATION M.S.D.E., ONLINE COURSE. IT WILL HELP THE STAFF NOT ONLY TO RECOGNIZE BEHAVIORS THAT ARE NOT ALIGNED TO OUR EXPECTATIONS IN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH BULLYING BUT ALSO HOW TO APPROPRIATELY INTERVENE WITH THE CONCERNS. 
          LASTLY, OUR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL BASED TEAMS WILL CONTINUE TO DOCUMENT AND TARGET SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND INTERVENTIONS THROUGH PANORAMA UNIVERSAL SCREEN, WHICH WE PLAN TO ADD AS AN ADDITIONAL. AL BASED ON THE FEEDBACK. 
          >> THIS NEXT SLIDE INCLUDES THE DASH BOARD INDICATORS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. IN ADDITION RGS ANOTHER TRACKING TOOL IS PLANNED FOR FUND RAISING AND DONATION OBJECTIVES OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN. ON THIS SLIDE YOU WILL SEE THAT WE HAVE THE FIRST OF FOUR ACCOUNTABILITY. YOU WILL SEE IN THE FIRST THREE BULLETS, THERE IS AN ABBREVIATION AT THE END, STANDS FOR MICROSOFT PROJECT. WE WILL SHOW YOU AN EXCERPT OF TWO MICROSOFT PROJECT PLANS AFTER THIS SLIDE. I WILL DRAW YOUR ATTENTION NEXT TO OBJECTIVE NUMBER 2, ENSURE JUST AND EQUIT TABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES. 
          THIS ALIGNS WITH THE BLUEPRINT RESOURCE ALLOCATION REQUIREMENTS. THERE WAS A REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION ON WHICH WERE DRIVEN BY BLUE PRINT REQUIREMENTS AND WHICH WERE LOCALLY DRIVEN. IN THE BOTTOM SECTION, WE HAVE ADDED TWO SUBOBJECTIVES TO SIMILAR POSITIONS THIS WAS EXPANDED TO CLARIFY THE OBJECTIVE TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY. MOVING TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I WILL SHOW YOU EX CERPT. THIS TOOL IS USED FOR DEVELOPING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND/OR TYPES OF PROJECTS. IT INCLOUDS A VARIETY OF FIELDS BUT THE ONCE WE WILL HIGHLIGHT INCLUDES TASK DESCRIPTION, ESTIMATED DURATION OF EACH TASK AND THE TARGET START AND COMPLETION DATE WITH EACH TASK ALONG WITH THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TASK AND AN INDICATOR SHOWING THE PERCENT COMPLETION FOR EACH TASK. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEXT SLIDE. 
          THIS IS AN EXCERPT OF THE DETAILED PROJECT PLAN FOR THE PROCEDURE PROJECT. WE WILL TURN TO PAGE 4 OF THE OBJECTIVE USING THE SAME TOOL. MANY OF THE STEPS ARE VERY SIMILAR. THE FORMAT IS SIMILAR AND ENSURES THE FIELDS I SEWED A MOMENT AGO. THIS IS FOR HIGH QUALITY AND DIVERSE STAFF. WE PROVIDED INFORMATION TO THE BOARD REGARDING EMPLOYEE EXIT PROCEDURES, SEPARATELY FROM THIS 
          PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. >> FINALLY, THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PIECE, ONE OF THE MAJOR CONCERNS THAT YOU BROUGHT TO US AT OUR LAST MEETING WERE THE INDICATORS. THE TEAM THIS SPRING DEFINED FAMILY ENGAGEMENT. YOU CAN SO THAT ON THIS SLIDE. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IS REFERS TO THE MEANINGFUL AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF FAMILIES IN THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION AND 
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DEVELOPMENT. IT GOES BEYOND BEING AWARE OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. IT INVOLVES ONGOING COLLABORATION BETWEEN FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, AND THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT A CHILD'S ACADEMIC SUCCESS, SOCIAL RGS EMOTIONAL WELL BEING AND OVERALL GROWTH. 
          IT IS ROOTED IN FOUR CORE BELIEFS THAT ALL FAMILIES HAVE DREAMS FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND WANT THE BEST FOR THEM. ALL FAMILIES HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN'S LEARNING. FAMILIES AND STUDENTS, SCHOOL STAFF SHOULD BE EQUAL PARTNERS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME RESTS BETWEEN SCHOOL STAFF, ESPECIALLY OUR LEADERS. SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE TOOK THE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT DEFINITION AND WE DEVELOPED DIFFERENT INDICATORS FOR SUCCESS. SO ONE OF THE -- PREVIOUSLY WE HAD A COUPLE OF INDICATORS THAT WERE ON HERE SUCH AS DOWN LOADS FOR APPLICATIONS AND THEN HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE FOLLOWING US ON FACEBOOK. THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF PARENTS ARE GETTING INFORMATION. 
          WE HAVE ADDED SOME DIFFERENT THINGS BASED ON THIS DEFINITION. 
          THEY INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES THAT ARE HELD WHERE PARENTS ARE MEETING WITH STAFF ON PARENT CONFERENCES OR MEETINGS INVOLVING INSTRUCTION OR EVEN BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS THAT THEY MIGHT NEED SO THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PARENTS AND SCHOOL IN THOSE TYPES OF MEETINGS. HOW MANY OF OUR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ARE JOINING COMMITTEES AND STARTING TO TRACK THAT. WHAT ARE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DISTRICT AND SCHOOL EVENTS THAT ARE ARE OPEN TO THE PARENTS SO IT IS CLEAR HOW THE SCHOOLS ARE ENGAGING PARENTS IN MANY DIFFERENT AREAS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS, WE HAVE THAT FILLED WITH NUMBERS NOW. THIS IS THE DATA FROM LAST YEAR. WE HAD 13295 VOLUNTEERS IN THE SCHOOL WHICH TOTALS 62, 329 HOURS. SO THOSE TWO METRICS WILL REMAIN. THEN WE ARE ALSO TRACKING OUR ACTIVE AND DIVERSE PARTNERSHIPS. WE HAVE A WORKING ON DEVELOPING THAT. IT IS PART OF THE CAREER OF COUNSELORS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FORCES. I'M LOOKING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A DATA 
          >> LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A DATABASE OF ALL OF OUR ACTIVE PARTNERSHIPS THAT PEOPLE'S PARTNERS ARE AND WILL BE SEEKING ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND CONSTANTLY IMPROVING AND ADDING PARTNERS TO THAT. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE PARENT SATISFACTION COMMUNICATION . MEASURED WITH THE CLIENT SURVEY THIS YEAR , 90.51% OF OUR PARENTS WERE SATISFIED WITH THEIR COMMUNICATION . WE'VE COMPLETED ALL OF OUR OBJECTIVES THAT WERE LISTED HERE FOR YEAR ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND NOW WE ARE MOVING ON TO OUR NEW SET OF STRATEGIES TO CONTINUE THIS WITH THE CREATION OF A COMMUNICATION PLAN AND OUTLINING OUR EXPECTATION FOR SCHOOLS TO SEND OUT REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSLETTERS AT A SPECIFIC TIME. 
          THE FEEDBACK FROM OUR PARENT COMMITTEE WAS THAT IT WAS BEST TO GET THINGS FROM 5:00 TO 8:00 P.M. IN THE EVENING. SO REALLY THINKING ABOUT HAVING THAT CONSISTENT DAY THAT NOT ALL SCHOOLS WILL DO BUT ONE SCHOOL DO. BUT IT NEEDS TO BE BETWEEN 5:00 AND 8:00 THAT TIME. AND THEN MAKING SURE EVERYONE KNOWS OUR PREFERRED TOOLS FOR MEDICATION. MAKING SURE THAT THOSE NEWSLETTERS , STUDENTS, STAFF CELEBRATIONS, VOLUNTEER IN THE SCHOOL AND THE SYSTEM, THE EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE SCHOOLS. AND THEN THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO SIGN UP. FROM THAT PARTNERSHIP PIECE, REALLY LOOKING AT OUR WEBSITE TO CREATE THE EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES SECTION ON THE WEBSITE. SHARING OUR TO STICK -- DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP ON THE LIST AND DEVELOP A SECTION IN THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP PAGE FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. SO THOSE ARE THE PIECES THAT WE WILL BE MOVING OUT IN THE COMING WEEKS TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ACTUALLY TAKING PLACE. AT THIS TIME, IF MISS MAXEY, YOU COULD JUST PREVIEW THE DASHBOARD SO THAT EVERYONE CAN SEE THAT. IT IS CURRENTLY LIVE ON OUR WEBSITE. BY GOING TO DISTRICT INFORMATION , THE C CPS DISTRICT PLAN PAGE. AND THEN IT SAYS, YOU STRATEGIC DASHBOARD. AT THE TOP IT SAYS, HOME, INDICATORS AND STRATEGY. IF YOU WILL KICK ON -- CLICK ON INDICATORS, MISS MAXEY, 
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YOU WILL SEE WHAT OUR ENROLLMENT WAS FOR 2024 AND 2025. YOU'LL SEE SPECIFIC INDICATORS ABOUT OUR DISTRICT. AS YOU SCROLL DOWN YOU'LL SEE THE INDICATORS FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE, CULTURE OF LEARNING , ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND ALSO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SOON YOU WILL SEE ALL OF THOSE THERE. AND MISS MAXEY, IF YOU WILL CLICK ON STRATEGIES . ANYBODY CAN GO IN. 
          IF YOU TAKE THE FIRST STUDENT EXCELLENCE OBJECTIVE , IF YOU GO TO THE FAR RIGHT YOU WILL SEE THE THREE STRATEGIES. WHERE WE ARE IN THE COMPLETION OF THE STRATEGIES AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY DETAILS THERE IS OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT SO PARENTS CAN INTERACT WITH THAT. THANK YOU, MISS MAXEY. 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK THAT YOU WILL HAVE PUT INTO THIS AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. I DO HAVE A QUESTION AROUND THE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AND STUDENT ATTENDANCE. THERE MAY BE A FILE HERE BUT I CAN'T CLICK ON IT. 
          WHILE IT'S IN THE FRONT OF MY MIND. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE 18.5% , WHAT ARE THE GROUPS THAT MAKE UP THAT? IS IT UNEXCUSED ABSENCES? IS IT SIX DAYS -- SICK DAYS? IS IT KIDS THAT ARE ON HOME HOSPITAL? WHAT IS THE MAKEUP OF WHAT IS CONSIDERED 
          CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM? >> SURE. THE REASON IS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN WE ARE WORKING TO THE PERCENTAGES WHAT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM MEANS IS , IF A STUDENT MISSES 10% OR MORE OF THEIR TOTAL ENROLLED DAYS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL, SO THAT VARIES FROM STUDENT TO STUDENT , AND BY STATE LAW, THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT OF ENROLLMENT DAYS IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED IS 10. 
          SO YOU MAY HAVE ONE STUDENT WHO WAS ENROLLED FOR 10 DAYS IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND MISSED ONE DAY , THUS, THEY WOULD COUNT AS CHRONICALLY ABSENT. VERSUS THE 180 DAYS . ANY STUDENT WHO MISSES 18 OR MORE DAYS IS CONSIDERED CHRONICALLY ABSENT. 
          WHEN WE ARE PULLING THAT DATA IT IS A VERY TEDIOUS PROCESS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT ENROLLMENT BY DAY AND THEN 
          DETERMINED THAT 10% RATE. >> TO OUR CURRENT POLICY SUPPORT MINIMIZING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM? OR ARE THERE THINGS WE NEED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM? 
          >> WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT. BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT ATTENDANCE IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN FROM THE HOME. 
          BUT IN SCHOOL OUR BIGGEST PRIORITY IS CONNECTION AND CONSTANT COMMUNICATION. SO OUR PEOPLE PERSONAL WORKERS ARE EXTREMELY INVOLVED WITH THOSE HIGH-LEVEL ABSENT RATES AND THEY DO A LOT OF HOME VISITS AND INTERVENTIONS FOR FAMILIES, JUST TRYING TO GET THEM TO SCHOOL. AND THEY PARTNER WITH OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS, OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS . THERE ARE TIERED SYSTEMS OF INTERVENTION. SO ONCE STUDENTS MISS, FOR EXAMPLE, FIVE DAYS, THERE IS A MODE OF INTERVENTION AT A LOWER LEVEL. BUT IT'S MORE UNIVERSAL. AS STUDENTS CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE MORE DAYS , THERE ARE SPECIFIC STRATEGIES THAT ARE UTILIZED THAT ARE MORE PERSONALIZED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT GETTING THE CHILD TO SCHOOL. WE ARE ALSO PARTNERED WITH ATTENDANCE WORKS. MSDE HAS AN ATTENDANCE WORKFORCE, I'M PART OF THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAM. WE MEET MONTHLY TO DISCUSS STRATEGIES IN ORDER TO FURTHER OUR EFFORTS BECAUSE GOVERNOR MOORE, HE HAS A GOAL FOR THE CHRONIC ATTENDANCE RATES IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND TO BE RIGHT AROUND 14%. BUT WE ARE AT THE TOP IN CALVERT COUNTY . WE ARE THE THIRD BEST IN THE STATE REGARDING OUR CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM NUMBERS. BUT WE ARE 
          STILL TOO HIGH. >> IS IT MORE HIGH SCHOOL RELATED? MIDDLE SCHOOL? DOESN'T REALLY MATTER? 
          >> IT DOESN'T. WHAT WE FIND, IN TERMS OF ATTENDANCE , OUR DATA TREND HAS SHOWN THAT IT'S MORE ELEMENTARY. A LOT OF THAT IS A NATIONAL TREND. AND A LOT OF IT IS DUE TO BUILDING IMMUNITY, ILLNESS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SOMETIMES IT IS MINDSET . KINDERGARTEN, FIRST GRADE, THOSE PRELIMINARIES DON'T MATTER IF YOU MISS SO MUCH. SO OUR ROLE IS TO EDUCATE HOW 
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IMPORTANT IT IS FOR STUDENTS TO BE PRESENT, AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT ILL . AND THE IMPACT THAT HAS ON A CHILD ACADEMICALLY. SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE ARE WORKING ON WITH PARTNERING WITH 
          PARENTS CURRENTLY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. 
          OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I HAD A QUESTION REGARDING THE PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES. I KNOW IN ELEMENTARY LEVEL, YOU'RE PROBABLY GETTING YOUR MOST CONFERENCES . THERE'S A LOT MORE ENGAGEMENT I THINK. AND TEACHERS ARE NOW NOT ONLY DOING FACE-TO-FACE CONFERENCES BUT THERE ALSO DOING VIRTUAL CONFERENCES. HOW IS IT IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS? IS THERE GOING TO BE AN INCREASE IN CONFERENCING AT THOSE LEVELS? AS FAR AS WHAT WE CAN DO VIRTUAL. 
          >> SO WHAT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAVE IS A SPECIFIC DAY THE DAY DO PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES THAT ARE CARVED OUT FOR THEM. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TO MEET WITH PARENTS ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS. THEY DON'T HAVE A DESIGNATED TIME FRAME IS CARVED OUT FOR THEM. SO YOU WILL FIND THAT MANY OF THEM ARE DOING THOSE BEFORE SCHOOL OR AFTERSCHOOL IN ORDER TO MEET WITH THE PARENTS. SOMETIMES THERE ARE FULL TEAMS OF TEACHERS THAT ARE MEETING WITH ONE PARENT AND MAY BE A COUNSELOR. BUT SOMETIMES IT'S JUST THE PARENT AND THE TEACHER THAT WANTS TO MEET WITH THAT PARENT ABOUT THEIR STUDENT AND MAKING SURE THEIR STUDENTS ARE MAKING PROGRESS . OUR HOPE IS THAT WE WOULD INCREASE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. MIDDLE SCHOOL, I DO THINK YOU SEE IT DROP OFF AS YOU METICULOUS OR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL . BUT THAT CONNECTION WITH THE PARENT IS VERY CRITICAL. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR PARENTS UNDERSTAND ALSO, AS WELL AS OUR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF, THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE STAY IN CONTACT WITH THEIR PARENTS ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF OUR STUDENTS. 
          >> WELL, I'M WONDERING. IF WE EXTENDED THAT TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL OR THE HIGH SCHOOL WITH THAT INCREASE THE ENGAGEMENT? MAYBE NOT THE LENGTH OF TIME. ACTUALLY, THEY HAVE MORE STUDENTS. SO THEY WOULD NEED THE TIME. 
          >> WE DID OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY DURING THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEARS FOR SECONDARY TEACHERS TO MEET WITH THEIR PARENTS DURING PARENT CONFERENCE DAY. IT BECOMES A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE THEY ARE SHARED. SO IT TAKES A LOT OF COORDINATION TO ENSURE THAT IF FOUR TEACHERS WANT TO MEET WITH A PARENT THAT IT IS COORDINATED, AND IT IS COORDINATING AT THE RIGHT TIME. 
          WE JUST HAVE TO BE MINDFUL THAT IT CAN BE EXACTLY LIKE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. BUT MAYBE THERE WOULD BE OPPORTUNITY FOR SECONDARY TEACHERS TO BE WITH HER PARENTS AS WELL. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. ON THE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM. I'VE HEARD FROM PARENTS, I HEARD FROM A PARENT THIS YEAR THAT THEIR CHILD HAD MISSED TOO MANY DAYS OF SCHOOL. THEY WERE SICK. THEY HAD NOTES, EXCUSED ABSENCES. BUT THEN THEY WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO GO TO SUMMER SCHOOL EVEN THOUGH THE STUDENT HAD A'S IN EVERY SCHOOL CLASS. IS THERE A REQUIREMENT AT THE STATE LEVEL THAT IF A CHILD MISSES SO MANY DAYS HAVE TO GO TO SUMMER SCHOOL? 
          >> THAT IS NOT A STATE-LEVEL DECISION. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS INTERNAL PRIOR TO MY TENURE. I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE ORIGIN OF THAT. HOWEVER, JUST IN BEST PRACTICE , THE GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO BE SUCCESSFUL FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR . AND IF THE STUDENT HAS MISSED SOME ME DAYS IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO AT LEAST GET SOME OF THAT MISSED INSTRUCTION MADE UP. 
          THAT IS THE INTENT OF THE SUMMER SCHOOL REQUIREMENT , UNDERSTANDING THAT THOSE ABSENCES COULD HAVE BEEN EXCUSED THROUGH ILLNESS . BUT THE CHILD STILL MISSED. SO WE WANT TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL TO THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. THEY MAY BE PROMOTED BECAUSE THOSE WERE EXCUSED ABSENCES. AND IN ORDER TO BRIDGE THAT GAP FOR THEM TO BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO GO TO 
          SUMMER SCHOOL PICK >> OKAY. SO IT'S JUST A RECOMMENDATION, NOT A REQUIREMENT? 
          >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> HISTORICALLY, AND OUR ATTENDANCE PROCESS, IF STUDENTS MISS A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DAYS THEN A PARENT HAS TO APPLY FOR A WAIVER IN ORDER TO BE PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE. WILL SEE THAT. I THINK IT IS 24 DAYS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL. 20. AND THEN 16 AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL. 
          IT DECREASES AS YOU COME THROUGH. YOU RAISE A REALLY GOOD POINT. IF A STUDENT IS ABLE TO MISS THAT MANY DAYS AND STILL 
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EARN A'S AND B'S WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THAT CAREFULLY TO FIND OUT WHAT IS THAT GAP. SO WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT ATTENDANCE ISSUES VERY INDIVIDUALLY. KNOWING THAT IF THERE IS A STANDARD THAT YOU ARE MISSING MORE THAN THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE ATTENDANCE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT WE ARE REALLY DIGGING INTO FIND OUT WHY STUDENTS ARE MISSING. ALSO, HOW ARE THEY PERFORMING IN CLASS , AND WHAT IS THE BEST ANSWER TO THAT? AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, THEY EARN CREDITS. THEY HAVE TO GO TO SUMMER SCHOOL IN ORDER TO EARN THOSE CREDITS. AND THEY HAVE TO EARN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF CREDITS IN ORDER TO MOVE TO THE NEXT GRADE. IT JUST COMPOUNDS AS YOU MOVE FURTHER. 
          >> JUST TO BE CLEAR, AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, IS ATTENDANCE PART OF THE REQUIREMENT TO MOVE NOT JUST THE GRADE, IT'S A GREAT PLUS NUMBER OF DAYS IN ATTENDANCE? 
          >> IF A STUDENT MISSES MORE THAN 16 DAYS OF ABSENCE OF HIGH SCHOOL THE PARENT HAS TO APPLY FOR A WAIVER. IF A WAIVER IS NOT GIVEN FOR THE ATTENDANCE POLICY THEN ALL OF THE GRADES ARE REDUCED. IF THEY HAVE ALL PASSING GRADES THEN REDUCED TO 59'S. OTHERWISE, THEY ARE REDUCED AT THE LEVEL THAT THEY NEED TO. THEY ARE NO CREDIT -- EARN NO CREDIT BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T MET TO THE ATTENDANCE STANDARD. 
          >> AND THAT IS A CALVERT COUNTY POLICY? NOT THE STATE? 
          >> I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK ON THAT. 
          >> IT'S BEEN AROUND A WHILE? >> THERE IS AN EXPLANATION -- EXPECTATION FOR ATTENDANCE. AT A LEVEL IT BECOMES A DISTRICT 
          DECISION PICK >> THE EXPECTATION IS THAT STUDENTS ARE ATTENDING REGULARLY. AND THAT'S THE GENERAL LANGUAGE THAT YOU USED IN LAW CURRENTLY. HOWEVER, I CAN TELL YOU THAT BASED ON THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNOR AND THE MSDE THERE WILL BE MUCH STRICTER, FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS , STANDARDS FOR REQUIREMENTS FROM THE STATE FOR THE DEFINING OF WHAT THAT ATTENDANCE MIGHT LOOK LIKE IF THEY'RE NOT MEETING THAT STANDARD. AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, AND I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP AS WELL, IT IS PRETTY GENERIC AS IT RELATES TO THE LEA'S DECISION . 
          >> HISTORICALLY, IT WAS SEAT TIME AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. 
          YOU HAD TO HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF HOURS IN EVERY COURSE IN ORDER TO EARN THE CREDIT. SEE TIME HAS GONE AWAY BUT THAT ATTENDANCE STANDARD HAS. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR ATTENDANCE POLICY THERE IS NOT A SHALL, IT IS MAY. 
          >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY, THE DASHBOARDS LOOK GREAT. 
          [Approval of Negotiation Teams]
YOU GUYS DID A REALLY GOOD JOB. 
          >> ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. NEXT, APPROVAL OF THE NEGOTIATION 
          TEAM. >> EACH YEAR CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SEEK APPROVAL FOR THE  NEGOTIATIONS TEAMS. FORTUNATELY, CALVERT COUNTY HAS SECURED FOR YOUR CONTRACTS WITH EACH OF OUR ASSOCIATIONS. HOWEVER, WE HAVE TO DESIGNATE OUR TEAMS ANNUALLY. SO BEFORE YOU ARE THE LIST OF PEOPLE ON THE NEGOTIATIONS TEAM FOR CALVERT ASSOCIATION, CALVERT SUPPORT STAFF AND CALVERT ASSOCIATION OF SUPERVISORS. WE ARE ASKING YOUR APPROVAL FOR OUR NEGOTIATION TEAMS. 
          >> MOTION TO APPROVE? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          >> THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? 
          >> I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. IT'S A QUESTION THAT I GET ALL THE TIME. IS THERE A REASON WHY AN ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS NOT 
          PART OF A NEGOTIATION TEAM? >> SO IT LOOKS DIFFERENT. I WOULD HAVE TO GET THAT ANSWER FOR YOU. I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY IF THERE IS AN EXPECTATION THAT YOU CAN OR 
          CANNOT BE. >> CAN WE RESERVE OUR GO INTO WE 
          GET THAT ANSWER? >> NO. 
          >> CAN WE RESERVE OUR VOTE WE GET THE ANSWER? 
          >> NO. >> THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND. 
          [Approval of Tuition Rates]
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THE MOTION CARRIES, 5-0. NEXT IS THE 
          APPROVAL OF THE TUITION RATES. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I SERVE AS THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. 
          EACH SUMMER , I'M SORRY, THE STUDENT TUITION RATES ARE DEVELOPED FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR AND THE PROPOSED 2025-26 IN-STATE RATE IS $2045. AND THE PROPOSED 2025-26 
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OUT-OF-STATE TUITION RATE IS $19,478, AS SHOWN ON CALCULATIONS PROVIDED. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE PROPOSED TUITION RATES AS PROPOSED. 
          >> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. 
          >> THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? 
          >> I HAVE A QUESTION. HOW MUCH REVENUE IN FY '25 DID WE GENERATE FROM EACH OF THE SOURCES? 
          >> I WILL PROVIDE THAT IN A WEEKLY UPDATE NEXT WEEK. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> YOU ARE WELCOME. 
          >> I HAVE A QUESTION. AS A PART OF THE MARYLAND BLUEPRINT, ANY WHEN THEY GET A SEAT IN PRE-K BUT DOESN'T MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS HAS TO PAY. HAS THAT STARTED YET? 
          >> THAT HAS NOT STARTED. IT MAY BE AN IMPACT FOR THIS YEAR . 
          CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR ENROLLMENT AND IF THERE WILL BE ANY AVAILABLE SEATS . IF THERE ARE, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT STUDENTS' WHOSE FAMILIES FALL TO, I BELIEVE IT'S 360% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL, WHICH PUTS THEM IN THE TIER 2 CATEGORY IF THEY ARE BETWEEN 300% AND THREE AT 60%. IN THAT CASE, THERE IS A SLIDING SCALE THAT MSDE HAS DETERMINED. THEY SAID WE CANNOT GO ABOVE 360%. AND THEY GAVE US THE AMOUNT. SO WE ARE WORKING THROUGH WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF WE DO HAVE SLOTS AVAILABLE. PROBABLY, IN MID-TO-LATE SEPTEMBER IS WHEN WE WOULD LOOK AT ADDING ENROLLMENT IN THAT CATEGORY IF THERE IS 
          SPACE. >> IN THAT CASE, DO WE HAVE TO CHARGE THAT TUITION OR IS IT THAT WE CAN CHARGE THAT TUITION? 
          >> IT IS A DECISION THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE AND WE HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH MSDE. BECAUSE , AT ONE POINT IN TIME, IF WE DIDN'T CHARGE, THIS IS WHAT I WOULD NEED CLARIFICATION ON, THEN WE WOULD ALSO PAY THAT AMOUNT FOR ANY PRIVATE PROVIDERS THAT ARE WITHIN THE GRANT ALSO. IT WOULD EXTEND OUT ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SO WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT AS WE MAKE 
          THE DECISION. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. 
          >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL 
          THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE . 
          [Approval of District Assessment Plan]
          >> THE MOTION CARRIES, 5-0. UP NEXT, WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT ASSESSMENT PLAN. MS. JACOBS? 
          >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT POST AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. MY NAME IS JACKIE JACOBS AND I SERVE AS THE CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER FOR CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THIS EVENING I AM HERE TO REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT ASSESSMENT PLAN. THIS PLAN REFLECTS THE COLLABORATIVE WORK OF CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE CALVERT ASSOCIATION , OR EDUCATION ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE. AND ALIGNS WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TIME TO LEARN ACT, ENSURING THAT OUR ASSESSMENT PRACTICES REMAIN BOTH PURPOSEFUL AND COMPLAINED. AS BACKGROUND, IN 2015 THE MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSED THE TIME TO LEARN ACT, WHICH REQUIRES THAT ALL LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS CONVENE A COMMITTEE EVERY TWO YEARS TO DEVELOP AN ASSESSMENT PLAN . THE PLAN MUST ENSURE THAT THE TOTAL TIME SPENT ON REQUIRED ASSESSMENTS IS NOT MORE THAN 2.3% IN GRADE 8 AND NO MORE THAN 2.2% IN ALL OF THE GRADES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS LEGISLATION THEY CONVENED A JOINT COMMITTEE THE SPRING COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CEA TO REVIEW AND REVISE OUR ASSESSMENT PLAN. THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE YOU ARE A RESULT OF THE COLLABORATIVE WORK. YOU HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH THREE DOCUMENTS . THE FIRST IS ON THE SCREEN AND IT IS TITLED, THE BRIDGE TO EXCELLENCE ASSESSMENT INFORMATION. THIS IS THE OFFICIAL FORM REQUIRED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. IT OUTLINES KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH ASSESSMENT , INCLUDING WHO MANDATES THE ASSESSMENT , APPLICABLE GRADES AND SUBJECT AREAS, TESTING WINDOWS, ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE ASSESSMENTS ARE ORGANIZED BY SCHOOL LEVEL. ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. THE NEXT TWO DOCUMENTS ARE TITLED CALVERT COUNTY DISTRICT COMMITTEE ON ASSESSMENTS , AND YOU HAVE ONE FOR ELEMENTARY AND ONE FOR SECONDARY, AS NOTED IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER. BOTH DOCUMENTS PROVIDE A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF THE ASSESSMENT TIME BY GRADE LEVEL. EACH CELL SHOWS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MINUTES ALLOCATED FOR EACH ASSESSMENT ON THE BOTTOM OF EACH PAGE YOU WILL SEE A SUMMARY CHART THAT CONVERTS THOSE MINUTES AND HOURS AND COMPARES THEM TO THE ALLOWABLE TIME LIMITS. HE WILL SEE THAT OUR DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS REMAIN UNDER THE REQUIRED 2.3 FOR EIGHTH GRADE, ND 2.2 FOR ALL OTHER GRADE  LEVELS. AT THIS TIME I AM HAPPY 
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TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. IF THERE ARE NONE I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT ASSESSMENT PLAN. 
          >> MOTION TO APPROVE? >> SECOND. 
          >> THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? 
          >> YES, I HAVE A QUESTION. ONE, THIS DOCUMENT, WHERE IT SAYS MANDATED BY STATE OR LOCAL. LOCAL BEING , MANDATED BY THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ? SO WE HAVE DECIDED THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE 
          THESE? >> YES. 
          >> THAT'S A LOT OF THEM. >> YES. AND SOME OF THEM ARE SPECIFIC TO OUR SYSTEMWIDE ASSESSMENTS . SO WHEN WE LOOK AT IT IN MATHEMATICS AND WE WANT TO GAUGE HOW STUDENTS ARE DOING OVERTIME , COMING UP THAT ENDCAP ASSESSMENT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THESE WOULD BE THOSE PREDICTORS. AND WE TRY TO LIMIT IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. AND THAT'S WHY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TIMING OVERALL, YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH TIME EACH OF THOSE 
          REQUIRE IN TOTAL. >> WITH THE STATE REQUIREMENT OF THE 2.2% , IS THAT THE MAXIMUM IT'S ALLOWED TO BE? 
          >> YES. >> BECAUSE WE ARE BUMPING PRETTY GOOD UP AGAINST THAT. WE NEED ALL OF THESE TESTS? IT SEEMS REALLY EXCESSIVE. I'M JUST ASKING. 
          >> A LOT OF THAT TESTING TIME COMES FROM THE ACTUAL STATE ASSESSMENTS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE STATE ASSESSMENTS, SPECIFICALLY IN EIGHTH GRADE, THERE IS A LOT OF ASSESSMENTS. 
          SO WE TRY TO, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, NARROW THAT DOWN. BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT STUDENTS IN EIGHTH GRADE HAVING TO ASSESS AT THE STATE LEVEL, MATH, ELA, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES , AND NEEDING SOME PREDICTORS COMING UP TO THOSE, THAT'S FOR THAT 
          TIME KIND OF EXPANDS. >> GOTCHA. 
          >> ABOUT THAT. IT'S A LOT OF TESTS. WE NEED THEM ALL? WHAT DO MOST OF THE EDUCATORS THINK? DO WE NEED THEM? I THINK MAYBE WE 
          ARE OVER TESTING THE KIDS PICK >> THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THAT COMMITTEE WITH CEA AND WE SIT DOWN AND TALKED WITH THOSE ASSESSMENTS ARE. ANOTHER ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS TO ALSO CONVENE A COMMITTEE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THOSE ASSESSMENTS, ARE WE GETTING RELIABLE DATA, IS IT SHOWING US WHAT WE NEED? SO THAT'S ANOTHER PIECE OF THIS COMMITTEE IS TO LOOK AT THE ASSESSMENT NEEDED. SO THAT'S ANOTHER PART OF IT. SO THIS IS THE FIRST PART OF WHAT THOSE TIMES ARE AND THEN IN THE NEXT ITERATION WE COME BACK TO LOOK AT IF THERE IS REDUNDANCY OR IF WE ARE ASSESSING TOO MUCH. SO THAT'S ALSO PART OF THE COMMITTEE WORK. 
          >> SO THIS IS THE MINUTES REQUIRED FOR EACH OF THESE 
          ELEMENTS? >> YES. 
          >> OKAY. WHERE DO YOU TRACK THE SCORE , THE POSITIVE SCORE OF 
          ALL OF THAT ACTIVITY? >> WHEN YOU SAY COMPOSITE SCORE , COMPOSITE TIME , OR ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE STUDENTS 
          PERFORMING THOSE ASSESSMENTS? >> I THINK WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS ARE WE TRACKING IMPROVEMENT OR WORSENING OF 
          THESE TESTS? >> ALL OF OUR SYSTEMWIDE ASSESSMENTS ARE IN PERFORMANCE MATTER PLATFORM. THAT PLATFORM ALLOWS US TO SEE HOW MUCH TIME THE STUDENTS TO TAKE THE ASSESSMENTS. IT SHOWS US HOW THE STUDENTS SCORED ON INDIVIDUAL ITEMS . IT ALSO SHOWS US THE DATA BEHIND THAT AND THE ANALYTICS TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT WAS AN APPROPRIATE QUESTION . 
          WAS IT AN EASY QUESTION? WAS IT A DIFFICULT QUESTION? SO WE HAVE A LOT OF ANALYTICS WITHIN THAT PLATFORM FOR OUR SYSTEMWIDE ASSESSMENTS. OUR UNIVERSAL SCREENERS , SUCH AS I READY, AND -- WHICH UNIVERSAL SCREENERS ARE REQUIRED BY MSDE TO GIVE, THOSE PLATFORMS DO HAVE THE ANALYTICS WITHIN THERE FOR US TO SEE OUR STUDENTS GROWING. SO WE REALLY LOOK AT GROWTH VERSUS PROFICIENCY WITHIN THOSE PLATFORMS . AND THEN WE DO GET OUR STATE-LEVEL TESTING DATA BACK. AND THAT ALSO GOES IN OUR PERFORMANCE MATTERS PLATFORMS SO THAT WE CAN COMPARE THOSE 
          THINGS. >> SO THAT IS TRACKING BY 
          STUDENT I.D.? >> IT IS TRACKED BY THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT AND WE CAN ALSO LOOK AT THAT SAME DATA BY TEACHER , BY CLASSROOM, AND BY SCHOOL. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> THERE IS A MOTION AND A 
          SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. 
          >> MOTION CARRIES, 5-0. THANK YOU, MISS JACOBS. NEXT, WE WILL 
          [Public Comments]
MOVE INTO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF OUR EVENING. 
          >> THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PERMITS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS 
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ISSUES OF CONCERN. THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS IS LIMITED TO 30. WHEN YOU ARE CALLED TO SPEAK , PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO TWO MINUTES. PERSONS ON THE SIGN-UP SHEET MAY NOT CONVEY, TRANSFER OR RELINQUISH ANY PART OF THEIR SPEAKING TIME TO ANOTHER PERSON OR GROUP. IF YOU HAVE HANDOUTS OR WRITTEN TESTIMONY PLEASE GIVE THEM TO KAREN MAXEY TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD MEMBERS. TO PROTECT INDIVIDUAL CONFIDENTIALITY PLEASE DO NOT STAFF MEMBERS IN YOUR REMARKS. 
          ALL COMMENTS ARE TO BE MADE IN A CIVIL MANNER. ANYONE NOT FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES WILL BE ASKED TO STOP SPEAKING AND MAY FORFEIT THEIR RIGHT TO SPEAK AT FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE THE BOARD 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 CONTENT -- CONTACT INFORMATION WHEN YOU SIGN IN. WRITTEN COMMENTS ARE WELCOME ANYTIME. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE 
          BOARD OF EDUCATION. >> OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS DEBORAH 
          HARRIS. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DEBORAH HARRIS AND I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE NAACP OF CALVERT COUNTY. ON BEHALF OF THE NAACP CALVERT BRANCH , THE MARYLAND STATE NAACP AND THE NATIONAL NAACP BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT ARE PRESENT WITH US THIS EVENING , WE ARE HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS OUR DEEP CONCERN REGARDING RECENT DECISIONS BY THE BOARD TO REMOVE THE ANTIRACISM POLICY FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT 'S STRATEGIC PLAN AND RELATED POLICIES. THESE ACTIONS TAKEN WITHOUT TRANSPARENT EXPLANATION OR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS SEND A TROUBLING MESSAGE TO THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS WHO HAVE LONG ADVOCATED FOR EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTS. EFFORTS TO CREATE AN EXCLUSIVE SCHOOL SYSTEM WHERE ALL STUDENTS FEEL SUPPORTED REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, BACKGROUND OR IDENTITY ARE NOT POLITICAL AGENDAS. THEY ARE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS FOR SAFE AND EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. 
          REMOVING LANGUAGE THAT ACKNOWLEDGES RACISM, SUPPORTS DI AND AFFIRMS EQUITY UNDERMINES YEARS OF PROGRESS AND -- IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES THAT HISTORICALLY AND CURRENTLY FACE SYSTEMATIC BARRIERS. FURTHERMORE, THE LACK OF PUBLIC DISCUSSION , STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT OR A CLEAR RATIONALE FROM THE BOARD REGARDING THESE CHANGES IS UNACCEPTABLE. AS STEWARDS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION , YOU HAVE A DUTY TO BE TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE TO THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES YOU SERVE. CALVERT NAACP HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS FROM STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN CALLED THE LETTER AND WORD AT SCHOOL. 
          IN MANY TIMES, FOLLOW-THROUGH AND CONSEQUENCES DO NOT OCCUR. 
          HOWEVER, POLICIES HAVE BEEN IN PLACE AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL THAT HAS PROVIDED A FRAMEWORK WHERE STAFF AND STUDENTS CAN REFER TO AND FOLLOW THROUGH. THIS IS PART ONE. PART TWO IS COMING. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. ⌞> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHAEL 
          HAWKINS. >> AT EVENING, BORED. MY NAME IS MICHAEL HAWKINS. WITHOUT EXPLANATION FROM THE BOARD AS TO WHY YOU REMOVED DIVERSITY AND SUPPORT FOR THE MISSION STATEMENT AND HAVE NOW REMOVED THE ANTIRACISM POLICY WE HAVE TO DRAW OUR OWN CONCLUSIONS ABOUT WHY THESE ACTIONS WERE TAKEN. WE CLEARLY SEE IT IS A POLITICAL, NOT EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION. IT IS NOT A DECISION THAT WILL MOVE US CLOSER . SO WE MUST ALSO CONCLUDE THAT IF YOU ARE AGAINST DIVERSITY YOU MUST BE FOR EXCLUSION. THIS MEANS CERTAIN CHILDREN, WHO MAY HAVE 
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DISABILITIES OR ARE NOT A MAJORITY RACE, WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE. WE WILL DRAW A CONCLUSION THAT IF YOU'RE AGAINST SUPPORT FOR OUR CHILDREN YOU MUST BE NEGLECTING SOME THAT YOU ARE SERVING NOW. YOU MUST BE IN SUPPORT OF RACISM IN OUR SCHOOLS. IF THESE CONCLUSIONS ARE THE REASONS YOU HAVE TAKEN THESE ACTIONS THE NAACP CALVERT AND MANY MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY DEMAND THAT YOU CONSIDER WHO YOUR PLEDGED TO SERVE ON THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. YOU WERE NOT ELECTED TO SERVE A POLITICAL AGENDA BUT SERVE SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE REQUESTING THE BOARD TO RESPOND IN WRITING, TO US, IN REFERENCE TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. WHAT IS THE RATIONALE FOR REMOVING ANTIRACISM? IS THERE A COMMITMENT TO EQUITABLE EDUCATION BY RESTORING INCLUSIVE LINKAGE? WHAT IS YOUR PLAN FOR COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING FAMILIES OF COLOR ? -- AND FUTURE POLICY DECISIONS? AND TO PROVIDE DATA AND METRICS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THE DISTRICT WILL CONTINUE TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS, FAIR DISCIPLINE PRACTICES , RESPONSIVE INSTRUCTION , AND A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> OUR NEXT IS SYLVIA. 
          >> MY NAME IS SYLVIA., FAMILY PHYSICIAN AND HAVE BEEN PRACTICING IN CALVERT COUNTY FOR TOO LONG. ACTUALLY, SINCE 1992. 
          THE CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD HAS EXTIRPATED DI FROM THE SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT AND POLICY. THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE BOUGHT THE MAGA LINE THE ANTIRACISM AND HONORING ALL FAMILIES HARMS THE WHITE POPULATIN. MAGA SEEKS TO MAINTAIN WHITE SUPREMACY BY DIVIDING OUR PEOPLE WITH FEAR MONGERING, BOOK BANNING, LIMITING FREE SPEECH FOR FACULTY AND DENYING ACCESS TO SAFE SPACES FOR OUR STUDENTS. LET'S FACE IT, ULTIMATELY , MAGA WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE EDUCATION ALTOGETHER WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS AND -- FUNDED BY TAXES USING VOUCHERS , EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND TAXPAYER-FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS. ANTIRACISM RECOGNIZES THE SENSE OF THE PAST IN WHICH OUR COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED. SLAVERY, GENOCIDE, JIM CROW, SEGREGATION, REDLINING, SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE AND RESTRICTION OF ACCESS TO THE VOTE. BEING WOKE MEANS WE KNOW THE TRUTH OF OUR PAST. WE RISE TO OVERCOME THE LINGERING HARMS, RESIST EFFORTS TO RESURRECT INJUSTICES, AND FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION. EDUCATION WITH ANTIRACISM IS THE ESSENCE OF PATRIOTISM AND LOVE FOR OUR PEOPLE AND OUR COUNTRY. TURN BACK FROM THIS MISGUIDED, SHAMEFUL EFFORT. KEEP ANTIRACISM AND THE MISSION POLICY IN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THE LANGUAGE REFLECTS A TWO-YEAR COMMUNITYWIDE CONVERSATION THAT WAS INTENDED TO BUILD A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE SCHOOL 
          SYSTEM. THANK YOU. >> WAIT ONE SECOND, DR. JOHNSON. 
          PLEASE REFRAIN FROM APPLAUSE. THANK YOU. 
          >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ETHEL BROWN. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND FELLOW CITIZENS. MY NAME IS -- BROWN. I APPEAR TODAY INTO CAPACITES. AS CHAIR OF THE SOUTHERN MARYLAND MINORITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND AS A PROUD MOTHER OF -- THE FIRST FRATERNITY ESTABLISHED FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN DEDICATED TO SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP AND JUSTICE. WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED BY THIS BOARDS A RUPTURE OF REMOVAL OF ANTIRACISM RESOLUTION FROM THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND THE SCHEDULED CONSIDERATION TO DISMANTLE POLICY 1018. LET ME BE CLEAR, THIS IS MORE OF A SYMBOLIC GESTURE. THIS DECISION SIGNALS TO EVERY STUDENT OF COLOR, EVERY MARGINALIZED FAMILY AND EVERY COMMUNITY ALLY THAT THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES MAY NO 
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LONGER BE SEEN, ACKNOWLEDGED OR PROTECTED BY THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. 
          AT THE CHAMBER WE WORK DAILY WITH DOORS, PARENTS AND YOUTH. 
          MANY OF WHOM ARE GRADUATES OR CURRENT STUDENTS OF CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THEY DO NOT WANT LESS ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE FACE OF DISCRIMINATION . THEY WANT ASSURANCE THAT THE DISTRICT AFFIRMS EQUITY, OPPORTUNITY AND DIGNITY FOR ALL. 
          AS ALPHA MEN WE ARE TAUGHT THAT A VOTE WAS PEOPLE IS A HOPELESS PEOPLE. BUT WHAT DOES IT SAY WHEN THE VOICES OF STUDENTS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS AND STAKEHOLDERS ARE DISMISSED WITHOUT PUBLIC DISCUSSION OR TRANSPARENCY? REMOVING THIS POLICY WEAKENS, NOT STRENGTHENS , OUR DISTRICT. MARYLAND LAW REQUIRES THAT WE FIGHT THIS RUMINATION. THE ANTIRACISM RESOLUTION DIDN'T DIVIDE US. IT UNIFIED US UNDER SHARED VALUES. 
          VALUES THAT ARE NOW BEING CALLED INTO QUESTION. WE URGE YOU NOT TO RETREAT IN THE FACE OF POLITICAL PRESSURE, BUT TO LEAD WITH PRINCIPAL. KEEP POLICY 1018 INTACT. RESTORE THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT AND SIGNAL THAT CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL STAND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY. THANK 
          YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. 
          >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHERYL . DID I PRONOUNCE THAT CORRECTLY? 
          >> YES YOU DID. THANK YOU. THAT IS MY NAME. CHERYL. I AM A RETIRED TEACHER. YOU'VE ARTIE VOTED EARLIER IN THIS MEETING TO REPEAL THE ANTIRACISM POLICY BEFORE YOU HEARD FROM US. WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL IN THIS CURRENT , FRACTIOUS POLITICAL CLIMATE. I FEAR THAT YOU ARE OPENING PANDORA'S BOX , FREEING WHAT I CALL THE CHARLOTTESVILLE MENTALITY. IN CHARLES COUNTY, NOT LONG AGO, A TEACHER USED SOCIAL MEDIA TO GIVE THE NAZI SALUTE AND CALL HER CHILDREN OF COLOR THE N WORD, JUST AS PRESIDENT HARRIS REFERRED TO BEFORE SHE WAS FIRED BECAUSE THEY HAD AN ANTIRACISM POLICY IN CHARLES COUNTY. 
          >> EXCUSE ME. WE WILL CLEAR THE ROOM. 
          >> IN PG COUNTY IN 2017 THE WHITE -- TOOK THE ELECTION TO ME THAT THEY COULD BE ABUSIVE TO THEIR FELLOW BLACK AND LATINO POLICE OFFICERS UNTIL PG WAS SUED IN A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FOR $60 MILLION BY THE ACLU. HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE REPERCUSSIONS OF REMOVING ANTIRACISM FROM THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT ? TEACHERS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO MANAGE THE BEHAVIOR IN ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE AREA. YOU SHOULD BE DOING TRAINING FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION , NOT STIRRING UP RACIAL ANIMUS. YOU HEARD ABOUT BULLYING TONIGHT . 
          RIGHT OVER HERE. WHITEWASHING THE ISSUE OF RACISM DOES NOT MAKE IT GO AWAY. YOU ARE AWARE THAT THE SMITHSONIAN HAS BEEN ORDERED TO REMOVE THE COUNTER WHERE YOUNG MEN WERE BEATEN IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE INTEGRATION. EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTY, AND OUR STATE, WILL BE WATCHING WHAT YOU DID TONIGHT. FOR GOD SAKES. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KIMBERLY 
          ROBINSON. >> GOOD EVENING , PRESIDENT POST AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR POLICY 1018, ANTIRACISM. MY NAME IS KIMBERLY ROBINSON AND I MAKE THIS STATEMENT AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN AND AN ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION. I COMMEND THE BOARD'S COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING A RESPECTFUL AND SUPPORTIVE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AS AN ESSENTIAL STEP TOWARDS ENSURING EVERY STUDENT IS TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND FAIRNESS. POLICY 1018 IS NOT ONLY A SAFEGUARD AGAINST INJUSTICE , BUT ALSO A PROACTIVE MEASURE TO HELP ALL STUDENTS FEEL SAFE, RESPECTED AND REACH THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. IT PROVIDES EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS WITH GUIDANCE ON ADDRESSING INCIDENTS APPROPRIATELY AND CREATING AN EDUCATIONAL ATMOSPHERE OF MUTUAL RESPECT WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS. IN CLOSING, I UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THAT ALL POLICIES SHOULD BE PERIODICALLY REVIEWED 
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TO ENSURE EFFECTIVENESS AND ALIGNMENT WITH NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. I BELIEVE POLICY 1018 IS STILL ESSENTIAL AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A FOUNDATION FOR SUPPORTING A LEARNING ATMOSPHERE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION , BIAS AND HARMFUL PRACTICES. I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE BOARD TO REINSTATE POLICY 1018 , WHICH NURTURES UNITY, EMPATHY AND ANALYTICAL THINKING WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT AND FOR ALLOWING THE COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE IN THIS IMPORTANT CONVERSATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR LEADERSHIP ENSURING THIS POLICY REMAINS IN PLACE AND REFLECTS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY IN EDUCATION. 
          LET US ADVANCE TOGETHER WITH RESOLVE, TRANSPARENCY , 
          COMPASSION. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PAMELA COUSINS. 
          >>> PAMELA COUSINS. WE THE PEOPLE OF CALVERT COUNTY IS A POWERFUL ADVOCACY GROUP MOBILIZED TO DEFEND EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR THE CITIZENS IN CALVERT COUNTY. APPARENTLY, THERE ARE 586 VERIFIED SUPPORTERS WHO HAVE SIGNED OUR CHANGE.ORG POSITION TO CHALLENGE RACISM IN CALVERT COUNTY. FUN FACT, FOR ANYONE WHO DIDN'T KNOW, MARYLAND HAS 24 SCHOOL DISTRICTS . GUESS HOW MANY HAVE INTENTIONALLY PLACED PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE END OF THEIR ACTION ITEMS ON THEIR AGENDA. 
          TWO, CALVERT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. AND BOTH JUST COINCIDENTALLY CHANGED TO THIS UNACCEPTABLE MOVE TO SILENCE THE PUBLIC IN FEBRUARY 2025. SINCE THE BOARD HAS DECIDED TO EXPLORE PUBLIC INPUT AND SUPPOSED TO BE POLICIES FOR REVIEW, AND POSTED FOR FOUR WEEKS TO RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT, I WILL SIMPLY SAY I'M DISAPPOINTED BY YOUR DECISION, I AM IMPRESSED AS A FORMER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER TO WITNESS STATE OFFICERS USED AS PLATFORM TO IMPLEMENT PERSONAL GOALS. I AM MORE DETERMINED TO CONTINUE CHALLENGING YOUR ACTIONS AND CONTINUING TO SIT AT THIS TABLE. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANDREA 
          CHRIS BANKS. >> GOOD EVENING , PRESIDENT FOR INAUDIBLE ] I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID, BUT I AM GOING TO CREATE -- APPROACH IT THIS WAY BUT INSTEAD OF ANTIRACISM POLICY, WHY NOT CONSIDER POLICY COMPONENTS THAT WORK BEST CHECK WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY , MARYLAND WHERE THERE WAS 25% IMPROVEMENT IN SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEY IS POINT OR PORTLAND, OREGON PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHERE THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN ACHIEVEMENT GAPS. 
          CONSIDER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT PROVIDES CULTURAL COMPETENCY WORKSHOPS FOR STAFF OR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES INSTEAD OF PUNITIVE DISCIPLINE. ALSO, SEEK FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INPUT SESSIONS REGULARLY, AND MORE CURRICULUM CHANGES, WHICH WILL BUILD CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS ABOUT BIAS AND STEREOTYPES. DID YOU KNOW THAT BUSINESS LEADERS INCREASINGLY DEMAND GRADUATES WITH CULTURAL COMPETENCIES THE ABILITY TO WORK WITH ALL CULTURES AND CELEBRATE DIFFERENCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL GROUPS TO OUR SOCIETY. ALONG WITH ANOTHER SPEAKER, I, TOO, URGE THAT THE BOARD RESPOND IN WRITING TO NAACP IN REFERENCE TO THE RATIONALE FOR MOVING ANTIRACISM AND D.E.I. LANGUAGE FROM POLICIES AND STRATEGIC PLANS. AS WAS ABOUT TO BE SAID, PROVIDE DATA AND METRICS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THE DISTRICT WILL CONTINUE TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS , DISCIPLINED PRACTICES, AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE INSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS A SAFE AND POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL. THE NAACP STANDS READY TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
          COMMENTS. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MIKE. 
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          >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT POST, MISS GOSHORN, MR. HARRISON, MR. MARCHIO, ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD,  DR. JOHNSON, MS. JACOBS, AND MR. JOHNSON. BOARD MEMBERS, I HAVE A FEW REOCCURRING QUESTIONS FOR YOU TONIGHT, BEGINNING WITH WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? LET'S DO A QUICK REVIEW OF YOUR FIRST SEVEN MONTHS IN OFFICE. LET'S TAKE THE C CBS MISSION STATEMENT. 
          LET'S GET RID OF THE WORD, INCLUSIVE. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? OUR TRANS KIDS, OUR LGBTQ KIDS? OR SPECIAL ED KIDS, OUR KIDS OF COLOR? LET'S TURN THE DRAMA TO THE SAFE SPACE STICKERS, WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? AGAIN, IS IT OUR LGBTQ KIDS? IS OUR TRANS KIDS, IS IT OUR DEPRESSED AND SUICIDAL KIDS? IS IT OUR KIDS WHO FEEL LOST AND ALONE? YOU PRESUME THAT SAFE SPACE STICKERS ARE NEXT, IT IS THE ANTIRACISM STATEMENT AND THE CODE OF CONDUCT. AND ALL C CBS MATERIALS. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? THE R WORD REALLY DOES STRIKE A NERVE, DOESN'T IT? HAVE YOU READ CANDY'S BOOK ON HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST? IT IS A TOUGH READ, ESPECIALLY FOR WHITE FOLKS LIKE YOU AND ME. I WILL GIVE YOU THE CLIFF NOTES VERSION. ANTIRACISM MEANS BEING AGAINST ALL OF THE ISMS, NOT JUST RACIAL PRESIDENT AS, BUT ECONOMIC PREJUDICE, ETHNIC PREJUDICE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION PREJUDICE, MENTAL ABILITY PREJUDICE . ANTIRACISM MEANS BEING AGAINST FITTING PEOPLE IN BOXES AND EXCLUDING THEM. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? PEOPLE, KIDS, ADULTS THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM 
          YOU? THANK YOU, STAY HEALTHY. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. 
          >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AMANDA RACER. 
          >> HI, THANKS FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. THANK YOU, THE COMMUNITY, FOR SPEAKING TO ME AND MY KIDS. I GREW UP HERE , MY DAD IS A HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT, MY MOM IS A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE, MY DAD IS BLUE-COLLAR AND THEY WORKED THEIR BUTTS OFF, SO I COULD GO TO COLLEGE. AND I DID. AND IT OPENED SO MANY DOORS FOR ME, I AM NOT HERE TO PREACH COLLEGE FOR EVERYBODY. WHAT I AM GETTING AT IS EDUCATION WAS THE KEY FOR ME TO EXPERIENCE SO MUCH MORE THAN I EVER COULD AND TO GIVE MY CHILDREN SO MUCH MORE THEN MY PARENTS COULD FOR ME. 
          THAT IS NOT JUST A FEELING, IT IS A STATISTIC. I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR MY PUBLIC EDUCATION AND EVERY KID, INCLUDING MY BIRACIAL, BROWN CHILDREN, DESERVE WHAT I GOT, OKAY? THANK GOD I DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL NOWADAYS WHERE WE HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR PHYSICAL SAFETY. THESE POOR KIDS HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THEIR SCHOOLS POTENTIALLY GETTING SHOT UP. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE AWAY THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY. THEY NEED TO BE SEEN. THIS IS A PUBLIC POSITION. THESE ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE PUBLIC LOOKS SO DIFFERENT THAN WHEN I GREW UP HERE. I THINK THAT IS A GREAT THING. WE MUST PROTECT IT AND MAKE IT SAFE FOR EVERYBODY. WHEN YOU SIT AND TAKE AWAY POLICIES, I CAN'T FIND THE REDUNDANT THING, BECAUSE WHEN YOU TAKE SOMETHING AWAY, I'M TELLING YOU AS A PARENT OF BROWN CHILDREN, IT SIGNALS THAT THEY ARE LESS THAN, THAT THEY DON'T DESERVE SOMETHING THAT IS PROTECTION. SO WHAT IF IT IS THERE? THAT'S EXTRA PROTECTION, IT DOESN'T HURT ANYBODY. BUT WHEN YOU TAKE AWAY, IT HURTS PEOPLE THAT ARE DIFFERENT , ABOUT HOW YOU AND I LOOK. SO, I AM SAYING THAT AS PEOPLE THAT REPRESENT PUBLIC EDUCATION, PLEASE REPRESENT ALL PUBLIC -- SORRY, I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS A TIMER UP HERE, I GOT 15 MORE SECONDS. 
          EVERY ONE OF THESE KIDS DESERVE TO BE SEEN. THANKS. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ELLA. 
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          >> GOOD EVENING, I AM ELLA, I LIVE IN PORT REPUBLIC , AND I CAME HERE TONIGHT. YOU , TO REPLACE ANY 2018 RACISM POLICY WITH ONE THAT ENCOURAGES RESPECT FOR ALL STUDENTS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS, AND STAFF WITH POSITIVE IDEAS INSTEAD OF NEGATIVE GOALS, AND TO HAVE A COMMITMENT TO THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF ALL STUDENTS . CURRENTLY IN CALVERT COUNTY, THE STATISTICS SAY THAT 34% OF THE STUDENTS CAN GRADE LEVEL, AND THAT 54% READ ON GRADE LEVEL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. AND IT IS UNJUST TO THE STUDENTS . WE NEED A POLICY WITH A PLAN, WITH ACTUAL ACHIEVEMENT MILESTONES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO CAN READ ON GRADE LEVEL AND DO MATH ON GRADE LEVEL BY 15% PER YEAR , INCREASE IN THAT ABILITY , SO THAT IN THREE YEARS, YOU WOULD HAVE NEAR 100% OF THE STUDENTS READING ON GRADE LEVEL AND DOING MATH ON GRADE LEVEL. 
          THE STUDENTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL CAN'T WAIT 10 YEARS. WE NEED THE PLAN , THE GOALS, AND ACTUAL MEASURING MILESTONES, SO THAT ALL THE CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR ANY OTHER THING, ARE ACHIEVING ON GRADE LEVEL, AND I URGE YOU TO HAVE SUCH A POLICY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DIANA 
          LEARY. >> HI, I AM DIANA LEARY. WE BEGAN THIS MEETING WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, AND THAT MEANS ALL, NOT JUST INAUDIBLE ]. THERE IS NOTHING MORE AMERICAN THAN THAT. ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL FROM THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THERE IS NOTHING MORE AMERICAN THAN THAT. HER STUDENTS NEED TO BE TAUGHT THIS, OR STAFF NEEDS TO ABIDE BY THIS, AND IT MEANS THAT WHITE SUPREMACY IS ANTI-AMERICAN, BECAUSE THAT IS THE THING THAT WE ARE NOT ALL CREATED EQUAL. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT POLICY IN PLACE BECAUSE OF THE HISTORY IN THIS COUNTY. THE CALVERT COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM DOES HAVE A RACIST HISTORY, UNFORTUNATELY. CONSIDER ÚITS ACTIONS AROUND THE TIME OF THE SUPREME COURT DECISION ON SEPARATE BUT EQUAL. BUT EVEN MORE RECENTLY, 2024, TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLERS DISPLAYED SWASTIKAS. 
          2020, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS VANDALIZED ATHLETIC FIELDS WITH RACIST GRAFFITI. THIS MADE NATIONAL NEWS. IT WAS A TREMENDOUS WANT ON OUR REPUTATION, ON OUR VALUE AS A COUNTY. AND COUNTLESS OTHER INCIDENTS, BOTH LARGE AND SMALL. 
          THAT'S WHAT MAKES RACISM VERY SPECIAL AND ALL OF THE DISCRIMINATION POSSIBILITIES IN THE COUNTY, SO THAT'S WHY ANTIRACISM DESERVES ITS OWN POLICY, IT DESERVES BEING CALLED OUT IN A SPECIAL WAY. RACISM IS STILL WIDESPREAD IN THIS COUNTY. 
          IT DOES IMPEDE THE LEARNING OF MANY OF OUR STUDENTS. SO, WE HAVE A DUTY , OUR FIRST DUTY AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IS TO TEACH OUR STUDENTS TO BE GOOD CITIZENS. AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE GOOD CITIZENS UNLESS THEY BELIEVE IN LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WE HAVE A DUTY TO TEACH THEM THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL. THE PAST ANTIRACISM POLICY DID THAT. AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REINSTATE IT AND TO 
          FOR THIS COUNTY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. 
          >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TIM O'LEARY. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. AS AN IRISHMAN, I KNOW WHAT YOU RISHER LOOKS LIKE. FOR 400 YEARS, THE ENGLISH TRIED TO ERASE THE IRISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. MY GRANDPARENTS EMIGRATED TO AMERICA, AND SOME WOMEN IN MY FAMILY -- UNIFORM IN 
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EVERY SINGLE CONFLICT SINCE WORLD WAR I. AS A MEDICAL OFFICER MYSELF AND LATER AS AN ARMY SENIOR EXECUTIVE, SERVE WITH MEN AND WOMEN, PEOPLE WHO WERE BLACK AND WHITE, GAY AND STRAIGHT, PEOPLE WHO ARE ABLE-BODIE, AND PEOPLE WHO WERE DISABLED BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY. AND I WAS PROUD TO SERVE WITH ALL OF THEM. ANTIRACISM, DIVERSITY STATEMENTS AND POLICIES ARE DOING NOTHING MORE THEN HONORING ALL THE BRAVE WOMEN AND MEN WHO HAVE MADE OUR COUNTRY GREAT, FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON TO GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER, TODAY'S AIRMEN, SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND MARINES WHO REPRESENT ALL OF THOSE GROUPS. WHEN WE REPEAL AN ANTIRACISM POLICY, IT ISN'T NEUTRAL. THE REPEAL SENDS A MESSAGE. AND I THINK YOU KNOW IT. YOUR VOTE TODAY DISHONORS THOSE HEROES. I ASK YOU TO REVERSE YOUR VOTE AND SUPPORT INCLUSION FOR ALL, NOT ERASURE AND EXCLUSION. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DENNIS 
          BOWLING. >> GOOD EVENING, MISS POST AND THE BOARD. AS A PROUD AMERICAN AND NAVY VETERAN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO, AND I THINK YOU HAVE THE BEST BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS, YOU ALL WORK TOGETHER, SOLVE SOME DIFFICULT ISSUES, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO, 
          THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. 
          >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NOAH BEALE. 
          >> ALL RIGHT, HELLO, EVERYBODY, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A CHANCE TO TALK, MY NAME IS NOAH BELL, I AM A RESIDENT OF CALVERT COUNTY, I HAVE LIVED HERE MY WHOLE LIFE. I ATTENDED CALVERT ELEMENTARY, POPE LEE MIDDLE, AND I GRADUATED FROM HUNTING TOWN HIGH IN 2016. 
          I WAS IN SCHOOL BEFORE THIS POLICY WAS ENACTED, AND IT REALLY WARMS MY HEART TO HEAR HOW THE NAACP WAS ABLE TO TESTIFY AND HOW IT WAS MADE BETTER WHEN THE POLICY WAS ENACTED BUT I CAN TELL YOU WITH NO UNCERTAIN VIEW THAT WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, KATE HAD A HOME IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. YOU KNOW, OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS A HISTORY OF HATE. IT IS NO COINCIDENCE THAT WE HAVE OPENED OUR FIRST PRIVATE SCHOOL DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, IN CALVERT COUNTY. THERE IS A HISTORY OF HATE HERE. AND IF WE DO NOT SYSTEMATICALLY ERASE IT WITH GOOD POLICY, IT WILL COME BACK TO US. AND WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE FRAMING THESE POLICIES, THEY ALWAYS SAY, OH, IT IS ATTACKING US WHITE PEOPLE. THEY SAY IT WILL MAKE US ASHAMED OF BEING WHITE, IT WILL TEACH OUR CHILDREN TO FEEL LESSER THAN PEOPLE OF COLOR, BUT WHAT IS MORE SHAMEFUL THAN REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PAST MISTAKES. WHAT IS MORE COWARDLY THAN ERASING AND COVERING UP PAIN THAT WE HAVE CAUSED OTHERS. WE CAN ONLY MOVE FORWARD IN HISTORY BY ACKNOWLEDGING OUR TROUBLED PAST, AND ANY COVERING UP OF THIS WILL ONLY INSURE IT REPEATEDLY THAT IS WHY I SUPPORT POLICY 1018 AND I'M AGAINST ITS 
          REMOVAL. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. 
          >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS YNEZ. >> 
          >> MY NAME IS CAPONE . AND I AM HERE TO IMPLORE YOU NOT MERELY TO REQUEST, BUT TO DEMAND YOU REVERSE YOUR ACTION TO REMOVE POLICY 1018 ON ANTIRACISM. THE DECISION TO EVEN REVISIT THIS POLICY EARLY IS A BETRAYAL OF THE FUNDAMENTAL VALUES OUR SCHOOLS CLAIM TO UPHOLD. EQUALITY, INCLUSION, AND RESPECT FOR EACH STUDENT AND STAFF MEMBER. YOUR ACTIONS TONIGHT ARE A DANGEROUS REGRESSION, A DELIBERATE CHOICE TO NORMALIZE SILENCE AND COMPLICITY IN THE FACE OF RACISM. POLICY 1018 WAS NOT SOME SYMBOLIC GESTURE. IT WAS A COMMITMENT POSTED FOR ALL TO SEE THE CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL DENOUNCE RACISM, BULLYING, AND WHITE SUPREMACY IN ALL FORMS, AND THAT OUR DISTRICT WOULD NOT TOLERATE THE VALUES AND STRUCTURES THAT PERPETUATE SYSTEMIC RACISM. REMOVING THIS POLICY SIGNALS TO EACH STUDENT, ESPECIALLY STUDENTS OF COLOR, THAT THEIR SAFETY, THEIR DIGNITY, AND THEIR FUTURES ARE NEGOTIABLE, SETTING A TONE THAT 
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BIGOTRY IS ACCEPTABLE, AS LONG AS IT MAKES THE POWERFUL COMFORTABLE. ARE YOU SO NAÏVE TO THINK RACISM ENDED BECAUSE IT MADE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE? ACCOUNTS FROM STUDENTS AND STAFF PROVE OTHERWISE. RACISM IS NOT SOME ABSTRACT , POLITICAL TALKING POINT, BUT A LIVED DAILY REALITY THAT DIRECTLY THREATENS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. YOU CANNOT CLAIM TO CULTIVATE AN EMPOWERING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT BY REMOVING A POLICY THAT HOLDS ADULTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT PROMISE. THE WORLD IS WATCHING, OUR STUDENTS ARE WATCHING. YOU JUST DEOUNCED PUBLICLY THAT JUSTICE AND EQUITY IN CALVERT COUNTY ARE UP FOR DEBATE. YOU ARE QUICKLY BECOMING THE BOARD WHOSE LEGACY WILL BE COWARDICE AND ABANDONMENT. STAND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY, READOPT POLICY 1018 AND FULFILL YOUR OBLIGATION TO EACH STUDENT. 
          AND TO THE COMMUNITY, PLEASE EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE, TO VOTE THESE TURKEYS OUT OF OFFICE. 
          >> ASK OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS WILLIAM GODWIN. 
          >> I AM WILLIAM GOODMAN. I HAVE LIVED ALL MY LIFE IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND , EXCEPT FOR ONE YEAR AS AN INFANT IN WORLD WAR II. AT EVERY AGE, STARTING AT SEVEN YEARS OLD, AND IN EVERY STAGE OF MY LIFE, EVERY ARENA OF MY LIFE, I HAVE WITNESSED RACISM. WHETHER IT IS FAMILY, FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, ADJACENT INDUSTRIES AND PEOPLE , AND IT HAS WOUNDED ME, SEEING HOW THEY HAVE BEEN HELD BACK WHILE I ADVANCED. WHAT I THINK OF WITH THIS POLICY REVERSAL ON YOUR PART AND CALLING IT REDUNDANT REMINDED ME OF THE ARGUMENT THAT WAS EXPRESSED IN HATE CRIMES LEGISLATION WHEN IT CAME UP. A FRIEND OF MINE WHO I HAVE THE FIRST MEMORY OF THE 1949 SAID WE DON'T NEED THAT. I MEAN, MURDER IS MURDER, ASSAULT IS ASSAULT, JUST PROSECUTE THAT. EVEN THAT WILDLY DISINGENUOUS PERSON, RUSH LIMBAUGH, SAID SIMILAR THINGS. 
          BOTTOM LINE, WHETHER IT IS HATE CRIMES OR THIS POLICY, WITH THE HATE CRIMES, THERE ARE TWO VICTIMS. THE ONE WHO IS ASSAULTED ON DIRECTLY, AND THE COMMUNITY TO WHICH A MESSAGE WAS BEING SENT. YOU ARE SENDING A MESSAGE TONIGHT BY REVERSING THAT POLICY, BY REPEALING IT, YOU BASICALLY TOLD THE COMMUNITY YOU DON'T CARE. THE ANTIDISCRIMINATION IS SOMETHING THAT IS ENFORCED PASSIVELY , IF ANYBODY CARES, IF ANYBODY IS WATCHING. ANTIRACISM POLICY WAS PROACTIVE. IT DEMONSTRATES THROUGH ACTION THAT YOU CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED BY THE PAST AND YOU DON'T WANT IT TO CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE. PLEASE REVISIT THIS POLICY. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ASH . 
          >> HI , ASHLEY HERE. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN JUDGED FOR YOUR SKIN TONE? HAS ANYONE EVER CALLED YOU SLURS ARE TOLD YOU TO GO BACK TO YOUR OWN COUNTRY BECAUSE YOUR SKIN IS AND WHY? MY FAMILY HAS, MY FRIENDS HAVE. STRANGERS I HAVE NEVER MET SURELY HAVE. I HAVE SEEN IT ON THE STREETS AND I HAVE SEEN IT IN SCHOOLS. MY FIVE-YEAR-OLD BABY SISTER COMES HOME FROM PRE-K AND TELLS ME THAT SHE WISHES SHE HAS PRETTY SKIN. SKIN LIKE MY MOM, DAD, OR EYE. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TELL HER THAT SHE IS BEAUTIFUL, THAT HER HAIR IS CUTE, AND THAT SHE NEVER HAS TO CHANGE HERSELF TO BE MORE WHITE, THE SEEDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PLANTED. I SEE HOW SHE STARES AT HERSELF IN THE MIRROR. I HEAR HER WHISPERED TO HERSELF THAT SHE MISSES SHE LOOKED MORE LIKE US, ALL BECAUSE ARE PRIMARILY WHITE CLASSMATES, CHILDREN HER OWN AGE, ARE ALREADY SAYING RACIST REMARKS TO HER, REMARKS THAT COULDN'T HAVE DEVELOPED THEMSELVES. REMARKS THAT REVEAL THE RACIST UNDERTONES THAT A LARGE PORTION OF THIS COUNTRY STILL HOLDS. THE CHILD I HAVE RACED ALONGSIDE MY PARENTS SHOULD NOT BE COMING TO ME CRYING BECAUSE A KID MADE FUN OF HER HAIR AND RUBBED DIRT ON HER SCALP. MY FIVE-YEAR-OLD BABY SISTER SHOULD NOT BE COMING HOME AFTER SCHOOL AND ASKING ME WHAT THE N-WORD WITH A HARD ARE MEANT. MY 14-YEAR-OLD SISTER SHOULD NOT BE REGALING ME ABOUT THE CASUALLY RACIST REMARKS SHE RECEIVES FROM HER PEERS ABOUT HER ACADEMIC CAPABILITIES. ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS YOU HAVE TO BED ADMINISTRATORS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE PACK OF GUYS 
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FOLLOWING THEM AROUND IN THE HALLWAYS YELLING RACIST REMARKS. 
          MY FRIENDS AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE DOWN OUR CLUB SIGNS BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE WRITTEN RACIST REMARKS AND DRAWN SWASTIKAS. AND THIS IS WHAT THE ANTIRACISM POLICY IN PLACE, I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE WHEN IT IS REMOVED. RACISM HASN'T GONE AWAY, IT HAS BECOME MORE WILLING TO TURN A BLIND EYE TO IT. ASSUMING MY TIME IS ALMOST UP, 4600 STUDENTS OUT OF YOUR 15,400 STUDENT POPULATION ARE OF COLOR. YOU ARE FAILING ALL OF THEM. AS MY CLOSING REMARK, AN UNSAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IS NO LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AT ALL. WE ARE NOT -- 
          TELLING YOU TO REINSTATE IT. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. 
          >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NANCY KRAUSE. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD, AND CONCERNED CITIZENS. THIS IS A MASSIVE CROWD. IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, AND I HOPE YOU LISTEN TO WHAT PEOPLE SAY. I ONLY RECENTLY BEGAN TO PAY ATTENTION TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD. IS IT ON NOW? IS IT ON NOW? IT'S NOT -- I'M SORRY, WHAT? OH, THAT'S BECAUSE I AM LOUD. 
          IT'S NOT ON? >> IT'S ON. 
          >> OKAY, SORRY. I ONLY RECENTLY BEGAN TO PAY ATTENTION TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD. I HEARD IT WAS NONPARTISAN, THAT POLITICS SHOULD NOT BE A PART OF THIS BOARD. I HAVE BEEN A POLE JUDGE SEVERAL TIMES, AND UNDERSTOOD THAT IF YOU ARE REGISTERED AS AN INDEPENDENT, YOU CAN ONLY VOTE FOR SCHOOL BOARD POSITIONS IN THE PRIMARY, SINCE THOSE POSITIONS ARE NOT PARTY AFFILIATED. IF THAT DOESN'T SAY THE BOARD SHOULD NOT BE POLITICAL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT DOES. AND HERE I SIT BEFORE YOU, ASKING YOU TO NOT PLAY POLITICS WITH OUR CHILDREN. TO NOT FOLLOW THE PROJECT 2025 PLAYBOOK. TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN FIRST. TO RAISE AN OPEN-MINDED AND LOVING GENERATION. THE DEFINITION OF ANTIRACISM IS THE PRACTICE OF ACTIVELY IDENTIFYING AND OPPOSING RACISM. ARE YOU PRACTICING THAT IN THIS COUNTY? IF ANYONE IN THIS ROOM FEELS THAT RACISM HAS LEFT OUR COUNTY, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A SEMINAR ON BIAS. I AM SURE THERE WILL BE SOME SPEAKERS WHO REFERRED TO VARIOUS GUIDELINES, I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE. I AM SPEAKING FROM MY HEART AND MY PASSION. AND ASKING THAT KINDNESS BE RETURNED TO OUR SCHOOLS. LEAD SAFE STICKERS BE RETURNED. BY REMOVING THEM, ARE WE TELLING OUR KIDS THAT SCHOOL IS NOT A SAFE SPACE? WE HAVE HEARD OVER THESE WORKING SESSIONS, SEVERAL STUDENTS SAY THEY DID NOT FEEL SAFE IN SCHOOL, THAT BULLYING CONTINUES. 
          ARE WE SAYING WE DON'T BELIEVE THEIR FEELINGS? ARE WE SAYING THEY HAVEN'T BEEN BULLIED? WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO OUR CHILDREN. 
          THEY ARE OUR FUTURE. AND THANK YOU FOR STAYING AND NOT GETTING 
          UP AND LEAVING. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. 
          >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SHERRY. >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS SHERRY. FIVE WHITE BOARD MEMBERS DECIDE TO REMOVE THE CCPS ANTIRACISM POLICY WITH THE FLIMSY EXCUSE OF REDUNDANCY. 
          SHAME ON ALL OF YOU. MISS GOSHORN, YOU ALREADY TRIED  TO SUE CCPS OVER THIS POLICY AND LOST. RATHER THAN USE THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT AND LEARN , THIS BOARD HAS DOUBLED DOWN AND WANTS TO END THE POLICY. "THE QUESTION IS WHERE IS THE RACISM TODAY IN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS?" THAT WAS A STATEMENT FROM YOU, MISS GOSHORN, IN AN ARTICLE FROM 2021. DID ANY ONE OF YOU ASK THE STUDENTS? I BET THEY COULD TELL YOU WHERE IT IS. DOES THIS BOARD REMEMBER THE RACIST GRAFFITI ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD OF CALVERT HIGH? HOW ABOUT ANTI-SEMITIC STATEMENTS AND THREATS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL? WAS THE THREATENING GRAFFITI WITH SWASTIKAS IN THE GIRLS BATHROOM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LAST YEAR EVER REPORTED PUBLICLY OR DENOUNCED? HOW ABOUT THE EFFIGY THAT WAS FOUND HANGING IN A TREE WHERE A FORMER SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS CHILDREN COULD VIEW IT? 
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THIS COUNTY HAS A PROBLEM THAT SOME PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGED, IT CAN'T BE NOT - FIXED. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE YOU DON'T CARE IF RACISM CONTINUES TO THRIVE IN OUR SCHOOLS. YOU BELIEVE THAT WHITE CHILDREN SHOULDN'T LEARN ABOUT RACISM, WHILE CHILDREN OF COLOR CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE IT. THEY HEAR THE SLURS AND BEAR THE BRUNT OF LOWER EXPECTATIONS AND HARSHER DISCIPLINE. THIS IS THE WHITE PRIVILEGE THAT YOU DON'T BELIEVE EXISTS. THERE WAS ONE STATEMENT FROM THE ARTICLE IN 2021 WITH WHICH I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE. MISS GOSHORN, YOU STATED THAT IF THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT ARE RACIST, THEY NEED TO BE REMOVED. I HOPE THAT EACH ONE OF YOU IS REMOVED 
          AT YOUR NEXT ELECTION. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. 
          >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DANIEL. >> BOARD MEMBERS, DANIELLE, HUNTING TOWN MOM. I AM ACTUALLY REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE TO THE NAACP, BECAUSE IF YOU THINK ANTIRACISM IS REDUNDANT, I'M GOING TO GO OUT ON A LIMB AND ASSUME THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS, YOU CERTAINLY HAVE NO BUSINESS REVEALING IT BUT IT IS ACTUALLY EMBARRASSING THAT WE ALL HAVE TO COME DOWN HERE AND EXPLAIN WHY CALVERT COUNTY STILL NEEDS AN ANTIRACISM POLICY. THIS COUNTY WRESTLES WITH OPEN HATE ALL THE TIME. AS EVERYONE SAID, IT HAS BEEN SPRAY-PAINTED ON OUR FOOTBALL FIELD. IT IS NOT A RUMOR THAT CALVERT IS RACIST, IT IS NOT A QUIRKY STEREOTYPE, IT IS A VERY REAL POLICY, AND WE NEED POLICY 1018, BECAUSE THIS REALITY AND YOU ALL EXIST. SIDE NOTE, POLITICAL NEUTRALITY IS ACTUALLY KIND OF HILARIOUS. EACH OF YOU RAN ON HEFTY GOP CHECKS AND HOW THIS MEETING WITH YOUR PARTISAN SQUADS EARLIER THIS YEAR. MEANWHILE, PROBLEMS KEEP PILING UP. SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS ARE SCARCE AND MY CHILD HAS THERAPY FROM SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T EVEN LIVE IN THE STATE. IF THE BOARD DRIVEN CULTURE WARS KEEP WRECKING STAFF MORALE AND DERAILING IEP SERVICES, YOU ALL WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. STOP CHASING FLAGS, STICKERS, AND YOUR NEUTRALITY JOKES. KEEP POLICY 1018 INTACT AND GET BACK TO THE WORK THAT STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ACTUALLY NEED. CALVERT FAMILIES ARE WATCHING, BUT SO ARE THE COURTS 
          AND COMPLIANCE -- >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CAMILLE 
          KHALEESI. >> CAMILLE POLICE SAY. AS YOUR MEMORY RESOURCES EXECUTIVE, I MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO NOT BRING MY PERSONAL AGENDA TO THE BOARD ROOM AND CONSIDER PERSPECTIVES OF ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE COMPANY. AS A SPECIAL-NEEDS ADVOCATE, I AIM TO BRING VOICE TO A POPULATION, WHO AT TIMES, INCLUSIVE OF MY SON, IS CHALLENGED BY VERBAL SPEECH. AS A BOARD MEMBER, I WOULD HAVE ACTED ON BEHALF OF OF WHAT WAS BEST FOR ALL CCPS STUDENTS, YET YOU SIT HERE AND PUSH YOUR PERSONAL AGENDAS AND DESIRES UPON EVERYONE ELSE. ANTIRACISM POLICY WAS NOT REDUNDANT. THE FIVE OF YOU SITTING HERE , EPITOMIZING GROUPTHINK, AND HAVING SCRIPTED RESPONSES RATHER THAN DEVELOPING RESPONSES BASED ON FEEDBACK RECEIVED IS REDUNDANT. WHILE SCHOOLS MAY HAVE POLICIES TO ADDRESS DISCRIMINATION, THEY ALSO NEED SPECIFIC ANTIRACISM POLICIES, BECAUSE RACISM IS A DEEPER, MORE SYSTEMIC ISSUE THAN INDIVIDUAL ACTS OF DISCRIMINATION. DISCRIMINATION POLICIES PRIMARILY ADDRESS UNFAIR TREATMENT BASED ON RACE, WEBER ANTIRACISM POLICIES GO FURTHER BY ACTIVELY WORKING TO IDENTIFY AND DISMANTLE THE STRUCTURES, PRACTICES, AND NORMS THAT CREATE AND PERPETUATE RACIAL INEQUITIES WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. THIS DISTINCTION MATTERS BECAUSE, IT ADDRESSES THE ROOT CAUSES OF INEQUITY, DISCRIMINATION POLICIES ALSO REACT TO INDIVIDUAL INSTANCES. ANTIRACISM POLICIES ON THE OTHER HAND AIM TO PROACTIVELY ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING SYSTEMIC ISSUES THAT LEAD TO DISPARITIES AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES, DISCIPLINE, AND ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR. B, IT MOVES BEYOND PASSIVE NONDISCRIMINATION. 
          SIMPLY NOT DISCRIMINATING ISN'T ENOUGH TO COUNTERACT THE HISTORICAL AND ONGOING EFFECTS OF RACISM. ANTIRACISM REQUIRES ACTIVELY WORKING TO CREATE EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS. C, IT EMPOWERS AND AFFIRMS STUDENTS. ANTIRACISM POLICIES AIM TO CREATE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY STUDENTS OF COLOR, FEEL VALUED, RESPECTED, AND HAVE A SENSE OF BELONGING, AND JEN 27, IT CULTIVATES A MORE JUST 
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SOCIETY. ANTIRACISM EDUCATION HELPS STUDENTS DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS CAN UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF RACISM, AND PREPARE THEM TO ADVOCATE FOR AND CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE JUST AND 
          EQUITABLE SOCIETY. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. 
          >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS EVA ON CAMERON. 
          >> EVEN ON CAMERON. PRESIDENT POST, BOARD MEMBERS, AND MY FELLOW CALVERT COUNTY RESIDENTS, I STAND BEFORE YOU AS A CONCERNED RESIDENT OF CALVERT COUNTY, WHO BELIEVES DEEPLY IN THE PROMISE OF AMERICAN EDUCATION. 74 YEARS AGO, THE SUPREME COURT DECLARED IN BROWN VERSUS BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT SEPARATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES ARE INHERENTLY UNEQUAL, AND THAT EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE DEMANDS WE PROVIDE EVERY CHILD , REGARDLESS OF RACE WITH AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND THRIVE. 
          YET, HERE WE ARE IN 2025, AND THE DATA STILL GLARINGLY SHOWS AS UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS. ACHIEVEMENT GAPS PERSIST . 
          DISCIPLINARY DISPARITIES CONTINUE. AND THE BARRIERS TO ADVANCE COURSEWORK REMAIN. POLICY STATEMENTS LIKE 1018, THEY DON'T CREATE DIVISION. IT ACKNOWLEDGES WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW EXISTS . WILL WE CONTINUE TO CODDLE OUR PERSONAL BIAS? AND WILL WE RUN AND EMBRACE INSTITUTIONAL RACISM IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM? OR WILL WE HOLD TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE WE HAVE CARRIED SINCE 1954? A POLICY LIKE 1018 IS NOT ABOUT POLITICS. IT'S ABOUT OUR LEGAL AND MORAL OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE 14TH AMENDMENT. IT'S ABOUT MARILYN'S BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE, WHICH INVESTS $3.8 BILLION , BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT MARYLAND MUST REMAIN COMPETITIVE. THAT'S THANK YOU 
          FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES 
          -- AND OUR CHILDREN OBSERVE -- >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. 
          >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LOLA WHITE'S . 
          >> HELLO, GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT POST AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MY NAME IS LOLA WAIT AND I AM A SOPHOMORE AT CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SPEAKING AT A BOARD MEETING. I HAVE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT ALL THE CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING AROUND PUBLIC EDUCATION LATELY, NOT JUST HERE, BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF DEBATE AND A LOT OF CHANGES, AND I THINK FOR STUDENTS LIKE ME, IT FEELS HARD TO LIKE KEEP UP WITH ALL OF IT. AND I KNOW THERE ARE BIG DECISIONS BEING MADE ABOUT BUDGETS, PROGRAMS, AND POLICIES. 
          I ALSO KNOW THAT MOST STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WANT TO FEEL PREPARED, INFORMED, AND SUPPORTED, ESPECIALLY HEADING INTO A NEW SCHOOL YEAR. THAT'S WHY I AM HERE TONIGHT, TO RESPECTFULLY ASK IF THE BOARD WOULD CONSIDER HOLDING A PUBLIC TOWN HALL IN THE COMING WEEKS, NOT AS A REPLACEMENT FOR THESE MEETINGS, BUT AS A DIFFERENT KIND OF SPACE, SOMETHING OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE, WERE THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY CAN SPEAK WITH EACH OTHER MORE DIRECTLY, ASK QUESTIONS, AND TALK ABOUT WHAT IS COMING AHEAD. I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE MEETINGS ARE PUBLIC, BUT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW THEY WORK OR FEEL CONFIDENT SPEAKING IN A SETTING LIKE THIS. A TOWN HALL WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR MORE PEOPLE TO FEEL INCLUDED AND CONNECTED IN THE IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE BEING HAD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND 
          FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR 
          COMMENTS. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HENRY 
          NICHOLAS OR NICHOLS. >> HE LEFT. 
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          >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CINDY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS CINDY AND I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONCERNED BLACK WOMEN OF CALVERT COUNTY, AND SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MY ORGANIZATION AND MYSELF AS AN INDIVIDUAL. I AM GOING TO START AT THE END, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS HEARD. PROJECT 2025 HAS DUBBED MOST OF OUR PANEL AS MAGA, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. 
          I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE THE MAGA OF THIS CENTURY AND THIS WILL BE A PART OF YOUR LEGACY. YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR YOUR ACTIONS AND PLANS FOR THE SYSTEM AND NOT A PEOPLE. MY DEFINITION OF MAGA? MY ASSUMPTIONS GOES AWRY. DURING THIS SESSION, PRESIDENT POST SAID , IS THERE A POLICY FOR ABSENTEEISM? SHE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO ABSENTEEISM AND A POLICY. SO WE KNOW THAT YOU UNDERSTAND POLICY. NATIONAL EVIDENCE SAYS THAT SCHOOLS WITH INCLUSIVE POLICIES SHOW IMPROVED TEST SCORES ACROSS ALL DEMOCRATIC OR DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS. THEY HAVE REDUCED SUSPENSION AND DISCIPLINARY DISPARITIES. THEY HAVE INCREASED GRADUATION RATES AND COLLEGE ENROLLMENT. THEY HAVE BETTER TEACHING RETENTION AND JOB SATISFACTION. YOU HAVE BETTER ATTENDANCE. KEY BENEFITS FOR INCLUSIVE POLICIES IS THAT 75% OF STUDENTS REPORT FEELING SAFER IN SCHOOLS AND INCLUSIVE POLICIES. 60% IMPROVEMENT ACROSS CULTURAL FRIENDSHIPS. 40% REDUCTION IN BIAS RELATED INCIDENTS , AND 85% OF PARENTS SUPPORT ANTIRACISM EDUCATIONAL 
          INITIATIVES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. 
          >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MIRIAM CANNING. 
          >> HELLO. LET ME START WITH SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS TO EVERYONE. NOBODY WHO WANTS THE ANTIRACISM POLICY REMOVED IS ARGUING AGAINST PROTECTING STUDENTS FROM RACISM OR DISCRIMINATION. IN FACT, IT'S QUITE THE OPPOSITE. WE HAVE A LEGAL AND MORAL OBLIGATION TO PROTECT STUDENTS FROM UNFAIR TREATMENT BASED ON THEIR RACE AND THESE COMMITMENTS ARE REFLECTED IN OUR NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUITY POLICIES. THE ISSUE ISN'T WHETHER WE SHOULD FIGHT RACISM, WE ABSOLUTELY SHOULD, THE REAL QUESTION IS HOW WE DO IT. THE ANTIRACISM POLICY AND THE BROADER CONCEPT OF ANTIRACISM ITSELF REPRESENTS A RADICALIZED APPROACH TO EQUITY, ONE THAT USES THIS AS A TOOL FOR REDISTRIBUTING RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES. A LEADING ANTIRACISM APOLOGIST OPENLY STATES, THE ONLY BREVITY TO PAST EXTERMINATION IS PRESENT DISCRIMINATION. THE ONLY REMEDY TO PRESENT DISCRIMINATION IS FUTURE DISCRIMINATION. THAT IS NOT QUALITY, THAT IS NOT JUSTICE. WE SHOULD CALL IT WHAT IT IS. THIS POLICY HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR FIVE YEARS, YET NOT A SINGLE RACIST POLICY OR STAFF MEMBER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. WE ARE TO GET THE PROGRAM DISPARITIES ARE DUE TO INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS, NO BARRIERS ARE NAMED BUT OFTEN WHAT IS CALLED A BARRIER IS SIMPLY A STANDARD. THE POLICY PUSHES FOR INCREASED MINORITY, INAUDIBLE ]. THIS IS TEXTBOOK SYSTEMIC RACISM. A DISPROPORTIONATE SUSPENSION RATES ARE UNFAIRLY APPLIED PREJUDICE IS NEGLIGENCE. AND BY PROMOTING WHITE PRIVILEGE AND WHITE SUPREMACY AS BARRIERS WHILE EXPLICITLY FAVORING STUDENTS OF COLOR, THIS POLICY DOESN'T PROMOTE INCLUSION, IT PROMOTES RACIAL SCAPEGOATING, AND YES, KIDS ABSORB THAT MESSAGE. OUR FOCUS MUST SHIFT AWAY FROM IDEOLOGY AND BACK TOWARDS EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS THAT MEET ACTUAL STUDENT NEEDS. 
          WE DON'T NEED TO TEAR DOWN ONE RACE TO UPLIFT ANOTHER, WE DON'T NEED TO ASSUME THAT RACISM IS BEHIND EVERY GAP, AND WE CERTAINLY DON'T NEED POLICIES THAT TELL CHILDREN THEIR SKIN COLOR DETERMINES THEIR SUCCESS. I SUPPORT THIS BOARD AND ITS REMOVAL OF OUR CURRENT ANTIRACISM POLICY. IT IS ACCOMPANYING PROCEDURES AND ANY OTHER POLITICALLY DRIVEN INITIATIVE -- POLITICALLY DRIVEN INITIATIVE -- 
          >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STACY 
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          NEELY. >> HELLO, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS STACY NEELY AND I AM HERE FROM THREE YEARS AGO WHERE I ACTUALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE WITH THE PLAYGROUNDS, SO I AM THE REASON WHY, AND I AM THE ONE THAT FILED A DISCRIMINATION CASE. SO, HERE I AM AGAIN, IN FRONT OF YOU, THREE YEARS LATER. I STAND BEFORE YOU AS A MOTHER TO A REMARKABLE LITTLE GIRL HAS LIFELONG AND LIFE-THREATENING DISABILITIES. I AM HERE TODAY TO BE HER VOICE AND THE VOICE OF ALL THE REST OF THE KIDS JUST LIKE HER. MY GOAL TODAY IS TO REMIND YOU THAT MINORITIES AND KIDS WITH DISABILITIES ARE FORGOTTEN AND OVERLOOKED BY YOU. 
          PERFECT EXAMPLE TODAY, NOT ONCE DID I SEE SPECIAL NEEDS ON THE BOARD AS PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN. NOT ONCE DID I SEE ANYTHING TO BE ADDRESSED, EVEN THOUGH YOU GUYS HAVE IEP AND 504 METRICS ON THERE. I CAN KEEP GOING. I HAVE ASKED FOR FOUR YEARS THAT THERE IS A COMMUNICATION DEVICE , ONE IN THE COUNTY THAT WILL ALLOW NONVERBAL KIDS TO BE ABLE TO USE IT, AND TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO TRAIN , AND YET AGAIN, I SEE 70+ THOUSAND DOLLARS BEING SENT FOR SOME TRAINING TO WASHINGTON, D.C. INSTEAD OF SPENT ON SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS. WITH THAT SAID, REMOVING WORDS LIKE INCLUSIVE OR SPEAKING THAT D.E.I. IS SOME KIND OF A BAD COMBINATION OF WORDS WILL NOT REMOVE MY CHILD FROM THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE. WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. THIS IS HER CIVIL RIGHT. THIS IS HER CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT, AND IF I HAVE TO FIGHT IT WITH A CIVIL LAW AND FILE LAWSUITS, I WILL DO IT. TRY ME AGAIN. OKAY, SO THERE WE GO, WE WILL HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER. WE WILL HAVE TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS. YOU CAN SILENCE ME, BUT I WILL 
          BE BACK AGAIN. >> 
          >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. 
          >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS THOMPSON. >> TESTING. GOOD EVENING, I AM HERE AS A CONCERNED PARENT ON BEHALF OF MY RISING NINTH GRADER AND RISING KINDERGARTEN OR. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS.HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CALLED A RACIAL SLUR? IN FACT, HOW MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH RACIAL SLURS? BEING A BORN AND BRED MISSISSIPPI NATIVE AND RECOGNIZING THE HARM I HAVE EXPERIENCED, HARSH AND RACIST WORDS SUCH AS PERSONALLY BEEN CALLED THE N-WORD. HOW DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD RESPOND? A BETTER QUESTION WOULD BE HOW WOULD YOU WANT YOUR PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, OR STUDENTS TO RESPOND? EVEN YOUR CHILDREN? WHILE OFTEN USED INTERCHANGEABLY, RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION ARE DISTINCT. BUT INTERTWINED CONCEPTS. SO, I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU COULD BE CONFUSED AND PROVIDE YOUR MISLEADING REASONS TO REMOVE THE ANTIRACISM POLICY BECAUSE OF REDUNDANCY WITH THE DISCRIMINATION POLICY. JUST TO BE CLEAR, RACISM IS A MORE SPECIFIC AND SYSTEMIC FORM OF DISCRIMINATION. RACISM INVOLVES A BELIEF SYSTEM OF RACIAL SUPERIORITY AND OPPRESSIVE DISTRIBUTION OF POWER. SO, TO COMPARE THE QUESTION OF WHICH CAME FIRST, THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG, RACISM IS A STARTING POINT. IT FUELS DISCRIMINATION. THE CURRENT DISCRIMINATION POLICY IS TOO VAGUE TO TRULY PROTECT US AGAINST RACIST ATTACKS. SO, BEFORE I TAKE MY SEAT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE LONG-LASTING EFFECTS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE RACIST COMMENTS. RACISM IMPACTS MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND ACADEMIC 
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PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES. LET ME BE CLEAR, RACISM IS REAL, IT'S A VERY REAL IN CALVERT COUNTY, AND ITS PUBLICLY VERIFIED , IT IS REAL AMONGST MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD OF EDUCATION. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
          COMMENTS. >> NOW KNOW YOUR ANSWER TO MY 
          EARLIER QUESTION. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PRISCILLA BRADLEY. SHE IS THE CASE VICE PRESIDENT SPEAKING FOR THREE 
          MINUTES. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, I AM PRISCILLA BRADLEY, MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE/HER. I SPEAK TODAY NOT ONLY AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER, AS A PARENT, BUT ALSO AS A PROUD UNION ADVOCATE. I SERVE AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF CASE. AND I AM SPEAKING FOR THE RIGHTS AND SAFETY AND DIGNITY OF EVERY STUDENTS AND WORKER IN OUR SCHOOLS. YOUR DECISION TO REMOVE THE ANTIRACISM RESOLUTION AND THE STAY SAFE STICKERS IS MORE THAN DISAPPOINTING. IT IS A DIRECT THREAT TO THE PROTECTION THAT EVERY EDUCATOR AND STUDENT DESERVES. WHEN YOU SILENCE ANTIRACISM WORK, YOU MAKE OUR SCHOOLS LESS SAFE FIRST STOP OF COLOR. WHEN YOU REMOVE THE SYMBOLS OF SAFETY FOR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS, YOU UNDERMINE THE VERY WORK EDUCATORS DO EVERY DAY TO CREATE INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. THE ERASING OF THESE ITEMS OPENS THE DOOR FOR DISCRIMINATION. IT CREATES UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS. AND IT PAVES THE PATH THAT DEHUMANIZES STUDENTS AND IN DANGEROUS STAFF . WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ISSUES OF HUMANITY. 
          HUMANITY IS NOT AN OPTION. SAFETY IS NOT POLITICAL. SILENCE IS NOT PROTECTION. THROUGH ALL OF THIS, MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WHY? WHY? WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO TARGET MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS IN THIS COMMUNITY? WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO DEHUMANIZE OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS? THAT IS ALL I HAVE. WHY? 
          >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS 
          FOR THIS EVENING. >> 
          >> EVERYBODY CAN GO. THE WHOLE ROOM. YOU GO NOW. CLEAR THE ROOM, PLEASE. CLEAR THE ROOM. CLEAR THE ROOM. CLEAR THE ROOM. 
          OFFICER, PLEASE CLEAR THE ROOM. OFFICER, CLEAR THE ROOM. THE 
          WHOLE ROOM. >> OFFICERS, IF WE COULD DO THIS EXPEDITIOUSLY BECAUSE OUR MEETING HAS NOT CONCLUDED, WE STILL HAVE OUR BOARD COMMENTS LEFT, THANK YOU. 
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          >> THANK YOU, WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO THE BOARD COMMENT PORTION OF OUR EVENING. I WILL TURN TO THE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD. 
          CAN YOU SHUT THE DOORS, PLEASE? >> GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT IS HERE TONIGHT. I LEARNED A LOT OF VALUABLE INFORMATION TONIGHT. AROUND PRESENTATIONS AND OBSERVING AND LISTENING. THANK YOU TO THOSE OF YOU WHO STILL GAVE PRESENTATIONS. IT HAS GIVEN ME A LOT OF INSIGHT TO THE GOALS OF OUR COUNTY AND OUR SCHOOLS, AND THERE ARE GREAT GOALS THAT I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING OUR COUNTY WORK TOWARDS. SO, JUST THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. 
          >> THANK YOU. MR. MARCHIO? >> I HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS AT 
          THIS TIME. >> MR. HARRISON? 
          >> OH, I HAVE A LOT TO SAY. >> IT'S 10:00. 
          >> SO, I WILL TELL YOU, AND I THINK IT'S SAD BECAUSE I HAVE A TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR EVERYONE, I HAVE RAISED MY KIDS THE SAME WAY. BUT I THINK WHAT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WERE ELECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF CALVERT COUNTY. AND I WAS ELECTED BY 27,000 CITIZENS OF CALVERT COUNTY, SO SOMEONE TONIGHT SAID THAT THERE WERE 586 PEOPLE THAT MADE SOME COMMENTS ON CHANGE.ORG, THAT IS GREAT. CHANGE.ORG HAPPENS ON ELECTION DAY. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVER THE INTERNET, IT HAPPENS ON ELECTION DAY. SO, IF YOU WANT TO GET OUT AND YOU WANT TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO RUN AGAINST ME OR WHATEVER, DO IT. THAT'S DEMOCRACY. THAT'S THE PROCESS. BUT I WAS ELECTED BY 27,000 CALVERT COUNTY CITIZENS ON A PLATFORM THAT I AM FULFILLING. SO, IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, YOU'VE GOT TO GO OUT THERE AND YOU HAVE GOT TO DONATE, BECAUSE IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO WIN THIS SEAT. YOU'VE GOT TO RAISE SOME MONEY. 
          AND ALL THESE PROTESTS AND SIGNS AND STUFF, THAT'S GREAT, THAT DOESN'T REGISTER ON THE BALLOT BOX. MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER, BUT YOU'VE GOT TO GET OUT THERE AND VOTE, THAT IS DEMOCRACY. THANKS. 
          >> MISS GOSHORN? THAT'S I JUST WANT TO THANK THE STUDENT THAT CAME AND SPOKE TODAY, IT IS ALWAYS GOOD WHEN STUDENTS COME OUT TO SPEAK. I ALSO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE SCHOOL IS STARTING SOON, AND OUR STAFF HAS BEEN HARD AT WORK, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DID TO PREPARE EVERYTHING, THIS WAS A VERY PACKED MEETING, SINCE WE COULDN'T MEET LAST MONTH, BUT I HOPE OUR BUILDING STAFF ENJOY THEIR LAST COUPLE DAYS OF SUMMER. AND I PERSONALLY CAN'T WAIT 
          >> I'M EXCITED TO BEGIN THE 2025 AND 2026 SCHOOL YEAR. I HOPE THAT OUR STAFF HAS HAD TIME YOUR ENERGY, COMPASSION AND YOUR UNWAVERING BELIEF IN THEIR POTENTIAL. I AM ENDLESSLY GRATEFUL FOR THE DEDICATION YOU BRING TO WORK EACH DAY. TOGETHER WE CAN IMPROVE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND MAKE THIS A TRULY EXTRAORDINARY YEAR. 
          >> I WOULD LIKE TO START OUT BY ACKNOWLEDGING MS. KAREN MAXEY, OUR BOARD ASSISTANT, FOR HER UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND HER TIRELESS EFFORT IN PULLING ALL OF THIS TOGETHER AND KEEPING US ON THE SAME PAGE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR HAVING REPRESENTATION HEARING KEEPING EVERYBODY SAFE. 
          AND ALSO FOR NOT BILLING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. I APPRECIATE THAT 
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ABSORPTION. I WILL BE SURE TO WRITE A NOTE TO THE COMMISSIONER. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK DR. JOHNSON AND STAFF FOR MAINTAINING CONTINUITY OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE EXIT OF OUR PREVIOUS SUPERINTENDENT. AS WE ENTER INTO THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, I LOVE THE SCHOOL MEMBERS THOUGHT OF HAVING A -- A TOWN HALL -- SORRY -- UNFORTUNATELY, ALL FIVE OF US CANNOT BE IN ONE PLACE AT ONCE AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS. SO THEY LIKE TO LIMIT US IN THE PUBLIC. BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL AND I ALSO HAD SOME OPPORTUNITY BRIEFLY TO TALK TO DR. NEWSOME AND HE HAD SOME REALLY GREAT IDEAS ABOUT HOW WE CAN GET SOME INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT IT IS COMING FROM THE SCHOOL SYSTEM DIRECTLY AND NOT FROM SOMEONE'S OPINION ON THE FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM OR OTHER PLACES. THIS SUMMER WENT BY WAY TOO FAST AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THE SCHOOL YEAR IS ALREADY UPON US. 
          IT FELT LIKE IT WAS THE FASTEST SUMMER IN THE HISTORY. SO GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF THOSE MOVING ON AND GOING TO COLLEGE AND TO ALL OF THE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS WHO ARE NOW EITHER CELEBRATING THAT THE KIDS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL OR THE KIDS THAT ARE SAD THAT THEY HAVE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL ALREADY . I WISH
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.