[Pledge of Allegiance/Moment of Silence] [00:00:05] >> GET A VANGUARD I CALL THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING TO ORDER PRID PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH I STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE WILL HAVE OUR [Appointments] APPOINTMENT FOR DO EMPLOYEES IN DR. SUSAN JOHNSON IS GOING TO READ THOSE FOR US. >> GOOD EVENING, ON BEHALF OF DR. NEWSOME WE HAVE SIX OF WHITMAN'S FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIO THIS EVENING KURT ARE FIRST APPOINTMENT IS FOR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CALVERT ELEMENTARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MR. ERIC HOME IS RECOGNIZED AS RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PRINCIPAL . HE BRINGS LEADERSHIP AND STUDEN SUPPORT, SCHOOL OPERATIONS AND STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENT PRIDE HE SERVES AS A DUNE OF STUDENTS AT PLUM POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HA RECENTLY MOVED TO L ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. PREVIOUSLY HE HAS SERVED AS A SPECIAL ED LEAD TEACHER AND CLASSROOM EDUCATION OR ACROSS SECONDARY AND POST SECONDARY SETTING STRAIGHT HE HOLDS A MASTERS DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND MARYLAND CERTIFICATION AND. >> CAN CONNECTICUT EMOTION? >> MOTION. >> SECOND. ALTHOUGH SOME FAVOR. >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. >> OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS FOR AN 11 MONTH 11 PRINCIPAL AT CALVERT HOUSE SCHOOL. MR. RYAN BUTLER APPROACH RECOMMENDED FOR APPOINTMENT AT CALVERT HIGH. HE BRING SECONDARY INSTRUCTION, HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNMENT IN CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHERE HE ASSISTS WITH SCHOOLWID LEADERSHIP AND STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS. HE HAS TAUGHT HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS AND HAS HELD SEVERA LEADERSHIP POSITIONS INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TEAM, LEAD , AND HE HOLDS HIS MASTERS DEGREE AND LEADERSHIP IN IN MINISTRATION FROM NOTRE DAME OF MARYLAND. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> ALTHOUGH SOME FAVOR. >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES 5-0. >> CONGRATULATIONS MR. BUTLER. [APPLAUSE] >> I PROMISE TO BE QUICK. I JUST WANT TO THANK DR. NEWSOM IN THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS THE VIC PRINCIPAL AS IN THE COMMUNITY A WAS BORN AND RAISED IN. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORK. THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] >> OUR NEXT FOR CONSIDERATION I KRISTEN MORRIS. SHE IS RECOMMENDED AS THIS APPOINTMENT SHE BRINGS MORE THA 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION AND STUDENT SERVICES SUPPORT. SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS DEAN OF STUDENTS AT MUTUAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE SHE SUPPORTS ACHIEVEMENT, STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT. PREVIOUSLY SHE SERVED AS STUDEN SERVICES TEAM LEAD AND SPENT 18 YEARS AS AN ELEMENTARY SPECIAL EDUCATOR PURGE HAS A MASTERS DEGREE AND LEADERSHIP, TEACHING EDUCATIONAL AND HAS DEMONSTRATE STRONG COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS, COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP, AND POSITIVE CULTURE . >> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> I SAID 5-0 WAS THE VOTE, BUT IT WASN'T WORKING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH OF THE BOARD AND DR. NEWSOME FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. AM HONORED TO JOIN THE FAMILY I EXCITED TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS, STAFF, AND THE COMMUNITY. MICHAEL IS SIMPLE, IT IS TO MAK SURE THAT EVERY STUDENT FEELS KNOWN, VALUED, AND CHALLENGED WHILE WORKING ALONGSIDE THE STAFF THERE. AND GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH. THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS. [00:05:04] KKR NEXT RECOMMENDATION IS THE PRINCIPLE OF CALVERT COUNTRY SCHOOL. CHRISTIANS NEED IS BEEN RECOMMENDED AS THE APPOINTMENT SHE BRINGS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AND MINISTRATION, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OPERATIONS. SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE SHE PARTNERS AT LEADING INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT. PRIOR TO VOID TO JOINING SHE SERVED AS SPECIAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR AND ADAPTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATOR WITH PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS VERY SHE HOLDS HER MASTERS SPECIAL EDUCATION WITH ADMINISTRATOR ONE AND TWO CERTIFICATION IN SHE IS CURRENTLY PURSUING HER DOCTORAL DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP . >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> OTHERS IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES 5-0. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. IT IS WITH GREAT EXCITEMENT AND GRATITUDE I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY T SERVE AS PRINCIPAL. I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND AS HER PRINCIPAL OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS. MENTORSHIP AND KNOWLEDGE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO AND HAS EQUIPMEN FOR THIS NEW ROLE. DURING MY COLLEGE YEARS I INTERNED AT CALVERT COUNTRY SCHOOL AND THAT SPARK MY LOVE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. I AM BEYOND GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO THE SCHOOL WERE MADE SPECIAL EDUCATION JOURNEY BEGAN. I'M HONORED TO JOIN IS SCHOOL COMMUNITY WITH INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT AND AS PRINCIPAL I LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH OUR STUDENTS, FAMILY, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD FEELS VALUED, SUPPORTIVE, AND EMPOWERED TO SUCCEED. I'M EXCITED FOR THE JOURNEY AHEAD AND GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CALVER COUNTRY SCHOOL COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. KKR NEXT RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE POSITION OF SUPERVISOR OF SCHOOL SAFETY. MR. TEAM DEAN JONES HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED AT THIS APPOINTMENT. TO BRING SOME EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN SCHOOL SAFETY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP RIGHT HE HAS SERVED AS A SAFETY ADVOCATE FOR CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHERE HE PARTNER WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TO ENHANCE SCHOOL SAFETY, CONDUCT THREAT ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDE STAFF TRAINING AND PROVIDE CRISIS SUPPORT EFFORTS FREUD HE HAS HELD NUMEROUS LEADERSHIP PERSONS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT INCLUDE AN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE BUREAU OF PATROL AND COMMANDER OF THE ADVANCED OFFICER TRAINING DIVISION PART HAS BACKGROUND IN PUBLIC SAFETY, SAPS TRAINING, AND STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP REFLECTS A STRONG COMMITMENT TO CREATING SAFE IN SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. TO KEEP MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> ALTHOUGH SOME FAVOR. >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES 5-0. [APPLAUSE] >> I WILL BE QUICK AS WELL. AT LIKE TO THANK DR. NEWSOME AN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR POINTING ME TO THIS POSITION. STARTED MY PUBLIC SAFETY CAREER AS A SEVEN -YEAR-OLD SAFETY PATROLMAN AT MOUNT HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SO I DO THAN YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND BE IN CHARGE OF SAFETY HERE FOR THE COUNTY. ITS A FULL CIRCLE, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] TAKING OUR LAST RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENT IS FOR SUPERVISOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION. DR. RANDY TENSIONER IS RECOMMENDED AS SUPERVISOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION PREACHER BRINGS 28 YEARS OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP AND LEADER LITERACY AND INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE. SHE SERVES AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACH FOR CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS LEADING DISTRICTWIDE LITERACY AND CSS AND GRANT FUNDED INTERVENTIONS AND INITIATIVES WHILE SUPPORTING EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS THREE COACHING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. PREVIOUSLY SHE SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, TITLE I LEAD TEACHER AND ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM TEACHER. SHE HOLDS A DOCTORATE DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATIVE ONE AND TWO CERTIFICATION AND EXTENSIVE EXPERTISE IN LITERACY, SCHOOL [00:10:02] IMPROVEMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERHIP. >> MOVED. TAKE A SECOND. >> ALTHOUGH SOME FAVOR. >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES 5-0. [APPLAUSE] >> I AM GOING TO CUT THIS DOWN LITTLE BIT. I AM READING THE ROOM HERE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION DR. JOHNSON. CALVERT COUNTY IS HOME FOR ME PRIDE AND PROUD TO BE UP PRODUCTS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVING ATTENDED THE CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CALVERT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL. EARLIER TODAY I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION PER THERE WAS SUCH AN EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR. IT WAS JUST AMAZING. GREAT START TO MAYDAY. AFTER COLLEGE I CHOSE TO RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY THAT HELPED SHAPE ME, SO I COULD RAISE A FAMILY HERE. OF THE PAST 28 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING AND COLLABORATING WITH STAFF AT EVERY SEE CPS SCHOOL. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE WATCHED OUR TWO BOYS GROW INTO SUCCESSFUL ADULTS THROUGH THE OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES PROVIDED BY CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AS I BEGIN THIS NEXT CHAPTER, I'M COMMITTED TO LEADING WITH EMPATHY, EXCELLENCE, AND EQUITY WHILE ENSURING INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY STUDENT EVERY DAY. IN QUEUE FOR YOUR TRUST YOUR SUPPORT. [APPLAUSE] KICKING I THOUGHT YOU WANTED DR. UP NEXT WE HAVE OUR SECAC [SECAC Presentation] PRESENTATION. I INVITE THEM FORWARD. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WE ARE CALVERT SECAC WHICH IS THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN WE WANTED TO PRESENT TO YOU OR IN REVIEW. JUST SOME THINGS THAT WE ARE GOING TO GO OVER DURING OUR PRESENTATION. WE WILL HAVE INTRODUCTIONS AND ALSO GO OVER THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF SECAC FREIGHT WHAT WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR FOR OUR GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS AS WELL AS SPECIAL EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS, AND WHAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO AND THE COMING YEAR. FOR FY 26, OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM I MYSELF, CHAIRPERSON. >> SHELLEY BADEN, COCHAIR. >> SAMANTHA MATHESON, MEMBER AT LARGE. >> LINDSAY HARRELL, NUMBER AT LARGE. >> B ALSO HAVE BY DESIGN THROUG OUR BYLAWS THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IS ARCH TREASURER, WHICH WAS DR. KENNED ANDERSON AT THE TIME. THIS YEAR WE HAVE TWO NEW PEOPL JOINING US WE HAVE JOHN PETERS JOINING US AS OUR SECRETARY, AN THEN WE HAVE DR. BURNETT A CHRISTIAN WHO IS OUR NEW TREASURER. THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF SECA ARE SIMILARLY IN SOME WAYS, BUT WIDELY DIFFERENT AND OTHERS. OUR MISSION IS THAT WE ARE DEDICATED TO FACILITATING COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EDUCATORS, AND SEE CPS ADMINISTRATORS TO ENHANCE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND ADVOCATE FOR SERVICES IN CALVERT COUNTY IN OUR COMMUNITY APPEARED OUR PURPOSE IN FACILITATING DISK MUNICATION IS TO HAVE A BETTER [00:15:01] WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AL OF THESE PARTIES AND PROMOTE DISABILITY AWARENESS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY IN TO GATHER AND ASSESS FEEDBACK IN MANY AREAS OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN OUR COMMUNITY SO WE CAN PROVIDE MEANINGFUL INPUT TO THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AN OTHER DEPARTMENTS OF COURSE AS THEY DO IMPACT STUDENTS WITH SERVICES AND ALSO WE GIVE INPUT ABOUT STAFFING AND BUDGET PROPOSALS. >> FOR OUR GENERAL MEETINGS, WE MEET MONTHLY FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH JUNE EXCEPT FOR DECEMBE AND APRIL. WE HOLD THESE MEETINGS VIRTUALL TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE ALSO SEEK OUR TOPICS EVERY MONTH FROM THE COMMUNITY IN OUR MEMBERS SO WE CAN BE INCLUSIVE TO WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AND WHA THEY WANT TO DISCUSS AND THE PRESENTATIONS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE. WE HOUSE ALL OF OUR AGENDAS AND MINUTES ON THE WEBSITE, THERE I A SECAC QUICKLINK ON THE MAIN PAGE, BUT YOU CAN ALSO ACCESS I THROUGH THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PAGE. THIS PAST YEAR WE DID SLIGHTLY CHANGE HOW WE CONDUCTED OUR MEETINGS FOR OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR, WE BROUGHT IN WELL FOR ALL OF OUR MEMBERS, WE TALKED ABOUT ANY CONCERNS THAT THEY WERE SEEING FROM ANY DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY, OR SCHOO DAYS IN THEN DECIDED TO REACH OUT TO BRING THOSE PEOPLE TO OU MEETINGS TO DISCUSS THESE THING DIRECTLY. THIS WORKS REALLY WELL FOR US AND LIBRA ABLE TO HAVE A LACK O DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH SPECIFIC COMMUNITY LEADERS AND DEPARTMENT STAFF FROM ALL ACROS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND FACILITATING THAT WAS REALLY NICE FOR THIS YEAR. >> A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF WHAT I ACCOMPLISH THIS YEAR, IN SEPTEMBER OUR FOCUS AGAIN WAS SOURCING WHAT PEOPLE WANTED TO SEE FROM SECAC. IN OCTOBER WE TALKED ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ISSUES IN NOVEMBER, TRANSPORTATION CAME AND SPOKE T US FOR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT PARENTS HAD THIS ALSO WAS BEGINNING OF THE SECAC NOMINATIONS PROCESS AND GETTING THAT UP AND RUNNING FOR PARENTS. IN JANUARY, THERE IS NO DECEMBE MEETING SO IN JANUARY, WE TALKE WITH STUDENT SERVICES PRIMARILY WITH NURSING AND HOW MEDICATION IS ADMINISTERED WHEN THERE IS A SUBSTITUTE NURSE OR WHEN THINGS ARE DIFFERENT FOR STUDENTS TO RATE IN FEBRUARY, THAT WAS ALL SECAC AWARD PLANNING AND THEN THE MARYLAND REGISTRATION SESSION. MARCH WAS OUR READING PRESENTATION WITH ONE OF OUR LITERACY SPECIALISTS, AND THEN IN APRIL WAS THE SECAC AWARDS. MAY IS OUR MATH PRESENTATION. JOE SUTTON JULIE NORIS AND, THE WERE ALL THERE TO TALK ABOUT TH CHANGES TO THE LITERACY POLICIE AND HOW WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THOSE IN THEN IN JUNE, THAT WAS OUR STAFFING PLAN. >> TO GO ON WITH THAT, WE TYPICALLY DO A SPECIFIC STUDY SESSION PER QUARTER. SO THAT WE CAN FOCUS ON MORE THINGS THAN JUST ONE OR ANOTHER THING PARENTS SPECIFICALLY OUR MOST EXCITING THING IS THAT A SECAC AWARDS PAIR THAT IS SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE RECOGNIZE US FROM. THIS YEAR THERE WE'RE OVER 200 INDIVIDUAL STAFF WHO WERE NOMINATED WHICH IS PHENOMENAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THE SPOTLIGHT WINNERS AND INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS SUPPORTING SOUTHWES FROM HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL. RELATED SERVICE PROVIDER WEST FROM NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL, AND INDIVIDUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION WA FROM HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN THE CHILD'S TEAM THAT WAS NOMINATED WAS FROM CALVERT MIDDLE. KICKING WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON WITH OUR STUDIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS IN JULY WE WERE WORKING WITH A SUCCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS IN GENERAL EDUCATION WITH DR. ANDERSON. ALSO WE HAD THREE SESSIONS WHAT WE LIKE TO DO IS TOPIC STUDIES THAT WE WOULD MEET ON THE WEEKENDS FOR AN HOUR OR TWO HOURS DEPENDING ON WHICH IT WAS GOING TO BE AN WAVELET HAVE READINGS, WE WOULD HAVE DISCUSSIONS AND IT ALLOWED US T GET THE INSIGHT FROM DR. ANDERSON AND IT ALSO GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE QUESTIONS, DISCUSSIONS, IN ORDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH GREAT WE ALSO DUE TO TOPIC ON THE POWER OF PLAY, WE DID WHEN SET OVER COURSE OF FOUR DIFFERENT [00:20:01] WEEKENDS. AGAIN, THE PROGRAM IS BEING TAUGHT TO TEACHERS AND STAFF TO WORK WITH CHILDREN TO CHANGE THEIR MINDSET IN ORDER TO GET THE CHILDREN TO UNDERSTAND AS WELL AS THE ADULTS TO UNDERSTAN WHAT'S GOING ON. BASIC STRATEGY IS TO WORK WITH THEM. THEN BEHAVIOR BIOLOGY IS A BOOK THAT WE DID A BOOK STUDY ON AND FEBRUARY PRIDE WE ALSO DID A SPECIAL EDUCATION EXPO. WE DID IT VERY DIFFERENT THIS YEAR. WE WERE AT CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. WE HAD PRESENTERS COME. WE HAD I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY DIFFERENT SAMPLE SET UP WE HAD SO MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS REACH OUT TO US CAN SAY WE WANT MOM PRESENTERS, THIS YEAR IT WILL BE BIGGER. AND THEN IN APRIL WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL SECAC AWARDS WHICH IS SOMETHING WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TOO. AND JUST KEEPS GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER. WE ARE PROUD OF THE WORK THAT OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE DOING . THANK YOU. >> SECAC IN THE COMMUNITY. ANOTHER GOBI HAD THIS PAST YEAR IS TO BE MORE PRESENT AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND WITH LOCAL LEADERS. OUR EXECUTIVE MEMBERS VOLUNTEERED ADDITIONAL TIME TO PARTICIPATE ALL YEAR LONG IN THESE EVENTS. IN OCTOBER WE PARTICIPATED AT THE READING FESTIVAL. IN NOVEMBER WE DID A TRUNK FOR TRUNK OR TREAT AT INFANTS AND TODDLERS. AND IN JANUARY, WE DIG IN TO AN EVENT, BUT SECAC IS ASKED IF WE WANTED TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE O THE CALVERT COUNTRY SCHOOL AND CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CODE LOCATED FACILITY EDUCATION SPECIFIC GROUP WHICH LINDSAY IS A PART OF. IN MARCH, WE WENT TO DISABILITY DAY AT THE LEGISLATURE. ASHTON REPRESENTED SECAC AND SPOKE ABOUT SEVERAL BILLS IMPACTING THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY IN WE ALSO DID THE MATH FESTIVAL IN MARCH. IN APRIL AND MAY, WE PROVIDED COMMENT AT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING IN SUPPOR OF AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH IN ASHTON ALSO COMPLETED THE >> I AM LOOKING FORWARD, WE HAD TO SET SOME GOALS FOR OURSELVES IN FY 27 PAIRS WE WANT TO BROADEN OUR OUTREACH. WE'VE DONE SO MUCH IN THE LAST YEAR, BUT THERE IS ALWAYS MORE TO DO AND MORE PEOPLE TO REACH AND MAKING OURSELVES MORE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA MORE MATERIALS FOR FAMILY, HAVING THOSE AVAILABLE FOR FAMILY WITH A NEED NEW DAY PARADE ALSO EDUCATING OURSELVES ABOUT THE RESOURCES OUT THERE T GET PARENTS TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE EVEN IF IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE ALSO LIKE TO ATTEND A WIDER VARIETY OF LOCAL PARENT INFORMATION SESSIONS AND TRAININGS, IT'S A WONDERFUL RESOURCE AND HAS SEVERAL OF THOSE PARENT SESSIONS IN TRAININGS FOR ANYONE FROM INFANTS, TODDLERS, BEHAVIOR, MENTAL HEALTH, ALL OF THOSE THINGS AS WELL PRIDE WE ALSO WANT TO EXPAND OUR TOPICS AND PRESENTATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF REQUEST FOR BIGGER EVENT FOR OUR EXPO AND S WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND THAT EVEN MORE NEXT YEAR. AND THIS CURRENT YEAR, WE WANT TO CONTINUE OUR MEETINGS AS SCHEDULED. OUR MEETING INFORMATION IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITES. AS I SAID BEFORE, EXPANDING THE EXPOSURE TO INCLUDE MORE PUBLIC SCHOOL STAFF. INCREASED ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AT THE EVENTS. WE ALSO WANT TO EXPAND OUR LOCA AND STATE IMPACTS REGARDING FUNDING, NOT AT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM LEVEL BUT FEDERALLY AS WELL AS STATE AND ALSO BE A LARGER PRESENCE FOR DISABILITIE DAY AT THE LEGISLATURE WHICH IS A HUGE EVENT EVERY YEAR WITH TH MARYLAND LEGISLATURE PRAY FOR PARTNERSHIPS WHO WANT TO CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIPS TO FAMILIES WITH MATERIALS. WE PROVIDE PLANS FOR FAMILIES T BE ABLE TO ATTEND THINGS GREAT IN THAN ALSO, TO CONTINUE OUR LOCAL LEADERS IN TO CONTINUE TO KEEP AN OPEN LINE OF COMMUNICATION. FOR DAY PLANNING, WE HAVE THE SAME STRUCTURE FOR GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT AND WAYS OF OUR AGENDAS HAVE BECAUSE WITH OUR FIRST MEETING BURGOYNE TO KEEP IT SIMILAR TO OUR SAME STRUCTURE OF GATHERING INPUT FO WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE, BUT GENERALLY, WE WORK ON OUR BYLAW [00:25:02] IN NOVEMBER AND THEN INMATE THE SCHOOL WILL BE PART OF OUR BIANNUAL VOTING SO WE WILL PUT UP HER VOTES IN MAY FOR A NEW BOARD. ALL OF OUR BOARD SEATS WILL BE OPEN AT THAT TIME PAIR FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, OUR SECAC AWARDS , THESE ARE APPROXIMATE DATES AS WE ARE STILL LOOKING A LOCATIONS. WITH STUDIES WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TO CONTINUE OUR BOOK STUDIES AND ALSO WE ARE WORKING WITH PARENTS PLACE TO BRING SOM OF THEIR STUDIES TO OUR COMMUNITY NOT JUST FOR US WITH THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. JUST IN SUMMARY WE'VE HAD A VER SUCCESSFUL YEAR, THEY HAVE DONE A LOT, WE'VE SEEN A LOT, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY A LOT. IF HAD A LOT OF OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES AND WE BEEN VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND WANT TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING. ANYONE CAN JOIN US THERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE APPEARANCE OF STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY YOU CAN BE A COMMUNITY MEMBER WITH VESTED INTEREST, A STAFF MEMBER YOU CAN COME AND JOIN US FOR OU MEETINGS, THEY ARE OPEN, BUT WE DON'T PUBLICIZE THE MINIMUM, THAT SOMETHING WE ONLY SHARE WITH THOSE WHO ARE ON OUR MARYLAND LIST, SO IN ORDER TO GET ON OUR MAILING LIST, IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY, YOU CAN E-MAIL US HERE. IN ORDER TO BE ADDED, WE ALSO HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE THAT YOU COULD ALSO REACH OUT TO AS THEY ARE TO BE ADDED. OF OUR CONTACT INFORMATION AND INDIVIDUAL E-MAILS ARE ON THE SEA CPS WEBSITE AS WELL. I WILL SAY THAT NEW THIS YEAR W ARE GOING TO OPEN UP ERIC MEETINGS ABOUT 30 MINUTES SOONER , SO 6:00 O'CLOCK INSTEAD OF 630 FOR PARENTS ONLY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN OPEN CHAT BEFOR WE GET STARTED WITH THE MEETING AGENDA. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US? >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> DO YOU OPEN THE MEETING TO HOMESCHOOL KIDS THAT ARE DISADVANTAGED? >> WE WOULDN'T BE OPPOSED TO THAT. TYPICALLY THIS IS FOR SERVICES THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED IN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BUT THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT WE WOULDN'T ALLOW SOMEBODY WHO IS PART OF THE JUST ABILITY COMMUNITY. WE HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT PEOPL ON OUR E-MAIL JUST REVISION LIST . ALL THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO AND ASK AND WOULD BE BE HAPPY TO PU THEM ON. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO. IN OTHER PEOPLE SITTING HERE THERE IS A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS BEHIND IT THAT DO SO MUCH, SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. TO GET THAT IS MY SENTIMENTS AS WELL-PAID THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> UP NEXT WE WILL MOVE INTO OU [PUBLIC FORUM] PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PERMITS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD WHEN ISSUES OF CONCER THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS IS LIMITED TO 30. WHEN YOU ARE CALLED TO SPEAK, PLEASE SPEAK THE NAME FOR THE RECORD AND LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO TWO MINUTES. THERE IS A SIGN-UP SHEET, DO NO TRANSFER ANY PART OF THEIR SPEAKING TIME TO ANOTHER PERSON OR GROUP. IF YOU HAVE HANDOUTS OR WRITTEN TESTIMONY, PLEASE GIVE THEM TO KEVIN TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO BOAR MEMBERS. TO PROTECT THE INDIVIDUAL CONFIDENTIALITY, PLEASE DO NOT MENTION SPECIFIC STUDENTS OR STAFF MEMBERS IN YOUR REMARKS. ALL COMMENTS ARE TO BE MADE IN CIVIL MANNER. ANYONE NOT FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES WILL BE ASKED TO STO SPEAKING AND MAY FORFEIT THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AT FUTURE BOARD MEETING. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE TH BOARD OF EDUCATION'S VALUES OR COMMENTS AND CONCERNS, THIS IS BUSINESS MEETING AND THE BOARD CANNOT RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTION OR INTO INTERCESSION WITH THE MEETING PART CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL RESPOND IF YOU PROVIDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WHEN YOU SIGN IN. WRITTEN COMMENTS ARE WELCOME AT ANY TIME AND FROM MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE BOARD. OUR FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT IS JOELLA BOLDT. >> PUSH THAT LITTLE GREEN BUTTON . PERFECT. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAME PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT DR. NEWSOME. I AM A RETIRED TEACHER WHO SERVED IN EVERY COUNTY FOR 200. [00:30:04] I'M SPEAKING REGARDING MY PERSONAL CONCERNS THAT I EXPERIENCED WITH THE NEW MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN. MY RETIRED COLLEAGUES IN I DEDICATED DECADES OF SERVICE TO THIS DISTRICT UNDER THE PROMISE OF STABLE, DEPENDABLE HEALTHCAR IN OUR SENIOR YEARS. THE PLAN PREAUTHORIZATION PROCESS SHOULD ONLY TAKE A FEW DAYS, NOT WEEKS. I AM SCHEDULED FOR A PROCEDURE ON FEBRUARY 12TH OF 2026, AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED ON MARCH 19 OF 2026. THIS HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE MAJOR HEALTH HARDSHIP FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. WHEN I RETIRED, I BUILT MY FINANCIAL FUTURE AROUND THE PUBLIC PROMISE TO US THROUGH NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT THAT I SELECTED WHEN EMPLOYED FOR C CPS . AFTER HAVING FYI, I WILL BE ON THESE MEDS THE REST OF MY LIFE. SHOULD THE COST FOR REDUCING COVERAGE ON PEOPLE WHO BREAKS THE TRUST BETWEEN CCPS IN THE EMPLOYEES WHO BUILT IT. I URGE THE BOARD TO IMMEDIATELY CONSIDER ALLOWING RETIREES THE OPTION OF RETURNING TO THE PREVIOUS PLAN. MEDICARE AND SUPPLEMENTAL PLANS TRADITIONAL PPO OR HMO THAT I WAS ENROLLED IN BEFORE BEING MOVED TO A MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND BY STANDING BY THE PEOPLE WHO DEVOTED THEIR CAREERS TO CALVER COUNTY SCHOOL STUDENTS. [APPLAUSE] >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TERRY GOLDSTEIN. >> I DON'T REALLY HAVE A PREPARED SPEECH, BUT ON THE SAM TOPIC AS OUR PREVIOUS SPEAKER, AM A RETIRED TEACHER OF CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, NOT ONLY THAT MY FAMILY HAS BEEN IN THE ACCOUNTING SINCE 1911 AND I WEN TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN 1957 AN THEN I WAS A TEACHER AT BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I RETURNED T BEACH TO TEACH, I WAS THE FIRST STUDENT TO COME BACK TO TEACH. I MARRIED A LOCAL MAN WHO GREW UP HERE, HIS FAMILY DID A LOT O ACCOUNTING, AND WE HELPED DEVELOP THE COUNTY IN OUR SCHOOLS, OUR POLICE FORCE, EVERYTHING TO PROVIDE FOR AN EDUCATION FOR THIS COUNTY, ROAD TO THIS COUNTY THAT ALLOWED NEW PEOPLE TO COME IN, AND WE ACCEPTED THEM, WE DREW OUR SCHOOLS, AND AT THE TIME I STARTED TEACHING IN 1975, WE ONLY HAD TWO HIGH SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. NOW YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE HAVE. LISTENING TO SOME OF THE FARMER NEWLY APPOINTED PRINCIPLES AND SAFETY WORKERS, THEY SAID FULL-CIRCLE, THEY HAVE COME FUL CIRCLE TO, JUST LIKE I DID, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT ALL THESE PEOPLE HERE HAVE COME FUL CIRCLE. WE DEDICATED 25, 30, SOME OF US WERE TEACHING PARTNERS FOR OVER 40 YEARS, AND THEN WE GO TO GET HEALTHCARE, WE ARE DENIED. WE HAVE TO GET PRIOR AUTHORIZATION. WE CAN'T GET OUR MEDICATION. AND WE HAVE TO WAIT, AND WE ARE OLDER NOW. IT MIGHT BE EASY FOR YOU TO DO IT, OR YOUR HUSBAND CAN HELP WHERE YOUR SON OR WHATEVER, I DON'T HAVE CHILDREN. TWO OF MY TEACHING COWORKERS HAVE ALZHEIMER'S, TERRIBLE. >> MISS GOLDSTEIN, YOU CAN FINISH HER SENTENCE. >> THEY CAN'T GET THE HELP THEY NEED WITH PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNO THAT WE ARE FULL-CIRCLE AND WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO A BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PLAN WHERE WE HAVE A CHOICE AND WE FEEL LIKE WE NEED THAT CHOICE [00:35:03] AND WE'VE ALWAYS HAD THAT CHOICE . >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VICTORIA CAROL. >> GOOD EVENING. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DR. NEWSOM. I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MANY CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL RETIREES. WE ARE HERE TODAY BECAUSE OUR SERIOUS CONCERNS HAVE EMERGED ABOUT THIS NEW CAREFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN. AND THE NEED TO RESTORE AND OPT OUT PROVISION FOR RETIREES. RECENTLY, WEIGHT MET WITH DR. NEWSOME TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS. BS RETIREES BE GIVEN THE OPTION TO RETURN TO OUR ORIGINAL MEDICARE AS OUR PRIMARY COVERAG ALONG WITH OUR PREVIOUS SUPPLEMENTAL PLANS. WE APPRECIATE HIS WILLINGNESS T LISTEN TO US, AND TO INVESTIGAT POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. AFTER SEVEN AND A HALF MONTHS, RETIREES CONTINUED TO REPORT HIGHER OUT-OF-POCKET COST, UNEXPECTED CO-PAYS AND DEDUCTIBLES, PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS, PRESCRIPTIONS AND THE PROCEDURE DENIALS, DIFFICULTY ACCESSING DOCTORS AN SPECIALISTS, AND DELAYS IN RECEIVING CARE. ANOTHER SERIOUS CONCERN IS NETWORK RESTRICTIONS. WHEN A DOCTOR OR A SPECIALIST I OUT-OF-NETWORK, RETIREES CONVEY SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER COST THAN WHEN USING AN IN NETWORK PROVIDER. TIME IS ALSO CRUCIAL. THE MEDICARE ANNUAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD IS OCTOBER 15 THROUGH DECEMBER 27 OF 2026 IF RETIREES DO NOT RETURN TO OUR PREVIOUS PLANS DURING OPEN ENROLLMENT, THEY MAY NEVER BE ABLE TO RETUR TO ORIGINAL MEDICARE. WHY? BECAUSE IT IS CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS INCREASE WITH AGE, MANY RETIREES COULD BE FORCED T UNDERGO MEDICARE UNDERWRITING FOR INSURANCE COMPANIES CAN DEN COVERAGE OR CHARGE SIGNIFICANTL HIGHER PREMIUMS. THERE FOR, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDEN TO ESTABLISH A CLEAR PATH FOR RETIREES TO RETURN TO ORIGINAL MEDICARE ALONG WITH OUR PREVIOU SUPPLEMENTAL PLANS BEFORE OCTOBER 15TH. THESE RETIREES DEVOTED DECADES OF THEIR LIVES TO THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES OF CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL. IN QUEUE FOR LISTENING AND FOR CONSIDERING OUR REQUEST. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. [APPLAUSE] >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DONNA WALMER. >> GOOD EVENING. I AM A CURREN EMPLOYEE WHO HAS SERVED CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 39 EUROS GREAT I AM SPEAKING TONIGHT REGARDING MY URGING CONCERN ABOUT THE NEW CAREFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN. RETIREES DEDICATED DECADES OF SERVICE TO THIS DISTRICT UNDER THE PROMISE OF STABLE, DEPENDABLE HEALTHCARE BENEFITS IN OUR POSTAL SERVICE YEARS. THE CURRENT PLAN IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR RETIREES AND SOON-TO-BE RETIREES. MANY FIXED INCOME RETIREES, THI IS NOT A MINOR ADJUSTMENT, IT'S A MAJOR FINANCIAL AND HEALTH HARDSHIP. AS I PREPARE TO RETIRE AFTER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE, I HAVE PLANNE MY FINANCIAL FUTURE BASED ON TH COMMITMENTS CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL HAS MADE THROUGH THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT PROCES INCLUDING THE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE I SELECTED DURING MY EMPLOYMENT. AT THIS STAGE OF MY LIFE, UNEXPECTED INCREASES IN HEALTHCARE COSTS WOULD PLACE A SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON MY RETIREMENT BUDGET AND FINANCIAL SECURITY. SHIFTING COSTS OR REDUCING COVERAGE FOR RETIREES WHO RELIE ON THESE PROMISES UNDERMINES TH PROCESS BETWEEN CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE DEDICATE EMPLOYEES WHO SPEND THEIR CAREERS BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. I URGE THE BOARD TO IMMEDIATELY CONSIDER ALLOWING RETIREES THE OPTION TO RETURN TO THE PREVIOU PLAN, MEDICARE SUP WENDELL PLANS , TRADITIONAL OR PPO. OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR MOVING THIS WITH OUR PREVIOUS PLANS IS OCTOBER 15TH THROUGH DECEMBER 7TH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR STANDING BY THE PEOPLE WHO DEVOTED THEIR CAREERS TO CALVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. [00:40:01] >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. [APPLAUSE] >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHAEL MOAT. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS. I RETIRED AND 2001 IS THE PRINCIPLE OF NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL. MY WIFE HELEN RETURNED RETIRED FROM SOME POINT ELEMENTARY AFTE 33 YEARS AS A TEACHER AND AFTER HAVING ONE THE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING TEACHER PRESENTED B HER BY THE CATHERINE GRAN OF TH WASHINGTON POST RATE IN 2019, BEFORE COVID SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THYROID CANCER THAT HAD METASTASIZED TO HER LUNSFORD THEORIST NO CURE FOR THIS CANCE IN HER PROGNOSIS WAS FIRST ESPECIALLY NINE MONTHS. WHEN SHE ASKED IF SHE COULD MAK IT TO HER 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AND AUGUST, THE DOCTOR REPLIED THAT THAT COULD BE A GOAL. NEXT WEEK, HELEN AND I WILL CELEBRATE OUR 56TH WEDDING IN A BURSARY. WITH THE HELP OF SOME WONDERFUL DOCTORS AND MEDICAL ADVANCES, HELEN HAS SURVIVED ALMOST SEVEN YEARS FROM HER ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS AND DESPITE SOME TRIALS, THEY HAVE BEEN SEVEN GOOD YEARS. ONE THING WE HAVE NEVER HAD TO WORRY ABOUT DURING THAT TIME WA OUR MEDICAL INSURANCE HER SURGERY, RESECTION COSTING ALMOST $100,000, 33 RADIATION TREATMENTS, AND CHEMOTHERAPY COSTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A MONTH, MEDICARE AND BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD TRADITIONAL PLAN COVERED EVERYTHING. LAST WEEK WHEN I WENT TO PICK U ONE OF HER MINOR MEDICATIONS THAT USED TO COST US $16, THE CHARGE IS NOW $80. WHEN HELEN WENT FOR HER BLOOD ANALYSIS LAST MONTH, THE CHARGE WAS $150, THAT IS SOMETHING SHE IS REQUIRED TO HAVE DONE EVERY MONTH. JUST YESTERDAY WHEN SHE WENT TO HER CARDIOLOGIST AND WAS TOLD THAT HER ANEMIA HAD RETURNED, AND THAT SHE NEEDED AN IMMEDIAT IRON TRANSFUSION, SHE WAS TOLD SHE COULDN'T GET IT RIGHT THEN AND THAT THAT WAS BECAUSE SHE HADN'T BEEN PREAPPROVED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND AT THIS POINT IS WHY THIS INSURANCE WAS DONE TO US RATHER THAN WITH US. THIS INSURANCE CHANGE [APPLAUSE] >> EXCUSE ME, LET HIM FINISH HI COMMENTS, PLEASE,. THIS INSURANCE CHANGE WAS DROPPED ON US WITHOUT WARNING AND WITH PROMISES IT WOULD BE A IMPROVEMENT AND COVERAGE AND CONVENIENCE, ONLY ONE INSURANCE CARD NEEDED. WITH NO OPTION EXCEPT TO DROP COVERAGE COMPLETELY. EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM KNOWS THA EDUCATION BUDGETS ARE ALWAYS TIGHT AND THE CHOICES HAVE TO B MADE. BUT WE RETIREES SERVE THE CHILDREN OF CALVERT COUNTY WITH DEDICATION AND LOVE COLLECTIVEL FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. AND NOW WE NEED YOU TO SERVE US. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. [APPLAUSE] >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CONNIE PLUMLEE. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS GREAT I WILL BE VERY BRIEF, I RETIRED LAST YEAR IN JUNE. I WORK WORKED 25 YEARS AND SYSTEM, MAINLY APPOINTMENTS COME , HANDLED ALL THE STAFF IN THE SYSTEM SO THIS IS MY FAMILY AND THE ONES THAT ARE STILL WORKING. I GOT TO KNOW EVERYONE THE DOCTORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I WANT YOU TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENE TO ME MEDICARE ADVANTAGE IS A JOKE, IT'S A PYRAMID SCHEME. NATIONWIDE, IT IS GETTING INVESTIGATED. STATES LIKE COLORADO ARE PULLIN IT OUT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF MARILYN HAS PUSHED US ON THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND DIFFERENT THINGS ARE WET, BUT WHEN YOU RETIRE, WHEN I WAS WORKING I WOULD PAY $50 A MONTH FOR MY HEALTH, DENTAL, INVISION THAT WAS MY PORTION. RIGHT NOW, MEDICARE ADVANTAGE I'M PAYING $128. MEDICARE B, MANDATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, YOU HAVE TO ENROLL, AND YOU PAY FOR IT. IT'S A MUST $300. CLASS, MEDICARE D, FOR YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS, THAT'S $15. SO OVERALL I'M PAYING OVER $400 OUT-OF-POCKET, MY COST BEFORE I CAN EVEN GET SERVICE. NOW IN JANUARY, I HAD EYE SURGERY. IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY, I TORE MY RETINA TWICE IN ONE EYE. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PAPERWORK ON ITS, WHAT THEY COVERAGE IT UNCOVER, BUT I WOUL GO TO MY FOLLOW-UPS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, DURING THE FIRST MONTH, IT STARTED FORMING A CATARACT RIGHT AS A WAY CEILING, THREE MONTHS LATER THE [00:45:01] SAY YOU NEED TO GET THE CATARAC UNBURIED WENT TO A CATARACT SPECIALIST SURGEON IN HE BASICALLY SAID THERE'S TWO WAYS HE CAN PUT THE LENS ON AND SO I ON OR HE CAN DO LASER. HIS SIGHTS INTO ALREADY DID LASER ON YOU NOW, I WOULD RATHE DO LASER IT SAFER, IT'S CLEANER IT'S FASTER HEALING. BUT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE DENIED IT . RIGHT TO PAY $2,000 OUT-OF-POCKET TO GET THAT SURGERY. PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION THE SECOND TIME, THEY DENIED THAT TOO. I'M RIGHT NOW GOING THROUGH PHYSICAL THERAPY BECAUSE I DISLOCATED MY MUSCLE AND MY ARM IT'S NO LONGER ALONG MY ELBOW. I HAVE GONE THROUGH SIX WEEKS O PHYSICAL THERAPY. THEY JUST SENT ME A LETTER THE OTHER DAY DENYING ME BECAUSE THEY WANT TO HAVE THE MEDICAL BACKGROUND OF THAT. THE DOCTOR THAT SENT ME THERE, SCENTED IN, HE GOT PAID. THIS GROUP IS, AND I'M JUST SHOCKED THAT BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD GOT INVOLVED IN THAT. IT'S A FARCE, IT'S A SCAM. IT DOESN'T DO US ANY GOOD. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> I'VE ALSO GOT IN TOUCH WITH DR. BECAUSE. HE'S ALSO INVESTIGATING IT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHELLE SHE IN. >> MICHELLE? >> WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. IF SHE IS HERE WE WILL GO BACK TO HER. , EXTENDS OUT? >> GOOD EVENING. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I STOOD BEFORE YOU TO SPEAK ABOUT THE DECISION TO MOVE OUR MEDICARE ELIGIBLE RETIREES INTO A MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN. TONIGHT I'M HERE BECAUSE THE CONCERNS WE'VE RAISED HAVE NOT GONE AWAY. IN MANY WAYS THEY BECOME CLEARE PRAY FOR DECADES THESE RETIREES DEDICATED THEIR CAREERS TO CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THEY TAUGHT OUR CHILDREN, MAINTAINED OUR BUILDINGS, PREPARED MEALS, SUPPORTED STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND KEPT OUR SCHOOLS RUNNING EVERY SINGLE DAY. THEY FULFILLED EVERY COMMITMENT THEY MADE TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM VERY THEY HAVE REASON TO BELIEV THE COMMITMENT MADE TO THEM WOULD BE HONORS AS WELL. INSTEAD THEY LOST THE HEALTH INSURANCE ABLE SELECTED AND TRUSTED. THEY TOLD THE NEW PLAN WOULD BE COMPARABLE. HIGHER OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS FOR MANY WITH ONGOING HEALTH NEEDS, RESTRICTED PROVIDER NETWORKS, PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT SECOND DELAY CARE, LIMITED COVERAGE WHEN TRAVELING, AND ANNUAL CHANGES TO PROVIDERS BENEFITS AND COSTS. THESE ARE NOT SMALL INCONVENIENCES, THEY AFFECT REA PEOPLE MAKING REAL HEALTH CARE DECISIONS AT THE MOST VULNERABL STAGE OF THEIR LIVES. THIS ISSUE IS BIGGER THAN INSURANCE, IT'S ABOUT TRUST, HO WE TREAT OUR RETIREES SINCE A POWERFUL MESSAGE TO EVERY EMPLOYEE IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. AS BOARD MEMBERS, YOU'RE ONLY EMPLOYEE IS THE SUPERINTENDENT, ONE OF YOUR MOST IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITIES AS OVERSIGHT. THAT MEANS ASKING DIFFICULT QUESTIONS, ENSURING TRANSPARENCY , AND HOLDING THE ADMINISTRATION RESPONSIBLE FOR DECISIONS THAT PROFOUNDLY AFFEC EMPLOYEES PAST AND PRESENT. I URGE THIS BOARD TO CONTINUE EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF THIS DECISION, LISTEN TO THE RETIREE LIVING WITH ITS CONSEQUENCES, AND EXPLORE EVERY OPPORTUNITY T RESTORE A CHOICE AND CONFIDENCE IN THEIR HEALTHCARE BY OCTOBER 15TH. A SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT VALUES ITS EMPLOYEES SHOULD VALUE THEM NOT ONLY WHILE THEY ARE WORKING, BU LONG AFTER THEY HAVE DEDICATED LIFETIME OF SERVICE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JUDY PETERSON. >> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I CAME HERE AS A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER ALSO RECENTLY ENDORSED MEMBER ENDORSEE FROM THE CALVERT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. IT WAS THAT ENDORSEMENT ALONG WITH A RECENT REPORT FROM THE STUDENT SAFETY IN WELL-BEING ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT BROUGHT ME HERE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER IN LIGHT OF THE TESTIMONY OF JUST HEARD IN THE SERIOUS NATURE OF THAT CONCERN, [00:50:03] I HAVE DECIDED I AM GOING TO CEDE MY TIME AND I WILL COME BACK ANOTHER NIGHT TO DISCUSS THIS BECAUSE I THINK THIS ISSUE IS REALLY ON EVERYBODY'S MIND. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER, MICHELLE SHED? CLICK YOU REALLY DO NEED THIS. OKAY, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? I'M NOT GOOD AT THIS. I AM SO CONCERNED WITH THE INSURANCE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDER. 99 PERCENT OF DOCTORS HAVE NOT EVEN HEARD OF IT. I HAVE GONE THROUGH FROM CHILDHOOD UNTIL NOW, HAVING SERIOUS JOINT PAINS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND FOR 40 YEARS, DOCTOR SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU. WHEN I WAS EMPLOYED AND 1991 I CHOSE THE TRADITIONAL PLAN SO THAT I COULD HAVE THE FREEDOM T SEE ANY DOCTOR THAT I WANTED UNTIL I FOUND ONE WHO WAS WILLING TO LISTEN. WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED I WAS NOT DIAGNOSED THROUGH THE MEDICAL SYSTEM, I WAS DIAGNOSED BECAUSE A COLLEAGUE HAD A CONNECTION WITH A GENETICIST WHO ONCE HE HEARD MY CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBL GENETIC BASIS FOR MY PROBLEM SAID MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ME . I HAD THAT FREEDOM WITH THE OLD PLAN. I COULDN'T DO THAT NOW. I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS PLANE RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE NOT COVERIN MY O2 SERVICES. APPARENTLY I HAVE AN AUTHORIZATION. NOBODY TOLD ME I HAD TO HAVE ONE . SO WHILE I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS, MY ACCOUNTS ARE GO INTO COLLECTIONS , AND I WORKED REALLY HARD TO HAVE A GOOD CREDIT SCORE . I FINALLY GOT AN OKAY, THE MAYO CLINIC IS GOING TO SEE ME. THE CONDITION IS THAT RARE. I CAN'T HAVE ANYTHING DONE ABOU THAT. IF THEY WANT TO DO A PROCEDURE, I CAN'T DO IT BECAUSE I HAVE TO WAIT. I SPEND ALL THAT MONEY. WE ARE A SMALL GROUP. THIS INSTITUTION IS BASED ON DIFFERENTIATION SO THAT ALL SUCCEED. I AM ASKING THAT YOU PASS THAT ON TO US RETIREES. I I HAVE A SEVERE REAR DISORDER. I NEED CONSIDERATION. HAVE TO PAY FOR EVERYONE I WENT TO CRM NEVER GOING TO GET TREATMENT AND I'M AN EXTENSIVE PAIN 24 HOURS A DAY AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS TAKEN ME UP SOME MEDICATIONS BECAUSE THE DON'T THINK I NEED IT. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. [APPLAUSE] >> THIS IS GOING TO BE ANNOYING. >> YOU CAN BE AS ANNOYING AS YO WANT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER. >> GOOD EVENING MADAM PRESIDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. NEWSOME. I AM AN INDIVIDUAL WHO AS SPINA LUMBAR STENOSIS. I WAS DIAGNOSED AND 2025. I BEGAN PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025 WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM SEEING ANY PHYSICAL THERAPIST THAT I WANTED TO. JANUARY 1, MY PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS STOPPED BECAUSE I WAS NOT APPROVED. I HAD TO WAIT THREE WEEKS FOR [00:55:02] APPROVAL. THOSE THREE WEEKS DID NOT HELP THE PAIN THAT I SUFFERED DURING THAT TIME THAT PHYSICAL THERAPY WOULD HAVE HELPED TO ALLEVIATE. I ALSO WAS SCHEDULED FOR TWO INJECTIONS THE DAY OF THE INJECTIONS, I WAS NOT APPROVED. I HAD TO WAIT 2-3 WEEKS TO RECEIVE A NEW APPOINTMENT WITH APPROVAL FOR THE INJECTIONS. WHAT I WANT YOU TO REALIZE IS NOT JUST A FINANCIAL IMPACT THA THIS NEW PLAN HAS ON US, BUT ALSO THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL IMPACT THAT WE ENDURE WHEN WE COULD NOT GET THE HEALTHCARE THAT WE SO DESERVE AND SO NEED. I ASK YOU TO PLEASE RECONSIDER THE DECISION TO ALLOW THE RETIREES TO HAVE AN OPTION TO CHOOSE WHICHEVER INSURANCE THEY WANT UNDER THE POLICIES OF CAREFIRST. THIS PLANNED THAT WE ARE UNDER IS NOT HELPING US EMOTIONALLY O MENTALLY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. [APPLAUSE] >> THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS FOR THIS EVENING. >> THANK YOU. IF I MAY TAKE A MOMENT OF EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE RETIREES FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR YEARS OF COMMITMEN TO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SECONDLY, WE HEAR YOU, WE HAVE HEARD YOU, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND THERE IS A TIME CONSTRAINT, SO WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH DR. NEWSOME PER TSF CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF , WE ARE LOOKING INTO IT, AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE RETIREES OUR TAKING CARE OF. THERE WAS NO INTENTION OF MAKIN IT SO YOU GUYS DIDN'T HAVE PROPER HEALTHCARE AND THAT THER WEREN'T SERVICES AND THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE BEING REVEALED. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COME FORWARD AND SHARE THOSE WITH US. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THAT AND THANK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD AND ENCOURAG OTHER COLLEAGUES THAT YOU MAY KNOW TO COME FORWARD SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISION FOR YOU ALL AND FOR FUTURE RETIREES AS WELL. THANK YOU. [CONSENT AGENDA] >> UP NEXT WE HAVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA. CAN I GET A MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> THERE IS EMOTION AND THE SECOND. ALTHOUGH SOME FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES 5-0. UNFORTUNATELY DR. NEWSOME HAVE FAMILY EMERGENCY, SO HE IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING, SO WE ARE GOING TO WAIT UP MINUTES IN THEN WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO THE STUDENT REPORT. WE WILL JUST GIVE THEM A MINUTE. WE WILL DEFINITELY GIVE YOU A MICROPHONE. WE WILL JUST GIVE THEM A COUPLE OF MINUTES IN THEN WE CAN RECONVENE. [STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD REPORT] UP NEXT WE HAVE OUR STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD REPORT. >> GOOD EVENING, I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE ENJOYED YOUR SUMMER. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SCHOO STARTS IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS THAT I'VE BEEN PRETTY BUSY THE PAST TWO MONTHS PREPARING FOR THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. I WANTED TO GIVE A FEW QUICK UPDATES ON SOME OF THE STUFF I DO WIN. FIRST OFF I HAD AT MEETING WITH OUR STATE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD. WE DISCUSSED SOME POSSIBLE SCHOOL VISITS TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOLS AND WE DISCUSSED SOME WAYS THAT WE CAN GET OUR STUDENTS AND VOICES REPRESENTED ON THE STATE LEVEL. I ALSO HAD TWO MEETINGS WITH MY STUDENT ADVISORY STAFF, WE MANAGED TO HAVE A LOT OF PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SOME OF OUR RELEVANT POLICIES A THE BOARD AND I WAS SO HAPPY THAT WE GOT MANY DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES ACROSS EACH SCHOOL NOT ONLY OUR MENTOR SCHOOLS, BU ALSO OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AS WELL. LAST WEEK I WAS PRETTY BUSY I ATTENDED TWO DIFFERENT LEADERSHIP EVENTS. ONE BEING THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS ADVANCE WHERE I GOT CERTIFIED A A WORKSHOP PRESENTER AND I LEARNED ABOUT A LOT OF THE WORK THAT MARC IS DOING THROUGH THEI EXECUTIVE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE STAFF. [01:00:01] LASTLY I ATTENDED THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF BOARDS OF EDUCATION STAFF ORIENTATION WHERE I LEARNED A LOT MORE ABOU MY ROLE AND WHAT THIS NEXT YEAR WILL LOOK LIKE AS ADDITIONALLY GOT TO MEET A LOT OF THE OTHER FROM THE STATE OF MARYLAND, IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE AND I'M SO GLAD I GOT THAT [Policies for Review] OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT ON OUR ACTION ITEMS WE HAVE POLICIES FOR REVIEW. POLICY 1315? >> 1741, WHISTLEBLOWER? DR. JOHNSON? KICK A GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF I AM HERE TO REVIEW POLICY 1741 REGARDING WHISTLEBLOWER CONNECTION THE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY IS TO ENSURE THAT SUSPECTED IMPROPRIETIES WITHOUT FEAR OF RETALIATION IN TO SUPPORT A PROCESS THAT ENSURES APPROPRIATE CONSISTENT AND TIMELY RESPONSE TO THOSE SUSPECTED OF IMPROPRIETIES. WE HAVE REVIEWED THE POLICY IN WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CHANGES TO THE OVERALL POLICY. WE HAVE ADDED ADDITIONAL CITATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE LOSS. >> THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? KICK IT IF SOMEONE ACTUALLY GOE IN AND REPORTS, WANTS TO REPORT SOMETHING AS A WHISTLEBLOWER, CAN THEY REPORT ANONYMOUSLY? >> S. >> IN THE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE, IT IS AN INTERNAL PAGE THAT CAN BE FOUND ON THE STAFF AGENTS CALLED THE WHISTLEBLOWER HOTLIN IN THAN ONCE THEY GO IN THERE, THEY CAN INDICATE WE NEVER TALK WITH THAT PERSON IT GOES THROUG A SYSTEM SO THEY REPORT AND IF WE HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE BACK THEN THE REPORTER SHARES IT BAC TO THEM AND THEY INDICATE WHETHER THEY ARE WILLING TO TAL MORE ABOUT IT. >> WHILE YOU'RE HERE, DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> OKAY, THANK YOU. THE NEXT ONE IS POLICY 3310. GRADUATION EXERCISES. >> OUR GRADUATION POLICY EXERCISES UP FOR REVIEW, IT IS TO PROVIDE RECOGNITION FOR GRADUATING SENIORS ACCOMPLISHMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PUBLICLY CELEBRATED GRADUATION EXERCISE, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PROPOSED CHANGES TO THIS POLICY. >> ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THIS ONE WILL BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. POLICY 1315. REQUEST FOR RESEARCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US . I'M ONLY KIDDING. >> GOOD EVENING. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATIO TECHNOLOGY AND I'M HERE TO REVIEW POLICY STATEMENT 1315 RE REGARDING REQUEST TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND SEE CPS. PURPOSE IS TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR APPROVAL OF INDEPENDENT RESEARCH WHILE PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE CLASSROOM AND THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF STUDENTS, FAMILY, AND EMPLOYEE INFORMATION . UPON REVIEW OF THIS POLICY, WE ARE NOT RECOMMENDING ANY CHANGE AT THIS TIME. I'M HAPPY TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> IN THE POLICY STATEMENT, WHERE THE CURRENT B IS, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT WE MAKE AT NEW BE AND WHAT IS CURRENTLY B BECOMES SE. FOR VR WOULD LIKE TO ADD RESEARCH INVOLVING STUDENTS REQUIRES PRIOR PARENTAL NOTIFICATION AND CONSENT EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY LAW . THIS ESTABLISHES PARENTAL OVERSIGHT. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> I'M SORRY, COULD SHE REPEAT IT WHEN MY TIME SO WE ALL CAPTURE IT? >> RESEARCH INVOLVING STUDENTS REQUIRES PRIOR PARENTAL NOTIFICATION AND CONSENT EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY LAW . >> DOES THIS NEED ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? >> I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OU THE IMPACT THAT MIGHT HAVE ON THE RESEARCH WITH THE NUMBERS THEY ARE DOING TO GET PARENTAL [01:05:01] PERMISSION ON THAT BECAUSE THE PROCESS ENSURES THAT NO DATA FIRST OF ALL THAT STUDENTS DO NOT NEED TO PARTICIPATE, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO GET OUT AT ANY POINT IN TIME THAT THEY WANT AN THAT JUST MIGHT BE DIFFICULT PIECE TO OVERCOME, THAT'S WHAT WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT AND MY MIND, BUT I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE BEHIND IT AND WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THOSE PROTECTIONS ARE INSURED. >> THANK YOU. >> MAY BE AFTER DISCUSSION WITH DR. NEWSOME, MAYBE WE CAN JUST TWEAK THAT LANGUAGE IN YOU GUYS CAN BRING IT BACK TO US. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> JOE IS ASKING QUESTIONS OF REGULAR. THE NEXT POLICY IS 3415, THE GRADING POLICY. MR. MACOMB? >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT POST AND THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION I AM THE DIRECTOR OF SYSTEM AND INSTRUCTIONAL PERFORMANCE, TONIGHT I WILL BE PRESENTING RECOMMENDED REVISION TO POLICY 3415 WHICH ADDRESSES GRADING IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS VERY GENERALLY WHEN A POLICY IS UP FOR REVIEW, REVISIONS TO THE POLICY PROCEED REVISIONS TO THE PROCEDURES HOWEVER AS YOU ARE AWARE, AT LAST SCHOOL YEAR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ASKED US TO REVIEW GRADING PROCEDURES TO MAKE APPROPRIATE CHANGES. AS A RESULT YOU WILL SEE THAT THE POLICY HAS HAD SOME FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL REVISIONS, THE EXTENT OF THESE CHANGES IS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE NEED TO ALIGN THE POLICY WITH THE NEW PROCEDURE DOCUMENTS THAT WERE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED AS A RESULT OF THE WORK OF OUR GREETING GRADING COMMITTEE. TO BEGIN, UNDER PURPOSE R A, TH LANGUAGE WAS TO READ TO PROVIDE CLEAR, CONSISTENT AND ACCURATE COMMUNICATION ABOUT A STUDENT'S MASTERY OF CURRICULUM STANDARDS RATES REFLECT WHAT STUDENTS KNO AND ARE ABLE TO DO ACADEMICALLY. GRADES INFORM STUDENTS, FAMILIES , AND EDUCATORS ABOUT PROGRESS AND GUIDES AND STRUCTURAL DECISIONS FOR GROWTH CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS. WE MAKE THESE CHANGES TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEAR AND CONSISTENT GRADING PRACTICES ACROSS ALL CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS AND ALSO WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT GRADING IS NOT SIMPLY ABOUT PROVIDING ACCURATE INFORMATION, BUT ALSO ABOUT STUDENT GROWTH, CONTINUOU IMPROVEMENT, AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS. UNDER PURPOSE B WE REVISED THE LANGUAGE TO READ, TO ESTABLISH CLEAR AND CONSISTENT EXPECTATIONS FOR HOW TEACHERS MEASURE AND REPORT STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD MASTERY OF CURRICULUM STANDARDS. AND THIS REVISION WE CHANGE ACADEMIC STANDARDS TO CURRICULU STANDARDS TO ALIGN WITH THE POLICY LANGUAGE WITH THE TERMINOLOGY WE USED IN THE PROCEDURE. THEY ALSO REMOVED REFERECES TO THE POLICY BECAUSE THOSE TERMS ARE FULLY DEFINED IN AND EXPLAINED IN THE PROCEDURES DOCUMENT. UNDER ROMAN NUMERAL TWO, DEFINITIONS WE REVISE THE DEFINITIONS OF ASSESSMENT AND CURRICULUM STANDARDS TO ALIGN WITH THE TERMINOLOGY WE HAVE USED IN OUR REVISED PROCEDURES, ASSESSMENTS ARE NOW DEFINED AS DUE PROCESS OF COLLECTING EVIDENCE OF STUDENT LEARNING AN ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH A VARIETY O METHODS TO EVALUATE PROGRESS TOWARDS STANDARDS. CURRICULUM STANDARDS IS DEFINED AS GRADE LEVEL AND CONTENT LEARNING THAT CLEARLY DEFINED WHAT STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW, UNDERSTAND, AND BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE. ADDITIONALLY, WE REMOVE THE DEFINITIONS OF PROCESS ASSIGNMENTS AND PRODUCT ASSIGNMENTS SINCE THOSE ARE NO LONGER IN THE POLICY ITSELF. UNDER ROMAN NUMERAL THREE, POLICY STATEMENT, WE AGAIN CHANGED ACADEMIC STANDARDS TO CURRICULUM STANDARDS TO MAINTAI CONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT THE POLICY. HE WILL SEE THE SAME ALIGNMENT IN B THAT READS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING STUDENTS IN THEIR GUARDIANS WITH ACCURATE CURRICULUM STANDARDS. STUDENT'S PROGRESS WILL BE BASE ON A VARIETY OF ASSESSMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS. SOON ACHIEVEMENT WILL BE PROVIDED IN A PRESCRIBED FORMAT STUDENTS AND GUARDIANS AT REGULAR INTERVALS. THIS REVISIN REINFORCES OUR EMPHASIS ON ACCURACY, TIMELESSNESS, AND HOW STUDENT PROGRESS IS MEASURED, COMMUNICATED AND REPORTED. FINALLY, UNDER DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY AT THE DIRECTION OF OUR SUPERINTENDENT, WE ADDED TH FOLLOWING LANGUAGE. AS PART OF ADMINISTRATOR PROCEDURES, 3,415.3, THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL PERIODICALL REVIEW THE OPTIONS FOR WEIGHTED GRADES FOR APPROPRIATE HIGH SCHOOL COURSES AND RECOMMEND PROCEDURES THAT SUPPORT CONSISTENCY, TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCURATE COMMUNICATION OF [01:10:02] STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. THIS LANGUAGE WAS ADDED TO PROVIDE A POLICY FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPING CRITERIA TO EVALUATE WHICH HIGH SCHOOL COURSES MAY DEMONSTRATE SUCCESSFUL VIGOR AN COMPLEXITY TO WARRANT WEIGHTED GRADES. WE PROVIDE WEIGHTED GRADES ONLY FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES, ESTABLISHING CLEAR CRITERIA FOR WRITING A PERIODIC REVIEW WILL ALLOW US TO DETERMINE WHETHER OTHER HIGH SCHOOL COURSES SHOUL ALSO QUALIFY FOR WEIGHTED GRADE WHILE ENSURING THAT THE DECISIONS ARE MADE IN A CONSISTENT MANNER. THESE ARE THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO POLICY 3415 AND AT THIS TIME I WOULD BE PLEASED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. >> IF YOU GO TO DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY, FOUR, IF YOU COULD SCROLL DOWN TO THAT. THE PART YOU ADDED IN RED, I FIND IT A LITTLE AMBIGUOUS AS T WHETHER THAT ADDITION IS GOING TO BE PART OF POLICY OR PART OF PROCEDURES. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT WE ADD THE FOLLOWING TO IT. ANY RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING WHICH COURSES WILL RECEIVE WEIGHTED GRADES OR ANY PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE LIST OF COURSES THAT RECEIVE WEIGHTED GRADES, I WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR CONSIDERATION AND A FORMAL VOTE. THAT WAY IT IS CLEAR THAT THAT WHOEVER OUR SUPERINTENDENT IS, GATHERS THE INFORMATION, BRINGS THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS, AND THEN WE VOTE. TO GIVE THE QUESTION IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN VOTE ON OR IS THAT MORE PROCEDURE THEN IT IS POLICY. >> TO ME IT'S MORE PROCEDURE IN WE DON'T VOTE ON PROCEDURES. WE VOTE ON POLICY. >> I THINK THE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ACTUALLY GIVES THE SCHOOL SYSTE THE ABILITY TO REACT QUICKER THEN IT WOULD IF IT WENT IN FRONT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR A VOTE. I THINK IT IS PROCEDURAL. >> HOW WOULD WE KNOW CAN KEEP THE SUPERINTENDENT WITH REPORTS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, REPORT OUT ON WHAT CHANGES HE O SHE IS MAKING. >> THERE ARE MECHANISMS BY WHIC THAT WOULD HAPPEN. OBVIOUSLY THIS POLICY, THIS GOE INTO EFFECT WOULD REQUIRE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO MAKE SURE THA WE DO THIS PERIODIC REVIEW. THAT WOULD HAPPEN THROUGH OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM COMMITTEES COME U AT ANY THAT WE WAIT IT IS GOING RECORD IN TERMS OF OUR COURSE OFFERING GUIDE WILL SAY WHAT COURSES ARE NOW WEIGHTED, AND ADDITIONALLY IT WILL REQUIRE A GOOD CHANGE TO OUR GRADING PROCEDURES AS WELL. THAT'S WHERE IT'S PROCEDURAL. RIGHT NOW, THE ADVANCE PLACE COURSES AND ACTUALLY WE HAVE CALCULUS THREE WHICH IS ALSO AT THE SUPERINTENDENT DIRECTION IS ALSO WEIGHTED, THOSE ARE THE MECHANISMS BY WHICH THE BOARD WOULD BE AWARE OF THE DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE AND THE CRITERIA BY WHICH IT WAS MADE WOULD ALSO BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE WRITTEN INTO THE PROCEDURES DOCUMENT. >> I THINK THAT THE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY, THE SUPERINTENDEN THE STANDARD LANGUAGE IN ALL OF OUR POLICIES, SO HE OR SHE, WHO EVER IT WOULD BE, WOULD HAVE TH ABILITY TO DO THAT ANYWAY. AND SO IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE EXPLICITLY STATED BECAUSE THE SUPERINTENDENT COUL CHANGE THE WEIGHTED GRADES OR CHANGE THEIR PROCEDURES AT ANY TIME ESSENTIALLY. NOT THAT IT WOULD BE HAPHAZARD OR ARBITRARY,. >> I BELIEVE THIS LANGUAGE IS CLEAR THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT MUST ESTABLISH THIS PROCESS FOR DETERMINING WHAT CLASSES WOULD BE, WHAT COURSES MIGHT BE RATED. THE ACCOUNTABILITY I DO BELIEVE IS THERE. >> I KNOW WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF EXPLORING THINGS TO BE WEIGHTED. HAS IT WORKING COMMITTEE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THAT? >> NOT YET. I WOULD ASSUME THAT THAT WOULD FOLLOW ONCE THE POLICY IS APPROVED IF IT IS APPROVED WITH THIS LANGUAGE, THEN THE PROCEDURES WOULD BE UPDATED ACCORDINGLY AND THEN THAT WOULD LEAD TO I WOULD ASSUME THAT WOULD BE THE TIMELINE WHICH WOULD LEAD TO THE APPOINTMENT O THE COMMITTEE. THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN APPOINT COMMITTEES AT ANY POINT, BUT I WOULD NOT ESTABLISH A COMMITTEE UNTIL DIRECTED TO DO SO. >> WOULDN'T THAT DECISION HAVE TO BE MADE BY DECEMBER? >> IT WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE [01:15:02] REALLY BY THE END OF THE FIRST SEMESTER, BEGINNING OF SECOND SEMESTER. REMEMBER, WE HAVE A CURRICULUM COMMITTEE THAT MEETS EACH FALL, I'M NOT SAYING THAT COMMITTEE WILL NECESSARILY BE THE ONE THA DOES THIS WORK, BUT THE COMMITTEE MAKES DECISIONS AND MANY OF THOSE DECISIONS WILL AFFECT THE SCHOOL YEAR SO WE WORK ON A TIMELINE THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE CHANGES MADE SO IT CAN GET INTO THE COURSE OFFERIN GUIDE AND WE CAN INFORM STUDENT OF THOSE CHANGES FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. >> WILL ANY ADDITIONAL PEOPLE B ADDED TO THAT COMMITTEE. WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT ENROLLMENTS, IS THEIR ANYONE REPRESENTING CTE, IS THEIR ANYONE REPRESENTING THAT ONE? >> TO BE CLEAR, I USED IPAD AS AN EXAMPLE JUST TO SHOW THAT WE CAN GET WORK DONE IN THE FALL SEMESTER THAT WILL BE ABLE TO B PUT IN PLACE FOR STUDENT REGISTRATION. I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT WOULD BE THE COMMITTEE THAT WOULD CONSIDER THIS, HOWEVER I WILL TELL YOU THE IPAD COMMITTEE DOES HAVE PEOPLE THAT REPRESENT SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SO OBVIOUSLY OUR CONTENT AND SUPERVISORS, SO THOSE PLACES ARE ALREADY PRESENT , ONCE AGAIN THAT MAY NOT BE THE COMMITTEE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT CHOOSES TO APPOINT. >> OKAY. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE KIDS THAT ARE TAKING MURDEROUS COURSES LIKE ENGINEERING AND BIOMEDICAL AND I JUST WANT TO ASSURE THAT THEY HAVE A FAIR SHOT AT BEING VALEDICTORIAN IN THE FUTURE. >> I THINK THE WORK THAT WE CAN DO IS TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA BY WHICH THEY WILL BE JUDGED AND THAT WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNIT TO SEE IF THERE ARE OTHER COURSES THAT MERIT THE ADVANCE PLACE COURSES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. >> THANK YOU. I AGREE, WE HAVE TO HAVE A VERY RIGOROUS CRITERIA. THANK YOU. >> SO IN THIS YOU DESCRIBED THE PROCESS AND PRODUCT BECAUSE THE AREN'T NOT IN THE DRAFT OF PROCEDURES SPRAYED COULD YOU JUST GIVE US A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES AROUND HOW WE ARE GOING TO BE GRADING IF IT'S NOT PRODUCT AND PROCESS. >> IT'S NOT THAT PRODUCT AND PROCESS ARE GOING TO BE PART OF THE GRADING PROCESS, WE DEFINED THOSE IN OUR PROCEDURES, SO REALLY WHAT WE THOUGHT ABOUT WITH REGARDS TO REVISION TO THE POLICIES, THE GENERAL STATEMENT OF OUR PHILOSOPHY OF GRADING AN SO ON AND THEN THE PROCEDURES DOCUMENT CLEARLY DEFINES, WE HAVE NOT DONE AWAY WITH PRODUCT AND PROCESS OR THE DISTRIBUTION WE ARE CLEARLY PLANNING TO DO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WANT IS A PROCESS GRADE. THE RECENTLY REMOVED DEFINITION IS BECAUSE THEY DEFINED TERMS THAT ARE IN THE DOCUMENT. THERE IS DEFINITION OF PROCESS AND PROCEDURES AS WELL AS CLEARLY DEFINED CRITERIA FOR WHAT IS A PROCESS GREAT AND SO ON. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [Bid Approvals] THIS WILL BE POSTED. UP NEXT WE HAVE BID APPROVALS, THE FIRST ONE WE HAVE IS PLANETARIUM SEATING. GOOD EVENING. AND THE AMOUNT OF 63,000, $108 WITH PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION FOR THE ADA TRANSFER ACCOMMODATIONS. I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO DR. RICK'S. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING PRAYER THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS REQUEST. IT IS A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE THAT SUPPORTS THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE SPECIALIZE SEATING INCLUDING ADA ACCESSIBL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR COMFORT AND OPTIMAL VIEWING. THIS ENHANCEMENTS WILL IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS, STAFF AND VISITORS WHILE SERVIN THIS VALUABLE ASSET FOR YEARS T COME. [01:20:02] AS PLANS FOR THE REOPENING HAVE PROGRESSED, I RECEIVED NUMEROUS E-MAILS, FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE PLANETARIUM REOPENING, THE ANTICIPATION OF COMING BACK INT THE BUILDING HAS BEEN VERY EXCITING. AFTER NEARLY A DECADE, PLANNING TO WELCOME THEM BACK IN SPACE THAT INSPIRES A LIFELONG PASSIO FOR LEARNING. I DESCRIBED THE PLANETARIUM IS MORE THAN JUST IT'S A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS CAN DISCOVER NEW POSSIBILITIES, ASK WHERE THE MYSTERIES OF VERY UNIVERSE AND SPARK IMAGINATION AND ACADEMIC GROWTH RATE IT'S A PLACE WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN COME TOGETHER TO LEARN, CONNECT AND CREATE LIFELONG MEMORY SPRAYED WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AS WE TREASURED RESOURCE AND EXPAND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY FOR A STUDENT AND FAMILY IN CALVERT COUNTY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN THE OTHER COSTS CATEGORY. [INDISCERNIBLE] WE RECOMMEND TH APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT. SECOND. >> THERE IS EMOTION AND A SECOND . IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? >> HOW ARE YOU. >> IS SO IN THE LAYOUT OF THE PLANETARIUM, WAS THERE A CONSULTANT THAT GOT INTO HOW THIS SEATING WOULD BE ARRANGED? >> ABSOLUTELY. WE HAD THREE CONSULTANTS COME OUT, THE INDIVIDUAL THAT CAME OUT MADE SURE THAT WE HAD ACCESSIBLE SEATING, WHICH WE DI NOT HAVE PRIOR TOO. THEY GAVE US A COUPLE LIVE LAYOUTS AND HAD US PICK THE ONE THAT WAS THE BEST FOR THE PLANETARIUM. >> SO 60 TO IS GOING TO BE THE CAPACITY? >> 66. 60 TO AND THEN FOR ADDITIONAL. >> IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT WE ACCOMMODATE ALL THE SCHOOLS TO OPEN THIS TO OTHER COUNTIES TO HELP WITH RECOMMENDATION TO KEEP IT NICE PAIR OF. >> THAT IS A POSSIBILITY AS SOO AS WE ARE ABLE TO GET OUR BEARINGS, THAT WILL BE A POSSIBILITY. >> ARE YOU IN. >> THIS SUMMER WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST TWO STEM CAMPS AND WE INVITED ABOUT 160 STUDENTS IN THE. THAT THE TOTAL WAS ABOUT 160, S WE WERE ABLE TO FACILITATE THOS LESSONS WITH THOSE STUDENTS ON WEDNESDAY. ONE OF THE GREATEST COMMENTS THAT CAME, WE HAD KIDS COME AND A LITTLE GUY CAME TO THE DOOR WITH HIS SHIRT ON THAT HAD THE PLANETS ON HIS SHIRT. HE SAID I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THA WE CONTINUE TO SHOW THAT. >> SO I APPRECIATE THAT BREAKDOWN, I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP A COUPLE OF THINGS BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY MAY READ THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT. I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND GOING AWAY FROM WHAT IS REPORTING HER BUT WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST DETERMINING FACTOR AS WE MENTIO HERE REGARDING THE FAMILIARITY OF OUR STANDARDS. I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD HELP GET US A BETTER PRICE. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A DEALBREAKER, BUT WHAT WAS THE REASONING FOR IT IN. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. THE TYPES OF SEATS WE NEED, THE SPACING AND THE LAYOUT THEY PROVIDED, THEY COULD NOT ACCOMMODATE NEEDS THAT WE WANTE OR DESIRED FOR THE PLANETARIUM. >> SO THEY ARE ALSO A LITTLE QUICKER? >> FANTASTIC, GREAT INFORMATION. >> FOR THESE SEATS, ARE THEY GOING TO BE AFFIXED TO THE FLOOR , OR ARE THEY GOING TO BE REMOVABLE? I SEE THE UPPER-LEVEL UPPER LEVEL ONE IS FIXED AND ONE IS NOT. >> THESE ARE FIXED. >> FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THAN YOU. MELISSA AND I TOOK A TOUR AND W ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS ACTUALLY OPENING AND I'M EXCITED TO VOTE ON THIS TO GET THE SEATS AND HERE BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT WILL BE READY FOR THE OPENING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> WELCOME IT NOT THE BEGINNING [01:25:01] OF THIS CLEAR, BUT HOPEFULLY IN NOVEMBER-DECEMBER. >> I WAS READING THROUGH THIS I THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT NAMEPLATES, WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THE NAMEPLATES, IS THIS FO A FUNDRAISING KIND OF THING? WHAT IS THE PLAN WITHOUT? >> IF WE'VE ASKED SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS TO DONATE AND SUPPORT, AND TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WH WANTED TO DONATE, WE ARE PUTTIN A NAMEPLATE ON THE SEATS TO BE ABLE TO BE HONORED FOR WHAT THE ARE DOING FOR OUR DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> THERE IS EMOTION AND A SECOND . ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> THE MOTION CARRIES 5-0. >> THANK YOU. THE SECOND RECOMMENDATION IS AN APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT AWARD TO FOR $145,050 OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD THAT WILL BE PAID ANNUALLY COVERING AUGUST 26 THROUGH JUNE OF 2029. [INDISCERNIBLE] AND DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND OPERATION BENEFITS OF THE PLATFORM. >> GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT POST AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. FROM INSTRUCTIONAL PERSPECTIVE, IT WILL STRENGTHEN THE BETWEEN SCHOOLS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AN FAMILIES BY PROVIDING A SCHOOL UNIFIED PLATFORM FOR COMMUNICATION. RESEARCH CONSISTENTLY SHOWS HEL STUDENT OUTCOMES, AND TRACED INITIATIVES AND STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS. WITH MOBILE AND WEB-BASED COMMUNICATIONS. A SIGNIFICANT INSTRUCTIONAL BENEFITS IS THE PLATFORM'S AUTOMATIC LANGUAGE TRANSITION CAPABILITY WHICH IMPROVES ACCES TO EDUCATION FOR MULTI- FAMILIE AND HELPS PARENTS AND GUARDIANS FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. PARENTS SUPPORTS EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ENGAGEMENT ACROS OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. FROM THE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE, MUNICATION CAN BE CHALLENGING WITH DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, TEACHERS AND EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS UTILIZ SLIP PLATFORM SPRAYED FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN MULTIPLE SCHOOLS NEED TO MONITOR SEVERAL SYSTEMS TO HAVE TEACHER COMMUNICATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL PLATFORMS MAY ALSO BE USED FOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ATHLETICS, CLUBS, VISUAL PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS, PARENTS WHERE WE'LL SIMPLIFY THE EXPERIENCE BY CONSOLIDATING COMMUNICATION MAKING IT EASIER FOR FAMILIES T STAY ENGAGED. OPERATIONALLY PARENTS WILL HAVE MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION FUNCTION INTO ONE SYSTEM WHICH WILL CREATE GREATER EFFICIENCY FOR A STAFF, REDUCING DUPLICATION AND IMPROVING CONSISTENCY ACROSS OU DISTRICT. BECAUSE PARENTS INTEGRATE DIRECTLY WITH OUR STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM USES VERIFIE STUDENT AND GUARDIAN INFORMATIO TO SUPPORT ACCURATE AND SECURE EDUCATION AND ENSURES THAT OUR MESSAGING REACHES THE APPROPRIATE RECIPIENTS RECIPIEN SPRAYED IT ALSO PROVIDES FAMILY WITH A MORE FOCUSED COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCE BY ELIMINATING COMMERCIAL AND PRODUCT ADVERTISING THAT CAN BE DISTRACTING OR CONFUSING FOR FAMILIES AND HELPS TO ENSURE THAT OUR DISTRICT AND SCHOOL MESSAGES ARE CLEARED. WE ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT THA BECAUSE OF OUR TIMING AS WELL, WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING THIS AS A SLOW ROLLOUT SO WE WON'T BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THIS IS A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL STAFF RIGHT NOW, BUT THE HOPE IS THAT THIS WOULD EVENTUALLY BE OUR PLATFOR FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF AND >> FUNDING FOR THIS PURCHASE IS INCLUDED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY AND THE ADMINISTRATION CATEGORY. WE RECOMMEND THE CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE PLATFORM COVERING A THREE YEARS FOR A TOTAL. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> THERE IS A MOTION IN THE SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? HE SAID YOU COULD GO FIRST. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WAS THIS SYSTEM BUDGETED AS PAR OF THE BUDGET? WAS THIS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET? >> YES, IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AND AS MR. TAYLOR SAID I IS INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNICATIONS PLATE AS WELL AS [01:30:03] ON THE MID-LEVEL ADMINISTRATION CATEGORY. >> THANK YOU. >> I KNOW YOU SAID MANY TIMES THIS IS GOING TO TAKE OVER ALL COMMUNICATION SO IT WILL BE CLEAR AND THE FUTURE WHEN IT'S HOPEFULLY IMPLEMENTED, NO MORE E-MAIL NEWSLETTER, NO MORE TEACHER INDEPENDENT E-MAIL SPIRIT. >> IT WOULD BE FOR A QUICK COMMUNICATIONS, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE STAFF THAT ARE, [INDISCERNIBLE], IT WOULD REPLACE ALL OF THOSE AND HAVE A OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES TO RESPOND BACK. WE ARE STILL USING IT AS OUR OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER PLATFORM. >> IS SO WILL WE BE ABLE TO SEE HOW MANY COMMUNICATIONS SO WE CAN REPORT OUT AND SAY, THIS PARENT OR FAMILY GOT SO MANY NUMBER OF E-MAILS IN A WEEK OR DOES IT HAVE AT THOSE SORTS OF ANALYTICS SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH FAMILIES ARE BEING COMMUNICATED WITH? >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THIS PARTICULAR PLATFORM AS IT GIVES US ALL OF THE ANALYTICS IN WE CAN SEE ALS WHICH PARENTS WE ARE REACHING, WHICH ONES WE ARE STILL NOT HEARING FROM, SO WE REALLY THIN IT WILL HELP US WITH ENGAGEMENT AND THAT CONSISTENCY IS REALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE STUDENTS WHO HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS YOU HAVE TO NAVIGATE AS A PARENT OR GUARDIAN . >> WHAT ABOUT SPORTS TEAMS. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BANNED, ROTC , WE HAVE SOMETHING ELSE FOR A SWIM TEAM, WE HAVE COME US. >> THIS HAS THE CAPABILITY OF PUTTING ALL OF THAT ONTO THE PARENT SQUARE PLATFORM IN SECUR SECURITY AS WELL. WE LOOK FOR THE COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PLATFORMS AND SOME OF THEM THE COACH WITH THE SPONSOR HAVE TO GO IN AND IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM, [INDISCERNIBLE] THERE ARE OTHER CODES WHERE THERE IS A CODE KEYCODE. ANYONE GOT TAKE OUT THE QR CODE CAN GET INTO THAT GROUP AND THAT'S NOT THE BEST PRACTICE FO US OR SAY FOR OUR KIDS. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS US THE ABILITY TO USE THE QR CODE FOR THESE GROUPS AND CLUBS ON PAREN SQUARE, BUT IT RESTRICTS TO HAS ACCESS TO IT BECAUSE OF ITS INTEGRATION WITH OUR STUDENT INFORMATION. >> THAT'S AMAZING. >> IN THE PARENT THAT MISSED PRACTICE COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO BECAUSE THEY HAVE TOO MANY APPS. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> ARE YOU ABLE TO MIGRATE ALL THE CONTACT INFORMATION IN THIS OR IS HE GOING TO REQUIRE NEW SIGN-UPS FOR PARENTS? >> THE PROGRAMS WILL TALK TO EACH OTHER, PARENTS WILL GET AN INVITATION TO JOIN AND THEY CAN CHOOSE TO DOWNLOAD THE APP IF THEY WOULD LIKE IT WILL JUST GO TO THEIR E-MAIL LIKE THEY WE WOULD NORMALLY COMMUNICATE WITH THEM. IT'S THEIR OPTION. >> ARE WE GOING TO DIFFER THE EXPENSE TO 2027, WE'RE GOING TO PAY UPFRONT CASH AND JEFF AT TH EXPENSE? >> WE WILL ONLY BE PAYING FOR THIS ONE YEAR AT A TIME. >> OH, I THOUGHT IT WAS CASH UP FRONT, THAT'S WHY WE ARE GETTIN THE DEAL ON THAT. OKAY, THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> G HAVE A QUESTION? >> WILLS OR COACHES AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS AT THE SCHOOL BE ABL TO ACCESS THE PLATFORM? KICK IT THEY WILL, THEY WILL JUST NEED TO BE ADDED TO OUR STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM IN THEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TWO. >> THANK YOU. >> SO WILL THIS NOW BE A REQUIREMENT THAT COACHES AND STAFF COMMUNICATE THIS WAY IN LOU OF USING DOJO AND REMIND AN ALL OF THOSE, IS THERE STILL AN OPTION BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT. >> BECAUSE OF HER CHARMING, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SPECIFIC GROUPS START WITH IT NOW AND THEN EVENTUALLY COME ETHICAL IS BY NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, THAT WILL BE THE REQUIREMENT IN IT IS THE APPROVED APPLICATION WE ARE USING AT SEA CPS. >> THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW EVERYTHING GIVE. >> THIS YEAR IT'S OPTIONAL. TEACHERS CAN STILL USE OCHOA? >> IF ANY TEACHER WOULD LIKE TO USE THIS PLATFORM BECAUSE IT'S VERY INTUITIVE AND USER-FRIENDL FROM WHAT WE'VE SEEN AND WHAT IVE HEARD FROM TEACHERS THAT ARE USING OTHER THINGS THAT AREN'T LOVING IT, THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO SWITCH IF THEY WOULD LIKE THIS YEAR. ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT REQUIRED OF EVERYBOY APPEARED WE'RE GOING TO START WITH SMALL GROUPS, BUT IT'S OPEN FOR ANYBODY WHO MIGHT WANT TO. >> I AM ALWAYS CONCERNED, OUR TEACHERS GOING TO BE TRAINED ON HOW TO USE IT? IT PROBABLY HAS MORE FEATURES [01:35:01] THAN WE WOULD PROBABLY EVER NEED , BUT SOME TEACHERS MIGHT FIND A PURPOSE FOR IT. >> YES, ABSOLUTELY. ONE OF THE OTHER NICE THINGS ABOUT THIS THAT WAKE UP FROM PARENT SQUARED INCLUDES TRAININGS FOR OUR STAFF, SO WE CAN ACCESS THOSE IN THAN AGAIN FOR THOSE THAT WANT IT NOW, WE CAN OFFER THAT AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A TRAINING PLAN ROLL OUT SINCE IT'S A REQUIREMENT. >> I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN JUST G ON DEVICES AND FIGURE IT OUT, BUT THERE ARE THOSE OF US WHO NEED TRAINING TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO DO IT PROPERLY AND THE FEATURES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. THANK YOU. >> THERE IS EMOTION AND A SECOND . ALTHOUGH SOME FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES FIVE JUDGMENT 0. THANK YOU. >> THE THIRD RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE CEIA OPENGATE WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEMS. FROM SCHOOL SPECIALTY LLC IN TH AMOUNT OF $97,333 USING THE CONTRACT OR 250 TO 05. THE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICE AND ADVISOR OF STUDENT SERVICES TO DISCUSS THE OPPORTUNITY BENEFITS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM LARRY TITUS, AND I AM WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT SERVICES AS ONE OF THE SUPERVISORS. FROM A SECURITY PERSPECTIVE, TH OPENGATE SYSTEM IS DETECTED WEAPONS AND MENTAL WELL MOVING THROUGH THE SCHOOL. IT'S AN EFFICIENT WAY OF SCREENING INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THE TRADITIONAL SCREENING METHODS THAT CREATES OF THE LON OR A WEIGHT PERIOD, THIS SYSTEM HAS THEY DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ALLOW STUDENTS MOVE THROUGH QUICKER AND HANDLE A LARGE VOLUME OF INDIVIDUALS AND BE DETECTED IF THEY HAD METAL O WEAPONS ON THEM. THIS BALANCE BETWEEN SECURITY AND EFFICIENCY IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR SCHOOL BECAUSE LARGE GROUPS OF STUDENTS AND VISITORS MUST ENTER IN A SAFE AND TIMELY MANNER. THE AUTHORIZATION OF FOUR PORTABLE SYSTEMS, WOULD PROVIDE THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH THE GREAT FLEXIBILITY TO RESPOND TO VARIOUS SECURITY NEEDS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THE SYSTEM CAN BE STRATEGICALLY EMPLOYED AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS TO ALLOW ENHANCEMENT OF SECURIT COVERAGE AND SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL ACTIVITIES, ANY SITUATION THAT REQUIRES ANY ADDITIONAL PREVENTATIVE MEASURES . THIS CAPABILITY WHAT HELPLESS OVERALL PREPAREDNESS AND SUPPOR TO MAINTAIN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE ENTERED INTO THE FACILITIES. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT POST AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR I AM THE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES GREAT THIS PURCHASE INCLUDES THE MANUFACTURER REQUIRING ON-SITE TRAINING TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENT STAFF ARE READY TO OPERATE AND EMPLOY THE. IT IS CRITICAL FOR SUCCESS WITH LIMITATION AND HELPS ENSURE THE SYSTEMS ARE UTILIZED CONSISTENTLY, EFFICIENTLY, AND AS INTENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE OPENGATE SYSTEM SERVES AS AN INITIAL LAYER OF THE SECURITY SCREEN PROCESS NOT A SCANDAL AN SECURITY MEASURE. THE SYSTEM IDENTIFIES A POTENTIAL THREAT IN THEY WILL FOLLOW SCREENING PROTOCOLS TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF A FARM AND ENSURE APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION. TOGETHER THE OPENGATE SYSTEM TRAINED STAFF AND INSURERS PROTOCOLS FOR PROTECTIONS THAT ENHANCE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND IMPROVE THREAT DETECTION AN STRENGTH IN THE SEA ABILITY TO MAINTAIN A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT. >> THANK YOU BOTH. FUNDING IS INCLUDED IN THE NEW QUICKLY IMPAIRED STUDENT SERVICES BUDGET COUNTY COORDINATOR RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE OF FOUR CEIA OPENGATE WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEMS FOR $97,338. WITH DELIVERY SIX WEEKS SOONER THAN THE CLOSEST COMPETITOR. >> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> THERE IS EMOTION AND A SECOND , ANY DISCUSSION? >> I SEE WE ARE PROCURING FOR SYSTEMS, WHAT IS OUR DEPLOYMENT PLAN OF THOSE FOUR SYSTEMS? >> THE DEPLOYMENT PLAN IS TO POSITION ONE AT EACH OF OUR FOU HIGH SCHOOLS. INITIALLY TO HANDLE ANY OF THE SPORTING EVENTS OR LARGE EVENT [01:40:01] SUCH AS FOOTBALL GAMES AND BASKETBALL GAMES, WE THOUGHT WE WOULD START THERE AND SEE HOW THE PRODUCTS PREFORMED THERE BEFORE WE EXPAND IT TO OTHER LOCATIONS AND OTHER METHODS. >> SO JUST FOR SPORTING EVENTS, NOT FOR DAILY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE? >> NO. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY, REGARDING THE TRAINING WHO IS GOING TO BE TRAINED? >> IT IS OUR PURPOSE INITIALLY TO TRAIN THOSE WHO WILL BE WORKING AT THE VARIOUS SCHOOL EVENTS, SAFETY ADVOCATES, ADMINISTRATION, AND ATHLETIC DIRECTORS. >> WILL ANYBODY RECEIVE A HIGHE LEVEL OF TRAINING SO THAT THEY CAN TRAIN NEW INDIVIDUALS? >> THE TRAINING ALSO IS A TRAIN THE TRAINER TYPE OF SITUATION S IF WE NEED TO EXPAND FATS, WE WOULD HAVE INDIVIDUALS WITH WITHOUT CERTIFICATION THAT CAN TRAIN THE TRAINERS. >> PERFECT. IS THERE ANY TYPE OF I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE SYSTEM, BUT I THERE ANY TYPE OF VIDEO OR ANYTHING THAT IS STORED OR COUL POTENTIALLY BE WORKED AROUND AS FAR AS SECURITY? >> NO, SIR. >> I THINK YOU HEAR WHAT I'M GETTING AT HERE. >> MR. ANDERSON? >> NO COMMENT. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, BUT I DO SINCE YOU ARE SITTING HERE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TIME IS SPENT AT CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, YOUR DEDICATION YOUR LONGEVITY, AND I DON'T WAN TO MAKE YOU I DON'T WANT TO MAK US SEEM OLD, HOWEVER I REMEMBER YOU WHEN YOU WERE A STATE POLIC OFFICER IN YOU USE TO SCARE ALL OF US, YOU WOULD SIT AT THE MC DONALD'S IN PRINCE FREDERICK , YOU ARE PROBABLY THE REASON I NEVER GOT INTO TROUBLE. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT. ME AND MANY OTHER CHILDREN OF CALVERT COUNTY. ALL JOKES ASIDE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE TIME YOU SPEND YOUR AND GEORGE EDUCATION. WE APPRECIATED. >> I THINK THE BOARD AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT FOR ALL THE SUPPOR AND ALL THE KNOWLEDGE IT HAS BEEN A REAL PLEASURE TO WORK FO SUCH A AMAZING SCHOOL SYSTEM. THANK YOU. >> THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE DISTRICTS A ROW. >> MR. TITUS IS ALSO THE REASON I STAY OUT OF TROUBLE. A FINAL RECOMMENDATION IS THE PURCHASE OF A THREE YEAR VMWARE CLOUD'S DURATION AGREEMENT FOR 299,625 DOLLARS USING THE SOLUTION CONTRACT NUMBER R2 40303 THAT WILL COVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD FROM JULY OF 2026 THROUGH JULY OF 2029 THE COST WILL BE EXPANDED EVENLY OVER THAT THREE YEAR PERIOD. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE TWO TALK ABOUT THE BENEFITS FOR THIS FIRST. >> AS MR. TAYLOR STAGES, AND SERVICE SUPERVISOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR NETWORK DIVISION. FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS REVIVED ON VMWARE AS A FOUNDATION OF OUR. HAVE MISSION-CRITICAL SYSTEMS THAT ARE STAFF, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES DEPEND ON EVERY DAY. THESE SYSTEMS INCLUDE THE HUMAN RESOURCES AND FINANCE SYSTEMS A WELL AS OUR STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. TOGETHER THESE SYSTEMS SUPPORT ESSENTIAL DISTRICT FUNCTIONS INCLUDING PAYROLL PROCESSING, EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT, PURCHASING BUDGETING, STUDENT ENROLLMENT, SCHEDULING, ATTENDANCE, AND STUDENT RECORDS. FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT, VMWARE ALLOWS US TO RUN MULTIPL SERVERS AND APPLICATIONS ON A CONSOLIDATED HARDWARE PLATFORM. THIS IMPROVES SYSTEM RELIABILITY , MAXIMIZES THE VALUE OF OUR EXISTING TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS, IT REDUCES INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMPLEXITY AND STRENGTHENS OUR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN UNINTERRUPTED OPERATIONS. THE PLATFORM PROVIDES CONTINUIT AND DISCOVERY CAPABILITIES HELPING ENSURE THAT CRITICAL DISTRICT SERVICES REMAIN AVAILABLE WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED MOST. THEY'RE PROPOSED AGREEMENT PROVIDES ONGOING SOFTWARE LICENSING, SECURITY UPDATES, MAINTENANCE, AND ANY FRACTURE O SUPPORT. MAINTAINING VENDOR SUPPORTED SOFTWARE IS ESSENTIAL TO THE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT INSURING SYSTEM STABILITY, REDUCING CYBERSECURITY RISK, AND MAINTAINING COMPATIBILITY WITH THAT MANY APPLICATIONS YOU USE THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION. THIS RECOMMENDATION ALSO [01:45:02] REPRESENTS A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE APPROACH BY SECURIN A THREE YEAR VMWARE CLOUD FOUNDATION AGREEMENT THAT ALIGN WITH THE REMAINING LIFECYCLE OF OUR CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, SEA CPS IS EXPECTE TO REALIZE APPROXIMATELY 165,00 DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL SAVINGS COMPARED TO ALTERNATIVES. THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES WITH STABILITY, AGREEMENTS, OPERATIONAL CONTINUITY AND FINANCIAL VALUE TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICTS CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. >> FUNDING FOR THIS PURCHASE IS IN THE FY 27 BUDGET, AND WE RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE OF THE THREE YEAR VMWARE IN THE AMOUNT OF $299,625 THAT WILL BE EXPERIENCED EVENLY OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD. TO KEEP ME IF YOU APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> THERE IS EMOTION AND THE SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? >> I HAVE ONE THING. JUST LOOKING AT THE CONTRACT TERM, THE CONTRACT TERM STARTED A MONTH AGO. >> YES, WE HAVE PERPETUAL LICENSE THAT CARRIES US THROUGH. LAST TIME WE PROCURED THE VMWARE , THE COMPANY WAS VMWARE AND IT WAS A THREE YEAR LICENSE SINCE THEN, IT HAS BEEN BOUGHT OUT BY A ABROAD, AND THEY HAVE BESIDES PRICE INCREASES, THEY ALSO PUT IN POLICIES ON HOW THE ALLOW CERTAIN VENDORS TO PROCUR FOR THEM, SO WHILE WE ARE RUNNING OUR VMWARE PLATFORM IN WE HAVE A PERPETUAL LICENSE FOR ITS, WE CANNOT GET SUPPORT OR PATCHES UNTIL WE PUT THIS IN PLACE. >> THANK YOU. >> OTHER DISCUSSION? >> ONE QUESTION. SINCE WE ARE PAYING FOR THE THREE YEARS AT ONCE, HOW IS THA IMPACTING THE BUDGET. THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION. WE WILL BE PAYING, COULD YOU SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF TH MEMO? WE WILL BE PAYING FOR $299,000 THREE-YEAR CONTRACT RIGHT NOW? HOWEVER WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING ONLY ONE THIRD OF THAT CONTRACT IN THE 26-27 BUDGET AND GOING FORWARD IN 28 AND 29, WE WILL B BUDGETING FOR EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE YEAR COSTS AND RECOGNIZING AS AN EXPENSE IN THOSE RESPECTIVE YEARS THE SECOND AND THIRD YEAR OF THIS CONTRACT. >> THANK YOU. >> THERE IS EMOTION AND SECOND. ALTHOUGH SOME FAVOR. >> AYE. >> THE MOTION CARRIES 5-0. >> THANK YOU. [Comprehensive Maintenance Plan] >> THANK YOU ALL. UP NEXT WE HAVE THE COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE PLAN REVIEW. >> GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT POST AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I AM DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND TODAY I AM BEFOR YOU TO REVIEW THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANC PLAN FOR FY 2027. THEY COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE PLAN OR CMP IS AN ANNUAL PLANNING DOCUMENT PREPARED BY SEA CPS STAFF. IT SUPPORTS THE GOALS OF THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES MASTER PLAN AND INFORMS THAT CAPITAL PLANNING PRIORITIES AT ITS CORE THE CMP IS PROVIDED TO PROVIDE CLEAR PICTURE OF THE MAINTENANCE , REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT NEEDS ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS AND SUPPORT FACILITIES. THAT HELPS GUIDE OUR EFFORTS TO EXTEND THE USEFUL LIFE OF OUR BUILDINGS IN ARE PRIORITIZED RESOURCES AND PROVIDING SAFE RELIABLE AND FUNCTIONAL LEARNIN ENVIRONMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF CARRIED I WILL BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT SEVERAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM 2026, REVIEW GOALS FOR 2027 AND [01:50:05] DISCUSS EMERGING CHALLENGES AND RESOURCE NEEDS THAT CONTINUE TO IMPACT SCHOOL FACILITIES. BEFORE I BEGIN I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THOSE WH HELPED DEVELOP THIS YEAR'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. HE COMPLETED A MAJORITY OF THE WORK ON THIS PLAN BEFORE HIS RETIREMENT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MISS TIFFANY HEMPSTEAD, A WORK ORDER TECHNICIAN FOR HER ASSISTANCE IN UPDATING THE CHARTS AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENT. ADDITIONALLY MR. SCOTT WONG IN THE MAINTENANCE FOR MEN FROM EACH TRADE SHOP CONTRIBUTED VALUABLE INFORMATIONAL INSIGHT RELATED TO REPETITIVE MAINTENANCE VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PLANNING AND THE PROJECTED REPLACEMENT SCHEDULES FOR FACILITY ASSETS ACROSS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS HELPED ENSURE THAT THIS PLAN REFLECTS BOTH THE CURRENT CONDITION OF OUR FACILITIES AND THE OPERATIONAL REALITIES OF MAINTAINING THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN WITH A FE HIGHLIGHTS FROM FY 2026. THIS PAST YEAR, SCHOOL FACILITIES CONTINUE TO ADDRESS BOTH PLANNED MAINTENANCE NEEDS AND IMMEDIATE OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES. SOME OF THE KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS YOU SEE INCLUDED CONTINUED REPAIR OF THE WELL SURFING THE CALVERT ELEMENTARY AND CALVERT COUNTRY SCHOOL CAMPUS. EXTENDING THE LIFE, COMPLETING LOW-FREQUENCY PLAYGROUND INSPECTIONS, SPEAKING FOR A STADIUM FIELD, SUCCESSFULLY MIGRATING FROM ASSET ESSENTIALS TO OPERATIONS HERO, AREN'T YOU COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND PURCHASIN 20 TERM OUR SPIRIT EACH OF THES REFLECTS A DIFFERENT ASPECT OF OUR WORK FROM MAINTAINING CRITICAL BUILDING SYSTEMS AND IMPROVING GROUND OPERATIONS TO STRENGTHENING THE DATA SYSTEMS THAT WE USE TO MANAGE WORK ORDERS AND FACILITY NEEDS THE NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILLER IN PARTICULAR IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES WORK THAT IS OFTEN NECESSARY TO KEEP AGIN SYSTEMS OPERATIONAL WHILE A LARGER CAPITAL ARE ONGOING. OUR TEAM PROVIDE PERFORMS THIS TYPE OF WORK EVERY DAY HELPING TO WITH THE CHALLENGES THAT FACED CCPS. LOOKING AHEAD, OUR GOALS ARE FOCUSED ON IMPROVING PLANNING COME UP ABOUT COMPLIANCE, DATA QUALITY, AND LONG-TERM OPERATIONAL READINESS. ONE GOAL IS TO EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLES IN THE MAINTENANCE FLEET. RELIABLE VEHICLES ARE ESSENTIAL TO SUPPORTING DAILY MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS ACROSS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE ALSO PLAN TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR ASSET TAGGING, THE CCPS MAINTENANCE ASSET INVENTORY . THIS WILL HELP US BUILD A STRONGER FOUNDATION FOR TRACKIN EQUIPMENT, UNDERSTANDING REPLACEMENT NEEDS AND IMPROVING LONG-TERM PLANNING RATE ANOTHER IMPORTANT GOAL IS TO DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE FACILITIES COMPLIANCE MANAGEMEN FRAMEWORK. THIS IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT AS A AS THEY CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND REQUIRE MORE FORMAL TRACKING AND DOCUMENTATION. FINALLY WE WILL CONTINUE WORKIN TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND USEFULNESS OF THE DATA CAPTURED IN OPERATIONS HERO. OUR COMPUTERIZED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. BETTER DATA ALLOWS US TO MAKE MORE INFORMED DECISIONS, IDENTIFY RECURRING ISSUES AND COMMUNICATE FACILITY NEEDS MORE CLEARLY OVER TIME. AS BUILDING AGE, SYSTEMS BECOME MORE COMPLEX, EXPECTATIONS FOR RESPONSIVENESS REMAINS HIGH. WITH A BROADER AND MORE TECHNICAL RANGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES. IN SOME CASES, PARTS FOR OLDER SYSTEMS ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE T OBTAIN. THEY REQUIRE LONGER LEAD TIMES THAT WILL MAKE THINGS LESS PROTECTION. CAPITAL PROJECTS HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THESE NEEDS, THE OVERAL DEMANDS CONTINUE TO EXCEED AVAILABLE RESOURCES. IN ADDITION, WE ARE EXPERIENCIN BECAUSE OF INVOLVING. ITEMS SUCH AS INSPECTIONS, CODE UPDATES, REQUIRED TESTING, SPECIALIZED MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES, ALL HAVE COST IMPACTS THAT MUST BE PLANNED FO WITHIN THE MAINTENANCE BUDGET. FINALLY, THE FIRST RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CONTINUED TO BE A [01:55:02] CONCERN. IN THE LABOR MARKET REMAINS COMPETITIVE. IT IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR DOCUMENTING FACILITY NEEDS, IDENTIFYING PRIORITIES AND SUPPORTING LONG-TERM STEWARDSHI FC CPS BUILDINGS AND ASSETS FOR THE WORK OUTLINED IN THIS PLAN REFLECTS BOTH THE PROGRESS MADE OVER THE PAST YEAR IN THEY CONTINUED CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH MAINTAINING AGING FACILITIES, RESPONDING TO REGULATORY AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORTING THE DAY-TO-DAY NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOL SPIRIT THIS DRAFT CMP THAT IS WILL BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS AND ONCE WE COME BACK AT THE SEPTEMBER 10TH BOARD MEETING, PENDING ANY COMMENTS, THE DOCUMENT WILL BE FINALIZED AND WILL BE SENT TO THE INNER AGENC THIRD THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. WITH THAT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO INSERT ANY QUESTIONS. >> HOW ARE EEO. CAN YOU TELL ME THE STATUS OF THE CALVERT COUNTRY SCHOOL WELL PROJECT TRACKS. >> YES, WE HAVE GREAT NEWS. THE CONTRACTS ARE DEMOBILIZED A THE END OF YESTERDAY, SO ALL OF THE BLOWING OUTS OF THE SAND WITHIN THE SLEEVES, ALL OF THAT WORK HAS BEEN DONE. THERE IS A NEW WELL PUMP THAT HAS BEEN INSTALLED, AND OUR GUY HAVE BEEN THERE FOR MANY MANY HOURS JUST MAKING THE FINAL CONNECTIONS. THERE HAVE BEEN SAND FILTERS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, THEY ARE FLESHING OUT THE SYSTEM. WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THE FLESH OUT AND WE HOPE TO BE ABL TO TAKE A TEST FOR THE BACK TEETH SO THAT WE CAN PUT THE WELL BACK IN SERVICE. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE COOLING SYSTEM FOR CALVERT ELEMENTARY I DEPENDENT ON THE WATER CIRCULATING, WE ARE ABLE TO BRING ALL OF THE HVAC SYSTEM BACK AND TOILETS CAN BE FLUSHED HANDS CAN BE WASHED, BUT THE DRINKING WATER, WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR THAT RESULT. >> OKAY PERRY THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, HOW ARE YOU? >> GOOD, HOW ARE YOU A. I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. ONE MAY BE THE EASIEST IS WHERE ARE WE WITH COMPLETION DATE OF NORTHERN MIDDLE? ARE WE STILL ON TRACK FOR NOVEMBER? >> AT THE CONTRACTOR HAS GIVEN US DATE OF EARLY TO MID OCTOBER THAT THEY WILL BE COMPLETE. WE ARE KIND OF BACKWARDS TRACKING ONCE THEY ARE COMPLETE WITH THAT. OF POROUS FINGERS CROSSED PENDING INSPECTIONS, WE WILL THAN GET INTO THE BUILDING. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS TO D SUCH A STOCKING FURNITURE, GETTING IT INTO ALL OF THE LEVELS. IT FOLKS HAVE TO INSTALL THE WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS, THAT NETWORK WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS, ET CETERA. SURVEILLANCE CAMERA, OR HARDWARE , THESE ARE THINGS WE HAVE TO DO, HOWEVER THE TIMELIN THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING FOR STAFF TO MOVE IN WOULD BE RIGHT AROUND ELECTION DAY. SO WE ARE TRACKING ON TIME AT THIS POINT. >> FANTASTIC. THE OTHER ONE IS MORE CLOSELY RELATED TO THE MAINTENANCE PLAN. HOW MANY SEWAGE PUMP SYSTEMS DOES A SCHOOL SYSTEM OPERATE, AND IS THERE A WAY TO TRANSFER THOSE OVER TO THE COUNTY'S WASTEWATER DIVISION AND LESSEN OUR MAINTENANCE COST CLICKS ISN'T THERE A COUPLE OF THEM THAT WE OPERATE? >> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE ACTUAL PUMP STATIONS, NOT THE PLANS, CORRECT? >> I BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN CONVERSATIONS IN THE PAST, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY INVOLVED IN THOSE, SO THAT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS CONVERSATION WITH PREVIOUS LEADERSHIP AT THAT COME TO GOVERNMENT FOR THEY WERE INTERESTED IN TAKING OVER OUR PUMP STATIONS, HOWEVER SINCE THEN, THAT LEADERSHIP HAS CHANGED SO I'M NOT SURE IF THER IS STILL THAT SAME DESIRE. WE CAN CERTAINLY RESURRECT THOS CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD CERTAINLY BE IDEAL FOR ALL OF US. >> I AGREE, THOSE CAN BECOME COSTLY AND CUMBERSOME TO MAINTAIN AND GOD FORBID SOMETHING HAPPENED. WE WOULD HAVE TO PROPERLY DEED SOME PROPERTY BACK TO THE COUNT GOVERNMENT VERSUS BEING SCHOOL [02:00:03] PROPERTY. THERE IS A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT , BUT IT COULD GREATLY REDUCE OUR MAINTENANCE COST. WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> AT WHAT POINT WILL THE NORTHERN MIDDLE COME DOWN? HOW IS THAT GOING TO WORK? >> WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THE NEW BUILDING, ONCE IT IS COMPLETED AND ONE STAFF AND STUDENTS MOVE IN, WE HAVE ABOUT THREE AND A HALF WEEKS WITHIN THE SCHEDULE BECAUSE THERE ARE STILL A LOT O ASSETS THERE THAT COULD BE REPURPOSED FOR OTHER SCHOOLS, E CETERA. DURING HARDWARE FOR EXAMPLE. OF GONE INTO SOME OF THESE ITEM BEFORE, WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS, SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, ELECTRONI ACCESS, THERE ARE SOME HVAC AND ELECTRONIC SO WE HAVE ABOUT THREE AND A HALF WEEKS TO RECOVER THOSE TYPES OF ITEMS. AT THAT POINT, WE ESSENTIALLY HAND THAT BUILDING OVER TO THE CONTRACTOR IN THEY IS SOME ASBESTOS. IT IS CONCEALED, BUT THAT ABATEMENT ACTIVITY HAS TO HAPPE AND THEN THEY WILL BEGIN DEMOLITION. SO THAT THEY WILL ESSENTIALLY D A PHASE TWO OF THE PROJECT WHER THEY WILL MOVE THEIR FENCING IN ORDER TO CREATE A BARRIER TO ALLOW STUDENTS AND STAFF, ET CETERA TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE NEW BUILDING AND THEN THEY WILL BE WORKING AND THE ZONE OF THE OLD BUILDING. CURRENTLY THAT CAR VIPERS RIDER AND BUS RIDERS ARE SHARING THAT SINGLE ENTRANCE TO GET INTO NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL INTO THE BUS LOTS, AND THAT IS HOW THE VEHICLES ENTER AS WELL. THAT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE NE PARKING IS COMPLETD, AND THAT WILL GO ESSENTIALLY WHERE THE EXISTING NORTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL IS. ONCE THAT IS DONE, THEN THE ENTRANCE WILL BE SEPARATED AGAI AND CAR RIDERS WILL COME OFF OF FLINT HILL ROAD AND THUS WRITER WILL OF COURSE GO ON CHENEY VILLA THROUGH THAT ENTRANCE. >> SO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A INTERRUPTION WITH THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHEN THIS ALL HAPPENS. >> CORRECT. >> OKAY. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MISS WARNER. [CAC Appointments] >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE HAVE OUR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. DR. JOHNSON? >> IT IS COLD. >> MY FEET ARE FREEZING. >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. I AM SUSAN JOHNSON THE CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER INTIMATES A PRESENT TO YOU THE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM AND THE COMMITTEE SERVE CEMENT ADVISORY CAPACITY AND PROVIDES FORUM WHERE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS MAY DISCUSS PENDING POLICY, BUDGET MANAGEMENT, AND INSTRUCTIONAL ISSUES. THE COMMITTEE PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BOARD MEMBERS T SHARE INFORMATION WITH THE COMMITTEE PERRY THEY TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THIS COMMITTEE AND ROTATE ATTENDANCE AT EACH O THE MEETINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING NAMES HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED BY TH BOARD MEMBERS FOR APPOINTMENT. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THAT WE AR STILL WAITING FOR ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS FOR CALVERT'S DISTRICT AS WELL AS NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THEN I BELIEVE THAT ALLIE WILL BE WORKING WITH MISSES MAXIE TO GE ADDITIONAL STUDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE IN AUGUST TO ENSURE THE COMMITTEE IS FULL CONSTITUTED AND PREPARED TO PROVE BEGIN ITS WORK ON THE LAS MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER APPOINTING MEMBERS IN AUGUST PROVIDES NEWL SELECTED MEMBERS WITH ADEQUATE TIME TO PLAN THEIR SCHEDULES, ARRANGE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENTS AND PREPARE FOR PARTICIPATION IN TH COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES. AT THIS TIME I WOULD ASK THAT YOU APPROVE OUR MEMBERSHIP. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> THERE IS EMOTION AND A SECOND . ANY DISCUSSION? >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. [FUTURE BUSINESS] >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. UP NEXT WE HAVE FUTURE BUSINESS. LIKE I WAS READING YOUR MIND OR SOMETHING. >> I KNOW I'VE ALREADY KIND OF [02:05:01] COMMUNICATED THIS WITH THE OTHE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, BUT I WAN TO SAY I AM LOOKING TO HOST A STUDENT LED VIRTUAL FORUM THAT WOULD BE OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS GRADES 6-12 REGARDING THE NEW CELL PHONE POLICY THAT WAS JUST FINALLY VOTED ON TODAY. THIS WOULD NOT SPEED TO ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE POLICY, THIS WOUL BE TO COMMUNICATE HOW THE POLIC IS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN SCHOOLS AND WHETHER OR NOT IT IS EFFECTIVE FOR STUDENTS AND HOW THEY CAN IMPLEMENTED AS EQUITABLY AS POSSIBLE. I WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH MORE DETAILS ABOUT THAT SOON AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN GET SOME STUDENT AND STAFF PRESENT FOR THAT. >> I THINK THIS IS AN AMAZING IDEA. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO DO THIS. IF THERE COULD BE, BECAUSE WE CAN'T KNOW THREE OF US COULD BE AT ANY ONE, SO MAYBE IF THERE I MULTIPLE SESSIONS OF A VIRTUAL FORUM, THEN THERE WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT MAYBE WE COULD ROTATE AND SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS COULD ATTEND SOME VERSU OTHERS. AS YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT HOW THIS WILL BE LAID OUT, I'M HAPP TO PROVIDE ANY INPUT AND CERTAINLY I THINK IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE WROTE THE LEADER IN MAKING A POLICY OF NO CELL PHONES, BUT IT'S NOT A STATE LAW, SO IT IS REQUIRED BY MARYLAND, SO WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. THAT'S ALSO REALLY GOOD. EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE ANGRY WITH US, AND RECOGNIZING IT IS BIT OF AN INCONVENIENCE AND AN ADJUSTMENT. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. THAT IS REALLY GREAT. ANYBODY ELSE WITH FUTURE BUSINESS? >> WHEN IS THAT CAREFIRST? >> IS SO CAREFIRST IS I BELIEVE SCHEDULED TO BE HERE, IT WITH M FOR RETIREE, BUT IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS ARE THINGS THAT WE MA BE WANTED TO HAVE ADDRESSED, WE COULD SUBMIT THOSE TO DR. DO SOME BEFORE HAND. THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO BE AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING IN SEPTEMBER . >> CAREFIRST, THE SECOND BOARD MEETING IN SEPTEMBER BASED ON YOUR FUTURE BUSINESS REQUESTS, WE HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH CAREFIRST THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER IN TRYING TO FIND A DATE THAT WORKS WITH EVERYONE'S SCHEDULE. THAT IS FOR OUR ACTIVE EMPLOYEE PLAN, WE HAVE REACHED OUT FOLLOWING OUR MEETINGS WITH THE RETIREES AND THEN ALSO IN DISCUSSION WITH DR. NEWSOM ABOU AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE MEP DEEPLY AND, THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE INVITATION IN ACKNOWLEDGED IT, THEY ARE JUST WORKING THROUGH THAT TO SEE IF THEY HAV AN OPPORTUNITY SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER AS WELL. >> I DO HAVE ONE ITEM I ALSO HA LIKE TO ADD TO OUR FUTURE BUSINESS. ON I THINK IT WAS AUGUST 4TH, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAD A PRESENTATIO BY THEIR STUDENT SAFETY IN WELL-BEING ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND I HAVE LESS PRESENCE AND ALSO YOU TO DR. CECELIA LEWIS. >> HONORARY. >> ON HONORARY PREACHY WAS PRESENT AS WELL AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO SOME O THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND A LITTL BIT OF THE DISCUSSION. I WILL SAY WE ARE A LITTLE BIT SAD THAT WE DIDN'T GET TO TALK AT ALL, SO THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO FUTURE BOARD MEETING HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REVIEW THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THAT STUDENT SAFETY IN WELL-BEING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. PERHAPS INVITE THE A COUPLE OF THE MEMBERS OVER HERE THAT PRESENTED AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STAFF TO REVIEW THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AN THEN FIND TIME AT A FUTURE BOAR MEETING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT. ANY OTHER FUTURE BUSINESS? [BOARD COMMENTS] OKAY. MOVIE NEXT INTO BOARD COMMENTS. AND A COMMENTS? >> NOT MUCH, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY DOING SCHOOL AND CLUB VISITS. I REACHED OUT TOOK TO COUPLE OF PEOPLE ALREADY, BUT IF ANYBODY KNOWS OF ANY CLUBS THAT WOULD B INTERESTED IN HAVING ME COME VISIT OR HAVING ANY OTHER STUDENT LEADERS COME VISIT, I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO THAT IDEA. OVERALL I'M JUST LOOKING FORWAR TO THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IN THI POSITION. >> THANK YOU. >> AT MR. SPACE EXPRESS. >> JUST A QUICK WELCOME BACK TO ALL OF OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS. AND KNOW A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS ARE HARD AT WORK. I NOTE MINE HAS BEEN IN BAND CAMP FOR TWO WEEKS AS MANY OTHERS HAVE, SO THEY ARE ALREAD PUTTING IN HARD WORK FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO EVERYON HAVING A HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL YEAR. >> MR. HARRISON? >> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE EXECUTIVE TEAM AND THAT MEMBERS OF SECAC FOR ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS TO HELP OUR DIFFERENT [02:10:01] LABELED COMMUNITY ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE RETIREES FOR VOICING THEIR CONCERNS. WE HEARD YOU, AND WE ARE GOING TO TAKE EVERYTHING UNDER ADVISEMENT. I HAD I WAS STARTING TO GET ANXIOUS BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT ABOU THE SAME TIME OF FOOTBALL TO A DAY'S, THAT TRAUMATIZED ME WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M GETTING A LITTLE ANXIOUS ABOUT THAT. THANKS. >> I ALSO WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE BACK. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR IN NOT HAVING MY KIDS AT HOME EVERY DAY. THERE ARE TWO OPEN POSITIONS FO STUDENTS, SOS YOU START TALKING TO THEM, I FORGET WHICH SCHOOLS. >> HUNTING TOWN IN PATUXENT. IF WE COULD GET SOME STUDENT MEMBERS, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. I ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I KNOW GEMMA SPOKE ABOUT THE RETIREES AND THEIR CONCERNS, BU I WILL SPEAK FOR MYSELF, I WANT SPEAK FOR ANYONE ELSE, BUT I HEAR EVERYONE'S CONCERNS AND I SHARE THEM. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND QUITE HONESTLY A LITTLE BIT ANGRY ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING. I WENT BACK AND LISTENED TO THA MEETING WHERE THE PLAN WAS PRESENTED TO US, AND WHAT WE WERE PRESENTED FROM CAREFIRST WAS AN ENHANCEMENT TO THE PLAN. WE WERE PRESENTED A WONDERFUL STORY AND WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARVIN 'S EVENING IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT WE WERE TOLD. SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO THE STAFF, DR. NEWSOME, BART LOOKIN INTO THIS FOR ADDRESSING. WE HAVE BEEN IN A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH CAREFIRST TO GET THEM BACK INTO A CONVERSATION, BUT IT'S COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I FEEL LIKE I WAS MISLED AND LIED TO BY THE HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY AND IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING. I'M GLAD WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND I HOPE WE CAN GET THIS SETTLED FOR OUT RETIREES AS SOO AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. >> BEAUTIFULLY STATED. I WANT TO START BY SAYING THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS TAKE FOR CONCERNS RAISED BY OUR RETIREES VERY SERIOUSLY. WE APPRECIATE YOUR YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND WILL DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO ENSURE YOU RECEIVE THE BENEFITS YOU HAVE EARNED AND DESERVE. WHEN WE CHANGED TO CAREFIRST, W WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE AS GOOD I NOT BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS INSURANCE PLAN. SOME RETIREES ARE SATISFIED, BU OTHERS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT PROVIDER ACCESS, COVERAGE COMMUNICATION AND THE TRANSITIO FROM THEIR PREVIOUS PLANNING. JUST KNOW THAT ADMINISTRATION I EXAMINING SEVERAL ISSUES AND WORKING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND TH OPTIONS INCLUDING RETURNING TO THE PREVIOUS HEALTH PLAN WITHOU NEGATIVELY AFFECTING RETIREES WHO WISH TO REMAIN ON THE CURRENT PLAN. THESE ARE TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF WHO HELPED BUILD OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INTO ONE OF THE STATE'S TOP SCHOOL SYSTEMS. WE HEAR YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU, THE PROBLEMS YOU ARE BRINGING T OUR ATTENTION NEED TO BE FIXED. ON A LIGHTER NOTE, THIS MORNING I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WELCOMING NEW TEACHERS TO OUR COUNTY. WE HAVE HIRED I THINK IT WAS AROUND 90 NEW TEACHERS. THE ROOM WAS FULL OF ENERGY WHICH IS ALWAYS THE EXCITEMENT OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR STARTING. MY UNDERSTANDING IS RIGHT NOW W ONLY HAVE FOUR TEACHING POSITIONS THAT ARE NOT FILLED. THAT IS A HUGE WIN FOR CALVERT COUNTY. I KNOW SUMMER IS NOT EASY TO GIVE UP, BUT STARTING A NEW SCHOOL YEAR IS ALSO EXCITING. I WISH EVERYONE A GREAT START AND A SUCCESSFUL YEAR AHEAD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I AM GOING TO GO BACK A LITTLE FURTHER, IN JULY I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND LEADERSHI SUMMER LEADERSHIP. AND I JUST GOT AN OPPORTUNITY T LISTEN IN FOR THE FIRST PART OF ITS, I WISH I HAD BEEN ABLE TO STAY FOR THE WHOLE THING BECAUS HOW IT STARTED WAS COMPLETELY AMAZING. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR TO DOCTOR NEWSOME AND STAFF, MOVING FORWARD, WE HAVE AT THE MALL. THIS LOOKS SIMILARLY LIKE WHAT IS THAT MOVIE, TELL ME WHAT IT [02:15:05] IS? DRUM LINE. HE IS ON THE DRUM LINE, WHEN THEY COME OUT ONE SOUND. I CAN REMEMBER THAT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE ARE ONE SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH ONE MISSION AND I'M VERY EXCITED THAT THERE IS SUCH POTENTIAL AND SUCH SYNERGY WITH OUR LEADERSHIP BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO MAKE FOR A WONDERFUL SCHOOL YEAR AND ADDITIONAL NEW LEADERS AS DR. NEWSOME SAID TO BUILD THE BENCH THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE. I AM VERY EXCITED FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. AGAIN I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS. IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE OTHERS TEACHERS THEY HAVE. IT IS ALSO, AND I WILL SAY YET, IT AMAZING THAT WE ARE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR TEACHERS. IT HASN'T BEEN THAT WAY FOR A LONG TIME. THAT IS A TESTAMENT TO WHAT GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. PEOPLE WANT TO COME HERE AND THEY WANT TO WORK. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS NEW SCHOOL YEAR IN I WISH ALL OF TH STAFF, THE BUS DRIVERS, THE STUDENTS GOOD LUCK AND WE WILL SEE YOU * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.