Jan 10, 2023 Board of Education Meeting

THIS IS CHAIRWOMAN JANE LICHTER.

[B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/SILENT MEDITATION (6:30 p.m.)]

I NOW CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF BALTIMORE COUNTY FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 10TH, 2023.

I INVITE YOU TO RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG TO BE LED BY MS. RAWA HASSAN.

WE WILL THEN HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND RECOGNITION OF THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED EDUCATION IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION OF THE JANUARY 10TH AGENDA.

TONIGHT'S BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING IS BEING HELD IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY AND BROADCAST THROUGH THE B P S ONLINE LIVE MEETING BROADCAST AND ON BCPS.TV, COMCAST CHANNEL 73, VERIZON CHANNEL 34.

IN ORDER TO EFFICIENTLY CONDUCT THIS MEETING, ALL VOTING ITEMS THIS EVENING WILL BE DONE BY ROLL CALL VOTE.

THE THE FIRST

[C. AGENDA (6:35 p.m.)]

UM, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA, MS. DOKI? YES, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

UM, I'D LIKE TO REMOVE CONTRACT CWA DASH 114 DASH 23 FROM NEW BUSINESS CONTRACT AWARDS UNTIL FURTHER INFORMATION AND A PRESENTATION CAN BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE FULL BOARD, AND THE FULL BOARD IS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO QUESTION AND DISCUSS THIS CONTRACT.

SECOND, SECOND, MS. HEN, ANY DISCUSSION MS. JONES? THANK YOU, MS. LECTER.

UH, THIS CONTRACT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE BUILDING AND CONTRACTS COMMITTEE LAST NIGHT, AND IT WAS APPROVED BY THE BUILDING AND CONTRACTS COMMITTEE.

UH, I THINK IT IS PREMATURE TO REMOVE IT BECAUSE THE STUDIES HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

WE CAN CERTAINLY ASK FOR THE INFORMATION.

UM, THERE WAS A 12 YEAR STUDY.

WE ARE REQUIRED BY MARYLAND STATE LAW TO START OUR ELECTRIFICATION OF THE, OF OUR, UH, TRANSPORTATION BUSES.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY ALREADY HAS INITIATED IT, AND, UM, IT IS A WIN-WIN SITUATION.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S REQUIRED BY STATE AND FEDERAL LAW, SO I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS MOTION.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? CHAIR MRS. HASAN? I'D LIKE TO AGREE WITH MS. JOES.

IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE BEGIN THE DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL, UM, OF ENSURING THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, MAKING SURE THAT OUR SCHOOL BUSES ARE UP TO MARYLAND STATE LAW, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND BECOMING ZERO WASTE AND WE, AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR ENERGY IS PUT IN THE RIGHT PLACES.

UM, SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I THINK IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE BEGIN APPROVING THESE CONTRACTS.

UM, IF YOU WANTED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU WATCHED THE BUILDINGS AND CONTRACTS COMMITTEE FROM LAST NIGHT AND THE DISCUSSION ON THAT.

THANK YOU, MR. SUN.

MS. HEN.

UM, SO I PARTICIPATED IN THAT MEETING LAST NIGHT AND IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, WE DID NOT, UM, HAVE A FULL DISCUSSION.

HOWEVER, I DID ASK DR.

GRIM IF, UM, HE WOULD BE WILLING TO BRING, UM, A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD.

I ALSO ASKED HIM ABOUT THE TIMELINESS OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS CONTRACT NOW, UM, HE INDICATED THAT WE DID NOT RECEIVE EPA GRANT FUNDING IN THE FIRST ROUND, BUT THAT HE EXPECTED A MORE, UM, POSITIVE RESULT IN THE SECOND ROUND OF GRANT FUNDING.

AND I ASKED HIM WHETHER IT WAS NECESSARY TO MOVE ON THIS CONTRACT IMMEDIATELY TO WHICH HE RESPONDED NO.

SO I WOULD SUPPORT THIS MOTION BECAUSE, UM, OF THE LACK OF TIMELINESS NOW, UM, I BELIEVE THAT THE BOARD CAN RECEIVE A PRESENTATION PRIOR TO TAKING ACTION ON THIS.

I DO SUPPORT THIS CONTRACT OVERALL, HOWEVER, UM, I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS, UM, AND WOULD RATHER HAVE THE INFORMATION PRESENTED BEFORE, UM, TAKING ACTION ON IT.

GRANT FUNDING WHATSOEVER FOR THIS, THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS FORCING US TO VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. KUN.

UH, THANK YOU.

I I, I SUPPORT THE ELECTRIFICATION OF OUR FLEET, BUT I WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT.

AND I HAD A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT PASSED IN CONTRACTS OR NOT.

SO I WOULD HOPE THAT WE COULD HAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT IT SO THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, COULD LEARN MORE ABOUT IT ALSO.

UM, AND SINCE THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE NEEDS, SINCE WE WERE NOT SELECTED BY THE EPA IN THE FIRST ROUND FOR ANY

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THANK YOU, MS. JANOWSKI? UH, YES.

UM, THIS IS A 43 MILLION CONTRACT AWARDED TO ONE BIDDER.

SEVERAL QUESTIONS WERE RAISED DURING THE CONTRACT MEETING LAST NIGHT, UM, THAT I DON'T BELIEVE ARE PROPERLY ADDRESSED.

WHILE I DO UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR NEW SCHOOL BUSES, ESPECIALLY IF THOSE BUSES COME WITH CAMERAS AND SEAT BELTS, MY CONCERN WITH THESE PROPOSED ELECTRIC BUSES THAT WILL COST MORE THAN DOUBLE THAT OF A TRADITIONAL DIESEL SCHOOL BUS IS THE ADMITTED LIMITATIONS OF THESE PARTICULAR BUSES.

AS STATED IN THE MEETING, THESE BUSES WILL REQUIRE NEW AND SPECIFIC CHARGING STATIONS, AND THEY CAN ONLY TRAVEL A CERTAIN NUMBER OF MILES ON A FULL CHARGE.

MR. HARLO STATED THAT THESE ELECTRIC BUSES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REPLACE ALL BALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOL BUSES.

FOR THIS REASON, I BELIEVE MORE INFORMATION ON JUST HOW MANY ELECTRIC BUSES BCPS REALISTICALLY NEEDS AND WILL BE ABLE TO USE WITHOUT PUTTING A FURTHER BURDEN ON OUR ALREADY STRESSED AND STRETCHED THIN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

I ALSO DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS AN URGENT CONTRACT THAT NEEDS TO BE AWARDED TONIGHT AS THERE IS STILL GRANT FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THIS THAT HAS NOT BEEN APPLIED FOR YET.

MR. PAVILION, MR. MCMILLAN, DID YOU HAVE A QUICK DISCUSSION? YEAH, I'M NOT SURE IF THERE WAS A SECOND IF WE WENT RIGHT INTO DISCUSSION.

UM, THERE WAS A SECOND.

MS. HEN SECONDED.

OKAY, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

YES, MS. HARVEY.

SO THE BUILDING AND CONTRACTS COMMITTEE VOTED TO MOVE THIS CONTRACT FORWARD.

BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED, UH, IT WAS MADE CLEAR THAT ELECTRIC BUSES, THAT OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WOULD NOT BE 100% ELECTRIC.

FOR THOSE SPECIFIC REASONS THAT YOU MENTIONED MS. DOMIN KOWSKI, I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT PRECLUDES, UH, THE SYSTEM FROM BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF STARTING TO OBTAIN ELECTRIC BUSES.

AND FOR THOSE REASONS, I SUPPORT THE DECISION OF THE BUILDING AND CONTRACTS COMMITTEE TO MOVE THIS CONTRACT FORWARD.

THANK YOU, MS. JONES.

UH, THERE WERE SEVERAL QUESTIONS THAT WERE ANSWERED AND DR.

GRIM IS HERE DURING BUILDING AND CONTRACTS TO ADDRESS ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

UH, IN MARYLAND, MANY JURISDICTIONS ARE REC HAVE ALREADY RESTARTED THE PROCESS TOWARDS ZERO EMISSIONS.

ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES, LIKE I SAID, MONTGOMERY COUNTIES, ONE OF THEM IN MARCH, MARYLAND ALSO PASSED A LAW REQUIRING ALL NEW SCHOOL BUSES PURCHASES BE ELECTRIC BY 2025.

IT'S 2023.

UH, MARYLAND BUSES TYPICALLY HAVE A 12 YEAR OPERATING LIFE BY LAW.

VCPS TRANSPORTS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 STUDENTS EVERY DAY, AND WE AVERAGE 14 MILLION MILES A YEAR AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER.

THIS IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT I PASSIONATELY BELIEVE GOING TOWARDS ZERO ADMISSIONS.

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS YOU CAN ASK THEM.

STAFF IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE.

UH, BUT JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING, TO PULL SOMETHING AND NOT REALIZE THAT CLIMATE ACTION IS NEEDED AND IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, UH, TO KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD, WE WILL BE FAILING OUR FUTURE GENERATION.

SO, UM, I FEEL STRONGLY THAT WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS CONTRACT AND WE CAN ALWAYS ADDRESS QUESTIONS.

AND FOR THE RECORD, ANYBODY THAT HAS QUESTIONS PRIOR TO THE BUILDING AND CONTRACTS, THEY CAN ALWAYS SEND THOSE QUESTIONS IN AND HAVE THEM ANSWERED BY STAFF OR ATTEND THE BUILDING AND CONTRACTS COMMITTEE.

THANKS.

LAST COMMENT, MS. DEBOWSKI.

I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT I'M NOT TRYING TO KICK THE ENVIRONMENTAL, UH, PROBLEM DOWN THE ROAD.

I'M TRYING TO, UM, UNDERSTAND HOW WE, UM, AWARD 43 MILLION TO ONE BIDDER.

ONE MORE.

MR. WILLIAM.

IF, IF TIME IS NOT THE CRITICAL PIECE, WHY DON'T WE RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH EVERYBODY? THE PEOPLE OUT HERE, US, YOU KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH SHARING MORE INFORMATION IF THE TIMING IS NOT CRITICAL? THANK YOU.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

SO THE MOTION WAS TO REMOVE, OKAY.

I'M JUST GOING TO REMOVE CWA 1 14 23, THE ELECTRIFICATION OF SCHOOL BUSES, UM, AND POSTPONED TO A FUTURE MEETING.

MAY I HAVE A ROLE CALLED THE MS. GOR? MR. MINOSKI? YES.

MS. LECHTER NO FAVOR IS FIVE.

SO THE MOTION FAILS, SO IT REMAINS ON THE AGENDA.

UM, OKAY.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PERSONNEL MATTERS.

THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

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[D. PERSONNEL MATTERS (Ms. Charley-Greene) (6:45 - 6:50 p.m.)]

AND FOR THAT, I CALL ON MR. MCCALL.

HELLO.

GOOD EVENING, CHAIR LICHTER, VICE CHAIR HARVEY, SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD'S CONSENT ON THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL MATTERS.

RETIREMENTS, RESIGNATIONS LEE DECEASED RECOGNITION OF SERVICE CERTIFICATE APPOINTMENTS FOR THAT TERMINATIONS BEING REMOVED FROM TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PERSONNEL MATTERS AS PRESENTED IN EXHIBIT D TWO, RIGHT? D TWO THROUGH D SIX.

SO MOVED.

HARVEY, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND PUMPY.

ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS, AND FOR THAT, I CALL ON DR.

ANY DISCUSSION? MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE MS. MINOSKI? YES.

[E. ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS (Dr. Williams) (6:50 - 7:00 p.m.)]

WILLIAMS, MADAME CHAIR, LECHNER, VICE CHAIR HARVEY, AND THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M BRINGING FORWARD THE FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

SENIOR OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR GROUNDS IN THE OFFICE OF FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES AND STAFF ATTORNEY OFFICE OF LAW.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS AS PRESENTED EXHIBITS? E ONE.

SO MOVED.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

HASSAN, MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE MS. MINOSKI? YES.

MOTION CARRIES MR. I MEAN DR.

WILLIAMS. OUR FIRST APPOINTMENT IS STEVEN R RUTH AS THE SENIOR OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR GROUNDS OFFICE OF FACILITY SUPPORT SERVICES.

HE'S WATCHING VIRTUALLY.

UH, JUST RECENTLY HE SERVED AS THE SUPERVISOR OF GROUNDS OFFICE, UH, GROUNDS IN THE OFFICE OF FACILITY SUPPORT SERVICES.

HE BRINGS TO US OVER 36 YEARS OF SERVICES.

AND PREVIOUSLY TO THIS MOST RECENT POSITION, HE SERVED AS THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE IN THE, UH, GROUNDS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES, FOREMAN OF GROUNDS.

HE ALSO SERVED AS A CREW CHIEF OF CONCRETE AND GROUNDSMEN OF MAINTENANCE OF LOCKE, RAVEN, ALSO DUN DOG MAINTENANCE SHOP, AND HE STARTED HIS CAREER IN 1986 AS A CUSTODIAN AT SANDALWOOD ELEMENTARY.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. RUTH, WHO'S WATCHING VIRTUALLY.

WE CAN STILL CLAP.

THANK AND OUR LAST CANDIDATE IS CAMERON A WILLIAMS AS THE STAFF ATTORNEY ON THE OFFICE OF LAW.

WELCOME TO B P S.

HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS AN ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY FOR NAZI LAW OFFICE.

UM, PREVIOUSLY TO THAT HE SERVED AS A LEGAL ANALYST, A PROGRAM ANALYST, A CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM SPECIALIST.

AGAIN, A LEGAL ANALYST, A HEALTH INSURANCE SPECIALIST, AND A CONTRACT ANALYST.

SO WELCOME MR. WILLIAMS TO BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

FROM ALL REGISTRATIONS RECEIVED WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIMEFRAME.

I'M SORRY, I REFRESHED AND IT.

OKAY, OUR NEXT ITEM

[F. PUBLIC COMMENT (7:00 - 7:40 p.m.)]

IS PUBLIC COMMENT.

THIS IS ONE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THE BOARD PROVIDES TO HEAR THE VIEWS AND RECEIVE THE ADVICE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD APPRECIATE HEARING FROM INTERESTED CITIZENS AS APPROPRIATE.

WE WILL REFER YOUR CONCERNS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR FOLLOW UP BY A STAFF.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL CONDUCT THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING BY ALLOWING THOSE WHO REGISTER TO SPEAK TO ATTEND IN PERSON.

REGISTRATION WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ONE WEEK PRIOR TO TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING AND WAS CLOSED AT 3:00 PM YESTERDAY FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AT THIS EVENING'S MEETING BOARD PRACTICE LIMITS TO 10 THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING.

SPEAKERS ARE SELECTED RANDOMLY USING ELECTRONIC SELECTION PROCESS

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EACH SPEAKER IS ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

OF COURSE, A FEWER THAN 10 REGISTRATIONS ARE RECEIVED.

ALL WHO REGISTER WILL BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK, HOWEVER, NO SPEAKER SUBSTITUTIONS WILL BE ALLOWED.

WHILE WE ENCOURAGE PUBLIC INPUT ON POLICY PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS BOARD AND THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM, THIS IS NOT THE PROPER FORUM TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC STUDENT OR EMPLOYEE MATTERS OR TO COMMENT ON MATTERS THAT DO NOT RELATE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.

WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO UTILIZE EXISTING DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESSES AS APPROPRIATE.

I REMIND EVERYONE THAT INAPPROPRIATE PERSONNEL REMARKS OR OTHER BEHAVIOR THAT DISRUPTS OR INTERFERES WITH THE CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING ARE OUT OF ORDER.

PERSONS USING LANGUAGE THAT IS THREATENING OR PROMOTES VIOLENCE AGAINST A BCPS EMPLOYEE ARE SUBJECT TO LEGAL PENALTIES.

PERSONS WHO OTHERWISE DISRUPT OR DISTURB THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE THEIR REMARKS AND WILL BE ESCORTED FROM THE MEETING.

I ASK SPEAKERS TO OBSERVE THE THREE MINUTE TIME CLOCK, WHICH WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP.

PLEASE CONCLUDE YOUR REMARKS.

WHEN YOU HEAR THIS, THE TONE OR SEE THAT YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED, THE MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF AT THE END OF YOUR TIME AND IT COULD BE TURNED OFF IF A SPEAKER ADDRESSES SPECIFIC STUDENT OR EMPLOYEE MATTERS OR IS COMMENTING ON MATTERS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.

IF NOT SELECTED, THE PUBLIC MAY SUBMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD MEMBERS VIA EMAIL@BOEBCPS.ORG.

MORE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON THE BOARD'S WEBSITE@BCPS.ORG UNDER THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PARTICIPATION BY THE PUBLIC.

I WILL NOW CALL ON OUR ADVISORY AND STAKEHOLDER GROUP LEADERS TO SPEAK.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MR. BILLY BURKE.

UM, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF CASE.

GOOD EVENING CHAIRWOMAN, MRS. LECHTER, VICE CHAIR, MRS. HARVEY, SUPERINTENDENT, DR.

WILLIAMS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBERS OF CASE.

IN ITS SIMPLEST TERMS, YOUR ROLE AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IS TO ENSURE THAT THE STUDENTS OF BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE PREPARED TO LIVE, WORK AND COMPETE IN A GLOBAL WORLD.

YOU DO THAT IN THREE IMPORTANT WAYS.

ONE, YOU HIRE THE SUPERINTENDENT.

TWO, YOU PROVIDE GOVERNANCE FOR POLICIES ALIGNED TO THE VISION AND MISSION OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

AND THREE, YOU PROVIDE GOVERNANCE FOR THE BUDGET BY APPROVING THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND MONITORING EXPENDITURES THROUGH THE CONTRACTS PROCESS.

I STILL BELIEVE THE PROCESS FOR CREATING AND APPROVING THE ABRUPT BUDGET WITH YOU AND THE COUNTY AND EXECUTIVE AND COUNTY COUNCIL IS CONVOLUTED, BUT THAT SPEECH IS FOR ANOTHER NIGHT.

TONIGHT YOU WILL HEAR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET.

NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ONE BUDGET YEAR.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A CLEAR PHASED APPROACH THAT ALLOWS YOU TO REACT TO NEW STATE AND FEDERAL MANDATES AND INCLUDES IMPROVING BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CURRICULUM.

THE GOAL OF THE BUDGET IS TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE FOR ALL STUDENTS.

THE GOAL OF THE BUDGET IS TO REMOVE PREDICTABLE BARRIERS THAT IMPACT STUDENTS BECAUSE OF THEIR RACE, POVERTY LEVEL, ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH AND PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.

THERE ARE MANY PRIORITIES THAT COMPETE FOR THE BUDGET.

IT WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM PLANS FOR IMPLEMENTING THOSE PRIORITIES.

THE BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR CASE REMAIN CONSTANT.

ONE, FAIR COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS WHILE MAINTAINING WORK-LIFE BALANCE.

TWO, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BASED ON RESEARCH AND EVIDENCED-BASED PRACTICES THAT IMPROVE LEADERSHIP INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT BEHAVIOR.

THREE PROCESSES THAT ARE COMMUNICATED EFFICIENT AND TRANSPARENT FOR MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES, PAYROLL AND THE EMPLOYEE AND RETIREE SERVICES.

FOUR, A PLAN FOR ADDRESSING THE STAFFING CRISIS.

THAT INCLUDES RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND OPERATING WITHIN AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND INNOVATING NEW WAYS OF PROVIDING ACCESS.

AND FINALLY, NUMBER FIVE, PRIORITIZING STAFF FOR STUDENTS RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES AND HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED OR UNDERPERFORMING COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF CASE.

THANK YOU MR. BURKE.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CINDY SEXTON, SPEAKING FOR TAPCO.

GOOD EVENING CHAIR LECTOR, VICE CHAIR HARVEY, DR.

WILLIAMS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

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AS WE AWAIT THE REPORT ON THE OPERATING BUDGET.

TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO ONCE AGAIN HIGHLIGHT THE NEED WE HAVE TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN EDUCATORS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THIS HAS BEEN MY MESSAGE SINCE MY FIRST DAY AS TECO PRESIDENT.

OUR STUDENTS CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE A REVOLVING DOOR OF EDUCATORS, YET WE HAVE ALREADY LOST ALMOST 200 EDUCATORS THIS SCHOOL YEAR ALONE.

WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN EDUCATORS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WHAT DOES WORKING TOGETHER LOOK LIKE? IT LOOKS LIKE WORKING WITH EDUCATORS TO REDUCE EXTRANEOUS WORKLOADS SO WE CAN FOCUS ON ITS INSTRUCTION.

IT LOOKS LIKE ENOUGH MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN OUR SCHOOLS TO WORK WITH THE STUDENTS WHO NEED SUPPORT TO, TO DO ALL WE CAN AS A SYSTEM AND AS A SOCIETY TO AVOID SITUATIONS SUCH AS THE ONE IT LANDS DOWN HIGH TODAY.

IT LOOKS LIKE MAKING SURE THAT NO EDUCATOR LEAVES BALTIMORE COUNTY TO GO TO ANOTHER DISTRICT BECAUSE PAYER BENEFITS ARE BETTER.

IT LOOKS LIKE EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO HAS AN INPUT OR SAY IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, MAKING SURE IT IS AN EDUCATOR FIRST BUDGET.

WE CAN'T SAY THAT WE'RE FOR THE STUDENTS AND WE WANT TO BE A WORLD CLASS SCHOOL SYSTEM.

IF WE SHORTCHANGE THE VERY PEOPLE WE NEED TO MAKE THAT.

SO OUR EDUCATORS MUST BE THE PRIORITY IN THIS BUDGET.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE SALARY COMPRESSION THAT WE NEED TO INCREASE THE CAREER EARNINGS OF OUR EDUCATORS SO THEY STAY IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.

THE HEALTH OF OUR COUNTY, THE HEALTH OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND THE HEART OF OUR SOCIETY DEMAND THAT WE DO THIS SO OUR STUDENTS CAN GROW AND LEARN AND BE THE PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE WANT THEM TO BE.

THERE ARE SO MANY FORCES AT WORK TRYING TO DIVIDE US AS A SOCIETY, AS A NATION, AS A COUNTY, AND IT CAN BE EASY TO BECOME DISCOURAGED OR DISTRACTED.

DON'T LET THAT HAPPEN.

THE STAFFING SHORTAGE AFFECTS THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, EMOTIONAL WELLNESS, AND THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS.

SURELY WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT THOSE THREE THINGS ARE PARAMOUNT AND OUR WORK AND RESOURCES MUST BE FOCUSED ON THAT.

TEACHING IS A HARD JOB, BUT IT IS A WORK OF THE HEART.

WE, THE EDUCATORS IN THE ROOM AND ALL THOSE WE REPRESENT, WE WANT TO BE HERE FOR STUDENTS, BUT WE NEED THE COMMITMENT FROM YOU THAT YOU WILL WORK TO TRULY AFFECT THE CHANGES NEEDED TO NOT ONLY RETAIN THE EDUCATORS WE HAVE, BUT RECRUIT THOSE NEW EDUCATORS.

OUR STUDENTS CAN'T WAIT, BUT OUR EDUCATORS CAN'T WAIT EITHER.

MAKE THE COMMITMENT TO AUTHENTICALLY WORK FOR US, FOR OUR STUDENTS, FOR OUR SOCIETY, AND FOR OUR FUTURE.

I'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH SEVERAL OF THEM.

NEXT IS GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SHARON COFF.

THAT WAS GOOD TIMING.

I'M GONNA GIVE YOU MY, THE, UH, BULLET POINTS AND THEN I'LL ELABORATE AS TIME ALLOWS ME.

UH, MY NAME IS SHARON COFF.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, I AM A SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVOCATE IN THE COMMUNITY AND I HAVE THE MAJORITY OF MY CLIENTS IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.

UM, AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET.

SO THESE ARE AREAS THAT I FEEL AND MY CLIENTS FEEL NEED IMPROVEMENT.

ONE, UM, AND I KNOW THIS IS ALREADY THERE.

I E P FACILITATORS FOR EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THANK YOU DR.

WILLIAMS FOR PUTTING THAT THERE.

WE NEED TO PUT BACK CENTRAL I E P MEETINGS.

THREE.

UM, THE V L P NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE STUDENTS WHO GET THEIR I E P SERVICES OUTSIDE THE GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM.

FOUR RESOURCE TEACHERS.

WE NEED TO HAVE TEACHERS IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS THAT CAN ASSIST STUDENTS DURING THE DAY, NOT JUST IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING OR WHENEVER WITH SERVICES.

UM, WE NEED TO HAVE BETTER SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION.

WE NEED SOMEBODY WHO IS GOING TO BE IN CHARGE OF THESE TWO EKIS TWO E MEANS TWICE EXCEPTIONAL.

THESE ARE KIDS WHO HAVE BOTH IEPS AND ARE GIFTED INTELLECTUALLY.

AND YOU'RE TALKING TO ONE RIGHT NOW.

WHY DO I FEEL THESE ARE NECESSARY? I THINK THAT THE AMOUNT OF STATE COMPLAINTS THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES,

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I DEALT WITH ONE TODAY.

UM, I'M GOING TO EMPHASIZE THREE AREAS CURRENTLY IN THE TIME I HAVE LEFT THAT CENTRAL I E P NEEDS TO COME BACK.

IT IS A WAY FOR PARENTS TO RESOLVE THINGS AND NOT HAVE TO GO TO A STATE COMPLAINT OR HAVE TO GO TO MEDIATION.

NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE RESOLVED IN THE SCHOOLHOUSE.

WE NEED TO HAVE BETTER SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION.

THAT'S A SAFETY ISSUE.

IF MY CHILD NEEDS TO BE DROPPED OFF AT MY HOUSE, THAT MEANS AT MY HOUSE, NOT IN THE MIDDLE.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AMY ADAMS. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

AS WE BEGIN THE BUDGET SEASON, I HOPE THIS NEW BOARD WILL FOCUS ON BCP S'S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, THE STUDENTS AND YOUR MISSION, EDUCATING EVERY STUDENT.

I'M CURIOUS, DO YOU ALL KNOW WHAT THE PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO ARE CAPABLE OF BEING TAUGHT TO READ BY THE END OF FIRST GRADE IS? RESEARCH SHOWS IT'S 95% OF ALL KIDS.

ONLY ABOUT 5% OF CHILDREN HAVE SEVERE COGNITIVE LIMITATIONS AND STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE WITH READING THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES.

BUT ACCORDING TO THE READY TO READ ACT REPORT GIVEN IN CURRICULUM COMMITTEE IN OCTOBER, THERE ARE 41 AND 42% OF ALL B C P S KI KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADERS NOT REACHING BENCHMARKS BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO A PODCAST CALLED EXTRAORDINARY DISTRICTS, HOSTED BY THE EDUCATION TRUST KAREN CHENOWETH.

SHE WAS INVITED TO SPEAK TO BY THE SUPERINTENDENT CRE AT THE MS D E BOARD MEETING THIS PAST MARCH.

AS I LISTENED TO THE INTERVIEWS OF LEADERS FROM ALL DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY, LARGE, SMALL, RURAL, URBAN HIGH POVERTY, WHAT SEEMS TO BE A THEME FOR SYSTEMS WHO ARE SHOWING MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS AND CLOSING GAPS BETWEEN SUBGROUPS OF STUDENTS INCLUDE A BELIEF THAT ALL CHILDREN CAN LEARN, A FOCUS ON FACTORS THAT SCHOOL SYSTEMS HAVE CONTROL OVER, AVOIDING THE POOR BABY SYNDROME ATTITUDE, WHICH I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ELABORATE ON IF I HAD A LITTLE MORE TIME.

A USE OF DATA TO UNDERSTAND SHORTFALLS AND ADJUST INSTRUCTION.

THERE NEEDS TO BE A SENSE OF URGENCY BECAUSE TIME IS NOT ON OUR SIDE.

FOCUS ON SHORTER TERM, 90 DAY PLANS OF ACTION RATHER THAN FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLANS.

A BELIEF THAT GOOD EN A GOOD ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS IS THE SAME AS A GOOD ENVIRONMENT FOR TEACHERS.

A FOCUS ON EARLY ED READING INSTRUCTION THAT INCLUDES EMPHASIS NOT ONLY ON PHONICS, BUT DECODING AND A STRONG VOCABULARY TO EXPOSE AND BUILD STUDENTS' BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE, WHICH CAN HELP AVOID THE FOURTH GRADE SLUMP AND IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATORS TO BE ABLE TO TEACH READING INSTRUCTION BECAUSE CURRENTLY ONLY A THIRD OF BCPS STUDENTS READ ON GRADE LEVEL.

OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS WOULD BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF THEM.

USE A READING INTERVENTIONALIST IN THE EARLY YEARS, EVEN PRE-K IN THE WHOLE CLASSROOM TO TAKE A PREVENTATIVE APPROACH RATHER THAN A NEEDS-BASED APPROACH.

DEVELOP PRINCIPAL TRAINING WHEN EARLY INTERVENTION AND READING INSTRUCTION IS EFFECTIVE.

SCHOOLS WILL SEE A DECREASE IN DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION REFERRALS.

ONE NOVEL IDEAS THAT KIDS CAN MOVE OUT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND IT COULD JUST BE A TEMPORARY PLACEMENT.

WHEN LEADERS PROVIDE THE BELIEF IN A STRATEGY AND DEFINE ACADEMIC OBJECTIVES, HE OR SHE CAN GET PEOPLE TO MOBILIZE AROUND THAT AND SUCCESS IS POSSIBLE.

IF A SCHOOL SYSTEM IS USING SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T WORK YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR, IT'S BECAUSE THEY NEVER REALLY BELIEVE THESE KIDS COULD LEARN AND BE SUCCESSFUL.

AND IF THERE'S NO IMPROVEMENT OVER TIME, FOR EXAMPLE, NINE YEARS, THEN THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH WHAT THE ADULTS ARE DOING.

MOBILIZED DISTRICTS ARE UNFAITHFUL TO PROGRAMS OR CURRICULA AND WE'LL DROP WHAT ISN'T WORKING.

WE'RE SHOWING POSITIVE.

NEXT IS JANELLE STROM.

IS CURRENTLY AT 121% CAPACITY AND IN NEED, IN SEVERE NEED OF RELIEF.

UM, I'M JANELLE WALSTROM.

I'M A PARENT OF TWO STUDENTS AT HAMPTON ELEMENTARY AND I'M HERE TO REQUEST AN EMERGENCY BOUNDARY STUDY TO BE COMPLETED FOR HAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF TEACHERS, STAFF, P T A MEMBERS, CURRENT PARENTS AND PROSPECTIVE PARENTS.

WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED AND WE ARE ASKING FOR THIS EMERGENCY BOUNDARY STUDY AND FOR IT TO BE IMPLEMENTED FOR THE 20 23 20 24 SCHOOL YEAR.

HAMPTON

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HAMPTON HAS A STATE RATED CAPACITY OF 670 STUDENTS WHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDED.

JUST LAST JUNE, WE HAD 721 STUDENTS.

CURRENTLY WE HAVE OVER 800 STUDENTS.

WE HAVE MORE STUDENTS BEING ENROLLED EVERY WEEK.

IN FACT, SINCE WE GOT BACK IN JANUARY, WE HAVE 12 NEW STUDENTS THAT HAVE REGISTERED AT HAMPTON.

RESOURCES HAVE DWINDLED AND PHYSICAL SPACE HAS SIMPLY RUN OUT.

SPECIAL TEACHERS ARE REGULARLY SH REGULARLY SHARING CLASSROOMS. RESOURCE TEACHERS USE SPOTS IN THE FACULTY ROOM TO PLAN.

OUR GYM AND CAFETERIA ARE TIGHT.

LUNCH IS RUN UNTIL 1:40 PM OUR PE UM, PARENTS ARE COMING IN DAILY TO VOLUNTEER AND HELP WITH LUNCHES.

THERE ARE THREE SETS OF GROUP BATHROOMS FOR 800 STUDENTS, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY DIFFICULT TO MONITOR AND TO NAVIGATE.

PARA-EDUCATORS AND OTHER SUPPORT STAFF ARE BEING SHUFFLED ALL OVER THE SCHOOL AND WHILE THEY TRULY DO A FANTASTIC JOB, THEY CANNOT BE EVERYWHERE THEY ARE NEEDED TO BE.

IT'S PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

WE HAVE ONE NURSE AND ONE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR FOR OVER 800 STUDENTS, WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING OF OUR CHILDREN.

TO QUOTE SOME OF THE BCPS CORE VALUES, LEARNING IS A CORE PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVE TEACHING IS THE MOST ESSENTIAL FACTOR IN STUDENT LEARNING.

IF BCPS TRULY BELIEVES THESE CORE VALUES, WHICH I BELIEVE YOU DO AND WE DO, THEN I HOPE YOU CAN SEE WHY WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT.

OUR STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO IS IMPACTED BY OUR CURRENT AND STEADILY INCREASING RE ENROLLMENT.

TEACHERS CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO HELP OR CONNECT WITH STUDENTS IN ANY TYPE OF INDIVIDUALIZED MANNER IN CLASSES LIKE HAMPTON HAS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEIR NUMBERS ARE IN FLUX.

WE HAVE SIX KINDERGARTEN CLASSES, FOR EXAMPLE, AND THEY HAVE 20, SORRY.

THEY HAVE 25 TO 27 STUDENTS IN THE CLASSES AND THE MARYLAND BOARD SAYS THAT THERE SHOULD BE 22 STUDENTS TO ONE TEACHER.

KEEPING PROPER CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT ALSO IS DIFFICULT AT THESE RATIOS AND WOULD BE FOR THE MOST SEASONED TEACHER.

WE ARE ALL HERE BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN EDUCATION AND I AM SURE WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT STUDENTS SHOULD BE GIVEN QUALITY AND EQUITABLE.

UH, ATTENTIVE EDUCATION PLEASE GRANT HAMPTON THIS EMERGENCY BOUNDARY STUDY FOR OUR FUTURE AND FOR OUR STUDENTS.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DR.

BUS FARONE.

AMBASSADORS CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY.

I HAVE A LITTLE THROAT PROBLEMS. OKAY.

AH, GOOD EVENING TO ALL.

LAST BOARD MEETING.

THE HONORABLE AND ENERGETIC COORDINATOR TOLD YOU THAT POLICY 1230 HAD A GOOD RUN.

THE FACT IS POLICY 1230 WAS REVAMPED IN AUGUST OF 2020.

ALSO, THE POLICY REALLY, UH, ALSO THE COORDINATOR TOLD YOU THAT THE STUDENT MEMBER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT IN HER OPINION.

UM, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU SEEN THE CHAIRS COME TO YOU? I KNOW YOU ARE A LITTLE BIT NEW, FIVE OR SIX OF YOU, BUT IN THE PAST SEVEN MONTH OF THE CHAIR OF THE CENTRAL AREA CAME ONE TIME NORTHWEST, FEW TIMES SOUTHWEST A LOT.

MARLINA IS MY FAVORITE.

NORTHEAST.

HAVE YOU SEEN NORTHEAST? YOU KNOW THE NAME.

SO THE POINT IS THAT COMMAR ASKED FOR EDUCATIONAL AREA ADVISORY COUNCILS AND IT'S REALLY NOT BEING IMPLEMENTED.

THE POLICY SAYS THAT THE CHAIR IS THE ONE PERSON ELECTED AMONG THE EDUCATION AREA.

ADVISORY COUNCILS, ARE YOU SURE THE ELECTIONS OF THE CHAIR ARE FREE AND FAIR COORDINATOR? THE POLICY SAYS THE COORDINATOR IS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD TO OVERSEE THE ACTIVITY.

OVERSEE MEANS TO LOOK, TO OBSERVE, TO REPORT.

LOOK AT THE MINUTES ON THE WEBSITE.

DO YOU SEE SOMEONE THERE COORDINATING BETWEEN DIFFERENT ESCS, ESES DO YOU SEE IN THE MINUTE THAT THERE IS OVERSEEN? I LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU.

THESE EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCILS ARE MADE TO ADVISE THE BOARD TO BE A CONDUIT.

I CALL OURSELVES AS

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I DON'T SEE THAT THE COORDINATOR HAS BEEN AT THE HELM FOR SIX YEARS AND BLAMING THE POLICY IS LIKE A JOCKY BLAMING A HORSE WHEN THE PROBLEM IS IN THE JOCKEY ITSELF.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, I LIKE THE WORD GOVERNANCE THAT MR. BURKE ALLUDED TO.

YOU ARE THE GOVERNOR OF THIS EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.

COMMERCE SAYS MAKE E A C AND IT NEEDS TO BE RUN EFFECTIVELY.

THAT'S WHAT I ASK YOU.

IT IS NOT.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CLARISSA TAYLOR JACKSON.

I HAVE MY NOTES.

TO THE CHAIR, SUPERINTENDENT AND MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD, GOOD EVENING.

I AM CLARISSA TAYLOR JACKSON, THE S OR PRESIDENT OF SIGMA GAMA SORORITY, INCORPORATED THE ZE OMEGA SIGMA CHAPTER.

MY SORORITY AND HISTORIC AND HISTORICALLY BLACK SORORITY, WHICH WAS FOUNDED BY SEVEN EDUCATORS, CELEBRATED A HUNDRED YEARS OF GREATER SERVICE, GREATER PROGRESS TO THE WORLD.

IN NOVEMBER.

IN MARCH, ZE OMEGA SIGMA IS CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF SERVICE TO BALTIMORE COUNTY.

THE MEMBERS OF MY CHAPTER, SOME OF WHOM TEACH IN BALTIMORE COUNTY CLASSROOMS, UM, ARE HONORED THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT COUNTY STUDENTS, UM, THROUGH OUR SERVICE JUST THIS YEAR ALONE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS OR IN, IN THE NEXT EIGHT.

UM, RATHER, WE COLLECTED OVER A HUNDRED BOOK BAGS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR STUDENTS AT JOHNNY CAKE ELEMENTARY IN CATONSVILLE.

UM, WE ARE PREPARING TO EMPOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR OWN PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING, UM, AT AN EVENT THAT WE ARE PLANNING, WHICH IS OUR ANNUAL YOUTH SYMPOSIUM AT DUN DOC HIGH SCHOOL, SORS POINT.

UM, AND WE HAVE OTHER ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR COUNTY SCHOOLS, UH, COUNTY STUDENTS, BUT MY CHAPTER ISN'T ALONE.

UM, HERE WITH ME ARE, IS ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE DIVINE NINE, UM, UH, PHI BETA SIGMA MEMBERS WHO WILL BE COMING UP BEHIND ME, BUT MY CHAPTER IS ONE OF SEVERAL WHO ARE OPERATING IN THE COUNTY WHOSE BUSINESS IT IS TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER, TO SUPPORT, UM, FELLOW, UH, STUDENTS OF BLACK STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, ALL BALTIMORE COUNTY STUDENTS.

BUT SPECIFICALLY, UM, WE WANT TO DO GOOD WORK, SUPPORT THE TEACHERS IN YOUR CLASSROOMS. WE WANNA SUPPORT THE STUDENTS IN YOUR OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING.

AND SO I WOULD HOPE THAT AS YOU ARE BECOMING ACCLIMATED WITH YOUR, YOUR NEW JOBS THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER, UM, THE GREAT WORK THAT THE OVER A THOUSAND PLUS MEMBERS OF THE DIVINE NINE, WHICH WE AFFECTIONATELY CALL IT NPH C MEMBERS, ARE HERE TO HELP YOUR STUDENTS ARE HERE TO HELP YOUR ADMIN, YOUR TEACHERS, EVERYONE WHO'S CONNECTED TO THE, UM, TO YOUR SCHOOLS.

AND I'M SAYING THIS AS BOTH PRESIDENT OF ZE OMEGA SIGMA CHAPTER AND PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL PAN ANALYTIC COUNCIL, METROPOLITAN BALTIMORE N NPHC.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU.

UM, I HOPE THAT YOU CAN, UM, BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE TIME AND THE ENERGY THAT YOU HAVE TO SUPPORT YOUR STUDENTS AND THE, UH, FACULTY AND STAFF WHO BRING UM, ISSUES BEFORE YOUR BOARD.

I'M ACTUALLY JUST, JUST TRYING TO FILL MY TIME.

ANYHOW, I WILL GIVE YOU BACK MY TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MATTHEW LILY.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS MATTHEW LILLY.

UH, I AM THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION OF THE EPSILON NEW SIGMA CHAPTER OF 5 87 FRATERNITY INCORPORATED.

I AM JOINED HERE TONIGHT WITH OUR PRESIDENT OF OUR CHAPTER, ALONG WITH A BUNCH OF HOST THAT WE ALSO HAVE WASHINGTON ONLINE.

UH, OUR CHAPTER HAS BEEN OPERATING IN BALTIMORE COUNTY SINCE 1972.

UH, WE CELEBRATED 50 YEARS OF SERVICE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY JUST LAST YEAR, AND OUR FRATERNITY YESTERDAY JUST CELEBRATED 109 YEARS OF BROTHERHOOD, SCHOLARSHIP AND SERVICE ACROSS THE WORLD.

FIVE BETA SIMMONS FRATERNITY INCORPORATED HAS THREE PROGRAMS, BIGGER AND BETTER BUSINESS, SOCIAL ACTION AND EDUCATION.

AS DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION OF OUR CHAPTER, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE A VIABLE PARTNER WITH BCPS.

AS AN EDUCATOR MYSELF, I KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING COMMUNITY PARTNERS ASSIST WITH PROGRAMS, MENTORING, AND ACTIVITIES WITH YOUR SCHOOLS.

NOW THAT WE ARE BACK TO OUR NEW NORMAL, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GET MORE ENGAGED WITH THE SCHOOLS IN

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OUR COMMUNITY.

LAST JULY, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A PARTNERSHIP FAIR, UH, WHERE WE MADE CONNECTIONS WITH OVER 60 SCHOOLS AND ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES TO TALK ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT OUR UH, CHAPTER HAS TO OFFER.

SINCE THAT TIME, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HOST A BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE, WHICH ALL THE SUPPLIES THAT WE HAD, WE WERE ABLE TO DONATE TO THOSE SCHOOLS THAT WE MET AT THE PARTNERSHIP FAIR.

UH, WE WERE ABLE TO ASSIST LOCK RAVEN HIGH SCHOOL WITH THEIR SENIOR MOCK INTERVIEW DAY, AS WELL AS HELEN THORPE, UH, ELEMENTARY'S SAVE THE WARMTH, WHICH THEY WERE ABLE TO COLLECT 50 COATS AND SEVERAL PAIR OF SHOES THAT WERE DONATED.

AS YOUR PARTNER IN BALTIMORE COUNTY, WE'VE ALREADY BEGAN DISCUSSIONS WITH CERTAIN SCHOOLS TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP ASSIST THEM WITH, UH, THE CELEBRATION OF OUR BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

UH, WE'VE ALSO TALKED AND BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HAVING A FAFSA FINANCIAL AID AND FRESHMAN 1 0 1 SEMINARS.

UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT AS WELL, WE ALSO LOOK TO PREPARE TO LAUNCH OUR 2023 LEADERS OF THE FUTURE SCHOLARSHIP THAT WE OFFER TO GRADUATE IN HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN THE BALTIMORE COUNTY AREA.

UM, INFORMATION ABOUT THAT SCHOLARSHIP CAN BE FOUNDED PBS E NS 1970 TWO.ORG.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR CHAPTER OFFERS NUMEROUS, UH, AMOUNTS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO SHARE WHAT WE WE DO WITH THE LARGER AUDIENCE.

IT'S MY HOPE THAT THIS OPPORTUNITY ALLOWS US TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GIVE TO THE STUDENTS IN THE BCPS SCHOOL SYSTEM.

ALL I'D LIKE TO THANK DR.

WILLIAMS, THE DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS, AND MR. BAYSMORE FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WORK THAT EPSILON, NEW SIGMA CHAPTER OF FIVE BETTER SIGMA FRATERNITY AND COBRA IS ABLE TO DO IN OUR COUNTY.

THANKS.

AND OUR LAST SPEAKER IS ROBIN CAMPBELL.

HI.

ABSENT YOUR INTERVENTION.

SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I WANT TO BEGIN BY CONGRATULATING THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW, INCLUDING MAGGIE LITZ STALOWSKI, WHO REPRESENTS THE DISTRICT WHERE I LIVE, AND RECOGNIZING THOSE WHO ARE RETURNING LIKE MANY OTHERS ACROSS BALTIMORE COUNTY.

I'M HOPEFUL THAT YOUR TENURE MARKS AN ERA OF COOPERATION AND PROBLEM SOLVING AMONG THE PROBLEMS THAT NEED IMMEDIATE SOLVING AS THE SEVERE AND ACCELERATING OVERCROWDING.

AT HAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN LUTHERVILLE THREE YEARS AGO, THIS FACILITY UNDERWENT A BOUNDARY STUDY THAT OFFICIALS PREDICTED WOULD SEND APPROXIMATELY 100 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS TO THE SCHOOL.

SADLY, THIS PREDICTION WAS WAY OFF.

HAMPTON IS BUILT TO ACCOMMODATE 670 STUDENTS.

BEFORE THE 2020 STUDY, IT WAS OPERATING AT 80% OF CAPACITY.

AS OF THIS MONTH, IT IS OPERATING AT 121% OF CAPACITY.

WITH 800 CHILDREN ENROLLED, THAT IS AN INCREASE OF 51% OVER JUST THREE YEARS, AND IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MANY FAMILIES THAT HAVE OPTED OUT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE OVERCROWDING.

THIS SITUATION IS GOING TO GET WORSE ONLY TWO MILES AWAY.

FOR EXAMPLE, DEVELOPERS PROPOSE TO BUILD AN ADDITIONAL 400 HOUSING UNITS AT LUTHERVILLE STATION.

WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE IN THE CLASSROOM? FOUR YEARS AGO, HAMPTON HAD FOUR KINDERGARTEN CLASSES.

THIS YEAR, THERE ARE SIX.

NEXT YEAR THERE WILL BE SIX MORE.

THE BUILDING DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH CLASSROOMS FOR SO MANY STUDENTS, SO THIS YEAR'S KINDERGARTNERS AS FIRST GRADERS WILL LIKELY SEE 30 TO 35 7 YEAR OLDS PER CLASS.

THERE WILL BE SIMILAR NUMBERS IN OTHER GRADES.

WE ALL KNOW THAT OVERCROWDING UNDERMINES LEARNING THE VERY THING WE ARE ALL HERE TO PROMOTE.

IN ADDITION, SPECIALIZED SERVICES, THINGS LIKE COUNSELING AND SPEECH THERAPY WILL BE RATIONED.

I HAVE HEARD ANECDOTALLY THAT THEY ALREADY ARE.

THIS IS NOT A CRITIQUE OF MRS. KAISER OR MS. CROCE OR ANY OF THE TEACHERS AND STAFF.

IT IS PURELY A MATTER OF NUMBERS.

A SCHOOL CAN TAKE ONLY SO MUCH STRESS BEFORE IT CAUSES COLLATERAL ACTIONS.

ALREADY I HAVE WATCHED MY CHILDREN'S FRIENDS TRANSFER TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS OR MOVE TO DISTANT COMMUNITIES.

TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE LEAVING.

IF YOU DO NOT ACT, THIS WILL ACCELERATE.

BCP S'S OWN FORECASTS PROJECT A PEAK OF 773 STUDENTS IN 2025, FOLLOWED BY SLIGHT DECLINES THROUGH 2031.

OBVIOUSLY, THESE PROJECTIONS ARE WRONG AND NEED TO BE REVISED.

PUBLIC EDUCATION IS A JEWEL OF OUR SOCIETY, OUR STRENGTH AS A NATION, THE SOURCE OF OUR PROSPERITY, AND IT BINDS US TOGETHER AS ONE PEOPLE.

YOU HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO BE RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PRECIOUS SYSTEM.

AS A FIRST STEP AND AS A SHOW OF YOUR COMMITMENT,

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I URGE YOU TO AUTHORIZE AN EMERGENCY BOUNDARY SYSTEM STUDY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

I ALSO URGE YOU TO USE THIS PROCESS TO REFLECT UPON THE SYSTEMIC ISSUES THAT ARE OVERCROWDING SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT BALTIMORE COUNTY.

IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, AND FOR THAT I CALL ON DR.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA

[G. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT (7:40 - 7:45 p.m.)]

WILLIAMS. GOOD EVENING BOARD LECHTER, UH, BOARD CHAIR VICTOR, UH, VICE CHAIR HARVEY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT MY SUPERINTENDENT TO REPORT TO THE BOARD IN TEAM B C P S.

SO THIS REPORT WILL, WILL INCLUDE CELEBRATIONS, UPDATES, EVIDENCE OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, THE COMPASS, OUR PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE IN ACTION.

SO FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL MEMBERS OF TEAM B CPS A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

14 HIGH SCHOOLS, AND NON-SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CENTERS.

I AM GRATEFUL, UM, TO BE A PART OF AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY, COMMITTED TO STUDENT SUCCESS.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER IN THIS NEW YEAR.

WE KNOW THAT OUR EFFORTS TO HEAL, REBUILD, AND RECOVER MUST BE ONGOING.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD TO MEET THE NEEDS OF TEAM B CPS.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A RENEWED FOCUS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS AND B P S.

WE KNOW THAT WE CAN'T DO THIS WORK ALONE.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR SYSTEM.

THURSDAY JANUARY 12TH IS TEAM BCPS DAY.

ALL BCPS STAKEHOLDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR BLUE AND POST PHOTOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

USING HASHTAG B PS BLUE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED FOR PHOTO CREATIVITY.

WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THE UNITY AND STRENGTH OF OUR SYSTEM.

PLEASE JOIN US IN HONORING THE DEDICATION AND PERSEVERANCE OF OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS IN OBSERVANCE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

HOLIDAY.

ALL B C P S SCHOOLS AND OFFICERS ARE CLOSED ON JANUARY 16TH, 2023.

WHILE OUR SCHOOLS WILL HOST MANY CELEBRATORY AND SERVICE RELATED ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK, I ENCOURAGE ALL MEMBERS OF TEAM B P S TO TAKE PART IN THE DAY OF SERVICE BY GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES.

SAVE THE DATE.

THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS ANNOUNCED THAT STATE OF THE SCHOOLS 2023 WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22ND, 2023 AT TOWSON UNIVERSITY CQ ARENA.

THIS EVENT SHOWCASES AND RECOGNIZES THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS.

WE ARE PLEASED TO SEE THE RETURN OF THIS IN-PERSON EVENT AFTER THREE YEARS.

SPONSORSHIP DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF B C P S.

ALL RIGHT, MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE IMPORTANT DATES.

STUDENTS.

SECOND MARKING PERIOD ENDS AND EARLY RELEASE DAY IS JANUARY 17TH, REPORT CARD DISTRIBUTION ON JANUARY 25TH.

THE 2023 V C P STAKEHOLDER SURVEY OPENS JANUARY 30TH THROUGH MARCH 3RD AND OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER RECRUITMENT EVENT WILL HAPPEN ON FEBRUARY THE SECOND.

COMING SOON.

WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE OPENING OF A NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER ON THE GREENWOOD CAMPUS TO RESPOND DAILY TO EMPLOYEE AND RETIREE NEEDS.

WALK IN EMAIL.

PHONE SUPPORT WILL BE PROVIDED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH TWO EVENINGS PER WEEK.

INTERVIEWS ARE UNDERWAY FOR 12 FULL-TIME CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES, FOUR TO SIX PART-TIME CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AND ONE SUPERVISORS.

DETAILS ABOUT THE CENTER'S GRAND OPENING WILL BE SHARED WITH TEAM BCPS.

THIS IS A PRACTICE IN OTHER SIMILARLY SIZED SYSTEMS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING ONE TO B PS.

SO DURING THE PRINCIPAL'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MEETING, I SHARED WITH PRINCIPALS OUR MUTUAL DESIRE TO GATHER THEIR INPUT REGARDING THE UPCOMING BUDGET.

THE SURVEY ASKED PRINCIPALS TO IDENTIFY THREE TOP THREE PRIORITIES, EXCUSE ME, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

THE SURVEY RESPONSES WERE SOLICITED IN THREE CATEGORIES, SCHOOL-BASED CENTRALIZED AND OPERATING BUDGET RESOURCES.

120 PRINCIPALS RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY REPRESENTING 78 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 19 MIDDLE SCHOOLS,

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SO THE TOP THREE SCHOOL-BASED RESOURCES IDENTIFIED BY WERE ADDITIONAL TEACHERS TO REDUCE CLASS SIZE STAFF DEVELOPMENT TEACHERS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND SCHOOL-BASED MATH RESOURCE TEACHERS.

BASED ON THIS STRONG FEEDBACK FROM PRINCIPALS, THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF IN CLASSROOMS AND MATH SUPPORT IN ALIGNMENT WITH STATE FUNDING GUIDELINES.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE CREATIVE WAYS TO USE EXISTING GRANT FUNDING SOURCES TO SUPPORT SCHOOL-BASED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING NEEDS.

THE TOP THREE CENTRALIZED RESOURCES IDENTIFY PRINCIPALS BY PRINCIPALS WHERE SOCIAL WORKERS, PSYCHOLOGISTS AND PUPIL PERSONNEL WORKERS.

THESE REQUESTS ARE ALIGNED WITH WHAT STAFF HAS SHARED AS THEIR NEEDS DURING OUR SCHOOL VISITS.

TWO OF THESE POSITIONS WILL HELP TO RESPOND TO THE GROWING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS.

THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES THE EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS WITH WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS FOR FAMILIES.

ALL MEMBERS OF TEAM B C P S WERE INVITED TO COMPLETE AN FY 24 BUDGET PRIORITY SURVEY.

3004 RESPONDENTS COMPLETED THE SURVEY AND PROVIDED FEEDBACK WHEN BUILDING A LOCAL SCHOOL BUDGET.

THE COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED THE TOP THREE BUDGET PRIORITIES AS HIRING AND RETAINING QUALIFIED TEACHERS.

KEEP CLASS SIZE SMALL TEACHER TO STUDENT RATIO AND PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES TO STRUGGLING STUDENTS.

THE TOP THREE SCHOOL SYSTEM BUDGET PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMUNITY ARE STUDENT TEACHER RATIO, SOCIO-EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR, HEALTH AND SAFETY OF STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

THE TOP PRIORITY IDENTIFIED BY BY THE COMMUNITY WAS EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE OUR SYSTEM.

THE FY 24 BUDGET PROPOSAL ADDRESSES ALL OF THESE AREAS IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR STUDENT PERFORMANCE DATA.

SO THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THE BOARD, OUR COMMUNITY, AND TEAM B C P S.

THANK YOU DR.

WILLIAMS. NEXT ON THE AGENDA

[H. CHAIR'S REPORT (7:45 p.m. - 7:50 p.m.)]

IS THE CHAIR REPORT, AND I DID NOT KNOW WHAT DR.

FER WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT, BUT I AM GONNA SPEND THE NEXT COUPLE OF MINUTES TALKING ABOUT THE AREA EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCILS POLICY.

1230 STATES THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF BALTIMORE COUNTY BELIEVES THAT AREA EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCILS EXIST TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN BALTIMORE COUNTY AND TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE COMMUNITY BY SERVING AS INFORMED ADVISORS TO THE BOARD SCHOOL ISSUES.

AND BY PROMOTING INTEREST AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.

OUR FIVE ADVISORY COUNCILS ARE COORDINATED THAT BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOT YET HAS FIVE.

TIFFANY SMITH IS NORTHEAST DR.

OUR FIVE ADVISORY COUNCILS ARE COORDINATED BY DONNA SIBLEY AND EACH HAS A CHAIR AND SOMETIMES A VICE-CHAIR WHO COORDINATE THE WORK OF THE COUNCILS AND PLAN THEIR MONTHLY MEETINGS.

MARLENA COLTON PI, UM, PEREL IS CHAIR OF SOUTHWEST JACKIE BREWSTER SOUTHEAST.

LASHON STITT IS NORTHWEST AND ELISA ALONZO IS CENTRAL.

I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND SEVERAL AREA AVI EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETINGS IN DECEMBER AND ALSO IN JANUARY, ACTUALLY TWO OF THEM LAST NIGHT.

AND I RECENTLY MET WITH DONNA AND THE FIVE CHAIRS AND ONE OF THE VICE CHAIRS.

TOPICS AT THE ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETINGS HAVE INCLUDED OUR OPERATING PRE-BUDGET MEETINGS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, DISCIPLINE AND SAFETY, GRADING AND REPORTING, VOLUNTEERING AND GETTING ACTIVE IN B CPS, COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, NUTRITION, TRANSPORTATION AND MAGNET PROGRAMS. AND THERE'S A LOT MORE TOPICS, BUT THOSE ARE SOME THAT THEY'VE ORGANIZED.

I'D LIKE TO PUBLICLY THANK EACH ONE OF THEM FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING ON BEHALF OF THE ADVISORY COUNCILS.

THEIR PASSION FOR ADVOCATING FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES IS OBVIOUS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL COUNCILS, THEY ARE AND HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND KNOWLEDGE BY SERVING ON MANY, MANY BCPS COMMITTEES.

THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE, REOPENING COMMITTEE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND'S FUTURE COMMITTEE, THE EQUITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, IT GOES, IT GOES ON AND ON.

DESPITE THE HARD WORK TAKING PLACE, THERE IS A LACK OF AWARENESS BY THE PUBLIC SURROUNDING THE A EACS, THE WORK THEY DO AND THEIR CAPACITY TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.

MEETING DATES AND LOCATIONS CAN BE FOUND ON THE SYSTEMS WEBSITE.

SOME MEETINGS ARE VIRTUAL AND SOME ARE CONDUCTED THROUGH ZOOM.

EVEN THOUGH THE ADVISORY COUNCILS ARE ORGANIZED BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS, THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND ANY OF THE AREA MEETINGS, ESPECIALLY IF THE TOPIC IS OF INTEREST.

IT IS MY HOPE THAT AS A NEW BOARD WE CAN TAKE A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN SUPPORTING

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AND UTILIZING THESE COUNCILS.

THEY ARE INTENDED TO BE THE BOARD'S CONNECTION AND LINK TO THE VOICES OF OUR PARENT COMMUNITIES.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A VIDEO THAT HAS BEEN CREATED BY THE ADVISORY COUNCILS, UM, AND IS STARRING THE CHAIR OF THE SOUTHWEST ADVISORY COUNCIL.

MARLENA PEREL.

NOW WE'RE READY.

, DID YOU KNOW THAT BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS FIVE AREA EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCILS, ONE FOR EACH AREA IN THE COUNTY, SOUTHEAST, NORTHEAST, CENTRAL, NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST.

MY NAME IS MARLENA COLLINSON FOR SOUTH, AND I SERVE AS THE CHAIR OF THE EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL.

THE AREA OF EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL WE'RE ESTABLISHED IN 1972 AT STANDING COMMITTEES REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE COMMUNITY BY SERVING AS AN INFORMED ADVISOR TO THE BOARD.

THE A EACS ARE THERE FOR YOU BY BEING YOUR VOICE TO THE BOARD.

EACH A E A C HAS PERIODIC MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR SO THAT STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COUNTY CAN LEARN ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS.

WHERE CAN YOU GO TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EACH AREA? LET ME SHOW YOU FIRST.

GO TO B CPS PS WEBSITE.

GO TO THE SEARCH FOR AND TYPE IN AE A C, THEN CLICK ON THE AREA EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL.

ONCE THERE, YOU WILL FIND ALL FIVE AREAS AND YOU CAN CLICK ONE TO DETERMINE WHICH TOPIC AND LOCATION OF THE MEETINGS.

WELL, NOW YOU KNOW ABOUT THE EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL.

I HOPE TO SEE YOU AT ONE OF THE MEETINGS DURING THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIRS, ALSO TO OUR STAFF WHO PRESENTED THESE MEETINGS.

LAST NIGHT THERE WAS A MEETING IN THE NORTH EAST AND THERE WAS ALSO A MEETING IN THE SOUTHWEST.

UM, AND STAFF WAS THERE TO PRESENT TO THE PARENTS.

SO I'D LIKE TO ALSO, UM, GIVE KUDOS TO OUR STAFF FOR, FOR PREPARING AND COMING TO THOSE MEETINGS.

UM, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED WORK TOGETHER.

NEXT ON

[I. STUDENT BOARD MEMBER'S REPORT (7:50 - 7:55 p.m.)]

THE AGENDA IS STUDENT BOARD REPORT, AND FOR THAT I CALL MS. HASSAN.

OPTION FOR VIRTUAL THERAPY OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN THE V L P AND OTHER UNIQUE CASES.

SO GOOD EVENING EVERYONE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO SEND OUT AN ENDLESS AMOUNT OF MY LOVE AND SUPPORT TO LANDSDOWN HIGH SCHOOL AND THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITY.

TODAY, LANDSDOWN EXPERIENCED THREATS TO THEIR SAFETY AND I SEND MY PRAYERS TO EVERY STUDENT IMPACTED BOARD MEMBERS.

I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE IMMENSE AMOUNT OF TRAUMA OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR STUDENTS EXPERIENCE.

THIS IS NOT JUST A HEADLINE OR A POINT OR A CHECK MARK.

THIS IS THE REALITY THAT OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF FACE AND IT'S TERRIFYING.

I'VE DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL SAFETY COUNTLESS TIMES BEFORE, BUT THIS TIME I HOPE YOU HEAR THE TRUTH BEHIND WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE FEELING.

IN THIS MOMENT.

WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO WILL INEVITABLY TALK TO THEIR FAMILIES TONIGHT ABOUT NOT GOING TO SCHOOL TOMORROW FROM AS A RESULT OF ANXIETY, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY ARE.

WE WILL ALL WALK INTO OUR BUILDINGS TOMORROW, CONCERNED ABOUT OUR FRIENDS AT LANDSDOWN, BUT WE WILL ALSO WALK INTO OUR BUILDINGS AFRAID THAT THIS HAPPENS TO US AND TO OUR COMMUNITIES.

EVENTS LIKE THESE ARE NOT FAR AWAY FROM US AND FROM OUR TABLE, BUT THEY'RE ALSO NOT A REFLECTION OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS NOR ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS.

WE MUST REMEMBER OUR COMMUNITY AND WHY WE ARE HERE, WHICH IS TO FIGHT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND MINIMIZE THE SYSTEMIC CAUSES OF THESE EVENTS TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY.

I SEND IMMENSE AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF MY RESPECT AND LOVE TO THE LANDON HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, MISS SEYMOUR, AND TO EVERY STUDENT IMPACTED, I'VE VOWED DO MY PART IN ENSURING THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY AWARE OF HOW WE CAN SERVE OUR STUDENTS AFTER THESE EVENTS AND BEFORE THESE EVENTS EVEN OCCUR.

DESPITE THIS, AS WE WELCOME THE NEW YEAR, WE WELCOME IT WITH OPTIMISM AND AME AND AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF PASSION FOR OUR SCHOOLS.

2023 WILL BE A YEAR OF PROSPERITY BECAUSE OF THE CONSISTENT AND IMMEASURABLE POWER OF OUR STUDENTS.

THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR ALSO BEGINS THE COUNTY'S BUDGET PROCESS AND ENSURES THAT OUR PRIMARY FOCUS REMAINS ON THE STUDENTS AND THEIR NEEDS.

THIS YEAR.

I WANNA ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT IS REPRESENTED ON THE BUDGET.

THIS YEAR, I WILL BE EST STAUNCH ADVOCATE FOR INCREASING MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES IN OUR SCHOOLS BECAUSE IT IS AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY THAT WE INCREASE THE RESOURCES WE HAVE AVAILABLE.

IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE WELLNESS AND SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS, WE MUST INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS AND INCREASE ACCESS TO THOSE RESOURCES.

AS IT STANDS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS HAS A SET, HAVE A SET NUMBER OF CASES IN WHICH THEY MAKE ASSIST AND SUPPORT.

HOWEVER, THOSE PSYCHOLOGISTS ARE NOT PRESENT EVERY DAY, NOR IS EVERY STUDENT.

GIVEN OPEN ACCESS TO THOSE RESOURCES, WE MUST SUPPORT THE RIGOROUS HIRING OF ADDITIONAL SCHOOL, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION AND OPEN ACCESS TO EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.

WITH THIS COMES AN

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AS WE DISCUSS SCHOOL SAFETY, WE ALSO MUST COME TO TERMS WITH THE FACT THAT SCHOOL SAFETY IS OFTEN A DIRECT RESULT OF THE MENTAL WELLNESS OF OUR STUDENTS.

AS WE EXPERIENCE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF THREATS TO OUR SCHOOL SAFETY, WE MUST LOOK AT THE ROOT CAUSES OF THOSE ISSUES.

AND IT IS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT ADEQUATELY ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND NAVIGATE THEIR EMOTIONS.

IT'S FOR THOSE REASONS THAT I ASK THAT WE ALL PRIORITIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH WITHIN OUR BUDGET.

THIS YEAR, OVER THE PAST MONTH SINCE MY LAST REPORT, I'VE VISITED PATAPSCO HIGH SCHOOL, SPARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FIFTH DISTRICT, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WESTERN TECH, CATONSVILLE HIGH, OUR BUDS MIDDLE, PIKESVILLE, MIDDLE AND HIGH, LANDSDOWN, MIDDLE AND HIGH, AND BATTLE MONUMENT SCHOOL.

EACH OF THESE SCHOOLS HAVE A UNIQUE SET OF NEEDS AND STUDENTS, BUT ALL OF THEM ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR ACTION ON THIS BOARD.

THESE SCHOOLS HAVE REMINDED ME WHY I AM HERE, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEE YOUR SCHOOLS, THEIR NEEDS AND ACTING CORRESPONDENCE.

I'VE SEEN THE BEAUTY OF OUR SCHOOLS JUST AS I'VE SEEN THE STRUGGLES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE NEEDS.

AS I'VE SEEN OUR SCHOOLS, I CAN STRONGLY SHARE WITH YOU THAT IT IS THE STUDENTS THAT WE MAY NOT SEE REGULARLY THAT REQUIRE OUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT.

ESOL STUDENTS REQUIRE OUR SUPPORT.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES MUST HAVE ACCESS TO ADAPTABLE RESOURCES TO ENSURE THEIR EDUCATION AND HEARING THE REQUEST FOR BOUNDARY STUDIES TODAY AS A RESULT OF OVERCROWDING, I ASK THAT WE CONSIDER THE HIRING OF AN INDEPENDENT BOUNDARY ANALYST FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN ORDER TO BECOME ACTIVELY AWARE OF OUR SCHOOLS AND THEIR NEEDS AS OUR POPULATION CHANGES.

I KNOW THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SEEING CHANGE, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT OUR EDUCATORS ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING OUT POSITIVE CHANGE AND WE MUST SUPPORT THEM TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY BOARD MEMBERS.

WE ARE IN A POSITION OF IMMENSE PRIVILEGE.

WE SIT ON THE STATUSES, BUT I ALSO SEE OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR STUDENTS.

I MAY NOT HAVE A VOTE THIS YEAR ON THE BUDGET, BUT MY VOICE IS THE VOICE OF 111,000 STUDENTS AND I IMPLORE YOU TO HEAR THEM BECAUSE MY SEAT IS NOT ONLY MY OWN, IT IS THEIRS.

AND I INTEND TO BE THEIR ADVOCATE JUST AS I HAVE BEEN FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS.

I HOPE, I HOPE YOUR SEAT IS ONE THAT IS EXTENDED TO THEM.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MADAME CHAIR LICHTER FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE IN A GREATER CAPACITY AS THE BOARD'S LEGISLATIVE AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIR.

AND I'M EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU UPDATES IN THE FUTURE REGARDING THE MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLIES INITIATIVE AND OUR ACTIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE.

JUST LIKE EVERY BOARD MEETING ENTERING IN THE NEW YEAR, I WANNA TAKE THE TIME TO THANK OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR MAKING OUR SCHOOLS STRONG THIS YEAR.

THIS NEW YEAR, I AM STUDENT STRONG AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2023, LET'S GET IN GOOD TROUBLE IN NECESSARY TROUBLE.

AGENDA IS THE WORK SESSION ON THE PROPOSED FY 2024 COUNTY CAPITAL BUDGET.

THANK YOU, MR. SUN.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE

[J. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - WORK SESSION ON THE FY2024 COUNTY CAPITAL BUDGET (Mr. Hartlove and Mr. Dixit) (7:55 - 8:30 p.m.)]

AND FOR THAT I CALL MR. HARTLOVE.

AND MR. DIXON, SIT.

LOT OF EFFORT BY DIFFERENT TEAMS INCLUDING TEAM MEMBER, UH, FROM MR. HARLOW'S TEAM, UH, WITH TIFF, UH, PAUL TAYLOR AND HIS TEAM, UH, AND UH, OUR DIANE BERG AND GENE, A ARMSTRONG, AND THE FACILITIES IN CONSTRUCTION OFFICE, UH, WHICH IS LED BY MERRILL PLATE, UH, AND ALSO MIKE ARCHBOLD, LESLIE RI, KATIE ANAD AND KAYLEIGH HOP.

CHAIR LECTOR, VICE CHAIR HARVEY, DR.

WILLIAMS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS PETE DIXON AND I'M JOINED HERE, UH, WITH MR. HARLOW, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND A TEAM MEMBER, MR. MERRILL, PLATE DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT.

AND IN THE BACK, UH, MR. PAUL TAYLOR, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PLANNING.

WE ARE HERE FOR A WORK SESSION ON THE COUNTY CAPITAL PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

WE'LL GO OVER A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AND THEN A PRESENTATION GOING STEP BY STEP AS TO WHAT THOSE SPREADSHEETS ARE THAT WE HAVE ALREADY SHARED WITH YOU.

THE BOARD APPROVED STATE CAPITAL PROGRAM, UM, IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022.

TONIGHT WE ARE, WE ARE HA WE ARE HERE FOR COUNTY CAPITAL BUDGET.

THEY COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER, SO WE THOUGHT IT'LL BE GOOD TO PROVIDE, UH, THE STATE CAPITAL PLAN SO THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CORRELATE SOME OF THE INFORMATION.

THE FIRST EXHIBIT THAT YOU HAVE IS THE FINAL APPROVED FISCAL YEAR, 22, 24 CA, STATE CAPITAL BUDGET.

THE SECOND ONE IS THE PROPOSED COUNTY BUDGET, PROPOSED REQUEST FOR FISCAL 2024 COUNTY BUDGET.

AND THE THIRD EXHIBIT ARE THE SCHEDULE.

IT IS QUITE A COMPLEX PROCESS, SO WE THOUGHT WE'LL SHARE WITH YOU SCHEDULE OF DIFFERENT THINGS, UH, THAT THIS PROCESS CONTAINS THESE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU SEE.

IT'S, IT'S A

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SO IT IS A COMBINED EFFORT.

A LOT OF FOLKS, AND I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

LOT OF NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE.

THEY HAVE BEEN PUT TOGETHER USING DIFFERENT FORMULAS THAT THE STATE PROVIDES IN THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES.

AND THESE NUMBERS CHANGE.

THEY ARE ADJUSTED AS MORE AND MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

UH, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT ACCURACY BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT IT THROUGH A MICROSCOPIC LENS.

AND IF THERE ARE ANY OMISSIONS, IF THERE ARE ANY ERRORS, THEY ARE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION.

IF THERE ARE ANY UPDATES, WE MAKE IT.

AND THEN IN THE NEXT MEETING THAT WE ATTEND HERE FOR STATE CAPITAL, BUT WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATED DOCUMENT.

THE PROJECT INCLUDED IN FY 24 COUNTY BUDGET ARE SIMILAR, UH, TO WHAT WERE APPROVED IN THE STATE BUDGET AND WHAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE LAST YEAR'S COUNTY BUDGET.

I'LL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE CHANGES.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE PRIORITY SEVEN NORTHEAST AREA HIGH SCHOOL LOCK, RAVEN HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN ADDED TO THIS LIST.

PRIORITY EIGHT, SOUTHEAST AREA HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS THE ADDITION FROM PATAPSCO THAT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE LIST PRIORITY NINE, WHICH IS STILL THE CONTINUATION OF THE STUDY OF THE SOUTHEAST AREA, UH, FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND OR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND, AND OR THE RENOVATION OF ESP, SPARAS POINT HIGH SCHOOL AND THE PRIORITY 14, WHICH IS THE NORTHWEST AREA CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY, UH, CENTER.

THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED AS A RESULT OF WORK DONE BY SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS TEAM WORKING WITH THE, UM, COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND HIS TEAM.

AND I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE SUPPORT WE RECEIVED FROM COUNTY.

THEY ARE OUR KEY FISCAL PARTNERS AND WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEM.

NOW WE'LL GO OVER THE PRESENTATION.

UH, THE FIRST SLIDE HERE, UH, THAT YOU SEE IS THE SCHEDULE.

THIS IS THE STATE CAPITAL BUDGET SCHEDULE.

IN THE PAST TO GET THESE APPROVALS.

THIS IS THE, UH, STATE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST FOR 24 THAT YOU HAVE, AND WE HAVE SHARED SOME OF THE NEW EDITION.

I KNOW THESE NUMBERS AND ITEMS ARE VERY SMALL, BUT WE'LL GO GRADUALLY ONE COLUMN AT A TIME TO EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS.

THIS IS THE COUNTY CAPITAL BUDGET SCHEDULE.

SO WE ARE HERE JUST TO GIVE YOU REFERENCE, UH, JANUARY 10TH FOR THE BOARD WORK SESSION IN THE NEXT BOARD MEETING ON JANUARY 24TH, WE'LL BE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL, AND THEN IT'LL BE SUBMITTED TO, UH, COUNTY, AND THEY WILL GO THROUGH THE COUNTY COUNCIL, COUNTY PLANNING BOARD AND REVIEW BY OTHER COUNTY AGENCIES AND COUNTY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN THEIR WORK SESSION SIMILAR TO OUR WORK SESSION TODAY.

AND IT'LL BE ADOPTED IN THE COUNTY CAPITAL BUDGET SOMEWHERE IN MAY OF 2023.

SO WITH THAT, WE GO TO THE NEXT PAGE, WHICH IS THE 24 COUNTY CAPITAL BUDGET, PAGE NUMBER FIVE IF YOU HAVE THAT.

AND AFTER THAT WE'LL GO OVER ITEM BY ITEM.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORANGE COLUMNS, THESE ARE THE STATE CHAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPUTED BY US, UH, FOLLOWING THE FORMULA THAT THE STATE PROVIDES.

AND EACH PROJECT THAT YOU SEE IN THE FIRST AND SECOND COLUMN.

FIRST COLUMN BEING THE PRIORITY ORDER, SECOND COLUMN BEING THE NAME OF SCHOOLS, AND THESE NUMBERS ARE THERE.

THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, IS THE COUNTY SHARE OF THE FUNDING FOR EACH PROJECT IN THESE COLUMNS.

THE FIRST COLUMN ON THE EXTREME LEFT-HAND SIDE LIST, THE PRIORITY ORDER FOR EACH PROJECT.

THE PRIORITY ORDER HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD, UH, AGREED BY THE COUNTY.

AND, UH, WE HAD SIMILAR PRESENTATIONS

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RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PREPARED BY SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS TEAM.

THE NEXT PAGE, NINE SECOND COLUMN IS THE NAME OF SCHOOLS, AND I'LL GO QUICKLY OVER THAT IN THE INTEREST OF TIME.

THE THIRD COLUMN SHOWS THE AREA OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE PROJECT IS LOCATED.

IN ONE OF THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING BOARD HAD REQUESTED THAT WE ADD THIS COLUMN.

SO IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY, WE ARE INDICATING WHAT, UM, AREA OF THE COUNTY THESE PROJECT, THESE SCHOOLS ARE.

THE NEXT PAGE IS SHOWS THE TYPE OF PROJECT BEING PROPOSED AT THAT SCHOOL.

AND BY THAT WE MEAN IS IT REPLACEMENT, IS IT RENOVATION, OR IS IT A SYSTEMIC UPGRADE, WHICH COULD BE ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, ROOF, OR DIFFERENT BUILDING SYSTEMS. THE NEXT COLUMN IS THE TYPE OF APPROVAL, WHICH INDICATES WHETHER IT'S A PLANNING REQUEST OR F MEANING CONSTRUCTION FUNDING REQUEST.

THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH, WITH WHAT STATE REQUIRES FOR THEIR SUBMISSION.

THE NEXT ONE AGAIN, IS FARM PERCENTAGES, AND THIS WAS A COLUMN THAT WAS INCLUDED AS PART OF STATE'S REQUEST IN THE PAST TO TO SHOW THE FARM'S PERCENTAGES FOR EACH SCHOOL THAT ARE LISTED THERE.

TOTAL ESTATE FUNDING SHARE IS THE NEXT COLUMN, THE COLUMN AFTER THAT THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU.

NOW ON PAGE 15 IS IF THERE WAS ANY PRIOR STATE FUNDING RECEIVED.

THAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS COLUMN.

ON THE PAGE 16, YOU'LL SEE, UM, THE AMOUNT OF STATE FUNDING RECOMMENDED, UH, BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM TO THE INTERAGENCY COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL.

THAT MEANS THIS IS THE AMOUNT THAT HAS, UH, ALREADY BEEN RECOMMENDED BY IAC.

UM, THE NEXT COLUMN IS THE STATE FUNDING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 24 FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT.

SO PROJECT BY PROJECT, WE HAVE THE STATE SHARE FOR FISCAL YEAR 24.

THE, THE NEXT SLIDE ON PAGE 18 IS THE AMOUNT OF STATE FUNDING FOR 25 FOR THAT PROJECT, BASED ON CASH FLOW CALCULATIONS THAT STATES RE THAT STATE REQUIRES PAGE 19 AMOUNT OF COUNTY FUNDING APPROVED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT.

PAGE 20 IS THE AMOUNT OF COUNTY FUNDING BEING REQUESTED FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT AT THIS TIME IN FISCAL 2024.

PAGE 21 REPRESENTS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE COUNTY FUNDING BEING PROPOSED FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT.

THESE ARE THE SPEC SPECIFIC PROJECT PRIORITIES FROM ONE TO 42 FOR, FOR STATE AND COUNTY FUNDING.

UH, ARE BEING REQUESTED ON PAGE 23 OR 22, IF I CAN FIND IT.

UH, PAGE 23 ARE THE GENERAL ACCOUNTS.

SO WHAT WE SEE 43 THROUGH 48 ARE THE GENERAL ACCOUNTS FOR WHICH COUNTY FUNDING IS BEING REQUESTED FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

SO THIS, THE SPECIAL THING ABOUT THIS IS THESE ARE NOT FOR SPECIFIC SCHOOLS, BUT THEY ARE FOR COUNTYWIDE.

THAT IS THE PRIORITY 43 THROUGH 48.

WE'LL GO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FOOTNOTE.

FOOTNOTE ONE EXPLAINS THAT THIS COLUMN SHOWS THE TYPE OF APPROVAL BEING REQUESTED FROM STATE PLANNING OR FUNDING.

FOOTNOTE TWO EXPLAINS THAT THIS COLUMN REFLECTS THE FULL ESTATE PARTICIPATION OF EACH PROJECT.

FOOTNOTE THREE EXPLAINS THAT THIS COLUMN REPRESENTS THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE PS P S S C P PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM STAFF TO THE IAC FOR THEIR APPROVAL.

FOOTNOTE FOUR EXPLAINS THAT THE STATE FUNDING MAY BE SPREAD OVER MULTIPLE YEARS TO ALIGN WITH THE CASH FLOW PROJECTIONS.

FOOTNOTE FIVE EXPLAINS THAT THE COUNTY FUNDING IS TO BE SPREAD OVER TWO YEARS, IN THIS CASE, FISCAL YEAR 24 AND 25.

FOOTNOTE SIX EXPLAINS THAT THE DESIGN FOR SCHOOL WILL BE BASED UPON THE RESULT OF THE PRESENTATION TO THE LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND THE MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST.

SEVEN EXPLAINS

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THAT AT THEIR SEPTEMBER MEETING, THE BOARD APPROVED REQUESTING PLANNING AND FUNDING APPROVAL FOR DELANEY HIGH SCHOOL PRIORITY NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH IS THE NORTHEAST AREA HIGH SCHOOL REPLACEMENT OF LOCK.

RAVEN HIGH SCHOOL WAS ADDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF MY IPAS AND THE NORTHEAST AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDY TO REQUEST DESIGN FUNDING.

PRIORITY NUMBER EIGHT IS THE SOUTHEAST AREA HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IN THIS CASE IS THE ADDITION TO PATAPSCO HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT WAS ADDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF MY IPAS, WHICH IS THE MULTI-YEAR IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR ALL SCHOOLS.

AND THE SOUTHEAST AREA HIGH SCHOOL IS STUDIED TO REQUEST DESIGN FUNDING.

PRIORITY NINE IS THE SOUTHEAST AREA.

UM, ES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, OR HIGH SCHOOL WAS ADDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF MY PASS AND THE SOUTHEAST AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDY TO REQUEST DESIGN FUNDING.

THESE PROJECTS ARE STILL IN THE STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT SCHOOL SPECIFIC SCHOOLS, UH, WILL REQUIRE THAT.

AND SO IT IS WORK IN PROGRESS.

PRIORITY NUMBER 14 IS NORTHWEST AREA CT SCHOOL WAS ADDED TO REQUEST DESIGN FUNDING.

SO THIS WAS QUICK, UH, OVERVIEW, UH, OF, OF WHAT, WHAT WHAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU.

AND WITH THAT, UM, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION PART.

THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS BOARD, UH, AND COMMUNITY WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS.

AND, UH, LET ME SEE IF I CAN FIND AND QUICKLY GO OVER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS.

UH, THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED SO FAR, FAR, UH, I WILL BRIEFLY EXPLAIN THAT.

ONE OF THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT, UM, THE SITE FOR LAFARGE SITE.

UH, AND THERE MAY BE A MOTION COMING THERE.

SO WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT, ABOUT THAT.

WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF A RESOLUTION THAT IS BEING INTRODUCED AT THE COUNTY CANS COUNCIL REGARDING LAFARGE PROPERTY.

UH, WE SUPPORT SITE ACQUISITION, UH, FOR ALL OUR NEEDS CONSISTENT WITH OUR LONG-RANGE PLANS, AND WE SUPPORT, UH, ANY ACQUISITION.

UH, BUT IN ORDER TO BUILD A SCHOOL ON ANY SITE, A SITE EVALUATION MUST BE MADE.

AND THAT INCLUDES NOT ONLY SOIL CONDITION, BUT THE TRAFFIC CONDITION, UM, THE PROXIMITY TO EXISTING UTILITIES, SITE SIZE, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, WETLANDS, FLOODPLAINS, ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS.

AND THAT'S THE KEY THING.

WHEREVER WE WANT TO BUILD A SCHOOL, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE STUDENTS AND THE, AND, AND THE NUMBERS ARE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR STATE FUNDING.

UM, WE WANTED TO, UH, LET YOU KNOW THAT, UM, STATE FUNDING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF LOCK RAV HIGH SCHOOL IS POTENTIALLY UP TO 1500 STUDENTS, INCLUDING THE STUDENTS IN THERE.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SCHOOL ON ANY OTHER SIDE, INCLUDING LAFA PROPERTY, WILL POTENTIALLY BE LIMITED TO 300 TO 400 SEATS, WHICH IS, WHICH IS THE SEATS THAT WE HAVE TO BUILD THE, THE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR.

SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SIZE OF THE TOTAL CAPACITY OF THE SCHOOL, UM, AND THE 400 WILL, WILL HAVE, WILL BE STRICTLY COUNTY FUNDED.

SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT IF WE BUILD A 1500 STUDENT SCHOOL AT THE NEW SITE, THE STATE FUNDING ELIGIBILITY MAY BE POTENTIALLY ONLY UP TO 300 TO 400 STUDENTS BECAUSE OF THE ENROLLMENT PROJECTION.

WHILE WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILED CALCULATIONS YET, WE WANTED BOARD TO KNOW THAT IT MAY, UH, MEAN AN ADDITIONAL 40 TO 50 MILLION PROXIMATE CALCULATION, ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL, UH, LOAD ON THE COUNT COUNTY SIDE OF THE FUNDING.

WE HAVE NOT SHARED THAT INFORMATION WITH COUNTY YET, BUT DEPENDING ON THE ACTION OF THE BOARD, WE WILL SHARE THIS INFORMATION

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WITH THEM.

UH, THE OTHER QUESTION WE HAD ABOUT WAS UPGRADING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR LOCK RAVEN HIGH SCHOOL.

UH, EVEN IF WE, THE BOARD APPROVES CONSTRUCTION OF LOCK RAVEN HIGH SCHOOL TODAY, AND WE GO THROUGH THE FUNDING, THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, WE ARE STILL ANYWHERE FROM SEVEN TO 10 YEARS AWAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SCHOOL.

IN THE MEANTIME, OPERATIONAL ISSUES LIKE HEATING, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, THEY STILL HAVE TO BE, UH, COMPLETED IF THEY'RE NEEDED.

AND THIS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS REQUIRING ELECTRICAL UPGRADE.

UH, SHOULD THE BOARD APPROVE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL, UH, DURING THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT TIME, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE DO WHATEVER IS REQUIRED TO CARRY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR NEXT FIVE TO 10 YEARS.

THE FINAL THIRD QUESTION HAD TO DO WITH DELANEY HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND I WANTED TO ASSURE THE COMMUNITY THAT NO DESIGN FOR DELANEY SCHOOL HAS YET BEEN DEVELOPED.

THE DESIGN IS IN THE EARLY STAGE.

UM, UH, SUPERINTENDENT IS VERY CLEAR ABOUT THE TRANSPARENT PROCESS WE HAVE DEVELOPED, OR WE WILL BE DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN AND SHARE THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AS WE GO ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY.

ANY RENDERINGS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN SEEN BY ANYBODY WAS JUST THE CONCEPT THAT ARCHITECTS, UH, DEVELOPED FOR ARCHITECTURAL EVALUATION SELECTION PROCESS.

BUT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DESIGN OF THE DELANEY.

SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT CONFUSION IS NOT THERE.

WE ARE IN THE STARTING POINT OF THE DESIGN OF DELANEY HIGH SCHOOL.

SO THOSE WERE THE THREE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED.

THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS AND WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU, UH, IN THE NEXT MEETING FOR REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO, UM, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MS. HEN.

MS. HEN, DO YOU WANNA READ YOUR MOTION? YES.

THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR.

WHEREAS THE COUNTY COUNCIL ENACTED RESOLUTION 39 22 STATING THAT THE PUD APPLICANT FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF A SITE OUT OF A LARGER ATTRACTIVE LAND, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE LAFARGE QUARRY, SHALL PROVIDE A DEDICATION OF LAND AND FEE TO BALTIMORE COUNTY, OF WHICH A 40 ACRE PORTION IS TO BE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.

AND WHEREAS THE COUNTY COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO ENACT RESOLUTION ONE DASH 23 REQUESTING THAT BCPS BEGIN THE REVIEW OF THE SUITABILITY OF LAND PROPOSED TO BE DEDICATED TO THE COUNTY AS OUTLINED IN RESOLUTION 39 DASH 22 AS QUICKLY AS PRACTICABLE FOR USES OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.

AND WHEREAS THE RECENT NORTHEAST AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDY DID NOT INCLUDE A SURVEY OF THIS LOCATION, IT IS THEREFORE MOVED THAT THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 COUNTY CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST BE AMENDED ON LINE SEVEN BY DELETING THE WORDS LOCK RAVEN FROM THE NORTHEAST AREA HIGH PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND REPLACING THE C UNDER AREA WITH T B D.

AND IT IS FURTHER MOVED THAT THE BOARD DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT TO HAVE STAFF CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE SITE AS OUTLINED IN COUNCIL RESOLUTION 39 DASH 22 AND PREPARE A RECOMMENDATION TO BE SHARED WITH THE BOARD AND COUNTY COUNCIL SECOND PUMPY.

OKAY, SO NOW THERE'S DISCUSSION.

MS. HEN, DID YOU WANT TO TALK TO YOUR MOTION? YES, VERY BRIEFLY.

AND THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION MR. DIXON.

UM, THE COUNTY COUNCIL, UM, IN THEIR REVIEW OF THIS PROPOSED PUT, UM, WORKED AT A DEAL TO ACQUIRE 40 ACRES OF LAND TO BE RESERVED AND THAT SPECIFIED IN THE POD AGREEMENT, UM, FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THIS SCHOOL IS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE RIVER AREA FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH IT.

IT'S LITERALLY CENTRAL TO THREE OF THE FOUR SCHOOLS THAT WILL BE SERVED BY THIS, UM, BOUNDARY STUDY, UM, PROPOSED IN THE NORTHEAST AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDY.

AND, UM, IT IS ALSO CLOSE TO THE FOURTH SCHOOL THAT BEING PARKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.

UM, SO IT'S CLOSER TO THREE OF THE FOURTH SCHOOLS THAN THE, UM, THE LOCK RAVEN SITE IS NOW.

UM, WHAT THEY'RE ASKING TO DO AND WHAT MY MOTION ASKED TO DO IS THAT STAFF LOOK AT THE SITE, SEE IF IT'S SUITABLE FOR THIS, ALL OF THE, UM, QUESTIONS THAT MR. DIXON RAISED, WE CERTAINLY WANT TO HAVE ANSWERED.

AND THIS MOTION SIMPLY, UM, KEEPS THAT OPEN AS A POSSIBILITY AND ASKS THEM TO BRING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD AND COUNSEL.

SO ESSENTIALLY EXACTLY WHAT MR. DIXON STATES.

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I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS MS. HEN.

SO CAN WE ASK FOR THE FEASIBILITY STUDY WHEN WE DON'T OWN THE, WHEN IT'S NOT OUR LAND YET? THIS THE SUITABILITY PIECE? SO, UH, I I WANNA MAKE SURE THE TERM TERMINOLOGY IS RIGHT.

WE CAN DO SITE ANALYSIS AFTER EITHER US OR BALTIMORE COUNTY OWNS THE LAND AND BALTIMORE COUNTY AGREES TO PAY FOR IT.

UH, I WANT TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT WHILE WE REQUIRE YOUR APPROVAL, THE BOARD DOES NOT HAVE ANY FISCAL AUTHORITY.

WE ARE TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON STATE AND COUNTY FOR FUNDING.

SO IF THERE WILL BE ANY REQUESTS MADE, SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS TEAM WILL TAKE IT TO THE COUNTY TO GET THEIR APPROVAL FOR USE OF ANY FUNDS.

AND THEN THE MOTION TALKS ABOUT A C A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.

WHERE IS THAT COMING FROM? WOULD THIS BE A VA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL ONLY? AND WH WHY ARE, ARE WE GOING FOR VOCATIONAL? WHY IS THE MOTION TALKING ABOUT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL? SO THE, THE MULTI-YEAR IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR ALL THE SCHOOL THAT WAS DEVELOPED DID NOT INDICATE ANY, UH, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, UH, NE NEED FOR ANY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN THAT PART OF THE COUNTY.

UH, AND JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOARD MEMBERS, UH, THERE ARE TWO OUTSTANDING CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES ON THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY, AND THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A REQUEST FOR A SIMILAR FACILITY IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY, WHICH IS WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS CAPITAL PLAN.

UM, AND, AND THE SECOND PART IS THE ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS.

REGARDLESS OF WHAT TYPE OF SCHOOL WE BUILD, UH, THE ADDITIONAL SEATS THAT ARE NEEDED, THERE'LL BE STATE FUNDING ELIGIBLE ARE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 300 TO 400 SEATS.

SO ANYTHING LARGER THAN THAT WILL BE FUNDED A HUNDRED PERCENT BY THE COUNTY.

AND MADAM CHAIR, I CAN ADDRESS THE VOCATIONAL LANGUAGE THAT'S HERE.

BECAUSE I, I TOO QUESTION THAT, UM, THAT LANGUAGE IS FOUND IN THE COUNCIL'S RESOLUTIONS, UM, BOTH 39 DASH 22 AND ONE DASH 23.

BUT THAT WASN'T PART OF MY OR THE, THE THE NEED FOR VOCATIONAL.

CORRECT.

IT'S, IT'S LITERALLY THE, UM, LEGAL LANGUAGE FROM THEIR RESOLUTIONS AND THE LAND TRANSFER.

SO I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE, UM, THEY WILL HOLD US TO THAT.

IT'S, IT'S MORE A TECHNICALITY IN THE LAND TRANSFER THAN OUR USE OF IT.

THEIR, IN THEIR INTENDED IS FOR US TO LOOK AT THIS STUDY TO BE, FOR IT TO BE USED FOR A HIGH SCHOOL SITE.

BUT THEY DO USE THE TERM VOCATIONAL SETUP.

THEY USE THE TERM VOCATIONAL OKAY.

UM, SITE IN THEIR, UM, IN THE PUT AGREEMENT.

PREVIOUSLY THE COUNTY COUNCIL HAS REQUESTED, OR AT LEAST ONE COUNCILMAN HAS REQUESTED THAT WE OR THAT B CPS SURVEY, THIS PACIFIC LAFARGE PA PROPERTY.

THANK YOU MS. JOE, DID YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS? YES.

THANK YOU MR. DIXON.

YOU ACTUALLY ANSWERED SOME OF MY QUESTIONS.

UH, MY QUESTION IS ON THE RESOLUTION THAT THE COUNTY PASSED, I BELIEVE IN THE RESOLUTION, THE COUNTY SAID THAT LAFARGE QUARRY WOULD BE PAYING FOR A SOIL CONTAMINATION STUDY.

UM, IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE NOW PREEMPTING IT AND MOVING FORWARD AS IF WE HAVE THE PROPERTY.

AND, UH, MS. LICHTER JUST ANSWERED MY OTHER QUESTION ABOUT A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.

WE ARE FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM MAI PASS, WHICH IS A $1 MILLION STUDY DONE BY THE COUNTY TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE EQUITABLE FACILITIES EVERYWHERE.

I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST A FEW MILES FROM THIS SO-CALLED QUARRY.

UM, AND I DON'T PARTICULARLY AGREE THAT WE NEED TO RE REMOVE LOCK RAVEN ACADEMY FROM CONSIDERATION.

WHILE THIS IS ONGOING, UH, I THINK THIS IS PREMATURE AND WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MONEY PASS RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND THIS CAN ONGOING TANDEM ON THE SIDE, AND IF IT COMES THROUGH, THEN WE FOLLOW THROUGH.

BUT I DON'T THINK BCPS SHOULD PAY FOR ANY OF THE SITE ASSESSMENT UNTIL THE COUNTY CLEARS IT.

MS. HUMPHREY, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THAT THE COUNTY COUNCIL HAS, UM, BROUGHT ABOUT A RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THAT WE, UM, SURVEY THIS PROPERTY AT LAFARGE.

DO YOU KNOW IF THAT'S CORRECT? I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REQUEST.

THIS IS THE, I HAVE HEARD ABOUT CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS PROPERTY, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE RESOLUTION IS BEING INTRODUCED TODAY AS A MATTER OF FACT, AND MR. UM, MARKS ONE OF OUR OFFICERS HERE INFORMED US ABOUT THE RESOLUTION THAT'S BEING INTRODUCED TODAY.

MR. BOY BASMORE, THAT'S THE NAME I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER.

I BELIEVE THAT

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I ACTUALLY WENT BACK AND REVIEWED THE, UH, PRIOR MEETING FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

AND BOTH MS. HEN AND A PRIOR BOARD MEMBER ALSO, UH, REFERENCED THAT PROPERTY AND DURING THAT DISCUSSION THAT I REVIEWED, YEAH, SO WE HAVE NOT SURVEYED ANY PROPERTY LAFARGE OR ANYTHING JUST ON THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL.

OUR PROCESS INDICATES APPROVAL BY THE BOARD FIRST LOOK AT THE NEED, WHETHER WE HAVE CURRICULUM NEED OR NOT, LOOK AT THE ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS, AND THEN REQUEST COUNTY WHO'S OUR FISCAL AUTHORITY, UH, GET THEIR APPROVAL FOR FUNDING ONLY.

THEN WE GO THROUGH, UM, LOOKING AT ANY SITE, AND AS I INDICATED BEFORE, BASED ON ALL OF THE INFORMATION WE HAVE OF ENROLLMENT PROJECTION AND CURRICULUM NEEDS, I'M NOT AWARE OF, UH, UH, OF A JUSTIFICATION FOR BUILDING A NEW HIGH SCHOOL ON THAT PROPERTY.

BUT WE WILL, ONCE THE BOARD APPROVES, IF THE BOARD APPROVES AND IF WE GET THE FUNDS, WE'LL GO AND LOOK AT THE SITE, WE'LL GET A SITE ANALYSIS DONE, BUT IT'LL BE A LOT MORE THAN JUST SOIL ANALYSIS.

WE'LL LOOK AT THE SAME FACTORS THAT I JUST MENTIONED, AND I ACTUALLY THINK THAT'S WHAT THE COUNCIL COUNTY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE US TO DO.

THEY WANT US TO SURVEY OR THEY WOULD LIKE BC FS TO SURVEY THE PROPERTY BEFORE DECIDING ON, UM, A FINALIZATION OF, UH, REPLACING LOCK RAVEN HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY'RE NOT SAYING THAT WE, WE CAN'T, UH, REQUEST THE REPLACEMENT.

THEY JUST WOULD LIKE TO SURVEY THAT PROPERTY FIRST.

THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

IF, IF THE REQUEST COMES TO US, UM, UH, I'LL TAKE IT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR HIS ADVICE AND WE'LL DO WHATEVER IS NEEDED.

SO, MADAM CHAIR, I'M GONNA ASK OUR DEPUTY TO DO THE RESEARCH IMMEDIATELY.

THERE WAS A RESOLUTION EARLIER BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL, AND I'M GONNA ASK HER TO PULL THAT RIGHT NOW SO WE CAN HAVE THAT LANGUAGE IN THE RESOLUTION UP BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL.

AND ACCORDING TO WHAT WAS, UH, SENT TODAY, UM, THE DATE IS OCTOBER 3RD, DR.

BOROUGH, I WANT TO GET THAT LANGUAGE, UM, BOARD MEMBER PORE SINCE YOU REFERENCED THAT.

OTHER, OTHER QUESTIONS? I KNOW YOU HAVE A FOLLOW UP, MS. HE, BUT IS THERE ANYBODY HASN'T SPOKEN YET THAT HAS A QUESTION OR COMMENT? MS. HEN? OH, I'M SORRY.

OH, OKAY.

GO AHEAD.

WELL, I BELIEVE MS. JO'S WAS FIRST.

UM, ACTUALLY IT'S MS. HASSAN, BUT THANK YOU MS. HEN.

GO AHEAD, MS. HASSAN.

SORRY, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.

SO IF THE COUNTY COUNCIL PASSED THIS RESOLUTION REGARDING THE LAFARGE PROPERTY, UM, IS THERE ANY ACTION LIKE THAT IT'S IMMEDIATELY WARRANTED BY US PER THE COUNTY COUNCIL THAT WE HAVE TO ACT ON? OR IS IT UP TO OUR DISCRETION TO THEN, YOU KNOW, TAKE THE RESOLUTION FROM THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND THEN DECIDE OUR NEXT STEPS AS A RESULT? SO MADAM CHAIR, I CAN SPEAK TO THAT OR, OKAY.

SORRY MR. DIXON.

NO, YOU GO FIRST.

I, I WAS JUST MADAM CHAIR, MAY I RESPOND? YES, GO AHEAD.

UM, THE, THE COUNCIL'S RESOLUTION OR THE, UM, PUT AGREEMENT SPECIFIES THAT, UM, THERE'S A TIME LIMIT OF FIVE YEARS WHEN, UM, IF THE SCHOOL IS NOT FUNDED WITHIN FIVE YEARS, THEN THE COUNCIL CAN DESIGNATE ANOTHER PURPOSE FOR THE LAND AND WE LOSE THE LAND.

SO THAT IS THE, UM, TIMELINESS OF THIS.

AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TO CHANGING THE LANGUAGE, UM, FROM LOCK RAVEN TO A T B D, DOES THAT, CAN WE, LIKE, WOULD THAT ELIMINATE THEN LOCK RAVEN AND LIKE WOULD THAT, YOU KNOW, NO LONGER, LIKE WE'RE I GUESS JUST HAVING IT AS A BIG QUESTION MARK AND THEN WE CANNOT RECONSIDER? THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.

THE NAME OF LA RAYMOND HAS NOT BEEN CREATED BY US.

IT IS RESULT OF AN INDEPENDENT STUDY THAT WAS AGREED BETWEEN, UH, US BCPS AND BALTIMORE COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO THEM FOR FUNDING THIS STUDY.

AND AS PART OF THIS STUDY, THERE WERE, UH, SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS, UH, AND IT WAS AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT THAT DID THIS STUDY.

THEY LOOKED AT, UH, SEVERAL DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND AFTER ANALYZING ALL OF THE OPTIONS THEY RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD AND TO US THAT THE BEST OPTION IS, UH, REPLACEMENT OF LA RAVEN HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT SHOULD THE BOARD CHOOSE TO CHANGE IT? YES.

BOARD HAS THAT AUTHORITY TO DO SO.

JUST WANTED A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARIFICATION ON THE IMPACT OF A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL VERSUS, YOU KNOW, THE LANGUAGE OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOL RATHER THAN JUST THE LANGUAGE OF A HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THEN I

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BECAUSE I KNOW WE ARE, YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT THE SEATS IN THAT SCHOOL AND THAT THE STATE MAY ONLY FUND 300 TO 400 AND THEN WE STILL HAVE 1,200 ISH SEATS LEFT.

UH, THERE IS A FIVE YEAR LIMIT ON ITS, UH, THE ENACTING OF ITS USAGE.

THAT WE WOULD STILL REQUIRE.

SO WHAT IS THE, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF, YOU KNOW, USING THAT LANGUAGE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL? AND THEN WOULD IT THEN POSTPONE, LIKE IF WE LOOK AT THE LAFARGE PROPERTY, WOULD IT THEN POSTPONE ADDING ANY RENOVATIONS OR A REPLACEMENT SCHOOL FOR LOCK RAVEN IF WE NEED THOSE SEATS? SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS IN YOUR QUESTIONS .

SO LET ME GO.

SO LET ME GO ONE AT A TIME.

THE, THE TYPE OF SCHOOL THAT WE BUILT, SHOULD IT BE VOCATIONAL EDU EDUCATION OR REGULAR SCHOOL, THAT IS DETERMINE IN CONJUNCTION WITH WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT WANTS BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION FROM CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER AND OUR, OUR OUR NEEDS OF CURRICULUM.

SO THAT'S ONE POINT.

AND ALSO BOARD GETS, UH, INPUT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

UM, THE INPUT ABOUT LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS IN THE PAST, LIKE AIR CONDITIONING, LIKE THE NEED FOR CTE CENTER ON THE WEST SIDE, IT ALL CAME FROM THE CONVERSATION RIGHT HERE AT THE BOARD MEETING.

AND THEN THEY WERE RECOMMENDED BY SUPERINTENDENT TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE.

THEY WERE INCLUDED.

SO THAT'S ABOUT THE CTE.

WE DO NOT GO BY DEVELOPERS TELLING THAT, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THIS LAND AND BUILD THIS TYPE OF SCHOOL? WE GO BY WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE.

THE SECOND PIECE IS BUILDING A NEW SCHOOL THAT HAS TO BE DETER TO BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS.

SO EVEN THOUGH COUNTY FUNDS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION MAJOR PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION, LOT OF FUNDING COME FROM STATE.

SO THERE ARE STATE REGULATIONS ABOUT THE STATE ELIGIBILITY OF FUNDS, AND THEY ARE BASED ON ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS IN THAT PART, IN THAT PART OF THE COUNTY OR L E A.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT, WE HAVE OUR OFFICE OF PLANNING.

THEY ARE CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING AT WHAT IS THE ENROLLMENT PROJECTION FOR ONE YEAR, THREE YEARS, SEVEN YEAR, AND LONG PERIOD OF TIME BASED ON THOSE PROJECTIONS.

THE CAPACITY NEEDS ARE IN THE RANGE OF 300 TO 400 SEATS.

IF YOU BUILD A HIGH SCHOOL, IT IS GOING TO BE MORE THAN LIKELY LARGER THAN THAT, THAT HIGH SCHOOL.

SO STATE MORE THAN LIKELY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE ANY MORE THAN WHAT IS NEEDED OUT THERE.

SO THAT PUTS ADDED FINANCIAL STRESS ON THE COUNTY SIDE.

AND COUNTY ALREADY HAD, IF YOU LOOK AT THE, EXCUSE ME, MY IPAS RECOMMENDATION, WE ARE 2.2 BILLION SHORT OF WHAT IS NEEDED OVER A PERIOD OF NEXT 15 YEARS.

SO THERE ARE LOT MORE NEEDS THAN AVAILABLE FUNDING.

SO IT'S IN THE INTEREST OF ALL OF US TO USE OUR LIMITED FUND JUDICIOUSLY.

SORRY, LAST QUESTION.

UM, SO WOULD IT THEN BE, WOULD IT BE MORE BENEFICIAL TO THEN KEEP THE LANGUAGE OF LOCK RAVEN AND THEN CAN WE PURSUE OUTSIDE RESEARCH ON THE LAFARGE PROPERTY WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, FORMAL SORT OF RESOLUTION JUST TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD EVEN BE FEASIBLE TO PREMATURELY REPLACE THE LANGUAGE WITH A, TO BE DETERMINED IF WE ALREADY KNOW THAT LOCK RAVEN MAY BE JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS RECOMMENDED YEAH.

AND YOU KNOW, JUST TO HOLD THAT PLACE AND CAN WE STILL PURSUE THAT RESEARCH? THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION AND I REALLY COMPLIMENT YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.

SO, UM, THAT IS YOUR DECISION, THIS BOARD'S DECISION AS TO WHETHER YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT MOTION AND ACT ON THAT.

UH, BUT, UH, WHAT THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT IS RECOMMENDING IS TO BUILD A REPLACEMENT SCHOOL AND THERE IS A QUEUE OF PROJECTS WAITING FOR THAT.

SO THERE IS A TIME ELEMENT INVOLVED IN THIS TOO.

IF WE TAKE THE PROJECT OUTTA QUEUE, IT GOES SOMEWHERE IN THE BACK OF THE LINE AND WE DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'LL GET THE OPPORTUNITY, DEPENDING ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUND.

SO I CAN ONLY PROVIDE YOU WITH THIS INFORMATION, BUT THE DECISION IS YOURS.

THANK YOU, MS. HARVEY.

YOU HAVEN'T ASKED A QUESTION YET.

JUST QUICKLY, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING SUCH DETAILED INFORMATION.

WE APPRECIATE IT AS WE TRY TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

MY QUESTION IS, UH, THE, THE PUT, UH, STATES THAT THIS IS TO BE USED FOR A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.

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IS IT THE CASE THAT IF A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL IS NOT BUILT WITH THIS PROPERTY, THE COUNTY CAN ELECT TO USE IT FOR OTHER PURPOSES? THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, BUT I'M NOT AS EDUCATED ON THE PART.

PERHAPS MS. HUN, UH, MS. HEN KNOWS MORE ABOUT IT, SO MAYBE SHE CAN SET SHED SOME LIGHT.

THANK YOU, MS. HEN, DO YOU HAVE A RESPONSE TO THAT? UM, THAT'S THE LIMIT TO MY KNOWLEDGE ON IT.

HAVING, UM, READ THE TWO COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS, UM, THAT THE FIVE YEAR, UM, LIMIT ON THAT ALLOWS THE COUNCIL TO REPURPOSE THE LAND FOR AT THEIR OWN DISCRETION.

I, I CAN'T SPEAK IT, UM, TO ANY OTHER DETAILS.

MR. KEAN, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I DO.

UH, MR. DIXON, UM, I RECALL, YOU KNOW, THE STUDY THAT GOT US TO, TO LOCK RAVEN, WHICH IS STILL KIND OF SHOCKING TO ME.

UM, I UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE LOGIC, BUT IT IS IN THE CENTRAL AREA, EVEN THOUGH IT LEANS TO THE EAST.

UM, MY QUESTION TO YOU IS THAT'S CONSIDERED A REPLACEMENT SCHOOL FOR LOCK RAVEN, BUT IF WE DIDN'T TOUCH LOCK RAVEN AND WE TOOK ALL OF THE SEATS THAT WERE GONNA BE ADDED, CUZ IT'S GONNA BASICALLY BECOME MEGA SCHOOL, LIKE A REALLY LARGE HIGH SCHOOL, RIGHT? WE COULD CREATE, CUZ THE OTHER OPTIONS WERE NEW HIGH SCHOOLS.

IT WASN'T SOME 300 SEATS SCHOOL.

AND I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 300 SEATS.

IS THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A CTE SCHOOL? IS THAT, IS THAT WHERE I'M I'M LOSING NO CONVERSATION.

N NO.

SO, SO THE FIRST PART OF YOUR QUESTION IS WHY LA SCHOOL THAT CAME OUT OF AN INDEPENDENT STUDY? YES.

RECOMMENDATION.

IT IS NOT OUR RECOMMENDATION.

IT IS, IT CAME OUT OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT.

SECOND PART, THE 300 NUMBER 300 ARE THE, THE NUMBER OF SEEDS NEEDED ON THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY.

SO LITTLE BIT ON THE NORTH.

THE, THE LOCK RAVEN IS IN A GOOD LOCATION IN THE SENSE IT CAN TAKE CARE OF NEEDS OF THE EASTERN SIDE AND IT CAN ALSO TAKE CARE OF NEEDS LITTLE BIT ON THE NORTH OF THE EASTERN SITE.

SO THAT'S SO, AND THE KEY ELEMENT THAT I SEE IS THAT THE SITES ARE LIMITED ON THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY.

THERE ARE VERY FEW SCHOOLS THAT CAN TAKE LARGER SCHOOL LOCK.

RAVEN JUST HAPPENS TO BE ONE.

THAT SITE IS A LARGE SITE.

SO, UH, AGAIN, IT IS NOT OUR RECOMMENDATION.

IT CAME OUT OF AN INDEPENDENT STUDY.

RIGHT, MR. MCM? I RECALL, I'M SORRY MR. DIXON, IF I'M RIGHT.

MR. KUNA, ARE YOU STILL SPEAKING? I AM.

I I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND IF WE HAD THE ABILITY, I KNOW THAT THE STUDY'S ALREADY OCCURRED.

I THINK THE GIST OF, OF MY UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT MS. HEN'S RESOLUTION IS, IS TO ACTUALLY JUST CONSIDER THAT SITE TO SEE IF IT COULD BE USED FOR A HIGH SCHOOL AND THEREFORE IT WOULD NOT BE LOCK RAVEN AS THE CHOSEN SITE.

I I HAVE ALREADY SHARED EVERYTHING THAT I KNOW.

MR. DIXON, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, DID YOU SAY THAT THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT LOOKED AT ALL OPTIONS? THE, THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT LOOKED AT THE OPTIONS THAT HE THOUGHT WERE AVAILABLE TO HIM.

HE DID NOT IN, HE DID NOT INCLUDE LAFARGE PROPERTY.

SO IF THAT'S YOUR QUESTION.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

YEAH, MS. JONES.

THANK YOU MS. LECHTER.

IS THERE ANYBODY THAT NEEDS TO GO BEFORE ME? NO.

SURE TURN MR. DIXON.

CAN STILL MOVE FORWARD WITH LOCK RAVEN WHILE WE ARE PURSUING THE LAFARGE SITE.

YOU EXPLAINED IT QUITE, UH, CLEARLY.

MY CONCERN IS THAT WHILE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE LAFARGE PROPERTY, UH, IN FIVE YEARS SAFE, THAT IS NOT A FEASIBLE PROPERTY.

AND IN PEOPLE THAT KNOW, WHAT MINING DOES IS YOU MINE FOR 75 YEARS, YOU DIG UP TO A HUNDRED FEET OR SO.

IN THE PAST 15 YEARS, LAFARGE HAS BEEN NOW DUMPING STUFF.

UH, SO WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT GROUND IS FEASIBLE FOR, UH, CONSTRUCTION OF A SCHOOL FOUNDATION, WHETHER IT HAS, WHETHER IT'S A SUPERFUND SITE, BUT THAT HAS CONTAMINATED SOILS.

UH, SO GOING DOWN THAT PATHWAY AND REMOVING THE OPTION OF LOCK RA RAVEN PUTS US IN A TIGHT SPOT BECAUSE WE ARE SEVERELY OVERCROWDED IN THE NORTHEAST AREA.

SO WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE COUNTY DONATING THIS LAND TO BS, WE

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AND IF THAT FALLS APART, WE STILL HAVE A BACKUP PLAN.

SO I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION RESOLUTION.

I THINK WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR CAPITAL BUDGET IS, UM, PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION.

SO AT THIS OKAY, MS. DEBOWSKI, I'M SORRY, I'M, I'M JUST REALLY GONNA BE QUICK.

UM, BECAUSE THIS IS BEING, UM, PROPOSED AS A, UH, REPLACEMENT FOR LOCK RAVEN AND IT BEING, UM, PRETTY FAR FROM WHERE A LOT OF STUDENTS WOULD BE GOING TO THAT ARE ALREADY DISTRICT FOR LOCK RAVEN, WOULD IT CAUSE A REDISTRICTING OF LOCK RAVEN IF THIS WAS TO BE THE NEW LOCK? RAVEN HIGH SCHOOL? SO THAT DECISION HAS NOT BEEN MADE YET, BUT, UH, THAT'LL BE SUPERINTENDENT'S DECISION AT THAT TIME ONCE THE SEATS ARE, UH, AVAILABLE.

UM, UH, AND, AND ALSO IF IT EVER TAKES PLACE, IT'S A COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROCESS.

SO, UM, UH, IF YOU LOOK AT OUR REDISTRICTING POLICY, UM, WE DO NOT, SUPERINTENDENT JUST, UH, DECIDES TO HAVE THE STUDY DONE, BUT THE STUDY IS DONE BY, UH, FACILITATED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT AND COMMUNITIES MAKE THEIR OWN DECISION AND THEY BRING THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD AND BOARD FINALLY APPROVES IT.

AND IF THERE ARE ELEMENTS IN THERE THAT BOARD WANTS TO ADJUST, BOARD HAS THAT FREEDOM.

MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ADD TO THAT RESPONSE TO MS. DOKI? I HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO ANSWER HER QUESTION.

I'LL BE BRIEF.

LOCK RAVEN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NORTHEAST AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDY BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN THE NORTHEAST, IT'S IN THE CENTRAL.

THE ONLY REASON IT WAS ADDED TO THIS STUDY IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS BECAUSE THE CONSULTANT NAMED LOCK RAVEN'S REPLACEMENT AS THE SOLUTION TO NORTHEAST AREA OVERCROWDING.

THAT'S THE ONLY REASON IT WAS ADDED.

THERE'S DOCUMENTATION THAT DOESN'T LIST IT.

IT WAS ADDED ONCE LOCK RAVEN WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE SOLUTION.

SO, N TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MS. DOKI, NO LOCK RAVEN WOULD NOT BE REDISTRICTED.

UM, SHOULD ANOTHER SITE ACTUALLY IN THE NORTHEAST BE SELECTED, AND MY, MY MOTION DOES NOT REMOVE LOCK RAVEN FROM A POSSIBILITY.

IT SIMPLY POSTPONES THE DECISION UNTIL A STUDY HAS BEEN COMPLETED OF THE LAFARGE SITE.

AND LAST COMMENT, MS. HUMPHREY.

UH, JUST MY, ONE OF MY BIGGEST CONCERNS IS IF THERE WAS NOT ONE BUT TWO RESOLUTIONS TO STUDY THIS PROPERTY AND B, CPS DID NOT STUDY THE PROPERTY.

UM, THE CO THE COUNCIL IS THE, HAS THE, IS IS THE SOLE AUTHORITY THAT WILL EVENTUALLY, ULTIMATELY APPROPRIATE THE, THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT.

UM, SO SAYING TO PUT THE, THEY HAVE THE PRESSURE OF, YOU KNOW, FUNDING UNDER THE COUNTY, BUT THEY'RE REQUESTING US TO STUDY THIS.

SO I THINK THEY UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THE PRESSURE OF FUNDING THIS PROJECT.

UM, AND ALSO WHEN I WATCHED THE PREVIOUS MEETING WITH THIS DISCUSSION, THE CONSULTANT ACTUALLY MENTIONED THAT, UM, IF THERE WAS ANOTHER COMPARABLE SITE IN, IN THAT LOCATION, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO LOOK AT THAT, LOOK AT THAT AS WELL.

AND IN THAT LOCATION, I MEAN IN THAT, UM, NORTH, UH, NORTHEAST AREA.

UM, SO THE CONSULTANT DID MENTION THAT IN THE PRIOR BOARD OF ED MEETING.

OKAY, SO WE ARE VOTING ON THE MOTION THAT MS. HEN HAS TYPED IN THE CHAT.

UM, SO CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? MS GOVER? MS. MINOSKI? YES.

THE MOTION DOES NOT PASS.

WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THE PRESENTATION TODAY.

MS. DOMAN ASK YOU HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT? I HAD A QUESTION.

UM, WITH REGARDS TO THE, UM, SO WHEN YOU'RE ADDING THE NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL LOCK, RAVEN, THE 7, 8, 9, AND WE'VE MOVED NOW DELANEY AND TOWSON BACK, WHAT DOES THAT DO TO THEIR TIMELINE AS THEY HAVE BEEN A PRIORITY, UM, FOR THE BOARD SINCE 2016 FOR REPLACEMENT? SO THIS ACTION WILL NOT CHANGE ANY PRIORITY FOR TOWSON AND DELANEY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE PRESENTATION THAT MR. DIX HAD PROVIDED? NO.

FOR THE PRESENTATION AND ANSWERING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

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YES, SOMEBODY I DO CALL ME.

I'M SORRY.

LISTEN, MR. KUEN, I'VE GOT ONE QUESTION.

UM, MR. UM, MR. DIXON, FOR, FOR DELANEY HIGH SCHOOL, I SEE A LARGE REQUEST FROM THE STATE FOR 113 MILLION AND I DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDING REQUEST FOR 2024.

IS IS THE EXPECTATION THAT, CUZ YOU RIGHT, IT'S, IT'S TWO YEARS FOR COUNTY FUNDING AND IN THIS CYCLE THERE WOULD BE NO COUNTY FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DELANEY HIGH SCHOOL AND IT WOULD FALL IN THE NEXT CYCLE? OR WOULD THERE BE $0 FOR, FOR CONSTRUCTION FROM THE COUNTY FOR DELANEY HIGH SCHOOL? SO THE COUNTY HAS APPROVED FUNDS FOR DESIGN OF DELANEY.

WE HAVE STARTED THE DESIGN PROCESS FOR DELANEY.

AS YOU KNOW, IT'LL TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 15 TO 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN PROCESS.

ONCE DESIGN IS AT A STAGE, UH, WHERE CONSTRUCTION FUNDS ARE NEEDED, THEN WE WILL DEFINITELY REQUEST CONSTRUCTION FUNDS.

BUT THE, TO APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION FUND IS COUNTY'S PREROGATIVE.

AS I HAVE INDICATED BEFORE THAT THE FISCAL, THE PURSE STRING ARE TOTALLY HELD BY THE COUNTY AND STATE AND BOARD DOES NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORITY TO GRANT FOR, TO APPROVE FUNDS.

I I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT TOWSON HIGH HAS 83 MILLION IN STATE REQUESTED FUNDS AND ANOTHER 63 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDING.

AND WHAT I'M SAYING IS THE LADY HAS 113 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING REQUESTS, BUT ZERO ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDS REQUESTED.

SO I, I WAS WONDERING WHY THERE IS THE DISCREPANCY.

YEAH, SO WE DO NOT KNOW ANYMORE AT THIS POINT.

UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO REQUEST FUNDING, UH, FOR CONSTRUCTION OF DELANEY AND THOUSAND, BUT SO FAR THE FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED ARE FOR DESIGN.

ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS UNFINISHED BUSINESS CONSIDERATION OF BOARD POLICIES, SECOND READER.

THE NEXT

[K. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - BOARD POLICIES (Second Reader) (Ms. Lichter) (8:30 - 8:45 p.m.)]

AND FOR THAT I CALL ON THE NEW CHAIR OF THE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE.

MS. PUMPY, DO YOU GOT IT? SORRY ABOUT THAT TECHNICAL DILIGENCE.

NO WORRIES.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE ASKS THAT THE BOARD ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION TO AMEND THE FOLLOWING BOARD POLICIES, 1300 COMMUNITY RELATIONS USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES POLICY 34 10 NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

THIS RECOMMENDATION IS PRESENTED TO YOU ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA AS EXHIBIT K.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD'S POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE? SO MOVED.

TAAN NO SECOND IS NEEDED SINCE THE RECOMMENDATION COMES FROM THE COMMITTEE.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE.

THE MOTION PASSES OR THE POLICIES PASS OR SOMETHING PASSES.

ON THE AGENDA IS ACTION TAKEN AND CLOSED SESSION.

THE NEXT ITEM

[L. NEW BUSINESS - ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION (Mr. Brousaides, Esq.) (8:45 - 8:50 p.m.)]

AND FOR THAT I CALL MR. MERCEDES.

EARLIER TONIGHT, THE BOARD MET ENCLOSED SESSION IN ITS QUASI JUDICIAL CAPACITY TO RENDER A DECISION IN CASE NUMBER SD 2021 SLASH 2022 DASH ZERO FIVE.

NOW WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO CONFIRM THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE BOARD IN CLOSED SESSION.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION ON HEARING EXAMINER'S CASE SD 20 21 20 22 DASH OH FIVE AND AUTHORIZE MS. GOR TO SIGN FOR THOSE BOARD MEMBERS NOT PHYSICALLY PRESENT.

SO MOVE ERMAN.

AGENDA IS THE REPORT ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED FY 2024 OPERATING BUDGET.

SECOND.

AND DANOWSKI, ANY DISCUSSION? MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE DANOWSKI.

[01:55:01]

[M. NEW BUSINESS - REPORT ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED FY2024 OPERATING BUDGET (Dr. Williams) (8:50 - 9:20 p.m.)]

AND FOR THAT, I CALL ON DR.

WILLIAMS. GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS.

I AM DOWN HERE IN FRONT OF YOU.

I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT MY PROPOSED FISCAL FY 2024 OPERATING BUDGET TO YOU THIS EVENING.

I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN WITH A SHORT VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING OUR COMMITMENT TO B C P S STUDENT, STAFF, AND FAMILIES.

WOULD YOU PLAY THE VIDEO PLEASE? TEAM BCPS, STUDENTS, STAFF, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE THE HEART OF THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM.

THEY COME FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS, EACH BRINGING THEIR OWN UNIQUE LIVED EXPERIENCE TO OUR CLASSROOMS, SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND OFFICES.

OUR VISION WORK AND INVESTMENTS ARE DRIVEN BY THEIR STORIES, BY THEIR GOALS AND HOPES FOR THE FUTURE.

AND TOGETHER WE ARE WORKING TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OR ETHNICITY, RECEIVE A WORLD CLASS EDUCATION AND MEET THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL.

WHAT I'M DOING IS BIGGER.

WHAT I DO FOR MY KIDS NOW IS IT'S LIFE TRANSCENDENT.

IT'S, IT'S GONNA TAKE THEM FOREVER.

SO THAT IT JUST KEEPS ME MOTIVATED TO COME IN HERE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THESE KIDS' LIFE.

I FEEL LIKE BSBS PREPARED ME TREMENDOUSLY.

I FEEL LIKE THE EVENTS THEY'VE PREPARED FOR US SO FAR WERE AMAZING.

THE TEACHERS THEY PROVIDED US WITH WERE AMAZING AND GIVE GREAT FEEDBACK WHEN YOU NEED TO TALK TO THEM.

AS WE MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER AGAIN TO MEET THE NEEDS OF TEAM B C P S, WE ARE INTENSIFYING OUR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE A WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION FOR EVERY STUDENT.

THAT COMMITMENT IS CLEAR IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, THE COMPASS, OUR PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH A REAL SENSE OF URGENCY GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL IMPACTS OF THE GLOBAL COVID 19 PANDEMIC.

OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BELIEVE IN OUR STUDENTS AND HAVE A LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO INVEST IN THE STUDENTS OF BCPS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

WE ARE FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING OUR COURSE AND SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

THE PROPOSED BCPS OPERATING BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS KEY STRATEGIES WE WILL USE TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS AND OUTLINES THE NEEDED INVESTMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGY.

IT ADVANCES EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE FOR ALL STUDENTS IN BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

WE KNOW THAT THE INVESTMENTS IN SCHOOLS TODAY PAYS DIVIDENDS FOR OUR COUNTY'S FUTURE.

EVEN IN UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC TIMES.

WHEN OUR STUDENTS ENTER THE WORKFORCE PREPARED, THEY BECOME THE ENGINES OF OUR ECONOMY.

V C P S CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS TOWARDS ELIMINATING DISPARITIES IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.

THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET WILL HELP US CONTINUE THIS CRITICAL WORK.

THE WORK OF PREPARING ALL STUDENTS TO THRIVE IN THEIR FUTURES IS NOT SOMETHING B P S CAN DO ON ITS OWN.

PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND OTHERS TO INCREASE ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS ARE AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF THIS WORK.

THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET IS A REFLECTION OF OUR VALUES, HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND COMMITMENT TO PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN ALL AREAS OF OUR WORK.

OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS WILL HELP MAKE B C P S A PREMIER SYSTEM IN ME.

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SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK B C P S TV AND THE COMMUNICATION TEAM FOR THAT INSPIRING AND INSPIRATIONAL VIDEO.

SPECIFICALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR DIRECTOR, UM, WENDY DAY ON AND HER TEAM.

CAN WE ACKNOWLEDGE THEM AT THIS TIME? I THINK GO BACK TO THE POWERPOINT.

SO THE FY 24 PROPOSED BUDGET FOCUSES ON STRENGTHENING OUR COURSE, SHAPING OUR FUTURE.

ONE BEFORE, THERE WE GO.

AS THIS SLIDE, UH, ILLUSTRATES, OUR STRATEGIC PLAN GUIDES OUR PRIORITY WORK AND SERVES AS THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.

UH, 24 BUDGET REQUEST.

NEXT SLIDE.

SO WE HAVE COME A VERY LONG WAY AS A SCHOOL SYSTEM SINCE THE COVID 19, UM, PANDEMIC BEGAN, UH, WHICH IMPACTED OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

I FIRMLY BELIEVE WE ARE ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY FROM COVID 19, BUT KNOW THAT MORE WORK IS NEEDED.

MANY STUDENTS HAVE SHOWN PROGRESS, BUT MANY OTHERS NEED MORE HELP AND TIME.

AS A RESULT, OUR EFFORTS TO HEAL, REBUILD, AND RECOVER MUST BE ONGOING.

WE MUST CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD TO MEET THE NEEDS OF TEAM B C P S THIS YEAR, SCHOOL YEAR HAS PRESENTED SOME UNIQUE CHALLENGES WITH THE OPENING OF SCHOOLS THIS YEAR.

B C P S FOCUSED OR REFOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON IMPROVING TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS.

SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT GRADE BANDS, PRE-K TO TWO, THREE TO FIVE, SIX TO EIGHT, AND NINE TO 12TH GRADES.

ADDRESSING SCHOOL CLIMATE NEEDS SO THAT STUDENTS AND STAFF FEEL PHYSICALLY AND SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY SAFE AND WELCOME.

COLLABORATING WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND FAMILIES TO SUPPORT AND RESPOND TO THE NEEDS.

PRIORITIZING EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF TIME, RESOURCES, AND ATTENTION BASED ON STUDENT NEEDS.

COLLABORATING ACROSS SCHOOLS AND OFFICES WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL, UH, STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE TEAM SUCCESS AND DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES TO STAY FOCUSED ON TEACHING AND LEARNING.

THE PANDEMIC AFTER EFFECTS HAVE LED TO INCREASED POVERTY, STUDENT NEEDS AND STUDENT DISPLACEMENT.

UH, WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE RECEIVED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RECOVER FROM THE IMPACT THAT THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD ON OUR TEACHING, LEARNING AND OPERATIONS.

WE HAVE USED THIS ONE TIME INFUSION OF RELIEF FUNDING TO AUGMENT SUMMER PROGRAMS, INCREASE ADDITIONAL TIME IN SCHOOLS, PROVIDE TUTORING FOR STUDENTS, CREATE A VIRTUAL LEARNING PROGRAM, PROVIDE FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING AND SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS AND, AND STAFF.

PROVIDE EMPLOYEE BONUSES AND SUPPORT OPERATIONAL NEEDS.

HOWEVER, FY 2024 WILL BE THE LAST FULL FISCAL YEAR THAT THIS RELIEF FUNDING WILL BE AVAILABLE TO SPEND.

THERE IS A FUNDEE CLIFF, SO WE MUST BE PREPARED TO ADDRESS.

ADDITIONALLY, BBCS IS FACING A CHALLENGING FISCAL SITUATION IN FY 24 AND FY 25.

ECONOMISTS PREDICT THE FISCAL ENVIRONMENT IS LIKELY TO REMAIN CHALLENGING AS INFLATION CONTINUES TO INCREASE OPERATIONAL COSTS AND FINANCIAL FORECASTS SIGNAL UNCERTAINTY.

WE KNOW THAT RECRUITING AND RETAINING TALENTED AND DEDICATED EMPLOYEES IS VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR SYSTEM.

LAST YEAR, WITH THE APPROVAL OF OUR BOARD AND COUNTY PARTNERS, BCPS WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE CRITICAL COMPENSATION ENHANCEMENTS IN THIS CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, FY 23.

HOWEVER, THOSE COSTS NEED TO BE FUNDED IN FY 24 BUDGET.

AS PART OF THIS FUNDING EFFORT, BCP HAS COMMITTED TO PUL TO BALTIMORE COUNTY GOVERNMENT THAT WE WOULD REDUCE EXPENSES BY AT LEAST 16 MILLION.

BCPS WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY OVER 24 MILLION IN REDUCTIONS, WHICH INCLUDE REALIGNING TEACHER ALLOCATIONS TO SUPPORT STUDENT ENROLLMENT, REDUCED CENTRAL OFFICE SUPPORT POSITIONS, REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE CELL PHONE STIPEND AND MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT, AND UTILIZING SALARY TURNOVER DUE TO RETIREMENTS LAST YEAR.

BUDGET EFFICIENCIES IN CENTRAL OFFICE LEADERSHIP REORGANIZATION RESULTED IN A REDUCTION OF NINE FTE E FULL-TIME EQUIVALENCIES AND SAVINGS

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OF 1.7 MILLION.

WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO ACTUALIZING ADDITIONAL SAVINGS IN CENTRAL OFFICE MANAGEMENT IN FY 24.

SO IN THE MIDST OF ONGOING CHANGE, THE SPOTLIGHT REMAINS ON OUR BCPS STUDENTS.

NEXT SLIDE.

OUR STUDENTS ARE COUNTING ON US, ALL OF US TO WORK IN TANDEM TO MEET THEIR DYNAMIC AND UNIQUE NEEDS.

THIS FY 24 OPERATING BUDGET WILL SUPPORT OUR STUDENT LEARNING.

WHETHER IT IS RECOVERING OR EXCELLING IN THE CLASSROOM, WE MUST CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON ACCELERATING ACADEMIC GROWTH FOR STUDENTS IN ALL AREAS, ESPECIALLY LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS AND INNOVATING.

THE WAY IN WHICH WE TEACH OUR STUDENTS.

THIS WILL INCLUDE REVIEWING CLASS SIZE WITH A FOCUS ON ESTABLISHING A STANDARD STUDENT TEACHER RATIO BY GRADE LEVEL AND CONTENT AREA AND ADDRESSING WORK CONDITIONS THAT IMPACT EDUCATORS.

THIS LASER-LIKE FOCUS ON KEY AREAS IS IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE CHALLENGING NEEDS OF OUR SYSTEM.

OUR STUDENT POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW IN DIVERSITY AND WE CELEBRATE OUR RICH AND VARIED BACKGROUNDS.

IF YOU LOOKING AT THE SLIDE, LOOK AT THE STUDENTS WE SERVED IN 1986 ON THE LEFT.

COMPARED WITH OUR STUDENT POPULATION THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WE'RE NOW EDUCATING A MUCH MORE DIVERSE POPULATION.

40.2% OF OUR STUDENTS IDENTIFY AS AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 7.1% AS ASIAN, 15.3% AS HISPANIC, AND 5.3% AS TWO OR MORE RACISTS.

THIS SIGNIFICANT DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFT MIRRORS THAT SCENE ACROSS OUR STATE AND ACROSS THE NATION.

WHILE OUR STUDENT POPULATION DID NOT GROW THIS YEAR, THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS ARE GROWING.

WE HAVE A RAPIDLY GROWING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER POPULATION AND AN INCREASE IN STUDENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS.

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, OUR ENROLLMENT WAS OVER 111,000 STUDENTS WITH 68.4 OF OUR STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS.

THAT'S A A 14.5 SPIKE SINCE LAST YEAR.

14.5% SPIKE SINCE LAST YEAR.

NEXT SLIDE.

WHILE MOBILITY RATES HAVE IMPROVED FROM 10 YEARS AGO, THEY PERSIST.

CURRENTLY ONE OUT OF EVERY FIVE CHILDREN IS MOVING WITHIN THE SYSTEM.

DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE SAW A SIGNIFICANT SPIKE IN FY 2020 FOLLOWING BY A DEEP DECLINE OR STEEP DECLINE IN FY 21 AND A BOUNCE BACK IN FY 22.

SO THE FY 24 BUDGET PROPOSAL TAKES IN CONSIDERATION THE NEED TO RESPOND TO DEMOGRAPHIC AND MOBILITY TRENDS.

WE HAVE SEEN AN 80.6% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS.

OVER THE PAST DECADE, OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS HAVE GROWN BY 228.8%.

OVERALL, THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS CHILDREN INCREASED BY 56.3% OVER THE PAST 13 YEARS.

OUR FARMS RATE TOOK A STEEP INCREASE LAST YEAR, LIKELY RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC ASSOCIATED ECONOMIC DISRUPTIONS AND A NEW US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PILOT PROGRAM TO INCLUDE MEDICAID RECIPIENTS.

IN THE COUNT.

OUR STUDENTS RECEIVING SPECIAL ED SERVICES SAW RAPID GROWTH FROM FY 2015 THROUGH FY 2020.

ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS RECEIVING SPECIAL ED EDUCATION SERVICES DECLINED WITH OVERALL ENROLLMENT DURING THE PANDEMIC IN FY 23, THE POPULATION HAS GROWN.

OUR POPULATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS HAS INCREASED BY 7.7% IN THE PAST YEAR.

WE MUST CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS FOR OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ALL PROGRAMMING.

ALTHOUGH ENROLLMENT HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT FLAT FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE PROJECT STEADY GROWTH IN THE UPCOMING YEARS AS INDICATED IN THIS SLIDE ON THIS SLIDE.

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IT IS CENTERED ON OUR CORE PURPOSE OF INCREASING ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS AND A VARIETY OF PATHWAYS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS.

WE KNOW THAT DELIVERING ON THIS COMMITMENT MEANS PRIORITIZING INVESTMENT IN THE MOST CRITICAL COMPONENTS NOW TO ENSURE SUCCESS MOVING FORWARD.

IN ADDITION, ADDITION TO FISCAL ENHANCEMENT, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO IMPLEMENTING OPERATIONAL CHANGES INCLUDING ESTABLISHING CLASS SIZES WITH STANDARD STUDENT TEACHER RATIOS AND ONCE AGAIN PROBLEM SOLVING EMERGING WORK CONDITION CHALLENGES AND COLLABORATION WITH ALL OF OUR UNION LEADERS.

SO THE BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING TO COVER THE FY 23 COMPENSATION ENHANCEMENTS, FUNDING FOR SALARY STEPS FUNDING TO COVER BENEFIT INFLATION FOR MEDICAL RETIREE HEALTH AND BENEFITS FOR NEARLY OR FOR NEWLY PROPOSED EMPLOYEES, EXCUSE ME.

FUNDING FOR TAPCO RATE CHANGES AND ASME RETENTION, ATTENDANCE BONUSES AND SUBSTITUTE RATE INCREASES.

FUNDING FROM THE BLUEPRINT NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS INCENTIVE HR TRAINING SOFTWARE AND CONTRACT EMPLOYEES.

AND ADDITIONALLY, SAVINGS PREVIOUSLY NOTED TO ACCOUNT FOR NEW TEACHERS REPLACING RETIRED TEACHERS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

THIS FUNDING IS NEEDED TO ACTUALIZE IN FY 24.

THE PREVIOUSLY NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS INCLUDING THE 3.35% GENERAL WAGE ADJUSTMENT ON DECEMBER 17TH, 2022, AS WELL AS STEP AND LONGEVITY INCREASES.

IN ADDITION, A PLACEHOLDER HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR THE ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS FOR NEW AGREEMENTS WITH OUR COUNTY ASSOCIATIONS FOR FY 24.

THIS FUNDING WILL BE OFFSET BY ADDITIONAL BUDGETARY UH, EFFICIENCIES.

THE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND'S FUTURE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE BLUEPRINT ESTABLISHES IN LAW THE POLICIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION.

THIS BILL TOOK EFFECT JULY 1ST, 2020 AND HAS FIVE MAJOR POLICY AREAS, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, HIGH QUALITY AND DIVERSE TEACHERS AND LEADERS, COLLEGE AND CAREER, CAREER READINESS PATHWAYS, INCLUDING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

MORE RESOURCES TO ENSURE ALL STUDENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL AND GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

SO WHILE THE BLUEPRINT INFUSES SIGNIFICANT FUNDING INTO LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS, THE FUNDING MUST BE USED IN A VERY SPECIFIC WAY IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PLAN.

SO IN FOR N F Y 24 3 32 0.2 MILLION BLUEPRINT DOLLARS WILL ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO INVEST IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EXPANSION OF FULL DAY PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS AND ADD PRESCHOOL PARA-EDUCATORS AND PRE-K CLASSES.

IT ALSO PROVIDES THE, THE EXPANSION OF THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO SCHOOL COMMUNITIES AND ADDING SCHOOL-BASED COMMUNITY SCHOOL FACILITATORS AND HEALTH SERVICES SUPPORT IN 72 SCHOOLS.

IN TERMS OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CTE SITE COORDINATORS ARE ADDED IN THIS BUDGET AS WELL AS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STUDENT PROGRAMS FOR OUR TARGETED SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT, PROVIDING READING SPECIALISTS AND MATH SCHOOL-BASED RESOURCE TEACHERS IN SEVERAL OF OUR SCHOOLS.

A TOTAL OF 26 FTES SPECIFICALLY FOR READING AND MATH.

AND LASTLY, AP EXAMS FUND AP EXAMS FOR ALL STUDENTS ENROLL IN AP COURSES.

OUR FOCUS ON IMPROVING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT REQUIRES US TO INCREASE TARGETED STUDENT SUPPORTS TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND SPECIAL ED STUDENTS.

SO THE BUDGET INCLUDES ADDITIONAL ESOL POSITIONS FOR STUDENTS RETURNING TO NEIGHBORHOOD SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR SPECIAL ED NON-PUBLIC PLACEMENTS.

WE ARE REQUESTING ADDITIONAL POSITIONS TO PREPARE FOR THE NEW NORTH EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT INCLUDES A NEW PRINCIPAL AND NEW ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY STARTING EITHER THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR OR THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR.

AND ADDITIONAL

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ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND SUPPORT STAFF TO RESPOND TO INCREASING ENROLLMENT IN SCHOOLS.

SO OUR BUDGET PROPOSAL INCLUDES EVIDENCE OF OUR CONTINUUM COMMITMENT TO OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE.

SPECIFICALLY WE ARE REQUESTING FUNDS TO COVER THE TRANSPORTATION PAIR APP AND A MECHANIC REPLACEMENT OF SEVERAL VEHICLES, CRITICAL FTES TO SUPPORT FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO INCREASE BUS CONTRACTOR FEES, ADDITIONAL BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS FOR OUR NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, FUNDING FOR CONTRACT MAINTENANCE, HOUSEKEEPING AND GROUNDS FUNDING FOR FACILITIES SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, SCHOOL SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, AND FUNDING FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.

THE BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO COVER THE SECOND YEAR OF THE DISPLAY PANEL LEASES APPROVED BY THE BOARD LAST SCHOOL YEAR.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HIRE THREE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TECHNICIANS, ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR OUR IT NETWORK FIREWALLS AND SOFTWARE LICENSES, FUNDS TO COVER INFLATIONARY INCREASES IN UTILITIES AND FUEL HR, CLEAR CLERICAL SUPPORT AND CONTRACTED EMPLOYEES, AND AN HR SOFTWARE LICENSE FOR RECRUITMENT PLATFORM EVALUATION AND REGISTRATION SYSTEM.

SO OUR ONE TIME EXPENSE WILL INCLUDE FUNDS TO COVER THE STARTUP AND MOVING COSTS OF NEW SCHOOLS.

ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM.

SOME FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE BOARD TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES IN THIS BOARDROOM.

ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR FOR FACILITIES SPACE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE AND 1.5 MILLION TOWARDS THE SCIENCE OF READING TO GENERATE A MATCHING AWARD FROM THE MARYLAND LEADS GRANT.

SO MY REQUEST WILL FY 24 TARGETS CRITICAL AREAS OF NEEDS AT LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH FUNDING IN RECENT YEARS.

THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.

NEXT SLIDE, WHICH CONTAINS MAJORITY OF THE DAY-TO-DAY SPENDING FOR SCHOOLS AND OFFICES, INCLUDING MOST SALARIES, IS PROPOSED AT 1.9 BILLION FOR FY 24, WHICH IS 4.0% ABOVE, ABOVE LAST YEAR'S COUNTY FUNDING, EXCLUDING ONE TIME EXPENDITURES.

THE FY 24 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR ALL FUNDS INCLUDING GENERAL FUND, SPECIAL REVENUE GRANT FUNDS, CAPITAL BUDGET, OR CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS, DEBT SERVICE, AND ENTERPRISE, WHICH IS FOOD SERVICE FUNDS TOTALS $2.59 BILLION.

SO WHAT'S COMING UP? THE FY 24 BUDGET MEETING INCLUDE A PUBLIC HEARING ON JANUARY 17TH, BOARD WORK SESSION ON JANUARY 24TH AND THE BOARD VOTE TO ADOPT THE FY 24 BUDGET ON FEBRUARY 28TH.

THIS CONCLUDES MY PROPOSED FY 24 BUDGET.

THE AGENDA IS CONTRACTS AWARD.

DR.

WILLIAMS. BOARD MEMBERS PLEASE PROVIDE ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED FY 2024 OPERATING BUDGET TO DR.

WILLIAMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND BY THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON MONDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 2023.

AGAIN, THE WORK SESSION FOR THIS WILL BE HELD DURING THE JANUARY 24TH, 2023 BOARD MEETING.

WHOOPS.

THE NEXT ITEM ON

[N. NEW BUSINESS - CONTRACT AWARDS (Mr. Hartlove and Mr. Dixit) (9:20 - 9:30 p.m.)]

AND FOR THAT I CALL ON MS. JOE'S CHAIR OF THE BUILDING AND CONTRACTS COMMITTEE.

THERE ON BEHALF OF MS. JOE'S, IT'S MS. HARVEY.

I WILL BE, UH, REPRESENTING THE, THE BUILDING AND CONTRACTS COMMITTEE.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE BOARD'S BUILDING AND CONTRACTS COMMITTEE MET ON MONDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 2023.

ITEMS N ONE THROUGH N 31 ARE BEING FORWARDED TO THE BOARD, TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS? N ONE THROUGH N 31.

SO MOVED.

HASSAN NO SECOND IS NEEDED SINCE THE RECOMMENDATION COMES FROM THE COMMITTEE.

ANY DISCUSSION? YES, MADAM CHAIR.

CAN WE SEPARATE OUT,

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UM, ITEM EIGHT.

ITEM EIGHT? OKAY.

DO UM, I NEED A MOTION TO SEPARATE ITEM EIGHT? NO.

NO.

SO WE SEPARATE ITEM EIGHT.

SO NOW WE ARE GOING, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS N ONE THROUGH N SEVEN AND N NINE THROUGH N 31.

SO MOVE TO ON.

I DO I NEED A SECOND? NOPE.

NO SECONDS NEEDED SINCE THE RECOMMENDATION COMES FROM THE COMMITTEE.

ANY DISCUSSION? MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL? OOPS, MS. HARVEY.

I'M SORRY.

CAN WE, UH, REVISIT, UH, SEPARATING ITEM EIGHT FROM THE, UH, LIST? MS. HEN MADE THE REQUEST IS THERE, WE HAVE SOME DISCUSSION AS TO WHY WE'RE SEPARATING OUT.

SURE.

MS. HEN, CAN YOU EXPLAIN YOUR REQUEST? I IF WE DISCUSS IT, IF THERE'S A MOTION TO OR PROVE IT, WE GENERALLY DISCUSS IT THEN.

SO THE REASON FOR YOU ARE WANTING TO SEPARATE IT OUT IS TO VOTE ON IT SEPARATELY.

THIS IS TYPICALLY THEN, AND THAT WAY IF SOMEONE HAS, DOES NOT WANT TO VOTE FOR A PARTICULAR CONTRACT, THEY CAN VOTE FOR ALL REMAINING.

THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

SO NOW MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON N ONE THROUGH SEVEN AND NINE THROUGH 31? MS. GOR, SOMEONE ELSE? MR. I'M SORRY, I ASKED.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

I PUT IT IN THE CHAT.

OKAY, SO GO AHEAD.

WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION, MR. KUHN? OH, YOU PUT THE QUESTION IN THE CHAT? NO, I'M, I'M SORRY.

I'M TRYING TO OPEN THE, THE ITEM.

UM, SO I'M, I'M CLEAR.

PURCHASES, SOME HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE THROUGH BOTH THROUGH THIS SOFT CONTRACT.

SO, UM, NTA 516 23, THE P E P N TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT LINE, UM, IS IT A 12.9 MILLION CONTRACT FOR ONLY TWO YEARS AND 11 MONTHS? AND ALL I WANTED TO ASK WAS WHAT THE ACTUAL BREAKDOWN OF THE SPENDING IS BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S NOT CLEAR FROM WHAT I'M, I'M LOOKING AT IN THE DESCRIPTION.

DO WE HAVE STAFF THAT CAN RESPOND TO THE QUESTION? OH, WE GOT A LOT OF STAFF.

YES, WE DO HAVE STAFF HERE THEY COME.

I'M NOT WHICH NUMBER ARE YOU REFERRING TO, MR. KUHN? WHICH FIVE? OKAY, SORRY.

SO WE, I STARTED, YEP, YEP.

THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE ONE.

SO MR. KOON, UM, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

THAT IS INFORMATION WE CAN PROVIDE.

WE, THAT CAME OUT OF THE, UM, BUILDING AND CONTRACT COMMITTEE MEETING AND WE'RE PULLING THAT INFORMATION.

SO THAT IS INFORMATION WE CAN PROVIDE TO THE BOARD, THE BREAKDOWN.

UM, AND IT'S THE TOTAL SPEND BREAKDOWN FOR THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT.

RIGHT? I'M, I'M, I SEE THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE BUYING, YOU KNOW, $450,000 WORTH OF PROMETHEAN SOFTWARE OVER THREE YEARS.

YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SPENDING $800,000 ANNUALLY ON LIGHT SPEED INTERNET.

AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT DOLLAR AMOUNT, IS NOT REALLY, IT'S, IT, IT'S UNCLEAR.

I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO, IS THERE A SPECIFIC FOCUS, UM, AS TO WHAT YEAH.

WHAT THE MONEY IS ACTUALLY BEING SPENT ON.

SO BETWEEN THAT THIRD ITEM, THE THIRD BULLET THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED IS FOR, UM, SPECIFIC PURCHASES OF SOFTWARE AND OTHER NEEDS IN, UM, FOR EXAMPLE, CTE AREAS, AND THEN ALSO MAGNET SKILLS.

THAT'S TYPICALLY NOT PART OF THE STANDARD IT SOFTWARE DELIVERY.

SO WE DO HAVE, UM, A BREAKDOWN BY VENDOR OF WHAT HAS BEEN PURCHASED.

THE MAJORITY OF THAT, UM, OF THOSE PURCHASES HAVE BEEN DONE BY SCHOOLS DIRECTLY, UM, CNI, UM, DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DIVISION.

SO IT'S COMING OUT THROUGH THOSE, UH, DIFFERENT AREAS.

UH, MS. MS, UH, WEBSTER, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD? I KNOW YOU WERE WORKING ON LOOKING AT SOME OF THAT INFORMATION EARLIER TODAY.

UH, THE OTHER THING I CAN ADD IS THAT, UM, THIS WILL ALSO COVER THE SUPPLY OF, UM, HOTSPOTS FOR THE STUDENTS THAT NEED THEM.

UM, AND IT PROVIDES, UM, SOME ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE, UM, THAT IS USED FOR, UH, THE, UH, THE B C P S TV

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I'M, I'M CURIOUS CAUSE I THOUGHT WE GOT OUR HOTSPOTS THROUGH VERIZON, WHICH ISN'T ONE OF THE AWARDED CONTRACTORS.

YES, SIR.

SO NOW I'M CONFUSED.

SO HISTORICALLY, UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE SPEND ON THIS CONTRACT, WHICH WE CAN, CAN PROVIDE, SO, UM, THE HOTSPOTS WERE PURCHASED THROUGH, UM, JI, WHICH IS THE VENDOR THAT MS. WEBSTER WAS REFERENCING.

UM, MS. HEN YOU HAD A FOLLOW UP? I DID.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

UM, I ALSO RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THIS CONTRACT IN BUILDING AND CONTRACTS YESTERDAY, UM, WITH SIMILAR QUESTIONS AS MR. KUHN RAISED, BECAUSE WHAT THIS COMES DOWN TO IS 7 MILLION IN UNACCOUNTED SPENDING, AND I WOULD FEEL A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE SUPPORTING THIS IF I HAD MORE DETAIL ON THIS CONTRACT EXHIBIT.

AND NOT SO MUCH THE LINE ITEM OF TRANSACTIONS, BUT THE BUCKETS IN WHICH WE'RE SPENDING.

I GET THAT IT'S A TECHNOLOGY BASED, UM, CONTRACT, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF THOSE, AND 7 MILLION WOULD SEEM WE, WE SHOULD GET MORE DETAIL AND I APPRECIATE STAFF'S WILLINGNESS TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.

UM, HOWEVER, I THINK WE NEED MORE ON THIS, UM, CONTRACT EXHIBIT TO BE ABLE TO JUSTIFY SHOULD WE BE AUDITED AND THE BOARD BE ASKED, WHY DID YOU SUPPORT THIS CONTRACT? WHAT IS THIS BEING USED FOR? I COULDN'T ANSWER THAT.

I COULD ANSWER THAT FOR 5 MILLION OF THE SPENDING AUTHORITY.

SO I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE MORE DETAIL BEFORE SUPPORTING THIS CONTRACT.

UM, AND SINCE WE DON'T HAVE THAT AT THE TIME OF THE VOTE, IF WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE WITH THE VOTE, I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT THIS ONE BE SEPARATED OUT FOR LACK OF INFORMATION.

MS. HANNAH, AT A HIGH LEVEL, I BELIEVE, UH, MR. GUSTO COULD, COULD GO THROUGH SOME OF THE NUMBERS IF YOU, IF, IF YOU'D LIKE.

UM, AND AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PROVIDE TO THE BOARD AS A WHOLE.

UM, GIVE ME ONE MINUTE HERE.

WOULD THERE BE A PROBLEM POSTPONING THE VOTE ON THIS? AND WE'VE RECEIVED THE INFORMATION AS A NEW EXHIBIT AT THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY? NO, IT'S JUST FOR LAST.

DO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THAT? I'M, I'M HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION.

I WAS ASKING STAFF IF, SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO, THAT WOULD REQUIRE A MOTION.

MS. HEN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION I MOVE TO POSTPONE THE VOTE ON THIS CONTRACT TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING OR TO JANUARY 24TH? YOUR HONOR, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND DOKI.

UM, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, MS. HARVEY? I, I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT MR. AUGUSTO HAS TO SAY REGARDING THE NUMBERS PRIOR TO THANK SO, SO MR. THANK YOU, UH, VICE CHAIR HARVEY, MR. AUGUSTO AND MR. HARTLOVE.

MY QUESTION IS TYING TO THAT YES.

DELAYING THIS.

WILL THAT CAUSE ANY DELAY IN SERVICES OR RESOURCES TO SCHOOLS? WE'RE GONNA CHECK RIGHT NOW ON THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE ON THE EXISTING CONTRACT.

THIS IS A REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING PEPM CONTRACT THAT WE'RE USING.

THE, THE EXISTING CONTRACT EXPIRED AT THE END OF DECEMBER.

SO WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE ANY PURCHASES UNTIL A NEW CONTRACT IS APPROVED.

AND THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT WHATEVER DETAILS YOU CAN PROVIDE.

YES.

UM, SO I WILL GIVE, UH, I'LL START OFF WITH A BREAKDOWN OF, UM, T PER, GO AHEAD.

I BELIEVE IT LOOKS LIKE HERE WENT TO KAJI.

I WILL START OFF WITH THE BREAKDOWN OF THE, UM, TOTAL SPEND, THE 7.4, UH, MILLION.

UH, 71% OF THAT, UM, WAS FOR, UM, EXPENSES FOR SCHOOLS FOR UM, CNI AND FOR, UM, THE DIVISION OF SCHOOLS.

AND THE 29% WAS INCLUDED OR INCLUDED IT PURCHASES.

SO, UM, AND I CAN BREAK OUT THE, UM, THE LARGEST FOR CONTRACT SPEND TO DATE.

SO THE LARGEST BUCKET THERE IS, UM, THE $4 MILLION OF THE 7.6

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AND THAT IS AS, UM, MS. WEBSTER MENTIONED, UM, PURCHASES OF THE, UM, HOTSPOTS.

UM, THE NEXT ITEM, IF I LOOK HERE IS THE, UM, PURCHASE FOR THE LICENSING FOR THE SAFARI MONTAGE LICENSING, WHICH, UM, HAS BEEN SUNSET NOW.

AND, UM, THE, AND, UH, 1.6 MILLION, UM, WAS USED SPECIFICALLY BY VARIOUS SCHOOLS.

UM, THE VENDOR BEING CLINTON LEARNING SOLUTIONS.

MM-HMM.

YES.

AND THE SAFARI MONTAGE WAS ABOUT 1.2 MILLION.

SO SAFARI, YOU'VE AT A HIGH LEVEL, YOU'VE GONE THROUGH, UM, FOUR AND THEN 1.2, AND THEN, THEN WHAT WAS 1.6? MM-HMM.

YEAH, THE REST OF THE, UH, PURCHASES.

SO THEY WERE A TOTAL OF 1, 2, 3, 12 CONTRACTORS, UH, CONTRACTS FOR, UM, WITH DIFFERENT VENDORS.

IS THE CLINTON LEARNING THE PROMETHEUM BOARDS OR IS THAT IT IS PART OF IT, YES.

THIS LECTURE? YES.

UH, CLINTON LEARNING WAS, UH, USED BY SCHOOLS TO PROCURE, UM, FLAT PANELS PRIOR TO THE SYSTEMIC INITIATIVE OF PUTTING FLAT PANEL IN EVERY CLASSROOM.

SO THAT EXPENDITURE, UH, HAS BEEN SUBSUMED WITHIN THE OTHER FLAT PANEL EXPENDITURE THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING.

SO THAT 1.6 THAT WAS EXPENDED WITH CLINTON WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN UNDER THIS CONTRACT, AS IT IS NO LONGER NEEDED BECAUSE WE'VE PENNED ANOTHER CONTRACT TO COVER FLAT PANELS.

SO WE CERTAINLY CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THAT DETAIL, BUT THAT'S KIND OF, THAT'S KIND OF AT A HIGH LEVEL, UM, THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION.

SO MS. HEN, ARE YOU STILL, YOU, YOUR MOTION STILL STANDS? IT DOES.

AND WE, CAN YOU RESTATE YOUR MOTION PLEASE? SURE.

I MOVED TO POSTPONE, UM, CONSIDERATION OF THIS CONTRACT UNTIL THE JANUARY 24TH MEETING.

AND WAS THERE ALREADY A SECOND FOR THAT MOTION? MS. DO THERE WAS SECOND DIAMONDS.

CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE.

MS. LECHTER, NOW FAVOR IS FOUR.

SO THAT MOTION DOESN'T PASS.

SO WE ARE STILL GOING TO VOTE ON ALL CONTRACTS EXCEPT FOR NUMBER EIGHT.

CORRECT? MAY WE SEPARATE, MAY WE SEPARATE NUMBER FIVE, PLEASE.

AND EIGHT, ISN'T THAT WHAT WE JUST VOTED ON? NUMBER SEPARATED.

WE VOTED TO POST.

WE VOTED TO POSTPONE.

TO POSTPONE.

NOW WE'RE VOTING TO SEPARATE.

SO WE'RE SEPARATING NUMBER FIVE AND NUMBER EIGHT.

WE DON'T NEED A MOTION.

SO LET'S, WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE TO SEPARATE.

SO WE ARE FIRST GOING TO VOTE ON ONE THROUGH FOUR, SIX AND SEVEN AND NINE THROUGH 31.

CORRECT.

NOW WE NEED A ROLL, ROLL CALL.

NOW WE'RE VOTING ON NUMBER FIVE, THE TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT LINE.

SO, ROLL CALL.

VOTE FOR NUMBER FIVE.

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NOW, MS. LECHTER? YES.

FAVOR IS NINE THAT PASSES.

AND NOW WE ARE VOTING ON NUMBER EIGHT, THE ELECTRIFICATION OF SCHOOL BUSES.

ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE.

SO THAT ONE ALSO PASSES.

UM, THANK YOU.

WHERE AM I, MADAM CHAIR? I THINK WHAT WE'LL DO IS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR, UM, MR. AUGUSTO ON NUMBER FIVE, AND THEN AGAIN, DR.

Y AND TEAM ON NUMBER EIGHT.

UH, SINCE THERE WERE SO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE, THOSE TWO CONTRACTS, UM, WE'LL PROVIDE THAT CLARITY.

AND JUST TO REMIND THE BOARD, YOU, YOU MONITOR OUR SPENDING ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND SO I KNOW THESE CONTRACTS LOOK LARGE, BUT AGAIN, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE YEARS AND TO MEET THE ONGOING NEEDS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR SYSTEM.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE MS. GOR HAS THOSE ACTION ITEMS FOR STAFF.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS, OKAY, WAIT A SECOND.

SORRY.

ALL THOSE CONTRACTS I GOTTA GO THROUGH.

OH, WE JUST DID THAT ONE.

ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS REVIEW OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC COMMENT AND ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES.

THE NEXT

[O. NEW BUSINESS - PUBLIC COMMENT AND ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES (Ms. Lichter) (9:30 - 9:45 p.m.)]

AS A REMINDER, THE BOARD ADDED THIS AGENDA ITEM AT THE DECEMBER 6TH, 2022 BOARD MEETING.

THE REVISED DOCUMENT WAS PROVIDED TO BOARD MEMBERS WITH RECOMMENDED CHANGES, WHICH INCLUDE ALLOWING PUBLIC ATTENDANCE WITHOUT HAVING TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE AND UPDATED SAFETY PROCEDURES.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE REVISIONS? MS. JONES? THANK YOU, MS. LECTOR.

UH, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.

DOES THIS STILL LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC SPEAKERS TO 10? AND JUST IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T SHOW UP, IT GOES TO THE NEXT SIGNED UP PERSON, MISS IT LIMITS IT TO 10 AND DOES NOT GO TO THE NEXT PERSON? IT JUST THE SAME.

THAT PROCEDURE HAS NOT CHANGED.

IS IT JUST THE ATTENDANCE THEN? IT'S THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REGISTER TO COME TO THE BOARD MEETING.

SO IT'LL BE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE AS LONG AS THERE IS SPACE PROVIDED IN ROOM ONE 14 OR IN THE OVERFLOW, IN THE ATRIUM.

GOT IT.

THANK YOU, MS. VICTOR.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS, MS. DOKI, OR TO AMEND? OKAY.

UM, I, UH, A MOTION TO AMEND THIS, UH, PROPOSAL UNDER ATTENDING THE BOARD MEETING IN PERSON I REMOVED THROUGH PLACE, UM, HOLD ON A SECOND.

LET ME, LET ME GIMME A SEC.

READ, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING WITH A STAFF REPRESENTATIVE.

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

SORRY.

UH, UNDER SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, BULLET 0.6, UM, I, I MOVE TO STRIKE, REMOVE THE WORDS, CONTINUE TO, AND REPLACE THE WORDS WITH, UM, AND RE I REMOVE TO, I, SORRY, UNDER SAFETY PROCEDURES.

BULLET 0.6.

I MOVE TO STRIKE OR REMOVE THE WORDS, CONTINUE TO, AND REPLACE THE WORDS THROUGH AN ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM WITH, WITH A STAFF REPRESENTATIVE UNDER SAFETY PROCEDURES.

BULLET 0.6 WILL NOW

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THERE WILL BE NO OPTION TO JOIN VIRTUALLY OR BY PHONE.

SO YOU ARE, SO THE, THE, YOUR AMENDMENT IS SAYING THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN UP AHEAD OF TIME, JUST SIGN UP WHEN THEY GET HERE? CORRECT.

SO, UM, SO YOU MADE A MOTION FOR THAT AMENDMENT.

IS THERE A SECOND FOR YES.

SO I HAVE A QUESTION.

SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT IT, MS. DEBOWSKI THAT THEN IT'S KIND OF FIRST COME FIRST, SIR.

SO WHO CAN GET HERE IN TIME TO GET THEIR NAME IN QUICKEST? WELL, IF WE, UM, APPROVE IT, I WOULD FURTHER AMEND TO THAT.

IT WOULD BE OPEN WITH A STAFF MEMBER STARTING AT 6:00 PM AND CLOSING AT 7:00 PM SO YOU WOULD HAVE, YES, YOU, AND YOU WOULD, YOU COULD ONLY SIGN UP FOR YOURSELF.

UM, YOU COULDN'T HOLD PLACES IN LINE.

UM, YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE HERE IN ATTENDANCE TO SPEAK.

AND THE BENEFIT OF THAT IS THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK.

MS. UM, HUMPHREY? I DON'T KNOW.

I LIKE, I SORT OF, UM, WAS THINKING ALREADY OF A VARIATION OF THIS, SO I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD SPEAK TO THAT OR IF I SHOULD.

I THINK WE NEED TO SPEAK TO THE AMENDMENT FIRST, CORRECT? BECAUSE I SORT OF AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT WE'RE GONNA CHANGE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

SO I I GUESS WE CAN, I DON'T, I'M NOT TRYING, WE, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE FIRST AMENDMENT FIRST, CORRECT? RIGHT.

WELL, THERE CAN BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT, BUT THAT'S THE END OF THE AMENDMENTS , JUST SO YOU KNOW.

BUT CAN WE DO IT AT THE SAME TIME? CAN WE ASK HER? IT WOULD GO TO, WE WOULD THEN PROCESS IF, IF MS. HUMPHREY MADE A MOTION TO A AMEND THE AMENDMENT, WE WOULD PROCESS THAT ONE FIRST AND THEN GO BACK TO MS. MINOSKI.

THIS IS WHAT MY NIGHTMARES ARE ABOUT, THAT THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

MS. I JUST, ONE MORE THING.

I THOUGHT I HEARD MS. MINOSKI SAY THAT IF THIS MOTION PASSED, THERE WOULD BE A FURTHER MOTION ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? CORRECT.

SO BACK TO MS. PORE, DO YOU WANNA MAKE YOUR AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT? DO YOU WANT ME TO COME BACK TO YOU? YES.

MR. MCMILLAN, ARE YOU, DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT QUESTION? I CAN DO IT NOW.

OH, I, I THOUGHT YOU HAD YOUR PINK PAPER UP.

WELL, I'LL, I'LL DO IT ANYTIME.

OKAY, GO AHEAD.

MY PROBLEM WITH THE IN-PERSON REGISTRATION IS IF, AND THE FOUR YEARS AND, AND SOME MONTHS I'VE BEEN ON THIS BOARD, VERY RARELY, I CAN'T, I CAN'T COUNT HOW MANY PEOPLE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AREA HAVE COME AND SPOKE, SPOKEN TO THIS GROUP.

SO WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THEY'RE NOT MAKING THAT, THAT THEY'RE NOT TRAVELING FROM SPARES POINT OR ESSICS OR DUN DOCK OR WHATEVER OVER HERE IN ORDER TO PLAY THIS GAME.

MARY TAYLOR RAISES HER HAND.

THAT'S AN EXCEPTION.

UM, GENERALLY SPEAKING, THEY'RE NOT COMING OVER HERE TO PLAY THE GAME OF, YOU KNOW, AM I, AM, AM I GONNA GET ON THIS LIST TONIGHT? I LIKE THE IDEA THAT THEY CAN, THEY, AND THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOME, THEY CAN, THEY CAN GET ONLINE, THEY CAN DO THAT.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE SELECTED.

IF THEY ARE SELECTED, THEN THEY CAN TRAVEL OVER HERE.

AND THE PIECE THAT I DON'T THAT AND WHAT I IF, SO, IF, IF 10 PEOPLE DO THAT AND THEN X NUMBER DON'T SHOW UP, LET'S SAY, YOU KNOW, AND WE HAVE THAT ALL THE TIME.

THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE DON'T SHOW UP.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF THEN SOMEBODY AND ATTENDANCE THEN HAS, HAS SIGNED UP FOR A WAITING LIST.

SO ANY OTHER 10 THAT DO NOT SHOW THAT RETRO ONLINE DO NOT SHOW, THEN SOMEBODY BEHIND THEM HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STEP UP AND SPEAK.

SO AT LEAST WE GET THE 10 SPEAKERS IN AND WE HAVE THE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE REPRESENTED FROM THREE OUT THE COUNTY.

I'M DONE.

YOU'RE TALKING LIKE A HYBRID THAT YOU WOULD DO THE ONLINE REGISTRATION, BUT THEN OPEN IT UP TO SIGN IN IF, AND THEN IF ONLY NINE, LIKE TONIGHT WE HAD NINE, THEN ONE PERSON FROM SIGN IN WAITING LIST WOULD BE ABLE TO SPEAK.

IS THAT THE GIST OF IT? WHAT IS THAT? IS THAT WHAT THAT'S WHERE I'M COMING.

UM, GO AHEAD, CHRISTINA.

I SPEAK TO THAT BECAUSE THAT SORT OF, UM, INCORPORATES WHAT THE CHANGES I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TO MAKE.

SO, UM, I, I WOULD LIKE ALSO SORT OF A HYBRID SITUATION WHERE YOU REGISTER ONLINE, BUT IF PEOPLE DO NOT SHOW UP FOR THEIR ONLINE REGISTRATION, WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO COME TO THE MEETING AND CAN BE SUBSTITUTED, UM, FOR THOSE WHO DON'T SHOW THAT HAVE SIGNED UP IN ADVANCE ONLINE.

THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF MY CHANGE TO MS. DOMINICK'S COACHING.

SO ONE OF MY, I GUESS, CRITIQUES ON JUST HAVING THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU WALK IN AND YOU SIGN UP WITH A STAFF MEMBER, UM, THE REALITY IS THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY, YOU KNOW, END UP BEING A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE THING.

IS HIS SON.

SO MY ONLY, UM,

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AND THERE ARE STUDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS AND EDUCATORS WHO ARE IN AREAS OF THE COUNTY THAT ARE NOT 10 MINUTES AWAY, THAT ARE NOT FIVE MINUTES AWAY.

SO IT IS INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOR PARENTS WITH JOBS, UM, EDUCATORS WHO ARE COMING OUT OF THEIR SCHOOLS, STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING, TO THEN MAKE THAT FIRST COMFORT SERVE BASIS.

AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT OCCASIONALLY WE DO HAVE OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS START PRIOR TO 7:00 PM SO HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THOSE 10 SLOTS FILLED UP, YOU KNOW, BEFORE THE BOARD MEETING STARTS.

SO WE KNOW WHO WE'RE CALLING ON, WE KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SPEAKING ON, WE KNOW EXACTLY FROM WHICH GROUP THEY'RE SPEAKING ON, SO WE CAN TRULY HEAR THEIR NEEDS.

UM, BUT I ALSO AM IN SUPPORT OF DOING A SORT OF HYBRID OPTION IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

I DO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS IT IS AWESOME TO HAVE IN PERSON SPEAKERS, WE ALSO HAVE TO BE CAUTIOUS OF THE FACT THAT NOT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO COME TO THIS BOARDROOM.

UM, SO IN ORDER TO INCREASE ACCESS, I'D ACTUALLY PREFER THAT THERE'D BE AN OPTION.

SO IF YOU CAN'T SHOW UP, BUT YOU HAVE SOMETHING PREPARED THAT YOU CAN STILL, YOU KNOW, OPT IN TO JOIN BY PHONE OR STILL SEND IN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS SO THAT WE CAN WATCH IT IN THE BOARDROOM, AND I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEND IT IN THROUGH EMAIL AND SEND IN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT TO B OE@BCPS.ORG.

UM, BUT THE REALITY IS, IT IS MORE IMPACTFUL IF SOMEONE HAS SOMETHING WRITTEN OUT THAT THEY HAVE SPOKEN THAT THEY'VE PRACTICED FOR US TO TRULY HEAR THAT IN LIFETIME.

UM, AND I KNOW THAT SOME COUNTIES HAVE ALSO INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF SPEAKERS.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY HAS INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF SPEAKERS TO 15, UM, WITH A TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN DOING, THAT IS ALSO AN OPTION THAT I WOULD BE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF.

OTHER COMMENT, MS. MS. HARRI, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? YES.

UH, I, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE WANNA ENCOURAGE AS MUCH PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AS WE CAN.

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT RESPECTING PEOPLE'S TIME AND A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE PROCESS, DISCOURAGING PEOPLE FROM COMING TO SIGN UP, EVEN THOSE PEOPLE WHO CAN TRAVEL AND GET HERE PRIOR TO SIX, BECAUSE THAT'S LIKELY WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF, IF 10 PEOPLE CAN COME, PEOPLE WILL TRY TO GET HERE AS EARLY AS THEY CAN TO REGISTER.

THOSE WHO CAN'T REGISTER WILL NOW HAVE MADE A TRIP.

THEY MAY PARTICIPATE AND SIT AND OBSERVE THE BOARD MEETING, BUT WILL NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

AND SO I DO THINK THAT, UH, IN THE INTEREST OF INCREASING PARTICIPATION OR MAKING SURE THAT WE FULLY USE, UH, OUR PUBLIC COMMENT TIME, UH, THAT MS. HUMPHREY'S SUGGESTION WOULD BE A GOOD ONE TO CONTINUE WITH THE ONLINE REGISTRATION AND PROVIDE SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR, UH, UNFILLED SLOTS OR SLOTS WHERE, UH, THE PUBLIC DOESN'T SHOW UP TO BE FILLED DURING THAT TIME.

THANK YOU, MISS HASSAN.

OOPS.

SORRY.

UM, AND I CAN, I CAN SPEAK TO THIS AS SOMEONE WHO HAS GIVEN THREE PUBLIC COMMENTS TO THE BOARD BEFORE I WAS A STUDENT MEMBER, UM, THERE WERE TIMES THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THAT TRANSPORTATION TO COME HERE EVERY TIME.

AND RESPECTFULLY, WE HAVE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO ARE SHOWING UP IN PERSON.

AND SO MUCH LOVE TO YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

UM, AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE HERE AND YOU'RE ENGAGED IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

I APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.

BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN STUDENTS COME THROUGH AND THEY HAVE A PARENT DRIVING THEM HERE.

THEY CAN'T ASK THEIR, LIKE, I KNOW, I COULDN'T ASK MY MOM, LIKE, HEY, CAN YOU DRIVE ME TO THE BOARD? AND I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

SO THAT'S ONE THING.

AND ALSO, UM, MY FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT THERE WERE ACTUALLY PROTESTORS, OOH, OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW BANGING ON THE DOORS.

UM, SO I DO WANNA DISCUSS SAFETY THERE AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT FIRST COMFORT SERVE MEANS PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO SPEAK OF WITH, YOU KNOW, THINGS OF SUBSTANCE.

MS. JOES, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? JUST BRIEFLY? I THINK MY QUESTION WAS ASKED BY MANY PEOPLE, I DO SUPPORT, UH, EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR EVERYBODY.

AND IF THAT MEANS HYBRID, THAT'S FINE.

BUT, UM, THIS AMENDMENT ACTUALLY REMOVES ONLINE REGISTRATION, SO WE WOULD HAVE NO CLUE ON WHO'S COMING IN OR SIGNING UP IN TERMS OF ID FOR SAFETY REASONS.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S AN OPERATIONAL ISSUE.

UM, SECONDLY, WHO WOULD BE THE STAFF REPRESENTED THAT WOULD BE SIGNING PEOPLE? SO I THINK I, I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS MOTION, BUT I DO AGREE WITH THE SUBSEQUENT SPEAKERS THAT HAVE, THAT HAVE TALKED ABOUT A, UM, HYBRID VERSION.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING I COULD SUPPORT.

THANK YOU, MS. HEN.

IF WE THINK ABOUT SPEAKERS THAT COME IN PERSON TO TESTIFY, UM, ANYONE WATCHING OUR LIVESTREAM OR THE RECORDING AFTERWARDS HAS ACCESS TO THEIR COMMENTS.

UM, AND I AGREE WITH MS. JOES.

I THINK EQUITY IS IMPORTANT AND PART OF EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PUBLIC COMMENT IS MAKING THOSE COMMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

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UM, PLENTY OF PEOPLE EMAIL US AND DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THAT FEEDBACK.

I'D LIKE TO SEE US, UM, EXPAND OUR GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TO INCLUDE A MECHANISM BY WHICH WE PUBLISH THOSE EMAILS AND THAT PUBLIC COMMENT LIKE THE STATE BOARD DOES.

I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE OUR, UM, PUBLIC COMMENT THAT MUCH, THAT RICHER AND MORE ROBUST AND MAKE PEOPLE FEEL AS IF WE ARE READING THEIR EMAILS AND WE ARE RESPONDING AND THAT, UM, THE PUBLIC CAN SEE WHAT THEY'RE SHARING WITH US, AND THAT IT'S NOT GOING INTO A BLACK HOLE SOMEWHERE.

UM, WITH REGARDS TO, UM, THE SIGNUP, WHEN I FIRST, UM, JOINED THE BOARD IN 2016, UM, IN-PERSON, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, THE IN-PERSON SIGNUP WAS THE PROCESS.

UM, AND IT WAS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE, UM, VERY FEW PEOPLE SHOWED UP AND DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK.

I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST WHAT MS. HASSAN SUGGESTED, WHICH IS, UM, EXPANDED TO 15, UM, FOR TWO MINUTES.

I REALLY LIKE THAT IDEA.

AND I THINK IF WE DID THAT AND REQUIRED IN-PERSON SIGNUP, UM, MOST PEOPLE WOULD GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK, WHO DID SHOW UP.

THANK YOU, MS. DEBOWSKI.

UH, I JUST WANTED TO ADJUST THE SAFETY ISSUE AS FAR AS THE REGISTRATION.

WE ARE ALREADY, UM, ACCORDING TO THIS AMENDMENT SAYING THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO REGISTER TO ATTEND ANYMORE.

SO I THINK THAT, AND YOU DO NEED TO SIGN IN WITH A STAFF MEMBER TO ATTEND.

SO THE SAME STAFF ME MEMBER COULD HAVE THE, UM, SIGN UP FOR COMMENT AS WELL.

I AGREE WITH A HYBRID, UM, SITUATION AS WELL.

I JUST, UM, I THINK THAT WHEN SOMEONE SHOWS UP HERE AT SIX O'CLOCK TO SIGN UP, THEY REALLY HAVE SOMETHING THEY WANNA SAY AND THEY WILL BE THERE TO SAY SOMETHING.

I'M, UM, I DON'T, I KNOW IT'S A RANDOM PROCESS OF SELECTION, BUT I FEEL LIKE WE'RE STILL HEARING FROM THE SAME PEOPLE, UM, EVERY MEETING.

AND I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS.

UM, AND I DO ALSO AGREE WITH THE, UM, EXTEND, UM, EXPANDING TO 15 AND REDUCING TO TWO MINUTES.

BUT I THINK THAT, UM, WE WOULD SEE MORE PEOPLE WITH, UM, PASSIONATE KNIT SPEAKING OR SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE, IF THEY FELT PASSIONATELY ENOUGH ABOUT THEY'RE GONNA GET IN THEIR CAR, THEY'RE GONNA FIND A WAY TO GET HERE AND MAKE THEIR COMMENTS KNOWN.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

SO WE'VE GOT SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED.

ONE IS THE HYBRID OF REGISTERING AHEAD, BUT THEN ALSO BEING ABLE TO SIGN IN TO FILL ANY EMPTY SLOTS, IF THERE ARE ANY.

THEN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT EXPANDING TO 15 SPEAKERS, BUT REDUCING THE TIME TO TWO MINUTES.

UM, AND THEN THERE'S A SAFETY CONCERN.

I THINK I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE CHAT.

MS. HASSAN, DID YOU PUT SOMETHING ABOUT SAFETY? I, SORRY, I WAS ABOUT TO PUT JUST A MOTION, LIKE AN, LIKE AN OFFICIAL, JUST THE WORDING OF A MOTION TO AMEND.

LET, OH, IT'S A FALSE ALARM.

I'M SORRY.

AND THE, UM, MS. OWS, HE'S MOTION TO INCLUDE, UM, AN OPTION FOR AN IN-PERSON WAIT LIST AND JUST ENSURE THAT WE'RE REVIEWING OUR SAFETY PROCEDURES WITH THAT.

MR. MERCEDES, WHERE AM I? UH, WELL, RIGHT NOW THE ONLY MOTION THAT'S ON THE FLOOR IS MS. DOMINO'S MOTION.

AND I HEAR THE, THE VARIETY OF OPTIONS BEING CONSIDERED.

UH, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THERE WOULD BE, UH, UH, JUST A VOTE JUST ON MS. DOMINO'S MOTION.

AND THEN IF SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THEY THINK SYNTHESIZES THE, THE, THE FEEL OF THE GROUP, THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD WAY TO GO.

SO LET'S GO BACK TO MS. DOMINO'S MOTION.

IS IT IN THE CHAT OR DO YOU JUST WANNA RESTATE IT? YOU DID PUT IT IN THERE.

OKAY, LET ME GO BACK UP.

WHAT TIME WAS THAT ? NINE 19.

SO WE'RE GOING TO REMOVE THE WORDS, CONTINUE TO, AND REPLACE THE WORDS THROUGH AN ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM WITH A STAFF REPRESENTATIVE.

AND THEN, SO THERE'S TWO PARTS, AND THEN UNDER SAFETY PROCEDURES BELOW 0.6 WILL NOW READ, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING WITH THE STAFF REPRESENTATIVE.

THERE WILL BE NO OPTION TO JOIN VIRTUALLY OR BY PHONE.

AND WE HAD A SECOND ON THAT MOTION, CORRECT? YES.

SO WE NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THAT MOTION ALONE.

MS. LECTER NO FAVOR IS TWO.

DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NOT NOW.

SO THAT MOTION FAILS.

UM, MR. OFFERMAN,

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IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION THAT ON THE TABLE, DOES SOMEONE MAKE, WANNA MAKE ANOTHER MOTION? I CAN MAKE THE MOTION.

UM, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO AMEND THAT SAME LIGHT LINE ITEM.

LINE ITEM SIX.

AND SAFETY PROCEDURES TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING THROUGH AN ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM.

HOWEVER, FIVE, UM, THERE WILL NO, THERE WILL BE A SPACE FOR 10, FIVE TO 10 SPEAKERS.

UM, ON A WAIT LIST, SHOULD THEY ATTEND IN PERSON WITH A STAFF REPRESENTATIVE? THERE WILL BE AN, AN OPTION TO JOIN VIRTUALLY OR BY PHONE.

SO THIS WOULD THEN CHANGE IT SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE AN OPTION FOR 10 SPEAKERS.

SO LET'S SAY NOBODY SHOWS UP TO WHO REGISTERED ONLINE.

WE HAVE 10 UP TO 10, UM, SPEAKERS WHO CAN COME AND SPEAK.

UM, BUT ALSO THERE WOULD THEN ALSO BE AN ADDITIONAL OPTION TO CALL IN BY PHONE.

SO IF SOMEONE'S NOT FEELING WELL, THEY CAN STILL GIVE A COMMENT.

I THINK , CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? THAT THERE WAS A COUPLE CHANGES.

I'LL PUT THAT IN THE CHAT AS WELL.

UM, BUT I'LL RESTATE IT WHILE I DO THAT.

UM, SO IT WOULD, THE NEW LINE ITEM WOULD READ, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL CONTINUE, WILL SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING THROUGH AN ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM, AND UP TO 10 SPEAKERS WILL SIGN UP FOR A WAIT LIST IN PERSON WITH A STAFF REPRESENTATIVE.

THERE WILL BE AN OPTION TO JOIN VIRTUALLY OR BY PHONE.

SO LEMME JUST MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND.

SO YOU STILL HAVE 10 PEOPLE REGISTERING ONLINE, BUT, AND THEN YOU'RE SAYING IF THERE ARE SOME OF THOSE 10 DON'T SHOW UP OR YOU'RE ADDING ANOTHER 10, IT'S JUST SO IT'S JUST NO, NO, NO.

IT'S JUST, SO THE WAIT LIST THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

SO IF SOMEONE DOESN'T SHOW UP, LIKE TODAY WE HAD HAD NINE.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE ONE, THEN IT WOULD JUST BE, WE WOULD JUST HAVE THAT ONE, LIKE THE FIRST PERSON ON THE WAIT LIST.

WHICH WOULD BE, WE CAN HAVE IT RANDOMLY SELECTED.

I KNOW MISS HOWIE PUT IN THE CHAT THAT IT WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED BY THE MEMBER UHHUH.

WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

OR WE COULD JUST HAVE IT AS A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS.

SO WE ENSURE THAT THAT PERSON IS STILL HERE.

SO IN THE PAST IT WAS YOU PUT YOUR NAME INTO A BOX AND THEN THEY, THE STUDENT BOARD MEMBER PICKED THE NAME OUT.

SO EVE.

SO IF SOMEBODY GOT HERE AT SIX VERSUS SIX 20 DIDN'T MATTER.

YOUR NAMES WERE IN THAT BOX AND THEN THEY PULLED IT OUT.

SO IT WASN'T FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE, IT WAS RANDOM.

WHICH GOES TO IF PEOPLE CAN'T GET HERE.

EXACTLY.

SO THEN THERE'S NOT THAT, THAT WEIGHT.

THIS IS GETTING VERY CONFUSING.

MR. MERCEDES, WERE YOU GONNA SAY SOMETHING? YOU'RE JUST BREATHING REALLY HEAVILY.

I'M JUST PRO TRYING TO PROCESS THAT.

UH, AND I'M, I'M UNCLEAR ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VIRTUALLY AND BY PHONE IF, UH, THAT'S ADDING A WHOLE NOTHER LAYER.

UM, I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S VERY SIMILAR.

IT'S ALMOST HOW WE DID THE PUBLIC HEARING LAST YEAR ON THE OPERATING BUDGET.

WE HAD, UM, PEOPLE ABLE TO CALL IN, UM, WHICH WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO.

IF WE'RE ABLE TO DO IT FOR, UM, THE BUDGET HEARING, THEN I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO DO IT FOR BOARD MEETINGS AND THEN JUST REMOVE THAT NUMBER.

UM, ONCE PUBLIC COMMENT IS OVER.

SO THEN THAT'S THREE DIFFERENT WAYS TO SIGN UP AHEAD OF TIME ONLINE IT WOULD JUST BE ONLINE AND IN PERSON.

HOWEVER, IF FOR WHATEVER REASON THERE'S, YOU KNOW, A REASON THAT A SPEAKER CANNOT MAKE IT IN PERSON, BUT THEY STILL WISH TO SPEAK, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO CALL IN.

SO IF YOU WERE ONE OF THE 10 THAT SIGNED UP AND WAS SELECTED, THEN YOU WOULD, AND YOU SOME REASON COULDN'T GET HERE, THEN YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT BY PHONE? YES.

MR. I THINK IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO HEAR FROM, UH, THE PERSON WHO IS YEAH, FROM DOES A LOT OF THE ORGANIZING OF THE REGISTRATIONS AND, AND WE'LL HAVE A REAL BOOTS ON THE GROUND, UH, REACTION.

ALL RIGHT, MS. GOR.

SO MY CONCERN IS THE, THE VIRTUAL CALLING IN, UM, THERE'S A WAIT LIST HERE.

UM, IF THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT HERE, THEN THEY PICK SOMEONE FROM THE WAIT LIST IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT TO HAVE THEM CALL IN VIRTUALLY, THEY WOULD HAVE TO.

I THINK THEY WOULD.

SO MY THING IS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO INDICATE THE MORNING OF PRIOR TO 6:00 PM BUT THEY CAN'T COME, WHICH MAKES IT REALLY CONFUSING.

BUT I, I THINK THREE DIFFERENT WAYS OF DOING THAT IS GONNA BE CONFUSING AND IT'S GONNA BE DIFFICULT TO SELECT 10 PEOPLE.

SO THEN I GUESS WE COULD JUST KEEP IT SO THAT, UM, WE WOULD HAVE THE 10 INDIVIDUALS ON THE WAIT LIST.

UM, AND THEN FOR NOW, REMOVE THE OPTION TO GIVE A

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VIRTUAL COMMENT.

AND SO THEN I'M GONNA REREAD THAT WITHOUT THE AMENDMENT, JUST SO THAT WE CAN VOTE ON THAT.

SO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL CONTIN WILL SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING THROUGH AN ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM.

IN ADDITION, 10 SPEAKERS WILL BE SELECTED IN PERSON THROUGH A WAIT LIST.

SHOULD ONE, SHOULD ONE MEMBER NOT, SHOULD ONE SPEAKER NOT ATTEND, THE FIRST PERSON FROM THE WAIT LIST WILL BE CHOSEN TO SPEAK.

THERE WILL BE NO OPTION TO JOIN VIRTUALLY OR BY PHONE.

IS THERE A SECOND TO MS. HASSAN'S MOTION? SECOND PUMPY.

RIGHT DISCUSSION, MS. HARVEY? SO IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU SAID THAT IN ADDITION 10, THERE ARE STILL LIKE 10.

I'M GONNA PUT THE OFFICIAL WORDING IN THE CHAT SO IT MAKES MORE SENSE.

BUT IF YOU SCROLL UP, UM, ALL COMMENTS ARE STILL LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER AND THERE ARE STILL 10 SPEAKERS PER THE FIRST BULLET OF THE SPEAKERS DOCUMENT.

MAY, MAY I ASK WHY WE ARE PUTTING A NUMBER ON THE WAIT LIST.

I THINK THAT'S CAUSING SOME OF THE CONFUSION.

FOR INSTANCE, I I, I KNOW THE GENERAL THINKING IS 10 PEOPLE CAN SPEAK IF NONE OF THEM SHOWED UP.

WE HAD 10 PEOPLE ON THE WAIT LIST.

BUT THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHERE PEOPLE ARE IN AND OUT OF THIS ROOM.

PEOPLE LEAVE EARLY, PEOPLE COME LATE.

WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO, UH, CHANGE THE LANGUAGE TO REFLECT THAT A WAIT LIST WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO, UH, REPLACE ANY SPEAKERS WHO DON'T SHOW UP TO SIMPLIFY THAT LANGUAGE A LITTLE BIT SO THAT WE'RE NOT QUANTIFYING? IT DOES HAVE AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ON THE WAIT LIST.

IF PEOPLE COME AND THEY WANNA SPEAK, THEY CAN BE PUT ON THE WAIT LIST.

IF, IF ALL 10 SPEAKERS SHOW UP, THEN NO ONE GETS CALLED FROM THE WAIT LIST.

IF TWO PEOPLE DON'T, UH, SHOW UP, THEN TWO PEOPLE GET CALLED FROM THE WAIT LIST.

I'M, I'M JUST ASKING CUZ I THINK THAT THE, THE LIMITED NUMBER, THE NUMBER 10 ON THE WAIT LIST IS WHAT'S CAUSING SOME, SOME CONFUSION.

I CAN AMEND IF EVERYONE AGREES, I CAN AMEND MY LANGUAGE SO THAT IT'S JUST A FREE WAIT LIST WITH ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED.

SECOND.

SO DON'T WE HAVE TO VOTE? I CAN RESCIND MY MOTION AND THEN RESTATE IT OR JUST AMEND IT WITH, AS LONG AS I HAVE THE APPROVAL OF MY SECOND DERM, UM, TO AMEND MY MOTION, I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT.

SURE.

MS. DOKI, I JUST, FOR SAKE OF TRYING TO STREAMLINE THIS, OH, SORRY.

FOR SAKE OF STREAMLINING THIS, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, KEEP THE ONLINE REGISTRATION AND OPEN IT UP TO 15, BUT ALLOW UNLIMITED AMOUNTS.

LIKE SO YOU HAVE YOUR LIST OF 15, YOU, YOU, NOT YOU, AND THEN IT WOULD BE TWO MINUTES, BUT YOU WOULD CONTACT THEM, SAY YOU ARE PRIORITY 15.

AND THEN, BUT COMMENT, LEAVE A, UM, SEND AN EMAIL OUT TO WHOEVER ELSE REGISTERED SAYING YOU ARE NOT PRIORITY 15.

BUT IF THERE A SPEAKER DOES NOT SHOW THAT HAS BEEN CALLED, YOU WOULD BE NEXT IN LINE DOES THAT TO OPEN.

SO YOU'RE ELIMINATING THE WAITING LIST HERE.

LIMITING THE WAITING LIST HERE FOR LESS CONFUSION.

AND THAT WAY WE HAVE ALL THE NAMES AHEAD OF TIME AND WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY HAVING TWO LISTS BASICALLY.

MR. MCMILLAN, WERE YOU, YOU HAD IT ON, I WAS GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT 15.

I'M IN FAVOR OF 15 SPEAKERS FOR TWO MINUTES.

OKAY, THAT'S ALL.

UM, MS. GOBER, HOW MANY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS DO WE HAVE THAT SPEAK WHEN WE DO THE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS? I MEAN, I KNOW I ONLY HAVE TWO, BUT HOW MANY COULD SPEAK WHAT MUST BE A BIG NUMBER 20? STAKEHOLDER.

OKAY, SO THERE IS 20 STAKEHOLDER GROUPS THAT CAN COME SPEAK NOW TONIGHT WE ONLY HAD TWO.

LAST TIME WE HAD A LOT MORE.

SO YOU'RE TALKING FROM ZERO TO 20 STAKEHOLDER GROUPS PLUS ANOTHER 15 PUBLIC SPEAKERS.

BUT THE TIME WOULDN'T CHANGE THAT.

THEY'D STILL GET TWO MINUTES.

IT WOULD STAKEHOLDER 30 MINUTES ALSO.

I'M NOT RIGHT.

BUT I'M WONDERING IF, IF WE WANT TO TAKE THOSE SUGGESTIONS, FORMULATE WHAT THAT MAY LOOK LIKE.

SO MADAM CHAIR, YES, MR. SUPERINTENDENT.

SO THANK YOU BOARD.

UM, WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THIS ROBUST CONVERSATION AND ALL THE AMENDMENTS,

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CUZ YOU'RE ASKING GOOD QUESTIONS.

HOW MANY STAKEHOLDERS, WHAT IF THEY CALL IN? WE'RE DOING WORK AT THE BOARD TABLE AND I WANNA BE MINDFUL OF THE TIME AND JUST SAY IS IF THE BOARD IS WILLING THAT THE BOARD LEADERSHIP WILL TAKE ALL OF THE COMMENTS AND FORMULATE PLAN B, PLAN C TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD FOR YOU TO RESPOND.

JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOME FOLKS PRESENT.

SOME FOLKS ARE NOT, SOME FOLKS ARE ONLINE AND WE'RE STARTING TO ADD AND ADD.

AND SO I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF SEE WHERE THIS CONVERSATION IS GOING, UH, JUST SO WE CAN PROVIDE SOME OPTIONS, OPTION A, OPTION B BASED ON THE DISCUSSION TODAY.

THAT, THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION.

SO YOU CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.

AND THEN OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND THOSE WHO SIGN UP WITH CLEARLY UNDERSTAND WE SPENT THE TIME AND ENERGY TO REALLY DISCUSS THAT.

I THINK THE, THE MORAL TO THE STORY IS THIS WAS PUT IN PLACE BECAUSE OF COVID, SOME RESTRICTION.

NOW THAT WE SEE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL, WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH SOME EFFECTS OF, OF THE COVID 19.

WHAT CAN WE DO DIFFERENTLY FOR THE BOARD MEETING? THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION.

NOW THAT WE ARE 9:43 PM AND SO DO WE NEED A MOTION TO POSTPONE? OKAY.

WOULD SOMEBODY WHO WOULD LIKE, I CAN RESCIND MY MOTION IF MS. HUMPHREY WANTS TO RESCIND HER SECOND.

YES.

COOL.

SO, UM, MS. DEVASCO, DO YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION SINCE YOUR ORIGINAL MOTION? ? MOTION TO SUSPEND THE NEXT MEETING? YES.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND PUMP FREE.

CAN WE ROLL CALL, VOTE ON THE MOTION TO SUSPEND THIS, UM, BRING IT BACK WITH THE EDITS THAT WERE DISCUSSED TONIGHT.

MS. GOR, CAN I JUST CALL FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT? WAIT, DO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THAT? NO, YOU JUST CALL FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT AND IF THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS, THEN WE WOULD DO A ROLL CALL.

SO ANY OBJECTION? YES.

SO CAN WE CALL FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT? EVERYONE IN FAVOR SAY I I GUESS THAT'S HOW WE DO.

IT'S JUST IF THEY'RE, YOU JUST ASKED LIKE, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? ANYBODY HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS? OKAY, IT'S PASSED.

DONE FINE.

LET ME LOOK AT MY SCRIPT.

LAST PART OF THE AGENDA ARE BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND A JETTING AGENDA SETTING.

UM, SO THE NEXT PART IS JUST, UM, INFORMATIONAL PIECES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE BOARD DECKS, WHICH INCLUDE THE CALENDAR REVISED SUPERINTENDENT'S RULE 31 26, 31 27, UM, AND 4 0 11 AND THE THIRD PARTY BILLING ANNUAL REPORT.

UM, THE OTHER PIECE, UH, THE, OKAY, WAIT A SECOND.

MR. C**N JUST TEXT, UM, CAME IN WITH A QUESTION.

ARE YOU ADDING A CLOSE? OH, OKAY.

WAIT A SECOND.

ALL RIGHT, THE

[Q. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND AGENDA SETTING (9:45 - 10:00 p.m.)]

REALIZING IT'S 9 45.

LET ME GO QUICKLY.

I THINK, UM, WE WERE DOING IT IN REVERSE ORDER.

SO MR. KUHN, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR AGENDA ITEMS? GOODNIGHT EVERYONE.

DR.

HAGER? I DON'T THINK SHE'S ON.

NO, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO SAY? NO, JUST THAT, UM, THINK OF WAYS WE CAN KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE WHILE THEY'RE IN SCHOOL BECAUSE WE'RE DEFINITELY IN A CRISIS SITUATION HERE WITH ALL THE, UM, MISHAPS AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE SIX YEAR OLD THAT EVEN THOUGH IT DIDN'T HAPPEN HERE, IT COULD HAPPEN HERE.

HAVE A GOOD THANK YOU.

MR. ERMAN, I THINK IS OFF.

UM, MS. HASSAN, I HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS IN AGENDA SETTING, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY SURPRISINGLY RIGHT ON SCHEDULE.

UM, SO I WILL PASS IT ON TO HARVEY.

ANY, I DO NOT HAVE ANY AGENDA ITEMS. I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR, UH, AND, UH, SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE DILIGENTLY WORK TO DO THE WORK OF THE BOARD.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU MR. MCMILLAN.

YEAH, I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT, UH, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL MEET NEXT TUESDAY PRIOR TO THE BUDGETARY MEETING.

SO THE AUDIT COMMITTEES AT FOUR 30, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE NEED TO BY FIVE 30.

AND THEN THE BOARD MEETING STARTS AT SIX 30, UNLESS IT, WE ADD THE, THE CLOSE PIECE TO ADD IT AT THE END.

OH, THE CLOSE IS GONNA BE AT THE END.

SO WILL BE FOUR 30 TO MAYBE FIVE 30, AND THEN THE BOARD'S MEETINGS AT SIX 30.

UM, MS. HUMPHREY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.

THANK YOU, MS.

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DEBOWSKI.

UH, I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE, IT WAS SAID AT THE LAST MEETING ABOUT, UM, THE CELL PHONE POLICY AND WAYS THAT WE CAN ENFORCE THIS, UM, MORE BETTER .

I DID THAT AGAIN, UH, BETTER THROUGHOUT ALL THESE YES SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU, MS. HEN.

HAGER HAD REQUESTED PREVIOUSLY.

UM, I'VE ASKED THE LEADERSHIP OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, MS. DOKI AND MR. MCMILLAN, UM, FOR SOME AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, BUT I THINK SOME OF THESE MAY BE, UM, GOOD TOPICS FOR THE FULL BOARD TO CONSIDER.

UM, ONE IS THE, UH, STATUS, UM, PRESENTATION ON THE PUBLIC WORKS IMPLEMENTATION AND THE FINANCIAL, UH, FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

UM, SECONDLY, A, UM, REPORT ON THE RECONCILIATION PROCESSES WITH BALTIMORE COUNTY GOVERNMENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, UM, PARTLY FOR EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND ALSO THE BOARD.

UM, THIRDLY, A, UM, PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF CCEP P, THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION AS DR.

UM, ALSO AN UPDATE AND REGULAR REPORTING ON MULTI-YEAR PROJECT SPENDING.

UM, I'D LIKE TO, UM, THE BOARD TO RECEIVE ON AT LEAST A QUARTERLY BASIS, A BREAKDOWN BY DEPARTMENT DIVISION AND PROJECT FOR PROJECTS THAT SPAN, UM, ACROSS MULTIPLE YEARS.

UM, THEIR PROJECT BUDGETS, UM, BROKEN OUT WITH PROJECTED AND A ACTUAL EXPENDITURES.

UM, NEXT AND UPDATE ON MSTS L E A SPENDING DASHBOARD.

THAT'S A NEW CENTRALIZED, UM, DASHBOARD TO TRACK L E A SPENDING.

UM, WHAT'S THE IMPLEMENTATION STATUS AND WHERE ARE WE WITH IMPLEMENTING IT? AND LASTLY, UM, OUR PRE-K FUNDING MODEL.

UM, AND A STATUS ON THAT AS IT RELATES BOTH TO THE CURRENT BUDGET AND OUR FUTURE PLANS FOR FUNDING.

THAT'S ALL I HAD.

THANK YOU DR.

WILLIAMS. JUST WANNA MAKE A COMMENT THAT WAS SAID EARLIER TODAY.

I WILL BE REMISS IF I DID NOT MAKE A COMMENT.

I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR SROS AND WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR SCHOOLS, IN OUR CLUSTERS THAT RESPOND TO SITUATIONS IN OUR BUILDINGS AND ON OUR CAMPUSES.

UM, WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THAT WORKING PARTNERSHIP AGAIN, UH, THE TRAGIC SITUATION OF WHAT HAPPENED IN VIRGINIA AND CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR COUNTY AND IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

BUT I WILL SAY, UH, THANKS AND KUDOS TO OUR STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE RESPONDING IMMEDIATELY TO SITUATIONS.

AND ALSO, I MUST ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STUDENTS WHEN THEY SEE SOMETHING, THEY'RE SAYING SOMETHING AND THEY'RE GETTING UP, GIVING US INFORMATION.

AND SO I KNOW MISS HASSAN MENTIONED, UH, LANSDALE HIGH SCHOOL.

SO, UH, I DO, UH, ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH THAT.

UH, DR.

HAR UH, SAVOY MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THE, THE TRAGIC SITUATION, UM, IN VIRGINIA.

BUT I WANT TO THANK OUR BCPS STAFF, OUR ADMINISTRATORS, OUR SROS, OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE POLICE, UH, AND OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS.

YOU HEARD SOME THAT CAME TODAY THAT WE RESPOND TO SITUATION, BUT I MUST ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STUDENTS WHEN THEY'RE SEEING STUFF OR EXPERIENCING, AND MS. HASSAN MENTIONED THIS AT THE LAST MEETING, THEY'RE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY VERY VOCAL ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING.

SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND TEAM B CPS THAT, UH, WE ARE BEING DILIGENT, UH, ABOUT WHAT WE DO, BUT WE WANT TO THANK OUR TEACHERS, OUR EDUCATORS, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR STUDENTS FOR BEING VISUAL, FOR BEING VOCAL, AND TO, UM, REALLY SUPPORTING THEIR SCHOOLS.

SO THESE THINGS ARE, ARE NOT HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS, BUT I I JUST WANTED TO END THE MEETING ACKNOWLEDGING THAT PARTNERSHIP AND ACKNOWLEDGING OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.