Aug 22, 2023 Board of Education Work Session

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. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS VICE CHAIRWOMAN THE PRESIDING FOR CHAIR AND I CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF BALTIMORE COUNTY. AUGUST 22ND 2020 THIS EVENING'S BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING IS BEING HELD IN-PERSON BROADCASTER TO BE 3 P.M. ONLINE LIVE MEETING THIS HARVEY. JUST A MINUTE YOU HEAR YOU DON'T

KNOW YOU'RE ON TARGET. >> OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS VICE CHAIRWOMAN ROBIN HARVEY PRESIDING FOR CHAIR LICHTER. I CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF BALTIMORE COUNTY FOR TUESDAY ,AUGUST 22ND, 2023. THIS EVENING'S BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING IS BEING HELD IN-PERSON AND BROADCAST THROUGH THE BCP ONLINE LIVE MEETING BROADCAST AND ON BCP TV. COMCAST XFINITY CHANNEL 73 VERIZON FIOS CHANNEL 34. IN ORDER TO EFFICIENTLY CONDUCT THIS MEETING, ALL VOTING ITEMS THIS EVENING WILL BE DONE BY ROLL CALL VOTE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AS PERMITTED BY THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT AS FOUND IN THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE 3-305B1 AND B 7 TO 1 DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT EMPLOYMENT ASSIGNMENT PROMOTION DISCIPLINE DEMOTION COMPENSATION REMOVAL RESIGNATION OR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF APPOINTEES, EMPLOYEES OR OFFICIALS OVER WHOM IT HAS JURISDICTION OR ANY OTHER PERSONNEL MATTER THAT AFFECTS ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS AND CONSULT WITH COUNSEL TO OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE

.>> SO MOVED FROM PONG IS THERE A SECOND SECOND PUMPHREY MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE? MR. MINSKY YES. MR. YOUNG. YES. MS. FRIMPONG YES. MR. LASKI YES, MISS HEN YES.

MISS HARVEY YES. MISS DRUMMOND. YES. MISS PUMPHREY YES. DR. SAVOY? YES. MR. MCMILLAN. YES.

>> MISS BOOKER DRYER? YES. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES . >>

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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, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND

JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> THANK YOU. TONIGHT'S BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING IS BEING HELD IN PERSON AND BROADCAST THROUGH THE BCP ONLINE LIVE MEETING BROADCAST AND ON BCP TV COMCAST XFINITY

CHANNEL 17 THREE VERIZON FIOS CHANNEL 34. >> IN ORDER TO EFFICIENTLY CONDUCT THIS

MEETING, ALL VOTING ITEMS THIS EVENING WILL BE DONE BY A ROLL CALL VOTE. >> THE FIRST ITEM ON

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ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA? >> I AM UNAWARE OF ANY ADDITIONS OR

CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA. >> THANK YOU. HEARING NONE. THE AGENDA STANDS AS PRESENTED.

EARLIER THIS EVENING THE BOARD MET IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO THE OPEN MEETING THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. TO ONE DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT EMPLOYMENT ASSIGNMENT PROMOTION DISCIPLINE DEMOTION COMPETENCE STATION REMOVAL RESIGNATION OR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF APPOINTEES, EMPLOYEES OR OFFICIALS OVER WHOM IT HAS JURISDICTION OR ANY OTHER PERSONNEL MATTER THAT AFFECTS ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS AND CONSULT WITH COUNSEL TO OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE. THE SUMMARY OF THE CLOSED SESSION AND OPEN SESSION INFORMATION SUMMARY CAN BE FOUND ON BOARD DOCS UNDER THIS BOARD MEETING AGENDA DATE. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PERSONNEL MATTERS AND FOR THAT

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I CALL ON MR. MCCALL. GOOD EVENING VICE CHAIR LIKE OH EXCUSE ME, HARVEY. >> SUPERINTENDENT DR. WERE YOU AT HOME? DR. YARBROUGH FORGIVE ME. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD I LIKE THE BOARD'S CONCERN FOR THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL MATTERS TERMINATIONS, RETIREMENTS AND

RESIGNATIONS. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PERSONNEL MATTERS AS PRESENTED IN EXHIBIT

D ONE SO MOVED FRIMPONG IS THERE A SECOND BACK IN PUMPHREY THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE? MR. MINSKY YES. MR. YOUNG. YES. MR. LASKI.

YES. MS. FRIMPONG YES. MISHAN YES. MS. PUMPHREY YES. DR. SAVOY YES. MR. MCMILLIAN YES.

MISS BOOKER DWYER YES. MISS HARVEY YES. THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PERSONNEL MATTERS AS PRESENTED IN EXHIBITS D TWO AND THREE SO MOVE TO FRIMPONG. IS THERE A SECOND CIRCUIT? NO THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? >> MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE? MR. MINSKY? YES. MR. YOUNG.

YES. MR. LUSK. YES, MISS FRIMPONG. YES, MISS HEN YES. MR. CHAIRMAN. YES. MISS

PUMPHREY. YES. DR. SAVOY. YES. MR. MCMILLAN. YES. MISS BOOKER DWYER YES, MISS HARVEY? >> YES.

THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ADMINISTRATIVE

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

OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND OFFICE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TWO POSITIONS. >> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS AS PRESENTED IN EXHIBIT E ONE SO

MOVE PUMPHREY THANK YOU. >> IS THERE A SECOND SECOND BOY THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?

>> HEARING NONE. MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE? MR. MINSKY? YES, MR. YOUNG. YES, MISS FRIMPONG. YES, MR. LASKI. YES, MISS HEN? YES, MR. CHAIRMAN. YES, MISS PUMPHREY.

YES. DR. SAVOY. YES. MR. MCMILLIAN. YES. MISS BOWKER DWYER. YES. MISS HARVEY? >>

YES. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. DR. YARBROUGH. >> THANK YOU. OUR FIRST APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING IS KRISTEN ANNELI. KRISTEN IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF SPECIALIST SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT IN THE OFFICE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS WITH 30 YEARS OF PRIOR SERVICE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL. HER EXPERIENCES INCLUDE SUPERVISOR IN THE OFFICE OF TITLE ONE PRINCIPAL AT DUNDALK HIGH DIRECTOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATIVE LEARNING. ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT DUNDALK HIGH RESOURCE TEACHER IN THE OFFICE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS MENTOR AT RANDALSTOWN HIGH DUNDALK MIDDLE AND HALIBUT AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER HER PRIOR EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY INCLUDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN PENN MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT CONGRATULATE AND WELCOME BACK TO TEAM B CPS OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING IS SHANNON DAWKINS. SHANNON DAWKINS IS ATTENDING THIS EVENING WITH HER SISTER DON LEWIS AND NEPHEW DAKARI DAWKINS

ARE THEY HERE? PLEASE STAND. THANK YOU. >> SHANNON IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND ABSENCE MANAGEMENT WITH 2.2 YEARS OF SERVICE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HER PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE HERE INCLUDES HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALISTS IN THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, RETIREMENT AND ABSENCE MANAGEMENT. SHANNON'S PRIOR EXPERIENCES INCLUDE H.R BUSINESS PARTNER MANAGER, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

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OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND MANAGER OF TRAINING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE. >> CONGRATULATIONS.

OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING IS DAVID DEUTSCH. HE IS ATTENDING THIS EVENING WITH HIS WIFE VERY PLEASED THAT DAVID IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT PERTAPIS HIGH SCHOOL AND CENTER FOR THE ARTS WITH HIS PRINCIPAL DR. SCOTT RODRIGUEZ HOPPS HERE

AS WELL. >> WANT TO GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE? WITH FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HIS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT EASTERN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL. HIS PRIOR EXPERIENCES INCLUDE TEACHER AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR IN HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CONGRATULATIONS ON OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING IS SUSAN HORN. SUE IS ATTENDING THIS EVENING WITH HER HUSBAND BOB HOGG AS BEING APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF SUPERVISOR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WITH 30 YEARS OF SERVICE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THOSE EXPERIENCES INCLUDE PROGRAM SPECIALIST AND PROJECT SPECIALIST AND THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PARENT SUPPORT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARENT SERVICES. ASSISTANT SECRETARY AT HARVARD HILLS AND MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY

SCHOOLS AND CLERICAL ASSISTANTS AT MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> NEXT APPOINTMENT IS TODD HAWKINS. TODD HAWKINS IS ATTENDING WITH HIS WIFE MERYL HAWKINS, TEACHER AT LANSDOWNE IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT PIKE CIVIL HIGH SCHOOL WITH 21 YEARS OF SERVICE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HIS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES INCLUDE RESOURCE TEACHER AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT LANSDOWNE HIGH SCHOOL. PRIOR EXPERIENCE IS OUTSIDE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY INCLUDE TEACHER AT ST THOMAS

AQUINAS SCHOOL. >> CONGRATULATIONS OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING IS KATHLEEN SCOTT. KATHLEEN SCOTT IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF SPECIALIST SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND THE OFFICE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS WITH SEVEN YEARS OF SERVICE OUTSIDE OF THE CPS. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES INCLUDE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SCHOOL PERFORMANCE COACH AVID TEACHER, ENGLISH TEACHER AND LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO TEAM B C B S KATHLEEN OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS APRIL VALLANCE SICK APRIL IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF SPECIALIST SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION WITH 16 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF B CPS. HER PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES INCLUDE TEACHER SPECIALIST, SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCE TEACHER AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER IN BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR.

CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO TEAM B C B S DANIELLE VEO IS OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT. SHE IS ATTENDING THIS EVENING WITH HER TWO SISTERS CAMILLE AND GABRIELLE AND HER FATHER DANIELLE ELLIS BEING APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AT DUNDALK MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH 13 YEARS OF SERVICE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HER PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES INCLUDE RESOURCE TEACHER AT DEER PARK MIDDLE

MAGNET SCHOOL AND ENGLISH TEACHER AT BOTH SOUTHWEST ACADEMY AND DEER PARK. >> CONGRATULATIONS AND OUR FINAL APPOINTMENT FOR THIS EVENING IS ERIN WYATT. ERIN IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AT GENERAL JOHN STRICKLER MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH 15 YEARS OF SERVICE OUTSIDE OF CPS. HER PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES INCLUDE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION COACH AND SCIENCE TEACHER AND HARFORD COUNTY

PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO TEAM B CPS. >> THANK YOU, DOCTOR YARBROUGH AND

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

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BOARD'S MEETING. >> A MAXIMUM OF FIVE SPACES WILL BE ALLOCATED IN EACH OF THESE CATEGORIES. SCHOOL SYSTEM AFFILIATED GROUPS, UNIONS, NONPROFIT COMMUNITY GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS ARE STUDENTS SO THAT A DIVERSITY OF VIEWPOINTS RECEIVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD WHEN THERE ARE MORE REQUESTS AND AVAILABLE SPACES IN ANY OF THE CATEGORIES. FIRST PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NOT SPOKEN DURING THE PRIOR TO BOARD MEETINGS. WHEN THE SPACE IS RESERVED IN ANY OF THE FOUR CATEGORIES ARE NOT FILLED THOSE SPACES WILL BE OFFERED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS THROUGH THE WAITLIST SIGN UP SHEET IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BALTIMORE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT'S HOMELAND SECURITY UNIT AND THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL SAFETY. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE FOLLOWING SAFETY AND SECURITY PROTOCOLS TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF ALL ATTENDEES. PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE SEATED IN THE ROOM DURING THE MEETINGS.

INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED TO STAND SHOULD GO OUT INTO THE HALLWAY TO DO SO. PARTICIPANTS SHOULD NOT APPROACH THE TABLE UNLESS CALLED UPON TO SPEAK AND SHOULD NOT APPROACH THE DAIS. WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE CREATIVITY MANY HAVE SHOWN DURING THEIR PRESENTATIONS MEETING CEOS BROUGHT TO THE TABLE ARE LIMITED TO ELECTRONIC DEVICES. PRESENTATION PAPERS AND POSTERS NO LARGER THAN 11 BY 14IN. OTHER ITEMS SHOULD BE LEFT IN YOUR SEATS. INFORMATION TO BE GIVEN TO THE BOARD IS TO BE HANDED TO THE STAFF MEMBER WHO IS SEATED IN THE FRONT AREA OF THE MEETING SPACE. INFORMATION FOR OTHER PARTICIPANTS IS TO BE LEFT ON THE DESIGNATED TABLE OUTSIDE IN THE HALL. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY THAT REQUIRES AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE SUCH AS A LOCKOUT LOCK DOWN OR EVACUATION OF STAFF FROM THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL SAFETY WILL DIRECT PARTICIPANTS IF EVACUATING PARTICIPANTS WILL EXIT THROUGH THE REAR OR FRONT DOOR IN AN ORDERLY MANNER LEAVING THE BUILDING AND CROSS OVER TO THE PARKING LOT OR OTHER SAFE DISTANCE AS WARRANTED. 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 PERSONAL 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 BCP 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 CLOCK WHICH WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. >> PLEASE CONCLUDE YOUR REMARKS WHEN YOU HEAR THE TONE OR SEE THAT THE TIME HAS 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 I HAVE NOT SELECTED THE PUBLIC MAY SUBMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD MEMBERS VIA EMAIL AT. BOE BCP DOT ORG. MORE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON THE BOYS WEBSITE AT BCP.ORG. UNDER BOARD OF EDUCATION PARTICIPATION BY THE PUBLIC I NOW CALL ON OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AFFILIATE GROUPS TO SPEAK. OUR FIRST AND ONLY

SPEAKER IN THIS CATEGORY IS JANE LEE OF THE PTA COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE. >> GOOD EVENING.

EVENING DR. YARBOROUGH. VICE CHAIR HARVEY BOARD MEMBERS. I'M JANE LEE AND I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR LEADERSHIP FOR THE PTA COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE COUNTY. AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK FOR LESLIE AND YOU'LL FORGIVE ME BECAUSE I HAVE TO READ WHAT SHE WROTE AND I'M NOT USED TO THAT. WHILE SOME ARE JUST COMING BACK TO THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE AT PTA COUNCIL HAVE BEEN BUSY ALL YEAR INCLUDING THIS SUMMER. WE DON'T GET A SUMMER BREAK SO WE CONSIDER OURSELVES

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AND THIS PAST YEAR WE'VE REVIVED 25 NEW PIZZAS OR MORE NEWLY REVIVED PIZZAS. WE INTEND TO DO MORE THAN THAT THIS COMING YEAR. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE TAKEN PART IN A NUMBER OF BCP EVENTS OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. ON JULY 27TH RAMONA BASILIO, THE CHAIR OF OUR FAMILY SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE REPRESENTED THE COUNCIL AT THE BCP PARTNERSHIP FAIR. IT WAS AN OUTSTANDING EVENT WHICH GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND LET ATTENDEES KNOW ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PTA AND ITS ROLE AND THE PTA COUNCIL'S ROLE. ON AUGUST 17TH OUR PRESIDENT LESLIE WEBER AND SUE HAHN REPRESENTED THE BOARD TO THE BOARD PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION'S EQUITY COMMITTEE ON THE COUNCIL'S EQUITY EQUITY WORK. DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULT THIS OUR CHAIR OF JUSTICE EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE TYRONE WAS UNABLE TO LOG IN BUT WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT DOUG HANDY AND DR. SAVOY ARE WILLING TO MEET WITH HIM AND LESLIE TO CONTINUE OUR EQUITY RELATED DISCUSSIONS. ON AUGUST 19TH LESLIE WEBBER AND RAMONA TOOK PART IN THE BCP PEACE FEST. ANOTHER GREAT EVENT AND ONE AT WHICH WE THINK WE'VE TALKED PEOPLE INTO JOINING OUR BOARD AS WELL AS MET HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. OUR EFFORTS TO GET AND COMPLIANCE IS OUR MAIN GOAL THIS YEAR WE WILL BE STRIVING TO GET EVERY SCHOOL TO HAVE A PTA THAT'S FUNCTIONING WELL. WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'VE HAD TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU AND PARTICIPATE IN YOUR TASKFORCES, YOUR COMMITTEES AND YOUR EVENTS. AND OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE EVERY CHILD'S POTENTIAL A REALITY. AND WE FEEL THAT WORKING TOGETHER IN COLLABORATION WE

CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT CATEGORY OF SPEAKERS ARE OUR UNIONS AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS BILLY BURKE ON BEHALF OF CASE WHO WILL BE SPEAKING VIRTUALLY

.>> GOOD EVENING VICE CHAIRWOMAN MRS. HARVEY SUPERINTENDENT DR. YARBOROUGH AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT. I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY EXPRESSING MY APPRECIATION TO THE ADMINISTRATORS SUPER VISORS TEACHERS AND STAFF HERE AND BEEKEEPERS. AND I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT WHAT YOU DO IS THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB IN THE WORLD. THE UNION IS HERE TO BE YOUR VOICE SO YOU CAN CONCENTRATE ON YOUR JOB CASES. PRIORITIES REMAIN CONSTANT FAIR COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS REASONABLE WORK HOURS WORK LIFE BALANCE, ETHICAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND APPROPRIATE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT. THIS YEAR YOU WILL HEAR ME SPEAK ON FOUR CONSISTENT THEMES. ONE THE IMPACT OF THE STAFFING SHORTAGE AND STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THAT SHORTAGE. TWO SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFFING AND SUPPORTS. THREE SAFETY. AND FOUR WORK LIFE BALANCE FOR ALL CAST MEMBERS BUT SPECIFICALLY FOR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS REPRESENT THE MAJORITY OF CASE MEMBERS AND I HEAR FROM THEM DAILY THAT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE NOT REASONABLE AND RESOURCED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF STATE LAWS IN REGARD TO SPECIAL EDUCATION TESTING AND DISCIPLINE. YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO TEACH AND LEAD. HAVE A GREAT YEAR. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU AND YOU HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR ME. FOR YOU. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH OTHER TEACHERS AND LEADERS THAT UPLIFT YOU THIS YEAR. CENTER YOUR SELF-CARE AROUND ASKING FOR WHAT YOU NEED IN ORDER TO DO YOUR BEST WORK ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS CASE MEMBERS YOUR PRESENCE AND DEDICATION INSPIRE ALL OF US. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK DR.

EUROPE YARBOROUGH AND MISS CHARLIE GREEN FOR COLLABORATING WITH CASE AND TALKING HONESTLY ABOUT OUR CONCERNS. CASE IS GRATEFUL TO BE INCLUDED IN THE TRANSITION WORK. THERE IS REASON TO BE HOPEFUL MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF CASE. HAVE A GREAT YEAR. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IN THIS CATEGORY IS CINDY SEXTON

OF TEPCO. >> GOOD EVENING VICE CHAIR HARVEY, DR. YARBROUGH AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU

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KEEPING IN MIND THAT OUR STUDENTS LEARNING CONDITIONS ARE OUR TEACHERS WORKING CONDITIONS AND OF COURSE THAT OUR DECISIONS ARE ONE THAT WILL RETAIN THE EDUCATORS WE HAVE.

LET'S BE SURE WE SHOW THEM WITH OUR ACTIONS WE WANT THEM TO REMAIN AND BE KEEPS TO HELP THE SYSTEM BECOME THE WORLD CLASS SYSTEM WE ALL WANT. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF NEXT WEEK AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE NEED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM TO BE THERE FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT YEAR. THANK YOU. NEXT ARE THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY GROUPS. AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS LATONYA LIN, OUR ONLY SPEAKER OF THE

BALTIMORE COUNTY CHAPTER OF CONTINENTAL SOCIETIES INC. >> GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING.

THAT BOARD CHAIR VICE CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS LYNN LORING AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE BALTIMORE COUNTY CHAPTER THE CONTINENTAL SOCIETY THINK THE MISSION OF THE CONTINENTAL SOCIETY INC BALTIMORE COUNTY CHAPTER IS TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT EMPOWER CHILDREN TO HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY AND APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITIES TO REACH THEIR OPTIMUM POTENTIAL. THIS PROGRAM YEAR 2023, 2024, 24 THE BALTIMORE COUNTY CHAPTER CONTINENTAL SOCIETIES WILL FOCUS ON LITERACY DEVELOPMENT JUST ONE OF THE NATIONAL INITIATIVES THAT IS DEAR TO OUR NATIONAL PRESIDENT THE LET CAMPBELL IN CONTEMPORARY THINKING LITERACY IS DESCRIBED AS THE BASIC ABILITY TO READ AND WRITE. MANY FORMAL DEFINITIONS EXIST AS THE ABILITY READ, WRITE, SPEAK AND LISTEN IN A WAYS THAT LET US COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY AND MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD.

BALTIMORE COUNTY CHAPTER SUPPORTS THIS DEFINITION AND BELIEVE THAT IN ADDITION TO READING AND WRITING LITERACY AFFORDS YOUNG PEOPLE THE ABILITY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AT THE LEVELS OF PROFICIENCY NECESSARY FOR THEM TO FUNCTION SUCCESSFULLY ON THE JOB AND IN THE FAMILY AND IN SOCIETY. IN THIS REGARD THE BALTIMORE COUNTY WILL DESIGN PROGRAMS SUCH AS BOOK DRIVES READ A THONS POETRY CONTEST CONTESTS JUST TO NAME A FEW TO ENHANCE THE LITERACY SKILLS OF OUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH BY CONTINUING TO PARTNER WITH THE BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF BALTIMORE COUNTY.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE I CHILDREN COMMITMENT I CONCERN. AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS DR. GARBER.

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HAVE A GREAT EVENING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MS.. LOIS. >> OUR NEXT CATEGORY IS

INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS AND STUDENTS. >> AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SHARON SORRELLS. >> GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO START OFF BY GIVING A COMPLIMENT TO ONE OF YOUR SCHOOLS. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WALKING THE HALLS OF LANSDOWNE HIGH SCHOOL WHICH IS THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT MY BOTH OF MY KIDS GRADUATED FROM. AND I HAD THAT PLEASURE LAST WEEK.

THE REASON I'M COMPLIMENTING LANSDOWNE IS THE PRINCIPAL HAS SET UP A SYSTEM IN HER SCHOOL BUILDING THAT IF A CHILD, FOR INSTANCE HAS AN IEP AND THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MATH THAT THEY GET TO MATH CLASSES ONE WHICH TEACHES THE REGULAR CURRICULUM BUT AT A SLOWER PACE. AND THE OTHER IS A REMEDIAL MATH CLASS TO GET THOSE GAPS ADDRESSED. WHAT A CONCEPT. REASON I'M BRINGING THIS UP IS BECAUSE MOST OF MY HIGH SCHOOL CLIENTS ARE NOT GETTING THAT. WHAT THEY'RE GETTING IS A MODIFIED CLASS CURRICULUM OR REMEDIAL CLASS AND THEY'RE SIMPLY NOT MAKING PROGRESS. THAT CONCERNS ME. I WAS AT VIRTUALLY AT THE MARYLAND STATE BOARD THIS MORNING AS I HAD PUBLIC COMMENT TO DO AND I KNOW THEY RELEASED

THEIR MOST RECENT SCORES. OUR MATH SCORES HAVEN'T MOVED. THEY'RE STILL WAY DOWN. >> MAYBE THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE WAY WE'RE TEACHING OUR STUDENTS. I'M NOT SAYING THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE BAD TEACHERS. I KNOW A GREAT MANY WONDERFUL TEACHERS IN OUR COUNTY THAT GO OUT OF THEIR WAY AND DO A BEAUTIFUL JOB. I'VE ONLY TO LOOK AT MY OWN KIDS TO SEE HOW GOOD A JOB THEY DO. BUT WE NEED TO DO THINGS CONSISTENTLY ACROSS THE COUNTY AND NOT HAVE ONE SCHOOL GIVE THEIR STUDENTS SOMETHING BETTER THAN ANOTHER SCHOOL. IF WE WANT OUR IF WE'RE GOING TO CONCENTRATE ON SCORES ,IF WE'RE GOING TO CONCENTRATE ON IMPROVING THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM AGAIN, WE NEED TO LEAD WITH CONSISTENCY AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE CHILD GETS WHAT THEY NEED. AND THAT'S NOT HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. AND THAT'S AGAIN WHY I COME HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE THE CURRENT STUDENTS GET WHAT MY KIDS GOT AND BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS MY KIDS

ARE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DR. BASH FORUM. >> GOOD EVENING TO ALL.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU IDEA ABOUT THE UPS AND I. MY FAVORITE THAT RELATES TO EDUCATION. THE UNIONS IN UPS WERE ON STRIKE. THEY ASK A LOT OF MONEY. AND TODAY THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN RATIFIED WHICH REALLY INCREASES THE COST OF EACH EMPLOYEE IN UPS TO A HIGH LEVEL WHICH MEANS THE COMPANY WILL NOT MAKE ANY MONEY FOR THE WHOLE YEAR. MCDONALD, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS MAKING MONEY EVEN IN THE DARKEST DAY OF COVID. AUTOMATION SMART ADVERTISING, SMART MENUS AND THEY ARE DOING THAT. 7% DIVIDEND. I THINK OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM CAN BENEFIT OF THESE LESSONS. THE WAY I SEE IT ON THIS SIDE UNLESS YOU HAVE THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY OF HARDWARE

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CAME BACK IN SUMMER AND DID A MONTH OF VOLUNTEERING. >> I DON'T SEE ANYBODY REALLY GIVE

LARGE DONATIONS. >> THANK YOU, DR. FARROW. PLEASE STAY SEATED IF YOU WOULD. NEXT IS PUBLIC

COMMENT ON BOARD POLICY 80 TO 60 AND OUR ONLY SPEAKER IS DR. FARROW. MY COMPUTER IS DOWN. >> ALL RIGHT, SO MY COMPUTER DIED OFF. OH, YEAH. THIS MR. PUMPHREY THIS IS A CRITIQUE AND NOT CRITICISM. I REALLY LOVE YOUR COMMITTEE AND I APPRECIATE YOU. OKAY. THIS POLICY IN LINE 5 TO 8 SAYS THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS A BODY POLITIC .AND THEN LIKE THAT THEN IN LINE SIX IT SAYS INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS SHALL HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS COMMITTEE ETC.. AND THE WORST ONE COMES ON LINE 13 AND 15 AND THE BOARD SHALL NOT. THAT'S VERY STRONG SHALL NOT BE BOUND IN ANY WAY BY ANY ACTION OR STATEMENT. I UNDERSTAND THE ACTION. THE STATEMENT IS THE ONE THAT I DISAGREE. SO MY THOUGHT ABOUT THE WORD POLITIC TO THIS POLITIC IS NOT THE SAME AS 50 YEARS AGO WHEN I CAME TO BALTIMORE TO THIS POLITIC MEANS PEOPLE NOT REALLY TELLING THE TRUTH. IT HAS A BAD CONNOTATION. I SUGGEST THAT YOU USE SOMETHING LIKE THE GOVERNING BODY. THAT'S WHAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS. NEXT THING IS IT'S CLEARLY THAT BOARD MEMBERS ARE RELUCTANT TO SPEAK BY EMAIL OR IN MEETINGS OR TO STAND UP IN THEIR MEETING AND GIVE ANY LENGTHY PRESENTATIONS. I FEEL THAT BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SOME SILENT HIDDEN GAG ORDER THAT THEY WOULD NOT REALLY ANSWER EMAILS AND WILL NOT REALLY BE SPECIFIC EXCEPT ON RARE OCCASIONS. AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY WRONG. SO WITH THAT WHAT I RECOMMEND FOR YOU THE THIS POLICY DOES NOT CONVEY WHAT YOUR DUTY IS AND

THE RESPONSIBILITIES. >> IT DOES NOT AND DO NOT REALLY TELL ME THAT THERE ARE OTHER POLICIES THAT COVER WHEN WE THE PUBLIC SEE THIS POLICY. WE SEE THAT YOU ARE NOT REALLY SUPPOSED TO TALK STATEMENT. YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DECIDE FOR THE BOARD. I UNDERSTAND. AND THAT'S IT. IT DOESN'T TALK FOR INSTANCE ABOUT YOU ARE THE LEADER FOR THE EDUCATIONAL PROFESSION THAT YOU WILL STAND FOR THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF ETHICS, THAT YOU WILL PUT

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TOWARDS DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION. >> IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR VISION OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR THINGS. THIS POLICY ALSO REFERRED TO 8260 WHICH STATES THAT THE BOARD REFLECTS

THE ASPIRATION AND THE DESIRES OF THE CITIZENS. I REALLY DON'T SEE THAT MYSELF. >> I SEE

BASICALLY CONTRACTS THAT BOARDS POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS. >> THANK YOU. ACTIVE AROUND. >> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS EVENING. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE

[G. NEW BUSINESS - ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION (Board Counsel) (7:40 - 7:45 p.m.)]

AND AUTHORIZE MS. GO OVER TO SIGN FOR THOSE BOARD MEMBERS NOT PHYSICALLY PRESENT. >> SO MOVED FROM PONG. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SAVOY SECOND. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY

DISCUSSION? >> HEARING NONE. MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE? I'M ANNOUNCING. YES, MR. YOUNG? YES, MS.. FRIMPONG. YES, MR. LASKY? YES. MISS HIM? YES. MISS DRUMMOND? YES. MISS PUMPHREY? YES. DR. SAVOY. YES. MR. MCMILLIAN. YES. MISS BOOKER DWYER. YES, MISS HARVEY. YES.

THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS NEW

[H. NEW BUSINESS - BOARD POLICIES (Ms. Pumphrey) (7:45 - 7:55 p.m.)]

ON MS.. CHRISTINA PUMPHREY, CHAIR OF THE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE. >> THANK YOU.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE ASKS THAT THE BOARD ACCEPT THIS REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION TO WRITE TO RE ADOPT BOARD POLICY 8260. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AUTHORITY OF INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS. THIS POLICY IS PRESENTED TO YOU

ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA AS EXHIBIT H. >> MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION

OF THE BOARD'S POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR BOARD POLICY 8260 .>> SO MOVED FROM PONG. THANK YOU. NO SECOND IS NEEDED SINCE THE RECOMMENDATION COMES FROM THE COMMITTEE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE? MR. KAMINSKI? YES, MR. YOUNG.

YES, MS.. FRIMPONG. YES, MR. LASKI. YES. MISS HEN? YES, MR. CHAIRMAN. YES. MS. PUMPHREY YES .DR. SAVOY. YES. MR. MCMILLIAN. YES. MISS BOOKER DWYER. YES, MISS HARVEY. YES.

[I. REPORT - SUPERINTENDENT'S TRANSITION TEAM REPORT (Dr. Yarbrough) (7:55 - 8:15 p.m.)]

TRANSITION TEAM REPORT. >> AND FOR THAT I CALL ON DR. YARBROUGH. >> THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR HARVEY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY THIS EVENING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A OVERVIEW ON THE TRANSITION TEAM REPORT AND OUR NEXT STEPS. NEXT SLIDE

PLEASE. >> JUST AS A REMINDER, 39 PEOPLE WERE GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO LEND THEIR EXPERTISE TO TEAM BCP. THE GROUP CONSISTED OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, EXPERTS AND PARTNERS. THEY WORKED FOR 21 DAYS WITH A DEFINED SCOPE OF WORK AND WERE DIVIDED INTO FIVE COMMITTEES. THEIR PURPOSE WAS TO REVIEW MAJOR COMPONENTS ACROSS TEAM BCP TEACHING AND LEARNING OPERATIONS AND CULTURE AND CONTEXT. AFTER THEY HAD A SOLID UNDERSTANDING THEY WERE TO PRODUCE A PRODUCT THAT WAS A USER FRIENDLY OPERATIONAL REPORT THAT SUMMARIZED THEIR FINDINGS IDENTIFIED NO MORE THAN THREE SHORT TERM RECOMMENDATIONS AND 1 TO 2 LONG TERM RECOMMENDATIONS. THEIR PROCESS INCLUDED REVIEW OF ARTIFACTS, INTERVIEWS WITH LEADERSHIP OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS AS WELL AS INTERVIEWS WITH FOCUS

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GROUPS INCLUDING END USERS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. >> THE FIVE SUBCOMMITTEES WERE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CULTURE AND CLIMATE OPERATIONS TEACHING AND LEARNING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION. THE TEAM SPECIFICALLY LOOKED AT THE PURPOSE AND CURRENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY ALL GROUPS .THEY EXAMINED THE CURRENT STATE, DISCUSSED THE DESIRED STATE AND IDENTIFIED RECOMMENDATIONS THAT FILL THE GAP. NEXT STEP PLEASE. SO THE FIRST SUBCOMMITTEE IS TEACHING AND LEARNING. THE GOAL OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR INSTRUCTION IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE ACROSS TEAM BCBS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF TEACHERS TO DO THEIR BEST WORK ON A DAILY BASIS AND TO PROVIDE STUDENTS A RIGOROUS AND RESPONSE OF CURRICULUM. THE TRANSITION TEAM FINDINGS INCLUDE IT NEEDS IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS GROUPS. IMPROVEMENT NEEDED FOR TEACHER RETENTION AS WELL AS COORDINATION ACROSS DEPARTMENTS AND TEAM B CPS RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED PROVIDING CONSISTENT ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CREATING A ROBUST TEACHER RETENTION PLAN FOCUSED ON THOSE EARLY YEARS OF TEACHING AND ENSURING THAT OUR GOALS WERE ALIGNED WITH THE AIMS OF THE BLUEPRINT. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WITH RESPECT TO CULTURE AND CLIMATE, OUR GOAL ACROSS TEAM B CPS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE SAFE, RESPECTFUL AND INCLUSIVE FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS. ENSURING THAT SCHOOLS AND OFFICES WERE POSITIVE AND WELCOMING AS WELL AS SUPPORTING WELLNESS FOR ALL. THE FINDINGS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE INCLUDED WORK TO BE DONE TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS A SENSE OF BELONGING, NEEDS TO ENHANCE SAFETY FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND AGAIN COORDINATION ACROSS DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS REGARDING CLIMATE AND CULTURE IS AN AREA OF NEED .THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED DEVELOPING SEVERAL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THROUGHOUT TEAM B CPS TO IMPROVE CLIMATE AND CULTURE TO FOSTER MORE EFFORTS TO COORDINATE SCHOOL AND OFFICE COLLABORATION AS WELL AS A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMWIDE SAFETY SUPPORT PLAN IN THE AREA OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATE. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING IN A THOUGHTFUL WAY WITH ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNICATION IS OPEN AND EFFECTIVE ACROSS SCHOOLS AND OFFICES WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS. FINDINGS OF THE TEAM INCLUDED A NEED TO UPDATE OUR RESOURCES AND CENTRALIZE ACCESS FOR STAFF AS WELL AS EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS. INEFFICIENCY IN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OFFICES AND SCHOOLS SO A NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR OUR INTERNAL STEPS WERE MORE EFFICIENT AS WELL AS A NEED FOR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR MULTILINGUAL FAMILIES. RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED COMMUNICATION AND TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR ALL

STAFF. >> LAUNCHING A CAMPAIGN FOR STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE THAT THEY KNEW HOW TO ACCESS AND NAVIGATE OUR DIFFERENT RESOURCES. AND ESTABLISHING CLEAR COMMUNICATION EXPECTATIONS AND PROTOCOLS ACROSS TEAM B CPS IN THE AREA OF INFRASTRUCTURE. THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE STRATEGICALLY LEVERAGING RESOURCES SO THAT WE CAN ADVANCE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND OPERATIONS ENHANCEMENT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE INTENTIONAL COORDINATED EFFORTS TO ATTRACT, RECRUIT, RETAIN AND DEVELOP STAFF. FINDINGS INCLUDED AREAS OF NEED AROUND RETENTION FOR STAFF YEARS ONE THROUGH FIVE A NEED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NATIONALLY BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS AS WELL AS RESPOND TO AND PROVIDE UPDATES TO THE EXISTING HUMAN RESOURCES RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE TEAM AND INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDED HAVING SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION STAFF FOR THE NEW ERP PROGRAM ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AUTOMATION ACROSS TEAM B, CPS AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE

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TEACHER STIPENDS. >> AND THE FINAL AREA OF FOCUS WAS OPERATIONS WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY OF SCHOOL FACILITIES AS WELL AS MAKING SURE WE HAVE THAT WE HAVE HIGH QUALITY SCHOOL FACILITIES AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. FINDINGS CENTERED AROUND STAFF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS THAT WERE NEEDED FOR THE OPERATIONS SIDE AS WELL AS CONSISTENT DATA MONITORING RECOMMENDATIONS.

AGAIN POINTED TO A NEED FOR CONSISTENT HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES. THAT WE PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE NEW ERP PROGRAM THAT WILL FOCUS ON HIGH QUALITY DATA INTEGRITY AS WELL AS ALL SYSTEMS SPEAKING ACROSS B CPS AND STRONGER COLLABORATION WITH OUR GOVERNMENT PARTNERS AS THE TRANSITION TEAM WORKED ACROSS DIVISIONS AND OFFICES. THEY HIGHLIGHTED FIVE OVERARCHING THEMES. NUMBER ONE A NEED FOR DOCUMENT AND STRATEGY COHERENCE MEANING THAT OUR DOCUMENTS NEED TO BE ALIGNED TO THE STRATEGIES THAT WE ARE CHOOSING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AS A SCHOOL SYSTEM CULTURE OF COMMUNICATION AND INCLUSION. THE REPORT SPOKE TO A NEED FOR US TO HAVE A FOCUSED AND COORDINATED AND COORDINATED EFFORTS AROUND IMPROVING CLIMATE AND MORALE AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL STAFF AND STUDENTS FELT INCLUDED SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE TEACHER.

THIS WAS DIRECTLY IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES OF TEAM B CPS ENSURING ENHANCED SAFETY MEASURES IN SCHOOLS AS WELL AS MOVING FORWARD WITH PLANNED INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES .DATA DIAGNOSIS THE NEED TO ALWAYS IDENTIFY WHAT OUR PROGRESS MONITORING IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE AS WELL AS COURSE CORRECT WHEN NEEDED WAS IDENTIFIED AS AN OVERARCHING THEME ACROSS DEPARTMENTS. AND FINALLY THE ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS CYCLE. IT IS THE BELIEF OF THE TEAM THAT THIS THIS PROCESS THAT WAS USED FOR THIS TRANSITION REPORT IS A GOOD PROCESS AND IS THE PROCESS THAT TEAM BALTIMORE BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHOULD ENGAGE IN ON A REGULAR BASIS TAKING THE TIME TO ENGAGE ACROSS DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS TO FIND OUT THE CURRENT STATE AND THE DESIRED STATE WAS A PRACTICE THAT WAS RECOMMENDED. OUR NEXT STEPS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING NO LATER THAN AUGUST 31ST WE WILL SHARE THE FULL TRANSITION REPORT WITH ALL MEMBERS OF TEAM B CPS. A COMMUNITY MESSAGE WILL BE SENT OUT AND INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED TO THE WEBSITE WITH GUIDANCE WITHIN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF THE REPORT. CABINET AS WELL AS DIVISIONS WILL REVIEW THE SHORT TERM RECOMMENDATIONS AND DECIDE ON NEXT STEPS. THOSE DECISIONS WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. 60 DAYS LATER WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING OUR ACCEPTED SHORT TERM RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL AS SHARING A TIMELINE ON OUR WEBSITE AND 90 TO 120 DAYS FOLLOWING. WE WILL HAVE A PLAN DEVELOPED FOR THE LONGER TERM RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE PROVIDED BY THE TRANSITION TEAM AS WELL AS PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR REVIEW AND MEASURE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION. SPECIFICALLY THE IMPACT OF THE SHORT TERM RECOMMENDATION PLANS AND ADJUST AS NECESSARY. ALL OF THIS INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO TEAM BEEKEEPERS AND POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CO-CHAIRS OF THE TRANSITION TEAM DR. DOUGLAS ANTHONY AS WELL AS MS.. JILL SNELL AS WELL AS ALL OF THE 39 MEMBERS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS THAT GAVE OF THEIR TIME, THEIR EXPERTISE IN SERVICE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO VICE CHAIR HARVEY OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DR. YARBOROUGH FOR THAT REPORT. ARE

THERE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. MCMILLIAN? >> I THINK IT'S AN EXCELLENT. EXCUSE ME. I THINK IT'S AN EXCELLENT IDEA. THE TRANSITION TEAM INVOLVING ALL THESE DIFFERENT PEOPLE I UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF GOALS BUT MY CONCERN IS AS WE FRAME THIS HOW ARE WE PROTECTING

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DO WE PROTECT AGAINST THAT? >> WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION, MR. MCMILLIAN. I THINK THAT GOES TO THE TRANSITION TEAM'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE A ONE AND DONE THAT WE SHOULD BE IN A PROCESS WHERE WE'RE ALWAYS EXAMINING WHAT'S HAPPENING ACROSS TEAM BY CPS. AND I THINK THE BEAUTY OF HAVING A TRANSITION TEAM OR A TEAM SIMILAR TO THAT WHEN YOU HAVE INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS AND THE INTERNAL EXPERTS WHO KNOW THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING AND YOU BRING IN SOME OUTSIDE EXPERTS WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES THAT I THINK THOSE TWO THINGS COUPLED WILL HELP US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING A TOTAL AND COMPLETE PICTURE OF WHAT IS OCCURRING IN TEAM B CPS AS WELL AS ACTING ON SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY TO BE ENGAGING

WITH A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS ON A REGULAR BASIS TO HEAR THE FEEDBACK OF TEAM B CPS. >>

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THAT'S A VERY THOUGHTFUL ANSWER. THANK YOU MISS HEN. >> THANK YOU MADAM VICE CHAIR. AND THANK YOU DR. YARBOROUGH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THE TRANSITION TEAM. THIS PRESENTATION AND THE EXCELLENT SUMMARY WE RECEIVED.

MY QUESTION IS CAN YOU SPEAK TO ANY IDEAS THAT WERE NEW TO YOU, DR. YARBOROUGH, AS THAT CAME OUT OF THE TRANSITION TEAM? A LOT OF THESE THEMES ARE THINGS THAT WE'VE HEARD BEFORE UNSURPRISINGLY. BUT ANY NEW IDEAS THAT YOU CAN SHARE WITH US THAT CAME OUT OF THIS GROUP? THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION MISS. I AM HAPPY TO DO A FOLLOW UP ON NEW IDEAS IN TERMS OF THE SUMMARY THAT I SHARED. BUT IT'S NOT THAT THOSE IDEAS WERE NEW NECESSARILY BUT I THINK THEY ARE AFFIRMED AND CONFIRMED THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THAT THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE BEEN RECEIVING FROM THE COMMUNITY MEET AND GREETS PUTTING THAT IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR DATA ANALYSIS THAT WE'VE DONE ALL OF THE CONVERSATIONS WITH BUILDING LEADERS AS WELL AS CENTRAL OFFICE LEADERS. I THINK HAVING THIS KIND OF THIS MIXED METHOD IF YOU WILL APPROACH THAT THE TRANSITION TEAM TOOK HELPED US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IN TERMS OF THINGS THAT WERE NEW. I WOULD SAY WHILE I DON'T WANT TO GET AHEAD OF THE RELEASE OF THE FULL REPORT, YOU KNOW, THE GROUP WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY SOME SPECIFIC SPACES THAT WE NEED TO LOOK TOWARDS AS WE MOVE FORWARD WHICH I THINK IS VERY HELPFUL. I SHARED A LITTLE BIT OF THAT IN THE OVERVIEW SPECIFICALLY I'M SPEAKING ABOUT ERP IMPLEMENTATION AND THE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING IN THAT AND WHAT STEPS DO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING SO THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD SUCCESSFULLY. THEY ALSO SPOKE ABOUT THE BLUEPRINT AND MAKING SURE THAT ANY NEXT STEPS WE TAKE AS A SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE AN EYE TOWARDS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT THE LAW CALLS FOR. SO THOSE WOULD BE TWO AREAS THAT I WOULD POINT OUT AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO A FOLLOW UP WITH SOME ADDITIONAL SPECIFICS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE FOURTH REPORT. THANK YOU FOR THAT RESPONSE. I JUST HAVE ONE FOLLOW UP AND IF THIS IS IN THE FULL REPORT I CAN WAIT ON THAT. BUT I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHETHER THERE WERE ANY SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE CONTINUED USE OF VIRTUAL LEARNING AS AN ALTERNATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT THRIVING IN THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM SETTING. I DON'T RECALL THAT. SO I'LL HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH

YOU ON THAT. I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU MISHAN. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO MISS BOOKER DWYER, DR. YARBROUGH, WILL YOU EXPLAIN FOR THE PUBLIC WHAT YOUR

IMPLEMENTATION IS? >> YES. SPECIFICALLY ERP IS REALLY IT IS OUR SYSTEM THAT GOVERNS ALL OF THE BUSINESS PRACTICES ACROSS OUR TEAM. BCP HEATH SPECIFICALLY PAYROLL HUMAN RESOURCES, MISSING OF DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL OLOGY AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR DATA IS IN LINE AND ALL OF WE HAVE HIGH QUALITY DATA INTEGRITY AND ALL OF THE

PROGRAMS SPEAK TO EACH OTHER IS WHAT ERP DOES. >> THANK YOU. MS. BOOKER DWYER THANK YOU. SO I'M EXCITED BY THE TRANSITION REPORT AND THE TEAM THAT YOU'VE PULLED TOGETHER FOR THIS. AND SO I JUST HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. I KNOW THE TEAM CAME UP WITH SEVERAL AREAS SEVERAL

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WAYSIDE AS WELL. SO SO THAT'S ALSO JUST SOMETHING I WANT TO KEEP ON THE FOREFRONT. >> ABSOLUTELY. AND I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT COHERENCE IS DEFINITELY ONE OF OUR GOALS IN TERMS OF SCHOOL BASED STAFF. IT WOULD BE OUR HOPE THAT SCHOOL BASED STAFF SEE AS A RESULT OF US IMPLEMENTING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THINGS ARE IMPROVING FOR THEM. BUT THAT REALLY AS CENTRAL OFFICES WE WRAP OUR ARMS AROUND THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AND DECIDE ON

WHAT THOSE BEST NEXT STEPS ARE .>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. YOUNG DR.

YARBROUGH, IF I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY YOU MENTIONED THAT THEY SAID THAT THIS SHOULDN'T BE REALLY A ONE AND DONE PROCESS, CORRECT? CORRECT. SO DID THEY PROVIDE ANY RECOMMENDATION? AS FOR WHAT THE NEXT GROUP THAT COMES BACK SHOULD LOOK LIKE AS FAR AS

WHETHER THE SAME PEOPLE NEW PEOPLE AN EXPANDED SCOPE. >> THEY DID NOT. I THINK WHAT THEY WERE REALLY POINTING TO IS ALL OF THE FEEDBACK NOT ONLY THE FEEDBACK YOU KNOW, FROM THEMSELVES AS A MEMBER OF THE TEAM BUT AS THEY WENT OUT AND ENGAGED IN THEIR FOCUS GROUPS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE REALLY REFLECTED AND SHARED WITH THEM ENJOYING BEING A PART OF THE PROCESS AND FEELING THAT TO THE DEGREE THAT WE ARE ALWAYS ENGAGING WITH STAKEHOLDER AND HEARING THEIR FEEDBACK THAT WOULD HELP US IN TERMS OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. AND SO THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS MORE BROAD BUT IT WAS SPECIFIC IN TERMS OF CREATING A PROCESS WHERE WE ARE EXAMINING DOCUMENTS AS WELL AS YOU KNOW, ENGAGING WITH PEOPLE IS A STRONG FORMAT THAT WORKS AND THEY WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU KNOW, WE DO THIS BEYOND JUST THE TRANSITION TIME THAT WE COME BACK TO PEOPLE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WORKING ACROSS TEAM CPS AND WHAT'S NOT. AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE MUST IMPLEMENT

.>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL THE DELIBERATENESS WITH WHICH THIS WORK WAS DONE AND THE

AGGRESSIVE TIMELINE FOR MOVING THROUGH THIS PROCESS. >> WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A MORAL IMPERATIVE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CHILD WHO ATTENDS A SCHOOL GETS A QUALITY AND EQUITABLE EDUCATION AND I BELIEVE THAT THE STEPS THAT THE THE TRANSITION TEAM CAME UP WITH AND YOUR SUBSEQUENT RECOMMENDATIONS WILL START THE PROCESS OF MOVING US THERE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING FUTURE REPORTS ON HOW WE'RE DOING.

THANK YOU. I'M SORRY I MISSED THE LAST HE HAS ONE QUICK COMMENT. JUST IN TERMS OF THE ERP IMPLEMENTATION WHICH SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING AND VERY EFFICIENT. IT MIGHT BE AND MAYBE WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING THIS OR I'M SORRY TO BE REPETITIVE BUT TO REALLY

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EFFICIENT. >> THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. THANKS. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS

[J. WORK SESSION - PROPOSED FY2025 STATE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST (Mr. Dixit) (8:15 - 8:55 p.m.)]

JUST TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY, WE PRESENTED INTRODUCED WE INTRODUCED THE STATE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST 2025 TO YOU IN THE LAST MEETING. WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT THE WORK SESSION INFORMATION. I REPEAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I SHARED WITH YOU GO OVER THE CHANGES THAT WE HAVE MADE AND WHY THOSE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE AND ALSO THIS THIS SCHEDULE AND GO OVER THE SPREADSHEET. SO WITH THAT AS I SHARED LAST TIME, THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SOURCES OF FUNDING CAPITAL PROGRAM FOR STATE AND THE CAPITAL COUNTY PROGRAM. CAPITAL FUNDS ARE PROVIDED ANNUALLY BY THE STATE. AND ONCE IN TWO YEARS BY THE COUNTY THE CURRENT PLAN THAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU FOR APPROVAL IS FOR F Y 2025 AND FOR STATE THE NUMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED THEY WILL EVOLVE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THEY'LL BE UPDATED. AND WHEN WE COME TO YOU NEXT TIME FOR OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION WE'LL SHARE THAT NUMBER WITH YOU. THE REASON FOR IS IS THE REVIEWS BY COUNTY AND STATE FISCAL PARTNERS AND ALSO THE LATEST COST ESTIMATE DATA ARE AVAILABLE IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE DESIGN. THE THE ATTACHMENTS THAT YOU HAVE IS THE FINAL BOARD APPROVED F Y 2024 COUNTY CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST FORM THAT BOARD APPROVED IN LAST JANUARY. THE SECOND EXHIBIT IS THE PROPOSED F Y 2025 STATE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST. AND THE THIRD EXHIBIT IS THE STATE AND COUNTY BUDGET IS SCHEDULED FOR 2025. LOT OF THIS INFORMATION GETS CONFUSING SO WE'LL SORT IT OUT AS MUCH AS I CAN. THE 2025 BUDGET REQUEST WILL BE SUBMITTED AND APPROVED. THIS IS THE COUNTY ONE IN THE IN THE DECEMBER-JANUARY TIME FRAME. ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN FULLY FUNDED THEY HAVE BEEN OR THEY HAVE RECEIVED PLANNING APPROVAL BY THE STATE IN IF BY 2024. THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM F Y 2025 REQUEST. AND THE PRIORITIES HAVE BEEN READJUSTED ACCORDINGLY. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE PRIORITY FROM WHAT BOARD HAD APPROVED THE PROJECTS INCLUDED IN 2020 FY REQUESTS. THAT IS HERE ARE SIMILAR TO THE F Y 2024 SUBMISSION FOR THE STATE WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES. AND I'LL GIVE YOU THE REASON FOR THE CHANGES. DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCOTTS BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THEN DARK HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION. THEY WILL BE FULLY FUNDED THROUGH BUILD TO LEARN ACT FUNDS AND THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS SUBMISSION. PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED FROM 2024 COUNTY CAPITAL REQUEST ARE NORTHEAST AREA HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION. THE THE FUNDS SHOWN HERE ARE THE REMAINING CAPITAL NEED AFTER DEPLETING THE BUILD TO LEARN ACT FUNDS WHICH IS TOWSON HIGH SCHOOL. YOU WILL SEE A LITTLE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE ADDED EVEN AFTER WE USE ALL THE BUILD TO LEARN ACT FUNDS. FUNDS .LOCAL PLANNING APPROVAL WAS OBTAINED LAST YEAR FROM DELANEY HIGH SCHOOL. SOME OF THE SYSTEMIC PROJECTS THAT ARE CLASSIFIED AS INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR THAT ARE NOT SHOWN WERE FUNDED EITHER THROUGH THE STATE'S CAPITAL PROGRAM OR THROUGH THE HEALTHY SCHOOL FACILITY FUND. AND THEREFORE THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS REQUEST. THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS HAVE BEEN ADDED THESE ARE THE SYSTEMIC PROJECTS SEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MECHANICAL SYSTEM UPGRADE TIMBER GROW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MECHANICAL SYSTEM UPGRADE PRETTY BOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MECHANICAL

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EDGEMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROOF REPLACEMENT. EASTERN TECH HIGH SCHOOL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UPGRADE. WINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MECHANICAL SYSTEM UPGRADE AND ROOF REPLACEMENT.

WOODBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MECHANICAL SYSTEM UPGRADE. MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROOF REPLACEMENT. WILLA CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROOF REPLACEMENT. SEVENTH DISTRICT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MECHANICAL SYSTEM UPGRADE ONE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROOF REPLACEMENT AND HAIR FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ROOF REPLACEMENT. IN ADDITION TO THAT I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER SOME OF THE COLUMNS THAT ARE IN THIS SPREADSHEET. THE THE BOARD EXHIBIT PRIORITY ORDER COLUMN THIS LISTS THE PRIORITY ORDERS FOR EACH PROJECT. THE SECOND COLUMN IS THE NAME OF SCHOOL. THE THIRD COLUMN IS THE AREA WHICH SHOWS WHERE THE THEY ARE FROM THE SOUTHWEST NORTHWEST CENTRAL SOUTHEAST OR SOUTHWEST AREA. AND THE PROJECT COLUMN SHOWS THE TYPE OF PROJECT BEING PROPOSED AT THAT SCHOOL. TYPE OF APPROVAL WHICH IS AS PER THE SPEED PROCESS. IT SHOWS WHETHER THE REQUEST IS FOR LOCAL PLANNING OR FOR FUNDING.

FUNDING MEANS THE CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FARMS PERCENTAGES AND IN THE NEXT COLUMN THEN THE COLUMN WAS TOTALS STATE FUNDING SHARE THAT REPRESENTS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDING BEING REQUESTED OF THE STATE. PRIOR STATE FUNDING COLUMN REPRESENTS THE AMOUNT OF STATE FUNDING APPROVED IN PREVIOUS YEAR FOR THAT PROJECT AND THE STATE FUNDING REQUEST REPRESENTS THE AMOUNT OF STATE FUNDING RECOMMENDED BY PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM TO THE INNER AGENCY COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL. STATE FUNDING REQUESTS HAVE Y 2026 REPRESENTS THE AMOUNT OF STATE FUNDING FOR F Y 2026 FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT BASED ON CASH FLOW AND THEY WERE SEVERAL FOOTNOTES AND I'LL GO OVER SOME OF THE FOOTNOTES SO THAT WE HAVE BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THAT FOOTNOTE THREE EXPLAINS THAT THE STATE FUNDING MAY BE SPREAD OVER MULTIPLE YEARS TO ALIGN WITH CASH FLOW PROJECTIONS FOR EXPLAINS THAT BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT IS BEING INCLUDED BECAUSE IT MAY REQUIRE FUNDS THROUGH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN ADDITION TO BUILD TO LEARN FUND. FOOTNOTE FIVE EXPLAINS THAT THESE PROJECTS ARE EXPECTED TO INCLUDE INCLUDING THE OPEN SPACE CLASSROOMS. NUMBER SIX EXPLAINS THAT THE AMOUNT INDICATED HERE FOR TEACHERS IN HIGH SCHOOL IS THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF FUNDING NEEDED TO SUPPLEMENT THE BUILD TO LEARN ACT FUNDING. FOOTNOTE SEVEN EXPLAINS THAT B PRIORITIES FOR THE SYSTEMIC PROJECTS LISTED SIX THROUGH 21 ARE SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENT BY THE SUPERINTENDENT IF IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST IN SUPPORTING THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM. THE BOARD WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THERE ANY CHANGE MADE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT THROUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT BULLETIN. FOOTNOTE NUMBER EIGHT EXPERIENCE THAT THIS PROJECT WILL COMPLY WITH THE MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST REQUIREMENT AND THEN VIOLATE THE NEW BUILDING. SO THIS IS THE EXPLANATION OF THE SPREADSHEET .WE HAD ASKED BOARD TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS. THERE WERE TWO QUESTIONS RECEIVED AND I'LL SHARE THAT QUESTION WITH YOU AND OUR RESPONSE. IT IS INCLUDED IN THE BOARD DOC IF I RECALL CORRECTLY. THE FIRST QUESTION IS THAT THE REPLACEMENT OUTHOUSE IN HIGH SCHOOL HAD $83 MILLION IN THE FY 2024 AND THE AMOUNT HAS BEEN CHANGED IN 25 TO 30 MILLION AND THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A RENOVATION AND EXPANSION. SO THE RESPONSE TO THAT IS THAT THE STATE SHARE OF $83 MILLION WAS CALCULATED BASED ON THE COST FACTOR OF THE LAST YEAR STATE COST FACTOR BASED ON THE CURRENT FORMULA THE THE AMOUNT CALCULATED ON

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WRITE IT DOWN AND GET BACK TO YOU LATER ON. >> THANK YOU. MR. DIXIT, WE DO HAVE SOME

QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. FIRST WE'LL TAKE QUESTIONS FROM MS.. HEN. >> THANK YOU, MADAM VICE CHAIR AND GOOD EVENING, MR. DIXIT. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD SUBMITTED. I DID HAVE A FOLLOW UP REGARDING TOLSON AND REGARDING PROJECT FUNDING IN GENERAL. WHERE CAN THE BOARD REVIEW THE TOTAL FUNDING BOTH STATE AND LOCAL FOR ALL OF OUR PROJECTS IN THE PORTFOLIO? IN OTHER WORDS, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DIFFERENCE IS BEING ALLOCATED THROUGH BUILD TO LEARN WHICH IS ALSO A STATE FUND BUT THERE ARE MULTIPLE STATE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUNDS. IS THERE ANYWHERE THAT THE BOARD AND PUBLIC MORE IMPORTANTLY CAN REVIEW WHAT PROJECTS ARE IN THE PIPELINE AND WHERE THOSE SOURCES

OF FUNDING CAN BE FOUND? >> SO THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION.

MOORE GETS A DETAIL BINDER WHEN WE SUBMIT THE REQUEST TO STATE AND THAT HAS ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN HERE. THE DETAILED WORKSHEET INCLUDING COST BREAKDOWN AND INCLUDING ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS FOR FUTURE AND CURRENT ENROLLMENT PROJECTION.

SO THAT'S ONE PLACE THE SPREADSHEET THAT WE SHARE WITH YOU FOR STATE AND COUNTY BUDGETARY REQUEST HAVE JUST ABOUT ALL THE COSTS THAT YOU CAN THINK OF INCLUDED IN THOSE SPREADSHEET AND THEY ARE PART OF BOARD DOC SO THEY ARE AVAILABLE. OKAY BUT THOSE AREN'T AVAILABLE. I APOLOGIZE THOSE AREN'T AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. WHERE CAN THE PUBLIC FIND THAT INFORMATION AS WELL AS THE PRIORITIZATION OF THE PROJECTS OF MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT OUR OUR OUR BUDGET REQUEST IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT AND IT IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE ALSO.

CORRECT AND THANK YOU. I UNDERSTAND THAT FOR THIS SPREADSHEET I'M I'M ASKING WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN REVIEW ALL PROJECTS AND TO SEE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDING BECAUSE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SEE OKAY 80 MILLION FROM BUILD TO LEARN 30 MILLION FROM CIP AND REALLY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE VARIOUS STATE FUNDING SOURCES BECAUSE THIS DOCUMENT WHILE

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THIS IS THIS JUST REFLECTS THE CIP. >> YES. SO THESE ARE THESE ARE THE DOCUMENTS SOURCE THERE ARE SEVERAL SOURCES WE PROBABLY CAN FIND INFORMATION THIS IS A REQUEST WHICH EVENTUALLY GETS CONVERTED INTO AN APPROVAL DOCUMENT FROM THE IEC AND THAT HAS COST NUMBERS. SO THAT'S ONE SOURCE FOR THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO GENERAL PUBLIC AND WE PROVIDE AS MUCH POSSIBLE AS WE CAN ON THE BCP AS WEBSITE I HAVE MR. PLAYED WITH ME AND IF I MISSED ANYTHING PLEASE SHARE

WITH THE BOARD I THINK YOU COVERED ALL THE EXAMPLES. >> THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU AND MY LAST QUESTION AND AND I'M MINDFUL OF THE FACT THAT OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS AS WELL HAS TO DO WITH THE PRIORITIZATION. MR. DIXIT CAN YOU CLARIFY THE ORDER OF PROJECTS BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF THE APPROVALS ARE FOR LIMITED PLANNING OR LOCAL PLANNING RATHER AND SOME ARE FOR ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION. SO TO SEE ALL OF THE PROJECTS ON ONE LIST PRIORITIZE LIKE THIS. IS THAT THE ORDER IN WHICH PLANNING HAPPENS? I KNOW WE DON'T FOCUS ON JUST ONE PROJECT AT A TIME BUT CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT PROCESS? IT WOULD SEEM THAT WE WOULD HAVE TWO LISTS RIGHT PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING PLANNED AND PROJECTS THAT ARE ACTIVELY BEING BUILT. SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE PRIORITIZATION AND HOW THAT

WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE PLAYED OUT. >> SO IF ONE LOOKS AT THE COUNTY PLAN WHICH HAS MORE DETAILS ON THE PRIORITY AND WHICH ALSO HAS FUNDING FOR DESIGN, THAT'S THE PRIORITY WHICH REALLY IS COMING FROM MY PAST FROM SUPERINTENDENTS CONVERSATION WITH COMMUNITY OUR DIALOG HERE RIGHT HERE IN THE BOARD MEETING WITH OUR CONVERSATION WITH COUNTY AND STATE FISCAL PARTNERS COMBINATION OF ALL OF THIS AND DETERMINES THE PRIORITY THAT YOU HAVE IN COUNTY PLAN AND ONCE THE FUNDING IS APPROVED AND THE COUNTY BUDGET FOR DESIGN AND DESIGN GETS TO A CERTAIN LEVEL THEN IT'S INCLUDED IN THE STATE REQUEST THAT YOU ARE SEEING. SO IT IS A COMPLEX PROCESS WHICH YOU TRY TO SIMPLIFY BY TALKING HERE AND

BY PRESENTING IN DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING. >> THANK YOU MR. DIXIT ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OR MS. FROM PAUL UM, JUST A I GUESS A GENERAL SLASH SPECIFIC QUESTION. THE NUMBER FIVE PRIORITY NORTHWEST AREA CTE CENTER YOU MENTIONED YOU MENTIONED THAT IT IS PLANNING CORRECT? SO TYPICALLY I GUESS WHAT IS THAT TIMEFRAME BETWEEN WHEN WE CAN ACTUALLY START TO SEE I GUESS MONEY SET ASIDE FOR THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION AND THAT'S A PROJECT THAT WE STARTED ABOUT 12 MONTHS AGO. THE EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATION WHICH IS THE PREDESIGNED DOCUMENT THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED COUNTY HAS PROVIDED FUNDS FOR THE DESIGN. WE ARE GOING TO BE STARTING SELECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL TEAM SOON AND SO IN THE NEXT NEXT MEETING THEN WHEN WE COME TO YOU IN DECEMBER JANUARY TIMEFRAME WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT MORE PROGRESS ON THAT PROJECT. THE CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW IS TO FIND A SITE A SITE HAS TO BE FOUND BEFORE WE

START THE DESIGN WORK WELL WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT PROJECT .>> THANK YOU. MS. FROM PONG

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. MR.. SO I'D LIKE TO CONCLUDE BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP THAT DR. YARBROUGH HAS PROVIDED IN PREPARING THIS THIS CAPITAL PROGRAM AND WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR IT AND THE FUNDING PARTNERS, THE STATE AND COUNTY PARTICULARLY COUNTY WHO HAS BEEN VERY KIND TO US AND WORK WITH US IN SOME OF THESE DIFFICULT PROJECTS. SO I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME AND MY TEAM CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT TEAM AND PLANNING TEAM HEADED BY MR. PLATE AND MR. PAUL TAYLOR HE'S HERE SOMEPLACE SO IT'S AND ALSO THE TEAM FROM MR. HEARTLESS ORGANIZATION THAT HAVE HELPED

US PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH .THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA

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WILL START WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. >> MR. MCMILLIAN PLEASE PROCEED. OUR NEXT MEETING IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH AT 430. WE'VE TAKEN A BREAK OVER THE SUMMER SO WE'RE GOING TO RESUME ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH AT 430. SO PLEASE TURN OFF AND TUNE IN

VIRTUALLY. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MCMILLIAN WE'LL MOVE TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. MR. MINSKY YES. OUR NEXT BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE VIRTUALLY 530 SEPTEMBER 20TH

AND PLEASE TURN IN NEXT IS THE BUILDING AND CONTRACTS COMMITTEE. >> WE WILL MEET ON SEPTEMBER 11TH AT 5 P.M. VIRTUALLY AND WE HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL JOIN US TO LEARN ABOUT

OUR CONTRACT PROCESS. >> THANK YOU. WE'LL ALSO MOVE ON TO THE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE. IS THERE A SPOKESPERSON FOR J A FOR CURRICULUM? OUR NEXT OUR NEXT QUESTION YEAH OUR OUR NEXT MEETING FOR CURRICULUM IS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH AT 430 ALSO VIRTUAL PLEASE TUNE IN

AGAIN. >> THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO EQUITY COMMITTEE DR. SAVOY YES, THE EQUITY COMMITTEE MET VIRTUALLY AUGUST 17TH AT 4 P.M.. WE WERE VERY PRIVILEGED TO LISTEN TO AN EXEMPLARY AND DISTINCTIVE PRESENTATION FROM MISS LESLIE WEBBER AND SHE TALKED ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATIONS. MANY THANKS TO MR. DOUGLASS HANDY AND MR. HORN FOR FACILITATING THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 14TH AT 5 P.M. THROUGH TEAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THE LEGISLATIVE AND GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

COMMITTEE MISS BOOKER DWYER SO THERE'S NO UPDATES AT THIS TIME. >> WE'VE JUST I WAS JUST APPOINTED COMMITTEE CHAIR SO WE'RE GETTING IT TOGETHER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THEN WE HAVE OUR POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE MS. PUMPHREY ALONG WITH POLICIES THAT WERE ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR REVIEW FOR THE 2324 SCHOOL YEAR COMMENTS AND CONCERNS OF BOARD MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS WERE TAKEN INTO CONSIDER AND ADDITIONAL POLICIES WERE ADDED TO THE LIST FOR REVIEW AS NEEDED THIS LIST OF POLICIES TO BE REVIEWED THE SCHOOL YEAR IS POSTED ON BOARD DOCS AND A LINK IS ALSO POSTED ON THE BCBS WEBSITE UNDER OF EDUCATION TAB BOARD POLICIES AND SUPERINTEND ANCE RULES. OUR FIRST PRC MEETING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 18TH AT 430. THANK YOU MS. PUMPHREY NEXT OUR AGENDA ITEMS BOARD MEMBERS IF YOU HAVE AGENDA ITEMS FOR OUR UPCOMING MEETINGS FOR CONSIDERATION PLEASE LET US KNOW. MS. BOOKER DWYER YEP. I HAVE A FEW AGENDA ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE IS AGENDA ITEM IMPACT SCORES AND REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT ARE THE STANDARDS THE STUDENTS DID WELL ON WHAT ARE THE STANDARDS AS STUDENTS NEED MORE SUPPORT ON AND WHAT ARE THEY REALLY LOOKING AT THE ROOT CAUSES OF WHY STUDENTS DID NOT MASTER CERTAIN STANDARDS AND WHAT ARE WE DOING THIS YEAR TO ADDRESS

THAT? >> THE SECOND AGENDA ITEM IS BLUEPRINT. SO WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FIVE PILLARS AND THIS ISN'T SOMETHING YOU KNOW I'M LOOKING AT THIS TO BE ADDRESSED OVER A SERIES OF BOARD MEETINGS OR WHETHER IT'S A STANDING AGENDA ITEM WHERE EVERY BOARD MEETING WE ADDRESS ONE OF THE PILLARS OR ONE OF THE COMPONENTS IN THE PILLAR TO SEE

WHERE WE ARE, HOW THAT ALIGNS TO OUR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT. >> THE THIRD AGENDA ITEM IS CONCERNING ESSER FUNDS WE KNOW THAT THOSE FUNDS ARE THERE WILL BE THEY WILL BE EXPIRING SOON AND SO WHAT SERVICES WILL BE STOPPED AND CONTINUED? WHAT WAS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR USE OF THOSE ESSER FUNDS? WHAT WAS OUR RETURN ON INVESTMENTS? AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THOSE. ESSER FUNDS AND THEN JUST THE TRANSITION PLAN IN WHERE WE ARE WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT. AND SO ONCE AGAIN NOT TO ADDRESS AT THE VERY NEXT BOARD MEETING BUT AS WE LOOK OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW BOARD MEETINGS TO LOOK AT THE RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENTATION AND STATUS. THANK YOU. MS. HAN THANK YOU.

SEVERAL OF MINE MS. BOOKER DWYER TOUCHED UPON SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE I AM AGAIN REQUESTING STANDING AGENDA ITEMS FOR UPDATES FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT ON THE FOUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL SAFETY AND CLIMATE STAFFING AND INFRASTRUCTURE. I WOULD APPRECIATE UPDATES EVEN IF BRIEF AT EACH MEETING AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR BOARD

MEMBERS TO ASK QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AGENDA ITEMS FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU ALL FOR THOSE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS. THEY WILL

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BE HELD ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH AT 6:30 P.M.. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. >>

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