Sep 12, 2023 Board of Education Meeting

CHOICES ARE HERE AND READY EVERYBODY WELL WE'RE READY ARE YOU READY? YES, I'M READY. ARE

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[A. CLOSED SESSION]

THANK YOU. MR. MAY I HAVE A SECOND TO SECOND PUMPHREY THANK YOU MAY HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE MR. OMINOUSLY YES. MR. YOUNG YES. MS. FRIMPONG YES. MR. LASKY. YES. MISS HEN YES.

MS. HARVEY YES. MS. DRUMMOND. MS. DRUMMOND. MS. PUMPHREY YES. DR. SAVOY. DR. SAVOY. MR. MCMILLIAN YES. MISS BOOKER DWYER YES, YES. MISS LICHT. JANE LAKE JR AND I NOW CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF BALTIMORE

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

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

DEFER TO MISS HARVEY. >> MISS HARVEY. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE TO ADD CONTRACT M.W. DASH 801 DASH 21 MODIFICATION. READING INTERVENTION FOR SECONDARY

SCHOOLS AS AGENDA ITEM IN DASH NINE UNDER NEW BUSINESS CONTRACT AWARDS. >> THANK YOU.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND YOUNG. THANK YOU MR. YOUNG. ANY DISCUSSION MAY HAVE A ROLL CALL DISCUSSION ABOUT ADDING IT TO THE AGENDA? YES. OKAY. WILL WE BE DISCUSSING IT ONCE IT'S ADDED? BUT YOU MEAN DURING CONTRACT? YES. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE? MR. MINSKY? YES. MR. YOUNG. YES, MR. CHAMPION. YES, MR. LASKY. YES. MISS HEN? YES. MISS HARVEY. YES. MISS DRUMMOND. YES. MISS PUMPHREY? YES. DR. SAVOY. YES, MR. MCMILLIAN. YES. MISS BOOKER DRYER. YES. EXCUSE ME, MISS LECTER. YES. THANK YOU. THE REVISED AGENDA IS APPROVED. THANK YOU. EARLY THIS EARLIER THIS EVENING THE BOARD MET IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. TO DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT EMPLOYMENT ASSIGNMENT PROMOTION DISCIPLINE DEMOTION COMPENSATION REMOVAL RESIGNATION OR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF APPOINTEES, EMPLOYEES OR OTHER OFFICIALS OVER WHOM IT HAS JURISDICTION OR ANY OTHER PERSONNEL MATTER THAT AFFECTS ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS. CONSULT WITH COUNSEL TO OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE AND CONSULT WITH STAFF CONSULTANTS OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS ABOUT PENDING OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION. THE

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DUCKS UNDER THIS BOARD MEETING AGENDA DATE. >> NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PERSONNEL MATTERS

[D. NEW BUSINESS - PERSONNEL MATTERS (Mr. McCall) (6:45 - 6:50 p.m.)]

AND FOR THAT I CALL ON MR. MCCALL. >> GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING CHAIR. LATER VICE CHAIR HARVEY AND TO OUR LUSTROUS SUPERINTENDENT DR. ROGERS. I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD'S CONSENT FOR THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL MATTERS TERMINATIONS, RETIREMENTS,

RESIGNATIONS LEAVES DECEASED RECOGNITION OF SERVICE AND CERTIFICATE APPOINTMENTS. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PERSONNEL MATTERS AS PRESENTED IN EXHIBIT D ONE SO MOVE HUMPHREY DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FRIMPONG THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION MAY HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. MR. MINSKY YES, MR.. MR. YOUNG YES. MR. LASKY. YES. MISS FRAMPTON. YES, MISS HENRY. YES, MISS HARVEY? YES. MISS PUMPHREY. YES. DR. SAVOY. YES. MR. MCMILLIAN. YES. MISS

BOOKER DWYER? >> YES, MISS LICHTER. YES. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE

PERSONNEL MATTERS AS PRESENTED EXHIBITS D TWO THROUGH DD6 SO I'M STILL ASKING. >> THANK YOU.

DO I HAVE A SECOND SECOND FROM PONG? THANKS. ANY DISCUSSION MAY HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. MR. MINSKY? YES. MR. YOUNG. YES. MR. LASKY. YES. MISS FRIMPONG. YES, MISS HEN?

YES, MISS HARVEY. YES. MISS DRUMMOND? YES. MISS PUMPHREY. YES. DR. SAVOY? >> YES. MR. MCMILLIAN? YES. MISS BOOKER DWYER? YES, MISS LECTOR. YES. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE

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

FOR THAT I CALL ON DR. ROGERS. >> MADAM CHAIR. LICHTER VICE CHAIR HARVEY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M BRINGING FORWARD THE FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS FOR YOUR APPROVAL DIRECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT MANAGER OFFICE OF POSITION MANAGEMENT CLASSIFICATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEMS SUPERVISOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION SENIOR SUPERVISOR CONSTRUCTION OFFICE OF FACILITIES SPECIALIST SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT OFFICE OF WORLD LANGUAGES AND ESOL HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER OFFICE OF STAFFING PUPIL PERSONNEL WORKER OFFICE OF PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES AND SENIOR OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR OFFICE

OF TRANSPORTATION. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS AS PRESENTED EXHIBIT E ONE SO MOVED FROM PONG. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND SECOND PUMPHREY THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION YOU MAY HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. MR. MINSKY YES. MR. YOUNG. YES. MS. FRIMPONG YES. MR. LASKY. YES. MISS HIM? YES. MISS HARVEY. YES. MISS DRUMMOND .YES. MISS PUMPHREY? YES. DR. SAVOY? YES. MR. MCMILLAN. YES. MISS BOOKER DWYER? YES, MISS LICHTER. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR. YARBROUGH. THANK YOU. OUR FIRST APPOINTEE THIS EVENING IS DAVID ANDREOZZI. DAVID, PLEASE STAND. HE IS ATTENDING THIS EVENING AND IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF MANAGER IN THE OFFICE OF POSITION MANAGEMENT CLASSIFICATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEMS WITH ALMOST SIX YEARS OF PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HIS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES INCLUDE SUPERVISOR OFFICE OF POSITION MANAGEMENT FISCAL ANALYST THREE AND THE OFFICE OF BUDGET AND REPORTING.

HIS PRIOR EXPERIENCES INCLUDE OPERATIONAL DATA ANALYSTS, FINANCIAL ANALYSTS AND

MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> NEXT APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING IS JESSICA I SHE IS ATTENDING THIS EVENING WITH HER CHILDREN MASON AND MADISON. PLEASE STAND. SHE SHE'S BEING APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER IN THE OFFICE OF STAFFING WITH 16 YEARS OF SERVICE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HER PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES INCLUDE HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY AND THE OFFICE OF STAFFING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY IN THE OFFICE OF SUPPORT SERVICES. HER PRIOR EXPERIENCES INCLUDE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING MARKETING

ASSOCIATE AND MARKETING COORDINATOR. >> CONGRATULATIONS .OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS

TREVOR HICKS. >> TREVOR IS ATTENDING THIS EVENING AND IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE PFIZER CONSTRUCTION AND THE OFFICE OF FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT. WITH SEVEN YEARS OF SERVICE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HIS PRIOR PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE INCLUDE

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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER AND PROJECT MANAGER AND ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER. >>

CONGRATULATIONS. >> OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS CARLY KOPEC. CARLY KOPECH IS ATTENDING THIS EVENING WITH HER HUSBAND JOSEPH KOPEC THE CPS PRINCIPAL AND IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF SPECIALIST SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT OFFICE OF WORLD LANGUAGES AND ETHEL WITH 14 YEARS OF SERVICE OUTSIDE OF CPS. CARLY'S EXPERIENCE DOES INCLUDE ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT TEACHER CLASSROOM TEACHER AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO TEAM B, CPA. OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS SO VENA SPRINGER BREWSTER. SHE IS ATTENDING AND SHE SHE'S ATTENDING THIS EVENING WITH HER HUSBAND JEFFERSON BREWSTER AND ERICA HAMLETT, COORDINATOR OF THE OFFICE OF PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES. SHE'S BEING APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF PUPIL PERSONNEL WORKER WITH TWO YEARS OF SERVICE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HER PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES SCHOOL COMMUNITY FACILITATOR AT MARTIN BOULEVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRIOR TO THAT SHE WAS A ESOL TEACHER IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND A CLASSROOM TEACHER IN CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PRINCE GEORGE'S AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CONGRATULATE US. YOU GOT ANY MORE? YES. OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS RENEE STOUT. RENEE IS ATTENDING THIS EVENING WITH HER HUSBAND RYAN SACKETT AND DAUGHTER VIVIAN SACKETT. OH WELL SHE'S BEING APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF SUPERVISOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN THE OFFICE OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND FINE ARTS WITH 21 YEARS OF SERVICE OUTSIDE OF CPS. HER PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES INCLUDE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS READING AND ENGLISH TEACHER AND ANNE ARUNDEL AND LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND TALBOT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

>> CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO TEAM B CPA. OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS RYAN TREXLER. >> RYAN IS ATTENDING THIS EVENING AND IS BEING APPOINTED RECTOR RISK MANAGEMENT AND THE OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT WITH ALMOST 27 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF THE CPS. HIS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES INCLUDE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF RISK AND QUALITY MANAGER OF MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS, SENIOR DIRECTOR AND ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT.

CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO TEAM B CPA OUR FINAL APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING WATCHING VIRTUALLY IS DAVID WRIGHT DAVID WRIGHT IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE POSITION OF SENIOR OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR IN THE OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION WITH OVER 37 YEARS EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HIS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES INCLUDE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT REGIONAL DIRECTOR, TERMINAL MANAGER AND AIR OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR.

CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO TEAM B, CPA. >> THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE.

[F. PUBLIC COMMENT (7:00 - 8:00 p.m.)]

REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES ARE INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OF THE 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 OR STUDENTS SO THAT A DIVERSITY OF VIEWPOINTS RECEIVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD WHEN THERE ARE MORE REQUESTS THAN AVAILABLE SPACES IN ANY OF THE CATEGORIES, FIRST PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NOT YET SPOKEN DURING THE TWO PRIOR BOARD MEETINGS WHEN THE SPACE IS RESERVED IN ANY OF THE FOUR CATEGORIES ARE NOT FILLED, THOSE SPACES WILL BE OFFERED ON

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PARTICIPANTS SHOULD NOT APPROACH THE TABLE AS CALLED UPON TO SPEAK AND SHOULD NOT APPROACH A DAIS. WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE CREATIVITY MANY HAVE SHOWN DURING THEIR PRESENTATION SINCE MATERIALS BROUGHT TO THE TABLE ARE LIMITED TO ELECTRONIC DEVICES.

PRESENTATION PAPERS AND POSTERS NEED 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 LOCK DOWN LOCK OUT OR EVACUATION STAIR 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 CROSSING 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 THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, THIS IS NOT THE PROPER FORM TO ADDRESS SPECIFICS 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 AS 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 THE TIME IS EXPIRED. 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 AT BCBS.ORG.

MORE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON THE BOARD'S WEBSITE AT BCP. ORG UNDER BOARD OF EDUCATION PARTICIPATION BY THE PUBLIC. I NOW CALL ON OUR SISTER SCHOOL SYSTEM AFFILIATED GROUPS TO SPEAK AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS CLAIRE CABRAL FROM THE BALTIMORE COUNTY STUDENT

COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. >> >> GOOD EVENING ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. MY NAME IS CLAIRE CABRAL AND I AM A CURRENT SENIOR AT HEREFORD HIGH SCHOOL. THIS PAST APRIL I WAS ELECTED AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE BALTIMORE COUNTY STUDENT COUNCILS MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS BCS. I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH YOU TONIGHT TO SHARE UPDATES REGARDING SOME OF OUR

ORGANIZATION'S INITIATIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH STUDENTS THIS YEAR. >> FIRST AND FOREMOST PCC IS EXCITED TO WELCOME OVER 30 NEW STUDENT MEMBERS INTO OUR EXECUTIVE BOARD WITH A VARIETY OF NEW POSITIONS RANGING FROM MENTAL HEALTH AFFAIRS COORDINATORS TO REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES. THESE STUDENT LEADERS WILL CONNECT WITH VARIOUS PERSONNEL IN CPS AND PROVIDE A UNIQUE STUDENT PERSPECTIVE THAT WE ARE THRILLED TO SHARE THIS YEAR. WE CONTINUE PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR SISTER ORGANIZATION THE BALTIMORE COUNTY JUNIOR COUNCILS OR B C WHO PROUDLY BOAST A DIVERSE BOARD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AS WELL FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY. MANY OTHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED INTO COMMITTEE ROLES RANGING FROM STUDENT RESOURCES AND WELLNESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL TO DIVERSITY EQUITY AND TO OUR SMART OUTREACH COMMITTEE. WE HAVE SO MANY AMAZING STUDENT LEADERS THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND CANNOT WAIT FOR THE YEAR AHEAD. FURTHERMORE, PCC IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE FIRST EVER WORKSHOP CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS WHICH WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 21ST AT HEREFORD HIGH SCHOOL. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS INVOLVED IN STUDENT COUNCIL AND BEEKEEPERS WHO WISH TO IMPROVE THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND GAIN CERTIFICATIONS AT THE COUNTY AND STATE LEVEL TO PRESENT AT STUDENT CONFERENCES. THIS EVENT WILL SERVE AS A MODEL FOR MANY OTHER COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND AND WE ARE THRILLED TO PILOT THIS

PROGRAM. >> IN ADDITION, THE BOARD OF SELECTED STUDENTS OR BOS HAS RECENTLY OPENED APPLICATIONS FOR STUDENTS. BOS IS A GROUP OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO MEET MONTHLY TO REPRESENT THEIR SCHOOL'S VIEWPOINTS, DISCUSS AND CREATE PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THEIR STUDENT EXPERIENCE AND ARE A KEY COMPONENT IN DISPERSING THE INFORMATION THEY RECEIVE BACK TO THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. EVERY STUDENT IN BCBS IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. I ENCOURAGE ANY AND ALL INTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS TO REACH OUT TO MISS STACY WADE IF INTERESTED IN CONNECTING WITH STUDENTS AND HEARING MORE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES AND BCP THROUGH THIS GROUP. WE ANTICIPATE EVERY SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE THIS YEAR. LASTLY PCC AND PCG ARE TAKING A MORE CONSCIOUS APPROACH TO

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OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MARIETTA ENGLISH FROM THE ACP OF BALTIMORE COUNTY. >> GOOD EVENING, EVENING AND A WHILE. YEAH. SO THEN THINGS HAPPENED I THINK SINCE I WAS HERE LAST NIGHT. SO GOOD EVENING CHAIRPERSON LIPNER AND VICE PRESIDENT HARVEY AND SUPERINTENDENT YARBROUGH BUT I HEARD YOU CALLED ANOTHER NAME TODAY SO I'M JUST GOING TO CALL YOU YARBROUGH BECAUSE THAT'S THE NAME I KNOW AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD I AM MARIETTA ENGLISH AND I CHAIR SO FOR THE BALTIMORE COUNTY BRANCH OF THE NAACP AND I'M ALSO THERE EDUCATION CHAIR I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY THANKING YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE ACCESS PROGRAM AND FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT AXOS STANDS FOR IT'S THE ACADEMIC CULTURAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, SCIENTIFIC OLYMPICS. WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL TRIP TO THE NATIONAL COMPETITION IN BOSTON THIS SUMMER. WE WON A BRONZE MEDAL IN MODERN DANCE BUT I THINK HE WAS ROBBED BECAUSE HE SHOULD HAVE WON A GOLD A GOLD MEDAL IN SCULPTURE AND A GOLD MEDAL AND PLAYWRITING. OUR PLAYWRIGHT CORINNE BRANCH AS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER ONE GOAL FOR HER POEM LAST YEAR AND WAS OFFERED A FALSE SCHOLARSHIP TO COPPIN STATE UNIVERSITY AND WAS FEATURED IN THE BALTIMORE SUN THIS YEAR CORINNE WILL BE FEATURED IN THE AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER AND THE PRESIDENT OF COPPINS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO HAVE HER

PLAY PERFORMED A KOPPEN AND SHE IS JUST A SOPHOMORE. >> LET'S GIVE THESE GIRLS AND BOYS AND PARENTS YOU KNOW SHE HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE AND WE KNOW THAT WE ALSO HAD A STUDENT WHEN A

$10,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR ESSAYS SHE WROTE ABOUT TELLING HER STORY. >> SO BALTIMORE COUNTY STUDENTS ARE EXCELLENT. THEY ARE OUTSTANDING AND WE SHOULD CELEBRATE THEM ALL ALL THE TIME. WE NEVER HEAR ABOUT THE GOOD THINGS THAT THEY ARE DOING. AND SHE ALSO WON A GOLD MEDAL FOR HER SCULPTURE. WE WILL BEGIN OUR PROGRAM IN OCTOBER AND I HOPE I CAN COUNT ON YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. WE HAVE GREAT STUDENTS AS I'VE SAID BEFORE AND WE NEED TO CELEBRATE THEM EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE GET. MY OTHER HAT AS CHAIR OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND DR. YARBROUGH I WILL CONTACT MS.. SIFTER TO SCHEDULE A MEETING TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE CONCERNS WE EXPRESSED IN OUR OTHER MEETING VOTER REGISTRATION OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THE TEEN SUMMIT IN NOVEMBER AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TARA THOMPSON FROM THE MOTHERS FOR

LIBERTY, A BALTIMORE COUNTY. >> GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME OKAY? SUPERINTENDENT ROGERS, CHAIR LECTOR VICE CHAIR HARVEY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON POLICY 6002 SELECTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WHICH STATES INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IS DEFINED AS INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT APPROVED FOR SYSTEM WIDE USE. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO TEXTBOOKS SUPPLEMENTARY READERS MATERIALS OF INSTRUCTION AND VISUAL AND AUDITORY AIDS. THE BACKPACKS BOARD OF ED IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SELECTION AND PURCHASE OF THESE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA COLLECTIONS ARE SELECTED AND EVALUATED CONSISTENT WITH THIS POLICY THERE ARE MANY MANY PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WANT TO ENSURE THAT ALL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AVAILABLE IN THE SCHOOL SETTING ARE FREE OF OBSCENE WORDS AND IMAGERY PORNOGRAPHY, VULGARITY AND SEXUALLY EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND GRAPHICS. MINORS ARE A PROTECTED CLASS AND SHOULD BE FREE TO LEARN IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT EXPOSURE TO ADULT ISSUES AND THEMES. MY RECENT PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT REQUEST REVEALED THAT IN THE PAST YEAR ALONE 17 LIBRARY BOOKS HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED IN BOOKS WITH 12 LISTED AS REMOVED FROM THE SYSTEM. TEN OF THE 12 WERE DR. SEUSS BOOKS. OF THOSE 17 BOOKS IT WAS DECIDED THAT GENDER WOULD BE RETAINED

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THESE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOKS DO NOT ACHIEVE THIS AND IF THEY DO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DATA TO SUPPORT IT. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM'S MISSION IS TO RAISE THE ACADEMIC BAR AND CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS. THESE BOOKS DO NOT ACHIEVE THIS AND THE DATA THAT WE DO HAVE SHOWS THAT THE ACADEMIC BAR IS BEING LOWERED AND THE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS ARE WIDENING AND THAT IS SIMPLY NOT ACCEPTABLE. WE HAVE A LOT TO DO TO CLEAN UP OUR SCHOOLS SO THAT WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE MAIN GOALS OF EDUCATION WHICH ARE READING, WRITING AND MATH AND THOSE THREE THINGS ALONE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT AREAS AND THEY'RE NOT BEING MET AND THE DATA SHOWS THIS. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS AS YOUR REVIEW AS YOU REVIEW FUTURE 602 FORMS. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS

SHARON SARAH HUFF. >> GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. >> I WISH TO ALERT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO SOME THINGS THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE STARTING THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH STUDENTS WITHOUT A PLACEMENT STUDENTS SITTING AT HOME BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE AN APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT TO BE IN.

I STARTED THE SCHOOL YEAR OFF THIS YEAR WITH SEVEN OF THOSE I STILL HAVE A COUPLE LEFT THAT ARE THAT ARE NOT IN APPROPRIATE SCHOOLS THAT ARE NOT EVEN IN A SCHOOLHOUSE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE THESE STUDENTS WHO ARE SPECIAL NEEDS LOSE LOSE VITAL TIME WHEN THEY

DON'T HAVE THEMSELVES IN A SCHOOL HOUSE. >> SOME OF THESE SOME OF THE REASONS THAT WE ARE SEEING THIS STILL IS BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE LOOK AT PROGRESS .I'VE HAD PEOPLE FROM CENTRAL OFFICE, PEOPLE FROM COMPLIANCE TELLING ME AND MY CLIENTS WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT SAY IN A MEETING PARTICULARLY IF I RAISE THE ISSUE OF GRADES OH WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THAT IN IEP MEETING.

WHY NOT YOU TALK ABOUT IT. WHY AM I? WHY ARE MY CLIENTS THE PARENTS BEING CENSORED? BUT I CAN'T CENSOR YOU. WHY CAN YOU TALK ABOUT LOOK HOW WELL THE STUDENT IS DOING. THEY'RE

GETTING A'S AND B'S. >> BUT I CAN'T SAY TO YOU EXCUSE ME MY CHILD DOESN'T KNOW MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION AND YOU'RE TELLING ME THEY'RE GETTING AN A IN GEOMETRY ON THE

HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL? >> TELL ME THIS. DO WE REQUIRE ROCKET SCIENCE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM THERE? WE HAVE TO STOP MAKING A A BOUNDARY AROUND GRADES AND SPECIAL ED BECAUSE THEY ARE ONE IN THE SAME THING. YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT IF YOU'RE LOOKING THAT YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT PROGRESS FROM YEAR TO YEAR. YOU'RE ONLY LOOKING AT IT IN ISOLATION AND SAY TO ME THE CHILD IS MAKING PROGRESS AND THE CHILD'S IN THE CORRECT

PLACEMENT. >> I HAVE STUDENTS RIGHT NOW SITTING AT HOME NOT GETTING INSTRUCTION FOR THREE

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WEEKS AND THEY DON'T SEE THEMSELVES GETTING INTO A CLASS .>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT

SPEAKER IS BASH FOR OWEN. >> GOOD EVENING. EVENING. WELCOME .CONGRATULATION BUT THE RODGERS I MIGHT MAKE A MISTAKE IN CALLING THE PREVIOUS NAME. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING TO ALL .I HAVE THREE POINTS FOR YOU THAT I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER. POLICY 8260 STILL TALKS THAT YOU ARE THE BODY POLITIC BODY POLITIC IN 56I OBJECTED TO IT AND LAST TIME I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY I REALLY THINK IT'S THE WRONG WORD. YOU ARE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THIS IS YOUR TASK. POLITIC IS A BAD WORD TO USE EVEN THOUGH THAT COMMON USES THAT PHRASE YOUR FOCUS SHOULD BE REALLY ON THE STUDENTS TO FACE THE WORLD TODAY BOTH CHINESE, INDIAN AND VIETNAMESE STUDENTS ARE ALREADY IN THE AIR. THOSE ARE OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO COMPETE WITH THEM. SECOND POINT IS ABOUT 911 WE MUST NOT REALLY FORGET 911 BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM TEACHES ABOUT 911 I LIVED THROUGH THE ERA OF ISLAM OF PHOBIA ARAB FORMULA AFTER 911 FOR A LONG TIME RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN A DECLASSIFIED REPORT BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF 911, SOME OF THEM THAT THE WHITE HOUSE KNEW LONG TIME ABOUT IT AND DID NOT DO ANYTHING. SO THE REASON I BRING THIS TO YOU IS IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO TEACH 911 BY FACTS STUDENTS NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT THE FACTS ALL THE FACTS LAST BUT NOT LEAST I REALLY REMEMBERED YOU WHEN I WENT UP TO THE EMPIRE STATE ON THE WEEKEND I WAS IN THE MEDICAL CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK BUILDING AND HAS BEEN FOR ALMOST 100 YEARS SOLID, STRONG HISTORY AND FOR YOU THE BOARD OF EDUCATION YOU ARE LIKE BUILDING AN EMPIRE STATE BUT EACH BLOCK OF IT IS A STUDENT. WE CANNOT GRADUATE STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT REALLY UP TO POWER TO FACE THE WORLD OUTSIDE US ESPECIALLY THE INDIANS, THE CHINESE, VIETNAMESE. IF YOU KNOW ABOUT INDUSTRY, ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE BEING EXPORTED FROM CHINA AND VIETNAM IN MASSIVE AMOUNTS TO WESTERN EUROPE AND THEY WILL BE HIT IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY HAVE THE INTELLECT, THEY HAVE THE ORGANIZATION, THEY HAVE THE FERVOR. SO WHEN WE GRADUATE

STUDENTS JUST REMEMBER THEY ARE NOT GOING TO COMPETE WITH KENTUCKY. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JUDY DEES. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. WELL HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JUDY AND I AM CURRENTLY A RESIDENT OF BALTIMORE COUNTY AND I HAVE NINE GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX OF WHICH ARE IN THE BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND IT'S AN HONOR TO COME OUT AND SPEAK TO EVERYONE. SO I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR ALL OF YOU TODAY CONCERNING THE BATHROOM POLICIES, THE LOCKER ROOM POLICIES AND THE SPORTS PROGRAMS WHERE YOU NOW HAVE ALLOWED TRANS STUDENTS TO ENTER THE SAFE SPACES OF THE OPPOSITE SEX. MY FIRST QUESTION IS HOW COULD YOU BE SO ENTICED TO LISTEN TO THE OPINIONS OF A FEW TO CHANGE POLICIES THAT PUT ALL OF OUR CHILDREN IN DANGER? MY SECOND QUESTION IS WHAT HAS CAPTIVATED ALL OF YOU TO GO AGAINST WHAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SUCH AS SEPARATE FACILITIES FOR OUR BOYS AND GIRLS TO TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN? I DON'T UNDERSTAND AND I WOULD LOVE AN EXPLANATION FOR YOU HAVE A GRAND RESPONSIBILITY EVERY ONE OF YOU HERE AND IT'S ON YOUR SHOULDERS .YOU ALL HAVE A DUE DILIGENCE TO THIS COMMUNITY OF PARENTS, STAFF AND CHILDREN. SEE, NO ONE COMES TO ME TO REMIND ME TO DO

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YOUR RESPONSIBILITY NOW IS TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE ALL OF THEM. I'M ASKING TODAY FOR THE BOARD TO RECONVENE AND TO OPEN UP NEW CONVERSATION AGAIN AMONGST YOURSELVES ABOUT THESE POLICIES TO TRULY ANALYZE THE POTENTIAL FOR HARM THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGER AND TO DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. AS I AM NOT PHYSICALLY ABLE TO BE PRESENT IN THE LOCKER ROOM WITH MY 13 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER AT THE MOMENT TO SHIELD HER WHILE SHE IS CHANGING HER CLOTHES, GETTING READY FOR HER GYM CLASS. US PARENTS NEED YOUR HELP. WE REALLY REALLY NEED YOU GUYS. AND MY PRAYER IS THAT YOU CONSIDER MY WORDS TODAY AND MY PRAYER IS THAT MY WORD TO PENETRATE YOUR HEART IN JESUS NAME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SINCE THERE ARE SPEAKER SPACES AVAILABLE WE ARE GOING TO CALL FROM THE WAIT LIST SO MS..

HELAINE GROSE IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER. >> GOOD EVENING. HI. HOW ARE YOU? OKAY. IT'S ALWAYS THE NICE COMFY CHAIR. MY NAME IS HELEN GROVES AND INITIALLY I HAD COME OUT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF CANFIELD EARLY LEARNING CENTER THIS EVENING. I HAVE TAUGHT THERE FOR ALMOST A DECADE AND I'VE TAUGHT IN BALTIMORE COUNTY FOR SIX YEARS. HOWEVER, MANY OF YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD WHAT I AND MANY MANY OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE NORTHWEST HAVE HAD TO SAY. I KNOW THAT YOU'LL TAKE IT INTO ACCOUNT AS WE CONTINUE WITH THE BOUNDARY STUDY.

INSTEAD I FEEL MOVED TO SPEAK HONESTLY AS A PARENT OF TWO CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PUBLIC SCHOOL AS WELL AS AN SL TEACHER AND A SPECIAL EDUCATOR. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO PUBLICLY THANK THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ALL OF YOU AND DR. ROGERS FOR YOUR TIRELESS DEVOTION TO CHAMPIONING, SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO INSTRUCTION AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR ALL STUDENTS AND ALL FAMILIES. IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR REPRESENTATION OF ALL STUDENTS AND ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO BE FOUND IN OUR CURRICULUM AND IN OUR LIBRARIES. AND I THANK YOU FOR TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE GUIDANCE FROM MSDE AS YOU EVALUATE POLICIES THAT CAN OFTEN BE VERY CONTROVERSIAL. AGAIN THIS WAS NOT WHAT I CAME OUT TO SAY TO THIS EVENING. BUT I DO WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU DO NOT GET THAT OFTEN ENOUGH AND I APPRECIATE AS A PARENT THAT YOU DO VALUE ALL OF OUR CHILDREN AND ALL OF OUR

EDUCATORS. I FEEL SAFE IN MY WORK ENVIRONMENT AND I KNOW THAT MY FAMILIES DO AS WELL. >> I'M GOING TO LEAVE THE REST ALONE. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC SPEAKING SPEAKING COMMENTS. SO THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO SPEAK

[G. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT (8:00 - 8:05 p.m.)]

THAT I CALL ON DR. ROGERS. THANK YOU. >> FOUR SLIDES COME UP. WE'LL GET STARTED. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. CHAIR LECTOR VICE CHAIR HARVEY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. I'M PLEASED TO SHARE INFORMATION THIS EVENING REGARDING BUDGET SEASON. AS WE OPEN SCHOOLS

TODAY ALL MEMBERS OF TEAM BCP GPS. >> NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. TODAY ALL MEMBERS OF TEAM BCP RECEIVED A CORRESPONDENCE FROM ME ABOUT BUDGET SEASON. I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT LETTER. THE FIRST THING IS MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTAND THAT OUR

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MILLIONS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTS TO STUDENTS.

ADDITIONALLY, AS IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND, AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTING THE BLUEPRINT ,MAKING SURE THAT THE PILLARS ARE IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY THAT COMES WITH A PRICE TAG.

AND SO WE ARE GOING TO WORK ACROSS OFFICES AND ACROSS DIVISIONS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SAVINGS TO OFFSET SOME OF THOSE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES THAT WE SEE COMING AHEAD OF US IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. AND SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL MEMBERS OF TEAM BCP TO REALLY ENGAGE WITH US FOR ALL MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE PUT TOGETHER A BUDGET, HOW I PUT THAT TOGETHER WITH MY TEAM, A BUDGET TO RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL BEFORE GOING TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND THE COUNTY COUNCIL SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS YEAR INCLUDING A SURVEY FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS TEAM CPS COMMUNITY FORUMS, AREA COUNCIL MEETINGS, PUBLIC HEARINGS AND WE WILL BE LAUNCHING A NEW BUDGET ONE ON ONE WEBSITE. AND SO I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ACROSS ZONES, ACROSS SCHOOLS, ACROSS OFFICES WITH ALL MEMBERS OF TEAM CPS TO DEVELOP A STRONG BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. >> AND SO IF WE REWIND JUST THREE WEEKS AGO WE OPENED SCHOOLS 20,000 STAFF MEMBERS CAME BACK AND MORE THAN 111,000 STUDENTS. IT WAS TRULY A GREAT FIRST DAY. SOME OF YOU JOINED ME BEFORE 5:30 A.M. AS WE WELCOMED OUR STUDENTS TO GREAT SOUNDS AND THE BUSSES ROLLING. TEACHERS COMING IN, EVERYONE WITH A SMILE. AND SO WE WANT YOU TO TAKE A QUICK

LOOK AT HOW WE OPENED SCHOOLS AND TEAM BY CPS. >> WE'VE GOT A VIDEO THAT AWKWARD PAUSE.

EVERYBODY BREATHE. >> THEY'RE WORKING ON IT WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR IT TO START. WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE PHOTO AND THE SOUND TO START, I AM VERY EXCITED TO SHARE THAT THE VOICES YOU WILL HEAR WILL BE OF STUDENT INTERNS. AND EARLIER TODAY WE HAD OUR LEAD FOR CTE WITH US DR. GRUBBS. AND PART OF THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM HAS SOME INTERNS IN OUR COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE. THEY ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK WITH US AND YOU WILL HEAR THEIR

VOICES DEBUT. AND HERE WE GO. >> GOOD. FILL IN. THERE WE GO. WELCOME, GUYS. WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME. DR. HOOD. OH, THAT WORKED WELL. THANK YOU FOR WAKING ME UP. I APPRECIATE THAT. MORNING. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU BACK, SWEETIE. FIRST DAY. VERY EXCITING. GREAT TO BE HERE. HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE. WE GOT A LOT OF NEW FAMILIES DAY OUT THIS GREAT FAMILIES ARE NERVOUS BUT EXCITED AND WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THIS YEAR STARTED OFF ON A GREAT START. I ALL THE SAME EMOTIONS I'M NERVOUS. I'M EXCITED. I'M MAKING A FRESH START UP HERE AND I HAVE NEW FRIENDS TO ME NEW CURRICULUM THIS YEAR SO IT'S ALL IT'S ALL

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AND EVERYONE WAS READY FOR A NEW BEGINNING. >> I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM FOR THAT VIDEO AND I CAN SHARE AND THANK ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO JOINED ME AT SEVERAL SCHOOL VISITS. TRULY THAT THOSE FEELINGS THOSE SOUNDS WERE IN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AT ALL LEVELS ACROSS ALL ZONES. I WANT TO THANK THE CABINET MEMBERS WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE READY FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. THE LAWMAKERS WHO JOINED US ON THOSE FIRST WEEK VISITS SPECIAL THANKS TO THE 20,000 STAFF MEMBERS WHO WERE THERE TO WELCOME OUR STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS AND IN OFFICES SUPPORTING SCHOOLS AS WELL AS THE FAMILIES OF OUR 111 THOUSANDS STUDENTS WHO REPORTED TO SCHOOL ON THAT MONDAY. WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL OPENING AND WE APPRECIATE THE COMMUNICATION AND LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT

[H. CHAIR'S REPORT (8:05 - 8:10 p.m.)]

YEAR. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR. ROGERS. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE CHAIR REPORT AND THAT I CALL ON ME SO I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE START OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR AS A BCBS EMPLOYEE IN MANY ROLES INCLUDING SPECIAL EDUCATOR AND SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. THIS YEAR I HAD THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY AND THE TREMENDOUS PRIVILEGE TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR AS A CPS BOARD MEMBER.

WHILE THERE WERE SIMILARITIES THE EXCITEMENT OF SEEING STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES DECIDING WHAT TO WEAR, WORRYING ABOUT WAKING UP AT THE RIGHT TIME AND MAKING SURE I HAD COFFEE READY TO GO AT 5:30 A.M.. THERE WERE SOME DIFFERENCES. AS THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD THE OPENING OF THE 2324 SCHOOL YEAR MEANT LOOKING AT BEEKEEPERS AS A WHOLE ENTITY. I WASN'T JUST FOCUSING ON MY CLASSROOM OR MY SCHOOL OR EVEN THE PRINCIPALS I WAS SUPPORTING. THIS YEAR I LOOKED AT THE OPENING OF OUR SYSTEM OUR SYSTEM AS A WHOLE AND I AM SO PLEASED TO SHARE THAT THE 300,000 FOOT VIEW IS JUST AS EXCITING IF NOT MORE. THE EXCITEMENT AND THE PASSION FOR THE START OF THIS NEW SCHOOL YEAR HAS BEEN PALATABLE AND EVIDENT IN MANY WAYS FROM THE POSITIVE REACTIONS AND DEEP ENGAGEMENT OF STAFF AND A POWERFUL AND S MEETING THAT FOCUSED ON CELEBRATING OUR SYSTEM LEADER AND DR. ROGERS MESSAGE EMPHASIZING TEACHING AND LEARNING TO STUFFED THE BUS TO COLLECT NEEDED SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO MULTIPLE MEDIA PRESS CONFERENCES TO TELL THE D TEAM BCP A STORY TO BOARD MEMBERS MEETING WITH OUR COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO FORM A STRONGER COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP HIP TO OPENING WEEK VISITS THE EXCITEMENT AND THE OPTIMISM FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES IS DEFINITELY THERE. THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR SUPERINTENDENT HAS CREATED A SPARK IN OUR STAFF QUICKLY IGNITING A POSITIVE CLIMATE AND CULTURE. WHEN WE VISITED SCHOOLS, PRINCIPALS WERE EXCITED TO SHOW OFF THEIR BUILDINGS AND THEIR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. TEACHERS WERE STARTING TEACHING AND LEARNING WHILE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS. ON DAY ONE STUDENTS WERE SMILING. MOST OF THE STUDENTS WERE SMILING AND EXCITED TO SEE THEIR FRIENDS AND MEET THEIR NEW TEACHERS. EVERYWHERE WE

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THIS EXTREMELY VITAL CAMPAIGN IS WORKING TO CREATE A CULTURE OF DAILY ON TIME ATTENDANCE FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WITH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT BEING OUR TOP PRIORITY. STUDENTS ATTENDING SCHOOL EACH AND EVERY DAY IS A PRIORITY OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE. WE NEED OUR STUDENTS IN SCHOOL FOR THEM TO ACHIEVE AT HIGH LEVELS. IT'S BEEN GREAT TO FOLLOW OUR SCHOOLS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS THEY EMBRACE THIS CAMPAIGN AND USE THE RESOURCES PROVIDED TO ENCOURAGE AND REINFORCE THE IMPORTANCE OF DAILY ATTENDANCE THROUGH THE USE OF SCHOOL BASED ATTENDANCE TEAMS FRIENDLY COMPETITIONS WITHIN SCHOOLS AND ACROSS SCHOOLS. CLEVER AND MOTIVATING INCENTIVES REVIEWING EXPECTATIONS WITH STUDENTS, INCREASED COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILIES AND EVEN THROUGH THE USE OF ATTENDANCE FERRIES AT ROSWELL BOULEVARD. THE HEAR FORD CAMPAIGN IS TAKING OFF WITH GREAT SUCCESS. AND LASTLY THANK YOU TO OUR AREA ADVISORY AREA EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCILS. LAST NIGHT THERE WAS AN INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH MULTIPLE COUNCILS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE COUNCILS AND TO ENCOURAGE INCREASED PARTICIPATION BY THE PUBLIC. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT JOINING A COUNCIL OR ATTENDING THEIR MEETINGS PLEASE SEARCH A-C ON THE BCP WEBSITE. TWO THANK YOU BEEKEEPERS FOR AN EXCELLENT START TO WHAT I TRULY BELIEVE WILL BE A WONDERFUL SCHOOL YEAR

[I. STUDENT BOARD MEMBER'S REPORT (8:10 - 8:15 p.m.)]

DRUMMOND. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. ALTHOUGH I'M NOT HERE FOR TODAY'S MEETING, I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE. THESE PAST FEW WEEKS HAVE GIVEN ME SUCH AN AMAZINGLY LOOK INTO THE POSITION. I'M STILL TRYING TO SLOWLY ACCLIMATE MYSELF TO EVERY DAY I ATTENDED THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY MEETING TO SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MET AMAZING CURRENT AND PAST STUDENTS. I FINISH OUT THE REST OF MY TWO SHORT SUMMER AND GOT READY FOR MY SENIOR YEAR WITH BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND. BUT THIS POSITION I NEVER REALIZED HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD KNOW OR LOOK UP TO ME AS THEY HAVE SO MANY STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY TOLD ME ABOUT WHEN THEY SAW ME RUN OR START TELLING ME THAT THEIR CHILDREN VOTED FOR ME. I HAVE I'VE EVEN HAD ONE STUDENT LOOKING FOR ADVICE WHEN APPLYING FOR THEMSELVES. THE RANGE THAT THIS POSITION HAS IS SO MUCH LARGER THAN I COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED. I HAVE VERY PROUD PARENTS BUT MY DAD ESPECIALLY POST ME ON HIS FACEBOOK EVERY CHANCE HE GETS.

MY DAD'S SIDE FAMILY REUNION THAT I ATTENDED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. EVERYWHERE I TURNED WERE RELATIVES EXPRESSING HOW SURPRISED THEY WERE BY MY SPEAKING SKILLS OR MY CONFIDENCE IN RUNNING FOR THIS POSITION. THEY COMPARED ME TO THIS SHY LITTLE GIRL I ONCE WAS WHO HID BEHIND HER PARENTS. THOSE STORIES SHOWED ME HOW POWERFUL, HOW POWERFUL WE THE STUDENTS OF CPS ARE WITH THE AMOUNT OF RESOURCES AND SUPPORT WE HAVE TO BECOME THE BEST VERSIONS OF OURSELVES. WHILE IT CAN DEFINITELY BE IMPROVED AND MORE EVENLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, MY EXPERIENCE HAS MADE ME WHO I AM AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT

THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR THE 111,000 FUTURE LEADERS. WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE. >> THANK YOU.

[J. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - BOARD POLICIES (Ms. Pumphrey) (8:15 - 8:25 p.m.)]

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MS.. >> CHRISTINA PUMPHREY, CHAIR OF THE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE ASKS THAT THE BOARD ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION 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

J. >> MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD'S POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR BOARD POLICY 8260 SOME OF STELLA'S THANK YOU. NO SECOND IS NEEDED SINCE THE

RECOMMENDATION COMES FROM THE COMMITTEE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? >> MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE? MR. MINSKY YES. MR. YOUNG. YES. MS. FRIMPONG YES. MR. LUSK. YES, MISS HEN YES. MISS HARVEY. YES. MISS DRUMMOND. YES. MISS PUMPHREY. YES. DR. SAVOY. DR.

SAVOY? YES, MR. MCMILLIAN. YES. MISS BOOKER DWYER. YES, MISS LICHTER. YES. THANK YOU. THANK

[K. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - PROPOSED FY2025 STATE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST (Dr. Grim and Mr. Dixit) (8:25 - 8:45 p.m.)]

START PREPARING THE BIG BOOK TO BE PRESENTED TO THE STATE. >> OKAY. >> MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE F Y 2025 STATE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST AS PRESENTED? YES, MISS. I HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND THE CURRENT REQUEST. OKAY. AND YOUR MOTION IS MY MOTION IS TO AMEND LINE ITEM ONE THE NORTHEAST AREA HIGH. TO UPDATE THE AREA FROM TBD TO NORTHEAST AND TO UPDATE THE PROJECT TO NEW. AND THIRDLY TO ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO IDENTIFY A NORTHEAST SITE. HEY, DO YOU WANT TO? OF COURSE .YEAH. IS THERE A SECOND FOR THE FROM HIS HANDS? AMENDED MOTION SECOND FROM PALM. OKAY. SO MAY I HAVE A ANY DISCUSSION? MISS N DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO YOUR AMENDED MOTION? SURE. LAST YEAR'S STATE CAPITAL REQUEST WE THE BOARD DECIDED TO SEEK ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS FOR THIS PROJECT IN THE NORTHEAST. THE COUNTY COUNCIL ASKED US TO REVIEW ONE POTENTIAL SITE OF THE LAFARGE SITE THAT WAS DEEMED UNACCEPTABLE OR UNUSABLE .SO I AM REOPENING THE REQUEST TO SEEK A MORE ACCEPTABLE SITE.

ALSO BASED ON THE NEED FOR SEATS IN THE NORTHEAST AREA AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AREA. THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MY IPS RECOMMENDATIONS IS THAT SEATS ARE NEEDED IN BOTH AREAS. SO IN ORDER TO FULLY ADDRESS THE NEEDS FOR SEATS IN THE NORTHEAST I AM SEEKING SUPPORT IN IDENTIFYING A SITE IN THE NORTHEAST FOR THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE AMENDED MOTION? MISS BOOKER DWYER WHY WAS IT IN THIS DID IN THIS ITEM THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WHY WAS IT FIRST DEEMED AS A REPLACEMENT VERSUS NEW? SO IN THE PAST WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT REPLACING AN EXISTING SCHOOL TO A NEW SCHOOL TO ADD THE CAPACITY TO DO TO THE EXISTING SCHOOL. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE SITES ARE DIFFICULT

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AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE THAT PART OF OUR REGULAR PRACTICE IS ONGOING MEETINGS WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND HIS TEAM CAPITAL MEETINGS AND BOTH THE NORTHEAST AND THE SOUTHEAST ARE ON OUR LIST AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST CTE CENTER. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S PART OF ONGOING WORK. WE JUST MET AS RECENTLY AS LAST WEEK. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT YOU KNOW, ON THE RECORD THESE ARE MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THIS IS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH BOTH THE NORTHEAST AREA AND THE

SOUTHEAST AREA AND THE NORTHWEST CITIES. >> THANK YOU, DR. ROGERS. THANK YOU FOR THAT, MS. PUMPHREY JUST A COMMENT THAT MAY CLARIFY A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I WAS PART OF THIS INITIAL AMENDMENT BACK AT A PRIOR BOARD MEETING THIS INITIALLY THROUGH MY EPISTLES TO LOCK RAVEN HIGH SCHOOL AS A REPLACEMENT SCHOOL AND THAT WAS CHANGED TO BE TO BE DETERMINED JUST FOR CLARIFICATION AND I BELIEVE THE SITE WAS ASSESSED AND DEEMED NOT INAPPROPRIATE

FOR BUILDING. THANK YOU FOR THAT. MS. PUMPHREY OTHER MS. HARVEY. >> SO JUST TO CLARIFICATION ON THE INFORMATION YOU JUST PROVIDED, WE KNOW THAT LANGUAGE WAS WAS DEEMED INAPPROPRIATE THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH LOCK RAVEN. IS THERE IN YOU JUST SAID THAT THERE IS ONGOING ASSESSMENT OF OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE NORTHEAST AREA. SO IS THE CURRENT PROJECT DEEMED TO BE A NEW PROJECT OR COULD IT POSSIBLY STILL BE A REPLACEMENT

PROJECT? >> I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE. GOOD QUESTION. VERY GOOD QUESTION.

SO AS WE HAD SHARED WITH THE BOARD LAST TIME THAT WHEN WE TAKE AN EXISTING SCHOOL AND ADD SEATS TO IT WE GET A HIGHER SHARE OF STATE PARTICIPATE. SO SINCE THESE SEATS NEEDED ARE ONLY A FEW HUNDRED SEATS 300, 500 WHATEVER THOSE SEATS ARE IT WILL BE IN OUR INTEREST TO TAKE AN EXISTING SCHOOL ON EXISTING SITE EXPAND THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAD PROPOSED FOR LUXURY ONE LAST TIME AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE CONSIDERING FOR OTHER SCHOOLS IF THERE'S ANY OTHER POTENTIAL SCHOOL IF WE GO ON A NEW SITE THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH STATE FUNDS TO JUSTIFY

THE PROJECT. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. EMERY. MR. YOUNG. SO ON ON THIS DOCUMENT IT'S LISTED AS A REPLACEMENT. SO IS THIS A REPLACEMENT AS IN BUILDING A NEW SCHOOL OR IS THIS A MORE OF A RENOVATION WITH AN ADDITION THAT WE'RE LOOKING TOWARDS? BECAUSE I KNOW YOU SAID THE IMMEDIATE NEED IS A FEW HUNDRED SEATS BY SCHOOL YEAR 25 VERSUS. AND HOW DOES

THAT COMPARE WITH TRYING TO BUILD A NEW SCHOOL AND THE TIMELINE WITH THAT? >> SO THE REASON IT IS INDICATED AS A REPLACEMENT BECAUSE AT THIS TIME WHAT WE KNOW THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO REPLACE AN EXISTING SCHOOL FOR THE REASON THAT I JUST SHARE BUT WHEN THE MORE SCOPE IS DETERMINED AS WE STUDY THE PROCESS IT WILL PERHAPS BE MORE LIKELY TO REPLACE WITH ADDED SEATS. SO IF WE TAKE AN EXISTING SCHOOL FOR 1200 1200 SEATS AND THEN EXPAND IT TO 1500 AND REPLACE THAT SCHOOL, THAT'S WHAT PERHAPS WILL WIND UP DOING. BUT MORE STUDY IS NEEDED TO GET TO THAT POINT. SO RIGHT NOW THIS IS JUST AN INITIAL PETITION. THAT'S RIGHT

.>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MAY I WITHDRAW MY MOTION TO MAKE AN EDIT TO THE MOTION ON

THE FLOOR? >> YES. IF THERE'S NO MOTION ON THE FLOOR THERE ARE THERE AND IT WAS SECOND AND YOU ARE AMENDING YOUR AMENDMENT. MS.. FRIMPONG I'M WITHDRAWING MY MOTION AND MAKING IT A REVISED MOTION BASED ON THE DISCUSSION. OKAY, GO AHEAD. I MOVED TO AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 STATE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST BY AMENDING LINE ITEM ONE BY UPDATING THE AREA TO NORTHEAST AND BY UPDATING THE PROJECT TO TBD AND ASKING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO CONTINUE

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TO WORK WITH COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO IDENTIFY A SUITABLE SITE IN THE NORTHEAST. >> CASE SO DO WE

NEED A SECOND FOR THAT AMENDED MOTION? >> IS THERE A SECOND SECOND STILL ASKING IF IT'S. IF

IT'S NEEDED DO WE DO NEED A SECOND FOR THAT? >> CORRECT. MR. BURNS YES. A POINT OF ORDER .YES. POINT OF ORDER. MADAM CHAIR. JUST JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR MOTION STRAIGHT.

THANK YOU. HAS ANYBODY MOVED TO ADOPT THE BUDGET REQUEST AS PRESENTED? >> WELL, I MADE I SAID THAT STATEMENT BUT BEFORE WE VOTED ON IT MS. HAND MADE HER AMENDED MOTION. OKAY. SO

THERE HASN'T BEEN A PRIMARY MOTION YET. >> YOU SO FAR HAVE A REQUEST TO AMEND THE REQUEST .CORRECT? OKAY. WELL THERE WAS THE ORIGINAL THERE WAS THE AMENDMENT AND NOW THERE'S THE

THERE WAS NO ORIGINAL. OKAY. THAT WAS MY MOTION WAS PRIMARY AS THERE WAS OKAY. >> OKAY. SO I NEVER SAID MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I THOUGHT WE SAID THAT BUT GOT STOPPED THAT WE STOPPED IT. OKAY. AND WANT A SECOND ON THAT AND THAT'S YOU ASKED THE SECOND SO I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL. I THOUGHT THE AMENDMENTS GO YOU GO FIRST BEFORE THE ORIGINAL NO .OKAY. SO YOU WANT ME TO GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MR. BURNS AND YOU WANT ME IN A SECOND, SO

THERE YOU GO. >> SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO MAY I HAVE A SECOND TO APPROVE THE F Y 2025 STATE

CAPITAL BUDGET AS PRESENTED? >> CORRECT. GINA. OKAY. FIRST THERE WAS OKAY FIRST AND THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR THAT WE NEED TO PROCESS FIRST THE NEW MOTION BUT THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS A IT WAS PHRASED AS AN AMENDMENT. THAT'S WHY WHEN YOU SAY YOU WITHDREW IT'S RIGHT AT LEAST WHEN THEY HAVE AN ISSUE I KNOW IT'S NOT ME SO WE REWIND THE TAPE AND I'LL SAY I'M ONE OF THE MEMBERS JUST TALKED ABOUT WITHDRAWING A MOTION. THE POINT OF ORDER IS THERE WAS NEVER A MOTION TO APPROVE SUMMARY ORIGINAL MOTION TO ADOPT SO THERE COULDN'T BE AN AMENDMENT BECAUSE THERE'S NO PRIMARY MOTION. THERE COULD BE A MOTION BUT THERE COULDN'T BE AN AMENDMENT TO A PRIMARY BECAUSE THERE'D BEEN NO PRIMARY. SO IF YOU WANTED TO RESET AND THEN LOOK AT POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS YOU WOULD SIMPLY WITHDRAW ANY PENDING MOTIONS AND GO BACK TO MAKING YOUR PRIMARY MOTION AND THEN THAT COULD BE AMENDED. OKAY. SO IT

SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN AMENDMENT TO THE PRIMARY MOTION WHICH HAD NOT YET BEEN MADE. >> JUST A LITTLE TOO QUICK SO RIGHT. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO CALL FOR THE PRIMARY MOTION. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE F Y 2025 STATE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST AS PRESENTED SO MOVE PUMPHREY IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND HARVEY THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION NOW NOW MS. AND WILL

GO TO YOUR IT GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR I MOVE TO AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 STATE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST BY AMENDING LINE ITEM ONE BY UPDATING THE AREA TO NORTHEAST AND BY UPDATING THE PROJECT TO TBD AND ASKING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO WORK WITH COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO IDENTIFY A SUITABLE SITE IN THE NORTHEAST. IS THERE A SECOND TO MS. HEN'S AMENDED MOTION SECOND TIME AND ASCII? THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? MS.. DO YOU WANT TO OR DO YOU ALREADY SPOKE TO IT? I'VE SPOKEN TO. HAVE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE MS. PUMPHREY I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. THE INITIAL MY PASS HAD THE SCHOOL THAT LOCK RAVEN TO BE IN THE CENTRAL AREA BUT IT WAS STILL TO ALLEVIATE OVERCROWDING IN THE NORTHEAST AREA. IS THAT CORRECT? WAS IT ALSO TO ALLEVIATE OVERCROWDING IN THE CENTRAL AREA AND IF BY MOVING IT TO THE NORTHEAST WILL THAT TAKE AWAY THAT OPTION NOW MADAM CHAIR, MAY I SPEAK TO THAT OR

IS THAT A STAFF ANSWER? >> SORRY, ONE STEP RIGHT? PROBABLY ONE STEP IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO

WHAT THE LOCK RAVEN SITE DID IN THE CENTRAL LOCATION. >> SO LOCK RAVEN SIDE IS ON THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY BUT NORTHEAST BUT LOCK RAVEN ALSO AND MR. PLAYED I NEED YOUR HELP ON THAT IS PART OF THE CENTRAL PLANNING REGION CORRECT IS THAT CORRECT? YES SO IT IS PART OF THE CENTRAL PLANNING REGION BUT IT IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY.

SO IN THE MY PAST OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE SCHOOL IS NEEDED OR CAPACITY IS NEEDED IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY. THANK YOU, MR. MASKEY I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE SO WHEN WE PUT REPLACEMENT THAT MEANS EVENTUALLY OR POTENTIALLY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CLOSE

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CONSTRUCTED WHILE THE CURRENT SCHOOL IS FUNCTIONING RIGHT. >> BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BEING A REPLACEMENT AND NEW IF YOU'RE CALLING IT A REPLACEMENT THAT

MEANS IT'S GOING TO REPLACE ANOTHER SCHOOL SO IT'S GOING TO CLOSE ANOTHER SCHOOL. >> SO REPLACEMENT IS IS STATE TERMINOLOGY AS PART OF THE STATE TERMINOLOGY IF YOU ARE BUILDING A NEW SCHOOL WHERE NO SCHOOL EXISTED, STATE DEFINES IT AS NEW SCHOOL. IF YOU ARE BUILDING A SCHOOL WHERE SCHOOL EXIST BUT YOU ARE REPLACING IT OR MAKING IT LARGER, THE STATE

DEFINES IT AS REPLACEMENT. >> OKAY SO MY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE IF IF WE NEED MORE SEATS AND THE STUDIES SHOW THAT YOU KNOW, SMALLER CLASS SIZES ARE ACTUALLY BETTER, WHY WOULDN'T

WE ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF A NEW SCHOOL AS OPPOSED TO A REPLACEMENT SCHOOL? >> SO THE REPLACEMENT SCHOOL WILL BE A NEW SCHOOL IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. IT WILL NOT BE EXISTING SCHOOL. THE EXISTING SCHOOL WILL BE DEMOLISHED UPON COMPLETING A BUILDING A NEW

SCHOOL. >> CORRECT. BUT IT WOULD IT WOULD BE ADDING THE ADDITIONAL SEATS TO THE SAME SCHOOL. I MEAN IT'S A NEW SCHOOL BUT REALLY IT'S THE SAME SCHOOL WHICH IS BIGGER. YEAH.

SO IT'S GOING TO MAKE AND THEN SO INSTEAD OF JUST ALL I'M SAYING IS WHY CAN'T AS MS. HANDS POINT LOOK AT BOTH SIDES INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MAKE A REALLY BIG SCHOOL WITH A LOT OF KIDS IN ONE AREA WHEN WE KNOW WHEN WE'RE GOING TO NEED THE SPACE LOOK AT IT AS OKAY WE'LL KEEP THIS SCHOOL AND HAVE IT AND LOOK FOR A SITE FOR ANOTHER SCHOOL WHERE WE CAN FILL THE SEAT AND MAYBE HAVE MORE ROOM BECAUSE WHILE WE SEEM TO BE DOING IS EXPANDING SO THERE ARE TWO ISSUES IN THERE I KNOW RIGHT NOW. ONE IS THAT THE NEW SCHOOL WILL HAVE LIMITED STATE SUPPORT SO WHEN WE WHEN STATE COUNTS THE SEAT SO IF WE CONVERT A 100 SEAT SCHOOL TO 1500 WE GET FUNDED STATE YEAR FOR ALL 1500. BUT IF WE BUILD A NEW SCHOOL AND WE CAN ONLY JUSTIFY 300 ADDITIONAL SEAT THEN STATE WILL NOT FUND BECAUSE THE SEATS ARE ALREADY THERE IN AN EXISTING SCHOOL. SO THAT'S ONE REASON. THE OTHER REASON A REASON IS THAT IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND THAT LARGER SITE IN THAT PART OF THE COUNTY .YES, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO FIND FOR A 1500 STUDENTS BUT SAY 700 OR 800 STUDENTS I I'M NOT SAYING A 300 HIGH SCHOOLS

YOU KNOW, THAT'S MY CHILDREN'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS BIGGER THAN THAT. >> IT'S JUST I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULDN'T FIGHT WITH THE STATE TO SAY HEY, THIS IS A BETTER IDEA TO DO 800 AND THIS AND 1000 AND THIS OR 809 HUNDRED AS OPPOSED TO GOING FROM 1200 TO 1500

STUDENTS IN ONE BUILDING. >> SO THE PROCESS WITH THE STATE IS THAT THEY ARE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THEY WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE ADDITIONAL SEATS. THEY WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR IF YOU EXPAND THE SCHOOL FOR THE PREVIOUS SEATS PLUS EXPANDED. SEE THAT'S NOT OUR PROCESS. THE STATE'S PROCESS. OKAY. AND IT COULD BE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF POTENTIAL STATE FUNDING. SO YES, THERE IS ANOTHER WAY TO DO IT JUST IGNORE THE STATE FUNDING AND BUILD IT. BUT THEN COUNTY WILL HAVE TO CARRY THE ADDITIONAL LOAD AND THE NEED AS AS THE BOARD KNOWS WE HAVE A NEED OF $4 BILLION IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AREA SO SO WE ARE CAREFUL ABOUT PROPOSING OPTIONS THAT ARE NOT COST EFFECTIVE. MADAM CHAIR. YES. THANK YOU TO MS. PUMPHREY QUESTION BECAUSE THIS WAS MY AMENDMENT I'D LIKE TO SPEAK THAT IF I MAY I GO AHEAD. MY IPADS NEVER RECOMMENDED A MEGA LOCKER EVEN AS THE SOLUTION FOR CENTRAL SEATS AND NORTHEAST AREA SEATS IT WAS PROPOSED TO ADDRESS OUR NEED FOR CENTRAL AREA SEATS.

THE STUDY ALSO RECOMMENDED A SOLUTION WHETHER THAT BE AN ADDITION OR EXPANSION OR A NEW SCHOOL IN THE NORTHEAST AREA TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR THOSE SEATS. SO THEY WERE ALWAYS TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS ACCORDING TO MY IPS. HOWEVER, WE WE RELY ON OUR COUNTY PARTNERS FOR FUNDING SO WHAT MY PROPOSAL IS TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR THE SEATS WHERE THEY ARE WE NEED TO ADDRESS CENTRAL WE NEED TO ADDRESS NORTHEAST. THEY'RE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. THE TOWNSEND PROJECT OR THE DELANEY PROJECTS THOSE WILL ASSIST WITH THE SEATS THAT ARE NEEDED IN THE CENTRAL AREA LOCK EVEN STILL A POSSIBILITY ON THE TABLE. WHAT MY MOTION ATTEMPTS TO DO IS ADDRESS THE NORTHEAST SEATS WITHOUT DISRUPTING SO MANY FAMILIES BETWEEN LOCK HAVEN AND EASTERN AREA BALTIMORE COUNTY BY ADDRESSING THAT PARTICULAR NEED ALONG THE

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IMPLICATIONS? >> OKAY. AT THE I THINK THROUGH MS. HARVEY I THINK MR.. OKAY. SO I JUST I JUST HAVE A QUICK CLARIFICATION .THE INITIAL PLAN TO THAT IDENTIFIED LOCK RAVEN WAS BASED ON THE FACT THAT ALTHOUGH IT IS IN THE CENTRAL ZONE FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS PURPOSES IT IS PHYSICALLY NORTH. IT IS PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN THE NORTH EAST PART OF THE COUNTY. SO WHEN WE USE TERMS LIKE CENTRAL VERSUS NORTHEAST VERSUS NORTHWEST THAT IS THE SYSTEM'S CLASSIFICATION NOT NECESSARILY A GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION. SO IN TERMS OF A NORTH EAST AREA HIGH SCHOOL LIKE RAVEN IS IN THE NORTHEAST EAST PART OF THE COUNTY, IS THAT MY

UNDERSTANDING MY UNDERSTANDING YOU SAID IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE UNDERSTAND IT TO BE. >> OKAY. I JUST NEEDED THAT CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU. YES. MR. LASKY, THEY HAVE A QUESTION. THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT LAND IS SCARCE BUT IN THINKING ABOUT THE PROPOSAL FOR A RELATIVELY SPEAKING SMALLER HIGH SCHOOL, DO WE HAVE LIKE SORT OF A MAP DISPLAY TO SHOW WHAT LAND WOULD BE AVAILABLE AND IF THAT SUGGESTION FOR A RELATIVELY SPEAKING SMALLER

HIGH SCHOOL WOULD THAT EVEN BE POSSIBLE? >> SO I'D LIKE TO REMIND BOARD THAT BEFORE WE CAME TO THE LIBRARY OF AN OPTION AN INDEPENDENT STUDY BY A CONSULTANT WAS DONE TO JUST ANSWER THOSE ISSUES THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND THEY LOOKED AT ALL POTENTIAL SITES. WE WORK WITH OUR COUNTY PARTNERS. WE LOOKED AT EVERY POTENTIAL SITE THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE AND THAT'S THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT THAT SITE AND NOW WE ARE FOLLOWING UP WITH ANOTHER STUDY TO LOOK AT OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE NORTHEAST AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER SITE THAT IS WITHIN THE NORTHEAST SITE. BUT THE CONVERSATION HERE IS THAT WHY LOCK HAVEN BECAUSE IT'S IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY AND BECAUSE IT WILL PROVIDE THE MAXIMUM STATE SUPPORT IF WE EXPAND OR MAKE A SCHOOL LARGER THAN WHAT IT WAS AND THOSE ARE THE TWO PRIMARY FACTORS. OKAY.

MR. YOUNG IT'S FROM MS. FROM PRONG. OKAY. MS. FROM PRONG. THANK YOU. SO I GUESS I'M I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AND CLARIFY BECAUSE THIS WHOLE NORTHEAST SLASH CENTRAL WHEN THAT STUDY WAS DONE AND I REMEMBER YOU CAME TO THE ADVISORY IN THE NORTHEAST IN DECEMBER AND SPOKE ABOUT LIKE THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS AT THAT TIME. WAS THERE AN OPTION TO EXPAND ANY ACTUAL NORTHEAST SCHOOLS? AND SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT GEOGRAPHICALLY THAT LOCK HAVEN IS IN THE NORTHEAST. BUT WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE PERRY HALL, PARKVILLE AND SO ALSO YOU'D HAVE TO CONSIDER THOSE STUDENTS WOULD BE TRAVELING PRETTY FAR FROM WHERE THEY ARE NOW IF WE TALK ABOUT PUTTING IN A HIGH SCHOOL AND LOCK RAVEN SO YES, IT WAS DONE AND NOT ONLY THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING UP WITH ANOTHER STUDY TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY OTHER SCHOOL.

PERRY HALL IS A LARGE HIGH SCHOOL AS IT IS SO YES WE ARE STUDYING AND IF WE COULD FIND

ANOTHER SCHOOL WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU AND WE'LL SHARE THAT WITH YOU. >> OKAY? OKAY. OKAY.

MR. YOUNG SO ON THIS BUDGET REQUEST IT ITEMS FOUR AND 5000 A DELANEY IT HAS AREA CENTRAL OR C FOUR CENTRAL THE ITEM ONE THE SCHOOL NORTHEAST AREA HIGH SCHOOL MS. HAYNES REQUEST IS TO HAVE THE AREA GO FROM TBD TO NORTHEAST SO LOOKING AT NOT GEOGRAPHY THAT LOCK RAVEN OR WHATEVER SCHOOL IS IN THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE COUNTY BUT IN THAT AREA THAT WE DEFINE AS ONE OF THE FIVE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS. WITH THAT BEING SAID, IF WE IF WE DO MAKE THAT NORTHEAST, WHAT'S THE IMPACT ON YOUR ABILITY TO COMPLETE THE STUDIES TO DETERMINE WHERE THE BEST PLACE TO PUT THE SCHOOL IS? SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT. LIKE I SAID, WE

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HAND WROTE, I THINK YOU HAVE PART OF IT. WE HAVE PART OF IT SO I WANT TO AMEND THAT TO INCLUDE FOR THE AREA I WANT TO KEEP IT AS TBD. SO AREA TBD PROJECT TBD. SO I MOVE THAT WE

AMEND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TBD AREA TWO AND PROJECT TWO TBD AND THE AREA TO TBD. >> SO IT MAKES SENSE. ONE IS ALREADY TBD. SO I THINK YOU JUST OUT YOU'RE AMENDING THE AMENDMENT NOT THE INITIAL OKAY SHE'S OKAY SO BACK IN MY HAND SECOND DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO IT OR YOU JUST IT'S HARVEY YOU JUST SPOKE I JUST SPOKE TO OKAY. NOW DISCUSSION MS. HEN SO I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS MISSPOKE BOOKER DRIER THE MY PAST STUDY DID TAKE A HOLISTIC LOOK AT ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTY AND RECOMMENDED SEPARATE SOLUTIONS THEY RECOMMENDED BY AREA. THAT'S HOW THEY CHOSE TO STRUCTURE THE STUDY. BUT THEY LOOKED AT THEY DIDN'T LOOK EXCLUSIVELY AT ANY ONE GIVEN AREA. THEY DIDN'T LOOK HOLISTICALLY COUNTYWIDE. IF MR. DIXIT IS SAYING THAT LIKE RAVEN IS IN THE NORTHEAST AREA, MY ORIGINAL MOTION DOES NOT TAKE LOCH RAVEN OFF THE TABLE. IT YOU KNOW IF WE END UP MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT THAT'S THE BEST SITE THEN IT GOES AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED SO BY LIMITING IT TO NORTHEAST DOESN'T REMOVE LOCH RAVEN OFF THE TABLE EITHER MAY LIMIT YOU KNOW SCHOOLS IN THE NORTHWEST OR YOU KNOW ELSEWHERE WE JUST COMPLETED A VERY DIFFICULT BOUNDARY STUDY THAT INCLUDED A WIDE AREA OF THE COUNTY. I WOULD HATE TO DISRUPT AS MANY FAMILIES UNNECESSARILY IF WE CAN COME UP WITH TWO CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT MAKE SENSE AND PROVIDE THE NEEDED CENTRAL AREA SEATS AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST AREA SEATS, YES THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME OVERLAP AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO SAY OH NO, YOU'RE IN THE CENTRAL, YOU'RE IN THE NORTHEAST SO YOU CAN'T BE AFFECTED AT THE SAME TIME I, I DON'T THINK A ONE SIZE FITS ALL TO ADDRESS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST IS THE RIGHT SOLUTION HERE. SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING MY ORIGINAL MOTION ONLY BECAUSE IT LEAVES LOCK RAVEN ON THE TABLE. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO MS. BOOKER DWYER'S GO AHEAD AND YEAH SO JUST AS A RESPONSE TO THAT I APPRECIATE THAT CLARITY. SO IN THE MODIFIED AMENDMENT LOCK RAVEN IS ON THE TABLE AS WELL AS EVERYTHING ELSE AND SO WHEN WE ARE THINKING ABOUT INNOVATION, WHEN WE ARE THINKING ABOUT

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>> THANK YOU MR. OVER MAY HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON MS. BOOKER DWYER'S AMENDMENT. MR. KAMINSKI NO. MR. YOUNG. YES. IT'S FROM PONG. NO MR. LUSK. NO. MISS HIM ?NO. MS. HARVEY? YES. MS. PUMPHREY NO. DR. SAVOY? YES. MR. MCMILLAN. NO. MISS BOOKER DWYER? YES. MISS LECTOR? YES.

FEVER IS FIVE. SO THIS MISS BOOKER DWYER'S MOTION DID NOT PASS. NOW WE ARE VOTING ON WE

HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON MS. HEN'S AMENDED MOTION. >> I'M SORRY. CAN YOU READ THAT RIGHT I MOVED TO AMEND THE F Y 2025 STATE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST BY AMENDING LINE ITEM ONE BY UPDATING THE AREA TO NORTHEAST AND BY UPDATING THE PROJECT TO TBD AND ASKING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO WORK WITH COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO IDENTIFY A SUITABLE SITE IN THE NORTHEAST .MR. MINSKY YES. MR. YOUNG NO .MR. PAUL YES. MR. LASKI YES. MS. HEN YES. MS. HARVEY NO. MS.

PUMPHREY YES. DR. SAVOY NO. MR. MCMILLIAN YES. MISS BOOKER DWYER NO. >> MISS LICHTER NOW FAVOR SIX SO THAT ALSO DOES THAT PASSES BECAUSE OF MS. DRUMMOND RIGHT. OKAY. SO THAT MOTION PASSES SO WE STILL HAVE ONE MORE VOTE WHICH IS ON THAT THE ORIGINAL MOTION FOR THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT CORRECT AS AMENDED. OKAY. SO MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL? MR. MCMILLIAN CAN I ASK MR. PEET ONE QUESTION? YES. AND REGARDS TO THE ADDITION OF THE SOUTHEAST AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL IT SAYS PRIORITY TWO

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY PRIORITY TO THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. >> IT IS THE SECOND PRIORITY SUBJECT TO MEETING ALL OTHER REQUIREMENT IF THE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FROM THE STATE AND COUNTY, IF THE DESIGN WORK IS COMPLETED THEN BE THE SECOND PRIORITY. ALL OF THESE PRIORITIES ARE BASED ON FUNDING BY STATE AND COUNTY AND AS YOU CAN SEE FOR NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST A HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THERE IS NO FUNDING AT THIS

POINT. >> SO SO ALL OF THEM ARE PRIORITY TWOS AND ALL ONE AND TWO ARE BUT IN OTHER IN

PRIORITY THREE THEY ARE FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. >> SO THE INTENT, MR. MCMILLIAN, IS THAT BOTH THE NORTHEAST AND THE SOUTHEAST PROJECTS WILL MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER AT THE SAME

TIME. >> YEAH. OKAY. MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDED FY 2025 STATE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST AS AMENDED? MR. MINSKY YES. MR. YOUNG. YES. MR. PAUL. YES. MR. LASKI YES. MS. HAN YES. MS. HARVEY YES. MS. PUMPHREY YES. DR. SAVOY YES. MR. MCMILLION YES. MISS BOOKER DRYER NO. MISS LICHTER YES. THANK YOU SIR. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR

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AND MR. TAYLOR. >> SO GOOD EVENING AGAIN I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE SINCE YOU ARE MR. TAYLOR IS THE NEW PERSON HERE AND YOU ALL KNOW HIM. HE'S DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PLANNING .SO ON CANFIELD ON AUGUST 8TH, 2023 A RECOMMENDATION TO CLOSE THE CANFIELD EARLY LEARNING CENTER WAS PRESENTED TO BOARD THE PROPOSED CLOSURE IS A PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN THE NORTHWEST REGION TO REDUCE OVERCROWDING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THAT AREA AND

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CLOSE THE CAMPFIELD EARLY LEARNING CENTER. >> SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CAMPFIELD EARLY LEARNING CENTER PROGRAM CLOSURE SO MOVED TO ASK .THANK YOU MR. MASKEY. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND FRIMPONG THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION, MR. MASKEY SO MY I WENT TO THAT MEETING AND I LISTENED TO THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THE TEACHERS AND THE PARENTS TALK AND MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS CENTER IS FOR YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR MOST SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AND THEIR NEEDS ARE BEING MET IN THIS SCHOOL SO IT'S HARD FOR ME TO JUSTIFY

CLOSING SUCH A SCHOOL. >> AND TO DR. ROGERS THANK YOU AND DOMINO YOU ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ELEVATE FOR YOU KNOW, OUR PUBLIC AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IS WITH THE PLAN FOR THE EXPANSION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS. WE WILL HAVE I THINK AT 650 OR MORE FULL DAY PRE-K THREE AND PRE-K, FOUR SEATS. AND WHEN WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE SERVING STUDENTS IN THEIR HOME SCHOOLS. SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE OUTSIDE GENERAL EDUCATION AND INSIDE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND FOUR YEAR OLDS IN CAMP FIELD. THOSE PROGRAMS ARE NOT GOING AWAY. THEY WILL BE GOING TO THE HOME SCHOOLS WITH THOSE EXPANDED CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE STUDENTS. THE ONLY AREA THAT WE HAVE AT CAMP FIELD THAT RIGHT NOW WE HAVEN'T DESIGNATED A SPACE BUT THE TEAM HAS ALREADY STARTED WORK WORKING ON IS THE JUDY CENTER. WE HAVE A JUDY CENTER AT THE CAMP FIELD EARLY LEARNING CENTER WHICH PROVIDES A LOT OF RESOURCES TO OUR FAMILIES AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S STILL ACCESSIBLE YEARS DOWN THE LINE. WHEN ARE IF THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, APPROVES THE CLOSURE THAT WE'RE STILL PROVIDING THOSE RESOURCES TO ALL OF THE FAMILIES IN THAT GEOGRAPHIC REGION. SO IN ASCII SO MY ONLY THING WITH THAT IS WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT NEEDING MORE SEATS AND BUILDING BIGGER SCHOOLS AND THIS IS A SMALLER SCHOOL FOR A REASON. THESE KIDS NEED THAT MORE INTO BUT VISUALIZE ATTENTION I KNOW THEY CAN GET IT IN A SMALLER CLASSROOM BUT IT'S STILL GOING TO BE IN A MUCH BIGGER SCHOOL AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT THAT FOR THEM. SO I JUST I'M REALLY HARD IT'S A REALLY HARD DECISION FOR

ME TO MAKE ON THIS ONE. >> THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MR. LASKI YES. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT WENT INTO DETERMINING POSSIBLE CLOSURE. I WAS ALSO AT THE HEARING AND IN LISTENING TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE ONE THING THAT I CAN'T WRAP MY HEAD AROUND IS THAT THE NEW PROGRAM IS FOR ALL OF THE CHILDREN THAT GO TO THIS AMAZING COMMUNITY SCHOOL. IT JUST WOULD NOT REPLICATE ITSELF AND MY HEART IS JUST SPEAKING OF HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO PUT CHILDREN FIRST AND IT JUST SEEMS THAT I, I CAN'T WRAP MY HEAD AROUND A RATIONAL REASON WHY THE REPLACEMENTS WOULD GIVE ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS AND EQUAL EXPERIENCE TO WHAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE. THANK YOU, MS. .HARVEY YES. SO I ATTENDED THE HEARING AND I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT THE STAFF AT CAMPHILL ARE AMAZING, THAT THEY WORK REALLY HARD TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND TO CARE ABOUT STUDENTS TO HEAR STORIES LIKE A TEACHER CARRIED A STUDENT FROM THE BUS TO THE CLASS EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK BECAUSE HE WANTED TO RELIEVE THAT CHILD'S ANXIETY IS THE BAR THAT WE WANT TO SET FOR EVERY

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ROGERS AND SHOULD WE COME TO A DECISION THAT WE HAVE TO CLOSE CANFIELD AND OPEN THESE PROGRAMS IN THE HOME SCHOOLS THAT THOSE WONDERFUL TEACHERS WILL BE FOLLOWING THOSE STUDENTS AND SOME OF THOSE SCHOOLS HOPEFULLY AND THAT WE CAN REPLICATE THIS SERVICES WITHIN THOSE CLASSROOMS BECAUSE THESE ARE SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS AND WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO CARE FOR THEM. SO CAN THE TEAM SPEAK TO WHY WE'RE MAKING THIS

RECOMMENDATION? >> THANK YOU, MS. HARVEY AND I THINK WITH THE PASSION THAT SHE SPOKE TO ABOUT WHAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES IN BALTIMORE COUNTY IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING WITH THIS. I TOO HAVE HEARD STAFF MEMBERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS SPEAK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE AN EXPERIENCE THAT ONLY HAPPENS THAT CLEAR UP FEEL EARLY LEARNING CENTER THEY THE STAFF AND THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES HAVE CREATED A VERY POSITIVE WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE THAT AT ANY SCHOOL THAT YOU GO TO IN BALTIMORE COUNTY YOU SHOULD EXPERIENCE ADDITIONALLY WITH SOME OF THAT BECAUSE OF THE WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE WE'RE ABLE TO OVERLOOK SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT EXIST LIKE TRANSPORTATION, HAVING SOME OF OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS TAKING VERY LONG BUS RIDES TO GET TO AND FROM FEEL EARLY LEARNING CENTER AND THE TRANSITION THAT OCCURS AFTER YOU HAVE FINISHED THE PATHWAY OF CAPITAL EARLY LEARNING CENTER AND YOU HAVE TO TRANSITION TO ANOTHER SCHOOL AND SO I THINK OUR CHALLENGE, OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO COMMUNICATE BUT ALSO TO MINIMIZE TRANSITIONS AND TO CREATE THE ATMOSPHERE THAT EVERY STUDENT SHOULD EXPERIENCE IN THEIR SCHOOL. LIKE YOU SAID, THE TEACHERS, YOU KNOW, WILL GO TO OTHER SCHOOLS. THE OTHER SCHOOLS, THE CAPITAL PROJECTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED, FUNDING HAS BEEN PROVIDED BASED ON OUR ACCOUNTING FOR THOSE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS TO RETURN TO THEIR SCHOOL. AND PART OF THE STUDENTS RETURNING IS THAT YOU NEED THE STAFFING WITH THE TEACHERS WHICH WOULD BE AND VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY. AND SO I THINK IT'S A COMPLICATED RESPONSE TO ABOUT WHY THIS DECISION WAS MADE WHEN CAPITAL PROJECTS WERE BEING DESIGNED. YOU KNOW, BEFORE MY TIME THE SCHOOL OF THOUGHT ABOUT BRINGING STUDENTS BACK TO THEIR HOME SCHOOL FOR THAT WHOLE COMMUNITY FROM AGE THREE TO FIFTH GRADE WAS PART OF THE THINKING. BUT WHAT WE HAVE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR IS THERE IS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND AN ATMOSPHERE THAT WE MUST PROVIDE IN ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SO THAT EVERY PARENT HAS THE SAME LEVEL OF CONNECTION IN TERMS OF THE SERVICES THAT THEIR STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING IN THE SCHOOLS.

AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU HIGHLIGHTING YOU KNOW, THE MESSAGES THAT YOU'VE HEARD FROM FAMILIES AND GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT.

THESE ARE OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS AND THERE'S A PHASING PROCESS AND SO AS A THREE YEAR OLD YOU WOULD START IN THE SCHOOL THAT YOU WOULD STAY IN UNTIL YOU WERE IN THE FIFTH GRADE AND OUR POLICY, YOU KNOW, HAS SOME STIPULATIONS TO ALLOW STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO MAKE THAT CHOICE TO STAY AND PHASE OUT THAT WE'RE NOT CAUSING INTERRUPTIONS IN THE MIDDLE. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE'RE MAKING AS WE TRY TO TAKE A HOLISTIC VIEW ON IMPROVING THESE CAPITAL PROJECTS ACROSS TEAM BE CPS AND CREATE THE BEST

CIRCUMSTANCE FOR ALL STUDENTS AND THANK YOU. >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT. I UNDERSTAND I'VE VISITED CAM FIELD. I WORK WITH A LOT OF THE PEOPLE I CAN FIELD AND I UNDERSTAND THE WANT TO KEEP THAT SCHOOL OPENED BUT AS A FORMER PRINCIPAL OF A COMPREHENSIVE OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT HAD A THREE YEAR OLD PROGRAM AND HAD A FOUR YEAR OLD PROGRAM YOU CAN REPLICATE THE FEELING, THE ATMOSPHERE OR THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE AT CAM FIELD IN A COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL. TO MS.. HARVEY'S POINT AND TO DR. YARBROUGH, HIS POINT AND THIS THE TIMING OF THIS IS GOOD THAT WE HAVE TIME WE HAVE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE SEND WHEN WE CLOSE CAM FIELD THAT THE SCHOOLS THAT WILL RECEIVE NEW THREE YEAR OLD PROGRAMS AND FOUR YEAR OLD PROGRAMS ARE READY TO RECEIVE THOSE STUDENTS AND ARE READY TO GIVE THEM THAT

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TO KEEP THE BUILDING OPEN WITH ITS AGE? >> SO IT'S A DIFFICULT QUESTION BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AS GOOD AN ANSWER AS I KNOW CAN FEEL IS AN OLD BUILDING CAN FEEL NEEDS IMPROVEMENT BUT IT IS SAFE RIGHT NOW IT IS BEING WE HAVE PUT MAINTENANCE DOLLARS TO MAKE IT SAFE. THE QUALITY OF BUILDINGS THAT WE ARE REPLACING IT WITH LIKE DR. ROGERS INDICATED THAT IT THE CAMPUS IS NOWHERE CLOSE TO THAT QUALITY. THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT WILL BE PROVIDED TO OUR KIDS IN THE NEW BUILDING IS FAR SUPERIOR AND IT'S NOT ONLY TO THOSE KIDS BUT ALL KIDS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING ABOUT THE QUALITY OF SPACE, THE NEWER

SPACE WILL WILL THEY ARE FAR BETTER. >> MR. MINSKY I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. IS THIS SITE GOING TO BE AND CONSIDER IF THIS IS CLOSED ARE YOU IS IT GOING TO BE IN CONSIDERATION FOR THE NEW NORTHWEST CITY CENTER? THAT DETERMINATION HAS NOT BEEN MADE YET BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE POTENTIAL USE OFFICES ARE ALWAYS NEEDED. THAT'S ANOTHER POTENTIAL USE.

BUT SUPERINTENDENT HASN'T MADE THAT DECISION AND OUR FUNDING PARTNERS HAVE NOT FUNDED ANY OF THAT THING. SO THAT IS STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING WE'LL COME TO YOU

AND WE'LL SHARE THAT. >> SO IT'S NOT IT'S NOT UNDER CONSIDERATION RIGHT NOW BUT IT'S IT'S A POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD BE ALL OPTIONS ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION RIGHT NOW AND SO YEAH FOR THAT SITE SO THE SITE THE SITE WILL BE THE TERM WE USE IS REPURPOSED AND THAT THAT REPURPOSING WILL BE IDENTIFIED BASED ON THE GOALS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE AREA. SO ALL OF THE FOUR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE UNDERWAY TO EXPAND ALL THE SEATS IN THE AREA PLAY INTO THIS PLAN TO ALLEVIATE CANFIELD AND IF THIS IS IF THE CLOSURE OF THIS PHYSICAL SCHOOL BUILDING IS APPROVED THAT IN CONCERT WITH THESE OTHER DECISIONS WILL DETERMINE WHAT OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE CURRENT CAMP CAMPFIELD SITE. SO THE CTE CENTER IS ONE OPTION AMONG OTHERS THAT THE BOARD CAN CHOOSE TO MAKE. I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. YES. THANK YOU MS. BOOKER DWYER AND SO IF THE VOTE IS NOT TO CLOSE CAMPFIELD THEN THAT IMPACTS THE FUNDING THE CAPITAL FUNDING FOR THE OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE AREA LIKE DEER PARK ELEMENTARY THAT EXPANSION SO ALL THE SEATS THAT HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR WITH THE POTENTIAL OF THE CAMPFIELD STUDENTS GOING TO THOSE

SCHOOLS, IT WOULD IMPACT THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS, CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. AT LEAST ONE

PROJECT AT LEAST ONE. >> SO TO THE POINT WHERE THAT PROJECT MAY NOT PROCEED OR MAY NOT EVEN

HAPPEN. SO THE CLOSURE OF CAMPFIELD IS DEPENDENT ON THAT. >> THE THE RENOVATION

OF A SCHOOL IS DEPENDENT ON THE CLOSURE OF CAMPFIELD. THAT'S TRUE. >> OKAY. AND HAS THERE EVER BEEN ANY ANALYSIS DONE OF HOW THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND SO THOSE STUDENTS COMING FROM CAMPFIELD AND HOW THEY PERFORM WHEN THEY WHEN THEY ENTER INTO A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL VERSUS THE STUDENTS WHO WERE IN A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL NOT HIGH SCHOOL

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SUCCESSFUL MORE SUCCESSFUL? >> YEAH THAT'S NOT INFORMATION THAT I'M AWARE OF. WE CAN CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP. OKAY. MS. FRIMPONG SO I MAY BE A LITTLE BIT EARLY IN SAYING THIS. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THE COMMENT. SO I THINK A LOT OF THE CONCERNS IS THAT AGAIN WE HAVE A GREAT SCHOOL IT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT STUDENTS AND THE SUPPORTS THAT THEY NEED AND SO THE CONCERN IS WE'RE TAKING THEM INTO THE UNKNOWN AND SO IF WE DO MAKE THE DECISION TO CLOSE, CAN'T FIELD I GUESS I'M DOING AN EARLY I'M JUMPING AHEAD BUT AN AGENDA ITEM AS FAR AS AGENDA AGENDA SETTING I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO CONTINUE TO HEAR THROUGHOUT THESE MEETINGS WHAT ARE THE STEPS THAT ARE BEING TAKEN TO IF YOU WANT TO SAY ENSURE OR TRY TO REPLICATE THAT WE HAVE THAT SAME TYPE OF SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS ETC. FOR FOR THESE STUDENTS. I KNOW WE HAVE POOR DONIA AND HONEY GO LIKE YOU MENTIONED CHAIR LICHTER ABOUT HAVING SCHOOLS THAT HAVE THAT SPECTRUM BUT AGAIN I THINK IF THE PARENTS, THE PUBLIC, THE STAFF ARE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT IS IT THAT WE'RE REALLY DOING TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF OUR BABIES AND GIVE THEM THE SUPPORTS THAT THEY NEED AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BE SUCCESSFUL? I THINK THAT WILL HELP AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR THAT. MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CANFIELD EARLY LEARNING CENTER PROGRAM CLOSURE ?MR. KAMINSKI NO. MR. YOUNG.

YES. MS. FRIMPONG NO. MR. LUSK NO. MS. HEN NO. MS. HARVEY YES .MS.. PUMPHREY YES. DR. SAVOY

YES. MR. MCMILLIAN YES. MISS BOOKER DWYER NO, NO. MISS LICHTER YES. >> FAVOR A SIX. >>

SO THE MOTION DOES PASS, CORRECT? >> YES. YES. OKAY. SO THE MOTION DOES PASS. THANK YOU

EVERYBODY. I KNOW IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION AND VOTE. >> THANK YOU STAFF. >> THE NEXT

[M. NEW BUSINESS - ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION (Board Counsel) (9:05 - 9:10 p.m.)]

MR. YOUNG YES. MS. FRIMPONG YES. MR. LASKI YES. MISS HIM? YES. MISS HARVEY YES, MR. CHAIRMAN. YES. MISS PUMPHREY YES. DR. SAVOY. YES. MR. MCMILLIAN. YES. MISS BOOKER DWYER. YES, MISS LICHTER. YES. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION WITH RESPECT TO MDL 2930 JCC P 4546 AND JCC P 5052 SO MOVED FRIMPONG THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND PUMPHREY THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION MAY HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. MR. MINSKY YES. MR. YOUNG RECUSE. MS. FRIMPONG YES. MR. LASKY YES. MISS HIM?

>> YES. MISS HARVEY? YES. MISS DRUMMOND. >> YES. MS. PUMPHREY YES. DR. SAVOY? YES. MR. MCMILLIAN. YES, MISS BOOKER DWYER YES. MISS LECHNER YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT

[N. NEW BUSINESS - CONTRACT AWARDS (Mr. Hartlove and Mr. Dixit) (9:10 - 9:25 p.m.)]

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HARVEY CHAIR OF THE BUILDINGS AND CONTRACTS COMMITTEE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS BUILDING IN CONTRACT COMMITTEE MET ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH.

I AM ASKING FOR ITEMS IN ONE THROUGH IN EIGHT TO BE FORWARDED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL SEPARATING ITEMS IN NINE FOR DISCUSSION AS REQUESTED BY MS. DOMINANT ASKING AND DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS AND ONE THROUGH AND EIGHT SO MOVED FROM PASS NO SECOND IS NEEDED SINCE THE RECOMMENDATION COMES FROM THE COMMITTEE ANY DISCUSSION ON AND ONE THROUGH AND 8TH MAY HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE THAT WHO MADE THE MOVE WHERE THERE'S A COUPLE MR. MEMBER MR. KAMINSKI. YES. MR. YOUNG YES. MS. FRAMPTON YES. MR. LASKI.

YES, MISS YES. MS. HARVEY. YES. MR. DRUMMOND. YES. MS.. PUMPHREY YES. DR. SAVOY YES.

MR. MCMILLIAN YES. MISS BOOKER DWYER YES. MISS LICHTER YES. THANK YOU. DO I OKAY. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM AND NINE SO MOVED PUMPHREY NO SECOND IS NEEDED. ANY

DISCUSSION? MR. MINSKY YES. >> WE ALSO WENT OVER THIS IN GREAT LENGTH AND THE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE AND THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERNS AND SOME QUESTIONS THAT WE ASKED TO GET ANSWERS

FOR. >> I DON'T KNOW IF MICHELLE WANTS TO COME FORWARD OR ACTUALLY CAN WE HAVE DR. DE DONATO A DR. KRAFT ALSO MEGAN YES. AND MS. COME FORWARD. SORRY YOU WERE HIDING BACK THERE WISHING SHE COULDN'T SEE YOU. WE'RE JOINED BY DR. DE DONATO, CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER MASH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TEACHING AND LEARNING AND DR. KRAFT, DIRECTOR OF ENGLISH

LANGUAGE ARTS SEMINARS. >> YOU DO HAVE A PARTICULAR QUESTION OR JUST YES, I DO. FIRST OFF, DID YOU WERE YOU ABLE TO FIND HOW MANY TEACHERS WE HAVE CERTIFIED OR RETRAINING FOR THE

WILSON READING SYSTEM? >> I YES WE DO AND AGAIN THANK YOU AND YOU SO THE WORK THE WILSON READING CERTIFICATE AND THE FULL CERTIFICATION REQUIRES 135 HOURS OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING.

WE HAVE OFFERED THAT TO TEACHERS TO COMPLETE AT THIS TIME WE HAVE ONE STAFF MEMBER

WHO IS IN PROCESS TO COMPLETE THAT. >> HOWEVER, WE HAVE 32 TEACHERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THAT AT THIS TIME. OKAY. AND FOR THE AUTUMN GILLINGHAM, HOW MANY TEACHERS DO WE HAVE CERTIFIED FOR SECONDARY INSTRUCTION? WE HAVE 32 SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATORS TRAINED IN NORTON GILLINGHAM AND 15 TEACHERS ARE IN PROCESS AND GOING OVER THE CONTRACT THIS THE 180 IT WAS STARTED IN 2020 AS A ONE YEAR FIVE FOUR YEAR EXTENSIONS OF FIVE YEARS ALL TOGETHER AND DO WE HAVE ANY I MEAN SO IT'S BEEN IN PLAY FOR THREE YEARS NOW. DO WE HAVE ANY DATA THAT SHOWS IT'S IMPROVING OUR STUDENTS AT THE TIER TWO LEVEL OF READING AND YOU KNOW SO SO ATTENTION? YEAH, THAT'S I'M SURE THAT CONTRACT AND SOME OF THOSE HIGHLIGHTS OF DATA POINTS WHEN STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING THE PROGRAM CONSISTENCY WITH FIDELITY OVER TIME WE HAVE SEEN UP TO 1.7 AND 1.9 YEARS GROWTH IN A SINGLE SCHOOL YEAR. HOWEVER THAT RELIES ON CONSISTENT IMPLANTATION OF THE PROGRAM AND THAT IS THE ABSOLUTE FOCUS FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR WITH ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR BOTH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AS WELL AS TEACHERS AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL. SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT THAT'S HAPPENING.

SO HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE WE SPENT TWO ALMOST 2.5 MILLION AND ASKING FOR ANOTHER MILLION AND WE DON'T KNOW UNLESS AND WE DON'T HAVE IT'S ON CERTIFICATIONS.

IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BE CERTIFIED AND WE KNOW THEY'RE TEACHING IT WITH FIDELITY. HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE TAUGHT WITH FIDELITY AS COMMON ASK IF I CAN THANK YOU

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FOR THAT QUESTION. >> AS YOU KNOW, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IS ONE OF OUR PRIORITIES. THE BOARD ALSO PASSED A CONTRACT APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO WITH A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS US TO ROSTER THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT TEACHERS HAVE TO RECEIVE THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT IS THERE IS ACCOUNTABILITY THAT IF YOU'RE ON THE ROSTER ONLY AFTER YOU ENGAGE IN THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ARE WE ABLE TO SEE A RECORD OF THAT AS WELL AS VICE VERSA. IF YOU'RE NOT IF YOU DON'T TAKE THE TRAINING THAT'S NECESSARY OR IF YOU'RE A NEW HIRE AND YOU COME IN WE SEE THAT YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN THE TRAINING. WE ARE ABLE TO WORK WITH NOT ONLY OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER BUT ALSO OUR CHIEF OF SCHOOLS TO COMMUNICATE THAT INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO PRINCIPALS WITH CLEAR EXPECTATIONS ABOUT TRAINING. SO YOU KNOW THAT IS PART OF OUR WORK THAT WE'RE DOING THIS YEAR. WE HAVE THOSE SYSTEMWIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DATA THAT WE HAVE FOR ROSTERS WHETHER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ESOL LITERACY OR MATHEMATICS TO IDENTIFY WHERE THOSE GAPS ARE AND THEN MAKING THOSE TRAINING OPPORTUNI ITIES MANDATORY THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH PRINCIPALS DIRECTLY AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS BECAUSE PART OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU'RE ASKING RIGHTFULLY SO READ ONE AREA IS BASED ON SITE LICENSES FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS. WE HAVE THE DATA SHOWING THAT WE HAVE STUDENTS IN NEED AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL OF THIS COMPREHENSION SUPPORT IN SCHOOLS BUT WE HAVE TO IMPLEMENT IT WITH FIDELITY TO SEE THE GROWTH THAT READ 180 AS A FORMER PRINCIPAL BOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL I USE THE IT WAS SCHEDULED IN MY BUILDINGS. THERE ARE LIKE FOUR REGULAR OR YOU KNOW ASSESSMENTS THAT YOU GIVE THE STUDENTS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THEIR PROGRESS AND THEIR GROWTH. I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE SYSTEMS IN PLACE. WE'RE ABLE TO SEE FROM THE SYSTEM VIEW WHAT THE SCHOOLS ARE LOOKING LIKE OF OUR STUDENTS WHETHER OR NOT IT'S SHOWING GROWTH SO WE CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION WHEN IT COMES TIME TO THE SPRING OF WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE OR WHETHER WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT A DIFFERENT PRODUCT. BUT OUR FIRST STEP NEEDS TO BE ENSURING IMPLEMENTATION WITH FIDELITY AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS BASED ON OUR STUDENT

DATA. >> SO MY ONLY CONCERN WITH THAT IS WITH OUR DATA IS SHOWING THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT ARE BELOW WHERE THEY SHOULD BE ON AN AVERAGE IN THE SECONDARY LEVEL AND WE'VE HAD THIS FOR THREE YEARS AND YOU'RE SAYING THAT IF IT'S TAUGHT WITH FIDELITY THERE IS THE GROWTH

BUT THAT'S A SMALLER AT A SMALLER GROUP OF STUDENTS AS OPPOSED TO ON THE WHOLE. >> SO I'M JUST I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THROWING MORE MONEY INTO THIS WHEN WE DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S ACTUALLY WORKING. SO FOR ALL THE STUDENTS, NOT JUST THE ONES THAT ARE GETTING IT WITH FIDELITY BUT FOR ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS AND ARE WE CATEGORIZING THE TIER OR ARE WE EVALUATING TIER TWO? ARE THEY MAYBE NEEDING TIER THREE AND NOT THIS TIER TWO? SO I WOULD ASK DR. KRAFT TO SPEAK TO TIER TWO VERSUS TWO TIER THREE HOW WE MAKE THOSE SPECIFIC DETERMINATIONS. BUT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU IN TERMS OF READ 180 AND THE DATA FOR THE I DO YOU HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK THE NUMBERS BUT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE STUDENTS YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AT LEAST ONE AND A HALF YEARS OF GROWTH AND WHEN I TALK ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION WITH FIDELITY I'M SAYING THAT IT CAN'T BE A PULL OUT GROUP. IT CAN'T BE WHEN IT'S CONVENIENT IT NEEDS TO BE IN YOUR SCHEDULE. A TEACHER THAT IS TRAINED THAT YOU'RE TEACHING THE LESSONS THAT YOU'RE DOING, THE CENTERS THAT YOU'RE DOING, THE REGULAR ASSESSMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR STUDENTS ARE MEETING YOU KNOW, MAKING PROGRESS AS YOU GO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THAT'S WHAT WE CAN'T SIT AT THE BOARD TABLE RIGHT NOW AND SAY THAT ACROSS THE BOARD IN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS WE CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT READ 180 WAS TAUGHT WITH FIDELITY IN ALL OF OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS. WHAT WE CAN SAY IS THAT WE HAVE THE DATA BASED ON TEST SCORES AND OTHER PIECES OF DATA THAT DR. KRAFT AND MS. CAN SPEAK TO SPECIFICALLY THAT IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO HAVE NEEDS IN COMPREHENSION WHICH ARE, YOU KNOW, THOSE TIER TWO AND THEN YOU GO TO THE TIER THREE WHERE YOU WERE SPEAKING ABOUT OR GILLINGHAM AS WELL AS I BELIEVE WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE OTHER TIER THREE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE PROVIDING MANY TIMES FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS IEPS WHERE THERE IS A MONITORING SYSTEM AND A REQUIREMENT THAT IS MORE STRINGENT THAN THE TIER TWO THAT THIS IS PART OF OUR WORK AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH INCREASING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE RESOURCES TO OUR TEACHERS, WE'RE GIVING THEM THE TIME AND WE'RE PROVIDING THE FEEDBACK AND THE SUPPORT AS WELL AS ENSURING THAT OUR ADMINISTRATORS ARE WELL VERSED SO THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR AND THAT THEY'RE GOING INTO THE CLASSROOM GIVING FEEDBACK. BUT I WOULD INVITE DR. DE DONATO, DR. KRAFT MICHEL, TO SHARE SPECIFICS AROUND TIER TWO VERSUS TIER THREE. SO THANK

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WE'VE DONE WE DID THAT LAST YEAR AND WE HAVE DONE THINGS FROM YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALLY TRAINING TEACHERS IF WE HAVE THE CERTIFICATION OURSELVES TO GETTING THEM INTO OUR NATIONAL TRAINING TO WHATEVER THAT IS SO THAT STUDENTS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED IN THE MOMENT. AND THE ONLY OTHER THING IS WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO HAVE THIS REPLACE ANY OF THE OTHER TIER THREE LIKE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SAY 100% NOT AND AND WE WILL ALWAYS NEED A MENU OF SUPPORT AND AND WHILE I CAN SAY GREAT THINGS ABOUT READ 180 IT DOESN'T WORK FOR EVERYONE. AND SO THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS AND SO I WILL NEVER SAY WELL EVERYONE WHO IS GOING TO WORK FOR EVERYONE THAT

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YEAH AND I THINK THE AND SO WE OFFER TWO DIFFERENT TIER TWO COMPREHENSION INTERVENTIONS AT SECONDARY AND WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS THAT 36 OF OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS OFFER READ 180 AND SO I THINK THAT JUST AND THEY GET TO SELECT SO WE WILL GO ON WE'LL SAY SO HERE IS YOU KNOW PROGRAM EIGHT IF YOU READ 180 HERE'S PROGRAM B WE'LL TALK ABOUT YOU KNOW THAT YOU KNOW HOW THEY'RE STRUCTURED YOU KNOW WHAT THEY NEED AND THEN SCHOOLS GET TO SELECT IF THEY DON'T ALREADY HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE WHICH TIER TWO COMPREHENSION DO WE WANT? AND SO THE TOPICS ARE HIGH INTEREST AND SO WE SAY TO THE STUDENTS LOVE IT. I MEAN DO STUDENTS BLOG BEING IN READING INTERVENTION? I MEAN I'M NOT GOING TO LIE TO YOU AND SAY THAT'S THE THAT MAYBE NOT.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE HIGH INTEREST TOPICS AND THEY ARE THEY REALLY DO TRY TO DO REAL WORLD CONNECTIONS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DO OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE TO PUBLISH A BOOK AND YOU KNOW AS SOON AS YOU PUBLISH YOU START TO DO THINGS. BUT WHAT THEY DO IS FOR EVERY SINGLE MODULE THEY COME UP WITH THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP THAT THEY HAVE VETTED THAT HAVE COME OUT IN THE NEWS IN THE PAST MONTH AND SO A TEACHER CAN GO IN AND SAY OKAY, WELL WE'RE DOING THIS ON CYBER SECURITY BUT YOU KNOW WITH THIS IS A PUBLISHED TWO YEARS AGO BUT I CAN GIVE YOU SOMETHING THAT WAS PUBLISHED LAST WEEK AND SO I THINK THAT THERE IS A BUILDING AND SO NO, I DON'T THINK ALL OF OUR STUDENTS LOVE BEING IN READING INTERVENTION AND I DO THINK THAT THERE IS HIGH INTEREST MATERIAL AND THAT THERE'S ENOUGH CHOICES AND IN A BONUS THING IN ADDITION TO TRYING TO BE ENGAGING FOR STUDENTS IS IT'S BUILDING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE FOR THEIR SCIENCE AND THEIR SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSES SO THAT WHEN THEY GET TO THAT CONTENT THEY HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE, THEY'VE BUILT VOCABULARY, THEY'VE BUILT BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE WHICH WE LIKE TO THINK THAT WILL ALSO INCREASE THEIR SUCCESS WHEN

THEY'RE IN THEIR CONTENT CLASSES. >> YEAH. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS MR. LASKY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO READING. YOU GUYS WORK EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY HARD .I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE TRAINING AND THEN THE TEACHERS THAT HAVE COMPLETED IT JUST BASED ON NEED AND OBVIOUSLY 135 HOURS OF TRAINING IS PRETTY INTENSE. HOW MANY TEACHERS DO YOU NEED TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING? I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT LIKE WHAT KIND OF SCARCITY THERE IS FOR THE STUDENTS THAT NEED TO GET IN THIS PROGRAM. IF I CAN JUST MAKE ONE DISTINCTION SO WHEN WE ARE SPECIFICALLY REFERENCING WELL THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE THREE DAY TRAINING THAT WE'VE TRAINED THAT'S THE 32 NUMBER OF TEACHERS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THAT THE CERTIFICATION WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION FOR THOSE 2 OR 3 INTERVENTIONS LIKE WILSON THAT'S THE 135 HOURS AND SO THAT'S JUST ONE THING TO CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND. SO WE DO MAKE SURE TRAINING IDEALLY WE WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MORE TEACHERS GO 335 HOURS BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT'S 135 HOURS THEY'RE NOT IN CLASSROOMS TEACHING REALLY IMPORTANT EVIDENCE BASED INTERVENTIONS. SO LAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO TRY TO ENGAGE WITH TEACHERS BASED ON GRANT FUNDING TO OFFER WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE EIGHT SEATS IN THE CERTIFICATION COURSE AND WE ONLY HAD ONE TEACHER AND SOME OF THAT ALSO WE JUST HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE TEACHERS HAVE A LOT ON THEIR PLATE AND WE'RE TRYING TO SUPPORT THAT IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AS THIS BOARD WELL KNOWS WITH TEACHERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THEY'RE BALANCING. SO WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO RECRUIT TEACHERS.

DR. DINARDO AND DR. KRAFT AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT WORKING WITH PARTNERS IN EACH ARE ABOUT WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE TEACHERS SO THAT THIS BECOMES A VALUE ADD AND THE SYSTEM BLUEPRINT TALKS ABOUT THE TEACHER CAREER LADDER AND INCLUDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS TO HAVE WITHIN THE SYSTEM OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHER LEADERSHIP WHERE THEY CAN ACTUALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW. SO WE THINK THAT MIGHT BE ANOTHER SOURCE BOTH THE FUNDING AND

POTENTIAL FOR US TO INVEST IN THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR FULL CERTIFICATION. >> AND IN ADDITION TO THAT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO OFFER THAT WE HAVE 37 SECONDARY EDUCATORS THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED IN LETTERS WHICH IS NOT WILSON CERTIFICATION BUT IT IS ON THE SCIENCE OF READING AND IS A VERY INTENSE COURSE AND SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THAT YOU KNOW, WHILE WE MIGHT NOT HAVE SOMEBODY WHAT WE HAVE ONE IN THE 135 OUR CERTIFICATION THAT WE ARE CONTINUING OUR JOURNEY OF LEARNING AROUND LEARNING SCIENCE AND HOW THE BRAIN

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IMPLEMENTATION WITH FIDELITY. YOU HEARD THAT ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. >> MISHAN THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS AND I APPRECIATE IT AT THE CONTRACTS COMMITTEE AS WELL BECAUSE WE KNOW WE ASKED A LOT IT SOUNDS AS IF WE DEFINITELY NEED CAPACITY IN TERMS OF OFFERING THESE INTERVENTIONS TO OUR STUDENTS. AND CAN YOU SPEAK MORE AS TO WHAT OUR CHALLENGES ARE WITH DOING SO? I'M HEARING THAT WE'RE NOT OFFERING OR IN GILLINGHAM THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A COHORT IN MONTHS IF TEACHERS THAT ARE MOTIVATED AND ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING THIS ,HOW DO THEY GO ABOUT IT? IS IT A FUNDING ISSUE? WE'RE GOING INTO BUDGET SEASON. HOW CAN THE BOARD HELP GET THE RIGHT

SERVICES TO THE RIGHT STUDENTS IN ALL STUDENTS? >> I LOVE THAT QUESTION AND ESPECIALLY THE WAY YOU FRAMED IT FOR HELP. I KNOW DR. DID NOT I WAS CHECKING BUT THE FIRST THING I WANTED WE I WOULD CERTAINLY SAY ANY TEACHER THAT'S CONTACTING YOU THAT'S STRUGGLING CERTAINLY ALWAYS POINT THEM IN OUR DIRECTION BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT STOPPED OR IN GOING HOME TRAINING. SO I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WE HAVE OFFERED COHORTS OF UP TO 90 TEACHERS A YEAR FOR THREE YEARS. IT WAS A PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE MARYLAND LEADS GRANT FUNDING THAT YOU MAY RECALL. SO THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT QUESTIONS. I FIRST JUST WANT TO CLEARLY STATE WE HAVE NOT STOPPED NOR WILL ANY FUNDING DETRACT FROM THAT PLAN. SO JUST SO I CAN DISPEL THAT MISUNDERSTANDING. BUT THE SECOND QUESTION ABOUT TEACHERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IF THEY'RE NOT SEEING THE COHORTS ADVERTISED OR THEY NEED ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT CERTAINLY SEND THEM OUR WAY. SO RIGHT JUST PUT SOME NUMBERS BEHIND THAT. SO AS OF JULY 1ST, 2023 WE HAD 150 LICENSES FOR 140 TEACHERS TO REGISTER FOR THE TRAINING SO 120 ARE REGISTERED FOR OR IN GILLINGHAM PLUS AND 24 MORE FOR 24 MORPHOLOGY. SO WE DO HAVE OF COURSE AVAILABILITY FOR TEACHERS. WE DO HAVE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THAT. SO IT IS ABSOLUTELY MOVING FORWARD. SO AGAIN BUT WHAT I'M HEARING THOUGH IS WHAT IS OUR COMMUNICATION MECHANISM FOR STAFF TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES ?HOW ARE WE COMMUNICATING WITH THEM AND THAT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS MAKING IT AVAILABLE IS THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF THE AVAILABILITY THANK YOU AND ENSURING WE HAVE THE CAPACITY AND THAT WE CAN MEET THE DEMAND WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE. AND I APPRECIATE DR. KRAFT YOU SAYING THAT WE DON'T WAIT AND TO FIND OUT THAT SOMETHING'S NOT WORKING BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT EARLY AND WE STILL HAVE A HALF A YEAR THERE'S A LOT THAT CAN BE DONE IN A HALF A YEAR. AND I JUST WANT TO I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SECONDARY TONIGHT SO THOSE NUMBERS SOUND REALLY SMALL AND I JUST WANT TO OFFER THAT WE HAVE 338 ELEMENTARY AND I KNOW WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT ELEMENTARY BUT I WANT YOU TO WALK AWAY BEING LIKE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IF YOU'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR THREE YEARS I'M JUST TO YOU KNOW AND I KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE INVITED ME BACK TO TALK ABOUT ELEMENTARY AND I'D BE HAPPY TO BUT JUST TO SAY THAT WE DO HAVE 338 IN THE ELEMENTARY THAT ARE TRAINED SO WE CONTINUE TO WANT TO INCREASE THE SECONDARY. BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF EDUCATORS TRAIN AND OG AND YOU KNOW WE REALLY WANT TO WORK IN INTERVENTION TO THAT THOSE NUMBERS WE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR INTERVENTION TRIANGLE, RIGHT? SO AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL THAT WE HAVE SO FEW STUDENTS IN INTERVENTION BECAUSE THEY'VE GOTTEN WHAT THEY NEEDED IN ELEMENTARY MIDDLE BY THE TIME THEY GET TO HIGH SCHOOL IT'S

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MR. LASKI YES. MISHAN YES. MS. HARVEY YES, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. CHAIRMAN. YES. THANK YOU. MS.

PUMPHREY YES. DR. SAVOY. DR. SAVOY. >> MR. MCMILLIAN YES. >> MISS BOOKER DWYER YES. MISS LICHTER YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOUR CONTRACT PASSES. THANK YOU AND THANKS FOR ANSWERING IT. IF YOU THINK THAT WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THEM AT THE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE SO THAT WAS JUST A FRACTION OF WHAT WE PUT THEM THROUGH THE OTHER DAY. BUT IT'S

[O. REPORT - ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT (Dr. Jones and Dr. DiDonato) (9:25 - 9:55 p.m.)]

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT 2023 OPENING OF SCHOOLS AND FOR THAT I CALL ON DR. ROGERS. >> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO INVITE DR. JONES CHIEF OF SCHOOLS DR. DE DONATO CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER AND MR. MCCALL, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER TO THE TABLE. WE CAN START WITH THE FIRST SLIDE. I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON THE OPENING OF SCHOOLS TRULY SPEAKING TO OUR FOUR IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES. FIRST SLIDE PLEASE

.>> AS EVERYONE IS AWARE WE'VE IDENTIFIED OUR MOST URGENT PRIORITIES ACROSS TEAM B CPS IN ORDER TO PRIORITIZE OUR STUDENT NEEDS AND MOVE FORWARD WE MUST FOCUS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS LEADERS AND STAFF SAFETY AND CLIMATE IN SCHOOLS AND OFFICES

AND AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT INCREASES EFFICIENCY. >> NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. >> IF WE TAKE A DEEPER LOOK AT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED FOUR FOCUS AREAS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS MATHEMATICS ESOL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION. WE MUST COMMIT TO ENGAGE IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL OF OUR TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED ON CONTENT FOCUSED ON LEADERSHIP AND DATA ANALYSIS SO THAT WE CAN RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS. WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH BEST PRACTICES AND DR. JONES WILL SPEAK ABOUT THE BOOKS AND THE RESOURCES THAT WE ARE USING AS THE LEADERS ACROSS TEAM B CPS TO MOVE FORWARD AND IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE BASED STRATEGIES IN OUR SCHOOLS. WE MUST IMPLEMENT CURRICULUM WITH FIDELITY THAT INCLUDES FOLLOWING PACING AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR CURRICULUM BASED ASSESSMENTS SO WE ARE ABLE TO DETERMINE THEIR PROGRESS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR US AT CENTRAL OFFICE AND AT THE SCHOOLS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS IN REAL TIME NOT FOR FUTURE STUDENTS BUT THE STUDENTS THAT SIT IN THE CLASSES IN FRONT OF US. AND LASTLY THE DATA ANALYSIS THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN SCHOOLS AS WELL AS IN CENTRAL OFFICES REQUIRES THAT WE ALL ENGAGE IN HIGH QUALITY PRACTICES THAT REFLECT HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS. AND SO OUR NEXT SLIDE REALLY SPEAKS TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THE WORK. THIS IS NOT NEW INFORMATION FOR TEAM B CPS. THIS IS OUR THEORY OF ACTION IN

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>> OKAY. IF YOU COULD PUT THE SLIDE BACK UP THAT WOULD BE GREAT. ALL RIGHT. FANTASTIC. SO WITHIN THE DIVISION OF CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION AS YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE FOUR DEPARTMENTS TEACHING AND LEARNING THAT YOU'VE GOT TO MEET WITH MICHEL EARLIER THIS EVENING, ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND OPTIONS. OUR DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND OUR DEPARTMENT OF ACADEMIC SERVICES TOGETHER THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULUM, THE PROVISION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND OPTIONS AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AT SCHOOLS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT THEIR ELEMENTARY THROUGH SECONDARY EXPERIENCE. OUR GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP THIS CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION FOR THE STUDENTS ENSURE THAT WE ARE CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTING IMPLEMENTING HIGH QUALITY IMPLEMENT CURRICULUM AND I THINK THAT'S BEEN A RECURRING THEME FOR KRIEGER OR ANYTHING THAT YOU'VE HEARD THIS EVENING ABOUT THE CONSISTENT IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULUM PROVIDING MEANINGFUL OUTCOMES AND OUTCOME BASED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AGAIN MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. ARE WE PROVIDING STAFF WITH THE TRAINING THAT THEY NEED SO THAT WE ARE SEEING THE OUTCOMES IN THE CLASSROOM THAT WE WANT TO SEE WITH OUR STUDENTS? AND THEN EXAMINING DATA TO EVALUATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULUM. SO THAT'S NOT ONLY LOOKING AT OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA, THAT'S LOOKING AT OBSERVATIONAL DATA FROM OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS WITHIN SCHOOL BUILDINGS. SO AGAIN WE ARE LOOKING AT THE QUALITY OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'RE PROVIDING AND HOW TO CONTINUOUSLY SUPPORT TEACHERS SO THAT THEY CAN BETTER INSTRUCT AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. NEXT SLIDE FOCUSING ON THE FOUR ACADEMIC AREAS THAT DR. ROGERS JUST SHARED WITH US. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT OUR SECONDARY NEED TO SUPPORT OUR STRIVING READERS. THIS GIVES YOU SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. AS YOU KNOW, WE IMPLEMENTED HMO INTO READING THIS SCHOOL YEAR. ON THIS SLIDE YOU CAN SEE THAT ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 82% OF OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ELEMENTARY TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN THE INITIAL GETTING STARTED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AS OF AUGUST 22ND AS WELL AS ABOUT 80% OF OUR TEACHERS PARTICIPATING IN THE SECOND TRAINING WHICH IS PRIORITIZED PLAN AND PAYS YOUR INSTRUCTION WHILE WE DO NOT HAVE 100% OF OUR TEACHERS PARTICIPATING, WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE IDENTIFIED THERE'S A NEED THAT ON SEPTEMBER 15TH AS WELL AS SEPTEMBER 25TH TEACHERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THOSE TRAININGS IF THEY HAVE NOT DONE SO THUS FAR WHILE THE SEPTEMBER 20TH 15TH PROFESSIONAL STUDY DAY IS A SCHOOL BASED PROFESSIONAL STUDY DAY, MANY ADMINISTRATORS HAVE SELECTED TO UTILIZE THAT TIME TO ENSURE THOSE TEACHERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE TRAINING OR WHO WERE HIRED LATE WILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY AT THAT TIME. ADDITIONALLY WE ARE USING A MIRROR LEARNING WHICH IS A SCREENING TOOL. IT'S PART OF EACH TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SKILL GAPS IN THE FIVE PILLARS OF READING AND TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING INTERVENTION FOR OUR YOUNGEST STUDENTS IMMEDIATELY AND QUICKLY SO THAT WE CAN INTERVENE AND WE ARE STOPPING THE PROGRESSION OF OUR STUDENTS MOVING TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS WHO ARE READING BELOW GRADE LEVEL. WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO OUR READING SPECIALIST TO ENSURE THAT THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE SCHOOLS SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AND SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS HAVE THE SAME HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE TEACHERS AS THEY CONTINUE TO GROW IN THEIR CONTENT KNOWLEDGE .NEXT SLIDE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN S4 AGAIN ANOTHER INITIATIVE THAT YOU SAW THAT'S COME TO FRUITION THIS SCHOOL YEAR IS THE DECENTRALIZATION OF OUR S4 CENTERS. ON THE SCREEN YOU'LL SEE A LIST OF THE SCHOOLS THAT BEGAN WELCOMING BACK THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD STUDENTS FOR THE 2324 SCHOOL YEAR. PART OF THAT PROCESS WAS ENSURING THAT THOSE SCHOOLS WERE PROVIDED WITH HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SO THAT THE TEACHERS UNDERSTOOD DIFFERENT PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES THAT THEY NEEDED TO SUPPORT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WITHIN THEIR CLASSROOM. TWO FOCAL AREAS FOR US WERE SOMETHING CALLED PSYOP WHICH IS SHELTERED INSTRUCTION OBSERVATION PROTOCOL THAT REALLY TALKS ABOUT DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND PEDAGOGY THAT CAN BE USED NOT ONLY IN E SAW CLASSES BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT ALL CONTENT AREAS. WE WERE VERY GLAD TO SEE THAT NOT ONLY DID TEACHERS AT THESE SCHOOLS ATTEND THE TRAINING BUT ALL SCHOOLS HAD AT LEAST 50%

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ELEVATION ALSO PROVIDES MODULES OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS SO THEY CAN EVEN EXTEND THEIR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING BEYOND JUST THE BASE TRAINING. WE'VE ALSO PROVIDED PAID OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. THERE'S ADDITIONAL TRAINING MODULES AFTER THE SCHOOL DAY. AGAIN EXCITING DATA POINTS WITH OVER 80% OF OUR STAFF IN THESE SCHOOLS COMPLETING THE PRIMARY ELEVATION TRAINING. SO AGAIN THAT IS SHOWING A HOLISTIC APPROACH OF A SCHOOL TO REALLY WELCOME AND EMBRACE THEIR STUDENTS BACK TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MATH WE'RE GOING TO LOOK A LITTLE BIT AT OUR SECOND AREA MATH. AS YOU KNOW, ALGEBRA ONE IS AN AREA OF VERY BIG FOCUS FOR US THE CONSISTENT HIGH QUALITY IMPLEMENTATION OF ILLUSTRATIVE MATH IS GOING TO BE A CONTINUED FOCUS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR WHILE WAS IMPLEMENTED LAST SCHOOL YEAR WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR ONGOING TRAINING THAT ALSO PROVIDES THE FOLLOW UP TRAINING TO OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SO THAT WHEN THEY'RE VISITING CLASSROOMS AND PROVIDING THAT INSTRUCTIONAL FEEDBACK THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE CURRICULUM. ON THE SCREEN YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE TRAININGS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED ALREADY AS WELL AS SOME NEXT STEPS THAT WE'RE TAKING. SO THIS SUMMER WE OFFERED OUR ALGEBRA ONE ACADEMY AND PROFESSIONAL STUDY DAY WHICH WAS OUR SYSTEMWIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY ON AUGUST 22ND. DURING THE FIRST DUTY WEEK FOR TEACHERS ALL MATH TEACHERS WHO TEACH EITHER MATH IN GRADE 678 ALGEBRA ONE GEOMETRY OR ALGEBRA TWO WERE PROVIDED WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE USE OF ILLUSTRATIVE MATH. ADDITIONALLY, OUR MATH TEACHERS HAVE MONTHLY DEPARTMENT CHAIR MEETINGS SO AGAIN BUILDING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF ALL STAFF WITHIN THE SCHOOL SO THOSE TEACHERS THAT ARE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS THE DEPARTMENT CHAIRS WHO ARE TEACHING COURSES AND WORKING DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS BUT WHO CAN ALSO THEN SUPPORT THEIR TEACHERS AS WELL AS THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. DR. ROGERS ALSO MENTIONED OUR FOCUS ON MONITORING CURRICULUM BASED ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND THE DATA ANALYSIS. SO IF WE SEE THAT STUDENT A CERTAIN SECTION OR A CERTAIN MATH COURSE ARE NOT MAKING PROGRESS, WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT? BOTH CENTRALLY AS WELL AS AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE. SO ARE WE THEN LOOKING AT THE INSTRUCTIONAL IMPLEMENTATION? ARE WE LOOKING BACK AT OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CATALOG TO SEE HAVE TEACHERS ATTENDED MULTIPLE TRAININGS OR DID THEY JUST GO TO ONE MAYBE LAST YEAR AND WE NEED TO REDO SOME THINGS TO SUPPORT THEM WITH SUPPORTING THEIR STUDENTS. SO REALLY LOOKING AT THE DATA ACROSS VARIABLES SO NOT JUST THE THE QUANTITATIVE BUT THE QUALITATIVE OF WHAT WE SEE HAPPENING WITHIN THE CLASSROOM .NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND SPECIAL EDUCATION. SO OUR OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION EMBARKED ON A STRATEGIC PLANNING GOAL FOR THIS SUMMER WHERE THEY REALLY LOOKED AT IDENTIFYING BOTH THREE YEAR AND FIVE YEAR PRIORITIES TO ENHANCE OUR SERVICES TO STUDENTS WITH WHO RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. PART OF THIS PROCESS WAS REALLY UNPACKING SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT BALTIMORE COUNTY HAS HISTORICALLY FACED WITH PROVIDING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES AND ACKNOWLEDGING THAT AND THEN IDENTIFYING WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS TO MOVE FORWARD. FOCUSING ON THREE AREAS PEOPLE, SERVICES AND CULTURE. SO AGAIN, LOOKING AT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'RE PROVIDING TO TEACHERS, SO ARE WE PROVIDING THEM WITH TRAINING THAT IS HELPING THEM FEEL CONFIDENT IN THE CLASSROOM THAT'S PROVIDING WITH THE STRATEGIES THAT THEY NEED TO WORK WITH THE STUDENTS THAT THEY'RE SERVING AND SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS WITH STUDENTS. SO SPECIAL EDUCATORS HAVE A UNIQUE JOB AND ROLE BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST TEACHING THE STUDENTS WITHIN THE CLASSROOM. IT'S ALSO WORKING WITH FAMILIES IN THE TEAM PROCESS, DEVELOPING IEPS, UNDERSTANDING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR STUDENTS. SO IT IS A TWO PRONG TRAINING APPROACH SO IT'S NOT JUST A CONTENT AND PEDAGOGY BUT IT ALSO IS THOSE OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT COME WITH THE ROLE OF A SPECIAL EDUCATOR. LOOKING AT OUR SERVICES AND RESOURCES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING TO STUDENTS. SO HOW ARE WE PROVIDING CONSISTENT SERVICES AND SUPPORTS TO STUDENTS? AGAIN, ONE OF THE POINTS THAT CAME UP THIS EVENING WITH THE CLOSURE OF CANFIELD WAS HOW ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THOSE CONSISTENT SERVICES AND SUPPORTS TO STUDENTS ONCE THEY LEAVE CANFIELD AND GO BACK TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS? THIS WOULD BE PART OF OUR SERVICES AND OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT SERVICES NO MATTER WHAT SCHOOL A STUDENT

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BIT MORE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. >> SO HERE YOU HAVE THE TWO BOOKS THAT DR. ROGERS REFERRED TO EARLIER SCHOOLS THAT SUCCEED IN DISTRICTS THAT SUCCEED AND THERE ARE SEVERAL GREAT NUGGETS WITHIN THESE THESE BOOKS AND WE'VE HAD A VERY, VERY GREAT RESPONSE IN TERMS OF EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM STILL CALL IN THE OFFICE FOR BOOKS AS EARLY AS TODAY BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST SOME PRACTICAL TIDBITS IN THE BOOK. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FOR US TO REALLY CONSIDER AS THESE RESEARCH BASED ESSENTIALS THAT ALIGN WITH THE FOUR PRIORITIES WE KNOW AND THE RESEARCH SAYS THAT IF WE HAVE EFFECTIVELY LEADERS COLLABORATIVE TEACHERS AROUND TEACHING AND LEARNING AMBITIOUS INSTRUCTION OR A VIABLE CURRICULUM AND WE HAVE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT THE BOOK REFERS TO IT AS INVOLVEMENT. I LIKE TO USE OUR TERM AROUND ENGAGEMENT AND IN THIS IDEA OF SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS THEN WE CAN REALLY THINK ABOUT ORGANIZATIONAL COHERENCE AND OR RESEARCH BASED STRATEGIES THAT BRING ABOUT SCHOOL AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND THIS SUMMER IN ADDITION TO OUR LEADERSHIP RETREAT WE MADE SURE THAT THE TIME THAT WE HAD TOGETHER WITH PRINCIPALS WAS REALLY SPENT ON MEANINGFUL MEANINGFUL WORK AND AND THE RIGHT WORK. SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY GOING TO BE SAYING AND YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR US SAY WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH SAY? WHAT ARE THE EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES AND HOW DO WE SHIFT AND REALLY CREATE THIS PARADIGM SHIFT WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM JUST AROUND WHAT WE KNOW WORKS FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WHETHER OUR STUDENTS NEED SUPPORT WITH READING, WHETHER THEY'RE ON GRADE LEVEL AND WE HAD A CONVERSATION MORE RECENTLY ABOUT HOW ARE WE CONTINUING TO PUSH SOME OF OUR HIGH PERFORMING STUDENTS SO WE'RE DOING THAT AGAIN THROUGH THROUGH BOOK STUDIES AND OR THESE PRACTICAL PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES. I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS SUMMER WE HAD ABOUT 980 900 TEACHERS GO THROUGH ANYHOW AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE WERE GRATEFUL AND EXCITED ABOUT

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THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FOR THE SECOND HALF OF OUR PRESENTATION I'D LIKE TO CALL UP OUR CHIEF OF STAFF MISS CHARLIE GREEN, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS MS. BOY AND I OWN A JOB A CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, MR. PEDRO AUGUSTO AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER DR.

JESS GRAHAM JUST GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. BOARD MEMBERS SUPERINTENDENT RODGERS WE ARE EXCITED TO FOLLOW OUR ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES AND TO SHARE THE WORK THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AS WE DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH WITH OUR FAMILIES. YOU'VE HEARD DR. ROGERS SAY SEVERAL TIMES THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE ALL OF US TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR SYSTEM AND IT WAS REALLY COMFORTING ALSO TO HEAR DR. JONES TALK ABOUT WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF IT. THE WORK THAT WE DO IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS ISN'T JUST SOMETHING THAT'S NICE TO DO IT IS VITAL AND A CRITICAL PART OF MAKING SURE THAT WE SEE THE CHANGE WE EXPECT TO SEE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS .SO WHILE THE FOCUS OF THIS PRESENTATION IS ON THE OPENING OF SCHOOLS, I'M HERE WITH THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS BEGINNING BRIAN DAY ON EACH ISLAND TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE WORK THAT CAME BEFORE WE OPEN SCHOOLS THIS SUMMER THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS HELD A NUMBER OF EVENTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. IF YOU COULD KIND OF GO BACK ONE SLIDE THERE WE GO. OKAY. SO OVER THE SUMMER AND THROUGHOUT THE SPRING OUR SUPERINTENDENT HAS HELD TEN MEET THE SUPERINTENDENT EVENTS AND SO OUR DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS WAS THERE AT ALL OF THOSE EVENTS FACILITATING THOSE MEETINGS AND ALSO CAPTURING THE FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE USING THAT AS WE MAKE DECISIONS MOVING FORWARD. OUR SUPERINTENDENT HAS HELD TO MEDIA AVAILS. SHE'S MADE HERSELF AVAILABLE TO THE PRESS AND THAT WILL BE A MONTHLY OCCURRENCE THAT IS THE WORK OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM REACHING OUT TO OUR MEDIA PARTNERS BECAUSE OUR GOAL IS TO TELL OUR OWN STORY AND NOT BE REACTIONARY AND ALLOW PEOPLE TO TELL OUR STORY FOR US. IN ADDITION TO THAT WE HELD A PARTNERSHIP FAIR WHERE WE BROUGHT THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PARTNERS TOGETHER WITH MANY OF OUR SCHOOL BASED STAFF WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE CRITICAL CONNECTIONS THAT WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON IN SCHOOLS. THE TEAM LAUNCHED THE BACK TO BACK CAMPAIGN WHERE WE COMMUNICATED PRIOR TO THE START OF SCHOOL CRITICAL INFORMATION THAT WAS GOING TO BE NECESSARY FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS WERE AS THEY WALK THROUGH THOSE SCHOOL DOORS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. WE CERTAINLY SUPPORTED THE HUMAN RESOURCES CAMPAIGN TO ENGAGE IN RECRUITMENT EFFORTS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE TRYING TO NOT ONLY ATTRACT A HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF BUT ALSO TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE INSIDE OF TEAM BACKPACKS ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE SO THEY COULD SHARE THAT INFORMATION. THAT INFORMATION WAS ALSO SHARED WITH LAWMAKERS AS WELL AS OUR COUNTY PARTNERS WHO WERE ABLE TO POST AND SHARE THAT INFORMATION ON OUR BEHALF. AND THEN WE CERTAINLY WERE VERY PROUD TO HAVE THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AT BACKPACKS AND WE'VE HAD IN PAST YEARS THE EVENT CONTINUES TO GROW AND CONTINUES TO BE AN EXCITING WAY TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR. AND YOU ALSO KNOW THAT OUR SUPERINTENDENT SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR BUDGET ONE ON ONE WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT IS COMING SOON TO OUR WEBSITE AND WILL BE PART OF AN ONGOING SERIES OF INFORMATION THAT GOES OUT TO THE PUBLIC TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ENGAGING AND EMPOWERING THEM SO THEY CAN LEND THEIR VOICE TO THESE VITAL PROCESSES. SO THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A SNEAK PEEK INTO THE WORK THAT LED TO THE START OF SCHOOL AND THAT WILL CONTINUE AS I SAID THOSE MONTHLY PRESS CONFERENCES BUT 1 TO 1 ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH THE SUPER SUPERINTENDENT. YOU MAY LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE UPCOMING. BUT AT THIS TIME I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY WE ARE FOCUSING ON THESE EFFORTS AND HOW THEY FIT IN WITH OUR LONG TERM STRATEGIC PLAN FOR

COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND BCP THANK YOU. >> MS. CHARLIE GREEN NEXT SLIDE

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OF THAT 20,000 11,000 OF THOSE STUDENTS SPEAK SPANISH. FROM 2016 TO 2021 THE PERCENTAGE

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YOUR EYES KIND OF GLAZE OVER LIKE THERE'S SO MANY TERMS. >> WE WANT TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND FOCUS GROUPS FOR SPANISH SPEAKING PARENTS WHERE THEY CAN SHARE WHAT THEY NEED FROM THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AS IT RELATES TO ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION. WE'RE PROVIDING LIVE SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION AT SYSTEM EVENTS TO ENSURE GREATER ACCESS. I BELIEVE IT WAS OUR MEET THE SUPERINTENDENT EVENT AT DUNDALK SOLLERS POINT WHERE THE MAJORITY OF FAMILIES IN THE ROOM WERE ACTUALLY SPANISH SPEAKING FAMILIES AND SO THAT WAS REALLY ENCOURAGING TO SEE THAT THE WORD WAS GETTING OUT THERE WERE COMING OUT BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT

LIVE SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE. >> THE NEXT AREA OF EXPANDING DIRECT OUTREACH TO STUDENTS. SO WE'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON UTILIZING OUR TOOLS TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS, SOLICITING THEIR FEEDBACK AND PROVIDING INFORMATION ON SYSTEM INITIATIVES, PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT WE KNOW ARE

IMPORTANT TO THEM AND THEIR PEERS. >> WE HAVE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR TWO WAY CONVERSATION WITH LEADERSHIP AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR DR. ROGERS ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE OUR PURPOSE IS ENSURING STUDENT SUCCESS AND STUDENTS WANT TO HAVE THOSE FREQUENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE WHAT IS WORKING, WHAT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT AND HOW THEY CAN BE A PART OF THAT CHANGE. THEY WANT TO BE EFFECTIVE AMBASSADORS FOR TEAM B CPS DR. ROGERS SHARED WITH STUDENTS OVER THE SUMMER THAT SHE INTENDS ON CREATING A STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL WHERE THEY CAN SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS, IDEAS AND HOPES FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. LAST SCHOOL YEAR WE HELD 18 FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS WITH STUDENTS AND THE FORMER BCP SMART BREWER HASSAN. OUR TEAM PARTICIPATED IN 24 STUDENT FOCUSED SCHOOL VISITS AND MADE 11 STUDENT CENTERED PARTNERSHIP CONNECTIONS. OUR STUDENT FOCUS GROUPS ALLOWED US TO GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT STUDENT PERSPECTIVES ON SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT. IN JUNE WE LAUNCHED OUR FIRST STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE AND WON'T BE THE LAST BECAUSE WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THE STUDENTS AND HEAR WE WERE ASKING THEM WHAT DOES ENGAGEMENT MEAN TO YOU? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BARRIERS YOU'RE RUNNING INTO WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES? SO OF COURSE WE LEARNED ABOUT THINGS LIKE TRANSPORTATION OR I'M LEAVING SCHOOL TO GO WORK WHERE I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUNGER SIBLINGS. WE ASKED THEM WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE? WHAT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES? SO WE GOT A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION .AND MIND YOU WE LAUNCHED THIS IN JUNE. IT WAS CLOSE TO THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR SO WE'RE LIKE OKAY, LET'S SEE WHAT

HAPPENS. >> NEARLY 2500 STUDENTS RESPONDED AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT FOR A FIRST EFFORT IN GETTING INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM STUDENTS WE GOT A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND WE SHARED CAMPAIGNS AND OTHER INFORMATION WITH STUDENTS VIA SCHOOL AG AND HAVE HAD AN OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE RESPONSE. STUDENTS HAVE REACHED OUT TO SHARE THEIR APPRECIATION FOR THE INFORMATION THAT WE'VE BEEN POSTING. I'VE EVEN HAD STUDENTS APPROACH ME AT THE MEET THE SUPERINTENDENT EVENT WHEN I SHARE MY NAME. THEY'RE LIKE OH, YOU SENT ME A MESSAGE ON SCHOOL. YES I DID. THANK YOU FOR READING IT. THEY'VE BEEN REALLY EXCITED. WE'VE HAD PARENTS COME UP AND SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TELLING US ABOUT THE BOARD OF SEL SELECTED STUDENTS. MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO APPLY AND SHE WAS ACCEPTED. WE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS INITIATIVE BEFORE. NOW THESE ARE THINGS THAT SCHOOLS ARE SHARING THAT WE'RE SHARING CENTRALLY BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY WERE TUNED INTO SCHOOL ENERGY AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THAT INFORMATION THAT THEY OTHERWISE MAY HAVE MISSED. SO THAT WAS REALLY ENCOURAGING TO HEAR THAT THESE EFFORTS AND THESE COMMUNICATIONS ARE REACHING OUR STUDENTS AND ENHANCING CENTRAL OFFICE COLLABORATION. FOR THIS FOCUS AREA WE'VE BEEN WORKING

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AND SCHOOLS TO ALSO SERVE AS EFFECTIVE AMBASSADORS. >> OUR TEAM PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP. PRINCIPALS. ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. STAFF DEVELOPMENT TEACHERS. SUPPORT STAFF AND OTHER ASPIRING LEADERS. I PROVIDE PERSONAL ONGOING MEDIA AND CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING FOR BCP ADMINISTRATORS AND LEADERS AND WE BELIEVE THAT THROUGH THE CONTINUED CONVERSATIONS AND TRAININGS WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SHARED UNDERSTANDING, SHARED COMMITMENTS, SHARED VALUES THAT WILL GUIDE OUR WORK MOVING FORWARD AS A SYSTEM. AND SO FOR THE FINAL FOCUS AREA OF CULTIVATING STRONGER INTERAGENCY PARTNERSHIPS, WE BELIEVE THAT IMPROVED COLLABORATION WITH THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS ENABLES US TO PROVIDE TIMELY AND ACCURATE COMMUNICATION IN CRISIS, AMPLIFY CORE MESSAGING AND LEVERAGE RESOURCES TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS. WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT ARE CONTACTING US, REACHING OUT TO US, WANTING TO PARTNER WITH US, WANTING TO BE AT OUR EVENTS, WANTING TO HAVE A TABLE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO CONNECT WITH OUR FAMILIES. WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTIES IMMIGRATION OFFICERS OUTREACH COORDINATOR TO IDENTIFY SERVICES AND ENHANCE OUTREACH TO IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WHO ARE PART OF THE COUNTY'S NEW AMERICAN ADVISORY GROUP. WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE VARIOUS AGENCIES AND THE WORK

THAT THEY DO AND HOW WE CAN KIND OF BRIDGE THE GAP FOR OUR FAMILIES. >> WE HAVE BEEN ZIPPING AROUND THE COUNTY, CHECK OUT OUR NEW PARENT MOBILE COMING TO AN EVENT NEAR YOU.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED SETTING UP TABLES, HAVING THE PARENT MOBILE GO OUT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. WE EVEN TRAVELED TO ANNAPOLIS TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR A BILL THAT FOCUSES ON ENGLISH LEARNERS AND DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAMS. AND JOINING IN WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE LATINO LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS CASA DE MARYLAND AND COMMITTEE LATINO.

WE WERE ONLY ONE OF TWO SCHOOL SYSTEMS THAT WERE REPRESENTED THERE. SO AGAIN WE'RE GETTING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THE BEST INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO OUR FAMILIES. WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO PROVIDE TIMELY WORKSHOPS FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AS THEY WORK TO BUILD A COMMUNITY GARDEN. SO IN ALL AREAS WHERE THERE WE HAVE OUR HANDS IN EVERYTHING WE'RE SHARING INFORMATION ACROSS VARIOUS PLATFORMS BECAUSE WE KNOW THE MORE INFORMATION OUR FAMILIES HAVE, OUR STUDENTS HAVE, THE MORE EMPOWERED THEY FEEL, THE MORE ENGAGED THAT THEY ARE. AND I'M ALSO PLEASED TO SHARE THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE BROUGHT TOGETHER COMMITTEE LATINO ADVOCACY GROUP FOR SPANISH SPEAKING FAMILIES FOR STUDENTS AND THE NAACP BALTIMORE COUNTY CHAPTER FOR JOINT CONVERSATIONS AND TO BRAINSTORM FORWARD LOOKING SOLUTIONS ON HOW WE CAN UNITE FORCES AND WORK TOGETHER TO MEET THE NEEDS

OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND LATINO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. >> SO THERE ARE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING AND TEAM BEEKEEPERS WE ARE PROUD THAT WE HAVE JUST A SMALL PART OF THE HONOR IN SHARING THAT INFORMATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY ,WITH OUR STAFF, WITH OUR

STUDENTS. >> BEEKEEPERS OFFERS MULTIPLE WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED AND TO BE INFORMED ABOUT IMPORTANT NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM THE WEBSITE AND VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO OUR COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER AND MUCH MORE. WE UNDERSTAND IN THIS DAY AND AGE EVERYONE'S OVERWHELMED BY ALL THE INFORMATION COMING AT THEM FROM DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. SO WE'VE HEARD THAT FEEDBACK AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS CREATED A ONE STOP SHOP WHERE YOU CAN GET ALL THE INFORMATION, FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE THE BEST WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED WITH THE SYSTEM AND

THAT IS OUR STAY CONNECTED WEB PAGE. >> AND SO IT HAS ALL OF THE TOOLS, ALL OF THE PLATFORMS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY ON. THERE'S AN EASY QR CODE YOU SCAN IT, IT TAKES YOU RIGHT TO THAT STAY CONNECTED PAGE. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE IT IN ENGLISH, WE ALSO HAVE IT IN SPANISH JUST HIGHLIGHTING AGAIN ONCE AGAIN ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE FOR MULTILINGUAL FAMILIES AND THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN SHARED WITH ALL SCHOOLS AND WITH TEAM BEEKEEPERS. SO OUR TEAM IS EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK AHEAD AND COMMITTED TO BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGING STUDENTS, PARENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I THINK I'M TURNING IT OVER TO DR. GRIP COMMUNICATIONS

FOLKS ARE TOUGH TO FOLLOW THROUGH. >> SO NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO IN OPERATIONS THE DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING COMPLETED THE PROCESS OF THOROUGHLY CLEANING THE INSIDE SPACES OF ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AND THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS WAS COMPLETED PRIOR TO SCHOOL OPENING FOR ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS CENTERS AND PROGRAMS SITE BEAUTIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT WORK WAS COMPLETED

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YOUNG AGE WHICH HAS PROVEN TO ESTABLISH BETTER EATING HABITS AS STUDENTS GROW OLDER. >> I'VE BEEN SERVED ALMOST 361,000 MEALS IN THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL WHICH WAS A 25%

INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR. >> THE OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION MANAGED OVER 33,750 PHONE CALLS VIA THE POLASKI PARK COMMUNICATION CENTER AS WELL AS RECEIVED AND RESPONDED TO OVER 850 TRANSPORTATION CONTACT US EMAILS DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF RESPONDED TO 292 BUS STOP REQUESTS DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL. THE OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION CONTINUES TO PUBLISH BUS CHANGES AND DELAYS ON THE BCP WEBSITE FOR AM AND PREEMPTED PM SERVICE AND THANKFULLY THOSE DELAYS HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY FEW. THESE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION IS ALSO EXCITED TO BE TRAINING SCHOOL STAFF ON BUS WHERE THE BUS TRACKING APPLICATION SUPPORTED BY THE BOARD THAT WILL ALLOW STAKEHOLDERS TO VIEW BUS ARRIVAL TO STOP IN REAL TIME. THIS INITIATIVE IS ON SCHEDULE FOR SYSTEM WIDE ROLLOUT TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS DURING THE LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THEM BEGINNING OCTOBER THE 2ND WHICH I BELIEVE IS A MONDAY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASSESSMENT STAFF CONDUCTED 28 SCHOOL VISITS DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL DEORA PROVIDED DATA LITERACY, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND SUPPORT THIS SUMMER TO 111 SCHOOLS AND WORK WITH 32 OFFICES ON THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS. IN ADDITION TO HOSTING 16 POWER AND FORM AND PERFORMANCE

MATTERS TRAININGS THIS SUMMER. >> NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THE DIVISION OF OPERATIONS IS PROUD OF OUR SERVICE FOR TEAM BACKPACKS AS WE STRIVE TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE OUR PRACTICE. THIS SLIDE SHOWS SOME OF OUR SERVICE TO SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS. WE'VE GOT A SHOUT OUT TO OUR BUS TEAM TRANSPORTING SOME OF OUR STAFF. LOOK AT THOSE DELICIOUS BENTO BOXES AND SOME OF THE OTHER FOOD LAYOUT AS WELL AS THE AMAZING WORK FROM OUR FACILITIES TEAM IN PREPPING OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR THEIR OPENING. AND WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. AUGUSTO. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. SO WHAT I WANTED TO DO IS JUST MENTION WE'VE BEEN PRETTY BUSY. WERE BUSY OVER THE SUMMER PREPARING OUR NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THAT'S OH, THAT'S IT.

SORRY, WE'RE BUSY PREPARING TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS AND LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY AND IMPROVE BUSINESS SERVICES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD AS EFFICIENTLY OPEN SCHOOLS AS POSSIBLE. SO WITH THAT SAID DEVICES WE REFRESHED A APPROXIMATELY 48,000 DEVICES FOR PRE-K TO FIVE. THOSE ARE DEVICES CHROMEBOOKS THAT THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE WITH THEM AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH THE GRADES. WE ALSO BEGAN THE REFRESH INITIATIVE FOR THE OVER 18,000 STAFF DEVICES WILL HAVE THAT THROUGH COMPLETED BY MID-YEAR. AND THEN ALSO WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME PLANNING WORKING WITH THE SCHOOLS, LOOKING AT ENROLLMENT NUMBERS, FIGURING OUT HOW MUCH SPARE EQUIPMENT WILL BE NEEDED IN TO ACCOMMODATE BROKEN DEVICES. AND I WANT TO PUT THIS IN CONTEXT. HOW SUCCESSFUL WERE WE WERE WE HAD IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS WE HAD 912 TICKETS FOR ADDITIONAL DEVICES. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THAT OVER THE 111,000 STUDENTS WE HAD A SUCCESS RATE OF 99.18% OF STUDENTS THAT HAVE THAT HAD DEVICES DAY ONE START STARTED SCHOOL. SO I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THAT NUMBER. THE NEXT ITEM IS WITH STUDENTS. I'M VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT WE'VE

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OVER TO DR. ROGERS. >> THANK YOU. MR.. SO AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MR. MCCAUL, DR. JONES AND DR. DONATO BACK TO THE TABLE. I WANT TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD THIS IS OUR WORK. THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO BEEN UP TO THIS SUMMER AND THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL. I WANT TO THANK THE TEAM FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK. THIS IS A TEAM THAT IS TRULY COLLABORATIVE, REALLY FOCUSED ON THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WORKS TOGETHER TO BE RESPONSIVE TO SCHOOLS AT THE SPEED OF SCHOOLS AND WOULD INVITE ANY

BOARD MEMBERS WITH ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. >> SO WOW. SO IF ANYBODY SAYS WHAT ARE WE DOING TO BE CPS, WE TELL THEM TO WATCH TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING AND WATCH THAT REPORT AND ALL THEIR QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED. SO FIRST THANK YOU FOR PUTTING TOGETHER AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID TO ENSURE THAT WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL

START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? >> MS. FRIMPONG THAT WAS A FANTASTIC PRESENTATION FROM ALL OF YOU HELPING US TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE PUT IN TO MAKE US OFF TO A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR. SO MY QUESTION IS AN ACADEMIC ONE, OKAY. SO THE QUESTION IS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT SOME CHECK INS AS FAR AS JUST THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE EVALUATING THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR RIGHT? INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL THE END, WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY OR CONSISTENCY THAT THOSE CHECK INS WILL BE OR EVALUATIONS WILL

BE AND WHAT'S WHAT IS BEING USED TO DO THOSE EVALUATIONS? >> SO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS. SO WE DO HAVE ASSESSMENTS THAT WE GIVE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AT DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS. WE USE MAP AS ONE OF THE INDICATORS. SO REALLY LOOKING AT THAT WE DO A FALL WINTER AND SPRING ADMINISTRATION FOR GRADE LEVELS ONE THROUGH FIVE AND THEN KINDERGARTEN BEGINS IN FALL AND SPRING. WE ALSO HAVE OUR CURRICULUM BASED ASSESSMENTS THAT WE DO THROUGHOUT AT THE END OF EACH UNIT. SO AGAIN THOSE GIVE DEPENDING ON HOW LONG A UNIT IS AND THAT VARIES ACROSS CONTENT AND ACROSS GRADES BUT IT DOES GIVE BENCHMARKS ALONG THE WAY FOR US TO MONITOR THOSE THINGS AS FAR AS THAT GOES WE SPOKE ABOUT IT EARLIER WITH INTERVENTION THERE ARE INTERVENTION MONITORING PERIODS DEPENDING ON WHAT STUDENTS ARE USING. SO IF IT IS IN OUR PRIMARY GRADE LEVELS AND WE'RE USING A MIRROR TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR PHONICS INSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT THAN THE READING INTERVENTION TIME PERIODS OF MONITORING FOR A READ 180 SO PART OF IT IS REALLY LOOKING AT OUR FULL SCOPE OF ASSESSMENTS THAT WE GIVE AND CHECKING IN WITH SCHOOLS AT EACH INTERVAL AND THAT'S WORKING REALLY COLLABORATIVELY WITH DR. JONES AND HER TEAM WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF SCHOOLS BECAUSE WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE CONTENT WE'RE GOING TO HELP PROVIDE THEM THE SUPPORTS THAT THEY'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASSESSMENT SO THAT WE ARE CLEARLY ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO LOOK AT THAT DATA AT THE VARIOUS POINTS OF WHEN IT'S ADMINISTERED. SO IT'S THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR BUT IT VARIES DEPENDING ON THE CONTENT THE GRADE LEVEL AND THE ASSESSMENT TOOL THAT WE'RE USING. IS THERE A SPECIFIC

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OF OUR STUDENTS ARE MAKING PROGRESS. >> THANK YOU OTHER MS. BOOKER DWYER SO I JUST WANT TO SAY WOW LIKE THIS LOOKS DIFFERENT. THIS FEELS DIFFERENT ,THIS IS ENCOURAGING, THIS IS POWERFUL AND SO IF ANYONE I AGREE WITH THE CHAIR THAT IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTION ABOUT WHERE THE DIRECTION THAT BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS GOING IN, ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS JUST LOOK AT THIS CABINET, LOOK AT THE LEADERSHIP AND JUST YOU COULD REALLY SEE THIS I WROTE LIKE I DON'T KNOW LIKE TWO PAGES OF LIKE THINGS THAT I LIKE THAT YOU ALL SAID QUESTIONS AND SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER ALL MY QUESTIONS. I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE ARE THERE SO I'LL JUST KIND OF SAVE THEM. YOU KNOW? FOLLOWING UP ON WHITMAN'S FROM PONG SAYS YOU KNOW JUST ABOUT THE BASELINE DATA AND THE TARGET DATA LIKE WHEN WE CAN SEE THAT AND JUST KNOWING YOU KNOW I LOVED WITH THE COMMUNICATION WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU KNOW REACHING EVERYONE AND JUST HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE YOU'RE GETTING THERE AND WORK SO I LOVE THAT I LOVED YOU KNOW JUST AROUND THE CHIEF OF SCHOOLS AND YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES THE EVIDENCE WHAT DOES THE EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE SAY? WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH SAY? I LOVE THAT WE'RE GROUNDING OUR WORK IN THAT AND THEN JUST ALL ACROSS THE BOARD

I JUST KEPT RIGHT LIKE THIS IS GREAT. >> THIS IS GREAT. SO SO JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR FOR ALL

THAT YOU DO AND EVEN WITH IT. >> SO THOSE 12 STUDENT INTERNS ARE THESE CTE STUDENTS AND CAN WE GET A REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP OUT OF THAT TO TAKE YOU CLOSER TO THAT BLUEPRINT GOAL YOUR YOUR OH, OKAY. YES, I LOVE THAT. SO THIS IS JUST BEEN SO ENCOURAGING. SO JUST THANK YOU ALL SO I'LL JUST END IT THERE BUT NEXT TIME YOU COME I'LL PULL UP ANY OTHER

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. >> MR. YOUNG MS. BOOKER DWYER TOOK PART OF MY QUESTION AND THAT'S ABOUT WELL IT'S ABOUT THE 12 STUDENTS AND I KNOW WE HAVE AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM SO IS WHAT THEY ARE DOING AS FAR AS HELPDESK, AS FAR AS THE COMPUTER REPAIR, IS THAT ALSO FEEDING INTO THEIR CLASSROOM LEARNING EACH YES. AS SOMEONE MENTIONED IT IS PART OF THE PROGRAM. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION NOT ONLY IS A FEEDING INTO THEIR EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES WHAT WE ALSO DO DURING WE DID THIS YEAR IN THE SUMMER INTERN OR IN THE SUMMER PROGRAM WE DO ALLOW THEM TO SET FOR CERTIFICATIONS SO THEY CAN COME OUT OF OUR PROGRAMS WITH

THE BASIC I.T CERTIFICATIONS. SO A-PLUS CERTIFICATION FOR DEVICE REPAIR. >> SO WE'RE WE'RE A LOT OF THE STUDENTS ARE COMING IN. THIS IS THE FIRST EXPOSURE TO THE I.T. FIELD BUT THEY'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT AND IF THEY WANT TO PURSUE IT WE'RE GIVING THEM THE TOOLS AND THE ABILITY TO GET THE CERTIFICATIONS THAT MAKE THEM MORE MARKETABLE. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? MS. HAN THANK YOU. >> SO I'LL ADD MY WELL TO THE LIST AND ECHO MY COLLEAGUE'S INCREDIBLE WORK INCREDIBLE PRESENTATION JUST TRULY AMAZING AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE ON THE PATH TO MAKING IT EASY FOR OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO ENGAGE WITH US AND THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I FELT THIS WAY AND THAT JUST AFFIRMS FOR ME THAT WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK WEBSITE LOOKS GREAT THIS WAY AND I COULD GO THROUGH MY LIST. I HAVE YOU KNOW AS MANY ITEMS AS MY BOOK REQUIRE AND WE'D BE HERE ALL NIGHT BUT IT LOOKS FANTASTIC. THE THE ONE THING BECAUSE I GOT TO THROW TO-DO ITEM IN OR I WOULD NEED TO GIVE YOU HOMEWORK OUR H.R. I WAS GOING TO ASK IS OUR H.R.

SECTION OF THE WEBSITE FOR HIRING OR JOB POSTINGS ON YOUR LIST IN TERMS OF IMPROVING THAT PROCESS AND WEBSITE I MEAN WHAT'S OUT THERE IS GREAT BUT SEEING WHAT YOU CAN DO MAKES ME THINK IT CAN ONLY BE BETTER AND WITH OUR GOAL OF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION YEAH MR. MCCALL

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OF IN AT A LOSS OF WORDS FOR FOR JUST THIS PRESENTATION. >> SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT AND I'M JUST FOR AN AGENDA ITEM ONE WILL THE REVISED BOUNDARY POLICY COME BEFORE THE BOARD LIKE WHEN ARE WE GOING TO ACTUALLY GET TO THE ROOT CAUSE OF ALL THESE BOUNDARY DISCUSSIONS? SO WHERE SO JUST TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT WHEN IT'S GOING TO COME TO THE

BOARD? >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> MR. MCMILLIAN THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

MS. PUMPHREY WELL, I DIDN'T WANT TO REPEAT MY WELL BUT SO I HAVE SOMETHING ELSE BUT I DID WANT TO SAY THAT ALSO BUT EVERYBODY ELSE SO WHAT I WANTED TO SAY AS BUDGET SEASON IS BEGINNING IN ADDITION TO THE CONTINUATION OF FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF WORKING TOGETHER WITH COUNTY OFFICIALS TO PROVIDE SUMMER MEAL SERVICES OUTSIDE OF FEDERAL SUMMER MEALS PROGRAMS OVER THE SUMMER MEALS WERE PROVIDED AT 13 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AS WELL AS LIBRARIES. HOWEVER, STUDENTS HAD TO GET TRANSPORTATION TO THE LOCATIONS WHERE MEALS WERE BEING SERVED ALONG WITH THE GUARDIAN AND THEY HAD TO EAT THE MEALS ON SITE AS PART OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS NOT AS PART AND NOT PART OF BCBS REGULATIONS. AND THIS WAS PUT FOR BOTH BREAKFAST AND LUNCH SO TWICE A DAY IF THEY NEEDED MEALS. SO THIS REQUIREMENT HINDERS ACCESSIBILITY TO OUR

STUDENTS WHO ARE IN MOST NEED. >> DATA REPEATEDLY SHOWS A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN LOWER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AS WELL AS HIGH RISK YOUTH BEHAVIORS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND LATENESS FOR STUDENTS WITH FOOD INSECURITIES. SO BASED ON THIS DATA THE NEED TO ADDRESS FOOD SECURITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FITS WITH OUR MORAL IMPERATIVE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING ALL STUDENTS AND ACHIEVING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE EXCUSE ME SUCCESS ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING WE LIVE IN I LIVE IN A COUNTY WHERE AT LEAST 66% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE LIVING IN

POVERTY. >> THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, DR. SAVOY. MS.. DRUMMOND, DO YOU HAVE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS OR AGENDA ITEMS? I DO NOT. OKAY. THANK YOU, MS. HAN. NONE FOR ME. THANKS. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. ALL THANKS, MS.. SOLECKI. THE OPTIMISM IN THIS ROOM IS INCREDIBLE. SO A GREAT

START TO THE YEAR. >> THANK YOU, MS.. MS.. FROM PUNG THIS MAY SEEM A LITTLE WEIRD BUT I REALLY THINK WE SHOULD GIVE YOU GUYS MY TIME. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN, I THINK IT'S JUST BEEN VERY POSITIVE THE INFORMATION WE'RE HEARING I THINK THAT EVERYONE IS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO WITH THE FOCUS BEING ON OUR STUDENTS. SO I'LL COME BACK TO WHAT I SAID EARLIER AS FAR AS I WAS A LITTLE BIT MAYBE PREMATURE WITH THE AGENDA ITEM BUT SINCE THAT DECISION HAS BEEN MADE TO CLOSE CAN'T FEEL THAT WE KIND OF KEEP THAT ON THE RADAR AS FAR AS MAKING SURE WE'RE COMMUNICATING AND INFORMING THE COMMUNITY STUDENTS, PARENTS, STAFF ETC. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT PROCESS IS THEY ARE GOING TO BE

MOVED BACK TO THEIR HOME SCHOOLS BUT THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. >> MR. YOUNG I'M GOING TO ECHO THANK YOU. IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. I APPLAUD MR. GUSTO ALSO FOR HIS GROW YOUR OWN PHILOSOPHY WITH OUR CTE STUDENTS. THANK YOU DR. ROGERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF WHAT IT'S TAKEN TO GET US SO FAR TO THIS POINT OF OPENING THE SCHOOLS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GREAT

WORK FROM YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MR. MINSKY AGAIN. THANK YOU EVERYONE. WONDERFUL PRESENTATIONS. IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR FROM ALL OF YOU AND ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING .ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF CHANGES WITH THE NEW BUS ROUTES ADDING

TWO FROM GOING FROM MILES ONE MILE AND A HALF. >> A LOT OF EMAILS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT.

I'VE BEEN GETTING THEM. YOU'VE BEEN GETTING THEM I KNOW YOU'VE ANSWERED A LOT OF THEM AND YOU

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DON'T HAVE TO KEEP DOING ONE ON ONE EMAIL RETURNS. THANK YOU, MISS HARI. >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. A FEW THINGS I'D LIKE TO SAY. ONE IS IS THAT THE CHIEF OF SCHOOLS PRESENTED ON THE BOOK DISTRICTS THAT SUCCEED AND OF THE FIVE PRINCIPLES OR THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE IN PLACE TO SUCCEED, IT SAYS THAT ONE MUST BE EFFECTIVE LEADERS AND WHEN WE HAVE EVEN THREE OF THE FIVE INCLUDING EFFECTIVE LEADERS, THEIR SCHOOLS ARE TEN TIMES MORE LIKELY TO SUCCEED AND TO IMPROVE. AND SO WE'RE ON OUR WAY. I CANNOT SAY HOW OPTIMISTIC I AM ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP OF DR. ROGERS, THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS TEAM. SO PLEASE CONTINUE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. USE US AS A BOARD TO GIVE YOU THE SUPPORT THAT YOU NEED. WE'RE UP FOR IT AND WE'RE HERE FOR YOU SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY TO THE FAMILIES AND THE STAFF AND THE TEACHERS AT CANFIELD WE HAD A HARD DECISION TO MAKE AND I'M JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THAT IT IS A LOSS IT IS A LOSS FOR YOU .AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO RECREATE A NURTURING COLLABORATIVE, SUPPORTIVE AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE LEARNERS AND WE ARE OBLIGATED TO DO SO AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO EXTENDING OUR RESOURCES AND OUR EXPERTISE TO WORK PURPOSEFULLY AND DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS FLOURISH IN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS SO I APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS NOT A DECISION THAT THAT YOU WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE HAPPEN, BUT I WANT TO REINFORCE THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT THE TRANSITION IS SMOOTH AND POSITIVE AND VIBRANT FOR YOUR FAMILIES AND YOUR STUDENTS. AND THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS A BIG THANK YOU TO MR. HART. LOVE AND TO MISS WEBSTER AND TO CONTRACT COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR YOUNG FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR DILIGENCE IN HELPING US TO UPDATE THE CONTRACT RECOMMENDING FORM I BELIEVE IT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE AND BE RESPECTFUL AND PRODUCTIVE IN OUR ROLES AS THE BOARD AND GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS ON THE SYSTEM SIDE. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED TO MAKE INFORMED AND CONSIDERED DECISIONS AS WE CONSIDER HOW WE'RE SPENDING

MONEY AND AWARDING CONTRACTS WITHIN THIS SYSTEM. >> SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU MS. HARVEY AND I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD MEMBERS. IT'S BEEN A LONG NIGHT AND BOTH IN CLOSED SESSION AND AN OPEN SESSION WE HAD DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO MAKE BUT I REALLY THINK THAT YOU THAT WE ALL ASKED A REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS AND MADE COMMENTS TO KIND OF PUSH ON EACH OTHER AND MAKE EACH OTHER THINK EVEN MORE DEEPLY ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE NEEDED TO VOTE ON. SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION TONIGHT AND THE HOMEWORK THAT

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