Sep 10, 2024 Board of Education Meeting

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. MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AS PERMITTED BY THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT AS FOUND IN THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE 3-305B1 AND B SEVEN TO DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT EMPLOYMENT ASSIGNMENT PROMOTION DISCIPLINE DEMOTION COMPENSATION REMOVAL RESIGNATION OR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF APPOINTEES, EMPLOYEES OR OFFICIALS OVER WHOM IT HAS JURISDICTION OR ANY OTHER PERSONNEL MATTER THAT AFFECTS ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC

INDIVIDUALS AND TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL TO OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE. >> SO MOVE. OH YEAH IT WAS SO MOVED SHE GET CLUE IS THERE SECOND SECOND STILL ASKING MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE MISHAN MS. FRIMPONG MS. LICHTER YES. MS. PUMPHREY YES. MS. CHICO KALU YES. MR. LASKI YES. DR.

SAVOY. MR. MCMILLIAN YES. MS. HARVEY. MR. YOUNG YES. MISS DIAMOND YES. MISS BOOKER DRYER

YES. >> MOTION CARRIES . >> GOOD EVENING. THIS IS CHAIRWOMAN TIARA BOOKER DWYER. I NOW CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF BALTIMORE

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OTHER PERSONNEL MATTER THAT AFFECTS ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS. >> SO NO MORE EVERY SECOND ANTI GAY CLUE MAY HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE. MISHAN YES MISS FRAMPTON. YES, MISS LICHTER NOW MS.. PUMPHREY YES. MR. KALU YES. MR. LASKI YES. DR. SAVOY YES. MR. MCMILLIAN YES. MR. YOUNG. YES. MR. KAMINSKI YES. MISS HARVEY YES. MISS BOOKER DREIER YES. MOTION CARRIES. SO AT THIS TIME WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE ATTENDING SO PLEASE DON'T LEAVE THE BUILDING. WE ARE GOING TO COME BACK TO OPEN SESSION BUT AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ASK YOU TO EXIT THE THIS ROOM SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE WITH CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS AND THEN RIGHT AFTER WE'RE DONE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EVERYONE COME BACK IN FOR THE OPEN SESSION WITH SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO

BE FILLED DOWN. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND AND WE ARE GOING

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UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> TONIGHT'S BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING IS BEING BROADCAST THROUGH THE BCP ONLINE LIVE MEETING BROADCAST AND ON BCP TV COMCAST XFINITY CHANNEL 73 AND VERIZON FINAL FIOS CHANNEL 34. IN ORDER TO EFFICIENTLY CONDUCT

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

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

EVENING'S AGENDA. >> HEARING NONE. THE AGENDA STANDS AS PRESENTED. 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 OFFICIALS OVER WHOM IT HAS JURISDICTION OR ANY OTHER PERSONNEL MATTER THAT

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THE CLOSED SESSION SUMMARY AND THE OPEN SESSION INFORMATION SUMMARY CAN BE FOUND ON BOARD DOCS UNDER THIS BOARD MEETING DATE. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PERSONNEL MATTERS AND

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

FOR THAT I CALL ON MR. MCCALL. >> YOU. GOOD EVENING, CHAIR BOOKER DWYER VICE CHAIR PUMPHREY SUPERINTENDENT DR. ROGERS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. LIKE THE BOARD'S CONCERN FOR THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL MATTERS RETIREMENTS. RESIGNATIONS LEAVES DECEASED RECOGNITION

OF SERVICE AND CERTIFICATE APPOINTMENTS. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PERSONNEL

MATTERS AS PRESENTED IN EXHIBITS D ONE THROUGH FIVE. >> SOME MOVES TO LASKI DO I HAVE A SECOND SECOND LATER ANY DISCUSSION? MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE? MISS HIM? YES MISS FRIMPONG. NO MISS LECTOR. YES. MISS PUMPHREY? YES. MR. KALU? YES. MR. LASKI? YES. DR. SAVOY .OOPS. I DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS MR. MCMILLIAN. YES, MISS HARVEY? YES. MR. YOUNG. YES, MR. MINSKY. YES. MISS BOOKER DRYER. YES. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE

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

AGENDA IS ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS AND FOR THAT I CALL ON DR. ROGERS. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR. BOOKER VICE CHAIR PUMPHREY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M BRINGING FORWARD THE FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS FOR YOUR APPROVAL. ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SUPERVISOR PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. BALTIMORE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER OFFICE OF EXTENDED LEARNING

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

E ONE SO MOVE LECTOR. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND SECOND HARVEY ANY DISCUSSION? MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE MISHAN? YES. MS. FRAMPTON? YES. YES. MS.. PUMPHREY YES. MISS CHICA COLLIER YES. MR. LASKI YES. DR. SAVOY YES. MR. MCMILLIAN YES. MISS HARVEY YES. MR. YOUNG YES.

MR. KAMINSKI. YES. MISS BOOKER DREIER. YES. MOTION CARRIES DR. ROGERS. THANK YOU. OUR FIRST APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING IS DENNIS FLOYD. DENNIS, PLEASE STAND. DENNIS IS ATTENDING.

DENNIS IS ATTENDING THIS EVENING WITH HIS WIFE APRIL FLOYD BEING APPOINTED AS THE SUPERVISOR PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM BALTIMORE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER IN THE OFFICE OF EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY. AS WITH 21 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DENNIS EXPERIENCES INCLUDE SPECIAL EDUCATION SCIENCE TEACHER AT WOODLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION INCLUSION TEACHER CLASSROOM TEACHER RESOURCE TEACHER AND BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION TEACHER AT SUSSEX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SPECIALIST IN THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION OPTIONS AND RESOURCE TEACHER AND CAREER TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CAREER NAVIGATOR AT SPARROWS POINT HIGH SCHOOL. PRIOR TO THAT HE SERVED AS CAREER TO

WORK TEACHER AT THE CHILDREN'S GUILD. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> FINAL APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING

IS REBECCA GORMAN. PLEASE STAND .>> REBECCA IS ATTENDING THIS EVENING WITH HER SON BAILEY

PEACOCK AND HER MOTHER SHARON WEXLER. >> THEY COULD STAND AS WELL. >> REBECCA IS BEING APPOINTED AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE ALSO HAS HER PRINCIPAL BRIAN SCHAEFFER HERE WITH NINE YEARS OF SERVICE WITH BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OUR PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE INCLUDE ENGLISH TEACHER AT MILFORD MIDDLE

ACADEMY. PRIOR TO THAT SHE SERVED AS AN ENGLISH TEACHER AT NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. >>

CONGRATULATIONS. >> CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NEW APPOINTEES. OUR NEXT ITEM IS

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

THE BALTIMORE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT'S HOMELAND SECURITY UNIT AND OFFICE OF SCHOOL SAFETY HAS RECOMMENDED SAFETY AND SECURITY PROTOCOLS WHICH ARE POSTED IN THE BOARD ROOM AND AVAILABLE IN BOARD DOCS AND ON THE BOARD'S PARTICIPATION BY THE PUBLIC WEBSITE. WHILE WE ENCOURAGE PUBLIC INPUT ON POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS BOARD AND THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM, THIS IS NOT THE PROPER FORUM TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC STUDENT OR EMPLOYEE MATTERS OR TO COMMENT ON MATTERS THAT DO NOT RELATE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION

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IN BALTIMORE COUNTY. >> INAPPROPRIATE PERSONAL REMARKS OR OTHER BEHAVIOR SUCH AS LANGUAGE THAT PROMOTES VIOLENCE AGAINST A BCP EMPLOYEE OR THAT DISRUPTS OR INTERFERES WITH THE CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING ARE OUT OF ORDER AND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. PERSONS WHO OTHERWISE DISRUPT OR DISTURB THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE THEIR REMARKS AND WILL BE ESCORTED FROM THE MEETING. PLEASE OBSERVE THE THREE MINUTE CLOCK WHICH WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. THE MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF AT THE END OF YOUR TIME OR PRIOR TO TO THAT TIME AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD CHAIR. AND SO OUR FIRST CATEGORY OF SPEAKERS ARE OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AFFILIATED GROUPS. AND WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE OUR BOTTOM OUR REPRESENTATIVE FROM BALTIMORE COUNTY STUDENT COUNCIL JORDAN SAQIB. AND PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M MISPRONOUNCING YOUR LAST NAME AND PLEASE INTRODUCE YOUR

OTHER STUDENT BOARD MEMBER WITH YOU. >> THIS COUNCIL STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE WE HAVE ONE

STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. WE WILL GET THAT STRAIGHT. SHE GOT THAT STRAIGHT WITH ME VERY QUICK. >> GOOD EVENING, CHAIR. MISS BARKER DWYER VICE CHAIR MS.. PUMPHREY DR. ROGERS, STUDENT MEMBER MISS T.J. KALU AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I AM JORDAN SOAR CALLED THE BCS PRESIDENT AND I AM FORCED OUT OF WHO MADE THE BCS VICE PRESIDENT. TODAY WE ARE BACK TO UPDATE YOU ON THE STATUS OF THE BALTIMORE COUNTY STUDENT COUNCIL OR BCS. ON TUESDAY AUGUST 20TH BCS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BALTIMORE COUNTY JUNIOR COUNCILS HOSTED OUR EXECUTIVE BOARD RETREAT AT THE RANDALSTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE WE EDUCATED OUR MEMBERS ON THE FUNCTIONS OF PCC ALONG WITH THEIR SPECIFIC

RESPONSIBILITIES AS BOARD MEMBERS. >> ADDITIONALLY, ALL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS WERE REQUIRED TO LAY OUT SPECIFIC GOALS THEY WOULD LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH DURING THEIR TERM.

THESE GOALS INCLUDED THREE ACTION STEPS PER GOAL CHECK AND DATES AS WELL AS DEADLINES.

EACH EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER IS EXPECTED TO FULFILL ALL GOALS AND GO BEYOND THEIR POSITION DESCRIPTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR STUDENT WORKSHOP COORDINATORS ARE WORKING TOWARDS GETTING THE MAJORITY OF OUR EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS STUDENT WORKSHOP PRESENTERS CERTIFIED. WHILE OUR EVALUATIONS COORDINATORS ARE BRAINSTORMING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO RECEIVE ADEQUATE FEEDBACK THIS YEAR BCS WILL ALSO BE HOSTING EIGHT VIRTUAL SEMINARS OPEN TO ALL BCS STUDENTS. THESE SEMINARS INCLUDE THE TOPICS OF ADVOCACY, STUDENT RESOURCES, SCHOOL SAFETY, MENTAL HEALTH, DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION, SMART OUTREACH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINALLY TO CLOSE OFF THE YEAR LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTY. THESE SEMINARS WILL ALLOW STUDENTS

THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND FEELINGS REGARDING THESE TOPICS. >> OUR SEMINAR COORDINATORS ALONG WITH THE VARIOUS POSITIONS ON OUR EXECUTIVE BOARD WILL WORK WILL WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO ENSURE EACH SEMINARS PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH INFORMATION ON THE TOPIC AND ACTING AS AN OPEN SPACE FOR STUDENTS TO SHARE THEIR POSITIVE EXPERIENCES, THEIR CONCERNS OR EVEN JUST THEIR OPINIONS ON EACH TOPIC. WE HOPE TO SEE A LARGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING EACH SEMINAR IN ORDER FOR THESE SEMINARS TO BE EFFECTIVE IN THE BETTERMENT OF BCS AND THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS. WE ARE EAGER TO COLLABORATE WITH BCBS OFFICES TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS VOICES ARE HEARD. WE HOPE THAT AS THESE SEMINARS CONTINUE WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE BCBS STAFF MEMBER AT EACH ONE ENSURING THAT STUDENT VOICES

ARE BEING HEARD AND TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. >> FINALLY OUR APPLICATIONS FOR BOTH THE BCS COMMITTEES AND THE BOARD OF SELECTED STUDENTS ARE OFFICIALLY OPEN. THESE THESE ARE AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO GET INVOLVED BEYOND THEIR SCHOOL BY PLANNING ACTIVITIES AND EVEN PROVIDING OUR AMAZING SMALL WITH INFORMATION BASED APPLICATIONS

CLOSED ON SEPTEMBER 18TH. >> WHILE COMMITTEE'S APPLICATION CLOSES ON THE 20TH. THANK YOU

FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK HERE AGAIN AND WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR BCBS STUDENTS. >> WE

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN SOON. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER GROUP IS OUR NONPROFIT COMMUNITY GROUPS AND WE HAVE UP FIRST THE CONTINENTAL SOCIETIES INC. BALTIMORE COUNTY CHAPTER.

AND WE HAVE PRESIDENT LONG LINES HERE TO SHARE ABOUT THE BALTIMORE COUNTY CHAPTER. GOOD EVENING. BOARD CHAIR BOOKER DWYER DR. ROGERS VICE CHAIR POMPEY BOARD MEMBERS AND GUESTS .MY NAME IS LYNN LINES. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF BALTIMORE COUNTY CHAPTER CONTINENTAL SOCIETIES. JUST TO TELL YOU THE CONTINENTAL SOCIETIES STARTED IN 1956 BUT IN A GROUP OF ENERGETIC, ENERGETIC AND DEDICATED SERVICE ORIENTED WOMEN TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE WELFARE OF UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND YOUTH. NOW WE ARE 50 CHAPTERS STRONG IN 21 STATES OVER THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND BERMUDA. AND WE CONTINUE TO GROW DURING OUR 2324 PROGRAM YEAR UNDER HEALTH EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, RECREATION, ARTS AND HUMAN PROGRAMS WE PROVIDE SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT THE BALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOLS. THESE INITIATIVE PROGRAMS HAVE HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE EDUCATIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN ALIGNING WITH THE

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WE HAVE 50 MEMBERS AND THEY WORK VERY WELL, VERY HARD. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MS.. VICKI VESTER FROM THE BALTIMORE COUNTY EQUITY AND JUSTICE TABLE. GOOD EVENING CHAIR BOOKER DWYER VICE CHAIR PUMPHREY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT DR. ROGERS AND ALL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE. MY NAME IS VICKI VEST RICH. I AM A CO-LEADER WITH THE GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION INDIVISIBLE THOUSAND. AND WE ARE ONE OF 20 PLUS PARTNER GROUPS IN A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING THE MISSION OF THE BALTIMORE COUNTY EDUCATION JUSTICE TABLE KNOWN AS BCG. I ALSO HAVE A SEAT ON THE CPS COMMUNITY SCHOOL STEERING COMMITTEE. AS A COMMITTEE. AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER DURING THE 22, 23 AND 2324 SCHOOL YEARS, BCG ORGANIZED AND CONDUCTED EIGHT LISTENING SESSIONS IN COMMUNITIES AROUND BALTIMORE COUNTY. IN ADDITION, LAST YEAR WE MET WITH INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS TO SHARE OUR WISH LIST FOR THE TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS MODEL FOR THE NOW 91 ELIGIBLE BALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOLS THIS YEAR. WE ARE PLANNING IN COOPERATION WITH COMMUNITY SCHOOL FACILITY TATERS AND HOSTING TEN MORE SESSIONS THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR. WE CALL THIS WHOLE COMMUNITIES WHOLE STUDENTS CAMPAIGN. THE WHOLE OF THIS WORK HAS BEEN CONDUCTED BY VOLUNTEERS WHO CARE ABOUT ALL STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. AND I WILL READ WE HAD SHARED OUR WISH LIST LAST YEAR WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD BUT I'M GOING TO LIST THAT I READ OUT THE ITEMS SIX THROUGH TEN THAT WERE ON THAT WISH LIST. NUMBER SIX AND THIS IS IN CONCORDANT WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE MARYLAND BLUEPRINT. SO ITEM SIX THE SCHOOL BOARD COMMITS TO HOLD BISHOPS ACCOUNTABLE TO ENSURING THAT THE BISHOP'S WEBSITE IS ACCURATELY UPDATED WITH THE STATUS OF EACH COMMUNITY SCHOOL. AND WITH THE NAMES OF THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL FACILITATORS ITEMS SEVEN THE SCHOOL BOARD COMMITS TO HOLD CPS ACCOUNTABLE TO ENSURING THAT EACH COMMUNITY SCHOOL'S WEBSITE IS UPDATED REGULARLY WITH AT LEAST THE BASICS ABOUT WHAT A COMMUNITY SCHOOL IS IN BALTIMORE COUNTY. THE NAME OF THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL FACILITATOR ACCESS TO COMMUNITY SCHOOL RESOURCES INCLUDING THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES AND A CALENDAR OF EVENTS. EIGHT TRANSPARENCY REGARDING BCBS WORK WITH CONTRACTORS WHO ARE HELPING THE SYSTEM IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. AND NUMBER NINE REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FOR UPDATES ON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENT TATION AND TO COLLABORATE ON COMMUNITY EDUCATION. NUMBER TEN COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TRAINING AND INITIAL AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOL FACILITATE ERS AND RELATED HIRES DURING THEIR ONBOARDING PROCESS AND THROUGHOUT THEIR EMPLOYMENT.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE OUR

INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS OR STUDENTS. AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MS.. SHARON SARA. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'M NOT SURE YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE WHAT I HAVE TO SAY BUT I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE SAID ESPECIALLY IN LIEU OF WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK IN GEORGIA AND OUR NEIGHBORING

COUNTY OF HARTFORD. >> I AM HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY IN YOUR BUILDINGS AND PARTICULARLY FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. I KNOW I MENTIONED THE LAST TIME

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SAYS OPEN. HOW SECURE IS THAT BUILDING? >> COMING TO AN IEP MEETING AND EXPECTING TO BE BUZZED INTO THAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND INSTEAD BEING TOLD TO GO AROUND THE BACK TO A

PARTICULAR PORTABLE? >> THIS IS A SCHOOL THAT HAS NOT SEEN ME IN THEIR BUILDING FOR TEN YEARS .HAVING PERSONNEL IN THE BUILDING THAT UNDERSTANDS WHAT PLAN OF ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN FOR ANYONE WHO ENTERS THAT NURSE'S OFFICE. A CLIENT OF MINE HAD A SITUATION THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL. THIS IS A CLIENT WHO WAS MUTE SELECTIVELY AND INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT HER FILE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO TO HELP HER, THE NURSE IN THE BUILDING CALLED THE POLICE BECAUSE THE STUDENT WAS ACTING STRANGE. WE COULD HAVE AVOIDED A DISASTER BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. IF WE HAD SIMPLY LOOKED AT THE CHILD FILE IF YOU DON'T LOOK AT THE FILE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT A CHILD HAS AN ALLERGY THAT CAN BE LIFE

THREATENING. >> IF YOU DON'T LOOK AT THE FILE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THAT CHILD IS GOING TO ELOPE DURING A FIRE DRILL. CAN YOU IMAGINE LOOKING FOR A SEVEN YEAR OLD DURING A FIRE DRILL WHEN YOU HAVE 22 OTHER KIDS? THIS NEED FIX YESTERDAY. YOU.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DR. BASH FROM. GOOD EVENING TO ALL. I'M SO GLAD TO SEE ON THE NEWS THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS INSTALLING CAMERAS AT THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUSSES. AND I JUST LIKE TO USE MY MEMORY MY AGED MEMORY ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, MR. MCMILLIAN REQUESTED THAT IN THE BOARD MEETING THAT DID NOT REALLY PASS AT THE TIME. SO THANK YOU MR. MCMILLIAN. THE QUESTION IN MY MIND WHY IT TOOK FIVE YEARS WHEN THE IDEA WAS THERE FIVE YEARS AGO TO IMPLEMENT IT TO THE SOUND SINCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CAMERAS. I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE CURRICULUM. IBN HAITHAM IS A MATHEMATICIAN, AN ARAB MATHEMATICIAN THAT IS THE FATHER OF OPTICS. THE FATHER OF THE CAMERAS THAT WE ARE INSTALLED IN OUR SECURITY SYSTEM AND BUSSES AND NOT REALLY TO GO IN DETAILS. BUT WHENEVER I HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE CURRICULUM I SEE VERY LITTLE OF MENTIONING ARAB CONTRIBUTIONS MUSLIM CONTRIBUTIONS. I SEE SOME NEGATIVE SOME STEREOTYPE ISLAMOPHOBIA HERE. SO I REALLY LIKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO CONSIDER THAT. AND I ASK FOR IT BY EMAIL MANY TIMES. WHAT I LIKE TO ADDRESS WITH YOU IS POLICY 3710. THAT'S THE SECURITY OF OUR POLICY. AND THE SECURITY POLICY TALKS ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATE SAFETY IN ANY PATTERN OF SAFETY CONCERNS ON THE SCHOOL PROPERTY OR AT SCHOOL SPONSORED ACTIVITY LIKE THIS

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I KNOW I'M NOT REALLY A POLICEMAN BUT IT'S REALLY AN UGLY POLICY. I ASK YOU, MADAM SUPERINTENDENT, TO REMOVE THE POLICY STANDING UP FOR STRETCHING FOR PASSENGERS. I'M SORRY I DO I FOR DOING ANYTHING YOU KNOW, AROUND EATING SOMETHING IS NOT A SECURITY RISK AND THAT SIGN MUST GO DOWN. I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT YOU TAKE IT DOWN. THANK YOU

VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MS.. AMBER HOLT ,THE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME NAME'S AMBER HOLT. AS YOU JUST HEARD, I'M A PARENT OF A SENIOR .ON JANUARY 10TH, 2023, AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, KELLY JOHNSON WAS ABLE TO ENTER LANSDOWNE HIGH SCHOOL WITH A MILITARY STYLE KNIFE. SO SO MS.. HOLT YOU CANNOT REFERENCE THE NAME OF A STUDENT OR ANY STAFF OR

PERSONNEL. >> OKAY. WELL SAID PERSON ENTERED THE SCHOOL WITH A MILITARY KNIFE MILITARY STYLE KNIFE THIS BIG. OKAY. NOT A SWITCHBLADE. SHE TRAPPED MY DAUGHTER INSIDE OF A SCHOOL INSIDE OF THE BATHROOM AT SCHOOL AND STABBED HER IN SPACE SEVEN TIMES. THIS WHOLE AD I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING THAT'S JUST SO NOTHING THAT PROMOTE THAT PROMOTES VIOLENCE OR ANY OF THAT SO YOU CAN GET TO YOUR POINT WITHOUT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONING A STUDENT INJURING A

STUDENT. ANY OF THAT IS NOT ALLOWED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. >> SO I'M NOT ALLOWED TO TALK

ABOUT HOW MY DAUGHTER ALMOST LOST HER LIFE IN YOUR HANDS. >> SO YOU CAN SPEAK ABOUT IT BUT YOU CANNOT REFERENCE YOU CANNOT SAY THE NAME OF A SPECIFIC STUDENT. YOU CANNOT TALK ABOUT THE REENACTMENT OF IT. OKAY. CAN YOU RESTART MY TIME THEN PLEASE? I WOULD AT LEAST APPRECIATE THAT SO I CAN GET BACK TO WHERE I WAS. I WORKED VERY HARD ON THIS TODAY I'VE PRACTICED IT. THEY GET IT IN THE THREE MINUTES. CAN YOU PLEASE? AND SO IN SO I'M GOING TO ASK THAT YOU START FROM WHERE YOU LEFT OFF WITHOUT REFERRING SEEING ANY STUDENT IN

PARTICULAR WITHOUT REFERENCING VIOLENT ACTS. >> WHAT IS THE POINT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TODAY THAT IT'S A MIRACLE THAT MY DAUGHTER'S ALIVE AND WITHIN THE LAST WEEK I'VE HEARD OF SEVERAL INSTANCES OF VIOLENCE SHOOTING WEAPONS JUST LIKE THE LADY REFERENCED BEFORE THERE WAS A SHOOTING AT A HIGH SCHOOL AT OMAHA TODAY YOU GUYS PROBABLY HAVEN'T EVEN HEARD OF YET. THERE WAS ONE IN GEORGIA LAST WEEK THERE WAS ONE IN JAPANTOWN. THERE WAS JUST AN INCIDENT AT KENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL WHERE A GUN WAS PULLED ON ANOTHER STUDENT AND THERE WAS A FIGHT THAT BROKE OUT AT LANSDOWNE MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS IS ALL LAST WEEK. TODAY THROUGH LAST WEEK THE RESOURCE OFFICER CALLED FOR HELP, LOST COMMUNICATION CAUSED A FRENZY

WITH COPS FLYING INTO THE SCHOOL. THIS MATTERS PLEASE DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT. >> THIS DOES MATTER. IT DEFINITELY MATTERS. BUT WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION THAT YOU ARE SHARING AT THIS PUBLIC COMMENT IS ACCURATE. OKAY. AND IN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE MENTIONED, ESPECIALLY WITH SOME SPECIFIC OCCURRENCES THAT HAVE OCCURRED AND THAT HAVE ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED AND BALTIMORE COUNTY HAS NOT THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE. SO AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU CAME HERE TO TO SHARE. YOU'RE WELCOME TO EMAIL US YOUR YOUR YOUR RESPONSE I THINK THE REST OF THAT CAN I PLEASE FINISH MY SPEECH? YOU INTERRUPTED ME WHILE I WAS DOING THAT. YOU CAN AT LEAST LET ME AT LEAST FINISH WHAT I HAD TO SAY AND SO SO I'LL I'LL LET YOU TAKE A MINUTE FINISH WRAP UP WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY AS LONG AS YOU ARE NOT REFERENCING A SPECIFIC STUDENT,

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A SPECIFIC OCCURRENCE OR INFORMATION ABOUT A SCHOOL THAT IS NOT FACTUALLY CORRECT. >> OKAY, WE'LL IT IS FACTUALLY CORRECT BECAUSE I LOOKED EVERYTHING UP I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY REFERENCES. I'M SORRY. NEXT MONTH I WILL I WILL BRING EVERY REFERENCE AND HAVE IT ON EVERYONE'S DESK BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU GUYS OFF EASY. THE GIRL THAT DID IT

TO MY DAUGHTER SHE GOT OFF EASY AND SO SAFETY NET FOR CHANGE. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT BUT SCHOOL

SAFETY NEEDS TO CHANGE. MY AUNT, MY DAUGHTER ALMOST DIED. >> YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY I'M

SO UPSET RIGHT NOW. >> MY DAUGHTER IS DYING. SO THANK YOU, MISS HOPE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. WE TAKE SCHOOL SAFETY VERY SERIOUSLY HERE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WE HAVE MADE RECORD INVESTMENTS IN SAFETY IN THIS SCHOOLS AND WE ARE WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE SAFELY SO THANK YOU, MISS HOLT. THANK YOU, MISS HOLT. MS.. THANK YOU, MISS HOLT .YOU CAN YOU'RE MORE THAN

WELCOME TO EMAIL YOUR COMMENTS DIRECTLY TO US. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. I'LL BE BACK. ONE OF THE

STAFF HERE WANT TO THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT

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

HOLT. >> THANK YOU, MISS HOLT. YOUR THANK YOU ALWAYS SO SO I AND THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA THE SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. CHAIR BOOKER DWYER VICE CHAIR PUMPHREY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. BEFORE I GET STARTED WITH THE REPORT I DO WANT TO SPEAK TO EVERYONE WHO IS WATCHING AS WELL AS EVERYONE WHO IS THE GALLERY WITH US. I WANT TO MAKE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR TO REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AND CLIMATE AND TO BE CPS. WE DO HAVE STAFF WHO IS FOLLOWING UP WITH THE INDIVIDUAL TO PROVIDE SUPPORT. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY KNOW THAT WE TAKE THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS AS WELL AS OUR STAFF EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT IN A VARIETY OF WAYS OVER

THE LAST YEAR. FIRST SLIDE PLEASE. >> THIS FIRST SLIDE SPEAKS TO THE MCAP ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATHEMATICS SCORES THAT WERE RELEASED ON AUGUST 27TH. WE SENT A COMMUNITY UPDATE OUT TO MEMBERS OF TEAM BCP INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY. WHAT YOU SEE DEPICTED WITH THE CHART EVERYTHING THAT IS GREEN IS AN AREA I HAD A SPECIFIC MARKER WHERE STUDENTS MADE GAINS IN THEIR PERFORMANCE. YOU SEE LITERACY AS WELL AS MATHEMATICS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A VERY LONG TIME, BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS MOVED FORWARD IN TERMS OF STUDENT PROGRESS. ADDITIONALLY, AS A SCHOOL SYSTEM WE HAVE THE SECOND HIGHEST GROWTH IN BOTH LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS ACROSS THE STATE OF MARYLAND. THAT BEING SAID, AS I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO REVERSE A PATTERN OF DECLINING PERFORMANCE THAT HAS OCCURRED MORE OVER MORE THAN A DECADE. AND SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME FOR US TO GET TO WHERE WE WANT TO BE. HOWEVER, I DID WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS INFORMATION WAS HIGHLIGHTED FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND TO THANK OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WHO ARE PUTTING IN THE EFFORT TO MOVE FORWARD IN A

POSITIVE WAY FOCUSED ON ACADEMICS. >> THIS NEXT SLIDE SPEAKS TO ELEMENTARY LITERACY.

THERE IS A CONVERSATION THAT IS HAPPENING ON THE STATE LEVEL THAT SHOULD BE OF INTEREST TO MEMBERS OF TEAM BCP. YES, SPECIFICALLY THE CONVERSATION IS ABOUT STUDENTS HAVING THE ABILITY TO READ BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE ON THIS SLIDE YOU SEE DEPICTED OUR PATHWAY TO SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR COLLEGE CAREER AND COMMUNITY READY. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED SINCE LAST YEAR THAT READING AT OR ABOVE PROFICIENCY LEVEL AT THE END OF GRADE THREE

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THE FIRST REMINDER IS ABOUT ATTENDANCE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE CAN DO AS A SCHOOL SYSTEM IS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE IN SCHOOL AND THAT THEY'RE IN SCHOOL ON TIME. WE ARE CONTINUING OUR WORK WITH THE HERE FOR IT CAMPAIGN AND WE ARE LOOKING TO CONTINUE TO REDUCE CHRONIC ABSENTEE THEM. WE ARE PROUD OF THE FACT THAT BASED ON THE HARD WORK OF ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, STAFF MEMBERS AND CENTRAL OFFICE TEAM WHICH MANY OF THEM ARE HERE FROM OUR STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES THIS EVENING THAT WE SAW SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IN BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOT ONLY BY LEVEL BY ZONE, BY ETHNICITY AND BY STUDENT GROUP, STUDENT SERVICE GROUP. AND SO WE WANT TO IMPLORE FAMILIES SCHOOL IS IN SESSION. WE BEGAN AT THE SAME TIME EVERY DAY. PLEASE SET YOUR ALARM SET MORE THAN ONE IF YOU NEED TO. BUT WE NEED OUR STUDENTS ON THE BUSSES OR WALKING AND IN SCHOOL ON TIME. OUR SCHOOL BUS CAMERA SAFETY PROGRAM THE ENFORCEMENT OF THAT WILL BEGIN THE FINE ON SEPTEMBER 27TH. AS A REMINDER, ALL MOTORISTS SHOULD STOP FOR FLASHING RED LIGHTS. THAT INDICATES THAT STUDENTS ARE EMBARKING UPON THE BUS OR DISEMBARKING UPON THE BUS. AND IF SOMEONE IS FOUND IN VIOLATION BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 27TH, THE FINE IS $250 PER INFRACTION. AND SO WE ARE ASKING EVERYONE TO REALLY BE ALERT TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE 80,000 STUDENTS THAT ARE ON OUR BUSSES AND WE HAVE THOUSANDS MORE THAT ARE WALKING TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOONS EVERY DAY. AND SO PLEASE BE AWARE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR WHERE WE HAVE SHARED WITH ALL MEMBERS OF TEAM CPS OUR SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENT BEHAVIOR AT ALL LEVELS AROUND PROPER BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOLS. SPECIFICALLY WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THREATS TO SCHOOLS, WEAPONS AND FIGHTING ARE THREE EGREGIOUS BEHAVIORS THAT ARE BEING RESPONDED TO IMMEDIATELY. WE HAVE A STRONG CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SRO IS CONTINUE TO BE IN OUR SCHOOLS. WE HAVE STUDENT SAFETY ASSISTANCE IN OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH A MODEL IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO PROVIDE SUPPORT ANYWHERE THAT IT'S NEEDED AS WELL AS NOW SAFETY TEAM LEADERS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. THE GOAL IS TO BE PROACTIVE AND HAVING THAT ADULT PRESENCE IN OUR SCHOOLS BUT ALSO TO BE REACT LIVE IN THE EVENT THAT A STUDENT MAKES A POOR DECISION. WE ARE ASKING FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS YOUR HELP TO REITERATE THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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TO SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. >> WE ALSO WANT TO SHARE WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AROUND MENTAL HEALTH. TALKSPACE REMAINS AVAILABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS AGES 13 AND ABOVE WITH PARENT PERMISSION. AND WE ANNOUNCED AN $8 MILLION GRANT FROM THE MARYLAND CONSORTIUM TO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED STUDENTS AND MORE THAN 100 OF OUR SCHOOLS.

SO AGAIN, FAMILIES IF YOU NEED ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, PLEASE REACH OUT DIRECTLY TO YOUR STUDENT'S COUNSELOR, TO YOUR ADMINISTRATOR SO WE CAN CONNECT YOU WITH THE SUPPORTS THAT ARE

AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO FAMILIES. >> WE HAVE A FOCUS ON INSTRUCTION AND ARE ASKING THAT CELL PHONES ARE OFTEN A. AS YOU KNOW WE HAVE A GROUP OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS THAT HAVE VOLUNTEERED FOR A PILOT. WHAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR FAMILIES TO KNOW AS A PART OF THIS PILOT THE CELL PHONES ARE ACCESSIBLE IN CASES OF EMERGENCY. HOWEVER, THEY ARE OFTEN AWAY DURING INSTRUCTION SO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS CAN FOCUS ON THE ACADEMIC MATERIAL AND LASTLY COMMUNICATION. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE FOUND AS WE HAVE PUSHED OUT MESSAGES OVER THE SUMMER AND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WHEN WE RECEIVED EMAILS FROM FAMILIES INDICATING THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGES THAT WE WERE SENDING OUT FAR IN ADVANCE SEVERAL MONTHS IN ADVANCE TO OUR FAMILIES IN A VARIETY OF LANGUAGES IS THAT SOME FAMILIES HAVE CHOSEN TO OPT OUT OF OUR MESSAGING SERVICES OR TO BLOCK BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU OPT BACK IN AND YOU DO NOT BLOCK BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEND TEXT MESSAGES, EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS FOR NOT ONLY EMERGENCIES THAT MAY OCCUR IN SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES BUT ALSO IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT WE WANT YOU TO HAVE. AND WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SEND OUT INFORMATION IN ADVANCE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. AND SO WE'RE ASKING THAT WHILE SOMETIMES IT CAN BE SEVERAL MESSAGES FOR YOU TO UP BACK END SO YOU STAY

CONNECTED TO BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. >> THIS SLIDE SIMPLY REITERATES OUR

COMMITMENT AND OUR REQUEST FOR FAMILIES TO STAY CONNECTED. >> IF YOU HAVE OPTED OUT AND YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE HAVE SENT TO OUR FAMILIES, PLEASE SIMPLY GO TO OUR WEBSITE. YOU'LL FIND THERE ALL OF OUR PRESS RELEASES AS WELL AS EVERY STAFF AND COMMUNITY MESSAGE THAT WE HAVE

SENT. THOSE MESSAGES ARE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH FOR OUR FAMILIES. >> AND LASTLY BEFORE CONCLUDING WITH MY REPORT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS STANDS WITH THE NATION RECOGNIZING THAT SEPTEMBER IS ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH IN MY POSSESSION IS A PROCLAMATION FOR HERE FOR IT ATTENDING TODAY TO ACHIEVE TOMORROW. THE PROCLAMATION STATES WHEREAS STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO SHOW UP AND ENGAGE WHEN THERE ARE POSITIVE CONDITIONS FOR LEARNING AT SCHOOL INCLUDING PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY A SENSE OF BELONGING AND CONNECTION AND SUPPORT. WHEREAS REDUCING ABSENCE REQUIRES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THAT STARTS WITH DEVELOPING ROUTINES AND TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS THAT CREATE A SENSE OF BELONGING.

WHEREAS IMPROVING ATTENDANCE AND ENGAGEMENT TAKE SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, ELECTED LEADERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS WORKING TOGETHER TO REBUILD REGULAR AND TRUSTING COMMUNICATION AND TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS BARRIERS TO BEING IN SCHOOL. WHEREAS TAKING ATTENDANCE DAILY IN A CARING, CONSISTENT MANNER IS ESSENTIAL TO IDENTIFYING WHEN STUDENTS BEGIN TO MISS TOO MUCH SCHOOL AND FOR NOTICING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WHEN STUDENTS ARE STARTING TO MISS TOO MUCH SCHOOL AND ENGAGING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH NEEDED SUPPORT AND RESOURCES. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS STANDS WITH THE NATION IN RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER AS ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH. WE HEREBY COMMIT TO FOCUSING ON REDUCING ABSENTEEISM AND ADDRESSING THE FACTORS THAT CAUSE STUDENTS TO MISS SCHOOL IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, GROW AND THRIVE ACADEMICALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND SOCIALLY. WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD AN ENGAGING SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT THAT

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DAY ON TIME. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DR. ROGERS. >> AND UP NEXT WE HAVE THE CHAIRS

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

WE WANT THEM TO COME HOME NURTURED. WE WANT THEM TO COME HOME EDUCATED. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT THEM TO COME HOME ALIVE. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FEELING IN THE ROOM. I KNOW THAT THE PUBLIC COMMENT WAS HEAVY AND WE ABSOLUTELY WE CARE ABOUT WHAT THAT PARENT HAS TO SAY. WE ABSOLUTELY WANT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS TO BE SAFE. AND WE WILL ABSOLUTELY CONTINUE TO WORK TO MAKE RECORD INVESTMENTS IN SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR OUR

SCHOOLS. >> IF YOU COULD PUT UP THE PRESENTATION AND SO TONIGHT I WANT TO FOCUS ON

COMMUNICATION. >> IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY LETS US KNOW. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. WE WANT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ACCURATE AND COMPLETE INFORMATION. AND WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE COMMUNICATING THROUGH THAT THE BEST CHANNELS TO GET THE MOST EFFICIENT AND ACCURATE INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN. THE EMAIL ADDRESS OF THE BOARD, THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE BOARD. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIKE TO MAIL LETTERS THE MAILING ADDRESS OF THE BOARD WHEN YOU EMAIL BOE AT BCP DOT ORG IT GOES TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. IT DOESN'T JUST GO TO ONE BOARD MEMBER. ALL OF US RECEIVE IT. AND THAT ALLOWS ALL BOARD MEMBERS AT ONCE TO HEAR YOUR CONCERNS. WE SHARE THAT WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR FOLLOW UP WITH HER STAFF. SAME THING WITH THE PHONE IF YOU CALL. IF YOU LEAVE A VOICEMAIL

.ALL BOARD MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE IT. AND THERE WILL BE FOLLOW UP. >> YOUR VOICE MATTERS AND IT TRULY DOES INFORM OUR GOVERNANCE AND OUR GOVERNANCE ACTIONS. SO WE WANT

TO HEAR FROM YOU. >> AND I WANT TO JUST GROUND US IN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS COMMIT THAT WE HAVE COMMITTED TO THROUGH OUR BOARD HANDBOOK. THERE ARE FIVE COMMITMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN THAT HANDBOOK. AND I'VE HIGHLIGHTED TWO OF THEM. THE FIRST ONE IS FOCUSING ON STRATEGIC GOVERNANCE AND NOT THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. THE SECOND IS REPRESENTING THE POSITION OF THE ENTIRE BOARD NOT INDIVIDUAL OPINIONS. SO WHEN YOU EMAIL US ABOUT OPERATIONS AND WE RESPOND ON TO YOU SAYING WE'VE SHARED THE EMAIL WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED UP WITH THE APPROPRIATE STAFF, IT'S NOT US BLOWING YOU OFF. IT IS ACTUALLY IN OUR POLICY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE END OF MOST POLICIES IT STATES THE BOARD DIRECTS THE SUPERINTEND NEED TO IMPLEMENT

THIS POLICY. >> AND SO WHEN YOU GET THAT RESPONSE FROM US LETTING LETTING YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE SHARED IT WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, HER STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WHETHER IT'S FOR TRANSPORTATION, STUDENT ENROLLMENT CURRICULUM CONCERNS, STAFFING EXAMS, ANYTHING THAT DEALS WITH THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF A SCHOOL SYSTEM OR OF YOUR SCHOOL IT IS BEST ANSWERED BY THOSE THAT THAT ADDRESS THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS. WHEN YOU POST SOMETHING ON FACEBOOK FOR A QUESTION TO TO GET A RESPONSE WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT YOU GET AN ACCURATE RESPONSE. AND SO WE WOULD ASK THAT IF YOU IF YOU'RE POSTING SOMETHING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SHARE IT WITH THE BOARD SO THAT WE CAN GET YOU AN ACCURATE AND COMPLETE RESPONSE

AND IT'S NOT ANY TYPE OF MISINFORMATION OR MISUNDERSTANDINGS OUT THERE. >> SOMETIMES WE GET REQUESTS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE ANONYMOUS OR FROM STAFF TO BE ANONYMOUS. AS SOON AS YOU SEND AN EMAIL TO THE BOARD IT IS YOU ARE NO LONGER ANONYMOUS. THERE ARE ONLY RARE OCCASIONS THAT WE DO NOT DISCLOSE EVERY ALL OF OUR EMAILS, OUR CORRESPONDENCES FOR THE MOST PART ARE THEY ARE FALSE. THEY ALL FALL UNDER THE MARYLAND

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THAT YOU ARE NOT ANONYMOUS. >> AND WE ALSO AS A BOARD AGREE TO SOME NORMS AND OPERATING PROTOCOLS. THIS IS ALSO IN OUR BOARD HANDBOOK. WE AGREE TO COMMUNICATE RESPECTFULLY AND HONESTLY. AND WE ALSO AGREE THAT THERE IS A CHAIN OF COMMAND ESPECIALLY FOR COMMUNICATING WITH THE MEDIA ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OTHERS. AND SO AND SO ONCE AGAIN WHEN YOU COMMUNICATE WITH US AND YOU WANT A RESPONSE FROM JUST THAT ONE PERSON, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE AGREED TO AS A BOARD AND SOME NORMS AND PROTOCOLS THAT WE WILL ADHERE TO AND KNOW THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS EVEN IF YOU KNOW IF WE'RE ELECTED IF WE'RE APPOINTED WE REPRESENT IN ALL STUDENTS, ALL SCHOOLS, ALL CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH BOARD MEMBER YOU CONTACT YOU WILL GET A RESPONSE. AND I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT WHEN WE MAKE A DECISION, A GOVERNANCE DECISION OUR OUR DISTRICT ONE REPRESENTATIVES DON'T ONLY VOTE FOR THE PRINCIPLES THAT ARE APPOINTED IN DISTRICT ONE. THEY VOTE FOR ALL THE PRINCIPALS THAT ARE APPOINTED. SO OUR DECISIONS ALTHOUGH WE MAY BE ELECTED BY A SPECIFIC AREA, OUR DECISIONS ARE FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL SYSTEM. YOU WILL SEE BOARD MEMBERS ATTEND SCHOOLS AND SEE AND VISIT SCHOOLS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THEIR DISTRICTS SO THAT THEY CAN SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AND GET THE FULL SCOPE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. AND SO SO I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE REPRESENT ALL AND WE ARE WORKING FOR ALL STUDENTS IN BALTIMORE COUNTY. AND ANY DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE ARE MADE THROUGH THE VOTE OF THE MAJORITY. AN INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER DOES NOT HAVE AUTHORITY.

IT ALL COMES THROUGH THE VOTE OF THE MAJORITY EVEN AS BOARD CHAIR THAT MY ACTIONS ARE THROUGH THE VOTE OF THE MAJORITY. AND SO YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL BOE AT BCP TALK TO SHARE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNS IF YOU WANT TO SHARE A GREAT NEWS WE WANT TO HEAR THAT AS WELL. JUST KNOW THAT WE WILL ALWAYS GET BACK TO YOU. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU AND AND AND WE WANT YOU TO IN TO ENSURE THAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH ACCURATE CHANNELS TO GET THE COMPLETE INFORMATION ASK QUESTIONS. SO WHETHER IF YOU USE THE BCS APPROVED SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT WEBSITE STAFF MEMBERS SUCH AS PRINCIPALS IF YOU'RE AT THE SCHOOL, YOUR YOUR FIRST LINE IS ARE YOUR

TEACHERS, YOUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, YOUR COUNSELORS, YOUR YOUR PRINCIPAL. >> THERE'S BCP HAS PRESS RELEASES. THERE'S EMAILS THAT I KNOW YOU ALL GET. SO WE ARE JUST AND WE WANT TO KEEP THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN. AND AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE DO NOT

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

MS.. >> CHIKA KALU FOR HER REPORT. >> WELL, GOOD EVENING. BOARD CHAIR BOOKER DWYER VICE CHAIR PUMPHREY SUPERINTENDENT ROGERS BOARD MEMBERS, DEDICATED STAFF, ESTEEMED COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SCHOLARS OF CPS. FIRST AGAIN WITH THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS HOW HONORED I AM TO SERVE AS YOUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER FOR THE 24 TO 25 SCHOOL YEAR. I DO NOT TAKE THIS RESPONSIBILITY LIGHTLY AND I'M DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TRUST IN ME. SO JUST THIS MORNING I ATTENDED THE ASPEN EDUCATION CROSS PARTIZAN POLICY NETWORK CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON D.C. WHERE I SAT ON THE PANEL. THE STUDENT MOVEMENT FOR REPRESENTATION EDUCATION THE HEART OF THE CONVERSATION WAS THAT WHILE STUDENTS MAY BE INVITED TO SPEAK WE MUST ENSURE THAT THEIR PRESENCE LEADS TO MEANINGFUL DIALOG AND ACTION. THIS IS PRECISELY WHAT I STRIVE TO ACHIEVE HERE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY ENSURING THAT OUR STUDENTS DON'T JUST HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE BUT THAT THEIR VOICES GUIDE THE DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR SCHOOLS. ONE QUOTE ONE QUOTE RESONATED WITH ME.

WHEN WE INTEGRATE STUDENTS VOICES ARE WE ALLOWING THEM TO BE COLLABORATORS CO-CREATING THEIR EDUCATION OR ARE THEY MERELY THE SUBJECT OF OUR CONVERSATION? ALSO I WANT TO THANK DR. ROGERS FOR HER CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO ENGAGING WITH OUR STUDENTS THROUGH SCHOOL VISITS REACHING OVER 20 SCHOOLS IN THE FIRST WEEK AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCOMPANY HER. IT'S ONE THING TO DISCUSS POLICY HERE IN THIS ROOM BUT IT IS ANOTHER THING TO SEE FIRSTHAND HOW THOSE POLICIES IMPACT OUR STUDENTS DAY TO DAY. NOW I AM MORE EXCITED THAN EVER TO START MY OWN SMART VISITS IN JUST A FEW WEEKS. WALKING THE HALLS AND HEARING DIRECTLY FROM THE STUDENTS I SERVE, I WILL ALSO BE RETURNING TO CARROLL COUNTY TOMORROW TO CONTINUE ADVOCATING FOR SMALL VOTING RIGHTS A CRUCIAL ISSUE FOR ME AND EVERY STUDENT WHO BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF THEIR VOICE AND PERSPECTIVES IN THE HIGHEST

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BUT ON A LIGHTER NOTE I I'VE LAUNCHED A BACK TO SCHOOL VIDEO SERIES WHICH WAS A FUN WAY TO ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS AND ENERGIZED THEM FOR THE YEAR AHEAD. AND I'M ALSO WORKING ON MENTAL HEALTH, A MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH THIS SEPTEMBER. A THREE WEEK SOCIAL MEDIA SERIES TITLED PIECE BY PIECE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR BCBS STUDENTS WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING. LOOKING FORWARD I'M WORKING TO STRUCTURE TOWN HALLS ,SEMINARS AND STUDENT PANELS TO GATHER DIVERSE FEEDBACK FROM ALL CORNERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. I CANNOT STRESS STUDENTS HOW EXCITED I AM TO GET TO WORK AND HEAR FROM AS MANY AS YOU AS POSSIBLE. IT'S ONLY BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE SCHOOL BEGAN BUT STUDENTS I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I AM HERE FOR YOU. I AM WITH YOU WALKING THROUGH THE SAME HALLWAYS AND FACING THE SAME CHALLENGES. I'LL CONTINUE TO BE PRESENT AND TO LISTEN BECAUSE YOUR VOICES TRULY DO MATTER. AND I'M GOING TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT HERE FOR A SHAMELESS PLUG. SO THIS IS ALSO MY OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR SENIORS TO APPLY FOR THE BALTIMORE COUNTY STUDENT COUNCIL COMMITTEES AND THE BOARD OF SELECT THE STUDENTS BUS AND BIXI IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD, COLLABORATE WITH PEERS AND HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION IN BALTIMORE COUNTY. WHETHER YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT POLICY, SCHOOL CULTURE, EXPANDING SWAP ENGAGEMENT OR MENTAL HEALTH THERE IS TRULY A PLACE FOR YOU HERE. SO PLEASE DO NOT WASTE STUDENTS BUS APPLICATIONS CLOSED SEPTEMBER 18TH AND COMMITTEE APPLICANTS APPLICATIONS CLOSED SEPTEMBER 20TH. ONCE AGAIN I WANT TO EXPRESS HOW HAPPY I AM TO BE SERVING YOU IN THIS CAPACITY. STUDENTS YOU HAVE TRULY AMAZED ME IN THE TWO WEEKS I'VE BEEN

WITH YOU. AND WHILE YOU MAY NOT HEAR IT ENOUGH YOU TRULY ARE EXCELLENT. >> I WANT TO THANK

YOU FOR SHOWING UP BECAUSE AS DR. ROGER SAID, WE'RE HERE WITH COURTNEY. >> WE'RE HERE FOR IT

.>> BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR CLASS. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP TO YOUR CLASSES, SHOWING UP FOR YOUR COMMUNITIES AND FOR ONE ANOTHER. I KNOW THAT WE SEE YOU AND WE APPRECIATE EVERY EFFORT YOU MAKE TO BE PRESENT AND ENGAGE. KEEP THAT SAME ENERGY BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO ACHIEVE INCREDIBLE THINGS THIS YEAR AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR. MY GOALS STILL REMAIN CLEAR. TO AMPLIFY YOUR VOICES TO WORK TIRELESSLY FOR YOUR SAFETY AND WELL-BEING AND TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT IN BALTIMORE COUNTY FINDS THEIR PLACE IN THIS PUZZLE FEELING SEEN, HEARD AND ABOUT. I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK AS WE CONTINUE ON THIS JOURNEY

TOGETHER AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE AMAZING THINGS WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS YEAR. >>

CONTINUE TO SHINE AND THANK YOU .>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE

[J. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - PROPOSED FY2026 STATE CAPITAL BUDGET (Dr. Grim and Mr. Hartlove) (7:55 - 8:15 p.m.]

DR. GRAHAM AND MR. HART LOVE. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD CHAIR BOOKER DWYER VICE CHAIR PUMPHREY SUPERINTENDENT DR. ROGERS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING

ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THE F Y 26 STATE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST. >> MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE F Y 2026 STATE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST AS PRESENTED IN EXHIBIT J. SO MOVED HUMPHREY. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND SAVOY. ANY DISCUSSION MISSING? YES, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PRIORITIZATION IF I MAY ASK OF STAFF. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING GENTLEMEN. AND LOOKING AT THE 25 CAPITAL STATE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST AS COMPARED TO THIS YEAR'S REQUEST, I NOTICE THERE WERE SOME CHANGES IN THE PRIORITIZATION. GOOD EVENING.

AS. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THE CHANGES IN PRIORITIZATION OF THIS YEAR'S

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YEAH. >> THANK YOU. SPECIFICALLY WITH THE TOP FIVE PROJECTS. SURE. IT LOOKS LIKE CALCIUM WAS ADDED AND SOME OF THE OTHERS THE NORTHEAST AREA HIGH SCHOOL AND SPEERS POINT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. OKAY. PROJECT THE PRIOR PRIORITIZATION I THINK THAT WAS PARTIALLY WITH WHICH PROJECTS WE WERE ASKING FOR FUNDING FOR FOR THE OTHER LIKE IF YOU LOOK AT THE PRIORITIZATION OF THE 25 BUDGET THERE WERE A LOT OF PLANNING REQUESTS RIGHT NOW LIKE WE ARE DESIGNED FOR 2000 AND DELANEY ARE PROGRESSING TO A POINT THAT WE REALLY NEED TO GET FUNDING. WE WERE NOT IN THE POINT THAT WE COULDN'T GET IT LAST YEAR. SO AS IT IS PRIORITY FOR THIS BUDGET THAT'S OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. SO THAT'S WHY THOSE MOVED UP. OKAY. WE HAVE PERHAPS THE DESIGN OF THE TAPS GO IS ALSO PROGRESSING. I'M NOT SURE WITH THE CASH FLOW BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GET ON THAT WITH THE AMOUNT WITHOUT HAVING RETAIL FUNDS THIS YEAR BUT THAT MOVED UP TO THREE. THE CITY CENTER IS WHERE WE'RE ASKING FOR PLANNING FOR THAT.

THE DESIGN IS UNDERWAY AS WELL. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR FUNDING BUT WE THAT WILL HELP WITH THE THE DESIGN FEES ON IT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH THE PREPLANNING IS SOMETHING THAT THEY JUST STARTED LAST YEAR. THIS IS USED TO BE THIS PLANNING AND FUNDING NOW THEY HAVE PREPLANNING AND IT'S MORE OF A GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY TO START TO REALLY NARROW IN ON WHAT YOUR PROJECTS ARE. AND SO LAST YEAR I THINK WE HAD THE WE KNEW ABOUT THE WHOLE NINE NORTHEAST VERY HIGH WAS PRIORITY ONE AND NOW LIKE WE KNOW THAT'S GOING TO BE OVERLAY. SO NOW WE HAVE THAT THAT NOW IS PRIORITY SIX AND THEN THE SOUTHEAST. WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO AND WHERE WE WERE GOING TO DO IT NOW WE WERE PROGRESSING ENGINEERING. IT'S GOING TO BE SPARROW'S POINT BUT WE'RE NOT READY TO START DESIGNING IT YET. WE'RE STILL IN THE PREPLANNING. SO THAT'S HOW WHERE THAT CAME. SO THAT'S NUMBER FIVE AND SO THAT THEY EACH ONE DEPENDS ON WHERE THEY ARE IN THE CYCLE OF THE

PARTICULAR PROJECT. >> OKAY. SO IN SOME OF THE SYSTEMIC JUST LIKE AT THE AT THE END FROM 7 TO 18 ALL SIX OF THEM WERE I CAME OVER FROM FROM THE 25 BUDGET THE PRIORITY SOMETIMES CHANGED BECAUSE EVERY YEAR WE LOOK AT IT TO SEE WHICH ONES WE REALLY NEED AND WE WORK WITH OUR MAINTENANCE PEOPLE SO THAT'S HOW THAT IS. SURE. SO IS IT A TRUE STATEMENT THEN TO SAY THAT THE OVERALL PROJECT TIMEFRAMES HAVEN'T CHANGED BUT WHERE EACH ONE IS IN A CYCLE IF I UNDERSTOOD DR. GRIMM'S COMMENT IS OVERALL THE SAME IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING DEPENDING ON WHERE EACH IS IN THE CYCLE. THAT'S CORRECT. CHANGE? YEAH WE TRIED TO RIGHTSIZE. THAT'S CORRECT. SURE. AND THEN IT LOOKED LIKE BASED ON THE STATE'S REPORTING IN THE REPORTING THAT WE RECEIVED 250,000 EACH FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT AS WELL AS SPARES POINT. BUT ACCORDING TO THE REQUEST, THE 250,000 ISN'T

REFLECTED ON THAT SPREADSHEET. I THINK I MADE A HANDWRITTEN NOTE THERE. >> YEAH, AND THAT'S OUR PART AND WE'RE IN SOME OF THE NUMBERS BEFORE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK ON OUR CASH FLOWS AND SOME OF THE NUMBERS MAY CHANGE A LITTLE BIT. THEN WE CAN COME BACK AND WE'LL YOU KNOW FOR THE FINAL BUT IT'S ACCURATE THAT WE RECEIVED THAT SAME AMOUNT PLANNING FOR BOTH OF THOSE PROJECTS. YES, THERE WOULDN'T BE A DIFFERENT AMOUNT. YEP.

OKAY. BECAUSE IT WASN'T REFLECTED ON THERE. SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS COMPARING THE SAME PROJECTS BECAUSE NOW SPEERS POINT IS IDENTIFIED IN THE IAX REPORTING IS SOUTH EAST MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL. I WAS PRETTY SURE IT WAS THE SAME PROJECT BUT WE'RE JUST CALLING IT SOMETHING ELSE. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. MR. YOU KNOW IT APPEARS THAT DID THE BOARD VOTE IN JANUARY OF 24 TO MOVE THIS OVERLAY PROJECT ABOVE SPEERS POINT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE NORTH EAST HAS COME ABOUT OVER SPARES POINT SO IT'S IT'S NOT A MATTER OF COMING OVER OR ABOVE IT'S WHERE THEY ARE IN

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FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT. >> OKAY. SO I HOPE THAT HELPS. I KNOW IT'S IT'S VERY CONFUSING BUT THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO LOOK IN TOTALITY AT ALL OF OUR FUNDING REQUESTS AND THAT'S WHY WE WE WE PROVIDE BOTH DOCUMENTS .OKAY. SO LET'S GO BACK TO THAT $125 MILLION. SO FOR ONE FOR WHICH DATE FOR WHICH PROJECT? MR. MCMILLIAN I'M SORRY THE COUNTY ONE. OKAY. FOR WHICH FOR WHICH PROJECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL WE SLIDE OVER AND THE DARKER THE BROWN COLUMNS THERE'S $125,066,000 STATE FUNDING REQUEST FOR 25 SO WE'VE

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THAT. RIGHT. OKAY. NEXT TO IT IS TOTAL COUNTY FUNDING AT $86 MILLION. >> THE STATE HAS NOT THE STATE IS NOW GIVING US FUNDING FOR THAT YET WE'RE NOT READY WITH IT. THAT'S RIGHT WITH THE NEED TO BE AT A CERTAIN POINT IN YOUR DESIGN TO GET STATE MONEY FOR FUNDING AND THEY WERE NOT THERE AND ALSO TAUZIN AND DELANEY FUNDING WAS AHEAD OF IT SO IT MAKES IT UP SO THE TOTAL FOR THAT WAS $211 MILLION. SO WHAT IN THAT COLUMN'S SO THAT THE TOTAL COUNTY FUNDING AT 86 AND A STATE FUNDING IS 125 THAT COMES OUT TO $211 MILLION NINE HUNDRED 77 SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THIS. THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE IN DEALING WITH NO PROBLEM YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OH OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE WHAT WE MAY HAVE? WE DO WE ALREADY DO THE ROLE DO WE ALREADY DO THE SECOND? YEAH, WE DID. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE MISHAN YES. THIS IS LECTOR. YES. MS.. PUMPHREY YES. LET'S TAKE A CALLER YES. MR. LASKI YES. DR. SAVOY YES. MR. MCMILLIAN YES. MISS HARVEY YES. MR. YOUNG YES.

MR. OMINOUSLY YES. MISS BOOKER DRYER YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE

[K. NEW BUSINESS - ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION (Board Counsel) (8:15 - 8:20 p.m.)]

THE ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION. >> MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION ON HEARING EXAMINERS CASE 24 DASH 32 AND AUTHORIZE MS. GO OVER TO SIGN

FOR THOSE BOARD MEMBERS NOT PHYSICALLY PRESENT BUT EVERYONE IS OKAY. >> YES SORRY. YEAH I HAD SO SO MOVES TO LASKI. MAY I HAVE A SECOND SECOND SHE KALU ANY DISCUSSION MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE MISHAN ABSTAIN MS. LECTOR YES MS. PUMPHREY YES. MR. BAKER CARLO YES. MR. LASKI YES. DR. SAVOY YES. MR. MCMILLIAN YES. MS. HARVEY YES. MR. YOUNG YES. MR. MINSKY. MISS

[L. NEW BUSINESS - CONTRACT AWARDS (Mr. Hartlove and Dr. Grim) (8:20 - 8:30 p.m.)]

2020 FOR ITEMS L1 THROUGH L 16 WERE FORWARDED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL. >> THANK YOU MR. YOUNG BOARD MEMBERS ARE THERE ANY SEPARATION REQUESTED ?MR. YOUNG IF WE COULD

SEPARATE SEPARATE OUT L FOUR PLEASE NOW FOR ANY OTHERS. >> OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS L ONE THROUGH L THREE AND L FIVE THROUGH L 16 SO MOVE LECTOR NO SECOND IS NEEDED SINCE A RECOMMENDATION COMES FROM COMMITTEE ANY DISCUSSION MAY HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE MISHAN YES, IT'S LECTOR YES. MS. PUMPHREY YES. LET'S TAKE A CALLER YES. MR. LASKI YES. DR. SAVOY YES. MR. MCMILLION YES. MS. HARVEY YES. MR. YOUNG YES. MR. KAMINSKI YES. MS. FROM PALM? YES. THANK YOU. MS.. BOOKER DWYER YES. MOTION CARRIES. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM L FOR SOME MOVES TO LASKI NO SECOND IS NEEDED SINCE THE RECOMMENDATION COMES FROM THE COMMITTEE AND ANY DISCUSSION MAY HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE. MS. TEN YES. MS. FRIMPONG YES. MISS LICHTER. YES. MS. PUMPHREY YES. MR. CUCOLO YES. MR. LUSK YES.

DR. SAVOY YES. MR. MCMILLION YES. MISS HARVEY YES. MR. YOUNG RECUSE. MR. KAMINSKI YES. MISS

[M. NEW BUSINESS - SPECIAL PROJECT REQUESTS (Dr. Jones) (8:30 - 8:40 p.m.)]

JONES. GOOD EVENING BOARD CHAIR BOOKER DWYER, VICE CHAIR PUMPHREY AND MEMBERS OF THE

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ANY DISCUSSION? >> MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE MISHAN YES MISS RAMPAL YES. MRS. PUMPHREY YES.

SHE COULD CALL YOU. YES. MR. LASKI? YES. DR. SAVOY? YES. MR. MCMILLIAN. YES. MS. HARVEY YES.

MR. YOUNG. YES. MR. MINSKY. YES. MISS BOOKER DREIER. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE REPORT ON BUDGET FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY BLUEPRINT PILLARS ONE AND TWO AND OKAY, WELL WE'LL WE'LL WAIT FOR DR. ROGERS REPORT ON THAT LITTLE TRASH PILE I HAVE FOR THINK YOU THANK YOU. OKAY. YOU DO YOU OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS AND WE WILL BE BACK IN WE ARE HERE

SOME HEELS NOW. >> OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS. >> WE WILL BE BACK HERE TEEN. WE WILL COME BACK FROM RECESS.

THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND WE WILL DIVE RIGHT INTO THE BUDGET REPORT

[N. REPORT - BUDGET (Dr. Rogers and Mr. Hartlove) (8:40 - 9:00 p.m.)]

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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. >> THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE NUMBER OF SEATS THAT WE HAVE BOTH IN NY 24 WITH OUR HALF DAY PROGRAMS AND MOVING FORWARD. SO IF YOU CAN THE HIGHLIGHT IS REALLY THE FULL DAY PRE-K PROGRAMS AS WE LOOK LIKE FROM F Y 23 TO 2425 OUR EXPANSION SO IN F Y 23 WE HAD SIX SCHOOLS THAT HAD A TOTAL OF 15 SECTIONS. I MEAN SOME OF THOSE SCHOOLS HAD 2 OR 3 FULL DAY CLASSROOMS IN IT MOVING FORWARD TO LAST SCHOOL YEAR WHERE WE HAD 24 SCHOOLS WITH 41 SECTIONS AND THEN WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR F Y 25 WITH 55 SCHOOLS AND 101 SECTIONS OF FULL DAY PRE-KINDERGARTEN. WHEN WE LOOK AT A 20 TO 22 STUDENTS PER CLASS THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE SEATS THAT ARE JUST OVER 2000 THIS YEAR. WE HAVE EXPERIENCE MANY SCHOOLS THAT HAVE OUR FULL DAY PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THE STUDENTS WHO MEET THAT TIER ONE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR TEAM MEMBERS IN THE OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION WHO HAVE REALLY WORKED WITH US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN THEN TRANSPORT STUDENTS TO THE NEAREST FULL DAY PRE-K SITE THAT MAY HAVE AN AVAILABLE SEAT. WE DO HAVE SOME PRE-K PROGRAMS THAT ARE OPERATING AT 20 TO STUDENTS IN A CLASS VERSUS 20 WHICH WAS OUR

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THOSE FULL DAY PROGRAM OPTIONS .>> OKAY. SO HERE YOU CAN SEE HOW WE'RE REALLY WORKING TO TRANSFORM OUR SERVICES FOR OUR PRE-KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS. SO AGAIN THOSE FULL DAY PROGRAMS ENSURING THAT WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL DEDICATED POINT FIVE SPECIAL EDUCATOR TO THOSE PROGRAMS. SO AGAIN REALLY LOOKING AT HOW ARE WE PROACTIVELY PROVIDING SERVICES AND SUPPORTS TO STUDENTS AS AN EARLY INTERVENTION EVEN PRIOR TO IDENTIFICATION AND FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED AS RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES AND LOOKING AT HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SERVE THEM WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. HOWEVER AGAIN STILL OFFERING THE FULL CONTINUUM OF SERVICES TO STUDENTS BUT WHENEVER POSSIBLE BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES WITHIN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. AGAIN, I TALKED A LITTLE AHEAD OF THE SLIDE THAT THE STAFF TO STUDENT RATIO OF THREE ADULTS TO 20 STUDENTS AND AGAIN REALLY TRYING TO FOCUS ON HOW ARE WE ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO STUDENTS WITHIN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. I'M REALLY FOCUSING ON CREATING THAT COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO HOPEFULLY CONTINUE TO MATRICULATE WITHIN THEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THEN CONTINUE WITH THEM BY KEEPS WITHIN THEIR FEEDER PATTERN. AND JUST TO BACK UP WHAT DR. DE DONATO SAID WITH THE DOLLARS IN THE IN THE F Y 25 BUDGET, THE INCREASE THAT WENT TOWARDS PRE-K MCCARTAN WAS $14.2 MILLION WHICH REPRESENTED 21% OF THE TOTAL INCREASE. SO IT'S A VERY SIZABLE COMMITMENT TO PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND TO EXPANDING PRE-KINDERGARTEN. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BREAKDOWN 10.3 MILLION FOR FOR 147.8 FTE POSITIONS THAT ARE DETAILED THERE AND THEN ANOTHER 3.9 FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORT FOR FULL DAY PRE-KINDERGARTEN EXPANSION AND THAT 72.5 FTE SO VERY SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN PRE-KINDERGARTEN IN F Y 25 AND MORE THAN LIKELY THAT'S GOING TO RAMP UP IN THE IN THE COMING BUDGET YEARS AS WELL. SO NOW WE'LL SWITCH GEARS A LITTLE BIT TO TWO FOR ONE AND TWO I'M SORRY TWO WOULD BE AFTER ONE TURNED OVER TO YOU GUYS. HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JILL SNELL AND I AM THE MANAGER OF EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT. I'M ALSO OUR DISTRICT'S NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION COORDINATOR. SO I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION PROGRAM WHICH IS ONE PART OF PILLAR TWO. SO IT IS ONE WAY THAT WE ARE TRYING TO ASSURE THAT THERE IS A HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED TEACHER IN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. THIS SLIDE PROBABLY LOOKS FAMILIAR TO A LOT OF YOU. I CAME AND SPOKE TO YOU LAST YEAR DURING THE BLUE THE PILLAR TWO PRESENTATION. SO THIS SLIDE REALLY JUST ENCOMPASSES AND SHOWS ALL THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IN BALTIMORE COUNTY AROUND NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION. IT IS THERE ARE A LOT OF LAYERS FROM RECRUITMENT TO THEN GETTING FOLKS ENROLLED AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IN. THEN ONCE WE GET THEM ENROLLED MAKING SURE THAT WE'VE PROCESSED ALL OF THEIR PAYMENT ALL THEIR PAYMENT INFORMATION SO THAT THEY CAN GET THAT SCHOLARSHIP. THAT IS THE FEE INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT'S PROVIDED THROUGH MSD AND CPS AND THEN SUPPORTING THEM THROUGHOUT THE 3 TO 5 YEARS THAT IT TAKES THEM TO EARN NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION AND THEN ONCE THEY EARN NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION.

WE'RE STILL NOT DONE WITH THEM. THEN WE TRAIN THEM TO BECOME PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FACILITATORS WHO THEN GO BACK TO THEN SUPPORTING OUR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED CERTIFIED CANDIDATES OR ANNOUNCED NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION CANDIDATES. SO THERE'S LOTS OF LAYERS TO THE PROGRAM. AND THEN IF YOU GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THANKS KARLA.

YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S ALSO LOTS OF LAYERS TO THE FUNDING. AND SO JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME IDEAS OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND WHERE WE'RE GOING. SO BACK IN 2021, 2022 WE HAD 67 TOTAL NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS HERE IN CPS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 105. AND IN DECEMBER SO PUT ALL THAT POSITIVE VIBES OUT FOR OUR CANDIDATES WHO SUBMITTED THEIR ASSESSMENT AND ARE AWAITING THE RESULTS OF THOSE ASSESSMENTS IN DECEMBER. BUT WE'RE ANTICIPATING BASED OFF OF THE NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT APPLIED AND OUR PASS RATE THAT WE

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YOU CAN SEE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS THAT'S BEEN FUNDED IN DIFFERENT WAYS. SO STARTED WITH TITLE TWO THEN MARYLAND LEADS. AND WE ALL KNOW THAT MARYLAND LEADS WASN'T AVAILABLE FOR THIS YEAR SO MSDE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDING AND WE WERE SUPER EXCITED TO LEARN ABOUT A MONTH AGO THAT OUR GRANT THAT WE SUBMITTED WAS FULLY FUNDED. SO THIS YEAR OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR OUR CANDIDATES WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH A GRANT THROUGH MSD. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR THE SALARIES THAT ONCE AN EDUCATOR EARNS NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION THAT THEY AS LONG AS THEY MEET THE MINIMUM TEACHING REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY ARE THEN ELIGIBLE FOR A $10,000 SALARY ENHANCEMENT. SO THAT'S ON TOP OF THEIR SALARY. AND THEN IF THEY ARE TEACHING IN ONE OF OUR 34 LOW PERFORMING SCHOOLS SO THEIR BLUEPRINT IDENTIFIED LOW PERFORMING SCHOOLS THEN THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A $17,000 SALARY ENHANCEMENT. SO AT THAT

POINT I COULD TURN THINGS OVER TO YOU WHERE YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THE SALARIES. >> SURE. JUST AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS SLIDE I'M JUST GOING TO COVER THAT PART. YOU CAN SEE THE RAMP UP OF THE INVESTMENT IN THE IN THE COST FOR THE WAGES. THIS IS JUST THE NBC ADD ON THAT THAT JOE SPOKE TO. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE OTHER PART OF PILLAR TWO NOW SO GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. HI, GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME? I'M CARLA SIMONS, MANAGER OF CERTIFICATION IN THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCE. I WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH JOE ON NATIONAL BOARD AND HELPING TO BUILD THIS CAREER LADDER. SO JUST A QUICK REMINDER YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH THIS SLIDE FROM LAST YEAR WHEN JILL AND I ALSO CAME TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT PILLAR TWO, THE CAREER LADDER IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY WAS SUBMITTED TO THE AIB ON JULY FIRST, 2024 .THE REQUESTED FEEDBACK FROM US AND IT HAS BEEN RESUBMITTED AND WE'RE WAITING A RESPONSE FROM THEM. BUT THE PLAN INCLUDES WHAT HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED FOR BY WITH TAB GO FOR LEVELS 123. IN THE NEXT SLIDE I'LL SHOW YOU HOW THAT SALARY PLAYS OUT IN A THEORETICAL EXAMPLE. JUST SO YOU CAN SEE YOU KNOW EXACTLY THE DOLLARS BEHIND AN EXAMPLE OF SUCH KIND. SO THIS YEAR THE CAREER LADDER DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE WORK GROUP WILL BE WORKING TOGETHER TO ESTABLISH LEVEL FOUR AND LEVEL FOUR. WE HAVE MANY CONSIDERATION NEEDS TO WORK OUT THERE PARTICULARLY POTENTIALLY IMPACTS THE REORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL DAY, THE MASTER SCHEDULE AND EDUCATOR ROLES AND US RESPONSIBILITIES. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US. THIS SCHOOL YEAR TO HELP US WITH THAT WORK. WE RECEIVED A GRANT THROUGH THE AIB AS A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT WHICH SHALL BE PROVIDED TO LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT THEM AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE WITH IMPLEMENTING THE BLUEPRINT. SO

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THERE WAS A MANDATORY 310% TEACHER SALARY INCREASE. WE ACHIEVED THAT ACTUALLY LAST YEAR. IT WAS DUE TO BE DONE THIS YEAR WE WERE AHEAD A YEAR AND THERE A MINIMUM STARTING SALARY OF $60,000 AS YOU'VE SEEN THAT'S WE'RE WE'RE ALREADY THERE. YOUR BOARD IS WELL AWARE BECAUSE YOU VOTED FOR IT AND AND WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE BY SEVEN 126 WE ACTUALLY GOT THERE BY SEVEN 124 SO WE ARE SO IT'S A SHAME WE CAN'T SAY WE'RE NUMBER ONE IN THE STATE BUT WE'RE WE'RE A LEADER IN THE STATE. WE HAVE VERY, VERY COMPETITIVE SALARIES AND WE SO WE'RE ALREADY AT 60 WE ARE THE SECOND HIGHEST IN THE STATE AS I SAID AND WE HAVE A THREE YEAR NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT THAT I THINK OUR EMPLOYEES I THINK IT'S HELPFUL FOR MORALE AND FOR ATTRACTING HIGHLY QUALIFIED DIVERSE STAFF. SO THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF WHAT OUR GOALS ARE. AND HERE IS OUR WHERE WE'VE BEEN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND I WILL JUST AS KIND OF THE LAST SLIDE WE HAVE HERE AS YOU CAN SEE LOOK KIND OF LOOKING AT FOUR YEARS OF DATA OUR BASE YEAR OF 2223 ALL THE WAY THROUGH NEXT YEAR 25, 26 YEAR SCHOOL YEAR AND YOU CAN SEE THE BACHELORS YEAR ONE STEP A MASTER STEP YOU AND THE MASTER'S PLUS 30 ALL THREE OF THESE AREAS OF THE OF THE SCALE ARE INCREASING

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>> THANK YOU. I'LL START WITH MR. MCMILLION. >> MS. NOW I THINK THIS IS FOR YOU POSSIBLY YOU KNOW I'M A RETIRED TEACHER 1520 YEARS AGO I LOOKED AT THE NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION BUT BUT IT WAS TOO MUCH WORK FOR ME. I HAD ENOUGH TO DO SO I DID SO I DIDN'T REALLY GET INTO IT BUT I JUST LOOKED AT IT BRIEFLY AND I MOVED ON. I'VE BECAME AWARE TO SUMMER THAT A CRITICAL PIECE OF THIS IS THE TEACHER COLLECTING RESEARCHER ORIGINAL DATA FROM THE CLASS IS THAT THEY WORK WITH A GRADE RIGHT? AND THEN A CRITICAL PIECE IS IN THE NEXT YEAR SO THEY'RE GOING TO COLLECT THIS DATA OVER SEVERAL DIFFERENT YEARS AND THEN THEY PRESENT IT TO THE NATIONAL BOARD. SO IT'S LIKE SHOWING THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AS A TEACHER HOW MUCH THE KIDS ARE IMPROVING IN THE CLASSROOM OR WHATEVER ACCORDING TO TEST SCORES BECAUSE THEY'RE DEMONSTRATING ACCOMPLISHED TEACHING. RIGHT? AN ACCOMPLISHED TEACHING SHOULD INCLUDE CONTINUOUS CYCLES OF COLLECTING DATA, ANALYZING DATA, MAKING INSTRUCTIONAL DECISIONS BASED ON THAT DATA, COLLECTING MORE DATA AND COMING BACK TO IT AND CHANGING ADJUSTING AS YOU NEED. SO THAT IS THAT IS THE MARK OF AN ACCOMPLISHED TEACHER AND THAT'S WHAT ESSENTIALLY NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION IS IS ACKNOWLEDGING OR THAT TEACHERS ARE SUBMITTING THEIR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS TO SHOW. SO OF COURSE IT WOULD BE

A PART OF THAT PROCESS. >> SO FOR A 3 OR 4 YEAR PERIOD THEY'RE COLLECTING THIS DATA SO

THEY CAN ACTUALLY DO IT IN A YEAR. >> SO IF THEY IF THEY WANT TO DO ALL FOUR IN A YEAR

THEN THEY COULD DO IT IN A YEAR BUT THEY WOULD HAVE 3 TO 5 YEAR TO A SECOND YEAR. >> A CRITICAL PIECE OF THIS WHAT I BECAME AWARE THIS SUMMER IS GETTING THE CLASSES THAT THEY NEED. SO IF THEY STARTED WITH THIS PARTICULAR GROUP AGE GROUP OR GRADE GROUP OR WHATEVER LEVEL AND THEN THE NEXT YEAR IF THEY DON'T GET THOSE CLASSES THAT ARE SIMILAR KIND OF THEN THEIR DATA IS NO GOOD. THEY CAN'T THEY NEED THAT'S THOSE SAME TYPE OF SECTIONS WHETHER IT'S

ALGEBRA ONE OR WHATEVER IT IS. >> SO YES AND SO THEY WOULD BE COMPLETING AN ENTIRE COMPONENT IN ONE YEAR SO THEY WOULD HAVE WHAT THEY NEEDED TO SUBMIT FOR THAT ONE COMPONENT AND THEY WOULD BE FINE. NOW THE NEXT YEAR LET'S SAY THAT THEY WERE OUT OF ASSIGNMENT. WHILE IT'S NOT IDEAL IT DOESN'T PREVENT THEM FROM MOVING FORWARD OR CONTINUING WITH THEIR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION. AGAIN IT'S NOT AN IDEAL SITUATION BUT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT SOMETIMES THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN AVOID UNFORTUNATELY. AND SO THERE ARE STILL WAYS THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE WITH THEIR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION EVEN IF THEY WERE MOVED OUT OR AWAY FROM THE CLASS THAT THEY WERE WORKING WITH DURING THE YEAR THAT THEY STARTED OR ANY YEAR THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON IT AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO STAY WITH THE SAME KIDS. NO, IT'S JUST THE SECTIONS SUBJECT MATTER THAT THEY'RE TEACHING, RIGHT? BECAUSE IF YOU THINK ABOUT YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A THIRD GRADE TEACHER, THEIR KIDS CHANGE YEAR TO YEAR AND THEY WOULD STAY IN THIRD GRADE POTENTIALLY. SO NO, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE SAME GROUP

OF KIDS YEAR TO YEAR. >> YEAH I WAS THINKING OF A HIGH SCHOOL OR MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE THE SECTIONS THAT MOVE ON AND THEY'RE TEACHING THAT SAME WHATEVER THAT CLASS IS. OKAY THANK YOU MR. GOOD QUESTIONS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MS. FRIMPONG OKAY SO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. SO I WAS LOOKING AT THE FISCAL IMPACT AND IT SPEAKS TO THAT ON SLIDE FIVE. SO WITH PILLAR ONE WE HEAR ABOUT 14.2 MILLION AND THEN PILLAR TWO IS 40.9 MILLION. BUT AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PRESENTATION FOR PILLAR ONE IT IS LIKE ONE COMPONENT OF PILLAR ONE. SO IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EXPANDING THE PUBLICLY FUNDED FULL DAY PRE-K FOR ALL FOUR YEAR OLDS ETC. THE OTHER ITEMS THEN THAT ARE LISTED ON PILLAR ONE FROM THE MARYLAND BLUEPRINT AS WELL AS PILLAR TWO BECAUSE FOR PILLAR TWO WE HEARD ABOUT THE CAREER LADDER BUT THERE'S ALSO THINGS ON CREATING A MORE EDUCATOR, MORE DIVERSE EDUCATOR WORKFORCE AND OTHER ITEMS UNDER PILLAR TWO WHERE I GUESS WHERE DO WE WHAT DO WE ANTICIPATE THE

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FISCAL IMPACTS OF THOSE BECAUSE THOSE ALSO FALL UNDER PILLAR ONE AND PILLAR TWO. >> YEAH THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THAT WILL BE DETERMINED AS WE GO FORWARD IN FUTURE BUDGET YEARS AS WE AS WE ADDRESS THOSE ITEMS OR QUANTIFY WHAT THEY COST AND ATTRIBUTE THEM TO THE THE THE PILLAR THAT THEY'RE SUPPORTING .BUT THE CERTAINLY THE THE THE CONCENTRATION THE OF DOLLARS

ARE GOING TOWARDS THESE HIGH PRIORITY AREAS. >> SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE FISCAL IMPACT THEN IT IS JUST YOU'RE SAYING IT'S FOR THIS YEAR AND SO WHEN WE START TO LOOK AT THEN FOR OTHER MONEYS FOR OTHER OF THESE COMPONENTS IN PILLAR ONE AND PILLAR TWO, WE HAVE TO WAIT TO

ANOTHER YEAR. >> RIGHT. AND WELL THESE ARE VERY GENERALIZED .I MEAN THESE THESE ARE WE OUR BUDGET IS VERY COMPLEX. THERE'S A LOT OF SMALL ITEMS. SO THERE IN THAT ALL OTHER CHANGES THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A FEW OTHER THINGS THAT ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTED BUT WE WERE REALLY CONCENTRATING ON PRE-K IN PILLAR ONE THE STAIR I BELIEVE THAT THE STAFFING DOLLAR AMOUNT IS A RIGHT THAT IS THE COST OF THE OF THE OF THE PACKAGE THE SALARY PACKAGE THAT WE WENT FORWARD WITH. BUT THE PILLAR 1ST MAY HAVE PICKED UP SOME A FEW OTHER ITEMS IN THERE AS WELL THAT WE COULD BUT THIS WE WERE CONCENTRATING ON EARLY CHILDHOOD FOR THIS

PRESENTATION. >> OKAY. SO THEN FOR PILLAR TWO WHICH IS HIGH QUALITY AND DIVERSE TEACHERS AND LEADERS I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING IN PILLAR TWO PERTAINING TO WHAT THE DIVERSITY EFFORTS WERE. SO FOR THAT 40.9 MILLION ARE THERE MONEY'S ALLOTTED FOR THE DIVERSITY EFFORTS OR AGAIN ARE WE WAITING UNTIL ANOTHER YEAR FOR THAT? I I'M NOT THE BEST TO SPEAK TO WHAT OUR EFFORTS WHAT OUR EFFORTS ARE. THIS THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT IS TRULY TRULY THE SALARY PORTION. BUT I KNOW WE'RE MAKING OTHER WE'RE MAKING OTHER EFFORTS ON THAT IN THE

PERFECT PERSON JUST WALKED UP. >> PERFECT. OKAY. SO YES, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. AS A MATTER OF FACT, AS A PART OF OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS AND AND BUILDING A MORE DIVERSE WORKFORCE PARTICULARLY AROUND TEACHERS THAT IS PART OF OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS IN TERMS OF THE KNOW THE SALARIES BEING MORE COMPETITIVE. BUT THEN ALSO THE ADDITION OF THAT 10,000 AND THE 7000 FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ACHIEVE NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION BUT THEN THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO WHO AGREE TO COMMIT TO WORK IN OUR MORE CHALLENGING SCHOOLS. SO THAT IS PART OF OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS. BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE OTHER AREAS IN WHICH WE ARE WORKING WITH FUNDING FROM TITLE TWO TO ALSO ASSIST WITH OUR RECRUITMENT AS WE GO OUT TO OUR HPC USE OR EVEN SOME OF OUR DIVERSE DIVERSITY EVENTS THAT WE ALSO ARE USING TO RECRUIT MORE DIVERSE CANDIDATE POOL AND TO. JUST ONE LITTLE THING. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE DOLLARS THAT WE PUT IN TO GET OUR SALARY STARTING SALARY UP TO $60,000, THAT CERTAINLY CAN BE PART OF A RECRUITING EFFORT. YOU KNOW THAT IT GOES OUT TO EVERYONE BUT THAT CERTAINLY CAN BE HELPFUL FOR THE H.R. STAFF TO BE ABLE TO RECRUIT DIVERSE CANDIDATES BECAUSE IT'S EVERYONE'S INTERESTED IN A COMPETITIVE SALARY SO THAT HELPS TO ATTRACT GOOD

CANDIDATES. >> I THINK THE OTHER PART OF RECRUITMENT IS ALSO THE RETENTION AND WE KNOW THAT STAFF WHO FEEL SUPPORTED IN SCHOOLS WHO HAVE MENTORS OR WHO HAVE CONSULTING TEACHERS WHO ARE HELPING COACH THEM, WHO ARE RECEIVING HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHO FEEL THAT THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE CLASSROOM ARE MORE LIKELY TO STAY. SO THE OTHER SORT OF SOFTER ELEMENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING ARE WITH THE CONSULTING TEACHERS SUPPORT WITH MENTORING PROGRAMS WITHIN THE SCHOOLS, WITH LOOKING AT OUR STAFF DEVELOPMENT TEACHERS THAT WAS PART OF OUR BUDGET TO ALLOCATE TO EVERY SCHOOL SO THAT THERE WAS THERE WERE STAFF ON SITE TO DO COACHING AND SUPPORT WITH TEACHERS BECAUSE THOSE FIRST CRITICAL MONTHS OF SCHOOL FEELING SUCCESSFUL AT FEELING CONFIDENT, ACCESSING CURRICULUM, KNOWING HOW TO USE THE MATERIALS. SO TYING ALL THOSE PIECES TOGETHER WITH THE SUMMER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THE COACHING THAT WE CAN OFFER WITHIN THE SCHOOL AND THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WE CAN OFFER ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR ARE ALL PART OF HELPING ENSURE THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE FEELING CONFIDENT IN ABLE TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION WHICH AGAIN MAKES THEM WANT TO STAY WITH US. AND I WOULD JUST ADD TO THAT IF I IF I MAY. OKAY. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR BLUEPRINT BCP IS BLUEPRINT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BECAUSE I DON'T I DON'T WANT IT TO APPEAR LIKE THERE ISN'T A AN EXPLICIT THERE ARE EXPLICIT STRATEGIES AROUND NOT JUST HIRING BUT HIRING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE. SO I THINK WHAT I AM HEARING YOU SAY IS THAT YOU'RE ALSO WONDERING ABOUT THE FISCAL IMPACT OF HIRING STRATEGIES

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YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. GO AHEAD MR. MASKEY AND THEN MISS HIM JUST REAL QUICK. >> SO PRIOR TO THE INCENTIVES WITH THE NATIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION, HOW MANY NATIONALLY BOARD CERTIFIED

TEACHERS DID WE HAVE ON STAFF? >> AND THIS IS A GREAT QUESTION .SO BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE BACK UNTIL 2021 2022 OH COULD YOU SPEAK INTO THE YEAR? OKAY. WE'RE SO CLOSE. I ONLY HAVE BACK TILL 2122. I KNOW THAT DATA EXISTS SOMEWHERE I DON'T KNOW IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

BUT 2122 IS ON HERE BECAUSE THAT'S THE FIRST YEAR OF THE SALARY ENHANCEMENT. SO I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING LIKE WHAT IS IT WHAT DID IT LOOK LIKE BEFORE THAT? NOW I WILL SAY THAT BECAUSE IT TAKES AT LEAST A YEAR MINIMAL A YEAR AND THAT'S RARE THAT SOMEBODY COMPLETES IT IN A YEAR AND IT DOES TAKE 2 TO 3 YEARS. THAT 67 IS PROBABLY A GOOD INDICATOR BECAUSE IN THAT FIRST YEAR IF THEY WERE GOING TO BE ATTRACTED BY THE SALARY THEY WOULD HAVE JUST STARTED IT IN THAT YEAR BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THE SALARY ENHANCEMENT STARTED TO BE PROMOTED AND WAS

AVAILABLE. >> OKAY. SO IF ANY TEACHERS WERE NATIONALLY BOARD CERTIFIED BEFORE THIS INCENTIVE STARTED, WOULD THEY ALSO RECEIVE AN INCENTIVE THERE? THAT MAKES SENSE. SO AS LONG AS THEIR CERTIFICATION IS CURRENT AND THEN SO THERE USED TO BE WHAT WAS CALLED A RENEWAL IS WHAT THEY USED TO CALL IT WHICH NOW OR IT USED TO CALL IT. SO IF YOU ARE NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION EXPIRED AND IT USED TO BE EVERY TEN YEARS AND EVERY TEN YEARS YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH A RENEWAL PROCESS .BUT THE RENEWALS STOPPED IN 2020 AND THEN THEY STARTED A MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION IN 2021. SO ANYBODY WHO HAD A CURRENT NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SALARY ENHANCEMENT AND STARTING NEXT YEAR THERE IS ALSO A SALARY ENHANCEMENT ON TOP OF THE 10 OR 17 FOR ALL THOSE THAT ARE MAINTAINING. SO IF YOU HOLD A NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION AND THEN YOU MAINTAIN YOUR CERTIFICATION, THAT'S ANOTHER SALARY ENHANCEMENT THAT KIND OF STACKS ON TOP. THANK YOU FOR THAT. MY LAST QUESTION KIND OF PERTAINS TO THE SLIDE 15. I NOTICED THAT THE COMPENSATION WHEN WE HAD THE LOW LEVEL MIDDLE HIGH AND YOU STARTED THE LOW YOU HAVE A 1.7% INCREASE AND THEN THE TWO HIGHER ONES WERE 3.11. WAS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE THE UNIONS NEGOTIATED THAT THEY'D RATHER HAVE THE HIGHER AND THAT IT'S A MULTI YEAR ANSWER TO THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO KIND OF WORK WITH THE STRUCTURE THAT YOU INHERITED. BUT EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE HERE IS WAS NEGOTIATED. THEY DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY WANT THE SMALLER RAISES BUT WE'RE KIND OF LOCKED INTO WHAT WE INHERITED WHEN WE STARTED THE NEGOTIATION. AND SO IT'S NOT A GOAL TO TO TO HAVE LOWER RAISES. BUT I THINK WHAT WHAT'S HAPPENED IS BECAUSE WE'VE PUSHED THE STARTING SALARY UP SIGNIFICANTLY SOME OF THE SOME OF THE OTHER STEPS IT KIND OF PUSHED IT CLOSER TO SOME OF THE OTHER STEPS. SO THEN THOSE RAISES IN THE FIRST YEAR OUR ARTISTS AREN'T AS HIGH

IF THAT MAKES SENSE FOR THE FOR THE STARTING SALARY THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE NOT AS HIGH. >> YES BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THERE ALSO BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COMPRESSING THE SCALE AND ALL THAT THERE WERE OTHER THINGS THAT WERE THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH GETTING TO THE TOP QUICKER FOR A NEW TEACHER AS OPPOSED TO TAKING 30 YEARS.

NOW IT'S 25 YEARS. SO THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT COME IN NEGOTIATIONS BUT SO THE ANSWER

TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES, IT WAS NEGOTIATED. >> OKAY. THANK YOU ,MARTIN. THANK YOU. SO GOING BACK TO OUR BUILDOUT OF PRE-K CAPACITY, I'M INTERESTED IN THE PACING AND HOW OUR UTILIZATION OF OUR CURRENT CAPACITY COMPARES TO THE CAPACITY THAT WE'VE BUILT BECAUSE AS YOU SAID, MR. HART, LOVETT'S IT'S A SIZABLE INVESTMENT AND HOW WE'RE PROJECTING OUR ENROLLMENT ,HOW WE SEE THE CAPACITY THAT WE'VE BUILT OR CAN HANDLE TODAY WILL MEET OUR FIVE YEAR NEEDS

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THAN FROM OUR K-12 MODELS. >> AND CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THIS IS IT'S YOU MAKE A VERY GOOD POINT. THIS IS A DIFFERENT THAN SOME OF OUR TYPICAL OTHER INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE INVESTING IN BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST AN OPERATING IT'S AN OPERATING IN A CAPITAL ASPECT. SO CERTAINLY THAT'S SOMETHING THAT DR. GRAHAM COULD SPEAK TO BUT WE CAN'T ADD CLASSROOMS IF WE DON'T HAVE SPACE TO ADD CLASSROOMS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS TO COME INTO THE DECISION MAKING IS TO HAVE ADEQUATE SPACE. SO CERTAINLY THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IS IS TRYING TO HAVE THE SPACE ADDED SO WE CAN EXPAND THE

PROGRAM BUT WE CAN'T EXPAND THE PROGRAM WITHOUT THE SPACE RIGHT .>> AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT BUT IT'S BOTH LIKE YOU SAID IT IS AND THAT'S IT'S DIFFERENT THAN AND I SHOULDN'T USE A DIFFERENT YES WORD BUT CAPACITY MEANING THE HUMAN

CAPITAL AS WELL AS THE PHYSICAL. >> YES, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE SPACE AND THAT'S A DIFFERENT THAT'S DIFFERENT DYNAMIC THAN SOME OF THE OTHER INITIATIVES WE HAVE GOING ON.

>> SO SO JUST THE WHAT I KNOW SO JUST TO ADD ON TO THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IN THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING IS WORKING SPECIFICALLY WITH THE IAC TO LOOK AT HOW WE ARE CALCULATING OR HOW SYSTEMS CAN CALCULATE PRE-K INTO THE STATE RATED CAPACITY OF OUR OF OUR BUILDINGS AND OF OUR CLUSTERS BECAUSE AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE WITH THE STATE CAPITAL REQUEST HOW THE IEC IS GOING TO FUND OUR SEATS AND FUND OUR SCHOOLS AND FUND ALL OF THESE INITIATIVES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY IS CRITICAL FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TO MOVE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE FORWARD IN THE SHORT TERM. WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IS TO WORK WITH THE DIVISION OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION PRIMARILY ON IDENTIFYING CURRENT RESOURCES WE HAVE WITHIN THE SYSTEM. SO FOR EXAMPLE WE WERE ABLE TO TO TAKE 12 RELOCATED BILLS THIS YEAR, REPURPOSE THEM, MOVE THEM AND AND IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENT THEM FOR PRE-K EXPANSION AND WE WERE VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE OF OF SOME OF THE NEEDS SO IT'S NOT THAT THE PRE-K KIDS ARE USING THE RELOCATED WAS GOING TO BE REAL CLEAR ABOUT THAT IT'S JUST THAT WE'RE ABLE TO WE'RE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THOSE SCHOOL SITES WHERE THAT IS AN APPROPRIATE THING FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO AND TO BE ABLE TO ADD ON. BUT AS MR. HART LOVE SAID BUT AS DR. DE DONATO SAID, IT'S NOT JUST US BEING ABLE TO ADD THAT BUT IT'S ALSO MAKING SURE THAT THAT THAT THOSE FACILITIES ADDITIONS ARE NOT ONLY SUSTAINABLE BUT WE HAVE THE TEACHERS AND THE OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE BUILT IN TO BE ABLE TO DO IT LONG TERM. SO I HOPE WE ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION. SO IT'S REALLY A MULTIFACETED APPROACH BUT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF FOLDING IN THROUGH OUR PARTNERS IN THE STATE TO

DETERMINE HOW WE'RE FACTORING IN THINGS LIKE THINGS LIKE PRE-K. >> SURE. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT AND I REALLY AM INTERESTED IN ALL OF IT. SO IN TERMS OF WHEN I ASK ABOUT CAPACITY, IT'S IT'S STAFFING, IT'S TEACHERS, IT'S THE PHYSICAL SPACE. SO I'M INTERESTED IN WHEN WE SAY WE HAVE 2000 SEATS YOU KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS DO WE HAVE TODAY AND WHAT IS OUR IT IS IT SUSTAINABLE? YOU KNOW, WHAT IS OUR SCALABILITY LOOK LIKE AND WHERE IS OUR ROOM FOR GROWTH? SO CERTAINLY I'M SURE THE TEAM TALKED ABOUT THE TIER ONE TIER TWO AND THE NEXT IS TIER THREE IN TERMS OF THE REQUIREMENTS FROM BLUEPRINT. BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LEARNED LAST YEAR WHEN WE'RE EXAMINING PRE-K AND OUR SEATS COMPARED TO OTHER LEAGUES IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND IS IN A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE THERE WAS PRE-K EXPANSION GRANTS, WE STOOD STILL AND DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD.

SO WE HAD A LOT OF GROUND TO COVER WHICH IS WHY THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR AS OF LAST WEEK WHEN I LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS WE WERE WELL OVER 1900 OF THOSE 2022 SEATS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR BALTIMORE COUNTY GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO SEND OUT SOME ADDITIONAL MESSAGING TO FAMILIES WHO PERHAPS HAVEN'T RECEIVED THAT. BUT THE GOAL IS THE FIRST YEAR YOU INVEST IN PRE-K THE FOLLOWING YEAR THE STATE FUNDING COMES FOR THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE IN YOUR SCHOOLS. AND SO AS WE GET THOSE FUNDS THAT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE THE EXPANSION BECAUSE WE SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW, NEARING ,YOU KNOW, 60, 70, 80%. BUT RIGHT NOW IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, WE'VE MADE SOME RAPID GROWTH BUT WE'RE RIGHT AROUND 50% IN TERMS OF FULL DAY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT'S A HIGH

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LESS THAN 100 SEATS THE LAST TIME I CHECKED AND THAT LIKELY IS CHANGE. >> THANK YOU FOR CLAIRE. MM HMM. OKAY. SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS JUST REGARDING TRANSPORTATION WITH THE ADDITION OF ALL THESE PRE-K STUDENTS. SO THREE YEAR OLDS THAT WE HAVE TO INCUR SIGNIFICANT CALLS WITH ADDING THAT WITH TRANSPORTING THREE YEAR OLDS BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S IN SPECIAL THINGS REQUIRED WITH THEM. SO SO YES OR NO, THERE THERE ARE CERTAIN SAFETY PRECAUTIONS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE. HOWEVER, WITH SOME OF THE OTHER EFFICIENCIES THAT WE'VE

BEEN ABLE TO BUILT IN OVER THE LAST YEAR OR TWO, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. >> THAT'S THAT'S ALL WRAPPED INTO THE PLAN. SO WHEN WE WORK AS WE HAD OUR FIRST SYSTEM WIDE BLUEPRINT DAY TEAM STAFF LAST WEEK TRANSPORTATION WAS REPRESENTED AND WAS RIGHT THERE WITH OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD TEAM TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM AND TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT

WHAT THOSE IMPLICATIONS ARE AND WITH THE OTHER STAFF. >> SO IT IS THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS HOWEVER, ALSO TO BE REMINDED WITH THE SHIFT FROM HALF DAY TO A FULL DAY PRE-K THAT THAT HAS ALSO TAKEN SOME OPERATIONAL STRESS OFF OF TRANSPORTATION AS FAR AS PRE-K STUDENTS ARE CONCERNED AND IT'S ALSO BEEN ABLE TO TO MAKE THINGS MORE CONSISTENT FOR

ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AND ALL OF OUR TRANSPORTATION TEAMS. >> AND THEN I KNOW IT'S A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AND ARE WE PAYING FOR TRANSPORTATION TO ANY OF THE PRE-K STUDENTS WHO

MAY BE ATTENDING THE PRIVATE CHILDCARE PROVIDERS? >> NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO. NO, NO. BUT WE DO HAVE A WE DO HAVE A PROVISION WITHIN OUR POLICY AND RULE THAT IF WE DO HAVE STUDENTS THAT THAT ATTEND A PRIVATE DAYCARE AND IT'S IT'S LIKE IT BEFORE AFTER SCHOOL WE AND IT'S WITHIN THE BOUNDARY WE DO HAVE RULES THAT ARE ESTABLISHED FOR THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU .SO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE REPORT ON OPENING

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JONES WILL JUMP RIGHT IN AFTER THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I KEEP EVERYBODY HAPPY FIRST I BCP HAS WELCOMED OVER 111,000 STUDENTS BACK TO THE CLASSROOM TO START AN INCREDIBLE SCHOOL

YEAR. >> THINK ABOUT YOUR LEARNING THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE DONE HERE AND IN OTHER PLACES. WHAT MAKES A GREAT CLASSROOM COMMUNITY I THINK A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR IS REALLY ABOUT OUR STUDENTS MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE ALL ENGAGED, THAT THEIR THEIR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING IS TAKEN CARE OF AS WELL AS HIGH LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR THEM AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR STAFF MEMBERS ARE EQUIPPED TO DO THEIR BEST WORK. I HOPE THAT WHEN STUDENTS LEAVE MY CLASSROOM AND THEY GO ON TO THEIR NEXT CHAPTER IN MIDDLE SCHOOL I HOPE THAT I LEAD THEM WITH CONFIDENCE. I HOPE THAT THEY TAKE WITH THEM THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE CAN DO HARD THINGS AND TO NOT BE AFRAID TO TRY SOMETHING NEW. I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL BECAUSE IT'S OUR LAST FIRST DAY OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW THIS MORNING WE GOT TOGETHER HAD A LITTLE GATHERING AT SCHOOL JUST TO KICK OFF THE LAST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL AND IT'S OUR SENIOR YEAR SO IT'S NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY FRESH

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SUPERINTENDENT DR. MIRIAM ROGERS BALTIMORE COUNTY OFFICIALS AND POLICE CHIEF ROBERT MCCULLOUGH HELD A JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF A NEW SCHOOL BUS CAMERA SAFETY PROGRAM. AS PART OF THIS INITIATIVE. NEARLY 1000 BUSSES WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH UPGRADED HIGH DEFINITION INTERIOR CAMERA SYSTEMS AS WELL AS EXTERIOR CAMERAS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE MOTORIST AWARENESS OF STUDENTS WALKING TO AND FROM SCHOOL BUS STOP AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT PASSING THE SCHOOL BUS PICKING UP AND DROPPING OFF STUDENTS. WITH THIS PROGRAM INITIALLY WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED TO DRIVERS WHO FAIL TO STOP. THAT PUBLIC AWARENESS PERIOD WILL BEGIN TODAY ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WITH AN ADDED LAYER OF SAFETY. LOVED ONES CAN REST A LITTLE EASIER. NOW EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE FOR A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE EVERYONE PLAYS A PART IN MAKING ALL OF OUR

STUDENTS SUCCESSFUL. GREAT FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. I'LL DO IT ALL AGAIN TOMORROW. >> THANK YOU TO CPS, STEVIE AND THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS. THANK YOU. I'M. HOPEFULLY YOU ALL ENJOYED THE VIDEO AS MUCH AS WE ENJOY VISITING SCHOOLS AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AS WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. WE'RE TRYING TO GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. OH, THERE WE GO. AS WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE I AM EXCITED TO JUST SHARE THE WORK OF THE DIVISION OF OF SCHOOLS. I AM ALWAYS HUMBLED BY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS THE AS THE CHIEF OF SCHOOLS AND TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AS YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE. THERE IS SO MUCH THAT WE COULD TALK ABOUT THAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IN JUST THIS THIRD WEEK OF SCHOOL. BUT I'LL JUST SIMPLY SAY THAT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOLS AS YOU KNOW CONSISTS OF 12 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN AND EVEN CONTINUE TO STUDY BEST PRACTICES WITH THE SIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. WE HAVE TO MIDDLE SCHOOL ONLY EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND THEN WE HAVE TWO HIGH SCHOOL ONLY AND THEN WE HAVE US AN ID OF SCHOOLS AND FOR SCHOOL SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE AN ED SCHOOL SUPPORT AND TRANSFER MISSION OR LEADERSHIP AND SO WE ARE REALLY KIND OF ADDING ON TO THE WORK OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND TAPPING INTO THEIR TALENTS AND THEIR EXPERTISE. SO IT'S IT'S DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOLS ED AND AND I'M INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH THE TEAM WE ARE AGAIN JUST STUDYING BEST PRACTICES AS IT RELATES TO HOW DOES OUR WORK IMPACT THE WORK AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL AND SO WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME THIS SUMMER JUST REALLY UNPACKING RESEARCH FOR BETTER TEACHING BUT REALLY THINKING ABOUT IT THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS LENS AND HOW DO WE CREATE THAT THROUGH LINE OF OUR WORK THAT THEN IMPACTS THE PRINCIPAL IMPACTS TEACHERS AND THEN DRILLS DOWN TO THE STUDENTS. I MENTIONED THAT WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. HE HAS WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH DR. GRAHAM AND DR. BERQUIST TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR LEADERS ARE ARE ARE THERE CAPACITY OF OUR LEADERS ARE BUILT IN A WAY THAT CALLED LEADERSHIP IS CULTIVATED CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES. I'M NOT GOING TO DELVE INTO THAT TOO MUCH.

THIS MUST HAVE REPRESENTED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO AND SHARED WITH THAT WORK LOOKS LIKE. BUT SHE DID GIVE ME MY RABBIT MY RIBBON TO JUST HONOR THE FACT THAT IT IS SUICIDE AWARENESS MONTH. AND SO IF YOU ALL WEAR YELLOW OR JUST WANT TO KIND OF WHERE SOME SORT OF RIBBON TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE WANT TO JUST KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THAT AS SOMETHING THAT THEIR WORK CONTINUES TO DO AND THEN THIS IDEA OF QUALITY AND TIMELY HEALTH SERVICES. DEB SOMERVILLE WE DON'T SEE HER A LOT IN FRONT BUT SHE DOES SO MUCH BEHIND THE SCENES AND KICKED OFF THE YEAR

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THIS OVER NOW TO MY COLLEAGUE DR. GROOM. >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN EVERYONE. AND SO IN OPERATIONS SUMMERTIME IS ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR BUSIEST TIMES OF THE YEAR AND AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING I BELIEVE WE SHARED WITH YOU SOME OF THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TENANTS THAT WE ENGAGED IN OVER THE SUMMER. SO I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THAT THIS EVENING. BUT YOU CAN SEE WHAT EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND IN SUPPORT OF THAT AND IN SUPPORT OF BUILDING OUR DATA WAREHOUSE OUR DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY HAVE DONE. INSTEAD I WANT TO FOCUS ON A FEW OF THE OTHER AREAS OF OPERATIONS AND JUST A COUPLE OF KEY STATISTICS AND I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO UPDATE A

FEW ITEMS THAT ARE THAT ARE ON THIS SLIDE. >> SO SUMMER CLEANING AND BEAUTIFICATION WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU IN THE NEXT COUPLE SLIDES SOME OF THE GREAT WORK FROM OUR FACILITIES TEAM IN WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO GET OUR SCHOOLS READY FOR OUR KIDS AND LOOKING GREAT ON

INSIDE AND OUT. >> WE ALSO COMPLETED THE ESSER GRANT FUNDED HVAC IMPROVEMENTS THE LAST OF THOSE THIS SUMMER AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER WE PLACED 12 RELOCATE TABLES TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR PRE-K EXPANSION. WE WERE VERY PROUD TO DO THAT IN SUCH A SHORT TIME IN WHICH WE DID THAT WE OPENED BEDFORD AND NOTTINGHAM AND MANY OF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT ONE OR BOTH OF THOSE SCHOOLS. THEY ARE FABULOUS ADDITIONS TO THE BCP PORTFOLIO AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE STUDENTS OCCUPY THOSE FACILITIES AND WE HAVE SEVERAL MORE THAT ARE THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR UNDER RENOVATION FREE MEALS FOR ALL AS YOU WELL KNOW IN THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM. BUT WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW IS THAT LAST YEAR WE SERVED 3 MILLION MORE MEALS IN THE 2324 SCHOOL YEAR THAN WE DID FROM THE 20 TO 23 SCHOOL YEAR AS A RESULT OF C.P WE WENT FROM 14 MILLION MEALS TO 17 MILLION MEALS LAST YEAR AND IT WE IMPLEMENTED OUR NEW INCIDENT IQ HELP DESK TO TRACK STUDENT DEVICES AND IN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL WE'VE ALREADY RESPONDED TO OVER 16,000 TICKETS REGARDING DEVICES AND WE'VE PUT IN PLACE SOME NEW MEASURES TO HELP STUDENTS WITH THOSE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT THIS YEAR. AND FINALLY TRANSPORTATION RESPONDED. THE THOUSANDS OF EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS LIKE THEY ALWAYS DO AS WELL AS BUS STOP REQUESTS. AND AS OF THIS MORNING AN UPDATED NUMBER HERE IS THAT OVER 1800 WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED SINCE AUGUST 26TH ON STOP ON VIOLATIONS. SO WE CAN ALREADY SEE THAT THAT PROGRAM WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND AS A SIDE NOTE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS SHARED A FEW VIDEOS WITH US ALREADY ABOUT SOME OF THE BEHAVIORS OF MOTORISTS. SO AS WAS SAID IN THE VIDEO AND AS DR. ROGERS POINTED OUT IN HER MESSAGE, IT'S CRITICAL FOR STUDENT WALKERS FOR NON TRANSPORT STUDENTS PREPARING IT'S FOR BUS RIDERS BUT ALSO THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE DRIVING IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS THAT THEY ARE SAFE AND AWARE. MOTORISTS.

>> THE NEXT TWO SLIDES JUST HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR WORK. I WANTED TO POINT OUT ON THIS SLIDE ON ALL THE WAY ON THE RIGHT AND IN YOUR PACKET THIS IS EXCUSE ME THIS IS WOODLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF BEFORE AND AFTER JUST SOME OF THE THINGS WE DON'T THINK ABOUT. WE WE COMPLETELY REDID THEIR DRIVEWAY THIS SUMMER. SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT ASPHALT AND POTHOLE IS THOSE THINGS THAT WHEN WE'RE DRIVING OVER THEM WE KNOW THAT IT'S SMOOTH OR BUMPY OR WHAT HAVE YOU BUT OUR TEAMS ARE FASTIDIOUS IN THEIR WORK TO AGAIN ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITIES ARE SAFE. YOU CAN SEE THE OFFICE OF LOGISTICS UP IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER IN THE THOUSANDS OF MATERIALS THAT THEY TRANSPORT AND DELIVER OVER THE SUMMER AS WELL AS PREPARING FOR THE OPENING OF THOSE NEW SCHOOLS THERE. THE FOLKS THAT MOVE OUR OUR TEACHERS INTO THE NEW SCHOOLS THEY HELP ORGANIZE ,STORE AND PREPARE ALL THE MATERIALS TO OPEN THESE NEW SCHOOLS. YOU SEE EXAMPLES OF WHAT FINISHED CLEANING LOOKS LIKE AS WELL AS DELICIOUS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. ON THIS

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SO JUST THANK YOU FOR PAYING ATTENTION TO THOSE DETAILS WITH US. >> OKAY. TRANSITIONING TO THE DIVISION OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION IN OUR WORK, WHAT WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT HERE WAS SOME OF OUR REORGANIZATION AND WHAT THAT REALLY DOES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OUR SCHOOLS.

SO WE'VE REALLY TRIED TO ALIGN OUR WORK WITH THE PILLARS OF THE BLUEPRINT AS WELL AS DR.

ROGERS KEY FOCUS AREA. SO OUR DEPARTMENT OF LITERACY AND HUMANITIES IS REALLY FOCUSING ON OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS KNOWING THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF US ENSURING THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE READING ON GRADE LEVEL BY GRADE THREE AND JUST THE RAMIFICATIONS FOR THEIR ACCESS OF ALL CONTENT IF THEY'RE NOT OUR DIVISION OF STEM SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH. AGAIN WE WERE VERY EXCITED TO SEE SOME SOME SOME GROWTH MEASURES MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR MATH SCORES AND REALLY LOOKING AT HOW DO WE CONTINUE ON THAT FORWARD TRAJECTORY WITH THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS FOLLOW UP COACHING SUPPORT IN SCHOOLS AS WELL AS CROSS SCHOOL VISITS TO LOOK AT INSTRUCTIONS THAT WE CAN WORK ON SUPPORTING OUR NOT ONLY THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR TEACHERS WHO ARE DELIVERING INSTRUCTION BUT OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT TEACHERS WHO ARE PROVIDING THAT COACHING AND FEEDBACK TO TEACHERS ARE DEPARTMENT OF MULTILINGUAL ACHIEVEMENT AGAIN BALTIMORE COUNTY CONTINUES TO HAVE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS AND ENSURING THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY SUPPORTS TO THEM ESPECIALLY AS WE HAVE CONTINUED IN THE YEAR TWO OF OUR DECENTRALIZATION OF OUR YOU SAW CENTERS WHICH WILL WRAP UP THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

SO STUDENTS WILL ALL BE BEGINNING AT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS AGAIN REALLY TRYING TO BUILD THAT SCHOOL COMMUNITY SUPPORTS AND RESOURCES WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS FOR OUR STUDENTS, OUR DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES AGAIN LOOKING AT HOW ARE WE PROVIDING INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES ESPECIALLY FOR OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS AS WE'RE EXPANDING OUR FULL DAY INSTRUCTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS PROVIDING THOSE MORE INTENSIVE SUPPORTS AND SERVICES FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO NEED THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR ACADEMIC PROGRAMING ARE ALSO MAKING SOME SHIFTS WITH OUR DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND OUR DEPARTMENT OF TITLE ONE HOMELESS PROGRAMS. THESE TWO OFFICES WERE SORT OF MUSHED TOGETHER IN ONE LARGE GRANT POT REALLY FOCUSING ON AND WE HEARD SOME SPEAKERS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL BOARD MEETINGS REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE EMPHASIS AND POWER OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. SO REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT ARE THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, WHAT ARE HOLISTIC COMMON NEEDS THAT WE SEE BETWEEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, HOW DO WE SYSTEMATICALLY PROGRAM FOR THOSE AND THEN WHAT ARE THOSE NEEDS THAT ARE MORE SPECIFIC TO AN AN INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY? WHAT ARE THE RESOURCES THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR? WHAT ARE THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT THEY NEED? AND THEN AGAIN WHAT ARE THOSE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE SEE GLOBALLY THAT COULD CROSS SCHOOLS AND THEN HOW DO WE CENTRALLY TRY TO HELP ORGANIZE THAT FOR SCHOOLS SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO FACILITATE ALL OF THOSE PIECES AND OUR DEPARTMENT OF TOTAL AND HOMELESS PROGRAMS AGAIN THOSE ARE THOSE WRAPAROUND AND ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTS THAT WE HAVE TO OUR SCHOOLS IN OUR IDENTIFIED HIGHER POVERTY AREAS. BUT AGAIN OUR WORK REALLY HINGES ON OUR SUPPORT TO SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. SO WHETHER IT IS OUR OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION WORKING WITH OUR FAMILIES OF OUR BIRTH, THE FIVE YEAR OLDS WHO ARE JUST ACCESSING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES EITHER IN THEIR HOME OR THE CHILD CARE AND THEN THEIR TRANSITION INTO SCHOOL OR IF IT'S WORKING WITH OUR TEACHERS AND OUR OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT SO THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THAT HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TEACHERS SO THAT AGAIN THEY'RE COMING INTO SCHOOL PREPARED AND READY TO TEACH OUR STUDENTS. SO THIS IS JUST HIGHLIGHTING OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE HOW WE ARE THERE TO SUPPORT THE OVERALL OPERATIONS OF ALL INSTRUCTION THAT HAPPENS WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS HIGHLIGHTING ON SOME OF OUR INSTRUCTIONAL

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TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD WHAT THEY NEEDED TO START SCHOOL OUT. >> SO WE WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT EVENT. AND THEN THE LAST PIECE THERE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM LEFT WHICH IS THE END OF THE YEAR WRAP UP I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT AS SOME OF THE WORK THAT THE TEAM DOES IN TERMS OF TRYING TO ENCAPSULATE FOR THE SYSTEM WHERE WE ARE SOMETIMES AS YOU'RE GOING ABOUT MONTH TO MONTH THROUGH THE YEAR YOU LOSE SIGHT OF WHERE DID WE BEGIN AND HOW DID WE END? AND SO BEING ABLE TO ENCAPSULATE AND GET THAT MESSAGE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY SO THAT WE'VE GOT KIND OF A MARKER AS TO WHAT YEAR ONE LOOKED LIKE AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK AND SEE WHAT OUR PROGRESS PROGRESS IS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. OTHER THINGS THAT I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT IS THAT WE DID HAVE PRESS CONFERENCES TO KICK OFF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

YOU SAW FROM THE VIDEO THE COLLABORATION WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEN WE'VE OFTEN HEARD ABOUT ALL OF THE WORK THAT THE HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM IS DOING ALL OF THOSE CAMPAIGNS FROM FLIERS TO MESSAGING TO RADIO AND COMMERCIALS. ALL OF THOSE WERE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH. AND SO BECAUSE AS I SAID, THEY'RE BUSY AND THE WORK DOESN'T STOP ,I WANTED TO FORECAST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN ANTICIPATE NOW THAT THE SCHOOL YEAR HAS BEGUN. THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE AS ROBUST AS IT WAS LAST YEAR. FAMILIES AND TEENS CAN LOOK FORWARD TO BACKPACKS CURRICULUM NIGHTS AND UNDER THAT HEADING CURRICULUM NIGHTS YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE WILL BE EVENTS WHERE FAMILIES WILL BE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH VIEW AND SEE, INTERACT WITH VIEW AND SEE PRESENTATIONS AND CURRICULAR AREAS ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, EARLY CHILDHOOD

EDUCATION, ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES AS WELL AS SPECIAL EDUCATION. >> AND SO WE INVITE FAMILIES TO PLEASE JOIN US FOR THOSE EVENINGS. THEY ARE VERY EXCITING. ADDITIONALLY WE WILL HOST 15 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS. THOSE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WILL COVER A NUMBER OF TOPICS AND THOSE TOPICS ARE LISTED THERE ON THE SLIDE. BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU A TASTE OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT STUDENT AND STAFF SAFETY AND SCHOOL CLIMATE BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND'S FUTURE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT THAT WHOLE PROCESS WILL DO THOSE SESSIONS AGAIN.

SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES EOD AND MULTILINGUAL FAMILIES AS WELL AS DIGITAL SAFETY AND THE IMPACTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA. SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT FAMILIES WILL BE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH THE SYSTEM AROUND THIS YEAR AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THOSE TOPICS AND MORE THAN THAT WE'RE EXCITED TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM OUR COMMUNITY AS WE ARE OUT AND

ABOUT IN DISCUSSION. >> AND THEN THOSE LAST TWO LITTLE SNIPPETS THERE ONE IN ENGLISH AND ONE IN SPANISH. IT'S JUST A REMINDER THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED TO TEEN BACKPACKS. IT LISTS A NUMBER OF SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS AS WELL AS OTHER WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED. DR. ROGERS EARLIER MENTIONED OUR WEBSITE IS A VALUABLE TOOL WHERE WE DO ARCHIVE MANY OF THE COMMUNITY MESSAGES AS WELL AS PRESS RELEASES AND CERTAINLY WE ARE

AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CONTACT US MAILBOX THAT WE USE. >> PEOPLE WILL SEND IN INFORMATION AND WE MAKE SURE THAT THAT INFORMATION IS ANSWERED IN DISSEMINATED TO THE APPROPRIATE PERSON. SO MULTIPLE WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED. AND I WILL JUST END WITH A REMINDER THAT IF YOU BLOCK US OR YOU DON'T ANSWER OUR CALLS YOU WON'T KNOW ANY OF THESE GREAT THINGS. SO IF YOU ARE A FAMILY THAT FOR WHATEVER REASON MAYBE IS YOU KNOW, VERY DISCERNING IN CALLERS PLEASE IT IS WORTH YOUR WHILE TO INCLUDE BACKPACKS ON THAT LIST OF FOLKS THAT MANAGED TO GET THROUGH. WITH THAT I'D LIKE TO TO THANK YOU FOR CERTAINLY LISTENING TO I JUST A LITTLE SNIPPET OF OUR START OF SCHOOLS AND THE TEAM AND I WILL OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ?OKAY. YOU ALL ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. NO QUESTIONS FROM

THE BOARD. >> THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU SO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE REPORT ON

[P. REPORT - SUMMER PROGRAMS (Dr. Rogers and Dr. DiDonato) (9:20 - 9:40 p.m.)]

SUMMER PROGRAMS AND FOR THAT I CALL ON DR. ROGERS. >> THANK YOU, DR. ELMENDORF AND MISS

FORBES ITSELF IS FORBES ILL? >> DR. ELMENDORF AND DR. HOME AND DR. ELMENDORF AND DR. ELMENDORF ARE GOING HE IS GOING TO SHARE A VERY EXCITING REPORT. LAST YEAR WE REVAMPED HOW WE WERE APPROACHING SUMMER PROGRAMS. WE PARTNERED WITH THE LAVINIA GROUP. WE HAD MORE THAN 12,000

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THE OUTCOMES OF THE STUDENTS SO THAT DR. ELMENDORF TAKE IT AWAY. >> THANK YOU. DR. ROGERS YEAH, THIS IS REALLY AN EXCITING PRESENTATION AND IT'S REALLY A RESULT OF WORK THAT STARTED THIS TIME LAST YEAR EVEN BEFORE THIS TIME LAST YEAR WE SAT WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND TALKED ABOUT OUR COLLABORATIVE VISION OR COOPERATIVE VISION ABOUT SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR THIS PAST SUMMER IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW ESSER FUNDING WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO NECESSARILY ACCESS FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS. AND LOOKING AT THE SUPERINTENDENTS PRIORITIES AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS WERE GOING TO BE VERY MUCH ALIGNED WITH THE PRIORITIES OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. AND SO WE STARTED OFF LATE LAST SUMMER, EARLY FALL WITH DOING SOME REALLY PUT OUR HEADS DOWN, DID SOME RESEARCH ON WHAT GOOD SUMMER PROGRAMS LOOK LIKE WHEN I SAY GOOD SUMMER PROGRAMS, I MEAN HOW ARE WE IDENTIFYING STUDENTS? WHAT TYPES OF CURRICULUM ARE WE USING? HOW ARE WE CONNECTING IT TO WHAT WE DID DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR? AND THEN WE TOOK THAT RESEARCH AND WE WORKED WITH EVERY DIVISION AND DEPARTMENT AND OFFICE IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS THAT I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TONIGHT. IN FACT, IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE SLEEPING AT ALL I'LL EMAIL YOU MY LIST REVIEW SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND HELP YOU GET TO SLEEP ON SOME DATA RELATED TO SUMMER PROGRAMS. OKAY. SO THIS SLIDE KIND OF SUMMARIZES THE SCOPE OF SUMMER PROGRAMS. SO AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAD OVER 12,000 STUDENTS ENROLLED. ONE OF THE NUMBERS I WANT TO POINT OUT HERE BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT BE INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH IT IS THE NUMBER TWO THERE FOR EVENING SUMMER PROGRAM SITES.

>> THOSE ARE TWO HIGH SCHOOL SITES AND WE DECIDED TO INCORPORATE THOSE FOR STUDENTS WHO WORK DURING THE DAY IN THE SUMMER SO THAT THEY CAN RECOVER CREDIT AND I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES BUT SO THAT WE CAN COVER RECOVER CREDIT AT NIGHT.

I ACTUALLY VISITED BOTH OF THOSE SITES AND THEY WERE REALLY BUSTLING SITES STUDENTS WERE EXPRESSING TO ME WHEN I ASKED THEM THAT THEY WERE REALLY THANKFUL FOR THOSE SITES BECAUSE THEY DO WORKED ON A DAY AND THEY NEED TO WORKED ON A DATE TO MAKE SOME MONEY BUT THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOVER SOME CREDIT. SO THIS SLIDE ESSENTIALLY SUMMARIZES THE ENROLLMENT FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS AS I ALLUDED TO A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, WE WERE REALLY DELIBERATE IN HOW WE INVITED STUDENTS MEANING WE WORKED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE THE TYPE OF STUDENT THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE MOST FROM BEING IN SUMMER PROGRAMS. SO WE COLLECTED DATA ON EVERY SINGLE STUDENT IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND SENT INFORMATION TO SCHOOLS SO THAT THEY COULD MAKE REALLY INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT WHO THEY WERE GOING TO INVITE INTO THEIR SUMMER PROGRAMS. AND WE THESE ARE THE STUDENTS WHO ACCEPTED THOSE INVITATIONS. THIS IS THE DEMOGRAPHICS

OF THOSE STUDENTS. >> THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A REVIEW FROM WHAT WE SHARED WITH YOU IN THE SPRING. SO THE ELEMENTARY SUMMER PROGRAM FOCUS WAS ON INSTRUCTION IN LITERACY AND MATH AND AS WE DISCUSSED IN THE SPRING FOR LITERACY WE AGAIN THE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE MORE WE CAN CONNECT TO WHAT WE DID DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO THE SUMMER THE BETTER STUDENTS DO. AND SO WE ACTUALLY USED THE SAME CURRICULUM FROM THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR LITERACY TERMS. SO INTO READING THE LITERACY CURRICULUM IT WAS IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE THAT CURRICULUM ACTUALLY HAS EMBEDDED IN IT TWO ADDITIONAL UNITS OF HGH THAT ARE NOT TAUGHT DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. SO IT'S THE SAME MODEL THAT STUDENTS SAW DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. BUT THESE ARE UNITS THAT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE SEEN SPECIFICALLY AND IN MATH WE USED BRIDGE AS AN INTERVENTION KIT AND THE CURRICULUM THAT WAS DEVELOPED FOR THAT SPECIFICALLY WAS DEVELOPED BY OUR OFFICE OF MATHEMATICS. ONE THING I DON'T THINK I TALKED ABOUT IN THE SPRING WITH YOU IS THAT WE DID FIDELITY CHECKS FOR THESE PROGRAMS BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO SPEND ALL THIS TIME CREATING CURRICULUM FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR OUR TEACHERS TO USE THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT IT'S IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY. I WOULD SAY AND THIS IS ANECDOTAL BUT THERE ARE MORE ADULTS VISITING CAMPUSES THIS SUMMER THAN I PROBABLY HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE AND SO OUR ADMINISTRATORS CERTAINLY WERE DOING FIDELITY CHECKS BUT WE HAD STAFF FROM VARIOUS OFFICES INCLUDING TITLE ONE THAT WERE

ALSO DOING FIDELITY CHECKS IN IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. >> SO YOU'LL NOTICE THIS SLIDE SAYS INITIAL DATA. I WANT TO POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU AGAIN AND HOPEFULLY NOVEMBER DECEMBER SOME OTHER DATA THAT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO EXTRAPOLATE AFTER SEEING HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING HERE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. SO THIS ISN'T THE ONLY DATA THAT WE'RE GOING TO COLLECT TO DETERMINE HOW OUR STUDENTS WERE IMPACTED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. BUT WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO GLEAN

IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER SUMMER SCHOOL ENDED. >> SO THIS IS A STUDENT SHOWS YOU STUDENT PERFORMANCE AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF SUMMER IN BOTH LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS.

SO THIS WAS A PRETEST THAT WAS GIVEN TO STUDENTS IN LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS. ONE OF THE

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SO AS DR. ROGERS MENTIONED, WE PARTNERED WITH LAVINIA. SO AGAIN THE RESEARCH SHOWED US THAT THIS WAS A AN APPROACH TO SUMMER LEARNING FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS SPECIFICALLY THAT HAS REALLY REAPED A LOT OF REWARDS FOR OUR STUDENTS. THE QUESTION WAS ASKED IN THE SPRING WHY DON'T WE DO IN MIDDLE SCHOOL WHAT WE DID IN ELEMENTARY? AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE CURRICULUM IN MIDDLE SCHOOL DIDN'T AFFORD US THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE EXTRA UNITS FOR EXAMPLE THAT WERE AVAILABLE IN EACH IMAGE. SO WE HAD TO LOOK ELSEWHERE AND THIS CURRICULUM WAS VERY MUCH ALIGNED WITH NOT ONLY THE SYSTEM PRIORITIES BUT THE MARYLAND STATE STANDARDS AND THE IT WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY USING THE STANDARDS IN MARYLAND AND ACTUALLY LEVERAGING WHAT THEY CALL POWER STANDARDS. SO FOCUSING ON SPECIFIC STANDARDS THAT CAN REALLY GIVE US A LOT OF BANG FOR OUR BUCK IF YOU WILL BECAUSE AGAIN IT'S FOUR WEEKS OF HALF DAYS. SO I GUESS THE WAY I LIKE TO EXPLAIN IT IS WE DIDN'T COVER A WHOLE BUNCH OF STANDARDS AND FAR AND WIDE WE FOCUSED ON SOME REALLY SPECIFIC STANDARDS THAT WE KNOW ARE IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO EXCEL IN THEIR NEX. S THAT ARE USED FOR THE VIGNETTE WERE EVALUATED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY EVALUATION ALSO EVALUATION OF SUMMARIZE PROGRAM COMPARED TO ACHIEVEMENT GAINS ON THE

LAVINIA GROUP ASSESSMENTS USING IBRD AND WGA MAP GROWTH FROM FALL 21 TO 23. >> SO THIS IS AN EXCITING SLIDE AND IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE EXTENSIVE EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM THAN YOU DID IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BECAUSE THIS IS A CONTRACT THAT YOU AGREED WITH US IN THE SPRING AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE REALLY CRITICAL OF THE IMPACT THAT THIS CURRICULUM WAS GOING TO HAVE FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THESE REALLY EXCITING GAINS. SO THIS IS AGAIN PRE AND POST ASSESSMENT DATA. SO FOR ELA THE PRETEST AVERAGE WAS 27.95 AND INCREASED TO 46.17 A TOTAL GROWTH OF 18.2. AND IN MATHEMATICS THE AVERAGE MATH PRETEST WAS 23.2 AND INCREASED ON THE POST ASSESSMENT TO 38.3 AND THIS IS FOR ALL ALL THREE GRADES AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SIX THREE SO LAVINIA ALSO HELPS US TO NOT ONLY LOOK AT HOW STUDENTS DID FROM A PRETEST TO A POST TEST STANDPOINT BUT THEY

ALSO LOOK AT PROFICIENCY. >> THEY HAVE FOUR PERFORMANCE LEVELS THE FOUR PERFORMANCE LEVELS USED BY LAVINIA ARE PROFICIENT BASIC APPROACHING AND BELOW BASIC AND IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH CAPITAL AND I KNOW YOU ARE IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE MEASURES THAT THEY USE FOR CAP. SO THIS SLIDE CAPTURES THE PROFICIENCY RATES IN LITERACY. THE KEY TAKEAWAYS HERE ARE THAT 13.76 PERCENTAGE POINT INCREASE IN STUDENTS SCORING PROFICIENT SO THERE WAS A 29.72% POINT DECREASE IN STUDENTS SCORING BELOW BASIC. SO WHEN COMPARED TO LIVING AS NATIONAL DATA I THOUGHT THIS WAS REALLY EXCITING AND 2023 THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR STUDENTS SO THESE ARE STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO WERE USING LIVE IN YELLOW IN GRADES SEVEN THROUGH NINE WAS A 14 POINT DECREASE IN STUDENTS SCORING BELOW BASIC AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE B KPS DECREASED BY MUCH MORE THAN 30%. SO NOT ONLY DID LIVING CURRICULUM HELP OUR STUDENTS TO DO WELL BUT WE DID BETTER THAN OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO WERE USING LAVINIA BECAUSE WE HAVE GREAT TEACHERS WAS SORRY NEXT SLIDE HERE. SO THIS IS MATHEMATICS PROFICIENCY AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE THERE WAS A 10.9% POINT INCREASE IN STUDENTS SCORING PROFICIENT WHICH IS REPRESENTED IN BLUE IN MATHEMATICS BETWEEN THE PRE AND POST TEST AND 23 .6. DECREASE IN STUDENTS SCORING BELOW BASIC AS REPRESENTED IN RED AGAIN IN 2023 THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES SEVEN THROUGH NINE WAS A 16 POINT DECREASE IN STUDENTS SCORING BELOW BASIC. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE BCP HAS DECREASED BY MORE THAN

NEARLY 27%. >> ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS MY FAVORITE SLIDE WE'VE GOT I GOT THIS IDEA FROM YOU, DR. ROGERS. I'VE GIVEN A SHOUT OUT TO A COUPLE OF SCHOOLS WHO REALLY HAD SOME EXEMPLARY WORK.

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BUT WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THESE TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS. AS YOU CAN SEE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS SCORING BELOW BASIC AND LITERACY AT FRANKLIN LITTLE REDUCED FROM 68.6 ON THE PRE ASSESSMENT TO JUST 15.7 AND THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS SCORING PROFICIENT ROSE FROM UNDER 1% ON THE PRE ASSESSMENT TO 25.5 ON THE POST ASSESSMENT AND STUDENTS AT STEAMERS RUN MADE IMPRESSIVE GAINS IN THE AREAS OF MATHEMATICS WITH THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS SCORING BELOW BASIC MOVING FROM OVER 62% ON THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT TO UNDER 2% ON THE POST AND THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS SCORING PROFICIENT ON THE PRE FROM 3.7 TO OVER 26 ON THE POST ASSESSMENT. SO THESE ARE EXCITING NUMBERS BUT THEY'RE NOT SURPRISING NUMBERS TO ME BECAUSE I VISITED BOTH OF THESE SCHOOLS AND DR. DENARDO WAS WITH ME IN AT LEAST ONE OF THESE TWO AND WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT AS WE WALKED OUT THE FRONT DOOR WAS HOW ENGAGED THE THE ADMINISTRATORS WHERE THEY WERE VISITING CLASSROOMS. THEY TOLD US ABOUT CONVERSATIONS THAT THEY HAD WITH TEACHERS ABOUT CURRICULUM, ABOUT STUDENT LEARNING, ABOUT HOW OUR TEACHERS FELT ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CURRICULUM. WE SAW THAT THERE WERE INCENTIVES BEING PUT IN PLACE WITH ATTENDANCE EARLIER. SOME OF OUR ATTENDANCE TEAM WAS HERE AND WE DID THE HEAR FORT CAMPAIGN IN THE SUMMER AND THAT WAS REALLY KIND OF A RIGOROUS ROLL OUT FROM OUR TEAM AND THESE TWO SCHOOLS SPECIFICALLY REALLY EMBRACED THAT ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE AND AS YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF WHAT THEY WERE DOING PAID OFF AGAIN VISITING THESE TWO SCHOOLS. I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT THEIR NUMBERS WERE AWESOME AND IT'S REALLY HELPFUL FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO ADMINISTRATORS NEXT SUMMER TO SAY THESE ARE THE THINGS YOU NEED TO DO BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW WORKS. SO HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAMS WEREN'T QUITE AS DIFFERENT THAN THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST AS IT RELATES TO ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PRIMARILY GO TO SUMMER PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN GRADUATE OR THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE WHAT THEY WERE DOING IN THE SPRING SO THAT THEY CAN STAY ON TRACK FOR THEIR NEXT GRADE IN HIGH SCHOOL. SO SUMMER THE SUMMER ALLOWS STUDENTS TO FINISH UP WHAT THEY STARTED IN THE SPRING. THIS PAST SUMMER 1003 COURSES WERE COMPLETED AND 104 STUDENTS GRADUATED IN AUGUST. AS A RESULT OF COMPLETING AT LEAST ONE OF THESE COURSES ALSO. AND WHAT'S NOT REFLECTED ON THIS SLIDE IS WE TRIED SOMETHING NEW THIS SUMMER THAT WE HOPE TO EXPAND AND REPLICATE NEXT SUMMER WHICH IS TO HAVE A SUMMER CENTRALIZED SUMMER PROGRAM FOR ORIGINAL CREDITS.

SO WE DID THIS FOR HEALTH SO IF 24 STUDENTS TOOK HEALTH 910 AS A TRADITIONAL COURSE THIS SUMMER IT WAS VIRTUAL BUT IT WAS TRADITIONAL IN THAT THEY WERE NOT USING A DIGITAL PRODUCT TO FACILITATE THEIR LEARNING. IT WAS WITH A TEACHER SO 20 STUDENTS AND A HALF CREDIT, 15 STUDENTS TOOK HEALTH 1112 AND ALL 15 EARNED A HALF CREDIT. SO ALTOGETHER 39 STUDENTS IN BALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOLS TOOK HEALTH AND 35 OF THE EARNED CREDIT IN HEALTH.

AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE ARE ONE OF OUR NEXT STEPS IS TO SEE IF WE CAN EXPAND THAT TO OTHER

SUBJECTS BUT ALSO ENHANCE WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH HEALTH AS WELL .>> AND THE LAST SLIDE HERE IS TO REALLY SHOW YOU WHAT WE ARE HOPING TO DO FOR NEXT STEPS. LIKE I SAID, I WANT TO COME BACK TO YOU IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER WITH SOME MORE DATA THAT GIVES YOU SOME MORE CONTEXT OF THE IMPACT OF SUMMER PROGRAMS ON STUDENTS. WE WILL WORK WITH OUR D R A FOLKS TO DETERMINE SOME VALID COMPARISONS THAT WE CAN MAKE BETWEEN STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN SOME SUMMER PROGRAMS AND PERHAPS THOSE WHO WERE INVITED BUT WERE NOT ABLE OR CHOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE. IF WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE COMPARISONS SO WE CAN

MAKE SOME INFORMED DECISIONS GOING FORWARD. >> WE ALSO HAVE QUALITATIVE DATA THAT WE JUST HAVE NOT FINISHED CRUNCHING YET. SO WE SURVEYED OUR TEACHERS IN ALL THREE LEVELS.

LAVINIA ALSO SURVEYED TEACHERS ABOUT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHICH I KNOW A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ATTENDED THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SAID IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS THEY'VE ATTENDED SO THAT WAS ENCOURAGING NEWS AS WELL. AND ALSO WE WANT TO AS I SAID EARLIER, IDENTIFY WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT OUR MOST OR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE TAKING THE PRE AND POST ASSESSMENTS SO WE'RE TRULY GETTING A VALID IDEA OF HOW SOME ARE LEARNING IMPACTED OUR STUDENT POPULATION. AND THEN LASTLY WE HAVE ALREADY BEGUN PLANNING FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS IN 2025. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? MS. HARVEY LEVINSON THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR AND JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS. 12,129 ENROLLED IN THE FAMILIES PROGRAM AT THE INVITATION. WHAT IS THE PAST 24 HOURS? I FRIENDS AND THEN THIS IS MY FIRST QUESTION AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION I THINK YOU THREE AND THE STUDENT INVOLVEMENT DATA WORKING AND I RACE AND

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IS THE CRITERION USED TO RECEIVE AN INVITATION? >> GREAT QUESTIONS. SO LET ME START WITH THE LAST PART OF THE QUESTION. GO BACKWARDS. SO THE CRITERIA WAS SOMEWHAT COMPLICATED IN THAT IT WAS AN ALGORITHM THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH TO KIND OF BE AN ASSESSMENT BUT THE INPUTS INCLUDED AND I DID WRITE THESE DOWN THE INPUTS INCLUDED GRADES ASSESSMENT SCORES, ATTENDANCE RATES AND OTHER INPUTS BUT I THINK FARMS RATE WAS INCLUDED BUT IT WAS A COMBINATION OF DATA POINTS THAT WERE KIND OF DEGRADED THEIR MAGIC AND CAME UP WITH AN ALGORITHM TO SHOW WHAT THE PRIORITY SHOULD BE FOR WHICH STUDENTS SHOULD BE INVITED FIRST AND AND MOVING ON DOWN THE LIST SO THERE'S NOT A SPECIFIC CRITERION. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS CAPTURED ALL THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW ARE IMPORTANT BASED ON THE RESEARCH FOR THE STUDENTS THAT BENEFIT THE MOST FROM BEING IN A SUMMER PROGRAM. I IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT WITH THE ARRAY FOR NEXT YEAR AS FAR AS THE THE BREAKDOWN OF RACE FOR STUDENTS WHO WERE INVITED BECAUSE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS DID THE INVITING WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE DATA ON THE RACE OF THE STUDENTS WHO WERE INVITED BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT LIST OF STUDENTS TO THE SCHOOL MAY HAVE BEEN IT TO GO BACK AND CROSS-REFERENCE IT WITH WHAT THE RACIAL BREAKDOWN WOULD HAVE BEEN. YEAH. THANK YOU, MARTIN THANK YOU AND THANK YOU, DR. ELMENDORF, FOR THE GREAT PRESENTATION YOU DO YOU HAVE ATTENDANCE DATA FOR THE

ENROLLEES IN TERMS OF OVERALL ATTENDANCE? YEAH, THE OVERALL RATE WAS 73.07. >> AND IS THAT FOR OVERALL OR DO YOU HAVE IT BY I'M SORRY, I'M ASKING FOR SPECIFICS. ELEMENTARY MIDDLE AND I DO SO IT WAS OVERALL WAS 73.07 PRE-K THREE AND PRE-K FOUR WAS 80.3 ELEMENTARY ABOVE PRE-K FOUR WAS 75.4 MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS 73.5 AND HIGH SCHOOL WAS 71.7. OKAY AND AND FOR THE PRE AND POST ASSESSMENT DATA THAT YOU SHARED DID THAT EXCLUDE THOSE THAT MAY HAVE ATTENDED MAY HAVE TAKEN THE PRE ASSESSMENT BUT NOT THE POST ASSESSMENT. OKAY SO WE'RE

LOOKING AT APPLES TO APPLES IN TERMS OF STUDENTS. ABSOLUTELY. >> SO THOSE NUMBERS ARE ONLY STUDENTS WHO TOOK BOTH ONLY STUDENTS THAT TOOK BOTH. CORRECT. TERRIFIC. AND LET'S SEE THIS QUESTION MAY OR MAY NOT APPLY. I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU WERE ABLE TO CORRELATE THEN THE ATTENDANCE WITH THE GAINS THAT YOU SAW. BUT IF IT'S ONLY STUDENTS THAT TOOK BOTH. WOULD THAT NECESSARILY CORRELATE TO 100% ATTENDANCE? NOT NECESSARILY.

THEN NOT NECESSARILY. IT DOES INDICATE THAT YOU COULD ASSUME THAT THEIR ATTENDANCE THEY WERE EITHER LUCKY OR THEY HAD A RELATIVELY GOOD ATTENDANCE BECAUSE THEY WERE THERE ON BOTH

DAYS. >> DID THEY HAVE THE PRE IN THE DAY OF THE POST SO WE KNOW THAT WHERE THEY WERE THERE

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IN THE FIRST WEEKEND AND LAST WEEK AT LEAST WE HOPE THEY WERE THERE IN THE MIDDLE AS WELL. >> IT'D BE INTERESTING BASED ON WHAT YOU SHARED IN THE TWO EXEMPLAR TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY CORRELATION BETWEEN THAT AND AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE EXAMPLES. THAT'S FANTASTIC. SURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. MINSKY AND THEN MR. MCMILLIAN, JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT. ONE QUICK FOLLOW UP FROM THAT. DO YOU HAVE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE PRE AND POST ASSESSMENTS THE PERCENTAGE JUST THE TOTAL LIKE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WERE TESTED OUT OF THE I KNOW THE PERCENTAGE WAS 55 TO 60% OF THE STUDENTS WHO WERE ENROLLED TOOK BOTH THE PRE AND THE POST SEVEN THOUSAND 700 STUDENTS THAT'S IN HERE SOMEWHERE. OKAY. THANK YOU MR. YOU DR. AMADOR, IF YOU MENTIONED THERE WERE TWO EVENING PROGRAMS, WHAT SCHOOLS HOSTED THOSE KENWOOD AND SO MY HIGH SCHOOL SLIDE OVERLY CAME WITH AN OVERLAY AND WHAT KIND OF NUMBERS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST APPROXIMATELY I BELIEVE WE HAD BETWEEN 30 AND 50 FOR EACH SITE AND IN SOME OF THE IN SOME CASES THE STUDENTS DIDN'T SHOW UP EVERY NIGHT. SO IN HIGH SCHOOL SPECIFICALLY WE USE WHAT WE CALL FLEXIBLE MODEL. SO STUDENTS CAN WORK SOMEWHAT INDEPENDENTLY FOR A PART OF THEIR COURSE AND SO THEY COULD POTENTIALLY DO SOME OF THIS AWAY FROM THEIR TEACHER AND THEN INTERACT WITH THEIR TEACHER EITHER VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON AT THE SCHOOL TO HELP THEM WITH THE DIRECTION DIRECT INSTRUCTION TO GET TO THE NEXT PART PORTION OF THE COURSE. SO HISTORICALLY AND ATTENDANCE RATES IN HIGH SCHOOL HAVE THEY LOOK A LITTLE BIT LOWER BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE DOING MORE OF THEIR WORK OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM THAN ANYBODY WOULD BE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL OR ELEMENTARY

SCHOOL. >> SO THE OTHER PROGRAMS WERE 20 DAYS FOR FOUR HOURS A DAY. HOW DID THAT HOW

WAS THAT SCHEDULED? >> THOSE ARE THE EVENING SCHOOLS WHERE THEY DID NOT MEET EVERY DAY.

THOSE WERE JUST TWO AND TWICE A WEEK. OKAY. BUT WHAT KIND OF TIME FRAME DO IT WAS A 2.5 HOURS. I BELIEVE IT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO WITH THE LP OR EVENING SCHOOL. IT WAS MODELED AFTER THAT IN FACT THAT'S WHY WE CHOSE THOSE TWO SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY'RE USED TO TO DOING EDL THANK YOU. I HAVE A FEW QUITE OH GO AHEAD DR. SIBLEY YOU TURN YOUR MICROPHONE .I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY YOU DIDN'T HAVE ONE ON THE WEST SIDE. WE DID WOODLAWN.

WOODLAWN? OH, OKAY. YEAH, ONE ON THE EAST AND ONE ON THE WEST BECAUSE YOU SAID KENWOOD AND OH, DID I SAY KENWOOD? SORRY. OH, REALLY? YEAH. MY BAD. OKAY .I WOULD NOT ACCEPT THAT IT

WOULDN'T. >> SO I JUST HAD A FEW QUESTIONS. SO THE POWER STANDARD YOU I HOW WERE THEY

IDENTIFIED? >> THEY WERE IDENTIFIED BY LIVONIA BASED ON THEIR THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF OUR OUR STANDARDS IN MARYLAND SO THEY ARE STANDARDS THAT WOULD IMPACT OTHER STANDARDS MORE INDIRECTLY SO THEY HAVE THEY COVER MORE GROUND THAN THAN SOME OF OUR

OTHER STANDARDS MIGHT BE. >> DID WE LOOK TO SEE IF THE POWER STANDARDS CONNECTED TO THE STANDARDS THAT STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE DIFFICULTY WITH ON MAP ASSESSMENTS OR IN STATE ASSESSMENTS TO SEE IF THERE WAS A CONNECTION WITH THE POWER STANDARDS THEY'VE IDENTIFIED

AND THEN THE STANDARDS THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY HAVE CHALLENGES WITH. >> SO I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS AND HAVING VISITED THE SUMMER PROGRAMS SO PART OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR MATH OUR STUDENTS DEMONSTRATING THEIR MATH KNOWLEDGE IS REALLY THEIR ABILITY TO REASON MATHEMATICALLY AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR EXPLANATIONS FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS AND STUDENTS DID WITHIN THE SUMMER PROGRAM WERE STORY PROBLEM BASED AND ACTUALLY ALIGNED WITH OUR ILLUSTRATIVE MATH INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM. SO IT WAS A VERY SIMILAR STRUCTURE SOME OF THE WARM UPS WERE VERY SIMILAR. SO THE STRUCTURE OF ALL OF THEIR WORK WITH STORY PROBLEM BASED SO THEY WERE CONSTANTLY WRITING RATIONALES PROVIDING JUSTIFICATIONS EXPLAINING THEIR THINKING, MODELING AND REASONING. SO THE MODELING AND REASONING SKILLS ARE AREAS THAT WE CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH ON CARPET AND THROUGH OUR VARIOUS ASSESSMENTS SO THAT IT WAS INTENSIVE PRACTICE ON AN AREA OF REALLY BIG NEED FOR US. SO I THINK WHAT IT SAYS IS WITH REALLY STRATEGIC INSTRUCTION IN PRACTICE IN AREAS WE CAN MAKE A HIGH IMPACT CHANGE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AS ALL

RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND

[Q. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND AGENDA SETTING (9:40 - 9:50 p.m.)]

[02:55:03]

HARVEY. NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU, MR. YOUNG. NO COMMENTS MISSED. DAMANAKI I'M SORRY. I HAVE A COMMENT OF JUST HAVING HAD A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH THE JAPANTOWN COMMUNITY ON FRIDAY EVENING. I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY EXTREME CONDOLENCES TO THE GRANT FAMILY AND THE JAPANTOWN COMMUNITY WHO I KNOW IS A STRONG COMMUNITY AND IS ALREADY WORKING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER TO YOU KNOW ,HAVE SCHOOLS WHERE WE CAN SEND OUR KIDS AND KNOW THEY WILL BE SAFE AND CHILDREN CAN BE SAFE IN A PLACE NO MATTER WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND THEM. SO THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. I'M GOING TO THANK YOU AND I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. SO THE

[R. ANNOUNCEMENTS (9:50 p.m.)]

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2024 AT 6:30 P.M.. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. >> THE

MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. >> DR.

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