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THIS IS CHAIRWOMAN JANE LICHTER AND I CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF BALTIMORE COUNTY FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 2025.
THIS EVENING'S BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING IS BEING BROADCAST THROUGH THE BCPS ONLINE LIVE MEETING BROADCAST AND ON BCPS TV, XFINITY CHANNEL 73 AND VERIZON FIOS, CHANNEL 34.
IN ORDER TO EFFICIENTLY CONDUCT THIS MEETING, ALL VOTING ITEMS THIS EVENING WILL BE DONE BY ROLL CALL VOTE.
[A. CLOSED SESSION]
TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AS PERMITTED BY THE OPENS MEETING ACT IS FOUND IN THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE SECTION THREE DASH 3 0 5 B ONE, AND B SEVEN TO DISCUSS SWAN, THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT ASSIGNMENT, PROMOTION, DISCIPLINE, DEMOTION, COMPENSATION, REMOVAL, RESIGNATION OR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF APPOINTEES, EMPLOYEES OR OFFICIALS OVER WHOM IT HAS JURISDICTION OR ANY OTHER PERSONNEL MATTER THAT AFFECTS ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS.AND CONSULT WITH COUNSEL TO OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE.
MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE PLEASE.
IS THAT BRENDA? THIS IS GOOD EVENING.
THIS IS CHAIRWOMAN JANE LICHTER.
I NOW CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF BALTIMORE COUNTY FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 2025.
[B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/SILENT MEDITATION (6:30 p.m.)]
INVITE YOU TO RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG TO BE LED BY MS. FORESITE AMI.WE WILL THEN HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN RECOGNITION OF THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED EDUCATION IN BALTIMORE COUNTY, JUST TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC OF WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
TONIGHT'S BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING IS BEING BROADCAST THROUGH THE BCPS ONLINE LIVE MEETING BROADCAST AND ON BCPS TV, XFINITY CHANNEL 73 AND VERIZON FIOS, CHANNEL 34.
IN ORDER TO EFFICIENTLY CONDUCT THIS MEETING, ALL VOTING ITEMS THIS EVENING WILL BE DONE BY ROLL CALL VOTE.
[C. AGENDA (6:35 p.m.)]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE AUGUST 26TH AGENDA.DR. ROGERS, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO TONIGHT'S GOOD EVENING CHAIR, LICHTER.
MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD AMEND THE AGENDA TO ADD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ITEM G ONE, A NEW ITEM UNDER NEW BUSINESS TITLED CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF BALTIMORE COUNTY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 40 DASH 25.
UM, BEFORE WE BEGIN DISCUSSION, MR. BURNS, I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANY LEGAL ADVICE TO PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING.
I WOULD JUST SUGGEST THAT THE BOARD BE COGNIZANT OF THANK YOU, EVEN THROUGH THE MASK.
FOR THE RECORD, DARREN BURNS, BOARD COUNCIL, UH, CHAIR TER, I WOULD JUST SUGGEST THAT YOU KNOW, WHENEVER YOU'RE LOOKING AT A RESOLUTION THAT MIGHT RELATE TO ANOTHER JURISDICTION'S LAW, WHETHER IT'S COUNTY OR STATE, THAT WOULD IMPACT THE LOCAL BOARD, YOU REALLY GOTTA DO YOUR RESEARCH RIGHT? BECAUSE THERE ARE AREAS, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS LOCAL BOARD IS ACTUALLY A STATE AGENCY WITH LOCAL FEATURES, RIGHT? AND IT IS NOT PART OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
AND THERE ARE LIMITATIONS ON HOW MUCH IT CAN BE SUBJECTED TO ANY AUTHORITY FROM A COUNTY OR QUASI COUNTY AGENCY.
SO I WOULD JUST SIMPLY CAUTION THE BOARD THAT IF THE HOMEWORK'S NOT DONE ON THIS FIRST, JUST BE, BE CAREFUL TAKING A POSITION ON SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT BEEN RESEARCHED.
MS. HAM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOUR MOTION? I WOULD THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
COLLEAGUES, THIS MOTION IS NOT TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
IT'S SIMPLY TO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER AND DISCUSS IT AS A PART OF OUR AGENDA.
THIS RESOLUTION IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO OUR WORK AS STEWARDS OF PUBLIC RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS.
IT AFFIRMS THE BOARD'S SUPPORT FOR EXTENDING INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND TO BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AN ACTION THAT STRENGTHENS ACCOUNTABILITY AND ENSURES THAT LIMITED TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE USED
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EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS.BY ADDING THIS ITEM TONIGHT, WE SIGNAL THAT TRANSPARENCY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ARE NOT SIDE ISSUES, BUT CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION.
THE SOONER WE ACT, THE SOONER WE DEMONSTRATE TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE WELCOME INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT AS A PARTNER IN SAFEGUARDING RESOURCES AND KEEPING THE FOCUS WHERE IT BELONGS ON OUR STUDENTS.
I BELIEVE WE ALL SHARE A COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BECAUSE EVERY SAFEGUARD WE PUT IN PLACE ENSURES MORE OF OUR LIMITED RESOURCES REACH THE CLASSROOM AND BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS.
I URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS MOTION.
FURTHER DISCUSSION, MS. POEY? JUST A QUESTION.
UM, AS FAR AS TIMING, YOU MENTIONED THIS PARTIALLY, BUT IS THERE A REASON WHY THIS IS URGENT TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT AND NOT IN THE FUTURE? MS. HEN? THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
UM, BOARD MEMBER POEY FOR THE QUESTION.
THE COUNTY COUNCIL'S WORK SESSION ON THIS RESOLUTION IS THIS EVENING AND THEY WILL VOTE ON IT AT THEIR LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WHICH I BELIEVE IS SCHEDULED FOR THEIR NEXT MEETING.
SO, UM, BOARD SUPPORT FOR THEIR RESOLUTION IS CRITICAL TO PASSAGE OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL'S RESOLUTION AND THAT RESOLUTION WILL THEN BE FORWARDED TO THE STATE, AS WOULD OURS.
FURTHER DISCUSSION MR. YOUNG, JUST SEEKING CLARIFICATION FOR, UM, WHAT MS. HAN SAID.
SHE, WHAT I HEARD IS SHE WANTS THIS PLACED ON THE, THE AGENDA TO DISCUSS BUT NOT TO APPROVE WAS CLARIFICATION.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU FOR THE, UM, QUESTION BOARD MEMBER YOUNG.
MY, THIS SPECIFIC MOTION IS TO PLACE THIS ON THE AGENDA SO WE ARE NOT DISCUSSING THE RESOLUTION, UM, AT THE DISCUSSION OF THIS MOTION, THIS MOTION IS TO PLACE IT ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
SO WHAT IS THE OUTCOME OF PLACING IT ON THE AGENDA AND DISCUSSING IF THERE'S NO VOTE, WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU SEEKING? I AM SEEKING TO PLACE THIS ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING.
MAY I REREAD? UM, MAY I READ MY MOTION AGAIN? THE MOTION, NOT YOUR EXPLANATION.
THE MOTION IS TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO ADD A NEW ITEM TITLED CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION.
SO THE AGENDA ITEM THAT IF VOTING AFFIRMATIVELY FOR THIS, A NEW ITEM ON THE AGENDA WILL BE ADDED, WHICH IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION, YOUR RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER SUPPORTING THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION, CORRECT FOR DISCUSSION.
SO RIGHT NOW THE DISCUSSION IS WHETHER WE PLACE THIS ON THE AGENDA.
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, MS. HARVEY.
UM, I THINK I NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARIFICATION.
I KNOW WE'RE DISCUSSING, I KNOW WE'RE DISCUSSING PLACING THIS ON THE AGENDA, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO DISCUSS YOUR RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT COUNCILMAN MARK'S RESOLUTION.
UH, THAT WILL BE VOTED ON AT A, A FUTURE SOON COMING WORK SESSION IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
BUT OUR ATTORNEY JUST SAID THAT A RESOLUTION OF THIS SORT REQUIRES A LEVEL OF RESEARCH AND I'M NOT EVEN SURE HOW I CAN HAVE AN INFORMED DISCUSSION IF WE DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION, UH, TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT IS AT STAKE, WHAT THE LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS ARE.
SO I UNDERSTAND WE'RE VOTING ON PLACING IT ON THE AGENDA, BUT WE'RE PLACING IT ON THE AGENDA FOR A PURPOSE AND I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT WORKS.
I BELIEVE WE'RE VENTURING, UM, OFF THE TOPIC, WHICH IS TO ADD IT TO THE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION.
SO I URGE THE SUPPORT OF MY COLLEAGUES TO GET IT ON THE AGENDA.
I'M PREPARED TO ANSWER, UM, THESE QUESTIONS, BUT I DON'T WANT TO DEVIATE IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO ADD IT TO THE AGENDA.
JUST TO BACK UP WITH MS. HENSON, I THINK WE'RE KIND OF ILLUSTRATING WHY THIS SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE AGENDA 'CAUSE THERE ARE QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED.
FURTHER DISCUSSION MS. LESKI? YEAH.
UM, MY COMMENT WAS SIMILAR TO MS. DOMINO'S THAT BY PLACING IT ON THE AGENDA, IT GIVES US THE CHANCE TO DELVE DEEP INTO THE DETAILS, WHICH WOULD BE IMPORTANT WOULD, EXCUSE ME, GIVEN WHAT MR. BURN'S CONCERNS WERE.
FURTHER DISCUSSION MS. HEN? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT TAP, BOTH TABCO AND THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS HAVE, UM, COME OUT IN SUPPORT OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL RESOLUTION AND HAVE CONTACTED, UM, TABCO HAS CONTACTED US IN SUPPORT OF ADDING THIS TO THE AGENDA TONIGHT.
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ADDITION TO WHAT MR. BURNS SPOKE ABOUT AS FAR AS LIKE THE PROCESS, WHEN WE ALSO LOOK AT OUR, UM, RESOLUTIONS, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT HAS GONE THROUGH ONE OF OUR COMMITTEES, WHICH WOULD BE THE GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION BY THOSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS BEFORE COMING TO US AS A FULL BOARD? NOT GO, GO AHEAD MS. HO.I BELIEVE THAT'S A QUESTION FOR DISCUSSION.
SHOULD WE PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA? OKAY.
AGAIN, THIS DISCUSSION IS ABOUT PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA.
CONTENT OF HER MO OF THE MOTION WOULD COME AT A FURTHER DISCUSSION IF IT'S PLACED ON THE AGENDA, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT PLACING IT ON THE AGENDA? OKAY.
MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE.
SIX IS FAVOR AND SEVEN WAS NEEDED FOR PLACING ON THE AGENDA, CORRECT? YES, MA'AM.
SO THE MOTION TO ADD IT TO THE AGENDA DID NOT PASS.
OKAY, LET ME GET BACK TO MY NOTES.
EARLIER THIS EVENING, THE BOARD MET ENCLO 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 MATTERS THAT AFFECTS ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS.
AND CONSULT WITH COUNSEL TO OBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE.
THE CLOSED SESSION SUMMARY AND THE OPEN SESSION INFORMATION SUMMARY CAN BE FOUND ON BOARD DOCS UNDER THIS BOARD MEETING AGENDA DATE.
[D. NEW BUSINESS - PERSONNEL MATTERS (Mr. McCall) (6:45 - 6:50 p.m.)]
ON THE AGENDA IS PERSONNEL MATTERS.AND FOR THAT, I CALL ON MR. MCCALL.
LICHTER, VICE CHAIR, HARVEY, SUPERINTENDENT DR. ROGERS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, LIKE THE BOARD'S CONSENT FOR THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL MATTERS.
TONIGHT WE HAVE TERMINATIONS, RETIREMENTS, RESIGNATIONS, AND LEAVES.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PERSONNEL MATTERS AS PRESENTED IN EXHIBIT D ONE? SO MOVE POEY.
ANY DISCUSSION? MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE PLEASE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PERSONNEL MATTERS AS PRESENTED IN EXHIBIT D TWO THROUGH D FOUR? SO MOVED KY.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND SAVOY.
ANY DISCUSSION? MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE PLEASE.
[E. NEW BUSINESS - ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS (Dr. Rogers) (6:50 - 7:00 p.m.)]
THE AGENDA IS ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS.AND FOR THAT I CALL ON DR. ROGERS.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, LICHTER, VICE CHAIR HARVEY, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M BRINGING FORWARD THE FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PERSONAL MATTER AS PRESENTED IN EXHIBIT E ONE? SO MOVE HARVEY.
ANY DISCUSSION? MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE PLEASE.
JENNIFER MULLINAX IS ATTENDING THIS EVENING WITH HER FIANCE BOB AND FAMILY.
LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND APPLAUSE.
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CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER IN THE DIVISION OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION WITH 24 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.JENNIFER'S BCPS EXPERIENCES INCLUDE ELEMENTARY TEACHER AT FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CHAPEL HILL, ASSISTANT TO THE AREA SUPERINTENDENT IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST AREAS, PRINCIPAL AT HALSTEAD ACADEMY, DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL PERFORMANCE IN THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SUPERINTENDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOLS.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTMENT.
[F. PUBLIC COMMENT (7:00 - 7:30 p.m.)]
ON THE SECOND, OUR NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENT.THIS IS ONE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THE BOARD PROVIDES TO HEAR THE VIEWS AND RECEIVE THE ADVICE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
IF NOT SELECTED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SUBMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD MEMBERS VIA EMAIL@BOEATBCPS.ORG.
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 BOARDROOM AND AVAILABLE IN BOARD DOCS AND ON THE BOARD'S PARTICIPATION BY THE PUBLIC WEBSITE.
WHILE WE ENCOURAGE PUBLIC INPUT ON POLICY PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS BOARD AND THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM, THIS IS NOT THE PROPER FORUM TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC STUDENT OR EMPLOYEE MATTERS OR TO COMMENT ON MATTERS THAT DO NOT RELATE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.
INAPPROPRIATE PERSONNEL REMARKS OR OTHER BEHAVIORS SUCH AS LANGUAGE THAT PROMOTES VIOLENCE AGAINST A-B-C-P-S 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 AS 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 THE TIME OR PRIOR TO THE TIME OF THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD CHAIR.
I WILL NOW CALL ON OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AFFILIATED GROUPS TO SPEAK.
AND THE FIRST IS MS. RAMONA BASC FROM PTA, COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE COUNTY IN CORP.
CHAIR ELECT, MEMBER OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT ROGERS.
UM, I, I BRING YOU GREETINGS FROM THE PTA COUNCIL AND IT'S 140 UNITS ALONG WITH OUR GOVERNING BODY, WHICH IS FREE STATE.
UM, AT FIRST I WANNA EXTEND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SCHOOL BOARD, THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF AND PARENTS THAT ALL CAME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT INCREASED STANDING, INCREASED ACADEMICS FOR OUR STUDENTS, SUCH THAT WE MADE US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT 24,000 HIGH SCHOOLS.
WE WERE SELECTED AMONG THE BEST IN THE STATE.
SO I SIT HERE HUMBLED AND PROUD TO BE A PART OF THAT CONVERSATION.
UM, OUR PARTNER, OUR GOALS FOR THE COUNTY THIS YEAR IS FOCUSING ON PARTNERSHIPS.
OUR NATIONAL OFFICE SAID PTA IS NO LONGER A NOUN, IT'S A VERB TO THAT EXTENT.
WE WANNA BE MORE ACTIVE IN PARTNERING WITH OUR COMMUNITIES, THE SCHOOLS, AND SET UP VALUES AND SET UP PRACTICES THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT WE REPRESENT AND THAT STUDENTS COME FROM.
SO ALONG THOSE LINES, I WANNA SAY WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE, A BEAUTIFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, MS. MONIQUE BANKS, IN PARTICULAR AT WIND FOOT ELEMENTARY, AND MS. TINGLE, A BRAND NEW COMMUNITY FACILITATOR, IS WORKING WITH US ON A MEET AND GREET RECEPTION SEPTEMBER 29TH, DESIGNED TO FOSTER THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND IMPROVE STUDENT SUCCESS.
SO WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT COMMUNITY BUILDING.
THE NEXT AREA THAT WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT AS THE YEAR COME ALONG, EXCUSE ME, IS CELL PHONES.
WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT BCPS HAS TAKEN THE LEAD IN MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CELL PHONE POLICY TO ALL OF THE ANXIOUS PARENTS OUT THERE AND ANNOYED POLITICIANS WHO ARE TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT THIS.
LET ME ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE READ THE BCPS POLICY.
YOU WILL FIND THAT IT'S BALANCED.
WE'VE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AS MANY ASPECTS AS WE CAN, AND MORE AND MORE WE WILL GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE CAN MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS ARE SAFE AND FOCUS ON ACADEMICS.
BIG TECH HAS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, SO WE CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE TECHNOLOGY IN
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THIS DIGITAL AGE, BUT WE CAN KEEP UP AND BE PRO STUDENT.THE THIRD AREA THAT I WANNA MENTION IS THE OUTCOMES FOR OUR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
IT'S A PILLAR OF A NATIONAL WELCOMING PARENTS SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMUNICATION ARE GONNA BE OUR TOP GOALS THIS YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THE HOURS THAT YOU PUT IN.
MANY OF YOU HAD NO BREAK AND I KNOW IT BECAUSE I CALLED YOU OVER THE BREAK.
NEXT ARE UNIONS AND KELLY OLDS IS OUR SPEAKER FROM TAPCO.
UH, CHAIR LICHTER, VICE CHAIR HARVEY, DR. ROGERS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
IT IS VERY EXCITING TO HAVE STUDENTS BACK IN SCHOOLS THIS WEEK.
I HAVE ENJOYED GETTING TO VISIT SCHOOLS WITH DR. ROGERS, OTHER UNION LEADERS, BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND OTHER SYSTEM LEADERS.
WHAT I HAVE SEEN IN THE SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE BEEN TO IS STUDENTS WHO ARE EXCITED AND READY TO LEARN AND EDUCATORS WHO ARE READY TO RECEIVE THEM.
THE LESSONS THAT WERE CAREFULLY PREPARED FOR STUDENTS IN THE FIRST AND SECOND DAYS OF SCHOOL BROUGHT TOGETHER CURRICULAR CONTENT, SETTING OF EXPECTATIONS AND PURPOSE, ESTABLISHING ROUTINES AND CELEBRATING THE INDIVIDUALITY AND UNIQUENESS THAT EACH STUDENT BRINGS TO THE CLASSROOM.
IN ONE CLASSROOM, THE TEACHER WAS READING A BOOK ABOUT ELMER THE ELEPHANT AND FACILITATING A CONVERSATION WHERE THE STUDENTS WERE THINKING ABOUT HOW ELMER WAS FEELING AND MAKING PREDICTIONS ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT.
IT WAS REMARKABLE TO HEAR STUDENTS REFLECT ON HOW TEASING AND BULLYING CAN MAKE ONE FEEL AND WHY WE SHOULD VALUE THE THINGS THAT MAKE US DIFFERENT IN OTHER CLASSROOMS, STUDENTS WERE BEING GIVEN A VOICE TO HELP ESTABLISH CLASSROOM NORMS AND EXPECTATIONS.
BASED ON WHAT I OBSERVED IN THESE SPACES IN SCHOOLS WHERE THIS WAS TAKING PLACE, I WOULD PREDICT THAT STUDENTS ARE TREATED EQUITABLY.
TAMCO EMBRACES EQUITY AS ONE OF OUR VALUES IN CREATING AN EQUITABLE SPACE AMONG OTHER THINGS.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A VOICE IN DECISION MAKING, AND THAT WE ARE INCLUSIVE OF THE NEEDS OF THOSE IN THAT SPACE.
I HOPE THAT TABCO MEMBERS SEE THIS, ESPECIALLY THROUGH INVOLVEMENT IN OUR COMMITTEE WORK, WHICH I CONTINUE, WHICH I ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE PART IN.
IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE SO MANY EDUCATORS HELPING STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THROUGH VERY PURPOSEFUL PLANNING, THAT WE DO NOT ALL HAVE THE SAME NEEDS.
AND THAT RESPECTING AND APPRECIATING DIFFERENCE IS WHAT ALLOWS THE COMMUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER.
AS WE CONTINUE THIS WORK TOGETHER, LET US REMEMBER THOSE LESSONS OF THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND CONTINUE TO BUILD OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR NEXT CATEGORY ARE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS LYNN LONGINGS FROM THE CONTINENTAL SOCIETY INC.
DR. ROGERS, CHAIR TER VICE CHAIR BO HARVEY, ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, FAMILIES.
WELCOME BACK TO A BRAND NEW SCHOOL YEAR.
I HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING AS THE NEW PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, AS WELL AS THE NEW ELECTED NATIONAL HISTORIAN ON THE CONTINENTAL SOCIETIES.
ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, THE BOARD HAS FACED CHALLENGES, HIGHS, LOWS, LESSONS LEARNED, BUT WHAT CONTINUES TO UNIT UNITE US AS OUR CHILDREN? OUR COMMITMENT, OUR CONCERN.
THE BALTIMORE COUNTY CHAPTER OF CONTINENTALS HAS HIT THE GROUND RUNNING ON AUGUST 21ST, CAPTURING TWO EVENTS AT THE SAME TIME.
MEMBERS TEAM A SUPPORTED OVER 400 STUDENTS AND PARENTS AT ROSSVILLE ELEMENTARY, SNEAKER PEAK WHILE ON THE OTHER SIDE, BALTIMORE COUNTY, TEAM B, WE'RE SERVING MEMBERS OVER 500 STUDENTS AND PARENTS AT FEATHERED ELEMENTARY.
NEXT UP IS VILLE AND PLEASANT PLAINS ELEMENTARY.
WE WERE CONTINUING TO UPLIFT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AT THEIR BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT, BEARING A VARIETY OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THE JOY AND EXCITEMENT OF A SCHOOL, OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR.
THE HOPE IN OUR STUDENTS' EYES, THE DEDICATION OF OUR EDUCATORS AND THE EN ENERGY OF OUR FAMILIES.
TOGETHER WE TURN THAT EXCITEMENT INTO OPPORTUNITIES AND SUCCESS.
WE ALSO KNOW OUR STUDENT ATHLETES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THIS JOURNEY.
SUPPORTING THEM BUILDS CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, RESILIENT, AND OPENS DOORS TO SCHOLARSHIPS AND LIFELONG SUCCESS.
SO TONIGHT WE RECOMMIT TO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOLS.
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LET'S MAKE THIS YEAR ONE OF GROWTH ACHIEVEMENT INSPIRATION FOR EVERY STUDENT, DR. ROGERS AND THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.THE WORK YOU DO IS NOT EASY, BUT IT'S ESSENTIAL BECAUSE WHEN WE INVEST IN OUR CHILDREN, WE ARE NOT JUST SHAPING STUDENTS, WE ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE.
ON BEHALF OF OUR NEW PRESIDENT, MICHELLE MCCOY JONES, THE BALTIMORE COUNTY CHAPTER AND THE MEMBERSHIP, WE THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP AND FOR WELCOME US BACK TO CONTINUE THIS WORK.
HERE'S TO A STRONG, SUCCESSFUL AND INSPIRING SCHOOL YEAR AHEAD.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIETTA ENGLISH FROM THE NAACP.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MR. TUMI TU.
DID I GET IT? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
JUST CORRECT MY PRONUNCIATION PLEASE.
I AM THE CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BILINGUAL GLOBAL CITIZEN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL AND, UH, SCHOOL THAT IS OPERATED BY THE PARTNERSHIP FOR INFINITE EDUCATION IN APRIL, 2024.
THIS BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BILINGUAL GLOBAL CITIZEN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL AND WAS A MOMENT FOR OF HOPE MEMBER OF JOY FOR THE EDUCATORS AND THE COMMUNITY WHO HAS BEEN WAITING FOR SUCH OPPORTUNITY.
AND FROM THE GET GO, ESPECIALLY IN JUNE, 2024, WE STARTED HAVING SOME CHALLENGES RECEIVING DOCUMENTATION FROM BALTIMORE COUNTY.
FOR INSTANCE, WHEN WE ARE APPLYING FOR OUR 2 MILLION GRANT, IT TOOK ABOUT A WEEK TO GET A, A NOTE CONFIRMING THAT WE, WE WERE APPROVED.
BUT HOPEFULLY, AND LUCKILY WE GOT THE 2 MILLION GRANTS.
UH, SINCE THEN, AT EVERY THIRD WE FACE OBSTACLES.
UH, WE NEGOTIATED THE LEASE AND WE HAVE AN EXCESSIVE RATE.
UH, WE MADE PROPOSAL THAT WERE REJECTED AND UH, WE WERE MADE PROMISE FOR DRAFT AGREEMENTS THAT NEVER ARRIVED.
AND BECAUSE OF ALL THAT DELAY, OUR 2 MILLION GRAND WAS SUSPENDED IN JULY, 2025.
AND ALSO, UH, THEY CHANCE TO EARN ANOTHER 650,000 VANISHED.
AND WE KNOW WHEN WE ARE LOSING MONEY, OUR STUDENTS ARE THE ONE LOSING MONEY.
UH, TODAY I'M HERE JUST TO ASK THE BOARD AND THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TO FINALIZE THE AGREEMENT, UH, THAT WE HAVE PROPOSED AND TO ALLOW US TO USE, UH, THE FORMER GOLDEN RE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEMPORARY BASED ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE WE SUBMITTED.
UH, BECAUSE THAT SOLUTION IS A SHORT TERM, A TWO YEAR SOLUTION THAT IS GOING NOT ONLY ALLOW US TO SAVE A LOT OF MONEY TO THE SCHOOL, TO BILINGUAL GLOBAL CITIZEN, BUT ALSO TO THE DISTRICT, BUT ALSO GIVE US ENOUGH TIME TO FINALIZE OUR FINAL START.
UH, BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT, UH, WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILY OF BALTIMORE COUNTY AN EDUCATION OF QUALITY, A RIGOROUS BILINGUAL PROGRAM THAT IS AT THE LEVEL OF THE QUALITY THAT WE KNOW ABOUT BALTIMORE COUNTY.
AND THAT'S WHY WHEN WE MET, UH, WITH, UH, THE LEADERS OF THE DISTRICT, WE MADE THAT SUGGESTION THAT WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A FAVOR.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER, UM, ON THE VIRTUALLY IS DR.
CAN YOU SPEAK JUST A LITTLE LOUDER? OKAY.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES, THAT'S GOOD.
ALRIGHT, MADAM CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ROGERS, I'VE COME TO YOU THIS EVENING IN DUAL ROLES WITH ONE PURPOSE RELATED TO INCORPORATING CURSIVE SYSTEMWIDE.
BUT BEFORE I BEGIN, ALTHOUGH I'VE COME TO YOU PREVIOUSLY, I NEED TO CLARIFY SOME OF MY LONG CONNECTION TO THE COUNTY AND THE BOARD.
ALTHOUGH I DO NOT HOLD OFFICE, I WAS A KEY PERSON WORKING WITH SENATOR DELORES KELLY IN ESTABLISHING THE FOURTH COUNCILMAN DISTRICT.
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AS FOR THE BOARD, I, COLONEL PENNINGTON AND THE NAACP INITIATED RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD SELECTION PROCESS AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION IN WHICH THE BOARD MEMBERS SIT TODAY.I WAS ALSO DESIGNATED CHARGE OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION TO REFORM THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE I RETIRED IN 2010.
THEREFORE, TONIGHT I'M TAKING UPON A PERSONAL PRIVILEGE DUE TO THOSE ROLES I HAVE PLAYED AND BEYOND.
AND, UM, LOOKING AT THE OUTCOMES FIRST, ON BEHALF OF THE BALTIMORE COUNTY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, UM, WHOM I REPRESENT, WE COMMEND THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT ON EFFORTS TO REINSTALL CURSIVE INSTRUCTION AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS IN THE SCHOOLS.
HOWEVER, IT SHOULD NOT BE PILOTED IN A LIMITED NUMBER OF SCHOOLS, BUT IMPLEMENTED IN ALL SCHOOLS IMMEDIATELY IN A RUSH TO APPEAR IN THE LEAD IN USING TECHNOLOGY TOOLS, THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND CENTRAL OFFICE TURNED AWAY FROM CURSIVE.
REMOVING CURSIVE WAS REPREHENSIBLE AND PARTICULARLY DAMAGING TO AFRICAN AMERICAN POOR AND OTHER STUDENTS.
OVER THE YEARS, THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN HAVE BEEN HANDICAPPED ACADEMICALLY DUE TO DECISIONS MADE BY ADULTS WHO FRANKLY GOT TO WHERE THEY WERE BECAUSE OF THEIR HANDWRITING.
IN PART IN EDUCATION, HANDWRITING HAS BEEN AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT FOR INSTRUCTION AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS A UNIVERSAL SKILL.
HANDWRITING IS JUST AS VITAL AS LITERACY.
IN FACT, IT IS AN UNDERPINNING COMPONENT OF LITERACY.
THERE ARE AGES WHEN IT SHOULD BE APPLIED.
AND OVER THE PAST DECADE OR SO, LIKE LEARNING THE BASICS OF ORAL LANGUAGE, THERE ARE TIMES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN WHEN IT IS OPTIMUM.
IN ADDITION, THERE IS NO NEED TO PILOT A PROGRAM.
WHEN YOU ARE AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE, YOU SHOULD APPLY THE REMEDY TO ALL STUDENTS.
I'M NOT SPEAKING TO YOU TONIGHT AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN, BUT AS SOMEONE WHO HELPED RUN CURRICULUM IN THIS SYSTEM AND CAN LET YOU KNOW THAT REMOVING HANDWRITING WAS A TRAVESTY.
IT'S MY PROFESSIONAL ADVICE THAT THE PROGRAM SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS ALL SCHOOLS.
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, I CAN SHOW YOU HOW.
OH, IT MAY HAVE BEEN STILL THERE, SOME SAY, BUT IT WAS ALLOWED TO SIT UNUSED WITH MANY SCHOOLS.
24 STATES HAVE RETURNED TO CURSIVE SOME OVER A DECADE AGO.
THE NAACP AT THE LOCAL STATE LEVEL, THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AS FAR BACK AS 2019 TO REINSTATE HANDWRITING, WE WILL BE APPROACHING THE LEGISLATURES AGAIN THIS YEAR.
AS FOR THE BOARD, ALTHOUGH YOU DID NOT BEGIN IT, YOU ARE NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING IT AND IT CAN BE DONE.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER FOR INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS OR STUDENTS IS SHARON SOFF.
I WAS ASKED TO PAR MAYBE REFRAME HOW I PRESENT THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE BROUGHT TO THIS BOARD ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION.
SO I'M GOING TO ATTEMPT TO DO THAT THIS EVENING.
HOW WE CAN SERVE STUDENTS BETTER IS FOLLOWING FOUR BASIC TENETS, COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION, COURTESY, AND FOLLOWING THE RULES.
TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, IF I WANNA SCHEDULE A MEETING, AN IEP MEETING FOR A STUDENT, I DO NOT TELL THE PARENT TOMORROW AT NINE 30 WE ARE GOING TO HOLD A MEETING.
I SEND THEM A LETTER STATING THAT IN 10 DAYS WE ARE GOING TO HOLD A MEETING.
AND IN FIVE DAYS I PROVIDE THAT PARENT.
FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, I PROVIDE THAT PARENT WITH ALL DOCUMENTS THAT I AM GOING TO REVIEW.
A LOT OF THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN OVER THE SUMMER BECAUSE NO ONE WAS AVAILABLE.
NO MEETINGS AS FAR AS MY CLIENTS WERE CONCERNED HAPPENED IN THE MONTH OF JULY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ONE AVAILABLE.
AND BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ONE AVAILABLE, THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION.
THAT'S A PARAMOUNT TENANT COLLABORATION.
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I SAID, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.THAT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT I NOTED.
REMEMBER, I HAD A STUDENT WHO DIDN'T GET SUMMER SCHOOL THIS SUMMER BECAUSE HE HAD TO WALK FOUR MILES TO GET A BUS THAT COULD HAVE RESO BEEN RESOLVED AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, HAD COLLABORATION TAKEN PLACE.
I WANNA TELL YOU THAT THAT PARTICULAR STUDENT NOW HAS BUS TRANSPORTATION, AN IEP THAT WORKS FOR HIM BECAUSE WE HAD A NEW IEP CHAIR WHO WANTED TO COLLABORATE AND DIDN'T KNOW ALL THE RULES HOW NOT TO START A SCHOOL YEAR.
YESTERDAY AT NINE 30, I ENTERED A THREE HOUR IEP MEETING.
I DREAD THAT, BUT WE GOT A LOT OF WORK DONE 'CAUSE OF COL.
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL ED ON THE INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS THAT YOU ARE HAVING CONCERNS WITH.
SO KUDOS TO THE FOUR WHO PHYSICALLY ATTENDED.
IF YOU ARE AN ADMINISTRATOR IN THE SPICE COMPANY HERE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY, OR AUTOMOBILE MAKING COMPANY, AND EIGHT OF THE 12 BOARD MEMBERS IN THAT COMPANY JUST SIMPLY DID NOT SHOW UP TWO WEEKS BEFORE OPENING UP, WHAT WOULD YOU THINK? I WAS SITTING AND REALLY WATCHING AND ESPECIALLY LISTENING TO THE BOARD MEMBERS ON THE PHONE.
QUIET MOST TIME, SOFT MOST OF THE TIME WAS A BORING MEETING.
WORSE THAN THAT IS THAT ONE DISTRAUGHT PUBLIC SPEAKER ABOUT HER CHILD HAVE BEEN ORDERED BY THE VICE CHAIR.
UNFORTUNATELY, ESCORTED OUT BY TWO ARMED SECURITY.
THAT IS NOT CONFLICT RESOLUTION, THAT IS NOT ENGAGEMENT, THAT IS INAPPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT OF TAXPAYERS WHO COME HERE TRY TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU.
ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE CONCERN THAT MS. TIARA DWYER, WHOM I REALLY ADMIRED HER SO MUCH WHEN SHE WAS A CHAIR, BASICALLY MOVED ON TO A BETTER PAYING JOB.
AND AS A TAXPAYER LISTENING TO YOU FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS, PROBABLY MORE, SOME BOARD MEMBERS USE THIS FACILITY AS A SPRINGBOARD TO BE DELEGATES OR TO BE IN BETTER PAYING JOBS.
AND I THINK YOUR VOTE TODAY AGAINST MS. HAND PROPOSITION REALLY SHOWS THE DEFECT IN THE BOARD.
YOU NEED SOME ENTITY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR DECISIONS ARE NOT POLITICALLY MOTIVATED, WHICH I SEE IT EACH TIME A BOARD OF EDUCATION IS MEETING.
AND YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT TAXPAYER MONEY IS BEING SPENT APPROPRIATELY.
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG OF YOU VOTING YES UNANIMOUSLY FOR MS. HEN PROPOSITION.
IT REALLY REFLECTS POORLY ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
[G. NEW BUSINESS - ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION (Board Counsel) (7:30 - 7:35 p.m.)]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ACTION TAKEN, ENCLOSED SESSION.AND FOR THAT I CALL HIM MR. BURNS.
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GOOD EVENING.GOOD EVENING MATTER CHAIR BOARD MEMBERS.
UH, FOR THE RECORD, DARREN BURNS, BOARD COUNCIL TO SEE ME ENCLOSED SESSION, UH, THE BOARD CONSIDERED TWO APPEALS.
ONE WAS HEA 25 DASH 0 3 1 AND THE OTHER WAS HEA 25 DASH 0 3 4.
YOU TOOK ACTION ON THOSE CASES AND NOW WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME FOR THE BOARD TO AFFIRM THE ACTION THAT IT TOOK.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ACTION TAKEN ENCLOSED SESSION ON HEARING EXAMINER'S CASE, HEA 25 DASH OH THREE ONE AND HEA 25 DASH OH THREE FOUR AND AUTHORIZED MS. GO TO SIGN FOR THOSE BOARD MEMBERS NOT PHYSICALLY PRESENT.
ANY DISCUSSION? MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL THOUGH, PLEASE? MS. FONG? HERE.
DID I MISS SOMETHING? 'CAUSE YOU'RE STILL THERE.
UM, I WAS BOTH OF THEM IT WAS MM-HMM
DIDN'T I SAY BOTH OF THEM? YES.
[H. WORK SESSION - PROPOSED FY2027 STATE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST (Dr. Grim and Mr. Tantleff) (7:35 - 8:05 p.m.)]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE WORK SESSION ON THE PROPOSED FY 2027 STATE CAPITAL BUDGET REQUEST.CHAIR, LICHTER, VICE CHAIR, HARVEY, SUPERINTENDENT DR. ROGERS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AT AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE SHARED WITH YOU, UH, THE PROPOSED FY 27, UH, STATE CAPITAL BUDGET.
AND WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING FOR THE BOARD'S WORK SESSION.
AND THANK YOU FOR, UM, POSTING AND ANSWERING SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED.
ARE THERE FURTHER QUESTIONS? WHERE ARE THE QUESTIONS? ANSWER? YEAH.
WHERE ARE THOSE? IF YOU ON ON BOARD DOCS, THEY'RE IN EXECUTIVE CONTENT FY 27 STATE CAPITAL BUDGET.
IT'S, AND THEN THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED WITH ANSWERS, OR DO YOU HAVE IT? IT'S THE THIRD BOX DOWN.
DO YOU KNOW WHEN THAT WAS UPLOADED? UH, MS. GO.
IT WAS PRIOR TO CLOSED SESSION.
SO I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THOSE
WELL, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW? GO AHEAD, MS. I'M GONNA ASK IT.
I DON'T HAVE, I I YOU STILL CAN'T FIND IT? NO, I FOUND IT, BUT I'M JUST SEEING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME.
UH, UM, I GUESS MY MAIN QUESTION IS ARE ABOUT DELANEY.
UM, HOW MUCH DO WE HAVE INVESTED ALREADY SPENT IN DELANEY, THE DELANEY REBUILD PROJECT? SO, MR. DO ROMANOWSKI? WE CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION WITH ME THIS EVENING.
OUR, UM, MR. DEAN SEK, HE'S A MANAGER IN FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT, AND MS. LESLIE RI, DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION.
SO WE CAN, WE CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT YOU POSTED OKAY.
AND WALK YOU THROUGH THAT, IF THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
AND FOR THAT, I'M GONNA ASK MR. EK.
UM, SO I JUST WANT TO GO OVER, UM, THE, UM, JUST TO ADMIT, THERE WAS A MISTAKE ON THE, UH, THE PRIOR SPENDING.
UH, WE HAD LISTED, UH, 43 40 8 MILLION, UM, AND SOME CHANGE.
UM, THAT WAS BASED ON, UH, THE PRIOR YEAR FUNDING OF FY 25 CIP.
UM, THE FY 25 CIP WAS ACTUALLY 7,843,000, NOT THE 8 MILLION THAT WAS LISTED IN THE PRIOR YEAR'S, UM, BUDGET REQUEST.
SO LAST YEAR'S BUDGET REQUEST WAS ALSO INCORRECT.
SO WHEN YOU TAKE THE 7.8 MILLION, YOU ADD THE 40 MILLION WE GOT, UH, LAST YEAR, THAT'S A TOTAL SPEND OR A TOTAL, UM, COMMITMENT FROM THE STATE UP TO DATE OF 47,881,000 AND, UH, $553.
AND, AND WHAT HAVE WE INVESTED SPENT ALREADY ON GETTING THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD
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OF THAT MONEY? SO THE LAST UPDATE THAT WE COULD PROVIDE YOU, WE WOULD DIRECT YOU TO ON MAY THE 30TH.WE PROVIDED THE, UH, LATEST CAPITAL, UH, ITEMS THAT WOULD'VE BEEN THROUGH MARCH, THE 31ST OF, UM, OF LAST FISCAL YEAR.
WE EXPECT IN SEPTEMBER TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH THE CLOSEOUT FROM JUNE 30TH, WHICH WOULD BE WHAT WE'VE SPENT TO DATE.
SO THE FIGURES THAT YOU ASKED FOR, THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU ASKED FOR, OR WHAT'S BEEN ALLOCATED, IF YOU'RE ASKING WHAT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN SPENT, IT'S IN THOSE, IT'S IN THOSE REPORTS THAT WE PROVIDE THE BOARD ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
SO OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, YOU DON'T, I MEAN, WHERE ARE WE? I IT, I THINK IT SAYS IN HERE THAT PROJECT COMPLETION IS, UH, AUGUST, 2028.
HAVE WE BROKEN GROUND? NO, BECAUSE WE HAVE, WE DO NOT YET HAVE ALL, HAVE NOT YET SECURED ALL THE PERMITS FROM BALTIMORE COUNTY TO BREAK GROUND YET.
WE HAVE BEEN OUT TO, UM, WE'VE BEEN OUT TO BID.
WE KNOW WHAT THE COST, THE ANTICIPATED COST OF THE FULL PROJECT IS AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
UM, WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY SPENT FUNDS ON, UH, PLANNING AND DESIGN.
AGAIN, THOSE FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE, UH, TO YOU IN REPORTS THAT WE GIVE YOU QUARTERLY.
UH, NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT AT YOUR CONVENIENCE, THAT WOULD BE THE LAST ONE YOU HAD IS FROM, IT WAS PROVIDED AS A, AS A SUB ON MAY THE 30TH.
AND IT WAS FOR THE PERIOD THAT ENDED MARCH THE 31ST OF 2025.
WE EXPECT THAT THE, THE UPDATE, UM, THAT WOULD CONCLUDE THE, THE WAY THE PAPERWORK, UH, GOES, THE, THE PERIOD ENDING JULY THE 30TH WILL BE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN SEPTEMBER.
DO WE HAVE AN APPROVED, UH, PROJECT PLAN AS FAR AS A MODEL BUILD? WHAT, WHAT WE'RE DOING? YES.
BREAKING ON EV EVERYTHING'S, EVERYTHING'S READY TO DESIGN'S DONE.
THE DESIGN, THE DESIGN DESIGN IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.
AND IT'S APPROVED IT? YES, IT'S BEEN APPROVED BY THE STATE.
UM, THE IAC HAS APPROVED FUNDING FOR US.
WE KNOW HOW MUCH WE NEED TO ASK FOR IN NEXT YEAR'S CAPITAL BUDGET AS WELL.
AND, AND THAT IS PROVIDED TO YOU IN THE DOCUMENTATION? UM, WE DO KNOW WHAT THE STATE HAS ALSO COMMITTED TO US FOR THIS PROJECT.
UM, WE NEED, UH, PERMITTING AND THEN WE CAN, WE CAN BREAK GROUND.
DO YOU KNOW, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING WHICH PERMITS EXACTLY ARE HOLDING US UP? IT'S THE, THE STORMWATER AND SEDIMENT CONTROL.
THEY'RE SORT OF THE LAST ONES TO GET THAT ARE GETTING TOGETHER.
SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH DIFFERENT SUBMISSIONS.
UM, BUT UNTIL ONE SIGNS OFF, THEN THE OTHER SIGNS OFF THAT, THAT WE SHOULD HAVE IT.
I MEAN, SEPTEMBER HAS IT, I MEAN, IT'S BEEN SUBMITTED IS MANY.
YOU'RE JUST WAITING FOR THEM TO APPROVE IT.
IT'S A BACK, IT'S A BACK AND FORTH PROCESS.
SO WE, WE SUBMIT IT, THEY LOOK, THEY LOOK OVER PLANS, THEY ASK QUESTIONS, WE REVISE THEM, WE RESUBMIT IT AGAIN.
AND UNTIL THE COUNTY IS SATISFIED, THEY, THEY WILL NOT ISSUE US THE PERMITS.
SO IT, IT'S A, IT'S A TYPICALLY A MORE OF A DISCUSSION PROCESS.
YOU SUBMIT IT ONCE AND IT'S APPROVED.
HOW LONG HAS IT THIS ONE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH? UM, THEY, AT, AT THIS POINT, OUR PERMITTING PROCESS IS TYPICALLY RUNNING BETWEEN SIX AND EIGHT MONTHS.
SO WHEN DID IT START? I'M, I'M NOT SURE WE ARE, WE ARE ON, OR WE ARE CLOSE TO ON SCHEDULE.
WE ANTICIPATED BEING ABLE TO BREAK GROUND IN, IN SEPTEMBER.
IT WILL PROBABLY BE MORE LIKE OCTOBER, THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER.
I, I SEEM TO REMEMBER LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, IT WAS, IT WAS GONNA BE SUMMER, HOPEFULLY 2025 WAS BREAKING GROUND.
WELL, THIS WAS LAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE DOING DESIGN BUILD AT DELANEY.
WE HAD THE PRESENTATION MM-HMM
SO, UH, CAN WE GET A, AN UPDATE IF IT'S GONNA BE LONGER THAN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER? SURE.
BEFORE, IF WE'RE, IF IT'S GONNA TAKE LONGER, THEN ARE WE GONNA GET OUT OF THIS YEAR? LIKE IF, ARE WE GONNA GET IT IN 2025? ARE WE GONNA START IT? CAN WE GET AN UPDATE? SURE.
OTHER QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS MS. HEN? THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
UM, AT OUR LAST MEETING, I HAD ASKED ABOUT PROJECTS THAT AREN'T INCLUDED ON THIS REQUEST AND WHERE THE BOARD AND PUBLIC CAN FIND THAT LIST AS WELL AS, UM, SAY PRIORITIES 15 THROUGH 30, UM, THAT ARE NOT ON THIS LIST.
IS THERE A DRAFT LIST THAT THE BOARD AND PUBLIC CAN REVIEW IN TERMS OF WHAT'S AHEAD AND ALSO PROJECTS THAT ARE FULLY FUNDED THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED ON THIS LIST FOR STATE FUNDING THAT ARE IN PROGRESS? AND ALONG WITH WHAT BOARD MEMBER DOKI SAID, UM, SCHEDULED, ANTICIPATED, SCHEDULED DATES FOR THOSE.
SO, UH, MS. HE, WE, I, I APOLOGIZE.
UM, WHEN IT WAS SUBMITTED, WHEN THE DOCUMENTS, UH, DR. GRAHAM, I ASKED IT AT THE MEETING.
IF, IF, UH, WE WOULD RECOMMEND, IF YOU COULD, IF THAT, THAT'S A MULTI-TIERED QUESTION.
IF YOU COULD SUBMIT THAT SOME OF THE INFORMATION IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE,
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SOME OF IT'S NOT.UM, BECAUSE THE, THE PRIORITY LIST, UH, AS THE BOARD APPROVES IT, CAN I, I DON'T WANNA SAY IT CAN SHIFT, BUT AS FUNDING OR GRANTS COME UP, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAD A FEW PROJECTS, UH, THAT WE HAD ANTICIPATED WOULD BE ON THE STATE CAPITAL LIST.
UM, THEY ARE GONNA BE FUNDED THROUGH HEALTHY SCHOOLS FUNDING.
UM, SO THEY WERE REMOVED, UH, AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE BEFORE WE SUBMITTED THE CAPITAL REQUEST TO KEEP IT AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE.
UM, BUT WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU WHERE SOME OF OUR PROGRESS, OUR PROGRESS IS.
THE, THE BEST UPDATE FISCALLY THAT WE CAN PROVIDE IS THE QUARTERLY, UH, REPORT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT IS, THAT THAT'S PUBLICLY RELEASED.
I DO KNOW THAT WE SHARE IT WITH OUR COUNTY PARTNERS, THE COUNTY COUNCIL, AND WE SHARE IT WITH THE BOARD.
AND THAT IS A REPORT I BELIEVE, THAT I'M THINKING OF.
I'VE SEEN THAT OUR COUNTY PARTNERS RECEIVE.
THAT'S VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE IT'S EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE.
SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO TRACK WHEN THINGS ARE KIND OF A MOVING TARGET ACROSS REPORTS AND SOMETHING DISAPPEARS AND, AND THAT CAN CAUSE SOME FALSE PANIC WHEN, WHEN SOMETHING IS NOT LISTED.
AND I'VE LEARNED PERSONALLY THAT NO, YOU KNOW, HOLD OFF, IT'S PROBABLY BEING FUNDED ELSEWHERE OR PROBABLY ON ANOTHER LIST SOMEWHERE.
BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ME AND PROBABLY TO MY COLLEAGUES TO BE ABLE TO SEE A LIST OF EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE SO THAT WE CAN BE ASSURED THAT NO, THIS HASN'T FALLEN OFF.
UM, THE PLAN, THE OVERALL MASTER PLAN, BUT IT IS, IS STILL INCLUDED THEN MM-HMM
AND, AND ALSO TO SEE WHAT'S IN THE PIPELINE SO THAT WE CAN, UM, PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO OUR CONSTITUENTS WHEN THEY ASK AND FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO SEE AS WELL.
UM, UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS A DRAFT AND THAT THESE PLANS CAN AND DO CHANGE.
SO I, I WILL GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT THAT IF, IF THAT'S THE PREFERENCE.
AND, UH, THANK YOU, UH, FOR PUTTING THIS INFORMATION TOGETHER AND FOR ASKING MY QUESTIONS.
I THINK I HAVE A FOLLOW UP SIMILAR TO, UH, MS. HENS.
ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS ABOUT HOW THE SYSTEM IS USING MY IPAS.
THERE WAS A INVESTMENT FOUR YEARS AGO, 2021 TO HAVE, UH, THE SYSTEM ASSESSED FOR OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO PRIORITIZE THE PROJECTS, UH, BASED ON US HAVING THE OLDEST INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE STATE.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS, IS THAT THE, THAT BOARD THEN VOTED TO CHANGE, UH, THE ORDER, THE RECOMMENDED ORDER IN WHICH THOSE PROJECTS WERE EXECUTED.
UH, AND I AM NOT SURE THAT THERE IS A, A PUBLIC FRIENDLY PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND, UH, THE CONSEQUENCES OF THOSE CHANGES.
WHAT PROJECTS WERE SHIFTED, UH, WHEN THOSE PROJECTS WILL NOW BE, UH, PLANNED AND EXECUTED.
I'M ALSO PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN, UM, THE OPEN SPACE CLASSROOMS FOR SOME TIME.
WE HAVE SAID THAT WE DO NOT, UH, WANT TO MAINTAIN OPEN SPACE CLASSROOMS THAT CHILDREN NEED PLACES TO LEARN THAT PROVIDE THEM SOME SORT OF, UH, UH, TO BE FREE FROM DISTRACTION THAT OPEN SPACE CLASSROOMS CAN HAVE.
AND, AND AS I LOOK AT THE, THE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION, UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL OPEN SPACE CLASSROOMS THAT DO NOT HAVE, UH, FUNDING AT THIS TIME.
AND, BUT I DON'T SEE A PROJECTED DATE WHEN THOSE FUNDS MIGHT BE REQUESTED WHEN THOSE PROJECTS CAN BE COMPLETED.
AND THIS IS OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SO OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS ARE LEARNING IN ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE NOT THE MOST CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING.
SO I, TO CIRCLE BACK TO MY FIRST QUESTION, IS THERE A SPACE WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN EASILY DUMB ALLOCATIONS AND PRIORITIZATION AS IT IS NOW? AND WHAT IS THE PROJECTED, UH, DATE FOR, UH, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, UH, REQUESTS FOR THE REMAINING OPEN SPACE CLASSROOMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN, UH, UH, INCLU HAVE NOT STARTED THE PROCESS YET.
SO TO ANSWER YOUR, YOUR FIRST QUESTION IS THERE, IS THERE A SINGULAR PLACE THAT IS EASY FOR THE PUBLIC TO DIGEST, UM, THESE CAPITAL PROJECTS? THE SHORT ANSWER IS NO.
UM, THE REASON BEING IN PART BECAUSE THE CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE, UM, ARE COMPLICATED IN TERMS OF HOW THEY'RE FUNDED AND WHEN THEY'RE FUNDED.
UM, WHEN WE HAVE A, UH, A PROJECT WHEN, WHEN WE HAVE A, UM, A, A BOILER, UH, THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHEN WE HAVE AN HVAC SYSTEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, UM, BECAUSE OF AN AN URGENT REPAIR, WE HAVE SYSTEMICS THAT
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CAN MOVE TO THE TOP OF THE LIST VERY, VERY QUICKLY.UM, WITH THE THIRD OLDEST INFRASTRUCTURE, AS YOU SAID.
UM, THAT CAN BE PART OF THE CHALLENGE.
SO WHILE WE MAINTAIN MY I PASS AND MY IPAS IS REALLY THE PLACE THAT THE PUBLIC COULD GO AND LOOK, UM, IT IS THE, THE GUIDING LIGHT FOR US.
BUT, UM, AS, AS PRIORITIES CHANGE, AS THINGS HAVE COME UP, AS YOU MENTIONED, UM, THERE WERE, UH, TWO PROJECTS THAT WERE REPRIORITIZED IN THE TYPE OF PROJECT AND IN THEIR PLACE, UH, AHEAD OF MY, WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN MY I PASS, UM, THAT, THAT ALTERED, UM, THE FLOW OF THE REST OF THE PROJECTS THAT WERE, THAT WERE IN THE QUEUE.
UM, AND I THINK WE ARE AT A PLACE WHERE, UH, NOT KNOWING, NOT BEING CERTAIN ON WHAT CAPITAL FUNDING WILL LOOK LIKE FROM THE STATE AND THE COUNTY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, IT'S GONNA BE DIFFICULT FOR US TO ANTICIPATE WHAT PROJECTS WE CAN COMPLETE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
UM, AS WE ANSWERED IN THE QUESTIONS HERE, AND AS YOU SAW ON THE CAPITAL PRIORITY LIST, THERE WERE PROJECTS, UM, THAT WE HAD INCLUDED AT, AT LAST YEAR THAT WE SIMPLY COULD NOT INCLUDE BECAUSE THE DOLLARS ARE NOT THERE AT THIS, AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME.
UM, SO THEY CAN, THE PUBLIC CAN LOOK AT MY I PASS.
UM, I WOULD ALSO REFER TO THE, THE BOARD, UH, MEETING THAT YOU REFERRED TO.
AND IT IS IN THE RESPONSE THAT WE PROVIDED ON SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2021.
UM, MR. DIXON WENT THROUGH A VERY DETAILED EXPLANATION TO THE BOARD OF THE IMPACT OF REPRIORITIZING SOME OF THESE PROJECTS.
UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT RESPONSE.
SO, UH, I JUST HAVE, I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR, UM, MY I PASS IS AND HAS BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
IT IS A VOLUMINOUS DOCUMENT AND I, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC.
YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT TRANSPARENCY A LOT IN THIS SETTING, BUT TRANSPARENCY WITHOUT CONTEXT IS NOT TRUE TRANSPARENCY IN MY ASSESSMENT.
AND SO WE HAVE, UM, RESOURCES THAT WE SPENT ON PRIORITIZING CAPITAL BUDGET PROJECTS TO IMPROVE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ALL STUDENTS.
A DECISION WAS MADE TO RE REPRIORITIZE CERTAIN PROJECTS, UH, THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACTED OR DELAYED, UH, OTHER PROJECTS.
AND I THINK THE PUBLIC SHOULD SEE THE COMPARISON.
AND SO I WOULD ASK THAT THE SYSTEM CONSIDER LIST THE PROJECTS, AND THIS IS A SIMPLE LIST.
HERE'S WHAT MY IPA RECOMMENDED HERE ARE WHAT OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE TO DATE.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CAN'T PROJECT THAT OUT, BUT SO FAR, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND FROM YOUR RESPONSE THAT SOME PROJECTS WERE NOT FUNDED BECAUSE OF THE REPRIORITIZATION AND I'M GONNA RESPECT THE TIMEKEEPERS.
AND MS. HARVEY, YOU HAD ONE OTHER QUESTION FOR US AND THAT WAS ABOUT OPEN SPACE.
WE CAN, WE CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT QUESTION.
OTHER BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS? LEMME JUST CHECK MS. FONG.
I DON'T SEE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, UM, AT THIS TIME.
[I. REPORT - BCPS PROGRESS IN ACTION - CTE AND APPRENTICESHIPS (Dr. Elmendorf and Ms. Parham) (8:05 - 8:25 p.m.)]
THE AGENDA IS THE REPORT ON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND APPRENTICESHIPS.MONDOR AND MS. PARHAM AND MS. FAILS, SORRY.
GOOD EVENING, CHAIR LICHTER, VICE CHAIR HARVEY AND SUPERINTENDENT ROGERS.
YOU'LL BE, UM, HAPPY TO KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONE PRESENTING TONIGHT.
AND IT IS THE, THE PEOPLE TO MY LEFT AND RIGHT ARE EXPERTS IN, UM, CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
AND THAT IS MS. PARRAMAN AND MS. FAILS, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THEM.
UM, SO FOR OUR NEWER BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THE BLUEPRINT.
AND WE, UM, WANNA CONTINUE OUR ANNUAL PRESENTATION WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKSTORY ON BLUEPRINT FOR OUR NEW FOLKS.
UM, MARYLAND STATES, THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PILLAR SETS A COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARD THAT PREPARES GRADUATES FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND THE WORKFORCE BY ENSURING THEY HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO COMPLETE ENTRY LEVEL CREDIT BEARING COLLEGE COURSES AND WORK IN HIGH WAGE AND HIGH DEMAND INDUSTRIES.
THE B-C-P-S-C-T-E WORK IS PREPARING STUDENTS TO BE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY BY COLLABORATING WITH CORE AREAS, PROVIDING TECHNICAL CONTENT AND SKILL BUILDING TO BE ALIGNED WITH
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CCR AND MEET INDUSTRY NEEDS.THE CTE OFFICE CONTINUES TO HAVE A FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN IN ORDER FOR US TO BE FUTURE FOCUSED AS WE ALL WITH BCPS DO.
THE QUALITY OF CTE INSTRUCTION IS AN EMPHASIS TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE TEACHING, LEARNING, AND PROGRAM QUALITY.
IN ADDITION TO OTHER BCPS PROGRAMS, OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS CONTINUE TO UNDERGO THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS AS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATIONS AS WELL AS TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN OUR PROGRAM.
ADVISORY COUNCILS FOR ALL PROGRAMS, CTE CONTINUES TO REVIEW DEMOGRAPHIC DATA AND ANALYZE ROOT CAUSES FOR ENROLLMENT AND NON ENROLLMENT, AND WORK WITH SCHOOLS IN THE MAGNET OFFICE REGARDING PARTICIPATION AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL PERKINS FUNDING AS WELL.
IN ADDITION TO CAREER EXPLORATION FOR ALL BLUEPRINT, ONCE STUDENTS HAVE ENROLLED IN OUR CTE PROGRAMS, WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE INDUSTRY ACCESS VIA INTERNSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING ONE OF OUR LATEST INTERNSHIPS WITH THE BALTIMORE COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
OUR STUDENTS WILL SOON BE TRAINING TO BECOME EMTS WITHIN BALTIMORE COUNTY.
MSD HAS ALSO ESTABLISHED THREE PATHWAYS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS AFTER GRADUATION, INCLUDING COMPLETING AN APPRENTICESHIP MEETING, CTE REQUIREMENTS AND ATTAINING AN INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION.
MSDE ALSO ESTABLISHED THE GOAL OF OF 45%, AS WE KNOW, IS THE BLUEPRINT GOAL FOR STUDENTS THAT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR ONE OF THE PATHWAYS BY 2031.
DATA FROM OUR GRADUATING STUDENTS FROM 24 25, WHAT YOU SEE HERE HAS BEEN ANALYZED.
THE ANNUAL INCREASE WAS CALCULATED TO BE 2% TO MEET THE 45 BENCHMARK BY 20 30, 31.
AS YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE, OUR STUDENTS ARE OBTAINING INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS, WE CALL THEM, UM, IRCS.
UM, ONE OF THE FIRST ONES THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN THAT WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS OUR BASE CERTIFICATION.
LAST YEAR WE HAD OUR VERY FIRST STUDENT TO OBTAIN BASE CERTIFICATION, WHICH IS OUR BIO TECHNICIAN ASSISTANT CREDENTIAL EXAMINATION, WHICH IS USUALLY GIVEN IN COLLEGE OR GRADUATE SCHOOL, BUT WE HAD OUR FIRST BCPS STUDENT TO EARN THIS LAST SPRING.
CTE ALSO OFFERS TSAS, WHICH IS OUR TECHNICAL STUDENT ASER, UH, TECHNICAL SKILL ATTAINMENT CERTIFICATION THAT INDICATE TECHNICAL SKILLS IN ADDITION TO OUR IRCS.
SOME OF THESE EXAMPLES INCLUDE OSHA 10, WHICH IS OFFERED TO OUR CONSTRUCTION HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND FOOD PROGRAMS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE NECESSARY FOR STUDENTS TO OBTAIN, UM, ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND PARTICIPATE IN WORK.
APPRENTICESHIPS, DENTAL CERTIFICATIONS AND INFECTION CONTROL AND RADIATION ARE ALSO REQUIRED BY OUR DENTAL STAFF.
WE, UH, MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS EARN THESE THINGS TO IMPROVE THEIR ACCESSIBILITY TO THE WORKFORCE.
OUR REMOTE PILOT LICENSE AND PRIVATE PILOT EXAMS ARE A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BCPS AND CCBC.
IT IS THE OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION OF OUR AVIATION PROGRAMS AT KENWOOD AND HARFORD HIGH SCHOOL.
WE ALSO HAVE AUTODESK CERTIFICATIONS, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO OUR ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS.
AND NOW WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT OUR CAREER, CORRECT.
COULD YOU PLEASE PLAY THE VIDEO? WE HAVE THREE YOUTH APPRENTICES THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE TWO THAT ARE FROM PATAPSCO HIGH SCHOOL AND ONE THAT IS FROM WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH APPRENTICE PROGRAM IS BASICALLY TO TAKE HIGH SCHOOLERS IN THEIR JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR AND GET THEM INTO THE TRADE SPACE, UM, INTO THE COMPANY, START LEARNING ABOUT THE EMPLOYMENT.
AND THEN THE GOAL IS ONCE THEY FINISH WITH THE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP, THEY CAN ROLL RIGHT INTO A FULL-TIME APPRENTICESHIP.
THEY'RE GETTING A TASTE OF WHAT THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE OFFICE IS GONNA BE, BUT REALLY A LOT OF IT'S HAPPENING IN THE TRAINING ROOM WHERE THEY'RE BEGINNING TO GET A LOT OF THE INTRODUCTORY TRAININGS FOR HVAC OR ELECTRICAL, UM, THEIR RESPECTIVE CAREERS.
I ATTEND WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL.
SO FROM LAST YEAR DURING THE YOUTH ENERGY SUMMIT INAUGURAL YEAR, THERE WAS A LEADERSHIP PANEL.
SO ONE ADVICE I REMEMBER FROM JUDY RADER WAS TO CREATE A LINKEDIN ACCOUNT AND CONNECT WITH CONSTELLATION PEOPLE.
SO AFTER DINNER WE WENT HOME, EVERYBODY CREATED A LINKEDIN ACCOUNT, WE CONNECTED WITH CONSTELLATION PEOPLE.
AND THIS SUMMER I REACHED OUT TO LUKE HANCOCK TO ASK FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP.
HE CONNECTED ME WITH CONSTELLATION HOME, WHICH HELPED ME SECURE THIS INTERNSHIP THIS SUMMER FOR ELECTRICAL APPRENTICE.
SO MY ROLE AS AN ELECTRICAL APPRENTICE AT CONSTELLATION HOME
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INVOLVES DIFFERENT THINGS.SO SOMETIMES I'M IN THE OFFICE WORKING ON EV CHARGER, CALLING CUSTOMERS, REQUESTING INFORMATION, AND SOMETIMES I'M OUT WITH JASON ON THE FIELD AS A SERVICE TECH, HELP HER TO LEARN WHAT IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE IN THE FIELD.
I WOULD DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO GO TO YOUTH ENERGY SUMMIT OR WORK WITH CONSTELLATION.
'CAUSE CONSTELLATION PROVIDES YOU DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES OF GROWTH.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP BUILD THE TRADES BACK.
AND THIS YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP IS A HUGE STEP IN GETTING THE TRADES BACK INTO THE SCHOOLS AND GIVING ACCESS TO PEOPLE WHERE MAYBE COLLEGE ISN'T NECESSARILY THE PATH THEY WANNA TAKE.
THIS GIVES THEM THAT HEADSTART JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WOULD HAVE GOING TO COLLEGE TO ALLOW THEM TO MOVE INTO A CAREER ONCE THEY GET OUT.
SO LAST YEAR WE HAD 1,508 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN INTERNSHIP.
75 PARTICIPATE IN APPRENTICESHIPS.
THOSE ARE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS AND THAT ENCOMPASSES ALL OF OUR WORK-BASED LEARNING INTERNSHIPS, UM, ALLOW FOR EXPLORATION, BUT THEY ALSO INCLUDE APPLICATIONS OF SKILLS THAT STUDENTS LEARN IN CTE PROGRAMS. THEY CAN ALSO BE ELECTIVES TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO GIVE SOMETHING A TRY BEFORE THEY SPEND TIME AND MONEY PURSUING IT AFTER THEY LEAVE HIGH SCHOOL.
APPRENTICESHIPS ARE MORE FOCUSED AND THEY INCLUDE THE COMPLETION OF RELATED INSTRUCTION THAT'S REQUIRED BY THE EMPLOYER.
AND AT LEAST 450 HOURS OF WORK-BASED LEARNING PAID AT AT LEAST MINIMUM WAGE UNDER THE MENTORSHIP OF A DEPARTMENT OF LABOR APPROVED MENTOR.
SO THERE'S THE EXTRA LAYER OF HAVING THAT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR APPROVAL WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS.
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUTH BEGINNING AT AGE 16.
AND AS THE VIDEO MENTIONED, THEY OFTEN PROVIDE ADVANCED STANDING FOR STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE A YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP SO THAT WHEN THEY ENTER AN ADULT APPRENTICESHIP, UM, THEY HAVE FINISHED BASICALLY THE FIRST YEAR OF THAT ADULT APPRENTICESHIP WHILE THEY ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL, PROVIDING THEM A PATH TO EMPLOYMENT AFTER GRADUATION.
THE TRADITIONAL TRADES AND THE NON-TRADITIONAL TRADES ARE REPRESENTED IN APPRENTICESHIP NOW.
AS WE'VE EXPANDED THE DEFINITION OF APPRENTICESHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, WE'RE NOW ABLE TO APPRENTICE STUDENTS IN ACCOUNTING AND MARKETING AND COUNSELING AND OTHER AREAS BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL TRAITS.
SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO OPEN UP THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS THIS PAST YEAR.
BCPS HOSTED 31 YOUTH APPRENTICES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND THEY APPRENTICED IN AREAS INCLUDING, UM, TEACHING, TRANSPORTATION, IT AND COMMUNICATIONS.
WE HAD STUDENTS, UM, WORK IN APPRENTICESHIPS OVER THE SUMMER IN BCPS, INCLUDING FOOD SERVICES, ACCOUNTING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND IN ACADEMICS.
AND THIS SUMMER WE EXPANDED OUR APPRENTICESHIP OFFERINGS TO SUPPORT APPRENTICESHIPS FOR, UM, MCKINNEY-VENTO STUDENTS.
WE HAD 10 MCKINNEY-VENTO STUDENTS, UM, PARTICIPATE IN APPRENTICESHIPS THIS SUMMER.
AND WE HAVE THREE OF THEM WHO ARE CONTINUING DURING THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.
THE LARGEST YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROVIDER IN MARYLAND IS NSA.
AND LAST YEAR BCPS HAD SEVEN STUDENTS WHO APPRENTICED AT NSA.
WE ALSO HAD THE NSA APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR FOR THE WHOLE COUNTRY.
AND, UM, HE IS CONTINUING IN EMPLOYMENT THROUGH COLLEGE AND BEYOND WITH NSA.
UM, WE'RE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR OUR NUMBERS TO COME IN FOR HOW MANY WE WILL HAVE THIS COMING YEAR.
I KNOW OF AT LEAST SIX AT THIS TIME, BUT WE'RE STILL GETTING SETTLED INTO THE NEW YEAR.
WE'RE WORKING TO EXPAND OFFERINGS WITH CURRENT EMPLOYERS AND WE'RE ADDING NEW EMPLOYERS.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAD FOUR APPRENTICES LAST YEAR IN A MEDICAL FIELD AT NORTHWEST HOSPITAL.
THIS YEAR, WE'RE EXPECTING TO HAVE SIX.
BUT WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH NORTHWEST HOSPITAL TO EXPAND THEIR OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE FACILITIES.
AND SO THAT, UM, STUDENTS CAN SEE THERE ARE JOBS IN A HOSPITAL OTHER THAN IN THE MEDICAL FIELD.
AND THEY, WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES WHO WILL PROVIDE WORK-BASED LEARNING FOR STUDENTS, MAINLY IN APPRENTICESHIPS, BUT ALSO THROUGH INTERNSHIPS.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS INFLUENCE BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. SO OUR NEXT SLIDE INTRODUCES CAREER NAVIGATION, AND THIS IS OUR, UM, DATA ON THE LAST YEAR OF CAREER NAVIGATION.
AND IN BALTIMORE COUNTY IN JULY, JULY 1ST, 2024.
UM, WE HAD 25 CAREER NAVIGATORS BEGIN IN HIGH SCHOOLS LAST YEAR.
AND THROUGH THEIR WORK, WE'RE WORKING TO BUILD OUT THOSE PATHWAYS
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TO INCREASE STUDENT, UM, EXPLORATION OF CAREERS AND, UM, EXPAND THEIR OFFERINGS INTO, UM, WORK-BASED LEARNING PARTICIPATION.THE CAREER NAVIGATORS ARE BASED IN HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY WERE BASED IN HIGH SCHOOL LAST YEAR.
OUR FOCUS WAS GETTING THE PROGRAM OFF THE GROUND IN THE HIGH SCHOOL LAST YEAR.
THEY DID CONNECT WITH MIDDLE SCHOOLS LAST YEAR, BUT WE'RE WORKING TO EXPAND THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL, UM, CONNECTION AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEW YEAR.
OUR NAVIGATORS WORK WITH COMMUNITY SCHOOL FACILITATORS, TRANSITION FACILITATORS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS, BALTIMORE COUNTY GOVERNMENT, AND WITH CCBC.
AND THROUGH THIS WORK, THE DATA HERE SHOWS HOW NA NAVIGATORS WORK TO FACILITATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES FOR ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN CAREER ASSESSMENTS, FIELD TRIPS, GUEST SPEAKERS, JOB SHADOWING, MENTORING, NETWORKING, AND CAREER PREPARATION ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING RESUME AND INTERVIEW PREPARATION.
THE NUMBERS HERE REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF EXPERIENCES RELATED TO CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN HIGH SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS.
WHILE THE HIGH SCHOOL, AGAIN, WAS THE FOCUS OF OUR FIRST YEAR, WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL AS REQUIRED BY BLUEPRINT IN YEAR TWO.
SO THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS, UM, THE WORK THAT THE NAVIGATORS DID WITH POST-GRADUATION PLANNING FOR STUDENTS.
SO THEY WORK TO PROVIDE CAREER DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES TO HELP STUDENTS SET THOSE GOALS FOR AFTER THEY LEAVE US.
AND THE GOAL IS FOR ALL STUDENTS TO HAVE A REALISTIC PLAN ALIGNED TO THEIR INTERESTS, THEIR VALUES, AND THEIR GOALS.
THE GOAL IS FOR STUDENTS TO KNOW WHO THEY ARE, WHAT IS OUT THERE THAT WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR THEM, AND THE PATHWAY TO GET TO THEIR GOALS.
SO THE GRAPH SHOWS THE POST-GRADUATION PLANNING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THE CAREER NAVIGATION WAS USED TO HELP THEM INFORM THESE DECISIONS.
SO CAREER NAVIGATION IS A PARTNERSHIP.
WE ARE BREAKING DOWN SILOS AND WORKING ACROSS AGENCIES AND ACROSS SUBJECT AREAS TO IMPLEMENT, UM, LANGUAGE OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE, UM, ACROSS SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.
SO WE HAVE 25 CAREER NAVIGATORS, AND THEY ARE EACH ASSIGNED ALSO TO A MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE PHOTO HERE IS OF CAREER NAVIGATORS AT THE PARTNERSHIP FAIR THIS YEAR, WHERE THEY WERE NETWORKING STUDENTS.
UM, WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH CCBC, WHICH IS ABOUT MORE THAN DUAL ENROLLMENT.
WE ALSO USE CCBC FOR RELATED INSTRUCTION TO HELP PREPARE STUDENTS FOR APPRENTICESHIPS.
WE HAVE A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT.
THEY PARTNER WITH US TO PROVIDE CAREER CONNECTED EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES FOUR TO 12, INCLUDING BIZTOWN FINANCE PARK, JA INSPIRE JOB SHADOWS AND INTERNSHIPS.
OUR NAVIGATORS WORK WITH COMMUNITY SCHOOL FACILITATORS, UM, TRANSITION FACILITATORS, CAREER AND COLLEGE COUNSELORS.
BALTIMORE COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND THE BALTIMORE COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RELATIONSHIP CONTINUES TO GROW AS THEY PARTNER WITH US, AGAIN, WORKING TO BUILD OUT THE PROGRAMS AND INCREASE WORK-BASED LEARNING AND EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS.
SO AS YOU SEE, CTE AND CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING ARE A PARTNERSHIP AS A STATE, AS A LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY.
WE HAVE PARTNERSHIPS, LIKE ALICIA SAID, VIA OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL FACILITATORS THROUGH OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AS WELL AS THROUGH CCBC THROUGH THIS COMBINATION.
WE HAVE A ROBUST CORE EDUCATION.
WE WORK WITH OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND WE CONTINUE TO INCREASE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES AND PREPARE STUDENTS TO BE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION.
WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE THE ELU EVOLUTION OF CTE OPPORTUNITIES AND CONNECT WITH MANY PARTS OF EDUCATION TO MOVE STUDENTS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR SUCCESS AFTER BCPS.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PROVIDING ALL THAT INFORMATION TO US, AND ESPECIALLY THE VIDEO WAS WONDERFUL TO HEAR THE EXPERIENCES DIRECTLY FROM ONE OF OUR STUDENTS.
QUESTIONS FROM THE FROM BOARD MEMBERS, MR. MCMILLIAN? AYE.
LAST SPRING, I TALKED TO SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS AT S AND THEY WERE ALARMED.
AND IF, IF I HAVE THIS RIGHT, THAT THE STATE WAS LOOKING AT CHANGING THE CREDITS AROUND AND THEY WERE WORRIED THAT IT WAS GONNA HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHEDULING AT SOS, WHATEVER CAME OF THAT, AND HAVE WE RESOLVED IT? ESSENTIALLY, MSCE CAME OUT WITH A PROPOSAL AT THE TIME THEY WERE ASKING FOR FEEDBACK, BUT IN THEIR EFFORT TO GET FEEDBACK, THEY SENT OUT A LIST OF OUTCOMES THAT THEY FELT WENT WITH EACH ACTUAL PROGRAM THAT WE HAD.
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TEACHERS RECEIVE INFORMATION WITH OUTCOMES, THEY READ IT AS THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.BUT ACTUALLY, MSDE WAS ASKING FOR FEEDBACK RELATED TO THOSE OUTCOMES, WHICH SCHOLARS WAS VERY GOOD AT PROVIDING FEEDBACK.
UM, ALONG WITH OUR OTHER TEACHERS, WE ARE CONSTANTLY IN THAT FEEDBACK STAGE.
AND WE WILL BE IN THIS FALL, WE WILL BE IN THE SPRING.
UM, MSDE WILL MAKE DECISIONS FOR POSSIBLE PROGRAM CHANGES IN 27 20.
THANKS FOR CLARIFYING FINEING THAT FOR ME AND, AND STAYING INVOLVED WITH THAT.
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, MS. HARVEY? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND, AND THANK YOU.
UH, SO I WAS GLAD TO HEAR, UH, THAT, UM, MCKINNEY-VENTO IS IN THE FOREFRONT OF OUR MINDS AS WE TALK ABOUT CTE PROGRAMMING JUST FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
MCKINNEY-VENTO SPEAKS TO THE RIGHTS OF STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, OUR OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SUPPORTS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER THINGS.
SO I, I'D LIKE, UH, TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT THE WORK IS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO MCKINNEY TO STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN MAINTAINING, UH, CTE APPRENTICESHIPS OR EVEN OBTAINING A CTE APPRENTICESHIP.
SO WE, UM, HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH TITLE ONE.
UM, I DON'T KNOW WHO CAME TO WHO, BUT
UM, WE ACTUALLY HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS TRYING TO DEVELOP THE PARTNERSHIP, AND ALICIA CAN SPEAK TO WHERE THOSE STUDENTS ARE.
WE CURRENTLY, LIKE SHE SAID, HAVE STUDENTS IN, UM, MANY SCHOOL OFFICES RIGHT NOW, UM, IN CENTRAL OFFICES.
HOPEFULLY ONE WILL BE COMING TO OUR OFFICE SOON,
UM, BUT WE ARE DOING WHATEVER WE CAN.
MCKINNEY-VENTO COMES WITH WRAPAROUND SERVICES, SO IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY AFFECT OUR CTE BUDGET, BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE STUDENTS VIA THE, UM, MCKINNEY BENTO STATUS AND THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES PROVIDED TO THOSE STUDENTS.
SO THROUGH THE TITLE ONE SUPPORTS, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE LUNCH TO THOSE STUDENTS WHILE THEY WERE WORKING.
THEY WERE ALSO PROVIDED WITH PATIENT TO AND FROM THEIR INTERNSHIPS.
AND THAT WILL CONTINUE, UM, INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR THOSE WHO ARE CONTINUING.
UM, WE ALSO PROVIDED THEM WITH EXPERIENCES WITHIN BCPS, AND WE TOOK STUDENTS INTO THE PROGRAM WHO WERE, UM, SUMMER AFTER 10TH GRADE AND 11TH GRADE, SO THAT, UM, THEY CAN CONTINUE EITHER THROUGH THEIR SENIOR YEAR, THE STUDENTS WHO ARE RISING, SENIORS ARE CONTINUING, BUT ARE, UM, RISING 11TH GRADERS AND CAN CONTINUE NEXT SUMMER AND CONTINUE THAT WORK EXPERIENCE AND THEN CONTINUE ON THROUGH THEIR SENIOR YEAR.
AND THIS COUNTS AS A YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP IN, IN BCPS, BECAUSE BCPS IS A REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROVIDER FOR YOUTH.
SO THE STUDENTS ARE OBTAINING WORK EXPERIENCE, THEY'RE OBTAINING THOSE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS.
BUT WE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT OFFICES AND WE TRIED TO ALIGN, UM, STUDENT PLACEMENTS WITH STUDENT INTERESTS.
WE ALSO HAD TO LOOK AT WHAT WAS AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO DO IN THE SUMMER AND WHERE BCPS NEEDED A LITTLE BIT SUPPORT TOO.
SO STUDENTS WERE HELPING WITH, UM, FOOD NUTRITION SERVICES AND PACKING, UM, LUNCHES TO BE SENT OUT.
AND, UM, THEY WERE IN THE OFFICE OF ACCOUNTING.
THEY WERE IN THE OFFICE IN CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION.
AND, UM, SO THEY GOT TO SEE DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE BUSINESS SIDE OF BCPS AND PARTICIPATE AND DEVELOP THOSE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE WITH THEM, UM, WHEREVER THEY GO FROM HERE AS FAR AS THEIR CAREER PATHWAYS.
I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE SLIDE THAT TALKED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF INTERNSHIPS AND THE NUMBER OF APPRENTICESHIPS.
ARE THOSE NUMBERS BASED ON OUR AVAILABILITY, OR ARE THEY BASED ON THE INTEREST OF OUR STUDENTS? I MEAN, ARE THERE MORE STUDENTS THAT WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE? WE DON'T HAVE SPACE, OR IS THAT JUST WHO IS INTERESTED? A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH, YES.
UM, IT, WE HAVE TO FUND THOSE STUDENTS, THOSE APPRENTICESHIPS ARE PAID POSITIONS.
SO, UM, LIKE ALICIA SAID SOMETHING, UM, IN HER NOTES ABOUT BEING AN ECONOMIC POSITION.
UM, IT IS BASED ON FOLKS ACTUALLY HAVING AVAILABILITY WITHIN THEIR COMPANY AND ACTUALLY HAVING THE ABILITY TO PAY THE STUDENTS.
UM, THE STUDENTS THAT WORK WITH US, UM, WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT AVAILABILITY WITHIN OUR BUDGET, SO IT'S INTEREST AS WELL AS BUDGETARY.
SO THE STUDENT THAT WE SAW WITH CONSTELLATION MM-HMM
WE'RE PAYING HIM, OR CONSTELLATION.
CONSTELLATION IS NO CONSTELLATION.
AND WE'RE WORKING TO DEVELOP THOSE, UM, OUTSIDE EMPLOYERS BECAUSE THEN THE OUTSIDE EMPLOYERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THAT.
BUT AGAIN, UM, IT DEPENDS ON THEIR AVAILABILITY AND THEIR, MANY OF THEM NEED SOME APPRENTICES BECAUSE THEY NEED TO BUILD THOSE PIPELINES SO THEY HAVE MORE STAFF TO MENTOR AND STAFF.
TRULY, THERE'S NOT A CAREER FIELD THAT, UM, DOESN'T NEED EMPLOYEES RIGHT NOW.
EVERY CAREER FIELD IS, IS, UM, HURTING RIGHT NOW AND LOOKING TO BUILD THOSE PIPELINES.
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HAVE TO HAVE THE STAFF AND THE FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE STUDENTS ON TO COMMIT TO THAT.BUT WE ALSO, UM, DO HAVE, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT STUDENTS AND WHAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE IN THEIR SCHEDULE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN A WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCE, BE IT AN INTERNSHIP OR AN APPRENTICESHIP.
THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO FIT IT INTO THEIR SCHEDULE BECAUSE IT IS ACCREDITED EXPERIENCE.
AND, UM, THERE'S A TEACHER ASSIGNED TEACHER OF RECORD ASSIGNED TO MONITORING THAT EXPERIENCE.
SO THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT TIME IN THEIR SCHEDULE TO MAKE IT WORK ALSO.
AND WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WILL DO THIS, BECAUSE IT'S ALSO SLOWS THEM DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
I MEAN, YOU SAW THE, THE CONSTELLATION EMPLOYEE WORKING WITH OUR STUDENT.
SO, UM, IT'S A GREAT PARTNERSHIP THAT YOU'VE HELPED US DEVELOP.
UM, JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE IN A CTE APPRENTICESHIP OR INTERNSHIP, ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS THAT THE 11TH AND 12TH, 12TH GRADERS HAVE TO HAVE? LIKE, DO THEY HAVE TO BE CCR CERTIFIED BY MSDE STANDARDS? OR IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIFIC? THEY REALLY HAVE TO HAVE AN INTEREST.
AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE ROOM IN THEIR SCHEDULE.
THE FOCUS, OF COURSE, IS ALWAYS ON GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS CAN MEET THOSE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS IN THEIR SCHEDULE.
UM, BUT SOMETIMES PARTICIPATION IN A WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCE IS EXACTLY WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHY THEIR ACADEMICS APPLY, AND IT PROVIDES SOME MOTIVATION FOR THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
UM, AND THEN IT, IT ALSO PROVIDES A TEAM AROUND THE STUDENTS WHO CAN ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THEM.
SO WE HAVE THE MENTOR SAYING, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU CONTINUE YOUR EDUCATION, THAT YOU'D SUCCESSFUL HERE BECAUSE THIS MATTERS IN THE LONG RUN IN YOUR PATHWAY PLANNING.
SO, UM, IT'S NO, THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT OTHER THAN SPACE IN THEIR SCHEDULE AND INTEREST.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE WORK BASED LEARNING COORDINATORS WHO ARE SUPPORTING THEM WITH, UM, CAREER SKILL DEVELOPMENT, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE WORKPLACE READINESS SKILLS ARE, UM, BEING TAUGHT AND SUPPORTED THROUGH THEIR WORK.
UM, IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT THE SUCCESS THAT THE PROGRAM IS HAVING AND EVEN HAVING SOME, UM, NEW, UH, CERTIFICATIONS, WHICH IS HOPEFULLY JUST THE START OF MANY MORE TO COME.
UM, WANTED TO ASK ABOUT, UM, THE COMMENT WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT, SOMETIMES WITH ECONOMICS AND BUSINESSES CUTTING BACK, UM, IT, IT BEING, I GUESS, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND, UM, THE BUSINESSES OR EMPLOYERS FOR STUDENTS TO WORK FOR.
LIKE, WHAT WORKAROUNDS DO WE HAVE SO THAT STUDENTS ARE STILL ABLE TO GET EXPERIENCE? AND THEN ALSO, UM, I GUESS, CAN YOU SPEAK TO LIKE, HOW CAN COMPANIES WHO MAY BE HEARING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME, OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE INTERESTED, HOW DO THEY PARTNER WITH US, UM, SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME A PART OF THIS PIPELINE IN HELPING OUR STUDENTS GET THIS, UM, EXPERIENCE? I CAN
UM, STUDENTS CAN DO INTERNSHIPS, WHICH ARE NOT PAID, AND NOT A PART OF THE REGISTERED, THE MARYLAND, UM, DEPARTMENT OF LA OR REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.
UM, SO THAT'S ONE OPPORTUNITY THAT, THAT STUDENTS CAN DO, UM, THAT IS NOT AFFECTED BY, UM, ECONOMICS, BUT THEY STILL NEED TO HAVE PLACEMENT.
UM, THEY GO THROUGH OUR WORK-BASED LEARNING, UM, COORDINATORS THAT ARE IN EACH HIGH SCHOOL.
SO THAT'S ONE OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY COULD HAVE IN ADDITION TO APPRENTICESHIPS.
EACH HIGH SCHOOL HAS, UM, A WORK-BASED LEARNING COORDINATOR ASSIGNED AND A CAREER NAVIGATOR.
AND THOSE ARE REALLY THE POINT PEOPLE FOR BUILDING OUT THESE RELATIONSHIPS.
BUT WE ALSO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
WE BRING FOLKS IN THROUGH THAT, UM, METHOD, AND WE ALSO BRING THEM IN THROUGH OUR, UM, BALTIMORE COUNTY GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
SO, UM, BUSINESSES WHO ARE INTERESTED CAN CERTAINLY CONNECT TO THE WORK-BASED LEARNING COORDINATORS, CAREER NAVIGATORS.
THEY CAN CONNECT TO THE CTE OFFICE, BUT THEY CAN ALSO, UM, CONNECT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND, UM, ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY.
UM, OTHER THAN THAT, WE DO HAVE VOLUNTEER PLACEMENTS, AS AVITA MENTIONED, TO HELP STUDENTS AGAIN, AS THEY'RE DEVELOPING THOSE WORKPLACE READINESS SKILLS, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE PREPARED FOR THE WORKPLACE WHEN THEY LEAVE US.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE STUDENTS WOULD ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF EVEN MAYBE DEVELOP THEIR OWN TYPE OF, UM, INTERNSHIP OR APPRENTICESHIP.
UM, ASSISTING FINDING PLACEMENTS.
WE WELCOME PARENTS SAYING MY WORKPLACE WOULD TAKE SOMEONE, WE, YES, WE WELCOME ALUMNI SAYING THE SAME THING.
UM, WE LOOK FOR THOSE CONNECTIONS IN ANY WAY WE CAN MAKE THEM, AND THAT'S
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REALLY ALSO PART OF THE WORK OF THE CAREER NAVIGATORS TO MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS, TO BRING PARTNERSHIPS INTO THE BUILDINGS.THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND ALL THE WORK YOU DO FOR STUDENTS.
[J. REPORT - 2025-2026 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (Dr. Berquist) (8:25 - 8:45 p.m.)]
ON THE AGENDA IS THE REPORT ON THE 20 25, 20 26 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.DR. GRAHAM, DR. GRAHAM, AND DR. ROGERS.
GOOD EVENING, CHAIR LICHTER, VICE CHAIR HARVEY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I AM VERY PLEASED TO JOIN DR. GRAHAM AND DR.
QUIST TO SHARE THE 20 25 20 26 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
UH, BCPS IS EXTREMELY EXCITED AS TODAY, THE MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MET AND THEY RELEASED THE PREVIOUSLY EMBARGOED MCAP RESULTS.
AND WE WILL START THIS PRESENTATION TALKING ABOUT OUR WHY, UH, THE WORK THAT WE HAVE ENGAGED IN FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND WHAT, UH, THOSE RESULTS LOOK LIKE FOR STUDENTS.
IF YOU CAN GO BACK A SLIDE, PLEASE.
UM, LAST WEEK WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, EIGHT BCPS HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT.
UH, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE ABSOLUTELY IN THE TOP 25, WE HAVE OUR THREE MAGNET SCHOOLS, WHICH ARE APPLICATION BASED, AND MANY PEOPLE MIGHT EXPECT THAT.
UH, BUT WE HAVE FIVE OTHER SCHOOLS ON THE LIST.
UM, THREE OF THOSE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN UNRANKED PREVIOUSLY.
AND SO WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL NOT ONLY TO THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, BUT WE'RE ALSO GRATEFUL TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT ARE HELPING TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS TO REACH THESE, UH, DIFFERENT LEVELS.
AS THE MCAP RESULTS CAME OUT TODAY FOR THE STATE, UM, FIRST YOU SEE A COMPARISON, UH, BETWEEN, UH, MARYLAND 2025 RESULTS, ELA AND MATH AND BCPS.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, OUR PRACTICES TO TYPICALLY BENCHMARK AGAINST THE STATE, UH, THE STATE HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 50% OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING PROFICIENCY IN ELA.
AND WITH OUR GROWTH IN ACHIEVEMENT IN ELA, WE ARE APPROACHING THE STATE AVERAGE MATHEMATICS IS 26.5% OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE OF MARYLAND THAT ARE PROFICIENT.
WE ARE ALMOST AT 21% IN BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
UM, YOU'LL NOTE ON THE, UH, GREEN AND BLUE TABLE THAT 14 OUT OF 16 ASSESSMENTS OUR STUDENTS SHOW GROWTH.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE GROWTH, UM, YOU'LL NOTE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THOSE INDICATORS ARE A SIGNIFICANT GROWTH THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN, UH, SINCE 2019, WHICH IS WHEN MCAP CAME TO BE AN ASSESSMENT IN BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
ADDITIONALLY, OUR RATE OF GROWTH IN ELA IS OVER 3%.
THAT IS HIGHER THAN THE RATE OF GROWTH IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF MARYLAND.
80 OF OUR 174 SCHOOLS INCREASE THEIR PROFICIENCY RATES, NOT ONLY IN ELA, BUT ALSO IN MATHEMATICS, SHOWING THAT COHESION ACROSS THE SCHOOL BUILDING WHERE ALL TEACHERS ARE WORKING TO THE BETTERMENT OF STUDENTS.
UM, ALGEBRA ONE AND MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH ARE STILL AREAS IN NEED OF IMPROVEMENT.
UM, AS WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT PREVIOUSLY, MATHEMATICS IS AN AREA OF, UH, CONCERN IN THE STATE.
UM, YOU KNOW, AS, UH, DR. WRIGHT SPEAKS TO, UH, STUDENTS NOT BOUNCING BACK FROM COVID AT THE RATE, UH, IN MATHEMATICS, AT THE RATE THAT THEY'RE BOUNCING BACK IN, UM, LITERACY, WE SEE THE SAME THING HAPPENING IN BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AND SO WE ARE MAKING A CONCERTED EFFORT, UH, TO ADDRESS THE, UH, UH, AREAS OF CONCERN THAT WE SEE IN ALGEBRA AND MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH IN PARTICULAR, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS, UH, SOME IMPROVEMENT IN GRADE SEVEN MATH.
IF WE DISAGGREGATE THE DATA AND WE TAKE A LOOK AT LITERACY, AS I NOTED, 45% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE PROFICIENT.
THIS IS AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 3% ACROSS TEAM BCPS DISAGGREGATED DATA FOR ALL STUDENT GROUPS.
YOU SEE ON THIS SLIDE, UM, OUT OF 10 STUDENT GROUPS, NINE OF THEM DEMONSTRATED INCREASED PROFICIENCY IN ELA, UH, WITH SOME SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS THAT WE WANT TO, UM, CALL OUT, UH, PARTICULARLY, PARTICULARLY 3%, 3.3% FOR OUR BLACK AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS.
UH, MORE THAN 5% FOR OUR NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS.
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RACIST STUDENTS, ALMOST 4% AT 3.9 ARE WHITE STUDENTS, 4.2% OUR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, UM, WHICH ENCOMPASS, UH, DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES, UH, MORE THAN 8% GROWTH FOR THOSE STUDENTS.AND WE ALSO SEE GROWTH FOR OUR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION, UH, STUDENTS.
AS A REMINDER, WE SHARED THIS LAST YEAR, OUR INTERNAL TARGET FOR GROWTH IN ELA IS AN INCREASE OF 3% PER YEAR.
IF WE LOOK AT MATHEMATICS, UH, THERE WAS AN IMPROVEMENT FROM 20 23, 24 TO 20 24, 25.
UH, AND WHILE WE, UH, CERTAINLY ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE IMPROVEMENT, WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE IS A LOT MORE WORK TO BE DONE SPECIFICALLY IN MATH.
UM, WE ARE PROUD OF THE FACT THAT NINE OUT OF 10 STUDENT GROUPS ARE DEMONSTRATING, UH, INCREASED PROFICIENCY, BUT THE LEVEL IS NOT, UM, AT THE SAME LEVEL WITH LITERACY, OUR BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS, 1.7% INCREASE TWO OR MORE RACES, 1.9% INCREASE WHITE STUDENTS 1.8% INCREASE.
AND SO THE GAP BETWEEN THOSE THREE GROUPS, UM, IS NOT, UH, SPECIFIC, IS NOT PARTICULARLY LARGE.
YOU SEE THAT, UH, GAP CLOSING IN TERMS OF GROWTH.
UM, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, ALMOST 5%, 4.7%.
UM, AND AGAIN, A REMINDER FOR MATH, UH, INTERNALLY, WE WANT TO GROW AT 2% ANNUALLY.
UM, IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT AT THE STATE OF MARYLAND, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING.
THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR WHEN THE STATE BOARD HAS PUT TOGETHER A GROUP, UH, FROM ALL 24 DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, UH, INCLUDING PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT ROLES TO LOOK AT THE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.
UM, AS I INDICATED PREVIOUSLY, WE ARE AT THE 26 PERCENTILE ACROSS THE STATE OF MARYLAND FOR MATHEMATICS AND THE 50TH PERCENTILE FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS.
AND SO, DR. WRIGHT HAS CHARGED THE TEAM WITH LOOKING AT THE ASSESSMENTS AND ENSURING THAT THE ASSESSMENTS ARE ALIGNED TO THE STANDARDS AND THAT THEY ARE ACTUAL MARKERS OF STUDENT PROFICIENCY.
WE ALSO WANT TO LOOK AT, UH, BY GRADE BAND WHAT THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN OVER THIS ONE YEAR.
AND THE LAST SLIDE, BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO THE GROUP, WILL BE WHAT WE ATTRIBUTE, UM, THESE CHANGES TO IN LITERACY, 70 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 25 MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND 17 HIGH SCHOOLS DEMONSTRATED INCREASED PROFICIENCY.
WHEN WE LOOK AT MATHEMATICS, ALTHOUGH WE ARE NOWHERE NEAR WHERE WE WANNA BE, UH, 74 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 20 MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND 10 HIGH SCHOOLS DEMONSTRATED INCREASED PROFICIENCY.
AND SO THE TEAM IS GOING TO TALK TO YOU IN DETAIL ABOUT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
UH, WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS WHAT IS NEW TO BCPS SINCE 2023, UH, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES FOR SYSTEMIC AND SYSTEMATIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT.
AND WE TALK ABOUT THREE DIFFERENT PRONGS.
UH, THE FIRST ONE BEING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
SINCE 2023, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THIS BOARD, UH, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM THAT IS ALIGNED TO MARYLAND STANDARDS.
UM, MAKING SURE THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN, UH, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY, THAT WE ARE TEACHING IN EARNEST THE SCIENCE OF READING.
AND WE HAVE A NEW CURRICULUM, UH, THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT JUST PASSED IN ELD, WE ARE IMPLEMENTING WITH FIDELITY.
AND WE HAVE PROCESSES IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESOURCES ARE CLOSER TO SCHOOLS.
60 TO 80% OF CENTRAL OFFICE TIME IS SPENT DIRECTLY IN SCHOOL, IN CLASSES, AND WE MONITOR THAT.
UM, OUR NEXT PRONG IS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MAKING SURE THAT OUR STAFF MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SO THAT THEY CAN DELIVER THEIR BEST WORK.
AND SO OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN FOCUSED NOT ONLY ON CONTENT, WHICH WE HAD SOME OF THAT, UM, OCCURRING BEFORE, BUT ALSO PEDAGOGY.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A GOOD TEACHER? WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HIGH QUALITY TEACHING, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HIGH EXPECTATIONS, MAKING SURE THAT WE ALL ARE SPEAKING THE SAME LANGUAGE, AND WE'RE TEACHING ALL TEACHERS, WHETHER THEY ARE NOVICE OR THEY ARE VETERAN TEACHERS, UH, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN A CLASSROOM.
UM, WE HAVE HAD SUMMER TRAINING FOR LEADERS.
THIS SUMMER WAS THE SECOND TIME, UM, WHERE WE HAD, UH, MORE THAN 5,000, UH, LEADERS, TEACHERS.
I THINK THE NUMBER IS EVEN HIGHER THAN THAT.
I'M UNDERESTIMATING, I'M GETTING THE LOOK.
UH, THEY WILL GIVE YOU THE EXACT NUMBER, UH, TRAINING FOR LEADERS, STAFF, TEACHERS, AND PARAPROFESSIONALS THAT CAME IN
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OVER THE SUMMER FOCUSED ON BOTH CONTENT AND PEDAGOGY, MEANING THAT THEY WERE THAT MUCH MORE PREPARED FOR STUDENTS WHEN THEY SHOWED UP YESTERDAY.MANDATORY NEW EDUCATOR ORIENTATION, UH, WHERE WE HAD OVER 400 AND, UH, I THINK 50 TEACHERS THIS SUMMER, AND MORE THAN 600, UH, TEACHERS LAST SUMMER AND NEW PRINCIPALS ACADEMY.
AND, UM, MAKING SURE THAT IN OUR SCHOOLS, ALL OF OUR, UH, STAFF HAVE A ACCESS TO JOB EMBEDDED COACHING, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH STAFF DEVELOPMENT TEACHERS OR EDUCATOR RETENTION TEACHERS THAT ARE NEW FOR THIS YEAR, UM, THAT IS HAPPENING ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS SO THAT THERE'S REAL TIME SUPPORT FOR OUR TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM.
UH, LAST YEAR WE STARTED PHASE ONE IMPLEMENTATION REALLY ARE REBOOT ON PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES.
AND THAT'S REALLY ABOUT RAPID CYCLES OF IMPROVEMENT, WHERE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT HOW STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING IN THE MOMENT.
UM, WHERE ARE THOSE GAPS IN MAKING PLANS TO GO BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM, UH, TO PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT THAT IS NEEDED JUST IN TIME FOR OUR STUDENTS, SO THAT BY THE TIME THEY GET TO THE SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT, PARTICULARLY EXTERNAL SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS, YOU CAN SEE, UM, THAT STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED IN REAL TIME.
AND SO THIS SLIDE, UH, SIMPLY DEPICTS SOME OF THE NEW INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE, UH, INVESTED IN AS A SCHOOL SYSTEM, UH, THAT WE BELIEVE ARE DIRECTLY ALIGNED TO THE RESULTS THAT WE ARE SEEING IN OUR STUDENTS.
UM, WE ARE, WE HAVE, UH, SHARED BEFORE THAT, UH, BCPS PREVIOUSLY HAS EXPERIENCED MORE THAN 10 YEARS OF ACADEMIC DECLINE.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN TWO YEARS TO GET TO EXCEED THE STATE STANDARDS.
BUT THE FIRST STEP IS TO STOP DECLINING, WHICH IT APPEARS FOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW, WE HAVE STOPPED DECLINING.
UM, THEN WE NEED TO CATCH UP TO THE STATE AVERAGE.
THEN WE WANT TO EXCEED THE STATE AVERAGE.
AND SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS.
UH, OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, UH, MANY OF YOU HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN.
WE HAVE, UH, BEEN TO 12 SCHOOLS.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE CLASSROOMS. UM, TEACHERS, STUDENTS ARE ENGAGING.
THEY'RE, UH, STEPPING RIGHT INTO THE CURRICULUM.
THEY'RE IMPLEMENTING THE CURRICULUM WITH FIDELITY ON DAY ONE AND DAY TWO.
AND WE BELIEVE IT IS THAT CONSISTENCY IN THAT INVESTMENT AND WHAT IS BEST FOR STUDENTS THAT IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR OUTCOMES FOR OUR STUDENTS.
SO AT THIS POINT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER, UH, TO OUR TEAM TO TALK ABOUT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE YEAR.
AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR THOSE DATA POINTS.
AND WE HAVE A SLIDE A LITTLE BIT LATER THAT'S GONNA HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE.
ROGERS' PASSION AND EXCITEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.
I'M HERE THIS EVENING WITH DR.
ELIZABETH BERGQUIST, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT.
UH, AS DR. ROGERS ALLUDED TO, NOT ONLY INCLUDES OUR TEACHING STAFF, BUT ALL OF OUR STAFF IN BCPS, BECAUSE IT'S EACH OF THOSE FACES THAT GREET OUR STUDENTS AND INTERACT WITH OUR STUDENTS EVERY DAY THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AND IF WE'RE ALL ROWING IN THE SAME DIRECTION, WE'RE ALL MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION.
WE CAN ALL SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.
SO THIS PRESENTATION, IT REALLY IS GONNA GO OVER THREE PARTS.
UH, FIRST, WHAT DO WE BELIEVE? WHERE HAVE WE BEEN AND WHERE ARE WE GOING? AND AT THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO DR.
SO WE'VE GOT 15,000 EMPLOYEES, UM, IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.
SO THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LEARNER VARIABILITY FOR OUR ADULTS.
AND, UM, THAT MIGHT SEEM REALLY DAUNTING, BUT WE DO HAVE AN ADVANTAGE THAT WE'VE LEARNED, AND THAT'S THAT MOST PEOPLE REALLY DO WANNA LEARN.
AND, UM, WHEN OUR ADULTS AREN'T LEARNING THERE'S, OR WHEN THEY FAIL TO LEARN, THERE'S PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT'S GETTING IN THE WAY.
AND THAT'S ON US TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THOSE BARRIERS ARE AND BUILD THOSE PROGRAMS, UM, THAT REALLY MEET THE VAST NEEDS ACROSS THE SYSTEM.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FIVE DIFFERENT UNIONS PLUS STAFF THAT ARE UNREPRESENTED.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THE BARRIERS THAT A PROGRAM DOESN'T EXIST FOR A GROUP.
SOMETIMES A BARRIER IS THAT SOMEONE'S BEEN PROMOTED BECAUSE THEY'RE GREAT AT THEIR JOB, BUT THEY HAVEN'T HAD, UM, ANY LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
SO WE ARE VERY FOCUSED ON FIGURING OUT WHAT THAT BARRIER IS, AND THEN TRYING TO BUILD AROUND IT.
AND SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IS, UM, THE EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
SO ONE BARRIER TO ADULT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IS NOT HAVING FLEXIBILITY IN A SPACE OR AVAILABILITY, UM, TO, TO MEET.
YOU DON'T WANT YOUR SPACE TO DRIVE YOUR LEARNING GOALS.
YOU WANT THE GOAL TO DRIVE THE DESIGN.
AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THIS SPACE FOR ADULT LEARNING NOW HAS BEEN, UM, ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING FOR OUR PROGRAMS TO BE ABLE TO GROW AND SCALE THAT NUMBER UP THERE SAYS, UH, ABOVE 83,000,
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AND THAT'S HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE CROSSED THROUGH THE DOORS SINCE JULY 1ST OF LAST SUMMER UNTIL JUNE 30TH OF THIS YEAR.AND WE KNOW THAT NUMBER IS LOW BECAUSE OUR RECORDING SYSTEM WAS, WAS NEW LAST SUMMER.
NOW WE HAVE A GREAT WAY TO TRACK.
AND, UM, I KNOW THAT THIS YEAR WE, I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA HIT AT LEAST A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
SO IT'S, IT'S BEEN A GREAT INVESTMENT.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR, FOR THAT.
SO, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SUMMER.
SO SOME OF THE STATISTICS THAT DR. ROGERS MENTIONED ARE UP HERE, JUST JUST HIGHLIGHTED BRIEFLY.
SO WE DID HAVE, UM, 6,000 TEACHERS, PARAS, SEL SUPPORT, STAFF ADMINISTRATORS, CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF, SPEND TWO FULL DAYS REALLY THINKING ABOUT CORE INSTRUCTIONAL EXPECTATIONS AND CORE CONTENT EXPECTATIONS IN BCPS.
UM, WE ALSO HAD 2000 LEADERS PARTICIPATE IN FOCUSED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.
UM, THEY RECEIVED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS.
THEY RECEIVED SESSIONS ON COMMUNICATION, RELATIONSHIPS, CUSTOMER SERVICE, MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY, INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING.
UM, WE HAD EIGHT FULL SYSTEM LEVEL DAYS AND 45 DAYS OF CONTENT SPECIFIC TRAINING.
AND YOU ACTUALLY CAN SEE TWO OF OUR, OUR PRINCIPALS THERE.
WE ALSO MANAGED TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF FUN.
THOSE ARE TWO OF OUR ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS, UM, IN THEIR FEEDER PATTERN FLARE, PLAYING SOME CORNHOLE.
SO WE DID NOT, WE HAD A LITTLE FUN IN BETWEEN THE SESSIONS.
UM, WE ALSO ASKED OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS TO COME IN AND SPEND FOUR DAYS JUST THINKING ABOUT INSTRUCTION AND HOW THEY PROVIDE GOOD FEEDBACK AND OBSERVE TO MAKE CHANGE IN CLASSROOMS. THAT IS A GROUP THAT HISTORICALLY HAS NOT RECEIVED THE SAME LEVEL OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AS OTHER GROUPS.
UM, SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY, AND THEY WILL BE CONTINUING WITH THAT THIS YEAR.
RISERS MENTIONED THAT WE DID HAVE 470 NEW EDUCATORS THAT WENT THROUGH NEO THE WEEK BEFORE LAST.
SO NOW I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO THE THIRD POINT OF OUR TIME TOGETHER TODAY.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S OUR PLAN FOR THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR 25, 26.
SO THE FIRST TWO ITEMS I'M GONNA SPEAK ABOUT ARE, ARE SYSTEM-WIDE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.
SO WE HAVE SYSTEM-WIDE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS.
THOSE ARE THE DAYS THAT YOU SPENT TIME TALKING ABOUT AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, CHANGING SOME OF THE CALENDAR TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, WE MEET EVERYONE'S NEEDS WITH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.
SO, UM, WE HAVE A MIX OF FACE-TO-FACE, VIRTUAL, REMOTE, ASYNCHRONOUS, AND SYNCHRONOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EVERY TEACHER AND PARAEDUCATOR IN THE STAFF IN THE SCHOOL.
UM, THE SCHOOL DAYS, THE CONTENT IS DRIVEN BY THE SCHOOL PROGRESS PLAN, AND WE'LL ALSO SPEND SOME TIME WITH OUR 39 SCHOOLS THAT ARE DOING OUR PILOT EVALUATION.
WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THEM AS WELL.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SYSTEM DAYS.
AND ON THOSE DAYS, WE'LL BE FOCUSING ON TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPECTATIONS.
DR. ROGERS MENTIONED THE SKILLFUL TEACHER AND RESEARCH FOR BETTER TEACHING.
AND THEN THE OTHER HALF OF THOSE SYSTEM DAYS ARE GONNA BE CONTENT EXPECTATIONS THAT CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION WILL DRIVE.
SO THOSE ARE DAYS THAT ARE FOR OUR EDUCATORS.
THEN THE SECOND SYSTEM WIDE GROUP THAT WE, UM, THINK ABOUT AT THAT, YOU KNOW, YEAR LONG LEVEL, THOSE ARE OUR, UM, OUR LEADERS.
SO WE HAVE TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE GROUPS THAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN.
AND THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS GROUNDED IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PRIORITIES, OUR FOCUS AREAS.
AND IT'S REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SET EXPECTATIONS AND THEN CHECK IN ON THOSE EXPECTATIONS TO COLLABORATE WITH COLLEAGUES TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE CONSISTENCY ACROSS DIVISIONS.
AND THE BULLET POINTS ARE THE, THE DIFFERENT STRUCTURES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE BECAUSE WE CAN'T HAVE THE SAME PROFESSIONAL LEARNING BECAUSE THE ROLE IS DIFFERENT.
SO, UM, THERE IS CONSISTENCY ACROSS IN OUR MESSAGING, BUT THEY RECEIVE DIFFERENT, UM, STYLES IN THE DESIGN AND THE DELIVERY, AND THEN THE SPECIAL TOPICS.
SO THAT'S THE SYSTEM WIDE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT WE OFFER TO EVERY TEACHER AND EVERY PARA AND THEN EVERYONE WHO'S IN A LEADERSHIP ROLE.
THE NEXT TWO SLIDES I'M GONNA SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT ARE OPPORTUNITIES.
AND WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF THIS BECAUSE, UM, WE, WE WANNA OFFER SOMETHING AT EVERY PHASE OF A TEACHER'S CAREER.
YOU'RE INTERNING, YOU'RE INTERESTED IN COMING TO THE DISTRICT, YOU'RE NEWLY HIRED, YOU'RE SOMEONE WHO IS MID-CAREER AND YOU WANT TO HAVE GROWTH.
AND THEN ALSO FOR OUR FOLKS WHO ARE SEASONED AND THEY WANNA CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.
SO I WON'T SPEAK TO, TO ALL OF THOSE BULLETS, BUT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ON THEM.
BUT THOSE ARE ALL PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE OFFERED AND ARE CONTINUING TO OFFER OR ARE NEW IN 25, 26.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE IS SOMETHING THAT IS OFFERED TO OUR BALTIMORE COUNTY EDUCATORS.
AND THEN THIS LAST PIECE, UM, DR.
GRIM MENTIONED THOSE FIRST FACES THAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU WALK IN IN THE MORNING.
OUR BUS DRIVERS, OUR CAFETERIA STAFF, OUR FACILITIES, AND OUR GROUNDS.
A FEW YEARS AGO, THERE WAS REALLY NO OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT GROUP.
AND NOW WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED OUR PROGRAMMING FOR OUR STAFF IN OPE AND AF, SME AND E-S-P-B-C, AND EVEN OUR STAFF IN, UM, CASE WHO HAVE BEEN PROMOTED TO LEADERSHIP ROLES, THEY STILL NEED
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TO, TO LEARN AND GROW.SO THESE ARE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR OUR STAFF MEMBERS, UM, AT DIFFERENT PLACES IN, IN THEIR CAREER AS WELL.
AND I'M, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ON, ON THOSE, BUT THAT IN A NUTSHELL IS OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SCHOOL YEAR 25, 26, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
AND YOUR PASSION IS OBVIOUS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING, SO I APPRECIATE IT.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? OH, MS. DOKI? YES.
UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION, AND THANK YOU DR. ROGERS FOR, UM, UPDATING US ON THE MA RESULTS.
AND, UM, I WANNA COMMEND YOU FOR THAT WORK.
UM, OBVIOUSLY IT'S, IT'S SHOWN IN OUR ELEMENTARY, UH, ELA AND MATH, UM, GREAT STRIDES THERE.
UM, HOWEVER, I, I AM SEEING THAT WE ARE STILL, UM, SLIGHTLY FURTHER BEHIND IN THE STATE AVERAGE AND SECONDARY ELA AND MATH SPECIFICALLY.
UM, ELA SIXTH, SEVENTH, EIGHTH, 10TH.
WE'RE ABOUT, UH, NINE, BETWEEN NINE AND 12 POINTS BEHIND, OR SIX AND NINE, 12 POINTS BEHIND IN THE, UH, THE STATE AVERAGE.
YOU MENTIONED THAT WE ARE TAKING STRONG EFFORTS, CONCERTED EFFORTS TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN THOSE AREAS.
UM, COULD YOU SPEAK NOW TO SOME OF THOSE EFFORTS THAT, THAT WE'RE MAKING TO HELP IN, UM, SECONDARY MATH AND SECONDARY, UM, ELA? SURE.
SO, UM, SECONDARY, ELA AS YOU KNOW, THIS LAST YEAR, THAT, UH, PAT FIRST THANK, THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION AND THE, THE PRAISE GOES TO EVERYONE IN ALL THE BUILDINGS THAT HAS THAT HAS DONE THIS WORK.
UM, AND SECONDARY ELA LAST YEAR, WE JUST FINISHED THE ENTIRE PILOT, AND SO WE'RE ADOPTING A NEW CURRICULUM THAT'S ROOTED, UH, IN, UM, THE SCIENCE OF READING.
SO THE SAME WAY THAT WE MADE THAT TRANSITION FOR ELEMENTARY, WE'RE ELEMENTARY, WE'RE A YEAR AHEAD OF SECONDARY.
OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO START AND, UM, SEE THAT LEVEL OF GROWTH.
UM, I DON'T HAVE THE, UH, STATE AVERAGES FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL IN ASSESSMENT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT, UM, I WILL, UH, CERTAINLY TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT.
AND I WILL POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE SPOKEN AT SEVERAL TIMES, PARTICULARLY AROUND MIDDLE SCHOOL, UM, FOR, UH, PERFORMANCE, UH, IN E BOTH ELA AND MATH.
AND THAT IS SOME, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE AREAS WHERE WE SAW THE GREATEST GAINS IN ELA, UM, UH, 3%, FOUR AND A 5% AND 4% RESPECTIVELY.
UH, WHERE THE STATE GREW BY, I BELIEVE IT WAS TWO OR, UH, A LITTLE MORE THAN 2.5%.
SO THAT IS SHOWING, UM, SOME PROMISE.
WE BELIEVE THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION WITH FIDELITY WORKING WITH THE, UH, VENDOR IN THE SAME, UH, VERY MUCH IN THE SAME WAY THAT WE WORK WITH THE EVENT IN ELEMENTARY, WHERE THERE ARE VISITS TO EVERY SINGLE SECONDARY SCHOOL AT EACH SEMESTER WHERE WE'RE WORKING DIRECTLY IN CLASSROOMS, BRINGING LEADERS, UM, AND MEMBERS OF CENTRAL OFFICE, ALTHOUGH A MUCH SMALLER CENTRAL OFFICE ARE GOING INTO THE SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE THAT COACHING SUPPORT WITH THE, UH, STAFF DEVELOPMENT TEACHERS, UH, WILL, UH, YIELD SOME, UH, GAINS FOR OUR STUDENTS IN SECONDARY LITERACY IN MATHEMATICS IN PARTICULAR, WE ADOPTED A NEW CURRICULUM, UM, RIGHT BEFORE AND DURING COVID.
AND SO TWO YEARS AGO, UH, WE RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM OUR TEACHERS ABOUT THINGS THAT WERE, UH, LEARNED THAT PERHAPS WE NEEDED TO UNLEARN.
AND SO THE MATH DEPARTMENT, UH, MS. MAHINDA HAS BEEN HERE WITH TEAM TO, UM, SHARE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS THAT THEY'VE HAD, AS WELL AS THE AMOUNT OF, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY'RE SEEING ON THE ASSESSMENTS AND TRENDS.
THEY'RE DOWN TO ISOLATING THE STANDARDS IN PARTICULAR.
BUT THE STATE OF MARYLAND IS LOOKING AT MATHEMATICS FOR THE STATE OVER ALL, AND THEY'RE MAKING SOME RECOMMENDATIONS, SOME CHANGES TO THE PATHWAY BECAUSE MATHEMATICS IS AN AREA OF CONCERN ACROSS THE STATE OF MARYLAND.
IT IS IN THE 20TH, UH, PERCENTILE.
UH, WHILE WE ARE LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE, IT'S STILL A LOW NUMBER.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
UM, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE ON THAT, UH, STATE, UM, UH, COMMITTEE WHERE WE ARE A PART OF IT FOR THE ASSESSMENTS.
UM, BUT WE WILL BE GOING INTO THE CLASSROOM TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING.
WE WILL BE TAKING A DEEPER DIVE WITH OUR TEACHERS TO GET SOME MORE FEEDBACK ON THE CURRICULUM.
WE KNOW THE COMMIT CURRICULUM THAT THEY HAVE FOR MATHEMATICS IS EVIDENCE-BASED.
UM, IT'S ALIGNED TO STATE STANDARDS, BUT, UH, SO IS THE CURRICULUM THAT MANY OF THE OTHER DISTRICTS ARE USING.
BUT THERE IS, UM, A GAP THAT EXISTS IN MATH THAT WAS EXACERBATED DURING, UM, COVID THAT WE NEED TO GET UNDERNEATH.
AND SO THAT, THAT IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE FOCUSING ON IN THOSE MATH CLASSES.
JUST, JUST ONE QUICK FOLLOW UP.
DO YOU THINK THAT WE HAVE IT, UM, NOT NAILED DOWN, BUT, UM, AT LEAST TARGETED AS TO WHAT THOSE MATH CONCEPTS ARE THAT WE NEED TO UNLEARN? YES.
UM, WE USE, UH, PERFORMANCE MATTERS
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AND, UH, END PERFORMANCE MATTERS.ALL OF THE STUDENT DATA IS, UM, UPLOADED.
AND WHAT THE UNIQUE, UH, PART OF THAT IS THAT THE STANDARDS ARE EITHER SHOW UP RED, YELLOW, OR GREEN, AND THAT'S DOWN TO THE CLASSROOM LEVEL.
AND SO WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR TEACHERS COME TOGETHER FOR PLCS IS YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE SEVENTH GRADE MATH TEACHERS, YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE ALGEBRA MATH TEACHERS ON A TEAM TALKING ABOUT WHERE ARE THE STANDARDS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. BUT WE ALSO COME TOGETHER AS A INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE LEVEL, AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR TRENDS ACROSS ZONES, ACROSS GRADE BANDS, BUT ALSO ACROSS THE SYSTEM, UM, FOR US TO ADDRESS THOSE IMMEDIATELY.
GRIM, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, WITH THE ROLLOUT OF THE NEW ERP SYSTEM, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A NEED FOR EMPLOYEE SKILL DEVELOPMENT TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT.
COULD YOU SPEAK TO THE TECHNICAL TRAINING THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE PROVIDED TO STAFF, UM, AND IN PARTICULAR TO PARAS AND ADULT ASSISTANCE? UM, I KNOW THAT THEY MAY BE STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT WITH THE SYSTEM, AND DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS TO EXPAND THE TECHNICAL TRAINING THAT YOUR GROUP OFFERS TO THEM? SURE.
SO WE HAVE OFFERED, UM, SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION STARTED, WE'VE OFFERED A SERIES OF, UM, VIDEO TRAININGS THROUGH YOUTUBE BECAUSE OUR ADULTS DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO DEVICES ON THEIR OWN.
UM, AND WE FOUND THAT WHEN WE DID THE UKG ROLLOUT, THAT THEY APPRECIATED THAT AND THEY LIKED THAT.
SO WE USED FEEDBACK FROM THAT ROLLOUT TO DESIGN SOME OF THOSE TRAININGS.
SO THAT'S ONE PIECE THAT ANYONE CAN ACCESS AT ANY TIME.
WE ALSO HAVE OFFERED, UM, SERIES OF FACE-TO-FACE TRAININGS WHERE, UM, OUR TRAINERS WILL DO JUST THE, THE BASICS.
UM, THEY WILL FOLLOW THAT UP WITH DROP-IN SESSIONS.
AND I WILL SPEAK TO SOMETHING THAT JUST HAPPENED TODAY.
UM, OUR, WE HAVE ONE TRAINER WHO, UM, HAS MADE HIMSELF AVAILABLE BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF CHALLENGES THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF SCHOOL WITH PEOPLE, UM, ACCESSING.
AND HE WAS ABLE TO CLEAR HIS SCHEDULE TO RESPOND JUST IN TIME.
I WAS ACTUALLY WITH HIM TODAY WHEN HE WENT OUT TO A SCHOOL TO SPEAK TO, UM, A SCHOOL SECRETARY WHO WAS HAVING TROUBLE.
UM, OUR TEAM IS, IS SMALL, SO HE'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR 176 SCHOOLS.
BUT ONE THING THAT WE TRY TO DO IS HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS BECAUSE ONE STYLE OF TRAINING IS NOT GONNA MEET THE NEEDS OF EVERYONE.
UM, SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
AND, AND THAT WAS MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION.
SO AS WE, UM, DISCOVER THEIR NEED, FIND OUT ABOUT NEEDS, DO WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THAT JUST IN TIME, UM, TYPE TRAINING THAT, YOU KNOW, AS WE FIND OUT THOSE NEEDS, DO WE HAVE WITHIN THE MODEL THAT, THAT YOU PRESENTED THE ONGOING, UM, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF RESPONDING TO STAFF NEEDS AS, AS WE FIND THE, THOSE, IT'S A, IT'S A VERY LARGE SYSTEM, AND I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT HAVING A SMALL TEAM.
UM, IT CAN BE CHALLENGING, I'M SURE TO, TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO, TO THOSE TYPES OF NEEDS.
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU COULD SPEAK TO? YEAH.
SO, UM, I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST, ONE OF, WE, WE JUST MADE AN ENHANCEMENT IN, UH, IN ORACLE FOR, TO SUPPORT OUR, UH, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, UM, WHO ARE WORKING WITH THESE FOLKS WITH THEIR TIME, UM, THROUGH A DELEGATION PROCESS.
SO IT WAS FEEDBACK AS, UM, THE SYSTEM, UH, WAS ACTIVATED OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS.
THE, UM, THE SCHOOL-BASED ADMINISTRATORS WERE SEEING, UM, A CHANGE IN, YOU KNOW, THEIR, THEIR WORKLOAD AND HOW THINGS, UH, HOW THEY COULD SUBMIT THEIR APPROVALS AND LOOKS AMPLE.
UM, AND THOSE OF US THAT WERE, UH, PRINCIPALS BACK WHEN ALL OF OUR PAIRS USE UKG, WE KNEW WHAT THAT, HOW THAT SYSTEM WORKS.
SO ORACLE WORKS IN A, IN A SIMILAR FASHION, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE, THE, THE FEEDBACK FROM THE PRINCIPLES AND, AND PRETTY QUICKLY, UH, IMPLEMENT A TECHNICAL SOLUTION, UM, THAT REQUIRED SOME ADDITIONAL TRAINING FROM EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT.
I THINK THE IMPORTANCE OF THE, THE, JUST THE JUST IN TIME SUPPORT AS DR.
BROOKE WAS SAID, IS IT COMES IN MANY FASHIONS.
UM, IT COMES IN, IN, IN, IN MANY AREAS.
SO THERE IS, UH, THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM AN IT PERSPECTIVE.
UM, OUR, OUR WAIT TIME, OUR AVERAGE WAIT TIME HAS BEEN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES ON THE IT HELP DESK TO OPEN SCHOOLS.
SINCE OUR TEACHERS HAVE BEEN BACK, WE'VE BEEN EXTREMELY PROUD OF THAT, OF THAT WAIT TIME BECAUSE WE'VE MADE MODIFICATIONS TO HOW WE PROVIDE, UM, MORE IN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, UM, WITH FEWER STAFF.
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DIGESTING WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE AND TAILORING TRAINING FOR IT, UM, IN ADDITION TO OUR, UH, PARAS AND, AND AAAS, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, OUR CAFETERIA STAFF IS, IS BACK.THAT LOOKS DIFFERENTLY HOW WE ARE DOING TIME AND ATTENDANCE FOR OUR BUS DRIVERS AND BUS ATTENDANCE IS ALSO DIFFERENT.
SO AS WE'RE LEARNING, WE'RE MAKING THOSE ADJUSTMENTS FOR SURE.
UM, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF STAFF COME BACK IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT GROUPS, UM, WHERE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TARGET SUPPORT.
AND THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT THOSE, UM, RESPONSE TIMES.
THANK YOU, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
MY, MY LAST COMMENT ON, ON THIS IS, UM, ARE WE, OR QUESTION ARE WE INCLUDING, UM, AS MANY OF THOSE GROUPS AS POSSIBLE UPFRONT WHEN WE HOLD FOCUS GROUPS, USER GROUPS, UM, USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING? I KNOW WE'RE BEYOND THAT WITH THE INITIAL ROLLOUT OR THE INITIAL PHASE ONE OF, OF THE ROLLOUT OF THE ERP, BUT YOU KNOW, AN OUNCE OF PREVENTIONS WORTH AMOUNT OF CURE SOMETIMES.
AND, AND WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, IT CAN BE VERY HELPFUL TO INCLUDE THOSE VOICES UPFRONT RATHER THAN TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE SUPPORT REQUESTS AFTER ROLLOUT.
AND IN TERMS OF, AND IN TERMS OF THE, THE ORACLE ROLLOUT, UM, OUR, OUR MAIN AREAS OF COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE, THE WINTER AND THE SPRING INCLUDED FEEDBACK FROM ALL OF OUR BARGAINING UNIT HEADS.
UM, BEFORE WE SENT THE COMMUNICATION OUT.
WE'VE EDITED THROUGH THEM SO THAT, THAT THEY COULD SEE AND UNDERSTAND IT.
AS FAR AS THE FUNCTIONALITY, WE DO TRY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO INCLUDE THEM IN, UM, AS YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE, THE TECHNICAL PIECES, IT'S, IT'S JUST HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS.
AND WE'VE EXPLAINED, WE'VE EXPLAINED THAT TO SOME OF OUR USER GROUPS.
UM, BUT LIKE THE DELEGATION ENHANCEMENT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, ONCE WE GET THE FEEDBACK AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, WE CAN OFTEN TRY TO WORK TOWARD A SOLUTION, UM, TO FIX THAT.
SO NO, WE DO APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK AND WE DO INCLUDE THE GROUPS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
UM, AND JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, OUR, OUR BUS DRIVERS AND ATTENDANCE, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, BECAUSE BECAUSE OF THEIR WORKFLOW, UM, THEIR TIME AND ATTENDANCE LOOKS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN SOME OF OUR OTHER STAFF.
SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK NOT ONLY WITH TRANSPORTATION, BUT WITH IT WITH PAYROLL TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT ALL OF OUR BASES ARE COVERED, WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE, BUT ALSO THE EMPLOYEE'S NEEDS ARE MET AND OUR SUPERVISORY NEEDS ARE MET.
AND I THINK THAT COLLABORATION HAS BEEN A THEME WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT FROM SOME OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS, SO I THINK THAT THAT PAYS OFF IN THE END.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT, THAT EFFORT TO BE INCLUSIVE IN THAT PROCESS.
DR. GRAHAM, CAN YOU ELABORATE ON HOURLY EMPLOYEES USING THE APP TO DOCUMENT THEIR TIME? UH, DO YOU HAVE A, DO YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION, MR. MCM? I, I GOT A REPORT, SOMEBODY WAS ALARMED, AND THAT SAID TO ME THAT, YOU KNOW, HOURLY EMPLOYEES CAN GO ON THIS APP AND DO THEIR, YOU KNOW, DOCUMENT THEIR TIME PIECE.
AND THEN I, I INQUIRED ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID, YES, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO DO TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN TIME.
AND THE, SO, SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT HOURLY EMPLOYEES THAT ARE ON DIFFERENT SYSTEMS. SO FOR EXAMPLE, OUR AFSCME STAFF ARE HOURLY EMPLOYEES.
THEY ARE PART OF THE UKG SYSTEM.
SO THEY, THEY USE THEIR TIMECARDS, THEY PUNCH IN AND OUT.
WE HAVE OTHER HOURLY EMPLOYEES, UH, LIKE OUR E-S-P-B-C EMPLOYEES WHO USE ORACLE, THE ORACLE TIME AND ATTENDANCE TO LOG IN AND OUT EACH DAY.
THOSE ARE STAFF THAT HAVE, UM, UH, DEVICES, COMPUTERS ASSIGNED TO THEM AND CAN LOG IN AND OUT TYPICALLY THAT WAY.
UM, I WILL TELL YOU FROM A, UH, SUPERVISORY STANDPOINT, UM, WE HAVE PROVIDED, UH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE THE ORACLE APP.
I WILL TELL YOU, I USE IT ALMOST DAILY TO, UH, APPROVE THE TIME AND ATTENDANCE FOR OUR SALARIED EMPLOYEES.
AND YOU COULD USE IT FOR OUR HOURLY EMPLOYEES.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE ENCOURAGE THE PEOPLE TO DO.
IT IS, IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THEM IF THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE COMFORTABLE, WE HAVE LOTS OF OTHER WAYS FOR THEM TO, TO INTERACT WITH THEIR ATTENDANCE.
SO IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT THE ONLY WAY.
IT IS ONE WAY THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THEM.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND THANK YOU.
SO WE KNOW THAT 80 PLUS PERCENT OF OUR BUDGET IS OUR PEOPLE, AND THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT.
AND I THINK THAT THE, THE GROWTH IN OUR DEVELOPMENT PLAN REFLECTS OUR SUPPORT, UH, FOR THAT INVESTMENT.
I WANTED TO KNOW, UH, ON THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF SLIDE, I SEE AME E-S-P-B-C-O-P-E, OUR ADULT ASSISTANTS
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AND, AND, UH, PARAEDUCATORS IN THE ADVANCEMENT OR GROWTH PART OF THE CONTINUUM.AND I'M NOT SURE IF I SEE THEM AS WE MOVE DOWN THE CONTINUUM.
SO ARE, ARE THERE CURRENTLY PROGRAMS IN PLACE FOR THEIR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN THAT PART OF THE CONTINUUM? IS IT IN PLANNING OR DEVELOPMENT? CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK TO THAT, PLEASE? SURE.
THAT'S A, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO THE REASON THAT, UM, I CALLED OUT ASK ME, E-S-P-B-C AND OPE AND ASPIRE BCPS IS BECAUSE WE HAVE AN ASPIRING LEADERS FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT TEACHERS, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE ASPIRE PROGRAM FOR THOSE UNIONS.
SO THAT'S WHY I SEPARATED ON THIS PAGE, UM, BECAUSE ON THE PREVIOUS IT WOULD BE THE TEACHERS, BUT EACH, THOSE GROUPS ARE REPRESENTED THROUGHOUT, UM, FOR EXAMPLE, THE OFFICE PROFESSIONALS INDUCTION PROGRAM AND THE PARAEDUCATOR INDUCTION PROGRAM.
SO IF FOLKS IN AFSCME, EXCUSE ME, FOLKS IN E-S-P-B-C GET PROMOTED, WE HAVE AN INDUCTION PROGRAM FOR THEM.
UM, BECAUSE THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED WAS THAT THEY WERE PROMOTED AND THEN THERE WAS NO SUPPORT.
UM, THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, THE COMPLIANCE APPLICATIONS AND TECHNICAL TRAININGS, THE STANDARDS OF EXCELLENT SERIES, UM, THOSE ARE ALL FOR FOLKS WHO ARE IN FS, PES, PBC, AND OPE AS WELL.
I, I WOULD ALSO JUST ADD, WE, ONE THING WE, WE NOTICED IS THAT WE HAVE A NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WHO IN THE PAST HAD BEEN PROMOTED BECAUSE THEY WERE EXCELLENT AT THEIR JOB.
AT THEY WERE, THEY WERE OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES.
THEY WERE, THEY BECAME PROMOTED.
UM, NO ONE WAS THERE TO HELP DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS THAT WERE COMMENSURATE WITH THAT NEW LEVEL OF JOB.
AND THEN ONCE THEY WERE IN THAT JOB POSITION, UM, WE DIDN'T HAVE PROGRAMS TO HELP THEM GET TO THE NE GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND CONTINUE TO GROW.
SO THOSE HAVE BEEN OUR AREAS OF, OF FOCUS AS FAR AS SOME OF THOSE GROUPS.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
AND WE SPEAK TO PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS ALL THE TIME, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THOSE LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN OUR OFFICES, AND THAT'S, I THINK, VERY UNIQUE IN BCPS THAT WE DO THAT.
AND ALSO, I DON'T REALLY THINK, THANK YOU MS. DOKI, FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE SCORES THAT DR. ROGERS, UM, PRESENTED.
SO I THINK THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND IT'S, IT IS EXCITING AND I THINK WE COULD ACTUALLY GIVE A LITTLE, GIVE A LITTLE CLAP TO SOME GOOD NEWS.
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ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE REVISED SUPERINTENDENT RULES, 1270 AND 52 10.[L. BOARD COMMITTEE UPDATES AND AGENDA SETTING (8:45 - 9:00 p.m.)]
ITEM, UM, IS BOARD COMMITTEE UPDATES.UM, SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH COMMITTEE UPDATES AND AUDIT COMMITTEE IS MS. HARVEY.
UH, AFTER A SUMMER HIATUS, WE'LL BE MEETING ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH AT 4:30 PM VIRTUALLY I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE, UH, TO ATTEND IF YOU CAN, AND IF NOT TO LATER LISTEN TO THE, UH, AUDIO TAPE OR WATCH THE VIDEO.
THE NEXT BUILDING AND CONTRACTS COMMITTEE MEETING IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH AT 5:00 PM THANK YOU.
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE IS MS. STALOWSKI.
UM, IT WAS PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED, UM, THE CURRICULUM MEETING FOR TOMORROW, UH, AUGUST 27TH WAS, UM, RESCHEDULED, AND OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 25TH.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.
UM, I BELIEVE MS. FONG IS NOT ON FOR EQUITY COMMITTEE.
I'M NOT SURE IF ANYBODY HAS AN UP UPDATE.
MS. KY, DID YOU HAVE AN UPDATE FOR THAT ONE, MS. UH, LICHTER? YES.
OH, MR. YOUNG, THE NEXT EQUITY COMMITTEE MEETING, OR THE FIRST EQUITY MEETING MEETING OF THE SEASON WILL BE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH AT 4:00 PM OKAY.
THANK YOU MR. YOUNG AND POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE, MS. PUMPHREY, UH, THE FIRST MEETING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, IT WILL BE SEPTEMBER 15TH AT 4:30 PM OKAY, THANKS.
NEXT ARE ANY AGENDA ITEMS BEING REQUESTED BY BOARD MEMBERS? I JUST AS A REMINDER, UM, FOLLOWING OUR BOARD MEETINGS, SOMETIMES A COUPLE DAYS LATER, I THINK THIS WEEK IT'S THURSDAY OR FRIDAY, UM, MS. HARVEY AND DR. ROGERS AND I DO SIT DOWN TO PLAN THE UPCOMING AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
SO JUST TO GIVE BOARD MEMBERS KIND OF A TIMELINE, WE DO THAT SEVERAL DAYS FOLLOWING THE CURRENT MEETING.
SO IF YOU HAVE AGENDA ITEMS THAT YOU DON'T TELL ME TONIGHT, YOU CAN SEND IT TO US IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
SO IF YOU HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM THAT YOU WANT TO SAY RIGHT NOW, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
IF NOT, YOU CAN SEND IT TO YES, MS. DOKI.
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UH, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A NEEDS TO BE AN AGENDA ITEM OR JUST, UM, IF WE COULD GET, UM, SINCE IT WAS JUST AN INFORMATION, UM, ITEM TONIGHT, THE, THE UPDATE, THE REVISED SUPERINTENDENT'S RULE 52 10.I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF WE COULD GET AN UPDATE ON HOW THAT IS, IF IT WILL HAVE ANY EFFECT ON GRADE, ON GRADING FOR OUR STUDENTS.
[M. ANNOUNCEMENTS (9:00 p.m.)]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ANNOUNCEMENTS.THE BOARD'S NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2025 AT SIX 30.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR JOINING US TONIGHT, AND THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED.