PLEASE RISE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY MRS. HARRIS. >>Sally Harris: EDUCATION IS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON WHICH CAN BE USED TO EXCHANGE THE WORLD, BY NELSON MANDELA.
LET'S TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THOSE IN THE MILITARY WHO SACRIFICE DAILY FOR OUR COUNTRY, LIKE OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER GRAY'S NEPHEW NICKY LISA AS AN 18-YEAR-OLD AS AB ARMY RANGER ON THE FRONT LINES IN AFGHANISTAN. MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ] >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MEMBER HARRIS. BOARD MEMBERS, THE WITHDRAWN ITEMS TODAY ARE C 4.04. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION BY MRS. SHAMBERGER AND A SECOND BY MRS. HARRIS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MRS. GRIFFIN? WITH NO DISCUSSION, IF YOU WOULD VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS COME UP, PLEASE. PABLO, IF WE COULD COME AND CORRECT MRS. GRAY'S BOX, PLEASE. VOTE ON THE OTHER ONE, LYNN. BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT AGAIN FOR THE RECORD. SORRY. TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES TODAY. AND IF YOU WILL VOTE AGAIN, PLEASE. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MRS. SNIVELY. WE HAVE THREE SETS OF MINUTES TO APPROVE TONIGHT. THE JUNE 8th SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP AND SESSION, THE JUNE 8th SCHOOL BOARD WORK SOCIALMAN HE'S A SESSION AND THE JUNE 13th, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. I HAVE A MOTION BY MRS. HARRIS, A SECOND BY MRS. GRIFFIN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR ANY CORRECTIONS? SEEING NONE, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR VOTE WHEN THE LIGHTS COME UP. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. MRS. HARRIS, IF YOU COULD PLEASE READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES AT THIS TIME. >>Sally Harris: AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING LET ME QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THE BOARD'S AGENDA IS A CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE APPROVED UPON MOTION AND VOTE UNLESS AN ITEM IS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION. THE AGENDA AND THE BACKUP DOCUMENTATION ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE. THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON THE LIVE WEBCAST, ON CABLE TV, AND ON THE VIDEO MONITOR HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM. IT ALSO CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING LATER IN THE VIDEO ARCHIVES.
DURING THIS MEETING, THERE IS A TABLET AVAILABLE AT THE COMMUNICATIONS DESK THAT CAN BE USED TO VIEW THE LIVE WEBCAST WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING. THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN THE BACK ROOM THAT ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING. THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF 45 MINUTES ALLOWED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
SPEAKERS WILL BE GRANTED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS A SINGLE AGENDA ITEM OR A TOTAL OF FIVE MINUTES TO ADDRESS TWO OR MORE AGENDA ITEMS. WHEN TEN OR MORE SPEAKERS WISH TO SPEAK TO THE SAME AGENDA ITEM, SPEAKING TIME WILL BE REDUCED TO TWO MINUTES PER SPEAKER. IF THERE ARE STILL SPEAKERS AFTER THE 45-MINUTE ALLOTTED TIME ENDS, THE REMAINDER OF THE SPEAKERS WILL BE HEARD PRIOR TO THE VOTE ON THE ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. YOUR COMMENTS ARE IMPORTANT. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS, THE STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND WILL KEEP THE BOARD INFORMED ABOUT THE RESPONSE. THE SCHOOL BOARD RESPECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD, BUT WE CANNOT TOLERATE BEHAVIOR INTENDED TO INTERRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING. OUR CIVILITY POLICY IS IN EFFECT. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE 13 SPEAKERS AT THIS TIME FOR A TOTAL OF 36 MINUTES.
SPEAKING TIME. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT WILL BE TAKEN AT TIME CERTAIN TODAY. THE 4:00 ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT AND THEN 6:00 EMPLOYEE INPUT. I WANT TO REMIND YOU IN THE AUDIENCE IF YOU LEAVE THE AUDITORIUM AND PLAN TO RETURN PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU WILL NEED TO GO THROUGH SECURITY AGAIN A SECOND TIME, SO IF YOU STEP OUT THOSE DOORS YOU WILL NEED TO GO BACK THROUGH SECURITY FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE PUBLIC AND THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM. MRS. HARRIS, IF YOU WILL READ THE GUIDE LANES FOR AUDIENCE COMMENTS. >>Sally Harris: THE BOARD VALUES AND APPRECIATES YOUR COMMENTS. THIS IS YOUR TIME TO TELL THE BOARD WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND.
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY RAISE DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, IT IS THE BOARD'S PRACTICE TO NOTE YOUR COMMENT AND TO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE DISTRICT STAFF RESPOND TO YOU AFTER YOUR QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN RESEARCHED. TO THAT END THE BOARD WILL NOT TYPICALLY RESPOND TO YOUR COMMENTS FROM THE DAIS. >>Cindy Stuart: I WILL CALL UP THE FIRST THREE SPEAKERS. MARK KLUTHO, YOU WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES. MICHELLE SHIMBERG, AND NICOLE RENOT. WELCOME, MR. KLUTHO. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. >> MARK KLUTHO, LARGO. RULE 3, YOU HAVE THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE UNQUALIFIED AGAIN. DOESN'T CHANGE. AND HERE WE HAVE BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MAY 31st. AND ISN'T THE BUDGET HEARING COMING UP HERE JUST SHORTLY? 7.03. YOU ARE GOING TO PUT NEW ROOFS ON THESE TWO BUILDINGS. THEY ARE GOING TO BE THE RIGHT COLORS? I DOUBT IT. AND THEN WE HAVE AN HVAC.
OH, YEAH. AN HVAC IN THE BUILDING WILL STILL BE STUPID. YEAH. AND THEN ROBERT HE'D LEE. YEAH. BUILDING FOR A TRAITOR. YEAH, IT'S A SESSION SESSIONIST. SOMEBODY THAT BELIEVED IT WAS RIGHT TO OWN ANOTHER PERSON. AND WE CAN'T GET THAT CHANGED. ISN'T THAT A DOGGONE SHAME? MY OH MY. I NOTICE ONE OF YOUR UNDERLINGS BRINGS YOU A PACKAGE OF YOUR BOTTLED WATERS. OH, YEAH. THOSE LITTLE BOTTLED WATERS. IT TAKES MORE WATER TO MAKE THOSE THAN THEY HOLD. YEAH. AND YOU ARE GOING TO BE THE TEACHERS. SEE, THIS GETS FILLED OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN AT THE MACHINE. OH, TALK ABOUT A SUSTAINABILITY ISSUE HERE. YOU KNOW, YOU BEING GREEN, IT'S LIKE ALFRED E. NEWMAN. PAINTING THAT -- THAT HUMMER GREEN. THAT'S YOU BEING GREEN. HERE IS THE MAP OF THE US OF A AND THE TEMPERATURE CHANGE. YEAH. CHANGES OVER THE PAST 22 YEARS.
1991 TO 2012, WITH 1901 TO 1960. BUT IT'S EVEN WORSE WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT ALASKA. LOOK AT RED ALASKA THERE. RED ALASKA DOWN THERE. WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S THAT OLD CAUSE AND EFFECT THING. YOUR DUMB BUILDINGS BELCHING THE CARBON. WIN CANSTON CHURCHILL, SEPTEMBER 12, 1960, TIME MAGAZINE, SAID WE SHAPE OUR BUILDINGS; THEREAFTER, THEY SHAPE US. AND, BOY, WHAT KIND OF SHAPE OF THE FUTURE ARE YOU LAYING. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE PRETTY. AND THEN HOW ABOUT THIS ARTICLE FROM LAST WEEK? CHARTER SCHOOL EXEC IS CHARGED, ACCUSED OF USING MORE THAN 1 MILLION IN PUBLIC FUNDS FOR PERSONAL EXPENSES. YEAH, THOSE CHARTER SCHOOLS, THEY ARE OKAY, AREN'T THEY, HUH? YEAH. WHAT A RACKET. AND HERE IT SHOWS ONE OF THEM, ONE OF HIS, THE WINDSOR PREPARATORY ACADEMY. AND JUST LIKE YOUR BUILDINGS, A STUPID, DUMB DESIGN. A MONUMENT TO IGNORANCE. NOTHING LIKE THIS SHOULD EVER BE BUILT.
YEAH. (BELL SOUNDS) DOGGONE SHAPE. OVER THERE AT THAT PINELLAS MEETING THIS MORNING, THERE WAS THIS MORON THAT CAME IN TO SAY THE HOLOCAUST WAS A HOAX. YOU KNOW, THIS WORLD, WHAT'S IT COMING TO? I TELL YOU, YOU PEOPLE, YOU ARE JUST NOT GETTING AN -- GIVING AN EDUCATION TO THESE CHILDREN. IT'S JUST SO SAD. WHAT A LEGACY. (BELL SOUNDS) IT'S SO SAD. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MR. KLUTHO. MRS.
SHIMBERG, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> >> GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF. MY NAME IS MICHELLE SHIMBERG AND I'M THEY'RE SPEAK TONIGHT TO ITEM 6.11, THE APPROVAL OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL CONTRACT WITH THE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER TO BE LOCATED IN EAST TAMPA. I AM THE BOARD CHAIR OF THE LEARNING CENTER AND I AM HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND MY STAFF TO TALK ABOUT OUR EXCITEMENT AND ENTHUSIASM IN PARTNERING WITH YOU AND IN WORKING WITH YOU TO SERVE THE FAMILIES IN TAMPA. I WOULD LIKE TO START BY THANKING THE CHARTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. THEY HAVE BEEN FABULOUS TO WORK WITH THROUGH THIS PROCESS, AS WE APPLIED FOR THE CHARTER AND AS WE NEGOTIATED THE CONTRACT. SO THANK YOU TO JEN AND HER STAFF. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES THAT WE WILL ENGAGE IN OUR SCHOOL TO SERVE THE CHILDREN AGES 3 TO 8 IN EAST TAMPA AT OUR LEARNING CENTER ON 3424thth AND CHELSEA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU. NICOLE RENAULT. THE NEXT THREE SPEAKERS AFTER MRS. RENAULT ARE BOB CREEK, RYAN, AND HEIDI. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. >> THIS PAST YEAR WITH OF MY SIX YEAR TEACHING. 52% OF THE TEACHERS LEAVING THE PROFESSION BY YEAR FIVE. I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT I WORK IN A DISTRICT THAT WAS WILLING TO PAY TEACHERS IN A JUST MAN THEORY WAS COMPETITIVE WITH PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS. WHILE I WAS A NEW TEACHER AND NOT GIVEN AND OPTION MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WERE SOLD SEVERAL YEARS AGO WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS A BASE SALARY, AND THEY WOULD BE REWARDED FOR YOUR SERVICE. THE SALARY JUMPS ALSO CAME WITH A STIPULATION THAT WE MUST PROVE EFFECTIVENESS IN THE CLASSROOM TO BE AWARDED FOR THE INCREASE THAT WE EARNED. WHILE TEACHERS HELD UP THEIR END OF THE BARGAIN PUTTING IN THE TIME AND WORK TO BE EFFECTIVE TEACHERS RECENTLY A BOARD MEMBER SUGGESTED THEY DON'T HAVE TO HOLD UP THEIR END AND FREEZE OUR SALARY.
RELIABLE DISTRICT THAT ALWAYS HONORED REGARDING SALARY AND OTHER ISSUES. IT WILL NOT ONLY CAUSE FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS FOR THOSE OF US RELYING ON THAT GREED-UPON MONEY BUT CREATE THE CHALLENGES WHILE TRYING TO HIRE HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS WHO UNDOUBTEDLY START TO LOOK AT OTHER DISTRICT BUT DO NOT SEEM TO BE IN AS MUCH ORGANIZATIONAL CHAOS. FAILING TO ATTRACT HEY QUALITY TEACHERS WILL NOT ONLY HURT OUR STUDENTS WHO DESERVE THE BEST TEACHERS POSSIBLE, BUT WILL ALSO END UP COSTING US MORE MONEY AS THOSE CHILDREN LEAVE US FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS TAKING THEIR FUNDING WITH THEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT CUTS MUST BE MADE. WAY DON'T UPPER IS WHY THE IMMEDIATE GO-TO IS THE TEACHERS WHO ARE ACTUALLY THE ONES IN THE CLASSROOM FACE TO FACE EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS. TEACHERS CONSISTENTLY WORK BEYOND THEIR WORK HOURS GRADING PAPERS AND SPENDING MONEY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AS BEST THEY CAN. AS A SINGLE 29-YEAR-OLD HOMEOWNER I HAVE EXACTLY ZERO COLLEGE EDUCATED FUNDS IN OTHER FIELD WHO HAVE TO WORK A SECOND JOB TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR INCOME.
YET IN THE PAST TWO YEARS I SERVED AS A CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR TO HELP SUPPLEMENT MY OWN. MY SALARIES HAVEN'T INCREASED IN THE LAST THREE YEARS BUT MY PROPERTY TAXES AND MY MORTGAGE HAVE AND THAT ONE EXTRA JOB MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO COVER IT ANYMORE. LUCKILY, I ONLY HAVE MYSELF TO SUPPORT BUT IF THIS POTENTIAL FREEZE WOULD AFFECT ME THIS GREATLY MANUAL HOW MUCH STRESS AND FINANCIAL STRAINIT WOULD PUT ON A FAMILY OF FOUR WITH MOUTHS TO FEED. IF YOU AS OUR BOARD REALLY WANT WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS HOW ABOUT STARTING WITH WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR TEACHERS? [ APPLAUSE ] >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BUT I AM GOING TO ASK THAT YOU KEEP YOUR ENTHUSIASM TO A MINIMUM SO WE CAN GET THROUGH ALL THE SPEAKERS.
ROB KRIEK, THREE MINUTES. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, MR. EAKINS, STAFF. AS FLORIDA LEGISLATORS CONTINUE TO SHIFT OUT PUBLIC DOLLARS TOWARDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS MANY OF WHICH ARE PRIVATELY OWNED AND FOR PROFFITT PROPERTY WE ARE ALL BEING REQUIRED TO DO MORE WITH A LOT LESS. THESE CHALLENGES, THOUGH, OFFER A VERITABLE OPPORTUNITY TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AS THE MOST PROGRESSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN FLORIDA. THE SCHOOL BOARD, CTA, AS WELL AS PARENTS AND STUDENTS MUST BRING A UNIFIED MESSAGE TO TALLAHASSEE AND LOCAL LEGISLATORS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AND THE MANY CHALLENGES. WE NEED TO BRING THE FIGHT TO TALLAHASSEE AND MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT FIGHTING WITH EACH OTHER IN OUR GREAT DISTRICT. THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TEACHERS ARE WORKING HARDER AND MORE EFFECTIVELY THAN EVER BEFORE FOR OUR KIDS AND HOPE THAT THE BUDGET IS DEALT WITH, WITH FAIRNESS AND TRANSPARENCY WITHOUT SCAPEGOATING.
IT'S UP IN TALLAHASSEE NOT BY THE HARD WORKINGS EDUCATOR HELPING THOUSANDS OF KIDS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY EVERY DAY. THANK YOU. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. SO I KNOW WE ARE ALL TRYING TO RESHAPE THE NARRATIVE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE IN OUR COUNTY, AND I LOVE THE IDEA OF A COMMUNITY SCHOOL AND HAVING EVERYBODY KIND OF RALLY AROUND IT. I THINK WE NEED TO SORT OF EXTRAPOLATE THAT TO MAKE IT THE ENTIRE DISTRICT AND NEED TO GET A LOT OF BUY-IN IF WE ARE GOING TO FIX ANYTHING. I WENT LAST WEEK TO ADDRESS THE BOCC ABOUT IMPACT FEES. IT WAS PROBABLY LOST IN THE SHUFFLE BECAUSE I SAT THROUGH AN HOUR AND A HALF OF CONFEDERATE MONUMENT COMMENTS. I'M GOING TO GO BACK NEXT WEEK. I THINK THEY HAVE ANOTHER MEETING. BUT WE NEED AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO BE SHARING THESE IDEAS.
I'M LOOKING UP INFORMATION ABOUT A CITIZEN-LED REFERENDUM FOR THE TAX INCREASE, EVEN A HALF PENNY, ANYTHING WE CAN DO, AS LONG AS WE CONTINUE TO MAKE CUTS IN THE RIGHT AREAS, SHORE UP OUR BALANCE. IF YOU GUYS DIDN'T SEE IT MOODIE'S ANALYTICS POUT OUT THE REPORT TALKING ABOUT HOUSE BILL AS A NEGATIVE AND HOW IT WOULD AFFECT US. WE ARE STILL RATED AA-1 WHICH IS THE HIGHEST WE CAN GET, JUST AS GOOD AS THE STATE, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS. I THINK WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING. AND IF WE CONTINUE TO DO THIS, BUT WHEN WE DO MAKE CUTS, WE HAVE TO NOT AFFECT OUR EMPLOYEES. I MEAN, TRYING TO FREEZE PAY, TEACHERS, THERE ARE 15,000 OF US, 16,000 TOTAL, I REALLY WORRY ABOUT ESPs AND CUSTODIANS, CAFETERIA WORKERS, BUS DRIVERS. WARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED IF THEY FREEZE PAY AND WE ARE DUE FOR A RAISE. AND THE LAST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, WHEN I WAS AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, I WAS BORDERLINE ANAPHYLACTIC WHEN I SAW THIS BUT HERE IS THE MOU FOR PERFORMANCE PAY ARE FROM LAST YEAR. AND IT SAID THAT THE DISTRICT HAD SET ASIDE 12,400 THAT YOU PERFORMANCE PAY FOR THE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS. WELL, HERE IS PAGE 11, I BELIEVE, FROM B, I THINK SECTION B, WHERE IT HAD ALL THE DIFFERENT PAY, WHO IS BEING PAID WHAT, SO ON AND SO FORTH. WELL, TWO YEARS AGO, AND IF YOU REMEMBER THREE YEARS AGO THE FIRST TIME WE HAD PERFORMANCE PAY WAS 2,000, IF YOU EARNED A 4, 3,000, THE FOLLOWING YEAR DROPPED JUST A LITTLE BIT, WENT TO 1900, 2900 IN 05. AND WE PAID OUT ALMOST ALL OF IT, 1,199,167,615 IN 15-16.