>> HI. MY NAME IS SALLY HARRIS. I'M THE CHAIR OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY'S SCHOOL BOARD. >> AND I'M TAMARA SHAMBURGER, THE BOARD'S VICE-CHAIR. >> WE WANTED TO WELCOME YOU TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE SERVE MORE THAN 200,000 STUDENTS. THAT INCLUDES CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH ADULTS IN OUR WORKFORCE PROGRAMS. OUR DISTRICT IS ONE OF THE TEN LARGEST IN AMERICA. OUR TEAM IS MADE UP OF MORE THAN 25,000 PEOPLE WORKING ON MORE THAN 245 SITES. >> WE ARE DIVERSE AND DEDICATED. OUR BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD IN OUR BOARD AUDITORIUM ON TUESDAYS AT 3 P.M. THE BEST WAY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY IS TO INVOLVE YOU, THE PUBLIC, IN WHAT WE DO. YOU ARE WELCOME TO E-MAIL OR MEET WITH ANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND FOLLOW OUR DISTRICT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. >> BOARD MEETINGS ARE COVERED LIVE BY HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOL'S TV. THEY ARE STREAMED ON OUR WEBSITE AND CARRIED LIVE ON CABLE, SPECTRUM CHANNEL 635 AND FRONTIER FiOS CHANNEL 32.
>> AS YOUR ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD, WE ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT THE PUBLIC HAS TO SAY. WE'LL INCLUDE TIME FOR AUDIENCE COMMENTS BEFORE WE ADDRESS OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. OUR AGENDA AND ANY SUPPORTING MATERIALS CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE IN ADVANCE. THEY ARE POSTED SEVEN DAYS BEFORE EACH MEETING ON OUR WEBSITE. THE ADDRESS IS: >> OUR VISION IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE, AND THAT MEANS ALL STUDENTS EVERY DAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. >> AT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE ARE PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] >>Sally Harris: THE BOARD MEETING OF OCTOBER 16 IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. AND I AM EXCITED TO SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE. IT'S WONDERFUL THAT YOU'RE HERE.
MEMBER SHAMBURGER, WILL YOU NOW LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU.
NOW PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER SHAMBURGER. NOW WILL YOU PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT? >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND TO THE PODIUM TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. THEY ARE JOINED BY THEIR DIRECTOR, KEITH GRIFFITH, PRINCIPAL MARY FRITAS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR ADMINISTRATION, MARCOS RODRIGUEZ. THESE WONDERFUL STUDENTS ENTERTAINED US PRIOR TO THE START OF OUR BOARD MEETING. >> HI. MY NAME IS KEYTAWN. I AM A SENIOR AND PLAY ALTO AND SOPRANO SAXOPHONE. >> MY NAME IS COLIN. I'M A SOPHOMORE AND I PLAY THE ALTO SAX. >> MY NAME IS JORDAN. I'M A SENIOR AND PLAY THE ALTO AND TENOR. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ENRIQUE. I AM A JUNIOR AND I PLAY THE TENOR AND ALTO. >> HI. MY NAME IS MAX. I'M A SOPHOMORE AND I PLAY THE BARITONE SAX.
>> I'M NICK. I'M A SENIOR AND I PLAY THE TRUMPET. >> HI. I'M GERALD. I'M A SENIOR. I PLAY THE TRUMPET. >> HI. I'M MADDIE. I'M A SOPHOMORE AND I PLAY THE TRUMPET. >> HI. MY NAME IS JOLIE. I'M A JUNIOR AND I PLAY TRUMPET AND FLUEGELHORN. >> HI. MY NAME IS SIGH SACK. I AM A JUNIOR -- ISAAC. I AM A JUNIOR AND I PLAY THE TRUMPET. >> JAVIER, JUNIOR, PLAY THE TRUMPET. >> TOMMY, SENIOR, I PLAY TROMBONE. >> HI. TRISTAN. I'M A SOPHOMORE AND I PLAY TROMBONE. >> HI. MY NAME IS VICTORIA. I'M A SENIOR AND I PLAY TROMBONE. >> HI. MY NAME IS AIDEN. I AM A SENIOR AND I PLAY TROMBONE. >> HI. MY NAME IS JORDAN. I AM A FRESHMAN AND PLAY BASS TROMBONE. >> WILLIAM, FRESHMAN. I PLAY BASS. >> DRAKE. I'M A SENIOR AND I PLAY DRUM SET.
>> HI. MY NAME IS NICK. I'M A JUNIOR AND I PLAY DRUM SET. >> HI. MY NAME IS TYLER. I AM A SENIOR AND PLAY GUITAR. >> MY NAME IS CAISSON, I'M A SENIOR AND PLAY PIANO. >> KEITH GRIFFIS, THE BAND DIRECTOR AT SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU ALL VERY, VERY MUCH. IT'S SUCH A PLEASURE AS WE ENTER TO COME TO THE BOARD MEETING TO HAVE THE ENTERTAINMENT, SO WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. IT MAKES US START OUR BOARD MEETINGS NICELY. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE FOUR WITHDRAWN ITEMS TODAY. C 4.04, C 4.05, C 6.04, AND C 6.13. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER SNIVELY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. OKAY. MEMBER SNIVELY. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS SEEMED LIKE THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE SUPERINTENDENT KNOWS THIS OR NOT. I'LL LET HIM HAVE THE INFORMATION. WE'VE HAD NINE AGENDA UPDATES SINCE IT FIRST CAME OUT LAST TUESDAY, IS AS WELL AS SIX PULLED ITEM UPDATES AS WELL, ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL 11:51 TODAY THERE WERE STILL ITEMS BEING ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. ACTUALLY UP UNTIL 1:26 THIS AFTERNOON WHEN WE RECEIVED THE LEE ELEMENTARY DOCUMENTATION. SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION TO SEE IF WE COULD MAYBE TIGHTEN THAT UP A LITTLE BIT SO WE'RE NOT HAVING SO MANY UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. REALLY, NOT JUST FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS BUT ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC TO HAVE THE INFORMATION IN A TIMELY FASHION BEFORE WE ACTUALLY MEET PUBLICLY FOR OUR BOARD MEETING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>Sally Harris: SO AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WILL VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. WE HAVE ONE SET OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY, AND THAT IS THE OCTOBER 2nd, 2018, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER SNIVELY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BOARD MEMBERS. MEMBER SHAMBURGER, WILL YOU NOW READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES FOR US? >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU AGAIN, MADAM CHAIR. AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING, LET ME QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. AT THIS TIME, PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THE BOARD'S AGENDA IS A CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE APPROVED WITH A MOTION AND VOTE UNLESS AN ITEM IS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION. THE AGENDA AND BACKUP DOCUMENTATION ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE. THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON THE LIVE WEBCAST, ON CABLE TV, AND ON VIDEO MONITORS HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM. IT CAN ALSO BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING IN THE ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVE. THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM BEHIND ME THAT ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING.
45 MINUTES HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SPEAKERS ARE GRANTED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS A SINGLE AGENDA ITEM OR A TOTAL OF FIVE MINUTES TO ADDRESS TWO OR MORE AGENDA ITEMS.
IF TEN OR MORE PEOPLE ARE PLANNING TO ADDRESS A SINGLE TOPIC OUR PROCEDURE REDUCES THE SPEAKING TIME FOR EACH PERSON FROM THREE MINUTES TO TWO. THIS IS TO MAKE SURE WE HEAR FROM MORE PEOPLE DURING THE SAME AVAILABLE TIME. YOUR COMMENTS ARE IMPORTANT. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS OUR STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND THEY WILL KEEP OUR BOARD INFORMED ABOUT THE RESPONSE. OUR SCHOOL BOARD RESPECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THIS BOARD. WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING YOUR TIME TO BE HERE. ANY BEHAVIOR INTENDED TO INTERRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. OUR CIVILITY POLICY IS IN EFFECT. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER SHAMBURGER. WE WILL NOW TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR SOME VERY IMPORTANT RECOGNITIONS. THIS IS A BITTERSWEET MEETING AS THIS IS THE LAST MEETING FOR SEVERAL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS.
WE WILL SHARE IN A FEW RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS, SO WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL ENJOY IT AND BE PATIENT WITH US AS WE WORK THROUGH IT. I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST START WITH MS. VALDES. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD INVITE MRS. VALDES AND SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS TO GO TO THE FRONT, PLEASE. THANK YOU. IF THERE'S ANY FAMILY THAT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THEM, THEY ARE WELCOME TO JOIN THEM. IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO GET TO SHARE IN THE RESOLUTION WITH YOU. SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL READ THE RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, MRS. SUSAN VALDES HAS SERVED THREE AND A HALF TERMS AS A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. WHEREAS, MRS. VALDES SERVED TWO TERMS AS CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD IN 2010, 2011, AND 2014, 2015, SHAPING POLICY FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF THE VARIED AND OFTEN CHALLENGING EXPERIENCES STUDENTS FACE IN THEIR DAILY LIVES.
AND WHEREAS, MRS. VALDES' DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY DURING HER 14 YEARS OF SERVICE HAS HELPED LAUNCH NEW PROGRAMS, INCLUDING DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMIES, EXPANDED THE REACH OF THE OFFICE OF SUPPLIER OF DIVERSITY, AND SHAPED COUNTLESS OTHER PROJECTS THAT IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN. AND WHEREAS, MRS. VALDES' COMMITMENT TO CREATING A RACIAL EQUITY POLICY WAS HONORED WITH A NATIONWIDE RISE AWARD AND WILL HAVE A LASTING EFFECT ON OUR REGION BY ENSURING ALL STUDENTS WHO MRS. VALDES CONSIDERS HER BABIES WILL HAVE THE SUPPORTS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. AND WHEREAS, MRS. VALDES' RESTLESS PURSUIT OF PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE INCREASED THE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING THE LIFE-CHANGING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION BY ADVOCATING FOR THE NEW DISTRICT SUPPORTS THAT REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION AND NARROWED THAT ACHIEVEMENT GAP. WHEREAS, MRS. VALDES WORKED VIGOROUSLY TO ENSURE FAIR AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AFFORDED TO SMALL AND DIVERSE BUSINESSES TO COMPETE FOR PROCUREMENT BIDS AND PUBLIC CONTRACTS FOR THE EFFORTS OF THE OFFICE OF SUPPLIER DIVERSITY.
AND WHEREAS, STUDENTS, DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, AND OUR COMMUNITY HONOR MRS. VALDES FOR HER DEEP AND ABIDING CONCERN FOR THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THESE STUDENTS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, DEEMS IT FITTING AND PROPER TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTIONS OF SUSAN L. VALDES AND TO EXPRESS ITS GREAT APPRECIATION FOR MRS. SUSAN L. VALDES FOR HER EFFORTS AND WORK AS A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FROM 2004 TO 2018. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE CERTIFIED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND BE IMMEDIATELY PRESENTED TO MRS. SUSAN L. VALDES. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY BE PLACED IN THE MINUTES AND SAID PAGE DEDICATED TO MRS. SUSAN L. VALDES AND A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, ADOPTED THIS 16th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2018.
[ APPLAUSE ] IN APPRECIATION OF BOARD MEMBER SERVICE, THE STUDENT ARTWORK BEING PRESENTED TODAY REPRESENTS THE DIVERSITY OF OUR DISTRICT AND THE ARTWORK PRESENTED TO MRS. VALDES IS CALLED "UNTITLED" AND WAS CREATED BY JULIE ANN MUNEZ A SOPHOMORE AT WHARTON HIGH SCHOOL. HER ART TEACHER IS SHIN YANG CHANG. [ APPLAUSE ] MR. SUPERINTENDENT? >>Jeffrey Eakins: I JUST WANT TO ADD A FEW MORE COMMENTS BECAUSE, AS I'M LISTENING TO THE RESOLUTION TODAY, THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT REALLY STAND OUT IN THE RESOLUTION ABOUT MS. VALDES, THAT AS A SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND AS OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, BRINGS A GREAT DEAL OF PRIDE. I WANT TO SHARE A FEW WORDS THAT JUMP OUT AT ME. FIRST OF ALL, THE WORD "EQUITY" JUMPS RIGHT OUT AT ME BECAUSE OF HOW HARD MS. VALDES FOUGHT VERY HARD ACROSS HER TENURE TO CREATE EQUITY ACROSS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ALL KIDS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT AS SUPERINTENDENT. CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU KEPT BEATING THAT DRUM ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT TO CREATED A BETTER PATHWAY FOR THEIR FUTURE AND TO GIVE THEM THAT HOPE THAT YOU ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT THAT THEY ULTIMATELY WILL HAVE A STANDARD DIPLOMA. I KNOW THAT WILL BE ANOTHER THING THAT YOU'LL FIGHT AT THE NEXT LEVEL WHERE YOU'RE AT IN TALLAHASSEE. ACHIEVEMENT GAPS STAND OUT BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE THAT AMAZING EQUITY LENS THAT YOU BROUGHT TO YOUR ROLE, HOW WE ENSURED AS A STAFF WE COULD DO EVERYTHING WE COULD TO CLOSE THE GAPS TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL OUR KIDS. FAIR AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES. BECAUSE OF YOUR ADVOCACY, OUR STUDENTS HAVE HAD MANY, MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR LIFE OVER THE LAST 14 YEARS BECAUSE OF THAT STRONG ADVOCACY YOU'VE HAD ON THEIR BEHALF.
AND YOU'VE BEEN THEIR VOICE, AND IT HAS PAID OFF BIG TIME FOR THE STUDENTS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MR. EAKINS. MS. STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MS. VALDES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS DISTRICT AND TO THIS COMMUNITY. YOU HAVE IN YOUR TENURE ALWAYS KEPT IN YOUR HEART KIDS AND WHAT IS BEST FOR THEM AT ALL TIMES. I APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION AND YOUR DEDICATION TO THE DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON COCs. WHEN I WAS ON THE BOARD THAT WAS THE FIRST THING I HEARD THAT AND UNSIGNED CONTRACTS, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE UNSIGNED CONTRACTS ANYMORE. THANK YOU, MS. VALDES. YOUR WORK ON THE COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES. YOUR WORK WITH THE LATINOS IN ACTION. THE LETO FALCONS WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND YOUR DEDICATION TO THEIR SCHOOL.
THE STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT THAT YOU SAW TONIGHT, THAT WAS MS. VALDES' IDEA TO BRING STUDENTS HERE TO PERFORM BEFORE THESE BOARD MEETINGS. YOU HAVE CHAMPIONED MANY THINGS OVER YOUR TIME AT THIS DAIS. AND I EXPECT -- NO, I ANTICIPATE GREAT THINGS FROM MS. VALDES IN TALLAHASSEE. THE SAME THINGS THAT SHE'S DONE HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, I THINK THAT SHE WILL CONTINUE. SO CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR MOVE TO TALLAHASSEE. I ASKED HER WHEN I WAS IN HER OFFICE EARLIER, I SAID, ARE YOU PACKING UP ALL THIS STUFF AND TAKING IT WITH YOU. SHE ALREADY STARTED PACKING. 14 YEARS OF STUFF ACQUIRED IN YOUR OFFICE TAKES A WHILE TO PACK UP. SHE LAUGHED AT ME. WE ALWAYS GIGGLE UP HERE A LITTLE BIT ONCE IN A WHILE. WHEN MS. VALDES BREAKS OUT HER FAN AND STARTS FANNING, I'LL MISS THAT. BECAUSE SHE FANS AND SHE CLOSES IT. SHE FANS AND SHE CLOSES IT.
I WILL MISHEARING THAT AND KNOWING THAT THERE'S SOMETHING ON HER MIND THAT SHE'S GOING TO TELL US WHEN SHE'S DONE. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. I WILL MISS YOU SITTING TO THE RIGHT OF ME. BUT I WILL SEE YOU IN TALLAHASSEE. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART. MEMBER SHAMBURGER. OH, I'M SORRY. MEMBER GRIFFIN. >>April Griffin: YOU AND I WERE SITTING AT A BOWLING ALLEY MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND OUR FAMILIES WERE BOWLING AND YOU WOULD BOUNCE THINGS OFF OF ME. WE KNEW WHO THE GOOD GUYS WERE AND NOT SO GOOD GUYS. YOU TOLD ME THAT ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO RUN. AND IN THAT MOMENT, I SAID TO YOU, "I'M GOING TO RUN FOR THAT SEAT." AND I HAD TO CONVINCE MY HUSBAND FIRST BEFORE I COULD DO THAT. BUT YOU LOOKED AT ME AND YOU SAID, "YOU'VE GOT YOUR FIRST ENDORSEMENT." I KNOW WHEN I LOOKED AT THE BOARD MEMBERS SEATED, I TRIED TO TAKE SOMETHING FROM EACH ONE OF THEM THAT I WANTED TO INCORPORATE INTO HOW I SERVE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ALWAYS STOOD OUT TO ME WAS HOW YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY ARE SO WELL LOVED AND ADMIRED AND RESPECTED FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME TO YOU OVER THE YEARS AND THERE ARE PROBABLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE YOU HAVE HELPED THAT DIDN'T THINK THAT ANYBODY WOULD LISTEN BUT YOU DID AND YOU ALWAYS DID. THAT WAS THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER I WANTED TO BE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT REALLY DID COLOR THE WAY THAT I SERVED THIS COMMUNITY. YOU AND YOUR HEART I KNOW WILL BE MISSED HERE. BUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO FOR EDUCATION UP IN TALLAHASSEE I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING. AND I WILL SAY THIS AND IT'S GOVERNMENT BUT I LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRIFFIN. MEMBER SHAMBURGER. >>Tamara Shamburger: MEMBER VALDES, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE.