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>> MEETINGS ARE ALSO STREAMED LIVE ON OUR WEBSITE AT HillsboroughSchools.org. CLOSED CAPTIONING IS PROVIDED ON ALL BROADCASTS AND PAST MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE ARCHIVE. >> 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 AT HillsboroughSchools.org. >> OUR VISION IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE, AND THAT MEANS ALL STUDENTS, EVERY DAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. >>Tamara Shamburger: GOOD AFTERNOON. THE BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 25th IS RECONVENED FOR THE BUSINESS PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

>> HI. I'M TAMARA SHAMBURGER, CHAIR OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. >> I'M MELISSA SNIVELY, THE BOARD'S VICE-CHAIR. >> WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE SERVE MORE THAN 200,000 STUDENTS. THAT INCLUDES CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH OUR ADULTS IN OUR WORKFORCE PROGRAMS. >> OUR DISTRICT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN AMERICA. AND OUR TEAM IS MADE UP OF MORE THAN 24,000 PEOPLE WORKING AT MORE THAN 245 SITES. >> WE ARE DIVERSE AND DEDICATED. OUR BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD IN OUR BOARD AUDITORIUM TUESDAYS AT 4 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 SCHOOLS TV ON SPECTRUM CABLE CHANNEL 635 AND FRONTIER CABLE CHANNEL 32.

MEMBER SNIVELY WILL NOW LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WE'VE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED SOME TRAGEDIES INVOLVING OUR STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HONOR TWO OF THESE STUDENTS. 14-YEAR-OLD HESSICA WALTERS AND 9-YEAR-OLD KAYLIE CARTER FROM KNIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. OUR STUDENTS ARE BOTH WONDERFUL AND AMAZING YOUNG PEOPLE. PLEASE KEEP THEIR FAMILIES IN YOUR THOUGHTS AS WE PAUSE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] THANK YOU.

>> MEETINGS ARE ALSO STREAMED LIVE ON OUR WEBSITE AT HillsboroughSchools.org. CLOSED CAPTIONING IS PROVIDED ON ALL BROADCASTS AND PAST MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE ARCHIVE. >> 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 AT HillsboroughSchools.org. >> OUR VISION IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE, AND THAT MEANS ALL STUDENTS, EVERY DAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. >>Tamara Shamburger: GOOD AFTERNOON. THE BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 25th IS RECONVENED FOR THE BUSINESS PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

NOW PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER SNIVELY. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE FOUR WITHDRAWN ITEMS TODAY. ITEMS ABOUT 4.04, B 6.22, B 6.25, AND C 01. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.

MEMBER SNIVELY WILL NOW LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WE'VE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED SOME TRAGEDIES INVOLVING OUR STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HONOR TWO OF THESE STUDENTS. 14-YEAR-OLD HESSICA WALTERS AND 9-YEAR-OLD KAYLIE CARTER FROM KNIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. OUR STUDENTS ARE BOTH WONDERFUL AND AMAZING YOUNG PEOPLE. PLEASE KEEP THEIR FAMILIES IN YOUR THOUGHTS AS WE PAUSE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] THANK YOU.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER STUART AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS WITH MEMBERS HAHN AND CONA AWAY FROM THE DAIS.

NOW PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER SNIVELY. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE FOUR WITHDRAWN ITEMS TODAY. ITEMS ABOUT 4.04, B 6.22, B 6.25, AND C 01. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.

LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF MEMBER CONA AND MEMBER HAHN. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE THREE SETS OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY, MAY 7, 2019 SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP, JUNE 11, 2019 SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP, AND JUNE 11, 2019 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER STUART AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS WITH MEMBERS HAHN AND CONA AWAY FROM THE DAIS.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER STUART AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS.

LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF MEMBER CONA AND MEMBER HAHN. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE THREE SETS OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY, MAY 7, 2019 SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP, JUNE 11, 2019 SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP, AND JUNE 11, 2019 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

BOARD MEMBER SNIVELY WILL NOW READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS WE BEGIN TODAY, LET ME QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. FIRST, PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM BEHIND ME THAT ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING WHEN THEY STEP AWAY FROM THE DAIS. 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 ON OUR WEBSITE. THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: WE HAVE ONE ITEM SCHEDULED FOR TIME CERTAIN TODAY. THAT'S 6 P.M. EMPLOYEE INPUT. WE WILL NOW BEGIN WITH OUR RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS. BEGINNING WITH ITEM A .02, ADOPTION OF PROCLAMATION FOR THE LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH, JUNE 2019, MINERVA SPANNER-MORROW WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. WELCOME, DR. SPANNER-MORROW. >>Minerva Spanner-Morrow: GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE BOARD CHAIR, MS.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER STUART AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS.

SHAMBURGER, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS, COLLEAGUES, AND GUESTS. IN THE UNITED STATES, THE MONTH OF JUNE, 2019 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH, LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER PRIDE MONTH COMMEMORATES THE CIVIL RIGHTS EVENT OF JUNE OF 1969 KNOWN AS THE STONEWALL UPRISING IN NEW YORK CITY AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF EQUAL JUSTICE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR LGBTQ+ AMERICANS. IN ADDITION TO VARIOUS CELEBRATIONS THROUGHOUT OUR NATION, MEMORIALS ARE HELD DURING THIS MONTH FOR THOSE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN LOST TO HATE CRIMES AND HIV AND AIDS. I HAVE THE PLEASURE AND PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE SOME OF OUR GUESTS TODAY WHO HAVE JOINED US TO HONOR THIS OCCASION. RODRIGUEZ WITH EQUALITY FLORIDA WILL ADDRESS THE SCHOOL BOARD AND FOLLOWED BY BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND EVEN GRADUATES, RUFUS DEL VEYA. A TENTH GRADER WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION. MS. GONZALEZ, COORDINATOR FOR THE OFFICE OF DIVERSITY STANDS IN SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS AS WELL.

BOARD MEMBER SNIVELY WILL NOW READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS WE BEGIN TODAY, LET ME QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. FIRST, PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM BEHIND ME THAT ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING WHEN THEY STEP AWAY FROM THE DAIS. 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 ON OUR WEBSITE. THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: WE HAVE ONE ITEM SCHEDULED FOR TIME CERTAIN TODAY. THAT'S 6 P.M. EMPLOYEE INPUT. WE WILL NOW BEGIN WITH OUR RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS. BEGINNING WITH ITEM A .02, ADOPTION OF PROCLAMATION FOR THE LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH, JUNE 2019, MINERVA SPANNER-MORROW WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. WELCOME, DR. SPANNER-MORROW. >>Minerva Spanner-Morrow: GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE BOARD CHAIR, MS.

THANK YOU, AND LET'S WELCOME OUR GUESTS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> HELLO, SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS, HE IS STEAMED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, MR. PORTER. MY NAME IS RODRIGUEZ. I AM THE SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS COORDINATOR. I AM YOUR NEIGHBOR. I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE STATEWIDE SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS PROGRAM. I'M PROUD AND EXCITED TO STAND WITH LGBTQ AND ALLIED YOUTH ON THIS DAY. THE PRIDE PROCLAMATION SERVES AS A DECLARATION THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY WELCOMES AND SUPPORTS ALL OF THE DIVERSE FAMILIES, STUDENTS, AND STAFF WITHIN THE DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. LGBTQ YOUTH CONTINUE TO FACE HARDSHIPS EVERY DAY, PROVIDING ADMINISTRATORS AND EDUCATORS THE TOOLS TO NAVIGATE THROUGH CHALLENGES AS A REASONABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FORM OF PREPARATION. THIS ALLOWS ALL OF OUR EDUCATORS AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT OUR EDUCATORS TO ACHIEVE A LEVEL OF CULTURAL COMPETENCY AROUND LGBTQ TOPICS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. EQUALITY FLORIDA WOULD LIKE TO THANK HILLSBOROUGH FOR THEIR ONGOING AND CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

SHAMBURGER, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS, COLLEAGUES, AND GUESTS. IN THE UNITED STATES, THE MONTH OF JUNE, 2019 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH, LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER PRIDE MONTH COMMEMORATES THE CIVIL RIGHTS EVENT OF JUNE OF 1969 KNOWN AS THE STONEWALL UPRISING IN NEW YORK CITY AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF EQUAL JUSTICE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR LGBTQ+ AMERICANS. IN ADDITION TO VARIOUS CELEBRATIONS THROUGHOUT OUR NATION, MEMORIALS ARE HELD DURING THIS MONTH FOR THOSE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN LOST TO HATE CRIMES AND HIV AND AIDS. I HAVE THE PLEASURE AND PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE SOME OF OUR GUESTS TODAY WHO HAVE JOINED US TO HONOR THIS OCCASION. RODRIGUEZ WITH EQUALITY FLORIDA WILL ADDRESS THE SCHOOL BOARD AND FOLLOWED BY BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND EVEN GRADUATES, RUFUS DEL VEYA. A TENTH GRADER WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION. MS. GONZALEZ, COORDINATOR FOR THE OFFICE OF DIVERSITY STANDS IN SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS AS WELL.

WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR LGBTQ YOUTH, THEIR FAMILIES, AND STAFF FOR THEIR RESILIENCY AND CONFIDENCE IN BEING WHO THEY ARE. WHILE WE ALL COME TO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH UNIQUE BACKGROUNDS, BELIEFS AND CULTURES, WE MUST AGREE THAT WE DO NOT WANT OUR STUDENTS TO SUFFER HARASSMENT AND BULLYING BASED ON THEIR GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION NOR DO WE WANT THEM TO HARM THEMSELVES DUE TO HARASSMENT OR BULLYING. I WENT TO ST. PETE PRIDE THIS WEEKEND AND SOMEONE HAD A T-SHIRT THAT REALLY MADE ME THINK. IT SAID, "WORDS MAKE WORLDS." AND THAT HAS JUST STUCK WITH ME ALL WEEKEND. LET'S USE THIS PROCLAMATION TO REMIND US TO BE KIND TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY NO MATTER OUR DIFFERENCES, BACKGROUNDS AND CULTURES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WHEREAS, THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER PRIDE MONTH COMMEMORATES THE CIVIL RIGHTS EVENTS OF JUNE 1969, KNOWN AS THE STONEWALL UPRISING IN NEW YORK CITY, AND WORKS TO ACHIEVE EQUAL JUSTICE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR LGBTQ AMERICANS; AND WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, SUPPORTS THE RIGHTS OF EVERY STUDENT AND EMPLOYEE TO EXPERIENCE EQUALITY, EQUITY, AND FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION; AND WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA ACCEPTS AND WELCOMES PEOPLE OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND BELIEVES A DIVERSE POPULATION LEADS TO A MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITY WHICH CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TO OUR SCHOOLS, NEIGHBORHOODS, CULTURE, AND SOCIAL FABRIC OF OUR DISTRICT; AND WHEREAS, ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, MARITAL STATUS, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR PHYSICAL CHALLENGES HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE TREATED FAIRLY AND ON THE BASIS OF THEIR INTRINSIC VALUE AS HUMAN BEINGS; AND WHEREAS, THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER COMMUNITIES CONTRIBUTE TO THE EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, CIVIC AND ECONOMIC SUCCESSES OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY; AND WHEREAS, WHILE WE AS A SOCIETY AT LARGE ARE SLOWLY EMBRACING NEW DEFINITIONS OF SEXUALITY AND GENDER WE MUST ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE NEED FOR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS REMAINS VITAL TO END DISCRIMINATION AND PREJUDICE; AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, DOES HEREBY DECLARE THE MONTH OF JUNE 2019 AS LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INVITES EVERYONE TO REFLECT ON WAYS WE CAN ALL LIVE AND WORK TOGETHER WITH A COMMITMENT TO MUTUAL RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING.

THANK YOU, AND LET'S WELCOME OUR GUESTS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> HELLO, SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS, HE IS STEAMED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, MR. PORTER. MY NAME IS RODRIGUEZ. I AM THE SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS COORDINATOR. I AM YOUR NEIGHBOR. I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE STATEWIDE SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS PROGRAM. I'M PROUD AND EXCITED TO STAND WITH LGBTQ AND ALLIED YOUTH ON THIS DAY. THE PRIDE PROCLAMATION SERVES AS A DECLARATION THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY WELCOMES AND SUPPORTS ALL OF THE DIVERSE FAMILIES, STUDENTS, AND STAFF WITHIN THE DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. LGBTQ YOUTH CONTINUE TO FACE HARDSHIPS EVERY DAY, PROVIDING ADMINISTRATORS AND EDUCATORS THE TOOLS TO NAVIGATE THROUGH CHALLENGES AS A REASONABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FORM OF PREPARATION. THIS ALLOWS ALL OF OUR EDUCATORS AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT OUR EDUCATORS TO ACHIEVE A LEVEL OF CULTURAL COMPETENCY AROUND LGBTQ TOPICS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. EQUALITY FLORIDA WOULD LIKE TO THANK HILLSBOROUGH FOR THEIR ONGOING AND CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE GLSN, OUR LOCAL CHAPTER. MS. LEANNE CLUM IS HERE, IF YOU COULD STAND. AND ANYBODY WHO IS AN ALLY OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, PLEASE STAND AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE JUST NEED TO TAKE A VOTE. BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE PROCLAMATION FOR LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH JUNE 2019.

WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR LGBTQ YOUTH, THEIR FAMILIES, AND STAFF FOR THEIR RESILIENCY AND CONFIDENCE IN BEING WHO THEY ARE. WHILE WE ALL COME TO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH UNIQUE BACKGROUNDS, BELIEFS AND CULTURES, WE MUST AGREE THAT WE DO NOT WANT OUR STUDENTS TO SUFFER HARASSMENT AND BULLYING BASED ON THEIR GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION NOR DO WE WANT THEM TO HARM THEMSELVES DUE TO HARASSMENT OR BULLYING. I WENT TO ST. PETE PRIDE THIS WEEKEND AND SOMEONE HAD A T-SHIRT THAT REALLY MADE ME THINK. IT SAID, "WORDS MAKE WORLDS." AND THAT HAS JUST STUCK WITH ME ALL WEEKEND. LET'S USE THIS PROCLAMATION TO REMIND US TO BE KIND TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY NO MATTER OUR DIFFERENCES, BACKGROUNDS AND CULTURES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WHEREAS, THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER PRIDE MONTH COMMEMORATES THE CIVIL RIGHTS EVENTS OF JUNE 1969, KNOWN AS THE STONEWALL UPRISING IN NEW YORK CITY, AND WORKS TO ACHIEVE EQUAL JUSTICE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR LGBTQ AMERICANS; AND WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, SUPPORTS THE RIGHTS OF EVERY STUDENT AND EMPLOYEE TO EXPERIENCE EQUALITY, EQUITY, AND FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION; AND WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA ACCEPTS AND WELCOMES PEOPLE OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND BELIEVES A DIVERSE POPULATION LEADS TO A MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITY WHICH CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TO OUR SCHOOLS, NEIGHBORHOODS, CULTURE, AND SOCIAL FABRIC OF OUR DISTRICT; AND WHEREAS, ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, MARITAL STATUS, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR PHYSICAL CHALLENGES HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE TREATED FAIRLY AND ON THE BASIS OF THEIR INTRINSIC VALUE AS HUMAN BEINGS; AND WHEREAS, THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER COMMUNITIES CONTRIBUTE TO THE EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, CIVIC AND ECONOMIC SUCCESSES OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY; AND WHEREAS, WHILE WE AS A SOCIETY AT LARGE ARE SLOWLY EMBRACING NEW DEFINITIONS OF SEXUALITY AND GENDER WE MUST ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE NEED FOR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS REMAINS VITAL TO END DISCRIMINATION AND PREJUDICE; AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, DOES HEREBY DECLARE THE MONTH OF JUNE 2019 AS LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INVITES EVERYONE TO REFLECT ON WAYS WE CAN ALL LIVE AND WORK TOGETHER WITH A COMMITMENT TO MUTUAL RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER STUART. NOW, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: YOU KNOW, THIS IS A VERY PIVOTAL TIME THAT WE ARE DOING THIS PROCLAMATION. DR. MINERVA SPANNER-MORROW, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. WE TALK ABOUT CIVIL LIBERTIES AND EQUALITY, AND IN THE FACE OF A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SOCIETAL POLARIZATION, I AM SO VERY HAPPY THAT OUR DISTRICT HAS TAKEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY CARRY THROUGH THIS PROCLAMATION BUT ALSO TO BE VERY COGNIZANT THAT WHETHER YOU'RE BLACK, BROWN, GAY OR STRAIGHT, EVERY ONE OF US, EVERY ONE OF OUR STUDENTS, CERTAINLY, AND STAFF AND TEACHERS DESERVE THE RESPECT AND THE DIGNITY OF JUST BEING WHO THEY ARE AND ABLE TO GROW TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL POTENTIALLY, ACADEMICALLY, AND/OR SOCIALLY AND/OR PHYSICALLY. HAVING SAID THAT, I DID SUBMIT JIM PORTER A POLICY OF ZERO TOLERANCE FOR US TO BE READING AND THE BOARD TO BE READING IN ON.

>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE GLSN, OUR LOCAL CHAPTER. MS. LEANNE CLUM IS HERE, IF YOU COULD STAND. AND ANYBODY WHO IS AN ALLY OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, PLEASE STAND AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE JUST NEED TO TAKE A VOTE. BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE PROCLAMATION FOR LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH JUNE 2019.

THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. BUT THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING. I KNOW SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LOT OF COLLEGE TO BE UP-FRONT AND TO READ THE PROCLAMATION, BUT I KNOW THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL STAND FOR AND WE'RE BEHIND YOU. THANK YOU.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER STUART. NOW, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: YOU KNOW, THIS IS A VERY PIVOTAL TIME THAT WE ARE DOING THIS PROCLAMATION. DR. MINERVA SPANNER-MORROW, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. WE TALK ABOUT CIVIL LIBERTIES AND EQUALITY, AND IN THE FACE OF A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SOCIETAL POLARIZATION, I AM SO VERY HAPPY THAT OUR DISTRICT HAS TAKEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY CARRY THROUGH THIS PROCLAMATION BUT ALSO TO BE VERY COGNIZANT THAT WHETHER YOU'RE BLACK, BROWN, GAY OR STRAIGHT, EVERY ONE OF US, EVERY ONE OF OUR STUDENTS, CERTAINLY, AND STAFF AND TEACHERS DESERVE THE RESPECT AND THE DIGNITY OF JUST BEING WHO THEY ARE AND ABLE TO GROW TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL POTENTIALLY, ACADEMICALLY, AND/OR SOCIALLY AND/OR PHYSICALLY. HAVING SAID THAT, I DID SUBMIT JIM PORTER A POLICY OF ZERO TOLERANCE FOR US TO BE READING AND THE BOARD TO BE READING IN ON.

>>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I, TOO, WANT TO EXTEND MY THANKS, FIRST, TO THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT WHO I CONTACTED AND ASKED IF THIS WAS SOMETHING WE'VE EVER DONE. I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS READ A PROCLAMATION AROUND PRIDE MONTH. AND I WAS A LITTLE SHOCKED THAT WE HAD NOT DONE THIS IN THE PAST, BUT I'M THANKFUL THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS STAFF ACTUALLY MOVED FORWARD ON THIS. AND I, TOO, WANT TO RECOGNIZE, THANK YOU FOR COMING OVER. YOU ARE A PARTNER IN THIS WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS AND THANK YOU TO THE STUDENTS ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO STAND UP HERE AND READ THE PROCLAMATION AND BE EXAMPLES FOR THE REST OF THE STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT. THANK YOU TO LEANNE AND ANDY WHO ARE HERE WHO I KNOW SERVE ON THE RESOURCE GUIDE WORK AND HELP AND TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT OUR STUDENTS FACE IN THIS DISTRICT.

THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. BUT THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING. I KNOW SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LOT OF COLLEGE TO BE UP-FRONT AND TO READ THE PROCLAMATION, BUT I KNOW THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL STAND FOR AND WE'RE BEHIND YOU. THANK YOU.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ALL STUDENTS, WE MEAN ALL STUDENTS. AND SO I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE ARE HERE TODAY AND COULD BRING THIS PROCLAMATION FORWARD. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART.

>>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I, TOO, WANT TO EXTEND MY THANKS, FIRST, TO THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT WHO I CONTACTED AND ASKED IF THIS WAS SOMETHING WE'VE EVER DONE. I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS READ A PROCLAMATION AROUND PRIDE MONTH. AND I WAS A LITTLE SHOCKED THAT WE HAD NOT DONE THIS IN THE PAST, BUT I'M THANKFUL THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS STAFF ACTUALLY MOVED FORWARD ON THIS. AND I, TOO, WANT TO RECOGNIZE, THANK YOU FOR COMING OVER. YOU ARE A PARTNER IN THIS WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS AND THANK YOU TO THE STUDENTS ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO STAND UP HERE AND READ THE PROCLAMATION AND BE EXAMPLES FOR THE REST OF THE STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT. THANK YOU TO LEANNE AND ANDY WHO ARE HERE WHO I KNOW SERVE ON THE RESOURCE GUIDE WORK AND HELP AND TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT OUR STUDENTS FACE IN THIS DISTRICT.

MEMBER PEREZ. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I, TOO, AM LOOKING FORWARD TO A DIFFERENT FACE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS. THAT WE'RE TURNING A DIFFERENT CORNER AND EMBRACING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. DIVERSITY, THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IS SHOWING THE REST OF THE NATION WHAT DIVERSITY LOOKS LIKE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS AS WELL. AS A MOTHER OF LGBT STUDENT FORMERLY AND NOW, SOMEONE -- YOU KNOW, A DAUGHTER WITH A SPOUSE, LGBT COMMUNITY, EXCITED TO SEE THIS HAPPEN HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ALL STUDENTS, WE MEAN ALL STUDENTS. AND SO I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE ARE HERE TODAY AND COULD BRING THIS PROCLAMATION FORWARD. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART.

>>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. LET ME JUST ECHO THOSE SAME SENTIMENTS. CERTAINLY PROUD OF THIS MOMENT FOR THE DISTRICT. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I SERVE AS THE CHAIR OF THE EQUITY COMMITTEE FOR THE FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION. AND SO WE ACTUALLY WORK CLOSELY WITH EQUALITY FLORIDA. WE'RE TASKED WITH MAKING SURE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE ARE ADDRESSING EQUITY, ALL TERMS OF EQUITY, INCLUDING LGBTQ ISSUES. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL DISTRICTS NOW TAKE THIS TURN AND WE DEAL WITH TOLERANCE. I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE PROCLAMATION. ONE THING KAREN AND I HAVE IN COMMON. I HAVE ONE DAUGHTER, ONE CHILD, SHE IS A LESBIAN. I LOVE HER TO DEATH. ONE TIME SOMEONE ASKED ME IF I COULD CHANGE IT, WOULD I? I TELL YOU, IF GOD GAVE ME A CHANCE TO PICK ANOTHER CHILD, I WOULD PICK THE SAME CHILD UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. I'M PROUD THAT THE DISTRICT IS DOING THIS WORK, BECAUSE I THINK ABOUT THE ISSUES MY DAUGHTER DEALT WITH IN HIGH SCHOOL AND ALL OF THE ISSUES, PROBLEMS AND HARDSHIPS SHE'S HAD IN HER LIFE BECAUSE OF HATE AND INTOLERANCE.

MEMBER PEREZ. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I, TOO, AM LOOKING FORWARD TO A DIFFERENT FACE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS. THAT WE'RE TURNING A DIFFERENT CORNER AND EMBRACING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. DIVERSITY, THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IS SHOWING THE REST OF THE NATION WHAT DIVERSITY LOOKS LIKE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS AS WELL. AS A MOTHER OF LGBT STUDENT FORMERLY AND NOW, SOMEONE -- YOU KNOW, A DAUGHTER WITH A SPOUSE, LGBT COMMUNITY, EXCITED TO SEE THIS HAPPEN HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY.

I AM SUPER EXCITED THAT THIS BOARD AND THIS DISTRICT IS DOING THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. I'M CERTAINLY HONORED TO SUPPORT THIS PROCLAMATION. MEMBER SNIVELY. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I, TOO, AM SURPRISED THAT WE HAD NOT HAD SOME TYPE OF PROCLAMATION OF THIS NATURE EVER, IN THE HISTORY OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. SPEAKING OF EQUITY, I RAISE A CONCERN WITH THE -- RAISED A CONCERN WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT EARLIER THAT I WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THE REST OF THE BOARD WITH REGARD TO THE POLICY THAT WE HAVE ON EQUITY. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT WON AN AWARD, AND THAT'S VERY HONORABLE AS WELL; HOWEVER, IT'S A RACIAL EQUITY POLICY. AND TO ME, THERE'S A LOT OF VARIABLES BESIDES RACE WHEN IT COMES TO EQUITY. SO I WOULD ASK THAT WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THAT POLICY AND MAYBE TALK ABOUT THE OTHER COMPONENTS OF EQUITY THAT WE SHOULD BE MORE INCLUSIVE IN OUR POLICY AND EVEN BROADEN IT FURTHER TO INCLUDE ALL STUDENTS, TO TRULY INCLUDE ALL STUDENTS.

>>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. LET ME JUST ECHO THOSE SAME SENTIMENTS. CERTAINLY PROUD OF THIS MOMENT FOR THE DISTRICT. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I SERVE AS THE CHAIR OF THE EQUITY COMMITTEE FOR THE FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION. AND SO WE ACTUALLY WORK CLOSELY WITH EQUALITY FLORIDA. WE'RE TASKED WITH MAKING SURE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE ARE ADDRESSING EQUITY, ALL TERMS OF EQUITY, INCLUDING LGBTQ ISSUES. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL DISTRICTS NOW TAKE THIS TURN AND WE DEAL WITH TOLERANCE. I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE PROCLAMATION. ONE THING KAREN AND I HAVE IN COMMON. I HAVE ONE DAUGHTER, ONE CHILD, SHE IS A LESBIAN. I LOVE HER TO DEATH. ONE TIME SOMEONE ASKED ME IF I COULD CHANGE IT, WOULD I? I TELL YOU, IF GOD GAVE ME A CHANCE TO PICK ANOTHER CHILD, I WOULD PICK THE SAME CHILD UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. I'M PROUD THAT THE DISTRICT IS DOING THIS WORK, BECAUSE I THINK ABOUT THE ISSUES MY DAUGHTER DEALT WITH IN HIGH SCHOOL AND ALL OF THE ISSUES, PROBLEMS AND HARDSHIPS SHE'S HAD IN HER LIFE BECAUSE OF HATE AND INTOLERANCE.

AS WELL. SO THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. LET ME JUST SAY THAT I ALREADY HAVE A BROADER EQUITY POLICY IN DRAFT SO I'M WORKING WITH MR. PETERS AND HIS TEAM ON DRAFTING THAT POLICY. WE CAN'T TALK TO EACH OTHER UNTIL WE'RE ALL IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY. NOW YOU KNOW, WE DON'T TALK TO EACH OTHER. THE POLICY IS IN DRAFT. I AGREE THAT WE CERTAINLY HAVE TO ADDRESS ALL ASPECTS OF EQUITY. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE BROUGHT NEXT POLICY CYCLE FOR YOUR APPROVAL. ALL RIGHT. TEAMWORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENT, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL HONOR FOR OUR SUPERINTENDENT. HE IS BEING AWARDED THE UCEA EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO THE PODIUM DR.

I AM SUPER EXCITED THAT THIS BOARD AND THIS DISTRICT IS DOING THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. I'M CERTAINLY HONORED TO SUPPORT THIS PROCLAMATION. MEMBER SNIVELY. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I, TOO, AM SURPRISED THAT WE HAD NOT HAD SOME TYPE OF PROCLAMATION OF THIS NATURE EVER, IN THE HISTORY OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. SPEAKING OF EQUITY, I RAISE A CONCERN WITH THE -- RAISED A CONCERN WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT EARLIER THAT I WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THE REST OF THE BOARD WITH REGARD TO THE POLICY THAT WE HAVE ON EQUITY. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT WON AN AWARD, AND THAT'S VERY HONORABLE AS WELL; HOWEVER, IT'S A RACIAL EQUITY POLICY. AND TO ME, THERE'S A LOT OF VARIABLES BESIDES RACE WHEN IT COMES TO EQUITY. SO I WOULD ASK THAT WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THAT POLICY AND MAYBE TALK ABOUT THE OTHER COMPONENTS OF EQUITY THAT WE SHOULD BE MORE INCLUSIVE IN OUR POLICY AND EVEN BROADEN IT FURTHER TO INCLUDE ALL STUDENTS, TO TRULY INCLUDE ALL STUDENTS.

ROBERT -- I'LL SAY IT WRONG -- CONOPLE, DEAN OF THE USF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND DR. JUDITH PONTICELL, DEPARTMENT CHAIR. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ROB CONOPLE. IT'S MY GREAT JOY TO SERVE AS THE DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY THANKS TO YOU, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR TODAY, TO PRESENT THE 2019 EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD. IF I MAY, I WANT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE AWARD. THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL FOR EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION IS A CONSORTIUM OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS THAT AWARD DEGREES IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP. THEY ARE COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE PREPARATION AND PRACTICE OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF SCHOOLS AND CHILDREN. EACH YEAR, THE UCEA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE INVITES MEMBER INSTITUTIONS TO SELECT A DISTINGUISHED ADMINISTRATOR WHO HAS AN EXEMPLARY RECORD OF SUPPORTING SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR PREPARATION EFFORTS.