>> HI. I'M TAMARA SHAMBURGER, CHAIR OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. >> AND 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 MORE THAN 24,000 PEOPLE WORKING AT MORE THAN 245 SITES. >> WE ARE DIVERSE AND DEDICATED. OUR BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD IN THE 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.
>> 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 INTEREST IN EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] >>Tamara Shamburger: GOOD AFTERNOON. THE BOARD MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 IS RECONVENED FOR THE BUSINESS PORTION OF OUR MEETING.
MEMBER SNIVELY WILL NOW LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. ON THE EVE OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11th, I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOME SENTIMENTS WITH YOU FROM MADELEINE AGLUIAR. EVERY YEAR ON SEPTEMBER 11 WE MOURN, REMEMBER, REFLECT AND TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF THE EVENTS OF THAT DAY. EVEN AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPREHEND THE OVER-AMOUNTING LOSS AND PAIN WE SUFFERED AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS A NATION. WHILE ALWAYS CHALLENGING THIS YEAR'S ANNIVERSARY FEELS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT BECAUSE SO MANY OF THE SHARED VALUES THAT BROUGHT US TOGETHER AS A COUNTRY AFTER 9/11, A SHARED COMMITMENT TO LIBERTY, DIVERSITY, EQUALITY SEEM TO BE UNDER ATTACK. BUT IT'S PRECISELY BECAUSE THESE VALUES ARE BEING THREATENED THAT WE MUST TAKE TIME ON THIS SEPTEMBER 11th, NOT ONLY TO MOURN BUT TO REFLECT ON THE LESSONS WE LEARNED IN THE WAKE OF THAT TRAGEDY.
BECAUSE WHILE THAT SUNNY SEPTEMBER MORNING WAS FILLED WITH LOSS AND PAIN, IT WAS ALSO FILLED WITH COURAGE AND LOVE AND SELFLESSNESS. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] THANK YOU.
NOW PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER SNIVELY. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. ELIJAH SENGH, OUR CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE FROM LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL, WHO WILL BE SERVING AS OUR STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE THIS AFTERNOON. WELCOME, ELIJAH, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. [ APPLAUSE ] BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE FOUR WITHDRAWN ITEMS TODAY. B 4.04, B 4.05, B 7.07R.
[AUDIO CUT OUT] MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT TODAY. WE HAVE THREE SETS OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY, AUGUST 15, 2019, SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP. AUGUST 20th, 2019, SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP. AUGUST 20th, 2019, 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 PEREZ. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU AGAIN, BOARD MEMBERS.
MEMBER SNIVELY WILL NOW READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS WE BEGIN THIS MEETING TODAY, LET ME PLEASE REVIEW QUICKLY THE FORMAT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM BEHIND ME THAT ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING IF THEY STEP AWAY FROM THE DAIS. THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON THE LIVE WEBCAST, ON CABLE TELEVISION AND ALSO VIDEO MONITORS HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM. IT CAN ALSO BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON THE ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVE. THANK YOU.
>>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR TIME CERTAIN TODAY. 5 -- 5:01 P.M., FINAL PUBLIC HEARING ON MILLAGE RATES AND BUDGET FOR 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR AND AT 6 P.M., EMPLOYEE INPUT. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL BEGIN WITH OUR RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS, BEGINNING WITH ITEM A 01, ADOPTION OF PROCLAMATION FOR THE NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 THROUGH OCTOBER 15, 2019. MS. MELISSA MORGADO, SUPERVISOR K-12, WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS PROCLAMATION. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS, AND STAFF. I'M HONORED, ACTUALLY, MORE THAN ANY OTHER YEAR, THIS YEAR, BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A FITTING DAY OF SEPTEMBER 11 TO REQUEST APPROVAL FOR A PROCLAMATION THAT BRINGS UNITY AND CELEBRATES DIVERSITY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. THE NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATED DISTRICT-WIDE FROM SEPTEMBER 15 THROUGH OCTOBER 15, RECOGNIZES THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS AND THEIR ANCESTORS AND WHAT THEY HAVE MADE TO THE GROWTH, VITALITY AND CULTURE OF NORTH AMERICA.
THIS OBSERVANCE HONORS ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS OF HISPANIC DESCENT BY CELEBRATING THEIR RICH AND VIBRANT TRADITIONS OF FAITH, FAMILY, HARD WORK AND PATRIOTISM. OUR COMMUNITY HAS A LONG AND SIGNIFICANT HISTORY THAT HAS BEEN SHAPED BY THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS IN BUSINESS, LAW, POLITICS, EDUCATION, ARTS, SCIENCE, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, TO NAME A FEW. WE ARE GRATEFUL AND PROUD OF THE ONGOING ENUMERABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS WHICH HAVE -- FORM OUR UNITED STRONG AND DIVERSE CITY, STATE, AND, CERTAINLY, OUR DISTRICT. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL OF THE SCHOOLS. THE SCHOOLS, AS ALWAYS, EMBRACE THIS VERY MUCH SO. AND WE'LL BE CELEBRATING I SAY FROM SEPTEMBER 15 TO OCTOBER 15. BUT AS YOU ALL WELL KNOW, AND TRUE TO OUR RICH HISPANIC AND CELEBRATORY TRADITION, SOMETIMES CAN GOES ON BEFORE AND AFTER AS WELL. SO IF YOU PERMIT, I WILL NOW READ THIS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY HAS A LONG AND IMPORTANT HISTORY OF COMMITMENT TO OUR NATION'S CORE VALUES.
AND WHEREAS, WE APPLAUD THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS. NOW, THEREFORE, WE ASK THAT -- I ASK ON BEHALF OF OUR DEPARTMENT AND OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, THAT YOU ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION FOR APPROVAL. THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER PEREZ AND A SECOND BY MEMBER SNIVELY TO ADOPT THE PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH SEPTEMBER 15 THROUGH OCTOBER 15, 2019. WE DO HAVE DISCUSSION, AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH MEMBER PEREZ. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WHEN WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE HISPANIC LATINO HERITAGE MONTH, NOT ONLY WE INCLUDE OUR FAMILIES FROM MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, BUT ALSO BRAZIL AND HAITI. HERE IN TAMPA, WE HAVE SUCH A RICH HISTORY GOING BACK TO 1513. AS A LATINA MYSELF, I HAVE WHAT WE CALL OWIGUGO. IT IS A PRIDE. IN SPANISH, IT TAKES A WHOLE DIFFERENT MEANING. BEING HISPANIC AND OUR INCREDIBLE HISPANIC HERITAGE, ESPECIALLY HERE IN TAMPA. GRACIAS. [SPEAKING SPANISH] ENGLISH: THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE HISPANIC CONTRIBUTION TO BOTH OUR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS AS WELL AS OUR ENTIRE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THANK YOU. >> GRACIAS. OUR CULTURE IS OUR STRENGTH.
>>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU. MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. WE ARE REMINDED THAT OUR STUDENT POPULATION HAS, I THINK, GROWN TO 34% HISPANIC. IN SO BEING, WE DEFINITELY NEED THIS TYPE OF CELEBRATORY RESPECT, CULTURAL, LET'S JUST SAY, RECOGNITION, AND I THANK YOU FOR BEING THE VOICE FOR THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
>>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. MORGADO. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara Shamburger: AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO TAKE JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO RECOGNIZE OUR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE WAS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED IN 1973 AS A PART OF LEGISLATION MANDATING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. THE SCHOOL BOARD REALIZED THE VALUE OF THIS COMMITTEE AND CHOSE TO SUPPORT ITS CONTINUATION UPON SUNSET OF THIS MANDATE. THE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS 45 MEMBERS STRONG, MEETS ONCE PER MONTH TO DISCUSS CHALLENGES THAT FACE OUR SCHOOL BOARD AND OFFER ASSISTANCE IN ITS ADVISORY CAPACITY. SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP AND RECOGNIZE THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE. WE HAVE THE CHAIR, MRS. SUSAN MIGUEL TERRAINA. COME ON UP TO THE FRONT AND WE'LL RECOGNIZE EVERYBODY.
VICE-CHAIR MARK SCHNEIDER. CTA REPRESENTATIVE, SCOTT HOUGHTONSTEIN. AND PTA -- PTSA REPRESENTATIVES KEN KLASE AND TERESA POTTER. SO THIS IS THE LEADERSHIP. [ APPLAUSE ] STUDENTS ALSO HAVE A VOICE IN THIS COMMITTEE. HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS NOMINATE 11th GRADE STUDENTS FROM HALF OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY IN ORDER TO ALLOW THEIR PARTICIPATION. STUDENTS HAVE TO SERVE OR WILL SERVE A TWO-YEAR TERM. AT THIS TIME, IN DISTRICT ORDER, I WOULD LIKE EACH BOARD MEMBER TO RECOGNIZE THEIR CAC MEMBERS REPRESENTING THEIR DISTRICTS STARTING WITH DISTRICT 1, MEMBER CONA. >>Steve Cona: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I THINK SUSAN MIGUEL TERRAINA IS ALREADY UP THERE. SHE IS THE CHAIR AND FROM MY DISTRICT. ALSO TODAY, GILMASHEEN IS HERE. AND NATALIE VASQUE. AND MY STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE FROM ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL IS LEVIAN HALL. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara Shamburger: DR. HAHN. >>Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TERESA MILLER.
I DON'T THINK TERESA COULD JOIN US TONIGHT. I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HER. KIM SOLETTI. IS KIM HERE? AND I HAVE TWO STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES. FROM LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL, ELIJAH SAY, AND HE'S HERE THIS EVENING AND ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL, EMILY KEMP. LAST NIGHT, I WAS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE CAC COMMITTEE MEETING. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE REPRESENTATIVES AND THE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE. IT REALLY IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE EVERYBODY'S CONCERNS AND IDEAS. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara Shamburger: DISTRICT 3, MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU. MIKE SCHNEIDER IS ALREADY THERE REPRESENTING DISTRICT 3. AND DENA MARTINEZ WHO REPRESENTS THE NEW TAMPA AREA. I KNOW SHE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT. AND ANDREA WHITE, A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE CAC. I HAVE FOUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES THIS YEAR. NADIA WEBB FROM STRAWBERRY CREST. JORDAN DEES FROM STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL, WHO IS HERE. JAMIE COOPMAN FROM WHARTON HIGH SCHOOL AND ALEXANDRIA MOORE FROM CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL.
THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING DISTRICT 3. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara Shamburger: MEMBER SNIVELY, DISTRICT 4. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO, FIRST, RECOGNIZE RAY ALZAMOR. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT BUT HE WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE CAC FOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW AND VERY COMMITTED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. RAY COULDN'T BE HERE THIS EVENING. I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS TWO YEARS AS TENURE AS PRESIDENT. ALSO, KATHY HAYS FROM OUR DISTRICT. DON MARSHALL, AND SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN ON THE CAC FOR MANY YEARS, I THINK SHE HAD A LIFETIME SENTENCE ON IT -- I MEAN, COMMITMENT TO IT, IS JENINE NICKERSON. CAN YOU STAND UP FOR A SECOND, JENINE AND JUST WAVE. YEAH, COME ON UP. HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU SERVED ON THE CAC NOW, MS. NICKERSON? >> LONGER THAN 20 YEARS. >>Melissa Snively: THE BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE IS AREY RILEY.
SHE HAD PRACTICE, OF COURSE. AND JUST A QUICK KUDOS -- BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE MY TEAM OUT IN DISTRICT 4. THEY HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS, REGULAR MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND REGULAR MONTHLY COMMUNITY MEETINGS. THEY GET A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNITY. THEY BRING IN OUR DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES TO COME SPEAK ON DIFFERENT TOPICS. AND THEY WORK REALLY HARD TO LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HEARING THE FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS AND TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS. SO THEY DO A REALLY GREAT JOB OF STAYING INVOLVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. [ APPLAUSE ] AND REPRESENTING DISTRICT 5, I CURRENTLY HAVE TWO CAC MEMBERS. MS. ALVA ATKINS AND JANETTE BRADLEY. I DON'T THINK EITHER WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT THIS EVENING. MY HIGH SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES FROM HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, SAMUEL TREJO, BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, SHAR LEAH BLING. MELANIE MENDOZA, KING HIGH SCHOOL, ADAM ROWAN, AND ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, JAKE TURNER.
DISTRICT 6, MEMBER PEREZ. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I CURRENTLY HAVE -- NEITHER ONE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT. BUT DR. KRISTEN KEWIN. SHE IS A PSYCHOLOGIST IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN ALSO PATRICIA SANCHEZ, SHE IS OUR DEAF REPRESENTATIVE. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY.