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CLOSED CAPTIONING IS PROVIDED ON ALL BROADCASTS AND PAST MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE ARCHIVE. AS YOUR ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD, WE'RE 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. Melissa Snively: GOOD AFTERNOON.

HI. I'M MELISSA SNIVELY, CHAIR OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. I'M STEVE CONA, 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 PROGRAM. 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 ON SELECT 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 365 AND FRONTIER CHANNEL 32. MEETINGS ARE ALSO STREAMED LIVE ON OUR WEBSITE AT HillsboroughSchools.org.

THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF JUNE BEFORE WE HAVE OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER SOME COMMENTS AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD STANDS TOGETHER WITH OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES, AND OUR FACULTY, OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN GRIEVING THE TRAGEDY OF THE DEATH OF MR. GEORGE FLOYD. THE PEACEFUL PROTESTS HERE AND ACROSS THE NATION SHOW THE FRUSTRATION AND ANGER THAT EXISTS ABOUT RACIAL INJUSTICE. OUR SCHOOLS ARE DIVERSE PLACES WHERE CHILDREN LEARN A GREAT DEAL ABOUT ACCEPTANCE AND BELONGING. WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO OUR STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE EVERY STUDENT IS TREATED WITH EQUITY. AS WE REFLECT ON WHAT WE WILL ALL INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A BOARD, WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS RACIAL INJUSTICE AND BEGIN HEALING, PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR MR. GEORGE FLOYD AND ALL VICTIMS OF INJUSTICE.

CLOSED CAPTIONING IS PROVIDED ON ALL BROADCASTS AND PAST MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE ARCHIVE. AS YOUR ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD, WE'RE 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. Melissa Snively: GOOD AFTERNOON.

[MOMENT OF SILENCE] THANK YOU. NOW, VICE-CHAIR CONA, CAN YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? Steve Cona: SURE. IF WE COULD ALL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER CONA. WE HAVE A COMMENT BY MEMBER SHAMBURGER. MEMBER SHAMBURGER. Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE KIND WORDS. KEEPING IN THAT SAME VEIN, THE BRUTAL AND TRAGIC DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD AT THE HANDS OF A POLICEMAN WHILE HE WAS PLEADING FOR HIS LIFE HAS AWAKENED A FORCE ACROSS THE GLOBE AND CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED. PEOPLE ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM AND OF ALL RACES HAVE BEEN OUTRAGED AND SICKENED BY THE BARBARIC TREATMENT OF MR. FLOYD AND ARE DETERMINED THAT THINGS NEED TO CHANGE. THE PROTESTS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE SHOWN THAT PEOPLE OF COLOR HAVE BEEN MARGINALIZED, IGNORED, DEHUMANIZED AND DEFRANCHISED FOR FAR TOO LONG.

THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF JUNE BEFORE WE HAVE OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER SOME COMMENTS AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD STANDS TOGETHER WITH OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES, AND OUR FACULTY, OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN GRIEVING THE TRAGEDY OF THE DEATH OF MR. GEORGE FLOYD. THE PEACEFUL PROTESTS HERE AND ACROSS THE NATION SHOW THE FRUSTRATION AND ANGER THAT EXISTS ABOUT RACIAL INJUSTICE. OUR SCHOOLS ARE DIVERSE PLACES WHERE CHILDREN LEARN A GREAT DEAL ABOUT ACCEPTANCE AND BELONGING. WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO OUR STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE EVERY STUDENT IS TREATED WITH EQUITY. AS WE REFLECT ON WHAT WE WILL ALL INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A BOARD, WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS RACIAL INJUSTICE AND BEGIN HEALING, PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR MR. GEORGE FLOYD AND ALL VICTIMS OF INJUSTICE.

THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY HAS FAILED THE BLACK COMMUNITY OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND THAT HAS TO STOP NOW. HERE IN TAMPA AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, WE HAVE HAD A LONG DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM THAT HAS BECOME SO NORMAL WE ALWAYS CAN'T SEE IT. THE FIRST STEP IS RECOGNIZING WE HAVE A PROBLEM AND OWNING IT. I THINK YOU WILL AGREE WE HAVE A PROBLEM. WE ALL HAVE TO DO WHAT WE CAN DO WITHIN OUR LANES TO CHANGE THIS TOXIC PARADIGM. I'M PROUD OF THIS SCHOOL BOARD FOR ADOPTING AN AWARD-WINNING EQUITY POLICY, BUT WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO DO. SCHOOLS IN MY DISTRICT ARE CONSTANTLY ON THE LIST OF FAILING AND UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS AND MY COMMUNITY IS SICK AND TIRED OF IT, AND I'M SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED. THE FUTURE HINGES ON OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSETS -- OUR STUDENTS. WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS KNOW, BELIEVE, AND REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE AN EQUAL AND EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY OF LEARNING AND LIFELONG SUCCESS.

[MOMENT OF SILENCE] THANK YOU. NOW, VICE-CHAIR CONA, CAN YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? Steve Cona: SURE. IF WE COULD ALL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER CONA. WE HAVE A COMMENT BY MEMBER SHAMBURGER. MEMBER SHAMBURGER. Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE KIND WORDS. KEEPING IN THAT SAME VEIN, THE BRUTAL AND TRAGIC DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD AT THE HANDS OF A POLICEMAN WHILE HE WAS PLEADING FOR HIS LIFE HAS AWAKENED A FORCE ACROSS THE GLOBE AND CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED. PEOPLE ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM AND OF ALL RACES HAVE BEEN OUTRAGED AND SICKENED BY THE BARBARIC TREATMENT OF MR. FLOYD AND ARE DETERMINED THAT THINGS NEED TO CHANGE. THE PROTESTS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE SHOWN THAT PEOPLE OF COLOR HAVE BEEN MARGINALIZED, IGNORED, DEHUMANIZED AND DEFRANCHISED FOR FAR TOO LONG.

WE AS A BOARD AND A DISTRICT HAVE TO SHOW WE ARE COMMITTED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND WE HAVE TO WORK TO ELIMINATE DISPARITIES, EDUCATIONAL BARRIERS, INJUSTICES AND RACISM IN OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR DISTRICT. WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY TO TAKE A STRONG STAND FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, UNITY, EQUITY AND AGAINST RACISM AND SOCIAL INJUSTICE. MADAM CHAIR, AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THIS BOARD ADOPT A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING ITS COMMITMENT TO ENSURING SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR BLACK AND MARGINALIZED STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MS. SHAMBURGER. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. MS. STUART, IS THAT A SECOND TO THE MOTION? THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY FURTHER COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION. SINCE WE'RE BACK IN THE BOARDROOM, WE'RE GOING TO USE OUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN ORDER TO VOTE TODAY.

THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY HAS FAILED THE BLACK COMMUNITY OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND THAT HAS TO STOP NOW. HERE IN TAMPA AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, WE HAVE HAD A LONG DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM THAT HAS BECOME SO NORMAL WE ALWAYS CAN'T SEE IT. THE FIRST STEP IS RECOGNIZING WE HAVE A PROBLEM AND OWNING IT. I THINK YOU WILL AGREE WE HAVE A PROBLEM. WE ALL HAVE TO DO WHAT WE CAN DO WITHIN OUR LANES TO CHANGE THIS TOXIC PARADIGM. I'M PROUD OF THIS SCHOOL BOARD FOR ADOPTING AN AWARD-WINNING EQUITY POLICY, BUT WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO DO. SCHOOLS IN MY DISTRICT ARE CONSTANTLY ON THE LIST OF FAILING AND UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS AND MY COMMUNITY IS SICK AND TIRED OF IT, AND I'M SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED. THE FUTURE HINGES ON OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSETS -- OUR STUDENTS. WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS KNOW, BELIEVE, AND REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE AN EQUAL AND EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY OF LEARNING AND LIFELONG SUCCESS.

WITH THAT SAID, ALL IN FAVOR -- I'M SORRY. VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. MS. SHAMBURGER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND READ THE RESOLUTION INTO THE RECORD FOR TODAY. Tamara Shamburger: ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. A RESOLUTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, WHEREAS, THE TRAGIC DEATH OF MR. GEORGE FLOYD AT THE HANDS OF A POLICEMAN HAS SPARKED WORLDWIDE PROTESTS ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM THAT SHOW THE ANGER AND FRUSTRATION FELT OF THE TREATMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND POVERTY. AND WHEREAS, MEMBERS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES OF POVERTY HAVE FELT MARGINALIZED, DEHUMANIZED AND DISENFRANCHISED FOR TOO LONG. WHEREAS SCHOOLS IN BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR DISTRICT HAVE TOO OFTEN BEEN UNDERPERFORMING AND OUR STUDENTS HAVE SUFFERED AS A RESULT. AND WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS A DUTY TONE SURE SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR OUR BLACK STUDENTS AND MARGINALIZED STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT.

WE AS A BOARD AND A DISTRICT HAVE TO SHOW WE ARE COMMITTED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND WE HAVE TO WORK TO ELIMINATE DISPARITIES, EDUCATIONAL BARRIERS, INJUSTICES AND RACISM IN OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR DISTRICT. WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY TO TAKE A STRONG STAND FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, UNITY, EQUITY AND AGAINST RACISM AND SOCIAL INJUSTICE. MADAM CHAIR, AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THIS BOARD ADOPT A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING ITS COMMITMENT TO ENSURING SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR BLACK AND MARGINALIZED STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MS. SHAMBURGER. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. MS. STUART, IS THAT A SECOND TO THE MOTION? THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY FURTHER COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION. SINCE WE'RE BACK IN THE BOARDROOM, WE'RE GOING TO USE OUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN ORDER TO VOTE TODAY.

WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS ADOPTED AN AWARD-WINNING EQUITY POLICY THAT COMMITS TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, UNITY, FAIRNESS, EQUITY, AND EQUALITY. WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD BELIEVES EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW, BELIEVE, AND REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE AN EQUAL AND EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNING AND LIFELONG SUCCESS REGARDLESS OF RACE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: ONE, THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO ENSURING SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR BLACK AND MARGINALIZED STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT. TWO, THAT THIS RESOLUTION TAKE EFFECT UPON ADOPTION. ADOPTED AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE NINTH DAY OF JUNE, 2020. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MS. SHAMBURGER. I'M SORRY WE DIDN'T HAVE YOU READ THAT BEFORE THE VOTE.

WITH THAT SAID, ALL IN FAVOR -- I'M SORRY. VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. MS. SHAMBURGER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND READ THE RESOLUTION INTO THE RECORD FOR TODAY. Tamara Shamburger: ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. A RESOLUTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, WHEREAS, THE TRAGIC DEATH OF MR. GEORGE FLOYD AT THE HANDS OF A POLICEMAN HAS SPARKED WORLDWIDE PROTESTS ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM THAT SHOW THE ANGER AND FRUSTRATION FELT OF THE TREATMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND POVERTY. AND WHEREAS, MEMBERS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES OF POVERTY HAVE FELT MARGINALIZED, DEHUMANIZED AND DISENFRANCHISED FOR TOO LONG. WHEREAS SCHOOLS IN BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR DISTRICT HAVE TOO OFTEN BEEN UNDERPERFORMING AND OUR STUDENTS HAVE SUFFERED AS A RESULT. AND WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS A DUTY TONE SURE SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR OUR BLACK STUDENTS AND MARGINALIZED STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT.

HOWEVER, WE TRUSTED THAT THE RESOLUTION WAS SOMETHING WE COULD ALL AGREE ON. WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND CONGRATULATIONS. Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, BOARD. Melissa Snively: ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE THREE WITHDRAWN ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY. ITEM 4.02 AND ITEM 6.28 AND ITEM 7.28. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.

WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS ADOPTED AN AWARD-WINNING EQUITY POLICY THAT COMMITS TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, UNITY, FAIRNESS, EQUITY, AND EQUALITY. WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD BELIEVES EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW, BELIEVE, AND REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE AN EQUAL AND EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNING AND LIFELONG SUCCESS REGARDLESS OF RACE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: ONE, THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO ENSURING SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR BLACK AND MARGINALIZED STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT. TWO, THAT THIS RESOLUTION TAKE EFFECT UPON ADOPTION. ADOPTED AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE NINTH DAY OF JUNE, 2020. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MS. SHAMBURGER. I'M SORRY WE DIDN'T HAVE YOU READ THAT BEFORE THE VOTE.

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. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT IN THE AUDITORIUM TODAY. WE HAVE ONE SET OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY. THAT'S FROM MAY 12, 2020. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THESE MINUTES. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER CONA.

HOWEVER, WE TRUSTED THAT THE RESOLUTION WAS SOMETHING WE COULD ALL AGREE ON. WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND CONGRATULATIONS. Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, BOARD. Melissa Snively: ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE THREE WITHDRAWN ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY. ITEM 4.02 AND ITEM 6.28 AND ITEM 7.28. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.

A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THANK YOU. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. BOARD MEMBERS, JUST QUICKLY, I WANTED TO GO OVER THE FORMAT OF TODAY'S MEETING. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE SLOWLY GETTING BACK TO A MORE NORMAL BOARD MEETING. BASED ON THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR THE PHASE TWO REOPENING OF FLORIDA, WE ARE NOW PERMITTED TO HAVE UP TO 50 PEOPLE PRESENT IN THE BOARDROOM. GIVEN THE SIZE AND ORIENTATION OF THE BOARDROOM, WE CAN DO THIS SAFELY. WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY SPACED OURSELVES OUT ON THE DAIS. WE HAVE SIX CABINET MEMBERS THAT ARE SEATED SPACED APART AT THE CABINET TABLE AND OTHER CABINET MEMBERS WHO ARE SEATED IN THE FIRST ROW OF SEATS AND SPACED APART AS WELL. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE SITTING IN EVERY THIRD SEAT IN THE AUDITORIUM TO SPACE THEMSELVES OUT. AND THEN AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, THE LECTERN WILL BE CLEANED AFTER EVERY SPEAKER.

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. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT IN THE AUDITORIUM TODAY. WE HAVE ONE SET OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY. THAT'S FROM MAY 12, 2020. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THESE MINUTES. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER CONA.

AS PER THE DIRECTION FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WE WILL ADJUST THE PROTOCOLS OF THE MEETING ACCORDINGLY. I MUST SAY, I'M VERY PLEASED TO SEE ALL BOARD MEMBERS IN PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A VERY LONG TIME. WELCOME BACK INTO THE AUDITORIUM, BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF. NEXT, WE HAVE MEMBER CONA AND HE WILL GO OVER THE BOARD GUIDELINES FOR TODAY. Steve Cona: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S BOARD MEETING, LET'S QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM BEHIND ME THAT ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING UPON STEPPING AWAY FROM THE DAIS. THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON OUR LIVE WEBCAST ON CABLE TV AND ON THE VIDEO MONITORS HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM. IT COULD ALSO BE VIEWED CLOSED-CAPTIONED ON OUR ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVE. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER CONA.

A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THANK YOU. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. BOARD MEMBERS, JUST QUICKLY, I WANTED TO GO OVER THE FORMAT OF TODAY'S MEETING. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE SLOWLY GETTING BACK TO A MORE NORMAL BOARD MEETING. BASED ON THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR THE PHASE TWO REOPENING OF FLORIDA, WE ARE NOW PERMITTED TO HAVE UP TO 50 PEOPLE PRESENT IN THE BOARDROOM. GIVEN THE SIZE AND ORIENTATION OF THE BOARDROOM, WE CAN DO THIS SAFELY. WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY SPACED OURSELVES OUT ON THE DAIS. WE HAVE SIX CABINET MEMBERS THAT ARE SEATED SPACED APART AT THE CABINET TABLE AND OTHER CABINET MEMBERS WHO ARE SEATED IN THE FIRST ROW OF SEATS AND SPACED APART AS WELL. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE SITTING IN EVERY THIRD SEAT IN THE AUDITORIUM TO SPACE THEMSELVES OUT. AND THEN AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, THE LECTERN WILL BE CLEANED AFTER EVERY SPEAKER.

UP NEXT ON OUR AGENDA, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME RECOGNITION. WE HAVE SOME VERY SPECIAL STUDENTS HERE WHO HAVE HAD PERFECT ATTENDANCE THEIR ENTIRE SCHOOL CAREER FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THE 12th GRADE. WITH THE SUPPORT OF SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION AND TOYOTA OF TAMPA BAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR THEM TODAY. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS IS GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM FOR US. MR. DAVIS. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, TODAY WE RECOGNIZE TEN STUDENTS WHO HAVE SHOWN GREAT COMMITMENT TO THEIR EDUCATION WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 12th GRADE. THIS IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT. AS WE KNOW, ATTENDANCE IS A VIRTUAL SUCCESS TO OUR CLASSROOM. THESE STUDENTS HAVE ATTENDED 2,340 CONSISTENT DAYS OF SCHOOL AND 180 DAYS FOR THE LAST 13 DAYS. THIS IS TRULY AN ACCOMPLISHMENT IN MAINTAINING A DILIGENT WORK ETHIC AND CHOOSING TO STAY ON COURSE. EACH OF THE TEN GRADUATING SENIORS WITH PERFECT K-12 ATTENDANCE WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A BRAND-NEW LAPTOP FROM THE CEO FROM TOYOTA OF TAMPA BAY, OUR PARTNER, CINDY WITH THE SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION AND KINDLY PROVIDING EACH STUDENT WITH A $500 SCHOLARSHIP.

AS PER THE DIRECTION FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WE WILL ADJUST THE PROTOCOLS OF THE MEETING ACCORDINGLY. I MUST SAY, I'M VERY PLEASED TO SEE ALL BOARD MEMBERS IN PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A VERY LONG TIME. WELCOME BACK INTO THE AUDITORIUM, BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF. NEXT, WE HAVE MEMBER CONA AND HE WILL GO OVER THE BOARD GUIDELINES FOR TODAY. Steve Cona: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S BOARD MEETING, LET'S QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM BEHIND ME THAT ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING UPON STEPPING AWAY FROM THE DAIS. THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON OUR LIVE WEBCAST ON CABLE TV AND ON THE VIDEO MONITORS HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM. IT COULD ALSO BE VIEWED CLOSED-CAPTIONED ON OUR ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVE. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER CONA.

IT IS MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE THE EXTRAORDINARY STUDENTS, ALONG THE JOURNEY. PLEASE, I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE IF I SAY YOUR NAME INCORRECTLY, PLEASE LET US KNOW. WE'LL MAKE SURE WE'LL GET IT CORRECT. FOR THE FIRST ONE, JAYLYN BIDO. RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS. THE SECOND STUDENT IS ALEXANDER DYER FROM NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL, ACCOMPANIED BY THE PARENTS AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS. THE NEXT STUDENT, ADAEZE ECHETEBU FROM KING HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. AWESOME. DAVID ESCAMILLA-SUQUI FROM PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL. MARK GRABAU FROM NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATS. MADELINE HOUSTON, ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. GARY JONES, SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL. MR. JONES, I'M SO GLAD I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE A PICTURE NEXT TO YOU. I'M NOT GETTING DOWN THERE FOR THIS ONE. I'M ALL IN NEXT TIME. CONGRATULATIONS FROM AFAR. REBEKAH LORENTZEN FROM DURANT HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS. FRANCHELLE LUNDY FROM BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATS. CONGRATULATIONS. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JULIA SALVO FROM BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL.

UP NEXT ON OUR AGENDA, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME RECOGNITION. WE HAVE SOME VERY SPECIAL STUDENTS HERE WHO HAVE HAD PERFECT ATTENDANCE THEIR ENTIRE SCHOOL CAREER FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THE 12th GRADE. WITH THE SUPPORT OF SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION AND TOYOTA OF TAMPA BAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR THEM TODAY. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS IS GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM FOR US. MR. DAVIS. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, TODAY WE RECOGNIZE TEN STUDENTS WHO HAVE SHOWN GREAT COMMITMENT TO THEIR EDUCATION WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 12th GRADE. THIS IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT. AS WE KNOW, ATTENDANCE IS A VIRTUAL SUCCESS TO OUR CLASSROOM. THESE STUDENTS HAVE ATTENDED 2,340 CONSISTENT DAYS OF SCHOOL AND 180 DAYS FOR THE LAST 13 DAYS. THIS IS TRULY AN ACCOMPLISHMENT IN MAINTAINING A DILIGENT WORK ETHIC AND CHOOSING TO STAY ON COURSE. EACH OF THE TEN GRADUATING SENIORS WITH PERFECT K-12 ATTENDANCE WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A BRAND-NEW LAPTOP FROM THE CEO FROM TOYOTA OF TAMPA BAY, OUR PARTNER, CINDY WITH THE SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION AND KINDLY PROVIDING EACH STUDENT WITH A $500 SCHOLARSHIP.

SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT THIS EVENING. LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. GOOD JOB. AND ALSO, WE HAVE WITH US LYNN HUDSON. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WITH TOYOTA, CEO. ALSO, STUDENTS, AS YOU BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL, I'M CONFIDENT THAT THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FORECAST MANY SUCCESSES IN YOUR FUTURE. AS A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PARENTS AND FAMILIES FOR INCREDIBLE STUDENTS, YOUR SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT IN THEIR EDUCATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. WE UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS. I WILL TELL YOU, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GET UP EVERY DAY ROCKING AND ROLLING. YOU TO DO 2,300 PLUS DAYS IN A ROW, IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOUR DEDICATION, COMMITMENT AND ALSO THE CORE VALUES OF OUR FAMILY. THANK YOU AGAIN AND CONGRATULATIONS. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. I DO THINK WE HAVE BOARD COMMENTS, IF YOU WOULD HOLD OFF JUST A MOMENT FROM RUNNING OUT OF OUR AUDITORIUM.

IT IS MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE THE EXTRAORDINARY STUDENTS, ALONG THE JOURNEY. PLEASE, I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE IF I SAY YOUR NAME INCORRECTLY, PLEASE LET US KNOW. WE'LL MAKE SURE WE'LL GET IT CORRECT. FOR THE FIRST ONE, JAYLYN BIDO. RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS. THE SECOND STUDENT IS ALEXANDER DYER FROM NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL, ACCOMPANIED BY THE PARENTS AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS. THE NEXT STUDENT, ADAEZE ECHETEBU FROM KING HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. AWESOME. DAVID ESCAMILLA-SUQUI FROM PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL. MARK GRABAU FROM NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATS. MADELINE HOUSTON, ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. GARY JONES, SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL. MR. JONES, I'M SO GLAD I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE A PICTURE NEXT TO YOU. I'M NOT GETTING DOWN THERE FOR THIS ONE. I'M ALL IN NEXT TIME. CONGRATULATIONS FROM AFAR. REBEKAH LORENTZEN FROM DURANT HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS. FRANCHELLE LUNDY FROM BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATS. CONGRATULATIONS. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JULIA SALVO FROM BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL.

MS. GRAY. Lynn Gray: SO, I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I TRIED TO ATTEND EVERY DAY. I ACTUALLY MISSED ONE DAY. SO I DIDN'T GET THE AWARD, BUT I DO KNOW HOW HARD AND CHALLENGING IT CAN BE TO COME INTO A CERTAIN AREA OF LEARNING DAY AFTER DAY, ESPECIALLY WITH THESE CHALLENGES. I WILL SAY AND I CONCUR WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS THAT THE NUMBER ONE INGREDIENT FOR SUCCESS IN LIFE IS YOUR ATTENDANCE AND TRUE OF SCHOOLS, OF COURSE, BUT DEFINITELY IN LIFE, THOSE WHO SHOW UP EVERY DAY, WHETHER YOU FEEL GOOD OR BAD OR INDIFFERENT, IT DOES SAY A LOT ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER AND YOUR TENACITY AND YOUR PERSEVERANCE FOR EXCELLENCE. SO I CONGRATULATE YOU. THANK YOU.

SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT THIS EVENING. LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. GOOD JOB. AND ALSO, WE HAVE WITH US LYNN HUDSON. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WITH TOYOTA, CEO. ALSO, STUDENTS, AS YOU BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL, I'M CONFIDENT THAT THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FORECAST MANY SUCCESSES IN YOUR FUTURE. AS A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PARENTS AND FAMILIES FOR INCREDIBLE STUDENTS, YOUR SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT IN THEIR EDUCATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. WE UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS. I WILL TELL YOU, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GET UP EVERY DAY ROCKING AND ROLLING. YOU TO DO 2,300 PLUS DAYS IN A ROW, IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOUR DEDICATION, COMMITMENT AND ALSO THE CORE VALUES OF OUR FAMILY. THANK YOU AGAIN AND CONGRATULATIONS. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. I DO THINK WE HAVE BOARD COMMENTS, IF YOU WOULD HOLD OFF JUST A MOMENT FROM RUNNING OUT OF OUR AUDITORIUM.

Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. I'LL JUST SAY, DON'T FORGET TO PUT THAT ON YOUR RESUMÉ, BECAUSE IF YOU GO APPLY FOR A JOB, YOUR EMPLOYER IS GOING TO MAKE SPECIAL NOTICE OF THE FACT THAT YOU ARE DEDICATED AND DEPENDABLE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU. WE WISH YOU THE BEST. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A STRANGE YEAR TO FINISH, BUT WE APPRECIATE THAT, AND WE ARE JUST SO, SO THRILLED THAT WE HAVE SOME GREAT PARTNERS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO CAN OFFER SOME GREAT PRIZES TO YOU BUT ALSO YOU ALL COME FROM VERY SPECIAL FAMILIES WHO SUPPORT YOU AND HAVE SUPPORTED EVERY DAY GETTING YOU TO SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE AGENDA. THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS AND VALUES YOUR INPUT TO THE BOARD.

MS. GRAY. Lynn Gray: SO, I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I TRIED TO ATTEND EVERY DAY. I ACTUALLY MISSED ONE DAY. SO I DIDN'T GET THE AWARD, BUT I DO KNOW HOW HARD AND CHALLENGING IT CAN BE TO COME INTO A CERTAIN AREA OF LEARNING DAY AFTER DAY, ESPECIALLY WITH THESE CHALLENGES. I WILL SAY AND I CONCUR WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS THAT THE NUMBER ONE INGREDIENT FOR SUCCESS IN LIFE IS YOUR ATTENDANCE AND TRUE OF SCHOOLS, OF COURSE, BUT DEFINITELY IN LIFE, THOSE WHO SHOW UP EVERY DAY, WHETHER YOU FEEL GOOD OR BAD OR INDIFFERENT, IT DOES SAY A LOT ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER AND YOUR TENACITY AND YOUR PERSEVERANCE FOR EXCELLENCE. SO I CONGRATULATE YOU. THANK YOU.

IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS, OUR STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND KEEP OUR BOARD INFORMED ABOUT THE RESPONSES. OUR SCHOOL BOARD RESPECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD AND WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE TODAY. IT IS REQUESTED WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD THAT THE COMMENTS ARE NOT DIRECTED PERSONALLY AGAINST A SPECIFIC BOARD MEMBER OR SPECIFIC STAFF MEMBER BUT RATHER DIRECTED TO THE ISSUES. ANY BEHAVIOR INTENDED TO INTERRUPT OR DISRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED AS OUR CIVILITY POLICY IS IN PLACE. WHEN ADDRESSING THE BOARD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND SPEAK CLEARLY INTO THE MICROPHONE.

Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. I'LL JUST SAY, DON'T FORGET TO PUT THAT ON YOUR RESUMÉ, BECAUSE IF YOU GO APPLY FOR A JOB, YOUR EMPLOYER IS GOING TO MAKE SPECIAL NOTICE OF THE FACT THAT YOU ARE DEDICATED AND DEPENDABLE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU. WE WISH YOU THE BEST. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A STRANGE YEAR TO FINISH, BUT WE APPRECIATE THAT, AND WE ARE JUST SO, SO THRILLED THAT WE HAVE SOME GREAT PARTNERS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO CAN OFFER SOME GREAT PRIZES TO YOU BUT ALSO YOU ALL COME FROM VERY SPECIAL FAMILIES WHO SUPPORT YOU AND HAVE SUPPORTED EVERY DAY GETTING YOU TO SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE AGENDA. THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS AND VALUES YOUR INPUT TO THE BOARD.

EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES AND WE WILL HAVE A TIMER FOR YOU, SO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TIME YOU HAVE LEFT. AND WE WILL CALL UP THE FIRST SPEAKER AND THE NEXT TWO CAN BE IN THE QUEUE. THE FIRST PERSON WE HAVE IS GOING TO BE MS. CANDACE SCOTLAND. I APOLOGIZE IF I MISPRONOUNCE ANYONE'S NAME, FOLLOWED BY MR. DONALD DO DOWRIDGE AND DR. CAROLYN COLLINS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LINE UP. DO WE HAVE MS. CANDACE SCOTLAND HERE? OH, IT'S GOING TO BE YOU. OH, OKAY. THAT IS FINE. YEAH, JONATHAN, COME ON UP. WELCOME. I AM NOT CANDACE. Melissa Snively: YOU DO NOT LOOK LIKE CANDACE. YOU LOOK LIKE JONATHAN GRAHAM. WITH THE RECENT EVENTS, WE AT THE CORE HORSE TEAM THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE COULD DO TO REALLY SHOW THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THINGS AND THINGS THAT WILL BE POSITIVE.

IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS, OUR STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND KEEP OUR BOARD INFORMED ABOUT THE RESPONSES. OUR SCHOOL BOARD RESPECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD AND WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE TODAY. IT IS REQUESTED WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD THAT THE COMMENTS ARE NOT DIRECTED PERSONALLY AGAINST A SPECIFIC BOARD MEMBER OR SPECIFIC STAFF MEMBER BUT RATHER DIRECTED TO THE ISSUES. ANY BEHAVIOR INTENDED TO INTERRUPT OR DISRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED AS OUR CIVILITY POLICY IS IN PLACE. WHEN ADDRESSING THE BOARD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND SPEAK CLEARLY INTO THE MICROPHONE.

IS SO WHAT WHAT WE CAME WITH THE FIRST ROUND OF THINGS, WE REALIZED THAT EDUCATION, JUST LIKE MENTIONED TODAY IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR KIDS TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED TO BE DOING, HOW THEY CAN GROW SO THEY NEED THE RIGHT EDUCATIONAL TOOLS. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TRIES TO PROVIDE THAT. WHAT WE THOUGHT OUR FIRST GESTURE WOULD BE IS TO BRING IN THE PARTNER THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS HAS WHICH IS THE NAACP AND GIVE THEM A CHECK FOR $10,000, WITH 2,000 OF THE DOLLARS -- LET THEM DO THE THINGS THEY SEE NECESSARY IN THE COMMUNITY. BUT 8,000 OF THE DOLLARS TO HELP WITH TRANSFORMATION SCHOOLS, ANYTHING THAT'S NEEDED, SO WE CAN DIRECT THE MONIES TOWARD THAT. THE FIRST ROUND OF THINGS THAT THE TEAM -- I HAVE WITH ME ROGER BALM WITH CORPS. PRESENT THE CHECK TO YVETTE WITH NAACP AND WITH THE WHOLE IDEA OF 2000 GOING TO HOPE IN THE COMMUNITY, 8,000 OF IT GOING TO HELP WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS, THE TRANSFORMATION GROWING THESE STUDENTS AND THESE SCHOOLS IN A SMALL WAY.

EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES AND WE WILL HAVE A TIMER FOR YOU, SO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TIME YOU HAVE LEFT. AND WE WILL CALL UP THE FIRST SPEAKER AND THE NEXT TWO CAN BE IN THE QUEUE. THE FIRST PERSON WE HAVE IS GOING TO BE MS. CANDACE SCOTLAND. I APOLOGIZE IF I MISPRONOUNCE ANYONE'S NAME, FOLLOWED BY MR. DONALD DO DOWRIDGE AND DR. CAROLYN COLLINS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LINE UP. DO WE HAVE MS. CANDACE SCOTLAND HERE? OH, IT'S GOING TO BE YOU. OH, OKAY. THAT IS FINE. YEAH, JONATHAN, COME ON UP. WELCOME. I AM NOT CANDACE. Melissa Snively: YOU DO NOT LOOK LIKE CANDACE. YOU LOOK LIKE JONATHAN GRAHAM. WITH THE RECENT EVENTS, WE AT THE CORE HORSE TEAM THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE COULD DO TO REALLY SHOW THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THINGS AND THINGS THAT WILL BE POSITIVE.

WE KNOW THAT 8,000 IS SMALL, BUT EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS. Melissa Snively: WE STILL HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT. OR YOU WANT TO WRITE ANOTHER CHECK. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. MOST IMPORTANT IS EDUCATION, NOT JUST REGULAR EDUCATION, BUT EMBRACE THE DIVERSITY THAT THIS COUNTY STATES THAT IT HAS. IT'S TIME TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE THAT WE'RE ALL A PART OF THE COUNTY AND WE HAVE A RIGHT TO LIVE HERE AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT FOR AN EQUAL EDUCATION AS WELL. I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY FAIR BECAUSE MY MOTHER SAYS NOTHING IS FAIR, BUT WE HAVE A RIGHT TO AN EQUAL EDUCATION JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING. Melissa Snively: AND THANK YOU TO CORPS CONSTRUCTION. THAT'S VERY GENEROUS. WELCOME. THAT'S A TOUGH ONE TO FOLLOW. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MR.