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OH, GOOD MORNING, MEMBER SNIVELY. SO JUST MEMBER HAHN IS ON HER WAY AND MEMBER VAUGHN IS ON THE TEAMS, AND WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN WITH A FEW REMARKS, BUT I'M GOING TO START FIRST WITH SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. THIS BOARD MEETING WORKSHOP, THAT IS, REGARDS POLICIES. SO WE WILL BE EXTREMELY BUSY, BUSY PACKED SCHEDULE TODAY. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, WOULD YOU MIND SAYING A FEW WORDS OF WELCOME? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THANK YOU, MRS. GRAY. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER TODAY TO REALLY TALK ABOUT POLICIES THAT STRENGTHEN OUR WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I APPRECIATE THE BOARD BRINGING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR US AND STAFF TO BE ABLE TO INTERACT AS WELL. YOU SEE THE STAFF HAS BROUGHT A NUMBER OF POLICIES THAT WE BELIEVE WILL STRENGTHEN OUR ALIGNMENT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS AND CONTINUE TO MAKE CERTAIN WE PROTECT THE WORKING CONDITIONS OF OUR EMPLOYEES, AT THE SAME TOKEN, BEING ABLE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE'RE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR BEING ABLE TO HELP CHILDREN EVERY SINGLE DAY EXCEL.

Lynn Gray: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THIS IS THURSDAY. JUST TO REMIND YOU, IT'S NOT TUESDAY. TUESDAY IS OUR NORMAL WORKSHOP DAY. WE HAVE FOUR BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT, AND WITH MEMBER HAHN ON HER WAY. OH, WE HAVE FIVE.

SO OUR STAFF STANDS READY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY INSIGHT ABOUT WHAT'S WORKING, WHAT'S NOT AND WHAT WE CAN DO DIFFERENTLY AND HOW WE CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH OUR POLICIES ALONG THE WAY. I APPRECIATE MR. GIBSON, MR. PORTER BEING THERE FOR US TO MAKE CERTAIN WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE EVERY WAY, SHAPE, AND FORM. SO THANK YOU. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. INDEED, WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR MR. GIBSON, MR. JIM PORTER, WHO WILL PEEK NEXT, AND CERTAINLY KRISTIN DAVIS, WHO COMPILED A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION. MR. PORTER, CAN YOU GO OVER THE GUIDELINES AND ANYTHING THAT YOU THINK IS RELEVANT? THEN I'LL GO INTO HOUSEWORK. Jim Porter: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS. BOARD MEMBERS, THE POLICY CYCLE IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DUTIES THAT YOU HAVE. UNDER FLORIDA LAW, THE BOARD SETS POLICY FOR THE DISTRICT AND THEN THE SUPERINTENDENT IMPLEMENTS THAT POLICY THROUGH PROCEDURES.

OH, GOOD MORNING, MEMBER SNIVELY. SO JUST MEMBER HAHN IS ON HER WAY AND MEMBER VAUGHN IS ON THE TEAMS, AND WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN WITH A FEW REMARKS, BUT I'M GOING TO START FIRST WITH SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. THIS BOARD MEETING WORKSHOP, THAT IS, REGARDS POLICIES. SO WE WILL BE EXTREMELY BUSY, BUSY PACKED SCHEDULE TODAY. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, WOULD YOU MIND SAYING A FEW WORDS OF WELCOME? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THANK YOU, MRS. GRAY. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER TODAY TO REALLY TALK ABOUT POLICIES THAT STRENGTHEN OUR WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I APPRECIATE THE BOARD BRINGING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR US AND STAFF TO BE ABLE TO INTERACT AS WELL. YOU SEE THE STAFF HAS BROUGHT A NUMBER OF POLICIES THAT WE BELIEVE WILL STRENGTHEN OUR ALIGNMENT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS AND CONTINUE TO MAKE CERTAIN WE PROTECT THE WORKING CONDITIONS OF OUR EMPLOYEES, AT THE SAME TOKEN, BEING ABLE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE'RE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR BEING ABLE TO HELP CHILDREN EVERY SINGLE DAY EXCEL.

SO IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF YOUR DUTIES AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE POLICIES ARE DONE ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE EVENTS OF THE LAST FEW MONTHS WITH COVID -- ACTUALLY, THE LAST YEAR OR SO -- IT'S BEEN OUT OF CYCLE. THIS WORKSHOP WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR MARCH. MANY OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE PUT ON THE AGENDA AT THAT TIME MAY OR MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE NOW, BUT THEY WERE INTENDED TO BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD SENIOR IN MARCH. WE HAVE A GOAL OF TRYING TO DO POLICIES AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR AND MAYBE EVEN QUARTERLY. AGAIN, THAT GOT PUT ASIDE BECAUSE OF COVID. SO THERE ARE MORE HERE NOW THAN YOU WOULD TYPICALLY SEE IN ONE POLICY CYCLE. THERE IS A LOT TO GET THROUGH TODAY, BUT I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT ONCE WE GET THROUGH THIS CYCLE, KRISTIN AND I ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT WE DO THIS MORE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WE REALLY DO STICK TO THE SCHEDULE SO THE BOARD IS NOT FACED WITH HAVING TO ADDRESS A LOT OF POLICIES AT ONCE.

SO OUR STAFF STANDS READY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY INSIGHT ABOUT WHAT'S WORKING, WHAT'S NOT AND WHAT WE CAN DO DIFFERENTLY AND HOW WE CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH OUR POLICIES ALONG THE WAY. I APPRECIATE MR. GIBSON, MR. PORTER BEING THERE FOR US TO MAKE CERTAIN WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE EVERY WAY, SHAPE, AND FORM. SO THANK YOU. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. INDEED, WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR MR. GIBSON, MR. JIM PORTER, WHO WILL PEEK NEXT, AND CERTAINLY KRISTIN DAVIS, WHO COMPILED A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION. MR. PORTER, CAN YOU GO OVER THE GUIDELINES AND ANYTHING THAT YOU THINK IS RELEVANT? THEN I'LL GO INTO HOUSEWORK. Jim Porter: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS. BOARD MEMBERS, THE POLICY CYCLE IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DUTIES THAT YOU HAVE. UNDER FLORIDA LAW, THE BOARD SETS POLICY FOR THE DISTRICT AND THEN THE SUPERINTENDENT IMPLEMENTS THAT POLICY THROUGH PROCEDURES.

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF POLICIES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE CONSIDERING TODAY. AS THE SUPERINTENDENT ALLUDED, THE FIRST SET ARE BROUGHT BY STAFF. AND THESE ARE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DISTRICT'S POLICIES ARE ALIGNED WITH FLORIDA STATUTES. EVERY YEAR, KRISTIN, MR. GIBSON AND I SIT DOWN AND GO THROUGH WHAT THE LEGISLATURE PASSED AND THEN WE WORK WITH STAFF TO MAKE SURE POLICIES THAT NEED TO BE AMENDED OR NEW POLICIES NEED TO BE CREATED TO BE IN ALIGNED WITH STATUTES ARE DONE. SO THAT'S THE FIRST SET OF POLICIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TODAY BECAUSE THEY ARE CRITICAL THAT WE GET DONE AND YOU PASS THEM AS POLICIES. THE OTHER SET ARE POLICIES THAT COULD BE INITIATED BY BOARD MEMBERS. ANY BOARD MEMBER CAN INITIATE A POLICY. AND YOU SEE SEVERAL THAT BOARD MEMBERS HAVE INITIATED AND THAT YOU'LL BE DISCUSSING TODAY. TYPICALLY, THE WAY THIS HAPPENED IN THE PAST -- AND THIS IS NOT SET IN STONE, BUT IT'S BEEN A SORT OF INFORMAL WAY OF WORK -- THAT IF THERE IS CONSENSUS TO MOVE ONE OF THE ITEMS FORWARD TO THE PUBLIC HEARING IT WILL BE MOVED FORWARD.

SO IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF YOUR DUTIES AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE POLICIES ARE DONE ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE EVENTS OF THE LAST FEW MONTHS WITH COVID -- ACTUALLY, THE LAST YEAR OR SO -- IT'S BEEN OUT OF CYCLE. THIS WORKSHOP WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR MARCH. MANY OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE PUT ON THE AGENDA AT THAT TIME MAY OR MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE NOW, BUT THEY WERE INTENDED TO BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD SENIOR IN MARCH. WE HAVE A GOAL OF TRYING TO DO POLICIES AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR AND MAYBE EVEN QUARTERLY. AGAIN, THAT GOT PUT ASIDE BECAUSE OF COVID. SO THERE ARE MORE HERE NOW THAN YOU WOULD TYPICALLY SEE IN ONE POLICY CYCLE. THERE IS A LOT TO GET THROUGH TODAY, BUT I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT ONCE WE GET THROUGH THIS CYCLE, KRISTIN AND I ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT WE DO THIS MORE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WE REALLY DO STICK TO THE SCHEDULE SO THE BOARD IS NOT FACED WITH HAVING TO ADDRESS A LOT OF POLICIES AT ONCE.

IF ONLY ONE BOARD MEMBER WANTS TO DO THE POLICY, THEN TYPICALLY THEY HAVE NOT GONE FORWARD. THAT'S NOT SET IN STONE. THAT'S JUST SORT OF A WAY OF WORK. SO TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, TODAY IS A WORKSHOP. THERE'S NO VOTING TODAY. THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS FOR THE BOARD TO DISCUSS AND VET THE PROPOSED POLICIES. THE ONES THAT ARE CHOSEN TO GO FORWARD WILL BE ADVERTISED, AND YOU'LL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AT A BOARD MEETING WHERE ANYONE CAN COME AND SPEAK. IT'S NOT JUST PUBLIC COMMENT. IT'S AN ACTUAL PUBLIC HEARING AND FOR THE POLICIES, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WANTS TO SPEAK MAY COME TO SPEAK. THERE ARE STRINGENT NOTICE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE NOTICE FOR BEFORE THEY CAN GO FORWARD. SO WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THE ONES WE GET THROUGH TODAY, THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE SOMETIME IN LATE SEPTEMBER OR EARLY OCTOBER.

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF POLICIES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE CONSIDERING TODAY. AS THE SUPERINTENDENT ALLUDED, THE FIRST SET ARE BROUGHT BY STAFF. AND THESE ARE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DISTRICT'S POLICIES ARE ALIGNED WITH FLORIDA STATUTES. EVERY YEAR, KRISTIN, MR. GIBSON AND I SIT DOWN AND GO THROUGH WHAT THE LEGISLATURE PASSED AND THEN WE WORK WITH STAFF TO MAKE SURE POLICIES THAT NEED TO BE AMENDED OR NEW POLICIES NEED TO BE CREATED TO BE IN ALIGNED WITH STATUTES ARE DONE. SO THAT'S THE FIRST SET OF POLICIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TODAY BECAUSE THEY ARE CRITICAL THAT WE GET DONE AND YOU PASS THEM AS POLICIES. THE OTHER SET ARE POLICIES THAT COULD BE INITIATED BY BOARD MEMBERS. ANY BOARD MEMBER CAN INITIATE A POLICY. AND YOU SEE SEVERAL THAT BOARD MEMBERS HAVE INITIATED AND THAT YOU'LL BE DISCUSSING TODAY. TYPICALLY, THE WAY THIS HAPPENED IN THE PAST -- AND THIS IS NOT SET IN STONE, BUT IT'S BEEN A SORT OF INFORMAL WAY OF WORK -- THAT IF THERE IS CONSENSUS TO MOVE ONE OF THE ITEMS FORWARD TO THE PUBLIC HEARING IT WILL BE MOVED FORWARD.

AND THEN, AGAIN, MS. DAVIS AND I REALLY WANT TO THEN START THE NEXT POLICY CYCLE SHORTLY THERE AFTER THAT, SO THAT WE REALLY DO GET BACK ON TRACK AND WE'RE DOING THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS. IF FOR SOME REASON YOU HAVE A POLICY YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE, YOU DON'T NEED TO WAIT FOR A YEAR, SIX MONTHS, BUT WE'LL KEEP IT GOING ON A REGULAR BASIS AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE MORE EFFICIENT. I THINK IT WOULD PROVIDE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY FOR STAFF TO VET THESE MORE EFFICIENTLY AND FOR THE BOARD TO REALLY CONSIDER THEM. THAT'S SORT OF THE OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY. I DO FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS TO GET THROUGH. YOU ONLY HAVE TWO HOURS. I THINK TOWARDS THE END OF THIS, IF IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET THROUGH THEM ALL, I THINK THE BOARD REALLY HAS TWO ALTERNATIVES.

IF ONLY ONE BOARD MEMBER WANTS TO DO THE POLICY, THEN TYPICALLY THEY HAVE NOT GONE FORWARD. THAT'S NOT SET IN STONE. THAT'S JUST SORT OF A WAY OF WORK. SO TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, TODAY IS A WORKSHOP. THERE'S NO VOTING TODAY. THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS FOR THE BOARD TO DISCUSS AND VET THE PROPOSED POLICIES. THE ONES THAT ARE CHOSEN TO GO FORWARD WILL BE ADVERTISED, AND YOU'LL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AT A BOARD MEETING WHERE ANYONE CAN COME AND SPEAK. IT'S NOT JUST PUBLIC COMMENT. IT'S AN ACTUAL PUBLIC HEARING AND FOR THE POLICIES, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WANTS TO SPEAK MAY COME TO SPEAK. THERE ARE STRINGENT NOTICE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE NOTICE FOR BEFORE THEY CAN GO FORWARD. SO WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THE ONES WE GET THROUGH TODAY, THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE SOMETIME IN LATE SEPTEMBER OR EARLY OCTOBER.

WE COULD HAVE ANOTHER WORKSHOP SOMETIME IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, OR THE ONES THAT DON'T GO FORWARD COULD BE MOVED INTO THE NEXT POLICY CYCLE. THAT'S COMPLETELY UP TO YOU. BOTH APPROACHES ARE VALID. OR MAYBE WE WILL GET THROUGH ALL OF THEM BUT I WANT TO SET EXPECTATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT TO GO THROUGH. THAT'S ENOUGH INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, AND I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU, MADAM CHAIR. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MR. PORTER. VERY WELL DONE. ESPECIALLY FOR THE NEWER BOARD MEMBERS, POLICY LANGUAGE TODAY WILL -- AND I'M JUST GOING TO SET THE TABLE JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT MR. PORTER AND MS. DAVIS WILL BE IN CHARGE OF THIS OPERATION AND CALL UPON YOU FOR DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS VERSUS ME WHO I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME POLICIES. BUT NONETHELESS, THERE IS A LOT OF POLITICAL FIRE GOING ON, AS IF WE DIDN'T NO, INCLUSIVE IS MASK.

AND THEN, AGAIN, MS. DAVIS AND I REALLY WANT TO THEN START THE NEXT POLICY CYCLE SHORTLY THERE AFTER THAT, SO THAT WE REALLY DO GET BACK ON TRACK AND WE'RE DOING THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS. IF FOR SOME REASON YOU HAVE A POLICY YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE, YOU DON'T NEED TO WAIT FOR A YEAR, SIX MONTHS, BUT WE'LL KEEP IT GOING ON A REGULAR BASIS AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE MORE EFFICIENT. I THINK IT WOULD PROVIDE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY FOR STAFF TO VET THESE MORE EFFICIENTLY AND FOR THE BOARD TO REALLY CONSIDER THEM. THAT'S SORT OF THE OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY. I DO FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS TO GET THROUGH. YOU ONLY HAVE TWO HOURS. I THINK TOWARDS THE END OF THIS, IF IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET THROUGH THEM ALL, I THINK THE BOARD REALLY HAS TWO ALTERNATIVES.

THE FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION HAS HANDED US BOARD MEMBERS SOME SUGGESTIONS. I'M NOT GOING TO READ IT ALL. IT'S ON YOUR TABLE. BUT THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT WE MIGHT BE VERY MINDFUL. I REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD POLICY DEALINGS, I ALWAYS WANTED IT TO BE COLLABORATIVE AND CONDUCIVE FOR FRIENDLY, POLITE DISCUSSION AND ROBUST DISCUSSION. THAT'S A GOOD THING. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE MAY HAVE TO BE VERY MINDFUL THAT RATHER THAN GET CAUGHT UP IN A NATIONAL DEBATE TOPIC, PERHAPS WE SHOULD TALK MORE BASICALLY WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY AND IN OUR OWN DISTRICT. SO WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO GET INTO THE -- I TRIED TO USE THAT WORD TODAY -- THE POLITICS, AS MUCH AS WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CHILDREN. I KNOW ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ON BOARD. WE ALWAYS ARE ALSO REMINDED IT ONLY TAKES ONE BOARD MEMBER OR TWO TO REALLY ASSET TONE OF THE PERCEPTION OF THIS -- SET A TONE OF THE PERCEPTION OF THIS ENTIRE BOARD.

WE COULD HAVE ANOTHER WORKSHOP SOMETIME IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, OR THE ONES THAT DON'T GO FORWARD COULD BE MOVED INTO THE NEXT POLICY CYCLE. THAT'S COMPLETELY UP TO YOU. BOTH APPROACHES ARE VALID. OR MAYBE WE WILL GET THROUGH ALL OF THEM BUT I WANT TO SET EXPECTATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT TO GO THROUGH. THAT'S ENOUGH INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, AND I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU, MADAM CHAIR. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MR. PORTER. VERY WELL DONE. ESPECIALLY FOR THE NEWER BOARD MEMBERS, POLICY LANGUAGE TODAY WILL -- AND I'M JUST GOING TO SET THE TABLE JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT MR. PORTER AND MS. DAVIS WILL BE IN CHARGE OF THIS OPERATION AND CALL UPON YOU FOR DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS VERSUS ME WHO I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME POLICIES. BUT NONETHELESS, THERE IS A LOT OF POLITICAL FIRE GOING ON, AS IF WE DIDN'T NO, INCLUSIVE IS MASK.

WE HAVE A HIGHLY FUNCTIONING BOARD. SO LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY. OTHER THAN THAT, AGAIN, I KNOW THAT MR. PORTER WILL LOOK FOR POLICY CONSENSUS, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER RIGHT NOW TO MR. PORTER, MS. KRISTIN DAVIS, AND I BELIEVE WE'RE DOING STAFF POLICY FIRST. Jim Porter: YES, MADAM CHAIR. Lynn Gray: MR.

THE FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION HAS HANDED US BOARD MEMBERS SOME SUGGESTIONS. I'M NOT GOING TO READ IT ALL. IT'S ON YOUR TABLE. BUT THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT WE MIGHT BE VERY MINDFUL. I REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD POLICY DEALINGS, I ALWAYS WANTED IT TO BE COLLABORATIVE AND CONDUCIVE FOR FRIENDLY, POLITE DISCUSSION AND ROBUST DISCUSSION. THAT'S A GOOD THING. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE MAY HAVE TO BE VERY MINDFUL THAT RATHER THAN GET CAUGHT UP IN A NATIONAL DEBATE TOPIC, PERHAPS WE SHOULD TALK MORE BASICALLY WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY AND IN OUR OWN DISTRICT. SO WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO GET INTO THE -- I TRIED TO USE THAT WORD TODAY -- THE POLITICS, AS MUCH AS WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CHILDREN. I KNOW ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ON BOARD. WE ALWAYS ARE ALSO REMINDED IT ONLY TAKES ONE BOARD MEMBER OR TWO TO REALLY ASSET TONE OF THE PERCEPTION OF THIS -- SET A TONE OF THE PERCEPTION OF THIS ENTIRE BOARD.

PORTER, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THE QUESTIONS TO BE HANDLED BY BOARD MEMBERS IF THEY SHOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? Jim Porter: SO I THINK WE'LL GO THROUGH THE POLICIES. EACH POLICY THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING IS ALIGNED WITH A STAFF MEMBER. DR. WHALEN WILL BE UP FIRST WITH SEVERAL POLICIES. I THINK WHAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AND EFFICIENT IS IF WE LET DR. WHALEN AND EACH STAFF MEMBER GET THROUGH THE PARTICULAR POLICY, TAKE BOARD QUESTIONS AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE. I WILL ASK THE BOARD TO BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT TIME BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT TO GO THROUGH.

WE HAVE A HIGHLY FUNCTIONING BOARD. SO LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY. OTHER THAN THAT, AGAIN, I KNOW THAT MR. PORTER WILL LOOK FOR POLICY CONSENSUS, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER RIGHT NOW TO MR. PORTER, MS. KRISTIN DAVIS, AND I BELIEVE WE'RE DOING STAFF POLICY FIRST. Jim Porter: YES, MADAM CHAIR. Lynn Gray: MR.

WE'LL BE TRYING TO KEEP YOU TO THE THREE MINUTES FOR EACH REMARK. AGAIN, SOME OF THESE WILL GO PRETTY QUICKLY; SOME WILL TAKE MORE DISCUSSION, BUT BE THOUGHTFUL OF THE TIME. I WILL BE KEEPING THE TIME AND REMIND YOU WHEN WE'RE AT THE THREE-MINUTE MARK. AFTER EACH POLICY, GET THROUGH THE POLICY AND THEN ASK QUESTIONS. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MR. PORTER. ALSO, BOARD MEMBERS, SHOULD YOU WANT A POLICY TO BE REMOVED OR MOVED DOWN BECAUSE THE LIKELINESS OF US NOT COMPLETING THIS WILL BE TODAY WILL BE CONTINUED IN AN OCTOBER WORKSHOP NO DOUBT. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND AT ANY TIME SAY THE POLICY THAT I HAVE MENTIONED, LET'S PULL IT DOWN TO THE BOTTOM SO WE CAN GET THOSE THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR INITIATED AND HEARD. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, MS. WHALEN. THANK YOU. THE FIRST THREE POLICIES THAT I WILL BE REVIEWING WITH YOU ARE RELATED TO THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993.

PORTER, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THE QUESTIONS TO BE HANDLED BY BOARD MEMBERS IF THEY SHOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? Jim Porter: SO I THINK WE'LL GO THROUGH THE POLICIES. EACH POLICY THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING IS ALIGNED WITH A STAFF MEMBER. DR. WHALEN WILL BE UP FIRST WITH SEVERAL POLICIES. I THINK WHAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AND EFFICIENT IS IF WE LET DR. WHALEN AND EACH STAFF MEMBER GET THROUGH THE PARTICULAR POLICY, TAKE BOARD QUESTIONS AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE. I WILL ASK THE BOARD TO BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT TIME BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT TO GO THROUGH.

THE REASON THERE ARE THREE POLICIES AND WE HAVE THE SAME CHANGES TO EACH OF THEM, THE 1,000 POLICY IS RELATED TO ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF MEMBERS. THE 3,000 POLICY IS RELATED TO OUR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AND THEN THE 4,000 POLICY IS RELATED TO OUR SUPPORT STAFF. SO THAT IS THE REASON FOR THE THREE. YOU WILL FIND THAT THE CHANGE OR THE UPDATE -- IT'S REALLY NOT A CHANGE, BUT IT'S A CLARIFICATION OF HOW WE HAVE TO APPLY THE 12-MONTH PERIOD RELATED TO FMLA LEAVE. SO IT'S NOT DEFINED BY A JULY TO JUNE 30th AS OUR SCHOOL CALENDAR NECESSARILY IS RELATED OR OUR WORK CALENDAR. IT IS A ROLLING 12-MONTH PERIOD. SO THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE DONE WITH THIS POLICY IS JUST MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION TO THE -- TO THOSE THREE POLICIES. Jim Porter: IF BOARD MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS FOR DR. WHALEN ABOUT THE FIRST THREE POLICIES.

WE'LL BE TRYING TO KEEP YOU TO THE THREE MINUTES FOR EACH REMARK. AGAIN, SOME OF THESE WILL GO PRETTY QUICKLY; SOME WILL TAKE MORE DISCUSSION, BUT BE THOUGHTFUL OF THE TIME. I WILL BE KEEPING THE TIME AND REMIND YOU WHEN WE'RE AT THE THREE-MINUTE MARK. AFTER EACH POLICY, GET THROUGH THE POLICY AND THEN ASK QUESTIONS. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MR. PORTER. ALSO, BOARD MEMBERS, SHOULD YOU WANT A POLICY TO BE REMOVED OR MOVED DOWN BECAUSE THE LIKELINESS OF US NOT COMPLETING THIS WILL BE TODAY WILL BE CONTINUED IN AN OCTOBER WORKSHOP NO DOUBT. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND AT ANY TIME SAY THE POLICY THAT I HAVE MENTIONED, LET'S PULL IT DOWN TO THE BOTTOM SO WE CAN GET THOSE THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR INITIATED AND HEARD. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, MS. WHALEN. THANK YOU. THE FIRST THREE POLICIES THAT I WILL BE REVIEWING WITH YOU ARE RELATED TO THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993.

Lynn Gray: WE HAVE SOME SOUND CHALLENGES. Jim Porter: YOU HAVE POLICY 8141, MANDATORY REPORTING OF MISCONDUCT BY EMPLOYEES. GREAT. THANK YOU, MR. PORTER. THIS POLICY CAME ABOUT AS A RESULT OF THIS PAST SESSION'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND IT WAS RELATED TO HOUSE BILL 131. AND THIS IS IN REGARDS TO REPORTING EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT. PREVIOUSLY, OUR POLICY WAS ONLY RELATED TO CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES. THIS IS NOW INCLUDING ALL EMPLOYEES. SO WE ALREADY HAD A VERY STRICT POLICY AROUND THIS, AND SOME SCHOOL BOARDS DID NOT HAVE THAT CURRENT POLICY. SO WE WERE REQUIRED TO ADOPT A POLICY. WE ALREADY HAVE A POLICY. WE JUST HAD TO NOW INSERT THAT THIS IS RELATED TO ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE ORGANIZATION. SO YOU WILL SEE THOSE UPDATES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE LANGUAGE IN THE BLUE ON PAGE 1 OF THAT POLICY, AND THEN WHEN ELIMINATED THE INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF MEMBERS ONLY, AND THAT NOW INCLUDES ALL EMPLOYEES.

THE REASON THERE ARE THREE POLICIES AND WE HAVE THE SAME CHANGES TO EACH OF THEM, THE 1,000 POLICY IS RELATED TO ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF MEMBERS. THE 3,000 POLICY IS RELATED TO OUR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AND THEN THE 4,000 POLICY IS RELATED TO OUR SUPPORT STAFF. SO THAT IS THE REASON FOR THE THREE. YOU WILL FIND THAT THE CHANGE OR THE UPDATE -- IT'S REALLY NOT A CHANGE, BUT IT'S A CLARIFICATION OF HOW WE HAVE TO APPLY THE 12-MONTH PERIOD RELATED TO FMLA LEAVE. SO IT'S NOT DEFINED BY A JULY TO JUNE 30th AS OUR SCHOOL CALENDAR NECESSARILY IS RELATED OR OUR WORK CALENDAR. IT IS A ROLLING 12-MONTH PERIOD. SO THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE DONE WITH THIS POLICY IS JUST MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION TO THE -- TO THOSE THREE POLICIES. Jim Porter: IF BOARD MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS FOR DR. WHALEN ABOUT THE FIRST THREE POLICIES.

Jim Porter: ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. WHELAN ABOUT THIS POLICY? MS. PEREZ, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. Karen Perez: ON LINE 22 AND 23, YOU ELIMINATED THE REASSIGNMENT PENDING OUTCOME. WHAT IS IN PLACE OF THAT? Marie Whelan: YES, MA'AM, THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION, BECAUSE WE MIGHT BE MOVING FORWARD TO SEEK TERMINATION, AND WE WOULD WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT OPTION AND NOT HAVE TO HAVE OUR HANDS TIED AS SAYING IT IS A REASSIGNMENT. SO THERE ARE CERTAIN FELONY CHARGES THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO RESULT IN A REASSIGNMENT. WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH TERMINATION FOR THOSE TYPES OF ASSIGNMENTS. SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE THAT ANY LONGER BECAUSE THAT'S LOOKING AS IF WE WILL HAVE TO BE REQUIRED TO REASSIGN AND, NO, WE'RE GOING TO COME TO THE BOARD WHEN WE NEED TO TERMINATE AN EMPLOYEE. Jim Porter: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

Lynn Gray: WE HAVE SOME SOUND CHALLENGES. Jim Porter: YOU HAVE POLICY 8141, MANDATORY REPORTING OF MISCONDUCT BY EMPLOYEES. GREAT. THANK YOU, MR. PORTER. THIS POLICY CAME ABOUT AS A RESULT OF THIS PAST SESSION'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND IT WAS RELATED TO HOUSE BILL 131. AND THIS IS IN REGARDS TO REPORTING EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT. PREVIOUSLY, OUR POLICY WAS ONLY RELATED TO CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES. THIS IS NOW INCLUDING ALL EMPLOYEES. SO WE ALREADY HAD A VERY STRICT POLICY AROUND THIS, AND SOME SCHOOL BOARDS DID NOT HAVE THAT CURRENT POLICY. SO WE WERE REQUIRED TO ADOPT A POLICY. WE ALREADY HAVE A POLICY. WE JUST HAD TO NOW INSERT THAT THIS IS RELATED TO ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE ORGANIZATION. SO YOU WILL SEE THOSE UPDATES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE LANGUAGE IN THE BLUE ON PAGE 1 OF THAT POLICY, AND THEN WHEN ELIMINATED THE INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF MEMBERS ONLY, AND THAT NOW INCLUDES ALL EMPLOYEES.

OKAY. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. THAT COMPLETES THAT POLICY AND DR. WHELAN. DR. HOWTON WILL BE UP NEXT WITH POLICY REVISION 2,260.01, SECTION 504 ADA PROHIBITION AGAINST DISSIM NATION BASED ON DISABILITY. THIS CAME UP BECAUSE OF REORG THAT WAS HAPPENING AND HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIME. WE NEEDED TO CLEAN IT UP. THIS IS JUST A CLEANUP POLICY. INSTEAD OF HAVING IDIA, IT IS JUST IDEA BECAUSE THAT TERM CHANGED. TO BE CLEAR, I BELIEVE THIS WAS UNDER A PREVIOUS DECISION TO MOVE THE 504 SERVICES FROM STUDENT SERVICES UNDER DR. ANNE TOWNSEND INSTEAD TO EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION UNDER SUZETTE SAMPLE. THIS HAS BEEN IN PLACE THE WHOLE LAST YEAR. WE NEEDED TO ADAPT THE LANGUAGE TO DO THAT. YOU SEE NOW THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STAFFING COMPLIANCE, THE ADDRESS, PEOPLE KNOW HAD TO CONTACT. -- PEOPLE KNOW WHO TO CONTACT. THE WORK BETWEEN -- THE WORK IS COLLABORATIVE.

Jim Porter: ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. WHELAN ABOUT THIS POLICY? MS. PEREZ, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. Karen Perez: ON LINE 22 AND 23, YOU ELIMINATED THE REASSIGNMENT PENDING OUTCOME. WHAT IS IN PLACE OF THAT? Marie Whelan: YES, MA'AM, THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION, BECAUSE WE MIGHT BE MOVING FORWARD TO SEEK TERMINATION, AND WE WOULD WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT OPTION AND NOT HAVE TO HAVE OUR HANDS TIED AS SAYING IT IS A REASSIGNMENT. SO THERE ARE CERTAIN FELONY CHARGES THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO RESULT IN A REASSIGNMENT. WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH TERMINATION FOR THOSE TYPES OF ASSIGNMENTS. SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE THAT ANY LONGER BECAUSE THAT'S LOOKING AS IF WE WILL HAVE TO BE REQUIRED TO REASSIGN AND, NO, WE'RE GOING TO COME TO THE BOARD WHEN WE NEED TO TERMINATE AN EMPLOYEE. Jim Porter: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

ADDITIONALLY, AS WE GO INTEREST TO DR. HOUGHTON POINT, MOST IS CLEANUP. YOU DO SEE AN ADDITION. LINE 133 OF THIS POLICY. WHERE IT'S DEFINING AND DESCRIBING SECTION 504 WHICH INCLUDES THE LANGUAGE OF ANOTHER MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITY IN THE EDUCATIONAL SETTING. THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 504. THE STRIKE-ALL IS REFERRING TO AN OLD FORM FROM 2009 THAT AT ONE POINT WAS USED AS AN ELIGIBILITY CHECKLIST FOR SECTION 504 WHICH WOULD NO LONGER ACTUALLY BE APPROPRIATE TO USE. WE HAVE UPDATED FORMS AND RESOURCES AND PROCESSES. IT WOULD BE ELIMINATING THAT. BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN IN USE FOR YEARS. IN FACT, DR. TOWNSEND HAD TO DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO EVEN FIND THE FORM, QUITE FRANKLY. DR. HOUGHTON, HAVE I MISSED ANYTHING? THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. THAT COMPLETES THAT POLICY AND DR. WHELAN. DR. HOWTON WILL BE UP NEXT WITH POLICY REVISION 2,260.01, SECTION 504 ADA PROHIBITION AGAINST DISSIM NATION BASED ON DISABILITY. THIS CAME UP BECAUSE OF REORG THAT WAS HAPPENING AND HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIME. WE NEEDED TO CLEAN IT UP. THIS IS JUST A CLEANUP POLICY. INSTEAD OF HAVING IDIA, IT IS JUST IDEA BECAUSE THAT TERM CHANGED. TO BE CLEAR, I BELIEVE THIS WAS UNDER A PREVIOUS DECISION TO MOVE THE 504 SERVICES FROM STUDENT SERVICES UNDER DR. ANNE TOWNSEND INSTEAD TO EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION UNDER SUZETTE SAMPLE. THIS HAS BEEN IN PLACE THE WHOLE LAST YEAR. WE NEEDED TO ADAPT THE LANGUAGE TO DO THAT. YOU SEE NOW THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STAFFING COMPLIANCE, THE ADDRESS, PEOPLE KNOW HAD TO CONTACT. -- PEOPLE KNOW WHO TO CONTACT. THE WORK BETWEEN -- THE WORK IS COLLABORATIVE.

Jim Porter: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE DOUBLE DOCTORS? Lynn Gray: I JUST WANTED TO -- KRISTIN DAVIS ALSO TO SPEAK ON THE FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE BILL. SOME OF THESE CHANGES AND MAYBE NOT THIS ONE, WAS IN REGARDS TO TO WHAT WAS RECENTLY PASSED BY THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE. DID YOU WANT TO MAKE A REMARK? THANK YOU, CHAIR GRAY. I BELIEVE THAT MR. PORTER DID BRIEFLY MENTION AS WELL, IT WAS ALLUDED WITH DR. WHELAN THAT SOME OF THESE THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT FORWARD ARE TIED TO BILLS FROM THE 2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SO WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME IN LETTING US UPDATE POLICIES AND JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR DUE DILIGENCE IN REFLECTING THE WORK THAT WAS DONE UP IN TALLAHASSEE THIS SESSION. Lynn Gray: THANKS, KRISTIN. Jim Porter: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS SHEA McCRAY AND THEN HOLLY SAIA IS ON DECK. SHEA McCRAY WILL BE TALKING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION NETWORK FOR POLICY 2800.

ADDITIONALLY, AS WE GO INTEREST TO DR. HOUGHTON POINT, MOST IS CLEANUP. YOU DO SEE AN ADDITION. LINE 133 OF THIS POLICY. WHERE IT'S DEFINING AND DESCRIBING SECTION 504 WHICH INCLUDES THE LANGUAGE OF ANOTHER MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITY IN THE EDUCATIONAL SETTING. THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 504. THE STRIKE-ALL IS REFERRING TO AN OLD FORM FROM 2009 THAT AT ONE POINT WAS USED AS AN ELIGIBILITY CHECKLIST FOR SECTION 504 WHICH WOULD NO LONGER ACTUALLY BE APPROPRIATE TO USE. WE HAVE UPDATED FORMS AND RESOURCES AND PROCESSES. IT WOULD BE ELIMINATING THAT. BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN IN USE FOR YEARS. IN FACT, DR. TOWNSEND HAD TO DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO EVEN FIND THE FORM, QUITE FRANKLY. DR. HOUGHTON, HAVE I MISSED ANYTHING? THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. OUR OLD POLICY WAS REFERRING TO ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOLS. WE NOW HAVE A NEW NAME. THAT IS OUR TRANSFORMATION NETWORK. IN OUR POLICY, WE WANTED TO REPLACE EVERYTHING THAT WAS ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOLS WITH THE TRANSFORMATION NETWORK. ALSO, YOU'LL NOTICE THERE IS A LARGE STRIKEOUT. STARTING ON LINE 30 GOING DOWN TO 46, WE HAD A TIERING SYSTEM THAT WAS ON TOP OF STATE STATUTE TIERING. WE DON'T NEED TO COMPLICATE THINGS IN A POLICY. WE HAVE TO FOLLOW STATE STATUTE SO I TOOK THAT LANGUAGE OUT BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS FOLLOWING STATE STATUTE ON THAT. IF YOU TURN TO THE BACK OF THE PAGE, THE THINGS THAT OUR BOARD AND OUR DISTRICT, WHAT WE DO HAVE CONTROL OVER ARE THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT WE TAKE IN SCHOOLS AND THOSE ARE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES. SO I WANTED TO ADD THAT LANGUAGE BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN OVERSEE AND MONITOR AS A BOARD AND AS A DISTRICT, AND THAT WAS ABSENT IN THIS POLICY.

Jim Porter: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE DOUBLE DOCTORS? Lynn Gray: I JUST WANTED TO -- KRISTIN DAVIS ALSO TO SPEAK ON THE FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE BILL. SOME OF THESE CHANGES AND MAYBE NOT THIS ONE, WAS IN REGARDS TO TO WHAT WAS RECENTLY PASSED BY THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE. DID YOU WANT TO MAKE A REMARK? THANK YOU, CHAIR GRAY. I BELIEVE THAT MR. PORTER DID BRIEFLY MENTION AS WELL, IT WAS ALLUDED WITH DR. WHELAN THAT SOME OF THESE THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT FORWARD ARE TIED TO BILLS FROM THE 2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SO WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME IN LETTING US UPDATE POLICIES AND JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR DUE DILIGENCE IN REFLECTING THE WORK THAT WAS DONE UP IN TALLAHASSEE THIS SESSION. Lynn Gray: THANKS, KRISTIN. Jim Porter: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS SHEA McCRAY AND THEN HOLLY SAIA IS ON DECK. SHEA McCRAY WILL BE TALKING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION NETWORK FOR POLICY 2800.

SO I WANTED TO ADD THAT LANGUAGE IN THIS POLICY. THIS IS WORK THAT'S HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE DAY AND WE WANTED TO DENOTE THAT. OTHERWISE, THE REST OF THE CHANGES ARE JUST CHANGING ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL WITH TRANSFORMATION NETWORK.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. OUR OLD POLICY WAS REFERRING TO ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOLS. WE NOW HAVE A NEW NAME. THAT IS OUR TRANSFORMATION NETWORK. IN OUR POLICY, WE WANTED TO REPLACE EVERYTHING THAT WAS ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOLS WITH THE TRANSFORMATION NETWORK. ALSO, YOU'LL NOTICE THERE IS A LARGE STRIKEOUT. STARTING ON LINE 30 GOING DOWN TO 46, WE HAD A TIERING SYSTEM THAT WAS ON TOP OF STATE STATUTE TIERING. WE DON'T NEED TO COMPLICATE THINGS IN A POLICY. WE HAVE TO FOLLOW STATE STATUTE SO I TOOK THAT LANGUAGE OUT BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS FOLLOWING STATE STATUTE ON THAT. IF YOU TURN TO THE BACK OF THE PAGE, THE THINGS THAT OUR BOARD AND OUR DISTRICT, WHAT WE DO HAVE CONTROL OVER ARE THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT WE TAKE IN SCHOOLS AND THOSE ARE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES. SO I WANTED TO ADD THAT LANGUAGE BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN OVERSEE AND MONITOR AS A BOARD AND AS A DISTRICT, AND THAT WAS ABSENT IN THIS POLICY.

Jim Porter: ANY QUESTIONS? MS. VAUGHN HAS A QUESTION. MS. VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: YES, THANK YOU, CAN YOU HEAR ME? Jim Porter: YES. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. UNDER CRITERIA, I SEE THAT WE HAVE THE STATE RULES, SCHOOL GRADE AND MARKED OUT C OR BETTER. INSTEAD WE ADDED DESIGNATED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT? YES, IF YOU LOOK UP AT LINE 16, WE HAVE THAT A SCHOOL MAY BE DESIGNATED -- TRANSFORMATION NETWORK SCHOOL BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, SO THAT WAS A REDUNDANT STATEMENT. Jessica Vaughn: OKAY. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE WELCOME. Jim Porter: DR. HAHN. Stacy Hahn: I WANT TO TAKE THE MOMENT WHILE SHEA IS HERE AND SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SCHOOL GRADES WITHIN THE TRANSFORMATION NETWORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Jim Porter: CHAIR GRAY. Lynn Gray: ALSO, THANK YOU, DR. HAHN, FOR SHARING THAT CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE. ALSO, THANK YOU, SHEA McCRAY, FOR LINE NUMBER 94, THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL ANNUALLY IDENTIFY RESOURCES BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT TRANSFORMATION SCHOOLS, AS YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW, NOW WE'RE DOWN TO, WHAT, 14 -- I DON'T REMEMBER HOW MANY.