HI. I'M KAREN PEREZ, CHAIR OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. A DONDE SERVIMOS MAS DE 200,000 ESTUDIANTES. THAT INCLUDES CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL AND ADULTS THROUGH OUR WORKFORCE PROGRAM. HI. I'M JESSICA VAUGHN, THE SCHOOL BOARD VICE-CHAIR. OUR DISTRICT IS THE 7th LARGEST IN AMERICA, AND OUR TEAM IS MADE UP OF 24,000 PEOPLE WORKING AT CLOSE TO 250 SITES ACROSS THE COUNTY. OUR DISTRICT IS 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 MEET OR E-MAIL ANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND FOLLOW OUR DISTRICT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ARE COVERED LIVE BY HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS TV ON SPECTRUM 635 AND FRONTIER 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. 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. TODOS LOS ESTUDIANTES, TODOS LOS DIAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. Karen Perez: THE BOARD MEETING OF APRIL 16, 2024, IS CALLED TO ORDER.
MEMBER VAUGHN WILL NOW LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] THANK YOU.
NOW PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. WILL YOU PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT? Jessica Vaughn: YES. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALONG WITH PRINCIPAL KEVIN CASTNER AND MUSIC DIRECTOR ASHLEY GILLESPIE. THESE WONDERFUL STUDENTS ENTERTAINED US PRIOR TO THE START OF OUR BOARD MEETING. AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR STUDENTS UP TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. HI. MY NAME IS JEVON GIDEON. I'M IN FIFTH GRADE. HELLO. MY NAME IS ANNIE MALDONADO. I'M ONE OF THE ONLY FOURTH GRADERS TODAY. HI. JIMMY NORTON. I'M IN FIFTH GRADE. HI. MY NAME IS GRETCHEN ARDUNES. I'M IN FIFTH GRADE. HI. MY NAME IS NAOMI WILLIAMS, FIFTH GRADE. HI. I'M IN FIFTH GRADE. HI, MY NAME IS ANA LEAH. FIFTH GRADE. HEATHER SMITH AND I'M IN FIFTH GRADE. ALEX AND I'M IN FIFTH GRADE. HI. MY NAME IS HANNA CHARACTER.
I'M FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA. I'M THE MUSIC INTERN AT WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY. HI. MY NAME IS ASHLEY GILLESPIE. I AM THE MUSIC TEACHER AT WEST TAMPA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO COME PLAY HERE. HELLO. EMMA MURRAY, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT WEST TAMPA. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M KEVIN CASTNER. I'M THE VERY, VERY PROUD PRINCIPAL OF ALL THESE STUDENTS AND ALL OF THE STUDENTS AT WEST TAMPA ELEMENTARY. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING US PERFORM HERE FOR YOU GUYS TODAY. THANK YOU. Jessica Vaughn: PARENTS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND TAKE A QUICK PHOTO. GREAT JOB! Karen Perez: WE HAVE ONE WITHDRAWN ITEM TODAY. ITEM 5.03, APPROVE THE NIKE FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER VAUGHN. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. I HAVE THREE SETS OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY. FEBRUARY 27th, 2024 SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP. MARCH 26, 2024, SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP. AND APRIL 2nd, 2024, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER COMBS AND A SECOND BY MEMBER VAUGHN. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. BOARD MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER THE FORMAT OF TODAY'S MEETING. AS A REMINDER, WE ARE A NONPARTISAN BOARD WHO BELIEVES ALL CHILDREN CAN BE EMPOWERED TO LEARN AND SUCCEED. OUR DECISIONS WILL BE MADE WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING. TO PAVE A WAY FOR EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE AGENDA STATEMENTS AND OR QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK WITH 30 SECONDS FOR FINAL THOUGHTS. AFTERWARDS, THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN RESPOND. IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOU ARE ASKED TO GET BACK IN THE QUEUE.
MEMBER VAUGHN WILL NOW READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO QUICKLY REVIEW 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 UPON STEPPING 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. Karen Perez: WE HAVE ONE ITEM SCHEDULED FOR TIME CERTAIN AND THAT'S AT 6 P.M., EMPLOYEE INPUT. WE HAVE ONE RECOGNITION FOR TODAY. A-01, RECOGNITION OF THE MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD.
MEMBER HAHN WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS RECOGNITION. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, CHAIR PEREZ. APRIL IS THE MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD, THE MONTH THAT WE HONOR OUR MILITARY FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY OUR YOUNGEST HEROES, THE CHILDREN OF OUR MILITARY FAMILIES. MILITARY CHILDREN CONTINUE TO ASPIRE US DESPITE THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE DUE TO THEIR UNIQUE SITUATIONS. IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE HAVE MORE THAN 4600 MILITARY CHILDREN ACROSS 240 OF OUR SCHOOLS. THESE CHILDREN BRING A SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP, CARING, AND ACHIEVEMENT TO OUR CAMPUSES. OUR DISTRICT IS GRATEFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WE SHARE WITH MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, AND WE ARE PROUD OF THE WAY OUR SCHOOLS WORK WITH THE BASE AND OUR MILITARY FAMILIES TO PROVIDE THEM THE BEST POSSIBLE SUPPORT. IN HONOR OF THE MILITARY CHILD, EVERYONE IS INVITED TO WEAR PURPLE TOMORROW, APRIL 17, AS A VISIBLE SIGN TO THANK MILITARY CHILDREN FOR THEIR STRENGTH AND SACRIFICES.
Karen Perez: THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER HAHN. AND NOW WE'RE -- Stacy Hahn: MEMBER PEREZ, CAN I SAY A FEW WORDS? Karen Perez: YES. Stacy Hahn: I WANT TO RECOGNIZE SOME PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE HERE JOINING US TODAY IN THE AUDIENCE. CERTAINLY HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THE MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD AND THE INCREDIBLE SACRIFICES MADE BY MILITARY FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE WORLD. SO I WANT TO EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO THE MacDILL AIR FORCE MEMBERS PRESENT HERE TODAY, INCLUDING COLONEL EDWARD, ZA PANIC, LIEUTENANT ERIN HOLLAND, SANDRA COBILLA. DR. V VENETIA WATERS. McCLOUD AND SPENCER. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE MARCUS MOW RILLO, OUR HILLSBOROUGH CHIEF OF INNOVATION AND STRATEGIC PLANNING AND KIM SUECAST, OUR DISTRICT MILITARY LIAISON. ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THEIR OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES JOIN ME EVERY QUARTER ON THE MacDILL COUNCIL FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT.
TO THE MacDILL HCPS PARTNERSHIP AND FOR SUPPORTING OUR MILITARY FAMILIES. AS I MENTIONED, 4600 DEPENDENTS OF ACTIVE MILITARY IN OUR DISTRICT. 8700 MILITARY CONNECTED STUDENTS, AND WE ARE PARTICULARLY PROUD OF OUR 21 SCHOOLS THAT HAVE EARNED THE PURPLE STAR DISTINCTION, SYMBOLIZING, AGAIN, OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR MILITARY CHILDREN. AND THESE CHILDREN, THEY REALLY DO FACE SOME UNIQUE CHALLENGES, INCLUDING FREQUENT RELOCATIONS. WITH THE AVERAGE MILITARY FAMILY MOVING THREE TIMES MORE OFTEN THAN THEIR CIVILIAN COUNTERPARTS, THEY ACTUALLY ATTEND AN AVERAGE OF 6 TO 9 SCHOOLS DURING THEIR K-12 YEARS, WHICH IS AN AWFUL LOT OF MOVEMENT. AS WE SPEAK, ABOUT 200 MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE MEMBERS ARE PREPARING FOR DEPLOYMENT, FURTHER EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING OUR MILITARY CHILDREN. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THE STRESS THAT COMES WITH HAVING YOUR PARENT DEPLOYED OVERSEAS. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT ALSO TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE INITIATIVES IN OUR DISTRICT THAT SUPPORT MILITARY FAMILIES.
ONE, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE COGBILL FAMILY WITH THEIR GENEROUS FUNDING, THE STUDENT TO STUDENT PROGRAM AT PLANT, ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOLS. THIS BRINGS TOGETHER MILITARY AND CIVILIAN STUDENTS TO WELCOME NEW STUDENTS AND CREATE A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT. AND EASE THEIR TRANSITION INTO OUR SCHOOLS. I ALSO WANT TO SHARE THAT ON APRIL 10, OUR TEACHERS WERE INVOLVED IN THE I CIVICS GRANT AND THEY PARTICIPATED IN IMMERSION DAY THAT INCLUDED A PANEL DISCUSSION, A BASE BRIEFING TOUR, AND A LUNCH IN THE BASE CAFETERIA. AND THIS EXPERIENCE PROVIDED OUR TEACHERS WITH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MILITARY FAMILIES UNIQUE NEEDS. AND I WANT TO EXTEND MY THANKS TO I CIVICS FOR THEIR FUNDING AND TO COLONEL ZAPANIC FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT AROUND THAT PROJECT. LASTLY, I'D JUST LIKE TO ASK EACH OF US TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REMEMBER AND TO HONOR AND SUPPORT THE BRAVE MILITARY CHILDREN WHO SACRIFICE AND ADAPT ALONGSIDE THEIR PARENTS IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.
MAY GOD BLESS THEM AND MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA. THANK YOU. Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. THANK YOU FOR READING THIS RECOGNITION AND RECOGNIZING OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL IN THE AUDIENCE. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO ON A DAILY BASIS FOR US AND THIS COUNTRY.
MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. I ACTUALLY WAS GOING TO ASK THAT WE ALL STAND IN HONOR OF THOSE WONDERFUL INDIVIDUALS IN ALL OF THE MacDILL SERVICE, EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. MY NEPHEW ACTUALLY IS ONE OF THEM RIGHT NOW THAT'S GOING TO BE DEPLOYED. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU. THANK YOU. Van Ayres: IF WE COULD GET A PICTURE, IF WE COULD HAVE SOME OF OUR MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE MEMBERS COME UP AND GET A PICTURE ALL TOGETHER, PLEASE. Karen Perez: NOW WE'RE GOING TO INVITE KELLY BRENNAN TO HIGHLIGHT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OFFICE 2024 SCHOOLS VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION DRIVES AND VOTE HILLSBOROUGH ART CONTEST. HI. I WAS HERE TO INTRODUCE MR. CRAIG LATTIMORE, WHO IS OUR SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS. AND HE WILL PROCEED WITH THE REST OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
SUPERINTENDENT AND, OF COURSE, GEN COUNSEL. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY. THIS IS ONE OF THE FUN EVENTS THAT WE HAVE ALL YEAR. WE'RE HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE TOP SCHOOLS THAT HAD THE MOST REGISTRATION -- PREREGISTRATION, 16 AND 17-YEAR-OLDS AND, OF COURSE, 18-YEAR-OLDS. WE CONSTANTLY HERE ABOUT THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE OUR FUTURE. WELL, ACTUALLY, A LOT OF THEM ARE PRESENT BECAUSE THEY ARE 18 YEARS OLD AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION. WE ENGAGE THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS, WITH THE REGISTERING TO VOTE AND EACH HIGH SCHOOL AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR TO DO THAT AND THEN ALSO WITH ART CONTESTS THAT REALLY KIND OF EXPLODED OVER TIME. IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC. I CAN TELL YOU THAT. THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WE REGISTERED OVER 3200 STUDENTS. SINCE I CAME IN OFFICE IN 2013, WE'VE REGISTERED OVER 35,000 STUDENTS.
SO THIS IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP THAT I CERTAINLY ENJOY WITH THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT FOR SURE. I'M HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, BUT ONE I WANT TO RECOGNIZE, KELLY BRENNAN, WHO IS YOUR SUPERVISOR OF SOCIAL STUDIES, 9-12, AND LAURA HOBBY, THE VISUAL THEATER ARTS EDUCATION K-12. THESE ARE TWO OF OUR BEST CONTACTS AND REALLY MAKE THINGS HAPPEN FOR US SO THAT WE'RE NOT FLOUNDERING AROUND. I'VE GOT SEVERAL PEOPLE FROM MY OFFICE HERE WHO WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THESE EFFORTS, AND THEY ARE GOING TO START -- THEY ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH US TO HAND OUT THE AWARDS. LET'S START WITH THE VOTER REGISTRATION. TODAY WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE SIX HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WE'VE NAMED OUR 2024 VOTE HILLSBOROUGH CHAMPIONS. AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS, MORE THAN 150 STUDENTS OR MORE THAN 40% OF THE SENIOR CLASS POPULATION REGISTERED TO VOTE DURING ONE OF THE REGISTRATION DRIVES.
SO I'D ASK FOR REPRESENTATIVES TO COME FORWARD IF THEY ARE HERE FROM DURANT HIGH SCHOOL, KING HIGH SCHOOL, DR. PATEL HIGH SCHOOL, NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL, PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL, AND SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. NOW WE'RE ON TO THE VOTE HILLSBOROUGH ART CONTEST. WE STARTED THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS JUST POSTERS BASICALLY. AND WE'VE REALLY ENGAGED THE STUDENTS NOW. YOU MAY RECALL LAST YEAR WE ENGAGED OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO DESIGN THE NEW FUTURE VOTER STICKER, AND THEY CAME UP WITH SOME GREAT ONES. THIS YEAR, WE DECIDED TO DO A NEW "I VOTED" STICKER AND WE HAD MORE THAN 200 ENTRIES FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT. WE'LL BE GIVING OUT THE STICKERS DURING EARLY VOTING AND FEATURING A LOT OF DESIGNS WE RECEIVED IN THE VOTER EDUCATION EFFORTS. THE SUBMISSIONS THIS YEAR WERE TRULY OUTSTANDING. THREE FINALISTS WERE SELECTED BY STAFF AND SPONSORS.
GUESS HOW WE DECIDED WHO THE WINNER WAS. WE VOTED ON IT. WE ACTUALLY HAD A RUNOFF IN THIS ONE WITH 200 ENTRIES. IT WAS CRAZY. I WANT TO START BY THANKING OUR ART CONTEST SPONSORS, THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING, THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS, AND BUSCH GARDENS. THEY HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC PARTNERS AND HAVE BEEN VERY EXCITING PRIZES THAT THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE TO OUR TOP THREE FINALISTS. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE CAMPBELL AND J.P. TAYLOR FROM BUSCH GARDENS AND TARA AND LINDSAY FROM THE TAMPA BAY BUCS TO JOIN ME UP HERE TO LET EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT THE PACKAGE THEY WILL BE PRESENTING. HELLO. I'M NEVAR WITH BUSCH GARDENS. DIRECTOR OF SALES AND EVENTS. FOR THIRD PLACE, WE HAVE FOUR TICKETS TO BUSCH GARDENS WITH A PARKING PASS. SECOND PLACE, WE HAVE FOUR TICKETS, FOUR QUICK USE AND A PARKING PASS. FIRST PLACE, FOUR TICKETS, FOUR QUICK QUEUES AND A SERENGETI SAFARI AS WELL AS A PARKING PASS.
EACH GUEST WILL ALSO -- OR EACH PERSON WILL ALSO GET A LITTLE BUSCH GARDENS SWAG BAG AS WELL. HI, EVERYONE. TARA WITH THE BUCCANEERS. SO OUR THIRD PLACE PRIZE IS AN AUTOGRAPHED CHRIS GODWIN HELMET. SECOND PLACE PRIZE IS VIP TREATMENT AT OUR TRAINING CAMP. AND FIRST PLACE IS TWO TICKETS AND A PARKING PASS TO A GAME OF YOUR CHOICE FOR THE 2023 SEASON. I TOLD YOU WE HAVE SUPER PARTNERS. THE LIGHTNING UNFORTUNATELY COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY. THEY ARE IN SOMETHING CALLED THE PLAYOFFS. BUT THEY ARE PROVIDING PRIZES ALSO. SECOND AND THIRD PLACE STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING A LIGHTNING SWAG BAG WITH LOTS OF FUN THINGS IN IT. FIRST PLACE WILL GET THAT ALSO AND A PUCK SIGNED BY STEVEN STAMKOS. SO FANTASTIC. LET'S BRING UP THE WINNERS. I'M GOING TO CALL UP THE STUDENTS. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE ALSO PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND PRINCIPALS HERE SUPPORTING THESE STUDENTS.
SO MAKE SURE TO MEET ME IN THE LOBBY AFTERWARDS SO WE CAN GET PLENTY OF PICTURES WITH EVERYBODY. FIRST IS THIRD PLACE, SCOTT PITLACK, BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. SECOND PLACE, ARIANA JOYETTE, TAMPA BAY TECH. ARIANA COULDN'T BE HERE SO HER MOTHER JENNIFER JOYETTE AND PRINCIPAL ERNESTINE BETHUNE ARE HERE TO ACCEPT ON HER BEHALF. NOW WE KNOW WHO FIRST PLACE IS, AURORA GARCIA GOMEZ, KING HIGH SCHOOL. AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THESE OUTSTANDING STUDENTS. THIS WAS JUST AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE THAT WE HAD. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. Karen Perez: THANK YOU. THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS THERE CITIZENS AND VALUES YOUR INPUT. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS, OUR STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND WILL KEEP OUR BOARD INFORMED ABOUT YOUR RESPONSES. OUR BOARD RESPECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD AND WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING YOUR TIME TO BE HERE.