Karen Perez: HI, I AM KAREN PEREZ, CHAIR OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THAT INCLUDES CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL AND ADULTS THROUGH OUR WORK FORCE PROGRAM. Jessica Vaughn: HI, I AM JESSICA VAUGHN, THE SCHOOL BOARD'S VICE-CHAIR. OUR DISTRICT IS THE SEVENTH 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 IN 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 HISS SCHOOLS TV AND SPECTRUM 635 AND FRONTIER CHANNEL 32. Stacy Hahn: MEETINGS ARE STREAMED LIVE ON OUR WEB SITE AT HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOLS.ORG.
CLOSED CAPTIONING ARE PROVIDED ON ALL PAST BROADCASTS AND PAST MEETINGS ARE IN OUR ONLINE ARC ARCHIVE. Patti Rendon: WE ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT THE PUBLIC HAS TO SAY. OUR BUSINESS MATERIALS CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE IN ADVANCE. THEY ARE POSTED SEVEN DAYS BEFORE EACH MEETING ON OUR WEB SITE AT HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOLS.ORG. COPILOT COMB OUR VISION IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE. THAT MEANS ALL STUDENTS, ALL DAY. BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO. STUDENT STUDENT. TODOS LOS ESTUDIANTES TODOS LOS DIAS. THANK YOU FOR HELP. WE CAN HELPING TO SHARE THE FUTURE. Karen Perez: BOARD MEETING OF OCTOBER 1 IS CALLED TO ORDER.
MEMBER VAUGHN WILL NOW LEAD US IN MOMENT OF EYE SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. THANK YOU, PLEASE JOIN ME IN MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR ALL VICTIMS OF MOST RECENT HURRICANE. FOR ALL OF PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES AND FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE FACING DEVASTATING DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. AND MANY OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. PLEASE PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] THANK YOU.
AND PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. CAN YOU PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT? Jessica Vaughn: ABSOLUTELY. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BARRINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL JAZZ BAND ALONG WITH PRINCIPAL ANDREA WHITMAN AND DIRECTOR DAVID TRIPLET BOSA. THESE WONDERFUL STUDENTS ENTERTAINED US PRIOR TO THE START OF THE BOARD MEETING. APPEAR THIS TIME WE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE STUDENTS UP TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. HELLO, ISAIAH WHITFIELD IN THE 8th GRADE. BY PLAY BASSOON AND BASIC GUITAR IN JAZZ BAND. HELLO, BRENDAN THOMPSON. I PLAY BASS TROMBONE IN JAZZ BAND AND IN CONCERT BAND. MY NAME IS JEREMIAH DALTREY. I PLAY TRUMPET AND I AM IN 8th GRADE. MY NAME IS HECTOR NGUYEN AND I PLAY IN ALTO AND JAZZ BAND AND I AM IN 8th GRADE. I AM JOSEPHINE EVANS. I AM IN 8th GRADE AND I PLAY DRUM SET.
I AM PAISLEY AND I AM IN th GRADE AND I PLAY TENOR SA SACKS SAX. I PLAY FRENCH NORTHERN CONCERT BAND AND TRUMPET IN JAZZ BAND AND I AM IN 8th GREAT. HELLO, MY NAPE IS COOPER LINDEMAN AND I PLAY TROMBONE IN JAZZ BAND AND CONCERT BAND AND I AM IN 7th GRADE. HELLO, ADRIAN, AND I PLAY TROMBONE IN CONCERT BAND AND C CONCERT BAND. HELLO, GABRIEL AND I PLAY FRENCH HORN IN THE WIND EN ACCEPT BELL AND TROMBONE IN THE JAZZ BAND. I'M IN THE th GRADE. HELLO, DOMINICK WAR FEED AND I PLAY BASS TROMBONE AND I AM IN THE 8th GRADE. HELLO, MY NAME IS XAVIER FALCON AND I PLAY BASE CLARINET AND SAX. I PLAY DRUMS IN BOTH BANDS. MY NAME IS DON SCHAFFER AND I PLAY TRUMPET IN BOTH BANDS. I'M KENNEDY KENYON AND I PLAY CLARINET AND WIND EN ACCEPT BELL AND SAXOPHONE IN JAZZ BAND.
MY NAPE IS JAVIER GARZA AND I PLAY TRUMPET IN BOTH BANDS. MY NAME IS HANNA McCOY AND I PLAY CLARINET AND WIND ENSEMBLE AND SAXOPHONE IN JAZZ BAND. I AM IN 8th GRADE. MY NAPE JONATHAN DEVILA IN 8th GRADE AND PLAY ALTO SAXOPHONE IN BOTH BANDS. I AM ELIJAH AND I PLAY DRUMS IN JAZZ BAND AND TROMBONE IN SIN PH PHONIC. I AM ANDREW BACON AND PLAY TROMBONE AND KEYBOARD AND I AM IN 7th GRADE. HELLO, MY NAME IS EYE LIE DELONG AND I PLAY PIANO IN JAZZ BAND. HELLO, I AM RILEN, AND I PLAY TROMBONE IN BOTH JAZZ BAND AND SYMPHONIC. MY NAPE IS JULIANNA AND I AM IN 8th GRADE AND I PLAY TENOR SA N BOTH BANDS. MY NAPE IS LILY GARZA AND I PLAY TRUMPET IN BOTH BANDS. HI, MY NAME IS PENELOPE AVILA AND I PLAY SAXOPHONE. I AM NEVAEH THORP AND PLAY TROMBONE IN SYMPHONIC AND JAZZ BAND.
I AM MARCUS AND PLAY FRENCH HORN AND WIND ESSENTIAL SELL BELL AND TRUMPET. I AM IN 8th GRADE. HELLO, MY NAPE IS SIGNEN AND PLAY BASS AND FRENCH HORN AND I AM IN THE 7th GRADE. HELLO MY NAME IS PETER AND PLAY FLUTE AND WIND ESSENTIAL EMBELL ANDAL TOE SAXOPHONE IN JAZZ BANDS. HI, ZOE, AND IN JAZZ BAND I PLAY TROEMBONE AND WIND EN SELL B BELL I PLAY THE TUBA. MY NAPE IS LILY, AND I PLAY ALTO SAXOPHONE IN BOTH BANDS. MY NAME IS JOAQUIN AND I PLAY THE TRUMPET IN BOTH BANDS. MY NAPE IS JAKE JONES AND I AM 8th GRADE AND CLARINET IN WIND ENSEMBLE AND TRUMPET IN JAZZ BAND. MY NAME IS MARK NELSON AND I PLAY KEY BOARD IN JAZZ BAND AND PERCUSSION IN THE SYMPHONIC BAND. HI, DAVID TRIP LA ROSA THE BAND CORRECTOR AT BARRINGTON. THANKS JOHN, LISA AND TRACY FOR HELPING TO CONTINUE THIS WONDERFUL EVEN HERE AT THE SCHOOL BOARD.
OF COURSE, I WANTED TO ALSO THANK OUR WONDERFUL SUPERINTENDENT VAN AYRES FOR HELPING ALL OF US IN OUR DISTRICT TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC AND ARTS HERE IN OUR DISTRICT, AS WELL AS OUR AWESOME SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HOSTING THIS EVENT AGAIN. THANK YOU. Jessica Vaughn: FANTASTIC JOB! . IF PAINTS WANT TO COME TAKE A QUICK PICTURE, YOU MAY. . SQUESQUEEZE IN. SQUEEZE IN. WELL-DONE. Jessica Vaughn: FANTASTIC JOB. Karen Perez: THANK YOU, STUDENTS AND PARENTS. WE HAVE ONE WITHDRAWN ITEM, 7.4, APPROVE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT BETWEEN SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AT GIBSON TODAYTON ELEMENTARY TAMPA A MOTION AND A SECOND.
A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER VAUGHN. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. Karen Perez: AND IT PASSES WITH MEMBER HAHN AWAY FROM THE DAY CROSS.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MEMBER HAHN. I HAVE ONE SET OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 2024, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VAUGHN. AND A SECOND BY MEMBER COMBS. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS AND IT 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 BELIEVE THAT ALL CHILDREN CAN BE EMPOWERED TO LEARN AND SUCCEED. OUR DECISIONS WILL BE MADE WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING. TO PAVE THE WAY FOR EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE AGENDA STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS. BOARD MEMBERS, WE WILL HAVE FIVE MEMBERS TO SPEAK WITH 30 SECONDS FOR FINAL THOUGHTS. AFTERWARDS, THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN RESPOND. IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOU ARE ASKED TO GET BACK IN THE QUEUE.
MEMBER VAUGHN WILL NOW READ THE BOARD'S GUIDELINES. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING, LET ME QUICKLY ALLOW YOU TO REVIEW FORMAT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. SILENCE YOUR DEVICES. SPEAKERS THAT ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING UPON STEPPING AWAY FROM THE DAIS. THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON LIVE WEBCAST, CABLE TV AND VIDEO MONITORS HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM. IT CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING IN OUR ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVE.
Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. WE HAVE ONE ITEM SCHEDULED FOR TIME CERTAIN, 6 P.M. EMPLOYEE INPUT. WE WILL HAVE RECOGNITION THIS EVENING. A-1, RECOGNITION OF LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH OCTOBER 2024.
MEMBER VAUGHN WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS RECOGNITION. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, MAD DAP CLEAR, IN OCTOBER, WE RECOGNIZE THE LESBIAN, QUAY, TRANSGENDER AND GAY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THIS MONTH CELEBRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HIGHWAY HISTORY OF THE LGBTQ+ PEOPLE AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY. AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, ONE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR CAMPUSES ARE WELCOMING TO ALL. STUDENTS THAT WE PROVIDE INSIGHT OF UNDERSTANDING OF OTHER CULTURES TO THOSE UNFAMILIAR WITH THEM. SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH OF EDUCATING AND CALLING TO ACTION OUR COMMUNITY TO WORK TONIGHT TO PROMOTE EQUAL PROTECTION OF ALL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY STUDENTS AND REGARDLESS -- AND STAFF REGARDLESS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER EXPRESSION AND GENDER IDENTITY. THANK YOU.
Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. RECOGNITION 5.02. THE RECOGNITION OF THE BUCS WEST KREWE AWARD. BRIAN FORD, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND MARIE COURTNEY WILL COME UP -- ANNEMARIE COURTNEY, PARTNERSHIP, PHILANTHROPY AND OUTREACH WILL BE INTRODUCING THIS. GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT, CABINET MEMBERS AND GUESTS, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE A RECOGNITION PROGRAM BEST BUCS CREW. SUPPORTED BY OUR AMAZING PARTNER THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS. THIS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES STANDOUT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND SUPPORT STAFF FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE, IMPACT, OVERALL ON STUDENTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL. WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE BRIAN FORD, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS HERE TONIGHT TO ANNOUNCE THIS MONTH'S AWARD RECIPIENTS. GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU, ANNEMARIE AND BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. HONORED AND HUMBLED TO BE BEFORE YOU ESPECIALLY AFTER A WEEK -- THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO THE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND GETTING EVERYBODY BACK AND OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH EVERYBODY WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED.
BUT WE HAVE A TRADITION AT ONE BUC WHERE ANYBODY THAT GOES OVER AND ABOVE GETS A GAME BALL. AND LAST MONTH, I WAS HERE AND PRESENTED YOU FOLKS WITH ONE. SO EXCITED ON BEHALF OF THE GLAZER FAMILY AND THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION TO SEE THIS PROGRAM GET STARTED. IN READING THE RECIPIENTS THIS MONTH, I DON'T THINK YOU COULD PICK THREE MORE DESERVING INDIVIDUALS. AND SO EXCITED TO SHARE THEIR STORY. AGAIN, WE ARE SO EXCITED TO START THIS PROGRAM AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING IT. AND HAVING THE YEAR-LONG WINNERS AS WELL AT THE END OF THE MONTH. SO THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IS MR. DENNIS MAYO. HE IS RIGHT OVER HERE. THANK YOU. AS OUR FIRST BEST KREWE AWARD FOR A PRINCIPAL WORKED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS FOR 30 YEARS SERVING AS PRINCIPAL OF MARSHAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, A TRUE SERVANT LEADER WHO GENUINELY CARES OF EVERY STUDENT AND STAFF MEMBER MAKING MARSHAL FEEL LIKE HOME FOR MANY INDIVIDUALS.
HIS LOVE FOR THE ARTS AND BELIEF THAT EVERY STUDENT DESERVES A CHANCE FOR SUCCESS THROUGH HIS ATTENDANCE AND INVOLVEMENT IN EVERY CONCERT, PARADE AND PERFORMANCE. MARCHING WITH THE STUDENTS AND HANDING OUT WATERS ALONG THE WAY. DURING DIFFICULT TIMES, HE FOUND A WAY TO FUND THE MUSIC PROGRAM WITH AN INSUFFICIENT MUSIC LIBRARY AND LITTLE INSTRUMENT MUSIC. PROVIDES SCHOOL INSTRUMENTS FOR THOSE CAN'T AFFORD TO RENT ONE FROM THE MUSIC STORE. LEADERSHIP AND VISION AND TEACHER SUPPORT, MARSHAL HAS SOME OF THE HIGHEST ACADEMIC LEARNING GAINS IN ALL OF THE DISTRICT'S MIDDLE SCHOOLS. STAFF AT MARSHAL SAID HE IS UNDENIABLY THE BEST PRINCIPAL THEY EVER WORKED FOR. QUITE A STATEMENT. PLEASE HELP ME IN RECOGNIZING MR. DENNIS MAYO, PRINCIPAL OF MARSHAL MIDDLE SCHOOL DESERVING A BUCCANEERS KREWE AWARD. . I WILL GET OUT OF THE WAY SO YOU CAN HAVE THIS FOR YOURSELF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ALL THAT YOU DO. NEXT UP, IS ANISA DIAZ. A K-5 TEACHER FROM DESOTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. HERE YOU GO. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. OUR SECOND AWARD IS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS INVOLVED IN EVERY ASPECT OF SUCCESS AT DESOTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AS THE ESC CONTACT, SHE LEADS THE ESC WITH GRACE, INTEGRITY AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. WORKS CLOSELY WITH TEACHERS TO ENSURE ALL STUDENT ESPECIALLY STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVE THE VERY BEST SUPPORT AND INSTRUCTION POSSIBLE. BELIEVES IN A LIMITLESS POTENTIAL OF EVERY CHILD AND COMMUNICATES BELIEFS TO STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS ON A DAILY BASIS. BECAUSE OF HER LEADERSHIP, THE LEARNING GAINS OF ESC STUDENTS HAVE CONSISTENTLY INCREASED YEAR AFTER YEAR. IN ADDITION TO THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT SHE PROVIDES, SERVING AS A LATER TO THE PBIS TEAM THAT SUPPORTS POSITIVE STUDENT BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. SHE ALSO SERVES AS A TITLE I FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LEAD WORKING TIRELESSLY TO SUPPORT MEANINGFUL FAMILY ENGAGE AT OUR SCHOOL.
OUR BUCCANEERS BEST CREW AWARD FOR TEACH EVERY OF THE MONTH GOES TO ANISA DIAZ. CONGRATULATIONS. OUR LAST IS A STORY THAT REALLY HIT HOME FOR ME AS A FATHER OF TWO SONS. SHENITA STRONG, A BUS DRIVER. COME ON OVER HERE. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. LET ME TELL YOUR STORY. MISS STRONG IS A BUS DRIVER FOR OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL. MARCH 28, A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER DEMONSTRATED QUICK AND COURAGED THINKING IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY. DESPITE BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS, NOTICED A YOUNG CHILD IN DISTRESS ON A BUSY ROAD AND ACTED SWIFTLY. ACTIVATED HER BUS'S STOP LIGHTS, HALTED TRAFFIC AND SAFELY RETRIEVED THE CHILD ENSURING THEIR WELL BEING BY KEEPING THEM SECURE ON THE BUS WHILE CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE. YOU REMEMBER THAT DAY? TREMENDOUS. HER DEDICATION TO THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CHILDREN SHE SERVES EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY.
HER DECISIVE ACTIONS ON THAT DAY NOT ONLY AVERTED A TRAGEDY BUT EXEMPLIFIES THE UNWAVERING CONTROL. AND THE EXCELLENCE A AND COMPASSION THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HOLDS IN THE HIGHEST REWARDS. YOU ALSO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FLORIDA SCHOOL BUS OPERATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD. THAT IS AMAZING. CONGRATULATIONS.CON GRADUATIONS THE SCHOOL BUS DRIVER OF MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. GAME BALL FOR YOU AS WELL. . CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, GUYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS PROGRAM. SO EXCITED. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. Karen Perez: THANK YOU SO M MUCH. THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS AND VALUES YOUR INPUT TO THE BOARD. 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 YOUR TIME TO BE HERE.