Karen Perez: GOOD MORNING. I WANT TO REVIEW -- YEAH, IT SHOULD BE ON. CAN YOU HEAR ME? DON'T MAKE ME GO KINDERGARTEN ON EVERYBODY AND MAKE YOU CLAP. GOOD MORNING, BOARD MEMBERS. I WANT TO REVIEW THE FORMAT FOR TODAY'S WORKSHOP AND THANK OUR STAFF MEMBERS FOR THEIR PRESENTATIONS AND PARTICIPATION. OUR FIRST TOPIC IS LEGISLATIVE SESSION REVIEW. PRESENTERS WILL ROTATE AND WE'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO PRESENT THEIR INFORMATION. WE WILL GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PowerPoint AND THEN THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES. AND THEN YOU CAN GET BACK INTO THE QUEUE IF YOU NEED TO. MR. PORTER WILL ASSIST WITH TIME KEEPING. AT 11:30 WE'LL TAKE A BREAK. AT NOON WE'LL BEGIN THE SECOND WORKSHOP WITH THE TOPICS ON POLICIES. WE WILL GO THROUGH BOARD MEMBER AND STAFF REQUESTS NEW POLICIES AND POLICY REVISIONS.
AGAIN, BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE QUEUE. AND MR. PORTER WILL BE, AGAIN, OUR TIMEKEEPER. WE HAVE MUCH TO COVER TODAY AND WANT TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CLARIFICATION AND INPUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION WITH THESE GUIDELINES. NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. Van Ayres: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE-CHAIR. YOU PRETTY MUCH SUMMED IT UP. THE FIRST SESSION FROM 10 TO 11:30 AROUND THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION REVIEW. WE HAVE 18 SLIDES WE'LL COVER. EVERYTHING THAT WAS PASSED IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION. I ASK AS MADAM VICE-CHAIR STATED, WE'LL GET THROUGH THE 18 SLIDES.
LOTS OF INFORMATION BUT ADEQUATE TIME AFTER WE GET THROUGH TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE REGARDING ANY OF THE REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION. WE'LL ALL MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE UP TO DATE WITH. STAFF HAS SPENT AND MS. DAVIS TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME GETTING PREPARED FOR THIS WORKSHOP. A LOT OF INFORMATION AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE DISCUSSION.
LET'S TRY TO GET THROUGH THE 18 SLIDES FIRST AND THEN ANY QUESTIONS WE'LL SPEND TIME. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO I'LL TURN THIS OVER TO KRISTIN DAVIS, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS. WE'LL GET RIGHT IN FOR THE SAKE OF TIME. WE'LL START WITH YOUR THIRD SLIDE. SENATE BILL 112, CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. WE HAVE MICHAEL AND KIM LOY. PRESS THE GREEN BUTTON TO SPEAK. IF YOU CAN GIVE A HIGHLIGHT, TALK ABOUT IT. THE BIGGEST IMPORTANT PIECE IS HOW IT IMPACTS HILLSBOROUGH. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT SENATE BILL 112 WHICH EXPANDS SERVICES AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM DISORDER AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THE BILL AIMS TO IMPROVE EARLY INTERVENTION SCHOOL READINESS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND WORKFORCE TRAINING FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM. SOME BULLET POINTS RELATED TO THE BILL, IT ESTABLISHES THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA CENTER FOR AUTISM AND NEURODEVELOPMENT. AND THE CENTER REALLY HAS THE MOST RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THIS BILL.
THEY WILL BE ASKED TO ADMINISTER GRANTS TO FUND SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM. THEY'LL DEVELOP STRATEGIES THAT PROMOTE AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE OF ASD, INCLUDING THE SIGNS OF AUTISM, THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY SCREENING AND ESTABLISHING A TOLL FREE AUTISM PARENT LINE. THEY WILL DEVELOP AN ASD MICROCREDENTIAL FOR ASD THAT WILL BE STACKABLE WITH THE ALREADY ASD ENDORSEMENT THAT'S AVAILABLE. THEY'LL DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO INCREASE THE WORKFORCE, QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH ASD IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SETTINGS. AND ADMINISTER GRANTS FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS WITH ASD. SPECIFIC ADDITIONAL CREDITS OR CREDENTIALS WILL BE ADDED TO THE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION, AND THOSE WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE STATE. GOOD MORNING. A PORTION OF THE SENATE BILL 112 IS CALLED THE EXTENDED EARLY STEPS OPTION. AND WHAT THIS IS, IT'S A WAY TO CREATE POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS, YOUNG CHILDREN, AND IT'S TO ALLOW FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR OTHER DISABILITIES TO CONTINUE IN EARLY STEPS UNTIL THE AGE OF 4 AND THEN TRANSITION TO PART B, WHICH IS SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVICES IN THE SCHOOL YEAR AFTER THEY TURN FOUR.
THE FLORIDA EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES INTERVENTIONS TO ELIGIBLE INFANTS AND TODDLERS FROM BIRTH TO 36 MONTHS WHO MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, DISABILITIES, AT-RISK CONDITIONS, THAT KIND OF THING. IF A FAMILY CHOOSES THE EXTENDED EARLY STEPS OPTION, THEN TRANSITION PLANNING WOULD BEGIN ABOUT 90 DAYS BEFORE THE CHILD'S FOURTH BIRTHDAY INSTEAD OF THIRD BIRTHDAY. WE WOULD STILL HAVE TO TRANSITION THE CHILD INITIALLY AND DEVELOP AN IEP, BUT THEN THEY COULD CHOOSE TO DEFER AND STAY IN EARLY STEPS FOR AN EXTRA YEAR. THE TEAM WOULD STILL DEVELOP AND REVIEW THE CHILD'S IEP, DETERMINE SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES AND WHAT THAT MAY LOOK LIKE FOR DELIVERY SERVICES. IT CAN BE DELAYED BY A YEAR. THE BILL WAS PASSED BUT THE DOE AND EARLY STEPS IS GOING TO TAKE THIS NEXT YEAR TO DEVELOP THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, SO FOR US, IT REALLY DOESN'T START UNTIL JULY 2026.
BUT IT'S IN EFFECT NOW. THEY ARE JUST DEVELOPING THE PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. WE'RE KIND OF PLANNING FOR IT. WE DON'T REALLY EXPECT ANY BIG POLICY IMPACT ON WHAT WE DO. IT MAY CHANGE THE COMPOSITION OR THE FLOW OF KIDS TO PRE-K ESE PROGRAMS. THAT WOULD BE COMING AS THE BILL PROGRESSES. WE'LL RUN THROUGH THE PowerPoint. I'LL GO BACK WITH PERMISSION OF THE TEAM. I SKIPPED OVER THE SESSION HIGHLIGHTS THERE. I JUST WANTED TO -- I THINK THE BIGGEST THING THAT IS A TAKEAWAY FROM THIS SESSION FOR 2025, THE 60 DAY LEGISLATIVE SESSION WAS ACTUALLY 105 DAYS, AS YOU ALL KNOW. IT WAS A VERY UNIQUE SESSION WITH THE BUDGET. I WOULD ALSO SAY IT WAS DIFFERENT. WE SAW A LOT OF THINGS BEING WORKED. WE ALL KNOW BEHIND THE SCENES AND EVEN POLITICALLY WITH OUR GOVERNOR AND OUR LEGISLATURE, BUT I THINK WE CAME OUT OKAY.
WE HAVE THE BSA AND PER PUPIL UP HERE WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED LATER. IN TERMS OF POLICY I THINK WE CAME OUT OKAY. IN TERMS OF BUDGET, I KNOW JAMIE AND THE TEAM WILL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER. I WON'T DIVE INTO THE NUMBERS IF THAT'S OKAY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, A FEW STATISTICS JUST TO GET US GOING. HOUSE BILL 809. WE'LL GO AHEAD WITH GREG HORSEMAN AND MYRNA HOPE TO TALK ABOUT HOUSE BILL 809, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. I'M SORRY. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE EXAM WHICH HAD ACTUALLY ALREADY BEEN REMOVED AND THEY COULD HAVE GOTTEN A RESTRICTED CERTIFICATION, BUT IT ALSO REMOVES THE SUBJECT AREA EXAM WHICH ALSO DIDN'T ACTUALLY EXIST BUT IN PLACE, THEY HAD TO DO THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR TEST. THAT IS THE BIG PIECE IS THAT SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS WILL NOT HAVE TO TAKE THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR TEST AND THEY CAN GET CERTIFIED BASED ON MSW AND WORKING IN A DISTRICT FOR AT LEAST A YEAR AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE THEM GO THROUGH A SIMILAR TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM.
SO IT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT BECAUSE WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD TO TERMINATE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PASS THE TEST AND ALSO RETENTION OF INDIVIDUALS TAKING THE TEST MORE THAN ONCE. IT'S COSTLY. SO NOW THEY WON'T RESIGN BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T PASSED THE TEST. I'M DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO RETENTION. NOTHING ELSE TO ADD. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION WITH TRACY AND MYRNA, THE TEAM WAS VERY PROACTIVE ON THIS AND ACTUALLY WORKED WITH YOUR STATE LOBBYIST, MS. McDOUGLE, TO ACTUALLY GET THIS LANGUAGE, TO WRITE IT INTO A BILL AND GET IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. THANK YOU, MYRNA, AND THE TEAM. NEXT YEAR MAYBE WE'LL GO AFTER SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS. GUIDANCE COUNSELORS. OKAY. HOUSE BILL 1105, WHICH CAN'T REALLY SEE, BUT I HOPE IT'S UP THERE. MARCOS, BILL, KRISTY TO TALK ABOUT HOUSE BILL 1105, THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. MARCOS OR GARY, DO YOU WANT TO KICK IT OFF?
GOOD MORNING. HOUSE BILL 1105, FIRST OF ALL IT ELIMINATES THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. PREVIOUSLY, OUR SENIORS WERE CATEGORIZED AS GRADUATES, NONGRADUATES, OR CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION. THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION HAS BEEN REMOVED. NOW STUDENTS WILL BE EITHER GRADUATE OR NONGRADUATE AND ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION USED TO BE ABLE TO WALK DURING THE CEREMONY. THAT WILL BE ONE ADJUSTMENT THAT THE COMMUNICATION WILL BE REALLY IMPORTANT WITH THAT. CHRISTIE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THAT'S ALREADY BEING COMMUNICATED. ABSOLUTELY. WE HAD ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAMS. WE MET WITH THEM YESTERDAY AT THE ISC. WE WENT OVER THIS NEW LEGISLATION WITH THEM. WE'VE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THEM WITH A PARENT LETTER. WE'RE WORKING WITH COMMUNICATIONS ON THAT AS WELL. WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT PUTTING INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE SO THAT PARENTS REALLY WERE KIND OF OVERCOMMUNICATING. WE'LL MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS AWARE OF NEW LEGISLATION BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE FAMILIES WHO IN THE PAST, MAYBE A SIBLING, WAS ABLE TO WALK WITH A COC, SO IT WILL BE A LITTLE CONFUSING FOR OUR FAMILIES.
WE ALSO ASKED OUR PRINCIPALS, AS THEY WELCOME THEIR STUDENTS IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL AND DO THEIR GRADE-LEVEL CONVERSATIONS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE MESSAGING THAT AS WELL. WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH STUDENT SERVICES, OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE ON THE SAME PAGE WITH US. WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS AS CROSS DIVISIONAL WITH THE TEAM MONITORING THE INDIVIDUALS TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF WHAT WAS CALLED CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION AND MAKE SURE WE GRADUATE MORE STUDENTS WITH THEIR STANDARD DIPLOMA. WE CAN SHARE A LITTLE MORE OF THAT. ALSO, PART OF 1105 IS THAT THE STATE WILL CREATE A LETTER THAT MUST BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE STUDENTS BY JANUARY 1, 2026. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THAT LETTER YET. ONCE WE DO, THAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS AS WELL. IT ALSO HAS PROVISION ABOUT IEPs. WE MET WITH SHELLY HAYES ABOUT THAT IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
FIRST, WE ASKED THE QUESTION, DO WE HAVE IEPs THAT HAVE A GOAL OF A COC. AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE US A DEFINITIVE ANSWER BUT SHE SAID SHE'S ALMOST CERTAIN NO IEP GOALS WITH COC WITHOUT VERIFYING ONE BY ONE. HER TEAM IS ON IT. THAT'S NEVER ANYONE'S GOAL, CERTAINLY NOT IN AN IEP. THE GOAL IS GRADUATION. IT'S NOT PART OF THAT. HOWEVER, IF IT WERE, WE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT'S COMMUNICATED TO STUDENT SERVICES AS WELL AND TO ESE. ANOTHER PART OF THE UPDATE, REQUIRES THAT THE POLICY BE UPDATED AS WELL FOR COC TO BE STRICKEN. THAT WILL COME UP IN THE SECOND HALF LATER. BUT IT WILL ALSO BE ENTERED INTO THE STUDENT PROGRESSION PLAN. ANY MENTION OF COC WILL BE STRICKEN. THAT WILL BE TAKEN TO THE BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 30. YOU'LL SEE IT IN YOUR RED-LINE EDITS. Van Ayres: JUST TO GIVE THE IMPACT FOR THE BOARD.
WE HAVE OVER 15,000 GRADUATES THIS PAST MAY. HOW MANY CURRENTLY -- HOW MANY CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETIONS ARE WE ANTICIPATING FOR THIS YEAR? HOW MANY STUDENTS THIS IS. YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB OVER THE YEARS REDUCING THAT NUMBER. JUST FOR THE IMPACT OF HOW MANY CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION. RIGHT NOW WE'RE MONITORING -- WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER. WE MET ACTUALLY LAST WEEK TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS. WE'RE DEPENDING ON THE SCHOOL INPUT AFTER THE LAST CLT. THEY TOOK THE CLT LAST WEEK. BASED ON THE JUNE CLT, WE WERE LOOKING AROUND 170ISH. THAT'S TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ONLY. THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE CHARTERS. THAT NUMBER CAN FLUCTUATE DEPENDING ON HOW WE CONTINUE TO WORK IN THE CLT, THE FAST RETAKE. CHRIS, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD. THAT'S SPOT ON. WE ARE EAGERLY ANTICIPATING THE JULY CLT RESULTS. Van Ayres: YOU AND YOUR TEAM, HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, STAFF MEMBERS, YOU HAVE ATTACKED THAT.
OUR GRADUATION RATE. WE'RE EXPECTING ONE OF THE BEST NUMBERS WE'VE HAD. TO YOU ALL AND ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK, SO I WANTED THE BOARD TO HEAR THAT NUMBER. YOU'RE TALKING 150 TO 170 POTENTIAL IF THIS WAS TO BE THIS YEAR, 150 TO 170, THAT ACTUALLY WALKED ACROSS THE STAGE. BUT NEXT YEAR, WE WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO WALK BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T GRADUATED. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA ON THE NUMBER OF HOW MANY THAT IS. THAT NUMBER IN THE PAST USED TO BE THREE, FOUR HUNDRED. MANY YEARS AGO, 600. THIS TEAM HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. WE'LL MOVE ON TO SLIDE 6. HOUSE BILL 1255 EDUCATION. GARY. THAT GIVES SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE OPTION OF OFFERING THE CLASSIC LEARNING TEST, CLT 10. YOU MAY BE AWARE OF THE CLT. THIS IS ANOTHER VERSION OF THAT, THE CLT 10. AS ALTERNATIVE FOR PSAT OR PREACT.
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE PSAT IS THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP TEST. SO WE WANT ALL STUDENTS TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. HOWEVER, IT COULD BE AN OPTION FOR SOME OF OUR STUDENTS AND CHRISTIE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT. WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING TO PILOT AT SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS THE POSSIBILITY OF OUR 10th GRADE STUDENTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY TAKE PM 3 IF THEY DO NOT PASS, THEN WHAT COULD WE DO IN TERMS OF GETTING THEM A CLT 10 TEST. IT IS CHEAPER, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF PILOTING THAT TO SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME OF OUR STUDENTS TO MEET THE GRADUATION BENCHMARK ASSESSMENTS EARLIER ON. ALL STUDENTS WILL STILL TAKE THE PSAT. WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR YEARS. IT IS THE NATIONAL MERIT QUALIFYING TEST. ALSO, REQUIRED FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSE IS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE INSTRUCTION ON THE COST OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, INCLUDING THE COST OF ATTENDANCE, COMPLETION OF AS IF FAFSA, SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS.
JEFFERSON, THOSE STUDENTS DID AN AWESOME JOB PRESENTING THAT. NOW COMING TO FRUITION. THIS IS THE FINANCIAL LITERACY CURRICULUM. IT'S UNIT FIVE WHERE IT IS EMBEDDED. I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THE PARTS WHERE CHAPTER 6 IS THE COST OF COLLEGE, POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND INCLUDES SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, BRIGHT FUTURE, STUDENT LOANS, FAFSA. IT'S ALL EMBEDDED IN THE CURRICULUM. TWO CTE COURSES, PERSONAL FINANCE AND PERSONAL FINANCE LITERACY. I SPOKE WITH MR. JARGO AND MR. MURILLO AND IT IS EMBEDDED IN THERE AS WELL. I THINK THAT IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS OUGHT TO BE A LAW PROGRAM AND GETTING OUR KIDS INVOLVED. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF GETTING ACROSS THE FINISH LINE AND THEN IT'S IN THE STANDARDS WHAT OUR STUDENTS PROPOSE. JUST AWESOME. MR. MURILLO, THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. UP 10% ON FAFSA PARTICIPATION FROM LAST YEAR. DOING AN INCREDIBLE JOB. HOUSE BILL 443, EDUCATION. TALK ABOUT THE CHARTER SCHOOL PROVISION.
NEXT TWO SLIDES WILL BE COVERED BY ANGELA. ALL RIGHT, START ON 443. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES WITH HOUSE BILL 443. THESE ARE THINGS THAT APPLY TO THE CHARTER SCHOOLS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS CHANGED IS WE CANNOT IMPOSE ADMINISTRATIVE DEADLINES LATER THAN OUR DEADLINES. WE NOTIFIED ALL OF THE GRANTS AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE WORK WITH TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE CHANGE. CHARTER SCHOOLS CAN ADOPT THEIR OWN CODE OF CONDUCT. NOW IT'S MORE FORMALIZED IN LEGISLATION. IT DOES HAVE TO ALIGN WITH THEIR MISSION AND ALSO THERE HAS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY PARENTS. WE'LL BE WORKING WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT'S LINED UP. SPONSORS, WE HAVE TO GIVE ACCESS TO OUR STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. WE ALREADY DO THIS. I TALKED WITH I.T. ABOUT THIS. THAT'S NOT A CHANGE THERE. IT ALSO AUTHORIZES HIGH-PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOLS, WHICH WE HAVE 15, TO INCREASE STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND EXPAND GRADE LEVELS.
THEY CAN SUBMIT NOW QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. USED TO ONLY HAVE TO SUBMIT THEM MONTHLY. THEY CAN CONSOLIDATE CHARTERS. THEY CAN RECEIVE A 15-YEAR CONTRACT RENEWAL AND THEY CAN ALSO ASSUME THE CHARTER OF AN EXISTING -- THEY CAN ASSUME THE CHARTER OF AN EXISTING CHARTER SCHOOL WITHIN THE SAME SCHOOL DISTRICT. THOSE ARE CHANGES THERE. WE'LL NEED TO MONITOR THAT. THOSE WOULD GO THROUGH THE AMENDMENT PROCESS. IF THAT HAPPENS, WE WOULD WORK WITH THEM THROUGH THE AMENDMENT PROCESS. 1105. WE HAVE CHANGES WITH 1105. THIS IS WHERE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE REQUIRED TO SHARE THEIR SURTAX REVENUES, HALF-CENT SALES TAX, MILLAGE WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS, BASED ON STUDENT ENROLLMENT. WE ALREADY DO THIS. ONE OF THE CHANGES, THOUGH, ON THE NEXT BULLET POINT, BY JULY 1st OF EVERY YEAR, WE HAVE TO GIVE AN ESTIMATE TO THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ABOUT HOW MUCH WE -- THEY WOULD BE GIVEN, WHICH WE ALREADY WORKED WITH OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND WE HAVE GIVEN THAT INFORMATION TO THE CHARTER SCHOOLS.
THE OTHER TWO BULLET POINTS KIND OF GO TOGETHER. CONVERSION CHARTER SCHOOLS. PERTAIN TO OUR MUNICIPALITIES. NOW THEY CAN HAVE A PARENT VOTE TO CONVERT SCHOOL MUNICIPALITY TO A CHARTER SCHOOL. THEY CAN ALSO, THE CITY CAN CREATE A JOB ENGINE CHARTER THAT MAY CONVERT TO CHARTER SCHOOL ENGINE AS WELL. THEY WOULD NEED TO NEGOTIATE THE LEASE AND RENTAL FEES AND GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS AS WELL. SPONSORS, MONITOR CHARTER SCHOOLS USING THE STATE MONITORING TOOL. RIGHT NOW WE USE OUR OWN MONITORING TOOL. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A CHANGE. WE'RE WAITING FOR THE MONITORING TOOL TO COME OUT FROM THE STATE TO APPLY THIS TO OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS. UNTIL THEN, WE ARE USING OUR STANDARD MONITORING TOOL. THANK YOU. IF YOU WANT TO HANG TIGHT, WE'LL GO TO 2510. MR. FARKAS WILL JOIN YOU. THIS IS ONE OF OUR 2510 PRE-K THROUGH 12, IT IS A POLICY BILL BUT TIED TO THE BUDGET.
IT'S AROUND IMPLEMENTING POLICY AND CHANGING STATUTES RELATED TO BUDGETARY ITEMS. Christopher Farkas: 2510 SPEAKS SPECIFICALLY TO SCHOOLS OF HOPE, TAKING OVER AND CO-LOCATING WITH US. WE HAD LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS AT THE DAIS AND ONE-ON-ONES ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THIS IS SCHOOLS OF HOPE. IT'S LIMITED THE NUMBER IN THAT PART, TOO, AND WHAT IT AFFECTS. I THINK THE CONCERN WOULD BE IF IT EXPANDS TO ALL CHARTER SCHOOLS GOING FORWARD. EITHER WAY, WE TALKED ABOUT IT AS A GROUP MAKING SURE OUR SCHOOLS ARE FULL AND PEOPLE IN EACH ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS. THIS COULD HAVE A SMALL IMPACT BUT IT DEFINITELY IS THE FOOT IN THE WATER TO HAVE A MUCH LARGER IMPACT IF IT CONTINUES DOWN THIS PATH. THANK YOU ALL. SHAY IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER PROVISION 2510. GOOD MORNING, BOARD. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF METRICS AND PERSISTENTLY LOW PERFORMING SCHOOLS.