Chairperson: HI, I'M KAREN PEREZ. WELCOME TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. I'M NADIA COMBS, THE SCHOOL BOARD VICE CHAIR. OUR DISTRICT IS SEVENTH LARGETHS IN AMERICA, 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 SELECT TUESDAYS AT 4:00 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 EMAIL ANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND FOLLOW OUR DISTRICT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ARE COVERED LIVE BY HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS. MEETINGS ARE TREATMENT LIVE ON OUR WEB SITE, CLOSED CAPTIONING IS OPEN ALL BROADCASTS AND PAST MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE. 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 WEB SITE. OUR VISION IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE, AND THAT MEANS ALL STUDENTS EVERY DAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. Chairperson: THE BOARD MEETING OF MARCH 10th IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.
MEMBER COMBS WILL NOW LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THANK Nadia Combs: THAN PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [ MOMENT OF SILENCE ] THANK YOU.
NOW, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] Chairperson: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. WILL YOU PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT? Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK LOCKHART ELEMENTARY DRUM LINE ALONG WITH PRINCIPAL COREY JACKSON AND DIRECTOR KEVIN LYONS. THESE WOLF STUDENTS ENTERTAIN US PRIOR TO OUR BOARD MEETING. WE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DRUM LINE. WE ENJOYED LISTENING TO ALL OF YOU THIS MORNING. IT WAS AMAZING. YEAH, THE BEST. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY BACK TO SOME OF YOU. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD, OUR FABULOUS BOARD, FOR INVITING US HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO PERFORM, AND I INTRODUCE TO SOME AND PRESENT TO OTHERS YOUR LOCKHART ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL COUGAR PRIDE MARCHING UNIT. I SEE "YOUR" BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE'RE FORGOTTEN ABOUT IN OUR CORNER ON LAKE AND 17th. OUR DRUM LINE CONSISTS OF STUDENTS FROM GRADES KINDERGARTEN -- WE HAVE ONE FROM KINDERGARTEN.
RAISE YOUR HAND. TO FIFTH GRADE. ALL OF OUR FIFTH GRADE, WHICH MY WIFE LIKES TO CALL FIFTH GRADER SENIORS, SO ALL FIFTH GRADERS. ALL RIGHT. I WON'T PROLONG THE TIME BECAUSE I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOTTING US THE TIME. ONE THING, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, THIS TIME LAST YEAR, I WAS DEALING WITH THROAT CANCER. AS A MATTER OF FACT, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING ON SPRING BREAK, AFTER NEXT WEEK, AT THAT TIME LAST YEAR, I WENT ON FMLA TO DEAL WITH MY THROAT CANCER. SO, AS OF 40 DAYS AGO NOW, I FOUND OUT THAT I'M CANCER-FREE. AND WHAT KEEPS ME GOING, THIS IS WHAT KEEPS ME GOING. IT KEEPS ME GOING. MY WIFE WANTS ME TO RETIRE. I SAID, I CAN'T. I HAVE TOO MUCH INVESTED BECAUSE SOME OF MY KIDS ARE ALSO IN MY LITTLE KIDS ROCK GROUP. ALL MY LITTLE KIDS ROCK, RAISE YOUR HANDS.
SO NOT ONLY ARE THEY PLAYING DRUMS AND POM-POMs AND FLAGS BUT THEY'RE LEARNING BASS GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS. SO THEY'RE BUSY, 12 HOUR DAYS. ON BEHALF OF OUR PRINCIPAL, MR. JACKSON, FROM THE ENTIRE COUGAR FAMILY, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. PEREZ WE HAVE ONE WITHDRAWAL ITEM, ITEM 205, CONTRACT APPROVAL FOR TERRACE ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER COMBS AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. [ VOTING IN PROGRESS ] AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. I HAVE ONE SET OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY, FEBRUARY 24th, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. [ VOTING IN PROGRESS ] AND THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. BOARD MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER THE FORMAT OF TODAY'S MEETING. AS A REMINDER, WE ARE A NON-PARTISAN BOARD WHO BELIEVE ALL CHILDREN CAN BE EMPOWERED TO LEARN, SUCCEED, AND OUR DISCUSSIONS WILL BE MADE WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING TO PAVE THE WAY FOR EFFICIENT AGENDA STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK WITH 30 SECONDS FOR FINAL THOUGHTS. AFTERWARD, THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN RESPOND. IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOU ARE ASKED TO GET BACK IN THE QUEUE.
MEMBER COMBS WILL NOW READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES. AS WE BEGIN TODAY'S AFTERNOON'S MEETING, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. SPEAKERS ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR AFTER STEPPING FROM THE DIAS. CAN BE VIEWED ON LIVE WEBCAST, CABLE TV AND VIDEO MONITORS IN THE AWED CORYUM, CLOSED CAPTIONING AND ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVE.
-- Chairperson: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. ONE ITEM SCHEDULED FOR TIME CERTAIN 6:00 P.M. EMPLOYEE AND STUDENT INPUT. RECOGNITIONS, A01 RECOGNITION OF THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS BEST KREWE AWARD AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP DIRECTOR ANN MARIE COURTNEY. GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT, CABINET MEMBERS AND GUESTS. THE BUCS BEST KREWE PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS ARE COMMITTED TO RECOGNIZING HEROES IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES STANDOUT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TEACHERS, AND SUPPORT STAFF FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE, OVERALL IMPACT ON STUDENTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL. WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE RIIAN FOR, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS WITH US THIS EVEN TO ANNOUNCE THIS MONTH'S AWARD RECIPIENTS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT AND EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE. COURTNEY SANCHEZ, OUR CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER, IS JOINING ME TODAY AS WELL, AND I JUST WANTED TO START OFF BY BRAGGING A LITTLE ABOUT FOUR LOCAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FLAG FOOTBALL TEAMS.
WE HAD 400 PEOPLE WALK IN A 5K IN THE MORNING AND EIGHT TEAMS FROM ACROSS THE STATE PARTICIPATE IN OUR SHIA'S GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL CLASSIC -- LEONARD, STEINBRENNER, BLOOMINGDALE AND EAST BAY -- AND WHAT A PERFORMANCE, WHAT COMMITMENT, WHAT PROFESSIONALISM FROM THE TEACHERS, FROM THE SUPPORT, FROM THE FAMILIES. IT MADE US PROUD TO BE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BY THEIR PERFORMANCE. I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE LEONARD TOOK THE TROPHY. CONGRATULATIONS TO LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL AND TO THE ADMINISTRATION. NEXT YEAR WE HOPE THE EVENT, TO GET THAT MUCH BIGGER, COMES OFF THE HEELS OF THE FOOTBALL CLASSIC I MENTIONED LAST MONTH. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE HERE TO ANNOUNCE THREE OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL THAT HAVE JOINED US HERE TODAY, AND THE STORIES KEEP GETTING BETTER EACH MONTH. THIS MONTH'S NO DIFFERENT. FIRST UP, I'D LIKE TO ASK RHONDA HERNANDEZ, USA PARAPROFESSIONAL FROM FOSTER ELEMENTARY TO JOIN ME. HOW ARE YOU? CONGRATULATIONS.
RHONDA, THESE COMMENTS I'M ABOUT TO READ ARE COMING FROM YOUR PEERS, YOUR STUDENTS, THE STUDENTS' FAMILIES, YOUR TEACHERS, YOUR ADMINISTRATION, AND, WOW, JUST AMAZING. SO, I ASKED HER WHILE WE WERE WAITING HOW LONG SHE'S BEEN IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. ALMOST FOUR YEARS. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR DO EVERY DAY. YOU TRULY EMBODY THE SPIRIT OF TEAMWORK, COMPASSION AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT. AS A PARAPROFESSIONAL, YOU CONSTANTLY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR BOTH YOUR STUDENTS AND YOUR COLLEAGUES, SERVING AS A STEADY, DEPENDABLE PRESENCE WITHIN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. EVERY MORNING, AS FOSTER, SHE SETS THE TONE OF THE ENTIRE DAY. SHE GREETS EACH CHILD BY NAME, WITH A GENUINE SMILE, WARMTH AND HEART FELT GOOD MORNING. FOR MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARRIVE AFTER A DIFFICULT START TO THEIR DAY, THAT MOMENT OF KINDNESS MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE. SHE NOTICES AND SPEAKS I HAVE LI THEM WITH ENCOURAGING WORDS AND PATIENT UNDERSTANDING.
TIME AND TIME AGAIN YOUR STAFF HAVE WATCHED YOU WALK INTO HER SPACE DISCOURAGED, UPSET AND RETURNED CALM, SMILING AND READY TO LEARN. THANK YOU. WHAT STANDS OUT EVEN MORE IS HOW YOU SUPPORT YOUR COLLEAGUES. THIS IS WHERE I COME IN, THE TEAMWORK AND THE TEAM PLAY. WHENEVER THEY ARE FACING A CHALLENGING MOMENT WITH A STUDENT, SHE STEPS IN WITHOUT HESITATION. YOU OFFER WISDOM, REASSURANCE AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE. YOU STRENGTHEN NOT ONLY THE STUDENTS BUT ALSO THE STAFF AROUND YOU. THAT'S TREMENDOUS. PERHAPS THE MOST INSPIRING PART IS THAT YOU DO THIS VERY QUIETLY. YOU'RE NOT SEEKING RECOGNITION OR PRAISE. TODAY'S PROBABLY KILLING YOU RIGHT NOW. WE'RE HERE TO PRAISE YOU, SO ENJOY IT. MUCH DESERVED. YOU SIMPLY SERVE AS A CONSISTENT, COMPASSIONATE AND INTEGRITY BECAUSE YOU GENUINELY LOVE THE CHILDREN, STAFF AND THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND THAT IS WHY YOU ARE OUR BUCS BEST KREWE. NOW, THIS ONE AGAIN, YOU ALL KNOW MY KIDS BOTH WENT TO STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL.
I MISS THIS YOUNG MAN. COME UP HERE, SIR. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. NOT ONLY DID HE SERVE IN THE ARMY BUT ALSO IN THE AIR FORCE. TALK ABOUT A HERO. STEPHEN NOTO, SFCR SERGEANT NOTO, ARMY ROTC INSTRUCTOR ADD STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL. AGAIN, THESE COMMENTS ARE COMING FROM YOUR FACULTY, ADMINISTRATION, STUDENT BODY AND FAMILIES. AMAZING. YOU EXEMPLIFY A LIFETIME OF SERVICE, LEADERSHIP AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO YOUNG PEOPLE, HAVING HONORABLY SERVED IN THE ARMY AND U.S. AIR FORCE. YOU CONTINUE THIS LEGACY OF SERVICE IN THE CLASSROOM AS A ARMY ROTC INSTRUCTOR. RETIREMENT DID NOT MARK THE END OF YOUR DEDICATION, IT REDEDICATE IT TOWARD SHAPING THE NEXT GENERATION. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. AT STEIN WRITTENNER, YOU ARE KNOWN AS BEING THE FIRST IN AND LAST OUT AT STEINBRENNER. THAT'S RECOGNIZED AND APPRECIATED. BEYOND FULL-TIME TEACHING RESPONSIBILITY, YOU DEVOTE COUNTLESS HOURS MORNINGS, NIGHTS, WEEKEND TO COACHING THE SCHOOL'S R.O.T.C.
PROBIOTICS AND EXHIBITION DRILL TEAMS. YOU HAVE PRODUCED UNBELIEVABLE RESULTS. YOUR DRILL TEAM WERE IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2023. YOUR ROBOTIC TEAMS THREE TIME REIGNING R.O.T.C. ROBOTIC STATE CHAMPIONS AND IN 2023 STUDENTS PLACED FIRST AND SECOND IN THE ROBOTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DALLAS, REFLECTING EXCELLENCE AND CONSISTENCY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COMPETITION. HOWEVER, YOUR IMPACT REACHES FAR BEYOND TROPHIES. YOUR STUDENTS CONSISTENTLY EARN SOME OF THE HIGHEST EXAM SCORES IN THE DISTRICTS, AND THAT'S THE ROOF IN THE PUDDING THAT WE ALL ARE LOOKING FOR. YOU HAVE HELPED OTHER SCHOOLS ESTABLISH ROBOTICS PROGRAMS AND HOSTED MULTIPLE COMPETITIONS EACH YEAR INCLUDING REGIONAL AND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS AND EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S PUT HILLSBOROUGH ON THE MAP. THANK YOU. MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU PREPARE STUDENTS FOR LIFE BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL. LAST YEAR ALONE, THREE OF YOUR CADETS EARNED U.S. NAVY NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS. A TESTAMENT TO YOUR DISCIPLINE, THE LEADERSHIP AND THE CHARACTER THAT YOU INSTALL DAILY.
YOU DO NOT SIMPLY TEACH -- THIS IS IT -- YOU TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH SERVICE, MENTORSHIP AND EXAMPLE AND, FOR THAT, YOU'RE OUR BUCS BEST KREWE AWARD WINNER THIS MONTH. COME ON. RAKA ASSISTANT PRINCIPLE AT KINLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 24 YEARS WITH THE DISTRICT. AGAIN, THESE COMMENTS ARE COMING FROM YOUR ADMINISTRATION, YOUR FACULTY AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. YOUR IMPACT ON THE EDUCATORS AROUND YOU IS BOTH PROFOUND AND LASTING. ONE TEACHER DESCRIBED MEETING YOU DURING A CHALLENGING FIRST YEAR IN THE CLASSROOM. YOU SERVED AS HER DISTRICT RESOURCE TEACHER, AND YOU STEPPED IN WITH A CALM PERSPECTIVE AND STEADY GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. YOU HELPED BREAK DOWN EACH CHALLENGE, FOCUSING ON WHAT WAS WITHIN REACH AND WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED. YOU CHECKED IN CONSISTENTLY, OFFERED ENCOURAGEMENT AND CELEBRATED GROWTH. BY THE END OF THAT YEAR, THAT TEACHER WAS THRIVING, CONFIDENT, CAPABLE AND FINALLY FEELING LIKE A TRUE PROFESSIONAL.
LARGELY BECAUSE YOU NEVER STOPPED BELIEVING IN HER. NOW SERVING AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPLE AT KINLY ELEMENTARY, YOU CONTINUE TO LEAD WITH HEART. YOU ARE A CONSTANT SOURCE OF SUPPORT COACHING THROUGH READING STRATEGIES, ANALYZING STUDENT DATA, STRENGTHENING INSTRUCTIONAL PLANS AND MENTORING THROUGH NEW LEADERSHIP ROLES. YOUR FEEDBACK IS CLEAR, ACTIONABLE AND EMPOWERING. WHAT MORE COULD BE SAID ABOUT AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. YOU TRULY EMBODY THE SPIRIT OF THE BUCS BEST KREWE AWARD, AN UNWAVERING CHAMPION, MENTOR AND ULTIMATE HYPE WOMAN FOR YOUR TEAM. FOR THAT, I HAVE A (INAUDIBLE). Chairperson: THANK YOU ALWAYS. THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FOR 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 TODAY.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK ABOUT ANY ISSUES YOU LIKE, AND YOU WILL NOT BE INTERRUPTED. HOWEVER, ANY BEHAVIOR INTENDED TO INTERRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. WE DO REQUEST THAT YOU TRY TO FOCUS ON THE ISSUES. WHEN ADDRESSING THE BOARD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND SPEAK CLEARLY INTO THE MICROPHONE.
THIS AFTERNOON, EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. A REMINDER THAT YOUR THREE MINUTES WILL START WHEN YOU BEGIN SPEAKING. WHEN THERE ARE 30 SECOND LEFT, YOU WILL SEE A YELLOW LIGHT ON THE LECTERN AND HEAR A CHIME. A RED LIGHT AND CHIME WILL INDICATE WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. I WILL NOW CALL UP THE FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS. GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERINTENDENT, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL TODAY. MY NAME IS NED HANS, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR FOR US SENDER ASHLEY MOODY, ON TOP OF THAT A PROUD FATHER OF A STUDENT HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. PROUD PRESIDENT OF THE DAD'S CLUB AT THE LOCAL SCHOOL AND MY WIFE IS AN EDUCATOR WITH THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM. ON TOP OF THAT, I'M HERE TODAY AND TAKING A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR ACHIEVING AN HISTORIC GRADUATION RATE, REFLECTING HARD WORK BY STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS AND PARENTS WHO PLAYED A ROLE IN HELPING THE YOUNG PEOPLE CROSS THE FINISH LINE.
GRADUATION IS MORE THAN A STATISTIC. IT RENTS OPPORTUNITY. MORE STUDENTS ARE PREPARED TO PURSUE COLLEGE, CAREER TRAINING, MILITARY SERVICE, MEANINGFUL WORK B IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS OUR ENTIRE STATE. IT ALSO SPEAKS TO THE DEDICATION OF TEACHERS WHO SHOW UP EVERY DAY, DETERMINED TO HELP THEIR STUDENTS SUCCEED INTO THE SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT ENSURE NO STUDENT IS LEFT BEHIND. AND TO THE SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, STAFF, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMUTE TO THE FUTURE OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STUDENTS WHOSE PERSEVERANCE AND DETERMINATION MADE THIS ACHIEVEMENT POSSIBLE. WE AND SENATOR ASHLEY MOODY ARE PROUD OF YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT GENERATION WILL ACCOMPLISH. TODAY I BRING MBS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT VAN AYERS A LETTER. I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF GIVING IT TO YOU TODAY. THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. Chairperson: THANK YOU SO MUCH.