001Yes. >> Yes. Next, we'll move to item 4.1, recognitions, 2025, Pedmont District Champions. At this time, I'll turn over to Dr. district gain 50 to 49 in double overtime. Now I was surprising Coca-Cola. She Andre Gillis, but we kept peeping around the corner thinking, "Wow, this is just amazing." And I can tell you when you drive down Memorial Drive, you will see these young men in addition to other young men practicing at very odd times. times when you think it was a holiday um they are out there practicing. They're out there getting the work in and so you deserve you know all the accolades um that you um certainly receive and the work paid off. We were so excited about this season going to share a little bit about principal press [cough] and then we'll
002present you. Thank you, Chairman Graves, Vice Chair Cuttingham, members of the board, Dr. Harist. Thank you very much for this opportunity. Um, this past football season was once again a a spectacular season for our our team and and our coaching staff. Coach reached his hundth uh victory as a head coach during the season. Uh quite an accomplishment. But uh also along with uh you know we Pedmont District Champs uh we we went into the uh tournament as the number one seed in region 4D. We ended up being a region 4 D runner up. Um our team as a as a as individuals accomplished quite a bit this year. We had 13 all Pedmont first team players. We had two uh all Pedmont second team players, one honorable mention player. We had the defensive player of
003the year uh who cannot be with us tonight because he is already at Liberty University in Chris Law. And of course, coach was named the uh coach of the year this year in the Pedmont district. At the region level, we had five all region first team players, seven second team players, and of course, and again, Chris Law was the uh region 4D defensive player of the year. We had one all-state player and three uh first team all-state player and three second team all-state players. This year, quite an accomplishment for our program this year. And coach Anderson, his staff, and these young men deserve a round of applause. Yeah, those are all great accolades, but you know, it's something that these guys have been working tremendously hard. She talks about working at, you know, different hours
004and stuff. These guys get there at 7 in the morning before school starts every day and lift. Um, it's a great thing that gets them gets them awake so they're not sleeping through first period. Uh but it's it's a big sacrifice to come to school uh to to get yelled at and get pushed pretty hard to get good sweat. That's why you win games in double overtime because a lot of work in >> [clears throat] >> George Washington High School District Champions Mr. Lee, you want to go Let's give coach and his players another round of applause. Next we'll move to item 5.1. Public may address the board. Do we have anything? >> Madam clerk, if you'll read the public speaking guidelines, please. The public comments agenda item offers an opportunity for the board to
005hear directly from Danville citizens on matters of school interest. The board's responsibility is to hear a speaker's items of interest, make any clarification necessary for board understanding, and then assign school staff to investigate and report back to the board. Individual presentations shall be limited to three minutes or less. >> Thank you, Danny Lewis. >> Yes, sir. Yes, address the issue. I have a step down school and she's in the fourth grade. She was in the third last year. She struggled with math last year. I talked to a teacher and I told her I didn't have education and I couldn't understand how [clears throat] they was teaching math. They sort of said, "Well, we don't really know either. We learn to do That's how I got. Well, she passed. I passed through. That's how I got
006through the school. I passed through till I got moved to North Carolina. I got moved to the woods. Well, she's in fourth grade. She struggled. I told her teach I had problems. I could teach her and she didn't probably tell. Well, she getting these where they sent out a letter saying certain kids to get two. Well, I didn't get the letter. So, I went to a school and that's why I didn't get a letter. I said, "Well, there was only parents kids have help that was going to my granddaughter struggling. She's making she need and I need some help. I can't put on this gun. They said, "Well, we our slots are full. If somebody cancels or something, we put on the list. Well, I'm trying to figure out if a child is struggling with
007deeds really. I mean, why don't you get opportunity to have a tutor if another child makes you need to pay a little bit more to get help or why can't the school resource teachers and all just like I did this pass and I'm just here to a reason there's only certain limits for students in class school and I blame I don't want to really call out a school they got good school I don't blame staff but they saying they don't have so many slots why we got these beautiful buildings all this money beautiful buildings we need and we afford the before tax and I'm just here to ask is a problem. >> Thank you, Mr. Lewis, for coming. Uh, we all hear you. Uh, we have Miss Agnar who will be here to speak with
008you right after this meeting. Uh, so thank you again. We have your phone number and we have a staff member that'll follow up. Thank you. Next, we'll move to item 6.1, update on culinary arts. And at this time, I'll turn it over to Dr. St. >> Chairman Grace, Vice Chair Cunningham, board members, and Dr. Harrison. Good evening. Um, I am honored this evening to spotlight one of our shining pathways within CTE culinary arts, proudly a part of the George Washington High School campus. The culinary pathway just like all of our pathways align to our goals, our strategic plan which is student achievement. Our goal in CTE is always to increase college and career readiness for all students. with all of ourmies and pathways. They all align to our eight STEM and career pathways and culinary
009arts falls into the hospitality and tourism academy. For our culinary arts, we began in middle school. We have adopted three courses in middle school, family and consumer sciences for our sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students. For our high school pathway, we have culinary arts and they include nutrition and wellness, introduction to hospitality and tourism in that ninth and tth grade courses, and culinary arts 1 and two in the upper level 11th and 12th grade courses. We currently have 144 students in our middle school courses and 50 students enrolled in our culinary arts one and culinary arts 2 pathway. One important aspect of culinary arts and all of our career in ummies and pathways is we always have to look at how does it impact workforce development, career exposure and who and who are our community
010partners. Our workforce development, our culinary programs definitely develop a pipeline of skills that will lead into the workforce into our community. that could include um event planning, food management, culinary operations and hospitality services for our career exposure and student empowerment. We encourage our students to participate in any um academy and pathway, but the culinary arts could supply hospitality and food industry. And we hope and we support that they will participate in CTSO competitions to help them prepare for post-secary education or enter into the workforce directly with marketable skills. Some of our community partnerships and innovators who support this endeavor are fostered through um collaborative partnerships with dcc Caesars in the city of Danville's culinary lab space which myself and um Dr. Barnes have been participating in over the last year and a half. So we're
011excited about that. And if you have attended the um hall of fame as well as the MLK breakfast, I'm sure you saw our culinary students exuding those culinary arts soft skills that they kind of acquire in these courses and we're really excited about that. Um we have some other engagements that are coming up this school year that will continue to expose our students in those environments. Um, I also have a spotlighted um, video I would like to share with you highlighting our culinary arts program with our students and our staff. With the Denver Public Schools culinary arts and pathway, students begin with nutrition and wellness and introduction to hospitality and then advance into hands-on culinary arts one and two classes. Here, young chefs learn kitchen safety, sanitation, knife skills, menu planning, nutrition, and essential food
012preparation techniques. Throughout their journey, students can earn industry recognized credentials, boosting readiness for careers in restaurants, catering in our community and beyond. [music] >> When I first came to the kitchen, I didn't expect it to be so professional. When I saw our kitchen, the stoves, the broilers, the grles, all the supplies we want, I was really surprised. [clears throat] I took the culinary arts [music] program because it's a good life skill to have to know how to cook. And not only do we cook in culinary, we host events that DPS have. >> I've always been that child that's always in the kitchen and watching parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles cook. I've always dreamed about having this restaurant and catering and just making food, making people happy. Outside of high school, I am moving to Virginia Beach.
013I'll be attending the Culinary Institute of Virginia where I'll get into culinary deeper and eventually I'm going to try to take it and put it into a restaurant and hopefully take it [music] internationally. So when I moved here, I heard DW had a culinary program and I really wanted to do it in my other school, but I couldn't do it. So I'm like, let me do it now. Let me take the chance. So I could. So I took the chance. I'm having [music] fun. I'm loving it. I'm a person to think outside the box. Instead of doing things one way, I do it another way. I would try to [music] figure it out. So learning arts really gives me an opportunity to express myself. >> [music] >> I'm really thankful for this opportunity and I
014really can't wait to use my skills later [music] on in my life. >> So, I would like to highlight although we've had [applause] Thank you. Although we've had a culinary arts program in the past with the the renovation and addition of the commercial size a commercial size kitchen that we currently have along with the addition of Miss Harris as a chef and an experienced culinary arts teacher. This program is foundationally being built but will eventually soar. So we're really excited. We really appreciate your support as we continue to embark on more endeavors and more competitions as we grow our program. So, thank you. Any questions? >> Any questions? Any questions? >> Thank you again, Dr. Stone. Uh, every time you present, there's so much zeal and enthusiasm with the video. So, thank you for all
015you're doing. Um, what internships uh opportunities do students have with culinary arts on graduation or while they're still enroll in school? >> That's a good question. So, thank you for that opportunity to share. Culinary arts currently exudes their work-based learning in events, not unlike other programs you with like nursing, you have clinical observations, which is their work-based learning. So, each pathway has a specific work-based learning opportunity that they're afforded. Cosmetology will be clinical hours as well. auto mechanics is their um internship and their apprenticeship programs. But with culinary arts, most of their work-based learning is done by the um events and the participation that they um are included in in DPS events as well as other events that we plan in the upcoming um year. So that's how they primarily get their workbased learning experience.
016And we do have opportunities that um afford them the opportunity to learn from experienced chefs like Caesar chef has come over as well as a chef has come over to talk to the students about the post-secondary opportunities and the culinary experiences that can be afforded by participating in this program. >> Yes. So we just got into a partnership with DCC that we're really excited about. So dcc as you know don't doesn't have the capacity on their campus to have a culinary arts um kitchen and space. So we've done we've completed a partnership that will allow them in the evenings twice a week beginning in February to have evening courses for surf safe certification and to just expand in that adult population. So, they'll be utilizing our space um for four weeks twice a week during
017the semester to have adults come through because as our economic um opportunities develop in our community, we're not going to we're not only need students, we also need adult students learners as well to fill those workace gaps, workforce gaps. So along with DCC, our adult education students will also have the opportunity to learn under the instruction of Danville Community College. >> Awesome. >> I just have a comment. >> Yes. >> And of course you I absolutely love this program. Um probably for more reasons than one. Um if you all know, but I I love this program. Um I wish I had the opportunity to be a part of this program when I was attending GW. Um you mentioned before how you know this is the foundation of the program and how you know the program
018is going to soar. I just want to commend you all as well as Miss Harris because in my eyes and even listening to some of the community members who have had the opportunity you know to taste some of the food and to work with some of the children in my the program is already soaring. Um, so I can just say that the best is yet to come. I absolutely love this program and cannot wait to see how it continues to build and grow. >> Thank you. We're also grateful that we most recently received a $1,000 check from the Danville Public School Education Board that was awarded for the students who have been participating into assisting growing that program. So, we're really excited about that. We also have a little secret coming on the horizon that
019we will be submitting a grant. I don't know if we want to share that yet until we submit it, [laughter] but we will. So, but thank you. >> Thank you, >> Mr. Chair, if I may. Um, I just want to talk about all hands on deck on MLK. These students could have very well been in their beds. They were working. Um, I I think it was maybe 500 plus in that building. The food was phenomenal. Mr. Crestle, Dr. Harrison, some of the administration was helping um set up, serve, clear, and I just I just think that's wonderful for our district for our kids to see the support that we're they're pouring into them um just so they can succeed so they can compete in a better Southside, a better region, and in a better Virginia.
020>> Awesome. Let's give another round of applause. All right. Next, we'll move to item 7.1 payables. Turn over to Miss. >> Good evening, Chairman Grace, Vice Chair Cunningham, Superintendent Harrison, and members of the board. This evening, you have before you accounts payable warrant number 124 in the amount of $526,573.50. Number 130 in the amount of 54 5,433,283.7. Number 139 in the amount of $152.39. Number 140 in the amount of $239,47.97. Number 144 in the amount of $294,4142. And finally, number 149 in the amount of $583,474.97. If anyone has any questions concerning the expenditure, I'd be happy to try to continue. >> Any questions? Any questions? >> Awesome. Next, we'll move to item 7.2 2627 budget update. So, today I'm presenting an update on the 27 I'm sorry, 2627 budget process. So I just want to
021remind the board of our budget priorities for this year. Literacy has a focus on exceptional children instruction employee compensation benefits and wellness is always at top of mind. Our multi-tered system of support communication and improvements in the use of technology to enhance safety and security. So on December 17th, 2025, former Governor Ynan presented his amended 2020 2026 budget and introduced the 2628 bannual budget before a joint session of the Senate Finance and Appropriations, the House Appropriations, and the Finance Committees. The 2627 mean the 2628 budget is for fiscal years 2026 27 and 2027 28. So, the governor's budget will be considered by the 26 um 2026 session of the general assembly, which is convened on January 14th. So, the highlights of Governor Yncan's budget include a 2% bonus for fiscal year 2526, which is this
022fiscal year for SOQ funded positions. And then his 2628 proposed budget includes funding for a 2% salary increase for both fiscal years 2627 and 2728 rest funed positions. It also recomputed the local composite index values for the 2628. So as you know we transitioned to a new administration on January 17th. Governor Abigail Spamber took office. Um, there are going to be significant changes that are going to be expected to the final bud binge budget originally presented by outgoing Governor Ynan. Under Virginia's current budget process, the incoming legislature amends the outgoing governor's proposal um during the session of the general assembly and then the new governor then signs a final version often including their own recommendations. So, we're this is all to say that the budget that's been presented could drastically change over the next few
023weeks. And I want to talk about the local composite index. That's a very important um feature of our budget. And so we every district is appointed at this um given an LCI which is a local composite index which measures the school district's ability to pay for education. It's based on property values, income levels, and student enrollment. So the LCI scores range from 0.0 for less wealthy districts to 0.8 for more wealthy districts. And so a lower a lower LCI means more state funding and less local responsibility. Um then had an LCI.2411 for fiscal years 25 and 26. The LCI for 27 and 28 will be.2430 which is not a significant change for us. So um which is you know good news as far as the amount of state budget funding we will receive. However, it
024is anticipated that it could increase in the future due to the positive impacts on our local economy in the near future. So, we just keep an eye out on our our LCI and we'll be probably um doing forecast of what it could look like for the next budget cycle, not the one coming up, but the one following because this LCI we currently have lasts until the fiscal year 28 is done. All right. So, our next steps, we will monitor the general assembly budget discussions closely to understand how the funding may be affected. And once the revised budget is released, we will review the changes to the state budget um for K12 education funding. We will adjust our local budget based on updated state projections. And then we will communicate the key impacts to the school
025board and to the city manager. And then here are our key dates coming up. We have today date which we we're presenting the governor's budget. Um February 19th, we'll present the superintendent's proposed budget request tentatively. must be know if we have the um information from the legislature about any changes to the budget at that point. Um tentatively we will have a March um finance committee meeting. We'll also have a public hearing in March. Uh in April we'll have another finance committee meeting to be determined as well as a second public hearing and then we'll approve the budget on April 16th of 2026. that that will be the approved request to the city of the final budget request to the city and then the city will then approve its budget and provide our funding um amounts
026to us in May and then we'll come back to the board to approve our adopted budget once we get the final city number >> any questions any questions any question >> Mr. P >> Dr. So, thank you for your presentation. One question, do the pay study fall under one of these categories? >> Well, the pay study will be included in our proposed budget. >> When would that be presented? >> When when you're presenting April, I mean, I'm sorry, February. >> February. So, the full pay stud will be presented in February. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Any others? Any others? Thank you, Miss. Next, we'll move to item 8.1, update on the grow your own grant. And at this time, I'll turn it over to Dr. Hingswood and Miss Good evening, Chairman Graves, Vice Chair
027Cunningham, Superintendent Dr. Harston and members of the board. I am Anastasia Burmel, director of leadership development along with Dr. Stephanie Haynesworth and we are thrilled to share two important grow your own talent pipelines that develop our future teachers and school leaders. This work is about building longterm capacity, addressing staffing needs, and investing in people who are already committed to our students, our schools, and our divisions. The grow your own program is an earn while you learn model designed to remove any traditional barriers in entering the education profession. These programs are made possible by the Virginia Department of Education, the Department of Labor, school systems, and also universities. Most importantly, this initiative directly addresses staffing shortages by preparing future educators and administrators who are already in our community and familiar with our students, our schools, and
028our expectations. An important part of the grow your own pathway is that participants clearly understand the expectations before entering the program. All candidates must successfully complete their full coursework and pass all required assessments set by the Virginia Department of Education. These requirements also align with what is required with a university in order for them to earn their degree. Once participants complete the program, they are guaranteed a teaching or administrative position with UBS and in return they sign a three-year state agreement committing to serve in our division. This ensures that our investment directly benefits our students, our schools, and our long-term staffing stability. These pathways are designed to be supportive, but they are also rigorous. Participants entering the program know participants enter the program knowing that they must meet all academic and lure expectations that their
029placement with UPS is contingent upon successful completion. Currently, we have two grow your own pathways. Together, these pathways help us reduce vacancies, build leadership capacity, and strengthen our workforce workforce. The first is our parent pro-teer pathway, which supports seven pair professionals as they work towards becoming licensed. They are placed with a mentor teacher while completing their on the job training. The administrative pathway seeks to provide meaningful job embedded training with a significant emphasis on internship hours. These hours include experiences in a wide variety of school administration. Each apprentice is paired with a building principal mentor who coordinates tasks while increasing the apprentices athletic [clears throat] related duties. Once completed, our apprentices will be equipped to assume the assistant principal role, having experienced a variety of tasks and a deeper understanding of their specific role as
030a building level administrator in Danville public schools. So this slide is going to provide you a snapshot of where our par to teach participants are in their journey. In our first cohort, we have five pair professionals. Three of them will be student teaching. Um two of them for their student teaching right now, but two of them will be finishing coursework and they will be student teaching in the fall. Um our second cohort has two pair professionals. They began their coursework in the summer of 2025. and our three leadership apprentices are enrolled in a university's graduate program and will earn their administration lensure by the fall of 2026. We want to briefly walk you through how candidates are selected for both of those pathways. Um, for our care to teach program, candidates complete a detailed survey
031with written responses and a selection team reviews those responses. For the grow your own admin program, we solicited applicants through the DPS internal application system. The response was outstanding with 45 applicants. Human resources and operations collaborated to evaluate candidates and conduct interviews. The initial request was five apprentices and the grant afforded us three. The top three candidates were selected based on a rubric including panel interviews. At this time, you're going to hear from a few of our participants. We believe it's important for you to hear directly from those who are experienced in our program. I have two of our three pair professionals that will start student teaching um this month. I want to have Lauren and Christine Mayo. Good evening. So, my name is Lauren Dixs and I'm an instructional pair professional at Springfield Elementary.
032Um, so Miss Trina actually hired me in 2021 as a substitute teacher. Um, and from the very first day that I worked a shift, I just felt called for student teaching. Um, since then I've worked as a substitute. Um, I'm an IP currently and also just began student teaching last week. So, my goal is to continue the path um and to become a classroom teacher in the school that has shaped me. Um, this opportunity matters because the grant made it possible for me to remain at my school while completing my teacher prep program. It meant that I didn't have to choose between an education or financial stability. Um that consistency I think has strengthened my growth and allowed me to build meaning relationships with students, their families and the staff. Um I care deeply about
033our students and their success and they deserve educators who know them, believe in them and choose to show up and stay. um if not for the grow your own grant continuumless path would have been far more difficult for me. Um so I'm immeasurably grateful for the opportunity to keep serving the students and the community that I care about. Thank you for your time and your support. [applause] >> Good evening. >> My name is Christy Beo and [clears throat] I'm a care professional at elementary school and I am an undergraduate education student at a university. This opportunity is extremely important to me because it represents a meaningful step towards achieving my goal of becoming a classroom teacher and continuing to serve students in my community. The grant and program has played a vital role in making
034this goal possible by helping cover the cost of required lensure exams and study materials. These supports have reduced financial barriers that allow me to focus on strengthening my instructional skills, supporting diverse learners, and gaining valuable hands-on experience in the classroom. [clears throat] I want to continue serving students in Danville because this is the community where I am building my career. As a pair professional, I have seen firsthand the impact that consistent support, strong relationships, and inclusive learning environments can have on student success. I'm committed to giving back by creating classrooms for all students and capable of reaching their full potential. I want to say that in a normal education program with a they would do 20our internships here, 40 hours, you know, and do the 10 week student teaching. But with this program, they're getting
035more on the job training than they would ever get in normal education program. I'm so thankful for the opportunities that they have to work with students. And now our current teacher apprentices in our grow your own administrative pathway. Miss Bagley, Miss Guzman, and Miss Thompson have a few words. >> Good evening board and Dr. Harrison. I'm Kristen Baggerly and I'm currently um an instructional coach at George Washington High School for the science department and I've been asked to share how this opportunity is helping me fulfill a goal as being a building administrator. So, this opportunity is helping me grow closer to a goal of being a building administrator by giving you the meaningful real world experience that in areas of school leaders um in excuse me in real world experience in the areas that school
036leaders manage every day. things that we don't see as teachers. I'm able to better understand how decisions are made in instruction, in resources, school culture, and in decisions that directly impact students and teachers. It pushed me to think beyond my own classroom, beyond my content, and now I think with a broader lens that is based around the entire school community. What has made this experience even more impactful is just how much I generally love George Washington High School and Dav Public Schools. schools. It affirmed my commitment to being a building administrator who leads with empathy, who leads with accountability, and who leads with a clear [clears throat] focus on supporting both students and growing teachers and success. Thank you very much for this opportunity. [applause] >> Good evening. I'm Melanie Thompson. I am currently a
037third grade teacher at um I was going to say school pill that was a long time ago at Forest Hills Elementary School. Um I was asked to share about my on the job training experiences so far. So on the job training as an administrator is much different than a teacher because as Beverly already pointed out their focus is over the whole school where a teacher um is really focused on her students. So, I've been able to see that. And how some things that I've done, I've worked with supporting my teachers through monthly morale boosters, which um is really fun for me, but has given me the experience of budgeting, um the importance of leading a positive school climate and working with a lot of different people in the school building. I've also been overseeing our
038school-based tutoring, which has allowed me again to just collaborate with more people in the district, um, including student support services, child nutrition, more parents, more students, and really just making sure that our students needs are being met while also being compliant to funding regulations and things of that nature that again in the classroom I was not exposed to. Um, I've shadowed through the student referral process, meeting with students, um, following up the paperwork and the consequences for those things. I got to go to GW and work on a so testing day, um, and see that role as the testing coordinator and then also be a part of teacher observations and then pre and postconferences, what that looks like and the way that you need to process through that and be supportive to your teachers. So
039in each experience I was definitely walked through the logistics, the legalities, um things of that nature that come with those situations, the paperwork, but mostly I was impressed um by the thoughtfulness that our leaders in this district have and that it is really going to take to be an effective leader. they are balancing and we will be balancing instruction operations relationships on a big scale um and make a really big impact which I think is what we all want to do that's why we applied for this so um I have seen the importance of really being a servant to your students and your staff how important that is and just remembering that the decisions that we're making daily are really impacting a lot of people who are viewing them through their own personal lens So,
040I truly appreciate this opportunity and this grant program. Thank you. [applause] >> Hello, my name is Shirley Michelle Guzman and I've been asked to share a little bit about my job shadowing experience and key takeaways with my time um observing an assistant principal. Um I am currently at Galileo. I teach Spanish and math and I am our NYP coordinator as well. My job shadowing experience at Forest Hills Elementary School allowed me to see the impact of strong student centered leadership in an elementary setting. I spent the day with Miss Eans and immediately noticed the meaningful relationship she has built with every student in the building. Students approached her with trust and confidence and her calm and consistent support uh presence supported a positive culture throughout the school. During my visit, I observed her creative problem
041solving as she worked to promote PBIS and improve attendance. The procedures and systems in place at Forest Hills are clear, intentional, and aligned with the school's goals. These routines help establish a climate where expectations are consistent and students feel supported. The welcoming atmosphere from staff and students highlighted the influence of an administrative team that models respect, encouragement, and collaboration. And I also had the opportunity to sit in on attendance in AP meetings. Observing these conversations at the elementary level helped me understand the level of coordination and shared responsibility involved. It was valued. It was valuable to see how decisions are made with both academic and social emotional needs in mind and how teams work together to ensure that the supports are in place. Overall, this experience strengthened my understanding of what effective assistant principal leadership
042looks like in practice. It requires strong relationships, steady communication, thoughtful decision-making, and a commitment to creating systems that help every member of the school community succeed. And I thank you for this opportunity. And just [clears throat] like the period pro, they're getting even more hours than what you would normally get in education. They're on the job training. even making a face because they know that they're getting a lot of hours working with our our administrators. So, let's talk about um the projected staffing impact and timeline. So, we have we will have three new teachers to approach right there by the 2627 school year once they finish their student teaching. Um we will have two new teachers by the spring of 27 um by the spring 27 school year because they'll student teach in the fall.
043And then for our second cohort, they will finish up in the 2027 2028 school year. We are hoping to have future cohorts, too. And I've got some great opportunities that are coming. Um, the Virginia Department of Education has recently released a new grow your own grant, and I attended that information session just yesterday, so it's all brand new. Um, this grant differs from the previous ones because it's going to focus on pre-apprenticeship for high school students who are interested in pursuing a career in education. Um, at this time we have not written applied for the grant because it was just released. We are currently reviewing the logistics, the funding structure, the program requirements to determine how it could best fit with our division. Funding for this grant is based on our high school enrollment from
0442024, which will determine how many students were able to include into this cohort. Students in this pathway would transition from the pre-apprenticeship program to our teacher apprenticeship program and then become a teacher here with DPS. While VDOE has not yet released another grow your own teacher apprenticeship grant, during that meeting, they did say that they're currently in development of releasing the next one. And so I am very closely monitoring that and I look forward to applying for it when they do it. >> I think they are looking at some apprentichip program students. >> Yes, pre-apprenticeship programs for our students. So they'll start off with um getting on the job training um maybe like with a teacher tomorrow on the job training at school. We can give them opportunity to go to classroom and then into
045early college. Once they get their associates degree, they'll move over to our teacher apprenticeship program and then start working at a The administrator grant is currently a one-time opportunity. Once our apprentices complete the program requirements, it will be placed in administrative roles by the 26 27 2728 school year. Moving forward, future cohorts will be determined by the grant opportunities made available through the Virginia Department of Education. So, thank you again for this opportunity to share this work with you this evening. Grow your own is more than a staffing solution. It is an investment in our people, our students, and the future of the Ambila public schools. We appreciate your continued support and we'd be happy to answer any questions. >> Any questions? Any questions? >> Miss A, >> I don't have a question. I just
046wanted to make a comment. Um, I think this is one of my favorite um presentations. Um, and I think they mentioned it um in their uh presentation about how easy how the program has made it easy to transition to from what they're doing now to becoming a teacher or become an administrator. Um, I think growing your own because they're already familiar with the students and the families just makes it that much easier to move into these positions. So, it's definitely a win for the district, a win for them and their families as well. Um and hopefully we will be hearing more information about that student apprenticeship because that is definitely an excellent um will be an excellent opportunity for anyone thinking to go into teaching. So thank you all for what you're doing with the
047program and best wishes to you all as well. >> Dr. with us. >> Thank you all again for the presentations and thank you again to our educators for the tireless hours that you put into this while working your job, your regular contracted hours. If you could each of you just equip just like aha moment that you knew that you were in the right space, could you just each share like a moment that you knew that this is the place I'm supposed to be? I know that was very on the spot and it's been a long day. [clears throat] I think I think for myself um personally the moment was I've been battling back and forth with I feel administration all this and from my heart um and soul and and I think the aha moment
048for me actually was kind of one our oneonone um energy process and I was like wow even even if this opportunity didn't I had this moment with my school um to to learn from her um and then taking what I had and and then coming into starting off Um, and seeing my students, oh, oh, you're on the other side. And the other side now, it's like, no, we're I'm always on your side. And I've got two students here. I'm always on your side. So I think that was my being able to grow my compliment. after this opportunity presented itself. You've done a lot of love as well. So I was like that was more at the moment. No moment I can do this. interview. And so I have felt like But I am enjoying enjoy.
049So for me, I was in the third grade class for half a day to [snorts] a student come to me and told me that she needed me to read the work to read. And I thought she's program. the quickest way to get into a classroom because literacy is out of it's so important and so I went to BCC I got my degree um associate in early childhood education and I actually started um I was going to be ines at the governor's and then call she said well it um if we've got this program coming up and so I mean it's for me just being students and when they finally have that label place for them you were able to reach them I I think for me it's I feel like and everybody that I've talked
050to everybody that I've just so here and when I was offered the grant to know it was an automat I just had a question. So you had the three that qualify what the grant allowed you to um work with. What about the other 40? How are we trying to retain and give them the training opportunities? Um if the money doesn't come in future, are we doing a leadership type of academy or cohort where we can nurture them so they can stay within our district and when the time is right? >> Yes. I think building administrators see certain leadership um characteristics in in um their staff and they work to put them in in roles where they get to take on some of those leadership things whether it's being on the leadership team um being the
051coordinator for after school Saturday school and then bringing them in during summer opportunities. Um, I know that as a former building administrator, that's what I would do. And I would encourage them to have like she had a principal say, "Look, we're ready for this. This is a good thing for you to pursue." So, that's kind of how we develop them from from the school level. I think it's amazing. I'm glad that curriculum and HR and administration is continuing on to think about the future and investing in its people. >> What an amazing group. They deserve a round of applause. >> And I'll say I didn't get your name. I'm sorry. >> Christy May. >> Miss Mayo DPS is what you make. And if you make it family, that's where it'll be. So again, you guys
052are amazing and I think we've chosen the right ones for sure. There's no question. And there was a common thing that I'm sure everybody heard in the room. It was about the students for every single one of you guys. And that's what we want. And anything that we can do to continue to support you in your journey, that's what we're here for because you guys are got it right. It's about the kids and that's what it's going to always be about. And when it's no longer about the kids, it's time to go. All right. So again, we appreciate each of you and I think you deserve another round of APPLAUSE >> and thank you for leading the way. Thank you. >> Next, we'll move to item 9.1, public notice, February 2026. Thursday, February 5th, 2026,
0535:30 p.m. We'll have a school board meeting here in in the schoolboard room. Thursday, February 12th, 2026, 400 pm, we have a finance committee meeting here in the schoolboard meeting room. Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. Student Achievement Committee meeting. Thursday, February 19th, 2026, 5:30m regular meeting, followed by a work session here in the schoolboard meeting room. And Thursday, February 26, 2026, 4 p.m., operations, facilities, and plan committee meeting. Next, we'll move to item 10.1, literacy grant update. I'll turn it over to Miss A. And as you come, I do appreciate you for handling the parent that came this evening. It is always good to see people come and advocate and speak on behalf of their children. So, thank you again for helping that parent. >> Good evening, Chair Graves, Vice Chair Cunningham, members
054of the board, and Dr. Harrison. And I'm going to throw a little something else in there is it's just not an exciting time to be in D public school. And I want to warn you all, 36 years happens really quick. [laughter] I got stuck. I I came to Danville a long time ago and I have never had the desire to go. Um and the children here will rope you in because you can't leave. I promise. Um this evening I come to to bring before you the comprehensive literacy grant. Um, it has been awarded to Arnet Hills Elementary in the amount of 117,877 to EA Gibson Elementary for 111,92 Schoolfield Elementary 109,2898. I think that's uh Woodbury Hills Elementary $17,877 and Westwood Middle School for $92,520. The total grant award for Daniel public schools was $538,6558.
055>> Awesome. >> And this is broken into two parts. So awarded to Arnand Hills, Gibson Schoolfield and Woodbury is the are the funds to purchase just right readers. And this is under family engagement. Uh and just right readers, we had part of this last year. Our kindergarten students this spring will receive five rounds of 10 pack take-home readers. And that will be every kindergartener in these schools. They will also have PD for the teachers and how to use them. And we also will have a family engagement meeting um in the fall to work with our parents. We will have to follow that up. We will have five rounds of take-home readers for our new kindergarteners that will happen in August and September. And we will again meet with our parents and our teachers so that
056we use them most effectively. The second part of our grant was awarded to Arnad Hills, EA Gibson, Schoolfield, Woodbury, and Westwood Middle Schools. And this is going to cover the cost of network support for technical assistance, coaching, and in-person training with TNTP. And we've worked with them this year and will continue to do so for high quality curriculum and evidence-based instructional strategies. TNTP's services will um include five priorities which will support sessions for reading specialists and school leaders focused on building understanding of strong literacy instruction, school and division level instructional norming sessions on the VDE literacy walkthrough tools. HQIM specific teacherfacing professional learning during the summer of 2026 and I'm sure you know what all those acronyms are. HQIM is our high quality instructional materials and then data collection and progress monitoring for continuous improvement
057planning and strategic advisement. And I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> Any questions or comments? Any questions or comments? >> This is an action item. >> Mr. Chair, I move that we uh I make a motion to receive the grant and to accept the funds as presented. Motion made by Dr. Williams, second by Mr. Payne. Any discussion on the motion? Any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, m please call for vote. >> Dr. Williams, >> yes. >> Miss Cunningham, >> yes. >> Mr. P, >> yes. >> Miss, >> yes. >> Miss Ed, >> yes. >> Miss Walker, >> yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. Thank you. Next move item 11.1, school board committees. these assignments as have been attached uh to the board agenda. Hope each of you have had the opportunity
058to review. [clears throat] This is an action item. [snorts] >> Chair, I make a motion that we accept the school board committee assignments as presented. >> I second the motion. Motion made by Miss Cunningham, second by Dr. Williams. Any discussion on the motion? Any discussion on the motion hearing? None. Madam clerk, please call. >> Mr. Payne, >> yes. Ed, >> Yes. Next. Moved item 11.2, dates for schoolboard meetings 2026. The meetings have also been attached to the board agenda. I hope each of you have had the opportunity to review each of the dates for 2026. This is an action item. [snorts] >> Yes, Mr. Chair. I'd like to uh make make a motion to approve the scheduled board meeting dates for January 2026 through December 2026. Second >> motion made by Mr. Payne, second by
059Miss Cunningham to approve the 2026 school board meeting dates. Any discussion on the motion? Any discussion hearing? None. Madam clerk, please call for vote. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> M. >> Yes. >> Dr. Williams. >> Yes. >> M. >> Yes. Yes. >> Yes. Next, we'll move to item 12.1, personnel recommendations. This time I'll turn over this one. >> Good evening, Jeremy Graves, Vice Chair Cunningham, Dr. Harrison, and members of the board. You've been presented with personnel recommendations for your review, consideration, and approval. I'll be happy to answer the questions if you have it. >> Any questions? Miss Walt? >> Yes. I would like for close. Um 01 226 09 and 10. >> Just nine and 10. Sorry. 9 and 10. Any others? This is an action item. >> Yes, Mr. Chair. I'd like to make
060a motion to approve the personnel recommendation admitting uh personnel of case number 9 and 10. >> I second the motion. Motion made by Mr. Payne, second by Dr. Williams to approve all except case number nine and 10. Any discussion of the motion? Any discussion of the motion hear? None. Madam clerk, please call for >> yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. Yes, >> yes. Next, we move to item 13.1, finance report. At this time, I'll turn it over to Miss Gillis. >> Good evening. Once again, you have before you the uh revenue and expenditure statement for the month the December 31st, 2025, as well as the uh expenditures in the commerce report for the textbook budget and the school nutrition budget. If anyone has any questions, I'd be happy to try to answer them. >> Any questions?
061Any questions? >> This is an action item. >> Chair, I make a motion to approve the finance report as presented. Second >> motion made by Miss Con, second by Miss A to approve finance report. Any discussion on the motion? Any discussion? Hear none, please call. >> Dr. Williams, >> yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. Next, we'll move Thank you. Next, we'll move to item 14.1, request for information for future agenda items tonight. Next we'll move to item 15.1 city attorney. >> I don't have any comments. >> 152 city attorney. >> I know all the students are waiting to be off on Monday, Tuesday, [laughter] but we may not but uh we are prepared. So please uh listen to your messages. If you have any questions, call [snorts] your principles on Friday. Uh we are sending to
062our board members. We are sending meals home thanks to Miss Mans and her team throughout the district sending meals home for three days with students so that um we can take care of that and that is a huge task but they are they are really prepared and I appreciate it. Um, I just wanted to speak to Amanda. You know, across the district, you see so many people with so much energy with the power of care. And on MLK day, you know, I thought about Martin Luther King spoke not only to education but also to character. And when I thought about the the the day and all that went into the day, I I just have to um I just oh my gosh, you cannot imagine. So many people told me that, you know, I'm I'm
063going out of town. I got this to do and that to do and so how about Saturday and Sunday I go to the school and who's there? Mike McBay and his wife vacuuming. Mr. Glass, Ricky Luck, Tammy Huard, Marcus Cheney, his team, they're there preparing. I thought you guys were going out of town. No, we got to be prepared, Dr. Harris. We have to be prepared. And then Monday morning, I thought, well, I got up at 5:00, ready to go, ready to get over to GW because you never know what might happen. And first, you have to know the teacher had a family situation. I had a situation out of town and drove 1,200 miles to get back. She got back the night before after a,200 mile trip just to be there for her students.
064And when I walk in, who's there? Joel and pushing chairs, pouring juice and and just all kinds of things. And then Doc Stone said, "Well, I bought a ticket, but you know, had on her tennis shoes, ready to to work, and Miss Dandridge and Crystal Dillard were not far behind." And then I surely didn't expect to see Miss Fast Jones. Actually, I did expect Sar. She's always at GW for supporting Juliet Settles and Miss Tumor there to support Miss Miam. Just amazing. amazing leader for our district. And then here comes Mr. Mclofflin just checking in. And these folks are not being paid. They're actually there because they care. And then Miss Gillan, she came in from Charlotte, you know, came in spinning on two wheels. Let me check things out and get my my hands
065in things. Mr. Crumpler called. What can I do to help? I said, "Well, I'm sure that Juliet and and the team would help." And he shows up. Um, what do I wear? what do I do to support? And so I and I'm sure I missed some people here. Miss Hubard is just amazing uh amazing to support Miss Brandon. Um so so what I I I thought at the end of the day was wow, what a phenomenal team. And I know I miss someone, but what a phenomenal team to just show up and say we're here to support our kids. We're here to support our team. And Dr. Babylon was over there being the sorority lady, bringing people in from North Carolina, whole team of support, but um you know and and then Mr. Crestle was
066actually supposed to be with his daughter and who's at the game the other night and I said, "Mr. Crestle, I thought you were going to take the day off." He said, "Oh, no, doc. I I I got to be here. I got I got to be here for my kids and make sure things GW opens. I got to be here." And so, um Mr. Prele, you know, your students and your teachers, you just um they just love work. And I know Miss Bagger is at She's at every basketball game, every football game. >> She got all right. That that's not quite true, but anyway, [laughter] but I'm going to tell you is the power of care. This team and this district have so many people across the district who do the same things for pros
067because they care and they want our students to shine and they could have been at home, you know, watching whatever games were on, but they wanted our kiddos to shine and I do appreciate it. And we didn't pay them. We didn't ask them. They said, "We've got to show up because we care." So, thank you so much to all those who showed up and to all of those who missed to our board. You could have been doing something else and sparsely participating, but you were there the whole day, even after we had to transition to another activity. So, your presence sends a message to the district as well that we care about our kids and we care about our community. So, thank you so much. It was just a great day. Thank you. >> Call
068please. >> Dr. Williams. >> Good evening everyone. Uh hope that the new year is starting well for each of you. I still have trouble keeping up with the days of the week, but that's probably going to get worse next week. But um I'm super excited for the new year. Um for the things that are coming up ahead for our district, for our board, um the new leadership that's coming in for our state. Um it's just an exciting time for education and uh change in our community. Um, congratulations again to Coach Anderson and the GW football team for another incredible successful year. Um, Dr. Stone, as always, thank you again for your presentations. It just sheds so much light of the opportunities that our students have, not only at our schools, but once they cross that
069stage and go into the real world. Um, to our two ter pair pros, welcome to the world of education. Um, it's exciting. It's challenging. Lesson plans suck. I'll just go ahead and say [laughter] um but I'm excited to to share the teacher title with you. Um continue to lean into your tribe, lean into your teacher crew. Um I still lean online. Um and I'm excited for the the things ahead of you. Um to our admin interns, thank you for what you're doing. It's not easy. I hope to share that title with you one day, but um continue doing the work that you do. Um, I love the title that um, Miss Thompson said that you all are servant leaders and I know that each of you, you lean so heavily on your school and you're
070willing to do anything for your school. So, keep that up. Um, everyone be safe and I also hoping that we get Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday off, >> Miss A. >> Yes. Good evening. Um, just to kind of piggy back off Dr. Harrison talking about um care and I think Miss Mayo said um that she felt like DPS was a family and how people showed up on Monday and every day. Um just let you know that um we have built that sense of family when you're willing to go the extra mile. So um kudos to everybody who made uh Monday a success um for our district, for our students. Um don't have much. Um just wanted to say just watching everything going on in schools since we've been back from the holidays and I would just
071say that 2026 has started off with a bang. Um the engagement at the schools has been on a high which is really good. Um PTO's are doing things getting kids active getting families active in their schools. Um, I love watching all the principal appreciation videos on Facebook last week. Um, so principal, you should feel loved. Know that you're loved. Know that your students and your teachers and staff care about you. Know that we care about you. Um, so just want us to keep that momentum going as we move swiftly through this second semester. >> Miss, thank you. I just wanted to remind all of our seniors that the scholarship portals have opened. Um, make sure that you are um tapping into all the resources [clears throat] so that you have the funding to go um
072to school and not tap into your parents' pockets or take out loans. Um, I wanted to talk about Coach Anderson. As a former coach, um, it takes more than just winning and showing up at practice. Um, sometimes you are a counselor. um that shoulder um the chauffeur and so it takes more than just coaching and I know that he and his family have embraced this program and built this program sometimes feeding the kids sometimes actually really clothing and being parents so kudos to him and all of our coaches in the district um parents after you exhaust all the avenues that's the school the principal um your superintendent or director factors, come advocate for your kids. If the answer still does not fit you, advocate for your children. We don't bite. The principles don't bite. They
073may be a little busy, but give them time to respond, but please continue to advocate for your children. Um, with that being said, um, I attended the Virginia Assembly yesterday on behalf of economic development, but education and workforce for our southern Virginia, excuse me, our southern leaders, Phillips, Mhai, Madison, Whittle, um, Seaffers, they are engaged. They know what's going on in Danville. And I hope that we continue to meet the bar because we're setting it high and they're looking at us. And I'm excited about what CT is doing and I'm excited about working on the CTE committee to see how we can take it. >> So we recognize everyone today. Um the MLK breakfast was just awesome. I'm going start with the end of the cake breakfast cuz when they said it was time to
074serve, we were sitting I think in almost in the middle a house and we heard these footsteps coming by. I thought it was the general coming in but uh it was u Miss Marquita Bash Jones and a few other ones standing at attention to get everything going. And um DPS has come a mighty mighty long way. And it takes a a special leader um to actually roll up her sleeves. Everyone was looking for the superintendent. And she was back there pouring juice and doing what she could uh to support her team. And a team like we have now can go so much further with a superintendent like we have because she don't mind getting out there getting her hands dirty too. I feel that if someone had a flat tire and it was no man
075around the superintendent get out there and change the tires. So that's what kind of superendent >> she'll do it if it was a man. >> That's [laughter] what kind of superintendent. Um, so when I look at her, um, I I thank I thank God. I mean, I know I don't say that too often, um, in meetings, but I thank God for our superintendent. And the reason why I say that is because when we didn't have one, it was it was chaos. It was a disaster. This is nothing prepared before Dr. Angela Harrison got me. And it was some days that, you know, I had just gotten on the board and I was wanting to pull my name back off because it was it was that it was it was chaos, but because of great leadership
076and what she has done um has brought us a mighty mighty long way. I was looking for my paper. Um Mr. Graves said something tonight that I think it need to be put on a t-shirt or something. Uh, DPS is what you make it. That was powerful right there. DPS is what you make it. And I think everyone that's sitting to my right and on my [clears throat] left has made DPS what you desire to make it for yourself. And we have a saying, I have it with my daughter all the time that your future depends on what you want to do. So every day I want her to get up and think about her future and I think you all have done that. So my comments u we'll end with that. Um board we
077we got a great year ahead of us. Um I was kind of disappointed that um uh Tren was counseledled to Richmond this weekend uh for the capital conference for next week. But I'm looking forward to a great year. We have our regional conference coming up um here in March and um so we can uh shine and show our region what we have accomplished and we have all the dignitaries coming in. So I'm excited about that. All the hard work that Dr. Harrison has done and her team. Um I'm looking forward to it and the culinary art program. Uh you can't say enough about that. Um that's that's huge. And anytime that we can spotlight our young people, um, it's major. It's not about us, but it's about them. And I think that's huge. I do
078have one request. My daughter was like, um, can we get a, um, something dealing with funerals? Um, said we can do a class like that. And I told her we need to talk to Dr. Stone about that. It was a joke. It was a joke. Thank y'all. >> Good evening. Um, one of the things I wanted to mention, um, as we all was talking, it was a blessing to hear you all's, um, as Mr. Dr. Williams was talking about that aha moment cuz I think as a board member a lot of times I know for me and I'm sure the rest of my colleagues it's good to hear from the district and like she said that you know you're able to see your true feelings and I feel like tonight you all gave really good
079insight on you know cuz you know passion in order to have purpose purpose you got to have passion so um we just appreciate that and um appreciate the work that you are doing and just um moving forward you I know you all already have a plan of action of what it is and direction you want to go in. And again, I would say uh congratulations to um our 2025 the Pedmont District Championship. I always want to say Dr. Crestle. I don't know why, but Mr. Crestle coaches and the football players um for [clears throat] um outstanding achievement and that reflects dedication, discipline, and teamwork. Then also um just special recognition to that culinary arts pathway um [snorts] our director Miss Gwen Stones for the exceptional um catering experience and as everyone has said as far
080as the um MLK breakfast when I got there it was just so amazing. I actually text um Dr. Harrison because like they said you know everybody was in motion. It would almost look like you all planned everything to see how she mentioned how it came together. It was so organized, so professional, and as people were eating her food, they like, "Who cooked this food?" And, you know, just to know that all of this was really um came from our district. So, you know, and one other thing that I told her, it's just um it's just a blessing now that our community is utilizing um our district for different things and just the level of professionalism that everything was under. And then um but lastly um you know when we looked at the students it it
081was a powerful example of realw world career exposure and student empowerment because they were really engaged in uh the catering experience that they had that day. So um again just thank you um everyone for all that you do because it does take a village as Miss Cunningham often says to um do the work that we need to do. And again um like u Mr. pain, I think he mentioned um with Dr. Harris and I told her, I said, you know, um the weekend just was a real reflection over the tireless work that had been put in with that 1% taxes because you know, it just seemed like everyone was just so happy and everything flowed like it should. So, um just appreciate um her for all her work that she does for us to have
082these buildings. So, thank you this kind of >> I know this is probably going to shock all of y'all, but this is only because I'm trying. I know Dr. Stone is too. We're trying to get to the Bonner and Westwood basketball game at GW. So, I have no comment. >> Mr. Graves. >> Yeah, just real briefly. Um, again, I can't I can't thank um Dr. Insworth and Mel enough for their presentation and Dr. Stones I believe Dr. King said, "Life's most urgent and persistent question is, what are you doing for others?" And we answer that question every single day here in DPS. We're pointing to the life of young people, the lives of young people. And it's clear as day the work that you guys are doing. And it does not go unnoticed. We appreciate
083each and every one of you. And I know it's often said, but we we practice, you know, showing that. And again, I see you guys everywhere. We have a teacher of the year in the cohort. We have Mr. who's at everything. I mean, I see her everywhere. So, so we appreciate you guys um deeply. And and one thing that I I read a Facebook post the other day from coach Morrison, his team maintained a 3.1 GPA throughout the season. So, I know Mr. President [applause] I know Mr. Pres's extremely extremely proud of that and as their the athletes are doing amazing. We heard tonight uh about our football team. We had 16 players make the Pemont uh recognition board, 12 players make the region recognition board, and four players make the state recognition board. And
084we had a coach of the year who reached his 100 win streak. So that is an amazing amazing recognition for George Washington High School, a culinary arts program. Simply amazing. Students are working hard. They love what they do and we're gonna continue to push them in that purpose. So again, Presto, I can't thank you enough. I see you everywhere. You're at every single thing. Um, you know, kids love you. They talk about you. You're hard on them. And the ones that don't, they will. I promise you that. Um, but again, I just can't thank you enough. We again, we say it a lot, but we truly truly mean that because you're doing the real work and you're on the ground doing doing what it takes to get our students to that next level. Um, and
085also I just want to give our environmental service team a shout out. Um, I saw their picture on Facebook. They donated items to the Riverside Health and Rehab Center. Um, so they're also giving back. So, every part of Dan Public Schools is going to this community and to our students. So, again, like you said, it's family and that's what we're making here at DPS. So, again, thank you guys for your service and your work. To our superintendent, the mighty notebook. Y'all see that notebook? [laughter] Yeah, she she's writing notes. Don't let them fool you. Um, we appreciate you and all you do. Um, she was up pretty early for the MLK day and um, she was serving and she was walking around and she won't tell you the real reason why she was there walking
086around, but we all know that. They know what I'm talking about. So, we we appreciate you and your leadership. Um, and one thing I can say about Dr. Ashley, she she does what she expects. She is the example. um she she gonna say and ask you to do something that she wouldn't do herself. So if it's pouring a glass of water, that's what she's gonna do as well. So we appreciate that and thank you for leaving. And with that being said, um I said enough. All right. Next, we'll move to item 16.1. Then uh make a motion to recess. >> Yes, Mr. Chair. Make a motion to recess for seven minutes. I have a second motion made by Mr. Payne, second by Miss Walker to recess for seven minutes. Any discussion? Any discussion? Hearing none,
087madam clerk, please call roll. Miss A. Yes.