Board of Education Regular Meeting - Mar 20, 2025

001THE MEETING OF THE CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL COME TO ORDER. THE CHAIR REQUESTS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. AND OPPOSED? NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A MOTION TO MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR THE REASON STATED ON THE AGENDA. SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY "AYE." AYE. WE WILL RETURN FROM CLOSED SESSION AS CLOSE TO 7 O'CLOCK AS POSSIBLE. SOMETIMES WE MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT BEFORE THAT. WE DO OUR BEST. AND APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL I CAN OFFER AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU. (IN CLOSED SESSION) (GAVEL) THE MEETING IS NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION. AND WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 21ST AS TRANSGENDERS SCHOOL DAY, AND I'LL START WITH MY COLLEAGUE. WHEREAS, CHAPEL HILL

002SERVES FAMILIES OF GREAT DIVERSITY OUR SHARE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS VALUED AND RESPECTED INCLUSIVE OF GENDER EXPRESSION. AND SEE CHCCS HAS APPROVED SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ+ TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL FAMILIES AND STAFF ARE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY. AND THAT IS TO HONOR THE TRANSPARENCIES AND WHILE RAISING AWARENESS OF A WORKPLACE TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE. AND WHEREAS, CHCCS IS COMMITTED TO MAKE SURE THAT TRANSGENDERS JOIN NON-CONFORMING PEOPLE ARE INSTEAD AFFORDED OPPORTUNITY. AND WHEREAS, THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY HAS MADE STRIVES IN CHALLENGING SOCIAL NORMS HAVE SUFFERED DISPROPORTIONATE EMPLOYMENT AND IN THE WORKPLACE DISCRETION INSTITUTIONS AND BUY OUTS. AND WHEREAS, FORMS OF TRANSGENDERS ARE NOT OPPOSED AND NOT MORE COLOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES AND IMMIGRANTS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE DISABLED. AND WHEREAS, THE RECORD NUMBER OF ANTI TRANSGENDER STATE BILLS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED WITH

00315 HUNDRED TRANSGENDER LAWS TARGETING AREAS OF EDUCATION AND RELATIVE TO GENDER AND HEALTHCARE PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS. AND WHEREAS, BEFORE THE CREATION OF THE UNITED STATES TWO TRANSGENDERS WERE RECOGNIZED IN TERMS IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND SPIRITUAL ROLES AND INTRODUCED BY THE MISSIONARIES AND BOARDING SCHOOLS. THESE TRADITIONS HAVE HAD A REVIVAL IN RECENT DECADES. AND CHCCS IS COMMITTED TO STAND UP THE DISCRETION BUT IT HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR TRANSGENDER PARENTS TO LIVE THEIR LIFE. AS THIS MEETING COMES TO ORDER, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION STANDS WITH THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY AND ACKNOWLEDGES MARCH 31, AS TRANSGENDER VIABILITY DAY. BOARD MEMBERS ANYONE WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT? APPRECIATE THAT. AND MOVE ON TO - AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO 3B. MSAN SCHOLAR "I AM LEGACY" PRESENTATION. I BELIEVE MS. LAURIE - SAW HER SOMEWHERE

004(LAUGHTER). AND FOR A TEACHER PRESENTATION. I SEE THAT PRESENTATION COMING UP NEXT. I SEE YOU. COME ON IN. WE'RE CURIOUS. (LAUGHTER.) HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE DIGNITY THAT CREATES EQUITY THROUGH PROJECTS IN A CONFERENCE AND THEY WERE IN LANSING, MICHIGAN WITH WITH AN HUNDRED AND 60 OTHER STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY- BEEN WORKING ON A PROJECT CALLED TEACHER - AND THIS IS IS AN UPDATE ON THE PROJECT. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO - I'M JOSEPH. I GO TO - HELLO, I'M A JUNIOR AT EASTERN HILL. I'M CARLOS, A JUNIOR. MY NAME IS - THIS IS A GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. WE ARE MADE UP OF MANY HIGH SCHOOLS - AND TEACHERS FOR TEACHING HOW TO TEACH AND THEY TEACH STUDENTS. AND ANOTHER ONE IS TEACHERS WHO ARE HAPPY TO TEACH AND HAPPY TO BE THERE AND REALLY

005SEEM LIKE THEY WANT TO PRESENT THE CURRICULUM AND OTHERS TEACHES THAT UNDERSTAND THAT STUDENTS MIGHT HAVE AFTER SCHOOL AND OTHER CURRICULUM SO THEY MIGHT NEED LIKE AN EXTENSION ON A PROJECT. AND ANOTHER ONE WAS TEACHERS OPEN-MINDED WHO ARE OPEN TO LEARNING FROM STUDENTS AND TEACHING IN DIFFERENT WAYS AND OVER OPEN-MINDED TEACHES ON FEEDBACK. AND OTHER TEACHERS ARE ENGAGED AND TEACHES THAT HAVE AN IT PLAN AND FEATURES MINDFUL OF OTHER CLASSES AND COMMITMENTS. ANOTHER QUESTIONS ARE SOME THING YOU TALK ABOUT THE PAST TEACHER WAS A - UM, THAT ON THE LEARNING - LEAVING OUR PHONES AT THE DOOR AND TEACHES DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON ALTER CITY COUNCIL AND SHOWING FAVORITISM. AND ANOTHER WITH AN WAS PRIORITIZING ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND TEACHES PRIORITIZING THE GRADS RATHER THAN PRIORITIZING STUDENTS KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING. AND WE WANT

006TO MAKING SURE WE ARE OPEN FEEDBACK FOR PERSON RESPONSES. SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE SEEING FROM A STUDENT TEACHES - THEY SAID THE CONTENT AND OTHER WE RECEIVED THAT'S IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE HOW THE HIGH SCHOOL IS THEY FEEL NO PRESSURE. AND ANOTHER QUOTE (UNINTELLIGIBLE). REGULAR TEACHERS - (UNINTELLIGIBLE) AND THEN ANOTHER QUOTE MAYBE TEACHERS SHOULD BE MORE CAREFUL TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. THAT MAKES THEM FEEL LESS THAN RESPECTED AND SO ON THE SURVEY THE ITS VALUE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS PROVIDE FOR MAT AND THE STUDENTS (UNINTELLIGIBLE). SO AGAIN, IT SHOWS WE OR GENERALLY HAVE MANY THINGS AND MANY STUDENTS LOVE TO UNDERSTAND AND DON'T FEEL THEIR NEEDS ARE LISTENED TO, NO. WE HOPE WE CAN HELP THE TEACHERS TO GIVE THE STUDENTS THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND HOW TO FILL THEM AND ENCOURAGE

007THE HIRING OF TEACHERS THAT HAVE A DESIRE TO HELP THE STUDENTS, THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. NEXT YEAR, WE WANT STUDENTS TO HAVE TEACHERS THAT SUPPORT YOU. OUR NEXT THOUGHT IS TO EVALUATE THE INDIVIDUALS BY (UNINTELLIGIBLE). AND LASTLY, CONTRIBUTE (UNINTELLIGIBLE). THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME (CLAPPING.) AND IF ANY QUESTIONS? YOU'D TO ASK ABOUT THE EXERCISES APART FROM THE GOALS. I'M GOING TO LOOK AT THE BOARD MEMBERS FIRST GO AHEAD. NOT REALLY A QUESTION BUT I WANT TO THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH THE TEACHERS SOMETIMES AS A ADULT WE FORGOT WHY WE'RE DOING THE JOB SO YOU GUYS SHOWING THAT IS HELPFUL MY HELP ADULTS MAYBE TWEAK HOW WE GAVE PEOPLE IN THE CLASSROOM SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT. THANK YOU, ALSO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION.

008LIKE YOU ARE AMAZING I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE STOOD IN FRONT OF THAT ROOM OF THE FOLKS TO BE POLISHED AS YOU BE ARE. HOW ARE YOU SHARING THIS WITH TEACHERS AND HAVE RESPONSES. EVERYONE (UNINTELLIGIBLE). LIKE CURRENTLY WE MEET WITH THE - (UNINTELLIGIBLE). UM, MEETING WITH THE TEACHERS WE'RE GOING TO CONDUCT THE TEACHERS SURVEY LIKE TO SUPPORT US AND - GO AHEAD. ALSO TO IN THE PAST WE WENT TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AS WELL A LARGE UM, AT OUR EVERY CONFERENCE AT THE BEGINNING TEACHERS CONFERENCE THIS YEAR SPOKE AT THE BEGINNING WE'RE LOOKING TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THE DATA WITH THE TEACHERS AND VETERAN TEACHERS COMING IN FROM THE DISTRICT AND TEACHERS (UNINTELLIGIBLE) REQUIRE A LOT. I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

009TEAMS THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD VENTURE. THANK YOU MS. CLARK AND OTHERS FOR YOUR WORK. OKAY. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND IF I EXEMPTIONS YOU FIRST OF ALL, AS YOU WERE DOING YOUR RESEARCH WITH THE PEERS HOW DO THEY RESPOND WHERE THEY WANT TO GIVE YOU THEIR INFORMATION OR DID THEY FIND IF DIFFICULT TO DO DO RESEARCH. I KNOW FOR MY FACT A SURVEY, MIGHT NOT FEEL ENCOURAGED TO TAKE THAT SURVEY BUT WE HAD A LOT OF TEACHERS TO TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS WERE IN THE CLASSROOM. AND ALSO I FOUND HAD I TALKED TO MY TEACHERS THE SURVEY WE SAW WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WE CARED ABOUT THAT AND THEY FEEL POSITIVE ABOUT THE FILLING OUTER THE SURVEYS. OATH STUDENTS RESPONDED WELCOME TO THE SURVEY WE ABLE ABLE TO GET

010ALMOST EVERY STUDENT TO ANSWER THE SURVEY AND WE HAD THE HIGHEST RESPONSES FROM THE - THAT WAS AMAZING WE DIDN'T THINK ALL THE STUDENTS WOULD ANSWER THEM BUT GOT A LOT OF RESPONSE. IF I CAN ADD ONE MORE THING. AS FAR AS THE THE NEXT STEPS 70 PERCENT NEXT YEAR TIME TO OPEN UP EACH HIGH SCHOOL UM, AND INVITE STUDENTS TO COME HAVE DONE THAT'S THE AND FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH PROVIDING EXEMPTS WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE INTERACTION WITH OTHER STUDENTS. THAT WAS MY QUESTION I'LL LEAVE THAT AND GO TO MY COMMENTS SO WE CAN KEEP ON MOVING. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND APPRECIATE IT AND WANT TO ALL TO KNOW YOU COME FROM A LONG LINE OF SCHOLARS AND THIS IS NOT JUST OURS IN THE DISTRICT BUT

011STUDENT FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TEA TO KNOW THAT SOME OF OUR PRIOR SCHOLARS DID GREAT THINGS I REMEMBER WHEN A WALK OUT WITH THE SCHOLARS AND WALKED OUT OF CLASSROOM I SUPPORTED THEM AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND ASKING THE GOOD QUESTIONS I HOPE YOU GROW AND WE'LL SEE MORE STUDENTS THAT ASK THE TOUGH QUESTIONS AND CLASSROOM IN COLOR WAS WONDERFUL FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW THAT IS ASKING QUESTIONS AND LINE UP THOSE THINGS AND I HOPE IT GETS TRADEMARKS THANK YOU (LAUGHTER). . THANK YOU. (CLAPPING) THANK YOU ALL. (LAUGHTER.) THIS IS BRINGS US TO THE NEXT ITEM. 3B. MSAN SCHOLAR "I AM LEGACY" PRESENTATION. RADIO THEY ARE THEY STUCK OUT THERE? COME IN AND WELCOME. IT IS THERE WE GO. (MULTIPLE VOICES.) YOU KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH (LAUGHTER). IN

012EVER CORNER. BOARD MEMBERS I HOPE - YOU HAVE A CROWD. I KNOW YOU'LL HAVE - I'M JIM I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE FOR A SPECIAL REASON THIS FEELS ALMOST LIKE HOME I SPENT A LOT OF HOURS. AND (CLAPPING.) AND HOPEFULLY THEY TREATED ME AS IN HIS AS THEY TREATED I'M REPRESENTING THE NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE NCCAT THE TEACHER I - I DON'T WORK FOR THEM I'M AND HAVE ARE. BUT WITH P ABOUT 7 YEARS AGO HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME I RECEIVED A CALL THE DIRECTOR FROM NCCAT HE SAID ABOUT LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY EVALUATE THE TEACHING PROFESSION IN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOME OF THE THINGS TIE BUTTON IDEAS WHAT IT IS HE SAID BEGINNING TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING TEACHERS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND DEVELOPED THEM AT THE LEADERSHIP

013AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ACROSS THE STATE AND I SAID THAT SOUNDS GOOD. HE SAID I HOPE YOU SHARE THAT. I SAID WHAT THE HECK DID THAT MEAN. HE SAID - I WANT YOU TO GET THE PROPER PEOPLE INVOLVED AND GET THE MONEY AND - FIRST THING WAS TO GET A STEERING COMMITTEE AND YOU CALLED SHE AGREED TO SERVE SHEETS BEEN A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL TOP WE STARTED PERSISTENTLY IT TOOK AS A YEAR AND A HALF THAT IS THE 6-YEAR OF PRESENTING THE AWARD WITHOUT COVID WITHIN A 7-YEAR AND THEY GO TO THE NORTH CAROLINA TO NOMINATE THE BEGINNING TEACHER HAVE TO MEET CRITERIA. AND CHARTER SCHOOLS CAN NOMINATE AND FOR THE CENTERS TO HANDLE THAT AND EACH CENTERS SELECT THIS FINALIST AND THEN THE DEPARTMENT CHARTER SKELETAL HANDLE THE PROCESS AND SELECT 3 FINALIST HAVE 27

014STATE FINALITY THIS YEAR OVER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY OF THIS NC BEGINNING TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD AND TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE HAD IS RECOGNIZED ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA IN THE QUALITY OF TEACHERS WE HAVE AND THEN GONE FOR A WEEK TO TRAINING NOT JUST THE TYPICAL BEGINNING TEACHER THAT IS RILE LEADERSHIP TRAINING THEY GET DO KNOW EACH OTHER AND FORM A GROUP AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE AND THEN GO TO O BACK TO THE SYSTEMS WE'RE PROUD OF ALL OF THEM BUT THAT PROCESS A JUDGING PROCESS AND WILL BE IN GROUNDINGVILLE NEXT WEEK AND THERE ARE IS CONSTRUCTION SO GROUNDING BURGER THIS YEAR AND THEN THE RUNNER UP GETS A 2 YOU THOUSAND DOLLARS PRICES AND SUPPLIES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDY TRIP SO THAT IS PRETTY GOOD PRICES FOR A GOOD PRICES AND THE GREENVILLE THEY

015WELCOME THE NORTH CAROLINA BEGINNING TEACHER AWARD. GOOD ENOUGH BUT WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE THE NOMINEES FOR THE THIS IS A THE SECONDS YEAR WE HAD A FINALIST AND THE FIRST WAS ONE RUNNER UP SPOT A FEW YEARS AGO SO I KNOW TO RECOGNIZE THE DIRECTOR DR. KAREN WHO REALLY WE SAW THAT AND I GO OUT AND SHOW UP SO KAREN IF YOU'LL COME AND MAKE THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. DR. THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENED UM, THROATS 7 YEARS OF THIS 7 AND A HALF YEARS ONE OF THEM IS ME UNDERSTANDING A MENTOR IN THE DOCTOR IT IS BEYOND PRICESLESS SO TODAY WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE LAUREN GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE'RE ACTUALLY HERE TO CELEBRATE HER A FINALIST AND CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY TODAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY (CLAPPING). THINK

016BOOSTING NORTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING THAT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO ANNOUNCE LAUREN IS A FINALITY FOR THE 25 NC BEGINNING TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD THIS HIGHLIGHTS HER CONTRIBUTION TO THE TEACHING PROFESSION AND HER REMARKABLE IMPACT ON THE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY HERE IN CHAPEL HILL THE NC BEGINNING TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED TO CELEBRATE THE CREATIVITY AND RESILIENCE AND DEDICATION OF FIRST YEAR TEACHERS ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA. EVERY YEAR MORE 7 THOUSAND TEACHERS ENTER THE CLASSROOM THIS HONORS THOSE WHO EXEMPLIFY THE BEST PROFESSION AND ADDRESS SIDE CHALLENGE OF BEGINNING TEACHERS. LAUREN OLIVER WHETHER ATTEND WITH THE FINEST ON MARCH 26TH WILL CELEBRATE 9 AT RECOGNITION EVENT ON THE CAMPUS OF THE CAMPUS AND ADVANCING TEACHING AND THRILLED TO CELEBRATE MS. OLIVER A SHINING EXAMPLE OF THIS MISSION PLEASE JOIN ME IN

017CONGRATULATING HER WE'RE PLEASED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A CERTIFICATE RECOGNIZING YOU AS A IN CAP NC BEGINNING TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD FINAL AND YEAH, AND CAN WE - HAVE PICTURES YOU WANT TO GO UP HERE AND DR. WE'LL DO THAT NEXT. OKAY.- (MULTIPLE VOICES). I THINK RIGHT AT THE WELL AND. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. AND THEN WE GOT A SECOND -. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. I HOPE THIS IS A MEMORABLE BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR YOU, LAUREN. THANK YOU. IN ADDITION ON BEHALF OF THE EMPOWER WE HAVE OUR DEVELOPMENT OF FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER EUGENE THAT PRESENT LAUREN WITH A CHECK FOR $250 (CLAPPING.) THERE WE GO. EMPOWER SUPPORTS NORTH CAROLINA QUARTERS IN IN HER INVESTMENT PLAN THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TO CELEBRATE THIS OUTSTANDING CREATOR WE APPRECIATE THE SCHOOLS FOR RECOGNIZING LAUNCHING AND IN CAP

018NC BEGINNING TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD PROGRAM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. (CLAPPING) LAUREN BEFORE YOU GET WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING. YES. I WANT TO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE SUPPORT HAD IN THE FIRST YEAR OF TEACHER AND ALLOWED TO TRY AWESOME THINGS AND THANK YOU, MR. PAULSON FOR BEING HERE UM, SO SUPPORTIVE (CLAPPING.) AND FOR HIM BELIEVING IN ME AND HAVE IS AN ENDEAVOR THE P.S. AND WHAT THEY'VE INVESTED IN ME THANK YOU FOR TRAVELING THIS WAY TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR A FEW MOMENTS YES, THANK YOU I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. LAUREN CONGRATULATIONS WE'RE PROUD OF THAT AWARD AND YOUR RECOGNITION WE REALLY ARE AND I WOULD SUGGEST WITH MY LIKE TO SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUT I CAN'T SING. LIZARD HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR LAUREN,

019HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. (CLAPPING). THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M SO GRATEFUL. THANKS. YEP AND BEFORE YOU GO CAN I DR. - LAUREN CONGRATULATIONS THIS IS SUCH AN ALUMNI CAREER AND TO SHOW UP IN OUR EARLY YEARS VERY, VERY PROUD I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT YOU DO NEXT AND THANK YOU TO THE NORTH CAROLINA ADVANCEMENT FOR TEACHING ESPECIALLY WHEN THE PUBLIC EQUATION NEEDS RESOURCES AND VOICES AND DOCTOR CARLSON I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN 7 YEARS AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU HOW TO FIND 5 THOUSANDS OF FUNDING AND SECOND PRICES ANY $10,000 THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND YEARS OF SERVICE TO EQUATION AND NORTH CAROLINA. SO THANK YOU AND DR. THANK YOU, AS WELL. I WANT TO SAY LIKE I CAN'T - (UNINTELLIGIBLE) BUT WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THE NORTH CAROLINA NC BEGINNING TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD

020THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.. THE ONLY REASON SHE WON WAS BECAUSE (UNINTELLIGIBLE). (LAUGHTER.) WE KNOW BETTER WE KNOW BETTER IS THAT RIGHT? IS THAT RIGHT? . THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALL AND RONNIE THANK YOU FOR THAT. (CLAPPING) OKAY. NOW IT IS TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND AS WE GET STARTED DR. HAMLIN I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO HELP US GET STARTED WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT. SURE, THANK YOU. MR. CHAIRMAN BEFORE WE BEGIN I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF WHAT MOST PEOPLE ARE HERE TO SPAKE ABOUT I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A FEW THINGS SO WE'RE ALL ON THE ON THE SAME PAGE. LAST WEEK, I CONFIRMED THAT WE DID NOT ELIMINATE WORLD LANGUAGE AND ART PROGRAMMING AND TONIGHT I WANT TO OVER MY REASSURANCE TO STAFF

021STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WHAT THAT MEANS. NUMBER ONE, WE ARE CONTINUING THE HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT PACKET FOR LATIN TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED CAN CONTINUE THEIR HIGH SCHOOL PATHWAY AND NUMBER TWO, WE ARE CONTINUING THE HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT PATHWAY FOR FRENCH. THAT MEANS WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKE SURE ALL STUDENTS CURRENTLY IN ENROLLED IN THE HIGH SCHOOL FRENCH COURSE CAN CONTINUE THEIR PATHWAY AND ALSO CHORES WILL CONTINUE TO BE OFFERED THEY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND IF THERE ARE THE ELECTIVES THAT YOU HAVE UNCERTAINTY ABOUT OUR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS HERE TONIGHT OR THOSE WATCHING PLEASE LET US KNOW WE CAN GET YOU MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LEGISLATIONS AND LATER ON WE'LL GET INTO MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE POSITIONS THAT ARE IMPACTED AT THE ALLOTMENT PROCESS AND HAD I CAN'T DO TONIGHT TO HE

022PROMISE YOU EXACTLY HAD EVERYTHING WILL LOOK FOR THE THE STUDENTS OR FOR A PARTICULAR STAFF MEMBER. THAT BECOMES FOR CLEAR DURING THE MASTER SCHEDULING IN THE STRING AND SUMMER AND WHAT I CAN TELL YOU WHILE THIS PROCESS INCLUDING EMPLOYEE IN CONFORMANCE IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS EACH YEAR AND TYPICALLY IN MAY OR JUNE WE MADE THE DECISION TO MOVE THE TIMELINE UP BASED UPON THE DIRECT FEEDBACK IN THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE IMPACTED BY THE REDUCTION AND MANY IMPRESSED THE NEED MANY IMPRESSED THE NEED FOR EARLIER NOTICE AND THE POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY THAT WERE WITHIN THE DISTRICT. AND SO WE WANTED TO HONOR THAT REQUEST BY PROVIDING AS UNIFORM ADVANCED NOTICE TO THE EMPLOYEES QUACKED BY THE STAFF PROGRESS AND ADDITIONALLY HAVE HISTORICALLY HELD SCHOOL HARMLESS TO EMPOWER AND EXCEPT AND INVEST IN THE PROCESS THE BUDGET UNCERTAINTY

023THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT CUTS TO FEDERAL FUNDING WOULD BE UPWARDS OF $9.2 MILLION THE LIKELIHOOD WILL NOT BE FUNDED AND FROM THE GENERAL ESSENTIAL WILL NOT ALLOW US TO CONTINUE OPERATING IN THAT MANNER THIS IS NOT DECISION WE TAKE LIGHTLY AND UNDERSCORES THE REALITY WE CONTINUE TO FACE AS A UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. WITHOUT CLARITY WE MUST MAKE COMPREHENSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE AFFIRM DISCUSSIONS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE RESOURCES TO THE STUDENTS AND STAFF. IN PART I CAN'T MAKE PROMISES NOT BECAUSE 6 UNCERTAINTY AS LOCAL AND STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL BY COURSE ENROLLMENT AND MASTER SCHEDULING AND ADJUSTMENT AFTER THE 20 DAYS OF NEXT YEAR ARE IN PLAY. THOSE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE UNPRINTABLE WILL SHAPE THE STAFFING IN THE MONTHS TO COME. ON MONDAY, I WAS PART OF PRODUCTIVE MEETING WITH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND

024HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS WE WORKED ON SOLUTION TO HAVE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND COURSE AND STAFFING ALLOCATIONS. I HAVE CONFIDENCE OUR SCHOOLS WILL BE CREATIVE TO BE SURE STUDENTS GET THE POTENTIAL EXPERIENCE BASED ON THEIR REQUESTS THEY MAKE AND IN FACT, SECOND 19 SECONDARY LEADERS ARE CONTINUING AND EVERYONE HOSPITAL REACHED OCCURRED TO ME DIRECTLY IN PARTICULAR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES I TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR ADVOCACY. THANK YOU FOR TAKE TAKING THE TIME TO SHOW HOW YOU CARE ABOUT THE STUDENTS LEARNING AND FINALLY IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT YOU CAN DO I HAVE A FEW SUGGESTIONS. FIRST PLEASE KNOW OUR PRINCIPLES ARE TAKE CARE OF THE STUDENTS DESPITE THE OBSTACLES AND IN TIMES LIKE THIS IT IS IMPORTANT WE STAND TOGETHER NOT SEEK AN ENEMY WITHIN THE CHALLENGES ARE REAL BUT THEY ARE NOT INSURMOUNTABLE IF WE TRUST THE DECISION MAKING

025TO GRASP WITH AND SOLVE THE PRACTICES TOGETHER AND, SECOND, WE NEED OUR HELP IN DIRECTING THE ENERGY TO HAVE THE BEST IMPACTS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL ARE UNDERFUNDED A GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOL FOSTERS A JOYFUL LEARNING WHERE STUDENTS ARE ENTITLED TO LEARN HAS STRONG LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATED STAFF AND THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO PREPARE LEARNS FOR SUCCESS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES JOURNEY AND PUBLIC MONEY SHOULD GO TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS RETREAT THAT MESSAGE AS LOUD AS YOU CAN MR. CHAIRMAN AND NOW FOR THE FOLKS WE'RE EAGER TO HEAR WAS ON YOUR MIND. THANK YOU DR. HAMLET APPRECIATE THAT AND GETTING US START. THE BOARD RECOGNIZES THAT THE FINAL IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING TO THE PROGRAMS FACING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGES PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT EDUCATIONAL ISSUES. SPEAKERS ARE REMINDED THAT NO PERSONAL ATTACKS NOR DEFAMATORY LANGUAGE IS PERMITTED. AND BOARD

026MEMBERS MAY ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS BUT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE WITH THE PUBLIC. THAT'S WHAT WE DO IN PUBLIC COMMENT. AND EACH SPEAKER TONIGHT WILL BE CONFIRMED TO ONE MINUTE TO PRESENT COMMENTS. UM, THE REMAINING TIME - WHEN YOU'RE OUT OF TIME, YOU WILL HAVE TIME TO CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS. WE RECOGNIZE THE REPRESENTATIVES AND TEACHER ORGANIZATIONS AND HIGH SCHOOL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC COMMENT. AND ARE THERE ANY REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS GROUP BESIDES CHHS? MR. LINK, WE'RE GOING TO GRANT YOU AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION 3 MINUTES AND ADD A MINUTE OF PERSONAL TIME YOU REQUEST 6 MINUTES SO LIMIT IT TO FOUR. WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN AND MADAM VICE CHAIR GOOD EVENING. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAPEL EDUCATION AND SPEAKING FOR 3 POINTS FIRST, I'M HAPPY TO THANK DR. STEWART

027AND BEEN A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS INVOLVES STAKEHOLDERS AND UP HELD THE VALUES WITH DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION KUDOS WE SUPPORT THE CALENDAR AND SECOND MY TIME IT LIMITED BY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WORK SESSION WE SUPPORT THE - AND PARTICULARLY APPRECIATE NOT EXPANSION ITEMS FOR RESTORING THE MASTER PAY AND INCREASING THE CLASSIFIED SUPPLEMENT AND YOU HEARD FROM THE WONDERFUL STUDENTS THAT STAFF IS HERE AND WANT TO ENJOY BEING HERE THIS IS IMPORTANT TO MESSAGE THAT A OF IT DIDN'T GET ACROSS THE LINE THE MAIN REASON I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE CLASSROOMS THE FIRST WE'RE SO TO SPEAK ON AN OFFERING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS SIGNED THE SHUTTERING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION I WANT TO ECHO THE SUPERINTENDENTS PUBLIC LIBRARY MONEY FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THIS IS THE SCENARIO WE ARE FACING THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY.

028AND IT IS ENTIRELY IMPORTANT EVERYONE REALIZED NOT A ONE AND DONE YOU NEED TO STAY IN THE GAME WE NEED YOU GOING TO THE STAT OFFICES THAT IS A MATTER FOR LIFE AND DEATH FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THIS IS NOT A DOGE COMMUNITY BUT ASK 3 THINGS TRANSPARENT I THINK WE HAD A LONG WAY THAT DR. HAMLET AND ENCOURAGE THAT IN TERMS OF WHO IS EFFECTED KNOWING THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS AND THE MOST EXPANSIVE PROTECTION OF WORKERS RIGHTS IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND PEOPLE KNOW THEIR RESPECT AND WANT TO SAY GOING FORWARD WE HIGHLIGHT WHY THOSE CUTS WILL BE MADE BECAUSE OF THE FINANCIAL RISKS WE'RE FACING AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL AND THE COMMUNITY COMMISSION AND THE SECOND THING TO REMEMBER THE HUMANITY TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE ALL THE INDIVIDUALS HERE TONIGHT WHOSE EDUCATION

029PROTECT IMPACTED AND RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS OF THE MAYOR BUT MORE TO BE DONE AND FINALLY, WE ASK FOR THE IDEA OF (BELL RINGING) IS THAT MY 3 MINUTES OR 4 MINUTES I'M PRETTY GOOD AT TIMING I WANT TO MAKE SURE AND SO WE TALK ABOUT THE SOLUTIONS WE HAVE TEACHERS IN MULTIPLE SCHOOLS; RIGHT? TO MAKE SURE THE PROGRAMMING GOES FORWARD AND STUDENTS WILL LEARN FROM A REAL LIVE PERSONALLY AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS A DISTRICT WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN BUT JUST LIKE POLICY WE WOULD ADVOCATE FOR AN ONGOING PROCESS F THAT INSURES BUY IN THAT SAYS THERE BE A INTERNAL PROCESS NUMBERS FOR ALLOCATIONS NOT MADE BY ONE PRINCIPAL BUT THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS LIKE WE CAN HAVE PUBLIC INPUT FROM OUR STUDENTS AND PARENTS SO IT GETS TO THE BOARD WE KNOW

030THIS IS SOMETHING AS DR. HAMLET SAID THAT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY TOGETHER WHAT WE NEED TO DO (BELL RINGING) TO SURVIVE AND ADVANCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING (CLAPPING.) THANK YOU, MR. LINK WE APPRECIATE THAT. MS. HOLIDAY WE HAVE A NUMBER OF STUDENTS A WAY TO LET THE STUDENTS GO FIRST, YOU HAVE A SPEAKER LIST THERE? SECOND MOTION THEY'VE SPOKEN ANYWAY. WE'RE STARTING. (LAUGHTER.) I'M OKAY WITH THAT AND FIRST SPEAKER A LUCY SALAZAR AND I DO HAVE A GROUP OF SPEAKERS FOR THE GOVERNMENT. SPCA ON THE OTHER HAND, SO TO SPEAK AS A GROUP WHY NOT BRING IN THE GROUP THEN (COUGHING) AND YES. ONE REPRESENTING THE STUDENTS. AND. OKAY. THAT'S FINE WELCOME WE'LL GIVE YOU UP TO 3 MINUTES LIKE THE A E PEOPLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M ANDREW

031A MEMBER OF CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO SCHOOLS AND HAVE A SURVEY OF TEACHERS ON THE OPINION OF THE SCHEDULING BOTH OF THE PLAN AND IT'S IMPLEMENTATION. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO PASS OUT I HOPE I MADE ENOUGH COPIES - [OFF MIC.] INCLUDED WILL THE RESULTS OF SURVEY I INCLUDED FOUR QUESTIONS TODAY SUPPORT OUR THURSDAY FLEX THE SCHEDULE IN PLACE NEXT YEAR AND LAST YEAR AND DO YOU SUPPORT OF THE STUDENTS BLOCK SCHEDULE WITH THE DAILY CHOICE FOR NEXT YEAR. AND IN YOUR OPINION HAVE THEY PROVIDED AVAILABILITY OF 3 OPTIONS NOT ENOUGH OR NONE AND THE LAST QUESTION DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE HAD ADEQUATE INPUT ON THE STRUCTURE OF SCHOOLS DAY NEXT YEAR THE ANSWERS WERE ADEQUATE AND SOME NONE AND NOW CALLING TO OUR ATTENTION THE STATISTICS THURSDAY FLEX WAS ROUGHLY ROUGHLY EQUAL IT WAS 60

032PERCENT IN FAVOR AND 40 PERCENT AGAINST WHICH IS A HEALTHY NUMBER BUT I THINK THERE ARE WAYS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF TEACHERS THAT SUPPORT IT THROUGH UM, ACKNOWLEDGING MORE FEEDBACK FROM TEACHERS. THE BIGGEST THING I WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION THE PROSECUTING FOR THE PROPOSAL FOR NEXT YEAR I SURVEYED TEACHERS AND HAD AN 82 DID I APPROVAL RATING 29 FAIRLY ALTHOUGH THE SCHEDULE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE NEXT 5 OR 6 MONTHS. THIS IS I FIND THIS DEEPLY TROUBLING AND CONCERNING. AND ADDITIONALLY FOR TRAINING TEACHERS FIELD NOT ENOUGH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES OR TIME ALLOTTED FOR THAT TRAINING THAT MAY INHIBIT THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS ONE CAN ALLOW FOR THEM TO HAVING A SUCCESSFUL UM, EXPERIENCE AT THE SCHOOL. SO IT MY RECOMMENDATION BASED ON THE FINDING OF THIS SURVEY WHEN I'LL

033SHARE MY FULL DOCUMENT I'M CITING WITH YOU ALL SHORTLY IS POTENTIALLY DELAYING THE IMPLEMENTATIONS OF BLOCK FOR A YEAR TO ALLOW TEACHERS MORE TIME AND TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO GET USED TO AND TO UNDERSTAND THE PCH AND A BLOCK SCHEDULE TO BE RECONSIDERED THOSE WERE THE FINDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANDREW I APPRECIATE THAT (CLAPPING.) WE UM, ARE GOING TO MOVE ON NOW WITH THE INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS FOR A MINUTE EACH. WHERE IS MS. HOLIDAY CAN YOU GET SPEAKERS LINED UP 3 AT THAT TIME AND SOMEONE ADJUST THAT MICROPHONE SO WE CAN HEAR. THERE WE GO. SHOULD I START SO TO SPEAK. IN YOU'RE THE FIRST SPEAKER INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND WHAT SCHOOL YOU'RE AT AND GRADE. MY NAME IS MELISSA I'M AT CULBRETH MIDDLE SCHOOL IN 6-GRADE I WANT TO SAY STARTING 6 GRADES IS DIFFERENT

034FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUT MS. MOYER HAS MADE MY LAST PERIOD OF THE DAY AND REALLY A INCLUSIVE TEACHER AND IN HIS TO EVERYONE WHO COMES INTO THE CLASSROOM AND IT WILL BE SAD HONESTLY IF THEY LEFT AND WOULD BE SAD AND THE WHOLE COMMUNITY WOULD BE SAME DAY NOT OUR DECISION BUT SHE'S AND FANTASTIC TEACHER AND SAD TO SEE HER GO. THANK YOU. UM, IS THAT MY TURN. OKAY. MY NAME IS ELLEN AN EIGHT GRADER AT CULBRETH MIDDLE SCHOOL. I'VE BEEN TAKING LATIN AND FRENCH. I'M A LITTLE BIT CRAZY BUT IT IS A PASSIONATE AND WONDERFUL COMMUNITY AND MS. MYERS JOB IS IN DANGER I KNOW SHE'S GOING TO TEACH ME THE WAY OTHER TEACHERS HAVE DONE AND IT WILL BE UNIQUE AND I WAS LUCKY TO TRAVEL TO EUROPE WITH HER I UNDERSTAND AS

035A MIDDLE SCHOOLER I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE MONETARY THINGS GOING ON BUT UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE LANGUAGES ARE IMPORTANT A LONG LINE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING TO SPEAK HOW THEY FEEL SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. HE WILL I'M SARAH (CLAPPING.) AND I AM ONE OF THE TRULY LUCKY STUDENTS HAD AN EXPERIENCE TAUGHT BY THE CULBRETH MIDDLE SCHOOL LATIN TEACHER THEY PROVIDE FUN AND INTERESTING THEY'RE ENGAGING AND SHE MAKES SURE THE LATINOS IS SUCCESSFUL TO ALL TYPES OF STUDENTS CREATING AN INCLUSIVE WELCOMING AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT I'LL DEVASTATED THAT THEY'RE ELIMINATING HER POSITION THROUGHOUT THE - NOT STAFFING ENOUGH LATIN TEACHERS I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE DISTRICT TO MAKE BUDGET CUTS BUT OUR FUNDING CUTS ARE IN PART DUE TO THE DECLINE OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT IS CUTTING SECONDARY TEACHERS INSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

036AND THAT IS PROJECTING ONE HUNDRED AND 50 WHILE THE HIGH SCHOOLS NOT - (BELL RINGING) THESE. GO AHEAD. THOSE CUTS ARE NOT FAIR TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE TWO EMPTY SPOTS. WHY ARE WE CUTTING MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS? I ASK THE BOARD ANY CUTS NEED TO BE MADE SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE INCLUSIVE STUDENTS. THANK YOU. (CLAPPING.) HELLO, MY NAME IS ISAAC I'M AT CULBRETH MIDDLE SCHOOL MY EXPERIENCE IS WE HAVE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW MIRROR IS AN AMAZING TEACHER AN AMAZING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND I LOVE GOING TO CLASS EVERYDAY IT IS CLASS THAT CHEERS ME UP I KNOW I'LL HAVE FUN THERE. I HELPED WITH THE PETITION THAT HAD MANY SIGNATURES HAVE OPEN 1,000 SIGNATURES AND I KNOW THAT UM, I KNOW THE BUDGET CUTS ARE NECESSARY. BUT I

037FEEL IT THERE MAY NOT BE THE BEAUTIFY WAY TO WE HAVE AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE PETITION THAT CAME TO US TODAY SO THE BOARD HAS SEEN THE PETITION AND READ IT. GO AHEAD. I'M A 7TH GRADER AT CULBRETH MIDDLE SCHOOL I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE AMAZING TEACHER MS. MOYER IS CIRCLE AND SHE PUTS A LOT OF TIME BOTH HER LESSENS IT ALLOWS THE FAMILIES WE - WE CAN CONNECT WITH THE EFFORTS ON THE FAMILIES IS AMAZING WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HAVE THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY EVERY YEAR AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE ENJOYED IT ON HIGH SCHOOL UPDATES AND COLLEGE CLASSES 45 THAT MINUTES WE SPEND LEARNING TIMES IN LATIN CLASSES FOR EXAMPLE, LATIN CAN EFFECT THE CHECK IN STORIES AND FOR A - VOCATION AND SPANISH - WHEN MOST STUDENTS GRADUATED WITH THE ELECTIVES IN MIND

038THE LATIN CLASS WILL BE A PICK OVER AND OVER AGAIN LIKE I CAN'T IMAGINE A FEW DAYS WITHOUT IT THANK YOU. (CLAPPING) THANK YOU. SO BOARD MEMBERS MY NAME IS LISA A 9 GRADER AT CHAPEL HILL. I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE PET WHAT I'VE READ IN E-MAILS IT IS CLEAR THE TEACHERS JOB ARE IN JEOPARDY I'LL BE GOING TO ROMAN AMAZING EXPERIENCE BUT THE TEACHERS MAKE THAT POSSIBLE FOR US AND OUTSIDE OF CLASSROOM MY MIDDLE SCHOOL LATIN TEACHER. WITHOUT HIM, I WOULDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A BEST FRIEND AND COMPETE AND CONTINUING LATIN WILL HAVE A CULTURE HERITAGE TO ME AS WELL AS LITERATURE AND SO HAVE ANY EDUCATION CUT OFF AND OPPORTUNITIES REMOVED THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY HINDER MY PASSION AND LATIN STUDENTS AND I, WE FEED THE SUPPORT OF OUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU. (CLAPPING.)

039HELLO MY NAME IS RIBBING ANY A TENT GRADER AT THE CHAPEL HILL I DECIDED TO TAKE LATIN I HEARD THE TEACHER WAS VERY GOOD AND MS. MOYER TAUGHT IN A UNIQUE WAY AND IT IS DIVIDED EVERY SINGLE DAY AND ENCOURAGED THE STUDENTS TO TRY THINGS WHEN I WAS IT SIGNING UP FOR LATINOS I'M HERE AND WHAT I'M TRYING SAY I LOVE LATIN I REALLY LOVE THE LATIN TEACHERS AND WANT THE STUDENTS TO HAVE THE SAME AMAZING EXPERIENCE AND WE'VE HEARD HOW PEOPLE - HER NAME IS NUMBER 4 HAD AND 8 WE HAVE 1,000 PLUS SIGNATURES AND IN LESS THAN A WELCOME BACK 10 PERCENT OF STUDENTS SIGNED THE PETITION WE COME HERE TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH LATIN AND FRENCH MATTER TO THE STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT (BELL RINGING) THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FORFEITURE (CLAPPING.)

040HELLO, EVERYONE I'M JULIE AND AN EIGHT GRADER AT CULBRETH MIDDLE SCHOOL I TOOK LATINOS FOR 2 YEARS AND CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE AND MS. MOYER MAKES IT A SAFE PLACE FOR EVERYONE AND THIS IS A HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY IN ANY SISTER HAS TWO - BUT THE LATIN AND FRENCH TEACHER LEAVES HE'LL NOT EXPERIENCE THAT LATIN CAN BE APPLIED NOT ONLY IN A JOB BUT ALL AROUND THE WORLD AND THROUGH LIFE WHEN I HEARD THE NEWS ABOUT THE TEACHERS CUTS MY FRIENDS AND I PUT TOGETHER A GOOGLE DOT HOPING TO GET ONE HUNDRED SIGNATURES WE HAVE OVER 1,000 SIGNATURES AND WE HOPE THIS WILL HELP. PLEASE HELP IMPERATIVE THE CLASSROOM FOR LEARNING AND PLEASE SAVE THE PROGRAM THANK YOU, TIME. HELLO, I'M AND JADE AND CURRENT LATIN STUDENT AT CULBRETH MIDDLE SCHOOL IF SOMEONE TOLD ME

041I'LL BE TAKING LATIN THAT CREATES A CONNECTION AND CONNECTS TO THE 3-GRADE LEVELS. IT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND ENCOURAGES COMMUNICATION AND ALLOWS HEAT ANY COMMUNICATION FOR STUDENTS AND ON TOP THIS HAS THE BEST TEACHERS LIKE MIRROR AND THEY REPRESENT THE VALUES SCHOOLS ARE TRYING TO INSTILL AND HE MOTIVATE THE STUDENTS. THESE ARE THE TEACHERS WE SHOULD BE TRYING TO SAVE NOT UP TO THE TIME THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME (CLAPPING.) NAMING AND I LIBRARY I AM A HIGH SCHOOL ASTONISHING IN 7TH GRADE AND THROUGHOUT ANY CAREER I'VE LEARNED MORE IN LATIN CLASS AND IN 2 YEARS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LATIN WE LEARNED 1,000 VOCABULARY ARE WORDS WE SEE SIGNIFICANCE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WE FORMED A TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY TO GROW. MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL IS A CHALLENGING TIME I KNOW I PERSONALLY

042HAVE TIME IT WAS DIFFICULT BUT THROUGHOUT THAT ALL THIS WAS A COMFORT AND PAPERWORK OF JOY MY LATIN COLA'S CLASS MADE MY LIFE MORE FULFILLING YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EXISTING CAN BE DENIED THE OPPORTUNITY IN THE COMING YEARS THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME (CLAPPING). HI, I'M MIA A SOPHOMORE AT CHAPEL HILL. WHAT I LEARNED WITH THE LANGUAGES ARE THEN THE ARTS COME AND COLA'S DEEMED BY OVERZEALOUS PARENTS I WANT TO JUST TO BE CLEAR, NOT JUST SO TO SPEAK FOR MYSELF BUT THE CHILD WHO IS IN A SANCTUARY CLASSES IN LATIN AND WHO HAS UNCERTAIN FUTURE IN A LANGUAGE BASED CLASS THE FIRST THING ASKING FOR TRANSPARENCY FOR THE CHILDREN THAT ARE CONFUSED ABOUT THEIR FUTURE IN THE LANGUAGE CLASSES AND CONSIDER A WAY TO START THE LATIN - AND WHO PLACES THEIR LIVES. AND LASTLY,

043TO NOT GO OVER THE HUMANITY CLASSES AND THE ARTS AND LANGUAGE CLASSES BECAUSE THOSE CLASSES THOSE SUBJECTS ARE THE VERY THINGS THAT KEEP HUMANITY ALIVE AND WELL. THANK YOU. (CLAPPING). I WANTED TO SHOW YOU A POSTER. FIRST THANK YOU FOR THIS LATIN PROGRAM AND I'VE BEEN TAKING LATIN SINCE 6TH GRADE AND WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE LATIN WHO THANK HER LATIN STUDENTS THE LATIN PROGRAM IS AMAZING THE CURRICULUM TOPICS LIKE ROMAN HISTORY AND OTHER CULTURES AND HAVING THIS KNOWLEDGE WILL HELP ME IN AND FUTURE AND MR. MYERS IS AN AMAZING TEACHER. SHE'S AN AMAZING WAY TO HELP THE STUDENTS LEARN AND ABOVE AND BEYOND AND HELPING PEOPLE IN THE LATIN PROGRAM THE THE BEST EXPERIENCE I HAD SHERIFF WESOLOWSKI SHE HELPS ME. SHE ALSO HELPS ALL SIMPLE STUDENT WILL BE DEVASTATED IF MR. MOYER LEAVES

044WHO HELPS THEM IN THEIR A CLASSES TO SUMMARIZE HARD TO LOSE A LATIN TEACHER FOR THE LATIN ENROLLMENT THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO CONSIDER THIS (CLAPPING). HELLO, MY NAME IS JUTTING YET A 7TH GRADER AT I CAN SAY ONE OF ANY TEACHERS WAS LET GO. TO MY FUTURE IT WAS CLEAR BUT THE DISTRICT IS SAY NO, NO, NO THERE AREN'T ANY CUTS AT LEAST NOT YET BUT I DON'T KNOW. OR TO CONFUSE PEOPLE EVEN MORE NOBODY KNOWS HAD I SAY I BELIEVE WHAT MY TEACHER SAID THE DISTRICT HAS MADE THIS TEN TIMES MORE IMPERATIVELY LOSING NOT JUST ANY TEACHER BUT YOU SEVERAL IT TEACHERS AND OTHER TEACHERS AT CHHS WILL BE LOSING SOMETHING VALUABLE YOU CAN'T REPLACE GREAT PEOPLE THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. HI, I'M HEIDI AND I'M A 7TH GRADER IN THE

045LATIN PROGRAM AND THE STUDENTS WITH MR. MOYER AND WANT TO TALK ABOUT DID YOU KNOW THAT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY LATIN HAS INCREASED LEARNING TEST SCORES FROM LATIN NOT TAKING THOSE OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGES BUT AUTHOR TESTS AND THE NOT SPOKEN IT IS USES IN LATIN MEDICINE DESPITE THIS IS THE LATIN PROGRAM WE LEARN THE HISTORY AND PLUS WE HAVE FAMILIES AND A REFUGEES AND THE ALUMINUM THEY DO THINGS AND CUTTING LATIN OF LATIN IS NOT SPOKEN IT IS STILL THE MOST VALUABLE AND OTHER SUBJECTS AND CAREERS STUDENTS SHOULD BE GIVEN THE INTENT TO ADVANCE AND THE LANGUAGES WILL HELP YOU OUT IN LIFE AND SO MANY LEARNING WILL BE LOST AS OF RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A PETITION OVER 1,000 SIGNATURES OUR LATIN PROGRAM OFFICERS MUCH I FEEL SORRY FOR OTHERS WHO IS ON THE

046OTHER HAND, WON'T HAVE THE TIME TO EXPERIENCE 3 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME (CLAPPING.) A PRESS THE RED BUTTON. THAT HONORABLE CHAIR I'M FELDMAN I'M A 5-YEAR STUDENT OF LATIN THE ZONING DISTRICT HAS CUTTING LATIN TEACHERS IF DIFFERENT SCHOOLS - AND IN PROGRAMS WITH HIGH STUDENT COUNTS DIDN'T MAKES SENSE. I UNDERSTAND THE SCHOOLS BUDGET IS FACING COUNTS AND IT IS INCREDIBLY LOW I ALSO WISH WE HAD A HIGHER BUDGET PUBLIC MONEY FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUT EVEN SO MUST BE OTHER SOURCES THAT CAN ACCOUNT FOR POSSIBLE CUTS RATHER THAN CUTTING LATIN TEACHERS FOR EXAMPLE, THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT USES A LOT OF THE THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE HASH REPLACED BY CHEAPER ALTERNATIVES. IT PROVIDES EMOTIONAL SUPPORT I COULDN'T IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT THAT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME (CLAPPING.) HELLO MY NAME IS DOREY I'M A STUDENT

047I TOOK PROGRAM AND TAKEN IT IN MY SOPHOMORE YEAR THAT WAS IN MR. MYERS CLASS HOW MUCH THEY CARES ABOUT THE STUDENTS IT IS A SAFE WAY I DON'T KNOW HOW I COULD HAVE GONE THROUGH 8-GRADE WITHOUT HER IT IS SENSE OF COMMUNITY THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES IN HIGH SCHOOL I FOUND SOMEONE - HOPING THEY'RE MY FAMILY BUT THE LATIN PROGRAM ONE OF THE BEST THINGS AT CULBRETH MIDDLE SCHOOL IT IS A TRAGEDY TO GET RID OF THAT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME (CLAPPING.) HELLO, I'M WAVERLY AND GO TO CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL. I'M CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN LATIN 3 I'M DEVASTATED. I'M AWARE NO OFFICIAL DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE I KNOW MY LATIN TEACHER WAS REMOVED AND MULTIPLE - HAS TO DO WITH WITH COLLEGE PLACARDS NOT A TYPICAL LANGUAGE Q LANGUAGE IT CONSISTS OF LEARNING

048THE LANGUAGE OF EMPIRES IN THE HISTORY LEARNING ABOUT THEIR GOVERNMENT AND DEMOCRACY WAS SHAPED IN MODERN CIVILIZATION AND MANY STUDENTS ARE RELYING ON THIS LANGUAGE COURSE FOR CERTAIN COLONIES MYSELF ARE PUT IN COUNTLESS HOURS THAT WILL BE TERRIBLE NOT TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR FURTHER EDUCATION I ASK YOU NOT CUT THE PROGRAMS THAT IS NOT ONLY THE LANGUAGE THAT WILL BE LOST THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME (CLAPPING.) UM. MY NAME IS HENRY I'M A 6 GRADER AT CULBRETH MIDDLE SCHOOL AS A 6 GRADER WE'RE STAT OUT IN LIGHT LATIN JOURNEY AND AFFECTED BY THE GRADE WE ARE THE MOST EFFECTED GRADE DO HAVE THIS KIT OUT MR. MOYER HAS BEEN TEACHING FOR 15 YEARS AND WON A REWARD SHE STAND OUTSIDE OF HER DOOR SAYING HELLO MAN TO THE STUDENTS AND CARES ABOUT HOW WE'RE

049DOING AND TRIES TO MAKE THAT BETTER AND CUTTING LATIN LEAVES TONS OF KIDS WITHOUT A LATIN TEACHER THINK ABOUT THOSE WHO HAVE YET TO GO TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND LEARN A LANGUAGE AND LATIN IS THE MOTHER OF SPANISH AND FRENCH AND ITALY AND PORTUGUESE AND LIKE TO PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE TAKING THE LATIN HIGH SCHOOL COURSE AND EVERY 5 GRADER AND BELOW WHO WANTS TO TAKE THAT THAT WOULD BE A HUGE LOSS IF IT IS CUT PLEASE CONSIDER KEEPING THIS PROGRAM WITH THE TEACHER MR. MOYER THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME (CLAPPING.) GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS I'M EMILY A TENTH GRADER, GRADER BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE FRENCH PROGRAM AND CONTINUED MY STUDIES INTO HIGH SCHOOL AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE UNDERSTAND THAT WILL WILL EFFECT STUDENTS AT HIGH SCHOOLS AND A LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES TO

050TAKE FRENCH ONE AND TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLERS WILL LOWER THE FRENCH ENROLLMENT AND EVEN WITH THE NEW BLOCK SCHEDULE WITH THE PROBABLY OF LEARNING FRENCH LIKELY THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE INVESTED TIME IN SPANISH STUDIES IN WHICH THE CHARTER SCHOOL - IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE THE FRENCH PROGRAM FOR THE STUDENTS INVESTMENT IN THE OPPORTUNITY AND RECONSIDER THE REASSIGNMENT OF THE TEACHER IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBER MY NAME IS - I'VE PARTICIPATED IN THE FRENCH PROGRAM AND MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ENROLLMENT HAS INCREASED THIS YEAR THEREFORE NOT LION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS COMMUNICATED WITH ELIMINATING POSITIONS AND GIVEN THE SUCCESS, I ASK FOR CLARIFICATION SO THE STAKEHOLDERS CAN SEE THIS NOT BECAUSE OF LOWER ENROLLMENT PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING FRENCH BY 2050 CONTINUING THE FRENCH PROGRAM ALLOWS OF THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITY THE NUMBER

051OF PEOPLE SPEAKING FRENCH BETWEEN SEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN HUNDRED AND 50 PEOPLE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME (CLAPPING.) GOOD EVENING MY NAME IS A WENDY A PART OF THE FRENCH PROGRAM SINCE 6-GRADE AND HOPING TO HAVE A CAREER IN FRENCH WE TEACH LATIN AND JAPANESE AND FRENCH WE CONSIDER THE DIVERSITY OF OUR WORLD. THE IMPORTANCE OF FRENCH IS GROWING BY 2050, 85 FRENCH SPEAKERS WILL BE GROWING AND THE APPEARANCE OF STUDENTS THE REASSIGNING OF MS. RAY OR A CURRICULUM ASSIGNMENT WILL MOVE THE FRENCH PROGRAM IT IS NOT MISINFORMATION THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME (CLAPPING.) HELLO MY NAME IS NAOMI A AP STUDENT AND THROUGH MY YEARS AT CHAPEL HILL I'M LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE AND ALSO FORM A COMMUNITY WITH MY CLASSMATES. TAKING AWAY THIS CLASS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS STRIPS THEM FROM HAVING THE

052UNIVERSITY IT TRAVEL TO FOREIGN CRITICIZE NOT THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY I'VE LEARNED ABOUT MORE THAN FRENCH AND TOOK FIELD TRIPS AND SUPPORTIVE AS A LEARN AND ANYTHING CAN BE MORE IMPORTANT IN AN DIVERSITY IN THIS DISTRICT PLEASE TAKE THE STANCE TO DISCOURAGE STUDENTS TO TAKE FRENCH AND A LATIN AND BUILD THAT THE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. I'M A JUNIOR I THOUGHT A LATIN STUDENT FOR 5 YEARS I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT BUT I'M HERE BECAUSE I LOVE THE ARTS AND UM, THERE HAS BEEN LIKE LEAVE OBVIOUSLY THAT'S TO THE COURSE PROGRAM AND, OF COURSE, THE OTHER ART PROGRAMS ALL TO MIDDLE SCHOOL I WAS SUICIDAL IN 8-GRADE IT, IT IS HARD TO FIND YOUR WAY I DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU BELONG I DO VISUAL ARTS AND OTHERS COURSES AND BECAME ON THE OTHER HAND, PERCENT IN THE

053PROGRAM AND ON TOP I WON MULTIPLE AWARDS PARTICIPATED IN OVER 5-YEAR PRODUCTIONS AND INTO VISIBLE ART. I I'M HERE TO PROTECT THE ART COMMUNITY FROM BEING CUT NO COMMUNITY MORE ACCEPTING OR KIND OR UNDERSTANDING OF ARTS AND DON'T BELIEVE I COULD HAVE RECOVERED THOSE COMMUNITIES ARE (BELL RINGING) EVERYTHING TO THE PEOPLE SO, PLEASE CONSIDER THIS IN YOUR FURTHER DECISIONS THANK YOU (CLAPPING). GOOD EVENING MY NAME IS CLARA JUNIOR AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND TAKING LATIN FOR 6 YEARS AND CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THE AMAZING COMMUNITY BUT I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THE MAGICAL EXPERIENCE BUT MY CLASSMATES HAVE THAT COVERED I CAN TALK ABOUT HOW IT IMPROVEMENTS OF QUADRIPLEGICS BUT ABOUT THE REALITY OF CURRENT PLATFORM TO CROSS ENROLL HAVE TO TAKE A BUTCHER PERIOD BY THE THAT IS HALF OF YOUR DAY THAT CAUSES

054SCHEDULING CHANGES THAT LEADS TO OTHERS OPTIONS MAKES IT VERY UNVIABLE FOR A LOT OF STUDENTS LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A COMMUNITY. THE LATIN PROGRAM IS VITAL TO OUR STUDENTS I THINK THAT MS. MOYER HAS AN AMAZING COMMUNITY FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHICH YOU'LL FIND - THOSE STUDENTS HAVE DEMONSTRATED AND LOVE THE CONNECTIONS MS. MOYER HAS GIVEN THE STUDENTS (BELL RINGING) THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. GOOD EVENING. I'M A AP LATIN PEOPLE CALL CRAZY BUT I KNOW THAT IS NOT PERSON PERSONAL BUT LATIN FOR ME IS THE JUMPING OFF POINT FOR EVERYTHING ELSE IN FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL AND THE NEXT FOUR YEARS AS COLLEGE I'LL BE STUDYING INTERNATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE AND NOT IN THAT WITHOUT LGBT AGING ISSUES NETWORK PREPARED ME FOR OTHER LANES AND ARABIC YOU READ RIGHT TO

055LEFT NOT THE SAME WORD ORDER I CAN DON'T THAT BY THINKING IN A WAY NOT CONFORMING TO THE STANDARD BOARD ORDER IT IS INFORMED BY LATIN MY WAY OF THINKING I HATE TO SEE OTHER STUDENTS LOSE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO SIMPLY THINK DIFFERENTLY. THANK YOU. (CLAPPING) SO MY NAME IS GRAY A 7TH GRADER AND FANTASTIC LATIN THAT TEACHER AND MY BROTHER DO TO AT EAST CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL WE HAVE A JOB NEXT YEAR BUT IF THE LATIN TEACHERS ARE CUT THIS IS SET UP TOUR EXTINCTION IN STUDENT THOSE CAN'T TAKE LATIN THEN 3 YEARS FROM NOW HOW ABOUT THE LATIN STUDENTS EXIST MOST OF US WITH DISCOURAGED FROM TAKING LATIN TO CONTINUE LATIN AT THE THEY'RE ASSIGNED SCHOOLS MR. HOLMES IS CALM LATIN HAS GIVEN ME A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAGIC OPPORTUNITY I HOPE OTHERS

056WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS RYAN AND I GO TO CULBRETH MIDDLE SCHOOL MS. MOYER IS ANY FAVORITE TEACHER AND ANY BROTHER HE WILL GO INTO 6-GRADE AND SIGNED UP FOR LATIN BECAUSE I DID. I WON'T BE IF JUST HIM GOING INTO 7TH GRADE. AND A LOT OF THE HIS FRIENDS TAKING LATIN AND THEY WON'T HAVE THE AMAZING 3 YEARS I HAD. THANK YOU. (CLAPPING) HI, I'M A UC C STUDENTS GRADED AND APPRECIATE THOSE OF YOU MAKING THE AND CONTACT AND YOU'RE NOT A TOUGH POSITION WITH THE BUDGET AND CERTAINLY - I KNOW YOU ARE FACED WITH TOUCH DECIDED I BELIEVE YOU'LL HAVE THE BEST INTERESTS FOR THE STUDENTS BUT CUTTING THIS NOTICE NOT THE SOLUTION. HOW IMPORTANT CULBRETH MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS TO ME MY FOUR SIBLING WERE TAUGHT BY HER AND

057ALL OF US ARE EXCITED ABOUT STARTING MS. MYERS CLASSES THE EFFECT THOSE PROGRAMS CAN'T BE OVERSTATED IN MY OPINION WILL BE A MISTAKE TO CUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. (CLAPPING). HELLO, I'M READING THIS WOULD COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY BUT UM, YOU HEARD - WHICH WAS ONLY HE HEARD - ONE OF THE BEST TEACHERS HE HAD IN HIS LIFE BUT BESIDES THAT LATIN IMPROVES S A T SCORES AND SORRY HAS UM, THE LATIN BEEN A GOOD MEANS THE RECEIVER OF FINANCIAL ITEMS LATIN HELPS WE LEARNED MORE ABOUT ENGLISH AND GRAMMAR AND TEACHES - SO TO INCLUDE LATIN TEACHERS GRAMMAR AND LATIN ITSELF PLEASE DO LET GO OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TEACHER MR. MYERS. EXCUSE ME - COULD WE HAVE THAT POSTER? YEAH. THANKS. SO THE STUDENTS STILL IN THE ROOM (CLAPPING.) THANK YOU, THANK YOU

058VERY MUCH WE WE ARE LISTENING AND IMPRESSED YOU TOOK THE TIME AND APPRECIATE THAT. ARE THERE OTHER SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM I HAVE A LIST MS. HOLIDAY OKAY. THANK YOU ALL. GO AHEAD MS. HOLIDAY I GO AHEAD AND CALL THEM UP AS YOU NORMALLY WOULD OR - OKAY. (CLAPPING) [OFF MIC.] I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE HALL. (LAUGHTER.) I HAD YES. I'M SORRY AND HAVE 8 PEOPLE WERE TALKING ON CAN WE YIELD THEIR MINUTES. WE'RE DOING ONLY ONE MINUTE PER PERSON. OKAY. FAIR ENOUGH. OKAY. I'M OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS MARY BERTHING AN HILLS PARENTED AND WELLNESS EDUCATOR I HAD A PARENT GROUP A PLAYFUL AND PASSIONATE CONVERSATION. COLLECTIVELY THOSE PARENTS ARE FRUSTRATED AND DISCOURAGED THEIR STORIES OF YOUTUBE WATCHING FILTERING AND MONITORING THE INABILITY TO FOCUS AND DIGITAL

059LEARNING. MANY OF THOSE FAMILIES ARE RAISED THEIR CONCERNS THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD BY STAFF AND TEACHERS THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO AND FRUSTRATED WHAT IS THE LACK OF GUIDELINES AND CURRICULUM, STAFF STUDENTS AND PARENTS EDUCATION AND TRANSPARENT AROUND THIS TOPIC AND MANY PARENTS WILL LOVE TO OPT OUT OF TECH USE. LEADING UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE REEVALUATING AND THE RESEARCH BY EXPERTS HAVE NOT VALETED THE TAB LET'S AS EFFECTIVE TEACHING WE ARE SEARCHING FOR A NEW SUPERINTENDENT. AND ENROLLMENT NUMBERS ARE DOWN WHERE TO SEND THEIR KIDS. AND PARENTS WILL HAVE AN OPTION WITH LESS TECH. AND THE CHARGES LOOKING AT CLOSELY AT THE INSTRUCTION TO MONITOR ITS PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVENESS AND BENEFITS AND HARMS. JUST TO BE CLEAR, TECH INTENTIONAL IS A POWER TOOL AND BECAUSE ONE HAS A TOOL DIDN'T MEAN THAT EVERYTHING SHOULD

060BE TAUGHT THROUGH THAT TOOL. I THINK THE TIMER IS NOT WORKING. YEAH. I'LL FINISH IN A MAIN MINI THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY WE AS PARENTS ASK OF YOU THE FOLLOWING TO MAKE SURE THIS IS A PRIORITY IN THE RESEARCH AND APPOINT A - AND CONSIDERING THE DOCUMENTED HARMS SHOWING THE BENEFITS KNIT TO REEVALUATING AND ALL OF HERE WANTS WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CHILDREN AS WE ARE GETTING INFORMATION TO LEARN AND MAKE CHANGES ACCORDINGLY AND WHEN WE KNOW BETTER WE DO BETTER AND LET'S BE LEADERS IN CHANGE. THANK YOU. (CLAPPING.) TO BOARD MEMBERS WHILE WE ARE WAITING FOR THE NEXT SPEAKER WE'LL TAKE A BREAK OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION. WHO'S THE NEXT SPEAKER UP. PATTY. SORRY WE'RE BACK TO LATIN (LAUGHTER). HI MY NAME IS ONTARIO AT CHAPEL HILL AND GRADED IN

0612021 AND I TOOK LATIN THEM MY LATIN YEARS AND BLUE I CAN SPEAK TO THE LATIN PROGRAM WITH MR. MOYER. I CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE MR. MOYER IS THE BEST TEACHER HAS CARE AND COMPASSION AND MANY HAVE TWO PRIOR INTEREST IN LATIN SEE COMPASSION IT IS CONTAGIOUS AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION. AND THE LATIN PROGRAM CONTRIBUTED TO OTHERS ASPECTS OF MY EDUCATION AND IT HELP ME WITH MY SPANISH CLASSES THE ENGLISH HAVE A VALUABLE ASSET FOR THE STUDENTS THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. GOOD EVENING HELLO, I'M LAUREN I RETIRED FROM CHAPEL HILL IN 2013 MY SON GRADUATED AND I THINK NOW I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE BROKE SCHEDULE AND DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE GOING TO PRESENT THAT SURVEY RELATIVE I MEAN TO I'VE BEEN MEANING TO TALK ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE OKAY. THANK

062YOU. FOR A WHILE AND ENJOYED ALL THOSE TALKED ABOUT LATIN WITH THE CHANGE OF SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT WITH THE OTHER THINGS WOULD BE GOOD TO POSTPONE THE BLOCK SCHEDULING THAT IS HARD FOR MY SON TO MAINTAIN THE CONNECTION I THINK THAT IS DISCONTINUITY WITH THE MATH PROGRAMS ALSO IS ISSUE OF STUDENTS ATTENTION TIME IS REAL AND DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THAT IN A CLASS I I DID A A B SCHEDULE I URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER THAT PLAN. THANK YOU. (BELL RINGING) MARTHA. JENNIFER. GOOD EVENING. I'M JENNIFER A GRADUATE MY HIGH SCHOOL SPANISH CHANGED MY LIFE LEADING ME TO MAJOR IN IMMIGRATION LAW AND THAT ALL STARRED IN A CLASSROOM IN CHAPEL HILL. NOW MY CHILD HAS THAT SAME PASSION FOR LATIN THANK YOU, MR. MIRROR MAKES THE TOUR GUIDE IN A RECENT TRIP TO ITALY AND SHOWS

063THE SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY I WORRIED WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN LATIN IS NOT A CHOICE. AND WITHOUT THEM, WE LOSS LOSE A PART OF WHAT IT IS OVER AND OVER I URGE YOU TODAY TO SUPPORT THIS. JULIA GORDON. CLAIRE? VALERIE. (CLAPPING) SHOULD I HIT THE BUTTON I'M HERE TO ASK YOU NOT TO ELIMINATE THE CORE SCHOOL PROGRAMS I'VE TAUGHT FOR 7 YEARS I KNOW FIRST HAND HOW FOR THOSE ARE FOR STUDENTS THAT IS SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT SINGING IN THE CHOIR AND IF YOU WANT TO CONSIDER THE NUMBERS I HAVE A MESSAGE TO RELAY FROM THE 2015 TO 16 AND LIKE TO REMIND US IT NOT EXPENSIVE AND SOMETIMES THE ONLY ART FOR THE LOW INCOME STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD ON INSTRUMENT I'LL ASKING YOU ASKING YOU TO HAVE THIS AVAILABLE FOR ALL

064STUDENTS NOT AN EXPERIENCE CAN BE SUBSIDIZED ONLINE OUR STUDENTS NEED TO HAVE AN UNTO TO BE WITH THEIR PEERS AT THE ASSIGNED SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. (CLAPPING.) WILLIE. ANDREW DUNN? DAVID SCHWARTZ? (COUGHING) GOOD EVENING UM, I'M HERE TO ASK TO FIND WAYS TO MEET THE DISTRICT BUDGET CHALLENGES WITHOUT REDUCING THE LANGUAGE YOU HEART TESTIMONY HOW MUCH THE STUDENTS VALUE THE PROGRAMS AND WE ARE IN THE PREDICAMENT BUT STOPPING THOSE COURSES OFFERING PARENTS WILL FIND THE DISTRICT LESS ATTRACTIVE AND WE'LL HAVE DECLINING ENROLLMENT MORE UNITED WAY I FUNDING CUTS A DOWNWARD SPIRAL I WISH I HAD AN ANSWER BUT ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE CREATIVE AND TRY TO FIND WAYS TO INVEST IN THINGS THAT WILL ENTICE FAMILIES TO SEND THEIR KIDS BACK TO THE DISTRICT SO WE CAN HAVE A GROWING ENROLLMENT RATHER THAN DEALING WITH THE

065HEARTBREAK OF LOOKING FOR WHERE TO CUT (BELL RINGING) . THANK YOU. (CLAPPING.) AND ELLEN? REBECCA? JULIETTE? KAREN? HI, MY NAME IS KAREN AND I HAVE TWO KIDS IN THE DISTRICT I MEET SOME OF US BEFORE PERSONALLY LIKE TO KNOW HOW WE GOT HER WE'RE IN IS DESIRE BUT CASE BY CASE MY FRUSTRATED PEOPLE TO NOT FEEL THEY CAN TRUST WITH THE DISTRICT SAYS THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE DISTRICT SAID THAT WILL DO IT FAST TO KEEP THE STUDENTS IT IS SHOCK THOSE POSITIONS ARE NOW BEING CUT. NO OFFENSE BUT WHY WE NOT FIRST CUTTING HIGH SALARIES FOR EXECUTIVES ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE DOING THE JOB TO CONSOLIDATE SOME OF THE POSITIONS WHY NOT ACROSS THE BOARD CUT IN TOUGH TIMES TOUGH CHOICES TO BE MADE GOT IT. BUT BE HONEST AND FORTHCOMING AND COMMUNICATING THOSE POSITIONS

066- OF THEIR TYPICAL. THANK YOU. (CLAPPING). I UNDERSTAND SOME SIGNED UP AFTER WE GOT STARTED. PLEASE COME UP. YES. YES. DO I HAVE TO - OKAY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME IS IT?. HELLO MY NAME IS - I WAS HERE FOR THE PRESENT FOR ANY 9 GRADER IN LATIN ALONG WITH DR. B B SHOUT OUT TO HIM AT CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL AND MY FUTURE FOR MY SECOND GRADER I'M HOPING FOR HIS FUTURE TO BE A BRIGHT ONE MUCH OF WHAT I WANT TO SAY HAS BEEN SAID BY THE STUDENTS YES TO ALL OF THEM AND SOMEHOW THINGS TO EMPHASIZE WAS THAT I THINK WE NEED A FORMAL PROCESS WITH THE COMMUNITY LIKE THAT WAS SAID EARLIER AND OPEN ABOUT WHAT WE'RE CONSIDERING CHANGING, HOW WE'RE CONTEMPLATING. HOW WE'RE COMMUNICATING THEM. THE SECOND POINT I

067WANT TO EMPHASIZE IS THAT LANGUAGE AND ARTS MATTER AND THEY CREATE COMMUNITY I THINK WE HEARD THAT TO COMPELLING. AND PRESERVING THE COMMUNITY AT THE SCHOOLS I THINK SHOULD BE PARAMOUNT WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE THAT (BELL RINGING) MAY I SAY ONE MORE THING?. THANK YOU. I KNOW WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD BUT WE TALK ABOUT WE NEED TO LOOK BACK I HEARD ABOUT THE BLOCK SCHEDULING WE ARE ALL TIRED OF THINKING ABOUT THAT THERE ARE REAL CONCERNS WE FEEL THE COMMUNITY MANY FEEL HAVE NOT BEEN HEARD HOW ABOUT YOU HAIR IS THIS MUST BE EXHAUSTING IN FACE TO FACE CONVERSATIONS TO MOVE FORWARD I'M SURE I HAVE MORE TO SAY BUT I'M SURE SOMEONE WILL SAY THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. (CLAPPING.) AND OKAY. IS THERE ANOTHER? HI MICHAEL REED PARENT OF A CULBRETH MIDDLE

068SCHOOL SOMETHING ODD IS GOING ON HERE OH, I WANT TO SAY MANY LANGUAGE OH, I WANT TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE AND THEY'RE SO WELL-SPOKEN AND CONFIDENT SO BOLD THEY GET A LOT OF THAT FROM LEARNING A LANGUAGE FOREIGN TO THEM AND GAINING CONFIDENCE AND BACK TO SERB IS EASIER THIS IS FABULOUS NONE OF THEM WASN'T HAVE DONE THAT WITHOUT ONLINE SCHOOLING OR MOVING TO ANOTHER SCHOOL WITH THOSE CREATIVE PROGRAMS BUT THIS PROGRAM IS ABOUT THE TEACHERS AND HONOR THE YOUNG TEACHER FOR WHAT SHE'S DONE IT FEELS OMINOUS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE SAME CALIBER OF TEACHERS BUT SOME OF THE TEACHERS KNOW THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE NOT HERE SO COMMUNICATION IS OPAQUE TO MANY OF US THANK YOU, (BELL RINGING) GOOD EVENING DEBORAH PARENT OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIS IS ACTUALLY MY FIRST MEETING ATTENDING

069IN-PERSON TO FIND THE AGENDA I HAD TO MEGAFRIEND HOW DO I FIND THE AGENDA PEOPLE LEAVE RIGHT AFTER THEY SPEAK AND WONDERING WHY IS THAT? YOU, YOU REALIZE BECAUSE NO SPACE FOR DISCUSSION IN THE FORMAT THIS FORMAT FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY SPEAK AND LEAVE BECAUSE NO OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ENGAGE WITH YOU TO TALK WITH YOU SO, PLEASE BESEECH BUT CAN WE PLEASE FIND ALTERNATIVE IF YOU'RE COMING TO OUR MEETINGS AT SCHOOLS LET US KNOW WE'LL COME AND WE'LL COME WHEREVER TO MEET BUT COME TO US ONE MINUTE IS NOT ENOUGH IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU AND GAVE ME AND HAVE A DISCUSSION THAT'S MY ASK TIMES ARE HARD NOT TIME FOR AN WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING AT THE END OF THE DAY, GET ON THE SAME TEAM. THANK

070YOU. (CLAPPING) HI THERE MY NAME IS LAUREN I'M A PARENT IN THE DISTRICT I WAS NOT GOING TO SPEAK BECAUSE SOME OF YOU KNOW I'VE SPOKEN TOO MUCH TODAY BY HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER WILL BE HE HELPFUL. AS A SOCIETY I FEEL WE'RE LOST SIGHT OF FACT THAT CHILDREN ARE NOT LITTLE ADULTS BUT ACTUALLY GROWING AND DEVELOPING (AUDIO SPINNING) WELL, I KNOW AS A CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST PLEASE LET ME FINISH BY TWO MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT KIDS NEED ARE STABILITY BE AND VIBRANT AND IN-PERSON FACE TO FACE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PEERS WORK TEACHERS AND ADULTS OUTSIDE OF THEIR FAMILY OF ORIGIN WHAT THEY NEED. THOSE ARE THE FUNDAMENTALS I KNOW YOU KNOW THIS EDUCATORS GET BUTTON EDUCATION WAY WE BELIEVE I HOPE WE CAN CENTER WITH THE WONDERFUL SUGGESTIONS WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT THANK YOU FOR YOUR

071TIME. ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK? I THINK THAT COVERS THAT THANK YOU, MS. HOLIDAY AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN IN ADDITION TO PUBLIC COMMENTS THE BOARD DIDN'T ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CONTACT US BY E-MAIL OR TELEPHONE OUR NUMBERS ARE LISTED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE AND AN. I WANT TO MENTION TO ONE OF THE COMMISSIONER CHAMBERS I CAN SPEAK FOR THE BOARD WE WISH ANY INVITATIONS TO COME AND SIT DOWN WITH THE PTA AND IN A SMALLER GROUP HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE WE ARE OPEN TO THAT SO ALL I HAVE TO DO IS CALL US UP I CAN SAYING TWO OR THREE THEY'LL BE HAPPY TO WORK IT INTO THEIR SCHEDULES IT IS AN IMPORTANT POINT. WITH THAT SAID, PUBLIC COMMENT IS OVER. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 5-MINUTE BREAK FOR BOARD MEMBERS

072AND RECONVENE AND START THE REST OF MEETING BOARD MEMBERS DO THE BEST YOU CAN TO GET BACK AND STILL PIZZA IN THE OTHER ROOM. STILL PIZZA? (LAUGHTER) OKAY. (SHORT BREAK). (GAVEL) (MULTIPLE VOICES.) YEAH WE'RE GOING TO FLIP-FLOP THE WORK SESSION FIRST. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED HERE. WE'RE GOING FIRST OF ALL, THE CHAIR WE'RE ON CONSENT AGENDA THE CHAIR WILL REQUEST A MOVE TO SAY CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY "AYE." AYE. OPPOSED? THAT IS UNANIMOUS AND MAKE A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE AGENDA FOR AS A CONCESSION WE'RE TO MOVE TO WORK SESSION ITEM 7 RIGHT NOW AND DO A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION AFTER THE TWO WORK SESSION AND 7 B JONATHAN WE'RE GOING TO COME TO YOU. SO UM, MR. CHAIR COMING IN AMI

073TO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JONATHAN SCOTT AND MR. HARRIS FOR A PRESENTATION AND WANT TO SHARE THAT MANY OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WE RECEIVED FROM BOARD MEMBERS WE HAVE UPDATED OUR BUDGET REQUEST SLIDE SHOW OR PRESENTATION SO SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO ANSWER AND MAYBE OTHER QUESTIONS LINKING WE DIDN'T ANSWER TO FEEL FREE TO ASK THOSE DURING THE BRING YOUR ATTENTION WE WANTED TO NOTE AND FOR THE PUBLIC WE MADE SOME ADDITIONS TO THIS SLIDE DECK IN ORDER TO ANSWER IN OF THE QUESTIONS E-MAILED OVER THE PAST WELCOME BACK OR SO AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO UM, DR. HARRIS. (COUGHING) GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO FIRST SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO

074THE BOARD TO THE COMMUNITY, TO FAMILIES TO STUDENTS. WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS A DIFFERENT TIME IN OUR COUNTRY AND STATE AND LOCALLY WE WANT TO MAKE SURE GOING INTO THE BUDGET REQUESTS WE ADDRESS SOME OF THE - THE CURRENT BUDGET SITUATION THE MAJORITY IS STEEP NO STAFF WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ACTUALLY SHARE AND ALLOTMENT UPDATE WITH THE BOARD WITH THE COMMUNITY AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL ADDRESS AND WE ARE SOME OF THE CONCERNS CIRCUMVENTING LATIN SO THIS IS A REDUCTION IN FORCE SO AN ALLOTMENT IS A PROCESS THAT WE ACTUALLY ENGAGE IF AND EVERY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND A GAVE ME IN FOR OR VISITING THE RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS EQUITABLY RESERVOIRS FOR THE SCOTT TAYLOR'S SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS NOT ONE-SIZE-FITS ALL THIS IS SIT BY

075SIT SITE BY SITE, HOWEVER, A REDUCTION IN FORCE IS A DISTRICT WIDE WIDE SWEEPING REDUCTION AND NOT A ONE-SIZE-FITS ALL. AND SO YOU ALL KNOW AND AS THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE WE NEED TO START A REDUCTION IN FORCE STARTED LAST SPRING AND CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR AND WILL CONCLUDED AT THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CLARIFY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO WE UNDERSTAND THEY ARE OCCURRING IN THE SAME SCHOOL YEAR. HOWEVER, WE HOPE TO NOT SEE ANOTHER REDUCTION IN FORCE SO AN ALLOTMENT WE'LL DO EVERY SINGLE BUT MAY FEEL THE SAME CONSIDERING THE FACT WE'RE IN THE UNUSUAL SITUATION OF ENGAGING IN A REDUCTION OF FORCE AND GOES TO GOING TO THE NORM ALLOTMENT REVIEW. SO WHY IS IT NEEDED? IF WE CONDUCT A REVIEW OF ALLOTMENT AND RESOURCES

076MANHATTAN THIS DECREASES THE NEED FOR A RIFT WE TOLD THE BOARD TO PREVENT THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MORE FISCALLY AND SHARE WITH THE SCHOOL LEADS THIS IS THE AMOUNT OF POSITIONS YOU HAVE AND IN THE PAST HOLDING SCHOOLS HARMLESS BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STRESS THE DIFFERENCE AND ACTUALLY ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE CONSEQUENCES IF WE DON'T CONTINUE THE PROCESS THAT IS RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR COMMUNITY RESOURCES. SO QUICK REDUCTIONS. CAN I STOP A TO ASK WHAT DID IT MEAN TO HOLD AND SCHOOL HARMLESS. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WHEN YOU HAVE A FORMULA FOR HOW YOU DEFINE SCHOOLS THERE ARE TIMES I SAY OH, MY GOODNESS THIS WILL BE A REDUCTION IN 5 OR 9 SCHOOLS NOT STAFF MEMBERS OF WE APPLIED THE FORMULA WE CAME UP WITH. SO WHEN YOU THINK

077ABOUT THAT OUR FORMULA IS WELL ABOVE WASN'T THE STATED OFFERS AND LOCALLY WE VIDEO BEEN FORTUNATE WE FUND SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS AND I'LL SHARE THAT ABOVE WHAT OUR STATE AND OUR FEDERAL FUND ACTUALLY ALLOWS. SO SIMILAR FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAD SCHOOLS WE ACTUALLY ADMINISTERED DID FORMULA NOT THE FORMULA BUT THE ACTUAL FORMULA SOME SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE A REDUCTION OF 8 OR 9 MEMBERS WE RESPECTED TO THE PRINCIPALS AND ASK WHERE YOU SALUTING NEED IN ORDER TO RUN SCHOOLS THE WAY I HAVE IN THE PAST AND WE MAKE SURE THAT WE SAY WHITE OAK. OKAY. WE'RE NOT GOING TO OR 9 POSITIONS BUT LEAVE 4 OR 5 AND REVISIT IT NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. SO WEST SPAN BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PROJECT SOME OF THESE REDUCTIONS THIS YEAR ARE ACTUALLY LAST YEAR'S THEIR CARRY OVER FROM LAST YEAR

078BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE COUNTING KIND OF SPREAD IT OUT TO GET CLOSER TO THE FORMULA WE WERE SUPPOSED TO THAT'S NOT SOMETHING ANYONE WANTS TO DO WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GATHER THE ATTRITION, HOWEVER, FORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE A HIGH TURN AROUND IN CHAPEL HILL WE'RE ALMOST A 99 PERCENT STAFF. AND SO WHEN I LOOK AT THAT IF YOU'RE ALMOST 99 PERCENT STAFF AND HOLDING SCHOOLS HARMLESS YOU END UP WITH OVER RANCHO CUCAMONGA OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR AND IN BENEFITS THAT WERE NEVER IN OUR FORMULA. THAT IS HELPFUL ESSENTIALLY WE'VE FUND OVER IN THE PAST WITH 0 LOCAL DOLLARS BUT DON'T HAVE THOSE AND THE REDUCTION IN FORCE THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN SINCE LAST SPRING WE HAVE WORKED TO TRY TO GATHER THOSE POSITIONS NATURALLY AND THAT WILL

079ACTUALLY END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IN JUNE FINISHED WITH THE REDUCTION IN FORCE AND THIS WAS DISTRICT WIDE. SO WHO DOES WHAT? THIS HAS BEEN A CONFUSION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND THAT. AND SO WE WANTED TO CLARIFY JUST THE PROCESS HOW DO MOVES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND REACH THE SCHOOL LEVEL. FINDING THAT INTEGRITY WIDE WITH H.R. FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR THEY TELL YOU THIS IS THE NUMBER OF STEWARDS IN THE SCHOOLS AND HUMAN RESOURCES TAKES THAT NUMBER WE DETERMINE WE APPLY IT AND WE APPLY THAT AND WE COME UP WITH A NUMBER OF STAFF MEMBERS FOR EACH SCHOOL. AFTER THAT, WE HAVE A ALLOTMENT MEETINGS WITH THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP THIS IS OUR NUMBER THE NUMBER OF STAFF YOU SHOULD HAVE FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR THIS HAPPENS EVERYWHERE IT

080IS IN ADDITION TO STAFF SOMETIMES THEY HAD AN INFLUX OF STUDENTS WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP AND OTHER TIMES THIS YEAR SOME OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS HAVE LAST YEAR EIGHT GRADER STUDENTS 0 MOVING ON WITH A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IF YOU WILL HAVE A REDUCTION OF STAFF IN THAT WE NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF THE SCHOOL LEADERS LET US KNOW HOW THIS FITS INTO OUR SCHEDULE HOW TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE STILL HOLDING SCHOOL AND PROVIDING HIGH-LEVEL REDUCTIONS A ROSTER AND VIABLE CURRICULUM HOW TO MAKE SURE WE'RE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE SO THE SCHOOL LEADERS LOOKING THEIR TRENDS AND LET US KNOW THE SUBJECT AREAS IMPACTED DIDN'T ALWAYS MEAN A REDUCTION IN A PERSON OR PROGRAM HEY WE HAVE P E MAYBE OKAY. WE MAY BE ABLE TO SPLIT THE PE TEACHER AND SPLIT THAT WITH ANOTHER

081SCHOOL NOT ALWAYS A REDUCTION BUT MORE FLEXIBLE WITH OUR HUMAN RESOURCES. AFTER THE SCHOOLS MAKE THOSE DECISIONS WE WORK WITH THE SCHOOL LEADERS TO WORK WITH THE STAFF MEMBERS AND SAY HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS THIS IS WHAT THE SCHEDULE WILL LOOK LIKE FOR NEXT YEAR OR IS YEAR AFTER. SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY AND OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE SHARED THEY WANT US TO BE TRANSPARENT. TYPICALLY THIS INFORMATION AND THIS INFORMATION TYPICALLY COMES OUT SO MANY LATER IN THE SCHOOL YEAR WE WENT THROUGH A REDUCTION IN FORCE. AND WITH THAT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TO EMPLOYEES WHO COULD BE IMPACTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO OF WE'RE NOT SURE NO ONE WANTS TO POUT IN JUNE OR JULY WE CAN'T AFFORD YOUR POSITION AND NO ONE DIDN'T HAVE AN ADDITIONAL POSITION THAT'S WHY WE WORKED TO MAKE

082SURE THIS COMES OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I WILL SAY THAT WAS IN AN OFFER ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION ALLOWS HAVE TO REINTEGRITY THE RESOURCES AMONG OTHER THINGS THE SCHOOL STAVE MEMBERS SAY ALLOWS THE MEMBERS TO LOOK AT THE OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO LET US KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE A SPANISH TEACHER IN THAT SCHOOL I'M OPEN TO GO TO THAT SCHOOL THAT PERSON REMAINS PLED AND OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM THAT PROFESSIONAL ALLOWS US TO REDISTRIBUTE RESOURCES BUT CURRICULUM OR FINANCIAL RESOURCES BUT IT DOES LIE US TO BE MORE RESPONSIBLE AND EQUITABLE. IT IS ALSO INCREASES THE EFFICIENCY WITH THAT RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION AND IN THE DISTRICT WE WE TRY TO DO THAT TWICE A YEAR WE'RE ENGAGED AND WE'VE ENGAGED IN THE SPRING AS YOU CAN SEE ON 20 AND 40-DAY NUMBERS WE'LL REVISIT

083IT THEN HOPEFULLY THE SCHOOL NUMBERS GONE UP WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE STAFF READY TO GO INTO THOSE POSITIONS WE WE REVISIT THE STUDENTS THAT HOW MUCH SOMETIMES IS HIGHER AND THIS ALLOWS SCHOOLS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATION THAT FIT THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS BECAUSE REMEMBER A REDUCTION OF FORCE IS DISTRICT WIDE. SO IT IS COMPLICATED PROCESS, HOWEVER, IT IS SITE SPECIFIC AND MAKE SURE WE ARE MINDFUL OF THE RESOURCES. SO THE CLASS IS SOMETHING THAT IS DIFFERENT HERE SO A CROSS THE STATE THE MAJORITY OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AVERAGES ARE 23, THIS AND 25 ON AVERAGE I LISTS THAT THE STATE ALLOTMENT THIS IS NOT A RATIO THIS IS A NUMBER OF TEACHERS WE USE THE STATE FORMULA ON WE JUST WENT OFF THE STATE FUNDING CULBRETH MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR EXAMPLE, HAVE 25.5 FACULTY MEMBERS

084AT THAT SCHOOL. SO OUR CURRENT ALLOTMENT WE HAVE 42. FOR NEXT YEAR HE WE HAVE 35 IF YOU LOOK AT THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE OH, MY GOODNESS THIS GOING TO GREATLY INCREASE CLASS SIZES. SOME OF OUR CLASS MEMBERS WERE VISITING THE 20.5 WE FUND ABOVE THAT WE ACTUALLY WERE SEEING CLASSROOMS CLOSER TO 15. SO PARTICIPANTS WILL SAY 15 IS GREAT. 15 IS GREAT, HOWEVER, WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER CLASSES AND THE OTHER SCHOOLS NEEDS THIS RESOURCES WE CAN'T PROVIDE WE HAVE SOME OF THE CLAMORS AS THE AVERAGE CLASS SIZE OF 15 A AVERAGE OF 15 SOME ARE SMALLER. THE SURROGATE TEACHER THIS YEAR FUNDED ON WAS A 20 AN 18 TO ONE RATIO. WE INCREASED IT TO 20 TO ONE. OUTSIDE OF CHAPEL HILL, MOST PEOPLE SAY WOW. 20 TO ONE THAT'S AMAZING BUT WE UNDERSTAND

085THAT WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE AND PROUD OF THAT BUT WE STILL HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE RESPONSIBLE WITH THOSE RESOURCES AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PROVIDING OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITH THE SAME OPPORTUNITY AND LOOK AT THE THE HIGH SCHOOL NUMBERS. BASED ON STATE FORMULA ONE HIGH SCHOOL HAS 28 THEY CURRENTLY HAVE 5 OR 43 MOVING TO 41 WHICH IS MOVING FROM A 22.5 RATIO OF STUDENTS TO 2478 WHICH IS STILL WELL BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE WE BUT DOING A REDUCTION IN FORCE IS NOT SOMETHING THAT ANY DISTRICT WANT TO FIND THEMSELVES IN THE POSITION. AND YOU MAY WONDER HOW DO WE ACTUALLY PREVENT THAT? BY ROW VISITING A LOT OF TIMES EVERY SINGLE YEAR. SO WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE PEOPLE BECAUSE IN THE PROCESS THE MOST DIFFICULT PART OF RESTRICTION OF

086FORCE AND THE ALLOTMENT REVISIONS HAVE BEEN THE PEOPLE. AND MAYOR, WE ARE TRYING A BEST TO TAKE CARE OF THE EMPLOYEES. SO WHEN WE REALIZED WE WERE WELL ABOVE EVEN WHAT WE DESIRED FOR THE FORMULAS WE DIDN'T DO OTHER REDUCTION OF FORCE AND CUT ALL THE POSITIONS WE WANT TO MAYOR, WE SENSITIVE TO THE PEEP WE SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WITH THAT, WE WERE STRATEGIC TRIED BE STRATEGIC WE REALIZED AND LOOKING AT THE STAFF HAD SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS WITH CONTRACTS ENDING AND SOME OF THE FULFILLMENT SEVERAL OF THOSE WAS SCHEDULED TO END TWO WERE NOT SCHEDULE TO END WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LAYOFFS. PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT 31 STAFF HE MEMBERS BEING LAID ONTARIO OFF NOT 31 WE DON'T WANT TO LAYOFF MY STAFF MEMBERS BUT MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE HAVE THE NUMBERS AND UNDERSTAND EVERYONE WILL

087BE DIFFERENTLY WE REALIZE WE SAID TO BE SYSTEMIC AND STRATEGIC. 3 WERE PART TIME THE REASSIGNMENTS THIS IS A HUGE AREA OF CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION THOSE ARE EMPLOYEES AND IT WOULD ACCESSORY UNIT HAVE BEEN 17 BUT SOME OF THE EMPLOYEES ARE THAT IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING OTHER POSITIONS THE REASSIGNMENT THOSE MEAN WE ALL THE REASSIGNMENT FTES ARE FULFILLMENT POSITIONS ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE ABOVE THE FORMULA I SHOWED EVERY SINGLE ONE. HOWEVER, WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO A WIDE SWEEPING CUT. SO WE WENT TO EMPLOYEES AND WE SHARED WE WANT YOU TO STAY YOU'LL STAY HERE IN THE DISTRICT AND LIKELY STAY IN OUR SAME SCHOOL AND POSITION BUT IF OTHER POSITION BECOMES BECOME AVAILABLE WE NEED YOU AT OTHER SCHOOL WE HAVE AN ALLOTMENT AT THE SCHOOL WE MAY REVISIT OUR POSITION GAVE THEM

088A HEADS-UP AND FOR SOME OF THEM NOT A POSSIBILITY OF NEXT YEAR. WE WERE SAYING IN THE FUTURE THIS MAY HAPPEN. AND SO SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE SAYING HEY ANY TEACHER IS LOSING HER JOB THEY'RE NOT LOSING IN THEIR JOB WE'RE COMMITTED TO MAKE SURE WE DO THE RIGHT THING AND BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE STRATEGIC BECAUSE HAD WE NOT BEEN AN FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AS IN EARLIER THIS YEAR THIS WOULD NOT BE AN OPPORTUNITY AND NOT AFFORD TO KEEP IN NUMBER OF STAFF ABOVE OUR ALLOTMENT. SO 5 OF THOSE EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN REASSIGNED AND 11 HAVE PENDING POTENTIAL REASSIGNMENTS BUT MAY REMAIN AT THE SAME SCHOOL IF WE DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO PUT. SO LESSONS LEARNED FEEDBACK IS A GIFT ONE THING THE EMPLOYEES WANT TO KNOW WE SHOULD NOTIFY THEM AND SOON WE KNOW ABOUT

089THE POTENTIAL REDUCTIONS OR POTENTIAL NEEDS TO MAKE STAFF COMMUNITY-BASED BETWEEN TO SCHOOLS AND NOTIFY THEM IMMEDIATELY. THEY DESIRE INTERNAL POSITIONS THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS TO NOTIFY STAFF EARLY ON BEFORE WE START ALLOWING SCHOOLS TO HIRE EXTERNALLY SO THE TIMING SEEMS OFF I'M ADMIT IT IS OFF WISP TRYING AND WORKED EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE THE EMPLOYEES AND THE PEOPLE THAT GAVE THEMSELVES AS MUCH TIME AND POSSIBLE AND AS MUCH MANY OPPORTUNITIES AS POSSIBLE. ALSO EMPLOYEE FEEDBACK FROM THE LOOMS CONTINUE WITH VERIFYING ENROLLMENT OF ANY ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY THIS MAKE THAT POSSIBLE WE'RE SAYING HEY THIS PERSON IS RETIRING WE'RE FINDING THIS OUT AND MOVING THE STAFF TO VIABLE POSITIONS AND PROGRAMMATIC PATHWAYS AND NON-CORE WILL I SCIENCE THIS GREAT FEEDBACK AND SOMETHING WE'RE MAKING SURE WE ARE OFFERING UM, WE'RE STILL

090OH, THE OFFERINGS THOSE COURSES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS BUT MAY NOT LOOK THE SAME WE STILL ARE TRYING TO DO THAT WITH A LIVE TEACHER. AND SO ADDRESSING SOME OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNS SOME HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED I'LL HIT OWN A FEW. SOME THINGS HAVE BEEN SHARED WE ADDED CENTRAL OFFICE PERSONNEL LAST YEAR 3 HUNDRED AND PLUS AND CURRENTLY THREE HUNDRED AND 65 AND THIS NUMBER MOST PEOPLE SAY OH, MY GOODNESS THIS IS A LARGE NUMBER IT WOULD BE IF IT DIDN'T INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION AND BUS DRIVERS AND I INTERN STAFF AND PSYCHOLOGISTS AND OT AND NURSES SO MANY ALL THE INSTRUCTORS IF YOU SERVE MORE THAN ONE SCHOOL SO WE'RE ABLE TO ACTUALLY REACH OUT TO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE. ANOTHER MYTH OF THE ELIMINATIONS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN 25, 26 OVER AND OVER THE

091SAME COURSES AND SOMETHING WE WORK ON IN THE FRAME I'LL SAY WE NOTIFY STAFF OF POTENTIAL ISSUES AND TINTS BEFORE WE FINISH THE SCHEDULE BECAUSE THE SCHEDULE WILL NOT FINISH UNTIL CLOSER TO MAY OR EVEN AFTER THAT THAT SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT FOR THE SCHEDULE TO BE TO FINAL LIST IT IS TOO LATE FOR MANY OF THE STAFFERS AND OTHER MIDST I'M SORRY IN 25/26 NOT IN ALL THE GRADES. I'LL LET THE DOCTOR SPEAK TO THAT. THAT'S AN INTENTIONAL LANGUAGE OF ALL STUDENTS IN A HIGH SCHOOL COURSE LIKE MYTHOLOGY AND PART OF 6-GRADE WHEEL THEY'RE DIFFERENT ENRICHMENT AND OTHER INTRODUCE TO A LANGUAGE COURSE IS PROVIDED BUT NOT LIKE LATIN ONE; RIGHT? SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE SAYING WEARING DEFINITELY COMMITTED TO MAKE SURE ANY STUDENT IF PACKET FOR HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT BEARING COURSES

092THAT IT WASN'T WE'RE COMMITTED TO AND EVERYTHING A CHERRY ON TOP, IF YOU WILL, THINGS WILL HAVE TO WORK THROUGH AT A LATER ON TIME. LAST BUT NOT LEAST HAS BEEN SHARED LITTLE INFORMATION HAS ONLY COME FROM STAFF AND STUDENTS. UM, AND NOT FROM CENTRAL OFFICE. WE'RE WORKING ON VERTICAL PROGRAMMING AND WE THOUGHT LIKE ALERTING THE STAFF WOULD BE IMPACTED WAS THE MOST RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO BEFORE ALERTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS BECAUSE THIS IS THOSE ARE PERSONNEL ACTIONS AND ACTIONS HAVE NOT AT AN PLACE WE NOTIFY PEOPLE OF POSSIBILITY HAVE NOT - THESE POSITIONS NOT ON THE PERSONNEL REPORTS BUT AGAIN, WE WANT TO FEEL OF THE WE SHOULD SHARE WITH THE EMPLOYEES BEFORE WE SEND THIS OUT PEOPLE SAY IF YOU TOLD US IF I TALK ABOUT COURSES AND HAVE ONE COURSE TEACHER AT THE

093SCHOOL I DON'T HAVE TO NAME YOUR NAME WE OF THE IT WAS RESPONSIBLE TO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE EMPLOYEES HAVE GIVEN OF THEMSELVES TO THE DISTRICT AND STUDENTS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'M SURE I HAVE SOME BEFORE - SHOOT OVER TO JOHNSON? YES, SIR. MA'AM, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION THAT HELPS TO CLEAR THE CONTEXT WE HEARD FROM THE STUDENTS ABOUT A PARTICULAR TEACHER WHAT THE PATHWAY MIGHT BE FOR THAT PERSON THE CULBRETH MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER? SO NOT FROM THAT TEACHER IN PARTICULAR BUT I CAN SHARE FOR EXAMPLE, I SAID PART TWO OF THE MEETING ON MONDAY IS HAPPENING NEXT WEEK THE TEACHERS WILL BE WALK YOU THROUGH THE CURRENT SOLUTIONS AND BASED ON THE NUMBER OF INTERESTS OR A CERTAIN FABULOUS OF STUDENTS THAT TOOK LATIN IF AT THE GOING PROBATION OFFICER LATIN

094TWO WE KNOW HOW MANY SECTIONS ARE NEEDED. INFRASTRUCTURE NEXT YEAR AT CULBRETH MIDDLE SCHOOL THERE COULD BASED ON THE NUMBERS RIGHT NOW WE COULD WE HAVE TWO SECTIONS OF LATIN AND HAVE A TEACHER WHO IS TEACHING THOSE TWO SUGGESTIONS OF LATIN ALSO TEACH LATIN AT CHAPEL HILL AND SO LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULES SOME OF THE THINGS OKAY. IF YOU'RE TEACHING AT THAT SCHOOL THOSE SESSIONS NEED TO BE IN THE MORNING SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO ANOTHER SESSIONS WILL OTHERS HAVE TO BE AT IN THE AFTERNOON. WE CREATED THE SECTIONS BASELINES THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE. THAT DOES HELP A LOT. YOUR INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED - SO WHEN WE HEARD IN THE SPACE TONIGHT FROM YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS I THINK EVEN THE STAFF IS STATING WE NEED TO LISTEN TO WHAT THE STUDENTS ARE SAYING

095WE NEED TO PROVIDE THIS RESOURCES WE HAVE POSITIONS THAT ARE ABLE TO GO INTO DIFFERENT BUILDINGS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT; RIGHT? AND HAVE STUDENTS GETTING TINT AT DIFFERENT BUILDINGS TO GET SOME OF THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES MAY HAVE BEEN IN ONE PLACE AND THAT VALUED TEACHER MAYBE IN THE OTHER SPACES WILL BE UPPING THE ANTE AM I FINDING THAT. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY AND I'LL SAY WHILE WE'RE NOT FINISHED WITH THE SCHEDULING PROCESS BUT LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO INVOLVE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BOOTS ON THE GROUND. SO WE HAD MEETINGS WITH THE SCHOOL LEADERS AND HAVE ANOTHER FOLLOW-UP MEETING WITH THE SCHOOL LEADERS AND TALKING ABOUT HOW WE MAKE SURE TO OFFER A VAST MAJORITY AND VAST MAJORITY ACROSS THE BUILDINGS. REALIZING MAY NOT LOOK THE SAME BUT MAKE SURE THAT IS AVAILABLE

096AND MAKE SURE THAT MORE CHILDREN AS YOU STATED STILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY IF YOU HAD LATIN AT THE SCHOOL CONTINUE TO HAVE LATIN THANK YOU SCHOOL. IF I CAN ADD IN THE TIMELINE IN ADDITION TO THE NOTIFICATION OF TEACHERS PUSHED UP SIGNIFICANTLY THE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS AND IMPACT OF THE STAFFING ALLOCATION PROCESS. WE TYPICALLY DO THAT HAD THE PROJECTS ARE MORE SOLIDIFIED BUT THE CONVERSATIONS AND SOME OF THE THINGS FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE MENTIONED. OKAY. YOU KNOW WHAT LET'S GO AHEAD AND WORK WITH THE THAT INFORMATION WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. AND LET'S TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THOSE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS CAN BE. BUT TYPICALLY THAT HAPPENS IN LATE SPRING WE'RE A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF GAME BUT INFORMATION THAT NEEDS TO BE GRASPED. SORRY I'M TO ASK THE SAME QUESTION SO NEXT YEAR WILL BE

097IN YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WANT TO TAKE LATIN ONE IN THE 7TH GRADE FOR HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO THAT. IF YOU TAKE LATIN TWO IN 8-GRADE IF YOU NOT IN 7TH GRADE OR AM I MISSTATING. I'LL TURN TO THE DR. HE AND HIS TEAM WORKED THROUGH THAT BUT THE STUDENT AVAILABLE TO TAKE LATIN IN 7TH GRADE HAS THAT OPPORTUNITY. IF THEY'RE ENROLLED IN A HIGH SCHOOL COURSE THAT'S WHY WHERE WE ARE TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE NUMBERS. SO WE'RE COMMITTED TO STUDENTS ALREADY IN THE PIPELINE AND CONTINUING IT HIGH SCHOOL CONCURS SO BASED ON WHERE WE ARE AND LOOKING AT SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'LL BE WORKING THROUGH FOR EXAMPLE, BOARD MEMBER FEDDERS START WITH LATIN TWO BUT THE CASE FOR STUDENTS IN LATIN ONE. CURRENTLY AND HAVE CURRENTLY REGISTERED

098WHERE THEY NOT ALLOWED TO REGISTER AT LATIN ONE. I THINK I'M - YES OR NO. STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO REMEMBER FOR LATIN ONE. WHAT I'M SORRY ONE OF THE CHOICES FOR THE ELECTIVE ANY UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION CORRECTLY THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN LATIN ONE AND BEYOND IN A HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT BEARING COURSE OR LANGUAGE COURSE, ARE COMMITTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PATHWAY IS THERE FOR THOSE ASK THE STUDENTS KNOWING WE HAVE TO PROBLEM SOLVE AROUND SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT DR. HARRIS TALKED ABOUT CONCERNING OTHER STUDENTS BUT THAT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT (COUGHING) WE CAN GUARANTEE AT THAT POINT. I GUESS FOR ME TO SO IMPORTANT TO UNDERSCORE STUDENTS ARE TO SIGN UP LIKE THE HESITATION ONE STUDENT MY SIGN UP BUT ONLY TWO STUDENTS SIGN UP WHATEVER THE COURSES THEY CAN COLLECT THERE'S IS DECISIONS

099THE SCHOOL LEADER WILL HAVE TO MAKE DIDN'T COME FROM HERE OR YOU ALL. THAT'S CORRECT. BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK IF WE LOOK AT COURSES ENROLLMENT THE COURSES ARE TYPICALLY AT THE LATIN TYPICALLY FULL UM, AND - BUT STUDENTS CURRENTLY TAKEN LATIN ONE AND BEYOND WILL MAINTAIN THE HIGH SCHOOL PIPELINE FOR THOSE STUDENTS. UM, AND WE'LL HAVE TO PROBLEM SOLVE FOR ANY STUDENTS WHAT KIND OF FALL OUTSIDE OF THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION WHETHER WE CAN OFFER THAT RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT. I THINK I GUESS MY STATEMENT COMMENTS DR. HARRIS I POINTED OUT A GOOD POINT THE 8-GRAD CLASS THE LARGE STUDENTS I KNOW MY 3 KIDS ARE TWO IN HIGH SCHOOL AND THE LAST ONE IN 8-GRADE YOU KNOW HOW BIG THOSE CLASSES ARE THE CLASSES ARE A LOT SMALLER COMING BEHIND. SO

100JUST CURIOUS I GUESS I'M THINKING ABOUT THE SCHOOL LEADERS AND SOMEONE MENTIONED THE SCHOOL HE IMPROVEMENT TEAM WILL BE HELPFUL THIS IS CLEAR THE - NOT WE'RE LOSING SOMETHING BUT NOT THE CLASSES ARE SMALLER. UH-HUH. SO INSTEAD OF OFFERING 4 SECTIONS OF A PARTICULAR COURSE YOU'LL END UP WITH TWO OR THREE WITHOUT THE SAME NUMBER OF KIDS. CORRECT. A NOT A FULL-TIME PERSON SO- ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THAT IS WHERE PEOPLE ARE CONFUSING LIKE OH, NO, THAT TEACHERS POSITION IS GONE SO NO NO, NO THE FTES IS LIKE A .5 OR A WHOLE FTE THEY WERE ABLE TO HAVE YOU HAD BIGGER COHORTS OF KIDS THAN LAST YEAR. I KNOW THAT SOUNDS REALLY NUANCE AND CONFUSING I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CLEAR ABOUT BOARD MEMBER FEDDERS AND DR. I'M SORRY TO PUT YOU

101ON THE SPOT BUT COME TO THE PODIUM FOR EXAMPLE, A POSSIBILITY AT ONE OF THE SCHOOLS WE HAVE A 11 KIDS SIGNED UP FOR LATIN ONE. IF TYPICALLY A CLASS TWO MAKE IF WE'RE NOT ABOVE 15. SO WE HAVE SOME SCENARIOS LIKE THAT WE HAVE SOME SCHOOLS PARTICULARLY AT HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL A PARTICULAR LEVEL AND THE THE HIGH SCHOOL WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH NOT THE DISTRICT IS DOING AWAY WITH THE LATIN PROGRAM. FRANKLY A POLICY GOVERNED PROCESS TO DO SO THAT REQUIRED BOARD APPROVAL BUT THERE ARE INSTANCES AND AGAIN, WE'RE WORKING WITH EARLY PRELIMINARY NUMBERS WE DON'T HAVE THE FULL DATA BUT 11, 6 GRADERS WHO SIGNED UP FOR LATIN ONE IN ONE WHOLE SCHOOL THAT CLASS WILL NOT MAKE. DID I EXPLAIN THAT; CORRECT? LATIN WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST CHOICE WE LABORATORY THOSE

102WHAT THE TOP FOUR EVEN WITH THE FABULOUS WE'RE DEALING WITH THAT AS A I DEAL SPACE IF SOMEONE DOES A MASTER SCHEDULE WE HAVE HAVE 25 BUT PUTTING KIDS IN THERE 20 PEOPLE THAT IS THEIR 6 CHOICE BUT WORKING WITH THE REQUESTS AND LIKE THE REQUESTS LOOKING AT ONE AND A HALF SCHEDULES WORKER OR WORKING WITH BUT MAKING THE SCHEDULES WE ACTUALLY DO (COUGHING) FOUR KIDS IN THOSE COURSES TAKES. AND THOSE 4 KIDS WILL BE IN THOSE COURSES THAT IS 4 LESS KIDS THAT IS NUANCE WHAT THE KIDS PRIORITIZE BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE NUMBERS IF YOU'RE SEEING 11 THOSE KIDS THAT IS THE FIRST ONE TO LOOK AT THAT CLASS WILL PROBABLY NOT MAKE AND WE'RE TRYING TO FINALIZE THE RENTAL IF YOU HAVE A CLASS AT 15 SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE

103AT WITH THE PROCESS. RIGHT. SO I READ ALL THE COMMENTS ON THAT PETITION AND ONE A PERSON TALKS ABOUT LATIN THE LATIN IS HIGH SCHOOL LATIN 3, 2, 1 I THINK WOUNDED THAT AN OPTION FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. THAT'S WE THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT YOU CAN ASK THE TEACHERS BUT WILLING TO DO AND SO THAT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF THE PIECES. I'M COMPELLED BY THE PEOPLE THAT TALKED ABOUT THE KIND OF DEATH SPIRAL OF CUTTING NOT PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T SIGN UP AND THEN CUT AND THEY DON'T SIGN UP AND PEOPLE LEAVE. I THINK AN EXPRESSIVE VALUE I THINK THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMANITIES AND HAVE A DOWN YEAR MAY HAVE - SO I REALIZE LIKE SHORT TIME AND

104LONG TERM BUT AND I WOULD SAY AS DISTRICT 2 WE HAVE BEEN CREATIVE WITH THE HIGH SCHOOLS IF WE HAVE A CLASS OF 12 WE'LL SLIDE THAT IN THAT IS THAT'S OUR LATIN FOR YOUR CLASS THAT'S THE OPTION IT STOPS. SO, YEAH SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON I LOOKING AT IT FROM THE HOLISTIC SIDE IF WE DON'T MAKE THAT CUT FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE WE HAVE AMAZING TEACHERS THAT IS A DIFFICULT DECISION FOR THE PRINCIPAL FOR US TO SUPPORT GOT IT LIKE NOTICING ANYTHING REDUCING AN IMPACT ON KIDS. OKAY. THANK YOU, DR. HARRIS AND DR. HAMLET AND IS THERE MORE MR. SCOTT. I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF SINCE WE HAVE A MAJORITY THAT THE FIRST OF TWO BOARD BUDGET WORK CIGARETTES I WANT TO GO OVER THE TIMELINES FOUR MILESTONES THE FIRST IS COMPLETED AT

105THE LAST BOARD MEETING WE SUPPORTED THE BOARDS BUDGET AND NOW INTO MILESTONE NUMBER TWO, THAT STARTED A COUPLE OR LAST WEEK WITH THE FINANCE OPERATIONS COMMUNITY MEETING AND TONIGHT WE'LL BE THE FIRST OF TWO WORK SESSIONS THAT OFFERS THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO GIVE FEEDBACK. AFTER WHICH WE'RE SHOOTING FOR AN ADOPTION OF THE BOARD BUDGET REQUEST TO THE COUNTY AND LIKE TO HAVE THAT ADOPTED ON APRIL 17TH PREPARE AND TRANSIT THAT MANY A TIMING MATTER FOR THE JOINT MEETING WITH THE BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY AND KICKOFF THE PROCESS WITH THE FINAL NOTIFICATION I ASSUME AROUND JUNE 10TH TO THE 15 AND GO ON TO FOR THE BOARDS ACTUAL OPERATING BUDGET SO TO GO OVER THAT IF MILESTONE TOO EXAMPLE SESSIONS AND HEARINGS A LOT OF VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF FEEDBACK AND FROM THE PUBLIC.

106SO I INVITE MORE EVERYONE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE NEXT ONE AND BRING MORE FEEDBACK AND THE BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION WILL CONTINUE TO MULL IT TO THE COMMISSIONERS IN A MANNER THAT FITS. SO I WANT TO VERY QUICKLY OVER OVER THE SUPERINTENDENTS RECOMMEND BUDGET A REMINDER WE LOOK AT THE DATA FOR THE MOST PART WHEN WE PLAN BUDGETS AND HEARD ME SAY IN 2020, 124 HUNDRED STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS THAT IS NOW DROPPED TO A PROJECTION OF 11 PLUS AND ONLY DROP A NUMBER OF 93 AND THE CHARTER SCHOOL HAS - WE'RE NOT LOSING A LOT OF STUDENTS TO CHARTERS BUT LUCAS THOSE STUDENTS TO THE REASONS THAT UM, DR. DOLLAR SHED MENTIONED LAST YEAR THE BIRTH RATE IS DOWN AND SEEING THAT IN THE KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT AND YOUR ENROLLMENT HAS STABILIZED. SO AGAIN CONTINUATION WE'RE

107BREAKING DOWN THE COSTS TO MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO AND I WANT TO GO OVER THAT AGAIN REMIND EVERYONE NO GUIDANCE FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 0 STATEMENT OF FACT THE COST DRIVERS FOR NEXT YEAR SO IS BASED ON THE HISTORICAL UM, PROJECTION USING HISTORICAL NUMBERS TO PROJECT OUT INTO THE FUTURE. SO AT THAT POINT THAT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WE FEEL THIS IS PRETTY ADEQUATE AND THIS CONTINUOUS LINE UP WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY ESTIMATES AND WE STARTED WITH THEY'RE BEGINNING BUDGET DISCUSSIONS THE OTHER NIGHT AND USING DRIVERS VERY, VERY SIMILAR TO OURS LIKE THE BEST PRACTICES WHAT WE'RE LOOKING BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW THAT IS BUILT IN A 3 PERCENT BENEFIT INCREASES OF 7.1 PERCENT FOR MATCHING RETIREMENT AND HOSPITALIZATION AND 3 PERCENT TO NON-SALARY OPERATING COSTS. SO ALL IN ALL WE HAVE A CONTINUATION

108BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR AND TALKED ABOUT THE TAX SEEING A 2 PERCENT INFLATIONARY COSTS IT IS TRUE INFORMS AS QUITE SOMETIME SO ANTICIPATING 5 THOUSAND PLUS TAX ON THE INFLATION OF THE PROPERTY TAX AND NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY AND YES MA'AM. GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS SLIDE I WAS NOTING A POINT WE TALKED ABOUT THE HIGH ALLOCATION RELATIVE TO THE STATE NUMBERS; RIGHT? SO WHEN THE STATE INCREASES THAT PUTS PRESSURE AND FURTHER REDUCING THOSE ALLOCATIONS IS THAT; CORRECT? AND THAT'S CORRECT. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DOLLARS. I'M IN TRUTH THINKING ABOUT THAT 3 PERCENT INCREASE I'M THRILLED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF TEACHERS HAVING AN INCREASE AND THE IMPACT WE'LL HAVE TO ABSORB MORE LOCAL DOLLARS. I KNOW THE ANSWER BUT HAVE NEW ATTENDEES HERE. IT IS NOT JUST WEIGHING NOT JUST FUNDING LOCALLY THE LOCALLY

109FUNDED POSITIONS IT CAN ALSO BE SOME PORTION OF OTHER BENEFITS ARE FRENCH OF EVEN THE STATE POSITIONS AS WELL. LET ME TAKE A SECOND THAT IS IMPORTANT. OKAY. AND EVERY EMPLOYEE THAT WORKED IN THE DISTRICT GETS A SUPPLEMENT FROM 18 TO 27 PERCENT OR CLARIFIED FROM 5 AND A HALF TO 9 AND A HALF PERCENT; RIGHT? IF YOU'RE A STATE EMPLOYEE AND PAID OUT OF STATE FUNDS OUR LOCAL BUDGET BEARS IT SUPPLEMENT. UH-HUH. IF YOU'RE PAY IS UP MORE AND MORE 3 PERCENT OR FOR WHATEVER REASON THAT SUPPLEMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE IS GOING UP ALSO. THAT'S RIGHT AND THERE ARE VERY, VERY FEW IF ANY PEOPLE THAT ARE ON 100 PERCENT PERCENT STATE FUNDS. THAT'S WHAT MAKES OUR DISTRICT COMPETITIVE BECAUSE WE STEADY THEIR SUPPLEMENT A TIT-FOR-TAT WE RAISE OURS A LITTLE BIT THAT

110IS A TIGHT MARKET WITH EDUCATORS. WE'RE COMPETING THAT IS CORRECT AND NOT A REVOLVING DOOR BUT BACK AND FORGETTABLE. TO CLOSE A LOOPHOLE IT FEELS WHAT IS PRODUCTIVE FOR THE STATE TO RECONSIDER THEY'RE ALLOCATIONS AND THEN THAT WILL HIP CLOSES THE GAP FOR OUR DISTRICT AND THE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE AND THAT IS INCREDIBLE THE ALLOCATIONS ARE OUR LANGUAGES OPPORTUNITY BY THE STATE ELEMENTARY. THAT'S A NUANCE QUESTION TWO P R CS TEACHER A LOT OF TIMES. UH-HUH WE HAVE O ONE. PROGRAM REPORT. SO ONE ONE IS CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND 004 IS UM, ESSENTIALLY SPECIALIZE. UH-HUH. RIGHT? AND SO O O ONE IS FUND ON THE LEGISLATIVE AND ACROSS THE 10 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WE GET 10 POSITIONS FOR SPECIALIZE FOREIGN LANGUAGE OR WE A LOT 2 AND A HALF FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUT RECEIVE ONLY ONE.

111UH-HUH. DR. HARRIS. SORRY YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT THE FORMULA WE'RE OVER THE FORMULA WE HAVE BEEN OVER THE FORMULA FOR A LONG TIME IT FORMULA IS THE STATE MONEY PLUS THE LOCAL MONEY; RIGHT? I WANT TO TRY TO CONNECT THE PRESENTATIONS OKAY. THANKS. AND AGAIN, AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WE'RE MUCH FOR TIED TO THE STATE FORMULAS BECAUSE OF THE LEGISLATION; RIGHT? HAVE TO HAVE CLASS SIZES OF 18; RIGHT? . AND WHEREAS, THE HIGH SCHOOL AND SECONDARY HIGH SCHOOLS NOT AS STRAIGHT. JONATHAN. YES. AND WANT TO PILE ON HERE. YES. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE STATE THE STATE ACTUALLY ONLY FUNDS LESS THAN IS HUFF HALF SO THE FUNDING IS ENORMOUS NOT AN EASY FIX I WANT TO SAY THAT WE'RE AT 28 PERCENT OF A TWO. YEAH. IT PASSED. OUR COMMUNITY COMMISSIONERS SUPPORT THAT IN A BIG

112WAY AND HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS BETTER YEARS THAN OTHERS BUT WE HAMMER THEM FOR MORE THIS IS A HUGE DEAL YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND THE GOOD NEWS THE TEACHERS GOT AN 8 PERCENT RAISE WE HAVE A PROBLEM (LAUGHTER). YEAH. BUT WE WANT TO SUPPORT AND WANT TO BUT IN THE STATE IS NOT FUNDED PEOPLE ARE SAYING YEAH, IT IS WAY BEYOND THE STATE AND BILLION DOLLARS AND THEY'RE SAYING WE'RE NOT GOING TO PAY THAT MAKE US. PILE ON NO A MINUTE AND ANYONE WATCHES THIS BOARD MEETING YEAH. I HEARD AGAIN, A BIG DEAL. A ANYWAY TO RECAP (LAUGHTER) WE HAVE A 3.25 FOR NEXT YEAR THAT IS A 5 PERFORMANCE NUMBER IS A 5.5 PERCENT IN INCREASE IN COUNTY APPROPRIATION HISTORICALLY RECEIVED 3 AND A HALF PERCENT. SO WE ALREADY RECOGNIZED GOING INTO THAT BUDGET

113WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE CONCILIATION WE IF NOT TO BE CAUGHT IN JUNE NOT HAVE THE CONTINUOUS MET AND FORCES TO REDUCE STAFF. YES. MA'AM. JONATHAN CONTINUOUS IS ESSENTIALLY INFLATION WE'RE FOR THE ADDING 9-1-1 POSITIONS OR SPENDING THAT IS CONTINUING THINGS AS THEY ARE TODAY BUT THE COST IN THE NEXT YEAR; RIGHT? 100 PERCENT. YES. MA'AM. THEN TO VERY BRIEFLY WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS OVER THE LAST YEARS TO JUSTIFY THE FUND BALANCE WANT TO POINT OUT AGAIN, WE HAVE PRECIOUS LITTLE FUND BALANCE LEFT AND IN BETTER YEARS MORE FUND YEARS THE BOARD CAN APPROPRIATE THAT FOR THE BUDGET NEEDS NOT AN OPTION WE HAVE TO GO FORWARD WITH THE BALANCED BUDGET AND SHOULD BE VERY, VERY PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT FUND BALANCE NUMBER AND HAVE A PLAN TO BEGIN TO BROWN BUILD OVER THE

114NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS WITH THE REDUCTION OF FORCE THAT MONEY WILL BE TARGETED WE SHOULDN'T USES FUND TO BALANCE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET WE NEED TO HAVE THE RAINY-DAY FUND THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF UNCERTAINTY AND WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO THE INTEGRITY TO HAVE A UM, A RAINY-DAY FUND. YES MA'AM. SO $15 MILLION THAT CAME UP A LOT. 85 PERCENT GOES TO PERSONNEL THE OTHER 15 TO COSTS WE CAN'T CONTROL HAVE LIGHTS ON HERE THE KIDS ENJOY AND THAT IS A BIG PIECE NEED TO HAVE HAVE INSURANCE IF WE ARE ALLOCATING AND FUNDING AS THOUGH WE HAVE X NUMBER OF KIDS AND THE STATE SAYS WE'RE ONLY FUNDING WITH THAT IS THAT WHERE THE $15 MILLION WENT I KNOW THE ANSWER BUT MAKE SURE WE ARTICULATE IT I SAY THAT AT A LOT OF MEETINGS

115IF WE SAY IF AGAIN MAYBE SOMETHING ELSE WILL HEAR IT WHERE THE $15 MILLION WENT. HISTORICALLY GOTTEN A 3.7 PERSONNEL INCREASE IN THE COUNTY I HAVE THE GRAPH AND SEVERAL YEARS WITH NO PERCENT INCREASE WE HAD THE UTILITY OUR COVID FUNDS AND THE MONEY ERODES. I WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC DURING THE PANDEMIC WE HELD THE POSITIONS HARMLESS WE PAID BUS DRIVERS KIDS WERE STATE LAW OTHER HOME AND PEOPLE ARE SAYING WHERE DID THE $15 MILLION I SAY THE BUS DRIVERS I KNOW WHERE THE $15 MILLION WENT THEY WERE FEEDING THE KIDS DURING THE PANDEMIC RIGHT AND KIDS WERE SITTING AT HOME THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY SOME OF IT WENT BUT IN THE PAST CHARTINGS THE ALLOCATION SHIFTS; RIGHT? FROM THE STATE THEY SAY YOU DISTRICT ATTORNEY CREDIT ANY MORE KIDS WE'RE NOT GIVING YOU

116ANY MORE MONEY WE'RE HOLDING, YOU KNOW, SCHOOLS HARMLESS WE FOUGHT THINGS WE'RE STILL PAYING ALL THE PEOPLE; RIGHT? YEP. ALSO COME BA.5 ISSUES WITH THE RECRUITMENT OF EMPLOYEE AND RESIGNATION OF 2022 WE HAVE CLASSROOMS WITH NO TEACHERS AND NOLO CONTENDERE NUT THE BOARD STEPPED YOU UP TO PUT THINGS IN PLACE IN ORDER TO BRING THE STAFFING LEVELS UP. WE'RE A DISTRICT OF 11 PLUS KIDS POTENTIALLY AND WE STAY COMPETITIVE AGAINST DISTRICT BIGGER THAN US, WE PAY A DISTRICT TAX COMES AS A COST WHEN WE STAFF OUR BUDGET IS 85 PERCENT AND WE CONTINUE TO BE COMPETITIVE I SUPPORT THAT AND MR. SCOTT FOCUSED ON THAT IS MY FOCUS PAYING THE STAFF AS MUCH AS WE CAN BUT GETS TIGHT WITH MORE THAN HALF OF OUR BUDGET WE FUND LOCALLY AND AT A RISK OF SOME

117$9 MILLION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TWO. RIGHT. LET'S BE CLEAR 2 YEARS AGO THIS BOARD TOOK THE BALANCE AND RAISED THE- (MULTIPLE VOICES). AND INCREASED YOUR CLASSIFIEDS TO GIVE THE TEACHERS A SALARY BOOST. THAT WAS A STATEMENT KNOWING AND YOU CAN SEE THAT DAY COMING IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. THIS FISCAL WE USED THAT SAME GRAFT FOR 3 YEARS. YOU PREDICTED IT 3 YEARS AGO, I WANTED PEOPLE TO HEAR THAT. THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME. NO, THE EXPANSION REQUESTS I'M GOING TO PRESENT THE EXPANSION REQUESTS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET KEEP THE LIGHTS ON AND BUSINESS AS USUAL IS NOT ENOUGH WE NEED TO THINK HOW TO EVALUATE OUR - I'VE HEARD MANY TIMES DR. HAMLET TALKED ABOUT THIS. SHOW US YOUR BUDGET, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE. AND AGAIN, IT IS IMPORTANT

118WE ADVOCATE THIS IS WHERE THE DISTRICT WANTS TO GO AND GET IT ON RECORD AND TAKE IT TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND WHO IN THE COMMUNITY THIS IS WHAT WE BELIEVE AND TAKES US TO THE FUTURE. UH-HUH. AND I'M NOT SPENDING A LOT OF TIME ON THIS BECAUSE WE SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME ON IT AT THE LAST MEETING BUT HAVE 3 ITEMS, AND TWO OF THEM ARE ENTIRETY FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING AND EQUIPPING THE PEOPLE. THE FIRST IS AN INCREASE OF CLASSIFIED SUPPLEMENTS OF 2 PERCENT WILL BRING THE COSTS THAT IS IS AN ESTIMATE COST OF $25,000. AND THE ONLY OTHER ONE OF THE MASTERS PAY TO MAKE THAT $2.35 MILLION AND WENT INTO A LOT OF DETAIL LAST TIME. AND THE OTHER ITEM WE WANT TO INCLUDE WAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STRUCTURE

119SUSTAINABILITY FUND WITH IT FOR THE FUTURE MATERIALS FOR ALL STUDENTS AND WANT MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE MERE SUBSCRIPTION BASED AS OPPOSED TO TEN YEARS AGO WITH TEXTBOOKS. IN ORDER FOR US TO KEEP UP WITH IT A LOT OF TIMES WE DON'T HAVE A GUARANTEE FUNDING SOURCE. THAT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WE HAVE TO SET THE DISTRICT UP FOR SUCCESS, THAT BRINGS US UP FOR THE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENT. AND AGAIN, WHY ALL THAT MATTERS IS THE INVESTMENT IN THE GROWTH OF THE FUTURE OF THE STUDENTS; RIGHT? WE NEED TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON AND PUSH FORWARD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE STUDENTS AND STAFF. SO THE SUMMARY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REQUEST -- (MULTIPLE VOICES). I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. I KNOW YOU WANT TO MOVE ON BUT ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY FUND YOU MAY HAVE DONE THIS BUT GIVE

120THE DR. AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SPECIFICALLY WHAT THAT MEANS WHEN MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HEAR THAT CURRICULUM HAS MOVED ONLINE NOT FOR THE CITY SCHOOLS BUT BY CHOICE. THEY'RE OLD - I SHOULDN'T SAY OLD THE FORMALLY TEXT APPLICATIONS THAT WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE STATE ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FILLED UP. WOULD YOU MIND DIGGING INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT. SURE (CLEARING THROAT) SOME CONTEXT OF THE STATE $350 FOR SUPPLIES AND MATERIAL IS NOT ENOUGH TO DO THE DOCUMENTATION. IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE STUDENTS IN A DISTRICT THAT DOESN'T GO A LONG WAY. AND SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS FOR THE FUNDING TO COME TO SUPPLEMENT THE CURRICULUM ADOPTION. FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS OUR STATE HAS GOTTEN BACK TO THE REGULAR ORDER OF SETTING STANDARDS FOR THE BOARD APPROVED THE SCIENCE CONTENT CURRICULUM CONTENT FOR

121THIS YEAR THAT'S HOW THE STATE GOT BACK TO REGULATE ORDER CREATING STANDARDS FOR EVERY STUDENT TO MEET ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA. AND THE STATE WILL BE ON A REGULAR CYCLE. UPDATING THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WE NEED TO BE ON A REGULAR CYCLE TO UPDATE THE MATERIALS. DOESN'T MEAN SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE ONLINE RESOURCES FOR THE SCIENCE, THEY ARE VERY HANDS ON WE'RE BUYING, YOU KNOW, CRABS FOR STUDENTS TO LOOK AT BUT HAVE TO IT BUY THOSE THINGS AND BUYING BATTERIES FOR THE STUDENTS FOR EXPERIMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THE CURRICULUM IS CHANGING WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING. NOW YOU PAY FOR IT EVERY MONTH AND AS THINGS COME SO WILL BE VITALLY IMPORTANT AND OFTEN TALKED ABOUT. TO MR. SCOTT ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES IN HIS RESOURCES. GOT AN E-MAIL BEGINNING TO LOOK AT

122THE STANDARDS RIGHT NOW FOR THE MATH ADOPTION WILL HAPPEN IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. IF WE DON'T HAVE A FUNDING SOURCE FOR THAT AND THE STATE CHANGES THE STANDARDS, OUR STUDENTS WILL BE OUT OF THE - AT A DISADVANTAGE. AND SO TO SPEAK TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHAT DO OTHER DISTRICTS DO THAT DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING WE HAVE. AND UNFORTUNATELY THE DISTRICTS GO WITHOUT OR USE FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPLEMENT THE CURRICULUM. DURING COVID IN THE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ESPECIALLY IN NORTH CAROLINA USE AS THEIR FUNDS TO RAMP UP THE CURRICULUM. AND SO THOSE ARE IMPORTANT DECISIONS. UM, THAT ALL DISTRICTS WILL HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS. AND GLAD TO BE WORKING WITH MR. SCOTT NOW AND BANK OUR STATE FUNDING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS TO MEET THE ADOPTION WE THINK BETWEEN THE CURRENT

123BUDGET FOR CURRICULUM AND STRUCTURE RESOURCES AND SOME TYPE OF FUNDING THAT ALLOWS US TO NOT HAVE TO SCRAMBLE TO FIND TO PRETTY MUCH THE RESOURCES WE WILL BE IN A GREAT PLACE TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ONE LEARN WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY MATERIALS AVAILABLE SO THAT, YOU KNOW, BOTH STANDARDS WILL HELP THE STUDENTS TO LEARN WITH THE MATERIALS. AND I HOPE THAT WASN'T TOO MUCH. YOU SAID WE GET FROM THE STATE $350,000 A YEAR TOTAL? I THINK THAT'S THE -- ROUGHLY. YEAH. FOR K THROUGH 12. FOR THE MATERIAL RESOURCES; RIGHT? TEXTBOOKS; RIGHT? BUT TEXTBOOKS, TEXTBOOKS IN THE - ARE FLUENT; RIGHT? NOT JUST TEXT. IT IS A TEXTBOOK PROGRAM. WE ALSO HAVE A CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONAL. THAT IS MORE LIKE PAPER AND PENS AND CHALK. THAT CHALK. JONATHAN WE HAVE- (MULTIPLE VOICES).

124I HAD CAULK I HAVE 3 BOXES OF CHALK IN MY HOUSE. WE ALLOCATE DRAWING TO THE SCHOOLS. AND THAT IS CURIOUS TO ME $350,000 FOR TEXTBOOKS; RIGHT? FOR CURRICULUM MATERIALS FOR THE DISTRICT WHERE OUR BUSINESS IS EDUCATION. ONE WOULD THINK THERE WOULD BE MORE MONEY FOR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAN THAT AMOUNT THAT COMES UP TO THIRTY BUCKS PER KID AND K THROUGH 12. THAT'S WHAT I SAID. (MULTIPLE VOICES.) AND AREAS K THROUGH 12. YEAH. $325,000, 325 FOR ENGLISH. $30 FOR THE KID AT HOME FOR THE KIDS FOR TEXTBOOKS. I CAN'T GET A BOOK FOR THAT. I HAD A BOOK IN COLLEGE, THE BOOKS ARE EXPENSIVE AND THE CURRICULUM MATERIAL THAT THE STATE WOULD FIND THAT THE BUSINESS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT; RIGHT? TO EDUCATE THE CHILDREN. I'M SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE HOW MUCH

125OF A ROLE THAT IS SHARING WITH THE BOARD. 15, 17 YEARS AGO, I WAS IN CHARGE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND THE BUDGET WAS $1.6 MILLION AT THAT TIME. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DO LARGE ADOPTIONS I CAN IMAGINE THAT WAS A SIGNIFICANT ROLLBACK. AND ALSO IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT STUDENTS HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THOSE TEXTBOOKS AND PAY FOR, YOU KNOW, THE SCIENCE MATERIALS THAT STUDENTS USE WHEN THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES. SO MUCH LIKE THE TEACHER CONVERSATIONS THAT THE TEACHER RAISE MORE WE EXPAND THE OPPORTUNITY WE ALSO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND A COST THAT COMES WITH THAT EXPANSION THAT THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. I'D LOVE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO WRITE LETTERS TO THE MAJORITY LEADERS AND PARTY IN REILLY ABOUT THAT; RIGHT? LIKE I APPRECIATE GETTING LETTERS

126WE HAVE A TARGETING AUTHORITY WE DON'T DO IT, IT COMES FROM REILLY. I'D LOVE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO WRITE LETTERS. NOT, YOU KNOW, OUR LEGISLATORS ARE WONDERFUL IN ORANGE 3 OF THEM THE SENATOR AND IT IS THE REST OF THE STATE. SO I HOPE THAT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE LISTENING TO THIS AND HAVE HUNDREDS OF LETTERS. TAKE THE LETTERS WRITTEN TO US AND IN REILLY EXPLAIN HOW HARD THIS HAS BEEN THAT WE HAVE CLASSES AND HAVE THOSE LANGUAGES AND THEY NEED TEXT AND CURRICULUM MATERIALS; RIGHT? THAT IS REALLY - FOR THAT WE WRITE THE LETTERS TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOLDING THE PURSESTRINGS. AS MUCH AS I'LL FUND EVERYTHING, I'M ABOUT FUNDING EVERYTHING FOR THE KIDS. BUT THE REALITY IS, WE DON'T MAKE THAT DECISION TO WRITE THE LETTERS TO REILLY. BUT MONEY FROM THE

127COUNTY FOR VARIOUS UM, LIKE CLARIFY LIKE THE CURRICULUM TECHNOLOGY MONEY FROM THE COUNTY; RIGHT? IS THAT THE SAME CODE? WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY GIVES YOU RESPECTFULLY IT IS UP TO US AS A BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION TO ALLOCATE THAT. IS THAT - AND IT IS THE $350,000 NOT THE ENTIRETY, I WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. ABSOLUTELY. WE JUST DID A MILLION DOLLAR SCIENTIFIC PROJECT. WE ALLOCATED EVERY DOLLAR IN THE TEXTBOOK WITH THE LOCAL BUDGET. THE MONEY WAS ADOPTED AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND TYPICALLY THOSE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES HAVE SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES. SO THEY SHOULDN'T BE CONSIDERED CORE CURRICULUM RESOURCES. WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS HAVING A FUND THAT FUNDS CORE CURRICULUM RESOURCES THAT ALL STUDENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO. OKAY. SO JUST TO KIND OF SUM

128UP THIS IS WHERE WE LEFT 2 WEEKS AGO. WE HAVE AN $8.2 MILLION EXPANSION AND 5 HUNDRED AND 68 THOUSAND FOR THE INCREASE IN THE SPECIAL DISTRICT TAX. AND AS OF RIGHT NOW THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REQUEST IS AT 7.6 MILLION DOLLARS. BUT AS OF TODAY AS THE SUPERINTENDENTS BUDGET NOW BECOMES THE BOARD OF EDUCATION'S REQUEST WE ARE AT 7.6. AND THAT WAS FOR THINGS DISCUSSED AT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PRESENTATION AND THE BOARD MEMBERS WANTED TO DECIDED FURTHER, I'LL GO INTO THAT NEXT WITH THE COSTS. A TOTAL I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THOSE SO THAT WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE. AND FOUR ITEMS AND AGAIN, THOSE ARE ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET PRESENTATION 2 WEEKS AGO. THE FIRST WAS NOT ONLY REINSTATING MATH BUT BRINGING IN A CERTIFIED UP TO 20 PERCENT FOR TEACHERS WITH ZERO TO 19

129YEARS EXPERIENCE. THIS PUTS US ON PAR WITH ORANGE COUNTY - DON'T QUOTE ME BUT AT 20 PERCENT. THIS PUTS US FOR NON-MASTERS WITH THE COUNTY AND OFFERING HIGH SUPPLEMENTS. DURING THE PANDEMIC WE KIND OF WENT BACK AND FORTH BUT TO RAISE AT 16 TO 18 PERCENT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. IF WE WERE TO INCLUDE THAT AS PART OF THE BOARD'S REQUEST TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL WE'LL BE AT ONE MILLION DOLLARS FOR NEXT YEAR AND FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY FACILITATORS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS RAISED. THIS IS A PART OF OUR TWO OR THREE REDUCTIONS IN FORCE. AT THAT TIME WE ESTIMATED IT TO BE ABOUT $900,000 AND UNDERSTAND THAT $900,000 WAS THIS YEAR'S MONEY AND TO HAVE 9 HUNDRED AND $26,000. OKAY. RESTORATION OF 4 AND 5 GRADE TEACHERS.

130THIS IS ELIMINATING THROUGH ATTRITION TO TIER ONE LAST SPRING AT THAT TIME. WELL - AT THAT TIME WE HAD AN 8.25 FTE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT. AND SO ON AVERAGE THAT ACCOUNTED FOR FOUR GRADERS FOR ONE INSTRUCTIONAL AIDE. THOSE ARE REDUCED FOR THE TIER ONE CORRECTION PLAN. AT THAT TIME, WE ESTIMATED THE COST OF THOSE TO BE UM, I THINK AROUND 5 HUNDRED AND 50 THOUSAND. AT THIS POINT, WE HAD THIS YEAR'S 4 PERCENT AND NEXT YEAR TO REINSTATE THOSE FOR $500,000. AND IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT AS WE LOOKED AT DR. HARRIS' PRESENTATION EARLIER, ALL THOSE POSITIONS THE PEOPLE IN THESE POSITIONS LEFT THOUGH ATTRITION. AND THIS YEAR EMPLOYEES IN THOSE POSITIONS, THOSE POSITIONS ARE NO LONGER DO NO LONGER EXIST WITHIN THE DISTRICT. THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL PUTTING THOSE POSITIONS BACK. THE REINSTATEMENT OF COUNSELS EMPLOYMENT

131AGAIN AT AT THAT TIME, WE ESTIMATE A SAVINGS OF ONE HUNDRED AND $44,000. THERE IS AN ESTIMATED BUDGET BECAUSE OF 3 PERCENT OF $148,000 THIS NEXT YEAR THIS HAS TO DO WITH WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE. THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION DOES RECOGNIZE WILL LIKELY BE A NEED TO HAVE ADDITIONAL COUNSELS AND STAFF AVAILABLE DURING THE SUMMER WITH THE TRANSITION WE HAVE OR ARE RIGHT NOW TALKING ABOUT INSTEAD OF IMPLEMENTING OR PUTTING THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROVIDING CENTER DUTY CONTRACTS AND DUTIES FOR THE COUNSELS FOR THIS SUMMER AS WE MOVE INTO THE CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE CHANGES. AND AGAIN, THE COST TO RESTATE THAT $148,000. SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF A SUMMARY OF THAT AND HEARD FROM THE BOARD OFTEN. THOSE FOUR ITEMS WE PUT ALL THESE BACK INTO THE BUDGET WILL HAVE

132AN INCREASE OF $34.7 MILLION BEING $4.73 MILLION UP TO $10 MILLION AND GIVE SPACE FOR THE BOARD TO DISCUSS THOSE AND ANY OTHER CHANGES. I'D LIKE TO SEE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET AS WE WORK THROUGH THE WORKSESSIONS. SO UM, GOVERNOR SIGNED THE CHAIR HIS BUDGET RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS WONDERFUL. AND THERE WERE 10 PERCENT INCREASES; RIGHT? AND RESTORING THE MASTERS PLAN AND GOING TO THE MASTER P P DIDN'T SHOW UP IN OUR BUDGET. AND I'LL LEAVE THE PERCENT INCREASE OFF BUT COMES FROM THE STATE. AND YOU PROBABLY KNOW THE NUMBERS BUT CURIOUS HOW THAT IS FOR US AND OBVIOUSLY PUT IT HERE ON THE EXPANSION BUDGET AND BECOMES A STATE REQUIREMENT WE WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT, DO YOU UNDERSTAND? IS TO - SO THE STATE MASTER PAY IS 10 PERCENT. UH-HUH. AND IF YOU WERE EMPLOYED

133PRIOR TO 2013, YOU ARE ELIGIBLE; RIGHT? THE WAY THE TEACHERS FUND IN INCOME FOCUS WE HAVE POSITIONS A LOT OF TIMES SO IF I HAD A 20-YEAR MASTERS TEACHER, THEY'VE GOING TO BE MAKING CONSIDERABLY MORE MONEY THAN A NON-CERTIFIED THAT AS OF LAST YEAR'S TEACHER BEEN ONLY PAID WITH STATE FUNDS. RIGHT. IF ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STATE SAYS YOUR POPULATION WE'RE NOW ALLOWING YOU TO HAVE ANOTHER 200 PEOPLE THE MASTERS WILL PAY THAT. THAT WILL CHANGE THE BALANCE OF STATE AND LOCAL FUNDING TO THE POINT OF THE COST OF LOCAL EMPLOYEES WILL GROW. UH-HUH. DOES MAKE SENSE. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE EVERYONE'S PAY WILL GO UP AND SO PAY FOR STATES FUND; RIGHT? AND IF THEY IMPLEMENT THAT THAT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT? UH-HUH. THAT IMPACT I COULDN'T GIVE YOU RIGHT NOW.

134YEAH. BUT BASED ON HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ELIGIBLE AND IT WOULD NOT BE $2.3 MILLION OR WOULD BE AN INCREASE WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT? I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING FOR US TO KEEP IN MIND. THAT IS, I HOPE THAT HAPPENS; RIGHT? AND - BUT IDENTIFYING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ASK FOR THAT IN THE DECISION MAKING. OKAY. SO THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY FOR MR. SCOTT MORE FOR US. BUT THAT IS GREAT. BUT THE REQUESTS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE NOTIFICATIONS. WE'RE TRYING TO AS BEST WE CAN HAVE THERE OTHER THINGS THEY MIGHT WANT TO HEAR FROM US TO BE CONVINCED TO GIVE THE MONEY WE'RE ASKING FOR. WE'VE HEARD THIS A LOT. LIKE WE HAVE ALL THOSE SCHOOLS UNDER CAPACITY. THAT'S ONE LIKE ARE THERE THINGS WE CAN CONSOLIDATE OR COST CUTTING THINGS WE CAN

135DO THAT MIGHT MAKE THEM FEEL MORE GENEROUS? THE SECOND THING I THOUGHT GOING TO - AND NOT FOR YOU, BUT A SUGGESTION. I FEEL LIKE SOME LISTENING SESSIONS BEEN DONE NOW THAT MIGHT BE A GREAT IDEA BUT PEOPLE WANTED TO WEIGH IN HOW WE CAN GO ABOUT IN PERIL TIMES. I WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE SO - THANK YOU, VIKI. SORRY. AND VIKI - NO, THANK YOU FOR VIKI LETTING ME CUT IN FRONT OF HER. THAT WAS THE THING I HAVE WRITTEN DOWN. I WONDER HOW WE HAVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION. WE HAVE TO CONSIDER WHAT THE PROCESS IS AND WE BEGIN TO LOOK AT THAT. WOULD YOU LIKE US TO RESPOND TO THAT? MAYBE THE TO THE ADMINISTRATION. HAVE WE STARTED THINKING ABOUT OR MIGHT THINK ABOUT THAT? THE GENTLEMAN HAS INFORMATION ON THAT.

136HE HEADED UP THE CONVERSATION. SO CLEARLY WORKING WITH THE COUNTY WITH THE PROCESS AND THE CONSULTANTS HAVE SEEN THAT WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY ON THE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE FAIRLY FULL, AND HAVING THE WAVES OF STUDENTS COMING BACK IN THE 6 AND 9-GRADE YEAR FOR THE CHARTER SCHOOLS THOSE DON'T CHANGE. BUT CLEARLY THAT IS UNDERUTILIZED FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS NOW THEN THAT GIVE OR TAKE A 1,000 STUDENTS REALISTICALLY A 1,000 TO 800 STUDENTS DEPENDS ON HOW THE BUILDINGS ARE USED AS CLASSROOMS USED IN COMPARISON HOW THEY WERE USED YEARS AGO. BUT REALISTICALLY WORKING ON THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN AND WORKING WITH THE COUNTY REPLACING TWO SCHOOLS F PG IT IS THE PROGRAM THAT REALLY DIDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH REDISTRICTING, PEOPLE CHOOSE TO GO TO THAT BUT THE HILLS SCHOOL THAT IS

137THE - THE LOGICAL TIME. THIS IS REALLY TO MINIMIZE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISRUPTION. WHEN IT COMES TO REDISTRICTING, WE HAVE SCHOOLS AT CAPACITY AND SCHOOLS UNDER CAPACITY BUT GOING THROUGH THE WHOLE DISTRICT-WIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROCESS. AT SOME POINT OUR GOAL TO DO THAT ONCE AND RIGHT WE WANT TO BUILD CARRBORO HILLS AND MY RECOMMENDATION WORK THROUGH THE STAFF IN THIS WHICH WE ULTIMATELY AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR FOR THE HILLS. WE POTENTIALLY AS A BOARD, WE RECOMMENDED STARTING THE PROCESS TO START LOOKING AT LOOKING AT RIGHT SIZING THE SCHOOLS BUT POTENTIALLY ENTERTAINING THE IDEA TO CONSIDER SOME FORM OF A CONSOLIDATION. THAT IS PREMATURE TO DO THAT NOW. WE WANTED TO USE TIMING DATA AND THE REASON THE HILLS IS TO BE AWARDED CONSTRUCTION WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT WHAT THE CAPACITY IS AND THE BUDGET

138WILL ALLOW US TO CONSTRUCT AND HAVE ESTABLISHED TO ALL THE SCHOOLS ON WHO THE CAPACITY WILL BE AND STARTED THAT. NOW WITH KIDS WE'LL BE USING BAD DATA, DATA TO MINIMIZE THIS SO WE HAVE THE MOST TIMELY DATA. THE LOGICAL SENSE LOOKING AT THE CIP WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 2 TO 3 YEARS FROM TODAY. THAT DEPENDS ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE PLANNING PROCESS - THE PUBLIC PROCESS TO APPROVE THE DESIGN FOR THE SCHOOLS. REALISTICALLY EVERYTHING IS DONE, THE DESIGN IS ONE YEAR AND THE AWARD OF THE CONSTRUCTION, THAT IS WHEN THE PROCESS STARTS TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC PROCESS. AND TALK ABOUT POTENTIAL SAVINGS CAN OCCUR UM, BY RIGHT SIZING YOUR SCHOOLS THERE ARE EFFICIENCY CONSIDERING THE SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION. WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT, COULD I OR WE ASK IT IS UP TO YOU DOWN THE ROAD,

139CAN YOU GIVE SOME BALL PARK FIGURE FOR REDISTRICTING BEFORE CLOSING AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO SAY FOR TONIGHT? BUT WITHOUT ANY NAMES, WE MENTION A SCHOOL AND EVERYONE THINKS WE'VE DECIDED TO CLOSE IT. FOR AN AVERAGE RANDOM 6 SCHOOLS HOW MUCH WILL WE SAVE FOR THE OPERATION AND HOW MUCH CAPITAL BUDGET WILL BE SAVED SO PEOPLE CAN HAVE HAVE A BALL PARK? NOT NEARLY WHAT PEOPLE THINK. WE'LL HAVE $5 MILLION, I SUSPECT WILL BE 20 PERCENT OF THAT. CAN YOU INDULGE US? I AGREE WITH YOU? PREMATURE TO CONSIDER ANY SCHOOLS. TO LOOK AT IT HISTORICALLY WHAT IS A BUDGET FOR THE COST PER SQUARE FEET FOR GAS AND WATER? WHAT DO WE PAY FOR THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT PAY LIKE YOU MOVE FROM YOUR HOUSE. A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MR. SCOTT AND

140MYSELF WITH THE OPERATIONAL CAPITAL BUT INFORMATIONAL FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, CAPITAL HELPS US IN THE CAPITAL WORLD, NOT WITH THE TOPIC WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING AT TONIGHT'S MEETING BUT THE LOCAL OPERATION WE COULD DO THAT TO GIVE YOU A BALL PARK WHERE THE SAVINGS CAN BE BUT THE DISCLAIMER WILL BE GENERIC. WE DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT THERE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE HAD TO CONSOLIDATE FOR FIRST THERE IS A LOT OF THE INFORMATION OUT THERE WE CAN PROVIDE TO YOU. IS THERE MORE? DO YOU HAVE MORE? TOM AND I DON'T. (MULTIPLE VOICES). I CAN. WE CAN TALK IF YOU WANT. (LAUGHTER) GET INTO THE FEDERAL FUNDS IF YOU WANT, BUT AS A POINT OF CLARITY BECAUSE THIS WILL BE CONCLUDING THE FIRST BUDGET WORKSESSION.

141WE WANT TO BRING BACK A PROPOSED BOARD RECOMMENDED PROPOSED BY NEXT WEEK BASED ON THE FEEDBACK AND CONVERSATION TONIGHT BUT LET THE BOARD ALTER OR RATIFY THE FEDERAL BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT THAT THIS IS A WORKSESSION ITEM WE'RE IN. AND ANY ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT, PLEASE COME FORWARD. AND YOU DON'T NEED TO REINTRODUCE YOURSELF. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION. SO - (LAUGHTER). GOOD EVENING, BRADLEY. AND TO THE EDUCATORS I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION FOR REMINDING THE PUBLIC ON A NUMBER OF THINGS. AND ONE, THE PROPOSAL WE FOSTERED WITH THE BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE STUDENTS AND ESPECIALLY INSURING THE PUBLIC MONEY GOES TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND

142THE CHAIR THE VICE CHAIR AND OTHERS ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. COMBINED PARTNERSHIPS WITH UC C WE ADVOCATED FOR THIS INCREASES WE ADVOCATED FOR THAT CLASSIFIED WE ADVOCATED FOR THE - UM, CONTINUATION OF INSTRUCTION BY ALLOWING FOR THE SUPPLEMENTS. WE WORKED WITH YOU AND ACHIEVED 3 AND DID SEE UNDER A PROMISE FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSION WE SPEND DOWN THEY WILL HAVE OUR BACKS. AND I WANTED TO SAY I WISH EVERYONE HERE STAYED. I ENCOURAGED THEM EARLIER TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS NOT A ONE AND DONE. THE CONVERSATION NEEDS TO START THE PROCESS GOING FORWARD, AND WE'RE TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE. AGAIN, THE POSITION TO ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT THE ITEMS LISTED IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET AROUND ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR CLASSIFIED STAFF. I WANT TO BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR EVERYTHING THAT IS LISTED HERE WE SUPPORT ANOTHER CERTIFIED INCREASE AND

143WE SUPPORT, AND OUTLINING FOR THE COMMUNITY. JUST WHAT THE COSTS HAVE BEEN THIS YEAR ALONE. IF YOU TAKE OUT THE SERVICE SUPPLEMENT THAT IS WITHIN A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS DIDN'T COUNT. WITH JUST THE RISK, I'LL ADD AS LONG AS WE'RE THROWING OUT NUMBERS WHAT ARE THE COSTS OF IT HAS MEANING. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS EVENING WHAT IS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT 7 MILLION DOLLARS AND 10 OR $12 MILLION? WE NEED TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW AND OUR COUNTY COMMISSION KNOW. WE'RE NOT GETTING THE BUDGET BALANCED. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE IT TOOK 6 YEARS OF BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS, WE KEPT IT AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. IT IS - ISN'T I WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE COUNTY ALONE BUT FOR THE TOP FUNDING;

144RIGHT? HAVE TO GO TO THE STATE IN MASS AND SAY WHAT THE DR. POINTED OUT YOU GET YOUR BUDGET BY 75 PERCENT AND HAVE NOT RESTORED - YOU'VE CUT MONEY FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION TO FUND THE VOUCHERS. I WANT TO SAY THAT IS A BUDGET I VALUE, OUR MEMBERS VALUE, AND A BUDGET WE CAN STAND BEHIND. AND HOPEFULLY, ONE YOU'LL PRESENT. THANK YOU. (BELL RINGING). THANK YOU, MR. LINK. APPRECIATE THAT. ANYONE ELSE? I'M CARRIE. I UNDERSTAND WHY PREVIOUS BOARDS DECIDED NOT TO DO MEETINGS AFTER 10 O'CLOCK AND PEOPLE ARE BEING ALLOCATED AWAY, LOSING FOLKS AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL. AND THE SECURITY TO THE CONNECTION TO THE STUDENTS I WILL SAY THE SESSIONS ARE PLANNED FOR FOLKS IN THE MATTER AND WE NEED A TWO-WAY CONVERSATION. I WILL ADD THAT I DO THINK THAT THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

145CONTRACT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT HERE AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERATION THAT ALL CONTRACTS HAVE CLAUSES THAT CAN BE A REDUCTION BASED ON THE REDUCTION HAPPENING ELSEWHERE. MY OPINION I'VE BEEN LESS THAN IMPRESSED WITH THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT IN THIS DISTRICT TOO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MS. HAMEL. ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK? LET'S MOVE TO 7A -- NO, THAT'S OKAY. I WONDER HOW WE DECIDE WHAT IS IN THE BOARD'S BUDGET? I THINK I HEARD MR. SCOTT SOMETHING TO COME BACK WITH YOU. THAT'S TRUE. AND HAVEN'T DONE THAT. TYPICALLY THE BOARD CHAIR TAKES EVERYTHING THE BOARD SAYS ON AN ITEM AND THAT WILL GIVE US A INDICATION OF WHERE THE BOARD SITS. AND BASED ON WHAT WE BELIEVE THAT IS A CONSENSUS FOR ADOPTION. FOR THE SECOND WORKSESSION, GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE REQUEST.

146SO IS THERE A PROCEDURE WE NEED TO FOLLOW? HOPEFULLY BESIDES WE'RE COMING BACK TO THAT? I MEAN CAN BE AS SIMPLE AS ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE MOST INTERESTED TO PUT THE LIST BACK ON. (MULTIPLE VOICES.) AND I HEAR YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE EXPANSION. I WASN'T AT THE PLACE MEETING SO CATCHING UP BUT THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME BUT SOME SPECIFICS PEOPLE PARTICULARLY WANT. COULD WE PUT THAT SLIDE BACK UP? JUST FOR A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. SOMETIMES THE BOARD MIGHT MAKE DECISIONS BUT MR. SCOTT ADDED SOME OF THE ITEMS THE BOARD HAD DISCUSSIONS ADDING ON AND SOMETIMES THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS WHETHER OR NOT I WANTED TO ADD THAT IN ADDITION TO THE EXPANSION ITEM THAT WE PUT FORWARD OR MAKE TRADEOFFS IN THAT PART OF THAT DISCUSSION. I THINK THAT SHOULD BE SHARED SO THE

147BOARD MEMBERS CAN TALK ABOUT THE EXPANSION ITEMS, BUT THE ITEMS THE BOARD BROUGHT FORWARD LAST TIME. THAT IS A DISTINCTION. MAYBE STARTING BACK WITH THE UM, THE PAGE PRIOR HAD THE - SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDED PORTION. I THINK YOU SHOULD KEEP GOING BACK. THERE WE GO. THE OTHER PAGE. YEAH. SO I WOULD SAY I'M ALIGNED TO THE CLASSIFIED PERFORMANCE THAT WE CAN SORT OF WANTED TO DO THAT A CONTINUATION OF THE INITIAL - DEFINITELY THE INSTRUCTION OR THE DISTRICT FUNDS. I APPRECIATE GETTING AHEAD OF THAT BEFORE WE GET STUCK. I'M STRUGGLING WITH THAT BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A HIGH DOLLAR WE DEPENDING UPON WHAT THAT COULD BE, I DON'T WANT TO COMMIT TO A PROGRAM WE CAN'T FUND AND THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT UM, MAY IMPACT MORE STAFF. SO THAT WILL BE THE ONE I'LL TRADE OFF

148FOR SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS ON THE NEXT SLIDE. JUST WANT TO GO AROUND? I'M LOOKING AT THE BOARD HERE AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE A - MEREDITH YOU'VE BEEN AWFUL QUIET. I HAVE A QUESTION. THE EXPANSION BUDGET IS SORT OF ASPIRATIONAL; RIGHT? I MEAN ALL ARE IMPORTANT. I'LL BE IN FAVOR OF INCLUDING ALL THOSE THINGS AS A STATEMENT OF VALUE. AND WHAT JONATHAN SAID THE BUDGET IS BASICALLY A DOCUMENT DELINEATES ALL THAT. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS THERE ANY DRAW BACKS? I'M NOT SEEING EXCEPT THE MESSAGING FOR INCLUDING ALL THOSE ITEMS. YEAH. I WOULD SUPPORT THAT TOO, MEREDITH. FOR SORT OF AND - I WASN'T HERE IN THE LAST MEETING. I SAW THIS. HEY, THAT WAS GOOD AND RECALLING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MADE IT CLEAR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO SHE REALLY

149WANTED THE EXPANSION BUDGET REQUEST TO BE PRESENTED. AND TO BE CLEAR, IT HELPED THEM MAKE THEIR CASE THAT THOSE ARE THE - JUST BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CONTINUATION. THEY'VE GOT OTHER REAL NEEDS. AND HERE'S WHERE WE ARE. AND WHEN YOU SAY YOU AFTER YOU MET LAST TIME THAT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT THING I'M SUPPORTIVE LEAVING THE BIG PICTURE IN THERE SO IN THEY'RE WRITTEN MATERIAL CONTINUED TALK HAVE REAL NEEDS. AND I TRIED A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES, IT HELPS TO GIVE WITH THEM A PRIORITIZATION TO HELP THEM. THEY'RE A LIMITED NUMBER OF DOLLARS AND MAKING A CHOICE BETWEEN FUNDING US OR ANOTHER ORGANIZATION. IF THEY HAVE ONE MILLION DOLLARS, HEY THEY CAN - I SUGGEST WE INCLUDE EVERYTHING MAYBE WANT TO PUT SOMETHING IN THERE. THE LAST MEETING - GEORGE, I SAID MY FOCUS IS

150INCREASING THAT SALARY THAT HAS BEEN THE THING I'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON. AND EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, I'M REALLY FOCUSED ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL YEAH; RIGHT? THAT IS OUR BUSINESS, AND HAVING THE MATERIALS SO GOES WITHOUT SAYING, I SUPPORT. DO WE KNOW HOW MANY OF THE STAFF THE MASTERS WHAT WE THAT PAY? THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO KNOW HOW MUCH OF THE DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, CURRENTLY WE HAVE MASTERS THINGS LIKE THAT? THAT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT PROBLEMATIC. THAT'S WHY THERE WAS SO MANY VARIANCE IN THE LAST. ALL RIGHT. SO, YOU KNOW, OKAY. BUT I WOULD AGREE; RIGHT? WE HAVE TO STAY COMPETITIVE RIGHT HERE IT IS COMPETITIVE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PERSONNEL. AND I ALWAYS ASK WHERE DO THEY GO? THEY LITERALLY WENT ACROSS THE LINE; RIGHT? SO ANYTHING CAN KEEP

151US COMPETITIVE, I AGREE. WHEN WE GET TO THE NEXT ONE THAT IS THE ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOCUSING ON INCREASING STAFF [OFF MIC.] YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD AND TALK FOR A SECOND? I'M SORRY. SO WE CAN HEAR YOU BETTER. I THINK FOR FINDING THE CONTEXT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US THE TRIANGLE IS UNIQUE AND THAT IT IS COMPACT WITH A TON OF EDUCATIONAL DISTRICTS. SO THE SAME WAY IT IS COMPETITIVE FOR STAFF AND FOR FAMILIES OUR ENROLLMENT IN THE ERA OF FLEXIBILITY WORK THAT IS MORE AND MORE OF A PIECE. I OFFER THAT AS A LENS TO THINK ABOUT. WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT ON THE EQUATION ON THE STAFF AND STUDENTS SIDE. CHAIR GRIFFIN, FOR A POINT OF THE ORDER AND THE PUBLIC HEARING, I KNOW THAT THE SPEAKERS HAVE SPOKEN BEFORE BUT IT

152MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES FOR THE MEETING MINUTES: I DID. THAT'S OKAY. I'M SO SORRY. I'M LAUREN A PARENT HAS A HARD TIME BUTTING IN. THANK YOU, DR. HAMLET. YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I HAVE A QUESTION. TALKING ABOUT INCLUDING SALARIES FOR US TO GROW OUR OWN. WHAT KIND OF MONIES IN THE BUDGET TO DO JUST THAT FOR THE PEACH? WHERE DOES THAT FALL INTO THE NEEDS TO KEEP ON DOING THAT AS A WAY TO REMAIN THE HIGH QUALITY STAFF? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? THAT IS A PART OF OUR BUDGET WAS IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION. I DON'T KNOW MR. SCOTT HAS THE EXACT NUMBERS. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN ELIMINATED SO SOME OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS WERE LIKE CENTRAL AND FOR THOSE TEACHING PROGRAMS STILL IN THE BUDGET. THAT'S NOTHING WE NEED

153TO BE WORRIED ABOUT? CORRECT. THANK YOU. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T - SO WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US? IT SOUNDS LIKE A CONSENSUS ON THE ITEMS. I DON'T THINK THE ITEM - AND I'M SEEING SOME HEADS NODDING. AND FOR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MASTERS AND LET ME SAY THAT DIFFERENTLY. I'LL PRIORITIZE THAT ON THE LIST. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. I GUESS YOU CAN MAKE DIFFERENT ARGUMENTS ON THE ONE HAND, BUT SHOWS US WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN ALLOCATING. THIS IS WHAT WE'VE DONE COMMISSIONERS GETTING INTO THIS DISCUSSION AND SOMETIMES, WE FORGET. I HESITANT WITH THE RESTORATION WE DIDN'T DO EVERYTHING AND SO THAT IS MY ONE HESITATION. AND HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT ALLOCATION. SO THE OTHER EXPANSION ITEMS DON'T INCREASE OUR NUMBER THEY'RE JUST THERE. THE DOLLAR MINIMUM PEOPLE GET PAID, THAT'S MY HESITATION. IF

154WE ARE GOING TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY COMMISSIONS WE NEED TO DO THAT BUT COULDN'T GET ON BROAD WITH THE 3 ITEMS. AND NEXT, THE POSITIONS TO BE A PART OF REDUCTION OF FORCE. AND CAN YOU ADD THE OTHER POSITIONS THAT WERE MISSED ON HERE, TOO? I THINK WE'LL HAVE THIS ROBUST DISCUSSION ON ALLOCATION WE NEED TO RELOOK AT THE ALLOCATION FORMULA WITH OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS SO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF DON'T INCREASE ALLOCATIONS. I AM. I CAN SEE YOUR POINT BUT MAKE THE CASE THOSE ARE SPECIFIC TO CURRENT INSTRUCTIONS NEEDS FOR STUDENTS AND THAT LENS OF WE ARE INCREASING THE RESIDENCE ON TECHNOLOGY AND CURRICULUM AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE DIGITAL WORLD. WITHOUT BOTTOMING OUT THE NEEDS FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF FACILITATORS. I THINK THAT IS THAT IS A HUGE DISSERVICE TO THE DISTRICT, WE

155ONLY HAVE THAT I FEEL STRONG ABOUT INSTRUCTION. I'M FOR BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE E-MAILS. I'M THINKING ABOUT THE THINGS MOST IMPACTS. AND AGAIN, LIKE THE 4 AND 5-GRADE TA THOSE THOSE ARE THE DIRECT CLASSROOMS THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK FOCUSING ON THE THINGS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THE CLASSROOM AND CERTAINLY CAN CONNECT EVERYTHING TO THE CLASSROOM HELPING THE KIDS WITH THE HOMEWORK AND THE TEACHERS OPPORTUNITY TO ABSORB IS INCREDIBLE. WE KNOW HOW THEY'RE IMPACTED IN THE REDUCTIONS. AND FOR THE TEACHERS IN THE CLASS THOSE TWO ARE IMPORTANT THINGS AND COUNSELS; RIGHT? WE'RE MAKING CHANGES. I I CAN'T IMAGINE WE DO THAT WELL. SO THOSE THINGS FEEL REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. UM, SPECIFICALLY TO WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW. I SPAKE TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AS WELL. AND BRIAN, I SEE BOTH SIDES BUT I'LL SAY THINGS

156CAN BE TRUE THAT WHEN WE STARTED WE WERE NOT IN THE STATE WE'RE RIGHT NOW. AND THERE WERE THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED IN THE COUNTRY AND STATE, I FEEL A CHANGE IN NEED OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR STUDENTS. AND AS WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT TO MAKE BIG CHANGES WITHIN YOUR DISTRICT AND CONTINUING TO HAVE THE SAME, WE WILL BE FORCED TO DO THINGS DIFFERENT. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO - AND THINGS WILL PROBABLY HAVE MORE STRESS BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE THINGS I THINK WE NEED TO SUPPORT. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEAK TO THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SAY WE LIVE IN IN CASE OF ALL STUDENTS WANT TO DO - WE DON'T HAVE I THINK THESE POSITIONS IN PLACE GOING INTO ANY PROCESS. WE'LL BE DOING OURSELVES A DISSERVICE.

157AND NOT GO BACK ON THE CHANGES WE WANT TO PUSH FORWARD AND MAKE A GOOD TRANSITION. WE'RE LISTENING TO THE STUDENTS NOT JUST HERE IN THE STATE NO BLOCK NO BLOCK BUT OUR STUDENTS GIVES THEM MORE OPPORTUNITIES WE TRIED AND NEED THOSE F T FS. WITH THE NEW INFORMATION AND CURRICULUM, WE NEED PEOPLE TO HELP SET THOSE THINGS UP. I THINK WE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IN THIS SPACE IN TERMS OF THAT WERE OUR NEEDS ARE - I'M SO MUCH WANTING TO BACKTRACK. BUT I'M NOT SAYING THAT I FEEL A DIFFERENT PHASING IN TERMS OF HOW TO HANDLE THINGS AND BEING BE LOUD. WE KNOW THE ONES HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT AND WE KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS CREATED IN THE CHARTER SCHOOLS. WE DIDN'T CREATE THE PROBLEM, DIDN'T MEAN WE

158DON'T HAVE TO HELP FIND A SOLUTION. AND THOSE PEOPLE WILL HELP BRING OUR STUDENTS ALONG. SO FOR ME NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT NOT BUT THE E-MAILS AND THE POSITIONS BUT BECAUSE I THINK THOSE POSITIONS WILL BECOME VITAL. AND WE'RE TRANSITIONING INTO THIS NEW SPACE BECAUSE IT WILL BE NEW. I MEAN - AND THE CAMPUS WILL HAVE ALL 5 SCHOOLS RIGHT; RIGHT? SO SOMETHING NEW AND AT EACH LEVEL NEEDING MORE PEOPLE FOR THAT ARE FOR ME THAT IS PERFECT. WELL, UM, I GUESS I TEND TO AGREE AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. AND I MEAN I KNOW PROBABLY NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR THIS BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET IT ANYWAY. WE HAVE A CABINET POSITION TO REPLACE THAT PERSON; RIGHT? AND I KNOW WE RESISTED MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS; RIGHT? [OFF MIC.]

159CONSOLIDATE. OKAY. OKAY. I'M SORRY. WELL, IF I'M WRONG, I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME MENTAL HEALTH BOOKS. WHAT IS INTERESTING A FEW YEARS AGO WE HAD AN EXPANSION ITEM FOR MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS AND 9 MONTHS LATER THE COUNTY CAME BACK AND IMPLEMENTED THE MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET. AS YOU MENTION THAT, I WANT TO JUST TO BE CLEAR. SO CAN WE GET A CONSENSUS OF THIS FOR TONIGHT? I SEE THE HEADS NOD. FOR ME I'LL ONLY SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL INCREASE FOR THE SENIORS TO 19 YEARS. WHY NOT PUT EVERYTHING? I WANT TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE POSITIONS. I CAN MAKE AN CASE FOR EVERYTHING IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AND TALK ABOUT THAT TO THE COUNTY, ALL POSITIONS ARE IMPORTANT. I'M READING THE GROUP. I THINK THE GROUP IS SAYING

160LEAVE THEM ALL IN THERE? SO CAN WE MOVE ON? WE'VE ALL MADE OUR POINT THE MAJORITY OF THE GROUP WANTS TO LEAVE THEM ALL IN? LET'S DO IT FOR TONIGHT. MR. SCOTT. ANY INTEREST IN SORT OF DEBATING ANY PRIORITIZATION LIKE THE LETTER. AND HERE'S ALL THE THINGS WE NEED IF YOU HAVE TO PRIORITIZE OR LEAVE IT ALL IN. PERSONALLY GIVEN THE HOUR THAT MIGHT BE HARD TO DO. WE HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY WHEN THIS COMES BACK. YOU CAN GO BACK AND LOOK AT THIS THERE ARE OTHER THINGS. I STRONGLY SUPPORT WE REVISIT THIS. JUST BECAUSE IT IS LATE AND I KNOW WE HAVE OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF WE'VE GOT TO DO AND TALK ABOUT, WHAT WE CAN FOREGO WHETHER WE GET TO IT BUT RIGHT NOW MOVE ON TO 7 A. 7A. OVERVIEW OF THE FY 2025-2035

161CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN (CIP) PRESENTATION. WE GOT HALF OF THIS DONE, I DON'T KNOW. GOOD EVENING. I'M BE VERY BRIEF. THIS IS PART OF THE SECOND WORKSESSION ITEM FOR THE CAPITAL BUDGET THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU LAST MEETING. THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD AFTER THE LAST MEETING. TWO THINGS OCCURRED, WE PRESENTED THE FINANCE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE FROM THE THIRD DISCUSSION AND SAME THING THE DISTRICT HAD ITS THIRD MEETING WITH THE MANAGER AND THE CIP WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSIONERS AS THEY DIRECTED US NO CHANGE WITH THE CIP IN THE LATEST CONVERSATION WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THE NEXT MEETING. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THAT'S MY ONLY PURPOSE. LOVE THAT. (LAUGHTER). ONLY LOOKING ONE TIME AT THEY COLLEAGUES. DON'T EVEN LOOK. ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT

162ON THIS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND THAT IS GOING TO MOVE US TO THE APPROVAL OF WE'RE GOING TO GO TO 6 A. 6 A APPROVAL OF THE CALENDAR. GOOD MORNING, GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD NIGHT, CHAIR GRIFFIN. I SHOULD HAVE PRESENTED THIS IN APRIL. OKAY. IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE, WE'LL BRING IT BACK NEXT MONTH. AND DR. STUART YOU'RE MY HERO. AND NEXT ITEM 8. I PROPOSE TO DO THAT NEXT MONTH AND FOLLOW-UP TO THE RETREAT. IT IS IMPORTANT AND DIDN'T HAVE TO BE DONE TONIGHT. AND PEOPLE ARE NODDING YES. WE'LL MOVE THAT AND WHAT YOU SAID - I HATE TO SAY THIS BECAUSE BOARD, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION? NO. I APPRECIATE THAT. HOLD ON. SO ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE US WE NEED TO CONSIDER,

163OTHERWISE, WE'LL CALL THE MEETING. MEETING ADJOUNED.