001BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR AYE? CHAIR REQUEST A MOTION TO MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR THE REASON STATED ON THE AGENDA. SO MOVED. SECOND. BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? GET UNANIMOUS. WE'LL RETURN FROM CLOSED SESSION AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO 7 P.M. THANK YOU. [BOARD IN CLOSED SESSION] THE MEETING IS NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION. THE CHAIR WOULD REQUEST A MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO ADD APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACT LIST TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. SO MOVED. SECOND. BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THIS BRINGS US TO-FIRST OF ALL, LET ME APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY IN GETTING BACK TO OPEN SESSION. SOMETIMES THINGS JUST TAKE LONGER THEN WE PLANNED SO SORRY ABOUT THAT. THIS
002BRINGS US TO OUR SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH PROCLAMATION AND THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FUN STUFF WE GET TO DO. RECOGNIZE OUR LIBRARIANS TONIGHT. IF EACH BOARD MEMBER WOULD TAKE A PARAGRAPH, A WHEREAS AND WE'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION AND ASK YOU ALL TO COME FORWARD. CELEBRATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH. LIBRARY MONTH.AND THEN THERE'S THIS DAY AND MY SIGNATURE AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF ON IT. BUT WE CAN DISPENSE WITH THAT. THIS COULDN'T BE MORE TIMELY TO RECOGNIZE OUR LIBRARIANS. IT SOMETIMES KILLS ME TO BE A BOARD MEMBER AND A CHAIRMAN BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO EDITORIALIZE ABOUT THE WORLD AND WHAT IS GOING ON BUT I'M NOT GOING TO. I WILL INVITE OUR LIBRARIANS TO COME FORWARD AND IF YOU WOULD COME UP TO IT PODIUM. I HAVE A LIST OF NAMES, BUT RATHER IF YOU INTRODUCE
003YOURSELVES TO US AND IF YOU CARE TO MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT LIBRARIES AND BEING LIBRARIAN FEEL FREE TO DO SO. THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL RECOGNITION OF SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH. I'M HONORED TO CELEBRATE THE ROLE SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND LIBRARIANS [INDISCERNIBLE] CULTIVATING CURIOSITY, CRITICAL THINKING AND LIFELONG LEARNING. NOT JUST BASIS FOR BOOKS DYNAMIC LEARNING HUBS THAT EMPOWER TO [INDISCERNIBLE] DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TO THRIVE IN A COMPLEX WORLD. BEHIND EVERY GREAT LIBRARY IS DEDICATED LIBRARIAN TO HELP MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN. THRILLED TO INTRODUCE A FEW OF THE EDUCATORS. JOIN ME WELCOMING A FEW WHO JOINED ME TONIGHT AND WHEN THEY COME UP THEY WILL STATE THEIR NAME AND SCHOOL THEY REPRESENT AND SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT TO SPEAK FURTHER ABOUT WHAT THEY DO IN THE SCHOOLS. BAILEY NORMAN THE LIBRARIAN AT [INDISCERNIBLE] [APPLAUSE] JANET PETERSON, THE LIBRARIAN AT
004[INDISCERNIBLE] [APPLAUSE] CATHERINE COLE, LIBRARIAN AT NORTH SIDE. HELLO, JEANINE BAR AND THE LIBRARIAN THAT SERVES CARRBORO HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] HI, I'LL TYSON HALT, LIBRARIAN AT CARRBORO ELEMENTARY. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, WOULD ANYBODY CARE TO CAN ADD ANYTHING? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WHEN I WAS A YOUNG CHILD THE LIB BRAER WAS MY FAVORITE PLACE TO BE AND JUST SEEING YOU HERE MAKES ME EMOTIONAL BECAUSE IT FELT SAFE, IT FELT LIKE A PLACE THAT WAS INCLUSIVE AND JUST A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, SO YPT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU MEAN. YOU MAY NOT APPRECIATE IT, BUT YOUR IMPACT TOUCHES PEOPLE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES AND TODAY WITH POTENTIAL RESTRICTIONS ON INFORMATION WHAT YOU DO IS EVEN THAT MUCH MORE IMPORTANT, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DEFINITELY WANT TO SAY
005THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU. I CAN REMEMBER BEING A SECOND GRADER AT CARRBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE NOW RETIRED MRS. DORIS WILSON OPENING THE LIBRARY AND MAKING IT A SAFE WONDERFUL SPACE WE GOT TO GO TO FROM HELPING US FIND OUR BOOK AND A SAFE SPACE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO READ AND HELPING THE LITERACY ALONG THE WAY, SO I SAY THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU AND I KNOW WHAT THOSE SPACES HAVE MEANT AND CONTINUE TO MEAN TO SO MANY, BECAUSE FOR SO MANY CHILDREN WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PHYSICALLY GO ALL OVER THE WORLD THERE ARE DEDICATED PEOPLE IN THOSE SPACES THAT OPEN UP THE WORLD TO THEM SO THANK YOU. NOT EXACTLY A LIBRARY STORY BUT I HAD A RECOLLECTION, YOU CAN TELL I'M OLD, GOING BACK, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUBLIC
006SCHOOL IN MICHIGAN WITH A BOOK FAIR AND THE FRANSON MEREIAN SWAMP FOX AND DID GOOD DEED. I GOT THE BOOK AND CAN SEE THE COVER TODAY. I'M TALKING LONG TIME AGO. THESE THINGS STICK WITH YOU WHEN YOU ARE IN ELEMENTARY CHILD. I HAD NO IDEA IT IS IN ONE OF THE CAROLINA'S FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. AND I HAVE BEEN TO THAT SWAMP BUT NEVER FOUND A SWAMP FOX BUT KEEP LOOKING FOR HIM. LIBRARIANS WE APPRECIATE YOU AND APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT TO LET US SAY THANK YOU. WITH THAT SAID, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF COMMENTERS TONIGHT. BEFORE WE CALL NAMES, THE BOARD RECOGNIZES THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING VARIED POINTS OF VIEWS ON PROGRAMS AND
007ISSUES FACING THE BOARD OR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND ENCOURAGES PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT EDUCATIONAL ISSUES. SPEAKERS ARE REMINDED NEITHER PERSONAL ATTACKS OR DEFAMATORY LANGUAGE IS PERMITTED. BOARD MEMBERS MAY ASK YOU CLARIFYING QUESTIONS, BUT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE WITH THE SPEAKER OR THE PUBLIC. EACH SPEAKER TONIGHT HAS UP TO THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT COMMENTS. THE REMAINING TIME YOUR REMAINING TIME IS INDICATED ON THE CLOCK IN FRONT OF MRS. JIN JENKINS AND WHEN YOU ARE OUT OF TIME PLEASE CONCLUDE YOUR REMARKS. WE RECOGNIZE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM REPRESENTATIVES, STUDEN ORGANIZATIONS AND FOLLOWED BY GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY REPRESENTATIVES OF THESE GROUPS, IF SO PLEASE COME FORWARD. HAPPY TO DO SO. GOOD OOKENING MR. CHAIR #345DM VICE CHAIR AND SCHOOL BOARD AND ASEEMED SUPERINTENDENT-PRESIDENT OF CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS AND TONIGHT RISE FIRST TO SALUTE LIBRARIANS. HONOR TO
008WORK ALONGSIDE TYSON A NUMBER OF YEARS. I SAY THE MOST INFLUENTIAL EDUCATOR MY DAUGHTERS LIKE HAS BEEN HER SCHOOL LIBRARIAN RECOGNIZED AS DISTRICT MEDIA SPECIALIST SO GRATEFUL TO VOLUNTEER AND GIVE TIME THERE AND TO SEE MY DAUGHTER FLOURISH. I THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND TEACHING CULTURALLY RELEVANT MOMENTS EVERY DAY. TO SAY OEN BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING THROUGH THE IDEA PUTTING FORWARD YOUR VALUES RANKED WHERE THE BUDGET IS. WHAT YOU PROPOSED THIS EVENING WHICH IS ONE OF THE LAST EST REQUEST IS REINFORCING THE IDEA OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CERTAINLY WE NEED TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON WITH CONTINUATION BUDGET BUT I WANT TO REEMPHASIZE AGAIN FOR EVERYONE HERE OR WATCHING AT HOME, THIS BOARD AND THE COMMITMENT IS ASKING FOR MORE THEN I
009BELIEVE $7 MILLION FOR THINGS WHICH ARE VALUING PEOPLE, HUMAN BEINGS FROM THE RESTORATION OF PAY TO INCREASE SUPPLEMENT CERTIFIED CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES TO THE BEGINNING OF THE RESTORATION OF JOBS THAT UNFORTUNATELY CUT DUE TO THE RIFF. THIS ISN'T A EASY DECISION, ESPECIALLY IN THE ENVIRONMENT WE ARE IN AND YET YOU HAVE LIVED YOUR VALUES AND MADE A COMMITMENT TO SAY THAT WE SHOULD ASK FOR WHAT IT IS THAT WE BELIEVE IN. AS MY DAD ALWAYS SAID, IF YOU DONT ASK YOU DON'T GET. WE ARE KBRATFUL YOU ARE ASKING FOR IT AND STAND READY TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION AS IT GOES TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER. THE OTHER REASON I STAND HERE TONIGHT IS WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR, OUR LOCALITY CAN'T DO IT ALONE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO SCHOOLS AND ORANGE COUNTY
010ARE GREAT SUPPORTERS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. THEY PROVIDE THE MOST RESOURCES OF ANY COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. IF YOU UNDERSTAND HOW SCHOOLS ARE FUNDED THE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBILITY IS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE. SO, IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE MORE THEN A DECADE SEVERELY UNDER FUNDED PUBLIC SCHOOLSISM ON BEHALF OF THE NE A AND STATE ORGANIZATIONS HERE TO INVITE YOU TO JOIN MAY 1, EDUCATOR APPRECIATION MONTH TO COME TO A SCHOOL IN THIST DISTRICT WE CAN LOCK ARMS AND WALK IN-WALKING IN TO SCHOOLS WITH A COMBINED OF SAYING WE STAND FOR PUBLIC MONEY AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. PARENTS, TEACHERS, FACULTY MEMBERS, STAFFMENT. WEAR RED 30 MINUTES BEFORE AND SHOW SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU MR. LINK. ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTATIVES HERE TONIGHT? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE TO INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS AND SPEAKERS
011WHEN YOU ARE CALLED TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND IF YOU ARE SPEAKING FOR A ORGANIZATION, IDENTIFY THE NAME AND IDENTITY OF THE ORGANIZATION. MRS. HALL WAY, ARE YOU CALLING PEOPLE OR DOING IT TONIGHT OR HOW WITH WE DOING THIS? JUST KEEP THEM MOVING? THANK YOU. WE WON'T LOOK AT EACH OTHER AFTER EACH SPEAKER AND SAY ARE YOU DOING IT OR ME. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? PULL IT DOWN A BIT? BETTER? YEAH. HI, JENNY HOFFMAN THE LATIN TEACHER AT EAST CHAPEL HILL AND GREW UP IN THE DISTRICT ATTEND ING PHILLIPS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL. I DIDN'T HAPPEN UPON THE CAREER OR FALL INTO BY ACCIDENT, I KNOWN WHAT I WANTED TO BE SINCE I WAS 15. LOVE FOR LATIN CULTIVATED IN THIS DISTRICT AND I WAS INSPIRED TO BECOME
012A LATIN TEACHER BECAUSE OF MY LATIN TEACHER BETSY DODDSON AND A FAITHFUL DAY WITH A SWITCH WITH TEACHER DAY AND FELL IN LOVE WITH THE ART OF TEACHING. BEEN TEACHING FOR THE DISTRICT FOR 20 YEARS AND I LIKE TO SPEND THE NEXT 10 YEARS TEACHING LATIN FOR THE DISTRICT. WITH THE CUTS TO THE PROGRAM THIS YEAR THOUGH, FINDING MYSELF UNSURE OF MY JOB IN THE COMING YEARS. HOPING THAT YOU CAN ELAY MY FEARS AND ANSWER SOME OF MY QUESTIONS FOR ME AND OUR COMMUNITY. WHY ARE LATIN CLASSES BEING SYSTEMATICALLY CUT ACROSS THE DISTRICT DESPITE ASSURANCES THIS IS IN FACT NOT THE CASE INLATIN 1 IS NOT BEING OFFERED AT ANY OTHER SCHOOL NEXT YEAR OTHER THEN SMITH MIDDLE, WHICH HOUSES OUR LEAD PROGRAM. DESPITE THE FACT THET THE NUMBERS SUPPORT LATIN 1 CLASSES FOR AT
013LEAST ONE IF NOT MORE OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS. NUMBERS UNCLEAR BECAUSE STUDENT ARE TOLD TO PICK ANOTHER ELECTIVE BECAUSE LATIN ISN'T BEING OFFERED. RATHER THEN HAVING ENROLL IN LATIN 1 OR OFFERING THEM IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION WITH A TEACHER. HOW CAN A PROGRAM CONTINUE TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT LEVEL 1? WHY ARE WE NOT ACTIVELY RECRUITING TEACHERS TO FILL THE VACPOINTS POSITIONS SO THE COURSES COULD BE OFFERED? HOW IS THE DISTRICT GOING TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND CHARTER SCHOOLS IF WE CONTINUE TO CUT OUR AWARD WINNING ELECTIVE COURSES? OUR INERALMENT NUMBERS ARE DOWN ACROSS THE DISTRICT, YET THE PROGRAMS THAT MAKE CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS UNIQUE ARE CUT OR UNDER STAFFED DESPITE THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF STUDENTS SIGNING UP FOR THE CLASSES AND NOT JUST TALKING LATIN. TALKING ABOUT ART AND CHORUS AND BAND AND
014ORCH STRUAND FRENCH. MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS HAVE FACED CUTS ARE NOT OFFERED TO ALL GRADE LEVELS OR UNDER STAFFED. HOW CAN WE COMMIT TO BEING TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS SIGNING UP FOR CLASSES, THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING ALLOTMENTS AND WHICH CLASSES ARE OFFERED OR CUT? LET'S USE THIS YEAR'S INITIAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT REQUEST FOR COURSES AS A BASELINE FOR DETERMINING HOW AND TO WHOM INFORMATION CAN BE DISSEMINATED AND HOW WE DETERMINE WHICH COURSES SHOULD BE OFFERED BASED ON STUDENT INTEREST. HOW CAN WE UTILIZE THE RESOURCES WE HAVE AVAILABLE BY MAKING OUR TEACHERS ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE DISCUSSION? THEY ARE OFTEN THE EXPERT S IN THE FIELD. WHY ARE WE NOT USING THEM AS COLLABORATORS AND DECISION MAKERS? AT THE VERY LEAST THE CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT TEAM OR TEAMS AND THE BOARD SHOULD BE PART OF
015THESE CONVERSATIONS. THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] J WE HAVE A GROUP AND SHOULD BE IN ORDER IF YOU WANT TO KEEP MOVING WE CAN ROLL THROUGH OURSELVES. THANKS. GOOD EVENING DR. HAMLET, BOARD MEMBERS AND CABINET MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MARY BETH A PARENT AND DIGITAL WELLNESS EDUCATOR. AS A CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC COMMENT LAST MONTH, I'LL OPEN TONIGHT FOR THE GROUP WHO IS HERE TO SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE EXPERIENCES AND PERSONAL STORIES ABOUT EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY. FIRST, I WANT TO COMMEND THE BOARD AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE CHALLENGES AND CONCERNS THAT SMART PHONES ARE PRESENTING IN OUR SCHOOLS AND TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. JUST THIS WEEK, YOU CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NEW POLICIES AND HOW WE NEED TO ADAPT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. WE
016STILL HAVE WORK TO DO. THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHEN WE KNOW BETTER, WE DO BETTER. NOW IT IS TIME TO LOOK AT ED TECH,B THE SCHOOL ISSUED CHROMEBOOKS IPADS AND PLATFORMS AND APP. WE HAVE BEEN GIVING STUDENTS STARTING IN KINDERGARTEN EFFECTIVELY LARGE SMART PHONES WITH ACCESS TO ANYTHING THEY WANT AND UNFAIRLY EXPECTING THEM TO USE THEM RESPONSIBLEBLY AND INTENTIONALLY. IN REALITY, WE ARE INADVERTENTLY PROMOTING LACK OF FOCUS, DIGITAL DEPENDENCY, SOCIAL ISOLATION YOU MUST BE ENTERTAINED TO LEARN, THE RISK OF ACCESS TO INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT, AND THE DISPLACEMENT OF LEARNING CRITICAL FOUNDATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS. WE HAVE BEEN ASSUMING ONLY BENEFITS AND EFFECTIVENESS WITH ED TECH AND MINIMAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE SIGNIFICANT EDUCATIONAL HEALTH AND PRIVACY CONCERNS AROUND THE USE OF TECH IN LEARNING. THERE IS A GLARING ABSENCE OF RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE
017ARGUMENT THAT TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES LEARNING AND IN FACT ABUNDSANCE OCH RESEARCH THAT DEMONSTRATES THE HARMS. IT IS TIME TO TAKE A STEP BACK. WE NEED TO STEP UP AND SAY, THIS ED TECH EXPERIMENT IS NOT WORKING. LET'S DO WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR KIDS LEARNING AND WELLBEING. OUR DISTRICT HAS A OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD. TECH CAN BE A POWERFUL TOOL WHEN AGE APPROPRIATE AND PURPOSE DRIVEN. ALL HERE WANT WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR CHILDREN. WE MUST REEVALUATE REDUCE AND DELAY TECH USE IN LEARNING AND I'LL SAY THIS AGAIN, AS PARENTS AND EDUCATORS WE ARE CONSTANTLY ADAPTING. WE GET NEW INFORMATION, WE LEARN AND WE MAKE CHANGES ACCORDINGLY. WHEN WE KNOW BETTER, WE DO BETTER. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] HI. I'M REBECCA A PARENTS OF TWO CHILDREN AT CARRBORO ELEMENTARY AND PEDIATRICIAN AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT UNC SCHOOL. I
018WANT TO FOCUS UP AND TALK ABOUT HELT EFFECTS OF SCREEN USE IN KIDS AND START WITH SLEEP. WHEN I TALK TO PATIENTS IN THE OFFICE, PARTICULARLY MY TEENS, ALL MOST NONE ARE GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP. WHEN I ASK THEM WHAT IS KEEPING THEM UP, THEY ALL MOST ALWAYS SAY, HOMEWORK. I TAKE THIS WITH A GRAIN OF SALT BUT AS THEY ARE IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, THE READING, WRITING, GROUP WORK, TEXTBOOKS IT ALL TRANSITIONS TO BEING ON IT COMPUTER. ADD MANY DISTRACTIONS OFFERED BY THE INTERNET AND LIKELY HOMEWORK IS TAKING THEM LONGER. YOUTH TODAY RESPOND AVERAGE OF 7 AND A HALF HOURS EVERY DAY ON SCREENS. AND FOR EVERY 60 MINUTES THEY TRY TO WORK ON A SCREEN THEY SPEND 38 OF THE MINUTES OFF TASK. CIRCLING BACK TO SLEEP, WE KNOW THIS CONSTANT STIMULATION AND
019BLUE LIGHT FROM SCREENS WAKES UP OUR BRAINS AND MAKES IT HARD TO SLEEP. STUDENTS ARE STAYING UP TOO LATE, TRYING TO FINISH WORK WHILE DISTRACTED AND ONCE THEY FINALLY GO TO BED, THEY CAN'T SLEEP. I HEAR THIS STORY OVER AND OVER AGAIN AS A PEDIATRICIAN. ALL THAT TIME ON SCREENS ALSO GIVES CHILDREN HEADACHES, EYE STRAIN, BACK PAIN, EVEN USING HEADPHONES INCREASING THE RISK OF HEARING LOSS. SCREENS JUST DONT MAKE US FEEL VERY GOOD. FOR MY PATIENTS WITH CONCUSSIONS AND MIGRAINES, SCREENS MAKE THE SYMPTOMS WORSEMENT ONCE A MONTH I HAVE TO WRITE A DOCTOR NOTE TO ALLOW THE PATIENTS TO DO WORK ON PAPER AND GET A BREAK FROM SCREENS IN ORDER TO RECOVER. TOO MUCH ON SCREENS IS ALSO HARMFUL TO OUR CHILDREN MENTAL HEALTH. RESEARCH SHOWS SCREEN TIME INCREASING BOTH INTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS LIKE DEPRESSION
020AND ANXIETY, AND EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS LIKE AGGRESSION, IRERATEABLE DEFIANCE. THINGS MANY AS PARENTS OBSERVE FIRST HAND CHT FOR A KIDS THIS IS DOUBLE WHAMMY BECAUSE POOR SLEEP ALSO MAKES THEM DEPRESSED, ANXIOUS AND IRERATEABLE. FOR YOUNGER STUDENTS, WE NEED BE AWARE OF POTENTIAL HABITS WE INCRJS TOWARDS DIGITAL DEPENDENCY. AS A PARENT AND PEDIATRICIAN, I ASK WE STOP REPLACING RECESS ON RAINY DAYS WITH INDIVIDUAL SCREEN TIME. AND WE STOP REWARDING STUDENTS WHO FINISH THE WORK EARLY WITH EXTRA SCREEN TIME. WE KNOW SCREEN TIME IN YOUNG CHILDREN IS LINKED TO OOBESITY, LESS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND DISREGULATED BEHAVIORS. THE YOUNGEST LEARNERS ARE PREVENTING OPPORTUNITIES TO MOVE BODIES AND BE SOCIAL WITH PEERS AND RELAX AND RESET. I AM ASK OUR DISTRICT TO DEVELOP A MORE INTENTIONAL PLAN FOR HOW AND HOW MUCH WE ARE USING SCREENS IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.
021THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] SORRY. HI. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AND SHARE. MY NAME IS JESSICA, PROFESSOR IN THE SCHOOL OF NURSING AT UNC AND ALSO A PARENT OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT. FOLLOWING UP ON PRIOR TWO SPEAKERS, AS BORETH AN EDUCATOR AND PARENT I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SHIFT OF MORE AND MORE LEARNING THAT ISENT GRATED SPECIFICALLY IN THE K-12 PROGRAMS AND ESEEING THE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS DOWN STREAM IN THE UNIVERSITY CLASSROOM. SEVERAL STUDIES FOUND THAT STUDENTS WHO MULTI-TASK ON LAP TOPS AND SMART PHONES HAVE LOWER LEVELS OF COMPREHENSION AND DO WORSE IN CLASS COMPARED TO STUDENTS WORKING WITH PEN AND PAPER. IN THE DECADE PLUS SINCE ED TECH HAS BECOME SO DOMINANT, NATION WIDE TEST SCORES IN READING AND MATH AMONG 13 YEAR OLDS DECLINED
022AND I THINK BACK TO WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE WITH CATHERINE COLE AT NORTH SIDE AND WHEN OUR SCHOOL WENT HOMEWORK FREE TO FOCUS AND PROMOTE READING WITH BOOKS AND HOW MUCH PUSHING FORTH A DECADE LATER THAT IS REALLY INGRAINED IN MY OWN KIDS. I'M ALSO VERY CONCERNED AS A RESEARCHER AND I STUDY PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASURES, WE KNOW THAT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVELY OCCURS THROUGH AGE 25 AND OUR KIDS SIMPLY ARE NOT THERE YET TO BE ABLE TO TAKE AN ALL OF THE INFORMATION ALL AT ONCE. WE ARE ALSO AS EDUCATORS FEELING VERY FRUSTRATED IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE ARE PUT NOTHING TO EDUCATING OUR FUTURE AND HAVING TO CONSTANTLY DEAL WITH DISTRACTED CHILDREN AND COMPETING WITH SMART PHONES AND OTHER ED TECH DEVICES IN THE CLASSROOM. I BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT WE NEED TO ADAPT TO
023THE FUTURE, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS PERSONAL DEVICES HAVE A PLACE IN THE CLASSROOM. I SEE AT UNC WHICH IS A TOP SCHOOL IN OUR COUNTRY OUR STUDENTS ARE UNPREPARED FOR THE BASIC TASKS OF UNIVERSITY LIKE READING, TEXT AND FOCUSING AND ABLE TO WRITE. I HAVE A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT OUR FUTURE AND THINK, HERE IS A LEADING DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY AND RESEARCH IN EDUCATION, WE HAVE A REAL OPPORTUNITY. I'LL FINISH ANECDOTALLY. WE HAVE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOMS WHO HAVE ADMITTED IT IS DIFFICULT WHEN WE'VE CUT OUT TECH. AGAIN, PERSONAL DEVICES IN THE CLASSROOM SETTING AND THEN THEY RECOGNIZE HAVING THE BREAK AND THE DISCIPLINE COMING FROM SOMEONE OUTSIDE OF THEIR FAMILY OR PARENTS HAS BEEN WELCOMED AND INFACT THEY AT TIMES EXPRESSED WISHING THAT THEY HAD MORE THAT DISCIPLINE EARLIER ON. I'LL STOP
024THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK. [APPLAUSE] GOOD EVENING. DEREK SADEY, A PARENT OF TWO FIRST GRADERS. 25 YEAR CAREER IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND IN FACT LIBRARIAN GOT ME INTO COMPUTERS TO START. WHAT I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS CONCERN PERTAINING TO TECHNOLOGY USE IS STUDENT DATA PRIVACY. THIS RISK ISN'T NEW, THE RECENT POWER SCHOOL DATA BREACH BROUGHT TO LIGHT HOW VULNERABLE OUR STUDENT DATA IS. WE LEARNED THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF DATA COLLECTED IS A VALUABLE COMMODITY. THESE COMPANIES ARE ALLOWED TO COLLECT, SELL AND PROFIT OFF THE DATA OF OUR CHILDREN. INFORMATION INCLUDING, PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, GRADES, ANSWERS TO TEST AND SURVEYS, BEHAVIORAL INFORMATION, ATTENDANCE RECORDS, PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE AND DISABILITIES ALL COLLECTED MPTD THE HANDS OF ED TECH THOSE THEY SHARE WITH CAN NEGATIVELY IMPACT COLLEGE ADMISSION,
025EMPLOYMENT, ACCESS TO CREDIT, FINANCIAL FUTURE NOT TO MENTION PROFILING CHILDREN AND TARGETING AS FUTURE CUSTOMERS. STUDENTS AND PARENTS NATION WIDE FILED CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AGAINST POWER SCHOOL, LEARNING AND GOOGLE CLASSROOM. PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SUING POWER SCHOOL. NOT BECAUSE OF DATA BREACH, BUT BECAUSE OF A BREACH OF CONTRACT [INDISCERNIBLE] THE DISTRICT WERE MISREPRESENTATION USED TO CONVINCE THEM TO CONTRACT WITH POWER SCHOOL. BOTH SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES ARE VICTIMS ED TECH BUSINESS PRACTICES. THE BUSINESS MODEL FOR ED TECH IS SIMPLE, THEY EXTRACT USER DATA FOR PROFIT. INTERNET SAFETY LABS REPORTS STATES NEARLY ALL EDUCATIONAL APPS, 96 PERCENT SHARE CHILDREN PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES. 78 PERCENT WITH DATA ANALYTIC ENTITIES WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT OF USERS OR SCHOOL. MUST CONSIDER THE PRIVACY AND CURT OF ED TECH PRODUCTS FOR OUR STUDENTS. LET'S START WITH CRITICAL VETTING OF
026ED TECH PLATFORMS. THE NUMBER USED IN THE SCHOOLS NEEDS TO BE REDUCED TO MANAGEABLE ENOUGH TO PERFORM OVERSIGHT AND REGULAR AUDITS. SPEAKING FIRST HAND, I HAVE TWO FIRST GRADERS, BOTH USE DIFFERENT APPS TO MANAGE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CLASSROOM AND THAT IS JUST ONE OF TWO APPS OVER HOWEVER MANY USED AND ALL ACRUSS THE DISTRICT. THAT IS DIFFICULT TO MANAGE AND WHAT DATA IS SELECTED ACROSS THE BOARD IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL? LET'S DEMAND STANDARD OF CARE FROM ED TECH THAT IS MEANINGFUL. FULL TRANSPARENCY ABOUT DATA AND DESIGN INCLUDING RISK TO HARM THOSE POSED TO CHILDREN AND USING ONLY ED TECH THAT COMMITS NOT SHARING STUDENT DATA AND DELETION AT THE END OF THE YEAR. THESE ARE OUR KIDS, THE IS OUR JOB TO PROTECT THEM. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] PAUL, I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS IN ELEMENTARY
027AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE YOUNGER DAUGHTER IN GRADE 3 TOLD ME SHE IS DOING PROJECT ON WILD FIRES [INDISCERNIBLE] UNTIL SEVERAL WEEKS LATER I ATTENDED INCLASS PRESENTATION AND EACH STUDENTS CREATED A SLIDE SHOW ON THEIR OWN LAPTOP. EXCITED TO SHOW THE CAPTIONS [INDISCERNIBLE] ON FINAL SCREEN SO MUCH FORM THERE BUT NOT A. CONTENT. I SHOULD ADD TEACHER IN THE ROOM IS EXCELLENT WITH 14 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, PATIENT, BEST TO ADDRESS EVERY INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS BUT I FEEL THERE IS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY THERE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE SPACE OF CHILDHOOD OUR KIDS ARE IN DEALING WITH INTERFACING FONTS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE WHEN THEY MUST NEED THE ABILITY TO UPDATE EACH OTHER AND REMEMBER THEMSELVES. MY OLDER DAUGHTER ALREADY SURVIVED HER OWN THIRD GRADE ON IPAD DURING COVID AND UNDERSTAND WE ALL DID THE BEST WE COULD, BUT
028NOW IN MIDDLE SCHOOL THE ISOLATION AND SCREEN TIME ONLY INTENSIFYED AND WAS SUPPOSED TO COME AND SPEAK. SHE WAS UP UNTIL MIDNIGHT WITH THE LIGHT ON. I WENT TO BED. I SEEN IT TOO MANY NIGHTS. SORRY. SHE TRACKS ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS LOSING [INDISCERNIBLE] CUTTING AND PASTING CAPTIONS IS WRITING NOW. GOOGLE. THE COMPUTER GIVES FEEDBACK AND NO DIALOGUE. COUSINS IN NEW JERSEY READ ANIMAL FARM OR OUTCIDERS FROM BOOKS HER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLAS HASN'T READ ONE BOOK THIS YEAR. READING IS A SLOW CONTSM PLATED AND PARTICIPATORY ACT LIKE NO OTHER BUT ON THE CHROMEBOOK IT HAPPENS ONLY IN SNIPPETS FROM SCREEN TO SCREEN, VIDEO TO SLIDE SLOW [INDISCERNIBLE] SHE IS- [INDISCERNIBLE] SHE HAS NO MATERIAL CONTEXT OR SCAFFOLDING, NO MATH WORK DONE BY HAND BUT JUST THE NEXT ISOLATED PUNITIVE QUESTION. I HAVE TO GIVE MENTION TO
029THE [INDISCERNIBLE] SO BURYING THE POSSIBILITY OF CONNECTING MATH TO PHYSICS ENGINEERING OR SCIENCES OR SOMETHING IN THE WORLD. EVEN AMONG ONLINE OPTIONS [INDISCERNIBLE] AUDITORY LEARNERS. I KNOW [INDISCERNIBLE] DEVELOPING A SOCIAL STUDY PLATFORM WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD WAY TO COLLAPSE HISTORY OR COMMUNITY SO PLEASE JUST DON'T. PUNITIVE PROGRAM THAT ADDS QUESTIONS LONG AFTER BED TIME. THE PROGRAM DOESN'T NURTURE CURIOSITY OR JOY. MY DAUGHTER USED TO LIKE MATH ACTUALLY. HER TEACHER RECEIVES NUMBERS AND IT LOOKS GREAT BUT SHE IS DISAPOINTED DEPRESSED. ANXIETY. INDUCED WHEN REACHING OUT BUT [INDISCERNIBLE] WOW. REALLY? SORRY, WE WAITED A HOUR FOR YOU, JUST GOING TO KEEP GOING. MY DAUGHTER IN GRADE 7 ENGLISH ASSESSMENT IS NOW READY FOR COLLEGE, BUT MAYBE SHE IS TOO TIRED TO COME AND SPEAK TODAY OR MAYBE THERE IS ELEMENTS OF SOCIALIZATION OR WRITING OR ABSTRACT
030ASSOCIATIONS FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING NOT TAUGHT ON THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER ISN'T TEACHING. SKIP THAT PART. I HAVE A PH.D IN [INDISCERNIBLE] MASTER IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND FIND IT USEFUL TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN INFORMATION SYSTEM JZ HUMAN SYSTEMS. THE LEARNING IS HAPPENING WITH THE LATTER. I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD JUST FIND A WAY TO UNADOPT THE SYSTEMS. THANK YOU. DON'TS DEPATE IT FURTHER. APPRECIATE IT. SORRY I WENT OVER TIME. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] I'M LAUREN, BEN'S MOTHER. BEN IS HERE WITH ME IN THE BACK. BUT JUST DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE READING SO ASKED ME TO READ FOR HIM. I HOPE YOU GIVE TWO SECONDS TO PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR BEN I THINK MIGHT HELP. A 6 GRADE STUDENT AT SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL JUTENDED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND THREE DIFFERENT STATES SO EXPERIENCED A RANGE OF HOW
031SCHOOLS USE ED TECH AND HE HAS VERY STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THE TOPIC AND A KID WHO LOVES COMPUTERS AND KNOWS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT ABOUT THEM. HE IS THE TECH GUY AT OUR HOUSE SO NOT A KID WHO HATES COMPUTERS BUT HE WROTE THIS HUNDRED PERCENT BY HIMSELF. HE DID NOT ACCEPT ANY PARENTAL SUGGESTIONS. KEEP THAT IN MIND, PLEASE. TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS. TECHNOLOGY FILLS SCHOOL TUESDAY THE BRIM AND VIRTUALLY NO BENEFIT BUT MILLIONS OF DOWN SIDE. RESPOND HOURS TO BY-PASS THE WEBSITE BLOCKERMENTF AS A BLOCKER IT STINKS. RANDOM SITES COMPLETELY EDUCATIONAL ARE BLOCKED WHILE THERE ARE PEOPLE AT MY TABLE IN THE CLASSROOM AS I WRITE THIS PLAYING VIDEO GAMES ON WEBSITES SUCH AS PIZZA ADDITION AND USING PROXY SITES TO ACCESS OTHER SITES IN VIOLATION OF BOARD POLICY 3225R. MANY STUDENTS PLAY THE GAMES IN
032CLASS AND EXTREMELY GOOD AT GOING UNNOTICED PARTLY BECAUSE THEY ARE [INDISCERNIBLE] DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN IN FREE TIME IT HAPPENS IN CLASS WHEN STUDENTS SHOULD FOCUS ON WORK. I FIND IT FRUSTRATING AS THEY DON'T REALIZE THEY ARE ARE HARMING THEIR LEARNING AND ALL OUR LEARNING AND ARE FORCE TEACHERS TO EXTEND LESSENS AND WAIST WASTE TIME. THIS IS UNSAEPTABLE. WE SHOULD GET CHROMEBOOKS AND ORETH DEVICES OUT OF THE CLASROOM. REMOVING DEVICES HOWEVER IS A EXTREMELY IDALISTIC GOAL THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AS IT IS RESISTED BY ALL MOST ALL ADMINISTRATORS AS THEY BELIEVE THAT BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE LOSSES. EVEN THOUGH WE WILL PROBABLY BE UNABLE TO REMOVE ALL DEVICES IT IS STILL BETTER IF STUDENTS WERE GIVEN DEVICES ONLY WHEN THEY NEED TO USE THEM WITH STRICTER CONTROL. THE MOST IMPORTANT AND PROBABLY MOST EFFECTIVE WAY IS LET
033STUDENTS HAVE A LARGER IMPACT ALLOWING CONCERNED STUDENTS TO [INDISCERNIBLE] ALLOWING THEM TO REPORT OTHER STUDENTS MISUSE TECHNOLOGY. GAMING DETRACTS FROM ALL EDUCATION BUT EVEN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS SUCH AS IXL, ED PUZZLE OR EXPLORE LEARNING ARE NOT BENEFICIAL TO STUDENTS. PERSONALLY, I FIND NO BENEFITS FROM THESE PROGRAMS AS THEY ARE ALL DESIGNED FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF AN ADULT WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND MODERN STUDENTS. THIS MISUNDERSTANDING APPLIES TO ALL PARTS OF EDUCATION ED TECH CREATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS. BOSS OF THIS THERE ARE NO BENEFITS FROM ED TECH TO KNOWLEDGE OF STUDENTS. I SPENT 20 HOURS ON IXL OVER THE LAST YEAR. THE PROBLEM STUDENTS SPEND HOURS A DAY WORKING ON ED TECH PROGRAMS EVEN THOUGH THEY LEARN MORE AND LEARN FASTER WHEN THEY WORK WITH REAL TEACHERS WHO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. OVERALL TECHNOLOGY IS COMPLETELY
034USELESS IN SCHOOLS IF NOT HARMFUL. IT DISTRACTS FROM ACTUAL WORK AND SLOWS THE PACE OF LEARNING FOR ALL EVEN IF THE STUDENTS ARE NOT PLAYING GAMES. THE ED TECH INDUSTRY ALSO ACONVINCED ADULT IN PAYING LARGE QUANTIES OF MONEY FOR MEAGER EDUCATIONAL GAINS AND SOME EDUCATIONAL LOSSES. DEVICES SHOULD BE REMOVED FROMS AND USAGE REDUCED. THAT IS HUNDRED PERCENT HIS WORDS. WE SUGGESTED SOME THINGS THAT WERE NOT ADOPTED. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU BEN. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DARIA, I HAVE TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLERS CURRENTLY AT CULBRETH AND PHILLIPS BOTH HAVE SIGNIFICANT A DHD SO I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT NEURO DIVERGENCE. SO, BEING IN FRONTS OF A SCREEN THE WHOLE DAY FOR A CHILD WHO HAS ANY CHALLENGES IS A EXTRA SPECIAL MESS. ONE OF THE KIDS IN PARTICULAR REALLY DOES NOT LEARN THAT WAY, SO SEEKS CONSTANT
035DOPAMINE HITS GOING TO YOU TUBE VIDEO JZ PLAYING VIDEO GAMES TO ESCAPE FEELINGS OF NOT UNDERSTANDING SUBJECT MATTER OR BOREDOM. MULTIPLE REQUESTS OF TEACHERS TO SHUT OFF YOU TUBE ON GO GUARDIAN ARE LARGELY UNSUCCESSFUL BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GO TO HAD THE COMPUTER AND MANUALLY SHUT IT OFF EVERY TIME MY CHILD WALKS INTO THE CLASSROOM SO OFTEN FORGET OR CAN'T GET TO IT. EVEN IF THEY DO, IT IS EASY TO GET AROUND THE GO GUARDIAN PROGRAM ONE OF THE WAYS I HEARD IS BY CLICKING ON YOU TUBE LINKS WITHIN THE ASSIGNMENTS IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM SO ACCESS TO ALL YOU TUBE IS WIDE OPEN. IF IT IS SHUT OFF, IT IS STILL VERY EASY TO GET TO IT. ONCE MY KIDS COME HOME AFTER SCHOOL AFTER-A DAY OF SITTING AT THE SCREEN ALL DAY, EVEN DURING
036ACTIVITY TIME WHICH THAT IS RECESS, THITHEN HAVE HOMEWORK IN FRONT OF THE CHROMEBOOKS SO MANY HOURS PER DAY THEY CAN ACTUALLY BE LEARNING READING WRITING AND SOCIALLY ENGAGING OR JUST WASTED WATCHER VIDEOS AND PLAYING GAMES. AS A PARENT I HAVE BEEN INTENTIONAL ABOUT SCREEN TIME AND TEACHING KIDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND WELL INFORMED BUT WHILE AT SCHOOL I FEEL I HAVE LITTLE TO NO CONTROL MANAGING SOMETHING I HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM WITH, EXCESSIVE SCREEN TIME. PARENTS OF NEURO DEVIRJANT CHILDREN HAVE A TOUGHER SET OF CHALLENGESISM ONE OF MY KIDS STRUGGLES WITH ANGER AND OFTEN LOSING HIS CHROMEBOOK AFTER HE HAS BLOW UPS WHEN ASKED TO STOP PLAYING A GAME AND DO WORK. HE COMPLETELY EXPLODES AND ARE THROWS THINGS AND STUFF. FINALLY, AS SOMEONE WHO TAUGHT WORKSHOPS TO PARENTS AND TEENS AND ADMINISTRATORS ABOUT THE
037TOPIC OF INTERNET PORN, IT WAS ESPECIALLY TROUBLING TO EXPERIENCE THAT LACK OF PARENTAL CONTROL WHEN MY THEN SECOND GRADER WAS INTRODUCED TO INTERNET PORN BY A CLASS MATE WHO MANAGED TO GET AROUND FILTERS AND SHOW A VIDEO CLIP OF A MAN AND WOMAN ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY ON THE CLASS I PAD. PARENTS NEED TO FEEL THEIR CHILDREN ARE IN A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL MEET THEIR NEEDS EVEN IF THAT MEANS THEY LEARN BEST WITH BOOKS, PEN AND PAPER RATHER THEN HAVING MANY HOURS OF SCREEN TIME PER DAY. THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JOHNNY. MY SON IS A KINDERGARTEN STUDENT AT CARRBORO ELEMENTARY. WHAT IT IS WORTH I HAVE PH.D IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE. MY MOTHER IN LAW TAUGHT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCLUDING HERE IN CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO AND
038PITS BURROW AND MY WIFE AND ARE PROUD PRODUCTS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. P WE BOTH WORK IN HIGHER EDUCATION. AS A FORMER ENGLISH PROFESSOR, I SAW FIRST HAND THE LONG-TERM NEGATIVE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON COLLEGE STUDENTS AND WORRY ABOUT THE STUDENTS EXPOSED TO ED TECH IN K-12 NOW. I LOVE CARRBORO ELEMENTARY AND OUR LIBRARIAN. I LIVE IN LARGE PART SO MY SON CAN ATTEND SCHOOL HERE. I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF. HERE TODAY TO SHARE MY FEAR. WHILE I DON'T HAVE AS MUCH EXPERIENCE WITH ED TECH AS OTHERS, WHAT I HAVE SEEN LEAVES ME WORRIED FOR MY SONS EDUCATION AND I DESCRIBE A EXAMPLE. WIFE MOTHER AND LAW ATTENDED MATH NIGHT. THERE WERE 4 TABLES THIN CLASSROOM AND EACH HAD A SPECIFIC ACTIVITY WHERE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ENGAGE IN
039MATH RELATED LEARNING. THE TABLES INTENDED TO SHOWCASE HOW STUDENTS WERE LEARNING IN CLASS. MY SON LOVES MATH. HAS LOVED MATH ALL MOST DAY ONE. HE WAS EXCITED TO SHOW THE ACTIVITIES AND SHOWING OFF ALL HIS WORK AND TALK TOOG ALL STUDENTS AROUND HIM AND MOVED TO A TABLE WHERE HE PLAYED A "MATH GAME" AND THE CONTRAST BEDWEEN THAT TABLE AND OTHER 3 WAS DUMATIC. PUT ON HEAD PHONES LOGGED INTO THE TABLET AND STOPPED SPEAKING TO ME. I SAT NEXT TO HIM BUT HE ONLY LOOKED UP OR SHOWED ACTIVITY WHEN SHE SCORED POINTS RCHLT HE WASN'T READING THE QUESTIONS, HE WAS SWIPING UP ON EACH MULTIPLE CHOICE OPTIONS UNTIL HE SWIPED ON THE CORRECT ONE AND SCORED POINTS. THAT WAS THE ONLY TIME HE LOOKED AT ME. AT THE PREVIOUS TABLES HE WAS TALKING AND SMILEJUG
040ENGAGED WITH MATERIAL AND PEOPLE AROUND HIM BUT THE IPAD TABLE SAT NEXT TO TWO OTHER STUDENTS EACH WITH HEADPHONES ON, PLUGGED IN, DIDEN SPEAK TO EACH OTHER OR LOOK AT EACH OTHER, THEY WERE ISOLATED AND MY SON WANTS LEARNING. HE IS ONLY IN KINDERGARTEN AND ALREADY FIGURING OUT A WORK AROUPD THAT ENABLED HIM TO SCORE POINTS WITHOUT ENGAGING WITH THE MATERIAL. THE MATERIAL IN THEIPAD WAS PART OF THEI READY ASSESSMENT LEARNING PATHWAY. ALSO TOLD IT DOESN'T LINE UP WITH WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT IN THE CLASSROOM AT THE TIME BY HIS TEACHER. I LOVE CARRBORO ELEMENTARY AND WE ARE VERY VERY LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH WONDERFUL TEACHERS AND STAFF THERE, BUT I LEFT THAT MATH NIGHT WORRYING ABOUT WHETHER CARRBORO IS THE RIGHT FIT LONG-TERM AND THAT WAS CONFIRMED WHEN I LEARNED MORE ABOUT THE ED
041TECH THAT AWAITS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL SO PLEASE CONSIDER THE IMPACT THIS IS HAVING ON OUR STUDENTS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ALL YOU DO. [APPLAUSE] HI. MY NAME IS ANDREA TANNER AND MY CHILDREN ARE STUDENTS AT SMITH AND CHAPEL HILL HIGH. I HAVE BEEN A PARENT IN THE DISTRICT 13 YEARS. I READ THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC COMMENT AT A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IN DECEMBER 2019. I READ WITH INTEREST THE AGENDA ITEM ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY RESPONSIBLE USE POLICY. NOT SPEAK TOOG THAT ISSUE DIRECTLY, I DO HAVE COMMENTS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY USE IN GENERAL IN THE CLASSROOMS. CONCERN ED OUR CHILDREN SPEND WAY TOO MUCH TIME ON SCREENS IN AVERAL SCHOOL DAY, BETWEEN ASSIGNMENTS ASSESSMENTS INTERVENTIONS READING AND MATH PROGRAMS AS WELL AS GOOD OLD FASHION COMPUTER SKILLS AND CODING CAN ADD UP TO
042HOURS OUR STUDENTS ARE ON SCREENS. AND THAT IS JUST THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SINCE MIDDLE SCHOOLER RECEIVED THEIR LAP TOPS THROUGH THE ONE TO ONE PROGRAM, THEIR TIME ON SCREENS AT HOME HAS INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY. DOING HOMEWORK BUT STILL A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. OF COURSE I APPRECIATE HOW TECHNOLOGY COULD BE USED TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES RELATED TO THE OPPORTUNITY GAP AND RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TECHNOLOGY HAS BROUGHT TO EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY THE RESOURCES FOR PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION AND ADAPTATIONS AND ACCOMMODATIONS FOR EC STUDENTS. THAT IS QUHIE I DID NOT OPT OUT OF TECHNOLOGY USE FOR MY OWN CHILDREN AND ALL OUR NOTHING MODEL DOESN'T SEEM REALISTIC BUT I DO WISH THAT I HAD THE OPTION TO OPT FOR LESS TECHNOLOGY. I WORRY ABOUT THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF INCREASED COMPUTER USE ESPECIALLY FOR OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS BUT FOR
043ALL CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO PHYSIOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL GROTH IS STILL DEVELOPING. THEIR EYESIGHT, POSTURE, DO I NEED TO WORRY ABOUT CARPAL TUNNEL FOR MY 13 YEAR OLD? OUR CHILDREN ARE GUINEA PIG GENERATION AND DON'TS KNOW THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF EXCESSIVE SCREEN TIME WILL BE BUT THERE IS GOOD RESEARCH AVAILABLE THAT CAUTIONS PARENTS TO BE MINDFUL HOW MUCH TIME WE ALLOW OUR CHILDREN TO BE ON SCREENS. AS THIS BOARD CONSIDERS THE TECHNOLOGY RESPONSIBLE USE POLICY, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE QUANTITY AS WELL AS QUALITY OF SCREEN TIME. ASKING THE BOARD TO DO A AUDIT AT EVERY SCHOOL TO DETERMINE THE ACHBERAGE AMOUNT OF TIME THE TYPICAL STUDENT SPENDS ON SCREEN DURING THE DAY. IN ADDITION I URGE YOU TO ENGAGE KEY VOICES. EYE DOCTORS, ACADEMIC EXPRTDS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER,
044CHILD BRAIN AND COGNITION RESEARCHERS. ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT SOFTWARE TOOLS ADOPTED INCLUDE A AFULL ACCOUNTING AND UNDERSTAND OF BENEFITS AND DRAW HADF BACKS. HARD TO ANSWER THE QUESTION HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH, TWO HOURS A DAY 4 HOURS A DAY BUT I APPRECIATE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF SCREEN TIME I EXPECT MY CHILDREN TO HAVE IN A TYPICAL SCHOOL DAY TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT ACCESS TO SCREEN USE OUTSIZE SCHOOL. THAT IS FROM DECEMBER 2019. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CATHERINE COLE POLK. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE VITAL ROLE LIBRARIES SERVE. IT IS CRITICAL WE DO ALL WE CAN TO PROTECT THE ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SPACES. OUR LIBRARIES ARE SANKIARIES. PLAYING TO GO TO FILL AFFIRMED AND VALIDATED AND TO SPEERNSH JOY AND COMMUNITY WITH OTHERS. THEY OFFER PLACES TO
045FREEDOM DREAM WHEN THE WORLD IS HARD, THEY ALLOW US TO BE BRAVE TOGETHER. THEY ALLOW FOR CONNECTION, CONVERSATION AND CRITICAL THINKING THROUGH STORY. STORIES OFFER REFLECTIONS OF OUR OWN LIVED EXPERIENCE, OR GUIDE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR WORLD AND ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE. LIBRARIES ALLOW US TO BE SEEKERS OF WISDOM AND SEARCHERS OF TRUTH AND THAT KNOWLEDGE GIVES US THE COURAGE TO SPEAK EVEN WHEN OUR VOICE SHAKES. COMMUNITIES AND CHILDREN LEAD LIBRARIES. THEY ARE VITAL FOR FLOURISHING DEMOCRACY AND JOY FILLED SCHOOL AND HOW COUNTER INTUITIVE IT IS TO SEE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE NATION PLACE EMPHASIS ON READING TEST WHILE REMOVING OR DEFUNDING THE VERY THING IN A SCHOOL THAT CAN ENCOURAGE MORE READING. WE SHOULD BE CREATING FULLY FUNDED ROBUST LIBRARY PROGRAMS AT EVERY TURN. OUR LIBRARIES ARE ESSENTIAL. THE NORTH SIDE STUDENTS THINK SO TOO. WHEN ASKED
046WHY LIBRARIES MATTER THEY RESPONDED WITH THEIR WORDS, BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO READ AND BECAUSE THEY ARE CALMING AND HOPEFUL. THEY ENTIRE WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF BOOKS. MAKE PEOPLE FEEL SAFE AND LOVED. WE WOULD NOT HAVE ALL THE AWESOME BOOKS I LOVE WITHOUT LIBRARIES. IT HELPS BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND A SAFE PLACE TO LEARN NEW THINGS. IT A PLACE TO FEEL LIKE YOU BELONG. THEY HAVE TONS OF BOOKS EVERYONE AND I MEAN EVERYONE CAN BORROW. YOU GET TO CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT TO READ. THEY ARE A WARM COMFORT. THESE SPACES DON'T JUST MAGICALLY EXIST. THEY ARE CULTIVATED BY THE PASSIONATE LIBRARIANS WHO UNDERSTAND THAT JOY, BELONGING, COMMUNITY AND LEARNING MATTERS FOR OUR CHILDREN. JAMES BALDWIN STATED THE CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS OURS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, ALL OVER THE GLOBE. AS I REFLECT ON
047THIS QUOTE I'M REMINDED OF A POEM AND BECAUSE APRIL IS POETRY MONTH, AND ARAB AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH I WANT TO HONOR THE WORDS OF JUDE JUDY FROM THE BOOK MILLION KITES. CREATED WITH THE AIM OF RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS HELPING AND AMPLIFY CHILDREN WHO SUFFERED AND CONTINUE TO SUFFER UNFATHINABLE INGESTS. IT IS ENTITLED, TAKE ME TO THE SKY. TAKE ME TO THE SKY WHERE THE STARS SHINE, TAKE ME TO THE STARS THAT LIVE IN PEACE. WE CAN LIVE TOGETHER. WE CAN BE STARS. WE DON'T NEED A ROOF TO LIVE WITH LOVE. WE ONLY NEED THE PEOPLE IN OUR HEARTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE] GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BAILEY NORMAN THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN AND VERY PROUD MEANTEE OF K A T COLE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES, WHICH LIKE MUCH
048OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN NORTH CAROLINA UNDER INCREASING BUDGET CUTS. THE SCHOOL LIBRARIES ARE ESSENTIAL, THEY ARE SAFE, INCLUSIVE SPACES WHERE STUDENTS GROW AS READERS, RESEARCHERS, CREATORS, AND CITIZENS. A FULLY FUNDED LIB BRAER WITH A CERTIFIED LIBRARIAN, RAIN TRAINED ASSISTANT AND ITF INSURES EVERY CHILE HAS ACCESS TO BOOKS AND APPROPRIATE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY. WE ALREADY LOST MANY LIBRARIAN ASSISTANT, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN WITHOUT FOR MANY YEARS AND ITF, PROFESSIONALS WHO MAKE DIGITAL LEARNING SAFE ANDIC A SESABLE. I ASK TO REMEMBER THE VALUES THIS BRINGS AND FIGHT FOR RETURN IF AND WHEN FUNDING IMPROVES. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PROTECT OUR LIBRARY BUDGETS. EVERY YEAR OUR STUDENTS DESERVE NEW RELEVANT DIVERSE BOOKS ON OUR SHELVES. BOOKS THEY SEE THEMSELVES IN AND BOOKS THAT OPEN THEIR EYES TO OTHER EXPERIENCES. AND AS BOOK BANS ANTI-DEI POLICY AND A TI-LGBTQ
049LEGISLATION EMERGE ACROSS THE STATE I ASK TO PLEASE CONTINUE TO STAND STRONG. YOUR SUPPORT MEANT SO MUCH. PLEASE CONTINUE TO DEFEND STUDENT RIGHT TO READ FREELY AND LEARN IN WELCOMING INCLUSIVE SPACES. PUBLIC EDUCATION IS UNDER ATTACK, BUT LIBRARIES AND VALUES ARE WORTH FIGHTING FOR. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] HELLO. MY NAME IS TYSON. THE LIBRARIAN AT CARRBORO ELEMENTARY. I WANT TO SHARE NUMBERS WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT TO SHOW THE SPECIFICS OF THE ROLE OUR LIBRARIES PLAY IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS. RECENTLY I SURVEYED OUR CLASS OF 5 GRADERS AT CARRBORO AND CURIOUS ABOUT WHERE AND HOW THEY GET BOOKS. AFTER ALL, WE HAVE THE GOOD FORTUNE OF LIVING IN A COMMUNITY WHERE BOOKS ARE READING ARE HIGHLY VALUED. THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES AMONG THE MOST HEAVILY USED IN THE STATE. WE ALSO HAVE GREAT LOCAL BOOK STORES.
050HERE ARE KEY FINDINGS FROM THE 5TH GRADE SURVEY. INSPITE OF ABUNDANCES OF SOURCES THE SCHOOL LIBRARY IS ESSENTIAL. IT APPEARS THE SCHOOL LIBRARY IS TOP BOOK SOURCE FOR OUR STUDENTS. OVER HALF OF OUR STUDENTS USE OUR SCHOOL LIBRARY OFTEN, 41 PERCENT SOMETIMES, THAT'S REGARDLESS WHETHER THEY COME FROM SPANISH SPEAKER HOUSEHOLDS OR ENGLISH SPEAKING HOUSEHOLDS WHICH IS IMPORTANT DISTINCTION IN A DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL LIKE OURS. WHEN IT COMES TO WONDERFUL PUBLIC LIBRARIES, THEY RANK SECOND AMONG BOOK SOURCES FOR STUDENTS WITH 41 PERCENT OF 5TH GRADERS REPORTING THAT THEY GET BOOKS OFTEN FROM THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES. BUT ONCE I DIG DEEPER INTO HOW STUDENTS FROM SPANISH LANGUAGE HOUSEHOLDS AND THOSE FROM ENGLISH LANGUAGE HOUSEHOLDS COMPARE, IT BECOMES PARENT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE OF 24 PERCENTAGE POINTS BETWEEN THE TWO. WHILE THOSE GROUPS GET BOOKS FREQUENTLY FROM OUR
051SCHOOL LIBRARY IN THE SAME NUMBERS MORE OF LESS, WHEN IT COMES TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY THE STUDENTS FROM ENGLISH SPEAKING HOUSEHOLDS ARE ACCESSING THE LOCAL RESOURCE MUCH MUCH MORE OFTEN THEN SOME OTHER STUDENTS FROM SPANISH SPEAKING HOMESISM ANOTHER FINDING FROM THE SURVEY, PTA BOOK BUCKS PROGRAM HAS BEEN PROVIDING FREE BOOKS FROM OUR SCHOOL BOOK FAIR TO STUDENTS FOR YEARS. OF THOSE STUDENTS WHO TAKE PART IN BOOK BUCKS, BECAUSE WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT BUYING BOOKS POSE A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO THEIR FAMILIES, NONE OF THOSE STUDENTS REPORTED USING THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. THOSE STUDENTS ARE GETTING THEIR BOOKS FROM SCHOOL. BASED ON THESE INSIGHTS, THE CRITICAL POINTS SEEMS TO BE OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES ARE FILLING A GAP AND ACCESS TO BOOKS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THOSE FAMILIES WHO DON'T USE THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES OR HAVE EXTRA MONEY
052TO SPEND AT BOOK STORES RELY ON SCHOOL LIBRARIES TO MAKE SURE KIDS GET BOOKS. THE LARGER POINT AS SOME OF THE WONDERFUL LIBRARIANS I WORK WITH HAVE MADE, GOES BEYOND ACCESS TO BOOKS. FOR MANY OF STUDENTS VISITING THE SCHOOL LIBRARY, IS THEIR ONLY EXPERIENCE OF WHAT A LIBRARY IS. WHAT IT GIVES IN TERMSF OCOMMUNITY, EXPLORATION, DIGNITY, CURIOSITY AND ACCESS TO THE BREATH-TAKING RANGE OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE. OUR DISTRICT HAS MADE STAFF CUTS TO OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARIES, WE ARE STILL FEELING THE EFFECT OF THE DECISION S EVERY DAY. WITH NATIONAL CRISIS IN READING PROFICIENCY AND ENJOYMENT ACHILDREN IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO MAKE A FIRM COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT SUSTAIN AND PROPERLY STAFF OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN THE YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU ALL. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO DID NOT SIGN
053UP TO SPEAK WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? GOOD EVENING. I'M BRIAN LINK AND THINK IT IMPORTANT TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR LIBRARIANS. I DONT OFTEN DO THIS BUT LIKE TO SHARE A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE FROM THIS YEAR WHICH IS, IN FORTH GRADE MY DAUGHTER WAS PROVIDED WITH A OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A ACTIVITY CALLED BATTLE OF THE BOOKS. BROUGHT FORTH BY LIBRARIANS TO READ 15 BOOKS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR AND GO AND DISCUSS THEM AND COMPETE IN A COMPETITION. IT BROUGHT NOTHING BUT JOY TO MY FACE TO SEE MY DAUGHTER COME HOME AND WANT TO READ A PHYSICAL BOOK. AMONG THE BOOKS THAT WERE WAS A BOOK CALLED BAN THIS BOOK. PARTICULARLY A BOOK TALKING ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN BOOKS WERE REMOVED AND WHAT STUDENTS COULD DO ABOUT THAT. MY
054DAUGHTER WAS SO INSPIRED THAT IT LEAD ME TO DO SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T THINK WAS POSSIBLE. IN THAT BOOK BECAUSE THE BOOKS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM A SCHOOL BY A PERSON LOBBYING THE SCHOOL BOARD, THE STUDENTS AND THE BOOK GET TOGETHER AND CREATE THEIR OWN LIBRARY IN THEIR LOCKERS. MY DAUGHTER WAS SO INSPIRED BY THIS IDEA THAT THE NEXT THING I KNOW, I WAS SITTING AT HOME ONE WEEKEND BUILDING A FILING CABINET SO THAT IT COULD GO INTO HER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SO SHE AND COUPLE FENDS COULD TAKE BOOKS FROM OUR HOME AND OTHER HOMES AND CHECK THEM OUT TO STUDENTS SO THEY TOO COULD EXPERIENCE THE JOYS OF READING THAT WERE BROUGHT ABOUT BY THIS BOOK. EVEN NOW IN THE SAME STORY THERE WAS A LIST OF BOOKS THAT WERE BANNED AND JUST THE OTHER
055EVENING, THE LAST THING WE WERE DOING BEFORE WE WENT TO BED WAS READING ONE OF THE BOOKS THAT WAS ON THE LIST THAT WAS BANNED. THE MIXED UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E FRANKWILEER. I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THIS, WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ABOUT TECH. THIS ISN'T A RECENT BOOK AND YET, [INDISCERNIBLE] THE EXPERIENCE OF TWO YOUNG CHILDREN DECIDING TO RUN AWAY TO METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. ALL BECAUSE HER FABULOUS TEACHERS INSPIRED HER TO PICK UP A BOOK AND READ. SO, WE CAN TALK NUMBERS, WE CAN TALK DATA, BUT FROM THE EYES OF A PARENT, FROM THE EYES OF A FATHER, I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE LIBRARIES AND GRATEFUL WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO STAND UP FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH. YOU HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE AND MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE AND
056I STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH ALL YOU TO CONTINUE DOING IT FOR EVERYONE IN OUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU MR. LINK. ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD CARE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? IN ADDITION TO PUBLIC COMMENT, THE BOARD ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CONTACT US BY E-MAIL, TELEPHONE, OUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IS AND PHONE NUMBERS ARE POSTED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE. PLEASE LET US KEEP HEARING FROM YOU. WITH THAT SAID, WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM WHICH IS OUR--YEAH, GO AHEAD. I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE ALL WHO CAME OUT TO SPEAK AND ALSO TO NOTE THAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU REFERENCED IN COMMENTS ARE REALLY WITHIN THE CONTROL OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE, SO QUHILE YOU ARE HERE SHARING PROBABLY WITH A LOT OF US IN STRONG AGREEMENT WITH YOU, ENCOURAGE YOU TO ALSO CONSIDER SHARING YOUR SENTIMENTS
057WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE. WE ARE EXTREMELY LUCKY LOCALLY TO HAVE LEGISLATORS WHO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES AND COMMON SENSE. THERE ARE SOME IN THE STATE MIGHT BE WORTH REACHING OUT TO HEAR THE CONCERNS OF PARENTS. I WANT TO SAY THAT. THANK YOU. [INDISCERNIBLE] I JUST--NOT NECESSARILY NOW, BUT CURIOUS IN YOUR CAPACITY AS A REP IF YOU HAVE POSITION ON ED TECH GENERALLY? AND DOESN'T HAVE B TO NOW. AND ALSO ON THE POINTS MRS. HOFFMAN MADE ABOUT LATIN AND CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT TEAM AND BOARD OF EDUCATION. I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT BUT CURIOUS HEARING FROM THE ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. SURE YOU CAN APPRECIATE AS A PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION I AM ONE OF MANY, SO MY JOB IS TO LISTEN AND GET FEEDBACK AND INFORMATION. I CERTAINLY HAVE MY
058OWN PERSONAL OPINIONS WHICH HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY. OBVIOUSLY MRS. HOFFMAN IS A COLLEAGUE AT EAST AND KNOWN HER A LONG TIME AND STAND WITH HER. AS A RESPONSIBLE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION WHAT I LIKE TO DO IF YOU ALLOW IS TAKE BOTH OF THE QUESTIONS DIRECTLY BACK AND PUT BEFORE MY ORGANIZATION AND GET THE PROPER INPUT AND FEEDBACK AND WE CAN COME BACK AND PRESENT A STATEMENT THAT I KNOW HAS GOTTEN APPROVAL OF MY ENTIRE ORGANIZATION RATHER THEN JUST SPEAKING OFF THE CUFF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. WE'LL MOVE TO--NO, WE WON'T. [LAUGHTER] I WAS GOING TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. AS FOLKS WERE TALKING I WAS WONDERING WHAT ARE IDEAS ABOUT THINGS WE COULD PRACTICALLY DO DIFFERENTLY WITH ED TECH AND THINK IT WILL TAKE HEARING FROM THE FOLKS IN THE
059CLASSROOMS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE QUESTION. FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL US IF YOU HAVE OTHER IDEAS. I SINCE A FUTURE DISCUSSION COMING. [INDISCERNIBLE] ALRIGHT. HESITATE TO SAY THIS, BUT WE'LL MOVE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA. AT LEAST I THINK WE ARE. THE CHAIR REQUEST A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENTS AGENDA AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED. SO MOVED. I SECOND. IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR AYE. OPPOSED? UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WE HAVE NEXT ON OUR AGENDA, UNDER SUPERINTENDENT REPORT, THE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION UPDATE ON THE CHARACTERISTIC SURVEY. I BELIEVE THIS IS CHRISTINE. CHRISTINE, YES. THANK YOU DR. GRIFFIN. CHRISTINE, A SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY AT THE NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATIONISM THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT PARTICULARLY THANK YOU FOR DOING THE SAME NIGHT YOU HONOR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS. SO, IT WAS VERY NICE TO
060HEAR FROM ALL OF THEM. IF I COULD INTERRUPT BEFORE YOU START, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND BEING HERE TONIGHT TOO. ABSOLUTELY. I KNOW SAM IS SORRY HE WAS NOT ABLE TO JOIN YOU TO PRESENT THE SURVEY RESULTS TO YOU, BUT I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO DO SO. I INTEND TO WALK BRIEFLY THROUGH THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. THIS IS PREVIOUSLY SHARED WITH THE BOARD SO DON'T INSTEND TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME BUT JUMP IN IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. IF I DON'T HAVE A ANSWER, I WILL CERTAINLY FOLLOW-UP WITH SAM AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GET ANSWERS. I WANT TO START WITH THE SOURCE OF THE RESPONSES TO YOUR SURVEY. FIRST OF ALL, YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR STAFF SPOKE UP SO WE THANK THEM FOR THAT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ALL MOST
0611600 PEOPLE STARTED THE SURVEY. JUST MORE THEN 1100 COMPLETED IT. THERE WERE MORE 3 THOUSAND COMMUNITY COMMENTS THAT RESPONDED TO OPEN ENDED QUESTION AND YOU HAD ALL MOST 700 STAFF MEMBERS START THE SURVEY AND 450 THAT COMPLETED IT. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT ALL OF THE ANSWERS PROVIDED ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE BREAKDOWNS FOR EACH QUESTION, SO JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE DIDN'T COMPLETE THE SURVEY IT DIDN'T MEAN THE ANSWERS PROVIDED WERE NOT INCLUDED. THAT IS ALL IN THERE. YOU CAN SEE ON THIS NEXT SLIDE THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VARIOUS ROLES THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO DID RESPOND TO THE SURVEY FILL WHETHER THAT IS RESIDENTS, PARENTS OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, STUDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, OF COURSE SOME FALL INTO MORE THEN ONE CATEGORY. YOU CAN SEE HERE MOST OF YOUR RESPONSES WERE FROM PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF STUDENTS
062WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND ALSO THOSE WHO LIVE WITHIN THE ATTENDED ZONE. ATTENDANCE AREA. AND THEN THIS NEXT SLIDE BREAKS DOWN RESPONSES BY GRADE LEVEL FOR CURRENT STUDENTS OR PARENTS. OBVIOUSLY YOU GET LARGER RESPONSE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THEN THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL OF COURSE. PRETTY GOOD DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THOSE GRADE LEVELS. AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDE BREAKS DOWN THE JOB ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE STAFF RESPONSES AND SO MOST OF THE RESPONSES CAME FROM TEACHERS AND THEN YOU CAN SEE YOUR SECOND LARGEST GROUP IS SCHOOL LEVEL STAFF AND SCATTERED ACROSS DISTRICT SCHOOL LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS SUPPORT STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS AND THOSE WHEN LISTED OTHER SAID. YOU HAD A GOOD RESPONSE FROM YOUR TEACHING STAFF. THIS SLIDE BREAKS DOWN THE GRADE LEVEL YOUR STAFF RESPONDENTS ARE ASSIGNED TO. THE LARGEST NUMBER IS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THEN
063IT ALSO REFLECTS CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF. AND THEN THERE WAS THE OPPORTUNITY AS YOU ALL KNOW TO LOOK AT A LIST OF CHARACTERISTICS THAT YOU WANTED TO SEE IN YOUR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT AND THE 10 CHARACTERISTICS ARE LIST TD IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY WERE LISTED ON THE SURVEY, SO THERE WAS A LOT OF OVERLAP AS YOU CAN SEE. THE FIRST 4 RESPONSES BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY SURVEYS AND THE STAFF SURVEYS WERE THE SAME, BUT IN A DIFFERENT ORDER. BUT THEY ALL HAD THE SAME TOP 4 RESPONSES, SO THIS SLIDE JUST SHOWS THE WAY THEY RANKED THOSE RESPONSES. AND MOVING ON TO OUR LAST SLIDE, THIS IS THE SURVEY QUESTION ABOUT THE TYPE OF EXPERIENCE THAT THE STAFF AND COMMUNITY WERE HOPING TO SEE IN THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT AND YOU SEE AGAIN, THIS ALIGNS-DOES LINE UP MOST
064OF THE RESPONDENTS FOR COMMUNITY AND STAFF SURVEY WANTED TO SEE EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM TEACHER AND HAS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL PRINCIPAL. THOSE WERE THE TOP TWO CHOICES AND LOOKING AT THE DATA ALSO PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AND HAPPY TO LOOK AT MORE CLOSELY IF YOU LIKE, MY RECOLLECTION IS AMONG STAFF IT WAS MORE THEN 80 PERCENT THAT SAID AFFECTIVE CLASSROOM TEACHER MORE THEN 70 PERCENT OF COMMUNITY. YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR STAFF SEEM FAIRLY WELL ALIGN IN TERMS OF TYPE OF THINGS YOU LIKE TO SEE. THEY LIKE TO SEE. SO, THAT'S THE END OF THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. IN ADDITION TO THE SURVEY RESULTS, THE BOARD WAS PROVIDED WITH A LEADERSHIP PROFILE AND THAT WAS BASED ON THE TOP 5 RESPONSES FROM EACH OF THE SURVEYS ON CHARACTERISTICS AND ON EXPERIENCE. THAT IS AS SAM SAID IN THE E-MAIL
065A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT CHANGES AND HE CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM BEARD MEMBERS IF THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL THINGS THEY LIKE TO ADD TO THE LEADERSHIP PROFILE. THE COMMENTS I UNDERSTAND THE BOARD HAS BEEN PROVIDED WITH THE UNREDACTED COMMENTS, REDACTED COMMENTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE SHORTLY. WE ARE WORKING ON THOSE. YOU HAD SUCH A HIGH RESPONSE RATE WE HAVE WE NEED TO WORK THROUGH AND INSURE THERE IS NO CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION THAT IS INADVERTENTLY SHARED SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT AND WILL PROVIDE THAT. DID ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY DATA PRESENTED? I DON'T KNOW IF A QUESTION ABOUT THE DATA OR PROCESS YOU JUST MENTIONED, THE LARGE NUMBER OF RESPONSES. AND IN YOUR EXPERIENCE I GUESS THAT IS WHAT I WANT BACKGROUND ON FOR DISTRICT OUR SIZE WITH 11 THOUSAND STUDENTS. 1800 EMPLOYEES. JUST FELT
066LIKE A LARGE SAMPLE. I WILL SAY, I'M AT DISADVANTAGE OPPOSED TO SAM BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT HE DOES ALL THE TIME BUT I LOOKED AT THAT INFORMATION TODAY. I COMPARED THE CHAPEL HILL RESPONSE RATE TO OTHER DISTRICTS WE RECENTLY CONDUCTED SUPER INTENEDANT SURVEYS WERE FOR. WE LOOKED AT ADISTRICATE TWICE THE TWICE THE SIZE AND YOUR RESPONSE WAS IN LINE WHERE THEY RESPONSE RATE WAS, BUT THEN WE ALSO RECENTLY CONDUCTED A SEARCH FOR MUCH MUCH LARGER DISTRICT AND YOUR RESPONSE RATE WAS JUST SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THEN THEIRS IN TERMS OF THEY HAVE 10 TIMES THE STUDENTS, MORE THEN 10 TIMES THE STUDENTS AND HAD ABOUT TWICE I WOULD SAY 2 TO 3 TIMES THE NUMBER OF COMMENTS. AND THEN IN TERMS OF SMALLER DISTRICTS, WE SAW A MUCH GREATER INCREASE, SO DISTRICTS ABOUT HALF THE SIZE OF
067YOURS, 3 TO 4 TIMES RESPONSE RATE SO THE COMMUNITY DID SPEAK UP AND STEP UP AND YOUR STAFF AS WELL IN TERMS OF RESPONDSING. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I THINK TO MR. JINKS MY QUESTION MIGHT BE AND MAYBE YOU TELL ME WE HAVE ALREADY DONE THIS, BUT HOW DOES THIS GET OUT TO THE COMMUNITY? I THINK I LOOK AT EARLY NEXT WEEK. I THINK 9:30 TONIGHT IS LATE TO SEND A WRITE UP AND GRAPHICS AND PRESENT ALL TO A AUDIENCE OF OUR STAFF AND COMMUNITY, BUT WE'LL BE PREPARED EARLY NEXT WEEK USING E-MAIL OR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. GREAT. JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? WE DO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR PRESENTING THIS TO US IN THE WAY IT WAS ORGANIZED. I KNOW AND SURE I SPEAK
068FOR MY COLLEAGUES NOW, THERE WERE LOT OF PUBLIC COMMENTS. THERE WERE. I FOUND MYSELF APPRECIATING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT TOOK SOME TIME TO FILL THAT SURVEY OUT AND COMPLETE IT AND THEN TO WRITE COMMENTS. RANKING AND RATING. I FELT I GOT A SENSE WHAT WAS ON PEOPLE'S MINDS ABOUT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HERE IN CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO. YOU DID HAVE A VERY HIGH RESPONSE RATE AND THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR HAVING ME AND ALSO JUST FOR ALL YOU DO FOR STUDENT IN CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. AND THAT WILL BRING TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS OUR BUDGET RECOMMENDATION. MR. SCOTT, THIS IS COMING TO YOU. THANK YOU DR. GRIFFIN. THIS EVENING WE BRING BACK THE CULMINATION OF THE LAST TWO MONTHS WORTH OF WORK, WHICH STARTSED
069WITH SUPERINTENDENT PROPOSED BUDGET REQUEST IN EARLY MARCH AND GONE THROUGH TWO WORK SESSIONS AND PUBLIC INPUT AND FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION'S REQUEST TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR FUNDING FOR NEXT YEAR. REALLY THE RESOLUTION THIS EVENING WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET REQUEST TO THE BOARD OF COUNTSY COMMISSIONERS AND ALSO INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION THERE IS A ASK TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO CONSIDER INCREASING THE SPECIAL DISTRICT TAX UP TO THE AMOUNT OF FULLY FUNDED REQUEST AND INCLUDE THAT EVERY YEAR IN OUR REQUEST TO JUST GIVE THEM THE LATITUDE TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE THE REQUEST, BECAUSE THE REQUEST NEEDS TO COME FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE COUNTSY COMMISSIONERS TO CONSIDER IT. I DON'T HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION TONIGHTX BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY HAVE OR
070IF YOU LIKE A PRESENTATION WE COULD PROVIDE YOU ONE. THANK YOU MR. SCOTT. BOARD MEMBERS, QUESTIONS? DID YOU RECOGNIZE-I HAVE A QUESTION. IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD-I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT PAGE 27. OKAY. GIVE ME ONE SECOND. OKAY. IS THAT 27? I'M NOT ABLE TO BROADCAST THAT. ALRIGHT. OKAY. IS THAT THE ALLOCATION PAGE? RIGHT. OKAY. I JUST-I WILL VOTE-YOU DID A GREAT JOB AND VOTE FOR THIS. I FEEL IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO TRY TO PUT IN CONTEXT SOME OF THE STAFFING CHANGES AND FLUCTUATIONS IN THE LAST 5 YEARS AND I GUESS REALLY JUST TWO QUESTIONS. THERE IS A CATEGORY ON THERE AND I ASKED IN FINANCE, AND I THINK I KNOW THEER SW, BUT THERE IS A CATEGORY CALLED OFFICIALS ADMINISTRATORS AND MANAGERS. WE DON'T-WHAT DOES THAT MEAN XCKT EXACTLY? FOR THE PURPOSE-THIS
071IS CREATED FROM DATA WE PROVIDE THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, BUT IN THAT OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATORS AND MANAGERS, VERY LIKELY MEMBERS OF CABINET, SO SUPERINTENDENT ALONG WITH DEPUTY SUPER INTENDANTS, FINANCE OFFICERS, CHIEFS, IN ADDITION PROBABLY DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE LEVEL. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT? OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? MR. SCOTT, THE RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION YOU ASKED TONIGHT HAD TWO PARTS AS YOU MENTIONED. DO YOU WANT IT ALL IN ONE MOTION OR WANT TWO SEPARATE STATEMENTS? ONE COMBINED MOTION IS FINE. I BELIEVE THAT WE WROTE IT ON THE [INDISCERNIBLE] AS SUCH. THE CHAIR WILL ASK FOR A MOTION. I WILL JUST READ WHAT WE ARE APPROVING TONIGHT. WE ARE APPROVING THE PROPOSED BUDGET REQUEST ON DOCUMENTATION AND WE DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SUBMIT THE REQUEST TO THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. THAT IS PART
072ONE. PART TWO IS, THE BOARD AUTHORIZE THE ORANGE COUNTY MANAGER AND ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO INCREASE THE SPECIAL DISTRICT TAX AS NECESSARY UP TO THE AMOUNT REQUIRED TO FULLY FUND THE APPROVED BUDGET REQUEST. THE CHAIR REQUEST A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT. SO MOVEP MOVED. SECOND. BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU MR. SCOTT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] AND THIS BRINGS US TO APPROVAL OF THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN. I BELIEVE THAT IS YOU. GOOD EVENING. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BRING TO YOU SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING OF THE FISCAL YEAR 20S 25-35 CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN. THIS IS PRESENTED TO YOU ON THREE OCCASIONS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT THROUGH THE WORK SESSION ADVISEMENT. THE NEXT STEPSPENEDING APPROVAL THIS EVENING WILL
073BE YOU HAVE A JOINT MEETING WITH THE BOARD OF COUNTSY COMMISSIONERS WHICH THIS IS A ITEM IF YOU SO CHOOSE TO BRING IT UP. I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS ON THE SET AJENNA BUT THAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY YOU HAVE AS ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS BUT THE COUNTY MANAGER WILL BE INTRODUCING THE BUDGET AND THEY WILL TAKE IT UNDER CONSIDERATION JUST AS WITH MR. SCOTT IN THE LOCAL BUDGET. THEY WILL BE ULTIMATELY APPROVING ON JUNE 5 OF THIS YEAR. THAT WILL BE THE TIME AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU WITHIN WEEKS THAT WITH THE NEXT STEPS WITH OUR APPROVEPED CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, THE RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION WAS WE APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2035 CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN. THE CHAIR REQUESTS A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT. SO MOVEPED. SECOND. BEEN MOVED
074AND SECONDED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. AND, THAT IS GOING TO BRING US TO COMMITTEE REPORTS AND SHARING TIME. WE'LL START AS ORDER I USUALLY USE. FINANCE AND FACILITIES FIRST AND THEN POLICY THEN STUDENTS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATE SAID. OUR NEXT MEETING IS GOING TO BE ON MAY 13. AT 5:30 VIRTUAL. THANK YOU. MIKE? I DON'T HAVE UPDATE SAID FOR PAULTS, BUT OUR NEXT MEETING IS MAY 20 AT 5:30. THANK YOU. VICKY. STUDENT SUCCESS. NO UPDATE SAID FOR US EITHER OUR NEXT MEETING IS THE 22 AT 5:30. THANK YOU. WE ALSO HAVE ANY BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS LIAISON COMMITTEE REPORTS, ANYTHING FROM ANYBODY? AND/OR INDIVIDUAL SHARING. PLEASE GO AHEAD. YEAH, SO VICKY AND ATTENDED AND THINK RANI WENT TO CHAPEL HILL HIGH. WE HAD [INDISCERNIBLE] BRING
075YOUR LEGISLATOR TO SCHOOL, SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT. I ACTUALLY ATTENDED THE SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL PART OF THE VISIT. I COULDN'T ATTEND CHAPEL HILL HIGH, BUT WE ACTUALLY DID IT ALONG WITH A COUPLE STAFF MEMBERS. THEY WERE KIND OF DOING SOME COACHING AND TRAINING FOR OBSERVATIONS IF I REMEMBER. SO WE WENT TO 3 OUT OF 4 CLASROOMS AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE HOW TWO DIFFERENT SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSES, GOT TO GET IT RIGHT, SOCIAL STUDIES-WHAT WAS THE THIRD ONE? ELI. AND SO, THE SOCIAL STUDIES STOOD OUT BECAUSE THEY WERE TEACHING THE SAME LESSEN. I SEE YOU BRIAN. THEY WERE TEACHING THE SAME LESSEN AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY GOING THROUGH LIKE THE 13, 14 AND 15 AMENDMENT TALKING ABOUT RECONSTRUCTION AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF. JUST REALLY GREAT TO SEE HOW THE TWO TEACHERS WERE
076HANDLING THE LESSEN IN THEIR OWN WAY WITH THEIR CLASS. JUST REALLY GREAT TO SHOWCASE OUR SCHOOL TO ALLEN WHO IS A WUNDSERFUL SUPPORTER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. I DON'TS KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING. I WILL SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SMITH SPECIFICALLY AND I SAID THIS TO FEEDBACK, WE WERE THERE AT THE SCHOOL THAT I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE TWO SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE DOING SOME OF THE SAME LESSENS, THEY WERE DOING IT IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS. ONE WAS UTILIZING THE MAP SHOWING WHEN THE RATIFICATIONS WERE HAPPENING AND ONE WAS GOING INTO WHAT COULD BE DONE WITH THESE NEW PEOPLE THAT WERE GOING TO HAVE PLACES TO DO THINGS DURING RECONSTRUCTION AND SO TO ANSWER EVERYBODY'S QUESTION HERE ABOUT ED TECH A WHILE AGO, THESE YOUNG PEOPLE
077WERE USING PENCIL AND PAPER. THEY WERE TAKING NOTES IN THE NOTEBOOKS AND HAD A MAP THEY WERE COLORING BASE SAID ON RATIFICATION AND GAVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO ADMIN SAYING WONDERFUL TO SEE IT BECAUSE THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WERE ENGAGED WITH WHAT WAS GOING ON AND HOW IT WAS CONCERNING FROM THINGS FROM THE PAST, THEY WERE BROUGHT TO WHAT IS GOING ON CURRENTLY. A BIG SHOUT TO TEACHERS. VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT AND SO YEAH, THAT WAS THAT ABOUT SMITH. IT WAS A EXCITING MOMENT. I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE IT. I MENTIONED HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE TO HAVE LEGISLATORS IN THE DISTRICT WHO VALUE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ONE CLASSIC EXAMPLE IS THE TIME THAT ALLEN MADE TO COME AND SPEND MULTIPLE HOURS OF HIS DAY TO VISIT SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL.
078EXCITING TO WALK THROUGH CHAPEL HILL. I REMEMBER WHEN THE WALLS RP OPEN AND IT FINISH SAID AND HOW BEAUTIFUL THE SPACE IS AND ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH REPRESENTATIVE WAS FANTASTICISM I THINK EVERY TIME I GO INTO SCHOOL IT ALSO REMINDS ME OF HOW AMAZING OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE WE GOT TO WALK IN A BIO MED CLASS AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW TO ASSESS INFORMATION YOU ARE GIVEN AND IT WAS JUST FASCINATING. WE WERE ALLOWED TO WALK AROUND AND TALK TO THE DIFFERENT GROUPS OF STUDENTS AND THEY WERE ASKING QUESTIONS OF LIKE THERE WAS A DATA SET THEY WERE GIVEN AND THE DATA SET WAS GIVEN ALONG WITH INTERPRETATION SO THEY WERE ASKING QUESTIONS OF WHAT ELSE YOU WANT TO KNOW TO CONFIRM YOU AGREE WITH THIS OR YOU FEEL LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE
079AND IT WAS FANTASTIC AND REALLY APPROPRIATE IN THINKING HOW TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH THE WORLD TODAY. I AM SO SAD I DON'T REMEMBER THE TEACHER'S NAME BECAUSE IT WAS FANTASTIC AND WANTED TO REMEMBER AND SAY THE NAME TONIGHT WE ALSO GOT TO SEE A ENGLISH CLASS AND VISITED A EC CLASS AND FANTASTIC TO SEE THE RANGE OF STUDENTS AND HOW ENGAGED THEY WERE AND HOW WONDERFUL THE TEACHERS WERE. GOT TO SPEND TIME AND HEAR THE STUDENT WHO HIS TEACHER DESCRIBES AS THE WISE ONE. SHE ASKS FOR ADVICE FROM SO THAT WAS FANTASTIC. I WANT TO THANK REPRESENTATIVE ALLEN AND HIS SON ISAIAH WHO CAME ALONG FOR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ALSO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ANDY AND ROBIN AND YOUR TEAM FOR COORDINATING AND MAKING THAT SEAMLESS FOR THE GROUP
080AND FOR REPRESENTATIVE. I REMEMBERED OUR OTHER CLASS. WE WENT TO SPANISH AND DON'T KNOW HOW WE COULD FORGET BILLY [INDISCERNIBLE] SHE WAS HERE THIS EVENING BUT HAD TO LEAVE AND SO WE WENT TO SEE HER CLASS AND THEY WERE WONDERFUL. YEAH, THEY HAD THE CHOICE BOARDS AND GOT TO ASK A STUDENT WHAT HE WAS WORKING ON FOR HIS THREE DIFFERENT SUBPROJECTS HE HAD. THEY ALSO SHARED WITH US SOMETHING FUN THEY DID WITH SPANISH. SHE WANTED US TO LET YOU KNOW SHE WAS HAVING TO PAY HER WEBSITE TO USE THAT OUT OF HER OWN POCKET. OKAY. HEARING NOTHING ELSE, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. [MEETING ADJOURNED]