001LET'S OPEN UP THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. THANK YOU, MR. DICK. I WILL ASK MR. PAT TO LEAD US PLEDGE. JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE ARE PUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE I BELIEVE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AT THIS TIME MR. HIGHSMITH WON'T BE HERE. HE HAS A SERVICE FOR HIS WIFE. NO, HE WON'T CALL IN. NO. NO WE DON'T NEED CAUSE FOR ANYTHING. ALSO WE, WE ARE -- WE'RE NOT LIVE STREAMING THIS. WE'RE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE COMPANY THAT HANDLES THAT FOR US. WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GET IT CORRECTED. HOWEVER WE ARE VIDEOTAPING THIS. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE TO SEE LATER ON. IN CASE IT GETS EXCITING. WE ARE DEFINITELY VIDEOTAPING. WE HAVE
002A AUDIENCE TONIGHT. THAT'S A GOOD THING. [ APPLAUSE ] SO, LET'S, WELL GET GOING RIGHT AWAY. THIS IS A -- SO MR. DICK, BEFORE THAT WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ADOPT THE AGENDA. I DO RECOMMEND ADOPTING THE AGENDA HAS PRESENTED SINCE NOBODY HAS MADE A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE. SO MOVED. I WILL SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THEN WE -- AT THIS TIME WE WILL RECESS THIS MEETING AND GO RIGHT INTO THE BUDGET HEARING AND AT THIS TIME I WILL GIVE THE FLOOR TO WHOMEVER YOU WANT. YES, I WILL ASK OUR WONDERFUL BEVERLY ANDERS TO COME FORWARD AND TALKING TO US ABOUT OUR TENTATIVE BUDGET. GOOD EVENING SUPERINTENDENT AXFORD AND GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS. SO, A WHOLE WEEK HAS GONE BY SINCE OUR LAST MEETING. NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE THE
003LAST PRESENTATION. I DID WANT TO QUICKLY RUN THROUGH SOME OF THE INFORMATION AGAIN. WE ARE NOW AT OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TENTATIVE BUDGET. WE HAD THE ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN THE PAPER ON FRIDAY. THEY DID DECIDE TO PUT IT ON TWO PAGES FOR WHATEVER REASON. THAT MADE US A LITTLE NERVOUS. THERE ARE VERY STRICT RULES ON HOW YOU HAVE TO ADVERTISE. WE TALKED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. THEY SAID WE WERE OKAY. THAT WAS GOOD NEWS. SO, WE HAVE SOME BUDGET HEARINGS COMING UP ON THE TENTH, 24th, AND THE FINAL BUDGET VOTED ON SEPTEMBER 7th. IN THE MEANTIME THE TERM NOTICES WILL BE SENT OUT TO THE TAX PAYER FROM THE PROPERTY A PRAISER OFFICE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THEM MULTIPLE TIMES. ALL OF OUR INFORMATION IS GOOD TO GO ON THAT. SO AGAIN WE
004TALKED ABOUT THE MILLAGE WE'RE LOOKING TO BUDGET FOR INTO TAX, THE PROPERTY TAXES. THE PROPERTY VALUES FOR, WE'RE LOOKING AT 3.2840 VERSUS 3.3850 FROM LAST YEAR. WE DO HAVE A DECREASE IN THE MILLAGE RATES. UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE ROLL BACK RATE, FLORIDA STATUTE, WE HAVE TO CALCULATE WHAT THE RATE WOULD BE USING THE SAME PROPERTY VALUES, COLLECTING THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY WE DID COLLECT. IF WE DID THAT -- WE DID ADVERTISE FOR AN INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES. THIS IS BASICALLY JUST A BREAKDOWN OF THE MILLAGE RATES. WE ARE LOOKING TO KEEP THE SAFETY AND SECURITY VOTED MILL AT THE .05. YOU ALL KNOW HOW PROPERTY TAXES WORK. WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY. PROPERTY TAX VALUES DID GO UP 6% THIS YEAR WHICH IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
005THAT OUR MILLAGES HAVE REALLY GONE DOWN ACTUALLY THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SO, I THINK I MENTIONED THIS LAST TIME. WE HAVE, WE ARE ENDING THE YEAR WITH A TOTAL FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT 12.03 MILLION. ABOUT TEN AND A HALF PERCENT OF OUR REVENUES. WHICH IS VERY GOOD. OF THAT 10.4 IS UNASSIGNED WHICH IS A LITTLE OVER 9% WHICH IS ALSO VERY GOOD. AS WE KNOW THE FUTURE IS VERY UNCERTAIN. WE HOPED ALL OF THE PANDEMIC ISSUES WERE BEHIND US. I'M NOT SURE THAT'S NECESSARILY THE CASE. WE WANT TO BE CAUTIOUS AND CONSERVATIVE GOING FORWARD TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR FUND BALANCE REMAINS INTACT AND WE CAN HOPEFULLY CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THAT. I KNOW THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO HAVE OUR FUND BALANCE CLOSE TO, MORE TOWARDS 15% OR LOOKING AT BEING
006IN THE UPPER QUARTER OF OTHER FINANCIAL CONDITION FUND BALANCES FOR OTHER DISTRICTS. AGAIN OUR BUDGET IS BALANCED WHICH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. WE DID TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION RAISES. WE ARE, WE HAVE BUDGETED ABOUT 2, 2.5 MILLION FOR RAISES. WE ALSO LOOKED AT PAYMENTS TO CHARTER SCHOOLS BASED ON PROJECTED ENROLLMENT WHICH IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING WE LOOK AT VERY CLOSELY AS SCHOOL STARTS. AS THAT CHANGES WE WILL ALTER THE PAYMENTS TO THE CHARTER SCHOOLS. THEN ADDITIONAL MANDATED COSTS. WE DID HIRE TWO NEW SROs FOR THE SCHOOLS. THAT WILL BE PART. THAT IS BUILT INTO THE BUDGET. SO OVER ALL THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET INCREASED ONLY 1.9 MILLION FROM LAST YEAR. IT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT CONSIDERING WE HAD RETIREMENT INCREASE OF A MILLION. SALARY INCREASES WE BUDGETED ABOUT 2.3 MILLION. SO WE WERE ABLE TO CUT IN OTHER
007PLACES. I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT. ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE DID IS, AGAIN WE ANTICIPATED HIRING BASED ON WHAT WE ENDED THE YEAR WITH. IF ENROLLMENT GOES UP WE WILL BE ABLE TO HIRE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE AND FUND IT OUT OF THE FEFP. WE'RE CAUTIOUS TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN UNTIL ENROLLMENT SHOWS UP. WE'RE NOT ALLOCATING THE POSITIONS OUT THERE. BEFORE YOU LEAVE THAT I ASKED YOU LAST WEEK, WHICH WAS NOT A HEARING JUST ADVERTISING. RIGHT. HOW MUCH MORE MONEY WE WILL HAVE THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. YOU SAID FOUR MILLION DOLLARS. YOU SAID APPROXIMATELY 1.5 WAS MANDATED RETIREMENT FROM THE STATE. 2.5 WAS RAISES. THAT EQUALS FOUR. NOW TONIGHT WE'RE MORE PRECISE AND IT'S A HEARING. NOW IT'S 3.3 IS PART OF THE FORMULA. NOW THERE IS .7 TO EXPLAIN. THE INCREASE WAS
008A MILLION DOLLARS -- WE PUT IT IN THE BANK. WE DID. PRETTY MUCH. IT'S A GOOD POINT TO MAKE. IT IS. THAT IS TRUE. A LOT OF THAT IS COMING FROM SALES TAX WHICH IS EXTREMELY HIGH THAT WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE. WE HOPE TO CONTINUE BY DIDN'T WANT TO BUDGET AGGRESSIVELY FOR THAT. WE WILL SEE. WE HAD A RECORD MONTH OF $2.2 MILLION COLLECTION FOR THE END OF THE YEAR. I HAVE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH THE AUDIENCE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW UNIQUE THE SCHOOL BOARD IS WITH THE TRIM TIMELINE. NOW ALL ARE DOING THIS PROCESS. WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT US IS OUR FISCAL YEAR STARTS JULY 1. OUR FINAL HEARING IS IN SEPTEMBER. WHEN THE FINAL HEARING TAKES PLACE WE'RE ONE QUARTER INTO THE BUDGET YEAR. IT'S PREPOSTEROUS FOR US
009TO BE LUMPED INTO THE CITIES AND COUNTIES. THEIR FISCAL YEAR STARTS OCTOBER 1. A SEPTEMBER FINAL BUDGET HEARING MAKES SENSE. IT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE FOR US. WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, BUT AT THIS POINT NOT A LOT YOU CAN DO. YOU HAVE CONTRACTS FOR PERSONNEL. YOU KNOW THE BUDGET. YOU CAN'T CUT ENOUGH TOILET PAPER AT THIS POINT OF THE GAME. I ALWAYS INSIST IF WE TALKING ABOUT BUDGET IT HAS TO OCCUR IN JANUARY, NOT WHEN WE'RE IN THIS FORMAL PROCESS. THANK YOU, BEVERLY FOR THAT INDULGENCE. INDULGING ME. ANDY, I WOULD OF THOUGHT YOU WERE FOR ELECTION. WHAT WE DO, DO IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WE CUT THE PAGE OF THE LAWYERS. RIGHT THERE ON THE BLOCK, EVERY TIME. I WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE REMAINING SR2 AND ALL OF THE SR3 FUNDS ARE
010NOT INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET. THEY SENT OUT THE RFA. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN FORMAL APPROVAL. ONCE WE GET THAT IT WILL BE ADDED TO THE BUDGET, IN THE FINAL BUDGET PRESENTED IN SEPTEMBER. I THINK YOU BETTER, THERE IS AN AUDIENCE AND YOU BETTER NOT SAY THEY'RE LETTERS BY WHAT THEY ARE. SO THE SR FUNDS ARE THE RELIEF FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED NOW THREE TIMES. WE HAD THE FIRST ONE THAT WAS PASSED WHEN EVERYBODY GOT THEIR FIRST STIMULUS CHECKS. THAT WAS THE FIRST SR RELIEF PACKAGE FUNDED BY OUR PAST PRESIDENT. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION RELIEF FUNDS. CORRECT. WE HAD SR2 PASSES LAST DECEMBER TO ALSO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, STATES. ALL ACROSS THE BOARD FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP FUND DURING THE PANDEMIC. SR3 WHICH IS ACTUALLY COMING
011FROM THE ARPA FUNDS, THE AMERICAN RELIEF PLAN. THAT WAS THE LAST ACT PASSED IN CONGRESS. THOSE FUNDS HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED YET FROM THE STATE. SO, WE DON'T TYPICALLY BUDGET FOR THOSE UNTIL WE HAVE A NOTICE OF AWARD FROM THE STATE TO Z. THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. WE HAVE TO TELL THEM HOW WE WILL SPEND THEM AND BUDGET FOR THEM. THOSE ARE THE SR FUNDS. THEY ADD TO A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MOPPY FOR THE DISTRICT. WE HAVE USED THEM TO HELP STUDENTS RECOVER ANY KIND OF LEARNING LOSS THEY MAY OF HAD DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE HAVE PROVIDED ALL KINDS OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL TYPES OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN. OBVIOUSLY THAT WAS A EXTREMELY ROUGH YEAR FOR THEM. SOME BEING AT HOME THE WHOLE TIME. THAT'S WHAT THE FUNDS ARE GEARED TOWARDS AND USED FOR. WE
012HAVE A SLIGHT, FIRST THING WE SPENT ALMOST ALL OF THE ADVANCED SR2 FUNDS WE HAVE RECEIVED. WE HAVE ABOUT $37,000 WE'RE CARRYING FORWARD. WE WERE GOOD STEWARDS AND DID WHAT THE STATE ASKED US TO DO, SPEND THE MONEY BY SEPTEMBER 1. WE HAVE DONE THAT. AGAIN WE HAVE MANDATED EXPENDITURES FOR THE TEACHER SALARY INCREASE ALLOCATION. THE TSIA FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY. SO THAT IS WHERE WE'RE AT. RIGHT NOW WITH THE BUDGET SO WE WILL ASK YOU TO VOTE ON THAT AND APPROVE THE TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR THE 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. YES. I BRIEFLY TALKED TO YOU BEFORE BUT I NOTICED THE -- THERE IS A 43% BUDGET CHANGE FOR STUDENTS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. THERE IS NOT THAT AMOUNT OF, I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE THAT'S COMING FROM.
013THAT'S NOT IDA FUNDS ON THAT, CORRECT. WELL THEY ARE CARRY-OVER FUNDS FROM PRIOR YEARS. BECAUSE WE WERE GETTING SOME OF THESE RELIEF SR FUNDS WE DID, I DO WORRY WHEN WE HAVE CARRY-FORWARD FUNDS. TYPICALLY THE STATE SAYS YOU MUST NOT NEED THE MONEY IF YOU ARE NOT SPENDING IT. THIS IS FOUND MONEY. THE DEPARTMENT HAS REDUCED THE CARRY FORWARD AMOUNT GOING FORWARD. THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE REFLECTED THERE. THANK YOU. ANDY GO AHEAD. I WANT TO ASK YOU THIS BECAUSE I ALWAYS FOLLOW THE PERCENTAGE OF THE BUDGET SPENT ON TEACHERS. BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT IS REALLY WHERE THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. IN THE 90s IT WAS IN THE UPPER 50s. 2000s WE GOT UP TO 67% OF OUR BUDGET GOES TO THE TEACHER SALARIES, BENEFITS. MORE THAN
014JUST TEACHER SALARY. NO NO. INSTRUCTION. THE LINE ON THE BUDGET. INSTRUCTION. MY QUESTION ALWAYS IS, AS THE BUDGET GROWS, ALL BUDGETS GROW YEAR TO YEAR. PEOPLE GET RAISES, BUDGETS GROW. EVEN DESPITE THAT, DOES THAT NUMBER STAY THE SAME? DOES THE SAME AMOUNT OF OUR BUDGET GO TO THE TEACHERS? I WILL LOOK AT THAT MORE IN DETAIL WITH THE FINAL BUDGET PRESENTED. I THINK YOU WILL SEE WE REDUCED THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. THE PERCENTAGES. ALL OF THE POSITIONS WE HAD WITH THE NEW FUNDS, ARE THEY ALL GOING TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL CATEGORY? THEY'RE NOT THEN WE COULD GO THE OTHER WAY. I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT IT WITHOUT THE ADDITIONALS. THEN WE CAN LOOK AT IT WITH AND WITH OUT. IF YOU DON'T INCLUDE THE NEW POSITIONS FUNDED FROM GRANT FUNDS WE STILL HAVE
015INCREASES THE INSTRUCTION AL AND REDUCED THE ADMINISTRATIVE. WHEN I LOCKED AT IT BEFORE IT WAS ALMOST A PERCENT THAT WE HAVE SHIFTED. BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF MY GOALS. TO LOOK AT, I MEAN I LOOK AT EVERYTHING WE SPEND ADMINISTRATIVELY. I ASK THE QUESTION DO WE NEED THIS, CAN WE REDUCE THIS, CAN WE DO THIS ANOTHER WAY. WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT DOING AWAY WITH SOFTWARE THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY NEED. DOING AWAY WITH ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS WE DON'T NECESSARILY NEED. THAT IS MY GOAL TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE GOING TO INSTRUCTION. IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US TO A FRO ON A WORKING DEFINITION WHAT HAD ADMINISTRATION MEANS. SO WE CAN FOLLOW THE PERCENTAGE. WE USE THE LESS THAN ONE PERCENT FROM YEAR TO YEAR. WE NEVER LIKE MR. DICK SAYS, WHAT IS IN THE NUMBER. WHO
016IS IN THE NUMBER. RIGHT. I WILL BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE A LOT OF DETAIL ON THAT. GREAT. INCREASING THE TEACHERS AND DECREASING ADMINISTRATION. -- PULLING TEETH TO DO ANYTHING THEN. WHERE WERE YOU. WHY DIDN'T YOU COME DOWN HERE FIVE OR FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. I WOULD HAVE. BELIEVE ME. THERE WAS A LOT TO REMOVE. I TELL YOU, I'M STILL NOT DONE LOOKING. YES. WE WILL CALL HER DOCTOR ANDERS. I STILL THINK WE'RE FAT IN SOME AREAS. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE ADDED NEW POSITIONS WE'RE REPLACES THROW SOMETIMES MORE OTHER POSITIONS. IT'S STILL A SAVINGS EVEN WHEN IT'S AT THE ADMINISTRATION LEVEL. THAT IS CORRECT. A LOST TIMES WE HAD TWO OR THREE PEOPLE DOING THE JOB OF ONE PERSON. RIGHT. I WOULD AGREE. I WILL LEAVE THAT ALONE BEFORE I GET INTO TROUBLE. OKAY ANYBODY ELSE. THANK
017YOU, VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, BEVERLY. THANKS, BEVERLY. OKAY. A THIS TIME THEN DO WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT. WE RECONVENE -- YOU HAVE TO ASK IF ANYONE WANTS TO SPEAK. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WANTING TO SPEAK TO THE BUDGET? ONLY TO THE BUDGET. OKAY OKAY, SPEAK TO THE BUDGET. STATE YOUR NAME. DIANE SCOTT MARATHON, FLORIDA. YES I, WITH THE BUDGET I THINK ADMINISTRATION ALWAYS -- FIRST TIME I HIT THIS BUILDING, TOO MANY PEOPLE WORK IN THIS PLACE. TOO MANY. I WAS LIKE, ALL OF THESE PEOPLE DOWN HERE, YOU KNOW. I REALLY THINK IT SHOULD BE CUT TREMENDOUSLY. ANOTHER THING I THINK I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A SCHOOL BOARD. REALLY AND TRULY. THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION BECAUSE, GUYS, BELIEVE ME I'M FOR THE CHILDREN. I LOST MY JOB IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. I'M
018FOR CHILDREN. THAT MONEY SHOULD GO TOWARDS THE CHILDREN. WHEN YOU DO -- TAKE STUFF FROM KIDS AND GIVE THEM BACKPACKS AND STUFF. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE THAT. THE PENCILS AND PAPERS SHOULD BE IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ALREADY HERE. ALREADY. THE GLUE, THE HAND SANITIZER, AWFUL THAT STUFF, THE NAPKINS EVERYTHING FOR THE KIDS. I THINK ADMINISTRATION HERE NEEDS TO BE CUT TREMENDOUSLY. AND DO AWAY WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD. THAT'S MY OPINION, GUYS. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. HEARING NONE WE WILL, AGAIN WE DON'T VOTE ON THIS UNTIL LATER. WE WILL RECESS THE BUDGET HEARING AND GO BACK TO THE REGULAR HEARING. REGULAR BUDGET, REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR GEMS AT THIS POINT. MRS. ANDERS WILL DO THE HONOR FOR US TONIGHT. I'M THINKING OF A TOUCH SCREEN
019OVER THERE. I KNOW. HELP IS COMING. YES. ALRIGHT. WELL, I WANTED TO IN ROW DEUCE TWO OF MY GEMS WHO I CALL THE DYNAMIC DUO. THAT WOULD BE GABBY E. AND ELAINE P. WHO IS ON VACATION. GABBY IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT ALMOST 30 YEARS, KNEW SO MUCH ABOUT THE BENEFITS AND RISK MANAGEMENT AREA. WAS KEPT IN A LOWER LEVEL POSITION AND NOT ALLOWED TO REALLY BLOSSOM LIKE I KNEW SHE COULD. SHE HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. JUST TAKEN ON EVERYTHING THAT IS BENEFITS AND RISK. ALSO ELAINE WORKING IN FINANCE AND DOING PART TIME AP AND NOW PART TIME BENEFITS AND RISK, HELPING WITH THAT. PART OF THE SECESSION PLAN WE HAVE IN PLACE. THEY HAVE ALSO. THEY DO THINGS THAT NOBODY ASKS THEM TO DO, THEY DO
020THEM ON THEIR OWN TIME. THEY MAKE SURE WE HAVE PLANTS. YOU KNOW OUTSIDE THAT LOOK NICE AND INVITING. THEY DO DECORATING FOR DIFFERENT HOLIDAYS. THEY COME IN ON THE WEEKENDS. THEY JUST MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE FOR PEOPLE COMING TO WORK. THEY MAKE IT VERY NICE FOR PEOPLE TO COME TO WORK AND ENJOYABLE. THEY COORDINATED A NICE SOCIAL EVENT WITH CENTENNIAL BANK. THEY GRILLED FOOD FOR US FOR FOURTH OF JULY. THEY LOVE THE DISTRICT. I JUST THINK THAT THEY SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED FOR ALL OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT THEY DO TO HELP US HERE AT THE DISTRICT. THEY MAKE OUR JOBS -- [ APPLAUSE ] GABBY, IT SAYS RICK MANAGER. WHO IS RICK. [LAUGHING] THAT IS RISK. [LAUGHING] WE ALSO HAVE SPELLING MISTAKES OVER HERE TOO. [LAUGHING] ALRIGHT. WITH
021THAT -- WE HAVE TO GET A PICTURE. WE'RE GOING TO DO A PICTURE. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, BEVERLY. ONTO. NOW WE'RE AT, THIS IS CITIZEN INPUT PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD LIMITED TO THOUGH MINUTES FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER. FIVE MINUTES FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE OF A DESIGNATED GROUP. TRANSFER OF TIME BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IS NOT PERMITTED. LETTERS SUBMITTED TO EACH BOARD MEMBERS AND BOARD SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING WON'T BE ADDITIONALLY READ KNOT RECORD AT THE MEETING. DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. YES, SIR WE HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS. FIRST MS. CYNDI D. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CYNDI D. I LIVE ON -- KEY. I AM HERE FOR MY CONCERN OF THE VERY FIRST ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA. THE MISSION OF THE MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL IS TO EMPOWER ALL STUDENTS TO BE
022RESPONSIBLE AND CONTRIBUTING GLOBAL CITIZENS. I THINK IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF WE WOULD EMPOWER OUR STUDENTS TO BECOME EMPOWERED TO BE UNITED STATES CITIZENS. TO KNOW OUR CONSTITUTION. TO KNOW THE GREATNESS OF AMERICA. TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE FOUGHT AND DIED FOR FREEDOM SO WE ARE FREE IN THIS COUNTRY. FOR ONLY A LITTLE LONGER, IT LOOKS LIKE. ANYWAYS WE FOUGHT -- AGAINST TIERNEY OF OTHER COUNTRIES, AGAINST TIERNEY OF GOVERNMENT, AGAINST ENSLAVEMENT OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES. ALL OF THESE WERE DONE FOR US TO BE FREE. I THINK IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT CIVICS AND TAUGHT REALLY THE PURPOSE OF BEING A GOOD AMERICAN CITIZEN AND THE GREATNESS THAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE IF THEY WORK TOWARDS THAT GOAL. THANK YOU. AMEN. [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT SPEAKER MS. SIMONE PIER. MY NAME IS
023SIMONE PIER. -- SADDLE BUNCH, PRECINCT 13. I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE, THE KEY WEST CITY COMMISSIONERS REPEAL THE FLORIDA RULE, 6A-1094 FOR ONE 243B AND I'M URGING THE MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO UPHOLD THIS FLORIDA RULE WHICH THE MAIN POINTS BEING PROHIBITS THE TEACHING OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY. A THEORY THAT DISTORTS HISTORICAL EVENTS INCONSISTENT WITH STATE BOARD APPROVED STANDARDS. THOSE ARE ALL QUOTES FROM THE RULE. IN ADDITION I URGE THE BOARD TO COMPLY WITH THE STATE LAW AND IMPOSE SANCTIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1008.32 OF FLORIDA STATUTES. ONE OF THEM BEING THAT IF A TEACHER IS FOUND TO BE TEACHING THESE THINGS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF STATE FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOLS. SO, I URGE YOU TO PRESERVE THE FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOL AND FOR THE CHILDREN BECAUSE
024RESPECT FOR ALL CITIZENS CAN BE TAUGHT AND FOSTERS IN OTHER WAYS. PRIMARILY AS ESTABLISHED IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WHICH STATES WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF EVIDENCE THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL AND THAT THEY ARE ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN IN ALIENABLE RIGHTS GIVE BY GOD NOT BY GOVERNMENT. THAT AMONG THESE LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS GOVERNMENTS ARE INSTITUTED AMONG MEN. JUST A REMINDER THAT GOVERNMENTS ARE DESIGNED TO SECURE OUR RIGHTS NOT TO TAKE THEM AWAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT SPEAKER IS MS. GINA B. HELLO, IT'S SO GOOD TO BE HERE FINALLY WITH YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. WE DO APPRECIATE IT. I AM ON THE SAME, AS MY FRIEND CYNDI D.
025I'M FROM -- KEY. I WAS PLEASE D THAT WE SAID THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT'S OUR, YOU KNOW THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE I BELIEVE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE MISSION OF MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS IS TO EMPOWER ALL STUDENTS TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND CONTRIBUTED GLOBAL CITIZENS. I'M CONFUSED. I THOUGHT WE SAID THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND NOW THIS IS A MISSION STATEMENT AS WELL. I LOOKED UP WHAT GLOBAL CITIZEN IS. AT IT'S CORE BEING A NOBLE CITIZEN MEANS BELIEVING THAT EXTREME POVERTY AND ALL OF IT'S RELATED SYMPTOMS AND CAUSES CAN BE ELIMINATED IF ENOUGH PEOPLE TAKE ACTION. IS THAT WHAT A GLOBAL CITIZEN MEANS TO
026YOU? IS THAT WHAT IT MEANS, BECAUSE THAT'S THE DEFINITION I FOUND WHEN I LOOKED IT UP. WHAT ARE WE TEACHING OUR STUDENTS TO BE IS MY QUESTION TO YOU. BECAUSE I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NOT, WE'RE NOT, THIS IS NOT A GLOBAL PROJECT FOR OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MS. DIANE SCOTT. AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. THAT'S WHY THERE WAS THE BIG BLACK LEAVES MATTER MOVEMENT. I WILL SAY THIS, CRT, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU KNOW EVERYONE GETTING SO UP AND UP ABOUT CRT. I, I TAUGHT MY SON WHEN HE WAS IN SCHOOL. HE GRADUATED IN A CLASS OF 2002. BLACKS TEACH THEIR KIDS ALL THE TIME ABOUT SLAVERY. CRT, I DON'T KNOW THEY THOUGHT THAT LIKE IN COLLEGE SOMEWHERE.
027NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYONE IS MAKING A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT SHOULD BE IN SCHOOLS. I THINK THE KIDS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SLAVERY AND HOW WE HAVE BEEN TREATED. YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO WEAR BLACK LEAVES MATTER IF YOU WERE TREATED RIGHT. COME ON, Y'ALL. WE HAVE TO CHANGE SOMETHING. SLAVERY DID EXIST. NOBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT SLAVERY. LET ME GO ONTO RACISM. I LOST MY JOB BECAUSE OF RACISM. I AM HERE. I WILL CONSTANTLY BE AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. I WANT YOU ALL TO DO RIGHT ABOUT ME. GIVE ME WHAT IS DUALLY AND RIGHTFULLY MINE. LIKE I SAY DON'T TELL ME THAT I NEED A LAWYER FOR YOU TO RIGHT A WRONG. YOU DID WRONG TO ME. IF YOU HADN'T DONE WRONG TO ME I WOULDN'T BE
028HERE. I TOLD YOU ALL. I SAID I WILL COME BACK, WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT. I WILL COME BACK UNTIL YOU GIVE ME MY MONEY. IT'S MY MONEY. IT'S NOT TAXPAYER MONEY. IT'S MY MONEY. IF YOU READ MY FILE THERE IS NOTHING IN THAT FILE THAT GRANTED ME TO BE FIRED WHEN I CAME AND MET WITH THE HR THE FIRST TIME DOWN HERE AND I SAW -- TO BE FIRED. I THOUGHT I'M WAY UP THERE. HE STARTED TO LAUGH. SO HOW DID I GET FIRED? HOW DID I GET FIRED? MY SKIN COLOR. THEY DIDN'T LIKE I WAS GOOD AT MY JOB. I WAS GOOD AT MY JOB. I WORKED WITH SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS. THEN THEY HAD ME FLOWN EVERYWHERE. THEN TEST TIME COMES, THEY DON'T WANT ME AROUND THE KIDS. BECAUSE THEY GIVE -- ON
029THE SIDE. KIDS TAKING TESTS YOU'RE SUPPOSE TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH CLOSED. I HEARD SOMEONE SAY DON'T LET DO I AN BE AROUND THE KIDS. SHE WILL TELL. DO RIGHT. I LOST MY JOB BECAUSE OF RACISM. I WANT WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY OWED TO ME. I WILL STAY ON Y'ALL UNTIL YOU DO RIGHT. RACISM IS A LIVE. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY I'M NOT A RACIST. WHEN YOU TAKE PART OF SOMEONE DOING WRONG AND THEY HAVE A RACIST BEHAVIOR. YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT, ARE YOU RACIST OR NOT? DON'T TAKE PART IN THAT. OUR FINAL SPEAKER TONIGHT IS MS. JENNY DONALDSON. GOOD EVENING. I'M JENNY DONALDSON. I LIVE ON SUMMERLAND. THANK YOU, THIS IS MY FIRST OPPORTUNITY DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS. I WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK WHEN I CAME HERE. THEN TALKING TO MINDY IN
030FORBES MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 1st, 2018. IN GOD WE TRUST. SIX STATES APPROVED LEGISLATION EXPLICITLY REQUIRING OR ALLOWING PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO DISPLAY, IN GOD WE TRUST. OUR NATIONAL MOTTO SINCE 1956, EN DESCRIBED ON THE AMERICAN CURRENCY. SO IS IN GOD WE TRUST, I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO YOUR SCHOOLS IN MONROE COUNTY. IS IT PUBLICLY DISPLAYED WHERE PEOPLE, BECAUSE CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS NOT ONLY ABOUT RACISM. I'M MULTI RACIAL. IF I DIDN'T HAVE AN EIGHTH SPANISH IN ME I WOULD BE RACIAL, RIGHT. BECAUSE I'M AN EIGHTH SPANISH I GET TO BE MULTI RACIAL. SO, LIFE IS HARD, CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS NOT ONLY, TO CONFUSE KIDS ABOUT SEX, TRANSGENDER, SWAP YOUR SEX, YOUR SKIN COLOR, IT'S -- IT'S GOING TO MAKE KIDS COMMIT SUICIDE. I STARTED IN PUBLIC SCHOOL IN BOYAR TOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. I ENDED UP AN NK
031ALTERNATE BOARDING SCHOOL. THINGS HAPPENED TO ME. I GREW UP IN A ATHEIST FAMILY. NO GOD. IT'S A MIRACLE I'M STANDING HERE TODAY. WITH ALL OF THE INSANITY GOING ON THIS THIS WORLD RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO HAVE GOD. I GET THERE IS BUDDHIST AND HINDU. WITHOUT THE BIBLE IN MY LIFE THAT CAME TO ME MYSTICALLY I WOULD NOT BE STANDING HERE. THESE KIDS, DYSFUNCTIONAL PARENTS, ALCOHOLICS, ADDICTION, BROKEN HOMES, CHEATING PARENTS, PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW. IT'S PUSHING KIDS INTO MENTAL BREAK DOWNS, SUICIDE, DRUG ADDICTION, PROSTITUTE, VULNERABLE TO PREDATORS, GANG RAPE, THINGS THAT GO ON IN PUBLIC BATHROOMS OR OUT IN THE YARD, SCHOOL BUS WHATEVER. WE NEED IN GOD WE TRUST IN PUBLIC DISPLAYS. I BELIEVE THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN MY YOUTH. I SAW THEM IN MASSACHUSETS WHERE THAT SCHOOL WAS WHERE I WAS GANG RAPED
032BY FIVE GUYS. I TELL YOU SOMETHING, THOSE TEN COMMANDMENTS IS WHAT FUELED WHATEVER IN MY HEART WHEN I WAS 17 YEARS OLD WALKING DOWN THE AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO WONDERING WHAT THE HECK WAS GOING ON WITH ME. SOME VOICE IN ME SAID, I'M BUILDING CHARACTER. NOW I LOOK BACK. I WAS SAVED IN 1984 I UNDERSTAND THAT WAS JESUS' VOICE. WITHOUT THE BIBLE. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THESE KIDS HAVE THAT. I HOPE THE SCHOOL HAS IT IN SEVERAL PLACES. THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING. GOD BLESS YOU. IN GOD WE TRUST. [ APPLAUSE ] THERE IS NOBODY ELSE TO SPEAK. OKAY. MR. CHAIRMAN -- [INAUDIBLE] YES. WE DON'T INTERACT WITH SPEAKERS HERE. ANYONE CAN CALL US OR E-MAIL US TO ASK US QUESTIONS. ABOUT THE NOBLE THING. THAT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE. HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT BUT NOT HERE.
033WE WILL LOOK THAT UP AND SEE WHAT WE FIND ON THAT, GLOBAL. THAT WAS NEWS TO ME. IT WAS TO ANDY. THE GLOBAL THING. WELL IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. [INAUDIBLE] IT'S NOT AGENDA ITEM FOR DISCUSSION. TO HEAR THE PUBLIC WE LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALK ING ABOUT SO IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WANT TO TALK THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. WHICH WE WILL LOOK INTO IT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS LISTED AS A ITEM WE WOULD DISCUSS. I WILL TELL YOU WE TOOK NOTE OF IT. THANK YOU. E-MAIL US ANYTIME. I'M GLAD TO GET E-MAILS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS. YES. WE CAN DISCUSS AS INDIVIDUALS NOT AS A GROUP. OKAY. NOW AT THIS POINT WE GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. YES, MR. DICK, NOBODY HAS CONTACTED ME REGARDING REMOVING ANYTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
034I WILL SAY ALL ITEMS LISTED AS CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND NON CONTROVERSIAL BY THE SCHOOL BOARD, APPROVED BY A SINGLE MOTION. NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS PRIOR TO THE MEETING BOARD MEMBERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THE ITEMS AND MAY REQUEST ANY ITEM BE MOVED TO AN ACTION ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. WITH THAT SAID I DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. ALRIGHT. REPORTS. LEGAL. ON THE AGENDA IS THE A.G.O OPINION, RESOLUTION FOR ME TO SEND IT AS SOON AS YOU PASS IT I WILL SEND IT ONTO THE A.G.O FOR A OPINION. I WILL PROVIDE SIGNED COPIES FOR EVERYONE. ALSO LAST WEEK I TOLD YOU I WAS ASKING IF YOU WANTED TO HAVE A CLOSED SESSION OVER
035SOMETHING I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND. YOU SAID NO. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT ON THE AGENDA NEXT TIME THERE WILL BE SOMETHING FOR ME TO RECOMMEND. I DON'T NEED ANOTHER CLOSED SESSION. I THINK IT'S ACCEPTABLE. OKAY. GOOD CALL. OF COURSE THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TO KEEP AN EYE ON YOU. OKAY. YES, THIS IS PERTINENT TO OUR PRIOR DISCUSSION HERE. THE DISTRICT IS UNDERGOING A PROCESS FOR CREATING A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, AS YOU KNOW. THE STATEMENT THAT WAS REFERRED TO WAS PREPARED ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO BY A COMMITTEE OF PEOPLE WHO GOT TOGETHER AND DEVELOPED A MISSION STATEMENT. SO, IT WAS CREATED BY INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY. RIGHT. NOW IT'S TIME TO REVISIT THAT. SO WE ARE WORKING ON A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN. WE ARE WORKING WITH ALISA LEVY WHO WORKED WITH THE CITY OF KEY WEST IN THE
036DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR PLAN. SHE CAME TO US HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. MRS. ANDERS SUPPORTED THIS INITIATIVE WITH SR FUNDING. THAT IS A PLUS FOR US. IT'S TIME FOR US TO REVISIT THE STRATEGIC PLAN. SO WE WILL CONDUCT MEETINGS, TOWN HALL MEETINGS IN ALL THREE REGIONS OF THE KEYS TO GET THE INPUT OF LOCAL PEOPLE REGARDING WHAT WE DO HERE IN MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS. IN THE AREA OF STUDENT SUCCESS, IN THE AREA OF THE WHOLE CHILD, IN THE AREA OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR HUMAN RESOURCES. WE CALL THAT HUMAN CAPITOL ADVANTAGE. IN THE AREA OF SAFETY AND SECURITY. SO THOSE ARE THE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE BOARD AS AREAS OF CONCERN AND AREAS THAT NEED SUPPORT. HOWEVER LOCAL PEOPLE MAY ADD TO THOSE. SO WHEN WE LISTEN TO WHAT OUR, WHAT OUR CITIZENRY THINKS WE
037WILL ADD THAT TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN AS WELL. SO -- SOMEONE IS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING WHO WOULD THEY CONTACT? WE ARE GOING TO BE GETTING THE WORD OUT VIA ALL OF OUR MEDIA OUTLETS. FACEBOOK, NEWSPAPER, SO EVERYBODY -- WE'RE GOING TO GIVE AMPLE NOTIFICATION TO PEOPLE SO THEY CAN ATTEND. IN ADDITION, IF THEY'RE UNABLE TO ATTEND WE'RE GOING TO DO A SURVEY. SO WHEN WE GET TO THE END OF THIS PROCESS WE WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE DATA NOT ONLY FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PRESENT TALKING TO US BUT ALSO FROM THE SURVEY DATA WITHS HE WILL. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT. IT'S PERTINENT TO OUR DISCUSSION. SO, WHEN YOU SAY WE'RE GOING TO -- THAT MEANS ALSO THE MISSION STATEMENT WOULD BE UP FOR REVISION. YES. AS YOU KNOW MR.
038HIGHSMITH DID RECOMMEND A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO. I KEEP NOTES ON WHAT ALL OF YOU, WHAT YOUR INTERESTS ARE. HE DEFINITELY WANTED US TO REVAMP THE MISSION STATEMENT. IT'S TIMELY TO DO SO. ALSO COME UP WITH A NEW MOTTO. SO WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING THAT. [ APPLAUSE ] OKAY. THE OTHER THING. THE ONLY OTHER THING, I KNOW YOU'RE STILL SCHEDULING, JUST AN IDEA WHEN THE MEETINGS MAY TAKE PLACE. THE MONTH. SEPTEMBER. THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. AFTER THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. BEFORE WE START THE DISCUSSIONS I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL RATHER THAN RELY ON A CHALLENGED MEMORIES OF HOW IT ALL CAME ABOUT IF MAYBE THERE ARE NOTES SOMEWHERE IF BE MAKE CERTAIN WORDS, SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS. WITHOUT ASSUMING WE NOW WHAT THAT MEANT. MAYBE THAT WORD HAS A
039DIFFERENT MEANING NOW. WE NEED TO KNOW THE DISCUSSIONS GETTING US TO THAT PLACE. THAT'S A LOT OF WORK. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT EXISTS. IF YOU REMEMBER WE DID THE MEETINGS IN MARATHON. WE HAD THE IDEAS AND PRESENTED IT TO THE WORK. PREVIOUS TO THE ELECTION TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. I KNOW I CAN COMMENT ON THE PROCESS BUT NOT THE CONTENT OF EACH. A COUPLE OF PARAGRAPHS WOULD EXPLAIN ONE SENTENCE. HOW WE GOT TO THAT SENT EPS. IT MADE PERFECT SENSE THEN AND IT WAS THE THAT LONG AGO. IT'S CLEANING AND DOESN'T MATTER. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE. YOU MAY HAVE DIFFERENCE -- THAT IS THE PAST. I MEAN, SO WHETHER IT MEANT -- I PERSONALLY CAN TELL YOU I DIDN'T THINK IT MEANT WHAT SHE PRESENTED. I'M ON A MULTITUDE OF DEFINITIONS FOR THAT. IT'S CHANGING.
040WHETHER IT MEANT THAT BACK THEN -- IT'S NOT THAT GOING FORWARD. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. WE ARE MOVING FORWARD. I THINK THE STRATEGIC PLANNING IS A GOOD PROCESS. THE NEXT THING I WANT TO MENTION IS A LOT OF CREDIT GOES TO MR. RUSSEL IN THE HR DEPARTMENT. WE WERE LOOKING AT OUR HIRING ISSUES. SO, INSTEAD OF -- I SAID TO HIM COME TO ME WITH A SOLUTION. HE DID. HIS TEAM HELD THREE JOB FARES. THESE WERE AMAZING. THERE WAS ONE LAST TUESDAY WHEN WE WERE UP IN THE UPPER KEYS AT CORRAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL. THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE AT MARATHON IN THE MARATHON PUBLIC LIBRARY. THEN TODAY IN KEY WEST. SO, YOU KNOW ALTHOUGH YOU MIGHT NOT SAY THIS WAS SWEEPING RESULTS. STILL IT GOT THE WORD OUT THERE ABOUT POSITIONS OPENING IN THE
041SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IN THE UPPER KEYS THEY GOT TWO PERSPECTIVE TEACHERS AND ONE BUS DRIVER. AT MARATHON THEY GOT THREE PERSPECTIVE TEACHERS AND FIVE SUBS. AT KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL TODAY THEY GOT FOUR PERSPECTIVE TEACHERS, ONE PARA PROFESSIONAL AND ONE FOOD SERVICE WORKER. FABULOUS. THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY WHAT A GREAT JOB. [ APPLAUSE ] -- GOT OUT AND IT WAS BOOTS ON THE GROUND MEETING WITH THE PUBLIC. YES THE JOB FAIR MADE THE NEWS THE OTHER NIGHT. YES, IT WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THE NEWS. WE'RE STILL TRYING TO RECRUIT. I WILL HAVE TO RESEND MY COMPLAINT TO MR. RUSSEL HE DOESN'T HAVE CANDY IN HIS OFFICE. YOU CAN STAY HERE. THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE HAD A MEETING WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TODAY REGARDING OUR COVID POLICIES FOR THE RETURN OF SCHOOL. MR. EDDY
042WILL BE HERE AT THE AUGUST TENTH MEETING. WE'RE PREPARING GUIDELINES. AS YOU KNOW THE CLIMATE, THE TERRAIN, WHAT IS GOING ON IS CHANGING HERE WITH THE -- WITH THE DELTA VARIANT. SO, YOU KNOW WE ARE STILL OBVIOUSLY UNDER, UNDER RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AND THE GOVERNOR THAT OUR MASK POLICY BE OPTIONAL. WE'RE WORKING ON OUR WORDING. I WILL WORK EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY UNTIL WE CAN PRODUCE A STATEMENT ABOUT HOW WE FEEL ABOUT KEEPING KIDS SAFE THIS YEAR AND HOW IS THE WAY TO GO. BOB WILL BE WITH US AUGUST 10th. I WILL WORK WITH YOU EACH PRIOR TO THAT TIME. MS. JACKSON, WE WERE IN SUMMER SCHOOL YOU WERE MASK OPTIONAL CORRECT? CORRECT. DID WE HAVE ISSUES THIS SUMMER? WE DID NOT. WE NOT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS. MR. EDDY IS VERY AWARE
043OF THAT AS WELL. SO, I WILL TALK TO EACH OF YOU PERSONALLY ABOUT IT. WE HAVE SOME STATEMENTS PREPARED. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SHIRE THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE IN SCHOOL. WE HAD LESS THAT THEE PERCENT CASES LAST YEAR. THAT WAS WITHOUT A VACCINE. SO, WITH 8700 STUDENTS WE HAD 286 CASES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR. THAT IS LESS THAN 3%. WE ONLY DOCUMENT OR FELT THE DOCUMENTATION OF TWO OR THREE IN THE SCHOOL. WE FELT OUR DOCUMENTATION WAS GOOD ON OUR WEBSITE AND OUR DASHBOARD. I THINK, YOU KNOW -- IN MY OPINION FROM WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD HAPPEN FROM THE BEGINNING, I THOUGHT THE RESULTS WE HAD WERE OUTSTANDING. YES. I WAS FEARFUL FROM THE BEGINNING. YES. I WANT YOU TO KNOW I WILL SPEAK WITH
044EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY. WE ARE GETTING READY TO SEND MESSAGES TO PARENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. AND ON YOUR END THIS TIME? I'M TWO THIS TIME. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT. IN GRIFFITH. LAST TIME AS YOU RECALL MR. HIGHSMITH BROUGHT UP HE WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT RESULTS. SPECIFIC TO MONROE COUNTY WHEN IT CAME TO THE LEG HAY TIFF EFFORTS. I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT ALL WEEK. AN EXAMPLE THE STATE WANTED TO LIMIT -- WE COULDN'T BUILD OUR SCHOOLS TO HURRICANE STANDARDS BECAUSE IT WOULD EXCEED THE COSTS. THAT WAS AN EXAMPLE OF MONROE COUNTY PROBLEM THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED. IT IN PORTER REALIZED IT WAS A PROBLEM. HE GOT WITH OTHERS AND THEY GOT IT FIXED. SUGAR LOPE IS LOOMING. IT'S ONE EXAMPLE OF HAVING SOMEONE IN TALLAHASSEE EVERY DAY OF THE SESSION, MONITORING
045THE ISSUES THAT COME FORWARD THAT MONROE COUNTY COULD BE HARMED IF PEOPLE ARE NOT ON TOP OF IT. WE TAKE IT FOR GRANITE THAT THE STATE ASSOCIATION WILL LOOK OUT FOR MONROE COUNTY, NOT SO MUCH. THEY'RE MORE INTERESTED IN STATE WIDE ISSUES OR ISSUES INVOLVING A CONSORTIUM AND WE COULD GET LOST. SO, A NAME CAME UP. I CONTACTED THAT PERSON AND HER NAME IS KATE. YOU PROBABLY KNOW HER. SHE IS FAMILIAR WITH MONROE COUNTY. SHE GROW UP, HER FATHER IS FORMER SHERIFF, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. SHE IS WORKING IN TALLAHASSEE DURING THE SESSION. I THINK DIRK IS FAMILIAR WITH HER WORK. SHE LOBBIED FOR US FOR HABITAT OF HUMANITY. WE GOT $750,000 THIS YEAR. I WOULD LIKE THE EXPLORER OF FUTURE DISCUSSION AND PERHAPS ASKING FOR HER HELP. I THINK IT WILL BE A INCREDIBLE RETURN ON
046INVESTMENT. IF WE MISS ONE THING, WHO KNOWS WHAT THE COST WILL BE TO US. YOU KNOW JIM MOONY IS ON THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. YES. IT'S A GOOD YEAR AND A HALF OF PEOPLE -- THINK HE'S THERE WORKING FOR MONROE COUNT.Y. HE'S NOT A EXPERT ON ALL THINGS. ISN'T HOLLY ALSO LOBBYING THESE DAYS? NO. THEY HAVE TO SIT OUT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE FROM MONROE COUNTY AND DOING THE WORK IN TALLAHASSEE. I THINK WE SHOULD EXPLORE THIS. AT THE VERY LEAST HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST. YES. JUST TO BE CLEAR JIM SITS ON A COUPLE OF EDUCATION SUB COMMITTEES, NOT THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. I LOOK FORWARD TO FINDING OUT THE MESSAGING WE HAD GIVE TO FAMILIES ABOUT STARTING THE NEW YEAR. YOU KNOW LAST YEAR WE HAD
047THE BEST REOPENING PLAN OF ANY COUNTY IN THE STATE. THE RESULT, A COMBINATION OF THAT PLAN AND THE EFFORTS OF EVERYBODY FROM THE BUS DRIVER TO THE CAFETERIA WORKERS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND THE KIDS ALL REALLY PUT A LOT OF EFFORT IN TO MAKING IT AS SAFE AS A YEAR AS POSSIBLE. THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE IN WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH COVID IN THE MONTH OF JUNE AND NOW, SADLY. THERE IS A BIG SURGE SINCE THE FOURTH OF JULY. OUR CLASSES AND SUMMER SCHOOL WHEN I WAS THERE WERE MOSTLY SMALL. I DIDN'T SEE MANY CLASSES WITH MORE THAN 12 PERSONS IN THEM. MAYBE THEY DID, SOME. IT WAS SMALL. THEN I READ IN THE PAPER ON SATURDAY THAT MARK WHITESIDE WHO IS VACCINATED OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR IS GOING BACK TO WEARING MASKS INDOORS. I TRUST HIS
048OPINION. SO, SO AM I. I'M AROUND A LOT OF PEOPLE UNDER THE AGING OF 12 AND NOT VACCINATED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ME PARTICULARLY SPREADING IT FROM HOSPITAL TO CHILDREN. I'M SAYING IF THE LAST TWO YEARS AT THE HOSPITAL WHERE MY HUSBAND WORKED HE HAS BEEN IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION. HE MONITORS THE EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. YESTERDAY THEY HAD TEN PERCENT MORE PATIENTS YESTERDAY THAN ANY OTHER DAY IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. IT'S MOSTLY COVID. THE COVID IS SOARING RIGHT NOW. LAST YEAR WHEN COVID WAS SOARING WE STARTED VIRTUALLY. I'M NOT RECOMMENDING. I DO THINK THAT ESPECIALLY FOR THE K--- KINDS UPPED THE AGE OF 12 YOU NEED LAYERS OF MITIGATION FOR THEM. SO, I'M GLAD TO SEE WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND ENCOURAGING MASKS FOR FAMILIES WHO WANT THEM AND ENCOURAGING VACCINES
049FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WANT THEM. BECAUSE THIS DELTA VARIANT IS REPORTED TO BE A THOUSAND TIMES MORE INFECTIOUS THAN THE THING WE DEALT WITH NEXT YEAR. I THINK THE MITIGATION STRATEGIES WORKED. I'M CONCERNED WE'RE WITH A MORE INFECTIOUS THING RIGHT NOW WITH FEWER MITIGATION STRATEGIES. WE'RE ABLE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL FOR ELEMENTARY FULL TIME WITH MITIGATION STRATEGIES. THOSE ARE THE KIDS WHO ARE NOT YET ABLE TO GET VACCINATED. SO IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE COULD DO SOMETHING JUST FOR THE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. THAT ALLOW THEM TO BE IN SCHOOL FULL TIME FROM THE GET GO AND MITIGATE A CONTAGION THAT IS POSSIBLE. EXACTLY. I THINK WITH MY CONVERSATION WITH MS. AXFORD EARLIER TODAY SHE IS WORKING WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE STRATEGIES IN PLACE TO PUT LAYERS
050OF PROTECTION FOR THE KIDS. ONE QUESTION I WOULD LIKE TO ASK BOB IS WHETHER HE'S AWARE OF WHEN THE VACCINE AGE WILL GET LOWER FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO GET THEIR CHILD VACCINATED. I BELIEVE IT'S ON THE HORIZON. HE MAY HAVE A BETTER IDEA WHERE WE'RE AT. ONCE THE VACCINE IS OPTIONAL THEN I DON'T FEEL LESS RESPONSIBLE. THAT'S THE WRONG WORD. I FEEL LIKE IT'S UP TO PARENTS TO MAKE THE DECISION FOR THEIR FAMILIES, WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THEIR KIDS. ANYWAYS THAT'S. Announcer: OKAY. I DO AGREE IT'S UP TO THE PARENTS TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. ABSOLUTE AGREEMENT. PARENTS KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR THEIR CHILDREN. OKAY. IF THEY'RE UNDER 18 -- YES. YOU HAVE TO BE AN ADULT TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR YOURSELF. WHAT IF YOU'RE IN THE HOSPITAL AND NEEDED SOMETHING --
051YOU COULDN'T GET IT WITHOUT A COURT ORDER ORDERING THE PARENTS TO LET YOU, IF YOU'RE UNDER 18. IN SOME STATES THE AGE IS 19. WHAT IF YOUR PARENT WANTS TO YOU WEAR A MASK, YOU GO TO SCHOOL AND TAKE IT OFF? THAT'S BETWEEN THE PARENT AND THE KIDS. HOW WOULD THE FAMILY KNOW THAT THEIR KID IS NOT WEARING A MASK AT SCHOOL. CONTACT THE CLASS, ASK THE TEACHER. THAT'S A STEP BEYOND WHERE I'M WILLING TO GO. PARENTS HAVE TO PUT THE CONTROL ON THEIR CHILDREN. IF THEY WANT THE CHILDREN TO WEAR THE MASK -- WE DO A LOT OF PARENTING IN SCHOOLS NOW. THIS ARE SOME LINES THAT CAN'T BE CROSSED. OKAY. AT THIS TIME WE WILL RECESS THE BOARD HEARING AND GO INTO A PUBLIC HEARING ON JOB DESCRIPTIONS. SECOND READING. THESE ARE THE
052SECOND READING WE DON'T HAVE TO, THE POLICIES -- EVERYTHING A SECOND READING? YES. ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THEM? NO. OKAY. DID ANYBODY SIGN UP TO SPEAK TO THE POLICIES OR THE SECOND READING. NO. OKAY. AT THIS TIME THEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THAT AND RECONVENE TO THE ACTION ITEMS OF THE BOARD MEET WILLING. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. DICK. SO IF WE LOOK AT ACTION ITEM NUMBER ONE WE ARE GOING, I WILL ASK YOU TO ADOPT THE REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT AT 1.4860 MILLS. APPROVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE THE MILLAGE IS APPROVED. ALRIGHT. SECONDLY I AM GOING TO ASK YOU TO ADOPT THE BASIC DISCRETIONARY LOCAL 0.7480 MILLS. MOVE. SECOND. SECOND WAS MR. GRIFFITH. DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE. THAT IS APPROVED. MILLAGE IS APPROVED. NUMBER THREE, I'M GOING TO
053ASK TO YOU ADOPT THE ADDITIONAL VOTED OPERATING OF 0.5000 MILLS. MOVE. SECOND. DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE, THE OPERATING ADDITIONAL OPERATING MILLAGE IS APPROVED. NUMBER FOUR. I AM GOING TO ASK YOU TO ADOPT THE ADDITIONAL VOTED SAFETY AND SECURITY 0.0500 MILLS. MOVE. SECOND. DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE, APPROVED ADDITIONAL MILLAGE FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY. NUMBER FIVE I WILL ASK YOU TO ADOPT THE MILLAGE FOR CAPITOL OUTLAY OF 0.5000 MILLS. MOVE. SECOND. DISCUSSION. I HAVE A -- DO WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY. CAN YOU SAY .5 OR REPEAT THE THREE ZEROS AFTER THE 5? YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT. THIS SHOWS YOU HOW FINITE -- IT'S EXTREMELY DESCRIPTIVE. A LOT OF DISTRICTS HAVE TAKE NOT OUT TO THE THIRD. YOU CAN'T ROUND. THAT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. DOES THAT SATISFY YOU? WITH THAT CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU, BEVERLY. I
054FEEL THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION THAT IS APPROVED. ALRIGHT. THEN NEXT WE ARE GOING TO, I WILL ASK YOU TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 843 TO ADOPT -- I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. I DON'T THINK THERE WAS A VOICE VOTE ON THE LAST ONE. YES I HAVE -- REMEMBER LAST TIME I SAID THIS. YES. I MOVED. SOMEONE SECONDED. [INAUDIBLE] DID YOU CALL THE ROLL. FURTHER DISCUSSION. YOU DIDN'T CALL THE ROLL. WE DID NOT CALL THE ROLL. WE HAVE JUST BEEN MOVING AND SECONDING EACH ITEM. I THINK -- DO WE HAVE TO CALL THE ROLL ON EACH OF THEM. DO YOU NEED ME TO CALL THE ROLL ON ANY OF THEM? HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. OKAY. I WILL TAKE IT. I DON'T WANT TO GET -- DIRK, THE ONE TIME I DID IT I WAS RIGHT. THIS TIME I'M
055WRONG. GO AHEAD. YOU WON'T GET PAID THEN. IT GOES BACK TO BEV. BEV, ON THE MILLAGE VOTES DO THEY REQUIRE A ROLL CALL? I DON'T BELIEVE . SO YOU HAVE TO VOTE SEPARATELY ON EACH ONE OF THEM. YES, WE'RE FINE. THEN MOVING ONTO NUMBER SIX. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION 843 TO ADOPT THE TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR THE 20 2* 1-22 FISCAL YEAR. MOVE. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION. DOES ANYONE WANT TO VOTE NO ON THIS? THAT SHOULD COVER IT. HEARING NONE THAT THEN THAT RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. EXCELLENT. NUMBER SEVEN, I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE 2021-2022 STUDENT HANDBOOK WITH THE CORRECTIONS MADE. SO MOVED. SECOND. DISCUSSION ON THE HANDBOOK. I'M CURIOUS WHY ANDY IS QUIET. WELL, WE HAVE DONE THE WORK ALREADY. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS. OKAY. ANY NO VOTES ON THIS? HEARING
056NONE THEN THAT IS APPROVED. NUMBER EIGHT, I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF JOB DESCRIPTION 61212 FOR GRADUATION COACH. MOVE. SECOND. DISCUSSION. ANY NO VOTES ON THE JOB DESCRIPTION? HEARING NONE THAT JOB DESCRIPTION IS APPROVED. NEXT I'M ASKING YOU, ARE BEING MACHINING APPROVAL OF JOB DESCRIPTION 61291 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR THE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENTS. MOVE. SECOND. QUESTIONS. YES WHICH ONE WAS THAT? THAT IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR GUIDANCE DEPARTMENTS. IS IT EVERY GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT AT EVERY SCHOOL? YES THE PURPOSE IS TO ALLOW COUNSELORS TO HAVE OPEN SCHEDULES FOR KIDS TO GET WITH THEM. SO WE, EVERY SCHOOL IS GOING TO HAVE -- A GUIDANCE COUNSELOR OR FOUR GUIDANCE COUNSELORS. WE HAVE ONE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT? WE ARE. THAT PERSON THEN WILL BE USED TO ASSIST WITH TESTING AND OTHER AREAS. CARES ACT? THIS IS CARES ACT. WHAT WAS THE NUMBER YOU
057SAID? I SAID IT WAS JOB DESCRIPTION 61291. YOU'RE ON NUMBER 9. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FOR THE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT. NUMBER NINE IN THE ACTION AGENDA. YES, I DON'T -- NUMBER NINE FOR ME HERE IS -- THIS IS NOT. OH I SEE. OKAY. NEVER MIND. OKAY. I WAS IN THE WRONG THING. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO ANY NO VOTES ON THAT? HEARING NONE THAT JOB DESCRIPTION IS APPROVED. ALRIGHT. NUMBER TEN, I AM RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION DIRECTING LEGAL COUNCIL TO REQUEST ATTORNEY GENERAL A OPINION REGARDING MODIFIED MARKET RATE HOUSING. SO MOVED. SECOND. DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE. THEN THE ASKING ATTORNEY GENERAL LETTER FROM THE LAWYER IS APPROVAL. THANK YOU. NO FURTHER BUSINESS FOR YOU, MR. DICK. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I WILL MOVE THE MOTION TO END THE MEETING. MEETING IS ADJOURNED.