001I LIKE TO START THE WORKSHOP. THANK YOU MR. DICK, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. ON OUR WORKSHOP AGENDA, OR OUR ONLY AGENDA ITEM IS THE COLLEGE AT THE FLORIDA KEYS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION. I'M GOING TO ASK DOCTOR MURPHY TO LEAD US THROUGH THAT GOOD AFTERNOON, THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS ONCE TO OPEN A CHARTER SCHOOL IN SCHOOL YEAR 23/24. THERE IS A CONTINGENT BY DOCTOR RIVERA WHO IOWA ALLOW HIM TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF BECAUSE THERE'S MORE PEOPLE THAN I EXPECTED TO SEE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOARD HAS. IT'S WORTH NOTING DISTRICT STAFF IS PERFORMING AN ONGOING REVIEW TO COLLECT MORE FEEDBACK IN AREAS I KNOW WE HAVE AREAS OF QUESTIONS IN THE EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT REALM WE WILL ASK THEM TO ADDRESS IN THE APPLICATION PRIOR TO BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD
002FOR APPROVAL. I INVITE THE MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. THANK YOU DOCTOR MURPHY DOCTOR [INDISCERNIBLE] WELCOME GOOD AFTERNOON. MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE A FABULOUS TEAM TODAY, DOCTOR SNYDER WHO IS SITTING BACK THERE SOMEWHERE AND TWO OF OUR CONSULTANTS, DOCTOR -- AND DOCTOR CAVANAUGH WHO WORKED WITH US ON THE CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION. WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. AS YOU KNOW THE COLLEGE HAS LONG HAD AN INTERESTING OPENING OTHER AVENUES FOR STUDENTS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO MORE TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS BASED ON THE PREMISE OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING. AND, WE ARE FULLY SUPPORTED BY THE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPRESENTING THAT GROUP HERE TODAY IS OUR CHAIR, STEPHANIE [INDISCERNIBLE]. I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR YOU
003TO POSE QUESTIONS ANYBODY? WILL YOU STILL BE COORDINATING WITH THE DISTRICT FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL? ABSOLUTELY. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM A REPORTER EARLIER TODAY ASKING ABOUT THE CHARTER SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY SAW IT ON THE AGENDA. HOPEFULLY I DON'T GET MISQUOTED BUT AS I SAID TO THE REPORTER, THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE AVENUES FOR THE COLLEGE TO PURSUE CHARTER SCHOOL OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE STATE. BUT MY FEELING AND I BELIEVE THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT WILL SUPPORT ME IN THIS, WE HAVE A GOOD PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO TO DO THIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A NATURAL WAY TO GO. THIS IS NOT ABOUT TAKING AWAY THIS IS ABOUT ADDING OPPORTUNITIES. WE ARE ALL WORKING TO SERVE THIS ONE COMMUNITY. IF WE CAN'T DO THAT TOGETHER IT'S GOING TO BE HARD
004FOR US TO DO IT AT ALL. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BUT I DID READ THE APPLICATION AND WANT TO COMMEND THE GROUP FOR TRYING TO MIRROR THE STUDENT POPULATION. THE STUDENTS AT LARGE THANK YOU AND THAT'S ABSOLUTELY PART OF A MAJOR GOAL OF THE PROJECT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THIS WAS REALLY THE DOCUMENT WAS VERY COMPLETE AND THE RESOURCE AND RESEARCH WAS THERE AND IT'S REALLY QUITE ASPIRATIONAL, I HOPE YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH EVERYTHING IN THE DOCUMENT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY ASPIRATIONAL AND ANYWAY, KUDOS TO YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. FOR CONSULTANTS ARE HERE AND THAT'S GREAT. I SAW SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO OPEN THIS FALL AND SCHOOLS OPENING THE FOLLOWING YEAR, DO YOU HAVE ANY THAT ARE ALREADY OPEN? DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE COMING FROM SOMEBODY
005WHO DOES HER RESEARCH LIKE YOU DO THANK YOU, MY NAME IS KRISTI THE PRESIDENT AND CEO FOR COLLABORATIVE EDUCATIONAL NETWORK WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH GROUPS INTERESTED IN CHARTER SCHOOLS I WAS A PRINCIPAL IN 1997 AND WE HAVE 33 SCHOOLS IN THE STATE. WE ASSIST GROUPS LIKE THE COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS TO HELP THEM ARTICULATE THEIR VISION. AND HELP THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT ENTAILS AS FAR AS THE COMPLIANCE PIECES THIS WAS AN EASY TASK BECAUSE IT WAS A COLLEGE. WE'VE WORKED WITH LOTS OF OTHER SCHOOLS ONE OF THEM WE HELPED OPEN IS [INDISCERNIBLE] IN TAMPA WE HAVE CUP NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY WE PROBABLY HELP 20 SCHOOLS TO OPEN AROUND THE STATE ALL ARE STILL OPEN AND SUCCESSFUL. WE STRIVE HARD FOR OUR TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING LIKE THE DOCUMENT WAS ARTICULATED WITH EVERYTHING
006IT NEEDED TO SAY AND WE WANTED DOCTOR G WAS CLEAR ABOUT HAVING SOMETHING INNOVATIVE THAT SPEAKS TO THE STUDENTS TODAY BECAUSE A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE WE WERE IN SCHOOL AND THINGS WERE DIFFERENT AND THE STUDENT BODY DEMANDS A FEW THINGS DIFFERENT THAN WE WOULD DID SO THAT'S WHAT WE TRY TO WRITE IN THE APPLICATION IS YOUR CONSULTING POSITION WILL IT EXTEND PAST THE APPROVAL PROCESS AND WILL YOU BE CONTINUING TO MONITOR ALL OF OUR CLIENTS THAT'S HOW WE WORK IT'S NOT JUST TO WRITE THE APPLICATION AND WALK AWAY SO WE'VE BEEN HIGHLY INVOLVED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS TO ENSURE ALL COMPLIANCE WITH EVERYTHING RELATED TO STATUTES SO YES WE WILL WORK THROUGH THEM AND HELP AND SUPPORT AS LONG AS THEY WANT US UNTIL DOCTOR G SAYS WE ARE DONE A LOT OF OUR
007CLIENTS STILL CALL US AND WE PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THEM WHEN THEY NEED IT SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE SCHOOL AND BELIEVE THEY ARE POSITIONED FOR SUCCESS THANK YOU VERY MUCH DOCTOR G I HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS ONE HAS TO DO WITH YOU TALKED ABOUT GIFTED SERVICES AND SAID THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS MORE IN THE EARLY GRADES I'M GOING TO SUGGEST TO YOU GIFTED KIDS NEED WHEN THEY GET TO THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL IS MORE SUPPORT BECAUSE OFTEN GIFTED KIDS ARE MORE LIKELY TO DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND TO COMMIT SUICIDE THAN THEIR NON-GIFTED COHORTS. SO HAVING SUPPORTS FOR THEM WHEN THEY GO THROUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OFTEN THEY GET IT AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO TRY AND THERE WILL BE A POINT
008THEY HIT A WALL AND THEY AREN'T SURE SO, IT'S SORT OF A PASSION OF MINE TO MAKE SURE THE KIDS WE DON'T LOSE ANY OF THOSE KIDS I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU AT ALL IN FACT I WAS SHARING EARLIER THAT WHEN I RUN INTO HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATES OF MINE AND I TELL THEM WHAT I DO THEY GIVE ME A LOOK LIKE, YOU DO WHAT? I WOULD NOT SAY I WAS A GENIUS OR THE BRIGHTEST KID BUT AT THE SAME TIME I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT NEED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE PEOPLE BE CHALLENGED AND THEN, ONE OTHER THING I LOVE BECAUSE YOU BROUGHT UP THE RESEARCH, YOU PUT ON PAPER AND I HAD NOT READ BEFORE [INDISCERNIBLE] JACKSON I THINK IT IS WROTE ABOUT HOW THE PERSISTENT SCHOOL IMPACTS WERE BETTER IN THE KIDS WHO WORK IN
009THE COHORT OF KIDS WHERE THEY PROMOTED SOCIAL WELL-BEING AND THE KIDS WERE TOLD YOU GET GOOD GRADES AND THAT'S INTERESTING. I PULLED THE RESEARCH AND HAVE NOT READ THROUGH THE WHOLE THING SO THANK YOU FOR GETTING ME AWARE OF THAT. FINALLY, I'VE GOT SOME SERIOUS QUESTIONS, WHEN SCHOOLS ARE A CAMPUS WITHIN A CAMPUS, A HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN A COLLEGE, HOW DO WE COMPLY WITH THE SECURITY. HOW DO YOU DO SECURE AND KEEP THE KIDS, THEY WON'T BE SEPARATE. AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE LIKE A FENCE AROUND THE WHOLE CAMPUS YOU DON'T HAVE THAT AT YOUR SCHOOL. I KNOW IT IS DONE BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW IT IS DONE A LOT OF THAT IS STILL BEING IRONED OUT. YOU HAVE TO FIRST REALIZE WE ALREADY HAVE STUDENTS FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO DO
010ENROLLMENTS THAT COME TO OUR CAMPUS. AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. THOUGH STUDENTS CAN GO ANYWHERE ON THE COLLEGE CAMPUS, EVEN IF WE DID NOT HAVE A CHARTER SCHOOL. SO THAT'S ONE. I GUESS THE EASIEST WAY FOR ME TO EXPLAIN IS TO SAY THE STUDENTS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL, THEY HAVE A TWO-WAY STREET WHERE AS EVERYONE ELSE ONLY HAS A ONE-WAY. IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU ARE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE ON CAMPUS INCLUDING THE HIGH SCHOOL. BUT UNLESS YOU ARE AUTHORIZED, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ENTER INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL PREMISES. THAT INCLUDES EVEN PEOPLE LIKE ME. WE ALREADY DEAL WITH SOME OF THAT, HAVING STUDENTS WHO LIVE ON CAMPUS. OFTEN I HAVE PEOPLE COME TO ME AND SAY, SUCH AND SUCH IS GOING ON AND I'D LIKE TO GO TO THE RESIDENCE
011HALL CAN YOU GO AND HAVE ME CHECK THAT OUT. I JUST LOOK AT THEM AND SAY I CAN'T. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? DON'T YOU HAVE KEYS? YES I DO BUT I DO NOT HAVE KEYS FOR THE RESIDENCE HALL. WE ALREADY HAVE SOME OF THOSE KIND OF PROTOCOLS IN PLACE. ALL OF THE ARCHITECTURAL WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS TO MAKE SURE IT CONFORMS AND WILL CONFORM TO EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE HEIGHT OF TREES AND SHRUBBERY, THE LINE OF SIGHT, ALL OF THAT WORK IS A PART OF THAT THANK YOU DOCTOR, THAT WAS MY CONCERN ALSO, HOW WILL YOU COMPLY WITH THE SAFETY CONCERNS [INDISCERNIBLE] AND DOUGLASS. I THINK YOU HAVE TO CHECK ON THAT BEFORE YOU GET MUCH FURTHER. I THINK THAT CAN BE AN ISSUE AND PUT A STOP TO IT. I THINK
012SHE HAS SOMETHING TO SAY ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE VERY CLEAR ON IS MAKING SURE WHAT DOCTOR G SAID ABOUT THE ONE-WAY STREET. ALSO WITH THE ARCHITECTURE, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE FACILITY. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE BADGING, DOORS LOCKED ALL OF THOSE THINGS AS IT RELATES TO LAW. THE OTHER THING IS WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT A HUGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL ONE OF THE SECURITY PIECES THAT IS CRITICAL AND WE WROTE ABOUT IN THE APPLICATION IS THE PEOPLE PART, NOT THE CAMERAS OR THE FENCING OR THE SRO, IT IS THE CONVERSATIONS AND UNDERSTANDING DID YOU SAY YOU WILL HAVE AN SRO? YES. IN SECTION 19 WE WROTE EVERYTHING AND ALIGNED EVERYTHING WITH THE ACT. WE WILL HAVE ALL OF THOSE THINGS. WE WILL HAVE THE RAPTORS SYSTEM THAT CHECKS IDS WITH
013VISITORS. WE HAVE ALL THE REQUIRED THINGS. THE ONLY THING I THINK SOMETIMES YOU BROUGHT UP IN THE BEGINNING THE CAMPUS WITHIN A CAMPUS, AS LONG AS PEOPLE CAN'T COME IN TO THE FACILITY, I FEEL LIKE WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE. ONCE THE DUAL ENROLLMENT STARTS WHERE KIDS LEAVING TO GO TO COLLEGE CLASSES BUT THEY HAVE ACCESS THROUGH THEIR BADGE. AND WE DESCRIBE THAT IN THE APPLICATION THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DUAL ENROLLMENT STUDENTS IS WHEN THEY GO TO YOUR PLACE THEY GO TO A COLLEGE. THE LAW IS NOT SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT COLLEGE IT'S ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL. NOW YOU WILL HAVE SOME SECTION CALLED A HIGH SCHOOL IT IS A FREESTANDING FACILITY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S A BUILDING THAT WILL HAVE ITS OWN SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY ENTRANCE. IT HAS FENCING, WE HAVE ALL THE THINGS DESIGNED THERE
014IS NOT A FENCE ALL THE WAY AROUND IT HERE'S MY POINT. I THINK YOU NEED TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO AND I HAVE THAT TO THE STATE UNTIL IT SATISFIED BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT... WE DESCRIBE THAT GOING THROUGH THE DISTRICT, GOING THROUGH THE PROTOCOL ONCE WE GET THE CO IN JANUARY IS TO GO THROUGH THE SECURITY INVENTORY AND THEY LOOK THROUGH THE BUILDING AND WALK THROUGH AND SEE THE CAMERAS AND LOOK AT THAT AND EVALUATE IT AND SAY YES OR NO YOU NEED TO HAVE XYZ. I FEEL CONFIDENT BETWEEN JANUARY AND AUGUST WE ARE IN A GOOD POSITION TO MAKE CORRECTIONS I'M IN FAVOR. HAVING ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY AND CHOICE IS FINE. I THINK IT'S VERY GOOD. I JUST WOULD NOT WANT TO SEE SOMETHING HOLD IT UP
015AND NOT MAKE IT HAPPEN WE GET THAT. WE CLEARLY GET THAT. THERE ARE ONGOING ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING FOR THE COLLEGE IN GENERAL, INCLUDING THINGS LIKE LICENSE PLATE READERS AS PEOPLE COME IN. THERE HOST OF THINGS. AT THE END OF THE DAY AS WE THINK ABOUT THIS, AND AS THE DOCTOR SAID IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE SOMETIMES AND I KNOW I HAVE BEEN QUOTED SAYING WE HAVEN'T LEARNED ANYTHING SINCE 9/11 BECAUSE WE STILL SEE THE SAME THINGS HAPPENING AND IF WE DON'T TEACH THE LAW CAN BE WHATEVER IT IS AND YOU CAN HAVE EVERY PIECE OF HARDWARE IN PLACE BUT IF PEOPLE ARE DOING WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO IT WON'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THAT'S WHERE WE COME IN TO MAKE SURE WE DO ALL THE RIGHT THINGS SO THE
016WHOLE IDEA OF NOT STARTING THE SCHOOL OUT IN JANUARY WAS A PART OF THE PLAN TO MAKE SURE WE CAN DO A DRY RUN TO SEE WHAT THINGS LOOK LIKE BEFORE WE GET SET UP ON THAT FIRST DAY WELL, I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING. I JUST HOPE EVERYTHING GOES WELL AS YOU START GOING THROUGH TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS RIGHT. DOCTOR, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT'VE LOOK TO YOU ODD WHEN YOU TOLD THEM WHAT YOU DID, IT SURELY NOT AS ODD AS THOSE THAT LOOK AT ME WHEN I TELL THEM I'M ON THE SCHOOL BOARD [LAUGHTER]. LAST THING FOR ME, THE GRADUATION GOAL IS LOWER THAN THE CURRENT REALITY IN THE DISTRICT. WHY IS YOUR GOAL FOR GRADUATION LOWER THAN THE CURRENT RATE? DOCTOR CAVANAUGH IS OUR STATISTICIAN [SPEAKER OFF MIC] THAT HAPPENS A LOT. INDEED
017WITH THE EXPECTATION WILL BE BASICALLY WE ALWAYS SAY MEET OR EXCEED BECAUSE [INDISCERNIBLE] BUT WE TRY TO BE REALISTIC SO WHEN YOU SAY [INDISCERNIBLE] REALISTIC WOULD HAVE BEEN OKAY IT'S 88 NOW SO THREE POINTS IN THAT WORLD IS HUGE. BUT, CONSIDER THAT.... 92.4 YES WE ARE CLAIMING 93 IT WAS COVID-19, IT WAS 91 WHAT WE WERE BEFORE THERE WERE NO TESTS IF YOU DID NOT CLAIM YOUR GRADE, I PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT YOUR SCORES. I BET THERE'S SOME DOUBLE TALKING SENTENCE THAT SAYS THE LAST PUBLICLY RECORDED GRADUATION RATE WOULD BE USED AS THE BASELINE. THE OTHER THING ALL THE GOALS SECTION IS THE CAVEAT THIS LAYS OUT A SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING RIGOROUS YET REASONABLE GOALS. ONCE THERE ARE ACTUAL STUDENTS, ACTUAL HUMAN BEINGS WITH ACTUAL EDUCATIONAL HISTORIES, THAT DATA THEN IS LOOKED AT AND
018THE BASELINE HAS TO COME, BECAUSE THAT WAS BASED ON AN AGGREGATE OF STUDENTS IN SIMILAR AREA SCHOOLS. ALL OF THAT WOULD BE RE-UPPED. BY THE TIME THE SCHOOL OPENS WHEREVER THE GRADUATION RATE IS, IT WILL BE INCREASING WITHOUT BENEFIT OF HAVING STUDENTS TO TEACH WE WOULD BE INCREASING THE GOAL LAST QUESTION PLEASE, I FOUND IT TO BE VERY COMPREHENSIVE WHICH IS WHY I HAVE SO FEW QUESTIONS. I DEFINITELY BELIEVE MORE OPTIONS ARE ALWAYS BETTER. HOPEFULLY IF THIS IS SUCCESSFUL YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ADD IT TO MARATHON AND THE OTHER KEYS. WHY ARE WE POUTING? [SPEAKER OFF MIC] MY QUESTION IS HOW WILL YOU RECRUIT PARENTS AND STUDENTS TO THE SCHOOL? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THAT IS ALWAYS THE STARTING POINT FOR SUCCESS FOR A CHARTER SCHOOL, RECRUITING STUDENTS AND PARENTS AND TEACHERS. ONE OF
019THE THINGS WE'VE ALREADY STARTED, I WAS AT THE COLLEGE TWO MONTHS AGO, I MET WITH THE MARKETING TEAM. WE LIKE TO DO A VERY GRASSROOTS RECRUITMENT EFFORT. WE LIKE TO HOLD TOWN HALL MEETINGS WHERE PARENTS AND FAMILIES CAN SHOW UP AND LEARN ABOUT THE SCHOOL. IT'S OUR INTENTION TO FIND THE SCHOOL LEADER SOONER RATHER THAN LATER SO THE LEADER CAN BE THE PERSON THEY CONNECT WITH AND SAY I'D LIKE TO COME TO THE SCHOOL, HE'S A REALLY COOL PRINCIPLE OR I LIKE HER. THEY WOULD TALK IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE SCHOOL. IN SECTION 2 OF THE APPLICATION WE DESCRIBE OUR ENROLLMENT STRATEGY, HOW WE WILL RECRUIT STUDENTS. IT'S LIKE AWARENESS IS THE FIRST PHASE. ITS SECTION 13 I THINK OUR 14. STUDENT RECRUITMENT IS THE TITLE OF THE SECTION. THERE IS AN AWARENESS PHASE, WE'VE
020ALREADY HAD A COUPLE OF ARTICLES THAT COME OUT. THERE IS WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS TALK TO SOME OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELORS, START TO HAVE EVENTS AT THE COLLEGE. THE FACILITY WILL BE DONE IN JANUARY AND WE WILL START IN AUGUST. SO IT'S EXCITING FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS TO WALK AROUND THE SCHOOL AND SEE IT AND HEAR WHAT THE PROGRAMS WILL BE OFFERED. I THINK THOSE TYPES OF THINGS ARE WHAT THE PLANS ARE. THEY ARE JUST IN THE BEGINNING PHASES OF RAMPING UP TO GET THE APPLICATION APPROVED FIRST AND THEN DO THE RECRUITMENT EFFORTS MY LAST QUESTION I PROMISE, WILL YOUR COLLEGE PROFESSORS BE TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES OR ARE WE GOING TO POSSIBLY SEE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS THAT ARE NOW BEING RECRUITED BY CFK TO TEACH THERE? IT WILL BE A COMBINATION.
021IT WON'T BE A SINGLE SHOT. BECAUSE I THINK THERE ARE YOUR TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TYPE OF CLASSES, AND THERE ARE YOUR COLLEGE COURSES THAT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DID. OUR STUDENTS NEED TO BE EXPOSED TO THE WORLD AT EVERY LEVEL THAT EXISTS. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ALL COLLEGE PROFESSORS, NEITHER IS IT GOING TO BE ALL HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS BECAUSE LET'S FACE IT, IN EVERYTHING WE DO, WE ALWAYS HAVE TO ADD SOME PRAGMATISM TO WHERE WE ARE AND HOW WE CAN DO IT. SO WHERE THERE CAN BE CROSSOVERS, POSSIBILITIES FOR ECONOMIES OF SCALE, WE WILL MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THE GOAL IS TO ASSURE THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE A TRUE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. I JUST WORRY BECAUSE WE ARE ALL SHORT TEACHERS RIGHT NOW, SO IF YOU ARE RECRUITING FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, WHETHER PRIVATE, PUBLIC OR
022OTHERWISE, THAT LEAVES A HOLE. I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE WORKED OUT WHERE FOR INSTANCE IF WE DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY TO TEACH PHYSICS OR GEOMETRY, IF THE STUDENT WOULD BE ABLE TO SOMEHOW A [INDISCERNIBLE] STUDENT FOR INSTANCE IS SOMEHOW ABLE TO TAKE THAT CLASS JUST THAT CLASS NOT BE A STUDENT OF THE SCHOOL. IF THERE COULD BE A COMBINED EFFORT IN A SUBJECT THAT ONE OF US ARE MISSING, PERHAPS IT'S LESS OF A CONCERN IN THE HOLES IN EACH PROGRAM LOOK, I COULD BE SOMEWHAT BLUNT AND CALLOUS AND SAY I'VE LOST OF A LOT OF EMPLOYEES TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEARS AND WE DEALT WITH IT. THAT IS A REALITY. I CAN'T PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GOING TO POINT A TO POINT B IF THEY SEE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY.
023HOWEVER AS I SAID AT THE BEGINNING WE ARE WORKING TOWARD THE SAME GOAL AND THERE'S NO REASON WHY I COULD FORESEE WHETHER IT IS KEY WEST HIGH OR CORAL SHORES MARATHON ANY OF THE SCHOOLS HAVING A STUDENT WHO NEEDS A PARTICULAR CLASS IN SOMETHING AND ONE OF THE DEAN'S OR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER SAYS IT CAN'T HAPPEN, PROVIDED THE STUDENT MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS. I DON'T SEE ANY REASON THAT COULDN'T HAPPEN. THE TRUTH BE KNOWN, THERE'S NO REASON WHY WE COULD NOT GO BEYOND SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I KNOW LOTS OF PLACES THAT DON'T OFFER PHYSICS ANYMORE. BUT IT'S STILL AN IMPORTANT DISCIPLINE AND SUBJECT. THERE COULD BE ALL KINDS OF RELATIONSHIPS YOU CREATE THAT ALLOW THE COLLEGE AND SCHOOL DISTRICT TO JOINTLY HAVE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE ABLE TO CROSS THE LINE TO DO THE WORK. WE
024DO IT WHEN THERE IS A CLASS AND YOU HAVE AN INSTRUCTOR AND WE DON'T HAVE ONE AND THAT PERSON IS ON YOUR PAYROLL. WE DO WITH THE SHERIFF TRYING TO RUN THE ACADEMIES IF WE DID NOT HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WE COULD NOT RUN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMIES. IS PART OF US ALL WORKING TOGETHER IT MAKES ME HAPPY TO HEAR THAT SAID OUT LOUD I THOUGHT OF ONE, IS THERE AN IDEA FOR HAVING HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES IN THE EVENING? SO IF A KID HAS IN HIS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IN THE DAYTIME, HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES IN THE EVENING? WE ALREADY HAVE THAT. I WILL SHARE WITH THIS GROUP, SOMETHING THAT IS BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THIS DISCUSSION TODAY. I WORK WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS IN OTHER PLACES AND HAVE DONE A VARIETY OF THINGS. ONE OF THE BEAUTIES
025OF SOME OF THE WORK I'VE DONE IN THE PAST, IS TO CREATE A PATHWAY NOT JUST FOR CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BUT FOR ADULTS WHO FAIL TO MAKE IT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL SO THEY CAN COME BACK AND GET THEIR CERTIFICATIONS AND BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. AS WE THINK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE A LOT OF WHAT WE ARE DOING WE ACCELERATE THE PACE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN GET THEIR EDUCATION FOR ALL KINDS OF REASONS. SOME ARE READY SOME AREN'T QUITE READY BUT THEY MANAGE. WE ALSO HAVE ADULTS WHO FACE A SIMILAR AND PROBABLY EVEN MORE PROFOUND DIFFICULTY BECAUSE A LOT OF THE ADULTS HAVE CHILDREN WHO ARE DEPENDENT ON THEM AND THEY WILL NEVER HAVE THE SKILLS UNLESS THEY FIND TIME. IS IT POSSIBLE WE COULD DO SOMETHING IN THE EVENING?
026THERE'S NO REASON WE COULDN'T WE DO THAT ALREADY. THE APPRENTICES AND THE APPRENTICE PROGRAM WORK ALL DAY AND COME IN TWO OR THREE DAYS A WEEK TO TAKE CLASSES AT NIGHT. I THINK MY TIME IS UP I THINK WHAT HE MEANT TO SAY, AND I THINK YOU STARTED WITH IT, WE ARE TRYING TO BE VERY INNOVATIVE BUT ALSO COLLABORATIVE IN THE PROCESS. IT IS UNIQUE TO BE THAT I HAVE A SCHOOL AT A COLLEGE NOW, ESPECIALLY SOMETHING LIKE THE FLORIDA KEYS WITH THE UNIQUE PROGRAMS THEY OFFER. I KNOW MY FIRM WALKED INTO THIS EYES WIDE OPEN WITH DOCTOR G GOT ME TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX WHICH I THINK IS A BENEFIT TO MONROE COUNTY STUDENTS THAT'S WHAT WE WANT, A BENEFIT TO MONROE COUNTY STUDENTS. WE WORK VERY WELL WITH DOCTOR G [INDISCERNIBLE]
027AND I HAVE A VERY GOOD COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM AS WE DEVELOP THIS. WE ALSO HAVE EXCELLENT RELATIONS WITH ALL THE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN MONROE COUNTY. WE HAVE BIWEEKLY MEETINGS WITH THEM AND THEY ARE INVITED TO ALL OF OUR PRINCIPAL MEETINGS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. I THINK WE ARE KIND OF A BASTION OF POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS IN THE STATE BECAUSE WE DO EMBRACE OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS AND BELIEVE WE ARE ALL HERE FOR ALL THE STUDENTS AND WE WANT THE BEST FOR ALL. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU THANK YOU WALKING AWAY NOW [LAUGHTER] SLOWLY WE ARE READY TO OPEN THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. PLEASE JOIN ME IN OUR PLEDGE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] ONCE AGAIN, I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. LET ME MAKE ONE NOTE. UNDER ACTION ITEMS, WE
028WERE SUGGESTING A TENTATIVE ADD-ON BUT WE CONCURRED WITH OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND SHE SAID THIS DID NOT REQUIRE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVAL. SO IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO ADD IT ON. IF YOU WOULD, WE WILL MOVE UP THE ACTION ITEMS AND NUMBER TWO WILL BECOME NUMBER ONE, NUMBER THREE WILL BECOME NUMBER TWO, NUMBER FOUR WILL BECOME NUMBER THREE, NUMBER FIVE WILL BECOME NUMBER FOUR, AND NUMBER SIX WILL BECOME NUMBER FIVE. I'M RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA SO MOVED SECOND DISCUSSION? THE AGENDA IS APPROVED THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 4 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING MINUTES SO MOVED, SECOND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. MR. HIGHSMITH IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE I'M SORRY I SHOULD HAVE REMINDED YOU. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND PERSONALLY OR VIRTUALLY THIS EVENING NOW YOU ARE UP... WE
029WILL ASK [INDISCERNIBLE] TO ASSIST US WITH OUR GEMS GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT IS MY PLEASURE THIS EVENING TO CALL UP THE CHAIRMAN AND THE SUPERINTENDENT AS WE RECOGNIZE BILL ELLERS. IF HE WOULD COME UP WITH [INDISCERNIBLE] BILL ELLER, I TOLD HIM HE NEEDED TO GO UP AND ACCEPT THE PRAISE HE IS A GUIDANCE ASSISTANT WHO TOOK THE INITIATIVE INITIATIVE LAST YEAR TO SUPPORT STUDENT WELLNESS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ATHLETIC AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS USING HIS FORMER COACHING AND PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE HE PROVIDED STUDENTS WITH ENGAGING OPTIONS DURING RECESS. HIS FLAG FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL PROGRAMS HAVE DEVELOPED A STRONG FOLLOWING THROUGH THESE OPPORTUNITIES STUDENTS ARE NOT ONLY IMPROVING ATHLETIC ABILITY ALSO LEARNING VALUABLE SKILLS SUCH AS TEAMWORK SPORTSMANSHIP AND CONFIDENCE BUILDING. HIS PROGRAMS HAVE THIS CREATED A BOND BETWEEN STUDENTS AND INCREASED SCHOOL PRIDE AND ELIMINATED BEHAVIOR
030ISSUES DURING RECESS. THROUGH HIS OUTREACH TO MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL HE HELPED ORGANIZE A GAME FEATURING STUDENTS DURING THE HALFTIME OF THE DOLPHINS GAME, THROUGH HIS CONTINUED EFFORTS HE HAS. PROVIDE SOLID FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE MARATHON HIGH ATHLETES IN ADDITION TO ATHLETICS HE'S ADDED A FISHING CLUB TO GIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW TO FISH AS WELL AS PROMOTE LEADERSHIP WITH THE KIDS BEING A STUDENT [INDISCERNIBLE] AS YOU CAN SEE HE'S BEEN A MAJOR POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON THE STANLEY SCHOOL AND THE STUDENTS. THE [INDISCERNIBLE] FAMILY IS GRATEFUL TO HIM FOR CREATING GREAT EDUCATIONAL MOMENTS HE'S BEEN A HUGE AND POSITIVE IMPACT AND WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO AWARD HIM WITH THIS GEM TONIGHT FISHING CLUB, HUH? WE WANT TO KNOW IF CHRISTINE WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS I'D LOVE TO, I'M SO PLEASED TO HAVE
031HIM ON OUR STAFF AND WE ARE THRILLED TO CONTINUE THESE PROGRAMS. HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING MORE NEXT YEAR AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT BENEFIT TO STUDENTS SO THANK YOU WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT YOU FOR SEVERAL MONTHS SO I'M SO HAPPY TO MEET YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE KIDS AND THE BOARD WE HAVE A VERY JOYOUS BUT SAD OCCASION TO DISCUSS TONIGHT AND TO CELEBRATE. THIS IS THE LAST BOARD MEETING FOR DOCTOR MURPHY. I'D LIKE FOR HIM TO COME FORWARD PLEASE. I WAS TRYING TO PUT THIS ON ONE PAGE. DOCTOR MURPHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS GO BEYOND WHAT I CAN WRITE ON THE PAGE. HIS PHILOSOPHY THAT EVERY STUDENT CAN LEARN AND BE SUCCESSFUL SHINES THROUGH EVERYTHING HE DOES. FOR ME, THAT IS THE CENTRAL PIECE
032OF IT ALL. HIS ADMIRATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEACHING STAFF ARE ALSO AT HIS CORE. HE'S BEEN IN THE MONROE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE. JUST A FEW OF HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. HE WAS THE AP [INDISCERNIBLE], WONDERFUL AT THAT JOB HE WAS THE PRINCIPAL OF STANLEY [INDISCERNIBLE] SCHOOL. AMAZING WORK THERE THE PRINCIPLE OF [INDISCERNIBLE] HIGH SCHOOL, LISA TAYLOR SAID HE WAS THE MOST OUTSTANDING MENTOR SHE EVER HAD AND SHE WOULD NOT BE WHERE SHE WAS TODAY WITHOUT HIM. HE WAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, IT VERY DIFFICULT JOB. A LONG TIME MEMBER OF THE DISTANT BARGAINING TEAM AND EVEN MORE DIFFICULT JOB. ALSO ON THE EPIC COMMITTEE AND HE WAS THE ARCHITECT OF THE TEACHER EVALUATION SYSTEM ALONG WITH THE EPIC COMMITTEE. WE CAN'T THANK HIM ENOUGH FOR THAT. HE CREATED
033THE METRICS AND THIS YEAR SINCE THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IS CHANGING, HE'S EVEN ANTICIPATED AND HELPED US WITH METRICS FOR NEXT YEAR. TRULY TEARS FROM EVERYBODY ON THE EPIC COMMITTEE TO LOSE DAVE. HE'S BEEN SUPERVISING THE CHARTER SCHOOLS, HE SUPERVISES ALL THE DATA COACHES, WE'VE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH TRANSFER OF ALL THOSE TESTS UP TO THE STATE BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEM DAVE HAS SET UP. HE IS ON MY PLANNING TEAM. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I RELY ON HIM FOR REALLY GOOD ADVICE, HIGH LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING OF EVERYTHING EDUCATIONAL. HE HAS BEEN NAMED THE DISTINGUISH EDUCATOR BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, NOT ONCE BUT TWICE, AND THE SECOND TIME THEY STOLE HIM AND HE WENT THROUGH HIS DOCTORATE PROGRAM. I THINK THEY HAVE SITES ON HIM IN THE FUTURE I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED.
034DAVE, TO SAY WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE HAD YOU WORK WITH US AND IT'S BEEN REALLY WONDERFUL SO THANK YOU THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS DAVE YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB FOR US. I DID NOT KNOW YOU GOT THAT AWARD TWICE. THEY DID NOT TELL US [SPEAKER OFF MIC] CONGRATULATIONS. AND NOW RETIREE OF THE YEAR I WILL TAKE THAT ONE WE DO HAVE SOME LIBATIONS, BUT WE ARE GOING TO PASS THEM OUT TO EVERYBODY AND CONTINUE OUR MEETING. DAVE SAID HE WILL BE DRINKING CHAMPAGNE LATER IN THE WEEK SO I HOPE HE ENJOYS THAT AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE CITIZEN INPUT. PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES FOR EACH SPEAKER IN FIVE MINUTES FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE OF A DESIGNATED GROUP TRANSFER OF TIME BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS IS NOT PERMITTED. LETTER SUBMITTED TO
035EACH BOARD MEMBER WILL NOT ADDITIONALLY BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT THE MEETING. ALL STATEMENTS BUT THIS BE DIRECTED TOWARD THE BOARD NO PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE QUESTION BOARD MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY AND BOARD MEMBERS WILL NOT ENGAGE IN A DIALOGUE WITH PERSONS MAKING PUBLIC COMMENT. ALL SPEAKERS AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR CITIZEN INPUT AND WE WILL BEGIN THEIR PRESENTATION BY STATING THEIR FULL NAME AND CITY OR TOWN OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE TELEPHONE? WE HAVE FOUR CALLERS AT THIS TIME, SINCE THAT WAS INITIATED FOR COVID-19, AND NOW COVID-19 HAS SUBSIDED TO WHATEVER IT IS AT THIS POINT, I THINK THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME WE WILL ALLOW CALLING IN, THIS WILL BE THE END FOR THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS THEY WILL HAVE TO COME IN IN
036PERSON THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS, AND FROM MR. SCHMITZ HAS ASSURED US THAT IS PROCEDURALLY CORRECT. AND THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR MEETINGS IN THREE AREAS OF THE KEYS, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE DO THAT SO WE ARE SURE WE GET CITIZEN INPUT AND PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET HERE, THAT WE CAN DECEASE WITH THE PHONE CALLS IT HAS BEEN THE POLICY OF SOMETHING IS TRULY GOING TO AFFECT, LIKE SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN TO MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL, WE WOULD HAVE THE MEETING IN MARATHON. KEY WEST THE SAME AND CORAL SHORES THE SAME. WE TRY TO HAVE IT IN THE AREA IS SOMETHING IMPORTANT IS COMING UP. WHERE ARE WE STARTING? THE FIRST SPEAKER IS JOHN [INDISCERNIBLE] HE IS REQUESTING FIVE MINUTES BECAUSE HE'S REPRESENTING THE [INDISCERNIBLE] GROUP MY NAME IS JOHN JOCOM. I'M GOING
037TO ADDRESS TWO THINGS WITH YOU. JULY 1 THE PARENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS GOES INTO EFFECT [INDISCERNIBLE] YOU HAD YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE COME UP AND TALK TO YOU GUYS AND SAID IT WAS VAGUE. I DON'T THINK IT IS VAGUE BUT JULY 1 IS YOUR HARD DATE. I'M SURE YOU WILL ADDRESS IT EFFECTIVELY. FLORIDA STATUTE 112.51 SAYS BY EXECUTIVE ORDER THE GREAT GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA CAN REMOVE SOMEONE FROM OFFICE, FOR MISFEASANCE MALFEASANCE NEGLECT OF DUTY HABITUAL DRUNKENNESS INCOMPETENCE. IF YOU ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE LAW, THAT WOULD BE AT LEAST INCOMPETENCE, I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD ADDRESS THAT AND NOT BE INCOMPETENT. THE POLICY IS BE THE ONE YOU ARE PRESENTLY WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF COME JULY 1. I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DISSOLVE THAT COMPLETELY. YOU PRETTY MUCH HAVE TWO GET OUT
038OF JAIL FREE CARDS WITH THIS. THE FIRST ONE IS DISSOLVE THE POLICY. THE SECOND ONE IS THE PARENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS HAS A PENALTY AND IS NOT JAIL TIME, THAT IS YOUR SECOND GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD THAT YOU WOULD STILL BE KNOWN AS BREAKING THE LAW. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE GOVERNOR TO REPLACE YOU WITH THAT STATUTE. THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE EMBARRASSING BUT IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW THE LAW COME JULY 17 THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM THE GREAT STATE OF FLORIDA WILL HAVE A MEETING AND I'M CONFIDENT SOME CITIZENS WOULD BRING THIS UP. I IMAGINE IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW THE LAW AND GOT REMOVED FROM OFFICE BY THE GOVERNOR, YOUR SPOUSE WOULD HIT YOU ON THE HEAD WITH A FRYING PAN SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ADDRESS THIS. IF THE PARAMEDIC SHOWS UP AND
039SAYS, I GUESS YOU JUST WANT TO BE LIKE RONALD REAGAN WHO SAID WELL NANCY I FORGOT TO DUCK WHEN HE GOT SHOT. IF THE FRYING PAN HAPPENS, DUCK. THAT WOULD BE MY ADVICE. YOU HAVE A CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE THING GOING ON WITH THE LB GT Q ASPECT. I EXPECT THE K THROUGH THREE GRADES YOU WILL REMOVE ALL THAT. THE QUESTION IS WHAT IF IT IS A AND I CHANGED MY MIND AND DON'T WANT TO BE THE OPPOSITE SEX. WHAT ASPECT OF THIS WOULD THE SCHOOL SYSTEM BE LIABLE FOR? HOW MUCH MONEY WOULD IT BE? IF YOU ACTUALLY ARE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS FROM FOURTH GRADE UP, YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF ABOUT CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE AND WHAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT WOULD BE. MY GUESS WOULD BE AT THAT AGE ABOUT $10 MILLION. MY GUESS ON YOUR PERCENTAGEWISE
040WOULD BE ABOUT 30 PERCENT, WOULD BE YOUR FAULT. THE SYSTEM OF ADVICE DID NOT EXIST BEFORE. MY NUMBERS ARE $3 MILLION, I'M SURE YOU HAVE GREAT LAWYERS TRY TO GET MORE MONEY. YOU HAVE DOZENS OF SCHOOL SYSTEMS THAT DISAGREE WITH YOUR LAWYER ON THIS POLICY AND DID NOT IMPLEMENT IT. DOZENS IN THE GREAT STATE OF FLORIDA. IS YOUR LAWYER GOING TO BE YOUR SCAPEGOAT OR ARE YOU GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE? YOU CAN TAP YOUR HEELS AND SAY HOCUS-POCUS AND MAKE THIS ALL GO AWAY BY HEAD NOT HAVING THIS POLICY FROM GRADES FOUR THROUGH 12. YOU ARE ADDRESSING A MINOR CHILD AND CHANGES. IF THAT MINOR CHILD BECOMES AN ADULT IN FIVE OR 10 YEARS LATER ONCE TO CHANGE AND SUE THE COUNTY, THAT HALF CENT SALES TAX IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY. YOU HAVE TO RAISE
041MORE MONEY AND HAVE TO TAX PEOPLE MORE BECAUSE YOU WILL BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. I HOPE YOU ADDRESS THIS, BE AWARE OF THE FRYING PAN, AND DO NOT HAVE A COLLISION COURSE WITH GOVERNOR PARENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS IS THE LAW FOLLOW ALONG AND DO NOT BREAK THE LAW THE NEXT SPEAKER IS INGRID [INDISCERNIBLE] HI LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME VISITING HERE SO THIS IS BRAND-NEW FOR ME. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU GIVE YOURSELVES A HAND FOR THE PHENOMENAL JOB YOU HAVE BEEN DOING FOR COVID-19 THE LAST TWO YEARS. YOU GUYS HAVE DONE PHENOMENAL. A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO BRING UP, BILL ELLER, I'VE BEEN WATCHING HIM FOR A LONG TIME. WE NEED 12 MORE MAY BE 24 MORE OF BILL ELLERS THAT DO A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH THE CHILDREN. I'M
042A VOLUNTEER AT [INDISCERNIBLE] SO I'M ACTIVE WITH THE CHILDREN ALL THE TIME. I KEEP ACTIVE THROUGH THE SUMMER BY DOING ROCK AND TREASURE HUNTS AND THINGS TO KEEP THEM AWAY FROM VIDEO GAMES. AND AWAY FROM THE TV. WE ARE OUTSIDE HAVING FUN ALL SUMMER LONG. YOU MAY NOT KNOW ME I MOSTLY IN MARATHON AND THAT'S WHERE I DO EVERYTHING. I'M TRYING TO BROADEN OUT I FOUND PEOPLE IN BIG PINE AND KEY WEST TO HELP ME DO TREASURE HUNTS. MY MAIN GOAL AS A MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER IS TO KEEP THESE KIDS OUT HAVING FUN, DOING THE THINGS WE USED TO DO AS CHILDREN BECAUSE THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING TO ME. I HAVE SEVERAL GRANDMOTHERS AND SEVERAL GRANDFATHERS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. WE HAVE SIX-MONTHERS HERE THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO
043AND WE'D ALL LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE'D LOVE TO VOLUNTEER AND WATCH OUT FOR THE CHILDREN AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT HARMED OR BULLIED. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER GRADUATED FROM MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL, SHE WAS BULLIED ALL FOUR YEARS OF HER TIME AT MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL. I MADE A PACT AT THAT TIME WITH MYSELF BETWEEN MYSELF AND GOD, I WOULD NEVER ALLOW A CHILD TO BE BULLIED AGAIN IF I CAN HELP IT. FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS WE'VE BEEN BACK HERE BECAUSE WE'VE LIVED HERE 22 YEARS ON AND OFF, FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS THAT HAS BEEN MY GOAL, GET TO KNOW THE CHILDREN GET A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHILDREN LET THEM TRUST TO YOU AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND KNOW THEY ALWAYS HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO IN
044CASE THEY GET BULLIED. THAT'S MY ONLY STANCE. I APPRECIATE OUR TEACHERS. MY DAUGHTER IS A TEACHER AND I KNOW WHAT THEY GO THROUGH AND THEY'VE BEEN WORKING SO VERY HARD TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN EACH CHILD'S LIFE. THANK YOU THE NEXT CALLER IS MARY FELLS [SPEAKER OFF MIC] I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE SCHOOL BOARD [INDISCERNIBLE] AS WE APPROACH JULY 1 [INDISCERNIBLE] I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE EXTREMELY THANKFUL [INDISCERNIBLE] GUIDED BY COMPASSION AND [INDISCERNIBLE]. TO THAT END I WOULD LIKE TO [INDISCERNIBLE] WITHIN THE MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY TO NAVIGATE THE ROUGH WATERS OF THESE [INDISCERNIBLE] AS WE SEEK TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF OUR CHILDREN WE HAVE TO BE VERY MINDFUL [INDISCERNIBLE] HOPEFULLY WITH ENHANCED CURRICULUM [INDISCERNIBLE] LANGUAGE ART MATH [INDISCERNIBLE] WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON
045CHILDREN IN THE EARLY GRADES WITH SUPPORT FOR LITERACY AND SPECIFIC LITERACY SKILLS NECESSARY TO ELEVATE [INDISCERNIBLE]. GOVERNOR HAS SIGNED INTO LAW AND ALLOCATED TO IMPLEMENT [INDISCERNIBLE] WE MUST MAKE WISE THE USE OF THE FUNDS AND SEE THEY ARE MAKING THEIR WAY TO EVERY CORNER OF EDUCATION THROUGHOUT HER [INDISCERNIBLE] WE KNOW THAT OUR KIDS [INDISCERNIBLE] WILL HELP CHART A COURSE FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE. WE MUST BE EVER VIGILANT THAT [INDISCERNIBLE] ARE NOT PROMOTED [INDISCERNIBLE] WE MUST NOT ALLOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT [INDISCERNIBLE] WE MUST MONITOR OUR [INDISCERNIBLE] OFFER AND MAKE AVAILABLE AGE-APPROPRIATE INFORMATION. WE MUST MAKE SURE WE OFFER EDUCATIONAL CONTENT [INDISCERNIBLE] HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF CHOICES [INDISCERNIBLE] IT IS A DAUNTING TASK TEACHERS AND FAMILIES WILL GO THROUGH BUT IN THE END THE REWARD WILL BE ALL OF US IN OUR COMMUNITY
046[INDISCERNIBLE]. THANK YOU AND I YIELD THE BALANCE OF MY TIME TO THE CHAIR NEXT IS [INDISCERNIBLE], I WILL CALL HER [INDISCERNIBLE] CONSENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT FORM REQUIRED FOR PARENTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. WE'VE HAD THIS REVIEWED BY LAWYERS AND A DOCTOR AND THEY AGREE THIS IS [INDISCERNIBLE] REQUIRED FOR THE KIDS. IN ESSENCE THIS FORM FORCES PARENTS TO SIGN A WAIVER OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO OVERSEE CHILDREN MEDICAL CARE. IT ALSO ALLOWS SCHOOLS TO TAKE [INDISCERNIBLE] IN ADDITION IT IS NOT JUST [INDISCERNIBLE]. WE ASKED BOARD MEMBERS [INDISCERNIBLE] IN AUGUST 2021 AND SEE NO CHANGES TO THE FORM ONLINE [INDISCERNIBLE]. NOR HAS ANY BOARD MEMBER SUGGESTED THEY WOULD TAKE THIS ON AND WORK WITH US OR ANY OTHER ENTITY ON REMOVING THE FORM FOR DEVELOPING A BETTER MEDICAL CONSENT FORM. I WILL READ YOU THE FORM [INDISCERNIBLE] ANY AND
047ALL MEDICAL SURGICAL TREATMENT INCLUDING ANESTHESIA OPERATION [INDISCERNIBLE] GRANT AUTHORITY [INDISCERNIBLE] ANY EXAMINATION TREATMENT OPERATION PROCEDURES BETWEEN NOW OR DURING THE COURSE [INDISCERNIBLE] ALSO AGREED THE PATIENT NEED TO REMAIN IN THE HOSPITAL UNTIL A PHYSICIAN RECOMMENDS [INDISCERNIBLE] DISCHARGE. WE ALREADY HAVE A FORM CALLED THE MONROE COUNTY MEDICAL INFORMATION FORM WHICH IS THE SCHOOL CONSENT. THAT FORM HAS BEEN [INDISCERNIBLE] EMERGENCY TREATMENT FOR OUR CHILD AND WE UNDERSTAND [INDISCERNIBLE] WE DO NOT NEED [INDISCERNIBLE] PLEASE [INDISCERNIBLE] WE ASK YOU REMOVE BY NECESSITY OF THIS ADDITIONAL [INDISCERNIBLE] WE FEEL WE NEED A SECOND FORM WE ASK YOU TO REWRITE IT FOR AN EMERGENCY CONSENT FORM ONLY [INDISCERNIBLE] WE ALSO ASK THE BOARD FIND A WAY TO MAKE SURE SCHOOLS DO NOT HAVE THE LIBERTY TO USE THAT FORM [INDISCERNIBLE] WE ALSO ASKED THE BOARD TRY TO INCLUDE IN THE NEW
048PAPERWORK FOR PARENTS A NEW FORM EVERYTHING THEY CAN OPT OUT OR OPT INTO WE PREFER. [INDISCERNIBLE] PARENTS DO NOT CONSENT [INDISCERNIBLE] OPT IN FORM [INDISCERNIBLE] NOTHING IS DONE WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT AND THE PARENT [INDISCERNIBLE]. CHECKLIST FORMAT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO PARENTS SO THEY CAN CLEARLY [INDISCERNIBLE] FOR THEIR CHILD FOR THE NEW YEAR THANK YOU VERY MUCH THE NEXT SPEAKER IS SIMONE [INDISCERNIBLE], I WILL MAKE THE PHONE CALL [INDISCERNIBLE] I WENT TO THANK THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR ALLOWING US TO GIVE COMMENT. I UNDERSTAND THIS WILL BE THE LAST MEETING [INDISCERNIBLE] BUT THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THAT POLICY TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT BECAUSE WE KNOW JULY 1 IS THE BIG DAY ON FRIDAY. MANY POLICIES AND GUIDELINES HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED AND COMPLIED [INDISCERNIBLE] I WANTED TO POINT SOMETHING OUT, REALLY
049A QUESTION. THAT IS WHY HAS MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD [INDISCERNIBLE] A PROCESS WHICH YOU ADOPT THE POLICIES AND GUIDELINES, ACCEPTED GUIDELINES AT PLAY [INDISCERNIBLE]. WRITTEN BY OUTSIDERS SUCH AS [INDISCERNIBLE] I KNOW THERE ARE POPULAR GROUPS THAT PROVIDE [INDISCERNIBLE] FOR COUNTY USE. INSTEAD OF ADOPTING THESE, WHAT IF INSTEAD YOU WROTE YOUR OWN POLICIES BASED ON FLORIDA LAW SPECIFIC TO MONROE COUNTY. [INDISCERNIBLE] THAT MIGHT BE POLICIES AGAINST CHRISTIANS [INDISCERNIBLE] THE FINAL SPEAKER IS RHONDA LUCAS, I WILL MAKE THAT PHONE CALL THAT WAS OUR FINAL SPEAKER. [SPEAKER OFF MIC] MR. DICK? ALL ITEMS LISTED AS CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE NON-CONTROVERSIAL BY THE SCHOOL BOARD AND APPROVED BY SINGLE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THE ITEMS. PRIOR TO THE MEETING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THE ITEMS AND MAY
050REQUEST THAT ANY ITEM BE MOVED TO AN ACTION ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED SO MOVED, SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED MR. DICK, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF REPORTS THIS EVENING. I THINK YOU WILL FIND THEM INTERESTING. THE FIRST ONE, I'M GOING TO ASK CHRISTINA [SPEAKER OFF MIC] THE FIRST PRESENTATION WAS GIVEN TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. I THINK IT WILL GIVE YOU AN ENCAPSULATED IDEA OF SOME THINGS. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR POPULATION MAKEUP IS . BECAUSE WE ARE CONSTANTLY DRAWN TO CLOSING ACHIEVEMENT GAPS WE MET WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND APS LAST FRIDAY IN A DISTRICT LEADERSHIP RETREAT THE AP AND PRINCIPLES IN THE MORNING AND LEADERSHIP TEAM IN THE AFTERNOON. OUR PRIMARY DISCUSSION WAS ADDRESSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS. YOU SEE
051OUR HISPANIC POPULATION IS 39.8, IF A LARGE HISPANIC POPULATION. 44.6 ARE WHITE, THE BLACK POPULATION IS 11.5. WE HAVE 12 PERCENT OF OUR POPULATION ARE ACTIVE EL STUDENTS. THAT MEANS WE HAVE AROUND 1700 EL STUDENTS BEING TAUGHT IN OUR CLASSES. WE HAVE A FREE AND REDUCED POPULATION OF 40 PERCENT. ESE POPULATION. IS 13 PERCENT. OTHER RACES, AMERICAN INDIAN, CHINESE, EASTERN COUNTRIES IS FOUR PERCENT. WE HAVE 10 TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SIX CHARTERS WE WILL MOVE TOWARD SEVEN CHARTERS AFTER THIS EVENING. IN 2021 WE HAD 9450 STUDENTS AND NOW IN 22 WE ARE UP TO 9800. IT'S A GOOD RULE OF THUMB PIECE OF INFORMATION FOR US TO HAVE. IF WE MOVE FORWARD, THIS IS VERY INTERESTING. OUR AP PARTICIPATION IS 30 PERCENT, CTE PARTICIPATION IS 22 PERCENT, WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT TONIGHT, AND
052WE HAVE 311 STUDENTS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN. WE ARE INVESTING MORE RESOURCES IN THAT ORGANIZATION AND WE'RE HOPING WE WILL BE ABLE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS INVOLVED. WE ARE AN ACADEMICALLY HIGH-PERFORMING DISTRICT, DESIGNATED THAT WAY BY THE STATE. WE HAVE A GRADUATION RATE OF 92.4 PERCENT. ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID THIS YEAR WAS INSTITUTED THE MOVE PROGRAM. IT IS HAVING GREAT SUCCESS AND WE ANTICIPATE IT WILL BECOME MORE SUCCESSFUL. THE THING ABOUT THIS THAT IS SO INTERESTING IS THAT STUDENT NEEDS PLUS COMMUNITY NEEDS BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN STRUGGLING WITH FINDING EMPLOYEES. WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD IN THAT GAP BETWEEN PARTNERSHIPS. WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN HIGH NEED JOBS AND THE MOVE PROGRAM IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO DO THAT. CASE
053IN POINT, ONE OF THE MOVE PARTICIPANTS THIS YEAR WAS MENTORED BY OUR IT DEPARTMENT. HE CHANGED IT INSIDE THE ABOUT WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO IN COLLEGE BECAUSE HE HAD THE EXPERIENCE TO WORK WITH ACTUAL COMPUTER REPAIR AND THAT WAS WITHIN HIS REGULAR SCHOOL DAY IN WHICH HE WAS GETTING CREDIT FOR THAT. WE DO HAVE A BRIEF VIDEO. CHRISTINE WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ON THE MOVE PROGRAM AS SHE SHIFTS TO THE NEXT POWERPOINT GOOD AFTERNOON SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, TODAY, WE WOULD LIKE TO PREVIEW WITH YOU AND HIGHLIGHT THE SUMMER SCHOOL MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MOVE PROGRAM. OF COURSE, WE KNOW MOVE STANDS FOR MONROE OCCUPATIONAL VOCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE PROUDLY EMPLOYED SEVEN MOVE STUDENTS FOR OUR SUMMER SCHOOL TUTORING PROGRAM THEY ARE EMPLOYED AT KEY WEST, MARATHON, STANLEY AND PLANTATION KEY SCHOOL ARE
054WONDERFUL HR DEPARTMENT HAS ON BOARDED THE STUDENTS AS MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND THEY HAVE BEEN PROCESSED AS SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES ARE CURRENT PARTNERS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING WE HAVE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WITH THE HIGHER OF CAROLINE IT WILL BE REPLACING [INDISCERNIBLE], SHE WILL BE HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING NEXT MONTH AS SHE HAS MANY COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO SUPPORT OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE KEYS. [INDISCERNIBLE] JUST STOLE MY THUNDER, DYLAN BLACK IS PICTURED HERE WITH OUR IT DEPARTMENT. HE WAS OUR FIRST INTERNAL MOVE CANDIDATE AND WE ARE EXCITED THAT CORAL SHORES IS ON BARDING THIS WEEK. IT'S A FANTASTIC WEEK FOR THE IT DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE PREPARING THE NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR THE FOLLOWING PICTURE WILL HIGHLIGHT EXAMPLES OF THE BENEFITS SUMMER SCHOOL STUDENTS ON BOARD RIGHT NOW
055RECEIVE WHILE ATTENDING SUMMER SCHOOL. YOU SEE THE CORAL SURE TUTORING THE THIRD GRADE STUDENTS AT PLANTATION KEY SCHOOL AND PRINCIPAL [INDISCERNIBLE] TO THE EFFECT IT IS HAVING ON THE THIRD GRADE SUMMER READING CAMP. IN MARATHON, WE HAVE STUDENTS TUTORING AT [INDISCERNIBLE] PARTICIPATING IN READING CAMPS AND WORKING WITH THE STUDENTS ON THE PLAYGROUND AM RECESS CULTIVATING THE RELATIONSHIPS. ARE DESIRES THAT THESE STUDENTS WOULD JOIN FFE A AND THE FUTURE AS WELL [SPEAKER OFF MIC] YOU SEE THE HIGH-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HAS WITH THE YOUNGER STUDENTS. MOVING DOWN TO MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE, WE HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE WORKING WITH THE EL POPULATION IN SMALL GROUPS AS WELL. IT'S AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY THAT EL STUDENTS HAVE AS WELL. ALSO AT KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL WE HAVE STUDENTS INVOLVED IN SCIENCE TUTORING. MATH
056TUTORING. AM VERY IMPORTANT IS THE GEOMETRY EOC PREPARATION GOING ON WITH ONE OF OUR ONCOMING SENIORS THAT IS TUTORING ARE YOUNGER STUDENTS. IT'S EXCITING TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND DEFINITELY IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS WE'VE GOTTEN CALLS THROUGH HR AND THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS ON BOARD ASKING CAN WE HAVE THEM EMPLOYED AT THIS TIME. WORD IS DEFINITELY GETTING OUT. A PERSONAL SIDE NOTE, GOVERNOR DESANTIS ANNOUNCED TODAY THEY ARE GOING TO ALLOW STUDENTS FOR BRIGHT FUTURES TO WILL UTILIZE THEIR WORK EXPERIENCE SO THIS WOULD BE A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY. I HAD A STUDENT TALK TO ME TODAY THAT MEANS I CAN USE MY MOVE HOURS TOWARD THE BRIGHT FUTURE COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS AND IT'S A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY. THE NEXT STEPS, WE ARE ON THE MOVE IN MARATHON AND CORAL SHORES AND PRINCIPAL AT CORAL SHORES HAS ENGAGED THE
057UPPER KEYS BUSINESS CHAMBER AND ROTARY SO WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND THIS EXCITING PROGRAM. WE DID THE MARATHON ROTARY CLUB, WE'VE DONE THE MARATHON CHAMBER, EVERYWHERE WE GO WE GET FIVE OR SIX CARDS OF BUSINESSES. MS. CONN DID THE BIG PINE ROTARY. WE KEEP PUSHING OUT AND THE MORE PEOPLE THAT HEAR ABOUT IT THE MORE INTEREST IT DRAWS. THIS YEAR, [INDISCERNIBLE] COMMANDEERED A VIDEO ON MOVE. SHE IS GOING TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU ? CUT IT SHORT IT'S ABOUT EIGHT MINUTES. THIS WILL TAKE WHAT YOU HEARD AND WHAT MS. AXFORD REFERRED TO AND WHAT MS. MCPHERSON SHARED WITH OUR PARTNERS AND SHOW IT IN ACTION AND HOW IT HAS AFFECTED STUDENTS AND THE CORPORATE BUSINESSES I INSTITUTED THE MOVE PROGRAM AS A SOURCE TO STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY DURING THE COVID-19 SCHEDULE I REALIZED MANY
058STUDENTS THAT ENTERED THE WORKFORCE I WAS CONCERNED THEY MAY BE DIVERTED FROM THE PATH TO GRADUATION. MOVE WAS BORN TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO EARN WHILE THEY LEARN. IT IS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLD HAVING ACCESS TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND GETTING SCHOOL CREDIT. THEY GAIN TARGETED WORK SKILLS AS THEY MOVED TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND LEARN ABOUT PATHWAYS TO FUTURE CAREERS THE BIGGEST BENEFIT TO US IS BRINGING THE STUDENT WHO ALREADY HAS A SMALL UNDERSTANDING OF OUR INDUSTRY, THEY ARE THE FIRST ONES WE LOOK TO WHEN WE HAVE A POSITION THAT NEEDS TO BE FILLED THAT REQUIRES [INDISCERNIBLE] WE HAVE A NEED FOR EMPLOYEE TECH AND THAT IS A CAREER POSITION. TOYOTA TECHNICIAN YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE. I AM [INDISCERNIBLE] WITH THE PROGRAM AT [INDISCERNIBLE] HIGH SCHOOL WE USUALLY DO TIRE ROTATIONS HERE. WE
059BALANCE TIRES, WE ROTATE TIRES. I WORK EVERY DAY AFTER SCHOOL AND SATURDAYS. I AM [INDISCERNIBLE] DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR KEYS ENERGY SERVICES. THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A STUDENT INTERN THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH ASSISTANCE TO WORK ON NUMEROUS PROJECTS THAT ARE VARIED AND ALLOWS US TO SEE THIS STUDENT WHO WILL BECOME A WORKING PROFESSIONAL AND SEE WHERE THEY FIT BEST AND THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF THAT WE HAVE A VACANCY FOR A FULL-TIME JOB, THAT STUDENT IS READY, WE ALREADY HAVE THAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM AND BETTER POSITIONS THEM TO GET A JOB WITH US IN THE FUTURE. THE MOVE PROGRAM HAS HELPED ME GO THROUGH, A LIST OF SEVERAL JOBS SUCH AS WORKING FROM PURCHASING TO FINANCE. IT GIVES YOU A LOT MORE EXPERIENCE TO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AND CHOOSE
060SOME SKILLS I HAVE LEARNED DURING THE PROCESS THAT WILL HELP ME AFTER GRADUATION. BEFORE THIS INTERNSHIP I NEVER HAD ANY JOB EXPERIENCE. IT WILL HELP ME BUILD MY RESUME FOR SURE AND SHOW ME WHAT I HAVE TO DO IN THE FUTURE. THE PEOPLE AROUND HERE ARE MY FAVORITE PART BUT ALSO BEING ABLE TO DO SOMETHING AND FEEL LIKE . YOU ARE PROGRESSING AND GETTING READY FOR THE FUTURE MY EXPERIENCE THAT KEYS ENERGY WILL DEFINITELY PAVE THE WAY FOR WHAT I WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE I ALSO HEARD FROM BUSINESS OWNERS REGARDING THEIR INABILITY TO FILL KEY POSITIONS. MOVE WILL PROVIDE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY WITH AN EGG OR INFORMED WORKFORCE WITH THE POTENTIAL OF BECOMING PERMANENT EMPLOYEES. I AM ROBIN HANSEN A HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER FOR KEYS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION THE BENEFITS OF HAVING THE
061INTERN IS THEY GIVE US THE FLEXIBILITY WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE STAFF THEY COME IN IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER SCHOOL AND FILL VOIDS ON SATURDAYS WHEN WE CAN'T FILL A SCHEDULE. THEY ARE EAGER AND WILLING TO LEARN AND YOUNG, THEY HAVE THE ENERGY WE NEED AND IT'S BEEN A BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO HAVE THEM WITH US. OUR CURRENT STUDENT HAS WORKED THE TELLER LINE. THEY ARE GETTING THEIR FEET WET FROM THE GROUND UP, THEY ARE LEARNING BANKING TERMS FINANCIAL TERMS THINGS THEY HAVE RUN A BEEN TAUGHT IN SCHOOL. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN APPLY THOSE TO REAL-LIFE. KEYS FEDERAL HAS SIX BRANCHES THROUGHOUT THE KEYS SO WE ARE EXCITED TO EXPAND THE MOVE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT EACH BRANCH. WE HAVE THREE IN KEY WEST SO IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH SCHOOLS TO GET INVOLVED AND WE
062ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE GET IT'S A LEARNING EXPERIENCE. A USEFUL JOB FOR THE FUTURE. THE INTERNSHIP [INDISCERNIBLE] WITH PEOPLE IN TOWN BECAUSE IT'S CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY. MY SUPERVISOR AND COWORKERS HAVE HELPED ME A LOT BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE JOB EXPERIENCE THAN I DO AND THEY KNOW HOW TO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE AND HOW TO PROPERLY WRITE EMAILS AND STUFF AND IT'S NEW TO ME BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST OFFICE JOB WITH THE HELP OF A TALENTED TEAM, [INDISCERNIBLE] WE BEGAN CRAFTING THE INTRICACIES NECESSARY TO MAKE MOVE A REALITY. NOW CHRISTINA MCPHERSON IS TAKING OVER SUPERVISING THE PROGRAM, EXPANDING TOO MANY STUDENTS WITH A VIEW TOWARD CREATING A VIABLE HIGHLY SKILLED WORKFORCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS [INDISCERNIBLE] THAT FIRST STUDENT WHEN THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE TECHNICIAN CAREER PATH, HE IS GOING TO
063SCHOOL. THE SALARY HE CAN MAKE AND THE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES ARE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THIS HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO I THINK IT WAS REPORTED THAT 80,000 AFTER TWO YEARS AND AFTER FIVE YEARS 200,000 WITH ALL THE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS. IT'S DEFINITELY A VIABLE WAY FOR SOME STUDENTS. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE FINDING, WE WANT TO APPEAL TO ALL THE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AND CAREER ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT HOW ARE THE STUDENTS FINDING OUT ABOUT THE MOVE PROGRAM? MRS. MCPHERSON? IF YOU GO STRAIGHT INTO KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL, THERE IS A HUGE POSTER AND QR CODES. JUST LIKE WE HAVE BUSINESS SHEETS THERE ARE QR CODES THEY CAN GO TO THE SIGNS, THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS ESPECIALLY THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR COUNSELORS HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARD RECRUITING, AND SPECIAL KUDOS TO MELISSA FROM
064THE KEY WEST AREA BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN IDENTIFYING STUDENTS IN EIGHT DIFFERENT AREAS WE HAVE NEEDS RIGHT NOW. THERE'S ACTUALLY BESIDES THE ONE YOU SAW THERE IS A STUDENT TAILORED VIDEO THAT AIRED ON THE MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE STUDENTS. THAT IS ALSO HOW THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY RECEIVE THE INFORMATION REGARDING MOVE THANK YOU THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS FROM MR. RUSSELL WHO WILL GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AND STAFF OVERALL RECRUITMENT BOARD MEMBERS, IT'S MY PLEASURE THIS EVENING TO UPDATE YOU ON THE CHALLENGES AND PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING ON THE HIRING FRONT. THE FIRST SLIDE OF INFORMATION IN FRONT OF YOU IS A LITTLE BIT OF A PUBLIC INFORMATION WE SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR WEBSITE, THANKS TO [INDISCERNIBLE] GETTING INFORMATION OUT FOR US. THIS IS PUSHING THE CONCEPT OF
065LOCAL JOB FAIRS OVER THE COURSE OF LAST WEEK WHEN WE WERE IN THE UPPER KEYS, WE WERE IN MARATHON PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE AUDITORIUM AT KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL AND COFFEE ON SATURDAY MORNING. WE TRIED TO CAPTURE FROM A TEACHING PERSPECTIVE THE STARTING SALARY OF 51,800. WE ARE PROUD WE NEGOTIATED THAT AMOUNT WITH OUR UNION AND WAS ABLE TO GET THAT ACCOMPLISHED AND APPROVED AND RATIFIED. WHAT I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO KEEP IN MIND AS I GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION IS A COUPLE OF THINGS. CURRENT LABOR MARKET PLUS HOUSING MARKET EQUALS BIG HIRING CHALLENGES FOR US. AS YOU KNOW BUSINESSES RIGHT NOW. I LIKE TO THINK SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE. AS WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE JOB FAIR AT LEAST THE ONES WE JUST HAD WE GET SOME ACTIVITY. IT'S NOT HUNDREDS OF
066PEOPLE BUT SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE. WE DO GET PEOPLE TO SHOW UP AND WE DO MAKE PROGRESS. IF I WOULD'VE DONE THIS PRESENTATION LAST WEEK I WOULD SAY I NEED 50 TEACHERS BUT AS YOU SEE ON THE NEXT SLIDE WE ARE DOWN TO 35 NOW. IT EBBS AND FLOWS BASED ON INTERVIEWS CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE, POSITIONS BEING OFFERED TO CANDIDATES. YOU GET SITUATIONS LIKE PRINCIPAL [INDISCERNIBLE] IN KEY LARGO EMAILED ME TO CONSECUTIVE DAYS LAST WEEK THAT OFFERED POSITIONS TO TWO DIFFERENT CANDIDATES, AND BOTH OF THEM ENDED UP BACKING OUT CITING THE HOUSING CHALLENGES. WE SEE THAT HAPPENING PERIODICALLY. AT [INDISCERNIBLE] WE HAD THREE CANDIDATES SHOW UP. I WOULD SAY THE MOST SUCCESSFUL OF THE JOB FAIRS LAST WEEK WAS THE PUBLIC LIBRARY WE HAD NINE CANDIDATES SHOW UP IT WAS A NICE VARIETY SOME
067TEACHER CANDIDATES SUBSTITUTES WE GOT A BUS DRIVER SOME PARAPROFESSIONALS AND A FOOD SERVICE WORKER. A NICE VARIETY OF EMPLOYMENT NEEDS WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT DAY. WE SET UP COMPUTER APPLICANTS CAN APPLY ON THE SCENE OR THEY CAN ASK QUESTIONS AND GO HOME AND APPLY IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOME. KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM HAD FOUR CANDIDATES,. THREE PER PARAPROFESSIONALS AND ONE TEACHER CANDIDATE BABIES COFFEE ON SATURDAY I ENCOURAGE YOU TO STOP BY, IT'S AN UNBELIEVABLE BUSINESS NUMBER ONE, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT GO IN AND OUT OF THAT PLACE ON A SATURDAY MORNING IS REALLY GOOD. IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY, BOTH LOCALS AND TOURISTS VISITING THE AREA, WE GIVE THEM INFORMATION AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING. THAT INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT BE LOOKING FOR A
068JOB BUT THEY PROBABLY KNOW SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT BE AND PASSES ALONG THE INFORMATION FOR US. BIG SHOUT OUT AND THANK YOU TO GARY AVENUE BABIES COFFEE TREMENDOUS SUPPORTER OF US BEING THERE AND WELCOMES US BACK ANYTIME WE SET UP SHOP SO THANK YOU TO GARY THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE DATA I PULLED FROM FRONTLINE OF DAY OR TWO AGO. IT CAPTURES OUR CURRENT COMPANIES BY SCHOOL OVER ALL WE ARE LOOKING FOR [INDISCERNIBLE] RIGHT NOW IF YOU ADD IN THE CHARTERS WE ARE LOOKING AT 150 IN THE COUNTY RIGHT NOW LAST WEEK WE WERE LOOKING AT 50 TEACHERS, WE'VE CHECKED THAT DOWN TO 36. CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS. AND FOOD SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION POSITIONS ARE GREATEST NEED RIGHT NOW IS KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL, [INDISCERNIBLE] ARE THE TWO OR THREE I'M MOST WORRIED ABOUT BECAUSE
069IT'S JUST THE NUMBERS FOR THAT PARTICULAR SITE AND THEY HAPPEN TO BE IN THE KEY WEST AREA. I DID HAVE SOME SUCCESS WITH BABIES COFFEE, WE HAD A TEACHER THE FIRST PERSON WHO SHOWED UP, SHE HAD 24 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AT HILLSBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED DOCTOR HERRON AND GOT HER ON A SATURDAY MORNING AND THEY CONNECTED AND SPOKE ON THE PHONE. SHE SAT AT THE COMPUTER AND COMPLETED THE APPLICATION AND WENT DOWN TO THE CAMPUS. WE HOPE THAT BRAND-NEW FACILITY THANK YOU TO THE SCHOOL TAXPAYERS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN WILL HELP US PLAN THAT TEACHING POSITION. SOME OF OUR NEXT STEPS, WE CONTINUE TO USE OUR RECRUITMENT CARDS I GAVE YOU GUYS IN THE PAST WITH THE QR CODES. THEY ARE GREAT TO GET TO A PERSON. IF THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE
070IT THEY CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF THE QR CODE AND IT TAKES THEM TO THE HIRING WEBSITE. IF YOU'RE OUT TO DINNER AND SOMEBODY PICKS IT UP IT'S A GOOD THING FOR US. USE THEM IF YOU NEED MORE LET ME KNOW. WE CONTINUE TO USE FRONTLINE AS A SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR ADVERTISING. WHERE CANDIDATES GO TO APPLY FOR POSITIONS THAT IS NOT NEW WE CONTINUE TO LEVERAGE SOCIAL MEDIA AS MUCH AS WE CAN. ANY TIME FOR FOOD SERVICES OR TRANSPORTATION, THEY WILL CREATE AN AD AND AMBER GETS IS OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR US. WE LEVERAGE MONSTER INDEED, TRYING TO FIND. CANDIDATES THE LOCAL JOB FAIRS WE ARE TRYING TO PUSH INTO THE MILITARY MORE, [INDISCERNIBLE] HAS BEEN HELPING ME THE LAST FEW DAYS TRYING TO WORK WITH OUR MILITARY FAMILIES. SPOUSES MIGHT NEED JOBS AS
071WELL. BUT AS YOU KNOW MILITARY AND CIVIL SERVICE HAVE THEIR OPENINGS AND NEEDS AS WELL SO WE ARE COMPETING FOR THE SAME TALENT POOL. WE CONTINUE TO LOOK TO IDENTIFY HOUSING OPTIONS. IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE DON'T CONTROL THE HOUSING MARKET OR CAN'T SET RENT COST BUT WE ARE AWARE OF WHAT IS AVAILABLE AND WHAT'S OUT THERE. THE NEW EMPLOYEES RESOURCE GUIDE HAS BEEN A FABULOUS TOOL. WE PUSH CANDIDATES TO THE WEBSITE TO ACCESS THE TOOLS SO THEY CAN GET AN IDEA PLACES AVAILABLE TO THEM. WE HAVE GOTTEN POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON THAT. UPDATE THE NEW EMPLOYEE GUIDE, AND THE TPG CULTURAL EXCHANGE IS A GROUP THAT ANDY GRIFFITHS INTRODUCED, HE DID SOME WORK WITH US CONSULTING [INDISCERNIBLE] HE IS CONNECTED WITH THE COMPANY AND THEY DO CULTURAL EXCHANGE STUDENTS, THAT IS A LONG-TERM
072SOLUTION FOR THEM, THAT WILL HOPEFULLY BENEFIT US GOING INTO NEXT YEAR. ONE OF THE THINGS THEY TOLD ME ON THE FRONT IS WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT THE HOUSING CHALLENGES. TEACHERS FROM WHEREVER IN THE WORLD HAVE TO HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE SO THAT'S BETWEEN NOW AND THEN WE WILL HAVE TO WORK ON. TEACHER OF AMERICA IS ANOTHER GROUP WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THAT WILL HELP US GOING INTO THE NEXT CYCLE. COUPLE OTHER THINGS WE ARE DOING FROM AN HR PERSPECTIVE AND CERTIFICATION PERSPECTIVE, WE WANT TO BE AS FLEXIBLE AS WE CAN TO GET PEOPLE ON BOARD. THERE ARE LIMITATIONS TO THAT. FROM A TEACHER CERTIFICATION PERSPECTIVE, WE WILL HELP WHERE WE CAN AND GUIDE TEACHERS ALONG BUT WE HAVE OPERATIONAL AUDITS GOING RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE 112 TEACHERS AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT CERTIFICATION.
073I HAVE TO REMIND PEOPLE SOMETIMES THEY ARE HARD ON US ABOUT BEING FLEXIBLE BUT ALSO HAVE AN AUDIT TO ANSWER TO. THE SECOND PIECE FOR FLEXIBILITY IS THE PARAPROFESSIONALS. PARAPROFESSIONALS AND TITLE I SCHOOLS HAVE TO BE QUALIFIED. TO DO THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THEY CAN DO IS TAKE A TEST. KUDOS TO LESLIE HOLMES, WE STARTED A SUMMER CAMP THAT GOES TWO WEEKS LONG. WE'VE GOT 15 PARAPROFESSIONALS SIGNED UP. THEY ARE GETTING GOOD TRAINING AND THEY WILL TAKE THEIR TEST WE'VE HAD FIVE TAKE THE TEST AND PASS SO I OWE HER FIVE GEMS FOR THAT EFFORT AND HOPEFULLY A LOT MORE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PASS AND GET TO THE STANDARD WE EXPECT OF THE PARAPROFESSIONALS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST FROM A HIRING STANDPOINT IT IS ALL HANDS ON DECK.
074I NEED EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM PARENTS COMMUNITY FRIENDS OF THE SYSTEM BOARD MEMBERS WHO EVER IF YOU ARE IN THE COMMUNITY AND COME ACROSS A PERSON WITH A DEGREE AND THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT CHANGING CAREERS I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER CAREER THAN TEACHING. COMING UP HERE ON WEDNESDAY FROM 4 PM TO 7 PM, WE WILL TRY A COUPLE OF EVENING FAIRS BOTH EVENTS ARE BERNSTEIN PARK. THEY ARE IN THE UPSTAIRS BUILDING. 4 PM TO 7 PM ON WEDNESDAY AND 4 PM TO 7 PM ON SATURDAY JASON WILL PARK A BUS OUT THERE AND WE HOPE TO SEE AN EVENING JOB FAIR OR TWO MIGHT GIVE US A DIFFERENT GROUP OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATES THAT WE MISS OUT ON DURING THE DAY DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ARE WE STILL THE HIGHEST NEW TEACHER
075SALARY IN THE STATE? AT THE MOMENT I WILL SAY YES BUT I KNOW THERE ARE BARGAINING SESSIONS SO THAT COULD CHANGE HARRY, STARTING SALARY OF 51 8000, IF THE TEACHER WAS TO WORK SUMMER SCHOOL HOW MUCH WOULD THAT ADD? APPROXIMATELY $10,000 THE WAY IT IS SET UP NOW. WE BEEN ABLE TO PAY THESE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS MORE MONEY THAN NORMAL WHEN THAT RUNS OUT? WE HAVE TO SEE IF IT REVERTS BACK TO HOW IT USED TO BE [INDISCERNIBLE] IT'S ABOUT $2500 FOR A FOUR WEEK SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM. HARRY IS CORRECT RIGHT NOW THEY ARE MAKING ABOUT $10,000 WE CAN'T SELL SOMEBODY TO COME DOWN AND STAY THAT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE IF YOU'RE PLANNING... I WILL TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS FOR SUMMER SCHOOL PARTICIPATION WAS PHENOMENAL MONEY TALKS IN THAT CASE I
076MEAN A TEACHER COULD GET ANOTHER SUPPLEMENT FOR DOING [INDISCERNIBLE] SO I'M TRYING TO THINK HOW FAR REASONABLY A TEACHER COULD MAKE A BEGINNING TEACHER IF YOU WERE TO BECOME A HEAD COACH A BEGINNING TEACHER WOULD NOT STEP IN TO BE A HEAD COACH IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES DEPENDING ON THE PERSON IN THE BACKGROUND THE AVERAGE SUPPLEMENT FOR A CLUB IS 800 IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND 1000 IN HIGH SCHOOL I'M TRYING TO THINK WHAT YOU COULD SAY TO A TEACHER THAT THIS IS WHAT YOU COULD MAKE MONEY IS PART OF IT. WILL ONLY PITCH HIRING WE ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE MEDICAL BENEFITS, OPPORTUNITY TO EARN RETIREMENT FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA THOSE ARE THINGS PEOPLE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A GOOD JOB THE ISSUE IS THE JOB MARKET AS A WHOLE
077IS GOING THROUGH CHANGE NOW AND THE HOUSING MARKETS, THE TWO TOGETHER IS CHALLENGING BUT SLOW AND STEADY. LAST WEEK WE NEEDED 50 TEACHERS AND NOW WE ARE 36 I WILL TELL YOU IS A FORMER PRINCIPAL I DON'T WANT TO START THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WITH A CLASSROOM ENTITY. I HAVE 180 DAYS TO EDUCATE A STUDENT AND A CLASSROOM IS NOT FILLED AND THAT'S A PROBLEM I KNOW YOU ARE ON TOP OF IT. I AGREE IT'S UP TO EVERYBODY. I SENT YOU A COUPLE OF NAMES. YOU HAVE AND I APPRECIATE THAT IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO ATTRACT GRADUATING COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH THE DEBT TO TEACHING POSITIONS BY HELPING THEM MOVE THAT DEBT WITH A GUARANTEED NUMBER OF YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE DISTRICT? IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FEDERAL PUBLIC STUDENT LOAN
078FORGIVENESS PROGRAM, THAT EXISTS IN THE PERSON WOULD HAVE TO BE HIRED. FOR EVERY QUALIFIED PAYMENT THEY MAKE IN EVERY YEAR OF SERVICE THEY CAN OVER TIME, MOST PEOPLE IT TAKES 10 YEARS THEY CAN HAVE THE REST OF THE DEBT WAIVED RIGHT BUT I'M TALKING COULD WE AS A DISTRICT TO A PROGRAM WHERE THEY GUARANTEE US, WE ARE SORT OF DOING IT FOR INSTANCE WITH THE PARAPROFESSIONALS. IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO WITH ACTUAL COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO HAVE GRADUATED SIMILAR TO WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THE PARAPROFESSIONALS IN TERMS OF HELPING THEM PAY OFF THEIR LOANS WHILE GUARANTEEING THEY WORK WITH THE DISTRICT FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS THAT IS A BIGGER PICTURE CONVERSATION FROM A BUDGETING STANDPOINT. I CAN'T ANSWER THAT WITHOUT INCLUDING THE SUPERINTENDENT WITH INPUT FROM THE BOARD. IT SOUNDS GOOD TO
079ME BUT OBVIOUSLY I KNOW YOU HAVE A FINITE AMOUNT OF DOLLARS YOU OFFER. IT COMES DOWN TO WHERE YOU WANT TO DIRECT THE DOLLARS IT'S ALSO A TAXABLE SITUATION FOR THE PERSON WE ARE HELPING TO PAY THE LOAN. IT'S KIND OF A DOUBLE EDGE SWORD FOR THE TUITION REIMBURSEMENT THE IRS HAS APPROVED $5000 A YEAR. THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT FOR STUDENT LOAN PAYOUTS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO THANK HARRY AND HIS TEAM. IN MY EXPERIENCE, WE HAVE NEVER GONE OUT TO THE PUBLIC LIKE THIS WITH JOB FAIRS THEY HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY DOING IT AND IT'S NOT JUST HIM THAT GOES BUT AT THE WHOLE TEAM SO I WANT TO THANK YOU HARRY FOR BEING SO PROACTIVE AND REALLY COMMUNICATING TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE INTERESTED IN COMING
080TO MEET THEM ON THEIR TERRITORY KIND OF AND WE WANT TO LET THEM KNOW EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO OFFER. THANK YOU AGAIN AND THANKS FOR THAT EXCELLENT REPORT THE BEST OF THAT COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS THOSE PEOPLE ARE ALREADY LIVING HERE [INDISCERNIBLE] I TYPICALLY CALL YOU BEFORE WE GET HERE, AND ASK IF THERE ARE LEGAL QUESTIONS AS WE GO THROUGH THE ACTION AGENDA MS. AXFORD THANK YOU MR. DICK I WILL BE BRIEF. I HAD A GREAT MEETING YESTERDAY WITH [INDISCERNIBLE] ALSO THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF. HIS DIRECTOR OF SRO DAVID SMITH PATTY O'KEEFE THE LEAD FOR THE UPPER KEYS SRO MAJOR [INDISCERNIBLE] LUKE [INDISCERNIBLE] THE UNDERSHERIFF MYSELF AND I SAID THE SHERIFF. WE HAD A VERY INTERESTING MEETING. THE CONVERSATION IS SAFETY. EVERYBODY IS IN A HEIGHTENED SITUATION BECAUSE OF UVALDE. THE SHERIFF MADE IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS TO
081US AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WAS SOLIDIFIED. ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE GOING TO DO IS THE SHERIFF HAS A DISTRICT WIDE THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM. WE HAVE THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAMS IN EVERY SCHOOL. MOVING FORWARD, DAVID SMITH WHO IS THE SRO COORDINATOR IS GOING TO LIAISE WITH THE SHERIFFS TEAM AND THEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAMS. WE THINK THIS IS A REAL STEP FORWARD IN TERMS OF PARTNERSHIPS AND WE WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THAT OPPORTUNITY AND THAT COMMUNICATION. WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT THE FENCING. THE SHERIFF WOULD PREFER EIGHT-FOOT FENCING AROUND ALL OF THE BUILDINGS. MR. [INDISCERNIBLE] AND HIS TEAM ARE GOING TO LOOK AT WHAT THAT EXPENSE WOULD BE AND SHARE IT WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD. IT IS SOMETHING YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER AND WE SHOULD HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT IS
082THE CURRENT HEIGHT OF THE FENCING? SIX FEET SO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TWO EXTRA FEET? AND A DIFFERENCE IN DESIGN. THE SHERIFF BELIEVES THE FENCE SHOULD BEND INWARD SO THEY CAN'T SCALE THE FENCE. THE TOP OF THE FENCE CREATES A BARRICADE FOR SCALING. THE MAKEUP OF THE FENCE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SCALE HAVE WE LOOKED AT WHAT THE SHERIFF THINKS WOULD BE BEST FOR SUGARLOAF SCHOOL AS IT'S GETTING BUILT? WE ALREADY HAVE A CONTRACT FOR A SPECIFIC KIND OF FENCE. IF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE SHERIFF THINK IT SHOULD BE A DIFFERENT KIND OF FENCE BEFORE WE GET THE FENCING BUILT, THAT'S WHAT I'M WONDERING IF IT IS TOO LATE, HOW CAN IT BE TOO LATE? IF WE ARE GOING TO DO THE FENCING AT OTHER SCHOOLS HOW CAN IT BE TOO LATE TO DO IT
083AT SUGARLOAF SCHOOL? [SPEAKER OFF MIC] I HATE TO SPEND THE MONEY ON ONE FENCE. WE DO THIS A LOT IN THE DISTRICT. WE DO SOMETHING BECAUSE IT IS FASTER AND EASIER AND WE GET IT DONE RIGHT AWAY, AND THEN WE COME BACK AND TEAR IT DOWN AND REDO IT. AND THE SCHOOL IS BRAND-NEW. IF THE FENCING IS NOT ALREADY UP, IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING WE SHOULD GET WITH THE BUILDER/ARCHITECT ON AND MAYBE START THERE AND SEE WHAT THE FENCING IS AND WHAT IT WILL COST AND HOW IT LOOKS RATHER THAN BUILDING IT BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE A CONTRACT AND IGNORING THE RECOMMENDATIONS SUGARLOAF HAS BEEN IN PLANNING FOR 2 1/2 YEARS. THE FENCING IS ALREADY PURCHASED AND INSTALLED AT THIS TIME THAT DOES NOT MEAN WE AREN'T GOING TO TAKE THIS UNDER ADVISEMENT. AND DO
084AN ANALYSIS FOR WHAT IT WILL COST FOR EVERY SCHOOL AND THEN TALK TO ALL OF YOU ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST TO DO IT AT EVERY SCHOOL AS OF YET BUT IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION AND THAT'S WHY AM SHARING IT WITH YOU CAN I ASK A QUESTION. HE'S TALKING ABOUT BARS [INDISCERNIBLE] THAT PREVENTS PEOPLE FROM GETTING IN. WILL IT PREVENT KIDS FROM GETTING OUT? YES IS THAT UNDER CONSIDERATION? YES ON BOTH SIDES THE IDEA IS NOT TO HIDE ANYMORE IT IS TO RUN. ARE WE GOING TO NEED TO WAIT FOR A PERSON WITH A KEY TO OPEN A GATE? WHAT IF KIDS ARE OUT ON THE ATHLETIC FIELD HOW WILL THEY GET OUT? IT'S NOT SO SIMPLE I DON'T THINK [INDISCERNIBLE] IS COMING BACK ALL
085OF OUR GATES HAVE TO HAVE EGRESS FOR FIRE, THERE EMERGENCY EGRESS AT ALL CAMPUSES. THERE'S ALWAYS A PLACE FOR EGRESS THE OTHER THING WE DISCUSSED WAS CLASSROOMS BEING PROPPED OPEN. THEY ARE GOING TO DO A DAILY CHECK, THE SRO, AND WE ARE GOING TO GET REPORTS ON A REGULAR BASIS SO WE CAN TALK TO TEACHERS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT MAKING SURE CLASSROOM SECURITY THEY ARE FOLLOWING ALL THE SECURITY PROTOCOLS. I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. WE ARE DOING THIS, THEY RECOMMEND MORE CAMERAS AND RADIOS AND WE ARE WORKING ON BUILDING UP THE RADIOS AND CAMERAS. THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE MULTIPLE POINTS OF ENTRY IN THE MORNING AT [INDISCERNIBLE] HIGH SCHOOL SO WE WILL ADDRESS THAT AND MAKE SURE EACH ENTRY POINT IS MANNED FOR THE FULL PERIOD OF TIME OR ONLY HAVE ONE POINT OF ENTRY. THEY
086FEEL THE PLANTATION KEYS SCHOOL NEEDS ADDITIONAL SAFETY MEASURES. THEY FEEL THAT ALL STAFF SHOULD WEAR IDS WE REQUIRE THAT BUT WE WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT. I WILL ASK AMBER AND CHRISTINA TO LOOK INTO ALL STUDENTS WEARING IDS. WE WERE EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION. WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS. I THINK WE ARE WAY FARTHER ALONG THAN WE WERE AFTER [INDISCERNIBLE] DOUGLASS. THEY ALL ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT A GOOD JOB WE HAVE DONE WITH SINGLE POINTS OF ENTRY FOR THE MOST PART. THEY DO ACKNOWLEDGE WE HAVE THE FENCING. THIS IDEA OF AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE IS SOMETHING THE SHERIFF IS CONCERNED ABOUT SINCE UVALDE. THEY ARE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE VISITORS USING THE RAPTOR SYSTEM WHEN THEY ENTER THE SCHOOL. THAT WAS A TOPIC. ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS
087ARE USED FOR AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES. THEY TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF INSPECTING THE GROUNDS IN THE MORNING TO MAKE SURE NOBODY LEFT ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE SOMEHOW USED FOR SOME KIND OF VIOLENT ATTACK. THEY HAD SOME GOOD SUGGESTIONS FOR US. WE WILL MAKE SURE ALL THE ACTIONABLE THINGS ARE PUT IN PLACE WITH PRINCIPALS AND THEN WE WILL DO SOME ANALYSIS FOR YOU REGARDING THESE OTHER AREAS AND GET BACK TO YOU FOR SIMILAR CONVERSATION. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT SECURITY. I SPOKE AFTER STOMAN DOUGLASS ABOUT 24 HOUR SURVEILLANCE OF VIDEO CAMERAS. IT DOES NOT HELP TO JUST HAVE THE CAMERAS IF NOBODY IS WATCHING THEM. I'M WONDERING IF WE ARE DOING ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I CAN HAVE A PICTURE FROM 11 PM OF SOMEBODY COMING ON CAMPUS WITH SOMETHING THAT DOES
088NOT BELONG BUT IF NOBODY SEES THAT HAPPENING, THE CAMERA DOES NOT HELP US TO AVOID THE ISSUE. I STILL SAY WE NEED SOMEBODY MONITORING THOSE CAMERAS. THE OTHER THING I ASKED AFTER STOMAN DOUGLASS THAT STUDENT IDS BE COORDINATED WITH FOCUS SO THAT IF A STUDENT GET SUSPENDED OR KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL, THE ID CAN BE UPDATED. THE ID SHOULD BE SWIPED LIKE TEACHERS IDS. I'D LIKE TO SEE AS WE TALK ABOUT IMPROVING SECURITY, THOSE TWO THINGS BEING ON THE TABLE. WELL, WE HAVE A ZERO 6.25 MIL WE ARE LOOKING AT AND WE ARE ONLY SPENDING .5, .05 OF THE MILL. IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO JUST MAKE ALL OF THESE THINGS HAPPEN, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO GO TO THAT FOR MAXIMUM AMOUNT THE ID CARDS, THE BIG EXPENSES ONLY A ONETIME EXPENSE AND AFTER
089THAT IT'S JUST NEW STUDENTS, NOT A CONTINUED LARGE EXPENSE THAT WAS MY REPORT THE MILLAGE LANGUAGE MR. ATTORNEY IS GENERAL ENOUGH THAT WE CAN GO OUTSIDE PERSONNEL EXPENSE? THE OPERATIONAL MILLAGE AMOUNT THE SRO THE INCREMENTAL AMOUNT IS ROLLED THEM WITH A HALF MILL. SO IT'S ONE REFERENDUM HE'S ASKING, WE ONLY APPROVED THAT FOR SROS, NOT FOR... I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE. THAT'S WHAT WE SAID WE ALSO USE OUR OWN MONEY FOR SROS SO WE COULD ALWAYS TAKE THE SRO MONEY STRAIGHT FROM THE MILLAGE AND USE OUR OWN MONEY TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES SUGGESTED FOR SECURITY EITHER WAY IT ALL GETS COVERED AS YOU KNOW, YOU ARE APPROVING THE CONTRACTS TONIGHT FOR SROS FOR THE KEY WEST AREA AND FOR THE REST OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE UPPER KEYS BOARD MEMBERS? I WANT TO SAY
09011 MONROE COUNTY STUDENTS ARE GOING ON THE INTERNATIONAL LIVING THIS SUMMER WHICH HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO GO FOR TWO SUMMERS, AND I WISH THEM SAFE TRAVELS AND HAVE A WONDERFUL ADVENTURE. THANKS TO THE MONROE COUNTY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION THAT BROUGHT THAT TO THE DISTRICT, IT ALLOWS OTHER CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE AS WELL ANOTHER GOOD THING THAT HAPPENED FOR MONROE COUNTY STUDENTS IS THE BOYS AND GIRLS STATE. IT WAS AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM. I WISH WE COULD'VE GOT MORE STUDENTS TO GO. THERE WERE OPEN SPOTS, THE REGION HAD PAID FOR THEM BUT WE COULD NOT FILL ALL THE SPOTS. A LOT OF STUDENTS TO GO SO I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT. IS A VERY GOOD PROGRAM. I'M VERY GLAD TO SEE WE DO WORK WELL WITH THE COLLEGE AND YOU HAVE FOSTER GOOD RELATIONSHIPS AND I THINK THAT PAYS VERY
091WELL FOR ALL OF US. AND I THINK WE WORK VERY WELL WITH THE SHERIFF SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AT THIS TIME, WE WILL RECESS THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FIRST READING OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND POLICIES. IS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? MR. DICK, THE FIRST POLICY IS THE GUIDANCE HEALTH AND WELLNESS COACH. I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. THIS IS TO ENHANCE THE WORK BEING DONE AT SPITLIK SCHOOL. US WITH THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS. THAT IS YOUR FIRST READING SO WILL COME BACK TO YOU. NEXT, WE WILL ADDRESS THE POLICIES THAT RELATE TO THE LEGISLATION 1557. I WILL GO OVER EACH OF THESE POLICIES WITH YOU. THEY REALLY ARE GOING TO ASSIST US IN IMPLEMENTING THE LEGISLATION ON JULY 1 AS REQUIRED. THE
092FIRST ONE IS A REVISED POLICY ON STUDENT SUPERVISION AND WELFARE. THE CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS IN AC ARE JUST PRONOUNS SO I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO GO OVER THOSE BUT LET'S GO TO E. AN ADMINISTRATOR SHALL ENCOURAGE A STUDENT TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELATING TO THE STUDENTS WELL-BEING WITH THE STUDENT'S PARENT OR SHALL FACILITATE THE STUDENT'S DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE WITH THE PARENT. THIS IS STUDENT SUPERVISION, IT IS REQUIRED THAT ANY ISSUE RELATING TO THE STUDENT WHICH COULD BE A VARIETY, SUICIDE, DEPRESSION, GENDER IDENTITY, ANY OF THOSE SHOULD BE DISCUSSED WITH THE PARENT. THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR WILL FACILITATE THAT DISCUSSION WITH THE PARENT. F, AN ADMINISTRATOR SHALL AT NOTIFY THE PARENT OF THE STUDENT IF THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE STUDENT SERVICES OR MONITORING RELATED TO THE STUDENT'S MENTAL EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTH OR WELL-BEING
093AND IN THE SCHOOLS ABILITY TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE STUDENT. NOTICE SHALL BE MADE AS SOON AS REASONABLY POSSIBLE. THE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL MAKE A GOOD-FAITH EFFORT TO SPEAK WITH THE PARENT EITHER IN PERSON OR BY TELEPHONE WITH A FOLLOW-UP WRITTEN NOTICE BY EMAIL OR US MAIL. THAT IS F. VERY IMPORTANT G, AN ADMINISTRATOR MAY NOT DISCOURAGE OR PROHIBIT PARENTAL NOTIFICATION INVOLVEMENT IN CRITICAL DECISIONS AFFECTING A STUDENT'S MENTAL EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTH OR WELL-BEING. WHILE WE ARE SPEAKING, MR. SCHMITZ AND [INDISCERNIBLE] ARE PREPARING TRAINING FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS IN FOLLOWING THESE LAWS. IF YOU WILL GO TO THE NEXT PAGE, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BOARD MEMBERS WHO WERE SO CAREFUL IN READING THESE POLICIES. IF YOU WILL LOOK AT LETTER M, I HAVE A CORRECTION BASED ON MY DISCUSSION WITH
094MR. GRIFFITHS AND A DISCUSSION WITH ADMINISTRATORS ARE DISCOURAGED FROM ENGAGING EXCEPT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITH STUDENTS IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE NETWORKING MEDIA SUCH AS FACEBOOK TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM. WE ARE RECOMMENDING YOU CHOOSE THAT FIRST OPTION I JUST GAVE YOU. ADMINISTRATORS ARE DISCOURAGED FROM ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS EXCEPT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES IN SOCIAL MEDIA ETC.. THAT WAS MR. GRIFFITHS RECOMMENDATION AND NEOLA AND MRS. MCPHERSON FOLLOWED UP WITH THAT. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS YOUR FIRST READING BUT IF THAT IS ACCEPTABLE I WILL CHECK THE FIRST BOX. THIS POLICY IS ALSO REPEATED FOR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF, THAT'S WHY YOU SEE 1213, AND THEN YOU SEE POLICY 3213 THAT IS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AND POLICY 4213 IS FOR SUPPORT STAFF. EACH GROUP IS REPRESENTED IN ANOTHER POLICY ALTHOUGH IT IS THE SAME. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? IS EVERYBODY ON
095BOARD TO DISCOURAGE FROM ENGAGING? FOR PURPOSE OTHER THAN EDUCATION, WHY WOULD WE ONLY DISCOURAGE THAT? SHOULD WE HAVE STAFF ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS FOR NONEDUCATIONAL PARENTS EVER? WHY WOULD IT JUST BE DISCOURAGED AND NOT SHALL NOT BECAUSE THEY TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS IN HABITATS AND PUT THEM ON INSTAGRAM AND THEY ARE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES BUT THAT'S AN EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE SO MAYBE IT BE SHALL NOT ENGAGE UNLESS FOR AN EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE. THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT I SAID. NOT DISCOURAGE, I DON'T WANT ANY OF OUR STAFF INTERACTING WITH STUDENTS UNLESS IT'S FOR AN EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE DISCOURAGED SO YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO READ ADMINISTRATOR SHALL NOT ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS EXCEPT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES CORRECT OR ONLY EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES SHOULD OR SHALL, FLIP THE LANGUAGE AROUND OKAY WE WILL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU. TO
096BE CLEAR IT DOES SAY ADMINISTRATORS. IT JUST DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WITH TEACHERS IT SAYS WITH TEACHERS AS WELL IT WILL SAY ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS AND STAFF , ONCE ENGAGEMENT IS ON SOCIAL MEDIA IT IS IMPROPER AND IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT ALL I AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT I AGREE WITH YOU EXCEPT IT'S NOT UNCOMMON TO POST THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHEN A STUDENT GOES TO A SPORTING EVENT. THAT IS IN A WAY ENGAGING IN SOCIAL MEDIA. IS THAT AN EDUCATIONAL? IT'S COMPLICATED TO ME ENGAGING WOULD BE POSTING ON THE STUDENT INSTAGRAM, ON THE STUDENT'S FACEBOOK, ON THE STUDENTS WHAT EVER SNAPCHAT. THAT WOULD BE ENGAGING WITH THE STUDENT. POSTING A PHOTO OF AN EDUCATIONAL SPONSORED SPORTING EVENT WOULD NOT BE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE STUDENT. AND, WE HAVE THE PAPERWORK THAT ALLOWS FOR THOSE
097PHOTOS TO BE PUT IN A VARIETY OF PLACES BASED ON A PARENT DECIDING WE CAN OR CAN'T AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. MR. CHAIR I RECOMMEND WE KEEP THE LANGUAGE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE YOU MAY BE ADOPTING THIS AS AN INTERNAL PROCEDURE THE NEXT MEETING. SO IF WE COULD LET'S KEEP THE LANGUAGE STRAIGHT RIGHT NOW. I THINK IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS. THAT IS AN EDUCATORS DECISION NOT A LAWYER DISCOURAGING MEANS IT CAN HAPPEN. I NEVER COULD EXCEPT SPEAKING OR THERE WERE SOME TEACHERS YEARS AGO ADMINISTRATORS THAT SPOKE TO STUDENTS ON THE TELEPHONE CALLS AFTER HOURS. TO ME, NONE OF THAT SHOULD EVER HAPPEN. AGAIN, IF WE SAY SHALL NOT ENGAGE AND THEN YOU CAN LEAVE A LITTLE BIT OF OPENING FOR SOME SORT OF EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE. OR SCHOOL SPONSORED EVENT RIGHT. TO ME
098IT IT SHOULD BE SHALL NOT. I WILL READ IT AGAIN. ADMINISTRATORS SHALL NOT ENGAGE STUDENTS IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE NETWORKING SUCH AS FACEBOOK TWITTER INSTAGRAM EXCEPT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OR SCHOOL RELATED ACTIVITIES PERFECT DIRK, IS THAT ALL RIGHT? I'VE GOT IT HERE WHAT I HAVE TO DO IS CONTACT THEM AND THEY PUT IT IN BOARD DOCUMENTS AND SEND IT BACK TO US OR HEATHER AND SHE HAS IT AS WELL YOU KNOW WHAT TO ADOPT IS A PROCEDURE PENDING THE NEXT? YES WE ARE GOING TO ADOPT THAT AS A PROCEDURE. NUMBER TWO, PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION, THIS IS THE OTHER ONE THAT DEFINITELY HITS HOUSE BILL 1557, THE RECENTLY PASSED LEGISLATION. I'M ONLY GOING TO GO OVER WITH YOU THE PART YOU SEE IN GREEN. INSTRUCTION IN SEXUAL ORIENTATION GENDER IDENTITY. CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL
099OR THIRD PARTIES ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY MAY NOT OCCUR IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 3 OR IN OTHER GRADES IN A MANNER THAT IS NOT AGE-APPROPRIATE OR DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR STUDENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE STANDARDS AND THIS FOLLOWS THE LANGUAGE OF THE STATUTE? IT IS IT IS THE LANGUAGE OF THE STATUTE HOW MUCH OF OUR CURRICULUM THAT WILL WE HAVE TO ELIMINATE FROM THE KINDERGARTEN TO THIRD GRADE ABSOLUTELY NONE. WE FOLLOW [INDISCERNIBLE], THE STATES AUTHORIZE CURRICULUM. THAT IS THE ONLY PLACE WE GET OUR CURRICULUM AND THERE IS NO REFERENCE TO ANY OF THIS IN ANY STATE APPROVED CURRICULUM THANK YOU LETTER H, THIS REFERS TO HISTORY AND WHAT WE ARE TEACHING, IT IS A CHANGE IN WORDING. THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS INCLUDING THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN PEOPLE BEFORE THE POLITICAL COMPLEX THAT LED TO
100THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATE SLAVERY, THE PASSAGE TO AMERICA AT THE ENSLAVEMENT EXPERIENCE ABOLITION AND THE HISTORY AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICANS OF THE AFRICAN [INDISCERNIBLE]. AND THEN IT GOES ON ON THE NEXT PAGE TO DESCRIBE THE SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS AND UNDERSTANDINGS THAT STUDENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO DEVELOP. THESE OF COURSE WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO [INDISCERNIBLE] AS WELL. YOU SEE THERE ARE A VARIETY OF THINGS. STUDENT SHALL DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE RAMIFICATIONS OF PREJUDICE RACISM AND STEREOTYPING ON INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS AND EXAMINE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A RESPONSIBLE RESPECTFUL PERSON FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING TOLERANCE OF DIVERSITY IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY AND NURTURING AND PROTECTING DEMOCRATIC VALUES AND INSTITUTIONS. INSTRUCTION SHALL INCLUDE A ROLE AND CONTRIBUTION OF INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND THEIR ENDEAVORS TO LEARN AND THRIVE THROUGHOUT HISTORY AS ARTISTS SCIENTISTS EDUCATORS BUSINESS
101PEOPLE INFLUENTIAL THINKERS MEMBERS OF THE FAITH COMMUNITY AND THE POLITICAL AND GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS AND THE COURAGEOUS STEPS TO FULFILL THE PROMISE OF DEMOCRACY AND UNITE THE NATION. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL SHALL INCLUDE THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN AMERICAN SOCIETY AND CELEBRATE THE INSPIRATIONAL STORIES OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS WHO PROSPERED EVEN IN THE MOST DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL MAY FACILITATE DISCUSSIONS AND USE CURRICULUM TO ADDRESS IN AN AGE-APPROPRIATE MANNER HOW THE INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS OF PERSONS HAVE BEEN INFRINGED BY SLAVERY RACIAL OPPRESSION RACIAL SEGREGATION AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AS WELL FOR TOPICS RELATED TO THE REENACTMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS RESULTING IN RACIAL OPPRESSION RACIAL SEGREGATION AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND HOW RECOGNITION OF THESE FREEDOMS HAS OVERTURNED THESE UNJUST LAWS. HOWEVER CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND CURRICULUM MAY NOT BE USED TO INDOCTRINATE OR PERSUADE STUDENTS TO A PARTICULAR POINT
102OF VIEW INCONSISTENT WITH THE PRINCIPLES IN FLORIDA STATUTE 1003.42, OR THE STATE ACADEMIC STANDARDS. CLEARLY, WE'VE BEEN GIVEN DIRECTION ON THE KIND OF CONTENT WE ARE GOING TO TEACH AND ONCE AGAIN, THIS WILL BE SPELLED OUT IN [INDISCERNIBLE]. YOU SEE THAT COMPREHENSIVE AGE-APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE K-12 INSTRUCTION HAS TO OCCUR. THEY ADDED G BELOW ON THE PREVENTION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE EXPLOITATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING SO THAT HAS BEEN ADDED AND THERE WILL BE A PRESCRIBED COURSE OF STUDY FOR THAT. FOR GRADES SIX THROUGH 12 AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF SEXUAL ABSTINENCE AS THE EXPECTED STANDARD AND THE CONSEQUENCE OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY. WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT CONSISTENTLY. NUMBER FOUR, LIFE SKILLS YOU KNOW SOCIAL LEARNING GOT A BAD CONNOTATION. THIS SPELLS OUT THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING SPECIFICALLY. LIFE SKILLS THAT BUILD CONFIDENCE SUPPORT MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH
103AND ENABLE STUDENTS TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES INCLUDING SELF-AWARENESS AND SELF MANAGEMENT, RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING, RESILIENCY, RELATIONSHIP SKILLS AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION, UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECTING OTHER VIEWPOINTS AND BACKGROUNDS. THEY ARE EVEN MORE SPECIFIC IN GRADES NINE THROUGH 12, THEY WANT LEADERSHIP SKILLS INTERPERSONAL SKILLS ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS RESEARCH SKILLS CREATING A RESUME INCLUDING A DIGITAL RESUME EXPLORING CAREER PATHWAYS USING THE STATE CAREER PLANNING SOURCES DEVELOPING AND PRACTICING SKILLS NECESSARY FOR EMPLOYMENT, I THINK YOU KNOW IN OUR [INDISCERNIBLE] PROGRAM WE ARE DOING A LOT OF THAT IN THE KIDS HAVE TO INTERVIEW TO GET THE POSITIONS AND WRITE A RESUME. IT'S INTERESTING HOW SOME OF THESE THINGS [INDISCERNIBLE] WORKPLACE ETHICS AND WORKPLACE LAW MANAGING STRESS AND EXPECTATIONS AND SELF-MOTIVATION IN HEALTH EDUCATION AND LIFE SKILL INSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS WILL NOT CONTRADICT THE PRINCIPLES ENUMERATED IN FLORIDA STATUTE 1003.42 NEXT IS PERSONAL FINANCIAL
104LITERACY I DON'T THINK I WILL READ ALL OF THAT BUT YOU CAN READ IT THEY WANT THE STUDENTS TO HAVE BALANCING THE CHECKBOOK PRINCIPLES OF MONEY MANAGEMENT CREDIT SCORES MANAGING DEBT LOCAL TAX ASSESSMENT HOW DO YOU COMPUTE INTEREST THE BEST PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL INSURANCE POLICIES COMPUTING AND SO FORTH. T TALKS ABOUT CHARACTER EDUCATION AND THE QUALITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PATRIOTISM AND CITIZENSHIP INCLUDING KINDNESS RESPECT LIFE LIBERTY PERSONAL PROPERTY HONESTY CHARITY RACIAL ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND COOPERATION. FOR GRADES 11 AND 12 THE EDUCATIONAL SHALL INCLUDE THE TOPIC OF VOTING AND USING THE UNIFORM PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT. THE NEXT ONE, THANK YOU DR. WOLTANSKI, SHE BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE FIRST SENTENCE WAS A FRAGMENT. I GOT BACK WITH [INDISCERNIBLE] AND IT'S GOING TO BE CHANGED. IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE PATRIOTISM, INSTRUCTION
105ON THE SACRIFICES THAT VETERANS AND MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS HAVE MADE IN SERVING OUR COUNTRY AND PROTECTING DEMOCRATIC VALUES WORLDWIDE MUST BE DELIVERED. WHICH MAKES OUT A SENTENCE. FOLLOWS UP WITH SUCH INSTRUCTION MUST OCCUR ON OR BEFORE THE METAL OF HONOR DAY, VETERANS DAY AND MEMORIAL DAY. MEMBERS OF INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THE ASSISTANCE OF LOCAL VETERANS AND MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS WHEN PRACTICABLE. THAT'S GREAT. VERY NICE. LAST PARAGRAPH, EFFICIENT AND FAITHFUL TEACHING OF THE REQUIRED TOPICS MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH STATE ACADEMIC STANDARDS. YOU REALIZE ALL OF THESE THINGS ABOVE WHICH HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED TO BE TAUGHT WILL BE GIVEN STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS IN [INDISCERNIBLE] AND THAT'S WHAT WE WILL FOLLOW. ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE FOLLOWING THE LETTER OF THE LAW. I WOULD ENCOURAGE, WE TRY TO GET AS MANY I RECOMMEND GETTING
106VETERANS INTO THE CLASSROOM I SURELY CAN ASSIST WITH THAT. BECAUSE VETERANS DAYS IS NOVEMBER 11. [INDISCERNIBLE] DAY IS MARCH 25. MEMORIAL DAY I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE PRACTICABLE BECAUSE SCHOOLS ARE READY TO SHUT DOWN AT THAT TIME. I WOULD BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS UP AND DOWN THE KEYS AND GET AS MANY VETERANS INTO SCHOOLS AS POSSIBLE THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL [INDISCERNIBLE] IS A LITTLE TOUGH BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DOWN HERE OVER THE YEARS. YOU NEVER KNOW. I'D BE GLAD TO DO THAT THERE IS ONE LAST THING FOR CLARIFICATION, FLORIDA STATUTE 103 .42 CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE EXEMPT FROM THAT. I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW. BECAUSE WE OFTEN HEAR POINTS ABOUT THINGS HAPPENING IN THE CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THEY ARE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIRED INSTRUCTION STATUTE YOU ARE
107CORRECT. IF WE GO TO THE NEXT PAGE, IT REFERS TO THE FACT THAT NO TEACHER CAN SHARE THEIR PERSONAL VIEWS OR INTENT TO PERSUADE STUDENTS TO A PARTICULAR POINT OF VIEW THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE STATE ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND THE BEST STANDARDS. ONCE AGAIN, OUR POLICY IS TO FOLLOW STATE STANDARDS. INDOCTRINATION IS NOT AN ISSUE THE FACT THAT IT IS NOT UNDERLINED MEANS THAT'S BEEN OUR POLICY ALL THE TIME CORRECT WHAT WE'VE BEEN ACCUSED OF HAS NOT BEEN HAPPENING IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOT AT ALL. IF WE LOOK AT SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES, I'M GOING TO REFER YOU IF YOU ARE LOOKING WITH ME. IN THE PRINTED PAGE ON THE THIRD PAGE, IT IS THE FIRST SCREEN THAT SAYS NOTICE TO PARENTS. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR THE DISTRICT WILL NOTIFY PARENTS OF EACH
108HEALTH CARE SERVICE OFFERED AT THE SCHOOL AND OF THE OPTION TO WITHHOLD CONSENT OR DECLINE SPECIFIC SERVICE. OUR TEAM IS WORKING ON NEW DOCUMENTS FOR PARENTS TO SIGN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THE WAY THIS IS WRITTEN OR THE FACT WE ARE DOING THAT. WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE OF IS HAVING HAD TWO KIDS TRAVELING FOR SPORTS, THINGS OFTEN HAPPEN WHEN THE KIDS ARE AWAY. ONE SPECIFIC EXAMPLE IS WE HAD A STUDENT PASS OUT ON A BASKETBALL COURT BECAUSE HE WAS REFUSING TO DRINK AND WAS DEHYDRATED. THE COACHES WERE UNABLE TO REACH OUT TO THE PARENTS. IF A PARENT HAD OPTED OUT FROM ALLOWING THE COACHES TO BRING THE STUDENT TO A MEDICAL FACILITY, THE STUDENT WOULD BE LAYING THERE ON THE GYM FLOOR PASSED OUT WITH NO
109MEDICAL SERVICES SO WHILE PARENTS SHOULD ABSOLUTELY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPT IN OR OPT OUT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT SOMEWHERE ON THE FORM WE MENTIONED THIS BECAUSE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS SOMEBODY WILL OPT OUT WE DIDN'T MENTION IT AND THEN WE GET SUED FOR NOT TREATING THE CHILD. I CAN COMMENT, JUST LIKE WE DO WITH EXTRACURRICULAR AND DRUG TESTING IT'S THE SAME THING. THE ANSWER IS IF YOU DON'T DO A DRUG TEST YOU ARE NOT IN THE EXTRACURRICULAR. THE PARENT MAKES THAT CHOICE. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ARE A PRIVILEGE YOU SHOULD THIS ONE HAS GOT TO GO OUT BUT THE ONE BROUGHT UP TODAY, THAT ATTACHES ONLY TO THE OFF-CAMPUS EXTRACURRICULAR EVENTS. THIS IS NOTICED EVERYBODY THEY CAN OPT OUT OF ANYTHING. TO TRIGGER THAT NOTICE IS THAT IS PART AND PARCEL OF THE SITUATION AND
110IT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE POSED BECAUSE IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO DO THOSE ACTIVITIES JUST LIKE WE CAN IMPOSE DRUG TESTING IN THAT CONTEXT AS WELL SO YOU ARE SAYING IF A PARENT SAYS I DON'T WANT IT THEN THE STUDENT IS NOT ALLOWED TO GO CORRECT AREN'T THOSE RULES SET OUT BY FHS IT'S WELL-SETTLED LOOK AT THE DRUG TESTING POLICY WE CAN ONLY DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT PART OF [INDISCERNIBLE] IT IS A PRIVILEGE BUT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL DOESN'T THE FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL.... DOCTOR MURPHY I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN COMMENT? [SPEAKER OFF MIC] THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. THE NEXT ONE IS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EDUCATION. THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF NEW LANGUAGE. BECAUSE IT SPECIFIES HEALTH EDUCATION FIRST OF ALL HAS GOT TO INCLUDE INTERNET SAFETY SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN
111DOING IN THE DISTRICT BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD WITH MORE INTERNET SAFETY KNOWLEDGE FOR STUDENTS. THERE CAN'T BE TOO MUCH. THAT IS NUMBER TWO UNDER LETTER A. ALSO THERE IS A REQUIRED EDUCATION ON THE PREVENTION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. SOME OF THESE ARE REPEATED IN MORE THAN ONE. I'M NOT GOING TO READ THIS TO YOU BECAUSE IT IS FALLING UNDER COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION. IT SPECIFIES THE LIFE SKILLS I DISCUSSED WITH YOU PRIOR TO THAT. C, FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES SEVEN THROUGH 12, TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AND ABUSE IS REQUIRED CURRICULUM. THIS COMPONENT WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DEFINITION OF DATING VIOLENCE AND ABUSE THE WARNING SIGNS OF DATING VIOLENCE AND ABUSE BEHAVIOR THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS MEASURES TO PREVENT AND STOP DATING VIOLENCE AND ABUSE AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
112AVAILABLE TO VICTIMS OF DATING VIOLENCE AND ABUSE. THAT IS WHY WE HIRED HEALTH EDUCATORS LAST YEAR. YOU ARE AWARE OF THAT SO WE COULD ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES AND MAKE SURE THIS IS COVERED. FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES SIX THROUGH 12, AN AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF SEXUAL ABSTINENCE AS THE EXPECTED STANDARD AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY. ABSTINENCE HAS BEEN THE STANDARD IN FLORIDA FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER AS A STRATEGY. IT STATES ONCE AGAIN THAT HEALTH EDUCATION AND LIFE SKILL INSTRUCTION AND MATERIAL MAY NOT CONTRIBUTE THE PRINCIPLES IN THE STATUTE REFERRED TO EVER. HOWEVER CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL OR THIRD PARTIES ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION, THIS IS ANOTHER HOT TOPIC, OR GENDER IDENTITY MAY NOT OCCUR IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 3 OR IN OTHER GRADES IN A MANNER THAT IS NOT AGE-APPROPRIATE OR
113DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR STUDENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE STANDARDS WE'VE BEEN DIRECTED BY THE STATE THAT THEY ARE PREPARING LANGUAGE THAT IS DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE AND THAT IS IN THE WORKS. SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO REQUIRE FURTHER RULEMAKING AND WE ARE HAVING WORKSHOPS AND WEBINARS ABOUT THIS LANGUAGE AS WE GO FORWARD WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION I AM GOING TO KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT AS IT EVOLVES. INSTRUCTION AND ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME, WE DO RECOMMEND THAT HAPPENS DR. WOLTANSKI REQUESTED WE USE THE UNDERLINED PARAGRAPH AND NOT ITERATE THE ABCD THAT APPEARS THERE. THE FIRST PARAGRAPH SPECIFIES EVERYTHING WE NEED CAN I EXPLAIN THAT BECAUSE FLORIDA STATUTE 1003.46 SAYS THEY ARE GOING TO EDUCATE THEM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS, THOSE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS SO IT'S UNNECESSARY IT IS REITERATED REALLY THIS ALL HAS TO DO WITH
114TEACHING THE ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME BECAUSE YOU ARE TEACHING THAT YOU STILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT IT ALL IN THE POLICY IN GENERAL, WE HAVE BEEN BROADENING OUR POLICIES RATHER THAN GETTING SUPER SPECIFIC DOWN TO THE NITTY-GRITTY. I APPRECIATE THE PLAN IS TO CONTINUE THAT IN OUR POLICIES. THE STATE LAWS KEEP CHANGING AND IF WE HAVE TO DO A COMPLETE POLICY REVIEW EACH TIME BECAUSE OF SPECIFICS, THAT WILL BE A PROBLEM BUT BY REFERRING TO THE STATUTE, WE KNOW WE HAVE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATUTE AND THAT THE STATUTE CHANGES THAT'S THE PART WE NEED TO CHANGE SO THAT'S ANOTHER REASON I AGREE WITH YOU THE OTHER PART IS THE INSTRUCTION IS SUPPOSED TO BE REFLECT CURRENT THEORY KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE AND THE LAW THAT
115BROUGHT THE INSTRUCTION TO FLORIDA PASSED IN 2002. A LOT OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED WITH HIV TREATMENTS SINCE 2002 IT'S MUCH DIFFERENT DISEASE NOW. I THINK IT IS REDUNDANT THANK YOU SO MUCH. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE THE INSTRUCTION SHALL ENABLE STUDENTS TO MASTER THE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THE STATE ACADEMIC STANDARDS. WE NO LONGER CALL THE STANDARDS THE NEXT GENERATION. SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS WE REPORT AS THE STATE ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND THE HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION, THEY SPECIFY INCLUDES ALL OF THESE IN THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THESE ALL LONG. IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT PAGE, IT RECOMMENDS THE HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS SHALL REFLECT CURRENT THEORY KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE, SHALL BE EVIDENCE-BASED IMPROVED AND EFFECTIVE. ONCE AGAIN, THAT IS POINTING TO WHAT DR. WOLTANSKI SAID, WHY WE ELIMINATED ABC AND D. THE
116PARENT OPT OUT ANY STUDENT WHOSE PARENT MAKES A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE PRINCIPAL SHALL BE PERMITTED TO OPT OUT FROM THE TEACHING OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OR ANY DISEASE HIV AIDS AND SO FORTH. WE'VE HAD THE OPT OUT POLICY ON THE BOOKS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. APPROVAL OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, YOU'VE HAD A THOROUGH DISCUSSION OF THAT WITH MRS. MCPHERSON AND KELLY BROWARD ABOUT KEEPING FALLING IN STEP WITH THOSE APPROVALS. INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL TRAINING, ANY PERSON PROVIDING TRAINING IN HUMAN SEXUALITY IS GOING TO BE TRAINED SPECIALLY BEFORE THEY DO THAT INSTRUCTION. WE ARE DOING INSTRUCTION IN CPR AND AED, THAT IS MENTIONED AS WELL. ALSO, A LOT OF IT RELATES TO 1557 AND MAKING SURE WE ARE FOLLOWING THE LAW. THE NEXT ONE IS STUDENT CONDUCT. THERE'S A MINOR CHANGE THAT RELATES TO STATUTE SO IT MUST
117BE PUT IN PLACE. WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IT BUT WE ARE GOING TO EDUCATE OUR SCHOOLS AND PRINCIPLES ABOUT IT AND CAUTIONED THEM THAT THIS HAS TO BE FOLLOWED. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO GO INTO THAT FURTHER. YOU CAN READ IT I HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH. HOW MANY OF OUR SPORT UNIFORMS COMPLY WITH OUR DRESS CODE. FOR THE GIRLS IN PARTICULAR THEY PLAY SPORTS AND THINGS THEY WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO WEAR AT SCHOOL. AND THE PUNISHMENT FOR WEARING IT AT SCHOOL AS THEY CAN'T PLAY SPORTS. I TOTALLY AGREE. WHAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IS EXAMINE THINGS ACROSS THE BOARD BASED ON THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT. WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT UNIFORMS, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT ON THE WAY UP HERE, MAKING SURE THE DRESS CODE IS STANDARD IN EVERYBODY'S
118HANDBOOK. IN THE STUDENT HANDBOOK ACROSS THE DISTRICT, IT IS DIFFERENT FROM PLACE TO PLACE. KEY WEST HIGH IS DIFFERENT THAN MARATHON IF ANY ON MY TEAM WANT TO DISCUSS WHAT THEY BEEN THINKING IN THIS AREA AMBER OR CHRISTINA OR DAVE? ONE OF OUR LAST PRINCIPLE MEETINGS WE WERE REVIEWING AND VETTING OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS SPECIFICALLY MIAMI-DADE. AND TREASURE VILLAGE MONTESSORI HAS A GOOD DRESS POLICY AS WELL. WE ARE AND [INDISCERNIBLE] WILL BE DOING THAT AS ONE OF THE FIRST ISSUES IN JULY OR AUGUST WITH THE PRINCIPLES. THEY DID CONCUR EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE FOR THE 10 SCHOOLS UNLESS A SCHOOL HAS A SPECIFIC UNIFORM POLICY. ANYTHING FURTHER? WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS WHO ARE READY TO GO TO A SPORTS EVENT IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEY ARE ALREADY ADDRESSED IN THE UNIFORMS. CORRECT
119I THINK STUDENTS HAVE BEEN EXEMPT IF IT'S A SPECIFIC UNIFORM. BUT IT IS STILL IRONIC THAT IS THE STUDENT CONDUCT AND WE WILL ADVISE YOU I WANT TO SAY ONE THING BECAUSE I WAS IN A MEETING WITH SOMEONE COMMENTED THAT WE SHOULD NEVER BE USING [INDISCERNIBLE] TO HELP FORM THE POLICIES. I WANT TO SAY OUT LOUD THAT ALL OF THESE STATUTES SPECIFIC POLICIES COME FROM [INDISCERNIBLE]. THEY DO THE GRUNT WORK FOR US BUT AT THE SAME TIME FOLLOW WHAT FLORIDA STATE STATUTE PUTS OUT THOSE ARE THE SAME ONES THAT SAID WE HAD TO GET RID OF [INDISCERNIBLE] TOO I APPRECIATE THAT COMMENT. THEY ARE THE LEGAL EXPERTS AND HAVING READ ALL THOSE STATUTES MYSELF, I AM GRATIFIED THEY HAVE PUT THESE IN PLACE FOR US. ONE MORE THING, [INDISCERNIBLE] DISTRICTS HAVE POLICY AND COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENTS
120SO THEY HAVE MULTIPLE STAFF MEMBERS THAT FOLLOW THIS STUFF. [INDISCERNIBLE] ALLOWS US TO OUTSOURCE THAT SO OUR ADMINISTRATORS CAN FOCUS ON KIDS LEARNING [INDISCERNIBLE] HAS MOST IF NOT ALL THE SMALL DISTRICTS. THEY HAVE LOTS OF DISTRICTS A LOT OF THEIR EMPLOYEES ARE FROM MONROE COUNTY EDUCATORS THEY ARE IN STUDENT PARENT RIGHTS, THIS IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT ONE. THE CHANGES IN THE FIRST SECTION ARE SIMPLY THE PRONOUNS. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO GO INTO THAT. ON THE SECOND PAGE, IT'S A NOTICE OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES WHICH IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR THE DISTRICT WILL PROVIDE NOTICE TO PARENTS OF ALL HEALTHCARE SERVICES OFFERED AT THE STUDENT SCHOOL AND OF THE OPTION TO WITHHOLD CONSENT OR DECLINE ANY SPECIFIC SERVICE. BEFORE ADMINISTERING A STUDENT WELL-BEING QUESTIONNAIRE FOR HEALTH SCREENING FORM
121TO A STUDENT IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 3 THE DISTRICT WILL PROVIDE THE QUESTIONNAIRE OR FORM TO THE PARENTS AND OBTAIN THE PERMISSION OF THE PARENT. QUITE CLEAR. NO PROBLEM IN IMPLEMENTING THAT. I'M GOING TO PAGE THROUGH THE DOCUMENT FOR YOU. THE NEXT ONE THAT IS FOUR PAGES IN IS THE [INDISCERNIBLE] USE AND SUPPLY. THE SCHOOL SHALL PURCHASE A SUPPLY OF THE OPIOID ANTAGONISTS [INDISCERNIBLE] FROM A WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR AS DEFINED IN FLORIDA STATUTE 499.003, OR MAY ENTER INTO AN ARRANGEMENT WITH A WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR OR MANUFACTURER AS DEFINED IN FLORIDA STATUTE. FOR [INDISCERNIBLE] AT FAIR MARKET FREE OR REDUCED PRICES FOR THE USE IN THE EVENT A STUDENT HAS AN OPIOID OVERDOSE. THE [INDISCERNIBLE] MUST BE MAINTAINED IN A SECURE LOCATION. OUR NURSES AND DOCTOR ARE ALREADY LOOKING INTO THIS AND SUE FROM THE MONROE COUNTY COALITION
122PROVIDES IT FOR FREE. SO YOU ALREADY MENTIONED THAT AND I APPRECIATE THAT. ON THE NEXT PAGE IT MAKES REFERENCE TO THE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. I'M SORRY UNDER THE OPTIONAL LISTING UNDER PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE. I RECOMMEND WE JUST SIMPLY SAY PARENTS MAY SEEK WHAT EVER PUBLIC SCHOOL OPTIONS ARE APPLICABLE AND AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT AND NOT BOTHER WITH THE OPTION LISTINGS. WE HAVE 10 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SIX CHARTERS, MAYBE THREE PRIVATE PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS. WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF LIST PLUS THAT ALLOWS FLEXIBILITY TO ADD NEW PROGRAMS ADMINISTER CERTIFICATIONS OR SOMETHING WE MAY WANT TO ADD WITHOUT REDOING THE POLICIES BEV WILL LOVE THIS IT REFERS TO THE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND THE FLORIDA TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. IT DELINEATES THAT AS OPTIONS TO SUPPORT PARENTS WHO WANT TO CHOOSE ANOTHER OPTION FROM
123THE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE POLICY ALSO REFERS TO CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. WE DO NOT HAVE THAT IN MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN REMOVE FROM THE POLICY DIRK? IT REQUIRES A CHECKBOX SO I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE TO INCLUDE THAT IF IT'S OPTIONAL YOU DON'T HAVE TO INCLUDE IT. AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THIS POLICY ACTUALLY HAS A CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SECTION IT REQUIRES A CHECKBOX AND I FIGURED WE WOULD NOT CHECK THE BOX THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT THE OTHER INTERESTING THING I FIND IN GENERAL IS THAT THE STATE CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR MORE AND MORE CHARTER SCHOOLS BUT CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE THE ONE THING THE STATE DOESN'T INCLUDE IN ITS STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS SO PARENTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE FOLLOWING ALL OF THE
124GOVERNORS STATUTES AND REQUIREMENTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE NEITHER REQUIRED TO NOR NEED TO AT THEIR OWN DISCRETION FOLLOW ANY OF IT THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT MS. CONN. CONTINUING HERE, THERE IS A REQUIREMENT AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS BUT IT GOES THROUGH TO KINDERGARTEN THAT WE HAVE TO INFORM PARENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 5 OF A SUBSTANTIAL READING DEFICIENCY. WE WILL BE DOING THAT. WE WILL SEND NOTIFICATIONS TO PARENTS REGARDING THAT WHICH WE CURRENTLY DO ANYWAY WE DO. BY SEPTEMBER 30 EACH YEAR THE DISTRICT WILL NOTIFY THE PARENT OF EACH STUDENT IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 5 WHO HAS A SUBSTANTIAL READING DEFICIENCY SCORING BELOW A LEVEL III ON STATEWIDE STANDARDIZED ELA ASSESSMENT THIS IS ABOUT THE READING WAS SCHOLARSHIP WHICH IS A $500 EDUCATION ACCOUNT VOUCHER THAT ALLOWS FAMILIES TO PURCHASE PRIVATE TUTORING OR CURRICULUM
125OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IF THEIR CHILD HAS A READING DEFICIENCY THEY QUALIFY FOR THE EXTRA. THEY CAN USE IT FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS YES AND THAT'S THE SECOND PARAGRAPH REFERENCING [INDISCERNIBLE] IT'S THE ONLY VOUCHER THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN TAKE WITHOUT UN ENROLLING FROM PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENTS MAY ENROLL THEIR CHILD IN GIFTED EDUCATION AND WE HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT AND DO IT. UNDER STUDENT RECORDS ON THE NEXT PAGE IT IS A CHANGE IN PRONOUNS. A CHANGE IN PRONOUNS ON THE NEXT PAGE. INSTEAD OF HIS AND HER THEY CHANGE IT THEY. NOT GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT BUT THAT'S OKAY WITH ME. WE HAVE TO NOTIFY PARENTS ON THE LAST PAGE IF THERE IS AN ARREST WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE SUPERINTENDENT MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR A FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR INVOLVING THE ABUSE
126OF A MINOR CHILD OR THE SALE OR POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. THE PRINCIPAL SHALL NOTIFY PARENTS OF ENROLLED STUDENTS WHO HAD DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE EMPLOYEE AND INCLUDE AT A MINIMUM THE NAME AND CHARGES AGAINST THE EMPLOYEE. HARRY IS STANDING READY TO IMPLEMENT THAT, ALREADY DOES AS A MATTER OF FACT SO WHEN THEY SAY A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR A FELONY OR A MISDEMEANOR RELATED TO ABUSE, DOES THAT MEAN ANY FELONY? NO RELATED TO CHILD ABUSE. IT SAYS IT HAS TO BE ANYTHING INVOLVING THE ABUSE OF A MINOR CHILD OR POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE BASICALLY, IF SOMEBODY DID AN ARMED ROBBERY IT WOULD NOT REQUIRE NOTIFICATION BUT HARRY WILL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY COMMIT AN ARMED ROBBERY THEY'D BE IN JAIL [INDISCERNIBLE] WOULD DISQUALIFY A LOT OF TIMES IN
127THOSE CASES. IF THAT MAKES SENSE THEY WOULD NOT BE WORKING FOR US ANY LONGER IT CONCERNS ME THESE THINGS HAVE TO BE STATED. THERE ARE DISTRICTS WHO POSSIBLY DON'T HAVE POLICIES LIKE THESE IN THEIR DISTRICT. THAT THE STATE NEEDED TO GET THIS SPECIFIC. I'M PROUD THAT AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, 95 PERCENT OF THIS WERE THINGS WE WERE ALREADY DOING, WHETHER IT WAS STATED SPECIFICALLY OR NOT IN A POLICY I HOPE YOU ALL FEEL RELIEVED THAT WE HAVE CLEARLY MARKED OUT HOW WE CAN IMPLEMENT AND FOLLOW THE LETTER OF THE LAW MOVING TO THAT JULY 1 DATE. I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND YOU ADOPT THESE AS PROCEDURES WHILE WE WAIT FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COMING FROM THE STATE. THERE ARE WEBINARS THAT [INDISCERNIBLE] HARRY SIGNED UP FOR CHRISTINA HAS SIGNED UP FOR, THAT THE STATE IS OFFERING
128ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON. IF THERE ARE INTERESTING NEW THINGS WE LEARN, WE WILL BRING THEM TO YOU IN JULY. IN THE INTEREST OF FOLLOWING THE LETTER OF THE LAW, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO ADOPT THESE AS PROCEDURES TONIGHT. DIRK CAN I MAKE ONE COMMENT. WHAT THIS DOES IN ADOPTING THE PROCEDURES TONIGHT IS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO. YES WHAT YOU ARE RECOMMENDING IS FINE. I WANT TO BRING UP THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO YOU HAVE TO ASK IF ANYBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THIS I DID ALREADY YOU WERE SLEEPING WHEN IT COMES BACK IN THE MINUTES THAT YOU DIDN'T, I'M JUST KIDDING WE WILL APPROVE THIS. IT WILL BE BROUGHT FOR APPROVAL AS A PROCEDURE. IT WILL BE BROUGHT AS A POLICY. AT THE NEXT MEETING, IT WILL BE A POLICY. DON'T WE HAVE
129TO HAVE A SECOND READING? WE CAN HAVE IT ON THE SAME DAY. THIS WILL BE A PROCEDURAL THING UP UNTIL JULY. SO WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING IN PLACE. I ASSUME I HAVE A NOD FROM ALL OF YOU DO WE NEED A MOTION? PROCEDURES ARE ADOPTED AT THE SUPERINTENDENT LEVEL. WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE CASE IS WHAT YOU JUST SPOKE ABOUT SO I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT'S GOING DOWN WE SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE A NOD I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT AS A PROCEDURE UNTIL WE FORMALLY ADOPT THE POLICY I BELIEVE YOU FEEL AS RELIEVED AS I DO. EVERY YEAR, THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE TO REWRITE EDUCATION. THIS YEAR IS NOT THAT MUCH MORE OR LESS THAN MANY YEARS YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT I ALWAYS SAY THIS, 99 PERCENT OF OUR
130POLICY MANUAL IS A REGURGITATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. ANY TIME WE TRY TO EXPAND AND EMBELLISH AT OUR OWN VERNACULAR WE RISK, OUR ATTORNEY WOULD ADVISE AGAINST. A POLICY IS A VALUE STATEMENT IS WHAT THE BOARDS COLLECTIVE VALUE SAYS ABOUT OUR PRACTICE. ANYTHING WE DO ANY ACTION OUR STAFF TAKES. IS SIMPLY A WAY TO CARRY OUT THAT POLICY POLICY SHOULD REMAIN BROAD STATEMENTS OF VALUE AND NOT THIS LEVEL OF DETAIL. WE WILL FOLLOW THE LAW. AT THIS TIME WE DON'T HAVE ANY GUIDES WE ARE USING ACTUALLY KNOW WE DON'T HAVE GUIDES EVERYTHING HAS BEEN REMOVED. OUR LB GT Q SUPPORT GUIDE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE WEBSITE AND EVERY SCHOOL AND BECAUSE IT DID NOT FOLLOW THE NEW LAW SO THAT IS COMPLETELY GONE. WE'VE DIRECTED PRINCIPLES THAT IT IS NOT CURRENT AND CAN'T
131BE USED. OUR PLAN IS TO PROVIDE A PAGE ON THE WEBSITE THAT LISTS RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS, DISCUSS HIS BULLYING AND HARASSMENT AND HAS A MORE GENERAL NATURE THIS IS A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER BECAUSE I FORGOT TO MENTION IT DURING THE SCHOOL BOARD REPORT. FREE LUNCH FOR EVERYBODY IS ABOUT TO CHANGE SLIGHTLY. I'M HOPING WE CAN GET A SHORT WORKSHOP AT THE NEXT MEETING ABOUT HOW IT IS CHANGING AND WHO IT WILL AFFECT AND HOW WE GET THE WORD OUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD THAT FREE LUNCH IS CHANGING FOR EVERYBODY YET NO FIRM DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. WE WON'T HAVE A DECISION BY THEN BUT MOST INDICATIONS ARE WE ARE GOING BACK TO THE FREE AND REDUCED PROGRAM WHICH WAS MY UNDERSTANDING BUT WE NEED TO GET THE WORD OUT. THAT'S THE WORD WE'VE
132BEEN PUTTING OUT UNTIL NOW. THERE'S ALWAYS CHATTER AND WE WILL SEE IF THERE'S ANY BASIS TO IT I THINK WE ARE READY FOR ACTION ITEMS. [SPEAKER OFF MIC] AS WE KNOW ACTION ITEM 1 IS APPROVED BIG PINE ACADEMY 2022 CHARTER CONTRACT RENEWAL I RECOMMEND APPROVAL SO MOVED, SECOND. ANY NO VOTES? THE CHARTER RENEWAL IS APPROVED. I RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF BUDGET SUMMARY REPORTS FOR APRIL 2022 MOVE APPROVAL SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? ARE THERE ANY NO VOTES? THE BUDGET SUMMARY OF REPORTS ARE PROOF. I RECOMMEND SALARY SCHEDULE FOR 2223 FOR ALL EMPLOYEES SO MOVED, SECOND, AND ANOTHER ROUND OF CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY FOR GETTING THIS DONE. OR AT LEAST WHERE IT SHOULD BE WHICH IS ON TIME PRIOR TO THE SCHOOL YEAR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANY NO VOTES? HEARING NINE, MOTION CARRIES ITEM 4 APPROVE THIS 2223 DUAL
133ENROLLMENT ARTICULATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COLLEGE OF FLORIDA KEYS SO MOVED, SECOND AND VERY GLAD TO SEE US COORDINATING WITH THE COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS I HAVE A QUESTION DOCTOR MURPHY, DIDN'T WE USE ALSO HAVE ONE WITH FIU? OR WAS THAT JUST WHEN THEY USED TO COME UP TOGETHER? YES WE DID HAVE AN ARTICULATION AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY. IT WAS SO LIGHTLY USED THEY STOPPED APPROACHING US TO MAINTAIN THE ARTICULATION AGREEMENT. WE ARE FREE AT ANY TIME TO FORM AN AGREEMENT WITH OTHER COLLEGE INSTITUTIONS, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK OF MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE AND WE COULD MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION IF THERE'S ENOUGH INTEREST AMONG STUDENTS THANK YOU ARE THERE ANY NO VOTES? HEARING NONE... WHO WAS THE SECOND ON THAT? MS. CONN MOVED AND DR. WOLTANSKI SECOND. [SPEAKER
134OFF MIC] I THOUGHT MS. CONN WAS SECOND. MR. GRIFFITHS MADE THE MOTION? AND MS. CONN SECOND. THERE WERE NO NO VOTES, SO THE AGREEMENT IS APPROVED NUMBER FIVE, APPROVED THE 2022 2023 AMENDED EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO MOVED, SECOND. I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT THE CHARTER SCHOOL, IS THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM AT MARATHON CORRECT ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANY NO VOTES? THE AMENDED EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM AGREEMENT IS APPROVED THANK YOU CAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.