001Good evening. Welcome to the June 23rd Tuesday 6:00 p.m. school board meeting. Please rise for a moment of silence followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and our national anthem. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early [singing] light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's [singing] last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright stars >> [singing] >> through the perilous fight were the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in >> [singing] >> air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does [singing] that star-spangled banner yet >>
002[singing] >> o'er the land of the free and the home [singing] of the brave? >> Thank you. You may be seated. >> [clears throat] >> Roll call, please. Lauren Ramirez, present. Janice Ready. >> Will Furry. >> Kristy Chong. >> Lashawna Moore. >> Any proclamations? No, okay. All right, we will move on to 3.01, Superintendent Strategic Plan Spotlight. >> I will yield my time to 3.04. >> 3.02, the Flagler County Education Foundation Spotlight, Miss Rizzo. >> Good evening, Chair, Board Members, and Superintendent Moore. The Flagler County Education Foundation has been very busy this summer supporting students and families while preparing for successful 2026-2027 school year. Our Great Minds Summer Camp, which you can see some pictures up there from last week's Canva and cookies, um, is currently serving about 45 elementary school students through engaging academic
003enrichment, literacy activities, field trips, hands-on learning experience. This free summer camp, thank you to our donors, helps students stay engaged, continue learning, and build confidence throughout the summer months while providing valuable to support to working families. We are also excited to blast off with our launch to learning, our VPK Community Outreach Campaign in partnership with the Early Learning Coalition, Flagler Schools, and community partners. This initiative is designed to increase VPK enrollment and help families connect with early learning opportunities that prepares children for kindergarten success. I think the superintendent mentioned back in February that we were at about 38% of eligible students attending VPK in Flagler County. My personal goal is to get that up 10% this summer with this campaign and we're going to continue to work through it throughout the rest of the year.
004We will have two events being held on July 11th at the Carver Gym and July 18th at the Hidden Trails Community Center where families can receive assistance with VPK enrollment. They'll meet local providers and access to resources for children from birth until age five. In addition, our Stuff Bus campaign is underway and with school supply drive taking place throughout the county, you'll see the bus at different locations. Thanks to the generosity of local businesses and civic organizations and our community members, we're collecting the supplies we need to help students start off the school year right. We'll also be participating in the Flagler Schools Back to School Jam. We'll distribute hundreds of backpacks and more than a thousand starter starter kits for local students to start school on the right foot. As always, we are so
005thankful to our donors and our volunteers and our partners and Flagler Schools for helping us unite the community and bring resources and opportunities to our students, educators, and families. Thank you again for the opportunity. >> Thank you, Ms. Russo. Okay, 3.03 volunteer volunteers of the year. We'll welcome Mr. Ruddy. >> [clears throat] >> Hello, Superintendent Moore, board members. >> Hi, babe. >> [laughter] >> My name is Tim Ruddy and I am assistant principal of Belle Terre Elementary and I am here to introduce two of our volunteers who have been named as outstanding school volunteers by the Florida DOE. First one is Kevin Blair. He is not here today. He's on a fishing trip and rather be there than here. Um but if you've been to Bel Air, you know Kevin. He spends every day all
006day at Bel Air. He knows the school better than anybody else. Um absolutely amazing. Um he literally tells us when he's not going to be there. So, he reports his absences. Um here with us today is Nicole Elliott. She's a volunteered for 9 years at Bel Air. She started when her students were there. Um but they aren't there anymore, but she keeps coming and volunteering for us. She is basically now our copy queen. She knows how to do stuff with that machine that nobody else knows how to do. And you can see her making copies higher than she is. Um so, we are proud to um announce both of them as the DOE outstanding school volunteer, both uh Kevin Blair and Nicole Elliott. >> [applause] >> Let's get a photo. >> [laughter] >> Yes, I
007might take it. >> Oh yeah, for Kevin, absolutely. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> Okay, 3.04 recognition of FHSAA state champions, Mr. Bossardet. >> Good evening, Chair Chong, school board members, and Superintendent Moore. It is my honor to stand before you this evening to recognize our 2025-2026 FHSAA state champions. The student athletes being recognized tonight have dedicated countless hours to training, not only this year, but throughout their high school careers. Their commitment, perseverance, and pursuit of excellence have culminated in the highest achievement in Florida high school athletics, an FHSAA state championship. At this time, I would like to recognize each of our state champions for this past school year. Athletes, when your name is called, please come forward and remain standing for a group photo at the conclusion of the
008recognitions. Our first three athletes being recognized this evening are members of FPC's high school boys and girls weightlifting teams and are coached by coach Dwayne Hackstrom. These athletes are unable to join us in person this evening, but some of them are currently because they are currently competing at the national weightlifting championships in Colorado. However, some of them may be joining us virtually and can be seen on monitors before you. Our first state champion is Nia Williams. Nia completed an undefeated season while competing at the 119-lb weight class. She captured two FHSAA state titles, winning both the Olympic and traditional divisions. She was also named the Florida Dairy Farmers Girls Weightlifter of the Year, which is the highest honor awarded to high school weightlifters in Florida. Our next state champion is Matthew McFall. Matt captured conference,
009district, regional, and state titles in the unlimited Olympic weightlifting division. His state championship performance included setting a new FHSAA state record for combined lifts. Matt will continue his academic and athletic career at Tusculum University, where he is signed to compete in powerlifting. Our final weightlifting with weightlifting state champion is junior Cody Strauser. Cody won the state 3A title at the 129 Olympic weightlifting division and also earned a state runner-up honors in traditional weightlifting event. Our next group of state champions came from FPC's track and field program and were coached by coaches Dave Halliday and Alicia Williams. First, I'd like to recognize Karina Marcellus, who also couldn't be with us this evening, but I believe she's attending virtually as well. Karina won a state title in long jump and earned a state runner-up finish in the
010100 meter hurdles. She was named the Daytona Beach News-Journal Track and Field Athlete of the Year and has signed a letter of intent with Florida A&M University to continue her academic athletic career at the NCAA Division 1 level. Our final champions being recognized this evening are members of FPC's 4 by 400 meter relay team. I ask that those athletes come forward. Those athletes are Jordan Hayman, Mike Nashpaver, Will Roberts, and Logan Logan Jacobelli. >> [applause] >> This group won the FHSAA Class 4A State Championship while also setting a new school record. In addition to the relay title, Jordan Hayman earned state runner-up honors in the 400 meter dash, and Logan earned three state medals and also set a school record in the 100 meter dash. Please join me in congratulating these student-athletes on their accomplishments
011and for representing Flagler Palm Coast High School, Flagler Schools, and our community with pride, character, and excellence. Thank you. >> [applause] >> Ladies on the screen. >> You know what? Absolutely. Tilt a little bit. >> Say say one one more. Just in case. There we go. >> There we go. >> Congratulations. Well done. >> Amazing. >> [applause] >> And thank you to their principal, their coaches, and their athletic director from for being here as well. >> Okay, we'll move on to approval of minutes. The chair will entertain a motion for the 4.01 to 4.03. >> Move to approve. >> Second. >> Move by Mr. Meraz, second by Mr. Furry. All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries. Okay, do we have any additions or changes to the agenda? >> We do not. >> Thank you.
012And do we have anyone for public comment? >> We do not. >> Adopt the agenda. >> Sorry. >> Oh. Uh we will adopt the agenda as uh >> Move a move to uh adopt the agenda. >> Second. Um move by Mr. Furry and second by Ms. Ruddy. All in favor? >> I. Motion carries. Okay. Okay, we'll go on to finance consent 7.01 to 7.05. Can I get a motion to approve? >> Move to approve. >> Second. >> Move by Mr. Meraz, second by Ms. Ruddy. All in favor? >> I. The motion carries. All right, academic services consent. 9.01 to 9.06. Can I get a motion to approve? >> Board chair. >> Yes. >> Uh can I pull 9.01? >> Yeah, okay, we'll move that to action. >> Thank you. >> 9.01. >> [clears throat] >>
013Um Madam Chair, will you move 9.01 to action? Um we will make it 16.05 for discussion. >> Okay. Can I get a motion to approve 9.02 to 9.06? >> Move approval. >> Second. >> Moved by Mr. Furry, second by Ms. Reddy. All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries. All right, human resource services consent 10.01 to 10.04. Can I get a motion to approve? >> Move to approve. >> Second. >> Moved by Ms. Ramirez, second by Mr. Furry. All in favor? >> I. The motion carries. All right, we'll go on to academic services. We will do these one by one. 16.01. Can I get a motion to approve? >> Move approval. >> Second. >> Moved by Mr. Furry, second by Ms. Reddy. All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries. 16.02. Can I get a
014motion to approve? >> Move to approve. >> Second. >> Moved by Ms. Ramirez, and second by Mr. Furry. All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries. 16.03. Can I get a motion? >> Move approval. >> Second. >> Moved by Mr. Furry, second by Ms. Reddy. All in favor? >> I. >> 16.04. Can I get a motion? >> Move to approve. >> Approve. >> Uh motion by Ms. Reddy, second by Ms. Ramirez. >> Second. >> Yes. All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries. All right, 16.05. Can I get a motion for discussion? >> Yes, Board Chair. >> Okay. >> Motion by Ms. Ready and do we have a second? >> Second by Mr. Harris. Okay, so that is the UNF um MOU. >> Um board chair. >> Ms. Ready. >> Uh so >> [clears throat]
015>> I just want to make a comment. I know I'm not going to change the world or the earth with my vote on this tonight and this is in no reflection um in any way to reflect my my opinion or interest to continue to work with this organization. But really it's about um um essentially making sure that I am uh in alignment with my own morals and values. So, I just want to be clear that as well, I see that UNF has the right to establish its own policies and it does, but my concern is that the agreement reflects the same standard of non-discrimination language that we have approved in previous agreements as well as aligns with the federal protected uh classes. For example, the uh language in the University of West Florida MOU reads,
016"The parties agree to continue their respective policies prohibiting discrimination and harassment based upon protected classes. Each party shall be responsible for their compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations prohibiting discrimination and or harassment." Uh this language ensures timeless adherence to our state and federal policies and does not um remove or separate a protected class from the rest. And it does not create new rights, it does not expand legal obligations, or favor any particular group. And it simply affirms that both parties will comply with existing law, and maintain their own non-discrimination practices. This does not create superfluous or overly verbose contracts. The agreement before us departs from that language, and is specifically changed from a previously approved uh MOU. Uh just to remove one particular pro- protected class. And when one agreement
017contains a lower or different standard than agreements that are more comprehensive that we've approved in the past, it raises legitimate questions about consistency and alignment. My responsibility as a board member is to ensure that agreements entered into by the district are clear, consistent, and aligned with both applicable law, and setting standards for this board. Because I do not believe that the non-discrimination provision in this agreement reflects that level of consistency, uh or inclusiveness, I cannot support it in its current form. And for that reason, I would vote no, but would be open for uh UNF to have uh a revision and bring this agreement uh back if they so choose. Um unless again, it is passed by the majority of this board's uh this board's vote this evening. Thank you. >> Any other comments? >>
018Um the comment I have is just that uh you know, the change in their policy was an internal change within their organization. However, with speaking with our legal department a few times, um it does not expose Flagler schools to any legal liability because this agreement it would not replace our district policy. So, I would, you know, feel that with our legal counsel and anything it, [music] you know, legally we are protected with our agreement and their their change of their policy was done internally, but legally we are protected with any incoming interns that we may or may not have. So. >> Okay. Thank you for the comments. All right. All right, we'll move for approval. I get a motion to approve um what is 9.01? A motion for just Okay, then we'll just vote. All
019in favor? >> I. >> Okay, motion carries. 3 2 1. All right, 17.01 operational services our milk and dairy um presenter, Mr. Jolicoeur. Could I get a motion for approval? >> Move approval. >> Second. >> Moved by Mr. Furry, second by Ms. Ruddy. Any discussion on that? Nope. All in favor? I. >> I. >> Motion carries. All right, human resources services 18.01 to 18.03. Can I get a motion to approve? >> Well, um I think these are action, so we got to do them separately. >> Sorry. 18.01, Mr. Walker special leave application. >> Move approval. >> approve. >> Um >> Second. >> Furry, second by Mr. Merz. All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries. 18.02 VPK teacher job description. Can I get a motion to approve? >> Move approval. >> Second. >> Moved by
020Mr. Furry, second by Ms. Ramirez. All in favor? >> I. >> And 18.03, the dispatch router job description. Could I get a motion to approve? >> Move approval. >> Second. >> Moved by Mr. Furry, second by Ms. Ramirez. All in favor? >> I. >> The motion carries. All right, 19.01, superintendent action request to advertise board policy updates. Could I get a motion? >> Move approval. >> Second. >> Moved by Mr. Furry, second by Ms. Ramirez. All in favor? >> I. >> The motion carries. Thank you. We will move on to public comments. >> I may be having a couple comments. >> No public comments tonight. All right, board member request. >> I just wanted to re- reiterate from this afternoon, bus patrol and a legislative priorities workshop. Thank you. >> Ms. Harris? Okay, then we
021will go on to closing comments. >> Uh um I'm sorry, I do have one um board member request. >> Okay. >> Uh just on for our July 14th meeting, um if the board would agree, I'd like to move that 3:00 p.m. meeting to 1:00 p.m. If that can uh if you can accommodate. I have some conflicts in the afternoon. >> July 14th. >> I'm amenable to that. >> Ms. Harris? >> Yep, that works for me. >> Okay, thank you. I appreciate it. >> And do we need to mention August 18th? >> Um if you sure if you want. >> Um so for the record July 14th meeting will be moved to 1:00 p.m. We will reflect it on our website as well as on our calendar. Also August 18th Um that meeting will not happen.
022Um the contents of that meeting will be um included in the uh previous and prior uh board workshops. That will not impact the August 25th board meeting. So the workshop on August 18th will be canceled, but we this board will come back together on August 25th at a 1:00 p.m. and a 6:00 p.m. >> Thank you. >> Okay, now we'll move on to closing comments. >> All right, thank you very much. And I just want to again thank our district, our community for allowing us the opportunity for the Florida School Board Association for another outstanding summer conference that Ms. Ready and I had the opportunity to learn from over 400 school board members, district leaders across the state. So we talked or I talked a little bit about that at the workshop today. So thank
023you for that opportunity. And while going to these conferences one of the topics that I was able to learn about since 2024 was bus patrol, which is what one of my asks are. And this is an initiative a safety initiative which all of us are very um near and dear to for our students, our faculty, our community. And so this program just to kind of give you a background, it uses stop arm cameras, so they identify drivers who are illegally passing our school buses here in our community while students are either loading or unloading from the bus, and it will focus on changing the activity and behavior of drivers, and they, you know, they do get a ticket, so this would improve student safety and no cost to the district, so I'm excited to be
024able to um have a workshop on that in the future, so everyone can learn about this awesome safety feature. And then speaking of safety, I just wanted to share a brief update, so very important for families and children and community members, but particularly Bel Tear Elementary School. So, that's my liaison, but I also am around that school quite a bit. And um over the past several years, so parents, myself, even crossing guards and campus staff, they've noticed, you know, lots of different potential, you know, concerns with safety, so I'm very excited that our district has been working diligently throughout the community to try to increase safety more and more for our students. So, stay tuned, and um if you have any safety issues or concerns, always feel free to reach out to the community, so
025we can try to get that fixed. And um I talked a little bit about EPAC, so Diane Santa Maria will be assisting a lot with our EPAC and our ESE children. So, Exceptional Parent Advisory Council, very excited for that. So, stay tuned for anyone in our elementary school specifically, so we're going to try to work on some initiatives to get the word out more with communication and different resources, and just keep spreading the word with [music] all of our children and families within the community. And really today our workshop was probably one of my most favorite ones, and I think it was because with our addition of this certified VP VPK teacher position that I think is going to make a huge difference with our young learners. We've been focusing on kindergarten readiness. So, this
026this is just a huge step for our county. Other counties um have been doing it, but not all. And so, we're moving in the right direction. So, kindergarten readiness, it's one of the most important investments that we can make as a school district. And I want to thank our district staff and Ms. Moore for really focusing on that. And they did not wait. So, they worked really really hard to make that happen. And we probably don't even know the pain that they probably went through to make it happen. And um today was a really really good workshop. So, if you have not watched it, I would definitely find that VPK, especially if you have any little ones. So, thank you to all of that. And um Ms. Frank and Ms. Everidge, their presenta- presentation today
027was incredible. So, I would highly recommend to watch that, especially if you have children in our schools or you're thinking about coming to our schools, the support is there. The the tools are there. And they're even growing that more and more. And if you're a parent, it just will really make you proud and happy. So, thank you so much. The strong literacy skills that we are creating in our district are going to affect all of our children in the best way. And our volunteers, so Mr. Kevin Blair, who is out fishing, and then Ms. Nicole Elliott from Belton Elementary. So, I really thank them. I thought Mr. Kevin worked at Belton when I first met him um in 2017. So, and he clearly is just a volunteer, but he is there more than some staff
028some days. And he's incredible. [clears throat] And same with Ms. Elliott. And uh thank you for everything that you all do. And have a wonderful evening. >> Yes, thank you for taking the time to highlight our volunteers. They're critical. Uh and um when somebody gives so much of their personal time and life, it it's just it's amazing, right? It it helps everybody really pull together and live up to a higher standard knowing that there are people who are coming in like Mr. Kevin, like Nicole every day uh without getting paid, and um yes, it's true, Mr. Kevin will literally uh let the principal know when he's not coming to school that day, which is crazy. Um but they're wonderful people, and even if you can't give as much time as they can, every little bit
029helps. Um I concur as well. Uh I attended FSBA, and I wanted to just report back a couple of the things uh that I attended and why I feel it's valuable, as well as a valuable use of our school district moneys in order to attend such events. So, one of the uh events that I attended was the new school leader playbook, building schools families choose, which was uh pretty eye-opening because uh you know, I'm a very improvement-focused person. However, um with this one, I felt we were really on top of the ball here uh in our classroom makeovers. A lot of the initiatives that they're recommending schools do in order to transform learning spaces into um more modern spaces that attract families um has been an initiative under uh Superintendent Moore and her wonderful team,
030uh and is also reflective in in how the layout of even the Matanzas addition was built. So, that was wonderful. Um in addition, uh part of FSBA, there are advocates. There are advocates both for federal, for state, as well as small or rural counties. And so, I attended a couple of those breakout sessions on how to better advocate for our citizens of Palm Coast, our students, uh members of the county, member of teachers, and every year that I go back, I learn more so that I can be more effective when we do go to Tallahassee and work with our representatives. So, I felt that was very rewarding and strategic, and I'm excited about the legislative workshop that we're looking forward to having. Uh the other item that I joined that I would love to share
031with you here. Let me pull up my little um is around the budget season. Uh there have been There was one bill in particular that has a lot of different moving elements, and how our budgets are going to be affected as a result. That information and that collaboration with other school board members across the state helps me bring more informed ideas um as we navigate these changes in these waters going forward. So, uh you know, as as always, I keep a keen eye on you [music] know, expenditures, but this was definitely well worth it, and uh provides a ton of resources for me to be more effective for you. Um one item that I'll end with is regarding our survey or community survey. I want to thank everybody who participated. We had a little over
032400 participants in that survey. I do hope it grows from year to year. Um and one item that struck me struck me pretty hard on that was the relative low sentiment regarding screen time or technology use in our classrooms. Um I understand that concern and we do need to moderate, but I want to assure you that the instructional staff that we have in our technology department who are not only software techs, but instructional coaches with technology do a great job on essentially screening and teaching [clears throat] teachers how to use that effective that technology effectively in their classrooms. And the differentiation that is required in today's classroom would not be possible without that level of technology inclusion that we have for many years been well above the curve in our state and I would dare
033say our country. Thank you very much and move on to Mr. Ferry. >> Thank you, Mr. Ferry. So, I'll start with the community survey, also. I do want to just thank the community for their participation. That is another way that we opened that up to let you have a say in structuring our strategic plan going forward. And I also just want to do touch on technology and and again, there was two components there when it came to the technology use and then also on social skills. And I think in general, this is sort of a community effort to help our kids develop communication skills. So, that means, you know, reading to your children, having conversations with your children, preparing them for when they go out into the world that they can not only have the
034knowledge to do to enter the career that they want to, but also to to have an articulate conversation with an employer and tell them why they're better than maybe another applicant. So, we we do need to as a community work on that. But at the with the with the technology, our students we have our control over these devices. Uh kids are just not going on there and opening up some playing games. Uh they're being used for educational purposes. Um what's really important with the screen time is what you what parents allow their kids to do with them when they go home because at that point they're on a different network. And so, it's up to the parents to regulate that screen time. Um but, I will say that that survey was very helpful for me
035today to review the some of the priorities of our community and I can guarantee you they will be uh considered as we move forward there. Secondly, I just want to touch on something that uh Sheriff Staley has been putting out there. Uh unfort- it there appears there's been a movement in in in the youth running around different communities including ours and and knocking on doors at late hours of the night with masks and hoods on. >> [snorts] >> This is a very dangerous situation that you are putting yourself in, young ones. Um I encourage parents to to talk to their kids and make sure that they are not participating in this activity because it could have deadly consequences and I would hate to see that happen to a child that was just putting a prank,
036but a homeowner maybe misunderstanding the uh or or or uh confusing them for a home invader. So, please have that conversation with your children. Um but, [clears throat] on a a positive note, the adding the the uh certified teacher to our V8 VPK program is uh uh a commitment of this board to our kindergarten readiness. You know, we've asked the community to do their part and we're trying to meet them there. And I will say that a great response from the community we had uh to a total of 320 students in VPK. And that's an increase of 100 students over last year. So, that is very encouraging. We need more and more to start doing that to be ready when they enter kindergarten and having this certified teacher involved at at at to start at
037Banneker, Rimfire, and Wadsworth is going to to it's going to pay dividends and I'm appreciative to this board for moving that that forward and making that investment in our kids' future. And just to build on that, the goal there is also to build literacy amongst our little ones as they enter kindergarten. So, but we do have a comprehensive evidenced-based reading plan that is through K through 12 that we discussed at today's workshop. Now, literacy is always a high topic amongst the constituents that I speak to. And I want you to know that we do have an effective plan and I encourage you to go back and watch the workshop from today at at at 1:00 and see the plan layout. Now, we've had some also some major gains that we need to celebrate. You know,
038we saw proficiency gains in every grade level as well as significant [clears throat] decrease in student scoring at level one and we met or exceeded the state average in all grade levels. This is hats off to our team for doing an amazing job and delivering these amazing results and also the hard work of our students and their parents. Thank you for that. And I will yield my time there. >> All great comments. I'll just go all of that and I know we're you know, halfway through summer already but we're already looking ahead to the next year but I hope everybody gets a chance to have some family time and, you know, enjoy our beautiful state. So, thank you. Great board meeting today and hope everybody has a good night. >> This is the last meeting
039of the 25-26 school year and I want to just really echo what the board has already expressed. But, thank you so much to our faculty and our staff, to our students, to our families, at this community for all of the support. I am very proud of what we've been able to accomplish this year and I patiently await the dish the the state as they begin to release our accountability results. But, what I am very proud of is that we have seen academic growth in every single content core area. And so, as we see our district improving, I want it to be very clear to the community that we're doing that through academic achievement and not other ways, right? And so, that's super important to me, super important to our team. So, really just thank you
040so much. We are off to a great summer already, lots of professional learning. We have summer programs that are happening across our district. And so, thank you to those who continue to just do a great work for our students and this community. I want to use the rest of my time to really just go back to our guiding principles and at least one of our core beliefs. It is important that we always bring this to the forefront of what we're doing because it is the work. It's what we agree on. And I believe strongly it also is why we are seeing success is because we are not going after something new and shiny, but really going back to the foundation of this organization and what our promises are to this community. And so, our guiding
041principles are children first, trust and respect for all, empower others, teamwork, excellence, quality, and consistency, commitment to individual needs, and get to yes. But, we also have a list of beliefs, and one of the beliefs that I want to read is we believe that that the academic culture provided to students will be of the highest caliber when every decision is made on the basis of what is best for our students. We believe [clears throat] all students will learn and excel when provided with authentically engaging work based on high standards that is given in a supported environment. And so, the question that we have been asking all year and the last few years to our faculty and staff is how do we align our actions with our beliefs? And we really worked on that, and I'm
042super proud of the work that we have done. But, I want to reference a study that was done by Rosenthal in 1968 that says high expectations are the most reliable driver of high student achievement, even in students who do not have a history of successful achievement. And educators' beliefs dictate their behaviors and causing students to rise to the occasion. And so, I want to say thank you, thank you, thank you to our faculty and staff for aligning their behaviors to the beliefs that we have set. Thank you for believing in the vision that we have cast here, and I am super proud of the work we're doing, but this is just the beginning. We will not stop until we hit what our mission says, and that is all of our students graduating and all of
043them graduating with the skills necessary to reach their maximum potential. I want to say to this board, thank you for allowing me to serve as the superintendent of this organization. It is an absolute privilege to be able to work alongside the most amazing educators. So, thank you. I hope everybody has a great night, and for those of our our faculty and staff that are away on summer break, enjoy, rest up. We got a lot of work still to do ahead of us. So, thank you so much. >> So proud of everyone. Okay, we will adjourn this meeting. >> Mhm.