Board of Education - November 18, 2025

001>>> I'D LIKE TO CALL ONBOARD MEMBER JENKINS TO OPEN US UP. >> WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE AND AFTERWARDS FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. 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. >> THANK YOU, YOU MAY BE SEATED. >> WE WILL BEGIN TONIGHT'S MEETING BY RECOGNIZING OUR OCTOBER VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH WHO WAS UNABLE TO JOIN US FOR LAST MEETING MS. JULIE AUMAN. SHE FIRST JOINED THE TUTORING PROGRAM. GENEROUSLY CONTRIBUTING HER TIME FOR MATH THREE DAYS PER WEEK FOR AN HOUR EACH DAY. SHE WORKED TO STRAIGHTEN THEIR MATH SKILLS. WHEN THE PROGRAM EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN FUNDING MRS. AUMAN CONTINUED TO OFFER HER SUPPORT. HER COMMITMENT AND DESIRE TO PROVIDE

002ASSISTANCE THAT TEACHERS MIGHT NOT ALWAYS HAVE THE TIME TO DO IS ADMIRABLE TODAY SHE VOLUNTEERS TWICE PER WEEK. AS WE KNOW, IT TAKES A STRONG DEDICATED VILLAGE TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE MS. AUMAN AS PART OF OUR VILLAGE AS THE VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH MS. AUMAN WAS PRESENTED WITH A $ $50 GIFT CARD COURTESYF TOYOTA OF GREENS ERROR. HER PHOTO IS ON DISPLAY AT THE DISTRICT'S CENTER OFFICE AND TOYOTA OF GREENSBORO. I'D LIKE TO INVITE LINDA WELBORN TO PRESENT HER WITH THE CERTIFICATE. >> I'D LIKE TO FEW FOR DOING FOR FOR AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT. GILL TOWARD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION CERTIFICATE RECOGNITION. THIS CERTIFICATE PROUDLY PRESENTED TO JULY LEE AUMAN OCTOBER 2,025 VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR OUTSTANDING DEDICATION AND GENEROSITY CONTRIBUTING YOUR TIME AND TALENT AND UNWAVERING

003COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT THE SUCCESS OF NORTHERN GUILFORD COUNTY COMMUNITY SIGNED BY WHITNEY OAKLEY AND DEENA HAYES. >> I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU. THIS WAS UNEXPECTED. >> THANK YOU AND WE'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND ANYONE FROM YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY OR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. >> OKAY. >>> WE WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT'S MEETING BY RECOGNIZING THE NOVEMBER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH WILL LARRY JOE COME TO THE PODIUM. CONE ELEMENTARY IS HOUSED IN A RICH HISTORY DATING BACK TO 1,935. IF YOU TOOK A WALK THROUGH THE HALLS THE FIRST THING YOU WOULD NOTICE IS THE SHINE OF THE FLOORS, CLEAR GLASS WINDOWS AND FAINT SMELL OF CLEANER. THIS IS THANKS TO THE FEEFFORTS OF SPECIALIST LARRY J DESCRIBING HOW IT BRINGS HIM JOY AND SATISFACTION. TACKLING PROJECTS AS THEY COME ALONG. THIS HARD WORK IS NOT UNNOTICED

004BY HIS COLLEAGUES. MR. JOE WORKS TIRELESSLY TO KEEP THE BUILDING IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WROTE VICTORIA WEATHERSPOON IN ONE OF MANY NOMINATIONS. HE SERVES AS A ROLE MODEL FOR STUDENTS AND COLLEAGUE THAT BRINGS ENCOURAGEMENT, MOTIVATION, AND POSITIVE UPLIFTING PRESENCE IN THE COUGAR COMMUNITY. LARRY'S DEDICATION EARNED HIM THE TITLE OF EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER. THE SCHOOL GATHERED TO RECOGNIZE HIM WITH A PARADE IN THE HALL AND STUDENTS HELD SIGNS. LARRY RECEIVED A $50 GIFT CARD COURTESY OF THE GREENSBORO JAYCEES. DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER YOUR PHOTO WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE DISTRICT'S CENTRAL OFFICE, AT CONE, AND GREENSBORO JAYCEES. >> YOUR CERTIFICATE READS GILL TOWARD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENTED TO LARRY JOE AT CONE ELEMENTARY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH SPONSORED BY THE GREENSBORO JAYCEE. SIGNED BY DR. OAKLEY AND DEENA HAYES. >> ITSELF'S IMPORTANT

005TO KEEP THE SCHOOL CLEAN. I ENJOY WHAT I DO. I ENJOY STAFF. THEY ARE GOOD TO ME BUT I'M BETTER TO THEM. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> WE'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU TOO. >>> NOW WE RECOGNIZE THE VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH MR. GABRIAL SMITH. PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. >> OKAY. >> WE ARE NOW AT PUBLIC COMMENT WE HAVE A FULL LIST. WHEN THE RED LIGHT COMES ON PLEASE HAVE FINISHED YOUR COMMENTS. WE'D LIKE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE IF YOU SUPPORT OR AGREE DO THIS. WE'D ASK THAT YOU REFRAIN FROM MENTIONING ANYONE BY NAME. WHEN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM INTRODUCE YOURSELF GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOTHER A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS A MEMBER OF FAMILY WHERE YOU HONORED MS. HENDERSON. THE

006SCHOOL SYSTEM OF THE VALUES AFFIRMS THE WORK OF THE STUDENTS, FAMILY, AND STARCH. I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR A DISTRICT THAT DOESN'T JUST TALK ABOUT EQUITY BUT WORKS TO MAKE ILL REAL. TO APPLY WE'D LIKE TO ASK HARD QUESTIONS. THEY REMAIN COMMITTED TO JUSTICE. US SPECIALLY WHEN IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE. WHAT I WITNESSED FROM THIS BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT OAKLEY IS EXACTLY THAT, COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR NOT BACKING DOWN AND ORGANIZE EFFORT TO RESTRICT ACCESS, DISTORT TRUTH, AND ROLL BACK STUDENTS OF COLOR. THEY WON'T BLAME THE VICTIM AND WON'T ACCEPT MAR. THIS SYSTEM HAS MUO BE PROUD OF AND MUCH WORK TO DO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE HISTORY IS NOT JUST IN THE PAST IT IS PRESENT IN OUR POLICY, STRUCTURE, AND IN UNEQUAL OUTCOMES WE SEE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR REFUSING TO OPERATE

007IN BINARIES. RIGHT VERSES WRONG, GOOD VERSES BAD. BUT THE NUANCE THAT DEFINES REAL EQUITY WORK. THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING EVERY CHILD, NO MATTER THEIR ZIP CODE, LANGUAGE, RACE, OR DISABILITY HAS THE RIGHT TO SUCCEED AND INVEST IN THE SUPPORT TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE. THIS WORK IS NOT EASY, ANTI-EQUITY AND INCLUSION ARE NOT JUST BUZZWORDS. THEY REQUIRE MORE CLARITY AND LEADERSHIP AND DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SYSTEMIC AND EQUITIES ARE PERPETRATED. BY NAMING THE INVISIBLE UTAH YOT MADE IT VISIBLE. THIS IS WHAT INTENTTY LOOKS LIKE. I SEE YOU AND THE COMMUNITY SEES YOU AND OUR CHILDREN ARE BETTER FOR IT. I PERSONALLY THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> JULES HESLIN FOLLOWED BY TESSA PENDLEY. TESSA FOLLOWED BY SAMANTHA PATINO-PEREZ. >> S >> GOOD EVENING DISTRICT LEADERSHIP. I'M TESSA PENDLEY. THE SEGREGATIONIST HAVE BEEN AARKACCELERATING THEIR

008ATTACKS N OUR SCHOOLS. ONLY INTENSIFIED AND ACCELERATED THE DISTANTIALING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THESE ARE ATTACKS THAT WORKERS HAVE MADE AND CONTINUE TO MAKE EFFORTS TO MITIGATE YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR. TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME SPEAKING ABOUT THOSE ON THE RECEIVE END OF THE BRUNT OF THESE ATTACKS. THE PEOPLE DIRECTLY IMPACTED IF AND WHEN YOU CHOSE SILENCE IN THE FACE OF INJUSTICE. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST VENERABLE, IF AND WHEN YOU OPT FOR INACTION IN THE FACE OF CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE AND OUTRIGHT VIOLENCE. THAT IS OF COURSE MY STUDENTS. MY STUDENTS FOR WHOM FEWER TEACHER POSITIONS BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT FUNDING SIT-IN CLASSROOMS WITH MORE THAN 30 OTHER KIDS. MY STUDENTS FOR WHOM THE SHORTAGE OF BUS DRIVERS BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT FUNDING MEANS THEY AND THEIR TEACHERS CAN STAY WELL PAST

009THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY WAITING ON THEIR RIDE HOME. MY STUDENTS FOR WHOM LIMITED SUMMER SCHOOL OFFERING BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT FUNDING MEANS THEY DON'T GET THE EXTRA SUPPORT, THERAPY, AND INSTRUCTIONS THEY NEED. I'M CERTAIN THAT MOST OF YOU ON THE BOARD ARE FAMILIAR WITH DR. BEVERLY'S ANALYSIS ON RACISM. SHE INVITES US TO VISUALIZE THE ONGOING CYCLE OF A MOVING WALKWAY AT AN AIRPORT. RACISM LIKE DEFUNDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS ORCHID NAPPING PEOPLE FROM THE GROCERY STORE BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN IS THE EQUIVALENT OF WALKING OR RUNNING WITH THE MOVING SIDEWALK. PASSIVE RACISM OR BEHAVIOR WHEN FUNDS ARE CUT OR PEOPLE ARE KIDNAPPED IS THE SAME AS STANDING STILL AND LETTING THE SIDEWALK CARRY YOU TO YOUR GATE IN ORDER TO AVOID ENDING UP AT THE SAME DESTINATION AS WHITE SUPREMIST ONE NOT ONLY

010MOVE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE SIDEWALK BUT DO SO AT A SPEED FASTER THAN THE WALKWAY ITSELF. TONIGHT, I'M HERE WITH OTHER GCA MEMBERS AND CO-WORKERS AND OTHER WORKERS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO INVITE YOU TO JOIN US WITH THE FAMILIES AND SUPPORTERS HERE WITH US FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY AND ACTIVELY AND INTENTIONALLY MOVING AGAINST THE CONVEYER BELT. DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO INSURE THAT THE HARMS FROM THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL LEVEL ON OUR SCHOOLS AND ON OUR COMMUNITIES ARE MITIGATED RATHER THAN IGNORED OR ACCELERATED. >> THANK YOU. >> USE YOUR POSITION TO MOVE WITH US IN PUTTING PRESSURE ON STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTORS TO UPHOLD THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. THE STUDENTS OF GUILFORD COUNTY NEED AND DESERVE NOTHING LESS. >> THANK YOU. >> SAMANTHA PATINO-PEREZ JOINED BY JOANNE PENDLETON. >> HELLO. I'M SAMANTHA.

011I WORK AT THE MIDDLE COLLEGE. I'M IN MY SEVENTH YEAR OF TEACHING. I'M A PRODUCT OF GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. I'M TO PROUD DAUGHTER OF TWO MEXICANS. MY MOTHER AND FATHER IMMIGRATED FROM MEXICO. MY DAD WHEN HE WAS 16 STARTED WORKING IN THE UNITED STATES. FOR MOST OF MY LIVE I WITNESSED MY PARENTS WANTED TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITY. THEY DID IT BY HELPING FAMILY, FRIENDS, CHURCH MEMBER, COMMUNITY. ANY FRIEND MADE ON THE STREET. THIS IS A COSTLY PROCESS. ALL MY DAD HAD, HE HAD NO LAW EXPERIENCE. HE DOESN'T HAVE A HIGH EDUCATION. HE HAD HIS EXPERIENCE AND USED THAT TO HELP THE PEOPLE. HE KNEW IT WAS THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF LIVING IN THE COUNTRY AS A GREAT CITIZEN. MY DAD DOESN'T I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE PRIVILEGE AND THINK ABOUT THE THINGS I AS

012A CHILD CONSIDERED LUCKY TO HAVE. AS A TEEN I NEVER HAD TO WONDER IF I COULD GET A PERMIT OR LICENSE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MYSELF TO SCHOOL AND DRIVE MYSELF TO COLLEGE AND COME HOME ON THE WEEKEND. I ALSO NEVER HAD TO WORRY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT I COULD APPLY AT COLLEGE OR QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL AID. HAVING THAT AID MEANT I GOT TO GRADUATE. I NEVER HAD A DOUBT I'D BE THE TEACHER I AM TODAY BECAUSE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY. I NEVER HAD TO WORRY ABOUT COMING HOME AS A YOUNG CHILD AND FINDING OUT MY PARENTS HAD BEEN DETAINED OR DEPORTED. MY FRIENDS HAD THAT CONCERN. UNTIL THIS YEAR, I NEVER HAD TO FEAR BEING DETAINED OR DEPORTED MYSELF WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL OR WORK OR GROCERY STORE OR JUST BEING HERE IN

013THE BUILDING TONIGHT QUITE FRANKLY. TODAY I STAND IN FRONT OF YOU WITH MY PASSPORT IN MY PURSE. I HAVE BEEN FOR MONTHS. I HAVE KNOWN, QUITE HONESTLY, I'M NOT SAFE. MY STUDENTS ARE NOT SAFE. HOW MANY IN CHARLOTTE DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL THIS WEEK. THE REALITY IS RIGHT IN MY FACE. ASK YOU O BE CLEAR BECAUSE THEY TRUST US. THEY COME TO SCHOOL TO BE SAFE AND LEARN AND THEIR PARENTS TRUST US AND DESERVE MORE. THE LAST THING I'D LIKE TO SAY, IF YOU HAVE A CHILD OR PARENT OR GRAND PARENT OR AUNT OR UNCLE, THINK ABOUT THE CHILD RIGHT NOW, WOULD YOU CROSS BORDERS, WOULD YOU CROSS MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN EAT AND BE SAFE AND LIVE THE LIFE THEY DESERVE TO LIVE. THAT'S WHAT MY PARENTS DID FOR ME.

014>> JOANNA SPENDLETON FOLLOWED BY RANDESHIA WALLACE. >> I'LL THE PRESIDENT OF THE GUILFORD EDUCATORS. WE HAVE A PETITION FOR YOU TONIGHT. THOSE HERE FOR THE PETITION DELIVERY WOULD YOU RAISE YOUR HAND HIGH. WE JUST RALLIED OUTSIDE. WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING THIS AND TALKING TO EACH OTHER ABOUT THIS FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THIS REPRESENTS OVER 1,000 SIGNATURES FROM WORKERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. YOU WILL HAVE A COPY IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT. THERE ISESOME SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS IN THERE FOR YOU AS WELL. I'D LIKE TO GO OVER WHAT THE FRONT PAGE SAYS. THIS FALL, WORKERS ACROSS GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS ASK YOU TO STAND WITH US FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OVER 1,000 WORKERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SIGNED ONTO OUR RIGHTS, RESPECT, AND READING PETITION. YOU RECEIVED A COPY OF DEMANDS AT OUR OOUR OCTOBER MEETING. REGAG THESE DEMANDS

015ON NOVEMBER 10TH, LAST WEEK. TONIGHT, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO PUBLICLY DO THE FOLLOWING. SUPPORT ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION THAT REQUIRES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE PUBLIC INFORMATION ON HOW FEDERAL AND STATE CUTS ARE IMPACTING EDUCATION FOR GCS STUDENTS. COMMIT TOO MEET WITH GCAE LEADERSHIP TO SCHEDULE A TIME TO MEET WITH THE STATE AND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES. SUPPORT ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE ACTIVE BYSTANDER TRAINING TO MAKE SURE IMMIGRATION ARRESTS KNOW HOW TO HELP DEFEND THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF THOSE BEING TARGETED. SUPPORT ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION THAT STANDS AGAINST BOOK BANNING. COMMIT TO MEET WITH THE TEAM OF LIBRARIANS TO VERY VIEW BOARD POLICY ON SELECTION OF MATERIALS AND HOW IT CAN BE IN THE LESS RESTRICTIVE WAY. USE $3 MILLION FOR CLASSIFIED STAFF WAGES. COMMITTEE USING THE LOW WEALTH

016SUPPLEMENT ONCE WE RECEIVE IT TO TARGET VETERAN TEACHER PAY. ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES YOU WILL FIND IS SIGNATURES OF MANY CO-WORKERS AND RESOURCES TO HELP GUIDE IN WRITING RESOLUTIONS AND MEETING WITH US IN SOME OF THE UNIFLITSE REQUESTED. WE THANK YOU FOR MEEMEETING WITH US AND LOOK FORD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS WE DELIVER AND WAIT FOR YOUR COMMITMENT ON THESE DEMANDS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> RONDESHIA WALLACE FOLLOWED BY ANITA TALKINS. >> GOOD EVENING, I PROUDLY SERVE AS A TEACHER ASSISTANT. I STAND HERE AS THE VOICE OF EVERY CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE SCARED TO SPEAK UP OR CAN'T AFFORD TO. TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT OUR MOST VENERABLE STUDENTS ARE FACING. OVER 42% OF RESIDENTS ARE HISPANIC AND MANY STUDENTS ATTEND PECK. 174 STUDENTS ROUGHLY 29% OF OUR POPULATION ARE HISPANIC. THESE

017ARE BRIGHT LOVING STUDENTS THAT TRUST US. MANY WONDER IF THEIR FAMILIES WILL STILL BE HOME. AFTER SEEING FAMILIES BEEN TORN APART IN CHARLOTTE HAS BEEN HEARTBREAKING. WHAT IS HAPPENING THERE CAN HAPPEN HERE NO CHILD SHOULD FEAR LOSING THEIR FAMILY WHILE SITTING IN A CLASSROOM LEARNING TO READ OR READING TO LEARN. WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES. SILENCE IS NOT PROTECTION, ACTION IS. NOW, I NEED TO SPEAK MY TRUTH. THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME I STAND AT THE MOD PODIUM A WHILE. NOT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO. ADVOCATING IS IN MY SOUL. I HAVE TO STOP BECAUSE MY SALARY AS A TEACHER ASSISTANT DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO SHOW UP IN PERSON WHEN I NEED TO START A SECOND JOB. I'M NOT ABLE TO PAY MY BILLS. I'M NOT EMBARRASSED OF MY CIRCUMSTANCE. THIS IS

018PART OF MY TEST AND ONE DAY PART OF MY TESTIMONY. REALITY IS REALITY. I NEED A SECOND JOB TO PAY MARKET PRICE RENT FOR THE COMMUNITY I SERVE. IT SHOULD NEVER BE THEY WAY FOR PEOPLE WHO TRANSPORT STUDENTS, GREET STUDENTS, AND KEEP THE DISTRICT RUNNING. BOARD MEMBER BELLAMY SHARED WHEN SHE WAS A T.A. SHE HAD TO WORK MULTIPLE JOBS AND WE ARE STILL IN THAT SAME SITUATION. THAT'S NO HISTORY BUT FAILURE TO EVOLVE. I FOUGHT FOR AND WON A $3 MILLION FIGHT FOR RAISES. THIS DOESN'T GIVE US A LIVABLE WAGE. WE DESERVE TO FEED OUR FAMILIES WITH THE SAME DIGNITY OF EVERY CHILD WE SERVE. TONIGHT I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO PRIORITIZE LIVABLE WAGES NOT LATER BUT NOW. OUR STUDENTS, FAMILY, AND EMPLOYEES CANNOT WAIT. DO NOT LET ANOTHER YEAR PASS WHEN CHILDREN FEAR LOSING

019THEIR FAMILIES AND WORKERS PROVIDE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CANNOT KEEP A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS. IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE TONIGHT, YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION. IF YOU PAY ATTENTION, YOU KNOW IT'S TIME TO ACT. A DISTRICT THAT CANNOT PROTECT IT'S FAMILY OR PAY IT'S WORKERS A LIVABLE WAGE IS NOT A DISTRICT IN PROGRESS BUT IN CRISIS. ANYONE UNWILLING TO FIGHT FOR US SHOULDN'T BE LEADING US. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, ANITA DAWKINS FOLLOWED BY ANGIE McMICHAEL. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M ANITA DAWKINS. I'M HERE AS A PROUD REPRESENTATIVE OF GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. THESE EDUCATORS HAVE WEATHERED CHANGE AND EMBRACED INNOVATION IN THEIR MISSION TO UPLIFT EVERY STUDENT THAT WALKS THROUGH THEIR CLASSROOM DOORS. BEYOND OUR CORE RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE CLASSROOM WE SERVE AS MENTORS TO OUR NEW EDUCATORS SHARING OUR EXPERIENCE AND GUIDANCE TO HELP

020THEM THRIVE. WE PROVIDE LESSON PLANS AND EXPLORE INNOVATIVE RESOURCES FOR PERSONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AND GROWTH. MANY OF US TAKE ON ADDITIONAL ROLES AS DEPARTMENT CHAIRS TROUBLESHOOT FOR PLATFORMS AND CANVAS AND INFINITY SUPPORT FOR OUR COLLEAGUES. WE DO ALL OF THIS, NOT FROM RECOGNITION BUT BECAUSE WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR SCHOOL AND FUTURE OF EDUCATION. OUR COMMITMENT RUNS DEEP AND IT'S TIME THAT OUR CONTRIBUTION ARE ACKNOWLEDGED AND VALUED ACCORDINGLY. I COME BEFORE YOU NOT ONLY AS A VETERAN EDUCATOR WITH 26 YEARS OF SERVICE BUT AS A VOICE FOR COUNTLESS OTHERS WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TEACHING ESPECIALLY HERE IN GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. AFTER STEP 15 OUR PAY STAGNATES. AT YEAR 25 WE RECEIVE A MERE $200 INCREASE AND FLAT LINES UNTIL RETIREMENT. MEANWHILE, HEALTH PREMIUMS RISE. OUR FINANCIAL STRAINS DEEPEN.

021MANY ARE FORCED TO TAKE ON SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH JOBS. SOME OF US TURN TO SOCIAL MEDIA HOPING TO GO VIRAL OTHERS START FIVE BUSINESSES JUST TO MAKE ENDS MEET. I'M ONE OF THEM. OF WE DO THIS, NOT BECAUSE OF PASSION BUT THE SYSTEM FAILED TO HONOR OUR COMMITMENT. THIS IS NOT JUST UNFAIR BUT UNSUSTAINABLE. HERE IN GREENSBORO, OUR GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION AND MEMBERS YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY ACKNOWLEDGING AND ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS OUR VETERAN TEACHERS, STOP TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR LOVE FOR EDUCATION AND COMMITMENT. SHOWING US OUR EXPERIENCE, DEDICATION, AND SACRIFICES ARE VALUED. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO STAND UP. NOT JUST FOR OURSELVES BUT INTEGRITY OF EDUCATION AND FUTURE OF EVERY CHILD WE TEACH, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, A ANGIE

022McMICHAELS FOLLOWED BY SETH PEOPLES. >> WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING SUPERINTENDENT OAKLEY. MADAM CHAIR. ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS AND THOSE ESTEEMED. I RESIZE IN HIGH POINT NORTH CAROLINA. I HAVE BEEN AN EDUCATOR FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS AND STAND BEFORE YOU IN EVENING FOR YOUR ONGOING COMMITMENT, EQUITY, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. THEY ATTEND NORTHEAST GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL, GO RAMS. I HAVE A FRONT ROW TEACH AND STRONG LEADERSHIP AND HOW IT SHOWS UP EVERYDAY. WE OFTEN SAY, WE VALUE PUBLIC EDUCATION BUT THAT VALUE MUST BE MEASURED NOT IN WORD BUT IN ACTION. PUBLIC EDUCATION IS NOT ONLY THE FOUNDATION OF DEMOCRACY BUT A PROMISE TO OUR CHILDREN AND THAT PROMISE MUST EXTEND TO EVERY CHILD REGARDLESS OF RACE, BACKGROUND, OR ZIP CODE. YET, WE CANNOT IGNORE THE DEEP PERSISTENT RACIAL INEQUITIES THAT CONTINUE TO PLAGUE OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. THE

023OPPORTUNITY AND THE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS BETWEEN WHITE STUDENTS AND STUDENTS OF COLOR ARE NOT ACCIDENTS. THEY ARE RESULTS OF SYSTEMS, POLICY, AND PRACTICES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED BLACK AND BROWN CHILDREN. USING A RACIAL EQUITY LENS WE MUST RESIST NARRATIVES FOR OUTKOCHS S SHAPED BY STRUCTURAL BARRIER. DESPITE THE RESISTANCE AND BACKLASH THAT OFTEN ACCOMPANIES REAL CHANGE. THE WORK IS NOT EASY BUT IT'S ESSENTIAL. TO THAT END WE MUST NAME AND CONFRONT ROOT CAUSES. RACISM, SEGREGATION, UNDERFUNDING, BIAS DISCIPLINE, AND LOW EXPECTATION WE MUST CENTER VOICES OF THOSE MOST IMPACTED, STUDENTS AND FAMILY OF COLOR WHO KNOW HARM. WE MUST HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO MAKE SURE EQUITY IS NOT A SIDE PROJECT BUT LENS IN WHICH ALL DECISIONS WERE MADE. WE MUST VALUE EVERY CHILD EQUALLY EVEN IF IT REQUIRES REDISTRIBUTABLING AND RETHINKING OUT DATED NORMS. THERE WORK WON'T

024BE COMPLETED OVERNIGHT. WE MUST STAY THE COURSE. AS JAMES BALDWIN REMINDED US, NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE CHANGED BUT NOTHING CAN BE CHANGED UNTIL IT'S FACED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING TO FACE THESE TRUTHS WITH COURAGE AND COMMITMENT. >> THANK YOU. >> SETH PEOPLES FOLLOWED BY DAVID BLUE. >> WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING, ESTEEMED SCHOOL OFFICIALS AND BOARD MEMBERS. WE'LL TAKE A CHANGE OF PACE WITH THIS ONE. WE ARE AT A PROPOSAL LOOKING FOR ATHLETICS. I'M PART OF A SMALL GROUP THAT'S BEEN VERY INTERESTED IN QUITE A WHILE ADDING CROSS-COUNTRY TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND ATHLETIC PROGRAMS AS AN INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORT INSTEAD OF A CLUB SPORT BEGINNING THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR. NOW MY NAME IS SETH PEOPLES AND I'M A TEACHER AND COACH AT GRIMSLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL. MANY YEARS AGO, APPROXIMATELY 2,018,

025WHEN FINDING A FEW LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS. WE COFOUNDED A CROSS-COUNTRY PROGRAM AT KAISER MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS HAS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL CLUB TEAM FOR THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS AFTER HAVING INITIAL ENROLLMENT. THIS YEAR 60 RUNNERS WITHIN THE WHOLE SCHOOL GROUNDS. SO, WHAT IS THE RATIONAL FOR THIS AND WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR. AS STATED, WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SPORT BEGINNING WITH THE 2,026-27 SCHOOL YEAR. A FEW THINGS TO 30 HERE. WHAT WE DON'T RECOVER MY NEXT COLLEAGUE WILL DO SO. THIS WILL ALLOW THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPORT AND WORTH NOTING THE STUDY FOR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS WOULD BE APPLICABLE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL. IT'S BEEN NOTED FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PRODUCTS AND EXTREMELY HIGH GRADE POINT AVERAGES THEY HAVE. BETTER ATTENDANCE AND STUDENTS WILL BECOME MORE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE. IN ADDITION THROUGH SOME

026OF THE INFORMATION OF WHY DOING THIS IT'S A NONCONTACT SPORT. CONCUSSIONS ARE GETTING MUCH MORE PREVALENT AND MANY PARENTS ARE SEEKING AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THEM. ALSO FIGHTING AGAINST CHILD OBESITY PROBLEMS. NOW, WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS. SIXTH GRADE WAS ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE RECENTLY AND THIS ALLOWS THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN A SPORT OTHER THAN FOOTBALL THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN. THEY ARE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS, PERSONNEL, AND BECAUSE OF THEM AGING OUT OF SCHOOL DAYCARE PROGRAMS THEY CAN KNOW WHERE THE STUDENTS ARE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THERE IS NO LIMIT. YOU CAN HAVE AS MANY ATHLETES AS YOU WISH. HAVING BEEN A COACH FOR 20 YEARS FLIESSELF, THIS IS THE KIND OF SPORT YOU DON'T TRAVEL AND COMPETE THEY SIT ON THE BENCH THE WHETHER OR NOT HE WILL TIME EVERYBODY GETS TO

027PARTICIPATE AND TEAMS CAN HAVE EXTENDED NUMBERS OF PEOPLE ON THERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. DAVID BLUE FOLLOWED BY ONE OF OUR ALTERNATE SPEAKERS. DE PAUL MITTMAN. >> THANK YOU, I'M DAVID BLUE. I'M ARY A RETIRED TEACHER FOR 2 YEARS. CURB RENTLY COACH CROSS-COUNTRY AT NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL WHICH IS THE SCHOOL I SPENT MOST OF MY CAREER TEACHING IN. THE CHIER MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM HAD A SUCCESSFUL CLUB PROGRAM FOR SEVEN YEARS AND IT'S A GOOD ROLE MODEL FOR THE REST OF US IF WE COULD GET THIS GOAL ACCOMPLISHED. IT WOULD HELP, THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS BECAUSE THEY WOULD GET AN EARLIER START ON RUNNING AND OBVIOUSLY THE MORE YOU DO ANYTHING, WHETHER IT'S ATHLETICS MUSIC THE SOONER YOU START THE BETTER. THE GUILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY PROGRAMS DON'T HAVE PROGRAMS THAT HURTS THEIR COMPETITIVENESS

028EARLY ON. DISTANCE RUNNING CAN BECOME A LIFELONG SCHOLASTIC ACTIVITY. SEVERAL ADULT RUNNERS COMPETE IN GUILFORD COUNTY AND MASTERS PROGRAMS BY UNITED STATES TRACK AND FIELD. EVERY HIGH SCHOOL ALL READY HAS A COURSE THAT'S 5,000 METERS IN LENGTH. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CAN BE SHORTENED TO 3,000 METERS. THERE ARE EXCELLENT COURSES THAT HAD MAJOR NEEDS AT THE PARK OVER THE YEARS. FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL RUNNERS THE 3,000 METERS IS A BETTER RACE FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST BEGINNING TO START RUNNING THE RACES COMPETITIVELY MEETS CAN BE HIND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL MEETS. THIS PRACTICE OCCURS AT SATURDAY MEETS SUCH AS THE GREENSBORO INVITATIONAL TRACK CLUB. OKAY, HOW LONG WOULD WE RUN THE SEASON? WELL, WE START THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND END IT LIKE THE END OF OCTOBER. GIVE THE KIDS TEN DAYS OR

029SO TO PRACTICE BEFORE THEY HAD THEIR FIRST COMPETITION. ALL RIGHT, EXPENSE, THIS IS AN INEXPENSIVE SPORT. THE EQUIP. NOTHING SPECIAL TO PURPOSE. THEY HAVE TRACK AND FIELD PROGRAMS. UNIFORMS AND STOPWATCHES. PISTOLS TO START RACES. NO ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED. YOU DON'T PAY FOR OFFICIALS. YOU DON'T NEED TWO OR THREE OFFICIALS. THE GUILFORD COUNTY ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION FEE. IF WE HAD MORE KIDS ININVOLVED THE COUNTY WOULD COLLECT MORE REVENUE FROM THEIR PARTICIPATION. OKAY, MY TIME IS ABOUT OUT. I DON'T WANT TO GO OVER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. FINAL SPEAKER DE PAUL MITTMAN. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M A RETIRED TEACHER. THIS WOULD PUT THE KIDS UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION. STUDENTS THAT DON'T HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WILL FIND SOMETHING TO DO. OF ANY KID CAN RUN CROSS-COUNTRY REGARDLESS OF SIZE. NO EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED FOR

030CROSS-COUNTRY. OF UNIFORMS THEY USE THE SAME UNIFORMS. WELL, YOU ARE DOING THAT WITH BOY'S VOLLEYBALL. EVERYONE IS TALKING MONEY, MONEY, MONEY. COACHING S FUNDS ELIMINATE VOLLEYBALL. BOY'S VOLLEYBALL IS NOT A SANCTIONED SPORT UNDER THE ASSOCIATION. THE EXPENSES THAT YOU HAVE BEEN USING FOR MIDDLE BOY'S VOLLEYBALL. YOU TRANSFER THAT OVER TO MIDDLE SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY. WE ARE TALKING 12 TO 15 ATHLETES. YOU COULD HAVE 45 GIRLS AND BOYS. EVERYONE WANTS TO TALK DOLLARS. TRANSFER FUNDS. TRANSFER FUNDS WITH THE KIDS PLAYING SET UP ANOTHER TYPE OF VOLLEYBALL. I HAVE GIVEN 30 REASONS PART OF THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM. MY REQUEST, CAN YOU FIND MORE THAN 30 REASONS NOT TO ADD IT. >> THANK YOU FOR INVITING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL FOLKS TO THE NEXT MEETING. >> THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC SPEAKING PORTION OF THE MEETING THANK YOU FOR ALL

031THAT CAME OUT OUR VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH IS HERE. MR. GABRIAL SMITH. THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING TWICE PER WEEK ALONGSIDE THE CUSTODIAL TEAM. EACH TIME HE ARRIVES HE IMMEDIATELY SETS DOWN HIS BELONGINGS AND GETS STRAIGHT TO WORK. NEVER WAITING TO BE ASKED AND ALWAYS WAI READY TO LEND A HE TAKES HIS WORK SERIOUSLY. HE ENJOYS CONTRIBUTING. HE'S SOMEONE STAFF CAN DEPEND ON WHETHER IT JOB IS ROUTINE OR UNEXPECTED. HE FOLLOWS THROUGH AND INSURES THE WORK IS COMPLETED WITH CARE. THIS MADE HIM AN IMPORTANT PART OF OPERATIONS. HIS RELIABILITY AND HANDS ON SUPPORT HAD A LASTING IMPACT ON THE SCHOOL. HE MADE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE AT OUR SCHOOL THROUGH HIS UNWAVERING COMMITMENT AND HANDS ON SUPPORT SAYS THE FOURTH AGREE TEACHER WHO NOMINATED MR. SMITH. AS THE GUILFORD COUNTY VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH. MR. SMITH WAS

032PRESENTED A $50 GIFT CARD AND DURING NOVEMBER, YOUR PHOTO WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE CENTRAL OFFICES, TOYOTA OF GREENSBORO AND PIOLET ELEMENTARY. I'D LIKE TO CALL ON CRISSY PRATT TO PRESENT THE TERRIVE CAUGHT. >> WE ARE HAPPY YOU COULD MAKE IT TO BE RECOGNIZED BY US I HAVE YOUR CERTIFICATE AND GIFT CARD. IT SAYS, GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO GABLE SMITH NOVEMBER OF 2,025 VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH. IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR OUTSTANDING DEDICATION, GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND YOUR TIME AND TALENTS AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT FOR OUR PIOLET ELEMENTARY. SIGNED BY DR. OAKLEY AND BOARD CHAIR DEENA HAYES. >> THANK YOU, I'M NOT GOOD WITH PUBLIC SPEAKING. THANK YOU FOR THE AWARD. I GO IN TWICE PER WEEK TO MAINTAIN THINGS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE TO SAY BUT THANK YOU. >> THANK

033YOU, MR. SMITH WE'D LIKE TO SHAKE YOUR HAND AND ANYONE HERE WITH YOU FROM YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. WE'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU AS WELL. >> OKAY. >> I MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA. ONE TO JOIN A LAWSUIT AGAINST SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. >> THANK YOU, IS THERE A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. ANY APPOSED. >> NOW WE MUST APPROVE THE AGENDA. >> ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. ALL IN FAVOR. >> IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS PROPOSED CHOSE AND TRANSPORTATION BOUNDARIES? ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THE TRANSPORTATION BOUNDARIES. >> MOVE. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> NOW CONSENT AGENDA. DR. OAKLEY. >>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THIS EVENING CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES THE APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER

03423, 2,025 WORKSESSION AND OCTOBER 14, 2,025 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. PERSONAL ACTION REPORT. APPROVAL SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS. GUARANTEE MAXIMUM PRICE AMENDMENT ONE WITH FRANK BLUM CONSTRUCTION. THE EASEMENT EFFECTING THE SUMMERFIELD PERMANENT GREENSWAY EASEMENT. DUKE ENERGY CAROLINA ELECTRICAL FACILITY AGREEMENT AGREEMENT WITH PUBLIC CONSUNTING GROUP FOR ECATS AND MEDICAID SERVICES. CONTRACT WITH BECO FOR THE SOUTHEAST GUILFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL FIRE ALARM INSTALLATION PROJECT. THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENINGS CONSENT AGENDA. >> I'D LIKE TO PULL D. >> WHICH ONE? >> D. >> I'M D. M MOVE APPROVAL EXCT ITEM D. >> THIS IS FOR ABCEFGHI AND J. IS FOR ALL ITEMS EXCEPTD. [ROLL CALL]. >> CAN WE ASK DR. MONK TO GIVE US A BRIEF, WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS UP UNTIL THIS POINT. >> THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING. TO THIS POINT, WE CLOSED SWAN AS A

035SCHOOL AND THOSE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN REASSIGNED TO KAISER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MENDEN HALL. RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN THE DESIGN PHRASE OF THE PROJECT. WE KNOW WHICH BUILDINGS WE WILL KEEP, WHICH ONES WE WON'T. THIS GUARANTEE MAXIMUM PRICE TO DEMOLISH THOSE SO THEY ARE NOT AN ATTRACTIVE NUANCE AND DO SOME HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REMOVAL IN THE AREAS WE WILL KEEP. >> IF I RECALL, THERE WAS AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEM. YOU WERE HAVING PROBLEMS FINDING THE PIPES BECAUSE THEY WERE SO OLD YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE BLUEPRINTS? >> YES, THIS IS A COMPLETE COMPREHENSIVE RENOVATION. >> WOULD YOU BE USING AS MUCH OF THE LAND OR WOULD THERE STILL BE STUFF THERE? >> WE WILL USE A GREAT DEAL OF THE LAND. IT'S A SMALL PROPERTY. OF COURSE, ORDINANCES AND THINGS OBTAINED. WE WOULD HAVE TO ADDITIONAL PARKING. WE

036WILL BE AS CREATIVE AS POSSIBLE TO KEEP AS MUCH GREENERY AS WE CAN. WE WILL USE MORE OF THE PROPERTY THAN CURRENTLY BEING USED. >> THE FACT THIS WAS A HISTORICAL DISTRICT IS THAT THE GOING TO IMPACT US A LOT OR IN THE LONG SCHEME OF DOING BUSINESS. >> SO, IT'S ADDITIONAL STEPS WE HAVE TO DO LATER ON. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE COMMISSION, THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND GIVE US A CERTIFICATE OF APPRO APPROPRIATENESS. WE HAVE TO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THEM FOR WHAT WE WILL DO OUT THERE AS WELL. >> THANK YOU, MOVE THE ITEM. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM D PASSES. NOW WE ARE AT COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR. IT'S NATIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT MONTH. IT'S APPROPRIATE WE GET A LOOK AT THE WORLD OF WORK EIGHTH GREATERS GOT

037TO MEET WITH THEM. THEY ARE GETTING EARLY CAREER OPTIONS. THANK YOU TO THE MORE THAN 4,700 PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT TO THE CHOICE SHOULD CASE. THIS EVENT FEATURED THE FIRST EVER CAFETERIA CHOICE CHALLENGE. GIVING C CULINARY STUDENTS A CHANCE TO SHOW-OFF THEIR SKILLS. WEAVER ACADEMY PORK SHOULDER SPRING ROLLS WERE THE WINNING DISH. EVERY ITEM RECEIVED RAVE REVIEWS. THE CAFETERIA WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 5:00 P.M. VISIT GCSNC.COM/CHOICE TO LEARN MORE AND APPLY. THIRTEEN GUILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS MADE THE FOOTBALL PLAY OFFS THIS YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE SCHOOLS. [LISTING OFF SCHOOLS ]. AVES THE PLAY OFFS FIVE SCHOOLS REMAIN INCLUDING ANDREWS, NORTHEST, NORTH HE WERE, AND GRIMLY. WE WILL CHEER THEM ON WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME DECEMBER 11TH THROUGH THE 14TH. CONGRATULATE TO EASTERN HIGH THAT DEFEATED GRIMSLEY HIGH TO WIN THE YEAR'S FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP. THEY

038WERE 11-0. THEY AND EIGHT OTHERS REMAIN IN THE COMPETITION. THEY ALSO COMPETED IN THE STATE PLAY OFFS GUILFORD COUNTY WAS REPRESENTED IN VOLLEYBALL AND WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAY OFFS WITH PAGE ADVANCING TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS IN WOMEN'S TENNIS. I'D LIKE TO HONOR DR. KERNS. SHE STOOD UP FOR STUDENTS AND HER FAMILIES. IT WAS AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH HER DURING OUR TIME TOGETHER. HER WORK WE GET BEYOND EDUCATION IT INCLUDED VOTING RIGHTS AND STUDENT RIGHTS. SHE WAS A LONG LEADER. SO GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO HONOR HER BY NAMING OUR KERN'S ACADEMY THAT PROUDLY BARES HER NAME. SHE WILL BE MISSED. >>> GOOD EVENING, LAST MONTH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNCG WE RECEIVED THE DR. SHIRLEY S. SCHWAR TEXAS AWARD AND IT'S AFFILIATE GROUP. THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A UNIVERSITY THAT HAD AN IMPACT

039ON STUDENT LEARNING. UNCG HAS BEEN A STEADFAST PARTNER IN POST PANDEMIC LEARNING AND HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS HOW WE DEMONSTRATE HOW WE PARTNER WITH HIGHER EDUCATION TO STRAIGHTEN TEACHING AND LEARNING. EARLIER THIS MONTH WE HELD A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR SUMNER ELEMENTARY. IT'S ENCOURAGING TO SEE OUR PROJECT IN ACTION. OUR GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY SCHEDULED FOR STERNBURGER ELEMENTARY. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THEM. STUDENTS HAVE BEEN TAKING AN ASSESSMENT FOR APTITUDE CALLED YOUTH SCIENCE. HELPING TO IDENTIFY THE NATURAL STRAIGHT. THE RESULTS CAN INFORM THEIR CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND CONNECTED TO CAREERS THAT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR THEM TO EXPLORE. LEARN MORE AND HELP STUDENTS FIND PATH WAYS THAT WOULD LEAD TO SUCCESS ONE OF THE TENANTS OF THE GUILFORD GUARANTEE. THEY GRADUATE WITHOUT A PLAN FOR THEIR FUTURE. WE ARE HOPING TO MAKE SURE GCS STUDENTS

040HAVE A CUSTOMIZED PLAN BUT ALSO START EARNING COLLEGE CREDITS, EXPLORE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, AND EXPERIENCE THE WORKPLACE BEFORE THEY GRADUATE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUTH SCIENCE OR GUILFORD GUARANTEE, WE'D LIKE YOU TO FEEL COMFORTABLE CONTACTING YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL COUNSELOR. THANKSGIVING BREAK IS NOVEMBER 26TH THROUGH THE 28TH. WE HOPE EVERYONE HAS A RESTFUL AND SAFE HOLIDAY AND TIME TO ENJOY THE COMPANY WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS. I'D INVITE DR. MILLER AND PHILLIPS TO SHARE A TRANSPORTATION UPDATE. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M PROUD TO SERVE AS EXECUTIVE OF TRANSPORTATION AND PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE. TONIGHT WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING THE FOLLOWING AREAS AN OVERVIEW AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR FLEET, TRANSPORTATION, CUSTOMER SERVICE, INVESTING IN WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT AND NEXT STEPS. TRANSMISSION PORTING STUDENTS ACROSSFORD COUNTY. LAST YEAR WE REPORTED 73 OPERATIONAL

041ACTIVITY BUSES. THIS YEAR DOWN TO 41. WE UNABLE TO ORDER PARTS FOR REPAIRS. THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY CONTINUES TO PRESENT CHALLENGES THAT EFFECT THE ABILITY TO FULLY UTILIZE AND SUSTAIN IT'S FLEET. ONGOING ISSUES WITH INADEQUATE HEATING, POOR INSULATION AND THE ABSENCE OF AIR-CONDITION CREATE DIFFICULTIES FOR GARAGE STAFF AND LIMIT OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY MAINTAIN OUR VEHICLES. FROM JULY THROUGH OCTOBER WE COMPLETED 1,881 STATE MANDATED 30 DAY INSPECTIONS. PERFORMED 1,000 HUNDRED 46 PROCEDURES RANGING FROM BULB REPLACEMENT AND SEAT REPAIRS DELIVERED NEARLY 987,000 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL DURING THE SAME PERIOD. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO LIFT UP IN ORDER FOR US TO CONTINUE DOING MAINTENANCE AND PUT BUSES IN SERVICE WOULD REQUIRE US TO BE FULLY STAFFED AS WE FOCUS ON MAINTAINING A RELIABLE FLEET. WE ARE LOOKING AHEAD TO MAKE SURE OPERATIONS ARE SUSTAINABLE FINANCIALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FOR

042THE LONG-TERM THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IS EXTREMELY PROUD TO CELEBRATE A MAJOR MILESTONE IN OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY. IN PARTNERSHIP WILL GREGORY POOLE AND SHARP ENERGY. WE INTRODUCE TEN NEW PROPANE POWERED SCHOOL BUSES. BOTH THE PROPANE INFRASTRUCTURE AND NEW BUSES ARE LOCATED AT DUDLEY HIGH SCHOOL THIS MARKS ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD IN SUPPORTING THE DISTRICT'S CLEAN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GO GOAS THIS STRAIGHTENS OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION FOR STUDENTS ACROSS GUILFORD COUNTY. WITH ONE ELECTRIC BUS ALL READY IN OPERATION AND NOW TEN PROPANE BUSES ADDED TO THE FLEET. THE TRANSPORTATION CONTINUES TO MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TOWARDS A CLEANER MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR GCS. WE HAVE MORE THAN 1,000 STUDENTS IN TRANSITION. THEY ARE ELECTRONICS PORTED VIA YELLOW BUSES AND OUR 27GCS VANS. RECRUITMENT CONTINUES TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN FOR YELLOW BUS

043DRIVERS LARGELY BECAUSE THE POSITION DOESN'T REQUIRE A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE. THIS FLEXIBILITY ALLOWS THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO ONBOARD QUALIFIED CANDIDATES MORE QUICKLY AND MAINTAIN CONSISTENT SERVICE FOR OTHER SPECIALIZED ROUTES. WE HAVE SAVED $495,000 ANNUALLY IN CONTRACTED SERVICES BY IMPLEMIMPLEMENTING INTERNAL VAN SERVICES. OUR COST IS OVER $68 SIX CONTRACT BUSES WERE DELIVERED THIS YEAR THIS IS A VAL BUILDING RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF STUDENTS CAN RIDE TO SCHOOL WITH THEIR ONE CARD. TEACHERRER SUPPORTING STUDENTS UTILIZE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR COMMUNITY BASED INSTRUCTION AND WORK LIFE, WORK SITE EXPERIENCES. MANAGING A SYSTEM OF THIS COMPLEXITY IS NOT EASY. IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES. WE ARE SEEING PROGRESS AS WE OPTIMIZE ROUTES AND IMPROVE SERVICE TO FAMILIES. EFFICIENCY FOCUSES ON HOW WELL THE SYSTEM RUNS CUSTOMER SERVICE FOCUSES ON HOW WELL WE CONNECT WITH FAMILIES THAT'S WHY WE

044HAVE BEEN JUST AS INTENTIONAL ABOUT STRAIGHTENING COMMUNICATION, RESPONSIVENESS, AND SUPPORT ACROSS THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE AS WE HAVE BEEN ABOUT IMPROVING OPERATIONS. THE TRANSMISSION DEPARTMENT FOCUSES ON OPTIMIZING ROUTING EFFICIENCY AND IMPROVING SERVICE TO FAMILY. FOR THE 2,025-26 SCHOOL YEAR 364 BUSES WERE ROUTED TO SERVE 42,716 STUDENTS WITH 27,593 STUDENTS RECORDED DURING THE ANNUAL STATE COUNT. THESE FIGURES REFLECT OUR OPERATIONAL CAPACITY AND CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE RELI RELIABILITY. BUS PLANNER IS A TOOL HELPING TO DEFINE ROUTES, ELIMINATE OVERLAPS,AND IMPROVE ACCURACY A CUSTOMER SERVICE INSURES TRANSPORTATION IS ARRANGED WITHIN THREE DAYS OF RECEIVING VERIFIED STUDENT INFORMATION ONCE THE INITIAL BACK TO SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT PERIOD CONCLUDES AS WE PRIORITIZE INCREASED EFFICIENCY COUPLED WITH SAFE OM REGULATIONS GCS WILL CONTINUE THE USAGE NONTRANSPORT PHONES ARE ADEQUATE AND SERVICE IS DEPENDABLE FOR ALL FAMILIES. >> OUR TRANSPORTATION CALL

045CENTER SEVERED SINCE JANUARY OF 2,022. FROM JULY 1, 2,025 UNTIL OCTOBER 31, 2,025, THEY HAVE RECEIVED 24,718 CALLS. THE AVERAGE TIME AFHANDLING TIME OFS ANSWERED WITHIN 562ND. THE CALL CENTER IS OPEN TO GCS FAMILIES FROM 6:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME. THE NUMBER OF AGENTS ARE ADJUSTED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BASED ON THE PROJECTED CALL VOLUME FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. GCS CURRENT INTERNAL STAFFING MODEL CANNOT SUPPORT THE NUMBER OF CALLS RECEIVED DAILY BY NORTH END TELECOMMUNICATIONS. TO STAY APPRIAPPRISED OF ISSUELESS WE MT WEEKLY AND THEY PROVIDE US WITH IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK DEALING WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE. ALL OF OUR CALLS ARE RECORDED AND CAN BE EASILY REFERENCED FOR TRAINING AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEEDBACK. WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE PARTNERSHIP. I'LL NOW TURN IT OVER TO DR. MILLER TO SHARE ABOUT INVESTED AND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT

046AND NEXT STEPS. >> THANK YOU MR. PHILLIPS. BEHIND EVERY ROUTE, CALL, AND BUS IS A TEAM OF DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS. OUR COMMITMENT TO WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT ENSURES WE ARE NOT ONLY MEETING TODAY'S NEEDS AND TEAM FOR THE FUTURE. THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IS PROUD TO INVEST IN DEVELOPING FUTURE TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONALS THAT SUPPORT THE GUILFORD GUARANTEE. WITH THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT THIS PAST SUMMER THEY HOSTED A COHORT OF HIGH SCHOOL INTERNALS THAT SPENT THEIR INTERNSHIP TURNING R RENTS AND TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY. BY ENGAGING STUDENTS EARLY WE ADDRESS FUTURE STOPPING NEEDS AND CREATES TURNS WITHIN GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE TO SHARE. WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK OUR TRANSPORTATION STAFF IN PERSON AND ONLINE TONIGHT FOR THE SAFELY EACH DAY. WE ARE OPEN TO

047ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? >> THANK YOU, WE HAVE BETTYE, LINDA. >> THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT PRESENTATION. ON PAGE FOUR. WE SPOKE ABOUT THE AVERAGE AGE OF ACTIVITY BUSES. WHAT IS THE LONGEVITY BEFORE THEY GO TO BUS HEAVEN? [ LAUGHTER ] >> THAT WAY ARE JUST LIKE YELLOW BUSES. TWENTY YEARS. >> SO, ONE MORE YEAR. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> ON PAGE TEN, LET'S GO TO PAGE 11. AS FAR AS THE CALLS THAT COME IN. I'D LIKE TO COMMEND YOU ON THE QUICKNESS AND EFFECTIVENESS YOU SHARE AS FAR AS GETTING BACK WITH PEOPLE ON WHO IS CALLING IN. I SEE THE CALLS. THEY COME INTO THE CENTER. I KNOW YOU GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF CALLS ON YOUR PHONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ LAUGHTER ] >> LINDA THEN DE DEBBORAH. >> THIS WAS

048FOR THE INFAMOUS CAMPUS. PARENTS THOUGHT INFORMATION ABOUT CALLING THE CALL CENTER IN REFERENCE TO THEIR CHILDREN'S TRANSPORTATION. >> IT'S ABOUT GETTING -- MAKING SURE THEY HAVE THE RIGHT BUS. >> CORRECT. >> THAT'S MORE INFORMATION. >> NOT MY CHILD HASN'T SHOWN UP WE SAW AN INCREASE THIS YEAR. >> WHEN THEY DO CALL IN, DOES THE CALL CENTER HAVE ACCESS, MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE A PARENT THAT'S TECH SAVVY AND DOESN'T USE THE APP. DOES THE CALL CENTER HAVE THE ABILITY TO TRACK THE BUS? >> YES, THEY CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE BUS. >> YOU CAN LOCATE THE BUS IF THEY CAN'T PROVIDE IT THEY CAN TRANSFER IT TO THAT ZONE. >> SOUNDS LIKE WE IMPROVED IN THAT AREA TREMENDOUSLY. THE BIG COMPLAINT THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION TO PROVIDE THAT'S GREAT. I'M GLAD WE

049USED THE TECHNOLOGY WHERE WE DO THE INTERNSHIPS, THAT'S A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CHILDREN. MECHANICS GET PAID VERY WELL. HAVING A STEPPINGSTONE LIKE THAT. AS LONG AS WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THAT PATHWAY. THEY GO TO THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND GET A CERTIFICATE. HOW DO THEY PROGRESS? >> WE ARE TRYING TO DO WAY MORE AT SCALE. THEY WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE. THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING. IT'S THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLAN. WHEN THEY START HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE A CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLAN. YES, WE DO SHARE THE PATH WAYS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE AWARE AND SHARING WITH FAMILIES CLOSER TO MIDDLE SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY SAID HIGH SCHOOL IS TOO LATE. >> RIGHT, THEY WILL KNOW HOW TO MAKE THIS INTO A SOLID CAREER PATH GETTING A RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL SAYING THEY ARE SKILLED

050AND CAPABLE TO DO THIS JOB TO MAKE IT EASIER TO GET A JOB. THIS IS A GREAT STEPPINGSTONE. IF THEY ARE INTO THAT WE HAVE A PATH WAY TO GET THEM ALL THE WAY TO THE END WHERE THEY WILL GIVE THEM A CERTIFICATE OR DEGREE OR SOMETHING. WHEN THEY SHOW THAT, YEAH, WE WILL TAKE YOU. IT'S AWESOME WE MOVE THAT ALL THE WAY. >> THANK YOU. DEBORAH AND KHEM. >> WHEN WE HAVE A BUS OUT OF SERVICE, AT WHAT TIME DO WE REASSIGN THAT. I GET AN ALERT THEY HAVE BEEN REASSIGNED. IT'S RUNNING LATE. CONSEQUENTLY I HAVE GONE TO WORK. SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO CATCH THE BUS AND THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WHEN WE SAY, OKAY. NEEDS TO TAKE A BRACK AND GET NEW SHOES AND SOCKS AND WE ASSIGN THAT. >> WHAT HAPPENED

051ON A DAILY BASIS. I'D LIKE TO INVESTIGATE TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN EVERYDAY. >> I'D HAVE TO LOOK BACK IN MY E-MAILS. YEAH, BECAUSE IT DOES ALERT ON A DAILY BASIS THIS ROUTE HAS BEEN REASSIGNED WHEN IT IS REASSIGNED. ALSO HASN'T BEEN I WASN'T SURE WHEN THEY REASSIGNED THE NUMBER. A LOT OF PEOPLE THE MORE FUNCTIONAL BUS. WE HAVE SO MANY OF THEM I'M NOT TRYING TO BE RUDE. >> YOU CAN TRACK IT EVEN IF IT'S A SUBSTITUTE BUS. I WILL GET BACK TO YOU TOMORROW. >> OKAY THANK YOU. >> KHEM THEN CRISSY. >> I WAS LOOKING ON THE PERSONNEL WEBSITE. YOU SAY 50 BUT I ONLY SEE THREE ON THE WEBSITE. >> FOR BUS DRIVERS? >> THEY ONLY LIST ONE OR TWO TIMES ON THE WEBSITE. WE HAVE PLENTY OPPOSITIONS

052AVAILABLE. >> HOW MUCH DO THEY START AT? >> I DON'T SEE THAT IN THE DESCRIPTION WHERE THEY TELL PEOPLE THE STARTING SALARY. >> IT'S 16 >> IS THAT COMPETITIVE >> IT'S 27. >> A TEN DOLLARS DIFFERENCE. >> OKAY. >> WITH NO CHILDREN IN THE BACK. >> HUH? >> WITH NO CHILDREN IN THE BACK. >> ABSOLUTELY. THE LIABILITY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BARRIERS OF ACTUALLY GETTING PEOPLE THE CDL OR HIRED IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF SOMEONE IS DRIVING RECORD HAS IMPACT TO ACTUALLY BE COMING A BUS DRIVER BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE CONSIDERED MORE OF A LIABILITY. CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT INFORMATION. >> A PERSON MUST HAVE A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD. THEY CANNOT HAVE A DWI. >> OKAY. >> FOR HOW LONG? EVERY IN EVER IN THEIR LIFE? >> I'LL

053HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THE TIME PERIOD. CLEAN DRIVING RECORD AND NOW THEY MUST PASS A DRUG TEST. >> DO WE TEST REGULARLY -- RANDOMLY. >> WE DO RANDOMS IN GUILFORD. >> THANK YOU. >> IN REGARDS TO LIKE RECRUITMENT DR. OAKLEY THERE ARE OTHER SMALL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE THAT ALL READY HAVE CDLs LIKE BUILDING A FLEET OR DO WE HAVE AN AGENCY WITH CAN HE GET DRIVERS IN A REAL WAY AND HOW OFTEN ARE WE LOOKING AT OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE 18 AND OLDER THAT, NOW KNOW, WOULD BE AVAILABLE. >> WE CAN'T CONTRACT THROUGH AN AGENCY FOR THE DRIVER. THEY MUST BE EMPLOYEES OF TE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. THEY HAVE TO BE EMPLOYED BY OUR DISTRICT. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT RECRUITING EFFORTS. OUR DEPARTMENT, THEY CONTINUE

054USUALLY WORK ON H.R. DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THEY IDENTIFY CALLFIE QUALIFIED. HUS PRESENT THEMSELVES THE DEEPER WE TALK ABOUT POTENTIAL CANDIDATES UNCLING UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS A BUS DRIVER FOR US. >> DO WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET ON THE PATH WAYS. >> THEY ASSIST PEOPLE, THIS IS SO THEY CAN BECOME A BUS DRIVER. >> NOT WITH A CDL, WE DON'T. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> I'LL START DIGGING MY SUBWAY. >> ALL RIGHT. >> CHRISSY AND THEN DIANNE. >> GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. VERY INTOMORROWIVE. JUST IN GENERAL I FIND IT HELPFUL TO HAVE THESE YEAR. WE HEARD FROM YOU A FEWE YEARS AGO. IT'S NICE TO GET THAT REGULAR UPDATE. ON PAGE 40 WE SPOKE ABOUT THE ACTIVIVE BUSES AND LAST YEAR WE HAD 73 AND YOU HAVE 41 RIGHT NOW.

055SO MANY ARE OUT WITH MAINTENANCE OR MECHANICAL ISSUES. HOW YOU HANDLE THE ACTIVITIES AND FILLING THE GAP OF 30 BUSES THAT NEEDS TO CARRY KIDS AROUND THE COUNTY. SO, THE SCHOOLS ARE ACTUALLY JUST SHARING BUSES. THEY ARE JUST GOING FROM SCHOOL TO SCHOOL AT THIS POINT. THE BUSES THAT ARE OUTS OF SERVICE IT'S BECAUSE THEIR PARTS OR OBSOLETE BECAUSE THE BUSES WERE SO OLD. WE ARE UNABLE TO ORDER PARTS OF THOSE BUSES. >> WHAT KIND OF IMPACT IS THAT SHARING OF TRANSPORTATION HAVING ON ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL. >> I'M SURE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO RESERVE BUSES TO BE ABLE -- EVERYBODY WAS A FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME. >> THAW HAVE TO BE VERY CREATIVE. >> WOW, OKAY. >> ALSO FIELD TRIPS ARE HARDER. >> YEAH, IMAGE. >> THAT'S HELPFUL INFORMATION TO HEAR. YOU TALKED

056ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE THAT WAS DONE BETWEEN JULY AND OCTOBER. LOOKS LIKE ABOUT HALF THE FLEET WAS ABLE TO HAVE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE DURING THAT TIME. YOU HAVE TO DID EVERYTHING. YOU NEED TO BE FULLY STAFFED AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND I HAVE A QUESTION THAT TIES INTO THAT AS WELL. YOU SAID, RIGHT NOW, WE ARE 50 DRIVERS SHORT PEOPLE OUT AUTO ON LEAVE ARE RECEIVING PAY. WE PAY FOR THEM BUT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO WORK FOR US. >> IT DEPENDS ON THE INDIVIDUAL CASE. I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES PLUS THESE OTHER 45. IT'S ALMOST DOWN. WE KNOW THAT THE FUNDING OBVIOUSLY IT'S AN ISSUE. THEY MIGHT NOT BE WORKING KIND OF PAYING FOR IT AS WELL. WHAT WOULD FULLY STAFFED LOOK LIKE TO YOU. WE COULD WAVE OUR

057MAGICAL WAND TODAY. >> IF I COULD GET 150 DRIVER SO WE COULD ELIMINATE FIRST STUDENT THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> HAVE A CONTRACT. >> OKAY. >> HOW MUCH -- A LOT OF HAPPY HANDS. WHAT PERCENTAGE. I THINK I'M ASKING THIS RIGHT. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR BUDGET IS RIDING FIRST STUDENT? HOW MUCH WILL THAT SAVE US AND BALANCE OUT IF WE GET THE DRIVER'S HERE. WE HAVE TO CONTRACT THEM OUT. >> SO, THE POPULATION TAKING UP THE MAJORITY OF OUR FIRST STUDENT BUSES. WE ARE TRANSPORTING MANY OF THEM ACROSS THE DISTRICTS. THE BUSES ARE NOT ALWAYS AT CAPACITY. THERE ARE AT THE PRESENT STUDENTS ON A BUS. >> WOULD IT BE BETTER FOR US TO BE USING VANS INSTEAD OF PER STUDENT? >> THAT WOULD BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE WE HAVE MANY STUDENTS THAT ARE IN WHEELCHAIRS.

058>> THAT'S WHY I WONDER IF IT'S EASIER TO GET WHEELCHAIR VANS. IT'S JUST A THOUGHT. I KNOW WE HAD SOME CHANGES TO THE WALKING STUDENTS. I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I'M JUST CURIOUS. >> IT IS A GOOD THING. >> AT THIS POINT, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING NEGATIVE. >> FANTASTIC. >> WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT. >> I HEARD A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY OF FAMILIES THEY USE THAT CAR RIDER TIME OF A BONDING FAMILY THING OR PART OF THE REGULAR COMMUTE. IM GLAD THAT'S BEEN WORKING OUT WELL FOR US. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, DIANNE. >> IF YOU DON'T MIND WE CAN SHOW YOU YOUR LOVE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> I CAN'T PAY YOU BUT I CAN LOVE YOU. MY FIRST QUESTION. THIS IS JUST A SIDE

059COMMENT. A MOVIE WAS MADE ABOUT A BUS THAT SAVED A PU BUNCH OF STUDENTS. E KNOW YELLOW BUSES DO THEIR THING. I WATCHED THE MOVIE BECAUSE OF THE BUS. CAN WE JUST STOP USING ACTIVITY BUSES? >> THEY ARE NECESSARY FOR ATHLETICS AND YOUR FIELD TRIPS. YELLOW BUSES CAN ONLY BE USED TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOL. >> OKAY. YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT YOU WILL STOP USING THEM. IF YOU ARE DOWN TO HALF THE FLEET YOU HAD LAST YEAR. IF THE REST OF THEM GO TO BUS HEAVEN, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING ELSE HAS TO BE DONE EITHER SCHOOLS WILL HAVE TO FIND OTHER WAYS TO GET THEIR KIDS TO AND FROM. MANY OF THEM ARE DOING IT ANY WAY. IT'S FASTER THAN WAITING ON A BUS. I HAD A PERSON CALL ME AND TELL ME

060SHE DROVE THE BUS BUT IT ONLY WENT 25 MILES PER HOUR. THEY COULD HAVE WALKED FASTER THAN THE BUS GOT THEM THERE. IT'S HARD TO HAVE 25 KIDS WALKING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THAT'S ALL TE BUS WOULD DO. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'D HAVE TO THINK ABOUT UNLESS WE FIND FUNDS TO GET IN THE BUSES. CAN WE TRADE THEM IN. WOULD ANYONE GIVE US ANYTHING FOR THEM? I MEAN, SAVAGE PARTS OR SOMETHING. >> THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WILL PURCHASE BUSES. BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF OUR BUSES, I MEAN -- OKAY. >> ON PAGE SIX. I JUST WONDERED THE PICTURE OF THIS IS A PROPANE TANK. WHERE IS IT'D. >> IT'S AT DUDLEY HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S NEXT TO TENNIS COURTS. >> IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD ANY CONCERNS OF SAFETY HAVING A PROPANE TANK -- THAT'S

061A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS ON SCHOOL GRO GROUNDS HAVE YU HAD ANY CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY? >> NO, WE HAVE NOT. THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS SAFE. NOTICE THERE IS A PROTECTION AROUND IT WE REALLY DON'T HAVE CONCERNS FOR SAFETY DO WE HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS? HAVE YOU WORKED WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE ACCIDENTS DO HAPPEN? >> AS FAR AS THE SCHOOL IS CONCERNED OF COURSE WE HAVE A PLAN FOR EVACUATING THE SCHOOLS THE COMMUNITY OF COURSE, FOR THE CITY OF GREENSBORO. YOU WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE TYPES OF SITUATIONS. IT'S A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN A CASE LIKE THIS. WE'D WORK IN COLLABORATION TO ENSURE THIS. >> THEY KNOW THE PROPANE TANK IS THERE AND ON THE WIRE. I SOMETHING HAPPENS. WE HAD ONE AT KAISER WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND SOMEONE RAN OVER

062AND BROKE A GAS LINE. SO WE USED THAT. WE EMPTIED DUDLEY BECAUSE OF A PROPANE TANK, NO. WE HAVE PLANS AND THEY KNOW IT'S THERE. >> THE FIRST FIRE STATION IS LESS THAN AN EIGHTH OF A MILE UP WILLOW ROAD. YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WE HAD THAT COMMUNICATION WITH THEM BECAUSE OF THE FACT THIS IS IN A HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WE HAVE THAT THERE. YOU ARE SAYING YES? >> ALL RIGHT. HAS THERE BEEN ANY DISCUSSION IF WE COULD WORK IN PART AS FAR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. IF THERE IS AN IDEA OF A POSSIBLILITY. THEY WERE NOT ABE TO DO THAT POST COVID-19 HIGH POINT BECAUSE OF THEIR LIABILITY LOOKS DIFFERENT. >> JUST ASKING. >> ON PAGE 11 WHO WHO WOULD THEY WANT. WHO DID, I MEAN, IS THERE

063A SPECIFIC PLACE THEY SHOULD GO TO GET INFORMATION IT. ANYTHING TONIGHT, I'D LIKE FOR MY CHILD TO NOW RIDE THE BUS, WHERE WOULD THEY GO. >> IF THEY MAKE THAT DECISION THEY WOULD NEED TO CONTACT THE SCHOOL DATA MANAGER. ONCE THAT INFORMATION IS PUT IN THE SYSTEM IT'S UPLOADED TO TRANSPORTATION WITHIN 24 HOURS AND AT THAT POINT, THE THREE DAY GUARANTEE OF ASSIGNING A CHILD TO A BUS WOULD OCCUR. >> THEY NEED TO CONTRACT THEIR SCHOOL. >> YES, THANK YOU. I'M VERY, I THINK WE SHOULD BE AS MUCH APART OF, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING INTERNSHIPS. I WONDER, HAS YOUR STAFF BROUGHT INTO HAVING THESE INTERNALS. I KNOW THEY WILL DO WHAT YOU TELL THEM TO DO. HAVE THEY BROUGHT INTO TRAINING THEM AND WANTING OR FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN DO A LEVEL OF

064WORK THAT THEY DO. >> YES, MY STAFF IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE MANY OF THEM ARE CLOSE TO RETIREMENT. UNTIL THAT FIND IT TO BE ABLE TO TRAIN OUR FUTURE STUDENTS TO TAKE OVER THEIR JOBS. >> IS THERE ANY SORT OF WAY TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY TO SAY, HEY, YES, WE ARE DOING THIS. >> YES. >> YOU ALSO REFERENCED A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? >> THAT'S A DRIVING RECORD WITH NO TICKETS AND NO SUSPENSIONS ON THEIR RECORD. THAT'S A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD. SO, IF I HAVE A SPEEDING TICKET 40 YEARS AGO -- I MEAN, WHEN YOU SAY CLEAN. I HEARD YOU SAY NO TICKETS. DOES THAT ABSOLUTELY NO TICKETS? >> 40 YEARS AGO YOUR RECORD NOW IS CLEAN. YOU PROBABLY DON'T HAVE ANY POINTS TOWARDS YOUR INSURANCE.

065>> SO SOMEONE COULD HAVE HAD SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ERASED AS FAR AS WHAT IS CLEAN. >> YES, IT'S STILL ON THE RECORD BUT NOT CURRENT. >> I CAN GET, I MEAN, WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL HERE. IT DEPEND ON THE TYPE OF OFFENSE. WAS IT THE THIRD OR FIRST TIME. WE SHOULD TREAD LIGHTLY THERE. I CAN GIVE OVERVIEW. WE LOOK AT WHO GETS THE CDL AND DMV. >> OKAY, SO, ACTUALLY WHAT IT IS IS THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DCL NOT SO MUCH FOR DRIVING, RIGHT. IT'S WHAT THE CDL REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE. >> THAT'S HARD AND THE MOST RESTRICTIONS. >> I'D LIKE TO BE VERY CLEAR. LIKE YOU SAID, >> THERE IS ALSO THE CONDITION OF WHAT THE CDL REQUIRES. >> KHEM. >> I HEARD YOU SAY WE SAVED $495,000. >> CORRECT. >> DOES THIS

066COUNT TOWARDS THE GRAD, THE TRANSPORTATION GRAD. >> EFFICIENCY. >> ACTIVITY BUS. >> OH, OKAY. >> ON THE YELLOW BUSES. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU. I RECEIVED SO FEW CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS. I KNOW THIS IS A COMPLEX THING. YOU TALK ABOUT 45,000 MILES PER DAY IN DISTRICT, SO WIDE AND LONG. I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU. I'D IWAS ABLE TO DOWNLOAD THE APP. THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT AN IT WAS COMMUNITY FRIENDLY. >> DOCTOR MONK WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF FACILITIES UPDATE JOINING THE LAST MEETING AND PREVIEW WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT. >> GOOD EVENING, AGAIN. AS DR. OAKLEY SHARED, I'LL PROVIDE A FACILITIES UPDATE DETAILING OUR INVESTMENTS IN SCHOOL AND INVESTMENTS IN THE STUDENTS FUTURE. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE E EFFECTING INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRUCTION. KENNETH, THE ASSOCIATE GENERAL

067CHIEF ECONOMIST BELIEVE TARIFFS WILL PUT AN UPWARD COST ON MATERIALS THE HUGE INCREASE INALUMINUM WILL PUSH UP THEIR PRICES. MANY WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO GET AHEAD OF THE PRICE HIKES. STILL THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUND THAT TWO-FIVE REPORTED RAISING THEIR OWN PRICES IN RAISE OF TARIFFS AND 40% THE MATERIAL COST TO CLIMB EVEN FARTHER IN HIGHER IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. SO, IN ORDER TO CAPTURE THE FULL COST ON OUR BUILDING CONTRACT PROJECT. WE ARE USING THE PRODUCER PRICE FINAL DEMAND INDEXES. THAT'S THE CHART WE SEE HERE. THIS INCLUDES LABOR AND SALES AND TAXES. THEY USE DATA FROM THE CURRENT BUILDING PROGRAM. TRADITIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND SHOWN IN GREEN WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2,022 AT A COST OF $385 PER SQUARE FOOT. THE LATEST TRADITION BID, QUARTER ONE FISCAL YEAR

0682,026. THEY ARE SHOWN IN RED. CALLING $417,000 WHEN THE 32 MONTH INFLATION OF 4.2% IS ADDED TO THE COST, THE RESULT OF THAT COST IS $401 PER SQUARE FOOT. RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE TWO MOST RECENT BIDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2,026. ADDITIONAL WITH SUMNER ELEMENTARY AT $403. >> NOW WE WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON PROJECTS. I'D LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TABLE. IT'S BEEN ALLOTTED $754.8 MILLION. OF THAT $754 MILLION. THEY COMMITTED 82% AND SPENT 58%. AT THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL WE ARE IN THE DOCUMENT PHRASE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE NEW SCHOOL. ABATEMENT IS UNDERWAY. WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS WE PLAN TO BUILD THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND REQUEST THE REMAINING PROJECT BUDGET WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. NEARING COMPLETION OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WAS GIVEN A NOTICE FOR THE NEW

069BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ON AUTO NOVEMBER 7TH. SUMNER ELEMENTARY HAD THEIR GROUND BREAKING ON NOVEMBER 5TH. THEY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. ABATEMENT AND DEMOLITION TO THE CONTRACT ON NOVEMBER 7TH. THEY WILL COMMENCE GRADING ACTIVITIES AS WELL. NO, IT'S NOT MOVING. LOOK AT THE PRETTY PICTURES. ABATEMENT AND DEMOLITION IS COMPLETE TO THE CONTRACT OF NOVEMBER 7TH. GRADING ACTIVITY AS WELL OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. SWAN SIX-12 VISUAL OF PREFORMING ARTS WE RECEIVED THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR DEMOLITION. EARLIER TONIGHT THE BOARD APPROVED THE GMT FOR THE DEMOLITION AND THOSE ACTIVITIES WILL BEGIN SOON. AT LENDLY DEMOLITION HAS BEGUN THERE AS WELL. THEY REQUEST APPROVAL WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. IN FEBRUARY OF 2,025, WE PROVIDED YOU WITH ADITION TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT WIDE ENROLLMENT UPDATE DURING THE JOINT CAPITOL FACILITY MEETING. WE SHARED THE UPDATE

070AND PROJECTED TRENDS WE IMPACTED TIMING LOCATION AND SIZE OF SCHOOLS UP UNTIL THIS POINT IN THE MASTER PLAN THE FOCUS IS ON REBUILDING USING SCHOOL, CONSOLIDATIONS TO FILL THOSE SCHOOLS. KATHERINE JOHNSON IS THE FIRST NEW SCHOOL PROPOSED. WE WERE ASKED TO INCORPORATE UPDATED ENROLLMENT INTO THE MASTER PLAN PRIOR TO MOVING FORWARD. INCLUDING ON THIS SLIDE AN ENROLLMENT ANALYSIS WITH KATHERINE JOHNSON INCLUDING CURRENT ENROLLMENT FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL WITHIN THE SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL FEEDER ZONE. EACH SCHOOL, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM ENROLLMENT THAT UTILIZATION FOR YEARS 2,024-25, 2,2,025-26. THE ENROLLMENT IS TRENDING DOWNWARD. NEW ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FROM KATHERINE G JOHNSON TO CAUSAL SCHOOLS TO CROSSOVER INTO UNDERUTILIZED OR COME CLOSE TO IT. SCHOOL PLAN AND STAFF HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE CITY OF GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT, AND GUILFORD COUNTY PLANNING STAFF TO GET A

071BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. WE HEARD GROWTH AND HOUSING AS A KEY THEME. GROWTH IN AT KATHERINE G. JOHNSON. THIS IS IT'S BETTER SUITED TO GO TOWARDS THE SCHOOL THAT HAVE KIDS IN THEM ALL READY. THEREFORE, WE WILL PAUSE THE KATHERINE G. JOHNSON PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD FORTH THE ORDNANCE. THIS SLIDE IS THE STATUS OF OUR REMAINING COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT. THROUGH IT'S CLOSURE THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CONCENTRATE AS ALWAYS. YOU CAN ASK INFORMATION RELATED TO THE DASHBOARD. WE INCLUDED A LIST OF THOSE PROJECTS WE HAVE FINISHED 230 PROJECTS INCLUDING AUDIO AND VISUAL TECHNOLOGY PROPROJECTS TWO RENOVATIONS AND TRACK RESURFACING PROJECTS. WITH THAT, WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. >> IN REFERENCE TO POSSIBILITY OF NOT BUILDING KATHERINE JOHNSON SCHOOL, WHAT MADE YOU SUGGEST THOSE SCHOOLS? >> THEY ARE JUST NEXT ON THE MASTER

072PLAN. >> I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE AREA AND THEY LOSE A PROJECT IN THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL AREA AND GOING RIGHT TO ANOTHER SCHOOL AREA. I AM JUST THINKING MAYBE IT WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL, I SHOULDN'T SAY THAT BUT FOR THAT FUNDING TO GO TOWARDS THAT AREA OF HIGH POINT AND COLFAX IN THAT REGARD. >> WHILE GIVING SOME FUNDING TO NORTHWOOD, WHICH IS A REBUILD IT'S CLOSE TO 70, $80 MILLION DEPENDING ON WHEN WE GET TO OUT BID IT. THE BALANCE, WE WILL REALLOCATE TOWARDS THE CAPITOL THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED. >> DO WE HAVE THE AGE? >> WE DO, I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. >> WE JUST BROKE GROUND ON A 100 YEARS OLD. IT WAS DONE LONG BEFORE I GOT ON THE SCHOOL BOARD I HOPE MAYBE THAT WE COULD LOOK AT

073THE LIST AND MAYBE REPRIORITIZE SOME PRIORITIZED BASED ON THE AGE SOME OF THE SCHOOLS MIGHT BE IN THAT REGARD I FEEL LIKE WE'D HAVE TO ADVOCATE FOR FLORENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND COLFAX. THOSE SCHOOLS ARE IMPORTANT TO THAT KATHERINE JOHNSON. YEAH, I HEAR YOU. I THINK PART OF THE RATIONAL NO STUDENTS LIKE FLORENCE YOU WOULD HAVE TO SKIP OVER IF YOU ARE AT FLORENCE. THERE ARE KIDS AT ANCE. THIS IS DEFERRED CAPITOL REPLACEMENT FIX THE ROOF AND WINDOWS. ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT SCHOOLS CURRENTLY DEFINITELY HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. OF WE HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE SAID. WE WILL WILL BE DOING TOTAL REEVALLATION TO LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS OF OUR FACILITY. SOME FACILITIES WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF DEFERRED CAPITOL AT. THEY WILL START THE CYCLE ALL OVER AGAIN AND

074GO TO THE BO THEBOTTOM OF THE LIST. E MORE WEAR AND TEAR. THOSE NEED TO GET ADDRESSED RIGHT NOW WE CONTINUE TO REBUILD. THEY ARE NECESSARY. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOUCH SCHOOLS WITH KIDS IN THEM RIGHT NOW TO MAKE CONDITIONS BETTER WE DO THAT AS WELL. >> RIGHT, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT. I HOPE WE CAN GET ANOTHER REBUILD. >> DIANNE AND THEN DEBORAH. >> I HAVE TO AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES AS FAR AS, I KNOW INTENDED THIS WAY GETTING THE SHORTENED OF THE STICK YOU WILL KNOW YOU WILL CONTINUE TO PUT BANDAGES. IT'S NOT THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM., I'M NOT SURE THAT'S TRUE ABOUT THE IT FREES US UP TO DO OTHERS. >> BOTH OF THOSE REBUILDS >> NO NORTHWOOD IS A REBUILD, SHADY BROOK IS RENOVATIONS >> I KNOW WHERE THEY COME

075FROM WHERE I SEE IT. THE COMPLAINTS COME WITH NEEDS FOR WELLBURN AND OTHERS. >> THOSE ARE GREAT EXAMPLES OF WHERE THEY CAN GET FREED UP. THE INTENT IS VERY MUCH TO GET TO HIGH POINT. >> I HAVE TO ADVOCATE FOR THAT DISTRICT TOO. TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE MAY APENSION TO THE NEEDS EVEN THOUGH, I UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU HAD TO PUT DEFERRED MAINTENANCE INTO A BUILDING AND TURN AROUND AND TEAR THE BUILDING DOWN, IT'S LIKE I KNOW YOU HAVE TO DO IT. LIKE YOU SAID THERE ARE CHILDREN IN THE BUILDING. WHEN YOU TURN AROUND WITHIN FIVE YEARS AND TEAR THE BUILDING DOWN IT'S LIKE IT WAS A WASTE OF MONEY EVEN THOUGH YOU HAD TO DO WHAT YOU HAD TO DO. SO, THAT'S A FLUSTRATION YOU LIVE WITH AS FAR AS THAT. ONE OF MY

076QUESTIONS HAS TO DO WITH, ITHY IT'S ON PAGE ONE. AS FAR AS HOW DO WE KEEP UP BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER WHAT THE TARIFFS DO TO US BUT THEY TEAR US UP. HOW DOES THAT EFFECT, WHAT DO YOU CALL THEM, THE GUARANTEE -- >> MAXIMUM PRICE. >> THAT'S AN UNFAIR POSITION TO PUT A CONTRACTOR IN. THIS NEEDLE IS MOVING EVERYWHERE. >> WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THIS AT THE LAST JOINT FACILITY COMMITTEE MEETING. PART OF IT IS JUST A WAY. YOU BRING IT UP OFTEN. YOU DIDN'T ASK ME ABOUT IT TONIGHT. >> YOU WANT ME TO ASK YOU? >> I'LL ANSWER IT ANY WAY. THE PROCESS CAN PUT US IN A POSITION WHERE WE MISS OUT ON A GOOD OPPORTUNITY. IF YOU SEE BETWEEN THOSE TWO AREAS THERE IS A DIP

077IN THAT. THAT'S ACTUALLY WHERE PRICES WENT DOWN FOR A LITTLE BIT. THE WAY WE ARE STRUCTURES, NOT LIKE HAVING ALL OF THE MONEY AVAILABLE TO DESIGN EVERYTHING AND BE READY TO BUILD, WE MIGHT HAVE MISSED GOOD APPRISING BECAUSE IT'S GONE BACK-UP. NOT DRAMATICALLY. IT'S LIKE 2,026, 2,021. IT'D DID GO UP. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE WORKING HARD WITH COUNTY STAFF AND THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONS TO GET A GOOD PROCESS WE CAN BOTH HONOR WHAT THEY WILL DO WITH THEIR DEBT MODEL. AT THE SAME TIME GETTING AS MUCH MONEY FREE AS PROPOSED WITH CAPTAIN JOHNSON. WE HAD PROJECTS THAT WERE READY AND AFA BUILDING OVERTIME WE ARE SPENDING LESS IF WE GET A SPIKE >> OKAY. >> I DON'T I DON'T DOUBT YOU ARG AT THESE. WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THE RIGHT EFFORTS TO, YOU

078KNOW, GET THE BEST FOR THE BUCK, I GUESS. MY LAST QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH, HOW DO WE LOOK AT DATA FAR AS PROJECTIONS. SAY YOU THINK GROWTH WILL HAPPEN IN NORTHWEST GUILFORD COUNTY. SUPPOSED SOMETHING HAPPENS THAT TRIGGERS LIKE WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH TOYOTA. GROWTH ON THE OPPOSITE END OF THE COUNTY IS THERE A WAY TO MEASURE IF WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH TOYOTA IN RANDOLPH COUNTY PEOPLE WILL LIVE-IN GUILFORD COUNTY, PROBABLY. THEY WILL WANT TO LIVE-IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER. DO WE HAVE WAY OF KNOWING IF WE WILL BE IMPACTED BY THAT. LIVE, WORK AND PLAY. >> THAT ART PARTLY WHY WE MET WITH THE FACILITY STAFF AS WELL AS THE COUNTY. WHETHER THEY HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THEY WILL ALLOW US TO COME IN THE AREA. THE PERSON WILL BUILD THE HOUSES OR THE COMMERCIAL

079PROPERTY. IT'S AS AGILE AS POSSIBLE. IT SHOWS UP TO DO THAT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THERE. PEOPLE MAKE ALL KINDS OF HOUSING DECISIONS WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THAT. WHAT MAKES US CONCERNED NATHANIEL GREEN IS ANOTHER OLD FACILITY ON WATER ASEWER WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT SHOULD WE SHIFT OUR EFFORTS TO DO SOME BUILDING TO MAKE SURE WE COULD ACCOMMODATE THE STUDENTS IN THE AREA. >> I'LL ASK THIS QUESTION DO WE EVER SEE THE SPIKE NOT BE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MAYBE SAY, FOR OUR SAKE IN THE SOUTHEAST AREA YOU SEE MORE MIDDLE SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN COMING AS OPPOSED TO ELEMENTARY IT'S MIDDLE AND THEN HIGH. >> WE'D LOVE TO HAVE MORE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS IN OUR SCHOOLS. THAT'S WHERE, OUR ENROLLMENT STARTS TO TAPER OFF AROUND FOURTH GREED. WE HAVE THE LARGEST LOSS OF STUDENTS TO COME

080WE HAVE CAPACITY IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TO GET STUDENTS BACK IN. WE ARE WANTING OUR FAMILY TO SEND THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THERE. >> SO, IS WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS THAT THE FAMILIES DON'T REALIZE WHAT WE OFFER IN MIDDLE SCHOOL? IS IT THAT? THE CHILDREN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIDN'T JUST PUT IT SOMEWHERE. >> IT'S ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY. I THINK, IT'S WHY WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE EIGHTH TO NINTH GRADE TRANSITION POINT. MIDDLE SCHOOL IS SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN THERE FOR SIX YEARS. IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT A HARD TIME DEVELOPING FOR KIDS. IT'S AN INTERESTING PERIOD WE WANT THEM TO FEEL AS INVOLVED AS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PIECE IS ABOUT AND ASK FIFTH GRADERS WHAT WE COULD DO. THOSE TRANSITION POINTS SPECIFICALLY K, SIX, AND NINE. >> DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY

081GO? IF THEY DON'T COME TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE ARE THEY? >> THEY CHOSE A CHARTER SCHOOL. WE DON'T HAVE AS MANY HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS HERE. THEY OFTEN COME BACK FOR HIGH SCHOOL IT'S AN INTERESTING PHENOMENON IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT WHAT WAS IN THE ENROLLMENT STUDY. WE ARE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT TO TRY TO BE AN ACTIVE PART AND WHAT THE TRANSITION LOOKS LIKE. MIDDLE LOOK LIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONCERTS. THE HUMAN SIDE OF THINGS MADDER. >> DEBORAH THEN ALLEN. >> I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT OUT LOUD. DRIVING UP THE EXPENSES WHEN IT COMINGS TO THE SUPPLY. >> CORRECT. >> WHETHER WE BUY AMERICAN-MADE GOOD WE PAY FOR THE TARIFFS? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. >> THE KATHERINE JOHNSON SCHOOL WE ALL READY PURCHASED THE LAND OUT THERE. ARE WE TALKING ABOUT PURCHASING

082THIS OR A HOLD? THIS IS WHAT WE'D BE ABLE TO DO DEPENDING ON HOW IT COMES WE WILL HAVE MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT BUILDING IT OUT AND CHANGING BOUNDARIES. THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR, AND WE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS TOO. IT'S PROBABLY TIME TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER BOND REFERENDUM. THEY HAVE THEM A LOT CLOSER TOGETHER IT GOES TO THOSE IN NEED YOU CAN THEN BEGIN THAT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT; >> MY ONLY CONCERN, WE HAVE GONE AHEAD AND PURCHASED THE LAND. WE ARE GAUGING WHAT WE NEED TO DO NEXT? >> IT WOULD BE NORMAL MOWING AND TALKING WITH NEIGHBORS ABOUT THE RUNOFF. >> I JUST WANT TO EV EVERY TIMEI SEE THIS PRIORITY ORDER I KNOW THIS PREDATES MY TIME ON THE BOARD. HOW DID WE COME TO THIS ORDER AND HOW IT WAS FUNDED

083BY THE BOND. >> BACK IN 2,017-18 THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND COMMISSIONERS CAME TOGETHER AND FUNDED A DISTRICT WIDE FACILITY ASSESSMENT. SO-SO, WE HIRED ARCHITECT ENGINEERS TO LOOK AT THE FACILITIES. IT CAME UP WITH A PRIORITY WAS EVEN FARTHER IN THE POSITION LIKE YOUR EXISTING BUILDING. THE ASSESSMENT VALUE AND TALK ABOUT THINGS ABOUT YOUR EXISTING BUILDING. FROM THAT, THESE ARE THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE IN WORSE NEED AND HAVEN'T HAD FUNDING FROM BOND REFERENDUMS. WE HAD SCHOOL CLOSURES AROUND CONSOLIDATION. CONSOLIDATE THEM TO THIS POINT. THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING. TAKING OUT UNDERUTILIZED FACILITY AND EMERGING THEM WITH EXISTING SCHOOLS. KATHERINE JOHNSON IS A SYSTEM THAT WAS A PRIORITY. WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS IN FEBRUARY AND PROJECTING TO HAVE MORE STUDENTS IN THE AREA BUT IT DIDN'T MATERIALIZE. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO SAID IT BUT

084IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BELLAMY SMALLS. WE MIGHT HAVE TO PUT MOBILES OUT THERE. WE HAVE TO DO THIS TO ADJUST THE MASTER PLAN WHICH IS WHAT WE SHOULD DO WE SEE THIS MIGHT CHANGE AS FAR AS WHERE WE'D BUILD A NEW SCHOOL OR WHAT WE'D DO TO HAVE A REBUILD AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I THINK WE HAVE ALL LEARNED THIS IS NOT A DOCUMENT THAT SHOULD BE FROZEN IN TIME. THIS SHOULD BE REVIEWED TO MAKE SURE THE CONDITIONS THAT IT WAS CREATED REMAINS THE SAME. HOW WILL WE ADDRESS THE CHANGES? >> TH WAS PRESENTED AT THE JOINT FACILITITY MEETING ON OCTOBER 29ED AND WRITTEN ABOUT IN THE HIGH POINT ENTERPRISE LATER THAT NIGHT. THEY SHARED THEIR COVERAGE OF THE MEETING EACH BOARD WILL GO AND HAVE THE PREY SENSATION. THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN OUT THERE,

085A LITTLE BIT OF THAT AND WANTED THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WE ARE NOT DISCUSSING THIS IF ARE THE FIRST TIME >> I THINK WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGE AND COMPLEXITY OF FUTURE SCHOOL DESIGN THINGS ARE RAPIDLY CHANGING. JUST ALL OF THE THINGS I CAN'T THINK ABOUT NOW. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW RELIABLE THE TEMPLATES WILL LAST. TO SAY IT'S SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN THE BEST YEAR NOT JUST THE POPULATION CHANGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. JUST THE INNOVATION AROUND LEARNING AND HOW THAT WILL HAPPEN. WE NEED TO START TALKING ABOUT THAT AND GETTING PEOPLE READY. THIS IS WHAT WE KNEW WHEN WE DID IT IN 2,019. THAT WAS EONS AGO WHEN WE LOOK AT TECHNOLOGIES. I DON'T WANT TO BE STUCK TO SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THAT'S OUTDATED BEFORE WE GET TO THE LAST PROJECT

086OR THE NEXT PROJECT EVEN. >> WE ARE NOW AT POLICY COMMITTEE. I'LL TURN TO DIANNE. >> DO WE HAVE ANOTHER REPORT? >> NO, YOU ARE NEXT. MADAM CHAIR AT OUR OCTOBER 15 MEETING, POLICY COMMITTEE VOTED TO PUBLISH EIGHT POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD FROM NOVEMBER 18TH TO DECEMBER 18TH. THE POLICY REVISIONS REFLECT CHANGES TO STATE LAW AND COMPREHENSIONIVE LEGAL REVIEW OF OUR POLICIES. THE POLICIES WITH PROPOSED REVISIONS ARE POLICY 3,200 SELECTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL, 3225/4312/73 29 TECH NOL DIDN'T I RESPONSIBLE USE. 3,320 FIELD TRIPS, 6,125 ADMINISTRATION OF THE MEDICATION TO STUDENTS, 7,100 RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF PERSONNEL, 7,420 DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, 7,900 RESIGNATION, LICENSE PERSONNEL. 7,901 RESIGNATION CLASSIFIED. OF AS A REMINDER YOU CAN REVIEW THE POLICY REVISIONS THERE DETAILS ON THE BOARD AGENDA. THEY WILL BE FEATURED ON THE GCS WEBSITE

087AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AFTER THIS MEETING. THESE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION AT OUR JANUARY MEETING AFTER THE PUBLIC HAS HAD A CHANCE TO GIVE INPUT. THAT'S OUR REPORT. >> THANK YOU WE ARE NOW AT ACTION ITEM. >> WE WILL WALK YOU THROUGH THIS SINCE WE ARE IN AN EBB AND FLOW >> GOOD EVENING. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. THE BUZZ GET RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2,026 AND STRAIGHTEN THE GUILFORD GUARANTEE. ALL FINANCIAL DECISIONS SHOULD BE GUIDED BY THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND MAKE SURE RESOURCES ARE IN THE FOUR FOCUS AREA. ACCELERATE LEARNING, STRAIGHTEN WELLNESS AND SAFETY. APIPELINE THEM WILL MAKE SURE EVERY DOLLARS SPENT WILL DELIVER MEASURABLE IMPACTS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF. THEY REMAIN ALIGNED AND NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC CONTINUE TO FACE BUDGET UNCERTAINTY THAT CREATE CHALLENGES FOR DISTRICT AS THEY

088PLAN FOR THE UPCOMING FIRST FISCAL YEAR. TO ELEVATE THIS POINT AS YOU CAN SE ON THE SLIDE THE TIMELINE CONTINUES TO SHOW THE EBBS AND FLOW. AS WE SEE ON THE SLIDE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THE BUDGET PRIOR TO THE NEW YEAR IN JULY. WE OBVIOUSLY HAD UNCERTAINTY WITH AN APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET. UNFORTUNATELY, BASED ON THIS TIMELINE THEY WON'T HAVE ALL KEY DETAILS CLEARLY DEFINED AS THE NEXT SLIDES FIRST WHAT WE FLOW. NO BUDGET HAS BEEN PASSED TO THE STATE. A MINI HOUSE BILL WAS ENACTED TO PROVIDE RATES FOR EMPLOYEES IMPLEMENTED. TO BE CLEAR, NO NEW SALARY TABLE INCREASES WERE TO CERTIFY OR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. YOU WILL SEE KEY AREAS FOR THE BENEFIT. THE RETIREMENT RATE INCREASED TO $24.67. THAT'S 24-CENT ON EVERY DOLLARS THEY PAY FOR EMPLOYEES. AS WELL AS HEALTH INSURANCE IT

089MOVED UM WHICH INCREASED TO $8,500 ON THE EMPLOYER COST. WE HAVE SOME CERTAINTY. OF THEY APPROVED A 12 POWERPOINT $3 MILLION INCREASE. IT WAS FOR SPECIFIC USAGE. 3 MILLION FOR CLASSIFIED PAY INCREASES. THE STAFF INCLUDED A PAY PLAN THAT PLACES SCHOOL NUTRITION STAFF MEMBERS ON A GRADED STEP. CLASSIFIED EM A EMPLOYEES WILL RECEIVE THEIR CREDIT AND REMAINING $3 MILLION WE WILL WORK ON THE CLASSIFY SCALE TRIBUTING TO PAY RATE 54-62. THIS IS A LOCAL DECISION AND NOT IMPACTED BY THE STATE. THE ALLOCATIONS FROM THE COUNTY AND $1.8 MILLION. THIS WILL BE ATRIB BITED TO THE SCANNERS IN THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL BY DIRECTION AMPLIFIERS AND ACCESS SYSTEMS FOR EMERGENCY RAID YOU COMMUNICATION. THE REMAINDER OF THIS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE LEGALLY REQUIRED OPERATIONS PORTION. I MIGHT BRING IT TO 10.5 MILLION NEEDED TO

090COVER THIS WITH THE DESIGNATION. THAT AMOUNT WILL NOT BE -- THAT WILL HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED IN ANOTHER WAY TO MAINTAIN FISCAL ALIG ALIGNMENT. ON THE LOCAL LEVEL, ANOTHER ITEM WITH UNCERTAINTY IS HOUSE BILL 305 ALLOWING THEM TO CLARIFY ON THE SALES TAX LANGUAGE ON THE BALLOT. THIS WILL ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE AT THE RATE OF ONE QUARTER OF ONE% IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER SALES TAX TO BE USED SOLELY FOR CLASSROOM TEACHER SALARY SUPPLEMENTS AND PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES. GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNE COLLEGE FOR ANY PUBLIC PURPOSE. >> THEY WILL SHIFT GEARS TO THE UNCERTAINTY. LEGI LEGISLATURES WHETHER OR NOT THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR IN THE CASE LEGISLATURES ARE KNOT EXPECTED TO RETURN WITHIN THE CALENDAR YEAR. ON THE LOCAL LEVEL, WE GOT SALES TAX LANGUAGE AND THE UNCERTAINTY WOULD RELATE TO BE WHETHER OR NOT

091THE SALES TAX REFERENDUM WILL RECEIVE VOTER APPROVAL. YOU NEED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE SALES TAX MEANS THIS IS PAR OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION REQUEST AND IF THEY ADDRESSED THAT FROM THE STANDPOINT. AS A REMINDER, THE KEY AREA OF THE BOARD'S REQUEST WAS STAFF COMPENSATION. IN THE ORIGINAL REQUEST, IT WAS A $10 MILLION TEACHER SUPPLEMENT AS WELL AS A $15.3 MILLION STAFF PLAN TO ADDRESS THAT. ON THE SLIDE IT HAS THREE COLUMNS AND YOU REALIZE THERE IS A DELTA ON THE FAR RIGHT. THE FIRST COLUMN REQUEST IS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION REQUEST OF LEGALLY REQUIRED OPERATIONS LIKE THE CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFIED SCHEDULE AND SAFETY AND SECURITY UPGRADES THAT ARE NECESSARY. WE IDENTIFY WHAT WE HAVE FUNDING FOR. CREATING A DEFICIT NOT INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. THEY MUST BE ALIGNED IN THAT. PUTTING THIS

092IN SUMMERY FORM FOR EXPANSION ITEMS YOU WILL SEE THE THREE KEY AREAS WE PRESENT THE BUDGET. LEGALLY REQUIRED IN OPERATIONS. THEY DON'T HAVE DISCRETION OVER AS WELL AS IT SAFETY AND SECURITY UPGRADES. THAT'S NECESSARY AS WELL AS THE COMPENSATION OF THAT, APPROXIMATELY 17.25 YEAR OF YEAR COST. THIS IS FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSION. REALIGNMENT OF 4.9 WE'D HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE THIS. THAT WOULD BE ATTRIBUTED BY REALIGNMENT TO INCLUDE A BALANCED BUDGET. THERE ARE STEPS TO ALIGN STAFFING WITH SCHOOL BASED ALLOCATIONS. THE ATTACHED OVERALL FUNDING COMPARISON. THE LEGISLATURE REQUIREMENT THE DISTRICT RESEND THED THE UNKNOWNS PROMPTED THEM TO CONSIDER AND PLAN AN ACCOUNT FOR THE VARIABLES SUCH AS SALARY CHANCES. THE BUDGETER CERTAINTY DECLINING ENROLLMENT LEAD LEADERSHIP TO EXAMINE AND STRAIGHTEN THE ALIGNMENT OF EXPENDITURES TO A STRATEGIC DIRECTION. IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER OUR WORK DOESN'T

093END ONCE IT'S APPROVE. EVERY DOLLARS SHOULD BE USED WISELY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, STAFF, AND SCHOOLS. TO PROVIDE CLARITY RELATING TO THE NEXT STEPS. THE STATUTE ALIGNS SEVERAL KEY FUNCTIONS FOR BUDGET MANAGEMENT ONCE THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED A FEW IS THE PREAUDIT RELATING TO FUNDING AVAILABILITY. AMENDMENTS TO THE RESOLUTION. IF THEY PASS THE RESOLUTION TONIGHT, ANY TIME THAT'S AMENDED TRANSFERS COMING TO YOUR APPROVAL. THERE IS APPLICABLE STAKE THAT COME ABOUT. OBVIOUSLY, THE FINAL ITEM RELATED TO THE FISCAL AUDIT REQUIRED BY LAW. AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE ARE THE RESULTS OF THE AUDITS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS IT INCLUDES A FINANCIAL REPORT. IT HAS MORE EXTENSIVE INFORMATION. THERE ARE TWO ORGANIZATIONS FOR REVIEW. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A MULTIFACETED PROCESS AND FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. ILLUSTRATED ON THE SLIDE, THE BUDGET PROCESS IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S THAT COMBINED

094ALL THE WORK. IT INCLUDES WITH THE REFER: ILLUSION GUIDING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MOVING FORWARD, WITH THAT I'D BE MORE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> CHRISSY AND THEN DIANNE. >> I LOST THE PAGE I HAD MY CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHERE THE NUMBERS FOR COMPENSATION AND SAFETY AND SECURITY. IT LOOKS LIKE THE MATH IS NOT MATING. WHERE WE HAVE THE BUDGET REQUESTED OF 29,000,734 AND FUNDING RECEIVED IS 3 MILLION. SHOULDN'T THAT COME TO 26 MILLION FOR FUNDING NOT RECEIVED. SAME WITH SAFETY AND SECURITY? ARE THOSE NUMBERS COMING ANYWHERE ELSE? >> I SEE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING I'M NOT SURE WHAT OCCURRED WITH THE MATH. I CAN UPDATE THAT. I DON'T SEE THE CHANGE -- >> DOES THAT MEAN, IT'S NOT A GOOD THING BUT OUR DEFICIT IS MORE THAN 31 MILLION, IT'S GREATER IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL NUMBERS

095WE NEED TO ROLL IN? >> THE ACTUAL NUMBERS THE DELTA NUMBERS ARE VARIANT. THAT ALIGNS WITH THE REQUEST THIS IS WHAT THAT AMOUNT WOULD BE. 3.3 IS WHAT WE IDENTIFIED AS SAFETY AND SECURITY. TAKING OUT THE CHARTER SCHOOL AMOUNT AND ATTRIBUTE THAT AMOUNT. IT'S INACCURATE AT THE MOMENT >> THAT'S MY ONLY POINT THEY WERE MORE IN THE REARS IN WHAT WE ASKED FOR AND WHAT WE HAVE, OUR DEFICIT IS EVEN GREATER. OKAY, THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR PULLING THIS TOGETHER. I FOUND THIS HELPFUL. THIS IS HOW MUCH WE ASK FOR AND DID OR DIDN'T GET. THIS IS A VARIABLE OF THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU, DIANNE. >> CAN YOU TELL WHAT'S THE GAIN OF THE EMPLOYEES. YOU TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO FIX THE STEPS, I GUESS. IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE EXPLAINING?

096>> THERE ARE THREE ITEMS WITHIN THE RESOLUTION THAT APPLY TO CLASSIFIED PAID. ABSOLUTELY WORKERS ON A FLAT RATE FOR EACH TIME OF FUNCTION. THE WORKER AND MANAGER AND CLUSTER MANAGER THEY ALL GET ONE PAY RATE NO MATTER WHAT THEIR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ARE. THAT WILL BREAK IT OUT AND PUT THEM -- THEY ARE ON A GREED GRADE. WE HEARD ABT EARLIER. >> WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A TEN DOLLARS INCREASE? DO YOU KNOW? >> APPROXIMATELY 1.4 MILLION OF SCHOOL NUTRITION. WHAT IT DID WAS STARTED AT YEAR 0 AND MOVED THAT WAS THE BASE TO THE FIRST PERSON COMING IN THE DOORWAS THE 0 AND EVERYBODIED MOVED UP I CAN'T TELL YOU BAILED ON WHERE THEY FALL OVER THE EXPERIENCE CREDIT OF HOW MUCH OF AERATORS INCREASE. EVERYONE WOULD SEE AN INCREASE

097>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. >> YOU CAN'T ANSWER IT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ON DIFFERENT YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. IT'S LIKE 1.4. IT'S A PERCENTAGE. WE COULD APPLY IT. THIS WILL PRIORITIZE TWO EUROPES AGO A REQUEST TO PUT SCHOOL NUTRITION STAFF. IT'S APPLIED TO WHAT IS LEFT. >> I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE FACT WE HEARD THEM. WE MADE STEPS TO DO SOMETHING. I WAS CURIOUS WHAT WAS THAT. >> CAN WE GO TO PAGE NINE. THEY WERE HERE TONIGHT. WE DON'T, WE COULD ADVOCATE ALL WE WANT. THIS PAGE RIGHT HERE, THEY NEED TO BE AWARE, HEY, WE ASKED FOR IT. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DIDN'T I'M JUST ASKING. MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THEY'D HAVE TO DO. I KNOW YOU SAY THEY KNOW. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW ACROSS THE WAY OVER HERE. WHERE

098DO THE AT THE RAL DOLLARS FIT NAY AND THIS THIS IS THE RESOLUTION FOR US. WE ARE NOT GETTING FEDERAL DOLLARS MAYBE NOT FOR THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR WHEN WE SEE AN IMPACT. >> IT'S A COMBINATION OF ALL FUNDS. BASED ON THE TIMELINE, THE IMPOUNDED FUNDS HAVE BEEN RELEASED. THAT'S ATTRIBUTED WITHIN THE BUDGET RESOLUTION. WE HAVE TO MANAGE WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A CONTINUATION FOR FUTURE YEARS FOR WHAT WE KNOW THIS YEAR IN THIS BUDGET. ALL OF THAT IS INTACT. WE WILL STRATEGIC. HOW DO WE ABSORB IT THE RESOURCES PROVIDED TO STUDENTS IN A DIFFERENT WAY. >> THE FEDERAL FUNDS WE HAVE IN HAND. >> THEY WERE RELEASED THERE JULY FOR THE IMPOUNDMENT OF HOWEVER MANY DAYS. >> THANK YOU >> THIS IS PROBABLY BELTER FOR DR. OAKLEY OR JILL. YOU HAVE THE ABILITY

099TO PUT A REFERENDUM ON THE BALLET DO E WE KNOW IF THIS IS THE ACTUAL VERBIAGE ON THE BALLET. THAT'S THE LANGUAGE. IT GIVES ME PAUSE, THAT LAST LITTLE BIT. THIS LANGUAGE LOST A LOT OF LOTTERY FUNDING. IS THERE A WAY TO HAVE THAT SECTION REMOVED. I APPRECIATE IT SPELLS OUT TO BE USED SOLELY FOR CLASS. TEACHER SALARY SUPPLEMENT, FIRE PROTECTION, EQUIPMENT SERVICES, GTCC, WE NEED TO STOP THERE. TO ME, THAT'S JUST ASKING TO HAVE THE MONEY REALLOCATED TO PURPOSES THAT ARE NOT -- >> I DON'T DISAGREE. THERE IS A GROUP WORKING TO GET THAT CLARIFIED WHEN I PULLED IT UP ON THE THEIR BALLET THIS CAUSED AT THE END OF EVERY SINGLE ONE I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S LEGALLY, SO FAR IT'S A TREND >> IT'S NOT EXACTLY THAT I'M SURE THEY PUT CATCH

100ALL LANGUAGE IN THERE TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T RUN A FOUL. I TOTALLY HEAR YOUR POINT. I'D BE HAPPY TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUPS. TO BE USED FOR ANY PUBLIC PURPOSE TO MEET THOSE ENDS OR OPGATIONS. IT KEEPS THE CONCENTRATION ON THE THREE ITEMS CLASS RESUME TEACHER SUPPLEMENTS. IF WE CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM. >> I THINK THAT WOULD BE OUR FIRST THOUGHT IN TERMS OF WHO SAW IT. THE GUILFORD DELEGATION. >> I'LL START MAKING PHONE CALLS, NOT A PROBLEM. >> IN REFERENCE TO THE LANGUAGE, THE SALES TAX WHAT THEY PUT-ON THE BALLET FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT THAT'S NOT OUR PART. THAT'S THE FIRE DEPARTMENT >> YEAH, IT'S ACTUALLY RURAL FIRE. >> THEY PUT A SALES TAX INCLUSIVE OF EVERYTHING THE COUNTY HANDLES. >> THEY WOULDN'T SAY EVERYTHING THEY

101ARE ALL THINGS THAT FALL UNDER. >> IT'S NOT JUST EDUCATION. THEY WILL GIT A PIECE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PIECE WILL LOOK LIKE. >> I CAN SEND IT IN. IT'S AROUND 70%. THE REMAINING THING IS SPLIT. >> THAT'S THE ADVOCACY PART. >> WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR WHAT EXACTLY THEY WOULD LOOK LIKE. THAT IS WHAT WAS IN THE BILL. >> THAT'S REALLY WHAT MY COLLEAGUE IS TALKING ABOUT. >> NO, SHE'S TALKING ABOUT THE CLAUSE THAT SAYS ANY OTHER -- THAT INVITES RISK. >> WE ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE ARE INCLUDED. >> IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. I KNOW THEY HAD A PROJECTED I GUESS, ANNUAL INCOME FROM THE SALES TAX. DO WE KNOW IF 70% OF THAT WILL MEET OUR NEEDS. >> YOU KNOW, IT ADDS A LITTLE FUEL TO MY

102FLAME IF I CAN STAND UP AND SAY, YOU ESTIMATED $500 MILLION. SEVENTY% OF IT WON'T DO WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO AND DO FOR OUR SCHOOLS AND PAY OUR TEACHERS. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT WON'T TAKE MORE AWAY FROM THAT. WE NEED ALL OF THAT. >> WHEN IT WAS A QUARTER SENT THAT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO PROJECTED TO GENERATE 28 MILLION TOTAL. TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHAT A QUARTER CRIMINAL INTENT MEANS NOW. NO, IT WON'T MEET THE NEEDS BECAUSE THE STARTING SALARY IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH AT ALL AT THE STATE LEVEL. I HAVE A FEW CONCERNS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY ADDRESS OUR FRONT LINE WORKERS AND MEDIA COORDINATORS OTHER CERTIFIED INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF AGE. S THAT COUNSELOR WOULDN'T FIT THAT DESCRIPTION. YOU HAVE TO THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT HOW WE ADVOCATE. >> IT'S PRODUCTION. ONE THING

103IS KEY IS WHEN IT'S ON THE BALLET AND REALIZED. NOVEMBER OF 2,026. IF IT WERE TO PASS THERE IS A TRANSITION PERIOD. COULD NOT EVEN BE ACTIVE UNTIL THE 27-28 FISCAL SCHOOL YEAR. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS CLEAR ON THE TIMELINE AND APPROACH. IT WOULD EARN TO DRS. OAKLEY'S .19 MILLION IT'S NOT A FULL SUPMATION. IDENTIFYING THE DISTRICT OR COUNTY COULDN'T REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING PROVIDED FOR SUPPLEMENTS >> THIS IS SEPARATE FOR OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. >> SURE. MY GOAL WITH THIS, I THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THIS. WE STILL HAVE TIME TO WORK ON THE VERBIAGE. I DON'T WANT TO SEE THIS GO THE WAY LOTTERY MONEY, THERE WAS ENOUGH FLEXIBILITY PUT IN THE WAY THINGS WERE WRITTEN THAT CLEARLY SCHOOLS ARE NO LONGER THE PRIORITY. IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR QUITE A

104WHILE AND PEOPLE THAT COME TO THE COUNTY AND PAY FOR THE SYSTEM. THEY PAY AN EXTRA TAX OUT OF IT. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> INCREASES THE CLASS SIZE. >> THE QUESTION WAS WHAT WE'D HAVE TO GIVE UP TO THE MARKET RATE. I'M ALL FOR THAT. WE HAVE TO FIX THE BROKEN BUSES. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT, WE DON'T CONTROL ANYTHING. THE BOARD HAS BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF THE REQUEST, IT'S NOT RIGHT TO BE THE LARGEST EMPLOYER THERE THE COUNTY AROUND COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO MAKE ENDS MEET. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO MAKE ENDS MEET.IO KNOW, WE DON'T MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO MAKE ENDS MEET. SO, IT IS WHAT WILL WE GIVE UP. DR. OAKLEY SAID TRANSPORTATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE UP AGAINST. ATHLETICS TO SUPPORT OUR

105STAFF AND STUDENTS. YOU KNOW, BRICK AND MORTAR STUFF DOESN'T COUNT. WE END UP GETTING A LITTLE BIT TO ALL THINGS APART OF IT. SO, IT'S NOT A GOOD POSITION TO BE IN. WE CAN GO, CAN YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT A REVIEW OF THE MARKET RATE COMPENSATION EFFORT THAT WE MADE LAST YEAR. HE CAN CURTY AND TECHNOLOGY AND HEAT AND AIR. >> THREE YEAR AGO THEY TOOK A REQUEST TO EXCEED MARKET VALUE. WE GOT THREE. I THINK WE ALWAYS TRIED TO GET TOWARDS. WE TALK ABOUT MARKET VALUE AND I THINK ABOUT PLUMBERS NINE VALUE PER HOUR. >> WE HAVE OUR TECH SERVICES FOLKS. WE ARE TALKING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO ADDRESS THAT AT THE BASE LEVEL FOR SURE. >> CAN WE JUST SAY CLEARLY, THE CLASSIFIED STAFF RECOVERED BY THIS? >> YEAH. >> SO,

106THE LARGEST PORTION EVERYONE GETS INCREASES. PAID GRAD 5 54 TO 83. ANYBODY BETWE TWO FARTHER IRIS 5 54,000. THEY WOULD GET AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE. EVERYONE GETS THE STEP SIMILAR TO WHAT THE CERTIFIED RECEIVED IN-HOUSE BILL 125. ADDITIONAL IS FOR THOSE AREAS WE KNOW ARE THE FARTHEST FROM MARKET. >> I MOVE THE BUDGET RESOLUTION. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. DIANNE. [ROLL CALL] >> THAT PASS PASSES UNANIMOUSLYE ARE AT THE CONSIDERATION OF THE BOUNDARIES FOR THE CAREER ACADEMY AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND SMITH AND SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL. PUT OUT FOR 30 DAYS AT THE LAST MEETING IS THERE A MOTION. >> I MOVE WE ACCEPT THE BOUNDARY. >> THANK YOU. [ROLL CALL]. >> THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE ARE AT ITEM C THE SCHOOL BOARD ACTION CENTER. KHEM DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? >> THE COMMITTEE

107IS BRINGING THIS FORWARD TO THE BOARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE PARTICIPATE. >> THAT COSTS $10,000. [ROLL CALL] >> PASSES BY A VOTE OF SEVEN-TWO. NOW AT ITEM D. NORTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL LAND. I'LL TURN TO BOARD MEMBER NAPPER. >> I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE OUR STAFF AND ATTORNEYS TO FINALIZE THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY AS FOLLOWED CONTINGENT ON THE PRICE TO BE PAID BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONER AND ATTACH MORE FORMAL DESCRIPTIONS WHEN FINALIZED FIRST APPROXIMATELY 21.29 ACRES FROM BARROW 7,747 Z HIGHWAY 68 IN STOKESDALE, NORTH CAROLINA. 487, $430,000. LOCATED AT 7,745 NC HIGHWAY 678 STOKESDALE NORTH CAROLINA FOR A PRICE OF $1,651,000. APPROXIMATELY 21.192 ACRES FROM JE FLINT, JR. LOCATED AT 7734NC HIGHWAY 68 IN STOKESDALE NORTH CAROLINA FOR A PURCHASE PRICE OF $1,000,001,065,000. APPROXIMATELY 29.913 ACRES. LOCATED AT 7,729 ZZ NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 68.

108FOR A PURCHASE RIGHT OF $559,000. APPROXIMATELY 29.889 ACRES. TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THE AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE A CARVE OUT OF APPROXIMATELY 2.5 ACRES WITH A REDUCTION IN PRICE WITH $130,000 FOR A TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE NOT TO EXCEED $1,424,748. [ROLL CALL] WE ARE NOW AT OUR FINAL ITEM. >> I MOVE WE AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO JOIN THE LAWSUIT. PERSONAL INJURY PRODUCT LIABILITY. PENDING THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. EMPLOY ATTORNEYS TO REPRESENT GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS IN THIS MATTER. >> ING SECOND. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. [ROLL CALL] >> I HAVE TO MAKE A COMMENT. I'M STRUGGLING. I'M STRUGGLING WITH THE VOTE. IT'S ALL READY PASSING SO NO. >> I'LL GO TO DIANNE FOR HER COMMENT AND KHEM TO YOU. >> I SUPPORT MY COLLEAGUE BUT I SAID THIS BEFORE. I HOPE OUR PARENTS UNDERSTAND OR

109GUARDIANS OF THE CHILDREN UNDERSTAND THEY PLAY A CRITICAL PART IN TRYING TO MAKE SURE THEIR CHILDREN UNDERSTAND THE PROPER USAGES OF ANY SOCIAL MEDIA. WE CAN TRY TO, YOU KNOW, COME UP WITH BANDAGES. THIS IS ONE JUST BECAUSE IT'S OFFERED DOESN'T MENU HAVE TO TAKE IT. JUST BECAUSE A COMMERCIAL COMES INTO YOUR HOUSE DOESN'T MENU HAVE TO WATCH THE TV. AS WE TRY TO PROTECT CHILDREN WE NEED FOR, I'M NOT SAYING PARENTS DON'T TRY TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN TOO. IT MUST BE MORE EFFORT TO FIND AND FIGURE OUT THE APPROPRIATE USAGE TECHNOLOGY. IF YOU WATCH 60 MINUTES ON SUNDAY, AI IS THINKING ON IT'S OWN. THAT'S DANGEROUS. FOR THE CREATORS TO SAY, WE WILL CORRECT IT. AI IS SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW YOU ARE TRYING TO SHUT THIS OUT AND GET AROUND YOU. WE NEED

110TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THIS BOX OUR CHILDREN IS FACING. OUR PANDORA'S BOX WAS TV AND THEIRS IS THIS TECHNOLOGY. >> THIS CAME FIVE YEARS AGO. IT'S GIVING THEM ACCESS TO THE VOICE OF 68,000 CHILDREN THAT WE REPRESENT AND 10,000 EMPLOYEES WHEN THEY LOOK AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE SIGNED ON WE ARE BRINGING EVERYBODY TO THEIR LAWSUIT. THEY ARE BRINGING. I'M JUST LEERY ABOUT WHAT WE ARE SAYING WE REPRESENT AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT IF IT WAS PARENTS BRINGING THIS I COULD SEE THEM PARNERRING AROUND A PAR LICK LAR LAWSUIT MAYBE IN PARTNERSHIP. I WORRY THEY ARE USING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE UNITED STATES WHAT THEY WILL DO AROUND THIS LAWSUIT. HOW THEY WILL TAKE IT. ARE WE WILLING TOE GET OFF OF ASSOCIATE MEDIA. I KNOW OUR EYE

111TENSION SPAN GONE AS WELL. I'M JUST SAYING, WHAT ARE WE SAYING WE ARE USING SOCIAL MEDIA AND HAVE A WHOLE WEBSITE. OUR PRINCIPAL WAS THERE. SO, WHAT ARE WE SAYING IN JOINING THIS LAWSUIT. THAT'S WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT. >> BETTYE. >> I KNOW THERE WAS A FEE AGREEMENT. I KNOW WE ARE NOT ABOUT HAVING A FEE AND PAYING AND THE ATTORNEY IS NOT ACCEPTING FUNDS. SHE CAN CLARIFY THAT. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I BROUGHT THAT UP. >> THE FEE AGREEMENT IS THE LAW FIRMS THAT ARE FILING THESE. THE LAY FIRMS THAT AYOU AGREE WITH. NOT ME I DON'T PARTICIPATE. THEY TAKE A THIRD OF YOUR RECOVERY. YOU DON'T PAY ANYTHING UNLESS THEY RECOVER FUNDS. YOU HAVE MINIMAL RISK AS THIS GOES FORWARD. >> IN THE WORDS OF THE WISE DWIGHT FROM THE OFFICE, WE

112CREATED A ROBOT AND GIVE IT AN EXTENSION CORD SO IT CAN'T TURN ON US. WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT WITH AI OR ANY OF THE SYSTEMS. I APPRECIATE OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS TO TRY TO ADD SOME CONSTRAINTS AND THANK YOU MR. COATS FOR BRINGING THIS TO US. >> ALL RIGHT, WE ARE NOW AT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. WE WILL START WITH YOU MR. COATS. >> ING IN 13 YEARS WHEN OUR KENTS ENTER WILL WE KNOW WILL RESEMBLE THE WORLD WE NOD TODAY AI, CLIMATE COMPUTING. CHANGES THAT ARE HARD TO CONCEIVE OF TODAY. WE HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED. THEY WILL CHANGE THE WAY WE LIVE. THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT ABOUT IT. WE HAVE THAT CONSTANT OVER MANY CENTURIES GREED THAT'S WHAT IS MOTIVATING THESE COMPANIES. THEY ARE MAKING HUNKS BIG MONEY OFF OF OUR CHILDREN. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING

113VERY WRONG WITH THAT. SOME THINGS REMAIN, HONESTY, EXCELLENCE, EMPATHY, FOR ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS THE CONTEXT WILL BE, AND IT'S NOW VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE CONTEXT IN WHICH I GREW UP AND MY 30 SOMETHING CHILDREN WHEN I GREW UP I WAS BULLIED BY A KID THAT SAID HE WOULD KILL ME. HE DIDN'T KILL ME AND AT THE END OF THE DAY I WENT HOME AND THAT WAS IT. YOU YOU GET A BULLY AND IT'S NONSTOP. WE CAN GET INTO MANY EXA EXAMPLES THISD BOOK CAME OUT SEVERAL YEARS AGO IT'S CALLING AN EPIDEMIC OF MENTAL ILLNESS. WE REMOVED FROM PLAY CENTERED CHILDHOOD TO CELL PHONE, SMALL PHONE CENTERED CHILDHOOD IF WE COULD HANDLE. YOU KNOW THEY CAN'T HANDLE IT. DEPRESSION IS WAY UP SINCE 2,010. IT'S BEEN 167 INCREASE. THIS WAS A FEW YEARS AGO. THIS

114WAS IN SUICIDE AMONG YOUNG GIRLS. LET ME REPEAT THAT 167% FOR BOYS IT'S 91%. I KNOW THIS PERSONALLY AND THE COMMUNITY I LIVED IN BEFORE IN GUILFORD COUNTY. WE HAD A WHOLE SERIES OF CHILDREN TURNING THEMSELVES IN. SOME LINKED DIRECTLY. THIS IS THROUGH THE USAGE OFFHAND HELD COMPUTERS. THIS IS A GLOBAL PROBLEM WITH LOCAL CONSEQUENCES THEIR CALLABLE COPE ACTORS. FACEBOOK, IN INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE. TONIGHT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES JOINED A NATIONWIDE LEGAL ACTION AS PLAINTIFF'S DESIGNED TO HIT THE BIG SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES WHERE IT HURTS THEIR BOTTOM LINES. THEY ARE ROLLING CASH. WE COULD LOSE THIS. WE COULD END UP NOT GETTING A PENNY. IF THAT HAPPENS THERE IS NO COST TO GUILFORD COUNTY TAXPAYERS. IF WE ARE ON THE WINNING SIDE IN A NUMBER OF THE TEST CASES, I WOULDN'T GET

115INTO THE WEEDS OF THIS, I THINK WE COULD EXPECT A GOOD DEAL OF MONEY BECAUSE THE EFFORT HERE IS TO PUT A CRIMP IN THESE COMPANIES PLANS TO MAKE THEIR INVESTORS WORRY. TURNING PUBLIC OPINION AND PUBLIC OPINION IN THE END THE CLIMATE OF OPINION IS THE ONLY THING THAT BRINGS ABOUT CHANGE YOU LOOK AT CONGRESS AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING. LOOK AT WHERE THEY GET THE MONEY. TAKE A LOOK AT THE LIST OF COMPANIES THAT ARE SUPPORTING ANY WAY, I KNOW I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME. I HAVE RUNOUT OF TIME. I'M GLAD THE BOARD IS ALSO. THIS ANGERS ME. I HOPE IT ANGERS YOU. IT'S WRONG. GO GET THEM, OUR NEW COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU, DAVID. CRISSY. >> I SECOND EVERYTHING HE SAID ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA. I AM VERY EXCITED THAT WE ARE SUBSTANTIATING TO

116SEE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONIES HAPPENING AND WE HAVE SUMNER, I THINK I WAS THERE LAST WEEK. IT'S A BLUR AT THE MOMENT. WE HAVE ALLEN JAY COMING UP AND IT'S VERY EXCITING TO SEE THESE PROJECTS ARE COMING TO LIGHT. I'D LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR SHADY BROOK AND NORTHWOOD THAT WAITED THEIR TURN ON THE LIST TO WHERE THEY CAN GET IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL. I'DLIKE TO SAY I'D LIKE TO THANK EM THEY WORK WITH US AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT. WE NEED ALL REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS IN THE GREAT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO TAKE THEIR TAILS BACK TO RALEIGH AND MAKE A BUDGET. WE MAINTAIN OUR BUILDINGS AND IT'S AWFUL WE ARE HELD HOSTAGE I CALL ON EVERYBODY WHO IS IN RAPE TO STEP-UP AND GET THE BUDGET PASSED THANK YOU. >> DIANNE. >> >> I DIDN'T SAY A

117LOT FOR MY RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE VOTERS FOR WHAT THEY MADE. LEAVING HERE WOULD HAVE BEEN HARD. IT LOOKS LIKE Y'ALL GOT ME FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS. THANK YOU AGAIN T ALL OF THE VOTERS. SECLY. WE HAD THE SCHOOL BOARD CONCENTRATE FENCE HERE LAST WEEK. MY FORMAL PASTOR SAID ABOUT BEING PEACOCK PROUD. HARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL MIGHT BE PEACOCK PROUD. RODNEY IS ONE OF THE BEST. HE RECENTLY SAID HE HAD BEEN WORKING AT GCS FOR 20 YEARS HIS PARENTS LIVE UP THE STREET FOR ME. I'D REALLY LIKE HARRIS AND GCS TO BE PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS. HE WAS VERY PLEASED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT THAT WAS THERE FOR HIM AND THE KIDS. IT WAS NOTED. THAT'S IMPORTANT. OUR EMPLOYEES NEED TO KNOW WE CARE ABOUT THEM OTHER THAN JUST THE SERVICE WE

118SHOW UP FOR THEM AND OUR SUPPORT OF THEM. THEY DID AN IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE. THIS INCLUDES ONE OF MY FAVORITES. THIS IS WHAT I CALL FOR IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD RIGHT NOW, THEY NEED STRONG BOARD LEADERSHIP, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT THEM TO EXIST AND BE OUR ADVOCATES. >> I THINK, I'LL TRY TO DO MY BEST TO REPRESENT US AND OTHER SCHOOL BOARDS ACROSS THE STATE, I'D LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. OAKLEY AND UNCG FOR THE AWARD AT THE COUNCIL. GUILFORD COUNTY AND I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE IT'S WELL REPRESENTED AND IT PROVIDES. TO SEE TONY THAT SENDS HIS REGARDS. KNOW THAT SOME STUFF IMPLEMENTING GUESS WHERE HE CAME FROM GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. >> HE'S DOING US PROUD. >> SOME ORGANIZES THERE, HE'S DOING A FANTASTIC JOB. ALSO A LOT OF FOLKS WANTED NOW

119MORE AND A LOT OF SCHOOLS ARE INVESTING THERE CTE. ALSO I'D LIKE HISPANIC COMMUNITIES KNOW THAT WE CARE. I'LL FINISH WITH I WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY HOLIDAY FOR THANKSGIVING. >> KHEM. >> I'D TRY TO ADHERE TO THE 3 MINUTES. I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO GO TO PECK FOR THE FIRST TIME IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE DR. AND THE FLEXIBLE SEATING IN THE CAFE EATING AREA. WE DID EXCELLENT JOB AT WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT TECH THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT AI AND WHERE IT'S GOING. I AM INTRIGUED WITH AI AND USING IT. I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN THAT ARE DEFINITELY CHECKING IT OUT. WE MUST THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE AND HOW IT'S GOING TO BE USED AND ALL READY USING IT. SO, WE HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND, YOU KNOW, NOT BE AFRAID OF

120WHERE IT'S GOING. HARRISON WAS OUTSTANDING. THEY ALSO HAD A SOLOIST THAT DID REALLY WELL. I HOPE NEXT YEAR, WHEN THEY COME, WE WILL CHOSE A PREFORMING ARTS SCHOOL OUT OF HIGH POINT NEXT YEAR. I PUT THE PLUG IN NOW. THEY HAVE A CIVIC ESSAY CONTEST FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS. IT'S THE BEE ESSAY CONTEST. IT HAPPENS ON A NATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL. BIG UP TO THE NEW VESTIBULES THE A KIRKLAND PARK. MY PARENTS ARE HAPPY ABOUT THAT. THEY DO FEEL SAFER HAVING THAT AREA CUTOFF. >> I WENT TO MORE HEAD ON THE FUN RUN LAST WEEK. THE KIDS WERE SO TIRED AFTER THEY GOT DONE WITH THE RUN WE WERE QUIET AND TAKING A BREATHER WE ARE ENJOYING THEMSELVES AT SCHOOL. LOTTERY MONEY, WE ARE GETTING $31,000,676 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR TO GUILFORD COUNTY.

1215 MILLION OR SO FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. 16 MILLION FOR SCHOOL STAFF. 5 MILLION FOR PRE-K. 2 MILLION FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. OVER $1 MILLION FOR TRANSPORTATION. THE LOTTERY PEOPLE SAY THEY ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING WITH THE MONEY. BLACK FARMER'S NETWORK. THANKSGIVING MINI MARKET IS HAPPENING NOVEMBER 22ND. PLEASE TRY TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT AND FINALLY, FINALLY GIL GUILFORD SCHOOLS ARE PARTICIPATING IN RAISING MONEY FOR JAMAICA. THEY ARE COLLABORATING AND YOU CAN TAKE A DONATION. THAT'S WHAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE DOING ALSO, I'D LIKE TO DITTO MY BOARD MEMBER. DR. KERNS WAS A POWERFUL PERSON AND GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO NAME A SCHOOL AFTER HER WHILE SHE WAS LIVING. I HOPE WE COULD REVISIT THE POLICY WE MADE A CHANGE TO. THAT WAS POWERFUL FOR SOMEONE TO GET THEIR FLOWERS WHILE LIVING. I HOPE YOU COULD COLLABORATE

122WITH US NOW THERE IS SOMETHING THEY'D LIKE TO PROPOSE TO GUILFORD DELEGATION TO THE FUTURE OF THE AGENDA. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DEBRA. >> MY CLOSING STATEMENTS ARE NOT AS ORGANIZED. IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT, THE TEACHERS ASSISTANT PICKED UP ANOTHER JOB TO MAKE ENDS MEET AND GET THE BILLS PAID. I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT FROM GCA FOR ADVOCATING FOR BETTER PAY. THEY WORK AS MUCH AS YOU ARE. KNOW WE WILL WORK AS HARD AS WE CAN TO KEEP YOU OUT OF THE SITUATION. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE. NO WE KNOW YOU DESERVE EVERY PENNY. IT'S BEEN A HARD MONTH ON TOP OF DR. KERNS WE LOST JACK WARD. HE WAS WORKING ON LEGAL CASES AND LOOKING AT PROTECTING OUR KIDS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALL THESE THINGS. SHE WAS A FANTASTIC

123RESOURCE AND A GIVING HUMAN. YOU DON'T FIND THAT A LOT. SO U MUCH OF THEIR TIME AND MONEY GUILT FOR THEMSELF ON THE CHANCE YOU CAN ASK A QUESTION. ONE OF THE FEMALE PEOPLE I COULD PICK UP THE PHONE I KNEW NOT ONLY THE INFORMATION I WAS GIVING RELIABLE BUT WAS THERE TO LISTEN. THAT'S AN AMAZING THING AND MISSER DEEPLY. I THINK A LOT OF US WILL. >> THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING IN THE SCHOOL. GOOD TO SEE THE FUN RUN TOO. I WENT WITH MY DAUGHTER ON THE PRE-K. YOU KNOW, THEY ARE WATCHING THE FOUR YEAR-OLDS RUN IN A CIRCLE. YOU COULD HAVE MADE AN EVENT THEY HAD A BLAST AND WORE THEMSELVES OUT. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. WE ARE STILL SEEING THE INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND JUST A TESTAMENT TO THE

124COMMUNITY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEY ARE STILL WILLING TO FUNDRAISE AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS NICE AND WE COULD USE THAT. WE COULD STILL SUPPORT THIS. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING TO SEE. I'D LIKE TO GIVE OUT, WE HAD A LOT AUTO OF SHOUT OUTS. I WOULD LIKE TO SHUTOUT OUR BANDS AND GETTING BUSES THERE. THEY HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING AND FIGHTING FOR BUSES AND DRIVERS ALONG WITH THE ATMOSPHERE LET HE CAN TEAM. THEY HAVE SHOWN UP AND SHUTOUT. GO MARCHING HORNETS. IT'S FABULOUS TO SEE THE MUSIC PROGRAMS. I LOVE IT. >> THANK YOU, LINDA. >> I GO TO NJRTC AS THE AREA MANAGER INSPECTION AND IT WAS AMAZING WHAT THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND HOW THEY PREFORM. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE MILITARY FOR LEADERSHIP AND TEACHES YOU DISCIPLINE. THIS IS TEACHING YOU PRIDE. IT WAS

125IMPRESSIVE AND WHAT ALSO IT WASN'T ENGAGING TO ME. THE PARENTS THEY WERE THERE TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HEARD ABOUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WE ENGAGE STUDENTS IN PERFORMANCES AND COMPETITION AND PARENTS SUPPORT THEM. WE ENGAGE STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY AND PREFORM ANTICIPATES HAVING PARTIES IN THE SCHOOL AND ASKING THEM TO COME IN. WE LOSE THEM IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS DON'T COMPETE. THEY DON'T NECESSARILY PREFORM. SO, I'M ALL FOR THERE WAS A SUGGEST TO DO A MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT WHERE THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL PARKING LOT R PARTNERED TO ENGAGE IN THE NJROTC. THEY WERE PROUD TO BE THERE. WE JUST HEARD ABOUT THE CROSS-COUNTRY. IT GREAT TO HAVE A CLUB AND BAND. WHERE IS THE COMPETITION AND PREFORM ANTICIPATES

126THEY CAN EXPRESS THAT MAKES THE COMPETITION AGAINST THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO LET THEM COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER WHETHER IT'S CROSS-COUNTRY, BAND, IT WILL ENGAGE THE STUDENTS WANT TO PREFORM AND COMPETE AND IT WILL ENGAGE THE PARENTS. I THINK THAT'S THE PIECE WE ARE MISSING. TELL ME WHERE THEY GET TO COMPETE AND SHOW THEIR TALENT IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. THAT'S WHAT ENGAGES OUR HIGH SCHOOL. WE GOT ALL OF THAT AND WE HAVE ALL OF THIS COMPETITION COMING ON. THEY COME OUT TO SEE THEM COMPETE AND DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A BIG THING. IT COULD BE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPETING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. I SUPPORT CROSS-COUNTRY. WE NEED TO ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS AND GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE SUCCEEDING. I WAS REALLY HAPPY WITH GOING >> I'D LIKE TO

127THANK GCAE FOR ENCOURAGEMENT AND MEETING PRIOR TO TONIGHT. RESPECTED READING THEY DELIVER TO US AND SAY TO THE EDUCATORS. OUR COMMITMENT WORK WITH THE SOLUTIONS. TO BRING THESE TOGETHER. I'D LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT MY YOUNGEST CHILD. NEW MEMBER OF THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS FEMALE AND SHE'S READING CHARLOTTE'S WEB. WE WENT TO FARM CAMP AND THE CHICKEN COUPE. SHE'S A WONDERFULLY COMPASSIONATE CHILD USER SETTING OF THE FARM AND RELATIONSHIP TO PEACH US ABOUT EMPATHY. AGE THE HORROR. THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DEEMED THE ICE ACTION AND IT'S DESTRUCTION OF FAMILIES. TH IS WORSHIP SERVICES AND MOMS AND SCHOOLS 21,000 STUDENTS OF THE STUDENT POPULATION AND HELD OUT YESTERDAY. THIS HAS BEEN CALLED FROM HOMELAND SECURITY OPERATIONS CHARLOTTE WEBB. THIS IS FELT BY MANY FAMILIES. WE ARE HEARING FROM YOU ENDARCHY AND ECHOWASHINGTON WE HEARD TONE

128WANT YOU TO LEARN IN ALL OF THESE WAYS. WE FIGURE OUT HOW TO SUPPORT YOU AND CONTINUE TO DO THAT. IT'S A TIME THAT FEELS SO DISHEARTENING AND OVERWHELMING. I'D LIKE TO CLOSE BY SHARING SOMETHING BY ANOTHER AUTHOR. KATE, WHO WAS ONCE THE ASKED HOW SHE DECIDED HOW MUCH TO SHARE WITH HER YOUNG READERS AND HOW MUCH THEY CAN TAKE OFF HEARTBREAK HOW MUCH SHOULD THEIR INNOCENCE BE. HAVE YOU EVER ASKED A ROOM FULL OF KIDS IF THEY READ CHARLOTTE'S WEB. IN MY EXPERIENCE THEY GO UP IN EXERCISE. ASK THEM HOW MANY OF THEM CRY WHEN THEY READ IT. MOST OF THE HANDS STAY ALOFT. SHE DESCRIBED HOW HER CHILDHOOD BEST FRIEND OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND TURNED THE BOOK OVER AND BEGAN AGAIN. SHE ASKED HER WHY SHE DID THAT AND WHY DID YOU

129KEEP READING IT OVER AND OVER AND IF IT WOULD TURNOUT DIFFERENTLY. CHARLOTTE WASN'T GOING TO MEET HER AND HER FRIEND SAID NO, I KNEW HOW IT WOULD END AND DIDN'T NEED IT TO BE DIFFERENT. I KNEW SOMETHING TERRIBLE WOULD HAPPEN BUT I REALIZED I COULD BARE IT. WE WILL BARE IT AND TOGETHER. >> THANK YOU, BETTYE. >> THANK YOU, I'LL TRY TO USE 2 MINUTES AND ADD ANOTHER MINUTE NEXT MONTH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO FOR GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. GCAE, WE HEAR YOU AND WE ARE WITH YOU. WE ARE DOING OUR BEST. I HEAR A LOT OF ACCOLADES FOR THE PRINCIPAL NOT IN MY DISTRICT. FRED. I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO HIM. I HEARD THREE DIFFERENT COMMENTS. I THANK YOU HIM FOR THE AMAZING WORK HE'S DOING THERE. ON

130THE 59TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL AWARD CEREMONY AT THE YMCA. THEY GAVE ME AN AWARD FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. I THANK THE YMCA. THE LUNCHEON WAS MAGNIFICENT. MOE GREEN DID AN AWESOME JOB. HE THANKED THE GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS FOR EVERYTHING THEY HAVE DONE AND WILL BE DOING. I APPRECIATE THAT. I WAS ALSO IN THE MYTH AT THE NJROCT PROGRAM AT NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL AND THE KIDS DID A SHOWCASE WITH INSPECTIONS AND WITH THE AWARDS AND FEMALES SHOW OUT. THE CANDIDATE, I BROUGHT FROM THE CITY SCHOOLS. YOU WERE THERE AND PRESENT. >> OKAY. SO, THEY WERE THERE WITH US. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> 1:05. >> BEFORE I GIVE MY COMMENTS, I'D LIKE TO JUST AFFIRM WHAT THE PASTOR SAID ABOUT THE TERROR AND VIOLENCE ATTENDING ON COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS

131AND BUSINESSES. IT'S ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC. STAND WITH MANY PEOPLE. THEY ARE SUPPORTING EVERYONE THAT IS AT RISK AND AFRAID. I'D LIKE TO SHIFT. IT WAS GOOD, MOE GREEN WAS SO INSPIRATIONAL AND SO TOUCHING THE WAY THAT HE TELLS STORIES AND HIS OPTIMISM AND BELIEF AND HOPE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. I'M GLAD TO HAVE HIM SEVERING AS OUR STATE FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. I HAVE ANOTHER FEELING WHEEL WE WERE CELEBRATING. ONE SPEAKER BROUGHT UPHOLDING THESE TRUTH THAT SEEMED TO CONTRADICT EACH OTHER. WHILE WE WERE WITH PROGRAMS. WE HAVE OUTCOMES THAT HAVE NOT CHANGED IN DECADES. WE GET IN TROUBLE WHEN WE MEASURE OUR SUCCESS. INCREDIBLE STORIES AND STUDENTS AND NUMBER OF STUDENTS. NOT BY THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM. WE DON'T LIFT THEM UP TOGETHER IT'S A MISSED OPPORTUNITY AND THE POWERFUL PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. IT'S REALLY HELPFUL

132TO THEM. I WAS SURPRISED THAT OVER 100 YEARS OLD AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1,899 WE WERE SITTING THERE WITH COMMISSIONER AUSTIN WITH PURDUE AND THEYING IT'S PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS 101 YEARS AGO. MYD WAS IN 1,935 AND COULDN'T GO THERE. IT WAS AN ALL WHITE SCHOOL. THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS LEGAL ALL BLACK SCHOOL. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE POWER TO KEEP ANYONE OUT. SUMNER WAS AN ALL WHITE SCHOOL LEGALLY FOR ALMOST HALF OF IT'S EXISTENCE. WHEN WE LOOK AT IT AS PEOPLE JUST WENT THERE. THAT'S HISTORICALLY INACCURATE. IT'S NOT HELPFUL. PEOPLE CAN'T SEE THE THINGS HAPPENING TO THEM. I COLD IMAGE THE BOUNDARIES THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE WORKING-CLASS OF THE COMMUNITY. OTHERS REGARDLESS OF YOURS SOIO ECONOMIC STATUS. CONCEPT IS IMPORTANT. >> WITH THAT I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SECOND. >>

133ALL FOR? AGAINST? MOTION PASSE