Board of Education - March 11th, 2025

001>>> GOOD EVENING, WELCOME TO OUO CALL ONBOARD MEMBER DAVID COATEO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, IR ALL. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A LOT OFN TONIGHTS MEETING BY HONORING STS WHO ACHIEVED STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, INCLUDING THE GRIMSLEY HIGH FOOH EDWARDS. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK AO COME TO THE PODIUM TO SHARE MOR. >> MOST ATHLETES SET OUT WITH HE SUCCESSFUL WINNING THOSE HOPES O PROTECTIZE THE BEST OF THE BESTT ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA. IT'S ANS THAT EXCELLED IN THEIR CHOSEN ST LEAH EDWARDS WITH A TWO ROUND SN GULF AND NOW A TWO TIME CHAMPIOA SCHOLARSHIP. SHE'S JOINED BY H. [ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT WE'LL RECOGNIZE THE GRID THE REGULAR SEASON AS CHAMPION DUE TO THE IM IMPACT OF HURRICAE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE PLAY-OFFSE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN

002CHAPEL HILA TOUGH TEAM FROM THE EAST THEY EF 35-23. A FINISH WITH A PERFECTA FOOTBALL CHAMPION. HOLD APPLAUP FORWARD. ALEX COOPER, BRALIN HY VAN, TRISTAN. NOW FOR OUR SOPHE HARRIS, MANTLE, ICILY, GAVIN MI JAYDEN TAYLOR. JAYDEN WARHOL, . >> NEXT THE JUNIORS ARE BARNS, K CARTER, KAYDEN, HUDSON, NICK DA, JOHNSON, NICK, MIKE MILLER, KYRD MICHAEL WILLIAMS. >> LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE SENIOG WINSTON SALEM UNIVERSITY. BRYCD SABLE STATE. JACKSON HENRY, ANE UNIVERSITY. ENGRAM, NORWOOD WI. >> D DILLON AT S SACRED HEART ROCK AND WHICH I SF TO RECOGNIZE. DENTON, THOMAS, C GARCIA, THOMAS SAY DEWES, FELIXT BUT NOT LEAST THE COACHING STAFE CUNNINGHAM. TOBY WILLIAMS. LEL BROWN. CONGRATULATIONS TO STAT. >> WE'D LIKE TO SHAKE YOUR HAND. >> THANK YOU, A GREAT REPRESENT. WE WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT'S MEETO PASSED AWAY EARLIER THIS SCHOOLS AND THE

003POSITIVE IMPACT THEY MAE EXTENDED IN GRIEF TO THEIR LOVE. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF EDUCAT CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES, FR" MYRICK AND JOE BOSTICK. >> I'D LIKE TO REMEMBER CAMERON. CAMDEN WAS ALWAYS SUCH A PLEASAY TO OTHERS. HE WAS ALWAYS SURROUE CLASSROOM, CAMDEN ALWAYS DID HIS GREATLY MISSED BY HIS PLEASANT . >> PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT HIM AND T GRIMSLEY WAS BRIEF, JOE BOSTICK LEFT A POSITIVE MAD GENUINE KINDNESS TOUCHED THE LIW STUDENTS. EVEN IN HIS SHORT TIMM AN IMPORTANT MEMBER OF THE GRIM. >> ALTHOUGH WE WERE ONLY PRIVILF AMOUNT OF TIME, IN THEIR OWN WAG MEMORIES THAT WILL BE CHERISHEDE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. >> LET'S CONTINUE WITH OUR MEETE OF THE MONTH. WILL MYAH CURRY PLEASE COME TO KEEPING A CLASSROOM FULL OF SEC. HOWEVER, AT SUMNER ELEMENTARY,

004T HER SCHOLARS LEAVE EVERY DAY LE. MYAH IS IN HER THIRD YEAR OF TEN FACT, SHE WAS NAMED ROOKIE TEACG DEDICATION TO HER STUDENTS AND . AUTO THIS SPIRIT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICD FELLOW EDUCATOR BRYAN MCLEAN NOH FOR FEBRUARY. "MYAH CURRY HAS CONSISTENTLY DEA SECOND-GRADE TEACHER," WRITES CE TEACHER OF THE YEAR IN 2022-202A DEDICATED, HARDWORKING EDUCATORH INNOVATIVE, INTERACTIVE LESSONSS POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND STRONG WOE DOES, FROM HER COMMITMENT TO IMR ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE STUDEE APPROACHES EVERY CHALLENGE WITHE ATMOSPHERE FOR BOTH STUDENTS ANY TO FOSTER A POSITIVE LEARNING EO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY." MYAH RECEIVED A $50 GIFT CARD CG THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, HER PHOTS CENTRAL OFFICES, AT SUMNER ELEMS OFFICE. AT THIS TIME, ID LIKE TO ASK BOE CERTIFICATE HONORING MYAH. >> GOOD EVENING, CONGRATULATION. GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCAD TO MYAH CURRY, SUMNER ELEMENTARH

005SPONSORED BY GREENSBORO JAYCEES, ED.D. SUPERINTENDENT AND DEENA . I'LL BRING THIS DOWN TO YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. >> I'D LIKE TO SAW THANK YOU FOY PRINCIPAL AND STAFF AND I WOULD. >> THANK YOU, M. WE'D LIKE TO R CO-WORKERS IF THEY ARE HERE WIT. >> NOW WE WILL RECOGNIZE OUR VO. GOLDSTEIN IS A VOLUNTEER THAT CE A FAMILIAR FACE FROM THE COMMUNA PIOLET PROGRAM WITH GIVING STUDA FEW MOMENTS TO RELAX OR WHATEVEO HAVING V VOLUNTEERS SHOW UP ANDH DAY USUALLY DURING THE LUNCH BL, ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS, AND MAK. THEY ENJOY HAVING A DEPENDABLE R THE PRESENCE AND HIS WILLINGNESD SSIMPKIN. YOU WERE SURPRISED WN DISPLAY AT THE CENTRAL DISTRICTY OF GREENSBORO. I'D LIKE TO PRO. >> YOUR CERTIFICATE READS. GUIE RECOGNIZE MR. GOLD STEIN, VOLUN SIGNED BY DR.

006OAKLEY, DEENA HAU COME IN EVERYDAY FOR TWO HOURS . [ APPLAUSE ] >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK GUILFOD ENGAGEMENT AND THE ELEMENTARY S I'M HONORED TO RECEIVE THIS AWAK OF THE ENTIRE STAFF AT SIMPKINSK EVERYONE FOR GIVING ME THE OPPOE OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER AND MAL INSPIRE OTHERS TO GET INVOLVED Y SCHOOLS AND CITY OF GREENSBORO. >> THANK YOU, WE'D LIKE TO SHAK, FRIENDS, OR SCHOOL REPRESENTATI? >> NOW WE ARE ONTO IT MARCH EMP. WILL CLARK MCVEY PLEASE COME TO STUDENT SAFETY IS ONE OF THE TO. FROM BURGLAR AND FIRE ALARM SYSS ACCESS TO BUILDINGS, THERE ARE E SAFE LEARNING AND WORKING ENVIR. WHEN THAT TECHNOLOGY MALFUNCTIOA TEAM OF TECHNICIANS WORKING BEHS IS CLARK MCVEY, A MAN THAT WORKT PROBLEMS WHEN THEY ARISE. "CLARK IS ONE OF OUR DISTRICT'SK TIRELESSLY EACH AND EVERY DAY BA

007NIXON, SENIOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOI OFTEN HAVE TO SUBMIT TICKETS FOE TO FOLKS COMING AND GOING AT FR' BEHIND THAT MAGIC. HE WILL OFTE, NOT WITHIN HOURS, BUT WITHIN MII FOUND OUT RECENTLY THAT THE ACCG WELL, I EMAILED CLARK TO TROUBL0 MINUTES. SOME MAY SAY THAT LEVE. UNTIL I TELL YOU THAT IT WAS HI. I WOULD ARGUE THAT NOT ONLY IS " WITH A TRUE DEDICATION TO STAFFS NOMINATION FOR EMPLOYEE OF THE Y ENTERING A ROOM FULL OF CHEERIND WORK. CLARK RECEIVED A $50 GIFT CARD G THE MONTH OF MARCH, HIS PHOTO WL OFFICES AND IN THE GREENSBORO J. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK BD THE CERTIFICATE HONORING CLARK. >> I DON'T THINK THERE IS A SIN THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU ARE MCVAY, SCHOOL SAFETY AND EMERGER SPONSORED BY GREENSBORO JAYCEESY AND DEENA HAYES.

008>> AFTERWE HEAR FROM YOU WE'D L. >> OKAY. >> YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT HOS SEEN. I WAS TOTALLY SURPRISED.O THANK STEVEN FOR NOMINATING ME D WORDS. I WOULD LIKE TO ESPECIAT OF STUFF, ESPECIALLY AT HOME. EVERYONE, COME ON. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ALL RIGHT, NOW WE WILL RECOG MS. LINDA WILKS WOULD YOU COME N ELEMENTARY AND THOSE WHO MA MAIO MEET WITH MENTORS ONCE PER MONTD EXTREMELY IMPACTFUL MANNER. HED INTO THE ADULT LIVES OF STUDENTE HUNDRED% OF THE STUDENTS MS. WIF EXEXCELLENCE. HER WORK WON'T SE SUSTAINABLE. NO MATTER WHAT SCY YOUNG WOMAN WILL MOVE MOUNTAINSD DEDICATION. THIS IS FROM BI BR0 GIFT CARD FROM TOYOTA OF GREENST CENTRAL OFFICES. TOYOTA OF GREE BELLAMY SMALLS TO PRESENT THE C. >> ON BEHALF OF THE GUILFORD COE RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO LINDA , FEBRUARY 2,025. SIGNED

009BY WHIT. >> MS. WILKES WE'D LIKE TO G RE. >> I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR TH THEY DO THEIR BEST AND I'M PROUS AND THE PRINCIPAL FOR NOMINATIND WELCOMED. THANK YOU SO MUCH [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT WE'LL HONOR OUR ROOKIE TEAA HOLMES.WHO IS A FINALIST FOR THF TEACHING (NCCAT) BURROUGHS WELLR AWARD. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK ME TONIGHT TO COME FORWARD. >> WOULD ALEX HOLMES COE FORWARE [ APPLAUSE ] ON BEHALF OF THE NORTH CAROLINAS MY PRIVILEGE TO ANNOUNCE THAT AE NCAT2025 WELCOME FUND NORTH CAR. THIS RECOGNITION HIGHLIGHTS MR.D REMARKABLE IMPACT OF TEACHERS IF THE YEAR AWARD TO CELEBRATE CREF TEACHERS OUTSIDE NORTH CAROLINAM STATEWIDE. WE HONOR THE BEST OR BEGINNING TEACHERS. ALEX WILL T WITH FINALIST IN A FEW WEEKS. E FINALIST ON THE CAMPUS OF USC GE MR. HOLMES AS

010A SHINING EXAMPLEE ALEX ON THIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEV. [ APPLAUSE ] PROSECUTES. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE DR. T GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS EMPLOYEX AND CELEBRATE HIM. WE'D LIKE T. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THIS IS A FAKE ONE FOR THE PA MINUTE. WE'LL TRADE WITH YOU. >> WE THANK EMPOWER FOR SUPPORTD INVESTMENT PLANS. THANK YOU ALG THIS OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR. WE R OF THE YEAR PROGRAM. WE WILL S THANK YOU. PROSECUTES. [ APPLAUSE ] FINALLY, TONIGHT, WE WILL HONORR BROOKE CLAPP, WHO WAS A FINALISE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING (NCCAT)F THE YEAR AWARD. BROOKE WAS ONE OF 24 FINALISTS , WHICH HONORS OUTSTANDING CTE EDN THEIR PROFESSION. BROOKE IS A SOUTHEAST HIGH GRADO TEACH ANIMAL SCIENCE. SHE IS AL. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO BROOKE ANE STUDENTS FOR THE WORKPLACE THROE EXPERIENCES. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITN

011AND PRESENT BROOKE WITH A CERTI. >> GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUD TO BROOK CLAAP FOR THE CAREER AR SPONSORED BY THE NORTH CAROLINAS SIGNED BY OUR SUPERINTENDENT WHA HAYES. IF I MIGHT SHARE BROOK WAS ABLES FOR A WEEK OF RO CONFESSION NALO FINALIST. WE WERE ABLE TO CELEF THE COOL THINGS ABOUT THESE EVEP INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE STATE. D BEYOND LIKE BROOK, IT'S AN OPPO THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING HER T. >> WE'D LIKE TO SHAKE YOUR HAND. [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE ARE NOW AT PUBLIC COMMENT5 SECONDS LEFT YOU WILL HAVE AN AE THE LIGHT WILL TURN RED. WE'D G STUDENTS OR STAFF NAMES. IF THT WITH YOU IN THE LOBBY. IF YOU O DO THIS SO THE SPEAKER IS NOT IH JOHNSON FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER SC. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M DR. DEBRAD STUDENT. MY SON

012HAS SPECIAL NEY CONCERN IS MY SON HAS HAD ISSUE REPEATEDLY MAKING DISPARAGING RS UNPROMPTED WHICH IS A FORM OF BN TIME. I SPOKE WITH THE SPECIALY CONCERNS STATEMENTED SHE WOULD Y SON CAME HOME AND SAID HE DIDN'E DISPARAGING REMARKS WERE MADE. D BE AVOIDED. THAT I GAVE HIM ISE PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR WITH THE IN FOR TWO HOURS IN A MATTER IN WHE PRINCIPAL CONFIRMED THIS ON MARE WHILE OTHERS WERE ALLOWED TO GOH VIDEOS PHYSICAL HE CLOSED MY SON HAS BEEN PULLED FROM CLASS. HEE CLASSROOM AND MISSED SIX TESTS.O COMPLETE HIS HOMEWORK. IT APPEE FLUSTRATION AND LESS ACCOMMODATL NEEDS. MY SON DOESN'T FEEL SAFE TO HARASS, BULLY, AND RETALIATEY PARENT WITH LEADERSHIP, THANK Y. >> THANK YOU, DR. JOHNSON. JE. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR. Y SCHOOL BOARD, OUR ESTEEMED SUPED AND WORKED IN GUILFORD COUNTY FO

013GRADUATES OF GUILFORD COUNTY SC. >> I KNOW, YOU ARE EXPERIENCINGE LEGISLATURE BODIES. I'D LIKE TE FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF NOT ONLY TE, ALSO RECOGNIZE THE LEGACY. WE E REGRET BUT TO CORRECT THEM WE MG THE HUGE BEAUTIFUL DIVERSITY OFR IS THE ONLY MORAL THING TO DO. S POINT. SHOUT SLAVERY, GENTLEMEG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THAT KEEP E TAKE FOR GRANTED. THROUGHOUT AN THINKING, COURAGEOUS PEOPLE THAE END. IF WE DON'T TEACH THE TRUI SUPPORT YUR WORK PLEASE DON'T LS OF ALL CHILDREN AND TEACHING THS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVO THRIVE TO ENHANCE THE OPPORTUNID COUNTY, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, CATHY KRUSKA FOLL. >> GOOD EVENING, I LIVE-IN ZONED MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. MY DAUY HUSBAND IS A VOLUNTEER BASEBALLU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WIY ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BE GUILFORD DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIOG A

014LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVS OF THE PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. D OF EDUCATION AND IT'S LEADERSHIS BY REMAINING TRUE TO THE VALUE E INTENTIONS SERVES THREE GOALS C THAT STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED TO UNN OPEN RESOURCES FOR FINDING FACTN CHALLENGES FOR LEARNING AND PRAE GOALS CELEBRATE AUTHENTIC LEARNG BUT THEY ALSO ENABLE STUDENTS TS TOWARDS OTHERS THAT ARE DIFFEREF RAPID CHANGES AND CONFUSING DIRE DISTRACTED AND GO OFF COURSE. P DOING WHAT YOU HAVE ALWAYS DONER CHILDREN. CONTINUE TO DO WHAT T STAFF OF OUR CHILDREN. DO WHATN CLOSING, PLEASE KNOW I APPRECIAE HOW BUILDING A CULTURE WERE FAID RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF EVERF OUR GUILFORD EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS AND KNOWLEDGE FOR SUCCESS AND AE HERE TONIGHT, I SUPPORT YOU. T. >> THANK YOU. >> SOPHIE WILKERSON FOLLOWED BY. >> MY NAME IS SOPHIE WILKERSON,O ADDRESS THE ISSUES WITH OUR BUIT GO

015OFF SCRIPT, I'LL TALK THROUGY STUDENT BODY AS A WHOLE. WE HAT OF TIMES. IT'S HARD HAVING OPEI ALMOST PASSED OUT. OUR CEILINGR EXAMPLE LIKE CRUTCHES OR A SCOOO STRESS, YOU KNOW, THE CONDITIONW PAGE HAS KEPT IT, YOU KNOW, IT'R MANY OF THE STUDENTS. THE BROTHERS CLUB HELPED FUND TY THEY WILL HELP US OUT A BIT MORG WHAT HE CAN WHEN WE HAD THE BIGE MIGHT HAVE PROPS THEY MIGHT NOTE SCHOOL RIGHT NOW EITHER. AS A W THEY STRUGGLE WITH THE CHANGES. THE CHANGE IS NOT GOOD. FOR SOE IS IT EXTREMELY HOT. I'LL BE RL OF THIS STUFF. I'M COMING WITHT IS BEST FOR PAGE. I'D LIKE OURM PROUD TO BE A PAGE PIRATE. OURS FREEZING COLD, ESPECIALLY IN THE WAS THE BATHROOM. I'M GRATEFULT SAYING WE COULD TRY TO DO MORE.Y CRAMMED AND TIGHT. PEOPLE

016WHO L THERE IS NOWHERE TO PARK YOUR SE COULD DO MORE AND HELP OUT. TH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH SOPHIE. >> ADAM DUGGINS FOLLOWED BY LIN. >> GOOD EVENING, I'D LIKE TO TH WE ARE DISCUSSING THE CHALLENGES THROUGH CIVIL AND COLLABORATIVEN BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNE. WE HAVEG THEIR SUPPORT AND THEIR OWN CHAS PAGE'S FACILITY REALLY THAT BAD0 INDIVIDUALS, COUNTY COMMISSIONEN NEED OF ATTENTION. THE REACTIOD FRIENDLY. BY THE END OF THE TOE HOW DEEP THE ISSUES THEY ARE AN WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY ASKING FOA NEW HIGH SCHOOL. WE ASK FOR BAE WANT DRY COMFORTABLE SPACES TO THE CURRENT STANDARD IS A SCHOOS FALL BELOW 50 DEGREES. I CHALLT THAT BAR. NO ONE WOULD ACCEPT T BADGE BUT ALSCHOOLS. WE ARE NOD YOUR CHILD TO PAGE? WHY SHOULD I SEND MY CHILD TO PE COMMUNITY. THIRTY-FIVE

017OF OUR THIRTY-TWO IN THE CAROLINA. BES SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY LIKE NY FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. UNDER S SUPPORTED, LOVED, AND EMPOWEREDG TO INSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT IND BASIC FACILITIES TO SUCCEED. TS HISTORY BUT IN THE UNWAVERING D, STAFF, AND FAMILIES. WE CANNOTL ENVIRONMENT THAT'S FAILING THEMD CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU. >> LINDA BRIDGES FOLLOWED BY JA. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M LINDA BRIDO ADDRESS THE BOARD MY HUSBAND WAH SCHOOL FOR 20 YEARS HE DIED LAST SCHOOL BUS SAFETY TO NO AVAIL. N JANUARY OF 2,024, TWO MONTHS BEM AND CERTIFIED CONTINUE DRIVING.O THE BOARD, HE SHOULD NOT HAVE P LAST NOVEMBER, I MET WITH THE ED EXPLAINED THIS TO HER AND GAVE WHEN SHE LEFT THE MEETING SHE II CALLED HER IN JANUARY AND SAID THE EXAMINER IS A CONTRACTOR FOs VENDORS. SOON AFTER, I WAS

018ABLM THE COMPANY'S ATTORNEY SAYING TN THE LAST RESPONSE THEY STATED IG I REQUEST IS A COMPANY OF THE ML REGULATIONS. I E-MAILED THE INY PURPOSE IS NOT GAIN FOR MYSELF , AND THEY DO. HOWEVER, THE INFOD HAVE IMMEDIATELY RAISED RED FLAS AS TO WHICH POLICIES WERE CIRCUE VENDORS OR VENDOR CONTRACTORS AG RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY TON INVESTIGATION WHETHER THESE AREE ROAD DURING AN EXTENDED STAFFINN INVESTIGATION FOR IT SAFETY OF . >> THANK YOU. SO SORRY FOR YOU. >> JACK KELLY FOLLOWED BY ANGEL. >> HELLO, I'M JACK KELLY. THANE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE MY EXPERIEY SCHEDULE TO SHOW YOU CONDITIONSN THE BUS PARKING LOT AND WALKINGA DIRT PATH. NOT ONLY DOES IT FLE TO THE FRONT I EXPERIENCE POORLG MORE SCARED DUE TO WARN OUT ADAY CLASSROOM THEY EXPERIENCE MANY N THE CEILINGS AND THEY BREAKDOWNE THAN

019MOST IS LACK OF PROPER WINT CAUSES ME CLAIRE ON MY MAGNIFICG ABILITY. AS I GO TO LUNCH, I CO CROWDING BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING N IT'S RATED FOR. AS I GO TO BANE TIGHT ROOMS THAT ARE INCREASINGM DISAPPOINTED WITH THE LACK OF ED NOT ABLE TO GET PERFORMANCES INM FOR THEMSELVES. AS A STUDENT TS IN THE LIBRARY WITH MY INSTRUCTR AIR-CONDITIONING AND LEAKING CED ABILITIES WITH BRAILLE AND TECHK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK ON THE. >> THANK YOU, JACK. >> ANGELA HATCHER FOLLOWED BY E. >> HI, I'M ANGELA HATCHER. I LO STUDENTS AT LINDLEY ELEMENTARY.T I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE OUR CE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THEYG TOO FIGURE OUT WHERE BECAUSE WEY SHORT AND SWEET. I'M WONDERING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ELIZABETH BROOKSHIRE FOLLOWE. >> HELLO, I KNOW YOU KNOW MY

020NAS FOR HELP. I'D LIKE TO EDUCATE . McDERMID SYNDROME. THEY HAVE MM HAVING NORMAL SEQUENCING IN THEL CHALLENGES AND REQUIRES LIFELONT LUCKY SINCE HIS DIAGNOSIS IN 2,E OCTOBER 11, 2,024. WHEN I RECE HE PASSED OUT FOR A FEW MINUTESY DEPARTMENT DETAILS WERE MISREPRS SHOWN A VIDEO WHERE MY SON WAS W MOTHER WOULD BE TRAUMATIZED ANDE AND REQUIRING OUTPATIENT WORK US FATHER AND HUSBAND WAS AFFORDEDI INITIALLY REQUESTED -- WHEN I SO AND AFFORDED ONE. ON THAT DAY T HAVE TIME TO GET THROUGH ALL OFN WAS RESPONSIVE FOR 20 TO 30 MINR HELP MY SON IS 16 AND SHOULD BEN WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND I COULD SET HAVE ACCESS TO THE VIDEOS AND I TONIGHT AS A MOTHER WHO HAS E-M PLEASE HELP MY SON I WANT DETAIE APPROPRIATE CARE AND MOVE FORWA. >> THANK YOU. >> FINAL

021SPEAKER IS SHERELL FUL. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD CHAIR, S FULLER. I'M REPRESENTING THE H REPRESENTATION MATTERS. WHEN YE BRILLIANCE OF LEADERS LIKE MARYS NOT RESERVED FOR A SELECT FEW. A STUDENT STEPPING INTO A CLASSROO CAN INNOVATE. YOU TOO CAN CHANS TRANSFORMATIONAL, IT TURNS UNCEO STEPPINGSTONES. BLACK HISTORY S HISTORY IS NOT JUST FOR WOMEN. N HISTORY. UNDERSTANDING THIS PRE ACCURATE PICTURE OF OUR PAST. D CONTRIBUTIONS OF LEADERS THEY GD PPERSEVERANCE OF COMMUNITY. DIM TO BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE SOCIES INCOMPLETE. ONE BREAM ISING THS IN SHAPING THE FUTURE. REPRESET THE PRESENT AND FUTURE STUDENTSE MODELS THAT REFLECT THEIR POTENT JUST POSSIBLE BUT WITHIN REACH.S EXCELLING THEY DON'T BELIEVE TH IT'S CRITICAL TO ENSURE THAT ALE THEIR FUTURE. AN OPPORTUNITY J. INSPIRES STUDENTS AND CONNECTINT STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. THIS IS THE KIND OF BARRIER THAE MOST.

022REPRESENTATION MATTERS. L REPORTEDLY ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITN THRIVES THROUGH COLLABORATION. WHEN WE INVEST IN EDUCATION WE K YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICE. >> THANK YOU, THAT COMPLETES OU WE ARE NOW AT APPROVAL OF THE A. >> MOVE THE AGENDA. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> WE ARE AT THE CONSENT AGENCY. >> EVENING, MADAM CHAIR AND ME THIS EVENING'S CONSENT AGENDA I APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 2025 MEETI PERSONNEL ACTION REPORT. 2024-2025 BUDGET AMENDMENTS/TRA 2025 REPLACEMENT BUS FINANCING CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH BECOH SCHOOL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM INSTAL. HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR C 2024-2025 PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINN REQUEST (NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATI. THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S C >> I'D LIKE TO PULL F AND G. >> OKAY. >> IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOVE TO APPROVE A THROUGH E. >> SECOND.

023[ROLL CALL] >> A THROUGH E PASS UNANIMOUSLY I'M F. THAT'S HEATING AND VENTILATION CONTRACKS? >> I JUST WANTED JUST A BIT OF CLARIFICATION ON, IF I'M LOOKING AT THE RIGHT ONE -- I'M NOT LOOKING AT THE RIGHT ONE. EXCUSE ME. >> OH, YEAH. IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH, IT SAYS COMPANIES WILL EXCEED 350,000 IN CONTRACT SERVICES AND YOU ARE RECOMMENDING FOR THESE TWO COMPANIES WILL APPROVE 750,000. THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY? >> WE PROJECT THEY WILL GO THROUGH THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE COME TO THE BOARD WE CAN CALL THEM OUT. >> DO YOU MIND EXPLAINING THE, YOU KNOW, THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THAT. YOU ARE TALKING DOUBLE THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE 350 IS FOR SERVICE CONTRACTS. THESE ARE REPAIR SERVICES AND NOT REPLACEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION. WE ESTIMATE THERE

024WOULD RECEIVE $350,000. EACH TIME THAT WE WERE GOING OVER THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD AND GET THAT CONTRACT INQUIRY. SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, THE SCHOOL MIGHT BE DOWN AND WE NEED THEM TO COME OUT AND FIX IT AND THRE MIGHT BE SEVERAL SCHOOLS. THIS IS SAYING, WE KNOW BETWEEN NOW AND THEN WE'D LIKELY EXPAND MORE THAN 350,000 WITH EACH OF THOSE WITH ARE ASKING FOR MORE THAN THE 350. WE CAN MAKE REPAIRS WITHOUT HAVING TO COME TO THE BOARD. >> THIS WAS SPENT ON ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS INCLUDING PAGE? >> CORRECT. >> WE TRY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE HAD TO CLOSE SCHOOLS OR DELAY OR DO REMOTE. IF WE COULD JUST HAVE A WORD AS FAR AS THEM UNDERSTANDING THAT WE DO HAVE THESE FOLKS ON SPEED DIAL AND COME

025OUT BUT THEY DO COST. >> THEY DO. THE JUNIOR COLLEGE THAT WAS HERE LAST MONITOR, THERE WERE THIGH OF THEM DOING HVAC FOR US. I'D LIKE FOLKS TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE EXPENSE. WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO RESPOND TO THOSE HEATING AND COOLING NEEDS AT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE US ANOTHER MILION TO PUT IN A NEW HVAC SYSTEM WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE WE PUT THIS OUT THERE. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO, MOVE THE ITEM. >> YES. >> TO THAT END, HAVING THREE TECHNICIANS ON THE PAYROLL. YOU CAN CALL IN THE CONTRACTORS WHEN NEEDED WITHOUT COMING BACK FOR APPROVE VAL UP TO $750,000. >> CORRECT. >> SECOND. I'D LIKE TO PIGGYBACK ON SAYING IT'S HELPFUL TO HAVE A CONTRACT IN PLACE AND CONTRACTORS WE CAN

026REACH OUT TO IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. WE HAD A LOT OF THAT. I SPOKE WITH DR OAKLEY ABOUT THIS. TWO BIG PUSH PULL I FEEL IN MY HEAD ABOUT HAVING PEOPLE ON GCF STAFF THAT COULD DO THIS WORK. WE GO OUT TO OUR OWN. THEY COULD DO OUT AND IMMEDIATELY KNOW. I WORKED ON THAT TYPE OF THING. THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY WE ARE SPENDING. IT NEEDS TO BE SPENT. I ENCOURAGE US TO DO ALL WE CAN TO TRY TO CONTINUE RECRUITING HVAC PEOPLE AND CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE TO PAY THE FOLKS MORE SO WE CAN RETAIN PEOPLE HERE. THANK YOU. >> DEBRA. I AM SORRY, I HAD A QUESTION. HOW MUCH IS IT TO REPLACE A HVAC AT A HIGH SCHOOL? >> UM, THAT'S A TOUGH QUESTION. >> DIANNE SAID A MILLION DOLLARS.

027IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE US A MILLION DOLLARS. >> THE LAST ONE AT NORTHEAST THAT'S OUR AVERAGE SIDES IS CLOSE TO $8 MILLION I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY THE MONEY WE ARE EARMARKING IS NOT MONEY WE COULD USE TO PAY OUR OWN PEOPLE, CORRECT. >> NO. >> OKAY. >> CAN YOU SAY WHY? >> WE TAKE IT OUT OF FUNDS. WE TRY TO KEEP AS MUCH OF THE FUNDING FROM FUND TWO TO GO TOWARDS STAFF IN SCHOOLS. >> THAT'S AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE. THIS IS NOT MONEY WE CAN EASILY MOVE AND IT'S HIGHLY VALUABLE. >> IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER IT'S HIGHLY EQUIPMENT BASED. YOU ARE BUYING CAPITOL RESOURCES THAT COME OUT OF A DIFFERENT FUND WITH REPAIRS. YOU MIGHT HAVE LABOR BUT IN MOST HVAC SYSTEMS LARGE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT OR PARTS THAT COST A LOT OF

028MONEY. THEY COME OUT OF A DIFFERENT FUND. >> I THINK WHENEVER DR. OAKLEY PRESENTED THE MARKET STUDY, WE ARE, WHAT HV PERSON CAN MAKE IN THE PRIVATE SECTORS IS DOUBLE WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO PAY. PART OF THE CONSTRAINT IS NOT ON US. THIS IS WHAT THE RATE OF PAY IS. >> THE BASALRY SCHEDULE IS PUT OUT BY THE STATE. >> IT'S LOW AND WE ARE LOW IN TERMS OF THE SUPPLEMENT. OUR PROBLEM IS NOT JUST. EVEN IF WE RECRUIT FOLKS WITH SIX WEEKS OF US. THEY WILL GET RECRUITED AWAY. THEY CAN MAKE MURFREESBORO MONEY. THEY ARE NOT WORKING AS HARD. SOMEHOW ANOTHER WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WE GET THE BALANCE THERE WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER A LIVABLE WAGE. COMMENTS THE SKILL LEVEL THESE FOLKS ARE PUTTING IN. IT'S MORE COMPLICATED THAN JUST

029THIS. >> MY LAST QUESTION HOW MANY SCHOOLS DO WE HAVE? >> OVER 120. >> HOW MUCH HVACs DO WE HAVE? >> EMPLOYEES? >> HVACs. >> MORE THAN 120. >> HOW MANY TECHNICIANS DO WE HAVE? >> WE HAVE THREE EMPLOYEES. >> WE HAVE 120 SCHOOLS. OVER 120HVAC SYSTEMS. WE HAVE THREE TECHNICIANS. >> ONE IS CERTIFIED AND THE OTHER TWO ARE JUST HELPERS. >> THAT'S INSANE. >> WE ARE CLOSER TO 112 AFTER THE CONSOLIDATIONS. >> I KNOW, BUT STILL. >> EITHER WAY 120, 112 DIVIDED BY, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE THAT CONTEXT AND PROSPECTIVE THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE WEATHER AND THINGS GOING ON AND COST AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS FACTORS INTO THAT. >> MOTION TO SECOND. [ROLL CALL] >> THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM G. >> I WANTED THIS TO BE KIND OF

030A CELEBRATORY THING. WE GOT LOTTERY MONEY THAT SHOULD BE SPENT THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SPENT. I HAD ATTENDED THE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION AT EVERY MEETING. THE LOTTERY FOLKS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB FOR US. THEN THEY SAID, OH, BY THE WAY, THERE IS A SEPARATE FUND AND Y'ALL CAN GO GET THAT IF YOU WISH TO. I CAME BACK AND RATTLED THE SUMMIT. THIS IS IT. >> YES. >> CAN SOMEONE -- >> TYLER, YOU WANT TO COME UP AND EXPLAIN. >> AFTER HE WENT SEARCHING THERE WAS SOME WE HAD NOT GOTTEN. WE WANT TO KEEP IT QUIET BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO COME FOR IT. [ LAUGHTER ] >> THANK YOU. LOTTERY FUNDS COME IN TWO DIFFERENT BUCKETS. THIS IS THE PORTION THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CAN UTILIZE. IT'S ON THE DOCKET

031AND IN THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IN G. THAT MONEY IS USED BY CAPITOL FOR LOTTERY OR DEBT SERVICE. YES, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE APPLICATION ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT TO DO GREAT WORK AND ITEMS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT CRITERIA. >> MAYBE, WE'LL GET ONE OF THOSE HVAC SYSTEMS FIXED OR SOMETHING I JUST WANTED US TO CELEBRATE THE FACT THIS LOTTERY MONEY IS GOING TO WHAT IT IS INTENTIONED. >> IT'S GOING TO A REPAIR AT HIGH POINT CENTRAL. >> OKAY, MAYBE NEXT TIME. MOVE THE ITEM. >> THANK YOU, IS THERE A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> WE ARE AT ITEM G ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. FOR THE PUBLIC THAT'S PUBLIC SCHOOL RENOVATION DISTRIBUTION REQUEST. I'LL START DOWN HERE. [ROLL CALL] >> THAT PASSES UNANIMOUS. WE ARE NOW AT COMMENTS BY THE CHAIR. >> GOOD EVENING. CONGRATULATIONE

032ATWOOD, WHO WAS NAMED A 2023-24E NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIY 24 COACHES SELECTED ACROSS THE G NORTH CAROLINA. GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL HOY AND COMMUNITY DAY, SATURDAY, MAT JAMESTOWN MIDDLE. THE EVENT FEAD PRIZES. ALL ARE WELCOME. CONGRATULATIONS TO BURKE DEATON, FOR WINNING THE 2025 GCS SPELLIY SPELLING THE CHALLENGING WORD "E RELUCTANCE TO SPEND MONEY OR US. LAST WEEK WAS SCHOOL SOCIAL WORO CELEBRATE OUR 84 SCHOOL SOCIAL R STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITL NEEDS. THEY STRENGTHEN OUR STUDS AND HELP US SERVE THE WHOLE CHIE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS AND FAMIL. ON SUNDAY, MARCH 16, GCS STUDENO PARTICIPATE IN THE THIRD ANNUALO 5 P.M. ON THE CAMPUS OF NORTH CE EVENT IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE N HEALTHCARE CAREERS. TO LEARN MO. THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES MY RE >> GOOD EVENING. KINDERGARTEN R6 SCHOOL YEAR. PARENTS WHO HAVE

033CY AUGUST 31 ARE INVITED TO REGIST. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WILL BE HOSTE MONTH OF MARCH, AND YOU CAN FINT WWW.GCSNC.COM/KINDERGARTEN. YOUN ON KINDERGARTEN TRANSITION HAPPE REGISTRATION LINK IS ON THE CALT WWW.GCSNC.COM. IF YOUR CHILD WILL BE FOUR BY AA SPOT IN ONE OF OUR PRE-KINDERGAT WWW.GUILFORDCHILDREN.ORG. THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS D COMMUNITY NIGHT ON WEDNESDAY, ME HAWKINS BROWN MUSEUM, 6136 BURLN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEW SCHOOLD ENJOY A PERFORMANCE. PLEASE RSV. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ASSISTANL RECEIVE THE LEGACY OF IMPACT FOR AMERICA. HE WILL BE JOINED BY F, WHO WILL RECEIVE THE LEGACY OF P AWARD. GCS IS PROUD OF THESE LEADERS AH FOR AMERICA, WHICH HELP TO DEVEM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. THESE AWARDS. FINALLY, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENS REPORT CARD, WHICH WAS RELEASEDS TAKEN EVERY TWO YEARS BY A RANDR STUDENTS' PROFICIENCY

034IN FOURTH. GUILFORD COUNTY WAS ONE OF THE S FOR BOTH LOW AND HIGH-PERFORMIN. IN FACT, IN 2024, GCS HAD AN 8.E SECOND-LARGEST GAIN IN FOURTH-GY DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN THE E WERE ONE OF TWO TUDA DISTRICTS N THEIR STATE. GCS ALSO IMPROVED E COMPARED TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS NATI. THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES MY RE >> WE ARE NOW AT THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT. MR. BECK WILL TAKE OVER. >> FEW >> GOOD EVENING. I ACKNOWLEDGE WE TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY. FINANCE LEADS THE CHARGES WITH IT. IT'S A COLLECTIVE EFFORT AND APPRECIATE FROM THE COMPLIANCE SIDE. TONIGHT IN PARTNER APRIL BELL WILL PRESENT A SUMMERY AND WALK THROUGH THIS JUST A REMINDER. EACH OF YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE REPORT AT YOUR DESK OR IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS. IF YOU NEED ONE,LET US KNOW. I'LL TURN IT OVER

035TO MS. BELL. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU YOU ALL. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT. I'M AN AUDIT PARTNER RIGHT HERE IN GREENSBORO. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THE RESULTS OF YOUR AUDIT FOR THE YEAR OF JUNE 30, 2,024. THIWILL GO THROUGH AUDIT RESULTE WILL TALK ABOUT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COMING GET FOR YEARS GOING FORWARD. SO, AUDIT RESULTS, YOUR AUDIT DID INCLUDE TWO PIECES, THE FIRST WAS A FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT. I'M PLEASED TO REPORT. THIS IS IN YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THIS IS THE LETTER WE PUT IN THE DOCUMENT. IT IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO REPORT HOW THE STATEMENTS WERE PRESENTED. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE WANTED. THERE WAS A SINGLE AUDIT. THERE ARE THREE REPORTS THAT WE ISSUE IN CONNECTION WITH A SINGLE AUDIT. THIS IS THE REPORT THAT CONTROLS

036FINANCIAL REPORTING. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY FINDINGS WITH THAT. WE HAD A FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT AND THIS IS THE SNIP FROM THAT. ALSO ON THIS PAGE, WE TOLD YOU WHICH PRODUCTS WERE AUDITED THIS YEAR. INSTEAD, WE DO A SAMPLING OF THOSE IN THE PAST AND THOSE PROGRAMS, THESE ARE THE REPORTS WE AUDITED WITH THE COVID-19 STABLIZATION FUND AND STATE GRANDS AND EDUCATION CLUSTER NO FINDINGS RELATED AND ON THE THIRD REPORT RELATED TO THE SINGLE AUDIT IS THE STATE REPORT. WE AUDITED THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND AND CAP CAPITAL FUN VERY, VERY STRONG RESULTS FROM BOTH YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AS WELL AS SINGLE AUDIT WE PERFORMED. ALSO IN CONNECTION WITH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YOU RECEIVED. WE HAVE A LETTER THAT IS ISSUED TO THE BOARD BECAUSE YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO THE AUDIT. THIS IS INFORMATION INCLUDED IN

037THE LETTER. WE ARE REQUIRED TO POINT TO THE SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES WITHIN THE STATEMENTS SO YOU CAN BE AWARE OF THE POLICIES AND FIND THOSE IN NOTE ONE TO THE FINAL STATEMENTS THAT TYLER MENTIONED EARLIER. IF WE HAD UNUSUAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND CONSULTED WITH OTHERS OR, YOU KNOW, HAD ANY DIFFICULTIES IN CONNECTION WITH MANAGEMENT, WE WOULD HAVE REPORTED THAT. A LOT OF MATTERS ARE REPORTABLE. WE WOULD HAVE REPORTED THOSE TO YOU. ALSO WE REPORT MANAGEMENT JUDGMENTS. THEY ARE SOLID NUMBERS AND THEY DON'T INCLUDE ESTIMATES. THERE ARE SOME INCLUDED IN YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THEY ARE RELATED TO ASSETS AND ABILITIES WE REPORT THOSE TO YOU SO YOU ARE AWARE OF THE ESTIMATES CREATED IF WE HAD ISSUES THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH MANAGEMENT AND THERE WERE ANY CONCERNS WE WOULD HAVE INCLUDED THEM AND MAKE REFERENCE TO

038MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER THAT'S ATTACHED. WE SHARE THIS IN THIS LETTER AND WE QUIRE TO SHARE. I'D LIKE TO SHARE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS PROM THE AUDIT. INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WE HAVE PULLED INFORMATION OUT OF THE FINAL STATEMENTS AND PUT THEM IN THE PRESENTATION FOR YOU. IF YOU WENT THROUGH THE STATEMENTS THERE IS ONE YEAR FINANCIAL INFORMATION OUTSIDE OF THE MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS AND STATISTICAL SECTION. WE FEEL LIKE IT'S GOOD IF YOU HAD AT LEAST THREE YEARS OF INFORMATION FOR BENCHMARKING DATA. YOU CAN SEE HERE, YOU EXPERIENCED SMALL INCREASES IN THE STATE FUNDING AS WELL AS COUNTY AND OTHER LOCAL FUNDING THIS YEAR. I REMIND YOU THIS IS THE FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR MOST OF YOUR TEACHER POSITIONS FOR BENEFITS. IN MANY CASES THAT INCREASE IN FUNDING IT'S TIED

039DIRECTLY TO EITHER INCREASES IN COMPENSATION OR BENEFIT CALLS THAT CONTINUE TO INCREASE. ONE THING THAT IS A LITTLE UNUSUAL COMPARED TO OTHER LEAs. WE HAD AN INCREASE IN FEDERAL FUNDING THIS YEAR. THAT INCREASE WAS RELATED TO $8 MILLION INCREASE IN USDA FUNDING. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MINUTE. WHEN WE GET TO THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND WE HAD A $42 MILLION INCREASE IN STABLIZATSTSTABLIZATION FUND. E EXPERIENCING AN INCREASE AND OTHER LEAs EXPERIENCED A DECREASE AS THEY TRAIL OFF. A CHART WE'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU IS AN ANALYSIS AND REPAIRING YOUR EXPENDITURES TO OTHER EXPENDITURES. THIS IS BASED ON HOW YOU ACCOUNT FOR AND CLASSIFY YOUR EXPENDITURES WITH NORTH CAROLINA ACCOUNT. YOU CAN SEE HERE YOUR PERCENTAGE OF EXPENDITURES WITH INSTRUCTIONAL TYPE EXPENDITURES HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT. THEY CONTINUE TO BE CONSISTENT OVER THE

040PAST THREE YEARS. THAT'S NOTEWORTHY BECAUSE AS WE SAW YOU HAD CHANGES IN YOUR FUNDING SOURCES SO, YOU KNOW, MAINTAINING THAT LEVEL TYPE OF EXPENDITURES EVEN THOUGH FUNDING SOURCES CHANGED IS NOTEWORTHY. I'D LIKE TO SHARE A BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FUND BALANCE. THE NEXT CHARTS SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT FUND BALANCE. THE FIRST IS SHOWING YOUR GENERAL AND SPECIAL REVENUE BALANCE. THESE ARE THE TWO YOU HAD THE MOST DISCRETION HOW YOU SPEND THAT BALANCE AND IF TWO FUNDS THAT BUILD FUND BALANCE. YOU CAN SEE HERE, YOU HAD A DECREASE IN TOTAL FUND BALANCE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS THE AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION AND AMOUNT UNASSIGNED, THAT'S THE SMALLEST STAYED CONSISTENT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY IMPORTANT YOU BE MINDFUL OF THAT AND CONTINUE TO DO THAT. PARTICULARLY, WHEN YOUR FEDERAL

041FUNDING STARTS TO DECLINE. YOU MIGHT FIND THAT IF YOU HAVE TO DIP IN YOUR FUND BALANCE YOU NEED TO DO THAT IN ONE OR TWO YEARS. YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A DIFFERENT POSITION. THE NEXT CHART IS SHOWING THAT THE FUND BALANCE IS A PERCENT OF YOUR TOTAL GOVERNMENTAL EXPENDITURES, EXCLUDING CAPITOL OUTLAY. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SEE THE LEVEL OF FUND BALANCE UNASSIGNED AND HAS NOT BEEN APPROPRIATED INTO THE NEXT YEARS BUDGET HAS BEEN VERY CONSISTENT FROM FISCAL YEAR 2,02023TO 2024. >>> THE LAST CHART RELATES TO YOUR SERVICE FUND AND STRONG RESULTS FROM YOUR SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE FUNDS. YOU CAN SEE, THE CASH BALANCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN RELATIONSHIP TO WHAT IT'S PRESENTING. YOU CAN SEE, THEY GET ACCOUNTED FOR AS A FOREPROFIT FOR-PROFIT BUSINESSS ACCOUNTED FOR. YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE THE FEDERAL REVENUES THIS

042YEAR WHILE FOOD SALES DECLINED JUST A BIT. YOU DID HAVE AN INCREASE IN REVENUES AND YOUR EXPENSES. ACCOUNTING AT $2.8 MILLION >> ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION TO SHARE. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD IN RELATION TO THE RESULTS. >> SURE. >> OKAY, PAGE EIGHT. THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS I KNOW WE DID A WHOLE SERIES OF NEW POLICIES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. THEY BECOME EFFECTIVE THEY ARE COMING WITH THIS REPORT. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? >> WITH THE MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND BOARD POLICIES RELATING TO ACCOUNTING. THESE ARE GOVERNED BY A SEPARATE ENTITY. FUNDS AD DISTRIBUTION OF ACCOUNTING WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. THIS IS A GAP, A NONGAP OF GOVERNMENT STANDARDS. >> OKAY, JUST ON PAGE 12. HEN YOU SA SA SAY INSTRUCTIONAL, WHS

043THAT MEAN? >> ANYTHING RELATED TO A 5,000 LEVEL ACCOUNTING CODE WOULD GO TO INSTRUCTIONS. THAT'S SCHOOL BASED ITEMS. NOTICE TRUE AND CORRECT LEVEL. THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT'S EMBEDDED IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING. TEACHERS ARE PAID OUT OF THAT. THAT WILL GO TOWARDS THAT NUMBER. ANYTHING THAT WAS ENHANCEMENT TO THE SCHOOL BUILDING OR CLASSROOM. >> DOES THAT INCLUDE SUPPLIES OR BOOKS? >> YES ANYTHING THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE DAY. INCLUDING THE TECHNOLOGY OUR KIDS USE NOW? >> WE DO NOT CLASSIFY THAT. THAT'S IN THE 6,000 LEVEL AND NUMBERS ARE HIGHER WHEN IT COMES TO INSTRUCTIONAL. THAT GOES UNDER THE TECHNOLOGY BUDGET ACCOUNT. >> AREN'T THE KIDS USING -- >> ABSOLUTELY. >> KHEM. >> MY QUESTION IS ABOUT HOW YOU COMPLETE THE AUDIT. WHAT PROGRAMS THEY WILL ASK FOR OR COME IN BLIND? >> YEAH, SO, WE

044ARE, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND STATE GOVERNMENT MANDATES HOW WE SELECT THE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE TO BE AUDITED. SO, INFORMATION I'LL SHARE WITH YOU TOWARDS THE END OF THE PRESENTATION BUT WE, YOU KNOW, THE GOVERNMENT SAYS BASED ON THIS VETCH THESE ARE THE PROGRAMS WE ARE REQUIRED TO AUDIT. WE PREPARE A LIST OF INFORMATION WE RECEIVED THAT IN ADVANTAGEOUSED. >> OKAY, GREAT, THANK YOU. >> A BIT MORE INFORMATION. A NEW STANDARD THAT WILL BE EFFECTIVE FOR THE NEXT YEAR. IT RELATES TO DISCLOSURED REQUIRED FOR CONCENTRATIONS AND CONSTRAINT. THAT'S SOMETHING WITH WILL DEAL WITH AS WE WORK THROUGH THE AUDIT NEXT YEAR THERE WERE TWO NEW STANDARDS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS PART OF THE REPORT UNUSUAL ITEMS AND DISCLOSURE RELATING TO CAPITOL ASSETS I'D LIKE TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THOSE IF YOU ARE IN A BOARD MEETING

045AT THE STATE LEVEL AND HEAR ABOUT THOSE. THERE ARE SOME RELATED TO A SINGLE AUDIT. IN RESPONSE THEY ARE ON A ROTATION BASIS. THE THRESHOLD HAS BEEN MOVED TO A MILLION DOLLARS AND FEW CHANGES WITH THAT. THE PURPOSE IS THERE ARE A LOT OF SMALLER UNITS OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVED SMALLER AMOUNTS OF MONEY. THIS WILL KEEP THEM FROM NEEDING A SINGLE AUDIT. SO, POSITIVE CHACHANGES. THAT'S IT. I INCLD MY CONTACT INFORMATION HERE. I WELCOME YOU TO REACH OUT IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS >> CAN I GO BACK TO I THINK ROW SAID OUR FOOD SERVICES IS DOING OKAY FOR THIS YEAR, IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> WE HAD THE FOOD SERVICE FOLKS A PAY INCREASE. PART OF IT CAME OUT OF THIS IS THAT CORRECT? >> WE INCLUDED THAT IN OUR BUDGET

046LAST YEAR. IF WE DO WELL, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THAT WE HOPE TO CONTINUE ON THIS TRAJECTORY. >> WE WANT TO UNDERLINE MAYBE. >> MAYBE. >> I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE FUND IT HAS TO SUPPORT ITSELF. >> ONE ADDITIONAL IS HOW THE REVENUE STREAM FOR ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS FOR FEDERAL REIM REIMBURSEMENT RACES. THEY WILL DRAW OUT THE NUMBER. IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INCREASE WE SAW IN 2,024. IT'S THE SAME INCREASE IN FEDERAL REVENUE BECAUSE OF PARTICIPATE RATES. >> THIS IS PROBABLY NOT A QUESTION FOR RIGHT NOW, ARE WE ANTICIPATING CUTS AS FAR AS -- THE PART OF THE MONEY FOR THIS COMES FROM DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, IS THAT CORRECT? >> YOU MEAN, DO WE ANTICIPATE FEDERAL CUTS RELATING TO THE U.S. DA? >> WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED

047INDICATION THAT HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION TO IMPACT LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS YET. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, NO MORE QUESTIONTIONS? I'D LIKE TO COMPLEMENT YOUR TM FORGETTING THIS INFORMATION TOGETHER. IT'S VERY TIME CONSUMING AND ALL ENCOMPASSEING EFFORT. IN REVIEWING THIS, IT WAS A LOT OF GOOD COMMUNICATION HERE. MY QUESTION GOES TO THE AUDITOR, NEAR THE END SECTION COMPLIANCE YOU KNOW, YOU LAYOUT THE LIMITATIONS OF AN AUDIT. YOU DON'T REVIEW EVERYTHING. I THINK YOUR WORD IS TEST. SO BASICALLY YOU SAMPLE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO YOU, IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. YOUR COMPANY HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. DO YOU USE THE METHODOLOGY EVERY YEAR OR MIX IT UP. >> OUR METHODOLOGY HAS CHANGED. WE ARE IMPLEMENTING A NEW AUDIT METHODOLOGY THIS YEAR. WE MIXED IT UP AND CHANGED THE

048ENGAGEMENT EXECUTIVES. THE PERSON ON THE REPORT AS WELL. ANY TIME THERE IS A CHANGE THERE IS ALWAYS A DIFFERENT TEAM AND APPROACHES. >> OKAY, WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT I'D LIKE TO QUESTION YOU ABOUT THAT AND GET THAT ON THE RECORD. THAT'S SUPER IMPORTANT. >> YES. >> I THINK WE HAVE A VERY GOOD OPERATION. I'M NOT SUGGESTING ANYTHING ELSE. MY PAST EXPERIENCE WOULD LEAD ME TO BE CAUTIOUS. I APPRECIATE THE FACT YOU USE DIFFERENT TESTING AND SAMPLING METHODS AND CHANGE IN YOUR PERSONNEL. >> YES. >> THAT'S EXCELLENT. I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. ONE OF THE THINGS I SEEM TO HEAR EVERY YEAR AROUND THIS TIME IS WHAT DOES THAT AUDIT REALLY MEAN. WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT AND I WONDER IF YOU COULD GO INTO DETAIL

049ON THAT. I HEARD IN SOME CASES IT SORT OF CHECKING TO SEE DOES ONE PLUS TWO EQUAL THREE. ARE WE REALLY LOOKING TO SEE WHAT THE MONEY IS ALLOCATED FOR COULD YOU GIVE A BIT OF AN EXPLANATION OF THE LEVEL OF DETAIL. >> YEAH, SURE, FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT THE FIRST OPINION AUDIT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT. WE AUDIT THE NUMBERS WHICH MEANS SENDING BANK CONFIRMATIONS. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONOFFICIAL WITH GOVERNMENTAL UNITS. ALL OF THE REVENUES REPORTED FOR GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. WE ARE PROVIDING SEVERAL OTHER TESTS LIKE RECALCULATING TH REVENUE LIKE IN CHILD NUTRITION. WE PREFORM, YOU KNOW, STANDARD AUDIT PROCEDURES THAT WILL BE PERFORMED LIKE ANY OTHER COMPANY FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT. FOR THE COMPLIANCE AUDIT WE ARE TESTING THOSE EXPENDITURES IN THE WAY

050THE GRANT WAS INTENDED. >> FANTASTIC, THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> PASTOR, YOU DIDN'T HAVE A QUESTION DID YOU? >> DR. OAKLEY, YOU ARE UP. >> OKAY, THE END OF STAFF REPORTS IS THE BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS. I'LL GET HELP FROM MR. BECK AND DR. MONK THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION. REALLY JUST SO THE BOARD HAS AN IDEA OF WHAT'S HAPPENING WE WILL LOOK AT THE TIMELINE BRIEFLY. MANY OF YOU KNOW THIS IS ONE STEP-IN THE PROCESS. WE HAVE A PROJECTED TIMELINE HERE. WE HAD A REQUEST TO GET OUR RECOMMENDATION TO THEM SOONER. HAVING THIS RECOMMENDATION INITIALLY TONIGHT IS PART OF TRYING TO MEET THAT REQUEST. WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 8, WE COULD VOTE AT THAT POINT SHOULD THE BOARD CHOSE TO DO SO. THE COUNTY MANAGER WILL PRESENT THE

051COUNTY BUDGET MAY 15TH TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE LEVEL. OF COURSE WE WILL HAVE INTERIM BUDGET RESOLUTIONS IF WE HAVE IN RECENT YEARS PAST. PURPOSE THIS EVENING IS PROVIDING A REVIEW OF HOW GCS IS FUELING ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR THE COUNTY, HOW WE DEFINE EXCEL LANCE AS THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOSE FOR THE FUTURE. DISCUSS THE FACILITIES MASTER PE PRODUCING ECONOMIC BENEFITS THA. WE WILL DISCUSS GUILFORD COUNTYH A DRAFT OF MY 2025-2026 BUDGET E 2025-2026 LOCAL FUND BUDGET REC6 OPERATING BUDGET. >> WE WILL START WITH A REMINDER ABOUT HOW WE BELIEVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAN IMPACT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. I DO BELIEVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE THE POWER TO BE TRANSFORMATIVE. WE HAVE SEEN EVIDENCE OF THAT IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY. WE ARE NOT JUST INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING BUT FUELING GROWTH BY FOSTERING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND SHARPENING

052THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITIES TOGETHER, WE CAN ELEVATE OUR COF SUCCESS. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT EXCELLENT MEANS. OUR STUDENTS ARE MAKING PROGRESS. WE ARE SHOWING INNOVATION THROUGH LEARNING RECOVERY EFFORTS THAT GOTTEN NATIONAL ATTENTION. WE ARE INVESTING IN THE WELL-BE WE HAVE ALSO LAUNCHED NEW PARTND APPLE. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CONSOLL IMPROVE COLLABORATION, EFFICIEN. WE ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH, BUT WE DISCIPLINED TO THRIVE IN A POST. WE HAVE SPOKE A LOT ABOUT BEING THE BEST MEANS EXCEEDING E PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON A PATH FN JUST TEST SCORES; IT'S ABOUT FOO LEAD. AT GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLG LEARNING AND HELPING OUR STUDEND BY THE PANDEMIC. WE ARE FOCUSEDD PREPARING STUDENTS FOR HIGHER E. WITH MORE THAN 60 INNOVATIVE CHY LEARNER, WE'RE RELENTLESS CHAMPF THE MOST INNOVATIVE, IN-DEMAND N THE NATION. WE ALSO HAVE GREAT

053S EXCELLENCE IS HOW WE SUPPORT THD STAFF. MANY OF WHOM WE SAW TO WANT. WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE VISION S FOR ALL STUDENTS. THE VISION IS GROUNDED IN OUR ME CITIZENS PREPARED TO SUCCEED INR CHOICE. FURTHERMORE, WE CONTINUE TO BE , EMPATHY, INTEGRITY, INNOVATION . TO CONTINUE AS A THRIVING SCHOOT CENTURY REQUIRES US TO REIMAGIN. OUR STRATEGIC DIRECTION REFLECTF GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. AS A REMINDER, THE GCS BETTER TY FOCUS AREAS WITH DESIGNATED PRIL SEE THESE THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET. THEY WILL BE ALIGNED WITH WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON. AS WE THINK ABOUT ACCELERATING G STRENGTHENING THE CORE CURRICULY INSTRUCTION ACROSS THE DISTRICT. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO ALIGN PE IT SHOULD NOT MATTER WHAT YOUR E SCHOOL OR ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORHO. ALL STUDENTS SHOULD RECEIVE A H TWO PLANNING TEAMS HAVE BEEN W, RESEARCH

054STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPY ACADEMIC TRANSITION POINTS PRIOE TRANSITION FROM 5TH TO 6TH GRADE KEY TRANSITION POINTS THAT ARE . THE RESULT HAS BEEN AN INTENTIOE OUTREACH TO FAMILIES. WE ARE ALN THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN CONNECTED. THEY HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON MARKETING. WE HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE WORK PAYOFF IN THE PAST WEEK. ONE WEEK, WE HAD MORE THAN 1,500 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATIONS WHICH IS UNPRECEDENTED FOR US AS WE LEAD UP TO AUGUST. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. OUR RESEARCH TEAMWORKED WITH TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS ON BEST PRACTICES IMPLEMENT TO HELP THEM HAVE SMOOTHER TRANSITION POINTS. IN ADDITION TO COMPILING THE BEST PRACTICES WE ALSO ANALYZED DATA FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND FRESHMAN ACADEMIES AND ON AVERAGE STUDENTS CAN ATTEND A FRESHMAN DISCIPLINE REFERRAL IF WE HAVE ISS AND OSS INCIDENTS THAN THOSE IN A TRADITIONAL NINTH GRADES. THINGS

055WORK FOR KIDS FROM FIVE-SIXTH GRADE TO EIGHTH TO NINTH GRADE AND ALSO HAVE ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIOR THINGS. MORE TO COME ON ENROLLMENT STRATEGIES. THE WORK IS PAYING OFF THERE. OUR SCHOOLS ARE MAKING PROGRESSE MUST KEEP UP THE MOMENTUM AND C. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS, TO WORKED EXTREMELY HARD TO HELP SE THEIR GROWTH. WE ARE ALSO EXCITED THAT THE 20S THE HIGHEST THE DISTRICT HAS EVS TOOK AT LEAST ONE COLLEGE COURS. WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO FOCUS E TO LEARNING, INCLUDING PHYSICALE ARE FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING HE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE ANR FUNDING OPTIONS SO THAT OUR STUE SUCCESSFUL AND SAFE; HOWEVER, WE FUNDING, SUCCESSFUL INITIATIVES, AND FUNDING TO SUSTAIN SAFETY MY SCANNERS IN OUR SCHOOLS ARE AT . THOSE ARE THINGS WE FUNDED WITH THE FEDERAL DOLLARS. THOSE WILL COME OUT IN THE

056BUDGET REQUEST. OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM, WE ARE AN SUPPORTING THE WELL-BEING OF OU. LAST YEAR, WE CREATED A MODEL TH INITIATIVES, FROM NURSES IN SCHH SERVICES. YOU IS SEE THE TELEHEALTH IS AT 14 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND WE'LL ADD TEN MORE WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR. IN THE PAST YEAR WE SEVERED 380 STUDENTS ON AVERAGE AND 3,000 VISITS RESULTING IN OVER 1,400 TELEHEALTH VISITS WITH THE DOCTOR. THIS IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GUILFORD EDUCATION ALLIANCE AND OTHERS. WE BELIEVE THIS WILL INCREASE INSTRUCTIONAL TIME AND DECREASE COST OF CAE AND FORWARDANS TIME AWAY FROM WORK. THE HOURLY EMPLOYEES DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE WORK TO COME. YOU KNOW, THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HELP KIDS THE OVERALL TRENDS FOR STUDENTSS INCLUDE HIGHER AVERAGE ATTENDANG PROFICIENCY AND FEWER OFFICE DI. WHEN WE MOVE AWAY FROM WELL MANSLAUGHTER TO SAFETY AND SECURITY, ANOTHER KEY

057MEASURE IS A CAMERA PROJECT YOU HEARD ABOUT IN IT SAFETY UPDATE. INSTALLING CAMERAS IN EVERY SCHOOL MAINTAINED ON THE PROPERTY OVER 5,800 CAMERAS WITH OVER 12,500 VIEWS WHICH HAVE WAY MORE COVERAGE FOR ADMINISTRATORS. WE ALSO HAVE THE TOUCHLESS SCANNERS AT EVERY MIDDLE AND COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL. WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS EARLIER, IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT WHAT IS DIFFERENT. THE NEW CENTRALIZED RADIO SYSTEM UPGRADES, WHICH RUNOFF THE METRO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. TRANSPORTATION HAS NEW RADIOS, SCHOOL AND KEY CENTRAL OFFICES HAVE PORTABLE RADIOS. PROVIDING DIRECT ACCESS TO BUSES TO THEIR SUPERVISORS AND FACILITY SCHOOL TO BUS AND SCHOOL TO SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING EMERGENCY BUTTONS WHEN CONE SCHOOL NEEDS TO TALK TO ANOTHER. THEY ARE ON THE 9-1-1 SYSTEM. SO, EVEN IF THERE IS A WIDESPREAD EMERGENCY SITUATION, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK. WE READ ABOUT THEM IN OTHER

058CASES THE TOWERS ARE OVERLOADED AND NOT WORK WHEN THERE IS A CRISIS THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL. WE CAN USE THEM FOR LARGE PREPLANNED EVENTS. WE KNOW THINGS LIKE GRADUATIONS. THOSE ARE ALL VERY HELPFUL. THE NEXT PIECE IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. YOU WILL SEE REFLECTED IN THE BUD GOOD EVENING REQUEST. WITHOUT PEOPLE WE CAN'T ACHIEVE THE VISION TO TRANSFORM LEARNING. WE KNOW, INFLATION REMAINS HIGH AND THINGS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THEY HAVE BEEN AND OUR STAFFER DESERVES SALARY AS THE COST OF LIVING CONTINUES TO RISE. THIS IS NOT SPECIFIC TO FRONT LINE WORKERS BUT TRUE FOR TEACHERS YOU HEARD ABOUT THE CHALLENGES WITH HVAC AND THOSE ARE REFLECTED HERE. AROUND TEACHER SUPPLEMENT THE LAND RESEARCHERS REPORTED THIS IS NOT A NEW STATISTIC. IT MATTERS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE AND ANY OTHER ASPECT OF COOLING. THERE IS

059A LINK BETWEEN TEACHER EQUALITY AND STUDENT YOU CAN ACCESS. WE MUST INVEST IN TEACHER SUPPLEMENTS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE BEST TEACHERS WE MUST PROVIDE COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION. WE KNOW SUPPLEMENTS ARE A KEY COMPONENT THIS BOARD ADVOCATED FOR FOR MANY YEARS IN A ROW. IF YOU TALK ABOUT TEACHER ATTRITION, THAT'S DEFINED BY THE REDUCTION AND NUMBER OF TEACHERS WHEN THY LEAVE A DISTRICT WITHOUT MOVING TO ANOTHER INSTATE DISTRICT. THOSE THAT LEAVE THE PROFESSION ENTIRELY. THEY RETIRE OR REMOVE TO EDUCATION NATIONALLY ROLES OUTSIDE THE STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THIS SHOWS THE 2,023 STATE OF THE TEACHER PROFESSING REPORT. THE 2,024 REPORT IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THIS WAS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RANGING FROM SIX%. AT GCS OUR RATE IS 18.3% WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THE STATE'S RATE OF 16.8. IT'S

060HIGHER THAN ALL OF THE LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT EXCEPT DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE ADD SO INDICATED FOR INCREASES TO LO TEACHER SUPPLEMENTS LAST YEAR 2024-25 BUDGET REQUEST. WE HAVEO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS WITH A LOCR SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AND THE L. HOWEVER, AS WE HAVE BEEN WORKINE FACE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAR TEACHERS THE HIGHEST-PAID IN TH. WE ARE ONE OF FOUR SCHOOLTIONS WRITTEN OUT OF THE FUNDING. OUR NEIGHBORS WINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH COUNTY SCM COUNTIES ALL RECEIVE AN ALLOCAT. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT THER SUPPLEMENTS PUT US FURTHER BEHIS POSSIBLE TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN E WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION THEY DESED COUNTY IN COMPARISON TO THESE OE AT THE BOTTOM FOR LAST YEAR AND. THE 2025-2026 BUDGET RECOMMENDAE LOCAL TEACHER SUPPLEMENT. THE RED LINE IS US. WE WERE AT THE BOT FATHER OR MOTHER FOR BOTTOM FOR LAST YEAR ANDTHIS YE0 MILLION TO

061INCREASE THE LOCAL TEACHER SUPPLEMENT. NOW, WE'LL SHIFT TO THE CLASSIF WE HAVE ALSO ADVOCATED FOR INCR WE KNOW THAT MANY OF THESE EMPLD SOME HAVE TROUBLE TAKING CARE O. YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND US. THIS SLIDE WAS REFERRED TO EARLIER. HVAC IS A THIRD FROM THE BOTTOM. YOU CAN SEE, WITH 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WE ARE NINE DOLLARS PER HOUR AWAY. WE ARE CHASING THIS. THIS IS GETTING WORSE WITH TIME WE ARE CHASING THESE NUMBERS. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CHALLENGES WE HAVE AND HOW MUCH WE PAY CONTRACTED SERVICES, THIS IS WHY. THIS IS THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION. THE CLASSIFIED STAFF AND COMPENSATION PLAN. THE NEXT STEPS FOR THAT TO RECEIVE ANY FUNDING TOWARDS THAT TO CREATE CONSISTENT DIFFERENCES. WE REMEMBER WHEN THE MINIMUM WAGE WENT TO $15 PER HOUR IT CREATED THE COMPRESSION

062WE HAD TO ADDRESS. WE'D LIKE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF GR GRADES AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF JOBS AND SCOPE AND RAISE THE PAY RATE TO BE COMPARABLE TO MARKET VALUE. $15.3 MILLIONRY QUEST FOR PHRASE TWO OF THE CLASSIFIED STAFF FOR COMPENSATION PLAN. IN TERMS OF PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE WORLD WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE FACILITIES. I DIDN'T NEED AN INTROTO THIS. WE KNOW STUDENTS NEED RESOURCES TO COMPETE IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. WE REALLY WANT SCHOOLS TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO PLACES FOR KIDS IN THE COMMUNITY BEYOND THE SCHOOL DAY AND SCHOOL YEAR. WE SPOKE ABOUT MAKING SURE WE ARE PREPARING THROUGH DIFFERENT PATH WAYS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ENRICHMENT OF COURSE, IN ADDITION TO THAT THE $2 MILLION HELPING US DO THAT. THE PROJECTS TAKE TIME. IT DOES TAKE TIME. WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF IT. WE

063WISH WE COULD DO MORE FASTER AT MORE SCHOOLS. CLOSING ON THAT PIECE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. WE STEPPED-UP AND RECEIVED FUNDING TO HELP US CONTINUE THINGS THAT WORK AN HELP US ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES FACING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WHILE WE GO TO THE COUNTY WITH AN ASK WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR OTHER PARTNERS AND BUSINESSES TO STEP-UP. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. WE ARE PROUD OF THESE NUMBERS IN TERMS OF PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE WORLD. IN GUILFORD COUNTY, WE INCREASED DUAL COLLEGE ENROLLMENT BY 46%. WHILE THE STATE GREW BY 12%. WE ARE DOING A GOOD JOB GETTING KIDS ACCESS TO COLLEGE CREDIT AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT. THIS IS REDUCING THEIR DEBT AND SHOWS THEM THEY CAN DO COLLEGE LEVEL WORK AND SETS THEM ON A TRAJECTORY THAT CAN CHANGE

064THEIR LIVES. WE HAD GCS STUDENTS THAT TOOK MORE THAN 10,000 COLLEGE COURSES LAST YEAR OR THROUGH EARLY AND MIDDLE. YES, IT IS EXCITING. COLLEGE ENROLLMENT IS NOT THE ONLY THING WE SPOKE ABOUT. LAST YEAR, WE ANNOUNCED THE $1.5 MILLION PARTNERSHIP WITH TOYOTA AND THE WORK CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD AT FOUR DIFFERENT CAMPUSES. OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE HAD CREDENTIALS FROM 2,966 TO 10,77R YEARS. IN TERMS OF STUDENTS EARNING CCREDENTIAL. PEOPLE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE AND WE MUST EXPAND THAT. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT POSTSECONDARY PATHWAYS. WE ARE GAINING MOMENTUM. WE TRY TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES. THE YOUNGEST CAN USE TO EXPLORE. THIS IS WHAT PARENTS HAVE SAID. THEY ARE IN THE FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE. NOT WHEN REGISTERING KIDS WITH PATH WAYS THAT ARE AVAILABLE EARLIER THE GOAL IS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO BE EXPOSED.

065MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO EXPLORE CAREERS, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO EXPERIENCE CAREERS. THIS IS PART OF THE EXPERIMENTS THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIPS. SOMETHING LIKE THE COLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAMS ADVERTISING THIS BY THEMSELVES. WRITTEN IN PARTNERSHIP TO GET MORE INFORMATION TO MORE FAMILIES. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DR. MONK. >>THANK YOU, DR. OAKLEY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 20 SCHOOL PROT LIFE CYCLE, AND WE ARE DEPLOYIND SAFETY, TECHNOLOGY AND EXTENSIVG SCHOOLS. WE HAVE OPENED FOUR NET CLAXTON ELEMENTARY, FOUST GAMINY LEARNING, AND BROOKS GLOBAL STUE PLAN TO OPEN TWO ADDITIONAL SCHD PERFORMING ARTS ELEMENTARY. DURING THIS PROCESS OF OPENING O CONSOLIDATED 5 ELEMENTARY SCHOOT WERE COMPLETED DURING THE 2024-S OUR OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, BUTF ALIGNING CONTINUOUS AND CONSIST2 CONTINUUM. WE INTEGRATE ACADEMIC PATHWAYS T PROJECTS SO WE ARE PRODUCTIVE IF APPROPRIATE LEARNING ENVIRONMEN. THIS SLIDE IS

066A BOND PROGRAM UPT PROJECTS. AS A NOTE, THE FY 2025, $50M WAN THE 2ND QUARTER OF FY 2025 AND . NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT STUDENT E YOU PROBABLY RECOGNIZE THIS BECAUSE WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS LAST MONTH. ACROSS THE NATION STUDENT ENROLLMENT HAS BEEN ON A TREND DOWNWARD. THAT'S GROWN SINCE COVID-19. WE HAVE GONE FROM THE 2,018 SCHOOL YEAR FROM 71,698 STUDENTS TO 66,474 STUDENTS. ITS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE M 7,381 STUDENTS TO OVER 11,200 I. THE BOTTOM LINE SAYS WE ARE AROUND 90,000 STUDENTS FOR GUILFORD COUNTY AND DOING WHAT WE CAN TO GET MOST OF THEM BACK INTO GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. ONE WAYS WE ARE DOING IT IS THROUGH THE GUILFORD EXPERIENCE WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AT THE CENTER OF OUR WORK. WE LAUNCHED THE GUILFORD EXPERIG GROUP, COMPOSED OF 74 MEMBERS DO ENHANCING

067THE ENTIRE STUDENT AN: FIRST IS ALIGNING ACADEMIC PATHAWAYS IN CHOSE AND NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. ENHANCE AND SCALE HOW WE TELL TN OUR PROGRAMS; AND PROVIDE CONSISTENT AND ROBUST CO FAMILIES AS THEY EXPERIENCE A W. THIS WORK EXTENDS TO SEVERAL CRG ENROLLMENT STRATEGIES, PARTICULT BEGAN IN FEBRUARY. WE CONTINUE L SCHOOL LEVELS, ENSURING CONTINUM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADEN YEARS, WE ARE DEVELOPING INITIAH TO 6TH AND 8TH TO 9TH GRADES. WE CREDITS AND INDUSTRY CREDENTIALT IMPORTANTLY, WE ARE STRENGTHENIY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE READY FOR SCT THESE COLLABORATIONS ARE ESSENT. WE PUT MONEY AND INTENTIONALITY FOR THE 20 SCHOOLS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO LOSE THE MOST THIS SCHOOL YEAR. WE STILL LOST THEM OVERALL. WE ARE HAPPY TO EXCEED WHAT THE PROJECTION WAS. WE HAD MORE STUDENTS ENROLLED THAT WAS PROJECTED TO ENROLL. WE BELIEVE IT'S BECAUSE WE DID SOMETHING AND CONTINUE

068TO DO SOMETHING. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. BECK. >>THANK YOU, DR. MONK. NOW, LET'S LOOK AHEAD TO THE 20T RECOMMENDATION. EACH OF YOU HAVE A DOCUMENT WITHIN THE BUDGET BOOK JUST FOR YOUR REFERENCE THROUGHOUT THIS. WE WILL USE A LOT OF SUMMERY DOCUMENTS. THE DETAILS ARE WITHIN THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE LOCAL ANDE THIS IS WHAT WE REQUEST FROM TH. IN JUST A MINUTE, WE WILL ALSO L GRANTS FUND AND THE TOTAL BUDGE. YOU CAN SEE THE ENROLLMENT INCREASE AND PER-PUPIL AMOUNTS GCS WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR EACH ADDITIONAL DOLLARS. YOU CAN SEE SALARY INCREASES BASED ON 24-25 BIANIUM BUDGET. AS THE STATE MOVES BY A NEW BIENNIUM BUDGET. THE DISTRICT WILL NEED 6.3 MILLION RELATED TO SALARY AND BENEFIT INCREASES. 1.7 MILLION FOR UTILITY AND INSURANCE INCREASES AND 2.6 MILLION

069FOR ANNUAL GROWTH AND PER PUPIL AMOUNT IN THE COUNTY FOR THE LEGALLY REQUIRED AND SUSTAINING OPERATIONAL CALLS. AS A REMINDER, FOR EVERY DOLLAR INCREASE WE RER SCHOOLS. OTHER INCREASES THAT A6 SCHOOL YEAR ARE•HEALTH INSURANCY INSURANCE. HERE, WE HAVE THE ANNUAL COSTS RECALL THAT IN 2023-24 AND 2024O COVER ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION COSTS. UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE 2025-26 SE TO APPLY FOR THE CONTINUATION OF $3.6 MILLION. HERE, WE HAVE THE COSTS OF INCRD IMPLEMENTING THE CLASSIFIED SAL7 MILLION. WE ARE ALSO ADVOCATING AT THE SE INCLUDED IN THE STATE TEACHER S. THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE 2025-2E INCREASES. WE START WITH THE LEGALLY REQUI6 MILLION, SAFETY & SECURITY OF $7 MILLION WITH A TOTAL OF $43.9 MR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR. WITHIN THIS REQUEST, A TOTAL OF THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE 2025-2E INCREASES. WE REQUEST A TOTAL

070OF $314 MILLION. THAT'S A TWO% INCREASE FROM LAST YEARS REQUEST. WHILE WE MAKE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS OFTEN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WITH THE USE OF BOND FUR WHICH BOND FUNDS ARE NOT ALLOWA, HEALTHY AND CONDUCIVE LEARNING . FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE SPENT $9 MILY 2025) THAT WERE NOT FULL SYSTEME CRITICAL TO CONTINUING SCHOOL OS OTHER CAPITAL NEEDS, SUCH AS EQH BOND FUNDS ARE NOT AN OPTION AS. WHAT IS MORE, WE NEED TO MAINTAR THAT DOES NOT LEAD TO AN ENORMOS NEED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES TS IN A SAFE AND PRODUCTIVE MANNER. OUR CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUEST BRIN. NOW, WE WILL SHARE THE 2025 - 2T INCLUDES STATE, LOCAL AND FEDER. WE ARE CLOSER TO REALIZING THAT OUTCOME. NOW WE WILL SHARE THE TOTAL OPERATING BUD GOOD EVENING REQUEST INCLUDING STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL FUNDS. AS WE AWAIT THE ACTIVITY

071FOR THE BUDGET. OUR RECOMMENDED BUDGET OF $495 MILLION IS BASED ON THE 2,024-25 AT LOT FUNDING. FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR, THA PROJECTED AVERAGE DAILY ENROLLM. IN OUR LOCAL CURRENT EXPENSE FUN REQUEST IS $314 MILLION, A REQU. THIS LOCAL BUDGET SCENARIO ALSOD FORFEITURES AND $1.3 MILLION OFG THE TOTAL LOCAL BUDGET RECOMMEN. IN OUR LOCAL CURRENT EXPENSE FUN REQUEST IS $314 MILLION, A REQU. SHIFTING TO THE FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF $45.5 MILLION. 2025-26 FEDERAL PLANNING ALLOTM REVISIONS FOR ACTUAL CARRYOVER O THE BUDGET WHEN THEY ARE AVAILA. THE OPERATING BUDGET INCLUDING THE STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND, FEDERAL EXPENSE FUND. YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH WE BUDGETED BRINGING A TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET TO $867.9 MILLION. WHEN EXAMINING HOW MONEY IS SPEY OF THE FUNDING CLEARLY SUPPORTSD BENEFITS SHOWN HERE FOR 2025-26. PURCHASED SERVICES SUCH

072AS CONTE ACCOUNT FOR 8.4% OF THE OPERATI. SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS ARE 4.3%Y 5.5% OF THE OVERALL OPERATING B. THE TRANSFER DOLLARS AMOUNT IS SO HIGH BECAUSE WE ADDED THE PORTION WE TRANSFER TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. TO LOOK AT OUR EXPENDITURE BUDGE OPERATING BUDGET IS SLATED FOR . SUPPORT SERVICES ACCOUNT FOR 7%T 5.4% AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. YOU ALSO SEE THAT TECHNOLOGY ACS FOR 2.1% AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORG BUDGET. IN PERSPECTIVE, WE COULD HAVE TR TEACHERS IF WE WEREN'T PAYING OR SCHOOLS, NOT TO MENTION THE MONO PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHERS. OUR TOTAL BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONN THE STATE FUND. THE LOCAL CURRENT EXPENSE FUND,, TOTALS $318.3M. THE FEDERAL FUND PROJECTION BASD ESTIMATED CARRYOVER IS $54.6M. N FEDERAL FUNDS IS PRIMARILY REFLG (EXPIRATION DATE OF 9/30/2025). THE CAPITAL FUND REQUEST IS REC THE SCHOOL NUTRITION ENTERPRISES $52.6 MILLION. THE AFTERSCHOOL ENRICHMENT ENTES $6.1.

073THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND IS CURF $9.8 MILLION, BRINGING THE TOTA. HERE AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE OUR NEXS TIMELINE. YOU CAN SEE THE COMPARISON. YOU CAN SEE THE NEXT STEPS IN THE PROJECTED BUDGET TIMELINE. TONIGHT YOU ARE HEARING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET RECOMMEND DIAGNOSIS APRIL 8, YOU WILL HOLD A PUBLICG AND ON MAY 15, THE COUNTY MANAGN TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSI. NOW, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DR. >> THANK YOU, MR. BECK. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT GCS BEING D COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE EDUCATIONE PROVIDE ALL STUDENTS IN THE DISE GETTING A GREAT RETURN ON THE IE KIDS, BUT ALL KIDS WHO ENTER OUT HOW INVESTING IN OUR SCHOOLS ANE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE COUNTY. E 2019 FACILITIES MASTER PLAN IMPT ENROLLMENT ON OUR BUDGET. THE FUNDING WE ARE REQUESTING I, PAY OUR HARD-WORKING STAFF

074A LID REQUIREMENTS, MAINTAIN SAFETY A. WHILE WE HAVE MADE MUCH PROGRESA LONG WAY TO GO, AND WE NEED TO S NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE WORK. WITH THAT WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. DIANNE. >> ON PAGE 11, WHAT CAN PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY DO TO HELP IN THIS REGARD IF ANYTHING? >> ALL KINDS OF THINGS. TELLING GREAT STORIES ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SCHOOLS JUST SCHEDULING A TOUR. TELLING POSITIVE STORIES. WHEN YOU HEAR SOMETHING THAT MIGHT NOT BE TRUE DON'T ASSUME IT'S TRUE DO SOME FACT CHECKING AND FACT-FINDING. SOCIAL MEDIA CAN TAKE US DOWN A RABBIT HOLE THAT ARE NOT ALWAYS PRODUCTIVE. WE ARE NOT PERFECT BUT A LOT IS HAPPENING. PARTICIPATING IN THE TRANSITION EVENTS ARE IMPORTANT. IT'S GREAT WHEN THE EIGHTH GRADE PAR REN GOES TO THE HIGH SCHOOL TO

075DO THE TOUR BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDS. WE HAVE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS GOING TO EIGHTH GRADE PROMOTION CEREMONIES. THROUGH FEEDER PATTERNS AND BEING AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IS SOMETHING THEY CAN DO. >> ARE WE DRILLING DOWN TO HOW WE REACH OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TOE MAKE THEM AWARE OF. I KNOW WE ARE USING TV STATIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA. >> WE HAVE TO DO ALL OF THE THINGS. WE HEARD FROM A STUDENT WE SHOULD DO MORE MAILERS. I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTED. A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, I CAN COUNT THE NUMBER OF TIMES MY PARENTS HAVE BEEN HERE ON ONE HAND. IT'S NOT TH NOT THAT IT'S NOT WELCOMING. YOU CAN'T BACK OFF OF ONE STRATEGY. A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS REACH DIFFERENT PEOPLE AT DIFFERENT TYPES. THE TARGETING MESSAGING WHERE WE GEOCASHED CERTAIN COMMUNITIES. WE CAN TARGET A

076CERTAIN COMMUNITY. THAT WORKED. SO, TURNING THE NARRATIVE AND BEING COMMUNICATE WITH WHOM IS IMPORTANT. SHOWING UP IN THE COMMUNITY WITH SEARCHES AND COMMUNITY. >> I NOTICED DURING LAST WEEK THE ACC WOMEN WERE HERE. I THINK THEY HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE THROUGHOUT. THE FOOD LION IS IN A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITIES. IS THERE A WAY TO PERHAPS, THINK ABOUT SOME KIND OF PROMOTIONAL PARTNERSHIP. NOT NECESSARILY JUST THE FOOD LION BUT I THINK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THERE IS A PRESENCE THERE. WE HAD A LOT OF COMMUNITIES THAT WENT TO THE ACC THAT GOT THOSE T-SHIRTS THAT HAVE FOOD LION ON THEM. I'M JUST SAYING IS IT POSSIBLE TO LOOK AT SOME KIND OF PROMOTION. THEY WILL BUY FOOD EVERYDAY AND BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS WE ARE BUYING SNACKS AND SO, I'M THINKING ABOUT THAT. OKAY, ON PAGE 14 THERE

077IS A SOMETHING WE GOT THE STATE LEGISLATION FOR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST. I THINK IT'S $8 MILLION. IT'S A NEW BILL COMING BEFORE THEM. IF THAT PASSES WOULD WE PERHAPS BE ENTITLED TO THAT OR SUPPOSED TO GO TO SCHOOLS WITH LESS THAN WHAT WE HAVE. >> I HAVEN'T READ THE BILL. AWAY CAN TAKE THAT AS A FOLLOW UP. >> THE NEXT PHRASE, HOW ARE WE SEEKING FUNDING. I SEE IT ON THIS PAGE. DO WE GO AFTER FUNDING. I KNOW WE GO AFTER GRANTS IT'S ALL OF OUR JOBS. >> IF I SEE SOMETHING I'M SUPPOSED TO TELL YOU WHY WERE WE EXCLUDED FROM THE 100 MILLION, WHY ARE WE EXCLUDED? >> THE FORMULA WAS WRITTEN IN A WAY. IT'S US, DURHAM, AND WAKE. NOT BEING LOW WEALTH BECAUSE OF OUR TAX BASE. I MEAN. THE HYPOTHESIS FORMULA WASN'T

078INTENTIONALLY LEAVING OUT THE LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE ADVOCATE FOR IT ALL OF THE TIME THAT WOULD HELP AND WE'D STILL PLAY CATCH-UP. IT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE. >> OKAY, I KNOW YOU DON'T PROBABLY HAVE THEY LOOKED AT THE DATA RECENTLY. WE ARE NOT AS HIGH WEALTH AS THEY THINK WE ARE OR DOES IT MATTER? >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY LOOKED AT BUT I KNOW WHO WAS LEFT OUT. >> ALL RIGHT, ON PAGE 30. I THINK YOU ANSWERED THIS ONE. THE TOTAL FOR THE TEACHER SUPPLEMENT AND THIS IS AROUND 25 MILLION. >> YES, 25.3. YES. EVERY PENNY COUNTS. >> OKAY. >> I DON'T SEE A PAGE ON THIS. IT'S THE BOND PROGRESS UPDATE, YOU SAID, WE CONSOLIDATED DR. MONK YOU SAID WE CONSOLIDATED FIVE SCHOOLS >> YES, FIVE INTO TWO. >> FOR THIS YEAR, BUT,

079IT'S GOOD BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER. FOR EXAMPLE, WYLIE AND MURPHY, WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME AREA. SO, WE KNOW FROM THAT SUBSTANTIATE POIND, WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE RESULTS FROM THIS YEAR. FR THOSE SCHOOLS. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> THEY WERE CONVERTED INTO FILES AND WYLIE AND MURPHY WERE CONSOLIDATED. >> ALL RIGHT, I'M ALMOST DON. >> ON PAGE 41. THIS IS JUST A SUGGESTION. WHEN YOU SAY TELL THE GCS STORY, CAN WE GET STUDENTS TO TELL OUR STORY MEANING STUDENTS TO TELL THEIR STORY AT THE STATE COOL BOARD ASSOCIATION. THEY DO A CONTEST WHERE SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE IN A VIDEO CONTEST WHERE I THINK THE VIDEOS ARE LESS THAN 2 MINUTES. IT'S ALL STUDENT DONE. I WAS WONDERING MAYBE THEY COULD PRODUCE IT

080THEMSELVES. THAT MIGHT BE A PROMOTIONAL THING. >> MY LAST QUESTION IS FOR PAGE 44. DO WE HAVE A PLAN B. IF THIS IS NOT FUNDED. >> WE WOULD CUT SOMETHING IF WE DON'T RECEIVE FUNDING. WE WOULD DO ANOTHER MEASURE IF WE HAVE TO. EVERY TIME I ASK QUESTIONS, MR. BECK SAYS WHERE WILL WE PULL IT OR STOP DOING INCREASING CLASS SIZES AND ELIMINATING PROGRAMS. THERE IS 3 MILLION THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY. THERE IS NO GRANT OUT THERE YET. THIS IS THE WHOLE PEACE OF OUR REQUEST. THIS IS BEFORE WE HAD TO INCLUDE THESE THINGS. TALKING ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS AND WHEN WE ASK PARENTS WE SPOKE AB GREAT ACADEMICS AND SO, THAT'S SOMETHING WE KNOW WE HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT. THE PLAN B IS CUTTING SOMETHING ELSE. >> OKAY. IF MAKING

081THE CASE FOR THIS NOT SO MUCH PUBLICLY, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE CASE FOR THIS BY, I GUESS TALKING ABOUT THE THINGS THAT THEY HAD TO DO, LIKE, STATISTICS ON WEAPON SEIZURES OR THINGS LIKE THAT THAT CAN BE SAID TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THAT THIS IS WHAT THIS MONEY HAS BROUGHT US AS FAR AS SAFETY IS CONCERNED. DOING IT IN A WAY THAT GIVE US WHAT OUR SAFETY MEASURES ARE. >> WE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT CONVERSATION TO HAPPEN. >> THANK YOU, IN REGARDS TO PAGE 51. CAN YOU GO BACK OVER. SAYS INTEREST EARNED ON INVESTMENTS. DOES THAT MEAN IT GOES INTO OUR BANK ACCOUNTS AS OPERATING FUNDS OR DESIGNATED SOMEWHERE. >> RIGHT, THAT FUND OF MONEY IS LOCAL OPERATING FUND TOO. GIVING US AUTHORITY TO INVEST FUNDS IN A SAFE AND SECURE

082MEASURE. IF WE INVEST THE MONEY WE RECEIVE WHETHER IT'S FROM THE COUNTIES MONTHLY APPROPRIATIONS ITEMS THAT WE RECEIVED IN THE FUND BALANCE. THEN AGAIN, CAN MAKE US INCREASE THE LOCAL OPERATING BUDGET. WE CAN PUT THAT BACK IN. >> WOULD THAT BE SOMEWHERE HOW WE DO THAT. >> NO -- I'LL TAKE THAT BACK. WE HAVE TO FILE TWICE PER YEAR AN LGC REPORT. >> OH, THAT. >> PART OF THAT DUCK TAILS TO YOU VERIFYING THE REPORT WAS FILED IN A TAMELY MANNER AND NO DISDISCREPANCIESCIES IN THE INVESTMENTS. >> IN REFERENCE TO THE FORMULA, YOU SAID, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK OTHER WAYS OF GETTING SCHOOLS FUNDED, IS THAT A DISCUSSION THAT HAPPENS. I DON'T KNOW, IF YOUR LINE OF WORK DOES IT HAPPEN AMONG THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS AS RECOMMENDATIONS OF HOW TO FUND SCHOOLS

083BETTER. WE ARE GETTING EVERYTHING WE NEED FOR OUR SCHOOLS. IS THAT PART OF SOME LEVEL OF ADVOCACY IN YOUR WORK OR AMONG SUPER SUPERINTENDENTS CHANGING THE FORMULA OF HOW SCHOOLS ARE FUNDED IN NORTH CAROLINA. >> I THINK THE CHARTERED ACCOUNTS TIE US TO WHAT WE CAN SPEND MONEY ON. LIKE INNOVATIVE WAYS TO FUND SOMETHING OR GETTING CAPITOL DOLLARS THAT WE ARE INVESTIGATING ONE RISING NOW. IT MIGHT EP HUSBAND GET SOMEWHERE FROM THE COUNTY. WE ARE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT IT. THE GUIDELINES HOW WE RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE BUCKETS ARE PRETTY REGULATED. IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO BE INNOVATIVE HOW WE DO THINGS AT THE SAME TIME. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> DEBRA. >> I'D LIKE TO SLIDE A NOTE INTO THAT THANK YOU FOR THE TRANSITION POINTS BETWEEN SCHOOLS. SOMETHING

084I NOTICED AT THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL MY OLDEST WAS PART OF THE FIRST TO GO BACK TO NORMAL TRANSITION AFTER COVID-19, THE CLASSES AHEAD OF HER AND THE CLASS THAT MISSED THE FIFTH OR SIXTH TRANSITION THE FIRST NINTH AGREED TRANSITIONS. A DIFFICULT TIME SETTLING IN TO YOUR POINT, A LOT OF SUSPENSION AND A LOT OF MISSED POINTS WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE TAKEN FOR GRANTED THEY ARE ABLE TO JUST SET FOOT BACK INTO THE SYSTEM. SORT OF RESET INTO A NEW ROUTINE WITHOUT CONFLICT. IT WAS JUST A HUGE TRANSITION POINT THAT WASN'T RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON THAT PARTICULARLY AS MY OLDEST GO TO HIGH SCHOOL NEXT YEAR. SO, I JUST WANTED TO DROP THAT NOTE IN THERE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE DETAILS THAT GOES INTO THIS. I FEEL LIKE

085I HAVE A LOT OF HOMEWORK TO DO READING THIS. IT'S SO MUCH INFORMATION. I HAVE A HASHED QUESTION, ALL OF THIS IS WE ARE ASKING FOR MORE MONEY AND WE HAVE A LOT OF NEEDS. I'LL ASK THE YUCKY QUESTION. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE GOT APPROVED FOR ALL OF THE FUNDING WE ARE ASKING FOR. IF WE DON'T, WANT KINDS OF THINGS ARE ON THE TABLE AS FAR AS BUDGET CUTS AND THAT'S CONCERNED I HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC. IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO ADDRESS. BEST CARE SCENARIO, WE GET EVERYTHING WE ARE ASKING FOR BUT DEFINITELY NOT GOING THAT EASILY FOR US. >> THE ONCES LEGISLATURELY MANDATED WE HAVE NO CONTROL. >> RIGHT. >> I THINK THAT'S WHY WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS THE COMPENSATION ISSUE. IT'S JUST PUTTING US FARTHER BEHIND. THERE ARE

086THINGS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE, I MEAN EXTRACURRICULAR OFFERINGS, MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS MAGNET TRANSPORTATION. REDUCING AVAILABILITY. THOSE ARE THE BING THINGS CHANGING HOW WE OPERATE. NOTHING IS EASY. YOU KNOW, WHAT I MEAN. I THINK ABOUT THE DISTRICTS OVERALL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS. NOTHING WE WOULD WANT TO SEE GO ANYWHERE. IT IS HARD AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT FUNDINGS FOR DIFFERENT THINGS. YOU KNOW, COMPENSATION INCREASE WOULD BE OCCURRING. >> YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. IT'S A BIG SYSTEM LEVEL CHANGE THAT WOULD IMPACT THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL. AT LEAST ARE EXAMPLES. >> FOR FAMILIES AND STAFF THAT MIGHT WANT TO ADVOCATE CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHERE THEY SHOULD REACH OUT. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OR STATE LEVEL. WHAT SHOULD THEY DO TO HELP? >> FOR THE COMPENSATION IT NEEDS TO BE LOCAL AND STATE. I THINK WE SAY WE ARE THE

087NUMBER ONE FOR BUSINESS AND TEACHER PAY. THOSE BOTH CAN'T BE TRUE. I THINK THE COMPENSATION HAS TO HAPPEN LOCALLY AND AT THE STATE LEVEL. I'LL REFER BACK TO THE PRESENTATION. WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR NEXT MEETING WHEN THE COMMISSIONERS VOTE ON THEIR BUDGET, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO SHOW UP OUTREACH TO INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMISSIONERS HAS BEEN WELCOMED. WE WORK WITH THEM WELL. WE KNOW THEY DEAL WITH LIMITED RESOURCES. >> GREAT, THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, NOT SEEING ANY MORE QUESTIONS. MR. BECK AND DR. OAKLEY THANK YOU. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE GUILFORD EXPERIENCES AND THINGS YOU ARE DOING TO TRY TO CONFRONT AND ADDRESS ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS THANK YOU. >>> ALL RIGHT, WE ARE NOW AT ACTION ITEMS. I'LL TURN TO DIANNE TO TAKE US THROUGH POLICY

088ITEMS. WE HAVE ITEM A1311400B. WE HAVE PARENTAL CONNOTIFICATIONS. >> GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT, WE ARE REVIEWED BY THE POLICY COMMITTEN JANUARY. NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIE COMMENT PERIOD. MEMBERS OF THE Y REVISIONS MAY DO SO ON TONIGHT'E ACCESSED AT WWW.GCSNC.COM UNDER. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT ITEM A, THE REVISION TO POLICY 1311/4003 PARENTAL NOTETY INDICATIONS WITHHOLDING CONSENT AS PRESENTED. >> I SECOND. [ROLL CALL] >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE REN AND ACCOUNTABILITY AS PRESENTED. >> IS THERE A SEC IN >> SECOND. [ROLL CALL] >> PASPASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM. I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RED PARENTING STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEE. >> THANK YOU, IS THERE A SECOND. >> SECOND. [ROLL CALL] >> THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THET ADMINISTRATION AS PRESENTED. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >>

089SECOND. [ROLL CALL]. >> THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM E. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THED RENAMING OF FACILITIES AS PRESE. >> THANK YOU, IS THERE A SECOND. >> SECOND. [ROLL CALL] >> THAT PASSES BY A VOTE OF SEVEN-TWO. THANK YOU. WE ARE AT OTHER BUSINESS BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE. I'LL TURN TO DAVID CO COATES. >> THANK YOU. LAST MONTH AT THE END OF THE MEETING I MENTIONED SOMETHING THAT JUST HIT ME BETWEEN THE EYES WHEN I WAS CAMPAIGNING LAST FALL. THAT WAS WHEN I ASKED SIRI HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE ME TO GET TO THE TOWN HALL OF MY HOME. IT WAS 31 MINUTES. IT TAKES 12 MINUTES FROM MY HOME TO HERE. WHEN YOU HAVE MEETINGS THAT START AT 6:00. THAT MEANS PEOPLE IN STOKESDALE HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING HERE. THEY ARE NOT

090ALONE. WE HAVE A VERY LARGE COUNTY. WE HAVE LOADS OF SCHOOLS. A VARIETY OF PLACES. SOME ARE IN RURAL AREAS SOME IN URBAN AREAS AT THE CENTER IS GREENSBORO. GREENSBORO IS 60% POPULATION WISE OF THE COUNTY. WHEN I NOTICED IN MY DISTRICT THE THIRD DISTRICT. IT'S MORE CONVENIENT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO GO TO SAY SOMETHING IN OAK RIDGE. I THINK THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS GOING ON HERE. ONE WE HAVE SEVERAL PUBLICS WE ARE ANSWERABLE TOO. THE PEOPLE THAT CAN VOTE. ALSO, REALLY OUR CORE CONSTITUENTS OR OUR STUDENTS OR THEIR PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS. TO THE EXTENT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WOULD FIND IT DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE WORKING TO GET TO A MEETING THAT STARTS AT 6:00. I THINK THAT'S A PROBLEM. M MY FEELING IT WIL TAKE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO

091ADDRESS THAT PROBLEM. ONE, A LATER STARTING TIME. I TONIGHT WANT TO START THE REVOLUTION. THAT WOULD BE 7:00 OR 7:30. I'M PROPOSING 6:30 AS THE STARTING TIME FOR THE PUBLIC PORTION. A PORTION OF MEE MEETINGS OCCUR ELSEWHERE. NOW IN A MOMENT AND THIS WILL TAKE A VERY SHORT TIME. I PROMISE I'M A SPEED-READER WHEN NEED BY. I'D LIKE TO GO THROUGH THE RESOLUTION. I HAVE COME UP WITH A VARIETY OF PLACES WHERE MEETINGS COULD BE HELD. THEY ARE CLEARLY SUBJECT TO CHANGE. I CAN'T CLAIM THAT'S A SCIENTIFIC, YOU KNOW, A LOMENT. I THINK WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB. I KNOW FROM TALKING TO PEOPLE THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT FEEL DISCONNECTED. FROM OUR RO SEEDINGS AND THAT FEELS TOO BAD THERE WERE SEVERAL ENTITIES. NOW, THERE IS A GROUP WE ARE LOOKING AT WHETHER

092SOME OF THE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE ARE TOO LARGE. WHY WOULD IT BE TOO LARGE. THERE ARE SUFFICIENCIES IN LARGE DISTRICTS. GUILFORD COUNTY DOES A GOOD JOB. PART OF THAT GOES TO A FEELING OF ALIENATION IF YOU WILL. I'M NOT APART OF IT. I AM ON THE FRINGE. WE SHOULD COMBAT THAT. WE WILL NEED THE PUBLIC SUPPORT THERE IS NO WAY THIS WILL GET PAST TON ASSUMING IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED. WHEN I ASKED THE SUPERINTENDENT THE FOLLOWING QUESTION HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE YOU AND YOD AUTO MINISTRATION TO DETERMINE HOW TO GET TELEVISION COVERAGE AND PROPER LOCATIONS. OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS. HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD TAKE. >> HAVING NOT DONE THIS BEFORE. I WOULD SAY MONTHS. WE HAVE TO VISIT AND MEET AND LOOK AT INFRASTRUCTURE WE'D HAVE TO WORK WITH OTHER --

093I'D THINK MAYBE 90 DAYS OR SO TO JUST GET A STARTING POINT OF IS THAT DO-ABLE AT THAT PLACE. THERE COULD BE THINGS I DON'T KNOW ABOUT TO TAKE LONGER BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT BEFORE. >> SURE. >> I THINK, YOU KNOW, ADMINISTRATIVE NECESSITY NEEDS TO BE HONORED >> WHAT I HOPE WILL HAPPEN. I'LL MOVE THIS IN A MINUTE. IT'S MY INTENTION IF IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED, WE HAVE SOME DISCUSSION THAT MAKE ANOTHER MOTION. A SU SUPERSEDING MOTIOO BE PUT-ON THE TABLE AND BRING IT BACK IN THREE MONTHS. THAT'S THE JUNE MEETING. WE MAKE THE CHANGE FOR NEXT YEAR. THE IS AN IMPORTANT CHANGE IT'S PARALLEL. I HOPE WE CAN HAVE A GOOD DISCUSSION AND DISTRIBUTE THE MEETINGS. WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MITT NEWSPAPER OR TWO TO READ THIS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ENCOMPASSES

094A LOT OF CITIES AND TOWNS IN MORE THAN ONE COUNTY AND NUMBER OF UNINCORPORATED AREAS. THEY CONSIST OF 657.63 CARE MILES AS THE POPULATION OF 541,299 LIVE-IN THE CITY OF GREENSBORO A REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING HELD IN HIGH POINT WHEREAS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ACKNOWLEDGES THE TURN SCHEDULE REGULAR MEETINGS MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE IN MANY AREAS TO ATTEND REGULAR MEETINGS. THE TELEVISING OF ALL BOARD MEETINGS ALLOW INTERESTING CITIZENS TO WATCH THE PROCEEDINGS BUT NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEMS OF ACCESS BECAUSE THEY DON'T ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IT'S BENEFICIAL TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS WELL AS BILLFORD COUNTY RESIDENTS TO PROVIDE ESKER ACCESS TO PROVIDE SCHEDULED BOARD MEETINGS. IT'S RESOLVED AND FOR THE 2,025-26 SCHOOL YEAR THEY SHALL START THE PUBLIC PORTION AT 6:30 P.M. AND HOLD MEETINGS AT SCHOOLS, CITY HALLS, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS,

095OR OTHER VENUES IN THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES. JULY 2,025 HIGH POINT AND YOU KNOW, AUGUST GREENSBORO CEPT. THE DECEMBER GREENSBORO JANUARY GREENSBORO AND FEBRUARY HIGH POINT MARCH STOKESDALE AND APRIL GREENSBORO. MAYS GREENSBORO. BE IT FARTHER RESOLVED COMMITTEES SHOULD STUDY THE ISSUE AT GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SHOULD BE HELD ON A RELATED ISSUE AT WHAT TIME THE PUBLIC PORTION WILL OCCUR. THIS IS BY THE NOVEMBER, 2,025 MEETING WITH THE GOAL OF HOLDING SAID MEETINGS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND GIVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR FOR ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS TO ATTEND REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS. THIS IS TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. SO, AS I SAID, I'LL MOVE THAT. IF IT'S SECONDED I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I CHECKED THE RULES ON THIS. >> YOU COULD ASK THE CHAIR TO ADD IT IN

096JUNE AND YOU WOULDN'T NEED TO MAKE A MOTION. >> I'LL TAKE COUNCILS ADVICE. >> I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU WANT TO DO IT. >> REQUEST IT WOULD BE PLACED ON THE JUNE AGENDA. YOU DON'T NEED A MOTION BASED ON THAT. >> YOU WILL WITHDRAWAL YOUR MOTION? >> I'M MOVING THIS. >> YOU WILL WITHDRAW IT OR MOVE IT ON THE TABLE. >> WASHINGWHAT YOU ARE SAYING IK THE SUPERINTENDENT IF WE CAN BRING IT BACK. >> IT'S NOT MUCH MOTION YOU WON'T CONSIDER WHEN YOU CAN PLACE IT ON THE AGENDA. >> UNLESS HE'S ASKING THE STAFF TO DO RESEARCH >> YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION TO ASK THEM TO DO RESEARCH. >> I'M CURIOUS AS TO THE THOUGHTS OF THE BOARD IN >> THAT'S THE ONLY REASON TO MAKE THE MOTION NOW TO GET INDICATION OF WHERE

097WE ARE COMING FROM. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND. >> CAN I MAKE AN ALTERNATE MOTION? >> YOU CAN MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. >> HE DOESN'T NEED ONE IF HE DOESN'T GET A SECOND. >> IF I DON'T GET A SECOND IT WILL DIE. >> OKAY, NO SECOND. >> IS THERE? >> SHE'S NOT SECONDING IT. >> DIES FOR LACK OF SECOND. >> YEP. >> DEBRA, LINDA, AND TIE ANN. >> CAN WE THROW THAT ON PROCESSING. >> THIS IS MY ISSUE WITH THE THOUGHT PROCESS, HOW MUCH EARLIER WE WILL HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT SET UPS AT FIVE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND PLEASANT GARDENS WASN'T ADDED OR JAMES TOWN, OKAY. IF YOU ADD THOSE TWO YOU ARE LOOKING AT EIGHT DIFFERENT SET UPS. I DIDN'T COUNT HOW MANY DIFFERENT PLACES NOW YOU HAVE DIFFERENT SET UPS. THE

098PEOPLE THAT SET UP THIS ROOM HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE DIFFERENT, EIGHT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. SET UP A WHOLE DIFFERENT SCENARIO. REMEMBER WHAT IS DIFFERENT WITH EACH LOCATION AND GET THERE MUCH EARLIER THAN WE DO TO JUST MAKE SURE -- NOW YOU TALK DOUBLE-CHECKS ON EVERYTHING. IT'S A DIFFERENT SCENARIO. NO PLACE WILL BE THE SAME. FOR ME, THAT'S A LOT OF BURDEN. I'D LIKE TO KNOW THE COST. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL COSTS OF DOING HOW DO WE GET THAT ABILITY. JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EVERY CHANGE IT HAVING EIGHT LOCATIONS THAN TIME TO SET UP. I DON'T LIKE DRIVING IN THE DARK TO PLACES I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH. I GET TO WHERE DRIVING IN THE DARK IS A CHALLENGE FOR ME. I HAVE TWO PLACES TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET TO RIGHT NOW. HIGH POINT AND HERE.

099I'M GOING TO THE EYE DOCTOR ON THE 18TH. IT'S GETTING CHALLENGING. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WIN ONE WEEK GOING E AND THERE. I HAVE NO SENSE OF DIRECTION. I THINK THERE IS COST, I THINK CONTINUED DIFFERENT SET UP SCENARIOS WILL GET MESSED UP. SOMEONE WON'T GET IT RIGHT. IT'S A LOT OF WE NEED TO INCLUDE JAMESTOWN. WE ARE NOT TALKING FIVE THAT'S MORE. THE PUBLIC HAS OPPORTUNITIES. I DON'T SEE WHEN THERE IS AN ISSUE WE SEE PAGE HERE WHEN THERE IS AN ISSUE THEY SHOW UP. WHAT YOU DON'T SEE AND I KNOW WHEN THINGS ARE GOING GOOD. PEOPLE DON'T SHOW UP. SO, WHEN YOU GET PEOPLE TO SHOW UP, WHICH IS THE NORMAL WAY OF THINGS. THERE IS NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THIS. IF LIFE IS GOOD. THERE IS NOTHING HAPPENING, WHICH IS GOOD. BORING IS GOOD.

100QUIET IS GOOD. WHEN THEY SHOW UP IN STRIDES THEY WILL SHOW UP RISING HEE JUST AS MULCH AS THEY WILL SHOW UP ANYWHERE ELSE. I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. >> THANK YOU. DIANNE, ALLEN, AND DEBRA. >> FIRST, I THINK WE NEED TO CHECK AND SEE IF OUR MEETING SCHEDULE AND HOW WE DECIDE WHAT FALLS UNDER POLICY AND BYLAWS THAT'S ONE. TWO IS, YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T SIT HERE AND TELL YOU I DIDN'T THINK OF THIS. I HAD A MANDATE FROM THE CONSTITUENTS TO BRING THE MEETING TO HIGH POINT THAT WAS 2,016 AND DIDN'T DO IT UNTIL 1,018. IT TOOK A YEAR OR TWO TO FINALLY GET THERE. THERE WERE A LOT OF LOGISTICS THAT WE HAD TO MEET. I SUPPORT US HAVING OUR ACCESSIBILITY TO OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY. I'D ALSO SUGGEST WE LOOK

101AT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO HAVE ACCESSIBILITIES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY AND WHETHER IT'S A TOWN HALL MEETING. I THINK OUR SUPERINTENDENT HAS DONE A GOOD JOB OF BEING AWARE OF TRYING TO HAVE DIFFERENT EVENTS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE COUNTY. SHE'S BEEN VERY AWARE OF HAVING THINGS AT HIGH POINT. HIGH POINT IS THE SECOND BIGGEST OF OUR SCHOOLS AND I THINK, IF NOT MISTAKEN, IT'S 40% OF FUNDING GOES TOWARDS HIGH POINT >> I THINK IT'S SOMEWHERE LESS. >> IT'S A LARGER CHUCK. I THINK TRYING TO HOST THING LIKE HAVING THE THING THAT'S COMING AT JAMES TOWN OF THE COUNTY. IT'S A MATTER OF LOOKING AT IT AND SEEING. I THINK TO PUT SOMETIME OF FEASIBILITY ON A REQUEST TO SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE AROUND EYE VAILABLE. IT WOULD BE A FAIR RESPECTABLE

102THING. IF YOU TALK ABOUT NORTHEAST. I HAVE YET TO GO TO ANY EVENT FARTHER THAN EASTERN. I HAVE BEEN OUT THE EASTERN THAT'S AS FAR THAT WAY I HAVE BEEN THROUGH EVENTS. I THINK THERE WAS A WAY TO MEET SOME OF THE NEEDS. FOLKS ARE MAD THEY WILL COME HERE AND WE KNOW MORE ABOUT HIM. JUST TO SAY, WE HEAR WHAT YOUR REQUEST IS AND I KNOW THE FIRST TIME AND TOLD THERE WASN'T A HABIT. I THINK THE PEOPLE OF HIGH POINT APPRECIATED WE DID AND I HEARD LESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM COMING HERE. WE HAVE MADE EFFORTS, NOT JUST TO HAVE A BOARD MEETING BUT OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT ARE VISIBLE AND WE HAVE TUN STUFF IN JAMES TOWN WE HAD THE GRADATIONS. CHRISTIAN JOINER IF JAMES TOWN. WE DIDN'T BRING THEM WE USED TO HAVE

103SOME GRADATIONS AT GTTC. THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES. THAT'S ALL I'D LIKE TO SAY IT'S NOT BEING TOTALLY DISMISSED. >> THANK YOU, ALLEN AND THEN DEBRA. >> THANK YOU, BRIEFLY, I'LL SAY WE SHARE A CONCERN TO TRANSPARENCY, ACCESS, AND REPRESENTATION OF OUR COUNTY. I THINK THOSE THT CAME BEFORE US DID AS WELL I FEEL WE HAVE THE OPTION CURRENTLY TO GIVE US THE BEST CHANCE TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL BY LOCATING MEETINGS HERE IN THE STRUCTURE AND STAFF THEN WE HEARD HERE. THAT'S WHY MY AGREEMENT SAID THAT'S FOR ACCESSIBILITY. >> THANK YOU. >> I WANTED TO SAY WE WERE MEETING IF HIGH POINT. I WAS LIKE A DEER IF HEADLIGHT IN 2,002 AT THE FORMER SITE. WE TRIED AND I THINK THE REASON WAS I'M NOT SURE IF THE NEW CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS WERE CONSTRUCTED. WE WERE TRYING.

104WE DID ONE AND COULDN'T GET THE AUDIO RIGHT. THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT THAT EASY. THE INFRASTRUCTURE HERE, WE HAVE THE TECHNICIANS AND STAFF CAN LEAVE AND TWO HOME. SOME COMMUTE, THINK TONIGHT, IF WE WERE IN GIBSONVILLE OR SOMEPLACE ELSE. I THINK THE CONTINUITY. I WATCH MEETINGS ONLINE AND YOUTUBE. I WATCH THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE. I HAVE BEEN LATE AND I'M LIKE WE ARE IN HIGH POINT TONIGHT. I HAVE GONE TO HIGH POINT AND IT'S IN GREENSBORO. I THINK THE CONTINUITY IS MORE IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE THAN GOING ALL OVER. IF WE ARE THERE FOR A YEAR NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE IF STOKESDALE. I THINK IT'S A NIGHTMARE AND LOOKING IT UP ONLINE. PEOPLES LIVES ARE SO BUSY. I APPRECIATE IT WHEN THE BOARD. PEOPLE CAN COME HERE AND SPEAK

105YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. THEY CAN GO HOME AND THEY CAN DO CHILDREN AND STILL WATCH THE MEETINGS IN TIME TO DO THAT. WE USED TO BE HERE UNTIL 2:00 AND 2:00. WE ARE CONSTANTLY TRYING TO TWEAK IT. WE HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT KIND OF ACCESS. I THINK THAT'S THE CONSISTENCY IT IS ESSENTIAL IN THIS HUGE COUNTY. I APPRECIATE THE TIMES WE WENT TO HIGH POINT IT WAS STILL A CHALLENGE BECAUSE OF THE AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT THE FORMER SUPERINTENDENT AND OTHERS WE HAVE THE THINGS HERE THAT CAN MEET CERTAIN ACCOMMODATIONS. WE ALSO HAD TOWN HALLS AND WE HAD SUPERINTENDENT SURGES IN NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST AND IN HIGH POINT. WE HOW OLD HAVE GRADUATIONS AND HIGH SCHOOLS. >> WE USED TO HAVE GRADUATIONS IF HIGH SCHOOLS. WE CENTRALIZE THAT. I'D LIKE TO SAY, WE LEARNED A LOT

106FROM THAT. THIS MAKES SENSE. >> IF I I MAY, THE DIFFICULTY S EXAGGERATED. I WORKED IN A DISTRICT FOR MANY YEARS ONE TENT THE SIZE OF THE DISTRICT THAT MOVED THEIR MEETINGS EVERY MONTH AND THERE IS NEVER A PROBLEM. YOU KNOW, THEY JUST GATHERED THE STUFF UP AND MOVED IT. YOU NEED TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE MOVING, OKAY. I THINK WE HAVE A BIT OF A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE FEELING ALIENATED. THE NEIGHBORS START A PRIVATE SCHOOL AND SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD. ALONG WAYS AWAY. YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A KID AND SKIN DEEP AND WONDERING AROUND. I HOPE I HOPE PEOPLE WILL THINK ABOUT THIS. YOU KNOW, MAYBE AT LEAST MOVE BACK THE TIME. THIS IS VERY UNDER FRIENDLY TO WORKING PEOPLE TO HAVE A MEETING THAT STARTS AT 6:00. I HEAR WHAT YOU

107ARE SAYING. ANY WAY, I WANTED TO GET THAT OUT THERE. I'M HEARING THIS FROM PEOPLE AND I THINK PART OF MY JOB IS TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE THAT I REPRESENT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. >> DIANNE. >> IS IT POSSIBLE, TO KIND OF LOOK AT SOME OF THE POSSIBILITIES REGARDLESS JUST SO WE HAVE AN ANSWER AS FAR AS IS THAT TOO MUCH? >> IT'S A LOT. IT'S AN ASK. WE'D HAVE TO NOT DO SOMETHING ELSE. >> I WOULD SAY, I WOULDN'T FAVOR USING STAFF TIME FOR THAT PARTICULAR A MOTION WITHOUT A SECOND. >> THANK YOU. >> I WAS JUST TRYING TO BE, WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER. WE DO AT LEAST WANT CONSTITUENTS KNOW TA WE MADE AN EFFORT TO ADHERE WITH HIS REQUEST. >> FOR MANY OF US WE HAD LENGTHY CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. COATES

108AND WITH EACH OTHER. >> ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. DAVID. SINCE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. >> WELL, I DON'T KNOW -- >> YEAH, THAT'S FINE. >> WELL, ANY WAY, I PROBABLY SAID AS MUCH AS I'M GOING TO OBJECTLY OUGHT TO TONIGHT. I NOTICED THAT WE GOT SUBMISSION FROM MOMS FOR LIBERTY QUOTING A BUNCH OF ADMINISTRATION LAWYERS THE THING I'D POINT OUT LAWYERS OPINIONS ARE NOT ANYTHING BINDING. YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAD SEVERAL SPEAKERS TONIGHT TALKING ABOUT HISTORY. I THINK THE STUDY OF HISTORY IS VERY IMPORTANT. IF YOU LOOK AT THINGS CORRECTLY YO KNOW, WE HAVE SOME HISTORY THAT NEEDS TO BE -- THE EFFECTS OF WHICH REALLY OUGHT TO BE UP DONE. I THINK OUR POLICIES AND OUR APPROACH TO DEI IS APPROPRIATE. AGAIN, WHAT WAS SITED SOME ATTORNEY'S OPINION. I VALUE ATTORNEY'S OPINION.

109I LISTEN TO MS. WILSON. IF SHE SAYS SPEAKING I'M ALL EARS. THAT'S ALL IT IS. OKAY, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, KHEM. >> I'D LIKE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE FOR OUR MEETINGS TO BE SHORTER WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO STREAM LINE OUR MEETINGS. WE ARE HERE TO TAKE CARE OF THE BUSINESS OF CHILDREN AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE THE CENTER OF THE WHY. WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO MAKE OUR MEETINGS SHORTER SO THE STAFF CAN GO HOME. I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE US MORE EFFICIENT. I DO KNOW PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO US BECAUSE WE RECEIVE E-MAILS WHEN THINGS ARE GOOD AND BAD AND ALL OF THE THINGS. I'M JUST HOPING BOARD CHAIR, YOU WOULD CONSIDER FIGURING OUT A WAY TO STREAM LINE THE MEETING AGENDA FOR US. THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR NO

110MATTER WHERE IT'S HELD TRY TO STREAMLINE THE MEETING. THAT WOULD EP. IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. SUPPORTED A LOCAL AUTHOR BY THE NAME OF TANISHA FRISBEE A PARENT AT SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY. IT'S A BOOK CALLED PRECIOUS M M MELNATD GIRLS AND THEIR PEDESTRIANS. THIS YOUNG AUTHOR AND MOM I WANTED TO SHOWCASE HER TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO PAY ATTENTION TO DISTANTIALING OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IT IS LOOMING AND WE NEED TO BE ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. IT WOULD HURT THE PUBLIC EDUCATION. NEXT I'D LIKE TO GIVE US A BRIEF HISTORY LESSON ABOUT THE NAMING OF SCHOOLS THE DEADLY HIGH SCHOOL IN 1929BLUFORD NAMED FOR THE THIRD PRESIDENT OF ANT BUILT-IN 1,959 WASHINGTON WHICH IS NAMED FOR BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HIS EXISTENCE SINCE 1,915. HAMPTON WAS BUILT-IN 1,964. HARRISON IN THE 21ST

111CENTURY. THEY WERE BUILT-IN A TIME OF DESEGREGATION. THE PEOPLE NAMED FOR IT WAS SIGNIFICANT. THE PASTOR AN FIFTH PRESIDENT. HAS HAMPTON WAS A PHYSICIAN. THESE WERE NAMED AT TIMES WHEN THERE WAS NO REPRESENTATION LIKE WHAT ROW SEE ON THE BOARD RIGHT NOW WHEN THESE DECISIONS WERE NAMED THEY HAVE BEEN HALLMARK IT'S PREDOMINANTLY AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. TO NOT NAME THE DIVISION OF PREFORMING ARTS SCHOOL OF PEELER AND HAMPSON AND PEEL AWAY FROM WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE A VOICE WE LOOK AT THE HISTORY. THERE ARE COMP PERRIZES TO NAME THE DISADVANTAGES STUDIO FOR SOMEONE IN PREFORMING ARTS. THERE WAS A LOT OF DECEPTION ABOUT NAMING RON MCNAIR. IT WAS THE H WORD DECENNTURE. IT WAS IMPORTANT TO PUT THAT NAME ON A SCHOOL TOO. CONSIDER THAT WHEN WE CONSIDER WHAT AND WHY W NAMED THE

112NAMES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE HISTORICALLY SINCE 1,953 AND 1,964. I WENT OVER, SORRY. CRISSIE. >> THANK YOU, I'D SUPPORT A LATER START TIME FOR MEETINGS I MIGHT BE IF THE MINORITY. I'M UNLUCKY AND WORK FROM HOME SOMETIMES GETTING HERE WON OVER WITH A MESSAGE. I'M IN ALMOST TOWN TOWN HIGH POINT. IT'S ONE DAY PER MONTH AND MAKE IT WORK ONE DAY PER MONTH. I WANTED TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO THE GUILFORD DELEGATION AND LEGISLATURES WE WORK WITH. MS. JENKINS AND HAYES. EVERY OPPORTUNITY, WAS THAT JUST LAST WEEK. TWO WEEKS TO DO A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE STATE OF GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. ALSO THE AGENDA WAS WELL RECEIVED. I SPOKE TO DR. OAKLEY SAY YOU WERE A ROCK STAR AND HEARING ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS HAPPENING. IT'S BEEN VERY EXCITING TO SEE SOME FRUITS

113OF THE LABOR FROM THE MEETING WE JUST HAD WHERE BILLS ARE DRAFTED AND BROUGHT TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE ABOUT THE THINGS WE ASKED FOR. OF COURSE A BILL BEING DRAFTED DOESN'T MEAN IT WILL COME TO LIGHT BUT IT IS NOT TO HEAR CONCERNS. WE TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY. VERY MUCH AND IMPORTANT TO ME. I HATE THE MIX OF POLITICS AND EDUCATION. THANK YOU. TO THEM FOR THE SUPPORT. YOU HAVE A REMINDER TO TEACHER STAFF, PARENTS AND FAMILY YOU SHOULD REACH OUT IF YOU SUPPORT THE BASS KICKIC -- BASICS. THANK YOU. >> THIS WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION AND WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THE BUDGET. IF YOU WORKED ON THAT WE APPRECIATE THAT. >> I UNDERSTAND NOT WANTING TO REACH OUT THERE I JUST DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE -- I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK

114I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR WANT I JUST DON'T THINK LODGISTICLY IT WOULD PAN OUT. ANY WAY, I APPRECIATE IT AND EVERYBODY THAT DOES A GREAT JOB FOR GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. >> THANK YOU. >> PASTOR. >> I APPRECIATE BOARD MEMBER BBELLAMY SMALL BRINGING UP THE CORN CERTAINS OF THE ADMIN STATIONS PROM TIS TO DISMANTLE IT. WHILE WE WERE MEETING HALF OF THE JOBS IN THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENTED HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED AS OF TODAY. I KNOW THAT WE FEEL THE WEIGHT OF THAT AND STAFF FEELS THE WEIGHT OF THAT AND TEACHERS AND EVEN WAYS THEY NIGHT NOT EXPRESS AND STUDENTS FEEL THAT AND FAMILIES FEEL THAT. HOME WE ARE AND SO OFTEN WE DO. IT'S COMPENSATING FAILURES OF HIGH LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP. THAT HAPPENS IN CLASSROOMS EVERY DAY. I'D LIKE TO LIFT UP WHAT I HEARD IN THIS ROOM

115TONIGHT. IT NOT JUST INCREDIBLE SUPPORT AND SO MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS FREQUENTLY ASK A QUESTION AND PEOPLE LEARN I'M ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THAT MUST BE WILD. IT'S REASONABLE AND IT'S HELPFUL AND COLLABORATIVE. EACH AND EVERY MEETING HERE TONIGHT AND I THINK WE HEARD IT. WE HAD CONCERNS IF THEY TURNOUT TONIGHT AND RESPONSE TO THE CONCERNS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ISSUES ARE COLLABORATIVE. WE ADVOCATE FOR OTHER SCHOOLS AND A SENSE OF CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AND WE HEARD THINGS THAT SUPPORT HONEST AND TRUTHFUL HISTORY. THEY CONTINUE EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND ADVOCACY AND WE DO A HARD WORK THIS IS FROM THIS PLACE AND COMMUNITY AND DRAW STRAIGHTS FROM THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> I WITH MY COLLEAGUES. TUTOR BURNETT, WHICH LEARNED A LOT AND MADE CONNECTIONS. I VISITED HIGH POINT CENTRAL AND VERY WELCOMING. >> MS. LEWIS AT

116JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY I THINK HE AND HER FOURTH AGREED STUDENTS FOR INVITING ME OVER TO READ A PROGRAM CALLED GRADDITUDE FOR THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR. I'M SORRY, THEY HAD A PROGRAM END LAST WEEKEND AND THEY INVITED A LOT OF YOUNG MEN. MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. SOME FROM T THOMASVILLE AND DURHAM. THEY LEARNED A LOT FROM MENTORSHIP AND MENTAL HEALTH. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT DIETT GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOL. YOU ARE THE SELLING POINT AND CHEAPEST SELLING POINT. THE REASON WHY I VOTED NO FOR THE NAMING COMMITTEE IS BECAUSE OF THE FACT WE HAD SPOKE ABOUT THE SCHOOL BEING NAMED AFTER PREVIOUS SCHOOL. MY VOTE IS FOR A VISUAL PREFORMING ARTS NAME. I FEEL IN THE POLICY, IT'S A GREAT LINE THERE. I SPOKE TO FOUR DIFFERENT ATTORNEYS. SMITH IS A

117GREAT ONE THERE. I VOTED NO. >> OKAY. I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHEN IT COMES TO BUDGET TALKS. I SEE THE ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL STRONG. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING A FACE TO PAGE. I'D LIKE TO THANK LEAH EDWARDS AND THE FOOTBALL TEAM AND I HAVE AN ASK OF ALL OF YOU. YOU CONTINUE TO SHOW UP AN OUT. WE SAW IN THE BUDGET THAT GUILFORD COUNTY GETS THEIR MONEY FROM A LOT OF OTHER PLACES. WE ARE THE RICHEST BEGGARS BECAUSE WE HAVE NO CONTROL OF PURSESTRINGS. LEASE, COME TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETINGS AND PUT THE SAME FACES OUT ROW PUT HERE EVERYONE IS MENTIONED ABOUT BUDGET NEEDS AND ALL OF THE THINGS PAGE IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE IT MAKES AN IMPACT AND VERY REAL YOU WILL WORK ON THAT AND DO THAT

118FROM THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. I AGREE WITH CRISSY. WE NEED TO CONTO BRING OUR MESSAGE. IT GRABS AND IT MAKES AN IMPACT. STUDENTS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS. IT IS HUGE. THE WHOLE 9 YARDS FOR THEM IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS THE REALITY HOW YOU BRING IN VOTERS WHATEVER ROW VOTE FOR LET THEM SEE THE PROCESS. THE FINAL THING I WILL SAY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH WE HAD HEROES IN THE MORNING BREAKFAST. THE LADIES PACKED THE BUILDING AND NEXT WEEK. THIS IS THE INVOLVEMENT AND ANOTHER THING IS VERY IMPACTFUL AND I'D LOVE TO SEE GET IT WHILE YOU CAN. LIKE I SAID, MY OLDEST IS GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL AND WE ARE DOING A FIELD TRIP. I DON'T WANT ANY OF ROW TO BE CHAPERONS. TAKE IT WHILE YOU HAVE IT. SHOW UP TO

119YOUR SCHOOLS. YOU DO CHANGE THINGS WHEN ROW SPEAK TO US. FOOD WORK FOR TAKING THAT IN AND ACKNOWLEDGING EVERYONE THAT CAME. >> THANK YOU, DEBRA. >> I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEN WE WENT TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT AGAIN THIS YEAR. THEY WERE SO WELL-DONE. I WAS ABLE TO RENEW MY MEMBERSHIP. >> THEY DIDN'T TO THAT THIS YEAR BUT A YEAR BEFORE. SENATE BILL 227 WHICH IS THE ANTI-DEI BILL. IT'S BEEN WEAPONIZED AND POLITICIZED THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS. WOULD WOULD WANT TO BAN DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. THIS IS IN THE BILL A DEVISIVE CONCEPT YOU CAN'T TEACH ONE RAISE IS SUPERIOR THAN ANOTHER. TO SAY THE UNITED STATES WAS BUILT ON ONE RACE FOR A PARTICULAR RAISE. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED. >> WELL DOCUMENTED LEGAL I DON'T

120REMEMBER BARRIERS. NATURALIZATION ACT IN 1,790 THIS IS THE FIRST CONGRESS IN THE SECOND SESSION. NATURALIZATION ACT THAT WAS RESTRICTED U.S. CITIZENSHIP TO BEING A FREE WHITE PERSON. EXCLUDING NATIVE-AMERICANS, AFRICAN, AND ASIANS. THE NATURALIZATION ACT IN 1,870s EXTENDING NATURALIZATION TO ONLY AFRICANS YOU CAN BE A CITIZEN WITH NO RIGHTS AND PERSONS WITH AFRICAN DECENT. THE INCLUSION ACT BARRING CHINESE IMMIGRANTS FROM NATURALIZATION. LATER PERSONS OF AFRICAN DECENTS COULD BE COME U.S. CITIZENS. WHY SAY IT WAS DIVISIVE WHEN IT WAS CREATED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND LEGAL SCHOLARS. WE ARE SAYING IT'S TRUE AND WE CAN'T TEACH IT. WE WERE IN COURT ME, AND CRISSY AND PASTOR SHEROUSE. I WAS LOOKING AROUND THE COURTROOM WHERE BLACK PEOPLE COULDN'T REPRESENT THERE AND ALL OF THE PICTURES WERE WHITE. WHAT MEANING WOULD I MAKE OF THAT IF I COME INTO THE

121COURTHOUSE. NOT UNTIL BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION WHEN BLACK LAWYERS WERE ABLE TO REPRESENT IN THE COURT. TO SAY, THE TRUTH OF THE UNITED STATES HISTORY IS DEVISIVE AND WE SHOULDN'T TEACH IT IT'S DISHONEST AND UNTRUE. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT DEI TONIGHT THESE ARE TWO SPEAKERS FROM PAGE HIGH SCHOOL. I JUST HOPE YOU OPPOSE THIS BILL AND THERE IS A PETITION OUT THERE AND I HOPE YOU SIGN IT. MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> ALL IF FAVOR, AYE. >> AYE