001>>> GOOD EVENING I'D LIKE TO OPEN OUR MEETING BY TURNING TO BOARD MEMBER BETTYE JENKINS. THE PLEDGE AND SILENCE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] >> THANK YOU. >> WE WILL BEGIN TONIGHT'S BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WE'D CONDOLENCES TO THE SIU STARTED SCHOOL AT HAYNES-IN EDUCATION CENTER AT WAS A HANDSOME YOUNG HIS SMILE. HE ENJOYED LEARNING AND HIS FAVORITE ACTIVITIES. HE WAS LOVED UNCONDITIONALLY BY HIS FAMILY WHO >> ALTHOUGH WE WERE >> AT THIS TIME WE'D LIKE TO INVITE ANY FAMILY MEMBERS AND SCHOOL REPRESENTS TO COME FORWARD SO THE BOARD CAN OFFER CONDOLENCES. >> THANK YOU LET'S CONTINUE BY WILL YOU PLEASE COME I KNEW THAT WAS YOU. SOUTHEAST HIGH'S NJROTC PROGRAM IS DISTINGUISHED AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS HARDWORKING CADETS GIVING THEIR ALL TO IN OTHER AREAS AT "THIS MAN IS A ROLE "HE MAKES
002A HOME AND HAVE SEEN HIM SAVE THOMAS'S LEADERSHIP DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED AT SOUTHEAST HIGH OR IN SCHOOLS, EARNING HIM THE TITLE OF THOMAS RECEIVED A $50 GIFT CARD THIS TIME, I'D LIKE >> FIRST SERGEANT, YOU ARE KNOWN THROUGH THE HALLS OF SOUTHEAST. ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR SOUTHEAST HIGH. YOUR CADETS ARE INSPIRED TO WORK COHESIVE TEAM. SOUTHEAST NAVAL ROTC IS A DISTINGUISHED PROGRAM AND RECOGNIZED. RECENTLY, THE SOUTHEAST NAVAL ROTC PROGRAM WAS PERFORMANCE AT THE PENSACOLA MEET SOUTHEAST ROTC PLACED FIRST IN ARMED REGULATION IN ARMED REGULATION DRILL, AND 14th IN OVERALL IN THE NATION. OF. HOWEVER, EVEN MORE IMPORTANT YOU SUPPORT AND BUILD YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN YOU MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE AND PROVIDE A CARING AND SUPPORTIVE SOUTHEAST FAMILY APPRECIATES YOU DEARLY. READ YOUR CERTIFICATE. HILLARD SOUTHEAST HIGH RECOGNIZE AS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH SIGNED BY
003SUPERINTENDENT IS HUMBLING. RECOGNITION. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CAPTAIN THAT CAME BACK TO ALSO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM, COUNSELORS. STUDENT. APPRECIATE. CREATING A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE, FOR OUR THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FIRST SERGEANT. SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES OR FAMILY AND F THE BUILDING, OFFICE SUPPORT STAFF MONTH FOR APRIL, DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, PAMELA'S AND TOYOTA OF GREENSBORO. AT THIS TIME, I'D >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND WILL DO. IT'S A PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE YOU AS THE GUILFORD COUNTY CERTIFICATE OF RONE SIMKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MONTH APRIL 2024 SIGNED BY DR. WHITNEY OAKLEY AND ALSO OUR CHAIRPERSON DINA HAYES. I'M COME DOWN AND PRESENT YOU WITH YOUR CERTIFICATE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. GLADLY DO UNBEANNOUNCED TO NOT FORGET. VOLUNTEERING IS SOMETHING THAT'S GRATEFUL TO INTERACT WITH THE YOUTH OF THE
004ELEMENTARY AND OTHER SCHOOLS HERE. I FACILITATED JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT, CAREER DAYS, BEAUTIFULCATION ADDITION TO MANY I BECAME A PART OF THE FAMILY. MY SON WAS ASSIGNED TO A DIFFERENT CLASSROOM LAST MAY. WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE WHEN THERE VOLUNTEERING. SOMETHING YOU ARE WAITING ONTO SEE WHAT ENVIRONMENT WAS FOSTERED AT YOUR CONNECTED WITH MS. DANTIE. AND MR. Z. IT'S SOMETHING I CAN'T DESCRIBE. YOU HAVE TO EXPERIENCE IT IN REALTIME. OVER AGAIN. FEELS LIKE HOME. I'M HONORED TO BE HERE. I'VE WATCHED THEM IN ACTION. SAID, I KEEP RETURNING TO SIMPKINS. VALUABLE THING MAN CAN SPEND. I URGE MY COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SPEND WHAT YOU CAN BECAUSE OUR BABIES ARE WORTH IT. FORWARD TO CONTINUE GUILFORD COUNTY CONGRATULATE YOU AS WELL AND ANY SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES OR HERE WITH YOU. PROCLAMATION FOR APRIL 21-27, IN CONTRIBUTED MORE OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE MADE A
005PRECIOUS AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL VALUE OF VOLUNTEER TIME, A DISTRICT, WE ARE ON TOP OF THEIR EVERYDAY RESPON OUR VOLUNTEER AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK BOARD MEMBER ALAN SHEROUSE TO READ THE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY CAN INSPIRE, EQUIP, AND MOBILIZE INDIVIDUALS AND TAKE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZES, AND BUSINESSES CONNECT WITH LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO DURING THIS WEEK, ALL OVER THE NATION AND GUILFORD COUNTY, SERVICE PROJECTS WILL BE PERFORMED AND VOLUNTEERS RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO SERVICE. ORGANIZING, AND OVER 11,300 INDIVIDUALS CONTRIBUTED OVER 223,000 SERVICE OUR COORDINATORS CONTRIBUTIONS ARE SUCCESS. GUILFORD COUNTY PROCLAIMS APRIL 21st THROUGH 27th, 2024 AS NATIONAL COMMEND ALL STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES THAT SERVE IN OUR LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS WE ARE TRILY BETTER TOGETHER DAY OF APRIL BY OUR CHAIRPERSON AND OAKLEY. >> THANK YOU,
006AS WE KNOW TONIGHT FROM THANK OUR VOLUNTEERS AND COORDINATORS ENOUGH. CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE ARE IMMEASURABLE. TOGETHER. UNRECOGNIZED. YOU A ROUND OF [ APPLAUSE OF APPLAUSE. >> WE ARE NOW AT PUBLIC COMMENT THANK YOU FOR COMING TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AMBER WILL COME ON. WHEN THE RED LIGHT COMES ON YOUR TIME IS UP. WRAP-UP COMMENTS SO WE CAN GO THROUGH SPEAKERS. DEMONSTRATE BY DOING THIS SO THE SPEAKER CAN CONTINUE UNINTERRUPTED. ADDRESS. KERRY THATCHER, WELCOME. >> MADAM CHAIR, I'M JOHN DE BEER . ABOUT THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND ARTICULATED A COMMITMENT TO THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO ME ALSO, IN HER VIEW DEI IMPOSES THESE VALUES. IN MY VIEW, DEI RESOURCES ARE A IN IMPLEMENTING FREEDOM AND LOVE. EQUITITY EQUITY IS SEEKING TO FAIR. SURGERY EQUITY IS A PRECONDITION FOR LOVE. STUDENTS CAN FEEL THEMSELVES, THIS IS CHALLENGING. MAKE.
007IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE. WE LIVE-IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE. ENOUGH FOOD. HE WEPT FOR AN HOUR. PROTECTED HIM FROM THE USAGE OF THAT. WE ARE WELCOMING AND INCLUDING OTHERS. WE ARE DOING THAT AND I CELEBRATE YOU FOR IT. >> THANK YOU. KARI THATCHER FOLLOWED BY KIERA HEREFORD . BOARD. AND I'M A HOMEOWNER IN THE AREA. I DON'T HAVE KIDS BUT I'M THE SORT OF PERSON THAT BELIEVES THERE ARE NO SUCH THING ALSO OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN. ALL KIDS ARE OURS. OURS TO CARE FOR AND EDUCATE WITH EXCELLENCE. EXACERBATED MY TEACHERS WITH IS WHY. WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? WHY DO IMAGINARY NUMBERS EXIST. MY ALGEBRA TEACHERS LOVED ME. FAIRNESS. TO BE FAIR -- AS I GOT OLDER I CAME TO UNDERSTAND THERE WAS NEVER ENOUGH TIME TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS BUT COULD BE ENOUGH FAIRNESS TO GO AROUND. TO ONE
008ANOTHER FACTS OF THE SITUATION. VIEW ETHICAL PRINCIPALS OF A SCHOOL SYSTEM CHILDREN IS ONE THAT TEACHES KIDS OUR FULL AND FACTUAL HISTORY AND EQUIPS THEM TO CRITICALLY ANALYZE THE IMAGE PRAGMATIC WAYS TO CREATE A BETTER FUTURE. HOW PROUD I AM TO BE A MEMBER OF A COMMUNITY WITH A THRIVING TO DO RIGHT BY ALL OF OUR CHILD CHILDREN WHERE WE SYSTEMICALLY AND CULTUREALLY AND STRUCTUREALLY WHY WE SEE THE GAPS WE SEE AND OUR COMMITMENT TO RESOLVING THEM. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR KEEPING YOUR FOCUS ON WHAT'S GOOD FOR ALL KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU. KIERA HEREFORD FOLLOW FOLLOWS BY ERICA WRENCHER. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. . DAUGHTER CALLS OUT THINGS AS BEING UNFAIR. EXPERIENCES THEM. HER UNDERSTAND IMPORTANTLY HOW TO RESPOND AND MAKE THE WORLD. US WANT THINGS TO BE FAIR. UNDERSTAND
009FAIRNESS BUT EVERYONE. SIMILAR TO FAIRNESS IS EQUITY. YOU WHO RECOGNIZE THIS AND SUPPORT GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS EQUAL. MAKING SURE THE RACIAL GAPS ARE CLOSED AND THE NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED. AN EQUITABLE SYSTEM IS WHEN STUDENTS CAN LEARN WITH THEIR SUCCESSES AND FLAWS AND NOW WE CAN DO BETTER. THINK LESS THAT THEY MAY SEE SYSTEMIC HARM AND NOT FEEL BLAMED. RACES THAT STOOD BRAVELY AGAINST THE WRONGS OF SLAVERY LYNCHING JIM CROW IMMIGRANTS. PEOPLE. TROUBLED WHEN LEGISLATURES CHOSE HEART FOUGHT GAINED LEADERS AND LOVE TO BRING TRUTH TO THE HISTORY EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. SCARCELY, HAVE WE CHANGING AND LEGITIMATE TRUE HISTORY TO NOW BE CONFRONTED WITH THOSE SEEKING TO SHUT IT OUT. AND EVERY CHILD IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO TRUTH, EVEN WHEN IT BRINGS DISCOMFORT AS WE HEARD BEFORE. RESILIENCE AND RESPECT THE PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE SOLVED.
010MAKING IT'S WAY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA FEATURE 6-YEAR-OLD RUBY BRIDGES. I SAY 6-YEAR-OLD BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER IS ALSO 6 AS SHE'S ES CIRCUIT ESCORTED BY FEDERAL MARSHALS INTO THE SCHOOL SHE WAS ABOUT THE INTERGRADE. ABOUT IT. TEACH THE TRUTH. >> BYE-BYE. >> ERICA WRENCH FOLLOWED BY PHYLLIS CARTER . >> WELCOME. >> MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE GUILFORD COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT ERICA WRENCHER. I'M HERE WITH TWO OF MY CHILDREN. THANK YOU FOR COMMENTS. AND I WITH DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES AND SAMENESS, THIS COMMON HUMANITY, THE DIFFERENCES CANNOT SIMPLE EDUCATIONAL FORMULA. FORMULAS AVOID FACTS. WHEN FACTS IN OP SESSION OF EVIDENCE. AGENDA THAT DENIES AN EDUCATION TO EVERYONE. THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION IS THOUGHTFUL CRITICALLY REFLECTFUL SOCIALLY ENGAGED INDIVIDUALS RATHER THAN PASSIVE OF ESTABLISHED KNOWLEDGE. PURPOSE. EVERYTHING JOHN SAID THIS. AND DEVALUE EWING THE PRINCIPALS OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. THAT
011EVERY CHILD MATTERS AND THEIR UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AND EXPRESSIONS MATTER. EXPRESSIONS CAN HELP THEIR PEERS AND TEACHERS AND UNDERSTAND THEIR NEEDS. FORMER HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. THESAN. MY TWO CHILDREN AND THE STUDENTS THAT WALKED IN MY BELIEVE I COULD TREAT THEM THE SAME AND FULFILL THEIR NEEDS. OF OUR CURRENT SCHOOLS MANDATED COMMITMENT TO EDUCATING STUDENTS OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES HAS TO AND INCLUSION. MEETING EACH STUDENT WHERE THEY ARE. THESE TEACHERS KNOW WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THEIR STUDENTS. THEY ARE NOT ALL THE SAME. DIFFERENTLY. EXPERIENCES. PEOPLE FOR THEIR EVERYONE. WORK TOGETHER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. FOLLOWED BY AMELIA . NAM IS PHYLLIS CARTER . MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND SUPERINTENDENT THAT SITED TWO LONG-LIVED BLACK POINT DOES NOT A OVERSEE TEACHING THE HISTORY, AFFIRM THE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF STUDENTS OF COLOR AS WELL AS WHITE ONE
012LIVES A LONG TIME IS RIDICULOUS. IT'S PROFOUNDLY DISRESPECTFUL TO THE ARE OR WILL BE ILL IN OUR SOCIETY AND WHO ACCORDING TO ACTUAL DATA LIVES ARE CUT SHORT BY AS MUCH AS 15 YEARS BECAUSE OF THEIR RACE. LONGEVITY BETWEEN STARK WHEN WE LOOK AT MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY. PRIORITIZE MORBIDITY AND STOP RACIAL DISPARITIES THAT EXIST. IN THE U.S., 2021 BLACK BABIES WERE COMPARED TO WHITE BABIES. TIMES HIGHER THAN THE RATE FOR WHITE WOMEN. CONSTANT ACROSS ALL INDICATORS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE. UNDERSTOOD BY STATES. THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS RACIAL GAPS. OUTCOME BETWEEN CLOSING THEM IS POSSIBLE ONLY WHEN WE CAN SEE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THEM. PUTTING ASIDE BECAME AND DEFENSIVENESS. WHEN PEOPLE OF COLOR OUTCOMES IMPROVE SO DO WHITE PEOPLES. A COLLECTIVE OF COMMUNITY MEMBER, RESEARCHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS HAVE ADDRESS HEALTH OUTCOMES OF BLACK AND WHITE MEN AND
013WOMEN TREATED FOR BREAST AND LUNG CANCER. SYSTEMS CONTRIBUTE PEOPLE OF COLOR. DECISIONS ARE MADE EVERYDAY AND SYSTEMS THAT DETERMINE WHO OVER THE PHONE, WHO IS TOLD IN THE DOCTORS OFFICE. WHO IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY SOONER AND WHO DOES NOT. WHO GETS FOLLOW-UP AND WHO DOESN'T. THESE ARE LIFE ALTERING DECISIONS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO CHOICES. [ APPLAUSE ] >> AMELIA PHILLIPS HALE FOLLOWED BY ANNE BEATTY . >> HI, GOOD SUPERINTENDENT. . GREENSBORO. STUDENT. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING QUALITY ACCESSIBLE AND EQUITABLE EDUCATION IS A CORE ASPECT OF OUR DEMOCRACY. TO DEMENNISH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND STAND OUR GUILFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCLUDE THE ACCOUNTABILITY THAT OUTCOMES FOR OUR FAIRWAY. WE ARE PROUD OF YOUR ACTIONS AND EFFORTS AND ENSURE, OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS REMAIN INCLUSIVE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. YOUR ROLE IN PROMOTING EQUITY IS
014CRUCIAL AND -- I'M SORRY. YOUR ROLE IS NECESSARY TO AND UPHOLDING CHANGE TO PREVENT AND PROHIBIT RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION. TRUE HISTORY OF INEQUALITY TO LEARN FROM PAST MISTAKES AND STRAIGHTS, UNDERSTAND EACH POSSIBILITIES. CLASS AND WEALTH TO UNDERSTAND WHY SPECIFICALLY BLACK STUDENTS HAVEN'T HAD THE SAME CHERRY PICK. EVERYONE. CREATE OPPORTUNITIES THAT BENEFIT ALL OF US AND STRAIGHTEN WILL CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE FAIRNESS MODEL. EDUCATION. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SUPPORTING STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF COMMITTED TO OUR COMMUNITY. NEXT SPEAKER IS ANNE BEATTY FOLLOWED BY MELANIE GATTA . TONIGHT. I ON SENSINGTON ROAD. PARENT OF THREE CHILDREN I COME TO TESTIFY TO THE GOOD WORK I SEE HAPPENING THERE. WERE CALLED TO RESPOND TO THE THINGS WE HEARD AT LAST MONTHS MEETING. THE SPEAKER THAT FEARED IN IN INDOCTRINATION. THEY SHOULDN'T TEACH THEM WHAT TO THINK BUT HOW TO
015THINK. NONE OF THE TEACHERS ARE TEACHING STUDENTS WHAT TO INSTEAD, WE TEACH BELIEFS BASED ON INQUIRY, FACTS, AND MORE. GREATERS TO QUESTION READING THIS MONTH IS JAMES BALDWIN TALK TO TEACHERS DELIVERED IN 1963. LET'S BEGIN BY SAYING WE ARE LIVING THROUGH A DANGEROUS TIME. LIVING THROUGH A DISCREDIT THE PUBLIC'S RELIEF AND INSTITUTIONS OF DEMOCRACY LIKE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ATTACKING SEL AND FEAR MONGERING. THESE ARE WAYS TO CREATE DISTRUST IN THE COMMUNITY. TO SUGGEST, THERE IS WIDESPREAD THE TEACHERS I WORK WITH AND TEACHING MY KIDS TREAT STUDENTS AS HUMANS AND NOT NAMES ON A ROSTER. THAT'S PART OF WHAT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING MEANS. TEST TAKERS. WE WANT THE EMPATHY AND FORESIGHT OF STUDENTS IN OUR CARE. KNOW ARE DOING A ALIGNED I FEEL DISPONDED. BALDWIN SAID WHEN AN INTERVIEWER ASKED HIM ABOUT HIS DESPAIR IN
016THE WORLD. WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR FARE MONGERING. WE HAVE WORK TO DO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS FOR A MORE EQUITABLE SOCIETY FOR ALL GCS. >> THANK YOU. MELANIE GATTA FOLLOWED BY JOANNA PENDLETON . >> HI. >> I'M MELANIE GATTA I LIVE-IN NORTH GUILFORD. THAT ATTEND ALL SCHOOLS. NORTHWEST MIDDLE AND MY OTHERS ARE AT OAK RIDGE. TREASURER OF THE PT O. PLAYGROUND FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE ASSIGNMENT IS OVERWHELMING AND POLICIES IN PLACE. MONTHS BACK OUR PRINCIPAL MET FOUND THE CORRECT LOCATION FOR THE NEW PLAYGROUND. APPROVED PLAYGROUND VENDOR FOR A DESIGN AND SIZING THAT CAME BACK AT 37,520. EVERYTHING WAS MOVING FORWARD AND WE WERE EVEN TOLD IN EARLY JANUARY BY GCS SAFETY DEPARTMENT MULCH COULD BE PROVIDED. TO SAVE THE ADDITIONAL MONEY. ON JANUARY 22nd MEETING THAT PLAYGROUND REP, PRINCIPAL, VICE PRINCIPAL, AND
017GCO. AT THE MEETING WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS FOR THE PLAYGROUND. THIS WOULD CONSIST OF A RUBBER FLOOR SURFACE AND SUN TO EVERYONE PLAYGROUND REP WAS UNNECESSARY. A NEW QUOTE WITH THE TWO ITEMS IS JUST A LITTLE OVER $106,000. TIMES MORE BESIDES OUR DONATIONS COMING TO A HOLT. NOT ONE PERSON TO FULFILL OUR REQUEST TO SEE THIS NEW POLICY IN WRITING. EVEN THROUGH IS IT REALLY A POLICY THAT'S NOW IN PLACE OR IS IT JUST AN IDEA FOR THE FUTURE AND WHY? RUBBER FLOORING? YOU CAN GET HURT LESS TO SCRAPE AND FALL AGAINST THAT. MULCH CONCUSSIONS CUSHIONS WELL. TO KEEP THE SURFACE COOLER OR PROTECT STUDENTS FROM THE SUN. VITAMIN D AND FRESH AIR. POLICY IS BEING DISCUSSED WITHOUT THROUGH AND HOW MANY NONGRANTED SCHOOLS TO AFFORD SOMETHING LIKE THIS. AGAIN TO SEE THE POLICY
018AND DATE IT WAS PUT INTO PLACE ISSUED. THE PLAYGROUND AND IF IN NEED BE WE CAN ADDRESS THESE WHEN THE POLICIES ARE IN PLACE. >> JOANNA PENDLETON FOLLOWED BY AMY HARRISON . JOANNA PENDLETON . I'M COMING TONIGHT AS THE GCAE PRESIDENT. A PETITION TO PRESENT TO YOU. I'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PETITION. KNOW, AND OUR CO-WORKERS KNOW OUR SCHOOLS ARE IN CRISIS AND WE KNOW WHO IS TO BLAME. THE NORTH CAROLINA UNDER FUNDED AND DISMANTLED PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR A DECADE NOW. NOVEMBER. FOR GUILFORD COUNTY TO COME TOGETHER TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES SCHOOLS. HELP. FAMILIES, AND ENTIRE COMMUNITY NEEDS OUR LOCAL ELECTED LEADERS TO STAND UP TO THE SUPER PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM THE CRISIS CREATING. DESPERATELY NEEDED LEADERSHIP, AND CLASSIFIED SCHOOLWORKERS TO AND EFFECTIVELY SERVE OUR STUDENTS. SEEING ALL WORKERS
019PAID FAIRLY FOR THE THE CHILDREN OF GUILFORD COUNTY. HERE IS OUR PETITION. KNOW GUILFORD GUILFORD'S HELP. WE PETITION THE COUNTY SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE IN THEIR BUDGET REQUEST ONE REINSTATED MEANINGFUL STEPS FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. STEP RAISES FOR 15 PLUS YEAR VETERAN TEACHERS. SCALE IMPROVEMENT AT THE PROJECTED MARKET RATE FROM THE 2022 PAY SCALE STUDY. FOUR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FULL FIVE YEAR COMMITMENT TO THE LOCAL CERTIFY SUPPLEMENT 2300GCS EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FORWARD TO EXCELLENT BUDGET REQUEST TO COMMISSIONERS. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MY CO-WORKERS IN THE ROOM THAT ARE MEMBERS OF GCAE. I'D LIKE TO ALSO RECOGNIZE THE PREVIOUS PUBLIC COMMENT AND EXTEND OUR ENCOURAGEMENT AND THANKS TO YOU AS YOU GO THROUGH THIS BUDGET PROCESS. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE AMY HARRISON WHO IS OUR FINAL SPEAKER. WELCOME. HARRISON. SPRINGFIELD DRIVE. DISTRICT
020FOUR AND WORK AT REEDY ELEMENTARY. SERVICE IN NORTH ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS NONOTHER LOCALS. I'D LIKE TO TALK BUDGET PRY PRIORITIES STEP RAISES FOR VETERAN EMPLOYEES. RAISE FROM THE STATE SINCE THE 2015/2016 SCHOOL YEAR. IN YOUR HEAD, IT'S EIGHT YEARS SINCE MY SALARY HAS INCREASED AT THE STATE LEVEL. THIS IS THE SAME YEAR THE NORTH ASSEMBLY TOOK AWAY LONG LONGEVITY PAY. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE GOTTEN SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN MY INCREASES IN LOCAL SUPPLEMENT. WENT UP $60 PER MONTH. INCREASE FROM THE STATE. IMPROVED, MY NET MONTHLY INCOME INCREASED $75. CHANGES TO HELP VETERAN EDUCATORS INCREASE. ADVOCATE FOR A SALARY INCREASE WITH THE GUILFORD DELEGATION. PROBABLY WON'T ASSESSMENTABLY. ASSEMBLY. GUILFORD SCHOOLS HELP. TEACHER THAT WORKED FOR GCS SINCE 2007 AND THE STATE SINCE 2000. ASSISTANT WHEN SHE FOUND OUT WHAT RAISE SHE GOT LAST FALL. THE CAFETERIA MANAGERS
021THAT BUS DRIVERS THAT TAKE YOUR KIDS BACK AND FORTH. WORKERS AND EVERYONE GUILFORD COUNTY. THE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. NEED YOUR HELP. ARE YOU PREPARED TO HELP US? THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. APPROVAL OF THE >> SECOND. AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED. THIS EVENING'S APPROVAL OF MARCH PERSONNEL ACTION >> MOVE THE CONSENT AGENCY. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. REPROBATION REPORT >> GOOD EVENING. THE TRANSPORT APRIL 17 IS THE FIRST OF TWO SCHOOL-DAY GRASSHOPPERS GAMES, BOARD, I WANT TO EXTEND MY THANKS TO AND STAFF APPRECIATE APRIL IS SCHOOL WE WANT TO CELEBRATE HIGHER STANDARDIZED AWARENESS AND APRIL IS ALSO AUTISM DEPARTMENT, WHO OR 13.5 PERCENT OF BODY. STUDENTS WHO ARE AUTISTIC MAKE UP 18 PERCENT OF THAT POPULATION. PARENTS OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN GRADUATION SEASON IS AND WE INVITE THE PLANS FOR OUR COLLEGE DECISION DAY YOUR NAME,
022HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE OR MILITARY PLANS TO GOODNEWS@G THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS APRIL 29. GCS HAS ONCE AGAIN FOUNDATION, A SUPPORT ORGANIZATION MERCHANTS. THIS IS CONTINUED COMMITMENT THANK YOU. THIS DR. OAKLEY. GOOD EVENING. KINDERGARTEN KICKOFF MAY IS EMPLOYEE IN GCS, AND WE INVITE THE COMMUNITY'S HELP IN EMPLOYEES. TELL US WITH THE SUBJECT PLEASE SEND A PHOTO STATEMENT ABOUT THEIR DEPARTMENT OR WEEK, WE HAD THE FIRST MEETING OF OUR CLASSIFIED ADVISORY COUNCIL, HAVE AHEAD OF US. BE TREATED AND COMPENSATED ACCO ON APRIL 2, I WAS FROM TOYOTA ABOUT DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY. TOYOTA IS BRINGING INITIATIVE TO CREATE CONSISTENT PROJECT-BASED PATHWAYS WITH REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS AT TOYOTA USA MANUFACTURING AND WILL ALSO BE USED TOWARDS RENOVATING AND UPFITTING A BUILDING ON MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM ARE NOT HERE BECAUSE TWO ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURING. MORE MORE TO COME ON THT
023LATER WE ARE INVESTING IN PUBLIC AS PART OF THEIR GENERAL ASSEMBLY . EVERY YEAR, GCS OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AND FUNDED BY THIS WORK TO SCALE TO REACH ALL STUDENTS WITHOUT OUR STATE LEGISLATORS. IT IS MY HOPE THAT FAMILIES, SO THEY APRIL 15 WAS BRING YOUR LEGISLATOR TO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF I WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO ATTENDED LEGISLATORS THAT A STRONG PUBLIC WE ALSO HAD A SPECIAL GUEST IN THE DISTRICT. WE HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL FELT EXTRA SPECIAL. DR. JILL BIDEN. SHE VISITED THE MIDDLE DR. BIDEN IS AN UNDERSTANDS THE ROLE PUBLIC EDUCATION I HAVE BEEN A THROUGHOUT THE YEARS HAVE BEEN OUR GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COMMITTED EDUCATORS. WE MIGHT BE THE BEST STUDENTS. MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WON'T BE YOU. THIS CONCLUDES WELCOME DR. MONK, >> I'LL KICK US OFF AND DISCUSS
024MY 2024/2025 CONSIDERATION. DETAILS ALONG WITH THE SLIDE DECK. COMING TO YOUR SEAT SHORTLY. BUDGET TIMELINE. IMPORTANT TO TRYING TO DIGEST IT ALL TONIGHT. OVER THE COURSE OF UPCOMING MEETINGS ALL READY THOSE. IF YOU LOOK FOR TONIGHT'S BEHIND THE LAST TAB IN THE NOTEBOOK. THE TAB IS TONIGHT'S BUDGET PRESENTATION. THE FIRST STEP-IN THIS IS THE PROJECTED TIMELINE. WE COME BACK FOR OUR BUDGET WORKSESSION AND PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY SEVENTH. YOU CAN SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT FROM THERE. PRESENTS ON MAY 16th. WE ARE WORKING BACKWARDS FROM THIS TIMELINE AS YOU SEE HERE. OVERVIEW OF I'LL TALK ABOUT HOW WE INFORM THE WORK AND OUR INTENT IS THE BUDGET ALIGNS WITH THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION AS WELL. WE'LL DISCUSS WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR ESSER BUDGET SPENDING AND END 2024 AND 2525 BUDGET RECOMMENDATION, FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE
025AND 2024-2025 OPERATING BUDGET. WE WANT STUDENTS TO SUCCEED IN HIGHER EDUCATION. LEARNING AND LIFE OUTCOMES FOR ALL CHILDREN. DRIVEN BY CORE VALUES OF EMPATHY, INTEGRITY, AND DRIVING IN THE 21st CENTURY REQUIRES US TO REIMAGE WHAT PUBLIC EDUCATION CAN AND SHOULD BE. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT. ON MAY 2 WE UNVEILED THE DIRECTION WITH ABOUT 10,000 PEOPLE FROM THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE MOVING FORWARD. OUR VALUES ARE AND WHERE WE SPEND OUR DOLLARS. RECRUIT, RETAIN, REWARD TOP TALENT, STRAIGHT, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS. AND PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE WORLD. STRAIGHTENING THE INCREASING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION ACROSS PATHWAYS ACROSS THE CONTINUUM. IS OR IF YOU ATTEND A CHOSE OR NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS TO A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION ACROSS THE DISTRICT. ESSER FUNDS ARE EXPIRING BUT NOT TIME TO END STRATEGIES THAT ARE WORKING WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE HIGH WE
026NEED TO THINK ABOUT HOW TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THESE PROGRAMS. TUTORING PROGRAMS IN THE LEARNING HUBS AND ON DEMAND MENTAL HEALTH AND TELEHEALTH CERVIXES AND LEAD TO RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL. AT GREENSBORO, YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF WE BELIEVE WE HAVE SCHOOLS THAT PROVIDE SPECIALIZED SUPPORT AND KNOW STUDENTS OUTPREFORM OTHER CONTRIBUTE TO LEARNING INCLUDING PHYSICAL, MENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY. WE'LL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY TO SEEK OTHER STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND SAFE. FUNDING HIGH DOSAGE TUTORING, LEARNING HUBS, BONUSES FOR STAFF AND SAFETY MEASURES ARE AT RISK WITH THE FEDERAL DOLLARS. HEALTH. IMPROVING HEALTH IN OUR SCHOOLS. STUDENTS AND STAFF PARTICIPATED IN 10,464 THERAPY WORK TO BE DONE HERE IN TERMS OF DESTIGMATIZING AND PROGRESS MADE AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE SAID, AND CONTINUE TO SAY IT, WITHOUT OUR PEOPLE, WE CAN'T DO
027THIS WORK. VISION TO TRANSFORM LEARNING AND LIFE OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS. THEY WERE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. TEACHERS, STAFF, AND FRONT LINE WORKERS DESERVE SALARIES ALLOWING THEM TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES AS THE COST OF LIVING CONTINUES TO RISE. SALARIES ARE NOT THE ONLY THING. WORKING ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THEY ARE SEEN AND APPRECIATED AND DEEPLY COMMITTED TO GROWING AND INVESTING IN OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF STUDENTS I'LL TURN TO MS. HENRY TO TALK ABOUT BUDGET IMPLICATIONS FOR THE 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR. START WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN TEACHERS. THE 2022-2023 REPORT TO THE NORTH ASSEMBLY INCLUDED TEACHER ATTRITION RATES FROM 6% TO 30.7% IN ASHEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS. ALL OF THE LARGE DISTRICTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AS YOU KNOW, WE ADVOCATED FOR LOCAL TEACHER FOR THE 2021-2022 BUDGET REQUEST. COMPETITIVE WITH SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AND FUNDS
028TO MAKE THEIR TEACHERS THE HIGHEST PAID IN THE STATE. IN 2021 NEW HANDOVER ALLOCATED FUNDS TO MAKE THEIR TEACHERS THE HIGHEST PAID IN THE STATE. CHARLOTTE SCHOOLS TEACHERS THE HIGHEST PAID AND NEIGHBORS DOING THE SAME. GUILFORD COUNTY FOUR COUNTIES EXCLUDED FROM THE SUPPLEMENT FUNDS. WINSTON-SALEM RECEIVED AN FUNDS. PUT US BEHIND AS WE STRIVE TO BE AS COMPETITIVE AS THE WORLD CLASS DESERVE WE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING OUR TEACHERS A $1,000 RETENTION BONUS USING ESSER DOLLARS IN THE PROVIDED FUNDING TO INCREASE THE SUPPLEMENT. YOU CAN SEE THE DECISION WHERE GUILFORD COUNTY IS IN COMPARISON TO OTHER DISTRICTS. THE RECOMMENDATION INCLUDES 10 MILLION SUPPLEMENT. LINE OVERTIME. WHEN WE LOOK AT WHERE WE CROSSOVER INTO 2023-2024 COMPARED TO WAKE, AND WINSTON-SALEM. PERSON IN A KID'S LIFE IS THEIR PARENT. THAT. LOOK BAD DR. OAKLEY. COMPENSATION PLAN. THE 23-24 CLASSIFIED
029SALARY SCHEDULES, WE CAN SEE FUNDS ALLOCATED LAST YEAR COMMISSIONERS IMPLEMENT THE FIRST PHRASE FROM THE LEVEL THAT ELIMINATED GRADE AND THEY ELIMINATED 30 GRADES. STEPS TO 25 STEPS ALLOWING THEM TO EARLY IN THEIR CAREERS. OF STEP GRADE THAT WERE AN ISSUE IN PREVIOUS SALARY SCHEDULES. THE 2023-2024 SCHEDULES ADDRESSED STRUCTURAL ISSUES AND BROUGHT RATES CLOSER TO MARKET VALUES. $15.4 MILLION GRADES SUCH AS CUSTODIAN AND TEACHER ASSISTANCE THEY ARER TO MARKET VALUE BECAUSE THEY WERE PAID AT THE SALARY OF $15 PER HOUR SET BY THE STATE. MID CAREER AND END OF CAREER ARE NOT AT MARKET RATES. SKILLED TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY HAVE PAY RATES THAT LAG BEHIND REGARDLESS OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. PLUMBER 1 INCREASED FROM $15 PER HOUR TO $15.99 PER HOUR IN 2024/2024. THIS COULDN'TS AS WE MOVE ACROSS THE TABLET TABLE TO 15 YEAR
030EXPERIENCE. THE GAP BETWEEN $18.57 AND MARKET $5.40 PER HOUR. PLUMBER 1 NOW EARNS $20.39 PER HOUR NINE DOLLARS BELOW THE MARKET RATE. 2021 MARKET SALARY DATA. THAT'S WHAT THESE ARE COMPARING TO. THIS CHART SHOWS THE GRADE AND STEPS THAT RECEIVE THE GREATEST INCREASES IN THE REVISIONS OF THE 2023/2024 SALARIES. CLASS 23 RECEIVES THE GREATEST GAIN. AS WE SAW IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, RATES ARE LOWER THAN MARKET VALUE. THE CLASSIFIED COMPENSATION PLAN PAY SKILLED NUTRITION EMPLOYEES. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GRADES. GRADES TO CREATE MEANINGFUL DISTINCT. TO MARKET VALUES. THE BUDGET RECOMMENDATION INCLUDES CLASSIFIED STAFF COMPENSATION PLAN. DR. OAKLEY. >> WHEN WE THINK KNOW WE NEED I WANT OUR SCHOOLS TO BE ACCESSIBLE PLACES FOR LEARNING BEYOND A NORMAL SCHOOL DAY OR YEAR. I WANT CAMPUSES TO BE PLACES WE GET CHILDREN TO SEEK VARIOUS PATHWAYS. OUR 2 BILLION
031IN ENVIRONMENTS NEEDED CONSTRUCTION PRODUCT. TOYOTA AND OTHER DONATED MONEY TO HELP US EXPAND THESE PATHWAYS THROUGH THE K-12 CONTINUUM SO THIS IS NOT WHAT WE ARE ASKING THE COUNTY FOR. DR. MONK WILL UPDATE ON THE MASTER PLAN THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS BUDGET REQUEST BUT HAS IMPLICATIONS ON OTHER REQUESTS AND CAPITAL NEEDS. >> THANK YOU, DR. OAKLEY. THE BOARD ENTERED INTO A JOINTLY FUNDED MASTER PLAN WITH REVIEW OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OUR FACILITIES WERE OF POOR CONDITION. CALLED FOR $2.6 MILLION OVER 10 TIME WOULD COVER ALL OF THE COST OF RENOVATIONS AND PANDEMIC HAS CAUSED SKYROCKETING INFLATION, THINGS LABOR SHORTAGES AND LONG LEAD TIME FOR MATERIALS. FOR THE PANDEMIC. VERY HIGH FILTRATION AIR-CONDITIONING OUR HALLWAYS AND DINING AREAS IN CASE WE NEED TO DO SOCIAL DISTANCES. PANDEMIC GAVE US A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY WE DO
032EDUCATION AND BUILD SCHOOLS. BUILDING MORE WELL SCHOOLS NOW. WE HAVE 22 COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL PROJECTS IN THE LIFE CYCLE AND DEPLOYING 500 SAFETY, TECHNOLOGY, AND MAIN NANCE WORK. SCHOOLS IN THE 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR. STUDY, AND KAISER MIDDLE. WE CONSOLIDATED FIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS INTO TWO NEW SCHOOLS COMPLETED DURING THE 2024 SCHOOL YEAR THAT'S PECK AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES BUT FOR STUDENTS ACROSS THE K-12 CONTINUUM. WE MUST INTERGRADE ACADEMIC PATHWAYS THROUGH CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. WITH DESIGN AND FOR GIVING US THE CONFIDENCE AND WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE FOR OUR STUDENTS. VALLEY AND EDUCATION CENTER ARE NOT USING BOND FUNDS, I WANT TO SAY WE ARE NOT USING BOND FUND FOR THE PROJECTS WE ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE MASTER PLAN IN CONSOLIDATING OUR CENTRAL OFFICES. THAT WAY MORE BOND FUNDS GO TO SCHOOLS WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE.
033DEFERRED MAINTENANCE PROJECTS HERE YOU SCHEDULE PROJECTS ARE IN THE PROCUREMENT PHRASE. WE PLAN TO HAVE THE 48 MILLION PART OF PHRASE ONE INCOME INCOME BERRED BY JUNE 30th. WE HAVE 270 PROJECTS UNDERWAY USING THE $48 MILLION. SECURITY FUNDING. THE BOND PROGRAM IS NOT APART OF THE BUDGET REQUEST WE MONDAY THAT'S THE HAPPENING ACROSS THE DISTRICT. PROJECTS USING BOND FUNDS. I'LL TURN ITS OVER TO DR. OAKLEY. >> WE SPOKE ABOUT AND IN 2021/2024 SOUNDED LIKE A LONG TIME FOR US. I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE SPENDING AND IMPACT. CAN'T EMPHASIS ENOUGH THESE ESSER FUNDS HAD A POSITIVISM PACT ON STUDENTS HERE. THEY HELPED THE JUST LEARNING RECOVERY THROUGH INTERVENTIONS WITH EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. LONG-TERM IMPACT ON STUDENT LEARNING AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. ARE DONE RECOVERING WE KNOW HOW OUR INITIATIVES ARE WORKING BUT WE KNOW, STUDENTS
034WERE FACING INEQUITIES PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC AND HAVE MORE ROOM TO GAIN. IMPORTANT. RESULT OF ESSER FUNDING GCS RECEIVED 288 MILLION AND THE DOLLARS OF SCHOOLS REOPENING. OVERCOME LEARNING STAFF TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS WITH RECOVERY. OF THIS YEAR WE SPENT OR ENCUMBERED 88% OF THE GRANTS DR. MONK WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON ENROLLMENT AND HOW BUDGET I'M HISPANIC TO TALK ABOUT STUDENTS THAT FILL OUR SEATS IN CLASSROOMS. SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BASED ON THE DATA FROM NCDPI. INCLUDES STUDENT ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2018/2019 SCHOOL 2023 THERE 2023/2024 SCHOOL YEAR. WE USE THE 20th DAY ENROLLMENT FOR THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD THE FINAL ENROLLMENT DATA. ENROLLMENT FROM 2018-19 THROUGH THE YEAR. SCHOOL. ALLOCATED IS PAID TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. IN 2023-24. FOURTEEN-CENT PASSED THROUGH GCS TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. AS YOU SEE ON THE CHART THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
035IS JUST SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN PREPANDEMIC CONTINUED TO GROW UP. GROWTH. ENROLLMENT INCLUDES THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND THE ATTENDING CHARTER SCHOOLS. MS. HENRY FOR THE LOCAL BUDGET. QUICKLY LOOK BACK AT OUR LOCAL FUND BUDGET FOR 2023-24. YOU CAN SEE THE 2023-24 REQUIRED INCREASE IN COSTS MORE THAN $10 MILLION. SCHOOL ENROLLMENT GROWTH, LEGALLY MANDATED INCREASES IN RETIREMENT RATE, HEALTH INSURANCE, AND SALARY INCREASES FOR OUR LOCALLY FUNDED TEACHERS AND ASSISTANT AND PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE INCREASES. WE BUDGETED 60,000 IN START-UPS FOR CLAXTON OPENING IN AUGUST FOR THINGS THAT CAN'T BE PURCHASED WITH OTHER $10,300,000. MILLION THAT WE CLASSIFIED SALARY BY BRINGS THE TOTAL INCREASED COST TO 2023-24 TO 25,679,387. THIS? GCS USED $9 MILLION IN NONREOCCURRING FUNDS. ON THIS LIVE. DOLLARS INTENDED TO BE USED FOR SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED AS RESTART, WE USED CARRYOVER FROM THE AT RISK
036DOLLARS. WE'LL USE 2 MILLION IN FUND BALANCE. THESE FUNDS WON'T BE AVAILABLE IN 2024-25. DOLLARS IN RESOURCES THAT CAN BE DIRECTED IN THE 2023-2024 BUDGET SHORTFALL. >> LET'S LOOK AHEAD AT THE 2024-25 BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS. BUDGET IN DETAIL HERE. BUDGET IN JUST A MOMENT. ESTIMATED MANDATORY COST INCREASES FOR 2024-25. SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND INCREASE AMOUNT FOR COUNTY FUNDING. SALARY INCREASES BASED ON THE 24-25 IN-HOUSE BILL 259 WAS THE 2023 APPROPRIATIONS ACT LAST YEAR. REQUIRED AND SUSTAINING 2024-25 INCREASES FOR LOCALLY FUNDED TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S WHAT WE ARE USING. MENTIONED, STUDENTS WILL HAVE $2.7 MILLION. DOESN'T INCREASE IT'S DUE TO INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT. WE NEED $1.145 MILLION TO FOR ALL STUDENTS IF WE RECEIVE THE 8.7 MILLION FOR WE HAVE THE COST OF INCREASE IN LOCAL TEACHER SUPPLEMENT AND IMPLEMENTING THE CLASSIFIED
037SALARY PLAN AND SAFETY AND TUTORING COST USING ESSER DOLLARS. IN 2023-24 WE USED ISSER FUND IN ESSER FUNDS. TOTALING INCREASE THE PER PEW PUPIL AMOUNT FOR ALL CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS. ADDRESS BUDGET SHORTFALLS WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES. THE 24-25 TOTAL ESTIMATED COST INCREASES. THE 23-24 BUDGET. INCLUDING $7 MILLION PUPIL AMOUNT IF RECEIVE THE ADDITIONAL INCREASES. SUSTAINING AND THE 2024-25 SAFETY AND TUTORING EXPENSES THE TOTAL INCREASE IS $43,362,739. REDUCTIONS AND REDIRECTIONS WE MADE AS AS WELL AS CLOSING SCHOOLS THAT DR. MONK PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED TO BRING THE TOTAL REDUCTIONS MILLION. ESTIMATED INCREASE REQUEST TO 40 MILLION $359,721. THE CURRENT APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2023-24 CHOIR WE 24 WE BRING THE TOTAL REQUEST TO $300,585,794 WHICH FROM LAST YEAR. DR. MONK TO DISCUSS OUR CAPITOL OUTLOOK REQUEST. >> EXCUSE ME, WE ARE MAKING TREMENDOUS PROGRESS ON THE CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WE
038HAVE A CERTAIN SCOPE OF WORK THAT BOND FUNDS ARE NOT ALLOWING. FOR EXAMPLE, LAST SUMMER, AT WESTERN TO REPAIR A CHILLER THE BOND FUNDS WERABLE AVAILABLE FOR THAT. IF WE PLACED THE ENTIRE CHILLER WE COULD USE THE FUNDS. VEHICLE FUND. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A PORTION OF THE ESSER FUNDS TO GO TO HVAC REPAIRS AND WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP FACILITIES UP AND RUNNING. AVAILABLE. OPERATIONAL CAPITAL RENEWAL PLANED TIME WILL TAKE LONGER TO MAKE REPAIRS AND TO MAINTAIN AND REPAIR FACILITIES IN A MANOR THAT DOESN'T LEAD TO HUGE BACKLOGS WE ARE EXPERIENCING TODAY. EM EMPLOYEES NEEDY QUIPMENT AND SO DO STUDENTS. CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUEST BRINGS US CLOSER TO THE OUTCOME. MS. HEN TRY HENRY TO TAKE US THROUGH THE BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS. MONK. WE'LL GO THROUGH THE 2024-2025 BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS. OUR RECOMMENDED BUDGET OF $485,033,061
039IS 2023-204 ALLOTMENTS FOR SALARY INCREASES. AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP OF 65,474 STUDENTS. FUND AS WE REQUESTED IS $300,585,785 40,000,035 THOUSAND 721. MILLION IN FINES AND FORFEITURES AND A MILLION IN INTEREST AND INVESTMENTS BRINGING TOTAL TO $384,000,218. ALLOTMENTS AND CARRYOVER FOR A $91,557,348. 2024-2525 FEDERAL ALLOTMENTS AND DON'T EXPECT THEM UNTIL MAY. AVAILABLE. BUDGET. PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND ALL MAKEUP REVENUE SOURCES FOR THE GCS2024/2025 NORTH CAROLINA STATE LARGEST PERCEPT AGE OF REVENUE FEDERAL FUNDING IS NOT AS MUCH AS IT USED TO BE DUE TO THE LOSS OF ESSER FUNDS. THE DECREASE WILL HAVE AN IMPACT WE FEEL. THE OPERATING BUDGET. 35%. OPERATING BUDGET. FOR THE CURRENT 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR THE LARGEST PART OF FEDERAL ALLOCATIONS MADE UP 25% OF THE BUD GETS. ARE GOING BACK TO WHAT OUR NORMAL MUM NUMBERS WERE PREPANDEMIC. MUCH WAS IN THE OPERATING BUDGET
040THE RELATED BENEFITS SHOWN HERE IN 2024-25 AT 78% PURCHASE SERVICES SUCH AS CONTRACTED SERVICES, UTILITY, AND INSURANCE. SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS IS 7%. TRANSFERS IS 6% OF THE OVERALL OPERATING BUDGET. TRANSFERS IS SO LIE SCHOOLS. BUDGET IS SLATED FOR DIRECT SCHOOL EXPENDITURES. 7% WITH TRANSFERS AT 5% AND SERVICES ACCOUNTING FOR 5%. MAKES UP 2% WHILE UTILITY ACCOUNT FOR 2%. $44 MILLION TO RECOMMENDATION FOR 24-25 INCLUDES $485,000,685,000,000 . EXPENSE FUND INCLUDING APPROPRIATIONS $91,000,557.347. ESSER FUNDING. CAPITOL FUND REQUEST RECOMMENDED AT 17.7 MILLION. $52,592,003. OR ACES IS $6,236,175. 9,968,000. RECOMMENDATION TO 2024-25 TO $967,676,354. FORECASTING FOR CONSIDERATIONS. ANTICIPATE OUR GUILFORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO GO LIVE ON JANUARY 1st. THIS WILL REMACE SYSTEMS THAT ARE OLDER. THINGS. REPLACEMENT FOR REPAIRS. HELPS ELIMINATE EFFICIENCIES AND GREATER NUMBER AND ENVIRONMENTS. CONSOLIDATION STAFF TO BETTER COLLABORATE. USING FUND DOLLARS. HERE AGAIN, YOU CAN
041SEE THE NEXT STEP WE ARE HERE ON APRIL 15th FOR THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET. HOLD THE WORKSESSION. VOTE, IF NOT WE'LL MEET ON MAY 16th. WE WILL HAVE THE BUDGET REQUEST SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSIONERS. MAY 16th. WE WILL INVITE YOU TO ONE. JUNE 6, THE BOARD WILL HOLD THEIR JUNE 27th THEY BOARD MEETING. ON JUNE 27th OUR LAST BOARD MEETING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. WE WILL ASK THE BOARD TO APPROVE AN INTERIM RESOLUTION. APPROVED THEIR WORK FINALIZED OUR BUDGET. BUDGET RESOLUTION. WE TALKED ABOUT GCS BEING THE BEST IN GUILFORD COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT. INVESTMENT NOT JUST KIDS BUT ALL KIDS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE PENDING END OF ESSER FUNDING AND HOW IT OPERATIONS. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. 2023-24 BUD DEBT AND THIS IS TO HELP US PAY OUR HARD-WORKING STAFF A LIVING WAGE. A PROVIDE SUPPORT
042THEY NEED TO CONTINUE TO RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC. WE HAVE MADE MUCH PROGRESS. THE STAFF AND INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> DEBORAH. LOOKING AT THE ATTRITION RATE. FIRST OFF, DO WE HAVE AN IDEA WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE 18.3 IS RETIREMENT? I REMEMBER RETIRING A FEW TEACHERS. >> I'LL ASK DR. MORRISON. >> GOT YOU. FOR TEACHERS THAT RETIRED AND RETURNED. >> WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK BECAUSE IT'S WE'LL HAVE TO DO DIGGING. >> ON PAGE 35 WITH THE 2024-25 MANDATORY EXPENSE INCREASES. LEGISLATURE. >> THESE ARE NOT FUNDED BECAUSE THEY ARE LOCALLY FUNDED EMPLOYEES. FUND THOSE -- >> THESE ARE LEGISLATED AT THE >> YES. DIANNE. >> STARTING ON PAGE 17, YOU PROBABLY SAID IT, WHAT ARE THE SUGGESTIONS FOR CLOSING THE GAPS? >> WE CAN'T KEEP CHIPPING AWAY AT IT. FORWARD
043AND THREE THE PROBLEM IS IT'S ALL ON FIRE. TEACHER SPECIALIZED GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMISSIONERS EVERY GET WHAT WE CAN IS NOT A SUSTAINABLE STRATEGY. WORK, OUR SMARTEST WORK IS THE ADD ADDED VOLUNTEER ADVOCACY WORK. >> WE COULD ASK THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION TO USE THEIR LEGISLATURE MUSSEL MUSCLE OR LOBBY. >> ANYONE IN A NEEDS TO HEAR THE MESSAGE. CONVERSATION. >> OKAY, PAGE 19, I KNOW THAT PAY IS VERY IMPORTANT BUT WHAT ABOUT WORK CONDITIONS? THOSE FOR NUTRITION STAFF, BOULEVARD WHICH IS, HAVING NO COVER AT ALL AND, I MEAN WORK CONDITIONS. EMPLOYEE THAT SAID HE'S HAPPY HERE. HE'S HAPPY BECAUSE OF HIS WORK ENVIRONMENT. ABOUT PAY. IF PEOPLE ARE HAPPY AND LIKE THE I KNOW YOU JUST HAD YOUR FIRST MEETING WITH THE ADVISORY. I THINK WE FOUND WHENEVER WE DEAL WITH THE THE WALKOUTS ONE
044THING EMPLOYEES WANTED WAS TO BE HEARD THEY WANTED TO BE SEEN AND HEARD. I'M NOT SURE DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE PART OF THE BOND REFERENDUM GOES BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS. SIDE. FACILITIES AS THE LAST PROJECT FROM REFERENDUM FUNDS. WE DID PUT IT AS A PRIORITY. $17.7 MILLION OF THE ANNUAL OUTLAY AND GETTING THAT AND CREATING BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS EQUIPMENT THEY USE >> WORK CONDITION IS FACILITY AND MONEY. IT'S ABOUT HOW YOUR STAFF IS TREATED BY THEIR SUPERIORS, BY US AND, I MEAN, I THINKIO AND I HAD CONVERSATIONS WHERE TRAINING, TRAINING. WHICH NEED TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE TREATED WELL REGARDLESS OF THEIR LEVEL BY THEIR SUPERIOR, SUPER SUPER VISORS. THAT LEAD COMES FROM YOU. BUDGET, YOU GAVE A NUMBER FOR TECHNOLOGY. DR. SLATE'S BUDGET? TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND IT'S LEAD BY DR. SLATE. DEVICES. >>
045OKAY. PASS, THAT'S FINE. AS WE LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE NOW. WE TALK ABOUT OPENING THESE I'LL TELL YOU WHY I'M ASKING. I KNOW, WHEN WE STARTED DOWN THIS WERE TALKING ABOUT SCHOOLS THAT WERE 50, 60, 70, 80 YEARS OLD. THING TO CREATE SCHOOLS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE 12th CENTURY WE ARE ABOUT TO WELCOME THE SO, SOMEWHERE, SOMEBODY LOOKING AT WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE IN 2040. IF THAT'S AN UNFAIR QUESTION LET ME BOND EVERY 10, 12, 14 YEARS. THAT'S PREDICTABLE. BUILDINGS ARE FALLING APART. IF WE GET TO A PLACE WHEREAS A COMMUNITY WE CAN SURROUND AND SUPPORT IT'S A PREDICTABLE BOND ON THE BALLET. WE THINK ABOUT THE WHOLE WE DIG OUT OF. LIKE THAT WE WILL FIND OURSELVES WHERE WE ARE >> WE WILL HAVE TO INVEST AND CREATE CONDITIONS FOR SAID
046WE'D DO. >> ON MIDDLE AGE 27, WHERE IS THE KINDERGARTEN CLASS >> THEY ARE IN THE THIRD GRADE. HOUSE. THAN. YOU SAY THE ESSER FUNDS ARE GOING AWAY BUT THE GAP IS NOT. ARE WE IN SOMEWAY TRACKING WHO IS MOST IMPACTED BY THE GAP BY THE PANDEMIC SO THAT THE 2020 KINDERGARTEN WHERE WILL BE. IN 5 OR 6 YEARS. WILL THERE BE A CATCH-UP YOU CAN'T SEPARATE THAT FROM THOSE COMING TO KINDERGARTEN READY. YEAR-OLDS COMING READINESS. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. SITTING IN CLASSROOMS. WAS IN KINDERGARTEN BUT WHAT HAPPENED SINCE AND WE CAN'T PULL APART THE YES, WE TRACK THEM. YES, WE SEE HOW MUCH PROGRESS THEY WILL WILL TAKE THEIR FIRST TEST THIS THE FACT THEY ARE MISSING FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS. >> ALL RIGHT. I PUT A TAG ON PAGE 45. BUT BLANK. WAS GOING TO ASK.
047IS THERE A WAY FOR CHARTER FUNDING NOT TO BE APART OF OUR BUDGET? >> STATUTORILY WE THAT. >> OKAY, SO THAT'S AN OPTION EVERYWHERE BUT GUILFORD COUNTY. >> OKAY, SO, IS THAT A PUBLIC ASK AS FAR AS, WE NEED FOR THAT $43,000,963 TO STAY IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY, NEEDS TO SAY, THAT NEEDS TO BE SEPARATE AS OPPOSED TO HITTING US. >> WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT IT'S BEEN PART OF OUR LEGISLATURE AGENDA AND SCHOOL LEGISLATURE AGENDA I KNOW MY LAW FIRM HAS LITIGATED MANY ISSUES WITH REGARD TO CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDING FOR VARIOUS SYSTEMS OVER THE YEARS. THE POT TO BE DISTRIBUTED HAS BEEN LITIGATED MANY TIMES IN DIFFERENT ITERATIONS. HAS DONE IS GROW WHAT CHARTER SCHOOLS HAVE ACCESS TOO. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU POSITION IS SHARED BY OUR CURRENT LEGISLATURE. IS TO
048SAY, DR. OAKLEY, YOUR BUDGET PRESENTATION IS FOLLOW EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING WORK OF YOU AND YOUR STAFF. >> KHEM? >> I'D LIKE CHARITY IN REFERENCE TO THE ENROLLMENT AROUND IN GUILFORD COUNTY. THE TOTAL COMES TO 77,000 STUDENTS IN ALL OF GUILFORD COUNTY, WHEN I LOOK AT THE BUDGET REQUEST, IT'S NOT BASED ON THAT NUMBER. ENROLLMENT OF 66,000, OR AM I NOT CLEAR? CHARTER SCHOOL ASKED ABOUT STATE FUND CALCULATIONS. I'M NOT SURE IF I'M ANSWERING THE ASKING. >> PAGE 30. THAT'S WHEN YOU THIS YEAR IT'S 77,000. ENROLLMENT AND TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS THE COUNTY APPROPRIATION HAS TO COVER. GET THE FULL COUNTY APPROPRIATION THIS 300 MILLION. THE TOTAL, 77,708 STUDENTS. HAVE TO MULTIPLY THAT BY THE 10,864 CHARTER SCHOOL WHAT WE SEND TO THEM. COMPLICATED THAN EVERY MONTH. THAT'S HOW WE HAVE APPROPRIATIONS. INCREASE
049IN FUNDING INCLUDE IN THAT GIVE US ENOUGH MONEY TO SEND TO CHARTER SCHOOLS SO WE GET THE FULL BENEFIT OF WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR. >> RIGHT. MY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS IF CHARTER SCHOOLS WERE TO GO AWAY TOMORROW, COULD WE ACCOMMODATE 77,000 STUDENTS IN GUILFORD COUNTY? YEAH. >> MICHAEL INCREASED OUR >> YES. >> NO. PROJECTS IT -- >> 10 YEARS AGO WE WERE AT 71,429 STUDENTS. >> UH-HUH. THAT. 66,817. >> YES, TOTAL FUNDING. REQUIREMENT. FUNDING? >> THE PER PUPIL AMOUNT AS INCREASED BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WENT DOWN. BENEFIT COST INCREASES HAS GONE UP. EXPELLED CAN THEY ATTEND A CHARTER SCHOOL? DISCIPLINED APPLY TO ANY SCHOOL. ANY OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL CAN HONOR THE SUSPENSION OR EXPULSION. GENERALLY SPEAKING, IT'S UNLIKELY THAT A SCHOOL WOULD OPT TO IGNORE A SUSPENSION. STUDENT. NUMBER WAS ONE
050STUDENT. >> I'M NOT AWARE OF EXPELLING A STUDENT IN THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS. >> OKAY. TIME. >> THE STATE HAS US LISTED AS ONE. >> I HAVE NO IDEA. >> I HAVEN'T PARTICIPATED IN THE EXPUNCTION OF A STUDENT. OUTSIDE OF GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS HAVE WE FORCED THEM OUT OF THE SCHOOL? IF WE CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WE DON'T LOSE MONEY AND KIDS DON'T LEAVE SCHOOLS. STATE LEGISLATURE AND OTHER FUNDING BODIES BUT THE REALITY IS YOU CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE A CHILD WANTS TO GO TO SCHOOL AND IS GOING TO ATTEND THE SCHOOLS. THAT WAS MY STATEMENT. >> DIANNE. PAGE BUT MS. HENRY, YOU MENTIONED THE SWITCHOVER TO THE SYSTEM. END, PAGE 49. >> I JUST WANT TO HADN'T BEEN SITTING HERE FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS THAT MS. HENRY JUST KIND OF ROLLED THROUGH IT
051LIKE IT WASN'T NOTHING BUT IT IS SOMETHING. SHE'S BEEN ONE OF THE SHEPHERDS OF THE PROJECT AND ALL OF IT'S UPS AND DOWNS SINCE I CAME ON THE BOARD AND WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER HARD AND LEADERSHIP HAPPEN. ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. >> WE KNOW. YOU ARE WELCOME. >> MICHAEL. QUESTION. COUNTY? REFERENDUM. MAINTENANCE >> THE $500 MILLION, >> OKAY, REGULAR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU TOGETHER OVER THE WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE PROCESS. WE ARE NOW AT COMMITTEE REPORT AND TURN TO BELLAMY SMALL FOR THE REPORT. >> AT OUR APRIL 3RD COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES. THRE 230 PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIM HARASSMENT, AND COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES; AND 1750/7220 EMPLOYEE COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES-HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO CLARIFY STATE AND FEDERAL AND TO STREAMLINE COMPLAINT PROCESSES TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE THEIR CONCERNS RESOLVED IN A PROMPT
052MANNER. THESE POLICIES HAVE ALSO BEEN REVISED TO INCORPORATE CONTENT 1760/7280, MAKING IT CLEAR THAT RETALIATION WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. TO STREAMLINE THE POLICIES AND TO CREATE MORE CONSISTENT PROCESSES TO PROTECT THE STUDENTS, WE RECOMMEND THE REPEAL OF TWO POLICIES-1742/5060 RESPONDING TO POLICIES IS REPEATED IN OTHER POLICIES. AS A REMINDER, YOU IN THE ATTACHMENTS TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE REPORT IN THE BOARD AGENDA, AND THEY WILL BE FEATURED ON THE GCS MEDIA CHANNELS AFTER RECOMMENDATIONS WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION AT OUR MAY MEETING >> THANK YOU, MICHAEL. >> I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES. ARE WE ON THAT OE YET? >> I HATE THAT THE NCA PEOPLE AND TEACHERS LEFT. EMPLOYEES STILL HERE. SEEK GRIEVANCE FOR CLARIFIAL POLICY AND THROUGH THE FOLLOWING METHODS. ONE OF THEM IS AT
053THE SCHOOL BOARD. CONCERNS, YOU NEED SHARE YOUR CONCERNS IF YOU ARE NOT GETTING THEM ADDRESSED THAT'S CLARIFY ON THAT. >> I ALSO THINK, MR. LOGAN WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE INTERPRETATION OF THAT. TALKING ABOUT THAT PUBLICLY CAN COMPROMISE THE PARTICIPATE IN AN AN APPEAL. THINKING INVITED TO COME HERE AND TALK ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND THAT BE HARMFUL TO THEM. >> YOU ARE HEARING AND HAVE HEARD SOME THINGS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE LIKE WE HAVEN'T HAD A RAISE IN 5 YEARS. THAT'S THE KIND OF GRIEVANCE THAT'S APPROPRIATELY AIRED PERSONNEL RELATED INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS APPROPRIATE. POLICY. STATED, IF YOU HAVE A GRIEVANCEIO CAN COME TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. ISSUES ARE PROTECTED BY STATE LAW AND PROCEDURES THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO THE EMPLOYEE. FROM DOING THAT. I DON'T THINK IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE
054EMPLOYEE TO DO THAT. >> I UNDERSTAND WHAT IF SOMEONE COMES UP HERE AND TELLS THE WHOLE STORY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN THEM AND THE PRINCIPAL AND THEN AT THAT POINT, WE HAVE BEEN BIASED. THEY COME TO SAY I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT SOMETHING AND THAT'S FAIR. THAT. I WANT TO, YOU ALWAYS SAY DON'T USE NAMES. -- IF A PERSONNEL IS THE PROBLEM YOU THE WHOLE STORY, THAT MAKES THE BOARD BIAS IN HEAR IF YOU FILE A GRIEVANCE AND WE CANNOT HEAR IT. I AGREE WITH MICHAEL A DIFFERENCE NEEDS TO BE IN THERE UNDERSTAND THEY UP HERE AND LAY EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE. NEUTRAL. ISSUE IS. >> CLARIFYING THAT, WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT HAPPEN. CONCERNED ABOUT IT PERHAPS WE NEED TO CLARIFY IT. SAYING. EXAMPLE. THAT INFORMATION IS EMPLOYEES LOOK AT THE HANDBOOK AND NOT THE POLICY.
055ALSO THE CHAIN OF COMMAND WHEN DISSATISFIED. YOU DON'T OVER STEP OR AIR THE LAUNDRY OUT IN THE MEETING. THAT'S MY TAKE. >> THANK YOU, MICHAEL AND KHAM. >> KHEM THEN >> I'M READING THE DEFINITION OF GRIEVANCE, THAT'S A FORMAL WRITTEN COMPLAINT. SPEAKING TO THE BOARD IN A PUBLIC MEETING. IF I MAKE A FOR MALCOM PLAINT IT'S IN WRITING. IT'S NOT YOUR THREE MINUTES SPEAKING TO THE BOARD. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, A TEACHER OR GROUP OF TEACHERS TRY TO RAISE FUNDS OR MONEY FOR A SAFETY CONCERN AT A SCHOOL. ISSUE AND TOLD BY A PRINCIPAL, THAT'S CONCERN. BOARD, WOULD TAT BE AN ACCEPTABLE ITEM TO BRING TO THE BOARD? >> I'M SURE HOW THAT WOULD BE PRESENTED. PEOPLE SAY, YOU KNOW, WE'D LIKE NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT OR NEW TRACK AT . WE HEAR THAT. THAT'S
056PUBLIC COMMENT AND NOT A GRIEVANCE. CONCERN. >> I'M NOT SURE WHERE THIS CONVERSATION ENDS. >> YOU CAME AS AN EMPLOYIA EMPLOYEE. WE HAVE EMPLOYEES COME AND SPEAK. ANY EMPLOYEE THAT HAS A GRIEVANCE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTATION. PERMITTED REPRESENTATION. JENKINS SAID GOING THROUGH THEIR SUPERVISOR THEY HAVE HUMAN RESOURCES YOU CAN COME AND AIR THOSE. PAPER. YOUR LEVERAGE. AND HELP PEOPLE ADDRESS ISSUES, WE WANT TO DO IT IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE MANOR. WANT, YOU CAN. SOME POINT IT TAKES AWAY THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IT OUT. >> THE 202310 IS OUT RIGHT NOW AND LISTS WHAT CAN AND CANNOT OUTLINES WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO. SORRY TO INTERRUPT. >> WE GRILLED HR IN THE POLICY MEETING ABOUT WHAT EM APPLIYS Y -- EMPLOYEES CAN WRITTEN FOR LEGAL REASONS. ASSURED IS VERY CAREFULLY CRAFTED TO HELP EMPLOYEES
057UNDERSTAND THEIR ACCESS THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, IS IS THAT NOT RIGHT? OKAY, WE DIDN'T JUST PUSH THIS THING OVER. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EM PUBLIC. EMPLOYEES. STAFF THAT WORD FISH TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORDS WERE CORRECT OR SIMPLE ENOUGH FOR, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT READING LEVELS. WE WORK TO MAKE SURE THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND IT, OKAY. >> LINDA, YOU HAVE A ON 9,000 BEFORE WE PASS IT. >> THAT'S AN ACTION ITEM. HEADS UP. ALL RIGHT, WE NOW HAVE A FACILITIES NAMING COMMITTEE REPORT. I'LL TURN TO DEBORAH NAPPER. >> THE FACILITIES GRIFFIN SCHOOL FOR THE PROPOSED NAMING IS IN HONOR OF THE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, BENJAMIN E. COX, WHO CONDUCTED THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL BY TAKING A SEAT AT THE FACILITIES NAMING COMMITTEE FOR A 30-DAY PUBLIC >> THANK YOU, WE ARE
058NOW AT ACTION ITEMS. MEMBER BELLAMY-SMALL FOR SEVERAL POLICIES. >> GOOD EVENING. MOTION TO ADOPT THE REVISION TO POLICY 1304 CHOICE SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS AS PRESENTED. UPDATES THE POLICY >> SECONDS. >> CRISSY. >> I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS WITH THE LAST SECTION ABOUT THIS IS PROBABLY A QUESTION FOR DR. OAKLEY, MAYBE NOT. NOT SURE. THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING THE DEFINITION OF THESE HYBRID CHOICE SCHOOLS. AN ASSIGNED ATTENDANCE FOR STUDENTS AND SOME ARE COMING THROUGH CHOSE APPLICATION, I GET THAT AND WHAT WORRIES ME IS THE PART WHERE WE TALK HYBRID SCHOOLS HOW THE CHOSE PROGRAM TO WHICH FAMILYTIONS FAMILIES INCLUDING ATTENDANCE APPLY TO THE STUDENTS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO SCHOOLS THEY WANT NOT TAKING STUDENTS WITHIN THE ATTENDANCE BOUNDARY OF A SCHOOL AND FORCE THEM INTO THE APPLICATION PROCESS THE SCHOOL CLOSEST HAVE TRICKLE DOWNS IN TRANSPORTATION. I
059WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE HYBRID PEACE. >> I'LL STARLET AND IF YOU LIVE-IN THE SCHOOL ZONE YOU HAVE SCHOOL. ABOUT IS GIVING THE WAITED PREFERENCE TO THE STUDENT THAT LIVE-IN THE PECK SIZE OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PORTION. GLOBAL FOR EXAMPLE, DOESN'T HAVE AN ATTENDANCE IN ESSENCE, IF YOU ARE ASSIGNED BECAUSE OF WHERE YOU LIVE YOU GO TO THAT SCHOOL. >> THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE UNLESS I'M READING IT WRONG FAMILIES HAVE TO APPLY AS WELL? >> FOR THE CHOSE PROGRAM WITHIN THE ZONE SCHOOL. >> OKAY, JUST THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU VERY STUDENTS TO GO TO THE SCHOOL AND THEY ARE HOME BOUND. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFICATION. >> I THINK WE DID. THE WAY TO DO THESE GOING FORWARD. WHEN WE PUT THEM OUT FOR 30 DAYS. WHEN WE GET TO VOTE. 30 DAYS
060UNTIL TODAY. GOING OUT FOR 30 DAYS THAT'S WHERE I'D LIKE TO ASK THE QUESTIONS AND HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS. >> WHEN WE HAD CONVERSATIONS LIKE TO THE MEETINGS. >> WHAT ABOUT WHEN DAYS. WHEN THE OTHERS WERE BROUGHT UP FOR RECK RECOMMENDATIONS. 3104? POLICY 3104 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> I MAKE A MOTION AT THE TO ADOPT THE REVISIONS TO POLICY 6400 EQUAL OPPORTUNIT THIS POLICY HAS BEEN >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. MOTION TO ADOPT NEW POLICY 9000 PLANNING FOR FACILITY NEEDS AS PRESENTED. THIS NEW POLICY IS >> SECOND. >> LINDA. THROUGH 9. CRITERIA AND WHAT REVIEW. WHAT WOULD CHANGE IS CHANGES. BUILDING. MUCH AS A PROCESS TO ME BUT SOME OF IT'S CRITERIA, SOME OF IT IS THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN TO MAKE US REVIEW AND CHANGE OUR PLAN. STRUGGLING. THAT'S JUST MY TECHNICAL, ANALYTICAL
061BRAIN. SO, FOR ME, IT'S NOT STRUCTURED LIKE THE INVENTORY. CRITERIA. THE INVENTORY IS. THAT'S NOT THE PROCESS FOR US TO MAKE CHANGES WHERE AND HOW WE BUILD A SCHOOL. CRITERIA. THE INITIALATION WOULD BE A CHANGE IN POPULATION. IN. WITH IT. I'M NOT SURE IT SPELLS OUT AN ACTUAL PROCESS FOR ME. WE CAN SQUAWK THAT. IF EVERYBODY SEES THAT AS A PROCESS, THEN I'M FINE WITH IT. CRITERIA. WE MIGHT GET A BETTER SCENARIO. >> KHEM. >> HI, AGAIN. INFORMATION WILL BE CONSIDERED. AGAINST THE POLICY. I WANT TO KNOW IF TODAY WE DECIDED TO MAKE A CHANGE IN THIS PARTICULAR POLICY AND WE AGREED ON THE CHANGE WOULD OUT FOR THE 30 DAYS? YOU. SO, YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY SUSPEND ANY AND HAVE SUSPENDED YOUR OWN RULES ON ANYTHING. IF SOMETHING CAME UP URGENT, CERTAINLY, YOU COULD SUSPEND
062THE 30 DAY CHOSE TO. THAT'S WITHIN YOUR VIEW. >> THANK YOU. [ROLL CALL] >> I'D LIKE TO VOTE YES. MODIFIED BUT WON'T [ROLL CALL] UNANIMOUSLY. SUPERINTENDENT MIGHT UTILIZE THE SERVICES FOR THE LONG-RANGE POSSESS AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS THAT THEY WILL WORK WITH OTHER BODIES ABOUT A PROCESS. IT'S HIGHLY UNLIKELY WE'D TALK ABOUT A PLAN WITHOUT GOING THROUGH, YOU KNOW, THE PROCESS WE JUST WENT THROUGH FOR ONE. THERE. >> I THINK THIS WOULD GO WITH MY 2040 QUESTION. NOW THERE IS AT LEAST A POLICY IN PLACE TO EVEN BEGIN TO TRY TO PUT THAT IN PLACE BASED ON WHAT THE DEVELOPMENT. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, WE ARE NOW AT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS? I'LL START WITH KHEM. >> THANK YOU. BOY, I WROTE DOWN SOME STUFF. THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD CONFERENCE THIS YEAR, ACTUALLY RUBY
063BRIDGES WAS ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS. SHE KEYNOTED THE FOCUS WAS ON EQUITY, EDUCATION, AND EMPATHY. ABOUT HOW AS A CHILD SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WOULD BE APART OF SOMETHING SO ALLOWED MY OWN CHILD TO BE APART OF SOMETHING SO LARGE, TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE WERE YELLING AT HER AND YOU KNOW, ANGRY. STUDENT AND CHILD. SHE'S VERY BRAVE. SHE DEFINITELY HAS TO BE COMMENDED. THAT WAS PROBABLY KEY NOT TO LET A CHILD KNOW WHY THESE ADULTS ARE BEHAVING ON THE LEVEL THEY ARE BEHAVING. SHE WAS VERY ENCOURAGING AS OUR KEYNOTE. ORLEANS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS FULLY PRY PRIVATIZED CHARTER. IT TECHNICALLY MAKES IT A PRIVATE SCHOOL. PRIVATE DOLLARS. EACH SCHOOL HAS IT'S OWN BOARD. THERE ARE NO ATTENDANCE ZONES. THEY HAVE TO APPLY TO THE SCHOOLS. THEY MIGHT GET IN OR MIGHT
064NOT. ENTITIES AS WELL. I HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY TOUR ONE OF THE SCHOOLS AND THEY ACTUALLY, THE RECOVERY, RESOURCES AND ALL OF IF IT'S PUBLIC OR TRADITIONAL. CAN NO LONGER DO MORE WITH LESS WHICH WAS WHAT THEY ADVOCATED TO PARENTS AND THE CHOICE THEY CLAIM THEY ARE THE SAME CHOICE THAT'S HAPPENING IN EDUCATION. FROM WHAT HAPPENED IN EDUCATION. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND, ALSO, AN ANTIRACIST FORUM ABOUT EXAMINING OUR DISTRICTS TO SEE WHERE WE ARE RACIALLY, ETHNICALLY, AND LINGUISTICALLY AND UP, HOW ANTIRACIST IS OUR DISTRICT. I ATTENDED THE CRIMINALIZATION OF BLACK GIRLS WEBINAR, EXCUSE ME, SESSION, THAT ASKS THE QUESTIONS HOW ARE WE DOING AS A DISTRICT IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE PIPELINE TO PRISON FOR OUR BLACK GIRLS. SHRIVER GAVE A SESSION ON STRATEGY AND SKILLS TO BRIDGE POLITICAL AND WITHIN THE SCHOOL FOR
065ME IN ATTENDING THIS CONFERENCE AND SEEING SO MANY OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS I HAVE DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH. SHOUT OUT TO PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY SCHOOL RECOGNIZED AND RECEIVED AWARDS FOR THE WORK THEY ARE NATIONALLY TO LET OUR LIBRARIANS, THANK YOU FOR MAKING LEARNING ENGAGING AND BOOKS COME ALIVE FOR OWE STUDENTS. I'D LIKE TOO TO SAY WELCOME TO THE NEW CFO AND HELPING YOU PLANT THE MONEY TREE ANGIE NEEDS TO TRANSFER OVER TO YOU. ACTUALLY A BUSY MONTH. WE DID VISIT LINLEY WHEN THEY DID A PRESENTATION WHEN THEY SPOKE ABOUT WHAT WOULD LIKE IT. I'D LIKE TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED. DECISION STAY INVOLVED. HOT TOPIC. PROCESS FOR TRAINING PEOPLE TO DIRECT IT'S A 3 HOUR CLASS AND SCHOOL BOND AND AT THAT POINT THEY CAN DIRECT TRAFFIC. WE HAVE ALL DID I DIFFERENT
066LEVELS OF TRAFFIC CONTROLS. WE HAVE SOME SCHOOLS THAT DIRECT TRAFFIC THAT. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO DIRECT TRAFFIC. WILL DO IT. OTHERWISE, THEY TRAINING FOR STAFF MEMBERS, PAID THEM IF WE DID TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC, I THINK THEY'D THAT'S SOMETHING WE WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR SCHOOLS. WE HAD A PTO SPEAKING ABOUT MONEY, THEY WERE EQUIPMENT AND THEY WERE STOPPED IN THAT HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME AT DIFFERENT STANDARD AND SHOW IT TO THEM SO THEY KNOW AND NOT CHANGE THE BAR. WE WORK TOGETHER. SEVERAL ATTENDED THE BRING YOUR LINCOLN ELEMENTARY, THAT WAS GOOD. THEY REALLY DID A GOOD PRESENTATION ON EVERYTHING THEY IN SOME CASES WE FURNISH KIDS TOO BE KIDS. I MELT WITH OUR LEGISLATURE. GUILFORD COUNTY GOP. AND THE GOVERNOR, WITH MY HOPE, WILL ACCEPT HIM. WELCOMING TO HIM TO BE
067ABLE TO DO THE JOB. DONE THAT. DEBORAH. BUDGET SEASON AND COMING FROM STATE CAUGHT MY ATTENTION QUESTIONS WERE PUT COMMISSIONERS. SOMEWHERE ALONG THE VALUE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND GUILFORD COUNTY MOST OF THE BUDGET. WHAT'S THE RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT? THE LONGER I THOUGHT ABOUT IT THE MADDER I GOT. SOUTHERN WOMAN? OH, BOY. GUILFORD COUNTY AND COHEN HEALTH COMPETE ABOUT BEING THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS. WE EMPLOY GUILFORD COUNTY BETWEEN THE MAJORITY HERE. DOLLARS WE ARE THE COUNTY SCHOOLS. MOST OF THAT IS CONSUMED BY PAYROLL. TO THE RESIDENTS THE NEXT BIG PIECE IS MOST PEOPLE JUST SITTING IN THE ROOM RIGHT HERE, RIGHT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DO YOU LOOK AT YOUR REGISTERED NURSE AND ASK HER WHERE SHE WENT TO SCHOOL. DO YOU LOOK AT THE DOCTOR AND ASK ABOUT HIS GRADES IN MEDICAL SCHOOL? DID
068HE GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL? FACE. STUDENTS WANT TO I'LL AGREE BUT CHALLENGE IT. GUILFORD COUNTY TEACHERS WANT TO AN EN VIRUS WITH THE PERCEPTION THAT THEY ALL OF THE TIME THAT ASK PUBLIC, CHARTER, AND PRIVATE. I ASK HAVE YOU LOOKED AT YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL. 75% THE ANSWER IS NO. SCHOOL IS MUCH LESS SET FOOT INSIDE IT. THEY GO TO THE CHARTERS AND THE PRIVATES. IS ONE KEY PIECE O INFORMATION MOST OF ONE OF THE FABULOUS UNFUNDED MANDATES, WAS TOLD PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT WE ARE CHARGED BY LAW WITH EDUCATING EVERY STUDENT, A FREE, SOUND, BASIC EDUCATION. DIDN'T EXCEL A STUDENT IN 10 YEARS. STUDENTS. PERCEPTION THEY ARE BETTER ADDRESS THE FACT THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO EDUCATE WHO THEY DON'T WANT TOO. DRAMATIC INCREASES. STUDENTS THAT NEED CARE. I WOULDN'T ARGUE BUT IT'S LARGER THAN ONE
069SCHOOL, ONE CONFLICT. INVESTMENT IS THERE ARE A LOT OF PROFESSIONALS YOU CAN LOOK AT THE PRESENTATIONS AND TELL THE FACT WORK THEY DO. ATTEND THE RANKEN READERS. OF FIRST GRADERS AND READ TO THEM IN MS. JONES CLASSROOM CLASSROOM. SHOUT OUT FOR THE BEAUTIFUL CARDS. ALSO, THE 22nd, 2,023rd 2,023rd, I WENT TO A PROGRAM FROM THE BLOCK TO BOARD ROOM. THE CITY HELP PROGRAM. THERE. MENTORSHIP, PANEL DISCUSSION. ENGAGEMENT FOR THE KIDS. COURSE I WAS AT BRING YOUR I EN ENJOYED THAT AND THE STUDENTS AT THE ACADEMY AT LINCOLN. PHENOMENAL JOB AND ALSO WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE. THERE PREFORMING WANTED TO PREFORM WITH THEM, RIGHT, SHE'S IN THE BACK. YES. LINCOLN ACADEMY WITH THEIR BUS AND CAR RIDERS ON A PARTICULAR MORNING. I LOVE GOING TO MY SCHOOL AS YOU KNOW, I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT AND
070STILL ASKING FOR LUNCH BUDDIES FOR SIMPKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. YOU CAN GO OVER TO SIMPKIN. TO SEE YOU. >> DR. SHEROUSE. >> ES THE GUILFORD COUNTY OF ASSOCIATE TORS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELFTIONS AND COMMUNITY. OUTSIDE A FRIENDS HOUSE. CAR MY FRIENDS WERE BRINGING THEIR KIDS FROM FROM THE AFTERSCHOOL DAYCARE. STROLLER MY DAUGHTER SAW ALL OF THE PEOPLE AND ASKED WHO ARE THE PEOPLE IN POLITICALLY HER WHAT THIS RED MEANT. TOLD HER THOSE WERE TEACHERS TRYING TO THE SCHOOL SHE WOULD SOON ATTEND. THANK YOU TO TOUCHERS AND EDUCATORS. AND MORE TRUE IN OUR WORK. AMPLIFY VOICES AND MAKE SURE YOUR VOICE IS AT THE TABLE IN ALL OF THE WAYS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE AND POSSIBLE. THE LAST COMMENTS AT THE LAST MEETING. WE SHOULD WORK EQUITY AND WHAT IS OWED TO TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS. TRUST THAT'S WHERE
071THE HEART AND HOPE BOARD IS. THIS NOTION GUILFORD SCHOOLS NEED GUILFORD'S HELP. RECOGNIZED YOU DON'T HAVE HELP FROM EVERYWHERE THAT IT SHOULD BE COMING FROM. CAN BE SEEN AS CLEAR AND AMBITION DOING THE MOST WE CAN. PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE NOT UNDERPREFORMING BUT UNDER FUNDED AND LEVELS HIGHER THAN GUILFORD COUNTY, INCLUDING A STATE LEGISLATURE FAILED COMMISSIONATE WITH THE NEED AND GROWTH WE HAVE BEFORE US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. OF MAKING SURE OUR BUDGET REFLECTS OUR VALUES. ELKUWAIT WE MARKS BY ANN BATEY. THE INVOKING OF JAMES BALDWIN AND THE FACT THERE CAN BE NO DESPAIR BECAUSE JAMES >> LINDA. GOING TO BE LONGER WINDED THAN I NORMALLY AM. NUMBER ONE THE BRING A LEDGE A LEGISLATURE TO ORGANIZING THAT. THE CHILDREN AT LINCOLN WERE VERY -- WHAT'S THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR. THEY SPOKE VERY WELL,
072THEY PRESENTED THEMSELVES WELL. WAS HIGH ENERGY AND ONE LITTLE GIRL ON THE PANEL COULDN'T QUIT TALKING ABOUT THE THEATER PROGRAM. FOR IS HAVING A SEAT AT THE TABLE. I SAY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SMARTER THAN WE GIVE THEM CREDIT FOR. OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE TABLE. AMAZED THAT THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN WAS FROM ALASKA. HE HAD BEEN HERE AND HIS NAME WAS LINCOLN. OFTEN. GATEWAY, THAT 'S MY SCHOOL OF CHOICE. THERE. CLASSROOM I HEARD THEM CALL ANOTHER YOUNG CHILD LINCOLN. SPECIAL THING ABOUT THAT. FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH LINCOLN. THING IS THE TOYIA TOYOTA IS PUTTING IN OUR SCHOOLS. PARTNERSHIP WILL DO FOR GUILFORD COUNTY AN JOB GROWTH FOR GUILFORD COUNTY. WHETHER IT STUDENTS GO TO THE FACILITITY OR EXPERTS COME TO THEM. OPPORTUNITY. TOYOTA IS SUPPOSED INTO THE COMMUNITY. THEY ARE ONE OF THE TOP EMPLOYERS
073BESIDES THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND HOSPITAL. AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THAT. I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE PRINCIPAL OF BROWN SUMMIT MIDDLE SCHOOL. FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. BROWN SUMMIT HAS DONE AWESOME. WE WILL BE PULLING FOR HER ON MAY 11th WHEN THE FINAL DECISION IS. CONGRATULATIONS. I'M DONE. >> GREAT. CRISSY. THE MEMBERS OF GCAE FOR COMING OUT AND BEING ORGANIZED. A PETITION WITH 2300 SIGNATURES IS A BIG DEAL. CONVERSATION ABOUT WERE FOR THE STAFF WITHIN THE COUNTY. I SAW A GENTLEMAN HERE TONIGHT, HE WANT HIM TO KNOW I SAW IT AND IT WAS SPOT ON. SHOULD BE ENOUGH. IT'S SO TRUE. OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF, CLASSIFIED, ALL OF THEM. THEY PUT THEIR HEART AND SOULS INTO OUR KIDS. EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH OR VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH.
074THOSE WHO DON'T GET RECOGNIZED. EMPLOYEES THAT WORK THEIR TAILS OFF. WE CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT THEM. RIGHT. SECOND AND THIRD JOB THEIR RENT OR FEED THEIR FAMILY. I HOPE WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE BUDGET CONVERSATIONS THAT MINIMUM PROVIDE EMPLOYEES . WITH THE ABILITY TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS WITHOUT GETTING A SECOND JOB. DIFFERENT FRONT FRESH FROM DAY. SCHOOL INITIATIVE, WHICH WAS A STATEWIDE IS THAT RIGHT? IT WAS A FABULOUS OPPORTUNITY. THE ACADEMY. THE STUDENT AMBASSADORS THERE TOPNOTCH. FRIENDLY, EACH ONE STUDENT ASSIGNED TO US AS OUR BUDDY. ONE OF THE GIRLS I WAS TALKING TO CLOSELY LISTENED TO YOUR PRESENTATION SHE WAS IN SEVENTH GRADE. FORGOTTEN A LOT OF THE TIME. SHE SAID THEY GET BABIED, NOT BABIED BUT TREATED WITH KID GLOVES. AND THAT'S SUPER EXCITING. OF THE WORK ANODE SO MUCH ON US. WHICH
075LISTENED TO DISCUSSIONS STUDENTS WANTED TO BE HEARD. THEY KNOW WHAT'S ACKNOWLEDGE WE ARE NOT MATURE ENOUGH TO HANDLE IT BUT WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND WANT TO BE INVOLVED. TOURS AT OTHER GOT AN AWESOME TOUR OF THEIR TECH PROGRAM. PLAYING WITH. IT'S THE CUTEST PIN WITH SLEUTH SCOPE. THEY ARE WORKING TO GET GRANTS TO PAY FOR THINGS. NEEDING TO FUND OUR TEACHERS SO THEY ARE NOT HAVING TO DO IT OUT OF THEIR POCKET. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THE OPPORTUNITY TO WITH DR. JILL BIDEN AND HIGHLIGHT THE WORK GOING ON IN OUR EARLY AND MIDDLE COLLEGES. STUDENTS HANG IN THERE. TIME. ALL OF THAT. DIANNE. >> I'M THE OLD OWL IN THE BARN. WASHINGTON MY SCHOOLS FOR THE I TELL PEOPLE THAT'S WHERE I GOT MY BEST EDUCATION. THIS WAS BEFORE DESEGREGATION. IT WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT
076THREE YEARS, PARTICULARLY THE FIRST YEAR A VERY LOVING NURTURING THEY SHOWED US NOTHING BUT HATE, KNOCKED US DOWN, DID ALL OF THAT BUT WE STAYED. MY RIGHT TO BE THERE MORE THAN THE EDUCATION IT EVOKES EMOTIONS ABOUT THE DID I HAVE RANKS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YEARS. AWAY. WON'T GIVE YOU 15 15 MINUTETIONS. THEY TOOK A KID THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO SUCCEEDED. AN A, B CHILD BUT B, C STUDENT. REYNOLDS IT WAS THE MUSIC AND ARTS WHERE WE WERE ACCEPTED. IT WAS SPORTS WHERE WE WERE ACCEPTED. THAT CARRIED ME THROUGH MAKING IT THROUGH THE THREE I WAS DENIED A SEAT A SENIOR BECAUSE I WAS PRECVED AS BEING DISRESPECTFUL. PEOPLE CAN SIT-IN A CLASSROOM AND MAKE I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR VOLUNTEERS. WE DON'T REALIZE HOW WE COULDN'T FUNCTION IF WE DIDN'T HAVE VOLUNTEERS. I'M ALSO HAPPY
077PEOPLE AREN SOMETIMES. HERE US. COME UP AND SAY WE HEARD YOU AND MADE US FEEL SEEN. IT WAS A LIBRARIAN BASED ON WHAT I SAID ABOUT THEIR SUPPORT AS FAR AS HELPING IN TECHNOLOGY. RECOGNIZED FOR IT IT. CAME UP AND SAID WE HEARD YOU SY, THANK YOU TO US. I'M GLAD THE PEOPLE THAT CAME TONIGHT. WHAT I SAID AND CHAIR SAID, REVERENT SAID BECAUSE NEXT READY FOR THE SEVENTH YEAR VERSE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. SIGNIFICANT YET, WE HAVE SEEN A SUPREME COURT RIGHT SUGGESTING IF THEY WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN TO US IN THE UNITED STATES IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE LEGISLATURE POWER THAT SAID WE'LL HAVE HUMANS LEARN HOW TO GET ALONG. I REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE WHO CAME TONIGHT AND MADE ME FEEL LIKE MY INDIGNATION WASN'T JUST ME. AS FOUR AS THE BUDGET IS
078CONCERNED, THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BUDGET. WE PRESENT A SOUND REASONABLE BUDGET TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. EITHER NEED TO APPROVE OUR BUDGET OR WRITE THE BUDGET. TWO-CENT. WE SUBMIT A RESPONSIBLE BUDGET AND IT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED AND NOT PICKED APART TO PAY FAY FAVORITISM. WE NEED TO GET THE TRANSPORTATION A PRESENTATION AT THE WORKSESSION. FAMILIES THAT OUGHT TO USE OUR BUS SEASON TO BE FEASIBLE. LEVEL OF SERVICE WE OFFER, PERIOD. PEOPLE THAT DON'T REALIZE THEY WILL YOU SAID NOW IS THE SIGN-UP TIME. PARENTS PLEASE TAKE IT WILL SAVE YOU GAS IF NOTHING IS ELSE. YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GET UP 30 MINUTES EARLIER BUT WE NED TO SUPPORT THAT. I KNOW WHAT THE BLANK PAGE WAS FOR. THE NEW GUY WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS. PARTICIPATION IN THE 20 23-24 BUDGET. OUR
079NUMBERS HAVEN'T LOOKED GOOD. IT CAN'T BE JUST IN JANITORRY SERVICES EITHER. THANK YOU VERY LIKE TO COMPMENT OUR STAFF. MAKE SURE BRING YOUR LEGISLATURE TO AND HAVE ANOTHER SAME DAY. OUR SUPERINTENDENT CALLED ME AND SAID DON'T YOU WANT TO HAVE THE PREBOARD MEETING. BUSY. AN APPLAUSE FOR 6:30 A.M. YOU ARE LEADER AND RAN ALL DAY LONG AND YOUR STAFF MADE SURE, YOU KNOW, IF THEY DID MISS ANYTHING WE DON'T CONGRATULATIONS. HAVE SEEN OTHERS BACK THERE SHAKING THEIR HEAD. AND YOU HAD TO DEAL WITH SECURE SERVICE AND ALL OF THAT. THAT'S ANOTHER LEVEL WE CAN'T PAY YOU BUT WE CAN THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. GENERAL BODY MEETING AT NEW ZION CHURCH AT MLK AND WONDERFUL PRESENTATION MY MCNEIL. NEIGHBORHOOD. A 71-YEAR-OLD GRANDFATHER WAS GRAND GRANDMOTHER WAS SHOT IN THE CAR. ACCEPTABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
080LAW ENFORCEMENT, JURAL SYSTEMS TO BRING THE FULL MEETING LAST NIGHT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. A TOWN HALL IN DISTRICT TWO AT BEN NIT COLLEGE BENNETT COLLEGE. SAY, I WENT TO ARBOR DAY. THERE AND THE CITY AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT VOLUNTEERED PULLING THE TREES OUT OF THE TUBS AND PUTTING THEM IN THE GROUND. ABOUT WHY THAT WAS IMPORTANT. LITTLE BIT HERE. TREES MAKE FOR HEALTHIER PEOPLE, ECOSYSTEMS, AND ECONOMY. COMMUNITIES FACE POLLUTION, AIR TEMPERATURES, AND SERIOUS HEALTH RISKS TO HUMAN HEALTH. OUR COMMUNITY WAS RED LINED. THE LOAN ASSOCIATION THE GOVERNMENT LEGALLY AND THROUGH POLICY DECIDED TO DIVEST FROM CERTAIN COMMUNITIES THAT HAD CERTAIN RACIAL COMPOSITIONS AND INTEGRATION. FROM THOSE COMMUNITIES AND AND ASPHALT. PEOPLE ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT STROKE AND OTHER HEALTH CONDITIONS STRUCTURAL RACISM THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. CONDITIONS MADE THE HEALTH OF COMMUNITIES.
081SCHOOLS IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHICAL ERAS. I'M NOT SURE IF WE FULLY INTERGRADED. SCHOOL SEGREGATION DIDN'T END BECAUSE THE LAW PASSED. WHEN PEOPLE DON'T WAY IT PROPET ATES OVER AND OVER. ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT BOARD MEMBER NAPPER SAID EVERYTHING I WANTED TO SAY. IT'S NOT AN APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> MISSION TO THOSE INVOLVED IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.