Board of Education - March 19, 2024

001>>> GOOD EVENING, I'D LIKE TO TURN TO BOARD MEMBER LINDA TO OPEN THE MEETING UP. >> I PLEDGE >> THANK YOU. >> >> WE WILL BEGIN LIVES AND THE AND TEACHERS OF NADA KHALED AND JESSIAH GAINES. >> NADA KHALED, A VERY SOCIABLE AND PLEASANT YOUNG LADY. LOVED BY THE STAFF AND HER CLASSMATES AND POSSESSED A VERY AND NEVER DREW MUCH PREFERRING TO LET YET HER LIFE HAD A LOT OF LIGHT AS WELL. SHE WILL BE CERTAINLY BE MISSED BY HER EASTERN BECAUSE ONCE A WILDCAT, ALWAYS A WILDCAT. >> JESSIAH GAINES TRIANGLE LAKE MONTESSORI. THE VERY FIRST DAY THAT JESSIAH ENTERED THE SCHOOL, HIS INFECTIOUS LIGHT WAS PRESENT. EVERY MORNING, HE STEPPED FROM THE BUS AND AND EAGERNESS TO BE AT SCHOOL WAS JESSIAH WAS AN INQUISITIVE YOUNG BOY WHO WAS EAGER TO LEARN EVERYTHING. JESSIAH

002LOVED BOOKS ENJOYED PLAYING HAVE SHARED THE LITTLE TIME THEY HAD WITH HIM AND CHOOSE TO HONOR HIS MEMORY ALTHOUGH WE WERE ONLY PRIVILEGED TO OF TIME, IN THEIR OWN WAYS, THEY HELPED TO CREATE HEARTWARMING MEMORIES THAT WILL >> INVITE ANY FAMILY MEMBERS TO SPEAK WE OFFER OUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS DO COUNT, AND ALAMANCE ELEMENTARY CUSTODIAN UNDERSTANDS THAT. HE MAINTAINED, ENSURING HOWEVER, RON DOES RON CONSISTENTLY OTHERS SAID IT WAS RON TOOK TIME TO MAKE THE PIANO USABLE AGAIN. HE CAME INTO MY CLASS MUSIC LESSON. THEY LOVE HIM DEARLY AND RON IS A GREAT THE STAFF AT ALAMANCE ELEMENTARY ENTERED A GYMNASIUM FULL OF CHEERING READ "WE LOVE YOU," RON RECEIVED A $50 GIFT CARD COURTESY OF THE GREENSBORO JAYCEES. DURING THE THIS TIME, I'D LIKE >> GUILFORD COUNTY CERTIFICATE PRESENTED TO RONALD SPONSORED BY THE JAYCEES AND

003OUR CHAIRWOMAN GREENE. >> WE'LL BRING THAT DOWN TO YOU. YOU TO SAY WORDS AND WE'D LIKE TO SHAKE YOUR HANDS AND ANYBODY HERE WITH SCHOOL SURPRISE NO MATTER HOW MUCH THEY TELL ME THEY APPRECIATE THE STAFF. KIDS. MAKE SURE EVERYONE THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO DO. FOR THE PEOPLE. I REALLY DO. I'D LIKE TO EXTEND MY THANK YOU TO THE SCHOOL AS WELL. THEY TOO TELL ME THEY APPRECIATE WHAT I DO AS WELL. I THINK THAT'S IT FOR ME. >> ALL RIGHT, WE'D LIKE TO SHAKE YOUR HAND AND ANYONE HERE WITH YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, WE'LL KEEP GOING. >> NEXT, WE WILL RECOGNIZE OUR THE POSITIVE ONGOING PATERNAL SUPPORT, OR POPS, VOLUNTEERS HAVE MADE A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE AT AIMED AT CREATING A NURTURING AND "MR. CHARLES ELDER TO SUPPORT OUR DURING THE MONTH OF TELL

004YOUR FRIENDS TO BUY A CAR AND SEE YOUR PICTURE. AT THIS TIME, I'D >> THE CERTIFICATE PRESENTED TO CHARLES ELDER. FEBRUARY 2024 SIGNED BY THE CHAIRWOMAN DINA HAYES. THESE ROLE MODELS AND AMAZING YOU DON'T KNOW HOW YOU TOUCH CHILDREN. YOU MIGHT NOT FIND UNTIL ONE OF THEM COMES BACK. APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. >> AFTER YOU ARE PRESENTED WITH THIS FROM YOU AND ALSO CONGRATULATE YOU AND WHOEVER IS WITH YOU. >> I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE AND ALSO TO DR. HARRIS AND MS. CINNAMON FOR FOR THE PARENTS TO COME IN AND SUPPORT THE TEENS AND YOUTH. SUPPORTIVE PROGRAM AND IT'S REALLY CHANGED HOW THE CHILDREN COMING IN FROM WHEN WE FIRST STARTED IT. YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS MAKE THEM GIVE ME A FIST BUMP. I CHASE THEM DOWN. THE THING

005IS, FROM THE BEGINNING A LOT OF THEM ARE RESISTANT. HEY, POPS AND GIVE US THE FIST BUMPS AND WE GIVE THE TEACHERS FIST BUMPS. CULTURE OF THE THE BUS THEY MIGHT BE HAVING A BAD DAY. RECRUIT MORE PARENTS AND FATHERS TO COME IN AND SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. I THANK YOU MR. HARRISON AND MS. CINNAMON FOR EAST GUILFORD. >> WE THANK YOU YOU AND ANYONE HERE WITH YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT WE WILL RECOGNIZE OUR WHEN CONE REOPENED FOR STAFF AND VISITORS WEREN'T ALLOWED IN THE SCHOOL, SHE MET WITH STUDENTS OUTSIDE DISTANCING TO ENCOURAGE THEM. SHE HAS CONNECTED CONE "WEEKLY, WE SEE MS. A NEED, ASKS A STAFF MEMBER IF SHE CAN HELP, AND THEN SHE SHANNON PEEPLES, PRINCIPAL AT CONE ELEMENTARY, WHO NOMINATED JULIE. AS VOLUNTEER OF THE DURING THE MONTH OF AT THIS TIME, I'D

006NAPPER TO PRESENT >> MY I SAY A RECOMMENDATION FROM PRAISE. PRESENTED TO JULY BUCHANAN FOR MARCH OF 2024. >> THANK YOU. >> WE'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. >> I HAD TO WRITE IT APPLE DOWN. HONORING ME WITH THIS AWARD. I'D LIKE TO THANK DR. PEOPLES AND SHE'S APREFIXIVE APPRECIATIVE TO THIRD GRADE TEACHERS THAT YOU SEE THEY ME. CLASSROOM MY EYES WERE OPENED. I LOVED KIDS BUT WORKING WITH THEM WAS NOT ON MY RADAR. -YEARS-OLD THAT WERE CURIOUS AND EXCITING. WITH EDUCATION BUT MY BEST FRIEND SAID ENCOURAGE AND AFFIRM THEM WHEN YOU CAN. MANY HUGS AS I HAVE AT CONE ELEMENTARY AND THE LORD THIS SCHOOL AND I'LL BE FOREVER >> THANK YOU MS. BUCHANAN. WE'D LIKE TO SHAKE YOUR HANDS AND [ APPLAUSE ] ALL RIGHT, WE ARE NOW AT PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE

007HAVE TWO SPEAKERS SIGNED UP. THE SPEAKERS YOU HAVE 2 MINUTES FOR COMMENTS. WE'D LIKE YOU TO WRAP-UP YOUR COMES. PLEASE DON'T NAME WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT WILL MEET YOU IN THE LOBBY TO SUPPORT YOU. THIS SO THEIR COMMENTS CAN UNINTERRUPTED. JENNA. >> I'M YOUR MISS GREENSBORO 2024. HOW WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN WITH THE BACKPACK MINISTRY AND OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD. WHAT A SMILE AND HELPING HAND CAN DO FOR SO MANY. THERE ARE MANY LEARNING. CONNECTED WITH WHAT THEY ARE LEARNING IN THE REAL WORLD. WHILE MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS. DEVELOP AN AWARENESS OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND CREATE A UNDERSTANDING OF THE CIVIL VALUE RESPONSIBILITY, AND CRITICAL VALUES AND ENHANCE CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM LEARNING. REIGN I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU MY COMMUNITY SERVICE INITIATIVES. GIRL'S LIFE WAS MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS NO ONE SAW COMING. THAT LITTLE

008GIRL WAS MY SISTER. WITH TYPE ONE DIABETES THE SECOND IMMUNE DISORDER FOUND IN CHILDREN. IT'S NOT CAUSED BY LIFE CHILD CHOICES. I TELL YOU THIS TO BRING YOU AWARENESS ON THE MISCONCEPTIONS OF TYPE ONE DIABETES. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED AT KINDERGARTEN YEAR. GRADE. NURSES, AND MY PARENTS HELP EDUCATE HER CLASSROOM. THEY RED BOOKS, READ BOOKS AND PASSED DOWN MATERIALS TO LET THEM KNOW SHE DIDN'T GET IT BECAUSE SHE ATE TOO MUCH SUGAR. GOING INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL THERE WAS A MISCONCEPTIONS. CLASSMATES SO THEY UNDERSTOOD WHAT TYPE ONE DIABETES IS. MY GOAL IS TO GET INTO SCHOOLS AND EDUCATE FAMILIES ON TYPE ONE DIABETES AND THE SYMPTOMS. JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION HELPED MY FAMILY IN A BIG WAY WITH SUPPORT AND ONE DAY WITH THE FIND A CURE TO END TYPE ONE. CHERI PIKETT . >> GOOD EVENING,

009I WANTED TO THANK YOU YOU GET MY NAME EXACTLY RIGHT. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO THE OLDEST LIVING PERSON IN THE UNITED ELIZABETH FRANCIS WHO I 114. SHE WAS BORN IN LOUISIANA IN 1909 BUT LIVES IN HOUSTON, TEXAS ACCORDING TO LOVE JEVI QUEST.COM. HER DAUGHTER IS 94. MS. FRANCIS BELIEVED IN EARLY TO BET EARLY TO RISE, WORK HARD, GO HOME. NUTRITIOUS MEAL. THE OLDEST IN NORTH CAROLINA IS MS. KATHERINE WARSAW, NORTH CURRENTLY STILL 95. RECALL BITTERNESS BETWEEN RACIST WHILE GROWING UP IN WARSAW. PLAYED ON HER SCHOOL'S BASKETBALL CLASS VALEDICTORIAN FROM FREDRICK DOUGLAS HIGH CHILDREN. SUPER SUPER WOMEN LIVELONG PRODUCTIVE LIVES WITHOUT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING WITHOUT TELLING THEM WHAT TO DO OR BELIEVE OR THEY ARE VICTIMS IN A WHITE SOCIETY. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION YOUNG BLACK WOMEN BABIES ARE LIKELY TO DO. STRESS. BLACK MOMS OR

010NICOLE LOR ANY COLOR OF WOMEN SURVIVE BIRTH 100 YEARS AGO. I WORKED AS A NURSE TAKING CARE OF BABIES. STRONG THE BLACK BABIES WERE. IF PAR NATAL DEATHS ARE UP COULD IT BE BECAUSE OF COVID-19 OR POOR DECISIONS. OUR SCHOOLS COULD DO BETTER WITHOUT A DEI OFFICE THAT TELLS AND STUDENTS. THE DEI DIRECTOR MAKES OVER $100 PER YEAR. IN NORTH CAROLINA SAID THE LORD TO LEARN TO LIVE AND LOVE TOGETHER. I AGREE. THANKS. THE EVENING. WE ARE AT APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO >> CAN YOU TURN ON YOUR MIC. >> I HOPE I CAN. >> A MOTION TO THERE IS AN AMENDMENT TO THAT AND AN AMENDMENT FOR AN ACTION ITEM. >> YES. >> AN ACTION ON REAL PROPERTY. >> ALL FOR. >> OPPOSED. >> I'LL TURN TO YOU DIANNE

011ON THE MOTION ON THE ACTION ITEM. >> I'D LIKE TO THAT AND SAY WE HAVE AN EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT AND DR. JULIUS TO SHARE THE UPDATE. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD, DR. OAKLY GCS WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE THIS WITHOUT WE WORK ON OUR JOINT VENTURE. BEEN OFFERED TO GCS AT A REASONABLE PRICE OF $9.5 MILLION. APPROXIMATELY 7.7 SQUARE FEET. TO ACCOMMODATE A CAPACITY OF OVER 400 EMPLOYEES. LOCATED RIGHT OFF OF WINDOVER AVENUE. IT'S NEARLY MOVE IN READY WITH A FEW MINOR FIXES. IT'S CURRENTLY USED BY A NONSCHOOL BASED STAFF. BUILDING. DISTRICT'S REAL STREET, WASHINGTON STREET, PRESCOTT STREET, LOFTLAND, AND SUMMER FIELD WE'LL TURN THAT TO THE COUNTY'S TAX BASE. INCLUDE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS. 70s PREDATING THE MERGER OF SCHOOLS. WITH THAT, WE ARE MAKING THIS RECOMMENDATION >> THANK YOU. I'LL TURN TO BOARD MEMBER BELLAMY SMALL FOR

012A READING OF THE MOTION. >> I MOVE WE AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE ITC BUILDING AND DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A RECORDED AT PLAT BOOK 120, PAGE 72 IN THE OFFICE OF FOR THE PURCHASE PRICE OF $9,500,000 SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATING ESCROW PRORATIONS OF TAXES AND UTILITIES. CONTINGENT ON THE APPROVE APPROVAL OF THE GUILFORD BOARD COMMISSIONERS AS TO THE PRECISION TO BE PAID FOR REAL BY NCGS115C-426. F6. THEIR NEXT MEETING FOR APPROVE VAL AL AND ISSUANCE OF A PROJECT ORDNANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $11 MILLION. [ROLL CALL] THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MEMBER PRATT. >> GOOD EVENING, NOW THAT WE SIGNED OFF ON THIS THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REGARDING THE FOR THE CENTRAL OFFICE SITE. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION GCS AND GUILFORD COUNTY REPAIRING, INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATION OF GCS AN ESTIMATE OF $30 MILLION

013FOR THAT PURPOSE. AND IN A POSITION TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 714 GREEN VALLEY ROAD CONSISTING OF 7.69 ACRES KNOWN AS THE ITG BUILDING, THE GV SITE WITH THE PURCHASE PRICE OF 9.5 MILLION. FACILITY. INCLUDING TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING SECURITY, EQUIPMENT, AND FURNISHING WHICH IS OVAL YOU AND COST OF OUTFITTING THE GV SITE FOR USAGE BY GCS IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED 1.5 MILLION ALTHOUGH PRECISE NUMBER IS OTHER PROPERTIES IN USAGE BY GCS OFFICES INCLUDING LOFTLAND ELEMENT ELEMENTARY, EUGENE, AND PRESCOTT STREET. ATTACHMENT A. GCS AND THE COMMISSIONERS AGREED BOND FUNDS TO PURCHASE THE GV SITE THAT THE COMMISSIONERS WILL PROVIDE THE FUNDS TO PURCHASE THE GV SITE AND GCS WILL DECLARE THE PROPERTIES WHEN NO LONGER USED AND REELINGISH ANY FUNDS FROM THE SALE FOR THE REPLENISHING OF COUNTY FUNDS UP TO THE AMOUNT OF THE

014PURCHASE PRICE OF THE GV SITE AND FUNDS PROVIDED BY COMMISSIONERS WITHIN IN ATTACHMENT A. IT'S HEREBY AGREED TO AS AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THE BOARD WILL PROVIDE THE FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE AND SITE AND REELINGISH SOME FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSIONER BY THE PURCHASE AND OUTFITTING OF THE ISSUING THE AMOUNT RECOUPED FROM THE OF THE PROPERTIES IN ATTACHMENT A. RESOLUTION. SECOND? HERE. [ROLL CALL] >> THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ABOUT THIS AND ALL OF OUR STAFF ALL OVER THE PLACE. WE HAVE 21 ACRES OF OLDER BUILDINGS AS DR. MONK SAID. WE ARE CONSOLIDATING OPERATIONS FOR EFFICIENCY AND BETTER WAS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR US. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. OAKLEY. >> GOOD EVENING, TENDED ENRICHMENT PROGRAM F. CONTRACTUAL THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S CONSENT >> MOVE THE CONSENT AGENCY. >> MICHAEL. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? I HAVEN'T RECEIVED REQUESTS. THROUGH

015E. [ROLL CALL] ITEMS A THROUGH E PASS. >> ONE QUESTION ON THIS. DISAGREE ON THE PURCHASE PRICE OF REPAIRS ON THE UNIT? GUILFORD COUNTY REPAIRS TO MOBILE UNITS? >> I'D LIKE TO STATE SOMETHING. APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ROOFS ON THEIRS AND THE COMMUNITY PAID FOR I'D LIKE TO HAVE FAIR AND EQUITABLE REPAIRS ON THE MOBILE UNIT IN GUILFORD COUNTY. THAT ALSO GOES WITH THE EARLY COLLEGE AT GUILFORD FOR HAVING TO RAISE MONEY TO DO REPAIRS ON THEIR >> THANK YOU, IS ACCEPT ITEM F. >> MOVE ITEM F. >> SECOND. >> THAT PASSES YOU MAN PASSES YOU PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. READ IT? >> WE'LL DO IT IN THE COMMENTS. >> GOOD EVENING. THE TRANSPORT REQUEST FORM WILL PROCESS, THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING PARENT FAIRS IN MAY. FOR MORE MARCH IS SCHOOL

016WITH LUNCH AND BALLOONS TO SOCIAL WORKERS MARCH IS ALSO EDUCATION CENTER, HERBIN-METZ EDUCATION CENTER, DORIS HENDERSON KEARNS ACADEMY, ALTHOUGH, THERE IS MUCH MORE WORK TO DO CAN WATCH A VIDEO ACADEMY ALSO HAS A ON FRIDAY, THE WHO ARE LEARNING PART OF THEIR LANGUAGE ARTS TO SEE OUR MONDAY, APRIL 15, IS SHOWCASING OUR YOU. THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS. DR. OAKLEY. >> I'D LIKE TO CONGRAD LATE CHARNELL ACCEPT PARDON. PRINCIPAL WILL BE TRANSFERRING TO A VACANCY. CONGRATULATIONS TO IS ARTS IN OUR ARTS. WE ARE PROUD THE BEST COMMUNITIES GCS HAS HELD THIS TO CONTINUE STUDENTS' ARTISTIC REGISTRATION IS YEAR. TO HELP KINDERGARTEN KICKOFF CHECK WITH YOUR KINDERGARTEN WILL BE LIKE. STUDENTS WHO STUDENTS WHO ATTEND MURPHEY, WILEY, ARCHER OR SWANN ARE INVITED TO VISIT INFORMATION ABOUT THESE TRANSITION CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR DISTRICT BATTLE OF THE BOOKS TEAMS.

017THIS YEAR, 62 TEAMS COMPETED IN A WINNERS WERE OAK RIDGE ELEMENTARY, SPRING BREAK IS GREENSBORO BOUND THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS. >> DR. SLEIGH WILL HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT AND DR. SLEIGH, WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDEN THIS UPDATE WILL GO OVER TECHNOLOGY. WE WILL COVER THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE. STRUCTURE. I'LL SHARE ONE-TO-ONE. AND ISSUANCE FOR 2024/20. WILL BE SHARED ON THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE PROJECTS UPDATE ON THE REMAINING PLAN. SECURITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY BEFORE FOR GCS. I WANT TO BEGIN BY RECENT TIMES. FROM TECHNOLOGY HAS MUST ALSO ADDRESS IMPACT OF THE HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON OUR LEVERAGED ESSER EDUCATION, AND PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN AN AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE, IT IS CLEAR THAT TECHNOLOGY WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY A AHEAD OF THE CURVE, WE MUST FULLY STUDENT

018INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND BUSINESS MODERNIZA SYSTEMS. THESE TECHNOLOGIES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REVOLUTIONIZE EDUCATION BY PERSONALIZING LEAR IDENTIFYING AT-RISK STUDENTS EARLY, AND INFORMATION ONLY IF THE SHORTAGE OF STAFF HAS PUT A STRAIN ON RESOURCES. TECHNOLOGY CAN PLAY THIS CHALLENGE BY EXPERIENCES. WITH 71 FULL-TIME STAFF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES FUNCTIONS ON ONE UTE NIT THAT UNIT. SEE THE STRUCTURE OF THE SECURITY AND SUPPORT TEAM. THIS ITCH CLUDES TECHNICIANS, I.T. SECURITY, ASSET AND DEPLOYMENT AND THE 27 MEMBERS IN THE DARK BLUE HIGHLIGHTED, THOSE IS SEEN IN SCHOOL AND CENTRAL OFFICES WITH 27 STAFF MEMBERS THAT RATIO EQUATES TO ONE TECHNICIAN TO 3700 STUDENTS AND STAFF. ON THE RIGHT SIDE THAT'S OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, PROGRAMMERS, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS IMPROVEMENT IN RETENTION FOR THE CLASSIFIED AND APPROVED ALONG WITH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. DEPARTMENT OPERATED AT 74 STAFF CAPACITY WITH VACANCIES IN SEVERAL KEY AREAS. THE

019DEPARTMENT IS OPERATING AT 98%. WE'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS. DO. TECHNOLOGY WAS CONNECTED TO DEVICES. TO THE REAL WORLD AND PREPARE THEM FOR THE FUTURE WORKPLACE. ARE DIGITAL NATIVES. THEY DO IN THE REAL WORLD OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. COMPETITIVE, IT'S IMPORTANT WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY TOOLS HAVE ACCESS TO THESE DEVICES AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL TOOL. AS WE TALK ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGICAL CATAPULTED THE TECHNOLOGY GROWTH IN GCS. TECHNOLOGY WASN'T A 1-1. THAT MEANS ELATER ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF DIDN'T HAVE TECHNOLOGY. RESULTING IN 86,000 DEVICES TO BE PURCHASED WITH NO CHANGE IN TECHNOLOGY STAFF. SEVER DEMAND ALSO INCREASED THE DEVICE COUNT TRIPLED I.T. WORKED WITH COORDINATORS WITH HELPDESK SUPPORT AND TROUBLESHOOTING WITH PROTOCOLS. TO MORE HELPDESK TICKETS.IONS RMAINED CONSISTENT THANKS TO THE TECHNICIANS AND PARTNERSHIP THAT SERVICES. AND REPAIR SERVICES MAKE SURE DEVICES ARE REPLACED WITHOUT

020LOSS OF INSTRUCTION. THE DEVICES WERE PURCHASED FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF $39.1 MILLION. DELIVERY, AND ONGOING SUPPORT AND REPAIR. STATE, AND LOCAL FUNDS WERE USED TO PURCHASE THESE DEVICES AND ALE TO INCREASE OUR PURCHASING POWER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SALES TAX REFUND. MODELS IPODS WERE ISSUED TO STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE AND CHROMEBROOKS FOURTH THROUGH 12. THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION IS THAT WE WILL REVIEW IN THE NEXT SLIDE. THE EXTENDED WARRANTIES COVER HARDWARE, DEVICE, EFFECTS AND MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP AND ACAL ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE. ACCESS WHILE THE DAMAGE DEVICE IS REPAIRED. SURPLUS DEVICE AND THE DAMAGED DEVICE IS RETURNED TO THE SCHOOL FOR FUTURE USAGE. IF WE DIDN'T HAVE WARRANTY ON THE DEVICES. 22,530 CHROMEBROOKS THAT CALENDAR YEAR. THAT'S A 34% DAMAGE RATE. IF WARRANTIES WEREN'T ACTIVE THAT WITHHOLD HAVE COST $2.6 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL 1

021YEAR BEING EXPLORED TO COVER DEVICES THROUGH THE FALL OF 2025. PROVIDE RELATIVE GUIDANCE ON DEVICE USAGE AND CARE TO MINIMIZE THE DAMAGE RATE AND MINIMIZE ACCESS. FOR 2024/25, GCS WILL REMAIN A ONE-TO-ONE CURRENTLY ASSIGNED, IN SURPLUS, AND PURCHASED WITH THE REMAINING FUNDS. GCS I.T. IS DEVELOPING A RECYCLE PLAN FOR 2025 AND BEYOND. A FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE STAKEHOLDER INPUT ON DEVICE CHOICE, INVENTORY RECOMMENDATION FOR AND DISPOSAL. LOOKING AHEAD, GCS SHOULD REMAIN TO AIM TO EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY AS AN AN INTEGRATIONAL INFATURE FOR ALL STUDENTS AND PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT. FRONT THE UTILIZATION OF FUNDS, AND GROWING LEVEL OF I.T. SECURITY. POSTURE AND MAKING SURE WORK ALIGNS AND HAVE A POSITIVISM PACT ON SUCCESSFUL AN UPDATE ON THE BOND PROJECTS. TECHNOLOGY UNDERWAY INCLUDING INTERACTIVE PANELS, WIRELESS KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS AND MICE, WEB CAMERAS AND MORE. IN JANUARY AT 10 COMMUNICATION TO OUR

022INTERCOM SYSTEMS ARE APRIL. CONDUCTED THROUGH NETWORK IMPROVEMENT SO S FUNDS WILL BE USED TO UPGRADE DEVICES. HAVE ACCESS TO THESE DEVICES WE ARE AWARE OF THE FISCAL CLIFF THAT WILL COME WHEN ISSER FUNDS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. DISTRICT FACE THIS. ACCORDING TO SCHOOL NETWORKING. 60%OVER RESPONDENTS ARE WORRIED THEY ACCESS POST ESSER. 40% WORRY ABOUT RENEWING LCENSES FOR SOFTWARE. A THIRD ARE WORRIED ABOUT STAFFING LEVELS, AND 20% ARE WORRIED ABOUT I.T. STAFF. THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN FOR LEADERS NATIONALLY. GCS I.T. IS STRAIGHTENING THEIR STUDENTS AND STAFF LEARNING SPECIFICALLY, WE I.T. SECURITY, GOVERNANCE, AND CYBER SECURITY. THAT AREA TO MONITOR, MAINTAIN, AND ADDRESS SECURITY VENERABILITIES. SECURITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND IMPLEMENTING OTHER MEASURES. WE EMBARK ON A PATH NOT ONLY ADDRESSING IMMEDIATE CONCERNS AND POSITIONS GCS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF EDUCATION. THIS IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PRIORITIES AND

023COMMITMENT OUTLINED IN OUR STRATEGIC DIRECTION. ACCESSIBLE AND INTERACTIVE ACCELERATE LEARNING WE BUILT A CULTURE WHERE GUILFORD COUNTY IS THE BEST PLACE TO WORK AND LEARN AND SECURE THE POS SURE POSTURE AND PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE WORLD BY PROVIDING INTERNSHIPS INCLUDING CYBER OPPORTUNITIES WILL ON LEARNING, SKILL DEVELOPMENT. , MENTORSHIP, AND PATHWAY TO EMPLOYMENT. OUR MISSION TO IN A HIGHER EDUCATION ORCA OR REAR CAREER OF THEIR CHOSE. HIGHLIGHT THE TEAM IN A SHORT TIME GCS IS SUPPLIERS OF INFORMATION TO I.T. ADD VANMENTS DUE ADVANCEMENTS. I'M FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY WE ARE EXCITED TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF STAKEHOLDERS IN GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT THE TECHNOLOGY AND GCS. DIANNE. >> I DIDN'T HAVE MY HAND UP YET. I KNEW IT WAS COMING UP. >> YOU READY, DOCTOR? >> ON PAGE 4. YOU TELL US WHAT

024YOUR OVERALL BUDGET >> STAFF BUDGET INCLUDED? >> STAFF AND OPERATIONAL IS 30 WITH STAFF SALARIES INCLUDED. NEED? >> I WILL ASK. I'LL ASK BY WHAT WE ARE DOING IS A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY I'LL COME WITH THAT WITH THE LIFE CYCLE PLAN IN ADDITIONAL TO THE STAFFING >> YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OR DON'T WANT TO SAY? NUMBERS TWO YOU. WE ARE PUTTING THAT TOGETHER NOW. >> NEXT QUESTION IS PAGE 7. I THINK WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE OUR MEDIA SPECIALIST. BE OUR MEDIA SPECIALIST. TECHNOLOGIES IN OUR SCHOOLS DURING THE PANDEMIC. ISN'T THAT CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> MADAM TOO AND MEDIA SPECIALIST, I SEE AND HEAR YOU. I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT IS WHAT YOUR DEVICES. COMPREHENSIVE STUDY WE'LL HAVE THAT ANSWER AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. PARTICIPATE IN RECYCLING, REUSE -- OUR

025DEVICES. YOU HEAR THAT THESE THINGS END UP IN A LAND FIELD. THAT'S NOT WHERE DO WE RECOUP ANYTHING IF WE DO IT? AVAILABLE. DEVICES DURING THE PANDEMIC THEY ARE ONCE THEY ARE AT END OF LIFE THERE ARE BUY BACK OPTIONS FOR APPLE AND CHROMEBROOK DEVICES AS WELL. CYCLE WE CAN ESTIMATE THE AMOUNT RECEIVE BACK. DON'T HAVE TO BUY A BUY BACK PROGRAM. >> OUR ENVIRONMENTALIST I HAVE AN E-MAIL TODAY. DEVICES. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. PARTNERSHIPS. I WOULD ASSUME OUR CABLE PROVIDERS, ONE OF OUR USERS, WE USE THEM, RIGHT. PROVIDERS, LIKE SPECTRUM. WITH THEM. SERVICES. >> TO WHAT EXTENT. >> YOU KNOW, HELPING US, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THAT INTO SOME OF THE BROADBAND HOME INTERNET ACCESS OPTIONS TO HELP STUDENTS. REQUIRES A RFP PROCESS. PARTNER WITH LUMOS AN HIGH POINT. THEY PROVIDE SERVICE IN

026THE GREENSBORO AREA. THEY WON THE BID OUT ON THAT. WE PURCHASE OUR DEVICES FROM. IS THERE SOME SUPPORT OR PARTNERSHIP WITH BUT DO WE USE LONOVO. >> WE USE THOSE ON STATE CONTRACT. OFF OF THAT. >> ARE WE LOOKING AT OUR OWN STUDENTS AT KERN ACADEMY AS FAR AS INTERNALSHIPS AND TRY TO RECRUIT THEM. WITH THE COMMERCIAL YOU KNOW, DO WE TRY TO MAXIMIZE OUR USE WITH OUR KIDS SINCE WE HAVE THE CT PROGRAM TO TRAIN THEM? WORLD. OUR CTE TEAM AND CREATE THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND APPRENTICESHIPS SO HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN SCHOOL. >> IS IT POSSIBLE, MADAM APART OF GAP. >> THERE ARE CURRENT DISCUSSIONS ABOUT EXPLORE IT. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE BENEFIT FROM WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THE KIDS. THE LAST ONE IS NOT IMPORTANT THAT YOU RECOGNIZE YOUR STAFF AND

027THEY KNOW GCS IS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO WORK. THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. >> MICHAEL, CRISSY, KIM, AND KHEM, AND DEBRA. DEPARTMENT HAS SAVED ME SO MANY TIMES. WE THROW NEW TECHNOLOGY AT HIGH COME OUT IN THE AND SEVERAL EXPRESSED CONCERNS I LOVE IT, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE IT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THAT ADDRESSED IN THE THE TEACHERS AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE TIME AS A BOARD TO ALLOW THE TEACHERS TO HAVE TRAINING FOR THAT. AND SOFTWARE. AS FAR AS CYBER SECURITY. WE HAVE A DIRECTOR AND SUPER SUPERVISOR OF I.T. SECURITY. WE HAVE USER SUPPORT. DISTRICT. TYPICALLY ACROSS PERSON. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE STATE AND WE HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES. OPTIONS WE ARE ENGAGED WITH. >> SOFTWARE ON THE SECURITY. TO WEBSITES? >> WE HAVE

028A FILTERING SYSTEM WE CAN BLOCK VARIOUS WEBSITES OR RESOURCES. >> THAT'S PORNOGRAPHIC PARENTS THAT WILL >> CRISSY, KHEM, AND DEBRA. BUTTON, SORRY. QUESTIONS. PIGGYBACK OFF OF SECURITY AND BLOCKERS. ABOUT CAN MY CHILD ACCESS THIS SITE OR THAT SITE. IF THE FILTERS ARE CATCHING THINGS, WHAT, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN SPEAK TO IT. WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP ONCE WE RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION. ADMINISTRATORS STUDENTS FLAGGED. WHAT HAPPENS? ITSELF. THAT'S BLOCKED IT WILL GIVE THE BLOCKED. SOMETHING THAT GOES SYSTEM ABOUT HARMFUL ACTS OR THINGS LIKE THAT, THOSE ARE REDIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE STAFF. GOING TO INAPPROPRIATE SITES, THE FILTERING SYSTEM WOULD JUST BLOCK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE YOU ARE SPECIFICALLY BLOCKING SITES. YOU ARE NOT BLOCKING SOMETHING BROADLY. WE HAVE A CASE BY CASE. DEVICES? >> YES. HAVE PHONES. >> ON OUR GCS FILTERED DEVICES, YES. ISSUES WE HAD

029WITH CHARGERS. STUDENTS NOT BEING ABLE TO CHARGE EQUIPMENT. NUMBERS WE HAD A LOT OF CHARGES THAT WERE LOST OR STOLEN. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE THOSE. THAT COULD BE IN JEOPARDY ONCE ESSER RUNS OUT AND GOES INTO THE ABILITY OF TELLING STUDENTS HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THINGS. >> YEAH, SOUNDS LIKE WE NEED ADDITIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AND IT'S HARD. EQUIPMENT. DEVICES AROUND 34% IN THAT RANGE. I'M GLAD YOU ARE WORKING ON A PLAN TO TEACH THEM ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT LOSING CHARGES AND NOT BREAKING DEVICES. >> THEY BLAME THE SMALLER KIDS FIRST BUT IT'S THE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS. YOUR LIFE CYCLE PLAN. >> YES, ESPECIALLY IN SOME OF OUR CLASSROOMS. IT'S BEEN THE INTERGREAT LAKES AROUND. >> ARKANSAS I IS A NATIONAL TREND. >> IT'S NEW AND FAST. GENERATED WORK.

030ABOUT WHAT QUESTIONS TO ASK STUDENTS AND HOW TO ASK QUESTIONS TO GET OUTSIDE OF THE AI RESPONSIVENESS. THINGS TO HELP OWE STUDENTS TO ANALYZE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT MAKES SENSE OR THEY NEED TO MODIFY IT. ANSWER RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE TO THINK WE STARTED TO LEARN TO TEACH STUDENTS TO USE THE INTERNET RESPONSIBLY IN TO THEM WE WANT TO GUIDE THEM IN THE RIGHT PATH. THEY ARE AHEAD OF US. THAT'S THE TRUTH. WHAT I'D SAY, THE FIRST BOARD ACTION ADDRESSING IT AT THE POLICY LEVEL. WITH KIDS IN THE ROOM ABOUT HOW TO I HAVE SEEN ARE USE AI TO GO THROUGH THE QUESTION AND YOU IF YOU AGREE. SO, FLIPPING IT A BIT TO OWN THE KNOWLEDGE, RIGHT. PEOPLE ARE USING RIGHT NOW LIKE QUIZLET, APPS AND THINGS THAT ARE GENERATIVE AND

031OF IT AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EVEN POLICY, PRINCIPAL ADVISORY, AND WILL HAVE THE FIRST TOE IN. I HOPE THAT COMES IN THE COMING MONTHS SO WE KNOW WHERE WE STAND. WE CAN'T WAIT FOR ADULTS TO BE COMFORTABLE. ADDRESS IT AND HAVE STUDENTS AT THE TABLE. >> AWESOME. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. NATIONAL AVERAGE ABOUT HOW MANY AUDIOVISUAL YOU SAID 1 TO 3,700. HOW MANY WE NEED TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS? >> THERE IS BUT IN EDUCATION IT VERY. THE NUMBERS ARE 1,000. DISTRICTS AND DISTRICTS. SPEAKING OF VARIOUS DISTRICTS ACROSS THE THAT'S WHAT IS HAPPENING. NUMBER TO HIGH RATIO. SOMETHING ABOUT ENABLING REMOTE COLLABORATION. CONNECT WITH OTHERS OUTSIDE OF THE PHYSICAL BUILDING ITSELF. IT'S BASICALLY WHAT I WAS REFERENCING. >> I THOUGHT YOU WERE REVERENCING TO EMPLOYEES. ENABLING REMOTE COLLABORATIONS LIKE SOMEWHERE? TECHNOLOGY WON'T INTO THAT SPACE. TYPE

032OF FACIAL RECOGNITION SOFTWARE? >> NO. PHONE. PURPOSES. >> OKAY. IN REFERENCE TO BUY BACK OPTIONS. IS THERE A REASON WE USE SO MANY DIFFERENT LONOVO, APPLE, CHROME. WE COULD USE DISTRICT WIDE OR IS THAT NOT WISE. >> THAT'S AN INSTRUCTIONAL INVESTMENT IT WAS K THROUGH 3 BECAUSE TYPICALLY WORK BETTER OFF APPS AND IPADS. GRADES 4 THROUGH 12 CREATION OF INFORMATION. THROUGH 12 WOULD FARTHER WAY. SPECIALIST. CORRECT. TEACHERS. THINGS. LIBRARIANS. >> I HEARD HIM SAY MEDIA COORDINATORS. ARE THOSE DIFFERENT PEOPLE. COORDINATORS. LIBRARIANS. >> THE TERM. IN SCHOOL LIBRAIRIES. INSULT. DOES HAPPEN FOR IS THAT A POSSIBLE PATHWAY. COORDINATORS THEY THE SERVICES DEPARTMENT. >> SO, YOU DON'T DIRECTLY WITH THE SCHOOL BASE. >> ASIDE FROM SUPPORT. THOUGHT ABOUT HAVING FAMILIES PURCHASE THE DEVICES? >> THE USED DEVICES? BUY BACK OPTIONS TO OPTIONS WE HAVE BASED ON THE

033VALUES OF THE DEVICES WHEN THEY BECOME END OF LIFE. PURCHASE SOFTWARE, LIKE, THAT'S YOU, RIGHT. SOFTWARE, DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE UPGRADING. SOMETHING OH, NOW WE NOW WE HAVE 3.0. HOW DOES THAT IMPACT YOUR BUDGET AND THINGS LIKE THAT UPGRADE, DO WE NEED IT. NO, WE DON'T. >> IT'S USUALLY RECURRING. SOFTWARE. UPDATING AND HAVING TO CONSTANTLY, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS YOU HAVE TO UPDATE. MANY AGREEMENTS INCLUDES THOSE UPDATES. IT'S NEGOTIATED. >> THANK YOU. >> DEBRA THEN LINDA. APOLOGIZE TO MY KID. AND FIRST GRADER GOT THE IPAD. BRING UP ANYTHING. THE SEVENTH GRADER BECAUSE HER FAVORITE MUSIC SOFTWARE HAS A CHATROOM AND CAN'T SEVERAL THINGS I WANTED TO ASK. I WANTED TO KNOW, THIS REPORT YOU WORK ON NOW, WILL THAT HAVE AN ESTIMATE IN IT ABOUT COST REPLACEMENT FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY? >> YES, DEFINITELY.

034>> OKAY, GOOD. POTENTIAL FOR FAMILY TO BUY. ARE RECONCERNED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO PURCHASE LICENSING SOFTWARE UPDATES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? >> NO, WE DIDN'T USE ESSER FUNDS TO PURCHASE SOFTWARE. A LOT OF DISTRICTS PURCHASED DIFFERENT THINGS. TOWARDS DEVICES. WE DON'T HAVE THAT SAME CONCERN. >> WE COULD HAVE, I WILL SAY, INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES LIKE LIBRARY OR TOOLS THAT PEOPLE WILL FEEL. TOOLS THAT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE PAST THE ESSER CLIFF. >> YES. AND THINGS LIKE THE PHRASING IN MY HEAD IS INJURY PATTERN BUT THE ARE SEEING IS THAT THE KIDS HAVE THE OPTION, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN TO HOLD ONTO THEM YEAR-ROUND IF THEY NEED SUMMER ACCESS. WITH THE KIDS. MY SECOND GRADER IS HIGH IMPACT. DON'T GO THERE. THEY ARE USED YEAR-ROUND FROM MANY STUDENTS THAT DON'T WE TALKED ABOUT THE

035REPAIR PERCENTAGES AND IT'S NOT JUST SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL IT FOR. SO, TO THAT END, IS THIS A SUSTAINABLE FUND WE HAVE? THIS REPAIR SUPPORT FOR THE DEVICES AND REPLACEMENT SUPPORT AND DAMAGE? >> THAT LIFE CYCLE REPLACEMENT PLAN WHAT WE NEED AND ABLE TO PROJECT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THAT'S INCREASIVE OF OUR END OF YEAR INVENTORY AND BEING ABLE TO TERM COMPACTLY WHERE WE ARE. GET THAT ANSWER AS >> I'M GLAD YOU WE'LL LOOK AT THAT BUDGET. >> THERE ARE A LOT OF POSITIVES. IT CAN COME WITH CONCERNS. WHAT PERCENTAGE IS THE DEVICES USED IN THE CLASSROOM IN K THROUGH 3. 30% OF THE TIME. 50% OF THE TIME. ARE WE USING THEM 60% OF THE TIME. THAT SAME PROJECTION AT EVERY LEVEL. I'M OLD. IT. BEING DEPENDENT ON IT. CHILDREN NEED TO DO MATH IN THEIR

036HEAD. THEY NEED TO KNOW THOSE MULTIPLICATION AND ADD IN THEIR HEAD. THEM TO DEPEND ON THE COMPUTER, THE CALCULATOR. DOWN, OKAY, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE INDIVIDUALS WITH TE SKILL SETS TO DO IT WITHOUT THE AID? ARE REGOING TO WE GOING TO HAVE KIDS THAT CAN WRITE AND KNOW GRAMMAR. THESE ARE CRUNCHES. CRUTCHES. THE AMOUNT OF USING IT. ALL RIGHT, IT ALSO MAKES US STUPID. WHEN THE GRID GOES KIDS THE ABILITY IN THEIR HEADS. YOU KNOW IT'S ANOTHER THING. THAT'S GOING TO GIVE THEM. DOING IT. YOU CAN'T LEARN SOMETHING. DEPENDENT. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THE THINKING OR ANALYSIS AND LEARNING THAT. PEOPLE TALK ABOUT TAKING PHONES OUT OF THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE DISTRACTING. IS. THIS. THE K THROUGH 3. YOU KNOW. DEPENDING ON THAT. I HEAR PARENTS SAY THE TEACHERS ARE TOO DEPENDENT ON THAT.

037KIDS DON'T DO AS WELL. TECHNOLOGY IS ESCALADING AND OUT I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE FOCUSING BACK ON MAINTAINING THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE BASICS. THEIR MULTIPLICATION TABLE, I'M CONCERNED. ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION IN THEIR HEAD, THAT'S CONCERNING. HOW TO CAPITOLLIZE AN I AND THEY ARE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, THAT'S CONCERNING. MY POINT IS, I'M A TECHNOLOGY GIRL. WE NEED TO KEEP FOCUSED ON A JOB AND CRITICAL THINKING. FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO THINK CRITICALLY AND IT WAS FINE. FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. ALL OF THIS TECHNOLOGY IS GREAT IT BACK A LITTLE BIT. IT'S FOR THEM TO LEARN. >> THANK YOU. >> BETTYE. RECEIVED IPADS AND THERE WAS A LOT OF OVERHEATING OF THE IPADS. MAINTENANCE CAUSES, THE STORAGE OVER THE SUMMER. MAKING SURE BATTERIES ARE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH

038MEDIA COORDINATORS WITH >> WHEN YOU SEND REPAIR. >> CHROMEBROOKS ARE THE IPADS HAVEN'T BEEN THE ISSUE. USUALLY THE GLASS THAT BREAKS ON THE I IPAD. >> MICHAEL. WE SPOKE ABOUT THE SECURITY ISSUES. WHEN I HAD COMPUTERS IN MY CLASSROOM. I LOVED A PROGRAM CALLED NET SUPPORT. I COULD PULL-UP A STUDENT'S COMPUTER SCREEN. THEY DID AND TAKE TO. WHEN WE SEND THE KIDS HOME, WE LOST THAT. FOR THE INDIVIDUAL DEVICES. CLASSROOM HAVE SOME CONTROL IN THE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT. THAT ALL DAY EVERYDAY. HOME, YES, YOU COULDN'T CONTROL THAT. SAME LEVEL OF AUTHORITY OVER THE DEVICES. >> THANK YOU, DR. SLAY. I'LL TURN TO BELLAMR SMALL FOR THE >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. AT OUR MARCH 6TH REVISIONS WE ARE PROPOSING ARE RECOMMENDED TO REFLECT REVIEWS OF RECENT CHANGES TO STATE LAW AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LEGAL COUNSEL. NOTIFICATION -

039WITHHOLDING CONSENT HAS BEEN UPDATED BASED ON STATE LAW REGARDING PROTECTED INFORMATION SURVEYS NEXT, WE PROPOSE A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT BOARD MEETINGS. THIS NEW POLICY WAS DRAFTED BASED ON THIS BOARD'S CURRENT CONDUCTING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AT OUR BOARD DRAFT ADDRESSES ISSUES LIKE MEETING DECORUM TO ENSURE THE REVISION OF RELATIONS IS RECOMMENDED TO CLARIFY RESTRICTIONS ON STAFF ENGAGEMENT WITH STUDENTS VIA PERSONAL SOCIAL BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT A CHANGE TO STATE LAW REGARDING THE REPORTING OF EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. POLICY 4110 IMMUNIZATION AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS HAS BEEN REVISED TO CONFORM TO A MINOR CHANGE TO STATE LAW ELIMINATING THE GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON EARLY THE REVISION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKERS BASED ON STATE LAW. THIS POLICY HAS ALSO BEEN REVISED TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF A PURPOSE OF ETHICS IN HIRING AND SUPERVISION IN

040THE DISTRICT. FINALLY, POLICY 7130 LICENSURE HAS BEEN REVISED TO REFLECT A NEW FEATURE OF STATE LAW THAT ALLOWS THE DISTRICT TO HIRE OR SPOUSES WHO HAVE BEEN STATIONED IN NC AND WHO HAVE A VALID EDUCATOR LICENSE IN ANOTHER STATE. AS A REMINDER, YOU CAN VIEW THE REVISIONS TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE REPORT IN THE BOARD AGENDA, AND THEY WILL BE FEATURED ON THE GCS THIS MEETING. THESE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION WE HAD NO ACTION ITEMS FOR TONIGHT PUBLIC CHAIR. NOW AT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. MS. JENKINS, I'LL START WITH YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> FIRSTOVER FIRST OF ALL, GREAT PRESENTATION. EARLY MORNING 7:00 BUS AND CAR RIDERS PICK UP. THERE WAS A PRESENTATION AT THE AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING. ABSOLUTELY A GREAT JOB. YOU COULD TELL YOU HAVE A TEAM. A TEAM

041THAT LEFT, I APPRECIATE HER WE TALK ABOUT NEXT MONTH AT OUR MEETING BECAUSE THERE IS INCONSISTENCIES TO THE STUDENTS. ALSO GETTING CREDIT FOR THE HOURS. AT THE MEETING I ATTENDED LAST WEEK. TALK AT THE CITY SCHOOLS. STUDENT PERFORMANCE. USED THE MONEY IN THE LEARNING HUB. I CAN TELL YOU, EVERYBODY KNEW WE WE SHARED THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. KIDS. DIFFERENT TERRITORY. HAM. DO GREEN EGGS AND HAM. READING. IT'S ALSO A FIFTH GRADE CLASS. TRYING TO GET THEM INTERESTED IN WE STRUGGLED WITH THAT. IT. THE INTEREST WE PAY ON BOND FUNDS AND PAY AT A DIFFERENT OPTION FOR THAT BONDS A DIFFERENT WAY THAN WHAT WE ARE FUNDING THEM. RIGHT NOW, THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW, WE ARE SAVING MONEY UP IN GUILFORD COUNTY TO PAY THE INTEREST ON THE BONDS FOR THE

042YEARS. WE REALLY NEED TO I PAID MY HOUSE OFF. PRINCIPAL. BECAUSE I PAID THE PRINCIPAL. SAVING MONEY. >> THANK YOU. >> YES, ONE THAT'S DEAR TO MY HEART IS MY OWN DAUGHTER. INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORKERS. WE NEED YOU AND NEEDING THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IN NORTH LEGISLATURE AGENDA ALSO, SCHOOLS CONVENING AND WE DID HEAR THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION AS WELL AND YOU HEARD FROM DR. WATLEYTON. PAIRED OFF WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AT WINSTON SALEM -- EXCUSE ME FORSYTH COUNTY AS WELL. HE DID EXCELLENT JOB IN NORTH CAROLINA. THERE WAS GREAT WORK THE ESSER DOLLARS AND DISTRICTS. THEY ARE STILL SCRAMBLING TO SPEND THE MONEY AND WE WERE BAFFLED BY THAT. WITH MONEY AND WE UNDERSTAND IT'S TEMPORARY MONEY AND WE TRY TO BE VERY WISE WITH TEMPORARY DOLLARS. I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ TO JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY

043CLASSROOMS. SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY THEIR BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION. >> DIANNE. >> OKAY. WILL BE HARD FOR ME TO SAY. CONGRATULATIONS TO ACC. AS A BLACK WOMAN THAT GREW UP IN THE 50s, 60s, AND 70s IN THE 21st CENTURY. THE STRUGGLE OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS TO WOMEN WHO GOD BLESS THEM TO LIVE TO BE 114. WE STILL DEAL WITH RACISM, SEXISM, AND SOME OF THE OTHERRISMS. AGEISM WE CAN'T HIDE BEHIND GOD BY SAYING GOD WILL MAKE IT ALL RIGHT. WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THE MISTAKE OF ADAM AND EVE AND GARDEN OF EDEN. FOR US TO SIT SILENTLY AND SAY NOTHING WHEN PEOPLE STRUGGLES OF EVERY MINORITY GROUP INCLUDING THE GROUP THAT WAS HERE BEFORE FOLKS DECIDED TO COME AND TAKE THEIR LAND. SILENTLY AND LET ONE PERSON. TRUTH. SCHOOLS AND TREATED HORRIBLY. IMPORTANT AS ANY OTHER PEOPLE. WE WENT THROUGH. I'D

044LIKE TO THANK THE NCAE. THE AUTHOR AND PRESENTER THEY ARE READING ACROSS AMERICA EVENT. THANKS TO KENYA DAWSON FOR INVITING ME. CONGRATULATIONS. DAY. CAREERS. KIDS CERTAIN CAREERS. A FOOD TRUCK WITH A CHEF. I WAS HAPPY WITH THE DIVERSITY OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. YOURSELF. PERSONS CELEBRATING VARIOUS RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS OVER THE NEXT SEASON. BLESSINGS TO YOU. I'D LIKE TO SRESS THAT I HOPE WE HAVE A RESTFUL AND SAFE SPRING BREAK AND THAT WE WILL BE READY TO PREPARE THE COME BACK. WE HAVE 3 MONTHS OF 2024 UNDER OUR BELT. LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO, DR. OAKLEY. AT THE EDUCATION CONSORTIUM. KUDOS. >> RECOGNIZED FOR THE GOOD WORK WE DO. IMPORTANT. EMPHASIZING THAT ESPECIALLY IN THIS ELECTION YEAR. FUNDING. PARENTS AND COMMUNITYING. THAT. >> CRISSY. HISTORY MONTH TO EVERYBODY. ANY OF THE MEN IN THE ROOM. AROUND THE ROOM AND

045SEE SO MANY STRONG WOMEN FROM SUCH A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS AND INDUSTRIES AND AGES AND RACES. REALLY HELP WITH GUILFORD COUNTY WOMAN AND ASKS THEM WHAT MAKES THEM AMAZING. WE HAVE SO MANY FANTASTIC PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. TONIGHT. HOW SHORT OUR TIME IS BEFORE AND ALL OF THAT WONDERFUL STUFF. I ED LIKE I'D LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE TO GET REFRESHED AND AMAZINGLY. FINISH STRONG. STICK WITH US. GET REENERGIZED AND COME BACK READY TO THANK YOU. >> AS HAS ALWAYS BEEN MENTIONED BY WHAT IS BETTER THAN A COMMUNITY READER DAY. LINLEY DO TO A FAMILY NEED. BACK. JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY. NORMAN. SKILL AND PASSION AND DECISION OF WHAT OUR EDUCATOR DO. SECOND GRADERS IS WHO I READ TO. I READ A BOOK YOUR NAME IS AS BIG AS A SONG. TERRIBLE FIRST DAY NAME. MOUTHS. RHYTHM SHOULD

046BE SUNG WITH EMOTION. SHE SHOULD SAY IT THAT WAY. THE ONLY NAME OF A SONGWRITER. DOESN'T WANT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. SHE HAS SONGS TO TEACH AND FINDS HER VOICE SHE SINGS OUT NOT ONLY HER NAME BUT EVERYONE IN HER CLASS. THEIR NAMES. AND EVERY CHILD SEATED ON THE CARPET SAID THEIR NAME. SOME OF THEM SANG IT OUT. JEFFERSON WAS THERE IN AN UPCOMING MUSIC CLASS. TURNING THEIR NAME MY OWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND USED TO DELIGHT US TO SHARE BECAUSE OUR SCHOOLS ARE A PLACE TO DEFLECT AND AMPLIFY AND CELEBRATE AND VALUE THIS PARTICULAR VALUE. DIVERSITY IS NOT ADMIRE OR APPRECIATE AND WE HAVE TO WORK FOR IT AND WE HAVE TO RECKON WITH OUR PATH AND PRESENT. DIVERSITY DOESN'T MEAN MUCH AT ALL IF IT'S NOT HELD TOGETHER WITH EQUITY I'D LIKE TO

047CELEBRATE THE WORK THIS EVENING. THEIR WORK IS VITAL. PRIORITY AND USES END CELEBRATE OTHER ORGANIZERS AND BOARD MEMBERS HERE. I'D LIKE TO THANK BOARD MEMBER SMALL FOR HER COMMENTS TONIGHT. LEAD THE WAY. INCESTING ON INSISTING ON THE PURSUIT OF GENDER EQUALITIES AND IDENTITIES. BRIEFLY I WAS ENCOURAGED TO SEE NEWS OUT OF MY HOME STATE OF FLORIDA. PLACE I'VE LOOKED FOR GOOD NEWS. A COURT PROMPTED THE OVER THE CONTROVERSIAL DON'T AND EDUCATION ACT PASSED BY LAWMAKERS AND SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR. THIS RULING IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE AND CLARITY. IT DOESN'T REVERSE IT BUT ALLOWS MORE FLEXIBILITY. FREE TO RESPOND AND DISCUSS FAMILY LIFE AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK. AS AN ESSAY TOPIC AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES. REFERENCES TO A GAY OR TRANSGENDER PERSON. LEGISLATION AND LIKE THAT I HOPE HAS IMPLICATION WITH RIGHT DON'T SAY

048GAY MANY IN OUR STATE AND COMMUNITY ARE ADVOCATING AGAINST SUCH EFFORTS AND LEGISLATION. I COMMEND NEW ACTIVIST AND VERY LIFT UP TO CELEBRATE AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. LIVES. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR ELOQUENCE AND SAYING EVERYTHING I WANTED TO SAY. SO UNSETTLED ADDRESSING THIS AS DEATH RATE IN THE INDUSTRIALIZED RATE IN THE STATE SUGGESTING THE GIFT LIFE. DISPARITIES DOESN'T EXIST. BULLIED. TURNOVER IN THE CHAIR OVER THERE. VIOLENT CRIME WAS THE PROBLEM. AND SUCH A TREND AND PATERNITY'S RECKLESS WOVEN ONE OF THE STORIES THAT RESONATE. AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILD AND THEY WERE CELEBRATING THE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND NOTICED BLOOD IN HER CATHIDER. FOR 10 HOURS. WHEN THEY FINALLY CHECKED ON HER AND REALIZED SOMETHING ON. GLENDA HATCHET. SHE'S AT CEDER SINAI. AGAIN. ROOM. WE'LL BE OUT SOON AND SHE DIDN'T COME OUT. SUGGESTING MAYBE WE THIS A

049PROBLEM. GUILFORD COUNTY AFRICAN-AMERICAN COUNTY. INDICATOR WHERE THEY BOTTOM. GENETICS. INTELLECTUAL THAT. THAT'S CURIOUS AND WOULD LIKE TO RESOLVE THAT FOR ONCE. MENTIONED. TREATED. PARK. THEY COULDN'T PLAY GOLF AT THE GOLF COURSE. BECAUSE PEOPLE WOKE UP AND SAID THIS ISN'T NICE. AND JIM CROW IT DIDN'T END BECAUSE PEOPLE FOUGHT TO ADDRESS THESE INEQUITITIES. INEQUITIES. THE HISTORICAL EVENTS AND DECISIONS WE ARE LIVING WITH TODAY. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> CAN I ADD SOMETHING INTO THE MINUTES. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT OF JANE DOE'S ONE AND TWO ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD'S INSURER PAID $3 MILLION IN SETTLEMENT OF THE >> THANK YOU. >> SECOND. GOOD EVENING, THAN