Board of Education - November 14th 2023

001>> GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL NOVEMBER 14th, 2023 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING TO ORDER. I WOULD LIKE FOR BOARD MEMBER TO PLEASE LEAD US IN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. BOARD MEMBER NAPPER? THANK YOU. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]. WE BEGAN TONIGHT'S MEETING BY RECOGNIZING THE VOLUNTEER OF NOVEMBER. WOULD JENNIFER LAMBERT PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME? MS. LAMBERT IS THE TTO'S COMMITTEE CHAIR. BY JUGGLING HER FAMILY LIFE, WORKING, TAKING CARE OF THREE KIDS AND LEADING EVENTS THIS YEAR SHE HAS BROUGHT THE SCHOOL, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO BUILD A CULTURAL POSITIVITY AND TO SUPPORT -- AND SUPPORT. MS. LAMBERT PROVIDES A WHO IS WHO'S WAGON TO STAFF EACH MONTH WHICH CONSISTS OF SNACKS AND GOODIES. SHE'S IN CHARGE OF KINDER GARDEN NIGHTS. SHE LED THE PARENT TEACHER FUND-RAISER THIS YEAR WHICH RAISED OVER 20,000

002DOLLARS. [LAUGHTER]. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT MS. LAMBERT AND HOW [INDISCERNIBLE] SO THANKFUL AND APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THAT HE DOES FOR THE STUDENTS AND STAFF AT THE ELEMENTARY. HE'S THE POTENTIAL EXAMPLE AND DCS VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH, SAYS MS. ALISON DENT PRINCIPAL AT FOLKSDALE ELEMENTARY. AN HONOR. IT IS A PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE YOU AS NOVEMBER 2023 GUILFORD SCHOOL VOLUNTEER A MONTH. YOU WERE SUPPLIED WITH A GIFT CARD. DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, THE PHOTO WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE DISTRICT CENTRAL OFFICES, THE ELEMENTARY AND VICE TOYOTA. AT THIS TIME I LIKE MICHAEL LOGAN TO PRESENT MS. LAMBERT WITH A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNIZE. >> THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. DURING COVID. BY DAUGHTER PREK THAT WAS MY CLOSEST LOOK AT WHAT EDUCATORS DO, WHICH IS A HARD JOB. EDUCATORS TEACH MORE THAN ACADEMIC MATERIAL, THEY TEACH

003SKILLS, MANNERS, RELATIONSHIPS AND THE LIST GOES ON. THAT'S WITH 20-PLUS CHILDREN PER DAY. THEY HAVE A PASSION FOR TEACHING AND THAT'S EVERY DY FOR OUR KIDS. I ONLY HAVE THREE KIDS THAT ENJOY GETTING A RISE OUT OF ME AND EACH OTHER. I'M AMAZED THEY WALK THE HALLWAYS AND EVERYONE IS CALM AND ORGANIZED AND ENGAGED. I THINK THEY MUST HAVE NINJA-LIKE POWERS TO KEEP THE ATTENTION OF THESE LITTLE ONES. IN THE TRANSIENT CULTURE AND GRASS MUST BE GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE, WE HAVE TWO GOALS, ONE FAMILY, ONE TEAM, AND WE HOPE THEY SPEND MANY YEARS HERE AND KEEP LOCAL KIDS AT LOCAL SCHOOLS. WE WANT THIS TO BE THE FIRST. AND PTL HELPS MOBILIZE EFFORTS OF OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO BETTER OUR SCHOOL AND ENRICH THE EXPERIENCE. AS YOU MENTIONED WE HAD A VIKING

004BOLT FUND-RAISER, RAISED OVER 20,000 DOLLARS. I HELPED WITH THE FUND-RAISER INCLUDING SLIMING THE TEACHER AND DUCT TAPING THE VICE PRINCIPAL AND PIEING THE VICE PRINCIPAL MS. BENNETT. I'M HAPPY THEY ENGAGE IN THE FUN. THIS IS A PLATFORM FOR THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS AND SCHOOL MEMBERS. I THANK MS. BENNETT FOR THIS RECOGNIZE AND BEING SUPPORTIVE OF THE IDEAS. AND THANK YOU TO RACHEL AND MICHAEL. WE COULD DO AMAZING THINGS. THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY AND GUILFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND WE COULD ACHIEVE AT SUCCESS, BUT TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]. >> NOT TOO FAST. NOT TOO FAST. WE LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO COME TO THE PODIUM ALONG WITH YOUR FAMILY AND SCHOOL MEMBERS AND ANYONE THAT IS A PART OF YOUR LIFE THAT CAN PLEASE

005COME UP FOR A HANDSHAKE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET ME RECOGNIZE ON THE PHONE CHAIRMAN HAYES. I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW SHE'S HERE BY PHONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET US CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE OUR NOVEMBER EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH. KIMBERLY EVANS. WILL YOU PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. [APPLAUSE]. IT START WITH US. THAT'S ALAN J. ELEMENTARY TEACHER LEARNED THAT HE WAS A NOVEMBER DCS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. HE KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILD EDUCATION. THE PARENTS ANGELICA KNOWS IT TOO. SEEING THE GROWTH IN HER CHILD THIS YEAR, LED BY HER NOMINEE, KIMBERLY AS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. MS. EVANS WAS SURPRISED WITH THE NEWS ON TUESDAY. IN HER NOMINATION, REALLY A VOTE, THIS EMPLOYEE IS EXCEPTIONAL. SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND WITH THE CHILDREN. I CAN SEE MY CHILD EVERY

006DAY ON CLASS. SHE QUICKLY RESPONDS TO PARENTS AND LETS YOU KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM AND OFFERS SOLUTIONS. SHE ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HER FACE AS SHE DOES RIGHT NOW AND RECEIVES MANY TEACHERS REQUESTS EVERY YEAR. MY CHILD LOVES GOING TO SCHOOL. SHE ALWAYS KEEPS US UPDATED ON WHAT IS BEING LEARNED. SHE'S AMAZING AND NEVER DOES THE BAD [INDISCERNIBLE]. I'M GRATEFUL THIS PREK TEACHER WAS MY FIRST CHILD SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. EVANS FOR ALL YOU DO ALWAYS. AND A 50 DOLLAR COURTESY. DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, HER PHOTO WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE DISTRICT CENTRAL OFFICES, AT ALAN J.MENT ELEMENTARY AND IN THE OFFICE. AT THIS TIME I LIKE TO ASK CHRISSY PRATT TO READ ALOUD. >> KIMBERLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNIZE PRESENTED TO KIMBERLY

007EVANS FOR ALAN J. ELEMENTARY BY EMPLOYER OF THE MONTH AND SPONSORED BY THE JAYCEES IN NOVEMBER 2023 AND IT IS SIGNED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE CHAIR DEANNA HAYES. >> THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO. >> [APPLAUSE]. >> I THANK EVERYONE HERE TODAY. I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT I WOULD SAY WHEN I COME HERE TODAY. I THOUGHT I WOULD WRITE IT DOWN. PUT IT IN MY PHONE. IT IS IN PREK LAND. THE LITTLE ONES KEEP ME SO BUSY FROM THE MOMENT THEY COME TILL THEY LEAVE THE DOOR, I'M LIKE NOT GOING TO STRESS ABOUT IT. I'M GOING TO SPEAK FROM MY HEART. I WANT TO SHARE THAT WORKING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD HAS BEEN A LIFELONG GOAL OF MINE. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR LIKE LIKE 26 YEARS. I ONLY BEEN IN PREK. ONLY BEEN AT ALAN J.,

008THE BEST PLACE TO BE. THE JOY I HAVE IN MY CLASSROOM WITH MY COLLEAGUES EXCITED TO SEE ME, WITH THE HUGS AND THE HIGH-FIVES, JUST THAT EMOTIONAL TEAM WE HAVE. THAT'S THE MAIN THING WE FOCUS ON. TO GET THEM READY FOR WHEN THEY MOVE ON FROM US TO GO TO KINDERGARTEN. BUT THEY LEARN TO PLAY AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. IF YOU'RE CHOSEN FOR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, TO ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEONE COME AND SHOW VIDEOS, THERE'S VOIDE VIDEOS FLOATING A. IF YOU WATCH THOSE, YOU'LL SEE THE JOY THAT WE HAVE AS TEACHERS AND THE JOY THAT THE SCHOLARS HAVE COMING TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY. AND WHEN SOMEONE ASKS WHAT SUBJECT DO YOU TEACH? WE TEACH ALL SUBJECTS. WE GIVE THEM EXPOSURE TO EVERYTHING. OUR JOB IS VERY IMPORTANT. WE ARE THE FOUNDATION

009FOR THEM. IT STARTS IN PREK. [APPLAUSE]. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOUR FAMILY, YOUR SCHOOL FAMILY, ANYONE YOU HAVE, PLEASE COME UP FOR A HANDSHAKE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE READY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THE RULES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS. WHEN YOU SEE THE YELLOW LIGHT, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE 15 SECONDS LEFT AND YOU SHOULD WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS. A LIGHT WILL APPEAR ONCE YOUR THREE MINUTES IS UP. PLEASE BEGIN YOUR COMMENTS BY STATING YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. THIS WON'T COUNT AGAINST YOUR THREE MINUTES. PLEASE REFRAME FROM IDENTIFYING ANY STUDENTS OR STAFF MEMBERS BY NAME. IF YOU HAVE A CONCERN OR ISSUE WITH THE STAFF MEMBER OR STUDENT, A MEMBER OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM WILL BE HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU DIRECTLY. WE'LL START OFF WITH LEXIS FOLLOWED BY AVERKA

010KOPICK. >> I'M LEXY. I LIVED IN GUILFORD COUNTY FOR ALL 18 YEARS OF MY LIFE. 12 SPENT IN THE GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM. I'M A SENIOR AT EARLY COLLEGE OF GUILFORD WHERE I'VE BEEN GIVEN THE PRIVILEGE OF LEARNING IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM'S STRONGEST ACADEMIC CURRICULUM. I LEARNED MUCH ABOUT THE WORLD, FROM POLITICS TO BIOLOGICAL MAKEUP. BUT NONE AS MUCH AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS. I FEAR THE CLIMATE PROJECTIONS AND HOW WE IN GUILFORD COUNTY CAN MAKE AN IMPACT. I THINK SUPERINTENDENT OAKLEY ATTEMPTED TO TRANSITION OUR SCHOOLS TO CLEAN ENERGY. ACTIONS LIKE THESE HAVE POTENTIAL FOR A RIPPLE EFFECT ACROSS THE COUNTY AND HELPING THE CLIMATE CRISIS. I AND OTHERS WITH THE COALITION MUST CONFIRM A DEADLINE. CURRENT CLIMATE DATA SAYS A DATE OF 2050 IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO AVOID THE WORST IMPACT OF THE CLIMATE.

011NET ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050 AND WE RISK BEING PART OF THE IRREVERSIBLE CHANGES THAT ARE IN OUR OCEANS IN GUILFORD COUNTY. A YOUNG PERSON IN AMERICA THE ACTIONS WILL IMPACT MY FRIENDS AND MYSELF. I WANT OTHERS TO HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY I HAVE. I WANT MY DAUGHTER TO HAVE A SNOW DAY OR A WAKE-UP CALL OR VISIT NORTH CAROLINA BEACHES. WITHOUT A GOAL IN OUR SCHOOL BOARD AND BEYOND, OUR WORLD WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPROACH THE CURRENT SITUATION WITH POSITIVE STEPS FORWARD WITH A FINAL DEADLINE OF 2050 AND ALONG THE WAY, WE'LL PROTECT THE FUTURE ACROSS GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. >> I STAND BEFORE YOU AS A SENIOR ALSO AT COLLEGE AT GUILFORD. WITHIN OUR EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY, I SERVE AS

012A MEMBER OF THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PARTICIPATING IN THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL IN THE PAST. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO OAKLEY'S UPGRADES TO DEREGULATION. THIS GOES TOWARD ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE ISSUE. THIS IS JUST A BEGINNING. WE MUST ESTABLISH A CLEAR DEADLINE FOR THIS. SPECIFICALLY I ASK YOU TO SET 100 PERCENT CLEAN ENERGY. AT PRESENT THE RISING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING SECURITY ARE NOT ISSUES IN OTHER REGIONS, THEY'RE IN OUR OWN CITY'S BOARDS. THE 2050 DEADLINE ITSELF IS NOT SUFFICIENT. WE MUST HAVE BENCHMARKS AND SYSTEMATICALLY ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS. OTHER CITIES IN CHARLOTTE AND HILLSBOROUGH ADOPT E E. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE UTILIZE THE OPPORTUNITY AND CONSERVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS AND END RELIANCE ON FOSSIL FUELS. IT NOT ONLY HARMS THE ENVIRONMENT BUT JEOPARDIZES THE

013HEALTH OF CHILDREN. I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF NUMEROUS STUDENTS WHO SHARE MY APPREHENSIONS ABOUT THE CLIMATE SAFETY OF OUR EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS AVENUES THAT WE CAN WORK TOWARD OUR CLEAN ENERGY GOALS AND WE'RE TAKING SIGNIFICANT STRIDES. THE TRUE IMPACT IS ONLY REALIZED IF WE COMMIT TO 100 PERCENT CLEAN ENERGY BY 2050 AND FORMULATE OUR PLANS ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> WE HAVE TIMOTHY AND THEN TOM TOM. >> I LIVE AT 715 WALKER AVENUE HERE IN GREENSBORO. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE EDUCATORS OUR ENTIRE LIFE. WE'RE MUSIC PROFESSORS. THE LAST TIME I SPOKE WITH THIS BODY I WAS SUPPORTING A PROPOSAL TO ADD AN ARC AND COMPONENT TO THE OPEN CLASSROOM. I BELIEVE WE WORKED WITH MS. HAYES AND SUCCEEDED WITH THAT PROPOSAL. WE'VE BEEN SUPPORTERS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND

014BOTH DAUGHTERS ATTENDED TAYLOR AND THEN YOUNGER DAUGHTER TOO PEELER AND THEN LINCOLN AND EARLY COLLEGE. THEY RECEIVED OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONS. BOTH WENT ON TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE. I WANT TO ADD THAT WE HAVE BEEN PLEASED BY THE INTEGRITY OF THE BOARD IN TERMS OF COMMITMENT TO THE TEACHERS. WE'RE PLEASED TO TRANSITIONING TO 100 PERCENT CLEAN ENERGY. I'M ENCOURAGING YOU TO ADD A DEADLINE AS SUGGESTED BY THE SOLAR POWER NOW COALITION. WHEN WE RETIRED WE CONSIDERED WAYS TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE IN THE ENVIRONMENT, BOTH LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, NATIONAL AND GLOBALLY. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE DID WAS TO DECIDE TO INSTALL SOLAR PANELS IN THE HOUSE. CHURCHES IN GREENSBORO INSTALLED THEM. IT SEEMS LIKELY WE WON'T LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO BREAK EVEN WITH -- WITH COUNTING THE SOLAR PANELS AND ENERGY SAVINGS.

015THAT WAS NOT THE POINT FOR US. WE BOUGHT THE PANELS AS TESTAMENT FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE. MAKING A SMALLER FOOTPRINT IN THE ENVIRONMENT. I ASK YOU AS A BOARD TO MAKE SIMILAR STATEMENT BY ADDING A DEADLINE 2050 TO YOUR TRANSITION PLANS AND THE CLEAN ENERGY AND REACHING THAT GOAL. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THIS FORUM. THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS TOM GUTHRIE. I LIVE AT 2407 IN GREENSBORO. I'M GLAD I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO AFTER THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE. THANK YOU, TIM. I GOT TWO KIDS AT LINDLEY ELEMENTARY. THEY HAD FANTASTIC EXPERIENCES THERE. ONE IN KINDERGARTEN AND ONE IN SECOND AND GRATEFUL FOR THE TEACHERS THERE AND FOR ALL OF YOU, YOU'RE WORKING UNDER DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. THANK YOU. LINDLEY IS READY TO BE RENOVATED. IT IS MUCH NEEDED. I HOPE YOU KEEP THAT PROJECT MOVING ALONG.

016I LOVE TO SEE MY DAUGHTER GRADUATE FROM LINDLEY IN A SAFE AND FUNCTIONAL BUILDING. I'M HERE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO RENEWAL ENERGY AND URGE YOU TO COMMIT TO MAKING A TRANSITION TO 100 PERCENT RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2050. 2050 SEEMS TOO FAR AWAY. THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS NOT SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE, IT IS HERE AND NOW. IT IS TIME FOR BOLD ACTION RIGHT NOW. DON'T LET YOURSELF FEEL POWERFUL. YOU HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF POWER AND YOU'RE LEADERS. IT IS TRUE, WE RELY ON DUKE ENERGY FOR OUR POWER. WHERE ARE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM'S ENERGY COMES FROM MAY SEEM BEYOND YOUR CONTROL. WE NEED LARGE INSTITUTIONAL PLAYERS LIKE GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS TO THROW THEIR WEIGHT BEHIND RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR THIS TRANSITION TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE RIGHTLY ASKING BIG

017QUESTIONS ABOUT EDUCATION. WHAT IS THE POINT OF EDUCATION IF THE ADULTS DON'T TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING, IF THEY DON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. WE SAY EDUCATION PREPARES PEOPLE. MODELING A RAPID TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY AND RENOVATING BUILDINGS AND MAXIMIZE CONSERVATION. TEACHING KIDS ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING AND THEY BECOME CLIMATE LEADERS. THIS IS A JUSTICE ISSUE. THIS DISPROPORTIONATELY HURTS POOR COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. WOMEN -- WHEN WE TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY WE HONOR THIS. IT IS NOT OKAY TO HURT SOMEONE, EVEN IF THEY LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE AND DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU, THAT'S NOT OKAY. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO SEND A MESSAGE TO OUR KIDS. WE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR ACTIONS AND WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT OUR FUTURE. >> NEXT WE HAVE LUKE LOGAN FOLLOWED BY SHER PIKET.. SHERRY PIKET. >>

018GOOD EVENING. I LIVE IN ROBINSON ROAD IN SUMMERFIELD. I HAVE A LIST HERE OF THE -- OF THE -- OF THE -- OF THE OFFICE OF DEI, THE GLOSSARY OF TERMS I FOUND ON THE DCS WEBSITE. IT WAS SIX MONTHS AGO I BELIEVE. I'M GOING TO READ THOSE WORDS. RACISM, INTERSEXUALITY, COLOR-BLIND, RACISM, CULTURALLY CONSCIOUS TEACHING, UNCONSCIOUSLY, CONSCIOUSLY. PEOPLE OF COLOR, PRIVILEGE, SYSTEMATIC, WHITE SUPREMACY. WHITE DOMINANT RACIAL SLAVERY. SEXUAL RACISM, EQUITY LENS. COLONIZATION. GROUPS, RACISM. HIDDEN CURRICULUM, WHITE, BLACK, INCARCERATION. RACIAL EXPLOITATION, ABUSE, GENDER, CERTAIN GROUPS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION. THOSE WORDS ARE VERY NEGATIVE AND I WOULD WONDER IF THEY RESONATE BETTER TOGETHER OR DO THEY CREATE MORE DIVISION HATE AND ANGER? NO WONDER THERE'S MORE VIOLENCE AND DISSTABILITY WITH OUR CHILDREN. YOU'RE SPENDING MILLIONS SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTING IT. IF YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN OFFICE, WHY NOT ONE

019THAT YOU USE POSITIVE WORDS WITH REAL MEANING THAT WOULD TRULY MAKE IT BETTER FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN BECAUSE INDIVIDUALITY AND RESPONSIBILITY AND LOVE AND PEACE AND EXCELLENCE, FORGIVENESS, PATIENCE, UNIQUENESS, RIGHT AND WRONG, DEBATE, WELCOME OPINIONS, HONESTY, KINDNESS, SELF-CONTROL, ABSTINENCE, HOPE, FORGIVENESS, DISCIPLINE, HUMBLENESS AND SUCCESS AND AS FORMER BOARD EBB IN PAT TILLMAN ONCE SAID THAT WE COULD ENCOURAGE THE CHILDREN TO STUDY FIRST AND GRADUATE, GET A JOB SECOND, MARRIAGE THIRD AND CHILDREN FOURTH, IN THAT ORDER. IN THE BIBLE, FIRST SAMUEL 16-7, THE LORD DOESN'T LOOK AT WHAT PEOPLE LOOK AT THE OUTWARD APPEARANCE BUT THE LORD LOOKS AT THE HEART. >> MARIA ADAMS, FOLLOWED BY SAM COOK COOK. >> MY NAME IS MARIA ADAMS. I LIVE IN SUMMERFIELD. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD THIS EVENING. AS A PARENT

020OF A FRESHMAN STUDENT AND MOMS FOR LIBERTY I APPLAUD THE BOARD ON THE PROPOSED POLICY THAT YOU'LL VOTE ON TONIGHT. MANY ITEMS IN THE POLICIES ARE BENEFICIAL TO STAKE HOLDERS. IF TIME PERMITS I LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OR TWO. THERE'S ONE SECTION THAT MANY PARENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT. IN OUR GROUP MOMS TO LIBERTY WE THOROUGHLY READ THE PARENTS BILL OF RIGHTS AND WE COMPARED IT TO THE POLICIES THAT YOU PROPOSED AND TO SEE HOW THEY COMPARE AND CONTRAST. BUT THERE'S ONE PARTICULAR ITEM IN THAT POLICY AND THAT'S -- THAT'S IN POLICY 35.40.A WHICH MIRRORS 115C-76.55. I'LL READ THAT IN ITS ENTIRETY. INSTRUCTION ON GENDER IDENTITY AND SEXUAL ACTIVITY OR SEXUALITY WON'T BE IN THE CURRICULUM PROVIDED TO THIRD GRADE. IT WILL HAE SUPPORT MATERIALS LOCALLY DEVELOPED AND CURRICULUM AND TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS THAT

021DOESN'T INCLUDE RESPONSES TO STUDENT INITIATED QUESTIONS AND THOSE UNCORRECTED AND OTHER STATEMENTS PROTECTED BY LAW. THIS IS GOOD THAT IT IS IN THE POLICY. MANY PARENTS HAD QUESTIONS. WE FEEL IT IS VAGUE. THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DEFINED. I AM GOING TO ADDRESS THESE QUESTIONS AND YOU CAN'T ANSWER THEM HERE. BUT I'LL E-MAIL THEM AND HOPEFULLY GET A RESPONSE. WE LIKE YOU TO DEFINE WHAT YOU MEANT BY THE LAST STATEMENT OF COMMUNICATION UNCONNECTED TO THE CURRICULUM. WHAT STATEMENTS ARE PROTECTED BY THE LAW. IF THERE'S STUDENTS REGARDING SEXUALITY OR GENDER WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING THOSE QUESTIONS. ARE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OR TEACHER'S SHELVES CONSIDERED SUPPORT MATERIAL? PARENTS WANT MORE DETAILS. PERHAPS DR. OAKLEY WILL DEFINE THESE AND SET PROCEDURES TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO PARENTS. PARENTS WANT TO KNOW IF

022THEIR FIVE TO TEN-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN ARE GOING TO BE EXPOSED TO THINGS THAT MANY DETERMINE INAPPROPRIATE. WE LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT, PLEASE. SO IF I DO HAVE A FEW MORE SECONDS, I APPLAUD YOU ON ONE PIECE THAT WE FOUND HOPEFUL. IT IS -- IT IS TITLED INVOLVEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT. EACH YEAR GUIDE THAT MEETS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. ALL PARENTS WILL RECEIVE THE GUIDE AND WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE THINK THAT'S AN EXCELLENT CASE. THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS SAM COOK, RESIDING 2015 AVENUE HERE IN GREENSBORO. I PRESENT A PETITION, SIGNED BY OVER 800 PEOPLE AND COUNTING, REQUESTING THAT WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF THE LATER FACILITY ADDITIONS THAT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HISTORIC 1928 BUILDING AND THE OPEN AND NATURAL SPACE OF THE CAMPUS BE PRESERVED. AS HP, THE FIRM TCS

023HAS CONTRACTED WITH TO POSSIBLY DESIGN AND REBUILD HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE HISTORIC 1928 BUILDING DOES NOT FIT INTO THEIR COOKIE CUTTER DESIGN OF SUBURBAN SCHOOL FOLLOWING DPI MODELS. THE REPORT FROM SHP WAS NOT SURPRISING. RAZE THE BUILDING AND BUILD A NEW BUILDING. LOOK AT THE CLASSROOM TRAILERS AT GUILFORD. THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL ARE LEARNING WHAT MANY AGREE ARE SUBSTANDARD EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, YET THIS PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE BEST IN NORTH CAROLINA. GROWING FORWARD WITH LINDLEY DCS SHOULD INVEST IN AN ENGINEERING TEAM THAT HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND ADAPTIVE REUSE OF BUILDINGS AND CONDUCT IV IV SITE. NEW STRUCTURES TO SUPPORT THE STUDENT POPULATION THAT EXISTS BETWEEN TWO NEIGHBORHOODS FROM THE 1920s. THIS SHOULD CONSIDER AS MUCH OF THE EXISTING OPEN LANDSCAPE AND WOODS AND COMMUNITY GARDEN AND WALKABILITY OF THE CAMPUS FROM THE

024SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. AT 95 YEARS OLD, LINDLEY'S 1928 BUILDING HAS STOOD STRONG AND STEADFAST, SURROUNDED BY BEAUTIFUL WOODLANDS AND ITS MEANDERING CREEK AND OPEN SPACES. AS SOON AS YOU WALK IN YOU CAN SEE IT. IT IS THE STORY OF EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS THAT GRACED THE HAULS. HALLS. THE COMMUNITY IT CREATED. THE BUILDING IS A TRUE LINDLEY LION AT HEART PUN INTENDED. DON'T ERASE LINDLEY HE'S HISTORY. MODERNIZE IT INTEREST THE 21st CENTURY AS WELL AS MAINTAINING THE LANDSCAPE OF THE CAMPUS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE WOULD HAVE JOANNA FOLLOWED BY BETSY.Y54 BETSY. >> I'M JOANNA PENDLETON. I LIVE IN GREENSBORO. I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT AS A PARENT OF THREE GPS STUDENTS, SCHOOL LIBRARIANS AND A MEMBER OF GUILFORD SCHOOL STRONG. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW LAST WEEK, PUBLIC WORKERS FROM OUR UNION RALLIED JUST OUTSIDE THIS BUILDING

025FOR OUR STUDENTS' FREEDOM TO LEARN. OUR SCHOOLS ARE IN CRISIS. IF THERE'S A TAX ON OUR FREEDOM TO LEARN TO CONTINUE IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE. WE BELIEVE EVERY CHILD DESERVES A GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION. THE LAST TWO YEARS, GUILFORD COUNTY HAS MADE HEROIC ATTEMPTS TO LIMIT THE HARM FROM THE BUDGET CUTS FROM RALEIGH. WE CAME TOGETHER AND PASSED THE LARGEST BOND IN THE STATE'S HISTORY TO RESCUE OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS FROM DISREPAIR. OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS SCRAPED TOGETHER MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO SUPPLMENT THE STATE'S PAY OF SCHOOLWORKERS TO STOP THE BLEEDING AS TEACHERS AND OTHER SCHOOLWORKERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONS FOR BETTER PAY AND WORKING CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. AS THE STAFF CAN TELL YOU, THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. ALSO KNOW IT IS NOT ENOUGH. THE BLAME LIES WITH OUR STATE GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE FOUGHT TO

026CLOSE THE LOOK ON OUR SPRING CAMPAIGN. YOU AS OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMITTED TO AND FUNDED A NEW AND IMPROVED CLASSIFIED AS WELL AS FOR STAFF. THANK YOU FOR STANDING US WITH US AGAINST THE ATTACKS. WE PETITIONED YOU TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING TWO THINGS, FIRST THAT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE FACING A CRISIS BECAUSE OF BAD LEGISLATION AND BEYOND FUNDING IN THE NORTH CAROLINA ASSEMBLY. AND SECOND WE'RE ASKING THE COMMISSIONERS TO COMMIT TO KEEPING PUBLIC DOLLARS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THEY PASSED LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS OUR COMMISSIONERS TO REDIRECT PUBLIC DOLLARS TO CHARTER SCHOOLS, FURTHER WEAKENING OUR SCHOOLS. WE WANT OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION AND COMMISSIONE E E THIS. WE WANT A STRONG MESSAGE LOCALLY AND STATEWIDE THAT GUILFORD COUNTY SUPPORTS KEEPING PUBLIC DOLLARS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THANK YOU YOU. >> SUMMERFIELD. FOLLOWED BY JAMES, FOLLOWED BY

027STEPHANIE. >> I'M STEPHANIE ADAMS. I LIVE AT 300 NORTH CHAPMAN STREET. I'M PARENT OF A CURRENT SECOND GRADER AND FOURTH GRADER. I'M ASKING YOU TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REBUILD OF LINDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS PLANNED. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PETITION THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED TO RENOVATE THE BUILDING AND THE COMMENTS, YOU'LL SEE THINGS LIKE I WENT THERE IN 1964. MY KIDS WENT THERE. LET'S KEEP THE GARDEN AND THE TRAILS. I APPRECIATE THAT BUT YOU DON'T HEAR THE FORM AND FUNCTION CURRENTLY. WHILE PEOPLE -- WE HAVE AMAZING EDUCATORS CAN DO ANYTHING, THEY DESERVE THE BEST BUILDINGS. THEY'RE TOO SMALL. THEY'RE CROWDED INTO SPACES THAT DON'T MEET TODAY'S STANDARDS. A REAL GYM TO PLAY IN AND LEARN AND GET A GOOD WORKOUT IN. THE CONCENTRATION IN THE WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE

028SCHOOL POPULATION. HOW MANY OF THESE SIGNINGS ARE ON BUILDINGS NOW? IS IT IN SPANISH OR ARABIC, TWO LANGUAGES THAT WE SPEAK. AND THE LOUDEST VOICES DO NOT REPRESENT THE LARGER COMMUNITY. 72 PERCENT OF TEACHERS WANT A REBUILD. A COMPLETE REBUILD CAN ATTRACT TEACHERS AND KEEP OUR BEST TEACHERS IN THE BUILDING. WE HAVE STUDENTS AND THE PROFESSIONAL SPACE THAT TEACHERS DESERVE. WE ASK TO MOVE FORWARD AND WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY. WE HAD KIDS IN SUBSTANDARD BUILDING. WE PASS THIS BOND THAT I VOTED FOR IN GOOD FAITH AND YOUR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO GIVE ALL OF GUILFORD FACILITIES. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT. THIS IS JUST AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY ONCE IN A LIFE-TIME. NOT OFTEN DO YOU GET THIS. THIS MAY BE MORE COSTLY. THOSE TOO WITH THE LOSS OF HISTORY, THE

029BUILDING DIDN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN, THE PEOPLE DID. THE PEOPLE AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE. IT WON'T CHANGE THE CHARACTER OR THE PARENTS OF THE POPULATION IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. IT MAY HELP THE KIDS LEARN MORE IN THE SEVEN TO TEN HOURS THEY SPEND THERE EVERY DAY. THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE ESSA. >> JAMES MORRIS. GOODANCE SCHOOL BOARD. I LIKE TO ADDRESS CONCERNS BROUGHT UP AT PREVIOUS MENG. BOOK BANNING, DOES DPI OR SCHOOL BOARD EVER DECIDE THAT SOME BOOKS SHOULD BE UNCIRCULATED? IS THAT BOOK BANNING? WHEN THE MEDIA CENTER DECIDES NOT TO CARRY A CERTAIN BOOK, IS THAT BOOK BANNING? CHOICES HAVE TO BE MADE. DON'T HAVE SEX AND RENDEZVOUSES. PARENTS TEACH ABSTINENCE. MANY KIDS GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL AS VIRGINS. IF THEY PICK UP A BOOK THAT THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF WITH THAT MATERIAL, IT CAN SCAR

030THEM. I WOULD THINK PARENTS WOULD WANT THEIR KIDS TO WAIT. THIS IS SEEN AS ACCEPTABLE FROM THEIR SCHOOLS. IF THE SCHOOLS HAD MULTIPLE PARTNERS AND ESCAPADES AS SEEN IN LIBRARY BOOKS, THE SCHOOL THINKS THEY CONDONE THAT. HOW ABOUT BOOKS HOW TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT? BOOKS ON GUN MAKING? HOW TO MAKE A METH LAB? TOO MANY BOOKS FOR PARENTS TO GO THROUGH. HOW DO THEY TELL THE MEDIA CENTER NT TO CHECK IT OUT TO THEIR CHILD IF THEY DON'T KNOW THE TITLE OF THE BOOK. ANY BOOK IS AVAILABLE AT LOCAL LIBRARIES AND AMAZON. ARE WE MAKING CHOICES ABOUT WHAT IS IN OUR KIDS' SCHOOL. PARENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHAT BOOKS THEY HAVE ACCESS TO BUT THAT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE WITH THE BOOKS AVAILABLE. HOW ABOUT WARNING STICKERS AND THEY OPT IN TO HAVE

031ACCESS INSTEAD OF OPTING OUT. THE LAW ON OBSCENITY IS BASIC AND THE ONE I CHALLENGED DIDN'T PASS. EVEN THOUGH THE BOARD VOTED TO KEEP IT. I CAN'T IMAGINE THE HATRED IN THIS BUILDING. PROGUN, PROSECOND AMENDMENT CONSTITUTION, TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS BY LAW. IF YOU HAVE SO MUCH HATRED FOR THIS MAN, TALK TO HIM AND AFTERWARD IF YOU STILL HAVE HATE IN YOUR HEART FOR HIM, LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND SEE WHERE IT IS REALLY COMING FROM. HE WANTS NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR YOUR KIDS AND HIS RECORDS SPEAK TO IT. >> THANK YOU. THIS INCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE FIVE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THE ONLINE MEETING AGENDA. CAN I HAVE APPROVAL, A MOTION, MOVE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. >> MOVE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. >> SECOND.

032>> AND MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED. ANY OPPOSITION? >> OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR SAY YEA. >> YEA. >> OPPOSED. >> SAY YES. THANK YOU. NOW FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, DR. OAKLEY? >> GOOD EVENING MADAM CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 23 MEETING MINUTES, APPROVAL OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND CHANGE ORDER WITH THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR THE CAREER AND EDUCATION PROJECT, THE CITY OF GREENSBORO OF TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AND EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY IN THE VIDALIA CAMPUS REQUEST AND REPAIR AND RENOVATION FUND. THIS CONCLUDES THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> CONSENT AGENDA. >> MR. LOGAN HAS REQUESTED THAT ITEM A BE PULLED. WE'LL VOTE ON B THROUGH F. >> YES. >> OKAY. >> YES. >> WELBORN. >> YES. >>

033HAYES. >> YES. NAPPER. >> YES. IRBY. >> YES. >> TE VOTE IS 9-0. NOW FOR ITEM A, MR. LOGAN? >> ITEM A ON THE MINUTES, I HAD A QUESTION ON PAGE 3, SECOND PARAGRAPH, WILSON IMPLIED TE MINUTES WERE MEANT TO REFLECT WHAT OCCURRED AND STATED IN THE MEETING. BOARD MEMBERS REQUESTED REVISION WOULDN'T BE APPROPRIATE. I LIKE TO ADD TO THAT THAT OUR BOARD MEMBER -- OUR BOARD MEMBER, BUT OUR ATTORNEY STATED THAT THE APPOINTED PERSON TO THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS LEGALLY APPOINTED TO THAT BOARD AND WAS A LEGAL REPRESENTATION EVEN THOUGH THEY REMOVED HIM ON THE 17TH. >> HANNAH WILSON. >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL THE MINUTES ARE CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT I SAID. ONCE AGAIN WE'RE BACK IN THIS, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF MINUTES? MINUTES REFLECT WHAT OCCURRED IN THE BOARD MEETING, NOT WHAT

034YOU LIKE THEM TO. IN FACT MR. GOEBEL WAS SEATED AND NEVER BEEN DECLARED INAPPROPRIATELY SEATED. THAT'S THE LEGAL STATUS. THE STATE LAW PROVIDES THAT UNTIL SOMEBODY NEW IS SEATED, WHOEVER IS IN THE SEAT REMAINS REGARDLESS. SO FIRST OF ALL THE LEGAL IS WRONG BUT SECOND THE ACTUAL PURPOSE OF MINUTES IS TO REFLECT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MEETING AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED. >> MY UNDERSTANDING LEGISLATURE MAKES LAW IN OUR STATE, CORRECT? >> YES. INCLUDING THE LAW THAT SAYS THAT UNTIL SOMEONE ELSE IS SWORN INTO A SEAT THE PERSON WHO HOLDS IT CONTINUES TO HOLD IT. >> WHAT STATE STATED THAT. BY GUILFORD COUNTY TO FILL VACANCY OCCURRING BETWEEN OCTOBER 1st, 2022 AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ACT WHICH IS AUGUST 17TH SHALL EXPIRE THE EFFECTIVE DATE. THAT'S PRETTY CLEAR. >> AND UNTIL SOMEONE ELSE TAKES

035THAT SEAT, THE SEAT HOLDER HOLDS OVER BY LAW, THERE'S MUCH CASE LAW ON THAT. >> EVERYBODY FOR A VOTE? >> YES. WILSON. YES. NAPPER YES. LOGAN. YES. MOTION PASSES 8-1. >> NOW WE'LL HAVE THE COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR. >> I WOULD LIKE TO READ THIS ON BEHALF OF KEVIN HAYES. LAST WEEK WE CELEBRATE VETERANS DAY. I WANT TO BEGIN BY SAYING OUR MILITARY FAMILIES AND STAFF MEMBERS FOR THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. EACH OF OUR PROGRAMS PARTICIPATED IN THE GREENSBORO VETERANS DAY PARADE ON SATURDAY AND EARLY TODAY NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL HOSTED A SPECIAL PERSON TO SPEAK TO THE STUDENTS. GRAND IS A VETERAN, VIETNAM VETERAN WHO HAS TWO PURPLE HEARTS AND A BRONZE STAR. ON OCTOBER 30th I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SPEAKING, DOING THE ELEMENTARY TOPPING OUT CEREMONY. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO

036SEE THAT BUILDING TAKE PLACE AND BE NEAR COMPLETION USING THE 2020 BOND DOLLARS. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES CAN ENJOY THEIR NEW SPACE. CONGRATULATIONS TO CHRISTINA LAUDER CHORUS TEACHER AT SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO WAS NAMED THE NORTH CAROLINA MIDDLE SCHOOL OF THE YEAR BY HER PEERS AND THE EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION. YOU MAY RECALL THAT SOUTHWEST MIDDLE COURSE COMBINED WITH HIGH COURSE HAS THE CLOSING SONG AT BETTER TOGETHER STRATEGIC DIRECTION EVENT AT THE CENTER IN MAY AND THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB. GUILFORD PARTNERS ALSO KNOWN AS GAP HOST A COMMUNITY NIGHT ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 16th, FROM 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M. AT THE TERRACE WHICH IS PART OF THE COLISEUM COMPLEX. THE GAP PROGRAM OFFERS STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPRENTICE WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL, EARN COMPETITIVE WAGES AND DEGREES FROM GUILFORD

037TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE GAP. LAST WEEK THE NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY WEEK WHICH EVERYBODY CELEBRATED THE SAME, LET'S GROW TOGETHER, MORE THAN 50 SCHOOLS, PSYCHOLOGISTS STATEWIDE AND DISTRICT WIDE WORKED WITH STUDENTS INDIVIDUAL AND IN GROUP SETTINGS FOR THEIR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. THESE SKILLS ARE INVALUABLE TO THE DISTRICT AND WE APPRECIATE THEM ALL YEAR LONG. FINALLY CONGRATULATIONS TO BOARD MEMBER SMALL WHO WAS ELECTED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION. SHE WILL BE SWORN IN TOMORROW DURING THE CONFERENCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THIS -- THIS CONCLUDES MS. HAYES REMARKS. I TURN IT OVER TO DR. OAKLEY. >> GOOD EVENING. THIS WEEK IS AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK AND WE CELEBRATE THE COMMUNITY AS WE WORK TOGETHER WITH SAFE, JUST, EQUITABLE SCHOOLS, WE WANT TO EDUCATE FAMILIES AND ORGANIZATION SUPPORT

038AND SUBSTITUTES AND THE STAFF FOR THE IMPORTANT ROLES THEY PLAY IN OUR SCHOOLS. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THANKING EVERYONE. NOVEMBER IS FAMILY ENGAGEMENT MONTH. WE'RE ENCOURAGING FAMILIES TO SPEND TIME VOLUNTEERING TOGETHER. VISIT VOLUNTEER CENTER TRIGLAD.org FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BACK. AND THE PARENT ACADEMY WILL LOFT AN EVENT ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 28TH TO HELP PARENTS INCLUDE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING STRATEGIES AT HOME. SIGN UP ONLINE. WE RECOGNIZE NATIVE-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH AND THE COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 29TH FROM 6 TO 8 P.M. AT WESTERN MIDDLE. THIS WILL FEATURE ART FOOD DANCE AND VENDORS AND RSVP AND CLICK ON THE HOME PAGE. FINALLY, IF YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT A DAY-IN A LIFE OF A PRINCIPAL IS LIKE I ASK YOU TO SIGN UP PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY. THIS TAKES PLACE NOVEMBER 30th, BEGINNING

039AT 8 A.M. AND ALLOWS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SHADOW PRINCIPLES AND STAFF MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE SCHOOL. REGISTER ONLINE. THANK YOU, THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS AND I TURN IT TO THE DOCTOR. HE'LL PROVIDE A REPORT ON THE OPENING OF NEW SCHOOLS. >> THANK YOU, DR. OAKLEY. THANK YOU JENKINS HAYES AND THE REST OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. TONIGHT WE PROVIDE UPDATE ON THE OPENING OF SCHOOLS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2020 BOND REFERENDUM. AS YOU MAY RECALL BACK IN 2019 WE COMMISSIONED A STUDY OF ALL OF THE SCHOOL FACILITIES AND THE RESULT WAS A FACILITIES CONDITION ASSESSMENT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO US. WHAT IT TOLD US IS THAT ABOUT HALF OF OUR FACILITIES WERE EITHER IN POOR OR UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION. THAT INCLUDED THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE SCHOOLS AND THE ROOF AND ACSC

040AS WELL AS TECHNOLOGY. FROM THAT REPORT CAME RECOMMENDATIONS. THE FIRST COUPLE OF RECOMMENDATIONS WAS TO REBUILD 2020 OF OUR EXISTING SCHOOLS ON THEIR SITE AND FULLY RENOVATION 19 OF THE SCHOOLS. ANOTHER CRITICAL PART OF THE REPORT WAS TO MAINTAIN SCHOOLS THAT WEREN'T RECEIVING NEW FACILITIES. THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF 56 OF OUR SCHOOLS. IT WOULD PROVIDE THE TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY AND SECURITY TO ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS REGARDLESS. IT HAS INCREASED CAPACITY NEEDS. ANOTHER CRITICAL COMPONENT WAS TO ELIMINATE CLASSROOMS. WE BELIEVE THAT PROVIDES US BETTER SAFETY FROM MASTER DISASTERS AS WELL AS PEOPLE ACCESSING OUR FACILITIES AND STUDENTS AND STAFF. TO GO ALONG WERE CONSOLIDATIONS AND CLOSURES OF SOME SCHOOLS. AT THE TIME OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WE ESTIMATED 2.6 MILLION DOLLAR, 800 MILLION WOULD BE FOR MAINTENANCE AND THEN IT TAKES A SPAN OF 10, 15

041YEARS TO COMPLETE. HERE YOU SEE THE LIST OF 22 SCHOOLS THAT WERE CONTEMPLATED AND REBUILT ON THIS SITE. WE HAVE GLOBAL STUDIES AND OTHERS. 19 SCHOOLS THAT WOULD BE FULLY RENOVATED. ONE OF WHICH IS THE IRWIN MONT MONT SOREY SCHOOL. WE NEEDED TO PUT A MAINTENANCE SITE FOR THE SAFETY AD SECURITY MEASURES, TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS MAKING SURE THAT WE KEPT THE INFRASTRUCTURE UP TO DATE. WE HAD SEVEN SITES WE LOOK AT. ONE WAS THE HIGH SCHOOL AREA IS KNOWN AS A K.A. SCHOOL. WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING LAND FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE NORTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL PROPERTY. THERE WAS A PLAN FOR AVIATION AND BUILDING PROGRAM. WITH DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM AND THE COUNTY WE DECIDED IT WAS PROBABLY BETTER FOR BOTH ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK TOGETHER TO SEE IF WE COULD DO THAT

042ACADEMY TOGETHER. WE HAD THE HAMPTON PILLAR SITE. IT WAS DESTROYED BY THE TORNADO. WE HAVE THE ASSIGNMENT ON THAT SITE. AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT WE WERE GOING TO REPLACE THEM WITH A NEW ELEMENTARY SITE BUT SUMNER HAS BEEN ADDED T A REBUILD OF SCHOOLS. WE'RE ONLY GOING TO CLOSE SOUTHERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND DIVIDE THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE REBUILD OF ALAN J. ELEMENTARY SCHOO SCHOOL. HERE ARE THE PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE CLOSED THUS FAR. THE HAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT WAS DAMAGED BY THE TORNADO HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE CITY OF GREENSBORO. THE IRWIN MONT SOREY SITE VOTED A MNTH OR SO TO SELL THAT PROPERTY TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. WE'RE IN THAT PROCESS. AND TWILIGHT, THE TWILIGHT PROGRAM IS NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE. BUT THE GREENSBORO PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE. WE WERE FORTUNATE

043TO RECEIVE VOTER SUPPORT FOR THIS BOND REFERENDUM WHICH WAS VERY CLOSE TO WHAT WE SAID WE NEEDED AT THE TIME. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE PANDEMIC THAT HAPPENED IN BETWEEN THE TIME WE DEVELOPED THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BOND PROGRAM AND NOW WE'RE SEEING LABOR SHORTAGES AND SUPPLY CHAIN PROBLEMS AND UNPRECEDENTED ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THIS AREA. THE COUNTY. WE HAVE THE CENTER THT HAS BEEN BUILT AFTER THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS DONE. WE KNOW THAT TOYOTA WILL SOON BE HERE AND -- IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. I THINK AT ONE POINT THEY WERE ESTIMATING THAT CONSTRUCTION TO BE 3 BILLION. I THINK THEY'RE UP TO 8 BILLION NOW WE SAW IN THE NEWS REPORTS. THIS HAS SPURRED A LOT OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WHICH HAS TAKEN AWAY FROM -- FROM THE CONSTRUCTION LABOR FORCE THAT WOULD GO TO THE

044COMMERCIAL FACILITY TO BUILD THOSE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS. ALL OF THAT HAD AN IMPACT ON -- ON OUR ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD AS FAST AS WE WANTED. IT ALSO HAD AN IMPACT ON HOW MUCH THESE PROJECTS ULTIMATELY COST. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ONES WE WERE ABLE TO GET GOING FROM THE BOND REFERENDUM. HERE YOU SEE THE FIRST FIVE PROJECTS THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO BE OCCUPIED DURING 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR. CLAXTON IS A PROJECT THAT WILL OCCUPY AUGUST OF 2024. IT IS A REPLACEMENT SCHOOL, NOT A MAGNET OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. NOR IS IT PART OF A CONSOLIDATION PLAN. WE HAVE KAISER AND OTHERS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THEY'RE A LITTLE TOO CLOSE IN A CASE OF A COUPLE OF THEM TO THE START OF SCHOOL TO START SCHOOL IN AUGUST AND THE OTHER ONES ACTUALLY HAVE CONTRACTUAL COMPLETION DATES AFTER

045THE AUGUST DATE. WE PLAN TO -- TO ACTUALLY OCCUPY THOSE FACILITIES IN JANUARY OF 2025. THEN IRWIN MONT SOREY, WE'RE AT THE POINT NOW WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING DOWN THE LIST. WE'RE PRETTY SUBSTANTIALLY IN TO CONSTRUCTION FOR THE FIRST FIVE PROJECTS AND WE TAKE BIDS FROM THE ARTS. WE PURCHASED THE LAND FOR JOHNSON. IT IS TIME TO MOVE FORWARD DEEPER INTO NOT ONLY THE 2020 BOND REFERENDUM BUT ALSO THE 2022 BOND REFERENDUM WITH THE NEXT COUPLE OF ITEMS. THEY APPROVED THE ARCHITECTURAL CONTRACTS FOR SUMNER. AND WE MOVE FORWARD FOR SWAN AS WELL. SO IN ORDER TO PREP FOR THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE OCCUPIED NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, IT IS TIME FOR US TO MAKE SOME BOUNDARY CHANGES. YOU SEE THIS. THIS IS NINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT ARE PART OF THE FEEDER ZONE.

046ALDERMAN IS THE ONE OUTLIER THAT GOES TO WESTERN GUILFORD SCHOOL. ALL OF THE REST OF THE SCHOOLS EITHER FEED INTO JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOLS [INDISCERNIBLE] MIDDLE SCHOOL OR ALAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. PART OF OUR RATIONALE FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS OR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATION THAT IS CAME FORTH FROM THE 2019 PLAN, WE WANT FOR THOSE SCHOOLS THAT -- THAT -- THAT ARE GOING TO BE OPENING UP IN JANUARY OF 2025 TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE STUDENTS THAT ARE PART OF THE OTHER CONSOLIDATED BOUNDARIES TO START SCHOOL TOGETHER AND START TO BECOME ONE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. AS A PART OF THAT, WE'RE PROPOSING THAT THE MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WYLIE SCHOOL BECOME PART OF THE PECK ZONE. AS A PART OF THE PROGRAM THEY WOULD PRACTICE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. THEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM.

047WHEN STUDENTS DON'T MATRICULATE, THEY WILL STILL FEED INTO JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. THEY ALL CURRENTLY FEED INTO JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WILL CONTINUE TO FEED ON JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL UNLESS THEY CHOOSE OTHERWISE. THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE -- WE HAVE GLOBAL STUDIES AND HIGH POINT AND THERE'S A BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THE K5 PORTION OF THE SCHOOL AND 68 PORTION IS SOLELY CHOICE. THE OTHER RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO -- TO -- TO CONSOLIDATE THE ARTHUR AND FAUST ATTENDANCE ZONES TOGETHER. FAUST WOULD ALSO -- ALSO HAVE A CHASE PROGRAM CALLED ROBOTICS. ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN THE ATTENDANT ZONE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY PARTICIPATE AND THE ROBOTICS CURRICULUM AND THEY CURRENTLY, FAUST CURRENTLY SPLIT PEAS IN ALAN AND JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. THAT WILL CONTINUE TO CONTINUE ONCE THESE BOUNDARIES ARE MERGED TOGETHER AS WELL. THIS IS A -- A PICTURE

048OF WHAT THE NEW ATTENDANCE ZONE WOULD LOOK LIKE. THE AREA OUTLINED IN BLUE WOULD BE THE NEW PICK K5 ZONE. IT WOULD INCLUDE PEC AND MURPHY AND WALLY AND THE AREA OUTLINED IN RED WOULD BE THE NEW FAUST ATTENDANCE ZONE AND THAT CONSOLIDATES BOTH ARCHER AND FAUST TOGETHER. NOT ONLY IS THIS CONSOLIDATION NECESSARY FOR THE NEW SCHOOLS BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO USE THE MURPHY AND WYLIE SPACES AS WE CONTINUE ON WITH THE -- WITH THE BOND REFERENDUM AS WELL AS TO -- TO MIGRATE OUR MONT SOREY PROGRAM, IT IS CURRENTLY AT ALAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SINCE WE MOVED TO ALLA MANTHA PROGRAM HASN'T EXPANDED BECAUSE WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS STUDENTS THAT LIVED IN ALLA MAN TO ATTEND. THIS IS A GREAT TIME AS WE BUILD THE PROGRAM AND ANTICIPATE FOR THE

049LOCATION ON THE ARCHER CAMPUS TO MOVE THAT INTO THE WYLIE FACILITY AND BUILD THE PROGRAM BACK UP AND ONCE THE ARCHER CAMPUS IS DONE OPEN IT UP AS THE NEW MONT SOREY SCHOOL. BEYOND ELEMENTARY CHANGES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT BOUNDARY CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, SWAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. YOU SEE IT LOCATED THERE BETWEEN KAISER AND MENDEN HALL AND JACKSON. SWAN HAS BOTH ATTENDANCE BOUNDARY AND TWO CHOICE PROGRAMS. I'M GOING TO TALK FIRST ABOUT OUR PROPOSED PLAN FOR THE ATTENDANCE BOUNDARY AND THEN THE CHOICE PROGRAMS. CURRENTLY THE SWAN ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES SPLIT FEES INTO PAGE HIGH SCHOOL AND GRISLY HIGH SCHOOL. OUR PROPOSAL IS TO DRAW LINES THAT -- THAT EMULATE THAT -- THAT -- THAT FEED THAT IS ALREADY OCCURRING WITH KIDS THAT LIVE IN THAT BOUNDARY. ALL OF THE STUDENTS

050THAT RESIDE IN THE BOUNDARY OUTLINE IN ORANGE, THEY CURRENTLY FEED INTO PAGE HIGH SCHOOL. NOW THEY WILL FEED INTO MENDEN HALL AND THEN PAGE HIGH SCHOOL LIKE OTHER MENDEN HALL DO. THOSE THAT RESIDE IN THE GREEN AREA THAT IS OUTLINED WOULD FEED INTO KAISER AND THEN INTO GRIMSLY. AND THEN THAT BOUNDARY WOULD PERMANENTLY BE DISSOLVED. THE SWAN WOULD NO LONGER HAVE AN ATTENDANCE. NEW BOUNDARY FOR THOSE THAT FEED INTO PAGE WOULD BE TO MENDEN HALL. THOSE TO GRIMSLY WOULD BE TO KAISER. AS RELATES TO THE CHOICE PROGRAM I WOULD START WITH THE EMERGENT PROGRAM FIRST. RIGHT NOW THAT -- THAT PROGRAM IS FED BY THE ZONE PROGRAM. ZONE ELEMENTARY. AND PEOPLE FINISH THE PROGRAM AT GRIMSLY. OUR PROPOSAL WOULD BE THAT IT WOULD REMAIN AT 4K5 AND FOR 6-8 IT WOULD BE AT KAISER AND

051THEN FINISH AT GRIMSLY. FOR THE STEM PROGRAM AT SWAN WE RECOMMEND THAT PROGRAM BE RELOCATED TO HARRISON MIDDLE. WE LOOK TO MAKE SURE OUR FAMILIES HAVE SMOOTH FROM K-12, THE ATTENDANCE ZONE OFF WHERE THEY LIVE OR THE PROGRAM OF CHOICE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PATH IS CLEAR AND IT IS ACCESSIBLE AND NEAR THEIR HOMES. WHAT THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO DO WITH TWO OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL FEEDER PATTERNS, BOTH SMITH AND DALI IS TO ALLOW THE STUDENTS TO START IN FAUST. FEED INTO HARRISON FOR THE TECHNOLOGY PIECE AND THEN ULTIMATELY IF YOU REALLY LIKE THE -- THE ROBOTICS PART OF YOUR EXPERIENCE GO BACK TO THE SENIOR ACADEMY CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW. IF TECHNOLOGY IS MORE YOUR SPEED, MAYBE YOU GO TO PICK UP THOSE PROGRAMS. SO TONIGHT WE WANTED TO SHARE

052AS INFORMATION WITH YOU WHAT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS WAS AND OUR PROPOSALS. THEY INCLUDE CLOSING ARCHER MURPHY AND SWAN AS THEY'RE CURRENTLY CONSTITT DUTIED AND THEN REASSIGN THE STUDENTS TO PICK FAUST AS I DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO MENDEN HALL AND KAISER. AGAIN, THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO REPURPOSE MURPHY AND RILEY AS SWING SPACES AND COULD GET UNDER OTHER RENOVATION AND ADDITION AS PART OF THE BOND REFERENDUM. WHILE WE'RE NOT TAKING ANY ACTION TODAY, WE DID WANT TO LEAVE THE REMAINING OF THE PROCESS TO GO WITH THIS. THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ON DECEMBER 12TH. AND THEN WE ASK FOR THE BOARD TO TAKE ACTION ON DECEMBER 12TH. WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE, AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE BOND REFERENDUM, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE TEN-YEAR ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS. THEY

053WEREN'T DONE SINCE THE INITIAL MASTER PLAN. THAT WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE AND MAYBE RETRACTION IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT. WE'LL WORK TO ALIGN THE ACADEMIC PATHWAYS, NOT ONLY IN THE AREAS I MENTIONED BUT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT SO ALL FAMILIES HAVE THOSE SAME TYPES OF OPTIONS AND THEN ALIGNING AND INTEGRATING THOSE PROGRAMS WITH THE REST OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PRORAM. SO WITH THAT I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE HAVE. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I WOULD LIKE TO LIFT UP, WHEN WE SAY WE'RE CLOSING THING, THAT MAYBE WE NEED TO WORK ON OUR LANGUAGE, CONFIGURING ENROLLMENT. WE'RE NOT CLOSING THESE PARTICULAR SCHOOLS. WE'RE DOING SOMETHING ELSE, AM I CORRECT? >> I THINK -- JUST WHAT IS IN THE BOARD'S PURVIEW AND WE CLOSE SOMETHING THAT CURRENTLY HAS

054A SCHOOL NUMBER, IT REQUIRES BOARD ACTION. TO YOUR POINT, THE PROGRAMMING IS IN CONFIGURATION BUT WHAT THE BOARD WILL TAKE ACTION ON IS CLOSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT SCHOOL NUMBER. >> EACH SCHOOL HAS A SCHOOL NUMBER SIGNED BY THE STATE AND IT OPERATES AS THAT ENTITY. >> I UNDERSTAND. >> IT IS CONFUSING TO PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY THINK THAT MEANS THE BUILDINGS ARE SHUTTERED. WHEN YOU CLOSE THE SCHOOL, YOU'RE REALLY JUST RELINQUISHING THE SCHOOL NUMBER AND THAT MEANS THE BUILDING WON'T BE REPURPOSED. >> OKAY. HOW WILL THIS HELP WITH TRANSPORTATION? >> WE'RE HOPING IT WOULD HELP TREMENDOUSLY WITH TRANSPORTATION. AS WE GET DEEPER INTO THE MASTER PLAN, REMEMBER I PUT ON THE BOARD OF 13 OTHER CLOSURES OR CONSOLIDATIONS OR RECONFIGURATIONS THAT WE DO AS PART OF THE MASTER PLAN. SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY THOSE DISTRICTWIDE

055WE SHIP STUDENTS FROM COUNTY LINE TO COUNTY LINE AND WE HAVE -- AND WE HAVE AS LONG AS TWO HOURS ONE WAY. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT BY PROVIDING THESE ADDITIONAL CHOICE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT THAT ALIGN FROM K12 THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO INCREASE OUR TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY WHICH NOT ONLY HELPS US ACADEMICALLY BECAUSE STUDENTS ON THE BUS AND CLASSES MORE AND IT HELPS US FINANCIALLY FOR THE COST THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY SPENDING FOR OIL, GAS AND TIRES AS WELL AS THE COST OF -- OF FUNDING THAT WE NEVER RECEIVED BECAUSE OUR EFFICIENCY RATE IS LOWER THAN WHAT IT NEEDS TO . >> WHAT REASSIGNMENT WILL LOOK LIKE. WILL STUDENTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO REASSIGN THEMSELVES INTO A MAGIC OR A CHOICE PROGRAM LIKE -- IS THAT ANOTHER CONVERSATION? IS THAT PART OF THE CONVERSATION? >>

056SO FOR THE CHOICE PORTION OF -- OF THE SCHOOL, STUDENTS WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY TO THOSE PROGRAMS. BUT THOSE STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN THE ATTENDANCE ZONE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE SCHOOLS ARE AUTOMATICALLY A PART OF THOSE CURRICULUMS. >> SO AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ATTENDANCE ZONE AND MAGNET ZONE OR WHATEVER. >> CORRECT. >> OUTSIDE OF MAKES JUST A CHOICE THAT SEEMS LIKE THAT WOULD BE A LOT EASIER TO MAKE THE SCHOOL JUST A CHOICE AS PART OF THE MAGNET CHOICE PROCESS AND THAT'S INSTEAD OF THESE MIXED BAGS OF ATTENDANCE ZONE AND MAGNET. I DON'T -- IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT JUST -- IT TURNS INTO THE THING OF -- OF WHEN SOMETHING IS REASSIGNMENT THEN I'M REASSIGNED INTO THE SCHOOL BUT NOT THE PROGRAM, AM I CORRECT? >> NOT IN THESE INSTANCES. IF YOU'RE

057-- IF YOU LIVE IN THE ZONE AND EVEN IF YOU'RE REASSIGNED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE ATTENDANCE ZONE THROUGH THE SCHOOL, YOU'RE AUTOMATICALLY A PART OF THESE PROGRAMS. >> OKAY P . OKAY P OKAY. >> MS. WELBORN. >> SO IF YOU AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED, THOSE THAT DON'T WANT TO DO THAT HAVE AN OPTION TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE? >> CORRECT, REASSIGNMENT OR A CHOICE. >> BUT THE REASSIGNMENT, THEY DON'T GO, AND THERE WILL BE A SET OPTION FOR THEM TO GO OUTSIDE. IS IT I CAN GO ANYWHERE OR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A -- A -- A -- A -- DON'T GO TO GO ON THE ROBOTICS AND THE TRADITIONAL SITUATION THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ELEMENTARY THEY CAN GO TO. JUST SAYING. YOU KNOW. MIGHT WANT TO GIVE THT SOME THOUGHT. I SEE THAT TWO WAYS. YOU'RE LITERARY

058AND JOURNALISTIC OR YOU'RE ANALYTICAL AND MATH. THERE'S A 50-50 SWITCH, LEFT OR RIGHT. MATH. DON'T GIVE ME LITERATURE. IF YOU SET ME IN A LITERATURE PROGRAM, OKAY, MATH AND SCIENCE -- OR MATH AND ANALYTICAL YOU JUST SET ME UP TO FAIL. DO YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? >> UH-HUH. >> MY SON WHEN HE DECIDED HE WANTED TO BE AN ENGINEER, HE WENT TO CALCULUS AND HE'S A STRONG READER AND COMPREHENSIVE PERSON. THAT WAS NOT HIS. HE WENT THIS DIRECTION. WE GOT TO GIVE THOUGHT BECAUSE IF ROBOT TICKS ARE GOING TO BE MATH AND ANALYSIS, CORRECT? YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT. I CAN SEE THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE. WE GOT TO GIVE SOME -- SOME THOUGHT PROCESSES THAT EVERYONE DOESN'T SIT IN THAT PATHWAY. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE OPTIONS FOR

059THEM SOMEHOW. PEC, YOU SAID ANYBODY THAT WAS IN PEC CAN USE UP TO THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH. THAT'S WHAT I HEARD. YOU NEED TO CORRECT ME. >> ABSOLUTELY. THE ATTENDANT ZONE PORTION ONLY GOES THROUGH THE FIFTH GRADE. IF YOU LIVE IN THE ATTENDANT ZONE, YOU'RE GOING TO GO THERE. IF YOU WANT TO BE IN THE SIX TO EIGHT PORTION YOU HAVE TO APPLY FOR THAT, REGARDLESS IF YOU LIVE IN THE K-5 ATTENDANCE ZONE. >> WILL THEY GET A PREFERENCE? >> YEAH. >> AND THEN YOU STILL SAYING IF YOU DO THAT THEN [INDISCERNIBLE]. BECAUSE THEN IT IS ALL -- IT IS A -- IT IS -- UNLESS YOU SPLIT HOW MANY CAN GO IN, THAT MAY BE THE ANSWER. YOU TEXT THEM WITH THE HOME SCHOOL AND THEN A PERSON OUTSIDE OF THE HOME SCHOOL AREA.

060BUT I -- I THINK YOU REALLY DO HAVE TO GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT PROCESS. SO THAT WAS ONE THING. WHEN I HEARD IT, I HEARD CORRECTLY THAT ANYBODY THAT WANTED TO GO THAT WAS THERE COULD GO TO THAT IN A WAY THEY CAN, BUT THE WAY YOU HEAR THAT, THERE'S NO -- I CAN DEFINITELY -- I MIGHT BE ABLE TO. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? >> YES. >> OKAY. THE MONT SOREY, HOW MANY -- IT IS GREAT WE WANT TO GROW IT. IT MAKES SENSE TO GROW IT. THE MONT SOREY PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE LARGER AND HAVE MORE CAPACITY, SO YOU WANT TO HAVE MORE CHILDREN TO FILL THAT THAT'S THE REASON FOR THIS. IF WE LEAVE THEM, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO GROW. AND WE'LL BUILD THE WHOLE NICE NEW BUILDING DEDICATED TO MONT

061SOREY. SO WASHINGTON MONT SOREY, ARE THEY IMPACTED BY THIS AT ALL? >> EVENTUALLY THE -- THE IRWIN MONT SOREY AT THE SITE WILL SERVE GREATER GREENSBORO. >> THAT WAS KIND OF WHERE I WAS GOING. EVENTUALLY, SO WASHINGTON STUDENTS WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE THE OPTION TO GO -- THAT MONT SOREY FACILITY. >> THOSE ATTENDING AS MONT SOREY CHOICE. >> WASHINGTON WAS NOT. >> HAS A BOUNDARY AND CHOICE. >> THOSE PARTICIPATING I MONT SOREY, ALL MONT SOREY STUDENTS WOULD GO TO THE NEW MONT SOREY FACILITY. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> I DON'T THINK THAT WAS BROUGHT UP. I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. >> FIRST I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DOING SMALL GROUP SESSIONS FOR BOARD MEMBERS THAT WANTED TO PARTICIPATE. IT IS HELPFUL TO GET INFORMATION AHEAD OF THE TIME BEFORE WE COME INTO THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR

062TIME WITH THAT. COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS. WITH JUGGLING KIDS AROUND, WHAT IMPACT IS THERE GOING TO BE TO EXISTING TRANSPORTATION THAT KIDS HAVE? ARE WE PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO KIDS TO AND FROM COOL? >> WE ARE. >> THEN MY OTHER THING WAS CAN WE GIVE A REMINDER ABOUT THE MAGNET WINDOW AND WHETHER THAT OPENS. I DON'T KNOW THE DATE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD BUT IF PEOPLE WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, I THINK IT IS HELPFUL. >> IT IS THE LAST WEEK IN JANUARY AND THE WINDOW OPENS THE FIRST WEEK IN FEBRUARY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO THIS NOW SO PEOPLE HAVE ALL OF THE [INDISCERNIBLE] GOING INTO THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GREAT PRESENTATION. >> EARLY. NAPPER. >> YOU SAID PEC WILL BE K-5, THE EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING. >>

063IT IS K-8. >> K-8, K-5. STUDENTS THAT WANT TO CONTINUE WITH GRADES SIX SEVEN EIGHT HAVE TO APPLY. >> YES. DO WE HAVE ENOUGH SEATS FOR THE FIFE GRADERS TO STAY AND GO TO SIXth GRADE? >> WE'RE MOVING SIX SEVEN EIGHT. THE ATTENDANCE ZONE PART COULD MAKE THAT NUMBER FLUCTUATE DEPENDING ON HOW MANY PEOPLE MOVE INTO THE AREA. SOME YEARS YOU MAY HAVE 115 FIFTH GRADERS BECAUSE THE BOUNDARY HAS INCREASED. OTHER YEARS YOU MAY HAVE LESS BECAUSE PEOPLE MOVE OUT. SO IT HAS -- THE 6-8 IS STRICTLY CHOICE. A SET NUMBER OF SEATS REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF FIFTH GRADERS THAT ARE ENROLLED. >> THIS IS WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WITH US. WHY ARE WE CREATING THAT HABIT? IF A CHILD STARTS IN PEC, IN KINDERGARTEN, THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO GO STRAIGHT THROUGH

064WITHOUT HAVING TO APPLY FOR THEIR OWN SCHOOL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THESE MIXED BAG. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT, WHAT HAPPENED AT KEN GRIFFIN IS THE PERFECT MODEL FOR A SIX TO 12 -- IT IS NOT A TRUE K-8, IT IS ALL OF THE CHILDREN THAT STARTED KINDERGARTEN CAN'T JUST GO TO EIGHTH GRADE AUTOMATICALLY. IT IS IN THE K-8, IT IS TWO SCHOOLS ON ONE SITE. I JUST HAVE TO SAY I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE BEST MODEL FOR ROLLING THIS OUT. AND I'M JUST NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH HOW THIS IS BEING DONE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT CREATES UNNECESSARY THING AND ADMINISTRATIVE THINGS AND NOT SETTING CHILDREN UP FOR SUCCESS THE WAY WE THINK THAT THEY SHOULD BE. IF I GET MY KID IN KINDERGARTEN, THERE SHOULD BE A SEAT UP TO EIGHTH GRADE. >>

065PLANNING FOR DESIGN AND STRUCTURE FOR ALL OF THESE PREDATES, FOR SURE. I CAN ALSO SAY THAT THE TECH STUDENTS HAVE ALWAYS GONE TO JACKSON. WE'RE NOT CHANGING THAT NATURAL TRAJECTORY. WHAT WE DO HAVE TO DO IS MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO PROGRAM REGARDLESS OF WHERE KIDS ARE. WE DON'T HAVE GAPS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS IN K-5 AND PICK IT UP 9-12. WE HAVE TO FIX THAT PART IN TERMS OF WHAT STUDENTS WILL HAVE AT THEIR HOME MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT CONTINUE THEIR PATHWAY FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL. I HEAR YOUR CONCERN. >> ON PAGE 23 WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOL CLOSURES ON DECEMBER 12TH, THIS IS PROBABLY MORE FOR DR. OAKLEY. ISN'T THAT THE SAME DATE AS OUR SCHEDULED BOARD OF ED MEETING. WILL ANYBODY HAVE FEEDBACK

066PRIOR? >> WE HELD THE FIRST ROUND OF MEETINGS WITH STAFF AND PARENTS IN THAT SAME EVENING. WE'LL CONTINUE THOSE COMMUNICATION EFFORTS. PART OF THE REASON WE WANTED TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION A MONTH AHEAD WAS SO WE'RE ABLE TO ENGAGE THOSE GROUPS AS APPROPRIATE. I KNOW I MET WITH IRWIN FAMILY YESTERDAY MORNING BY REQUEST FOR CLARITY AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. THE TRUTH IS NO TYPE OR TIME OF MEETING WORKS FOR EVERY FAMILY. WE HAVE TO BE NIMBLE BETWEEN NOW AND DECEMBER 12TH. >> I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT. IF WE DO EVERYTHING ON THE SAME DAY, I KNOW OTHER PARENTS GET TO THE MEETING, GET MY THOUGHTS AND GET THE MESSAGE TO THE BOARD, IT IS A REALTIME TABLE. >> WE WERE TRYING TO BE SENSITIVE TO BOTH WINTER BREAK AND THE MAGNET WINDOW OPENING

067SO WE'RE READY TO OPEN A NEW SCHOOL. >> HAVING [INDISCERNIBLE] I THINK THAT'S MORE THAN FAIR. THANK YOU. >> UH-HUH. >> CAN YOU SAY A WORD ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS FOR TEACHERS IN THESE SCHOOLS THAT ARE CLOSING? >> YES, EVERYONE IS GOING TO HAVE A JOB. THAT GOES FOR TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, CLASSIFIED STAFF, EVERYONE WILL HAVE A JOB WITH US. WE'RE WORKING WITH -- HR IS GOING TO WORK WITH THEM INDIVIDUALLY FOR THEIR NEEDS AND MAKE SURE THEY GET TH PLACEMENT THAT THEY NEED. >> LET ME SAY I APPRECIATE THAT ASPECT OF THIS AS RELATES TO THE TIMING OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND HOPE THAT GIVES TEACHERS AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE ALL OF THE EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENTS OF THIS MOVE THAT HAS A LOT OF POSSIBILITY AND ALSO A LOT OF CHALLENGE. >> ANY QUESTIONS?

068>> I DO NOT. THANK YOU. MR. LOGAN? >> COUPLE OF CLARIFICATIONS ON A COUPLE OF THINGS. I WAS A SCHOOLTEACHER WITHIN THE SCHOOLS. I WORKED IN SCHOOLS. I UNDERSTAND THE CONDITION AT THE SCHOOLS. I DID NOT SUPPORT THE BOND. ORIGINALLY WE SAID 22 SCHOOLS WOULD BE REBUILT. >> CORRECT. >> HOW MANY OF THOSE WILL BE REBUILT? >> HUH. >> BEFORE YOU ANSWER, WE HAVE FIVE GUARANTEED PRICE SCHOOLS, FIVE ARE GUARANTEED, EVERYTHING ELSE IS STILL UP IN THE AIR, CORRECT? >> YEAH. UNABLE TO DO THE MATH AND REMEMBER. I WOULD SAY THERE'S 21 PROJECTS THAT ARE EITHER GOING TO BE NEW CONSTRUCTION LIKE JOAN SON OR REBUILDS THAT WE'RE ESTIMATING WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THE 2 BILLION, REMEMBERING 500 MILLION OF THAT WE SET ASIDE FOR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. WHAT DID WE HAVE SET OUT ORIGINALLY

069FOR THE MAINTENANCE? >> 800 MILLION. >> ORIGINALLY THE PLAN WAS TO DO 800 MILLION FOR FACILITIES AND UPGRADES AND NOW WE'RE ONLY DOING 500. >> CORRECT. >> THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE 2.6 BILLION REQUEST BUT WE ONLY DID 2 BILLION. >> SO WE DIDN'T GET ALL OF THAT. NOW FOR SCHOOL PRICES, BASICALLY DOUBLED AND TRIPLED, CORRECT? >> I WOULD SAY THAT SINCE THE TIME OF 2019 AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN IMMUNE LIKE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE NATION. WE BUDGET 67 PERCENT A YEAR. >> THE LAST BOND WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT 15 MILLION. WE'RE NOW AT THE EXPECTATION OF 73 MILLION REBUILD IT OR REPLACE IT. >> I THINK THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DESIGNER BASED OFF OF ITS EXISTING CONDITIONS AND WHAT THEY SEE WITH OUR STANDARDS. >> THE REASON I'M ASKING

070THESE QUESTIONS IS IT SEEMS LIKE THE COST FOR THE SCHOOLS HAS GONE UP BUT WE'RE -- WE'RE ONLY DOING 500 MILLION ON THE MAINTENANCE. DO YOU THINK WE CAN UP THAT AMOUNT VERSUS REBUILDING SCHOOLS. OR REPLACING SCHOOLS. WE MAY NEED IT CHANGE OUR PRIORITIES ALONG THOSE LINES. SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD SHOULD CONSIDER. I LIKE TO SEE REPAIRS. AS EDUCATOR, I WOULDN'T WANT TO SIT IN A SCHOOL. THERE WERE ROOFS THAT LEAK, NO AC. YOU BUILD A NEW SCHOOL WITHOUT DOING THE REPAIRS ON MY CLASSROOM. THAT'S A PERCEPTION WE SEEM TO BE DOING, FOCUSING ON NEW AND NOT FIXING AND REPAIRING. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ASK FOR MONEY. WE MADE PROMISES AND 22 SCHOOLS REBUILT AND 19 RENOVATED. 56 MAJOR REPAIRS. THAT WAS 2.6 BILLION. WE DIDN'T GET TO .6 BILLION. BUT THE

071.6 WOULD HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN GETTING ALL OF THESE SCHOOLS DONE. I'M TRYING TO WORK ON THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ASK FOR MORE MONEY. WE SOLD THE BOND ON THE PREMISE OF DOING THESE SCHOOLS, DOING THESE REPAIRS AND NOW WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT. ACTUALLY WE'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING ABLE TO DO WHAT WE PROMISED AND SOLD. I UNDERSTAND THAT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. I WANT TO APPLAUD YOU FROM WHAT YOU'VE DONE. YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB. WE STILL HAVE TO LOOK AT THE ECONOMICS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. >> I'LL ADD I THINK IN TERMS OF ENGAGING THE PUBLIC, I THINK ALSO PEOPLE LOOK AT HISTORICALLY WHO GOT NEW SCHOOLS, IT HAS OFTEN WHO HAS BEEN THE LOUDEST. IN THIS CASE WE'RE FOLLOWING BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF

072THE FACILITY. THAT WAS THE INTENT FROM THE GET-GO. WE'RE STICKING WITH IT. THAT REQUIRES A CAREFUL LOOK AT HISTORY AND -- AND ZIP CODES AND STICKING TO WHAT WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO. I ALSO ARGUE THAT 500 MILLION DOLLARS WILL TOUCH ALL SCHOOLS INSTEAD OF SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY IS A BIG DEAL. THE DOLLARS AREN'T GOING AS FAR AS THEY WOULD HAVE WHEN WE GOT THESE IN 2019. IT IS ALMOST FIVE YEARS LATER. >> I LIKE TO SEE AT LEAST 800 MILLION ON THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR ON THE FACILITIES. WE NEED -- IF WE DO NOT DO THOSE, WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE FACILITIES? THEY DETERIORATE. SO WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS VERSUS BUILDING NEW. >> YEAH. AND HOLD OUR COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABLE FOR DECADES OF UNDERFUNDING THAT GOT US TO

073THIS PLACE. THIS BOARD DIDN'T GET US HERE. THESE VOTERS DIDN'T GET US HERE. WE'RE LIVING THE REALITY IN WHICH WE'RE LIVING. >> ALAN. >> I LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT RELATES TO PUBLIC TRUST, I THINK THE BOND MADE POSSIBLE THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF FUNDING TO DO THE MOST GOOD FOR THE SCHOOLS AND NOW ENTRUST US TO DO THAT. THAT'S THE PROMISE WE MADE. THE PROMISE WAS TO DO THE MOST GOODS WITH THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTED THAT PROMISE AND I BELIEVE WILL AGAIN WHEN THAT NEED IS PRESENT. >> NOW WE MOVE TO COMMITTEE REPORTS REPORTS. >> AT OUR NOVEMBER 1st MEETING, THE POLICY COMMITTEE VOTED TO SED THREE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS OUT FOR 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FROM NOVEMBER 14th THROUGH DECEMBER 14th. THESE THREE POLICIES ARE RELATED TO OUR SCHOOL CALENDAR AND INSTRUCTIONAL

074TIME. FIRST POLICY 3300, SCHOOL CALENDAR HAS BEEN REVISED TO UPDATE CONTENT RELATED TO SCHOOL CALENDAR DEVELOPMENT TO CONFORM MORE CLOSELY TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ULTIMATE MULTI-SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION AND INCORPORATE INFORMATION RELATED TO INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. BECAUSE THIS CONTENT IS BEING MOVED TO POLICY 3300, POLICY 3301 SCHOOL DAY IS RECOMMENDED FOR APPEAL. IT WAS LAST REVISED IN 1993. NEXT, THE REVISION OF POLICY 5050 EMERGENCY CLOSING, SHIFT TO REMOTE LEARNING IS FOR THE POLICY IN THE SECTION IN THE POLICY MANUAL THAT IS 7550 AND TO HAVE CONTENT WITH THE MODEL. NEW CONTENT INCLUDES A REFERENCE TO THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT AND MAKE UP IF LEAVE AND PAY PAY WHEN EMERGENCIES AND CHANGES OCCUR. AS A REMINDER YOU CAN REVIEW THE DETAIL AND ATTACHMENT TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE REPORT IN THE BOARD AGENDA AND THEY'LL BE FEATURED

075ON GTS'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AFTER THIS MEETING. THESE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION FR -- FOR -- AT OUR JANUARY MEETING AFTER THE PUBLIC HAS HAD A CHANCE TO GIVE ITS INPUT. THANK YOU. ACTION ITEM. RESOLUTION TO FUND EDUCATION AND PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE WORLD. WHEREAS THE GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND DID SO WITH THE BIA ENNIUM BUDGET. SUPPORTIVE AND RESPECTFUL SCHOOLS. WHEREAS THE BOARD BELIEVES EVERY CHILD HAS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO BE EDUCATED IN AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT LETS THEM REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. AND WHEREAS GOVERNOR WARD COOPER HAS DECLARED NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE FACING A STATE OF EMERGENCY. CITING TAX CUTS AND FUNDING PRIVATE AND CHARTER SCHOOLS. THE CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATION TO INSURE ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES

076NECESSARY FOR A SOUND BASIC EDUCATION AND ADEQUATE FUNDING IS A FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENT OF THIS OBLIGATION AND WHEREAS GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS FACED DECADES OF UNDERFUNDING THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY DESERVE INCLUDING FULLY STAFFED SCHOOLS AND THE FUNDING AND RESOURCES IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IMPOSE AN UNDUE BURDEN ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES. NORTH CAROLINA IS RATED NUMBER ONE FOR BUSINESSES BUT LAGS BEHIND MOST STATES IN FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. WHEREAS TIME LIMIT IS THE FEDERAL RELIEF FUND ARE SUN SETTING IN 2024. THOSE RELIEF DOLLARS HAVE MADE A POSITIVE AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GUILFORD COUNTY AND THE STATE. BE IT RESOLVED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE EVERY STUDENT IN GUILFORD COUNTY. FULLY FUND PUBLIC EDUCATION. BE RESOLVED THAT THE GUILFORD BOARD OF EDUCATION REQUESTS THAT THE

077BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PROTECT OUR NEARLY 68,000 PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS TO KEEP THE PUBLIC MONEY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT ARE FULLY ACCOUNTABLE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF GUILFORD COUNTY AND NOT PROVIDING CAPITAL FUNDS FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS HAS BEEN SUGGESTED IN THE RECENT CHARTER SCHOOL OMNIBUS LEGISLATION. MOVE AND SECOND. ALL RAISE YOUR HAND. NAY? VOTE PASSES. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 8-1. THANK YOU. >> REMEMBER HOW TO DO THIS. THIS IS A BUDGET SUMMARY FOR THE 23 YEAR AND FOR THE 20-23 REVENUES AND SKEND CHURS AND THE BOARD'S BUDGET'S REQUEST. AND THE FINAL BUDGET WE'RE BRINGING TONIGHT. AND ALSO THE BUDGET RESOLUTION THAT WE ASK YOU TO APPROVE THIS EVENING. WE'RE HERE TONIGHT ON NOVEMBER 14th, ASKING YOU TO APPROVE A FINAL 23-24 BUDGET RESOLUTION BECAUSE THE STATE BUDGET PASSED INTO LAW ON OCTOBER 3rd, 2023. THIS

078IS MORE THAN FIVE WEEKS AFTER OUR TRADITIONAL SCHOOL STARTED AND MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE BEGINNING OF OUR FISCAL YEAR. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. OUR 20-23 PRIORITIES IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOCUS AREA TO RECRUIT AND REWARD TOP TALENT. LASTEN MONTH OUR HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM, I'LL REPEAT WHAT THEY SAY, WITHOUT OUR PEOPLE WE CANNOT HAVE OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS. OUR PRIORITIES WERE TO ADVOCATE FOR COMPETITIVE LIVING WAGES IF ALL STAFF AND SPECIFICALLY BRING OUR FRONTLINE WORKERS CLOSER TO MARKET RATES. TO THAT END, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROVIDED 15.4 MILLION DOLLARS TO BE USED TO BEGIN ALIGNING OUR PAY RANGES WITH THE CURRENT LABOR MARKET KEEPING IN MIND THE CURRENT LABOR MARKET IS A MOVING TARGET. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT SCHOOL NUTRITION MANAGERS, ASSISTANT MANAGERS AND ASSISTANTS ARE NOT PAID

079FROM THIS CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE. THIS IS THE BEGINNING AND END WE RECEIVED FROM THE COMMISSIONERS BY 2023 OPERATING BUDGET. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE STATE BUDGET. THE STATE BUDGET PROVIDED FUNDING FOR A NONCERTIFIED OR CLASSIFIED AND OUR CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF. THE BUDGET PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL 4.7 MILLION DOLLARS FOR BUS DRIVERS TO BE DISTRIBUTED ALL AROUND THE STATE. AND ACCORDING TO THEIR SALARY SCHEDULES, IT IS UP TO EACH DISTRICT HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL PAY FOR DRIVERS THEY CAN AFFORD AND ADJUST THE LOCAL SCHEDULES FOR BUS DRIVERS. D.C.S. COMBINED ALL OF THESE FUNDS WITH THE 15.4 WE RECEIVED FROM THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO HAVE A SALARY SCHEDULE THAT WAS REFLECTED IN OUR STAFF OCTOBER 31st PAY CHECKS. WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT THE STATE DID WITH OUR TEACHERS AND MOST INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT STAFF INCREASE THIS INCLUDES OUR

080LICENSED STAFF AS WELL AS OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND YOU'LL HEAR ME SAY TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE. I SAY THAT A LOT. THAT MEANS ALL OF THE STAFF AND PRINCIPALS MOST SALARIES ARE BUILT ON SOME VERSION OF THE TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE. I'M REFERRING TO ALL OF THESE SALARY SCHEDULES. YOU'LL SEE THE BEGINNING SALARY, BEGINNING TEACHER SALARY INCREASED TO 39,000 DOLLARS FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR. TEACHER INCREASES 2.7. HIGHER INCREASES IN YEARS ONE THROUGH 15. BUDGET INCLUDES TIMELINES WE HAVE TO MEET. AS YOU SEE HERE EMPLOYEES MUST BE EMPLOYED BY JUNE 30th, 2023 TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SALARY INCREASES. JULY 1st IS THE DAY THAT SALARY CHANGES ARE RETRO ACTIVE. EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE IN PACE ON JULY 1st. THE DEADLINE WAS OCTOBER 21st, 2023 AND JANUARY 2024 IS THE DEADLINE WHEN WE PAY THE STATE

081WHICH IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN PREVIOUS YEARS. WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR BENEFITS AND THE STATE BUDGET INCREASED THE RETIREMENT RATE. EVERY DOLLAR WE PAY EMPLOYEE WE SEND 25 CENTS TO THE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. THEY INCREASED THE HEALTH INSURANCE RATE FOR PERSONAL AND INCREASE OVER 3397 WE WERE PAYING LAST YEAR. THIS MEANS THE BENEFIT COST FOR A NEW TEACHER IS 49 PERCENT OF THEIR STATE AND LOCAL SALARY. A NEW TEACHER NOW MAKES 46-50, PLUS 39,000 SUPPLMENT. AND SO 49 PERCENT OF THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR BENEFITS AS WELL. OTHER CHANGES INCLUDE REDUCTION IN STATE AT RISK FUNDS TO FUND THE EXTENDED LEARNING AND INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM. AND IT INCREASED DRIVERS EDUCATION TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL HOME SCHOOL AND PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS. INCREASE -- 11 MILLION INCREASE, 10 MILLION NONREOCCURRING IN

082INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS AND WE BENEFITED BY THAT INCREASE. AND MODIFICATION IN TRANSPORTATION. GET THE FUNDS OUT TO DISTRICTS EARLIER INSTEAD OF A PORTION BROUGHT TO US WHEN THE BUDGET PASSES AND THE BALANCE IN DECEMBER. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR OUR LOCAL AND CURRENT EXPENSE? YOU SEE THE LEGISLATIVE IMPACTS INCLUDE INCLUDES CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT. INCREASE FROM THE LOCAL FUND OF 169,000. A SLIGHT SAVINGS IN THE HEALTH INSURANCE AND EMPLOYEES PAID IN THE LOCAL FUNDS AND THE SALARY INCREASE FOR THE LICENSED STAFF AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS TOTALS 1.7 MILLION DOLLARS. SUSTAINING OPERATIONS COSTS INCREASE ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN THE COST OF UTILITIES AND SIGNIFICANT INCREASE WE SAW IN OUR LIABILITY AND INSURANCE RATE. THESE INCREASES ALONG WITH THE DOLLARS NEEDED TO MOVE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TOTAL ABOUT 2.5 MILLION. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL FOR OPERATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE

083IMPACT TO 10.4 MILLION DOLLARS. I MENTIONED EARLIER, NONE OF THESE ITEMS WERE FUNDED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE LOCAL EXPENSE FUND BUDGET IS THE 15.4 MILLION THAT THE COUNTY PROVIDED FOR THE CLASSIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE. WE REDIRECTED DOLLARS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY IN THE CURRENT BUDGET TO COVER 8.4 MILLION DOLLAR SHORTFALL. WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE USE 2 MILLION TO FUND BALANCE THE CURRENT LOCAL EXPENSE FUND BUDGET. CLEARLY WE CAN'T USE THE FUND BALANCE AS A REOCCURRING RESOURCE FOR FUTURE BUDGETS AND SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE DOLLARS THAT WERE REDIRECTED. THAT'S FUNDING THAT WON'T BE AVAILABLE AS WE LOOK AT 24-25 BUDGET. I'M HAPPY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND VE THE BUDGET RESOLUTION. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET IN SMALL

084GROUPS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GET HERE. 39,000 FOR A STARTING SALARY FOR TEACHERS WHO HAVE GONE TO SCHOOL FOR FOUR YEARS AND HAVE A DEGREE AND HAVE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND ARE EXPERTS IN THE FIELD IS JUST EMBARRASSING. THAT'S NOT ANYTHING TO YOU. THAT'S A STATEMENT ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AS A STATE. WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY, I THINK WE SAID THAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE SOMEWHERE LIKE 46th IN THE COUNTRY. >> I WANT TO SAY THAT I'M A HUGE ADVOCATE FOR SUPPORTING THE TEACHERS AND THE CLASSIFIED STAFF AND GET THE FUNDING WE NEED FOR THEM FROM THE STATE LEVEL. THANK YOU FOR PULLING THIS TOGETHER AND EXPLAINING QUESTIONS TO US AS WELL. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. >> COULD YOU CUT TO THE CHASE AND SAY HOW MUCH IS THE TAKE HOME PAY. I

085THOUGHT YOU SAID THE TOTAL WAS 42, RIGHT? YOU SAID THE TEACHER'S SALARY WAS 31. >> THAT'S STATE PAID SALARY. >> THEN YOU ADDED ON PAGE 7 TO THAT? >> NO, WHAT I ADDED TO THAT WAS THE LOCAL SUPPLMENT. >> THAT'S WHERE THE 42 CAME FROM. >> THE 46. >> STILL. WHAT IS THE TAKE HOME? >> IT DEPENDS ON THE TAX WITHHOLDINGS. I HAVEN'T CALCULATED IT, SO THAT'S WHY I CAN'T TELL YOU. >> THE REALITY IS IF IT IS 46, IF I UNDERSTAND YOU CORRECTLY ON PAGE 7, IS THIS COMING OUT OF OUR POT OR THEIR POT. >> THIS IS COMING OUT OF OUR POT. THE FEDERAL AND STATE TAX WITHHOLDING AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS THEY TAKE. >> WHAT IS IT? >> I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER, BUT WE COULD LOOK AT WHAT A TYPICAL BEGINNING TEACHER

086GETS. I'M SORRY I JUST DON'T HAVE IT TODAY TODAY. >> I GOT SOMETHING FROM A TEACHER THAT GOT A BONUS. I THINK IT WAS A THOUSAND DOLLARS. AFTER TAXES SHE WOUND UP WITH LIKE 60 PERCENT OF THAT. WHAT IS THE POINT OF GIVING BONUSES IF -- >> THAT'S REQUIRED TO WITHHOLD TAXES AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO NOT DO THAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW. >> YOU NA UNDERSTAND WHAT I SAID. >> WE BUSTED IT OUT VERY CLEARLY IN ALL OF THE COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GET-GO EVEN WHEN WE PRESENTED IT TO THE BOARD. STILL DISAPPOINTING WHAT THAT ACTUALLY IS WHEN YOU START WITH THE THOUSAND. >> ON PAGE 9 WILL WE GO BACK? WILL WE GO BACK AND SINCE WE ASKED, I THINK IT WAS ORIGINALLY 38 MILLION, RIGHT, FOR THE CLASSIFIED, TO DEL WITH IT, RIGHT?

087WE ONLY GOT 15. ARE WE GOING BACK AND ASK AGAIN IN THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR? >> WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF BUDGET DEVELOPMENT AND REQUESTS NOW. WE'RE MEETING EARLIER AND MORE OFTEN SO THERE AREN'T SURPRISES AS WE GET TO ASK. THAT WOULD INCLUDE THINGS HIKE FUN -- LIKE FUNDING THE OTHER STUFF. LIABILITY INCREASES, ET CETERA. >> WHEN DO WE GET THOSE? >> MONDAY. >> NOT UNTIL APRIL? >> UH-HUH. >> WE COULD GO THROUGH THE PRIORITIES AHEAD OF TIME. WE WON'T GO THROUGH THAT UNTIL LATER IN THE SPRING. WE COULD DO THE BIG PICTURE BULLETS THAT WE CARRY OVER FROM EARLIER YEARS. >> AS I MENTIONED, NEXT YEAR IS AN ELECTION YEAR. I THINK WE WANT TO PUT THIS ASK IN FRONT OF WHETHER IT IS INCUMBENT OR SOMEONE WHO IS RUNNING THAT -- THESE ARE

088THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO SEE THEM PERHAPS PAY ATTENTION TO NEXT YEAR. IF WE DON'T NEED FOR US TO WAIT UNTIL NOVEMBER THEY GET ELECTED. IT MEANS IT WOULD BE THE FOLLOWING SPRING BEFORE WE WOULD SEE ANY ACTIONABLE BEHAVIOR OF THEM. SO I THINK -- SO THAT WE CAN SAY WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE THAT CAN HELP DRIVE HOW PEOPLE LOOK AT WHO BEST SAYS THAT THEY WILL SUPPORT THAT THAT. >> NAPPER? >> FIRST QUESTION GOES TO YOU OR POSSIBLY JILL. ARE WE REQUIRED TO USE THE BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES? >> YEAH. TO UNDERSTAND PROPERTY AND LIABILITY. IN THAT THEIR RETIREMENT SYSTEM IS NOT SOMETHING YOU COULD REPLICATE VERY WELL IN THE CENTER. UNDERSTAND THAT. I'M THINKING MORE IN TERMS OF HEALTH INSURANCE. AFTER HAVING WORKED WITH MAJOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS THAT COULD BE A 90 PERCENT

089WALKOUT ON EACH PAYCHECK IS WILD. IS THERE CO-PAYS AND CO-INSURANCE AND THEIR DEDUCTIBLES AND NOT COMPETITIVE FROM THE MARKET IF THAT IS WHAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO. IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO. AND THE NEW SCHOOLS ARE BUILT AND EXPENSIVE. WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION OF CLOSING PROPERTIES, SURPLUSING PROPERTIES, THINGS LIKE THAT. WHEN WE DO THAT WHAT EFFECT DOES THAT HAVE ON THE PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCES? >> IT WILL HAVE SOME BUT I'LL BE HONEST, THESE INCREASES ARE NOT AS A RESULT OF WHAT IS HAPPENING ON OUR PROPERTY, THE PROPERTY INSURANCE, MOSTLY IT IS FOR NATURAL DISASTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. EVERYBODY'S INSURANCE RATES ARE INCREASING FOR THAT REASON, NOT SO MUCH WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE IN GUILFORD COUNTY. LIABILITY INCREASES. OUR PROPERTY INSURANCE, THAT'S NOT THE CASE. >> THANK

090YOU. >> UH-HUH. >> LOGAN. >> LOOK AT THE FUNDING FROM THE STATE. IS IT MORE OR LESS THAN LAST YEAR? >> FUNDING FROM THE STATE IS MORE. IN TERMS OF ACTUAL DOLLARS. >> CAN YOU GIVE ME A YEAR WHEN THEY DECREASED THE FUNDS FROM THE STATE? >> I CAN GO BACK A FEW YEARS AND START -- AND START TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY INCREASE -- THEY DECREASED FUNDING. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE CATEGORY THAT IS HAVE BEEN FUNDED BY THE STATE -- THE LAST RECESSION THAT WERE CUT COMPLETELY. OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THE STATE NO LONGER FUNDS ACCOUNTABILITY DOLLARS OUR STATE NO LONGER FUNDS. THERE'S A LOT OF CATEGORIES, DOLLARS WITHIN CATEGORIES THAT THE STATE NO LONGER FUNDS. OUR LEGISLATURE IS PROUD OF SAYING THEY CONTINUE TO INCREASE SPENDING ON EDUCATION. WHEN YOU LOOK AT

091THE RETIREMENT RATE GOING FROM WHAT I COULD REMEMBER, ALMOST 4 PERCENT RETIREMENT RATE UP TO 25 PERCENT RETIREMENT RATE, IT IS INEVITABLE THAT SPENDING ACROSS THE STATE CAN HAPPEN. WE CAN -- WE CAN SAY OUR STATE FUNDING IS GOING UP BECAUSE IT IS. THEY INCREASED SALARIES. THE TEACHERS CERTAINLY DESERVED THAT AND DESERVE MORE. THE BENEFIT RATE AS WELL CAUSES THE EDUCATION TO GO UP. >> STATE EDUCATION HAS FURLOUGHED TEACHERS UP TO 15 YEARS. >> THAT'S WHAT THEY FOCUSED ON SINCE THEY DID THAT CRAZY FIVE-YEAR THING. >> AS A SCHOOL SYSTEM HAVE WE DONE ANYTHING TO OFF SET WITH THE OLDER TEACHERS. HERE'S WHAT I'M LOOKING AT. YOU COME INTO A SYSTEM AND IF YOUR PAY IS NOT EVER GOING TO INCREASE OR GO UP ONCE YOU HIT 15 YEARS WHY WOULD I WANT TO STAY

092WITHIN THE EDUCATORS SYSTEM? >> IT MAY BE A STRATEGY THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE USING, BUT WHAT WE'VE DONE IS TRY TO INCREASE THE TOTAL LOCAL SUPPLMENT FOR ALL OF THE TEACHERS. WE MADE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MADE A COMMITMENT AND WE MADE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE WITH 8 MILLION DOLLARS THEY GAVE US THE FIRST YEAR AND 10 MILLION THE SECOND YEAR WHICH I BELIEVE WAS 22-23 YEAR. THIS YEAR CLASSIFIED SALARY. WE USED SOME OF THE MONEY TO PROVIDE THE BONUS TO TEACHERS, THE RETENTION BONUS. WE GOT OUR SUPPLMENT UP FOR THE TEACHERS. IT IS HIGHER THAN IT HAS BEEN. >> INCREASE FOR MAINLY THE LOWER TEACHERS. >> IT IS ACROSS THE BOARD. SAME SUPPLMENT FOR EERY TEACHER TEACHER. >> BUDGET RESOLUTION. >> SECOND. >> VOTE. SHOW OF HANDS. ALL WHO APPROVE? >> YES.

093>> IT PASSES. 9. THANK YOU. IT PASSES 9-0. >> THE NEXT POLICY. >> MADAM VICE-CHAIR. TONIGHT WE'RE CONSIDERING THREE POLICY ITEMS THAT WERE REVIEWED BY THE POLICY COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER AND WERE PUBLISHED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FROM SEPTEMBER 19 TO OCTOBER 19. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO -- WHO WOULD LIKE TO VIEW THE POLICY REVISIONS MAY DO SO ON THE -- ON TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING AGENDA WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.GCS WWW.GCS.COM. I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE REVISIONS TO POLICY 13, 10/4002, PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT AS PRESENTED. THE BACKGROUND FOR THIS IS THAT THIS PROVISION UPDATES THE POLICY TO COMPLY WITH SESSION LAWS, 2023-106, THE PARENT BILL OF RIGHTS. ADDITIONS INCLUDE PROVISIONS OR PARENTAL NOTIFICATIONS AND COMMUNICATION REGARDING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND STUDENT HEALTH. THE REVISION ALSO DESCRIBES THE METHOD FOR PARENTS WHO RESOLVE CONCERNS

094IF THEY BELIEVE PROCEDURES AND PRACTICE VIOLATE PART 4 OF ARTICLE 7B OF THE NEW LAW. IN TOTAL THERE WERE 34 COMMENTS RECEIVED RELATING TO THE -- TO THE -- TO THE PARENT BILL OF RIGHTS AND THEY'RE ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. IN TOTAL 34 COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON THE POLICY RELATED TO SL2023-106-SB49 THE PARENT BILL OF RIGHTS. THEY EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT SESSION LAW 126 AND ASKED THE BOARD TO CONSIDER NOT FOLLOWING THE LAW. ONE COMMENT URGED THE BOARD TO CONSIDER MAKING THE POLICIES MORE STRICT. AS A SIDE NOTE NOTHING IN THESE POLICIES CAN OVERRIDE THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL LAW INCLUDING TITLES NINE. THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION OR STATE LAW. GCS WILL IMPLEMENT ALL POLICIES IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THESE LAWS AND WILL FOLLOW THE APPROPRIATE LAW

095IF THERE'S EVER A CONFLICT BETWEEN LAW AND THESE POLICIES. >> ALL IN FAVOR? MR. LOGAN? >> I WANT TO SAY, IF YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, YOU CAN. DISCUSSION IS IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. I MEAN. YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING. THAT'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND. YOU CAN. >> THIS POLICY, IT STATES ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED ANDED ADS ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION, THAT PROVIDES CLARITY FOR PARENTS. AND THEN THEY HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT 32R IS. MAKING THE POLICY FRIENDLIER FOR PARENTS TO READ AND UNDERSTAND. >> ON YOUR POLICY MANUAL, NOW YOU'RE USING THIS MAT FORM, ACTUALLY IT WILL HAVE AN IMBEDDED LINK. YOU CAN TOUCH IT WITH YOUR FINGER. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ANYTHING ELSE? >> ON PAGE SIX OF THE BILL, THE WAY WE HAVE IT READ, YOU WANT ME TO

096READ THE WHOLE THING? LET ME READ THE WHOLE THING. ALL RIGHT. PARENT MAY REQUEST IN WRITING FROM PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL IN WHICH HE OR HIS CHILD IS ENROLLED, ANY INFORMATION WITH THE PRINCIPAL WITHIN TEN BUSINESS DAYS SHALL PROVIDE THE REQUESTED INFORMATION TO THE PARENT OR PROVIDE AN EXTENSION NOTICE TO THE PARENT THAT DUE TO THE VOLUME AND COMPLEXITY AND REQUEST INFORMATION PROVIDED NO LATER THAN 20 BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE PARENTAL REQUEST. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR. WE HAVE IN THERE PARENTS AND PRINCIPALS MAY COLLABORATE A LATER TIME FRAME IF INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES WARRANTED. IS THAT NOT KIND OF OVERSTEPPING THE TIME LIMITS IN PLACE? >> SINCE THE RIGHT GOES TO THE PARENT. IF THE PARENT CHOOSES TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL TIME IN WORKING WITH THE PRINCIPAL, THERE'S NOT AN ISSUE WITH THAT.

097I BELIEVE THE POLICY STATES THAT THE -- THAT THE BASELINE IS THE TEN-DAY, 20-DAY RULE BUT IF THERE'S AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARENT AND THE PRINCIPAL, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE UNDERSTANDING HEY, WHAT IS IT YOU WANT AND GOING BACK AND FORTH, THEN THAT'S PERFECTLY APPROPRIATE TO WORK IT OUT. >> MOVE AND SECOND. SHOW OF HANDS. THOSE THAT OPPOSE. IN OPPOSITION? >> YES. >> OKAY. >> MOTION PASSES 9-0. >> MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT -- I'M SORRY, MADAM VICE-CHAIR. >> MOVE FORWARD, PLEASE. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE PROVISIONS 1311/4003 PARENTAL NOTIFICATION, WITHHOLDING CONSENT AS PRESENTED. THE BACKGROUND FOR THIS IS -- IS THIS REVISION UPDATES THE POLICY TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SESSION LAW 2023-106, THE PARENTS BILL OF RIGHTS. THE REVISION INCLUDES A COMPILATION OF ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE WRITTEN -- WRITTEN PARENTAL

098PERMISSION INCLUDING ADMINISTERING MEDICATION AND ALL CAMPUS TRIPS AND PARTICIPATION IN SURVEYS THAT HAVE CERTAIN TYPES OF PROTECTED INFORMATION. AS STATED BEFORE, THERE WAS 34 PERMITS PERMITS. >> THAT A MOTION. >> I MADE THE MOTION. >> SECOND. READY FOR A VOTE. ALL FOR YEA. HAYES. >> YES. >> PASSES 9-0. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE REVISIONS TO THE POLICY 3540, COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM PRESENTED. BACKGROUND GOT POLICY IS THIS -- THIS REVISION UPDATES THE POLICY TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SESSION LAW 2023-106, THE PARENT BILL OF RIGHTS. THE REVISION INCLUDES THE STATE, THE NEW STATE REQUIREMENT PROHIBITING INSTRUCTIONS ON GENDER IDENTITY AND SEXUAL ACTIVITY OR SEXUALITY IN THE CURRICULUM FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FOURTH GRADE. THE NEW PROVISIONS ALSO CLARIFY THAT CURRICULUM INCLUDES THE STANDARD USE OF STUDY AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BUT DOES NOT

099INCLUDE RESPONSES TO STUDENT INITIATED QUESTIONS UNCONNECTED TO THE CURRICULUM AND OTHER STATEMENTS PROTECTED BY LAW. AGAIN THERE WAS 34 COMMENTS IN THE PUBLIC TIME. >> SECOND. >> WE READY FOR A VOTE? >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> YES. YES. OPPOSED. >> YES. >> MOTION PASSES 8-1. NOW WE'RE AT ACTION ITEM F. WE'RE ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA. I'LL CALL ON BOARD MEMBER FOR THIS ITEM. >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT STARTING WITH THE DECEMBER 12TH, 2023, THE BOARD'S REGULAR MEETINGS BEGIN WITH CLOSED SESSIONS IF NECESSARY AT 5:30 P.M. AND THAT WOULD MAKE IT 7:51 RIGHT NOW. >> SO WILL WE BE NOTIFIED IF THERE'S A CLOSED SESSION BECAUSE THERE'S TIMES WHEN THERE WAS A BOARD ATTORNEY TELLS US THIS, WHEN WE'RE SITTING HERE. >> IT IS THE MOST POPULAR NIGHT I HAVE WHEN I TELL

100YOU THAT. THAT'S A GOOD POINT. AND WE CAN WORK OUT THOSE DETAILS. WHAT OTHER BOARDS DO THAT I SIT WITH THAT HAVE THIS PROCESS IS THAT THEY GO INTO OPEN SESSION OBVIOUSLY TO START THE MEETING. THEY MOVE TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION. THEY GO TO CLOSED SESSION AND TAKE OUT BUSINESS AND GET OUT EARLY AND HAVE A FEW MINUTES TO HAVE A GLASS OF WATER OR WHATEVER THEY WANT AND CONTINUE ON. >> IS THAT NOT GOING TO BE CONFUSING? WHAT YOU'RE SAYING THE MEETING WILL START AT 5:30 INSTEAD OF 6:00. >> YOU MEET AND GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AND YOU DO THE OPENING GENERAL THINGS WHEN YOU RETURN TO OPEN SESSION. YOU GENERALLY DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THOSE THINGS WHEN YOU RETURN FROM CLOSED SESSION. >> SO -- >> IT DOESN'T SEEM TO

101BE. I'VE DONE IT MANY TIMES FOR A LONG TIME. >> IF FOR SOME REASON OUR CLOSED SESSION TAKES LONGER THAN 30 MINUTES. >> RIGHT. SO TRADITIONALLY, THERE'S SOME QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER 30 MINUTES IS ENOUGH. SOME BOYS START AT 5:15 TO GIVE THEMSELVES MORE TIME. IF YOU DON'T FINISH YOU COME BACK IN AT THE END SO YOU HOPEFULLY DO, GIVES YOU MORE INCENTIVE TO BE CONCISE. >> THERE'S NO LIMIT AS TO THE NUMBER OF CLOSED SESSIONS CAN OCCUR. >> I'M NOT SUGGESTING STARTING ANY EARLIER, BECAUSE FOLKS NEED TO GET HERE ON TIME. I'M JUST YOU KNOW SAYING WE DON'T WANT TO CONFUSE THE PUBLIC BY HAVING THE MEETING STARTING AT 5:30 BECAUSE IT IS ACTUALLY NOT. >> YOU'LL HAVE A HARD START AT 6. THE QUESTION IS IF YOU DON'T FINISH THEN YOU CAN EITHER --

102IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU NEED TO CONSIDER BEFORE YOU VOTE IN PUBLIC YOU CAN MOVE TO ADJUST YOUR AGENDA TO PUT A CLOSED SESSION AFTER THE BUSINESS ITEMS OR AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA OR AT THE END. YOU WOULD STILL HAVE THE SAME FLEXIBILITY YOU HAVE NOW. >> AND THERE'S SOME PRECEDENT FOR THIS IN THAT WE DO THIS FOR STUDENT ASSIGNMENT IN THE SUMMER WHICH IS WHERE THIS THOUGHT ORIGINATED FOR ME. >> WE HAVE SPORTS ALREADY. I'M PRETTY CERTAIN THE TIMES ARE PUBLISHED. CAN WE CHANGE PUBLISHED. >> SO LONG AS YOU GIVE 24 HOURS NOTICE I'M GUESSING THIS IS WAY MORE THAN THAT, ABSOLUTELY YOU CAN. NOT A PROBLEM. >> YOU SAID WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PLEDGE. >> NO GO STRAIGHT INTO CLOSING. YOU CALL TO ORDER GO INTO CLOSED SESSION, SAME IF YOU DO IN

103REASSIGNMENT, YOU DO YOUR CLOSED SESSION AND YOU COME BACK AND YOU RECESSION UNTIL OPEN SESSION IF YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE EXTRA TIME. MOST TIMES YOU WON'T. YOU COME BACK IN AND DO THE NORMAL OPERATION OF YOUR AGENDA. >> IT IS PART OF A [INDISCERNIBLE]. IT IS FINE. >> THE ONLY CONCERN WILL BE IS AS PUBLIC, WHAT WILL IT SAY? >> I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO [INDISCERNIBLE]. >> I -- LOTS OF BOARDS DO IT. LOOK AT IN AND SEE THE LANGUAGE YOU LIKE. PROBABLY NOT EXACTLY THE SAME BUT MOST OF THEM SAY THE BOARD MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 5:15 WITH A CLOSED SESSION AND CONVENE IN OPEN SESSION BEGINNING AT 6:00 AND THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> PUBLIC IS WELCOME AT 6. MAKE SURE YOU -- WE'RE VERY CLEAR THAT DON'T

104COME AT 5:30 OR 5:15 WHATEVER IT ENDS UP BEING. WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO MAKE THAT EFFORT. OUR TIME IS IN THE [INDISCERNIBLE]. WE WILL BE [INDISCERNIBLE]. >> THE LANGUAGE IN THE NUMBER IS 5 P.M. CLOSED SESSION AND MEETING AT 6. WE CAN CHANGE THAT TO ADDRESS IT HOWEVER ANYONE NEEDS IT. >> OKAY. MAKE A MOTION NOW? >> WE DID. >> SECOND. >> OKAY P . SHOW OF HANDS. IF YOU VOTE YES. THOSE ARE OPPOSITION? MOTION PASSES 7-2. NOW I'LL TURN TO BOARD MEMBER IRBY. >> I MOVE TO GO IN CLOSED SESSION AND TO DISCUSS MATTERS PROTECTED BY LAW AND HAVE THE STAFF AND ATTORNEYS WITH REGARD TO REAL PROPERTY. [CLOSED SESSION]. >> MOVE. >> SECOND. >> READY TO VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL OPPOSED? NAYS? OKAY. MOTION PASSES 8-0. # 7-0.

105SORRY. OKAY. SUPERINTENDENT OAKLEY. >> MY PLEASURE TO CONGRATULATE DR. KIMBERLY FOR EXCEPTIONAL ENROLLED CHILDREN AND STUDENT SERVICES, BEEN DOING THAT WORK FOR QUITE SOMETIME. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. >> FIRST OF ALL, LET ME WISH EVERYONE A SAFE AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING. BESIDES THE TRICKY STUDENTS YOU'LL HAVE A BOOK SO YOU CAN READ AND EAT AT THE SAME TIME. AND CONGRATULATE PEP. THIS IS STUDENTS AND STAFF. MOVING ALONG IT APPEARS THAT -- THAT -- THAT AT A FRIENDLY PACE AND GETTING THESE SCHOOLS COMPLETED. HAPPY VETERANS DAY. MOST EVERYBODY GOING NOW. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WE HAVE THAT WORK WITHIN OUR SYSTEM WHO ARE ALSO VETERANS. I HOPE THAT THOSE WHO HAVE MADE THE COMMITMENT TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY AND TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS, WE WANT THEM TO KNOW THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION'S

106ANNUAL CONFERENCE HELD IN GREENSBORO EVERY YEAR IS CURRENTLY IN SESSION. YESTERDAY WE MADE SOME -- SOME VERY IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE -- TO THE BYLAWS AND CONSTITUTION. SO I WILL SHARE THAT INFORMATION SO THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE AWARE OF THOSE CHANGES. ONE THING THAT DID NOT GET CHANGED WHICH I FEEL WAS A GOOD STEP WAS A RECOMMENDATION TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF DELEGATES TO TWO FOR EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT. THAT ONE WAS AMENDED AND IT WILL STAY AT FOUR. I THINK THAT YOU KNOW SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN BARELY GET TO AND THAT HELPS THEM. OTHERS ARE ABLE TO HELP. THE VOICE OF US TO THE STATE ORGANIZATION NEEDS TO BE HEARD. SO YOU KNOW, WE -- THREE OF US WERE THERE REPRESENTING GUILFORD COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME TO JOIN TH SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION BOARD

107AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND ALSO AS A LAST, EVEN THOUGH LAST MONTH, THANK YOU -- THANK YOU, REMEMBERED MY BIRTHDAY. BEING 71 I GOING TO BE A TRIP. I GUESS IT IS A TRIP I'D RATHER TAKE THAN THE ALTERNATIVE SO THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING ME FOR MY BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU. >> I'LL FOLLOW BEHIND THAT WITH A THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING MY 50th BIRTHDAY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. THANK YOU. I REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY TONIGHT EXCEPT THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE EXECUTIVE TEAM FOR -- JUST THAT IT FEELS LIKE A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION AND SHARING OF INFORMATION. I THINK THAT TRANSPARENCY IS IMPORTANT. IT IS HELPFUL TO GET INFORMATION AHEAD OF THE MEETINGS, ASK QUESTIONS, HAVE DISCUSSION AND THEN COME HERE AND HAVE THE PUBLIC

108RECEIVE THE SAME INFORMATION. A BIG THANK YOU AND A HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE. ENJOY A LITTLE TIME OFF FROM SCHOOL BUT NOT TOO MUCH. LET'S KEEP ROLLING. >> I SIMPLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE VETERANS AND WISH YOU A BLESSED THANKSGIVING AND ENJOY TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY. I THANK FOR SUMMARIZING THE SCHOOL PRESENTATION THAT I DON'T HAVE TO. >> WE HEARD A THOROUGH REPORT ABOUT THE OPENING OF SCHOOLS AND THE SCHOOL BOND AND EXCITING WORKS WE GET TO DO IN THE LIFE OF THE BOARD AND THE DISTRICT. I ALWAYS END THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS HELD PRIOR TO THIS MEETING WHERE WE WERE FAMILIARIZING WHAT WAS LAUGHING AND ASK QUESTIONS AND DR. MONK WAS TAKING US THROUGH. HE SHOWED US AMONG THE SLIDES, THE SLIDE REDRAWING THE BOUNDARIES FOR KAISER MENDENHALL AND

109I WAS SQUINTING AND LEANING IN AND I GOT UP OUT OF MY CHAIR AND WENT TO THE SLIDE AND I LOOK VERY CLOSELY. HE SAID NOW DON'T DO THAT, DON'T DRAW THAT AROUND YOUR HOUSE. I REPLIED QUICKLY I'M DRAWING A CIRCLE AROUND IN THIS MOMENT. MY DAUGHTER IS A SIXth GRADER AT SWAN. SHE LOVED HER SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY. LOVES BEING ON SOCCER AND IN THE CHORUS. AND NEXT WEEK UNDER A PROPOSED PLAN WE'LL TRANSITION WITH A LOT OF KIDS TO KAISER. THE WORK WE DO IS ALL ABOUT THE PUBLIC GOOD, THE GREATEST GOOD, THE CORPORATE GOOD. IT IS IMPORTANT WE STAY COMMITTED TO THAT. WE DO THAT, I KNOW, AS FAMILY UNITS, AS CARE GIVERS, AS PARENTS AND STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS. WE DO THAT WHILE ALSO CIRCUMSTANCING THE WAY THESE TRANSITIONS AFFECT

110US. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DOING THIS. AS THE COMMUNITY TRUSTS US TO DO THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE UPHEAVAL AND CHALLENGE THAT HAPPENS TO FOLKS AT THE SMALLER LEVEL. OUR LEADERSHIP IS SENSITIVE TO THAT. MANY ON THE BOARD ARE AS WELL. AS WE CONTINUE TO DO THIS WORK I WANT TO SAY TO ALL AFFECTED, WE CONTINUE TO DO IT WITH CONTINUED TRANSPARENCE AND CLEAR COMMUNICATION AND AN OPEN EAR TO YOU AND YOU'LL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES TO DIALOGUE AND LET US KNOW YOUR OPINIONS. WE DO IT WITH SENSITIVITY. IT IS A COMPLEX DYNAMIC AND THE GRIEF WE KNOW COMES. WE DO IT FOR A DEEP SENSE OF GRATITUDE. MANY PLACES EXPERIENCING TRANSITION, AND WANT ESPECIALLY THE EDUCATORS TO REMAIN WITH OUR KIDS ALWAYS. >> I

111WANT TO MICRO GRANTS FOR SCHOOLS. THEY WILL CREATE GARDENS. THEY RECEIVED THOSE AND LEARNED ABOUT WE HAVE A -- A GREENHOUSE AT BROOKS GLOBAL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT COUNTY, WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO WITH IT BUT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT THAT MEETING WERE SPEAKING ABOUT A -- AN AG PROGRAM OR MAYBE SOMETHING, MAYBE RELOCATING FROM BROOKS GLOBAL OVER TO BEGLEY. WE SHOULD HAVE -- WE HAVE AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM BUT AN AG PROGRAM WITHIN DUDLEY SINCE IT IS IN PROXIMITY OF A AND T UNIVERSITY. AS I MENTIONED THE SCHOOLS AND THE BOND, WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF IT. I THINK A LOT OF THE PUBLIC IS GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED AND I LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND START PREPARING FOR THAT BECAUSE WE -- WE

112DO NEED TO FIX AND REPAIR OUR SCHOOLS. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND OUR TEACHERS ARE TEACHING IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. BUT ONE POLICY THAT I DO VOTE NO ON, I VOTED BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK WE WERE FAR ENOUGH ON IT. IT WASN'T I WAS AGAINST THE POLICY, I JUST FELT IT NEEDED TO GO FURTHER. TEACHING OF OUR FOURTH GRADE AND YOUNGER STUDENTS SHOULD BE A PRIME CONCERN FOR THE PUBLIC AND WHAT WE'RE TEACHING THEM SHOULD BE OF CONCERN TO THE PUBLIC. >> I'M GRATEFUL FOR TODAY. WE HAVE A LOSS IN OUR FAMILY. I'M GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TONIGHT. I DID ATTEND THE STATE, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO MELANIE SMALL AND ALSO BEING ABLE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD, I'M DEFINITELY IN AGREEMENT WE NEED MORE VOICES AT THE

113STATE LEVEL AND THE LARGER SCHOOL DISTRICTS KIND OF FEEL LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH REPRESENTATION IN COMPARISON TO THE MANY RURAL DISTRICTS AT THE STATE LEVEL. AND I WANT TO SAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE. IF YOU WANT A TURKEY, CALL ME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. SOMETIMES IT IS MUCH MORE THAN THAT. WHEN I CALL TO HAVE A QUESTION AND YOU ANSWER AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE LOOKING FOR LUNCH BUDDIES. PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL AND SIGN UP. AS FAR AS WHAT YOU DO FOR STUDENTS, YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE TAG ON THAT. YOU MAY SAY AS FAR AS -- WITH YOUR STAFF, THAT YOU NOT CONNECTED OR YOU'RE NOT WITH THEM, YOU NOT IN THE BUILDING WITH THEM BUT YOU BE SURPRISED

114HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO WHAT YOU DO TO TRICKLE DOWN TO THE SCHOOLS. AGAIN, I SAID THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. YOU'RE AMAZING. >> ALL IN FAVOR. >> YEA. >> OPPOSED. >> OKAY. THANK YO