Board of Education - October 17, 2023

001>> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER. DEBRA NAPPER TO OPEN US UP. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. [NOW A MOMENT OF . >> THANK YOU. WE WILL BEGIN TONIGHT'S MEETING BY REMEMBERING TWO STUDENTS THAT PASSED AWAY LAST SCHOOL YEAR. ALTHOUGH WE CELEBRATE THEIR LIVES AND THE IMPACT THEY MADE ON THE COUNTY'S FAMILY OUR HEARTS EXTEND TO THEM. OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES. PEDRO MORA ATTENDED FROM KINDERGARTEN TO FIFTH GRI A. HE ALWAYS HAD A DELIGHTFUL SMILE. HIS HIGH-FIVES WERE FOR ANYONE HE ENCOUNTERED, WHETHER THE CLASSROOM, THE CAFETERIA OR THE SCHOOL BUS OR ON THE PLAYGROUND. HE WORKED VERY HARD ON HIS ACADEMIC WORK, ESPECIALLY

002IN SMALL GROUP SETTINGS AND WHEN TRYING SOMETHING NEW. HE LOVED THE FRIED COOKING SESSION AND PLAYING GAMES WITH HIS CLASSMATES, SUPPORT STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. PEDRO WAS WELL KNOWN AROUND THE SCHOOL. HE LOVED COMPETING AT THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS WITH HIS CLASSMATES. HE WAS PART OF THE CLUB AT SIMPKIN, WHICH IS A PEER MENTOR PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR SPECIAL OLYMPIC EVENTS. HE BROUGHT JOY TO THE SCHOOL AND WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS GIANT SMILE. HIGH-FIVE AND GREAT HOOKS. >> CRYSTAL CAN BE DESCRIBED AS A SWEET, LOVING, CARING, PATIENT, HOPEFUL, KINDHEARTED DETERMINED AND STRONG GIRL. SHE ALWAYS PUT FORTH HER BEST EFFORTS AND PERSISTED IN ACHIEVING ANY GOALS AND OVERCOMING ANY OBSTACLES THAT SHE ENCOUNTERED. CRYSTAL'S FAVORITE PLACE TO BE WAS AT SCHOOL LEARNING WITH HER TEACHERS AND PEERS. SHE ALWAYS CAME TO SCHOOL WITH A BIG SMILE AND

003WILLINGNESS TO LEARN AND WORK. SHE TOUCHED SO MANY LIVES WITH HER SPIRIT AND HER SMILES AND WARM HEART. HER MEMORY WILL FOREVER BE ETCHED IN OUR MINDS AND IN OUR HEARTS. ALTHOUGH WE WERE ONLY PRIVILEGED TO KNOW THESE STUDENTS FOR A BRIEF AMOUNT OF TIME, IN THEIR OWN WAYS THEY CREATED HEARTWARMING MEMORIES THAT WILL BE CHERISHED FOREVER. TO HONOR THESE STUDENTS, PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. AT THIS TIME WE LIKE TO INVITE FAMILY MEMBERS THE FAMILY AND OTHERS SO WE CAN OFFER OUR CONDOLENCES. ESZ >> LET'S CONTINUE BY RECOGNIZING OUR OCTOBER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. AIMEE DABS WOULD YOU COME TO THE PODIUM. FRIENDLY FACE AND WELCOMING SMILE CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE WHEN YOUR DAY IS OFF TO A ROUGH START. SHE MAKES SURE SHE GIVES HER STUDENTS EXTRA DOSE OF

004KINDNESS AND UNDERSTANDING JUST LIKE SHE WOULD WITH A FAMILY MEMBER. AIMEE IS SUCH A RAY OF SUNSHINE. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH OF A POSITIVE INFLUENCE SHE HAS ON KIDS COMING OR GOING. SOMETIMES THEY COME TER SHL CIRCUMSTANCES AND SHE'S THE FIRST ONE THEY ENCOUNTER. SHE HELPS PEOPLE BEGIN THEIR DAY. HER LOVE FOR THEM IS EVIDENT IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES. SHE RECEIVED A GIFT CARD AND DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, YOUR PHOTO WILL BE DISPLAYED AT CENTRAL OFFICES AT SOUTHEAST HIGH AND THE GREENSBORO OFFICE. AT THIS TIME I LIKE TO ASK LINDA TO READ THIS. >> TO AIMEE. THIS IS SIGNED BY OUR BOARD CHAIR DEENA HAYES. A DEEP SMILE AND LONG WORD CAN GO A LONG WAY TO HELP SOMEONE THAT IS HAVING A HARD TIME. LET ME GO DOWN. [APPLAUSE]. >> I'M

005VERY THANKFUL FOR THE LOVE SHOWN ME. THEY NOMINATED ME. DOZENS OF CONSOLING WORDS FROM STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. THAT HAS BEEN A JOY. I HAD A FORMER STUDENT'S PARENT GAVE ME A QUOTE THAT I STILL KEEP IN MY OFFICE. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING WHEN A PASSION AND A CAREER MEET. MY CAREER AS A TEACHER FOR MANY YEARS AND NOW AS ALTER SUPPORT AT SOUTHEAST HIGH HAS TAKEN ME INTO SCHOOL BUILDINGS WHICH I KNOW TO HAVE BEEN MY [INDISCERNIBLE] FIELD. MY PASSION IS TO SHARE, THE LOVE OF GOD THAT HE PRINTED IN MY HEART AND CONTINUES TO GROW IN MY HEART. I GET TO DO THAT WITH YOU. I'M VERY GRATEFUL. HE'S CALLED ME TO BE HIS WORKMANSHIP. AND I -- I AM PREPARED TO DO HIS GREAT WORK AND THANKFUL TO DO THAT DAILY AT

006SOUTHEAST HIGH. THIS RECOGNITION ENCOURAGES ME AND STRENGTHENS ME FOR THE TASK. I'M MOST GRATEFUL. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. >> THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO SHAKE YOUR HAND, ANY FRIENDS OR FAMILY OR SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE THAT IS HERE WITH YOU. >> WE'RE NOW AT PUBLIC COMMENTS. I LIKE TO REMIND THE SPEAKER THAT SIGNED UP FOR TONIGHT THAT YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS. YOU'RE CALLED TO THE PODIUM, WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE YOUR NAME. PLEASE DEMONSTRATE SO THE SPEAKER CAN CONTINUE UNINTERRUPTED. WE ASK THAT YOU NOT SPEAK FOR -- NAME ANY STUDENTS OR STAFF BY NAME, IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS OR ISSUES REGARDING A STAFF PERSON OR STUDENT, WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE THAT WILL MEET WITH YOU. JUST LET US KNOW. I WILL BEGIN WITH OU KD BY PENDLETON. I HOPE I'M PRONOUNCING

007YOUR NAME CORRECT. KILBY BY PENDLETON. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. WHEN THE AMBER LIGHTS 14 SECONDS. >> 2448 GREENSBORO DRIVE. 271410. I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THAT MY TAUGHT D.C. PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 42 YEARS. IT IS A PLEASURE TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU. BACK THEN THE TEACHERS WOULD LOVE ON US. I EVEN HAD -- EVEN BROUGHT STUDENTS HOME TO OUR HOUSE SOMETIMES AND KEPT THEM OVER THE WEEKEND WHERE THEIR PARENTS WERE HAVING TROUBLE. WE WERE A FAMILY, A TRUE FAMILY. WHATEVER THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT IS LIKE, THESE ARE CHILDREN'S SPIRITS THAT LIST THEM TO HIGHLIGHTS. MORE LIKELY THEY'LL REACH THE HIGHEST HEIGHT. YOUR ATTITUDE DETERMINES YOUR ALTITUDE. I BELIEVE THAT. I MOVED HERE FROM VIRGINIA TWO YEARS AGO. AS A MOTHER OF THREE, ONE NOT MY BILE LOGICAL CHILD WAS IMPRESSED WITH

008THE SCHOOL AND COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND CREATING A SAFE AND FERTILE ENVIRONMENT. I WAS AT DINNER THE OTHER NIGHT WITH FOUR GENERATIONS. MY 15-YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW AN OUTSIDER SUBSTITUTE CAME INTO HER CLASSROOM AND GOT FRUSTRATED BECAUSE OF HER TRANSFRIEND, AND THE CLASS WAS ON THE SAME PAGE AND THE PERSON WAS CALLED OUT AND SENT TO THE OFFICE. I SAID WHAT IS THIS? THE 15-YEAR-OLD EDUCATED HIM. FEMALE TO MALE IS WHAT MY FRIEND IS. THEY DIDN'T USE THE SAME LINGO THEN. WE TAUGHT THE LANGUAGE AND MOVED ON IN THE CONVERSATION AND RESPECTFULLY. AS A BLACK MOM, BLACK LESBIAN MOM, I COME OUT TO PUBLICLY DENOUNCE THE -- NOT ONLY THE MILES FOR LIBERTY BUT ANY RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST THAT HAVE ANTI-GAY LEGISLATION THAT IMPACTS OUR SCHOOLS. I DON'T WANT TO OPERATE OUT OF CONTROL

009AND CONDEMNATION OF OTHERS. I WANT MY CHILDREN TO OPERATE OUT OF LOVE, UNDERSTANDING AND SHARING THEIR BLESSINGS WITH OTHERS. THEY DON'T SPEAK FOR ME AND MY -- AND MANY OTHER PARENTS. I ALSO CAME TO HAVE A MESSAGE TO STUDENTS AS -- AS WELL AS FACULTY. WE TAUGHT YOU TO BE KIND, LOVE YOURSELF, DO YOUR BEST, DON'T JUDGE AND YOU'RE DOING IT. YOU DESERVE TO LIVE THE LIFE THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO CREATE. HOLD STEADFAST BECAUSE THE NEED FOR OTHERS TO DOMINATE OUR SOCIETY RUNS DEEP. IT IS NOT GOING AWAY. BUT I'M COMING OUT TODAY TO CONTINUE TO SPEAK UP AGAINST ANY ROOMS THAT CREATE A HOSTILE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR LGBTQ-PLUS STUDENTS. AGAIN FOR TRANSGENDER AND NONBINARY STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF IN PARTICULAR. THANK YOU. >> JOANNA PENDLETON FOLLOWED BY CHRISTIE SMITH. WELCOME. >> HELLO. MY NAME

010IS JOANNE THAT PENDLETON. I LIVE IN GREENSBORO. IT IS MY PLEASURE TONIGHT TO SPEAK AS THE PARENT OF THREE GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THE GUILFORD COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS. TONIGHT MY CO-WORKERS AND I ARE PURSUING THE DEMANDS OF A PETITION. OVER TWO WEEKS, 700 WORKSES -- 700 WORKERS ARE SUPPORTIVE. WE WANT TO GET THIS TO YOU SOON. BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY IS READY TO STAND UP TO THIS CRISIS. WE'RE HERE ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE GUILFORD COUNTY PARENTS AND SCHOOLS AND CHILDREN, WE BELIEVE EVERYONE SHOULD LEARN IN SAFE SCHOOLS. INVESTING IN EDUCATION IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR FREEDOM TO LEARN. WE URGE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND INSURE THAT EVERY CHILD RECEIVES HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION. WE THEREFORE PETITION THE GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD

011OF EDUCATION, TO DEMONSTRATE THE HONESTY AND COURAGE THIS TAKES. FULFILL THE COMMITMENT TO CLASSIFIED STAFF. ALLOCATE THE 15.4 MILLION DOLLARS ALLOCATED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN JUNE OF 2023. TO IMPROVE THE PAY SCALE ACCORDING TO THE PRESENTATION IN APRIL OF 2023. INSUFFICIENT STAFFING IS A THREAT TO STUDENTS TO LEARN. TWO, FULFILLING THE COMMITMENT TO CERTIFIED STAFF. KEEP THEM ON TRACK FOR PHASED INCREASES TO THE LOCAL CERTIFIED. USE LOCAL FUNDS IF NECESSARY. INSUFFICIENT STAFFING IS A THREAT TO STUDENTS FREEDOM TO LEARN. ADOPT A RESOLUTION THAT NUMBER ONE CALLS THE SITUATION WHAT IT IS, AN EMERGENCY CREATED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY THROUGH HARMFUL FUNDING AND LEGISLATION. AND TWO, REQUEST THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION COMMITS TO KEEPING PUBLIC MONEY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND NOT PROVIDING FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS WHICH HAS BEEN SUGGESTED IN THE

012RECENT OMNIBUS EDUCATION. CUTTING RESOURCES IS A THREAT TO A STUDENT'S FREEDOM TO LEARN. BY SIGNING THIS PETITION, WE EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT FOR THESE MEASURES AND OUR BELIEF THAT WE MUST PROTECT THE STUDENTS' ABILITY TO LEARN. >> WELCOME. >> MY NAME IS CHRISTY SMITH. I WANT TO THANK YOU CRISSY PRATT FOR WORKING FOR MY DISTRICT. WE ARE EDUCATORS. I SAW A PROBLEM IN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM AND EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T WIN FOR THE STATE HOUSE, I'M GLAD YOU DID AND REPRESENT ME. I'M HERE TO TELL YOU I'M A PRODUCT OF GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN GREENSBORO AT THE AGE OF FIVE MY PARENTS SEPARATED AND WHEN THEY DID, I WENT TO LIVE WITH MY DAD IN FIRST GRADE. THEN TO MY MOM AND THEN TO ANOTHER SCHOOL. CLAXTON. AND THEN THE NEXT

013YEAR I GRADUATED AND WENT TO YET ANOTHER SCHOOL. IT WAS STILL HARD FOR ME TO MAKE FRIENDS. DURING THAT TIME I BECAME OVERWEIGHT. I HAD A SCRAWL ON MY FACE FROM AN INCIDENT WITH AN ANIMAL WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, SO I WAS THE BUTT OF JOKES. I WENT TO THE THIRD GRADE WHERE I MET AN ART TEACHER. HER NAME WAS KATHY WILLIAMS. GRADUATING IN THE FIFTH GRADE SHE GAVE ME AN ART PENDANT. I USE IT TODAY. I USE IT FOR ASSIGNMENTS IN MY HOPE CLASS AND THEY LEAVE IT TO THEIR FAVORITE MENTOR OR TEACHER AS PRODUCT OF WHATEVER THEY LEARNED. UNFORTUNATELY FOR WHATEVER REASON THE STUDENTS TURN IN THE WORK OR THEY DO NOT. I'LL GET TO THAT IN JUST A SECOND. WHEN I WENT TO SOUTHEAST GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL AFTER LEAVING LINDEN HALL WHICH

014WAS THE SCHOOL I WENT TO AFTERWARD, I WEIGHED MORE IN THE SIXth GRADE THAN NOW. AT AGE OF FOURTH GRADE I DEVELOPED AN EATING DISORDER AND THEN I GUESS I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A LIFE-TIME HEALTH AND FITNESS EDUCATOR. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE CHOSEN TO DO. SINCE I WAS A PRODUCT OF THE SCHOOLS I KNOW. THE STUDENTS ARE NOT TURNING IN THE WORK. THE WORK TURNING IN DOESN'T HAVE CAPITAL LETTERS OR PUNCTUATION. THEY DON'T CAPITALIZE THE LETTER I. THAT WAS ONE OF MY FIRST RULES. PLEASE CAPITALIZE TE LETTER I. DON'T YOU THINK YOU'RE IMPORTANT. THAT'S YOUR NAME. I DO. WHEN THEY HAVE TIME TO WORK IN CLASS THEY DON'T DO IT. THEY HAVE LEAD TEACHER FRIDAY AND THEY DON'T TURN IN THEIR WORK. THE TEACHERS ARE BLAMES BECAUSE OF SUCCESS RATES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT

015IS HAPPENING WITH GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. BUT THE SCHOOLS ARE NOT PREPARED. I HEARD THEY USED TO DO AN INTERVIEW PROCESS. SINCE I'VE BEEN WORKING THERE THERE'S NOT INTERVIEW PROCESS, IT IS ON LOTTERY. SOME STUDENTS DON'T WANT TO BE THERE. THEY WANT TO GO BACK TO WHERE THEY HAD THEIR FRIENDS IN SCHOOL. IT IS UNFORTUNATE WHY I TAX DOLLARS HAVE GONE UP 75 DOLLARS A MONTH. A STUDENT SAID HE WAS ASKED TO CHARGE IT THERE BY BORROWING ONE FROM SOMEBODY. PLEASE SPEND YOUR MONEY ON TEACHING OUR CHILDREN WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING WHEN THEY COME TO SCHOOL. IT IS A COLLEGIATE LEVEL CLASS. I TEACH COLLEGE LEVEL STUDENTS. IT IS A PRIVILEGE TOBE THERE AT 14 YEARS OLD. THANK YOU. >> THIS IS STEVE PRUITT. >> GOOD EVENING. BOARD OF EDUCATION. SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, PLEASURE TO

016BE WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT. I'M LIZZY BITTLE IN DISTRICT THREE. I'M HERE AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER. I'M NOT A GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD STUDENT. I'VE BEEN PART OF GROUPS OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT PAY ATTENTION TO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE WANT STRONG PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I HAVE BEEN REGULARLY ATTENDING MEETINGS VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON WHICH IS AS YOU KNOW A BIG COMMITMENT. TUESDAY EVENING OUT OF MY MONTH. NOW SINCE THE MOVE TO 2020, ESSENTIALLY, FOR ABOUT TWO OR THREE YEARS. I'VE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO A COUPLE OF THINGS. I'M SHARING WITH YOU THERE'S TREMENDOUS THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS. I COMMEND THE BOARD AND THE STAFF ON SOME OF THOSE SUCCESSES. I RECENTLY KNEW THE HONOR IN HOSTING LEADERSHIP NETWORK DUE TO OUR NATIONAL RECOGNITION OF SOME OF OUR MODELS. HERE ABOUT GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOL EARLY

017MAKING NATIONAL NEWS FOR THEIR ACADEMIC RIGOR. I WAS SURPRISED AND GRATEFUL OF THE TREMENDOUS EFFORTS BY STAFF AND STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND FAMILIES FOR THE OVERALL TEST SCORE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE RECENTLY HAPPENED DESPITE THE BARRIERS THAT WE AS A NATION HAVE FACED BECAUSE OF COVID. SIMULTANEOUSLY, I ALSO WATCHED A SMALL GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, USE CULTURE WARS AND CRUEL ATTACKS AS A DISTRACTION ON SOME OF THE REAL ISSUES. WE'VE SEEN SOME DOG WHISTLES AND TACTICS BEING USED BY EXTREMIST IN RALEIGH. WE SEE ATTACKS THAT MAKE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL GOOD, UNFORTUNATELY TO THE DETRIMENT OF ALL. WE'VE SEEN SHRINKING PUBLIC DOLLARS FOR THE SCHOOLS. CURRICULUM DECISIONS BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM PROFESSIONALS AND EDUCATORS AND HANDFUL OF PARENTS BEING ALLOWED TO MAKE DECISIONS NOT JUST FOR THEIR KIDS BUT ALL KIDS. YOUR HAND TIED EDUCATORS FROM PROVING EDUCATIONAL

018APPROACHES THAT WE KNOW WILL WORK TO ELIMINATE THE EVER WIDENING ACHIEVEMENT GAP. THOSE ARE THE REAL CRISES THAT WE FACE, THAT FACE OUR SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES. THE COMMUNITY IS HERE TO SUPPORT YOU ALL, THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONTINUE TO STAY FOCUSED ON THOSE REAL ISSUES, TO WORK TO ELIMINATE THE EVER WIDENING ACHIEVEMENT GAP. WE KNOW WE NEED STRONG PUBLIC SCHOOLS. STAY THE COURSE FOR EQUITY IN THE DECISIONS AROUND THE BUDGET TONIGHT. STAY THE COURSE FOR EQUITY IN DECISIONS OF HIRING AND CONTRACTS AND DECISIONS OF CURRICULUM. STAY THE COURSE OF EQUITY. WE KNOW THAT EQUITY WILL BENEFIT ALL OF US. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. STEVE PRUITT FOLLOWED BY AIMEE HARRISON. >> WELCOME. I'M STEVE PRUITT. I WORK IN THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT. OUR BUDGET AND PAY RATE. BACK IN MAY, WHEN YO

019AT TOWN HALL, IT WAS ALL FOR PLAN D. AND THEN -- AND WE WENT TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONS AND EXPRESSED OUR FEELINGS ABOUT THE PAY SITUATION AND HOW WE WANT OUR PAY INCREASED. I LIKE TO KNOW IS, I'M STANDING TO -- WE REALLY GETTING THIS. I HOPE SO ABOUT THE STATE BUDGET PASSED IN OUR SITUATION. I REALLY HOPE YOU ALL CONSIDER THE PAY INCREASE FOR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. MAINTENANCE SHORTHANDED IN A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS. I AM ALL THE WAY ACROSS DUE TO PAY. I'VE BEEN WORKING IN THE GROUNDS WORK. RIGHT NOW WE'RE A CREW IN GROUND. WE DO MORE AND MORE THINGS AND DO MORE STUFF BECAUSE WE JUST CAN'T KEEP THE HELP. I WATCHED PEOPLE QUIT OVER THE PAST -- OVER THE PAST YEAR. WHO LOST HELP? THE PAY INCREASE FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. YOU KNOW,

020I'M -- I'M HOPING 18, 19. WE'LL BE AT ZONE. THESE GUYS WORK TWO JOBS. THEY GET OFF AND GO TO WORK AT 4 P.M. AND THEY COME IN AND THEY'RE TIRED. ONE GUY HAS TWO KIDS. IT IS WEAR AND TEAR ON HIM. SAME FOR ME. I'M A SORE MAN. I WORK THIS AND ANOTHER JOB TO PAY THE BILLS. WE SHOULD DEPEND ON ONE INCOME TO PAY OUR BILLS. I'M HOPING YOU CONSIDER THE PAY INCREASE FOR US FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ALL ACROSS THE BOARD. ESPECIALLY GUYS IN MAINTENANCE. WE NEED THIS. I CAN TELL YOU, I SURE HOPE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION TONIGHT FOR THE BUDGET FOR THE PAY INCREASE FOR THE EMPLOYEES BUDGET. ESPECIALLY FOR US. WE'RE HERE TO MAKE THE SCHOOLS LOOK GOOD FOR Y'ALL. MAKE EVERYTHING LOOK GOOD. WE'RE HERE. WE'RE SPRAYING YEAR ROUND. MAKES

021SCHOOLS LOOK GOOD. AND -- AND I WAS -- I WOULD REALLY CONSIDER THE PAY INCREASE. WE NEED THE PAY INCREASE. HAVE A NICE NIGHT. >> HARRISON AND THEN HICKS. >> HI, MY ADDRESS # 7385 WOOD SPRING DRIVE. I'M IN MY 24th YEAR OF SERVICE. OUTSIDE SCHOOL I'M AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN THE ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS AND GUILFORD. I LIKE TO THANK THOSE THAT MET WITH THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM LAST WEEK TO DISCUSS OUR CONCERNS. I LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OF YOU AS WE CREATE THE SCHOOLS AND WORK SITES THAT WE ALL DESERVE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON WHAT YOU ALLOCATED IN THE SPRING. THE FIRST OF MANY STEPS TO RECTIFY THE PAY SCHEDULE AND GIVE THESE WORKERS A SIGNIFICANT RAISE AND USE EXTRA FUNDS AND UTILIZE STAFF SUPPLMENTS AS PART OF

022A FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO RAISE OURS TO THE HIGHEST IN THE STATE. THIS WILL HELP RECTIFY THE SITUATION CREATED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY. I KNOW IT WON'T FIX EVERYTHING. IT IS A START, WITH US, ONE WAY TO VALUE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLWORKERS AND THE PEOPLE IN RALEIGH. THE STATE HAS LEFT US WITHOUT WHAT THEY'RE CONSTITUTIONALLY OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE FOR EDUCATION. IT IS GOING TO BE WORSE WHEN THEY PULL MORE AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE QUESTION NOW IS WHAT WILL WE DO. WHAT WILL LEADERS IN GUILFORD COUNTY DO? AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS? >> THEY HAVE MADE THE CHOICE TO RESTRICT OUR STUDENTS FREEDOM TO LEARN. TONIGHT IT IS IN YOUR HANDS. OUR STAFF WORKS HARD. OUR BUS DRIVERS KEEP THE SCHOLARS TO SCHOOL. THE MAINTENANCE STAFF, OUR CAFETERIA STAFF, OUR TEACHER ASSISTANTS THAT WORK WITH SMALL

023GROUPS OF STUDENTS ALL DAY AND STAFF THAT -- THAT ORGANIZE AND DELIVER MATERIALS. THE OFFICE STAFF THAT MAE EACH WELCOMING. OUR DATA MANAGER KEEPING TRACK OF RECORDS. AND MAKING SURE IT STANDS DIRECTLY. OUR ADMINISTRATORS THAT LEAD OTHER SCHOOLS AND ESSENTIAL STAFF THAT LEAD THE DISTRICT. EACH SCHOOLWORKER IS INVALUABLE. GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS CAN'T FUNCTION WITHOUT THEM. WE'LL REMEMBER IN 24 AND 26 IF YOU'VE BEEN TRUE TO YOUR WORD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT AND THE SERVICE TO THE STUDENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITIES OF GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. >> HICKS FOLLOWED BY IVY. WELCOME. >> MY NAME IS JASON HICKS. I BELIEVE EVERY CHILD IS A SACRED BEING DESERVING OF OUR CARRIER SUPPORT. EVERY CHILD DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A GOOD PUBLIC EDUCATION. GOOD PEOPLE BELIEVE THIS. MOST MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD BELIEVE THIS. HONORABLE PEOPLE WORK

024TO MAKE IT SO. THERE'S OBSTACLES TO WHAT MORAL, ETHICAL PEOPLE WANT FOR THE CHILDREN OF NORTH CAROLINA. MOST OF THESE OBSTACLES GROW FROM PEOPLE BELIEVING THOSE OTHER THAN THEMSELVES ARE UNDESERVING AND WITHOUT VALUE AND LACK DIGNITY. THE MAJORITY OF THE ASSEMBLY AND IN MY OPINION THE MINORITY MEMBERS CLEARLY BELIEVE THIS. THE MAJORITY OF THE COMMUNITY DOES NOT. THE RADICAL AGENDA AS OUTLINED IN THE STATE BUDGET HURTS ALL OF US AND SIMULATES IN AN ACT OF DESPERATION AND IS NOT WORTH THE PEOPLE OF OUR STATE OR THIS COMMUNITY TO CARE ABOUT OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR EDUCATION. 500 MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE TAKEN FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH THE STRENGTHENING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES VOUCHER PROGRAM. A TRAGIC AND UNNECESSARY OBSTACLE INDEED. PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHARE MOST CHILDREN IN THE STATE. AND THEY WILL CERTAINLY SUFFER. WE MUST STAND

025FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE AND MAKE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ACCOUNTABLE TO VOTERS. THE STATE BUDGET IS A POWER MOVE THAT PUTS OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN CAPTIVITY. THEY EQUITABLY FUND OUR SCHEDULES ON THE STATE LEVEL, MEANS YOU'RE FUNDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TEACHERS AND LEADERS AND ASTRONAUTS AND SO MUCH MORE. >> IVY AND GEORGE. >> I'M IVY G. 4925 KINDRO. I COME AS A -- A MEMBER -- OR THE CHAIR OF THE LGBTQ TASK FORCE WITH THE SCHOOLS, WITH THE CALL FOR ACCEPTANCE. I'M NOT SAYING THERE'S A LEVEL OF ACCEPTANCE THAT IS GIVEN, I'M SAYING IT HAS TO BE FAIR ACROSS THE BOARD. WE HAVE A GROUP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS A RESOURCE TO HELP YOU ALL, IF THERE'S HELP THAT IS NECESSARY. A TRAINER AS SOMEONE WHO IS OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY. I'M

026GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL THAT I'M WELCOMED INTO THE SPACES SUCH AS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE. WELCOMING. THEY RECEIVE IT. THOSE THAT NEED THE WORK. LET'S MAKE SURE THEY RETRIEVE IT. IT HAS BEEN A WARM FEELING BEING AROUND THE POWER OF ACCEPTANCE, THAT MEANS THE PARENTS WHO ARE STRANDING STRONG WITH THEIR STUDENTS. THEY NEED THE INDIVIDUALS THERE AND TRUSTING WITH THEIR PRECIOUS CARGO TO BE AT THE SAME LEVEL. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. I LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHAT SOMEONE IS GOING THROUGH WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING AND SEEKING FOR SELF-IDENTITY. IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT BUT ACCEPTANCE. IF WE ACCEPT THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND MEET THEM WHERE WE ARE AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM, THAT'S WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR STUDENTS TO DRIVE. I DIDN'T GROW UP IN GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS,

027HOWEVER, I'M A PRODUCT OF ACCEPTANCE. MY MOTHER LOVES ALL OF ME. THAT SHOWS ME. WHEN PEOPLE RESPECT ME IN A WAY THAT MAKES ME FEEL VALUED AND VALIDATED, THAT MAKES ME SHINE RIGHT. WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, I WAS WORRIED ABOUT WHO WOULD OUT ME AND WHO WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO GET A FAIR SHAKE. THERE'S SOME PARTS OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. SOME PLACES THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO. ON THE FLIP SIDE, BECAUSE I'M INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, IT MADE ME FEEL GOOD TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE STUDENTS THAT ARE ABLE TO BE THEIR TRUE SEL SE COMMUNITY. I'M COMING OUT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND I APPRECIATE YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO LIFT UP THAT. >> RUBENSTEIN, FOLLOWED BY BRITTNEY REDMAN. YOUR NAME, RIGHT? >> MY NAME IS GEORGE RUBENSTEIN,

028I LIVE GREENSBORO. I HOPE YOU ALL ARE WELL. THIS IS FREE COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK OR COUNTDOWN TO COLLEGE WEEK. IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO APPLY TO 43 NORTH CAROLINA FOUR-YEAR SCHOOLS IN ALL 58 COMMUNITY COLLEGES. WE HEARD FROM A WIDE ARRAY OF PEOPLE SO FAR. I HAD INTENDED CONVERSATION. ONE THING WE LOVE TO DO IS TO HAVE A PLAN SO EACH OF OUR 1400 STUDENTS SO THEY CAN MONITOR WHAT IS GOING ON AND PLAN AHEAD AND IN ORDER TO HELP THEM BE SUCCESSFUL AFTER LIFE IN HIGH SCHOOL. WHEN SOMEONE MENTIONED THE ALPHABETIZED, CAPITALIZING THE I, WE HAD PART OF THAT APPLICATION AND DIDN'T HAVE PLUGS FOR THEIR COMPUTERS. THERE WAS KIDS ALSO STRUGGLING WHEN TO CAPITALIZE AND WHEN NOT TO. IN TOWN IS AN AMAZING PROGRAM. THEY HAD A DAY NEXT TUESDAY.

029WE WELCOME THE ANY DAY FOLKS TONIGHT. HELP THEM AND ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS AND EMPOWER THEM. WE HOPE TO SPEAK TO OUR FACULTY AT A STAFF MEETING IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS AHEAD. WE HAVE A VERY GROWING DIVERSE POPULATION. THEY HAD DONE PRESENTATION AT -- AT -- AT -- AT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNSELORS. I BELIEVE IN AUGUST. THERE WAS AN EIGHT OR SEVEN-PAGE QUESTIONNAIRE THAT IVY CAME UP WITH THAT WAS TO BE DIALOGUED WITH THE STUDENT. IF THE STUDENT IS IN TRANSITION, YOU GET THE STUDENT'S PERMISSION TO USE VARIOUS TERMS. I THINK THAT REALLY STRUCK A CORD WIT -- CHORD WITH ME. I'M THE REP AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. I HAVE A LOT OF HATS. IN FACT TODAY WAS HAT DAY AT SCHOOL. IT IS ALSO UNITY WEEK. WE'RE ENCOURAGING EVERYBODY TO WEAR ORANGE TOMORROW AT SCHOOL AS

030A WAY OF BRINGING EVERYBODY TOGETHER TO HAVE A COALITION OF EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER AND NOT AGAINST EACH OTHER. I SEE THE BOARD MEMBER HERE. YOU THINK WHAT LIFE WOULD BE LIKE IF IT WAS SIX-ONE AS OPPOSED TO 6V6. IF EVERYBODY IS WORKING TOGETHER. THAT WHOLE BETTER TOGETHER CONCEPT. AND SO MUCH FOR OUR REGION. >> THANK YOU. >> OUR FINAL SPEAKER, BRITTNEY REDMAN. WE WERE ALMOST 10, FOR 10. SAM COOK. >> ALL RIGHT, SAM. WELCOME WELCOME. >> I LIVE AT 2015 IN GREENSBORO. GOOD EVENING SUPERINTENDENT OAKLEY AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. TONIGHT -- CURRENT PARENT OF GRIMSLEY STUDENT AND PARENT OF THREE GRIMLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT HAVE MATRICULATED THROUGH GRIMLEY. I SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF SAVING THE HISTORIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING. BACK STORY, IN DECEMBER 2021, I CORRESPONDED WITH THE PRIOR SUMMIT BY E-MAIL.

031THERE WAS BOARD MEMBERS IN MY DISTRICT COPYED ON THAT E-MAIL AS LONG AS WITH TCS STAFF. THERE WAS THOSE CONCERNED WITH SAVING THE HISTORIC 1928 BUILDING. IN THAT, THE PRIOR SUPERINTENDENT STATED THERE'S IN PLAN TO DEMOLISH THE CURRENT BUILDING IN WRITING. I SHARED THIS WITH LINDLEY OFFICERS AND THE COMMUNITIES. FAST FORWARD FROM THAT DAY TO LAST WEEK, MANY WERE CAUGHT OFF-GUARD WITH THE LINE ITEM CONSENT FOR THIS BOARD TO APPROVE SEEMINGLY RAISING LINDLEY ELEMENTARY FOR A NEW SCHOOL BUILDING. I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT I WAS HEARING. THIS IS NOT WHAT WE WERE TOLD IN 2021. LAST NIGHT THERE WERE MEMBERS OF THE GCS STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IN A PTA -- A PTA AND COMMUNITY MEETING ON ZOOM. THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS. EVERYONE APPRECIATIVE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE

032STAFF ANSWERING QUESTIONS. THE QUESTION SAVING LINDLEY'S 1920 HISTORIC BUILDING, THAT WASN'T ANSWERED. ALSO THE QUESTIONS OF SAVING LINDLEY'S COMMUNITY GARDEN WHICH IS A KEY PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND WOODED PARK WAS NOT ANSWERED. THE COMMUNITY NEEDS DIRECT INTERACTION REQUEST DCS AND THE PEOPLE MAKING THESE DECISIONS. THEY NEED TO BE INVOLVED WITH BETTER COMMUNICATION. THERE'S NO REASON TO CHANGE IT, IT NEEDED TO BE SAVED. OTHER BUILDINGS WERE SAVED. WHAT ABOUT LINDLEY? THIS IS NOT AN ENVIRONMENTAL LESSON OR TEACHING VALUES OF HISTORY. BREES PROACTIVELY ENCOURAGE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GCS AND PCS. PLEASE WORK WITH GREENSBORO. PLEASE DON'T DESTROY THE SCHOOL'S COMMUNITY GARDENS. RENOVATE THE 1928 STRUCTURE AND REUSE IT FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS AND BEYOND. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING. NOW WE'RE AT APPROVAL. MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN

033FAVOR YEA. ANY OPPOSED. WE'RE NOW AT THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> YOU'RE REMOVING L AS WELL WELL. >> DR. OAKLEY, IS THAT CORRECT, AND G AND E. CONSENT AGENDA TALKING POINTS FOR OCTOBER 17, 2023 GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THIS EVENING'S CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: A. APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 2023 MEETING MINUTES B. PERSONNEL ACTION REPORT C. AMENDMENT TO 2023-2024 INTERIM BUDGET RESOLUTION THAT INCLUDES SALARY ADJUSTMENTS AND A BONUS FOR TEACHERS D. AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH HICAPS/C2 FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES SPECIFIC TO THREE (3) SCHOOLS OF THE 2020 BOND PROGRAM E. CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH MOSELEY ARCHITECTS FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE 2022 BOND REBUILD SCHOOL PROJECT AT SUMNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL F. 2023-2024 LOTTERY FUNDS THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S CONSENT AGENDA FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. PAGE 1 OF

0341 >> VOTING ON ECE AND F. CRISSY, LINDA, ALAN, YES, DEBRA, YES, MICHAEL, KIM. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MICHAEL, ITEM A AND D. SEPTEMBER 11TH, A VOTE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. THERE WAS A NONMEMBER INCLUDED IN THAT VOTE. I LIKE TO MAKE THAT. SEPTEMBER 19TH, THOSE MEETING MINUTES, THEY DO HAVE INACCURACIES IN THE RESOLUTION LETTER. THERE'S A STATEMENT THAT THE SEAT WAS VACANT PER SENATE BILL NINE EFFECTIVE AUGUST 17th. ALSO IN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, JONES STATED HE LIVED IN GREENSBORO AND HE ACTUALLY LIVED IN ALABAMA COUNTY IN BURLINGTON. THERE ARE CHANGES WE WANT TO DISCUSS. >> I'LL SPEAK TO THE ISSUE OF THE BOARD MEMBER. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE ACCURACY OF THE PUBLIC -- OF THE SPEAKER FROM THE FLOOR. >> THE MINUTES WERE STATED IN THE MINUTES. THE CHANGE TO SOMEONE'S RESIDENCE IS NOT

035PURVIEW OF THE BOARD AND THAT'S INAPPROPRIATE. AND MR. CORRIVEAU WAS NOT SEATED APPROPRIATELY. WE CAN VOTE ON ITEM A AND YOU CAN VOTE NO, MR. LOGAN. CRISSY. >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. >> SECOND. >> CRISSY. >> WE'RE ON ITEM A. >> NO. >> ELLEN. >> YES. BETTYE. >> YES. [INDISCERNIBLE] YES. MICHAEL YES. KIM YES. LINDA? I THINK THE MINUTES ARE THERE TO SAY WHAT HAPPENED. I'M VOTING YES, EVEN IF WE DISAGREE WITH WHAT HAPPENED. DOING THIS IS PASSING BY A VOTE OF 6-2. WE'RE NOW ON ITEM D. MR. LOGAN? >> MANAGING THREE PRODUCTS INCLUDED IN THE AMENDMENT. THAT WAS PROBABLY SEVEN OR EIGHT PROJECTS TOTAL. NOW WE HAVE FOUR MILLION THAT WE'RE ASKING TO FINISH THE THREE PROJECTS ON THERE. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARDS. TO BE CLEAR, WE HAVEN'T TECHNICALLY SPENT THE 8 MILLION

036DOLLARS. THIS IS THE CONTRACT AMOUNT WE PUT OUT FOR -- FOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. AS IS STATED IN THE AMENDMENT THEY WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE SAME TYPE OF SERVICES FOR THE PREVIOUS PROJECTS THAN FOR THESE THREE AND THEY EXTEND BEYOND THE DESIGN PHASE THAT WAS CONTEMPLATED WHEN IT WAS FIRST INITIATED. AS ALSO A REMINDER, THEY MUST SUBMIT TO US AND INCLUDED IN THE DOCUMENT, THE SAME TYPE OF PAYMENT SCHEDULES. WE WILL BE REVIEWING THE HOURS SPENT ON THESE PROJECTS AS WELL. THESE ARE THE BUDGETS WE HAVE TO SET ASIDE TO ALLOCATE TOWARDS PROJECT MANAGEMENT. WE WILL BE REVIEWING THESE JUST LIKE WE'VE DONE THE PREVIOUS ONES ONES. >> ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION TO ACCEPT ITEM B? >> MOTION TO ACCEPT. >> SECOND. >> CRISSY. >> YES. LINDA, YES ALAN YES. BETTY YES. MICHAEL YES. YES YES.

037THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'RE AT COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR. GOOD EVENING, I WAS HONORED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CEREMONY. WE MADE HISTORY IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA TO NAME THE NAME AND SCHOOL AFTER A LATINA PERSON. REPRESENTATION ABSOLUTELY MATTERS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO REFLECT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR STAFF AND OUR EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS. THIS WEEK AS YOU HEARD IS COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK. MANY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WAIVE THEIR APPLICATION FEES, INCLUDING MANY HERE IN GUILFORD COUNTY. YOU FIND SCHOOLS AT CS 11 SCHOOLS ARE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR EFFORTS. THE COLLEGES ARE STEM AT NORTH CAROLINA. PAGE HIGH, WESTERN HIGH, GRIMSLEY HIGH, NORTHVILLE HIGH AND SOUTHEAST HIGH. THESE SCHOOLS ARE NAMED TO THE COLLEGE BOARDS AC HONOR ROLL TO PROVIDE COLLEGE CREDIT AND EXPERIENCE. 16 HAVE BEEN NAMED FOR THE CLASS OF 2024.

038THEY COME FROM FIVE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. AND GUILFORD AND MORGAN HIGH AND TEN GRIFFIN SCHOOLS FOR THE ARTS. WE CONTINUE THE PROCESS TO BECOME NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS. IRVING PARK ELEMENTARY RECENTLY CELEBRATED ITS 100th ANNIV ANNIVERSARY. THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR SHARING WITH CELEBRATION. AND FINALLY I WANT TO CONGRATULATE FORM BOARD MEMBER WINSTON McGREGOR THAT IS LEAVING THE ALLIANCE TO TAKE A NEW POSITION AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF THE INNOVATION PROJECT. SHE'S A POWERFUL ADVOCATE. WE WELCOME HER TO PURSUING THAT MORE. >> I WAS IN THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY. MENDEZ IS AN ICON. WE'RE PROUD TO NAME A SCHOOL AFTER A LATINA LEADER. THEY WANT TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS FOR US. I WANT TO THANK THE STUDENTS, MENDEZ. IT WAS A TWO-DAY EXPERIENCE. ONE I KNOW WON'T BE REPEATED. AND THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION LEARNING NETWORK. TO

039SUPPORT ENGAGING AND EFFECTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR THE SECONDARY STUDENTS. THEY TOURED OUR ACADEMIES AND LEARNED MORE ABOUT OUR TELEHEALTH CLINICS AND GAUGED WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS. WE WERE PRIVILEGED TO SHARE OUR STORY FOR THEM AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TRANSFORMATIVE WORK HAPPENING IN THE NETWORKS AS WELL. OCTOBER IS NATIONAL BULLYING MONTH. IT PROMOTES KINDNESS AND ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSION. WE CELEBRATE UNITY. WE ASK EACH OF YOU TO PROMOTE UNITY ACROSS ALL OF THE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES NOT JUST THROUGH OCTOBER BUT THROUGH THE YEAR. ALSO REMEMBER, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING TO A TRUSTED ADULT. OCTOBER 18TH IS THE DAY WE JOIN TOGETHER TO CREATE HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES IN A VISIBLE MESSAGE THAT NO CHILD SHOULD EXPERIENCE BULLYING. WE HAVE A COMMERCIAL MESSAGE OUR SOCIETY WANTS TO STOP IT. OCTOBER IS ALSO NATIONAL PRINCIPALS MONTH. I WANT TO

040ACKNOWLEDGE THE SIGNIFICANT WORK THAT OUR PRINCIPALS DO EACH DAY. THE SCHOOL LEADERS AND THE GROUND WORK AND CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS. WHAT PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SEE IS A SMALL PART OF WHAT PRINCIPALS ARE TASKED WITH. WE HONOR OUR OUTSTANDING PRINCIPALS. FLEMMING, PRINCIPAL OF PILOT ELEMENTARY. I RECEIVE A STREAM GLOBAL EDUCATOR AWARD. IT RECOGNIZES EDUCATORS WITH A STRONG COMMITMENT TO SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY AND MANUFACTURING AND INNOVATIONS TO WORK THE DOTS BETWEEN EDUCATION AND CAREER AND LOW INCOME AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. CONGRATULATIONS TO FAUST ELEMENTARY WHICH RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE FUND TO CHANGE THE ROBOTICS PROGRAM. THEY WILL PROVIDE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE AND A NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. I'LL INVITE OUR DOCTORS TO SHARE A HUMAN RESOURCES UPDATE. >> THANK YOU. >> WE WANT TO BRING YOU AN UPDATE. THERE SHOULD BE A

041POWERPOINT SOMEWHERE. YOU HEARD THE SUPERINTENDENT SAY THAT WE WON'T TRANSFORM LEARNING AND OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS. #ED >> THE PRIVATE COMMUNITY OFFERS MORE. RESEARCHING AND ANALYZING TEACHER SHORTAGES IN 37 STATES AND FOUND TEACHER VACANCIES GREW MORE THAN 45,000 VACANCIES AND THEY EXPLAINED THE CRISIS IS NOT LIMITED TO TEACHERS. IT APPLIES TO THE CLASS ACROSS THE BOARD. THESE ARE DIFFICULT AS SCHOOLS TRY TO ELIMINATE LEARNING LOSSES FROM THE PANDEMIC. AND WE KNOW THAT WE CANNOT PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE WITHOUT ATTRACTING AND RETAINING FRONT LINE WORKERS THAT KEEP OUR DISTRICT GOING, INCLUDING BUS DRIVERS, MECHANICS, CUSTODIAL STAFF, GROUNDS KEEPERS AND SCHOOL STAFF AND JUST TO MENTION A FEW. RECOGNIZING THE CURRENT CONTEXT IN WHICH WE OPERATE PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO WHY SO MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND INTERNAL STAKE HOLDERS ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEED TO FOCUS ON

042RECRUITING AND REWARDING TOP TALENTS. ONE OF THE STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS. THE AREA IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE WE RECRUIT, RETAIN AND REWARD FOR OUR STUDENTS. GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS IS A GREAT PLACE TO LEARN, WORK AND GROW. >> TO BEGIN, LET'S LOOK AT IMPORTANT DEMOGRAPHICS. WE HAVE MORE THAN 6,00 LICENSED EMPLOYEES. THAT INCLUDES PHYSICIANS SUCH AS CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS AND SPECIALISTS TO NAME A FEW. AND WE HAVE MORE 3,000 SKILLED AND TRAINED CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES INCLUDING POSITIONS LIKE BUS DRIVERS, TEACHER ASSISTANCE, MAINTENANCE, MECHANIC, SCHOOL NUTRITION STAFF. OUR STAFF INSURES THAT NEARLY 70,000 STUDENTS CAN PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO TEACHING AND LEARNING. THESE ARE OUR DEM GRAPHICS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS THE DEM GRAPHICS OF THE STUDENTS. THIS IS AN AREA THAT WE ARE WORKING ON AND CAN IMPROVE. LET'S LOOK AT

043OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF. WE HAVE OVER 3600 HARD WORKING AND CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. MOST ARE PARA PROFESSIONALS. LIKE TEACHER ASSISTANCE, AND LES OFFICE SUPPORT. OTHER EMPLOYEES SERVE STUDENTS IN CAFETERIA, AND OTHER POSITIONS. PEOPLE DON'T RECOGNIZE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT MORE THAN STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. I WHEN WE EXAMINE THE EXPERIENCE LEVELS OF OUR PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. WE SEE MOST ADMINISTRATORS HAVE MORE THAN FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. WE ALSO SEE THAT THIS TREND CONTINUES WHEN WE LOOK AT THE EXPERIENCE LEVELS OF OUR TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIED STAFF. WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS IN OUR DISTRICT. AS YOU CAN SEE, MORE THAN FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, HAS THE MAJORITY OF THE EMPLOYEES. THIS BRINGS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT TO THE PROFESSION, TO THEIR PEERS AND TO THEIR STUDENTS AND SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. HOWEVER, IT

044IS BECOMING MORE CHALLENGING TO RECRUIT AND -- AND HIRE PEOPLE IN EDUCATION AND IN OUR DISTRICT AS PEOPLE EXPLORE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROVIDE GREATER PAY AND MORE INCREASED FLEXIBILITY WITH THEIR SCHEDULES. WHILE EXPERIENCE SHOWS US STUDENTS WELL, SO DOES THE ABILITY TO RECRUIT AND HIRE NEW STAFF. WE ARE FORTUNATE T HAVE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ALSO EARLY IN THEIR CAREERS AND OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS THEIR CAREER OPTION OF CHOICE, ALLOWING US TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A HIGH QUALITY WORKFORCE FOR OUR STUDENTS. AS WE LOOK AT THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, WE SEE THAT SCHOOLS DESIGNATED BY THE STATE AS LOW PERFORMING HAVE MORE TEACHERS WHO ARE COMPLETING AN ALTERNATIVE TO. THESE ARE ALTERNATIVELY CALLED LATERAL TEACHERS. WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE EXPERTS THAT BRING RICH EXPERIENCES FROM THE

045CAREER WORLD TO OUR CLASSROOM. AND WE KNOW THAT THOSE NEW TO THE PROFESSION REQUIRE MORE INITIAL SUPPORT AND INSURING A RIGOROUS CRIMINAL WELCOME -- SCHEDULE. OUR STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOCUSES ON STAFF BEING REQUESTED AND SEEN AND APPRECIATED. WE BELIEVE THIS WOULD HELP US WITH OUR ATTENTION RATE. >> HOW DOES THAT DISTRICT RECRUIT, RETAIN AND REWARD EMPLOYEES. >> IT CAN BE CHALLENGING TO INSURE OUR WORKFORCE IS EQUIPPED TO MEET THE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. ENROLLMENT IN TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS IS 70 PERCENT OF WHAT IT WAS TEN YEARS AGO. ADDITIONALLY, THE NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF SKILLED LABORERS PRESENTS CHALLENGES AS EMPLOYEES WERE SEARCHING FOR JOBS WITH GREATER FLEXIBILITY AND INCREASED PAY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO COMPETE. WE SHARED HEADLINES AS WE BEGAN THESE PRESENTATIONS. THEY PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO ACTIONS THAT MAY BE NEEDED TO INSURE WE HAVE A WELL TRAINED

046WORK STAFF FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO WHAT DOES OUR RECRUITING AND HIRING LOOK LIKE ON AVERAGE. HIRING FLUCTUATES EACH YEAR. DISTRICT PROGRAMMING DECISIONS. STUDENT ENROLLMENT. ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS. EACH YEAR WE HIRE ON AVERAGE OVER 1,000 EMPLOYEES, WITH THE MAJORITY BEING TEACHERS. WE'RE PROUD TO SAY WHILE MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS STARTED THIS SCHOOL YEAR WITH HUNDREDS OF CLASSROOM VACANCIES GCS DID NOT. WE COMMENT PRINCIPALS AND SUPERVISORS AND THE HR TEAM FROM MAKING THIS HAPPEN. AGAIN, IT IS NOT EASY AND IT IS BECOMING MORE CHALLENGING TO HIRE TEACHERS, TREASURERS NURSES AND ASSISTS AND OTHER POSITIONS. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES HIRED EACH YEAR, SOME OF YOU MAY WONDER ABOUT THE COST OF TURNOVER. THOUGH IT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED CALCULATION, THE SOCIETY OF HUMAN RESOURCES ESTIMATES THE COST OF TURNOVER TO BE APPROXIMATELY 4100 DOLLARS PER EMPLOYEE BASED

047ON THE POSITION. CALLS ARE INCURED WITH ADVERTISING, HIRING, RECRUITING, ONBOARDING AND TRAINING NEW EMPLOYEES. WHEN IT COMES TO RECRUITING STAFF, THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT THE BIGGEST ADVERTISEMENT IS THROUGH OUR EMPLOYEES. WHEN EMPLOYEES REFER OTHERS WHO BECOME EMPLOYEES, RESEARCH SUGGESTS THE NEW EMPLOYEE WILL STAY LONGER AND WILL HAVE A HIGHER SATISFACTION WITH THE JOB. IN ADDITION TO WHERE THE MOUSE ADVERTISING, WE EMPLOYEE A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES TO HELP ATTRACT TOP TALENT. >> THIS IS CALLED THE ONE. ONE STANDS FOR OUR NEXT EDUCATOR. WE SEEK OUR NEXT EDUCATOR THROUGH A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES. PARTNERSHIP IS ONE. WE HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO RECRUIT STUDENTS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES AND FOR STUDENT TEACHING AND COUNSELOR AND INTERNSHIP. WE ALSO PARTNER ON GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW US TO RECRUIT AND REPAIR FUTURE EDUCATORS. THESE PIPELINES

048ARE CRITICAL. ACCORDING TO ONE ARTICLE, NORTH CAROLINA IS WITNESSING A TREMENDOUS DECLINE IN PEOPLE SEEKING TO BECOME TEACHERS WHICH COULD LEAD TO A LARGE NUMBER OF TEACHER VACANCIES IN THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR. RECENTLY A PRESENTATION SHOWED PROGRAMS WERE DOWN 39 PERCENT FROM 21 TO 22 AND BRINGING NUMBERS NOT SEEN BEFORE 2017. WE APPRECIATE THE HIGH QUALITY TEACHING PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT THE MATH AND SCIENCE RESIDENCY PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNCG AND THE PREPARE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTH CAROLINA AND HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY. THESE ARE EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS THAT TEACHES STAFF TO BECOME EDUCATORS. THIS IS AN ARRAY OF STATE AND NATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN OUR DISTRICT. WE SPONSOR CAREER FAIRS. WE HAVE CLASSIFIED STAFF INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION. WE HOLD FAIRS FOR CUSTODIAL OPPORTUNITIES. WE DO A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO RECRUIT RIGHT

049HERE IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY. OUR IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR STATE SUPPORTED TEACHER ASSISTANT TO TEACHER PROGRAM HAS ALLOWED US TO SUPPORT 30 TEACHERS TO BECOME TEACHERS IN OUR DISTRICT SINCE 2017. THE REPAIR PROGRAM THAT I MENTIONED HAVE ALLOWED US TO HIRE 87 CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE DISTRICT TO BECOME TEACHERS IN THE DISTRICT. IN ADDITION TO OUR PARTNERSHIP AND DISTRICT SPONSORED EVENTS, WE ENGAGE IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS AS WELL, UTILIZING EDUCATOR RECRUITMENT AND NATIONAL EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS ARE ABLE TO RECRUIT LICENSED AND EXPERIENCED TEACHERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. AS YOU CAN SEE, A SIGNIFICANT EFFORT IS MADE TO RECRUIT LICENSED EMPLOYEES, LICENSED AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. THAT'S BECAUSE THE MOST SCHOOL INFLUENCED FACTOR IS CLASS AND TEACHERS. SECOND TO THAT IS THE PRINCIPAL. WE KNOW HOWEVER THAT AN AREA FOR IMPROVEMENT IS FOCUS

050ON RECRUITING FOR OUR CLASSIFIED POSITIONS THAT ARE HARD TO FILL, SUCH AS HBSC AND MAINTENANCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND OTHERS. IN FACT WE'RE BEGINNING TO CONSIDER PATHWAYS INTO EMPLOYMENT FOR OUR OWN STUDENTS. ESPECIALLY THOSE MATRICULATING THROUGH PROGRAMS AND GCS. TO HELP FILL OUR VACANCIES WE HAD RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES. THEY HAVE BEEN FUNDED THROUGH FEDERAL DOLLARS THROUGH 2024. SOME INCENTIVE FOR THE STAFF IN THE EDUCATION AREA ARE AWARDED TO HELP US ATTRACT STAFF, FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, NURSING FUNDAMENTALS. THE ABILITY TO OFFER INCENTIVES HAS BEEN HELPFUL IN RECRUITING EMPLOYEES. THIS IS A HARD TO STAFF AREA SUCH AS MATH AND CT AND AREAS THAT BECAME DIFFICULT SINCE THE PANDEMIC. WE OFFERED SERVICES TO BUS DRIVERS, NUTRITION SERVICES AND SUBSTITUTES AND OTHER WAYS WE HAD A SHORTAGE. THE SUBSTITUTE WENT FROM 62 PERCENT TO 75 PERCENT. IT ALLOWED US TO

051ATTRACT RETIRED EDUCATORS IN FOR PUBLIC TEACHING. THIS IS GOOD FOR OUR STUDENTS >> AS WE SHARED, IT IS A COLLABORATIVE AND COMMUNITY EFFORT TO RECRUIT TOP TALENT. SAME FOR RETRAINING THE EMPLOYEES. IT WOULD TAKE ALL OF US AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT FOR SUPPORTING OUR EMPLOYEES. WE RECOGNIZE EMPLOYEES HAVE A CHOICE. WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE ENGAGED AND COMMITTED COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS. INTERIM, WE KNOW THAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND ADVANCEMENT ARE IMPORTANT. WE KNOW THAT WORKING CONDITIONS, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS THAT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE OFFERED MATTER. WE HAVE SEEN THIS CLEARLY AS WE TRY TO COMPETE WITH INDUSTRIES THAT PROVIDE FLEXIBLE WORK AND SCHEDULES AND MORE PAY. WE KNOW MANY WORKERS WANT TO WORK FOR PERSONAL OPPORTUNITIES. OUR WORK PROVIDES LICENSED EMPLOYEES WITH SUPPORT, GROWTH, AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL

052DEVELOPMENT. JOB IMBEDDED COACHING. MENTORS AND NEW TEACHER SUPPORT. OPPORTUNITY CULTURE INITIATIVES, TEACHERS ADVANCE WITHOUT LEAVING THE CLASSROOM AND MORE STUDENTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION. TEACHERS ARE GIVEN A BONUS. THEY PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TO A TEAM OF TEACHERS, AGAIN, WITHOUT LEAVING THE CLASSROOM. THEY UTILIZE THE EXPERTISE AND EXCELLENCE OF OUR TEACHERS AS MENTORS PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR TEACHERS TO GROW AND TAKE ON LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES, THIRD AS A STRATEGY FOR RETAINING AND REWARDING OUR EMPLOYEES. FEDERAL AND GRANT FUNDS PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT. PROVIDING THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN, GO AND ADVANCE. OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO BECOME EDUCATORS THROUGH THE FUNDS. AS WE BEGIN TO TAKE INVENTORY, WE ACKNOWLEDGE WITHOUT QUESTION THE -- THE SIGNIFICANT FOCUS ON OUR LICENSED EMPLOYEES. WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO PROVIDE OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER

053ADVANCEMENT. ANOTHER RETENTION STRATEGY IS THE USE OF RECRUITMENT BONUS THAT IS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OFFER. EMPLOYEES THAT RECEIVE A RECRUITMENT BONUS SIGN AGREEMENT TO STAY FOR THREE YEARS. IT IS RECRUITMENT BUT ALSO A RETENTION BONUS. AND WHAT WAS REQUIRED OF THOSE EMPLOYEES TO RECEIVE THE BONUS. IT IS BASED ON DISTRICT NEEDS AND AREAS OF MATH AND SCIENCE AND STATE EDUCATION. WE RETENTION BONUSES TO HIGH PERFORMING TEACHERS. WE REALIZE THAT IT MUST BE A GOAL OF OURS TO INSURE OUR TOP TALENT DOES NOT LEAVE THE DISTRICT. THEY ARE FUNDED THROUGH FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT WILL SUN SET IN 2024. WE MENTIONED EARLIER CULTIVATING FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IS IMPORTANT. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR RETENTION. WE HIRED 21 ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND 71 PERCENT OF THEM WERE GCS EMPLOYEES. PRIOR TO BECOMING A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR. PROUD THAT

054THEY GROW IN VARIETY OF ROLES. AMONG THOSE THAT ARE PRINCIPALS IN OUR DISTRICT, 86 PERCENT OF THEM WERE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS IN A DISTRICT AT SOME POINT. THIS DEMONSTRATES OUR STRONG COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING AND REWARDING AND RETAINING EMPLOYEES THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE PIPELINES. WE HAVE AN EMPLOYEE IN OUR DISTRICT THAT BEGAN AS A TEACHER ASSISTANT, BECAME A TEACHER, OBTAINED EDUCATIONAL LICENSURE AND EXPERIENCED BECOMING ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND TODAY IS A PRINCIPAL. WE LOOK TO RETAIN OUR RETENTION RATE EXAMPLES LIKE THIS SHOW THAT IT IS WORTH WHILE INVESTING IN OUR PEOPLE. AND ONE OF OUR CARPENTERS FOR THE DISTRICT BECAME AND CAREER AND EDUCATION TEACHER AND IS TEACHING WOOD WORKING. CREATING PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS COMMUNITY MEMBERS HELPS OUR ABILITY TO RETAIN TOP TALENT. >> THE FINAL STRATEGY UNDER THE STRATEGIC FOCUS AREA IS REWARD. DR. OAKLEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE NEED TO

055ADVOCATE FOR STAFF SALARIES. WE'RE COMMITTED FOR LIVING WAGES FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF. AN EMPLOYEE SALARY STUDY REVEALED HOW TO COMPENSATE YOUR STAFF. PREVIOUSLY A LEAD CUSTODIAN MADE THE SAME SALARY AS THOSE THEY WERE LEADING. THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. WE'RE GOING FORWARD TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE DISTRICT. A FIRST STEP IN ADDRESSING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SALARY STUDY. WE STAND IN FIRM BELIEF THAT UNTIL THE STATE COMPENSATES EDUCATORS AND FRONT LINE WORKERS WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES IN ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HIGH PERFORMING STAFF. WE RECOGNIZE AND HONOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. WE OFFER SEVERAL RECOGNITION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING WHAT WE AFFECTIONATELY CALLED ROOKIE AWARDS. WE CELEBRATE THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH PROGRAM AND AGAIN WE KNOW WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO TO INCREASE

056OUR ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE AND REWARD TOP TALENT AND CELEBRATE ALL EMPLOYEES WORK. IN ADDITION TO WHAT -- THE WORK DONE BY THE DISTRICT IN OUR COUNTY, WE ALSO HAVE MANY PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO OFFER BENEFITS EXCLUSIVELY TO OUR EMPLOYEES. WE CALL THIS CCS FOR LESS, WHETHER OUR EMPLOYEES ARE PURCHASING A HOME, RENTING AN APARTMENT, GOING OUT FOR DINNER, SHOPPING OR PLANNING A TRIP OR PURCHASING OTHER SERVICES, COMMUNITY OFFICERS PROVIDE PERKS. EMPLOYEES MAY ACCESS THE PERKS AND CLICK ON GPS FOR LESS. >> BOARD MEMBERS WE SHARE A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT OUR DISTRICT AND STRATEGIES TO RECRUIT, REWARD AND RETAIN STAFF. WE CONTINUE WITH THE STAKE HOLDERS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. DR. OAKLEY BROUGHT OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO HAVE HONEST CONVERSATIONS AND UNDERSTAND OUR CHALLENGES AND EXPLORE SOLUTIONS TOGETHER. WE'RE CONTINUING THAT WORK BY ENGAGING

057A DIVERSE STAKE HOLDER GROUP TO ANALYZE THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE OF INITIATIVES AND THEN THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN AND REWARD TOP TALENT. WE HAVE A SINGULAR FOCUS, TO MAKE GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS THE BEST PLACE TO LEARN WORK AND GROW. WE'LL CREATE PRIORITIES FOR INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS. ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF FEDERAL FUNDS SUN SETTING IN THE FALL OF 2024. WE'LL OPERATIONALIZE THSE FOCUS AREAS AND DEVELOPMENT -- AND TO MEASURE OUR SUCCESS. WE THANK YOU FOR ADVOCATING FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. AND WITH THAT, WE WILL TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> JUST BACK ON PAGE 11 WE HAD THE LICENSURE SCALE ABOUT THE RESIDENT TEACHERS AND THE IMPACT THAT HAS ON THE -- ON THE SCHOOL DESIGNATION THAT ARE LOW PERFORMING. I UNDERSTAND WE OFFER OPTION FOR CONTINUED EDUCATION DEGREES. IS THERE ANY SORT OF

058FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR OUR -- OUR RESIDENTS TO GO BACK AND ACTUALLY EARN A DEGREE. SUPPORT FROM THE STATE LEVEL. DO WE OFFER SUPPORT. NO SECRET THAT COLLEGE DEGREE IS LIKE DONATING A KIDNEY THESE DAYS. >> WE HAVE -- WE HAVE G.C.S.@-- I THINK AUTHORIZED WHEN THE STATE ALLOWED GCS TO LICENSE TEACHERS. PEOPLE COMING THROUGH THE LATERAL ENTRY ROUTE CAN EARN THEIR CREDENTIALS THROUGH -- THROUGH THE DISTRICT. WE HAVE FOUR VETERAN TEACHERS, TOPS IN THEIR AREAS AND CAN COACH AND WORK WITH THOSE EMPLOYEES, MONITOR THEM THROUGH THAT PROCESS. AND THEY COMPLETE ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE STATE WOULD REQUIRE OF THEM TO RECEIVE THEIR CREDENTIALS. THE COST FOR DOING THAT IS MUCH CHEAPER THAN ANY OTHER COLLEGE SETTINGS. >> BEAUTIFUL. THAT'S UNDERGRAD IN EDUCATION? >> BACHELOR'S. FOR COMPLETING THE REQUIREMENTS IF A LATERAL ENTRY PERSON

059CAME IN. FOR EXAMPLE, THE WOOD WORKING INDIVIDUAL, THE COURSEWORK HE'S REQUIRED TO TAKE AND THEN HE KNOWS THIS PRETTY WELL. THE WAY -- RIGHT. THE REPORTS HE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO TAKE, WE CAN TAKE HIM THROUGH THOSE REQUIREMENTS SO HIS LICENSURE IS CLEARED. >> AND JUST A STATEMENT TO SAY THAT WHILE I APPRECIATE YOUR THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE TEACHERS I WANT TO THROW THAT BACK TO THE TEACHERS BECAUSE IT IS EASY TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM WHEN THEY PULL TOGETHER AND SEND CLEAR MESSAGES LIKE TONIGHT, SAYING WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE. WHAT KEEPS THEM HERE AND THEIR POINTS AND PURPOSES. PARENTS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM, ONE THING I TOLD THEM YOU CAN'T TEACH TO AN EMPTY CLASSROOM. WE COULD DO VIRTUAL OR WHATEVER. BUT I CAN'T SEND MY CHILDREN TO AN EMPTY CLASSROOM. THAT COMMUNICATION FROM

060THE TEACHERS IS FABULOUS. WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK FOR THEM WHEN THEY MAKE IT SO EASY. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE CRISSY VAN KEMP. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR UPDATE. REALLY HELPFUL. YOU HAVE A HARD, HARD JOB. THE EDUCATION INDUSTRY, S MANY PEOPLE ARE LEAVING IT OR DON'T WANT TO COME IN TO IT FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER. WE RECOGNIZE HOW DIFFICULT A TASK, NOT JUST TEACHERS BUT STAFF ACROSS THE COUNTY AND APPRECIATE THAT. IT IS REALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING BACK TO GCS WHO WERE HERE BEFORE AND NOW COMING BACK. ALSO, I LOVED, I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT PAGE YOU SAID IT ON, BUT WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT FINDING PATHWAYS FOR THE STUDENTS TO BECOME GCS EMPLOYEES THROUGH WHATEVER PROGRAMS, I LOVE THAT. WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO

061PREPARE FOR A WORKFORCE IN GENERAL. IF WE CAN USE THEM AND KEEP THEM HOMEGROWN, I THINK THAT'S SUPER AWESOME. I HAD ONE QUESTION ON PAGE 11 AND THIS IS A QUESTION THAT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE EDUCATION INDUSTRY AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN IN IT, WHICH IS WAY MORE THAN HALF MY LIFE. IT SEEMS LIKE IN EVERY SCHOOL SYSTEM WE PUT THE NEWEST TEACHERS WITH THE LEAST EXPERIENCE IN TO THE LOWEST PERFORMING SCHOOLS. WHICH IS DIFFICULT ON THEM COMING IN BRAND NEW, AS A NEW TEACHER, YOU HAVE SO SUCH TO LEARN AND BEING PUT IN A LOW PERFORMING SCHOOL SEEMS TO ALWAYS HAPPEN AND FEELS LIKE A CHALLENGE. >> IF WE COULD CHOOSE, WE WOULD DO THE OPPOSITE. IT IS A CYCLE. THE HIGHER PERFORMING SCHOOLS THAT ARE NOT IN THE HIGH SEGREGATED OF

062AREAS OF POVERTY IN OUR COUNTY HAVE THE MOST VACANCIES AND THAT'S WHERE THE NEW TEACHERS GO. SO IN GENERAL. NOW, THERE'S SEVERAL NEW TEACHERS THAT WANT TO WORK IN THE SCHOOL WHERE THEY STUDENT TAUGHT OR ATTENDED THERE. THERE'S NEW TEACHERS ACROSS THE BOARD. THEY'RE CONCENTRATED IN THE SCHOOLS THAT TEND TO BE IN HYPERSEGREGATED OF AREAS OF POVERTY IN THE COMMUNITY. WE TRIED THINGS, THE RESTART SCHOOLS, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE THE SCHOOLS THAT -- THAT HAVE THE PATHWAY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY CULTURE WHICH HAS BENEFITS AND NEGATIVES TO IT FOR SURE. WE OFFER A STIPEND TO THE 25 LOWEST. A RECRUITMENT STIPEND. I WAS WITH THE PRINCIPAL. SHE SAID I'M NOT 35 BY I'M LUKE 32. BLAYNE SCHOOL GOT THE TEACHER I REALLY WANTED. THAT HAS SORT OF WORKED. BUT IT CHANGED THE NARRATIVE. WE PAY ATTENTION TO

063THE RESOURCE. WE PULL TEACHERS FROM HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS. WE DON'T PUT THEM THERE. IT IS WHERE THE VACANCIES ARE. >> THAT'S ALL I HAD. I KNOW IT IS NOT JUST A GCS PROBLEM. THIS IS NATIONWIDE FOR SURE. >> THANK YOU. >> THOSE FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT ASK TEACHERS TO TAKE ON TE SCHOOL SCHOOLS. THE FEDERAL PROGRAMS DON'T HELP. MY QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH SUBSTITUTES. YOU GAVE US DATA AROUND HOW MANY SUBSTITUTE THAT IS WE HAVE IN THE DISTRICT. LIKE WHAT IS THE AVERAGE, MAYBE YOU COME BACK, WHAT IS THE DAILY AVERAGE YOU NEED FOR A SUBSTITUTE IN GUILFORD COUNTY. I REMEMBER THE STARTING WORK ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. >> FRIDAY OR A WEDNESDAY. >> DAILY AVERAGE THIS YEAR. ON A REGULAR DAY WHAT WAS YOUR BALLPARK? >> VERY DIFFICULT. THE INCENTIVE THAT WE'VE

064BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE AND HELP, THAT'S WHAT ALISON SPOKE TO. YOU GOT 126 DAYS, YOU COULD NEED IN EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM. >> I HEARD YOU SAY THAT THE FUNDING FOR BONUSES AND INCENTIVES IS GOING TO END IN 2024. SO HOW IS ANGIE HELPING YOU FIND FIND. >> PART OF THAT IS THIS WORK. WE'RE PUTTING THINGS IN PLACE THAT SHOWN PROGRESS ON THE CHART AND PRIORITIZING WHAT THEY COST AND IF WE COULD SUSTAIN. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT ALL. I CAN SAY -- WE'VE CERTAINLY SEEN -- IT HELPED US. WE'RE IN AN EVALUATION METRIC PIECE NOW AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND SAY, HERE'S WHAT WE CAN DO AND WHAT WE CAN'T DO. 280 MILLION IS NOT COMING BACK. WE'RE GOING TO FEEL IT AND WE'RE GOING TO

065FEEL IT IN LOTS OF DEFUNDED AS WELL. >> I WANT TO ADD CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL, EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT LICENSED, THEY'RE CERTIFIED IN SOME THINGS. WE NEED TO LIST THAT UP AND ALLOW MORE. IT SOUNDS MORE LIKE LICENSED AND CLASSIFIED. THOSE INDIVIDUALS DON'T BRING A PARTICULAR SKILL SET OR THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO SOME LEVEL OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LIKE MICROSOFT CERTIFICATION. BUS DRIVERS HAVE CDL LICENSES. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT CLASSIFIED INDIVIDUALS COME WITH CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER TYPES OF LICENSES AND NOT JUST NONTEACHING LICENSES. >> WE AGREE. >> MICHAEL. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. DID A WONDERFUL JOB. THE QUESTION AS FAR AS THE DELAY FOR THE TEACHERS, HOW LONG DO THEY HAVE A MENTOR. >> TEACHERS HAVE A MENTOR SUPPORT PERSON FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. >> I'LL LIFT THE HOUSING AND MATRICULATE TO A PROFESSIONAL.

066I LOVE THE WAY WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MICHAEL? >> ON THE FLOW, ON PAGE NINE, THE PRINCIPALS. IS THAT INCLUDED IN THE EXPERIENCE? IS THAT AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL? >> WE USE STATE SERVICE EXPERIENCE. IT INCLUDES TEACHERS. >> I WANT TO POINT THIS OUT TO THE PUBLIC, IF YOU LOOK AT THE STATISTICS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND THERE'S 77 PERCENT, AND YOU LOOK AT TEACHERS, 30, 35 PERCENT. WE'RE HIRING PEOPLE AND THEY'RE NOT STAYING. SOMETIMES WE FOCUS ON THE ENTRY LEVEL COMING IN. WE MAY NEED TO REWARD THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE A WHILE. PEOPLE MOVING UP IN THE LADDER. THE CLASS FIVE STAFF. THEY'RE LIMITED ON HOW FAR THEY'RE GOING TO GO. THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO FURTHER IS NOT LOOKING AT REWARDING THE STAFF MEMBERS TO OUT OF STATE.

067>> FOR THE BOARD, I THINK WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING RADICAL. I HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT ANYTHING AT ALL. WE HAVE SO MANY EMPLOYEES AND SO MANY DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYEES. FOR TEACHERS TO MEET THE CRITERIA WITH A DEGREE AND START AT 40,000 DOLLARS A YEAR OR AT THAT, THAT'S IN THE RIGHT. MINIMALLY WE SHOULD START AT 60. AND -- AND IN -- UNTIL WE -- THAT'S JUST IN THAT AREA. THAT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH. WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE EVERY YEAR. AND BONUSES ARE TEMPORARY AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET IT. WE HAVE WORK TO DO. BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE CULTURE OF EDUCATION WITH THE PUBLIC AND THE PEOPLE MAKING DECISIONS. WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO DEVALUE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT JOBS IN THE COUNTRY. I'M NOT SAYING TO YOU ALL,

068I'M SAYING IT TO US. OUR LEGISLATIVE ASK NEXT YEAR. WE NEED TO -- WE NEED TO PUT IT OUT THERE. I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT ALL DIFFERENT POSITIONS IN THE WORKFORCE AND YOU'LL HAVE TO INFORM US OF A LOT OF CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE. WITH WHAT IS EXPECTED AND DESIRED, IT DOESN'T FIT RIGHT. I'M IN FOR THAT. >> DR. OAKLEY. THE NEXT UPDATE, DR. GOING TO PROVIDE. THIS HAS BEEN HERE SINCE JUNE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRANSPARENT AND INFORMED WITH RECOMMENDATIONS WITH POLICY 300. TONIGHT IS INFORMATION. THE BOARD -- THE BOARD WON'T VOTE ON THIS UNTIL DECEMBER. WITH THAT I'LL TURN TO DR.^WELLS WHO WILL PROVIDE THE UPDATE AND WILL TAKE QUESTIONS AND THEN AGAIN NORMAL POLICY PROCEDURES FOLLOWING THAT. >> IN JUNE POLICIES WERE REVIEWED. THE POLICY

069REVISION IS SIGNIFICANT. AND BELLAMY SMALL AND DR. OAKLEY THOUGHT IT IMPORTANT TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE. GCS BELIEVES THAT DISCIPLINE IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PROGRAM. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP STUDENTS LEARN SKILLS. PROBLEM SOLVING. CITIZENSHIP. RESPECT FOR SELF AND OTHERS AND PROPERTY. PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF STUDENTS AND MAINTAINING SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS ARE ALSO DISTRICT PRIORITIES. GCS CONTINUES TO BE A LEADER IN DEVELOPING SUPPORTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR STUDENTS AND EXERCISED. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE BEGUN IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE WELLNESS FOCUS IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR STRATEGIC DECISION. SINCE 2011 STATE LAW HAS PROVIDED OPTIONS THAT THE BOARD HAS NOT PUT IN TO PLACE IN POLICY RELATED TO SUPPORT AND ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS. HOWEVER, SINCE THAT TIME, THEY HAVE ADOPTED A CONTINUUM OF SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS, WHICH IS CALLED A MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SPORT OR MTSS. WE USE A

070COLLABORATIVE AND PROBLEM SOLVING APPROACH TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO STUDENTS AND DATA TO SHOW HOW THESE SERVICES ARE WORKING. MORE SERVICE IS NEEDED, IT IS PROVIDED. MTSS IS APPROACHED AND USED ACROSS THE STATE OF CAROLINA. IT FOCUSES ON EQUITY AND FOCUSING ON THE NEEDS OF STUDENT THAT IS NEED THE MOST SUPPORT AND BY USING DATA TO ADDRESS GAPS IN STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCEED. ILLUSTRATED IN THE GRAPH, THE PURPOSE OF MTSS IS THAT THE PUBLIC PIECES OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, DATA, LEADERSHIP, COLLABORATION, ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS. IN ADDITION TO CHALLENGES THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN DISCUSSED WITH ATTENDANCE AND STUDENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AFTER THE PANDEMIC, SCHOOLS ARE EXPERIENCING NEW KINDS OF CHALLENGES THAT CAUSED US TO CALL 4300 FOR REVISION. NEW SOCIAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGY AND VAPING ARE TWO EXAMPLES OF ISSUES THAT SCHOOLS FACE THAT

071DIDN'T EXIST THE LAST TIME WE DID A REVIEW OF THIS POLICY. THE COMMITTEE REVOKED THE POLICY. TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE EVOLVING NEED OF OUR STUDENTS. THE EXISTING POLICY IN 2004, REFLECTED THE STUDENTS DUE PROCESS RIGHTS. AND PROVIDED FOR THEIR SUCCESS. SINCE THEN THE POLICY HAS HAD MINOR REVISIONS IN 2005, 2006, 2011 AND 2019. AS WE CONSIDERED HOW TO DESIGN A BETTER SYSTEM TO SUPPORT STUDENT BEHAVIOR, POSTPANDEMIC, WE CONVENE TEAMS OF PRINCIPALS AND COUNSELORS AND CENTRAL OFFICE LEADERS TO REFORM THE REVISION OF POLICY 4300. THE NEXT FEW CHARTS DISSECT THE REVISIONS TO THE POLICY, INCLUDING CLARIFICATION OF PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AN CLARIFYING SAFETY FOR STAFF. PROVIDING CERTAIN DISCIPLINARY METHODS THAT INCLUDE CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. UNLAWFULLY EX-CLUSION AND RESTRAINT AND PUNISHMENT FOR ATTENDANCE. WHEN ORDER IS NEEDED FOR STUDENTS SAFETY. THERE'S STATE STATUTES THAT ARE

072REFLECTED IN DISTRICT LEGISLATION. IT ALSO DISTRICTS THE SUPERINTENDENT TO DEVELOP ARRAY OF STRATEGIES AND URGES SCHOOLS TO AVOID EXCLUSION FROM INSTRUCTION UNLESS THERE'S A SAFETY THREAT. PROPOSED POLICY 4300 HAS ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMS AS INTERVENTIONS TO SUPPORT NEEDS. IT REMOVES THE IMPLICATION THAT ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT ARE SELECTED FOR A SWAP FOR LONG-TER LONG-TERM. THE CURRENT SCHOOL SETTING AND THE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM. IT SEPARATES CITIZENS AND FAMILIES DUE PROCESS RIGHTS FROM THE COLLABORATIVE LEARNING PROCESS TO INSURE THESE RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED. WITH REGARD TO SUSPENSIONS IT MOVES INTO ADMINISTRATIVE. IT CLARIFIES THAT ONLY SUPERINTENDENT AND DESIGNEE CAN IMPOSE A LONG-TERM EXTENSION. IT INSTRUCTS THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ISSUE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS TO ENTRY THE PROCEDURE. IN THE PROPOSED POLICY, BOARD APPEAL PERIODS. WHILE IT IS VERY RARE AND IN FACT IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN A DECADE SINCE WE USED THE EXPULSION

073LANGUAGE OF THE POLICY. THE LANGUAGE IN THE POLICY ALLOWS EXPULSION ONLY BY A DECISION BY THE FULL BOARD. BECAUSE THIS IS LOCATED IN POLICY 4300, ANOTHER POLICY THAT IS GOING OUT FOR COMMENT IS THE REPEAL OF POLICY 4353 STUDENT EXPULSION WHICH WAS LAST REVISED IN 1995 AND BEEN SUPERSEDED BY THE POLICY. OUR NEXT STEPS INCLUDE PUBLIC COMMENTS. POLICY WILL BE POSTED FOR COMMUNITY INPUT FOR 30 DAYS FROM OCTOBER 17TH TO NOVEMBER 16th. AND THEN THERE WILL BE BOARD CONSIDERATION. INPUT WILL BE REVIEWED AND THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS AND CONSIDERATE THE DECEMBER MEETING. THEN COMMUNICATION. ONCE A FINAL VERSION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD, THE POLICY WILL BE POSTED AND COMMUNICATED TO STAFF AND FAMILY. DECEMBER WILL BE THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING AFTER THE END OF THE COMMENT PERIOD. PROPOSED REVISION ARE A POSITIVE STEP TO

074ACCEPT OUR STRATEGIC FOCUS ON SUPPORTING STUDENT WELLNESS AND SAFETY. THESE REVISIONS ADDRESS IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS LIKE ONLINE CONDUCT AND IMPROVING THE WAY WE PROTECT STUDENT DUE PROCESS. WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. WHEN I SAY ME, I'M GOING TO PASS MY QUARTERBACK, TO MY WIDE RECEIVER AND MY RUNNING BACK. [LAUGHTER]. >> WE'LL TAKE YOUR QUESTION. >> CRISSY. >> KIM. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND FOR TAKING THE ACTION TO MAKE UPDATES TO THAT POLICY. I THINK THESE UPDATES ARE VERY NECESSARY. ONE BIG CONCERN I HAD, AS YOU SAID LIFE HAS CHANGED A LOT SINCE THIS WAS WRITTEN. ONLINE ISSUES ARE A THING. LOTS OF BULLYING PAGES. AND I WONDER IF YOU COULD GO INTO DETAIL AS TO HOW THIS POLICY IS GOING TO ADDRESS THOSE ONLINE ISSUES WHICH ARE TRICKY

075BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HAPPENING IN SCHOOL BUT THEY'RE RELATED TO SCHOOL ISSUES AND SPILL OVER INTO THE SCHOOL. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> WELL, YOU HAVE VERY -- VERY WELL DESCRIBED META PHYSICAL ISSUE AS THEY CALLED. ONE OF THE WISEST OPINIONS ON THE TOPIC IS THE FOURTH CIRCUIT JUDGE THAT SAID THAT. WE USED TO DISCIPLINE FOR BEHAVIORS THAT OCCURRED IN SCHOOL. THAT'S A META PHYSICAL ARGUMENT WHEN YOU HAVE PHONES AND ONLINE AND EVERYTHING IS AT EVERYBODY'S FINGERTIPS ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. WHERE THE POSTING OCCURRED IS IRRELEVANT WHETHER IT COMES TO SCHOOLS AND THE KIDS RIGHT TO BE THERE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL PHRASE. BECAUSE IT INVADES SCHOOL, SCHOOLS TAKE ON APPROPRIATE ROLES. WHAT IT HAS DEVELOPED TO SAY IS, IF BEHAVIOR OCCURS ANYWHERE AFFECTS A STUDENT'S ABILITY TO GO TO SCHOOL, HAS A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO SCHOOL THEN

076SCHOOLS CAN TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE NEXUS BETWEEN THE BEHAVIOR. WOULD THE POSTER BE AWARE THAT IT COULD AFFECT SCHOOL, WHATEVER. THIS IS A MYRIAD OF THINGS TO LOOK AT. IT IS AN INDIVIDUAL SITUATION. BY AND LARGE, COME TO SCHOOL AND BROUGHT BY THE PRINCIPAL, THERE'S A NEXUS AND REASON WHY IT IS IN FACT THAT SOMETHING SCHOOLS SHOULD TAKE ACTION. THAT SHOULD BE A VARIETY OF THINGS. IT CAN BE ENGAGING PARENTS SOMETIMES. IT IS NOT ALWAYS LONG-TERM, YOU'RE OUT OF SCHOOL. THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE AS A RESULT OF THAT SORT OF CONDUCT. >> EXCELLENT. IT WILL BE CLEAR FROM STUDENTS AND PARENTS THAT THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES TO ACTIONS HAPPENING ONLINE THAT IMPACT THE SCHOOL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I APPRECIATE A LOT OF THIS WORK.

077I KNOW JILL. WE GO BACK AND FORTH ABOUT THE ONLINE PRESENCE AND HOW WE USE THOSE ROOMS TO SUPPORT WHATEVER DISCIPLINE IS GOING TO HAPPEN. SO I'M NOT SURE IF WE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. THE PROPERTY OF USING COMPELS DATA, TO DISCIPLINE ANOTHER ARE THEY STILL PROBLEMATIC TO S. ME? >> YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE VIDEOS TAKEN BY STUDENTS ON THEIR PHONE. SOMETIMES THOSE VIDEOS ARE PROOF OF THE CONDUCT. >> RIGHT. >> AND I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN AND THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT VIDEOING THINGS. OF COURSE SCHOOLS AND ANY -- ANY PRIOR EFFECT USES THE EVIDENCE AVAILABLE. >> THE PARENT INVOLVEMENT. GETTING PERMISSION TO USE MY CHILD'S PHONE FOR ANYTHING. THAT'S WHERE I KIND OF LIKE TO ENGAGE PARENTS. YOU SHOULDN'T BE USING MY KID'S PHONE FOR ANYTHING AGAINST ANOTHER STUDENT. THAT'S SOMETHING VERY

078PASSIONATE ABOUT. ON PAGE SEVEN, THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT HAS DEVELOPED INTERVENTION STRATEGIES. THAT SOUNDS LIKE COSTS. I DON'T WANT US TO HAVE -- DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT TO DO SOMETHING AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO PAY FOR IT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO FULLY FUND THOSE INTERVENTION STORIES AND STRATEGIES. I WANTED US TO THINK ABOUT HOW THAT WILL LOOK IN THE BUDGET AS WELL. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. >> THANK YOU. DEBRA. >> I JUST WANTED TO LET CRISSY KNOW THAT ON THE -- ON THE POLICY IN YOUR AGENDA, THERE IS THE 4300 DISCIPLINE. THE CODE OF CONDUCT APPLIES TO ONLINE CONDUCT HAS IMMEDIATE AFFECT ON -- SPECIFICALLY THEY PROCESS. HOW MANY TIMES DO WE GET A THREAT ISSUED ON A SCHOOL BUT NOT ON SCHOOL GROUNDS BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO CHECK. THIS WILL DISRUPT THE SCHOOL DAY. SOMETHING

079HAS TO BE DONE. FANTASTIC POINT. WE READ IT IN THERE SPECIFICALLY >> FAILING TO KEEP KIDS IN SCHOOL AND GIVE THEM INSTRUCTION. THERE'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO REMEMBER IS THAT OUR TEACHERS HAVE TO HAVE SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE LEFT ALONE TO DEAL WITH A JOB WITH CHALLENGES. I HEAR THAT ALL THE TIME THAT YOU KNOW, WE -- WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THIS SUPPORT SYSTEM. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS BECAUSE CURRENTLY, I STILL HEAR SOMETIMES THAT TEACHERS DON'T FEEL THEY'RE GETTING THE SUPPORT WITH A STUDENT THAT NEEDS TO BE. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND OUR TEACHERS HAVE TO FEEL THEY HAVE AVENUES AND WE HAVE THIS SUPPORT STRUCTURE, WHETHER THAT'S A COUNSELOR OR TIME-OUT MOMENT, OR WHATEVER IT IS GOING TO BE

080THAT THESE TEACHERS KNOW THEY WON'T BE LEFT WITH THE -- WITH THE FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF DEALING WITH CHILDREN THAT HAVE CHALLENGES. IT IS BEHAVIOR AND MAYBE NOT WANTING TO BE THERE. >> I BELIEVE IT IS THE UNDERSTANDING THAT HAVING THAT MORE UPDATED WAY TO THINK ABOUT HELPING STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO BEHAVE IN SOCIETY IS MUCH BROADER THAN THE 1995, YOU'RE IN SCHOOL OR OUT OF SCHOOL. YOU'RE SUSPENDED OR NOT. SO HAVING A MORE MODERN AND THOROUGH TOOL KIT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. >> I AGREE WITH THAT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TEACHER RECEIVES THE TOOL KIT AND MAKE SURE THE TOOL KIT AND STRUCTURE IS THERE. WE SAY THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AND THAT COMMUNICATION DOESN'T GET TO THOSE IMPACTED FIRST. WE GOT TO KEEP THE TEACHERS IN THERE. WE GOT TO

081PUBLICIZE AND COMMUNICATE THAT. >> I WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE COMMUNITY MEETING. I THINK THAT BUILDING ON THE THINGS EVERYBODY WANTS, VIOLENT BEHAVIOR IS UNACCEPTABLE, THAT SAFETY OF ALL STUDENTS IS IMPORTANT AND THE THING WE'RE ALL BEHIND. AND THE EARLY INTERVENTIONS AND THE -- YOU KNOW, JUST ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME, WITH ALL OF THE SKILLS AND TOOLS ON THE FRONT END. I THINK WE CAN JUST DO THAT. IT TAKES, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THOSE EFFORTS, I THINK, TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT UNDER WHICH WE DON'T. THERE'S THINGS THAT WOULD BE UNAVOIDABLE. I THINK IF WE'RE UTILIZING TOOLS AND APPROACHES AND STRATEGIES THAT WE'LL HAVE LESS OF THAT AND NOT PITTING PEOPLE AGAINST EACH OTHER. I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY DISRUPTIVE RETURN TO CLASS OVER AND OVER. I ALSO

082DON'T WANT A STUDENT WHO CLEARLY NEEDS SOMETHING THAT ISN'T GOOD, FOR THAT CHILD NOT TO GET WHAT THEY NEED AND SLIP THROUGH THE TRACKS OVER AND OVER. I THINK YOU DON'T WANT THAT TO BE THE CASE EITHER. I THINK WE HAVE TO BUILD ON THAT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MICHAEL? >> I WANT TO POINT OUT STATE STATUTE THAT APPLIES TO THIS IS 1152.121.1. INCLUSION AND RESTRAINT. >> SO SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT AREN'T DISCIPLINE. THAT'S WHY THEY ARE NOT IN THIS POLICY. IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE LAW. THIS IS DISCIPLINE. SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT ARE SAFETY MEASURES THAT WE USE WHEN PEOPLE IN CRISIS. THEY'RE NOT A DISCIPLINE. NEAR MAINTAINED OTHER WAYS, THEY'RE A STRATEGY, NOT A DISCIPLINE. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> WE'RE NOW AT COMMITTEE REPORTS. >> RECENT MEETINGS, THE POLICY COMMITTEE VOTED TO SEND SEVEN

083POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS OUT FOR A 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 17 THROUGH NOVEMBER 16. THE REVISION OF FOUR POLICIES RELATED TO BOARD POLICY DEVELOPMENT ARE RECOMMENDED TO CONSOLIDATE AND UPDATE CONTENT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW AND CURRENT PRACTICE. REVISED POLICIES 2400 BOARD POLICIES AND 2410 POLICY DEVELOPMENT CONTAIN CONTENT COMBINED FROM LEGACY POLICIES AND UPDATED BASED ON NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION MODELS. THE CONTENT HAS BEEN MOVED FROM POLICIES 2410.5 AND 2420, SO THESE ARE RECOMMENDED FOR REPEAL. NEXT, THE REVISION OF POLICY 4023/7233 IS RECOMMENDED TO INCORPORATE NEW REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL LAW RELATED TO ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PREGNANT AND NURSING WORKERS IN THE PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT. NCSBA RECOMMENDS THAT THIS CONTENT BE ADDED TO EXISTING POLICY 4023 WHICH COVERS PREGNANT AND PARENTING STUDENTS. AND LAST, AS WAS JUST SHARED BY DR. OAKLEY'S TEAM, THE REVISION

084OF POLICY 4300 STUDENT DISCIPLINE REFLECTS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE STUDENT DISCIPLINE PROCESSES INFORMED BY COLLABORATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND SCHOOL LEADERS. ALONG WITH THIS REVISION, THE REPEAL OF POLICY 4353 STUDENT EXPULSION IS ALSO RECOMMENDED. IT WAS LAST REVISED IN 1995 AND CONTAINS DUPLICATE INFORMATION FROM POLICY 4300. AS A REMINDER, YOU CAN VIEW THE REVISIONS IN DETAIL IN THE ATTACHMENTS TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE REPORT IN THE BOARD AGENDA, AND THEY WILL BE FEATURED ON THE GCS WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AFTER THIS MEETING. THESE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION AT OUR DECEMBER MEETING AFTER THE PUBLIC HAS HAD A CHANCE TO GIVE INPUT. BOARD POLICY COMMITTEE REPORT >> THE 2024 CONTRIBUTION. I'LL READ THE LAST PARAGRAPH. SINCE INCEPTION IN 2013, WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS AND CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS HAVE OPTED TO

085CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACTION CENTER. GCS PAYS A MEMBER FEE TO THE NCSBA OF 590,52. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD OFFERED OCCASION CONSIDERS WHETHER OR NOT TO CONTRIBUTE THE 2,000 TO THE NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BOARD ACTION CENTER. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION. >> MOTION. >> I NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE -- TO BE PART OF THE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE. >> SECOND IT. >> >> I -- I HAD THE SAME QUESTION REALLY THAT I HAVE WATCHED HERE ESPECIALLY WITH THE BILL OF RIGHTS PASSING WITHOUT ANY REAL DISCUSSION THAT I COULD SEE FROM THE REPRESENTATIVES. I REALIZE TEN GRAND FROM THE GRAND BUDGET THAT WE MANAGE IS NOT A LOT BUT IT IS NOT NOTHING. >> WHAT I WOULD SAY, I WISH, BECAUSE FUND 8 WOULD HAVE COST A LOT OF MONEY HAD IT PASSED.

086IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF DOLLAR DOLLARS. IT IS DEPENDENT WE LOOKED AT RANGES DEPENDING ON THE CUT. >> HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT? >> THE SETTING UP OF FUNDING, I WAS INVOLVED IN THA. THAT WAS EIGHT YEARS AGO. CHARTER SCHOOLS. FUNDING LEGISLATION BUT WE WERE DOING ON BEHALF OF CHARLOTTE AND A COUPLE OF SCHOOLS. I DON'T THINK IT HAD TO DO WITH THIS GROUP. >> THEY CAME BACK AFTER IT. IF THEY HAD NOT STOPPED IT, IT WOULD MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE BOTTOM LINE. THEY ALSO WITH THE VOUCHER GOT SOME ACCOUNTABILITY IN THERE, WHERE THEY HAVE TO TAKE A STANDARDIZED TEST. THEY DON'T THINK THAT IS WRONG. THEY LEARN MORE. IT IS A START. IT MAKES PRIVATE SCHOOLS PROVE THAT THEIR DOING SOMETHING. BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN REQUIRED TO TAKE ANY [INDISCERNIBLE] AT

087ALL. SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT THEY WORKED HARD. IT IS NOT WHAT -- THEY'RE IN A CHALLENGING SCHOOL SITUATION RIGHT NOW. BUT YOU KNOW, THEY MADE A STEP AND FOUGHT FOR THAT STEP. CHARTER SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. OF COURSE THEY WANT TO DO MORE. IT WOULD COST MORE AND THEY WORK VERY HARD. >> THIS WOULDN'T HAVE PASSED HAD THE LOBBYIST BEEN THERE. >> ABSOLUTELY. THERE'S AN ADDITION IN THE BACK OF THAT -- ALSO ABOUT THE ACTION CENTER AND WHAT THEY HAD TO WIN. SO THAT'S WHAT THE 10,000 DOLLARS ADDED ACTION CENTER ALLOWS US TO PARTICIPATE. IT IS RELEVANCE FOR GUILFORD COUNTY TOO. THEY WOULD SUPPORT IT. CRISSY. >> IS THERE A LITTLE ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION. WE PAID THE 29,000 DOLLAR MEMBERSHIP FEE AND THE 10,000 IS ON TOP OF THAT. I'M -- I'M STRUGGLING

088TO UNDERSTAND WHAT -- WHAT IS THE VALUE OF THIS? >> IT IS TO STAFF THE LOBBYIST. >> FOR A THIRD PERSON? >> AS MANY AS THEY CAN HIRE. DEPENDING ON WHO IS PAYING INTO THE ACTION CENTER. >> IF I MAY CLARIFY ONE MORE THING. THE AUTO TRANSITION HAS PURPOSES. THIS IS MORE WHERE THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS PORTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION IS. NOT ALL OF IT BUT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF IT. >> THANK YOU. >> MICHAEL. >> I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THAT THEY'RE NO LONGER RELATED TO A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. THE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION. THERE ARE TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS UP WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOLS. THERE'S ACCOUNTABILITY THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AND PUSHED FOR WITH THIS GROUP. IF YOU HAVE THE SCHOOLS, THERE'S ACCOUNTABILITY. AS FAR AS LOBBYING. THEY HAVE IT. SO >> NO QUESTIONS TAKE

089A VOTE. KIM, START WITH YOU. YES. MICHAEL YES. DEBRA YES. BETTYE YES. ELLEN YES. LINDEN YES. CRISSY YES. AND [INDISCERNIBLE] YES. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'RE NOW AT CLOSED SESSION. YEAH. I MOVE TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO PRESERVE THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE AND GIVE ADVICE TO STAFF AND ATTORNEYS REGARDING THE PRICE TO BE PAID FOR A CONTRACT AND REAL PROPERTY AND THE PENDING LAWSUIT. >> YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA. >> WE'RE GOING IN CLOSED SESSION. HOW LONG WILL WE BE? >> I DON'T THINK WE'LL BE LONG. WE [CLOSED SESSION]. .[CLOSED SESSION STARTING AT 8 P.M. EASTERN TIME]. >> WE'RE BACK. I'LL TURN TO YOU CRISSY. >> ALL RIGHT. THE ROOM GOT SO VERY EMPTY. YOU KNOW HOW IT GETS. SO, I DON'T HAVE A LOT TO SAY TONIGHT. I WANT TO SAY THAT THERE HAVE --

090IT FEELS AS THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE ISSUES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING TO THE BOARD ABOUT A VARIETY OF THINGS. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF BOARD E-MAILS AND PHONE CALLS AND CONVERSATIONS. I JUST REALLY WANT TO SAY IN GENERAL, LIKE WE HEAR YOU. WE REALLY DO. THERE HAVE BEEN YOU KNOW A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE STAFFING ISSUES RELATED TO THE 20th DAY INVOLVEMENT AND WHAT HAPPENED FOR TEACHERS AND CONVERSATIONS AROUND THAT. GCAE ADVOCATING FOR INCREASES FOR PAY FOR CLASSIFIED STAFF FOR TEACHERS. YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO THEM FOR REACHING OUT TO THE BOARD AND GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH YOU LAST WEEK AND HEAR YOUR CONCERNS DIRECTLY. I THINK THAT DIALOGUE IS SO VERY IMPORTANT. WE HAD A LOT OF CALLS AND E-MAILS ABOUT

091LINDLEY. WE HAD A SPEAKER ABOUT THAT TONIGHT. A LOT OF PARENT CONCERNS AROUND EQUITY AND MAKING SURE WE'RE HERE SUPPORTING ALL OF THE STUDENTS HERE AT CCF, I WANT TO SAY TO AL OF THOSE PEOPLE, WE HEAR YOU. WE'RE READING THE E-MAILS AND ANSWERING THE PHONE CALLS. YOUR CONCERNS ARE BEING HEARD, NOT ONLY BY EVERYBODY UP HERE BUT BY THE SUPPORT STAFF ON DR. OAKLEY'S TEAM. THERE'S A LOT THAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES. THERE'S TIMES YOU'RE NOT AWARE ACTION IS BEING TAKEN ABOUT THESE THINGS BUT THINGS REALLY ARE GOING ON. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF HARD WORK HAPPENING IN GS. WE APPRECIATE EVEYBODY. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU. >> KIM. >> I WAS EXCITED TO ATTEND THE SOFIA MENDEZ OPENING AT NEWCOMERS. I THINK WE HAD A GREAT CELEBRATION. WHAT WE DID WITH

092THAT BUILDING IS VERY POWERFUL. IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE FOR SOME OF THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO GO TO THAT PARTICULAR BUILDING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND IT WILL LOOK SO VIBRANT AND THEN WHEN THEY GO TO THEIR HOME SCHOOL IT MAY NOT LOOK AS VIBRANT. IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING. IN A REAL WAY I THOUGHT ABOUT THURNDALE AND NORTHWOOD AND FLORENCE AND SHADY BROOK. AND SOME OF THOSE SCHOOLS THAT OUR CHILDREN WILL GO BACK TO ATTEND. SO I THINK THAT -- I KNOW IT IS HARD DOING EQUITY BUT AT THE SAME TIME SOME THINGS BECOME MORE GLARING. FOR STUDENTS TO START OUT IN SUCH AN AFFIRMING SPACE AS THAT AND THEN THEIR HOME SCHOOL WHICH MAY LOOK DIFFERENT IS

093A CONCERN THAT -- THAT CAME TO MY MIND. WE CREATED ALAN JAY PREP IN A WAY AND SOME OF THE SCHOOLS I MENTIONED ARE STILL WAITING FOR SOME TYPE OF CARE AND ATTENTION FROM THE AESTHETIC TO HAPPEN. IF WE COULD JUST GET OUR PRINCIPALS THAT WOULD HELP. THE MENDEZ SCHOOL IS BEAUTIFUL. THE FURNITURE AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. WE ALSO HAVE NEWCOMERS, THE ORIGINAL NEWCOMERS, ARE WE GOING TO UPGRADE THAT NEWCOMER IN THE SAME WAY. I ALSO ATTENDED THE HOME COMING FOR WESTERN GUILFORD HIGH. WE LOST TO THOSE PIRATES. I TOLD MR. NAGLY THEY WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO WIN. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO LOSE. DIDN'T WORK. SHOUT OUT TO THOSE PARENT VOLUNTEERS THAT WERE AT WESTON HOLDING DOWN THE CONGESTION. AND I MET A PRINCIPAL FOR A MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE LET ME WORK WITH HER.

094WATCHING HER MOVE AROUND. YOU COULD TELL EXPECTATIONS AT THAT SCHOOL ARE VERY HIGH. SOME BEST PRACTICES THAT SHE HAS AROUND STUDENT DISCIPLINE ARE VERY MUCH IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT MY PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY AROUND NOT HAVING ISS AND KEEPING KIDS IN CONSTRUCTION IN A REAL WAY. THAT WAS REALLY POWERFUL TO LEARN. I ATTENDED THE REPORT CARD PICKUP AND THE PRINCIPAL AND OF COURSE IF YOU GO -- IF YOU GO IN THAT AREA YOU GOT TO MEET WITH MIKE HICKENBARK. THAT'S WHERE I'VE BEEN. I RECEIVED THOSE PHONE CALLS AROUND THE TEACHER SHUFFLE AND IMPACTED ONE OF THE SCHOOLS I REPRESENT. HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS OF HOW CAN WE HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF IMPACT AND DESIGN IN A WAY SO THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN ON GUILFORD COUNTY. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON. WE'RE BETTER TOGETHER IN THIS

095DISTRICT. LET'S SEE. I'M JUST GRATEFUL. HAPPY HALLOWEEN. WE WON'T SEE YOU IN A WHILE. HAPPY HALLOWEEN. >> THE GIRLS GAVE IT ALL THEY GOT ON THE FIELD. THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITHOUT SEVERAL, WE PUT WINGS ON OUR TRAILERS. CAN WE GET THE COUNTY TO UPGRADE OUR BATHROBE. THAT WAS A REQUEST PUT IN WHILE I WAS OUT THERE. AND A WAITING GAME WITH THE LEGISLATURE, EVEN NEW HAVEN'T EXPELLED A STUDENT IN OVER TEN YEARS. THE LEGISLATURE HAS NOT REMOVED ANY STUDENTS FROM PUBLIC SCHOOL. WE NEED TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITIES. WE NEED TO PROVIDE THE STANDARDS. WE NEED TO PROVIDE A MEANS FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND SCHOOL AND WANT TO ATTEND SCHOOL. NO ONE LEAVES THE SCHOOL IF THEY'RE HAPPY. I WILL SAY WE HAD SOME SITUATIONS OR ONE SITUATION THIS YEAR AND IT REALLY ALLOWED US HELP

096THE FIRST GRADERS. THEY'RE TE MOST VULNERABLE. THOSE ARE COVID KIDS COMING INTO SCHOOL. WE'LL PROBABLY LOSE STUDENTS OUT OF THAT BECAUSE OF THE ACTIONS THAT WEE TAKEN. SO WE REALLY NEED YOUR FOCUS ON RAISING OUR STANDARDS IN THE SCHOOL AND NO ONE WANTS TO LEAVE. PUBLIC EDUCATION IS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY, IF WE MAKE IT THAT WAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> DEBRA. >> LET ME START OUT BY SAYING, NO, IT WAS A LONG SEPTEMBER, I HEARD THAT FROM TEACHERS AND FROM KIDS AND FELT IT MYSELF. IT WAS A LONG SEPTEMBER, EVEN ON THE SPORTS PAGE, CAROLINA PANTHERS HAD SIX EXTRA LEAGUES TO GET A W BEFORE THE HURRICANES STARTED. THEY COULDN'T PULL IT OFF. IT WAS NOT PRETTY. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY FOR STICKING WITH IT. THE SHIFTS WERE HARD. WE FELT IT ON

097BOARD LEVEL AND PERSONAL LEVEL BECAUSE MY KIDS ARE IN THE SCHOOLS. I UNDERSTAND THE UPSET THAT CAME ARE SHIFTING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AROUND, ESPECIALLY IN THE EARLY GRADES. I HAD A PHONE CALL. SHE SAID SHE PULLED HER KID OUT OF THE SCHOOL. NOT BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL OR THE TEACHERS. THEY WERE PLEASED BUT AT THE STATE LEVEL THE MONEY WAS GOING OTHER PLACES. THEY WANT THEIR CHILD TO HAVE THE BEST OF RESOURCES, BEST TEACHERS. THEY WANT THEM TO BE WITH THE MOST CURRENT AND UPDATED FACILITIES. WHAT THEY SAW THE MONEY SHIFTING FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. THEIR CHILDREN FINALLY HAVE AN OPTION FOR THE CHARTER SCHOOL, NOT BECAUSE THEY WAS YOU WERE HAPPY BUT MONEY WAS GOING TO THIS OTHER SCHOOL. I'M A SINGLE WORK I MY HOME. MY HUSBAND IS DISABLED. IT BOTHERS

098ME TO NO EXTENT THAT MY TAX MONEY IS PAID FOR ANY INCOME TO SHOW THESE KIDS IN THE SCHOOLS. ANY INCOME. I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT ONE MORE TIME AND THEN YOU'RE AT ME ALL THE TIME AND AT LEAST FOR ANOTHER, WHAT WE GOT, 12, 14 MONTHS. I CAN'T SEND CHILDREN TO A [INDISCERNIBLE]. GENERAL ASSEMBLY. TO HAVE A SET, NOT ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUT ON CHARTER SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE HEARD -- WE SAID EARLIER THAT THE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS FOR TEACHERS ENROLLING IN COLLEGE FOR STUDENTS ENROLLING IN COLLEGE TO BECOME TEACHERS IS DOWN. AM I RIGHT? THEY GO TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. IT DOESN'T MATTER. THERE'S NO TEACHERS FOR SEND TO CHARTER SCHOOLS OR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THEY CONTINUE TO SEND A MESSAGE THAT OUR EDUCATORS AND OUR STAFF ARE SO UNDERVALUED, WE WILL NO LONGER

099HAVE THEM. I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, I NEVER REALIZED HOW NURSING AND TEACHING IS ALIGNED BUT NURSE RESPECT -- NURSES ARE PAID. IN THESE BILLS TO DEFUND SCHOOLS AND DEMORALIZE OUR TEACHERS AND FORCE THEM, WHEN THEY HAVE CHILDREN THAT TRUST THEM AND WHEN OUR STAFF BECOMES THE PERSON FOR ONE OF OUR STUDENTS, TO FORCE THOSE STAFF MEMBERS TO DIVULGE INFORMATION THAT A CHILD HAS TRUSTED WITH THEM OF NO HARM IS UNCONSCIONABLE. NOT ONLY DO WE BETRAY THEIR TRUST. WE WONDER WHY WE HAVE NO TEACHERS. WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF. I'LL SAY IT AGAIN TO DR. MORRISON, I APPRECIATE THE COMPLIMENTS IN SAYING WE SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS. THAT'S IN MY OPINION IN ADDITION TO -- IN ADDITION TO STUDENT SUCCESS THE PRIMARY GOAL OF MY JOB HERE. I WANT TO SEE OUR STUDENTS SUCCEED

100AND OUR STAFF TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO AID THEM IN THAT SUCCESS AND CELEBRATE WITH THEM AND NOT BE PITCHED BETWEEN JOBS AND WHO DO YOU TELL WHAT AND WHEN, IT IS NOT FAIR. I ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO CONTACT THE STATE LEGISLATURE. I KNOW WE DO. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FIRST LET ME THINK ALL OF YOU TONIGHT. YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. AND VERY WELL WORTH IT. WE GAIN A LOT OF INFORMATION. HAPPY HOME COMING TO W. HIGH SCHOOL. THAT'S COMING UP THIS WEEKEND. I LIKE TO CELEBRATE MR. RICARDO DAVIS WHO CAME OUT TO SPEAK TO THE COMMUNITY. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH TELEHEALTH AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRAG ON HIM ABOUT THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING AT THE SCHOOL. I KNOW THEY DOING MORE IN OTHER SCHOOLS THIS YEAR. HE REALLY ENJOYED

101THAT. HE WALKED OUT THE DOOR WITH HIS HEAD BIG. I GAVE IT TO HIM. THANK YOU FOR THE ASSIST WITH THE TRIAD MARKET. THE TRIAD BLACK LEADERS AND NETWORK WHICH CONSISTS OF FANS. McINTYRE PUT ON A GREAT ACTIVITY. LOTS OF FOOD AND VEGETABLES AND ENTERTAINMENT. IT WAS REALLY NICE. THANKS -- THANKS -- THANKS -- THANKS FOR HOSTING THE COMMUNITY MEETING, WHICH GAVE A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY MEMORIES, OPPORTUNITY FOR SPEAK OUT ABOUT DIFFERENT CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE. PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS. HE ADDRESSED ALL OF THEM. AND EVAN BARNETT INVITED ME TO A GUILFORD TOWN MEETING WHICH I BROUGHT THE REMARKS. I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT. AND THE PANELIST ON THE SCHOOL LIVES FOR ALL NC STUDENTS RESOURCE AND THAT'S ONE OF MY PET PEEVES. MS. RUTH PHILLIPS INVITED ME TO BE A PANELIST. THE EMPLOYEES PROBABLY HEARD

102ME SPEAK. I HOPE I DID AN OKAY JOB. THEY'RE PLAYING TOMORROW AT 7:00 IN THE AUDITORIUM. THIS IS THE -- THIS IS THE BAND WITH THE COMMODORES JAZZ ENSEMBLE. PLEASE COME OUT FOR THIS FREE EVENT. IT IS FREE. NO CALLS. AND IT IS NOT -- IT IS 7:00. WE NEED TO START CELEBRATING OUR STUDENTS MORE. THEY'RE STILL HURTING. I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN FIND WAYS TO -- TO CELEBRATE THEM EVEN WITH SMALL THINGS TO CELEBRATE THEM AS MUCH AS WE CAN. >> I WOULD SAY, THE [INDISCERNIBLE] WOULD SAY, THAT DOUGLY HIGH SCHOOL IS WHERE LESSONS ARE MADE. CELEBRATE OUR KIDS AND COME OUT AND SUPPORT THIS FREE EVENT TOMORROW NIGHT. THANKS SO MUCH. >> I HAD A FRIEND HERE TONIGHT AT THE START OF THE MEETING. FELLOW MINISTER AND PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENT AND SHE SAID

103MY GOODNESS IS IT ALWAYS THIS PACKED. IT IS GOOD TO SEE PEOPLE AT THE MEETINGS AND GOOD TO SEE A CROWD TONIGHT. I WANT TO SAY IN PARTICULAR HOW MUCH I VALUE THE PRESENCE OF THE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ-PLUS COMMUNITIES. ACCOMPLICES HERE. NATIONALLY WE ACKNOWLEDGE NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY. WE'RE AWARE OF THE ONGOING EXPERIENCE OF FRUSTRATION AND VULNERABILITY. I KNOW THIS MUST BE A PARTICULARLY TENUOUS AND HARD TIME WATCHING LEGISLATION DEVELOP, LIKE NORTH CAROLINA'S OWN BILL OF RIGHTS. FRONT PAGE NEWS, THIS IS TARGETED AT LGBTQ EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES. KNOW WON'T DO ANYTHING TO CHANGE. WHAT THEY WILL DO IS MAKE LGBTQ CHILDREN MORE VULNERABLE TO DESPAIR AND HARM. YOU TONIGHT AND I KNOW I AND MANY OTHERS, WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO CELEBRATE HOPE AND CELEBRATION OF YOU AND YOUR

104FAMILIES JUST AS THEY ARE. THIS IS A CONVICTION THAT I FIRST FORMED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF MY YOUTH. THAT'S ALSO WHERE I FORMED DIFFERS A COMMUNIT XL - COMMUNITY. POSING THE QUESTION, HOW FAR A BOMB REACHES. WHATEVER ITS INTENDED IMPACT, THE DIAMETER EXTENDS TO THE ENTIRETY IN THE WORLD AND ANY THAT GRIEVE. WE FEEL THIS INTENSELY IN THE CONFLICT WITH ISRAEL AND HAMAS AND THOSE CELEBRATING GREATLY. OUR KIDS FEEL THAT TOO. WE RESPOND HOW WE CAN WITH SMALL ACTS OF NEIGHBORLINESS IN US. THEY KNOW THERE'S MUSLIM NEIGHBORS AROUND US. YOU'RE NOT ALONE. A SHOOTING HAPPENED LAST WEEK. IT WAS INCREDIBLE EVENT AND SOMEONE FIRED IN THE CROWD AND DROVE INTO THE CROWD. HE WAS A DUDLEY SUPPORTER AND BAPTIST. DR. BROWN SHARED WHAT A GIFT MR. GRANT WAS TO THE CHURCH AND COMMUNITY. WE REMEMBER

105MR. GRANT AND WE DO WHAT WE CO -- COULD WORK. THEY WERE INVOLVED IN THEIR WORK TO WORK FOR A SOLUTION. SEVERAL OF US ATTENDED A POWERFUL MEETING AT DUDLEY THAT ECHOED THIS. I WANT FOR THANK THE DOCTORS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY AND WANT YOU TO KNOW WE'RE WITH YOU ON THIS ONGOING WORK. >> THANK YOU. LINDA LINDA. >> MY HEART GOES OUT TO ANYBODY AND EVERYONE WHO HAS LOST A LOVED ONE. THE PARENTS THAT WERE HERE TONIGHT. THE DUDLEY FAMILY, THE ISRAEL AND THE FIGHTERS ARE THERE. IT IS HARD BREAKING THAT SO MANY FAMILIES ARE LOSING PRECIOUS LOVED ONES. I WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR ALL OF THAT. I WILL TRANSITION TO THAT. I WENT TO THE LAW CONFERENCE THIS PAST WEEK. IT WAS VERY VALUABLE IN WHAT THEY PROVIDED -- THERE'S A LOT

106OF NEW LAWS. SOME OF IT IS POSITIVE, SOME OF IT IS GOING TO BE CHALLENGING. A COUPLE OF THINGS, PREGNANCY AND NURSING, LAWS COMING IN TO SUPPORT THAT. THERE WAS A DISCIPLINED CONSTRAINT CAN'T BE USED -- CAN ONLY BE USED FOR THE SURROUNDING INDIVIDUALS. IT IS WHAT IT IS USED FOR. MOST TIMES WE RESTRAIN A CHILD -- POSSIBLY IT HAPPENS WHEN THEY'RE ACTING OUT. IT IS REALLY DONE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CHILD. AND IT DOES NOT GO WRONG WITH POLICY. YOU KNOW, I THINK THEY DID GIVE US SOME HELP WITH NUTRITION. I THINK THAT -- THAT THEY ARE -- THEY DIDN'T GET TO GO BACK AND REDO MY NOTES, BUT I THINK -- THERE'S WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY. I DON'T KNOW. DID YOU TALK TO OAKLEY AND SEE THAT ONE THERE? >>

107AMENDED THE -- THE FREE AND REDUCED -- ENDORSED -- SUPPORTED FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH MONEY. >> RIGHT, SINCE THAT'S A MAJOR SITUATION THAT WAS POSITIVE. THE OTHER THING ABOUT THE NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION THEY GAVE AN UP TO DATE ON THIS LEGISLATION. I WILL PROVIDE ALL OF THE PRESENTATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD BECAUSE I GOT BACK FRIDAY. BUT -- BUT IT PROVIDED A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION AND YOU KNOW, SO I DO ENCOURAGE, AND THERE WAS POSITIVES. AND -- AND SOME THINGS THAT I THEN WHEN IT COMES TO OUR . EMPLOYEES, YOU KNOW, WE HAD AND I'M SO -- >> WE RECOGNIZE SOMEONE EVERY MONTH. THAT'S WONDERFUL. AND THE PRINCIPAL IS GETTING RECOGNIZED. WE HAVE SO MANY JEWELS IN OUR DISTRICT. THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE THAT DO WONDERFUL THINGS. I WISH WE COULD RECOGNIZE

108MORE OF YOU. WE KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE. WE KNOW YOU'RE DOING YOUR JOB. SO HOPEFULLY YOU KNOW THAT WE CARE AND THAT WE SEE THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. WE CAN -- YOU KNOW, THOSE THAT ARE GETTING PRESENTED TO US, SOMEONE TAKING THE TIME TO MAKE THE EFFORT TO SAY THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING. >> I ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO WRITE TO THE DISTRICT ABOUT THAT SPECIAL TEACHER, THAT SPECIAL CUSTODIAN, THAT SPECIAL BUS DRIVER. YOU KNOW. MAYBE WE NEED TO DO A LITTLE MORE THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT THEY COME HERE. MAYBE -- MAYBE IT IS -- IT IS THE LITTLE YOU KNOW BULLETIN OR ON FACEBOOK WHERE WE RISK THIS NICE THING HAPPENED OR THIS NICE THING HAPPENED. IT DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THEM ALL. IF WE COULD DO A LITTLE MORE THAT WOULD BE

109GREAT. I KNOW WE'RE DOING GREAT WORK. THE SCHOOLS THAT GOT RECOGNIZED FOR THE A.P., WHEN YOU GET RECOGNIZED FOR THAT, THAT MEANS THOSE STUDENTS ARE GETTING ONE STEP UP. IT IS BECAUSE A.T. MATTERS AND THEY'RE HITTING CHALLENGING COURSES AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED OUR KIDS TO DO. >> I WANT TO DITTO AND ECHO EVERYTHING YOU SHARED SO ELOQUENTLY AND DEEPLY. ALSO THANK YOU TO -- TO -- TO CLINTON JACKSON FOR INVITING ME TO BE THE COIN TOSSER AT THE HOME GAME. I MUST HAVE DONE IT RIGHT BECAUSE -- SMITH GOT STARTED. AND SOUTHERN. AND I GOT TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE, GREG NEWELLND AND SAM AND P.J. AND IT WAS THE CONSOLIDATED ALUMNI. THE CHEERLEADERS MUST HAVE PRACTICED. THEY WERE JUST COORDINATED. IT WAS HILARIOUS. I HAD A GOOD TIME. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL. THANK

110YOU STAFF, WANT EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO GO HOME. LAST A LITTLE LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED BUT GOOD MEETING. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SO MOVED. >> IN FAVOR SAY YEA. >> YEA. >> ALL RIGHT, GO