Board of Education - April 4, 2023

001>> GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE THE KUL OUR MEETING TO ORDER. LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BOARD MEMBER KHEM IRBY IS ON THE PHONE AND TURN TO BOARD MEMBER DEBORAH NAPPER TO OPEN OUR MEETING UP. J PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE. 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 FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW AT APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOVE. >> SECOND IS. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT I'LL NOW TURN TO BOARD -- I'LL NOW TURN TO OUR ATTORNEY, JILL WILSON. >> NOT TO BE A BOARD MEMBER [INDISCERNIBLE]. LADIES

002AND GENTLEMEN, I AM HERE TO EXPLAIN TO YOU THE LEGAL STATUS AND PROCESS FOR THE DISTRICT 3 VACANCY. SO LET'S BEGIN. YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT PAT TILLMAN WHO SERVED DISTRICT 3 RESIGNED ON DECEMBER 4, 2022. HIS RESIGNATION WAS DELIVEREDED TO CHAIRMAN HAYES. HE FORMERLY ANNOUNCED RESIGNATION ON DECEMBER 4TH, EFFECTIVE 8:00 A.M., DECEMBER 5TH, 2022. REMEMBER THAT DATE BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT. AT THE TIME OF MR. TILLMAN'S RESIGNATION, WE WERE GOVERNED IN OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE BY STATE LAW 2013361. YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT LAW MADE US AND DREW NEW DISTRICTS AND CONTAINED THIS LANGUAGE. SECTION 6: VACANCIES ON THE NEW UH BECAUSE [LOW AUDIO] GUILFORD BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESENT AND VOTING FOR THE REMAINING UNEXPIRED TERM. SO YOU REMEMBER WE HAD [INDISCERNIBLE] OVER THE LAST LITTLE WHILE SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT. IT ALSO

003SAID, CAN IS IS SHALL BE FILLED AS PROVIDED IN GS 115 C 37 D. AND IT ALSO REQUIRED IN INSTANCES WHERE A BOARD MEMBER BEING REPLACED WAS ELECTED FROM A SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICT THE BOARD MUST APPROVE A RESIDENT FROM THE DISTRICT WHEN SKRAN IS I -- THIS WAS THE LAW AS OF THE TIME THAT MR. TILLMAN RESIGNED. SO LET'S SEE WHAT 115 C 37 D PROVIDED. THERE IT IS. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT DOESN'T PROVIDE ANYTHING. NOW, 115 C 37.1 HAS FOUR SECTIONS. THERE WERE THREE OTHER SECTIONS. ONE SECTION SAID THAT THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINT THE REMACEMENT. ANOTHER SAID THAT IN THE EVENT THAT IT'S A PARTISAN ELECTION AND IT WAS AN AT-LARGE ELECTION ARE NO DISTRICTING, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NOMINATES, AND THIS OTHER SECTION IS SECTION WE'RE ABOUT TO TALK

004ABOUT. SO GS 115 C 37.1 C IS THE PROVISION THAT YOU HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM THE REP THEY BELIEVE APPLY TO THE FILLING OF THIS SEAT. IT PROVIDES A METHOD OF SELECTION OF A SEAT TO REPLACE A DISTRICT MEMBER OF A POLITICAL PARTY WHICH IS WHAT YOU HAVE. WHENEVER ONLY THE QUALIFY VOTERS OF LESS THAN THE ENTIRE COUNTY WERE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE FOR THE MEMBER WHO'S SEAT IS VACANT, THE APPOINTED AUTHORITY, WHICH IS YOU, MUST ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION ONLY IF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RESTRICTED VOTING TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO REPRESENTPRINT ALL OR PART OF WHICH ARE WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF THE VACATING BOARD MEMBER. SO BOTH THE MAJORITY VOTE OF YOU AND THAT PROCESS, WELL, SOMETHING IS 115 C 37.1 APPLIES AT THE TIME OF THE VACANCY. OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFUSION. IF

005YOU RECALL, ALL PARTIES, THE REPUBLICAN PARTIES, LEGISLATORS, VARIOUS PEOPLE CONSULTED THE SCHOOL GOVERNMENT. EVERYONE AGREED THERE WAS A CONFLICT IN THE PROVISION. AT THE TIME OF THE VACANCY GOT THIS LETTER DECEMBER 7, 2022. PURE SUPERINTENDENT TO NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTE 115 C 37.1 THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE GUILFORD REPUBLICAN PARTY WITHIN DISTRICT 3 MET, CHOSE, AND NOMINATED THE REPLACEMENT. MET, CHOSE, AND NOMINATED. DISTRICT 3 MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. DECEMBER 21ST, WHICH WAS AFTER YOU HAD THE FIRST CONSIDERATION. WE HAVE STRICTLY FOLLOWEDED THE APPROPRIATE STATUTORY PROCEDURES TO THE APPOINT MR. LOGAN ABIDING BY THE TIMING REQUIREMENT OF SUBSECTION B AND THE DISTRICT VOTING REQUIREMENT OF SUBSECTION C. JANUARY 3RD LETTER, MR. LOGAN'S NOMINATION WAS ORIGINALLY MADE BY A VOTE OF DULY KONSTIVE MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE FROM DISTRICT 3. 31623 A NEW LAW

006IS ENACTED. IT UH INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, IT TAKES US COMPLETELY OUT OF 37.1, TOTALLY, AND ONLY REWRITES THE LOCAL LAW WHICH WAS REMEMBER THAT 2013-361, THAT'S A LOCAL ACT, THAT'S NOT PART OF THE PARTISAN ELECTION STATUTE THAT IS IN THE GENERAL STATUTE, SO YOU WON'T FIND THAT IN YOUR BOOK. THIS IS WHAT IT SAYS: IT REWRITES THAT SECTION WE JUST TALKED ABOUT. VACANCIES ON THE GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL BE FILLED AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: AND YOU SEE THE STRIKE THROUGH WHEN I KNOW YOU GUYS PROBABLY HAVE READ SOME LEGISLATION BUT JUST FOR ANYONE AT HOME WHO HASN'T, WHEN THE LEGISLATORS AMEND AN EXISTING LAW, THAT'S WHAT THAT STRIKE THROUGH IS, IT SHOWS WHAT'S CHANGED. VACANCIES ON THE -- SO THEY DON'T CALL IT THE NEW UH GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. VACANCIES ON THE

007GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL BE FILLED AS FOLLOWS: THE INDIVIDUAL APPOINTED TO FILL THE VACANCY MUST BE A QUALIFIED VOTER IN GUILFORD COUNTY. IN INSTANCES WHERE THE VACATING BOARD MEMBER BEING REPLACED WAS ELECTED FROM WITHIN A SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT, THE INDIVIDUAL APPOINTED SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT WHERE THE VACANCY EXISTS. IF THE VACATING BOARD MEMBER WAS ELECTED AS A NOMINEE OF A POLITICAL PARTY -- JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY, MR. TILLMAN WAS THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE, SO THAT PROVISION APPLIES -- THEN THE BOARD SHALL CONSULT WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF POLITICAL PARTY. THE COUNTY POLITICAL PARTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL PROVIDE THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL QUALIFY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS SECTION IN WRITING WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THE VACANCY. SO YOU'LL REMEMBER, THE OCCURRENCE OF

008THE VACANCY WAS DECEMBER 5TH. WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THE VACANCY. IF THE COUNTY POLITICAL PARTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS AN INDIVIDUAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBDIVISION, THAT INDIVIDUAL SHALL TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE AS THE NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEMBER. IF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE POLITICAL PARTY OF WHICH THE VACATING BOARD MEMBER IS A MEMBER FAILS TO PROVIDE THE NAME OF AN INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS SECTION, IN WRITING TO THE SURPT OF SCHOOLS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THE VACANCY, THE BOARD MAY YOU WILL FILL THE VACANCY BY VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING WHEN THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. WE RECEIVED LETTER FROM THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. MICHAEL LOGAN IS THE CHOICE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GIFL

009COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FROM DISTRICT 3. IF YOU REMEMBER, DISTRICT 3 IS NO LONGER A COMPONENT OF THE APPOINTMENT BECAUSE WE WENT OUT OF 37.1 AND BECAME PART OF THIS LOCAL ACT THAT REQUIRES THE ENTIRE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO APPOINT A REPLACEMENT, NOT THE DISTRICT 3 MEMBERS. SO AS YOU SEE -- AND REMEMBER WHAT THE LANGUAGE WAS IN THE LETTER THAT TRANSMITTED THE APPOINTMENT TO YOU. THEY WERE NOMINATED, SELECTED, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE THIRD WORD WAS -- CHOSEN -- BY DISTRICT 3 MEMBERS. AS OF THIS WRITING THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CERTAINLY HAS NOT VOTED OR CONVEYED TO YOU A NOMINEE. IF A NOMINEE IS NOT PRESENT, THEN YOU HAVE TO SELECT. YOU HAVE -- BECAUSE IT'S BEEN MORE THAN 30 DAYS FROM THE OCCURRENCE OF THE VACANCY -- >> EXCUSE ME. >> -- THE

010PROCESS OF ELECTED WOULD FALL TO YOU. LET'S TALK ABOUT WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE I THINK UH IT'S IMPORTANT. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A VALID APPOINTMENT, YOU DON'T HAVE A VALID BOARD MEMBER, IT'S THAT SIMPLE. IF YOU DON'T VOTE AND THE PROCESS IS WRONG, YOU DON'T HAVE A VALID BOARD MEMBER. SO WHEN I STARTED LOOKING AT THIS, I CALLED BOB JOYCE AT THE SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT AT CHAPEL L HILL WHO HAS BEEN OUR GUIDE THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS BOB JOYCE AGREED COMBREEED THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT THIS POINT HAS NOT MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND WE DO NOT HAVE A VALID APPOINTMENT, AND THAT MEANS THAT BOARD HAS THE AUTHORITY AND THE DUTY TO REPLACE THIS PERSON. HERE'S WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN. THEY HAVE TO BE A QUALIFIED VOTER AND THEY MUST LIVE IN DISTRICT 3. QUESTIONS?

011>> I'VE GOT A QUESTION -- >> EXCUSE ME, SIR, I'M SORRY, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE ORDER IN THE ROOM OR WE'LL ASK YOU TO THE LEAVE. >> I'M LEAVING. >> YOU'LL BE ESCORTED OUT. >> YOUED HAD A LEGAL PERSON APPOINTED -- >> MR. RICHEY. >> HOW DO Y'ALL SLEEP AT NIGHT? YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. [APPLAUSE] >> EXCUSE ME, IF WE CAN'T HAVE ORDER IN THE BOARD ROOM WE'LL ASK THOSE INTERRUPTING THE PROCESS TO PLEASE LEAVE OR TO BE ESCORTED OUT. WE'RE HERE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS. >> NO YOU'RE NOT. >> IF YOU WERE CONDUCTING BUSINESS I WOULD BE SITTING IN THAT CHAIR. >> MR. LOGAN, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE THE ROOM. [APPLAUSE] >> I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE THE ROOM. MR. RICH UH CHI. ANYONE ELSE THAT CANNOT

012RESPECT THIS PROCESS, PLEASE LEAVE THE ROOM NOW OR YOU WILL BE ESCORTED OUT. >> [INDISCERNIBLE]. >> ANY QUESTIONS? IF THERE ARE NO O QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION? >> MADAM CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONSIDER THE DISTRICT 3 VACANCY POSITION FOR WILLIAM J. LITTLE [INDISCERNIBLE]. >> SECOND. >> DID YOU FINISH MS. BELLAMY SMALL? >> I CAN'T TALK OVER THAT. >> MAKE YOUR MOTION. >> DO YOU WANT ME TO DO IT AGAIN? >> YES, MA'AM. >> MADAM CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT THE BOARD CONSIDER FOR THE DISTRICT 3 VACANCY, MR. WILLIAM J. BILL GOBLBE FOR THE DISTRICT 3. >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS PLEASE USE YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES TO VOTE. >> YES. >> THANK YOU, KHEM, AISLE GET YOU IN JUST A MINUTE --

013I'LL GET YOU IN JUST A MINUTE. AND KHEM IRBY HAS CAST HER VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSED BY A VOTE OF 7-2. SORRY, 5-2. PASSED BY A VOTE OF 6-2. >> WHAT IS THE REASON? >> THANK YOU. >> WHAT IS THE REASON YOU'RE NOT SEATING HIM? >> EXCUSE ME, BUT WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE IF YOU CONTINUE TO DISRUPT THE MEETING. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET AN ANSWER AND I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE RESPECT THE PROCESS. >> I'M NOT EITHER, YOU CAN HANDCUFF ME TOO. >> ATTORNEY WILSON. >> THANK YOU, BILL. >> PROCESS, PLEASE. >> BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE SO HONORED TODAY AND I'VE BEEN ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THE STAFF AFTER HE HASN'T BEEN AVAILABLE AND I'M THRILLED THAT WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO CHIEF DISTRICT COURT JUDGE TERESA VINCENT TO DO THE HONORS OF

014SWEARING IN OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER. JUDGE VINCENT IS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN CHIEF DISTRICT COURT JUDGE IN GUILFORD COUNTY. SHE'S SPENT HER LIFE IN PUBLIC SERVICE. SHE WAS RECOGNIZED BY -- >> YOU'RE RUNNING A BANANA REPUBLIC HERE. >> -- AS -- >> GODLESS, WOKE, SELF-SERVING -- >> NO WAY! >> OUTSTANDING WOMAN OF THE YEAR FROM ELI LAW SCHOOL. CURRENTLY THE VICE CHAIR OF THE NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR THE STATE BAR ASSOCIATION. IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT THING TO BE RECOGNIZED BY YOUR PEERS TO BE A LAWYER'S LAWYER. SHE'S A LAWYER'S LAWYER. SHE'S ALSO AER HARD WORKING PERSON. P SHE ADMINISTERS OUR COURT. SHE HAS BEEN CALLED BY THOSE WHO HAVE HONORED HER COMMUNITY ORIENTED, SUCCESSFUL, AND CARING. SHE CHAIRED FOR ALL OF US ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOLS AND JUVENILES AND PEOPLE IN OUR

015COMMUNITY THE SCHOOL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP. I KNOW DEENA SERVES ON THAT GROUP AS DID I, AND IT BROUGHT LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE COURT SYSTEM FOLKS, SOCIAL SERVICES, SCHOOLS, ALL KINDS OF GROUPS TOGETHER TO LOCK AT HOW WE E CAN BEST SERVE JUVENILES IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE FACED, LET'S SAY, UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES. SO I'M VERY HONORED TO INTRODUCE TO YOU CHIEF JUSTICE -- CHIEF JUDGE TERESA VINCENT, AND WE'D ASK -- WELL, I DON'T HAVE TO GO TOO FAR. COME ON UP AND A WE'LL ADMINISTER THE OATH RIGHT UP HERE. I THINK, BILL, YOU ON THIS SIDE. >> OWE OKAY. >> HOLD THE BIBLE. IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN, THAT'S ALSO FINE. >> GOOD EVENING, MY PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU UH THIS EVENING. AND SO YOU WILL REPEAT AFTER ME AND SAY, I DO. >> OKAY. >> AND

016YOU WILL STATE YOUR NAME: I OATH OF OFFICE: I, WILLIAM J. GOLDMAN DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR (OR AFFIRM) THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA NOT INCONSISTENT THEREWITH, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE MY DUTIES OF MY OFFICE AS A MEMBER OF THE [OATH OF OFFICE]. SAID STATE, NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY; (SO HELP ME GOD). I, WILLIAM J. GOBLE DO FURTHER SWEAR (OR AFFIRM) THAT I WILL WELL AND TRULY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY SKILL AND ABILITY, ACCORDING TO LAW, SO HELP ME GOD. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> YOUR SEAT'S DOWN HERE. WELCOME. WE'LL

017GIVE YOU A MINUTE TO MAKE ANY REMARKS, OFFER ANY COMMENTS. WELCOME. >> IT'S AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE YOUTH OF MY DISTRICT AND THE YOUTH OF GUILFORD COUNTY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE HERE. I'VE GOT A LOT TO LEARN, AND I'M WILLING TO DO IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW AT EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. A TEACHER WORKDAY MEANS A DAY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DISTRICT'S MEDIA SPECIALISTS, WHO GATHERED FRIDAY AT SMITH HIGH. THEY DIDN'T MIND A BRIEF INTERRUPTION, HOWEVER, TO CELEBRATE LIBRARY MEDIA SERVICES DIRECTOR NATALIE STRANGE, WHO, IN FRONT OF HER FAMILY, COLLEAGUES AND SUPERVISORS, WAS SURPRISED WITH THE NEWS THAT SHE IS THE APRIL GCS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. NATALIE'S COLLEAGUES ARE QUICK TO PRAISE HER WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE, HER WILLINGNESS TO HELP IN

018ANY SITUATION AND HER ADVOCACY IN SUPPORTING THE PROFESSION AND INCREASING DISTRICT RESOURCES. 'NATALIE IS ONE OF THE MOST HANDS-ON LIBRARY MEDIA SERVICES DIRECTORS I HAVE SEEN IN MY 20+ YEARS WORKING IN GCS SCHOOL LIBRARIES,' WROTE NANCY CRAVEY, LIBRARY MEDIA SERVICES LEAD TEACHER, IN ONE OF 32 NOMINATIONS FOR STRANGE. 'SHE IS REGULARLY OUT IN SCHOOLS HELPING OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS RESHAPE THEIR SPACES, THEIR INSTRUCTION AND THEIR PROGRAMS TO BETTER SERVE OUR STUDENTS. SHE IS THOUGHTFUL IN HER DECISION-MAKING, ALWAYS SURE TO PUT THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS FIRST WHILE ALSO ADVOCATING FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS TO HAVE THE RESOURCES AND TIME TO BUILD DYNAMIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES.' 'NATALIE'S HARD WORK AND DEDICATION HAVE HELPED REVITALIZE LIBRARY COLLECTIONS, BRING IN STEM INITIATIVES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS SO THAT OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES CAN COLLABORATIVELY SERVE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. SHE IS AN

019EXCELLENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND GCS.' NATALIE RECEIVED A $50 GIFT CARD COURTESY OF THE GREENSBORO JAYCEES. DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, HER PHOTO WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE DISTRICT'S CENTRAL OFFICES AND IN THE GREENSBORO JAYCEES OFFICE. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK BOARD MEMBER CRISSY PRATT TO READ ALOUD THE CERTIFICATE HONORING NATALIE. >> NATALIE, 32 NOMINATIONS, IMPRESSIVE. >> GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO NATALIE STRANGE, DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY MEDIA SERVICES, FOR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, SPONSORED BY GREENSBORO JAYCEES, APRIL 2023, SIGNED BY WHITNEY OAKLEY, ED.D. SUPERINTENDENT AND DEENA HAYES, CHAIRMAN BOARD OF EDUCATION. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, AND SUPERINTENDENT. IT BOTH HONORS AND HUMBLES ME. THIS IS A JOB I I LOVE. MY REWARD COMES FROM WORKING WITH NANCY AND PRISCILLA AND 110 COORDINATORS WHO SERVE

020OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY IN GUILFORD SCHOOLS. APRIL IS SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH, AND TODAY IS SCHOOL LIBRARIAN'S DAY. [APPLAUSE] I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE ASPECTS OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANSHIP. WE STRIVE TO BUILD BALANCE THAT REPRESENT ALL OF OF OUR STUDENTS, CREATE WELCOMING, SAFE SPACES FOR STUDENTS TO EXPLORE AND LEARN, CRAFT HANDS-ON, DEVELOP COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, BOOK FAVORS, PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STAFF AND SUPPORT PARENTS IN DIGITAL WORLD. OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS TAKE THE TIME TO ESTABLISH PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND STAFF. THEY TAKE NOTICE OF INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF EACH LEARNER AND COUPLE THEM WITH PERTINENT MATERIALS. THE COMMITMENT AND HARD WORK OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS PUT FORTH ARE AWE INSPIRING AND I'M HUMBLED. IT'S MY HOPE TO EMPOWER SCHOOL LIBRARIANS TO INNOVATE, RESEARCH AND CREATE VITAL SPACES THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR STUDENTS' LIVES AND LEARNING. I

021CANNOT THANK OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS ENOUGH FOR THE DYNAMIC WORK THEY DO EVERY DAY. THEY ARE TRULY AN INSPIRATION AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OF THEM AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM NOW. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND ANY COLLEAGUES TO COME SO THE BOARD CAN CONGRATULATE YOU AS WELL. >> NEXT, WE WILL RECOGNIZE OUR VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL. WOULD MRS. ADDY JEFFREY PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME? ADDY HERE? WAIT ON THIS ONE. SO I WILL GO WITH OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA UNTIL WE FIND OUT WHERE OUR, UM, NEXT RECOGNITION IS. >> WE HAVE A SPECIAL PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK, CELEBRATED APRIL 16-22, IN RECOGNITION OF THE WORK OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AND VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS. LAST YEAR, OVER 5,500 GCS VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED MORE

022THAN 109,000 HOURS OF SERVICE TO OUR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL VALUE OF VOLUNTEER TIME, THIS WORK IS VALUED AT MORE THAN 3.2 MILLION DOLLARS. OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE MADE A PRECIOUS AND CRITICAL IMPACT ON STUDENT AND SCHOOL SUCCESS; THEY HELP TRANSFORM STUDENTS' LIVES EVERY DAY ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE OVER 10,000 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL VALUE OF VOLUNTEER TIME, THEIR CURRENT WORK OF NEARLY 120,000 HOURS OF SERVICE IS VALUED AT ALMOST 3.5 MILLION DOLLARS. AS A DISTRICT, WE ARE HONORING OUR VOLUNTEERS DURING NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK AND ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO GET INVOLVED BY SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOLS, STUDENTS, AND STAFF MEMBERS IN ANY WAY YOU CAN. WE CANNOT FORGET ABOUT THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF OUR SCHOOL VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS. ON TOP OF THEIR

023EVERYDAY RESPONSIBILITIES, OUR VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS TAKE TIME TO FIELD PHONE CALLS, ASSIST PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LOG VOLUNTEER HOURS, AND ORGANIZE OUR VOLUNTEERS. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK EVENTS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND WAYS TO GET INVOLVED, VISIT OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE'S CONNECT WITH GCS PAGE OR GCSVOLUNTEERS.COM TO APPLY TO VOLUNTEER. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK BOARD MEMBER LINDA WELBORN TO READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. >> NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK: APRIL 16 - 22, 2023. WHEREAS, THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY CAN INSPIRE, EQUIP AND MOBILIZE INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE ACTION THAT SUPPORTS OUR COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AND WHEREAS, INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES CONNECT WITH LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS TO HELP TRANSFORM LEARNING AND LIFE OUTCOMES FOR EVERY STUDENT; AND WHEREAS, DURING THIS WEEK ALL OVER THE NATION, AND IN

024GUILFORD COUNTY, SERVICE PROJECTS WILL BE PERFORMED, AND VOLUNTEERS RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO SERVICE; AND WHEREAS, OUR SCHOOLS' VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN WELCOMING, ORGANIZING AND MOTIVATING OUR 'DISTRICT'S VOLUNTEER FORCE OF OVER 9,500 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED NEARLY 112,000 SERVICE HOURS THUS FAR; AND WHEREAS, OUR VOLUNTEERS AND VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS' CONTRIBUTIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE DISTRICT'S SUCCESS. NOW, THEREFORE, THE GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 16 - 22, 2023 AS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK IN GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS AND COMMENDS ITS OBSERVANCE TO ALL STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES, AND ENCOURAGES ALL CITIZENS OF GUILFORD COUNTY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE WHO SERVE AND VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN OUR LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AS WE ARE TRULY BETTER TOGETHER. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW AT PUBLIC COMMENTS. I I I KNOW OUR VOLUNTEER OF

025THE MONTH IS ON THEIR WAY. SO WE'LL GO THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENTS AND GO BACK TO RECOGNIZE VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH. FIRST SPEAKER JENNIE HUNT NAME AND ADDRESS. THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS. DON'T CALL OUT ANY STUDENT OR STAFF BY NAME. WHEN THE AMBER LIGHT GOES OFF YOU'LL HAVE 15 SECONDS LEFT AND WE ASK YOU TO WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS BECAUSE WHEN YOU HEAR THE BUZZER AND THE RED LIGHT, YOUR TIME IS UP AND WE WANT TO LEAVE TIME FOR THE OTHER SPEAKERS TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEIR COMMENTS. WELCOME. >> 718 IS I STREET, GREENSBORO. HAPPY SCHOOL LIBRARIAN'S DAY, EVERYBODY. I'M THE SCHOOL LIBRARY COORDINATOR AT SOUTHWEST GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL AT HIGH POINT AND I'M ALSO A BOARD MEMBER OF THE GUILFORD ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS AND I'M SO HAPPY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO

026SPEAK TO YOU THIS EVENING. I APPRECIATE GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOL COMMITMENT TO STAFFING NEARLY EVERY SCHOOL WITH A FULL-TIME CERTIFIED SCHOOL LIBRARIAN MEDIA COORDINATOR. I KNOW THAT THIS COMMITMENT IS NOT PRESENT IN ALL SYSTEMS, AND WE ALL COMMEND YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING THE CORRELATION LIBRARIES AND STUDENTS' SUCCESS. MANY OF YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE DO IN OUR SCHOOL AND SOME OF YOU UH KNOW A LOT ABOUT WHAT WE DO IN OUR SCHOOL AND I THOUGHT ABOUT HOLDING THE PODIUM HOSTAGE TONIGHT UNTIL I LIST ALL THE TASKS WE DO, BUT VI TO GET TO SEE SPARROWS TONIGHT SO YOU GUYS ARE OFF THE HOOK. [LAUGHTER] WE'RE GOING TO REMIND YOU JUST AS A FEW OF THE IMPORTANT JOBS THAT WE DO IN YOUR SCHOOL. SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND THEIR COORDINATORS PROVIDE AN ATMOSPHERE THAT ENABLES EVERY

027STUDENT TO FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG SOMEWHERE AT SCHOOL. A PROVEN FACTOR NECESSARY FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE OFFER PLACE FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED VARIOUS WORKING AND LEARNING SITUATIONS. OUR SPACES ARE ALMOST AS VER VERSATILE AS COORDINATORS ARE. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IS THE REASON MOST OF US ARE IN OUR JOBS. STUDENTS FEEL SEEN IN THE LIBRARY, AND THAT RECOGNITION IS VITAL. FOR DECADES NOW SCHOOL LIBRARIES HAVE PROVEN IMPERATIVE TO A HEALTHY SCHOOL. STATING ALL ACROSS THE UNION HAVE SHOWN THROUGH ACADEMIC STUDIES THAT SCOOL LIBRARY USAGE CORRELATING WITH LANGUAGE ARTS SCORES REGARDLESS OF THE STUDENT'S SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS GOOD SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAMS ARE MOST MEANINGFUL FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. ADDITIONAL STAFFING, POSSIBLY IN THE FORM OF PART-TIME ASSISTANCE CORRELATED WITH HIGHER RISING SCORES FOR STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. COLLECTION SIZE MATTERS PROVENLY STUDIES THAT SHOW THAT STUDENTS

028OF COLOR WITH ACCESS TO LARGE LIE COLLECTIONS MORE THAN DOUBLE THEIR ADVANCED WRITING SCORES. REGARDLESS OF THE ECONOMICS OF THE SCHOOL, A HIGH QUALITY SCHOOL COLLECTION IN THEIR LIBRARY COUPLED WITH A CERTIFIED SCHOOL LIBRARIAN ENSURES HIGHER GRADUATION RATES. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHERS IN MANY STATES REPORT THAT SCHOOLS ARE HIGHER ACHIEVING WHEN THEY PERCEIVE THEIR SCHOOL LIBRARIAN AS A BUILDING LEADER. WE BROUGHT DR. OAKLEY A PRESENT TO COMMEMORATE NATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH. THERE'S LITTLE NOTE INSIDE FOR UH YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF SCHOOL LIBRARIES. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. KATE GUTHRIE. WELCOME. >> 2407 CAMDEN ROAD HERE IN GREENSER BOAR E ROE AND I STAND HERE TONIGHT AS A GRATEFUL WOMAN FOR YOUR SERVICE. IT IS NO EASY TASK TO LEAD OUR COMMUNITY IN THIS WAY, ESPECIALLY THESE DAYS AND I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL. I ALSO

029STAND HERE AS A PARENT OF A FIRST GRADER, AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PICK UP MY SON THE WEEK WHERE THEY WERE LEARNING ABOUT MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. IT HAPPENS TO BE HIS BIRTHDAY WEEK AND HE HAPPENS TO GO TO A SCHOOL WHERE THERE'S A CROSSING GUARD WHO GIVES OUT BIRTHDAY GIFTS FOR BIRTHDAYS. KIND OF A LOT. HE GOT HIS GIFT AND CAME BACK TO US AND SAID, WOW, MR. JOHNNY IS SO KIND AND GENEROUS JUST LIKE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. THERE'S A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON KINDNESS IN THE FIRST GREAT. I CAN ONLY HOPE AS MY CHILDREN CONTINUE UP, THAT THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF OUR HISTORY AND CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT WILL BECOME MORE COMPLICATED BEYOND KINDNESS PARTICULARLY AS WE STAND HERE TODAY REMEMBERING THE 55th ANNIVERSARY OF MLK'S ASSASSINATION. WE ALL KNOW HE DID

030NOT GET KILLED FOR BEING KIND. SO I STAND HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I NEED YOUR HELP. IT IS AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK TO EDUCATE ONE'S CHILDREN BY THEMSELVES. TO HELP THEM BECOME CURIOUS THINKERS, PROBLEM SOLVERS, PEOPLE WHO CAN HOLD MULTIPLE TRUTHS AT ONE TIME TAKES COURAGE, PRACTICE, AND COMMUNITY. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE GCS COMMUNITY THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW AND I'M ASKING YOU, THE SCHOOL BOARD, TO PLEASE DO ALL THAT YOU CAN TO ENSURE THAT TEACHERS IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM CAN TEACH OUR COMPLICATED HISTORY WITH NUANCE IN WAYS THAT SPARK CURIOSITY AND CONVERSATION. I NEED MY CHILDREN TO READ BOOKS THAT COMPLICATE THEIR THINKING, THAT MAKE THEM UNCOMFORTABLE AND THEN TO HAVE EDUCATORS AND CLASSMATE WHO IS THEY CAN SIT IN THAT DISCOMFORT TOGETHER EVEN IF THEY DISAGREE. LAST NIGHT WHEN I WAS TELLING MY KIDS THAT

031I HAD THE CHANCE TO TALK TO Y'ALL I ASK THEM IF THEY THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT IF RACISM WAS TAUGHT IN SCHOOL. SAID YEAH, IF WE STUDY HISTORY WE CAN LEARN THE THINGS WE SHOULD AVOID DOING AGAIN OR THAT WE CAN DO AGAIN TO MAKE THINGS BETTER NOW. KIDS ARE NATURALLY CURIOUS. AS ADULTS WHO ARE LIVING IN A CLULT RAL KIEMENT THAT -- WE CAN TOO EASILY RUSH TO ASSUME THAT OUR KIDS CAN'T HANDLE THE TROUT BUT I WONDER IF IT'S MAYBE THAT WE STILL HAVE TO LEARN TO HANDLE IT THAT HAVE A HARD TIME WITH IT. SO I NEED HELP EDUCATING MY CHILDREN. SO PLEASE HELP ME AND ALL OF US TO GIVE OUR CHILDREN OPPORTUNITIES TO BE COURAGEOUS, INQUISITIVE, AND KIND. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. EXPRESS YOURSELF BY DOING THIS, THANK YOU.

032CHRISTOPHER GODFREY >> I'M HERE TO MAKE Y'ALL AWARE SOUTHEAST SIDE BETWEEN STUDENT AND ALLEGED TEACHER BEING TREATED UNFAIRLY MY SON'S A BASEBALL PLAYER, HE'S HOLDING BACK HIS COMBRADS IN HOPES OF MAKING HIM INELIGIBLE FOR BASEBALL SO ADMINISTRATION STEPPED IN AND FORCED HIM TO GRADE AND ENTER HIS GRADES. HE MAKES SNIDE COMMENTS AND IT CULMINATED TWO WEEKS AGO IN THE PARKING LOT WHERE THIS TEACHER CONFRONTED MY SON, GOT IN HIS PERSONAL SPACE, TRIED TO GOAD HIM INTO A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION AND MY SON WHO HAS MORE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE JENS THAN THIS TEACHER SAID YES, SIR, I'M SORRY AND WALKED AWAY DEESCALATED THE SITUATION. I THINK IT'S UNFAIR. ANY OTHER WORKPLACE IN AMERICA, YOU CREATE A HOSTILE HARASSING ENVIRONMENT, YOU TRY TO GOAD SOMEBODY INTO A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION, YOU LOSE YOUR JOB AND THAT'S WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN HERE.

033THAT'S THE ONLY SATISFACTORY OUTCOME FOR ME IS FOR THIS TEACHER TO BE FIRED AND I HAVE A RISING 8th GRADER SO I HAVE FIVE MORE YEARS WITH GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS AND I DON'T WANT HIM TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS. AISLE COME BACK EVERY MEETING FOR FIVE YEARS UNTIL SOMETHING'S DONE ABOUT THIS. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND I'M GOING THE GET OUT OF HERE MY SON HAS BASEBALL GAME AT 7:00. >> STAFF PERSON MEET YOU BUT SOMEONE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU. MARIA ADAMS FOLLOWED BY BILL MCNEIL WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING. MARIA A ADAMS, I LIVE IN SUMMERFIELD. WHEN I HAD SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD TONIGHT, I DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE OR A CONFIRMATION SO I DIDN'T HAVE I DON'T HAVE A PREPARED SPEECH SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO OFF THE CUFF

034IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME TO. >> SURE. >> FIRST OF ALL, I'M SHOCKED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT. UM, I'M A SUPPORTER OF MR. LOGAN. HE'S A TEACHER THAT HAS DEDICATED 26 YEARS TO THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM. HE'S DONE AMAZING THINGS FOR HIS COMMUNITY, FOR HIS STUDENTS, FOR THE TEACHERS, FOR THE PARENTS, AND I JUST THINK THAT THE WAY THAT YOU ALL HAVE TREATED HIM IN THIS MANNER, UM, IT'S JUST REALLY APPALLING. I'VE MET MR. GOBEL A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I LIKE HIM THE VERY FEW TIMES I'VE MET HIM AND HE AND HIS WIFE SEEM LIKE LOVELY PEOPLE AND I GUESS THE CONSOLATION IS THAT AT LEAST WE HAVE A GOOD MAN ON THE BOARD, BUT MR. LOGAN IS ALSO A GOOD MAN, AND HE'S DNE AMAZING THINGS FOR GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS AND JUST THE WAY YU

035TREATED HIM TONIGHT IS JUST REALLY UH APPALLING. SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. BILL McNEIL FOLLOWED BY KEN ORMS WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR TAKING CARE OF OUR KID CANS IN ALL THE SCHOOLS. BILL McNEIL 10 GRETCHEN LANE IN GREENSBORO. I'M A MEMBER OF SOLAR POWER NOW COALITION CALLING ON YOU TO CARRY OUT THE INTENT OF THE ENERGY AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION POLICY ON YOUR AGENDA THIS EVENING. FIRST, THANK YOU FOR BEING THE ENERGY POLICY ON YOUR AGENDA. WITH CLIMATE CRISIS APPROACHING MORE RAPIDLY THAN HUMANITY ABLE TO RESPOND TO, CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY NEEDS TO BE ON EVERYONE'S AGENDA. EVERY COMMUNITY, EVERY BUSINESS, EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT, EVERY SCHOOL SYSTEM AND EVERY FAMILY. THE OBJECTIVES IN THE DRAFT POLICY THAT YOU'LL BE TAKING UP ARE

036FINE, BUT THEY DON'T GO FAR ENOUGH. THEY'RE TOO VAGUE, TOO HARD TO MEASURE, TOO EASY TO PUT ASIDE, AS WAS DONE WITH THE BOARD'S 2005 POLICY. WITHOUT A GOAL, YOUR STAFF WILL NOT HAVE A CLEAR TARGET AND YOU'LL NOT HAVE A STANDARD TO MEASURE THE PROGRESS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT MAKES. WE ASK YOU TO SET A GOAL OF TRANSITIONS TO 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR ALL SCHOOL OPERATIONS BY 2050. THIS IS NOT A WILD UNATTAINABLE GOAL. WINSTO WINSTON LEM, DURHAM AND OTHERS HAVE MADE THIS COMMITMENT. THEY'RE ALREADY FINDING CREATIVE WAYS TO REDUCE COSTS OVER THE NEXT DECADE. YOUR POLICY SETS A STANDARD FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS A AT THE LEED MINIMUM LEVEL. WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU SET IT A AT THE LEED SILVER LEVEL THAT IS ATTAINABLE AND WILL DELIVER DIVIDENDS IN THE FUTURE. WITH COSTS

037OF SOLAR COMING DOWN AND THE COST OF CONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS GOING UP, THESE INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RELIEUABLE ENERGY WILL PAY OFF BIG DIVIDENDS. FINALLY, I URGE YOU TO BE AS BOLD AS YOU APPROVE AND ADOPT THE ENERGY POLICY TONIGHT. WE HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL MOVE TO IMPLEMENT THE POLICY, BUT WE ASK FOR YOU TO CALL FOR A SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON PROGRESS ON ALL OBJECTIVES AND MOVEMENT TOWARD THE OVERALL CLEAN ENERGY GOAL. THAT'S WHY YOU CAN OLD SUPERINTENDENT ACCOUNTABLE WE CITIZENS CAN HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE. DO THIS TO MAKE A HEALTHIER,ER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS, OUR TEACHERS, KIDS, AND GRANDKIDS. >> THANK UH YOU. KEN O RSHG MS FOLLOWED BY CRYSTAL DIXON -- ORMS. GOOD EVENING. >> KEN ORMS, 3525 SANSBURY LANE IN HIGH POINT. I'M DISGUSTED WE THE ACTIONS THE

038BOARD HAS TAKEN TONIGHT. BECAUSE FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS YOU'VE FAILED TO DO YOUR JOB AND FOLLOW THE LAW. DEMOCRATS SAID THEY WOULD FOLLOW THE STATE LAW IF REPUBLICANS NOMINATED SOMEBODY THAT YOU LIKED. WELL IT'S NOT YOUR IT'S NOT YOUR JOB TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH LAWS TO FOLLOW OR WHICH BOARD MEMBERS TO PICK. IT'S NOT YOUR JOB TO ACT LIKE [INDISCERNIBLE] GROUP OF CHILDREN AND TRY TO SHUN AND ASSASSINATE THE CHARACTER OF MICHAEL LOGAN OR ANYBODY ELSE THAT YOU DON'T LIKE. AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHO DIED AND LEFT YOU MADE YOU THE THOUGHT POLICE. YOUR ACTIONS HAVE BEEN A BAD EXAMPLE FOR CHILDREN, AND UNFORTUNATELY, DEMOCRATS HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF PROMOTING RACISM AND DENYING RIGHTS. AS A CHILD I WAS DISGUSTED SEEING CAT GOVERNORS AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS STAND IN THE SCHOOL HOUSE

039DOOR KEEPING BLACK STUDENTS FROM ATTENDING SCHOOLS AND ONLY TO STEP ASIDE WHEN FEDERAL TROOPS SHOWED UP. I'VE BEEN DISGUSTED WHEN A LOT OF DEM DRATS VOTED AGAINST CIVIL RIGHTS AND VOTING RIGHTS LAWS IN THE 60s WHILE REPUBLICANS VOTED FOR THEM. THAT'S THE TRUTH. I'M DISGUSTED TO SEE DEMOCRATS PRAISE WEST VIRGINIA SENATOR ROBERT BIRD AS A GREAT LEADER EVEN THOUGH AT ONE TIME UH HE WAS THE GRAND WIZARD OF THE KKK AND I HOPE I GOT HIS TITLE RIGHT I WOULDN'T WANT TO OFFEND A DEAD SEGREGATIONIST OR THAT BILL CLINTON SAID A SEGREGATIONIST WAS HIS MENTOR. IT'S TIME FOR DEMOCRATSES TO COME DOWN OFF OUR HIGH HORSE AND JOIN THE REAL WORLD WHERE PEOPLE WHO HAVE OPPOSING VIEWS CAN SIT DOWN AND WORK TOGETHER AND FIND SOLUTIONS. YOU'VE GOT TO REALIZE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ALL

040THE ANSWERS AND ALL THE RIGHT ANSWERS. YOU NEED COLLABORATION, COLLABORATION WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE OPPOSING VIEWS BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU'RE JUST TALKING TO THE CHOIR AD YOU NEED TO HAVE OPPOSING VIEWS SO YOU CAN MAKE BETTER DECISIONS. >> HMM. >> YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO REPUBLICANS, NEED TO LISTEN TO THE AUDIENCE HERE WHEN THEY COME IN, AND I THINK AND BELIEVE THAT HISTORY CLASSES SHOULD DISCUSS THE GOOD, BAD AND UGLY OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND FOR GOD SAKE STOP TRYING TO REWRITE HISTORY OR TEAR DOWN MONUMENTS OF PEOPLE IN OUR PAST. PEOPLE CAN LEARN MISTAKES BUT IF THEY DON'T KNOW THE TRUTH PEOPLE OF FUTURE WILL ONLY MAKE SAME MISTAKES. IF WE NAME A ROAD OR BUILDING OR MONUMENT FOR SOMEBODY TODAY 100 OR 200 YEARS FROM NOW SOMEBODY IS GOING TO SAY THAT PERSON WAS A

041RACIST OR THEY RESISTS THAT OR THE OTHER, TEAR IT DOWN. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, YOU'RE LIABLE TO GET IT. >> THANK YOU. CRYSTAL DIXO FOLLOWED BY OMAR HUERTAS, JR. >> WELCOME. WHAT AN EXCITING MEETING TODAY. GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. [LAUGHTER] CHRIS CALL DIXON 1260 WESTMINSTER DRIVE, LAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HOWEVER I COME TO YOU TODAY REPRESENTING MYSELF A AS A CONCERNED RESIDENT AND EDUCATOR. FIRST I'D LIKE TO APPLAUD YOU ALL FOR YOUR COURAGEOUS STANCE AGAINST BIGOTRY AND RACIAL PREJUDICE. YOUR LEADERSHIP SERVES AS OUTSTANDING MODEL L FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS MOST IMPORTANTLY ILLUSTRATES THAT WHEN RACIAL GAPS CLOSED IT POSITIVELY IMPACTS ALL RACES. AS AN EDUCATOR I TEACH STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD BUT MOST COME FROM GUILFORD SCHOOLS OUR MOTTO IS WHICH MEANS FOR HUMANITY. OUR STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED TO A RANGE

042OF TOPICS THAT CHALLENGE THEM TO EMBRACE ALL HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF OUR COUNTRY, EXPANTD PERSPECTIVES AND BROADEN SCOPE FOR GOOD OF HUMANITY. WAKE FOREST IS ONE OF MANY ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE PREPARING STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN DIVERSE WORLD, TO ADDRESS WORLD'S MOST COMPLEX PROBLEM AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS. GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS PLAYS SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PREPARING STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE WHERE THEY'RE EXPOSED TO DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT, WORLD VIEWS AND PERSPECTIVES. EVEN OUR YOUNGER GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS ARE INQUIRING ABOUT HISTORICAL TROUT, CHALLENGING STATUS QUO AND COMMITTED TO MAKING WORLD A BETTER PLACE. I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF MEETING ALAN'S DAUGHTER WHO IS AN EXAMPLE WHO WAS QUESTIONING UNSUSTAINABLE HISTORIC PRACTICES HAPPENING ON OUR PLANET. THERE ARE OPPOSING FORCES THAT SEEK TO RAD KAIZE AND DIVIDE US. THESE TYPES RESULT IN STAGNATION OF THE PROGRESS

043THAT YOU ALL HAVE MADE COLLECTIVELY AS LEADERS OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. THERE'S ACTIVE LEGISLATIVE AND DISRUPTIVE CAMPAIGNS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO SERIOUSLY LIMITING THE TEACHING OF ACCURATE HISTORY AND REMOVING ENGAGEMENT FROM HISTORY CLASSES WITH THE PURPOSE OF UNDERMINING EFFORTS OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AND OUR O PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM. THE CHANGES PRESENTED AN ACTIVE LEGISLATION SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE WORKLOAD FOR TEACHERS, MARGINALIZE EXPERIENCE OF MANY STUDENTS AND CREATE A CLIMATE OF MISTRUST AND HOUSE TILLTY BETWEEN EDUCATORS AN PARENTS. P THIS IS A DIRECT ASSAULT ON STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND IT'S ROBBING OUR STUDENTS OF THE ABILITY TO GRAPPLE WITH CHALLENGING TOPICS THAT WE PUT THEM TO MASTER CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING AND SYNTHESIZING SCHOOLS ALL NEEDED TO REACH ACADEMIC POTENTIAL IN COLLEGE. WE MUST ALL VALUE UNITY AND RESPECT IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WE DO NOT

044ROB STUDENTS OF ROBUST EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE EQUIPPED FOR COLLEGE AND NAVIGATING SOCIETY. OUR STUDENTS DESERVE TO KNOW HISTORICAL TRUTH AND HAVE AUTONOMY IN HOW THEY NAVIGATE THESE TRUTHS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS OMAR HUERTAS, JR. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I LIVE AT 506 HOLT AVENUE. I'M A JR. AT DUDLEY HIGH SCHOOL HAVING MOVED HERE FROM FLORIDA EIGHT MONTHS AGO JUST NEED TO HIGH SCHOOL AND A NEW CITY WITH SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE. I IDENTIFY AT LATINO AS A MINORITY STUDENT AT DUDLEY BEEN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE BUT I BELIEVE I HAVE ADAPTED. AS TEENAGERS WE SHARE MANY SIMILARITIES BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENCE THAT MATTERS AND WE'RE NOT TAUGHT HOW TO DISCUSS THEM. OUR RACIAL IDENTITIES TRAIT PEOPLE EXPECTATION AND IDEAS ABOUT WHO WE ARE REGARDLESS OF WHO WE THINK WE ARE OR

045WANT TO BE. AS YOUNG AS A YOUNG PERSON OF COLOR I NEED TO SEW MYSELF REFLECTED IN THE BOOKS I READ AND CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS, AND IT'S CRITICAL THAT TEACHERS ARE NOT AFRAID TO TEACH TRUE HISTORY AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUPPORT SUPPORTED TO TEACH THE TRUTH. IN CLOSING I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT QUALITY AND EDUCATION IS JUST A BUZZ WORD OR A POLITICAL ISSUE, IT IS A REAL AND URGENT NEED FOR STUDENTS LIKE ME WHO COME FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUND AND FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES. WE NEED LEADERS COMMITTED TO CREATING SAFE AND INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. WE'RE ALL STUDENTS CAN THRIVE AND REACH FULL POTENTIAL. I URGE TO YOU CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE EQUALITY AND EDUCATION AND LISTENING TO THE VOICE OF THE STUDENTS LIKE ME WHO ARE JUST WHO ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY YOUR POSITIONS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR

046YOUR SERVICE AND ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TONIGHT. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. >> THANKING YOU. WE HAVE TWO ALTERNATE SPEAKERS BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS THAT ARE NOT HERE. CHRISTINA YOUNG. IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK, YOU'RE NEXT. FOLLOWED BY RISA APPLE GARTH. WELCOME. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. I HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU. I AM HERE REPRESENTING MY DAUGHTER. MY NAME IS CHRISTINA YOUNGE AND I'M RESIDENT ON ROCK AVENUE IN SOUTHEAST GREENSBORO AND HONORED TO B HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND I'M REPRESENTING MY DAUGHTER. THIS IS MY DAUGHTER, OLDER PICKS OF THEM. THEY ARE STUDENTS IN GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS AND I WANT TO TELL YOU A A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM. THEY HAVE DONE A LOT. THEY HAVE MADE A-B HONOR ROLL AND I'VE WORKED HARD WITH THEM TO MAKE

047SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE SUBJECTS THAT THEY ARE FACING IN HISTORY AND LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH AND SCIENCE BUT IT CANNOT REST WITH ME ALONE AS THEIR MOTHER. I NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE DEVELOPING THEMSELVES AND THEIR MINDS AS THOUGHTFULLY AS POSSIBLE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE THINGS THEY SHARE WITH ME THAT THEY EXPERIENCE IN THEIR SCHOOL SETTINGS. THERE'S BEEN GOOD THINGS AND CONCERNING THINGS. I TALK WITH THEM I'LL START WITH THE GOOD THINGS. SOME OF THE GOOD THINGS, MY DAUGHTER REFLECTED ON AN ASSIGNMENT WHERE SHE GOT TO CHALLENGE -- THIS WAS GIVEN TO HER BY THE TACHER: COULD SHE REFLECT ON THE BENEFIT OF COLUMBUS OR WAS HE A TERRORIST? SHE GOT TO DEBATE AND HEAR WHAT OTHER STUDENTS THOUGHT ABOUT THAT AND THEN THEY GOT TO DEVELOP AND

048SHE GOT TO LEARN FROM OTHER STUDENTS HOW DO THEY FEEL ABOUT THIS SUBJECT FROM HISTORY. IF THAT TYPE OF OPPORTUNITY IS TAKEN AWARE FROM HER THAT LIMITS HER ABILITY TO GROW AS A THINKER. IT WAS GOODED THAT SHE HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY AND I'M CONCERNED THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING BACKWARD BECAUSE OF HB 187 AND THE STATE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT TAKING AWAY CHILDREN'S RIGHT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HISTORY. I ALSO FURTHER TALK NOT ONLY WITH MY CHILDREN BUT WITH THEIR PEERS AND WE HAD A MEETING AT OUR CHURCH ABOUT THIS. WE FOUND OUT THEY ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE IMPACTS OF RACISM AND THEY'RE CONCERN BIETD WHAT THE TEACHERS CAN DO OR NOT DO BECAUSE OF HOW THEIR LACK OF PREPARATION TO DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES IN THE CLASSROOM. AND SO, WE TALKED ABOUT

049WHAT CAN CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT, HOW CAN POLICIES BE CHANGED AND THIS RESPONSIBILITY IS UP TO YOU ALL AND THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO CONTINUE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR STANCE AGAINST RACIAL PREJUDICE AND TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE GOOD THINGS OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE STUDENTS CURRENTLY HAVE AND TO NOT GO BACKWARD. WE NEED TO CONTINUE BE A ROLE MODEL FOR THE REST OF THE STATE. I SAW ON YOUR AGENDA WHERE YOU READ THROUGH THIS RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE RESOLUTION. ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPROVE THAT RESOLUTION BECAUSE OF WHAT IT SAYS AND WHAT IT WILL ALLOW FOR THE STUDENTS TO GAIN. IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO RAISE MY DAUGHTERS AND TO MAKE SURE THEY UH HAVE SUMMER ENRICHMENT AND AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE BUT I CANNOT DO

050THAT ALONE. MY CHURCH CAN'T DO THAT EITHER. WE NEED YOUR HELP AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS NOT TAKEN AWARE FROM THEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH >> THANK YOU. OUR FINAL SPEAKER, RISA APPLEGARTH WELCOME. RISA APPLEGARTH 2411 CAMDEN ROAD IN GREENSBORO. I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU ALL TAKING TIME TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. I'M JUST ECHOING STATEMENTS YOU'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF FOLKS. I'M A PARENT OF THREE KIDS. ONE IN PRE-K, FIRST GRADER THIRD GRADER. I TEACH UNC IN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AND MY STUDENTS SHOW UP EVERY DAY IN CLASS READY TO TALK ABOUT THE ME SINESS OF HISTORY. READY TO THINK UH ABOUT LEARN FROM COMPLEX PERSPECTIVES FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT FROM THEM AND OFTEN WHAT THEY DO IS COMPARE WITH ONE ANOTHER WHO THEY COME FROM ACROSS THE STATE,

051COME FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT MLK? WHEN DID LEARN ABOUT HOLOCAUST? WHEN WAS THE FIRST TIME YOU WERE TAUGHT IN SCHOOL ABOUT MALCOLM X. THANK YOU FOR THE DOING WHAT YOU'VE DONE, TO TRUST OUR TEACHERS AS PROFESSIONAL WHO IS HAVE THE SPASTY TO TRUST THEIR STUDENTS AND CHOOSE MEDIA MATERIALS. IT WAS AN HONOR WHEN THE MEDIA SPECIALIST WAS BEING HONORED BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A STRENGTH OF OUR DISTRICT AND I JUST WANT TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THAT AS AN ON GOING STRENGTH. KEEPING DIVERSE BOOKS IN OUR SCHOOLS. KEEPING AUTHORITY FOR WHAT HAPPENS IN SCHOOLROOMS IN THE HANDS OF TEACHERS WHO ARE THE FOLKS WHO HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO KNOW WHEN STUDENTS ARE READY O TO GRAPPLE WITH VERSIONS OF HISTORY INCLUDING THE UGLYNESS AND MESSYNESS OF THAT HISTORY. I

052WANT TO GO ON BEING PROUD OF STUDENTS IN GUILFORD BRING TO THE COLLEGE CLASSROOMS BEOND THEIR TIME IN OUR SCHOOLS. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO ON BEHALF OF THAT. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW -- THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION. AS I STICK L BACK TO VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH, SKIP ALSTON IS WITH US IN THE AUDIENCE. WELCOME. >> NEXT, WE WILL RECOGNIZE OUR VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL. WOULD MRS. ADDY JEFFREY PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME? ADDY IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL SCHOOL VOLUNTEER, AS SHE DOES NOT ALWAYS CONTRIBUTE HER TIME AND TALENTS WITHIN THE SCHOOL BUILDING. ADDY HAS SUPPORTED SEVERAL SCHOOLS WITHIN GUILFORD COUNTY BUT LATELY HAS SPECIFICALLY BEEN A CHAMPION FOR THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS AT THE ACADEMY AT SMITH. RECENTLY, ADDY VOLUNTEERED COUNTLESS HOURS WORKING WITH SCHOOL

053COUNSELORS, THE EL DEPARTMENT WITH DR. MYRA HAYES, AND NUMEROUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE PROPER REPRESENTATION AND TRANSLATORS WERE AVAILABLE AT A BILINGUAL PARENT ENGAGEMENT NIGHT EVENT AT THE ACADEMY AT SMITH. 'OVER THE YEARS, ADDY HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF OUR MAJOR SUPPORTERS AND STUDENT ADVOCATES. ADDY IS ALWAYS WILLING TO PROVIDE HER KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE, AND ASSISTANCE WHENEVER NEEDED. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER ON OUR TEAM,' SAYS MS. ATKINSON, SCHOOL COUNSELOR FOR THE ACADEMY AT SMITH, WHO NOMINATED ADDY. IT IS A PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE YOU, ADDY, AS THE APRIL 2023 GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH. AS VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH, YOU WERE SURPRISED WITH A $50 GIFT CARD COURTESY OF RICE TOYOTA. DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, ADDY'S PHOTO WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE DISTRICT'S CENTRAL OFFICES, THE ACADEMY AT SMITH AND

054RICE TOYOTA. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK BOARD MEMBER DEBORAH NAPPER PRESENT ADDY WITH A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION. >> GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO ADDY JEFFREY FOR VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2023. SIGNED: WHITNEY OAKLEY, ED.D. SUPERINTENDENT; DEENA HAYES, CHAIRMAN BOARD OF EDUCATION. >> CAN I SAY SOMETHING? >> OF COURSE. WE'RE GOING TO LET HER PRESENT YOU WITH THAT CERTIFICATE AND WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. >> I'LL BE SHORT. I WANT TO SAY HELLO FIRST. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE SEEN EVERYONE'S FACES IN PERSON, SO IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. AND I WAS REALLY SURPRISED WHEN I WAS NOMINATED BY SCHOOL COUNSELOR ATKINSON. SHE AND I MET YEARS AGO AS VOLUNTEERS AND FOR THIS PARTICULAR VOLUNTEER EVENT THAT WE DID A LOT OF IT WAS

055DONE BY PHONE AND I GOT TO HELP INCLUDE SOME OF THE SPEAKERS SHE NEEDED FOR THE SPECIAL EVENT THEY WERE DOING AND I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO BE HONORED WITH THIS AWARD BUT I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THAT ATKINSON HAS DONE REABLE JOB AS COUNSELOR AT ACADEMY AT SMITH. SHE'S AFFECTED HER STUDENTS AND HER STUDENTS ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE HER. SHE'S ALL HEART AND SHE REALLY STANDS UP FOR HER STUDENTS. IT WAS HER VISION TO DO THIS E EVENT AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE WITH HER AND PRINCIPLE RACHEL LEWIS WHO I THINK IS STILL HERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS WELL AND INVITING ME TO BE PART OF THE ACADEMY AT SMITH FAMILY. THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. THANK

056YOU. AT THIS TIME THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND ANY OF THE SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE HERE. >> GWEN WILL SAY HELLO FROM DOWN HERE. >> WE CAN GET HER UP HERE. >> HOW ARE YOU? HELLO, DARLING. >> HOW ARE YOU? >> GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU. [CROSS TALK]. >> ALL RIGHT WE'RE NOW AT THE CONSENT AGENDA. DR. OAKLEY. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THIS EVENING'S CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: A. APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 2023 MEETING MINUTES. B. PERSONNEL REPORT. C. CLASS SIZE UPDATE AND WAIVER REQUEST. D. 2023-2024 AFTER-SCHOOL CARE ENRICHMENT SERVICES (ACES) FEE SCHEDULE. E. CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH SAMET CORPORATION FOR EARLY RELEASE WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER PROJECT. F. CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH BARNHILL/HOLT BROTHERS,

057A JOINT VENTURE, FOR THE FINAL GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE (GMP) FOR THE FOUST GAMING AND ROBOTICS SCHOOL REPLACEMENT SCHOOL PROJECT. G. SUB-GROUND LEASE APPROVAL WITH GATEWAY RESEARCH PARK, INC. THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S CONSENT AGENDA FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> I'D LIKE TO HOLD B. >> OKAY. MOVE CONSENT AGENDA. >> FROM ITEM, A-C AND E-F G, THERE'S A MOTION, IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. DIANNE, I'LL START WITH YOU. [ROLL CALL]. I DIGIT HEAR FROM -- THIS IS E-G. GOTCHA. DEENA, YES, THAT PASSED BY A VOTE OF UNANIMOUSLY. DIANNE, D. >> I'M CONCERNED THAT THE -- I UH UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE HAVING TO INCREASE THE RATES, BUT, UM, I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT ARE WE GIVING ENOUGH OF AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY WE NEED TO HAVE RATE INCREASE [INDISCERNIBLE] 2017 AND WE HAVE A LOT

058OF [INDISCERNIBLE] ABOUT JUST, UH YOU KNOW, MOVING IT TO $5 [INDISCERNIBLE] -- CAN YOU GET SOME MORE EXPLANATION AS TO WHY WE NEED TO DO $10 INCREASE? LIKE THE SCHOOL NUTRITION FUND IS AN ENTERPRISE FUND, SO EVERY, IT'S INTENDED TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND OPERATE THAT WAY, AND WHEN WE ROSE THE LEVEL OF PAY FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES TO $15 AN HOUR, WE WERE ACTUALLY OPERATING IN THE NEGATIVE IN THE ACES BUDGET LAST YEAR. THAT NEGATIVE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW IN THE ENTERPRISE FUND IF WE CONTINUE TO KEEP THOSE EMPLOYEES AT A RATE OF $15 AN HOUR WHICH THIS BOARD COMMITTED TO. >> IF I RECALL, WHEN MS. HENRY WAS HERE, ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT HAD HAPPENED BETWEEN WE STOPPED ACES BEFORE COVID AND THEN WHEN WE BROUGHT IT BACK WE DIDN'T GET THE ANTICIPATED

059NUMBER OF ENROLLMENT S THAT STILL THE CASE OR ARE WE NOW, YOU KNOW, FILLING THE SLOTS IN ORDER TO BALANCE THE BUDGET? >> SO THAT'S WHY WE ONLY HAVE 29 PROGRAMS. WE HAVE 68 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND 29 ACES PROGRAMS. WE'RE ONLY ABLE TO GET TO THAT NUMBER. THAT NUMBER'S ABOUT 60 TO BREAK EVEN POINT TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE AND BREAK EVEN. >> YOU MEAN 60 CHILDREN? >> 60 STUDENTS ENROLLED CONSISTENTLY. >> AND WE'RE NOT GETTING THAT. >> WE ARE IN THOSE 29 SCHOOLS. WE'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND THAT. >> LAST QUESTION THEN. OKAY. IF WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND, DO YOU HAVE ANY [INDISCERNIBLE] THINK THE PROGRAM WOULD GROW AGAIN OR IS THIS KIND OF THE PLATEAU WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE? >> IT'S ON GOING CONVERSATION EVALUATION OF DATA COLLECTED TALENT SCHOOL

060LEVEL. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TWO SCHOOLS THAT ARE EXPLORING THE OPTION OF POTENTIALLY ADDING FOR OPENING IN THE FALL BUT WE HAVE TO GET THAT COMMITMENT UP FRONT SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO STAY IN A GOOD PLACE FINANCIALLY. >> THANK YOU. >> MM-HMM. >> MOVE. >> SECOND. [ROLL CALL]. >> I DID HAVE A QUESTION. >> SORRY. >> IN REGARDS TO THE ACES IS IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO NO LONGER CHARGE THE REGISTRATION FEE? IN THAT WE'RE RAISING THE WEEKLY FEE? >> IT'S REALLY NOT. IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE KNOW WE HAVE A COMMITMENT TO ENROLL SO THAT WE CAN FINANCIALLY PLAN. WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT AS MINIMUM A AS WE CAN WHEN WE LOOK ACROSS OTHER PROGRAMS, IT REALLY STILL IS ONE OF THE BEST DEALS THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE. BUT WE'RE

061REALLY AT THE BREAK EVEN POINT AS CONSIDERED EACH FACTOR IN ORDER TO BRING THIS TO THE BOARD. >> SO DOES THE REGISTRATION FEE CAN IT GET APPLIED TO PART OF THE WEEKLY FEE? FOR THOSE PARENTS, THE FIRST WEEK? >> WE CAN LOOK AT THAT. I'M NOT IN A PLACE TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT THIS EVENING. >> OKAY. WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE REGISTRATION FEE, YOU UH KNOW T PARENT DOES ALL THE WORK FILLING OUT ALL THE PAPERWORK. SO I DON'T KNOW WHY WE CHARGE PEOPLE ANYWAY WHEN THEY'RE DOING ALL THAT WORK, SO. I STILL VOTE YES BUT THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >> I VOTE YES TOO, THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE ARE NOW AT REPORTS FROM THE CHAIR. >> GOOD EVENING. KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! IF YOUR CHILD WILL BE FIVE YEARS

062OLD BY AUGUST 31, IT'S TIME TO REGISTER FOR KINDERGARTEN. REGISTER ONLINE AT GCSNC.SCHOOLMINT.NET. ALL GCS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WILL HOST A KINDERGARTEN KICKOFF EVENT ON THURSDAY, APRIL 27. FIND OUT MORE DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.GCSNC.COM/KINDERGARTEN. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM FOR MAKING IT TO THE FINAL FOUR. PLAYERS ELIZABETH KITLEY AND CAYLA KING ARE GRADUATES OF NORTHWEST HIGH, AND WE ARE PROUD OF THEM FOR HELPING BRING VIRGINIA TECH TO THE WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY. LAST WEEK, GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS WAS HONORED WITH A VISIT FROM DR. CHAVONDA JACOBS-YOUNG, THE USDA'S CHIEF SCIENTIST. SHE SPOKE WITH STUDENTS AT GUILFORD ELEMENTARY ABOUT HEALTHY EATING AND TALKED WITH THE MEDIA ABOUT EXPANDING ACCESS TO SAFE, HEALTHY AND AFFORDABLE FOODS. WE ALSO WELCOMED GOVERNOR ROY COOPER TO NORTHERN HIGH IN MARCH TO

063DISCUSS BUDGET PRIORITIES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF. ON A RELATED NOTE, OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION WILL TAKE PLACE AT OUR NEXT MEETING ON TUESDAY, APRIL 18, AT NOON. LOOK FOR MORE DETAILS COMING SOON ON OUR WEBSITE. AND FINALLY, JUST A REMINDER THAT SPRING BREAK IS ALMOST HERE. THE DISTRICT WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY, APRIL 7, FOR THE SPRING HOLIDAY, AND MOST SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED THE FOLLOWING WEEK FOR SPRING BREAK, WITH STUDENTS RETURNING ON MONDAY, APRIL 17. HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY BREAK. THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS. DR. OAKLEY. >> GOOD EVENING. APRIL IS SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH, AND I WANT TO THANK OUR LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS FOR SERVING OUR STUDENTS IN SO MANY CAPACITIES. IN ADDITION TO BUILDING MEDIA CENTERS, THEY ARE HELPING STUDENTS BECOME DIGITAL CITIZENS AND ASSISTING WITH TECHNOLOGY

064THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. THIS WEEK IS ALSO ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WEEK, AND I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING THESE HARD-WORKING ADMINISTRATORS. THEY DEDICATE LONG HOURS TO THEIR SCHOOLS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PARENTS, TEACHERS AND THEIR PRINCIPALS IN A WIDE VARIETY OF CIRCUMSTANCES. LAST WEEK, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF RECOGNIZING EIGHT TREASURERS FROM OUR RESTART SCHOOLS WHO GRADUATED FROM THE NEW GCS TREASURER'S ACADEMY. THESE INDIVIDUALS COMPLETED EXTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TO BECOME LEADERS IN THEIR FIELD. MORE TREASURERS WILL BE COMPLETING THE PROGRAM SOON. COLLEGE DECISION DAY IS COMING! TO CELEBRATE THE CLASS OF 2023, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM OUR SENIORS AND SHARE THEIR COLLEGE, CAREER OR MILITARY DECISIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. PLEASE SEND A SELFIE VIDEO OR PHOTO AND DETAILS ABOUT YOUR POST-GRADUATION PLANS TO [email protected]. WE'LL SHARE THE RESULTS ON COLLEGE DECISION DAY, MAY 1.

065EARLIER TONIGHT, WE RECOGNIZED OUR VOLUNTEERS, AND I WANT TO AGAIN HIGHLIGHT THE VALUE THEY BRING TO OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO OUR VOLUNTEERS FOR SHARING THEIR TIME AND TALENTS WITH US. I HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH CURRENT AND FUTURE VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING OUR FAITH LEADERS AND THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, AND I APPLAUD THEIR DEDICATION TO SERVING OUR DISTRICT. IF YOUR ORGANIZATION WISHES TO PARTNER WITH GCS IN A VOLUNTEER CAPACITY, PLEASE REACH OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICE. NEXT MONTH, WE WILL LAUNCH OUR BETTER TOGETHER STRATEGIC DIRECTION, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, MAY 2, FROM 5:30 TO 6:30 P.M. AT STEVEN TANGER CENTER. I AM EXCITED TO SHARE WHAT WE'VE LEARNED AND WHERE I SEE THE DISTRICT HEADING. PLEASE RSVP THROUGH THE LINK ON OUR WEBSITE OR BY EMAILING [email protected]. I WANT

066TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR ADVOCACY ON TWO IMPORTANT ISSUES: WELLNESS AND SCHOOL SAFETY. LAST WEEK WE HELD OUR FIRST STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT. MENTAL HEALTH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, NOT JUST FOR OUR STUDENTS BUT ALSO FOR OUR STAFF, AND AN AREA WHERE WE ARE FOCUSING OUR RESOURCES AND ENERGY AS WE MOVE INTO A NEW STRATEGIC DIRECTION. I AM THANKFUL TO OUR STUDENTS FOR SHARING THEIR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS WITH US, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS TOPIC. THIS WEEK, STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL PARTICIPATE IN BRING AWARENESS TO THE RISE IN SCHOOL SHOOTINGS. FIREARMS HAVE BECOME THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, SURPASSING EVEN MOTOR VEHICLE DEATHS. GUNS ARE TOO ACCESSIBLE

067AND EASY TO FALL INTO THE WRONG HANDS. WHILE WE CANNOT SOLVE THE NATION'S GUN EPIDEMIC ON OUR OWN, WE MUST USE OUR VOICES TO ADVOCATE FOR COMMON-SENSE LAWS TO KEEP STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE. WE MUST DO IT FOR STUDENTS, FOR OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF, AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS. WE WILL NOW SHIFT, I'LL ASK DR. KAYE TO JOIN US FOR A UPDATE ON ENERGY RESOURCE CONSERVATION. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE INFORMATION PRIOR TO VOTE ON THE POLICY. WHILE WE GET IT PULLED UP JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. AS THE BOARD IS CONSIDERING MODNISING POLICY 6530 WHICH IS ENERGY AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION TO ESTABLISH A VISION FOR SUSTAINABILITY BEYOND BEHAVIORS AND PROGRAMS, WE WANT TO SHARE AN UPDATE ON HOW THIS ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF IS PUTTING INTO PRACTICE THE BOARD'S

068VISION FOR SUSTAINABILITY AS WELL AS PROVIDING CONTEXT FOR HOW COMPLEX THIS WORK IS AND THE REAL-WORLD IMPLEMENTATION. WE'LL GIVE UPDATES AS IT RELATES TO THE 2020 BOND. I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROJECTS, THERE WERE NOT SPECIFIC GOALS SET FOR THE LEVEL OF LEED CERTIFICATION, BUT ALL OF THE FIRST SIX PROJECTS MEET AT LEAST THE LEED CERTIFIED STANDARD AND WE DO NOW ALREADY HAVE GOALS THAT ARE SPECIFIC AND SET TO MEET THE SILVER LEED STANDARDS FOR THE NEW SET OF PROJECTS THAT ARE COVERED IN THE 2022 BOND. I'LL TURN IT TO DR. KAYE TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. >> GREAT. GOOD EVENING. THE POLICY COMMITTEE AS OUR POLICY COMMITTEE MEMBERS KNOW WORKED TO REVISE POLICY 6530, ENERGY AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION THIS WINTER ALONG WITH A GROUP OF OR POLICIES THAT ARE RELATED TO THE LONG RANGE

069FACILITIES MASTER PLAN. THE EXISTING POLICY WAS LAST WE REVISED IN 2006, AND AS YOU KNOW ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE CONCERNS EVOLVED SINCE THEN. ADDITIONAL TO THE RECOMMENDED POLICY INCLUDE COMMITMENT TO CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY, NOT JUST IN THE WAY WE OPERATE BUT ALSO IN THE LESSONS THAT WE TEACH OUR STUDENTS ABOUT BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THE REVISED POLICY REFLECTS OUR CURRENT PRACTICES SUCH AS DESIGNING NEW CONSTRUCTION TO MEET LEED CERTIFIED STANDARDS, CHOOSING BIOGRADABLE AND RECYCLED PRODUCTS AND IN THE WAY THAT WE PURCHASE ITEMS. THIS H POLICY AIMS TO REPRESENT THE BOARD'S BROAD VISION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAIN ABLE AND GCS BEYOND CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS TO WASTE-SAVING MEASURES AE CROSS OPERATION. OKAY. THE ADMINISTRATION ALSO REVISED INTERNAL REGULATION WHICH ARE THE IMPLEMENTING RULES FOR THE BOARD'S POLICY. IN OTHER WORDS, REFLECTING HOW GCS WILL OPERATIONALIZE THE BOARD'S VISION.

070SOME KEYS INCLUDE GCS MAKE GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO TRANSITION IN 100% CLEAN ENERGY. WE'LL INFORM THE BOARD ABOUT DESIGN PRINCIPLES PUT INTO BLAZE FOR EACH PROJECT BEFORE STARTING DESIGN PROCESS WITH LEED SILVER AS TARGET. REGULATION ALSO SAYS WHEN HARD DECISIONS HAVE TO BE MADE DURING THE VALUE ENGINEERING PROCESS, WE WILL PRIORITIZE SAFE, HEALTHY AND INNOVATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THE ADMINISTRATION WILL REPORT ANNUALLY ON SUSTAINABILITY. DOCUMENTING THESE NEW PRACTICES IN OUR POLICY AND REGULATION REPRESENTS ENHANCEMENTS TO THE SUSTAINABILITY AND CONSERVATION WORK THE DISTRICT IS ALREADY DOING. WHICH INCLUDE, WHICH INCLUDE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SCHEDULING SWITCHOVERS FROM HEATING AND AC SYSTEMS TO MINIMIZE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THE SYSTEMS ARE RUNNING WHEN THEY'RE NOT NEEDS, CLOSING BUILDINGS OVER WINTER BREAKS AND FRIDAYS DURING HOT SUMMER MONTHS. AND LIMITING BUS IDLING. WE ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO

071UPDATE THE BOARD ABOUT HOW WE AE ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES AND N THE RECENT BOND PROJECTS AND SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT COMPLEXITY OF THIS WORK AS SOME 2022 BOND PROJECTS BEGIN TO ENERGY DESIGN PHASE. ON AVERAGE, IT TAKES ABOUT 2.5 YEARS TO BUILD A SCHOOL. FOLLOWING THE VOTERS APPROVE 20G 20 BOND IN NOVEMBER, THE DISTRICT SELECTED ARCHITECT RAL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT RISK FIRM UH, HELD DOZENS OF MEETINGS TO GATHER FEEDBACK AND IDEAS ON WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE IN A NEW SCHOOL. THE OUTCOME DETERMINED NEEDS, CONCEPTUAL DESIGN LAY YOUTH AND EXTERIOR ELEVATION FOR THE PROJECT. THERE FROM THERE WE MOVE INTO DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE WHICH INCLUDED GOALS AR AND TARGETS FOR SUSTAINABILITY WHICH WILL BE BUILD TO LEED CERT. WE DID NOT GO INTO THE 2020 BOND PROJECTS WITH SPECIFIC GOALS FOR LEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS; HOWEVER,

072WE HAVE ALREADY MET GOALS TO MEET THE LEED SILVER STANDARD FOR THE NEXT SET OF PROJECTS. LEED STANDS FOR LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND THIS DESIGNATION IS DEFINED BY THE US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL. THE WORLD'S LEADING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR SUSTAIN ABLE FACILITIES AN CONSTRUCTION. TO ACHIEVE LEED CERTIFICATION, THE PROJECT EARNS POINTS OR CREDITS FOR INCORPORATING CERTAIN TARGETED FEATURES THAT ADDRESS CARBON, ENERGY, WATER WASTE, TRANSPORTATION, MATERIALS, HEALTH, AND INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. PROJECTS GO THROUGH A VERIFICATION AND REVIEW PROCESS BY THE GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL AND THE NUMBER OF ACCUMULATED CREDITS CORRESPONDS TO A LEVEL OF LEED CERTIFICATION, CERTIFIED AT 40-49 POINTS, SILVER 50-59, GOLD, 60-69, NET ZERO IS ABOVE 111 POINTS. P OF ALL LEED CREDITS ABOUT 35% RELATE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, 20% DIRECTLY IMPACT HUMAN HEALTH, 15% IMPACT WATER RESOURCES, 10% AFFECTS DIVERSITY, BIODIVERSITY.

07310% RELATE TO GREEN ECONOMY. 5% IMPACT COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THE LEED STANDARDS ARE CONSTANTLY EVOLVING. IN THE NEWEST LEED VERSION 4.1 STANDARDS BOTH OF THE LEED CREDITS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO OPERATIONAL AND EMBODIED CARBON. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THESE STANDARD DOS CHANGE AND EVOLVE OVERTIME SO THE STANDARDS FOR ANY OF THESE LEVELS TODAY COULD CHANGE IN THE FUTURE. BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE AND THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EXTRA INSPECTIONS REQUIRED TO COMMISSION A FORMERLY CERTIFIED BUILDING MANY ORGANIZATIONS CHOOSE NT TO FORMERLY PAY FOR THE LEED CERTIFICATION BUT REQUIRE THE E DESIGN TEAM TO MEET CERTAIN TARGET CRITERIA. THIS IS UH HOW GCS IS PLANNING OUR FACILITIES CURRENTLY. ALL DESIGNED INCORPORATE BASELINE REQUIRED FEATURES, REDUCING WATER USE AND PREVENT POLLUTION DURING CONSTRUCTION, AIR QUALITY TARGETS, THESE PROJECT FEATURES ARE BEST PRACTICES THAT PRE R SUSTAINABLE

074BUILDINGS. IN ADDITION TO THESE, OUR NEW GCS BUILDINGS WILL EARN DIFFERENT NUMBERS OF CREDITS BASED ON GREEN SPACE, ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSIT, DESIGNED THAT MAXIMIZE DAYLIGHT AND THE CERTIFICATION OF THE CONTRACTORS WORKING ON THE PROJECT. TO EARN ENOUGH CREDITS TO MEET HIGHER LEVELS OF LEED CERTIFICATION, LARGER INVESTMENTS ARE REQUIRED. FOR EXAMPLE, ENHANCED COMMISSIONING OR OPTIONAL INSPECTIONS OF THE BUILDING WHICH HAPPENED BEFORE DURING AND AFTER CONSTRUCTION TO EVALUATE EFFICIENCY. THAT COSTS ABOUT $150,000 AS A BASELINE. INSTALLED RENEWABLE ENERGY AND RAINWATER COSTS SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH. -- REDUCING PARKING FINGERPRINTS AND GREEN ROOF. WHILE NOT ALL PROJECTS ARE MEETING THE ADVANCED LEED STANDARD THAT THE TIME WE'RE THINKING AHEAD AND CONSIDERING OPTIONS FOR GRANTS AN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO ASSIST WITH ATTAINING HIGH UHHER CERTIFICATION STANDARDS. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE SCORE CARD THAT MAKES UP THE

075LED CERTIFICATION. SO THIS ONE IS THE SORT OF TENTATIVE SCORE CARD FOR THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER. AND IF YOU CAN READ THE FINE PRINT YOU'LL NOTE MANY OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE AREAS THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE FUTURE. POSSIBLY THROUGH GRANTS AN PARTNERSHIPS LIKE PROVIDING BIKE FACILITIES. HERE ARE A FEW HIGH LIGHTS OF THE FEATURES OF THE 2020 BOND PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WE ANTICIPATE THAT ONE PROJECT WILL MEET THE STANDARD FOR LEED GOLD, ONE FOR LEED SILVER AND FOUR WILL MEET LEED CERTIFY STANDARD. AS THESE BUILDINGS COME ONLINE THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT COST IMPACTS OF THESE FEATURES. SOLAR PANELS PROVIDE TURN ON INVESTMENT AND REDUCE ENERGY COST TO CONSIDER OVERTIME AND THEY ALSO CREATED ADDITIONAL RISK FOR ROOF ISSUES. PROJECTING OUT MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT COSTS FOR

076THESE NEW TYPES OF EQUIPMENT IS DIFFICULT. WE ALSO HAVE NEW DECISIONS TO GRAPPLE WITH SUCH AS WILL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING BE PAID FOR BY CS OR THE USER? OUR PLANS A AT THIS TIME REFLECT THE BOARD'S VISION FOR BECOMING MORE SUSTAINABLE. THE REALITY IS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO MORE AND ATTAIN HIGHER STANDARDS AND WE ALSO HAD TO MAKE HARD CHOICES AND SOME TRADE-OFFS DURING DESIGN AND VALUE ENGINEERING PROCESS. WE CAN'T IGNORE THAT CONSTRUCTIONS COSTS ARE ON THE RISE AND PART OF BEING RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF RESOURCES IS DELIVERING THESE DESPERATELY-NEEDED REPLACEMENT FOR OUR WORST FACILITIES ON TIME AND WITHIN BUDGET. P AND WITH THAT, UM, TURN IT BACK OVER TO DR. OAKLEY AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, DIANNE. >> DO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MUCH MORE IT

077COSTS US TO DO LEED? OR DOES IT COST US ANYMORE TO DO LEED? >> IT DOES COST US. THIS IS GENE, LEADING THE OPERATION IN OUR INTERIM BUT IT DEPENDS ON WHICH FEATURE. SOME OF IT CAN BE BUILD INTO THE DESIGN BUT YES EACH EVERYTHING WE DO IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS US MORE MONEY WHICH IS WHY WE WANT TO BE REALLY E TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO, WHAT WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO AND THE RATIONALE BEHIND IT. DOES IT COST MORE MONEY TO MEET LEED STANDARDS IS THE QUESTION. BE SURE YOU TURN ON YOUR -- THERE YOU GO. >> YES. IT COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE ROUGHLY AROUND 2.7% MORE IN REGARDS TO THE ACTUAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION. JUST TO MEET THE STANDARD FILL OUT PAPERWORK AND THEN START

078IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THOSE STRUCTURES. >> WHEN YOU UH MEET WITH THE LEED PEOPLE, DO THEY EVER KIND OF KICK BACK AND SAY THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK OR YOU JUST FOLLOW THAT LITTLE LIST SHE HAD? >> YEAH. WE HAVE TO -- IT'S JUST LIKE A BUILDING INSPECTION. >> OKAY. MY UH NEXT QUESTION IS, WAS THERE -- DID WE PARTICIPATE IN SOME TYPE OF SUSTAINABILITY WITH THE DESTRUCTION OF THE BUILDINGS THAT WERE THERE WHEN IT WAS RECYCLING OR REUSING; DID WE DO THAT OR DOES THAT COUNT? >> I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT, BUT WE WILL HAVE TO GET BACK -- YOU MEAN IN THE DEMOLITION? WE CAN FIND OUT. I DON'T WANT TO SAY WITHOUT HAVING ALL THE FACTS. >> WE'VE DESTROYED, WHAT, SIX BUILDINGS NOW? >> I MEAN OVER WHICH PERIOD OF TIME?

079>> TALKING ABOUT THE ONES WE'RE WORKING ON NOW? >> WE HAVE SIX CURRENT PROJECTS BUT UH REMEMBER, LIKE THE BROOKS DIDN'T REQUIRE THE TAKING DOWN OF A BUILDING YET, SO IT WILL DEPEND ON THE SITE BUT THAT'S DETAILS WE CAN BRING BACK TO THE BOARD. >> THANK YOU. >> MM-HMM. >> ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS, UM, THANK YOU DR. OAKLEY, WE ARE NOW AT THE POLICY COMMITTEE REPORT. I'LL TURN TO BOARD MEMBER DIANNE BELLAMY SMALL. >> AT ITS MEETING ON MARCH 22, 2023, THE POLICY COMMITTEE VOTED TO SEND THREE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS OUT FOR A 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FROM APRIL 4 THROUGH MAY 4. THE POLICIES ARE: POLICY 3420 STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS, POLICY 3421 CREDIT RECOVERY, POLICY 3460 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS. THE PURPOSE OF THESE POLICY REVISIONS IS TO UPDATE THE POLICIES TO ALIGN WITH:

080GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, MOVING POLICY INFORMATION ABOUT CREDIT RECOVERY FROM POLICY 3421 TO POLICY 3420 TO STREAMLINE THE POLICIES, THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN, AND NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDATIONS. 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 ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AFTER THIS MEETING. OR E-MAIL, YOU CAN MAKE THAT REQUEST. THESE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION AT OUR MAY MEETING AFTER THE PUBLIC HAS HAD A CHANCE TO GIVE INPUT. THAT IS THE BOARD'S REPORT. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW AT ACTION ITEMS. THERE'S A RESOLUTION. I WILL TURN TO BOARD MEMBER ALAN SHEROUSE TO READ THE

081RESOLUTION. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION TO READ THIS A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: WHEREAS, THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS CHARGED WITH PROVIDING A SOUND, BASIC EDUCATION FOR EVERY STUDENT IN OUR STATE; AND WHEREAS, IN 2006, GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (GCS) CREATED THE OFFICE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION TO ENSURE EQUITY IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, AFTER A THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF GCS STUDENT DATA FOUND THAT ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOME GAPS WERE MOST PROFOUNDLY NOTED AROUND RACE AND CLASS. IT ALSO DISCOVERED THAT IMPLICIT BIASES EXISTED THAT LED TO LOWER EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS AND IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THESE BIASES, THE DISTRICT BEGAN ENCOURAGING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACE; AND WHEREAS, GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (2018) ADOPTED CORE VALUES OF DIVERSITY, EMPATHY, EQUITY, INNOVATION AND INTEGRITY TO DEMONSTRATE OUR COMMITMENT

082TO ENSURING EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS; AND WHEREAS, THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (2020) PASSED A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT EQUITY IN EDUCATION WHEREIN IT STATED THAT RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS IS INEXTRICABLY LINKED TO THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT WHILE BARRIERS TO SUCCESS FOR MANY CHILDREN INCLUDE SYSTEMATIC RACISM, POVERTY, POOR HEALTH, UNSAFE ENVIRONMENTS, NUTRITION DEFICIENCIES, LIMITED ACCESS TO SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THEIR LONG-TERM HEALTH AND SAFETY THAT WILL ENSURE THEIR ACCESS TO A QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION RESULTING IN RIGOROUS ACADEMIC ATTAINMENT FOR EVERY STUDENT; AND WHEREAS, GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (2020) ESTABLISHED AS ITS VISION, TRANSFORMING LEARNING AND LIFE OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS; AND WHEREAS, THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (2021) PASSED A NEW STANDARD FOR TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES THAT WILL INCLUDE A MORE DIVERSE

083PERSPECTIVE OF HISTORY AND ADDED LANGUAGE FOR EDUCATORS TO TEACH ABOUT RACISM, DISCRIMINATION, AND THE TREATMENT OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS; AND WHEREAS, THE GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SUPPORTS EDUCATORS DISCUSSING THE ACCURATE AND COMPLEX FULLNESS OF U.S. AMERICAN HISTORY; AND WHEREAS, THE GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ATTEST THE 13TH AMENDMENT OF 1865 ABOLISHED SLAVERY, A SYSTEM IN WHICH MEMBERS OF A PARTICULAR RACE HAD, IN FACT, OPPRESSED MEMBERS OF ANOTHER RACE; AND WHEREAS, THE GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SUPPORTS TEACHING ABOUT THE JIM CROW ERA, IN WHICH A SERIES OF LAWS PREVENTED AFRICAN AMERICANS FROM ACCESSING RIGHTS SUCH AS VOTING OR HOLDING OFFICE; AND WHEREAS, THE GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION RECOGNIZES THAT WOMEN WERE NOT GRANTED THE RIGHT TO VOTE UNTIL 1920 UNDER THE 19TH AMENDMENT, AND EVEN THEN, AFRICAN AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS WOMEN WERE STILL ROUTINELY

084DENIED THEIR VOTING RIGHTS; AND WHEREAS, THE GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SUPPORTS THE INCLUSION OF GUEST SPEAKERS, EXPERTS, DIVERSITY TRAINERS AND FACILITATORS WHO HAVE BEEN ACTIVE AND VOCAL ABOUT MANIFESTATIONS OF STRUCTURAL RACISM THAT PRODUCES UNEQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS INTO OUR INSTRUCTIONAL SPACES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION URGES THE MEMBERS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO EMBRACE EQUITY AS A FRAMEWORK THAT IMPACTS STUDENTS' ACADEMIC SUCCESSES AND CREATES COLLABORATIVE SCHOOL/COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS; AND RESOLVED THAT THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY FULLY FUND THE LEANDRO PLAN TO FULFILL THE STATE'S CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE A SOUND, BASIC EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN; AND RESOLVED THAT THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY INCREASE ALLOCATIONS TO MATCH RECOMMENDED RATIOS FOR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS AND SCHOOL COUNSELORS; AND FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE NORTH CAROLINA

085GENERAL ASSEMBLY CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE, ANTI-RACIST, AND INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM FOR EVERY SCHOOL TO IMPROVE LEARNING AND LIFE OUTCOMES OF ALL STUDENTS. AND FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION URGES THE MEMBERS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO OPPOSE HB 187. >> MOVE. >> COMMENT. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. LINDA. >> I WANT TO DISCUSS WHY OUR BILL LIKE HB 187 BEING PASSED IN A GROWING NUMBER OF STATES. VIOLATIONS OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, STUDENT RIGHTS, LABELS STUDENTS, PLACING GUILT AND BURDEN ON STUDENTS BASED ON SOCIAL IDEOLOGY, CONTENT IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS ARE FIGHTING BACK. OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM IS LOSING ACADEMIC GROUND IN THE WORLD STAGE AND NEEDS TO FOCUS ON THE CORE INSTRUCTION. IN TIME TEST OF FAMILY LAW PARENTAL RIGHTS OR PARENT'S RIGHT TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS AND

086TO TAKE ACTION ON BEHALF OF THEIR CHILD OR CHILDREN WHEN IT INCLUDES EDUCATION, RELIGION AND MEDICAL TREATMENT. PARENTS HAVE LOST TRUST IN EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATION SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN TRANSPARENT, EDUCATION SYSTEM GONE BEYOND TEACHING ACADEMIC CORE SUBJECT MATTER STRETCHED OVER INTO IDEOLOGY AND SEXUAL CONTEXT THAT PARENTS FEEL IS INAPPROPRIATE GOES BEYOND SOUND UH EDUCATION. THESE BILLS ARE ABOUT PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND STUDENTS. YOU HEAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN, WE ARE NOT TEACHING CRITICAL RACE THEORY VSH HOUR, THE BOARDS OF EDUCATION, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS, NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS, THE FEDERATION OF TEACHERS HAS PUBLICLY STATED THEY WILL TEACH CRITICAL RACE TLEER ROY. EDUCATIONAL TEACHERS HAVE MINIMIZE PARENT COCERNS BY LABELING THEM MANUFACTURED CRISIS. I BELIEVE THE VOICES OF THESE POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS SPEAK LOUD AND CLEAR. STUDENT PRIVACY HAS BEEN DISMISSED BY ASKING

087STUDENTS TO TAKE MULTIPLE SURVEY UH WHICH INUH CHOIR ABOUT RELIGION, STATUS THE, POLITICAL AFFILIATION, ETC. DAY USING DATA FOR WHAT PURPOSE? A STUDENT AND STUDENTS SHOULD NOT O BE ADDRESSED ANY ANY MANNER OR SINGLED OUT DURING THE LESSON THAT DRAWS UNWANTED ATTENTION TO THEM IN A NEGATIVE MANNER BASED ON THEIR PHYSICAL OR SOCIAL TRAIT. A MAIN COMPONENT OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS LABELING, SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS TO IDENTIFY AND DEFINE VICTIMS AND OPPRESSOR. [INDISCERNIBLE] NOT A BASIC COMPONENT THE COLLEGE STUDENTS CHOOSE TO TAKE IN DEBATE. ANOTHER SUBJECT AREA IS TEACHING TRUE HISTORY EVENTS SHOULD BE TAUGHT. COLONIAL SETTLEMENT, CIVIL RIGHTS, HOLOCAUST AS DETERMINED BY AGE APPROPRIATE. NUMEROUS SPEAKER HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT 1619 PROJECT AS HISTORY. HOWEVER, HISTORIANS HAVE VIEWED 1619 PROJECT AS FACTUAL HISTORY TWEETED, I'VE ALWAYS SAID 1619 PROJECT IS NOT HISTORY, IT IS WORK OF

088JOURNALISM THAT EXPLICITLY SEEKS TO CHANGE NATIONAL NARRATIVE AND THEREFORE THE NATIONAL MEMORY. TRUE HISTORY SHOULD NOT BE ABOUT CHANGING THE NATIONAL MEMORY, BUT ABOUT LEARNING THE ACTUALLY WHAT HAPPENED WITHOUT PLACING GUILT OR BURDEN ON A GENERATION THAT IS STRUGGLING TO RECOVER FROM THE STRAINS OF COVID. STORY TELLING IS A TENANT OF [INDISCERNIBLE]. I WAS INTRODUCED TO SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING SIX YEARS AGO. GREAT POSITIVE CHARACTER TRAITS HOWEVER IN JUNE OF 2020, THE COLLABORATIVE OF ACADEMIC SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING INCLUDED CRITICAL RACE THEORY. CEO KEREN NIMNI ADVOCATED TO MOTIVATE STUDENT UHS TO BE EQUITY ACTIVISTS. PARENTS FOR YEARS HAVE TRUSTED EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE THEIR STUDENTS SOUND BAY EDUCATION AND BECAME COMPLACENT IN CHILD'S EDUCATION -- CURTAIN THROUGH CUR YOU ARE TAN SEXUAL CONTENT AND INVESTED IN PROMOTING PA [INDISCERNIBLE] CONCERNS VCK ROUSLY. THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION

089WRITES A LETTER TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND INDICATING PARENTS ARE BECOMING A PROBLEM AT BOARD MEETINGS AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL LABELED PARENTS DOMESTIC TERRORISTS AND LISTED ASSISTANCE OF THE FDI. PARENTS ARE FIGHTING FOR THEIR RIGHT AND THEIR CHILDREN. THEY WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO HAVE STRONG READING, WRITING AND ARRHYTHMIA TICK. THEY WANT FACTUAL HISTORY. THEY DO NOT WANT THEIR CHILDREN LABELED OR TAUGHT TO BE ACTIVISTS. OUR CHILDREN ARE FALLING BEHIND ON THE WORLD'S STAGE. IT'S TIME TO GET BACK TO STRONG ACADEMIC, PROVIDING STRONG ACADEMICS. LAWS LIKE THESE ARE PARENTS FIGHTING BACK AGAINST A SYSTEM SUCH POLITICAL ACTIVISM. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? CRISSY. >> I'VE READ THROUGH THIS RESOLUTION A COUPLE TIMES AND I'VE READ THROUGH THE LAW A GA ZILLION TIMES. THE HOUSE BILL 187 AND I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT ABSOLUTELY WE SHOULD BE TEACHING OUR

090COUNTRY'S HISTORY, THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY. WE NEED TO KNOW THE ACCURATE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY AND I THINK THAT AS A NATION, WE'VE FALLEN DOWN ON THAT, ABSOLUTELY, IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO IMPROVE AND I LOVE THAT. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BE TREATING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS EQUITABLY AND FAIRLY, AND IT'S MY OPINION THAT THAT IS ACTUALLY WHAT HOUSE BILL 187 IS ATTEMPTING TO DO. IT'S LOOKING AND SAYING, WE WANT TO HAVE EQUALITY AND WE WANT TO PROHIBIT THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO GO AGAINST THE EQUALITY OF STUDENTS. THINGS LIKE SAYING YOU CAN'T PROMOTE AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT ONE RACE OR SEX IS INHERENTLY SUPERIOR TO ANOTHER RACE OR SEX. THAT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD THING TO ME. I DON'T THINK

091WE WANT TO BE PROMOTING THAT ONE RACE OR ONE GENDER OR ONE SEX ARE BETTER THAN ANOTHER. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS IN THE HERE, IN GENERAL, I LIKE THIS RESOLUTION EXCEPT FOR THAT LAST LINE ABOUT URGING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO OPPOSE HB 187. IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT LINE, I WOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPORT WHAT'S HERE, BUT UH I DO BELIEVE THAT THE INTENT OF HB 187 IS TO ACTUALLY UH BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS AND WORK TOWARDS MORE EQUALITY AND LESS DIVISIVENESS. >> THANK YOU. DIANNE. >> PROBLEM I'M HAVING IS THE FACT THAT THE REALITY OF HISTORY AS WELL AS REALITY OF THE PRESENT IS THAT YOU DO HAVE ATTITUDES OF UH SUPERIORITY AND YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BENEFITS FROM THE INFLATING PEOPLE AND MAKING MONEY OFF OF O FOLK. YOU HAVE

092HAD PEOPLE WHO WE CALL MARGINALIZED BUT WHY ARE THEY MARGINALIZED? IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE PRACTICES IN PLACE THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE AND EVEN TAUGHT AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL THAT THIS IS THE ORDER OF SOCIETY AND IT'S NOT. AND UNTIL WE HELP CHILDREN UNDERSTAND -- BECAUSE THEY ARE THE FUTURE -- THAT YOU CAN'T DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PEOPLE BECAUSE OF HOW THEY LOOK OR BECAUSE OF THEIR SEX OR BECAUSE OF THEIR WHATEVER HOW THEY IDENTIFY THEMSELVES, IN THAT YOU KNOW WE NEED TO LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES OF THE PAST. YOU CAN'T LEARN FROM MISTAKES OF THE PAST IF YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT THEM. NOW ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO SAY THAT MY ANCESTORS ENJOYED BEING SLAVES, I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, THEY DID NOT AND THERE ARE TOO MANY STORIES OF PEOPLE RUNNING FOR FREEDOM, DYING FOR FREEDOM

093THAT YOU CAN'T COLOR THIS STUFF UP. NOW HAVE WE MADE PROGRESS? YES, BUT THAT PROGRESS CANNOT BE STIFLED BY US BEING IN THIS PERIOD OF TIME WHERE WE WANT TO PRETEND LIKE THE PAST DIDN'T HAPPEN. WE WANT TO PRETEND THAT WOMEN DID NOT GET THE RIGHT TO VOTE UNTIL 1920, EXCEPT FOR BLACK WOMEN BECAUSE THE DEAL WAS THAT BLACK WOMEN IN THE SOUTH COULD NOT BE PART OF THE DEAL THAT WAS POLITICALLY MADE TO GIVE WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE. OKAY. WE WANT TO CORRECT THOSE KINDS OF THINKINGS BECAUSE GUESS WHAT, THE CHILDREN OF TODAY BECOME THE ADULTS OF TOMORROW WHICH BECOMES LEADERSHIP OF TOMORROW. SO IF WE PLANT BAD SEEDS, GUESS WHAT WE GOING TO GET? IT AIN'T GOING TO BE [INDISCERNIBLE]. SO ALL I'M SAYING IS LET'S NOT TRY HIDE ABOUT THE FACT

094THAT YOU THINK THAT YOU AND I ARE EQUAL, WE'RE NOT. WE NEVER HAVE BEEN AND WE PROBABLY NEVER WILL BE. THE ONLY THING THAT GIVES ME THE EQUITY YOU UH IS I HAVE THE SAME RIGHT TO VOTE AS YOU DO. AND I'M GOING USE THAT VOTE EVERY TIME, BUT YOU DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T BECAUSE SOMETHING YOU DID, IT WAS BECAUSE IF PEOPLE SAYS THAT IT'S RIGHT THING FOR EVERYBODY TO HAVE A VOICE AT THIS TABLE. THAT'S WHAT THIS RESOLUTION IS SAYING THAT OUR CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE TAUGHT ALL OF WHAT IS GOOD, BAD, UGLY, AND DIFFERENT ABOUT AMERICA BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MAKES AMERICA, AMERICA. THANK YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION, BUT, UM, WE'VE BEN TALKING ABOUT FAILING SCHOOLS FOR DECADES. I THINK IT

095WAS REAGAN IN 1983 THAT ISSUES A NATION AT RISK WARNING US ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES. SO THIS IS NOTHING NEW, IT'S NOT SOME BIG LANDSLIDE EXCEPT WHAT WE EXPERIENCE DURING THIS PANDEMIC BUT THINGS HAVE PRETTY MUCH FOLLOWED THE SAME TREND AND PATTERN. I THINK THAT'S JUST FEAR MONGERING TO ACT AS THOUGH THIS IS SOME KIND OF AN ADD-ON INSTEAD OF SOMETHING THAT'S PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN EVERY COURSE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CALL -- AND I'VE SAID THIS REPEATEDLY -- BUT FOR THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO SAY IF YOU WANT TO BE A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES YOU HAVE TO BE WHITE, TO INSTITUTIONALIZE THAT FOR 150 YEARS, I'M SURE THAT MADE A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL BAD, BUT IT WASN'T THE LAW, AND TO SAY YOU

096COUNT COME TO SCHOOL HERE IN GREENSBORO BUT YOU COULDN'T GO TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, THAT YOU COULDN'T LIVE IN FISHER PARK AND NEIGHBORS HOOD THIS SCHOOL IS IN. YOU INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM AND THEN SAY IT DOESN'T EXIST. IT HAS BEEN WEAPONNISED AND IT IS BEING USED AGAINST TEACHERS. WE HAD PARENTS THAT CAME HERE TONIGHT, LARGELY WHITE PARENTS, THAT SUPPORT THE COMPLEXITY AND THE NUANCE OF OUR HISTORY, AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO COUNT TO SOME PEOPLE BUT THEY COUNT TO ME, AND SO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION, AND THE PARENTS THAT WANT TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE CRITICAL CAN ANALYSIS, THE COMPLEX AND PAINFUL PARTS OF OUR HISTORY IN WAYS THAT DO NOT DEM GRATE CHILDREN BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE PURPOSE OF THE POINT, I WOULD NOT STAND FOR THAT, BUT WE HAVE TO TELL THE

097TRUTH. THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM, THERE IS NOT ONE AREA OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE WHERE THERE'S NOT A RACIAL GAP. NOT ONE. NOW I KNOW SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T VALUE EDUCATION, DON'T DISCIPLINE THEIR CHILDREN, DON'T RESPECT AUTHORITY, BUT WE HAVE GAPS AMONG CHILDREN WHO ARE WELL BEHAVED, WHO'S FAMILIES ARE INVOLVED, AND WHO ARE PERFORMING WELL BUT THERE'S STILL A RACIAL GAP AND I WISH WE WERE CURIOUS ENOUGH TO SAY WHY DOES THAT EXIST AND SIT AT THE TABLE TOGETHER TO TRY TO FIGURE THAT OUT, BUT WHAT PEOPLE HAVE DONE IS THEY'VE FOUND A POLITICAL WEAPON THAT THEY CAN USE TO INSIGHT IS BASE AND THAT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT IT'S BEEN PLAYED NOUT SCHOOL BOARDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY BECAUSE THAT WAS THE CALL TO ACTION WAS TO DO THAT AND THAT'S WHAT'S BEING PLAYED OUT RIGHT

098NOW. SO, UM, WITH THAT SAID, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. YOU CAN CAST YOUR VOTES ON YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICE. >> KHEM, YOU CAN TELL ME HOW YOU VOTE IN JUST A MINUTE. YOU CAN GO AHEAD, KHEM. THANK YOU. OKAY. THAT PASSED BY A VOTE OF 7-2. >> DO YOU MIND REFLECTING THE VACANT SEAT WAS SCORABLE, PLEASE THIS IS. >> THAT VACANT SEAT IS MR. GOBLE AND WE'LL SPR FOR FUTURE BOARD MEMBERS. WE'RE NOW AT ACTION ITEMS B AND C. SORRY, I'D LIKE FOR IT TO BE B AND C. [LAUGHTER] TURN IT OVER TO DR. OAKLEY AND DR. KAYE. >> T ACTION ITEM B IS SECOND READING 23-24, 24-25, AND 25-26, SECOND WAVE. >> MOTION? >> MOVE. >> SECOND. >> ANY QUESTIONS. >> QUICK QUESTION. >> CRISSY. >> I SEE HERE IT'S NOTED CALENDERS

099FOR GREENS BEFORE ROE HAVE NOT YET BEEN PUBLISH SOD THERE MAYBE CHANGES TO ALIGN SPRING BREAK. HOW UH ARE WE HANDLING THAT WITH GPCC AS WELL? THAT'S A CONCERN I BROUGHT UP A ABOUT SPRING BREAKS NOT ALIGNING AND PARENTS NEEDING TO HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO GET THEIR KIDS DURING THAT TIME. >> I'LL LET DR. KAYE RESPOND TO THAT. WE HAD SOME BACK AND FORTH ABOUT IT. >> THANK YOU. >> SO WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT THIS TOPIC IS THAT A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, THE PRINCIPALS GOT TOGETHER AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT WHAT THEY FELT LIKE THE RIGHT CHOICE WAS FOR THEIR STUDENTS. WE HAVE STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT WHO ATTEND GPCC DURING SPRING BREAK AND HAVE TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO THOSE AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S COMMUNICATED UP FRONT. IT'S THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRINCIPALS THAT CREATED THESE

100THAT GCCPC CONTINUE TO STAY IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SPRING BREAK. IT PROVIDES CONSISTENCY WITH TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE OF THE WAYS THAT BUILT REST OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DOES NOT OPERATE DURING SPRING BREAK. >> YOU'RE SAYING THE SPRING BREAKS ARE GOING TO BE ALIGNED? >> THE SPRING BREAKS ARE DIFFERENT FOR GPCC. >> OKAY. >> THE STUDENTS STILL ATTEND THEIR G CTP CLASSES AND PROVIDE THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION FOR IT. WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT THE GUILFORD COLLEGE GREENSBORO COLLEGE AND UNCG CALENDERS IS THAT THOSE INSTITUTIONS DO NOT REALLY ALLOW OUR PEOPLE TO BE IN THE BUILDINGS WHEN THEY'RE OT ON SPRING BREAK, SO IT'S NOT POSSIBLE FOR THE STUDENTS TO MAINTAIN THEIR NON-UNIVERSITY COURSE WORK DURING THE WEEK THAT THOSE INSTITUTIONS HAVE FOR SPRING BREAK. THAT'S THE REASON THEY'RE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM, BUT IT WORKS BEST FROM WHAT I'VE LEARNED

101FROM THE PRINCIPALS, IT WORKS BEST FOR THE FAMILIES FOR THE SPRING BREAKS FOR MOST OF OUR EARLY AND MIDDLE COLLEGES TO REMAIN AT SAME TIME AS DISTRICT SPRING BREAKS. >> THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING. >> IF NO OTHER QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION. >> MOTION. >> SECOND. >> PLEASE CLOSE ON YOUR DEVICES. KHEM. >> YES. >> SPEAKER ON. >> THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'RE NOW AT POLICY 6530 AND I'LL TURN TO DIANNE BELLAMY SMALL. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT POLICY 6530 ENERGY AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION AS PRESENTED. THE BACKGROUND FOR THAT IS: THE REVISIONS TO THIS POLICY INCLUDE A TITLE CHANGE TO CLARIFY THE PURPOSE OF THE POLICY. NEW PROVISIONS IN THE POLICY COMMUNICATE THE BOARD'S VISION AND COMMITMENT TO CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY AND REFLECT GCS CURRENT PRACTICES EMPHASIZING SUSTAINABILITY AND THE EFFICIENT STEWARDSHIP OF NATURAL

102RESOURCES IN PLANNING, OPERATIONS AND BUILDING PROJECTS. THE POLICY WAS POSTED FOR A 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FROM FEBRUARY 7 TO MARCH 9. TWENTY COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED AND ARE ATTACHED TO THE ITEM IN THE AGENDA. >> THANK YOU. MOTION? >> I MADE IT. >> I SECOND. >> ARE YOU AWAKE TONIGHT? >> SORT OF. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF AND DR. OAKLEY'S COMMITMENT TO US DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO INVOLVE CITY OF GREENS BOAR E ROE, THE COUNTY, ANDED OTHER ENTITIES IN TRYING TO PUT FORTH THE BEST POSSIBLE POLICY THAT WE COULD FOR THE GUIDANCE OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMENTS THAT WE GOT FROM CONCERNED CITIZENS AND I KNOW YOU'LL BE WATCHING. >> THANK YOU. PLEASE USE YOUR DEVICE TO VOTE. >> THANK YOU. KHEM. >> [INDISCERNIBLE].

103>> ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE ARE UH NOW AT CLOSED SESSION. I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE. I'LL TURN TO BOARD MEMBER DEBRA NAPPER FOR THE MOTION. >> I MOVE WE GO TO CLOSED SESSION TO PRESERVE THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE [CROSS TALK]. >> HEY KHEM. KHEM. >> YES. >> CAN YOU MUTE YOUR PHONE? THANK YOU. >> I MOVE WE GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO PRESERVE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE AND DISCUSS PERSONAL EL NEL MATTERS PROTECTED BY STATE LAW. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR AYE. ANY OPPOSED? WE WILL NEED LONG, JILL? >> THREE ITEMS [INDISCERNIBLE]. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. >> TAKE ACTION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SESSION TO PRESERVE ATTORNEY >> TAKE A >> WE'RE UH NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION. BOARD MEMBER TO DIANNE BELLAMY SMALL. >> MADAM CHAIR, LIKE TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT ADEN

104DEM NO PERSONAL ACTION REPORT FOR APPROVAL OF TWO ADMINISTRATORS [INDISCERNIBLE] SUPERINTENDENT. >> THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. KHEM, ARE YOU STILL WITH US? >> YES, I AM. >> WELL YOU WEREN'T IN CLOSED SESSION, SO WE WON'T TAKE YOUR VOTE ON THIS ONE, OKAY, BUT YOU CAN HEAR THE RESULTS. >> THANK YOU. >> JILL SAID YOU CAN VOTE. >> VOTE AWAY, BABY. >> I TRUST YOU ALL. >> SO THAT'S A YES? >> YES. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DR. OAKLEY, PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, THERE'S NO VOTE. >> IT'S MY PLEASURE TO CUM JULIUS MUNG AS DEPUTY AND DEE DRA WELLS. >> CONGRATULATIONS. WE ARE NOW AT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND I WILL CALL ON MS. PRATT. >> FEELING OUT OF ORDER TONIGHT. >> ANY ORDER. >> FIRST OF ALL,

105FOR NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK AS WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, ABSOLUTELY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE WHETHER YOU'RE PARENTS OR NOT IF YOU'RE JUST A COMMUNITY MEMBER THAT'S FINE TOO TO GET OUT TO YOUR LOCAL SCHOOLS AND VOLUNTEER AND BE ABLE TO GIVE SOME OF YOUR VALUABLE TIME TO HELP OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSETS WHICH ARE OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TWO WEEKS AGO TO WASHINGTON D.C. TO THE COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY CONFERENCE AND THIS WAS GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN TO NETWORK WITH OTHER LARGE SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR VOICES HEARD AND ADVOCATE FOR OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM NOT JUST ON A LOCAL LEVEL BUT ON A NATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL. CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, YOUR TAGS WE HEAR YOU, WE'VE GOTTEN LOTS AND LOTS

106AND LOTS OF E-MAILS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS ABOUT THE PAY FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES AND WE ARE LOOKING INTO THINGS TO TRY TO RESOLVE SOME OF THE CONCERNS WE'VE SEEN BUT YOUR VOICES ARE ABSOLUTELY BEING HEARD AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE INPUT THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM EVERYONE. AND I THINK MY FINAL THING IS, OF COURSE, ABOUT THE DISTRICT 3 VACANCY AND I THINK REALLY THE ONLY THING I'M GOING TO SAY ABOUT THAT IS, IS THAT THE BOARD IS MEANT TO WORK IN A COLLABORATIVE FASHION DESPITE OUR DIFFERENCES. WE ALL COME FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS, AND THE LACK OF COLLABORATION ON THAT AND BEING BLIND SIDED THIS EVENING I KNOW AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE UP UH HERE FOR BLIND SIDED MAYBE OTHERS I DON'T KNOW, BUT THAT DOES NOT SPEAK TO THE

107SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION THAT I HOPE THAT THIS BOARD WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. DR. SHEROUSE. >> FIRST I'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE RESIDE LUGS WE HAVE PASSED FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION. I'M GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF OUR DISTRICT'S COMMITMENT TO THAT. I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP WITHIN OUR STATE AND I'D LIKE TO SAY IN PARTICULAR THAT I'M GRATEFUL TO CHAIRPERSON GREEN AND ALSO TO DR. OAKLEY FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD OUR VOICE TO THOSE COMMITMENTS TONIGHT AT A CRITICAL TIME FOR OUR STATE. I'D ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME BILL GOBLE AND TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IN THIS ROLE. I HAVE SAID PREVIOUSLY THAT GIVEN A VOTE, THAT GIVEN THE ELECTED TRUST PROVIDED TO ME AS SOMEONE ELECTED TO THIS OFFICE

108THAT I WOULD ONLY VOTE FOR ONE THAT I EXPECT THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR ME WOULD WANT ME TO VOTE FOR AFFIRM SOMEONE WITH COLLABORATION, COMMITMENT TO THE COMMON GOOD, SOMEONE WHO WE CAN COUNT ON TO BE INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF RACE, SEXUALITY OR BACKGROUND AND I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE DONE THAT TONIGHT AND I SAY WELCOME TO YOU MR. GOBLE. FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD SPACE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE COLLECTIVE AND PERSONAL GRIEF AND OUTRAGE WE ALL FEEL AFTER YET ANOTHER EPISODE OF GUN VIOLENCE. I FEEL THAT. OUR CHILDREN FEEL IT. THEY HOLD IT IN THEIR BODIES AND IN THEIR MINDS AND CARRY IT WITH THEM. I FEEL THAT WITHIN I FEEL THAT WITH OUR TEACHERS, COUNSELORERS, ESPECIALLY AS A PARENT WITH OTHERS OF YOU WHO ARE TRUSTED

109ADULTS IN THE LIVES OF VULNERABLE KIDS AN WANT TO SAY I KNOW THAT ALL OF US WHO ARE PART OF F THIS BOARD ARE COMMITTED TO DOING THE MOST THAT IS POSSIBLE WITH THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO US TO PROVIDE AS MUCH SAFETY AND SECURITY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. THERE'S BEEN GOOD WORK ALONG THOSE LINES THAT PRECEDED ME ON THIS BOARD, BUT I WANT TO SAY ALSO CLEARLY THAT BEYOND THAT, WE CANNOT SADDLE OUR TEACHERS, OUR EDUCATORS, AND OUR SCHOOLS WITH THE WEIGHT OF A PROBLEM THAT IS SO MUCH BIGGER BECAUSE EVEN IN THE LAST YEAR WE HAVE SEEN WHAT SECURITY MEASURES, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, SECURED ENTRY WAYS WHAT THEY CAN DO IN THE FACE OF MILITARY GRADE WEAPONS. FRIEND OF MINE SH BEN, DIRECTED MY ATTENTION TO AN ART INSULATION BY ARTIST RAVELO BANNED BY

110FACEBACK AN INSULATION INTENDED TO EXPOSE ISSUES PLAGUES CHILDREN AROUND THE GLOBE. EACH OF THESE ASSIGNED TO A DIFFERENT COUNTRY, BUT THAT'S NOT WHY IT WAS BANNED. IT WAS BANNED BECAUSE THE IMAGE THAT THEIR ARTIST CREATED FOR AMERICA WAS OF A 9-YEAR-OLD SCHOOL GIRL IN PIGTAILS WHO WAS A VICTIM OF GUN VIOLENCE AND THE GIRL WAS BEING DEPICTED ON A CROSS. IN THE CHRISTIAN TRADITION WE REMEMBER ONE WHO RISKED EVERYTHING TO STAND UP FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING AND EXPOSED INCLUDING CHILDREN AND WE ALSO REMEMBER THAT THAT IS NOT THE ONLY CRUCIFIXION IN HISTORY AND ERIC'S BANNED ART PIECE AS AN OBVIOUS POINT AND THAT'S THAT CHILDREN ARE BEING CRUCIFIED. MY CHILDREN AND YOURS EXPERIENCE ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILLS. MY FIRST GRADER TOLD ME HOW, DAD, WE HIDE NEAR THE BOOKS IN THE CLASSROOM SO

111THAT IF SOMEBODY COMES IN WE CAN THROW BOOKS AT THEM. GUN NOW THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN IN THIS COUNTRY AND NO OTHER NATION IN IN THE WORLD HAS THIS PROBLEM. ACTIVISTS ARE WORKING ON IT EVERY DAY. BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO CHANGE AND WE HEAR POLITICIANS A AND LAWMAKERS OFFER THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS, BUT THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS DO NOT SAVE CHILDREN. SO I WANT TO CELEBRATE TONIGHT THOSE THAT ARE STILL WORKING, THOSE STILL BELIEVING AND HOPING AND PARTICULARLY STUDENTS IN OUR OWN DISTRICT WHO ARE USING THEIR VOICE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN WALKOUTS AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE THROUGH STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION AND I WANT TO CELEBRATE THEM BECAUSE THEY STILL BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN DO SOMETHING, THAT THERE'S ABSURDITY CAN STOP, THAT VIOLENCE CAN CHANGE THAT THIS SENSELESS DEATH CAN HAVE A HOPEFUL FUTURE AND WE

112MUST BELIEVE THAT WITH EVERYTHING WE HAVE TOO. >> THANK YOU. BETTYE. >> THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH, AND ALSO CONGRATULATION TO GOBLE FOR BEING THE PERSON FOR DISTRICT 3 REPRESENTATIVE. NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK, WE ASK THAT EVERYONE PLEASE TAKE TIME OUT TO VOLUNTEER APPLICATION AND GO INTO ONE OF THE SCHOOLS HAVE 126 SCHOOLS, I'M SURE THAT ALL OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE IN GUILFORD WILL EMBRACE YOU AND BE HAPPY TO YOU UH. FOR OUR BETTER TOGETHER LAST SESSION, WE HAD A GREAT TIME AT HARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL LAST WEEK. LIKE TO THANK HARRISON FOR COMING OUT TO UH SUPPORT. CLASSIFIED WAGES, WE HEAR YOU. WE RECEIVED SEVERAL E-MAILS AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL HAVE RESOLUTION SOON. WE ARE WORKING, DON'T THINK WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT ASLEEP, WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE

113CAN AT THIS MOMENT. FOR THE STUDENT WHO WAS STRUCK BY VEHICLE, WE FEEL THE SYMPATHY AS FAR AS YOUR PAIN AS FAR AS THE PARENT. AS FAR AS THE STUDENT WHO WAS SHOTGUN VIOLENCE ON LAST SATURDAY, THE PARENTS, WE FEEL YOUR PIN ALSO, AND THIS IS WHY YOU SEE SOME OF US WITH ORANGE ON TONIGHT, IT'S BECAUSE OF THOSE TWO ITEMS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE AROUND $12,000 THAT NOW IS LUNCH DEBT AND THAT'S SOMETHING I PROMISE YOU I WOULD [INDISCERNIBLE] UNTIL GET TO ZERO. $12,000, I KNOW WE CAN DO IT. DR. OAKLEY SAID BETTER TOGETHER, SO I'M SAYING BETTER TOGETHER, WE [INDISCERNIBLE] $12,000 TO ZERO BY THE END OF APRIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. DEBORAH. >> OKAY. FIRST THING, PARENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN CURRICULUM AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT

114IS BEING TAUGHT IN OUR SCHOOLS, WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO COME TO A RESOURCE REVIEW, FAMILY COMMUNITY UH, STUDENT, ANYONE AND EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW WHAT CURRICULUM WE'RE LOOKING AT, MONDAY APRIL 3RD -- THAT WAS YESTERDAY, APOLOGIES -- APOLOGIZE, ALL RIGHT, I UH THOUGHT THEY WERE NEXT WEEK, MY APOLOGIES. WE DID HAVE AT TWO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, TWO DIFFERENT TIMES, OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO THE LOOK AT OUR CURRICULUM TO WEIGH IN AND TELL US WHAT THEY THOUGHT. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE FEEDBACK. DR. OAKLEY I BELIEVE WAS AT BOTH OF THOSE >> M HMM M-M-M. >> E I HOPE I HOPE EVERYONE WAS ABLE TO GO, PUT THEIR HANDS ON THE CURRICULUM THAT WILL BE GOING THROUGH [INDISCERNIBLE] IN THE FUTURE AND GIVE FEEDBACK. AND IF WE'RE GOING

115TO GO HEAVY I MIGHT AS WELL TOP IT OFF WELL, ALL RIGHT. START OFF WITH AN INTERESTING WORD THAT'S TAKEN SOME WEIGHT HERE LATELY AND THAT'S INDOCTRINATION. DEFINED AS PROCESS OF TEACHING A PERSON OR GROUP TO ACCEPT A SET OF BELIEFS UNCRITICALLY. IT'S TAKEN ON SUCH A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION LATELY TO SAY THE WORD INDOCTRINATION BUT IT IS THE REALITY OF OUR LIFE. WE INDOCTRINATE OUR CHILDREN INTO OUR FAMILIES, OUR SOCIAL CUSTOMS, OUR OWN RELIGIONS, OUR HOLLY UH DAYS, OUR SOCIETY INDOCTRINATION OF OUR CHILDREN AND UPCOMING IS THE WAY WE LIVE OUR LIVES. NOT NECESSARILY A NEGATIVE THING. IS THERE NEGATIVE INDOCTRINATION? SURE, ABSOLUTELY. AND THIS IMPACTS SCHOOLS DIRECTLY WHEN PEOPLE BRING UP ITEMS LIKE CRT AND CONTINUE TO PERPETUATE THAT IT'S TAUGHT AS A METHOD OF INDOCK IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. JUST TO REFRESH MYSELF BECAUSE

116IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I LOOKED AT IT SOMETHING I FOLLOW IS LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS CAMPAIGN I LOOKED BACK AT IT AND THE INSTANCES THAT WERE REPORTED OF CRT IN SCHOOLS IN NORTH CAROLINA. FIRST OFF, THERE WERE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, NOT EVEN ONE PER COUNTY, NOT EVEN ONE PER TWO COUNTIES. SECONDLY, THE BULK OF THE REPORTS WERE ACTUALLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHAT'S BEING TAUGHT TO TEACHERS, NOT STUDENTS. P I CAN COUNT ON ONE HAND HOW MANY CONCERNS WERE EXPRESSED ABOUT WHAT'S BEING TAUGHT TO OUR STUDENTS. ONE HAND. THERE ARE 100 COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA, MORE THAN 100 SCHOOL SYSTEMS. THE PROBABLY MOST CONCERNING ABOUT THAT REPORT IS THERE IS NO RESOLUTION. IT SAYS THAT THESE THINGS WERE INVESTIGATED BUT NO REPORT OF THOSE INVESTIGATIONS, NO REPORT THAT ANY OF THIS WAS EVER VALIDATED. NO CLOSING OF

117THE LOOP ON THE FACTS CAMPAIGN. SO HOW WOULD YOU EVER KNOW IF ANY OF THOSE FEW INSTANCES OF CRT WERE VALIDATED? YOU NEVER WOULD, AND THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO FEW TELLS YOU THAT IT'S NOT IN THE CURRICULUM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE IT ANYMORE PLAIN BECAUSE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WENT LOOKING. AND THERE'S THE RESULT UHS, THEY'RE RIGHT THERE FOR ANYBODY TO SEE. SO I HOPE THAT HELPS OUR CURRICULUM IS OUT THERE FOR THE PUBLIC. I HOPE YOU SAW IT FOR YOURSELF. I HOPE YOU GAVE FEEDBACK YOU NEEDED TO AND I HOPE YOU CAN TAKE THE LOOK AT THE FACTS THAT WERE GATHERED IN THE FACTS CAMPAIGN. AND GENUINELY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO OUR SCHOOLS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WE SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS. THEY HEAR ALL OF THIS CRITICISM JUST

118AS MUCH AS OUR STUDENTS DO. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN HARD TIME AND THEY GIVE ME THEIR OWN FEEDBACK. I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK HB 187 AND HOW DISTURBED THE TEACHERS ARE BY IT BECAUSE THEY FEEL THEY ARE BEING MUZZLED AND THIS IS NOT JUST PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, THIS IS CHARTER SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS. THEY ARE LOOKING AT US GOING LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WENT LOOKING, CRT IS NOT THERE; WHY DO THEY FEEL THE NEED TO TELL US WHAT TO SAY AND WHEN TO SAY IT AND WHAT NOT TO SAY WHEN IT'S ALREADY NOT THERE? AND I BELIEVE THAT QUESTION IS VERY POWERFUL. AND I WOULD POSE THAT TO ANYONE IN OUR HOUSE OR SENATE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MR. GOBLE. >> I JUST HAD COUPLE BRIEF COMMENTS. THE I THINK BECAUSE A

119LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ME MAYBE I'D SHARE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT ME. I WAS A CHURCH YOUTH GROUP LEADER FOR 16 YEARS. BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE BOY SCOUTS AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOCAL HERE AND ALSO IN CHARGE OF 20 COUNCILS NATIONWIDE AND BEEN ON NATIONAL COMMITTEES FOR 16 YEARS. THAT'S ENDING THE END OF MAY. I'M THE OLDEST OF 8. I HAD 66 FIRST COUSINS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE. MY WIFE AND I STARTED A NON-PROFIT CALLED YOUTH OF NORTH CAROLINA AND IT'S FOCUSED ON HELPING YOUTH GET THROUGH ACES -- THAT'S ACUTE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, AND MAKING THEM RESILIENT. THE FACT WE'RE UP HERE TALKING ABOUT CRITICAL RACE THEORY AYE SAT WITH THEME AND HEARD THEM TALK ABOUT IT AND I LET THEM TALK AND IT'S ALWAYS THIS IS WRONG, BAD, TEACHING KIDS. SO I ASKED THEM CAN YOU EXPLAIN

120TO ME WHAT CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS AND HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A CURRICULUM? AND NONE OF THEM HAVE. SO IT'S KIND OF THIS FEEDING FRENZY. I THINK WE GOT TO TEACH KIDS RIGHT THINGS, THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT AND WE GOT TO TEACH THEM THE TRUE HISTORY. AS DIFFICULT AS HISTORY IS, I HAVE A PODCAST WITH REVEREND CLEVELAND CALLED THE COMMON GROUND SHOW AND THE CONCEPT IS, A WHITE REPUBLICAN THAT GREW UP IN ALL-WHITE COMMUNITY WITH NO BLACKS. IN FACT IF A BLACK CAME THROUGH OUR TOWN, THEY WOULD ESCORT THEM OUT. A BLACK DEMOCRAT THAT'S GREW UP IN THE PROJECTS AT CHARLESTON WITH SINGLE MOM, HANDICAPPED, RAISED THREE KIDS, GREAT GRANDPARENTS WERE SLAVES, AND WE TALK ABOUT HOW O WE HAVE COMMON GROUND AND WE BRING IN A DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE. WE'VE HAD IN

121BISEXUAL PASTOR ON WHICH I DIDN'T KNOW EXISTED, AND BUT WE ALSO HAD THE SON OF THE NUMBER ONE WHITE SUPREMACIST AND HE TALKED ABOUT HOW HE LEARNED HIS DAD WAS A MONSTER LATER ON IN LIFE AND NOW HE HAS A MINISTRY THAT BRINGS KIDS IN FROM ROMANIA AND ADOPTED THEM. I SAID WHY DID YOU ADOPT KIDS. HE SAID WELL WHEN I WAS ABOUT 26, I WAS WORRIED THAT I MIGHT GET MARRIED AND HAD A SON THAT TURNED OUT LIKE MY FATHER SO I GOT A VA SECT MY. WE TRY AND BRING ALL THAT OUT AND I HOPE THAT FIND COMMON GROUND WITH ALL YOU FOLKS. I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO DISAGREE ON THINGS. I LOOK FORWARD TO DISAGREEMENTS BUT I ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO MORE AGREEMENTS. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE PART OF YOUR

122TEAM. >> THANK YOU. KHEM. >> AISLE MAKE IT VERY QUICK. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO MR. GOBLE TO OUR BOARD. I'LL BE SEAT MATE, SO IT'S GOOD TO HAVE SOMEONE THERE REPRESENTING DISTRICT 3 THAT REALLY WANTS TO WORK ON OUR BOARD. I WANT TO SAY WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY HOLIDAY THAT'S COMING UP [INDISCERNIBLE]. DR. OAKLEY GET SOME SLEEP, REST, HAVE SOME FUN, ALL UH THE THINGS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY WHEN I UH KWET BACK. THANK YOU. -- GET BACK. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. DIANNE. >> FIRST, I WANT TO WELCOME MR. GOBLE 'CUZ MY [INDISCERNIBLE] REMEMBER THAT. [LAUGHTER] AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK VICTOR VINCENT AND THE REENTRY EXPERT ORGANIZATION FOR HONORING ME LAST NIGHT AT GUILFORD COLLEGE. I TOO WANTED O TO WEAR ORANGE TONIGHT FOR JACKSON WHO WAS

123THE KIB DER GUARD DER AND I HOPE AND PRAY HE RECOVERS AND HIS PARENTS HOLD HIM THAT MUCH TIGHTER. MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES THAT HAVE LOST CHILDREN SINCE THE LAST TIME WE [INDISCERNIBLE] AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO -- WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING 'CUZ IT'S UNNATURAL TO SO FAR IN JUST THESE TWO SCHOOL YEARS WE'VE LOST 16 CHILDREN; THAT'S TOO MANY. I MEAN, YOU UH KNOW, MASS SHOOTING, YOU KNOW, IT'S WITH JUST SINGLY. I WOULD LIKE FOR EVERYONE TO BE SAFE DURING THE HOLIDAYS. REALLY THINK ABOUT YOUR SAFETY. TODAY IS AN INTERESTING DAY BECAUSE IT IS THE BIRTHDAY OF ONE OF OUR RENAISSANCE WOMEN OF THE 21st CENTURY, MAYA ANGELOU. I MET HER, AND TO WATCH HER OVER 40-YEAR SPAN AND WHAT SHE HAS DONE IN STILL

124CONTINUES TO DO IN THIS COMMUNITY IS PHENOMENAL. THAT'S NOT A POINT. OKAY. ALSO THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF ONE OF OUR GREATEST PEACEMAKERS, MARTIN LUTHER KING. SO WE CONTINUE TO HAVE VIOLENCE DICTATE OUR HISTORY AND HOW WE PERCEIVE PEOPLE, AND I WANT TO FINISH WITH THIS, THERE IS A VERSE THAT SAYS, IF YOU DON'T PRAY, THE ROCKS ARE GOING TO CRY OUT. JOHN LEWIS SAID, GET IN GOOD TROUBLE, NECESSARY TROUBLE, TO HELP REDEEM THE SOUL OF AMERICA. I AM DISAPPOINTED IN HOW OUR LEGISLATORS AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVEL ARE CHOOSING TO USE THEIR ELECTED POWER. WHEN I STAND AND SALUTE THE FLAG, RECITE THE PLEDGE, AND HARDER TO SEE HOW I AM GETTING INCLUDEDED OR THOSE WHO LOOK LIKE ME; POORER, BLACK, FEMALE. REMINDS ME I TOO SEE AMERICA. MY PEOPLE HAVE

125BEEN FIGHTING FOR 400 YEARS AVENUE BEING STOLEN AND BROUGHT HERE TO BUILD THIS COUNTRY FOR A SEAT AT THE TABLE WHILE ENJOYING BEING BEATEN, BITTEN BY DOGS, LYNCHED, KNEED AND SHOT TO THE DEATH. EVERY DAY, RIGOROUS ATTEMPTS ARE BEING MADE TO DENY SO MANY PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE ME A RIGHTFUL SEAT AT THE TABLE OR SIMPLY ENFORCED IN THE PROCESS THROUGH LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS OF [INDISCERNIBLE] AND VOTERS OPPRESSION. OUR STATE LEGISLATORS TOOK THREE YEARS TO PASS BUDGET, OVER FIVE YEARS TO PROVIDE THE POOR WITH HEALTH CARE, YET THIS SAME LEGISLATURE IN A MATTER OF WEEKS PASSED A LAW TO ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A DOMINANT GENDER AND RACE-PRIVILEGE INDIVIDUAL A SEAT AT THIS TABLE WITHOUT A DIRECT ELECTORAL MANDATE. SO I CHALLENGE OUR LEGISLATORS TO BE JUST AS EXPEDIENT IN THE FUTURE WITH PASSING

126LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE BETTER PAY FOR OUR SCHOOL STAFF AND OUR SCHOOLS AND PASS THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. THAT THEY MOVE WITH THE SAME SPEED TO PASS LAWS THAT BENEFIT THE GREATEST NUMBER OF CITIZENS. SO STOP DIMINISHING THE ABILITY UH OF LOCAL BOARDS TO GOVERN, AND THAT THEY FIND A WAY TO RESPECT THE WILL O ALL PEOPLE AND NOT JUST THAT, NOT JUST THE ECONOMICALLY-POWERED SELECT FEW. WE NEED TO LOOK AT PUBLIC EDUCATION THIS WAY: EDUCATION IS THE CRUISE OF PROGRESS IN EVERY SOCIETY AND IN EVERY FAMILY UH. THIS IS THE QUOTE FROM ANONA WHO IS DIPLOMAT IN 7th SECRETARY OF THE UNION OF THE UNITED NATION. WE TELL PEOPLE THAT IF THEY SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. I SEE AND I'M SAYING. FOR I TOO SEE AMERICA. >> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO AGAIN ACKNOWLEDGE OUR

127EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, NATALIE STRANGE. MY DEER FRIEND ADDY JEFFREYS AS VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH AND MY OTHER DEER FRIEND SCHOOL COUNSELOR AT KINSON. I'VE GOTTEN SEVERAL CALLS AND E-MAILS FROM PARENTS AROUND SCHOOL SAFETY, AND THERE'S JUST SORT OF THIS HEIGHTENED CONCERN, OF COURSE, AS THEY SEE THINGS HAPPENING AROUND US AND I READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE SHOOTING IN NASHVILLE AND ONE OF THE SAFETY EXPERTS WAS SAYING THERE'S NO UNIVERSAL SCHOOL SAFETY THAT IS GOING TO WORK BECAUSE SCHOOLS ARE SO DIFFERENT. BUILDINGS, TECHNOLOGY, TALKING ABOUT FUNDING, GLASS PARTITIONS, JUST EVERYTHING AND PEOPLE RUSH TO GO AND DO THOSE AND PEOPLE SAID WHAT ARE YOU DOING? AND I'VE SAID OVER AND OVER THE MULTIPLE STRATEGIES THAT WE DEPLOYED AND THE PRESS CONFERENCES WE'VE HAD. I KNOW DR. OAKLEY UH YOU HAD A SUMMIT FROM STUDENTS BECAUSE

128SOMEBODY CALLED AND SAID WHAT ARE E WE DOING FOR THE STUDENTS? I KNOW THERE ARE GOING TO BE MORE OF THOSE. ONE OF THE THINGS YOU UH HEARD IS THAT NEEDED SOMEONE TO TALK TO SEE WE STRENGTHENED OUR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. I KNOW WE'LL CONTINUE TO PRESENT INFORMATION, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT THAT WE ARE NOT SITTING IDLY BY AND WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN HERE AND THE WORST TIME TO DO ANYTHING IS WHEN WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION. THERE ARE SEVERAL INITIATIVES HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE ARE BLACK ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THE HOMICIDES THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT IT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND WORKING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THAT. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMMUNITY GROUPS, I KNOW PASTOR SHARELL

129IS PART OF DOPE AND PUTTING MEN IN AT LEAST THREE SCHOOLS: ANDREWS SMITH AND DUDLEY. GENE BLACKMAN ESTABLISHING FATE CULTURES IS ANOTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION TRYING TO WORK WITH YOUTH TO ADDRESS THAT. SO PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED AND THINGS ARE GOING ON AND I KNOW EVERYBODY DOESN'T KNOW EVERYTHING, BUT I UH JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT TAKING THESE THINGS LIGHTLY, AND THAT THE SCHOOL SAFETY EXPERT SAID THAT WHEN PEOPLE FAIL, SAFETY FAILS. SO IT'S NOT THE BUZZER, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S OUR INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE THAT'S GOING TO ALSO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE AROUND SCHOOLS. I WANT TO SAY I'M VERY SORRY THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN PITTED AGAINST EACH OTHER FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, WAS ABSOLUTELY UNNECESSARY. THIS BOARD HAD THERE WAS A PROCESS IN PLACE SET FORTH BY LEGISLATORS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND

130BACK IN THE DAY IN THE 80s THERE WERE BUDDY PASSES BEFORE ALL OF THE TERRORISM IN THE SKIES AND IF YOU WERE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE AIRLINE YOU COULD WRITE YOURSELF A TICKET AND GO GET ON A PLAIN, NO SECURITY OR ANYTHING. I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING WITH THE LEGISLATION AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES JUST LIKE I DON'T LIKE HOW THAT HAPPENS LET ME WRITE A BILL. I DON'T LIKE THE DECISION YOU MADE, LET ME JUST WRITE A BILL. AND HAS STRIPPED THIS BOARD OR ATTEMPTED TO STRIP THIS BOARD OF ITS PROCESSES THAT WORK. AND THIS BOARD BECAUSE OF THOR RORS MADE BY THE ERRORS MADE BY THE PARTY MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THIS HAPPENED, UM, THIS BOARD COULD HAVE APPOINTED ANYONE. WE COULD HAVE APPOINTED A DEMOCRAT THAT LOST SEAT

131BY 80 VOTES IN AN ELECTION, AND THIS BOARD VOTED TO RESPECT THE PARTY THAT HADDOCK PIEDED THE SEAT. I KNOW THAT'S LOST ON PEOPLE BECAUSE PEOPLE WANTED SOMETHING ELSE AND TRIED TO USE THE POWER AND TO ME THE ABUSIVE POWER OF THE GOVERNMENT TO OVERRIDE A PROCESS THAT WAS IN PLACE. I'M SORRY THAT HAS BEEN YOUR ENTRANCE. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND TO STRUGGLE LING WITH YOU AND TO A ADDRESSING SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT SIT UNDERNEATH US. WITH THAT SAID, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> MOVE TO UH ADJOURN. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. GOT TO MOVE QUICK.