Board of Education July 12, 2022

001>> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME DR. OAKLEY. I'LL CALL ON BOARD MEMBER BETTY JENKINS TO OPEN US UP. >> IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE AND, AFTERWARDS, FOR A MOMENT OF S SILENCE. >> BOARD MEMBER KIM IRBY IS ON THE PHONE. WE WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT'S MEETING BY REMEMBERING THREE STUDENTS WHO PASSED AWAY THIS SCHOOL YEAR. ALTHOUGH WE CELEBRATE THEIR LIVES AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT THEY MADE ON THE GCS FAMILY, OUR HEARTS ARE EXTENDED IN GRIEF TO THEIR LOVED ONES. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WE'D LIKE TO EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND TEACHERS OF MARYZE TATUM, JA'QUARION LEDBETTER AND DANIEL RAMIREZ. MARYZE TATUM WAS A STUDENT WITH THE BIGGEST PERSONALITY. YOU KNEW SHE WAS PRESENT BEFORE SHE ENTERED THE ROOM. MARYZE WAS THE LIFE OF EVERY CLASSROOM AND AIMED TO

002MAKE THOSE AROUND HER SMILE. HER ATTITUDE AND LIVELINESS WERE ALWAYS A SOURCE OF POSITIVITY. MARYZE'S OUTGOING PERSONALITY CONNECTED HER WITH STUDENTS ACROSS HER GRADE LEVEL. SHE WOULD TALK TO ANYONE AND WAS OFTEN THE FIRST TO WELCOME NEW STUDENTS. SHE WAS WILLING TO BEFRIEND ANYONE AND WAS LOYAL TO HER FRIENDS AND CLASSMATES. MARYZE RADIATED LOVE AND TO HAVE KNOWN HER WAS A PRIVILEGE. HER MEMORY LIVES ON AND SHE REMAINS IN THE HEARTS OF THE FERNDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND STAFF. JA'QUARION LEDBETTER WAS A VIBRANT YOUNG MAN WITH A CONTAGIOUS SMILE. HE WAS VERY RESPECTFUL TO ADULTS AND UNDERSTANDING OF HIS PEER'S FEELINGS. HE WAS ALSO KNOWN AS JAY-Q OR POOH. HE POSSESSED THE STRENGTH OF COMMITMENT AND WAS LOYAL TO A FAULT. MANY HAVE SHARED MEMORIES OF HIS PLAYFUL SPIRIT AND CHARISMATIC CHARM. HE REGULARLY ATTENDED

003CHURCH SERVICES WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER AND WAS KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE CHURCH FAMILY FOR HIS BIG HEART. HE WAS A PROMISING STUDENT AND WELL-LOVED BY HIS FAMILY, PEERS, AND TEACHERS. HE WILL CONTINUE TO BE MISSED BY THE SOUTHWEST HIGH AND PRUETTE SCALE FAMILIES. DANIEL WAS A REMARKABLE STUDENT AT BEN L. SMITH HIGH SCHOOL, ALWAYS HAPPY, EAGER TO LEARN AND EXCEL. FAMILY WAS EVERYTHING TO DANIEL; HE WAS A PROUD UNCLE TO HIS NEPHEW ADRIANO AND VERY CLOSE TO HIS BROTHER DIEGO. HE USED TO HELP HIS BROTHER WITH HIS HOMEWORK AND TAKE HIM AND HIS NEPHEW TO SCHOOL BEFORE COMING TO SCHOOL HIMSELF. DANIEL AND HIS BROTHER WERE WORKING WITH THEIR FATHER; PAINTING AND DOING CABINETRY WORK IN HOMES. DANIEL WORKED FULL TIME DURING THE PANDEMIC AND HAD FALLEN BEHIND IN HIS ACADEMIC CREDITS. BUT DURING THE PREVIOUS SCHOOL

004YEAR HE HAD TAKEN ADDITIONAL CREDITS TOWARD RECOVERY AND WAS ON TRACK TO GRADUATE WITH HIS PEERS. SMITH HIGH RECOGNIZED HIS HARD WORK WITH A POSTHUMOUS NOMINATION FOR THE STUDENT IMPROVEMENT AWARD. ALTHOUGH WE WERE ONLY PRIVILEGED TO KNOW THESE STUDENTS FOR A BRIEF AMOUNT OF TIME, IN THEIR OWN WAYS, THEY HELPED TO CREATE HEARTWARMING MEMORIES THAT WILL BE CHERISHED FOREVER. TO HONOR THESE STUDENTS, PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ANY FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS TO RECEIVE C CONDOLENCE. AND FINALLY TONIGHT, WE WILL RECOGNIZE OUR EMPLOYEE OF MONTH, JIMMY FULTON. JIMMY FULTON IS ALL THAT AND A BAG OF CHIPS." SO BEGINS ONE OF SEVERAL NOMINATIONS FOR FULTON, A NETWORK ANALYST IN THE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WHO WAS NAMED THE JULY GCS EMPLOYEE OF THE

005MONTH. JIMMY WAS PRAISED FOR HIS KINDNESS AND PATIENCE WHEN HELPING CUSTOMERS AT THE DISTRICT'S CENTRAL OFFICES WITH THEIR TECHNOLOGY NEEDS. JIMMY IS ONE OF THE MOST RESPONSIVE COLLEAGUES THAT I KNOW," SAYS DIBRELLE TOURRET RESPONSIVE COLLEAGUES THAT I KNOW," SAYS DIBRELLE TOURRET, DIRECTOR OF THE ACADEMICALLY GIFTED DEPARTMENT. "HE WAS INVALUABLE THIS YEAR AS MY DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTED ONLINE ASSESSMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND HE HELPED TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS AT THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE ASSESSMENT AT WASHINGTON STREET. SHE CONTINUED, "HE SPENT HOURS VERIFYING DEVICES AHEAD OF TIME AND WAS PRESENT DURING TESTING TO HELP TROUBLESHOOT. HE IS A PROBLEM-SOLVER, HAS A CALM AND SOOTHING DEMEANOR AND NEVER MAKES YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE A BOTHER." JIMMY RECEIVED A $50 GIFT CARD COURTESY OF THE GREENSBORO JAYCEES. DURING THE MONTH OF JULY, HIS PHOTO

006WILL HANG AT THE DISTRICT'S CENTRAL OFFICES, AT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND AT THE GREENSBORO JAYCEES OFFICE. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK BOARD MEMBER PAT TILLMAN TO READ ALOUD THE CERTIFICATE HONORING JIMMY. >> THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR. I USUALLY HIGHLIGHT A FEW WORDS THAT I THINK ARE VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY'RE FROM YOUR PEERS AND THOSE THAT YOU WORK WITH AND FOR. KIND,ATION, RESPONSIVE, CALM, AND SOOTHING, INVALUABLE. SO MR. FULTON, AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO READ THE CERTIFICATE. BUT I WANT TO LIFT UP THOSE WORDS THAT, OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE WELL DESERVED OF FROM YOUR PEERS. AND WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR CHILDREN. ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, GUILFORD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND CHAIRMAN KAREN HAYES, WE'RE PROUD TO PRESENT THIS CERTIFICATE TO YOU, JIMMY FULTON, FOR EMPLOYEE

007OF THE MONTH. AND ALSO SPONSORED BY THE JAY JAYCEES. I DID NOT KNOW THAT. AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, WE WOULD OPEN THE MICROPHONE UP FOR YOU, SIR. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. I WORK WITH A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE AND I'M GLAD THAT THEY'VE RECOGNIZED ME. I'M JUST HERE TO TRY TO HELP OUR STAFF TO BE PREPARED FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, THE TESTING. AND I HOPE I'VE HELPED THEM HELP THE CHILDREN. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 20 YEARS. AND NOW I HAVE CHILDREN OF MY OWN IN THE SYSTEM. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> CAN I JUST SAY KIND AND PASSION WITH TECHNOLOGY IS ALMOST LIKE -- I'M HAVING A HARD TIME WRAPPING BY HEAD AROUND IT EVEN. SO GOD BLESS

008YOU. >> THANK YOU! [ NO AUDIO ] >> WE ARE NOW AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT PART OF OUR BOARD MEETING. WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS. OUR FIRST IS ALICE FRAN BE FRAN. I JUST WAND T WANT TO REMIND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR COMMENT. WHEN YOU HAVE 15 SECONDS LEFT, AN AMBER LIGHT WILL SHOW AND WHEN YOU ARE DONE, A RED LIGHT WILL SHOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. YOU CAN BEGIN BY SAYING YOUR NAME. >> THANK YOU. DR. ALICE FRANKS. I LIVE AT 4 LEEWOOD COURT, GREENSBORO. I FORMERLY LIVED ACROSS THE STREET FROM MR. TILLMAN. GOOD EVENING MADAME CHAIR, DISTINGUISHED BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS AND OF COURSE GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOL STAFF. I'VE LIVED IN GREENSBORO SINCE 2005. BOTH OF MY DAUGHTERS ATTEND AND GRADUATED FROM GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. I WANT TO

009THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND CONTINUED EFFORTS TO INFUSE EQUITY AND INCLUSION WITHIN THE STRUCTURE THROUGHOUT ALL THE STRUCTURES AND POLICIES OF THE GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. I LIVE IN A SOCIETY THAT REFLECTS THE IDENTITY I HOLD AS A STRAIGHT WHITE CIS FEMALE CHRISTIAN. MY HISTORY IS EVERYWHERE AND GENERALLY REFLECTED IN A POSITIVE LIGHT. THAT CONTRIBUTES TO MY CONFIDENCE AND SUCCESS. SETTINGS OF A DIVERSE RANGE OF IDENTITIES HAS ACTUALLY BEEN A HUGE SOURCE OF ENRICHMENT FOR ME AND GROWTH. SHOULDN'T ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT I AND MY FAMILY HAVE HAD? I IMPLORE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE UPCOMING SEARCH FOR A NEW SUPERINTENDENT TO RECOMMIT TO THE PRINCIPLE OF JUSTICE, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, . TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OUR SCHOOLS, I ASK YOU TO WORK ON SELESELECTING A SUPERINTENDENT

010O MEETS SOME OF THIS CRITERIA, ALTHOUGH THIS DOES NOT COVER ALL THE BASES. BUT SOMEONE WHOSE IDENTITY ALIGN WITH THE STUDENT COMMUNITY, THAT WILL ALWAYS PRIORITIZE EQUAL ACCESS TO PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN, INCLUDING THE CHILDREN'S RIGHT TO LEARN ALL OF OUR HISTORY, A SUPERINTENDENT THAT WILL MAKE HARD CHOICE, INCLUDING A WILLINGNESS TO DIVEST FROM INVESTMENTS THAT DON'T ALIGN WITH THE VALUES OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION, A SUPERINTENDENT THAT WILL CARRY OUT THE CURRENT FACILITIES PLAN, COMMITTING TO BEGIN WITH RESTAIRS TO POORLY RESOURCED SCHOOLS FIRST AND WILL PRIORITIZE MINORITY CONTRACTORS IN THE PROCESS; A SUPERINTENDENT WHO HELPS LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD AND CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS TRLY WILL SERVE ALL OF US IN STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKING IT A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE. SO I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR RECOMMITTING TO THIS.

011>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE JOHN MOYLE. AND JUST A REMINDER, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO TAKE YOUR COMMENT. >> MY NAME IS JOHN MOYLE. I LIVE AT 391 BATTLEFIELD, APARTMENT NUMBER 304 HERE. I DID WANT TO SAY TO THE BOARD AND FOR THE RECORD HOW MUCH I APPRECIATED THE WORK THAT DR. CONTRERAS DID WHILE SHE WAS HERE AS SUPERINTENDENT. AND I FEEL LIKE SHE CREATED AT LEAST THE BEGINNING OF A PATH TOWARD AN EQUITABLE E EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR US. WHEN YOU ON THE BOARD ARE CHOOSING A SUPERINTENDENT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE US DOWN THAT PATH. STUDENTS WHO ARE IN SCHOOL NOW WILL RECEIVE 30, 40, OR 50 YEAR OF VERY DIFFICULT TIMES IN THIS COUNTRY. I THINK WE KIND OF KNOW THAT BUT NO ONE

012WANTS TO ADMIT IT TO THEMES. BUT I'M GOING TO SAY TO YOU THAT IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM LEARN HOW TO TREAT ALL STUDENTS EQUITABLY SO THAT EVERY STUDENT CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO NEED EVERY PERSON THAT WE CAN PUT OUT IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WE'RE GOING TO FACE. EVERY STUDENT DESERVES AN EQUITABLE EDUCATION. AND EVERY STUDENT DESERVES TO BE BROUGHT UP TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, FOR ALL OF US. SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A SUPERINTENDENT, PLEASE LOOK FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS ACTUAL EXPERIENCE IN MAKING PROGRESS IN A SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH EQUITABLE EDUCATION. IN ADDITION, I WANT TO SAY ONE OTHER THING. SOMEHOW -- AND I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THE FACT THAT THE GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM HASN'T FALLEN TO THIS. BUT SOMEHOW IT'S BECOME FASHIONABLE TO TRY

013TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN FROM REALITY. I THINK THAT THE WHOLE IDEA, BANNING BOOKS, OF TRYING TO TELL CHILDREN THINGS ARE DIFFERENT THAN THEY WERE IN HISTORY, TRYING TO MAKE BELIEVE THAT EVERYTHING IN THIS COUNTRY IS SWELL, I BELIEVE THAT THAT IS UN-AMERICAN. I THINK, IF YOU'RE AN AMERICAN, YOU RECOGNIZE WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH ISSUES. AND WE HAVE TO DEFEAT THEM. PLEASE LOOK FOR SOMEONE WHO WILL DO THAT. YOU OWE IT TO US AND YOU OWE IT TO OUR CHILDREN. >> THANK YU. MR. HEA HEA HARINGTON, YOU HAVEE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JACK HHARINGTON. I BELIEVE FIRMLY IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN WHO WERE EDUCATED IN THE GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. AND THEY WERE EXTRAORDINARILY WELL PREPARED FOR LIFE'S NEXT STAGES. OVER THE LAST HALF CENTURY,

014I HAVE PLAYED A BUCKET LOAD OF TAXES TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL, MY FAIR SHARE, I CONTEND. AND I DON'T BE G BEGRUDGE A DIMF THAT. I BELIEVE THAT GREAT, LIVELY, ENGAGED, VIBRANT PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE A SOCIAL IMPERATIVE AND A PUBLIC GOOD, GOOD FOR OUR CHILDREN, ALL OF OUR CHILDREN, GOOD FOR OUR TEACHER, ADMINISTRATION, AND STAFF. PUBLIC E EDUCATION THAT IS HONE, TRUTHFUL, BOLD, INNOVATIVE AND VALIANT IS AN IMMENSE SOCIETAL GOOD. IT'S GOOD FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH. PUBLIC EDUCATION IS GOOD FOR OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY, FOR RECRUITING EMPLOYEE, FOR ATTRACTING FAMILIES TO GUILFORD COUNTY, AND FOR ENHANCING OR COMMCOMMU* TNAL WAY OF LIFE. I YEARN FOR TEACHERS BEING ENTRUSTED TO TEACH SKILLS AND CRITICAL THINKING, BEING COMFORTABLE WITH THE GIVE AND TAKE OF CONTROVERSIAL IDEAS AND LITERATURE. I YEARN FOR TEACHERS NOT JUST BEING ALLOWED TO TEACH

015THE DISHONEST HISTORY DISHED OUT TO ME, BUT TEACHERS WHO ARE ENCOURAGED TO DO SO. I YEARN FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY, PERHAPS EVEN AN INCREASED TOLERANCE FOR DISPROPORTIONALITY BECAUSE CHILDREN, WHEREVER THEY ARE, WHO NEED GEATER RESOURCES SHOULD HAVE THE GREATER RESOURCES THEY NEED AND NOT BEGRUDGINGLY ALLOCATED. IN YOUR SEARCH FOR NEW LEADERSHIP, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEARCH OUT THE DEAR SOUL WHOSE VISION RESOLVED IN YEARNINGS INCLUDE THESE CRITICAL VALUES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CLARITY AND FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC SPEAKING PORTION OF THE MEETING. WE'RE NOW AT THE APPROVAL OF THE MOTION. IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE THE AGENDA. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? TIM, DID WE GET YOUR AYE? >> AYE. >> WE ARE NOW AT THE CONSENT AGENDA. I WILL TURN TO DR. OAKLEY. >> GOOD

016EVENING MADAME CHAIR, THIS EVENING'S CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES THE APPROVAL OF THE JUNE MEETING MINUTES, PERSONNEL REPORT, THE INSURANCE COVERAGE, 22-23 MICROPURCHASE RESOLUTION, THE 22-LAND LEASE AND EDUCATION CENTER. THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S CONSENT AGENDA FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> MOVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> DIANNE? >> YES. >> PAT? >> YES. >> LINDA? >> YES TO A, B, C, AND D. NO TO F. >> WINSTON? >> YES. >> BETTYE? >> YES. >> DEBORAH? DEENA?>> YES. >> KHEM? >> YES TO IT ALL. >> AND DEENA, YES. A-E PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM F PASSES BY A VOTE OF 7-2. WE'RE NOW AT REPORTS FROM THE CHAIR. I HAVE A FEW THINGS HERE. GOOD EVENING. AND WELCOME. I WILL START BY OFFERING MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COLLEAGUE OF OUR BELOVED DR. Nora Carr, former GCS Chief of

017Staff, who passed away unexpectedly at the end of June. Nora was a powerful voice for children and a tireless advocate for public education. She made a lasting impact on every person she encountered, and she was a mentor to many school and district leaders across the state and nation. Nora was a special person, and she will be greatly missed. The Board will properly honor her memory with a resolution at an upcoming meeting. Summer meal distribution continues at 22 school locations and several community sites, a map of which can be found on our website. These meals are for any child under the age of 18 and must be consumed on site. They are available Monday through Thursday from 8 to 9 a.m. and from 11 a.m. to noon. Now is the time to fill out the application

018for free meals for the 2022-23 school year. As a reminder, the federal waivers that allowed districts to serve meals to all students for free have now expired, so it is important that every family fill out the application to qualify for meal benefits next year. Filling out the application also helps provide the district with information that can be used to obtain funding that will support students in other ways. Visit lunchapplication.com and complete the steps. The application is available in English and Spanish. YOU CAN FIND TRANSPORTATION REQUEST FORMS UNDER THE QUICK LINKS SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.GCSNC.COM. FINALLY, WE WILL WORK WITH THE GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO FINALIZE THE WRITTEN GUIDELINES. This concludes my remarks. DR. OAKLEY? >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I'M HONORED TO SERVE AS ACTING SUPERINTENDENT THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS

019AND MONTHS AS THE BOARD CONTINUES ITS SEARCH FOR THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT. I AM THANKFUL TO DR. CONTRERAS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CHILDREN AND OUR COMMUNITY. I'M ALSO GRATEFUL TO EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN GRANTING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS GREAT DISTRICT UNTIL A NEW SUPERINTENDENT IS NAMED. AFTER SEING THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS HAD ON OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, I AM CONVINCED THAT THIS IS THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL DECADE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. IT IS MY HOPE THAT WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER AS EDUCATIONAL LEADER, PARENT, TEACHER, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE PROVIDING A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION TO ALL GUILFORD COUNTY STUDENTS. I BELIEVE WE CAN SERVE AS THE MODEL FOR NORTH CAROLINA AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY FOR WHAT IS POSSIBLE POST PANDEMIC WHEN WE PUT OUR CHILDREN

020AND THEIR FUTURE FIRST. I SHARE IN MS. HAYES-GREENE'S SYMPATHY FOR THE FAMILY OF DR. NORA CARR, A GREAT COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND. THE ENTIRE GCS FAMILY MOURNS HER LOSS. OUR CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO HER HUSBAND KEVIN AND THEIR CHILDREN CASEY, ERIN AND TARA. THE SUMMER READING CHALLENGE IS IN FULL SWING. THOSE WHO READ AT LEAST 900 MINUTES AND SUBMIT THEIR READING LOGS WILL EARN A FREE TICKET FROM KERSEY VALLEY FOR EITHER THE CORN MAZE OR SPOOKYWOODS ACTIVITIES. I WANT TO SEE KERSEY VALLEY FILLED WITH OUR STUDENT THIS IS FALL. REMEMBER THAT GCS STUDENTS CAN ACCESS NEARLY 14,000 E-BOOK, AUDIO BOOKS AND INTERACTIVE BOOK ON THE GCS B BOOKSHELF. VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS. STUDENTS WILL BE IN PRE-K, KINDER GARDEN OR FIRST GRADE ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE CERTAIN VACCINATIONS ALONG WITH ANY STUDENT ENROLLED IN

021A NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TYPE. THESE CAN BE RECEIVED THROUGH YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. HEALTH ASSESSMENTS AND IMMUNIZATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE. PLEASE CALL (366)341-6720 TO LEARN MORE AND SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. FINALLY, OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST IS NOW AVAILABLE. UNDER THE QUICK LINKS SECTION ON THE WEBSITE AND HAVE AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGE. PLEASE NOTE THAT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LISTS WILL BE BASED ON STUDENT SPECIFIC CLASSES. THIS CONCLUDES MY RASHES AND I'LL NOW CALL ON MS. HENRY FOR THE 22-23 BUDGET UPDATE. >> TODAY WE'LL BE SHARING AN UPDATE AND YOU'RE RECEIVING A COPY OF THE POWER POINT RIGHT NOW. WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE, BETTER THAN WE HAVE BEEN IN LOTS AN LOTS OF YEARS. YESTERDAY WAS MY

022BIRTHDAY AND I FEEL LIKE THE GOVERNOR GAVE ME A PRESENT BY SIGNING THE BUDGET DEAL IN JULY. WE'RE NOT READY TO BRING YOU A FINAL BUDGET BUT I WANT TO SHARE AN UPDATE SO YOU KNOW WHERE WE STANDEND A WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE STATE BUDGET THAT DID GET SIGNED YET. FIRST WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT WAS APPROVED FOR FUNDING FOR GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. THE 22-23 APPROPRIATION FOR OUR OPERATING BUDGET IS $244,810,398. THAT'S $19,000,200 INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR, OR AN 8.5% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR. THAT WAS VERY GOOD NEWS, THAT MOST OF WHAT THE BOARD REQUESTED IN FUNDING WAS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. WHEN WE LOOK AS WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE MANAGER'S BUDGET RECOMMENDATION ALONG WITH THE ADDITIONS MADE AT THE BUDGET MEETING ON THE 16TH, THERE'S $10 MILLION OF THAT 19.2 MILLION DIRECTED

023TOWARD INCREASING THE LOCAL TEACHER SUPPLEMENT. WE WILL BE BRINGING AN ACTION ITEM, A REQUEST TO APROVE THAT WE GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH ADDING THAT FUNDING TO OUR INTERIM BUDGET. ALONG WITH A $2 MILLION INCREASE TO BE DIRECTED TO PRINCIPAL SUPPLEMENT. AND THE $1 AT NO TIME 2 MILLION INCREASE THAT WE RECEIVED TO BE APPLIED TO THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SUPPLEMENT. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT WERE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR STUDENTS THAT ATTEND CHARTER SCHOOLS FROM GUILFORD COUNTY. AND THEN ALSO INCLUDED IN THE 19.2 MILLION WERE THE DOLLARS FOR LOCALLY FUNDED STAFF, THE SALARY INCREASES THAT, AT THE TIME WE HAD PROJECTED BASED ON WHAT WE ANTICIPATED BEING IN THE STATE BUDGET. THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT NOW, BUT THEY DID FUND WHAT WE HAD ANTICIPATED. THAT'S ALL THAT'S INCLUDED

024IN THE 19.2 MILLION THAT WE RECEIVED IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY. WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT WAS APPROPRIATED FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY, OUR ANNUAL CAPITAL MAINTENANCE, YOU KNOW WE'VE HAD THAT HISTORICALLY BE BETWEEN THE $6 MILLION RANGE. THIS YEAR, IT IS $10 MILLION WHICH IS A 67% INCREASE OVER THE 21-22 YEAR. THE $10 MILLION IS LOTTERY FUNDS. SO WE WILL BE BRINGING YOU AN APPLICATION TO APPROVE WHEN WE IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC PROJECT THAT THOSE DOLLARS WILL BE USED FOR. THIS IS THE STATE BUDGET THAT WAS SIGNED YESTERDAY. THE ADM HOLD HE HARNESS HAS GONE AWAY. ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE BASED ON OUR ENROLLMENT ON THE BEST OF THE FIRST TWO MONTHS. SO ENROLLMENT ON THE 20TH DAY OR THE 40TH DAY OF SCHOOL, ALLOTMENTS WILL BE ADJUSTED FOR THOSE. WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT WAS

025DONE FOR TEACHERS, THE TEACHER AALL RIGHT. ALLOTMENT, THE $100 MILLION THAT WAS APPROVED FOR ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT FIVE WAS INCREASED IN THE 22-23 BUDGET TO $17 OH MILLION. 170 MILLION. THIS HAS BEEN ALOTTED TO COUNTIES WITH AN ADJUSTED MARKET VALUE OF TAXABLE PROPERTY OF LESS THAN $43 BILLION WHICH SOUNDS VERY SPECIFIC. GUILFORD COUNTY IS STILL ONE OF THE FOUR BUT THEY'VE GOT ANOTHER COUNTY IN. I DON'T KNOW BUT WE'LL FIND THAT OUT. I JUST KNOW THAT WHEN I ASKED TODAY, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS ONE THAT WAS ELIGIBLE THIS YEAR THAT WASN'T LAST YEAR. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE TEACHER SALARY, THE INCREASE THERE, YOU'LL SEE THE BEGINNING TEACHER, THE STATE SALARY IS NOW GOING TO BE $37,000. ALL OTHER TEACHERS WILL GET A STEP INCREASE WHICH RANGES FROM 2.5% TO 7.2%, DEPENDING ON THE

026YEAR OF EXPERIENCE AND WHERE THEY'RE MOVING TO ON THE SALARY SCHEDULE. SO THE RANGE OF INCREASE, INCLUDING THE STEP AND THE SALARY INCREASE WILL BE $1320 TO $3350 ANNUALLY FOR A TEN MONTH EMPLOYMENT. OUR PSYCHOLOGIST, SLP, AUDIOLOGIST, OTs AND PTs WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE ADDITIONAL $350 PER MONTH SUPPLEMENT THAT THEY RECEIVED IN 21-22. AND OUR COUNSELORS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE $100 PER MONTH SUPPLEMENT THEY RECEIVED IN 21-22. THAT HAVE BONUSES WILL LOOK VERY DIFFERENT THIS YEAR THAN THEY DID LAST YEAR. WE'RE GOING BACK TO HAVING THE PERFORMANCE BENEFIT. SO OUR TEACHERS IN GRADE 3 FOR READING, THE BONUSES WILL BE BASED ON THE 21-22, WITH THE PAST SPRING TEST RESULTS. TEACHERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE AP, IB, AND CTE STATE FUNDED TEACHER BONUSES BASED ON THE 21-22 RESULT IN THOSE AREAS AS WELL.

027THOSE WON'T BE FUNDED TO THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. FOR OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SCHEDULE WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE BOARD. THEN FOR PRINCIPALS, WHILE ALL PRINCIPAL INCREASES HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE SALARY CALCULATIONS THAT WE SHARED WITH OUR PRINCIPALS FOR THE 22-23 YEAR, THERE IS A SALARY SCHEDULE INCREASE OF 4%. THEIR STATE SALARY WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE ADM FOR 21-22 PLUS GROWTH FOR THE BEST THREE YEARS. THAT INCLUDES 2018-2019. THE STATE SALARY WILL CHANGE IN JUNE -- IN JANUARY BASED ON THE 22-23 ADM. AND THEN GROWTH FOR 21-22. AGAIN, THAT WON'T IMPACT OUR PRINCIPALS BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN THAT INTO CONSIDERATION IN THE SALARY CALCULATIONS THAT WE SHARED WITH OUR PRINCIPALS. OUR PRINCIPALS WILL QUALIFY FOR PERFORMANCE BASED INCREASES FROM THE 21-22 RESULT. THOSE WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO RETIREMENT. FOR OUR CLASSIFIED

028STAFF, THEY WILL RECEIVE AN INCREASE ON THE SALARY OF THE GREATER OF 4% OR, TO GET THEIR HOURLY COMPENSATION TO A MINIMUM OF $15 PER HOUR. SO ALL OF OUR STAFF, ONCE WE IMPLEMENT THIS, WILL BE AT A MINIMUM OF $15 AN HOUR. CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF WILL RECEIVE A 4% INCREASE. THIS IS WHERE YOU SEE AN INCREASE IN WHAT WE TWO JERKED AND WHAT THE STATE PASSED. WHAT WE PROJECTED WAS ABOUT A 2.5% INCREASE. THIS WILL BE HIGHER THAN THE NONCERTIFIED AND CLASSIFIED STAFF. THE RETIREMENT RATE IS 24.5%. WE MANNED ON 24.19%. IT IS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN WE PLANNED. THEN YOU CAN SEE THE INCREASE FROM THE 21-22 ACTUAL FROM 22.89%. SO WE'RE STILL SEEING SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THE RETIREMENT RATE WHICH MAKES THE COST OF EMPLOYEES HIGHER. OUR HEALTH RATE DID INCREASE AS

029WE HAD EXPECTED ANNUALLY FOR EACH FTE. OTHER THINS IN THE BUCK. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO REFLECT THE ACTUAL AVERAGE SALARY OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, TO EACH FUNDED HIGH SCHOOL. I DON'T RECALL THE LAST TIME WE HAD AN INCREASE IN THAT AVERAGE SALARY FOR OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. IT'S BEEN -- I DON'T REMEMBER. IT'S BEEN THAT LONG. THERE ARE NON-RECURRING FUNDS TO PROVIDE SCHOOL LUNCHES AT NO COST TO STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR THE REDUCED PRICE MEAL FOR ALL SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM. THOSE ARE THE ITEMS IN THE BILL THAT IMPACT US FINANCIALLY. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> ANITA? >> COULD YOU EXPLAIN THE NON-RECURRING FUNDS FOR SCHOOL LUNCHES? EXPLAIN THAT TO ME IN LAYMEN EASTERNS. STERMS. >> FOR THIS BUDGET YEAR THEY'VE APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO REIMBURSE

030SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMS FOR THE REDUCED COST FOR ANY STUDENT THAT QUALIFIES FOR A REDUCED MEAL. ANYBODY THAT QUALIFIES WILL RECEIVE FREE MALS. THE STATE IS GOING TO PICK UP THAT COST AND REIMBURSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THAT COST. >> IS THAT BREAKFAST AND LUNCH? >> IT IS. >> SO THAT WILL MEAN NO CHANGE FOR THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR? >> FOR ANY STUDENT THAT WILL QUALIFY FOR REDUCED PRICE MEALS. WE DON'T HAVE AS MANY THAT WILL QUALIFY FOR REDUCED MEALS. BUT IT WILL INCREASE THAT NUMBER. >> WINSTON AND THEN DEBORAH. >> JUST FOR THE ADM HOLD HARMLESS, HOW LONG HAVE WE HAD THAT? CAN YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE ESTIMATE OF POSITIONS THAT WILL IMPACT? AS I UNDERSTAND, AT SOME POINT WE STARTED LOSING STUDENTS IN THE PANDEMIC BUT THEY DIDN'T ADJUST OUR POSITIONS. NOW THEY'RE GOING

031TO MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT. SO SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN OPERATING WITH A CERTAIN NUMBER OF STAFF, THEY MAY HAVE ONLY LOST A HALF DOZEN KIDS BUT NOW -- >> IT'S BEEN FOR TWO YEARS FOR THE 2021 FISCAL YEAR A. WHAT HAPPENED, THE STATE ALOTTED US POSITIONS BASED ON PROJECTED ENROLLMENT. >> THAT WAS IN THE SPRING OF 2019? >> IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE SPRING OF 2020 THAT THEY WOULD HAVE -- >> OKAY. >> PROBABLY AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER OR MAYBE DECEMBER. WHEN WE REALLY GOT THE FINAL BUDGET. >> YEAH. BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. >> THEY ALOTTED US BASED ON OUR PROJECTED ENROLLMENT. AND THEN WHEN THEY NORMALLY WOULD HAVE MADE A PROJECTION AT THE 20TH OR 40TH DAY, THEY DIDN'T. SO FOR SCHOOLS THAT MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED THAT WE PROJECTED

032OR THAT WE ANTICIPATED, WE HAD ALOTTED TEACHERS TO THOSE SCHOOLS. THEY MAY NOT HAVE HAD THOSE TEACHERS TAKEN OUT OF THOSE SCHOOLS WHEN THE STUDENTS DIDN'T SHOW UP. >> THAT'S FOR THE 2020-21 AND THIS YEAR, THIS PAST YEAR? SO THE TWO YEARS. SO GIVEN THE DROP IN ENROLLMENT DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATED NUMBER OF TEACHING POSITIONS? YOU >> I FEEL LIKE IT WAS OVER 730. 70. BETWEEN 57 AND 70. >> PRIMARILY, AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL, I WOULD ASSUME THAT'S WHERE WE SAW GREATER DROPS IN ENROLLMENT. >> I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY. >> JUST BECAUSE THE KINDERGARTEN NUMBERS ARE WHAT WE SAW IN TERMS OF ENROLLMENT NUMBERS. I MEAN, I KNOW THAT CREATE AS HARDSHIP ON STAFF. YOU'VE JUST BEEN OPERATING WITH A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TEACHERS AND NOW ALL SORT OF ADJUSTMENTS ARE HAVING TO

033BE MADE. WE'RE ANTICIPATING THOSE. THOSE WILL COME LATER? >> WE ANTICIPATED THOSE AS WE MADE THE ALLOTMENTS FOR THE 23 SCHOOL YEAR. THAT'S WHY WE TRIED TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET MESSAGE EARLIER IN, I THINK, APRIL WHEN WE DID THAT, SO YOU WOULD BE AWARE. WE KNEW PRINCIPALS WERE PROBABLY FEELING IT AND SEEING IT WHEN THEY LOOKED AT THEIR ALLOCATIONS VERSUS WHAT THEY CURRENTLY HAD IN THEIR BUILDINGS. WE WANTED TO BE SURE THAT EVERYONE WAS AWARE OF WHY THAT WAS HAPPENING. IT WASN'T BECAUSE WE SAW A DECREASE. IT WASN'T A CHANGE IN THE ALLOTMENT FORMULA. WE DIDN'T CHANGE ANY ALLOTMENT. IT WAS JUST THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. >> IF THE ENROLLMENT GOES UP, DO THEY ONLY ADJUST IT ON THE 20TH DAY AND THEN IT'S NEXT YEAR? IF WE FIND

034IT MID-YEAR -- WE HAVE TO ACCEPT STUDENTS ALL YEAR, REGARDLESS OF OUR ALLOTMENT RIGHT? WE GET 20 KIDS WHO SHOW UP AT A SCHOOL AND ENROLL, WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THEM, IF THEY LIVE IN THAT DISTRICT. BUT YOU DON'T NECESSARILY GET ADDITIONAL TEACHERS FOR THAT, DO WE? >> THAT'S CORRECT. WE DON'T. ONCE THEY MAKE THAT ONE ADJUSTMENT, THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL TEACHERS. >> UNTIL THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. >> THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT -- YOU KNOW, WE RUN INTO CLASS SIZE ISSUES IN OUR SCHOOL. WE'VE GOT THE SUPPLEMENTS. WE'VE GOT TO ASSIGN -- >> WE HAVE TO FIND A TEACHER, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T GET ONE FOR THE STATE. >> I'M SORRY. I WAS REALLY UNDERESTIMATING THE NUMBER OF TEACHER ALLOCATIONS. IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF 64 TEACHERS. >> ARE THERE

035ALLOTMENTS TO TRANSPORTATION? >> THEY DON'T REALLY ADJUST TRANSPORTATION. THERE ARE SEVERAL CATEGORIES THEY ADJUST FOR LOWER ENROLLMENT. TFIT IS TEACHER, COUNSELOR, SOCL WORKER, INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES. THERE ARE CERTAIN CATEGORIES THAT THEY ADJUST BECAUSE THOSE ALLOTMENTS ARE BASED ON ADMs. >> THANK YOU. DEBORAH AND THEN DIANNE. >> I WAS GOING TO ASK, I THINK IT'S PAGE 9 IF YOU GUYS WANT TO FLIP TO IT. THE STAFF THAT WE USE AT GUILFORD, ARE THOSE SET BY THE STATE? THE INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS DO NOT STATE THEIR OWN? DO WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE STATE NUMBERS? I WAS LOOKING AT IT A WHILE BACK WHEN WE HAD THE INITIAL BUDGET TALK. WE WERE LOOKING AT GOING SOMETIMES 10, 12, 15 YEARS BEFORE STEP INCREASES HAPPEN WHICH, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WE WANT EMPLOYEES TO STAY THAT LONG. BUT THE REALITY IS

036THE LONGER THEY HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE STEP INCREASE, THE LESS LIKELY THEY ARE TO STAY FOR THE INCREASE. THOSE ARE STATE BY THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA? >> YES. THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEFINES THE STATE TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE. WE HAVE TO PAY ALL OF OUR TEACHER ON THAT UNLESS THE BOARD APPROVES A DIFFERENT SALARY SCHEDULE FOR LOCALLY OR FEDERALLY FUNDED TEACHERS. THERE IS GROWTH IN THE SALARY SCHEDULE UP UNTIL, I THINK, 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE. AND THEN I THINK YOU'RE FAIRLY FLAT UNTIL YOU GET TO 25 YEARS. THEN YOU GET A BUMP. AND THEN IT'S THE SAME FOR THE REST OF YOUR CAREER. >> THE STEP GOES TO 30. THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST DRASTIC CHAINS TO THE SALARY SCHEDULE, WHEN THEY STOPPED INCLUDING INCREASES THROUGH YEAR 30. WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN

037PEOPLE BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE RETIRED. THEY WEREN'T GETTING AN INC INCREASE. >> WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW IS WHILE THE STEPS REMAIN, 15'S ARE GOING TO GET PAID THE SAME AS A 16 AND 17 BUT ALL OF THOSE ARE GOING UP WHEN THEY'RE APPLYING SOME INCREASE. IT'S NOT A LOT OF INCREASE BUT THERE IS SOME INCREASE IN THOSE YEARS. SO THEY'RE ALL GETTING SOMETHING. AND WE TRIED, HISTORICALLY, TO ADDRESS SOME OF THAT WITH THE SUPPLEMENT SCHEDULE BUT WE'RE FLATTENING THAT OUT NOW SO THAT ALLOWS US TO PAY THE SAME SUPPLEMENT ACROSS THE BOARD. >> DIANNE, THEN BETTYE, THEN ANITA. >> ON PAGE 6, THAT'S THE $10 MILLION FOR CAPITAL. HOW MUCH OF THAT HAVE WE SPENT ALREADY? >> WE HAVEN'T SPENT ANY YET. WE HAVEN'T ASSIGNED THAT TO PROJECTS YET. WE DID AN INTERIM BUDGET THAT'S BASED

038ON LAST YEAR'S $6 MILLION. >> ISN'T THIS GOING TO GO TO REPAIR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, THINGS LIKE THAT? >> HVAC -- LET ME GET THERE. SAFETY AND SECURITY, LIGHT POSTS. WE'VE GOT SOME POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. SOME MOVING PROJECTS AND SYSTEM-WIDE WORK. THAT'S WHAT WE INCLUDED IN OUR REQUEST FOR THE $10 MILLION. >> ON PAGE 10 YOU SAID THE BONUSES WERE PERFORMANCE BASED. THE FACT THAT WE WERE IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC AND CLOSED DOWN, THE SCORES FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR WE JUST FINISHED WON'T NECESSARILY BE THAT GREAT, RI RIGHT? >> THEY ASSIGN AND CALCULATE THE BONUSES AS A COMPARISON ACROSS THE STATE. YOU IT'S BASED ON HOW OTHERS PEM AS WELL. IT'S THE TOPPER FORMERS ACROSS THE STATE WHO RECEIVE THE BONUSES. I MEAN, IF WE'RE DOWN, YOU WILL ANTICIPATE EVERYONE IN THE STATE BEING DOWN.

039OUR TEACHERS WOULD STILL COMPARE FAVORABLY. >> AND THEN ON PAGE 14, I'M PLEASED IF WE GET OUR STAFF TO $15 AN HOUR. BUT WILL THAT BE THE SALARY? OR WILL THEY HAVE TO DO CERTAIN THINGS TO GET THE $15 AN HOUR? >> IT WILL BE THE SALARY. >> IT WILL BE A MEAN YOU CAN NUMBER OF $15 AN HOUR. THAT INCLUDES SUBSTITUTES AS WELL. >> WHAT I HEARD IS THAT, WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO GET TO $15, WE WERE REQUIRING CERTAIN PEOPLE TO HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH CERTAIN HOOPS IN ORDER TO GET THERE. ADDITIONAL THAN JUST YOU WERE HIRED AND YOU GET $15. >> I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY HOOPS THAT HAVE TO BE JUMPED THROUGH, OTHER THAN JUST BEING A PERM NEANT EMPLOYEE. PERMANENT EMPLOYEE. IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS -- I CAN FIND IT IN

040HERE -- THAT THE SUBSTITUTES ARE INCLUDED IN THE $15 AN HOUR. THERE'S A RATE FOR SUBSTITUTES. BUT THEY HAVE TO BE AT LEAST $15. >> SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS? >> SUBSTITUTE ANYTHING. >> OUR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS ARE MAKING MORE THAN THAT ALREADY, AREN'T THEY? >> I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. WE DON'T WANT OUR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS DROPPING DOWN. I THOUGHT THEY WERE BEING PAID A HIGHER RATE THAN $15 AN HOUR. THEY ARE, RIGHT? >> THEY'RE? ? >> IF THEY'RE A CERTIFIED SUCTISUBSTITUTE TEACHER, THEIR Y RATE WILL INCREASE, BASED ON THAT. >> AS FAR AS THE CHARTER SCHOOL, HOW MUCH ARE WE PAYING PER PUPIL? >> THIS YEAR WAS $1800. NEXT YEAR WILL BE HIGHER BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING $19.2 MILLION MORE FROM THE COUNTY. WE'LL HAVE TO DIVIDE THAT OVER THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS. AND

041SO I ANTICIPATE IT BEING HIGHER IF OUR ENROLLMENT STAYS THE SAME AND THE CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT INCREASES BY WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING. THAT'S WHAT MAKES UP A LOT OF $2 MILLION INCREASE IN OUR CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDING. IT'S THAT WE HAVE TO FUND NEW STUDENTS. BUT WE ALSO HAVE INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE 9,000 STUDENTS THAT WE'RE ALREADY PAYING FOR. >> ANITA? >> THE STARTING TEACHER PAY WILL BE $37? >> THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE LOCAL. >> OKAY. SO A SUB W TEACHER SUB WOULD BEE TWO COMBINED? >> NO. I THINK WE JST USE THE STATE SALARY, DON'T WE? WE JUST USE THE STATE SALARY. >> AND THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD IS, 20 DAYS OR 40 DAYS THAT ADM? THE BEST OF THE TWO? BEST OF THE TWO. THANK YOU. >> PAT? >> NOW THAT WE HAVE THE

042ASK FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER, CAN I GET THAT AGAIN? I'M ASKING AS A GENERAL QUESTION. I WASN'T ABLE TO PULL THAT UP. BUT I THOUGHT YOU HIGHLIGHTED THE PRIORITIES THAT WE DID LAST MEETING AS A -- AS PART OF T THE -- WHERE THE ADDITIONAL INCREASE THAT MADE UP THE $10 MILLION. >> YOU WANT ME TO SEND IT TO YOU? >> CAN YOU DO THAT? I WAS LOOKING FOR IT. I MUST HAVE BURIED IT ON MY DESKTOP. >> JUST FOR EVERYONE'S INFORMATION, WE'LL SEND IT OUT. IT IS HVAC, SAFETY AND SECURITY, FIELD LIGHT POLLS, SITE WORK AND SYSTEM FINISHES. >> CAN YOU TELL ME THE NUMBER ON THE ROOFING PROJECTS? >> $1,000,322. >> THERE WAS A LONG LIST OF SCHOOLS. ON PAGE 8, FOR OUR DAILY MEMBERSHIP, FOR MY BENEFIT, HOW DOES THAT WORK WITH

043CHARTER SCHOOLS? IS IT COMPLETELY DIFFERENT? OR IS IT THE SAME FORMULA? >> CHARTER SCHOOLS GET A PER PUPIL FORMULA BASED ON THE DISTRICT THAT THE STUDENT IS COMING FROM. IF A STUDENT IS COMING FROM GUILFORD COUNTY THEY'LL TAKE OUR ADM, OUR PER PUPIL AMOUNT, AND MAKE A CALCULATION. THAT'S WHAT THEY GET, THE GIVE THECHARTER SCHOOL. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY ADJUST IT FOR BEST ONE OF TWO. I SUSPECT THEY DO. BUT I DON'T REMEMBER ASKING THAT QUESTION BEFORE. >> IN TERMS OF PROJECTIONS AND GOING FORWARD, HOW LONG WILL WE HOLD HARMLESS? >> TWO FISCAL YEARS. >> WE'VE GOT EMPIRICAL DATA THAT SHOWS WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE STAY, IF YOU WILL, IN THE PAST. >> WE KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS WE WERE ALLOCATED BASED ON PROJECTIONS ON HOW MANY STUDENTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE FORMULAS

044WHEN THEY CALCULATED. THEN WE KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS WERE THE BEST OF OUR BEST ONE OF TWO. FOR'S 21, THEY ALOTTED US A CERTAIN NUMBER OF STUDENTS. EL OUR BEST OF THE MONTHS WAS $63,857. THAT DIFFERENCE IS RIGHT AT 3,000 STUDENTS. FOR 2021 - 22 THEY ALOTTED US BASED ON 70,760 STUDENTS. OUR BEST OF THE FIRST TWO MONTHS WAS 66,738, RIGHT AT THE STUDENT DIFFERENCE. THE NUMBER OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS, BASED ON THE ALOTTED NUMBER, WERE NOT ADJUSTED DOWN BASED ON THE DIFFERENCE. >> IN TERMS OF SCHOOLS THAT HAVE MORE TRANSIENT POPULATIONS, YOU KNOW, WHERE AFTER JANUARY BAM, YOU KNOW YOU SEE STUDENTS SHOWING UP, THERE'S NO REAL FORMULA FOR THAT. >> WELL THERE HAS TO BE FOR K-3. OUR SCHOOLS CAN'T EXCEED A CERTAIN AMOUNT. WE HAVE TO CERTIFY THAT AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR

045TO SHOW THAT WE'RE WITHIN CLASS SIZE FOR EVERY CLASS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. SO WE HAVE TO -- WE HAVE TO -- THE STATE DOESN'T FUND IT. BUT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE TEACHERS TO THOSE SCHOOLS WHERE THE CLASS SIZE IS INCREASED IN THOSE GRADE LEVELS. >> SO HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN? >> FREQUENTLY. JUST LIKE YOU SAID, WE HAVE MODEST MOVEMENT. >> KIDS ARE BEING KICKED OUT? THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO STAY THERE BUT NOW THEIR MOM AND DAD HAVE TO MOVE? >> WE FIRST LOOK AT A WAY -- WE SOMETIMES BRING WAIVERS TO THE BOARD TO SEE IF THERE'S SOME REASON, IF THE SCHOOL QUALIFIES FOR THE WAIVERS. BUT IF THEY DON'T, WE HAVE TO ASSIGN A TEACHER. >> IF YOU HAD A BIG UPTICK, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO ADD A CLASSROOM TEACHER/TEACHERS. >>

046IT COULD BE A CLASSROOM. SOMETIMES BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE SPACE, WE HAVE TO PUT ALL THE STUDENTS IN ONE CLASSROOM AND ADD A TEACH TEACHER TO THE CLA. THAT'S NOT IDEAL BUT SOMETIMES THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO. >> I'M A BIG FAN OF PERFORMANCE BONUSES BECAUSE REALLY, I THINK YOU GET THE BEST VALUE FOR YOUR DOLLAR WHEN IT'S BASED ON PERFORMANCE. I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT. ONE LAST QUESTION. MAYBE JILL YOU CAN ANSWER IT, SINCE YOU MENTIONED THE STEP INCREASES. WAS THAT BACK IN'S 08-'S 09 WHE9 RECESSION WHEN THAT HAPPENED AND TEACHER PAY WAS FROZEN AND THE STEP INCREASES KIND OF WENT AWAY? >> IT HAD MORE TO DO WITH THE WAY THE RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS WE ARE PERFORMING AND THE PERCEIVED NEED BY THE LEGISLATURE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM WAS

047PROTECTED IN THEIR VIEW. SO THEY ALSO WANTED TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO RETIRE EARLIER AND NOT GET THE 30 YEARS BECAUSE THE BENEFITS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE IF YOU GET 30 YEARS IN THERE. SO IT WAS MY VIEW. ANDAND THEPERCEPTION OF MANY THE PERCEPTION WAS TO GET PEOPLE TO RETIRE BEFORE 30 YEARS SO THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ACCESS AS MUCH IN THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. >> WHEN THEY DID -- I DON'T REMEMBER THE TIMEFRAME. BUT STEPS 0- 4 WERE THE SAME. >> THEY WERE $25,000. THE INITIAL PAY WAS -- >> I THINK IT WAS $35. >> I THINK IT WAS 25. >> SO NOW THEY'RE RECOVERING FROM SOME OF THAT WHERE THEY'RE DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN STEP 0 TO 15. BUT THEN WHEN YOU GET TO 15 YOU'RE KIND OF S STAGNANT. >> MY LAST QUESTION IS ON PAGE 6.

048THE $2 MILLION IN LOTTERY FUNDS -- I KNOW WE'VE GONE ROUND AND ROUND ON THIS. IN TERMS OF GETTING MONEY AND THEN APPLYING IT WHERE WE WANT TO VERSUS PAYING OFF DEBT, THIS $2 MILLION, IS THAT JUST OUR NORMAL PIECE OF PIE? >> SO THIS IS AN ACCUMULATION OE COUNTY HAS MOVED SALARY FUNDS FOR DEBT SERVICE BACK SINCE 2008. AND THEY'VE APPLIED FOR A SPECIFIC AMOUNT FOR, I THINK IT'S $4 MILLION EVERY YEAR. THE LOTTERY FUNDING FLUCTUATES. IT'S CAPPED ACROSS THE STATE BUT IT FLUCTUATES EVERY YEAR. SOME YEARS WE GET -- WELL, I GUESS EVERY YEAR WE GET A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT'S REQUESTED. OVER THE YEAR, IT'S ACCUMULATED AND THEY HAVE $2 MILLION NOW THAT'S ACCUMULATED THAT IS GREATER THAN THE $4.8 THEY REQUESTED. THAT'S WHY THEY USE THOSE DOLLARS TO HELP FUND

049THIS $10 MILLION. >> AND THE COMMISSIONERS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT DECISION? >> THIS BOARD HAS TO APPROVE THAT APPLICATION EVERY YEAR. >> JUST LOOKING ALLOWED. OKAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. DEBORAH? >> I KNOW THIS CAME OUT OF ESRA DOLLARS BUT HOW LONG DID WE APPROVE THE BONUSES FOR SUBSTITUTES BASED ON ATTENDANCE? DO YOU REMEMBER? WE HAD A PROGRAM WHERE, IF THEY WORKED AN EXTRA DAY FOR A MONTH, THEY GOT $1,000. DID THAT EXPIRE? >> I DON'T THINK WE SET AN EXPIRATION DATE. >> NOW WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE ON GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. >> MR. ROBINSON WILL COME UP TO PROVIDE THIS PRESENTATION. JUST A REMINDER TO THE BOARD. TWO THINGS. MENTAL HEALTH WAS A SUBSET OF THAT LONGER TRANSITION REPORT AT THE LAST MEETING. IT'S EXPANSIVE. IT'S IN-DEPTH. SO AGAIN, I

050THINK WE'RE SCRATCHING THE SURFACE HERE, JUST TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT. IT'S SPECIFIC TO STUDENTS. THIS REPORT IS SPECIFIC TO STUDENTS. I THINK WE CAN SCHEDULE A TIME TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE STAFF IS DOING FOR DISTRICT HEALTH. BUT THIS IS A REPORT SPECIFIC TO STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE, THE THREE TIERS THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT. THERE WILL BE GENERAL DATA PROVIDED IN THIS REPORT. BUT BECAUSE OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE SCAL YEAR, AND THE TRANSITION TO THE SCHOOL YEAR, NOT EVERY PIECE OF DATA IS VERIFIED YET. WE WON'T BE ABLE TO SHARE GRANULAR LEVELS UNTIL THAT DATA IS SHARED. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. ROBINSON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAME SUPERINTENDENT AND DISTINGUISHED GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT FOURTH OF JULY. AS

051YOU MAY RECALL DURING MY LAST UPDATE TO THE BOARD, ON GCS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, ON TUESDAY, JUNE 28, I PROVIDED YOU WITH A SERIES OF HIGH LEVEL UPDATES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT SERVICES ADDRESSING THE NATIONAL STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, STUDENT ATTENDANCE, DISCIPLINE REPORTING, AND THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT WORK IN COMPLIANCE WITH NORTH CAROLINA'S POLICY FOR SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH. TONIGHT I WANT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ANOTHER HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW TO THE INITIAL REPORT FOLLOWING FOCUSING EXCLUSIVELY ON THE DISTRICT'S PLANNED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL STUDENT, HIGHLIGHTING NATIONAL TREND DATA, A FRAMEWORK TO COMPREHENSIVELY ADDRESS STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, CURRENT PROGRAMMING AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES, AND NEXT STEPS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-23. MY ONLY CAVEAT, AS DR. OAKLEY MENTIONED, IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF SPECIFIC DATA THAT'S NOT YET BEEN VERIFIED. BUT WE

052WILL PROVIDE. AS I STATED IN MY LAST REPORT, THE ISSUE OF STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH HAS NEVER BEEN MORE CENTRAL TO KEEPING OUR SCHOOLS SAFE AND ENSURING THAT WE GRADUATE STUDENT WHO IS ARE PREPARED TO BE SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS AND LEADERS IN THE WORLD. ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH, THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN AGE 3-17 YEARS DIAGNOSED WITH ANXIETY GREW BY 29%. THOSE WITH DEPRESSION BY 27% BETWEEN 2016-2020. BETWEEN 2019 AND 2020 THERE WAS A 21% IN CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH BEHAVIORAL OR CONDUCT ISSUES. NOW, WHILE WE KNOW THAT THE RISE IN STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE PANDEMIC, WE KNOW IT CAUSED AN EXACERBATION IN ALREADY ONGOING ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH. AND THESE ISSUES HAVE GOTTEN WORST. IT'S SHOWN HERE THAT AN ESTIMATED 17 175,000 CHILDRENT A PARENT OR A

053CAREGIVE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND STUDENT OF COLOR HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BECAUSE OF LONG STANDING SOCIETAL INEQUITIES RESULTING IN HIGHER DEATH RATES IN THESE COMMUNITIES. FOR EXAMPLE, LAST YEAR, A CDC STUDY SHOWED THAT, COMPARED T WHITE CHILDREN, ASIAN CHILDREN WERE 4.5 TYPES AS LIKELY TO HAVE A LOST PARENT OR CAREGIVER DUE TO COVID-19. COVCOVID-19.BLACK CHILDREN 2.4 . HISPANIC CHILDREN WERE 2.4 TIMES 2 TWICEAS LIKELY. ALSO THE NUMBER OF SUICIDE ARE RISING ACROSS THE NATION. HERE WE SAY THAT JUST LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 77,000 PHYSICIANS IN MORE THAN 200 CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS DECLARED A NATIONAL STATE EMERGENCY IN CHILD ALICE ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SHOWING THE NUMBER OF SUICIDE CASES BETWEEN THE AGE OF 5-17 COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2019. AND THE MED IMMEDIATE AFFECTS OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS ARE DEVASTATING, LONG STANDING HEALTH AFFECTS CANNOT

054BE UNDERESTIMATED. IN ONE STUDY ANALYZING THE IMPACTS OF 44 U.S. SCHOOL SHOOTINGS BETWEEN 2008-2013 SHOWED THAT THE AVERAGE MONTHLY NUMBER OF ANTIDEPRESSANT PRESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN FOR YOUTH UNDER THE AGE OF 20 BY PROVIDERS LOCATED NEAR SCHOOLS THAT EXPERIENCED A FATAL SHOOTING WAS 21.3 PERCENTAGE POINTS HIGHER RELATIVE TO OTHER PROVIDERS. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS DATA FROM MY COLLEAGUE THAT SHOWS A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF INSTANCES WHERE A GUN HAS BEEN BRANDISHED OR A BULLET HAS HIT SCHOOL PROPERTY FOR ANY REASON SINCE 1970. THIS YEAR WE LEARNED THAT GUN VIOLENCE HAS SHOWN A 30% JUMP IN FATALITIES FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 1-19 IN 2020, THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN. SO IN ACCORDANCE WITH NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BASED HEALTH POLICY, WE'RE REQUIRING THE DISTRICT TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING AND SUICIDE REFERRAL

055PROTOCOL. GCS IS RESPONDING TO THE MOST PREVALENT MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES OUR STUDENTS FACE, INCLUDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE, STRESS THROUGH PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION, DATA EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND REFERRAL COLLABORATION. AS YOU'RE AWARE, GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS PRESENTED A SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 FOR THE GOAL OF UNIVERSAL PROMOTION AND MENTAL AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELLNESS PREVENTION THROUGH CORE INSTRUCTION, CURRICULUM, AND PROMOTING A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE. AND TO ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT AND STAFF WELLNESS THROUGH A CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM APPROACH, THE DISTRICT IS DEPLOYING MULTIPLE LEVELS OR TIERS OF SUPPORT AS A FRAMEWORK TO BENEFIT ALL STUDENTS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT AT TIER ONE LEVEL WE DEVELOP SUPPORTS TO ALL STUDENTS THAT CAN BE DELIVERED AT THE SCHOOL, GRADE, OR CLASSROOM LEVEL. THE TIER 1 MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS COULD INCLUDE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENT-TEACHER

056RELATIONSHIP MAPPER TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT CAN IDENTIFY AT LEAST ONE TRUSTED ADULT IN THE SCHOOL. TIER ONE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE OUR PARENTS AND TEACHERS AS ALLIES TRAINING, A SERIES THAT HELPS FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ITS IMPACT ON YOUTH. A SANDY HOOK PROMISE, SAY SOMETHING, AND START WITH HELLO TRAINING THAT TEACHES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS IN INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY POSE A SCHOOL THREAT AND HOW TO INFORM, AGAIN, A TRUSTED ALL THE AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL. AND START WITH HELLO TEACHES STUDENTS HOW TO CONNECT WITH OTHER STUDENTS TO AVOID OR LIMIT SOCIAL ISOLATION. ALSO OUR TRAUMA INFORMED CARE TRAINING THAT INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND EFFECTIVE IMLIMITATION IN AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING AND OUR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID WHICH TEACHES SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HOW TO

057IDENTIFY, UNDERSTAND, AND RESPOND TO THE SIGNS AN SYMPTOMS OF YOUTH MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE MULTITIERED SYSTEM AND FRAMEWORK PROVIDING TARGETED SUPPORTS TO STRUGGLING STUDENTS WITH THE GOAL OF ADDRESSING ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE FOR STUDENTS TO CATCH UP WITH THEIR PEERS. ALSO, ENDING THE SILENCE TRAINING THAT TEACHES PARTICIPANTS ABOUT THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION, AS WELL AS HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE EARLY WARNING SIGNS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ACKNOWLEDGING AND RECOGNIZING THEM. AND OUR MENTAL HEALTH TOOL KIT, A RESOURCE DESIGNED FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR, COUNSELOR, AND SOCIAL WORKERS TO EXPLAIN THE THREE TIERS OF MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT THAT INCLUDE PREVE PREVENTION -- PROMOTION, PREVENTION, AND INTERVENTION FOR STUDENTS. OUR TRAUMA INFORMED CARE TRAINING WHICH INTRODUCES CONCEPTS AND IMPLEMENTATION SET FOR TRAUMA INFORMED CARE IN TEJ

058CASUAL SETTING AND OUR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING WHICH TEACHES SCHOOL EMPLOYEE LOUSE TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO THE SIGNS. TIER 2 INCLUDES SUPPORTS FOR SPECIFIC STUDENTS WHO'VE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING. THESE SERVICES ARE FREQUENTLY BUT NOT ALWAYS DELIVERED IN SMALL GROUPS, LICENSED INSTRUCTION AND PRACTICE WITH SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS SUCH AS SELF-REGULATION OR RELATIONSHIP SKIPS, INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR POSITIVE REINFORCE P AND INCREASED ADULT SUPERVISION. THIS INCLUDES GCS FAMILIES IN COLLABORATION WITH GCA TO HELP FAMILIES STAY PSYCHOLOGICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY BY RECOGNIZING AND RESPONDING TO ADDICTIONS AND MENTAL ILLNESS. AND OUR GRASSSTEPS MINI GRANTS THAT SUPPORT DRUG FREE GRADUATIONS EACH YEAR TO QUALQUALIFYING SCHOOLS. ALSO OUR SUICIDE INTERVENTION TRAINING FOR STAFF, AN ONLINE MANDATORY VECTOR TRAINING THAT TEACHES PARTICIPANTS HOW TO HELP THOSE WHO

059ARE SUICIDAL, OUR ALCOHOL ABUSE DRAINING, ALSO AN ONLINE TRAINING THAT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF STUDENT'S SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND OUR STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING, AN ONLINE MANDATORY TRAINING THAT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EDUCATORS. WE HAVE A LOT OF TRAINING, TO SAY THE LEAST. HERE WE SEE SOME OF THE TOPICS: BULLYING, RECOGNITION, RESPONSE, CYBER BULLYING, DATING VIOLENCE, PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND OPIOID ABUSE. LAST YEAR WE SAW THAT 65 GCS EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED IN THESE MANDATORY TRAININGS. TIER 3 SUPPORTS INCLUDE INTENSIVE SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT DISTRESS OR DIAGNOSISSABLE MEDICAL CHALLENGINGS. THESE SUPPORTS ARE OFTEN INDIVIDUALIZE AND MAY INCLUDE SPECIALIZED SUPPORTS THROUGH WRAP-AROUND SERVICES, A FORMAL FUNCTIONAL BASED ASSESSMENT TO UNDERSTAND WHY A STUDENT IS STRUGGLING, AN INDIVIDUALIZED EXTRENSIC AWARD SYSTEM. JUST A FEW OF OUR TIER 3 ALIGNED SUPPORTS INCLUDE TARGETED

060SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. HERE, DIRECT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN 13 OF OUR TITLE 1S, LICENSED THERAPISTS FROM PARTNER SCHOOLS WHO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS' INTENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES. AND GCS OFFERS THREE-DAY TREATMENT PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS WHO'VE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING INTENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, INCLUDING BUILDING FUTURE, AND CROSSROADS. CROSSROADS AND MELBURTON. TIER THREE ALSO IS WHERE WE ADDRESS STUDENTS WITH A NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE, INCLUDING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. STUDENTS ARE DISABILITIES ARE SERVED IN VARIOUS WAYS TO ADDRESS THEIR BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH THE PROCESS. THE EC PROCESS FACILITATES THE REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT CLASSES AT FIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. AND AS DETERMINED BY THE IEP TEAM, EC STUDENT, ON FUTURE READY STANDARDS, RECEIVE INSTRUCTION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT IN SMALL SET SETTINGS. THE EC BEHAVIORAL

061SUPPORT SYSTEM PROVIDES DIRECT DISTRICT WILL HAVE WIDE ASSISTANCE TO CLASSROOM TEACHERS BY COACHING AND MODELING APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR STUDENT, AND OTHER CRISIS ASSISTANCE, ALSO OFFERED STUDENTS IN CRISIS SITUATION TEMPORARY ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT WHICH IS OFTEN MANIFESTED THROUGH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH RELATED BEHAVIORS. VERY QUICKLY, JUST A FEW OF OUR ADDITIONAL TIER 3 SUPPORTS INCLUDE OUR CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS WHICH AIM TO SUPPORT A SCHOOL IN DEALING WITH A LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2, AND LEVEL 3 CRISES. AT THE REQUEST OF THE SCHOOL, THE DISTRICT WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: A SENSE OF CONFIDENCE, CONTROL, AND SECURITY AT A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY, PROVES A PROCESS FOR HELPING STUDENTS AND STAFF COPE WITH EMOTIONALLY CHARGING ISSUES, AND DETERMINES THE NEED OF STUDENT, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY. THIS ALSO INCLUDES OUR CRISIS HOTLINE, ESTABLISHED IN MARCH 2020 AT THE START

062OF THE PANDEMIC TO ASSIST STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, ACKNOTECHNOLOGY NEEDS, AND OTHER SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS OUR TOBACCO EDUCATION PROGRAM WHICH IS PROVIDED TO STUDENT WHO IS VIOLATE A STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT RULE 5 WHOSE PARENTS REQUEST THEY CONTINUE THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE STUDENT'S USE OF TOBACCO. YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH OUR ASAP PROGRAM, OUR LIFESTYLES PROGRAM AND FINALLY, OUR TELE-HEALTH PROGRAM THAT TAMES TO HELP STUDENTS AVOID MISSING CLASS AND THEN RECEIVING EXPENSIVE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FEES. HERE, STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT LEARNING SUFFERS WHEN STUDENTS ARE NOT IN CLASS. AND OF THE 300 PATIENTS SEEN AT THE BESSEMER CLINIC SINCE IT OPENED, 240 RETURNED TO CLASS WITHOUT HAVING TO GO SEE OUTSIDE HELP. NEXT STEPS ALIGNED TO OUR THREE

063TIERED LEVELS. NUMBER ONE, WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT THE SCHOOL HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM, A PUBLIC ACCESS PLATFORM THAT PROVIDES A WORK SPACE AND TARGETED RESOURCES TO SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS, AND STATES TO SUPPORT SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. NUMBER TWO IS TO INCREASE THE SCOPE AND PARTICIPATION OF DISTRICT LEVEL TRAINING, INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF UNIVERSAL MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND TO DISSEMINATE AND TRAIN ALL SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS ON EFFECTIVE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS USING MENTAL HEALTH TOOL KITS USING THIS SUMMER'S SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE. UNDER OUR TIER 2 NEXT STEP, WE HOPE TO ESTABLISH A PLAN AND PROTOCOL FOR UNIVERSAL AND EQUITABLE MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING, ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH TEAMS IN ALL SCHOOLS, AND UNDER NUMBER 3, WE HOPE TO COORDINATE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS IN SCHOOLS, CREATE SCHOOL BASED

064MENTAL HEALTH TEAMS IN ALL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, AND IMPROVE AND EXPAND ON ALL CRISES IN INTERVENTIONAL PROGRAM AND ALL FAMILY RESOURCES. I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. >> DEBORAH? >> PAGE 18, THE GRASS STEPS, IS THIS SOMETHING WE'VE ALREADY DONE OR SOMETHING WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE TO DO? THE DRUG FREE GRADUATIONS? >> WE'VE DONE THIS AT A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS. YES, WE HAVE DONE THIS. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST WE MAKE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE PUBLIC. I DON'T REMEMBER THAT BEING ANNOUNCED. NOT GOING TO TELL YOU I'M PERFECT. BUT MAYBE EMBELLISH THAT A LITTLE BIT. LET'S SEE. ON PAGE 22, THE SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. IT SAYS THAT WE HAVE, IN 13 OF OUR TITLE I SCHOOL, DIRECT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE. I DON'T DISAGREE THAT THE RESOURCES ARE NEEDED, THE DEMOGRAPHIC OF YOUR NORMAL

065SCHOOL SHOOTER DOES NOT MATCH THE DEMOGRAPHIC OF A TITLE I SCHOOL STUDENT. HOW FAR CAN WE EXPAND THE SERVICES OUT? >> YES, MA'AM. WHEN I LEARNED OF THIS I SAID I THINK ALL SCHOOLS NEED THE SUPPORT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO NOW, TO SCALE THAT. >> YEAH, WE DEFINITELY NEED TO REACH THE TARGETS. >> I WOULD POINT OUT THAT WITH ESRA DOLLARS RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH, THE FUNDS WERE FROM 2024. SO HIRING A BUNCH OF PEOPLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WILL NOT GET US TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE. I THINK WE HAVE TO THINK MORE ABOUT COMMUNITY AGENCY, DOING THAT IN A MORE STRATEGIC WAY. YOU'RE RIGHT. KIDS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CRISES ARE IN EVERY DEMOGRAPHIC. BUT I'M NOT SURE IT'S REALISTIC FOR US TO BE ABLE TO THINK WE'LL HAVE

066A PERSON AT EACH OF OUR SCHOOLS. I THINK EARLIER WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT -- AND YOU KNOW THIS -- THE PROVIDER SHORTAGE. I THINK THE AVERAGE PROVIDER HAS A WAIT LIST. >> FOUR TO SIX MONTHS FOR A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR. NOT EVEN SOMEONE AT THE PRACTICING DOLLAR LEVEL. >> I THINK THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MOVE IS TO BETTER COORDINATE THESE SERVICES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. I DON'T THINK THESE WILL GO AWAY. BUT THEY'RE FUNDED IN A WAY THAT IS SUSTAINABLE. WE CAN'T JUST DO POSITIONS WITH ESRA. >> SO THE TITLE I IS IT. THAT MAY BE SOMETHING WE MIGHT PUT FORWARD TO THE LEGISLATION E COMMITTEE, SOMETHING SUSTAINABLE FROM STATE DOLLARS PERHAPS. FAIR. WITH THE ASAP PROGRAM, HOW DO WE GO ABOUT DETERMINING SUBSTANCE ABUSE? BECAUSE NOT LIKE WE CAN DRUG

067SCREEN OUR STUDENTS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. ARE WE LOOKING AT STUDENTS WHO VOLUNTARILY SAY I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH X, Y, Z? DO WE LOOK AT OTHER STUDENT REPORTS? HOW DO WE IDENTIFY STUDENTS TARGETED FOR SOMETHING LIKE THE ASAP PROGRAM? >> THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS WHO ACTUALLY BREAK THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT RULE 24. >> I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THOSE PARAMETERS. THE LAST ONE IS TO ADDRESS WHAT I ASSUME WOULD BE A FUTURE PRESENTATION. WE HAVE MENTIONED IN HERE EXTENSIVE TRAINING FOR OUR STAFF ABOUT MEETING STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE. , HAVING A TRUSTED ADULT FOR THEM. THAT IS FANTASTIC BECAUSE A LOT OF THE TIMES, YOU KNOW, THE PARENT IS THE LAST ONE THE STUDENT WANTS TO TALK TO. I'VE RAISED A TEENAGER. I'VE BEEN

068THERE. THAT'S OKAY. THE FLIP SIDE TO THAT IS WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF AS THEY GO THROUGH BASICALLY WHAT IS A SECOND-HAND D TRAUMA WITH THESE STUDENTS. SOMETIMES VERY, VERY CLOSE, FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE. DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION IN THE PIPELINE FOR WHAT SUPPORT PROGRAMS WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE FOR OUR STAFF? >> I THINK IT'S PROBABLY MORE APPROPRIATE FOR A WORK SESSION. I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE COMING UP ON THE CALENDAR. THE STATE HEALTH PLAN HAS EXPANDED THEIR REACH A LITTLE BIT. I THINK DELVING INTO BOTH THAT AND WHAT'S HPPENING INTERNALLY IS PROBABLY MORE APPROPRIATE. >> THAT'S FINE. LIKE YOU SAID, THIS IS STUDENT SPECIFIC. I RECOGNIZE. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING I WANT TO POINT ON THE RADAR TO KEEP AN EYE ON. WE'VE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STAFF. I

069KNOW YOU'LL ALL AGREE WITH THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> LINDA? >> I'M SORRY. PAT, DIANNE, AND THEN LINDA. >> IT'S LIKE A SECOND CAREER. WE'RE ASKING, IN SOME WAYS, FOLLOWING WITH THIS POWER POINT, ARE TEACHERS INVINCIBLE. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DIVE INTO A LITTLE BIT. I SEE LOTS OF TRAINING. BUT THEN WHO'S ON THE GROUND IMPLEMENTING? IS IT PROFESSIONAL SRVICE? I'LL GET TO THAT. PAGE 8, JUST WHAT A SHOPPING AND SAD UGLY GRAPH THAT THAT IS. I'M GOING TO DO SOME DIGGING ON THIS. FROM 1970-2022, IT JUST SMACKS YOU RIGHT IN THE FACE ON WHAT'S GOING ON. I MEAN, THE SANCTITY AND VALUE OF HUMAN LIVE -- WE WON'T GET INTO. NOT TODAY ANYWAY. BUT PAGE 18, WHO WOULD BE PROVIDING THE TRAINING, THE DISTRICT LEVEL TRAINING TO FAMILIES IN COLLABORATION? I I'M NOT

070SURE I UNDERSTAND. >> SURE. MEMBERS OF THE GUILFORD TEAM PROVIDE THIS TRAINING AS WELL AS MENTAL HEALTH CARED T COORDINATD SPECIALISTS . OKAY. GUILFORD PARENT ACADEMY. I WASN'T SURE -- THEY'RE GIVING THE TRAINING? WHAT TRAINING ARE THEY GETTING? >> THEY RECEIVE TRAINING FROM OUR INTERNAL PSYCHOLOGISTS. >> I'M JUST FOLLOWING THE CONTINUUM. OKAY. SO OUR INTERNAL STAFF TRAINS GUILFORD PARENT ACADEMY. AND THEN THEY ARE GOING INTO THE SCHOOLS? >> RECENTLY THEY'VE BEEN -- SCHOOLS WILL HOST -- THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, A LOT OF THEM HAVE BEEN VIRTUAL. LESS WERE ATTENDED. MANY TIME WHEN SCHOOLS HAVE A FAMILY NIGHT THEY'LL SAY, CAN SOMEONE FROM PARENT ACADEMY COME? AND THEN SOMEONE WHO'S LICENSED TO TRAIN OR TO CO-DELIVER THE CONTENT CAN DO THAT. THESE ARE BEST RECEIVED WHEN HOSTED AT THE SCHOOL, LIKE WHEN THE PRINCIPAL

071SAYS WE REALLY WANT TO HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THIS. THEN WE PLAN ACCORDINGLY. THEN THERE'S ALSO, SIGN UP FOR THIS WEBINAR TO SUPPORT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT IN FULL TRANSPARENCY, WE'RE NOT GETTING TO NEARLY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE NEED TO. IT'S A HUGE ONTAKE. BUT JUST TO YOUR POINT, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRAINING AND THE DELIVERY OF THE TRAINING HAVE BEEN JOINTLY ACROSS DEPARTMENTS. >> OKAY. PAGE 22, THE ALIGNED ACTIVITIES -- I'LL HAVE TO STUDY THIS A LITTLE MORE. THERE'S A LOT OF ALIGNED ACTIVITIES. THE SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES -- YOU REFERENCED THE 13 OF OUR TITLE I SCHOOLS. AT ONE TIME, I REMEMBER, JUST ANECDOTALLY, AT GRIMSLY, THEY HAD A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL THERAPIST/COUNSELORS IN THE SCHOOL SO THAT MOM AND DAD DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE THEM OR MAKE, YOU KNOW,

072TRANSPORTATION IS CHALLENGE WHICH CAN BE CHALLENGING. AND IT WAS DONE VERY DISCREETLY. AND THE PRINCIPALS WERE ON BOARD AT THE TIME. IT DIDN'T TAKEAWAY CLASS. SOMEHOW THEY EXECUTED ALL THAT. ARE WE STILL DOING THAT? DO WE STILL HAVE THESE PROFESSIONAL AGENCIES IN THE SCHOOLS WORKING, HAND IN GLOVE? >> YES, SIR. >> OKAY. >> THAT'S THE CASE. >> WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE BOARD, I THOUGHT, WELL, THAT'S REALLY COOL. AND I LEARNED MORE ABOUT IT. AND IT SORT OF WENT AWAY. >> THERE'S NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. THERE'S SCHOOL BASED HEALTH SERVICES AND SCHOOL LINKED HEALTH SERVICES. I THINK WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE HAS A LOT OF PROMISE TO ADDRESS BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. I DO THINK WE HAVE TO THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY SCHOOL SERVICES, OR WHEN YOU CONTRACT WITH AN AGENCY TO DO WHAT

073YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, TO SEND THE THERAPIST IN WITH PARENTAL CONSENT AND DELIVER ON SITE >> THAT'S CALLED SCHOOL LINKED? >> SCHOOL LINKED HEALTH SERVICES. >> I DON'T SEE THAT HERE. WE'RE DOING THAT? >> THERE'S NOT PROVIDERS. THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PROVIDERS. AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND THE BACK UP THAT THE COUNTY HAD FOR A REFERENCE, THERE'S REALLY A PROVIDER SHORTAGE. I DO THINK WE'RE ENGAGED IN GOOD CONVERSATIONS RIGHT NOW WITH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO BROADEN THAT REACH. BUT THAT'S NOT HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY OUTSIDE OF THOSE 13 SCHOOLS REFERENCED HERE. >> AND I KNOW THIS IS MORE CONCEPTUAL. THERE'S NOT AS MANY DETAILS. THE LAST PAGE WAS PAGE 27. ALL OF THIS IS WHY WE NEED TO BE DOING THESE THINGS. ARE THERE PRICE TAGS TO ALL OF THIS THAT WE'LL GET INTO?

074LIKE THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL POWER POINT BUT THERE'S NO PRICE TAGS. I'M JUST ASSUMING THAT -- >> SO THINGS LIKE THE CHARACTER ED CURRICULUM, FOR EXAMPLE, AND RESOURCES TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH AND RESOURCES TO ESTABLISH COMMUNITY AGENCIES ARE MOSTLY IN OUR ESRA PLAN. THERE'S A WHOLE THING ABOUT PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH REPORTS. BUT AGAIN, YOU DON'T WANT TO HIRE A LOT OF PEOPLE. YOU WANT TO TRAIN UP WHAT WE HAVE SO THAT WE CAN SUSTAIN BEYOND WHEN THE GRANTS EXPIRE. THERE ARE RECURRING COSTS IN THE STUDENT SERVICES BUDGET. PRE-K, FOR EXAMPLE, USES THE SECTSECOND STEP CURRICULUM WHERE THEY'RE LEARNING SKILLS EACH DAY ABOUT HOW TO SOCIALLY INTERACT. THAT SITS WITH PRE-K. I WOULD SAY IT'S A BLEND OF SOURCES HERE. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY IN TRAINING BECAUSE OF WHAT THE DOLLARS WERE DESIGNED TO

075DO, POST PANDEMIC. >> WHAT WILL HELP ME, WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT, IS HAVING AN ORGANIZE CHART. I JUST FEEL LIKE, DO WE HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO DO IT ALL? >> NO. THAT'S ANOTHER THING. WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SHORETAGE, I'M TALKING ABOUT LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS THAT ANY OF US IN THE ROOM COULD SIGN UP AND SEE, FOR THE SIX MONTH WAIT. THE FARTHER YOU GET DOWN THE SPECIALTY LADDER, THE FARTHER DOWN YOU GO. RIGHT NOW, YOU GO FROM LCP TO PSYCHIATRIC, 18 AND YOUNGER. THEN WE GO TO EC, AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT CERTIFICATION WHEN IT COMES TO COUNSELING. RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY MARRIAGE COUNSELORS, YOU CAN'T GET ONE. SO IT'S SPECIFIC -- THE FARTHER WE GO INTO THIS, THE FURTHER DOWN THIS GOES IN TERMS OF CERTIFICATION, THE LONGER YOU WAIT. >> I DON'T KNOW.

076I KNOW WE'RE PUTTING A LOT OF -- >> THE SCHOOL PERSONNEL WHO CAN PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDES SCHOOL COUNSELOR, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS, AND MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATORS. WE'RE NOT SENDING EVERY CLASSROOM TEACHER TO THAT WHOLE LIST OF TRAINING. THAT'S NOT REASONABLE. BUT WHAT WE NEED TO HAVE IS RESOURCES WE CAN PULL FROM WHEN THESE GROUPS SAY WE NEED HELP WITH THIS OR WE'RE SEEING TRENDS IN OUR DATA THAT POINT TO THE VAPING. WE HAVE TO HAVE TOOLS IN OUR BOX TO HELP PEOPLE HAVE THAT SUP SUPPORT. >> WHAT ARE TOOLS TO IDENTIFY THESE? IS THAT PART OF TRAINING? I THINK MANY TIMES IT'S JUST HIDDEN. EVERYONE SAYS OH, WE HAD NO IDEA, WE DIDN'T KNOW, WE COULDN'T SEE IT, I WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION, I WISH I WOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM A

077HUG, WE DIDN'T KNOW. >> WE TALKED ABOUT SIGN OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF TRAUMA. BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME FOR EVERY INDIVIDUAL. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT TRENDS OF DATA, TRENDS OF REFERRALS, REFERENCE FROM COUNSELORS ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE HEARING. LOOK AT ATTENDANCE PATTERNS. BUT ALSO LOOK AT THE LICENSED TRAINED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS ON WHAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR WHEN WE'RE NOT THE TRAINED PROVIDER. >> AND THES WE PLAN TO TRAIN OUR PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AS WELL. >> LOOKING AT TIMELINES, THIS FALL IS STARTING? HELP ME WITH THE TIMING. >> YES. I MEAN THE TRAINING DEPENDS ON THE AUDIENCE. THE PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WILL KICK IT OFF AT THE END OF JULY. THEN WE'LL PHASE IN THE TRAINING FOR THE OTHER PROVIDER SUCH AS THE COUNSELORS AT THEIR BACK TO SCHOOL. AND IT'S DEPARTMENT

078DEPEND DEPE. >> YOU MENTIONED A WORK SESSION. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. THIS IS SO MUCH IN HERE. >> IT'S JUST ONE PART. >> THANK YOU. DIANNE, AND THEN LINDA. >> LET ME START WITH THIS ONE. I KNOW WE HAVE SOME RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN GUILFORD COUNTY. BUT JUST LIKE WE'VE GONE OUT TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE TEACHERS OR WOULD BE TEACHERS TO COME AND PARTICIPATE, HAVE WE LOOKED AT THE SCHOOLS THAT OFFER THE DISCIPLINES THAT WE NEED AS FAR AS THEM DOING THEIR INTERNSHIP OR ANY OF THAT? IS THAT EVEN LEGAL? CAN WE DO THAT? YOU UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION? >> I THINK SO. WHAT I HEAR YOU ASKING IS, ARE WE SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE GAPS THAT WE SEE IN SERVICES? THE ANSWER TO

079THAT QUESTION IS YES. THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW. AND SOME THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE IN PLACE THAT PROVIDE US WITH -- LIKE OUR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING. THAT'S IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A UNIVERSITY. >> IF THERE'S A WAY TO STRENGTHEN -- BECAUSE WE HAVE 7 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN GUILFORD COUNTY. IF WE GO 55 MILES OUT, THAT ADDS ANOTHER 15, 16 UNIVERSITIES. I THINK AT A PREVIOUS MEETING, THERE WAS INCENTIVE TO GET MATH TEACHERS TO COME HERE. CAN WE DO THOSE SAME KINDS OF THINGS? DR. OAKLEY SAID THE ESRA FUNDS WILL BE DONE IN'S 24. PART OF THAT CAPACITY WILL BE TO TRY TO CONNECT WITH, YOU KNOW, JUNIORS, SENIOR, OR EVEN GRADUATE STUDENTS TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE -- IF THEY'LL COME AND WORK WITH

080US. IS THAT POSSIBLE? >> I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON. I THINK IT'S A PART OF LOOKING AT RESOURCES ACROSS THE COMMUNITY, THINKING ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY. >> THE HOTLINE. I THINK YOU REFERRED TO IT THAT WE PUT IN PLACE WHEN COVID STARTED. ARE WE STILL GOING TO KEEP IT? >> WE'LL BE ABLE TO KEEP IT IN SOME FORM THROUGH THE SUBSET OF THOSE DOLLARS. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF HOW EFFECTIVE IT HAS BEEN? >> WE'VE HAD MORE THAN 230 KIDS AND OR STAFF ACCESS IT. >> JUST THIS WEEK, OR TWO WEEKS AGO, THE PRESIDENT SIGNED HIS GUN LAW. BUT IN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MENTAL HEALTH DOLLARS. DO WE HAVE ANY WAY OF KNOWING IF THOSE WILL REACH DOWN TO OUR LEVEL?

081YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? >> I'M SORRY. IWE WON'T KNOW YET UNTIL WEKNON TO THE STATE LEVEL. >> SO MENTAL HEALTH DOLLARS, I THINK IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY WERE THERE. SO I'M SURE Y'ALL WILL TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE SEE IF THOSE TRICKLE DOWN TO US. ARE WE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING THAT'S BEEN DONE BEFORE WHEN IT COMES TO THE STATE AND THEN THE STATE DECIDES WHETHER WE'LL GET IT OR NOT? SO WE'RE LOOKING AT IT? HOW DO WE RESPOND TO A STUDENT WHO HAS A LOSS? I HAD A SITUATION LAST YEAR WHERE A FAMILY MEMBER CALLED ME BECAUSE A KID HAD LOST HIS MOTHER SUDDENLY LIKE IN NOVEMBER. AND BY JANUARY, HE WAS DECLINING AS FAR AS WHAT HE WAS DOING. AND

082I CALLED THE PRINCIPAL. HE HAD NO CLUE THAT THIS CHILD WAS IN TROUBLE. AND AS A RESULT OF THE CALL, HE DID GRADUATE BUT IF THE INTERVENTION OF THE FAMILY MEMBER CALLING AND SAYING, YOU KNOW, THIS CHILD NEEDS HELP, DO WE HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE WHERE WE KNOW OR WE FIND OUT OR -- IS THERE SOMETHING THAT A PERSON CAN DO TO SAY, OKAY -- LIKE THE PERSON KNEW ME SO THEY CALLED ME. BUT THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MID-JANUARY TO ASK FOR HELP FOR THIS CHILD. AND HIS MOTHER DIED THAT NOVEMBER. >> I HEAR YOU SAYING THERE ARE TIMES WHEN SCHOOLS NEED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS. IT MAY NOT BE PARENT BUT HOW DO WE PUT IN PREVENTIONS THAT WILL BE PROACTIVE? THIS IS SOMETHING I MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT

083RELATIONSHIP MAPPING BETWEEN STUDENTS AND ADULTS SO THAT STUDENTS AND ADULTS CAN ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING. WE ALSO HAVE OUR TRAINING THROUGH THE SANDY HOOK PROMISE WHERE WE TRAIN TEACHERS ON HOW TO IDENTIFY SIGNS AN SYMPTOMS THAT STUDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING MENTAL ILLNESS, DEPRESSION, OR STRESS. >> AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, THIS WAS A FOOTBALL PLAYER. NOT THAT ALL FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE TOUGH. BUT HE DIDN'T REACH OUT. IT WAS A FAMILY MEMBER WHO SAW HIM, YOU KNOW, GRADES DROPPING, THAT KIND OF STUFF. SO I GUESS IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN SAY TO EITHER OUR STUDENTS OR TO PARENTS THAT, IF YOU HAVE A KID WHO IS IN CRISIS OR HAS A LOSS OR WHATEVER THE PUNCH POINTS ARE, THIS IS WHAT YOU DO. >> WE HAVE SCHOOL TEAMS THAT ARE THERE TO RESPOND TO SITUATIONS

084LIKE THAT. >> THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS DIDN'T. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. UNTIL AN OUTSIDE INTERVENTION FROM THAT PHONE CALL. ALL I'M SAYING IS THAT, AS WE'RE DEALING WITH FRIENDS, YOU TALK ABOUT HOW MANY KIDS MAY HAVE LOST A CAREGIVE OR A FAMILY MEMBER JUST BECAUSE OF COVID. THIS PERSON DIDN'T DIE BECAUSE OF COVID. THEY HAD A SUDDEN HEART ATTACK. ALL I'M SAYING IS THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING ELSE THAT INDICATES TO STUDENTS OR TO FAMILIES THAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS WITH A KID THAT SOMEBODY IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING KNOWS THAT, YOU KNOW, JOHNNIE'S NOT ACTING -- OR YOU KNOW, WHERE IS JOHNNY? OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND I UNDERSTAND THEY GOT A LOT OF THING ON THEIR PLATE. BUT LIKE I SAID, IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THIS PHONE CALL, THIS INTERVENTION, I THINK THIS KID WOULD

085HAVE DROPPED OFF. >> WE'RE NOT GOING TO CATCH EVERYTHING. WE'RE JUST NOT. BUT I DO THINK WE CAN CREATE, YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATION PLANS WITH PARENTS AND FAMILIES SO, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING OR KNOW OF SOMEBODY, HERE'S THE BEST WAY TO CONTACT. I THINK WE CAN DO MORE OF THAT OUTREACH WORK AND SHOULD. I ALSO THINK OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENTS AGENCY, THE WORK -- LIKE WHEN MR. RICHEY KNOWS OF SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENED THAT IMPACTS EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ONE OF OUR FAMILIES, HE MAKES THAT CONNECTION SO THAT THE SCHOOL CAN RESPOND. BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S THIS FULL PROOF STRATEGY THAT'S EVER GOING TO CATCH EVERYTHING. BUT TO YOUR POINT, I THINK COMMUNICATION ABOUT WHAT TO DO IF YOU KNOW A STUDENT NEEDS HELP IS SOMETHING WE CAN ALWAYS IMPROVE ON. >> MY

086LAST QUESTION REALLY SPEAKS TO THE COMMENT, I THINK, THAT THE LAST SPEAKER MADE ABOUT LETTING OUR KIDS KNOW WHAT THE REAL WORLD IS LIKE. DO WE HAVE A WAY OF HAVING A CONVERSATION? LIKE WHEN THE UVALDE SHOOTING HAPPENED, IT HAPPENED IN A SCHOOL. IT HAPPENED TO CHILDREN. WHEN THOSE KINDS OF EVENTS HAPPEN, DO WE FEEL LIKE WELL, WE'LL JUST LET PARENTS DEAL WITH THAT? OR DO WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS? W >> WE'RE RESPONSIVE TO THAT. WHEREVER THERE'S BEEN A SCHOOL SHOOTING, HERE, NEARBY, OR ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE TRY TO PUT IN OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES PROACTIVITY TO TALK ABOUT SCHOOL VIOLENCE, TO TALK ABOUT HOW STUDENTS ARE FEELING ABOUT IT SO THEY CAN EXPRESS THEMSELVES SO WE CAN KNOW HOW WE CAN

087SUPPORT THEM. >> LINDA, THEN WINSTON. >> FIRST THING I WANT TO ASK -- MORE OF A STATEMENT. WE'RE NOT ASSESSING CHILDRENMENT WECHILDREN.WE ARE SIMPLY BEING F ACTIVITY. WE'RE NOT GIVING ANY ASSESSMENTS. WE'RE NOT DOING TESTING MENTALLY WHEN WE SEE BEHAVIOR THAT IS CONCERNING. THEY'RE TRAINED TO SAY HEY, MAYBE I NEED TO CHECK ON THE STUDENT AND THOSE THINGS. I DO WANT TO KNOW WHERE THE PARENT ENGAGEMENT HAPPENS WHEN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM RECOGNIZES THERE'S A CONCERN. YOU KNOW LIKE DEBORAH SAID SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK TO THEIR PARENTS. I GOT THAT. BUT THE PARENT IS CRITICAL IN THAT DYNAMIC, NO MATTER WHAT IT IS. AND I DIDN'T REALLY SEE -- I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PARENT IS ENGAGED. AS A PARENT. >> YES, MA'AM. ABSOLUTELY. THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPORT

088TO STUDENTS WITHOUT ENGAGING THEIR PARENTS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT'S A CRITICAL FACTOR IN SUPPORTING STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. WE TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT. PARENTS ARE ALWAYS INFORMED WHEN WE SEE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DISTRESS, DEPRESSION, OTHER MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. ALWAYS. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. SOMEWHERE IN THIS WE NEED TO MAKE IT APPARENT THAT THE PARENT IS -- I WOULD LIKE IT THAT THE PARENT WILL BE ENGAGED, YOU KNOW. I DON'T WANT TO COUNSELOR OR THE TEACHER TO KNOW SOMETHING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN, TRYING TO PROTECT THE STUDENT IN THEIR OWN MIND, DO NOT PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO THE PARENT. I'M JUST MAKING THAT CLEAR. THE OTHER THING, ON DIANNE'S SITUATION, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE'S SAYING. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS, SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING, YOU CAN

089EXPAND THAT TO, IF YOU SEE YOUR FRIEND STRUGGLING, MAKE SURE -- AND YOU KNOW SOMETHING IS HAPPENING IN YOUR FRIEND'S LIFE, LET A COUNSELOR KNOW. THE COUNTY CAN EXTEND THAT TO THE KIDS THAT, IF YOU SEE A FRIEND HURTING BECAUSE YOU KNOW OF TRAUMA IN THEIR LIFE, PLEASE TELL THEIR COUNSELOR SO THAT YOUR FRIEND CAN GET THAT HELP. IT'S KIND OF LIKE SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. THESE KID, OFTEN, WHEN THEY HIT THAT KINDS OF CRISIS, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT WILL MAYBE GO TO SUICIDE OR -- YOU CAN KIND OF ENCOURAGE THE FRIEND. THEY HAVE FRIENDS. IN THE SCHOOL. SO WE JUST NEED TO EXPAND THAT SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING ON THE GUNS, WE RESPONSIBILITIES. WE SAY THAT, YOU KNOW. IF YOU SEE YOUR FRIENDS IN DISTRESS OR YOU KNOW THEY'RE IN DISTRESS DUE TO A

090CERTAIN -- YOU KNOW, STEP UP AND TELL A COUNSELOR. THAT MAY IDENTIFY THAT SITUATION A LOT QUICKER. AND IT MAY JUST BE KIDS DON'T THINK IT. THEY DON'T THINK TO TELL. THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD SAY. AND I WAS GOING TO ASK THE HOTLINE. BUT DIANNE ALREADY DID. >> YOUR POINT IS VERY WELL RECEIVED. I THINK THE CENTRAL THEME IN ALL OF OUR TRAININGS THAT WE SHARE TODAY IS THAT WE WANT TO BE REALLY INTENTIONAL ABOUT THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ENGAGING OUR FAMILY, ENGAGING OUR TEACHERS OR SOCIAL WORKERS. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A COMMUNITY INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL TO ADDRESS THESE THINGS PROAC PROACTIVELY. >> THANK YOU. WINSTON? >> I HAVE AN OBSERVATION MORE THAN A STATEMENT. WE AT THIS MOMENT OF A PERFECT STORM

091WHERE CORRE COLLECTIVELY S ADULTS WE'RE COMPLICIT IN CREATING THE CONDITIONS THAT KIDS ARE NOT RESPONDING TO, IN COMPLETELY RATIONAL WAYS GIVEN THE IRRATIONALITY THAT WE CREATED. AND WE BLAME THEM FOR THE WAYS THEY TRY TO NAVIGATE. AND WE NEED TO SUPPORT THEM. WE NEED TO DO THIS AND BE REMINDED THAT THERE ARE CHOICES WE MAKE ABOUT SHRINKING DOLLARS FOR, YOU KNOW, EDUCATORS AND NOT HAVING A PIPELINE THAT'S GOING TO CREATE LOTS OF NEW EDUCATORS AND BEING MORE FOCUSED ON CLASS SIZE THAN HOW DISTRICTS CAN CREATE TIME AND SPACE FOR ADULTS IN THE BUILDING TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND HOW WE INCREASE LATERAL INCREASE TEATEACHERS, WHICH CAN BE GOOD,T THEY GOT TO LEARN PEDAGOGY WHEN WE REALLY NEED TO HELP THEM LEARN HOW TO RESPOND TO TRAUMA. WE CREATE REGULATIONS OR THREATEN REGULATIONS THAT TEACHERS SHOULD POST

092THEIR CURRICULUM SO IT CAN BE MONITORED FOR CRT. AND PEOPLE TALK ABOUT SELs, CODE WORD FOR CRT. YOU HAVE TEACHERS HAVING TO DO THIS RATHER THAN BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KIDS AND GO TO QUALITY TRAINING THAT HELPS THEM IN THOSE RELATIONSHIPS IDENTIFY THE THINGS THAT KIDS NEED AND COMMUNICATE MORE WITH PARENTS AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARENTS. SO WE INCREASE ENROLLMENT IN CHARTER SCHOOLS BY 8,000 KIDS OVER A DECADE WHICH THE INTENTION OF THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN NEFARIOUS BUT IT STRIPPED EXTRA RESOURCES AWAY FROM DISTRICTS. SO YOU CUT COUNSELORS, NURSES. AND YOU INCREASE THE CASE LOAD OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS. SO PAT YOU'RE RIGHT. WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO DO TWO JOB, TO TEACH MATH, SOCIAL SECURITY, CIVICS, STATS, BIOLOGY, PHYSICS, HOW TO COUNT, HOW TO TELL YOUR NUMBERS, YOUR COLORS WHILE, YOU KNOW, BEING A MENTAL HEALTH

093PROVIDER. AND ALL OF THE CHOICES THAT WE'VE MADE TO MEET THIS PERFECT STORM MOMENT -- I THINK A WORK SESSION WHERE WE SORT OF OWN ALL OF THOSE DYNAMICS -- I APPRECIATE THE INCREDIBLE WORK YOU'RE DOING, THE WAY TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS ARE STEPPING UP, BUS DRIVER, MAINTENANCE STAFF ARE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH KIDS. I MEAN, AS NORA CARR USED TO SAY TO US ALL THE TIME, ONE CARING ADULT IN A KID'S LIFE CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. AND SOMETIMES THAT'S THE BUS DRIVER. SOMETIMES IT'S A PARENT. SOMETIMES IT'S A TEACHER. IT'S REALLY EXTRAORDINARY, YOU KNOW, THE JOB THAT WE'RE TASKING YOU WITH. AND ALL THE CHOICES THAT WE MAKE TO DO OTHER STUFF THAT COMES OUT OF THE BACK END OF A BULL, YOU KNOW, THAT WE SPEND ENERGY ON THAT'S NOT THIS. SO I JUST

094-- YOU KNOW, WE UP HERE ON THE BIA DIAZ IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE TO TAKE MORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. WE HAVE FEWER RESOURCE, MORE GUNS AVAILABLE. WE'VE HAD A GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND WE'RE PUTTING FEWER ADULTS IN THE BUILDING AND GIVING THEM LESS TIME TO BE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH KIDS. SO THIS IS NOT HOGWASH. IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. NO ONE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO LEARN MATH AND READING AND PHYSICS IF THEY CAN'T CONCENTRATE AND FOCUS, IF THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE, IF THEY DON'T FEEL SEEN. THAT'S NOT SORT OF LIBERAL HUEY STUFF. IT MATTERS FOR HUMANS. SOME OF THE RHETORIC THAT WE PERPETUATE, SOME OF THE ACTUAL DECISIONS WE MAKE, COLLECTIVELY AS ADULT, THEY'RE ALL CONTRIBUTING TO THIS. I HOLD THAT ACCOUNTABILITY PRETTY STRONGLY. AND I WANT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE STAFF IN THE WORK. I

095WILL SAY I'M GRATEFUL FOR PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EXPANDING THE TELEHELP PROJECT WHICH IS INITIALLY FOCUSED ON PHYSICAL HEALTH. WHY WE SEPARATE THE TWO, BUT THEY GET COUPLED TOGETHER. THE EXAMPLE YOU GAVE ABOUT BESSEMER, WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH FUNDERS THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN THE COMMUNITY, SUPPORTING THAT, EXPANDING ACROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IS THE GOAL. BUT EVERYONE SEES THE POTENTIAL FOR HOW STAFF COULD ACCESS THAT, HOW IT MIGHT UNFOLD IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, AND HOW IT COULD HELP PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TOO. I DO THINK THERE ARE REASONS TO BE OPTIMISTIC BUT IT WILL TAKE US BRINGING NEW RESOURCES, SEPARATING OURSELVES FROM SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE COLLECTIVELY AS ADULTS TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, WINSTON. I'VE TALKED TO DR. OAKLEY ABOUT THE DATA ON PAGE 4, THE CDC, ABOUT

096ASIAN CHILDREN. ONE, THE DISPARITY IS DISTURBING AND SIGNIFICANT, PERIOD, THE RACIAL DISPARITY. AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN GUILFORD COUNTY, OR, REALLY, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE OVERALL. BECAUSE GREENSBORO IS A REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AGENCY. WE'VE BEEN FOR A WHILE. SO I KNOW WE'VE BEEN A RESETTLEMENT AGENCY FOR PEOPLE FROM UKRAINE. AND PEOPLE COMING HERE WITH NO RESOURCES ARE OFTEN EXPLOITED, NO PEER SUPPORT, LANGUAGE ISSUE, ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT MAKE THEM MORE AND MORE VULNERABLE TO ANY KIND OF A HARDSHIP. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, IF THESE NUMBERS ARE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN GUILFORD COUNTY, THAT THERE ARE SOME TARGETED APPROACHES OR PARTNERSHIPS OR COLLABORATIONS TO ADDRESS THAT. SO FOR ASIANS TO BE 4.5 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO HAVE LOST A PARENT OR ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBERS TO COVID IS

097REALLY DISTURBING AS IT IS FOR ANYBODY WHO LOSES ANYONE. THE OTHER THING -- AND I THINK WINSTON, THIS MAYBE DOVETAIL ON WHAT YOU WERE JUST SHARING. CONTEXT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AS WE TALK ABOUT TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACHES THAT, YOU KNOW, WHERE THAT CAME FROM WAS PRETTY FASCINATING TO ME. IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAME FROM THE 80'S. I MAY HAVE MENTIONED THIS OTHER BOARD MEETING BEFORE. BUT THERE WAS A POSITION FOR CIESEKAISER IN CALIFORNIA. I THINK THEY RAN A SORT OF WEIGHT LOSS CLINIC. HALF OF THE PATIENTS DROPPED OFF. HE WHE WAS REALLY CONCERNED. HE KEPT DIGGING INTO IT AND FOUND THEY WERE ACTUALLY SUCCESSFUL AT LOSING WEIGH. SOMEONE DROPPED FROM 300 TO 200 POUNDS. IT'S LOOK WHY WOULD THEY DROPOUT. SO HE INTERVIEWED HUNDREDS OF THE PEOPLE THAT EXITED THE PROGRAM AND ASKED A SERIES OF QUESTIONS.

098HOW MUCH DID YOU WEIGH WHEN YOU WERE BORN, HOW MUCH DID YOU WEIGH WHEN YOU STARTED FIRST GRADE, HOW MUCH DID YOU WEIGH WHEN YOU GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL, HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU WERE SEXUALLY ACTIVE. THEN HE SAID OUT OF THE DISCOMFORT OF ADDING PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR SEXUAL ACTIVITY, HE ACTUALLY MISSPOKE AND SAID HOW MUCH DID YOU WEIGH WHEN YOU WERE FIRST SEXUALLY ACTIVE. AND A LOT OF THOSE PATIENTS SAID 40 POUNDS. WHAT HE FOUND OUT IS THAT HALF OF THE PEOPLE THAT HE INTERVIEWED HAD A VERY SIMILAR ANSWER. SO WHY CERTAIN GROUPS HAVE HIGH A SCORES ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE, IF WE JUST DEAL WITH THE TRAUMA, NOT THE ENVIRONMENT THAT CREATES THE TRAUMA -- IT GOES BACK TO THE FISH FIXING ALLEGORY. MOST PATIENTS WERE WHITE. THE PEOPLE THAT WERE IN THE

099CLINIC WERE PEOPLE WHO WERE PART OF A HEALTH PLAN AT KAISER. AND SO DIFFERENT GROUPS HAVE DIFFERENT EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT THINGS FOR MANY REASONS. AND THAT CONTEXT IS GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT. I HAD A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER BECAUSE HE'S INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING SOME KIND OF INTERSYSTEMS COLLABORATION BECAUSE HOUSING IMPACTS EDUCATION. EDUCATION IMPACTS HOUSING. ALL OF THIS IMPACTS PUBLIC SAFETY AND EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS WHICH ARE GOING TO BOOST YOUR NUMBERS UP WHICH MEANS YOU NEED A HIGHER LEVEL OF TRAUMA INFORMED RESOURCES. SO WHEN WE DON'T PROVIDE THAT CONTEXT ABOUT THE CONCENTRATED POVERTY AND RACE -- AND I SAID BEFORE, WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE POOR WHITE PEOPLE ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BUT RACIALLY, THEY'VE NOT BEEN SEGREGATED TO AN AREA. SO WHY THEY MAY BE EXPERIENCING ENORMOUS HARDSHIPS

100THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE ACCESS TO BETTER SCHOOLS, TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE WEALTHIER AROUND THEM CAN PROVIDE. AND THOSE THINGS ARE A BOOST WHEN YOU'RE SUFFERING. SO WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THAT CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION THAN THE IDEOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS RUN AMUCK. AND WE'RE LIVING IN THAT KIND OF POLARIZED ENVIRONMENT RIGHT NOW. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T GIVE THESE WITHOUT THAT CONTEXT AND SOME INFORMATION. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I'M GOING TO CHANGE IT UP A LITTLE BIT. JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A COMPLIMENT FROM SEVERAL PARENTS. THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING COACH AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, I WOULD SAY THAT THEY HAVE REALLY STEPPED UP AND HELPED A LOT OF STUDENTS WHEN THEY WERE DEVASTATED, WHETHER IT WAS BEING HOMELESS OR WHETHER IT WAS ABUSE

101IN THE FAMILY OR JUST BEING PUT OUT. THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. I WISH WE HAD DEPUTY COUNSELORS. I KNOW THERE'S A SHORTAGE. BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL BEHAVIORAL COUNSELORS. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> DEBORAH'S USING HER LAST QUESTION. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. DR. OAKLEY AND I HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING TRYING TO EXPAND AND UPDATE OUR MEDICAL BASE CTEs. I DO KNOW, TO DIANE'S POINT, THAT UNCG HAS A COUNSELING PROGRAM ALL THE WAY UP TO THE DOCTORATE LEVEL. MAYBE AS WE EXPAND MEDICAL CTE WE CAN MAYBE LOOK AT THROWING IN SOME BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IF WE CAN PARTNER WITH THEM? >> I THINK WE CAN. BUT THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS THERE. >> WE CAN PUT IN A NURSING PIPELINE, A MENTAL HEALTH PIPELINE, WE CAN JUST KEEP EVERYONE

102RIGHT HERE. I'LL TOUCH BASE ABOUT THAT. >> DIANNE'S USING HER LAST QUESTION. >> THIS WAS BEFORE YOUR TIME. I'M JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW HAVE WE DONE ANY FOLLOW UP WITH THE SCHOOLS OR STUDENTS WHO WERE IMPACTED BECAUSE OF THE TORNADO WHICH WAS NOW FOUR YEARS AGO? >> NOT AT THE SYSTEM LEVEL. >> OKAY. I JUST THINK THAT, CHAIRMAN HAHAYES CONSTANTLY PUSHES US LOOKING AT TRUMP. WE LOST THREE SCHOOLS. BUT IT IMPACTED MORE LIKE 20 STUDENTS FROM ABOUT 20 SCHOOLS. I JUST WONDER, THE KIDS HAVE PROBABLY GRADUATED. BUT IF YOU GO INTO GREENSBORO, THERE ARE STILL SCARS. THERE ARE TILL TARPS, HOUSES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED. SOME OF THE STUDENTS WOULD BE PERHAPS IN THEIR LAST YEAR OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A WAY FOR US TO SAY, HOW YOU DOING? DID

103YOU GET TO MOVE BACK INTO YOUR HOUSE? ARE YOU STILL HOMELESS? JUST SOME KIND OF WAY TO HAVE A GUAGE OF WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT POPULATION OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. AND THAT WAS BEFORE YOUR TIME. BUT IT MIGHT BE WORTH OF LOOKING AT. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, YOU KNOW, FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF ASKS. BUT I WOULD CHALLENGE DR. ROBINSON TO PUT A PAUSE TO EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, THE COUNSELORS INCLUDED, SO WE KNOW WHAT TO ASK FOR AS WELL. YOU CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE RESOURCES. AND WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO HAVE UNFUNDED MANDATES OF ANYONE TO ANYTHING THAT WE WANT TO GET DONE FOR CHILDREN. >> THANK YOU, DR. ROBINSON. >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR WORK

104AND FOR YOUR VALUABLE FEEDBACK. >> WE'RE NOW AT ACTION ITEMS. I WILL TURN TO OUR POLICY CHAIR COMMITTEE, BETTYE JENKINS. >> THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR. LOOKING AT THE POLICY NUMBER 3542, THIS IS A NEW POLICY EXPRESSING THE BOARD'S VISION FOR ALL SECOND GRADE STUDENTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE LEARN TO SWIM CLASSES. IT HAS BEEN OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR 30 DAYS. AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PERIOD OF MAY 31-JUNE 30. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT POLICY 3542. >> SECOND. >> ACCESS TO WATER SAFETY AS PRESENTED. >> ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU, KHEM. I THINK DIANNE SECONDED THAT. >> THIS DELIGHTS MY HEART BEYONT THE PROGRAM IS IN IT'S 10TH YEAR, THIS PATH SCHOOL YEAR. IT TRAINED 10,695 SECOND GRADERS OTHER THE TEN YEARS. I DON'T KNOW

105WHAT THAT MEANS AS MEANS BUTIT'S SIGNIFICANT. AND WE ALSO DID THE PROGRAM THANKS TO THE BOOSTERS FOR 100 PAID HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AFTER THE TRAGIC LOSS OF ONE OF THEIR CLASSMATES. THIS COMING YEAR, THAT CONTINUES TO HAVE 43 SCHOOLS IN THE PROGRAM. SO EVERY YEAR, THEY'VE ADDED MORE SCHOOLS. THE CHALLENGE IS GOING TO BE WE NEED TEACHERS. WE NEED PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SPEND THREE HOURS IN A POOL WITH SECOND GRADERS. SO IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED, IF THEY WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH THE AQUATIC CENTER, REBECCA KERSEY IS THE COORDINATOR FOR THE LEARN TO SWIM PROGRAM. AND SO I APPRECIATE DR. CONTRERAS WANTS TO SEE THIS POLICY PASS. I ENCOURAGE ANY OF YOU TO GET YOUR SWIM TRUNKS AND JOIN ME IN THE POOL. WE'LL PROBABLY START AFTER AND ABOUT THE SECOND OR THIRD WEEK

106DURING SCHOOL. I'LL GET THE SCHEDULE AND SEND IT OUT TO EVERYONE WHEN I HAVE IT. >> CAN WE VOTE USING OUR DEVICE HERE? KHEM, HOW DO YOU VOTE? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT PASSES 9-0. WE'RE NOW AT OUR FINAL ITEM ON THE AGENDA. THAT IS THE 2022-2023 INTERIM BUDGET AMENDMENT. THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD APPROVE AMENDING THE 2022-2023 INTERIM BUDGET TO INCLUDE THE $10 MILLION APPROPRIATED FOR TEACHER SUPPLEMENTS AND THE $3.2 MILLION APPROPRIATED FOR THE COUNTY BOARD SUPPLEMENTS. IS THERE A SECOND? DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION? ALREADY. USE YOUR DEVICE, AND LET'S VOTE PLEASE. >> KHEM? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. THAT PASSES BY A VOTE OF 9-0. >> I KNOW WE'VE ALREADY VOTED BUT QUESTION, THE $10 MILLION IS DIVIDED AMONG HOW MAY PEOPLE, ABOUT? >> WE HAVE ABOUT 5,000. IT'S DIVIDED BY

107ALL OF OUR LICENSED STAFF. IT'S A LITTLE OVER 5,000. >> AND THE $3.2? >> IT'S DIVIDED OVER THE 126 PRINCIPALS AND 140 -- I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER BUT BETWEEN 140-150 ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. >> THANK YOU. >> WE'RE NOW AT BOARD COMMENTS. WE'LL START WITH YOU. WE HAVE A CLOSED SESSION? >> YES, WE DO. >> IT SAYS IF NEEDED. >> ANITA? >> I MOVE WE GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO PRESERVE THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE P. >> ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. O COMMUNAL. HEARING TON. KRIS. DIANNE'S POINT. JAY SEES. JAYCEES. >> WE'RE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION. AND I WOULD LIKE TO TURN TO BOARD MEMBER DIANNE BELLAMY SMALL. >> MADAME CHAIR, IF I CAN MAKE AN ADDENDUM TO THE PERSONNEL REPORT FOR THE

108ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS OF PRINCIPAL, SCHOOL SUPPORT OFFICER, CHIEF, AND SENIOR ADVISER. >> THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND IN. >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. DR. OAKLEY IN. >> THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING TIFFANY HINTON, DONOVAN WHO WAS KINS, SCHOOL SUPPORT OFFICER, ANDREW HENRY, SHIFTING HIS ROLE, AND TARA TESLER, SHIFTING HER ROLE AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE AT BOARD COMMENTS. AND I WILL START WITH YOU, MS. JENKINS. >> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I ECHO OUR BOARD CHAIR ABOUT THE FAMILY OF NORA CARR. I JUST WANT TO SAY MY CONDOLENCES TO YOU. AND PLEASE LET US KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU. AS FAR AS WHEN WE START SCHOOL, I WILL SEE YOU SOON. I

109WOULD LIKE FOR THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES TO PLEASE ENJOY THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS BECAUSE SCHOOL WILL BE STARTING SOON FOR THE RESTART SCHOOLS. AND THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR ALL YOU DO. AND THAN'S IT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> DEBORAH? >> I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO THE CONDOLENCES FOR NORA. SHE AND I KNEW EACH OTHER VERY BRIEFLY. BUT I CAN SAY FOR SURE SHE WAS ALWAYS VERY, VERY PATIENT AND VERY, VERY KIND WITH THE ONE PERSON WHO HAS TO ASK 8 MILLION QUESTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE HOSTS OF THE SUMMER CAMPS THIS WEEK. MY DAUGHTER IS LOVING EVERY LAST MINUTE OF IT. BETWEEN THE ENVIRONMENT AT AIJ BEING SO WELCOMING AND THE BAND DIRECTOR AT NORTHERN MIDDLE WHO'S PUT ON SUCH A FANTAST CAMP WE'VE GONE FROM BEING TERRIFIED TO BEING VERY

110ENTHUSIASTIC. IT'S A WELCOME SHIFT. AND YOU CAN SEE FIRSTHAND WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH HOW IT JUST CAN TAKES ONE PERSON, ONE STAFF MEMBER TO IMPACT A KID AND COMPLETELY CHANGE THEIR OUTLOOK ON WHAT'S GOING ON. I'VE SEEN THAT HAPPEN THIS WEEK AND IT'S VERY ENCOURAGING. ON THAT NOTE I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE AND THANK ALL OF OUR COUNSELORS WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH OUR KIDS. THE IMPACT IS VERY REAL. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE TIME IT'S VERY, VERY POSITIVE. THAT WAS A BIG SHIFT FOR HER. SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT CORUS, CHANGING ALL OF HER CLASSES AND NOW SHE'S BACK ON THE BAND WAGON. THANK YOU TO OUR TEACH EFFORTS. ITEACHERS. YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF PARENTS HAVING PANIC ATTACKS AS SCHOOL SUPPLIES APPEAR IN TARGET AND WAL-MART. THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUPPLY

111LISTS ARE UP. PARENTS, KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED. IF YOU CATCH ANY GOOD SALE, PLEASE SHARE THEM. AND I HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A WONDERFUL SUMMER. >> VERY BRIEFLY, AS I TOLD KEVIN CARR, THE WORLD WAS A BETTER PLACE WHEN NORA WAS WITH US. AND MY CONDOLENCES HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED TO HIM AND THE FAMILY. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT VACATION WEEK, THOSE WHO GOT TO TAKE IT. THE PARKING LOT WAS RATHER EMPTY WHEN I CAME BY. SO I LOT OF YOU AVAILED YOURSELF OF THAT WEEK. EVERYONE NEEDS TO FINISH ENJOYING THEIR SUMMER BECAUSE, BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, WE'LL BE BACK. THANK YOU ALL. >> THANK YOU. DIANNE? >> I HOPE OUR STAFF KNOWS THAT PEOPLE SEE THEM IN THE COMMUNITY. EVERY MORNING AT 7:15, I DRIVE DOWN FOUR SEASONS BOULEVARD GOING TO DO MY WORK

112OUT AT THE POOL. AND I'VE NOTICED THE STAFF AT ARCHER AT THE POST WAITING FOR THE CHILDREN TO COME. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY KUDOS. BECAUSE A LOT OF TYPES NOBODY PAYS ATTENTION OR SAYS ANYTHING. I'M AFRAID TO STOP AND TELL THEM BECAUSE THEN THEY'LL GO, OH MY GOD, A BOARD MEMBER'S WATCHING US. I DON'T WANT THEM TO FEEL THAT. I JUST WANT THEM TO KNOW WE SEE THEM AND WE APPRECIATE THEM BEING OUT THERE AT 7:15 IN THE MORNING. AS FAR AS -- I CAN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT NORA BECAUSE. --. ONE OF THE STORIES THEY TOLD US IS THAT SHE WAS DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT UNTIL I GOT IN THE CAR WITH HER. WE WENT DOWN TO PINE H HURST WHE SHE GOT LAOS. LOST.THE NEXT TIME WE WENT ON AR

113TRIP, I DROVE. ONLY GOD KNOWS WHY HE TAKES THE BEST OF US FIRST. BUT MAYBE IT'S TO BE A MESSAGE TO THE REST OF US TO DO BETTER AND TO GIVE OUR NORA CARR, EVERY TIME WE WORK WITH CHILDREN OR THIS COMMUNITY. I'LL MISS HER. I MISSED HER WHEN SHE LEFT. SHE WAS KIND OF MY PERSON THAT WOULD LET ME KNOW IF I WAS ON TRACK OR NOT. ONE DAY I ASKED HER, DID I DO THE RIGHT THING? SHE SAID WILD, YO CHILD, YOU SAI CAN'T SAY. I'M GOING TO HIS HER. MISS HER.WE'RE NOT SEEING A LOTD ON THE NEWS BUT WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THAT PARTICULARLY, WITH OUR KIDS AND FAMILIES COMING BACK TO SCHOOL. I WANT TO WELCOME DR. OAKLEY. YOU LOOK GOOD IN THAT SEAT, GIRL. SO JUST HANG IN

114THERE. WE WON'T DO YOU TOO BADLY, I DON'T THINK. [LAUGHTER] AND THEN MY LAST COMMENT HAS TO DO WITH MY FIRST RESPONDER, FIRE ENGINEER RICK. WHEN I WAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HIM. OUR FIRST RESPONDERS DO A LOT FOR OUR SCHOOLS. A LOT OF TIMES, WE AREN'T AWARE OF IT. BUT WHEN A CRISIS HAP HAPPENS AT SCHOOL IT'S THEY ARE POLICE OR FIRE OR BOTH. THEY SHOW UP. I HOPE THAT WE'LL KEEP THE YOUNG MAN WHO'S ACCUSED OF CAUSING THE ACCIDENT AND HIS FAMILY -- BECAUSE HE LOST FAMILY THAT DAY TOO. AND THAT WE'LL ALSO KEEP THE FAMILY AND ALL OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. BECAUSE EVERY TOMB THEY GO OUT,, THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK HOME. WE NEED TO KEEP OUR FIRST RESPONDER,

115AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IN PRAYER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, PAT. >> MY COMMENTS WILL BEGIN AND END WITH OUR FRIEND, DR. NORA CARR. YOU KNOW, ANY TIME YOU ATTEND FUNERALS OR SERVICES, NO ONE EVER TALKS ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY YOU HAD IN THE BANK, WHERE YOU LIVED. IT'S WHO'S LIVED YOU TOUCHED. I COULD COUNT ON HER TO BE FIRM AND FAIR, NO MATTER THE ISSUE. SO PERSONALLY, JUST WANT TO SAY TO HER CHILDREN, MY CONDOLENCES. AND NO WORDS CAN EVER HELP IN THIS TIME OF GREAT BEREAVEMENT. BUT I DO WANT TO SHARE THAT. AND ALL OF THE STORIES, MANY THAT WERE UNTOLD ABOUT NORA'S LIFE -- YOU KNOW, SHE LIVED IT EVERY DAY. AND THE ONE THING I'LL TAKE FROM HER IS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S REALLY NO FINISH LINE. WHEN YOU THINK YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED

116SOMETHING, YOU'VE GOT MANUGOT MORE TO GIVE. I JUST WANT TO SHARE THOSE THOUGHTS ABOUT NORA CARR AND HER FAMILY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, PAT. >> I I'M ALWAYS USUALLY REALLY STRONG, BUT I HAVE TO SAY IT. NORA WAS ONE OF A KIND. I'M DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED LIKE SHE IS. YOU DON'T WANT THE TWO OF US IN THE SAME CAR. BUT SHE WAS A CLASS ACT, ACHIEVED MORE THAN ANYBODY COULD POSSIBLY THINK. SHE WENT WAY BEYOND I HAVE ANY DREAM OF DOING. SHE'S GOING TO LEAVE SUCH A HUGE HOLE IN SO MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES. WE WERE BLESSED TO HAVE HER WHILE WE HAD HER. THAT'S WHAT I WILL SAY. >> THANK YOU, LINDA. WINSTON? >> TO KEEP IT SHORT, I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE. ANGIE, GLAD YOU'RE STICKING AROUND. I THINK ONE OF THE GREATEST

117SMALL ACTS THAT I SAW LAST WEEK AND IN THE LAST TEN DAYS -- AND I REMEMBER HER COLLEAGUE, YOU ALL IN THIS ROOM COVERED THE COST OF THE WAKE. I THINK IT WAS ONE TEXT SENT THAT SAID, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP -- AND THEN $10, $20, $100 KEPT POURING IN AND IT COVERED THE FULL COST OF THE TRADITIONAL IRISH WAKE. WE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT A VARIETY OF PLACES WHERE THAT COULD HAPPEN. THEY WERE SO MOVED BY THAT. I THINK IT WAS SUCH A TESTIMONY TO HOW EACH OF YOU AND EACH OF US HAVE BEEN DEEPLY IMPACTED BY HER. SO I WAS ALSO STRUCK BY HOW PERSONAL THE FUNERAL WAS AND HOW HER CHILDREN REALLY WANTED THIS TO BE ABOUT NORA, THE MOTHER, THE SISTER, THE WIFE, THE HUMAN. AND OF COURSE THEY

118ALL KNOW SHE LOVED TO WORK. THE ONLY THING SHE LOVED MORE THAN WORK WAS HER FAMILY. BUT SHE LOVED TO WORK. THAT WAS CERTAINLY EVIDENT IN ALL OF THE COMMENTS BY THOSE PRESENT. IT WAS JUST DEEPLY PERSONAL ABOUT HER AS A HUMAN BEING. AND IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE SO MANY STAFF AND COLLEAGUES AND FORMER COLLEAGUES JUST SHOW UP AS HUMANS TO CELEBRATE ANOTHER HUMAN. SO ALL OF YOU HERE TONIGHT, STAFF, KIMBERLY, ANGIE -- YOU'RE NOT STAFF, YOU'RE LAWYERS. BUT I GUSS YOU'RE HUMAN. EBONY, REBECCA, DOMINIC, MARSHAL, MICHELLE, SHIRLEY, CHRIS, CHARITY, LEE, WANDA, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE JUST HUMANS SHOWING UP EVERY DAY TRYING TO DO THE BEST BY THESE KIDS. AND WE JUST APPRECIATE YOU SHOWING UP EVERY DAY. I KNOW NORA DID. MAYBE WE CAN JUST BE REMINDED OF OUT HUMANNESS IN THIS

119WORK BECAUSE OF HER. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY DR. OAKLEY. NICE HAVING YOU UP HERE. I'M GETTING USED TO IT. BUT I CAN'T SAY MORE ABOUT NORA. HER SERVICE WAS BEAUTIFUL AND TOUCHING. AND IT WAS SO NICE TO BE ABLE TO SEE HER FAMILY THAT WAY. AND NORA WOULD GET A KICK OUT OF THIS BECAUSE WE GREW A LOT IN OUR EQUITY WORK TOGETHER. BUT YOU KNOW I'M BLACK. SO WHEN THEY SAID THE REPASS WAS AT THE BREWERY, I WAS LIKE OKAY, I CAN LIVE WITH THAT. AND SO I WENT. I HAD A BALL. IT WAS A REALLY WONDERFUL TIME. KEVIN IS AMAZING. THE KIDS ARE FANTAST. THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB. AND NORA'S QUESTION JUST CALLS YOUR FAITH INTO SOME QUESTIONS SOMETIMES, AS STRONG AS IT ISMENT. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING

120THERE FOR KEVIN AND THE FAMILY AND REMEMBERING NORA ALWAYS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE CAROLYN COLEMAN WEEK OF PEACE THAT STARTED YESTERDAY. TODAY THERE WAS A PEACE DRIVE. TOMORROW THERE WILL BE A 6:00 P.M. CITY-WIDE PRAYER VIGIL AT THE BELOVED COMMUNITY CENTER ON ARLINGTON TON STREET. ON JULY 14, THERE WILL BE A 4:00 P.M. COMMUNITY COOKOUT AT SMITH HOME ON LURAY DRIVE. ON JULY 15 THERE IN WILL BE A HEALTH FAIR ON MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DRIVE. FROM JUST 16 FROM 12-6 THERE WILL BE A CANDIDATE FORUM AND A RESOLUTION READING AT 2301 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DRIVE. THAT'S ORGANIZED BY A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS. BUT INGRAM BELL IS ONE OF THOSE. IF YOU NEED THE INFORMATION I'M GLAD TO SEND IT TO YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? >> MOVE TO

121ADJOURN. >> SECOND? >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH STAFF. AND GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS