GCS Board of Education Meeting 06/17/2021

001SCHOOL BOARD. >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR BOARD MEETING. IF YOU WILL BEAR WITH US FOR JUST A MINUTE WE HAVE A FEW THINGS WE WILL GET IN PLACE AND GET A FEW BOARD MEMBERS LOGGED IN AND TAKE CARE OF A FEW LAST MINUTE THINGS. >> WELCOME, I'M SORRY IS I DIDN'T HAVE MY P MIC ON WHEN I ASKED FOR A MINUTE TO GET SITUATED. WELCOME AND GOOD EVENING I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON LINDA WELBORN START OUR MEETING. >> IF YOU WILL PLEASE STAND FOR >> THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE

002NATION UNDER GOD, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> WE WILL CALL FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] >> THANK YOU. >> DIANNE ARE YOU HERE? >> IF SHE CAN MUTE HERSELF. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE DIANNE BELLAMY SMALL ON THE PHONE AND PAT TILLMAN IS ON DUTY AND WILL TRY TO JOIN US AT SOME POINT DURING THE MEETING. PUBLIC COMMENTS HAVE BEEN EMAILED 20 THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THEY CONTINUE TO DO SO AS WE DISCUSS OUR REOPENING. NOW WE'RE AT THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MADAM CHAIR? >> YES. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE AGENDA CONSIDERATION FOR POLICY DC BUDGET AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT AS ACTION ITEM D. >> SO YOU WOULD

003LIKE TO AMEND THE AGENDA FOR A MOTION TO RECONSIDER POLICY DC. IS THERE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE VOTE. USING YOUR ELECTRONIC VOTING MECHANISM. DIANNE HOW DO YOU VOTE? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. GEAND HAS BEEN AMENDED AND WE WILL DISCUSS POLICY DC UNDER ACTION ITEM. WE ARE NOW AT THE CONSENT AGENDA -- I'M SORRY, THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER, MOTION? CLOSED SESSION DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? >> I MOVE WE GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO [OFF MIC] >> CAN YOU TURN YOUR MIC ON? >> I MOVE WE GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO PRESERVE THE ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE AND TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? DIANNE, HOW DO YOU VOTE? SHE CAN'T HEAR? >> DIANNE, HOW DO YOU

004VOTE? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT ADJOURNING TO ANOTHER ROOM? [ CLOSED SESSION ] HAD. >> CONSENT AGENDA, D R. CONTRERAS. GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR AND >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THIS EVENING’S CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES SEVERAL ITEMS. THOSE ITEMS ARE: PERSONNEL REPORT [AND ADDENDUM TO THE PERSONNEL REPORT] 2021-2022 INSURANCE COVERAGE DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES AND APPOINTMENT OF SCHOOL TREASURERS FOR 2021-2022 CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH SOLIANT HEALTH FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE SERVICES THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING’S CONSENT AGENDA FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> MOTION WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE VOTE ELECTRONICALLY. IS SHE ON THE PHONE? >> SHE STILL HASN'T RESPONDED. >> THAT PASSES ON A VOTE OF 6 TO 1. THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW AT -- I'M SORRY DR.

005CONTRERAS. >> THANK YOU. THIS EVENING THAT INCLUDES THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CHIEF STUDENT SERVICES OFFICER MR. ROBINSON, SCHOOL SUPPORT OFFICER, MICHAEL HEADNBOBBING AND ANGELA DRAPER AND ED OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS, MS. NIXON, PRINCIPAL CHRISTIAN W, M S. SEBERS, PRINCIPAL MICHELLE SAUNDRA AND SEVERAL PRINCIPALS WE HAVE NOT APPOINTED WE WILL DO SO NEXT WEEK AFTER MEETING WITH SITE-BASED TEAMS. [ NAMING PRINCIPALS ] CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. >> THERE'S DIANNE. >> OKAY. SO DIANNE HAS JOINED US. DIANNE IS THAT YOU ON THE LINE? >> YEP. >> OKAY GREAT. THANK YOU. WELCOME. CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE THAT DR. CONTRERAS NAMED ON THE PERSONNEL REPORT. I HAVE A FEW COMMENTS AND I USUALLY TAKE THIS TIME TO SHARE GOOD NEWS, WE HAVE TWO CRITICAL ISSUES WE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS EVENING AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THESE IN TWO PARTS BECAUSE

006I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF ONE SECTION AT THAT TIME. DR. CARR I WILL CALL ON YOU TO DISCUSS THE PROTOCOLS WE'LL USE FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE AT OUR BOARD MEETINGS HOPEFULLY STARTING NEXT MONTH SO I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE AS WE ASKED YOU TO COME BACK WITH RECOMMENDATIONS. >> THANK YOU CHAIR HAYES. [OFF MIC] -- OKAY. I'M GOOD? OKAY. SO AFTER REVIEWING THE MOST RECENT TOOLKIT THAT WAS ISSUED IN GUIDANCE FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AS WELL AS THE OTHER -- THE CDC AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE LOOKED AT I'VE GOT THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION. SO REGARDING IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE AND SEATING. FACE COVERINGS OR MASK WILL BE REQUIRED EXCEPT SPEAKING PUBLICLY OR OBVIOUSLY TAKING A DRINK OF WATER. MEETING SPEAKERS AND ADULTS ATTENDEES WOULD

007BE SCREENED AT BUILDING ENTRY. SEATING WOULD BE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE EXCEPT FOR SEATS RESERVED FOR THOSE BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE BOARD, AS WELL AS THE SEATS RESERVED FOR THE STAFF. MEETING AN ATTENDEES INCLUDING REPORTERS WOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE BOARD ROOM ONE AT A TIME TO MEET THE STATE'S PHYSICAL DISTANCING RECOMMENDATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES. THERE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET OF PHYSICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN SEATS. ALL CHAIRS WILL BE FACING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. SO THAT TAKES OUT SOME OF OUR SIDE SEATING. TO PROVIDE MORE SEATING FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS BY EMPLOYEES WILL BE LIMITED TO EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP OF STAFF, THE CHIEFS AND OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND EMPLOYEES, OTHER EMPLOYEES WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO BE AT THE MEETING LIVE STREAMED ON YOUTUBE AND GCSTV AND THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.

008WE CAN SIT 15 INDIVIDUALS IN ADDITION TO THE STAFF AND MEDIA AT ONE TIME. IF SOMEONE LEAVES WE WILL ALLOW ANOTHER PERSON IN WHEN THIS PERSON LEAVES. SO WE LET THEM IN ONE AT A TIME. AS PER OUR USUAL PROCESS SPEAKERS WOULD SIGN UP IN-PERSON OR SIGN UP UNTIL 5:00 P.M. THE DAY OF THE MEETING. DUE TO THE NEED TO SCREEN SPEAKERS AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE PHYSICAL DISPENSE TENSE WE WILL NOT SIGN UP SPEAKERS AFTER 5:00 P.M. AS YOU KNOW WE HAVE HISTORICALLY ALLOWED PEOPLE TO SIGN UP RIGHT BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS. HOWEVER AS IS ALWAYS THE CASE INDIVIDUALS CAN SUBMIT THEIR COMMENTS VIA EMAIL AT BOARDOFHE HAD AT GCS.COM. AS YOU KNOW WE POST THOSE COMMENTS WITH BOARD MATERIALS AND IF THEY COME IN AFTER THE MEETING WE POST THEM AT THE NEXT MEETING. PUBLIC

009SPEAKERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THE REQUEST WERE RECEIVED. WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT PUBLIC SPEAKERS AND PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SIT AND LISTEN TO THE MEETING MIGHT BE DIFFERENT SO WE'LL AN -- WE'LL ARRANGE FOR THAT. WE WILL ESCORT PEOPLE IN ONE AT A TIME TO DO THE PUBLIC SPEAKING THEN LEAVE THE ROOM. SO WE DON'T VIOLATE THE MEETING PROTOCOLS IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT CAN BE IN THE ROOM AT ONE TIME AND SOCIAL DISTANCE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS GUIDANCE. IN KEEPING WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT PROTOCOLS -- I SAID THAT ALREADY. LET'S SEE. THE COMMENTS AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL BE CONTINUED TO BE SHARED WITH THE BOARD AND WILL BE POSTED ONLINE. SO THAT'S OUR OVERVIEW. THERE WILL BE MORE DETAILS FOR STAFF IN TERMS OF HOW TO MAN

010THE DOORS AND CONDUCT THE SCREENINGS AND WE'LL HAVE PEOPLE AT BOTH ENTRANCES -- BOTH FRONT DOOR AND THE SIDE DOOR AND WE'LL COMMUNICATE ALL OF THOSE GUIDELINES IF APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. >> QUESTION IN REGARD TO ALLOWING PEOPLE TO COME IN ONE AT A TIME. WHERE WILL PEOPLE BE ALLOWED TO BE IN THAT SEATING AREA OR THEY HAVE OUTSIDE? >> WE CAN TAKE 3 OR 4 PEOPLE IN THE SEATING AREA. BUT AFTER THAT WE CAN'T -- NORMALLY OUR HALLS ARE CONGESTED AND EVERYTHING IS CONGESTEDDED. WE CAN'T DO THAT AND MEET THE CURRENT PROTOCOLS AND GUIDELINES FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. >> THE OTHER QUESTION IS I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE SET A TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> OH THANK YOU. YES. IN FACT I MEANT TO RECOMMEND THAT AS WELL. OUR

011RECOMMENDATION OR MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE FOLLOW THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND DO 30 MINUTE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IF THE BOARD CHOOSES YOU CAN ALWAYS EXTEND IT LONGER OR COME BACK AND DO IT AFTER THE BUSINESS MEETING WHICH THEY'VE CHOSEN TO DO BUT WE REALLY -- WE THINK WE SHOULD KEEP IT TO THE 30 MINUTES. >> THANK YOU. >> AND BOARD MEMBER YOUR PRACTICE USED TO BE AND USED TO BE BECAUSE COVID THREW EVERYTHING UP IN THE AIR AND WE DON'T REMEMBER BUT BEYOND 30 MINUTES THE BOARD COULD VOTE IF THERE'S ONE LEFT TO HEAR THEM OR DO THE PROTOCOL WHICH IS TO MOVE THEM TO THE END OF THE MEETING IF ANYONE WANTED TO STAY AND BE HEARD. >> CERTAINLY EVERYONE CAN EMAIL THEIR COMMENTS IN AND HAVE THOSE POSTED AND THE BOARD HAS ACCESS

012TO ALL OF THOSE AS WELL SO ANYTHING THAT GOES TO THE THE WEBSITE YOU ALL RECEIVE A COPY. ILYES MA'AM? >> HOLD WHO A MINUTE. >> [OFF MIC] ARE WE ALLOWING THE 3-MINUTE PER SPEAKER STILL? >> YES. WE WOULD STILL DO 3 MINUTES PER SPEAKER. >> OKAY. AND YOU'RE SAYING WE WOULD -- THERE WOULD BE NO PUBLIC SPEAKERS INSIDE THE BUILDING? >> JUST WALK THEM IN. WE'LL HAVE THEM LINED UP MAYBE ONE AT THE DOOR TO SWITCH OUT. >> OKAY. AND WE'RE ALLOWING ABOUT 15 PEOPLE INSIDE? >> YES. >> OKAY. NOW I'VE -- I DON'T LIKE THE WAY WE'RE DOING PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA EMAIL. IT'S VERY CONFUSING. WHEN IT'S POLICY THEY'RE TOLD TO GO TO GCS COMMENTS AT GCS.COM. WHEN IT'S GENERAL COMMENTS THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO SAY PUBLIC COMMENT AND SEND IT TO ALL THE

013BOARD. THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD. FOR ME WE SHOULD HAVE ONE WAY OF DOING IT AND LISA SHOULD BE ABLE TO SORT WHERE IT BELONGS BASED ON THE CONTENT OF THE INFORMATION. BECAUSE HALF OF THEM DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, POLICY VERSUS PUBLIC COMMENT. SO IT'S JUST VERY CONFUSING. I JUST WANT IT PUBLISHED ONE WAY THAT YOU SEND IT AND IT'S A PUBLIC COMMENT THEN SORT IT. BECAUSE I THINK SOME PEOPLE -- I HAD TO -- THEY WOULD SEND IT TO THE FULL BOARD AND I WOULD SEND APPRECIATE YOUR VOICE IF YOU WOULD LIKE THIS AS A PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE SEND TO GCS BLAH BLAH BLAH AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF THOSE I DID AND IT'S JUST CONFUSE PING AND WE'VE GOT TO DO IT A BETTER WAY, ONE EMAIL FOR

014EVERYTHING AND SOMEHOW SORT THROUGH THE EMAILS. BECAUSE YOU CAN'T LIKE SPLIT IT LIKE THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION. OR IF THEY SEND IT TO THE WHOLE BOARD AND IT'S ADDRESSING AN ISSUE, CLEARLY THAT'S A PUBLIC COMMENT THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE. IN MY VIEW. IF IT'S ON THE SUBJECT MATTER THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT SHOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO SAY PUBLIC COMMENT. SO OTHER THAN THAT I'M GREAT WITH LETTING 15 PEOPLE IN. I'M GREAT WITH THE 30 MINUTES. I'M GREAT WITH WALKING THEM IN AND I THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD PLAN. >> THANK YOU. ANITA THEN KHEM. >> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO ADDRESS BECAUSE NUMEROUS PEOPLE AND I CALLED LISA ABOUT IT, SIMPLY SAID SUBMIT COMMENTS ONE WAY AND WE WERE SAYING COMMIT THE COMMENTS THE OTHER WAY AND I WAS BASICALLY

015WITHOUT DISCUSSING IT, BASICALLY I WAS DOING WHAT SHE WAS DOING. JUST SAYING SEND IT EVERYWHERE IF YOU WANT IT TO COUNT. SO I THINK WE NEED TO -- >> I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. THE HISTORY OF THAT IS SOME PEOPLE WANTED TO SEND SOMETHING TO THE BOARD BUT DIDN'T NECESSARILY WANT IT ENTERED INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD IN TERMS OF COMMENTS THAT ARE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND SHARED. BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. >> PUBLIC RECORD ANYWAY. >> WE KNOW THAT BUT NOT EVERYBODY DOES BUT WE CAN MAKE THAT CLEAR AND WE CAN HAVE ONE WAY OF IT COMING IN. LISA ALREADY DOES THAT SORTING ANYWAY BECAUSE THINGS DO COME IN ALL DIFFERENT WAYS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> THEY WILL CONTINUE TO COME IN ALL DIFFERENT WAYS. P IT'S SOMEWHAT THE NATURE OF

016THE BEAST? >> WINSTON. >> COUPLE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE FIFTEEN PEOPLE COMING IN. HOW ARE THOSE 15 SELECTED? IS THAT FIRST COME FIRST SERVE? >> FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. >> SO I'M INTERESTED IN THE MODEL WHERE YOU COME AND YOU GET YOUR NAME IN THE LOTTERY THEN THEY DRAW PEOPLE OUT OF THE LOTTERY. SO IT'S MORE RANDOM. SO JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET HERE EARLY IN THE DAY AND SIT OUTSIDE YOU GET FIRST INTO THE MEETING. IT'S CONCERNING TO ME. SO I MEAN PEOPLE MAY NOT GO THAT WAY BUT I DO -- >> IF THEY'RE 6 IN THE MORNING AND GET A NUMBER AND THEN THERE'S A LOTTERY AND 15 PEOPLE WIN THE LOTTERY THEY GO IN, IN THAT ORDER. IT SEEMS THERE COULD BE A WAY TO INCREASE ACCESS. WE HAVE

017LIMITED SEATS, MORE RANKED DIVED WAY THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO DO THE MEETING THAN JUST WHOEVER GETS HERE ALL THE TIME. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THAT. I'M ALSO RECOGNIZING LIKE THEY HAVE TO HAVE THEIR NAMES IN BY 5:00 P.M. TO BE SCREENED. MAYBE THAT SHOULD BE 4:00 P.M. AN HOUR TURN AROUND TIME. ESPECIALLY IF WE DO THE LOTTERY. THEY WILL BE OUT THERE. YOU HAVE TO COME AND SEE IF YOUR NUMBER IS CALLED BUT... I AM -- >> THANK YOU WE CAN CALL THEM BACK. I THINK IT WOULD HAVE TO BE BY 4:00 P.M. SO THAT THEY DON'T TRAVEL ALL THE WAY HERE. >> I WA SPEAKING -- I DON'T THINK REALISTICALLY SOMEBODY AT WORK CAN GET NOTICE. I THINK IF YOU DON'T DO IT BY NOON YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH TURN

018AROUND TIME. [ SPEAKING AT THE SAME TIME ] >> OKAY SO SPEAKERS ARE DIFFERENT. YOU SIGN UP SO MAYBE I WAS CONFUSED YOU HAVE TO BE SCREENED. SPEAKERS ARE DIFFERENT. >> THEY WOULD STILL HAVE TO BE SCREENED. >> PEOPLE ENTERING THE BUILDING, WHAT DOES IT MEAN SCREENING? I GET SOMEBODY CAN BE IN THE SEAT AND BE A SPEAKER. THAT COULD HAPPEN. MOSTLY YOU COULD SPEAK AND LEAVE. RIGHT? >> RIGHT. >> IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? >> SOME OF THE DISTRICTS HAVE ALREADY MOVED THIS WAY OR ARE MOVING THIS WAY AND EVERYBODY'S DOING SOMETHING SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY BUT THEY HAVE A SEPARATE SORT OF ENTRANCE FOR THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS. THEY TAKE THEM IN THE ORDER RECEIVED WHICH IS SIMILAR TO OUR REGULAR PROCESS -- >> HOW THE COMMISSIONERS DO THAT. >> RIGHT. AND THEY JUST BRING THEM

019IN ONE AT A TIME THEN TAKE THEM RIGHT BACK OUT AND THEY CAN LEAVE. >> I GUESS WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN IS THE 15 PEOPLE THAT GET TO BE IN THE ROOM THE WHOLE MEETING? THEY MIGHT LEAVE. THERE COULD NOT BE A LOTTERY AS OPPOSED TO FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. YOU MAY HAVE TO SAY THIS IS HOW WE IMPLEMENT IT. [ SPEAKING AT THE SAME TIME ] >> THE BOARD CLERK DOES A LOTTERY -- >> IF 30 PEOPLE ARE STANDING THERE TO GET IN AT QUARTER TILL 6:00 OR 10 TILL 6:00 AND PEOPLE WANT TO WAIT OR LEAVE OR GO HOME. [ SPEAKING AT THE SAME TIME ] >> IF THERE'S MORE THAN 15 WE ACTUALLY DO A LOTTERY AS OPPOSED -- TO ME IT WILL MINIMIZE PEOPLE OUT THERE. IT DOESN'T MATTER [INDISCERNIBLE] >>

020YES MA'AM I BELIEVE I COULD. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WE CAN HAVE THAT DONE BY NOON RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL 4:00 P.M. BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO CALL 15 PEOPLE. >> I'M NOT TAKING ABOUT SPEAKERS -- IF THEY SHOWED UP HERE TO -- >> WE DON'T WANT THEM TO COME IF THEY DON'T GET A SEAT. ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE WANT TO COME -- >> HOLD ON I'M NOT DONE. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND UBS THIS. SO HOW DID YOU ENVISION THE 15 HAPPENING BEFORE I OFFERED MY ILIDEA? >> I ENVISIONED THAT WE WOULD COMMUNICATE IN ADVANCE TO THE WORLD THAT HAD IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND THE MEETING IT WOULD BE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE COME TO THE FRONT DOOR. THEN WE WOULD LET 15 PEOPLE IN. I WOULD PROBABLY BRING THEM IN ONE AT A TIME

021SO THEY WEREN'T ALL IN A BUNCH AND SOCIAL DISTANCE. THEY WOULD TAKE THEIR SEAT AND HAVE THEIR SEAT. >> RIGHT SO YOU WOULDN'T BE CALLING THEM. WE ENVISIONED HAVING POTENTIALLY 15 OR 30 OR 100 PEOPLE LINE UP TO GET IN AND YOUR VISION WAS TO TAKE THE FIRST 15. MY VISION IS SAY EVERYBODY GETS A NUMBER, HERE IS YOUR NUMBER AND IT GOES IN THE POT AND WE PULL OUT 15 NUMBERS. >> THAT'S DOABLE TOO. [ SPEAKING AT THE SAME TIME ] >> I WAS ENVISIONING A PROCESS KIND OF WHAT TH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DO. >> AND LESS CHAOTIC. WE DON'T HAVE THE SPACE AS THE COURT HOUSE. >> I'VE BEEN THERE AND GOTTEN MY NUMBER. LESS CHAOS IN THE PARKING LOT TO ME. WE'RE GOING TO CALL 15 MUBS NUMBERS. >> THERE'S MORE THAN ONE

022WAY TO DO THIS. >> THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO NOTIFY THEM IN ADVANCE. >> I THINK THAT WE CAN WORK IT OUT IF THE BOARD SAYS YOU WANT A LOTTERY, THEN I THINK WE CAN SEND THIS BACK TO THE BOARD CLERK, DR. CARR AND WHAT I'M TRYING TO AVOID IS HAVING PEOPLE FRUSTRATED ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE COMING ALL THE WAY FROM HIGH POINT OR, YOU KNOW, WAY OUT SOUTHEAST GUILFORD, EASTERN GUILFORD THEN THEY CAN'T GET IN I THINK THAT IS FRUSTRATING. >> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. I'M TAKING MY TIME. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AND I JUST WANT TO STATE THIS THAT NORTH CAROLINA STATUTE REQUIRES US TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS ONCE A MONTH BUT WE ARE AGREEING TO HEAR THEM AT EVERY BOARD MEETING. GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND AS WE ACTUALLY HAVE IN THE PAST AND

023HAVE BEEN MORE LIBERAL THAN COMMISSIONERS IN RECEIVING COMMENTS. >> IT REQUIRES YOU T HAVE A PROCESS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. IT ISN'T QUITE AS PERFECT DESCRIPTIVE BUT IT'S NOT REQUIRED TO BE MORE THAN ONCE A MONTH. EVERY BOARD IS NOT REQUIRED TO DO IT ANY EXACT PARTICULAR WAY. BUT YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT MORE THAN AT A REGULAR MEETING. >> I THINK WE'RE ONLY REQUIRED TO HAVE 5 MEETINGS A YEAR. >> IT'S MESSIER THAN THAT. THE QUESTION IS -- [ SPEAKING AT THE SAME TIME ] >> WE ARE NOT TRYING TO CONSTRAIN PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. IT MIGHT BE CRITICAL, WE ARE NOT TRYING TO CONSTRAIN THAT. ABSOLUTELY TRYING TO ENCOURAGE IT AND MAKE IT SAFE. >> YOU ARE COMPLYING WITH EVERY LEGAL MANY GUIDELINE. >> TYPICALLY WHEN WE DO A SESSION AND YOU'RE DIGGING IN

024ON A LONG TOPIC THAT TYPICALLY THERE'S NOT BEEN A TIME YOU HAVE DONE PUBLIC COMMENTS WHEN IT'S BEEN DESIGNATED IN THAT PARTICULAR WAY. YOU MIGHT HAVE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTEND BUT THEY'RE NOT COMMENTING ON PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT AT THAT POINT IN TIME IN-PERSON LINDA, KHEM AND ANITA. >> OKAY. I'M FINE WITH DOING A LOTTERY. HOWEVER ONE THING I THOUGHT WE COULD DO BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE DRIVING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TO ONLY GET HERE AND FIND OUT THEY DON'T GET IN THE MEETING. SO WHAT I THINK YOU CAN DO IS LET THEM EMAIL THAT THEY PLAN TO ATTEND AND THEY CAN SEND IT TO LISA AND AT THAT POINT WHEN WITH YOU DECIDE YOU'RE PULLING THE NAMES YOU LIST THEM ON THE WEBSITE AND WE TELL PEOPLE TO CHECK THE WEBSITE

025TO SEE IF YOU'RE ONE OF THE 15. OKAY? INSTEAD OF HAVING TO EMAIL, INSTEAD OF BEFORE YOU LEAVE -- BEFORE YOU LEAVE YOUR HOUSE YOU GO HERE AND SEE IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE LOTTERY WINNERS, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT THEN LISA DOESN'T HAVE TO CALL -- BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE 50 PEOPLE SHE HAS TO CALL BACK AND SAY YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT. AND THAT WILL TAKE HER ALL DAY LONG. ALL RIGHT. SO BY SIMPLY -- AND IT'S DUE TO LIMITED AVAILABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO BE IN THE BUILDING. ALL RIGHT. ME PERSONALLY, I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE UP HERE THERE BE A BIG CROWD OUT THERE AND I CAN'T GET IN. NOW I AGREE I DIDN'T WANT PEOPLE TO BE LIMITED AS FAR AS SPEAKING, WHICH WE DID GET THAT CLARIFIED BECAUSE I

026WASN'T GOING TO GO WITH THAT ONE. THAT ONE BOTHERED ME BECAUSE ANYONE THAT SHOWED UP AS LONG AS THEY MAKE IT AND GET IN HERE AND SPEAK THEY DESERVE TO SPEAK. I'M GOOD WITH THE 15. AND PERSONALLY I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, THE PLAN OR OPTION FOR DOING THIS FOR -- ANITA HAS A QUESTION. >> I THINK I NEED A SECOND. >> I NEED A SECOND FOR APPROVAL. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> KHEM. >> I LIKE THAT. CAN YOU SAY HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN BE IN THAT ROOM WITH THAT REGARD WITH THE 3 FEET? BECAUSE I KNOW YOU SAID 15 PEOPLE AND IF I'M SOMEBODY COMING TO SPEAK IT'S MY INTENTION TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING ON YOUR AGENDA ITEM AND I DON'T GET SELECTED TO

027COME AND ACTUALLY GET MY 3 MINUTES IN FRONT OF US -- I SEE SOME FRUSTRATION HAPPENING IN THAT REGARD AND IF I PUT MY NAME IN THIS LOTTERY AND I NEVER GET CHOSEN, THEN IT'S A FIX AND GOD FORBID IF ANOTHER PERSON HAD A CHANCE IN MARCH AND THEY GOT CHOSEN AGAIN IN APRIL AND THEY GOT TO THE MIC FOR ANOTHER 3 MINUTES. THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF LOGISTICS AND PROCESSES THAT SEEMS TO BE ADDED ON TO A LOTTERY. I GET IT BUT I JUST SEE US TAKING ON MAYBE SOME OTHER KIND OF HEAT FOR A LOTTERY KIND OF THING. OKAY. AND IF I'M NOT -- IF I'M A PERSON THAT WANTS TO SPEAK I WANT MY 3 MINUTES IN-PERSON. THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR ME. SO I CAN SEE THE FIRST 15 PEOPLE WHETHER THEY'RE

028SPEAKING OR NOT, WHETHER THEY'RE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK OR NOT GETTING IN HERE TO GET THOSE 15 SEATS. BECAUSE I CAN GET MY FRIEND HERE WHO IS GOING TO GET THAT SEAT AND CALL ME AND SAY EXCUSE ME YOU GOT MY SEAT. RIGHT? I'M [INDISCERNIBLE] [ SPEAKING AT THE SAME TIME ] >> I'M JUST SAYING EVEN IF THE NUMBER IS CALLED MY FRIEND IS GET HEING ME TO GET IN THE LOTTERY AND IF SHE GETS CALLED WHEN I GET HERE BY THE TIME YOU LET US IN WITH MY NUMBER SHE GAVE ME THE NUMBER. LIKE I JUST SEE LIKE A LOT OF NOT HAPPY PEOPLE. I WOULD RATHER ONE RULE FOR EVERYBODY WHETHER YOU'RE SPEAKING OR WANT TO JUST SIT IN HERE AND HEAR US CONDUCT THE BUSINESS. >> I WOULD SAY UNTIL WE'RE FULLY

029OPEN NONE OF THESE PROCESSES ARE GOING TO BE PERFECT AND I WOULD SAY LET US SEE -- FOR THE MOST PART UNLESS THERE'S AN ISSUE PEOPLE AREN'T, YOU KNOW, LOOKING FORWARD TO TUESDAY NIGHTS WITH US. SO LET'S SEE HOW IT GOES AND THEN I THINK IF IT'S A PROBLEM YOU CAN KEEP CHANGING IT. I THINK THAT AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE VACCINATED THAT THE MEETINGS WILL START TO OPEN UP MORE. WE DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD GET TO THIS PLACE. SO I THINK WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. >> THANK YOU, AN NEAT THE AT THAT, BETTYE THEN DEBORAH. >> I COULDN'T REMEMBER THE MOTION BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING. IS THE LOTTERY FOR THE 15 SEATS OR IS THE LOTTERY FOR WHOEVER CAN -- THE 10 SPEAKERS WILL HAVE 30

030MINUTES. WHICH IS THE LOTTERY FOR? >> WHAT I HEARD WAS FOR THE IN-PERSON SEATING. SO THE LOTTERY IS FOR THE SEATING -- >> THE SPEAKERS ARE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. >> AS THEY ARE NOW. THAT WOULD FOLLOW OUR CURRENT PRACTICE. >> THERE COULD BE 25 PEOPLE. >> NOT NECESSARILY. >> [OFF MIC] >> SO I GET TO SPEAK BUT I'VE GOT TO LEAVE? >> UNLESS YOU GOT A SEAT. >> I WILL TELL YOU SOME DISTRICTS ARE ONLY DOING PUBLIC SPEAKERS AND ONLY DOING THEM FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME AND THEY COME IN ONE AT A TIME AND SPEAK AND LEAVE AND THAT'S IT. WE'RE TRYING TO BE A LITTLE MORE EXPANSIVE AND TRY TO BE A LITTLE MORE INCLUSIVE WITHIN THE DIFFERENT GUIDELINES AND ADD 3 FEET OF SOCIAL DISTANCE. WE SET UP THE CHAIRS.

031I LITERALLY HAD MY TAPE MEASURE WITH 3 FEET AND WE COUNTED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE CAN -- NUMBER OF ROWS WE COULD GET IN AS WELL AS HAVING, YOU KNOW, SEATS FOR THE MEDIA AND THE LITTLE SKINNY TABLE THAT THEY USE AND ALL THE SEATS DOING THE FORWARD FACING AND THOUGHT WE COULD SAFELY RIGHT NOW UNTIL MORE PEOPLE GET VACCINATED AND WE GET DIFFERENT RULES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES AND THAT'S ONE THING I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE. SOME PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED AND THEY'RE LIKE WELL MY RESTAURANT DOESN'T HAVE TO DO THAT. THE REST ROONT RAWNT DOESN'T HAVE TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES. OURS ARE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN OTHERS AND THE LATEST ONE THEY CAME OUT WILL CHANGE THE MASKING REQUIREMENT FOR EXAMPLE. >> WHO, THE LATEST CAME OUT --

032>> I SAID THAT EARLIER. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. PUBLIC TOOLKIT. >> IT'S NOT THE GOVERNOR? >> THE GOVERNOR ISSUED EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT WE CANNOT GO AGAINST. THE GOVERNOR RECENTLY AFFIRMED THAT NORTH CAROLINA REMAINS UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR COVID-19 AND THEN HIS APPOINT EEYORE THE STAFF AT THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REFERENCES THOSE EXECUTIVE ORDERS IN THE STRONG SCHOOLS TOOLKIT AND ARE STILL REQUIRING MASKING IN PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES AS A REQUIREMENT AND FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE IN PLAN A WHICH IS BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE IN AS WE FINISHED OUT SCHOOL, THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED 3-6 FEET IN TERMS OF SOCIAL DISTANCING. AFTER CONFERRING WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SEE WHAT THEY WERE DOING WE WENT WITH 3 FEET TO ERR MORE ON THE SIDE OF INCLUSIVITY. THAT'S

033ABOUT 15 PEOPLE. YES MA'AM? >> I'M SORRY -- >> FINAL QUESTION IS ARE WE GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS STILL IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY? THE STATE IS. >> WHICH INCLUDES ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. >> THE STATE IS STILL -- HAS NOT -- THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT LIFTED THE STATE OF EMERGENCY. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HAS NOT REVISED THE GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOLS. THEY STILL INCLUDE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND OTHER THINGS. >> BUT THEY DID REVISE THEM? >> THEY'VE BEEN REVISED A NUMBER OF TIMES BUT HAVE NOT LIFTED MASKS FOR STUDENTS AND ET CETERA -- AND ADULTS. SORRY. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY I AGREE WITH THE LOTTERY AND I THINK WE NEED TO LET M S. NOLEN FIGURE OUT A WAY HOW TO HANDLE THAT AND GET WITH EITHER THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THE BOARD CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.

034I THINK WE ARE DOING GREAT BY ACCOMMODATING THE COMMUNITY AND THE LOTTERY I THINK THE BEST THING IS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE WORKING PARENTS AND WORKING PEOPLE SO THEREFORE SOMEONE WHO IS NOT WORKING CAN BE HERE AT 2:00 AND SIT ALL DAY AND WAIT AND BE THE FIRST ONE HERE SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA AND THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL LOGISTICS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. DEB. >> WHATEVER I HAD TO SAY HONEST TO GOODNESS HAS GONE OUT THE WINDOW BUT AS A WORKING PARENT WHO GOT OFF AT 5:00 FROM WINSTON-SALEM AND DROVE HERE AS FAST AS I COULD DON'T EVERYBODY TELL THE OFFICERS OUTSIDE AND STILL BARELY MANAGE TO GET HERE ON TIME, YES PLEASE LOTTERY SYSTEM. I'M NOT THE ONLY WORKING PARENT AND I'M FORTUNATE TO HAVE A SPOUSE. THEY

035DESERVE TO BE HEARD TOO. THANK YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO RECLARIFY WHAT THE MOTION IS. IT'S TO HAVE THE LOTTERY FOR THE 15 PEOPLE COMING IN THIS ROOM. THE SPEAKERS ARE NOT ON A LOTTERY. THE SPEAKERS ARE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE AND WE WILL STAY FOR THE 30 MINUTES AT 3 MINUTES PER SPEAKER AND IF WE HAVE EXTRA SPEAKERS WE CAN LOOK AT THE OPTION OF LETTING THEM SPEAK AFTER THE MEETING. SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY WHAT THE MOTION IS. >> THE STANDING -- STANDARD WOULD BE THE 30 MINUTES. >> RIGHT. >> THAT WOULD BE THE STANDARD. >> RIGHT. >> OKAY. >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY MY ONLY CONCERN IS NOT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AND EVEN BROADBAND CONNECTION SO EVEN -- THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO

036BE LEFT OUT BECAUSE OF THOSE ACCESS RELATED ISSUES I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT DURING THE PANDEMIC. >> [OFF MIC] -- I HEARD DR. CARR SAID THEY CAN CALL TO REGISTER AND LISA CAN ASK CAN IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET TO CHECK FAN YOU DON'T I THINK LEASE SHAH IS EXTRAORDINARILY ACCOMMODATING. >> IT GETS BACK TO LISA HAVING TO CALL PEOPLE. >> BUT NOT EVERYBODY. P BUT THOSE WHO NEED THAT. >> I STILL THINK IT LEAVES PEOPLE OUT BUT I THINK IT'S THE BEST WE CAN DO. >> MAY I ASK CAN THEY CALL TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK? I WANT TO REMIND US POOR PEOPLE HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF LEISURE TIME. CANNOT LEAVE THEIR JOBS TO GO WAIT TO STAND FOR HOURS TO WAIT TO SPEAK. >> [OFF MIC] >> THAT'S

037FOUGHT FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. >> I MEANT FIRST COME FIRST SERVE IN TERMS OF -- THE CURRENT PROCESS FOR SPEAKERS WE'RE FOLLOWING. THEY CAN CALL UP TO 5:00 P.M. OR BE HERE IN-PERSON. IT'S IN THE ORDER OF THE REQUEST RECEIVED. >> RIGHT. IF THEY CALL AT 1:00 AND NOBODY ELSE CALLED THEY'RE FIRST. >> IF I CAN ADD THAT'S HOW WE DID THIS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. >> RIGHT. >> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY SOME EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD. >> I WAS ONLY REFERRING TO THE OTHER FIRST COME FIRST SERVE THINKING ABOUT FOR THE PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE AND NOW THE MOTION IS TO DO SOME KIND OF LOTTERY TO MAKE IT MORE EQUITABLE. >> ONLY FOR THE 15 IN ATTENDANCE. >> CORRECT. >> SAY AGAIN. >> ARE WE GOING TO -- THIS AN FLIES OUR HEATINGS -- MEETINGS IN

038HIGH POINT. WE'LL BE MEETING IN HIGH POINT AGAIN SOON AS WELL? >> I WILL HAVE TO REACH OUT TO THEIR BOARD AND MANAGEMENT TO FIND THAT OUT. >> OKAY. BUT OTHERWISE -- >> I DON'T KNOW IF DIANNE HAD A COMMENT OR A QUESTION OR IF WE'RE READY TO VOTE. I HADN'T HEARD FROM HER SO I DON'T KNOW IF SHE SIGNALED TO YOU, LISA. >> QUICK THOUGHT -- >> [OFF MIC] >> HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE, DIANNE. I'M TRYING TO GET THE MIC TO THE SPEAKER. >> [INDISCERNIBLE] THEY CAME BACK WITH A PLAN THEN WE TAKE IT AND CHOP IT UP AND MAKE IT SAUSAGE. EITHER WE LET THE STAFF WHO KNOWS BETTER ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW TO WORK THESE PROCEDURES AND DO THEIR JOBS OR WHAT IS THE POINT? WE SPENT 30 MINUTES UNDOING WHAT

039WE ASKED STAFF TO DO. >> THANK YOU, DIANNE. SO WE ARE NOW AT -- TIME FOR A VOTE. IF EVERYONE WILL CAST YOUR VOTE. AND DIANNE I'LL GET TO YOU IN JUST A MINUTE. DIANNE, HOW DO YOU VOTE? >> NO. >> ALL RIGHT THAT PASSES BY A VOTE OF 7 TO 2 -- 6 TO 2. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES BY A VOTE OF 6 TO 2. THANK YOU. PAT'S NOT ABLE TO JOIN US AND UNABLE TO GET ACCESS TO INTERNET AND WE THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE. THE SECOND ISSUE IS THE NATIONAL MISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN THAT IS CREATING A FALSE NARRATIVE IN THE MANUFACTURING CRISIS ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND IN PARTICULAR OUR SUPERINTENDENT. AS I STATED EARLIER THERE IS -- THIS IS A MISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY THAT'S SEEKING TO MANUFACTURE A NEW CRISIS IN

040OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THIS CRISIS CENTERS ON CRITICAL RACE THEORY WHICH IS NOT PART OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COURSE OF STUDY NOR TAUGHT IN THE CLASSROOMS. THE PURPOSE OF THE STATE CRISIS IS FAMILIAR TO ANY SERIOUS STUDENT OF HISTORY. SADLY IN OUR AREA THIS MANUFACTURED CRISIS HAS TAKEN ON A PARTICULARLY UGLY RACIST THREATENING MISOGYNISTIC TONE. THE FACT THIS CAMPAIGN IS TARGETING OUR SUPERINTENDENT, TRAIL BLAZING EDUCATOR DYNAMIC LEADER SHOULD NOT COME AS A SURPRISE. THOSE INVOLVED SHOULD KNOW WE WILL NOT LET THE SITUATION GO UNCHECKED. WE HAVE GIVEN THE MOST RECENT HATE FIELD VIOLENT THREAT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INVESTIGATE. OF IF IT YIELDS EVIDENCE OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY WE WILL FILE CHARGES AND PUSH FOR PROSECUTION. WE WILL STAND AGAINST HATE, WE WILL STAY FOCUSED ON TRANSFORMING LEARNING AND LIFE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CHILDREN. IF YOU

041WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE REAL GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOL I CONE COURAGE YOU TO READ ONE SENIOR PROFILE ON OUR STORY ON OUR WEBSITE. WE ALWAYS WORK TO IMPROVE OUR RECENT GRADUATES AND THEY REMIEPPED US WE HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF AND THANKFUL FOR SO KEEP OUR EYES ON THE PRIZE OR GET OUR EYES BACK ON THE PRIZE AND DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS. WE ARE NOW AT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS/REPORT. DR. CONTRERAS. >> HOLD ON JUT A MINUTE. OKAY. >> WHEN THE TEACHER CALLS ON YOU AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR PAPER. YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT IT. >> I HAD TO HOST OUR VALEDICTORIANS, THE PLEASURE TO HOST OUR VALEDICTORIANS, SALUTATORIANS AND HONOR GRADUATES AT A LUNCHEON ON SATURDAY ON THE CAMPUS OF HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY. THESE STUDENT

042LEADERS ARE AN EXCEPTIONAL GROUP, AND I FEEL CERTAIN THEIR SUCCESS IS JUST BEGINNING. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR DISTRICT RELATIONS TEAM, LED BY CHIEF OF STAFF NORA CARR, WHICH EARNED A PRESTIGIOUS GOLD MEDALLION AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL SCHOOL PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION FOR THE SUCCESSFUL BOND 2020 CAMPAIGN. ONLY FIVE GOLD MEDALLION AWARDS WERE GIVEN THIS YEAR TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES FOR SUPERIOR EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS PROGRAMS AND CAMPAIGNS GROUNDED IN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION BEST PRACTICES. THE DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE ITS AWARD AT THE NSPRA CONFERENCE IN JULY. C O N G R A T U L ATIONS TO YOU WE'RE THIS WEEK GUILFORD COUNTY SO PROUD. THIS WEEK GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS OPENED THE 2021 SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAMS. SO FAR, MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS HAVE ATTENDED AT MORE THAN 100 DIFFERENT SITES FOR SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING SUMMER SCHOOL,

043ARTS, ROBOTICS, CODING AND ACADEMICALLY GIFTED CAMPS. GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS IS EMPLOYING MORE THAN 1,600 STAFF MEMBERS FOR SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAMS. AS OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE LEARNING THIS SUMMER, SO WILL OUR TEACHERS. MORE THAN 200 UNIQUE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR PERFORMANCE MATTERS ONLINE SYSTEM, WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES ADDED DAILY. GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS’ APPLICATION TO THE NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATION CORPS HAS BEEN APPROVED. THIS WILL ALLOW GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS TO WORK WITH A PARTNERSHIP OF MORE THAN 20 OTHER DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE TO PROVIDE EARLY LITERACY TUTORING AND INTERVENTIONS TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. FORTY TRAINED TUTORS WILL WORK BETWEEN 10 AND 25 HOURS A WEEK AND WILL BE BASED AT INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS TO ASSIST STUDENTS. THESE STAFF MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING THIS SUMMER AND EARLY FALL ON THE SCIENCE OF READING AND WILL BEGIN THEIR WORK

044IN SCHOOLS IN SEPTEMBER. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NORTHWEST HIGH AND GRIMSLEY HIGH VARSITY CHEERLEADERS, WHO CAME IN FIRST AND SECOND PLACE IN THE STATE CHEERLEADING CHAMPIONSHIP. THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW THAT NORTHWEST HAS WON THE STATE TITLE. MILLIS ROAD ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ARE FEATURED IN A NEW EXHIBIT AT THE HIGH POINT MUSEUM. THE STUDENTS CAPTURED THEIR FEELINGS AND EXPERIENCES ONE YEAR AFTER THE PANDEMIC BEGAN THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHS, WRITING AND ART. THE RESULTING PROJECTS WERE USED TO CREATE AN OUTDOOR DISPLAY THAT WILL REMAIN AT THE MUSEUM THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. I ' L B E SURE TO CHECK THAT OUT. THE SEMI-FINALISTS HAVE BEEN AND THE SEMI-FINALISTS HAVE ANNOUNCED FOR THIS YEAR’S BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR THIS YEAR’S TEACHER OF THE YEAR. THEY ARE: TOM ANDERSON, CHRISTINE JOYNER-GREENE EDUCATION CENTER, SHANICE FOYE, NORTHEAST HIGH JERROD HARRIS, WESTERN HIGH

045LEAH CARPER, NORTHERN HIGH ELIZABETH JONES, SUMMERFIELD ELEMENTARY, TYRELLE LEE, SOUTHEAST MIDDLE MELISSA MANN, WESTERN MIDDLE MARCIA MOYD-WILLIAMS, GILLESPIE PARK ELEMENTARY LINDSAY STEPHENSON, GREENSBORO COLLEGE MIDDLE COLLEGE, AND ASHLEY WITTEN, SUMNER ELEMENTARY WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANNOUNCING THE WINNER AT CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE THIS SEPTEMBER. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, I’D LIKE TO WISH A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DOT KEARNS, FORMER BOARD MEMBER AND NAMESAKE OF KEARNS ACADEMY, WHO IS TURNING 90. DOT SERVED ON THE BOARDS OF EDUCATION FOR BOTH HIGH POINT CITY SCHOOLS AND GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS. SHE WAS ALSO ON THE GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND SERVED AS ITS FIRST FEMALE CHAIRPERSON. SHE HAS BEEN A LONGTIME ADVOCATE FOR THE CHILDREN OF THIS COMMUNITY AND IS STILL DOING SO AT 90 YEARS OLD. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DOT! FINALLY, I’D LIKE TO REMIND OUR FAMILIES THAT SCHOOLS AND

046DISTRICT OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED THE WEEK OF JULY 5TH IN HONOR OF THE FOURTH OF JULY. WE HOPE EVERYONE HAS A RESTFUL AND ENJOYABLE BREAK. THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS. >> THANK YOU DR. CONTRERAS. WE'RE NOW AT ACTION ITEMS. ACTION ITEM A AFTER SCHOOL CARE ENRICHMENT SERVICES ACES PROGRAM FEE SCHEDULE. >> DR. CONTRERAS. >> DR. OAKLEY IS COMING FORWARD IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ENTERTAINING A MOTION. >> THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION? THANK YOU DIANNE. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE VOTE ELECTRONICALLY. I'M SORRY. >> LINDA. >> I'M OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE ELECTRONICALLY. DIANNE? >> YES. >> GREAT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THAT VOTE. BECAUSE THAT MEANS NOT ONLY ARE WE REOPENING ACES BUT THAT DOES MEAN

047ALSO THE ACES WORKERS WILL RECEIVE A RAISE TO $15 AN HOUR. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT BOARD OF BOARD OF EDUCATION AND YOUR ADVOCACY. >> THANK YOU NEXT THING ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM B2020-21 BUDGET AMENDMENTS TRANSFERS REPORT. >> THANK YOU. AND THIS EVENING WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE BUDGET TO THE BOARD SO IF YOU CAN PLACE THAT ON THE SCREEN. >> [OFF MIC] >> SURE. >> WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON OR ABOUT MAY 12TH IN SMALL GROUPS AND I JUST NOW REALIZED IT'S CHANGED FROM THE ONE WE GOT THAT IS DATED MAY 12. AS YOU GO THROUGH THIS COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT CHANGED? THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE SAME BUT THE ALLOCATIONS HAVE CHANGED. >> SO IT'S MAINLY JUST THE PRESENTATION OF IT THAT HAS CHANGED. SO I'LL GO THROUGH THIS.

048SO UNDER PRIORITY 1 WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS BUDGET WHICH WAS DUE TO THE STATE ON MAY 7 AND WAS APPROVED WE HAVE SEVERAL PRIORITIES AND WHILE IT IS FUNDED BY ESER IT DOES SUPPORT THE BOARD'S STRATEGIC PLAN AND MANY OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT OVER TIME. SO YOU SEE FOR SUSTAINING THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY AS YOU KNOW THERE ARE ITEMS THAT WE'RE UNABLE TO FUND OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. WE WASN'TED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ABLE TO SUPPORT THOSE POSITIONS. AND YOU SEE THAT IN THE BUDGET FOR MULTIPLE YEARS. WE CONTINUE TO FUND HIGH DOSAGE TUTORING, ONE TO ONE TUTORING FOR STUDENTS AND EXPANDING THE TUTORING CORE. I WANT TO JUST EMPHASIZE THAT SOME OF WHAT YOU SEE IN THIS BUDGET P THERE ARE OTHER DOLLARS IN OTHER

049FUNDS AS WELL BUT THIS IS JUST THE ESER PIECE TO IT. YOU SEE INCREASED ACCESS TO ADVANCED COURSES AND TO TUITION FREE COLLEGE COURSES. THIS IS AN INITIATIVE FOR EQUITY COURSES. IT'S CALLED -- >> [OFF MIC] THE NATIONAL EQUITY LAB ALLOWS STUDENTS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TAKE COURSES AT IVY LEAGUE COLLEGES FROM THEIR HIGH SCHOOL. >> NEXT IS THE DATA WAREHOUSE. THIS IS A WAY FOR US TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE IN A MORE COMPREHENSIVE WAY COLLECT DATA SO WE HAVE THEIR INFORMATION FOR MAKING DECISIONS. NEXT YOU SEE INFORMATION ON SUMMER SCHOOL AND FIFTH QUARTER AND IN THE FIRST QUARTER -- IN THE FIRST COLUMN WHERE IT SAYS FY2021 THOSE ARE ACTUALLY EXPENSES FROM THE FIRST CARES ACT. THEN YOU SEE EXTENSION OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TO MITIGATE LEARNING LOSS. AS YOU KNOW THE FIRST

050YEAR WE DECIDED TO EXTEND PRIMARILY FOR THE TEACHERS ARE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE PROVIDING MORE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND THEN FOR THOSE 25 SCHOOLS WE ARE GOING TO START STAGGERING WHICH OF THOSE SCHOOLS WE'LL EXTEND THE CALENDAR FOR IN TERMS OF MORE DAYS FOR STUDENTS. PRIORITY 2 IS CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. YOU SEE FUNDING FOR WIFI INFRASTRUCTURE OVER 3 YEARS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3.5 MILLION. HOWEVER THE FCC HAS ALLOCATED $7 BILLION THAT WE CAN APPLY FOR. IT'S NOT LIKE ESSER WHICH IS A GUARANTEE BUT THE APPLICATION PERIOD OPENS NEXT WEEK. WE WILL BE APPLYING FOR THESE FUNDS. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN REALLOCATE THIS 3.5 MILLION TO SOMETHING ELSE. BECAUSE WE'LL BE APPLYING FOR THE TECHNOLOGY EXPENSES TO COME OUT OF THE DOLLARS IN THAT FCC BUDGET. I BELIEVE THE 14 MILLION

051MIGHT QUALIFY FOR THAT AS WELL. IS THAT RIGHT? >> CERTAINLY THAT'S OUR INTENT TO TRY TO GET IT THERE. >> SO WE MAY BE ABLE TO REALLOCATE THAT 14 MILLION AS WELL. ALONG WITH THE 19.5 MILLION THAT YOU SEE. SO WE WILL BE APPLYING FOR THAT TOTAL 37 MILLION IF ALLOWABLE OUT OF THE FCC FUND. WE'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED AND BRING THAT BACK TO THE BOARD ONCE WE KNOW AND ONCE WE ATTEND THE WEBINARS ON THE FCC EMERGENCY FUND P AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PARAMETERS ARE. THE NEXT PRIORITY IS CREATING STRONG POST SECONDARY PATHWAYS AND I SHARED WITH YOU WHEN I SPOKE TO YOU IN SMALL GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALLY THAT THIS IS THE AREA THAT WE HAVE THE MOST WORK TO DO AND IS MAKING SURE OUR STUDENTS ARE PREPARED FOR LIFE AT HIGH

052SCHOOL. YOU SEE WE HAVE TUITION FREE COLLEGE CREDIT FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SO ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 THERE WAS THE COST FOR THE 14 PASSENGER VANS FOR EACH COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS COULD PARTICIPATE IN THE COLLEGE AND CAREER PROMISE. WE HAVE MANY STUDENTS THAT WANT TO PARTICIPATE BUT WE CAN'T TRANSPORT THEM. AND THAT HAS BEEN A BARRIER TO THEM HAVING TUITION FREE COLLEGE. WE ALSO WANT TO SUPPLY OR PROVIDE THE BOOK COST P. AND YOU SEE THAT IN FUTURE YEARS. WE ALSO NEED ASSISTANCE TO TRACK POST SECONDARY OUTCOMES. WE WANT TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE. ARE NEOMEDIEVALLISM THE WORKFORCE? ARE THEY SUCCESSFUL IN TWO YEAR COLLEGE, FOUR YEAR COLLEGE? WHAT KIND OF SALARIES THEY'RE MAKING. AND WE CAN PARTNER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND OTHER AGENCIES TO MAKE SURE THAT

053OUR INVESTMENTS AND THEIR EDUCATION IS YIELDING POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR OUR STUDENTS. THE NEXT LINE ITEM IS THE COLLEGE AND CAREER POST SECONDARY ADVISORY SUPPORT, MAKING SURE WE HAVE POST SECONDARY ADVISORS IN ALL HIGH SCHOOLS. P SOME HIGH SCHOOLS ALREADY HAVE THIS THROUGH THEIR TITLE FUNDS. SO THIS WILL BE AN ADDITION AND FOR SOME HIGH SCHOOLS THIS IS THEIR FIRST POSITION THAT HELPS STUDENTS WITH MAKING SURE THEY ARE APPLYING TO AT LEAST ONE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR FOUR YEAR COLLEGE COMPLETING THE FAFSA AND ACTUALLY ENROLLING. WE SHARE DATA THAT THERE HAS BEEN A NATIONAL DECREASE IN ENROLLMENT IN COLLEGE BY 13.1 PERCENT AND FOR POOR STUDENTS FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR IT HAS DECREASED EVEN MORE. SO THESE POSITIONS AND THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BE HIGHLY TRAINED TO DO THIS WILL MAKE STHIEWR STUDENTS ACTUALLY APPLY AND ENROLL.

054THE NEXT IS MAKING SURE THAT COLLEGE APPLICATION IS COMPLETED, THE FAFSA IS COMPLETED, THE NEXT ITEM IS FOR STUDENTS TO ENTER THE TEACHING PROFESSION. THAT'S PAYING THE FULL UNC SYSTEM TUITION FOR 4 YEARS. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE JEWEL GENERATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING ALLOWING THE PARENTS OF OUR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENINGS OR WEEKENDS IN OUR CAREER ACADEMIES, OUR SIGNATURE ACADEMIES OR OTHER CTE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE AND WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR CHAMBERS TO PARTNER AND TO GET STAFF TO GET THESE PROGRAMS UP AND RUNNING. WE KNOW THAT THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE FAMILY IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ACADEMIC OUTCOMES OF STUDENTS SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FAMILIES, OUR PARENTS HAVE HIGH-PAYING, HIGH-SKILLED JOBS. NEXT YOU SEE AN ALLOCATION PER STUDENT FOR LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER COLLECTIONS FOR TWO YEARS IN

055A ROW OUR LIBRARY MEDIA COLLECTIONS ARE VERY OLD. THIS IS FOR EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT. THE NEXT ITEM IS FOR DIGITAL LEARNING RESOURCES, ONLINE TEXTBOOKS AND DIGITAL STUDENT MATERIALS. THE TEACHERS ASKED US AFTER THE PANDEMIC PLEASE NEVER RETURN TO THE STATE WE WERE IN WHERE SCHOOLS DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO DIGITAL LEARNING RESOURCES. SO THESE ARE ONGOING LINE ITEMS FOR RESOURCES IN OUR SCHOOLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $12 MILLION. THE NEXT FEW LINE ITEMS ARE FOR MATERIAL, SUPPLIES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH, GLOBAL LANGUAGES, MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES FOR OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, ART, CIVICS, OUR GIFTED PROGRAM. THE NEXT ITEM IS IS REPLACEMENT FOR SCHOOLS. THE SCHOOLS -- THEN YOU SEE BAND UNIFORM REPLACEMENT. UNFORTUNATELY OUR BAND REPLACEMENT CYCLE IS 15-18 YEARS. I SHARED THAT WITH YOU IN OUR SMALL

056GROUND MEETINGS. SO THAT'S FAR TOO LONG. THE NEXT IS INVESTING IN OUR STAFF. SO YOU SEE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR OUR K-3 TEACHERS THAT'S THE SCIENCE OF READING TRAINING. YOU SEE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING STIPEND FOR OUR NEWLY HIRED TEACHERS TO GO THROUGH A MUCH MORE COMPREHENSIVE ROBUST NEW TEACHERS TRAINING. AND WE'RE DEVELOPING THAT AS WE SPEAK AND THEY'RE GOING TO START GOING THROUGH THAT THIS SUMMER. THEN WE HAVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR OUR MENTOR TEACHERS. THAT'S A STIPEND FOR THE MENTOR TEACHERS OR THE MENTORS? >> [OFF MIC] -- THE MENTORS THAT SUPPORT THE NEW TEACHERS. >> THIS IS A STIPEND FOR THE MENTORS WHICH WE'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DO BEFORE. WE'VE ASKED FOR VOLUNTEERS. SO NOW WE WILL HAVE STIPENDS FOR THE MENTORS WHO SUPPORT THE 350 -- >> ONCE THEY COMPLETE THE TRAINING. >> THEY MUST

057COMPLETE THE TRAINING. >> THANK YOU. >> WE CONTINUE OUR NEW LEADERS TRAINING AND EXECUTIVE COACHING FOR PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND ASPIRING PRINCIPALS. YOU SEE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION CENTER FOR OUR TEACHERS, SUPPORT STAFF AND FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS. I DO WANT TO MAKE A NOTE THAT WHILE THIS IS APPROVED AT THE STATE LEVEL OUR AUDITORS ALSO HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS AN ACCEPTABLE USE OF THE FUNDS IN THAT THE COVID FUNDS MUST ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO COVID. SO OUR CASES BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE WERE -- WE EXPERIENCED SO MUCH LEARNING LOSS AND SO MANY FAMILIES WERE OUT OF WORK THIS IS A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER AND OUR TEACHERS NEED TRAINING TO ADDRESS LEARNING LOSS BUT WE ARE GOING TO GET APPROVAL FIRST FROM OUR AUDITORS. IF OUR AUDITORS DO NOT ALLOW THIS CAPITAL EXPENSE

058WE WILL HAVE TO REALLOCATE THIS $35 MILLION. YOU SEE THE NEWCOMER SCHOOL AT ANDREWS TO ADDRESS THE 110 LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN THIS DISTRICT AND THE LARGE NUMBER OF NEWCOMER STUDENTS IN THE HIGH POINT AREA. THOSE STUDENTS CURRENTLY HAVE TO RIDE THE BUS ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE WESTERN GUILFORD AREA WHERE THE NEWCOMER SCHOOL IS. SO NOW WE'LL HAVE ONE NEWCOMER SCHOOL IN GREENSBORO AND ONE IN HIGH POINT. YOU SEE AN INCREASE IN INTERPRETATION SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE 110 LANGUAGES WE SERVE. WE WON'T BE ABLE BE TO ADDRESS ALL OF THEM BUT THIS CERTAINLY WILL ASSIST US. YOU SEE WE HAVE AN EARLY LEARNING CENTER IN EAST GREENSBORO FOR PRE-K. AGAIN SAME HOLDS TRUE FOR WHAT I SAID WITH THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER WE WILL HAVE TO GET CLEARANCE FROM THE AUDITORS AND IF WE

059DO NOT RECEIVE CLEARANCE WE WILL HAVE TO REALLOCATE THAT 7.5 MILLION. THE NEXT ITEM YOU SEE IS PANDEMIC RELATED NURSING SUPPORTS FOR SCHOOLS. SOME OF THIS WILL HAVE TO BE REALLOCATED FOR CLASSIFIED STAFF RAISES. BUT WE FULLY EXPECT TO USE SOME OF IT FOR NURSES. WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO FIND 40 PLUS NURSES BUT WE KNOW WE WILL WELCOME BACK ABLE TO FIND SOME. AND SOME OF THIS FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR NURSES NEXT IS THE MOBILE BUSES FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORTS, INCLUDING THE HOMEWORK BUSES, THE TUTORING BUSES, THE HEALTH BUSES, ARTS BUSES FOR STUDENTS THAT CANNOT AFFORD THEIR MUSIC LESSONS AND I THINK FOR THOSE OF US WHO ATTEND GRADUATION CEREMONIES AND THIS YEAR IS A GREAT EXAMPLE -- ISN'T A GREAT EXAMPLE BUT IN THE PAST SOME SCHOOLS HAVE BANDS.

060SOME DON'T. AND THAT'S A RESULT OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS COMING UP AND PLAYING MUSIC OR HAVING MUSIC LESSONS. SO BY THE TIME THEY GET TO HIGH SCHOOL THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS A BAND OR THEY DON'T AS A RESULT OF HOW MANY STUDENTS IN THEIR FEEDER SCHOOLS WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN MUSIC LESSONS DURING THEIR CHILDHOOD. SO WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO CREATE SOME GREATER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH WRAP AROUND SERVICES, BEGINNING IN HIGH POINT. SO YOU SEE AN ALLOCATION THERE. AND INCREASING OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF IN SEL. OUR SEL COORDINATOR IS ONLY A 10-MONTH POSITION SO WE WANT TO MAKE THAT A 12-MONTH POSITION, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE DOING EXTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DURING THE SUMMER AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE THE ATTENDANCE CAMPAIGN. YOU CAN'T LEARN IF YOU'RE NOT

061IN SCHOOL. P AND WE STILL ARE MISSING MANY CHILDREN. YOU SEE THE NEXT PRIORITY WE HAVE RECRUITING, RETAINING AND REWARDING HIGHLY EFFECTIVE STAFF. SO THE FIRST LINE ITEM IS $14 MILLION FOR TWO YEARS, 14 MILLION EACH YEAR. THAT INCLUDES 10 MILLION FOR THE BONUSES FOR ALL CLASSIFIED STAFF TO GET THEM TO THE $15 AN HOUR. THEN THERE'S ABOUT $4 MILLION A YEAR EACH YEAR TO RECRUIT HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS TO THE 25 LOWEST PERFORMING SCHOOLS AND YOU HAVE THAT LIST IN FRONT OF YOU. THE NEXT IS A PROGRAM FOR TEACHER RESIDENCIES TO RECRUIT MATH TEACHERS TO OUR SCHOOLS THAT HAVE THE LEAST NUMBER OF CERTIFIED MATH TEACHERS AND TEACHERS WITH ACTUAL MATH DEGREES. AND THOSE SCHOOLS ARE ALLEN MIDDLE, ANDREWS HIGH, DUDLEY,... HIGH POINT CENTRAL, JACKSON MIDDLE. NORTH EAST HIGH, NORTH EAST MIDDLE. SIGNATURE MY AND

062SWAN MIDDLE. SOME OF THESE SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE A SINGLE MATH TEACHER THAT HAS A MATH DEGREE. WHAT WE'LL DO IS PLACE THEM IN A CLASSROOM FOR A YEAR WHILE THEY'RE EITHER A SENIOR IN COLLEGE OR A MASTER STUDENT AND WE WILL PAY THEM A FULL YEAR SALARY, AS WELL AS PAY THEIR SENIOR YEAR IN COLLEGE OR THAT YEAR AS A MASTER STUDENT THE TUITION WHILE THEY WORK ALONGSIDE A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHER. THEY WILL GIVE US 5 YEARS BACK IN RETURN TEACHING MATH IN ONE OF THOSE SCHOOLS. WE ALSO HAVE A PROGRAM TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR OUR CLASSIFIED AND SUPPORT STAFF AS AN ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY TO TEACHING, TRYING TO GET OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF TO FINISH THEIR DEGREES AND COME BACK AND TEACH FOR US. WE HAVE SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES TO RECRUIT FOR ALL THESE OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS

063THAT I'M MENTIONING HERE. WE ALSO HAVE PARTNERSHIPS TO OBTAIN HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS BY WORKING WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANT PARTNERS WHO DO NOTHING EXCEPT FILL LONG TERM SUBSOCIAL SECURITY AND HELP US FIND CERTIFIED TEACHERS AND WORK WITH US TO FILL HARD TO FILL VACANCIES. MANY DISTRICTS ARE FINDING A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH THAT. THEY DO ALL OF THE BACKGROUND CHECKS AND FIND PEOPLE WHO HAVE MATH DEGREES OR DEGREES TO TEACH ESL OR BILINGUAL EDUCATION, ALL OF THE AREAS THAT DISTRICTS HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH. THE NEXT PRIORITY OF COURSE IS REOPENING SCHOOLS AND KEEPING THEM OPEN. YOU SEE FUNDING TO CREATE AT LEAST ONE OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACE AT EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL. THE NEXT LINE ITEM IS $26 MILLION FOR MAINTAINING VENTILATION AND IMPROVING AIR QUALITY. FUNDING FOR KEEPING THE COMMUNITY INFORMED ABOUT THE ESSER FUNDS MAINTAINING THE NEW ESSER

064WEBSITE SO THE COMMUNITY KNOWS HOW WE'RE SPENDING THE DOLLARS AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE. AND AS YOU KNOW WE HAD TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DOCUMENT AFTER DOCUMENT DURING THIS PANDEMIC CRISIS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE TRAINING ON SANITIZING AND MINIMIZING THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PPE AND SUPPLIES TO SANITIZE AND CLEAN, ANOTHER $4 MILLION FOR THAT SO ABOUT $35 MILLION ON REOPENING SCHOOLS AND KEEPING THEM OPEN. THEN YOU SEE THE INDIRECT COSTS OVER 5 YEARS IN THE AMOUNT OF $11 MILLION. SO WITH THAT I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT BOARD MEMBERS MIGHT HAVE. >> I'M SORRY RIGHT NOW WE HAVE KHEM THEN DIANNE. >> IN REGARDS TO STUDENTS DOING THE TUITION FREE COLLEGE COURSES, ARE IMMIGRANT AND UNDER DOCUMENTED STUDENTS ALLOW TO ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THINGS LIKE THAT?

065>> YES. IN FACT IT'S AN EASIER WAY TO DO THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, BY SUPREME COURT CASE THEY'RE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL SO THEY CAN'T BE KEPT OUT OF THOSE COURSES. SO IT'S PRETTY GUARANTEED IF THEY TAKE THEM IN HIGH SCHOOL THEY GUARANTEE THOSE TWO YEARS AT LEAST AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE IF THEY SO CHOOSE. >> AND IN REGARDS TO CREATING AN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACES HOW DOES THAT IMPACT OUR CAPITAL PLANS GOING FORWARD? IN CREATING THOSE SPACES NOW? >> IT WOULD -- WE CREATED SPACE -- I HAVE PHOTOS OF THAT. >> OKAY THANK YOU. >> DIANNE. >> FIRST QUESTION I DIDN'T HEAR YOU SAY ANYTHING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. YOU MAY HAVE BUT I DIDN'T HEAR THAT. IS THERE ANY FUNDS ALLOTTED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE STUDENTS OR STAFF? >> I DID. I

066MENTIONED IT IN PRIORITY NUMBER 6. >> OKAY. I HEARD YOU SAY -- >> MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATION TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND SEL SUPPORTS FOR TEACHERS. >> OKAY. MY NEXT QUESTION I HEARD YOU SAY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CLASSIFIED STUDENTS BECOMING TEESMERS BUT WHAT ABOUT PROFESSIONAL OR EMPLOYEES SO THAT THEY DO -- [OFF MIC] -- [ SOUND CUTTING OUT ] -- WHAT TOPIC? >> YOU'RE CUTTING OUT DIANNE. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? >> YES. YOU WERE GOING IN AND OUT. I HEARD YOU SAY -- I HEARD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR BUS DRIVERS BUT I DIDN'T HEAR ON WHAT TOPIC. >> OKAY WHAT I SAID WAS I HEARD YOU SAY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WHO WANT TO GO INTO A PATHWAY TO BECOME TEACHERS. BUT WHAT ABOUT PROFESSIONAL OR HIGH SKILLS TRAINING FOR

067CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WHO JUST WANT, YOU KNOW, IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS WHERE THEY ARE? AND THE EXAMPLE I GAVE WAS WHEN THE BUS DRIVERS CAME TO US AND THEY WERE SAYING THEY WOULD WANT OR WOULD LIKE TRAINING TO BE ABLE TO BETTER DEAL WITH THE STUDENTS WHEN THEY HAVE THEM ON THE BUS. >> YOU CAN'T USE ESSER FOR THAT IT HAS TO BE RELATED TO COVID OR LEARNING LOSS. SO WE CAN ADDRESS -- WE CAN PROVIDE TRAINING FOR CLASSIFIED STAFF TO GO ON AND BECOME TEACHERS BECAUSE IT ADDRESSES LEARNING LOSS. BUT WE CAN'T JUST HELP BUS DRIVERS BECOME BUS DRIVERS OR BEING MORE HIGHLY SKILLED DRIVERS. WE CAN USE OTHER FUNDS FOR THAT BUT NOT ESSER. >> OKAY AND MY LAST COMMENT IS I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRAINING CENTER BUT I CANNOT SUPPORT THE

068LOCATION THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR WHERE IT WILL BE BUILT. >> UNDERSTOOD. >> THANK YOU, DIANNE. ANITA THEN DEBORAH. >> I HAVE ABOUT 25 QUESTIONS. DO YOU WANT TO WAIT AND LET ME GO LAST? I'M JUST TRYING TO BE KURTOUS. >> YOU CAN. DEBORAH. >> I ONLY HAVE ONE. >> OKAY. >> UNDER PRIORITY 3 THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS TO ENTER THE TEACHING PROFESSION, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'LL PAY FOR A FULL 4 YEARS OF COLLEGE WHICH IS FAN FANTASTIC. ARE WE EXPECTING A RETURN ON INVESTMENT ON THAT? YEAR FOR YEAR? >> FIVE YEARS. >> GOOD. I LOVE IT. >> THANK YOU. ANITA. >> OKAY. HERE WE GO. FIRST OF ALL AS I SAID BEFORE MAY 12 AND THE SHEET THAT STATED MAY 27 THERE ARE 7 CATEGORIES THAT ARE DIFFERENT. I CAN'T RECONCILE THEM AND LISTEN

069TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. SO MY QUESTIONS, I'LL ALL GO BACK TO THE MAY 12TH SHEET. >> I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE STATE. >> BUT THAT'S -- I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO ANALYZE THE MAY 27TH. SO IF THESE DON'T APPLY JUST SAY SO. >> OKAY? UM LET'S SEE. WHAT'S THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING? >> SO WITH ALL 3 THE CARES ACT, ESSER2 AND 3 IT'S 307 MILLION PLUS. >> I TALKED TO DPI TODAY AND THEY GAVE ME A FIGURE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED BY NOW. CAN I RECONCILE THAT TO WHAT WE HAVE RECEIVED NOW? AS OF NOW? >> SO YES AND THAT'S WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET AMENDMENT. THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. >> IT'S NOT THE 307? YOU -- WELL THEY MAY HAVEAVE

070INCLUDED MORE THAN WE JUST INCLUDED. BECAUSE THERE'S A LITTLE CHUNK THAT ADDRESSED SPECIFIC THINGS. >> OKAY THE FIGURE THEY GAVE ME WAS CARES 21 MILLION, ESSER2, 88.5, ESSE R-3, 132.8. THIS IS RECEIVED. >> THE 132.8 -- >> I UNDERSTAND THAT. >> THEY BE DPI REQUIRED THAT WE ENTER INTO THE APPLICATION AND INTO THE BUDGETING SYSTEM STATE BUDGETING SYSTEM THE FULL AMOUNT THE 187 OR $88 MILLION. >> THEY TOLD ME IT WAS 2/3. >> RIGHT. >> SO WE'RE COMMITTING MONEY WE'VE YET TO RECEIVE BUT BELIEVE WE WILL? WE'VE GOT APPROVAL FOR IT AND WE'VE GOTTEN -- >> WE NEVER RECEIVE UNTIL WE SPEND IT. >> OKAY. UM, OF ALL THE DOLLARS IN THE 307 MILLION I BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THEM ARE SUSAN HIMBERG PLANT SUPPLANTING. I'LL LET YOU TELL ME WHAT'S SUPPLANTING. >> SUPPLANTING THERE'S

071NOT AN ISSUE WITH SUPPLANTING WITH ESSER MONEY TO MAKE THAT CLEAR TO START WITH. THINGS WE ARE ALREADY PAYING FOR, UM, WITH OTHER FUNDING SOURCE -- WE'VE PAID FOR SOME DIGITAL LEARNING RESOURCES AS THE SUPERINTENDENT MENTIONED LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR BUT WE'VE DONE THAT FROM SAVINGS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE STUDENTS IN SCHOOL. SO IT WASN'T A PART OF OUR INITIAL BUDGET FOR THE FIRST YEAR. IT WAS A RESULT OF SAVINGS THAT WE HAD. SO DWHROON THEY WOULD -- THAT WOULD CLASSIFY AS SUPPLANTING BUT THOSE ARE DOLLARS WE HAVE SPENT -- [ SPEAKING AT THE SAME TIME ] >> WE'VE USED CAPITAL MONEY TO DO SOME REPLACEMENT. CERTAINLY NOT THE TBREE WE NEED TO AND NOT THE DEGREE WE INCLUDED HERE, BAND UNIFORMS WE'VE DONE ONE A YEAR AND NOT THE -- LOOKS LIKE WE'RE

072PLANNING ABOUT 5 A YEAR HERE SO WE ARE ADDING -- SUPPLANTING ONE BAND UNIFORM. OTHER THINGS... I DON'T SEE -- I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY PAYING FOR FROM ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE. AGAIN THESE ARE NOT RECURRING DOLLARS SO WE WOULD NOT -- >> I UNDERSTAND -- UM TALK BE ABOUT THE 4 FACILITIES WE PLAN ON VACATING AND/OR REPURPOSING ASSUMING THE AUDITORS GIVE APPROVAL. >> FOUR FACILITIES WE PLAN ON VACATING. SO I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT IF WE DO A PD CENTER WE WOULD NO LONGER USE THE LOFTLON SITE. WE CAN COMBINE THE FRANKLIN BOULEVARD AND WASHINGTON STREET INTO ONE BUILDING AND I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE WE WOULD USE BUT I DON'T KNOW TERE ARE TWO OTHERS. >> OKAY WHAT ABOUT THE REPURPOSING? ANDREWS. I THINK IT SAID VACATING AND/OR REPURPOSING. >>

073IT'S COLOCATING THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE IT'S SO EMPTY. >> I MEAN WE CAN'T -- I THINK WE'RE PUTTING 3-12 THERE? >> ONE HUNDRED STUDENTS. >> OKAY. I GET THAT BUT WE CAN'T PUT A THIRD GRADER IN A HIGH SCHOOL SITUATION. >> YOU'RE UP FEEDING THE SCHOOLS. >> THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING. THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING HER TO TALK ABOUT. >> OKAY WE'RE UP FISTING THE SCHOOL SO THEY'RE TOTALLY DIFFERENT ENTRANCES, BATHROOMS, OFFICE SPACE. SO THAT THE CHILDREN FROM THE NEWCOMER SCHOOL ARE NOT WITH THE CHILDREN AT ANDREWS. >> THE OTHER ONE WE TALKED ABOUT WE NEED TO ADDRESS, UM, AND I'M DOING A LOT OF THIS BECAUSE THE PUBLIC HAS NO IDEA WHAT'S IN THIS AND I'VE SPENT THE BETTER PART OF A WEEK STUDYING IT TRYING TO FIGURE IT OU. BUT THE OTHER ONE WAS

074GILLESPIE. >> FIRST I WANT TO SAY THE PUBLIC DOES HAVE AN IDEA BECAUSE WE MET WITH GROUPS ALL OVER SPEAKING TO THEM ABOUT THIS. SO WE DID EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON THIS PLAN. P GILLESPIE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THIS BUT THERE ARE OTHERS AS WELL BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL SMALL SCHOOLS BUT GILLESPIE HAS ABOUT 130 STUDENTS AND COULD THOSE STUDENTS -- IT'S SO SMALL IT'S EASY ENOUGH TO MAKE THAT SCHOOL A PRE-K SITE BUT IN EAST GREENSBORO THERE'S SEVERAL VERY SMALL SCHOOLS THAT COULD BECOME PRE-K SITES. >> SPECIFICALLY IN MY MEETING I THINK WE SPECIFICALLY -- >> RIGHT. WE SAID WE WERE THINKING OF GILLESPIE PARK BECAUSE IT IS SO SMALL AND THERE ARE SO FEW STUDENTS THERE. >> UM, SO MY QUESTION THEN AND I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS BEFORE I ASK IT

075BUT IS STUDENT REASSIGNMENT RESULTS FRP THE REPURPOSING OF THESE FACILITIES, WHERE ARE WE GOING TO PUT PEOPLE, THE KIDS, STUDENTS? >> SO THE ONLY ONE THAT WOULD REQUIRE ANY STUDENT REASSIGNMENT WOULD POTENTIALLY BE GILLESPIE PARK. SO REMEMBER THAT IN THAT AREA YOU HAVE SCHOOLS THAT ARE SO SMALL THEY CAN GO TO ONE -- I THINK THERE ARE 4 SCHOOLS P AROUND THEM AND THEY'RE ALL WITHIN 2-3 MILES OF THAT SCHOOL. >> OKAY. AND I KNOW I'M JUMPING AROUND IN HERE BUT CAN YOU DEFINE TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR DEVELOPING DISTRICT LEGAL CAPACITY? >> THAT'S NOT IN THERE. >> WAS IT REMOVED? >> YES. >> OKAY. UM, HERE YOU GO. BUSES FOR FOR TUTORS AND BUS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE CREDIT. MANY OF OUR STUDENTS ARE DULY ENROLLED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. HOW DO WE

076HANDLE THEIR BOOKS AND TRANSPORTATION AND HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT? >> THEY HAD TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION AND PAY FOR THEIR OWN BOOKS. >> SO WE WILL START DOING THAT FOR STUDENTS WHO UNDER THIS PLAN WHO ARE DULY EN?ROLD. >> CORRECT. >> OKAY. CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. WE'VE GOT INSTRUMENTS, UNIFORMS, BUILDINGS, BUSES. UM, ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S A CAPITAL EXPENDITURE? >> WE'VE GOT THE AIR QUALITY, HVAC. >> I THINK I INCLUDED THAT UNDER BUILDINGS BUT OKAY. AIR QUALITY. UM, I HAD ASKED EARLIER SO I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS BUT THE 37 ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS IN THE NEWCOMER SCHOOL -- >> THOSE ARE ADMINISTRATIVE. >> EXCUSE ME IT DOESN'T SAY ADMINISTRATIVE HERE. I DID NOT MEAN TO SAY THAT. THE 37 POSITIONS YOU'RE SAYING WE WILL HOLD HARMLESS THE SCHOOLS FOR WHICH THESE STUDENTS COME FOR. >> THREE YEARS

077OF THE GRANT. >> OKAY. CELL POWER. WHO WILL OWN IT? WHO WILL MAINTAIN IT? >> I ANTICIPATE WE WILL WORK THIS OUT LEGALLY -- THAT IT WILL BE AN EASEMENT ON OUR PROPERTY BUT WE WILL -- WE ARE IN THE CONSORTIUM THAT IS GOING TO OWN THE CELL TOWER. >> SO THE MONEY THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT MADE REFERENCE TO -- >> 3.5 -- >> THAT WE HOPE TO GET FROM ANOTHER SOURCE. WOULD THAT STILL BE THE SAME THING? >> YES THAT MONEY IS FOR TECHNOLOGY. >> AND THAT'S A GRANT? WOULD IT PAY FOR A CELL TOWER RATHER THAN PAYING FOR IT OUT OF ESSER FUNDS? >> YES, UH-HUH. THAT'S THE INTENT OF THOSE DOLLARS. >> THE 14 -- IT WAS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I IS NOW. THE 14 MILLION THAT WAS DEZ DESIGNATED FOR COMMUNICATION

078TOOLS, MASS NOTIFICATIONS, ACCESS POINTS, EXPLAIN WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS IN LAYMEN'S TERMS. >> SURE. THAT IS A DISTRICT-WIDE VOICE OVER IP SYSTEM THAT WILL ALLOW US TO COMMUNICATE WITH ALL SCHOOLS SIMULTANEOUSLY. SO IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY AND WE NEED TO GET A MESSAGE OUT OR IT WILL ACTIVATE INTERCOMS WITHIN THE SCHOOL SO LOTS OF SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE INTERCOMS OR THEY'RE BROKEN SO THIS WILL BE A TOOL THAT A SCHOOL CAN USE BECAUSE THEY CAN BE USED WITHIN A SCHOOL FOR MASS COMMUNICATION OR COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL AS WELL. ALSO THE ACCESS POINTS WHEN WE HAVE THE PACE GRANT P WE DID ACCESS POINTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS BECAUSE ALL MIDDLE SCHOOLERS RECEIVED A TABLET BUT WE HAVEN'T GOT THEM IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL TO THAT DEGREE. SO WE NEED TO GET ACCESS POINTS SO

079EVERY STUDENT HAS A DEVICE WE NEED MORE ACCESS IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. >> EXPLAIN HOW IT WOULD GET AN ACCESS POINT WITH OUR CELL TOWER OR WHATEVER IT IS. >> OKAY SO THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE THINGS. THE CELL TOWER IS TO PROVIDE INTERNET SERVICE TO OU STUDENTS WHEN THEY ARE AT HOME AND WE'RE PILOTING IT IN AN URBAN AREA AND THE CELL TOWER I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH TO USE TERMINOLOGY SO I WILL JUST USE HOW I SAY IT. WILL EMIT THE SIGNAL. THE STUDENT'S FAMILY WILL BE PROVIDED A RECEIVER BOX AND THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO HAVE INTERNET IN THEIR HOME. THE ACCESS POINTS ARE FOR IN OUR BUILDINGS, IN OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS. >> OKAY. UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE. ONE CELL TOWER WOULD ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE NEED? >> AGAIN THIS IS A PILOT

080TO START. THEN IF IT WORKS OUT THAT'S FUNDING FOR FUTURE YEARS, WOULD FUND ADDITIONAL ONES. SO THEY'RE GOING TO START WITH A PILOT. >> OKAY. RESTART SCHOOLS. HOW ARE THEY FUNDED NOW? >> SO RESTART REALLY MEANS YOU GET THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AVERAGE TEACHER SALARY AND THE ACTUAL TEACHER SALARY. AND SOME CHARTER LIKE FLEXIBILITIES AS DEFINED BY THE STATE. SO THEY'RE FUNDED THE SAME WAY AS ALL OUR OTHER SCHOOLS ARE FUNDED. WHAT IT'S REFERRING TO RAILROAD THE EXTENDED YEAR CALENDARS. THIS YEAR OUR RESTART SCHOOLS ARE ON A DIFFERENT CALENDAR WHERE THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL WEEKS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, FEBRUARY, MARCH AND ONE OTHER MONTH, OCTOBER MAYBE. AND SO THIS IS MAKING SURE, UM, THIS IS -- AS A SUPERINTENDENT SAID WE'RE GOING TO HOPE TO MOVE THAT FOCUS FROM TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAYS TO ACTUAL STUDENT

081DAYS IN THE COMING YEARS SO 21-22 THERE'S WEEKS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING BUILT INTO THE RESTART CALENDAR. 22-23 AND BEYOND IN THIS GRANT PERIOD WE PLAN TO ADD ADDITIONAL STUDENT DAYS TO THE RESTART CALENDAR FOR A MORE BALANCED CALENDAR WITH LESS TIME OFF FOR STUDENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR TUTORING AND INTERVENTION. >> WE WILL HAVE MORE BOOKS MODEL IN OUR RESTART SCHOOLS WHERE THEY GET EXTRA ACTUAL EXTRA INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> BUT THEY DON'T GET THAT NOW? >> RIGHT NOW IT'S ADDITIONAL TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAYS. FOR 21-22. >> OKAY. UM, THERE'S ONE ITEM AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S STILL IN IN THIS ONE BUT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS. IT SAID PROFESSIONAL LEARNING INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT INCREASED INVESTMENTS -- (64 MILLION IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING) BUT THE LINE ITEM IS ONLY 900,000. >> THAT'S

082NO LONGER IN THE ESSER GRANT. >> WHAT DID IT ?EEN. >> IT MEANT WHEN WE HAD ALL THESE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT OUR SMALL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DEPARTMENT WAS GOING TO NEED ASSISTANCE IN MANAGING THAT FOR 3 YEARS. >> AND MANAGING THE 64 MILLION THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SPEND? OKAY. YEAH. SO THIS WAS FOR THE STAFF TO MANAGE IT BUT IT'S NOT IN THERE ANY MORE? >> IT'S NOT IN THE ESSER FUNDS. >> OKAY. WHY NOT? >> BECAUSE WE'LL BE USING A DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCE FOR THAT. >> OKAY. WHAT IS CIVICS EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2.25 MILLION? DO WE NOT TEACH CIVICS NOW? SO WHAT IS THAT FOR? >> SO IN ALL OF THOSE AREAS WE HAVEN'T BEEN PROVIDING TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS BECAUSE WE ONLY RECEIVED WHAT'S OUR TEXTBOOK ALLOTMENTS? >> 2.1 TO

0832 340EU7B MILLION DOLLARS. >> ALL THOSE AREAS WILL BE ABLE TO BUY TEXTBOOKS AND SUPPLIES. >> SO 2.25 MILLION IS MAINLY FOR CIVICS? AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT? >> RIGHT. SO YOU SEE AN AMOUNT FOR EACH AREA. >> OKAY. >> I THINK IN THE SHEET THE ORIGINAL SHEET YOU WERE SEEING IT'S BEEN RENAMED ON THE NEW SHEET. IT'S THE SAME AMOUNT BUT JUST MATERIAL, SUPPLIES AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. >> A LOT HAS BEEN -- LIKE I SAID 7 OF THE 9 CATEGORIES HAVE BEEN MOVED AROUND SO... THERE'S $20 MILLION IN BONUSES FOR THE CLASSIFIED STAFF TO BRING THEIR PAY TO $15 AN HOUR. I FULLY SUPPORT THAT. MY CONCERN IS ESSER FUNDING. THIS IS JUST FOR TWO YEARS AND IT WILL BE A BONUS BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE A ONE TIME EXPENDITURE. I GET THAT TOO. WHAT'S

084THE PLAN AFTER THAT? I THINK MRS. HAYES AND OUR VICE CHAIR WERE AT THE COUNTY MEETING WHERE THEY HAVE ASSURED US THEY'RE GOING TO PICK THIS UP IN YEAR 3. MS. JENKINS WAS THERE TOO. >> SO THEY'RE GOING TO PICK UP 10 MILLION A YEAR? >> I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT BUT THEY SAID THEY WILL PICK THIS UP AS A RAISE. >> THERE WAS $171,145 FOR AN OMBUDSMAN FOR SUPPORT PER YEAR FOR 3 YEARS. WHAT DO THEY DO? >> OMBUDSMAN P. >> IT'S NOT IN THERE. >> THAT WAS REMOVED? OKAY. THANK YOU. >> LINDA. >> THANK YOU. I DO HAVE UNDER PRIORITY 1 WHAT IS THE INCREASED PROJECT MANAGEMENT CAPACITY? WHAT IS THAT? >> THAT'S NO LONGER IN THERE EITHER. >> OH I'M SORRY. THERE AGAIN WE LOOKED AT THE OLD

085ONE -- >> THAT'S CLEAR. THANK YOU. >> SO WE DID LOOK AT THEM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NUMBER 2. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CLOSE TO 2 MILLION FOR AN ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND DATA WAREHOUSE. I'M CONCERNED I HAVE HEARD FROM PARENTS ABOUT GOOGLE I HAD A LONG, LONG TALK WITH A GENTLEMAN THAT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRACKING OF STUDENTS' INFORMATION. AND, YOU KNOW, STUDENT PRIVACY AND PARENTS AND I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF THEIR CHILDREN BEING TRACKED AND TIRED -- THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT HOW MUCH TRACKING CHILDREN ARE BEING TRACKED. ALSO I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TESTING THAT WE'RE DOING. OKAY I THINK WE NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON IN-FACE INSTRUCTIONAL TIME WHICH IN MY VIEW HAS GONE DOWN, NOT UP. I KNOW I HEAR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS THE KEY. BUT ANYWAY

086I THINK THAT'S VERY CONCERNING AND DESERVES A LITTLE MORE SPELLED OUT. ONE THING I'M SURE IT'S ABOUT, IF WE APPROVE THIS AMENDMENT, AM I ALSO APPROVING ALL THESE THINGS? >> YES BUT THEY'RE ALREADY APPROVED BY THE STATE. >> SO BECAUSE THE STATE SAID YOU CAN DO IT IT'S APPROVED AND WE DON'T NEED BOARD APPROVAL AT ALL? SO THEN I CAN SAY I DON'T AGREE WITH SOMETHING AND I COULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? I'M JUST SAYING YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS IN HERE THAT PARENTS HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT AND THAT IS ONE THAT'S VERY CONCERNING TO ME. DATA WAREHOUSE? >> THERE'S NOT AN ASSESSMENT LINE IN THERE. >> IT SAID ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS AND DATA WAREHOUSE. ON THE OLD ONE -- >> I KNOW BUT WE DIDN'T SUBMIT THE OLD ONE. WE SUBMITTED THE

087NEW ONE. >> I'M LIKE ANITA. I HAD TO GO BY THE ONE I HAD TO ASK QUESTIONS AND I HAVEN'T HAD -- >> I KNOW BUT YOU CAN GO BACK TO IT BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE SUBMITTED. >> THERE AGAIN, YOU KNOW THAT'S WHERE WE GET IN TROUBLE ABOUT NOT HAVING THIS INFORMATION REALLY PRIOR TO THE BOARD MEETING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND -- I'M TRYING TO DO MY JOB. I MEAN REALLY I'M TRYING TO DO MY JOB AND UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WANT ME TO APPROVE $287 MILLION THAT WAS PUT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. AND WAS REMOVED LATER. NOW $287 MILLION PUTS OUR BUDGET UP OVER A BILLION DOLLARS. RIGHT? AM I CORRECT? NOW I'M SUPPOSED TO SIT HERE AND GO NO BIG DEAL. I'M SUPPOSED TO SIT HERE AND SAY I DIDN'T LOOK AT IT.

088>> NO. >> SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE ARE LIKE THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY. THIS IS A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE PUT OUT HERE THAT PARENTS HAVE HAD SEER REINPUT AND ZERO KNOWLEDGE REALLY. I KNOW WE TALKED TO THE COMMUNITY THE COMMUNITY IS NOT ALL THESE PARENTS, THE 70 SOME THOUSAND NAIRNTS THE DISTRICT. AND YOU'RE JUST STATING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD A DATA WAREHOUSE AND IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE CHILDREN'S DATA WHICH I WAS ON THE PHONE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME ABOUT A FATHER THAT SAYS GOOGLE IS TRACKING EVERY MOVE FOR EVERY PROJECT. WHETHER IT'S TRUE OR NOT, WHETHER GOOGLE P LET'S THEIR APPS TRACK OUR CHILDREN I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW THE PARENTS ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT. UM, I'M ALSO, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROFESSIONAL

089DEVELOPMENT I WAS SUPPORTIVE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUT NOW I THINK WE FLIPPED FROM ONE LEVEL OF NOT ENOUGH TO DOING TOO MUCH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WE APPROVED IT IN -- BEFORE COVID, $3 MILLION WORTH OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MATH AND SOME THINGS, I VOTED IT DOWN. DO WE HAVE ANY ACCOUNTABILITY AS TO WHETHER THAT GOT DONE, WHETHER IT WAS SUCCESSFUL, WAS IT ANYTHING? I MEAN WE KNOW WE'RE DOING ALL THESE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THINGS AND THERE'S NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR IT. I'M JUST SAYING. WE APPROVED THAT $3 MILLION JUST BACK -- SOMEHOW WE WERE GOING TO DO IT WITH MATH. I CAN GO BACK AND FIGURE IT OUT. >> WHAT DO YOU MEAN NO ACCOUNTABILITY? >> WE HAVE NO WAY TO TELL THAT WE DID THIS MATH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S NOTHING THERE THAT SAYS AFTER THESE TEACHERS TOOK

090THIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WE SAW A GAIN IN THIS MATH FOR ANYBODY. >> THAT'S NOT TRUE. >> WELL THEN I'M NOT SEEING IT. >> BUT WE HAVE EXTENSIVE REPORTS. >> WELL I'M NOT SEEING -- AND I HAVE ASKED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE TESTING AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE SOME INFORMATION IF WE'RE SPENDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THIS BOARD SHOULD BE ASKING FOR SOME INFORMATION ON WHERE WE'RE SEEING THE SUCCESS OF THAT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND THAT -- BECAUSE I'M SEEING REDUCED FACE-TO-FACE INSTRUCTION. MORE TESTING AND MORE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S WHAT I'M SEEING. NOW I'M FINE WITH THAT. IF IT'S RESULTING IN SOMETHING BUT I'VE GOT NOTHING TO GO ON AS TO WHETHER WE'RE GAINING ON THIS. NOW COVID IS A HARD THING TO DEAL WITH AND I NDERSTAND THAT BUT IF WE'RE

091MOVING FORWARD THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY IF WE'RE DOING ALL THIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT SAYS -- IT'S LIKE HAVING THE BASELINE WE HAD BEFORE. SOME BASELINE AND SAY OKAY WE SPENT $70 MILLION ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WHERE IS OUR SUCCESS STORY? HOW ARE WE GOING TO KNOW OUR SUCCESS STORY? OKAY. SO I MEAN I'M NOT 100 PERCENT FOR IT AND WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ACCESS POINTS IF YOUR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE IN YOUR BUILDING CANNOT SUPPORT IT, IT DOESN'T MATTER. OR IF -- IF YOUR APPLICATIONS HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY UP THE MAIN TO A SATELLITE ACROSS THE MAJOR NETWORK YOUR ACCESS POINTS AREN'T GOING TO WORK FOR YOU SO JUST HAVING ACCESS POINTS IS NOT GOING TO HELP YOU IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE NETWORK CAPACITY IN THE BUILDING ALONG WITH THE ACCESS THE

092BROADBAND NEEDS TO PUSH ALL THAT DATA UP. THE BROADBAND IS WHAT'S GOING TO SLOW YOU DOWN. SO I WILL JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT. UM... ANYTHING ELSE THAT I HAD? OKAY. SO AGAIN I WANT TO KNOW THAT IF I APPROVE THIS RIGHT NOW I'M APPROVING ALL OF THIS ON A VERY LIMITED INFORMATION. IS THAT TRUE? >> THE BUDGET AMENDMENT IS -- INCLUDES THIS ALONG WITH OTHER FUNDS. IT'S AT THE LEVEL IT'S REQUIRED FOR BOARD APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET. >> SO SAY THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME. >> THE BUDGET AMENDMENT INCLUDES THIS ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER FUNDS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN IT AT THE BUDGET LEVEL THAT IS REQUIRED FOR BOARD APPROVAL. >> OKAY. >> THAT'S REFLECTED ON THE BUDGET AMENDMENTMENT. >> IF I APPROVE IT WE HAVE NOW INCREASED OUR BUDGET TO OVER

093A BILLION DOLLARS AND WHEN WILL I BE NOTIFIED OR HAVE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO ME AS TO WHETHER ANY OF THIS HAPPENS OR AM I EVER GOING TO BE ASKED TO APPROVE ANYTHING? >> SO WE WILL FOLLOW OUR BOARD POLICIES TO BRING REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL WHEN NEEDED TO THE BOARD. >> IF IT'S A SERVICE AND MORE THAN 150 AT THIS POINT YOU HAVE TO BRING IT TO ME. IF IT'S A CHANGE ORDER YOU HAVE TO BRING IT TO ME? >> YES. >> IF -- UM -- OKAY. ALL RIGHT WELL I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD HAVE MORE TIME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHETHER IT IS EVEN I SHOULD HAVE MORE TIME SINCE WE OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T HAVE WHAT'S HERE. ANYWAY, I'M GOOD. >> DEBORAH. >> SPEAKING TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REAL QUICK AS SOMEBODY WHO

094HAS TO HAVE CONTINUING ONGOING EDUCATION TO MAINTAIN LICENSURE IT'S SOMETHING WE CALLED THE RED QUEEN PHENOMENON. RUN, RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE. THAT'S THE BARE MINIMUM FOR CONTINUING EUCATION AND THAT TAKES EVERY NURSE IN THE STATE IS GOING TO LAUGH BUT IT REQUIRES I THINK 20 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR NURSES EVERY TWO YEARS. YOU KNOW MORE FOR PHYSICIANS AND THE HIGHER UP IN LICENSURE YOU GO AND THAT IS JUST MAINTAINING BASELINE STATUS. AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THAT IS WHAT ALL WE ARE MANAGING TO DO RIGHT NOW. IT'S NOT CRITICISM IT'S JUST AN OBSERVATION. AND WHEN YOU WANT TO STEP FORWARD FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, HAVING WORKED FOR WAKE YOU FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH PAST JUST IS OF THE MAY NOT ENS OF WHAT

095YOU NEED TO CONTINUE TO FUNCTION IN YOUR PROFESSION AND STEP THAT UP TO DEVELOP AND TRULY EXPAND WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR STAFF. THAT TAKES THIS VARIETY OF PUSH BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ONLY DEVELOPING FOR ONE SPECIFIC UNIT IN ONE SPECIFIC SPOT IN ONE SPECIFIC PROFESSION THIS HAS TO BE TAKEN AS A GLOBAL THING BECAUSE EVERYTHING HAS TO MOVE TOGETHER. ALL THE TEACHERS FOR ALL THE SUBJECTS AND ALL THE CAPACITIES AND IT TAKES NOT ONLY A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE BUDGET FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT YOUR EYES WILL POP BUT IT ALSO TAKES COORDINATION FOR HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AND I MEAN I AM NOT GOING TO LIE I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS IDEA OF A DEVELOPMENTING AN EDUCATION CENTER BECAUSE SPEAKING FROM SOMEONE WHO WORKED IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES IN

096DIFFERENT HOSPITALS AND WALKED INTO EVERYTHING FROM A SINGLE EDUCATION CENTER WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO SPREAD ELBOWS ALL THE WAY UP TO UNIVERSITY ADJUNCT HOSPITALS IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR RECRUITMENT AND RETAINMENT AND MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR EMPLOYEE OUTCOMES. I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE THAT THIS VARIETY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S SEEN NOFN A PUBLIC VENUE AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I APPRECIATED AT WAKE FOREST BAPTIST ESPECIALLY THE HIREER LEVELS AND LIKE OUR TRAUMA POSITIONS PEOPLE LIKE THAT COME IN AND LICENSURE AND EDUCATE US AND THAT IS WHAT PUSHED STAFF THE RED QUEEN PHENOMENON AND INTO TRULY STEPPING FORWARD AND KEEPING THEM THERE WITH US. >> NURSES BEING HIRED [INDISCERNIBLE] IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN. LIKE YOU SAID IN TEACHING. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A LATERAL ENTRY

097NURSE. [INDISCERNIBLE] -- GOOD LUCK. LIKE WE DO IN EDUCATION WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE TEACHING PEOPLE'S KIDS WITH NO BACKGROUND IN EDUCATION. SO WHEN WE SAY, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO SEE THE IMPACT OF THE PD,S I THINK WE ALL ARE LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THERE'S AN IMPACT WHETHER WE THINK IT'S GOING TO JUST RAISE THE STUDENT OUTCOMES. SOME OF THIS PD IS JUST TEACHING THEM TO TEACH. [INDISCERNIBLE] -- HELPING THEM TO SUSTAIN THE BASIC NURSING LICENSE, THE SKILLS THEY ALREADY HAD AS THE BARE MINIMUM TO WORK IN THE HOSPITAL. P. >> THANK YOU. ANITA, BETTYE THEN WINSTON. >> QUICK QUESTION. WHAT'S THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT'S IN QUESTION WITH THE AUDITORS? THAT THEY HAVE NOT GIVEN APPROVAL? AND WHICH AUDITORS? OURS OR ESSER OR THE DPI OR WHOSE AUDITORS? >> SO WE'VE BEEN ADVISED BY DPI

098THAT THE TEST FOR COMPLIANCE WOULD COME FROM OUR FISCAL AUDITORS. SO THAT'S -- WE'RE CONTACTING OUR EXTERNAL AUDITOR FIRM FOR THAT. IT'S THE 35 BILLION FOR THE PD CENTER AND IT'S THE 7 AND A HALF MILLION FOR THE PRE-K. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> BETTYE. >> I WILL GO ON RECORD SAYING I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PLAN. IN DISTRICT 7 AS YOU KNOW WE LOST 3 SCHOOLS AND SO NOW WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING A RESOURCE IS CENTER IN DISTRICT 7. WE ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A PRE-K PROGRAM IN ONE SCHOOL. NOT SAYING WE WILL NOT HAVE PRE-K IN OTHER SCHOOLS BUT WE WILL HAVE A PRE-K SCHOOL. THE RAISES THAT IS DEFINITELY NEEDED. THE SIGNING BONUS IS DEFINITELY NEEDED. I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH MORE WE CAN ASK FOR AND

099I DEFINITELY APPROVE. THANK YOU. >> WINSTON. >> YEAH I WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD ASK THEIR QUESTIONS AND I UNDERSTAND IT AND APPRECIATE ALL THE FOLKS THAT HAVE HAD INPUT ON IT BUT I THINK IT'S INCENDIARY TO SAY THAT THERE'S NO ACCOUNTABILITY. WE HAVE LAYERS OF ACCOUNTABILITY IN THIS DISTRICT IN MANAGING COMPLEX AND A WIDE VARIETY OF FUNDING SOURCES. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, GRANT DOLLARS, SETTLEMENT FEES, ET CETERA. AND TO INDICATE THAT THAT ACCOUNTABILITY IS NONEXISTENT IS TO ME INCENDIARY AND INAPPROPRIATE BUT YOU'RE ALLOWED TO SAY IT. I WILL SAY WE ALLOW ACCOUNTABILITY IN THIS DISTRICT WE ARE A PART-TIME BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH A VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES, NOT ONE HUMAN UP HERE ON THE DAIS HAS MANAGED A BILLION DOLLAR END -- ENTITY. [INDISCERNIBLE] YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT. >> I'VE MANAGED A

100PROJECT. >> YOU MAY BE A PART OF ONE BUT NOBODY UP HERE HAS DONE IT CONSISTENTLY WITH THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY. IT IS OUR JOB TO HIRE A CEO AND OUR CEO HIRES AN EXTRAORDINARY TEAM OF PEOPLE THAT WE ALSO HAVE TO VOTE ON AND ENDORSE [INDISCERNIBLE] DOING THIS WORK WHO HAVE TO ABIDE BYLAWS AND PROCESSES AND THEY HAVE DEEP INTEGRITY AND THEY ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE SYSTEM. SO TO IMPLY THERE'S NO ACCOUNTABILITY BECAUSE SOMEHOW THE DETAILS AT A CERTAIN MOMENT IS WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO ME IS PROBLEM MAT HICK. SO I WANT TO SAY I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE A GOOD SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTABILITY. I DO BELIEVE THAT WE EXCELLENT [INDISCERNIBLE] PROVIDE OVERSIGHT THAT OUR JOB IS TO WORK WITHIN THE LAW AND DO THE THINGS THAT THE BOARD

101OF EDUCATION -- THE WAY THAT'S OUTLINED IN STATUTES IN NORTH CAROLINA WHICH IS CLEAR. AND I SEE THE CFO AND THIS WHOLE STAFF UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR SUPERINTENDENT BRINGING THOSE THINGS TO US IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT'S CERTAIN SEARN AND WHERE YOU HAVE TO MANAGE MULTIPLY PELT THINGS AND I'M DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR IT AND I DO THINK I'M DOING MY JOB AND I MAY DO IT DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU DO. SO I JUST -- I WILL SAY THAT REALLY CLEARLY. THERE ARE SO MANY LAYERS OF ACCOUNTABILITY WITH THIS KIND OF FUNDING AND WE HAVE MET THE BAR AND I TRUST WE WILL CONTINUE ON MEET THE BAR AND I'LL ALSO DO MY JOB TO MAKE SURE I'M NOT JUST RELYING ON TRUST THAT I'M ALSO DOING MY JOB AS I SHOULD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU

102WINSTON AND I WOULD ADD I JUST DITTO WHAT YOU SAID. DEBORAH I APPRECIATE SO MUH THE WAY YOU LAID THAT OUT AND AND ARTICULATED HOW DEVELOPMENTAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS AND ALL THE COMPLEXITY WE ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO ADDRESS DEEPLY ROOTED STRUCTURAL ISSUES, MANY OF THEM ARE NONACADEMIC. AND PEOPLE DOING THE BEST THEY CAN TO GET A LOT OF INFORMATION IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND IT IS SO UNREALISTIC TO THINK THAT WE WOULD SEE SOME CONCRETE NUMBERS OR TANGIBLE RESULTS AFTER A SMALL INVESTMENT AND EVEN THIS BIG INVESTMENT IS AN INCREDIBLY SMALL INVESTMENT SPREAD SO THIN ACROSS THIS DISTRICT AT THE TIME OUR SCHOOL-BASE STAFF OUR DISTRICT STAFF NEED TO DO THE JOBS THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY DOING. WHEN WE WERE IN-PERSON I REMEMBER THE PRESENTATIONS THAT GAVE US THE OUTCOMES. WE DID HAVE OUTCOMES

103AROUND A LOT OF THE INITIATIVES AND THEY WERE VERY EXCITING, THEY WERE VERY INTERESTING. I CAN'T EVEN, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN SO LONG BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN OUT OF HERE BUT I REMEMBER THE CO-TEACHING AND THE MATH AND, YOU KNOW, THE INITIATIVE THAT WAS VERY PROMISING DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE WERE GIVEN EXTENSIVE PRESENTATIONS LETTING US KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING WHRAN OUR STUDENTS WERE. MY COLLEAGUES IS AN ORDAINED MINISTER SAYS -- SHE USES SCRIPTURE TO TALK ABOUT DATA. LOVE COVERS A MULTIPLE TIEWD OF SINS AND SO DOES AGGREGATED DATA. WE DON'T HAVE RELIABLE DATA SOURCES. TARGET KNOWS A LOT MORE ABOUT YOUR CHILD THAN GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS DOES. THESE ALGORITHMS, IT'S A FUNNY STORY ABOUT A MAN WHO DIDN'T KNOW HIS CHILD WAS INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN BECAUSE OF THE

104THINGS SHE PURCHASED. AND SO WHEN YOU RUN YOUR DEBIT CARD AND ALL OF THAT AND SO WITH TECHNOLOGY AND WITH ACCESS AND WITH TIKTOK AND EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE A LOT MORE TO WORRY ABOUT THEN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TRYING TO GET DATA TO LET US KNOW IN A VERY GRANULAR WAY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO STUDENTS. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE'VE HAD THIS SINCE MAY 12. THE MAJORITY OF THIS HAS NOT CHANGED. WE HAVE HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO PEOPLE. THE COUNTY EXHIBITIONERS WE WENT OVER THIS WHEN WE MET WITH THEM THEY HAD THIS INFORMATION TO TALK TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS. THAT'S OUR JOB AND WE WENT THROUGH OUR OWN BOARD DEVELOPMENT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO COME TO BOARD MEETINGS PREPARED TO VOTE. WE'RE SUPPOSED STO ASK QUESTIONS IN BETWEEN BOARD

105MEETINGS AND SUPPOSED TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO ANY OF OUR CONSTITUENTS THAT HAVE CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS. NOW ARE THERE GOING TO BE LAST MINUTE DISMAINGS I HOPE SO. I HOPE WE'RE NOT SO RIGID WHAT WE SAID IN MAY ISN'T CHANGED A BIT AFTER THE BOARD HAS CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, AFTER THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS TALKED TO OTHER SUPERINTENDENTS AFTER WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF. I HOPE THAT WE REALIZE THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN COME BACK THEN MAKE A DIFFERENT DECISION ON. P SO I AGREE WITH YOU WINSTON. I THINK IT'S MISLEADING AND I THINK IT'S UNFRT ANYTIME TO PUT THAT KIND OF A SPIN ON ANY OF THE CHALLENGES OR QUESTIONS PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT THESE REPORTS. AND SO I APPRECIATE -- [ SPEAKING AT THE SAME TIME ] >> HOLD ON

106JUST A MINUTE, DIANNE. I'M SORRY I KEPT CHECKING MY TEXT MESSAGE AND I SEE ONE FROM LISA NOW BUT I DID CHECK IT BEFORE I STARTED TALKING TO SIEL CALL ON YOU IN JUST A MINUTE. I APPRECIATE THIS AND HOPE WE CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND MAKE GOOD DECISIONS BASED ON GOOD INFORMATION. SO THANK YOU. DIANNE? >> OH SHOOT. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES WE DID. >> OKAY. MY CONCERN HERE IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID MADAM CHAIR, THE SUPERINTENDENT, WE LAID OUT GOALS AND KPIS AND STAFF HAS BEEN DELIBERATE ALONG WITH OTHERS TO TELL US WHERE PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE. EVEN WHEN THE SUPERINTENDENT SUGGESTED WHETHER IT WAS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR LEADERSHIP CLASS FOR PRINCIPALS OR TRYING TO GET NOR TRAINING TO ENTRY TEACHERS, YOU KNOW, WHEN SHE PROPOSED THAT WE NEED TO GET MORE

107EIGHTH GRADERS TAKING MAIGHT 1, THE VERY NEXT YEAR WE -- [OFF MIC] -- CHANGE HOW WE ACCEPT KIDS INTO THE AP PROGRAMS. P WE SAW CHILDREN ACHIEVING WHO -- [OFF MIC] -- WHEN THE SUPERINTENDENT TOLD US THAT IF WE ALLOW DUE PROCESS THAT WE WOULD SEE DIFFERENT OUTCOMES AS FAR AS DISCIPLINE AND HOW CHILDREN ARE TREATED AND THEIR PARENTS AS FAR AS GOING TO SCHOOL. ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE DOCUMENTED. NOW I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE GOT PANDEMIC FOG OR WHAT BUT ALL OF THAT DATA IS THERE. YOU KNOW, WHEN THE SUPERINTENDENT TWEETS THE KPIS FOR THIRD GRADE READING SCORES FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES TO TRY TO GET MORE IN, TO CONCENTRATE ON THE WEAKEST LINK WE STARTED TO SEE SOME PROGRESS OKAY NOW WE'RE TRYING TO RESET. WE'RE TRYING TO COME OUT OF THIS

108PANDEMIC. WE'RE TRYING TO RECOVER FROM 14 MONTHS OF VIRTUAL AND THE WHOLE GAMUT OF TRYING TO STILL EDUCATE CHILDREN WITHOUT SOMEBODY DYING. SO IT MAKES SENSE FOR US TO INVEST THIS MONEY SINCE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. BECAUSE THIS IS, YOU KNOW, LIFE LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. THIS MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE IF THERE HAD NOT BEEN A PANDEMIC. NOT THAT I'M HAPPY THERE WAS A PANDEMIC BUT WE NEED TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF HOWEVER WE CAN PLUG WHATEVER WE SHOULD PLUG FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN FROM PRE-K ALL THE WAY THROUGH FAST GRADUATION OF HIGH SCHOOL. AND WHEN FOLKS SIT AND ACT LIKE THEY MAD BECAUSE THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE GETTING THE INFORMATION, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY BECAUSE [INDISCERNIBLE] NOTICES TO US. I THINK HER PHONE NUMBER IS CONNECTED TO EACH ONE OF US AND WE

109CAN PICK IT UP AND CALL HER IF WE WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS NOTION THAT WE'RE HIDING SOMETHING FROM THE PUBLIC, WE'RE ONE OF THE MOST OPEN AGENCIES AS FAR AS GIVING INFORMATION OUT AND YOU CAN ASK DR. CARR BECAUSE SHE PROBABLY STAYS UP 20 OUT OF 24 HOURS TO MAKE SURE THE INFORMATION GETS OUT. EVEN WHEN IT'S REDUNDANT. SO WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. WE EACH HAVE OUR PIECES. I CAN'T SUPPORT THE TRAINING CENTER AT THE LOCATION SUGGESTED BUT THE REST OF IT I CAN'T. -- I CAN. SO MADAM CHAIR I WANT TO MOVE THIS ITEM. >> I SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED -- >> ANGIE. IF THE TRAINING CENTER -- IF THE MONEY IN QUESTION IS REMOVED WHAT WOULD THE BOTTOM LINE BE ON THIS AMENDMENT? >> SO THE AMENDMENT

110WOULD STILL BE FOR THE SAME AMOUNT. WE WOULD JUST REBUDGET, REPURPOSE THOSE DOLLARS ON A DIFFERENT BUDGET LINE. I MEAN THE TOTAL ESSER FUNDS IS NOT CHANGING. >> OKAY. >> ANOTHER LINE WOULD INCREASE. >> YOU'RE ASKING US TO BUDGET THE MONEY FOR A PROJECT THAT MAY NOT HAPPEN? WHAT WOULD BE AN ADJUSTED FIGURE BE IF WE WERE TORP DELAY THAT PART UNTIL THE AUDITORS HAVE APPROVED IT? >> IT WOULD BE REDUCED BY THE 35 MILLION. SO IT WOULD BRING -- IT WOULD BE -- >> FORTY-TWO AND A HALF MILLION THERE ABOUTS? >> IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THE 7 AND A HALF MILLION OFF AS WELL. >> THEY HAVEN'T APPROVED THAT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. >> WE DO? >> YEAH. >> DIANNE MADE IT. >> SUBSTITUTE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE LESS

111THE 42 AND A HALF MILLION THAT IS STILL SUBJECT TO AUDIT APPROVAL. >> WE PROBABLY NEED TO ADD A MOTION THAT SPELLS OUT SPECIFICALLY I THINK WHAT THAT AMOUNT IS. >> FORTY-TWO AND A HALF MILLION LESS. >> LINDA SECONDED THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION. SO WHAT'S THE AMOUNT ANGIE? >> LET ME GET IT. JUST A SECOND. >> WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE AMOUNT WHAT IT WOULD BE MINUS THAT. >> THE FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM, FEDERAL GRANTS FUND BUDGET AMENDMENT WOULD BE $244,908,443. >> PLEASE VOTE ELECTRONICALLY. DIANNE I'LL GET YOU IN JUST A MINUTE. >> SUBSTITUTE MOTION. >> EVERYONE IS CLEAR ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION? I DON'T NEED TO GET IT UP ON THE SCREEN? >> PUT IT UP. >> JUST ONE MOMENT. >> OKAY. >> ANITA YOU CAN RESTATE IT WHILE LISA IS GETTING IT UP THERE. WHAT'S

112THE AMOUNT? WE KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT JUST SO EVERYBODY'S CLEAR. >> TURN YOUR MIC ON ANITA. >> I JUST TURNED IT ON. THE $307,571,999 LESS 42 AND A HALF MILLION. THE WHOLE 307 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET. SO IT'S 287 -- [ SPEAKING AT THE SAME TIME ] >> SUPERINTENDENT INDICATED THE FIRST ESSER MONEY THAT WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR IS INCLUDED IN THAT FIRST YEAR COLUMN. >> 287 WHATEVER IT WAS. I CAN'T FIND IT RIGHT NOW. >> IT'S 287-40-8443 LESS 42 AND A HALF. >> OKAY. >> SO THE NEW AMOUNT WOULD BE $244,908,443. >> 443. >> MADAM CHAIR? >> YES, DIANNE. >> WE HAVEN'T VOTED YET DO. YOU HAVE A YES? >> I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THE TRAINING CENTER. I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, WANTING US TO PULL THE MONEY OUT. I JUST HAVE

113AN OBJECTION AND WE DISCUSSED THIS ABOUT THE LOCATION. IT CAN GO SOMEWHERE ELSE IN DISTRICT 2. JUST NOT AT THAT LOCATION AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T REALLY WANT TO, YOU KNOW, SY WHAT THE REASONS ARE BUT SUPERINTENDENT KNOWS WHAT MY REASONS ARE SO I DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF THE TRAINING CENTER, JUST THAT LOCATION. >> WE'RE AT A VOTE NOW DIANNE SO I'LL GET TO YOU IN JUST A MINUTE. THAT'S NOT RIGHT. >> [OFF MIC] >> OH. DIANNE WHAT'S YOUR VOTE? >> NO. >> SO THAT MOTION FAILS BY A VOTE OF -- I DON'T KNOW DIANNE -- >> I PRESSED TOO QUICKLY. MY APOLOGIES. >> SEVEN TO 1. >> WE'RE NOW BACK AT THE ORIGINAL MOTION AND THAT IS APPROVING THE 2021 BUDGET AMENDMENTS TRANSFERS REPORT. PLEASE VOTE ELECTRONICALLY. LINDA HASN'T VOTED YET. CAN

114YOU TAKE PAT'S OFF LISA? >> I HAVEN'T LEARNED HOW TO DO THAT. I'M SO SORRY. >> CAN YOU UNDO IT? [ SPEAKING AT THE SAME TIME ] >> DO YOU HIT THE ZERO? >> YES I DID. IT DIDN'T WORK. >> DIANNE, HOW DO YOU VOTE? >> I VOTE YES BUT I WANT IT -- I OBJECT TO -- >> IT IS DIANNE. >> OBJECT TO THE LOCATION FOR THE TRAINING CENTER. >> WE RECORDED THAT FROM A MINUTE AGO. >> CAN I NOT ASK TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS? >> YES MA'AM. >> THANK YOU. >> PASSES 6 TO 2. THANK YOU WE'RE NOW AT C2021-2022 INTERIM BUDGET RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION? >> I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> DISCUSSION -- ANITA. >> CAN I ASK AND I

115-- ANGIE. >> BEFORE I READ IT I WOULD LKE TO LET THAWN THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DID PASS THEIR BUDGET THIS EVENING AT THEIR MEETING. IF YOU RECALL THE COUNTY MANAGER RECOMMENDED AN INCREASE OF 12 AND A HALF MILLION DMLS OUR OPERATING BUDGET AND INCREASE OF $900,000 IN OUR CAPITAL BUDGET TO BRING IT UP TO 4 BILLION. TONIGHT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED A BUDGET THAT ALLOY INDICATED 3 AND A HALF MILLIBUFF WHAT THE COUNTY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR OPERATING, BRINGING THE TOTAL ALLOCATION -- WAIT A MINUTE I'M TRYING TO READ WHAT WAS IN THE ACTUAL BUDGET. INCREASED THE OPERATING BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR THE GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS FOR TOTAL OPERATING CAPITAL ALLOCATION OF $229,610,398. SO 4 MILLION IS CAPITAL, $225,610,398 WILL BE OPERATING. THE ALLOCATION IS INTENDED TO BE USED TO COVER INCREASES IN COMPENSATION FOR P

116LOCALLY PAID POSITIONS. IF YOU RECALL PART OF WHAT WE ASKED THEM FOR WAS INCREASES TO MATCH THE STATE REQUIRED INCREASES FOR OUR LOCALLY FUNDED POSITION HE IS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR TEACHER SUPPLEMENTS BY $8 MILLION. THAT'S EXCITING TO ME. [LAUGHING]. AND ALLOW FOR A $15 MINIMUM PAY RATE FOR SCHOOL NUTRITION WORKERS. [APPLAUSE] >> I HATE THIS THING. FOR A TOTAL OPERATING INCREASE -- TOTAL OPERATING -- 16 MILLION? CLOSE TO 17. >> SEVENTEEN -- >> 16.9 MILLION. >> THANK YOU. >> PLEASE VOTE. >> I'M SORRY DID YOU WANT ME TO READ? >> BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THOSE AMOUNTS WERE TYPICALLY WE INCLUDE THOSE IN OUR BUDGET RESOLUTION BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WE DO KNOW WHAT THE COUNTY FUNDING WILL BE BUT ONCE SINCE WE DIDN'T THIS YEAR WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO

117APPROVE THE 21-22 INTERIM BUDGET RESOLUTION AS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING INTERIM APPROPRIATION AND DISBURSEMENTS BY THE GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PURSUANT TO NORTH CAROLINA AGAIN STATUTE 115C434 THE GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HERE BY AUTHORIZES THE DISBURSEMENT OF SUCH AMOUNT AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO PAY SALARIES AND WAGES TO GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS FOR ALL OTHER USUAL ORDINARY EXPENSES THAT MAY COME DUE AND PAYABLE BETWEEN THE INTERVAL OF THE 21-22 FISCAL YEAR AND THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET RESOLUTION FOR THAT YEAR SUCH EXPENDITURES TO BE CHARGED TO THE PROPER BUDGET FUNDS HERE AFTER ADOPTED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR AND THE BOARD HERE BY APPROPRIATES FROM THE PROPER FUNDS SUCH AMOUNTS AS MAY BE DEEMED NEESSARY FOR THE DISBURSEMENTS AUTHORIZED BY THIS RESOLUTION UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION RELEASES THE 21-22

118STATE FUND ALLOTMENTS AND THE GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE APPROVED THE 21-22 APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LOCAL CURRENT EXPENSE FUND AND CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS INTERIM BUDGET RESOLUTION ACCORDING TO THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTE 115C434. >> THANK YOU LISA. >> OH SHOOT I DID IT AGAIN. >> I THINK IF YOU HOLD THE O DOWN FOR A WHILE IT MIGHT. I THOUGHT I CLEARED IT A MINUTE AGO. I'M A TROUBLE TROUBLE SHOOTER. ALL RIGHT AND DIANNE? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. WELL THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. WELL CONGRATULATIONS AND GREAT. WE ARE NOW AT ITEM TO RECONSIDER VOTE ON POLICY DC. MS. JENKINS. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE POLICY DC BUDGETING AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT >> I'LL SECOND. >> BOARD MEMBERS I KNOW THIS IS NOBODY'S

119FAVORITE SUBJECT. JUST SO WE GO THROUGH THE PROCEDURE HOW THIS HAPPENED. BECAUSE MS. JENKINS VOTED IN THE MAJORITY SHE CAN MOVE TO RECONSIDER. ANY BUN ANYONE CAN SECOND. FIRST YOU VOTE ON THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IF THAT MOTION PASSES THN YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE ON WHAT YOU WANT TO RECONSIDER BUT THIS IS THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER, NOT THE ACTION ITSELF. >> DO WE APPROVE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BY PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA? >> NO. YOU APPROVE THE AMENDMENT P TO THE AGENDA. >> OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. >> THIS IS PROBABLY MORE THEN WHAT WE SHOULD BE UNDER BUT SINCE WE'RE UNDER ROBERT'S RULES WE CAN DOT THE I'S AND CROSS THE T'S. >> BEFORE WE VOTE REAL QUICK ARE WE CONSIDERING IT THE WAY IT IS? >> YOU ARE RECONSIDERING THE SUBJECT AND I CAN

120TELL YOU IN PRACTICE THERE ARE BOARD MEMBERS WHO VOTE TO RECONSIDER ANYTHING SO A VOTE TO RECONSIDER DOESN'T LOCK YOU INTO VOTING FOR OR AGAINST ANYTHING IT JUST ALLOWS SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT SOMETHING THEY'VE DONE TO EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY AND GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO RECONSIDER THEIR VOTE. >> ALL RIGHT SO EVERYONE VOTE ON THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE. DIANNE? >> YES. >> PASSES BY A VOTE OF 7 TO 1. MS. JENG JENKINS. >> MOVE THE ITEM. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> I THINK WE SHOULD BE CLEAR ON WHAT MOVE THE ITEM MEANS. >> YOU CAN SAY WHAT IT WAS BUT IT'S EXACTLY AS IT WAS. IT HAS TO BE EXACTLY WAS IT WAS IN THE MAY 10TH MEETING. BETTYE YOU WANT TO READ WHAT THE POLICY DC IS?

121THAT DIANNE -- >> I DON'T THINK THAT WAS SUFFICIENT. >> I AGREE, JILL. THANK YOU. LISA DO YOU HAVE IT? THANK YOU. >> IT'S IN THE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. SO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE LAST MEETING WAS TO APPROVE -- ADOPT REVISED POLICY DC BUDGETING AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT AS PRESENTED. [INDISCERNIBLE] >> ALL RIGHT SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ACTIVATE OUR PANEL SO WE CAN VOTE. IT'S THE EXACT SAME THING. >> DIANNE. >> YES. >> THAT PASSES BY A VOTE OF 5 TO 3. ALL RIGHT WE ARE NOW AT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND YES, BETTYE? >> YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD AND FOR THE PUBLIC. THERE'S A COPY OF NEW REGULATIONS TO CHANGE POLICIES FOR THE PROCESS. >> WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO THE NEXT POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING. >>

122THANK YOU. >> IS SHE ASKING FOR THE PROCEDURES? WE DON'T APPROVE THOSE. >> WE'RE NOT BRINGING IT FOR APPROVAL. >> WE'RE ASKED TO SEE PROCEDURES IN THE PAST AND WE'VE BEEN TOLD NO. SO WHY IS THIS ONE DIFFERENT? >> [OFF MIC] >> I'VE BEEN TOLD I COULDN'T SEE THEM. >> CHANGE ORDER -- >> [OFF MIC] >> THE CHANGE ORDER ISSUE OUGHT TO BE A SEPARATE FREE STANDING POLICY WHICH I THINK WAS GOING TO BE PASSED AT -- IN THE NEXT GROUP POLICY. SO I ASSUME IT WILL BE A POLICY NOT A PROCEDURE. >> NOW BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. >> I'M DONE. >> WINSTON. >> I WANT TO SAY I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW MUCH WORK IS GETTING DONE ACROSS THIS DISTRICT. WITH 16 [INDISCERNIBLE] AND AMAZING SERIES OF GRADUATIONS WHICH WERE INSPIRING AND LOGISTICALLY CHALLENGING AND JOYFUL.

123THE VALEDICTORIAN SPEECH WAS INCREDIBLY INSPIRING. THE PROGRESS WE MADE OVER THE YEARS AND ESPECIALLY IN COMPARISON TO OTHER DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE IN EXPANDING ACCESS TO HIGH LEVEL COURSES ESPECIALLY THE STUDENTS OF COLOR JUST REALLY INCREASED THAT SHOWS IN THAT VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTE TORYIAN. MUCH BRILLIANT INSPIRING A LITTLE SHY STUDENTS AND IT WAS JUST STAGGERING. SO [INDISCERNIBLE] AND IT WAS TERRIFIC. YOU KNOW I SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE EVERY TIME WE'RE UP HERE AND AT OTHER EVENTS AND WE HAVE A REPUBLIC IF WE CAN KEEP IT. AND I THINK THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF DISSENT AND ARGUING AND REQUIRES DISAGREEMENT BECAUSE WE'RE PROBABLY NOT TALKING ABOUT THE RIGHT THINGS IF WE'RE NOT DISAGREEING SOME AND YET I THINK THERE ARE TIMES WE GET OUTSIDE OF WHAT IS PRODUCTIVE DISSENT. SO I THINK WE GET BACK

124IN THE REIN WITH PRODUCTIVE DISSENT AND I HOPE THAT'S WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE TO STEER THE SHIP BECAUSE THE KIDS EXPECT OUT OF US, THEY DESERVE THAT OF US AND WE CAN MODEL THAT FOR THEM CRITICALLY. SO I APPRECIATE DEBATE AND DISAGREEMENT AND I APPRECIATE ESPECIALLY WHEN WE TRY TO GET THAT INTO THE LANE OF RESPECT EVEN IF IT'S VIGOROUS DISAGREEMENT. DEENA I APPRECIATE HOW YOU HEARD THE CAST UP HERE AND BEHIND THE SCENES AND I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS -- IF ANYBODY FOLLOWS ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA IT'S LIGHT ON MY END BUT I HAVE SHARED THINGS AND SEEN SOME VERY DISTURBING ACTIVITY ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT VERY QUICKLY ESCALATES FROM MIC INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING IN A BOARD MEETING TO ACCUSING

125THE SUPERINTENDENT OF WANTING TO CANCEL AMERICA, [INDISCERNIBLE] UNDER A MARXIST MANNER AND DO THAT IN 90 SECONDS FLAT IN A VIDEO. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY TO FOLKS THAT IS SO OUTSIDE THE LANE OF PRODUCTIVE DISSENT. IT'S DESTRUCTIVE, IT'S DISSTWRUCTTIVE FOR KIDS AND OUR COMMUNITY AND IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT OUR CEO SHOULD HAVE TO ENDURE. AND SO I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS YOU MADE MADAM CHAIR ABOUT WHAT WE WILL DO TO ENSURE THAT WE KEEP INSIDE THE LANES OF WHAT'S PRODUCTIVE AND LEGAL AND THAT WE [INDISCERNIBLE] APPROPRIATE ACTION WHEN WE'VE BEEN PULLED OUTSIDE THAT LANE OR WHEN THINGS ARE HAPPENING OUTSIDE THAT LANE THAT THREATEN THE STAFF AND THAT ULTIMATELY THEN THREATEN CHILDREN. ILBUT I ALSO JUST SAY IT HAS BEEN A JOY TO WATCH MARCUS GO CRAZY ACROSS THE GLOBE. MY BROTHER LIVES

126IN JAPAN AND I THINK YESTERDAY -- I CAN'T REMEMBER, IT'S BEEN A WEEK, SENT ME THE BIGGEST SHOW [INDISCERNIBLE] IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND HE WAS A TEACHER THERE AND WAS INSPIRED. SO JUST WAS GREAT. SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. KHEM. >> I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU CHAIR FOR YOUR REMARKS IN REGARD TO OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND SUPPORTING THE ONLY EMPLOYEE THAT WE HAVE AND ENSURING THAT HAD SHE IS SAFE AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WITHIN OUR POWER TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE IS. I WAS GRATEFUL THAT I WAS INVITED BY KAY CACHE CARBON TO ATTEND A RIBBON CUTTING. I APPRECIATE HER PULLING ME ASIDE AND SAYING YOU NEED TO BE THERE. SO WHENEVER SHE SAYS YOU NEED TO BE SOMEWHERE, MAKE SURE YOU ARE THERE AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT. IT'S A GREAT

127OPPORTUNITY FOR THE GUILFORD COUNTY COMMUNITY TO SEE OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ABLE TO GET THAT SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED WHEN IN CRISIS. THIS IS A GREAT INVESTMENT FOR GUILFORD COUNTY. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU DR. CONTRERAS FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTE TORYIAN LUNCHEON. THAT'S THE ACCOUNTABILITY, THAT'S THE OUTCOMES THAT WE WERE ABLE TO WITNESS IN SUPPORTING THOSE STUDENTS. ALL THE STUDENTS, THE GRADUATIONS THAT WE ATTEND THAT'S WHAT WE SEE. WE SEE THE INVESTMENTS COMING TO FRUITION AND I'M JUST GRATEFUL. WE SEE IT. THIS IS A GREAT DISTRICT TO BE A PART OF AD WE ARE GOING FORWARD. I'M LOOKING FOR THIS DISTRICT TO CONTINUE TO GO GREAT THINGS. ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL [INDISCERNIBLE] SPROA DIEWFD LEGISLATION TO END THE CRIMINALIZATION OF STUDENTS [INDISCERNIBLE] -- ALL THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN ALL

128SUPPORT THE HIRING OF ALL THOSE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THAT WE NEED IN OUR SCHOOL HAD SYSTEM FOR OUR STUDENTS. P I ALSO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON READING THE REPORT OR SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS. THIS IS THE WORK, THIS IS THE OUTCOME, ANDREWS $4 MILLION TO STUDENTS, 5 MILLION TO DUDLEY, $11 MILLION UNTIL SCHOLARSHIPS. 14 MILLION IN AT NORTH BEST GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL, 16 MILLION COMING OUT OF SMITH HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE INVESTING IN IN OUR STUDENTS. WE SEE IT HAPPENING AND WE MUST CONTINUE THAT MOMENTUM. I WAS HAPPY TO SEE NORA TURN STEREOTYPES UP UPSIDE DOWN. YOU'RE IN HERE. MAKE SURE I GET MY COPY THIS AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. WE CELEBRATE -- THESE ARE THE GREAT THINGS THAT SHE'S DOING AND KEEPING GUILFORD COUNTY ON A NATIONAL MAP. I WANT TO SAY THANK

129YOU AS A PARENT FOR MY SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITY CATALOG, THE INFORMATION. I WAS SO EXCITED WHED I SAW THIS. I WAS LIKE OH MY GOD LOOK AT THIS I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. [INDISCERNIBLE] ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT THE DISTRICT IS DOING THIS MEANS A LOT TO FAMILIES. THIS IS ACCOUNTABILITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PRODUCING THAT GUILFORD COUNTY. WE ARE DOING GREAT THINGS IN THIS DISTRICT AND I'M GLAD TO BE A PART OF IT THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MS. JENG ENS. >> I WILL DITTO MY COLLEAGUES WHERE IT'S CONCERNING THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH AND THE PROGRAM WE ATTENDED LAST SATURDAY. ALSO PARENTS THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING YOUR CHILD, OUR STUDENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. THANK YOU TO BESSEMER EMINDUSTRY SCHOOL ALONG WITH DUDLEY HIGH SCHOOL

130FOR HOSTING THE COVID-19 VACCINE CLINIC. WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOU. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MALE ROLE MODELS, ALL THE DADS, ALL THE FATHERS AND ALL THE FATHER FIGURES. PLEASE ENJOY SOME ACTIVITY. THERE ARE SO MANY ACTIVITIES GOING ON THIS WEEKEND FOR JUNETEENTH. PLEASE, PLEASE CHECK SOME OF THOSE ACTIVITIES OUT. I KNOW YOU WILL HAVE AN AWESOME TIME. THANK YOU TO ALL THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. WE THANK YOU FOR OUR STUDENTS. YOU HAVE DEFINITELY MADE AN IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF STUDENTS AND THE LIVES OF STAFF AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO HAVE TIME WITH YOU BECAUSE MY VOTE AT THE LAST MEETING WAS NO AND THAT WAS BECAUSE I WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH ALL THE INFORMATION. THE PART ABOUT -- WELL THE PART I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND AND

131YOU HELPED ME WITH THAT AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. DEBORAH. >> FIRST OFF I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THERE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PARTICIPANTS AT THE LUNCHEON AND HEARING ALL THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES STAND UP AND RATTLE OFF THE AMAZING LIST OF COLLEGES THEY'VE BEEN ACCEPTED TO. YOU KNOW EVERYTHING FROM RIGHT HERE AT UNCG TO IVY LEAGUE. TBAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING MUCH THE THE SHEER VOLUME OF THEM GOING INTO ENGINEERING AND WE EVEN HAD ONE YOUNG LADY FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON DIABETICS AND I'M GOING OH SOMEBODY KEEP ME AWAY FROM THIS KID BECAUSE I WILL TALK TO HER ALL NIGHT. I WISH IT COULD HAVE BEEN HEARD BY MORE BECAUSE YOU CAN REALLY GET A GRIP ON WHAT OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ARE ACHIEVING WHEN YOU HEAR THEM SAY FROM THEIR OWN MOUTHS

132THIS IS WHERE -- THIS IS WHAT I'VE DONE IN THE PAST 4 YEARS AND THIS IS WHAT I'M HEADING FOR NOW. IT REALLY WAS ENOUGH TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, WOW ME. AND I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT I'LL BE HONEST. NOT TRYING TO SELL ANY OF OUR GRADS SHORT. BUT IT WAS AMAZING. IT GENUINELY WAS. THE ONLY OTHER THING I WILL SAY IS THIS. TH LAST MEETING IF YOU WERE WATCHING YOU WOULD HAVE HEARD IN MY CLOSING COMMENTS A LITTLE FOCUS ON KIND OF THE TOGETHERNESS OF HUMANITY. AND HOW WE ARE ALL INTERDEPENDENT ON EACH OTHER AND MY ADVICE TO THOSE GRADUATES TO NEVER FORGET THAT BECAUSE THE SUPPORT SYSTEMS ARE THERE. A LITTLE REMINDER. I GREW UP IN THE BACK WOODS Y' ALL. PEOPLE USED TO FEED BEARS ON THE BACK PORCH AND ONE THING THAT

133WAS POPULAR IS THEY WOULD SMOKE IT OUT. LIGHT SOMETHING UP UNDER THE BIRD'S NEST AND TRY TO GET THEM TO GO AWAY. THE PROBLEM IS WE LIVED IN THE FOREST AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHICH WAY THE WIND WILL BLOW AND SOMETIMES NOTHING HAPPENED BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T GET THE FIRE LIT IN THE FIRST PLACE. SOMETIMES THE BIRDS WOULD LEAVE AND SOMETIMES THEY WOULD BURN THE PLACE DOWN. SO WHEN YOU LOOK TO SMOKE SOMETHING OUT THAT YOU THINK IS A PROBLEM WHETHER IT BE OR NOT, BE AWARE OF THE WAY THAT THE WIND CAN TAKE IT AWAY FROM YOU BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BURN DOWN NEXT. BE CAUTIOUS OF YOUR WORDS, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU. MS. SHARPE. >> I'M NOT SURE WHERE I WANT TO START HERE. ONE OF THE THINGS -- I HAVE

134SEVERAL THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER AT THE NEXT MEETING, NOT TONIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S APPROPRIATE ANY MORE SO I'M GOING TO DO IT IN MY CLOSING COMMENTS. UM, ONE THING IS SUMMER FEEDING VITAMINS SITES. IF YOU WILL PLOT THOSE OUT ON A MAP AND TAKE A LOOK AT THEM YOU WILL SEE HUGE AREAS OF THIS COUNTY WHETHER IT'S SUMMER FEEDING SITE AND I WOULD LIKE THE STAFF TO CONSIDER REMEDYING THAT SITUATION. UM, I WOULD LIKE FOR US ALSO TO GET BACK INTO THE KPI UPDATES. WE'VE HAD TESTING. I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEM AND SEE JUST HOW MUCH LEARNING LOSS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED AND THEN WE AS A BOARD WILL UNDERSTAND MORE HOW TO REMEDY THAT. I HAVE ASKED LISA TO READ A MOTION FROM

135MARCH 2020. I MEANT TO BRING IT AND READ IT MYSELF BUT IT'S ON MY DESK. SO I'VE ASKED HER IF SHE WOULD READ THE MOTION. >> MOTION WAS MADE BY WINSTON, SECONDED BY PAT -- SORRY -- BOARD AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO TEMPORARILY WAIVE BOARD POLICIES AS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE RESPONSE MEASURES REGARDING POTENTIAL RISKS AND LEGAL ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19 WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL KEEP THE BOARD INFORMED ON ANY SUCH ACTION. >> AND I THINK SHE HAS DONE THAT AS FAR AS KEEPING US INFORMED. WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT THE CRISIS AND WE ARE STILL IN A CRISIS BUT THE EMERGENCY ASPECT OF THAT HAS PASSED. SO AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING THE JULY BOARD MEETING I WOULD LIKE THE REVOCATION OF THAT MOTION ONLY AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION -- ON THE GEAND FOR

136DISCUSSION. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY A HAPPY 96TH BIRTHDAY TO MY MOTHER IN LAW SARAH SHARPE. SHE'LL BE CELEBRATING THAT TOMORROW. >> THANK YOU. DIANNE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. FIRST I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO SAY THIS. WHEN I CAME ON THE BOARD IN 2016 I ASKED THEN COULD WE PAY CLASSIFIED STAFF $15 AN HOUR AND I WAS TOLD WOULDN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED. SO I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO ALWAYS REMEMBER WHERE WE STARTED SO THAT HAD WE CAN HELP MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR OTHERS TO GET THERE. SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS HAS CONTINUED TO HEAR ME SAY WE NEED TO PAY CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES $15 AN HOUR AND NOW WE'RE THERE. SO NEXT WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON INSURANCE FOR

137THEM. MY NEXT THING IS DOCTOR CONTRERAS CAN YOU TELL US WHAT PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS GRADUATED? DO YOU HAVE THAT YET? >> NO WE DON'T HAVE GRADUATION RATES YET. >> I'M SORRY. NO WE DON'T HAVE GRADUATION RATES YET. >> OKAY. WELL I HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW LAST YEAR OR YEAR BEFORE LAST WE WERE IN THE TOP IN THE STATE. IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES. >> OKAY. THEN MY LAST COMMENT HAS TO DO WITH TODAY OUR PRESIDENT SIGNED A BILL MAKING JUNETEENTH A NATIONAL HOLIDAY EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND THAT'S GOOD BUT NOW WE NEED TO MAKE THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT A PERMANENT PART OF LAW, AS WELL AS THEY NEED TO PASS THE INFRASTRUCTURE SO THOUGH WE MAY CELEBRATE ABOUT FOLKS HAVING A CONSCIENCE ABOUT JUNETEENTH WE'VE STILL GOT OTHER WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE

138TO MAKE THIS COUNTRY WHOLE AGAIN. I HOPE EVERYBODY WILL HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND, FATHER'S CONGRATULATIONS FOR THEIR EFFORTS TOWARDS THEIR CHILDREN OR EVEN THOSE WHO ARE FATHERS WHO DON'T HAVE CHILDREN AND I HOPE EVERYBODY FINDS SOMETHING TO DO ON JUNETEENTH AND PARTICULARLY LOOK AT CITY OF GREENSBORO LIVE STARTING AT 9:00 ON SATURDAY MORNING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. AND I JUST HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SAY. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER ALSTON AND CHAIRMAN ALSTON AND VICE CHAIR FOSTER FOR THEIR DESIRE AND EFFORT TO BUILD A BRIDGE AND TO OPEN UP COMMUNICATIONS. THE SUPERINTENDENT AND MYSELF, WINSTON, JILL, NORA, ANGIE OF COURSE AND MS. JENKINS WAS THERE IN THE AUDIENCE BUT SHE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB PRESENTING THE BUDGET, THE ESSER FUNDING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND I THINK

139THAT CLARITY HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TONIGHT. SO THIS FEELS LIKE A GREAT BEGINNING TO BEGIN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTY BECAUSE AS COMMISSIONER ALSTON SAID WE ARE THE SAME COUNTY. WE ARE THE SAME COUNTY AND EVERYONE IS IMPACTED BY THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE ACROSS THE COUNTY. ALSO I WANT TO SEE HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM IN A POST MADE BY THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE SUPERINTENDENT. THIS IS THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND I KNOW HOW RESTRICTIVE IT IS SITTING IN THIS SEAT BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS I WOULD SAY IF I WASN'T SITTING HERE BECAUSE I WOULD BE AN INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER AND NOT SOMEONE RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING EQUITABLE AND FAIR AND NOT EXPLOITING THE SEAT. AND IT

140HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT. I HAVE REALLY NOT CHOSEN TO BE HERE AND APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S SUPPORT. BUT I HAVE EXPECTATIONS THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE IN POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP HAVE TO RISE ABOVE THEIR OWN PERSONALITY AND AGENDA BUT SUPERINTENDENT SAID TODAY SHE WILL CONTINUE ON DO EVERYTHING SHE CAN TO ERADICATE THE TEACHING OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY IN THE NORTH CAROLINA P REPUBLICANS ARE UNITED BEHIND THIS. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S ABSURD BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T EVEN HAD A DISCUSSION, YOU KNOW, TO CRITICALLY ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF RACE IN OUR HISTORY AS WE ARE CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH THIS WEEKEND THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THE ELIMINATION OF SLAVERY BUT I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT JUST DENT END SLAVERY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 2 AND A HALF CENTURIES OF NOT ONLY DENYING PEOPLE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES, CREATING A RACE ARRANGEMENT REALLY BECAUSE WHITE PEOPLE,

141POOR AND WORKING CLASS WHITE PEOPLE WERE A PROBLEM TO THE LAND OWNING GENTRY. THERE WERE INDENTURED SERVANTS, ABUSED AND MISLEAD AND THEY FOUND SOLIDARITY BY KIDNAPPING BLACKS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND THAT WAS A PROBLEM TO THE COLONIAL LEADERS IN VIRGINIA SO THEY HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH POOR WHITE PEOPLE SO THEY CREATED THIS RACIAL CLASS IDENTITY THEY COULD BE A PART OF. SO WE DIDN'T JUST SPEND 246 YEARS OPPRESSING PEOPLE WE SPENT 246 YEARS MISLEADING OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL AND THAT I BELIEVE ACCOUNTS FOR THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TWICE AS MANY IF NOT MORE POOR WORKING CLASS WHITE PEOPLE ON WELFARE IN THE UNITED STATES THAT A LOT OF WEALTHY PEOPLE DON'T GIVE 2 CENTS ABOUT. I THINK WE ALSO SPENT 2 AND A HALF CENTURIES BUILDING A NATION TO THE

142EXCLUSION OF EVERYONE ELSE. SO WE SPENT 62 PERCENT OF OUR EXPERIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES UNDER THAT ARRANGEMENT THEN ANOTHER 100 YEARS OF JIM CROW THAT SAYS ALREADY YOU DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHTS. YOU CAN GO TO SCHOOL -- YOU COULDN'T GO TO SCHOOL IN GUILFORD COUNTY OR LIVE IN A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS BE IN THIS COUNTY AND CITY. YOU COULDN'T BE BURIED IN CEMETERIES. YOU COULDN'T EAT AT WOOLWORTH'S OR STAY AT HOTELS AND WATCH MOVIES IN THEATERS. THEN THERE WERE STATE SANCTIONED LAWS LIKE THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT THAT SAID IF YOU'RE A DOMESTIC WORKER OR AGRICULTURAL WORKER YOU CAN'T PARTICIPATE. THAT WAS 1935. P THE YEAR MY DAD WAS BORN. SO THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN 1942 AS THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION SAID THIS IS NOT A BY GONE RELIC OF THE PAST. AND

143I AM STUNNED THAT HAD THERE IS NOT AN INQUIRY OR A DESIRE TO ENGAGE IN CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE THINGS PEOPLE ARE GOING AROUND HERE TRYING TO BAN. WE SAY WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO BE CRITICAL THINKERS, THAT WE WANT THEM TO BE INQUISITIVE TO BE CURIOUS, TO QUESTION AND WHAT WE ARE SAYING HERE IS DON'T DO THAT. SO HAPPY JUNETEENTH AND DR. CONTRERAS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR DAYS BUT IT IS TRULY AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU REALLY DO CARE ABOUT CHILDREN AND I'M SORRY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO YOU AND I'LL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POSITION, IN MY ROLE AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER HERE IN THIS CITY TO BE -- TO STAND SIDE BY SIDE WITH YOU AND TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW AND THE PUBLIC KNOWS

144YOU ARE NOT ALONE. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. AND WITH THAT SAID IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU. THANK YOU STAFF. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK