09/10/2019 - Regular Meeting

001>> HI. I'M TAMARA SHAMBURGER, CHAIR OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. >> AND I'M MELISSA SNIVELY, THE BOARD'S VICE-CHAIR. >> WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE SERVE MORE THAN 200,000 STUDENTS. THAT INCLUDES CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH OUR ADULTS IN OUR WORKFORCE PROGRAMS. >> OUR DISTRICT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN AMERICA, AND OUR TEAM IS MADE UP MORE THAN 24,000 PEOPLE WORKING AT MORE THAN 245 SITES. >> WE ARE DIVERSE AND DEDICATED. OUR BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM TUESDAYS AT 4 P.M. THE BEST WAY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY IS TO INVOLVE YOU, THE PUBLIC, IN WHAT WE DO. >> YOU ARE WELCOME TO E-MAIL OR MEET WITH ANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND FOLLOW OUR DISTRICT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BOARD MEETINGS ARE COVERED LIVE

002BY HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS TV ON SPECTRUM CABLE CHANNEL 635 AND FRONTIER CABLE CHANNEL 32. >> MEETINGS ARE ALSO STREAMED LIVE ON OUR WEBSITE AT HillsboroughSchools.org. CLOSED CAPTIONING IS PROVIDED ON ALL BROADCASTS AND PAST MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE ARCHIVE. >> AS YOUR ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD, WE ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT THE PUBLIC HAS TO SAY. WE'LL INCLUDE TIME FOR AUDIENCE COMMENTS BEFORE WE ADDRESS OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. OUR AGENDA AND ANY SUPPORTING MATERIALS CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE IN ADVANCE. THEY ARE POSTED SEVEN DAYS BEFORE EACH MEETING ON OUR WEBSITE AT HillsboroughSchools.org. >> OUR VISION IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE, AND THAT MEANS ALL STUDENTS, EVERY DAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] >>Tamara Shamburger: GOOD AFTERNOON. THE BOARD MEETING OF SEPTEMBER

00310, 2019 IS RECONVENED FOR THE BUSINESS PORTION OF OUR MEETING. MEMBER SNIVELY WILL NOW LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. ON THE EVE OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11th, I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOME SENTIMENTS WITH YOU FROM MADELEINE AGLUIAR. EVERY YEAR ON SEPTEMBER 11 WE MOURN, REMEMBER, REFLECT AND TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF THE EVENTS OF THAT DAY. EVEN AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPREHEND THE OVER-AMOUNTING LOSS AND PAIN WE SUFFERED AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS A NATION. WHILE ALWAYS CHALLENGING THIS YEAR'S ANNIVERSARY FEELS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT BECAUSE SO MANY OF THE SHARED VALUES THAT BROUGHT US TOGETHER AS A COUNTRY AFTER 9/11, A SHARED COMMITMENT TO LIBERTY, DIVERSITY, EQUALITY SEEM TO BE UNDER ATTACK. BUT IT'S PRECISELY BECAUSE

004THESE VALUES ARE BEING THREATENED THAT WE MUST TAKE TIME ON THIS SEPTEMBER 11th, NOT ONLY TO MOURN BUT TO REFLECT ON THE LESSONS WE LEARNED IN THE WAKE OF THAT TRAGEDY. BECAUSE WHILE THAT SUNNY SEPTEMBER MORNING WAS FILLED WITH LOSS AND PAIN, IT WAS ALSO FILLED WITH COURAGE AND LOVE AND SELFLESSNESS. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] THANK YOU. NOW PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER SNIVELY. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. ELIJAH SENGH, OUR CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE FROM LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL, WHO WILL BE SERVING AS OUR STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE THIS AFTERNOON. WELCOME, ELIJAH, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. [ APPLAUSE ] BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE FOUR WITHDRAWN ITEMS TODAY. B 4.04, B

0054.05, B 7.07R. [AUDIO CUT OUT] MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT TODAY. WE HAVE THREE SETS OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY, AUGUST 15, 2019, SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP. AUGUST 20th, 2019, SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP. AUGUST 20th, 2019, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU AGAIN, BOARD MEMBERS. MEMBER SNIVELY WILL NOW READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS WE BEGIN THIS MEETING TODAY, LET ME PLEASE REVIEW QUICKLY THE FORMAT OF OUR

006SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM BEHIND ME THAT ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING IF THEY STEP AWAY FROM THE DAIS. THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON THE LIVE WEBCAST, ON CABLE TELEVISION AND ALSO VIDEO MONITORS HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM. IT CAN ALSO BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON THE ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVE. THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR TIME CERTAIN TODAY. 5 -- 5:01 P.M., FINAL PUBLIC HEARING ON MILLAGE RATES AND BUDGET FOR 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR AND AT 6 P.M., EMPLOYEE INPUT. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL BEGIN WITH OUR RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS, BEGINNING WITH ITEM A 01, ADOPTION OF PROCLAMATION FOR THE NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 THROUGH OCTOBER 15, 2019.

007MS. MELISSA MORGADO, SUPERVISOR K-12, WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS PROCLAMATION. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS, AND STAFF. I'M HONORED, ACTUALLY, MORE THAN ANY OTHER YEAR, THIS YEAR, BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A FITTING DAY OF SEPTEMBER 11 TO REQUEST APPROVAL FOR A PROCLAMATION THAT BRINGS UNITY AND CELEBRATES DIVERSITY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. THE NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATED DISTRICT-WIDE FROM SEPTEMBER 15 THROUGH OCTOBER 15, RECOGNIZES THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS AND THEIR ANCESTORS AND WHAT THEY HAVE MADE TO THE GROWTH, VITALITY AND CULTURE OF NORTH AMERICA. THIS OBSERVANCE HONORS ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS OF HISPANIC DESCENT BY CELEBRATING THEIR RICH AND VIBRANT TRADITIONS OF FAITH, FAMILY, HARD WORK AND PATRIOTISM. OUR COMMUNITY HAS A LONG AND SIGNIFICANT HISTORY THAT HAS BEEN SHAPED BY THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF HISPANIC

008AMERICANS IN BUSINESS, LAW, POLITICS, EDUCATION, ARTS, SCIENCE, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, TO NAME A FEW. WE ARE GRATEFUL AND PROUD OF THE ONGOING ENUMERABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS WHICH HAVE -- FORM OUR UNITED STRONG AND DIVERSE CITY, STATE, AND, CERTAINLY, OUR DISTRICT. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL OF THE SCHOOLS. THE SCHOOLS, AS ALWAYS, EMBRACE THIS VERY MUCH SO. AND WE'LL BE CELEBRATING I SAY FROM SEPTEMBER 15 TO OCTOBER 15. BUT AS YOU ALL WELL KNOW, AND TRUE TO OUR RICH HISPANIC AND CELEBRATORY TRADITION, SOMETIMES CAN GOES ON BEFORE AND AFTER AS WELL. SO IF YOU PERMIT, I WILL NOW READ THIS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY HAS A LONG AND IMPORTANT HISTORY OF COMMITMENT TO OUR NATION'S CORE VALUES. AND WHEREAS, WE APPLAUD THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS. NOW, THEREFORE, WE ASK THAT -- I ASK ON

009BEHALF OF OUR DEPARTMENT AND OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, THAT YOU ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION FOR APPROVAL. THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER PEREZ AND A SECOND BY MEMBER SNIVELY TO ADOPT THE PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH SEPTEMBER 15 THROUGH OCTOBER 15, 2019. WE DO HAVE DISCUSSION, AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH MEMBER PEREZ. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WHEN WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE HISPANIC LATINO HERITAGE MONTH, NOT ONLY WE INCLUDE OUR FAMILIES FROM MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, BUT ALSO BRAZIL AND HAITI. HERE IN TAMPA, WE HAVE SUCH A RICH HISTORY GOING BACK TO 1513. AS A LATINA MYSELF, I HAVE WHAT WE CALL OWIGUGO. IT IS A PRIDE. IN SPANISH, IT TAKES A WHOLE DIFFERENT MEANING. BEING HISPANIC AND OUR INCREDIBLE HISPANIC HERITAGE, ESPECIALLY HERE IN TAMPA. GRACIAS.

010[SPEAKING SPANISH] ENGLISH: THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE HISPANIC CONTRIBUTION TO BOTH OUR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS AS WELL AS OUR ENTIRE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THANK YOU. >> GRACIAS. OUR CULTURE IS OUR STRENGTH. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU. MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. WE ARE REMINDED THAT OUR STUDENT POPULATION HAS, I THINK, GROWN TO 34% HISPANIC. IN SO BEING, WE DEFINITELY NEED THIS TYPE OF CELEBRATORY RESPECT, CULTURAL, LET'S JUST SAY, RECOGNITION, AND I THANK YOU FOR BEING THE VOICE FOR THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. MORGADO. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara

011Shamburger: AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO TAKE JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO RECOGNIZE OUR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE WAS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED IN 1973 AS A PART OF LEGISLATION MANDATING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. THE SCHOOL BOARD REALIZED THE VALUE OF THIS COMMITTEE AND CHOSE TO SUPPORT ITS CONTINUATION UPON SUNSET OF THIS MANDATE. THE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS 45 MEMBERS STRONG, MEETS ONCE PER MONTH TO DISCUSS CHALLENGES THAT FACE OUR SCHOOL BOARD AND OFFER ASSISTANCE IN ITS ADVISORY CAPACITY. SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP AND RECOGNIZE THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE. WE HAVE THE CHAIR, MRS. SUSAN MIGUEL TERRAINA. COME ON UP TO THE FRONT AND WE'LL RECOGNIZE EVERYBODY. VICE-CHAIR MARK SCHNEIDER. CTA REPRESENTATIVE, SCOTT HOUGHTONSTEIN. AND PTA -- PTSA REPRESENTATIVES KEN KLASE AND TERESA POTTER. SO THIS IS THE LEADERSHIP. [ APPLAUSE ]

012STUDENTS ALSO HAVE A VOICE IN THIS COMMITTEE. HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS NOMINATE 11th GRADE STUDENTS FROM HALF OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY IN ORDER TO ALLOW THEIR PARTICIPATION. STUDENTS HAVE TO SERVE OR WILL SERVE A TWO-YEAR TERM. AT THIS TIME, IN DISTRICT ORDER, I WOULD LIKE EACH BOARD MEMBER TO RECOGNIZE THEIR CAC MEMBERS REPRESENTING THEIR DISTRICTS STARTING WITH DISTRICT 1, MEMBER CONA. >>Steve Cona: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I THINK SUSAN MIGUEL TERRAINA IS ALREADY UP THERE. SHE IS THE CHAIR AND FROM MY DISTRICT. ALSO TODAY, GILMASHEEN IS HERE. AND NATALIE VASQUE. AND MY STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE FROM ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL IS LEVIAN HALL. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara Shamburger: DR. HAHN. >>Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TERESA MILLER. I DON'T THINK TERESA COULD JOIN US TONIGHT. I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HER. KIM

013SOLETTI. IS KIM HERE? AND I HAVE TWO STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES. FROM LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL, ELIJAH SAY, AND HE'S HERE THIS EVENING AND ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL, EMILY KEMP. LAST NIGHT, I WAS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE CAC COMMITTEE MEETING. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE REPRESENTATIVES AND THE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE. IT REALLY IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE EVERYBODY'S CONCERNS AND IDEAS. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara Shamburger: DISTRICT 3, MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU. MIKE SCHNEIDER IS ALREADY THERE REPRESENTING DISTRICT 3. AND DENA MARTINEZ WHO REPRESENTS THE NEW TAMPA AREA. I KNOW SHE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT. AND ANDREA WHITE, A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE CAC. I HAVE FOUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES THIS YEAR. NADIA WEBB FROM STRAWBERRY CREST. JORDAN DEES FROM STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL, WHO IS HERE. JAMIE COOPMAN FROM WHARTON HIGH

014SCHOOL AND ALEXANDRIA MOORE FROM CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING DISTRICT 3. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara Shamburger: MEMBER SNIVELY, DISTRICT 4. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO, FIRST, RECOGNIZE RAY ALZAMOR. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT BUT HE WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE CAC FOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW AND VERY COMMITTED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. RAY COULDN'T BE HERE THIS EVENING. I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS TWO YEARS AS TENURE AS PRESIDENT. ALSO, KATHY HAYS FROM OUR DISTRICT. DON MARSHALL, AND SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN ON THE CAC FOR MANY YEARS, I THINK SHE HAD A LIFETIME SENTENCE ON IT -- I MEAN, COMMITMENT TO IT, IS JENINE NICKERSON. CAN YOU STAND UP FOR A SECOND, JENINE AND JUST WAVE. YEAH, COME ON UP. HOW MANY YEARS

015HAVE YOU SERVED ON THE CAC NOW, MS. NICKERSON? >> LONGER THAN 20 YEARS. >>Melissa Snively: THE BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE IS AREY RILEY. SHE HAD PRACTICE, OF COURSE. AND JUST A QUICK KUDOS -- BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE MY TEAM OUT IN DISTRICT 4. THEY HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS, REGULAR MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND REGULAR MONTHLY COMMUNITY MEETINGS. THEY GET A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNITY. THEY BRING IN OUR DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES TO COME SPEAK ON DIFFERENT TOPICS. AND THEY WORK REALLY HARD TO LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HEARING THE FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS AND TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS. SO THEY DO A REALLY GREAT JOB OF STAYING INVOLVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. [ APPLAUSE ] AND REPRESENTING DISTRICT 5, I CURRENTLY HAVE TWO CAC MEMBERS.

016MS. ALVA ATKINS AND JANETTE BRADLEY. I DON'T THINK EITHER WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT THIS EVENING. MY HIGH SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES FROM HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, SAMUEL TREJO, BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, SHAR LEAH BLING. MELANIE MENDOZA, KING HIGH SCHOOL, ADAM ROWAN, AND ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, JAKE TURNER. DISTRICT 6, MEMBER PEREZ. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I CURRENTLY HAVE -- NEITHER ONE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT. BUT DR. KRISTEN KEWIN. SHE IS A PSYCHOLOGIST IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN ALSO PATRICIA SANCHEZ, SHE IS OUR DEAF REPRESENTATIVE. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara Shamburger: CERTAINLY LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MEMBER GRAY, DISTRICT 7. >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE A VERY DIVERSE GROUP THAT WE HAVE IN MY DISTRICT. KACHITA JONES, WHO IS NOW OUR

017CHAIR REPRESENTING DISTRICT 7 AND DOES SO MUCH COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR OUR DISTRICT. SECONDLY, CARLY MORGAN, AND SHE IS A FORMER EDUCATOR AND AN ADVISOR TO SCHUMAKER AS A LEGAL ASSISTANT. AND JUST A REALLY GREAT SHARE OF LEGALESE, IF YOU WILL. GREAT COMMUNITY ASSET. VICTOR FERNANDEZ, WHO IS IN SPAIN. THANK YOU, VICTOR, BUT YOU SHOULD BE HERE. BUT ANYWAY, HE CAN'T. HE'S A FORMER PRINCIPAL OF LETO AND ASSOCIATE WITH KELLY SERVICES. LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, DEMERIS ALLEN, WHO ALSO IS RIGHT OUT THERE WITH THE PARENTS AND CERTAINLY THE COMMUNITY AS PRESIDENT OF THE PTA. THANK YOU, ALL. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara Shamburger: IF I CAN ASK ALL OF YOU TO COME BACK SO WE CAN GET A GROUP PICTURE. JUST STAND ALONG THE DAIS, PLEASE. WE'LL SQUEEZE IN BEHIND YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK

018YOU, EVERYONE, FOR BEING HERE. THEY DO ACT AS THE EYES AND THE EARS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO KNOW HOW THESE PEOPLE ARE APPOINTED, JUST FYI, EACH BOARD MEMBER IS GIVEN I BELIEVE AT LEAST THREE SLOTS TO APPOINT FOLKS. SO, FOR INSTANCE, MYSELF, I ONLY HAVE TWO CURRENTLY APPOINTED. ANYONE LIVING IN DISTRICT 5 THAT WOULD LIKE TO SERVE AND BE AN ADVOCATE FOR DISTRICT 5, PLEASE CONTACT ME. AND THE SAME GOES FOR ALL OF THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR WORK AND ALL THEY DO TO HELP US GET OUR JOB DONE. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE INTO THE CONSENT AGENDA. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER CONA. A

019SECOND BY MEMBER STUART. WE WILL BEGIN DISCUSSION WITH MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO I JUST HAD A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING TO SHARE WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT, WITH OUR BOARD. AS I LOOK AT -- I THOUGHT IT'S B 6.09, THE AGREEMENT FOR TECHNICAL SERVICE WITH ARASELI MARTINEZ-PENA TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR HISPANIC AND MULTICULTURAL FAMILY ENGAGEMENT. I WANTED IT MORE OR LESS IN PUBLIC BECAUSE THERE ARE A FEW CONCERNS. WE ALL LOOK AT THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY AS A GROWING, VITAL FORCE IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE MENTIONED THE PERCENTAGE, 34% WOULD BE THE STUDENTS AND 91% OF OUR STAFF ARE HISPANIC. AND I JUST THINK THAT WE HAVE A NEED FOR INCREASED HISPANIC OUTREACH. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MORE DEDICATED, LET'S JUST SAY, AREA, UNDER, IF YOU WOULD, THE OFFICE OF DIVERSITY,

020MINERVA SPANNER-MORROW. IT'S IN PHILANTHROPY, SLASH, OUTREACH. I DON'T FEEL THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY IS GETTING AS MUCH RECOGNITION AND/OR SERVICES THAT THEY COULD. LET ME BE A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC. BOTH MS. COOK AND MS. GRANICH, I WONDER, ARE WE ADDRESSING, AND -- THE DUAL ENROLLMENT. HOW MANY ELL INTERVENTIONS ARE WE GIVING OUR CHILDREN TO GET THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNED ENOUGH, EARLY ENOUGH SO THEY CAN PASS AND BE PART OF THE PROCESS OF THE DUAL ENROLLMENT. MANY OF THE STUDENTS WE HAVE HAVE LANGUAGE BARRIERS, AND I FEAR THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING -- THEY'RE NOT GETTING A GOOD REPRESENTATION. MY NEXT CONCERN IS, WHEN WE LOOK AT EMPLOYEES SUCH AS, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR CUSTODIANS, I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE SPANISH-SPEAKING INTERVIEWERS. I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH WE'RE ACCOMMODATING OUR OWN STAFF. THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES, BECAUSE THEIR SKILL SETS

021ARE VERY, VERY HIGH IN MANY CASES, BUT HOW MUCH ARE WE REALLY GIVING THEM THE ASSETS OF, IF YOU WOULD, TRANSLATORS AND THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. LAST, I THINK THE IDEA OF CHANGING -- AND, SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS, EXCUSE ME FOR NOT LOOKING AT YOU, BUT HERE I GO. I THINK THE CHANGE OF THE NAME FROM OFFICE OF DIVERSITY TO INCLUDE OFFICE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO THINK ON THIS, DISCUSS IT WITH THE BOARD AND SEE HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THIS. BECAUSE AS I SIT HERE, I LOOK AT THE POPULATIONS THAT ARE SO REAL AND GROWING, NOT ONLY THE HISPANIC, THE ESE, THE LGBT, WE HAVE MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS I THINK NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED AND BE INCLUDED. AGAIN, I SAID THIS BEFORE. THIS IS NOT ONLY IN OUR DISTRICT, THIS HAS BEEN

022REPLICATED IN OTHER DISTRICTS AS WELL. SECONDLY, I WOULD LIKE FOR THE OFFICE OF DIVERSITY TO BE REEVALUATED IN TERMS OF NOT JUST BEING ONE AREA OF AFRICAN AMERICANS OR DIVERSITY, BUT ALSO MORE OF THE INCLUSION AND MORE EQUITY. IN OTHER WORDS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT OFFICE GROW AND HAVE A BIGGER STAFF. SO WE ARE INCLUDING WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN OUR SCHOOLS, AND WE ARE CERTAINLY ADDRESSING THOSE GROUPS MORE SPECIFICALLY AND THEIR OPPORTUNITIES THEREOF. I BRING IT UP BECAUSE IT WAS ON MY MIND. YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT IT BUT IT IS STILL ON MY MIND. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER GRAY. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AGAIN, THIS IS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MEMBER PEREZ, IF

023YOU COULD VOTE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS NOW BEEN APPROVED. IF YOU ARE HERE FOR ITEMS B 1.01 THROUGH 11.01. YOU MAY LEAVE. NOW WHAT WILL BE HEARD 3.01, 5.04, C 5075, 6.06, 6.07, 7.306, 12.01 AND 12.02. SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS WILL HIGHLIGHT THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS. >>Jeffrey Eakins: THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS COMING BEFORE YOU HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATELY ADVERTISED. SCREENINGS HELD AND INTERVIEWS BEFORE SUPERINTENDENT STAFF WERE CONDUCTED. C 01 IS TO APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT FOR THE MANAGER OF PERSONNEL SERVICES. TO APPOINT DR. SARAH BROWN, CURRENTLY CHIEF OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO MANATEE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MANAGER OF PERSONNEL SERVICES EFFECT SEPTEMBER 11, 2019. DR. BROWN BEGAN HER CAREER IN 1986 AS A TEACHER FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IN 1999, SHE WAS APPOINTED THE SUPERVISOR OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT FOR

024HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. AND IN 2005, SHE MOVED TO LOS ANGELES AND BECAME COORDINATOR FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION. DR. BROWN HAS ALSO WORKED AS THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF HR IN BASSET UNIFIED DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA AND WAS AN EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT FOR RAY AND ASSOCIATES CONSULTING. IN 2014, DR. BROWN WAS APPOINTED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR THE EUGENE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN OREGON AND THEN BECAME THE CHIEF OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR THE MANATEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE SHE IS CURRENTLY SERVING. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MR. SUPERINTENDENT. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER STUART TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR MANAGER OF PERSONNEL SERVICES. IS THERE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. CONGRATULATIONS, DR. BROWN. PLEASE STAND. [

025APPLAUSE ] AND YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS AND ALL OF YOUR SUPPORTERS, PLEASE STAND WITH HER. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Jeffrey Eakins: WELCOME HOME. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ON THE 4.02A ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS. REALLY BIG APPOINTMENT ON 4.02A TONIGHT THAT I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IS THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF TTT HIGH SCHOOL. SO TONIGHT, WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT DAVID BROWN, CURRENTLY PRINCIPAL AT STRAWBERRY CREST HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO BECOME THE PRINCIPAL OF NEW TT HIGH SCHOOL WHICH WOULD BE OPEN IN AUGUST OF 2020, AND MR. BROWN IS HERE TONIGHT WITH US. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND AND LET US RECOGNIZE YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] THIS WHOLE OPENING SCHOOL THING IS BECOMING A KIND OF TREND. THE LAST HIGH SCHOOL WE BUILT, STRAWBERRY CREST HIGH SCHOOL, MR. BROWN WAS APPOINTED THE PRINCIPAL THERE. HE

026IS NOW OPENING OUR NEXT NEW HIGH SCHOOL IN SOUTH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. SO WE KNOW GREAT THINGS ARE TO COME THERE. HE'S EXCITED. OF COURSE, WE HAVE LOTS OF FOLKS AT STRAWBERRY CREST WHO PROBABLY HAVE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF AN EMOTIONAL DAY TODAY. WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD AND TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THE FACULTY AT STRAWBERRY CREST. WE HAVE A FEW OTHER AP APPOINTMENTS. I'LL MAKE MENTION OF THOSE. SARAH MURPHY ELLIS. EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION TO BECOME COORDINATOR FOR ORTHOPEDICALLY AND PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED. ANTETWA RANDU, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, TO BECOME THE COORDINATOR FOR GRANTS AND RESEARCH OPERATIONS. GREG HART, ASSISTANT DETERGENT MANAGER IN -- ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT MANAGER TO BECOME A PART OF TECH SUPPORT. AMY METZLER, TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT AT K-8 TO BECOME ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL STUDENT AFFAIRS AT SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8. HONG, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

027FOR ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTION AT DOLBY ELEMENTARY. I DON'T KNOW THAT ANY OF THOSE FOLKS ARE HERE THIS EVENING, BUT THOSE ARE KERNEL TO BE APPLAUDED AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] AT THIS TIME, IF YOU ARE HERE FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME FOR YOU TO MAKE A TRANSITION IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO OUT AND CELEBRATE THAT. FEEL FREE TO DO THAT. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, AND WE'LL MOVE ON WITH OUR MEETING. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS TO APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, TAMPA FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS, SUNCOAST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS INCORPORATED, MORE HEALTH, INCORPORATED, AND THE GREATER TAMPA BAY ORAL HEALTH COALITION. I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR MARIA RUSS, SUPERVISOR OF SCHOOL HEALTH

028SERVICES, TO COME FORWARD AND HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. >> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT, CHAIR SHAMBURGER AND BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO ASK THAT YOU PLEASE APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN OUR SCHOOL BOARD, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HILLSBOROUGH, TAMPA FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS, SUNCOAST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, MORE HEALTH, GREATER TAMPA BAY ORAL HEALTH COALITION FOR THE SCHOOL-BASED DENTAL SEALANT PROGRAM. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAM. THIS IS OUR SEVENTH YEAR FOR THE SCHOOL-BASED SEAL BE ANT PROGRA WITH PARENT PERMISSION, SECOND GRADE STUDENTS IN ALL ACHIEVEMENT AND TITLE 1 SCHOOLS WILL RECEIVE EDUCATION ON ORAL HEALTH, BASIC ORAL HEALTH SCREENING ASSESSMENT, PLACEMENT OF DENTAL SEALANTS OR FLUORIDE VARNISH WITH A FOLLOW-UP IN THIRD GRADE WITH NO OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES TO OUR FAMILIES. ALTHOUGH THEY WILL NOT BE SPEAKING TONIGHT, I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PARTNERS WHO

029ARE HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. WE HAVE CHANTE MILLER AND CAROL CHEF. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER CONA. A SECOND BY MEMBER SNIVELY TO APPROVE ITEM C 3.01R. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MEMBER SNIVELY. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST ANOTHER THANK YOU FOR BEING A PARTNER WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST INITIATIVES I LEARNED ABOUT COMING ON TO THE BOARD BACK IN 2014. SO IT'S KIND OF NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART TO SEE HOW MUCH WORK HAS BEEN DONE AND HOW IT'S EXPANDED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE MORE STUDENTS. AND IT CONTINUES TO GROW AND CONTINUES TO SERVE THOSE STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET THOSE SERVICES ELSEWHERE. AND IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN

030THEIR LEARNING EXPERIENCE. YOU CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR A STUDENT WHO HAS A TOOTHACHE OR AN INFECTION IN THEIR MOUTH BECAUSE OF POOR DENTAL HEALTH TO TRY AND LEARN. FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT DIFFERENCE FOR THEM AND TAKE THAT AWAY FROM THEM SO THEY CAN HAVE A VERY GOOD LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IS HUGE FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO TO PARTNER WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. MEMBER PEREZ. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I ECHO WHAT MEMBER SNIVELY JUST SAID. THE CORELATION BETWEEN STUDENT SUCCESS AND ACHIEVEMENT AND THEIR JUST HEALTH IN GENERAL, BUT I CAN'T IMAGINE -- I CAN'T FOCUS AND DO ANYTHING AT WORK WHEN I HAVE A TOOTHACHE OR JUST IN PAIN. SO I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW

031THESE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO FUNCTION. SO THANK YOU FOR AT LEAST TAKING THAT FACTOR AWAY FROM THEM IN THEIR DAY AND BEING ABLE TO LET THEM FOCUS AND MOVE ON WITH THEIR STUDIES AND THEIR SUCCESS IN THEIR STUDIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND CONGRATULATIONS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED WORK WITH YOU. MR. SUPERINTENDENT. >>Jeffrey Eakins: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS C 5.04. THIS IS TO APPROVE THE SAFE AND SOUND HILLSBOROUGH INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. MARYLOU WHALEY WILL COME FORWARD TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. >>MaryLou Whaley: GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS, CHAIR SHAMBURGER AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. WITH ME TODAY IS FREDDY BARTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAFE AND SOUND.

032I APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT THE CONTINUATION OF THE SAFE AND SOUND INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT ENCOMPASSES ALL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPALITY AGENCIES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COLLABORATIVE IS TO REDUCE CRIME THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF A PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH APPROACH. THIS IS PART OF THE CONTINUATION OF SUPPORT THAT BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 9th, 2014. THE SCHOOL BOARD IS BEING ASKED AGAIN TO FUND THE EFFORT OF $5,000 BUDGETED FROM NONRECURRING FUNDS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS THROUGH 2022. OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS THIS COLLABORATIVE HAS TRANSITIONED FROM A THINK TANK OF INDIVIDUALS PLANNING FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE TO AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES PROGRAMS AND HANDS-ON SUPPORT IN COMMUNITIES OF NEED. SAFE AND SOUND USES THE 19 PUBLIC HEALTH INDICATORS SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH, POSITIVE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, ENHANCING COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT RELATIONSHIPS, AND OTHERS TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASK OF REDUCING

033VIOLENCE AND KEEPING YOU SAFE AND ENGAGED. EACH OF YOU WERE FORWARDED THE ANNUAL REPORT SUMMARIZING THE YEAR'S PAST EFFORTS AS WELL. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. WHALEY. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER SNIVELY. A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ TO APPROVE ITEM C 5.04. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: JUST A FEW QUESTIONS, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I'M JUST SO IMPRESSED THAT TEN AGENCIES AND FUNDERS, COMMUNITY FUNDERS AND PARTNERS HAVE GOTTEN INVOLVED SO MUCH TO HIGH-FIDELITY WITH VIOLENCE PREVENTION. MR. BARTON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HEARTFELT WORK IN THIS AREA. I SEE IN THE INTERLOCAL FUNDS THAT WE GAINED 350,000. JUST CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT YET OUR EXPENDITURES ARE 370,000. CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT JUST A BIT FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND? >> SURE. SO WHEN WE

034BEGAN THE WORK IN 2014 AS AN INITIAL THINK TANK AND THEN ALL THE AGENCIES CAME TOGETHER TO PUT INITIAL FUNDS IN, HOWEVER, WE DIDN'T ACTUALIZE OUR PROGRAMS UNTIL THE FALL OF 2015, GOING INTO 2016. SO WE HAD AN OPERATING FUND BALANCE WITH CASH. SO AS WE MOVED OUR PROGRAMS FORWARD, WE JUST HAD A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS. SO WE STILL HAVE A POSITIVE CASH BALANCE. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO CARRY AROUND 250,000 PLUS TO GO INTO THE NEXT YEAR TO CONTINUE PROGRAMS. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CONTRIBUTION EVERY YEAR IS $5,000. >>Lynn Gray: HOW MANY STUDENTS DO WE ACTUALLY SERVE, SAY, IN 2018 AND 19? >> IN TOTALITY, WE'VE WORKED INDIRECTLY AND DIRECTLY WITH WELL OVER 2,000 STUDENTS HERE IN THE COUNTY. SAFE AND SOUND HILLSBOROUGH FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON FOUR TARGET

035AREAS. EAST TAMPA, THE UNIVERSITY AREA, PLANT CITY, AND SOUTH COUNTY. HOWEVER, SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE COUNTYWIDE. WHETHER IT'S THROUGH OUR YOUTH MOCK TRIAL PROGRAMS THAT WE DIRECTLY PUT ON, WHETHER THROUGH OUR CONTRACTED PARTNERS, EACH ONE OF THE TARGET AREAS AND THEIR YOUTH PROGRAMS OR SOME OF THE ISOLATED AND SPECIALTY PROGRAMS SUCH AS BOYS NIGHT OUT, GIRLS NIGHT OUT PROGRAMS, MY BROTHER'S KEEPER INITIATIVES AND OTHER AUXILIARY SERVICES WE SERVE WELL OVER 2,000 STUDENTS DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY THROUGH OUR EFFORTS. >>Lynn Gray: VERY IMPRESSIVE. THE LAST QUESTION I HAVE IS HOW MANY STUDENTS ESTIMATED ARE BACK IN THE MAINSTREAM, DO WE GET BACK INTO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND/OR THE SOCIETY, THE TAMPA BAY COMMUNITY? >> THE DIRECT QUESTION TO THAT IS MORE SO, HOW DO WE WORK WITH THE YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER AND ONCE

036THEY TRANSITION FROM THE JDC AND GO TO COURT, HOW MANY OF THEM ACTUALLY GET BACK INTO SCHOOL? AND WE'RE LOOKING AT 72% OF THE STUDENTS THAT WE DIRECTLY WORK WITH THROUGH MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE JDC ACTUALLY GET BACK INTO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. >>Lynn Gray: YOU'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB, AND THE STATISTICS ARE QUITE TELLING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMITMENT, MS. WHALEY ALSO, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE MR. BARTON AND THE REST OF THE TEAM AT SAFE AND SOUND. I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THIS BOARD AND FINANCE CHAIR SINCE ITS INCEPTION. AND THE WORK THAT KEVIN BECKNER, FORMER COUNTY COMMISSIONER, ENVISIONED WAS THAT WE FIND A WAY AFTER SANDY HOOK TO PREVENT SOME OF

037THE VIOLENCE THAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR YOUTH TODAY, AND WE TALK ABOUT REENTRY FOR ADULTS AS THEY LEAVE THE PRISON SYSTEM. SO THE WORK IS INTENSE. MR. BARTON IS AMAZING WHEN HE GETS IN FRONT OF STUDENTS. HE DOES A LOT OF HARD WORK WITH A VERY, VERY SMALL STAFF. AND THIS EFFORT IS MOSTLY FUNDED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSION OFFICE. THE OTHER PARTNERS HAVE A SMALL PART. OURS IS THE SMALLEST PORTION. WE DO A LOT OF IN-KIND WITH THE GROUP, BUT OUR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION IS MINUTE, IN MY OPINION, COMPARED TO WHAT THE OTHER AGENCIES DO. AND I WANT TO PUBLICLY ALSO THANK JULIE HOLT, THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, WHO IS OUR CURRENT CHAIR AND KEN OBONO WHO IS THE VICE-CHAIR FROM THE TEMPLE TERRACE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE YOUTH

038OF THIS COMMUNITY. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER STUART. LET ME ALSO JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. BARTON FOR YOUR WORK, YOU AND YOUR GROUP, SAFE AND SOUND, FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HAVING A STRONG, INTEGRATED SYSTEM, SAFE AND SOUND IS ONE OF THOSE PARTNERS, CRITICAL PARTNERS FOR US, BECAUSE WITH WITH THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION, WITH ALL OF THE WORKSHOPS AND TOWN HALLS AND THINGS THAT YOU PUT ON, YOU'RE CERTAINLY HELPING US WHEN IT COMES TO BEHAVIORS IN OUR CLASSROOM. I ALWAYS SAY WHAT WE ALLOW TO HAPPEN IN THE STREETS IS WHAT WE ALLOW TO GO ON IN OUR CLASSROOMS. BY HELPING THE BEHAVIORS IN THE COMMUNITY, IT DEFINITELY HAS A DIRECT IMPACT IN THE CLASSROOM. THAT'S CERTAINLY OUR GOAL, OBVIOUSLY, RIGHT, IS TO EDUCATE. WITH YOUR WORK, WE'RE HELPING

039TO ELIMINATE SOME OF THE BARRIERS TO EDUCATING THESE KIDS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. >> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD HE IS A C.O. IN SCHOOLS. HE'S PARTICIPATING IN THAT PROGRAM AS WELL. >> ROBLES ELEMENTARY. >>Tamara Shamburger: ROBLES. OCTOBER 18, CEO IN THE SCHOOLS. WE KNOW THERE WILL BE A CONTINUOUS PARTNERSHIP, RIGHT? OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP. MR. SUPERINTENDENT. >>Jeffrey Eakins: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT ITEM IS TO APPROVE THE 2020/2021 STUDENT ACADEMIC CALENDAR AND UPDATE THE 2019/2020 STUDENT CALENDAR. AS DR. MOORE COMES TO THE PODIUM, ONE OF THE THINGS CHALLENGING IS HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THE CALENDAR? OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM

040HAS TAKEN A RUN AT THIS. THEY PUT TOGETHER A SHORT EXPLANATION VIDEO WE WANT TO SHOW YOU. MR. KAMM IS THE EMCEE. THIS IS THE EXPLANATION OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CALENDAR. >> WE GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR CALENDAR, ESPECIALLY WHY IT HAS SO MANY UNEXPECTED DAYS OFF IN THE SPRING. HERE'S A QUICK EXPLAINER. BOTTOM LINE, STATE LAW SETS WHEN SCHOOL STARTS AND ENDS, AND THEN WE WORK TO BALANCE OUT THE CALENDAR IN BETWEEN TO MAKE SURE THE FIRST SEMESTER COMES BEFORE WINTER BREAK AND THE SECOND SEMESTER COMES AFTER WINTER BREAK. HERE ARE THE DETAILS ON HOW THAT WORKS. BY LAW, FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE, SINCE 2015, SCHOOL MUST START ON OR AFTER AUGUST 10th. THAT'S WHY THE FIRST DAY IS SOMETIMES ON A THURSDAY OR FRIDAY. AND BY LAW, ALL END-OF-COURSE EXAMS MUST

041HAPPEN IN THE MONTH OF MAY LOCKING IN THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AS ONE OF THE LAST DAYS IN MAY. ADD IN THE TRADITIONAL HOLIDAYS AND FALL, WINTER AND SPRING BREAKS, AND THAT'S OUR STARTING POINT. NOW, ANYTIME MISSED IN THE FIRST SEMESTER MUST BE MADE UP IN THE FIRST SEMESTER. IT CANNOT BE EXCHANGED FOR TIME IN THE SECOND SEMESTER. WHY'S THAT? WELL, FOR STUDENTS TO GET FULL CREDIT FOR THEIR CLASSES THEY HAVE TO SPEND A CERTAIN MINIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME IN CLASS IN EACH SEMESTER. SO THE TWO SEMESTERS HAVE TO BE BALANCED. BUT THE BALANCE ISN'T EASY. THE FIRST SEMESTER HAS A LOT MORE TRADITIONAL HOLIDAYS AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THE FIRST SEMESTER ENDS BEFORE THE WINTER BREAK. THAT WAY STUDENTS ARE ENJOYING THAT BREAK WITH FAMILY AND NOT STUDYING AND SWEATING

042ABOUT ANY DUE DATES OR BIG EXAMS SCHEDULED RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK. TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE OUR SEMESTERS BALANCED, WE BRING TOGETHER A DIVERSE COMMITTEE. IT INCLUDES PARENTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESS LEADERS, PRINCIPALS AND DISTRICT STAFF, AROUND 50 STAKEHOLDERS. THAT CALENDAR COMMITTEE MEETS AND CAREFULLY RECOMMENDS NONSTUDENT DAYS IN THE SECOND SEMESTER TO BALANCE THE CALENDAR. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SOME DAYS OFF IN THE SPRING THAT MAY SEEM UNEXPECTED. THE COMMITTEE DOES THAT TO BALANCE THE SEMESTERS. THE CALENDAR THEN GOES TO YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ON OUR SCHOOL BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Jeffrey Eakins: ALL RIGHT. IN ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF, THAT'S OUR CALENDAR AND WHY IT IS WHAT IT IS. THAT BEING SAID, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DR. MOORE. >> THE HONORABLE SCHOOL CHAIR, BOARD CHAIR, MS. SHAMBURGER, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT

043EAKINS, STAFF, AND VIEWING PUBLIC, THIS AFTERNOON, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE BOARD ITEM C 5.05, APPROVE THE 2020/2021 STUDENT ACADEMIC CALENDAR AND UPDATE THE 2019/2020 STUDENT CALENDAR. BEFORE I PROVIDE A BRIEF HIGHLIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM THE BOARD THAT THE STUDENT ECONOMIC CALENDAR WAS COMPLETED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF TEACHERS, ESP, HSEF, CTA, PRINCIPALS, APs, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND DIVISION REPRESENTATIVES. I'D LIKE TO GIVE A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO GRAYSON KAMM FOR THAT WONDERFUL VIDEO, WHICH I DID NOT HAVE TO APPEAR IN. AND HE ANSWERED THE QUESTION. SO THANK YOU. ALSO TO LESLIE GRANICH FROM TEACHING AND LEARNING, MARK WEST FROM HUMAN RESOURCES, AND NICOLE BINDER FROM ASSESSMENT. I'D LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR INSIGHT, WISDOM, AND SUPPORT. NOW FOR THE HIGHLIGHTS. THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE

044CONSIDERS THE FOLLOWING WHEN DEVELOPING THE CALENDAR. THE COMMITTEE MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR APPROVAL. THE COMMITTEE DEVELOPS THE STUDENT CALENDAR -- DEVELOPS THE STUDENT ACADEMIC CALENDAR ONLY. HR DEVELOPS THE EMPLOYEE CALENDAR AFTER THE STUDENT CALENDAR IS APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD. IT IS BASED ON 180 DAYS. 89 DAYS MUST EQUAL A MINIMUM OF 67.5 HOURS IN A SEMESTER. AND OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE OUR SEMESTER EXAMS DONE BEFORE THE WINTER BREAK. THE STATE REQUIRES THAT SCHOOL CANNOT BEGIN BEFORE AUGUST 10th. WE DO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION FEDERAL HOLIDAYS AND STATE HOLIDAYS, BUT EVERY DISTRICT DEVELOPS THEIR OWN STUDENT CALENDAR BASED ON BOARD POLICY AND GUIDELINES. OUR CALENDAR IS A SECULAR CALENDAR, HOWEVER WE DO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION FAITH ORGANIZATIONS. FALL AND SPRING BREAK, WE

045DO A WEEK OFF FOR THANKSGIVING, TWO WEEKS FOR THE WINTER BREAK AND ONE WEEK FOR SPRING BREAK. WE ALSO HAVE TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION OUR ASSESSMENT CALENDAR. THE STATE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GRADE 3 ELA, SAYS THAT WE CANNOT BEGIN TESTING OF ANY FIRST-TIME STATE ASSESSMENTS PRIOR TO MAY 1st. THEREFORE, THE TESTING CALENDAR HAS A DRAMATIC IMPACT ON OUR STUDENT CALENDAR. EACH DIVISION WILL REVIEW TENTATIVE CALENDARS AND NOTE POSSIBLE ISSUES THAT MAY IMPACT OPERATION OF SCHOOLS, INSTRUCTION ASSESSMENTS, AND CONTRACT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE 2020, 2021 CALENDAR, WHICH YOU WILL APPROVE TONIGHT WILL STILL BE A TENTATIVE CALENDAR BECAUSE WE HAVE TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE CHANGES THAT WILL OCCUR IN LEGISLATION, CONTRACT REGULATIONS AND OUR STATE TESTING DATES. WE ARE ALSO TONIGHT GOING TO UPDATE THE LANGUAGE ON THE 2019/2020 CALENDAR TO REFLECT THE BOARD

046REQUEST ON JULY 30th, 2019. SO THAT CALENDAR WILL SAY STUDENT, NONSTUDENT DAY FOR STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL DAY AND STATE FAIR DAY. ANY QUESTIONS? >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. MOORE. BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 5.05. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER SNIVELY. I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO BEGIN DISCUSSION WITH OUR STUDENT CAC REPRESENTATIVE TONIGHT, MR. ELIJAH. >> SO I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. AS A STUDENT WHO HAS BEEN IN THE SYSTEM FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS, I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE TO PREPARE FOR COMAMS AFTER THE CHRISTMAS BREAK AND I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO NOT HAVE TO WORRY FOR ANYTHING FOR THE WINTER BREAK. SEEING THAT VIDEO IT REALLY HELPS TO UNDERSTAND THE

047LOGISTICS BETWEEN THE DATES THAT WE HAVE. IT IS REALLY, REALLY STRESSFUL GOING ON BREAK FOR CHRISTMAS, KNOWING THAT I HAVE AN EXAM AS SOON AS I GET BACK TO SCHOOL, BECAUSE I CAN'T FOCUS ON SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY. I CAN'T FOCUS ON TRAVELING, PLAYING IN THE SNOW, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE IN FLORIDA. I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY EXAMS AND MY STUDIES. SO JUST HAVING THAT SEMESTER BREAK RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND THEN HAVING THE NEXT ONE START AS SOON AS WE COME BACK, IT'S A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL THING TO HAVE. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. SAY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT INPUT AND FEEDBACK BECAUSE THAT IS THE VOICE WE CERTAINLY WANT TO HEAR. I HOPE THAT ALL STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO WATCH THAT VIDEO AND ESPECIALLY OUR FAMILIES. I LOVE THE

048PART ABOUT WHY SCHOOLS START ON A FRIDAY OR A THURSDAY, BUT IT'S ALWAYS VERY IMPORTANT THAT KIDS SHOW UP ON THE FIRST DAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASTUTE REMARK. THANK YOU, MS. MOORE, FOR MAKING -- WELL, GRAYSON MADE THE VISUAL PRESENTATION. YOU MADE THE VERBAL. BOTH JUST STELLAR. A QUESTION CAME TO ME, AND I SHARED IT WITH YOU, AND I WANT TO DEVELOP IT JUST A TAD. WE WANT WHAT -- AND YOUR FIRST NAME? ELIJAH, WE WANT TO ALLEVIATE THE MARATHON TESTING IN MAY. MS. BINDER SO ELOQUENTLY GAVE ME A REPLY. I ASKED MAYBE WE REMOVE THE DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS FROM MAY. AND SHE SAID THAT WE HAVE REMOVED EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED A DOUBLE TEST IN CONTENT AND

049STILL MEET STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS. SO WE'RE STILL NOW BACK TO THE SAME ALL IN MAY. SO THEN I THOUGHT, WELL, WHERE ELSE DO WE GO? RIGHT NEXT TO ME AND WE HAVE GREAT LEADERS IN OUR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, AND I'M GOING TO PERHAPS RIGHT NOW, IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS ON, CAN WE MENTION THIS TO OUR STATE LEGISLATIVE FOLKS TO ALLEVIATE TESTING, ALL OF IT IN MAY, AND WE KNOW, AND INTELLECTUALLY, WE KNOW THAT TIRED MINDS, WHICH IS A RESULT OF ALL THE TESTING, DON'T GIVE NECESSARILY THE BEST RESULTS, RIGHT? THE RATIONALE IS CERTAINLY THERE. I DON'T EXPECT FOR YOU TO REMARK, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE, IF WE COULD, WHEN WE TALK TO OUR STATE LEGISLATIVE FOLKS, THAT THIS IS INDEED A PROBLEM. YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE A REMARK? THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger:

050THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER SNIVELY. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST TO RESPOND TO YOUR REMARKS BEFORE I MAKE REMARKS ABOUT THE CALENDAR, WE CERTAINLY CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR ON OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. WE COULD MAKE A VERY SPECIFIC ASK IF WE HAVE CONSENSUS FROM THE BOARD TO DO THAT, BUT WE'LL WORK WITH DR. PEPE AND OUR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ASKING. BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT. IT DOES PUT A STRAIN ON OUR CALENDAR. IT PUTS A STRAIN ON OUR STUDENTS WHEN WE ARE FORCED BY FLORIDA LAW TO TEST WITHIN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IN MAY. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP, MS. GRAY. AND THEN JUST MY COMMENTS ABOUT THE CALENDAR, DR. MOORE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU,

051MR. KAMM FOR YOUR VIDEO. THE REASON I WAS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT IT, THIS IS SOMETHING AS A PARENT, FROM OTHER PARENTS, WE TALK ABOUT THIS A LOT ALL THE TIME. AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE KIND OF LIVE AND DIE BY, THE SCHOOL CALENDAR. EVERY ORGANIZATION, I SIT ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT BOARDS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE STUDENT CALENDAR BECAUSE EVERYTHING REVOLVES AROUND THE STUDENT CALENDAR. EVERY ACTIVITY. EVERY EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY, BOY SCOUTS, GIRL SCOUTS, YOU NAME IT, REVOLVE AROUND THE STUDENT CALENDAR. SO IT'S THAT IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IT RIGHT BUT SO VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE WE COMMUNICATE HOW -- THE HOW WE GET TO THIS POINT BEFORE IT COMES TO THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO BECAUSE I'LL BE SHARING THAT OUT ABSOLUTELY SHARING THAT OUT ON

052SOCIAL MEDIA. AND THEN I HAD ONE REQUEST, AND I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER THIS IF IT'S OKAY TO, ON THE CALENDAR ITSELF, THIS IS ADMINISTRATIVE, BUT ON THE CALENDAR ITSELF, WHEN IT SEEMS WE HAVE ROOM, COULD WE POSSIBLY ALSO INCLUDE THE DAY OF THE WEEK THAT THOSE DATES FALL ON. FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT IS AUGUST THE 10th, 2020. IS THAT A FRIDAY, A TUESDAY, A THURSDAY. IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF THE DAY OF THE WEEK WAS ALSO INCLUDED ON THE CALENDAR, IF THAT IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD CONSIDER. >> I HAVE DULY NOTED IT, AND I WILL SPEAK WITH MR. KAMM ABOUT THAT. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER SNIVELY. MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, DR. MOORE, FOR YOUR WORK. I KNOW THIS IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE. SOME YEARS

053ARE MORE CHALLENGING THAN OTHERS. THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS FOR TALKING ABOUT TESTING. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS SINCE THE LAST WENT INTO EFFECT, THAT ALL TESTING HAS TO HAPPEN IN MAY. AND PARTICULARLY FOR OUR I.B. STUDENTS WHO HAVE A VERY SHORT WINDOW OF TESTING. WE END UP HAVING TO -- I THINK WE DO A GOOD JOB OF JUGGLING AND MANEUVERING THE WAY WE HAVE TO BUT I DON'T THINK OUR LEGISLATORS ARE AWARE OF THE JUGGLING AND MANEUVERING WE END UP HAVING TO DO TO MAKE THINGS WORK UNDER THE LAW THEY HAVE IN PLACE. I FEEL LIKE WE DO NEED TO VOICE THAT. I THINK THEY NEED TO BE AWARE THAT WE HAVE I.B. STUDENTS THAT WE DON'T GET TO SET THEIR TEST DATES. THAT IS SET NATIONALLY -- ACTUALLY, INTERNATIONALLY.

054SO THINGS LIKE THAT THAT I THINK THEY ARE NOT THINKING ABOUT WHEN THEY SAY SCHOOL IS GOING TO START ON THIS DAY AND END ON THIS DAY AND YOU'LL DO ALL TESTING IN MAY, I DON'T THINK THEY REALIZE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT I DON'T THINK THEY REALIZE, COMPREHEND OR UNDERSTAND THE TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES WE HAVE IN TRYING TO DO ALL OF OUR TESTING IN THE WINDOW THEY WANT US TO. THIS ISN'T JUST HAND EVERY KID IN THE SCHOOL A PIECE OF PAPER AND PENCIL AND SAY WE'LL TEST ON CIVICS TODAY. BECAUSE ALL THOSE CIVICS STUDENTS HAVE TO ROTATE THROUGH A COMPUTER. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH COMPUTERS ON ANY OF OUR SITES TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. I THINK IT'S A GOOD ASK FOR US TO PUT IN FRONT OF THE

055LEGISLATURE TO HAVE THEM UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES AS A BIG DISTRICT THAT WE HAVE IN TRYING TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE THINGS HAPPEN. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO TALK ABOUT, WE JUST RELEASED THE MAKEUP DAYS FOR THE HURRICANE. SO IF YOU CAN REITERATE THOSE DAYS. I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO PUT A VIDEO OUT ON THAT. WE NEED TO GET THAT VIDEO ON TV SOMEWHERE, BUT IF WE CAN ALSO TALK ABOUT, IF YOU COULD REITERATE THE DAYS AND HOW WE'LL MAKE UP DAYS. WE DON'T BUILD HURRICANE DAYS INTO OUR CALENDAR ANYMORE. WE USED TO YEARS AGO BUT WE DON'T DO THAT ANYMORE. SO HOW WE'RE MAKING UP THE TIME FOR THE UPCOMING SEMESTER. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT IT. >>Jeffrey Eakins: I WILL IN MY COMMENTS TODAY

056EXPLAIN THAT VERY THOROUGHLY. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER STUART. AND MR. SUPERINTENDENT. LET ME SAY ALSO, THANK YOU, DR. MOORE AND THE ENTIRE CALENDAR COMMITTEE FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. THE VIDEO EXPLAINS IT AND IT KIND OF SOUNDS SIMPLE BUT WE KNOW IT'S VERY, VERY DIFFICULT. THANK YOU FOR GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS. I'M CERTAINLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT VIDEO AND LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL. I ALSO WANT TO SAY TO THE BOARD MEMBERS, LET ME PUBLICLY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS PARTICULAR VOTE, AS DR. MOORE MENTIONED, BACK IN JULY, I GUESS, I BROUGHT TO A WORKSHOP THE REQUEST FOR US TO RELOOK AT THE FAIR DAY AND CONSIDER WORKING WITH THE FAIR AUTHORITY TO CHANGE IT TO A FAMILY-FRIENDLY DAY OR A FAMILY DAY IN LIEU OF STUDENT

057DAY. OUR PART IN THAT, OF COURSE, WAS CHANGING OUR CALENDAR TO REFLECT THE VERY CONSISTENT NONSTUDENT DAY, AND THAT'S WHAT IS BEING BROUGHT TODAY FOR THE UPDATE FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AND THEN FOR MOVING FORWARD. BOARD MEMBERS, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT SUPPORT. THAT'S A BIG STEP IN MY HEART AND MY MIND FOR THIS DISTRICT, AND WE'RE STILL WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE FAIR DECIDES ABOUT HAVING FAMILY DAY, BUT I'M HOPEFUL AND OPTIMISTIC THAT THEY WILL AGREE WITH US AS WELL ON THAT. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS, FOR THAT. BEFORE WE GO FOR VOTE, WE HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT AGAIN BY MR. SAY. >> SO I WANTED TO SECOND WHAT MS. GRAY AND MS. STUART SAID ABOUT RELIEVING SOME OF THE TESTING WE HAVE IN MAY. IT'S REALLY, REALLY DIFFICULT TRYING TO STUDY

058FOR OUR END-OF-COURSE EXAMS WHEN WE ARE CONSTANTLY BEING PULLED OUT OF CLASS, WHEN WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE REVIEWING FOR TESTING SUBJECTS FOR OTHER TESTS THAT SEEM QUIED TEDIOUS AND REDUNDANT. -- THAT SEEM QUITE TEDIOUS AND REDUNDANT. IT WOULD BE AN AWESOME, AWESOME THING IF WE SPEAK TO FLORIDA LEGISLATORS TO SEE IF WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ALTER THE TESTING THAT GOES ON THAT CALENDAR. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK AND THE CHAIR OF OUR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, MRS. SNIVELY, HAS TAKEN NOTE OF THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. SAY. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENT, LET'S VOTE. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, AGAIN, DR. MOORE AND TO OUR CALENDAR COMMITTEE. >> THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: MR. SUPERINTENDENT, IF YOU'RE THINKING LIKE I'M THINKING, WE HAVE TWO MINUTES

059UNTIL OUR TIME CERTAIN. ARE WE CLEAR TO START THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW? WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 5:01. >>Jim Porter: [MICROPHONE NOT ON] >>Jeffrey Eakins: ALL RIGHT. WE WILL DO THAT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO 6.06, WHICH IS TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2019. OUR CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER GRETCHEN SAUNDERS WILL HIGHLIGHT THAT ITEM. >>Gretchen Saunders: THANK YOU, SIR. AS WE WRAP UP ONE SCHOOL YEAR AND START A NEW ONE, WE PRESENT TO YOU THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30th, 2019. IF YOU ALL REMEMBER, THIS IS A DUAL REPORT. WE'VE GOT THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS PLUS THE MONTHLY FINANCIALS INCLUDED. AND ONCE THE BUDGET IS APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER, EVERY MONTH WE BRING TO YOU ALL THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS, WHICH MOVES REVENUES AND EXPENSES TO THEIR PROPER LOCATIONS OR

060IF WE RECEIVE A GRANT DURING THE YEAR, WE MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. THOSE HAVE TO BE IN TUNE EVERY MONTH. WE GIVE IT A CHECKUP, YOU COULD SAY. REASONS FOR CHANGES IN THE JUNE 30th BUDGET AMENDMENTS, WE RECEIVED THE FOURTH CALCULATION WITH THE FLORIDA EDUCATION FINANCE CALCULATION. WE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL TAX COLLECTIONS. WE TRANSFERRED IN MONEY FROM DIFFERENT FUNDS. WE MOVED MONEY AROUND. AND UNDER THE DEBT SERVICE, WE TOOK IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE AND WE HAD A MOVEMENT OF EXPENSES BETWEEN OBJECT NUMBERS. IN CAPITAL OUTLAY, WE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL LOCAL SALES TAX REVENUE. WE RECEIVED IMPACT FEES, AND WE HAD -- WE SOLD SOME LAND. UNDER THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, WE, AGAIN, MOVED -- WE TRANSFERRED DOLLARS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS, AND WE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FOR THE PELL GRANT AND THEN WE RECEIVED SOME AMENDMENTS THAT WE WROTE TO THE STATE

061OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR SOME OF THE GRANTS WE HAD AND WE WERE APPROVED. WHAT THAT MEANS IS IF A GRANT IS BEING SPENT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT, WE HAVE TO PUT IN A REQUEST TO RECEIVE AN AMENDMENT. THE MONTHLY FINANCIALS SECTION OF THE AGENDA ITEM BEGINS ON PAGE 16 OF 42. THOSE ARE PROVIDED AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND TAXPAYERS. THE MONTHLY FINANCIALS DISPLAY BEGINNING BUDGETS, CURRENT BUDGETS, AND ANY ACTUAL EXPENDITURES YEARS TO DATE. UNDER THE HIGHLIGHTS, OUR LONG-TERM DEBT HAS DECREASED -- WHOO -- CAN I GET A WHOO? WE DECREASED $59.5 MILLION. WHY? BECAUSE WE CONTINUE TO PAY DOWN OUR DEBT. WE HAVEN'T ISSUED ANY NEW DEBT. THAT'S ONE OF THE GOALS YOU ALL SAID, HEY, START PAYING IT DOWN. WE WANT THE NUMBER TO BE LESS THAN A BILLION. SO

062WE'RE WORKING ON IT. WE'RE AT 800 AND SOME MILLION. CAPITAL ASSETS HAVE INCREASED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION, ONGOING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. WE'VE PURCHASED FIXTURES, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. WE HAVE REPLACED MOTOR VEHICLES -- WE HAVE SCHOOL BUSES. SOME OF OUR MAINTENANCE VEHICLES WERE FALLING APART. WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM. AND THEN ADDITIONAL VEHICLES FOR OUR SECURITY OFFICERS. THE RATIOS AND TREND ANALYSIS BEGIN ON PAGE 31 OF 42. OUR COLLECTION OF REVENUE DOLLARS HAVE INCREASED IN ALL CATEGORIES BETWEEN FEDERAL, FEDERAL THROUGH STATE, STATE AND LOCAL. OUR EXPENDITURES FOR SALARY AND BENEFITS INCREASED FOR A TOTAL SPEND OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND OF OVER 1.3 BILLION IN COMPENSATION OR SALARIES AND BENEFITS. OR 76.8% OF THE OPERATING BUDGET. AND THAT WRAPS UP THIS AGENDA ITEM. >>Tamara Shamburger: BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C

0636.06. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER SNIVELY. A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: AND MS. SAUNDERS, I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOUR STAFF AS WELL, FOR GETTING OUR FUND BALANCE UP TO 150 MILLION, WHICH IS VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE. AND ALSO, I JUST HAD A FEW QUESTIONS JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BUDGET WHEN WE RECEIVE A GRANT, AND AFTER WE PASS THE FINAL BUDGET SO WE RECEIVE ADDITIONAL GRANT MONEY. >>Gretchen Saunders: THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. TODAY WE'LL APPROVE THE BUDGET FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR. WHEN SUSAN GARCIA AND HER TEAM ARE BUILDING THE BUDGET, UNLESS THEY HAVE THE AWARD NOTIFICATION LETTERS FROM THE STATE OF THE GOVERNMENT OR ANYBODY LOCAL FOR A GRANT, IF WE DON'T HAVE THAT AWARD NOTIFICATION LETTER, IT'S NOT WRITTEN IN THE

064BUDGET. WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COME TO THE DOOR SAY I'LL GET A GRANT THIS YEAR. I KNOW IN NOVEMBER I'LL GET ONE FOR $500,000. IF WE DON'T HAVE IT WE DON'T INFLATE THE BUDGET. UNTIL LET'S SAY NEXT MONTH, SOMEONE COMES IN THE BUDGET OFFICE, HERE IS MY AWARD NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM THE STATE, I DID GET THIS GRANT FOR A HUNDRED DOLLARS, THEN WE HAVE TO PUT IT BACK IN AND THIS IS WHERE A BUDGET AMENDMENT CAME FROM. WE REALLOCATE IT THEN. >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. ANOTHER QUESTION. BASED ON THE INFORMATION YOU RECEIVE AND THE MEETINGS YOU ATTEND, DO YOU THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANY REDUCTION IN THE FLORIDA EDUCATION FINANCE PROGRAM? >>Gretchen Saunders: ANOTHER GREAT QUESTION. SO SPEAKING WITH THE OTHER FINANCE OFFICERS AROUND THE STATE AND BEING ON THE FLORIDA FINANCE

065COUNCIL, WE WERE LOOKING AT NUMBERS. OUR TRENDING NUMBERS RIGHT NOW, WE'RE INCREASING IN OUR STUDENT NUMBERS. MANY OTHER DISTRICTS, MIAMI-DADE DECLINING ENROLLMENT. SO IT WILL BE VERY INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE GET THE OCTOBER COUNT, FTE COUNT OR CHEEKS IN THE SEATS, WHAT WE LIKE TO CALL IT, JUST TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND THE STATE. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE BAHAMAS, IF WE HAVE VERY MANY FAMILIES COME OVER TO FLORIDA TO COME TO SCHOOL, BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ANY FACILITIES OVER THERE. AT THIS POINT, WE THINK WE DON'T SEE A PRORATION, WHICH A PRORATION IS BAD. IT SOUNDS GOOD BUT IT'S BAD. MEANS A DECREASE IN FUNDS. AT THIS POINT, WE HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH OUT OF TALLAHASSEE GOOD OR BAD. >>Lynn Gray: REGARDING THE SCHOOL SUPPLY BUDGETS INCLUDED,

066WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR OUR SCHOOL SITES TO RECEIVE THEIR SCHOOL SUPPLY FUNDS? AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING EVERY SCHOOL -- I MEAN, SHARING WITH US THE BUDGETS. VERY TELLING. >>Gretchen Saunders: THE HUGE DOCUMENT WE HAD TO PRINT OFF AND PUT OUT THERE AND IT WILL BE ON THE WEBSITE, IT'S EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT. WHAT YOU SEE ON THERE ARE THE SCHOOL SUPPLY BUDGETS. EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE GETTING FOR SUPPLIES. WE TAKE AN ENROLLMENT COUNT FROM LAST YEAR, AND WHEN THE ADMINISTRATION DIVISION BRINGS IN MAY TO YOU ALL THE RATES, HOW MUCH WE GIVE FOR ART SUPPLIES, HOW MUCH WE GIVE FOR MUSIC, CUSTODIAL, AND IT'S BROKEN OUT, WE TAKE LAST YEAR'S ENROLLMENT NUMBERS AND PUT THOSE FORMULAS TO IT, AND WE ALLOCATE THE DOLLARS TO THE SCHOOLS. WE GIVE THEM THE INITIAL ALLOCATION NOW,

067AND THEN WE GIVE THEM A TRUE-UP IN JANUARY. THEY GET THE BULK OF THEIR SUPPLY MONEY NOW AND THEN IN JANUARY THEY GET TO CATCH UP. IN CASE THEY LOST STUDENTS OR GREW IN STUDENTS. IF YOU GREW IN STUDENTS, YOU'LL NEED MORE CUSTODIAL ALLOCATION. >>Lynn Gray: THAT'S VERY GOOD POINT. LAST, WHEN DO YOU THINK WE WILL HAVE OUR KPMG AUDIT COMPLETED? THAT WAS AN INTERESTING DETAIL THAT I PICKED UP. >>Gretchen Saunders: GUESS WHAT THEY SHOWED UP YESTERDAY. THEY ARE SITTING OUTSIDE MY DOOR RIGHT NOW. WE LOOK TO A TENTATIVE BOARD AGENDA ITEM IN DECEMBER. SO THEY ARE -- THEY WILL BE HERE AUDITING EVERY DAY FROM NOW UNTIL NOVEMBER, AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THE INFORMATION, AND THEY THINK BRING -- AND THEN BRING IT TO YOU AT THE DECEMBER BOARD MEETING. >>Lynn Gray: I WANT

068TO THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR DOING SUCH A COMPREHENSIVE JOB. YOUR REPUTATION IN NEW YORK, THE BOND AGENCIES, OF COURSE, IS RIGHT UP THERE ON THE A PLUS. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. >>Tamara Shamburger: MEMBER CONA. >>Steve Cona: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I, TOO, WANT TO ECHO WHAT MS. GRAY SAID. I THINK WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT FUND BALANCE AND INCREASING THAT, I THINK THAT'S HUGELY IMPORTANT. I ALSO THINK PAYING DOWN THE DEBT IS A VERY ADMIRABLE THING TO DO. THE QUICKER WE CAN GET THAT DONE THE MORE REVENUE WE CAN USE FOR SCHOOLS. THE FUND BALANCE, HOW MUCH OF THE $150 MILLION IS RESTRICTED FUNDS BASED ON -- >>Gretchen Saunders: WE TALKED TO IT DURING THE BUDGET HEARING. >>Jeffrey Eakins: IT WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE BUDGET HEARING. >>Steve Cona: PERFECT. THANK YOU. >>Tamara

069Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER CONA. LET ME ASK ONE FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED THAT THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL REPORTS WILL BE PUT ONLINE. >>Gretchen Saunders: YES, MA'AM. >>Tamara Shamburger: WHERE WILL THEY BE AND WHEN WILL THAT HAPPEN? >>Gretchen Saunders: THANK YOU. GREAT QUESTION. TWO LOCATIONS. ONE, THEY WILL BE ATTACHED TO -- THEY ARE ATTACHED TO THIS AGENDA ITEM AND THEN AFTER TONIGHT, SUSAN GARCIA WILL WORK WITH THE TECHNOLOGY FOLKS AND THEY WILL UPLOAD IT UNDER THE DISTRICT WEBSITE UNDER THE BUSINESS SERVICES TEAM BUDGET OFFICE. >>Tamara Shamburger: OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD INFORMATION FOR OUR TEACHERS AND COMMUNITIES AND EVERYBODY TO GET FAMILIAR WITH THE BUDGET AND WHAT THEY'RE GETTING. MAYBE, TALK LATER AND CONSIDER IF THAT'S GOOD INFORMATION TO ALSO PUT ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITES FOR FAMILIES AND TEACHERS TO LOOK AT. >>Gretchen Saunders:

070GREAT IDEA. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MRS. SAUNDERS. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. SAUNDERS. MR. SUPERINTENDENT. >>Jeffrey Eakins: NOW, MADAM CHAIR, I'D ASK THAT YOU PLEASE ADJOURN THE REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT THE FINAL MILLAGE RATES AND BUDGET FOR 2019/20 FISCAL YEAR. INCLUDES ALL GOVERNMENT AND PROPRIETARY FUNDS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PROPOSED TAX RATE. >>Tamara Shamburger: AT THIS TIME WE'LL CLOSE THE REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. MR. SUPERINTENDENT. >>Jeffrey Eakins: I'LL WAIT FOR OUR PowerPoint TO GET -- FLORIDA LAW REQUIRES THE SCHOOL BOARD TO ADOPT A BALANCED BUDGET EACH FISCAL YEAR FOR ALL FUNDS UNDER ITS JURISDICTION. GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUNDS, CAPITAL OUTLAY FUNDS, SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS AND

071INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS. THE LAW IS VERY SPECIFIC IN DEFINING THE PROCESS AND TIMETABLE TO BE FOLLOWED IN ADOPTING THE AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATES FIRST AND THEN THE FINAL BUDGET SECOND. BY LAW, THE SCHOOL BOARD MUST CONDUCT TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSED MILLAGE RATES AND BUDGET. THE TRUTH IN MILLAGE OR TRIM PROCESS INFORMS TAXPAYERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WHICH DETERMINES LOCAL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES. THE TRUTH IN MILLAGE LEGISLATION WAS ENACTED IN 1980. THE REQUIREMENTS ARE DETAILED UNDER SECTION 200 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES. THE STATUTE DICTATES THE NEWSPAPER NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, FORM, SIZE, AND PLACEMENT OF THE BUDGET ADVERTISEMENT. IT MUST BE ADVERTISED IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL PAID CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS DURING THE BUDGET HEARINGS ARE ALSO MANDATED. TRUTH IN MILLAGE,

072OR TRIM, REQUIRES TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR OPEN DISCUSSION OF THE MILLAGE RATES AND THE PROPOSED BUDGETS OF ALL TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE TRIM PROCESS INVITES TAXPAYERS AND THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOCAL TRIM PROCESS AND USED TO LEVY AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF TRUTH IN MILLAGE, WE PLACED LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE TAMPA BAY TIMES ON FRIDAY JULY 26, 2019. FOLLOWING PUBLIC INPUT AND BOARD DISCUSSION, THE MILLAGE RATES ARE TO BE ADOPTED FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE BUDGET. ONCE ADOPTED, THE MILLAGE RATES ARE CERTIFIED TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND THE PROPERTY TAX BILLS WILL BE GENERATED. THE ROLL-BACK RATE IS THE MILLAGE RATE THAT WOULD RAISE THE SAME AMOUNT OF REVENUE AS LAST YEAR IF APPLIED TO THE CURRENT TAX ROLL. FLORIDA STATUTE 200.065 STATES THAT WHEN THE CURRENT PROPOSED MILLAGE RATES EXCEED

073THE ROLLED-BACK RATE, THE LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT HAS TO BE NOTICED OF A PROPOSED TAX INCREASE. PLEASE NOTE WHAT YOU WILL BE ASSESSED FOR YOUR PROPERTY TAXES AS A FUNCTION OF THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS ASSESSED OR WORTH MORE THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR YOU WILL PAY MORE TAXES. AGAIN, THE ONLY WAY THAT A HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CITIZEN WILL BE PAYING MORE IN SCHOOL BOARD TAXES WILL BE IF YOUR PROPERTY IS VALUED MORE THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR. THE PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 19206.1290. MORE THAN THE ROLLED-BACK RATE OF 6.0287. THE TOTAL PROPOSED MILLAGE RELATED TO SCHOOL FUNDING FOR 2019/20 FISCAL YEAR, 6.1290. THIS MILLAGE WILL RATE DOLLARS FOR THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND AND CAPITAL OUTLAY FUNDS. AS WE DISCUSSED FURTHER, THE MILLAGE RATES ARE DETERMINED BY THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE. BASED ON

074THE 2019 TAX ROLL, PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND CERT GUIDE THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION ON JULY 19, THIS SLIDE IS A SUMMARY OF ALL SCHOOL DISTRICT MILLAGES TO BE LEVIED ON THE 2019 TAX ROLL. WHAT TYPE OF MILLS MAKE UP THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MILLAGE? IT IS COMPRISED OF GENERAL OPERATING MILLAGE, DEBT SERVICE MILLAGE AND CAPACITY OUTLAY MILLAGE. PROPOSED TOTAL MILLAGE RATE RELATED TO SCHOOL FUNDING FOR 19-206.1290 WHICH REPRESENTS A DECREASE OF .2850 MILLS FROM THE 18/19 RATES. THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE AND STATUTES MANDATE THE AMOUNT OF STATE REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT FOR EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS AMOUNT IS DETERMINED AS A SUM OF MONEY AND THEN THE ESTIMATED MILLAGE RATE NEEDED TO RAISE THAT SUM AS SPECIFIED. ON JULY 1st, THIS AMOUNT IS RECALCULATED AND BECOMES THE RATE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MUST LEVY TO

075PARTICIPATE IN THE FLORIDA EDUCATION FINANCE PROGRAM OR FEFP. SCHOOL BOARD CANNOT LEVY MORE THAN THE RATE SPECIFIED IN THE RECALCULATION OF STATE-REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT MILLAGE RATES. AT THIS TIME, I WILL NOW PROPOSE MY RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MILLAGE RATES TO THE BOARD. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE STATE REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT MILLAGE RATES OF 3.8810 MILLS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD ADOPT DISCRETIONARY OPERATING MILLAGE RATE OF 0.7480 MILLS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE LOCAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT MILLAGE RATE OF 1.5000 MILLS. AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE DEBT SERVICE MILLAGE RATE OF 0.0000 MILLS. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MR. SUPERINTENDENT. BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 MILLAGE RATES AS REPRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER STUART AND A

076SECOND BY MEMBER CONA. BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE, IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CONCERNING THE MILLAGE RATES OR THE ROLLED-BACK RATES? MR. HACZYNSKI COME FORWARD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, FOLLOWED BY MR. KLUTHO. >> THANK YOU, EVERYONE. GOOD AFTERNOON. I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST JUST FOR THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SORT OF THE POLITICAL THEATER THAT WE ALL HAVE TO SIT THROUGH EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THE LEGISLATURE HANDCUFFS US. EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION WHICH WAS READ EXPERTLY WELL, SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS, IS ALL TOLD TO US BY THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE AND WE HAVE NO SAY IN ANY OF THESE MATTERS. FOR 20 YEARS, THEY HAVE BEEN SQUEEZING BLOOD FROM A STONE, TRYING TO GET OUT AS MUCH POSSIBLE EFFORT, WHATEVER, FROM ALL OF US. 21 YEARS AGO, WE WERE 27th IN TEACHER PAY, AND WE WERE

077THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL IN THE LOW 40s FOR EDUCATION ATTAINMENT. NOW THOSE HAVE SWITCHED PLACES. WE'RE IN THE LOW 40s FOR FUNDING BUT WE'RE 27th IN STUDENT OUTCOMES, IF YOU WILL. IF NOTHING ELSE, THE FLORIDA LEGISLATION -- THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE, I SHOULD SAY, AS AN INSTITUTION HAS FAILED US. I BELIEVE THIS BECAUSE I WANT EVERYBODY IN HERE, EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE TO THINK ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN. YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOUR CHILD. YOU WOULD TAKE WHATEVER RESOURCES YOU HAD AVAILABLE TO YOU AND DIRECT THOSE TO MAKING SURE THAT YOUR CHILD HAD THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST FUTURE POSSIBLE. WE WOULD ALL AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT. NO ONE WOULD DENY THAT WE HAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO TAKE CARE OF CHILDREN. WE CERTAINLY RECOGNIZE THIS IN OUR FRIENDS, IN OUR FAMILIES, IN OUR COMMUNITIES, BUT SOMETHING

078HAPPENS WHEN WE GO ABSTRACT. SOMETHING HAPPENS WHEN IT HAS TO BE ABOUT A WHOLE STATE WORTH OF CHILDREN. WHERE THEY DON'T SEE THE VALUE. I MEAN, THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE MAY GET AN A+ FOR COST TO EFFICIENCY, BUT IT GETS AN F- FOR THE COST TO HUMANITY. STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, EVERYBODY WHO'S AT SCHOOL SITES NOW IS SUFFERING. LET'S GO OVER THE NUMBERS ONE MORE TIME BECAUSE I'M SURE YOU KNOW THEM AT THIS POINT. WE HAVE A $1 TRILLION ECONOMY. THE FIRST MOST POPULACE STATE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE FOURTH BIGGEST ECONOMY IN THE U.S. THE 17th BIGGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD. HOW ON EARTH CAN THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE BE OKAY WITH THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOW 45th IN FUNDING. 48th IN TEACHER PAY. JUST THINK ABOUT THAT. LET THAT SIT IN FOR A MOMENT. WE'RE DEAD

079LAST WHEN YOU ADJUST FOR INFLATION. NEGATIVE 22.7% SINCE THE GREAT RECESSION. AN ABJECT MORAL FAILURE BY THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE. I HOPE YOU JOIN ME IN TELLING THEM THIS, BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, WHEN WE ARE SILENT, WE ARE COMPLICIT. THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MR. HACZYNSKI. MR. KLUTHO, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> MARK KLUTHO. I HAVE STAND HERE AT THE LECTERN, NOT A PODIUM. WELL, NOW WE'RE DOING THE HEARINGS AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW. HAD TO FIGHT THAT, DIDN'T I? IT'S A LAW. YOU HAD TO JUMBLE THOSE TOGETHER, REMEMBER THAT? THE MILLAGE, AND YOU HAVE IT BACKWARDS. YOU SHOULD BE DOING THE BUDGET HEARING FIRST AND THEN THE MILLAGE. I KNOW IT'S PRESCRIBED BY LAW, BUT, OF COURSE, EVERYBODY IS PAYING MORE EVEN WHEN YOU SAY THE MILLAGE WILL BE LESS BECAUSE PEOPLE'S VALUE OF THEIR

080PROPERTY IS INCREASING. THE PROBLEM IS HOW THAT MONEY COLLECTED IS BEING SQUANDERED, AND IT KEEPS ON BEING SQUANDERED. KEEPS, KEEPS ON BEING SQUANDERED. IT CAN BE BETTER EXPLAINED WITH THE BUDGET HEARING. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MR. KLUTHO. STLIN ELSE -- IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. MR. SUPERINTENDENT. >>Jeffrey Eakins: THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE MORE RECOMMENDATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINAL MILLAGE RATES. >>Tamara Shamburger: BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINAL MILLAGE RATES AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER STUART. ONCE AGAIN, BEFORE WE VOTE IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO

081WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINAL MILLAGE RATES? SEEING NONE, BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. MR. SUPERINTENDENT. >>Jeffrey Eakins: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. SHAMBURGER. I'LL MOVE ON TO THE BUDGET PORTION OF OUR HEARING. TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOUR TAXES ARE COMPUTED. THE PROPERTY APPRAISER IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO CERTIFY TO EACH TAXING AUTHORITY IN THE COUNTY THE ASSESSED VALUE OF ALL NONEXEMPT TAXABLE REAL PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY APPRAISER WHO IS INDEPENDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE CERTIFICATION NO LATER THAN JULY HOW ARE MY TAXES COMPUTED? WELL, THE TAXABLE VALUE OF A HOMEOWNER'S PROPERTY EQUALS THE ASSESSED VALUE AS DETERMINED BY THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE LESS THE 25% HOMESTEAD VALUE. IF YOU FEEL THE

082VALUE IS NOT ACCURATE OR ENTITLED TO AN EXEMPTION OR CLASSIFICATION THAT IS NOT REFLECTED ON YOUR PROPERTY VALUATION STATEMENT, CONTACT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE. THE CONTACT INFORMATION WILL BE ON THE NEXT SCREEN. WHAT IS A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION? HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IS PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON TAX EXEMPTION. IT REDUCES FROM THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY A AMOUNT THAT SHOULD NOT BE TAXED IF YOU HAVE FILED FOR THE EXEMPTION. THE PORTION OF A PROPERTY TAX RELATED TO SCHOOL FUNDING EQUALS THE TAXABLE VALUE DIVIDED BY 1,000 TIMES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MILLAGE RATE. UNDER THE PROPOSED RATE, A HOMEOWNER OF $125,000 HOME AFTER THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION DEDUCTION OF 25,000 HAS A TAXABLE VALUE OF $100,000 AND WILL PAY $612.90 OF AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY RELATED TO SCHOOL FUNDING. THIS IS A DECREASE OF $28.50 OVER LAST YEAR.

083HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER IS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH THE DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO APPRAISE THE PROPERTY IN OUR COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES REAL ESTATE AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY, THE EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY AND FIXTURES OF BUSINESSES. THE PROPERTY APPRAISER PREPARES THE TAX ROLL BUT DOES NOT COLLECT TAXES OR DETERMINE TAX RATES. IN ADDITION TO APPRAISING PROPERTY, THE PROPERTY APPRAISER MUST ADMINISTER HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS, AGRICULTURAL CLASSIFICATION, DETERMINE THE ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN RELIGIOUS CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND MUNICIPAL PROPERTY FOR TAX EXEMPTION AS WELL ADMINISTER WIDOW WIDOWER'S AND DISABILITY EXEMPTIONS. PRARPZ MAINTAINS CURRENT AND UP TO DATE LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS AND OWNERSHIP MAPS OF ALL THE REAL PROPERTY IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN FLORIDA TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE FLORIDA EDUCATION FINANCE PROGRAM, THEIR SCHOOL BOARDS MUST LEVY THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE STATE-REQUIRED LOCAL READY FOR THE OR REL MILLAGE

084RATE BY PARTICIPATING IN THE FEFP, $1,649,693,754. IF THE STATE REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT MILLAGE RATE DOES NOT PASS, OUR DISTRICT WOULD ONLY GENERATE $502,020,596 IN LOCAL REVENUE AND NOT RECEIVE THE ADDITIONAL $1,147,673,155. IN OTHER WORDS, WE WOULD LOSE OVER $1.1 BILLION IN FUNDING TO OPERATE OUR SCHOOLS IF WE DO NOT ACCEPT MILLAGE RATES AS PRESCRIBED TO US FROM THE LEGISLATURE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE FLORIDA EDUCATION FINANCE PROGRAM SECOND CALCULATION. AS THIS GRAPHIC DEPICTS THE MAJORITY OF DOLLARS ARE 60% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET BELONGS TO GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS. THE GENERAL FUND IS THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF FUNDING IS THE FLORIDA EDUCATION FINANCE PROGRAM. THE FUNDING IS EQUALIZED PER STUDENT STATEWIDE. THE REVENUES ARE PRIMARILY FROM STATE SALES TAX AND LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES. THE FEDERAL AND STUDENT NUTRITION

085FUND EQUALS 12%. THESE DOLLARS INCLUDE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES. AND FEDERAL GRANTS SUCH AS I.D.E.A., HEAD START, AND TITLE I. THE CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND MAKES UP 16% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET, DOLLARS FOR BUILDING REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE AND SCHOOL BUSES. THE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND EQUALS 6% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET. THESE DOLLARS INCLUDE OUR HEALTH INSURANCE AND WORKERS COMPENSATION MONIES. DEBT SERVICE FUND EQUALS 5% OF TOTAL BUDGET. DOLLARS USED TO MAKE MORTGAGE PAYMENTS ON OUR SCHOOLS. SO HOW ARE THE DOLLARS SPENT? THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE GENERAL FUND RESOURCES ARE USED TO MAINTAIN OUR FOCUS ON THE DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLAN. SCHOOL BOARD PRIORITIES ARE IN CARRYING OUT THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OFFERED TO THE CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND CITIZENS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. SCHOOL LEVEL SERVICE EXPENDITURES MAKE UP 96.47% OF THE OPERATING BUDGET. OUR CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS EQUALS 2.13%

086OF THE OPERATING BUDGET, AND FINALLY DISTRICT SERVICES PORTION OF THE BUDGET, SUCH AS HUMAN RESOURCES, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, CENTRAL SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TOTAL 1.4% OF THE OPERATING BUDGET. I THOUGHT WHAT I WOULD DO TODAY IS GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE SOME OF THESE SCHOOL-LEVEL SERVICES, DISTRICT-LEVEL SERVICES KIND OF STAND. I WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION LAST WEEK IN MY ONE-ON-ONE WITH MS. SNIVELY AND SHE BROUGHT UP TECHNOLOGY. IT'S VERY EASY THROUGH HUMAN RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO SAY, WELL, WHO IS WORKING AT SCHOOLS AND WHO IS WORKING AT THE DISTRICT. WE CAN VERY WELL SEPARATE THOSE. BUT TECHNOLOGY IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. I WANT TO KIND OF GO OVER A LITTLE BIT OF SOME OF THE FUNDS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY BUDGETING IN OUR CURRENT BUDGET ON TECHNOLOGY. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHAT OUR

087PATHWAY FORWARD IS. BY THE WAY, WE STILL USE THE REPORT FINISHED FINISHED IN OF ENCOMPASSED IN THE ROAD MAP FOR CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNOLOGY. HAD TO PUT A STALL A FEW YEARS BACK ON THE IMPLEMENTATION BASED ON FINANCIAL CHALLENGES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PARTICULAR SLIDE, INFRASTRUCTURE. WE HAVE A HUGE PORTION OF OUR FUNDS IN TECHNOLOGY GOES TO TAKE CARE OF INFRASTRUCTURE SO WE CAN ACTUALLY USE DEVICES IN OUR BUILDINGS SUCH AS WIRELESS SERVICES AND INCREASING OUR BANDWIDTH. SO CURRENTLY, WE HAVE A PLAN MOVING FORWARD BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY WILL HAVE WIRELESS ACCESS. OF COURSE, TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THE DATA INCREASES THAT ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE ACCESSING ALL OF THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND SYSTEMS, WE HAD TO

088INCREASE OUR BANDWIDTH IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ABSOLUTELY APPROVE THAT. NOW, THE MAJORITY OF THIS BUDGET FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IS SCHOOL-LEVEL SERVICES BECAUSE A LOT OF THE WIRELESS IS BEING BENEFITED AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL. A SMALL PART OF THIS IS, OBVIOUSLY, AT DISTRICT SITES WOULD BE DISTRICT LEVEL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, AND THEN THE BANDWIDTH WOULD BE KIND OF DIVIDED UP BY SITE, MAINLY SCHOOL SITE, SCHOOL-LEVEL SERVICES. FOR SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS, THESE DOLLARS COME OUT OF -- BY THE WAY, THE INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING COMES FROM E-RATE WHICH IS IN OUR GENERAL REVENUE FUND YOU'LL SEE IN THE COST SUMMARY REPORT, YOU'LL SEE THE BUDGET LINE ITEM FOR E-RATE MONEY THAT COMES IN. THAT'S MONEY THAT SOMETIMES YOU'LL SEE ON YOUR PHONE BILL. THAT'S GENERATED OVER TIME. COMES IN THROUGH OUR DISTRICT AND THAT'S WHAT WE CAN USE AND WE CAN

089ONLY USE THOSE DOLLARS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS WE'VE BEEN DOING INVESTMENT RECENTLY IN THE LAST YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF. CERTAINLY, YOU JUST APPROVED AT ONE OF OUR LAST BOARD MEETINGS STUDENT SYSTEM, LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THAT WILL BE INTEGRAL IN THE CARRYING OUT INFORMATION, FLOW, COMMUNICATION FLOW IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AS LONG AS AND AS WELL THE N-4 UPGRADE WE HAD TO DO. THAT WAS SEVERAL YEARS IN THE MAKING TO GET TO THAT POINT. THIS IS TYPICALLY BUDGETED IN OUR GENERAL FUND, AND YOU KNOW FROM THOSE BUDGET ITEMS JUST HOW MUCH THOSE PARTICULAR SYSTEMS COST THAT WE HAVE TO PUT THOSE LINE ITEMS IN OUR BUDGET. ONE OF THE OTHER ITEMS THAT IS, OF COURSE, SOMETHING THAT WE FEEL LIKE IS IMPORTANT, AND AS I WAS TALKING TO MS. SNIVELY IN OUR ONE-ON-ONE IS

090THE DIGITAL DEVICES AND HOW WE MAKE SURE WE ARE KEEPING UP WITH THE APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES AT OUR SCHOOLS. CURRENTLY, WE ARE AT A RATIO OF 2.14 DEVICES TO 1 STUDENT. WE'RE MOVING TO ONE-TO-ONE. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT, ABOUT HALFWAY THERE. LAST THREE YEARS, PURCHASED ABOUT 50,000 DEVICES IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BUT WE HAD TO PATCHWORK THAT TOGETHER THROUGH SEVERAL DIFFERENT GRANTS, RESOURCES, DIGITAL CLASSROOMS MONEY WHICH IS A BUDGET LINE ITEM ON OUR BUDGET BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT TRANSITIONING TO A SIX-YEAR REPLACEMENT CYCLE WHICH WOULD ATHROWS -- ALLOW US TO LEVERAGE CURRENT REFERENDUM DOLLARS. OVER THE NEXT FIVE TO SIX YEARS, START TO COME OFF OUR REFERENDUM DOLLARS AND TRANSITION THAT AND BUILD UP OUR GENERAL REVENUE OR OTHER FUNDING SOURCES THAT ARE USED FOR TECHNOLOGY. THOSE ARE SUSTAINABILITY PLANS. I'M ASKING RICK LENOW AS AN

091ASIDE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE BOARD AND HAVE ONE-ON-ONES AND TALK THROUGH THE PLANS WITH YOU. AS WE MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, ANOTHER BIG ADDITION TO THE BUDGET IS THE SALES TAX REFERENDUM DOLLARS THAT ARE COMING IN THROUGH OUR LOCAL CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND. SO THAT'S DEFINITELY A BENEFIT. WHAT HAVE WE DONE? NEW PLAYGROUNDS. WE'VE CONSTRUCTED TRACKS AND GYMNASIUM FLOORS AND REFURBISHED THEM. WE'RE, OF COURSE, DEALING WITH SOME LARGER PROJECTS, AIR-CONDITIONING REPLACEMENTS AND ROOF REPAIRS IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. THE SALES TAX WILL BE GENERATED BY THE HALF PENNY SALES TAX OVER THE NEXT DECADE TO ADDRESS ESSENTIAL DISTRICT NEEDS, INCLUDING AIR-CONDITIONING, AGING ROOFS, CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY, AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS. AS OF AUGUST 14th, WE HAVE RECEIVED $53,428,028.83. AND WE'VE SPENT $39,564,217.28. SO AS THAT MONEY COMES IN, IT IS BEING SPENT VERY, VERY QUICKLY. AS WE

092GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF COMPARISON BACK FROM JUNE 30th OF 2018 TO THE ENDING OF THE LAST FISCAL YEAR 2019. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE COMPARISONS IN OUR SALARIES, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER, WE EVEN -- EVEN THOUGH WE HAD SALARY PACKAGES FOR EMPLOYEES AND WE MADE SOME STRIDES THERE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE ONLY INCREASED $2 MILLION IN SALARIES FROM '18 TO '19. PLEASE REMEMBER, THE ONLY WAY WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT WAS A REDUCTION IN OUR WORKFORCE TO BE ABLE TO BALANCE THAT. SO REALLY THE REDUCTION OF WORKFORCE TOOK CARE OF THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS. WE WERE ALMOST DEAD ON LAST YEAR WITH LAST YEAR'S SALARY AND BENEFITS AS WE WERE THE YEAR BEFORE. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE INCREASES, PURCHASE SERVICES, USUALLY

093THOSE INCREASES ARE WHEN NEW CHARTER SCHOOLS OPEN UP, ALL THEIR FUNDING FLOWS THROUGH PURCHASE SERVICES. SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE INCREASES IN THOSE PARTICULAR BUDGETS ALONG WITH MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES AS WELL. IF YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WHICH IS THE SLIDE THAT MR. CONA HAD MENTIONED ABOUT OUR FUND BALANCE, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVE A GROWING FUND BALANCE. THIS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER. AND I GIVE HUGE KUDOS TO EVERYONE ACROSS THIS -- EVERYONE HOLDS HANDS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING WISE BY THE WAY WE USE ALL OF OUR FUNDS, TO GRETCHEN AND HER TEAM FOR HOW THEY ARE WATCHING THE FUNDS, HOW THEY BRING THAT IN A VERY TRANSPARENT MANNER TO THE BOARD SO YOU CAN BE TRACKING THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. JUST SO YOU KNOW, OUR NON-SPENDABLE DOLLARS ARE INVENTORY ITEMS,

094FUELS, PARKS THAT WE CAN ADD INTO PART OF THE FUND BALANCE. WE HAVE A RESTRICTED FUND BALANCE THIS YEAR AT THE END OF JUNE 30th OF ABOUT $38.5 MILLION. THAT'S A LITTLE BIT UP. THOSE ARE THINGS LIKE CATEGORICAL. LOCAL GRANTS, WORKFORCE DOLLARS, THINGS THAT WE ARE ABOUT READY TO SPEND BUT THEY CARRIED OVER INTO THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR TO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. WE HAVE SOME ASSIGNED DOLLARS. THAT ASSIGN LINE, A LOT OF THOSE DOLLARS FROM HER THE INITIAL TAMPA HEIGHTS INSURANCE ALLOCATION THAT WE RECEIVED. SO THOSE DOLLARS WILL BE SPENT DOWN AS WE BUILD OUT THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL. SO WE HAVE TO KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING OUR FUND BALANCE AS THAT -- AS THOSE FUNDS ARE IMPACTED. AND THEN YOU SEE THE UNASSIGNED. THAT IS YOUR -- THAT IS THE BOARD-REQUIRED

095SET ASIDE THAT WE DO EACH YEAR TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE PROPER FUNDS IN PLACE IN ORDER TO TAKE CARE OF ANY EMERGENCIES IF WE NEED TO. REMEMBER, YOUR PERCENTAGE IS WELL ABOVE THE STATE'S PERCENTAGE. WE, THE STATE DICTATES US TO HAVE 3% OF OUR FUNDS IN FUND BALANCE. WE ARE WELL OVER 5, CLOSE TO 6 PERCENT OF OUR FUNDS IN OUR FUND BALANCE HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. AND THAT WILL PROBABLY GET SOME, NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE SALES TAX REFERENDUM PASSAGE AS WE GO AGAIN TO THE BOND RATING AGENCIES, THEY WILL BE VERY POSITIVE ABOUT BOTH OF THOSE PARTICULAR ISSUES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS IS JUST A COMPARISON OF HOW WE ENDED THIS YEAR TO OUR PROJECTED DIFFERENCE THIS YEAR. OUR EMPLOYEES WORKFORCE, WE DID NOT DO A HUGE

096REDUCTION. REMEMBER, WE MOVED BACK TO ALMOST 2010 AS FAR AS OUR OVERALL EMPLOYEE WORKFORCE NUMBERS. WE HAVE PLACED ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN OUR SALARIES AND BENEFITS LINES. YOU'LL SEE ADDITIONAL PURCHASE SERVICES, OF COURSE, FOR OUR SALARY, SOME OF THOSE DOLLARS ARE THE INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR FROM BEST AND BRIGHTEST. LOOKING AT COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES, POSITION, REVIEWS, ANY UNIT GROWTH, STUDENT GROWTH THAT OCCUR DURING THE YEAR. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. THERE IS AN INCREASED COST THAT WAS PASSED ON TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THE FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM, OUR HEALTH PLAN INCREASES THAT WILL OCCUR AS WELL. OUR PURCHASE SERVICES, AS I SAID, THAT DOES REFLECT SOME INCREASED NUMBERS FOR WE HAD A FEW CHARTER SCHOOLS OPEN UP THIS YEAR, SO THEIR FUNDS FLOW THROUGH PURCHASE SERVICES. THAT'S WHY YOU SEE AN INCREASE AS WELL THERE.

097WE DID HAVE A DECREASE THIS YEAR IN OUR INDIRECT COST RATE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IN OUR CAPITAL OUTLAY FUNDS WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DECREASE THERE IN HOW MUCH WE HAVE SET ASIDE AND BUDGETED. SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BUDGET. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE BUDGET OF $3,308,135,711.99. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MR. SUPERINTENDENT. BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,308,135,711.99. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER CONA AND A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. BEFORE I MOVE TO BOARD DISCUSSION, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WHO IS PRESENT WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CONCERNING THE BUDGET? MR. KLUTHO. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

098>> MARK KLUTHO, LARGO. SOME OUTRAGEOUS FIGURES HERE. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, 11 MILLION 500 AND SOMETHING THOUSAND. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, 103,705,000. FACILITIES ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION, $255,000,906. NOW, HERE WE GO WITH THOSE STUPID BUILDINGS. BELCHING THE CARBON, POISONING THE PLANET, FUELING THOSE HURRICANES YOU JUST WON'T STOP MAKING THE STUPID BUILDINGS, IGNORING SCIENCE. SO SAD. STUDENT TRANSPORTATION, $62 MILLION. OPERATION OF PLAN, $125,700,000. MAINTENANCE OF PLANT, 29 MILLION. DEBT SERVICE, $87 MILLION. OH, MAN. YEAH. THEN WE HAVE THIS RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS. $2,200,000 FOR FUTURE WARMONGERS. SO SAD. MMHH. YOU KNOW, FROM 1994, GREEN TO BUILDING, IN THE BOTTOM LINE, LONG TIME AGO I BROUGHT THIS HERE. INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH ENERGY-EFFICIENT DESIGN. [BELL SOUNDS] AND YOU JUST, LIKE I SAY, KEEP IGNORING SCIENCE. AND HOW ABOUT THIS FIGURE? SAFE SCHOOLS ALLOCATION, $180 MILLION. AND 15 OR 20 OFFICERS HERE AT THESE

099MEETINGS, WHAT DO YOU HAVE? ONE OR TWO OFFICERS AT THE SCHOOLS. WHOA! WHAT A WASTE OF TAXPAYERS' MONEY. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. KLUTHO. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? MR. HACZYNSKI, WELCOME. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> I WILL BE VERY BRIEF. I JUST WANTED TO LOOK THIS UP IN MY E-MAIL. THANK YOU, MS. ARJA, FOR SENDING THIS TO ME. THE 2007-2008 BUDGET, I JUST WANTED TO READ SOME STATS FROM THIS. THE TOTAL BUDGET THAT YEAR, AGAIN, 2007/2008, THE FAMOUS HIGH-WATER MARK. THE TOTAL MILLAGE FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY 7.5. -- 7.5323. MUCH HIGHER THAN THE 6.2 YOU JUST APPROVED. THE TOTAL BUDGET, TOTAL REVENUE THAT WE HAD AT THAT POINT WAS ALSO JUST ABOUT 2.9 BILLION. 400 MILLION, 12 YEARS LATER, INFLATION. NOT GOING TO CUT

100IT. JUST CASE IN POINT. THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MR. HACZYNSKI. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE INTO BOARD DISCUSSION STARTING WITH MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS, CAN YOU GIVE THE -- GIVE MYSELF AND THE PUBLIC THE PERCENTAGE OF MONEY -- AND THIS IS IN REGARDS TO TECHNOLOGY, BY THE WAY. WHAT PERCENTAGE ARE WE GETTING FROM OUR REFERENDUM MONIES THAT WILL GO TO S.T.E.M. EDUCATION? >>Jeffrey Eakins: WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFICALLY IN THE REFERENDUM THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO S.T.E.M. IT'S GENERALLY AROUND TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CREATING EQUITY IN OUR SCHOOLS. WE'RE KEEPING UP WITH THE DEMAND FOR TECHNOLOGY. WE HAVE SET ASIDE AND WHEN WE TALKED TO THE PUBLIC, 25 MILLION OUT OF THE OVERALL BUDGET OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS WOULD BE SPENT

101AROUND SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY NEEDS. >>Lynn Gray: OKAY. >>Jeffrey Eakins: SOME OF THAT WOULD DIRECTLY PROBABLY GO IN AND SUPPORT S.T.E.M. INITIATIVES. >>Lynn Gray: THAT WAS FROM LARRY PLANK. I DID WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT. >>Jeffrey Eakins: DR. PLANK HAS BEEN PART OF THE TEAM WHO'S BEEN WORKING ON THAT PARTICULAR PLAN FOR THE PURCHASE OF THOSE DEVICES AND ANY OTHER TECHNOLOGY WE MAY NEED. THAT'S ALONG WITH MANY OF OUR FOLKS FROM OUR WORKFORCE. >>Lynn Gray: THAT'S GREAT TO KNOW. IT'S MONEY THAT WILL BE MUCH -- MUCH NEEDED. SECOND QUESTION, AND PERHAPS, MS. SAUNDERS, YOU CAN ANSWER THIS. I'M NOT SURE, SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS. WE NOW HAVE AFTER THE 20-DAY COUNT, 28,000 STUDENTS THAT WILL BE -- OR THAT ARE IN OUR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. SO I WANTED TO ASK WHAT FINANCIAL IMPACT DOES OR WILL THIS HAVE

102ON OUR 2019/2020 BUDGET, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A REMARK ON THAT, I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE AN UPDATE. >>Jeffrey Eakins: BASICALLY, THE OVERALL FEFP ALLOCATION FOR STUDENTS, IF YOU INCLUDE THE CATEGORICALS AND BASE FUNDING IS USUALLY AROUND 7,000. THAT'S THE NUMBER I USE IN MY HEAD AS I'M DOING ESTIMATES. IT IS AN INCREASE OF OVER 2,000 STUDENTS. ABOUT 2500 STUDENTS FROM THIS YEAR. YOU CAN DO THAT PARTICULAR MATH. PROBABLY CLOSE TO 17 MILLION. >>Lynn Gray: 17 MILLION. >>Jeffrey Eakins: 17, 18 MILLION, I WOULD SAY, ESTIMATE. >>Gretchen Saunders: YES, SIR. >>Lynn Gray: OKAY. THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER CONA. >>Steve Cona: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION ON THE FUND BALANCE. ONE THING I WILL SAY IS HOW MUCH DOES A HUNDRED GRAND, A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS GET

103US IN RUNNING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT? >>Jeffrey Eakins: I ALWAYS SAY THAT'S ABOUT ONE AND A HALF PAYROLLS. >>Steve Cona: ONE AND A HALF PAYROLLS IS ABOUT A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS. OBVIOUSLY, THE MORE THAT WE CAN INCREASE THAT FUND BALANCE, IT LOOKS LIKE WE INCREASED IT A LOT BUT REALLY IT WASN'T AS MUCH AS, YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS IN THEORY. WE HAVE TO KEEP FOCUSED ON THAT AREA. ONE THING, WE HAD A WORKSHOP ABOUT HEALTH INSURANCE, I DO SEE THAT THE BENEFITS SECTION HAS INCREASED. SOME OF IT IT'S NOT IN OUR CONTROL WITH FRS. TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE. WHAT WE CAN CONTROL IS OUR HEALTH CARE COST. $26 MILLION INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, IT'S A LOT. I THINK THE ACTUAL HEALTH INSURANCE WE'RE PAYING ABOUT $183 MILLION A YEAR FOR HEALTH INSURANCE AND THAT JUST INCREASED ABOUT

1049%, MAYBE A LITTLE OVER 9. WHAT ARE WE DOING TO REALLY LOOK AT -- I MEAN, ARE WE THINKING ABOUT POTENTIALLY AUDITING WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THAT DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF THERE'S COST SAVINGS IN ANY WAY. I THINK IT'S HUGELY IMPORTANT. I JUST WANT TO GET YOUR OPINION. >>Jeffrey Eakins: I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE AREAS THAT I KNOW THIS BOARD HAS ASKED US TO LOOK AT IS LOOK AT ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. WE DEFINITELY WANT AS GOOD A PRODUCT AS WE CAN FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. THEY ABSOLUTELY DESERVE THAT. WE WANT TO BE AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE. WE'VE BEEN MONITORING THE SELF-INSURED TYPE OF PROGRAMS TO SEE WHERE WE POTENTIALLY COULD BE. SOMETIMES THOSE YEARS REAP HUGE SAVINGS. SOME YEARS YOU DON'T GET THOSE SAVINGS. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A TOUGH ONE. 9%, BELIEVE

105IT OR NOT, IS NOT ONE OF THE LOWER RATES. SOME OF THE OTHER DISTRICTS WENT UP 15, 16 PERCENT IN THEIR RATES AS WELL. SO IT'S KIND OF ONE OF THOSE THINGS WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE RIGHT NOW. MR. CONA, OF ANALYZING THAT SELF-INSURANCE. I KNOW IN THE NEXT TWO, THREE MONTHS WILL PROBABLY BE THE TIME WE ULTIMATELY BRING BACK SOME SORT OF RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD. IT DOESN'T REALLY SEE, ON THE EMPLOYEE END, THEY DON'T SEE TOO BIG OF A DIFFERENCE. IT'S JUST THAT WE ARE IN CONTROL OF HOW THOSE DECISIONS ARE MADE WITH THE FUNDS. >>Steve Cona: AND IF I COULD, MADAM CHAIR, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I THINK BEFORE, YOU KNOW, WE DECIDE IF WE'RE GOING TO GO SELF-INSURANCE, I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE FROM MAYBE THE OUTSIDE TO KIND OF LOOK AT, YOU

106KNOW, WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE BEFORE WE MAKE DECISIONS. BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, SOMETIMES THE SELF-INSURANCE MODEL DOESN'T PAY OFF. BUT I DO THINK WE RELIED SO MUCH ON OUR PARTNERS TO TELL US WE'RE GETTING THE BEST DEAL. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THOSE PARTNERS BENEFIT FROM THOSE DEALS. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS FROM THE OUTSIDE ARE TAKING A LOOK AND SEEING WHERE WE CAN SAVE COSTS. I KNOW THERE'S A -- TO BRING SOMEBODY IN TO GIVE IT ANOTHER LOOK BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO AFFECT WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR OUR TEACHERS. I THINK IF WE COULD PROVIDE A BETTER BENEFIT, THAT'S -- BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COST-EFFECTIVE THERE. IT'S A LOT. TO CONTINUE TO UP $26 MILLION EVERY YEAR FROM THAT AREA, WE REALLY

107NEED TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN CONTROL. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER CONA. MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT MR. CONA TALKED ABOUT. THE SLIDE THAT SHOWED THE FUND BALANCE AND THE INCREASE, WHAT IT DIDN'T SHOW WAS THE BOTTOM PORTION, WHICH TALKS ABOUT WHAT RESTRICTED AND ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED REALLY MEANS. I GUESS MAYBE THIS IS A CONVERSATION FOR A LATER TIME DURING A WORKSHOP WITH THE BOARD BECAUSE I DON'T FIND IT ACCEPTABLE THAT WE ONLY INCREASE THE UNASSIGNED PORTION OF THE FUND BALANCE BY $277,000. NOT MILLIONS, THOUSANDS. IF WE'RE TALKING TO RATING AGENCIES, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAINTAINING WHAT WE HAVE, A LOT OF THIS MONEY, A LARGE PORTION OF THE

108MONEY IS ASSIGNED. A PORTION OF IT IS ASSIGNED TO REBUILD TAMPA HEIGHTS. I GET WHY IT'S SITTING IN THE FUND BALANCE BUT THERE'S ALSO A LARGE RESTRICTED PORTION OF THIS THAT WE CAN'T USE FOR MANY, MANY THINGS. MAYBE WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AROUND WHAT WE WANT TO SEE AS AN ACCEPTABLE INCREASE TO THE FUND BALANCE, UNASSIGNED EVERY YEAR. AND I THINK THAT'S A HEALTHY CONVERSATION BECAUSE THAT NUMBER -- I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT SITS WITH THE RATING AGENCIES WHEN WE GO TO NEW YORK AND WE SAY, OH, YES, OUR FUND BALANCE INCREASED FROM 146 TO 150, BUT WHEN THEY LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE AND THEY LOOK AT THE BREAKDOWN, WHAT DID WE REALLY DO? WE BARELY BROKE EVEN, IN MY OPINION, BECAUSE THE CATEGORICALS TAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY

109KEEPING TRACK OF. MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU COULD ARRANGE FOR US TO HAVE SOME SORT OF CONVERSATION AROUND THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF WE WEAVE THAT -- I DON'T WANT TO ASK THAT. NEVER MIND. WEAVE IT INTO A DIFFERENT WORKSHOP BUT THAT'S ALWAYS PROBLEMATIC. I THINK WE NEED A HEALTHY CONVERSATION MAYBE AROUND THE POLICY OF FUND BALANCE. I KNOW WE DON'T EVER WANT TO SET OURSELVES UP FOR WHETHER WE HAVE A STRONG YEAR OR BAD YEAR, THE LEGISLATURE REALLY DICTATES A LOT OF THAT AROUND WHAT WE HAVE TO HAVE. BUT WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AROUND THAT NUMBER BEING ACCEPTABLE OR WHETHER IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THIS BOARD. THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER STUART. WE'LL ABSOLUTELY WORK ON THAT. MEMBER SNIVELY. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU. I WILL JUST KIND OF DOVETAIL

110ON MR. CONA'S COMMENTS ABOUT SELF INSURANCE, BECAUSE THAT IS A CONVERSATION WE'VE BEEN HAVING IN SOME OF OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS. AND I THINK THAT THERE'S SOME CONSENSUS ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. MY QUESTION ABOUT THAT, THOUGH, THAT HASN'T REALLY BEEN TALKED ABOUT IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS. WHAT IS THE RATING AGENCY STANCE ON DISTRICTS WHO SELF-INSURE, AND WHAT'S THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE FOR US IF WE DECIDE TO DO THAT IN THE FINANCIAL POSITION THAT WE'RE IN, WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK ARE WE GOING TO GET FROM OUR RATING AGENCIES? IS IT GOING TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO US? >>Jeffrey Eakins: IT IS A GREAT QUESTION. THAT IS A QUESTION WE CAN ADDRESS WITH THEM. I THINK THEY SEE A RISK REWARD AROUND THAT. CERTAINLY, SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE STRAPPED FINANCIALLY, THEY MAY SEE IT AS

111A RISK, YOU KNOW, TO PERHAPS LOSE DOLLARS ON THAT. I DON'T KNOW. WE'D HAVE TO KIND OF PURSUE THAT IN THE CONVERSATION. >>Melissa Snively: AGAIN, WANTING TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND DO THE BEST JOB FOR OUR TEACHERS AND OUR FACULTY MEMBERS WITH THEIR BENEFITS. CERTAINLY WOULDN'T WANT TO GIVE THEM ANYTHING LESS THAN WE'VE GIVEN THEM, MAXIMIZE THE BENEFITS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GIVE THEM BUT ALSO IN THE SAME SENSE, WOULDN'T WANT TO PUT OURSELVES OUT THERE IF WE'RE GOING TO GET HURT BY THE RATING AGENCIES STANCE ON THAT. I'M GUESSING THAT CONVERSATION WILL HAPPEN BEFORE YOU WOULD COME BACK TO THE BOARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR WHAT TO DO ON SELF-INSURANCE. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP, BY THE WAY. OUR CASH RESERVE, I DON'T LIKE CALLING IT FUND BALANCE, BECAUSE A LOT OF

112TIMES PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, IT IS OUR CASH RESERVE, BASICALLY. OUR CASH RESERVE. I BELIEVE WE HAD A 35% INCREASE -- WE HAD A 5% INCREASE GOAL OR A GOAL TO INCREASE. DO I REMEMBER THAT CORRECTLY? THERE WAS A GOAL TO INCREASE OUR CASH RESERVE? >>Jim Porter: THERE IS A STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES A CERTAIN LEVEL, 3%. THE DISTRICT HAS A POLICY 5%. NOT A 5% INCREASE. >>Melissa Snively: OKAY. THAT'S OUR POLICY RIGHT NOW. OKAY. >>Gretchen Saunders: NO LESS THAN 5%. >>Melissa Snively: NO LESS THAN 5% IS THE POLICY. I ALSO THOUGHT WE HAD A GOAL TO INCREASE BY A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE, TOO. >>Gretchen Saunders: WE ALWAYS HAVE A GOAL. >>Melissa Snively: WHAT WAS THAT GOAL FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, DO YOU KNOW? >>Gretchen Saunders: NOT OFF THE

113TOP OF MY HEAD. >>Jim Porter: MEMBER SNIVELY, THERE'S NO FORMAL POLICY ON THAT OR ANY FORMAL DIRECTION THAT THE BOARD GAVE. MIGHT HAVE BEEN ASPIRATIONAL BUT NOTHING CODIFIED. >>Melissa Snively: MAYBE IT WAS ASPIRATIONAL THINKING AT OUR BOARD RETREAT WE HAD. MAYBE WE CAN SOLIDIFY THAT TO SOMETHING ELSE IN THE FUTURE. I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR PUTTING THAT INFORMATION IN ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. JUST TO BE TRANSPARENT TO THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WE'RE NOT JUST PULLING SOME NUMBER OUT OF THE SKY TO ALLOCATE FROM OUR REFERENDUM DOLLARS TOWARDS TECHNOLOGY, THAT THERE IS A STRATEGIC PLAN BEING PUT IN PLACE. I KNOW THIS BOARD WILL BE VERY INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE ONCE IT'S COMPLETED. I KNOW THAT I PERSONALLY AS A BOARD MEMBER WOULD LOVE

114TO SEE 1:1 RATIO OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES TO STUDENTS, IF THAT'S GOING TO HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE STRAIN THAT'S PUT ON OUR SCHOOLS AROUND ASSESSMENT TIME, IN ADDITION TO OBVIOUSLY ADVOCATING FOR LESS ASSESSMENTS FOR OUR STUDENTS. I THINK THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING TECHNOLOGICAL DEVICES AND HOPEFULLY LOBBYING TO INCREASE ASSESSMENTS WILL ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT STRAIN THAT WE'RE PUTTING ON SCHOOLS. AND THEN THE QUESTION I HAVE FOR EITHER YOU OR MR. FARKAS ON THE TRANSPORTATION, BASED ON THE GIBSON CONSULTING REPORT, PROJECTED TO SAVE DOLLARS IN TRANSPORTATION BY REDUCING COURTESY BUSING FROM OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. CAN YOU KIND OF TELL THE PUBLIC FROM THE POINT THAT WE DECIDED TO REMOVE COURTESY BUSING UNTIL UP TO THIS POINT, HAVE WE SAVED -- HAVE WE SAVED AND HOW MUCH HAVE WE SAVED IN THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT? >>Christopher Farkas: WE

115HAVE. IT'S NOT QUITE APPLES TO APPLES BUT THE COST OF FUEL HAS GONE UP. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GIVE THE BOARD A FULL REPORT AS TO WHAT THE COST WAS AT THAT TIME COMPARED TO WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW. BUT I DON'T WANT TO PROJECT AND GIVE A NUMBER THAT'S NOT ACCURATE. >>Melissa Snively: DO YOU KNOW IF THE AMOUNT PROJECTED IN THE GIBSON CONSULTING REPORT WAS ACHIEVED? >>Christopher Farkas: I DO NOT. BUT I WILL HAVE THAT ANSWER FOR YOU. >>Melissa Snively: OKAY. I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN IT WASN'T QUITE WHAT WE EXPECTED IT TO BE BUT I WOULD LIKE THE NUMBERS. THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: JUST REAL BRIEF, JUST A CLARIFICATION, SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS. WHEN YOU MENTIONED WE HAVE 2.1 DEVICES PER ONE STUDENT, WHAT DEVICES ARE WE TALKING?

116BECAUSE MEMBER SNIVELY WANTS A 1:1 RATIO. SO WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE THAT WE'RE TALKING HERE? >>Jeffrey Eakins: RIGHT. SO BASICALLY, WE HAVE 200,000 STUDENTS. WE HAVE ABOUT 90,000 DEVICES. SO WE'RE NOT QUITE TO 2:1. WE'RE JUST A LITTLE SHORT OF 2:1. THE GOAL WOULD BE IF WE HAVE 200,000 STUDENTS, WE HAVE 200,000 DEVICES. SO OUR STUDENTS COULD ACCESS. >>Lynn Gray: WE'RE TALKING -- >>Jeffrey Eakins: 200,000 TO 200,000 WOULD BE 1:1. RIGHT NOW 90,000 TO 200,000, SO 2.14 TO 1 RATIO. >>Cindy Stuart: CLARIFYING QUESTION. WAS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OR PERCENTAGE AMOUNT TO GO TO DERMATOLOGY FROM THE -- TECHNOLOGY FROM THE REFERENDUM STATED SOMEWHERE OR SUPERINTENDENT AND CABINET DECISION? >>Jeffrey Eakins: WE HAD TALKED ABOUT -- GENERAL IN THE RESOLUTION AS WE WENT OUT AND REALLY TALKED TO OUR PUBLIC. IT WAS AROUND 21,000 FOR SAFETY AND

117SECURITY. 21 MILLION, SORRY. SAFETY AND SECURITY. ABOUT 25 MILLION FOR TECHNOLOGY. IT'S WHAT WE WERE GOING TO SET ASIDE OVER TEN YEARS FOR THAT. >>Cindy Stuart: MY QUESTION, AGAIN, THIS IS A CONVERSATION FOR THE BOARD TO HAVE AND MAYBE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU AROUND, IS THAT ENOUGH? IF WE'RE TRYING TO GET 1:1 AND WE WANT TO USE REFERENDUM DOLLARS TO DO THAT, ARE WE GOING TO GET THERE? I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE. THE CHALLENGES AND THE DEMANDS ON TECHNOLOGY FOR OUR STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM, EVEN AROUND TESTING, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE HAVE A CONVERSATION AROUND THE BREAKUP OF THE MONEY THAT IS COMING IN AND WHAT THOSE PERCENTAGES ARE AND WHAT'S GOING TO FACILITIES AND TO AIR-CONDITIONERS AND THE THINGS THAT WE NEED, AND WHAT IS GOING TO

118THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE ACTUALLY NAMED IN THE RESOLUTION. WE HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN PART OF THAT CONVERSATION, AND I THINK MAYBE WE NEED TO -- AGAIN, I'LL ASK FOR ANOTHER WORKSHOP ABOUT THAT CONVERSATION AND HOW WE TALK ABOUT THE ALLOCATION OF THOSE DOLLARS. SINCE I'M NOT SURE AND WE'RE NOT SURE IF THE DOLLARS THAT ARE ALLOCATED TOWARDS TECHNOLOGY ARE ENOUGH RIGHT NOW. >>Jeffrey Eakins: THE OTHER THING WE HAVE TO LOOK AT, TOO, ALONG WITH THAT, MS. STUART IS AFTER SO MANY YEARS, THOSE DOLLARS AREN'T THERE ANY LONGER SO WE HAVE TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE PLAN. HOW DO YOU LEVERAGE THEM DURING THE TIME YOU HAVE THEM? AS WE GET TO A REPLACEMENT CYCLE -- REALLY, REPLACEMENT CYCLE FOR TECHNOLOGY DEVICES IS SIX YEARS. ONCE THAT SIX-YEAR WINDOW HITS, YOU HAVE TO BE REPLACING. ALMOST LIKE

119WHAT WE WERE DOING WITH OUR BUSES RIGHT NOW. YOU HAVE TO THINK OF IT IN THAT WAY. WE HAVE TO ALMOST BUILD IN A REGULAR PLAN WITHIN OUR OWN FUNDING AND THINK ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF NOT HIT A CLIFF WITH OUR REFERENDUM DOLLARS. >>Cindy Stuart: AGAIN, I WOULD SAY THAT IS A CONVERSATION FOR THE BOARD TO HAVE IN LONG-RANGE PLANNING AROUND OUR BUDGETING AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. WHEN THIS REFERENDUM IS DONE, WHAT'S THE PLAN? YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE THINGS, THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN PURCHASED WITH THE REFERENDUM DOLLARS, WHAT IS THE PLAN? THE MONEY FROM THE STATE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE COMING UP FROM THE GROUND. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE, IN MY OPINION, TO ASK THE TAXPAYERS TO HELP FUND WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND SO THAT'S LONG-RANGE PLANNING

120ON OUR PART, AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AS WELL. >>Jeffrey Eakins: ABSOLUTELY. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT IS UNANIMOUS. MR. SUPERINTENDENT. >>Jeffrey Eakins: THANK YOU. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET. >>Tamara Shamburger: BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER HAHN. BEFORE WE TAKE BOARD DISCUSSION, THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET? SEEING NONE, BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. MR. SUPERINTENDENT. >>Jeffrey Eakins: THANK YOU. IT IS RECOMMENDED

121THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE PROCEDURES FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF LOTTERY FUNDS. >>Tamara Shamburger: BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE PROCEDURES FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF LOTTERY FUNDS AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER STUART AND A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. ONCE AGAIN, BEFORE WE GO INTO BOARD DISCUSSION, IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CONCERNING THE PROCEDURES FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF LOTTERY FUNDS? SEEING NONE, BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. MR. SUPERINTENDENT. >>Jeffrey Eakins: THANK YOU. MY FINAL RECOMMENDATION IS RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PERFORM ALL TASKS NECESSARY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRUTH IN MILLAGE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 200 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES. >>Tamara Shamburger: BOARD MEMBERS, ONCE AGAIN, I NEED

122A MOTION AND A SECOND TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PERFORM ALL TASKS NECESSARY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRUTH IN MILLAGE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 200, FLORIDA STATUTES, AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER STUART AND A SECOND BY MEMBER HAHN. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CONCERNING THE AUTHORIZATION OF STAFF TO PERFORM ALL TASKS NECESSARY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRUTH IN MILLAGE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 200 FLORIDA STATUTES? SEEING NONE, BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. MR. SUPERINTENDENT. >>Jeffrey Eakins: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS WE LOOK AHEAD HERE TO AFTER THE WINTER BREAK, OUR REGULAR SESSION IN TALLAHASSEE, LEGISLATIVE SESSION WAS TALKED A LOT ABOUT THIS EVENING. IT WILL CONVENE ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 14th, 2020, THE LAST DAY OF

123THE REGULAR SESSION IS FRIDAY, MARCH 13th, 2020. I KNOW THIS BOARD IS EQUIPPED AND EQUIPPING THEMSELVES AND BUILDING THE RAPPORT WITH OUR DELEGATION NECESSARY TO HOPEFULLY MAKE SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE DISCUSSED THIS EVENING AND SOME OF OUR SPEAKERS TALKED ABOUT AS WELL. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. SUPERINTENDENT. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] AT THIS TIME, I ADJOURN THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET AND RECONVENE THE REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. IT IS A COUPLE MINUTES SHY OF 6 P.M., OUR TIME CERTAIN FOR EMPLOYEE INPUT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO THAT PORTION OF OUR MEETING NOW. MEMBER SNIVELY WILL READ THE EMPLOYEE INPUT GUIDELINES. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WE WILL NOW TAKE EMPLOYEE INPUT. EVEN THOUGH WE HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, IT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT

124FOR EMPLOYEES OF OUR DISTRICT TO ATTEND MEETINGS AT 3:30 P.M. THERE ARE MANY WAYS FOR EMPLOYEES TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD, INCLUDING THROUGH UNION REPRESENTATIVES, E-MAILS, PHONE CALLS, ONE-TO-ONE CONVERSATIONS AND PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. THE BOARD WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. WITH THIS SECTION OF OUR AGENDA, WE ARE CREATING ANOTHER AVENUE FOR EMPLOYEES TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD. WE'RE SETTING ASIDE 30 MINUTES FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD ABOUT ANY ISSUES THAT ARE ON THEIR MINDS. THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A DISCUSSION ABOUT A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM OR TONIGHT'S AGENDA, BUT RATHER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEES TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD ABOUT ANY ISSUES RELATED TO THEIR JOBS IN THE DISTRICT. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER SNIVELY. BOARD

125MEMBERS, WE HAVE THREE EMPLOYEES SIGNED UP FOR INPUT THIS EVENING. I WILL CALL THOSE THREE SPEAKERS IN ORDER BEGINNING WITH RYAN HACZYNSKI, FOLLOWED BY HEIDI GLICK, AND THEN STEPHANIE BAXTER JENKINS. MR. HACZYNSKI, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU, EVERYONE. I DIDN'T REALIZE I WOULD BE BACK UP HERE SO QUICKLY. I DID CATCH THE RIGHT NUMBER. I QUICKLY TRIED TO ADD THE TWO AND I HAD THE WRONG NUMBER WHEN I SAID 2.9. IT'S $3.1 BILLION. PLUG THAT INTO THE CPI CALCULATOR AND WE WOULD HAVE TO BE AT 3.86. SO WE'RE SHY BY $700 MILLION FROM THE SAME PURCHASING POWER 11 YEARS AGO. LET THAT ONE SINK IN FOR A BIT. 700 MILLION. JUST SAYING. THINK ABOUT IT. ANYHOW, FEW QUESTIONS. ONE, MONDAY MORNING, E-MAILING, I KNOW LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION. I COULDN'T TAKE THE DAY OFF TO

126GO DOWN THERE AND WAIT SIX HOURS TO GET MY THREE MINUTES. I SENT THEM ALL AN E-MAIL MONDAY MORNING AND TALKED ABOUT REPEALING THE 3% FRS, WHAT I LIKE TO CALL THE TEACHER TAX. THERE'S NO REASON FOR US TO BE PAYING THIS. I WAS HIRED PRIOR TO 2011 AND ANYBODY WHO IS -- AT OUR BOARD MEETING, SOMETHING WAS SAID BY ONE OF OUR MEMBERS THAT SHOCKED ME. HER MOTHER AND FATHER RETIRED IN 1995, WHEN TEACHERS WERE ACTUALLY PAID WELL AND GOT A DECENT RETIREMENT BENEFIT. THEY MAKE NOW $2,000 MORE BECAUSE OF JUST COLA INCREASES THAN SHE MAKES AS A 26-YEAR TEACHER. TERRIBLE. ABJECT MORAL FAILURE. REMEMBER THOSE THREE WORDS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE AS AN INSTITUTION. I DON'T BLAME ANY INDIVIDUALS. IT IS WHAT IT IS.

127REPUBLICANS CONTROL EVERYTHING, AND THEN THE DEMOCRATS WRING THEIR HANDS AND SAY "THEY GOT ALL THE VOTES." I'M AN MPA. I REALLY DON'T CARE FOR EITHER SIDE, HONESTLY, OR PARTY POLITICS AT THIS POINT IN OUR POLARIZED SITUATION. WE NEED YOUR HELP. WE NEED YOU TO STAND UP WITH US. THE 3% WOULD AFFECT EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM. THE ADMINISTRATOR PAID 3%. I DON'T KNOW. I THINK IT'S ALL STATE WORKERS. BUT WHEN WE'RE THE LOWEST PAID AND WE HAVE A 1.6 MULTIPLIER, THAT'S CRAZY TO ME. WE SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST A MINIMUM OF 2.0. EVERY SITTING ELECTED OFFICIAL HAS 3.0. FIRST RESPONDERS, WHICH BYRON DONALD HIMSELF CALLED US GETS 3.0. MORE FOOD FOR THOUGHT. I'M HOPING THAT YOU WOULD HELP US ASK ABOUT REPEALING THE 3%. INSTANT 3% RAISE FOR EVERY TEACHER. IT'S BADLY NEEDED AT THIS POINT.

128OTHER QUESTIONS. I'M GOING TO TAKE A PERSONAL DAY ON JANUARY 14th AS A BIT OF PROTEST. FIRST DAY OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION. PROBABLY HOPEFULLY WILL BE THERE, MANY THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS ON THE STEPS TO GREET THE LEGISLATORS AS THEY COME INTO THE SESSION. I'M ASKING OTHER PEOPLE TO TAKE A PERSONAL DAY, TOO. SUPPOSEDLY THAT CAN GET ME IN TROUBLE. ARE YOU GOING TO FIRE ME? I'M ASKING A SERIOUS QUESTION. I KNOW YOU PROBABLY HAVE TO GET BACK TO ME ON THIS OR WHATNOT. I DO WANT TO KNOW. I HONESTLY WOULD NOT WANTING TO JEOPARDIZE MY JOB. I HAD OTHER QUESTIONS BUT I'LL SEND AN E-MAIL. WHICH I WILL TRY TO KEEP SHORT. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MR. HACZYNSKI. MS. GLICK, WELCOME. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT, MY FELLOW EDUCATORS, BOTH HERE

129AND WATCHING US ON TELEVISION. I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I'M SPEAKING AS AN INDIVIDUAL. AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW SECURITY SYSTEM. I'M VERY PLEASED TO SEE THAT WE HAVE A NEW SECURITY SYSTEM. GOOD JOB, YOU GUYS. VERY NICE FOR YOU TO CONFIRM THAT EVERYONE'S SAFETY IS IMPORTANT. HOWEVER, I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THIS -- -- PACEMAKERS, CARDIAC, INSULIN IMPLANTS AND MANY OTHER DEVICES. I CALLED MEDTRONIC, THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THE INTERNAL DEVICE THAT I HAVE, BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WHERE OUR BADGES ARE. I CANNOT PUT IT IN MY BADGE. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDS TO BE A MINIMUM OF 8 INCHES AWAY FROM MY DEVICE OR IT WILL DISRUPT IT AND SEND INACCURATE INFORMATION TO THE RECEPTORS. I

130REALIZE I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MY OWN HEALTH AND FOR MAINTAINING MY HEALTH. THAT'S WHY I CALLED MEDTRONIC. I HAVE TRIED TO GET ANSWERS FROM THE DISTRICT. WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY. I HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE I KNOW THAT HAVE INTERNAL DEVICES, AND HAVE TOLD THEM TO CONTACT THE MAKERS. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO KNOW, OTHERWISE THEY LOSE THEIR FDA APPROVAL. BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO COME OUT FROM THE DISTRICT SAYING, HEY, LISTEN, IF YOU HAVE AN IMPLANTED DEVICE, I HAVE A BOOK IT SAYS SIX INCHES, EIGHT INCHES, 12 INCHES, WHATEVER. WHEN I CALLED MEDTRONIC, THEY WERE LIKE, ABSOLUTELY NOT. CAN'T WEAR IT ON MY BADGE. SHOULDN'T BE ON MY PERSON, BUT A BACK POCKET. I DON'T HAVE A BACK POCKET. I DEFINITELY THINK YOU GUYS NEED TO SEND THAT INFORMATION OUT. IF YOU WANT

131TO WATCH WHAT WE'RE PAYING IN HEALTH INSURANCE, YOU REALLY NEED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW. THE LAST THING I NEED IS TO GET A PHONE CALL, LISTEN, YOU NEED TO COME IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE A PACEMAKER COME IN OR GET A HEART TRANSPLANT BECAUSE WRONG INFORMATION HAS BEEN SENT. THAT SECURITY SYSTEM, IF I WEAR IT HERE, IT WILL DISRUPT WHAT IS BEING SENT. I WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW IT IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MRS. GLICK. VERY, VERY GOOD INFORMATION. I KNOW THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL MAKE SURE WE GET A RESPONSE TO THAT. STEPHANIE BAXTER JENKINS, TAKE YOUR TIME. WELCOME. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> I KNOW, RUN. VERY JEALOUS. MS. SNIVELY SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN OFF THIS BOOT A LOT SOONER THAN I HAVE. SO, YOU KNOW. I JUST

132WANTED TO ALERT YOU ALL IN TERMS OF A COUPLE OF THINGS YOU SAID IN COMMENT. I WAS NOT ORIGINALLY GOING TO SPEAK ON THE BUDGET BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS WERE SAID THAT PERHAPS I COULD SHED LIGHT ON. FIRST OF ALL, IN TERMS OF THE FUND BALANCE, YOU ARE NOT TWICE AS MUCH, BUT YOU ARE 2% HIGHER THAN LEGALLY REQUIRED BY FLORIDA LAW. I AM GENERALLY, TEND ACTUALLY TO BE MORE ON THE FISCAL CONSERVATIVE SIDE SO I WOULD NOT SAY YOU'RE DOING TOO MUCH AT THIS POINT. BUT FOR EVERYONE WHO'S SORT OF GOT THE NOTION LIKE YOU NEED TO KEEP PUTTING MORE MONEY THERE, UNLESS FLORIDA STARTS KEEPING PACE WITH WHERE THEY SHOULD BE, YOU REALLY CAN'T. BECAUSE AS YOUR BUDGET GRAPH SAID, MOST OF YOUR MONEY IS SPENT ON YOUR HUMAN RESOURCES. THAT'S EVERYONE

133WHO EDUCATES CHILDREN, SERVES MEALS, DRIVES BUSES. AND EVERY TIME WE ARE NOT KEEPING PACE WITH INFLATION, IT'S COMING OUT OF THEIR POCKETS, REALLY, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT WHILE I APPRECIATE EVERYONE WANTING SOLVENCY AND WANTING TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, THERE IS A FINE LINE BETWEEN FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY SOMETIMES AND DOING THINGS THAT END UP HARMING PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU SIMPLY ARE NOT GETTING ENOUGH MONEY FROM THE STATE. YOU ARE DOING MORE THAN REQUIRED. AT THIS POINT, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN DO ANY MORE, LEGITIMATELY SPEAKING WITHOUT TAKING THAT OUT ON YOUR EMPLOYEES. HEALTH INSURANCE DOVETAILS NICELY WITH THAT SUBJECT. MOST OF THAT BIG INCREASE YOU SAW WAS PASSED ON TO EMPLOYEES. IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, FOR A PERSON WHO DOES HAVE THEIR FAMILY ON OUR PLAN, THEY MAY BE --

134THEY MAY NOT BE PAYING FOR THEMSELVES, BUT THEY ARE PAYING $1200 A MONTH FOR A FAMILY. THAT PERSON, UNLESS YOU WERE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM A 10 OR 15% RAISE, IS LOSING MONEY NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS. SO, AGAIN, I DO THINK YOU NEED TO KEEP -- WE SOMETIMES DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT. WE THINK OF IT AS THAT'S THE BENEFIT. IT'S NOT YOUR SALARY. BUT HEALTH INSURANCE IS A PRETTY IMPORTANT THING TO FAMILIES. SO WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THOSE KIND OF INCREASES, AND THEY DO GET PASSED ON TO EMPLOYEES, THAT HE IS BILL DEEG -- THAT'S THE BIG DEAL FOR PEOPLE'S BUDGET IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MEMBER CONA, I'M HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU SEPARATELY ABOUT THIS. IN MY FORMER LIFE, I DID ADMINISTER A SELF-FUNDED INSURANCE PLAN. THERE IS

135A LOT OF LIGHT I CAN SHED ON THAT AS TO WHAT I THINK SHOULD PROBABLY HAPPEN HERE, BUT I DON'T THINK WE ARE IN A GOOD PLACE TO DO IT RIGHT NOW BASED ON OUR NUMBERS. THAT ISN'T TO SAY I COULDN'T CHANGE MY MIND TWO OR THREE YEARS FROM NOW, BUT FUNDING IS ALSO AN ISSUE, AND YOU WILL GET HIT BY A RATING AGENCY IF WE END UP TAKING A HUGE HIT IN A YEAR. HAPPY TO TALK FURTHER ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. BAXTER-JENKINS. BOARD MEMBERS, THAT NOW CONCLUDES EMPLOYEE INPUT. WE WILL MOVE BACK INTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA WITH ITEM 6.07. MR. SUPERINTENDENT. >>Jeffrey Eakins: THANK YOU, MS. SHAMBURGER. WE HAVE A FEW MORE ITEMS TO GO OVER. 6.07 IS TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, FORMERLY

136KNOWN AS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MS. SAUNDERS. >>Gretchen Saunders: AGAIN, AS THE SUPERINTENDENT SAID, THIS IS THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AS OF JUNE 30. WITHIN THE REPORT ARE TWO YAWN AUDITED REPORTS. -- UNAUDITED REPORTS. THESE ARE BOTH REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BY MIDNIGHT SEPTEMBER 11, 2019. AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR ANNUAL AUDIT, WHICH WE JUST TALKED ABOUT, KPMG CAME IN-HOUSE AGAIN YESTERDAY, WE LOOK TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR AUDITED FINANCIALS IN DECEMBER. THE INFORMATION THAT YOU ARE RECEIVING WITHIN THE ESE 348 AND ESE 145 IS DISPLAYED BY FUND TYPE, AND YOU CAN LOOK INSIDE AND SEE THE MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS, WHICH SERVES AS THE INTRODUCTION TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

137WE HAVE GOVERNMENTWIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WE HAVE OUR STATEMENT OF NET POSITION, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO A BALANCE SHEET. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR MORE WITH THE TERM "BALANCE SHEET." WE ALSO HAVE OUR STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES WHICH IS SIMILAR TO AN INCOME STATEMENT. WE HAVE FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THEN OUR NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE DOCUMENT IS VERY LARGE, BUT IT IS FILLED WITH LOTS OF INFORMATION. IT'S VERY MEATY. YOU CAN GET LOTS OF INFORMATION OUT OF THERE. LAST YEAR, IF YOU ALL REMEMBER, WE IMPLEMENTED THE GASB OR THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD, STATEMENT 75. THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSION FOR LAST YEAR ENDING JUNE 30th. THIS YEAR, IN A NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARD WAS IMPLEMENTED, ENDED JUNE 30th, 2019, IT WAS GASB 88, WHICH WAS CERTAIN DISCLOSURES RELATED TO DEBT, INCLUDING DIRECT PLACEMENT.

138ALTHOUGH OUR DISTRICT, THIS DOESN'T AFFECT US, WE STILL ACKNOWLEDGED IT. THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS ARE KPMG, ARRIVED YESTERDAY. THE AUDIT WILL COVER A TEST OF DETAILS TO INCLUDE CASH AND INVESTMENTS, CAPITAL ASSETS, DEBT, PENSION LIABILITIES, SELF-INSURANCE LIABILITIES, AND REVENUES. JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW, A QUICK THANK-YOU, WHICH I DIDN'T SAY BEFORE TO OUR ACCOUNTING TEAM, SPECIAL REVENUE TEAM, THE FACILITIES ACCOUNTING TEAM, STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES, ANOTHER REPORT THAT'S DUE IS A PROGRAM COST REPORT, WHICH WE HAVE TO SEND UP TO TALLAHASSEE WHICH REALLY DETAILS A LOT OF INFORMATION. THAT'S DUE AND OUR BUDGET TEAM, OUR BUDGET FOLKS, THERE'S JUST MANY PEOPLE, AS THE SUPERINTENDENT SAID THAT WENT INTO THIS CRUNCHING NUMBERS EVERY DAY TO GIVE YOU THE BEST INFORMATION WE CAN. THERE'S THE ITEM. THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MRS. SAUNDERS. BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED

139A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 6.07. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. MR. SUPERINTENDENT. >>Jeffrey Eakins: THANK YOU. 6.13, THIS IS TO APPROVE THE ADVANCED/SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS (SACS) ANNUAL FEE FOR 2019/2020. I'LL ASK DENNIS HOLT TO COME FORWARD AND DO THIS HIGHLIGHT. >> THANK YOU, MR. SUPERINTENDENT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS. I WANT TO SHED A LITTLE LIGHT ON WHAT THE ADVANCE ED SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS DOES FOR US, AND THAT ENTIRE ACCREDITATION PROCESS. WE PAY ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES TO ADVANCE ED, SACS FOR EACH OF OUR SCHOOLS, K THROUGH ADULT. AND INCLUDING OUR TECHNICAL COLLEGES AS WELL. ADVANCE

140ED SACS ACCREDITATION IS A VOLUNTARY METHOD OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND IS DESIGNED PRIMARILY TO DISTINGUISH SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS THAT MEET A SET OF RIGOROUS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS. OUR ACCREDITATION MEANS THAT CREDITS EARNED IN ANY OF OUR SCHOOLS TRANSFER SMOOTHLY TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OR TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. AND THE U.S. MILITARY. THIS ALSO MEANS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS AND LOANS TO INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING. ADVANCE ED SACS ACCREDITATION ALLOWS US TO ACCESS A VARIETY OF TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND CONSULTANTS TO FURTHER OUR EFFORTS TOWARD CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS MAINTAINED A PRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH ADVANCE ED/SACS SINCE 1914 AND, AGAIN, I WANT TO STRESS ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN FULLY ACCREDITED SINCE WE ACHIEVED DISTRICT ACCREDITATION IN 2010. ADVANCE ED/SACS REPRESENTS OVER 36,000 SCHOOLS, 26 MILLION STUDENTS AND 83

141COUNTRIES OR IN 83 COUNTRIES. THEY ALSO INCLUDE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOOLS AND THE SCHOOLS OF THE NAVAJO NATION. IN FLORIDA, 54 OUT OF 67 DISTRICTS, OR 80%, ARE DISTRICT ACCREDITED, AND THEY REPRESENT A TOTAL OF 3,870 SCHOOLS IN THE STATE THAT ARE ACCREDITED. NOW, I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT I WOULD CHARACTERIZE AS GOOD NEWS. BECAUSE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS IS A DISTRICT IN GOOD STANDING, WE ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO HOST AN ENGAGEMENT REVIEW AND OUR ACCREDITATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED A FULL YEAR UNTIL JUNE 2021. SOME OF YOU WILL RECALL, YOU WERE AROUND IN 2015 WHEN THAT HUGE GROUP OF EDUCATORS DESCENDED ON US, 45 IN ALL, TO TAKE A GOOD HARD LOOK AT OUR SCHOOLS AND PROVIDE US WITH SOME FEEDBACK. THAT WILL NOT TAKE PLACE ANYMORE. WE NO LONGER

142HAVE TO BEAR THAT EXPENSE. IT ALSO MEANS THAT SCHOOLS WILL BE -- WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO HOST A VISIT. I THINK PRINCIPALS ACROSS THE DISTRICT WILL BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF OVER THAT. BUT WHAT THEY WILL HAVE TO DO INSTEAD IS FILL OUT A SERIES OF REPORTS CALLED "SCHOOL QUALITY FACTORS." THEY ARE ALSO GOING TO BE ASKED TO CONDUCT CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS, NOT IN CONFLICT WITH THE OBSERVATIONS WE CURRENTLY DO, AND CONDUCT STAKEHOLDER SURVEYS. WHILE WE CONTINUE TO BE ACCREDITED BY THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS, SLASH, ADVANCE ED, THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION IS CHANGING ITS NAME TO COGMIA. IT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ADVANCE ED, AN ASSESSMENT CORPORATION THEY ACQUIRED THIS LAST YEAR. SO THEY ARE REBRANDING AS COGMIA, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY FOR US, SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS IS THE AGENCY WITHIN

143COGMIA THAT ACCREDITS ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH. BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEMS C 6.13. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND SECOND BY MEMBER SNIVELY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MEMBER SNIVELY. >>Melissa Snively: I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. I PULLED THIS OFF OF THE CONSENT AGENDA BECAUSE IT WAS A LARGER TICKET ITEM, AND I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE INVEST SO MUCH FROM OUR BUDGET INTO THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS. I WANTED TO THANK THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR SPLAINGT PROCESS -- EXPLAINING THE PROCESS TO ME AND THEN BRINGING THIS FORWARD SO THAT BOARD MEMBERS CAN UNDERSTAND WHY WE DO THIS AND WHY WE INVEST SO MUCH IN THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS AND JUST BE TRANSPARENT WITH OUR EXPENSES. SO THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger:

144THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. MEMBER CONA. >>Steve Cona: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS SOMEONE WHO CAME FROM THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORLD, I UNDERSTAND THE FULL EFFECTS OF WHAT IT MEANS WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS. AND THE ENERGY THAT THAT TAKES WHEN THEY COME, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. SO IT'S GREAT THERE A WE'RE IN -- THAT WE'RE IN GOOD STANDING AND GREAT THAT WE JUST HAVE TO FILL OUT REPORTS NOW. GO AHEAD. >> A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT. >>Steve Cona: I GET IT. >> BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH COGMIA IN THIS COMING YEAR TO MAKE SURE ALL OUR SCHOOLS ARE PREPARED. >>Steve Cona: BUT IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PROCESS AND WELL WORTH IT SO THAT OUR STUDENTS CAN GET THOSE CLASSES THAT THEY WORK SO HARD ON

145TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE GO THROUGH WITH FLYING COLORS WHEN THEY GET TO COLLEGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EXPLAINING IT TO US. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER CONA. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. SUPERINTENDENT. >>Jeffrey Eakins: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE ITEMS HERE. 7.06, APPROVE THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR ELEMENTARY D. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK AMBER DICKERSON TO COME FORWARD AND HIGHLIGHT THE ITEM. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. AMBER DICKERSON WITH GROWTH MANAGEMENT. I AM HIGHLIGHTING THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR ELEMENTARY D, WHICH IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE SOUTH COUNTY AREA WITHIN THE BELMONT SUBDIVISION. THIS WILL HELP US RELIEVE SOME OF OUR OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. THE PROJECT COMPLETION

146IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 3rd. THE GMP IS SLIGHTLY OVER -- WELL, WELL OVER $22,747,948, AND THAT WILL BE FUNDED WITH IMPACT FEE FUNDS. SO I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. DICKERSON. BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 7.06. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER HAHN. AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? DR. HAHN. >>Stacy Hahn: SO YOU MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE PAID BY IMPACT FEES. >> CORRECT. >>Stacy Hahn: I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW THAT -- HAS THAT CONVERSATION OCCURRED WITH OUR COUNTY COMMISSION? FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THEM TO GIVE US OUR IMPACT FEES THAT WE REQUESTED BACK IN JUNE. >> YOU ARE CORRECT. AND WE ACTUALLY DID SEND

147AN ADDITIONAL REQUEST. I BELIEVE IT WAS ON FRIDAY. ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY, IT WAS SUNDAY. >>Stacy Hahn: AND THAT REQUEST WAS NOT FOR THIS SCHOOL BUT IT WAS FOR TTT, CORRECT? >> NO, ACTUALLY THIS REQUEST WAS FOR THIS SCHOOL. SO WE REQUESTED 20 -- A LITTLE OVER $23 MILLION IN IMPACT FEES, WHICH IS THE PROCESS YOU APPROVED A RESOLUTION BACK IN JUNE FOR THAT. AND WE'VE MADE A FEW REQUESTS TO RECEIVE THOSE IMPACT FEES. >>Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY TYPE OF TIMETABLE THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS REQUIRED TO FOLLOW ONCE A REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE TO RELEASE THE FUNDS? >> I DON'T RECALL ONE IN THE IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE. >>Stacy Hahn: OKAY. WELL -- >> I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU. I'LL REREVIEW IT AND MAKE SURE BUT I DON'T RECALL SEEING ONE. >>Stacy

148Hahn: OKAY. THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENT, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>Jeffrey Eakins: WE'LL HAVE HER STAY RIGHT THERE. THE LAST ITEM WE HAVE IS 12.01 FOR MS. DICKERSON. SHE WILL TALK ABOUT THE SCHOOL CONCURRENCY PROPORTIONATE SHARE MITIGATION AGREEMENT. THIS ITEM WILL NOT REQUIRE A VOTE. IT IS AN INFORMATION ITEM ONLY. >> WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL UNDERSTAND HOW WE'RE PROCEEDING WITH PROPORTIONATE SHARE MITIGATION AGREEMENTS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE YOU. THE HOUSE BILL 7103 CHANGED THE STATUTE SO THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO GIVE DEVELOPERS MORE CREDIT THAN WE PREVIOUSLY HAD TO GIVE THEM, WHICH EQUATES TO LESS NET INCOME DOING THESE AGREEMENTS. HOWEVER, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE PROCEED WITH THE AGREEMENTS AND THEN WE WILL

149GAUGE THE INCOME WE MAKE. BASICALLY IT BOILS DOWN TO ON MOST AGREEMENTS, IT'S SOMEWHAT OF A PREPAYMENT OF THE IMPACT FEES. SO THE DEVELOPER, WHATEVER HE PAYS EARLY, HE WILL BE CREDITED LATER ON IN THE PROCESS. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH. BOARD MEMBERS, THIS INFORMATION ITEM DOES NOT REQUIRE A MOTION OR A VOTE BUT I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: THANKS, MS. DICKERSON AND GOOD EVENING. I HAD A FEW QUESTIONS, AND ACTUALLY, MEMBER HAHN HAD A GOOD POINT, THE CHALLENGE OF US GETTING OUR IMPACT FEES BACK FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAS BEEN A LONG, ENDURING PROCESS AND A LITTLE BIT LATE AT THAT. WHERE ARE WE AT WITH THE ACTUAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEVELOPERS OF A PARTIAL IMPACT

150FEE CREDIT AND A RAISE OF THE IMPACT FEES? WHERE ARE WE AT? >> SURE. SO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM WILLIE NUN, WHO IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TAMPA BAY BUILDERS ASSOCIATION. IN THAT E-MAIL, THEY STATED THAT THEIR POSITION WAS BASICALLY TO PHASE IN THE IMPACT FEE WITH THE PROVISION THAT CONCURRENCY WOULD BE DISTRICTWIDE VERSUS PER CONCURRENCY SERVICE AREA. RIGHT NOW, CONCURRENCY IS SET UP SO IT'S IN SMALLER LOCAL AREAS, BUT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN HAVING IT DISTRICTWIDE, MEANING THAT IF A DEVELOPMENT WAS APPROVED IN SOUTH COUNTY, IT COULD BE APPROVED USING CAPACITY IN CARROLLWOOD, FOR EXAMPLE. AND SO WHAT WE'LL DO, STAFF WILL PREPARE SOME SORT OF RESPONSE, AND I WILL WORK WITH MR. FARKAS ON THAT, AND MR. PORTER. >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE, AND, MR.

151FARKAS, YOU MAY WANT TO REPLY. WE'RE REMINDED THAT AGAIN, WE HAVE, I THINK, FIVE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTH COUNTY, TWO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PLANT CITY. EACH WITH AN ESTIMATED THOUSAND HOMES, BUT I THINK I READ THAT -- OR MAYBE I HEARD, MR. FARKAS, THAT EACH OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE PAST THE IMPACT FEE STAGE. SO WHAT DID WE DO BEFORE THAT? WHY DIDN'T WE NEGOTIATE? WHAT HAPPENED? >>Christopher Farkas: CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, AMBER, THEY ARE PAST THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT STAGE. THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED FOR PLAN DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS WHEN THEY HAVE TO DONATE LAND TO US. THE IMPACT FEES ARE DONE WHEN THEY SELL THE HOUSE AND THEY BUILD THE HOUSE. THEY ARE STILL ELIGIBLE FOR IMPACT FEES. IF IT GETS RAZED, WHENEVER THEY MAKE THAT EFFECTIVE, ANYTHING BUILT OR DONE AFTER THAT TIME, THAT

152IMPACT FEE GOES TO US. THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT IS THE ONE WHERE THEY WOULD DEDICATE LAND TO GET AN IMPACT FEE CREDIT WHERE WE HAVE A DEDICATED SCHOOL SITE LAND, WHICH AS WE TALKED ABOUT, BIG ISSUE FOR US. SITING OF SCHOOLS IS A BIG CHALLENGE FOR US. WE WILL GET IMPACT FEES FROM THE NEW NEIGHBORHOODS BUT WE WON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO IMPACT OR WEIGH IN ON THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AND WHERE WE PUT A SCHOOL ON THAT PROPERTY. IF THAT MAKES SENSE. >>Lynn Gray: IT MAKES SENSE. I'M NOT GOING TO BELABOR THE POINT. IT'S A LITTLE FRUSTRATING THAT WE DIDN'T GET ANY RESULTS, WHY DIDN'T WE STRATEGIZE BEFORE IT GOT PAST THE STAGE. BUT MY EDUCATION ON IMPACT FEES IS MORE LIMITED THAN I WANT TO -- I DON'T WANT TO ASK A QUESTION THAT'S NOT

153CORRECT IN SCOPE. BUT THERE IS FRUSTRATION, AT LEAST ON MY PART, THAT WE DIDN'T GET AHEAD OF THIS. IS THAT A CORRECT FRUSTRATION? >>Jim Porter: NO, THAT'S NOT CORRECT, MS. GRAY. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS CLEAR ON THIS. IMPACT FEES ARE IN PLACE. IN PLACE AT THE COUNTY A VERY LONG TIME. COUNTY COMMISSION SETS THE IMPACT FEES, NOT THE SCHOOL BOARD. SO THEY ARE COMPLETELY IN CHARGE OF SETTING THE IMPACT FEE, WITH INPUT FROM US, HOPEFULLY, AND FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY. IMPACT FEES WERE LAST RAISED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN 2006. SO EVERY NEW HOME THAT GOES IN IS ASSESSED AN IMPACT FEE. THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS CONSIDERING RAISING THE IMPACT FEE TO ALLOW US TO HAVE MORE MONEY FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE THE IMPACT FEES HAVE NOT KEPT PACE WITH THE AMOUNT OF

154DEVELOPMENT AND INFLATION. SO WE'RE BEHIND THE CURVE. WHAT I THINK YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS, WHAT MR. FARKAS WAS SAYING, SOMETIMES WHEN A ZONING IS CALLED A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DEVELOPER TO DEDICATE A SCHOOL SITE. SOMETIMES THEY DO THAT AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. BUT WE'VE ALWAYS NEGOTIATED THAT. LORRAINE DUFFY SUAREZ DID IT BEFORE AMBER, AND NOW AMBER IS IN THAT ROLE. THERE'S ALWAYS GIVE AND TAKE WITH THE COUNTY. WE HAVEN'T MISSED THE BOAT ON ANYTHING. IMPACT FEES WILL BE ASSESSED. AND IN SOME CASES IT MIGHT NOT HAVE MADE SENSE TO HAVE A SCHOOL DEDICATED OR WE MIGHT NOT HAVE WANTED THE SITE. BUT THE DISTRICT HAS ALWAYS BEEN INVOLVED AT THE DEVELOPMENT STAGE STARTING WITH THE ZONING PROCESS THROUGH THE IMPACT FEE STAGE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE CLEAR ABOUT THAT.

155VERY COMPLICATED ISSUE, AND THERE ARE LAYERS TO IT, AND I THINK WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU FURTHER ABOUT IT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE RECORD IS CLEAR THAT THE DISTRICT HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING THAT IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DOING. AND THE IMPACT FEES WILL BE ASSESSED ON EACH OF THOSE HOMES. >>Lynn Gray: OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CLARIFICATION. THANKS, MS. DICKERSON. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER GRAY. BOARD MEMBERS, AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE INTO ITEM 12.02, WHICH IS THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH UPDATE. SO THIS WILL -- WE WILL NOW BE ADDING REGULAR UPDATES FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH TO KEEP THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC INFORMED ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THE SEARCH. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ON TRACK WITH THE TIMELINE THE BOARD HAS

156ESTABLISHED. CURRENTLY, RAY AND ASSOCIATES IS ACTIVELY SEEKING INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY TO HELP SHAPE THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND THE APPLICATION. THE ONLINE SURVEY IS LIVE, AND SO FAR WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER 800 RESPONSES, WHICH IS GREAT, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FOCUS ON HURRICANE DORIAN FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS, THE DEADLINE FOR COMPLETING THE SURVEY IS SEPTEMBER 22nd AT 8 A.M. SO PLEASE URGE PEOPLE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY. BOARD MEMBERS, WE WERE ASKED TO ALSO COMPLETE A SURVEY, AND I WOULD ASK THAT YOU COMPLETE ONE IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO. THE SEARCH FIRM, RAY AND ASSOCIATES, WILL BE IN TOWN SEPTEMBER 17th, 18th, AND 19th TO CONDUCT COMMUNITY MEETINGS. AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND. BUT I'LL REMIND THE BOARD THAT BOARD MEMBERS ARE SPECIFICALLY ASKED NOT TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS. SO PEOPLE WILL FEEL

157FREE TO SPEAK OPENLY. THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND THE SURVEYS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE. THE NEXT ACTION THE BOARD WILL NEED TO TAKE WILL BE AT A SPECIAL-CALLED BOARD MEETING ON OCTOBER THE 2nd. AGAIN, SPECIAL-CALLED BOARD MEETING ON OCTOBER THE 2nd. AT THAT MEETING, RAY AND ASSOCIATES WILL PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH FEEDBACK FROM THE SURVEYS AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND ASK THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT. ONCE THE BOARD APPROVES THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATIONS, BOTH WILL GO LIVE AND INTERESTED PARTIES, OR INTERESTED APPLICANTS MAY BEGIN APPLYING. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST AN INFORMATION ITEM. IT DOES NOT REQUIRE A MOTION OR A VOTE BUT I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. GOOD ENOUGH. SEEING NONE, BOARD MEMBERS, I BELIEVE THAT

158NOW CONCLUDES ALL REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS. >>Jeffrey Eakins: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHILE THEY GET THIS UP, I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE, SO BEHIND THE SCENES TO ANY BOARD MEETING THERE ARE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES WORKING ON AGENDAS AND SO FORTH, BUT I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A SHOUT-OUT. THIS WEEK IS THE LAST WEEK OF ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO HAS BEEN WORKING FOR MANY, MANY YEARS IN HUMAN RESOURCES AND WORKING ON THE AGENDA, MS. PATTY McBRIDE WILL BE RETIRING. I DON'T THINK SHE'S HERE THIS EVENING BUT I WANT TO RECOGNIZE HER. I KNOW SHE'S PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THE PREPARATION FOR BOARD MEETINGS. I JUST WANTED -- 42 YEARS TOTAL. 42 YEARS FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. >> SHE STARTED WHEN SHE WAS 3.

159>>Jeffrey Eakins: THAT'S RIGHT. SO I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UNFORTUNATELY, HURRICANE DORIAN, THE DEVASTATION IN THE BAHAMAS. WE'RE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL HERE THAT IT DID NOT COME AND AFFECT THIS PARTICULAR AREA. BUT I DO WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FOR THEIR PATIENTS WHILE THE DISTRICT CLOSED LAST TUESDAY SO SCHOOLS COULD BE MADE TO SERVE AS POSSIBLE SHELTERS FOR HURRICANE DORIAN EVACUEES. THANKS OUR TEACHERS, CUSTODIANS, SUPPORT STAFF WHO GOT THE CLASSROOMS READY TO POSSIBLY WELCOME EVACUEES. COTS FOR STATE EQUIPMENT AND FOOD WERE BROUGHT INTO MANY SCHOOLS. THE STAFF SPENT THAT SATURDAY GETTING THEIR SCHOOLS READY. THANKFULLY WE DID NOT NEED TO OPEN OUR SCHOOLS AS SHELTERS BUT I WANT YOU AND OUR COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT OUR STAFF AT SCHOOLS WERE READY. STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES TEAM. SECURITY SERVICES TEAMS

160AND OUR DISTRICT STAFF WERE READY AND THEY ALL MONITORED THE STORM THROUGHOUT ITS PATH. ON TUESDAY WHEN WE REMAINED CLOSED, MANY OF THE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS WENT TO SCHOOL TO GET THEIR CLASSROOMS BACK IN ORDER AND READY TO WELCOME THEIR STUDENTS BACK ON WEDNESDAY. TALKED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER IN ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS ABOUT THE HURRICANE RELIEF. THE VIDEO COMING OUT OF THE BAHAMAS IS, OF COURSE, HEARTWRENCHING AND HEARTBREAKING. THERE IS A GREAT NEED FOR FOOD, WATER, FIRST AID SUPPLIES AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS. WE ARE CURRENTLY THIS PARTICULAR WEEK, PARTNERING WITH SHERIFF CHAD CHRONICITY TER WITH THEIR HURRICANE DONATION DRIVE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 13. WE HAVE A LIST OF ITEMS THAT WILL BE ACCEPTED. COLLECTED AT SEVEN SITES WITH THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. ALL OF THAT IS LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND ALSO SHARING IT

161WITH OUR FAMILIES. NEXT WEEK, WE'LL PARTNER ON ANOTHER PROJECT, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROJECT LINK AND CAN DO, THE CARIBBEAN -- DISTRICTWIDE DONATION CAMPAIGN MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16 TO MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30th. BOARD MEMBER PEREZ HAS BEEN INTEGRAL WITH THIS AND SHE'LL PROVIDE MORE DETAILS DURING HER COMMENTS TONIGHT. I DO WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MAKEUP DAY DECISION AND WHAT WE'LL HAVE TO DO AS FAR AS OUR TIME. I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS VERY WELL VERSED ON THIS BECAUSE YOU GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND HOW DO WE MAKE UP OUR TIME WHEN THE STUDENTS MISSED LAST TUESDAY DUE TO HURRICANE DORIAN. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH OUR UNIONS, THANK OUR UNION PARTNERS FOR ALWAYS BEING PART OF THE DECISION. WE MADE THE DECISION TO TAKE FOUR MONDAYS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED AS EARLY RELEASE DAYS

162AND SCHEDULE FOR FULL DAYS. FOLLOWING MONDAY WILL BECOME FULL SCHOOL DAYS, SEPTEMBER 16, SEPTEMBER 23rd, SEPTEMBER 30th, AND OCTOBER 7th. STUDENTS WILL NOT BE RELEASED EARLY ON THOSE FOUR DAYS. THE QUESTION HAS COME UP AS TO WHY HILLSBOROUGH NEEDS TO MAKE UP TIME WHILE SOME DISTRICTS MAY NOT NEED TO. IMPORTANT PIECE IS MAKE SURE ENOUGH MINUTES SPENT IN CLASS BY HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THEM TO GET CREDIT FOR THE CLASS UNDER STATE LAW. ONE REASON HILLSBOROUGH STUDENTS TAKE SEVEN CLASSES EACH DAY FOR POTENTIAL OF 28 CREDITS AT GRADUATION WHILE MANY DISTRICTS ONLY SCHEDULE SIX CLASSES A DAY FOR THE MINIMUM 24 CREDITS, THESE EXTRA FOUR CREDITS GIVE OUR STUDENTS MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AP, DUAL ENROLLMENT, CTE, WORKFORCE TRAINING, CREDIT RECOVERY, AND SO FORTH. THIS IS A HUGE BENEFIT FOR OUR STUDENTS, BUT

163LIKE SLICING UP A PIE, CREATING AN EXTRA SLICE MEANS EACH SLICE IS A LITTLE SMALLER. WE ALSO HAVE EARLY RELEASE DAYS ON MONDAYS THAT PROVIDE DEDICATED TIME FOR TEACHER PLANNING. THIS ALSO REMOVES MINUTES FROM EACH CLASS. SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS DO NOT HAVE EARLY RELEASE DAYS OR DO NOT HAVE ONE EVERY WEEK. OTHER DISTRICTS MAY HAVE NORMAL CLASS PERIODS ONE OR TWO MINUTES LONGER THAN HILLSBOROUGH WHICH CAN ADD UP OVER THE SEMESTER TO GIVE THE DISTRICTS MORE EXTRA MINUTES TO ABSORB CLASS TIME LOST TO A HURRICANE. WHILE LACK OF EXTRA MINUTES CAN MAKE HANDLING A HURRICANE DAY CHALLENGING IN HILLSBOROUGH WE BELIEVE THIS PLAN WILL HAVE THE LEAST IMPACT ON OUR FAMILIES AND EMPLOYEES AND PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH THE TIME IN CLASS THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. WE WILL UPDATE THE OFFICIAL CALENDAR ON OUR

164WEBSITE BY TOMORROW TO REFLECT ALL OF THESE CHANGES. AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. SUPERINTENDENT. SO AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE INTO BOARD COMMENT. AND SO, KIND OF OUT OF ORDER. I'LL GO FIRST THIS TIME. BOARD MEMBERS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO CHIME IN AFTERWARDS. FIRST OF ALL, A COUPLE OF THINGS. A COUPLE OF RECOGNITIONS. FIRST I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE A SPECIAL HONOR FOR ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS. AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE BOARD MEMBER KAREN PEREZ. SHE'S RECEIVING A SIGNIFICANT HONOR FROM THE HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF TAMPA BAY. MS. PEREZ IS BEING RECOGNIZED WITH THE 2019 HISPANIC PRESTIGE AWARD. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW SHE HAS TAKEN MANY STEPS TO STRENGTHEN EDUCATION IN OUR AREA. SHE'LL OFFICIALLY RECEIVE THE AWARD

165ON SEPTEMBER THE 24th BUT WE WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE HER NOW. CONGRATULATIONS, MS. PEREZ. AND THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK GRANT AND KATHLEEN PHALEN OF THE PHALEN FAMILY FOODS AND OWNERS OF LOCAL PINCHER'S RESTAURANT FOR VERY GENEROUS GIFT CERTIFICATES OF $25 PER TEACHER WITH OVER 14 RESTAURANTS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, THEY ARE ACTIVE SUPPORTERS OF EDUCATION, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS. THESE GIFT CERTIFICATES, VALUED AT $450 -- THEY LOOK LIKE THIS -- $450 WILL BE SHARED WITH ALL INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF IN APPRECIATION FOR ALL THEY DO IN PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR LIFE. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE PHALEN FAMILY FOODS FOR THAT. [ APPLAUSE ] AND LASTLY, SO BOARD MEMBERS, THERE IS SOMETHING I WANT TO DISCUSS THAT WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED IN A LONG TIME AND THAT'S REALLY THE WAY

166OF WORK FOR THIS BOARD. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO THROUGH MASTER BOARD, WHICH IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING. BY THE WAY, I THINK OUR NEXT SESSION HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER. AND SO MASTER BOARD IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THIS BOARD BECAUSE, FIRST OF ALL IT HELPS US TO BECOME THE FEARLESS LEADERS WE NEED TO BE ON THIS DAIS. ALSO IT HELPS US TO WORK AS A UNITED FRONT, A UNIFIED FRONT. SO WE KNOW THAT WHEN WE'RE NOT WORKING AS A UNIFIED FRONT IT OBVIOUSLY CREATES MIXED MESSAGES AND IT COMPROMISES, OF COURSE, THE REPUTATION OF THIS BOARD. AND SO TODAY I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT TALKED ABOUT IT IN A WHILE IS THE ISSUE OF PUBLIC COMMENT. LET ME JUST GO BACK AND TAKE A MINUTE TO

167REMIND THE BOARD MEMBERS, SINCE THERE'S BEEN PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE DAIS THAT THEY DIDN'T REMEMBER THE TWO-DAY RETREAT. I WANT TO KIND OF GO BACK AND REFRESH EVERYONE'S MEMORY ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AND HOW WE GOT HERE TODAY. OVER OUR TWO-DAY RETREAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT, WE REALLY TALKED ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF THAT RETREAT TO RESET THE BOARD, TO RESET HOW WE'RE DOING WORK, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE HAVE THREE NEW PHENOMENAL BOARD MEMBERS. SO IN THAT, WE TALKED ABOUT NOT ONLY -- WELL, WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS BUT MAINLY OVERHAULING THE COMPLETE WAY WE DO WORK, HOW WE CONDUCT THIS BUSINESS MEETING AND OUR WORKSHOPS. NOTHING IN THAT CONVERSATION WAS ABOUT ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC BUT WAS PURELY 100% ABOUT US. THE BOARD, THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE STAFF AND HOW WE DO WORK. NOTHING WAS

168EVER SET IN STONE. WE ALL AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD TRY. IF IT WORKS, IT WORKS. IF IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T. BUT NOTHING WAS EVER SET IN STONE. IT'S THAT PARTICULAR REASON I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS THIS EVENING. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HAS REALLY WORKED WELL AS WE MADE THE SHIFT IN HOW WE DO WORK. FIRST OF ALL, OUR BOARD MEETINGS ARE MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. REMEMBER NOT TOO LONG AGO WHEN OUR BOARD MEETINGS WERE EIGHT, NINE, TEN HOURS OR MORE. NOW WE'VE GOTTEN OUR BOARD MEETINGS DOWN TO THREE TO FOUR HOURS. PUBLIC COMMENT, EMPLOYEE COMMENT HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT AND PREDICTABLE WITH THE SPEAKING TIMES. WE'VE STREAMLINED THE AGENDA PROCESS ENSURING THAT THE MOST CRITICAL ITEMS ARE HIGHLIGHTED. AND OUR WORKSHOPS, REMEMBER, THEY USED TO BE ON

169RANDOM DAYS OF THE WEEK, RANDOM TIMES, NOW THEY'VE ALSO BEEN CONSISTENT AND, QUITE FRANKLY, MORE PRODUCTIVE. SO OVERALL, I THINK OUR WAY OF WORK HAS WORKED WELL AND I THINK THE BOARD IS DOING QUITE WELL. BUT I BRING UP UNIFIED FRONT BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS WHERE WE HAVEN'T BEEN QUITE UNITED ON. ONE OF THOSE IS PUBLIC COMMENT. AND WHETHER IT'S TELEVISED OR NOT. AND SO WHILE THERE WAS A CONSENSUS FOR OUR NEW WAY OF WORK, THERE'S CERTAINLY BEEN A CASE I DON'T APPRECIATE OF PEOPLE THROWING THE ROCK AND HIDING THEIR HANDS. VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTING TO ME, AND I'LL SAY THAT THERE'S REALLY NO NEED FOR THAT. THIS IS NOT A DICTATORSHIP. HOWEVER WE WORK, WE WORK BY CONSENSUS. NOW, I GET -- I'VE HEARD THE NOISE, LIKE EACH OF US HAVE.

170WE ALL HAVE CONSTITUENTS WE ANSWER TO. I WANT TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU. ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I LIKE THE IDEA, NOT ONLY JUST TO FIND THE TIME TO RESET THE WAY THE BOARD WORKS, WAS BECAUSE I ALSO HAVE CONSTITUENTS THAT I'VE HEARD FROM PRIOR TO US MAKING THIS CHANGE. I ALSO HAVE CONSTITUENTS WHO HAVE THE RIGHT TO COME AND SPEAK TO THIS BOARD WITHOUT ALL OF THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION BEING AIRED ALL OVER THE PLACE. LET ME REMIND YOU THAT THE FLORIDA STATUTE SAYS THAT WE ONLY HAVE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO COME AND SPEAK TO THIS BOARD. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ON THIS DAY. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AT THIS TIME. IT CERTAINLY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TELEVISED. WHAT RIGHTS DO MY CONSTITUENTS HAVE TO COME AND SHARE

171PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH THIS BOARD AND IT NOT BE TELEVISED? THAT'S WHY I AGREED TO THE IDEA. I WANT TO PROTECT ALL CONSTITUENTS, ALL CONSTITUENTS MATTER, RIGHT? NOW, ALTHOUGH WE DID MAKE THE CHANGE, I STILL DIDN'T SEE, THE FAMILIES THAT I WOULD OFTEN HEAR FROM THAT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THIS WAS A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM TO COME AND SPEAK -- BY THE WAY, THAT GOES FOR EMPLOYEES, TOO, WAS BECAUSE, QUOTE, UNQUOTE, MS. SHAMBURGER, THE NEWS LADY IS STILL PUTTING IT ON Facebook. WELL, I GET THAT. THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN'T CHANGE. THIS BOARD WOULD NEVER BAN CELL PHONES OR ASK SOMEBODY NOT TO RECORD. I GET THAT. SO THEY UNDERSTOOD. A COUPLE OF THE FAMILIES WHO NEVER FELT LIKE THEY WERE SAFE ENOUGH TO COME AND SPEAK TO THIS BOARD ACTUALLY TOOK VOUCHERS AND NOW ARE NOT

172IN THIS DISTRICT ANYMORE. AND SO EVERYBODY HAS A RIGHT TO COME AND SPEAK TO THIS BOARD WITHOUT THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION BEING AIRED EVERYWHERE. WHETHER THEY WANT TO COME AND DO REAL WHISTLE BLOWING OR TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN THE CLASSROOM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, PEOPLE HAVE THAT RATE. I WOULD ARGUE THIS HAS WE HAVE NOT CREATED A SAFE SPACE FOR EVERYBODY. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT'S KIND OF -- MAYBE I JUST FEEL THIS WAY, BUT IT SEEMS IRONIC THAT THE FOLKS WHO FELT LIKE WE WERE CENSORING FOLKS ARE ACTUALLY ADVOCATING FOR POLICY THAT CENSORS PEOPLE BY AIRING THEIR PUBLIC INFORMATION. THAT'S QUITE IRONIC TO ME. AND SO THAT'S WHY I AGREED. BUT NEVERTHELESS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO EVER BAN CELL PHONES FROM BEING IN THIS SPACE, AND THE FAMILIES UNDERSTAND THAT. AND I

173KNOW SOME ARE WATCHING TONIGHT. I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT I'LL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM AND I CONTINUE THEM TO SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER, DESPITE THE CAMERAS, DESPITE THE Facebook LIVING THAT HAPPENS IN THE AUDITORIUM, THAT THEY JUST COME AND SPEAK TO BOARD MEMBERS BECAUSE IT'S THEIR RIGHT. AND SO KUDOS TO THE OTHER COUNTIES WHO HAVE BEEN BOLD ENOUGH AND FEARLESS LEADERS TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES. VOLUSIA COUNTY, PASCO COUNTY, POLK COUNTY HAVE RECENTLY MADE CHANGES TO THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE KNOW ORANGE COUNTY DOESN'T, THEY DON'T TELEVISION PUBLIC COMMENT NEITHER DO THEY TELEVISE EMPLOYEE COMMENT. WEBCAST. THEY DON'T INCLUDE IT IN PART OF THE RECORDING. ORANGE COUNTY ALSO HAS ONE OR TWO LOW PERFORMING SCHOOLS. MIAMI-DADE, THEY HOLD THEIR PUBLIC HEARING AT THE VERY END AT THEIR VERY LONG MARATHON MEETINGS. I'M NOT TRYING TO

174SAY NOT TELEVISING PUBLIC COMMENT IS THE REASON THEY HAVE SEEN SOME SUCCESS, BUT I THINK WHAT IT SHOWS IS THEY ARE ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF THEIR DISTRICT. AND THEY CAN MAKE THOSE HARD DECISIONS. YOU KNOW ORANGE COUNTY, AS OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR, DR. GRAHAM SAID, THEIR SCHOOLS ARE PALACES. THEY HAVE LOTS OF MONEY. THEY HAVE FULL, COMPLETE PUBLIC SUPPORT. BECAUSE THEY PUT THEIR STUDENTS AND THEIR STAFF AND THEIR FAMILIES FIRST. OVER SOMEONE LOOKING FOR PROFITS, READERSHIP, MEMBERS, FOLLOWERS, WHATEVER. I APPLAUD THEM FOR THAT. WHAT I HAVE COME TO REALIZE SEEING WHAT'S NOT SAID UP AT THE DAIS BUT WHETHER WHAT IS SAI MEANS WE ARE NOT THERE. OUR COMMUNITY MAYBE ISN'T THERE. I'M OKAY WITH THAT. OUR DECISION TO NOT TELEVISE PUBLIC COMMENT WAS NOT TO BLOCK ANYBODY OUT. OTHERWISE WE COULD HAVE SAID,

175HEY, YOU CAN ONLY COME IN AND SPEAK TO PUBLIC COMMENT -- AGENDA ITEMS. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM EVERYONE. I UNDERSTAND THE HEARTACHE IT CAUSES FOLKS. MY PRIORITY RIGHT NOW ARE THE STUDENTS. WHETHER I SIT HERE ANOTHER YEAR, FOUR YEARS, EIGHT YEARS, WHATEVER, NEVER AGAIN, I'M GOING TO ALWAYS FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF MY CONSTITUENTS. FOLKS THAT ARE ALWAYS VOICELESS, THAT DON'T GET A LOT OF RESPECT, AND THAT -- WE'RE JUST ALWAYS FIGHTING. ALWAYS, ALWAYS FIGHTING. I FIND IT SAD THAT FOLKS DON'T FEEL THAT PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT THEIR PRIVATE BUSINESS TELEVISED DON'T THINK THEY HAVE THAT RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S QUITE SAD. ANYWAY, I'D LIKE TO SAY THIS. I THINK MOVING FORWARD, THIS BOARD HAS TO WORK AS A UNIFIED FRONT. TODAY WE HAD A VERY GOOD WORKSHOP ABOUT ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOLS. I NEED US

176TO FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANT ISSUES OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. I NEED EVERYBODY TO JOIN WITH ME AND HELP THIS DISTRICT LIFT THE WORK OF THESE STUDENTS WHICH IS MOST IMPORTANT. IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER. AND SO I DON'T WANT ANYBODY ON THIS DAIS TO EVER HAVE TO CHOOSE GETTING A VOTE OVER THE RIGHTS OR OVER THE GROWTH OF OUR STUDENTS. AND SO FOR THAT REASON, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS CONSENSUS. AND SO I'D LIKE FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD. I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO BE IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION. I'M QUITE OKAY WITH US ELIMINATING THE PRE-MEETING AND INCORPORATING PUBLIC COMMENT BACK INTO THE REGULAR AGENDA. NOW, I COULD PASS THE GAVEL AND ASK FOR A MOTION BECAUSE I'D LIKE FOR EVERYBODY TO SHOW THEIR HANDS, BUT I

177DON'T WANT TO SET A PRECEDENT ABOUT TAKING A MOTION ON SOMETHING THAT NEVER REQUIRES A MOTION. BUT WHAT ILL ASK, PABLO, IF YOU COULD RESET THE BOARD, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR CONSENSUS, IF WE CAN MOVE FORWARD, IF EVERYONE WANTS TO, LET'S ELIMINATE THE PRE-MEETING. INCORPORATE PUBLIC COMMENT BACK INTO THE REGULAR AGENDA, AND WE CAN KILL ALL OF THIS UNNECESSARY NOISE. I'LL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR MY FOLKS BUT WE TOGETHER CAN FIGHT FOR THE STUDENTS. PLEASE, BY CONSENSUS, IF YOU AGREE, PLEASE VOTE BY USING YOUR VOTING BUTTONS WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. >>Jim Porter: MADAM CHAIR, IF I MAY, I THINK YOU CAN HAVE CONSENSUS TO A VERBAL DISCUSSION OR YOU CAN HAVE A MOTION AND A VOTE. >>Tamara Shamburger: WELL, THEN I'LL DO IT AS A MOTION. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN, FOLKS ARE SAYING,

178I DIDN'T REMEMBER, I WASN'T THERE. I DIDN'T REMEMBER TAKING A VOTE. >>Jim Porter: NEVER ANY VOTE. >>Tamara Shamburger: THERE WAS NEVER ANY VOTE. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR FOR THE RECORD WHERE EVERYBODY STANDS. I'LL PASS THE GAVEL AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ELIMINATE THE PRE-MEETING MEETING, PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THAT IT'S INCORPORATED BACK INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. EXCUSE ME, INCORPORATED BACK INTO THE REGULAR AGENDA, WHICH GENERALLY WOULD HAPPEN BEFORE THE CONSENT AGENDA. >>Jim Porter: JUST TO BE CLEAR ON THE MOTION, THE MEETING WOULD STILL START AT 3:30? >>Tamara Shamburger: NO, IT WOULD NEED TO BE PUT BACK AT 4:00, PUT BACK BEFORE THE CONSENT AGENDA. THAT MEANS AFTER PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOMMENDATION -- ALL OF THAT STUFF, RIGHT BEFORE WE TAKE VOTE. REMEMBER, THE POINT OF PUBLIC COMMENT IS FOR THE BOARD TO HEAR FROM

179THE PUBLIC ABOUT ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON. WE DON'T HOLD THE PUBLIC TO THAT STANDARD. I'M QUITE OKAY WITH THAT. BUT WE WILL PUT IT IN THE AGENDA WHERE IT BELONGS, WHICH IS BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. >>Melissa Snively: BOARD MEMBERS, THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO REMOVE THE 3:30 PUBLIC COMMENT SEGMENT AND INCORPORATE PUBLIC COMMENT BACK INTO THE REGULAR AGENDA MEETING BEGINNING AT 4:00. I NEED A SECOND TO THAT MOTION. MS. STUART HAS SECONDED THE MOTION. BOARD MEMBERS, IT'S TIME FOR DISCUSSION, PLEASE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER STUART. I'M SORRY. >>Cindy Stuart: JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE WAY OF WORK THAT WE HAD PRIOR. BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT WE'RE ALSO CHANGING THE TIME -- THE ORIGINAL START TIME OF THE

180MEETING WAS 3:00 WITH PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA, WHERE IT FELL IN THE AGENDA AFTER. NOW WE'RE CHANGING THE ENTIRE TIME OF THE MEETING TO NOT 3:30, BUT NOW WE'RE MOVING TO 4:00. I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED. FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THERE, IF WE GO BACK TO 3, WHICH IS WHERE WE HAD BEEN. >>Jim Porter: I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU. HERE'S THE DEAL. THIS IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. IT'S ONE OF THESE THINGS THAT LEGALLY YOU COULD PROBABLY VOTE ON BECAUSE IT'S YOUR WAY OF WORK BUT YOU'RE RAISING A LOT OF GOOD POINTS ON THIS. IT WOULD PROBABLY MAKE SENSE IF THERE'S AN INTEREST IN CHANGING THE CURRENT WAY OF WORK IS SCHEDULING FOR THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, KEEPING THINGS AS THEY ARE NOW. IF THERE'S CONSENSUS TO DO THAT. SO MAYBE THE APPROPRIATE

181MOTION, MADAM CHAIR, WOULD BE TO BRING THIS BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING WITH A RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD MEETING -- THE WAY OF WORK BE REINSTATED TO THE WAY IT WAS PRIOR TO THIS YEAR. >>Tamara Shamburger: THAT'S NOT MY MOTION. AND I DON'T ACCEPT THAT AMENDMENT. MY MOTION IS VERY CLEAR. IT'S SIMPLY ELIMINATE THE PRE-BUSINESS MEETING MEETING. LET ME REMIND YOU THAT WE MOVED OUR BUSINESS MEETING TO 4:00 BASED ON OUR NEW AGENDA WAY OF WORK. BECAUSE IT'S MORE EFFICIENT. THERE'S NO NEED TO KEEP IT AT 4:00 -- 3:00, OTHERWISE WE WOULD LIKELY BE SITTING AROUND AT 5:00 WAITING UNTIL 6:00 EMPLOYEE INPUT TIME. THAT IS THE REASON THE BUSINESS MEETING GOT MOVED UNTIL 4:00. MY MOTION, WHICH I'D LIKE TO HAVE VOTED ON TODAY, IS ELIMINATE THE PRE-MEETING PUBLIC COMMENT AND INCORPORATE IT BACK

182INTO THE REGULAR AGENDA SO IT CAN BE TELEVISED. THAT'S SIMPLY MY MOTION. >>Jim Porter: YOU NEED TO CLARIFY, DO YOU WANT THE MEETING TO START AT 4 OR, AS MS. STUART POINTED OUT, AT 3 BEFORE IT WAS INITIATED. >>Tamara Shamburger: I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH CLEARER TO STATE IT. STARTS AT 4:00 LIKE IT IS NOW. MY MOTION IS TO ELIMINATE THE 3:30 PRE-MEETING. NOW, IF THERE'S CONSENSUS TO MOVE IT BACK TO 3:00, THEN THAT'S SOMETHING SPRAY FROM WHAT MY MOTION -- SEPARATE FROM MY MOTION IS. I'M SIMPLY SAYING ELIMINATE THE 3:30 PORTION OF THE MEETING AND P TUT BACK IN THE 4:00 AGENDA. >>Jim Porter: THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR THAT'S BEEN SECONDED, THE BOARD MEETING WILL CONTINUE TO START AT 4:00, THE OFFICIAL MEETING, AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE HEARD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO

183THE CONSENT AGENDA. THAT'S YOUR MOTION. >>Tamara Shamburger: CORRECT. >>Cindy Stuart: MY SECOND STANDS. >>Melissa Snively: OKAY. JUST TO BE CLEAR, NO MORE 3:30 PUBLIC COMMENT. THE MEETING WOULD START AT 4:00, AND WOULD INCORPORATE PUBLIC COMMENT INTO THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. FURTHER DISCUSSION? MS. GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: SO THAT INCLUDES THE REALITY THAT WE WOULD BE TELEVISED, IS THAT PART OF THE -- >>Melissa Snively: THE REGULAR MEETING IS TELEVISED. >>Lynn Gray: OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFICATION. >>Melissa Snively: ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF MY MEMBERS. WE WILL NOW GO BACK INTO BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. PLEASE PRESS YOUR LIGHT

184WHEN YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: I'VE GOT TO GET PABLO TO GET THE SHOW ON. I HAVE A A LITTLE BIT OF A SLIDE SHOW. LET HIM GET STARTED. MY COMMENT IS WE'RE HAVING A CENSUS WORKSHOP ON OCTOBER 12th. AND I WANT TO THANK CA CHEETAH CANTY JONES FOR GETTING THIS TOGETHER, DR. NOREEN DOLLARD. SHE IS A FRIEND OF MINE. I RUN FASTER THAN HER. SHE DOES A LOT OF GOOD WORK WITH STATS, STATISTICS, MEANING KIDS COUNT. LOUIS -- [MUSIC] >>Lynn Gray: THIS IS LETO HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS THE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION SUPPORT SYSTEM. THIS IS THE HEAD CUSTODIAN. IT'S COMPLETELY SCHOOLWIDE FROM EVERY STAFF MEMBER TO BUY INTO POSITIVE STUDENT BEHAVIOR, PUTTING IN INTERVENTIONS WHEN NECESSARY, BUT WHEN THEY ARE DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO AND MORE THAN THAT,

185WHEN THEY GIVE OTHER, THEIR PEERS, THAT IS, HELPFUL SUPPORT, BE IT TUTORING, BE IT HELPING WITH A PING-PONG GAME. SERIOUSLY, THOUGH, MAKING SURE THAT TEACHERS ARE SUPPORTED. IT'S A LOVELY FAMILY. LETO HIGH SCHOOL IS, I WOULD SAY, IF EVERYONE HASN'T BEEN THERE, IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL CULTURE OF SUPPORT AND FRIENDLINESS, AND THAT'S ME PLAYING PING-PONG. JUST TO SAY THAT I THINK THE STUDENT WAS A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN MYSELF. THESE ARE GAMES THAT ARE GOING ON THAT ARE REWARDS FOR STUDENTS THAT REALLY HAVE GOTTEN FALCON DOLLARS, AND THEY TURN IN THESE DOLLARS FOR SUCH AMENITIES AS WATCHING TV, PLAYING COMPUTER GAMES, AND THINGS THAT THEY REALLY ENJOY. A LOT OF THIS IS, GRADES 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th. BUT THE POINT IS, YOU HAVE THE TEACHERS IN THIS ROOM. YOU HAVE THE CUSTODIANS IN THIS ROOM,

186YOU HAVE THE ADMINISTRATORS IN THIS ROOM FREQUENTLY. IT STARTS OUT WITH LEADERSHIP WHO DO BELIEVE IN FULFILLING THE IDEA THAT POSITIVE BEHAVIORS, WHEN REWARDED, WILL SPREAD, AND IT WILL CHANGE THE CULTURE OF THE SCHOOL. NOW, THIS IS JUST ONE SCHOOL. I'VE SEEN IT DONE IN OTHER SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT, BUT IT HAS, AND AS SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS HAS REMINDED US, IT HAS TO BE COMPLETE BUY-IN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM IN ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF. SO THOSE WERE JUST A FEW SLIDES. BUT GETTING BACK, SECOND COMMENT THAT I WANTED TO SHARE, IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND THANK YOU, MEMBER SHAMBURGER, FOR SO ELOQUENTLY PUTTING THE PUBLIC BACK INTO THE SYSTEM, SO TO SPEAK, BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR CENSUS WORKSHOP, IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC ATTENDS. IT IS ALL ABOUT GETTING OUR HIGH NEEDS IN NEIGHBORHOODS, MARGINALIZED

187COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY SOUTH COUNTY, FOLKS THAT HAVE LANGUAGE BARRIERS AND OTHER BARRIERS, TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS. WE NEED FOR THEM TO BE REMINDED TO FILL OUT THE CENSUS BECAUSE IT DOES DETERMINE FEDERAL FUNDING, AND FEDERAL FUNDING WHICH REALLY MANIFESTS ITSELF FOR TITLE I FUNDS, TRACY, AND HEAD START, SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMS, TITLE IV, THERE ARE ALL TYPES OF FUNDS THAT WE GET. AND WE ARE A DONOR STATE. I MEAN, FLORIDA, AND I KNOW THAT, MS. SAUNDERS, YOU WOULD AGREE, WE GET A LOT OF MONEY PER STUDENT. SO THE POINT IS WE NEED FOR PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AND, OF COURSE, OUR STAFF TO ENGAGE IN THIS PARTICULAR WORKSHOP. AND I WANT TO JUST GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO THAT. AND I THINK THAT'S ALL FOR NOW. THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU,

188MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU FOR THE COURAGE TO BRING BACK PUBLIC COMMENT AND TELEVISE AT THAT. I HAVE TWO QUICK THINGS. I WANTED TO THANK THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS STAFF FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE ROSSAC WELLNESS AND CULTURE PROGRAM. I KNOW MEMBER PEREZ HAD A LOT TO DO WITH THIS. I HOPE I DIDN'T GET TO MAKE THE MEETING, BUT I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT STAFF ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF WELLNESS OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND ALSO TO HIGHLIGHT OUR OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY. WE WALK AROUND AND OUR COMMUNITY REALLY GIVES TO US SO MUCH. BUT AS A BUSINESS THAT WE ARE, WE CAN GIVE BACK AS WELL WITH OUR TIME AND TALENTS. I APPRECIATE THE STAFF

189WHO ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING SO DILIGENTLY TO PUT THIS TOGETHER, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE ITEMS HAPPENING. I WANTED TO -- MS. SHAMBURGER AND I WENT TOGETHER, THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH AT THE STADIUM A WHILE AGO. I COMPLETELY FORGOT TO RECOGNIZE THIS PARTICULAR PERSON WHO WE WERE WALKING AROUND AND GOOFING OFF AND TAKING PICTURES OF THE KIDS, AND WE HAD A VOLUNTEER WHO CAME UP TO US, ACTUALLY, AND MADE A POINT OF TELLING US ABOUT THIS ONE PARTICULAR EMPLOYEE WHO WAS RUNNING -- WE COULDN'T EVEN FIND HER TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE SHE WAS RUNNING AROUND INTERPRETING FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE EVENT, THERE ARE MANY FAMILIES WHO COME THERE FROM MANY, MANY DIFFERENT AREAS OF THIS DISTRICT, AND THEY COME THERE FOR DENTAL SERVICES. AND EYEGLASSES. WE WERE

190TALKING TO A LOT OF THE KIDS WHO WERE GETTING THOSE SERVICES AND JOKING AND LAUGHING. AGAIN, THIS PARTICULAR EMPLOYEE WAS PRAISED BY SEVERAL OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE FROM ADVENT HEALTH. SO HER NAME IS MABEL RODRIGUEZ, AND SHE WORKS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES. SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT. IT WAS A VOLUNTEER KIND OF DAY BUT SHE REALLY WENT OUT OF HER WAY TO MAKE THOSE FAMILIES FEEL COMFORTABLE AND TO HELP THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH NOT JUST THE ADVENT HEALTH PEOPLE BUT ALL OF THE SERVICES THAT WERE BEING PROVIDED THERE THAT DAY. I MEANT TO DO THIS AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING AND I COMPLETELY FORGOT. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I BROUGHT HER UP TODAY. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER

191STUART. MEMBER PEREZ. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MORE THAN 18,000 CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ARE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF THE STRONGEST HURRICANE IN THE BAHAMAS' HISTORY. THEY NEED YOUR HELP. AS SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS NOTED, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROJECT LINK AND THE CARIBBEAN AMERICAN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, CANDO, ARE LAUNCHING A DISTRICTWIDE PEER-TO-PEER DONATION CAMPAIGN. FROM MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 THROUGH MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30th. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO HELP STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO HELP TEACHERS. WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES. THIS PEER-TO-PEER DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT WILL PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEIR COMPASSION, EMPATHY AND SUPPORT FOR THEIR PEERS, WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE DORIAN. NOW, THIS HAS A SPECIAL IMPACT ON ME BECAUSE I HAVE FAMILY WHO LIVES -- WHO LIVE IN PUERTO RICO. SO WHEN HURRICANE MARIA

192WENT THROUGH AND DEVASTATED PUERTO RICO, I KNOW HOW DEVASTATING THAT WAS AND STILL IS FOR THEM. SO I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW THIS IS AFFECTING THE CARIBBEAN RIGHT NOW. SO EACH SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE A COLLECTION BOX FOR THE ITEMS ON THE RECOMMENDED DISASTER RELIEF DONATION LIST AND COORDINATION OF THE DONATED ITEMS WILL BE ORCHESTRATED AND PICKED UP, OUR SCHOOLS WITH THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAREHOUSE. ALSO, OUR MENTAL HEALTH TOURS. CONTINUE. IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND ANY OF THE PREVIOUS THREE, YOU STILL HAVE TOMORROW NIGHT AT EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL, THURSDAY NIGHT AT ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN SEPTEMBER 16 AT WHARTON. AND DUE TO THE COMMUNITY DEMAND, WE HAVE ADDED TWO MORE DATES AND TWO MORE SCHOOLS TO INCLUDE BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL AND HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. AND PLANT HIGH SCHOOL WAS SO WELL

193ATTENDED, WE HAD SO MUCH CONVERSATION THAT WENT ON FOR, I THINK, AN HOUR AND A HALF LONGER THAN SCHEDULED, BUT THE MAJOR ISSUE THAT I SEE AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL IS THAT THE PARENTS AND THE STUDENTS STILL DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW TO CONNECT OR LINK WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. THESE TOURS HAVE PROVIDED INCREDIBLE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, AND NOW I'M GOING TO YIELD THE FLOOR TO TRACYE BROWN FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. AS MEMBER PEREZ STATED, THE STOPS THAT WE'VE MADE ON THIS MENTAL HEALTH TOUR HAVE BEEN VERY INFORMATIVE, ACTUALLY. AND WE'VE HEARD A LOT FROM PARENTS, AND, YES, PLANT WAS WELL ATTENDED, AND WE GOT GREAT INPUT AND SOME REALLY GOOD SUGGESTIONS FROM THE PARENTS THERE AT PLANT. ONE OF

194THE THINGS THAT REALLY STUCK OUT WAS THE FACT THAT WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT OUR KIDS IS THEY FEEL A LOT OF PRESSURE. THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE PUT ON KIDS. AND I DON'T THINK AS PARENTS WE SOMETIMES RECOGNIZE THAT THAT PRESSURE EXISTS AND THAT WE'RE SOMETIMES IMPOSING SOME OF THAT PRESSURE, BUT OUR KIDS STRIVE TO SUCCEED AND DO THEIR VERY BEST. AND THEY FEEL THE PRESSURE EVERY DAY. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF IS OUR STUDENT SERVICES TEAM'S WORK. THEY REALLY HAVE STEPPED UP. AND OUR FAMILIES ARE VERY PLEASED WITH THE SUPPORT THAT THEY ARE RECEIVING FROM STUDENT SERVICES, THOUGH THEY'D LOVE TO HAVE MORE. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE CONVERSATION AND I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE AS MANY PARENTS AND STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE TO COME OUT AND JOIN US AT ANY OF

195THE STEPS THAT WE HAVE REMAINING BECAUSE THE CONVERSATION IS REALLY GOOD, AND WE'RE GETTING LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION THAT WE ARE TAKING BACK AND REALLY WORKING TO PUT SOME THINGS IN PLACE. IN PARTICULAR, THAT CLEAR FLOW OF HOW YOU GET SUPPORT AND SERVICES. AGAIN, PLEASE JOIN US, EITHER TOMORROW AT EAST BAY OR AT ARMWOOD ON THURSDAY EVENING. THE SESSION STARTS AT 5 P.M. AND WE STAY UNTIL. SO THANK YOU. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER PEREZ. MEMBER SNIVELY. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR THIS EVENING, EXCEPT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT BACK UP FOR THE BOARD AND THE WAY OF WORK. IT'S PROBABLY TIME FOR US TO PULL THE WAY OF WORK OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I DO BELIEVE THE WAY

196OF WORK DOCUMENT SAYS THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO MAKE ANY REVISIONS TO IT OR REVIEW IT EVERY OCTOBER. WELL, THAT'S NEXT MONTH ALREADY. SO MAYBE IT'S TIME TO PULL THAT DOCUMENT OUT AND WE HAVE A COMMITTEE OF THREE PEOPLE THAT NORMALLY REVIEW THE WAY OF WORK EACH YEAR. I BELIEVE IT'S THE CHAIR AND TWO -- >>Jim Porter: CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR AND ANOTHER MEMBER. >>Melissa Snively: AND ONE OTHER MEMBER. COULD BE IMMEDIATE PAST, WHATEVER. I THINK WHATEVER THE CHAIR -- WHATEVER PERSON THE CHAIR DECIDES WHO THAT IS. I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH CHAIR SHAMBURGER TO GET THAT SET UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. MEMBER CONA. >>Steve Cona: I GUESS I'M WRAPPING THIS UP TODAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. I'D LIKE TO THANK MS.

197GRAY FOR HIGHLIGHTING ALL OF THE GREAT WORK BEING DONE AT LETO HIGH SCHOOL. LARISSA McCOY AND HER TEAM SHOULD BE COMMENDED OF ALL THE EXCITING THINGS THEY ARE DOING FOR STUDENTS IN THE TOWN N' COUNTRY AREA. SECOND, THANK THE STUDENTS AND STAFF THAT CAME OUT TO THE TOWN HALL IN DAVIDSON. ALSO THANK MS. SHAMBURGER AND MS. GRAY FOR ATTENDING AS WELL TO LEARN ABOUT IB AND SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH. WE HAD A VERY GOOD CROWDS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING MORE OF THE TOWN HALLS AS WE MOVING FORWARD. THE THIRD THING, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM TWO DOCTORS, BOTH OF THEM WANTED ME TO REPORT THAT THE NUMBER OF CASES OF STUDENTS COMING INTO HOSPITALS AND DOCTORS' OFFICES WITH LUNG INFECTIONS FROM VAPING IS REALLY STARTING TO MOUNT UP. I KNOW WE DISCUSSED VAPING, AND WE KNOW

198THAT VAPING IS IN OUR POLICY. BUT I'D LIKE TO ASK TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING OUR BEST, ESPECIALLY IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS, GIVING OUR PRINCIPALS THE POWER TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO CURTAIL SOME OF THIS. IT'S BECOMING AN EPIDEMIC THAT WE NEED TO GET IN FRONT OF, BECAUSE KIDS ARE GETTING REALLY SICK. AND THE ONLY TIME THEY SEEM TO BE DOING IT IS ON OUR CAMPUSES WHEN THEY GET A CHANCE TO. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE WORKING HARD TO CURTAIL THAT. LASTLY, I'LL JUST END WITH SOME CLARIFICATION. WHEN WE GO THROUGH BUDGET MEETINGS, WE DON'T GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO EACH OTHER A LOT. SO WHEN WE -- OR AT ALL OUTSIDE OF THIS -- ABOUT STUFF THAT'S ON THE BOARD AGENDA. SO I DON'T WANT

199FOLKS TO FEEL LIKE THEY GET OFFENDED WHEN WE'RE ASKING QUESTIONS. I'M NOT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THIS DISTRICT. THE SUPERINTENDENT IS IN CHARGE OF MAKING DECISIONS. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT INSURANCE, TALK ABOUT FUND BALANCE, YOU KNOW, IT'S OUR JOB AS A DISTRICT, AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS. SOMETIMES THESE QUESTIONS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE. THE REASON WHY WE HAVE A FUND BALANCE THAT IS HIGH IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF DEBT. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T REALLY COME UP. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE ALMOST A BILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT, YOU NEED A LOT IN FUND BALANCES OR ELSE THE COST OF THAT DEBT GOES THROUGH THE ROOF. SO THESE ARE IMPORTANT THINGS. WE'RE JUST ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HEALTH CARE. WE'RE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE CAN BE BETTER STEWARDS OF OUR MONEY.

200THE SUPERINTENDENT DOES A GOOD JOB OF VETTING THE THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT, BUT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD EVER AS BOARD MEMBERS STOP ASKING QUESTIONS AND STOP GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS. AS UNCOMFORTABLE AS MOVING CHEESE IS SOMETIMES, WE HAVE TO CONTINUE THAT FIGHT OF ASKING. I KNOW FOR ME I'LL CONTINUE ASKING, AND LIKE I SAID BEFORE, I REALLY DO THINK IT'S NOT WHETHER WE SELF-INSURE OR WE CONTINUE TO INSURE, IT'S THAT WE'RE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE THE RIGHT WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GIVING OUR EMPLOYEES THE BEST BENEFIT BECAUSE TO ME, STILL, IF ONE OF OUR TEACHERS HAS TO PAY $1200 A MONTH TO INSURE THEIR FAMILY, THEN WE'RE NOT DOING A GOOD JOB. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO HAVE

201THE BEST HEALTH CARE AT THE BEST PRICE TO THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ASK QUESTIONS. AND I HOPE THAT ALL OF US THROUGH THE PROCESS CONTINUE TO KEEP ASKING THESE TOUGH QUESTIONS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE MOVE THIS DISTRICT IN THE RIGHT WAY. SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME VENT A LITTLE. THANKS. >>Tamara Shamburger: NOT VENTING AT ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MEMBER CONA. MEMBER HAHN. >>Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU. JUST ONE COMMENT ABOUT THE STATEMENT YOU MADE AROUND VAPING. WHEN I WAS ATTENDING THE MENTAL HEALTH EVENING AT PLANT, I DID LEARN THAT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE AN EVENING IN OCTOBER WHERE THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO COME TOGETHER AT PLANT AND HAVE A CONVERSATION AROUND THE ISSUES WITH VAPING. I DON'T HAVE THE DATE RIGHT NOW, BUT I WILL FIND OUT

202AND SHARE THAT. IN CASE ANYONE WANTS TO ATTEND. THANKS. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU. I WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT BECAUSE WE DID HAVE A LITTLE CONVERSATION AROUND VAPING. WE HAVE PUT OUT A PSA BUT IT'S MOSTLY AROUND THE CRIMINAL SIDE OF WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU GET CAUGHT. THERE'S A LOT OF MATERIAL OUT THERE AND A LOT OF DISTRICTS HAVE TAKEN A STAND ON THE HEALTH ASPECT SIDE OF THIS. SO, MS. BROWN, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, CAN YOU GET AHOLD -- THERE'S SOME REALLY GOOD MATERIAL OUT THERE. I KNOW I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH N.O. P. E. AROUND THE PRESENTATIONS THEY DO. THEY DO PRESENTATIONS, IN MY OPINION, KIDS ARE SENIORS ALREADY BY THE TIME WE'RE HAVING THE CONVERSATION WITH THEM AND THAT'S WAY TOO LATE. BUT

203THERE'S GOOD PRINTED MATERIALS. THERE'S POSTERS. THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD MATERIAL OUT THERE THAT WHEN WE WERE HAVING THE CONVERSATION AROUND THE PSA, WE DIDN'T QUITE GO THERE, BUT I THINK BASED ON WHAT I'M HEARING, MAYBE WE SHOULD GO THERE. IF YOU WOULD DO THAT, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER STUART. AND JUST ONE UPDATE, I GOT A CORRECTION FOR THE PHALEN FAMILY FOODS. TOTAL DONATION WAS 400,000. NOT 450. WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CORRECT THAT. ALSO, ANOTHER REMINDER, OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE A SPECIAL CALLED BOARD MEETING ON OCTOBER THE 2nd. STARTS AT 4 P.M. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE THEN. OH, IT'S AT 10 A.M. SEE, I'M GLAD I SAID THAT. 10 A.M. THOSE MEETINGS ARE ALSO SO -- PEOPLE CAN

204STILL COME AND SPEAK AT THOSE MEETINGS. >>Jim Porter: YOU WILL BE VOTING AT THAT MEETING. YOU WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND THE APPLICATION FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH. YOU'LL RECEIVE INPUT. DR. WHALEN AND MS. SAUNDERS ARE WORKING ON THE AGENDA FOR YOU. YOU'LL RECEIVE INPUT FROM RAY AND ASSOCIATES ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS, COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND PRESENT TO YOU OPTIONS FOR FINALIZING THAT. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO VOTE. THERE WILL BE PUBLIC COMMENT. >>Tamara Shamburger: GOT IT, OCTOBER 2nd, 10 A.M. OCTOBER 15, 4 P.M. SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, MEETING ADJOURNED. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ]