10/16/2018 - Regular Meeting

001>> HI. MY NAME IS SALLY HARRIS. I'M THE CHAIR OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY'S SCHOOL BOARD. >> AND I'M TAMARA SHAMBURGER, THE BOARD'S VICE-CHAIR. >> WE WANTED TO WELCOME YOU TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE SERVE MORE THAN 200,000 STUDENTS. THAT INCLUDES CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH ADULTS IN OUR WORKFORCE PROGRAMS. OUR DISTRICT IS ONE OF THE TEN LARGEST IN AMERICA. OUR TEAM IS MADE UP OF MORE THAN 25,000 PEOPLE WORKING ON MORE THAN 245 SITES. >> WE ARE DIVERSE AND DEDICATED. OUR BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD IN OUR BOARD AUDITORIUM ON TUESDAYS AT 3 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

002ARE COVERED LIVE BY HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOL'S TV. THEY ARE STREAMED ON OUR WEBSITE AND CARRIED LIVE ON CABLE, SPECTRUM CHANNEL 635 AND FRONTIER FiOS CHANNEL 32. >> 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. THE ADDRESS IS: >> 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. >> AT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE ARE PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] >>Sally Harris: THE BOARD MEETING OF OCTOBER 16 IS NOW CALLED

003TO ORDER. AND I AM EXCITED TO SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE. IT'S WONDERFUL THAT YOU'RE HERE. MEMBER SHAMBURGER, WILL YOU NOW LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. NOW PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER SHAMBURGER. NOW WILL YOU PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT? >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND TO THE PODIUM TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. THEY ARE JOINED BY THEIR DIRECTOR, KEITH GRIFFITH, PRINCIPAL MARY FRITAS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR ADMINISTRATION, MARCOS RODRIGUEZ. THESE WONDERFUL STUDENTS ENTERTAINED US PRIOR TO THE START OF OUR BOARD MEETING. >> HI. MY NAME IS KEYTAWN. I

004AM A SENIOR AND PLAY ALTO AND SOPRANO SAXOPHONE. >> MY NAME IS COLIN. I'M A SOPHOMORE AND I PLAY THE ALTO SAX. >> MY NAME IS JORDAN. I'M A SENIOR AND PLAY THE ALTO AND TENOR. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ENRIQUE. I AM A JUNIOR AND I PLAY THE TENOR AND ALTO. >> HI. MY NAME IS MAX. I'M A SOPHOMORE AND I PLAY THE BARITONE SAX. >> I'M NICK. I'M A SENIOR AND I PLAY THE TRUMPET. >> HI. I'M GERALD. I'M A SENIOR. I PLAY THE TRUMPET. >> HI. I'M MADDIE. I'M A SOPHOMORE AND I PLAY THE TRUMPET. >> HI. MY NAME IS JOLIE. I'M A JUNIOR AND I PLAY TRUMPET AND FLUEGELHORN. >> HI. MY NAME IS SIGH SACK. I AM A JUNIOR -- ISAAC. I AM A JUNIOR AND I PLAY THE TRUMPET.

005>> JAVIER, JUNIOR, PLAY THE TRUMPET. >> TOMMY, SENIOR, I PLAY TROMBONE. >> HI. TRISTAN. I'M A SOPHOMORE AND I PLAY TROMBONE. >> HI. MY NAME IS VICTORIA. I'M A SENIOR AND I PLAY TROMBONE. >> HI. MY NAME IS AIDEN. I AM A SENIOR AND I PLAY TROMBONE. >> HI. MY NAME IS JORDAN. I AM A FRESHMAN AND PLAY BASS TROMBONE. >> WILLIAM, FRESHMAN. I PLAY BASS. >> DRAKE. I'M A SENIOR AND I PLAY DRUM SET. >> HI. MY NAME IS NICK. I'M A JUNIOR AND I PLAY DRUM SET. >> HI. MY NAME IS TYLER. I AM A SENIOR AND PLAY GUITAR. >> MY NAME IS CAISSON, I'M A SENIOR AND PLAY PIANO. >> KEITH GRIFFIS, THE BAND DIRECTOR AT SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM TODAY. THANK YOU

006SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU ALL VERY, VERY MUCH. IT'S SUCH A PLEASURE AS WE ENTER TO COME TO THE BOARD MEETING TO HAVE THE ENTERTAINMENT, SO WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. IT MAKES US START OUR BOARD MEETINGS NICELY. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE FOUR WITHDRAWN ITEMS TODAY. C 4.04, C 4.05, C 6.04, AND C 6.13. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER SNIVELY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. OKAY. MEMBER SNIVELY. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS SEEMED LIKE THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE SUPERINTENDENT KNOWS THIS OR NOT. I'LL LET HIM HAVE THE INFORMATION. WE'VE HAD NINE AGENDA UPDATES SINCE IT FIRST CAME OUT

007LAST TUESDAY, IS AS WELL AS SIX PULLED ITEM UPDATES AS WELL, ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL 11:51 TODAY THERE WERE STILL ITEMS BEING ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. ACTUALLY UP UNTIL 1:26 THIS AFTERNOON WHEN WE RECEIVED THE LEE ELEMENTARY DOCUMENTATION. SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION TO SEE IF WE COULD MAYBE TIGHTEN THAT UP A LITTLE BIT SO WE'RE NOT HAVING SO MANY UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. REALLY, NOT JUST FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS BUT ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC TO HAVE THE INFORMATION IN A TIMELY FASHION BEFORE WE ACTUALLY MEET PUBLICLY FOR OUR BOARD MEETING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>Sally Harris: SO AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WILL VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. WE HAVE ONE SET

008OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY, AND THAT IS THE OCTOBER 2nd, 2018, 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 SNIVELY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BOARD MEMBERS. MEMBER SHAMBURGER, WILL YOU NOW READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES FOR US? >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU AGAIN, MADAM CHAIR. AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING, LET ME QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. AT THIS TIME, PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THE BOARD'S AGENDA IS A CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE APPROVED WITH A MOTION AND VOTE UNLESS AN ITEM IS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION. THE AGENDA AND BACKUP DOCUMENTATION ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE. THIS MEETING

009CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON THE LIVE WEBCAST, ON CABLE TV, AND ON VIDEO MONITORS HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM. IT CAN ALSO BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING IN THE ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVE. THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM BEHIND ME THAT ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING. 45 MINUTES HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SPEAKERS ARE GRANTED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS A SINGLE AGENDA ITEM OR A TOTAL OF FIVE MINUTES TO ADDRESS TWO OR MORE AGENDA ITEMS. IF TEN OR MORE PEOPLE ARE PLANNING TO ADDRESS A SINGLE TOPIC OUR PROCEDURE REDUCES THE SPEAKING TIME FOR EACH PERSON FROM THREE MINUTES TO TWO. THIS IS TO MAKE SURE WE HEAR FROM MORE PEOPLE DURING THE SAME AVAILABLE TIME. YOUR COMMENTS ARE IMPORTANT. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS OUR

010STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND THEY WILL KEEP OUR BOARD INFORMED ABOUT THE RESPONSE. OUR SCHOOL BOARD RESPECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THIS BOARD. WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING YOUR TIME TO BE HERE. ANY BEHAVIOR INTENDED TO INTERRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. OUR CIVILITY POLICY IS IN EFFECT. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER SHAMBURGER. WE WILL NOW TAKE A FEW MINUTES FOR SOME VERY IMPORTANT RECOGNITIONS. THIS IS A BITTERSWEET MEETING AS THIS IS THE LAST MEETING FOR SEVERAL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS. WE WILL SHARE IN A FEW RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS, SO WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL ENJOY IT AND BE PATIENT WITH US AS WE WORK THROUGH IT. I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST START WITH MS. VALDES. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD INVITE MRS. VALDES AND SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS

011TO GO TO THE FRONT, PLEASE. THANK YOU. IF THERE'S ANY FAMILY THAT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THEM, THEY ARE WELCOME TO JOIN THEM. IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO GET TO SHARE IN THE RESOLUTION WITH YOU. SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL READ THE RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, MRS. SUSAN VALDES HAS SERVED THREE AND A HALF TERMS AS A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. WHEREAS, MRS. VALDES SERVED TWO TERMS AS CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD IN 2010, 2011, AND 2014, 2015, SHAPING POLICY FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF THE VARIED AND OFTEN CHALLENGING EXPERIENCES STUDENTS FACE IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. AND WHEREAS, MRS. VALDES' DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY DURING HER 14 YEARS OF SERVICE HAS HELPED LAUNCH NEW PROGRAMS, INCLUDING DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMIES, EXPANDED THE REACH OF THE OFFICE

012OF SUPPLIER OF DIVERSITY, AND SHAPED COUNTLESS OTHER PROJECTS THAT IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN. AND WHEREAS, MRS. VALDES' COMMITMENT TO CREATING A RACIAL EQUITY POLICY WAS HONORED WITH A NATIONWIDE RISE AWARD AND WILL HAVE A LASTING EFFECT ON OUR REGION BY ENSURING ALL STUDENTS WHO MRS. VALDES CONSIDERS HER BABIES WILL HAVE THE SUPPORTS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. AND WHEREAS, MRS. VALDES' RESTLESS PURSUIT OF PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE INCREASED THE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING THE LIFE-CHANGING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION BY ADVOCATING FOR THE NEW DISTRICT SUPPORTS THAT REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION AND NARROWED THAT ACHIEVEMENT GAP. WHEREAS, MRS. VALDES WORKED VIGOROUSLY TO ENSURE FAIR AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AFFORDED TO SMALL AND DIVERSE BUSINESSES TO COMPETE FOR PROCUREMENT BIDS AND PUBLIC CONTRACTS FOR THE EFFORTS OF THE OFFICE OF SUPPLIER DIVERSITY. AND WHEREAS,

013STUDENTS, DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, AND OUR COMMUNITY HONOR MRS. VALDES FOR HER DEEP AND ABIDING CONCERN FOR THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THESE STUDENTS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, DEEMS IT FITTING AND PROPER TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTIONS OF SUSAN L. VALDES AND TO EXPRESS ITS GREAT APPRECIATION FOR MRS. SUSAN L. VALDES FOR HER EFFORTS AND WORK AS A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FROM 2004 TO 2018. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE CERTIFIED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND BE IMMEDIATELY PRESENTED TO MRS. SUSAN L. VALDES. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY BE PLACED IN THE MINUTES AND SAID PAGE DEDICATED TO MRS. SUSAN L. VALDES AND A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE MADE AVAILABLE TO

014THE PUBLIC, ADOPTED THIS 16th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2018. [ APPLAUSE ] IN APPRECIATION OF BOARD MEMBER SERVICE, THE STUDENT ARTWORK BEING PRESENTED TODAY REPRESENTS THE DIVERSITY OF OUR DISTRICT AND THE ARTWORK PRESENTED TO MRS. VALDES IS CALLED "UNTITLED" AND WAS CREATED BY JULIE ANN MUNEZ A SOPHOMORE AT WHARTON HIGH SCHOOL. HER ART TEACHER IS SHIN YANG CHANG. [ APPLAUSE ] MR. SUPERINTENDENT? >>Jeffrey Eakins: I JUST WANT TO ADD A FEW MORE COMMENTS BECAUSE, AS I'M LISTENING TO THE RESOLUTION TODAY, THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT REALLY STAND OUT IN THE RESOLUTION ABOUT MS. VALDES, THAT AS A SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND AS OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, BRINGS A GREAT DEAL OF PRIDE. I WANT TO SHARE A FEW WORDS THAT JUMP OUT AT ME. FIRST OF ALL, THE WORD "EQUITY" JUMPS RIGHT OUT AT ME BECAUSE OF

015HOW HARD MS. VALDES FOUGHT VERY HARD ACROSS HER TENURE TO CREATE EQUITY ACROSS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ALL KIDS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT AS SUPERINTENDENT. CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU KEPT BEATING THAT DRUM ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT TO CREATED A BETTER PATHWAY FOR THEIR FUTURE AND TO GIVE THEM THAT HOPE THAT YOU ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT THAT THEY ULTIMATELY WILL HAVE A STANDARD DIPLOMA. I KNOW THAT WILL BE ANOTHER THING THAT YOU'LL FIGHT AT THE NEXT LEVEL WHERE YOU'RE AT IN TALLAHASSEE. ACHIEVEMENT GAPS STAND OUT BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE THAT AMAZING EQUITY LENS THAT YOU BROUGHT TO YOUR ROLE, HOW WE ENSURED AS A STAFF WE COULD DO EVERYTHING WE COULD TO CLOSE THE GAPS TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL OUR

016KIDS. FAIR AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES. BECAUSE OF YOUR ADVOCACY, OUR STUDENTS HAVE HAD MANY, MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR LIFE OVER THE LAST 14 YEARS BECAUSE OF THAT STRONG ADVOCACY YOU'VE HAD ON THEIR BEHALF. AND YOU'VE BEEN THEIR VOICE, AND IT HAS PAID OFF BIG TIME FOR THE STUDENTS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MR. EAKINS. MS. STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MS. VALDES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS DISTRICT AND TO THIS COMMUNITY. YOU HAVE IN YOUR TENURE ALWAYS KEPT IN YOUR HEART KIDS AND WHAT IS BEST FOR THEM AT ALL TIMES. I APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION AND YOUR DEDICATION TO THE DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON COCs. WHEN I WAS ON THE BOARD THAT WAS THE FIRST THING I

017HEARD THAT AND UNSIGNED CONTRACTS, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE UNSIGNED CONTRACTS ANYMORE. THANK YOU, MS. VALDES. YOUR WORK ON THE COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES. YOUR WORK WITH THE LATINOS IN ACTION. THE LETO FALCONS WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND YOUR DEDICATION TO THEIR SCHOOL. THE STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT THAT YOU SAW TONIGHT, THAT WAS MS. VALDES' IDEA TO BRING STUDENTS HERE TO PERFORM BEFORE THESE BOARD MEETINGS. YOU HAVE CHAMPIONED MANY THINGS OVER YOUR TIME AT THIS DAIS. AND I EXPECT -- NO, I ANTICIPATE GREAT THINGS FROM MS. VALDES IN TALLAHASSEE. THE SAME THINGS THAT SHE'S DONE HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, I THINK THAT SHE WILL CONTINUE. SO CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR MOVE TO TALLAHASSEE. I ASKED HER WHEN I WAS IN HER OFFICE EARLIER, I SAID, ARE YOU PACKING UP ALL THIS STUFF AND TAKING IT WITH YOU.

018SHE ALREADY STARTED PACKING. 14 YEARS OF STUFF ACQUIRED IN YOUR OFFICE TAKES A WHILE TO PACK UP. SHE LAUGHED AT ME. WE ALWAYS GIGGLE UP HERE A LITTLE BIT ONCE IN A WHILE. WHEN MS. VALDES BREAKS OUT HER FAN AND STARTS FANNING, I'LL MISS THAT. BECAUSE SHE FANS AND SHE CLOSES IT. SHE FANS AND SHE CLOSES IT. I WILL MISHEARING THAT AND KNOWING THAT THERE'S SOMETHING ON HER MIND THAT SHE'S GOING TO TELL US WHEN SHE'S DONE. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. I WILL MISS YOU SITTING TO THE RIGHT OF ME. BUT I WILL SEE YOU IN TALLAHASSEE. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART. MEMBER SHAMBURGER. OH, I'M SORRY. MEMBER GRIFFIN. >>April Griffin: YOU AND I WERE SITTING AT A BOWLING ALLEY MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND OUR FAMILIES WERE BOWLING AND

019YOU WOULD BOUNCE THINGS OFF OF ME. WE KNEW WHO THE GOOD GUYS WERE AND NOT SO GOOD GUYS. YOU TOLD ME THAT ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO RUN. AND IN THAT MOMENT, I SAID TO YOU, "I'M GOING TO RUN FOR THAT SEAT." AND I HAD TO CONVINCE MY HUSBAND FIRST BEFORE I COULD DO THAT. BUT YOU LOOKED AT ME AND YOU SAID, "YOU'VE GOT YOUR FIRST ENDORSEMENT." I KNOW WHEN I LOOKED AT THE BOARD MEMBERS SEATED, I TRIED TO TAKE SOMETHING FROM EACH ONE OF THEM THAT I WANTED TO INCORPORATE INTO HOW I SERVE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ALWAYS STOOD OUT TO ME WAS HOW YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY ARE SO WELL LOVED AND ADMIRED AND RESPECTED FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT

020HAVE COME TO YOU OVER THE YEARS AND THERE ARE PROBABLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE YOU HAVE HELPED THAT DIDN'T THINK THAT ANYBODY WOULD LISTEN BUT YOU DID AND YOU ALWAYS DID. THAT WAS THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER I WANTED TO BE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT REALLY DID COLOR THE WAY THAT I SERVED THIS COMMUNITY. YOU AND YOUR HEART I KNOW WILL BE MISSED HERE. BUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO FOR EDUCATION UP IN TALLAHASSEE I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING. AND I WILL SAY THIS AND IT'S GOVERNMENT BUT I LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRIFFIN. MEMBER SHAMBURGER. >>Tamara Shamburger: MEMBER VALDES, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE. THERE'S ONE THING I CAN SAY ABOUT THE THREE OF OUR OUTGOING

021BOARD MEMBERS AND THAT'S THE PASSION THAT EACH OF YOU HAVE. FOR YOU, MS. VALDES, IT'S YOUR PASSION FOR PEOPLE. YOU'VE BEEN A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR NOT ONLY YOUR PEOPLE BUT FOR EVERYBODY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU'VE SHOWN ME THE WAY IN HOW TO FIGHT AND STAND UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. I WANT TO AGAIN THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE ALL OF THE WORK YOU'VE DONE WITH THE COCs AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR STUDENTS I'LL BE HERE TO CONTINUE THAT FIGHT. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'RE STILL HERE FIGHTING FOR THE THINGS IMPORTANT TO YOU, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU CONTINUE THIS GREAT WORK UP IN TALLAHASSEE. SO, MEMBER VALDES, GRASSIOSE -- THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. >>Sally Harris:

022THANK YOU, MEMBER SHAMBURGER. MEMBER VALDES, WOW. YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME SO MUCH IN MY FOUR YEARS, AND YOU HAVE SHOWN ME WHAT IT MEANS TO BE DEDICATED TO THE STUDENTS. I ADMIRE THE FACT THAT YOU NEVER GIVE UP ON THE KIDS. THERE'S NOT A PERSON IN THIS CITY THAT DOESN'T KNOW YOU LOVE LETO. AND YOUR LOYALTY TO LETO IS PROMINENT BUT YOUR LOYALTY TO ALL OF THE STUDENTS. YOU NEVER FORGOT ALL OF THE STUDENTS. THAT'S ONE THING I ADMIRE THE MOST. I KNOW YOU OPENED THE DOOR FOR MANY STUDENTS BUT ALSO MANY STAFF. YOU HAVE BEEN A PHENOMENAL LISTENER AND YOU'VE ALSO BEEN A FOLLOW-THROUGH PERSON. SO YOU ALWAYS FOLLOWED THROUGH WHAT WAS ASKED OF YOU TO DO. I THINK WE ALL LEARNED FROM THAT. YOUR UNDYING SUPPORT FOR OUR GRADUATES, YOU'VE BEEN A STRONG

023MOVEMENT ON THAT. I THINK WHEN WE REACH THAT 20 BY 90 OR 90 BY 20, WE WILL HAVE A LOT TO OWE TO YOU AND YOUR SUCCESS THAT YOU WERE ONE OF THE LEADERS LEADING US THROUGH THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND. [ APPLAUSE ] NOW, DO YOU HAVE A FEW COMMENTS? >>Susan L. Valdes: I'LL TRY AND WEATHER THIS, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TO MY FAMILY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING MY CRAZINESS. AND THE YEARS HERE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD HAVE BEEN -- THIS IS A BITTERSWEET DAY BECAUSE I TRULY LOVE THIS DISTRICT. BEING A PRODUCT OF THIS DISTRICT AND SEEING IT EVOLVE TO THE DIVERSE COUNTY THAT WE ARE AND THE STUDENT POPULATION, IT MAKES US A BETTER COMMUNITY. I'M GRATEFUL

024FOR THE YEARS OF BEING ABLE TO SIT HERE AND HELP TACKLE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE'VE ALL FACED TOGETHER. AND THOSE CHALLENGES HAVE ALSO MADE ME A BETTER PUBLIC SERVANT AS WELL. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN A LEARNING CURVE. AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE HOW IMPORTANT OUR ROLE IS AND WHAT WE DO FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OUR CHILDREN -- OUR CHILDREN ARE THE REASON WHY WE ALL ARE HERE, AND THAT IS MY PASSION. THANK YOU FOR CAPTURING MY PASSION. I WILL MISS YOU ALL, TOO, BUT I'M NOT GOING TOO FAR. I WON'T BE GOING TOO FAR. ON THE CONTRARY, WE'LL BE ABLE TO TACKLE SOME OF THE VERY ISSUES SPOKEN BEFORE US BY OUR CONSTITUENTS WHO HAVE COME SO DESPERATELY ASKING FOR THINGS THAT REALLY SHOULD NEED NO ASKING. THEY SHOULD BE A

025DONE-DEAL BECAUSE IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. AND TO DO THE RIGHT THING IS NOT ALWAYS EASY BUT IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. HENCE, I'M THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SERVED OUR COMMUNITY IN THIS CAPACITY. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE AND HOW WE CAN HELP TO CONTINUE PUTTING OUR DISTRICT FIRST, OUR CHILDREN FIRST AND THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY FIRST WHEN MAKING PIECES OF LEGISLATION IN TALLAHASSEE. [SPEAKING SPANISH] TO MY CUSTODIANS AND LUNCHROOM LADIES, GRACIAS, GRACIAS AND MAINTENANCE FOLKS, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO EACH AND EVERY DAY IN HELPING OUR STUDENTS HAVE A BETTER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS. [SPEAKING SPANISH] YOU ALL ARE THE ANCHOR OF THIS PARTICULAR DISTRICT TO GIVE THE TEACHERS THE TOOLS NECESSARY AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN THEIR CLASSROOMS TO BE ABLE TO TEACH

026OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART AT ALL LEVELS OF THIS DISTRICT, CONTINUE DOING WHAT'S RIGHT BY CHILDREN. FOLLOW YOUR HEART. AND JUST REMEMBER, WHEN THE ADULTS ARE CONFUSED, JUST REMEMBER THAT THE STUDENTS ARE NOT. THAT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER THAT WHAT WE'RE ABOUT IS ABOUT OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS RECOGNITION. IT'S BITTERSWEET AND I GOT THROUGH IT WITHOUT CRYING. THAT'S AWESOME. ALMOST. BUT THANK YOU. I LOVE YOU GUYS. GRACIAS. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER VALDES. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE INTO ANOTHER RECOGNITION. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MS. GRIFFIN AND SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS TO GO TO THE FRONT, PLEASE. IT IS WITH PLEASURE THAT I GET TO READ THE RECOGNITION RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, MRS. APRIL GRIFFIN HAS COMPLETED HER THIRD TERM AS A MEMBER

027OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FLORIDA. AND WHEREAS, MRS. GRIFFIN SERVED TWO TERMS AS CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD IN 2013, 2014, AND 2015, 2016, BRINGING HER PROFESSIONAL PASSION FOR LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT TO THE FOREFRONT. AND WHEREAS, MRS. GRIFFIN'S DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY DURING HER 12 YEARS OF SERVICE HAS OPENED NEW DOORS AND CREATED LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS. AND WHEREAS, MRS. GRIFFIN OUTSIDE THE BOX THINKING LED TO CREATIVE WAYS TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST VALUABLE STUDENTS THROUGH NEW OVERSIGHT PROGRAMS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE. AND WHEREAS, MRS. GRIFFIN TIRELESSLY ADVOCATED FOR HEALTH PROVISIONS THAT SUPPORT THE WELL-BEING OF ALL STUDENTS. AND WHEREAS, MRS. GRIFFIN HAS NEVER WAVERED IN HER COMMITMENT TO PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE BY NETWORKING STATEWIDE THROUGH CAREER PATHWAYS INITIATIVE, CHAMPION FOR

028OUTSTANDING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION SO THAT EVERY CHILD AND ADULT IS READY FOR THE MODERN WORKFORCE AND FULFILLING THE FUTURE. AND WHEREAS, STUDENTS, THE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND THE COMMUNITY HONOR MRS. GRIFFIN FOR HER DEEP AND ABIDING ADVOCACY FOR THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FLORIDA DEEMS IT FITTING AND PROPER TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTIONS OF APRIL GRIFFIN AND TO EXPRESS ITS GREAT APPRECIATION FOR MRS. GRIFFIN FOR HER EFFORTS AND WORK AS A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FROM 2006 TO 2018. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE CERTIFIED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND BE IMMEDIATELY PRESENTED TO MRS. APRIL GRIFFIN. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY BE PLACED IN THE

029MINUTES AND SAID PAGE DEDICATED TO MRS. APRIL GRIFFIN AND A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, ADOPTED THIS 16th DAY OF APRIL, 2018. THANK YOU. THE ARTWORK PRESENTED TO MRS. GRIFFIN IS TITLED "PURE ABSORPTION" AND WAS CREATED BY CHRISTOPHER ALLEN, A JUNIOR AT EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL. HIS ART TEACHER IS BARBARA LAWTON. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Sally Harris: MR. EAKINS. >>Jeffrey Eakins: LET MS. GRIFFIN GET ALL HER THINGS DOWN THERE. SO, MS. GRIFFIN, AS I'VE BEEN -- AS I WAS LOOKING AT THE RESOLUTION HERE'S WHAT POPS RIGHT OUT AT ME. FIRST OF ALL, VULNERABLE STUDENTS. AS A DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT YOU AND I TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE STUDENTS ACROSS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HOW WE NEEDED TO DO BETTER FOR THOSE PARTICULAR STUDENTS AND YOU ALWAYS ADVOCATED VERY STRONGLY AND YOU LISTENED.

030I THINK THE FACT THAT SO MANY FAMILIES TRUSTED YOU WITH THEIR SITUATION ULTIMATELY THEN THAT YOU AND I WOULD DISCUSS HOW TO BEST ADVOCATE AND MAKE DECISIONS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD. THAT TOOK RELATIONSHIPS, WHICH IS ANOTHER WORD THAT POPS RIGHT OUT OF YOUR RESOLUTION BECAUSE IT TOOK THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST BETWEEN YOU AND THE FAMILIES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THEM TO TRUST YOU TO COME TO YOU WITH THE PARTICULAR CHALLENGES. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING THAT STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR COMMUNITY, WITH THE FAMILIES WHO ENTRUSTED THOSE SITUATIONS TO YOU FOR THEIR STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING THROUGH SOME VERY CHALLENGING SITUATIONS. PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE. ALL RIGHT, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS ACROSS THIS COMMUNITY A LOT. THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO KNOW WE WERE STRUGGLING COMING UP

031WITH A VISION STATEMENT FOR THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE WERE AT A RETREAT TRYING TO WORDSMITH THINGS, AND WE HAD SO MANY FLOWERY STATEMENTS OUT THERE IT WAS -- BUT IT WAS GOING PRETTY MUCH NOWHERE. AFTER ABOUT TWO OR THREE HOURS OF DETERMINING OUR VISION STATEMENT. AND THEN IN THE FINAL HOUR, APRIL GRIFFIN SAYS, "AREN'T WE JUST PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE?" IT'S LIKE, YES, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. AND THUS THE VISION STATEMENT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CAME TO LIFE. AND THAT WAS BECAUSE YOU JUST BOTTOM-LINED IT. THAT'S WHAT YOU DO A LOT, RIGHT? YOU BOTTOMED LINED IT AND SAID THAT'S WE DO FOR OUR STUDENTS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND THAT WILL BE THE VISION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. EVERYONE WAS LIKE, YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE DO. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WHOWRPG --

032HOW WE DO IT. YOUR WORK WITH THE CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND PATHWAYS, MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW YOU WERE A LEADER HERE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITH THAT INITIATIVE AND HOW MUCH THAT HAS REALLY. WE'VE TAKEN HOLD OF THAT IN OUR DISTRICT AND REALLY MADE SURE WE'RE LOOKING OUT FOR STUDENTS NOT JUST ON THE COLLEGE TRACK, BUT ON THE TRACK TO GO RIGHT INTO THE WORKFORCE OR INTO TECHNICAL COLLEGE INTO A TRADE, INTO APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. THOSE ARE THE WORDS THAT TOPPED OUT BECAUSE THOSE ARE WORDS THAT HAVE IMPACTED ME. THOSE ARE THE WORDS THAT IMPACTED THIS COMMUNITY AND THE STUDENTS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MR. EAKINS. MEMBER VALDES. >>Susan L. Valdes: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

033MEMBER GRIFFIN, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT CALLING ON THAT FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE BOWLING ALLEY AND WINNING A COUNTYWIDE RACE, SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF FOLKS DOUBTED WOULD HAPPEN BECAUSE IT'S A VERY BIG COUNTY AND YOU DID IT. I'M FOREVER THANKFUL FOR OUR FRIENDSHIP AND YOUR WORK IN THE COUNTY ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS HAS BEEN MEASURED BY THE PASSION IN WHICH YOU TALK ABOUT THINGS AND YOU ADVOCATE FOR THE STUDENTS. I KNOW THAT EVEN IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS, THAT ADVOCACY IS NOT GOING TO STOP. IF I KNOW APRIL LIKE I KNOW APRIL, THAT ADVOCACY IS NOT GOING TO STOP. AND THE MANY FAMILIES THAT YOU, TOO, HAVE HELPED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND FINDING THEIR BEST NICHE AND HOW TO PICK UP YOUR BOOTSTRAPS AND LEARN FROM MISTAKES AND MOVE FORWARD. YOU'VE BEEN THAT BOARD MEMBER.

034THAT'S ONE THING I'VE TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU IS HOW BETTER CAN I DO THAT WITH CONSTITUENTS AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE AND FRIENDSHIP AND I, TOO, LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER VALDES. MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MS. GRIFFIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS DISTRICT AND TO THE KIDS IN THIS COMMUNITY WHO I KNOW YOU FELT FOR, YOU FIGHT HARD FOR. I KNOW YOU SPENT 12 YEARS FIGHTING FOR STUDENTS WHO NEEDED YOU MOST. YOU WORKED TO BETTER THE LIVES OF KIDS. IT IS REFLECTED IN PROGRAMS THAT I'VE SEEN COME TO FRUITION, THE DENTAL PROGRAMS, THE WORK YOU'VE DONE WITH EQUALITY FLORIDA AND STILL CONTINUE TO DO TO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE STUDENTS. AND I KNOW THAT

035YOUR TENURE WAS HERE TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS WERE A PRIORITY AND THAT'S TRUE LEADERSHIP TO ME. YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN INDEPENDENT IN YOUR THOUGHTS BUT COLLABORATIVE IN YOUR WORK, AND I RESPECT THAT. I EXPECT THAT YOU WILL FIND A WAY TO CONTINUE YOUR DEDICATION TO YOUR CAREER AND TO THE TECHNICAL STUDENTS ON YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE. I KNOW THAT YOU ADVOCATED WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED HERE SIGNIFICANTLY FOR MEMBERS WHO I KNOW ARE HERE TODAY IN A TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT THAT WAS REALLY STRUGGLING, AND YOU TOOK THAT ON, TOOK THE BULL BY THE HORNS BECAUSE IT WAS A BIG BULL AND WE FOUGHT HARD FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TRANSPORTATION TODAY. BUT YOU TOOK THAT ON. YOU STOOD BESIDE EMPLOYEES WHO OTHERS DIDN'T WANT TO BELIEVE. AND I KNOW YOU ADVOCATED SHORTLY AFTER TWO STUDENTS DIED IN THIS DISTRICT,

036AND YOU FOUGHT HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN. I WISH YOU THE BEST AND THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND AS WELL. YOU'LL BE MISSED UP HERE. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART. MEMBER SHAMBURGER. >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBER GRIFFIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOUR PASSION IS WITH A PURPOSE. SO ON BEHALF OF DISTRICT FIVE AND ALL OF MY CONSTITUENTS, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO IN MY COMMUNITY. YOU'RE WELL-KNOWN AND WELL-LOVED. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE AND THANK YOU FOR PAVING THE WAY FOR SO MANY STUDENTS. IT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU SORELY. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR SERVICE. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER SHAMBURGER. MEMBER GRIFFIN, I WILL SAY I

037MET MEMBER GRIFFIN WHEN I RAN AGAINST MEMBER GRIFFIN. SHE'S A CHALLENGE TO RUN AGAINST. BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT DURING THAT TIME I GOT TO KNOW HER HEART. AND THE ONE THING I LEARNED IS SHE REALLY BELIEVED IN THE KIDS. AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE DIFFICULT KIDS ARE THE ONES I LOVE DEEPLY, AND SO DOES SHE. SO WE HAD THAT COMMON FEELING THROUGHOUT THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. AND WHEN I LOST, I WENT OVER TO HER AND I SAID, "I HOPE I GET TO COME BACK AROUND AND WORK WITH YOU BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO BE A PART OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THAT DISTRICT." AND I DID HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY AND IT HAS BEEN A JOY, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A PASSION, AND I APPRECIATE SO MUCH WHAT YOU HAVE DONE THROUGH THE PUBLIC

038DEFENDER'S OFFICE AND FOR THE STUDENTS WHO STRUGGLE. SOMETIMES IT'S NOT THE STUDENT'S FAULT. IT IS THE PATH THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN. YOU HAVE OPENED UP THAT PATH. YOU HAVE NEVER FORGOTTEN THOSE KIDS. YOU HAVE BEEN A FRIEND TO ALL OF THE KIDS. YOU SERVE COUNTYWIDE, BUT YOU SERVE COUNTYWIDE FOR EVERY CHILD, AND THAT HAS BEEN VERY VALUABLE. YOU DON'T FORGET YOUR CAREER IN TECH. YOU'RE RIGHT THERE WITH THEM. AND YOU ARE ABLE TO FACE THE DIFFICULTY -- DIFFICULT CHALLENGES. AND MANY TIMES IN THIS DISTRICT YOU WERE THE ONE AT THE HEAD OF THE GAME BRINGING UP THE DIFFICULT THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE. SO I APPRECIATE AND ADMIRE YOU FOR THAT. AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE NEW PATHS, BUT I WILL MISS THE TIME THAT WE GET TO SPEND

039TOGETHER ON THIS BOARD. THANK YOU FOR SERVING THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE SERVED AND BEING MY FRIEND. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara Shamburger: WE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT RECOGNITION, AND THAT IS FOR YOU, CHAIR HARRIS. MY APOLOGIES. >>Sally Harris: WE'RE EXCITED. MEMBER GRIFFIN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A FEW WORDS? >>April Griffin: SO I WAS HAVING DINNER WITH SOMEONE ONE TIME, AND HE WAS A GENERAL WHO OVERSAW SPECIAL OPS AND I WAS TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE STRUGGLES IN THIS POSITION. AND HE TOLD ME I WAS A NECESSARY IRRITANT AND THAT EVERY ORGANIZATION NEEDS ONE, AT LEAST ONE. I KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE SOMETIMES ADMITTING THAT WE HAVE ISSUES, BUT WE HAVE 200,000 STUDENTS THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND WE HAVE 30,000 EMPLOYEES, AND WE HAVE FAMILIES THAT WE HAVE TO PLEASE.

040THERE ARE GOING TO BE STRUGGLES WITH THAT MANY PEOPLE BEING A PART OF IT. AND I'M OF THE BELIEF THAT YOU HAVE TO OWN THE PROBLEMS AND COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS TO FIX THEM. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST TWO, TWO AND A HALF YEARS IS THAT WE HAVE LOOKED AT, HAD OUTSIDE PEOPLE COME IN, TELL US WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT, TELL US WHAT WE'RE DOING WRONG AND HELP US COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS TO FIX THEM. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT, BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD. THERE'S STILL A LOT MORE WORK TO BE DONE. AND WHEN WE HAD OUR MOMENT SILENCE, EVERY MEETING IN THAT MOMENT, I PRAY FOR GOD'S WILL. I PRAY FOR THE BOARD TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS

041AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR OUR STAFF. IN THAT MOMENT THIS EVENING WHEN I LOWERED MY HEAD I PRAYED FOR THE BOARD OF THE FUTURE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN ALL THAT YOU DO AND ALL THAT YOU UNDERTAKE FOR OUR STAFF, FOR ALL OF YOU TO CONTINUE THE WORK. OVER THE YEARS I'VE WATCHED. I'VE WATCHED A LOT OF PEOPLE AND I'VE SEEN THE ONES THAT HAVE SHOWN ME THEIR HEART FOR KIDS. AND I HOPE THAT WITH ALL OF THE BACKGROUND IN HIS THAT THIS -- BACKGROUND NOISE THAT THIS COMMUNITY HERE'S THAT THIS BOARD HERE'S, THAT YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU DO EACH AND EVERY DAY. WE ARE NOT A TYPICAL ORGANIZATION. WE SERVE CHILDREN. EVERY SINGLE DAY WE SERVE CHILDREN, AND IT IS OUR JOBS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL. WHETHER IT BE SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN

042THE CUSTODIAL RANKS OR IN TRANSPORTATION OR IN SUPPORT, OR IN THE CLASSROOM OR IN ADMINISTRATION, THAT'S WHAT PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE WAS ALL ABOUT. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU PLAYS A ROLE IN HELPING OUR STUDENTS BE SUCCESSFUL. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THIS COMMUNITY FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY THREE TIMES TO SERVE YOU. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR, AN ABSOLUTE HONOR. EVERYTHING THAT'S COME WITH IT, ALL OF THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, IF I HAD TO GO BACK AND DO IT AGAIN, I WOULDN'T, BECAUSE WE MADE A DIFFERENCE. I BELIEVE AND HOPE FOR THAT DIFFERENCE TO CONTINUE BECAUSE THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE. BUT ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE KEPT THIS DISTRICT RUNNING WITH ALL OF THE UPS AND DOWNS, ALL OF THE ISSUE DU JOURS THAT HAVE

043PACKED THIS BOARDROOM OUT MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT ON BOTH HANDS, KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THE KIDS, AND YOU WILL BE OKAY. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU, BOARD. I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK UP HERE. AND I AM GOING TO SAY THIS THAT I TRUST THAT YOU ALL ARE GOING TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR KIDS MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRIFFIN. MEMBER HARRIS, IF YOU COULD PLEASE JOIN MR. EAKINS DOWN FRONT. I'M HONORED TO READ THE RESOLUTION FOR CHAIR HARRIS. WHEREAS, SALLY A. HARRIS HAS COMPLETED HER TERM AS MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FLORIDA. AND WHEREAS, MS. HARRIS SERVED A TERM AS CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD IN 2017 TO 2018, INSPIRING A COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT THROUGH HER TEAM-BUILDING

044NATURE AND HER SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR A WIDE RANGE OF VIEWPOINTS. AND WHEREAS, MS. HARRIS' DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY DURING HER FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE HAS BROUGHT NEW ENERGY AND ATTENTION TO MANY OF OUR DISTRICT'S SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS. AND WHEREAS, MS. HARRIS' ENDLESS EFFORTS TO SHOWCASE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND ALL DISTRICT STAFF MEMBERS CREATED A GREATER UNDERSTANDING IN THE COMMUNITY OF THE VITAL ROLE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS PLAY IN STRENGTHENING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, OUR REGION AND THE WORLD. AND WHEREAS, MS. HARRIS PASSIONATELY ADVOCATED FOR ALL CHILDREN FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS SHOWING HER COMMITMENT TO PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE BY HELPING DEVELOP THE SUPPORTS EACH STUDENT NEEDS TO REACH HIS OR HER INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND BECOME THE BEST POSSIBLE VERSION OF THEMSELVES. AND WHEREAS, STUDENTS, DISTRICT EMPLOYEES IN OUR COMMUNITY HONOR MS. HARRIS FOR HER DEEP AND ABIDING

045CONCERN FOR THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, DEEMS IT FITTING AND PROPER TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTIONS OF SALLY A. HARRIS. AND TO EXPRESS ITS GREAT APPRECIATION TO SALLY A. HARRIS FOR HER EFFORTS AND WORK AS A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FROM 2014 TO 2018. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE CERTIFIED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND BE IMMEDIATELY PRESENTED TO MS. SALLY A. HARRIS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY BE PLACED IN THE MINUTES AND SAID PAGES DEDICATED TO SALLY A. HARRIS AND A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. ADOPTED THIS 16th DAY OF OCTOBER 2018. [ APPLAUSE ] THE ARTWORK PRESENTED TO

046MS. HARRIS IS TITLED "ELEPHANT" AND WAS CREATED BY ALEXANDRA EASTTON OF BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. HER ART TEACHER WAS LINDA GALGANI. >>Jeffrey Eakins: WELL, MS. HARRIS, LOOKING THROUGH YOUR RESOLUTION THERE WERE TWO WORDS I DIDN'T SEE THAT I WANTED TO BRING OUT. EARLY CHILDHOOD. AS WE HAVE A STRONG FOCUS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD NOW IN OUR DISTRICT AND REALLY HARNESSING ALL OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, YOU BROUGHT THAT LENS TO THIS BOARD ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD AND HOW WE HAVE TO START THERE TO REALLY CREATE SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS. SO I'M PERSONALLY LIKE INSERTING THOSE WORDS INTO THAT. SHOWCASING STUDENTS. WOW. OKAY. YOU SHOWCASED MORE STUDENTS IN YOUR FOUR YEARS THAN ANYBODY WOULD HAVE EVER DONE THROUGH YOUR VISITS TO OUR SCHOOLS, THROUGH ALL THE MANY EVENTS YOU ATTENDED AND THE WAY YOU SHOWCASED THEM HERE AT EVERY BOARD

047MEETING TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS WERE AT THE CENTER OF IT ALL. WHEN I THINK OF THE OCTAGON, MS. HARRIS, I THINK OF YOU BECAUSE YOU REPRESENT ALL ASPECTS OF THE OCTAGON, THE CULTURE THAT WE ARE CREATING HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT IS BEING DONE OUT THERE ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS BY OUR TEACHERS AND BY ALL OF OUR SUPPORT STAFF ACROSS HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. YOU KIND OF IN A WAY YOU BRING OUT WHAT'S RIGHT ABOUT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR STUDENTS THE CENTER OF THAT, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE REMINDED EVERY TIME ABOUT THE GREAT WORK THAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS BECAUSE WE CAN SOMETIMES GET CAUGHT UP IN THE STUFF THAT ISN'T ALWAYS ON THE POSITIVE SIDE BUT YOU ALWAYS

048BRING US BACK TO THE POSITIVE TO REMEMBER THAT 99.9% OF THE TIME EVERY DAY WE HAVE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING US OF THE 99.9. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara Shamburger: MEMBER GRIFFIN. >>April Griffin: MS. HARRIS, WHEN YOU RAN AGAINST ME, IT WAS SUCH A PLEASURE. IT REALLY WAS. WE AGREED ABOUT MORE THAN WE EVER DISAGREED ABOUT. I WOULD BE ASKED A QUESTION AND THEN YOU WOULD BE ASKED A QUESTION AND GO I AGREE WITH APRIL. YOU WOULD ASK A QUESTION AND ASK AND I WOULD GO I AGREE WITH SALLY. WE WERE THE WORST OPPONENTS EVER IN AN ELECTION. AND WHEN YOU CAME TO ME AND SAID, I WANT TO COME BACK AND I WANT TO SERVE WITH YOU, I SAID I HOPE YOU DO. I REALLY HOPE

049YOU DO. I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU DID. WHAT YOU BROUGHT IN THE BREATH OF FRESH AIR THAT YOU OFFER IS SOMETHING THAT I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT WE HAD. BECAUSE AS MR. EAKINS SAID, WE CAN SOMETIMES GET CAUGHT UP. AND I AM SUCH A REALIST. I'M FOCUSED ON THE SOLUTIONS, PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS THAT SOMETIMES YOU WOULD BREAK ME OUT OF CYCLE AND I NEED THAT AND APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT. YOUR PASSION FOR THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL KIDS AND YOUR PASSION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD WHICH IS NOW SUCH A DRIVING FORCE IN THIS DISTRICT, WHAT YOU DID IN FOUR YEARS IS AMAZING. AND I HOPE THAT YOU ARE AS PROUD AS I AM OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, AND THIS BOARD IS GOING TO MISS YOU. THIS BOARD IS DEFINITELY GOING TO MISS YOU, BUT I'M

050NOT BECAUSE WE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO STAY IN TOUCH. WE HAVE A LOT OF TRIPS PLANNED, BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PASSION, FOR YOUR LIGHTHEARTED LOVE, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, AND YOU WILL BE MISSED. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara Shamburger: MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE-CHAIR. TO MY FRIEND, YOU CAME TO THIS DISTRICT AND TO THIS COMMUNITY WITH A VERY, VERY RICH HISTORY ALREADY OF KNOWING WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THIS DISTRICT. AND YOU TOOK ALL OF THAT AND EVERY SINGLE DAY, YOU MANAGED TO TAKE THE WORST DAY AND TURN IT INTO A RAY OF SUNSHINE. YOU ALWAYS FIND THE POSITIVE. YOU ALWAYS FIND THE SUNSHINE OUT THERE. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT THINK MS. HARRIS IS GOING VERY FAR, I'M SURE SHE'S NOT. I'M SURE SHE'LL CONTINUE TO

051STAY INVOLVED IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND CONTINUE TO RUN CIRCLE C RANCH AND BE THE STUDENT AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATE THAT SHE WAS BEFORE SHE GOT HERE AND THIS BOARD WILL MISS YOU. AND WE WILL MISS THE POSITIVES THAT YOU ALWAYS BROUGHT TO THIS DAIS EVERY TIME WE MET. YOU ALWAYS BROUGHT SOMETHING POSITIVE. I DON'T CARE HOW LONG THE MEETING WAS OR HOW BAD A MEETING IT WAS, YOU ALWAYS MADE SURE WE ENDED REMEMBERING THAT IT WAS ABOUT KIDS. SO THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU. AND I KNOW YOU WON'T BE FAR. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara Shamburger: MEMBER VALDES. >>Susan L. Valdes: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM VICE-CHAIR. MEMBER HARRIS, THANK YOU FOR BEING THE JOY OF THIS BOARD. I HAVE TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MEMBER GRIFFIN AND MEMBER STUART BECAUSE YOU DO. YOU FIND

052A WAY OF MAKING GRAY SKIES TURN BLUE. AND THAT'S VERY MUCH NEEDED AND VERY MUCH MISSED. I KNOW THAT YOUR COMEBACK IS GOING TO BE PHENOMENAL. I CAN'T WAIT TO BE A PART OF THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PASSION FOR OUR KIDS AND THANK YOU FOR BEING SALLY. THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU. AND I APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Tamara Shamburger: MADAM CHAIR, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. I'M HONORED TO CALL YOU A FRIEND. AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHAT I WANTED TO SAY TO YOU TONIGHT IT IS A TESTAMENT TO WHO YOU ARE BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE THE EXACT SAME THING TO SAY. WHEN I THINK

053ABOUT THE NASTINESS, BITTERNESS IN THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY IN POLITICS, YOU FOUND A WAY TO RISE ABOVE THAT AND TO BE DIFFERENT AND TO ALWAYS STAY POSITIVE. I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU BECAUSE OF THAT. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME CALM WHEN I WAS A LITTLE ON EDGE. YOU'RE AN ASSET TO ALL OF US, TO THIS DISTRICT, TO THIS COMMUNITY. FOR THAT, I'M FOREVER GRATEFUL. I KNOW YOU WON'T BE GOING FAR. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING WORKING WITH YOU AND BEING YOUR FRIEND AND TALKING TO YOU ABOUT EDUCATIONAL ISSUES. YOU ARE SUCH AN ASSET. THIS IS A VERY, VERY TOUGH DAY. SALLY, CONTINUE THE WORK, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Sally Harris: I HAVE PREPARED SOME WORDS, BECAUSE I'M NOT AS OPEN TO BE ABLE TO TALK OPENLY. SO I

054AM GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF MY THOUGHTS AS THE YEAR PROGRESSED. FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, I HAVE BEEN A PART OF A BOARD THAT CONSISTED OF SEVEN VERY STRONG, DETERMINED LEADERS. I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO DESCRIBE OUR GROUP AS INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PASSIONATE AND COMMITTED TO THEIR CAUSE. I'M AWARE THAT OUR GROUP HAS BEEN CONTROVERSIAL WITH ONE ANOTHER BUT I BELIEVE THAT OPPOSING VIEWS ARE VERY IMPORTANT AS WE MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT 215,000 STUDENTS. NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN LOOKING AT OTHER PERSPECTIVES AND THEN MAKING CERTAIN THAT OUR VOTE IS WHAT IS BEST FOR EACH AND EVERY CHILD. WHEN I FIRST JOINED THE BOARD, CERTAIN THINGS WERE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND MY CONSTITUENTS. I CAN TELL YOU THAT EARLY LEARNING WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WAS A HOT TOPIC

055FOR ME BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE EARLIER CHILDREN WITH LEARNING CHALLENGES ARE IDENTIFIED THE SOONER THAT WE CAN HELP THEM. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE SOONER WE HELP THEM, THE MORE LIKELY THAT THEY CAN CATCH UP TO THEIR PEERS AND THEN FLOURISH IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY. WE HAVE THE POSSIBILITY TO CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF THEIR LIVES IF WE INTERVENE WITH EARLY INTERVENTION. I CAME TO THIS POSITION WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND WITH MR. EAKINS AS SUPERINTENDENT THAT UNDERSTOOD THE POTENTIAL TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY AND HELP OUR STUDENTS BY BRIDGING THAT GAP AND WAS CLEARLY THERE. THERE WAS A CLEAR DISCONNECT BETWEEN OUR EARLY LEARNING CAREGIVERS AND OUR KINDERGARTEN READINESS, AND WE IDENTIFIED IT QUICKLY. THEN THE DISTRICT NOW HAS A STRONG INVOLVEMENT WITH THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION, CHILD CARE LICENSINGS, CHILDREN'S BOARD, HCC, OUR COM PROGRAM,

056USF, ALL THIS HAS BEEN DONE TO CONNECT PROVIDERS AND THE CAREGIVERS STRATEGICALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR STUDENTS. THE DISTRICT STEPPED UP TO THE SERVICING THAT NEED. ONE EXAMPLE, WE ADDED 400,000 SEATS TO VPK. THAT'S 400 MORE CHILDREN THAT WE ARE HELPING. I AM SO GRATEFUL AND PROUD THAT I WAS VERY MUCH A PART OF INFLUENCING THIS WHOLE MOVEMENT. I WAS ALSO A BIG PART OF THE TITLE VI AND HELPING TO SUPPORT CULTURAL DIVERSITY. I AM VERY PROUD OF OUR WORK AND REMIND EVERYONE THAT THIS DISTRICT IS KNOWN AS A LEADER IN THIS AREA NATIONWIDE. IT IS MY HONOR TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR WONDERFUL MILITARY COMMUNITY WHO COME WITH UNIQUE ISSUES WHEN FAMILIES MOVE SO OFTEN DURING THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL YEARS. ISSUES RANGE FROM OUR DISTRICT RECOGNIZING THE DIFFICULTY OF MILITARY PARENTS HAVING TO REGISTER

057THEIR CHILDREN AT A SCHOOL WHEN THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE AN ADDRESS YET IN THE COMMUNITY ALL WHILE MOVING INTO OUR COMMUNITY FROM ACROSS THE WORLD. ALLOWING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR I.B. STUDENTS AND HAVING THE MILITARY HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE PROGRAMS. HELPING TRAIN OUR TEACHERS ON THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THESE MILITARY STUDENTS WHO HAVE TO MOVE FROM COMMUNITY TO COMMUNITY. OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, I WAS A STRONG ADVOCATE IN THE REQUIRED AREA SO WE MOVE THE DISTRICT TO AN UP-TO-DATE TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN DISTRICT. I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT. BUT THE BIGGEST GIFT TO ME IN ALL THIS TIME WAS TRAVELING OVER THE COUNTY, SEEING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS DOING WHAT THEY DO BEST. IT WAS AN HONOR FOR ME TO VISIT THE SCHOOLS. I VISITED CLOSE TO 1,000-PLUS SCHOOLS AND DOCUMENTED EACH AND EVERY TIME I VISITED. THE SCHOOLS

058WERE DEFINITELY MY PRIORITY. THIS, OF COURSE, IN ADDITION TO ATTENDING HUNDREDS OF EVENTS TO HONOR OUR COMMUNITY, TEACHERS, AND SUPPORTERS. DURING THOSE VISITS I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, CAFETERIA WORKERS, BUS DRIVERS, CUSTODIAL STAFF, SUPPORT STAFF, AND ALL OF IT STAKEHOLDERS, ALL WHO HELPED ME LEARN WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THEM AND HOW WE COULD IMPROVE THIS DISTRICT. I WILL TELL YOU, I HAVE WORKED HARD TO NOT TO CROSS OVER THE LINE. AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT OUR ROLE IS TO SET POLICY AND ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO SET PROCEDURE. DID I SAY IT RIGHT, MS. SNIVELY? I DO TRUST THE SUPERINTENDENT WHO I HELPED PUT IN PLACE BECAUSE I AM IN THE CENTER OF THINGS, AND I SEE HOW HARD HE WORKS, THE CHANGES HE DOES MAKE AND HOW AUTHENTIC

059HE REALLY IS. I AM LEAVING WITH A VERY HEAVY HEART. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR SCHOOL BOARD AND FEEL THAT IN MY SHORT FOUR YEARS I WAS ABLE TO INFLUENCE MANY POSITIVE CHANGES. I IGNORED THE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS WHO DID NOT HAVE OUR KIDS' BEST INTERESTS AT HEART, AND I IGNORED THE FABRICATIONS AND FAKE NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE DISTRICT'S POSITIVE RESULTS ARE UNDENIABLE. THERE ARE UNFINISHED PROJECTS THAT I HAVE LEFT BEHIND, AND I FEEL THEY STILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. WE NEED STUDENTS TO COME TO SCHOOL READY TO LEARN. AND WHEN WE HAVE TROUBLED STUDENTS AND TROUBLED BEHAVIOR, WE NEED THE SUPPORT FROM OUR PARENTS SO THAT TOGETHER WE CAN PREPARE STUDENTS FOR LIFE. I CANNOT IMPRESS ENOUGH THAT TEACHERS NEED PARENT SUPPORT. WE NEED TO BE ON THE SAME TEAM

060SO THAT WE CAN HELP CHILDREN, AND WE MUST MAKE FAMILIES OUR PRIORITY IN OUR COMMUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR HEALTH INSURANCE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES GET EASIER SO THAT OUR EMPLOYEES CAN AFFORD HEALTH CARE FOR THEIR OWN FAMILIES. WE MUST AS A COMMUNITY FIND A BETTER WAY TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS. AND I CAN'T LEAVE WITHOUT MENTIONING THE HUGE IMPACT WE HAVE MADE ON OUR VOCATIONAL, CAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. ONLY A PERCENTAGE OF OUR STUDENTS LEAVE FOR COLLEGE EVERY YEAR, AND WHEN I CAME TO THIS POSITION, THE DISTRICT WAS FOCUSING HEAVILY ON COLLEGE AS A PRIORITY, BUT THE DISTRICT WAS LEAVING A LARGE PERCENT OF STUDENTS BEHIND. I AM PROUD OF OUR GRADUATION RATE IMPROVEMENTS. THIS COMMUNITY SHOULD NOT TAKE THEM LIGHTLY. THEY ARE HUGE AND VERY NOTEWORTHY. A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO FINDING

061SOLUTIONS FOR THE KIDS WHO WERE LEFT OUT OF THE EQUATION. AND AS A RESULT OF OUR WORK, WE NOW HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THE WORKFORCE READY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY, MANY YEARS. WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TO SUCCEED TO OUR GOAL, 90 BY 20, BUT NOW LET'S ADD TO THAT GOAL A PATH FOR STUDENTS WHO WILL ACTUALLY LEAD OUR GRADUATES TO A CAREER PATH THAT IS NOT ONLY SUSTAINABLE BUT COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO HIGHER EDUCATION LATER IN THEIR LIVES. I WILL ALSO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE MOVED 18 "F" SCHOOLS TO 5. THAT TAKES INTENTIONAL WORK WITH STEADFAST DEDICATION. THIS BOARD ALSO WATCHED THE BIRTH OF COMMUNITY-BASED SCHOOLS AND REJOICED AS FOOD CLOSETS WERE ADDED TO MANY SCHOOL LOGISTICS. AGAIN, A LOT OF HARD WORK. OUR VENDORS THAT SUPPORT OUR DISTRICT AND

062RECEIVE CONTRACTS THROUGH OUR DISTRICT ALSO NEED TO BE ENCOURAGED TO DO MORE ADOPTING SCHOOLS AND HELPING INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS WITH SUPPORT FROM FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO TUTORING AND MENTORING OUR CHILDREN. IN CLOSING, I HAVE SERVED FOUR YEARS ON THIS BOARD AND I NOW SERVE AS CHAIR. WE HAVE MOVED THROUGH MANY STORMS. WE SURVIVED A NEW ADMINISTRATION, SEVERAL HURRICANES, UNFUNDED BUSING, A FIRE THAT RAVISHED OUR SCHOOL, TAKING IT ALMOST TO THE GROUND. NEW BELL TIMES. A LACK OF FUNDING FOR TEACHERS' SALARIES, A LACK OF FUNDING FOR REPAIRS, AND A LACK OF FUNDING FOR AIR-CONDITIONING. FINALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, WE WERE A PART OF THIS DISTRICT TURNING OUR INHERITED DEFICIT AROUND TO NOW A BALANCED BUDGET. WE MADE IT THROUGH ALL OF THAT AND HAD THE COURAGE TO RECOGNIZE IT WAS FINALLY TIME TO ASK FOR THAT TAX REFERENDUM. I

063WISH THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS SO MUCH SUCCESS IN THEIR ADVENTURES AS THEY LEARN ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION AND ITS STRENGTHS AND ITS CHALLENGES. I HOPE AND PRAY OUR COMMUNITY JOINS IN THE COMMITMENT IN FLORIDA AND VOTE FOR OUR REFERENDUM SO OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS HAVE THE BEST LEARNINGS OPPORTUNITIES AND SO OUR DISTRICT CAN COMPETE FAIRLY WITH OTHERS. I LOVE THIS DISTRICT, AND I REALLY HOPE TO BE BACK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] I VOWED NOT TO CRY. NOW DON'T MAKE ME. WE HAVE TO MOVE ON TO BUSINESS. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO RECESS. WE HAVE A LONG MEETING. WE WILL NOW TAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, REPORTS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WERE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION. A 01, 02R, 03R, 04R1, AND 05. C 3.01, C 3.02,

064C 4.03, C 5.03, 5.04, C 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.09, 6.11, 6.14, AND 6.15. C 7.04, 7.07, 7.09, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12. C 10.01R. C 10.02R. C 11.01, 11.02, 11.03, AND C 12.01 AND 12.02. BOARD MEMBERS I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THOSE ITEMS BEING PULLED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER STUART AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. GO AHEAD. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS WITH MEMBER GRIFFIN AND MEMBER VALDES AWAY FROM THE DAIS. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN MOVED UP ON THE AGENDA. A 01, A 02, A 03, A 04, R 1, A 05, C 11.01, C 11.02, C 11.03, C 12.01, C 12.02, C 5.03. C 7.12, AND C 6.02. WE HAVE TWO

065ITEMS TO TAKE ON TIME SPECIFIC. ONE IS ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS, HOPEFULLY CLOSE TO 4:00 AND EMPLOYEE INPUT AT 6 P.M. I KNOW IT'S AFTER 4:00. I SAID "AS CLOSE TO." WE HAVE TO GET TO THAT POINT. BOARD MEMBERS, I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT EACH OF US WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO DISCUSS AN AGENDA ITEM AND WE WILL USE A TIMER. IF YOU GO BEYOND THE TWO MINUTES I WILL ASK THAT YOU HOLD YOUR COMMENTS AND REQUEUE IN THE LINE OF BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS FOR THAT ITEM. IF A BOARD MEMBER HAS NOT PULLED AN ITEM FOR DISCUSSION BUT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO AN ITEM AT THE MEETING, PLEASE GET IN THE QUEUE TO SPEAK TO THAT ITEM AGAIN. AT THIS TIME, ISLAND LIKE TO BRING A 01, RECOGNITION OF PROCLAMATION ADOPTED BY GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT

066OBSERVING OCTOBER 2018 AS BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH. AND THIS ITEM WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY MEMBER STUART AND MEMBER SNIVELY WITH A COMMENT BY MEMBER STUART AND MEMBER SNIVELY. TANLY CABRERA, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION, WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM AND THE PROCLAMATION WILL BE READ BY RILEY YORKER, A FIFTH GRADER FROM LOUIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. >> THANK YOU. THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS BULLYING PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH. WITHIN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS DURING THE MONTH OUR STUDENTS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES. ALL SCHOOLS HAVE A BULLYING PREVENTION PROGRAM AND PLAN IN PLACE. IT INCLUDES TRAINING, PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, REPORTING SYSTEM, DATA REVIEW, AND ONGOING COMMUNICATION. BULLYING CAN BE REPORTED ONLINE, THE DISTRICT WEBSITE, BY E-MAIL, IN PERSON, TO A TEACHER OR ADMINISTRATOR. FORMS ARE ALSO LOCATED AT OUR SCHOOL SITES OR THROUGH CRIME STOPPERS. IT IS MY HONOR TO

067INTRODUCE TO YOU RILEY YORKER, A FIFTH GRADE STUDENT AT LOUIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. LOUIS WAS NOMINATED BY HER GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, AMANDA LEONARD AND WAS THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THE ANTI-BULLYING RECOGNITION AWARD BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR HER INITIATIVE TO BEGIN A BULLY BUSTER CLUB AT HER SCHOOL. JOINING RILEY ALSO IS HER MOM, MRS. YORKER, PRINCIPAL DAVID FITZPATRICK AND A.P. ELISSA LOOPER. AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD HAVE RILEY COME UP. [ APPLAUSE ] >> WHEREAS, THOUSANDS OF FLORIDA CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ARE AFFECTED BY BULLYING ANNUALLY. AND WHEREAS, TARGETS OF BULLYING ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND LEARNING PROBLEMS AND STUDENTS WHO ARE REPEATEDLY BULLIED OFTEN FEAR SUCH ACTIVITIES AS RIDING THE BUS, GOING TO SCHOOL AND ATTENDING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. AND WHEREAS, CHILDREN WHO BULLY ARE AT GREATER RISK OF ENGAGING IN MORE SERIOUS

068VIOLENT BEHAVIORS. AND WHEREAS, CHILDREN WHO WITNESS BULLYING OFTEN FEEL LESS SECURE, MORE FEARFUL AND INTIMIDATED. AND WHEREAS, FLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE DEVELOPED ANTI-BULLYING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO ENCOURAGE POSITIVE BEHAVIORS AND TO ADDRESS BULLYING BEHAVIORS. AND WHEREAS, NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH ENCOURAGES PARENTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TO BE AWARE OF WHEN BULLYING OCCURS AND TO WORK TOGETHER TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT BULLYING AND HOW TO PREVENT IT. AND WHEREAS, SCHOOLS THAT FOCUS ON TEACHING KINDNESS CAN REDUCE BULLYING AND HAVE MULTIPLE, POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS, INCLUDING A GREATER SENSE OF BELONGING, IMPROVED SELF-ESTEEM, IMPROVED MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, INCREASED FEELINGS OF GRATITUDE AND BETTER CONCENTRATION TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. NOW, THEREFORE, RICK SCOTT, THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DOES HEREBY EXTEND HIS SUPPORT TO ALL OBSERVING OCTOBER, 2018, AS BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH IN FLORIDA AND

069URGE ALL FLORIDIANS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY CHILD AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Sall Harris: MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANTED RILEY TO STAY HERE BECAUSE I WANTED HER TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAM SHE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED AT LOUIS ELEMENTARY. I'M VERY PROUD TO HAVE MET HER THIS AFTERNOON. GO AHEAD, RILEY. CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAM THAT YOU IMPLEMENTED THAT WON YOU THE AWARD AND WON YOU THE RECOMMENDATION TO BE HERE TODAY? >> WELL, WHEN IT STARTED I HAD BEEN BULLIED SOME, AND I WENT TO MS. LEONARD, AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT. WE WENT TO HER OFFICE AND TALKED ABOUT WHY IT WAS HAPPENING, HOW WE COULD STOP IT. WE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR BULLY BUSTERS. BULLY BUSTERS WE

070DO OTHER THINGS TO HELP PEOPLE STAND UP FOR THEMSELVES. LIKE WE ACT OUT SITUATIONS OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN AND HOW TO STOP THAT, HOW TO STAND UP FOR YOURSELF. WE MAKE POSTERS AROUND THE SCHOOL SO PEOPLE CAN SEE ON HOW TO STOP BULLYING. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Melissa Snively: I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE IN PUTTING THAT PROGRAM TOGETHER BECAUSE IT'S GIVING OTHER STUDENTS INSPIRATION AND IT'S SHOWING THE RIGHT BEHAVIOR FOR STUDENTS AND THAT YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR SCHOOL. EVERY LITTLE BIBT, EVERY LITTLE ACTIVITY -- EVERY LITTLE BIT, EVERY LITTLE ACTIVITY YOU DO MAKES A DIFFERENCE. IT'S VERY INSPIRATIONAL. I HOPE OTHER STUDENTS ARE LISTENING AND WATCHING YOU AND INSPIRE THEM, TOO. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU

071VERY MUCH. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM A 02R, ADOPTION OF THE PROCLAMATION, JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS, JROTC, MONTH, NOVEMBER 2018 THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY MEMBER SNIVELY FOR A HIGHLIGHT AND COMMENT. IT IS BEING HIGHLIGHTED BY CHRIS JARGO, DIRECTOR OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. >>Christopher Jargo: MADAM CHAIR, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF. THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS, JROTC PROGRAM IS A COOPERATIVE EFFORT ON THE PART OF THE MILITARY SERVICES AND HOST EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. DESIGNED TO PRODUCE SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS AND PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS WHILE FOSTERING A MORE CONSTRUCTIVE AND DISCIPLINED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THE JROTC PROGRAM EMPHASIZE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, WELLNESS, LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND DIVERSITY. THE WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS DIVISION HAS THE HONOR OF SUPPORTING THE JROTC PROGRAM AND REQUESTS THAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND ITS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THE SCHOOL BOARD OF

072HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY DESIGNATES THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER WE'RE PROUD TO SAY THAT THERE IS A JROTC PROGRAM AT ALL 27 OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. AS PART OF TODAY'S PROCLAMATION, WE ARE JOINED BY INSTRUCTIONAL AND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR PROGRAMS. REPRESENTING THE 10 ARMY PROGRAMS IS LIEUTENANT COLONEL DEMETRIUS GREENE, WHO IS A SENIOR ARMY INSTRUCTOR AT HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE OLDEST JROTC PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA ESTABLISHED IN 1935. [ APPLAUSE ] WITH LIEUTENANT COLONEL GREENE IS CADET LIEUTENANT COLONEL REYNA HERNANDEZ, WHO IS THE BATTALION COMMANDER. ALSO CAPTAIN OF THE RAIDER TEAM AND COLOR GUARD COMMANDER. [ APPLAUSE ] I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE COLONEL SAMUEL TAYLOR, OUR JROTC DISTRICT RESOURCE TEACHER AND THIS REGION'S DIRECTOR OF ARMY INSTRUCTION. [ APPLAUSE ] REPRESENTING OUR NINE NAVY PROGRAMS IS

073CHIEF EDWARD ROBINSON, WHO IS A JROTC NAVY INSTRUCTOR AT TAMPA BAY TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL. [ APPLAUSE ] WITH CHIEF ROBINSON IS CADET MASTER CHIEF STEPHANIE MENDO, WHO IS THE REGIMENTAL COMMAND MASTER CHIEF. ALSO A MEMBER OF THE COLOR GUARD UNARMED REGULATION DRILL TEAM AND JROTC ACADEMIC TEAM. [ APPLAUSE ] REPRESENTING THE SEVEN AIR FORCE PROGRAMS IS MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR JROTC INSTRUCTOR MAJOR MICHAEL MISTRETTA. [ APPLAUSE ] WITH HIM TODAY IS CADET FIRST LIEUTENANT JUANA BRESANO, FLIGHT CHIEF AND MEMBER OF THE COLOR GUARD AND MARKSMANSHIP TEAM. [ APPLAUSE ] ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT IN ATTENDANCE TODAY, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE DO HAVE ONE JROTC MARINES UNIT AT CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL. THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, MANY JROTC ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED FOR OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES IN RECOGNITION OF VETERANS DAY, SUCH AS

074COLOR GUARDS TO SUPPORT NUMEROUS VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES, PARTICIPATION IN PARADES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND VISITS TO VETERANS' HOME AND VA MEDICAL FACILITIES. I WILL NOW READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS WAS ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS IN 1916, SPONSOR BY THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES AND IS BASED IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE NATION AND ON U.S. MILITARY BASES AROUND THE WORLD. AND WHEREAS, THE PROGRAM COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS JROTC REPRESENTS THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, AND MARINE CORPS. AND WHEREAS, WITH A MISSION OF MOTIVATING YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE BETTER CITIZENS, THE PROGRAM PREPARES CADETS TO LEAD POSITIVE, PRODUCTIVE, AND REWARDING LIVES BY TEACHING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, ENHANCING LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND ENABLING THEM TO LEARN THE VALUE OF TEAMWORK. WHEREAS, EVERY YEAR, MORE THAN 5,000 STUDENTS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE IN JROTC PROGRAMS OFFERED

075AT EACH OF OUR 27 HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. AND WHEREAS, THESE PROGRAMS RECEIVE STRONG SUPPORT FROM HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, CIVIC, BUSINESS, AND MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS ENCOURAGEMENT THAT THEIR CONTINUED SUCCESS IS ESSENTIAL. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FLORIDA DOES HEREBY DECLARE NOVEMBER 2018 AS JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS, JROTC, MONTH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Melissa Snively: FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE INSTRUCTORS FOR ALL OF THEIR DEDICATION TO THE JROTC PROGRAM. YOU DO CHANGE LIVES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED. ESPECIALLY SPEAKING AS A PARENT OF A JROTC STUDENT. SECONDLY, IF THE STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO AT EASE FOR A MOMENT, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM EACH OF THE STUDENTS HOW YOU BELIEVE THE JROTC HAS CHANGED YOUR LIFE OR HAS IMPROVED YOUR LIFE OR

076WHAT YOU FEEL IT WILL DO FOR YOUR FUTURE. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS JUANA. THE JROTC HAS HELPED ME AS A HISPANIC WOMAN TO LEARN MANY LEADERSHIP SKILLS. AND IT HAS HELPED ME TO LEARN ENGLISH AND TO LEARN MANY OTHER THINGS THAT WILL HELP ME AS A WOMAN IN LIFE. AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE IN THAT CLASS. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MY NAME IS STEPHANIE MENDO. ROTC HAS HELPED ME REALIZE WHO I AM AS A LEADER AND HAS GIVEN ME A WHOLE LOT OF CHANCES TO COME INTO A LEADERSHIP POSITION, NOT ONLY MEETING NEW KIDS AND HAVING THEM KNOW THAT THEY CAN DO OTHER STUFF AND THEY CAN COME FROM, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE START, STARTING FROM GROUND ZERO TO END UP BEING, YOU KNOW, UP THERE. >>Melissa Snively: WITH

077ALL THOSE MEDALS CLINGING AROUND THERE. IT'S IMPRESSIVE. SO THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> HELLO. MY NAME IS REYNA HERNANDEZ FROM HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. JROTC IS A PROGRAM THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND ON ANY LEVEL, NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, WHAT YOU DO, WHAT YOU PLAN ON DOING IN THE FUTURE. NOT ONLY COMBINING ACADEMICS, TEAMWORK, RESPECT, IT DEFINITELY DEMONSTRATES SOMETHING AND GIVES STUDENTS QUALITIES THAT THEY SHOULD CONTINUE ON THROUGH LIFE. IT IS AN IMMENSE PROGRAM. >>Melissa Snively: YOU HAVE A LOT OF MEDALS, TOO. AND YOU ARE THE CAPTAIN OF THE RAIDERS TEAM. CAN YOU TELL EVERYBODY THAT MAY NOT KNOW WHAT THE RAIDERS DO, WHAT THAT IS? >> IT IS BASICALLY THE ELITE PHYSICAL FITNESS TEAM ON THE FOREFRONT OF THE ARMY JROTC PROGRAMS. BASICALLY A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE TO EQUATE IT TO THE RANGERS

078OF THE ARMY. WE ARE BASICALLY, LIKE I SAID, THE FOREFRONT OF THE PHYSICAL FITNESS. WE COMPETE IN MANY COMPETITIONS. IT'S VERY FUN FOR ANYBODY IF THEY WANT TO START THE PATH OF FITNESS OR THOSE THAT WANT TO IMPROVE THEMSELVES FOR FUTURE CAREERS IN THE ARMY OR ANY MILITARY FORCE. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ALL OF YOU. >>Sally Harris: MEMBER GRIFFIN. >>April Griffin: THANK YOU. HAVING ADVOCATED FOR PATHWAYS FOR OUR STUDENTS FOR THESE NUMBER OF YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING TO DO THAT, THE MILITARY IS ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THOSE PATHWAYS THAT CAN ENSURE SUCH A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE. AS A MILITARY WIFE MYSELF, AND MY HUSBAND STARTED IN JROTC, AND ENDED UP SERVING IN THE GULF WAR AND IS NOW SERVING AS AN EXECUTIVE IN A TOP FORTUNE 10 COMPANY. SO THERE'S THIS FAMILY

079FEELING FOR YOU, TOO, AS YOU MOVE FORWARD THAN WE YOU'RE INTERVIEWING FOR WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU'LL INTERVIEW FOR IN THE FUTURE, WHEN YOU MEET SOME OF YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN SERVICE, THERE'S THAT IMMEDIATE CONNECTION. I WILL TELL YOU IT WILL OFFER YOU AN ADVANTAGE AS YOU ARE MOVING FORWARD IN YOUR SUCCESS. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS AND FOR HELPING TO GROW OUR PROGRAMS AND MAKE THEM AS GOOD AS THEY ARE. TO YOU GENTLEMEN STANDING HERE WHO ARE LEADING THESE YOUNG LEADERS THEMSELVES, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR DISTRICT AND FOR OUR STUDENTS AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>Melissa Snively: I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. >>Sally Harris: ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER SNIVELY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER SHAMBURGER. >>Melissa Snively: PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE.

080>>Sally Harris: IT'S ALREADY BEEN PULLED. IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] NOW, IF YOU WOULD TURN AROUND SO WE CAN GET A PICTURE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. [ APPLAUSE ] BOARD MEMBERS, WE WILL MOVE TO A 03R, ADOPTION OF THE PROCLAMATION, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS OBSERVE AND CELEBRATES THE GLOBAL DIVERSITY AWARENESS MONTH, OCTOBER 16th, 2018, THROUGH OCTOBER 30th, 2018. THIS ITEM WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY MEMBER SNIVELY AND A COMMENT BY MEMBER GRAY. AND MINERVA SPANNER-MORROW, CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER, WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM AND WE WILL HAVE THIS AS A SEPARATE VOTE. >>Minerva Spanner-Morrow: GOOD EVENING, BOARD CHAIR, MS. HARRIS, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS, COLLEAGUES, AND GUESTS, I HAVE OUR

081DISTINGUISHED GUESTS HERE WITH ME TODAY WHO WILL ADDRESS YOU AFTER THE PROCLAMATION. I HAVE MR. ERIC GRAHAM, OFFICE OF SUPPLIER DIVERSITY OFFICER. I HAVE DR. MELISSA BAHAMONDI, A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST AT CHILES ELEMENTARY AND RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY. AND I HAVE A COMMUNITY MEMBER AND A PARENT REPRESENTING THE LGBTQ + COMMUNITY. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU ALL. IT IS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE FOR ME AS THE CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER TO ASK YOU, OUR DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON BEHALF OF MANY OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF TO PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS GLOBAL DIVERSITY AWARENESS MONTH. STARTING TODAY UNTIL OCTOBER THE 30th, 2018, OUR DISTRICT CELEBRATES ALL STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND STAFF, REGARDLESS OF WHO THEY ARE, THE LANGUAGES THEY SPEAK, OR FROM WHICH COUNTRIES THEY

082ORIGINATED. WE ACKNOWLEDGE AS A DISTRICT THAT RESPECT FOR ALL PEOPLE IN A LEARNING AND WORK ENVIRONMENT OF MUTUAL TRUST AND UNDERSTANDING IS THE BEST GUARANTEE FOR PEACE, UNITY, CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP IN ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THANK YOU TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER ROLE AND ALSO THE OFFICE OF DIVERSITY IN GENERAL. A SPECIAL THANK-YOU TO OUR OUTGOING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. FROM A PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEVEL, AND ESPECIALLY MS. SUSAN VALDES, WHO'S BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR ALL STUDENTS AND FOR THE LATINO AND HISPANIC COMMUNITY, AND FOR MS. HARRIS FOR BEING VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ALL STUDENTS AS WELL BUT ALSO FOR OUR NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILIES AND WORKING DIRECTLY WITH OUR OFFICES. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS AND ALSO OUR CABINET MEMBERS, AREA SUPERINTENDENT PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS WHO ARE ADVOCATES FOR OUR STUDENTS ON A

083DAILY BASIS. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO PEOPLE IN OUR AUDIENCE THAT HAVE WORKED DIRECTLY WITH OUR OFFICE OR THE DISTRICT ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION INITIATIVES, AND I WILL ASK THEM TO STAND BEFORE I READ THE PROCLAMATION. I WILL TRY MY BEST NOT TO FORGET ANYONE. MEMBERS OF THE NAACP, IF YOU'RE HERE, PLEASE STAND. THE HISPANIC STUDIES CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THE BLACK HISTORY AT THE FAIR COMMITTEES. TITLE VI NATIVE AMERICAN ALASKA NATIVE PARENT ADVISORY. MEMBERS OF THE DIVERSITY COUNCIL, TOBA, ANYONE INVOLVED WITH THE ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOLS, MEMBERS OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES TASK FORCE MEMBERS, ANY SMALL BUSINESS VENDORS REGISTERED WITH OUR DISTRICT, ANY INDIVIDUALS OR ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACTIVITY OR EVENT THAT PROMOTES EQUALITY AND EQUITY FOR OUR STUDENTS, PLEASE

084STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED. [ APPLAUSE ] DIVERSITY HAS MANY BENEFITS. DIVERSITY PREPARES OUR STUDENTS FOR LIFE AND CAREERS AS THEY BECOME ACTIVE MEMBERS OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY, OUR NATION AND A GLOBAL SOCIETY. DIVERSITY INCREASES OUR KNOWLEDGE, AND WE LEARN MORE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT THAN US THAN THOSE WHO ARE SIMILAR TO US. DIVERSITY ENHANCES SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY CAPITALING -- CAPITALIZING ON THE DIVERSE MINDS AND TALENTS, INCLUDING LANGUAGES OF A DIVERSE STUDENT BODY AND EMPLOYEE WORKFORCE. DIVERSITY ALSO ENHANCES SELF AWARENESS AND A DEEPER APPRECIATION OF OUR OWN IDENTITIES, CULTURES, AND THAT OF OTHERS. AND IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR AND PRIDE THAT I READ THE FOLLOWING PROCLAMATION: WHEREAS, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE 8th LARGEST PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE NATION, SERVES MORE THAN 200,000 DIVERSE STUDENTS THROUGH THE HARD WORK OF NEARLY

08525,000 DIVERSE EMPLOYEES. AND WHEREAS, OUR DISTRICT IS PART OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE WORLD, IS COMMITTED TO PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE. WHEREAS, OUR DISTRICT HAS ADOPTED POLICIES THAT PROMOTE A SAFE AND INCLUSIVE LEARNING AND WORK ENVIRONMENT FREE FROM ANY FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, OR BULLYING ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, AGE, NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN, POLITICAL BELIEFS, MARITAL STATUS, HANDICAPPING CONDITION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR SOCIAL AND FAMILY BACKGROUND. AND WHEREAS, OUR DISTRICT HAS ADOPTED A RACIAL EQUITY POLICY WITH THE PURPOSE OF ELIMINATING EDUCATIONAL DISPARITIES AND ENSURING SYSTEMIC EQUITY BY INVITING AND INCLUDING PEOPLE OF ALL RACES AND ETHNICITIES AND PROVIDING ADAPTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND WHEREAS, OUR DISTRICT HAS PARTNERED WITH AREA ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESSES, WOMEN-OWNED AND MINORITY VENDORS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO

086ENHANCE INTERETHNIC RELATIONS, MULTICULTURAL DIALOGUE, INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, BUSINESS, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THAT BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS IN THE TAMPA BAY COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, OUR DISTRICT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE LIVE IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY AND EMBRACE THE DIVERSITY OF EACH STUDENT AND EMPLOYEE, UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES ONLY STRENGTHENS US. AND WHEREAS, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL PROMOTE DIVERSITY AWARENESS ACTIVITIES FROM OCTOBER THE 16th, 2018, THROUGH OCTOBER 30 OF 2018. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CELEBRATES THE DIVERSITY OF ITS STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES AND PROCLAIMS THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS GLOBAL DIVERSITY AWARENESS MONTH. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. MEMBER GRAY. YOU HAVE A COMMENT. >>Lynn Gray: YES, THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE REALITY AND THE NECESSARY STAGE THAT WE'RE DOING IN AWARENESS MONTH FOR

087DIVERSITY. IF WE LOOK AT OUR DEMOGRAPHICS WITH OVER 200 CULTURES, PERHAPS 104 LANGUAGES, OUT OF 46 OR 48 THOUSAND STUDENTS, THE REALITY IS WE ARE EXEMPLIFYING DIVERSITY AND THAT'S JUST THE CULTURAL ASPECT. BUT THE SOCIAL PART OF THE LGBT, WE HAVE TO BECOME MORE TOLERANT AND OBSERVANT OF THOSE WHO LOOK DIFFERENT, ACT DIFFERENT, TALK DIFFERENT AND HAVE MARGINALIZED PERHAPS HANDICAPS INTEGRATING IN OUR SOCIETY. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MONTH. I THANK YOU, DR. SPANNER-MORROW FOR PUTTING THIS FORTH AND I THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR EARMARKING THIS AND PUTTING IT TOGETHER. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VALDES. >>Susan L. Valdes: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS PROCLAMATION. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. MEMBER VALDES HAS MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, AND

088MEMBER GRIFFIN HAS SECONDED IT. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MEMBER GRIFFIN. >>April Griffin: THANK YOU. IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE THIS DIVERSITY THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. IF I'VE SAID IT ONCE, I'VE SAID IT A HUNDRED TIMES. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IS A MICROCOSM OF OUR NATION. WE HAVE EVERY DEMOGRAPHIC OF PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY. WE HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT AS FAR AS SUBURBAN, URBAN AREAS, RURAL AREAS. WE HAVE FARMING COMMUNITIES, AND WE HAVE COLLEGES. WE ARE SO DIVERSE AND HAVING SERVED AS A COUNTYWIDE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, I'VE HAD TO REMEMBER THAT BECAUSE I HAVE A VERY, VERY DIVERSE GROUP OF CONSTITUENTS. IF PEOPLE ONLY KNEW THE SUICIDE RATES AND THE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS OF SOME OF OUR STUDENTS THAT FALL INTO SOME OF THE CATEGORIES MENTIONED, THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WORK

089IS SO IMPORTANT. BECAUSE IF WE CANNOT LEARN TO RESPECT ONE ANOTHER FOR OUR DIFFERENCES, THEN WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE A SUCCESSFUL NATION AND SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE. SO FOR ALL OF THOSE TRAILBLAZERS OUT THERE, FOR ALL OF THOSE PARENTS WHO ACCEPT OUR CHILDREN WITH EVERY, SINGLE WONDERFUL THING THEY COME WITH AND EVERY OTHER THING THAT MAKES US SCRATCH OUR HEADS SOMETIMES, THANK YOU, TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND ALL OF OUR STAFF WHO EVERY SINGLE DAY HELP OUR STUDENTS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE A PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER THAN THEMSELVES IN THEIR COMMUNITY, IN THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY, THANK YOU. MS. VALDES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN THIS ARENA OVER THE YEARS. I'VE WATCHED. MS. STUART, YOU AS WELL HAVE WORKED VERY, VERY HARD TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. MS. HARRIS, TIME IN AND TIME OUT WE'VE

090HAD DIFFERENT PEOPLE COME TO THE TABLE WITH DIFFERENT ISSUES FOR THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND WE HAVE MADE SOME TREMENDOUS LEAPS AND BOUNDS. WE STILL HAVE A LOT FARTHER TO GO. I ALWAYS END EVERYTHING WITH "WE STILL HAVE SO MUCH FURTHER TO GO." BUT THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE NOW. THANK YOU. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WILL ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MS. GRIFFIN. WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. I WITNESSED SOME OF THE WORK BEING DONE ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS PAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND THE FRIDAY NIGHT PRIOR WITH OUR TITLE VI GROUP AND OUR NATIVE AMERICAN AND THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE AT EAST BAY AND CHAMBERLAIN. A LOT OF COLLABORATION HAPPENING THERE. MS. SPANNER-MORROW, YOU HAVE A BIG JOB. I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING ON A ROLLOUT OF

091A SUPPORT GUIDE FOR OUR PRINCIPALS TO WORK THROUGH, AND I KNOW THAT IS A BIG EFFORT THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH EQUALITY FLORIDA ON. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT HAPPEN. BUT I KNOW THAT THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE, ACCEPTANCE IN OUR SCHOOLS. THEY ARE ALL CHILDREN AND WE NEED TO BE ACCEPTING, AND THEY HAVE NO BIAS. YOU'RE RIGHT, MS. HARRIS. THEY HAVE NO BIAS. AND THEY ARE THERE TO LEARN. THEY ARE NOT THERE TO BE JUDGED OR BULLIED OR PUT IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT. THEY ARE THERE TO LEARN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS I HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY MEMBER VALDES. A SECOND BY MEMBER GRIFFIN. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND

092IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MR. GRAHAM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? >> THANK YOU. DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF, AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO FLIP HOW WE LOOK AT THE SMALL BUSINESS ENCOURAGEMENT REPORT, ITS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT. JUST THE HIGHLIGHTS OF HOW IT HAS AFFECTED THE DIVERSITY OF THE FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO START OUT WITH LETTING YOU KNOW THAT FOR 2017, THERE WAS A RECORD-BREAKING 240 SMALL BUSINESS UNITS THAT WERE UTILIZED BY THE DISTRICT AND BY A VERY CONSERVATIVE CALCULATION THAT WOULD MEAN THERE ARE ABOUT 3,600 FAMILIES THAT WERE INFLUENCED BY THE SPENDING OF THE DISTRICT THIS YEAR. NOW, OUR SPENDING IS BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO MAJOR CATEGORIES AS ALWAYS. WHAT IS CAPTURED TONIGHT IS THE CONSTRUCTION OVERVIEW. THAT SPENDING WAS $7.3 MILLION. $7.3

093MILLION, IT CHRONICLES A FOUR-TIME INCREASE OVER WHAT WAS SPENT THE PREVIOUS YEAR. SO WE JUMPED FOUR TIMES WHAT WE SPENT WITH OUR SMALL BUSINESSES JUST IN CONSTRUCTION. THEN WHEN WE GO TO GOODS AND SERVICES, IT'S NOT LISTED THERE BUT IT SHOWS YOU HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION. WE SPENT $29.7 MILLION WITH OUR GOODS AND SERVICES VENDORS. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT ONE YEAR. WHEN YOU LOOK AT 2014 AND 2015, YOU SEE THAT WE'RE REALLY USING THEM GREATLY, BUT EVEN WHEN WE DISTINGUISHED OUR SPENDS IN THE DISTRICT DURING 2017, WE GOT THE CHANCE TO SPEND A RECORD 34.1%. THAT IS THE FOURTH TIME THAT WE BROKE A RECORD IN NEW PERCENTAGE OF SPEND. SO THE HIGHLIGHT IS MORE THAN ABOUT ONE YEAR AND IT'S MORE THAN JUST ABOUT THE BUSINESSES, THE

094240 BUSINESSES. WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE DIVERSITY OF THE FIRMS THAT WERE USED AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A CUMULATIVE IN THE GOODS AND SERVICES THAT FLOW THROUGH THOSE BUSINESSES. IF WE WERE TO ADD OTHER CONSIDERATIONS, BOARD MEMBERS, FIRMS THAT HAVE MIGRATED OUT THAT ARE MINORITY FIRMS BUT THE DISTRICT STILL EMBRACES AND DOES BUSINESS WITH, WE WOULD HAVE A RECORD BREAKING $3 MILLION A MONTH THE DISTRICT SPENDS WITH MINORITY BUSINESSES. AND THERE'S NO ENTITIES AROUND THAT CAN MATCH THAT. THERE'S NO ONE AROUND THAT CAN TOUCH THAT. IN FACT, BECAUSE OF YOUR STEWARDSHIP, WE'RE PROBABLY ONE OF THE ONLY DISTRICTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT RECORD WHAT WE SPEND AND HAVE DATA LIKE THAT. SO THAT'S GOOD, TOO. UH-OH. DO I HIT IT AGAIN? HOW DO I GET IT BACK? OH, THAT WAS ALL THE

095SLIDES. NO WORRIES, I CAN HANDLE IT. THEN THE ONLY OTHER THING WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS WHY THIS IS A RECORD-BREAKING EVENT FOR THIS BOARD. I'M GLAD WE CAN SHARE IT BEFORE YOU LEAVE. WE WELCOME THE NEW BOARD BUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THROUGH THE SMALL BUSINESS ENCOURAGEMENT PROGRAM HAS CROSSED THE $500 MILLION MARK. AND IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESS ENCOURAGEMENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE AROUND US, YOU'LL KNOW THAT IS AN OUTSTANDING FEATURE. THAT'S KIND OF AN EFFICIENT WAY TO SAY SOMETHING, $500 MILLION, BUT I WANT TO BREAK IT DOWN, IF YOU DON'T MIND INTO WHAT THAT MEANS FOR OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY. IT MEANS WE SPENT IN THE PAST 11 YEARS, $146 MILLION WITH HISPANIC MALE AND FEMALE-OWNED BUSINESSES. THAT MEANS THAT WE SPENT MORE THAN $144 MILLION WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE AND

096FEMALE OWNED BUSINESSES. IT MEANS THAT WE SPENT MORE THAN $9 MILLION WITH ASIAN, MALE AND FEMALE OWNED BUSINESSES, AND IT MEANS THAT WE SPENT MORE ABOUT $28 MILLION WITH RACE AND GENDER NOT IDENTIFIED BUSINESSES, BUT WHEN WE GO UP, WE ALSO SPENT OVER $130 MILLION OVER THOSE 11 YEARS WITH THE WHITE WOMEN WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS GROUP. WE JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT AND LET YOU KNOW THERE ARE GOOD THINGS. YOU ALL HAVE A RECORD OF BRINGING THE GOOD THINGS OUT IN THE DISTRICT SO THAT WE NOW SHARE THEM, WE PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS, WE PUT IT THERE WITH OURS. >>Sally Harris: THANK THANK Y MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DR. MELISSA BAHAMONDI. I AM A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. DR. SPANNER-MORROW ASKED

097ME TO COME AND SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY TO CELEBRATE GLOBAL DIVERSITY AWARENESS MONTH. GROWING UP WITH A MEXICAN AMERICAN FAMILY AND IRISH AMERICAN MOTHER IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS A CHICANA, MY AWARENESS OF VARIOUS CULTURE AND ASPECTS OF DIVERSITY BEGAN EARLY. AS A FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT I WAS BLESSED THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL I ATTENDED HAD TEACHERS THAT RECOGNIZED MY POTENTIAL AND RECOGNIZED ME FOR THE UPPER BOUND PROGRAM OR ELSE INSTEAD OF RISING UP, I WOULD HAVE SUNK. IN THIS PROGRAM, DIVERSITY WASN'T JUST A SEMINAR WE PARTICIPATED IN; IT WAS A WAY OF LIFE. I HAVE REALIZED NOW THAT CELEBRATING DIVERSITY AND MULTICULTURALISM IN THE SCHOOL SETTING AFFIRMED MY BICULTURAL IDENTITY AND GAVE ME A SENSE OF PRIDE THAT I BELIEVE IN GENDER THE CONFIDENCE I HAD TO PURSUE MY DREAM OF A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST. I

098WENT ON TO BECOME A McNAIR SCHOLAR AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY. HISPANIC RECRUITMENT COLLEGE. HOWEVER, IT WASN'T UNTIL I ATTENDED THIS UNIVERSITY THAT I WAS ACTUALLY INSTRUCTED BY A LATINO, SOMEONE LIKE ME. I LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT THING TO SEE YOUR CULTURE REFLECTED IN THOSE THAT INSTRUCT AND MOTIVATE YOU. IF HE HAD EARNED A DOCTORATE, MAYBE I COULD TOO. I CONTINUED MY ADVOCACY FOR MINORITY STUDENTS AND WENT ON TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA TO PURSUE A DOCTORATE IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY. MY INTEREST IN DIVERSITY CONTINUED AS I EXAMINED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR CULTURAL COMPETENCY FOR MY DISSERTATION RESEARCH. I ADVOCATED FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, RELIGIOUS MINORITIES AND LGBTQ STUDENTS AS WELL AS THOSE LIVING IN POVERTY. I SET MY SIGHTS ON WORKING IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS THEY ARE ONE OF

099THE FEW COUNTIES IN THE STATE THAD A -- THAT HAD A MULTICULTURAL APPROACH. IN THE FIRST FEW YEARS, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING IN TITLE ONE SCHOOLS AND SUPPORTING THEIR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. THEN I MET MRS. JACKIE HAYES. SHE RECRUITED ME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BEYOND DIVERSITY TRAINING TO BECOME A FACILITATOR OF THE COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACE PROTOCOL. MY WHOLE WORLD OPENED UP. MS. ANNE TOWNSEND, THE DIRECTOR -- THE SUPERVISOR OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES ALSO ATTENDED THE BEYOND DIVERSITY TRAINING, AND SHE AND MRS. HAYNES BROUGHT BEYOND DIVERSITY TRAINING TO THE ENTIRE PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES STAFF. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES IS THE ONLY DEPARTMENT TO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN BOTH THE IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING AND BEYOND DIVERSITY. THE IMPACT ON OUR DEPARTMENT WAS POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGED PRACTITIONERS TO CRITICALLY REFLECT ON THEIR PRACTICE. DR. SPANNER-MORROW ALSO

100RECOGNIZED THE PASSION I HAVE FOR SUPPORTING RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY STUDENTS, LGBTQ YOUTH, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND STUDENTS OF VARIOUS RELIGIONS AS SHE INVITED ME TO ATTEND THE DIVERSITY COUNCIL AND PRESENT WITH HER TEAM TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD AS PART OF THE RACIAL EQUITY ADOPTION IN THE SPRING OF 2017. WITH MS. TOWNSEND'S FULL SUPPORT, WE FOUNDED THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES EQUITY COMMITTEE THAT I NOW CHAIR. WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN? WHY DID I TELL YOU MY STORY? I COULD HAVE LISTED ALL THE FACTS AND STATISTICS, BUT I WANTED EVERYONE TO HEAR HOW A FIRST-GENERATION CHI KHANNA COULD RISE TO THIS HEIGHT AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM CELEBRATING DIVERSITY. NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS COULD I IMAGINE THAT I WOULD BE SPEAKING TO YOU ALL TODAY. IT IS BECAUSE OF

101EDUCATORS THAT BELIEVED IN ME, GAVE ME A CHANCE AND MADE ME BELIEVE THAT I COULD ACCOMPLISH SO MUCH. I AM BLESSED TO WORK AT RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET WHERE CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY IS A WAY OF LIFE WITH SPANISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS RIVER FEST WHERE WE CELEBRATE ALL CULTURES OF OUR STUDENTS. I RECENTLY BEGAN WORKING AT CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE THE EMPHASIS ON EQUITY HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CLOSED THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP IN HALF BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE STUDENTS. MY OWN EDUCATION CONTINUES. TOGETHER, WE CAN INSPIRE. WE CAN SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO BECOME SCHOLARS, LEADERS, AND FUTURE EDUCATORS. WE MUST LEAD AS EXAMPLES. OUR DIVERSE STUDENTS NEED MORE OF WHO THEY ARE REFLECTED IN US. IF A CHICANA FROM A WORKING CLASS FAMILY CAN MAKE IT THIS FAR, SO CAN THEY. [

102APPLAUSE ] >> HALFWAY THROUGH HER JUNIOR YEAR, MY TOM BOY ANNIE TOLD ME SHE WAS TRANSGENDER. WHILE I HAD A LOT TO DEAL WITH EMOTIONALLY, I KNEW I HAD TO HELP MY KID. SO HE TRANSITIONED AND STARTED SENIOR YEAR IN 2015, BEFORE MINERVA, AS ANDY. BUT THERE WERE ISSUES RIGHT AWAY. HIM PLACING HIS NAME ON THE HOMECOMING BALLOT UNDER BOYS GOT HIM CALLED TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE. THE YEARBOOK TEACHER REFUSED TO USE THE PREFERRED PRONOUNS IN THE BOOK. THE PRINCIPAL EXPLAINED, YOU ARE A GIRL IN THE SYSTEM AND I HAVE NO GUIDANCE FROM THE COUNTY ON THIS SO THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU. THEN SHE SAID, I KNOW I HAVE AT LEAST ANOTHER 20 TRANSGENDER STUDENTS ON CAMPUS, SO I BECAME AN ADVOCATE, SO HERE I AM. ALL OVER THE DISTRICT, SOME TEACHERS

103AND ADMINISTRATORS CREATE ROADBLOCKS THAT KEEP SCHOOL FROM BEING SAFE AND ACCEPTING FOR LGBTQ STUDENTS. MANY OF THESE STUDENTS ARE HARASSED AND BULLIED THROUGHOUT THEIR SCHOOL DAY BY STUDENTS AND SOMETIMES FACULTY. OUR CLASSROOM TEACHERS HAVE RECEIVED NO TRAINING ON BEST PRACTICES FOR LGBTQ STUDENTS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE WE KNOW THE CURRENT YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR DATA SAYS THAT 18.5% OF OUR STUDENTS IDENTIFY AS LESBIAN, GAY, OR BISEXUAL. AND WHILE HERE HERETOFORE OUR COUNTY HASN'T COLLECTED ON TRANSGENDER YOUTH, BROWARD COUNTY, SIMILAR SIZE, DATA SHOWS 3.6% OF STUDENTS IDENTIFYING AS TRANSGENDER. THAT'S 20% OF OUR STUDENTS. WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF FEAR, LGBTQ STUDENTS HAVE HIGH RATES OF MISSING SCHOOL AND DROPPING OUT. 45% OF TRANSGENDER YOUTH ATTEMPT SUICIDE. SORRY. THAT ONE GETS ME. IT IS IN EVERYONE'S BEST INTEREST THAT SCHOOL IS SAFE AND AFFIRMING FOR ALL. I

104AM SO PROUD OF THE WORK I'M DOING WITH DR. SPANNER-MORROW ON THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A LOT OF WORK, BUT THERE IS MUCH TO BE DONE. AND I WILL THANK MEMBERS GRIFFIN AND STUART FOR SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THESE MARGINALIZED STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE WE CAN COUNT ON MORE BOARD SUPPORT. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MEMBER VALDES, YOU HAVE A COMMENT? >>Susan L. Valdes: YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. GRAHAM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION. DR. SPANNER-MORROW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED TODAY PERTAINING TO THE OFFICE OF SUPPLIER DIVERSITY AND ITS SUCCESSES. THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS DEAR TO MY HEART. THIS WAS ACTUALLY STARTED BY DR. MEMBER DORIS ROSS REDDICK YEARS AGO, IT WAS MAYBE 1999 OR SO,

105WHERE SHE ACTUALLY ASKED ONE OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS IF THERE WAS AN ERROR IN A DOCUMENT, AND SHOULD THAT BE A COMMA SOMEWHERE CLOSER TO A NUMBER BECAUSE SMALL BUSINESSES WERE ONLY ALLOWED THE AMOUNT OF A CONTRACT OF $1,084. AND THAT IS JUST IN RECENT TIMES. IS TO THINK ABOUT THAT -- SO TO THINK ABOUT THAT AND THE WORK SHE BEGAN AND BEFORE SHE RETIRED SHE PUBLICLY PASSED THAT BATON ON TO ME AND TO HEAR THESE NUMBERS HERE TODAY REALLY, REALLY WARMS MY HEART ABOUT THE ECONOMIC ENGINE AND THE OPPORTUNITY THAT LOCAL TAX DOLLARS HAVE WHEN YOU REINVEST YOUR LOCAL DOLLARS BACK INTO SMALL BUSINESSES AND HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITY THRIVING. I WANTED TO THANK MRS. REDDICK FOR HER VIGILANCE AT THAT TIME. THIS BEING MY LAST SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, I PASS THIS BATON TO

106YOU, MEMBER SHAMBURGER. THIS BATON IS YOURS NOW. NEXT YEAR, HOPEFULLY WANT TO SEE 700 MILLION. LITTLE BY LITTLE, MAKE IT HAPPEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE HIGHLIGHT. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO -- >>Jim Porter: [INAUDIBLE] >>Sally Harris: WE DID. WE VOTED ON IT AND THEN MR. GRAHAM SPOKE. >>Jim Porter: [MICROPHONE NOT ON] >>Sally Harris: OKAY. THANK YOU. USUALLY I AM THE ONE WRONG. I APPRECIATE THAT. A 04R1, APPROVE RESOLUTION FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. THIS ITEM IS BEING HIGHLIGHTED BY MEMBER STUART AND MEMBER SNIVELY WITH A COMMENT BY MEMBER STUART. AND TRACYE BROWN, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME. >>Tracye Brown: THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT, AND STAFF. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING FORWARD

107THIS RESOLUTION, EMBRACING COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THIS RESOLUTION IS BROUGHT ON BEHALF OF BOARD MEMBER STUART AND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, THE ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND THE UNITED WAY SUNCOAST. AND I HAVE SOME FOLKS WITH ME, MELISSA ERICKSON, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ROB KRETE, PRESIDENT FOR HCTA AND WOODLAND JOHNSON, THE PRINCIPAL OF ONE OF OUR CURRENT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. IN AUGUST 2015, THE BOARD APPROVED ITS FIRST COMMUNITY SCHOOL, SULPHUR SPRINGS, PRE-K 8 AND FOLLOWING YEAR AT SECOND, MORT ELEMENTARY. THIS FORMALLY BEGINS THE EFFORT TO CREATE A UNIFIED VISION AND BUILD UPON LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CURRENT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS COUPLED WITH RESEARCH BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION -- BY THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. I'LL GO FORWARD WITH THE RESOLUTION. WHEREAS, A CENTRAL GOAL OF HILLSBOROUGH

108COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS TO DEVELOP THE HOLISTIC CAPACITIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE SO THEY EMERGE FROM THEIR PRE-K-12 SCHOOLING CREATIVE, CRITICAL AND COMMUNITY MINDED. AND WHEREAS, OUR DISTRICT YOUTH SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO AN ARRAY OF CURRICULAR AND EXTRA RICK LAR LEARNING ACTIVITIES. AND WHEREAS, OUR DISTRICT YOUTH AND FAMILIES SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO AN ARRAY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SUPPORTS. AND WHEREAS, OUR DISTRICT YOUTH SHOULD UNDERSTAND THEY ARE VALUED MEMBERS OF COMMUNITIES AND THEY HAVE A ROLE IN IMPROVING THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS, OUR DISTRICT YOUTH CAN DEVELOP ANALYTIC SKILLS AND CIVIC COMMITMENTS BY STUDYING THE STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS, OUR DISTRICT YOUTH SHOULD DEVELOP THE SKILLS AND COMMITMENTS TO NEGOTIATE DIFFERENCES THROUGH NONVIOLENT DIALOGUE. AND WHEREAS, THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF OUR DISTRICT STUDENTS MUST BE A SHARED EFFORT OF EDUCATORS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND

109FAMILIES. AND WHEREAS, OUR DISTRICT EDUCATORS CAN PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN SUCH WORK WHEN THEY HAVE TIME, SUPPORT, AND TRAINING TO FORGE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS. AND WHEREAS, OUR DISTRICT FACES A SET OF CHALLENGES TODAY THAT MAKE COMMUNITY SCHOOLING MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. AND WHEREAS, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EQUALITY HAS POWERFUL, POSITIVE EFFECTS ON THE WELL-BEING OF OUR DISTRICT YOUTH. AND WHEREAS, THESE EFFECTS INCLUDE FULFILLING HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SOCIAL WELFARE NEEDS. AND WHEREAS, THESE EFFECTS INCLUDE ADEQUATE AND EQUAL ACCESS TO ENRICHING CURRICULA AND AFTER-SCHOOL EXPERIENCES THAT SUPPORT HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT. AND WHEREAS, THE FOLLOWING SIX STRATEGIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE HALLMARKS OF A SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAM. CURRICULA THAT ARE ENGAGING, CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND CHALLENGING, AND EMPHASIS ON HIGH-QUALITY TEACHING, NOT ON HIGH-STAKES TESTING AND WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS AND OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS HEALTH CARE, VISION CARE, AND

110SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SERVICES THAT SUPPORT ACADEMICS AND POSITIVE DISCIPLINE PRACTICES AND AUTHENTIC FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND INCLUSIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP. AND WHEREAS, OUR DISTRICT HAS ALREADY INCORPORATED SOME OF THESE STRATEGIES INTO THEIR APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, RECOGNIZES THE POSITIVE IMPACT COMMUNITY SCHOOL STRATEGIES CAN HAVE ON SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES RESOLVE THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ENDORSES AS EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGY FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. DATED THE 16th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2018 BY THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: MOTION TO APPROVE. >>Sally Harris: ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER STUART AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: JUST

111A COMMENT, AND MS. BROWN, YOU'LL APPRECIATE THIS REMARK. WE WENT TO SCHOOL AS BABY BOOMERS WHEN WE HAD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. MANY OF US IN THE AUDIENCE REMEMBER THAT, AND WE'RE REMINDED THAT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ALL ABOUT PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, ALL ABOUT STABILITY FOR THE CHILDREN. IT'S ALL ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY. IT'S PROBABLY THE BEST EDUCATIONAL MODEL THAT ANY SCHOOL SYSTEM CAN REPLICATE. MANY REASONS WHY WE'VE DEVIATED, OF COURSE. IF I COULD ASK SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS, WOULD YOU MAKE A REMARK AS TO WHERE THE EDUCATIONAL TRAJECTORY IS IN REGARDS TO FUTURE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS? >>Jeffrey Eakins: WE HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN LOOKING AT THIS MODEL. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THIS RIGHT. AND MR. JOHNSON OVER THERE AT MORT HAS GOTTEN IT REALLY RIGHT. MORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. HE IS KIND OF THE MODEL OF COMMUNITY SCHOOL HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND

112ACROSS THE STATE AND NATION. SO THAT BEING SAID WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT TO EXPAND THIS. WE KNOW THAT MS. BROWN AND MEMBERS FROM THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ALONG WITH MS. ERICKSON HAVE ATTENDED CONFERENCES TO REALLY BRING BACK TO US THE METHODOLOGY ON HOW TO EXPAND AND HOW TO EXPAND APPROPRIATELY. NOT EVERY COMMUNITY SCHOOL IS EXACTLY THE SAME. EVERY COMMUNITY IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN HOW THEY GET THOSE SUPPORTS. BUT YOU HEARD THE KEY PILLARS THAT MS. BROWN MENTIONED. AS LONG AS THOSE KEY PILLARS ARE REALLY ADDRESSED, YOU CAN CREATE THAT COMMUNITY SCHOOL EFFECT AT OUR SCHOOL. WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW WE CONTINUE TO GROW THIS EFFORT, SO YOU'LL PROBABLY BE SEEING SOME THINGS IN THE NEAR FUTURE COMING BACK TO THE BOARD ON THAT.

113>>Lynn Gray: AND FINANCIALLY, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS USUALLY DO VERY WELL BECAUSE PARENTS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS GIVE A LOT. AND I KNOW THAT WOODLAND KNOWS THAT VERY VERY WELL. THANK ■YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER GRIFFIN. >>April Griffin: THANK YOU. AND I WILL BE VERY BRIEF BECAUSE I'VE SPOKEN TOO MUCH TONIGHT. MS. STUART, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. I WANT TO OFFER MY SERVICES TO YOU NOW AND FINANCES, WHATEVER WAY I CAN HELP YOU TO HELP THIS DISTRICT WITH THE INITIATIVE. I THINK IT'S ONE ABSOLUTELY WORTHWHILE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND YOU HAVE BEEN SUCH A LEAD ON THIS. I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU. THE GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE THAT WE GIVE PARENTS AS WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED

114BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GIVING TO THE FAMILIES WITH THE FOOD PANTRY. BUT THE KNOWLEDGE WE'RE GIVING TO PARENTS TO BETTER THEMSELVES AND BETTER PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BETTER EMPLOYEES, IT IS AMAZING WHAT WE DO FOR NOT JUST THAT GENERATION OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT GENERATIONS OF PARENTS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN SOMEHOW LOST IN THE SYSTEM, TOO. SO THE WORK IS AMAZING. AND I AM VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THAT WORK CONTINUE AND HOPEFULLY BEING A PART OF IT, AS YOU GROW IT. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRIFFIN. MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, MEMBER GRIFFIN FOR THOSE COMMENTS. WE HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK. AND I WANT TO THANK THE FOUR PEOPLE STANDING

115IN FRONT OF US TO BRING THIS WORK FORWARD AND GIVE US THE TIME, SUPERINTENDENT, TO REALLY PLAN FOR WHAT'S NEXT. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT, FOR HAVING THE COURAGE, TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, THREE YEARS AGO, TO SAY YES, AND YOU DID. YOU SAID YES TO WHAT WE'RE DOING AT MORT AND IT HAS BECOME -- IT'S NOT WITHOUT ITS CHALLENGES, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY WORTH THE EFFORT. AND SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE MS. BROWN LEAD THIS WORK AND WITH THE PARTNERS THAT ARE STANDING BEFORE US BECAUSE I KNOW THAT AT LEAST THREE OF THE FOUR PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU HAVE TRAVELED THIS COUNTRY LOOKING AT DIFFERENT MODELS AND TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN. AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE EXTRA SERVICES. IT'S MORE THAN THAT. THANK

116YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORK. MS. BROWN, YOU HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL AS WELL AS THE OTHER CABINET MEMBERS WHO WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE WORK WITH YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY MEMBER STUART AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. IT PASSES. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] LET'S RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK. A 05, APPROVE THE NATIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS DAY. PAUL HEGARTY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. I'M SORRY, IT'S LEO. I WAS EVEN GIVEN THAT INFORMATION AHEAD OF TIME. PLEASE STEP FORWARD. >> MADAM CHAIR PERSON, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF. THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE NATIONAL

117EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS DAY. WHEREAS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR DEMOCRACY, PROVIDING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO MAINTAIN OUR NATION'S PRECIOUS VALUES OF FREEDOM, CIVILITY, AND EQUALITY. AND WHEREAS, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. AND WHEREAS, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE A SAFE AND HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS. AND WHEREAS, EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS WORK TIRELESSLY TO SERVE OUR CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES WITH CARE AND PROFESSIONALISM. NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE SCHOOL BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS EMPLOYEES FEDERATION AND THE HILLSBOROUGH CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION DO HEREBY PROCLAIM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14th, 2018, AS NATIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS DAY. WE URGE THAT THIS DAY BE USED TO RECOGNIZE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS.

118I NEED A MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VALDES AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRIFFIN. IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS WITH MEMBER STUART AWAY FROM THE DAIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. >> WE'RE ALL EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL WHO I REPRESENT, WE THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. JUST SO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHERE WE ARE ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE ONE MORE ITEM AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THEN WE'LL GO BACK INTO THE AGENDA. SO MEMBER GRIFFIN. >>April Griffin: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HONOR ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES. IF MR. JOHN SAFFOLD WOULD PLEASE STEP FORWARD. I KNOW HE'S A MAN THAT DOESN'T LIKE THIS SORT OF RECOGNITION.

119[ APPLAUSE ] MR. SAFFOLD, YOU HAVE SERVED THIS DISTRICT FOR 38 YEARS, AND YOU'RE RETIRING ON OCTOBER 31st. YOU ARE GOING TO BE MISSED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TRANSPORTATION IS GOING TO DO WITHOUT YOU. I REALLY DON'T. I WANT TO SHOW SOMETHING. IF EVERYBODY WHO IS HERE TO SUPPORT MR. SAFFOLD, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? [ APPLAUSE ] YOU ARE WELL-RESPECTED IN TRANSPORTATION, AND I HAVE HEARD WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE DID AS A BOARD OVER THE YEARS WITH TRANSPORTATION, I HAVE HEARD NOTHING BUT POSITIVE THINGS ABOUT YOU AND YOUR SERVICE TO THIS DISTRICT AND YOUR LOYALTY TO THIS DISTRICT. YOU HAVE BEEN IN TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST FOR 28 YEARS, ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS, CDL TESTING FOR NEW BUS DRIVERS FROM 1991 TO PRESENT; IS THAT CORRECT? I BELIEVE THAT IS THE LONGEST OF ANYBODY IN THAT DEPARTMENT

120EVER. [ APPLAUSE ] I'M GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT AWAY OF YOUR AGE HERE. YOUR FIRST THREE YEARS AS A BUS DRIVER, YOU WERE DRIVING A 1971 FORD. AND IN 1983, YOU WERE ACTUALLY THE FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE THE FIRST DIESEL IN THIS COUNTY, IS THAT CORRECT, AS WELL? WELL, I JUST PERSONALLY WANTED TO BRING YOU HERE AND RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I WANT TO SAY, TOO, THERE WERE FOUR PEOPLE SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHO CAME FORWARD WHO BECAME TRUE WHISTLE-BLOWERS AND HELPED THIS DISTRICT MOVE OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DIRECTION. I WANT TO COME DOWN, AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING THAT COREY HOLMES WENT OUT AND GOT FOR YOU, BUT YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO PRESENT TO YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. [ APPLAUSE ] [

121CHEERING ] IT SAYS, PRESENTED TO JOHN SAFFOLD, MASTER TRAINER, IN RECOGNITION FOR OVER 36 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM 10/4/1982 TO 10/31, I THINK THIS IS JUST IN THE TRAINING DEPARTMENT, IS THAT CORRECT? AND CONGRATULATIONS, AND THIS IS FROM TWYLA, DONALD, JUANITA, AND COREY. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Sally Harris: IS COREY IN THE AUDIENCE? WE'D LIKE TO BRING YOU UP. HOW ABOUT THE THE WHOLE GANG UP HERE AND TAKE A PICTURE. EVERYONE SUPPORTING HIM, COME UP AND TAKE A PICTURE. COREY, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. WE LOVE TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU. MEMBER STUART HAS A FEW COMMENTS. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY, CONGRATULATIONS, JOHN. ENJOY RETIREMENT. WELCOME BACK, COREY. NOT SURE WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE. MR. FARKAS,

122I JUST WANT TO -- I KNOW MR. BEAKMAN IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, BUT I KNOW MOST OF THE PEOPLE ON THIS TEAM, AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO. THIS IS YOUR TEAM WHO KEEPS KIDS SAFE ON THE ROADS. FROM ALL THE WAY FROM ROUTING AND PLANNING TO MANAGING DRIVERS, TO MANAGING OPERATIONS IN THAT DIVISION, AND SO WE HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS THAT THIS TEAM HAS DONE. I KNOW MOST OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND FOR SUPPORTING JOHN. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. MEMBER SHAMBURGER, WILL YOU READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT GUIDELINES, PLEASE? >>Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THE BOARD VALUES AND APPRECIATES YOUR COMMENTS. THIS IS YOUR

123TIME TO TELL THE BOARD WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE WITH YOU A COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY RAISE DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, IT IS THE BOARD'S PRACTICE TO NOTE YOUR COMMENT AND TO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE DISTRICT STAFF RESPOND TO YOU AFTER YOUR QUESTION HAS BEEN RESEARCHED. TO THAT END, THE BOARD WILL NOT TYPICALLY RESPOND TO YOUR COMMENTS FROM THE DAIS. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER SHAMBURGER. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE 12 SPEAKERS THAT ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TO TODAY'S AGENDA. THE ALLOTTED TIME WILL BE THREE MINUTES WITH SOME MEMBERS RECEIVING FIVE MINUTES. I WILL NOW CALL UP THE FIRST FEW SPEAKERS. FIRST WILL BE JAMES COLE WHO HAS THREE MINUTES, JOSEPH ROBINSON, WHO HAS FIVE MINUTES, TERRY KEMPLE I DO BELIEVE HAD TO LEAVE. NITA SMITH WILL HAVE THREE

124MINUTES. AND MARK KLUTHO WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES. FIRST, JAMES COLE. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT, ALL THE STAFF WHO MAKES THINGS HAPPEN BEHIND THE SCENES HERE. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU -- I'M READING TO YOU A LETTER FROM BRIANNA DRUMMOND FROM THE NAACP YOUTH COUNCIL. I'M THE YOUTH ADVISOR FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NAACP. HOWEVER, I PREFER FOR THEM TO BE HERE. BRIANNA IS A SOPHOMORE AT MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL. OH, I'M SORRY, HILLSBOROUGH. SHE'LL GET ME FOR THAT. HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. I KNOW SHE'LL WATCH THIS. SHE'S GOT A VOLLEYBALL GAME TONIGHT. HOWEVER, HER WORDS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. DEAR MEMBERS OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, THE TAMPA NAACP YOUTH COUNCIL THANKS YOU AND GREATLY APPRECIATES YOUR DECISION TO REBUILD AND CONSIDERATE CHANGE -- CONSIDER THE CHANGE OF THE CHANGE OF THE CONTROVERSIAL NAME ROBERT E. LEE

125ELEMENTARY. NOW, BRIANNA -- I'M GOING TO INTERRUPT HERE -- BRIANNA WENT TO ROBERT E. LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALONG WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE YOUTH COUNCIL, JAMES, WHO IS TAKING DUAL ENROLLMENT AT HCC AND CAN'T BE HERE. HER LETTER CONTINUES. LAST YEAR, OUR BEAUTIFUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DESTROYED BY A FIRE AFTER HURRICANE IRMA. THIS TRAGIC EVENT CAUSED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE, FORCED MORE THAN 300 STUDENTS TO RELOCATE TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, AND RESULTED IN NEARLY 50 EMPLOYEES TO QUESTION WHERE THEY WILL FIND NEW EMPLOYMENT. FURTHERMORE, MANY CONTEMPLATED IF THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS RELATED TO THE CONTROVERSIAL NAME, ROBERT E. LEE, A WIDELY KNOWN CONFEDERATE GENERAL. WITH GREAT UNDERSTANDING, WE REALIZED THAT HE WAS A SKILLED MILITARY GENERAL THROUGHOUT THE 19th CENTURY WHOSE NAME WAS SYNONYMOUSLY DISPLAYED SOUTHERN PRIDE. HOWEVER, WHAT HE REPRESENT IS

126NOT THE MESSAGE WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TODAY. ROBERT E. LEE, AS ONE OF THE MAJOR LEADERS OF THE CONFEDERATE MOVEMENT, OPPOSED THE ABOLISHMENT OF SLAVERY. HE AGREED TO FIGHT WITH THE SOUTHERN STATES WHO SOUGHT THE STATES' RIGHTS IN ORDER TO REGULATE SLAVERY. LEE ELEMENTARY WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 19 O 6 AS MICHIGAN AVENUE GRAMMAR SCHOOL BUT RENAMED IN 1943 PRIOR TO THE MAJOR SEGREGATION MOVEMENTS. IRONICALLY ENOUGH, ROBERT E. LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN A PREDOMINANTLY BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD, FURTHER REMINDING THOSE WHO RESIDE IN THAT AREA OF THE LACK OF ACCEPTANCE THEY ONCE FACED IN PAST SOCIETY. BY ALLOWING LEE ELEMENTARY TO BE REBUILT WITH THE NAME ULTIMATELY DECLARES ROBERT ROBERT E. LE BELIEFS AS ONE CHILDREN SHOULD LOOK UP TO. FORTUNATELY, THAT SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE. WE ENCOURAGE THE TAMPA

127YOUTH COUNCIL THAT YOU REBUILD THE SCHOOL, HOWEVER CHANGE THE NAME MOVING FORWARD. SINCERELY, TAMPA NAACP YOUTH COUNCIL CHAIR, BRIANNA DRUMMOND, EDUCATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. MR. JOSEPH ROBINSON, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS. I WAS GOING TO SPEAK -- I HAD SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 03R, WHICH YOU ALREADY VOTED ON THAT. 7.02, 7.03, 7.04, AND 7.12. JUST AS A SECOND VICE PRESIDENT OF NAACP I WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE PRESIDENT BECAUSE SHE CAN'T BE HERE. WE DO HEREBY SUPPORT THE PROCLAMATION FOR 003, ESPECIALLY CONCERNING DISCRIMINATION AND EQUITY. THAT'S ALL WE'RE GOING TO SAY ON THAT ONE. YOU ALREADY SPENT ENOUGH TIME ON THAT ONE. LET'S MOVE FORWARD TO THE OTHER ITEMS I SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON. BEFORE YOU VOTE. THE NEXT ONE IS. LET'S GO

128TO ROBERT E. LEE. YOU'VE GOT A GREAT ARCHITECT, SAUL FLEISCHMANN-GARCIA. ONE OF THE BEST THERE IS IN RESTORING BUILDINGS AND GREAT CONSTRUCTION MANAGER WITH MR. DUNN. AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL PAY FOR THE WHOLE BUILDING TO BE BUILT BACK. IT WILL BE A GREAT FACILITY. THE ONLY THING NOT GREAT IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IS THE NAME ROBERT E. LEE, A CONFEDERATE GENERAL. I MYSELF HAVE CONFEDERATES IN MY FAMILY. THAT'S WHY I LOOK LIKE THIS OUT OF GEORGIA, OKAY? HOWEVER -- HOWEVER, THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY WANTS THE NAME TO BE CHANGED TO SOMETHING, ANY AND ANYTHING ELSE. I BELIEVE THE PROCESS HAS ALREADY BEEN STARTED. IT STARTED MONTHS AGO. 18 TO 24 MONTH CYCLE HOWEVER I HAVE YET TO SEE ANYTHING IN THE COMMUNITY TALKING ABOUT A NAME CHANGE OR ASKING THE COMMUNITY HOW THEY

129ARE GOING TO DO IT. SO WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE CLOCK. I THINK MS. SHAMBURGER, I'LL PUT YOU, SINCE YOU PASSED THE BATON, MS. VALDES, MS. SHAMBURGER WILL RALLY THE PEOPLE TO COME UP WITH A NAME CHANGE FOR CALHOUN AND VAN BUREN. THAT WENT VERY FAST. BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ON THIS ONE YET. THAT IS THE FIRST THING ON THAT. 702 AND 3 AND 4:I WAS ASKED TO COME HERE TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LAND TRANSACTION. I GOT CALLED IN AND SAID THAT McKITRICK, NORTHEAST, MARTINEZ, WALKER, SICKLES, AND STEINBRENNER ARE CLOSE TO OVERCAPACITY AND DEFINITELY STEINBRENNER AND SICKLES ARE OVERCAPACITY. THIS 20 ACRES I WAS TOLD COULD BE USED FOR CLASSROOM ADDITIONS. AND THE QUESTION THAT THEY HAD FOR ME TO COME DOWN AND ASK IS THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER

130-- THE PERSON THAT'S PURCHASING THE PROPERTY THROUGH McFARLAND FERGUSON, THAT COMPANY HAS SOLD THE LAND ORIGINALLY TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD. HAVEN'T VERIFIED BECAUSE IT HAPPENED FAST. SELLING IT BACK FOR LESS THAN WHAT WE PURCHASED IT FOR. THAT'S AN ISSUE. IF WE BUY SOMETHING AT A PRICE AND SELL IT LOWER TO THE SAME PERSON, SOMETHING IS FISHY ABOUT THAT. THE OTHER THING IS THAT THEY ARE CONCERNED IF THERE IS SURPLUS PROPERTY -- I'M JUST SAYING WHAT I WAS TOLD. I HAVEN'T CHECKED IT OUT. BUT I HAVE CHECKED THIS OUT. I DIDN'T SEE ANY PUBLIC DOCUMENT SHOWING A BID. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE BACKUP SAYING THIS WAS PUT OUT FOR THE PUBLIC TO BID ON. WHAT I SAW WAS A CONTRACT TO SELL. DIDN'T SAY ANYBODY ELSE BID. DIDN'T SAY

131THIS WAS THE HIGH BID. DIDN'T SAY THIS WAS THE LOW BID. IT'S LIKE THIS IS A SEPARATE BILL THAT SOMEBODY WALKED UP AND SAY I WANT TO BUY 20 ACRES WHEN WE KNOW THAT THE NORTHWEST IS EXPANDING. WHY ARE WE SELLING 20 ACRES AND WE KNOW WE MIGHT NEED CLASSROOM ADDITIONS, IN EFFECT, THIS SCHOOL. -- NEXT TO THIS SCHOOL. THAT WAS A CONCERN AND THERE IS A LOT OF HEAT OUT THERE. ODESSA, KEYSTONE AREA, WHERE YOUR FIRST COLORED SCHOOL WAS OUT THERE IN KEYSTONE. REMIND YOU ABOUT HISTORY. I WAS SENT TO ASK THE QUESTIONS, BASICALLY WHY WE'RE NOT KEEPING THE PROPERTY FOR CLASSROOM ADDITIONS, THE SCHOOL EXPANSION, NEW SCHOOL. WAS THE PROPERTY PUT OUT FOR PUBLIC BID? AND WAS IT SOLD FOR LESS THAN WHAT WE PAID FOR IT? SO WITH THAT SAID, THAT'S ALL

132I HAD TO SAY ON THAT. I JUST WANT TO ONCE AGAIN REITERATE THAT THE NAACP SUPPORTS ALL THE DIVERSITY ISSUES IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WE SUPPORT WHAT YOU'RE DOING, AND WE WANT TO KEEP OUR PARTNERSHIP GOING. YVETTE LEWIS COULD NOT BE HERE. SHE ASKED ME TO SPEAK ON NAACP'S BEHALF. WITH THAT, THANK YOU. IF WE CAN GET QUICK ANSWERS TO THAT, DON'T HAVE TO DO IT NOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, AT LEAST THE GUY THAT SENT ME HERE, WAS THAT PROPERTY PUT UP FOR PUBLIC BID OR DID SLICK WILLIE GET A NICE DEAL WHERE THEY SOLD IT, GOT IT BACK AND WE SOLD IT CHEAP. CHECK IT OUT, BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING IN THE BACKUP TO SAY SO. >>Sally Harris: MS. NITA SMITH, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT

133EAKINS. MY NAME IS -- THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. I APPRECIATE THIS. MY NAME IS NITA SMITH. AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN OF TAMPA BAY CHAPTER. ON YOUR AGENDA TODAY IS AN MOA BETWEEN FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN AND THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, AND I ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL. I ALSO WANT TO THANK PUBLICLY DR. MIRNA HOGUE FOR ALL OF HER SUPPORT IN HELPING US GET TO THAT POINT. FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN NATIONAL PROGRAM MATCH THE HIGHEST RISK YOUTH WITH A SALARIED PROFESSIONAL MENTOR, WE CALL FRIEND THAT ACTS AS A LIFE NAVIGATOR STAYING WITH THEM KINDERGARTEN TO GRADUATION. 12 AND A HALF YEARS NO MATTER WHAT. THIS LONG-TERM CONSISTENT RELATIONSHIP MAKES US SO UNIQUE FROM OTHER PROGRAMS. OUR FRIENDS BUILDING TRUSTING, LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS THAT EMPOWER

134YOUTH AND PARENTS TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND CHANGE THEIR STORIES. STAFF SPENDS FOUR HOURS PER WEEK WITH EVERY YOUTH INCLUDING TWO HOURS PER WEEK IN THE SCHOOLS. WE HAVE THREE LONG-TERM GOALS: GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, AVOID THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AVOID BECOMING A TEEN PARENT. THOSE ARE THE THREE GOALS FOR OUR PROGRAM. YOUTH WE CURRENTLY SERVE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. WE HAVE ABOUT 28 STUDENTS. WE'RE ALL RECRUITED FROM THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM FOUR YEARS AGO. BUT WE COULD ALSO LOOK IN MOVING FORWARD LOOK AT PARTNERING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON RECRUITING FIVE AND SIX-YEAR-OLDS FROM THE IDENTIFIED ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOLS AND WORK TOGETHER ON TRANSFORMING SOME OF THOSE SCHOOLS OVER TIME. AND WE DEFINITELY WELCOME THAT OPPORTUNITY. THOSE WOULD BE SCHOOL SELECTION OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROGRAM MAKES ECONOMIC SENSE FOR EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED IN OUR PROGRAM, OVER

135SEVEN DOLLARS SAVED IN OUR COMMUNITY. ONE YOUTH IN OUR PROGRAM SAVES 900,000 OVERALL. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO IMPACT STUDENTS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: MR. MARK KLUTHO, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. >> MARK KLUTHO, LARGO, 403, TEACHERS ARE STILL OUT OF FIELD. AND 6.13, QUIT THIS ONE WITH THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND EFFICIENCY SERVICES PROJECT. HMMMM. 7.12, APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION, REIMBURSEMENT BUDGET FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROBERT E. LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. YOU'RE GOING TO REBUILD, BUT YOU'RE GOING WITH THE SAME SICK NAME. THAT'S A DOGGONE SHAME. BUT CONTRARY TO WHAT WAS SAID, I KNOW THE BUILDING WON'T BE RIGHT. AND I HEARD SAID, YOU'RE GOING TO PLAN FOR WHAT'S NEXT. I DON'T REALLY THINK SO. I KNOW YOU ALL HEARD WHAT THE U.N. SAID ABOUT THE FUTURE. YEAH,

136ARMAGEDDON IS COMING. YOUR SCHOOLS ARE DOING IT. HERE'S THE GUEST COLUMN THAT I HAD IN THE TRIBUNE BACK IN 2000. THE HEADLINE SAID, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY COULD SAVE MONEY BY BUILDING MORE EFFICIENT SCHOOLS. NOW, THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT SAYS THEY WANT TO BE YOUR SAVIOR, BUT YOU SAY THAT WON'T HELP. THE LAST PARAGRAPH, LENDING INSTITUTIONS RECOGNIZE THE GREAT VALUE THAT ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROVIDES. YEAH, YOU SEE YOU'RE MAKING STUPID BUILDINGS AND YOU'RE SQUANDERING MONEY. HERE'S THE THE ARTICLE IN THE PAPER, PARENTS HIT THE STREETS TO TOUT SCHOOL TAX. AND THE FIRST THING THAT'S MENTIONED HERE ABOUT THE SALES TAX, AIR-CONDITIONERS. AIR-CONDITIONERS FOR THE STUPID BUILDINGS. THE BUILDINGS ARE STILL STUPID AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE AIR-CONDITIONERS BELCHING THE CARBON. WHAT DID THE U.N. REPORT SAY? BY 2050, THERE CAN'T BE ANY CARBON GOING INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. ARE

137ALL OF YOUR BUILDINGS GOING TO BE FIXED BY THEN? I DON'T THINK SO. WHILE YOU'RE MAKING STUPID NEW ONES RIGHT NOW. THAT AREN'T CARBON NEUTRAL. SO PATHETIC. HERE'S THE NEW YORK TIMES FOR MONDAY. AND HERE'S THIS HOUSE STANDING, DESIGNED TO STAND UP TO 250 MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS. NOW, AS I'VE SAID IN THE PAST, ALL OF THE SCHOOLS SHOULD BE HIGH PERFORMANCE, SOLAR DESIGNS THAT IF DESIGNED PROPERLY WON'T BE EMITTING CARBON. IF THEY ARE PASSIVE SOLAR, THAT MECHANICAL SYSTEM GETS REALLY LITTLE, AND THE ACTIVE SOLAR SYSTEM CAN BE VERY SMALL. I KNOW THE IDIOTS AT THE ST. PETE TIMES, THIS CLOWN REPORTER WAS ON THE ROB LOREI SHOW, AND INSTEAD OF "FURTHER" SHE SAYS "FARTHER." SO YOU CAN'T GET REPORTING FROM HER. I MEAN, TALK ABOUT STUPID. AND IT WAS A SHAME THIS STUPID SHOW WITH THESE

138FUTURE WARMONGERS AND ALL THEIR FAKE MEDALS, HOW SICK IS THAT? OH. AND ALL THESE CHILDREN THAT ARE WATCHING, REMEMBER, MORE IMPORTANT TO HAVE DOLLARS THAN "CENTS." >>Sally Harris: MR. BOB OSHANSKI. YOU NOW HAVE FIVE MINUTES. IS HE IN THE AUDIENCE? MR. BOB OSHANSKI. ALL RIGHT. WE MOVE ON. PATRICK THORPE, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. NEXT WILL BE KARL MESSINGER, TAIRN SAVAIA. AND THEN FRED HERNS. >> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY SINCEREST GRATITUDE AND THANKS TO THE ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THEIR DILIGENCE AND FORTITUDE TO ENSURE THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF LEE ELEMENTARY BE HANDLED WITH CONTINUED CARE AND PROFESSIONALISM. WHEN FACED WITH THIS UNPRECEDENTED HARDSHIP, EVIDENCE CLEARLY INDICATES THIS ORGANIZATION WAS CAPABLE AND FULLY VESTED IN SERVING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN

139A SENSIBLE AND PRODIGIOUS MANNER. THE ABILITY OF THIS ADMINISTRATION TO EFFICIENTLY ANALYZE, OUTLINE AND ACHIEVE DEFINABLE GOALS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROTECT THIS HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY ASSET SERVES AS AN OUTSTANDING MODEL FOR SUCCESS. IN NO SMALL WAY SHOULD THIS ORGANIZATION BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR RESILIENCY AND RESOLVE NOR SHOULD THIS SUCCESS BE OVERLOOKED BY OTHER PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS WHO MAY FACE UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES. IT IS FAR TOO EASY TO OVERLOOK THE INTRICATE DETAILS OF THE INSURANCE FUNDING PROCESS. TO UNDERSTAND THE MANY REQUIREMENTS OF ENSURING COMPLIANCE, TO SIMPLY DEMAND ACTION WITHOUT FULL KNOWLEDGE OF MYRIAD CONCERNS. I TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN IDENTIFYING MR. CHRIS FARKAS AND MR. GRAYSON TO THE HIGH DEGREE OF DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MAKING THE ISSUES KNOWN AND COMPREHENSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS IS NOT TO SAY YOUR ENTIRE STAFF

140DOES NOT DESERVE RECOGNITION. THEIR EFFORTS WERE NOT MINIMAL TO ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION. OUR COMMUNITY WAS DEALT A BLOW, BUT THIS IS FLORIDA. ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE. WE REGULARLY PREPARE FOR COMPLETE AND TOTAL DEVASTATION BY NATURE'S WRATH. WE SYSTEMATICALLILY PREPARE FOR THE UNKNOWN AND SO WE PERSEVERE. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS' VISION IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE. INSOMUCH, STUDENTS RECEIVE AN EDUCATION THAT THEY WILL NEVER FORGET. IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, YOU CAN TEACH A FAR MORE POIGNANT LESSON. LIFE IS FULL OF CHALLENGES. EVERY DAY WILL PRESENT OPPORTUNITIES IN WHICH TO FAIL. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, TRUST IN YOUR DECISIONS AND WE LIE ON YOUR EDUCATION, NO MATTER THE HARDSHIP, YOU CAN AND WILL SUCCEED IN YOUR ENDEAVORS IF YOU TRY. I URGE YOU, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, TO CONTINUE BUILDING THE MODEL OF SUCCESS THAT

141HAS BOUND TOGETHER OUR COMMUNAL RESOLVE IN THE FACE OF THIS DISASTER. LET THIS CHALLENGE PROVE CORRECT OUR INTENT TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE BASED ON QUANTIFIABLE AND IRREFUTABLE DATA. PLEASE VOTE YES ON AGENDA ITEM 7.12, APPROVE CONSTRUCTION REYOU REIMBURSEMENT BUDGET FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THANK YOU. >> YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY AND SAID MUCH MORE ELOQUENTLY THAN I WILL. THANK YOU, MR. EAKINS, FOR TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS. MR. FARKAS, THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN QUITE A YEAR TOGETHER. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK VERY MUCH. I FEEL IT BECAME QUITE GOOD FRIEND. I LIKE THE ADVERSARY FRIENDSHIP THAT THIS BOARD HAS SET AN EXAMPLE OF. BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL PUTTING IN THE HARD WORK AS PATRICK

142MENTIONED. BUT DOING WHAT'S RIGHT. YOU KNOW, MAKING THE HARD DECISIONS. A LOT OF WORK. EVEN PARTNERING UP TO A FEW HOURS AGO. THANK YOU. AND YOU DID WHAT'S RATE FOR THE KIDS AS WE HAD FOR THE OUTGOING MEMBERS. MANY GREAT POSITIVES WERE SHARED AMONG EACH OTHER AS THE VERY HEARTFELT THERE. WERE A NUMBER OF QUOTES THAT I JOTTED DOWN THAT I THINK ARE QUITE RELATIVE AND RELEVANT TO THIS VOTE. JUST REMEMBER WHEN THE ADULTS ARE CONFUSED THE CHILDREN AREN'T. I LIKE THAT. MRS. STUART, MRS. HARRIS, REMEMBERING IS ALL ABOUT THE KIDS. MRS. HARRIS, YOU MENTIONED UNFINISHED PROJECTS. WE WILL INCLUDE THIS ONE. THE PARTICIPANTS NEED TEACHER SUPPORT. AND THE TEACHERS THAT WE HAVE, AND SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE FIRING LINES OF THAT. AND THEN WE SURVIVED MANY STORMS IN WHICH DIRECT REFERENCE

143TO LEE. I WOULD SAY IT'S FINISH WELL. YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. AND REALLY SHOW THAT YOU ARE HERE FOR THE KIDS AND OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. >> KAREN TABIA, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN ATTENTIVE TO THE ISSUES OF LEE ELEMENTARY, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO DISTRICT STAFF. IT BEEN A LONG 13 MONTHS, WE KNOW. BUT WE REALLY CAN'T THANK THEM ENOUGH FOR THEIR DILIGENCE AND THEIR EFFORTS IN WORKING WITH NOT ONLY THE INSURANCE ISSUES BUT THE CITY OF TAMPA AS WELL, AND THE PARENTS, BECAUSE LET'S FACE IT, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER, AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO THANK SUPERINTENDENT AIKEN, CHRIS FARKAS AND GRACE FOR ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS,

144THEIR WORK AND THEIR PATIENCE WITH THE PARENTS, AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS. I AM A MEMBER OF THE PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURE COMMUNITY HERE IN TAMPA, AND NATIONALLY. I'M A PROFESSOR AT THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND COMMUNITY DESIGN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. I AM A RESIDENT OF THE TAMPA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD, HOME TO LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I AM A MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN THAT ATTEND LEE. A THIRD GRADER AND A FIRST GRADER. THEY ARE WHO HAVE ASKED US TO REBUILD LEE. IT'S NECESSARILY THE PAST FOUR YEARS OF BEING PART OF THIS FAMILY THAT HAVE REALLY MADE IT IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE INVOLVED IN THE REBUILD EFFORT OF LEE ELEMENT MAGNET FOR WORLD STUDIES AND TECHNOLOGY. IN THE PAST 13 MONTHS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT. OUR STUDENTS ARE, OUR TEACHERS, STAFF AND FAMILY SUFFERED

145A TRAUMA AFTER THE DEVASTATING FIRE RESULTING FROM HURRICANE IRMA, AND THAT TRAUMA SPREAD TO THE TAMPA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO THE CITY OF TAMPA WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AN ICONIC AND HISTORIC BUILDING WITHIN THIS AREA. WE WERE ALL IMPACTED. WE ARE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING BACK HOME IN 305 COLUMBUS DRIVE IN 2020. THE DAY AFTER THE FAIR HAPPENED, MY -YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER SAID TO MY HUSBAND AND TO ME, WILL YOU HELP REBUILD LEE? AND WE WERE GIVEN OUR ORDERS RIGHT THEN, THAT THAT WAS WHAT WEIGHED TO DO. AND EVERY TWO WEEKS OR SO, SHE WOULD CHECK IN WITH US FOR THE PAST 13 MONTHS. AND SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE EVEN SEEN HER SPEAK AT TAMPA CITY COUNCIL ASKING OUR COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORT FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEE AND SHARING ALL THE REASONS

146WHY LEE, HER SCHOOL, IS SO SPECIAL. LEE IS AN EXEMPLARY SCHOOL. IT CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, AND IT'S GOING TO SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE OF RESILIENCY. PLEASE APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUDGET FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEE. MANY OF OUR PARENTS COULDN'T BE HERE. THEY SENT YOU LETTERS AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SUPPORTERS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH LEE REALLY DOES MANY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MR. FRED HEARNS, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. GOOD EVENING TO THE BOARD. SUPERINTENDENT. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THOSE BOARD MEMBERS WHO WILL BE LEAVING THE BOARD, BUT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE LEAVING PUBLIC SERVICE, I'M SURE. YOU ARE GOING TO FIND A WAY TO CONTINUE TO WORK IN OUR DISTRICT AND WITH THE STUDENTS AND

147WITH ALL OF US. I AM GOING TO REPRESENT THE TAMPA BAY BRANCH OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE STUDY OF AFRICAN LIFE AND HISTORY, THE ACRONYM IS ASALA, BOUNDED IN 1915 BY DR. CARTER G. WOODSON FOR NOW WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PRE-K THROUGH 8 LEADERSHIP ACADEMY NAME I.WANT TO READ A BRIEF STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF ASALA, DR. EVELYN BROOKS HIGGINBOTTOM, WHO IS THE FIRST AFRICAN TO CHAIR THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY. SHE IS ALSO THE CO-EDITOR OF THE TEXTBOOK THAT WE USE HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TO TEACH AFR HISTORY IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM. DR. HAD I GONE ON BOTH ONLY PUT OUT A POSITION PAPER LAST YEAR CONCERNING ROBERT E LEE AND OTHER CONFEDERATE LEADERS WHO HAVE STATUES AND MONUMENT AND SCHOOLS NAMED FOR THEM, AND WE STRONGLY OPPOSE

148THE RENAMING OF THE SCHOOL THAT IS GOING TO BE RECONSTRUCTED AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL BUILD A BEAUTIFUL EDIFICE, BECAUSE IT IS AN HISTORIC BUILDING, AND BEING A HISTORIAN, I LOVE HISTORIC BUILDINGS, BUT NOT THE NAME ROBERT E. LEE. THIS IS WHAT DR. HIGGINBOTHAM SAID IN HER POSITION PAPER. TO EQUATE PATRIOTS LIKE GEORGE WASHINGTON AND THOMAS JEFFERSON WITH THE CONFEDERATE PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS AND GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE AS IN LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, REPRESENTS MORE THAN A MARY INACCURACY. SUCH A STATEMENT REPRESENTS THE VERY ANTITHESIS OF THE MEANING OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ASALA FOLLOWS IN THE TRADITION OF ITS FOUNDER BY THE CARTER G. WADSON WHO PRAISED THE LEADERSHIP OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, THOMAS JEFFERSON, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, AND THE 178,975 AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS WHO

149FOUGHT IN THE CIVIL WAR TO PRESERVE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE UNION. ASALA JOINS IN SOLIDARITY WITH THOSE PERSONS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT RENOUNCE CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS NAMED FOR CONFEDERATE GENERALS. SCHOOL BOARD, WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS. I KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO COME UP WITH A NAME THAT CAN REPRESENT WHAT WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO LEARN, WHAT WE WANT THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHEN WE SAY ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. LET'S FIND A SUITABLE NAME FOR THIS SCHOOL AS WE REBUILD IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>Sally Harris: MARY B.YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. AND THEN COREY HOLMES IS NEXT. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. SCHOOLS ACROSS HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT AND EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE WITH THE COUNTIES, AND THE COUNTY. WE

150ARE PRESENTED WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO REBUILD OUR SCHOOL. I'M TALKING ABOUT -- KEEPING OUR HISTORY APART OF OUR COUNTY'S HISTORY BY MOVING FORWARD AND REBUILDING LEE ELEMENTARY. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE RESERVATION WAS THE PAVEMENT I TOO HAD RESERVATIONS WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. AND I DIDN'T LET THAT STOP ME AND I HOPE THAT DOESN'T LET THAT STOP YOU AS WELL. I WENT UP TO THE SCHOOL, AND SAT IN A CLASSROOM, AND THOUGHT, OH, MY GOSH, MY CHURN ARE COMING HERE. SO I HAVE TWO YOUNG GIRLS THAT END UP GOING TO LEE AND I HAD ONE THAT'S STILL THERE. LETTING OUR CHILDREN AND STAFF MEMBERS KNOW WE ARE STANDING BY THEM AS WE REBUILD OUR SCHOOL. SO I HOPE THAT YOU DO LOOK AT THAT AD TO VOTE FOR US. LET THEM BE

151A PART OF HISTORY, BE A HISTORIC BUILDING ALMOST DOWN IN ASHES AND BACK UP AND THEY ARE ABLE TO WALK THROUGH THEIR CLASSROOMS AND WALK THROUGH THOSE HALLWAYS WITH THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY, NEW LOOK, BUT OUTSIDE HISTORIC FEELING. SO I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR US. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR HELPING US, BECAUSE WE HAVE DEFINITELY HAD TO STRUGGLE AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BATTLES WON FOR OUR CHILDREN ACROSS THIS COUNTY AND I HOPE YOU WIN THIS BATTLE FOR OUR CHILDREN AT LEE AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> COREY HOLMES, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> I JUST WANT TO TAKE A QUICK SECOND HERE TO RECOGNIZE APRIL. AS DISCUSSED A LOT ABOUT TRANSPORTATION. BUT THE UNIQUENESS ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION ISSUE WAS MR. EAKINS, YOU DID A PHENOMENAL JOB,

152CHRIS, FIXING THE PROBLEM AND IDENTIFYING THAT THERE WERE ISSUES AND FIXING. BUT I DO WANT TO JUST THANK CINDY, MS. HARRIS, SUSAN, AND SHAMBURGER IS GOING TO BE ONE TAKING IT FORWARD, BUT YOU GUYS, YOU DID YOUR JOB. APRIL, I HAVE TO SAY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT TRUE SERVANT LEADERSHIP, YOU HAVE IT. AND NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THAT IN POLITICS. THEY GET SO CAUGHT UP ON SELF. AND MANY PHONE CALLS TO YOU, DAY ORNATE, THAT MATTER, AND MR. PORTER, YOUR ADVICE TO YOUR BOARD WAS JUST PHENOMENAL. YOU DON'T FIND THAT IN POLITICS THAT MUCH. I LIVE IN MANATEE COUNTY, AND I FOLLOW POLITICS QUITE WELL BECAUSE I RAN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. SO WHEN I CAME TO WORK FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, I DIDN'T KNOW ANY OF YOU. AND I HAD THE OF WATCHING THE BOARDS AND

153LEARN QUICKLY THERE WERE THREE BOARD MEMBERS OUT OF SEVEN REALLY FIGHTING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS DISTRICT BUT WAS BANGING THEIR HEAD AGAINST THE WALL AND LUCKILY WE GOT MRS. HARRIS AND THE CHANGE OCCURRED. IT WAS NEEDED. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT TRUTH TO POWER, APRIL, I JUST WANTED TO HAVE YOU COME DOWN AND PRESENT YOU WITH THIS, A TRUE SERVANT LEADER, APRIL GRIFFIN, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR 12 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT REALLY SHOULD MEAN A LOT TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTY TO KNOW THAT YOU HAD A STRONG PERSON REPRESENTING YOU, AND THAT SHE DUG IN, AND SHE DIDN'T CARE. SHE WAS READY TO QUIT. SHE WAS NOT GOING TO RUN AGAIN AND IT WASN'T UNTIL REACHED OUT TO HER

154REGARDING ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION. AND TRUST ME, IT WAS HARD. EVERY DAY GOING INTO THAT OFFICE WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE CINDY STUART, YOU GOT THE PHONE CALLS. SO THANK YOU AS WELL. .>> AND WE WERE ONLY RECOGNIZING JOHN. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COREY. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. NOW AS WE ARE MOVING A LITTLE BEHIND TIME, I AM GOING TO ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT AGAIN TO WAIVE WHERE WE ARE ON THE AGENDA AND IF WE COULD MOVE INTO THE 4:00 TIME CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS. >>Jeffrey Eakins: WE WILL MOVE INTO THE 4:00 TIME CERTAIN, ABOUT AN HOUR 41 MINUTES LATER. SO WE'LL DO APPOINTMENTS. WHAT I AM GOING TO ASK THE BOARD, THERE'S A COUPLE PARTS OF MY UPDATES THAT I FEEL LIKE I CAN SEND TO THE BOARD, THE ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL UPDATE. I WILL

155BE GLAD TO DO THAT. THAT WILL ACCELERATE THAT. THERE'S ONLY ONE ITEM IN THE SUSPENDED AGENDA I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF. AND THEN IN MY COMMENTS I AM GOING TO REDUCE MY COMMENTS I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE COMMENT, THE SLIDE SHOW TODAY, AND THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE ON TO SOME IMPORTANT WORK. WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT I THINK ARE WAITING TO TALK ABOUT A FEW TOPICS THIS AFTERNOON. I DO WANT TO MAKE SOME APPOINTMENTS, BOARD MEMBERS. ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS COMING BEFORE YOU TODAY ON THE AGENDA HAVE BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED, APPROPRIATE SCREENINGS WERE HELD, AND INTERVIEWS BEFORE SUPERINTENDENT STAFF WERE CONDUCTED, THE PROCESS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD WAS FOLLOWED. IT IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT KATHRYN WHITE, CURRENTLY A MATH COACH AT TURKEY CREEK

156MIDDLE SCHOOL TO BE APPOINTED TO THE SUPERVISOR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATIC EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2nd, 2018. SHE BEGAN HER CAREER IN 2006 AT RAN DOLL ANDMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WAS NAMED A MENTOR EVALUATOR AND WAS APPOINTED MATH COACH FOR TURKEY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE SHE IS CURRENTLY SERVING. >>Sally Harris: I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VALDES AND SECOND BY MEMBER SNIVELY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEAS VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS WITH MEMBER GRIFFIN AWAY FROM THE DAIS. SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MRS. WHITE. AND IF YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WOULD STAND WITH YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> I WOULD LIKE TO CAST MY VOTE AS A YAY, PLEASE. >>Sally Harris: LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT MS. GRIFFIN CASTS HER VOTE AS YES. >>Jeffrey Eakins: ANOTHER APPOINTMENT, MEMBERS

157OF THE BOARD. IT IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT JENNIFER WEST CURRENTLY THE PRINCIPAL OF LINCOLN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL TO THE SUPERVISOR OF GIFTED EFFECT FIVE OCTOBER 22ND, 2018. MRS. WEST BEGAN HER CAREER IN 1999 AS A TEACHER AT SPRING HEAD ELEMENTARY AND WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS N.2006 SHE WAS NAMED THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT ALAFIA SCHOOL. IN 2010 NAMED PRINCIPAL OF RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL N.2013 SHE WAS APPOINTED PRINCIPAL OF LINCOLN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL WHERE SHE IS CURRENTLY SERVING. >>Sally Harris: I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER SNIVELY AND SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. MRS. WEST, PLEASE STAND. [ APPLAUSE ] AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS, PLEASE STAND BESIDE HER. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Jeffrey Eakins: THE NEXT POINT. IT IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION

158TO APPOINT GERDRID WELCH TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 22ND, 2018. MRS. WELCH BEGAN HER CAREER IN AT A AS A TEACHER AT BENITO AND GENTA MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND THE COORDINATOR FOR ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VALDES AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEAS VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? [ APPLAUSE ] AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Jeffrey Eakins: IT IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT LAURA WAD ARD, CURRENTLY A MARKETING CONSULTANT FOR LAURA WOODARD CONSULTING TO THE DEPARTMENT MANAGER OF MARKETING EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 22ND, 2018. SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN TAMPA AND IS A GRADUATE OF KING HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. BEFORE JOINING OUR RELATIONS TEAM SHE WAS A MARKETING

159CONSULTANT, PRIOR TO THAT WAS THE PRESIDENT OF GRASSROOTS MARKETING GROUP WHERE ONE OF HER CLIENTS WAS THE OFFICE OF EARLY LEARNING WHERE SHE HELPED LAUNCH A NEW AGENCY. SHE'S ALSO AN ENTHUSIASTIC VOLUNTEER AND SPENT HER TIME HELPING CHILDREN WESTBOUND EDUCATION FOUNDATION TAKE STOCK IN EDUCATION PROGRAM AND VOLUNTEERS IN EDUCATION. >>Sally Harris: I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER SNIVELY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. MRS. WOODARD, PLEASE STAND. [ APPLAUSE ] AND YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. >>Jeffrey Eakins: I HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER NAMES I JUST WANT TO MENTION ON THE 402-As JOINING OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM. WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF VACANCIES IN THAT PARTICULAR TEAM THAT WE ARE FILLING TONIGHT. SOME OF THOSE FOLKS ARE HERE TONIGHT. I JUST

160WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM. COMING IN TO BE ONE OF OUR AREA SUPPORT FOLKS FOR OUR AREA MUCH NEEDED, MR. SEAN PHILLIPS IS JOINING THE TEAM. SEAN, AND YOU ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS, SEAN PHILLIPS. [ APPLAUSE ] AND I AM GOING TO DO THE VERY BEST I CAN SHANNON VALADOLA IS JOINING THE TEAM I BELIEVE FROM CHANNEL 10. WELCOME. SHE IS GOING TO BE ONE OF OUR AREA SUPPORT STAFF. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. CONGRATULATIONS. AND JACKIE JOINER, HOE IS GOING TO BECOME THE LEAD ON SPONSORSHIP FOR OUR DISTRICT. SHE'S UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT BUT THAT IS ALSO ON YOUR 402-A. THAT CONCLUDES THE APPOINTMENTS. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DO HAVE ONE MORE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT GOT MISSED. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK BARRY SALINSKY TO

161COME FORWARD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. WE ARE SORRY YOU GOT MISSED. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BARRY SALINSKY. I LIVE IN THE RIVERSIDE HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD IN CENTRAL TAMPA WHERE I SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. I'M ALSO THE PARENT OF TWO STUDENTS AT LEE ELEMENTARY MAGNET WHO ARE HERE UNTIL A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO, DIDN'T GET TO SEE THEIR DAD SPEAK. BUT I SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE PTA AT THE SCHOOL. ALL OF THE PEOPLE FROM OUR SCHOOL WHO ARE PRESENT, PLEASE STAND SO PEOPLE CAN SEE YOU. BUT WE HAVE TEACHERS, STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND STAFF REPRESENTING A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE DISTRICT'S ADMINISTRATION FOR ITS PERSISTENCE IN NEGOTIATING A SETTLEMENT WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANIES FOR OUR SCHOOL'S FAMILIES, TEACHERS

162AND STAFF, AND ESPECIALLY FOR OUR KIDS. IT'S BEEN A LONG AND DIFFICULT WAIT BUT HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A PATH FORWARD. OUR FAMILY APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A DESIGN CHARRETTE WITH THE ARCHITECTURE TEAM. THEY WERE ENGAGED IN ACTIVELY LISTENING TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THEY CAN DESIGN A SCHOOL WITH 20th CENTURY CHARM AND EVERYTHING THAT'S NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE FUTURE. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT IF WE FIND THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY IS NEEDED TO DO THIS RIGHT, PLEASE, PLEASE ENGAGE WITH THE PARENTS AND THE LARGER COMMUNITY. AND I BELIEVE YOU WILL BE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO SEE HOW MANY OF US WILL DO EVERYTHING WITHIN OUR POWER TO RAISE THE MONEY NEEDED SO THAT NO EXPENDITURE OF TAXPAYER MONEY WILL BE NECESSARY. I ENCOURAGE

163YOU TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS PROPOSAL TO REBUILD THE SCHOOL, TO REBUILD IT WELL, TO REBUILD IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND TO REALIZE THAT THIS IS A GREAT LESSON FOR OUR KIDS IN PERSISTENCE AND RESILIENCE. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE BACK INTO -- PICK UP WHERE WE WERE. AND WE ARE AT THE POINT WHERE I NOW TURN IT OVER TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE PULLED ITEMS THAT WERE MOVED UP ON THE AGENDA. AND THEN AS SOON AS HE DOES THAT, I WILL LET MEMBER SNIVELY MAKE A COMMENT ON 402-A WHICH WAS NOT PULLED BUT SHE DOES HAVE A COMMENT. SO IF YOU WILL HIGHLIGHT THEM I WILL GO TO YOU FIRST BEFORE WE START THE NORMAL HIGHLIGHTS. DOES THAT WORK FOR EVERYBODY?

164>>Jeffrey Eakins: WHAT I WILL DO IS TAKE CARE OF THE INFORMATION ITEMS THAT WERE PULLED UP TO THE TOP. IS THAT WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO START IN PERFECT. SO ON 11.01 WHICH WAS PULLED FOR A HIGHLIGHT IS DEALING WITH OUR MONTHLY FINANCIALS. THIS INFORMATION THAT COMES TO THE PUBLIC EACH TIME IS PROVIDED AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD AND TAXPAYERS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THE MONTHLY FINANCIALS BEGINNING BUDGETS, CURRENT BUDGETTINGS AND ACTUAL EXPENDITURES YEAR TO DATE. RATIOS AND THREE YEAR TRIM DATA ARE PROVIDED IN DECISION MAKING TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT AVENUE AND WHY THE DOLLARS ARE SPENT. I KNOW MRS. SNIVELY YOU ALWAYS WANT THOSE HIGHLIGHTED SO THE COMMUNITY CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE WE ARE AT AND KIND OF PUT A THUMB ON THE PULSE SO I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING THAT PULLED

165EACH TIME. 11.02 IS A HIGHLIGHT BY MS. GRAY AND A COMMENT BY MS. GRAY AS WELL. THIS IS THE ANNUAL CHARTER SCHOOL REPORT THAT COMES OUT FROM OUR CHARTER SCHOOL OFFICE. THIS PROVIDES AN UPDATE TO OUR COMMUNITY WITH REGARDS TO THE INFORMATION FROM 2017. IT GIVES US AN OVERVIEW WHAT A CHARTER SCHOOL IS, WHO THEY SERVE, OBLIGATIONS, TO WHOM THEY ARE PAID AND TO WHOM THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE. IT HAS HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. CHARTER SCHOOLS HEAR IN T.K. IT GIVES A SUMMARY OF STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS, COMPARISONS AND OVERALL STUDENT PERFORMANCE, CHARTER SCHOOLS BY BOARD MEMBER ARE ALSO INCLUDED. SOME MONTHLY AUTHORIZING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING CONTRACT RENEWALS, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND SCHOOL CLOSURES. THIS REPORT WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. THIS IS NOT A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT BUT WE DO BELIEVE SINCE WE HAVE COME TO

166THE BOARD EACH YEAR WITH THIS, IT DOES PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY SO THE PUBLIC DOESN'T HAVE TO ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS. THEY CAN LOOK AT THIS REPORT AND FIND OUT THE INFORMATION THEY NEED. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE COMMUNICATE THAT TO THE COMMUNITY. 11.03 AND 12.01, MRS. SNIVELY ASKED FOR A HIGHLIGHT. THIS IS THE SCHOOL BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE UPDATE AND THE MINUTES FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE FOCUS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING IS TO PROVIDE ANY AND ALL UPDATES ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS AND POINTS OF INTEREST. FOR EXAMPLE, THE TOPICS INCLUDE CURRENT AND UPCOMING PROCUREMENT CONTRACT AND LED LATING INSTALLATION OVERVIEW, SPECIAL REVENUE GRANTS AND FUNDING, CLASS SIZE MANDATES AND AUDITS OF ALL TYPES, FUNDS AND CATEGORIES, SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT WERE DISCUSSED DID HE MOST RECENT FINANCE COMMITTEE

167MEETINGS. ON 12.02 THIS WAS ASKED FOR A HIGHLIGHT BY MRS. SNIVELY, THIS IS THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. MRS. SNIVELY WAS ELECTED CHAIR OF THE BOARD'S LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED TWO CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME, 5 AND 8. YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH AMENDMENT 8. THE COMMITTEE DRAFTED AND FINALIZED THE LEGISLATIVE PROTOCOL FOR COMMENT FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO USE WITH MEETINGS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, WHICH IS IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS. THOSE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS ON THE PULLED ITEMS FOR INFORMATION. I WILL TURN IT BACK TO YOU, MRS. HARRIS. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT. I WILL GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THE COMMENTS AND 402. A. YOU HAVE A COMMENT. >>Melissa Snively: I WANT TO EXPRESS A CONCERN THAT I HAVE WITH THE PARTICULAR JOB DESCRIPTION, AND DO WITH THIS INFORMATION WHAT YOU

168WISH BUT ON THE FIRST OF AUGUST WHEN WE MOVED OUR MEETING FROM JULY 31st TO AUGUST 1st WE APPROVED THE JOB DESCRIPTION WITH REGARD TO ASSISTANT MANAGER IN THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT FOCUSING ON SPONSORSHIP. AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE IDEA THAT WAS SOLD TO THE BOARD WAS TO HIRE SOMEONE THAT WOULD SELL SPONSORSHIPS THAT WOULD COVER OUR COST TO BROADCAST THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS AS WELL AS OTHER PROGRAMS TO OUR DISTRICT VIA THE TBAE NETWORK. AND SO I THINK THAT MOST OF OUR QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED BEFORE WE APPROVED THAT JOB DESCRIPTION. SUBSEQUENTLY, WE RECEIVED A MEMO, REPORT, FULL, ON OCTOBER 1st FROM MR. CAMM AND IT WAS AN UPDATE ON THE SCHOOL SPONSORSHIP. I BELIEVE IT WAS REQUESTED BY A COUPLE OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FOR AN UPDATE. IT'S A 3-PAGE REPORT, BUT

169THE GIST OF THE REPORT BASICALLY SAYS THAT WE HAVE -- THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS GONE TO MORE THAN 180 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND APPROACHED THEM WITH THIS CONCEPT OF SPONSORSHIP. UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE REPORT IT ALSO INDICATES INTEREST WAS NOT HIGH, AND INTERNALLY DISCUSSIONS WITH FACILITIES AND ATHLETICS AND ENGAGING SPONSORS OF OUR SPORTS NOR HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS TV REVEALED THAT SPORTS SPONSORS WOULD HAVE LITTLE INTEREST TO THE COUNTYWIDE TV PLATFORM AS WELL AS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS RANGING FROM LARGE CORPORATIONS LIKE FLORIDA HOSPITAL, BAYCARE, SUNCOAST, TO SMALL GROUPS LAKE THE YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS. FEEDBACK FROM THOSE GROUPS WERE NOT ENCOURAGING AND COVERED MANY REASONS FOR LACK OF INTEREST FROM TRADITIONAL ADVERTISERS AND GETS SPECIFIC ABOUT THE UNFORTUNATE LACK OF INTEREST. AND SO NOW WE ARE HERE AT A POINT WHERE YOU HAVE APPOINTED SOMEONE FOR THAT POSITION, AND I GUESS

170I AM NOT PUTTING 2 AND 2 TOGETHER, BECAUSE SO MUCH MARKET RESEARCH WAS DONE TO GAIN INSIGHT TO WHETHER SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS GOING TO TAKE WINGS AND FLY, AND THEN WE FIND OUT THAT THERE IS NOT REALLY AN INTEREST, WHY ARE WE STILL PUTTING A POSITION IN PLACE FOR THAT PROJECT? >>Jeffrey Eakins: I WILL BE GLAD TO. THAT'S ONE OF MANY PROJECTS FOR SPONSORSHIP. SO TBAE WAS ONE OF THE INITIAL, I GUESS ONE OF THE INITIAL CONCEPTS TO LOOK FOR SPONSORSHIPS FOR THAT. HOWEVER, THIS POSITION SPONSORSHIPS IS MUCH BROADER THAN JUST THE TBAE CONTRACT. THIS REALLY LOOKS AT ALL AVENUES, AND WE HAVE RESEARCHED MANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE NATION THAT HAVE GONE OUT AND LOOKED AT WAYS TO RAISE REVENUE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I KNOW THIS BOARD

171HAS TALKED ABOUT ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO RAISE REVENUE. SO THIS PARTICULAR PERSON WILL BE GOING OUT AND LOOKING AT WAYS TO RAISE REVENUE. THERE'S LOTS OF OTHER WAYS OF SPONSORSHIP, NAMING RIGHTS, DIFFERENT KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE HAD, BECAUSE WE HAVE SEVERAL FACILITIES, SELF FIELD, AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF REVENUE TO GAIN BASED OFF OF THAT. I JUST READ AN ARTICLE WHERE PINELLAS JUST LOOKED AT A MODEL LIKE THAT FOR ONE OF ITS SCHOOLS AND NAME RIGHTS AND RAISED REVENUES ON BEHALF OF THAT SCHOOL. THIS PARTICULAR POSITION IS NOT SOLELY DEALING WITH THE TV SPONSORSHIP. THIS IS MORE BROAD POSITION THAT WILL ULTIMATELY RAISE REVENUE AND PAY FOR ITSELF AND HOW THEY GARNER SPONSORSHIPS AND REVENUE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A WHOLE. >>Melissa Snively: I APPRECIATE YOU CLARIFYING THAT BUT I THINK FROM THE

172OUTSIDE LOOKING IN PEOPLE WILL SPEAK THIS IS MORE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE TBAE SPONSORSHIPS THAN PREVIOUS MEETINGS BUT THIS IS MORE AN OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT WHICH WE DISCUSSED IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS, THAT IS AN IDEA FOR ADDITIONAL REVENUE COMING TO THE DISTRICT. SO MY NEXT QUESTION WOULD WOULD BE, CAN YOU CONTINUOUSLY BRING UPDATES ON THIS PARTICULAR EFFORT, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO AS FAR AS ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE ON THIS BUT I WOULD BE VERY CURIOUS AS TO HOW THIS STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THIS PARTICULAR POSITION WORKS, AND WHETHER IT'S EFFECTIVE IN BRINGING ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF REVENUE INTO THE DISTRICT FOR OUR SCHOOLS. >> ACCOUNTABILITY WILL BE ABILITY TO RAISE REVENUE. >> PRETTY MUCH THAT'S WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD. >>Jeffrey Eakins: THAT'S WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY WILL BE

173ON THE INDIVIDUAL IN THAT PARTICULAR ROLE TO GENERATE WAYS FOR US FOR SPONSORSHIPS TO RAISE ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF REVENUE FOR THE DISTRICT. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE CLARIFICATION. >>Sally Harris: MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: I WANTED TO COMMENT ON THIS AS WELL. AND I DIDN'T CATCH IT UNTIL NOW. BUT TYPICALLY IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE PULL, IT NOT SOMETHING THAT WE VOTE ON SEPARATELY BECAUSE TYPICALLY IT IS IN-HOUSE ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS OR TRANSFERS. BUT I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE OUTSIDE DISTRICTS, STAFF PEOPLE ON THIS TODAY WHICH TYPICALLY THOSE COME TO US IN A "B" ITEM. SO A QUESTION TO YOU, MR. SUPERINTENDENT, BUT THESE DON'T TYPICALLY COME TO US THIS WAY AND WE USUALLY GET A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN INDIVIDUAL VOTE ON THERE'S TWO OF THEM ON HERE THAT CAME

174FROM OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT THAT TYPICALLY WE VOTE ON SEPARATELY, AND THIS IS AGAIN NOT SOMETHING, THIS IS A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. >>Jeffrey Eakins: ACTUALLY IT'S THE LEVEL OF POSITION ON THE B ITEMS. SO AN ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT MANAGER WOULD BE LIKE AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL LEVEL IN OUR DISTRICT. SO ALL OF THOSE POSITIONS -- AND THESE ARE UNIQUE POSITIONS BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT BROUGHT POSITIONS SUCH AS THIS TO THE BOARD VERY OFTEN. BUT IF THEY ARE AT THAT LEVEL THEY HAVE ALWAYS BROUGHT THEM AS 402-A. WEEK ALWAYS DO SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY BUT THAT'S TYPICALLY BEEN THE PROCESS FOR POSITIONS BELOW. >>Cindy Stuart: MY OTHER QUESTION IS, MR. KAMM, I KNOW YOU SENT OUT AN UPDATE ON SOME QUESTIONS AROUND YOUR ORIGINAL E-MAIL THAT CAME TO US ON AN UPDATE FOR SPONSORSHIP BUT I WOULD ALSO ASK IF

175YOU COULD PLEASE INSURE THAT YOU AND I HAD A MEETING AROUND ADVERTISING, OH, A YEAR AGO IN NOVEMBER, AND WE HAD A FOLLOW-UP MEETING WITH MR. ROBINSON AROUND SOME OF THE ADVERTISING PIECES THAT WE TALK ABOUT, AND I KNOW YOU HAVE A PLAN. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS SHARED WITH THE BOARD. BUT IF YOU COULD MAKE SURE THAT IS SHARED WITH THE BOARD, AND HOW WE ARE MOVING FORWARD, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. MAYBE THAT WILL CLEAR UP SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE SEEING. AND I AGREE. I THINK WE ARE GOING TO NEED A REGULAR UPDATE ON THE SUSPENDED AGENDA. >>Lynn Gray: MY CONCERN IS A LITTLE MORE OF A JONE OVERVIEW OF SPONSORSHIP. SUPERINTENDENT AIKEN, AS A FUND-RAISER FOR A VERY LARGE ORGANIZATION, MILES FOR MUTTS OF THAT WE RAISED, RAISED HUNDREDS

176OF THOUSANDS AND MANY CORPORATION WILL ALSO HAVE THAT WHERE THEY HAVE TO RAISE MONEY. SO THIS IS A CAUTIONARY MEASURE. I THINK WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL THAT WE ARE NOT ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL. FOR EXAMPLE, HEF HAS CERTAIN PEOPLE, MANY, WHO GIVE MONEYS, OUTREACH HAS PEOPLE WHO GIVE MONEYS, AND ASKS, AND THEN THE THIRD ASK, WE HAVE THIS OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT. WHAT I AM SAYING IS WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL THAT WE DON'T OVERUSE THESE SPONSORS, BECAUSE IF WE KEEP ASKING FROM DIFFERENT WAYS, IT'S GOING TO LOSE ITS EFFECTIVENESS. AND I JUST SAY VERY MUCH LET'S USE CAUTION THAT WE DON'T OVERDO TOO MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASK FOR MONEY, SO WE DON'T RUN INTO THE SAME PEOPLE, THE SAME ENTITY. AND I RAN INTO THAT TODAY IN DISCUSSION WAS THE RAYS, AND

177I HAVE TO JUST SAY, WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL HOW THAT ASK IS BEING DONE, AND NOT TO DUPLICATE. >>Jeffrey Eakins: YOU BRING UP REALLY A LOT OF RELATED POINTS BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT PEOPLE SOMETIMES GET ASKED TEN DIFFERENT TIMES, YOU KNOW, FIRST. I THINK THIS DIFFERENTIATION THAT WE CAN MAKE THERE, SOME PEOPLE ARE ASKED BECAUSE THEY WANT TO COMMIT TO A PROJECT, THEY WANT TO SEE SOME OF -- WHETHER IT'S A DONATION OF DOLLARS OR TIME, IMPACT STUDENTS AND IMPACT A SPECIFIC PROJECT. IN THE SPONSORSHIP ARENA WE ARE LITERALLY GOING AFTER PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE MARKETING ASPECT. AND MANY TIMES WHETHER IT'S NAMING RIGHTS, THERE'S ANOTHER MOTIVE FOR SOMEONE TO DECIDE TO PROVIDE DOLLARS FOR A STADIUM RENAMING, YOU KNOW. THEY ARE DOING IT BECAUSE THEIR NAME IS GOING TO

178BE ON THE STADIUM AND THEREFORE IT'S A MARKETING TOOL. SO THERE'S A DIFFERENT REASON AND PURPOSE FOR SOME OF THE THINGS THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THIS PARTICULAR POSITION WHERE WE MIGHT BE CROSSING PATHS. SOMEPLACE AS LONG THE WAY, BUT OTHERS, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN REASONS ON WHY THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PURSUING A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT. >> AND THAT EXPLANATION IS VERY APPRECIATED. THE CAUTION STILL REMAINS THAT WHEN DON'T OVERDO. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. JUST CLARIFICATION ON TIME. WE ARE A LITTLE -- MOVING ON. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A COMMENT ON 11 MONTE 02 FROM MEMBER GRAY AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO GO TO TEACHER COMMENTS AND THEN MOVE ON AT THAT POINT. MEMBER GRAY. FOR 11.02. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CHARTER SCHOOLS OFFICE ANNUAL REPORT. >>Lynn Gray: I HAVE

179RECOGNIZED THAT MRS. HODGEINS PUT IN A LOT OF TIME ON CHARTERS AND THIS WAS ALL VERY REVEALING AND I AM ALSO REMINDED THERE ARE MANY CHARTERS THAT SUBJUGATED TO THE MOM AND POP TYPE OF STATUS, HOME GROWN, WITH SO MUCH CARE AND CONCERN. HOWEVER, I JUST WANT TO SHARE MY CONCERNS FROM THIS REPORT. THIS YEAR WE ADDED 20% MORE CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT ARE ALL FOR-PROFIT, MEANING THE TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING EXTRA MONEYS FOR THE LEASING COMPANIES AND THEIR PROFITS THEREOF. 63% OF ALL OF OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS NOW ARE FOR-PROFIT. 37% HAVE NO MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND HAVE EXACTLY THE GRASSROOTS AND HEARTFELT MONEYS, ARE PROBABLY SECONDARY IN MANY WAYS THAN THE FOR-PROFIT. FAILING TO DELIVER ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND INNOVATION, I JUST WANT TO SAY OUT OF 45 CHARTERS 21 ARE C OR BELOW. THAT IS SIGNIFICANT. C

180OR BELOW, AND NO MEDIA CENTER LABORATORY AND COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLS BOTH EARNING A D LAST YEAR, AND OCTOBER 22ND WE WILL BE FACING THREE MORE FAILING CHARTERS COMING UP FOR BOARD REVIEW. SINCE 2000, 49 OF OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS, 49 HAVE BEEN OPENED AND 25 OF THEM HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. 16 OF THE CHARTERS FOLLOW THE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM. EACH THOSE THAT TAUGHT THEY HAVE A MATH AND SCIENCE EMPHASIS STILL FOLLOW OUR TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR A TOTAL OF 26 CHARTER SCHOOLS REPLICATING, 26 OF THEM REPLICATING OUR TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND I WONDER WHERE THE INNOVATION IS, WHICH IS THE RATIONALE THAT WE DO CHOOSE CHARTER SCHOOLS. LAST, THE ACCOUNTABILITY. CHARTER SCHOOL MONITORING IN REALITY IS 3 TO 4 TIMES PER YEAR BY A DIRECTOR OF OUR CHARTER SCHOOL OFFICE. WHO

181IS CHECKING THESE CHARTER SCHOOLS OUT AS FAR AS WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND HOW THEY ARE DOING? THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN HAS BEEN ONLY CHECKED IN SOME OF THESE SCHOOLS THREE TO OUR TIMES TOTAL. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S ONE CHARTER SCHOOL ORGANIZATION OF 10. THE GOVERNING BOARD PERSON IS ONE PERSON. HER NAME PATRICIA ROGERS OVERSEES TEN OF HER SCHOOLS. SHE'S THE ONE WHO CHECKS THEM. LASTLY, THE SLOW BUT PROCESS OF RESEGREGATION SHOULD BE A CONCERN. IN 2017, THERE WERE 39% ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN ATTENDING THESE SCHOOLS. 2018, WE DROPPED DOWN TO 33%. IN 2018, 33 -- EXCUSE ME. IN 2017, THE E LEL STUDENTS THAT ATTEND OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE 13.7. IN 2018 IT DROPPED DOWN TO 11.7%. THESE ARE OUR ELL STUDENTS. AND WHAT HAS GROWN IS THE GIFTED. GIFTED IN OUR TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS RATE NOW

182RANGE 8.5%. IN 2017. BUT IN 2018 THE GIFTED IN OUR TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS HAS DROPPED TO 4.6%. AND WHERE ARE THESE KIDS GOING? THEY ARE GOING TO EITHER PRIVATE OR CHARTER SCHOOLS. ALL THIS IS TO SAY THERE'S A TREND, AND I DON'T LIKE WHERE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. I THINK WE ARE LOOKING MORE INTO FINDING OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS INTO MORE HOMOGENEOUS POPULATION THAN CERTAINLY NOT ONE OF DIVERSITY WHICH I KNOW SUPERINTENDENT AIKEN STANDS FOR AS DO ALL OUR BOARD MEMBERS, AND THIS IS A VERY WORRISOME TYPE OF EDUCATIONAL TRA JECTION YECCH TRY. I TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. I THINK WE ALL NEED TO. AND I AM JUST NOW SAYING RIGHT NOW, MANY OF OUR KIDS FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH OVER 50% OF OUR KIDS IN THESE CHARTER SCHOOLS, HOW MANY HAVE FOOD PANTRIES? HOW MANY HAVE

183MOBILE LUNCH CARTS? HOW MANY ARE GETTING FOOD FOR BREAKFAST BEFORE SCHOOL SO THEY DON'T GO TO THE CLASSES HUNGRY? I WORRY ABOUT THIS. AND I KNOW THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A CONCERN. AND MEMBER SHAMBURGER, THE LOWEST PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE IN YOUR DISTRICT, AND I KNOW THAT YOU ARE CONCERNED AS WELL. SORRY SHE'S NOT HERE. BUT AT ANY RATE, LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS TELLS THE STORY. THANK YOU. IT. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. AT THIS TIME -- OH, MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: I WASN'T GOING TO COMMENT ON THIS, BUT I APPRECIATE THE CHARTER DIVISION FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS REPORT FOR US. THIS IS NOT A REPORT THAT -- WE KNOW YOU PUT THIS REPORT TOGETHER IN THIS TYPE OF DOCUMENT FOR OUR OWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO THANK YOU TO THE CHARTER DIVISION FOR DOING

184THIS FOR US. MRS. GRAY MADE SOME COMMENTS THAT I DON'T GET WITH. AND IF YOU LOOK AT LAST YEAR'S 16-17 REPORT AND THIS YEAR'S 17-18 REPORT, THE NUMBERS ARE PRETTY CONSISTENT. BETWEEN DISTRICT CHARTER, GENDER, ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND EDUCATIONAL NEED. YES, GIFTED HAS GROWN BOTH IN THE DISTRICT AND IN CHARTERS. THAT'S A GOOD THING. IT MEANS WE ARE DOING MORE TESTING FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE AT THAT LEVEL. AND ELL HAS GROWN. YES, IT HAS GROWN. BUT IT'S GROWN IN BOTH THE DISTRICT AND IN THE CHARTER WORLD. SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE ALL OF YOUR FIGURES CAME FROM, MRS. GRAY. WE DON'T AND CANNOT CONTROL WHETHER OR NOT A SCHOOL IS RUN BY A MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR PROFIT OR NOT FOR PROFIT. THAT IS NOT WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE LAW, NOR IS IT IN THE PURVIEW

185OF THIS SCHOOL BOARD. I WILL TELL YOU THAT I WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT LAST MONDAY OUR WORKSHOP HAD TO BE CANCELED SO THAT WE COULD REVIEW THE PLANS OF THREE CHARTER SCHOOLS. I HAVE BEEN TO IT WOULD BE OF THOSE FAILING SCHOOLS AND I DO HAVE GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THOSE. AGAIN, THOSE SCHOOLS WILL COME BEFORE US, AND WE WILL HEAR THEIR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, ALTHOUGH AGAIN WE HAVE IN A AUTHORITY OVER THAT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN UNTIL THEY FAIL AGAIN. SO I APPRECIATE THE CHARTER SCHOOL'S ANNUAL REPORT. THIS IS JUST AN INFORMATION ITEM AND NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE GOING TO VOTE ON. BUT IF YOU HAVE TIME TO REVIEW IT, IT DOES GIVE A LOT OF VERY PERTINENT INFORMATION ABOUT HOW OUR SCHOOLS ARE DOING. AND I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN BE ALL THAT CONCERNED

186OR NEGATIVE THAT THIS DOCUMENT DOESN'T PROVIDE SOLID INFORMATION. SO THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART. MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I APPRECIATE THE REMARKS. I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT WHEN YOU DO THE MATH AND RATIOS THAT, IN FACT, THOSE NUMBERS ARE CORRECT, AND IF YOU COUNT THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE -- C OR BELOW THOSE NUMBERS ARE CORRECT. THERE'S AN ACCURACY WHEN ONE STUDIES A DOCUMENT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND REPORTS IT. SO I DON'T FIND IT INACCURATE. AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY, THIS IS A GREAT DOCUMENT TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW. BUT THAT'S NOTE WHERE IT STOPS AND STARTS. YOU HAVE OTHER SOURCES THAT YOU CAN ALSO GO TO BE IN TERMS OF ANALYZING AND SHARING A SUBJECT MATTER THAT BY

187THE WAY THE PTAs IN OUR TAMPA BAY COMMUNITY ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS. I HAVE BEEN TO MANY OF THOSE PTA MEETINGS, AND THEY ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS. SO IF WE ARE GOING TO IGNORE THE DATA, IF WE ARE GOING TO IGNORE WHAT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS DO, IF WE ARE GOING TO EXTEND INVITATIONS TO THE FOR-PROFIT, THEN I AM GOING TO SAY AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, I AM NOT FOR THAT, I WILL SPEAK AGAINST IT AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY, AND THAT'S NOT JUST ME. THERE IS A LARGE COMMUNITY OUT THERE IN MY CONSTITUENTS, WHICH IS THE ENTIRE COUNTY, THAT IS DEFINITELY LOOKING AT THIS ITEM. SO I AM GLAD THAT I CAN SPEAK FOR THEM. I AM GLAD I CAN SPEAK FOR THEM WITH DATA. AND I AM TOTALLY NOT GOING TO

188BE CONVINCED THAT MY FIGURES AND RESEARCH IS WRONG. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VALDES. >>Susan Valdes: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS. BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT PARENTS DO HAVE A CHOICE. AND I ALWAYS HOPE THAT PARENTS DO CHOOSE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVER ANY OF THE OTHER CHOICES THAT OUT THERE. BUT COMING FROM A DISTRICT WHERE I HAVE SEVERAL THOUSAND KIDS THAT WHOSE PARENTS CHOOSE TO GO TO CHARTER SCHOOLS, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE MUST BE COGNIZANT AS WELL AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO MEMBER STUART'S COMMENTS IN REFERENCE TO THE LAW AND HOW WE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST MANIFEST THAT LAW AND A BID BY THAT LAW. WE MAY NOT NECESSARILY LIKE THE LAW, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS THAT WE

189HAVE TO WORK WITH, AND PARENTS DO HAVE A CHOICE. YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, MEMBER GRAY, THAT WE HAVE CLOSED SEVERAL CHARTER SCHOOLS. SO IT IS WITHIN THE PRACTICE THAT IF WE DO HAVE CHARTER SCHOOLS WHO ARE NOT PERFORMING, AND THE LAW SPECIFICALLY GIVES US, THE BOARD, SOME OF THE REASONS WHY WE COULD CLOSE THE SCHOOL DOWN, IT'S GRADES, FINANCIAL, AND WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE, MR. EAKINS? BUSINESS MANAGEMENT IN GENERAL. SO THOSE ARE THE PARAMETERS RIGHT NOW THAT WE HAVE. SO BASED ON THE RULE AND THE LAW, THIS IS A GREAT DOCUMENT. I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION BEING DISTRIBUTED BY MRS. HODGEINS IN THE CHARTER OFFICE. AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITY OR FOUGHT BOARDS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHUT DOWN CHARTER SCHOOLS FOR NOT DOING RIGHT BY ITS CHILDREN. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MRS. HODGENS,

190FOR THIS REPORT, AND THE DETAIL, AND FOR OUR TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS. MAYBE THIS IS A MODEL THAT WE CAN UTILIZE AS WELL TO GIVE A REPORT ON HOW OUR TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS ARE DOING. COMING FROM A DISTRICT WHERE THERE WASN'T A LOT OF CHOICE BEING OFFERED TO MY FAMILIES, WHERE THE ONLY THING THAT YOU DID HAVE WAS YOUR TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS, WHERE THERE WAS NO ATTRACTERS, IN A MAGNET SCHOOLS, THAT'S WHEN CHARTER SCHOOLS THEN BECAME EVEN MORE POPULAR IN DISTRICT 1, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE DISTRICT WAS NOT -- WAS NOT PROVIDING DIFFERENT CHOICES TO THE COMMUNITY THAT I SERVE. SO WE HAVE LOTS TO LEARN ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT MAYBE THE DISTRICT SHOULD BE DOING DIFFERENTLY? AGAIN, YEARS AGO, WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, YOU HAD TWO CHOICES. PUBLIC SCHOOL, OR

191PRIVATE SCHOOL. AND THAT WAS IT. THAT'S THE ONLY CHOICE YOU HAD. AND IF YOU DIDN'T DO WELL IN PUBLIC SCHOOL, GUESS WHAT. YOU GOT KICKED OUT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL. WHAT DID THAT CREATE? I HATE TO SAY IT. THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE. SO LET'S FIX WHAT WE ARE DOING IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS SO THAT WE DON'T CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE TYPES OF COMPETITIONS COME BEFORE US. THANK YOU. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER VALDES. MEMBER GRIFFIN. >>April Griffin: THANK YOU. THE FIRST QUESTION THAT IS ASKED WHEN A CHARTER SCHOOL -- IF THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS DENIED AND THEY GO UP TO THE APPEALS BOARD -- >>Jeffrey Eakins: LET ME INTERRUPT YOU. I'M SORRY. WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE WE LOST OUR QUORUM. YOU CAN CERTAINLY FINISH SPEAKING. OKAY. THE QUORUM IS BACK. JUST

192NEEDED TO REFLECT THAT FOR THE RECORD. SORRY. >>April Griffin: THANK YOU. THE FIRST QUESTION WE ASKED IS THE DID THE DISTRICT PROVIDE SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE? SO THIS IS THE QUANDARY THAT WE ARE IN WITH THE WAY THAT IT'S SET UP, IS THAT IF WE DON'T PROVIDE THOSE SUPPORTS AND ASSISTANCE IN THE BEGINNING AND THEN THOSE SCHOOLS ARE DENIED, THEN THEY COULD BE OVERTURNED VERY EASILY, AND I THINK THAT THE RECORD IS A MAJORITY OF APPEALS ARE OVERTURNED. SO THEN WE GET INTO A REALLY DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOLS AT THAT POINT. THE SECOND QUANDARY THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN IS THAT IF A SCHOOL IS FAILING, WHETHER IT BE ONE OF OUR TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR A CHARTER SCHOOL, BUT IF A SCHOOL IS FAIL -- AND LET'S JUST USE CHARTER SCHOOLS SINCE THAT'S THE

193CONVERSATION THAT WE ARE HAVING RIGHT NOW, IF THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS FAIL THAT MEANS THAT THE KIDS ARE FAILING. AND ARE WE GOING TO SIT THERE AND LET THOSE STUDENTS SUFFER EVEN LONGER WITHOUT PROVIDING ANY ASSISTANCE TO TRY TO GET THOSE STUDENTS UP TO SPEED? SO WE ARE ASKING OUR EMPLOYEES THEN TO HELP FACILITATE CHILDREN'S FAILURE IF WE DON'T GO AND HELP THOSE SCHOOLS WHEN THEY ARE STRUGGLING. THAT'S A DIFFICULT PLACE TO BE IN. BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS -- AND THIS BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND CHARTERER STUDENTS ARE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. SO IT'S REALLY TO -- TO TAKE ISSUE WITH PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THESE CHARTER SCHOOLS IS PROBLEMATIC FOR ME BECAUSE IF WE ARE NOT SUPPORTING THESE STUDENTS, THEN WE ARE NOT DOING OUR JOB. THANK YOU.

194>>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRIFFIN. AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO HAVE EMPLOYEE COMMENTS. AND WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, HEIDI GLICK. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME. >> DID YOU GUYS MISS ME? ALONZO HIGH SCHOOL. PROUD PUBLIC SCHOOLTEACHER FOR THE PAST 37 YEARS. MY ENTIRE FAMILY WENT TO PUBLIC SCHOOL. MY CHILDREN WENT TO PUBLIC SCHOOL BUT THAT'S NOT WHY I AM HERE. I AM ACTUALLY TO SAY THANK YOU. SO IF ANYONE NEEDS A DEFIB REALLY RATE OR LET ME KNOW. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE. SOME OF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE WITH US ANY LONGER AND I DO WISH YOU GOOD LUCK IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS BUT EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE, I HAVE BEEN WATCHING. AND I WAS SAYING TO SOMEONE IN THE BACK, TO ROB, THAT

195I WAS A LITTLE LONELY BECAUSE I AM SO USED TO SO MANY OF US BEING HERE. AND WHEN I POSTED ON THE APP THAT I WAS HERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WROTE THAT THEY WERE WATCHING. SO EVEN THOUGH TEACHERS AREN'T HERE I WANT TO YOU KNOW I AM WATCHING AND WHEN I AM NOT HERE I AM WATCHING BUT I AM BACK NOW. AND I DO WANT TO SERIOUSLY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE AND EVERYTHING, BUT I HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO AND CONTINUE TO REMEMBER. I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THE REFERENDUM. I WILL BE OUTWEARING MY SHIRT AND WAIVING MY -- WAVING MY SIGN IN ALL THE PREVOTING PLACES. I ALREADY VOTED YES WHICH I HOPE EVERYONE DOES BECAUSE WE NEED THIS MONEY FOR OUR SCHOOLS. AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT

196THAT AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME OF THE OTHER ONES AT ALONZO AREN'T. SO I DO WISH YOU LUCK IN YOUR FUTURE CAREERS AND FOR EVERYONE THAT'S STAYING LET'S CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING. ALL RIGHT. WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO AT THIS POINT IS WE WILL MOVE TO THE SUSPENDED AGENDA. SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS, AND THEN IF YOU WILL GO AHEAD AND JUST MOVE INTO YOUR HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS. THEN WE WILL GO BACK TO COMMENTS. >>Jeffrey Eakins: I WILL TAKE YOU RIGHT INTO THE AGENDA. AND THEY WILL BE VERY BRIEF BECAUSE AS I SAID, I AM GOING TO SEND THE BOARD THE ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL UPDATE. SO I WON'T GO OVER THAT VERBALLY TONIGHT TONIGHT SO I WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THAT. SO MY ONLY

197COMMENT, I WILL NOT HAVE THE POWER POINT FOR MY SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION SINCE OUR LAST MEETING WE HAD THE DEVASTATING HURRICANE THAT HIT UP IN THE PANHANDLE. I KNOW THAT'S BEEN CHALLENGING LOTS OF SUPERINTENDENTS IN THAT AREA AND A LOT OF BOARDS, AND SCHOOLS. THAT IS CORRECT SAID, I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW, YOU GOT AN E-MAIL THIS WEEK FROM MR. KAMM. WE POTENTIALLY WILL BE GETTING SOME FAMILIES HERE THAT WILL COME HERE FROM TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, UP IN THE PAN HANDLE, WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. SO WE WILL BE EXPECTING MORE STUDENTS TO COME INTO OUR SCHOOLS. OUR LIAISON AT MacDILL IS WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH FAMILIES THAT COME IN TO ENSURE THEY HAVE A GREAT PLACE HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TO SUPPORT THEIR NEEDS. THAT ALSO BEING SAID, WE HAVE

198ALREADY NOTIFIED DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THROUGH OUR ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE AT THE READY TO HELP. I KNOW SOMETIMES THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO GATHER THEMSELVES TOGETHER RIGHT NOW TO DETERMINE WHAT THEY NEED NEXT. I KNOW WHEN HURRICANE CHARLEY HIT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE TODAY HE PLOYED STAFF TO THOSE AREAS, TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS, AND JUST GETTING SCHOOLS BACK ONLINE, AND ANY ASSISTANCE. I JUST WANT TO LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT OUR STAFF NOTIFIED THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THAT THEY ARE READY TO HELP, WAITING TO HEAR ON WHAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DEPLOY FROM OUR STAFF. NOW WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE AGENDA. WE ARE GOING TO START WITH 503, A PROVE THE NAMING OF THE MUSIC ROOM AT CANNELLA ELEMENTARY. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MATT HAWK THE PRINCIPAL AT CANNELLA.

199WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT, STAFF, SCHOOL BOARD. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MR. JUAN CARLOS RIOS. I AM PRINCIPAL OF CANNELLA ELEMENTARY. WE LOST OUR MUSIC TEACH HER, MR. RIOS. IT WAS A BIG LOSS FOR OUR STAFF. HE WAS A BIG PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND HE SERVED THE STAFF OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. HE SERVED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FOR 18 YEARS, AND AT CANNELLA THE LAST 12 YEARS, SERVED ON THE MUSIC EDUCATORS COUNCIL, INFORMED A BAND WITH OTHER EDUCATOR IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. HE COORDINATED SCHOOL WIDE MUSIC PROJECTS SUCH AS ENSEMBLE, ROCK BAND, CANNELLA ENSEMBLE AND IT'S TOO LONG TO LIST ALL THE THINGS THAT HE D.HIS PROJECTS INCREASED STUDENT MUSICAL ABILITY AND ENCOURAGED A LOVE OF MUSIC. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT MUSIC BUT HE MADE ME LOVE MUSIC MORE. WITH YOUR

200BLESSING, AND WITH ALL THE FOLKS HERE THAT ARE HERE TO SUPPORT HIM, WE HAVE A MEDIA SPECIALIST, COACH WEST, WE HAVE NATE FROM CRESTWOOD, CATHY, HIS GIRLFRIEND AS WELL. HE HAD A BIG IMPACT ON SO MANY PEOPLE. AND WITH YOUR BLESSING WE WOULD LIKE TO COMMEMORATE THE MUSIC ROOM AT CANNELLA AND NAME IT AFTER HIM. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY PULL THIS ITEM FOR A SEPARATE VOTE IF WE CAN. >>Sally Harris: MOTION BY MEMBER STUART. SECOND BY MEMBER VALDES TO PULL THIS ITEM FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. >> WITH THAT I WILL MOVE

201FOR APPROVAL. >>Sally Harris: I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER STUART. A SECOND BY MEMBER VALDES TO MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. CONGRATULATIONS. I KNOW THIS IS VERY DEAR TO YOUR HEART. [ APPLAUSE ] >>Jeffrey Eakins: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SCHOOL BOARD. WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO 7.12. I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS HERE WAITING ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM. SO WE PULLED THAT UP ON THE AGENDA, TO APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION REIMBURSEMENT BUDGET FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MR. FARKAS HAS A PRESENTATION TO MAKE WITH REGARDS TO THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. MR. FARKAS. >>Christopher Farkas: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SUPERINTENDENT. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS PRESENTATION. I THINK MOST OF US HAVE ABOUT 13

202MONTHS OF SOME PAINFUL PROCESS AND MEETINGS. ACTUALLY, I FELT WE WERE TOWARDS THE FINISH LINE AND THEN I STARTED TO PUT THIS TOGETHER. IT IS VERY HARD TO DEFINE THE PROCESS OF THE INSURANCE COMPANIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE COME TO. I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT BUT IT'S A CHALLENGE TO ARTICULATE THAT. A LITTLE BIT OF HOW WE GOT HERE AND THEN MOVE FORWARD. I WILL TRY TO MAKE THIS AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE AND LEAVE AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE FOR CONGRATULATIONS. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MICHIGAN AVENUE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND LEE ELEMENTARY AND THE TRAGIC FIRE. AS YOU SEE MICHIGAN AVENUE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OPENED, IT WAS VERY UNIQUE BECAUSE THEY HAD CLASSES AND PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY WERE STILL DOING CONSTRUCTION THE FIRST CLASSROOMS AT THIS SCHOOL IN 1906. THE ONE COOLEST THINGS WAS IN 1908

203TWO YEARS AFTER THEY OPENED, IT WAS IN T NUMBER ONE SCHOOL, BECAUSE OF THAT YOU ARE STUDENT GROWTH IN 1908. SO BIG MONEYS BACK THEN TO WHAT THEY WERE DOING. BUT THEY WERE ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR SCHOOLS THERE. IN 19436 THEY RENAMED IT ROBERT E LEE BECAUSE MICHIGAN AVENUE IS NAMED AFTER, ACTUALLY GOT CHANGED TO COLUMBUS AVENUE SO THEY COULDN'T BE MICHIGAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ANYMORE AND THAT'S WHY THE NAME CHANGE IN 1943. 1993, LEE ELEMENTARY BECAME THE FIRST MAGNET SCHOOL IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. IT WAS A TREND SETTER FOR THAT. IT WAS A MAGNET SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY AT THAT TIME. AND THEN A FEW YEARS LATER 2008 ADDED THE WORLD STUDIES AND POPULARITY CONTINUED TO GROW FOR THAT SCHOOL. SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 WHEN MANY OF US THAT EVENING WERE AT THAT SITE, ONE OF

204MY FAVORITE PICTURES OF OUR SUPERINTENDENT IN HIS OFFICE THAT SOMEONE HAPPENED TO HIM AND THE FIRE CHIEF THAT NIGHT AND JUST THE DISBELIEF AND THE MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER THAT WERE BEING POURED ONTO THAT BUILDING AND I WANT TO SAY ONE MORE TIME, A BRAND NEW ROOF WE LITERALLY PUT ON THAT SCHOOL BUT IT WAS JUST SAD FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE SCHOOL AS WELL. SO WHAT HAPPENED? I THINK THIS IS WAS THAT THE COMMUNITY OPENED ARMS AND YOU SEE MRS. SHAMBURGER IN THE BOX, SOME OF OUR STAFF RIGHT THERE, BUT ALSO THE LOCKHART FAMILY. IT'S A CHALLENGE. IT'S LIKE FAMILY WHEN YOU BRING THEM TOLLING B.THREE DAYS. THEY DID IT A LOT LONGER THAN. THAT THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB, A HUGE CHALLENGE TO DO THAT. AND BEVERLY AND I WERE BEST BUDDIES

205NOW. WE FOUND OUR BOND AND WE WERE THERE TOGETHER ON MANAGING EXPECTATIONS. IT REALLY WAS A HARD PROCESS FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. AND I DO COMMEND THE STAFF AND THE PARENTS FOR STICKING TO THE PROCESS, WHICH WE ARE NOT THROUGH YET. THIS IS JUST TO START. SO WE'LL GO WITH THAT. SO WHAT HAPPENS RIGHT AWAY. I HAVE TRIED TO SNIP IT. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I PROVIDE THE BOARD, BECAUSE DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING. BY THE WAY, THE INSURANCE COMPANY HIRED A CONSULTANT. THEY HIRED YOUNG AND ASSOCIATES. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WE HAVE 15 DIFFERENT COMPANIES. LLOYDS OF LONDON IS THE LEAD BUT PARTICULAR THEY'RE ARE 15 DIFFERENT COMPANIES THAT SUPPORT OUR PROPERTY INSURANCE BUT WE HAVE ONE ADJUSTOR SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH 15 COMPANIES. THEIR T

206CLAIMS, THE NATIONAL ADJUSTOR WHO HAS BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE TO WHAT WE ARE DOING AND HE'S THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE, AND THEY ALREADY HIRED THE CONSULTANT TWO WEEKS AFTER TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE. NOT TOO LONG AFTER THAT THEY SAID YOU CAN'T BUILD HISTORICALLY AND HERE IS 9 MILLION-DOLLAR TO KNOCK IT DOWN AND BUILD A BRAND NEW SCHOOL. THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THE DISTRICT WAS HAPPY WITH AND SOMETHING THE SCHOOL OR STAFF MEMBERS WERE HAPPY WITH AS WELL INCLUDING THE CITY OF TAMPA AND THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY. SO DIRECTLY FROM THE FIRE INVESTIGATION REPORT, OCTOBER 30 WAS AN -- OCTOBER 3rd WAS AN ACCIDENT. CNN NEW YORK CALLED TO SAY WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE FIRE? THAT WAS THEIR BIG CONCERN. NOT WITH THE FAMILIES AND THE KIDS THAT WERE THERE. SO YOUNG AND ASSOCIATES

207IS THE COMPANY THAT WAS HIRED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO PROVIDE THE REPORT. THAT'S $9 MILLION CLAIM THAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT. AND THAT REPORT IS ALSO ONLINE FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO REVIEW THE REPORT WHO HAVEN'T SEEN IT PREVIOUSLY. WHEN WE GOT THAT INFORMATION BACK WE HIRED OUR OWN CONSULTANT. WE HIRED JE DUNN, AND SOME OF THEIR QUALIFICATIONS ARE THERE ON THE LEFT AND THEY ACTUALLY STARTED, A LOT OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WERE CONTRACTED OUT WITH JE DUNN. SO WE HAD TO ALWAYS SAY WHAT WAS INSIDE THE BUILDING AND THAT WAS A CHALLENGE BECAUSE ABOUT THREE DAYS LATER THERE WAS SO MUCH WATER SO WE DIDN'T HAVE ABILITY TO GO IN AND GRAB SOME PERSONAL EFFECTS OF THE TEACHERS WHICH MADE IT A BIGGER CHALLENGE AND THE SUPERINTENDENT STOOD UP AND SAID WE ARE

208GOING TO GIVE THESE TEACHERS A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO GET SOME OF THE THINGS THEY NEED WHEN THEY SHOW UP ON THE LOCKHART CAMPUS. YOU SEE THE SUPPORT FOR WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT TIME AS WELL. AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART TO PRESENT DAMAGE WITH. SO THIS IS THE CHALLENGING PART FOR THE PARENTS. BEHIND THE SCENES, WE HAD TONS OF MEETINGS, WITH CONTRACTORS, ARCHITECT, AND THE DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIVES TO TRY TO FIND THAT BALANCE. TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WAS WHETHER WE NEEDED TO BUILD HISTORICALLY OR WHETHER WE WERE REQUIRED TO. DID WE WANT TO OR DID WE HAVE TO? AND THAT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY SIMPLE THING BUT IT WASN'T. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT. DENNIS FERNANDEZ FROM ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW WAS A FANTASTIC PARTNER ALONG WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA, JIM PORTER WHO HELPED US GO

209THROUGH THAT PROCESS TO MAKE SURE WE WERE CONNECTED WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, HAD TO BASICALLY GET A LETTER FROM TAMPA SAYING YOU HAVE TO REBUILD IT. IT'S A CONTRIBUTING LETTER BUT GETTING THAT LETTER WAS A BIG CHANGE POINT IN THE AGREEMENT. THERE'S THE LETTER THAT I REFERENCE THERE AND THAT LETTER FROM DENNIS FERNANDEZ ENDED UP BEING THE CATALYST WHERE THINGS CHANGED A LITTLE BIT OR MOVED FORWARD A LITTLE BIT. SO THIS IS THE E-MAIL THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE ADJUSTOR WHO TALKED ABOUT THE PROCESS. SO I WILL TRY TO EXPLAIN IT AS EASY AS I CAN. WHEN YOU GO OUT FOR A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT YOU DO DRAWINGS. REVIEW THE DRAWINGS. THEN IF YOU HAVE CONCRETE WORK OR ELECTRICAL WORK YOU PUT A BID OUT FOR THAT AND THE LOWEST BID

210GETS THE WORK. WHAT WE HAVE AGREED TO IS NOT A DOLLAR FIGURE, HEY, WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU $14 MILLION OR $12 MILLION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS GOING TO GO OVER THE DRAWING REVIEWS, AND WHATEVER THE LOWEST BID IS, THAT'S WHAT THEY'LL PAY. AND THEY WILL PAY THAT WHETHER IT'S REIMBURSEMENT OR WHATEVER. SO 100% OF THE COST OF THE REBUILD WILL BE OWNED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. WE HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH A LOT OF THOSE HURDLES TO MAKE SURE WE ARE THERE BUT THOSE OF HOW KNOW CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS THAT CAN BE A VERY DETAILED PROCESS. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND HOW IT'S FLOOR WE KEEP IT MOVING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION. BUT THAT WILL BE OUR NEXT FEW MONTHS WE WILL BE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS OF THE DRAWINGS. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD

211ONE COMMUNITY MEETING TO TALK ABOUT GET SOME COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. SOL FLEISCHMAN WAS SELECTED AS THE ARCHITECT, HAS A LONG AND PRETTY IMPRESSIVE HISTORY OF RESTORATION AND REBUILD SO WE WILL EXCITED TO HAVE SOL HERE. YOU WILL SEE MORE COMMUNITY MEETINGS ON THE AGENDA AS TO WHAT WE WANT THAT TO LOOK LIKE. MRS. BAITY TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE ABOUT THAT. BUT THE KID THAT GO TO LEE AND WHAT THEY WANT THAT TO BE. SO THE HISTORIC REBUILD IS PART, WE HAVE WE ARE BUILDING HISTORIC LEE WITH THAT. ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS I DID READ, DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON LEE, THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY DID THE SCHOOL, THAT'S WHY NONE OF THE WONDEROS -- WINDOWS IN THE BUILDING ARE THE SAME SIZE. THEY WERE ALL DONE BY INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE. IT WASN'T THE MECHANICAL DRAWINGS,

212THERE WAS NO AUTOCAD BACK THEN. SO THERE ARE SOME STRUGGLES, WHICH IS COMPLETELY IRONIC BECAUSE ON THE NIGHT OF THE FIRE MR. EAKINS AND I WERE THERE AND THEY WERE STRUGGLING TO BREAK THROUGH THE WINDOWS WITH THE FIRE HOSE BECAUSE THEY WERE SO STRONG. I THINK THAT ADAGE DEFINITELY APPLIES TO LEE AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT POSSIBILITY AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. SO TO SUMMARIZE WHAT'S GOING ON. WILL WE BE REIMBURSED FOR EVERYTHING WE HAD TO DO? WE MOVED THE KIDS OVER TO LOCKHART CAMPUS. THERE'S A THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT SUPERINTENDENT AIKEN HAD GIVEN TO THEM. THAT'S ALL PART. REIMBURSE. IF WE DECIDE TO REBUILD F.WE DON'T REBUILD THEN THE INSURANCE COMPANY OBVIOUSLY WOULDN'T NEED TO REIMBURSE FOR THAT. WHY ARE YOU PUTTING IN PORTABLES? SO THAT'S A REIMBURSEMENT COST WE WOULD GET IF WE

213WOULD REBUILD. SO I PUT IN RED REAL BIG. NO DOLLARS WILL BE SPENT ON THIS REBUILD THAT WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED. THIS MEANS SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ZERO COST TO REBUILD. IF WE GET TO A POINT OF WHERE THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH THE DRAWINGS, SOMETHING WE DON'T AGREE ON SOMETHING, OBVIOUSLY WE'LL KEEP THE BOARD UPDATED WITH THE PROGRESS. BUT THE REALITY IS, WE HAVE JUMPED THROUGH A BUNCH OF THOSE HOOPS I.DON'T FORESEE THAT HAPPENING BUT IF IT DOES WE AREN'T GOING TO AGREE WITH THAT, I WON'T HAVE AUTHORITY TO AGREE TO THAT UNTIL I COME BACK TO THE BOARD. SO THE BIGGEST SHRINE WE DON'T PLAN ON SPENDING A PENNY OF THE TAX DOLLARS TO DO IT. PART OF THE INSURANCE POLICY IS TO MAKE YOU WHOLE AGAIN. THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE AGREEING TO DO. SO

214THE CHOICE THAT GOES TO THE BOARD, NUMBER ONE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, IT SAYS IF POTH PROPERTY IS NOT REPLACED WHEREIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME THEN THE ACTUAL CASH VALUE SHOULD APPLY. ON THE RIGHT YOU WILL SEE THE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY. THE LAST TIME WE HAD AN PROPOSAL OF WHAT THAT CASH VALUE IS FOR THE LEE PROPERTY WHICH IS OVER $6 MILLION DOLLARS. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? TWO OPTIONS. DO NOT REBUILD. REBUILD. THAT'S QUESTION. DO NOT REBUILD. THE DISTRICT WILL RETAIN ABOUT $4 MILLION. WE GET 6 MILLION. WE'LL GET ABOUT 2 MILLION IN EXPENSES. THE POSITIVE, WE WOULDN'T PAY MAINTENANCE OR STAFF AT THAT SITE. BUT AT THE END OF IT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE $4 MILLION, ASSET FOR THOSE STATIONS ON COLUMBUS DRIVE, CAN BE USED ONLY FOR RECONSTRUCTION. WE LEAVE ALMOST $10

215MILLION ON THE TABLE. IF WE REBUILD, STUDENT AND STAFF REGAIN THEIR CULTURE THAT WE HAVE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT, THE LEE FAMILY. WE HAVE A BRAND NEW STRUCTURE WITH LITTLE OR NO COST TO US BECAUSE IT'S A BRAND NEW STRUCTURE WITH ALL THE WARRANTS AND A POSITIVE FOR US. THE OTHER PART THAT WE LOOKED BECAUSE WE HAD QUESTIONS, THIS REBUILD DOES NOT DICTATE WHAT WE DO TO THE PROPERTY. JUST BECAUSE THERE WAS A FIRE, WE HAVE THE SAME CONTROL WE DO WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. AT THE END OF THE PROJECT WE HAVE A BRAND NEW SCHOOL ON COLUMBUS AVENUE THAT COSTS THE DISTRICT NOTHING. MR. KAMM HAS INNOVATION ON THE INSIDE. WE REBUILD THIS AND GO TO THE DESIGN FACTOR. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PROVIDING A DESTINATION SCHOOL FOR SOME OF THESE

216PARENTS THAT ARE THERE NOW AND FOR KIDS, ATTRACT THEM AS WE GO FORWARD. I KNOW I WENT FAST AND MUMBLED A LOT. BUT I HOPE I ANSWERED SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THERE'S A TON OF WORK PUT IN BY OUR PROJECT MANAGERS, THE INSURANCE COMPANIES, AND MY TEAM THAT WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK BEVERLY AND HER PARENTS AT LEE BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING PROCESS THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH. AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD ABOUT BEING PATIENT, KNOWING THAT THERE'S A LONG PROCESS TO GO THROUGH THERE. SOME OF US ON DAYS BETTER THAN OTHERS ON BOTH SIDES BUT WE ALL HAD THAT SMILE AND WE WENT THROUGH THAT REPORT, AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT RECOMMENDATION AND LOOK FORWARD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT I

217CAN ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM MEMBER GRAY, MEMBER HARRIS, MEMBER STUART, MEMBER SNIVELY, MEMBER SNIVELY. SO WE HAVE TO GO IN THE ORDER OF THOSE COMMENTS. AND THEN AFTER THAT IT WILL BE MEMBER VALDES AND MEMBER GRIFFIN UP THERE? MEMBER GRAY, YOU HAVE A COMMENT FIRST. >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, MR. FARKAS, FOR THE WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. I'M REMINDED THAT ALMOST A YEAR AGO, TARIN, YOU AND I WALKED AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SAW LEE AND SAW WHAT IT COULD BECOME. AND WE SEDUCED POSSIBILITY -- DISCUSSED POSSIBLE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND FACILITATE THE REBUILD ET CETERA. AND HERE WE ARE. I AM SO PROUD OF EACH ONE OF YOU. I AM SAYING A FEW THINGS TODAY BECAUSE I HAVE SOME CONCERNS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE

218A MOTION WHICH WILL RECTIFY THE CONCERNS. THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF CURIOSITY ABOUT THE TRANCE TRANSPARENCY OF MONEY. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE THE INSURANCE GAVE US A BETTER STANDING, BUT I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A REMAINDER, SUPERINTENDENT AIKEN, AT EVERY BOARD MEETING INVOLVING THE STAGES OF THE REBUILD. SECONDLY, BECAUSE IT CAME UP THIS EVENING AND IT HAS BEEN COMING UP IN FREQUENT MEETINGS, IS THE RENAMING. I THINK THAT WE NEED A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE RENAMING. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR TWO THINGS TO BE PUT ON THE SUSPENDED AGENDA. PROGRESS REPORT OF LEE ELEMENTARY IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE REBUILDING. AND SECONDLY, THE RENAMING PROGRESS REPORT. >>Sally Harris: WE HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER SNIVELY. TO PUT

219ON THE SUSPENDED AGENDA THE RENAMING INFORMATION AND PROGRESS, THE REBUILD AND THE NAME CHANGE. IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THE NEXT HIGHLIGHT IS MEMBER HARRIS. COMMENT, I MEAN. OKAY. MY COMMENT IS, I'M VERY THRILLED THAT WE ARE IN THIS POSITION. I HAVE SPENT 13 MONTHS OF NERVOUSNESS ON WHAT HAPPENED AND I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT IT CAME TO CONCLUSION BEFORE I LEFT THE BOARD. I THINK BEING A PART OF WATCHING THAT FIRE AND BEING ABLE TO SIT UP HERE AND KNOW THAT THEY ARE GOING TO REBUILD FOR THE COMMUNITY, I HAVE MET WITH MANY PEOPLE IN YBOR, AND THE FAMILIES OF YBOR, AND ALL THEY WANT IS TO REBUILD. I NOTICE THERE'S LOT OF CONTROVERSY. DO WE NEED THE SCHOOL? IS THERE

220ROOM FOR THE SCHOOL? SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT I MET WITH IN YBOR CITY CAME UP WITH SOME REALLY CREATIVE IDEAS. AND I JUST WANT TO PUT THOSE OUT THERE FOR YOU. ONE OF THEM WAS TO REBUILD WITH A POTENTIAL BUYER IN MIND, IF WE DON'T NEED THE PROPERTY. SO THAT THE REBUILD IS DONE WITH THE ABILITY FOR THAT BUYER TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE USES OF THE BUILDING. ANOTHER ONE WAS FIND A TENANT JUST TO RENT THE BUILDING UNTIL WE DO NEED IT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS THROWN OUT ON THE TABLE WITH THE GROUP THAT I MET WITH WAS ELDERLY FACILITY. AND ACTUALLY, I WAS THINKING THAT WOULD WORK WITH THESE CLASSROOMS. IF WE COULD BUILD TO THE OUR SPECKS AND TURN IT INTO OUR ELDERLY FACILITY. BUT THE MAIN

221THING IS THAT THIS BUILDING DOES HOLD A LOT OF HISTORY, A LOT OF HISTORY FOR YBOR CITY, A LOT OF HISTORY FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA, AND IT DOES MEAN A LOT TO SEE THIS REBUILT FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESENT, AND THE COMMUNITY FROM THE PAST. SO I AM THRILLED TO BE PART OF THIS BOARD TO SEE THIS COME TO A VOTE TONIGHT. MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO IT'S DIFFICULT TO ASK AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS, BECAUSE WE GOT THIS DOCUMENTATION SO LATE. AND I HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION, AND I PRINTED IT. BUT GOING THROUGH IT IS -- AND I MET WITH MR. FARKAS AS WELL, AND I KNOW EXPLAINING WHAT IS HAPPENING AND HOW IT'S HAPPENING, AND THE FACT THAT THESE DOLLARS ARE NOT ACTUALLY COMING TO THE DISTRICT. THIS IS NEGOTIATED.

222MY CONCERNS ARE, IS THERE A CAP? IS THERE A CAP ANYWHERE IN THE INSURANCE POLICY? BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO READ THE WHOLE THING. IS. >> $250 MILLION IS THE CAP FOR ANY ONE-TIME INCIDENT. >>Cindy Stuart: WHAT HAPPENS IF WE GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE DON'T AGREE WITH THE DRAWINGS, AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS THERE, AND ANYTHING WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY ABOUT ARBITRATION? I DON'T WANT TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE IT BECOMES A BOARD DECISION, IF THE BOARD SAYS IN A WE ARE NOT GOING TO MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO THAT, IT'S NOT IN THE SPECS AND NOW WE ARE NO LAWSUIT WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR A HALF BUILT BUILDING. >> AND WE HAVE TO STALL EVERY TIME WE GET TO THE NEXT PROCESS. TO BE

223HONEST WITH YOU, THE HISTORIC REBUILD VERSUS THE TRADITIONAL KNOCK DOWN AND REBUILD WAS WHAT WE SPENT THE 8 MONTHS, WHERE THE PARENTS WERE FRUSTRATED. THAT'S WHAT WE WERE DOING. WHEN THE CITY OF TAMPA FINALLY SAID YES, A CONTRIBUTING BUILDING TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT THAT IS WHEN THE INSURANCE COMPANY SAID OKAY, WE'LL BUILD HISTORIC. SO WHETHER IT IS HISTORIC OR NOT IS NOT ON THE TABLE ANYMORE. WE ARE BUILDING HISTORIC. BUT MRS. STUART, THERE WILL BE SOME ISSUES THAT WE DISAGREE ON. I WILL TELL WITH YOU THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ALPHA SILTS HISTORIC REBUILD THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM. WE HAVE TO ADD SOME STORAGE IN THE MAIN AREAS, CAFETERIA, AND HALLWAYS, BUT I DON'T SEE A HUGE GAP. WE ARE TALK ABOUT THE REBUILD AND DESIGN. PART OF BUILDING

224HISTORICALLY, WHETHER WE PUT THE STEEPLE, THE THING ON TOP OR NOT, IS ONE OF THE FEW THINGS, THE SHAPE OF THE BUILDING, THE FORM OF THE BUILDING WILL BE VERY SIMILAR. I'M HOPING WE CAN EVEN OUT SOME OF THE SIDES OF THE ROOM. WE HAVE SOME VERY LARGE ROOMS. I'M SURE THE TEACHERS WOULD APPRECIATE HAVING SOME EQUITY WITH THEIR ROOMS. I THINK WE'LL HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE THE BRICK WALLS WILL BE OUTSIDE OF THE MAIN PART. BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THERE IS NOT A PROCESS THROUGH THERE, BUT THE BIGGEST GAP IS THE HISTORIC REBUILD. AND I TALKED FOR A GOOD LONG TIME ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IT IS A CONCERN OF MAIN. BOTH THE INSURANCE COMPANIES AND OUR HIRED ARCHITECT AND HIRED CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FIRM DID NOT FEEL THAT WAS AN ISSUE YOU ARE. WHEN

225THEY BROKE DOWN THE DIFFERENT IN PRICES OR SCOPE THEY SAW VERY LITTLE DITCHES. SO THEY FELT WITH THE HISTORIC REBUILD THERE WOULD BE MINIMAL -- IF IT DOES HAPPEN, IF WE WANT TO BUILD SOMEWHERE THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO -- THEY ARE GOING TO REBUILD WHETHER WE WANT TO DO IT IN A CERTAIN WAY. NONE OF THOSE TOPICS HAVE COME UP. WE HAVE COVERED I THINK ALMOST EVERYTHING IN THAT PROCESS. AT LEAST ALL THE BIGOTS TICKET ITEMS. THE BIG MONEY ITEMS. SO I DON'T FORESEE THAT HAPPENING. BUT I WILL BE HAPPY. I PLAN ON BEING AT EVERY BOARD MEETING SO WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. WE'LL KNOW THE 60% DRAWINGS SHOULD BE IN THE NEXT THREE OR FOUR WEEKS THAT COME FROM SOL FLEISCHMAN AND HIS GROUP, AUDITED BY YOUNG AND SORRENTO. IT

226WON'T BE WHEN WE START CONSTRUCTION. IT WILL BE BEFORE WE GET TO THAT POINT ALTHOUGH WE GAVE THEM INITIAL DRAWINGS AND THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE WE ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SO I DON'T FEEL IT WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD. BUT THERE AREN'T ANY GUARANTEES. I WOULD LOVE TO TELL OUT THERE IS. >>Cindy Stuart: IT WOULD BE NICE IF THERE WERE SOMETHING IN WRITING, IF THERE WAS A -- ARE WE GOING TO PAY AN ARBITRATOR TO COME FORWARD? WHAT IS THE GAME PLAN GOING TO BE? I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING FROM ALL PARTIES IN WRITING THAT SAYS THAT'S HOW WE ARE GOING TO MITIGATE THIS IF THERE SHOULD BE AN ISSUE. I DON'T WANT TO BE A SITTING BOARD MEMBER WHO IS NOW HAVING TO DEAL WITH AN ISSUE BETWEEN THE DRAWINGS AND

227THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND US AND HOW WE MANAGE THAT. BECAUSE THAT IS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE, NUMBER ONE. AND NUMBER TWO, IT'S GOING TO DELAY THE ENTIRE PROCESS. SPEAKING OF PROCESS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WHEN I MET WITH YOU ON FRIDAY THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS KIND OF A TIMELINE. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE TIMELINE FROM TODAY, IF THIS BOARD MOVES FORWARD ON THIS, WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FROM TODAY TO OPENING THE DOORS? >> ACTUALLY THE CONSTRUCTION FROM THE PARK TEXT ARE GOING TO GIVE US THAT TIMELINE. WE HAVEN'T GIVEN THEM THAT TIMELINE BECAUSE IT COSTS MONEY TO DO THOSE DRAWINGS AND WE AREN'T GOING TO SPEND MONEY UNLESS THE BOARD GIVES US THE GO AHEAD TO DO THAT. I THINK THERE'S ONE POSITIVE. WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT TILL AUGUST TO MOVE INTO

228THE BUILDING. THEY ARE IN PORTABLES. AS SOON AS THE BUILDING IS READY THEY WILL MOVE. SO THERE'S NOT -- IT'S 12 TO 18 MONTHS FROM DESIGN TO CONSTRUCTION IN MOST OF OUR BUILDINGS. I THINK THAT'S OUR EXPECTATION. BUT I RESPECT HOW MUCH WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE LAST 13 MONTHS TO GIVE US A FALSE STATEMENT OF THAT WE MAY NOT MEET SO I WILL WAIT TO MEET WITH THE ARCHITECT BUT I HONESTLY BELIEVE 12 MONTHS IS REASONABLE BUT THE MINUTE THEY WILL GET IN THERE, WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR A BREAK IN THE SEMESTER. BUT MANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE WERE LOST IN THAT FIRE SO THE STUFF WILL COME BA BACK AS NEW. WE WON'T BE MOVING A LOT OF STUFF FROM PORTABLES. THAT WAS NEW FURNITURE. >>Cindy Stuart: SO EVERYTHING

229THAT WAS LOST WITHIN THE BUILDING IS GOING TO BE REPLACED. SO WE ARE FUNDING TECHNOLOGY, STUDENT STATIONS, TEACHER ITEMS, ALL THE EQUIPMENT, THAT'S ALL GOING TO BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE DISTRICT? >> ALL IS A STRONG WORD. ANYTHING THAT HAD A PBI NUMBER. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY FROM MISCELLANEOUS, SMALL THINGS. BUT WE SAY ALL, POST 'EM NOTES AND PAPER CLIPS. MR. EAKINS GAVE THE TEACHERS TO SUPPORT. THAT BUT AS FAR AS THE BIG TECHNOLOGY SERVERS, COMPUTERS, CHAIRS, ALL OF THAT IS COVERED. WE HAVE ALREADY AGREED TO THAT. AT TODAY'S REPLACEMENT COSTS, YES, ALMOST $2 MILLION IS WHAT THAT EQUALS TO. >>Cindy Stuart: LAST QUESTION, BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS NOT A VERY LARGE SCHOOL AND WE WEREN'T AT CAPACITY. WE DON'T BUILD SCHOOLS THIS SMALL. SO I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT

230IS THE SCHOOL GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND -- I AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S GROWTH IN THE AREA WHICH ALSO CONCERNS ME. HOW DO WE MITIGATE MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE BUILDING A SCHOOL THAT'S GOING TO BE NEW AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ACCOUNT FOR THE GROWTH THAT'S COMING TO THAT AREA? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT TAMPA HEIGHTS IS CHANGING AND GROWTH IS COMING. SO I'M CURIOUS HOW WE ARE GOING TO MITIGATE THAT. THIS IS NOT A SITE THAT TYPICALLYICALLY WE WOULDCHAS TO REBUILD A SCHOOL BECAUSE IT'S NOT A BIG ENOUGH SITE FOR AN ELEMENTARY SITE. >>Christopher Farkas: I DIDN'T WANT TO MUDDY THE WATERS WITH THE CONVERSATION. WE LOOKED AT ADDING POSSIBLE STUDENT STATIONS. WE FEEL LAKE THERE'S ENERGY AROUND THE SCHOOL THAT GALVANIZED THE TEACHERS AND THE KIDS. WE NEED 620700 MORE KIDS TO

231MAKE IT MORE REASONABLE TO THE REST OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. WE CAN COVER THAT BY IMPACT FEES, NOT DOLLARS FROM THE DISTRICT. WE JUST WANT THE PROJECT SEPARATE BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE BOARD WAS COMFORTABLE WITH THE REBUILD. LET'S MAKE SURE WE ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. BUT THE ABILITY OF AN ARCHITECT TO ADD A BUILDING IS VERY EASY DURING CONSTRUCTION F.THE BOARD APPROVES THIS TONIGHT, TOMORROW MORNING WE WILL BE CALL MR. FLEISCHMAN AND SAYS PLEASE DO A MODEL WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR AN EXTRA BUILDING, PLAYGROUND, AND WE TALKED A LITTLE ABOUT SURROUNDING AREAS AND WHAT WE CAN DO. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF ALSO PROBLEMS TO SOLVE IN THAT PART OF THE EQUATION. BUT I THINK ADDING TO A SCHOOL THAT IS POSITIVE AND HAS A LOT OF

232POSITIVE MOMENTUM THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY NEAT SCHOOL WHEN WE GET DONE TO THE, WILL BE A POSITIVE THING FOR THE SCHOOL AND THE DISTRICT. BUT THAT WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD TO APPROVE. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART. MEMBER SNIVELY. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WILL ECHO MRS. STUART'S COMMENTS ABOUT NOT GETTING THE INFORMATION IN TIME. AND I KNOW WE GOT YOUR E-MAIL, MR. FARKAS, AND YOUR SINCEREST APOLOGY FOR THAT. HOWEVER, BECAUSE IT'S DIFFICULT TO MAKE SUCH A LARGE DECISION WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO REVIEW SOME OF THE DATA AND THE MATERIALS BEFORE MAKING A DECISION. SO MAINLY NOT JUST FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS BUT ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL, FOR TRANSPARENCY I THINK TO ANSWER MRS. STUART'S QUESTION, UNDER THE

233LOSS PROVISION SECTION, UNDER THE LOSS PROVISION SECTION, SECTION D, LOSS PAYMENT BASIS, VALUATION AND THE LAST PART OF THAT SECTION 6 WHICH IN THE EVENT THE INSURE FAILS TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS, AS IF IT THE LOSS PROVISION HAD NOT BEEN IN EFFECT. THAT USUALLY MEANS LAWYERS GET INVOLVED. YEAH. AND JUST TO POINT OUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOARD MEMBERS ON THAT SAME SECTION D, 4 IS IMPORTANT, NUMBER 4, BECAUSE IT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES RESTORE OR HISTORICAL BUILDINGS AND THE INCREASED COST OF CONSTRUCTION WHICH IS SECTION ITEM NUMBER 10 UNDER I THINK THE LEGAL SECTION. THAT SHOULD MAKE YOU FEEL A LITTLE BETTER UNDER SECTION 2, PROPERTY DAMAGE, BUILT IN 20% OF THE AMOUNT OF PHYSICAL DAMAGE COVERAGE IN ORDER TO BAY FOR ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT MAY COME UP BECAUSE OF LOCAL OR

234STATE ORDINANCE OR LAW. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR POWER POINT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU TO THE FOLKS WHO ARE COMING OUT TODAY TO SPEAK UP FOR THE SCHOOL. I AM IN SUPPORT OF REBUILDING THIS. IT'S THE SMARTEST WAY, NOT JUST FOR THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY FEELS STRONGLY ABOUT IT, BUT IT ALSO MAKES FINANCIAL SENSE TO DO THAT AS WELL. AND SO WE APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. AND I KNOW WE ARE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE NAMING TONIGHT, AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO TALK ABOUT. MRS. HARRIS BROUGHT UP THE USE OF THE BUILDING AND OTHER THINGS. AND I HOPE THAT EITHER WE CAN NOT ONLY GET CONTINUOUS UPDATES BY THE SUPERINTENDENT BUT MAYBE EVEN HAVE A WORKSHOP AS WE GET -- BEFORE WE START THE REBUILD, OFFICIALLY START THE REBUILD TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S

235GOING TO HAPPEN TO THIS PROPERTY AND WHAT ARE ALL OF OUR OPTIONS, AND THEN TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS FOR NAMING THE SCHOOL, KEEPING THE NAME OR RENAMING THE SCHOOL. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY ASSUMPTIONS. SO I THINK THAT WAS ALL. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: MEMBER SHAMBURGERER? >>Tamara Shamburger: I'LL JUST KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF. I'M BATTLING A LITTLE COLD HERE TAINT. BUT I THINK IT'S JUST A NO-BRAINER. WE MUST REBUILD THIS SCHOOL. THE COMMUNITY HAS SPOKEN. VERY LOUDLY. WE DIDN'T HEAR ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE REBUILD TONIGHT. SO I'M EXCITE BOARD OF DIRECTOR MOVING FORWARD AND GETTING THIS PROPERTY REBUILT. FINANCIALLY SPEAKING, AS MEMBER SNIVELY POINTED OUT, IT MAKES IN A SENSE NOT TO IMPROVE OUR PROPERTY RIGHTS, TO IMPROVE OUR LAND, INCREASE OUR ASSETS. AND SO IF INSURANCE IS GOING TO COVER IT 100% IT

236MAKES IN A SENSE TO DO OTHERWISE. BUT ALSO, THIS CONTAINED OF ALSO NEGATES ONE OF THE THINGS I TALK SO OFTEN ABOUT, WHICH ARE THE SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT 5. THE AGE OF THE SCHOOLS, THE LACK OF RESOURCES, AND OLD SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT, AND THIS NOW GIVES US A CHANCE TO HAVE A BRAND NEW SCHOOL IN DISTRICT 5, AND THAT IS VERY, VERY EXCITING FOR OUR KIDS TO SHARE IN THE SAME EXPERIENCES AS SOME OF OUR OTHER AREAS EXPERIENCE, A BRAND NEW SCHOOL, NEW TECHNOLOGY, NEW CLASSROOMS. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT R THAT'S JUST SIMPLY NOT REALLY SEEN IN DISTRICT 5. AND SO OUR KIDS DESERVE THE BEST. AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR KIDS TO GET THAT. MEMBER STUART ALSO POINTED OUT ONE MAIN IMPORTANT POINT WAS ALSO THE GROWTH IN THE AREA, AS DOWNTOWN

237STARTS TO MOVE NORTH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ARMATURE WORKS AND ALL THAT STUFF BEING BUILT IN TAMPA HEIGHTS. ONE OF THE STAPLES OF THE TAMPA HEIGHTS COMMUNITY REALLY IS THIS PROPERTY. AND WE HAVE A CHANCE TO SOLIDIFY THE GREAT ENOUGHS TAMPA HEIGHTS BY PUTTING THE SCHOOL THERE, REBUILDING IT AND KEEPING IT AS A SCHOOL. WHEN WE HAVE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE SCHOOL, IT'S NOW BECOME AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS TAMPA HATES ELEMENTARY. I DON'T KNOW IF THE NAME WILL EVER GET CHANGED TO THAT OR WHATEVER. BUT IT REALLY SOLIDIFIES THE IMPORTANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TAMPA HEIGHTS COMMUNITY. AND SO IT'S WITH GREAT HONOR THAT I SUPPORT THE REBUILD. AND LASTLY, ALTHOUGH I SUPPORT THE RENAMING ON THE SUSPENDED AGENDA, I DID BRING THAT UP MANY MONTHS AGO AND THAT PROCESS TECHNICALLY HAS NOT STOPPED. ALTHOUGH I

238AM OKAY WITH IT NOW BEING ON THE SUSPENDED AGENDA I AM GOING TO ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT TO LOOK FOR DATES TO BRING THAT TO THE BOARD TO DISCUSS THE RENAMING. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: MEMBER GRIFFIN? >>April Griffin: THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION. AND I AM GLAD TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE OF INSURANCE SITTING UP HERE GUIDING THIS PROCESS AS WELL THE W THE BOARD. THANK YOU, MRS. SNIVELY FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE THERE, BECAUSE IT IS, I'M SURE, GOING TO BE NEEDED IN THE FUTURE. THE QUESTION I HAVE, THOUGH, IS -- AND HAVING DONE MULTIPLE REHABS ON HISTORIC BUILDINGS MACE, IS THE INSURANCE COMPANY GOING TO HONOR THE CHANGE ORDERS THAT WILL INEVITABLY COME WITH A REBUILD IN A HISTORIC BUILDING LIKE THIS? AND DO WE HAVE IT IN WRITING? >>Christopher Farkas: WE DO

239NOT. THE CHANGE ORDERS WILL COME WITH THE -- YOU WILL FIND WHAT'S BEHIND IT AND THAT KIND OF THING. THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE COST DIFFERENTIAL THE BUILDING HISTORICALLY WAS. THE METAL BRACE YOU SEE ON THE OUTSIDE WAS A BIG PART OF THAT. ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS. AND THE REST IS A DIFFERENCE OF WHAT WE ARE DOING FOR HISTORIC. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WILL BE A CHANGE ORDER BUT IT WILL DEFINITELY BE HISTORIC BUILD, THAT'S WHAT THE 3 OR $4 MILLION DIFFERENCE IN COST. THEY'LL THEY KNOW THEY WILL COVER THE COST OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. CHANGE ORDER, UNLESS IT'S A DESIGN CHANGE, SOMETHING THAT WE DID THAT WASN'T PART OF THE PLAN, THEN YES, THEY'LL COVER ALL OF THAT AND WE PLAN ON BUILDING THE BUILDING BACK THE WAY IT WAS CREATED. I

240DON'T FORESEE THAT. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY FELT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. BUT I'LL TELL YOU MORE ON OUR NEXT BOARD UPDATE. YOU WILL PROBABLY BE AT HOME WATCHING. >> I AM SURE I AM GOING TO BE HOME WATCHING EVERY SINGLE BOARD MEETING THAT COMES. (LAUGHTER) SO I TOO AM IN SUPPORT OF REBUILDING THIS SCHOOL, BECAUSE IT IS SUCH ANGER TO THAT NEWTOWN IS BUILDING A ROUND IT RIGHT NOW AND COMING BACK TO LIFE. BUT IR DO WANT TO SAY ONE QUICK NOTE. AND YOU AND I HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION MULTIPLE TIMES, MR. SUPERINTENDENT. WE HAVE SOME SCHOOLS THAT ARE UNDER CAPACITY IN THIS DISTRICT. AND WE HAVE NOT KICKED THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD ON A LOT OF ISSUES. AND IT'S BEEN A PAINFUL TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF THAT. THERE'S GOING

241TO HAVE TO BE SOME MORE PAIN ENDURED. AND I WOULD URGE YOU TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT ARE UNDER CAPACITY AND SEE WHERE WE CAN START TO CLOSE DOWN SOME OF OUR FACILITIES AND COMBINE SCHOOLS. AND IT IS A PAINFUL PROCESS. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE. SO I AM IN SUPPORT OF REBIDDING LEE ELEMENTARY. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRIFFIN. MEMBER VALDES. >>Susan Valdes: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. FOR ME THIS IS A NO BRAINER WHEN I READ THIS AGENDA ITEM AND IT REMINDED ME EVER OF YEARS AGO WHEN WE TRIED TO SAVE GARY. AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO DO SO, AND WE LOST A TREASURE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN THAT SCHOOL. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO

242PULL THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. >>Sally Harris: MEMBER VALDES HAS MADE A MOTION TO PULL IT AND MEMBER SHAMBURGER SECONDS IT FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. DISCUSSION? >>Lynn Gray: JUST REAL QUICK. OF COURSE I'M VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF VOTING FOR THIS RENOVATION. BUT MR. FARKAS, I WORRY BECAUSE PREVIOUS COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT HAVE NOT BEEN TIMELY AND HAVE OFTEN BEEN, AT LEAST IN MY MANED, NOT DIRECTLY APPARENT AND TRANSPARENT. PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT THE SUCCESS OF THIS SCHOOL -- AND SUPERINTENDENT AIKEN -- AND ITS MANY CHALLENGES MAYBE IN THE AREA OF PERSONNEL THAT REQUIRES, OR MAYBE THERE'S A HURRICANE COMING, AND IT CAN KNOCK DOWN SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT THE SUCCESS OF THIS SCHOOL, PEOPLE WILL LOOK AT BOARD MEMBERS, AND THEY WILL

243LOOK AT US IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG. SO WHEN I ASK FOR A SUSPENDED AGENDA UPDATE, AND RIGHTLY SO, MEMBER SHAMBURGER, NAMING, IT VERY CRITICAL FOR US THAT THIS BE DONE. AND I AM GOING TO SAY THAT WITH ALL PROJECTS. BUT IN PARTICULAR, THIS ONE. SO I'M LASER FOCUSED ON THE UPDATES IN RESPECT TO THE EFFORTS AND THE CHALLENGES THAT THE COMMUNITY FACES AND WILL FACE GAINING MONEY. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: WE HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VALDES AND A SECOND BY MEMBER SHAMBURGERR TO PULL THIS ITEM FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. IT IS TO PULL. >>Jim Porter: YOU WILL NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. >>Sally Harris: I THINK THEY HAVE ALREADY JUMPED IN THERE. MEMBER VALDES? >> MAKE A

244MOTION TO UPHOLD THE SUPERINTENDENTT RECOMMENDATION. >>Sally Harris: NOW I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VALDES AND A SECOND BY MEMBER SHAMBURGER TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND A VOTE WE HAVE BEEN WAITING ON, UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS, LEE ELEMENTARY. [ APPLAUSE ] WE CELEBRATE WITH YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. SUPERINTENDENT. WE ARE ON 6.02. >>Jeffrey Eakins: BEFORE THE FAMILIES GO, I WANT TO ONCE AGAIN THANK THEM FOR THEIR ADVOCACY AND PATIENCE AND WE WILL BUILD YOU AN AMAZING SCHOOL. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE READY FOR 6.02, TO APPROVE THE CURRENT REFUNDING OF THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION, SERIES THE 2015-B. HIGHLIGHTED BY MEMBER GRAY. WELCOME, MR. FORD. >> GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. SUPERINTENDENT. THE ITEM IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT AS YOU HAVE ALL

245BEEN THROUGH THE PAST IS A REFINANCING OF SOME OF OUR OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION. THE SERIES 15-B ARE OUTSTANDING IN THE APPROXIMATELY AMOUNT OF $74 MILLION. UNLIKE PREVIOUS REFINANCING THAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN THROUGH, THIS IS ACTUALLY AN ADJUSTABLE RATE SERIES OF DEBT. THE DEBT IS CURRENTLY HELD BY WELLS FARGO. IT FLOWS ACCORDING TO A SPREAD TO A VARIABLE RATE INDEX. AND THE VARIABLE RATE PERIOD COMES TO ITS END THIS DECEMBER 31st. SORT OF LIKE OF A 56-1 MORTGAGE AT THE END OF OUR PERIOD. BEFORE DECEMBER APPROXIMATE 1st WE HAVE TO REFINANCE IT TO A DIFFERENT VARIABLE RATE MODE OR FIXED RATE MODE. WE HAVE RECOMMENDED AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH A FIXED RATE REFUNDING WITH YOUR PERMISSION. AND THAT WILL BE COMPLETED VIA NEGOTIATED PUBLIC OFFERING WHERE WE HIRE PUBLIC OFFERERS, WELLS FARGO,

246BANK OF AMERICA, AND WE ARE HOPING TO PRICE THIS TRANSACTION AROUND THE HALLOWEEN, CLOSE THE MIDDLE NOVEMBER. I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY FINANCIAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, AND PATESH PATEL TO WALK YOU THROUGH THOSE DOCUMENTS. >>Sally Harris: MEMBER GRAY HAS A COMMENT. >>Lynn Gray: YES. DOES THIS REFUNDING AFFECT OUR FUND BALANCE TRAJECTORY? >> YOUR COPs ARE PAID FROM YOUR LOCAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REVENUES. SO THEY REALLY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OPERATING SIDE OF YOUR HOUSE. >>Lynn Gray: OKAY. AND HOW DOES THIS IMPACT US FISCALLY, IF AT ALL? >> THIS IS A RELATIVELY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF YOUR OVERALL OUTSTANDING COP DEBT. I THINK IT'S 11 OR 12%. WE HAVE ENJOYED EXTRAORDINARILY LOW VARIABLE RATES OVER THE PAST FIVE TO SIX YEARS. SO I THINK THAT GOING FORWARD OUR RATES ARE GOING TO BE

247HIGHER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN WHEN FLOATING ON A MONTH-TO-MONTH BASIS. MY ESTIMATES FOR THE RATE ON THIS TODAY IS ALL-IN COST OF ABOUT 3.5% SO STILL PRETTY LOW BY HISTORICAL STANDARD I.ADOPT EXPECT IT TO HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE DISTRICT'S OVERALL DEBT SERVICE COST. BUT WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL WE HAVE THE FINAL NUMBERS. IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY LOW AND SMALL PERCENTAGE. >>Lynn Gray: I APPRECIATE YOUR ANSWER. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT THE BOARD CERTIFICATE RESOLUTION FOR THE 2018 CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER STUART AND A SECOND BY MEMBER SNIVELY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. NOW, I WILL NOW RECESS THE

248SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AND CONVENE THE SCHOOL BOARD LEASING CORPORATION. (SOUNDING GAVEL) LEASING CORPORATION. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE CORPORATE RESOLUTION FOR 2018 CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VALDES AND A SECOND BY MEMBER SHAMBURGER. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND THIS TOO PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I WILL ADJOURN THE SCHOOL BOARD LEASING CORPORATION AND RECONVENE THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. (SOUNDING GAVEL) THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I HOPE YOU ENJOYED ALL THESE PLEASANT THINGS THAT TOOK PLACE BEFORE YOU GET TO SPEAK. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. AND TO THE THREE OF YOU THAT WILL BE LEAVING US SOON, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. MR. SUPERINTENDENT, BACK TO YOU. >>Jeffrey Eakins: WE WILL

249NOW MOVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PULLED ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. 4.0734 WAS ASKED FOR A HIGHLIGHT BY MRS. GRAY AND A COMMENT BY MRS. GRAY AS WELL. TO APPROVE THE TEACHERS CONSIDERED OUT OF FIELD IN THEIR SUBJECT AREAS. THIS IS A REMAINDER TO THE BOARD THAT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS ON EVERY SINGLE BOARD AGENDA TO APPROVE TEACHER ASSIGNMENT TO CLASSES WHICH ARE OUT OF FIELD OF CERTIFICATION. THE ATTACHED LIST INCLUDES TEACHERS WHO ARE OUT OF FIELD AND MAYBE IN CONTENT AREA AS WELL AS MAJORITY OF TEACHERS WHO SERVE AS LANGUAGE ARTS PROVIDER TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER STUDENTS BUT WHO DO NOT POSSESS THE REQUIRED ETHAL ENDORSEMENT. IF YOU RECALL THAT IS REQUIRED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. MANY OF OUR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA ALREADY GRADUATE STUDENTS NOW WITH

250THEIR ESOL CERTIFICATION. HOWEVER, WHEN TEACHERS ARE COMING FROM OUT OF STATE, THEY MUST GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS OF EARNING THEIR ESOL CERTIFICATION OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. SO THAT'S THE MAJORITY OF THE TEACHERS THAT YOU SEE ON THIS PARTICULAR LIST. WE HAVE IN 5.04, WE HAVE THE APPROVE THE 2019-2020 CALENDAR. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WANT THIS HIGHLIGHTED. I WOULD LIKE TO STOP AND PAUSE SOME OF THE COMMENTS ON THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM. 2019-20 CALENDAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL ON MARCH 6, 201. THE BOARD DID NOT APPROVE IT AT THAT TIME AND WANTED TO RESEARCH OTHER OPTIONS. THE MAIN CONCERN IF YOU CAN RECALL WAS THE WAY THINGS PLAYED OUT FOR NEXT YEAR'S CALENDAR WAS WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL DURING THANKSGIVING WEEK AND THAT WAS CREATING

251A REAL CHALLENGE FOR FAMILIES THAT MAY BE PLANNING HISTORICALLY IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE HAVE HAD THAT ENTIRE WEEK OFF. SO JUST LIKE ANY OTHER TIME, WE HAVE TO CONSIDER CERTAIN POINTS WHEN WE ARE DOING THE STUDENT CALENDAR. REMEMBER THAT HR DEVELOPED THE EMPLOYEE CALENDAR AFTER STUDENT CALENDAR, MAKE SURE IT EQUALS 1 0 DAYS. THE SCHOOL CANNOT BEGIN PRIOR TO AUGUST 10th. THAT WAS A STRONG STUDENT VOICE THAT CAME FORWARD SEVERAL YEARS AGO THAT THEY GET OUR SEMESTER EXAMS OVER PRIOR TO WINTER BREAK AND WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT. STATE TESTING CANNOT BEGIN NOW IN THAT YEAR PRIOR TO MAY 1st, WHICH IS ANOTHER COMPLICATING FACTOR IN DOING THE CALENDAR FOR 19-20. PLEASE KNOW THAT THEY'RE WAS A COLLABORATION WITH THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AFTER WE TOOK THE CALENDAR BACK

252TO GET INPUT FROM TEACHERS ON POSSIBLE OPTIONS. WHAT COULD WE DO TO GET THAT WHOLE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING AS MOST FAMILIES ARE ACCUSTOMED TO? TEACHERS WERE SENT A SURVEY ON AUGUST 7, 2018. THE SURVEY WAS AGREED UPON BETWEEN THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE RESULTS WERE THAT 7,556 TEACHERS RESPONDED, MODEL A WAS WHICH BASICALLY WOULD HAVE CREATED THE CALENDAR TO HAVE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS COME AND ACTUALLY WORK MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF THANKSGIVING WEEK, ONLY RECEIVE 19% APPROVAL. MODEL B, WHICH GAVE THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS EIGHT EARLY RELEASE DAYS BACK, SO NOW THEY WOULD BE GOING FULL DAYS, 8 TIMES DURING THAT FIRST SEMESTER IN ORDER TO GET THE NUMBER OF MINUTES NECESSARY SO YOU COULD NOW HAVE MONDAY AND TUESDAY OFF. THE REASON WE ONLY SURVEYED TEACHERS IS BECAUSE THAT IS A

253NEGOTIATED ITEM FOE FOR TEACHERS, THE EARLY RELEASE DATES SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD A VOICE IN ALL OF THAT. SO THAT BEING SAID, WE WERE ABLE TO, THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR RECOMMENDATION FOR THE BOARD TODAY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF THANKSGIVING WEEK NOW BACK AS TWO DAYS OFF FOR OUR STAFF DURING THAT PARTICULAR -- AND STUDENTS DURING THAT PARTICULAR YEAR, AND THEN THEY WOULD NOT BE HAVING EIGHT OF THEIR EARLY RELEASE DAYS DURING THE YEAR. ONCE THIS CALENDAR IS APPROVED IT WILL BE POSTED ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITE AND THE SCHOOLS WILL BEGIN COMMUNICATING, AND EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED ON DISTRICT WEBSITES. THERE'S A LOT OF CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU DO THESE THINGS. FOR INSTANCE, WE DO HAVE BLOCK SCHEDULING AT ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS, AND WE

254HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BALANCE THOSE THE DAYS OFF SO THAT THEY HAVE THE CORRECT NUMBER OF DAYS IN EACH OF THE FIRST TWO NINE WEEKS TO BE ABLE TO EARN THE CREDITS IN THOSE PARTICULAR SCHOOLS. THE OTHER THING WE ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER WITH REGARD TO THE WAY WE ALTERNATED, AND THE REASON WHY ALTERNATING MONDAYS WAS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. ONE OF THE ISSUES OF TEACHER PLANNING AND TEACHER TRAINING, AND ONE OF THE CONCERNS WAS HAVING THOSE DAYS OFF CONSECUTIVELY WOULD HAVE CREATED EIGHT CONSECUTIVE WEEKS THAT TEACHERS WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TRAINING OR PLANNING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE MONDAY AS ACCUSTOMED TO NOW, WOULD BE ALTERNATED EVERY OTHER WEEK SO THAT WAS A CONSIDERATION THAT WAS DISCUSSED AS THE FINAL PROPOSAL HAS COME FORWARD. WE DID GET FEEDBACK IN

255THAT SURVEY. SOME TEACHERS DID THINK GOING CONSECUTIVE WEEKS WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA, BUT WE FELT LIKE BALANCING THAT OUT LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD THE HURRICANE THAT WEIGHED TO TAKE SOME DAYS OFF. WE DID ALTERNATE THOSE MONDAYS. WE DIDN'T DO THEM CONSECUTIVELY BECAUSE WE KNEW WE WANTED TO BALANCE OUT THE DAYS OFF. WE WILL HAVE TO COMMUNICATE THIS VERY STRONGLY TO THE COMMUNITY, VERY STRONGLY TO OUR PARENTS, SO WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT SCHOOLS DO VERY OFTEN PUT OUT THEIR PARENT LINKS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION METHODS IN ADVANCE TO ENSURE THAT PARENTS ARE VERY AWARE OF THIS. OR WE WILL HAVE STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS TILL ABOUT 1:00 OR 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON WAITING FOR PARENTS TO ARRIVE. WE'LL HAVE TO DO THAT NEXT YEAR. SO I WILL JUST STOP RIGHT THERE BECAUSE

256I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD COMMENTS ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: SUPERINTENDENT AIKEN, I AM GOING TO JUMP A LITTLE BACKWARDS TO GO TO THE 4.03 OUT OF FIELD. AS HARD IT MAY BE I WANT JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS THE DISTINCTION THAT ESOL, WHICH I HAPPEN TO BE CERTIFIED IN AS WELL, HAS TO DO WITH THE CULTURE KNOWING THE HISPANIC CULTURE WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT, VERY, VERY CRITICAL. AND, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES TEACHERS OBSERVE CULTURAL VARIATIONS, AND SO FORTH. BUT THE POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS THAT THIS DOES NOT ADDRESS THE LANGUAGE BARRIERS. SOMETIMES, THE PARENTS FEEL LIKE ESOL WILL TAKE CARE OF THE POPULATION OF THE ELL POPULATION. RATE NOW, WE ARE, IN MY MANED, AND IN MY OPINION, AND FROM WHAT

257I HAVE HEARD FROM MANY OF THE EDUCATORS AND PARENTS, THAT WE ARE DEFINITELY UNDERSERVED ELL TEACHERS. THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH. THEY ARE RECRUITING EFFORTS THAT WE ARE MAKING I THINK NEED TO BE STEPPED UP TO A POINT WHERE FOR AN EXAMPLE, GO TO THE VARIOUS CLINICS, NOT JUST USF, UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA, POLK, GO OUT THERE TO GATOR LAND, BUT GO OUT AND START REALLY GETTING THESE INTERNS INVOLVED AND COME TO OUR SCHOOLS. AGGRESSIVE RECRUITING. SO PERHAPS THE POINT I'M MAKING ARE TWO. THE FIRST POINT IS, ESOL DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE TEACHER IS ELL, WHICH IS A MISNOMER, RIGHT? WE KNOW. THAT PARENTS DON'T ALWAYS KNOW THAT. SECOND, OUR RECRUITING NEED TO BE STEPPED UP TO A POINT WHERE -- AND I KNOW WHERE TEACHERS SHORT ANNALS IS CRITICAL, BUT OUR STUDENTS, WHICH ARE COMING

258IN WITHOUT THE LANGUAGE, TREMENDOUS LANGUAGE BARRIER, IT IS SO CRITICAL, WE GET INTO HEY GEAR WITH ELL CERTIFIED, OR AGREEMENT TO EARN TEACHERS. THAT'S THE POINT I WANTED TO MAKE. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: NOW, DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT ON 5.04? >>Lynn Gray: CALENDAR IN OKAY. >>Sally Harris: WE WILL GO BACK TO THE OTHERS. >>Lynn Gray: CAN WE? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CALENDAR. I WAS LOOKING AND LISTENING TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE 2020. WE ARE DEFINITELY HAPPY WITH THE WEEK OFF FOR THANKSGIVING. THE EARLY RELEASE, WE FEEL, OR WE SHOULD BE SENSITIVE TO ROUTINE IN TERMS OF PARENTS, NOT KNOWING OR, YOU KNOW, IS IT GOING TO BE THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK? SO WE HAVE IT ONCE A WEEK, IT'S A LOT ETIER -- EASIER THAN EVERY OTHER WEEK. SO SYSTEMATICALLY, I

259THINK WE CAN PROBABLY IMPROVE ON OUR EARLY RELEASE AS FAR AS BREAKING IT UP TO EVERY OTHER WEEK. BUT I ALSO WANT TO REMIND NOT ONLY OURSELVES BUT TEACHERS BEGIN FSA PREPARATION WORK THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL. OF THEY WERE ALREADY TEACHING THE LESSON. SO THAT FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS VERY CRITICAL, AND STARTING ON MONDAY I THINK HAS A LOT MORE ADVANTAGE THAN STARTING ON FRIDAY. BUT THIS IS NOT REALLY FOR REMARKS. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ONE FINAL SUGGESTION. BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE THREE NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WHO WILL BE IMPACTED FROM A CALENDAR, THAT IS 2020. I MEAN, SOME OF THE DECISIONS THEY MAKE DURING THEIR TENURE WILL BE IN 2019-2020, AND I WOULD SUGGEST AND RECOMMEND THAT THIS APPROVAL BE NOT DONE THIS SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, BUT WAITING FOR THE NEXT

260SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WHEN WE HAVE NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, IN ALL FAIRNESS, AGAIN REMINDING OURSELVES THAT THEY WILL BE IMPACTED BY A CALENDAR. SO THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO SAY ON THAT PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. MEMBER SNIVELY. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DO NOT APPROVE THE CALENDAR AT THIS TIME BUT RATHER WAIT TILL THE NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WHEN WE HAVE THREE NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, WHICH, BY THE WAY, IS ALMOST A QUORUM. THAT'S MY MOTION. >>Sally Harris: DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER SNIVELY. MR. PORTER, HELP ME. >>Jim Porter: THERE'S A PROPER MOTION. SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO DEFER, TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE DECEMBER 4th BOARD MEETING SO OUR NEWLY-ELECTED BOARD THAT

261WILL TAKE PLACE ON NOVEMBER 20th WILL VOTE ON THE CALENDAR. SO IF YOU VOTE YES, THAT MEANS THE ITEM WOULD BE NOT VOTED ON TONIGHT, IT WOULD BE VOTED ON DECEMBER 4 S.THAT THE DATE? DECEMBER 4th. SO IF YOU WANT THIS ITEM TO BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE NEW SCHOOL BOARD IS IMPANELED YOU WILL VOTE YES. IF YOU WANT IT TO BE VOTED ON TONIGHT YOU WOULD VOTE NO. AND THE ONE THING I WOULD ASK BEFORE YOU VOTE IS THAT IF THE DELAY CAUSES ANY ISSUES WITH THE DISTRICT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO HEAR. OTHERWISE THE VOTE IS PROPERLY MADE AND A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER SNIVELY. IS THERE DISCUSSION? OKAY? MEMBER SNIVELY. >>Melissa Snively: SO I UNDERSTAND

262WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM, MS. GRAY. AND I AM A LITTLE BIT AMBIVALENT TO EITHER ONE BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT MAYBE SOME OF THE PROS OR CONS BY WAITING UNTIL THE NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE IN THEIR SEATS TO TAKE THIS VOTE. WHAT IMPACT DOES IT HAVE? BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. IT'S GOING TO IMPACT THEM, AND IT WILL REFLECT, NEEDS TO REFLECT ON THEM AND THE DECISION THAT'S MADE I THINK FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. BUT I AM WILLING TO LISTEN TO BOTH SIDES. >>Jeffrey Eakins: I THINK THE CALENDAR AS WE TALK EACH YEAR, THE LONGER WE WAIT, THE LONGER PARENTS HAVE TO KNOW KIND OF THAT NEXT YEAR AND MAKING THEIR PLANS. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT, YOU KNOW, ONE WAY OR THE

263OTHER. I DO KNOW THAT THE BOARD ASKED US TO REVIEW THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. THIS CALENDAR, THE BIG ISSUE AT THE LAST CALENDAR WAS FIND OUT A WAY TO LOOK AT THAT THANKSGIVING WEEK AGAIN. SO WE HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF YOU, A CALENDAR THAT THIS BOARD ASKED TO TRY TO WORK THROUGH THAT. AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT WITHOUT HAVING FAMILIES GO TO SCHOOL AT ALL DURING THAT PARTICULAR WEEK. SO THAT'S THE ONLY ISSUE. WE BROUGHT BACK THE CALENDAR BY WHICH THIS BOARD WANTED TO US LOOK AT THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE. >> SO IT'S THAT WEEK, BOTTOM LINE, LETTING PEOPLE PLAN WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE PLANS FOR THANKSGIVING WEEK OR NOT. I GET AT THE SAME TIME DON'T NOTCH WHAT PERCENTAGE THAT IS. I DON'T KNOW IF THE PARENTS WERE

264SURVEYED. >>Jeffrey Eakins: NO. THIS WAS ONLY A TEACHER SURVEY ISSUE. I THINK PARENTS, NUMBER ONE, ON BOTH SIDE OF THE HOUSE, HAVING THE WHOLE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING OFF, I THINK EVERYONE ON THE PARENTS' SIDE, WE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT. THAT'S KIND OF OUR RITUAL OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. THAT WILL BE DEFINITELY ON -- THEY ARE PRO ON THAT. THE EARLY RELEASE DAYS HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH SOME OF OUR PARENTS. WE NOW HAVE LESS EARLY RELEASE DAYS IN THAT PARTICULAR YEAR BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TO FIND THE TIME OF THAT WE DON'T HAVE DURING THE THANKSGIVING WEEK. SO WE FELT LIKE THE TEACHERS WERE REALLY THE ONES BECAUSE IT'S A NEGOTIATED ITEM THAT WE HAD TO SURVEY ABOUT THAT TO GET THEIR OPINIONS ON IT. THEY CAME BACK VERY STRONGLY

265THAT THEY WANTED THE TWO DAYS OFF OF THANKSGIVING AND THEY WERE WILLING TO NEGOTIATE SOME OF THE EARLY RELEASE DAYS ON THE CALENDAR TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. >>Melissa Snively: GOT IT. SPEAKING AS A PARENT, PARENTS LIKE TO PLAN. I WISH THAT PARENTS WOULD HAVE BEEN SURVEYED BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL BECAUSE WE ARE JUST KIND OF ASSUMING THAT'S WHAT PARENTS WANT, RIGHT? WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THE DATA. ALTHOUGH SOME TEACHERS ARE PARENTS, OBVIOUSLY, TOO. I WOULD APPRECIATE MAYBE IN THE FUTURE IF WE HAVE A PREDICAMENT LIKE THIS THAT WE ALSO REACH OUT TO OUR PARENTS TO FIND OUT. BECAUSE THE EARLY RELEASE DATES ARE WONKY. AND NOT CRAZY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE BACK AND FORTH. AND IF THERE WAS ANOTHER OPTION, IF WEHAVE ANOTHER OPTION TO MAKE THOSE MORE

266CONSISTENT, I UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES. I APPRECIATE HER COMMITTEE AND I KNOW IT'S BIG, AND THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND A LOT OF SCENARIOS. SO REALLY THEN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT WE THINK ABOUT IS WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT? IS IT MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION? OR IS IT MORE IMPORTANT TO WAIT FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS TO HAVE THAT ABILITY TO VOTE? AND I GUESS PERSONALLY, I THINK IT'S MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING AS OPPOSED TO WAITING FOR THE NEW -- AS A COURTESY, IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THAT LUXURY TO WAIT, BUT I THINK THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO TRANSPIRE IN THEIR CALENDAR YEAR. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. MEMBER

267STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: SO THIS ISN'T A PRETTY CALENDAR. WE KNEW THAT WHEN WE SAW IT THE FIRST TIME. IT'S NOT PRETTY. IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE. BUT I THINK ONCE WE GIVE PEOPLE THE EXPLANATION THAT, OKAY, WE CAN'T START SCHOOL ON THE 10th BECAUSE THAT'S A SATURDAY, SO WE LOSE THE 10th AND 11th. THAT'S TWO DAYS. YOU START TALKING THROUGH THE DAYS. THE COMPROMISE, I THINK, IS MUCH MORE APPEALING THAN HAVING ONLY THREE DAYS OFF. THE COMPROMISE IS HAVING THE WEEK OFF AND ALLOWING FOR OUR FACULTY AND PARENTS TO PLAN FOR THAT WHOLE WEEK VERSUS THE HIGH ABSENTEEISM THAT WE WILL -- NOT MAY, BUT WILL EXPERIENCE IF WE DON'T TAP THAT. PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN SO USED TO HAVING THAT WEEK OFF. THIS IS NOT -- AND I HAVE A STACK OF E-MAILS

268THAT PEOPLE SENT ME ABOUT THE EARLY RELEASE DAYS. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SUPER COMMUNICATE, OVERCOMMUNICATE, WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO DO, BY BILLBOARDS TO COMMUNICATE THE DAYS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE OFF. I THINK WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO END UP HAVING HAPPEN IS ON THESE DAYS YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE SHOWING UP, THEY ARE GOING TO BE SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT FOR OVER AN HOUR. I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE CONSISTENCY. AND I HAVE GOTTEN INFORMATION FROM PARENTS AND OTHER PRINCIPALS WHO WEIGHED IN AND TEACHERS ABOUT HOW WE REMAIN CONSISTENT IN THIS. MY OTHER CONCERN IS -- AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE ADDRESS THIS, AND MAYBE WE JUST CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE COME TO THE. BUT WE USE EARLY RELEASE DAYS HOURS FOR HURRICANES LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE HAD

269TO. SO I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT NOW WE ARE ADJUSTING OUR CALENDAR AND TAKING AWAY THAT OPPORTUNITY TO, YOU KNOW, THAT BECOMES PROBLEMATIC. AS IT IS, WE ONLY HAVE TWO DAYS OFF IN THE FIRST SEMESTER AND THAT'S BEEN ANOTHER BIG BONE OF CONTENTION ESPECIALLY WITH TEACHERS, WHAT DID WE HAVE, 1400 ABSENCES LAST FRIDAY, MRS. WHALEN, YOU TOLD ME? BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE EXPECTING TO HAVE THAT DAY OFF IN OCTOBER AT THE END OF THE FIRST NINE WEEKS TO GRADE PAPERS, GET GRADES IN, AND FINISH THAT STUFF UP. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WE LOOK FORWARD, MRS. CABRERA, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE HERE. I HOPE YOUR COMMITTEE STAYS INTACT. I DON'T KNOW WHO IS GOING TAKE OVER THIS JOB. IT'S NOT A FUN ONE. BUT WAVE TO FIND A WAY TO WORK THROUGH THIS. AND

270I DON'T KNOW IF WE GO BACK TO THE UNION AND HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THESE EARLY RELEASE DAYS AND PLANNING TIME. I DON'T -- I AM NOT SAYING THAT WE TAKE THAT AWAY. PLEASE DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME. BUT THIS IS BECOMING PROBLEMATIC IN THAT WE ARE USING EARLY RELEASE DAYS TO GIVE TIME TO TEACHERS, BUT WE MAY NEED TO TAKE THAT BACK IF WE HAVE HURRICANE DAYS THAT GOD FORBID WE HAVE A HURRICANE LIKE THE PANHANDLE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOME PROBLEMS HERE, BECAUSE THEN YOU ARE LEAVING ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT FOR US TO RECOUP HOURS. SO WITH RESPECT TO THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR, I DON'T AGREE WITH THE MOTION AT ALL. IF WE ARE GOING TO STOP AND DELAY THIS, THEN WE MATE AS WELL DELAY THE WHOLE MEETING AND WAIT FOR A

271NEW BOARD TO BE SEATED. THIS IS IMPORTANT. OUR FAMILIES NEED -- MRS. GRIFFIN WILL LEAVE NOW. OUR FAMILIES NEED THIS INFORMATION. MORE THAN THAT, OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS NEED THIS INFORMATION. THEY PLAN THEIR VACATIONS. BASED ON THESE CALENDARS. AND I KNOW WE WRITE PROPOSED AND TENTATIVE ON IT. BUT BELIEVE ME WHEN THEY HEARD WE WERE ONLY GOING TO HAVE THREE DAYS FOR THANKSGIVING MY PHONE BLEW UP BECAUSE THEY WERE LAKE, WAIT A MINUTE, I HAVE GOT A CRUISE PLANNED FOR THAT WEEK, I AM ALREADY PLANNING TO BE GONE, AND WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT. SO I WOULD ASK POTENTIALLY THAT EITHER THE MAKER OF THE MOTION OR THE SECOND WITHDRAW, BECAUSE I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF. THAT I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART.

272MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: AND I APPRECIATE THOSE REMARKS, MEMBER STUART. AND I THINK TO DIGNIFY THE ASK WAS ALL ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT FUTURE BOARD MEMBERS WITH RELATIONSHIP TO THE CALENDAR AND THE FSA TESTING SCHEDULE AND THE EARLY RELEASE DAYS, WE MAY VERY WELL HAVE THREE EDUCATORS ON THIS SCHOOL BOARD WHO WILL BE VERY INVOLVED WITH EDUCATIONAL CALENDARS AND FSA TESTING DATES, ET CETERA. SO OUT OF RESPECT FOR THAT POSSIBILITY. HOWEVER, HEARING THE NONCONSENSUS, I WILL WITHDRAW THE MOTION. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER SNIVELY. >>Melissa Snively: THE DISCUSSION I BROUGHT UP WAS IN RELATION TO THE MOTION. BUT I GUESS WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE REST IT, TOO, RIGHT? OKAY. SO BACK TO MY -- I AGREE WITH MRS. STUART ABOUT THE CONSECUTIVE AND CONSISTENT FULL DAY VERSUS EARLY RELEASE DAYS AND HOW

273WE HAVE TO COMMUNICATE THAT. I MENTIONED AS A PARENT IT GOING TO BE CONFUSING FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO KEEP TRACK OF WHICH DAYS ARE EARLY RELEASE DAYS AND WHICH DAYS ARE FULL DAYS. I WOULD RATHER SEE ALL THE FULL DAYS ON THE FRONT END OF THE FIRST NINE-WEEK PERIOD. AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE HAD A LITTLE MORE WIGGLE ROOM IF WE HAVE TO HAVE A HURRICANE DAY, WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CONSISTENT. BUT I KNOW THAT WHEN YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT THE IB PROGRAM AND SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WERE PRESENTED BY NOT HAVING EARLY RELEASE DAYS DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE 9-WEEKS. COULD YOU REITERATE THAT ONE MORE TIME? >> I TALKED TO LESLIE GRANICH. THERE'S A WAY TO DO THAT STILL SO THAT WOULDN'T REALLY BECOME AN ISSUE IF WE

274DID THAT AND I WOULD TELL THE BOARD THAT LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE HURRICANE AND WE HAD TO MAKE UP THOSE PARTICULAR DAYS, I DON'T KNOW, WE NEGOTIATED WITH THE UNION AROUND THOSE DAYS. WE DIDN'T COME BACK TO THE BOARD WITH AN OFFICIAL APPROVAL I BELIEVE TO DO THAT. SO EVEN IF THIS IS APPROVED, WE'LL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE THE UNION AROUND THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR SO WE HAVE PLENTY OF LEAD TIME IF WE MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THOSE PARTICULAR DAYS. >>Melissa Snively: AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT IS NOT GOING TO IMPACT THE IB PROGRAM THAT WE COULD HAVE ALL THE FULL DAYS IN A A ROW? >>Jeffrey Eakins: RIGHT. I MISUNDERSTOOD SOMETHING THAT I HAD BEEN TOLD. SO WHEN I TALKED TO YOU EARLIER TODAY --

275>>Melissa Snively: NO, THAT'S OKAY. >>Jeffrey Eakins: I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE THERE'S A WAY TO DO IT. AND I TRUST MRS. GRANICH AND HER ABILITY TO FIGURE THIS OUT AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS. WE'LL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS AFTER WE TACK THE SURVEY, AN ABILITY FOR TEACHERS TO MAKE COMMENTS. THAT WAS ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT CAME UP ON THEIR PARTICULAR COMMENTS. AND SO WE REENGAGED BEING AROUND THAT. WE HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION ABOUT IT. WE DECIDED 80% OF THE TEACHERS ACTUALLY APPROVED THIS MODEL AND IT HAD THE ALTERNATE DAYS. BUT I THINK IT'S WISE FOR US TO KEEP OUR OPTIONS OPEN AND TALKING AND DIALOGUING ■WITH THE UNION AROUND THAT JUST TO HEAR THE FEEDBACK. WE GO R MAY GO OUT FOR ANOTHER SURVEY JUST TO GARNER --

276SMILE SMILE I WOULD ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND GOING OUT FOR ANOTHER SURVEY BECAUSE I TALKED TO A SMALL GROUP OF ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERSLAND OF LAST NIGHT AND THEY WERE ALL IN FAVOR OF HAVING CONSECUTIVE DAYS ON THE CALENDAR FROM THE 12 OF AUGUST TO THE 7th OF OCTOBER AND ONLY ONE EXCEPTION WOULD BE LABOR DAY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd. AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF THE BOARD WOULD ENTERTAIN AN AMENDMENT TO THIS, OR MAYBE WE GO BACK AND TALK ABOUT THE TABLE OF THIS, TO COME BACK. THAT'S AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THIS. THAT IS THE PIECE THAT MOST CONSTITUENTS OUT OF 11,000 PEOPLE THAT VIEWED IT ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE, THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES, WAS THESE EARLY RELEASE DAYS ARE EVERY OTHER MONDAY. AND SO AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED TO MAKE A

277MOTION TO AMEND THE CALENDAR PROPOSAL. >>Jeffrey Eakins: IT IS A NEGOTIATED ITEM. SO MAYBE THE RECOMMENDATION YOU CAN MAKE IS TO DIRECT ME AS SUPERINTENDENT TO REENGAGE THE UNION AROUND THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE AND WE CAN BRING THAT BACK TO THE BOARD WITH REGARDS TO THAT PARTICULAR NEGOTIATION. >> I THINK YOU CAN A PROFIT OF AS PRESENTED. AND THEN MAKE A SUBSEQUENT MOTION TO ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT TO NEGOTIATE THE ITEM AND COME BACK WITH YOU AT A FOUGHT DATE. YOU CAN ALWAYS AMEND WHAT HE'S ADOPTED. OR OPTION NUMBER TWO WOULD BE TO TABLE IT UNTIL HE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. SO I THINK BASED ON THE EARLIER DISCUSSION I HEARD THE BOARD SAY, IT MIGHT BE IMPORTANT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PEOPLE UNDERSTANDING THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE THANKSGIVING WEEK OFF TO HAVE IT

278APPROVED TONIGHT, BUT THEN AGAIN MAKE A MOTION TO $THE SUPERINTENDENT TO LOOK AT THE STEM. ITEM. YOU CAN ALWAYS AMEND IT ONCE IT'S APPROVED. >>Melissa Snively: I THINK THERE ARE SOME NUANCES THAT NEED TO BE REVISITED ON THIS AND I WOULD BE HAPPY ONCE WE VOTE ON THE CALENDAR TO COME BACK AND MAKE A SECOND MOTION. >>Jim Porter: IT WOULD BE A CONFIDENT SUPERINTENDENT. TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. WE NEGOTIATE AND COME BACK WITH A SUPPLEMENT RECOMMENDATION. >>Melissa Snively: OKAY. AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER SUGGESTION WOULD BE BECAUSE OF ALL THE EXTRA DAYS IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR, HAVING FAIR DAY FOR EVERYONE OFF, AND STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL DAY, THERE'S SOME PUSHBACK ON THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PARENTS WHO ALREADY DON'T WANT EITHER OF THOSE DAYS OFF. WELL, FOR

279VARIOUS REASONS. BUT THE OTHER PROPOSAL COULD BE TO EXTEND THE WINTER BREAK ONE MORE DAY AND MAYBE THAT WOULD SOLVE THAT PROBLEM AS WELL. JUST A SUGGESTION FROM PARENTS WHO I HAVE SPOKEN WITH. AND THEN FOR MRS. CABRERA, WHOEVER YOU TRAIN OR WHOEVER TAKES YOUR PLACE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO SHARE THE GUIDE LANES FOR DEVELOPING. I APPRECIATE THE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU SHARED WITH BOARD MEMBERS ON HOW THIS INFORMATION IS EVALUATED AND THE DECISIONS ARE MADE. IF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO -- DO YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO BROADCAST OR WEBCAST YOUR MEETINGS ON THIS? I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE HOW THESE DECISIONS ARE MADE AND THE CONVERSATIONS THAT SURROUND THESE DECISIONS. BEFORE I BECAME A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, THIS WAS ONE OF THE POINTS OF

280CONTENTION FOR PARENTS. AS A PARENT, IS LIKE THE CALENDAR CAME OUT AND IT WOULD BE, "WHAT THE HECK ARE THESE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS THINKING?" BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA HOW THE CALENDAR COMMITTEE WORKED, THERE WASN'T ANY TRANSPARENCY. SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO CREATE MORE TRANSPARENCY AND TEAM FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE PROCESS WORKS WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR A PARENT. THANK YOU. >>Jeffrey Eakins: I WOULD ADD MOST RELIGION AROUND DATES AND CALENDARS -- >>Melissa Snively: DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THAT BECAUSE THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER -- WE HAVE TO VISIT THAT, DON'T WE, MRS. LOLICO? >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: I THOUGHT MRS. SNIVELY WAS GOING TO DO IT BUT I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM WITH A REQUEST THAT THE -- DO

281YOU WANT TWO MOTIONS? >>Jim Porter: YOU NEED TO MOST OFF OF CONSENT. >> LET'S PULL THE ITEM FIRST. >> I'LL SECOND. >>Sally Harris: I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER STUART AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRIFFIN TO PULL THIS ITEM OFF FOR SEPARATE VOTE. IS THERE ANY ADJUST FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS TO PULL IT OFF. >>Jim Porter: NOW WE NEED TWO MORE MOTIONS. ONE TO APPROVE. AND THEN AFTER THAT IF IT PASSES, AND THEN A SUBSEQUENT MOTION TO GIVE WHATEVER GUIDANCE YOU WANT TO GIVE. >>Cindy Stuart: I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. AND I'LL LET MRS. SNIVELY DESCRIBE WHAT IT IS SHE WANTS. >>Sally Harris: I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. A SECOND BY MEMBER VALDES. IS THERE DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT

282APPEARS. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>Melissa Snively: ONE MORE MOTION. AND THAT WOULD BE TO REVISIT THIS CALENDAR ONCE YOU, MR. SUPERINTENDENT, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY GO BACK TO THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AND COLLECT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE CAN BE REVISED. IS THAT OKAY? >>Jim Porter: IS THAT THE ONLY USUAL YOU THE BOARD IS CONCERNED ABOUT? >>Melissa Snively: NO, I HAVE LOTS OF ISSUES, MR. PORTER. OH, YOU MEAN ABOUT THE CALENDAR. (LAUGHTER) I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER SNIVELY. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER STUART. IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. I HAVE DISCUSSION. I WAS LEFT OFF FROM BEFORE SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, I TOO GET A LOT OF E-MAILS FROM THIS ONE CALENDAR. AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE YEARS AGO TO SIT ON THAT COMMITTEE. AND YOU TALK

283ABOUT CONFUSION AND DISAPPOINTMENT. IT WAS A TOUGH COMMITTEE. SUPERINTENDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK MEMBER SNIVELY'S IDEA OF HAVING A SURVEY TO THE PARENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS FOR THE FUTURE, NOT NECESSARILY FOR THIS CALENDAR, BUT ONGOING, THAT IT WOULD WARRANT THAT. I KNOW THAT IT'S A NEGOTIATED ITEM ON THE MONDAY HALF DAYS. BUT THE RUMBLE I'M HEARING IN THE SCHOOLS IS THE TEACHERS WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT GO AWAY, AND HAVE A FULL DAY ON THOSE DAYS. SO JUST HEARING THAT ON A CONSTANT BASIS, I THINK IF YOU PUT A SURVEY OUT THERE, IT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE THINK. SO I LIKE THE IDEA THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, MAYBE NEXT YEAR'S CALENDAR, LOOK AT MAYBE DOING THAT FOR A BIT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY MEMBER

284SNIVELY. AND A SECOND BY MEMBER STUART. SO PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. SO WE NOW HAVE A POINT TO MOVE ON. >>Jeffrey Eakins: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BOARD. I DO WANT TO -- YOU ARE RIGHT. THIS IS MS. CABRERA'S LAST CALENDAR SOIREE. THIS IS ALSO HER LAST BOARD MEETING. I WANT TO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOLLECT NICE HER FOR ALL OF HER YEARS OF SERVICE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. [ APPLAUSE ] ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, BOARD, FOR MAKING MRS. CABRERA APPROVAL OF HER ITEM TONIGHT. SO I AM GOING TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE PULLED. WE MOVED UP THE ONES THAT I THINK HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION OUT FROM THE STAFF AND FROM BOARD. SO 6.01 IS APPROVE THE AMENDMENT FROM THE PERIOD OF

285JULY 1st, 2018 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2018. MRS. GRAY, HARRIS AND SHAMBURGER PULLED 24. ONCE THE ORIGINAL BUDGET IS ADOPTED IN SEPTEMBER ANY CHANGES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD THROUGH THIS PROCESS. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WHAT SOME OF THOSE ISSUES ARE FOR THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET AMENDMENT. THE REASONS FOR CHANGES IN THE GENERAL FUNDS, WITH THE TRANSFER OF DOLLARS RECEIVED BY THE TEMPORARY EMERGENCY IMPACT DATE FROM THE STATE REVENUE TO FEDERAL REVENUE AND INTERNAL ACCOUNTS DOLLARS. THE EXPLANATION FOR AMENDMENTS AND DEBT SERVICE FUNDS, REVENUE AND EXPENSE LINE CORRECTIONS WERE ALSO PART OF THIS. WE HAVE SOME EXPLANATIONS FOR AMENDMENT IN THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS WITH REGARDS TO GRANTS ARE THE ISSUE, THE ENDING OF GRANTS AND THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW REVENUE FOR GRANT. SOME OF THOSE GRANTS LIKE THE ELEGANT TITLE 2,

286IDA, AND 4. THE DUAL ENROLLMENT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FROM HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. OF COURSE NOW DUAL ENROLLMENT IS JUST A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS NOT ONLY TO BE IN COLLEGE WHEN THEY ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL BUT ALSO TO HAVE THAT TUITION FREE OF CHARGE. HOWEVER, IT'S NOT ALWAYS FREE. AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THIS AGENDA ITEM COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TAKING DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES HAS INCREASED GREATLY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. HENCE THE NUMBER OF TEXTBOOKS NEEDED HAS ALSO INCREASED. I KNOW MRS. SNIVELY SPECIFICALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT PAGE 4 ON THE ATTACHMENT SLOWING THE GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ORDERING TEXTBOOKS FOR THE DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM. 6.09 IS APPROVE THE AGREEMENT FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES FOR HILL AND KNOWLTON STRATEGIES TO PREPARE GREAT LEADERS TO

287SERVE IN OUR HIGHEST NEEDS SCHOOLS. HILLSBOROUGH -- HILL AND KNOWLTON HAS WORKED WITH US FOR SEVERAL YEARS THANKS TO THE WALLACE AND GRANTS AND THEY HAVE PRODUCED EXTREMELY HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS AND TOOLS. 6.11 TO APPROVE THE MOA BETWEEN THE BOY SCOUTS AMERICA GREATER TAMPA BAY AREA COUNCIL, LEARNING FOR LIFE IS A CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BEING IMPLEMENTED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS GRADES K-5, OF 13 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND DEMONSTRATE CHARACTER TRAITS, HONEST YOUTY, TRUST, FAIRNESS, PERSEVERANCE, AND CITIZENSHIP. 6 .14 IS TO APPROVE THE ESTIMATED OUT OF COUNTY, OUT-OF-STATE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER TRAVEL. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT YOU HAD REQUESTED TO COME BACK TO YOU WITH ACTUAL ESTIMATES. THESE ARE THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS ASSIGNMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-19 REQUESTING -- APPROVAL FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE TRIPS. CONFERENCE AGENDAS, PLANS AND

288ALL THINGS REGARDING TRAVEL WILL BE FORTH COME AS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. ADDITIONALLY WE ARE WAITING ON INFORMATION TO BE RELEASED FROM THE SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION REGARDING A WAY OF WORK FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. 6.15 TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF I-READY LICENSES IN READING AND MATHEMATICS. I READY, READY ARE STREAKSAL PRINT MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY TO DELIVER MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENTS AND INSTRUCTION. ALL MATERIALS IN THE ONLINE AND BLENDED MODELS ARE ALIGNED TO THE ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATHEMATICS FLORIDA STANDARD. READING MATH DIAGNOSTICS USED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE HIGHLY COORDINATED TO ASSESSMENT, ACHIEVEMENT, ABOVE .84 ACROSS GRADE LEVELS 3, 4 AND 5, CORRELATION OF .7 IS CONSIDERED TO BE STRONG HIGHLY CORRELATED. I KNOW MRS. COOK GAVE OUR BOARD MEMBERS OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND SEE I-READY IN ACTION IN OUR SCHOOLS SO YOU HAVE A LITTLE

289MORE BACKGROUND BEFORE COMING TO THE MEETING TONIGHT. MOVINGS INTO THE HUNDRED ITEMS, THESE ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF DUNN HIGHWAY AND DONNOLLY DRIVE IN ODESSA, FLORIDA. IN OCTOBER 2017 THE SCHOOL BOARD AUTHORIZED THE DISTRICT TO REVIEW PROPERTIES FOR POTENTIAL SURPLUS SALES. THE VACANT 20-ACRE PROPERTY AT GUNN HIGHWAY AND DONNA LU DRIVE, AFTER THREE YEARS OF LITIGATION BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE SKI STONE CIVIC ASSOCIATION OPPOSING A SCHOOL IN THAT LOCATION. THAT WAS FINALLY RESOLVED TO ALLOW A SCHOOL WITH SPECIFIC DESIGN REQUIREMENTS. THE DISTRICT -- WHILE WAITING FOR THE FINAL DECISION ON THE LAWSUIT THAT STUDENTS SPACE WAS NEEDED. THE PROPERTY WAS AN OPERATIONED AND LISTED FOR SALE FOR 1.2 MILLION WHICH WAS THE ASKING PRICE AND THE APPRAISED VALUE WITH IN A CONTINGENCIES FOR ZONING. WE ARE RECOMMEND EXCEPTION OF THIS OFFER. MR.

290FARKAS, DID YOU WANT TO ADDRESS? I KNOW THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS EARLIER TODAY ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY. >> THEY TALKED ABOUT THE FEE WE PAID FOR THAT PROPERTY. IT BECAUSE WE WERE IN THREE YEARS OF LITIGATION DURING THAT TIME. DURING TIME WE PAID MONTHLY FEE TO KEEP THAT CONTRACT GOING WHILE WE WENT THROUGH LITIGATION. THAT MARKED UP THE COST OF WHAT WE ACTUALLY PAID FOR THAT PROPERTY. SO SOME OF THE COMMENTS WERE ACCURATE. WE DID PAY MORE THAN WHAT WE ARE SELLING IT FOR BUT ALMOST $800,000 OF THAT MONEY WAS FEES AND CONTRACT EXTENSIONS THAT WE PAID FOR TO DO THAT. SO A LITTLE MORE UNDERLYING TO THAT STORY. IT IS THE SAME PERSON THAT BOUGHT IT. HE DID GET THE MONEY THE FIRST TIME AND GOT THE MONEY THIS TIME. THE REASON THE COST

291WAS HIGH WAS BECAUSE OF THE THREE YEARS OF EXTENDED LITIGATION THAT WENT ALONG WITH THAT. >>Jeffrey Eakins: ITEM 7.07 TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON OSBORNE AVENUE EAST OF NORTH 16th STREET IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. THIS IS ASKED FOR A HIGHLIGHT BY MRS. GRAY. SO THIS VACANT PROPERTY ON OSBORNE PART OF THE EDISON ELEMENTARY CAMPUS UNUSED AT THIS TIME AND IS UNNECESSARY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. THE PROPERTY IS ABOUT ONE THIRD OF AN ACRE IN SIZE. THE DISTRICT WILL RETAIN THE PARCELS THAT ARE USED FOR PLAY EQUIPMENT AND OVERFLOW PARKING AT TIMES. PROPERTY WAS APPRAISED AND LISTED FOR SALE AT $51,000, A FULL PRICE OFFER CONTINGENT THAT THE PROPERTY CAN BE DIVIDED INTO THREE BUILDABLE LOTS FOR HOMES. WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO ACCEPT THIS OFFER. THE PROPERTY ON THE NORTH SIDE

292OF LITHIA PINECREST SOUTHEAST OF FISHHAWK TRAIL IS 7.09, WAS ASKED FOR A HIGHLIGHT BY MRS. GRAY AND MRS. SNIVELY. THE SITE WAS REQUIRED TO BE PRESERVED AS ONE OF THREE ELEMENTARY SALES IN THE FISHHAWK RANCE DEVELOPMENT AND WAS FINALLY DEDICATED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN 1999. ITS LOCATION IS VERY CLOGS TO PINE DECREES ELEMENTARY AND NOT SITUATED IN A DESIRABLE LOCATION TO SERVE NEW GROWTH. THE PROPERTY IS NO LONGER NEEDED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. THE PROPERTY WAS APPRAISED AND LIST FORD SALE AT 1.050. IS THE OFFER IS FOR 1,075,000. WITH NO CONTINGENCIES ON ZONING. 7 .10 TO ACCEPT THE ACCEPTANCE OF PROJECT FOR DAWSON ELEMENTARY C, IN 2017-18. ADDITIONAL WORK WAS PERFORMED OVER THE SUMMER OF 2018 PRIMARILY INVOLVING THE INSTALLATION OF A COVER OVER AN EXTERIOR STAIRWAY AND INSTALLING A DRINKING FOUNTAIN FOR STUDENTS AT

293THE PLAYGROUND. THE DESIGN PROFESSIONALS IN THE OPERATIONS GROUP NOW CONFIRM THE WORK AT DAWSON IS COMPLETE AND THAT'S WHY THIS IS COMING BACK TO THE BOARD. AND 10.202nd I AM GOING TO HIGHLIGHT AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO 10.01-R WHICH I KNOW MR. PORTER IS GOING TO ADDRESS TONIGHT. THE SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION 2019 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. THIS IS A HIGHLIGHT BY MRS. STUART AND MRS. SNIVELY LIMIT I WILL READ YOU THE HIGHLIGHT AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS I KNOW THEY ARE HERE TONIGHT. THE FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ADOPTED THE 2019 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM IN OCTOBER, THE BOARD'S LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE DRAFTED THE DISTRICT'S 2019 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE FSDA PLATFORM WHICH INCLUDES THREE PRIORITIES, KEEPING STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES SAFE AND HEALTHY, HIRING EXPERIENCED EDUCATORS AND INVESTING IN STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS. THE DISTRICT'S PLATFORM

294WILL ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF TO SHARE A UNIFIED BOARD AMONG ALL STAKEHOLDERS. AND THEN WE WILL GO BACK TO 10.01-R AND THEN BE READY TO DEAL WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. >>Jim Porter: A REVISION OF YOUR WAY OF WORK DOCUMENT. UNDER THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU ALL HAVE ADOPTED, AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE WAY OF WORK TAKES PLACE IN OCTOBER AND COMES TO YOUR OCTOBER MEETING. THE COMMITTEE OF THE WAY OF WORK IS MADE UP OF THE CHAIR, VASE CHAIR MRS. SHAMBURGER AND ONE OTHER BOARD MEMBER, IN THIS CASE MRS. STUART. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BEFORE YOU. THEY ARE MOSTLY CLEAN-UP ITEMS. AND THE COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE. I WILL REMAINED YOU THE WAY OF WORK DOCK SUMMIT NOT A POLICY, NOT A STATED LAW. IT'S AN INTERNAL AGREEMENT AMONG YOURSELVES AND

295THE BOARD MEMBERS OF HOW YOU CHOOSE TO GOVERNING GOVERN YOURSELVES. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. WE WILL GO BACK FOR COMMENT. WE ARE GOING TO BACK BACK TO 3.01. APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, HEAD START TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN THE HEAD START PROGRAM 2018-2023. MRS. GRAY HAS A COMMENT. >>Lynn Gray: I WILL BE VERY BRIEF. ANYTIME THAT WE HAVE CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, I DO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THEM IN SOME WAYS BECAUSE IT'S A DEMOGRAPHIC THAT OFTENTIMES WE DON'T MENTION VERBALLY ON THE DAIS, AND AT THIS POINT, THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM, I APPLAUD THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR GIVING US A LITTLE BIT OF A ASSISTANCE WITH THE HEAD START PROGRAM WITH THE DISABILITIES, AND WE ARE REMINDED THAT EDUCATION, DOESN'T JUST BEGIN ANT KINDERGARTEN.

296IT BEGINS BEFORE THAT AND HEAD START IS CERTAINLY A VERY RELEVANT PROCESS TO GET OUR KIDS LITERATE AND KINDERGARTEN READY. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. NOW WE WILL GO TO 3.02. APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM AGREEMENT BETWEEN FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN TAMPA BAY INK AND THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. MEMBER GRAY, OFF COMMENT. >>Lynn Gray: WE MENTIONED THE SCHOOL CULTURE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CHANGING FROM CULTURE FROM PERHAPS ONE OF ANGR TO ONE MORE OF KINDNESS. SOUND LIKE POLLYANNA TYPE WORDS MAY NOT RESONATE WITH MAJORITY OF FOLKS, BUT IN FACT, IF WE DON'T WORK ON OUR SCHOOLS' CULTURE IN TERMS OF MAKING -- HAVING OUR CHILDREN PERFORM ACTS OF KINDNESS, BEING RESPECTFUL, EMPOWERING THEM WITH THE SKILLS OF CITIZENSHIP, WE WILL HAVE STUDENTS THAT WILL HOPEFULLY GRADUATE, BUT THEY WILL NOT BE WHAT I WOULD

297CALL ALL AROUND GOOD CITIZENS. SO ANYTIME WE HAVE HOME-GROAN AND/OR LARGE AVENUES OF ADVOCACY, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S HIGHLIGHT HIGHLIGHTED. FRIEND OF THE CHILDREN IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF MENTORING, AND AGAIN AND AGAIN, MENTORING AS WE ALL KNOW, DOES CHANGE THE SCHOOLS' CULTURE, ESPECIALLY IF IT GOES SCHOOL WIDE. AND I WANT TO THANK MYRNA FOR SPEARHEADING THIS RELATIONSHIP. AND I HOPE I DIDN'T MESS UP YOUR LAST NAME. SO THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. I TOO HAD PULLED THIS FOR COMMENT AND THANK YOU FOR SITTING THROUGH OUR ENTIRE BOARD MEETING JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THIS ONE. AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT AS A PAST FOSTER PARENT I THINK THAT THIS PROGRAM IS PHENOMENAL, THAT THESE CHILDREN HAVE SOMEONE THAT STARTS WITH THEM IN KINDERGARTEN AND

298GOES ALL THE WAY TO COLLEGE. AS WE KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES AS THEY MOVE FROM HOME TO HOME IN FOSTER HOMES THEY GET LOST IN THE SYSTEM, AND JUST HAVING SOMEONE CONSISTENT IN THEIR LIVES IS SO VALUABLE. SO I REALLY STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT YOUR BOARD MEETING DOESN'T LAST AS LONG. SO THANK YOU FOR SITTING WITH US TONIGHT. MEMBER STUART? >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I HAVE COMMENTS BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PULL IT FOR A SEPARATE VOTE SO MRS. SMIT CAN ACTUALLY LEAVE. I DIDN'T REALESS YOU WERE DOING THAT EARLIER OR I WOULD HAVE DONE THAT EARLIER. THANK YOU TO DR. HOGG BECAUSE I HAD NEVER SEEN THIS COME ON THE AGENDA BEFORE AND I ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS BECAUSE I SAID WHERE DOES

299THIS COME FROM? IS THIS NEW? AND SHE EXPLAINED IT'S NOT. IT'S JUST BEEN UNDER A DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION, AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM. BUT I APPLAUD THIS DIVISION FOR CONTINUING THIS PROGRAM THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND VERY FOCUSED. I LIKE THAT IT'S EXTREMELY FOCUSED. IT HAS VERY CLEAR GOALS ABOUT WHAT THEIR MISSION IS WITH THESE CHILDREN. SO WITH THAT, MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE BOARD TO PULL THIS FOR A SEPARATE VOTE AND THEN MOVE TO APPROVE. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER STUART AND SECOND BY MEMBER GRIFFIN THAT WE PULL THIS TOM FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE SEPARATE VOTE? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS WITH MRS. SHAMBURGER AREA WAY FROM THE DAIS.

300MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >>Sally Harris: MEMBER STUART MOVES FOR APPROVAL WITH A SECOND BY MEMBER VALDES. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT IS MAN WITH MRS. SHAMBURGER AREA WAY FROM THE DAIS. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. MRS. VALDES. >>Susan Valdes: AND I DO APPRECIATE THESE TWO AGENDA ITEMS THAT BECAME CAME BEFORE US TODAY IN TALKING ABOUT OUR VULNERABLE COUPLE OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN, RATHER, AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE APPROVED THE DOCUMENT THAT IS A TEMPLATE ON GUIDE LANES FOR ESP STUDENTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND I JUST WANT US TO BE COGNIZANT OF MS. BROWN AND I, AND MR. EAKINS, HAD A LONG CONVERSATION ABOUT PRACTICES THAT WE MAY HAVE THAT MIGHT ALIENATE OUR STUDENTS

301EVEN MORE SO OR POSSIBLY -- WELL, NOT GIVE THEM THEIR BEST SHOT. SO I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD ONCE AGAIN FOR THE VERY LAST TIME AT THIS VENTURE TO ENSURE THAT WHEN WE ARE MOVING FORWARD, WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, SPECIFICALLY PROCEDURES, THAT WE ARE COGNIZANT OF SPECIFICALLY THEIR DEEDS AND HOW VULNERABLE THESE CHILDREN ARE AND HOW WE MUST FIND MULTIPLE WAYS OF BEING ABLE TO ASSIST ALL OF OUR CHILDREN TO BE SUCCESSFUL. YOU ARE NEW YORK CITY WHEN YOU HAVE HEAD START CHILDREN BEING REMOVED FROM A CLASSROOM, BECAUSE THEY ARE UNIMAGINABLE, THEY ARE THREE YEARS OLD, YOU NOTICE, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE ARE QUICK TO MAKE JUDGMENT ON RATHER THAN REFLECT AND SEE HOW WE CAN EDUCATE AND BEST SERVE THE CHILDREN. SO MOVING FORWARD, PLEASE BE

302COGNIZANT OF THOSE PROCEDURES, AND LET'S REALLY PREPARE ALL OF OUR KIDS FOR LIFE. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER VALDES. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 6.01. APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1st, 2018 ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2018. AND THERE'S A COMMENT BY MEMBER GRAY AND MEMBER HARRIS. >>Lynn Gray: I HAVE IN A COMMENT BUT I WOULD LIKE -- WELL, IT HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED. SO I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT. >>Sally Harris: AND MY COMMENT WAS THAT I JUST WANTED TO SAY AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT WE HAVE SUCH A COMPLICATED ROUTINE IN HOW WE HAVE TO APPROVE OUR BUDGETS. WE HAVE MANY, MANY MEETINGS WITH OUR BUDGETS. THEY ARE TELEVISED. THEY ARE LIVE STREAMED. AND SO WHEN WE HAVE TO COME TO THE BOARD TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO A BUDGET,

303IT HAS BEEN PROCESSED, LAD AT, DETAILED, AND I WANT TO APPLAUD YOU, GRETCHEN SAUNDERS, FOR THE JOB YOU DO AND FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD, AND ALWAYS BEING READY FOR THOSE QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, MRS. HARRIS. THE TEAM APPRECIATES YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO I GET TO TURN TWO PAGES. ITEM 6.11. APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, GREATER TAMPA BAY AREA COUNCIL FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR THE LEARNING FOR LIFE GRANT PROGRAM. AND THIS ITEM WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY MEMBER SNIVELY AND NOW A COMMENT. >>Melissa Snively: I ALWAYS LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM BECAUSE OF ITS IMPACT ON SO MANY STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'LL BE BRIEF. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR BRINGING THIS BACK EVERY YEAR FOR A RECOMMENDATION TO CONTINUE

304THIS PROGRAM. HE MENTIONED SOME OF THE CHARACTER TRAITS THAT TAUGHT. RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, HONESTY, AND TRUSTWORTHINESS, CARING, FAIRNESS, PERSEVERANCE, GOOD CITIZENSHIP, AND JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THOSE ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT MENTIONED IN THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTE THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN, TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN, AND SO I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT THIS PROGRAM EXISTS WITH THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, AND UM THANKFUL THAT THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. 614. APPROVE ESTIMATED OUT OF COUNTY, OUT-OF-STATE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER TRAVEL. THIS ITEM WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY MEMBER STUART, MEMBER SNIVELY, AND A COMMENT NOW BY MEMBER STUART AND MEMBER SNIVELY. MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I HAVE TO GET BACK ON THE ITEM. SO I KNOW THAT WE ARE STILL

305WAITING ON SOME GUIDELINES AND SOME GUIDANCE FROM FSDA AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON THIS SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO AT LEAST SHOW SOME OF THE OUT-OF-COUNTY TRAVEL EXPENSES THAT HAVE BEEN INCURRED OR FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. SO I AM FINE WITH THIS. I WISH IT WERE AN ACTUAL ANNUAL AMOUNT, SO THAT BY THE TIME WE COME BACK NEXT YEAR WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR WHERE NSBA. I KNOW IT'S ALREADY PASSED FOR THIS YEAR BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AGAIN UNTIL NEXT YEAR AT THIS TIME. SO WE ARE GOING TO MISS THOSE TWO CONFERENCES AGAIN. SO THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY REQUEST IS THAT WE HAVE THOSE BACK IN, AND AT A LATER DATE BUT I'M HOPING THAT FSDA COMES FORWARD WITH SOME GUIDANCE. I KNOW THEY ARE GOING TO

306DISCUSS THE CONFERENCE. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: MEMBER SNIVELY. >>Melissa Snively: MR. PORTER, WITH REGARD TO THE LAW THAT WAS PASSED RECENTLY ON BOARD MEMBER EXPENSES ON OUT OF AREA TRAVEL, IF WE WERE TO PUT -- AND I'M HOPING MRS. STUART THIS MAY MITIGATE THE SITUATION -- IF WE WERE TO SAY THERE'S A BUDGET AMOUNT PER BOARD MEMBER, LIKE AN AVERAGE, I THINK 4800 IS WHAT MRS. SAUNDERS AND I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER. AND THAT'S APPROVED BY THE BOARD. AND THEN ANYTHING ABOVE THAT COULD COME BACK FOR FURTHER APPROVAL IF NECESSARY. WOULD THAT MEAT THE REQUIREMENT OF THE LAW? >>Jim Porter: I THINK IF YOU DID THAT THE ONLY THING I WOULD RECOMMEND IS AN INFORMATION ITEM HOW THE MONEY WAS BEING SPENT. NOTHING REQUIRED TO BE VO VOTE ON BUT WOULD YOU

307VOTE ON THE AMOUNT FOR EACH BOARD MEMBER AND THEN FOR TRANSPARENCY TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW THAT YOU HAVE ON THE AGENDA WHERE THE MONEY WAS BEING -- IT WOULDN'T BE AN APPROVAL BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED. >> SO WE COULD PREAPPROVE AND EVERY BOARD MEMBER WHO TRAVELED WITHIN THAT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER IT'S BEEN APPROVED WOULD COME BACK TO THE BOARD MEETING, OR WE COULD INCLUDE IN THE AGENDA AS TO WHERE THAT MONEY WAS SPENT, AND BE TRANSPARENT. AND THAT'S REALLY THE INTENT OF THE LAW IS TRANSPARENCY. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT NUMBER THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IS AN AVERAGE NUMBER, OR IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY. REFRESH MY MEMORY ON WHY $4800. >> WE SET THAT ANNUALLY SO IT WAS 1200 FOR EVERY SIX MONTHS. IF BOARD

308MEMBERS DECIDED THERE WAS A CONFERENCE THEY WANTED TO GO TO, THEY COULD BREAK IT DOWN BY THAT. >>Melissa Snively: SO WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THAT, THAT WE DON'T AND ANYTHING ABOVE THAT IT COULD COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR TAKE BROOKSVILLE DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT? >>Cindy Stuart: SO I'M FINE AS LONG AS WE DON'T GET CAUGHT IN SITUATIONS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY IN, WHICH IS I HAVE TRAVELS THAT I WANTED TO BOOK, I WAS STUCK WAITING FOR A BOARD MEETING TO HAPPEN, MY TRAVEL NOW COST THE DISTRICT MORE MONEY THAN IF I COULD HAVE BOOKED IT TEN DAYS PRAYER TO THE BOARD MEETING WHICH IT'S NOT A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT IT ALSO IS CHANGING MY TRAVEL DAY. SO WHEN I COULD HAVE CAUGHT A CHEAPER FLORIDA STATE OR LATER IN THE DAY, I'M

309HAVING TO TRAVEL LONGER AND CHANGE MY ENTIRE DAY. SO I JUST DON'T WANT US TO MISS THINGS LIKE THAT. THE OTHER PIECE OF THIS THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE, MR. PORTER 12:RETROACTIVE APPROVAL. AND I KNOW AGAIN THIS IS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY. BUT IF THERE IS A TIME FRAME, FOR EXAMPLE, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN THIS COMES UP, WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER BOARD MEETING UNTIL DECEMBER TECHNICALLY. WE DON'T HAVE A BUSINESS MEETING. SO I DON'T KNOW IF POTENTIALLY THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IN THE WAY OF WORK DOCUMENT OR -- IT IS LAW, BUT HOW DO WE MANAGE THE TRAVEL AND THE EXPENSES THAT ARE COME IN? I LIKE THE IDEA. BUT $4800 IS WHAT WE HAD. I MEAN, THAT'S BEEN WHAT WE HAVE HAD. MAYBE

310WE JUST NEED TO ADD TO HAVE THAT MECHANISM BY WHICH IT GETS REPORTED AT EVERY BOARD MEETING, NO TRAVEL OR IN AND OUT OF COUNTY TRAVEL FOR EVERY BOARD MEMBER AS AN INFORMATION ITEM. I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE EASIEST WAY VERSUS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO TO ABIDE BY THE LAW. >>Melissa Snively: JUST TRYING TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT WOULD KIND OF MITIGATE THE SITUATION OF HAVING TO WAIT. BUT THEN ALSO BE TRANSPARENT TO WORK WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE LAW. AND I THINK THAT IS AN IDEA, IF I CAN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, TO SAY THAT WE PREAPPROVE THAT CERTAIN AMOUNT. >>Jim Porter: I THINK THAT'S NOT REALLY ON THE AGENDA. I THINK THE SUPERINTENDENT HEARD WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY. I THINK YOU CAN BRING THAT BACK AT

311A FUTURE MEETING AND NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON IT. >>Melissa Snively: I AM JUST CONCERNED BECAUSE WEIGHED SOME EXPENSES THAT COULD BE COMING UP IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AND MAYBE DECEMBER, AND WE DON'T HAVE A BOARD MEETING. >> DOESN'T THE LAW STATE THAT THE APPROVALS CANNOT BE RETRO ACT SNIFF. >>Sally Harris: I THINK AS -- >>Jim Porter: I THINK THE INTENT IS THAT TRAVEL WAS APPRAISE APPROVED BEFORE YOU TRAVEL. IF THE SITUATION OF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO DO IT, WE WOULD HAVE TO DO A RETROACTIVE APPROVAL AND DEAL WITH ANY CONSEQUENCES THAT COMES FROM THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD BE AT THIS POINT. I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT WOULD BE A HUGE ISSUE BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ADDRESSED. >> SO AS FURTHER CONVERSATION, THIS BOARD APPROVED A

312PROCESS AND A BUDGET FOR EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR TRAVEL. I DON'T HAVE A DOG IN THIS HUNT. SO IF THE TRAVEL IS APPROVED, THE BUDGET IS APPROVED, THEN THE BOARD NEEDS TO HAVE SOME LEVEL OF TRUST FOR ONE ANOTHER, THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME GOVERNANCE MOVING FORWARD, AND I HEAR WHAT MEMBER STUART IS SAYING, THAT WE ARE ADULTS, AND IF THERE'S NO LANGUAGE THAT TALKS ABOUT RETROACTIVE, I THINK THAT THAT MIGHT BE SOMEWHERE THAT THIS BOARD NEEDS TO CONSIDER. THANK YOU. >>Melissa Snively: IS THERE ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED TONIGHT? >>Jim Porter: TO YOUR QUESTION. IF THERE'S ANTICIPATED TRAVEL TO TAKE PLACE IN NOVEMBER, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON TODAY'S AGENDA. SO BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING UNTIL DECEMBER 4. SO WE'LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT AS IT

313COLUMNS UP. >>Melissa Snively: NOTHING SPECIFIC ON THE AGENDA EXCEPT THE GENERAL AGENDA ITEM. I WAS JUST ASKING IN CASE THERE WERE ANY BOARD MEMBERS, MRS. STUART OR MRS. GRAY, OR OF COURSE MRS. SHAMBURGER IS NOT HERE, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE COULD APPROVE FOUNTAIN THEY NEEDED SOMETHING APPROVED. >>Jim Porter: IF THEY WANTED TO DO SOMETHING, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON TODAY'S AGENDA. >>Melissa Snively: OKAY. >> I'M SORRY, BUT WE DID TAD FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION MEETING. IT'S LOCAL BUT WE DID PUT IT ON HERE BECAUSE THAT'S THE END OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. >> WE JUST WANTED TO KEEP OUR BASES COVERED. THAT'S FEIGN. >>Sally Harris: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE I READY, READY INSTRUCTIONAL PRINT MATERIALS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES. FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND INSTRUCTION. MEMBER SNIVELY HAS A COMMENT. >>Melissa Snively:

314I JUST WANTED TO THANK MRS. COOK FOR SETTING UP THE OPPORTUNITY FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO GO AND GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN THE I-READY CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS. I ENJOYED THE TIME THAT I SPENT AT REDDICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND I APPRECIATE YOU SETTING THAT UP WITH THE READING COACH AND THE PRINCIPAL AND THE INDIVIDUAL FROM I-READY, AND EVEN THOUGH MY FRIEND -- I GET FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE WITH MY TEN-YEAR-OLD BUT IT'S DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW. IT'S NICE TO SEE HOW OTHER STUDENTS INTERACT IT WITH OTHER THAN JUST THE ONE THAT I HAVE TO INTERACT WITH. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL. IT'S A LARGE EXPENSE, OBVIOUSLY. A LARGE INVESTMENT IS WHAT I SHOULD SAY. A VERY LARGE INVESTMENT IN OUR STUDENTS. AND I APPRECIATE THE EVALUATIVE PIECE THAT YOU ADDED TO THIS TO

315KIND OF SEE THE PROGRESS THAT WE ARE MAKING WITH I-READY AND THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS ON READING AND MATH AND TEST SCORES. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, MRS. COOK, FOR DOING SUCH AN EXCELLENT JOB IN GETTING THIS I-READY DIAGNOSTIC AND LEARNING TEACHING TOOL THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT. $3.5 MILLION, OF COURSE, GETS OUR ATTENTION. I JUST HAVE A FEW CONCERNS. FROM AN EDUCATOR POINT OF VIEW, I CONCERN MACE WITH, AND OUR TEACHERS USING THE SOFTWARE AS THE SOUL SOURCE OF INSTRUCTION BE. I AM TOTALLY IN ADMIRATION OF WHAT CLEVELAND IS DOING. THEY ARE RAISING THEIR GRADE. BUT THEY DO USE IT AS JUST ABOUT A SOUL SOURCE OF INSTRUCTION. AND I JUST CAUTION AGAIN AND AGAIN -- I AM

316NOT OPPOSED TO IT, BUT IF YOU GO TO PLACES LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, SHORE, THEY USE THAT AND OTHER SOURCES, OR CITRUS PARK WOULD RATHER USE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT DIAGNOSTIC TOOL. SO, YOU KNOW, THE VOTE, IF YOU WILL, IT'S NOT COMPLETELY IN, IT'S STILL BEING, YOU KNOW, INITIATIVE BEING PUT OUT THERE. AND AGAIN AND AGAIN, AS LONG AS THEY ARE LEARNING AND IT'S NOT USING AS A "TEACH THE TEST" YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD THING. BUT I AM NOT TOTALLY CONVINCED YET. BUT I DID WANT TO SAY, IN TERMS OF THE EXPENSE, IS THERE A BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT, 69, 67, AND 4628, THAT SUBSTANTIATES THE INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET? IN OTHER WORDS, IS THERE SOMETHING DIFFERENT, MORE THINGS DIFFERENT IN THIS PARTICULAR EXPENDITURE THAN LAST YEAR? BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT, THERE'S NOT A GREAT

317DIFFERENCE, I WOULD SAY HOLDING ONTO WHAT WE HAVE EXPENDED ALREADY WOULD BE IN OUR FISCAL CRISES WITH FULL RESPECT TO OUR FISCAL CRISES, I WOULD SUGGEST US GOING TO STAY THE SAME AMOUNT OF BUDGETARY CONSTRAINT. SO PERHAPS SUPERINTENDENT AIKEN, YOU CAN SHARE WITH ME WHAT IS DIFFERENT FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET THAT MAKES THIS RAISE ITSELF IN PRICE? >>Jeffrey Eakins: FIRST THING I WANT TO REASSURE YOU THAT THE SCHOOLS DO NOT USE I-READY AS THEIR CORE INSTRUCTION IN THEIR SCHOOLS. LET ME REASSURE YOU OF THAT, BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU THAT OUR TEACHING AND LEARNING STAFF, THERE'S A -- CLEVELAND USES THAT CORPORATE. I-READY IS THAT PROGRESS MONITORING TOOL IS ALSO, YOU KNOW, TOOL TO ASSIST OUR STUDENTS AS A SUPPLEMENT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT BECAUSE THAT

318IS EXACTLY HOW THE TOOL IS USED. IT SHOULD NEVER THE CORE INSTRUCTION. AND I KNOW THAT TEACHING AND LEARNING SUPPORTS THE CORE INSTRUCTION OF ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. THE BUDGET, LAST YEAR, IN ORDER TO ADD THIS ON, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OUR SCHOOLS NEEDED AND WANTED, YOU KNOW, FOR MORE PROGRESS MONITORING AND SUPPORT IN OUR SCHOOLS. SO WE SET ASIDE BUDGETS TO BE ABLE TO TACKLE THAT. IT'S REQUIRED. WE HAVE TO HAVE PROGRESS MONITORING AS PART OF THE STATE REQUIREMENTS. SO ONCE AGAIN IT PROVIDES US THAT MONITORING TOOL. BUT IT PROVIDES TIMELY INFORMATION, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR OUR TEACHERS, MONITORS PROGRESS, GIVES PREDICTIVE ABILITIES FOR OUR SCHOOLS TO KNOW HOW THEIR STUDENTS ARE DOING TO ADJUST THEIR INSTRUCTION, WITHOUT A TOOL LIKE THIS, THE TOOLS ARE -- SCHOOLS ARE AT A DISADVANTAGE HOW THEY RESPOND TO

319A STUDENT'S PROGRESS. BUT THE BUDGET HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED OFF OF THIS BEING A OPERATOR. LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE THE COMPANY JUST ALLOWED US TO USE PARTS OF THEIR SOFTWARE WITHOUT ANY PAYMENT AT ALL, WHICH WAS A LUXURY FOR US, BUT AS A DISTRICT YOU CAN'T CONTINUE TO DEPEND ON COMPANIES TO GIVE YOU FREE CHARGE OF THEIR SOFTWARE TO USE FOR AMOUNTS OF TIME. WE KNEW COMING INTO THIS YEAR WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO BUDGET FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM TO BE ABLE TO GET WHAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE USED TO RECEIVING LAST YEAR AND HAVE THE BUDGET AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR IT THIS YEAR. >>Lynn Gray: OKAY. AND THERE IS QUITE A DIFFERENCE OF COST THIS YEAR VERSUS LAST YEAR. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A REQUEST. MAY I HAVE THE BUDGET? AND MAY I

320ALSO HAVE THE BUDGET FROM LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR SO I CAN COMPARE WHAT EXACTLY IS ADDED SO I CAN UNDERSTAND? >>Jeffrey Eakins: YES, IT WOULD BE THE COST OF MATERIALS THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR LAST YEAR WOULD BE WHAT THE INCREASE IS THIS YEAR SO WE WILL GET THAT TO YOU. ABSOLUTELY. >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST WANT TO CIRCLE BACK I.DIDN'T SAY IT WAS NOT A GOOD INVESTMENT. I WASN'T BEING NEGATIVE. I WORDED IT AS A CONCERN. AND IT'S ALWAYS A CONCERN IF WE HAVE TEACHERS USING SOFTWARE AS THEIR SOLE INSTRUCTIONAL. AND THAT'S WHERE I AM COMING FROM. GO AHEAD, MRS. COOK. >> THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS. THE DIFFERENCE -- AND LET ME JUST ADDRESS THE BUDGET PIECE. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR, WE

321GUTTERED READING FOR FREE LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE HAD I-STATION DROP THE GRANT FUNDING. THEY SAW WE WERE IN TROUBLE, WE NEEDED PROGRESS MONITORING. WE HAD CURRENT PROGRESS MONITORING THAT WAS NOT ALIGNED TO THE STANDARD SO WE NEEDED SOMETHING THAT WAS VETTED. AND REMEMBER EVERY SCHOOL VOTED ON THIS. EVERY SCHOOL VOTED FOR THIS TOOL. SO THIS ISN'T LIKE A DISTRICT DECISION THAT WE JUST CAME FORWARD AND SAID EVERYBODY DO. THE SCHOOLS VOTED AND WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS. AND WHEN I SHOWED YOU THIS LAST YEAR, THAT'S PART OF THE PROCESS. WE ARE NEVER GOING TO BUY A TOOL THAT TEACHERS DON'T WANT OR DIDN'T HAVE INPUT INTO. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BUDGET IS WE ARE PAYING FOR READING THIS YEAR AND OUR ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOLS SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR THE MAP TOOLKIT THAT ALLOWS THEM TO ACCESS LESSONS

322AND STRATEGIES IN PIECES THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH THAT. THE OTHER THING IS WE CLOSELY MONITOR THE USAGE OF I-READY SPECIFICALLY AT EVERY SCHOOL SO WE GET REPORTS. I-READY IS GOING TO TELL YOU SPECIFICALLY IT'S NOT CORE INSTRUCTION. THAT IS THE 100% REASON WHY WE INVESTED THIS IS BECAUSE IT'S A TOOL FOR TEACHERS, PERIOD. SO WHEN WE SEE IF THERE'S OVERAGE OR USAGE IS LAG LAKE THAT, WE STOP THAT. WE DON'T WANT MORE THAN 45 MINUTES PER CONTENT PER WEEK. SO THAT'S THE PIECE. I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT BECAUSE IT'S DEFINITELY NOT CORE INSTRUCTION. THAT IS NOT HOW THEY ARE USING IT. AND I WILL GUARANTEE THAT'S NOT HOW THEY ARE USING IT IN CLEVELAND WHATSOEVER. USED SPECIFICALLY FOR PROGRESS MONITORING, LOOKING AT THAT SCHOOL KIT HELPS TEACHERS WITH TOOLS TO ACTUALLY TEACH CORE INSTRUCTION. THAT'S

323WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON THERE. AND ACCORDING TO THE E-MAIL THAT YOU SENT ME, YOU SAID SPECIFICALLY THAT WE ARE MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE WITH THIS TOOL, AND THAT YOU LAKE THE USAGE OF USING IT AT CLEVELAND AND THAT THEY ARE USING IT CORRECTLY AND YOU COMMENDED THE LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR THAT. SO I JUST WANT TO REINSTATE THEY DEFINITELY HAVE THE RIGHT TO USE THIS TOOL. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE AND I HAVE TO SAY THIS PUBLICLY FOR THE PEOPLE -- AND I APPRECIATE -- SET UP FOR ME TO GO OUT TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE DOING OUT THERE. IT WAS -- ACTUALLY I WALKED THROUGH ABOUT FIVE CLASSROOMS THAT WERE USING I-READY, AND ALL

324OF THE STUDENTS WERE NOT ON COMPUTERS AT THE SAME TIME, AND IT WAS GIVE DIFFERENT CLASSROOMS. SOME OF THEM WERE DOING MATH. SOME OF THEM WERE DOING READING. SOME OF THEM WERE ON THE FLOOR WORKING IN GROUPS. OTHERS WERE WORKING AT TABLES. SOME OF THEM WERE WORKING INDIVIDUALLY. I WANT US TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TOOL BOX. I TOLD YOU I HAVE A SOURCE THAT ACTUALLY TAUGHT THIS IN ANOTHER COUNTY LAST YEAR. AND YOU AND I COULD HAVE THAT CONVERSATION BEFORE BECAUSE A TOOL BOX FOR EVERY SCHOOL IS $9 THAT YOU AND THE DISTRICT IS NOT FUNDING THAT. SO SCHOOLS THAT ARE PURCHASING THAT ARE PURCHASING THAT OUT OF DOLLARS THAT THEY HAVE AT THEIR SCHOOLS. AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE FOR US TO POTENTIALLY HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE IT AVAILABILITY IN

325EVERY SCHOOL SO THAT THEY CAN EFFECTIVELY USE THIS. WE HAVE GOT SCHOOLS THAT NEED REFRESHES OF MATERIALS, THE STUDENTS ARE USING THIS ON VERY OLD MACHINES, AND WE HAVE BELIEVE IT OR NOT WI-FI ISSUES J JUST BECAUSE SOME OF THE WAY THE SCHOOLS ARE BUILT. SO I WANT TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT HOW WE CAN POTENTIALLY GET A SURVEY OUT. I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE ARE STARTING TO DROP IN THAT 45 MINUTE WINDOW OF WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING AND THE REASON BEING THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF ON THE FRONT END WITH TECHNOLOGY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU SETTING UP THOSE VISITS FOR ME AS WELL. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART. MEMBER VALDES. >>Susan Valdes: I HAD A

326GREAT MEETING VISIT OVER AT CANELLA AND THE CHILDREN WERE ENGAGED, AND YOU ARE RIGHT, MEMBER STUART, NOT ALL OF THEM WERE DOING THE SAME THING AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH WAS REALLY -- IT WAS A PLEASURE TO SEE, ACTUALLY. AND THE MOST TALKED ABOUT ITEM WERE THESE TOOLKITS, AND HOW EFFECTIVE THESE TOOLKITS, SPECIFICALLY IN MATH. AND THEIR BENEFIT TO THE STUDENT AND UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S COMING OUT OF THEIR INTERNAL FUND AND OF COURSE TITLE 1 DOLLARS ARE LIMITED EVEN MORE SO. I'M GLAD TO SEE ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOLS HAVE -- SCHOOLS THAT SUPPORT, AND I KNOW THEY NEED THAT EXTRA SUPPORT. BUT PART OF EQUITY AS WELL IS ENSURING THAT THOSE WHO GET IT GET SUPPORT AS WELL. SO I WANT TO SEE US TRY TO SEE WHAT WE CAN BALANCE THAT OUT A LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE

327MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS SHOULD BE AT THAT CAN CUT, RIGHT? THAT THOSE TOOLS WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THEM. SO HOPEFULLY WE COULD SEE IN THE FUTURE SOME OF THESE TOOLKITS BEING BROUGHT INTO THE STONE OF MAYBE THE CONTRACT ITSELF. BUT I ENJOYED MY VISIT WITH THE STUDENTS. BUT SPECIFICALLY THE STUDENTS, THIS UNONE LITTLE GUY THAT WAS SO EXCITED, AND HOW MUCH MORE HE NEEDED TO MASTER HIS MATH OR HIS READING WAS JUST PHENOMENAL. SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM. CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE ON THIS, AND YOUR STUDIES. I KNOW THAT MRS. COOK, YOU REALLY, SINCE YOU HAVE TAKEN ON THIS ROLE, YOU HAVE REALLY DUG DEEP AND DONE THE DEEP DIVE WITH YOUR STAFF. YOU HAVE HAD VERY DIFFICULT AND CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR STAFF AROUND EQUITY AND AROUND THE

328ROLE IN TRYING TO CHANGE, AND THE CULTURE OF THE TEACHING AND LEARNING DEPARTMENT. FOR THAT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, BECAUSE IT WAS WELL OVERDUE. AND GREAT JOB ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER VALDES. MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: YES. AND I AM VERY MINDFUL AS YOU ARE, TOO, MRS. COOK AND SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS, OF THE EQUITY REALITY. EQUITY MEANING THAT NOT ALL PARENTS CAN GET INTO CHROME. NOT ALL PARENTS CAN GET TO THE PROGRAM TO DO THE HOMEWORK THAT IS NECESSARY AND THAT IS ASSIGNED. SOME OF THE COMPUTERS, YOU KNOW, THE MORTGAGE ALIZED COMMUNITY DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE SOPHISTICATED COMPUTER MATCH TO GET THEIR HOMEWORK DONE. AND ALTHOUGH THIS MIGHT SOUND PICKY, IT IS THE REALITY THAT WE HAVE MANY PARENTS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE COMPUTER MATCH SOFTWARE WITH

329THE I-READY AND SOMETIMES THE HOMEWORK, CANNOT BE DONE, ET CETERA. SO I KNOW WE ARE ALL GOING TO WORK ON ALL THESE LITTLE ISSUES. I REALLY DO. AND I KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE PERSON TO PUT IT THROUGH. BUT I DON'T WANT TO BLANKETLY JUST RUBBER STAMP EXPENDITURES WITHOUT US BEING LASER FOCUSED TO THOSE PARENTS WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DELIVER ACCORDING TO THE ASSIGNMENTS GIVEN. AND I ALSO THE ENTIRE COUNTY SO I HAVE SEEN MANY SCHOOLS USE, SOME NOT TOTALLY, THE I-READY. SO I AM FAMILIAR WITH THIS PARTICULAR DIAGNOSTIC AND TEACHING TAL. TOOL. >> WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 7.04. APPROVE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF GUNN HIGHWAY AND DONNA LU DRIVE IN ODESSA FLORIDA,. MEMBER GRAY, OFF COMMENT. >> I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR

330MR. FARKAS ON THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY. I PULLED THESE PROPERTIES AND THEIR VALUE PROBABLY ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND QUESTIONED WHEN WE WOULD CASH IN. AND OF COURSE NOW THEY ARE BEING CASHED IN SO TO SPEAK. BUT WHY WASN'T THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY HANDLED SO THAT THE SURROUNDING SCHOOLS, WHICH ARE SO OVERCROWDED, WHY WEREN'T WE MORE PROACTIVE IN GETTING THE MONEY FROM THE PROPERTY SO WE CAN HELP WITH THE SPACES AND THE CLASSROOM NEEDS OF WALKER AND THE OTHER SCHOOL THAT'S RIGHT NEXT TO IT, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT. >> HAMMOND. AND MAYBE I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION AS TO WHY WE DIDN'T FILL UP THE PROPERTY EARLIER. >>Lynn Gray: SO WE COULD GO AHEAD AND HAVE THAT MONEY TO HANDLE THE OVERCROWDING POSSIBLY. SO WHY ARE WE WAITING TILL NOW? >>Christopher Farkas: WEIGHED

331TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS TO PUT THAT OUT SO IT WAS A FAIR BID. THE OTHER PART I WOULD ARGUE IS THE SALE PRICE IS PROBABLY ONE QUARTER OF WHAT A WING WOULD BE. TO EASE OVERCROWDING AT WALKER. THIS WOULD BE A PORTION OF THAT. BUT IT WAS DONE DISTRICT WIDE TO LOOK AT ALL PROPERTIES WE WOULD HAVE IN THAT AREA. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE 23 OR $24 MILLION TO DO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON THAT PROPERTY. SO IT WASN'T A VIABLE EDUCATION BAY FOR US BUT ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN OUT FOR THREE OR FOUR MONTHS. WHEN YOU FIRST BROUGHT IT UP A YEAR AGO WE HAD NOT BROUGHT IT TO THE BOARD AS A SURPLUS PROPERTY. WE DID THAT ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO AND THAT'S HOW LONG IT'S TAKEN TO US. ONE LAST

332WEEK, THREE THIS WEEK. YOU WILL PROBABLY SEE ANOTHER ONE NEXT WEEK. BUT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, THERE'S NOT A NEED FOR FOUR OR FIVE HUNDRED MORE SEATS. THEY ARE BOTH CROWDED. BUT FINDING A SOLUTION TO THAT OVERCROWDING IS PART OF THE PROBLEM ESPECIALLY AT WALKER WHERE THERE'S AN IB PROGRAM WHERE WE ALLOW STUDENTS AS PART OF IT. HALL OF FAMER IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT BUT IT IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO DEAL WITH IN THOSE SCHOOLS IN PARTICULAR. BUT THEY WEREN'T ASSOCIATED WITH THE COST OF PROPERTY WOULD NOT HAVE EQUATED TO THE CLASSROOM IN QUESTION. WOULD HAVE HELPED PAY FOR PART OF IT. THAT'S DEFINITELY TRUE. >>Lynn Gray: SO THAT'S THE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION. I CERTAINLY THINK THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AND BROUGHT FORTH AS A POSSIBILITY OF TO, YOU KNOW,

333HELP WITH THE OVERCROWDING, AND BY THE WAY, WEIGHED THE K-8. I THINK THAT TOOK CARE OF SOME OF THE STUDENTS, TOO, CORRECT? >> IT D.THIS WOULDN'T PRECLUDE US FROM HELPING WITH OVERCROWDING AS WELL. IF WE WANT THE CLASSROOMS IN THE SCHOOL, WE CAN DO THAT. >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MOVING TO ITEM 7.07. APPROVE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON OSBORNE AVENUE EAST OF NORTH 16th STREET, AND MEMBER GRAY HAS A COMMENT. >>Lynn Gray: NO COMMENT ON THE OTHER TWO. >>Sally Harris: OKAY. NUMBER 7.10. APPROVE ACCEPTANCE OF PROJECT FOR DAWSON ELEMENTARY. MEMBER GRAY HAS A COMMENT. MEMBER SNIVELY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FIRST? >>Melissa Snively: YEA. I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT I PUT A HIGHLIGHT WITH COMMENT ON 7.09. MR. FARKAS, FOR TRANSPARENCY, THERE ARE A LOT OF

334FOLKS IN LITHIA THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROPERTY IN THIS PARTICULAR TRANSACTION. AND SO COULD YOU KIND OF CLARIFY A LITTLE BIT OF THE RATIONALE BEHIND THIS PARTICULAR TRANSACTION SO THE FOLKS OUT IN FISHHAWK CAN UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE DOING THIS? >>Christopher Farkas: THE DIRECTOR FROM THE BOARD WANTS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE PROPERTY FROM A FUNDING STANDPOINT THAT WE COULDN'T BUILD ON. IN THAT AREA IT IS A CHALLENGE TO -- THERE WOULDN'T BE NEED FOR ANOTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. ABOUT W BEAVER AND PINECREST AND FISHHAWK. THAT IS ONE OF THE AREAS WE TALK ABOUT A LOT, WHETHER THERE WOULD BE A NEED FOR IT GOING FORWARD. BUT WHEN WE CAME TO THE TRAFFIC THAT WOULD HAPPEN AT LITHIA PINECREST ROAD AND THE CHALLENGES IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND THEN THINKING OF THE TRAFFIC BETWEEN FISHHAWK TRAIL

335AND COMING OUT OF THE GROUND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT PROPERTY, WE THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE A LOGISTICAL NIGHTMARE GOING FORWARD TO PUT A SCHOOL, IF WE EVEN PUT A SMALLER SCHOOL THERE, IT COULD ONLY BE A SCHOOL THE SIZE OF LEE TO FIT ON THAT SMALLER PROPERTY. BUT THE RATIONALE WAS WE DIDN'T SEE THAT AS A NEED. WE HAVE A COUPLE AREAS OUT THERE FROM A ZONING STANDPOINT. URBAN SERVICE CORE. SO THERE ARE OTHER PROPERTIES. WE FELT THE LOCATION, WE KNEW WE COULD GET AT LEAST APPRAISED VALUE. AND IT'S A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT SO THAT WAS OUR OPPORTUNITY. THAT'S WHY WE SOLD THAT PROPERTY. IT WILL STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANY CHANGING THAT THEY WANT TO DO AS FAR AS ZONING OR HOUSING. BUT FROM A SCHOOL STANDPOINT, WE

336DIDN'T SEE A NEED FOR THAT ESPECIALLY FOR 1.2. >> THE PROPERTY ITSELF IS TOO SMALL TO -- HOW FAR IS IT FROM PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? >> IT'S WITHIN TWO MAILS OF ALL THREE OF THOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. YES. >>Melissa Snively: OBVIOUSLY PART OF THE CONCERN WAS THE FACT THAT THERE COULD BE SOME OVERCROWDING WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT COMING OUT IN SOUTH OF FISHHAWK TRAIL AND THAT PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED THAT MAYBE WE DO NEED TO BUILD A SCHOOL. BUT BASICALLY WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS THAT PROPERTY IS NOT USABLE FOR A SCHOOL PURPOSES, AND BUT WE HAVE OTHER PROPERTIES OUT IN THE AREA THAT WE CAN USE FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES. SO THE TIME WAS APPROPRIATE TO MAKE THIS TRANSACTION. >> I DON'T MEAN TO SPEAK FOR THE COUNTY BUT I THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE CHALLENGE

337FROM A TRAFFIC STUDY PROJECT TO ALLOW US TO PUT IN A SCHOOL. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR THEM BUT YOU HAVE BEEN ON THAT ROAD. IT WOULD BE A BIG CHALLENGE FOR THEM TO SAY HEY, LET'S PUT ANOTHER THOUSAND KIDS IN THAT AREA. BUT WE ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR PROPERTY IN THE SOUTHERN PART IT OF THE COUNTY ON A PRETTY REGULAR BASIS. >> I APPRECIATE YOU CLARIFYING THAT AND ONCE YOUR REFERENDUM ROAD SHOW IS OVER PERHAPS YOU COME OUT AND TALK ABOUT GROWTH MANAGEMENT IN OUR AREA AND NOT JUST IN FISHHAWK BUT ALSO IN SOUTH COUNTY. I HAVE A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS THAT ARE VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE CAPACITY IN SCHOOLS, AND IN ADDITION TO OBVIOUSLY THE TRAFFIC. BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE REASSURING TO LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU ARE BEING PROACTIVE

338ABOUT THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT IN OUR AREA. SO THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: I JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS OF SUPERINTENDENT AIKEN OR MR. FARKAS. I WOULD APPRECIATE AN ANSWER. AGAIN, WHY WEREN'T THERE THREE BIDS ON THAT PARTICULAR $16 MILLION BUDGETARY ITEM? >> THERE WAS ACTUALLY, I THINK, 13 OR 14 FIRMS THAT APPLIED FOR IT. WE HAVE A SELECTION PROCESS WITH MEMBERS FROM EACH ONE OF THEM. SO THERE'S ABOUT 10 OR 12 APPLICANTS DEPENDING ON THE PROJECT, 10 OR 12 FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS. IT WAS MORE THAN THREE. >> IT WASN'T ON THE AGENDA SO I DID NOT SEE THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE BIDDING. RIGHT. BECAUSE THERE'S A SELECTION WITH QUALIFICATIONS TO TALK ABOUT THAT AND WHEN THE FIRM IS SELECTED THE ACTUAL NEGOTIATIONS TAKE PLACE AND THE ACTUAL PRICE

339COMES IN AND THAT'S TRUE OF ALL PROJECTION CONTRACT OVER $2 MILLION. THE MAIN POINT BEING THAT THE SMALL BUSINESS THRESHOLD IS STILL INVOLVED WITH THE ARCHITECT, BUT THE ACTUAL WHO APPLIES AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, FIRMS THAT APPLY, WE HAVE NEVER HAD LESS THAN 6 OR 7 OR 8 DIFFERENT FIRMS THAT HAVE APPLIED FOR ANY ONE PROJECT SO THERE'S DEFINITELY COMPETITION FOR EACH ONE OF OUR PROJECTS. >>Lynn Gray: AND I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER BIDDERS INVOLVED, AND THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THAT AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE. WHEN WE SAY THERE'S A CREDIT FOR 4 MILLION, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IN THE VERBIAGE, SAYS $4 MILLION CREDIT. >> IT'S THE IMPACT FEES, THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT GAVE US THE PROPERTY. THE VALUE OF THAT PROPERTY, THE IMPACT FEES, THEY GET A

340CREDIT FOR THOSE IMPACT FEES AS PART OF THEIR PURCHASE. SO THAT GOES INTO -- THE NEIGHBORHOOD GAVE US THE PROPERTY. THEY DECIDE HOW THEY ARE DISBURSED. THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY OUR VENDOR LINK, WHICH IS OUR BID PROCESS, OPEN WEBSITE THAT ANYBODY CAN LOG INTO, IS OPEN. THERE'S NOT A SIGN OR ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO SEE THAT. SO THAT'S WHERE WE ADVERTISE AND IT TALKS ABOUT THE SCORES. SO WE POST SCORES FOR EVERY SINGLE SELECTION WITH WHO APPLIED AND IT'S ALSO RECORDED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GET INFORMATION AND NOTES FROM EVERY SINGLE SELECTION PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH. AND THE TRANSPARENCY PART OF IT, TOO, WE PRAYED OURSELVES ON ENSURING THAT WE KNOW WHO APPLIED, WHAT HAPPENS ON THE BOARD, BECAUSE IT IS LARGE TICKET ITEMS, MRS. GRAY. SO WE WANT

341TO MAKE SURE WE DO THAT. WHAT WE CAN DO IS VERY EASILY ATTACH THAT SHEET TO THE BOARD ITEM WHEN WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. YOU WILL SEE THOSE PAIRED TOGETHER AND IT WILL BE EASY FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO SEE THAT AND THAT'S ACTUALLY A GREAT IDEA. >>Lynn Gray: I ALSO THINK THAT $16 MILLION WE DEFINITELY BETTER MAKE SURE THOSE TYPES OF INFORMATION COSTS ARE OUT THERE. THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, I ASKED ABOUT THAT LAST TIME AND THERE WAS A RESPONSE, BUT DON'T WE FEEL AS IF THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY, THE PROGRESS, THE QUALITY, HOW AND WHO IS INVOLVED WITH THIS BUILDING? DON'T WE AGREE AS A BOARD THAT THERE SHOULD BE AN OVERSIGHT TO SEE HOW THINGS ARE TICKING WHAT LONG VERSUS JUST GETTING THE FINAL RESULTS? AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY. IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG,

342WHICH COULD, IT'S THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS THAT CAN BE BLAMED FOR IT. SO I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION WE CAN. CAN YOU REMARK, SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS, OR MR. FARKAS ON THAT? >>Jeffrey Eakins: I KNOW YOU BROUGHT THAT UP AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING. I KNOW WE HAVE A STRONG OVERSIGHT THROUGH OUR STAFF, AS PROJECTS GO THROUGH THE BUILDING OF SCHOOLS. IT WOULD BE ANOTHER ENTITY WOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER AND THE BOARD WOULD HAVE TO DIRECT US TO DO THAT. I THINK RIGHT NOW, IN THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE, AND PROCESS THAT WE CURRENTLY THEREBY PLACE, THAT WE HAVE PRETTY STRONG HANDLE ON PROGRESS BEING MADE IN OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. >>Christopher Farkas: ANOTHER PART, WAVE AN OUTSIDE AUDITOR THAT COMES IN AND SELECT PROJECTS ON A REGULAR BASIS. WITH THE REFERENDUM

343WE HAVE ACTUALLY HAD THREE, BETWEEN KING AND WALKER AND THE IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS THE CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT HAD THREE AUDITS OF PICKED PROJECTS AND WENT THROUGH WITH A FINE TOOTHED COMB AND EACH OF THE THREE AUDITS CAME UP WITH THE SAME CONCLUSION WHICH IS FALLING ALL PROCESSES. WE NEED TO HIRE MORE PEOPLE IN MAINTENANCE BUT THE CONSISTENT FINDINGS HAVE BEEN THAT WE HAVE DONE THINGS IN THE CORRECT WAY TO DO THAT. THAT'S A TRIBUTE TO THE TEAM THAT'S ON THERE, TOO. WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING AT WAYS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE BETWEEN 30 AND $60 MILLION A YEAR IN PROJECTS AT A MINIMUM AND WITH THE REFERENDUM WILL RISE TO 130 TO 106 DEPENDING ON THE COST. IT'S A LOT OF MONEY. SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO

344MAKE THE BOARD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WE ARE HAPPY. WE ARE AN OPEN BOOK FROM THAT STANDPOINT AND LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING OUR PROCESS BECAUSE A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT GOES INTO IT. THE NEXT TIME WITH THE OVERSITE COMMITTEE WITH THE SELECTION GOING THROUGH, I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE BOARD MEMBERS TO DO IT. THE ONLY THING IS YOU ARE GOING TO VOTE ON IT SO I'M SURE MR. PORTER WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. >>Sally Harris: WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION. >>Christopher Farkas: I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO INVITE YOU BECAUSE YOU WILL BE VOTING ON THAT ITEM BUT I'LL LET MR. PORTER FIND OUT HOW WE CAN GIVE YOU A SNAPSHOT OF HOW THAT PROCESS WORKS OR MAYBE WITH THE SELECTION COMMITTEE AFTERWARDS TO GO THROUGH

345IT. >>Lynn Gray: I APPRECIATE THAT ANSWER. LASTLY HOW DID DOES THIS AFFECT OTHER PROJECTS SLATED LATER THIS YEAR, THE COST OF $16 MILLION, PLUS THE REFER REIGN DUMB. BE HOWEVER, WITH OTHER PROJECTS -- >>Christopher Farkas: THE NEW CONSTRUCTION IMPACT FEE ONLY IS WHAT WE HAVE USED THE LAST FOUR TO FIVE YEARS. SO THE FUNDING FOR ALL THOSE SCHOOLS ARE SET ASIDE, WHILE WE AREN'T HOPING THE HIGH SCHOOL IN 2019 WHEN WE PROBABLY SHOULD OPEN IN 2020 BECAUSE WAVE TO LET THE IMPACT FEES ACRAW TO DO THAT BUT WE HAVE ON SCHEDULE WITH WHAT WE SAID WE ARE GOING TO DO WITH EACH ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS. THE REFERENDUM IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD N.2020 WE WILL HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANNED SO THIS PROJECT IS IN

346LINE WITH WHAT WE PLANNED ON DOING. THE ONLY REASON IS BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT FUNDING IS GOING TO BE. WE HAVE A NEED FOR MORE SCHOOLS. BUT THIS PROJECT IS HOW MUCH CAME IN ON TIME UNDER BUDGET AND EXACTLY WHAT WAS PLANNED AT THAT TIME. >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO 10.01-R. APPROVE REVISED SCHOOL BOARD WAY OF WORK DOCUMENT. AND MEMBER GRAY AND MEMBER SNIVELY HAVE COMMENTS. >>Lynn Gray: TURNING TO PAGE -- LET'S SEE. PAGE 10, PHONE CALLS RECEIVED IN THE BOARD OFFICE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, THERE'S NO PRINT ON THERE, FOR 5. JUST AN EDITING CONSIDERATION. PAGE 11. MY QUESTION IS, AND AGAIN I DON'T KNOW TO ASK BECAUSE THERE'S A COMMITTEE SO PERHAPS THIS

347IS NOT APPROPRIATE, MR. PORTER. THE SECOND SENTENCE, THERE SHALL BE AT LEAST ONE BOARD MEMBER PRESENT AT EACH OF THE DISTRICT'S GRADUATION CEREMONIES. AND WE PROBABLY KNOW THE ANSWER BUT I DON'T. DOES THAT INCLUDE THE CHARTER SCHOOLS? >>Jim Porter: NO. >>Lynn Gray: NO. OKAY. AND NEXT PAGE. PAGE 12. I WOULD SAY THERE'S A LOT OF CAUTION TO BE MENTIONED FOR COMMITTEES. I THINK THAT COMMITTEES ARE GETTING LARGE, OF COURSE, AND THEY ARE GETTING TO A POINT WHERE COMMITTEES ARE RECOMMENDING CERTAIN MEASURES. BUT I OFTEN AM CONCERNED ABOUT THESE COMMITTEES THAT SPEAK FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS. NOW, I KNOW THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO GOVERN OURSELVES, AND OF COURSE THE ANSWER WOULD BE OF COURSE WE DO. BUT REGARDLESS, I HAVE A CONCERN SITTING ON MANY COMMITTEES, NOT BEING, YOU KNOW, AN OFFICIAL PART. I SEE

348THAT IT'S BECOMING A LITTLE MORE POLITICAL THAN I'M COMFORTABLE WITH. AND MY EXAMPLE WOULD BE FROM GRETCHEN SAUNDERS. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT SHE WOULD BE THE ONE THAT'S MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE AND HAS THE ACROWD KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY AND CAN ANSWER JUST ABOUT ANY QUESTION. BUT WE ARE MOVING IT NOW TO A CHAIR AND A VICE CHAIR AND SUDDENLY SHE'S NOT -- AND I WOULD LIKE HER TO BE THE STARTER SHOW BUT WHAT I WHAT I LIKE DOESN'T MANY ANYTHING, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON THAT I DON'T THINK THE EXPERTISE IS TRAWL THERE, IN SOME CASES. AND I ALSO THINK THAT THE ACTUAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THEY NEED TO BE VETTED THAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE COMMITTEE. SO IF YOU ARE ON A FINANCE OR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND? OR ARE YOU JUST THERE

349TO MAKE COMMENTS AND COMMENTS AND COMMENTS? I UNDERSTAND COMMUNITIES OPEN, BUT I DEFINITELY THINK THAT A COMMITTEE, FOR A SPECIFIED SUBJECT AREA NEEDS TO HAVE EDUCATED COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO HAVE A RELEVANT INTEREST AND A BACKGROUND, AND THAT CAN BE CONTRIBUTORS VERSUS DETRACTORS. AS A MEMBER OF MANY COMMITTEES IN MY LIFE. SO IT'S A CAUTION. IT'S A CAUTION. IT WILL COME UP AGAIN AS WE RENEW OURSELVES AS A BOARD IN DECEMBER. LASTLY, ON PAGE 13, PARAGRAPH 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, BOARD MEMBERS SHALL SHARE WITH THE ENTIRE BOARD APPROPRIATE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION FROM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CLEAR. WHEN DO WE WANT TO SHARE? DO WE WANT TO SHARE IT DURING THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING? AFTER THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING? DURING A WORKSHOP? YOU KNOW, IT'S EASY TO

350SAY SHARE, AND IT'S IMPORTANT. THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP BY MEMBER SNIVELY A NUMBER OF TAMES. BUT ALSO IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE WHEN. SO I THINK, MR. PORTER THAT MIGHT BE WORKED ON JUST A TAD. AND THOSE ARE MY REMARKS. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER SNIVELY. . >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MR. PORTER, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHIME IN. BUT I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT COMMITTEE MEETINGS. I THINK SOME CLARIFICATION WOULD BE APPROPRIATE THIS TIME FOR THOSE COMMITTEES. I THINK THAT -- I DON'T KNOW AS FAR AS THE SIZE OF THE COMMITTEE, THEY ARE ALL THE SAME SIZE. REMEMBER, THEY ARE ALL THREE PEOPLE. THEY ARE A COMMITTEE OF THREE. AND THERE ARE ANCILLARY PEOPLE IN THE RAM TO HELP THE BE PERSON, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE

351COMMITTEE TO HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED. SO I DO KNOW THAT FINANCE COMMITTEES GET LARGE SOMETIMES. HOWEVER, KEEP IN MIND THAT THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE IS REALLY JUST FACILITATING THE MEETING AND THEY ARE JUST SUPPOSED TO BE KEEPING ORDER AND RUNNING THE MEETING BASICALLY, AND THE FOLKS THAT ARE IN THE ROOM TO HELP, THEY ALL HAVE A PART OF SHARING INFORMATION, RESOURCES, WHEN THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEED INFORMATION. SO I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY NEEDS TO BE AN EXPERT IN ANYTHING, BUT THEY NEED EXPERTS IN THE ROOM AND THE CHAIR NEEDS TO KNOW HOW TO RUN THE MEETING. >>Jim Porter: THE IDEA OF THE COMMITTEE WAS TO ALLOW THE BOARD TO BE MORE EFFICIENT IN HOW YOU CONDUCT YOUR BUSINESS, WITH THE IDEA THAT SOME OF THE AREAS THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO DIVE

352IN, YOU CAN DO IN THE COMMITTEE. THE SIZE OF THE COMMITTEE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN THREE MEMBERS, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE BOARD TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS NO POWER. THE COMMITTEE DOES NOT MAKE A FINAL DECISION. THE COMMITTEE CAN ONLY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. AND SO WHEN YOU HAVE MORE THAN THREE BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT, OFF QUORUM. SO IF IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE TRYING TO SUBVERT THE ENTIRE BOARD AND THAT'S THE THING WE ARE TRYING TO AVOID. AS MRS. SNIVELY POINTED OUT, WHAT WE HAVE FOUND AS THE COMMITTEE MEETING, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, THE PRESS, OTHER MEMBERS COME, THAT THERE IS IN A REAL STRUCTURE TO THE COMMITTEE MEETING. AND STAFF IS NOT REALLY EMPOWERED, NOR SHOULD THEY BE, TO INTERRUPT THE BOARD

353MEMBER OR TO REALLY RUN THE MEETING. SO THE IDEA WAS TO HAVE A CHAIR FOR EACH COMMITTEE, THAT MRS. SNIVELY SAID WAS TO FACILITATE THE MEETING. BUT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S REQUIRED. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE COMMITTEE, YOU CAN CERTAINLY NOT HAVE THE COMMITTEE. BUT THE IDEA BEHIND THAT WAS TO ALLOW THE BOARD MEMBERS TO GET MORE DETAILED INFORMATION AWAY FROM THE DAIS. AND THEN IF THERE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT FLOW FROM THAT TO MAKE AN OFFICIAL RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD. THE MINUTES ALL BECOME PUBLIC RECORD. THE MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COME. THAT'S SORT OF THE THOUGHT THE WAY THE COMMITTEE IS SET OUT. >>Melissa Snively: AND IT'S IN THE WAY OF WORK AS WELL. IT'S DELINEATED IN THERE THAT THE COMMITTEES ARE ONLY SUPPOSED TO RECOMMEND ITEMS TO

354THE FULL BOARD, AND SO WE DO WANT TO BE CAREFUL THAT WE ARE NOT MAKING DECISIONS THAT SEEM LAKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT WE DISCUSSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION THIS EVENING AND HOPEFULLY APPROVAL, BUT THAT DECISION WASN'T NECESSARILY MADE IN THE COMMITTEE. IT WAS A DECISION, WE VETTED IT, AND THE IDEA OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO VET INFORMATION AND BE ABLE TO BRITT BACK TO THE BOARD IN AN ORGANIZED AND EFFICIENT FASHION. SO IF WE NEED TO REVISIT THAT, AND REVISIT THE COMMITTEES WHEN WE HAVE NEW BOARD MEMBERS THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO APPROVE WHAT WE HAD THIS EVENING KNOWING THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO REVISIT IT IN JANUARY. >>Jim Porter: THE OTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND OF YOUR WAY OF WORK

355DOCUMENT, IT SHOULD BE REVIEWED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR IN OCTOBER BUT YOU ARE NOT LIMITED TO. THAT YOU CAN CALL THE COMMITTEE TOGETHER ANYTIME AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE SCHOOL BOARD CAN ACT ON IT AT ANY TIME. >>Lynn Gray: THE ONLY THING I WANT TO JUST SAY IS THERE'S AN ELEMENTARY OF -- AN ELEMENT OF CAUTION THAT I OBSERVED. AND THE OTHER THING IS, AS YOU KNOW, AND JIM STATED, COMMITTEES ARE TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION, AND THE COMMITTEES ARE VERY IMPORTANT. SO THAT'S WHY I MADE A REMARK THAT THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHOULD IN FACT HAVE RELEVANT EXPERIENCE SO THEY COULD GIVE MORE INFORMATION, AND THAT WAS THE REMARK THAT WAS GIVEN BY ME, BECAUSE, AGAIN AND AGAIN, OUR TIME IS SO PRECIOUS. WE WANT TO LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. AND ALSO IN TERMS

356OF FACILITATING, THE WELLNESS COMMITTEE, WHICH HAS 60-SOMETHING FOLKS, BUT IN THIS CASE, MAYOR KATE DOES THE WHOLE MEETING BY HERSELF. SO THERE'S FACILITATING DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT MODES, BUT I AM GOING TO NOT BEAT AHEAD DOORS. I JUST WANT TO SAY I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A CAUTIONARY REVIEW I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. AND OUR FINAL ITEM FOR COMMENT IS ITEM 10.02-R. APPROVE THE FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION, 2019 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. AND MEMBER STUART AND MEMBER SNIVELY HAVE COMMENTS. AND THAT WOULD BE -- >> [ OFF MICROPHONE ] >> IN OUR COMMITTEE MEETING AFTER MRS. STUART ATTENDED THE LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE, WE DECIDED THAT TO MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT MESSAGE TO OUR LEGISLATORS THAT WE WOULD SIMPLY ADOPT 99% OF THE FSDA LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE A CONSISTENT

357MESSAGE WHEN WE VISIT OUR LEGISLATORS, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY PUTTING TOGETHER A PACKET WITH TALKING POINTS, AND CONNIE MOLITO AND HER STAFF ARE WORKING TO PRESENT THAT AT THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ME R MEETING. HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. AND LET MOW JUST A SURE YOU THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS PARTICULAR PLATFORM CROSSES TO ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA BECAUSE ALL OF THESE THINGS APPLY, THE TALKING POINTS THAT WE WILL BE BRINGING TO THE LEGISLATORS WILL BE A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE LIMITED TO THESE TALKING POINTS. AND AS WE KNOW, DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, LAWS CHANGE. AMENDMENTS AND LAWS ARE PROPOSED AND CHANGED DAILY. AND SO THE DOCUMENT ITSELF IS A GOOD REFERENCE

358TOOL. BUT THERE WILL BE SOME FLUIDITY IN SOME OF THE TALKING POINTS BASED ON WHERE LEGISLATION IS AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME ON THAT DAY OR THAT WEEK. AND SO THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO AT LEAST GET THIS PLATFORM APPROVED SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE OTHER PIECES OF OUR LEGISLATIVE PACKET WHEN WE VISIT OUR STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATORS. SORRY. WE'LL BRING TV FEDERAL PLATFORM AT ANOTHER MEETING. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. MEMBER GRAY. WAIT, MEMBER STUART THEN MEMBER GRAY. ALL RIGHT, MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. BUT I THINK SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING. >>Jeffrey Eakins: THE ONLY THING I WAS GOING TO ADD TO MRS. SNIVELY'S COMMENTS WAS ONE OF THE OTHER

359RESIDUAL OUTCOMES OF DOING 14 TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUES IS WE HAVE A LOT MORE ENLIGHTENED PEOPLE AROUND THE ISSUES THAT ARE ON YOUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE MORE PARENTS ENGAGED RATE NOW AROUND THESE ISSUES THAT AND EMPLOYEES ENGAGED AROUND THESE ISSUES AND READY TO ADVOCATE WITH YOU AS YOU DETERMINE YOUR PROCESS OF ENGAGING WITH OUR LOCAL DELEGATION. I THINK WE HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE ENGAGED A ROWE ROUND YOUR PLATFORM. >>Sally Harris: MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: I JUST WANT TO BE REAL BRIEF. THANK YOU TO MRS. SNIVELY FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND FOR HIGHLIGHTING THIS. AND THE ONE THING THAT I THINK A COUPLE OF THINGS ON HERE THAT IT DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY JUST

360FOR THE SAKE OF THE PUBLIC THAT NEED TO BE HIGHLIGHTED, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FSDA AND THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO WERE THERE TALKED A LOT ABOUT WAS HIRING -- HAVING THE ABILITY TO REEMPLOY SCHOOL BASED ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WITHOUT THE PENALTY. THAT'S A BIG THING THEY ARE GOING TO GO AFTER THIS YEAR AND HOPE THAT TALLAHASSEE RECOGNIZES THE TEACHER SHORTAGE, AND THE STRUGGLE THAT WE ARE HAVING TO FILL VACANCIES. SO ANY DOCUMENTATION OR INFORMATION THAT CAN BE PROVIDED OUT OF EITHER THE SCHOOLS OR HR TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT WOULD BE HELPFUL. AND OBVIOUSLY TOOK A STAND ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE -- AND WE ARE HOPEFULLY TAKING A STAND ON THE SAME -- THE THINGS THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED LAST YEAR WHICH WERE THE SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICERS AND THE MENTAL HEALTH

361PROGRAMS. SO THERE WAS SOME TALK ABOUT INCREASED ALLOCATION. I'M NOT SURE THAT'S A WIN. AND REALLY, FSDA'S MOTIVATION THIS YEAR WAS TO GO FOR THE WIN. LET'S FIND THINGS THAT WE CAN WIN AND NOT GO AFTER THE THINGS THAT ARE SO HIGH REACHING THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE ATTAINABLE. SO THAT IS PART OF THE REASON OF THAT WE ADVOCATED FOR US TO FOLLOW THE EXACT SAME FORMAT WITH OUR OWN PERSONAL STORIES THAT GO BEHIND THIS. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO US MOVING FORWARD IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND STARTING TO TALK TO LEGISLATORS BEFORE THE ELECTION AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER. MRS. VALDES WILL BE ON YOUR DOORSTEP. >>Sally Harris: MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> IT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. >>Lynn Gray: OKAY. NO MOTION NEEDED. >>Sally

362Harris: ACTUALLY, MEMBER GRAY, I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO VOTE ON ITEMS PULLED FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. AT THIS POINT, I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY. A SECOND BY MEMBER STUART. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LATE APPEARS. >>Sally Harris: AND IT IS PASSED. IF YOU HAVE FINAL COMMENTS, PLEASE PUSH YOUR BUTTON FOR THE FINAL COMMENT. MEMBER VALDES. >>Susan Valdes: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR, AND MY LAST COMMENTS, BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AT A BOARD MEETING. WOW. I TOO HAVE ALREADY VOTED. AND I AM IN COMPLETE SUPPORT OF THE REFERENDUM. MANY FOLKS OUT THERE HAVE ASKED ME ABOUT THE REPORT OF THE SCHOOLS OF THE FUNDING THAT IT WAS GOING TO HELP SUPPORT. AND WHEN I HAVE SPOKEN TO THEM ABOUT THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND HOW WE ARE

363GOING TO MAINTAIN THE VALIDITY AND THE PROMISE OF THAT LIST, THAT OUR SCHOOLS WILL BE WELL SERVED. AND WITH THAT IN MIND, I JUST HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE AGAIN, MR. FARKAS, WITH THE INCREASED UTILIZATION OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, AND OSD, AND HELP TO CONTINUE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MY BITTERSWEET MOMENTS, I BELIEVE, WILL BE MISSING GRADUATIONS, SEEING THE STUDENTS WALK ACROSS THE STAGE. AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT'S THE ONLY TIME ON THE POTTED PLANTS. I'LL SIT THERE THROUGH GRADUATIONS AND WATCH OUR KIDS WALK ACROSS THE STAGE AND FEEL ACCOMPLISHED FOR THEM, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A CHALLENGE IN THESE DAYS. SO MEMBER STUART, I COULDN'T DO THIS EARLIER TODAY BECAUSE I WAS JUST TOO CHOKED UP BUT I GRADUATED FROM LETO, NOW THIS YEAR, SO, YOU KNOW, WE ARE GRADUATES. SO NOW MEMBER STUART, I

364PASSED YOU THE BATON, FELLOW FALCON, BUT I THINK THAT THOSE ARE THE -- I HOPE THAT MOVING FORWARD WE CAN CONTINUE THE TRADITION OF HAVING OUR GRADUATIONS AT ONE SITE SO THAT IT REALLY AFFORDS THE OPPORTUNITY OF CELEBRATING ALL OF OUR KIDS AND NOT HAVING TO CHOOSE FROM WHICH SITE TO WHICH SITE TO GO TO. THAT WAS A VERY CHALLENGING TIME WHEN WE HAD TO DO THAT YEARS AGO. BOARD MEMBERS, I DO WANT TO MAKE ONE LAST FINAL MOTION OF SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT WE DIDN'T GET TO FINISH ACCOMPLISH, FULL, BUT ONE THING THAT I REALLY FEEL EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND STRONG ABOUT, IS THE NEED TO HAVE AN ACTUAL SALARY STUDY, JOB DESCRIPTION STUDY, AND RIGHT SIZE THE ORGANIZATION. I BELIEVE THAT IF WE GO THROUGH THAT EXERCISE,

365AS CHALLENGING AS THAT EXERCISE WOULD BE, I BELIEVE THAT IT WILL SET FOUGHT BOARDS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OF BEING ABLE TO RATE-SIZE THE ORGANIZATION AND BUILD AN ORGANIZATION FROM ITS FOUNDATION WHICH WE HAVE A FOUNDATION OF PEOPLE. WE ARE ABOUT AN ORGANIZATION OF PEOPLE CARING FOR CHILDREN, WHICH ARE PEOPLE AS WELL. AND IF OUR FOUNDATION IS STRAIGHT, BASED ON -- THE CHAIRS ARE A MIRROR OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND THREE PILLARS. AND IN ORDER FOR THAT CHAIR, THOSE CHAIRS TO FIT WELL, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A STRONG FOUNDATION. AND THE FOUNDATION IS THAT OF OUR EMPLOYEES. SO MY MOTION THIS EVENING IS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT TO HIRE AN HR CONSULTANT AND PERFORM A JOB DESCRIPTION AND SALARY STUDY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSITIONS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PARTICULAR MOTION AND ACT

366WILL REALLY HELP PUSH OUR DISTRICT IN A MORE STABLE CONDITION, IT WILL DEFINITELY HELP OUT CHALLENGES IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, AND IN A DISRESPECT TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OR THE TEAM IN PLACE. ON THE CONTRARY. YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. THAT HRMV NEEDS TO BE PITCHED, REDONE. IT'S ANTIQUATED. IT'S THE FRIEND AND FAMILY NETWORK. AND THAT BIBLE HAS GOT TO BE REWRITTEN. SO I HOPE THAT I CAN GET A SECOND ON THIS MOTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MEMBER GRIFFIN, FOR YOUR SECOND. AND THAT'S WHY I FEEL THIS PARTICULAR MOTION WILL DEFINITELY BENEFIT THE FOUGHT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD LEADERSHIP, AND WHAT ANNAN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER DISTRICT TO LOOK AT TO REALIZE THAT THE FOUNDATION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS THAT OF PEOPLE, AND WARE A PEOPLE-ORIENTED BUSINESS, AND IF OUR PEOPLE

367ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF, AND IT'S THOUGHTFUL, AND WE HAVE ACTUALLY RIGHT-SIZED AN ORGANIZATION, BECAUSE MR. EAKINS, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THE QUARTERBACK. AND YOU HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH YOUR STAFF AND GETTING US TO A BALANCED BUDGET, GETTING OUR FUND BALANCE WHERE IT NEED TO BE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THAT, NOT ONLY DOES TALLAHASSEE TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, BUT WE NEED TO DO ALSO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE A STRONGER ORGANIZATION, AND BY DOING THIS, I BELIEVE THAT WE DO HIT A HOME RUN AND MAKE SEVERAL TOUCH TOUCHDOWNS IT WITH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. >>Jim Porter: I THINK YOU CAN ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT TO DO A STUDY. I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THE BOARD TO MAKE A MOTION DIRECTING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO HIRE SOMEONE. IT'S

368NOT ON THE AGENDA. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD HAS THE POWER TO DO. I THINK THE SPIRIT OF THE MOTION WOULD BE TO REQUEST THE SUPERINTENDENT TO COME BACK. AND I THINK THAT'S UNDERSTOOD AS WHAT YOU INTENDED, THEN I THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE. TO REQUEST THE SUPERINTENDENT TO COME BACK WITH WHATEVER MEANS HE THINKS IS APPROPRIATE. >>Susan Valdes: ABSOLUTELY. SO I WILL CHANGE THAT VERBIAGE TO REQUEST SUPERINTENDENT. >>Sally Harris: BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY MEMBER VALDES AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRIFFIN TO ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT TO DO A SALARY STUDY IN THE HR DIVISION. IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? MEMBER SNIVELY? >>Melissa Snively: QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION. MRS. VALDES, I AGREE THAT WE NEED TO EVALUATE, DO A SALARY STUDY AND EVALUATE OUR ORGANIZATION. MAY I ASK, MRS. HARRIS SAID THAT

369HR DEPARTMENT. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ALL OF ADMINISTRATION? OR JUST THAT DEPARTMENT? >>Susan Valdes: SPEAKING ABOUT THE DISTRICT -- WE HAVE JOB DESCRIPTION. WE HAVE A LOT OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS THAT -- AND JOB DESCRIPTIONS THAT STILL EXIST, AND SOME THAT HAVE BEEN PIECEMEALED. >>Melissa Snively: I AM NOT DISAGREEING WITH YOU. THERE ARE JOB DESCRIPTIONS THAT NEED UPDATING. THERE ARE JOB DESCRIPTION THAT ARE NONEXISTENT FOR SOME FOLKS. SO I DEFINITELY AGREE THAT WE NEED TO EVALUATE THAT. I JUST WANTED TO GET CLARIFICATION IF YOU MEANT THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, OR JUST ONE DEPARTMENT. >>Susan Valdes: THE DISTRICT AND AS A WHOLE. >> WITH THAT CLARIFICATION, IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? OKAY. SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHT APPEARS. AND IT PASSES WITH MEMBER GRAY VOTING NO AND MEMBER SHAMBURGER AWAY FROM THE DAIS. >>Susan L. Valdes:

370THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BOARD MEMBERS, FOR ALLOWING ME TO HELP CLOSE THE LOOP ON ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAD PENDING AND WAS A PASSION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND TO ALL STAFF AND EVERYONE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR MANY YEARS OF SUPPORT, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING GREAT THINGS IN TALLAHASSEE AND WORKING ON SOME OF THESE AND OTHERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER VALDES. MEMBER STUART. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WILL BE VERY BRIEF. I WANTED TO ONCE AGAIN THANK TERRY CISCO AND CINDY CISCO FROM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FOR THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE TO HELP US MOVE MOUNTAINS OUT AT CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE FEEDER PATTERN. WE HAD A FANTASTIC MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT WITH ABOUT 500 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AT A HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING

371FOOTBALL GAME. WE INTRODUCED NEW ITEMS FOR THE STUDENTS AND THE FACULTY THAT PARTICIPATE IN THEIR HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE TITLE IX AND NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN FOLKS WERE THERE. WE WELCOMED THEM. AND THEY WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE THAT THEY WERE PART OF THE CONVERSATION AND EDUCATION. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY, WHO WENT HOME WITH THE TROPHY FOR BRINGING THE MOST ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. FOREST HILLS WAS A CLOSE RUNNER-UP, BUT THERE'S BIG COMPETITION THERE BETWEEN THOSE TWO LADIES. AND THEN I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT PARENT UNIVERSITY IS NEXT WEEKEND AT ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL -- THIS WEEKEND. I'M SORRY, SATURDAY. THIS COMING WEEKEND, SATURDAY, 8:00 AT ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. I KNOW THERE WILL BE A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE REFERENDUM THERE FOR PARENTS WHO COME OUT. THAT'S IT. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. BEST LUCK TO ALL OF

372MY LEAVING COLLEAGUES. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU. MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: YES. I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR SUPERINTENDENT, OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT VAN AYRES FOR OPENING UP OUR CLASSROOMS TO THE FOLKS WHO SUFFERED FROM HURRICANE MICHAEL, AND I UNDERSTAND IT'S AT TINKER. YOU'RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON THAT, AND I THINK THAT JUST SAYS SO MUCH FOR THE HEARTFELT CARING THAT YOU GIVE TO STUDENTS DESPITE ALL SITUATIONS. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE NOTE THAT THE SRN, STARTING RIGHT NOW LUNCHEON WAS GREAT. I KNOW MANY OF THE MEMBERS WERE THERE. AGAIN AND AGAIN THEY ARE OUT THERE HELPING THE HOMELESS STUDENTS WHO DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE A VOICE ON THEIR OWN, AND THEY CERTAINLY, THE SRN CERTAINLY HELPS THEM FORM A PURPOSEFUL AND POWERFUL AND MEANINGFUL LIFE. I WANT TO ALSO SAY THE 90 BY 20 FITNESS CLINICS HAD OVER

373150 CHILDREN AND ADULTS. AND I WANT TO THANK BOTH PRINCIPAL FROM MEMORIAL, APRIL GLIARD AND AP, MS. ROBERTSON, AND ALSO FROM HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, MR. BRADY. I KEEP THINKING HE'S THE FOOTBALL PLAYER. MR. BRADY. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING I'M IN COMPLETE SUPPORT OF THE REFERENDUM. AND THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS AND GRAYSON AND DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT VAN AYRES FOR COMMITTING HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS FOR GETTING THIS DONE. THANK YOU. >>Sally Harris: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. I WILL TELL YOU THAT I PUT TOGETHER A FABULOUS TWO YEARS OF SLIDES, AND THEY DID NOT HAVE IT READY. SO I AM GOING TO ASK IF WE COULD PLEASE ADD THIS TO THIS BOARD MEETING WHEN THEY DO IT IN THE ARCHIVE, BECAUSE IT'S TWO YEARS OF WHAT WENT ON FROM THE BOARD AND FROM ALL THE VISITS AND ALL

374THE THINGS GOING ON. AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, IT DID NOT MAKE IT TO MIKE AND STEVEN TONIGHT. I APOLOGIZE. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ]