001for information purposes we have three members that are that are on the telephone we have miss tanner miss littleton and mr mcquillen so we do have all we have eight of us represented here tonight do we have a motion to approve the agenda second it was ramsey i think was that a motion by mr ramsey in a second by miss dr wiggfall i'm trying to juggle information from the telephone as well so it's a little little uh disconcerting is there any discussion about the agenda hearing them we'll call the question all in favor of approving the agenda say aye aye mr mcquillen okay we have the agenda approved by vote of eight to zero do we have a motion to approve the minutes of the board meeting on july 13. motion ramsey a second from
002ms maroon do we have any discussion all in favor of the motion of approving the menace on july 13th please say aye aye any opposed nay the motion carries by a vote of eight to zero we also need a motion to approve the minutes of the board retreat on july 17 do we have a motion i make the motion i have a motion for ms marone second by mr ramsey we have any discussion all in favor of approving the minutes on the board retreat uh say aye aye aye mr barrow i abstain i wasn't present okay we have an abs abstention from ms wofford she was not president of board retreat the motion carries by a vote of 7-0 there's another item that we need to address and that is to amend the minutes of
003a board meeting on june 22nd i have a prepared text i'd like to read to inform the board and the the audience and the public the platform that the district uses to facilitate our meetings agendas and policies made us aware of a glitch in the system that resulted in items disappearing from agendas the platform specifically identified the june 22 2021 agenda and the missing item as 7d which was i quote a new k-8 school in the corns crossroads community end quote because the item disappeared from the agenda in the platform and we use that to develop the minutes the item that is not accurately reflected in the minutes that were approved for that board meeting as such the minutes must be amended to reflect the item and resulting action of the board meeting from that
004night has been reviewed and it is confirmed that the matter was on the agenda and the board did take the action the platform has corrected the agenda appropriately and we need to correct the minutes so i need a motion to amend the minutes from june 22 2021 to reflect item 7d and the resulting unanimous vote of 7-0 in favor of building the new k-8 school in the corns crossroads community do i have a sec do i have a motion i moved to amend the minutes of june 22 2021 as described by the chair second thank you ms walker we have a motion from miss walker to move uh to amend those minutes and a second from ms marone is there any discussion hearing none will call the question of amending the minutes of the june
00522 2021 meeting all in favor of amending the minutes say aye any opposed nay the eyes have it by a vote of eight to zero unanimous consent in amending the the uh the minutes now i'll entertain a motion to enter into executive session i have a motion for mr ramsey do we have a second second second from ms walford to enter into executive session stated purposes of executive session is to be discussion of employment appointment assignment demotion discipline or release of an employee or employees as needed and to see the a legal update relating to a pending threatened or political excuse me potential claim as well as 2d three student attendance appeals all in favor of the motion going into executive session say aye aye aye aye any opposed nay motion carries by a vote
006of eight to zero we are in executive session now i'll entertain a motion to return to regular sessions second have a motion for mr ramsey a second from dr wickfall to return to regular session is there any discussion hearing none all in favor return to regular session please say aye hi any opposed say nay motion carries by a vote of eight to zero we are now in regular session for the information of individuals that came in late uh we do have three board members that are with us by telephone this evening miss tanner miss littleton and mr mcquillen ladies and gentlemen please stand for the pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation
007under god indivisible [Music] thank you please be seated before we go into our citizens comments i'd like to recognize two new cabinet members that are on the uh with us tonight mr tim mcdowell who was the principal of cane bay high school is now the chief pupil services person for the school district replacing mr jackson let's give mr mcdowell a random report [Music] [Applause] and the chief administrative officer for secondary schools is miss heather taylor who was principal of stratfor high school for many years welcome ms taylor [Applause] now the citizens comments in order to conduct the meeting in an orderly and efficient manner we ask that you honor the following guidelines stakeholder comments are welcomed and encouraged however the board will not take any immediate action on public comments at this meeting any person
008wishing to address the board must register prior to the meeting comments must be regarding programs policies or procedures comments regarding complaints against employees other than district level executives or references to students other than the child of the speaker will not be heard in public session groups addressing the same topic should select one speaker comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker the board chair reserves the right to allot additional time or halt public comment that do not adhere to the guidelines our first speaker is dr sheila foster and the comment is on history or crt welcome dr foster [Music] doesn't leave dr foster could you please pull the microphone down towards you i'm sorry there's no space here left for me to put any papers we're going to withhold your time until you start
009talking okay let me move this down okay i'm a teacher i've talked longer than most of you have been alive i've taught in grades three four five six and seven in urban suburban and rural schools in undergraduate and graduate programs of small medium and large colleges nationally and internationally i've taken and taught classes online and in person perhaps that gives me sufficient credibility to address this group i'm concerned about our country and our children and know that crt is not the answer to these concerns but teaching more of the history of the united states may be that history needs to be far more complete and in depth in what i learned it needs to point out things done wrong but it must never omit and we must never forget the things that were done right
010increased unity and betterment of our country and its people come through knowledge love and respect not falsehoods hate and division i still need to learn more about the oppression victimhood and socialism embedded in crt but as one north carolina newspaper headline stated abraham kennedy a leader in crt has paid 580 a minute to tell white teachers they hate black students but do we know enough about our own history this past year has been a blur so think back three years ago to 2018 donald trump was president the economy was growing and none of us had heard of a place called wuhan can you go back that far be honest in 2018 how many of you knew about the tulsa massacre how many of can how many of you had heard of juneteenth can you tell
011me who hiram rhodes rebels is how about benjamin turner josiah walls jefferson long when president trump proposed juneteenth that is a national holiday i've not heard of it perhaps i can be forgiven since i was in such good company president obama never mentioned it and a year before signing the bill making it a national holiday president biden confused both its date and what it commemorated as he criticized president trump for a june 17th rally saying quote he's going down to texas on juneteenth right the first major massacre of the black wall street right unquote despite studying history in high school and college yes history was required of all students back then we never seem to get much beyond the civil war so when president trump mentioned juneteen i was curious and went on a search
012of my own when i heard about tulsa this past year again i searched so i could learn that is how we grow by seeking truth not by teaching hate and division by the way the names mentioned earlier if i can find them those men along with robert brown elliot robert joseph haynes rainey and robert delarge of south carolina are pictured here in an 1872 courier ives print of the first african-american members of the 41st and 42nd congress the first sessions to include african-american members i omitted the names of those south carolinian congressmen and senators because i thought you might recognize them but think of it within five years of the civil war 23 african americans were elected to congress 13 were former slaves three were ministers five were teachers four were university presidents thirteen were
013state legislators all were republicans oppressed victims i think not five years from slave to lawmaker now that's history dr foster your time has expired thank you for coming in give him a homework assignment since i'm a teacher [Laughter] perhaps you can rejoin us next meeting okay thank you [Applause] our next speaker is mr garris davis on communication and curriculum welcome mr davis appreciate the opportunity to speak this evening i speak on behalf of six other parents and citizens as i normally do item one will start this evening with something pleasant all of the things that are said up here are good they may not be as pleasant as other things the objective is to improve the relationship between the school board the public and the local schools by cultivating better communication we believe it is
014the responsibility of the school board to educate parents and citizens on all aspects of k-12 education likewise we as parents know we have a responsibility to educate ourselves on everything we can as it relates to our children's education the activity we have chosen to accomplish the objective to improve communication is for the school board and the academics and innovation department along with teachers make a comprehensive formal public presentation on the process which was produced which produced the 2021-2022 uh social studies curriculum for k-12 students to help the board prepare the presentation we suggest the presentation include the composition of the curriculum committee such as board members teachers and other educators and parents it also should include the selection process and names for textbooks e-learning and any other approved educational materials item two we we received
015some encouragement from july 17 2021 school board conference when chairman barrow brought up the national debate on crt and 1619 projects superintendent jackson and school board member mr ramsey participated in the discussion we are looking forward to the board expanding this discussion with the public in taking a leadership position on these issues we feel it was a good meeting and should have been recorded item three we still need the school board's answer on our request to have teachers notify parents before teaching any new york times sponsored 1619 project material dr dixon told us he would bring this up again at this morning's board meeting we've been waiting for six weeks to get an answer item four we request our board attorney ms richardson ms richardson to document that no escher or other fed funds will
016come with strings attached to implement crt in any other of its init derivatives item 5. we request an explanation of why citizen speakers comments were missing from the board meeting video for the june 22nd meeting whatever whatever happened did not appear to be a technical glitch since it was seamless thank you [Applause] thank you mr davis [Music] the next speaker is miss ingrid centurion the comment or the topic is esser funding and crt in the curriculum welcome miss interior my name is ingrid centurion and i am a lieutenant colonel u.s army retired 22 years on active duty as a helicopter pilot i was also an instructor pilot in a maintenance test pilot and i learned to fly when i was 16 years old and you started off this meeting that the questions are about programs
017policies and procedures and so the question that i have and that i would like an answer to because the school board members work for the families out here i represent every single mom out there who's working hard i represent all those single fathers who are out there working hard and i represent all those people who are hispanic latina i speak spanish and portuguese and there are a lot of parents out there that have very little education and they can't help their children's and i want to talk about the esr program because you've been funded for this and i would like to know how much money is being allocated to the berkeley county school department as well as how much of that funding is going to go towards critical race theory and social emotional learning then
018i'd like to talk about how our students our children deserve the bet the best our children and our students develop the deserve the best teachers our teachers need to focus on the basics and that is reading writing comprehension analysis critical thinking and mathematics and our children need to be questioning the teachers in the classroom as educators should try to reach out to all the students and dare them to challenge them our educators need to focus on excellence in the classroom not social emotional learning our students are being taught and indoctrinated with critical race theory a theory is just that as defined in the dictionary it's a well-substantiated explanation of aspects theories ideas they may not be real they may not even be correct and so let's get back to the basics of focusing on english
019reading writing mathematics comprehension and critical thinking those are life skills teachers should not be teaching social and emotional learning that is up to the parents out there whether you're a single mom or you're a single dad and so i stand here today to talk about that and i would like my questions answered for at the beginning of the topic thank you thank you colonel the next speaker is terry hardesty concerning the bearer for you and crt [Music] good evening members of the board and superintendent jackson at the last meeting i was standing up here speaking and i was interrupted by our board chair regarding the foia that was submitted regarding the sexual harassment claim against him and the school district and he stated that i gave incorrect information and i have to stand here and
020say he was correct and as a man of honor i have to apologize that being said i got to thinking about the date that i missed because i was just speaking from memory and the foia is rather lengthy and there's documents in there from all different times and frames and it's difficult to follow along with it so i i just did a little spreadsheet of dates and a couple things really stood out to me and the first date was uh august 11 2000 there was an email between mrs x and willa sanders and it was trying to set up a meeting where she could file a claim of sexual harassment against mr barrow there was another claim made on 8 29 where that meeting actually took place with the super then superintendent chester floyd and
021then you don't hear anything for four years on 32 2004 there was a is the date of a complaint stating harassment started in june of 1997. so this lady endured whatever was going on for seven years before finally she hired an attorney and even at that point in time the district was jerking her around pretty bad and she filed a complaint with eeoc and on 9 23 2004 eeoc has a finding of sufficient evidence to establish reasonable cause to believe mrs x was the victim of discrimination so this is a very valid thing uh and i just hope the board does something about it with regard to superintendent jackson i received a letter today regarding the comments that i made at the last meeting and that's the first letter i had received being up here
022in quite a while so i commend superintendent jackson for being willing to communicate i think that's very important and i i appreciate that greatly thank you thank you sir our next speaker is mr tony sims under a mirrored history welcome mr simms this will always remain the biggest joke of democracy that they gave that they gave their enemies the means to be destroyed joseph gables and if you don't know who he is he was adolf hitler's propaganda minister plato's eighth book of the republic socrates he cites talks about democracy and its need to have a strong man and for a risk population and that it potentially could be overtaken by that thought process and a strong man and therefore use those liberties against us to be overtaken the more i do this the more i
023need to go back and thank my public school american history teachers they are as he taught one of them taught me the guard rails to democracy they are one of the beginning guard rails to democracy i was taught how fragile the constitution is and how it depends on people making the right decision at the right time especially during times of transition to power i was taught that you have to protect those rights and as an american you need to protect that progress and you need to internally assess and look and question to make sure that everything is going the way it's supposed to to prevent regression one of my history teachers talked about four pillars of society government academia science and media he talked about how important tenure was and how without it you could
024potentially influence and pressure teachers to let's say not teach the truth for an agenda we potentially have ultra-nationalists who could overthrow our government and or become extremists and cite our own academia as a reasoning to instill that and why would you want to do that in history this has been done and it's done to instill nationalist beliefs a myth of a time that was great that never was and it used as a reason to not teach the truth i was taught to be aware and be careful and to be alert when a populist candidate comes in who with no experience and says that i am you and you are me and those people over there on the left they don't know what they're talking about they are more than uh wrong about our culture and
025our views that that populist candidate could be somebody who turns out to be a tyrannical leader without proper precautions and warning we could be ending up like that and i see that here thank you mr sims our last speaker is miss kathleen i have to believe this regalito it's very difficult to read the handwriting man summer reading program and one warranted community disharmony um [Music] just a concerned citizen from berkeley county i taxpayer here and i had some questions as far as the summer reading program summer reading has long been a wonderful tradition lazy days spent reading on a porch swing at the beach or under a shady tree librarians and teachers noticed that students who indulged in this tradition were more likely to maintain and even improve their reading and academic skill levels this
026led to summer reading programs which are now popular with people of all ages those responsible for selecting what to include in the program try to choose materials that have widespread appeal because it's not helpful if the reading materials are tossed assigned forgotten are developmentally appropriate we're not going to suggest giving a fifth grader a college literature book nor are we going to suggest baby board books for second graders and readily accessible at for a reasonable cost if the student can't get the material no matter how good it is it's useless in the last few days the rumor was circulating that a school board member said a certain title appeared in the summer reading list i suspected from the beginning this was false given that the title was a board book suggested for ages 0-3 and
027berkeley county school district does not serve that population furthermore this book is not available as of last week at any of the public libraries in the tri-county area so there would be a lack of accessibility anyone who knows my style on the neighborhood discussion pages is aware that i tend to request verification so i decided to check for myself the two elementary schools closest to my home use similar language arts open-ended assignments students are asked to complete eight to ten of the activities none of those require a particular book some call for reading other things in books such as a cereal box or a magazine this is developmentally appropriate practice since one big goal at this age is to have students develop awareness that there are reading opportunities all around them any place and anytime
028i'm concerned about the animosity being stoked in the community that seems to put parents teachers principles against one another since we know the schools best serve the community when all stakeholders are working together we must ask ourselves why someone would stir controversy where none exists and what we as community members board members and teachers can do to guard against those who would try to separate us i don't have the answer for that i believe that publicly outing the board member or the person who shared the accusation on social media would just further divide the community so i'm not going to do that i provided a hard copy of the screenshot and a sealed envelope to each board member if you choose to open it i urge you to use the additional information to win the
029phrases together thank you ma'am the next item on the agenda is item number five legacy legend special recognition i'd like to recognize miss trish davis director of the office of educator effectiveness for the berkeley county school district uh and i think she will introduce our rookie teacher of the year for the berkeley county school district perhaps katie i didn't get the message were you supposed to introduce truth messages so i was just gonna ask her to come up anyways that's all right we're nothing but flexible very good um good evening chairman barrow superintendent jackson and board members um i'd like to share a little bit about one of our teachers in berkeley county katelyn simonides she is a special education teacher at daniel island school she earned her degree at the college of charleston and
030is certified in the areas of intellectual disabilities and emotional disabilities last year was her very first year of teaching fortunately it was with us despite being a new teacher she has earned the respect of her administration and her peers she was nominated for the berkeley county school district working teacher of the year by her principal who stated she is a consistent advocate for her students as well as all special education students [Music] she has taken the initiative to work with parents counselors and administrators to meet the needs of her students and plans high quality lessons for multiple grade levels her professionalism and positive attitude are contagious among staff her mentor also praised her positive attitude and her willingness to assist other students even though those outside her classroom despite these accolades ms simonides was very
031humble in her rookie teacher of the year application she wrote a certain emphasis needs to be placed on the use of we i have an amazing team and a phenomenal paraprofessional i am able to support my students because i am supported as an educator by utilizing the support system i am able to influence my students successes she ended by stating i love my job even on the hard days when i'm in bed by 4 pm i'm able to wake up knowing that i do not want to be anywhere else so please join me in congratulating ms caitlin simonides as berkeley county school district's 2020 2021 rookie teacher of the year [Applause] thank you i was looking for a photo op can we uh can we get a picture is it yeah let's let's do that
032miss caitlyn do you have any family with you tonight that's close to family would you like to say a few words for the crowd would you like to say something you're welcome to take the podium thank you guys for having me and for this honor so sweet of you guys welcome to berkeley county thank you [Applause] [Music] next time on the agenda is um items that are required for uh action items from executive session we do have three attendance appeals i'll hear those motions at this time for appeal number one appeal number one student number one yep appeal number one i make the motion to deny mr ramsey makes a motion to deny the attendance appeal of student number one is there a second second okay we have several seconds we'll say ms marone made
033the second is there any discussion hearing them we'll call the question on student number one all in favor of denying the attendance appeal student number one say aye [Music] any opposed nay the motion carries by a vote of 8-0 the attendance appeals of students number two and three will be heard together as they are siblings so i'll ask for a motion mr chair in the matter of students numbers two and three i knew that we deny the appeal mr mcquillen has made a motion to deny the appeal of students numbers two and three is there a second we have a second from miss tanner is there any discussion hearing them we'll call the question all in favor of denying the appeals of students numbers two and three say aye aye any opposed say nay nay
034we have a motion that is approved by a vote of seven to one the motion is denied excuse me the emotion is is uh approved to deny the appeals and we have several very important individuals to recognize tonight with positions that are very important for the school district to fill we'll ask for number one mr chairman i move to accept the recommendation of the administration to name mr brent dubai as the new assistant principal of hanahan elementary with a starting date of july the 28th we have a motion for mr ramsey do we have a second second we have a motion motion from mr ramsey secretary ms wofford uh to approve the assistance of mr brent dubai as the new assistant principal of hanahan elementary school with starting date of [Music] at tomorrow at midnight
035is there any discussion hearing then we'll call the question all in favor uh say aye aye any opposed nay the eyes have it unanimous consent 8-0 [Applause] to debate do you have your family would you like a family shot there we've got plenty of time are you going outside you're doing outside afterwards okay that's fine miss walker i apologize no i think he was introducing his wife oh introduce you join me okay always introduce the why a smart man there [Laughter] mr chairman i move to accept the recommendation of the administration to name miss amy gary as the new assistant principal of berkeley middle school with a starting date of july 28 28 2021. i have a motion for ms wofford is there a second second i have a second from ms marone to have
036ms amy gary as the new assistant principal at berkeley middle school with starting date of july 28 2021 is there any discussion hearing none will call the question all in favor of the motion to respond by saying aye aye any opposed nay motion carries by a vote of 8-0 congratulations miss gary [Applause] introduce your uh family friend's guest and then my son and his wife [Applause] mr chairman i move to accept the recommendation of the administration to name mr nathan snyder as the new ex assistant principal of whitesville elementary with the starting date of july the 28th 2021. we have a motion from dr wick fall is there a second second second we have a second from ms wofford is there any discussion hearing then we'll call the question of approving mr nathan snyder as
037a new assistant principal of whitesville elementary school with the starting date of july 28 2021 all in favor of the motion respond by saying i i any opposed nay motion carries by a vote of 8-0 congratulations mr snyder [Applause] hello ashley we're gonna take a picture out later is that what we're doing okay very good mr chairman i move to accept the recommendation of the administration to name miss dina riddle as the new assistant principal of fox bank elementary with a starting date of july 28 2021. we have a motion for ms wofford do we have a second second i have a second for mr ramsey uh to accept the recommendation of miss deanna riddle is the new assistant principal at fox bank elementary the starting date of july 28 2021 is there any discussion
038hearing them we'll call the question all in favor of the motion respond by saying i any opposed nay guys have it by a vote of 8-0 congratulations miss riddle [Applause] it's all in the family there you go congratulations [Applause] mr chairman i move to accept the recommendation of the administration to name ms jessica white as the new assistant principal of nextin elementary with the starting date of july 28 2021. second we have a motion from miss maroon a second from ms wofford to accept the recommendation of the administration to name miss jessica white as new assistant principal of nextin elementary beginning the starting date of july 28 2021 is there any discussion hearing no we'll call the question all in favor of the motion respond by saying i i i any opposed nay congratulations the
039motion carries by a vote of 8-0 congratulations miss white did you introduce your family [Music] welcome to the board meeting and congratulations again [Applause] mr chairman i move to accept the recommendation of the administration to name mr daniel batkins as the new assistant principal of hanahan middle with a starting date of july to 28 2021. we have a motion for mr ramsey do we have a second second well second from miss maroon to approve the recommendation of the administration to name mr daniel batkins as the assistant principal of hanahan middle with the start date of july 28 2021 is there any discussion hearing none will call the question all in favor of the motion respond by saying aye any opposed nay motion carries by a vote of 8-0 and there's another vote that agrees congratulations
040mr batkins introduce your family [Music] congratulations and we have miss tanner i think is going to do the next miss tanner are you there got to hear me yes go ahead mr chairman i need to accept the recommendation of the administration to name mr jeffrey snow as the new assistant principal of cane bay high with a starting date of july 28 2021 to miss littleton we have a motion from miss tanner in a second from ms littleton that was heard on the line as well [Music] to accept the recommendation of the administration to name mr jeffrey snow as the new assistant principal of cane bay high school with the starting date of july 28 2021 is there any discussion hearing none will call the question all in favor of the motion say aye [Music] any
041opposed nay motion carries by a vote of eight 8-0 congratulations mr snow [Applause] and your family or anybody with you that you'd like to introduce welcome and remember to take those photos because we'd like to make sure that they're posted on whatever platforms where are available for us at this point in time if you're here and would like to leave it's an opportune time for you to leave before we get into the committee reports thank you for attending thanks colonel [Music] uh [Music] oh [Music] um [Music] oh the next items on the agenda are reports from standing committees first we'll have a report from the committee on academics and innovation uh chairman michael ramsey you're recognized mr mr chairman the committee on academics and innovation met on july 13 2021. on recommendation of the committee
042i moved to approve the head start budget expenditures report for may 2021 head start credit card report for may and prospective new hires we have a recommendation from committee no second is required is there any discussion hearing none all in favor of the motion please respond by saying i i i any opposed nay the eyes have it unanimously by vote of 8-0 also on recommendation of the committee i moved to approve the proposed 2021-2022 local board approved and innovative courses as provided for a second reading we have a recommendation from committee no second is required is there any discussion all in favor of the motion please respond by saying i i i any opposed respond by saying nay eyes have it unanimously by a vote of 8-0 mr chairman that concludes my report thank you
043mr ramsey next is a committee on finance and capital planning board secretary dr crystal wiggful will read on behalf of the committee mr chairman the committee on finance and capital planning met on july 13th to 2021 and on the recommendation of the committee i move to approve the out-of-state travel as presented we have a recommendation from committee and no second is required is there any discussion all those in favor of the motion please respond by saying aye aye all opposed respond by saying nay the eyes have it by a vote of 8-0 the motion is adopted also on recommendation of the committee i moved to approve the amendment to the ursa 2 budget to include the additional ursa technician position as presented we have a recommendation from committee and no second is required is there
044any discussion all in favor of the motion please respond by saying i i any opposed respond by saying nay the eyes have it by vote of 8-0 the motion is adopted mr chairman that concludes my report excuse me i apologize i thought there was all unanimous consent was there a nay vote ms littleton uh voted in the negative she did not vote affirmatively so the vote carries by a vote of seven one mr chairman that concludes my report thank you next is reports from the committee on human resources ms kelly marone will read the report mr chairman i the committee on human resources met on july 13 2021 and on recommendation of the committee i move to approve the 2021 2022 salary book as presented we have recommendation from committee and no second is required
045is there any discussion all in favor of the motion please respond by saying i i any opposed please respond by saying nay the motion carries unanimously by a vote of eight zero also on recommendation of the committee i move to approve the first reading of policy j c a sexual discrimination and harassment as presented we have a recommendation from committee no second is required is there any discussion hearing none will call the question all in favor of the motion please respond by saying i i all opposed respond by saying nay the eyes have it by a vote of h0 also on recommendation of the committee i moved to approve the first reading of policy j c a r student sexual discrimination and harassment as presented we have a recommendation from committee no second is required
046is there any discussion hearing none all in favor of the motion please respond by saying i i i any opposed say nay motion carries by a vote of 8-0 also on recommendation of the committee i move to approve first reading of policy gbaa anti-harassment as presented we have a recommendation from committee no second is required is there any discussion hearing none all in favor of the motion please respond by saying aye hi any negative if you are opposed please say nay the eyes have it by vote of 8-0 also on recommendation of the committee i move to approve the first reading of policy gbaa r as presented we have a recommendation from committee no second is required is there any discussion hearing none will call the question all in favor of the motion please respond
047by saying i i any opposed say nay the eyes have it by a vote of 8-0 also on recommendation of the committee i move to approve first reading of policy gbac discrimination harassment and retaliation as presented we have a recommendation from committee no second is required is there any discussion hearing none will call the question all in favor of the motion please respond by saying i i any opposed nay eyes have it by a vote of 8 8-0 also on recommendation of the committee i move to approve first reading of policy g-b-a-c-r discrimination harassment and retaliation as presented we have a recommendation from committee no second is required is there any discussion hearing none we'll call the question all in favor of the motion please respond by saying i i any opposed nay the eyes
048have it by a vote of 8-0 also on recommendation of the committee i move to approve first reading of gbac-e1 discrimination harassment and retaliation complaint form as presented we have a recommendation from committee no second is required is there any discussion hearing none will call the question all in favor of the motion please respond by saying i i any opposed say nay motion carries by a vote of 8-0 mr chairman i'm happy to say that concludes my report thank you ms marone next item on the agenda will be the superintendent's report mr jackson good evening chairman vero board members cabinet members members of the audience believe it or not we are halfway through my fourth week as superintendent and we are deep into preparation for the upcoming school year uh the most recent highlight occurred
049last week during our annual summer leadership retreat where our leadership teams our school leadership teams came together to participate in professional development and preparation for the upcoming school year among many topics we discussed the characteristics characteristics of a quality organization and work to understand our individual leadership strengths so that we can better perform as a team our leaders also have the opportunity to attend one of the most powerful and impactful presentations i've ever witnessed former columbine high school principal mr frank deangelis or mr d uh joined us to share his experiences before during and after the tragic event he also spoke to our administrators about the importance of leadership relationships school culture and community when working through crisis situations we appreciate mr d and his willingness to share such a a deeply personal experience to
050help prepare our leaders earlier today i had the opportunity and the honor of kicking off our annual custodial safety training this past year demonstrated the importance of our custodial personnel as they are the first line of defense to ensure a healthy and safe environment for our students and staff so we appreciate the level of commitment displayed during this past year and the work that they continue to do each day we will continue our rigorous cleaning standards so our students and staff remain safe and healthy again thank you big thank you to our custodial staff tomorrow morning i will have the opportunity to host a meeting with area business leaders to discuss the allocation of our sr3 funding and also solicit feedback to help ensure our students are prepared to compete for available jobs in the
051local market i'm looking forward to this opportunity to meet with more than a dozen local employers and plan to host these meetings on a quarterly basis board members if you would like to attend please let us know as we will be providing breakfast and if you are in the business community and you would like to receive an invitation to future meetings or these upcoming meetings please contact katie tanner and our communications department board members if you have not done so already please mark your calendars for august 2nd that's monday august 2nd as we host our new teacher orientation at berkeley middle school we would love for you to join us if you have the opportunity to and if you're available looking forward to meeting and working with these new teachers as we will be going
052through this first year together this will be my first year and their first year if you have not all if you have not checked out our website lately please do so we have a wealth of information posted on the site such as our return to school plan as well as an opportunity to provide feedback for the district's sr3 funding you will also find important information about upcoming meetings for our schools that have new leadership these events will be conducted in a drop-in format on the campuses of each school each meeting will begin at 5 30 and conclude at 7 pm starting on monday august 2nd at cambay high school in phillip simmons elementary school on tuesday august 3rd at stratford high school in marington middle school and thursday august 5th cross elementary school and berkeley
053high school again these meetings will begin at 5 30 and conclude at 7 pm and will be conducted in a drop-in format to accommodate anyone that has a late evening work schedule again i encourage everyone in these communities to come out and meet your new leadership mr board chair that concludes my report thank you mr jackson just a couple of notes on my behalf i'd like to uh to congratulate the administrative staff mr jackson his his cabinet and board members for participating in the board retreat at 1p on july 17th i thought it was very informative it was even though it was saturday there were lots of positive information a lot of good feedback appreciate those folks who took the time and the effort to actually come out and and enjoy the day together we
054i thought it was very uh impactful for the uh for the upcoming year and for the the short-term midterm and long-term goals that our district is setting before us [Music] during this summer it's very impactful it's very important i had a conversation earlier before the meeting with judy rainey and if you look in the back you'll see two posters you'll see ms rainey and and also miss gary as the last two teachers of the year they are actually going to have a teacher forum retreat and it's going to be one that they are actually inviting all of the board members and cabinet members and i think if you have that if you have the date of august five at menrif from nine to three miss reigning you're welcome to attend i understand it's going to
055be possibly a change of the guard we're going to do some new some new and hopefully very positive steps with our teacher forum it's always been one of the best in the state there's no question about that for 25 years has been one of the best no question but these ladies and with the impact of the new teachers of the year the new toys and their new leadership uh i see it blossoming and getting a whole lot better and and the more we can involve ourselves in this particular effort because our teachers are the most important uh employees that we have we're all important don't get me wrong but the teachers need to know that we support them and we cherish them and we want them to stay and i think that's important so july
0565 i know that's a work day for those of you who do excuse me august 5 you're right august 5 uh but if you're retired like me you have no reason not to go so i'm going if the creek don't rise so uh any other board members have any comments they'd like to like to share if not i'll i'll entertain a motion to adjourn i made the most we have we have mr ramsey and mr miss uh tanner a motion and a second do we have any discussion all in favor of of the journey say i i any opposed nay we are adjourned by a vote of 8-0 have a great evening and a good week