08/22/2023 - Regular Meeting

001Nadia Combs: HI, I AM COMBS K0E78S, CHAIR OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE SERVE MORE THAN 200,000 STUDENTS THAT INCLUDE CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL TO ADULTS IN OUR WORKFORCE FROG. Henry "Shake" Washington: I AM HENRY SHAKE WASHINGTON, THE BOARD'S VICE-CHAIR. OUR DISTRICT IS THE SEVENTH LARGEST IN AMERICA AND OUR TEAM IS MADE UP OF 24,000 PEOPLE WORKING AT NEARLY 250 SITES ACROSS THE COUNTY. OUR DISTRICT IS DIVERSE AND DEDICATED. OUR BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD IN OUR BOARD AUDITORIUM ON SELECT TUESDAYS AT 4 P.M. THE BEST WAY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS IN 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 COUNTY SCHOOLS TV ON SPECTRUM CABLE CHANNEL 635 AND FRONTIER CHANNEL 32. MEETINGS ARE ALSO STREAMED LIVE ON OUR WEB SITE AT HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOLS.ORG. CLOSED CAPTIONING IS PROVIDED ON ALL BROADCASTS AND PAST MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE ARCHIVE. Nadia Combs: WE ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT THE PUBLIC HAS TO SAY. WE WILL INCLUDE TIME FOR AUDIENCE COMMENTS BEFORE WE ADDRESS OUR BUSINESS ITEMS, OUR AGENDA AND ANY SUPPORTING MATERIAL CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE IN ADVANCE. THEY ARE POSTED SEVEN DAYS BEFORE EACH MEETING ON OUR WEB SITE AT HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOLS.ORG. OUR VISION IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE, AND THAT MEANS ALL STUDENTS EVERY DAY. TODOS LOS ESTUDIANTES. TODOS LOS DIAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. Nadia Combs: THE BOARD MEETING OF

003AUGUST 22, 2023 IS CALLED TO ORDER. MEMBER WASHINGTON WILL LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] Henry "Shake" Washington: YOU MAY BE SEATED. Nadia Combs: MEMBER WASHINGTON, WILL YOU PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT. Henry "Shake" Washington: YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. OUR WONDERFUL BAND IS COMING IN NOW. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL DRUM LINE, ALONG WITH PRINCIPAL MARCUS RODRIGUEZ, BAND DIRECTOR JOHN JORDAN FRAZE AND DRUM INSTRUCTOR BENNETT BROWN. THESE WONDERFUL STUDENTS ENTERTAINED US PRIOR TO THE START OF THE BOARD MEETING. AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO COME UP

004AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND YOU REMIND ME WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. I ALMOST STARTED DANCING OUT THERE. BAND, COME ON UP. HELLO, NATALIA, I'M IN 9th GRADE AND I PLAY THE SNARE DRUM. I AM SAMMY CAMP AND IN THE 11th GREAT AND I PLAY THE TENORS. HI, I AM ALISON KENNEDY IN THE 11th GRATE GRADE AND I PLAY THE CYMBALS. I'M COOPER SHELLY IN THE 9th GRADE AND I PLAY THE YYMBALS. HELLO, I AM ALEX ALEXANDER OQUENDO, I AM A JUNIOR AND I PLAY THE TENORS. KATE OF LYNN OF 9th GRADE AND PLAY FOURTH BASS. ELIZABETH WATERS AND I AM IN 10th GRADE AND I PLAY BASS DRUM. I PLAY BASS DRUM AND AFTER I GRADUATE PLANS TO JOIN THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY. THOMAS JONES AND I AM A SENIOR AND PLAY TENORS. TUCKER,

005AND I AM A JUNIOR AND I AM THE SNARE CAPTAIN. BRADEN ALVAREZ AND I AM A JUNIOR. I AM MICHAEL AND A JUNIOR AND I PLAY A SNARE DRUM. I AM A DRUM CAPTAIN AND SENIOR AND I WANT TO GO TO BUSINESS SCHOOL. I AM ANDRE WILLIAMS, I AM A SENIOR THAT PLAY THE CYMBALS AND PLAN TO GO CULINARY. SAMUEL AND I PLAY SNARE AND I WILL GO TO FSU AND RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2044. Nadia Combs: ALL RIGHT, GO ' NOLES. I AM A SENIOR ON BASS LINE AND PLAN TO GO TO PREMED TRACK IN COLLEGE. I AM BENNETT BROWN AND THE PERCUSSION INSTRUCTOR FOR BLOOMI BLOOMINGDALE. HI THERE, JORDAN FRAZE, THE BAND DIRECTOR FOR BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MUSIC IN

006OUR SCHOOLS AND AS TOKEN OF OUR GRATITUDE AND THE DRUM LINE'S GRATITUDE, WE HAVE BROUGHT YOU A GIFT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: AW. Henry "Shake" Washington: IF WE HAVE ANY PARENTS WHO WANT TO COME UP AND TAKE PICTURES, YOU CAN. Nadia Combs: YOU GUYS ARE SO TALL. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ENJOY. AS THEY I CAN LIKE TO SAY, GO BULLS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS AN AMAZING WAY TO START OUR MEETING. THAT WAS WONDERFUL. WE HAVE NO WITHDRAWN ITEMS TODAY. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY. A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL

007BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. WE HAVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY JULY 25, 2023. AUGUST 8, 2023 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. A MOTION BY MEMBER PEREZ AND A SECOND BY MEMBER VAUGHN. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. BOARD MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER THE FORMAT OF TODAY'S MEETING. AS A REMINDER, WE ARE A NONPARTISAN BOARD THAT BELIEVING ALL CHILDREN CAN BE LEARN AND EMPOWER TO SUCCEED. FOR EFFECTIVE AGENDA STATEMENTS BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK WITH 30 SECONDS TO FOR FINAL THOUGHTS. AFTER WHICH THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN RESPOND AND IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOU ARE CAN ASKED TO GET BACK IN THE QUEUE. MEMBER WASHINGTON WILL READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES. Henry "Shake" Washington:

008THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING, LET ME SAY THAT PLEASE SIRENS YOUR DEVICES. THERE ARE SPEAKERS FOR BOARD MEETINGS. THIS MEETING WILL BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON LIVE WEBCAST ON CABLE TV ON VIDEO MONITORS HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM AND CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING IN THE ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVES. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE ITEM SCHEDULED FOR TIME CERTAIN HAND THIS IS 6:00 AND THAT WILL BE EMPLOYEE INPUT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS AND VALUE YOUR COMMENTS TO THE BOARD. OUR STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND KEEP OUR BOARD INFORMED ABOUT THE DECISIONS. OUR SCHOOL BOARD RESPECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD AND WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE; HOWEVER, IT IS REQUESTED

009WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD, COMMENTS ARE NOT DIRECTLY PERSONALLY AGAINST A BOARD MEMBER OR STAFF MEMBER BUT RATHER DIRECTED AT THE ISSUES. ANY BEHAVIOR TO INTERRUPT THE ORDER OF THIS MEETING IS NOT ALLOWED. ALL CIVILITY POLICIES ARE IN PLACE. WHEN ADDRESSING THE BOARD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS CLEARLY IN THE MICROPHONE. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. THREE MINUTES STARTS WHEN YOU BEGIN SPEAKING AND 30 SECONDS LEFT, A YELLOW LIGHT AND RED LIGHT WILL INDICATE WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO CALL UP THE FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS. OUR FIRST SPEAKER TODAY. WELC WELCOME. THANK YOU. I AM SUSAN VIRGINIA DAVIS. AND I WANTED TO THANK THE THREE MEMBERS THAT VOTED FOR JUST. WASHINGTON, VAUGHN AND PEREZ. I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR JUST. AND I AM CURIOUS ABOUT HOW MANY TEACHER VACANCIES ARE

010HAPPENING NOW. AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THERE IS AC PROBLEMS IN CLASSROOMS. BUT 14, 12 YEARS AGO I ALSO SUFFERED WITH MANY HOT CLASSROOMS AND LISTENING TO KIDS COMPLAIN AND SUFFER MANY HOURS WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING, MANY DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. IT WASN'T JUST ONE SCHOOL. AND I NKNOW THEY ARE VOLUNTARILY MANDATORY HAVING TO ATTEND SCHOOLS AND IN PRISONS, FLORIDA IS KNOWN FOR NOT HAVING AC IN THE PRISONS. SO OUR CHILDREN DESERVE AT LEAST AC. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN SETTLED. I HOPE SO. AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY REPORTS IN THE NEWS ABOUT COVID. I DON'T KNOW IF COVID IS IN THE SCHOOL OR NOT, BUT IT IS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I AM TERRIFIED OF COVID. THAT'S WHY I ALWAYS WEAR MASKS. I AM A HIGH-RISK PERSON AND I AM A LITTLE OLDER THAN

011MOST OF YOU -- OR ALL OF YOU. SO I AM REAL SUSCEPTIBLE. I AM REALLY TERRIFIED OF COVID. SO I USED TO STAY OUT OF RESTAURANTS. NOW I AM RISKING MY LIFE TO HAVE A GOOD MEAL. BUT I APPRECIATE HOW GOOD THIS BOARD IS AND YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOOL THAT I SUPPORTED. AND I APPRECIATE THE GOOD WORK YOU ALL ARE DOING. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME IN LETTING ME SPEAK. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM TERESA POTTER, PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF HILLSBOROUGH AND PASCO COUNTIES AND A LONG-TIME PUBLIC EDUCATION ADVOCATE. FORMER MEDIA SPECIALIST, FORMER PTA CHAIR AND AN EX-ER IN THE STATE PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING. WE DECIDED IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SPEAK BECAUSE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL

012PARENTS NEED TO KNOW THE FACTS OF HOUSE BILL 1 THAT EXPANDS THE PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM. THERE IS A LOT OF CONFUSION IN OUR COMMUNITY. FIRST IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW WE GOT HERE, 2006, FLORIDA WAS THIRD IN PER STUDENT FUNDING .FLORIDA TAXPAYER IN 2006, 26 MILLION FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHERS. THE PROGRAM WAS NEW IMPLEMENTED IN 2001 WITH TIGHT SPENDING CAPS. 2009, SPENDING CAPS DOUBLED. PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING DROPPED TO 40th IN THE NATION. BY 2014, EXPONENTIAL SPENDING CAP INCREASES HAVE BEEN IMPROVED. INCOME LIMITS HAVE BEEN INCREASED. AND $700 MILLION IN TAXPAYER FUNDS ARE PAYING FOR VOUCHERS. IN 2018, PER STUDENT FUNDING NOW AT 44th IN THE NATION AND TEACHER SALARIES ARE DOWN TO 47th. IN SPRING 2020, WHEN MANY WERE DISTRACTED BY SO MANY OTHER THINGS, THE 1R0U67ER PROGRAM WAS EXPANDED AGAIN. BY THE

0132022-'23 SCHOOL YEAR, A, $2.5 BILLION IN TAXPAYER MONEY AWARDED TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS THROUGH THE NOW FOUR SEPARATE VOUCHER PROGRAMS. AND FLORIDA PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER SALARIES ARE NOW RANKED 48th IN THE NATION WITH ONLY TEACHERS IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST VIRGINIA MAKING LESS. IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ALONE, OVER $100 MILLION WENT TO VOUCHERS LAST YEAR AND OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAW MASS LAYOFFS AND CONTINUED REDUCTION IN SERVICES AND COURSE OFFERINGS. WHEN HOUSE BILL 1, INCOME UNITS AND STUDENT CAPS REMOVED FROM VOUCHERS. AS OF THIS PAST FRIDAY, 25,854 APPLICATIONS OR APPROXIMATELY 206 MILLION DOLLARS IN VOUCHERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN AWARDED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. DOWN THE AMOUNT AWARDED IN ALL OF LAST SCHOOL YEAR. IT IS NOW OBVIOUS NOT A CAP OF 20,000 STUDENTS FOR THE WHOLE STATE SINCE WE HAVE NEARLY 26,000 IN HILLSBOROUGH ALONE. IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE THERE

014WAS SOME CONFUSION ON THAT SINCE THERE ARE MULTIPLE VOUCHER PROGRAMS. NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO GOOGLE OF FLORIDA POLICY INSTITUTE HB 1 SUMMARY SO YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG. THESE ARE THE FOUR PROGRAMS. NUMBER ONE, FTC, THE FLORIDA TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP, THE ORIGINAL. NUMBER TWO, THE FLORIDA EMPOWERFUL SCHOLARSHIP FOR UNIQUE ABILITIES. NUMBER 3, THE FLORIDA EMPOWERFUL FOR EDUCATION OPTIONS. AND FOUR, THE HOPE SCHOOL LARSHIP. ONE HAS A CAP OF 20,000 STUDENTS AND ONE HAS A CAP OF 26,500. BUT IF YOU DON'T QUALIFY FOR ONE OF THOSE, YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED OVER TO THE ONE POT OF MONEY THAT HAS NO CAP. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HELLO, LOUANNE TOLBERT. I AM WITH THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS AND A RETIRED EDUCATOR WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE SCHOOL

015DISTRICT. I WILL CONTINUE SHARING FACTS OF THE IMPACT OF HB 1, THE EXPANSION OF SCHOOL VOUCHERS ARE CREATING AN UNTENABLE SITUATION WHERE ALL THE DOLLARS FOLLOW THE STUDENT AND NOT ALL THE COSTS. THERE IS NO WAY TO HOLD OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS HARMLESS. OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE FIXED COSTS FOR BUILDINGS, SPORTS FACILITIES AND UTILITIES. THERE WILL BE ONGOING BUDGETARY UNCERTAINTIES SINCE SCHOOLS CANNOT PREPARE FOR THE MOVEMENT OF STUDENTS WHO CAN LEAVE AT ANY TIME AND COME BACK AT ANY TIME. THE DOLLARS ARE PAID OUT QUARTERLY, BUT PUBLIC SCHOOLS MIGHT TAKE THAT STUDENT BACK ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE QUARTER AFTER THE FUNDS OF THE QUARTER HAVE GONE TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL OR A PARENT IF IT IS A PEP STUDENT. THE TEN-DAY COUNT TO CALCULATE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW AND WE ARE HEARING

016THAT ENROLLMENT IS DOWN IN MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS. IF ENROLLMENT IS DOWN, WHAT IS THE CONTINGENCY PLAN TO COVER OUR FIXED COST. IF THE STATE IS HOLDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS HARMLESS, ARE THEY COVERING THESE FIXED COSTS SEPARATELY? THE TAXPAYER COSTS ARE ESTIMATED TO GROW TO OVER $4 BILLION THIS YEAR. NONE OF THIS MONEY IS GOING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE. BUT THE STATE IS LONG REQUIRED PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PAY FOR SERVICES FOR STUDENTS AT PRIVATE OR CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT DON'T OFFER THE SAME SERVICES. ARE THOSE STUDENTS WHO DECIDE TO JOIN A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEAM AS THEY ARE NOW ALLOWED TO DO REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THEIR UNIFORM, THEIR EQUIPMENT? DO THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE COST OF FACILITIES? OR ARE THEY GUARANTEED A SPOT ON THE TEAM. I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT

017CHARGE $7,000 TO $8,000 PER STUDENT AND PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCLUDING SCIENCE LABS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, SPORTS, BAND AND TRANSPORTATION. PRIVATE SCHOOLS DON'T PAY FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT KWOURSS FOR THEIR STUDENTS. THEIR TUITION HAS BEEN FREE, BUT DOESN'T THE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT PAY THE DUAL ENROLLMENT. AP TESTING IS ANOTHER ISSUE. YES, THE STATE PAYS FOR THE TESTS. IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY LAST YEAR, THAT WAS OVER 26,500 EXAMS AT A COST OF OVER $95 PER TEST. HOW MANY MORE STUDENTS WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EARNING FREE COLLEGE CREDITS AT THE TAXPAYERS' EXPENSE AND SHOW UP TO BE TESTED IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN MAY. IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ALONE, COSTS FOR VOUCHERS ARE EXPECTED TO TRIPLE TO AT LEAST $300 MILLION FROM JUST THE FES ARM OF THE VOUCHER SYSTEM. IMAGINE WHAT THOSE FUNDS

018COULD DO FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DAMARIUS ALLEN. A PUBLIC SCHOOL ADVOCATE AND THE FIRST TIME FOR A VERY LONG TIME I DON'T HAVE A KID IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS AND I WILL NOT CRY ABOUT IT, ALTHOUGH I WANT TO DEEP DEEPLY. I WANT TO TALK OF TWO THINGS. HB 1, I FOLLOWED THIS BILL, REREADING IT HUNDREDS OF TIMES, UNFORTUNATELY ALL 100 PAGES. AND THE PERSONALIZED EDUCATION PLAN. HOME SCHOOL PARENTS DIDN'T WANT LIMITS OF WHAT TO DO AND DIDN'T WANT PARAMETERS. PERSONALIZED EDUCATION PLAN. AND 25,000 WILL INCREASE TO 40,000 TO 40,000 THEREAFTER UNTIL THE CAP IS COMPLETELY REMOVED IN 2027. PERSONALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS WILL HAVE NO LIMIT IN 2027. THEY CAN USE THIS FUNDING AND FIND IT ON

019AAA SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING. WEB SITE TO PURCHASE TRAMPOLINE, THEME PARK TICKETS AND IN-GROUND POOLS. I AM NOT MANAGING THAT UP. I WILL BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU THE WEB SITE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT STUDENTS WHO ATTEND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WAIVE THEIR FEDERAL PROTECTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THEIR IEPs. WHY DON'T I READ DIRECTLY FROM THE BILL, A PARENTALLY PLACED PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENT DOES NOT HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL RIGHT TO RECEIVE SOME OR ALL OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION-RELATED SERVICES THAT THE STUDENT WOULD RECEIVE IF ENROLLED IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. IF YOU WERE CURIOUS WHERE THAT CAME FROM, IF YOU LOOK IN THE ENROLL TEXT IN THE BILL, LINE 1925 TOO 1930. BECAUSE IT SOUNDS SO ABSURD THAT WE WOULDN'T PROTECT OUR

020STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS, THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN GO BACK AND MAKE SURE I AM JUST NOT PULLING THAT OUT OF THIN AIR. NOW THE LAST NUMBERS WE SAID 390 VOUCHER APPLICATIONS COMING FOR STEP UP FOR STUDENTS ONE OF TWO VOUCHER FUNDING SFOs. FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS, SORRY. THE OTHER ONE IS AAA. THEY TEND TO HAVE LESS. THE GOVERNOR SUGGESTED WE HAVE 410 APPLICATIONS, SO OBVIOUSLY CAPS ARE REMOVED. PRIOR TO THIS YEAR, WE WERE ON A PATH TO WHERE CAPS WOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED. 375% OF THE INCOME LEVEL OF THE POVERTY LEVEL IS WHO WAS ELIGIBLE PRIOR TO THIS YEAR. HAND THIS WOULD HAVE INCREASED BY 25%. EVERY YEAR THE THRESHOLD WASN'T MET. SO WE WERE ON THIS PATH BUT NOW ON A FASTER TRIP TOWARD THIS PATH. THE OTHER

021THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, PLEASE KEEP DISCUSSION. TALK ABOUT BOOKS. THE ABILITY FOR US TO HAVE AN HONEST, OPEN DISCUSSION AND HAVE CONFLICT IN A SAFE SPACE IS REALLY IMPORTANT. PLEASE DON'T TAKE THAT PART OF THE PROCESS AWAY. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER AND SPEAKERS 6 THROUGH 10 PLEASE LINE UP. BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TODAY. MY NAME IS TRISHA LONG. I AM A HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY RESIDENT, AND I AM THE PARENT OF TWO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. I CAME HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AS PARENT AND AS A PERSON WHO LIKES SHAKESPEARE OF THE RECENT DECISION TO TEACH ONLY EXCERPTS OF SHAKESPEARE AND OTHER GREAT WRITERS TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RATHER THAN THE WORKS IN THEIR ENTIRETY. TO IS A I AM DISAPPOINTED IN THIS DECISION

022IS A VAST UNDERSTATEMENT. OUR CHILDREN ARE EXPOSED TO SO MANY MEDIA EXPERIENCES THAT LACK CONTEXT AND ENCOURAGE A SHORT ATTENTION SPAN OPINION I AM CONFUSED HOW WE THINK THEY WILL BENEFIT FROM THE TIK TOK VERSION OF LITERATURE. IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, THIS BOARD HAS SPOKEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO ATTRACT STUDENTS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAVE MANY OTHER OPTIONS AS THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN DESCRIBING. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE GREAT NEED TO ENCOURAGE CRITICAL THINKING IN OUR STUDENTS TO PREPARE THEM TO BE ENGAGED AND INFORMED CITIZENS. THESE ARE WORTHY GOALS. AND I BELIEVE THIS DECISION WILL HAVE THE OPPOSITE EFFECT. WE WILL NOT ATTRACT STUDENTS INTO PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY REDUCING OUR CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS IN THE NAME OF TEACHING TO THE TEST. WE WILL NOT ATTRACT PARENTS

023THAT WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO THINK DISTRIBUTELY BY TEACHING MATERIAL THAT IS GUARANTEED NOT TO OFFEND ANYONE. WE WILL NOT ATTRACT PEOPLE WHO VALUE THEATRE AND ART BECAUSE THEIR CHILDREN CANNOT DISCUSS AND READ THE FULL CONTEXT OF GREAT LITERATURE IN STAFF. WILL NOT ATTRACT QUALIFIED TEACHERS THAT LOVE TO DISCUSS THE COMPLEXITY OF THESE WORKS WITH STUDENTS. WHO EXACTLY WILL BE ATTRACTED TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM WHERE THE AIM IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR TESTING RATHER THAN FOR LIFE? MARK TWAIN SAID, CENSORSHIP IS TELLING A MAN HE CAN'T HAVE A STEAK BECAUSE A BABY CAN'T CHEW IT. IN CENSORING SHAKESPEARE IN HIGH SCHOOL, WE FOOL NO ONE WHEN WE PRETEND WE ARE READING TO BABIES AND NOT EDUCATING YOUNG ADULTS. THIS POLICY IS AN EMBARRASSMENT TO OUR DISTRICT IN MY OPINION. AND SHOULD BE RESCINDED AND RETHOUGHT.

024THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HI, I AM CHASE HARTMAN, SICKLES -- I AM A SENIOR AT SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL AND FOUNDER OF AWARD-WINNING BOOK DISTRIBUTION READ REPEAT AND A NONPROFIT ECO PARTNERS. AND CHALLENGED AND BANNED BOOKS FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AS A TEEN AND COLLECTED 220,000 NEW AND USED BOOKS AND GIVEN THEM TO MORE THAN 65,000 STUDENTS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. I STARTED THIS PROJECT WHEN I WAS TEN. WHEN I REALIZED MANY KIDS IN THIS COUNTY DIDN'T OWN BOOKS OF THEIR OWN. I SET OUT TO HELP. I DONATED USED BOOKS BUT REALIZE THAT WE ARE A DIVERSE COUNTY AND KIDS NEED ACCESS TO DIVERSE BOOKS. RAISING FUNDS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH BOOKS WITH DIVERSITY. RECENT FLORIDA LEGISLATION HAVE INTRODUCED SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES. THESE LAWS OF STRINGENT ASSESSMENT OF

025MATERIALS AND SPECIFICALLY TARGETED BOOK OF GENDER IDENTITY, RACE, AND STRIPPING STUDENTS OF PERSPECTIVES AND INSIGHTS. LAST FALL, I RECEIVED A GRANT FOR $10,000 TO PURCHASE BOOKS FOR DIVERSITY IN LIBRARIES. AND MANY SCHOOLS CANCELLED MY DELIVERY NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY VET THE DONATION OF THE AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS AND I WAS UNABLE TO PLACE THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES BECAUSE THE SCHOOLS WERE FEARFUL THEY COULD NOT CONTROL THE CONTENT. THE STUDENTS WHO WOULD RECEIVE BOOKS TO KEEP AND READ OVER THE SUMMER WAS LEFT WITH NOTHING. I AM CONCERNED THAT STUDENTS LIKE ME ARE BEING DEPRIVED OF CHARACTERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND GENDER IDENTITIES. I ASK YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE BOOK "THE GIVE FOR TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND WHO IS STONEWALL AND WHO IS HARVEY MILK, UNDERSTANDING LGBTQ+ RIGHTS AND TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER AND ACCEPTANCE.

026I AGREE PARENTS, OFFICIALS, AND, YES, EVEN STUDENTS, SHOULD HAVE AN INPUT WHAT WE READ. BUT IN A COUNTY WHERE HALF OF THE STUDENTS ARE TESTING BELOW PROFICIENCY, WE NEED TO PLACE MORE AWARENESS ON READING AND LESS MICROMANAGING CONTENT OUT OF FEAR FOR THOSE WHO ARE DIFFERENT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. HI, MY NAME IS CARMEN EDMONS AND I'M HERE TO TALK OF THE 7 MINDSETS CURE RICKS LULL BEING FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS. THIS CURRICULUM IS AMONG THE MANY THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE A VIOLATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS DUE TO THE TOPICS OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING BEING DISCUSSED IN A CLASSROOM SETTING. TEACHERS ARE NOT CERTIFIED THERAPISTS OR COUNSELORS. THEY WENT TO SCHOOLING TO TEACH AND TEACHERS SHOULD BE GIVEN BACK THEIR CLASSROOM TO ACTUALLY TEACHING IMPORTANT CORE CURRICULUM. OUR SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE

027ARE FAILING AND FALLING BEHIND GLOBALLY IN AREAS CONCERNING MATH, READING, SCIENCE AND HISTORY. SEL CURRICULUM USED IN CHICAGO FOR TEN YEARS AND THEIR MATH SCORE PRO FISH EN CEASE DECREASED 62% AND READING PROFICIENCY HAVE DECREASED 49%. WHY DO WE WANT TO ADOPT THIS CURRICULUM YET AGAIN WHEN WE HAVE OUR OWN FAILING SCHOOLS ONLY USING THESE CURRICULUM FOR THREE YEARS. WHY DO WE WANT TO USE THIS CURRICULUM THAT HAS SHOWN TO LOWER SCORES AND TOOLS THAT ARE NOT OPERATING AT 50% PROFICIENCY. HILLSBOROUGH. GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL, READING, 48%. MATH, 30%. FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL, READING, 23%. MATH, 39%. CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL READING, 20%. MATH, 23%. THOSE ARE JUST A SMALL SAMPLE. IF YOUR MOTTO IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR LIFE HOW IS RENEWING THIS CURRICULUM ACHIEVING THAT GOAL. WE ARE FAILING OUR STUDENTS IF THIS CURRICULUM PASSES AGAIN.

028EACH OF YOU WHO VOTE ARE COME MPOLICE PLAY ANT. WOKE POLICIES AND CURRICULUM THAN PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR LIFE FOR JOBS, TRADE SCHOOLS, COLLEGE, RAISING FAMILIES AND PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. NONE OF THIS CAN HAPPEN IF CAN'T DO AGE-APPROPRIATE READING AND MATH. AND CREATES A VICTIM MENTALITY. DOES NOT TEACH OF TAKING PERSONALABILITY, HARD WORK AND EACH STUDENT CAN ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN DETERMINING THEIR OWN DESTINIES. THIS CURRICULUM MUST NOT BE RENEWED. A TENURED TEST RATE THAT PROVES IT IS A FAILED CURRICULUM. WHY WOULD WE DO THIS TO OUR CHILDREN? WHY WOULD WE WASTE OUR TIME AND TAX DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT WORKING? PLEASE VOTE NO FOR THIS CURRICULUM. LIKE THE LADIES OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ARE SAYING, A PROBLEM LEAVING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. MAYBE IF WE GET BACK TO

029READING THE CORE, THE BASICS, READING, WRITING, MATH AND SCIENCE. YOU WOULDN'T HAVE AN OUTFLOW OF SCHOOL FROM OUR PUBLIC CYCLE SYSTEMS, AND HAVE PARENTS PUTTING THEIR KIDS BACK IN PUBLIC SCHOOL BECAUSE YOU ARE GETTING A QUALITY EDUCATION AND NOT A WATERED-DOWN EDUCATION. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME HEARING PUBLIC COMMENT. I AM SHARON GRAHAM BARRETT. I AM A FORMER HCPS TEACHER. I AM A 11-YEAR RESIDENT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND A THERAPIST WHO OWN AS PRIVATE PRACTICE HERE. I HAVE SPENT SEVERAL HOURS REVIEWING THE 7 MINDSETS CURRICULUM AND HEARD FROM COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE USE IT ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH IT. AND EVERY SINGLE ONE SPOKE VERY HIGHLY OF, YOU KNOW, IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY SAW WITHIN THEIR STUDENTS. I JUST WANT TO BE VERY SPECIFIC

030ABOUT THAT. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE TWO DATA POINTS THAT THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER REFERENCED OUT OF CHICAGO. THAT IS A MISREPRESENTATION, MISAPPLIED ANALYSIS OF THAT DATA. AND I KNOW YOU HAVE EXPERTS ON STAFF WHO CAN SPEAK MORE TO THAT. SO I WILL MOVE ON. BUT I AM ALSO HERE AS A CHRISTIAN. I AM PUTTING OUT BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD THERE IS RELIGIOUS-BASED OPPOSITION TO THE APPROVAL OF THE 7 MINDSETS. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT THREE THINGS ON THAT FRONT. THE FIRST IS THAT THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS CURRICULUM THAT CONTRADICTS THE FOUNDATIONS OF ANY MAJOR RELIGION. AND NO WAY IN WHICH IT INFRINGES ON THE RIGHTS OF PARENTS TO TEACH THEIR CHILDREN WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE. TWO, THERE ARE -- THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OPPOSING THIS, IRONICALLY BECAUSE IT TEACHES

031SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL ELEMENTS, WHICH ARE ALL THROUGHOUT MAJOR RELIGIOUS WORKS, ARE THE SAME ONES YELLING, BRING BACK PRAYER IN OUR SCHOOLS. AS WE KNOW, IT NEVER LEFT. WE ALLOW AND INVITE ANYONE TO PRAY AND MEDITATE EACH MORNING WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL PRACTICE. SO TO ADVOCATE THIS AND TO DENY APPROVE OF THIS WONDERFUL CURRICULUM BECAUSE IT TEACHES -- EXCUSE ME, IT TEACHES SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL ELEMENTS DOES NOT FOLLOW LOGIC. THIRDLY, THE REQUIREMENT -- THE FLORIDA REQUIREMENT/RULE THAT THIS EXCELLENT CURRICULUM INCLUDES IN PART, QUOTE, RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING, RESILIENCY, RELATIONSHIP SKILLS AND CONFLICT RESOLUTIONS AND UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECTING OTHER VIEWPOINTS AND BACKGROUNDS. AND THAT IS PRECISELY WHY WE SHOULD APPROVE THIS EXCELLENT CURRICULUM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. AND IF WE CAN HAVE SPEAKERS 11-13, PLEASE LINE UP. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS

032TINA WILLIAMS BREWSTER. I HAVE BEEN IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS NOW JUNE 1, EIGHT YEARS. ONCE AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO COME BEFORE YOU REGARDING ESC RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS. RIGHT BEFORE THE MEETING I WAS ABLE TO READ ESC STAFF, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE. THEY ALSO HAVE TO HAVE SPECIAL EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION. WOW, ALL THESE EXPERTS, AND WE LACK COMMUNICATION. ACCORDING HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY'S OWN SCHOOL POLICIES, IF A PARENT REACHES OUT, IT SHOULD BE 48 HOURS FOR A RESPONSE. WHILE WE ALL KNOW THAT IT IS BACK TO SCHOOL, ONCE AGAIN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS, WHERE IS THE STANDARD? I SHOULD NOT AS A PARENT HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING JUST TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE W WITH ESE STAFF. I AM CAPABLE. VERY REHEARSED JUST LIKE THE STAFF HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATION.

033I HAVE THE EQUIVALENT OF A Ph.d. ON MY CHILD. WE HAVE GOT TO DO BETTER WITH OUR ESC STUDENTS. IT IS JUST LIKE THE DELICATE CYCLE. WE ALL HAVE LAUNDRY. WE DON'T WASH THE LAUNDRY ALL THE SAME. EACH TAG REPRESENTS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, JUST LIKE OUR STUDENTS. APPROXIMATELY FEDERAL LAW DOESN'T SAY THREE WEEKS THAT SERVICES BEGIN. IT IS DAY ONE. THIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE. WE DO THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. EVERY YEAR, THE DELAYS FOR SERVICES GET FURTHER AND FURTHER AND FURTHER BEHIND. WHAT -- WHAT DOES THE STAFF DO DURING THE SUMMERTIME? ALL I HEAR IS EXCUSES. WHEN IS HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY GOING TO DO BETTER? WHERE IS THE STANDARD? OUR STUDENTS COME PREPARED. THEY ARE GIVING IT ALL THAT THEY HAVE. STAFF, ESPECIALLY FELL IN, LET'S DO THE SAME. SO I KNOW YOU KNOW THE

034LAW IF YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL THIS CREDENTIALS. IS IT BY CHOICE TO IGNORE PARENTS? I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. LIKE I LOVE THE LADY'S SHIRT WHO SAID, STAY IN TROUBLE. THE GOOD KIND OF TROUBLE. THAT IS THE MOTTO I LIVE BY. WE DON'T GIVE YOU OUR JUN JUNK. MY DAUGHTER HAS SPECIAL NEEDS, GUESS WHAT, I STILL HOLD HER TO A LEVEL. I AM PROUD OF HER. SHE HAS A 3.8 GPA. THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS COMMUNICATE WITH THE PARENTS ABOUT A PROBLEM. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HELLO, ALAN BREWSTER. THE FIRST THING I WANT TO SAY IS, THE SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL PERSONNEL, THE LEADERSHIP AT THE SCHOOL, THE STUDENT AND THE PARENTS SHOULD BE A PARTNERSHIP. IT SHOULD NOT BE A DICTATORSHIP. IF THERE IS AN

035ISSUE WITH STAFF OR THE LEADERSHIP, WHEN THE PARENT SENDS AN E-MAIL ABOUT THE ISSUE, IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. PARENTS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO GO OUT OF THE BUILDING TO GET AN ISSUE ADDRESSED. AND YOU HAVE PERSONNEL AVOIDING THE E-MAILS. WE SENT SEVERAL E-MAILS WITH NO RESPONSE. SEVERAL. AND WE REQUESTED AN IEP MEETING WITH NO RESPONSE. THEN WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD ONLY BE ON THIS DAY. I HAVE OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES. WE ARE NOT AVAILABLE THAT DAY. BUT THEY WERE ADAMANT, IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN THAT DAY OR NO OTHER DAY. THAT IS NOT A PARTNERSHIP. FIRST OF ALL, THE PARENTS AND THE STUDENT DID DIDN'T CAUSE THE ISSUE. THE SCHOOL DID. SECOND OF ALL, YOU -- I DON'T HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE THE SCHOOL. THEY ARE AT WORK. I AM NOT. THEY SHOULD ACCOMMODATE THE STUDENT AND

036THE PARENTS FOR THE MEETING. AND IT IS LIKE -- I HAVE BEEN TELLING THEM THIS FOR EIGHT YEARS AND THEY STILL DON'T GET IT. BECAUSE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT PARTNERSHIP IS. IF A PARENT SAYS THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THEY GIVE YOU THE DATES THAT ARE AVAILABLE, THEN IT IS UP TO THE SCHOOL TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. AND NOT REFUSE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. AND THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING AT GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL. ITS IT IS THE LEADERSHIP. THE LEADERSHIP HAS TO CHANGE. WE ARE NOT THE ONLY PARENTS EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE AT THAT SCHOOL. IT IS THE LEADERSHIP. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO MAKE A CHANGE? 30 YEARS? 40 YEARS? 50 YEARS? WHAT ABOUT THE STUDENTS. PUT THE STUDENTS FIRST. THE STUDENTS COME FIRST. NOT THE PRINCIPAL. NOT THE TEACHERS. NOBODY ELSE. THE STUDENTS

037DO. AND THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY. ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN. WHEN MY SONS WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL, TWO OF THEM WERE AT MIDDLETON. MR. WASHINGTON AND MISS WHELAN MAY REMEMBER THAT. I WAS THERE FREQUENTLY HELPING THE TEACHERS AND STAFF ANY WAY I COULD AND ESPECIALLY HELPFUL WITH THE SOCCER TEAM. I KNEW A LOT OF THEM IF THEY LEFT SCHOOL COULDN'T COME BACK FOR THE SOCCER -- FOR THE GAME. SO I WOULD HAVE THEM OVER TO MY HOUSE, NOT JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY HAD DINNER BUT FOR FELLOWSHIP. SO I DEEPLY CARE ABOUT OUR CHILDREN. ONE OF MY SONS, NOT THESE TWO, BUT ANOTHER ONE HAD A DRUG ADDICTION PROBLEM. IN ORDER TO HELP HIM AND THE COMMUNITY, I WENT AND

038GOT MY MASTER'S IN PUBLIC HEALTH. MOST PARENTS DON'T ATTEND. ONE, THEY DON'T HAVE TIME AND TWO, IF THEY COME AND SPEAK, THEY WILL HAVE REPERCUSSIONS WITH THEIR CHILDREN. DOESN'T MEAN THEY DON'T CARE. I SPENT THE LAST WEEK AND MANY MORE HOURS THAN I WOULD LIKE TO ADMIT TRYING TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND IT AND BETTER UNDERSTAND IT. AND I GOT SEVERAL FRIENDS THAT SAYS IT OKAY. I TOOK A STEP BACK AND EXAMINED IT THROUGH MY EYES OF A MINUTE TALL HEALTH COUNSELOR AND HOW THESE WILL IMPACT. I STARTED ASKING MYSELF QUESTIONS. ONE WAS, WHO IS GOING TO TEACH THE LESSON? IT LOOKS LIKE THE TEACHER IS. I FELT LIKE WE NEED A MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR IN EACH OF THOSE BECAUSE THE TEACHER IN TEN MINUTES AS IT SAYS FOR PREP, THAT IS NOT ENOUGH TIME

039FOR THE TEACHER TO REALLY HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED. TWO, WHY IS IT ONLINE? ESPECIALLY FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SEEMS LIKE THEY WOULD NEED BOOKLETS TO WRITE IN AND TAKE IT HOME WITH THEIR PARENTS AND SHARE. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, SOME OF THE TOPICS MAY BE LIKE HITTING A HORNET'S NEST WITH AT THAT BATS CAUSING TRIGGERS THAT EVEN THE CHILD MAY NOT BE AWARE OF. DO THE TEACHERS HAVE THE TIME AND KNOWLEDGE TO HELP GIVE THE CHILD THE ASSISTANCE THEY NEED OR EVEN IDENTIFY IT. AND AT WHAT POINT IS A PARENT GOING TO BE CONTACTED. MANY TIMES CHILDREN AND EVEN ADULTS GET TRIGGERED BY SOMETHING, AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY THEY ARE UPSET. WE REALLY NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP. ARE YOU GOING TO BE HIRING MORE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS? AND THEN THE RESPONSES ONLINE. WHO IS GOING

040TO MONITOR THEM? WHAT IF A FAMILY STRUGGLING WITH CANCER IS, DEATH, DIVORCE, UNHEALTHY SIBLINGS, OR IF A CHILD HAD AN ARGUMENT WITH THEIR PARENTS BEFORE THE PROGRAM THAT DAY? MANY FAMILIES HAVE CHOSEN TO DEAL WITH THESE TOPICS IN OTHER WAYS THAN WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO TEACH. SO ARE THE RESPONSES GOING TO BE MONITORED OR JUST THE DATA BEING COLLECTED? WHO IS RESPONSIBLE TO FOLLOW-UP WITH THE PROGRAM? ARE SOCIAL SERVICES GOING TO BE CALLED IF SOMEONE SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT SUICIDE? WHEN ARE THE PARENTS GOING TO BE CONTACTED. IN GENERAL UTILIZING THESE PROGRAMS SEEMS TO BE THAT THE SCHOOL IS ATTEMPTING TO ASSUME THE ROLE OF A PARENT THAN STAYING DEDICATED TO THE CORE OBJECTIVE FOR SOLID ACADEMIC EDUCATION. PLEASE CONSIDER THE QUESTIONS I RAISED AND TRY TO ANSWER THEM WHEN YOU ARE GOING THROUGH

041THIS. THIS IS REALLY SERIOUS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS CHANDRA JONES. I AM A DISASTER CASE MANAGER WITH ST. VINCENT DEPAUL. AND I HAVE A YOUNG GRANDCHILD TO ATTEND TURNER BARTELS. I LIVE IN THE AREA AND THIS KIND OF DIVERGES ANYTHING SPECIFIC WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. BUT I WANTED TO -- I NOTICED LATELY WE ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE CASES OF FAMILIES THAT ARE STILL DISPLACED OR DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE HOUSING BECAUSE OF HURRICANE IAN. AND A NEW PROGRAM FUNDED BY FEMA AND I JUST WANTED TO COME UP HERE AND INTRODUCE IT TO YOU ALL AND MAYBE YOU CAN PASS IT ON IF YOU KNOW ANY SURVIVORS WHO ARE OF NEED OF ASSISTANCE. WE CONTRACT WITH BUSINESSES AND OTHER RESOURCES AND AGENCIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE

042HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. WE HAVE ALL THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH. WE WORK WITH OTHER AGENCIES LIKE THE RED CROSS. WE ARE TALL IN A PARTNERSHIP NOW BECAUSE, OF COURSE, THE EMERGENCY FUNDING THAT WAS HERE TO HELP THOSE FAMILIES AFTER HURRICANE IAN HAS ENDED AND NOW WE HAVE TO COME IN AND KIND OF PICK UP THE PIECES OF THOSE DID NOT -- DID NOT RECEIVE THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEEDED. I WANTED TO IMPART THAT INFORMATION AND IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYONE WHO IS A SURVIVOR AND THEY STILL NEED ASSISTANCE, IF YOU CAN PLEASE CONTACT US. 941-799-6779. JUST AN OUTREACH NUMBER SO THEY CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH RESOURCES TO HELP THEM. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. AND OUR FINAL SPEAKER FOR TODAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I AM SPEAKING TODAY ABOUT THE

043IMPLEMENTATION OF ANOTHER SEO CURRICULUM, THE 7 MINDSETS BEING VOTED ON TODAY. THE THIRD ONE IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS WITH SECOND STEP IN PANORAMA PRIOR TO THIS. THIS CURRICULUM IS BUILDING A COMMON LANGUAGE. AND I QUOTE FROM THEIR WEB SITE, THE CURRICULUM PROVIDES STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS WITH AN ENGAGING, ACCESSIBLE COMMON LANGUAGE THAT SUPPORTS LASTING, CHANGE. IF THEY ARE TEACHING THE COMMON LANGUAGE BETWEEN THE TEACHER AND STUDENT, WHERE DO THE PARENTS COME IN? DO THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO OPT IN OR OPT OUT OF THIS? IF THEY DON'T, IT UNDERMINES THE PARENTAL RIGHT. IN 2020, CASSEL UPDATED DEFINITION TO A SCHOOL, FAMILY PARTNERSHIP ADDRESSES VARIOUS FORMS OF INEQUITY AND CONTRIBUTING TO JUST SOCIETIES, WHICH IN OTHER WORDS, THE BROAD COPE OF IMPACT OF SEL IS BEING USED TO CREATE SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN SOCIETY. THE 7 MINDSETS

044CURRICULUM ALIGNS WITH THE CASTLE'S CORE COMPETENCY AND ALL 85 SEL CURE RICK LA. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE EXPERTISE OF THOSE PERFORMING THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS CURRICULUM. IT WAS ALREADY MENTIONED THAT TEACHERS AROUND THE STAFF BEING TRAINED DO NOT HAVE MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING, NOR DO THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO IF A STUDENT TRIGGERS FROM THE INFORMATION BEING TAUGHT. I AM ALREADY BEING TOLD THAT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, TEACHERS ARE BEING REMOVED FROM THEIR CLASSES FOR 30 MINUTES A WEEK SO SOMEONE CAN COME IN AND SEARCH THE SEL PROGRAM, SECOND STEP. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND WHEN I HAD DUG PREVIOUSLY ON SECOND STEP THAT IT USES THE NATIONAL EQUITY PROJECT AS A RESOURCE FOR SCHOOLS THROUGH THE SECOND STEP PROGRAM. I READ IN YOUR PACKAGE THAT 7 MINDSETS HAVE INCREASED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, MENTAL

045WELLNESS, POSITIVE CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR AND EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. IT IS INTERESTING THAT THIS VERY SAME VERBIAGE IS USED ON THE 7 MINDSETS WEB SITE. IT IS QUOTED IN SOME ARTICLES OF 7 MINDSETS AND CASSEL, SEL IN GENERAL. BUT I CAN'T FIND INFORMATION THAT GIVES IMPROVEMENTS TO STUDENTS' EFFICIENCY SCORES WHEN I LOOK FOR THEM BUT FOR THE INFORMATION I PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED FOR CHICAGO. THAT IS A HUGE RED FLAG FOR ME WHEN ALL OF THE LANGUAGE IS GREAT LANGUAGE AND NOT SPECIFIC RESULTS THAT CAN BE TABULATED. IT IS YOUR DUTY TO NOT ONLY ADVOCATE FOR EVERY STUDENT'S WELL BEING, BUT TO DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO PROTECT THEM AND ENSURE THEY ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE APPROPRIATE TOOLS FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY. WE WILL

046NOW MOVE ON TO THE RECOGNITION AND PROCLAMATIONS. WE HAVE THREE RECOGNITIONS TODAY. WE WON'T BE VOTING ON ANY OF THEM, BUT BOARD MEMBERS, FEEL FREE TO COMMENT. START WITH THE RECOGNITION OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2023 COMMISSIONER'S BUSINESS PARTNER RECOGNITION AWARD, CBRA RECIPIENTS AND I WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION TODAY. THE COMMISSIONER'S BUSINESS PARTNER RECOGNITION AWARD RECOGNIZES FLORIDA SCHOOLS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS HAVE TO DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS BY ENCOURAGING POSITIVE CHANGE. SERVES TO HIGHLIGHT EDUCATIONAL CONNECTIONS THAT FORCE STRONG COMMUNITY AND FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN FLORIDA SCHOOLS AND HELP PROMOTE STUDENTS' SUCCESS. THESE EDUCATIONAL CONNECTIONS HELP FLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICTS GAIN A COMPETITIVE EDGE OF PROVIDING ENHANCED SERVICES TO STUDENTS THEY SERVE. AWARD RECIPIENTS AWARDED TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THAT REPRESENT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE, FIRST IS IDLEWILD BAPTIST CHURCH. URUSHA RENAG.

047NOMINATED BY THE TRANSFORMATION NETWORK. RECYCLE TUNES. NOMINATE BY TRACY LEASEE. MUSIC SUPERVISOR, ACADEMIC SERVICES. AND FINALLY SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION, COURTNEY BARRY, NOMINATED BY ANNMARIE BARRY, DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT. BOARD MEMBERS, SHOULD WE STAND? OR GO DOWNSTAIRS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. Henry "Shake" Washington: CONGRATULATIONS AND ON BEHALF THE SCHOOL BOARD, WE THANK ALL OF YOU AND YOUR PARTNERSHIP. WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS. THANK YOU. NEXT ISA 02, ADOPT A HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TEACHER. MEMBER VAUGHN WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. I AM VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THE HONOR TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE ADOPT A TEACHER AND THE FOUNDER, BROOKE ELKINS. IN JULY 2020, MISS BROOKE ELKINS CREATED A ADOPT A HILLSBOROUGH TEACHER FACEBOOK PAGE. ALONG WITH EDUCATORS LAURA GILMAN AND EMILY LEE AND HCPS PARENT AND LOCAL REALTOR

048JENNIFER OBATI. I HOPE I SAID THAT RIGHT. THOUSAND OF TEACHERS HAD THEIR CLASSROOM SUPPLIES NEEDS PROVIDED BY NUMEROUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS INITIATIVE HAS DEMONSTRATED THE UNITY IN OUR COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY. THE SCHOOL BOARD AND INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT AYRES WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANKS THE CONTINUED EFFORTS OF MISSILEKINS IN SUPPORTING OUR EDUCATESERS. A TRULY A COMMUNITY CHAMPION THAT SUPPORTS OUR MISSION FOR PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE. THANK YOU FOR MAKING US HILLSBOROUGH STRONG. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. YOU ARE AMAZING. THANK YOU. ON A BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE NEXT RECOGNITION IS THE A 03, RECOGNITION OF KEENSHA PARHAM'S LEADERSHIP AND CONTRIBUTION TO H.A.B.S.E., HILLSBOROUGH ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS AND THE BLACK HISTORY BRAINBOWL, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF ACADEMICS AND TRANSFORMATION. MEMBER GRAY WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. Lynn Gray: YES.

049THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANTED TO READ AND I SHARED WITH MISS PARHAM THAT THE REASON I AM READING THIS BECAUSE SHE HAS DONE SUCH A COMPREHENSIVE JOB IN EXPANDING THE BLACK HISTORY -- BLACK HISTORY BRAINBOWL. AND I DON'T SAY THIS LIGHTLY. MISS PARHAM, YOU HAVE DELIGHTED US. YOU HAVE STIMULATED THE STUDENTS. YOU MOTIVATED THEM TO DO THEIR BEST TO LEARN MORE OF BLACK HISTORY CULTURE, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES. YOU HAVE BUILT THIS PLANE, AND IT IS FLYING STRONG. SO IF YOU WILL JUST GIVE ME A MOMENT AND THEN SHAKE AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING -- MEMBER WASHINGTON. KEENSHA PARHAM SERVED AS PRESIDENT FOR H.A.B.S.E., HILLSBOROUGH ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS FROM AUGUST 2019 TO JUNE 2023. ONE OF HER INITIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION WAS THE CONTINUATION OF -- EXCUSE ME, OF BLACK

050HISTORY BRAIN BOWL ESTABLISHED IN 2016 WITH TEN PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AND 50 STUDENTS. NOW THIS IS GOING TO GO -- WILL WAY INCREASE IN A MOMENT. THE GOAL OF THE BLACK HISTORY BRAIN BOWL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT BLACK HISTORY INCLUDING AFRICAN AND LOCAL HISTORY AND A CHANCE TO COLLABORATE AND LEARN WI WITH PEERS. IN 2020, THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN TASK FORCE SPARKED BY A COLLABORATION BETWEEN EDUCATION -- EDUCATIONAL ADVOCATE FRED AMERICANS AND MYSELF AND NOW SHAKE WASHINGTON, MEMBER WASHINGTON, SOUGHT TO FURTHER CHAMPION AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY IN THAT YEAR. AND IN THAT YEAR, THE BLACK HISTORY BRAIN BOWL WENT DISTRICT WIDE TO INCLUDE NOW 40 SCHOOLS AND AROUND 200 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUD PENITENTIARIES NOW IN 2022, ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ENTERED THE BLACK HISTORY BRAIN BOWL NOW MAKING THIS EVENT A TRUE ELEMENTARY TO HIGH SCHOOL

051INITIATIVE. THIS PAST YEAR, UNDERED LEADERSHIP OF MISS PARHAM, THE BLACK HISTORY BRAIN BOWL HAD ALMOST 100 SCHOOLS -- NOW THIS IS COMPARED TO 10. 100 SCHOOLS, 490 STUDENTS, 200 TEAM COACHES, 100 VOLUNTEERS, AND CROSSED DEPARTMENTAL PARTICIPATION AWARDING OVER $10,000 IN PRIZES AND MEMBER WASHINGTON, IF WE ARE NOT MISTAKEN ALSO CONTRIBUTED. I DID A LITTLE BIT AND FRED AMERICANS. WE WANT TO THANK MISS PARHAM FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE TO NOT ONLY H.A.B.S.E. BUT TO THE STUDENTS AND TO THE SCHOOLS AND CHRIS JARGO. HE IS IN THE AUDIENCE. YOU MIGHT STAND TOO. KEENSHA KNOWS -- MISS PARHAM KNOW THAT ONE OF THE GREAT CONDUCTORING OF THE BIG ORCHESTRA THAT YOU PUT TOGETHER. WITH THAT, MEMBER WASHINGTON, WILL YOU DO THE PLEASURE? SO HERE YOU GO. WE ARE GIVING YOU AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY TASK FORCE PLAQUE FOR

052YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE WILL SEE YOU. Henry "Shake" Washington: DID YOU A GREAT JOB. YOUR MISSION. YES, SIR. Lynn Gray: CAN WE TAKE A PHOTO. WITH THE BOARD. YOU KNOW, THE BOARD MEMBERS, TOO, WERE ALL PART OF THIS AS WELL. SO, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO THEIR HEARTFELT PARTICI PARTICIPATIONS. ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE READY, 3, 2, 1. ONE MORE, 3, 2, 1. Henry "Shake" Washington: OKAY, THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY. AND A SECOND BY MEMBER HAHN. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE

053HEARD. C 1.02, 1.03, 2.02, 7.05, 7.06, 7.14. 1.02, PROPOSED HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS UNIFORM TESTING CALENDAR FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. Superintendent Ayres: EACH SCHOOL DISMUST HAVE A UNIFORM CALENDAR, PUBLISH THE CALENDAR TO THE WEB SITE AND PROVIDE IT TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BY OCTOBER OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR. PER FLORIDA STATUTE, THE IT IS STRICT IS FOLLOWING A BEST STANDARDS IN ADMINISTERING THE FLORIDA ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS IF FAS ASSESSMENTS. STUDENTS IN K-12 CANNOT SPEND MORE THAN 5% OF INSTRUCTIONAL SEAT TIME ON TESTING. THE BRIGHT POSED 2023-2024 CALENDAR MEETS THIS REQUIREMENT. Nadia Combs: I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ITEM C-102. A MOTION AND A SECOND BY MISS HAHN AND WASHINGTON. I PULLED THIS ITEM. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? SORRY, JUST NOT WORKING. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS

054AND COMMENTS. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE TESTING AND MEASUREMENT, MAKING SURE WE ARE STAYING BELOW THE STATE THRESHOLD, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE SAID OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT I DO THINK THERE IS INCREASED TESTING COMING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. IT CONCERNS ME. I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE TO TEST STUDENTS. WE WANT TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE. BUT THE AMOUNT OF TESTING THAT IS OCCURRING AT A VERY YOUNG LEVEL FROM KINDERGARTEN AND CONTINUING TO TEST THOSE STUDENTS IS A CONCERN TO ME AND I ALSO, AS I SAID, I REALLY APPRECIATE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS MAKING SURE WE STAY BELOW THAT THRESHOLD, BUT MY CONCERN IS STILL THE INCREASED AMOUNT OF TESTING. WHEN YOU ARE NOT SEEING THAT TESTING IN OTHER VENUES AS WELL, WE ARE NOT SEEING THAT TYPE OF REQUIREMENT FROM

055OTHER PLACES THAT ARE RECEIVING SOME OF THOSE VOUCHERS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I SUPPORT PARENT CHOICE, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS OVERSIGHT. THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE SPENDING THEIR TAX DOLLARS TO SEND A CHILD TO A SCHOOL, THAT THEY MAKE SURE THAT THOUGH STUDENTS ARE GETTING AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION. MY OTHER CONCERN IS WI WITH I-READY. YES, I-READY. I AM CONCERNED OF THE AMOUNT OF TESTING. I KNOW WE USED THIS PROGRAM FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT PENDULUM SWING ACADEMICALLY. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR SCORES FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, THEY HAVE MOVED BUT THEY HAVE NOT MOVED AS MUCH AS THEY NEED TO. AND WE CONTINUE TO TEST STUDENTS AND I THINK THERE ARE MANY SCHOOLS THAT HAVE THAT MESSAGE

056THAT I-READY IS A REQUIREMENT. I WILL CONTINUE TO SAY OVER AND OVER, IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT. THAT IS ONLY JUST ONE PICTURE. AND I SAY THIS WITH ABSOLUTE CONVICTION BECAUSE I RAN A TUTORING CENTER FOR MANY YEARS AND OFTEN, KIDS CAME INTO THE I-READY AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD HAVE A 30% TO 40% INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT WRITE IS GREAT FOR A BUSINESS, BUT ALSO OFTEN, IT DID NOT GIVE ME THE RESULT THAT I NECESSARILY RECEIVED FOR THAT CHILD. IT DOESN'T REALLY LOOK AT FLUENCY. IT DOESN'T LOOK AT THE WRITING AND IT DOESN'T LOOK AT A LOT OF OTHER PARTS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE. AND THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE -- IF WE ARE GOING TO TEST STUDENTS THAT WE ARE VERY INTENTIONAL AND I DON'T WANT A CHILD TO

057BE THREE WEEKS INTO SCHOOL AND IN THEIR FOURTH OR FIFTH TEST. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT. THANK YOU. MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME IS SPENT TESTING IN KINDERGARTEN? Superintendent Ayres: I WILL TOSS THIS OVER -- I KNOW 0.28% OFF THE TOP. DEIDRE WELCH IS THE EXECUTIVE FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. DO YOU HAVE THOSE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF YOU, PLEASE? YES, SORRY. THANK YOU, GUYS. IN KINDERGARTEN, LET'S SEE. THE TOTAL INSTRUCTIONAL TIME SPENT TESTING IS 0.28%. Stacy Hahn: AND IN SECOND GRADE? SECOND GRADE, THE TOTAL INSTRUCTIONAL TIME SPENT TESTING FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR IS 0.5%. Stacy Hahn: SO LESS THAN 1%? CORRECT. Stacy Hahn: WHAT ABOUT IN 5th GRADE? IN 5th GRADE THE TOTAL INSTRUCTIONAL TIME SPENT TESTING IS 2.09%. Stacy Hahn: AND IN -- AND THEN ONCE WE

058HIT HIGH SCHOOL, WE START SEEING THAT START TO CREEP UP A LITTLE BIT -- OR ACTUALLY MIDDLE SCHOOL, SORRY. AND REALLY IN 9th GRADE IS WHERE WE HIT THE PEAK, AND THAT IS WHAT PERCENTAGE OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. IN 9th GRADE THE TOTAL INSTRUCTIONAL TIME SPENT TESTING IS 4.22%. Stacy Hahn: OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME? YES. Stacy Hahn: OKAY. WHAT IS THE STATE AVERAGE TYPICALLY FOR ANY OF THOSE GRADES. DO WE KNOW THAT? WE DON'T KNOW THAT. THAT INFORMATION IS NOT PROVIDED TO US AS FAR AS THIS DOCUMENT IS CONCERNED. IT IS DISTRICT BY DISTRICT AND EVERYBODY IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP UNDER THE 5%. Stacy Hahn: KEEP UNDER THE 5%. AND WE ARE -- YOU KNOW, 9th GRADE IS THE HIGHEST AT 4%. BUT MOST OF OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOMS ARE LESS THAN 1%. ACTUALLY -- WHAT ELSE

059-- THEY ALL ARE, LESS THAN 1%. THAT'S CORRECT. Stacy Hahn: OKAY, THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED THAT TO BE ON THE RECORD SO PEOPLE ARE CLEAR WHAT TYPE OF NUMBERS WE ARE LOOKING AT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. AS YOU WENT THROUGH THOSE NUMBERS THAT DID NOT INCLUDE I-READY AND MATH MONTHLY AND OTHER EVALUATIONS THAT WE USE THAT ARE NOT FORMAL EVALUATIONS FROM THE DOE. DID NOT INCLUDE I-READY? IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. Nadia Combs: MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. I ALSO ASKED FOR THE PERCENTAGES AND I WAS RELIEVED WHEN IT SOUNDED LOWER, BUT THEN I ASKED FOR THE ACTUAL HOURS AND WHAT THAT EQUATES TO. SO WHAT ARE THE HOURS THAT -- HOW MANY HOURS ARE KINDERGARTENERS SITTING FOR TESTING. I KNOW 1% BECAUSE THE WHOLE OF

060CURRICULUM, BUT WHAT ARE THE NUMBER OF HOURS? THE WAY WE NEED TO REPORT THIS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS IN MINUTES. SO IF IT IS ALREADY ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, I CAN DO THAT. SURE, I CAN DO THE MATH. IN KINDERGARTEN, THE -- LET'S SEE. THE TOLL TOTAL APPROXIMATE TESTING TIME IN MINUTES IS ABOUT 120 MINUTES. AND I SAY APPROXIMATE, BECAUSE SOME OF THE ASSESSMENTS, STUDENTS CAN HAVE MORE TIME OR LESS. Jessica Vaughn: WE DRASTICALLY JUMP UP TO 3rd GRADE. THE BENCHMARK WHEN LOOKING AT RETENTION. TYPICAL 3rd GRADER, HOW MANY MINUTES ARE THEY SITTING PER YEAR FOR OUR TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE TOTAL TESTING TIME IN MINUTES FOR A THIRD-GRADER IS 705. Jessica Vaughn: 705 MINUTES. OKAY. WE GOT TO THE LARGEST ONE WHICH IS 9th GRADE. I KNOW WE ARE TALKING OF PERCENTAGE. HOW

061MANY MINUTES IS THAT? THE PERCENTAGE FOR THE APPROXIMATE TOTAL TESTING TIME IN MINUTES IS 2280. BUT PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS INCLUDES ALL TESTING THAT IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE AND THE DISTRICT. Jessica Vaughn: OKAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. Nadia Combs: ONE LAST COMMENT. THE HIGH SCHOOL DOES NOT INCLUDE THE AP, SAT ACT, PSA TESTING. IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THOSE NUMBERS, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT, BECAUSE THAT IS NOT REQUIRED. Nadia Combs: OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, BECAUSE WHEN WE TALK OF I-READY AND OTHER TESTS, IT IS MISLEADING BECAUSE OTHER TESTS THAT STUDENTS ARE -- SO A LOT MORE THAN TWO HOURS WHEN YOU LOOK AT I-READY IS THREE TIMES A YEAR, RIGHT. IF THEY TAKE IT. IT IS NOT MANDATORY BUT I WANTED TO CLARIFY, TESTS THAT ARE NOT MANDATORY BUT MANY STUDENTS

062THAT ARE TESTED UPON THAT. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. THERE ARE MANY TESTS THAT ARE NOT MANDATORY INCLUDING CLASSROOM TESTS, SCHOOL TESTS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE REQUIRED CALENDAR. Nadia Combs: THE APs, THE ACT AND SAT. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 1.03, PURCHASE OF 7 MINDSETS, ONLINE PORTAL LICENSE, CONSULTING, COACHING, CUSTOMIZED DISTRICT SITE-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM 7 MINDSETS ACADEMY LCC. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. Superintendent Ayres: THE SEVENTH YEAR OF THE 7 MINDSETS CURRICULUM. FUNDED OUT OF THE OL OCCASION. AND TO SUPPORT RESILIENCY IN OUR STUDENTS AND INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR OVER 50 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. 7 MINDSETS IS ALIGNED TO THE STATE STANDARDS AND 7 MINDSETS ALIGNS WITH FLORIDA RULE REQUIRED INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING REPORTING SECTION ARE, SECTION AND RESILIENCY EDUCATION. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs:

063THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 1.03. A MOTION AND A SECOND. MEMBER GRAY? Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YOU KNOW THERE HAS BEEN TALK AND RESPECTFULLY SO ABOUT THE VALUE OF CLASS TIME. AND WE HAVE TEACHERS HERE ON THE BOARD AND PARENTS. THE NUMBER ONE CRITICAL PRIORITY FOR EVERY TEACHER IS THE INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. EVERY FIVE MINUTES THAT GOES BY THAT WE HAVE INTERARE INTERRUPTIONS, DISTRACTIONS, SUBTRACTS FROM THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION. HOWEVER, THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER -- ANOTHER FACTOR IN HAVING QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL TIME IS -- AND THAT IS THE STUDENT'S READINESS TO LEARN. SO THE MENTAL CAPACITY OF A CHILD IF THERE IS TRAUMA SUMP AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. HUNGER SUCH AS FOOD INSECURITY. IF THERE IS ACE. THAT MEANS ADVERSE CHILDHOOD CONDITIONS. IF THERE IS A CHILD WHO

064MIGHT BE LATE FOR SCHOOL, ALL TYPES OF AVENUES THAT MAKE THE CHILD LET'S JUST SAY THE CHILD NOT FULLY ABLE TO RECEIVE INFORMATION AND WE ARE TALKING HIGH-LEVEL SKILLS AS WELL IN STEM AND STEAM WHERE YOUR LEFT BRAIN, YOUR ANALYTICAL SKILLSET IS IN HIGH DEMAND. THAT YOU HAVE A STUDENT THAT IS PAYING ATTENTION. THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL LEARNING ADDRESSES GETTING THAT STUDENT OR STUDENTS IN PLURAL READY TO LEARN. WE HAVE -- I AM MAKING A BIG DEAL OF THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME BECAUSE OUR TEACHERS MAKE A BIG DEAL OF THAT. AND THE REASON THAT 7 MINDSETS OR PBIS, POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INCENTIVE PROGRAMS, OR THE LEADERSHIP IN ME, WE HAVE THOSE TYPE OF LEADERSHIP RESILIENCY PROGRAMS. IF PRACTICED WITH 100% FIDEL TEE OR 90% FIDEL TEE. STAFF OR STUDENTS, THE SCHOOL CHANGES ITS CULTURE.

065AND INDELABLY, I HAVE SEEN AT LETO, PBIS, THE BEHAVIORS. TEACHING THEM POSITIVE BEHAVIOR REACTIONS TO STRESS AND TO STUDENT DISSIDENTS SUCH AS FIGHTING. THERE IS A LOT OF THE DEESCALATING FROM LEAR LEARNING P.B.I.S. AND PRACTICING THOSE INCENTIVE SUPPORTS AND GIVING REWARDS TO STUDENTS WHO ABSOLUTELY SHOW THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DECASE LATE THEIR OWN TEMPERAMENT BUT OTHERS AS WELL. I HAVE SEEN IT AT CHAMBERLAIN -- MY GOODNESS, I HAVE SEEN IT THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT. IN 2016, MISS McCREA, SHE REMEMBER IT IS VERY WELL, WE STARTED THE P.B.I.S. FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. AND NOW WE WILL GO FULL STEAM AGAIN. AND THE OTHER PART THAT IS MORE RELEVANT. WE TALK OF EDUCATIONAL CAREER AND ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SUBJECTS AND FOR A GOOD REASON. I AM REMINDED THAT YVONNE FRYE, WHO HAS

066DONE A MARVELOUS JOB OF EMBEDDING WORKING WITH COLLABORATION WITH OUR ENGLISH ELA TEACHERS WITH SOFT SKILLS. IN OTHER WORDS, TEACHING THE -- HAVING THE TEACHERS ABSOLUTELY EMBED WITH THEIR INSTRUCTION THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION TO EMPLOYERS. SO WHEN WE SAY THAT MINDSETS ARE CHANGING THE CULTURE, BEING RESILIENCY AS SUPERI SUPERINTENDENT AYRES HAS SUGGESTED WHICH IS ON THE STANDARDS, BY THE WAY. WE ARE DEVELOP WHAT IS CALLED "LIFE SKILLS FOR OUR KIDS." THAT MEANS -- 7 MINDSETS INCLUDE ACCOUNTABLE, INCLUDES GOAL SETTING. IT INCLUDES RESILIENCE. IT INCLUDES HAVING A GOAL -- AND I DON'T -- I SAID GOAL SETTING, BUT HAVING A GOAL, A REASON TO GO TO SCHOOL, TO GET THE BEST EDUCATION, TO FINISH SCHOOL, TO GO TO VOCATIONAL AND/OR COLLEGE. THAT IS CRITICAL. AND LAST -- AND THIS JUST CAME TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS

067IN THE E-MAIL. THE -- AM I OUT OF TIME -- I HAVE 30 SECONDS. THIS IS REAL QUICK. THE NATIONAL CENTER OF SAFE, SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS INVITE -- INVITED ALL OF US -- THIS IS A NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE SHOWN THIS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TO COME TO THIS WEBINAR. STRATEGY FOR SCHOOL AND DISTRICT LEADERS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL AND ACADEMIC WELL BEING. THIS IS NATIONWIDE AND GOING THROUGHOUT THE NATION. SO I -- I AM DEFINITELY GOING TO SAY YES TO 7 MINDSETS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER RENDON. Patti Rendon: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YOU KNOW, WE LOOK AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION IS

068MANY TIMES OUR TEACHERS SAY, WE HAVE TOO MUCH. WE ARE ASKED TO DO TOO MUCH. WE ARE ASKED TO BE TOO MUCH IN THE CLASSROOM. WE HAVE TOO MANY THINGS TO DO TO GET DONE IN A SCHOOL YEAR. WE HAVE TO ACCOMPLISH TOO MUCH. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING AT IS WHAT ARE WE ASKING OUR TEACHERS TO DO? WHAT IS THE COST OF WHAT WE ARE ASKING THE TEACH TO DO? AND WHAT IS THE RETURN ON OUR INVESTMENT? OBVIOUSLY A STUDENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF OUR INVESTMENT. IF WE ARE SPENDING DOLLARS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENT HAS A RETURN ON INVESTMENT. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE STAFF FOR PROVIDING ME ALL OF THE DATA, BECAUSE IF WE ARE LOOKING AT THE

0697 MINDSETS AND THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE 7 MINDSETS, WE SHOULD BE LOOKING OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR OF THE IMPLEM IMPLEMENTATION. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE A CONSISTENT OR AT LEAST A TREND IN INCREASE -- REDUCING BEHAVIORS, INCREASE OUR ACADEMIC SCORES AND INCREASING A POSITIVE RETURN FROM OUR SURVEYS FROM OUR STUDENTS. UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T SEE THAT AS A CONSISTENCY OF OUR DATA OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST THREE YEARS. THE DATA WE HAVE DOESN'T ALWAYS SHOW A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN OUR BEHAVIORS. IT DOESN'T SHOW AN INCREASE IN OUR ACADEMICS FOR THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING EVEN MORE THAN IT DOES FOR ANY OTHER SCHOOL. A SCHOOL THAT WAS NOT IN THE 7 MINDSETS ARE SHOWING SOME OF THE SAME GAINS WHICH TELLS ME IT MAY BE BASED UPON WHAT OUR

070250E67 REMEMBERS DOING AND WHAT OUR OTHER DISTRICT STAFF ARE DOING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE TEACHERS TO INCREASE THEIR ACADEMIC, YOU KNOW, PERFORMANCES. ALSO WHEN IT CAME TO BEHAVIORS, THE BEHAVIORS ACROSS THE BOARD IN OUR DISTRICT INCREASED AND. FOR 7 MINDSETS, NONDECREASED BUT INSTEAD INCREASED. IF WE ARE SPENDING MONEY LIKE $600,000, I HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR COUNTS. WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT WHERE WE ARE PUTTING OUR MONEY. MAYBE THIS IS NOT THE EXACT PROGRAM THAT MAKES AT DIFFERENCE, AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE DATA IS NOT SHOWING EVEN WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR PANORAMA DATA, DOES NOT SHOW THAT THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES FEEL A DIFFERENCE OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST THREE YEARS. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, I WANT TO LOOK EXACTLY AT THE DATA AND EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE

071DOING. NOT BECAUSE SOMETHING FEELS GOOD OR LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER, BUT EXACTLY WHAT IS THE CHANGE THAT IS HAPPENING. OUR MOST IMPORTANT THING, OUR STUDENT BEHAVIOR, STUDENTS OUTCOME IN ACHIEVEMENT AND, AGAIN, STUDENT'SMEN MENTAL HEALTH AND HOW THEY FEEL AND THE DATA DOES NOT SHOW THAT 7 MIND-SET ITSELF IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE THE DATA DOES NOT SHOW THAT. THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR PROVIDING ME ALL THAT INFORMATION KOMEN THANK YOU, MEMBER RENDON. MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. THE ONLY THING I AM FAMILIAR WITH PANORAMA BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY WE WEREN'T USING WHEN I WAS IN THE CLASSROOM, BECAUSE I HAVE GONE INTO SO MANY SCHOOLS WHERE WE TALKED OF RESTORATIVE PRACTICES OR THINGS THAT HAVE TRANSFORMED THE SCHOOL CULTURE. WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY ADMINISTRATORS AND EDUCATORS TIME AND TIME AGAINST, OUT OF ALL THE THINGS

072WE PROVIDE THEM WITH ARE THE 7 MINDSETS REPEATEDLY OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WHILE I DO THINK DATA IS IMPORTANT, I THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY HARD THROUGH ONE SURVEY, PANORAMA THAT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY TIED TO THIS PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY TO GAUGE WHAT A WHOLE CULTURAL AND MIND SHIFT LOOKS LIKE. SO I KIND OF WANTED TO POINT OUT MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE BECAUSE IT IS HARD TO GAUGE WITH JUST DATA ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE WHAT IS BEING EFFECTIVE AND WHAT ISN'T WHEN WE HAVE A MILLION DIFFERENT THINGS WE ARE THROWING AT OUR STUDENTS. FOR ME GOING INTO SCHOOLS AND FIRSTHAND, HAVING THE PEOPLE IMPLEMENTING THIS TALK ABOUT WHAT A REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE THIS HAS PROVIDED WITH THEM, THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH THEIR STUDENTS, THEIR STUDENTS' SELF-CONFIDENCE,ER. CLASSROOM RELATIONSHIPS. AGAIN, RESILIENCY THAT WE TALK ABOUT. ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT

073IN BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR A STUDENT TO BE OPEN TO LEARNING THE MATERIAL THEY NEED TO. BUT I DID WANT TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME E-MAIL ABOUT IT. AND I WOULD LIKE CLARITY ON THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I DON'T REALLY SEE HOW YOU WOULD OPT OUT OF THIS, BECAUSE IT IS MORE A MIND-SET THAT OUR EDUCATORS LEARN AND GIVE TO OUR STUDENTS. BUT THERE A OPTION TO OPT OUT OF THIS IF PARENTS NEED TO? NOT MUCH TO OPT OUT, A PHILOSOPHY FROM OUR EDUCATORS. BUT THERE A OPT-OUT OPTION? Superintendent Ayres: NO OPT-OUT. Jessica Vaughn: ARE WE CONCERNED WITH STUDENT DATA SHARED WITH THIS. AS FAR AS I KNOW NOT A LOG IN WITH AN ID OR ANY INFORMATION THAT CAN BE TRACKED AND SHARED. Superintendent Ayres: THE 7 MINDSETS DO NOT

074GATHER DATA ON INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS. THE DATA GATHERED NUMBER OF LESSONS COMPLETED BY EDUCATORS, NUMBER OF EDUCATORS ASSESSING THE PORTAL AND NUMBER WITH IT. NONE THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH 7 MIND-SET. Jessica Vaughn: I APPRECIATE THAT. A SPEAKER THAT REFERENCED A DECLINE IN PROFICIENCY AND REFERENCED CHICAGO SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT HAS ITS OWN CHALLENGES AND CAN'T BE SPARED TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. DO WE HAVE ANY DATA POINTS OF SCHOOLS IN FLORIDA OR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY THAT HAVE IMPLEMENTED THIS WHERE THEY SEE A CORRELATION BETWEEN EFFICIENCY RATES OR IMPLICATION AND USE OF THE PROGRAM? Superintendent Ayres: I WILL ANSWER. I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, THERE IS REALLY NO DATA AS WE LOOK AT THIS BEING OUR BENCHMARK YEAR FOR OUR STANDARD. NOTHING REALLY FOR US TO COMPARE TO. MOVING FORWARD WITH THE THIRD YEAR WILL HAVE THAT PERFORMANCE DATA

075TO LOOK BACK AT THE PRIOR YEAR. THIS WAS A BENCHMARKING YEAR FOR US THIS PAST YEAR AND NOTHING REALLY TO GAUGE FROM THAT. Jessica Vaughn: OKAY. I KNOW THAT THERE IS CONCERNS AND CONFUSION ABOUT THE TERM SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND NEW STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE THAT GO AROUND RESILIENCY AND CHARACTER. DOES THIS MEET THE NEW STANDARDS THAT HAVE BEEN LAID OUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CHARACTER BUILDING, RESILIENCY. DOES THIS PROGRAM PROVIDE THE FUNDAMENTALS FOR THAT STANDARD? Superintendent Ayres: YES, SO AS I KIND OF MENTIONED IN THE COMMENTS EARLIER, THE 7 MINDSETS IS ALIGNED TO THE NEW FLORIDA STATE STANDARDS OF BUILDING RESILIENCY AND ALIGNS WITH FLORIDA RULE REQUIRING INSTRUCTION PLANNING FOR RESILIENCY EDUCATION, SO, YES, MA'AM. Jessica Vaughn: JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION WHICH I KNOW YOU ARE ALL DYING TO HEAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY

076THERE IS AN ATTACK ON SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL LEARNING. YOU KNOW, PARENTS HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO TEACH ANY MORALS AT HOME THEY WANT TO, FUNDAMENTALS, ANYTHING THAT THEY FEEL IS IMPORTANT. AS OUR STUDENTS GO INTO THE CLASSROOM, THERE ARE GENERAL EXPECTATIONS, RIGHT. WE TALK OF SCHOOL-WIDE PLEDGES. WHEN WE TALK OF CLASSROOM RULES, THEY ARE BASED ON A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF, YOU KNOW ALREADY WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR. WHAT IS BEING KIND AND RESPECTFUL TO BOTH OUR TEACHERS AND OUR FELLOW CLASSMATES. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE SETTING THOSE EXPECTATIONS AND MAKING SURE THAT IS CLEAR AND BUILDING THAT INTO THE CULTURE. WE TALK OF CULTURE AND CLIMATE AND HOW EXCITED WE ARE TO HAVE YOU LEADING THE CHARGE, THAT ALL COMES DOWN TO EXPECTATIONS HOW WE TREAT EACH OTHER IN THE CLASSROOMS AND INTERACTIONS AND BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND

077CELEBRATING THINGS THAT MAKE US WHO WE ARE OR THINGS THAT MAKE US GOOD AT SOMETHING. SO, TO ME, AGAIN, I AM REALLY CONFUSED WHY THIS IS EVEN AN ISSUE. I DON'T THINK THAT IN ANY WAY THIS VIOLATES PARENTAL RIGHTS. I AM NOT CONCERNED THAT MY SON WILL GO AND CONTRADICT WHAT I TEACH HIM AT HOME AND STUDENTS THAT DON'T HAVE THE BIN LADEN FIT OF HAVING ROLE MODELS DUE TO SOCIETAL ISSUES FOR FAMILIAL ISSUES. STUDENTS IN OUR FOSTER CARE THAT AREN'T EXPOSED TO NECESSARILY THESE CONCEPTS THAT BUILD THESE FUNDAMENTAL QUALITIES. TO ME, TO NOT HAVE EVERY ONE OF THESE KIDS IN THE CLASSROOM TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY LEARN THESE LIFE SKILLS THAT HAVE SO IMPORTANT TO BUILD WHAT THE STANDARD DAYS, CHARACTER BUILDING, RESILIENCY. I WANT EVERY STUDENT TO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION. I

078AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I AM SURPRISED THERE WAS ANY RESISTANCE TO IT AND I CAN'T WAIT TO VOTE FOR IT. THANK YOU, AGAIN. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER PEREZ. Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO LET ME PROVIDE SOME SOBERING STATISTICS AND THEN I WILL GET INTO IT WHAT I NEED TO SAY. SERVICES FOR MENTAL A EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL WELL BEING ARE LIMITED. OUR CHILDREN ARE GROWING IN A VERY DIFFERENT SOCIETY. VERY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES TODAY. 20% OF OUR CHILDREN HAVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. 20%. AND I WILL GET INTO THOSE NUMBERS IN A MOMENT. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. LEARNING HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. HEALTHY EMOTIONS. MANAGING EMOTIONS. AND EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS. THAT IS WHAT THEY LEARN. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY OF SPEAKING WITH THREE STUDENTS THAT THEIR PARENTS ALLOWED ME TO SPEAK. THIS

079IS WHAT THEY SAID TO ME. MISS, I LOVE TO LEARN MATH AND ENGLISH, BUT I LOVE TO LEARN TO SPEAK WITH MY CLASSMATES ALSO. LADY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE FRIENDS IN SCHOOL. HAND THIS HELPS ME LEARN. AND I LEARNED TO HAVE GOOD FRIENDS. AND THE LAST ONE, I LEARN HOW TO USE MY WORDS TO, TO STAY OUT OF TROUBLE. BEFORE I DIDN'T HAVE WORDS. NOW I HAVE WORDS. AND I DON'T GET INTO TROUBLE ANYMORE. WE NEED TO PROVIDE OUR CHILDREN WITH TOTAL SUPPORT, NOT JUST READING AND MATH. RIGHT NOW IN SOCIETY TODAY, WE FIND CHILDREN PRESENTING WITH DEPR DEPRESSION. 2% TO 3% OF OUR CHILDREN AGES 6-12. MANY HAVE SERIOUS DEPRESSION. 3.2% OF OUR CHILDREN AGE 3 TO 17 HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DEPRESSION. THAT IS 3.1 MILLION. DID YOU HEAR THAT NUMBER? MILLION

080YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12 AND 17 HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST ONE MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE. 20% OF THOSE ARE GIRLS AND 6.8% OF THOSE ARE BOYS. AND DEPRESSION, ALONG WITH ANXIETY. SO IF THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THEM AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE WORDS TO DESCRIBE THAT, THEY COULD NEVER COMMUNICATE. I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH READING, MATH, SCIENCE WE PUT IN FRONT OF THESE CHILDREN, THEY WON'T HAVE THE WORDS TO TELL US HOW THEY ARE FEELING AND BE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. WE WON'T BE ABLE TO PREPARE THEM FOR LIFE, BECAUSE THEY WILL BE STAGNANT WHERE THEY ARE. SO, FROM ME, THIS IS IMPORTANT. THE PIECE THAT WE CONTINUE TO PUT IN FRONT OF OUR CHILDREN IN ORDER TO PREVENT THEM FROM HAVING THESE ISSUES INCREASE OVER TIME. SO FOR THIS BOARD

081MEMBER, ACCESS TO SUPPORT FOR OUR CHILDREN CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. FOR THEM TODAY AND FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. I AM SUPPORTING THIS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. MEMBER WASHINGTON. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I AM SUPPORTING IT. AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY -- I AM COMING OUT TO SAY I SUPPORT IT. HAVE YOU BEEN TO S HHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? WHAT A GREAT PROGRAM THEY HAVE THERE. THEY HAVE TURNED AROUND THE CULTURE OF THAT SCHOOL. AND DELIA HAS DONE A HELL OF A JOB -- I MEAN A GREAT JOB OF TURNING THAT AROUND BECAUSE THEY WORK ON THAT SUMMER MIND-SET. I GO ABOUT -- I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT. THE KIDS ARE WELL BEHAVED. YOU KNOW YOU WILL GET CULTURE BEFORE YOU GET LEARNING. WITHOUT CULTURE THERE

082IS NO LEARNING. BEING A FORMER PRINCIPAL AT A SCHOOL, I HAD TO TURN AROUND. I HAD TO CHANGE THE CULTURE FIRST AND THEN THE LEARNING CAME IN. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN YOU GO INTO A SCHOOL AND -- TO HAVE A TURN AROUND, IT TAKES A PERIOD OF TIME. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE DATA PARTS OF IT, THREE YEARS, IT TAKES A LONG TIME. SO I TELL YOU, I AM -- I AM ECSTATIC OF THE 7 MIND-SET. BECAUSE I LOVE IT. BECAUSE DELIA HAS SET A WHOLE EXAMPLE AT SHEHIGH. JUST GO BY THERE AND SEE. MADAM CHAIR, THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. Nadia Combs: MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. I APPRECIATE BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS. I AGREE WITH MANY OF THEM. ONE OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS MENTIONED SOME OF

083THE PROGRAMS SUCH AS LEADER IN ME IN SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS, NOT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, THAT IMBEDS LESSONS AND MIND-SET -- MIND-SET AROUND RESILIENCY AND CHARACTER AND I HAVE SEEN THE IMPACT FIRST HAND. IT IS A SHAME THAT EVERY SCHOOL DOESN'T THAT PROGRAM, BUT WE WILL GO DOWN THAT PATH, MR. PORTER. BUT, YOU KNOW -- SO, TEACHING KIDS RESILIENCY AND CHARACTER IS VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THEIR WELL BEING. AND IT IS EVEN SOMETHING THAT WE CAUGHT AT U YOUSF AT OUR TEACHER PREP PROGRAM. WE FOUND WE REALLY EMBEDDED IN IN EVERY COURSE WE TAUGHT. AND WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE DATA OF OUR STUDENTS WHO WENT INTO THE TEACHING FIELD, THOSE WHO HAD COURSE WORK IN RESILIENCY STAYED IN THE PROFESSION LONGER. WHEN THINGS GOT ROUGH, THEY KNEW HOW TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES TO GET

084THROUGH IT THROUGH DIFFERENT STRATEGIES. SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN INTRINSICALLY FOR EVERYBODY. SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO BE TAUGHT TO BE RESILIENT AND HOW TO BE RESILIENT. YOU KNOW, JUST TO RESPOND TO WHY ALL THE XROE MOTION OF SCL. WELL, I AM GOING TO GIVE MY OPINION ON THAT. ORIGINALLY THE S. S.E.L. CURRICULUM. IT ALWAYS WAS FOCUSED ON THE VERY THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT TODAY THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT OF PREPARING KIDS WITH LIFE SKILLS, CHARACTER AND RESILIENCY. AT ONE POINT IN TIME IT WAS HIJACKED BY SOME ORGANIZATIONS THAT STARTED TO EMBED MORE CULTURAL, POLITICAL, HIGHLY POLITICIZED AGENDAS. HAND THIS BROKE THE TRUST OF PARENTS. SO, YEAH, THEY ARE VERY SKEPTICAL NOW, AND THEY ARE SENSITIVE TO -- TO THAT CURRICULUM NOW. AND IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO BUILD

085THAT TRUST BACK TO SHOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS -- THIS -- PROGRAMS LIKE 7 MINDSETS OR FRAMEWORKS OR ANY OTHER PROGRAM THAT TEACHES KIDS OF REU.S. SILL LEN SEE, CHARACTER AND LIFE SKILLS IS DOING EXACTLY THAT. AND NO MORE THAN THAT. STAYING WITHIN, YOU KNOW, THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND THE EXPECTATIONS OF PARENTS AROUND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. SO, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT PARENTS ARE GOING -- LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO BUILD THAT TRUST BACK PARENTS. YOU KNOW, I WAS VERY -- I ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS. EVEN HAD ONE LAST MEETING TODAY WITH STAFF LEADING UP TO THIS, BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE VERY SURE THAT WE WERE ALIGNING WITH STATE STANDARDS. THAT WE WERE ALIGNING WITH STATE STATUTE IN THIS CURRICULUM. AND I WAS REASSURED ON A NUMBER

086OF OCCASIONS AND PROVIDED EXAMPLES OF HOW WE WERE DOING JUST THAT. AS FAR AS THE DATA, LOOK. I LOT DATA AS MUCH AS THE NEXT GAL. BUT I WILL SAY THIS, PANORAMA IS NOT -- THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS TO NOT EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF 7 MINDSETS. SO TO SAY THAT 7 MINDSETS IS NOT EFFECTIVE BECAUSE THE DATA FROM THAT SHOWS THAT BE X Y Z DOESN'T CHANGE. WELL, IT IS NOT SET UP TO TEST FOR RESILIENCY AND CHARACTER. SO THERE IS NO CORRELATION BETWEEN THE PANORAMA DATA AND 7 MINDSETS, STATISTICALLY SPEAKING. PUTTING MY RESEARCH HAT ON. IF YOU WANT US TO GET DATA AROUND 7 MINDSETS, THEN THAT IS SOMETHING STAFF WILL HAVE TO WORK ON TO COLLECT DATA ON THE IMPACT OF 7 MINDSETS, BUT TO TAKE SOMETHING THAT HAS NO DIRECT RELATIONSHIP

087WITH THE CURRICULUM OR SUPPLEMENTAL CURRICULUM AND USE THAT TO SAYS IT NOT IMPACTFUL IN OUR DISTRICT, IN MY OPINION, IS NOT FAIR. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. I WENT WENT BACK A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND REREAD THE BOOK 7 MINDSETS BECAUSE WE RECEIVED A COPY. AND IT REMINDED ME OF SOME THINGS I PERSONALLY NEED TO WORK ON. I THINK SO MANY CHILDREN ARE DESENSITIZED THESE DAYS AND IMPORTANT TO TEACH RESILIENCY. BEING KIND. ALL OF THOSE SKILLS. SEVEN STEPS TO BE A MORE EFFECTIVE PERSON. WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT E.Q. AND I.Q. IS VERY IMPORTANT. THE ONE WITH THE HIGHEST IQ IS NOT THE NECESSARILY THE MORE SUCCESSFUL PERSON. B BEING COMPASSIONATE AND KIND IS AN IMPORTANT THING. I LIE IN A DISTRICT WHERE WE HAVE FOSTER HOME STUDENTS. WE HAVE FAMILIES

088COMING IN LIVING WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT MAYBE DON'T SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE AND THEY ARE TRYING TO ADJUST. I THINK A LOT OF THE 7 MINDSETS REMINDS YOU OF THE KIND OF PERSON THAT YOU NEED TO BE. ALSO, MANY OF OUR TEACHERS -- SOMEONE CAME UP AND SAID OUR TEACHERS ARE NOT TRAINED. MANY OF OUR TEACHERS ARE STATE REQUIRED. THEY RECEIVE THAT YOUTH 911 FIRST AID TRAINING. OUR TEACHERS HAVE RECEIVED TRAINING ON THAT. NOW ARE THEY MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST? NO, THEY HAVE RECEIVED TRAINING. NOT AS IF OUR TEACHERS ARE HANDED A BOOK AND SAID TEACH THIS. I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT THIS. I READ OVER THIS, KEEPING AN OPEN MIND. AND I THINK EVERY PARENT, IF THEY READ THIS BOOK, I THINK THEY ALSO WOULD SUPPORT IT AS WELL. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS

089APPEAR. AND IT PASSES WITH SIX VOTES FOR YES, AND MEMBER RENDON VOTING NO. NEXT UP 2.02, SOLE SOURCE, 23088-SSD-SK-IV CEV MULTIMEDIA PURCHASE OF DIGITAL CURRICULUM. Superintendent Ayres: REQUESTING TO PURCHASE DIGITAL CURRICULUM IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL IN THE FOLLOWING CAREER CLUSTERS, AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCES, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION, HEALTH SCIENCE AND MARKETING SALES AND SERVICE. WE EXPECTED OVER 6,000 STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE VARIOUS DIGITAL CURRICULUM FROM CEV MULTIMEDIA AS A PRIMARY INSTRUCTIONAL REF SOURCE IN THEIR CTE PROGRAM. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE C 2.02. A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON AND SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM? Jessica Vaughn: I DID, THANK YOU. ONE OF THE CONCERNS I HEARD OF OUR CTE PROGRAMS. AND THERE ARE NOT

090MANY BECAUSE THEY ARE GREAT, BUT THAT THE INSTRUCTIONAL PART IS KIND OF LACKING WITH DIRECT INSTRUCTION. AND SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE HEARD FROM BOTH THE STUDENTS AND PEOPLE INVOLVED IN OUR CTE PROGRAM IS THAT THEN WE DO KIND OF SIT THEM ON THE COMPUTER FOR THE GENERAL INSTRUCTION PART AND KIND OF DOING A DISSERVICE, WHEN OUR OTHER TRADITIONAL STUDENTS ARE GETTING MORE OF THAT DIRECT INSTRUCTION. SO I KNOW I HAD QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IF WE IMPLEMENT THIS. WHAT THAT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. I DID GET THE E-MAIL OUTLINING IT. BUT I WILL BE HONEST, IT DIDN'T GIVE ME THE CONFIDENCE THIS IS REALLY GOING TO GIVE OUR STUDENTS IN THE CTE PROGRAMS ENOUGH DIRECT INSTRUCTION IN OUR CORE CAN CURRICULUM TO HAVE THE FOUNDATION THAT THEY NEED ALONG WITH

091THE SKILLS THAT THEY ARE LEARNING IF THEY CHOOSE NOT GO ON TO HIGHER ACT KE-- ACADEMIC A TRADE SCHOOLING. UNFORTUNATELY I AM NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM AND I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION I WANT WANT TO MAKE SURE WE FOCUS ON CORE INSTRUCTION AND CORE CURRICULUM AND NOT JUST PUTTING OUR KIDS ON THE COMPUTER TO SUPPLEMENT THAT AND ONLY PUTTING THE ENERGY OF TEACHING THEM THE TRADES. I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION AND I WISH IT MOVED ME IN ANOTHER DIRECTION, BUT I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE MORE DIRECT AND IMPLICIT INSTRUCTION COMING FROM OUR EDUCATORS ON THAT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES WITH FIVE VOTES FOR YES AND MEMBER VAUGHN AND MEMBER PEREZ VOTING NO. NEXT IS 7.05, INCREASE IN EXPENDITURE FOR INVITATION

092TO BID. 21013-DST-IV, FUEL. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS EYE. Superintendent Ayres: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. 770 5 AND 7.0 A 6 ARE OBLI. 7.05 IS DIESEL AND 7.06 WITH OCTANE. 7.05, ACTIVE YELLOW BUS AND 560 SUPPORT VEHICLES, RED DYE DIESEL IN ALL OF OUR YELLOW BUSES AND SOME OF THE SUPPORT VEHICLES DUE TO INFLATION IN GOODS AND SUPPLIES. THE DISTRICT HAS SEEN AN INCREASE OF 15% TO 30% THAT HAS AFFECTED OUR FUEL PURCHASE PRICES AND INCREASED FUNDS ARE NEEDED TO COVER THE FUEL COST FOR THE 2024 SCHOOL YEAR. AGAIN, THIS ONE FOR DIESEL, 7.0 06 IS 7 OCTANE. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT AYES. A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON AND SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER GRAY, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. THIS

093IS A FINANCIAL QUESTION. DOES THIS EXPENDITURE AFFECT OUR FUND BALANCE? I AM PUTTING BOTH OF THEM TOGETHER, FIVE AND TWO. A LOT OF MONEY, $7 MILLION. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE BUSINESS DEPARTMENT AND THEY PURCHASE THE FUEL. WHEN MISS JOHNSON DOES THE BUDGET, IT IS PART OF WHAT WE ROLL INTO THAT. INCREASED EXPENDITURES IS WHAT. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK TO THE FUND BALANCE BUT WE BUDGETED FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR. Lynn Gray: WE BUDGETED FOR THIS RISE OF EXPENDITURE THAT HAS BEEN -- DID YOU BRING THAT OUT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS? SORRY, MISS GRAY. ANY COST INCREASE OF NONPERSONNEL OR PERSONNEL IMPACTS OUR FUND BALANCE OVERALL. A REDUCTION TO OUR OVERALL FUND BALANCE. Lynn Gray: LET ME BE CLEAR. I AM TALKING OF THE FUEL COST. YES, NONPERSONNEL COST. FUEL. ANY ELECTRIC ENERGY COST

094EFFECTS OUR BOND CHALLENGE. THIS IS JUST OUR COST OF DOING BUSINESS? WE KNOW -- OBVIOUSLY WE FELT THE PRICES OF GASOLINE AND EXPERIENCED THAT WITH 7.05 AND 7.06. INCREASE COST. EVERYTHING EFFECTS OUR FUND BALANCE AND SOMETHING THAT MISS JOHNSON'S TEAM SAVES US MONEY OPPOSE IF WE BOUGHT FUEL FROM THE PUMP. $60,000 TO $70,000 SAVINGS BUYING IT FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR. IT COMES FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND IN THEORY IT AFFECTS THE FUND BALANCE. Lynn Gray: OKAY, JUST KEEPING TRACK. THANK YOU, MR. FARKAS AND MISS JOHNSON. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO PULL THIS ITEM BUT DECIDED NOT TOO AND BEING KIND TO MY FELLOW BOARD MEN. SINCE IT HAS BEEN PULLED. COSTS GO UP EVERY YEAR AND IN FUEL ALONE $2.5 MILLION IN EXTRA EXPENDITURES BECAUSE

095OF THE PRICE OF FUEL. A LOT OF CONVERSATION OF LIVING WITHIN OUR MEANS AND THERE HAS BEEN PUBLIC CONVERSATION ABOUT OUR PER PUIL RATE AND HOW MUCH -- PUPIL RATE AND HOW MUCH WE HAVE GOTTEN. MEMBER GRAY, HOW MUCH EVERYTHING IS RISING, FOOD, GAS AND $2.5 MILLION HERE AND $3.5 MILLION THERE. THAT CAN ALL ADD UP FOR A STEP FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. THANKS FOR PULLING THIS ITEM. I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER HAHN? Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. THIS IS -- THIS HAS A FOUR-YEAR RENEWAL, IS THAT CORRECT? DID I READ THAT? THIS CONTRACT HAS A FOUR-YEAR RENEWAL, MR. FARKAS? Christopher Farkas: YES, SORRY. IT IS DONE THROUGH A BUSINESS. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS LOOKING AT THE SAME THING. WE BUDGETED

096IT AND LOOK AT THE PRICES THAT WE BUY, BUT A FOUR-YEAR AGREEMENT WE ORIGINALLY SIGNED. Stacy Hahn: LOCK IN THE PRICE EVERY FOUR YEARS? Christopher Farkas: NO, EVERY YEAR WE NEGOTIATE IT. Stacy Hahn: BLIND BID. Christopher Farkas: NO, AN ITE THAT ORIGINALLY WENT OUT. Stacy Hahn: HOW DID THAT WORK? WASN'T THAT THEY HAD TO SUBMIT COSTS AND WE GOT THE LOWEST COULD. WHAT WAS AT TRIBUTES THAT THEY WON THE BID? Christopher Farkas: THE ORIGINAL WAS BASED ON COST AND THE AMOUNT THEY CAN GO UP ON IT TOO. THE ORIGINAL WAS THE INVITATION TO BID WITH THE COST BEING THE PRIMARY FACTOR OF WHY WE CHOSE COLONIAL. Stacy Hahn: THE $5 MILLION WAS THE LOWEST COST? Christopher Farkas: CORRECT. Stacy Hahn: WHEN I SEE AUTOMATIC RENEWALS, THAT IS WHEN I GET A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE. ESPECIALLY, YOU

097KNOW, WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH MONEY. BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT GOING -- YOU ARE NOT PUTTING IT OUT -- BACK ON THE STREET EVERY YEAR TO GET THE BEST PRICE. SO WHY -- WHY LOCK THEM INTO FOUR YEARS? THAT IS A LONG TIME? IT WILL NEVER COME BACK TO THE BOARD DURING THAT TIME. SO WHY DO WE -- WHY DO WE LOCK THEM IN FOR FOUR YEARS. I UNDERSTAND IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE BEGAN RAN TEE THAT PRICE OVER TWO OR THREE YEARS. BUT IN THIS CASE -- I AM SORRY I DIDN'T ASK YOU THIS BEFORE. AS I AM LOOKING AT THIS, THESE QUESTIONS ARE NOW COMING TO MY MIND. Christopher Farkas: NO, AND AS -- I AM A FAN OF PUTTING IT BACK OUT. THE WORK OF THE PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENT, BUT I 100% THINK WE

098CAN PUT IT OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS. THIS WENT OUT IN '21-'22 AND THE FIRST RENEWAL. BUT I COMPLETELY THINK WE SHOULD SEND IT BACK OUT TO DO IT. I CAN'T THINK OF A COMPELLING REASON TO DO THAT. I DON'T MEAN TO SPEAK -- NOT KNOWING TOO MUCH ABOUT IT, BUT THE BUSINESS DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE SO GOOD OF PURCHASING THE FUEL. I DON'T WANT TO SAY WHY THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN AND I AGREE WITH YOU, EVERY TIME WE ARE PUTTING IT OUT FOR THE MOST COMPETITIVE MARKET PRICE OUT T. Stacy Hahn: THAT CONCERNED ME. WE ARE PAYING AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR GAS WHEN THERE ARE OTHER STRATEGIES TO KEEP THAT COST DOWN IN THE FEDERAL LEVEL. AND NOW WE ARE ALL PAYING FOR IT. AND WE CAN SEE HOW MUCH IT HAS GONE

099UP OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. AND, YOU KNOW, IT JUST REALLY -- YES, IT IS HURTING OUR GENERAL FUND. BUT THOSE ARE COME FROM THE FEDERAL -- I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT IS COMING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, NOT THE STATEHOUSE. THANK YOU. Christopher Farkas: IF I CAN FOLLOW BACK UP ON THAT DR. HAHN. THE ORIGINAL COST OF THE FOUR COMPANIES. A MARK-UP ON THE GAS. THEY PAY A MARK-UP. THE QUANTITY WE KNEW BUT THE COST OF THE MARK-UP ON THE INDUSTRY STANDARD PER GALLON. COLONIAL OIL, .1024 AND WHY WE STAYED WITH THEM. EVEN IF WE STAYED WITH THE OTHER THREE THE MARK-UP IS THE LOWEST OF ALL FOUR COMPANIES. Stacy Hahn: IT WHAT IT IS. GAS IS -- EVERY DAY YOU GO TO THE TANK, IT IS EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE TO FILL UP YOUR CAR

100LET ALONE A FLEET OF SCHOOL BUSES. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, MR. FARKAS. DR. HAHN, I WANT TO ADD TO THAT. THEY DO A MARK-UP OF THE RATES THAT WE GO OUT AND SEARCH FOR LOWER GAS FUEL THAT WE PURCHASE. WHAT MY TEAM DOES, LOCK IN ON THE LOWER RATES. WHEN THE RATES ARE LOW, WE TRY TO LOCK IN FOR A LONG-TERM PERIOD. SOMETIMES GET THE GAS FOR THE WHOLE YEAR AT A LOWER RATE, BUT MOST OF THE TIME THEY ONLY LET US LOCK IN FOR SIX MONTHS. BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE MIGHT LOCK IN AT SIX MONTHS AND THE GAS DROPS LOWER. WE HAVE TO JUST WORK WITH THE MARKET. BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO ALWAYS GET US -- MAKE SURE ANY COST IS LOWER FOR THE DISTRICT OVERALL. Stacy Hahn: ANY TIME I

101SEE THAT THREE, FOUR-YEAR RENEWAL, I GET NERVOUS. THE PERCENTAGE OF THE MARK-UPS SEARCHING FOR LOW RATES FOR THE DISTRICTS. Nadia Combs: MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER PEREZ. Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WE KNOW THAT THE GOVERNOR VETOED $254 MILLION FOR -- $354 MILLION FOR OUR FUEL. LET ME ASK THE QUESTION. I KNOW WE SPOKE LAST WEEK OF ELECTRICITY BUS -- THE WEEK BEFORE -- THE BOARD MEETING BEFORE. WHAT ABOUT PROPANE? PROPANE BUS AS SOON AS. Christopher Farkas: WE CURRENTLY HAVE 100 PRO MAIN BUSES THAT RUN OUT OF THE WEST TAMPA LOCATION. WE HAVE A PROPANE FUELING STATION THAT WE USE OVER BY LOIS AVENUE. Karen Perez: WHAT IS THE COST PROVE PAIN OPPOSED TO THE FUEL? Christopher Farkas: I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME. I WILL GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU. Karen Perez: IS

102IT CHEAPER? Christopher Farkas: YES, CHEAPER. Karen Perez: WHEN WILL WE GET MORE PROPANE BUSES? ARE YOU PLANNING TO PURCHASE MORE. Christopher Farkas: ELECTRIC IS MORE EXPENSIVE UP FRONT, BUT OVER THE CAST OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DOING CHARGING, THE ELECTRICITY IS LESS EXPENSIVE WITH THE PROPANE THAT YOU HAVE TO REDO. THE COST FOR THE PROPANE, BUSES AND REPAIR. MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WHAT THE ELECTRIC OR DIESEL ARE. WHEN DO YOU A LIFETIME COST ANALYSIS THAT WE HAVE DONE PROPANE VERSUS COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRIC. ELECTRIC FOR THE LIFETIME COST IS CHEAPER. IF YOU GO FOR THE UP-FRONT FOR ELECTRIC, THAT IS THE WAY TO GO. FOUR YEARS AGO, PROPANE WAS THE BEST VEHICLE OF TRYING TO BE SUSTAINABLE AND BEING LITTLE BIT LESS OF A CARBON FOOTPRINT WITH 900 BUSES ON THE ROAD. Karen Perez: AND

103THEY ARE STILL ON THE ROAD? Christopher Farkas: YES, MA'AM. Karen Perez: GIVE US A PRICE OF HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO FILL THOSE 900? Christopher Farkas: I DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW IN FRONT OF ME. Karen Perez: CAN YOU PROVIDE THAT TO US? THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. I GUESS WE ARE ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH. I PULLED THAT ITEM AND SPOKEN TO FLORIDA FARKAS ABOUT THAT. AND THAT IS MY CONCERN TOO, OF THE COST OF THE FUEL AND NOT GETTING ADDITIONAL FUNDING BUT EVERYTHING IS MORE EXPENSIVE. JUST THE OTHER DAY ON THE BUSINESS OBSERVER, THEY LOOKED AT THE AFFORDABLE OF LIVING IN CITIES IN FLORIDA AND BASED ON EGG, BREAD, FUEL COSTS, HOUSING, INTERNET AND SALARIES, THE MOST EXPENSIVE STATE -- CITY TO LIVE IN FLORIDA RIGHT NOW IS -- TAMPA IS

104NUMBER ONE AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, SARASOTA IS NUMBER TWO. THREE IT CLEARWATER. AND FOUR IS ST. PETE. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE ARE -- WE ARE PROPERTY POOR. WE ARE GETTING VERY LOW FUNDING. AND WE ARE ONE OF THE MOST -- WE ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE CITY TO LIVE IN BASED ON -- ON THE AFFORDABILITY AND WHAT WE ARE RECEIVING AS FAR AS SALARIES. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY, NEXT UP IS THE INCREASE IN EXPENDITURE FOR INVITATION TO BID, 2101 3 /* 3 DST FUEL. IF. Superintendent Ayres: SAME AT 7.05. Nadia Combs: A MOTION TO APPROVE 7.05. A MEGS BY MEMBER VAUGHN -- SORRY, 7.06. THANK YOU, MR. PORTER. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VAUGHN. A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER

105GRAY, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Lynn Gray: NO, MADAM CHAIR. THEY ARE ANSWERED. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. Karen Perez: I JUST WANT TO FIX SOMETHING ON THE RECORD. I SAID 354 MILLION BUT $377 MILLION. Nadia Combs: AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. WE MOVED TOO FAST ON THAT ONE. 7.14, INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES FOR PIGGYBACK 21040-PGB-BJH IN THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MULTIPLE VENDORS AND REGION 4 ESC-OMNIA PARTNERS PUBLIC SECTOR AGREEMENT R 200401 HVAC EQUIPMENT, INSTALLATION SERVICE AND RELATED PRODUCTS. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. Superintendent Ayres: APPROVAL TO REPLACE HVAC DISTRICT. WIDE. BY USING THIS TO HAVE A VENDER TO REPAIR, MAINTAIN AND REPLACE IF NEEDED. AND FOR THE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF HVAC. Nadia Combs: A MOTION AND A SECOND. MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. A SECOND

106BY MEMBER -- MEMBER HAHN, THANK YOU. MEMBER VAUGHN AND I PULLED THIS ITEM. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU CAN BEGIN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. MR. FARKAS, SO, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE MY UNDERSTANDING OF THIS ITEM. THIS IS NOT FOR NEW AIR CONDITIONINGS. THIS IS FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE EXISTING AIR CONDITIONING, CORRECT? Christopher Farkas: NOT FOR LARGE CONSTRUCTION. IF WE GET A NEW CHILLER, IT WOULD BE PART OF IT. BUT NOT THE HVAC REPLACEMENT. Jessica Vaughn: SCHOOL STARTED A AND SOME OF THE CONCERNS IS AIR CONDITIONING. AND I APPRECIATE THE RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST AND I APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC SERVICE THING ON THE WEB SITE WITH YOU EXPLAINING THE TAX REFERENDUM AND HOW AIR CONDITIONING WORKS. THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE FRUSTRATION IS PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SO MANY YEARS INTO PLEDGING TO FIX OUR

107AIR CONDITIONINGS AND WE HAVE SO MANY -- CLASSROOMS THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH AIR CONDITIONINGS ESPECIALLY IN THE FLORIDA HEAT. SO I KNOW THERE ARE NINE LOCATIONS ON BE THIS AGENDA ITEM, BUT SAYS NOT LIMITED TO. SO CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW WE ARE BREAKING UP THIS FUNDING WITH THESE NINE LOCATIONS SPECIFICALLY? AND THEN WHAT THAT LEAVES FOR ADDITIONAL SITES OR HOW WE ARE ALLOCATING THIS MONEY? Christopher Farkas: A GREAT QUESTION. THE NINE SITES WITH BOOKER T. WASHINGTON AND ISC AND ORANGE GROVE. CHILLER REPLACEMENT. A HUGE LARGE CHILLER BETWEEN $100,000 AND $300,000. ANY LARGE ITEMS. THAT IS WHEN THOSE SEVEN WERE LISTED. A MILLION, MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS AND THE REST GO TO THE EVERYDAY REPAIRS. SCHWARZKOPF IS DOWN. WE NEED TO REPLACE A MOTOR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT COMES OUT OF THAT

108$9 MILLION. THAT IS WHERE ALL THE REST OF THE MONEY AFTER THOSE SEVEN SITES GO TO THAT. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS REPLACE SITES. IT GOES EVERYWHERE THAT IS NEEDED. . Jessica Vaughn: WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT SUCH A MASSIVE JUMP, $8 MILLION FROM THE LAST TIME WE APPROVED IT. WHAT ARE YOU ATTRIBUTING THE MASSIVE JUMP TO? Christopher Farkas: THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. INSTEAD OF DOING EVERYTHING IN LARGE PROJECTS. WE SAW SITES -- TAMPA BAY TECH. WE DON'T NEED TO DO A WHOLE REPLACEMENT. A CHILLER OR COOLANT IS DOWN. INSTEAD OF MINIMAL AND LARGE REPAIR, THIS MIDDLE-GROUND REPAIR. ALL THE AIR HANDLER UNITS THAT BLOW INSIDE THE CLASSROOM IS FINE, THE BIG CHILLER OUTSIDE THAT COOLS THE WATER. THAT IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO. THE BIG JUMP, REPLACING BIG PARTS OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS GET

109US TO PREPARE QUICKER THAN DOING THE ENTIRE REPLACEMENT OF $4 MILLION, $5 MILLION, $6 MILLION. THE OUTSIDE UNIT OF YOUR HOUSE, WE ARE REPLACING THAT. NOT THE INSIDE AND THE DUCTWORK. AND ALLOW US TO DO BIGGER REPAIRS WITHOUT DOING AN ENTIRE HVAC REPLACEMENT. WE FOUND THIS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. WHEN THE AC DOESN'T WORK IN THEIR CLASSROOM, UPSETTING AND I WOULD BE THE SAME WAY. WHOLE SITES DOWN AND REPLACE THE CHILLER, IT FIXES THE ENTIRE SITE AND MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. WE FEEL LIKE THIS APPROACH HAS MADE A MUCH BIGGER DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBER OF MAINTENANCE AND NUMBER OF DOWN SITES WE HAVE. IT IS MUCH MORE THAN YEARS PAST. NO NUMBER IS ACCEPTABLE BUT MUCH LOWER NUMBER OF SITES THAT ARE DOWN BECAUSE OF ITEMS LIKE THIS? Jessica Vaughn: DO YOU THINK THIS OFFERS A

110COOLING OPTION MORE QUICKLY HAVING TO CHILL INSTEAD OF HAVING TO WAIT FOR THE REPAIR? Christopher Farkas: 100%. WHERE WE CAN GET A NEW SYSTEM WHERE IT IS A THREE TO FOUR-WEEK WAIT FOR A PART OR REPAIR. WE WANT SO SALVAGE OF SYSTEM AND NOT THROW AWAY THE OLD SYSTEM WHICH IS THE CHALLENGES WE FACE. THIS IS MUCH QUICKER AND A MUCH QUICKER RESPONSE WITH THE DIKEN AND SOME THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU INJCIs THAT WE CAN FIX THEM IMMEDIATELY 24 TO 48 HOURS. Jessica Vaughn: CAN I ASK YOU BECAUSE I HAVE QUESTIONS AIMED AT ME SPECIFICALLY. IF AN AIR CONDITIONING IS NOT WORKING. WHAT IS THE AVERAGE TURNAROUND TIME AND HOW LONG WILL A CLASSROOM BE WITHOUT HOT CLASSROOMS. Christopher Farkas: THE ANSWER IS NEVER. THE REAL ANSWER OF THAT IF I WAS

111THAT TEACHER. BUT EACH SCHOOL IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. WE SAY 4-HOUR TURN-AROUND TIME TO ASSESS WHAT IS GOING ON. WITHIN THE DAY WE WILL SAY HEY, CAN THIS BE FIXED? BECAUSE A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY THAT IS INVOLVED. A RESET AT TIMES. START RECOOLING RIGHT AWAY. THAT HAPPENS MORE THAN YOU WOULD THINK. THAT BEING SAID, MORE THAN ONE DAY, TEMPORARY COOLING NEEDS TO BE PLACED OR MOVE THE CLASSROOMS AROUND. SOME PRINCIPALS ARE NEW PRINCIPALS AND WE HAD TO COACH THEM A BIT. I DON'T MEAN THAT IN A NEGATIVE WAY. PUT THEM IN THE MEDIA ESSENTIAL OF CENTER UNTIL WE GET THAT FIXED. SOME LARGE SCHOOLS WHERE THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE. WHEN THAT HAPPENS SPOT COOLERS AND OUR COOLER, WATER-COOLED SPOT COOLERS AND HELPS IT. BUT NOT THE SAME THING. NOT 76 WITH A SPOT COOLER.

11277, 78. WHILE IT IS NOT NOTHING BUT NOT WHERE YOU WANT TO BE WITH THAT PART OF IT TOO. 24 HOURS TO GO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. 48 HOURS WITHOUT AIR WHEN WE HAVE SOME SPOT COOLER IN THERE. THAT IS FOR LARGER THINGS. A CLASSROOM WHERE WE WAIT FOR A PART. WE CAN'T FIX THAT. WE NEED TO HAVE THEM MOVE. THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION 48 FOR ANY LARGE OUTAGES. Jessica Vaughn: MY LAST QUESTION AND ENGLEWOOD I HAVE TIME --WHOO. ARE YOU CONFIDENT THAT IF WE SPEND AN EXTRA $8 MILLION, THAT WE WILL HAVE LESS ISSUES WITH OUR AIR CONDITIONING AS WE HEAD INTO THE YEAR? Christopher Farkas: YES, BUT SPENT $88 MILLION. $80 MILLION ON CONSTRUCTION IN ADDITION TO THE $8 MILLION. WE CAN SPEND ANOTHER 80 -- YES IT WILL MAKE US BETTER

113BUT NOT MAKE US 100%. I USE THE REFERENCE IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE. IT IS EQUIVALENT TO OVER 14 THEIRS HOMES. YOU LEAVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND LIVE IN A LARGE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU CAN SEE AN AC TRUCK SOMEWHERE ON THE STREET WHEN GOING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. NEVER GOING TO BE PERFECT, BUT 100% I CAN SAY UNEQUIVOCALLY THIS WILL HELP US. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. I HAD A QUESTION. YOU ANSWERED MOST OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD. I HEAR OFTEN THAT YOU TURN OFF THE AIR AT NIGHT. YOU COO ESPECIALLY IT ON. CAN YOU CLARIFY BECAUSE TEACHERS ASK ABOUT THAT. Christopher Farkas: MANY OF US -- I DON'T WANT TO PUT MY HOME NEEDS ON YOURS. YOUR SET POINT 76, YOU LEAVE IT AT 78 OR 79. WE DO THE SAME THING.

114WE RAISE IT UP EVERY NIGHT. WE NEVER TURN THEM OFF. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN THAT WAY. IF IT IS GOING OFF, THAT MEANS IT IS A PROBLEM. AND THAT HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME. WE RAISE THE SET POINT AND WE WILL NOT TURN THEM OFF. Nadia Combs: OBVIOUSLY ISSUES AND 250 SCHOOLS, I HEAR ALL THE TIME DISTRICTS WITH MAJOR, MAJOR ISSUES. WITH THE SALES TAX REFERENDUM, I CAN'T IMAGINE IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT WHAT OUR SCHOOLS WOULD LOOK LIKE. Christopher Farkas: I AM GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN -- I DON'T WANT TO PICK ON OTHER SCHOOLS. I CALLED A COO FROM A LOCAL DISTRICT AND THANKED HER FOR HAVING MORE PROBLEMS THAN WE HAVE. NO, SERIOUSLY, WE HAVE THAT. BEFORE THE SALES TAX REFERENDUM BETWEEN $5 MILLION TO $10 MILLION TO DO

115AC PROJECTS. THIS YEAR $100 MILLION. IF WE WERE $5 MILLION TO $10 MILLION BEFORE THE SALES TAX REFERENDUM. I WOULDN'T BE SITTING HERE AND VAN WOULDN'T EITHER BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T HAVE JOCKS AND YOU WOULD GET HAMMERED FOUR TIMES. WE SPEND $10 MILLION OF AC. IF WE WERE SPENDING $5 MILLION A YEAR, THEY WOULD BE EXPONENTIALLY WORSE. WE ARE VERY LUCKY AND VERY BLESSED THAT OUR TAXPAYERS HAD FAITH TO DO THAT AND WHY WE WERE TRANSPARENT WHERE THAT MONEY WAS GOING TO LOCAL BUSINESSES TO FIX AC. THE SALES TAX REFERENDUM, I CAN IT PROMISE YOU WE WOULD BE IN THE SAME PROBLEM AS SOME OF OUR DISTRICTS. 30 COOLS. AND WHAT SOME OF OUR SURROUNDING DISTRICTS HAVE. OUR TEAM WORKS HARD. WE NEED TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR PUTTING FAITH IN US FOR THE SALES TAX.

116Nadia Combs: WE HOPE PEOPLE WILL COME OUT IN THE COMMUNITY TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS SO THEY CAN SEE AND BASICALLY GET AN UPDATE ON THAT. ONE LAST THING AND I KNOW I TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR AND I KNOW I AM TALKING TO YOU AGAIN. VOLUSIA COUNTY HAS THAT AMAZING HVAC, ACT PROGRAM. I WOULD LOVE TO GET A DOZEN OR MORE STUDENTS THAT ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL. CAN WE WALK THROUGH AND CREATE A PROGRAM A CTE AND MVAC PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE MORE TECHNICIANS THAT SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL AND HAVE MORE STUDENTS. Christopher Farkas: WE DO. ADULTS USUALLY WORK CLOSER AND I WILL BE HONEST WITH YOU BECAUSE NOBODY IS LISTENING BECAUSE IT IS NOT A PUBLIC QUORUM. WHEN THEY GO TO THE AC SETTING AND TRAIN THEM FOR THAT, WHAT WE PAY TO WORK TO

117DO OUR AC DEPENDING ON OTHERS, WE CAN'T FIND ENOUGH TECHNICIANS TO DO IT. THEY ARE PAYING THREE TO FOUR TIMES MORE. THAT IS OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE. THEY WORK FOR US. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR AC TEXT, 20, 25 YEARS AND THEY STAYED WITH US. WE ARE VERY LUCKY. NOT A LOT OF YOUNG AIR CONDITIONING TECHNICIANS WHO WORK FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS. WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. WE HAVE THE PROGRAM. THEY TRAIN WITH OUR GUYS AND DO THAT. BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE -- IT IS RULE TO IN OTHER PLACES, BUT WHAT THEY PAY FOR STARTING SALARY AND WHAT WE PAY IS MILES APART. Nadia Combs: HOW DOES THAT VOLUSIA COUNTY PROGRAM WORK TO KEEP THEIR STUDENTS A LITTLE MORE INTERNALLY. I WANT TO KNOW HOW THAT WORKS. Christopher Farkas: THEY DO AN

118APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. Nadia Combs: CAN WE DO SOMETHING SIMILAR. CAN WE LOOK INTO THAT. Christopher Farkas: OUR 13 VENDORS THAT WORK ON OUR STUFF, THEY TAKE THE APPRENTICES WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT. Nadia Combs: I SPOKE TO IS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER IN VOLUSIA COUNTY, THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RETAIN THOSE STUDENTS MORE THAN WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AND I WONDER WHY THAT IS. Christopher Farkas: I WILL LOOK AT THAT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU SO MUCH. MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. JUST PIGGYBACK IN GENERAL. NEXT TIME WE HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM LIKE THIS, CAN YOU ATTACH THE AGRE AGREEMENT? Christopher Farkas: YES. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: BOARD MEMBERS, WE MAY HAVE TO PAUSE THIS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND I WILL GO AHEAD -- Jim Porter: UP

119TO THE BOARD IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT. Nadia Combs: IT IS 6:00. MEMBER PEREZ, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW ROBUST THIS COVERING WAS GOING TO BE. Karen Perez: I WANTED TO ASK HOW MANY CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS ARE WORKING ON THESE HVAC JOBS? LAST YEAR 23 DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS AND 23 DIFFERENT DESIGN PROFESSIONALS. Karen Perez: 23? OKAY. HOW MANY ARE OSD VENDORS. Christopher Farkas: ALMOST EVERY SINGLE LARGE PROJECT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE HAS AN OSD PARTNER. 80% WENT TO LOCAL AND MINORITY BUSINESSES FROM OUR SALES TAX REFERENDUM OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. EVERY SINGLE LARGE PRODUCT HAS A OSD VENDOR THAT IS PARTNERED WITH A LARGE FIRM. Karen Perez: OKAY. AND YOU MENTION IT. $8 MILLION FOR PARTS OPPOSED TO PUTTING IN A BRAND-NEW SYSTEM, CORRECT? Christopher Farkas: WHOLE SYSTEM. PARTS -- I DON'T WANT TO

120GIVE THAT MISNOMER, PARTS CAN BE A HUGE PART OF THE AIR CONDITIONING. A BRAND-NEW CHILLER. OPPOSED TO DOING THE ENTIRE -- THE PROJECTS THAT YOU SEE THAT WE DID AT TOMLIN OR ONE OF THE SCHOOLS WHERE WE DO AN ENTIRE HV ISAC REPLACEMENT. THIS IS JUST FOR THE CHILLER AND JUST THE AIR HANDLER. BIG PARTS OF THE SYSTEM. Karen Perez: HOW MUCH NORMALLY WILL A SYSTEM COST? Christopher Farkas: AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, $2 MILLION TO $5 MILLION. MIDDLE SCHOOL, $5 TO $8 MILLION AND HIGH SCHOOL, $8 MILLION TO $12 MILLION. THAT IS REROUGH. CHILLER $1 50,000 TO $200,000. NUMEROUS SCHOOLS THAT DRAW OFF THIS $9 MILLION. Karen Perez: OKAY, SO THAT BE -- WILL THEY COME . Karen Perez: WOULD THAT -- WILL THEY COME BACK WHEN IT'S CAPPED? Christopher Farkas: EVERY YEAR YOU SEE AC

121VENDORS EVERY SINGLE YEAR. YOU'LL SEE THIS AGAIN. IF WE DON'T GET TO $9 MILLION OBVIOUSLY IT WILL STAY IN CAPITAL FUNDS. IF WE GO OVER IT WE'LL BE IN BACK IN FRONT OF YOU ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION ON THAT PART OF IT TOO. Karen Perez: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. MEMBER GRAY? Lynn Gray: THIS IS AN GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TREMENDOUSLY BECAUSE THE DELAYED MAINTENANCE THAT WE HAD IN I THINK IT WAS 2018 THAT WE PASSED THAT REFERENDUM, CHRIS, MR. FARKAS, CAN YOU GIVE US AN ESTIMATE HOW MANY SCHOOLS DID WE TAKE CARE OF IN TERMS OF THE HVAC WITH OUR REFERENDUM MONIES? Christopher Farkas: SO THE GOAL WAS TO HAVE 203 AT THE END OF 10 YEARS. THAT'S WHAT OUR PLAN WAS. WE HAVE DONE JUST

122UNDER 100 AND WE'RE HALFWAY THERE. WE'RE PRETTY MUCH ON TRACK. COVID YEAR PROBABLY WENT DOWN FIVE OR SIX LESS THAN WE THOUGHT. WE'RE ALMOST AT 100 SCHOOLS WE HAVE DONE HVAC REPLACEMENTS. ANOTHER 100 SCHOOLS THROUGH THE FIVE YEARS. Lynn Gray: WILL WE GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE? Christopher Farkas: DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH THE COST INCREASED FOR CONSTRUCTION. THAT'S THE PLAN. TO GET THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. Lynn Gray: I THINK YOU'RE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB AND THE SEAR SERIOUSNESS OF HAVING A LACK OF LABOR FORCE IS PROBABLY JUST EQUALLY AS SERIOUS AS THE MONETARY VALUE OF GETTING IT FIXED. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A -- IT'S -- THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, TWO THINGS. BUT ANYWAY, MR. FARKAS AND YOUR STAFF, I WANT TO THANK YOU PUBLICLY FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE ALL DOING SECURING

123AC AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. AND THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER WASHINGTON? Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'LL BE REAL QUICK. MR. FARKAS, THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY BEEN WORKING HARD. IT'S BEEN A HOT SUMMER. IT'S BEEN A REALLY HOT SUMMER SO I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING HARD. BUT -- Christopher Farkas: I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT, BUT MR. WASHINGTON, JUST AS WE SEE THE TEACHERS IN THE BACK THAT ARE GOING TO SPEAK TO US, IF THERE IS ONE TEACHER THAT HAS A HOT CLASSROOM, YOUR HEART GOES OUT TO THEM. IF THERE IS NO AC IN THERE, WE'RE NOT COMFORTABLE UNTIL WE GET EVERY SINGLE-CLASSROOM SO IT'S THE UPHILL BATTLE. BUT BEN MOORE AND OTERO ACTUALLY TAKE THE FRONT LINES AND CALLS EVERY SINGLE DAY

124AND ACTUALLY GET THE CALLS TOO SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE THINK KENNY OTERO AND BEN MOORE. HER HONOR THAT'S YOUR TEAM. JUST LIKE HAVING A TO BELIEVE FOOTBALL TEAM. THAT'S YOUR TEAM. QUICKLY. IT CAN THE SCHOOLS OVERRIDE THE CENTRAL SYSTEM? Christopher Farkas: NO. ESPECIALLY NOT WITH OUR NEW SYSTEM. THERE ARE SOME OLDER SCHOOLS THAT WERE AROUND BACK WHEN WE WERE PRINCIPALS THAT WE HAVE UPGRADED SOME OF THOSE WHERE THEY HAVE GOT THE OVERRIDE. BUT NO BECAUSE THE REALITY IS, 76 DEGREES AS A SET POINT HAS TO DID BE THE INDUSTRY STANDPOINT. IT CAUSES PROBLEMS WHEN THERE IS TEST UNBALANCE. WHEN THERE IS A ROOM REAL HOT AND ONE COLD NEXT TO IT. SO EXTREME DIFFERENCES ACTUALLY HURTS IT. SO THE SET POINT SHOULD BE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE. THERE ARE A FEW SCHOOLS,

125WE WON'T SAY WHICH ONE. Henry "Shake" Washington: I DIDN'T MEAN TO SHARE THE SECRETS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER PEREZ? Karen Perez: SUPERINTENDENT, CAN I REQUEST A ROLLING SCHEDULE FOR OUR AC REPAIRS BY SITE? AND FOR REPLACEMENT IN THE FUTURE SO THAT I CAN HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF, YOU KNOW, ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING PLEASE? Van Ayres: WE CAN GET YOU THAT INFORMATION. YES, MA'AM. WE'LL GET IT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. Karen Perez: OKAY, THANK YOU. Christopher Farkas: IF YOU NEED TO LOOK BACK AT THE CITIZENS OVERSIGHT PAGE THAT MS. GRAY REFERENCED LISTS WHAT HAPPENED, OUR 24 PROJECTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PLANNED AND ORDERED NEXT SUMMER. OUR SUMMER WE ACTUALLY ADVERTISE THIS YEAR. THAT'S THE ADVANCED -- WE CAN TELL YOU WHAT BIG PROJECT, THAT'S OVER $4 MILLION AND NOT EVEN THE SMALLER ONES

126BUT WE'LL GET THAT TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE SOMETIMES IF THERE IS AN ISSUE AT THE SCHOOL, SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW THE BACKGROUND IF IT'S JUST BEEN FIXED OR WHERE WE ARE IN THAT SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION. I ALSO WANT TO THANK BEN MOORE AND MR. OTERO. IT IS, YOU KNOW, MY AIR WENT OUT AND IT TOOK A DAY AND MY HOUSE TO COME OUT. SO, YOU KNOW, ALL OF YOU WORK VERY HARD, AND I KNOW LIKE YOU SAID, ONE CLASSROOM IS TOO MUCH BUT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE WORKING TOWARDS THAT. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO EMPLOYEE COMMENT AND THANK YOU, EMPLOYEES. I TRY TO

127REALLY MAKE SURE. WE'RE ABOUT FOUR MINUTES OVER. I KNOW YOUR TIME IS VERY IMPORTANT. EVEN THOUGH WE HEAR FROM PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING IT'S SOMETIMES DIFFICULT FOR EMPLOYEES TO ATTEND MEETINGS AT 4:00. THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO MAKE VOICES HEARD INCLUDING UNION REPRESENTATIVE, PHONE CALLS, ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS AND PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. THE BOARD WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. WITH THIS SECTION OF THE AGENDA WE'RE CREATING ANOTHER AVENUE FOR EMPLOYEES TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD. WE'RE SETTING ASIDE 30 MINUTES FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD ABOUT ANY ISSUES ON YOUR MIND. THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION ABOUT SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS BUT RATHER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD ABOUT ANY ISSUES RELATED TO YOUR JOB OR THE DISTRICT. EACH

128SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. IF THE SPEAKER WILL PLEASE COME UP. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. ROB CRETE, CTA. WE'RE PROTECTING OUR SCHOOLS AGAINST PRIVATIZATION AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP WITH THAT. AND WITH THAT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE STAFFING OUR SCHOOLS PROPERLY. AND AS BOARD MEMBERS YOU GUYS DO A PHENOMENAL JAB JAB OF HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH EMPLOYEES WHILE YOU'RE OUT THERE. SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO THAT WHEN THE -- THEY LOVE SEEING YOU AT THE SITES AND TALKING TO YOU ABOUT WHAT'S GOING AN AT THE SCHOOLS AND WHAT'S GOOD AND EVEN THINGS THEY'D LIKE TO DO BETTER. SO DO A LITTLE MARKET RESEARCH ABOUT WHAT TEACHERS REALLY WANT, HOW WE CAN BE CREATIVE WHEN WE'RE AT LIKE, AT THE BARGAINING TABLE. SO WE -- WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING. WE KNOW YOU

129GUYS WILL BE MEETING SOON. ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPRESSION THAT WE SEE IN OUR VALERIE SCHEDULES AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING AND COLLABORATING WITH THE DISTRICT AND YOU GUYS ON AND TRYING TO FIX. WHEN TEACHERS COME IN AND THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE THE SAME SALARY FOR THE SAME SEVEN YEARS, IT TELLS THEM IT'S DEAD END, THEY DON'T WANT TO STICK AROUND. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO SUPPORT THAT. WHEN SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS COME IN AND THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE $15 FOR 15 YEARS BEFORE THEY SEE A RAISE, WE HAVE TO DING SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. AT THE END OF THE SCALE WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT TO DO AT THE TOP. PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT BOTH PARTS. WHAT'S IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE YEAR TO

130YEAR AND WHERE CAN I END UP? WE WANT TO LOOK AT THAT CREATIVELY AND COLLABORATIVELY WITH YOU AND THAT'S PART OF THE PROPOSAL. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK TO THE TABLE AND DOING THIS SOON SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. HELLO. GOOD TO TO SEE Y'ALL AGAIN. I'M EMILY GREIST AT RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL. HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD SUMMER. I KNOW I DID. I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET AWAY AND SEE SOME OF THE PIECES I TEACH IN AP ART HISTORY AND WAS VERY LUCKY TO GET TO ACTUALLY SHARE THE EXPERIENCE WITH A COUPLE STUDENTS WHO ALSO HAPPEN TO TRAVEL TO SEE ARTWORKS. BUT THEY'RE NOT THE ONES I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY. ONE GROUP OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO GET AWAY

131FOR THE SUMMER LIKE I DID WAS MY FRIENDS WHO ARE PARAPROFESSIONALS IN OUR SCHOOLS. MANY OF THEM SPENT THE SUMMER WORKING LONG HOT HOURS IN OUR SCHOOLS WITH I KNOW WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT AIR CONDITIONING, BUT YEAH. LONG HOT HOURS IN OUR SCHOOLS. MANY OF THEM HAVE TO DO THIS JUST TO BE ABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET. AS ROB JUST MENTIONED OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS, MANY OF THEM -- THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE MAKING $15 AN HOUR. AND AS I HEARD YOU MENTION EARLIER, THAT'S REALLY NOT A LIVING WAGE IN TAMPA. SO I TEACH AN ACCESS CLASS PERSONALLY. THESE PARAS HAVE SAVED MY LIFE ON A REGULAR BASIS. RIGHT NOW I HAVE 18 ACCESS KIDS IN MY ROOM WITH A WIDE RANGE OF ABILITIES, AND THE PARAS ARE THE ONES THAT REALLY HELP ME KEEP MY

132CLASSROOM ORDERLY. THEY'RE MAKING SURE IT'S A SAFE PLACE FOR EVERYBODY TO BE IN. AND THAT THE STUDENTS ARE DOING THEIR BEST ON THE PROJECT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON. THESE PARAS PUT UP WITH ALL KINDS OF STUDENT BEHAVIORS INCLUDING BEING HIT, BEING KICKED AND HAVING BODILY FLUIDS THROWN AT THEM ALL ON A REGULAR BASIS. THESE ARE THE HARDEST WORKING PEOPLE I KNOW AT MY SCHOOL. AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM GET COMPENSATED FOR THE AMAZING WORK THEY DO. THE PAY SCALE FOR THE PARAS RIGHT NOW DOESN'T APPROPRIATELY COMPENSATE FOR EXPERIENCE OR THE DIFFICULTY OF THE JOB. I HAVE ONE PARA AT MY SCHOOL CURRENTLY WHO IS A SEVERE HEALTH RISK AND SHE WAS WORKING WITH A STUDENT WHO WAS THROWING BODILY FLUIDS AND WITH A NEW SPEAK IN COVID, SHE IS WORRIED FOR HER SAFETY ON

133THE JOB RIGHT NOW. OUR PARAS ARE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO OUR SCHOOLS, AND I'M ASKING ON BEHALF OF MY FRIENDS WHO ARE PARAPROFESSIONALS AND COLLEAGUES WHO ARE PARAPROFESSIONALS AND THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE IRREPLACEABLE IN MY CLASSROOM THAT THEY'RE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR EXPERTISE AND PROVIDED A LIVING WAGE FOR THEIR WORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. HELLO. MY NAME IS RACHEL RODRIGUEZ AND I WORK AT HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. I HAVE LIVED IN TAMPA FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE, BORN AND RAISED HERE IN THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. SORRY. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS. I'VE BEEN BACK IN MY CLASSROOM FOR EXACTLY FOUR WEEKS TODAY. MEANING I HAVE BEEN IN A CLASSROOM AVERAGING 82 TO 84 DEGREES EVERY DAY SINCE THEN. BY OSHA SUGGESTIONS THIS GOES WAY

134MORE OVER NO MORE THAN 76 DEGREES. TODAY MY WORST NIGHTMARE ALMOST CAME TRUE. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO WITNESS TWO OF MY STUDENTS PASSING OUT IN MY CLASSROOM TODAY. AND I -- I WAS TERRIFIED. I HAVE ONE KID IN MIND WHO HAS A HEALTH RISK. THE STUDENTS THAT I WAS WORRIED ABOUT TODAY, NORMAL KIDS TRYING TO LEARN. BUT I HAVE ONE STUDENT IN MIND THAT I KNOW IF THEY WERE THERE IN THAT MOMENT, I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN OKAY. MY ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN SO INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE OF MY UNIQUE POSITION WITH MY ROOM. THERE IS NO OTHER ROOM DESIGNED FOR THE NEEDS OF MY CLASS, THEREFORE, IT'S NOT AN EASY FIX TO JUST MOVE ME SOMEWHERE ELSE. I'VE COME TO MY ADMIN WITH A POSSIBLE SOLUTION WHICH THEY GLADLY HAVE FORWARDED TO

135THE APPROPRIATE PARTIES IN THE COUNTY. THEY ALSO AGREED THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY NOT ONLY FOR THE COMFORT BUT THE SAFETY OF MY STUDENTS. THIS IS NO COMMON ISSUE. MY STUDENTS CANNOT WAIT WEEKS TO MONTHS FOR A REPLY NOR FOR ACTION TO HAPPEN. MY CLASSROOM HAS AN EXTRA STORAGE CLOSET THAT I HAVE PROPOSED TO BE USED TO INSTALL A SECOND AIR HANDLER TO -- SINCE MY ROOM IS TECHNICALLY THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF TWO FULL ROOMS. AT THIS TIME THE CURRENT AC UNIT I HAVE CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THIS UNPRECEDENTED HEAT COMING THROUGH MY 40 FEET OF WINDOWS THAT FACE EAST. ALONG WITH HOW MUCH SPACE IT IS TRYING TO COMPENSATE. I'M TERRIFIED OF ONE OR MORE OF MY STUDENTS FACING THE CONSEQUENCES OF UNSUSTAINABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. MY CLASSROOM FEELS LIKE ONE OF THEM RIGHT NOW. FOR

136THE SAFETY AND SAKE OF MY KIDS, CAN WE PLEASE FIND A WAY TO RECTIFY THIS NOW INSTEAD OF MONTHS FROM NOW? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET UP HERE, BUT I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT I THINK OUR MEETINGS ARE BACK KIND OF -- THEY WERE HIJACKED FOR A WHILE FROM CERTAIN GROUPS OF FOLKS, AND I THINK WE'RE BACK ON TRACK AND REALLY FOCUSED ON EDUCATION. SO THAT'S REALLY GOOD. I AM A TEACHER AT BERNIE IN PLANT CITY AND MY SCHOOL'S CTA REP. THIS PAST YEAR TEACHERS FROM ALL LEVELS SPENT TIME POURING OVER OUR CONTRACTS AND MEETING IN SUBCOMMITTEES SO THAT OUR BARGAINING TEAM COULD COME UP WITH THINGS THAT MEET NEEDS AT ALL LEVELS FOR ALL

137TEACHERS. BARGAINING HAS BEEN UNDERWAY THROUGH THE SUMMER AND NOW INTO ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR. WHILE I DO UNDERSTAND THERE IS SOME TIME ISSUES RELATED TO BUDGETS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, I IMPLORE THE DISTRICT AND BOARD NOT TO ALLOW NEGOTIATIONS TO GO ON THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR AGAIN WITH THE TEACHERS WAITING IN LIMBO. CTA HAS PROPOSED MANY THINGS IN BOTH LANGUAGE AND PAY SCALE THAT COULD ADDRESS SOME OF OUR ISSUES RELATED TO THE CRISIS THAT WE ALL KNOW EXISTS WITH THE SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF. WE HAVE SEEN PEOPLE LEAVING THE PROFESSION AT AN ALARMING RATE AND IT'S TIME TO START COMPENSATING THE PEOPLE THAT STOOD THE TEST OF TIME AND KEEP STICKING IT OUT. MANY OF THOSE STILL HERE ARE ON THE FENCE. THEY'RE REALLY EXAMINING THEIR OPTIONS AS THE NEXT FEW YEARS UNFOLD.

138THEY'RE STILL LOOKING AT OTHER DISTRICTS AROUND US. THEY'RE STILL LOOKING OUTSIDE OF THE FIELD FOR OTHER THINGS TO EXPLORE. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. THEY NEED TO SEE PROMISE AND PROOF THAT THEY CAN MAKE A CONSISTENT LIVING IN THIS PROFESSION AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES WHILE SERVING OUR STUDENTS. TEACHERS IN THIS COUNTY ARE WITNESSING THE DISTRICT SPEND POSSIBLY MILLIONS TO PAY SUBCONTRACTED TEACHERS AT A HIGHER RATE THAN THE EXISTING EMPLOYEES HERE. CANCEL THE CONTRACTS. DUMP THE MONEY INTO THE PAY SCALE. INCREASE FOR ESPs AND TEACHERS AND WATCH YOUR VACANCIES DISAPPEAR. PLEASE REMEMBER ALSO THAT THE PEOPLE THAT COME TO SPEAK ARE A VERY SMALL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TEACHERS THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT DOWN HERE. THEY'RE WORKING SECOND JOBS. THEY'RE TAKING TRAININGS. THEY'RE COACHING TEAMS OR MAYBE JUST

139DECOMPRESSING AT HOME BECAUSE THERE IS NO TIRED LIKE TEACHER TIRED. LET'S INVIGORATE OUR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF BY FINALLY PAYING THEM, US, WHAT WE ARE WORTH. AND WITH A LITTLE BIT OF TIME THAT I DO HAVE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE PARENTS AND THINGS THAT CAME WITH SEL, WE HAVE MANDATED MINUTES SET BY THE STATE FOR READING, WRITING AND ARITHMETIC LIKE ALL THE FOLKS LIKE TO SAY. NO ONE HAS TAKEN THE MINUTES AWAY. WE'RE STILL TEACHING THE MANDATED MINUTES FOR READING, WRITING, MATH AND ALL OF OUR OTHER CORE SUBJECTS. SEL AND TEACHING CHILDREN TO BE GOOD CHARACTER HAS NEVER TAKEN AWAY FROM CORE INSTRUCTION. IN THE PAST, NOW OR ANY OTHER TIME. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. I'M KIM FROM LORRY ELEMENTARY. KINDERGARTEN. I SAID I WASN'T GOING TO

140CRY. I'M REALLY TRYING HARD. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME NUMBERS IN OUR KINDERGARTEN CLASSES. 29, 28, 28, A 21 BUT THAT'S A KICKS CLASS. KINDERGARTEN INCLUSION. IN THOSE CLASSES, THERE ARE SIX CHILDREN WITH IEPs. AND WE HAVE ONE KINDERGARTEN AIDE. WE HAVE ONE TEACHER THAT TOOK A MEDICAL LEAVE. AND WE REPLACED HER, AND THEN WE HAD ANOTHER TEACHER THAT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL AND THEY MET HER SALARY, AND I DON'T BLAME HER. IT WAS A FAMILY DECISION. SO NOW WE HAVE BEEN WAITING TO HIRE SOMEBODY TO FILL THAT POSITION. OUR ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN AMAZING. MS. MAGNOLA WAS A FORMER KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, SO SHE KNOWS. SHE GETS IT, AND SHE'S WORKING REALLY HARD. WE HAD A SUBSTITUTE COME IN AND JUST FLOAT. KINDERGARTEN IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES. YOU

141NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET. AND WE'VE GOT SOME CHALLENGES THIS YEAR. I'M NOT GOING TO LIE, IT'S BEEN -- THIS HAS BEEN THE TOUGHEST YEAR. THIS IS MY 30th THER THERTHER THER-YEAR -- 30th YEAR. IT'S HARD. MY FOREVER FIANCE OF 20 YEARS HAD A HEART ATTACK THE WEEK SCHOOL STARTED, SO THAT'S BEEN HARD. HE WANTS ME TO QUIT. I DON'T REALLY WANT TO, BUT I'M JUST AT MY WIT'S END. I'M WORKING 14-HOUR DAYS. I GO IN AT 5:30. I LEAVE AT 7:30. YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT TESTING IN KINDERGARTEN? THE POOL IS ON SEPTEMBER THE 6th. THAT TEACHER, IF WE EVEN GET SOMEBODY -- YOU KNOW WHAT THE SITUATION IS. IF WE GET SOMEBODY, SHE STARTS, OR HE STARTS ON THE 11th. WE START STAR TESTING IN KINDERGARTEN, FOURTH THROUGH THE EIGHTH, AT

142THE SAME TIME SIMULTANEOUSLY DOING DIBLES TESTING WHICH IS AN INDIVIDUAL TEST WHERE YOU HAVE TO PULL EACH KID INDIVIDUALLY. STAR TESTING YOU CAN DO IN A GROUP. I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, THE SAFETY IS MY MAIN THING. WE NEED ANOTHER -- IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE BIG CLASS SIZES, WE NEED ANOTHER ADULT IN THAT ROOM JUST TO BE SAFE. JUST TO HELP THEM USE THE BATHROOM. I MEAN, IT'S JUST -- THANKS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD EVENING TO OUR ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND OUR CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT. MY NAME IS HEIDI GLICK AND I'M A TEACHER IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I LIVE AND VOTE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. MY KIDS WENT TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND I'M VERY, VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SOME OF THE RUMORS I'M HEARING RIGHT NOW. AS A MATTER OF

143FACT SOME OF THEM ARE DOWNRIGHT SCARY. RUMOR HAS IT THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE NO TEACHER CUTS, IN OTHER WORDS, THOSE OF US CURRENTLY EMPLOYED WILL BE CONTINUED TO BE EMPLOYED, HOWEVER, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE PLACED. RUMORS HAVE IT THAT TEACHERS WILL BE TOLD THEY HAVE TO MOVE FROM THEIR CLASSES AND SCHOOLS, MAYBE LEAVE THEIR CHILDREN BEHIND, WORRY ABOUT DAYCARE, TRANSPORTATION, WORRY ABOUT RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, NEW DISTANCES TO WORK BECAUSE OF NUMBERS. LET ME REMIND YOU THAT THE LOCKDOWN DRILLS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTY, NO ONE HAS A SAFE CORNER. NO ONE HAS A SAFE CORNER IN THEIR ROOM. THEY'RE ALL FILLED WITH DESKS. HIGH SCHOOLS CLASSES ARE 35 TO 40. EVEN SOME ABOVE 40. SOME TEACHERS TEACHING THE REQUIRED SIX CLASSES HAVE 220 STUDENTS. OR MORE. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE

144WE JUST HEARD SOME OF THE THINGS HAPPENING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE. IF OUR GOAL IS THE SMALLEST CLASSES POSSIBLE TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS, THAT'S OUR PRIORITY, BUT IF TEACHERS ARE BEING MOVED RELATIONSHIPS ARE GOING TO BE DESTROYED. THE SAFETY OF EVERY SINGLE STUDENT IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AT ISSUE. I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO HIRE PEOPLE, AND I KNOW THAT NO ONE IS APPLYING, SO THIS SALARY SCALE IS A MAJOR REASON NO ONE IS APPLYING. I NEED YOU TO SET THE RUMORS ASIDE AND AT SOME POINT TONIGHT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING. PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. PEOPLE ARE SCARED. PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT QUITTING. PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT RESIGNING. PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT LEAVES. THAT'S JUST GOING TO MEAN LARGER AND LARGER CLASSES. WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. WE NEED

145TO KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND YOU NEED TO BE MY FAVORITE WORD OF THE WEEK: TRANSPARENT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: NEXT SPEAKER. HELLO. MY NAME IS MELISSA LEE STEVENS. I'M A PROUD TO BE BEGINNING FIFTH YEAR TEACHER TEACHING EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION FOR SCIENCE HERE AT THE LAND OF THE MIGHTY TIGERS, GEORGE S. MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL WHERE I ALSO SERVE AS AN ELP TUTOR AND HCTA REPRESENTATIVE. MIDDLETON HAS A LONG ESTABLISHED HISTORY OF GRADUATING CITIZENS WHO PROUDLY SERVE OUR COUNTY DESPITE THE MODEST ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES WITHIN OUR IMPOVERISHED TITLE 1 COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE A PROUD COMMUNITY WHO EMBRACES OUR STRUGGLES. WE SEEK TO OVERCOME SO VERY MANY THINGS THAT ARE OUT OF OUR CONTROL. OUR STUDENTS FACE SIGNIFICANT FREQUENCY OF ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL REQUIRING LEVEL 3 SERVICES FOR ACADEMIC SUPPORTS. THEY REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT

146SUPPORT WITH INTENSIVE INSTRUCTION TO ACCELERATE THEIR SCHOOLS TO BE IN LINE FOR SUCCESS AND HOW ARE WE SUPPORTED? OUR PRINCIPAL IS AMAZING AND ADMINISTRATION IS AMAZING BUT WE'RE FACING STAFF AND FACULTY CUTS EACH AND EVERY YEAR THAT I HAVE TAUGHT. OUR ENROLLMENT HISTORICALLY LEANS TO 1500 STUDENTS, 1550 WITH THE CURRENT ENROLLMENT OF 1540. TYPICALLY ENROLLMENT SURGES ANOTHER 100 AFTER LABOR DAY. WE ONLY HAVE 85 TEACHERS. FOUR ADDITIONAL TEACHER POSITIONS ARE ADVERTISED FOR READING, ENGLISH, BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY AND CLASSES ARE SWELLING IN SIZE. WHAT CONCERNS WILL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVE, FIRE MARSHAL HAVE EXPRESSED WHENEVER THEY SEE OUR CLASSES DESIGNED TO SEAT 30 STUDENTS WITH FIVE OR TEN ADDITIONAL STUDENTS IN THE ROOM? NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT LOSING NINE ADDITIONAL TEACHERS. 10%. OUR TEACHERS ARE DILIGENTLY TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE THESE LARGER NUMBERS MANEUVERING SEATS FOR ISSUES.

147WE HAVE STRUGGLED TO EFFECTIVELY CIRCULATE TO GIVE PROXIMITY ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, AND CHECK-IN FOR EACH OF THOSE STUDENTS WHILE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CONTROL TO HELP REDUCE BEHAVIORS AND SUPPORT CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND MAINTAIN ACADEMIC PROGRESS AND HOW BIG ARE OUR CLASSES ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUGGLING TO MEET THE BENCHMARKS FOR GRADUATION? INTENSIVE READING IS 39. SENIOR READING IS NUMBER 4, 30 STUDENTS. LIBERAL ARTS, 36, 37 STUDENTS. ONE TEACHER. OSHA RECOMMENDS 24 IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. WE MAINTAIN 29. WE HAVE 34. TEACHERS MUST BUILD RAPPORT WITH STUDENTS. THEY TRY BEING OUR ENGLISH TEACHER WITH 185 WRITING STUDENTS. CREDIT RECOVERY SUPPORTS STRUGGLING STUDENTS AND THEY SUPPORT OVER 200 STUDENTS WITH CLASS SIZES OF 36, 37, 38. SO LOW BECAUSE WE HAVE EIGHT PERIODS COMPARED TO THE SEVEN PERIODS OTHER TEACHERS HAVE. HISTORY HAS 183 STUDENTS. WORLD HISTORY, 40. U.S. HISTORY, 39. U.S.

148GOVERNMENT, 36. SPANISH 268 -- Nadia Combs: THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR COMMENT. OUR EMPLOYEE COMMENTS. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO 10.01, SIRSIDYNIX SYMPHONY INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM SOFTWARE. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Van Ayres: THANK YOU. THIS IS OUR SIRSIDYNIX INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM AND THIS IS TO PURCHASE THE LICENSE FOR THAT SOFTWARE PACKAGE. SYMPHONY IS USED BY THE DISTRICT TO MANAGE LIBRARY RESOURCES INCLUDING THE LENDING OF BOOKS AND TRACKING MATERIALS AND CATALOGS. THE DISTRICT HAS USED SYMPHONY FOR AT LEAST THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C10.01. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VAUGHN AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. ALSO, BEFORE I MOVE ON, I WANT TO SAY THAT WE DO HAVE OUR CHIEF

149OF SCHOOLS IN THE BACK TALKING TO A LOT OF THE EMPLOYEE INPUTS. I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO NOT THINK THAT IT'S NOT BEING ADDRESSED. Van Ayres: AND DURING MY SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS -- Nadia Combs: I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE BEING ADDRESSED IN THE BACK SINCE THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO SEE THEM. THANK YOU. SORRY FOR THAT. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU PU PULLED -- MEMBER VAUGHN AND MEMBER HAHN AND MEMBER RENDON, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. WE'LL START WITH -- MEMBER RENDON? OH, I'M SORRY. OKAY. WE'LL START WITH YOU, MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: WELL, OKAY. I HAD MANY OF MY QUESTIONED ANSWERED SO I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT. AGAIN, JUST LIKE PREVIOUS CONTRACT, MY CONCERN IS ALWAYS WHEN WE HAVE MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS. AND, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS -- I ALWAYS LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE

150A TOUCH POINT BEFORE OUR CONTRACT RENEWS. I THINK THIS WAS A THREE-YEAR RENEWAL OR TWO YEARS AFTER THIS INITIAL APPROVAL? SO THAT'S MY CONCERN, YOU KNOW, IS THAT AGAIN, THIS -- THIS AUTO RENEWS AND I KNOW IT TENDS TO LOCK IN A PRICE FOR THOSE AMOUNT OF YEARS, BUT WHAT I WITNESSED OVER THE YEARS IS TYPICALLY THAT WHEN IT COMES BACK FOR RENEWAL, THERE IS A HIKE THAT ACTUALLY MAKES UP FOR THE LOST REVENUE OVER THE LOCKED IN PRICE OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, SO EITHER WAY, YOU END UP REALLY NOT GETTING A GREAT DEAL. SO THAT'S REALLY MY CONCERN. AND JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS DURING THE WORKSHOP OF POTENTIALLY HAVING AN OPT-OUT FORM FOR BOOKS WHETHER THAT DOES OR DOES NOT COME TO FRUITION. YOU

151KNOW, IT DID CONCERN ME THAT THE SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE THAT ABILITY TO, YOU KNOW, ADD THAT SO -- WHICH WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR LIBRARIANS IF THE BOOK WAS SCANNED AND IT AUTOMATICALLY POPPED UP ON THE SCREEN. THERE WAS AN OPT-OUT. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO ASK TO HAVE -- DEPENDING ON THAT CONVERSATION, YOU KNOW, THAT -- THAT'S JUST -- THAT WAS A CONCERN DOWN THE ROAD. BUT THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED IF WE GET TO THAT POINT AS A BOARD. SO THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER RENDON? Patti Rendon: I WANT TO THANK THE DEPARTMENT AND DISTRICT STAFF FOR TAKING THEIR TIME AND DILIGENCE AROUND THE LIBRARY ISSUES. ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS AS WE'VE HAD RECENT LEGISLATION THAT'S BEEN PASSED, IT'S KIND OF MADE IT -- SOME ISSUES WITHIN

152OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM AND MAKING SURE WE LOOK OUT FOR OUR MEDIA SPECIALIST, TEACHERS AND THEIR CLASSROOM LIBRARIES, AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT THE D.O.E. IS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO US AS LOCAL DISTRICTS. I'M THANKFUL FOR OUR DISTRICT STAFF MADE SURE THAT WE HAD THE INFORMATION BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THEMSELVES HAS GONE OUT FOR A RFI REGARDING A -- REQUESTING INFORMATION FOR QUALIFIED VENDORS AND TRANSITION TO A COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF SOFTWARE APPLICATION THAT WILL PROVIDE DISTRICTS, PARENTS AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO REVIEW EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL AND LIBRARY MATERIALS USED IN DISTRICT AND IN SCHOOLS. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW OUR DISTRICT IS ON TOP OF IT. OUR DISTRICT HAS BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE D.O.E. ON THAT STATUS OF THAT INFORMATION AND DIRECTLY WORKING TOGETHER, AND WE ARE

153CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THAT INFORMATION TO COME BACK FROM THE D.O. E. SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO MAKE SURE. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT'S VERY HELPFUL IS THAT THE PROGRAM THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IS GOING TO ALIGN WITH THE SYSTEM THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE. SO IF WE ARE PUTTING OUT FUNDS TODAY FOR A LIBRARY SYSTEM, THIS WILL GO AND IT WILL BE A COMPANION TO THAT WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT I THINK FOR OUR DISTRICT STAFF, TEACHERS, OUR PARENTS, AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE D.O.E. IS IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT SOFTWARE THAT'S GOING TO BE PARTNERED WITH THE SOFTWARE WE ALREADY HAVE CURRENTLY NOW. WE'RE WAITING ON THAT TRANSITION FROM THE D.O.E. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING US ALL THE INFORMATION AND KEEPING UP WITH EVERYTHING THAT

154THE DISTRICT HAS WELL AS THE STATE IS DOING. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER RENDON. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES? Van Ayres: ALL RIGHT. HERE IT IS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. FIRST OFF I WANT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE COMMENTS MADE REGARDING SOME OF OUR CLASS SIZES. SO FIRST OFF, TO OUR TEACHERS STILL HERE, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE'RE LISTENING. WE'RE FOLLOWING OUR NORMAL PROCESS FOR LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW TODAY WE HAVE OUR DAY NINE ENROLLMENT LOOKING AT OUR SCHOOLS THAT ARE OVER ENROLLED. SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE UNDER ENROLLED AND MAKING SURE OUR REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS ARE WORKING AS WE SPEAK TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CLASS SIZES ARE APPROPRIATE SO THANK YOU, NUMBER ONE, FOR BEING HERE. THAT'S

155NOT SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO HEAR BUT I KNOW THAT WE ARE -- WE WILL WORK DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE ALL THOSE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED. SO I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO BE OUT HERE. THAT'S NOT -- AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT WE CREATE CONDITIONS FOR OUR SCHOOLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SO WE'RE WORKING LIKE I SAID AS WE SPEAK TO MAKE SURE WE CREATE THOSE CONDITIONS AND THIS FOLLOWS OUR BOARD NORMAL PROCESS LEADING UP FOR DAY FIVE OF COUNTS. WE LOOK AT SCHOOLS THAT ARE OVER ENROLLED. SOME ARE UNDER ENROLLED AND MAKE THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS BUT CLASS SIZES OF 40, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE, MYSELF, THIS BOARD, THIS CABINET WILL TOLERATE SO THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. WE'LL ADDRESS THAT RIGHT AWAY. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS OUR FIRST BOARD MEETING SINCE THE FIRST

156DAY OF SCHOOL BELIEVE IT OR NOT. I WAS TALKING TO SOME OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS. IT SEEMS LIKE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WAS LIKE, TWO WEEK MONTHS A -- TWO MONTHS AGO. WE HAD A TREMENDOUS OPENING. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM, OUR INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT, ADMINISTRATORS LIKE I'VE TOLD MY TEAM, HAVING A GREAT FIRST DAY LIKE THAT DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN. RIGHT? IT'S ALL THE PREPARATION, THE WORK FROM EVERYBODY. YOU HEAR ME SAY, EVERYONE MATTERS. YOU DON'T HAVE AN OPENING LIKE THAT WITHOUT AN ENTIRE TEAM OF PEOPLE WORKING AND THAT'S FROM OUR INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT, INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM, TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. WE GOT YOUR BACK. WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. WE'RE GOING TO ENSURE THIS TREND CONTINUES AND WE'RE ADDRESSING ANY CONCERNS YOU HAVE. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, I WANT TO THANK OUR ENTIRE

157TEAM, YOU KNOW, HERE WE ARE DAY NINE. BUT THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR MAKING OUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND IT WAS A SPECIAL ONE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. SO AROUND OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, SUPPORTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS. SO PEP RALLY AT BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL. BRANDON ON THEIR -- I THINK IT WAS THEIR SECOND DAY OF SCHOOL ALREADY HAD A PEP RALLY. I SAW IT ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA BUT JEREMY AND HIS TEAM AND THE TEACHERS OUT THERE HAD A COOL PEP RALLY FOR THE SECOND DAY OF SCHOOL. GREAT THINGS HAPPENING AT BRANDON. AND LOW MAX ELEMENTARY, I SAMPLED ONE OF THEM BUT THIS HAPPENED ALL OVER THE DISTRICT. YOU CAN SEE THE KINDERGARTEN CLAPPING HAPPENING AT LOW MAX. I WANTED TO

158HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THAT. SO TAKE A LOOK HERE. THIS IS OUR DUNBAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. THIS IS THE -- WE HAD SOME RAIN, SOME FLOODING THERE. THIS IS OUR PRINCIPAL -- THIS WAS POSTED BY ONE OF OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND SCHOOL COUNSELOR -- HIS NAME IS DUANE DAVIS ACTUALLY POSTED THIS OF MS. KREM WALKING ACROSS CARRYING ONE OF THE KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS ACROSS THE BOARD AND POSTED, IF YOUR SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ISN'T THIS DEDICATED TO THE CHILDREN, I DON'T WANT HER. THIS GOES TO SHOW HOW WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT FOR CYNTHIA. THAT WAS ON SOME SOCIAL MEDIA THERE. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. ONE OF OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WAS AROUND THE EMBRY RIDDLE PARTNERSHIPS. IT WAS AROUND THE AEROSPACE CAREER ACADEMY PARTNERSHIPS WHICH ALLOWS OUR 50 STUDENTS TO BE ENROLLED AND DO

159ENROLLMENT COURSES. WE GOT 50 STUDENTS THAT WILL ALSO PURSUE INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS AND THAT'S JEFFERSON, ROBINSON AND STEINBRENNER. YOU CAN SEE PICTURES THERE. WE TALKED ABOUT FISCAL AND OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TODAY FROM FUEL TO AIR CONDITIONERS. I JUST WANTED TO -- AND MEMBER VAUGHN HAD ALSO MENTIONED OUR TEAM, WE WANTED TO SHOW THE BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK OF OUR TEAM OF MAINTENANCE WORKERS AND WHO IS ACTUALLY -- WE TALK ABOUT OUR ACs BUT THERE IS PEOPLE BEHIND THAT WORKING EXTREMELY HARD, AND I TALKED ABOUT HILLSBOROUGH STRONG AND OUR TEAM. OUR TEAM WORKING EVERY DAY TO ENSURE THAT OUR CONDITIONS, OUR CLASSROOMS ARE XHVRT COMFORTABLE FOR ALL OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. I THINK WE ARE AGREE, I'VE BEEN HERE MY ENTIRE LIFE AND NOT FELT THIS RECORD AMOUNT OF HEAT. IT PUT A TREMENDOUS STRAIN ON OUR SYSTEMS.

160BUT I DO WANT TO THANK MR. FARKAS AGAIN, YOUR TEAM FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT SALES TAX REFERENDUM. THE FIVE YEARS THAT WE PUT IN. I CAN'T IMAGINE WITHOUT THOSE DOLLARS WHAT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE THIS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL HAD WE NOT PUT IN ALL THOSE MONIES INTO FIXING OUR AIR CONDITIONERS. SO SHOUT OUT TO ALL OUR TAXPAYERS FOR ASSISTING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR CITIZENS OVERSIGHT TEAM AS WELL AND MAKING SURE THESE PROJECTS GET COMPLETED. I WANTED TO SHARE A VIDEO MEMBER VAUGHN MENTIONED SHARING THE BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AS OUR TEAM PREPARES AND MAKES SURE ALL OUR CLASSROOMS ARE READY FOR SCHOOL. SO WITH THIS UNPRECEDENTED HEAT WE ARE DEALING WITH A LOT OF SMALLER OUTAGES, A LOT OF MAJOR OUTAGES. MY TEAM IS WORKING DAILY

161TO RESOLVE THEM AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE. I GOT A LOT OF MY TEAM STARTING EARLY, AS EARLY AS 4:30, 5:00 IN THE MORNING TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE AREAS DOWN AND GET A TEAM OUT THERE, TRYING TO GET THOSE AREAS UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO IT'S COMFORTABLE FOR WHEN THE TEACHERS ARRIVE AND THEN EVEN MORE COMFORTABLE FOR WHEN THE KIDS ARRIVE. WE HAVE OVER 28, 29 MILLION SQUARE FOOT OF CONDITIONED SPACE. SO YOU TAKE A SWATH OF ANY NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU'LL HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES AND SITES DOWN AND IT'S JUST TRYING TO GET THOSE ISSUES RESOLVED. TRYING TO GET THEM FIXED QUICKLY. SO THEY DON'T HAVE IMPACT TO LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. SO WE RECEIVE AN MR FROM A SITE THAT SOMETHING IS DOWN. THEY THEN TRIAGE THAT REMOTELY AND IF WE'RE ABLE TO FIX IT REMOTELY,

162DID WE DO. IF NOT A TECHNICIAN IS DISPATCHED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE TRY TO DO EVERY MEANS WE CAN. SOMETIMES IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE WE'RE GETTING THERE QUICK ENOUGH. BUT WE'RE DOING ALL OUR DUE DILIGENCE. I TREAT ALL THE STUDENTS AS THEY'RE MY OWN AND SEE LITTLE JOHNNY'S HEAD SWEATING LIKE MINE IS NOW. TRY TO GET IT RESOLVED AS QUICK AS WE CAN. WHETHER IT'S THE CONTRACTORS OR US OR VENDORS. WHEN YOU GET IT FIXED YOU CAN DO ANYWHERE FROM ONE CALL A DAY TO FIVE TO NINE TO TWELVE. SOMETIMES ON THE COMPUTER. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST FIXING A COUPLE OF THEM. AND BY YOUR HANDS. IT DOES TAKE A PARTIAL ROLE WHEN YOU GET HOME AND YOUR DAUGHTER'S AIR CONDITIONER WAS OUT AND SOMEONE ELSE CAME AND FIXED IT. IT IS A PERSONAL

163THING. IF WE CAN'T GET IT, WE GET A VENDOR. OUR DEPARTMENT IS KIND OF SMALL WHAT WE'RE -- BUT WE'RE MIGHTY. JUST KNOW MY TEAM IS WORKING AS HARD AS THEY CAN TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUES AND WORKING AS HARD AS THEY CAN TO PROVIDE THAT COMFORTABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OCCUPANTS. THAT'S OUR GOAL AND IT'S OUR MISSION AND WE WORK REALLY HARD AND WE DO CARE AND I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO US. Van Ayres: SO I WANT TO THANK -- SO I WANT TO THANK MS. ARJA, YOU AND YOUR TEAM WORKING WITH CHRIS'S TEAM. WE TALK ABOUT HILLSBOROUGH STRONG AND YOU HEARD BRIAN THERE, ONE OF THE AC MAINTENANCE WORKERS TREATING EVERY CHILD AS IF THEY'RE HIS OWN. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT, IS TREATING EVERYONE AS IF

164THEY'RE OWN AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TEAM. CHRIS, THANK YOU FOR OUR TEAM FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE. BEN AND KENNY AND ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITIONS BECAUSE IN THE END, I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, IT'S UP TO US UP HERE TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS WHERE TEACHERS CAN GET TO WORK. SUSPENDED AGENDA. WE DO HAVE A JUST ELEMENTARY UPDATE. I'LL TOSS THIS UPDATE OVER TO MR. YOUNG. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. TODAY THE TASK FORCE VISITED CORNERSTONE FAMILY MINISTRIES ROSETTA -- LEARNING DEVELOPMENTAL WALKS TO OBSERVE THE FROG STREET CURRICULUM AND IMPLEMENTATION AS A POSSIBILITY FOR THE FUTURE JUST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE THE HEADSTART CURRICULUM AND IMPLEMENTATION ALONG WITH VPK INSTRUCTION AND A ROBUST PBIS SYSTEM AS A POSSIBILITY. I WANT TO THANK THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KATHY STONE AND GENETA

165HORN SMITH AND EQUALLY THANK THE TASK FORCE. THE TASK FORCE HAS BEEN VERY INTENTIONAL ON PUSHING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, MYSELF AND MS. McRAE TO MAINTAIN A LEVEL OF URGENCY AND BE INTENTIONAL WITH OUR ENGAGEMENT. AND AS A RESULT, THEY HAVE DEMANDS FOR US AND THAT'S THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT TRANS TRANSPARENCY. IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THAT WE ARE A COLLABORATIVE IN THE PROCESS AND THAT WE DO HEAR THE COMMUNITIES' VOICE. SO TODAY THE FOCUS WAS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND THE WALK-THROUGH TODAY AT ROSA VALDEZ, THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY FOLKS TO SEE THE FROG STREET CURRICULUM AND POSSIBILITIES OF WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE AT JUST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE FUTURE. Van Ayres: THANK YOU, MR. YOUNG. IN CLOSING I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE EARLIER

166TEACHER COMMENTS AND ONCE AGAIN REITERATE OUR CHIEF OF SCHOOLS WAS ALREADY BACK THERE WORKING WITH SOME OF THE TEACHERS. WE'RE ON THESE ISSUES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS EVERY DAY. ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. SO THANK YOU, SUE, FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT'S WORK AS WE GO TO MAKE SURE ALL OUR CLASS SIZES ARE WHERE WE EXPECT THEM TO BE, SO THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. AND WE'LL NOW BEGIN WITH BOARD COMMENTS. MEMBER WASHINGTON? Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MR. SUPERINTENDENT, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE STATUS OF JUST, WHAT ARE THEY BEING USED FOR THIS YEAR? Van Ayres: SO CURRENT STATUS IF YOU WANT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE, SIR. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. SO RIGHT NOW

167IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO IDENTIFY WHAT JUST WOULD BE USED FOR IN THE SHORT-TERM. OF COURSE YOU DO KNOW THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT REQUIRES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DECLARE USAGE. SO BASED ON NEED, WE IDENTIFIED HOMELESS EDUCATION AND LITERACY PROGRAM TO OCCUPY JUST SO THAT IT WOULD TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF OF US OF HAVING TO ACT SO QUICKLY TO DEFINE AND IDENTIFY WHAT JUST WOULD BE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE BEING COVERED BECAUSE IT IS BEING OCCUPIED BY A DISTRICT OFFICE AND I THINK EVEN MORE SO JUST LOOKING AT THE NEED AND THE TRANSITION OF WEST TAMPA AND THE HOMELESSNESS WITHIN THAT AREA, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY STUDIES THAT SUGGEST TO US AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT THERE MAY BE A GAP THAT WE COULD FILL TO ENSURE THAT THOSE FAMILIES

168WHO ARE TRANSITIONING OUT AND WHO ARE STILL THERE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ACCESS TO SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE THROUGH THE MCKENNY VENTO HOMELESS EDUCATION PROGRAM. IT'S THERE CURRENTLY OCCUPYING THE SPACE. THE OTHER GOOD PIECE ABOUT IT IS WITH THE BUILDING BEING VACANT, IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A WARM BODY AT THE SITE. IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO CHECK ON THE FACILITY OPERATIONAL CONCERNS AND/OR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THOSE SYSTEMS. SO JUST HAVING A WARM BODY THERE. THE OTHER PIECE IN JUST ENGAGING THE TASK FORCE AND SORT OF TYING IT IN -- IS TO IDENTIFY OTHER SHORT-TERM USAGE THAT WILL SERVE THE COMMUNITY. RIGHT NOW I THINK AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND TUTORING HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT HAS COME UP AS A POSSIBILITY AND EQUALLY GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY

169TO SLOW DOWN BUT TO MAINTAIN OUR URGENCY IN IDENTIFYING WHAT THE LONG-TERM USAGE OF JUST ELEMENTARY WILL LOOK LIKE. Henry "Shake" Washington: WILL WE HAVE -- THIS YEAR, WILL WE HAVE POSSIBLY ANY WRAP-AROUND SERVICES THERE? SO MS. McRAE AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH RESOURCES THAT ACCOMPNIES THE HOMELESS EDUCATION PROGRAM. AND IT'S IRONIC THAT YOU MAY ASK ABOUT THE WRAP-AROUND SERVICE BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THERE IS MONEY THERE THAT MAY ALLOW US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY WITH SOME RESOURCES TO PUT A PROGRAM LIKE THAT IN PLACE. Henry "Shake" Washington: OKAY. THANK YOU. PABLO, WE'RE GOING TO SKIP THOSE MOVIES TODAY BECAUSE I HAVE S SOME -- TO GIVE UP OUT HERE. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE FOR PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LIMITED POWERS AS

170A SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND SOMETIMES I THINK THE PARENTS AND COMMUNITY THINK WE CAN DO MIRACLES. I HAD A COUPLE OF PARENTS APPROACH ME NOT TOO LONG AGO AND SAY, YOU NEED TO GO OVER THERE AND TELL THAT PRINCIPAL WHAT TO DO. WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO TELL A PRINCIPAL WHAT TO DO. WE ONLY HAVE TWO PEOPLE WE'RE REALLY IN CHARGE OF. AND THAT'S THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD ATTORNEY. AM I RIGHT OR WRONG? WE DON'T HAVE THE POWER TO TELL A DEPUTY OR CHIEF WHAT TO DO AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. I'D LIKE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND MY CONSTITUENTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT. NOW WE CAN -- IF SOMETHING HAPPENED AND WE GO TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OR SEE ONE OF THE DEPUTIES OR ONE OF THE CHIEFS, WE CAN SAY, CAN YOU CHECK ON THIS

171FOR US. THAT'S WHAT WE DO BECAUSE THEY'RE UNDER THE IMPRESSION WE CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS AND WE REALLY DON'T HAVE THE POWER TO MOVE MOUNTAINS. I HAD MORE POWER AS AN AREA SUPERINTENDENT THAN I DO NOW BECAUSE I HAD 34 SCHOOLS I COULD TELL WHAT TO DO. NOW I ONLY HAVE TWO PEOPLE AND WE REALLY CAN'T TELL THEM WHAT TO DO BECAUSE YOU REALLY NEED FOUR VOTES TO TELL THEM WHAT TO DO. SHAKY-ISM. LET'S MOVE ON. WE -- WE HAVE TO WORK AS A TEAM, AND WE'RE WORKING AS A TEAM. HILLSBOROUGH STRONG. I LOVE IT. WE'RE WORKING AS A TEAM SO WE CAN MAKE THIS A BETTER DISTRICT THAN IT'S EVER BEEN BEFORE. NO MATTER WHAT WE DO, PEOPLE, WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE DO, SOMEBODY WILL ALWAYS BE UPSET. BUT WE HAVE TO DO

172THE VERY BEST THAT WE CAN FOR STUDENTS AND IT'S ALL ABOUT STUDENTS, AND LET'S NOT -- LET'S NOT LOSE THAT PERCEPTION. SOMETIMES YOU LOSE IT AND YOU START GOING OFF -- KIND OF GOING OFF IN THE DEEP END. BUT WE'RE HERE ABOUT STUDENTS. EVERY, EVERY, EVERY SECTION OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ABOUT STUDENTS. MAY IT BE MR. FARKAS, THE DEPUTIES, WHATEVER, WE'RE HERE ABOUT STUDENTS. I WANT PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND, WE -- WE'RE WORKING AS HARD AS WE CAN TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT. I DON'T THINK ANY BOARD MEMBER UP HERE IS SITTING HERE SAYING, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. WE ALL WORK HARD. WE HAVE DISTRICTS AND WE ALSO HAVE COUNTY-WIDE PEOPLE AND WE WORK HARD BECAUSE WE WORK AS A TEAM. WE MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE. BUT THAT'S LIFE. YOU MAY

173NOT AGREE WITH YOUR HUSBAND OR WIFE BECAUSE THAT'S LIFE. WHAT WE CAN DO, WE CAN DISAGREE AND STILL BE SUCCESSFUL, AND I THINK WE'RE WORKING AS HARD AS WE CAN. AND I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT. AND I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT. AND I WANT TO SAY MY LAST AND IN CLOSING, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT NO MATTER WHAT WE DO, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE SATISFIED WITH THE BOARD. THEY'RE NOT. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE SATISFIED WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE SATISFIED WITH THE DISTRICT ITSELF. BUT THE ONLY THING I CAN TELL YOU, WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD. THIS IS ONE OF THE BETTER TIMES IN MY LIFE I FEEL WE'RE ON TOP OF THINGS AND WORKING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I REALLY FEEL WE GOT THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN PLACE

174AND I -- AND THE PEOPLE WE HAVE IN PLACE IS REALLY WORKING HARD THESE FIRST COUPLE DAYS OF SCHOOL. AND THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO, IS WORK HARD. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING NOW. AND, BOARD, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, WE STICK TOGETHER. WE'RE GOING TO STICK TOGETHER AND GET THROUGH THIS NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND BY THE WAY, THAT WAS SHAKE-ISH. Nadia Combs: I'M GLAD I DON'T HAVE TO FOLLOW THE SHAKE-ISM. MS. GRAY? Lynn Gray: IT'S GRAY-ISM I GUESS. BUT THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON FOR THE HEARTFELT EXPRESSION AND RESPONSE TO THE NEED FOR US TO WORK AS A TEAM. I WANTED TO ALSO SHARE THE NOPE EVENTS SCHEDULE THAT KATHY VALDEZ AND HER NOPE TEAM PUT THROUGH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND THESE EVENTS OF COURSE ARE

175REGARDING THE NARCOTICS MISUSE AND WHAT A GREAT EVENT THEY SHOW IMPACTS OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS. SO I'M HOPING WE ALL CAN TAKE ONE OR TWO SCHOOLS TO VISIT. SECOND, I -- SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, I KNOW THAT WE'RE HAVING A WORKSHOP ON OCTOBER 10th REGARDING THE PROPERTIES AND THE IMPACT FEES IS THE SUBJECT I'D LIKE TO HAVE INCLUDED, AND AS MR. FARKAS, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THAT INFORMATION. THE IMPACT FEES, WHEN WE HAD IT -- JUST CORRECT ME, 2019, WE HAD A -- I BELIEVE IT WAS FOR $200,000 HOME, AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $3,000 AND NOW WE RAISED IT, YOU KNOW, A FEW OF US GOT TOGETHER WITH BOCC AND RAISED IT TO 8,000 SUCCESSFULLY IN THE TAMPA HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION. BUT, CHRIS, GIVE US THE ACTUAL FUNDAMENTAL IMPACT FEES THAT WE'RE HAVING NOW. Christopher

176Farkas: SURE. IT'S BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE HOME SO 2,000 SQUARE FEET. IT WAS JUST UNDER $4,000 FOR A 2,000 SQUARE FOOT HOME AND NOW IT'S $8,000 ON A 2,000 SQUARE FOOT HOME AND THAT WAS DONE IN THE 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR. Lynn Gray: PREVIOUSLY WE WERE PROBABLY THE LOWEST OUT OF ALL THE 67 DISTRICTS. THE REASON I MENTION THIS, BOARD MEMBERS, IS BECAUSE WE'RE ACQUIRING PROPERTY. WE HAVE 50 ACRES RIGHT NEXT TO STINGRAY. AND THAT'S IN PLANT CITY AREA. WE HAD ANOTHER PURCHASE, ANOTHER 50 ACRES, I'M HOPING I'M SAYING IT CORRECT, BUT WE'RE USING A LOT OF THE IMPACT FEES. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT'S A REAL GREAT REVENUE SOURCE FOR US ACQUIRING PROPERTIES AND BUILDING SCHOOLS. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE SUPERINTENDENT AYRES THAT WE PUT ON THE SUSPENDED AGENDA THE

177AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE GETTING AND/OR MS. JOHNSON THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM IMPACT FEES. I THINK THE BOARD NEEDS TO KNOW QUANTITATIVELY THAT'S AN ASSET, A REVENUE SOURCE. I ALSO WANT -- AND I TALKED TO MS. JOHNSON A WHILE AGO AND HEARD IT TONIGHT FROM ONE OF THE CONSTITUENTS THAT WE DO NEED TO HAVE THE AMOUNT OF FTE LOSS MONETARILY FROM THE STUDENTS THAT ARE NOW GOING -- I KNOW WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE 10-DAY COUNT WHICH I GUESS IS TOMORROW. NOT SURE IF WE ALREADY HAD IT. WE NEED TO HAVE THE LOSS SHOWN INDICATIVE OF THE PRIVATE, HOME SCHOOL AND CHARTER SCHOOLS BECAUSE THAT'S ANOTHER -- NOT A REVENUE PLUS. IT'S A REVENUE LOSS. BUT I DO BELIEVE THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION AND I QUITE FRANKLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW

178ALSO AND LIKE TO SEE THOSE FIGURES ON THE SUSPENDED AGENDA. AND/OR ON YOUR FINANCIAL REPORT THAT YOU SHARE. A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL JESSICA DE LA PRIVA. SHE TOOK COMPLETE CHARGE OF THE BILINGUAL VOLUNTEERS THAT SHOWED UP TO OVER -- I THINK AROUND 46 SCHOOLS HELPING WITH THE REGISTRATION FOR OUR HISPANIC FAMILIES. AND SHE ORGANIZED IT TO A POINT OF -- IT GREW FROM JUST MAYBE 20-SOMETHING SCHOOLS. THIS YEAR WE DID 46, MAYBE MORE. SO THANK YOU JESSICA DE LA PRIVA AND THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS INCLUDING ACHIEVEA BANK, CITY OF TAMPA, CONGRESS -- WELL, CONGRESS MEMBER KATHY CASTER, EARLY LEARNING COALITION, ENTERPRISING LATINAS, HISPANIC SERVICES, LATINX COMMUNITY, GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, HILLSBOROUGH COMMITTEE, PIAC PARENTS, UNIVISION, FACE, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES AND JUST RECENTLY USSA. THEY ALL CAME AND SAID, HOW

179CAN WE HELP BRIDGE THE COMMUNICATION, THE LANGUAGE GAP FOR REGISTRATION, AND WE'RE STILL HAVING THOSE WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS. SO ALSO -- LET'S SEE HOW MY TIME IS DOING. WE'RE HAVING TOMORROW A PANEL, A HUMAN TRAFFICKING STUDENT ONLINE SAFETY GATHERING WITH THE LATINO COALITION AND I'LL BE SPEAKING, AND SUPERINTENDENT VAN AYRES WILL BE SPEAKING. AGAIN, THE OUTREACH TO THE HISPANIC FAMILIES, THIS IS THE HISPANIC LEADERSHIP WILL BE SHOWN IN TERMS OF THE STRATEGIES AND NUANCES OF SOCIAL MEDIA, HOW IT'S AFFECTING THE GROOMING OF OUR STUDENTS POSSIBLY, ET CETERA. SO THERE IS A LOT OF QUESTIONS OUT THERE. -- OUT THERE. OTHER THAN THAT, I GUESS I'M DONE. MY TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER HAHN? Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. IT WAS A GREAT FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, AND SO

180MUCH POSITIVITY, AND REALLY DON'T REMEMBER SUCH A GREAT FIRST DAY SINCE MY FIRST YEAR ON THE BOARD. SO THAT REALLY HAS A LOT TO DO WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, JUST IN THE SHORT TIME YOU'VE BEEN IN THE POSITION, IT HAD A MAJOR IMPACT AND YOU COULD REALLY SEE THAT WHEN YOU WENT OUT TO SCHOOLS THE FIRST DAY. THERE WAS A LIGHTNESS AND EXCITEMENT ABOUT IT. I WANT TO THANK THE HILLSBOROUGH EARLY LEARNING COALITION. TWO YEARS NOW WE PARTNERED ON A FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN INITIATIVE WHERE THEY HAVE GIFTED EVERY KINDERGARTEN TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT WITH THE BOOK "PLANET KINDERGARTEN" WHICH IS A REALLY FUN BOOK THAT JUST, YOU KNOW, KIND OF IS A FUN WAY TO PREPARE YOUR CHILD OR STUDENT FOR THE FIRST DAY, AND IT REALLY, YOU KNOW, TALKS ABOUT KINDERGARTEN BEING

181AN ADVENTURE WITHIN THIS IDEA THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING OFF ON THIS GREAT ADVENTURE AND ALL THESE GREAT THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN. SO EVERY KINDERGARTEN TEACHER RECEIVED A BOOK THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF THE HILLSBOROUGH EARLY LEARNING COALITION. I WENT OUT TO SHARAMENTE. THAT WAS ONE OF THE SCHOOLS I VISITED AND I WAS ABLE TO READ THE BOOK TO A FEW OF THE KINDERGARTEN CLASSES, SO THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN. I RECORDED THE STORY AND WE PUSHED THAT OUT TO FAMILIES BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, AND SO THAT WAY WE COULD WATCH IT WITH THEIR CHILD. THEN IF THE TEACHER CHOSE TO READ IT ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S BEEN A REALLY FUN PROJECT TO DO WITH THE ELC. SO I HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO

182THAT WHILE I'M ON THE BOARD, AND I HOPE IT CONTINUES LONG AFTER THAT BECAUSE THAT IS -- I MEAN, I EVEN REMEMBER MY FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE -- NO. (INAUDIBLE). Stacy Hahn: WHEN I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD. I DO REMEMBER THE FIRST DAY AND HOW EXCITING IT WAS. HONESTLY EVERY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS ALWAYS EXCITING. EVEN AS A TEACHER, THERE IS JUST SOMETHING ABOUT, IT'S A FRESH START. THAT -- THERE IS VERY FEW TIMES IN LIFE WHERE YOU GET A FRESH START. AND SO I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR, BUT I WANT TO -- I VISITED A LOT OF GREAT SCHOOLS IN MY DISTRICT ON THAT DAY, AND IT WAS JUST GREAT TO SEE ALL THE KIDS BACK AND TALK WITH THE PAFRNTS AND TEACHERS AND

183-- PARENTS AND TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR OF SCHOOL. I THINK THERE IS GREAT THINGS HAPPENING AT SCHOOL THAT DON'T ALWAYS GET TALKED ABOUT AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS SO I HOPE WE CAN BE GREAT AMBASSADORS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY SHARING THE POSITIVE THINGS. EVERY DISTRICT IS GOING TO HAVE CHALLENGES IN AN ORGANIZATION THIS LARGE. IT'S EXPECTED, BUT I THINK THERE IS MORE POSITIVES THAN NEGATIVES AND I KNOW WE ARE ALL GREAT AMBASSADORS WHEN WE GO TO THE COMMUNITY AND SHARE THAT. SO THANK YOU ALL. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER VAUGHN? Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. TO ALL OUR TEACHERS, ADMINS, STAFFS, EMPLOYEES, I WANT TO SAY WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK. I CONCUR. IT'S BEEN A REALLY GREAT, YOU KNOW, FIRST WEEK AND A

184HALF OF SCHOOL. I'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY. I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN GOING OUT TO ALL OUR LOCAL PTAs ON THEIR FIRST NIGHT AND REALLY TALKING WITH PARENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR PTAs AND EXPRESSING THE APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE FOR THAT PARTNERSHIP. I THINK WE DON'T TALK ENOUGH ABOUT HOW OUR PTAs SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL AND HOW IMPORTANT THE RELATIONSHIPS ARE. AND JUST INTERACTING WITH PARENTS AND DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND SEEING, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OUR PTA VOLUNTEERS AND PRESIDENTS AND MEMBERS WHO DO SO MUCH FOR OUR SCHOOLS. IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING WEEK. I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK ABOUT OUR CELL PHONE POLICY FROM BOTH EDUCATORS -- OUR PROPOSED CELL PHONE POLICY FROM EDUCATORS AND PARENTS SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT NOW THAT WE

185HAD TIME TO GET FEEDBACK BECAUSE I LEARNED QUITE A FEW THINGS FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. I DID WANT TO JUST KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT START TIMES. I KNOW WITH THE NEW LEGISLATION, SOME OTHER DISTRICTS ARE REALLY STRUGGLING TO CHANGE THEIR START TIMES. I THINK IT DIDN'T AFFECT US VERY MUCH. FOR LIKE, K-8, WHICH START TIME ARE THEY USING? Christopher Farkas: SO YOU'RE CORRECT. IT DOESN'T AFFECT US. K-8 KINDERGARTEN OR THE ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STARTS AT 7:30. Jessica Vaughn: OKAY. SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL START TIME THEY ADHERE TO? OKAY. AND WE HAVE SOME K-12s FOR OUR EXCEPTIONAL CENTERS OR WHAT NOT. WHAT TIME ARE WE USING FOR THOSE? Christopher Farkas: SAY THAT AGAIN? MOST OF THOSE -- THERE ARE A COUPLE -- Jessica Vaughn: DOROTHY THOMAS SERVICES. Christopher

186Farkas: THEY DON'T HAVE STANDARD TIMES BUT WE CAN GET YOU THE ACTUAL LISTCH AM Jessica Vaughn: THAT'S NOT AFFECTED BY START TIMES. THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THE CONCERN IS COMING FROM. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND THEN I KNOW WE HAD SOME DEFINITIVE ANSWERS ON THE FORMS AROUND NICKNAMES BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THAT. I DIDN'T SEE IT AS A PARENT -- HAS THAT GONE OUT TO FAMILIES IN CONSIDERATION OF HOW WE'RE COMPLYING WITH STATE LEGISLATION AND THE STATE LAW AROUND THAT? YES, MA'AM. SO THIS FORM IS UPLOADED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE, AND ALL SCHOOLS HAVE ACCESS TO THE FORM. THEY'RE NOT BEING HANDED OUT TO EVERY SINGLE STUDENT. THE LAW OR RULE REQUIRES US TO HAVE THEM AVAILABLE AT THE SCHOOL. SO ALL PRINCIPALS HAVE BEEN SPOKEN TO AND TRAINED ON

187IT AND RECEIVED THE FORM BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. AND AS AND SO I KNOW WHEN WE SPOKE YOU CLARIFIED LIKE, A SHORTENED VERSION OF A FULL NAME LIKE MY SON IS ZACHARIAH AND GOES BY ZACH. DIDN'T REQUIRE A FORM SINCE AT OPEN HOUSE I OKAY'ED THAT WITH THE TEACHER BUT I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THAT. CAN WE SEND OUT CLARIFICATIONS AROUND THAT SO PARENTS ARE NOT CONCERNED IF THEIR CHILD GOES BY A SHORTENED TERM OR NICKNAME THEY HAVE TO HUNT DOWN AND FIND A FORM BECAUSE I HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF OANXIETY ABOUT THAT. AND THEN MOVING FORWARD FROM THERE, I WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MEMBER WASHINGTON AND DR. HAHN. I'M GLAD WE HAVE THIS FORM WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND TALK ABOUT THE FRUSTRATIONS. HEARING THAT ONLY MAKES

188US STRONGER AND BETTER. UNFORTUNATELY SOME OF THE CONCERNS ARE NOT DECISIONS WE AS BOARD MEMBERS MAKE AND FALL UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP OR OTHER PEOPLE'S LEADERSHIP. SO I HOPE -- I THINK THE MORE WE CAN EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE, THE STRUCTURE OF OUR BOARD AND HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE, THAT ALWAYS RELIEVES ANXIETY AND TRANSPARENCY. I AGREE, WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM, GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS. I REALLY BELIEVE HILLSBOROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE ONE OF THE BEST -- THE BEST DISTRICT AROUND. EVERY SINGLE DAY I GO INTO MY SCHOOLS I'M AMAZED BY WHAT WE CAN OFFER OUR STUDENTS AND HOW WE TAKE CARE OF THEM. I APPRECIATE MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW WHILE THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ALWAYS ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOW WE CAN DO BETTER AND A LOT OF

189PEOPLE COME BECAUSE THEY'RE FRUSTRATED, ANY OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE AMAZING THINGS THAT OUR STAFF AND OUR EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE DOING ALL IN COLLABORATION IN A, YOU KNOW, COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP I THINK IS IMPORTANT AND SO I APPRECIATE EVERYONE TALKING ABOUT THAT AND UNDERSCORING IT BECAUSE SOMETIMES THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT TO EVERYBODY'S TALKING POINTS OR THAT'S NOT THE INFORMATION WE HEAR. SO CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYONE WHO, YOU KNOW, SURVIVED THE FIRST EIGHT DAYS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND EVERYTHING IT BRINGS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER RENDON? Patti Rendon: I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS. WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR. KNOCK ON WOOD, IT WAS SMOOTH AND SMITING. KIDS WERE -- EXCITING. KIDS WERE EXCITED

190TO BACK. TEACHERS WERE EXCITED TO BE BACK. IT WAS AN ENJOYABLE DAY TO GO SCHOOL BY SCHOOL. EVERYBODY WAS EXCITED TO BE BACK, AND THAT'S SUCH A TESTAMENT TO THE DISTRICT STAFF AND YOUR LEADERSHIP AS A SUPERINTENDENT. SO I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK EVERYBODY ABOUT THAT. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY. OUR COMMUNITY REALLY STEPPED UP THIS YEAR LEADING UP TO WHEN THE SCHOOL STARTED. WE HAD SO MANY BACK TO SCHOOL EVENTS. SO MANY OF OUR CHAMBERS ACROSS THE COUNTY STEPPED UP TO PROVIDE NEW TEACHERS WITH JUST EQUIPPING THEM AND THANKING THEM FOR STEPPING UP TO BE SUCH A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN OUR STUDENTS' LIVES. THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED ACROSS THE BOARD WITH BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES. SO THANK YOU TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. YOU STEPPED UP

191IN A BIG WAY. ALSO WANT TO GIVE OUT A SHOUT OUT TO BERNIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE WE WILL BE CELEBRATING TOMORROW THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF BERNIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PLANT CITY. THOSE OF YOU THAT CAN COME OUT, COME OUT AND SEE WHAT OUR SCHOOLS LOOK LIKE. GREAT LEADERSHIP -- OH, THURSDAY. SORRY. THURSDAY. YOU ARE CORRECT. THURSDAY. THURSDAY AT 6:00 IN PLANT CITY. THEY'RE DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB OUT THERE ALONG WITH SO MANY OTHER ONES OF OUR SCHOOLS. BUT, YOU KNOW, THE HISTORICAL PART ABOUT OUR COUNTY IS JUST AMAZING. HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL LOOKS ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL. PLANT. SO MANY SCHOOLS JUST GOT AN UPLIFT AND MR. FARKAS, THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT AND EVERYTHING YOU PUT INTO IT OVER THE SUMMER. BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL LOOKS PHENOMENAL WITH THEIR PALM TREES AND ENTRANCE AND PARKING LOT.

192SO, YOU KNOW, TAKING PRIDE IN OUR SCHOOLS MEANS WE'RE TAKING PRIDE IN OUR STUDENTS. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS FEEL THAT PRIDE. FEEL THAT MESSAGE OF HILLSBOROUGH STRONG. IT'S SO CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT OUR TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS AND ADMINISTRATORS FEEL WE CARE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND CARE ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND WE'RE TRYING TO SHOW THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. LIKE OUR BOARD MEMBERS SAY, WE ONLY CAN DO WHAT WE CAN DO COLLABORATIVELY AS A GROUP. AND WE SO APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY'S FEEDBACK AND THE COMMUNITY'S INPUT, BUT PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU TAKE THAT BEYOND. SO MANY OF OUR LEGISLATORS HAVE DELEGATION MEETINGS COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. MAKE SURE YOUR LEGISLATORS KNOW WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU BECAUSE THEY MAKE THE LAWS THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.

193SO THANK YOU AGAIN TO EVERYONE FOR SUCH A GREAT START TO A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER RENDON. MEMBER PEREZ? Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, MEMBER RENDON, FOR, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING TO THE COMMUNITY. I ATTENDED SO MANY BACKPACK GIVEAWAYS, CLOTHING, IT JUST WAS AMAZING TO SEE THIS COMMUNITY COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. MEMBER WASHINGTON PROVIDED -- SO, YOU KNOW, NOT ALL FAMILIES LOOK ALIKE. AND WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT. AND I BELIEVE AS BOARD MEMBERS WE DO. MEMBER WASHINGTON PROVIDED ME WITH SOME SNEAKERS FOR A YOUNG MAN, AND IT WASN'T UNTIL I WENT TO HIS HOME TO DROP THEM OFF THAT I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS HIS OLDER BROTHER WHO WAS RAISING HIM. AND THESE ARE SITUATIONS THAT WE FIND, BUT WHEN I DROPPED OFF THE SHOES

194TO HIM, HE GRABBED THE SHOES CRYING AND RAN INTO HIS HOUSE. BUT, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THINGS -- THESE ARE STRUGGLES THAT ARE REAL IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO WHEN A COMMUNITY COMES OUT AND OFFERS THESE SUPPORTS TO OUR FAMILIES, YOU KNOW, THEY REALLY NEED THEM. I WANT TO THANK SUSAN VALDEZ FOR THE BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR BECAUSE THOSE ARE THINGS ALSO THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS. THOSE ABILITIES TO BE ABLE TO GET THOSE VACCINATIONS FOR THEIR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO COME TO THE SCHOOLS BUT ALSO WE HAVE A COMMUNITY BACK TO SCHOOL BASH WHERE WE PROVIDED THOSE VACCINATIONS FOR STUDENTS AS WELL. AND IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED. AND I GOT TO SAY THIS. AS BOARD MEMBERS, WE ALSO DO HAND HOLDING FOR OUR PARENTS. I HAD MORE CONVERSATIONS WITH DR. HICKMAN AND MATT ROMANO.

195I THINK WE BECAME BEST FRIENDS. THE FIRST FEW DAYS BEFORE SCHOOL BECAUSE PARENTS ARE PANICKING TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SCHOOLS THEIR CHILDREN ARE GOING AND MY PHONE WAS ON BLOWUP JUST THE LAST FEW DAYS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED. AND I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND CHILD'S ELEMENTARY FOR THESE STUDENTS GETTING OUT THE CARS AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO PRY THEIR LITTLE HANDS AWAY FROM THEIR PARENTS BECAUSE THE PARENTS WERE CRYING, AND IT WAS JUST AMAZING TO SEE. AND ALSO, THE PICKUP AT BONITO MIDDLE AT THE END OF, YOU KNOW, GOD BLESS THESE TEACHERS. I MEAN, THE MINUTE THAT BELL RUNG, THERE WAS STUDENTS COMING OUT OF ALL CREVICES OF THE SCHOOL. I DON'T EVEN KNOW. I DIDN'T REALIZE THE SCHOOL HELD THAT MANY KIDS. I WAS IN SHOCK. I THINK THE PRINCIPAL HAD

196TO MOVE ME TO THE SIDE FOR A MINUTE BECAUSE THEY WERE COMING FROM EVERYWHERE. IT WAS -- I MEAN, IT'S JUST AMAZING. IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY STUDENTS. AND, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WE ALL ATTENDED LIBERTY. AND IT WAS JUST GREAT TO SEE. AND THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON, FOR THE -- YOUR AVENT AT ALLEN TEMPLE FOR WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND YOU DO THIS EVERY YEAR. I JUST NEEDED TO THANK YOU. BUT, YOU KNOW, OUR COMMUNITY ALWAYS COMES UP, AND AS BOARD MEMBERS, WE ALWAYS SHOW UP, SO THANK YOU FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY ALWAYS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. Karen Perez: AND WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE. ALL THE TEACHERS AND ALL THE ADMINISTRATORS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. AND I ALSO -- IT

197WAS A GREAT START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR. I THINK IT WAS MY RECORD. I WAS ABLE TO VISIT SEVEN SCHOOLS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. AND ALL OVER THE DISTRICT AND THE ONE THING IS THE NEEDS, THE STUDENTS ARE SO DIFFERENT. IT'S AMAZING GOING FROM ONE PART OF THE COUNTY AND DRIVING AN HOUR AND 20 MINUTES AWAY AND SEEING HOW UNIQUE EVERY PART OF OUR DISTRICT IS. AND I THINK FOR ME, I GO OUT TO SCHOOLS OFTEN BUT WHEN YOU GO OUT AND ONE DAY AND SEE SO MANY SCHOOLS, IT'S JUST A REMINDER HOW THE NEEDS ARE SO UNIQUE IN OUR DISTRICT. I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT THIS MORNING AT MOORE ELEMENTARY. THE CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA RECOGNIZED SUSAN VALDEZ AS A LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR FOR ALL HER WORK IN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

198AND WE KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND HOW THAT RESONATES. WHEN I TALK ABOUT GOING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, THERE IS SOME SCHOOLS WHERE YOU HAVE 100% PTA AND THERE ARE SOME SCHOOLS WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE TO LEAD THE PTA. SO THE NEEDS ARE SO UNIQUE AND I THINK THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ARE OF OUR SCHOOLS WHO HAVE NEEDS - SUCH AS PANTRIES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TEACHERS TRYING TO RECRUIT TEACHERS THROUGH THE STATE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT USF IS ALIVE AND WELL. I'M THANKFUL TO BE ON THE USF DEAN'S ADVISORY COUNSEL FOR THE SECOND YEAR AND THE USF CAMPUS IN TAMPA HAD AN 11% INCREASE IN TEACHERS. WE ARE STILL SO SHORT BUT WE NEED TO CONTINUE PUSHING THAT PARA TO PRO.

199WE NEED TO CONTINUE FINDING YOUNG PEOPLE. I KNOW MS. McRAE AND I TALKED ABOUT THE FELLOWS' PROGRAM AND BEING ABLE TO RECRUIT YOUNG PEOPLE INTO SCHOOLS THROUGH DIFFERENT MENTORING PROGRAMS. WE NEED TO CONTINUE FINDING TEACHERS TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY THE FUTURE. AND ONE LAST THING. PEOPLE KNOW THAT I TALK ABOUT CELL PHONES A LOT. AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN THE FUTURE. AND I HAVE TO SAY, I AM CONCERNED. I'M CONCERNED AT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE NOW AND CONCERNED WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FIVE, TEN YEARS AGO. I THINK FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN YOU WALKED INTO HIGH SCHOOL, YOU DIDN'T SEE KIDS WITH EARBUDS. I THINK YOU DIDN'T SEE THE THINGS YOU'RE SEEING NOW. AND SO THE BIG THING IS AS I'M LOOKING AT OTHER DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE

200AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE, AND ORANGE COUNTY DID A HARD CELL PHONE POLICY, BUT WHAT I READ WAS THERE WAS A SPIKE, A HUGE SPIKE IN BAKER ACTS IN THAT COUNTY. SO TO ME, IN A WAY, IT MAKES ME SAD. IT SHOWS THAT THE ADDICTION AND THE ISSUES ARE MUCH DEEPER THAN WE THINK. AND I CAN'T BE HERE ON THE BOARD AND THINK, THIS IS -- THIS IS MY THOUGHTS ON CELL PHONES EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A YOUNG DAUGHTER WHO GRADUATED, I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY LOOK. I'M -- I COMMEND THE D.O. E. FOR MAKING THE FIRST HARD STEP IN WORKING TOWARD CELL PHONES BUT OUR CHIEF OF SCHOOL SUE BURKETT, I TALKED TO YOU TODAY. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE PARENTS, STUDENTS, PRINCIPALS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE A PANEL TO

201REALLY DISCUSS THIS AND TALK ABOUT THIS AND REALLY LOOK. BEFORE WE JUST HAVE POLICIES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK IN SCH SCHOOLS, I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. BECAUSE MY CONCERN IS HOW IT'S CHANGED SO MUCH OVER THE FEW YEARS. MY DAUGHTER JUST GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. I CAN TELL YOU THE CELL PHONE POLICY IN HER NINTH GRADE YEAR CHANGED A LOT BY TWELFTH GRADE AS FAR AS THE USE AND KIDS WATCHING SHOWS. IT'S AN EPIDEMIC AND IT'S A PROBLEM. SO I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME TYPE OF EVENT, YOU KNOW, SOME TYPE OF COMMITTEE TO REALLY ENGAGE FROM ALL DIFFERENT AREAS, TO REALLY LOOK AND SEE HOW WE CAN HANDLE THIS. I KNOW IT'S HANDLED DIFFERENTLY IN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. AND I'M EXCITED TO

202GO OUT TO THOSE SCHOOLS TO SEE HOW IT'S GOING. BUT I THINK THIS IS A LARGE ISSUE, AND IT'S AN ISSUE WE NEED TO BE PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE ON IT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT YEAR. AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. (SOUNDING GAVEL)