08/08/2023 - Regular Meeting

001Nadia Combs: HI, I'M NADIA COMBS, 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 INCLUDES CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH ADULTS IN OUR WORKFORCE PROGRAM. Henry "Shake" Washington: I'M HENRY SHAKE WASHINGTON, THE BOARD VICE CHAIR. OUR DISTRICT IS THE SEVENTH LARGEST IN AMERICA, AND OUR TEAM IS MADE UP OF MORE THAN 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 4:00 P.M. THE BEST WAY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY IS TO INVOLVE YOU, THE PUBLIC, IN WHAT WE DO. YOU ARE WELCOME TO E-MAIL OR MEET WITH ANY BOARD MEMBERS AND FOLLOW OUR DISTRICT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BOARD MEETINGS ARE COVERED

002LIVE BY HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS TV, ON SPECTRUM CABLE CHANNEL 635, AND FRONTIER CABLE CHANNEL 32. MEETINGS ARE ALSO STREAMED LIVE ON OUR WEBSITE AT HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOLS.ORG. CLOSED CAPTIONING CAN PROVIDED ON ALL BROADCAST AND PAST MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE ARCHIVE. WE ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT THE PUBLIC HAS TO SAY. WE'LL INCLUDE TIME FOR AUDIENCE COMMENTS BEFORE WE ADDRESS OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. OUR AGENDA AND ANY SUPPORTING MATERIALS CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE IN ADVANCE. THEY ARE POSTED SEVEN DAYS BEFORE EACH MEETING ON OUR WEBSITE AT HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOLS.ORG. OUR VISION IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE. AND THAT MEANS ALL STUDENTS. EVERY DAY. TODOS LOS ESTUDIANTES, TODOS LOS DIAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. (SOUNDING GAVEL) Nadia Combs: THE BOARD MEETING OF AUGUST 8, 2023, IS CALLED TO

003ORDER. MEMBER WASHINGTON WILL NOW 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. THANK YOU. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. (PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE) YOU MAY BE SEATED. Nadia Combs: MEMBER WASHINGTON, WILL YOU PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT? Henry "Shake" Washington: STUDENT -- Nadia Combs: I MEAN -- THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS. Henry "Shake" Washington: THEY LOOK LIKE STUDENTS. THEY LOOK LIKE STUDENTS ANYWAY. BUT BOY, WHAT A GREAT BAND. I SHOULD HAVE HAD Y'ALL PLAY WHEN WE GOT MARRIED 47 YEARS AGO. WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ROCKING AND ROLLING. I WANT TO THANK ONE LOVE. THESE WONDERFUL TEACHERS ENTERTAIN US AT THE START OF THE BOARD MEETING AT THIS POINT, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO COME UP

004AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF. I'M AARON WILSON, I PLAY SAXOPHONE AND I'M TEACHING AT CAROLWOOD K-8 THIS YEAR. I'M JOYY AND PLAY TROMBONE AND TEACH IN PLANT CITY. I'M SHAUN HANKINS AND PLAY BASS AND I'M AT DEER PARK ELEMENTARY. HI, I'M SHAUN MOTES. I PLAY DRUMS AND I'M A MUSIC TEACHER AT CLARK ELEMENTARY. I'M JENNIFER MOTSE AND I'M ALSO THE MUSIC TEACHER AT CLARK ELEMENTARY AND AT LEWIS ELEMENTARY, AND I PLAY KEYBOARD. I'M LINDSEY JONES. I'M A SINGER, AND I TEACH AT HUNTERS GREEN ELEMENTARY AND I'M A CHAMBERLAIN GRAD. WILLIAM WHITING AND TEACH AT McKITRICK ELEMENTARY. GUITAR. HE PLAYS GUITAR. HI, JOHN COSANAS AND TEACH AT -- AND PLAY TRUMPET. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGE HOW SPECIAL IT IS WE COME AND PLAY TODAY SO CLOSE TO THE ANNIVERSARY OF OUR FRIEND, JUAN, THE

005NAMESAKE FOR OUR GROUP AND THE INSPIRATION FOR OUR ENSEMBLE. JUAN OFTEN AGREED WITH BILLY AND LIKE MANY MUSIC TEACHERS THAT MUSIC STRENGTHENS SOCIAL BONDS AND I KNOW IT'S THE SAME TO DO THE SAME FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FEEL WHAT WE FEEL WHEN WE'RE MAKING MUSIC ON STAGE. THANK YOU. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANY PICTURES? TAKE PICTURES? LET'S STAND UP. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS AMAZING, AND I SAID I WANT TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY'RE PLAYING NEXT BECAUSE I WANT TO FOLLOW THEM. THEY WERE JUST REALLY AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE SUCH INCREDIBLE TALENT IN OUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. WE HAVE NO WITHDRAWN ITEMS. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO

006ADOPT THE AGENDA. A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES 5 -- WITH FIVE YESES. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MEMBER VAUGHN AND MEMBER HAHN WHO WILL BE JOINING US SHORTLY. BOARD MEMBERS, I'D LIKE TO GO OVER THE FORMAT OF TODAY'S MEETING. WE'RE A NONPARTISAN BOARD WHO BELIEVE ALL CHILDREN CAN BE EMPOWERED TO LEARN AND SUCCEED AND OUR DECISIONS WILL BE MADE WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING. TO PAVE THE WAY FOR EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE STATEMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE FIVE MEMBERS TO SPEAK WITH 30 SECONDS FOR FINAL THOUGHTS. AFTERWARD THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN RESPOND. IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS GET BACK INTO THE CUE. MEMBER WASHINGTON WILL READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES. -- THE

007QUEUE. Henry "Shake" Washington: AS WE BEGIN, LET ME QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM THAT ALLOW THE BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING UPON STEPPING AWAY FROM THE DAIS. THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTION ON THE LIVE WEBCAST, ON TV AND ON VIDEO MONITORS IN THE AUDITORIUM AND ALSO VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONS IN THE ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVE. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. WE HAVE ONE ITEM SCHEDULED FOR TIME CERTAIN AND THAT'S 6:00 AND THAT WILL BE EMPLOYEE INPUT. PUBLIC COMMENT, THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM THE CITIZENS AND VALUES YOUR INPUT TO THE BOARD. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS, OUR STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND KEEP THE BOARD INFORMED ABOUT RESPONSES.

008OUR SCHOOL BOARD RESPECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD AND APPRECIATE THE TIME TAKEN TO BE HERE. DO NOT ADDRESS COMMENTS TOWARD A BOARD MEMBER OR STAFF MEMBER BUT RATHER DIRECTED AT THE ISSUE. OUR CIVILITY POLICY IS IN PLACE. WHEN ADDRESSING THE BOARD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND SPEAK CLEARLY INTO THE MICROPHONE. THIS AFTERNOON, EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. REMINDER YOUR THREE MINUTES START WHEN YOU BEGIN SPEAKING. WHEN THERE ARE 30 SECONDS LEFT YOU'LL SEE A YELLOW LIGHT ON THE LECTERN. A RED LIGHT AND CHIME WILL INDICATE WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. WE HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS TODAY. I THINK IF ALL THE SPEAKERS CAN LINE UP AGAINST THE WALL THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AND IF THE FIRST SPEAKER -- GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS NIKKI DANIELS. I'M THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AT

009CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR AGENCY. IT'S A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SERVING FAMILIES IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. WE HAVE PROGRAMS RANGING FROM PRENATAL CLASSES TO LACTATION SUPPORT TO DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING AND PLAY GROUPS TO HOME VISITING AND PARENTING CLASSES. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS, KIDS ON THE BLOCK AND WE'RE HONORED TO SERVE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH OUR KIDS ON THE BLOCK PROGRAM FOR OVER 20 YEARS NOW. IT'S BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR ALMOST 30. WE SERVED OVER 15,000 STUDENTS LAST YEAR. THE THIRD GRADE STUDENTS ARE PRESENTED INFORMATION ABOUT PREVENTING ABUSE BY LEARNING NO, GO AND TELL. BASICALLY SAY NO, RUN AWAY, TELL SOMEBODY KIND OF A MESSAGE. THE CHILDREN THEN AT THE END OF THE SHOW WRITE LETTERS TO THE PUPPETS AND THE LETTERS ARE COLLECTED BY OUR STAFF. DURING THAT

010LAST YEAR 86 CHILDREN REPORTED CONCERNS ABOUT ABUSE WITH 12 RESULTING IN HOTLINE CALLS AS THEY WERE VERIFIED ABUSE THAT HAPPENED WITH THOSE CHILDREN. SO IT'S A DEFINITE WAY TO HELP PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND LEARN ABOUT ABUSE HAPPENING AND GET SERVICES IN THERE. WE HAVE A FOURTH GRADE SHOW WHERE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN BULLYING PREVENTION WHICH INCLUDES DIGITAL BULLYING. SO WE INCLUDE THAT AS WELL. 32 CHILDREN EXPRESS CONCERNS ABOUT BULLYING AFTER THAT SHOW AND THEIR LETTERS TO THE PUPPETS. WE WORK WITH SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. THEY'RE NOT JUST SENDING A LETTER. 73% OF THE FUNDING IS RAISED THROUGH PRIVATE DONATIONS AS A NONPROFIT AGENCY WE'RE ABLE TO BRING THAT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THIS PROGRAM TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ONLY PROVIDING 17% OF THAT TOTAL COST. SO WE'RE HONORED TO BE

011ABLE TO DO THAT AND LIKE I SAID I'VE BEEN DOING IT OVER 20 YEARS NOW. INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF OUR DATA AT NO COST BY THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA SHOWS THAT ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ARE GAINING CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE. I'M HERE TO SAY THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU WELCOMING US INTO YOUR SCHOOLS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS OF THAT AND I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF ANYBODY HAS THEM. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SHARON GRAHAM BARRETT AND I'M A RESIDENT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND A FORMER PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER HERE. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR SERVING AND FOR FOLLOWING STATE GUIDANCE AND THE LAW AS WELL AS PROTECTING OUR EMPLOYEES. AS A THERAPIST, I'M HERE TODAY SPEAKING

012WITH GRAVE CONCERN FOR OUR STUDENTS HOWEVER. I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR LEGISLATORS AND THE HAND-APPOINTED DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ARE NOT BEING REFLECTIVE OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND ARE PUSHING THROUGH LAWS WITHOUT THOUGHTFUL FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT ADEQUATE GUIDANCE OF HOW TO IMPLEMENT THEM IN A WAY THAT DOES NOT HINDER STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND WITHOUT MUCH FEEDBACK FROM EMPLOYEES AND OTHER STAFF AND A LACK OF -- A SIGNIFICANT LACK OF CLARITY REGARDING THE PENALTIES ASSOCIATED. WE KNOW THAT THIS MOVEMENT IS INTENTIONAL AND IS INTENDED TO CAUSE AS MUCH CHAOS AND BREAKDOWN IN OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM AS POSSIBLE. AND I'VE SPOKEN WITH SO MANY PARENTS OF ALL IDEOLOGIES WHO ARE OUTRAGED WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING. SPECIFICALLY DENYING ACCESS TO THINGS LIKE AP PSYCHOLOGY. TEACHING INACCURATE BLACK HISTORY. AND HINDERING CRITICAL THINKING AND EVEN -- EVEN

013TAKING AWAY SOME SHAKESPEARE CONTENT. THAT'S JUST MIND BLOWING TO ME. SO I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY ON THE RECORD THAT LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO REFLECT AND SUPPORT THEIR CONSTITUENCY AND THE STATE IS DENYING US THAT POWER BY STRIPPING AWAY HOME RULE AND EVEN TARGETING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF WHO SPEAK UP AGAINST THESE REGRESSIVE TRENDS. AND THAT IS A BIG REASON WHY WE HAVE THE HIGHEST TEACHER VACANCY IN THE COUNTRY. SO OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND EMPLOYEES ALL DESERVE BETTER, AND I THANK YOU FOR SERVING AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE SERVING WITH THAT COURAGE TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. MY NAME IS MARILYN SILLBILL. I LIVE IN RIVERVIEW. MY CHILDREN ATTENDED HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS AND SOON MY

014GRANDCHILDREN WILL AS WELL. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT BOOK CHALLENGES AND BANS. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT ALL OUR CHILDREN DESERVE AN HONEST, ACCURATE AND FULLY FUNDED PUBLIC EDUCATION THAT REFLECTS THE FULL DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY. LEARNING ABOUT OUR SHARED HISTORY ALLOWS THEM TO LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES OF THE PAST IN ORDER TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE FOR EVERYONE. I GREW UP IN THE JIM CROW SOUTH AND I'M ASHAMED OF SOME OF THE THINGS I WAS TAUGHT BOTH EXPLICITLY AND IMPLICITLY IN MY HOME AND MY SCHOOLS. WE CAN AND SHOULD DO BETTER. THERE ARE POLITICIANS AND GROUPS WHO ARE SPREADING LIES ABOUT OURSCHOOLS AND WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE LEARNING IN ORDER TO WIN ELECTIONS AND TEAR DOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHICH ARE THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR DEMOCRACY. I THINK THE CHALLENGES SHOULD BE LIMITED

015PER PERSON AND PER BOOK TO NO MORE THAN THREE ACTIVE REQUESTS AT A TIME OR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF REQUESTS PER QUARTER. THEY ARE RESOURCE INTENSIVE AND PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO WASTE OUR TAX DOLLARS WITHOUT PROVING THEIR CASE. THE WASHINGTON POST ANALYZED BOOK CHALLENGES FOR 153 SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THE 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR. THE MAJORITY OF THE OVER 1,000 CHALLENGES THEY ANALYZED WERE FILED BY JUST 11 PEOPLE AND ONE MAN FILED 92. THE REVIEW PROCESS SHOULD INCLUDE ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING PRIOR TO THE REVIEW. NOTIFYING STAKEHOLDERS OF THE OBJECTION AND ALLOWING FOR THEIR PUBLIC COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING IS CRITICAL TO UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY STANDARDS. THE APPEALS PROCESS INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO APPEAL THE DECISION TO RESTRICT OR REMOVE A BOOK SHOULD BE OPEN TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS CONNECTED WITH

016THE SCHOOL. IF THE DECISION TO REMOVE OR RESTRICT APPLIES TO ALL SCHOOLS, ANY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE DISTRICT SHOULD BE ABLE TO APPEAL THE DECISION TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. I BELIEVE EVERY PARENT HAS A RIGHT TO HAVE A SAY IN WHAT THEIR CHILD LEARNS IN SCHOOL, BUT NO PARENT HAS THE RIGHT TO SAY WHAT SOMEONE ELSE'S CHILD LEARNS IN SCHOOL. THAT TRULY IS RESPECTING PARENTS' RIGHTS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR, MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT. NOT SURE WHERE TO START TODAY AS THERE IS AT LEAST FIVE DIFFERENT AGENDA ITEMS THAT I FOUND CONCERNING, AND THEY CONTINUE TO RESURFACE REGARDLESS OF WHAT IS SAID. EACH OF THEM CONTRIBUTE TO THE MASSIVE DATA COLLECTION THAT'S OCCURRING ON STUDENTS AND THEIR INFORMATION. MANY HAVE SPOKEN BEFORE THIS BOARD IN THE PAST ABOUT THE DATA

017COLLECTION THAT GOES ON EACH TIME AN APP COLLECTS DATA AND SENDS IT TO THE VENDOR SITE INSTEAD OF TO THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SITE. AND EVERY TIME IT IS -- IT COMES BACK AND IS -- OR STATED OR IMPLIED IT'S SAFE AND SECURE, NOTHING TO SEE HERE, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HAS A CONTRACT THAT STATES THE DATA GOES NO FURTHER. I BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN PARENTS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD IN THE PAST THAT HAVE PROVEN THAT TO BE OTHERWISE. SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE HERE TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN AND ENSURE EACH CHILD GETS A GREAT EDUCATION USED TO SPRINGBOARD INTO THEIR FUTURE. AND YET THE ABILITY OF CHILDREN TO MEET THEIR GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS WITHOUT OUTSIDE HELP FROM MANY SUPPLEMENTAL ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION APPEARS TO BE IMPOSSIBLE GIVEN THE NUMBER THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THIS AGENDA. CONCERNING ONE HAS

018THE SUCCESS THAT IS MEASURED AND I QUOTE FROM THE AGENDA ITEM RIGHT UP, BY THE NUMBER OF LICENSES USED, THE REPEAT USAGE AND THE CONTINUED RISE IN THE CURIOSITY SCORE. THIS WOULD BE THE PACKBACK. I'M JUST WONDERING HOW CURIOSITY SCORE PLAYS INTO A STUDENT ACTUALLY GRADUATING. THEN YOU HAVE PANORAMA WHICH STATES IT AGGREGATES THE DATA AND YOU CANNOT PINPOINT WHICH CHILD THE DATA COMES FROM. YET ON PAGE FIVE OF THEIR STATEMENT OF WORK, IT STATES THEIR REPORTS ARE ACCESSIBLE VIA A SECURE WEBSITE THAT ALLOWS USERS TO ACCESS AND I QUOTE, "AGGREGATED DATA AT THE INDIVIDUAL, SCHOOL, GRADE BAND, DEPARTMENT AND DISTRICT LEVEL". AGAIN, THEY CAN USE INDIVIDUAL DATA. AND THIS IS ON THE PANORAMA PLATFORM WHICH IS SEPARATE FROM YOUR PLATFORM. IT CONTINUES TO COLLECT STUDENT DATA. ONE OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL ACADEMIC INSTRUCTIONS IS PENDA

019LEARNING, A SCIENCE INTERVENTION RESOURCE PLATFORM FOR BIOLOGY. THIS IS AN ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE THAT WILL BE USED BY TEACHERS TO EITHER REMEDIATE OR ACCELERATE STUDENTS BASED ON CLASS, GROUP, OR INDIVIDUAL NEED PER STANDARD. AGAIN, IT'S COLLECTING DATA ON THE INDIVIDUALS. I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE TAKE A STEP BACK, CONSIDER WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT. PROTECT THE CHILDREN'S DATA AND TEACH WITHOUT USING ELECTRONIC DEVICES. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. THIS IS OUR FINAL SPEAKER FOR TODAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS LINDA WIGGINS CHAVIS AND I'M THE RESEARCH AND POLICY COORDINATOR FOR FAITH IN FLORIDA, PREVIOUSLY AN ORGANIZER AND FORMER TEACHER. I AM HERE TO VOICE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE AS AN ORGANIZATION ABOUT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CURRICULUM STANDARDS. FIVE HAVE COME TO OUR ATTENTION SO FAR. SS68AA.1.2 WHERE IT STATES THAT THE STANDARD IS TO DESCRIBE

020THE CONTACT OF EUROPEAN EXPLORERS WITH SYSTEMATIC SLAVE TRADING IN AFRICA. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE IS NO CLARIFICATION WHATSOEVER ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO BE TAUGHT WITH THIS STANDARD. AND BASED ON WHAT THE EVIDENCE THAT WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT A LOT OF THE TRUTH WILL BE LEFT OUT. SS68AA.2.3, WE ALL KNOW THIS IS THE ONE THAT INCLUDES A CLARIFICATION WHICH SAYS THAT INSTRUCTION INCLUDES HOW SLAVES DEVELOPED SKILLS WHICH IN SOME INSTANCES COULD BE APPLIED FOR THEIR PERSONAL BENEFIT. THIS ONE AS WE ALL KNOW, WE'VE ALL HEARD A LOT OF THE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ONE, NOT ONLY REGARDING SKILLS THAT PEOPLE, AND THAT'S ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE. IT'S CONSTANTLY NOT CALLING THEM PEOPLE. THEY'RE JUST SLAVES. THEY ARE ENSLAVED PEOPLE. SLAVERY WAS THEIR CONDITION. SO THAT LANGUAGE NEEDS TO BE CHANGED

021IN ALL THOSE STANDARDS. HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T TALK ABOUT HOW THESE PEOPLE WHO WERE ENSLAVED CAME OVER HERE WITH SKILLS PRIOR TO BEING ENSLAVED. BUT ALSO, THAT THESE SKILLS WERE LEARNED DESPITE SLAVERY, NOT BECAUSE OF SLAVERY. SS.912 -- WELL, 912,.AA.11 TALKS ABOUT SLAVERY IN MANY OTHER CULLTRIES AND COUNTRIES. -- CULTURES AND COUNTRIES BUT THERE IS NO MENTION OF HOW SLAVERY IN THIS COUNTRY WAS IMPLEMENTED BASED ON RACE AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SLAVERY IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND CHILD SLAVERY IN THIS COUNTRY. THE OTHER -- I KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE TIME TO GO THROUGH THEM ALL. THE -- THE LAST ONE I'LL MENTION IS THE ONE ABOUT SLAVERY INCREASING BY NATURAL REPRODUCTION AFTER THE SLAVE TRADE WAS BANNED WITH NO MENTION ABOUT RAPE -- AND -- Nadia Combs: THANK YOU SO MUCH. -- AND FORCED BREEDING.

022THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE A MAGGOTS BY MEMBER GRAY. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ -- I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES WITH FIVE VOTES WITH MEMBER VAUGHN AND MEMBER HAHN NOT ON THE DAIS. I WILL NOW CALL ON SUPERINTENDENT AYRES TO HIGHLIGHT OUR ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS. Van Ayres: THANK YOU, CHAIR COMBS. WE HAVE ONE PRINCIPAL APPOINTMENT ON OUR 4.01A THIS EVENING. IT'S THE PRINCIPAL OF STRAWBERRY CREST AND IT'S MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE MARK WATSON AS THE PRINCIPAL. HE IS A GRADUATE OF GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL. IN 1999 HE BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS

023A BAND DIRECTOR AT SICKLES HIGH. 2009, MARK WAS PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT STEINBRENNER. 2013, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR CURRICULUM AT STEINBRENNER. AND HIS CURRENT ROLE IN 2019 THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR CURRICULUM AT DURANT HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF STRAWBERRY CREST HIGH SCHOOL, MARK WATSON. COME ON DOWN, MARK. Nadia Combs: COME ON DOWN. Van Ayres: SO MARK HAS A LOT OF SUPPORT HERE TONIGHT. WE'VE GOT GARY GRAHAM, HIS PRINCIPAL FROM DURANT. CHRISTIE RAYBURN WHO IS NOW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND KELLY KING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RESOURCES AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND TWO REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS GARY BRADY AND ROB NELSON. A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR MARK. WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK, MARK. Nadia Combs: CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE. OH, MR. WASHINGTON HAD A

024QUESTION. JUST --. Van Ayres: FAMILY AND FRIENDS, YEAH. PLEASE STAND. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU, MR. WASHINGTON. Nadia Combs: BECAUSE WE KNOW WITHOUT YOUR WIFE --. Van Ayres: THAT'S RIGHT. Nadia Combs: IT'S HARD TO BE MARRIED TO BE AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OR PRINCIPAL I'M SURE. A LOT OF WORK. A LOT OF HOURS. SO THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. IT TAKES A TEAM. CONGRATULATIONS. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL NOW BE HEARD. C1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.05, 7.02, 7.03, 7.04 AND 9.01. I'LL GIVE PEOPLE A COUPLE MINUTES TO LEAVE AS THEY'RE EXITING. C1.01, ADOPTION AND PURCHASE OF RECOMMENDED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR AGRICULTURE, FOOD, AND NATURAL RESOURCES. SUPERINTENDENT AAYRES WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Van Ayres: THANK YOU AGAIN, CHAIR COMBS. C1.01, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR AGRICULTURE FOOD AND NATURAL

025RESOURCES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY THE ADOPTION COMMITTEE AND UPON CONSENSUS PRODUCT SELECTIONS WERE NARROWED FOR A DISTRICTWIDE TEACHER REVIEW AND VOTE. PER FLORIDA STATUTE AND SCHOOL BOARD POLICY THE DISTRICT MUST PROVIDE A 20-DAY PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD AND CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD CAN APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A NEWLY ADOPTED MATERIAL. THE PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD WAS FROM JULY 5 TO JULY 25, 2023, WITH THAT PUBLIC HEARING HELD AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING JULY 25. THESE MATERIALS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C1.01. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES WITH FIVE VOTES. C1.02, MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA)

026FOR THE FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (FIRST) AMERICORPS PROGRAM. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES WILL HIGH LOY LIGHT THIS ITEM. Van Ayres: THANK YOU. THE MOA FOR THE FIRST AMERICORPS PROGRAM WILL ENABLE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE THE ASSIGNMENT OF AMERICORPS MEMBERS TO PERFORM SERVICES THAT STRENGTHEN THE REACH OF FIRST ORGANIZERS ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS IBELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE LIVES, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND FOSTER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH SERVICE AND VOLUNTEERING. THE FIRST AMERICORPS PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT THIS MISSION BY PLACING MEMBERS WITH OPERATING SITES TO PERFORM ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SERVING AS COACHES FOR FIRST TEAMS, MENTORING YOUTH AND MONITORING PROGRAM DELIVERY. THERE IS NO COST TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THIS PROGRAM. I BELIEVE WE HAVE MR. SCOTT BROOKS HERE AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON 1.02. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU.

027I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER GRAY, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. WE'LL START WITH YOU. Lynn Gray: YES. I KNOW THERE IS NO COST, BUT I THINK THERE IS A VERY BIG PROFIT TO BE MADE WHEN WE START AGAIN PROMOTING THE STEM, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS BECAUSE WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT GETTING BACK TO THE BASICS, BUT GUESS WHAT? MATH IS HUGE. IT LEADS US TO HIGHER LEVEL THINKING SKILLS FOR ENGINEERING AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, I WANT US TO BECOME THE NUMBER ONE IN THE NATION OF STEM MOTIVATED SCHOOL BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE YORK AND I KNOW MISSY OUT THERE IS DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB, BUT THANK YOU, SCOTT, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. IT'S A LITTLE THING BUT SEE, PLANT WAS NUMBER ONE,

028I BELIEVE, IN THE NATION AND THEN MIDDLETON ALSO. SO I -- I WANT US TO SHINE AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES AS WE CAN, ESPECIALLY TODAY, MEMBER RENDON AND I WERE AT THE -- CORRECT ME, MEMBER RENDON. THE VALRIKO FISH HAWK CHAMBER AND ALL THESE WOMEN, EXCUSE ME, GUYS, ALL THESE WOMEN WERE ENTREPRENEURS AND STARTED THEIR OWN BUSINESS. AND ACTUALLY MS. BERKETT. AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT STEM, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT INNOVATION, ANALYTICAL THINKING. WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE, AGAIN, IN THE STATE OF THE REGION WHEN WE HAD TAMPA USF, NUMBER ONE LOWEST POINT IS THE LACK OF WOMEN IN ENTREPRENEURIAL POSITIONS. SO I THINK THAT IS -- IT'S WORTHY TO NOTE THAT AND TO REALLY PITCH THIS FORTH FOR OUR DISTRICT, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE OF THE STEM ACTIVITIES, THE

029NATIONWIDE CONTESTS AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT THAT EXCITING SO I'M GOING TO STOP RIGHT THERE. BUT THANK YOU, SCOTT, AND THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 1.03, SOLE SOURCE #23157-SSD-IV PACKBACK, INC. PURCHASE OF PACKBACK DIGITAL INSTANT STUDENT FEEDBACK AND TEACHER GRADING ASSISTANT. SUPERINTENDENT DAVE AYRES WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Van Ayres: THANK YOU, CHAIR COMBS. THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT CONTINUES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PACKBACK AS A SUPPLEMENTAL DIGITAL RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF ACCELERATED COURSEWORK AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL SITES. PACKBACK IS A DIGITAL WRITING ASSISTANT FOR STUDENTS AND A DIGITAL GRADING ASSISTANT FOR TEACHERS. THIS PROGRAM IS INTEGRATED WITHIN THE CANVAS LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND IS FOCUSED ON GRADES 9-12 FOR WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM.

030PACKBACK WAS INTRODUCED TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN DECEMBER OF 2022. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE C1.03. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER RENDON, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? Patti Rendon: YEAH. I DO WANT TO APPRECIATE EVERYONE FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH ME ABOUT THIS PROJECT. I THINK WE'RE NEW INTO THE PROJECT. WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS WE REALLY DIDN'T DEEP DIVE INTO THIS WITH A LOT OF TEACHERS UNTIL JULY 2023. ASK I'M EXCITED -- AND I'M EXCITED THAT WE HAVE 11,000 PEOPLE USING IT. WE HAVE -- COMING ON BOARD. BUT I DO STILL HAVE CONCERNS ON SOME OF THE CONTRADICTORY INFORMATION. WE HAVE TEACHERS THAT ARE GRADING AND

031THEN YET WE HAVE THIS CURIOSITY SCORE THAT WE DON'T SEEM TO HAVE A CONNECTION WITH EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS. AND SO I LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE TO REALLY IDENTIFY WHAT IS THAT CURIOSITY SCORE, HOW WAS OUR STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING THAT AS THEY'RE WRITING ON PACKBACK THAT THEY'RE GETTING THIS CURIOSITY SCORE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO THEM. I'M EXCITED OF THE FACT THAT THE TEACHERS CAN PUT A RUBRIC IN AND GET GOOD FEEDBACK BASED UPON THEIR RUBRIC FOR THE WRITING. THAT'S VERY POSITIVE. AGAIN, IF YOU'VE GOT TWO DIFFERENT SCORES COMING TO STUDENTS AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES, THAT CAN BE VERY CONFUSING. FOR THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE DATA ON THAT. SO AGAIN, I DON'T MIND VOTING ON IT TODAY TO GIVE IT A FULL YEAR, BUT I THINK I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME FEEDBACK

032AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT TO EXACTLY WHAT A CURIOSITY SCORE MEANS. WHAT EXACTLY FEEDBACK ARE THEY GIVING TO STUDENTS AS THEY'RE WRITING. HOW IS THE FEEDBACK AS THEY'RE WRITING IMPROVING WRITING OR NOT. MAYBE EVEN DURING AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR BOARD. I'VE GOT NO PROBLEM BEING ABLE TO GO IN AND WRITE AND SHOW EXACTLY WHAT IT'S DOING TO ME. BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED TO SEE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE. I'M VERY CONCERNED WE'RE GIVING TWO DIFFERENT FEEDBACKS TO STUDENTS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK FROM, RIGHT? THEY NEED TO KNOW, WAIT A MINUTE, IF PACKBACK INCREASED MY SCORE, WHY DO I NOT HAVE AN A BECAUSE I MADE THAT IMPROVEMENT? BECAUSE THERE IS A RUBRIC AT ATTACHED TO IT BUT

033THAT'S NOT THE CURIOSITY SCORE, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SEEING AS THEY'RE READING AND WRITING. TO ME THAT'S A CONCERN AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I UNDERSTAND IT'S NEW. I UNDERSTAND THE TEACHERS ARE LIKING IT BECAUSE IT GIVES THEM -- WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ARE VERY OVERWHELMED. WE'RE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF WRITING THEY'RE DOING AND NUMBER IN ALL OUR CLASSES, ESPECIALLY HIGH LEVEL LEARNERS AND ACE AND APs AND IBs AND EVEN HONORS CLASSES. EVEN IN OUR BASIC STANDARD CLASSES, WE'RE INCREASING THAT WRITING MORE AND MORE THAT'S PUTTING MORE AND MORE PRESSURE ON TEACHERS. I STILL WANT TO DIAL BACK AND MAKE SURE WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO STUDENTS IS GIVING THEM GOOD, CLEAN INFORMATION. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT DATA AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS. I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE ADJUSTING THE

034CURIOSITY SCORE, MAYBE GIVING IT A DIFFERENT TITLE BUT I WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER RENDON. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 1.05, SOLE SOURCE #23107-SSD-SK LEARNING 2020, INC. DBA PENDA LEARNING PURCHASE OF PENDA LICENSES GRADES 6-12 SCIENCE. SUPERINTENDENTI AYRES WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Van Ayres: THANK YOU, CHAIR COMBS. PENDA PROVIDES 14,000 UNIQUE SCIENCE ASSESSMENT ITEMS DEVELOPED INTO MULTIPLE CHOICE MINI-ASSESSMENTS FOR EVERY STANDARD. PENDA IS PACING ASSISTANT SERVICE ALIGNS STANDARDS BASED ACTIVITIES TO EACH SCIENCE COURSE, ACTIVITIES WITHIN ASSIGNED WEEKLY TO STUDENTS AND AUTO GRADED THE ASSIGNMENTS PROVIDING INSTANT FEEDBACK. IT INCORPORATES A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF ACTIVITY, STREAKS AND DIGITAL BADGES. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C1.05. I HAVE A MOTION

035BY MEMBER WASHINGTON AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER RENDON, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? Patti Rendon: I DEFINITELY HAVE COMMENTS ON IT. FIRST OF ALL, MR. CRAIG, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GO OVER ALL THE INFORMATION. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS VERY PLEASED ABOUT TO KNOW IS THAT THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE USED AS A TOOL IS REALLY USED AS AN AID FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT REALLY DIRECTLY TAKES THE STANDARDS AND THE TEACHERS' CURRICULUM THAT THEY'RE IMPLEMENTING AND NOT TESTS -- I DON'T LIKE TO USE THE WORD TESTS BUT GIVES FEEDBACK TO THE STUDENTS AND AN ADDITIONAL WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGING AND LEARNING WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING EVERY SINGLE DAY. I'M REALLY PLEASED TO KNOW THAT'S A

036HUGE PART ABOUT THIS. UNLIKE THE OTHER, THIS DIRECTLY RELATES TO THE STANDARDS. ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING AND GIVING TO THE STUDENTS. THE OTHER THING THAT REALLY EXCITES ME ABOUT THIS IS FOR OUR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS. WHEN WE HAVE A TEACHER THAT'S OUT, THIS IS A GREAT WAY THAT THE CURRICULUM DOESN'T STOP, THAT WE'RE REALLY MAKING SURE THAT SUBSTITUTE TEACHER IS TEACHING DIRECTLY TO THE STANDARDS BECAUSE THE TOOLS THEY'RE USING THROUGH THE PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE DIRECTLY RELATING TO THE STANDARD FOR THAT TIME PERIOD AND THEY DON'T LOSE TIME BECAUSE A TEACHER IS OUT FOR WHATEVER REASON. I ALSO LIKE THAT IN SOME OF OUR SITUATIONS WE HAVE LONG-TERM SUBS WHERE WE HAVE SOME OF OUR NEW TEACHERS THAT ARE GETTING INTO SOME CERTIFICATES. THIS IS A HUGE AID TO MAKE SURE THAT WE

037ARE MAKING SURE OUR TEACHERS ARE TEACHING TO THE STANDARDS NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL THEY'RE AT WHETHER THEY'RE NEW, FIVE YEARS, TEN YEARS, FIFTEEN YEARS, LONG-TERM SUBS SO FOR THAT I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE A PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND WORK WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO MEET THE STANDARDS AND KEEP THAT BALL ROLLING FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, SO THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER RENDON. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 7.02, PIGGYBACK -- I'M GOING TO WAIT FOR THIS ITEM BECAUSE MEMBER VAUGHN PULLED IT, AND I KNOW SHE'LL BE HERE. I'LL CONTINUE ON AND GO BACK TO THAT OUT OF RESPECT FOR HER. 7.03, ADDENDUM FOR AGREEMENT #12176-MST INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FROM BROADSPIRE SERVICES, INC. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Van Ayres: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

038BROADSPIRE WILL MANAGE OUR WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIMS WHILE REDUCING COST AND OVERHEAD THROUGH LOSS AADJUSTMENTS AND MEDICAL MANAGEMENT AND SHALL MAINTAIN THE AGREEMENT TERMS UNCHANGED FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR TERM. THE COMPANY IS CLAIM MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION AND AUTO AND GENERAL LIABILITY. THE VENDOR WILL PROVIDE NECESSARY SERVICES ACCORDING TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS LISTED IN THE AGREEMENT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C7.03. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER GRAY AND MYSELF, WE PULLED THIS. WE'LL START WITH YOU, MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I APOLOGIZE FOR PULLING THIS, BUT I WAS GONE WHEN WE HAD THIS COMING FORTH. SO I DID HAVE A QUESTION. PRETTY SIMPLE ONE. FINANCIALLY. ON THE SECOND PAGE WHERE IT SAYS FUNDING SOURCE, CHOOSE

039AN ITEM, DISTRICT FUNDS, WE WENT FROM 805,000 TO 826,000 THE FOLLOWING YEAR, SO 2023, 805,000. AND 2023-24, UP TO 26,000, AND I JUST WAS CURIOUS WHY THE INCREASE. IT'S PROBABLY VERY OBVIOUS BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE IS INCREASING. THAT'S PART OF IT AND THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. IT'S A PROPOSED COST. THE REASON IT'S A PROPOSED COST IS BECAUSE THIS GROUP CHARGES ON THE CLAIMS. SO IF THERE IS MORE CLAIMS ON WORKMAN'S COMP THEIR COST GOES UP SO IT'S A PROPOSED. THE REALITY IS WE HADMORE CLAIMS AND WORKMAN COMP CASES AND MORE AUTO LIABILITY CASES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AND THAT'S WHY IT'S GONE UP IN ADDITION TO WHAT THE NORMAL YOU JUST SAID WHICH IS THE COST OF BUSINESS IS GOING UP FOR THOSE TWO THINGS SO THAT MADE IT GO UP. THIS WILL BE THE

040LAST YEAR WE DO THE RENEWAL FOR THIS. NEXT YEAR WE'LL GO OUT FOR ANOTHER RFP SO WE HAVE OPEN COMPETITION. THAT IS NOT A KNOCK ON BROADSPIRE. BROADSPIRE HAS BEEN WONDERFUL AND VERY SUPPORTIVE. OUR MODERATE WHICH IS KIND OF THE RATE, HOW MUCH WE PAY IS LOWER THAN ALMOST ANY PLACE IN THE COUNTRY SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH BROADSPIRE BUT WE THINK IT'S FAIR TO PUT IT OUT FOR COMPETITION. SO LONG ANSWER, COSTS HAVE GONE UP AND MORE CLAIMS AS WELL. Lynn Gray: INDEED BROADSPIRE SERVED US WELL OVER THE YEARS. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. Nadia Combs: I HAD THE SAME QUESTIONS AS FAR AS THE INCREASE AND JUST FINDING OUT WHEN IS THE LAST TIME WE WENT OUT AND TALKED ABOUT HOW LONG IT'S BEEN, QUITE A WHILE AND SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT

041-- LIKE IT'S DONE A GREAT JOB BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S COMPETITIVE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING OUT FOR BID REGULARLY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING THE BEST PRICES, BUT THANK YOU FOR ASSURING ME THAT. OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 7.04, APPROVE THE BUS ROUTES FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR. SUPERINTENDENT AAS AAYRES WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Van Ayres: THANK YOU. THE BUS ROUTES FOR 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR, THE NUMBER OF ROUTES HAVE NOT INCREASED TO WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARDLASH YEAR WHICH IS 837 ROUTES. THIS YEAR'S ROUTES WERE CHANGED TO ALLOW FOR EASIER MODIFICATION REGARDLESS OF THE OPENING PLAN. DUE TO CONTINUOUS RISING REAL ESTATE AND RENT COSTS WE ANTICIPATE AN INCREASE AS YEAR PROGRESSES. SOUTH COUNTY REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST GROWTH AREA ALONG WITH

042THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VACANCIES. BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF BUS DRIVER VACANCIES WE ANTICIPATE DELAYS IN SERVICES AND WE ASK THE STAFF AND PARENTS FOR PATIENCE AS WE WORK DILIGENTLY TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOL. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE C7.04. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON AND A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. MEMBER VAUGHN PULLED THIS ITEM. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APP APPEAR. Van Ayres: MS. COMBS? MR. FARKAS WANTS TO MAKE A COMMENT. Christopher Farkas: I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT CAME TO THE TRANSPORTATION WORKSHOP. I'M SURE THERE WILL BE PICTURES TOO. A LOT OF TIMES WE TALK ABOUT RECRUITMENT FOR BUS DRIVERS AND THAT'S IMPORTANT. WE NEED BUS DRIVERS. WE'RE 200 SHORT. WE TALK

043ABOUT THAT AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO. SOMETIMES WE FORGET ABOUT THE 600 TO 800 BUS DRIVERS OUT THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY DOING OVERTIME AND DOUBLE RUNS. IF IT WASN'T FOR THEM BEING DEDICATED AND HAVING THE PATIENCE THAT SOME OF US -- YOU IMAGINE HOW TOUGH IT IS TO DRIVE IN RUSH HOUR AND THEY DO IT ALL DAY EVERY DAY. I WANT TO GIVE ACCOLADES WHERE THEY BELONG AND IT'S THE CURRENT BUS DRIVERS DOING IT. I THINK YOU SAW THE ENTHUSIASM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR MEETING. IT TAKES THAT. THEY HAVE A TOUGH JOB AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEGOTIATIONS AND I WANT TO GIVE ACCOLADES TO THE CURRENT BUS DRIVERS AND AID AND STAFF AND ROUTING AND EVERYONE. IT'S A DIFFICULT JOB AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB WITH WHAT THEY HAVE. Nadia Combs: THANK

044YOU SO MUCH AND I KNOW WE ALL CONCUR. IT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF THE HARDEST JOBS AND THE PEOPLE WHO SEE THE STUDENTS THE FIRST AND THE LAST, SO REALLY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM WHICH IS 9.01, AGREEMENT FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES (ATS) #23165-ATS-IV CHAMPIONS FOR ANTI-CHILD ABUSE PROGRAMS TO THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Van Ayres: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN ALL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE ABLE TO SCHEDULE THE KIDS IN THE BLOCK CHILD ABUSE AND PREVENTION STEREOTYPING PREVENTION FOR THE THIRD AND 4TH GRADE STUDENTS. THE KIDS ON THE BLOCK PROGRAM TYPICALLY PROVIDES THE PROGRAM TO APPROXIMATELY 24,000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR. THE CONTRACT WILL BEGIN JULY 21, 2023 AND

045ENDS JUNE 30, 2024. PARTICIPANTS WHO RECEIVE THE THIRD GRADE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION WILL INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHILD ABUSE AND PRACTICE THE NO, GO, TELL SAFETY MESSAGE. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER GRAY, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, ESPECIALLY NIKKI DANIELS FOR BRINGING THIS PROGRAM. I'M GLAD IT'S RECOGNIZED IN FRONT OF EVERYONE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE GREATNESS OF THIS PROGRAM AND EFFICACY AND HOW THE CHILDREN REALLY DO NOT ONLY IN THEIR INTELLECT BUT THEY RESPOND TO THE PUPPETRY AND GET THE MESSAGE IN A WAY THAT STICKS WITH THEM, BECAUSE IT IDENTIFIES WITH THEIR AGE GROUP. YOU HAVE

046THIRD GRADE WITH THE CHILD ABUSE, FOURTH GRADE WITH THE BULLYING/HARASSMENT AND THEN I WAS THINKING ALSO BECAUSE THE AVERAGE AGE NOW IS 10 YEARS OLD FOR CHILD PORN AND SUCH SITES ARE DISNEY PORN, THE LITTLE MERMAID, THINGS ARE GOING ON IN FRONT OF MY GRANDKIDS THAT WE WOULD NEVER EVEN KNOW, BUT AGAIN, WORKING WITH THE SHERIFF OFFICE, WITH THEIR -- A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, OH, MY GOSH TIMES. AND I'LL GO OVER IT WITH SHAY McRAE AND HOLLY OF COURSE BUT I WANT US TO LOOK AT WHAT REALLY IS GOING ON ON OUR CELL PHONES, BECAUSE WE HAVE A CELL PHONE POLICY. IT'S JUST DURING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. BUT THINGS ARE CHANGE CHANGING -- CHANGING. WE HAVE DISTRICTS DOING CELL PHONES ALL DAY DURING SCHOOL. REASON IS THEY'RE GETTING AHOLD OF SITES, SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, INSTEAD

047OF STUDYING AND DOING WHAT THE TEACHER IS DOING, THEY'RE GETTING SUCKED IN. BUT I'LL GO INTO THAT MORE DURING MY COMMENTS. ANYWAY, NIKKI, IF YOU'D CONSIDER THAT AND WE CAN TALK LATER, BUT THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. IT'S A GREAT SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM AS THE DATA REVEALS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER RENDON? Patti Rendon: I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE. IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH SOME OF THE STAFF THERE, AND TO MEET WITH SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTNERING AND SUPPORTING THIS ORGANIZATION. I DON'T THINK MANY PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHEN OUR SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED DURING COVID ALL ACROSS OUR COUNTRY THE INCREASE IN ABUSE WAS TREMENDOUS. SO MAKING SURE THAT CHILDREN UNDERSTAND WHAT ABUSE IS AND WHERE THEY CAN GET

048HELP AND HOW THEY CAN DO THAT IS JUST -- AN OVERWHELMING PASSION OF MINE. SO I THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR KIDS AND OUR COUNTY. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER RENDON. MEMBER HAHN? Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. DO WE HAVE ANY IMPACT DATA FROM THAT PROGRAM BY ANY CHANCE? Van Ayres: LET ME SEE IF WE CAN PULL THAT. GO AHEAD. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DO HAVE INFORMATION THAT TELLS US THAT 86 REPORTS OF ABUSE IN THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR. STUDENTS ALSO WRITE LETTERS TO THE PUPPETS AFTER THE BULLYING SHOW AND THERE WERE AN ADDITIONAL 32 REPORTS OF CONCERNS REGARDING BULLYING REPORTED BY STUDENTS. Stacy Hahn: HAVE WE SEEN OUR BULLYING NUMBERS GO DOWN? JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY. I DON'T HAVE A RESPONSE TO THAT OVERALL. Van Ayres: WE'D HAVE

049TO MAYBE PULL PANORAMA DATA AND SEE IF WE CAN PULL NUMBERS FROM THE STUDENT SURVEY TO SEE IF WE CAN CORRELATE SOME OF THAT -- THOSE NUMBERS TO THE EFFECT HERE ON THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE. Stacy Hahn: YEAH. I THINK THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 60% TO THIS CONTRACT. WHY IS THAT? Van Ayres: GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. THERE WAS AN INCREASE FROM $15,000 TO $25,000 AND THAT IS A RESULT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WERE MADE BY ALL PARTNERS. WE HAVE BEEN AT A $15,000 RATE FROM THE BEGINNING ALL TOGETHER. WE KNOW THAT LAST YEAR THERE WAS A $50,000 REWARD, A LIGHTNING HERO REWARD TO CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN ALL DEDICATED TO KIDS ON THE BLOCK. THAT AWARD WAS A ONE-TIME DONATION OR AWARD THAT WAS GIVEN TO CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN AND SO IT NO LONGER

050IS IN EXISTENCE FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR. SO THEREFORE WE PICKED UP THE ADDITIONAL $10,000 BUT THERE ARE MULTIPLE DONATIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM THAT AVERAGES ABOUT $144,000 ANNUALLY. Stacy Hahn: OKAY. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO 7.02, THE PIGGYBACK (PGB) #23160-PGB-LG BUS PURCHASES. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Van Ayres: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS AGREEMENT WOULD APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF 100 REPLACEMENT SCHOOL BUSES AS OUTLINED IN THE 22-23 CAPITAL REPLACEMENT PLAN. THE SCHOOL BUSES ARE 70 THOMAS BUILT BUSES AND 30 THOMAS TYPE C BUSES WITH A WHEELCHAIR LIFT. THE DISTRICT ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED A 10-YEAR PLACE TO REPLACE THE AGING BUS FLEET IN A MANNER TO KEEP THE SAFETY OF

051STUDENTS AND STAFF AS A TOP PRIORITY AND MANAGE THIS CAPITAL INVESTMENT EFFICIENTLY. THE CURRENT LEAD TIME FOR BUSES IS ONE YEAR AND VENDOR PRICES ARE SET TO INCREASE ON DECEMBER 31, 2023, WITH A 10% INCREASE THE DISTRICT WOULD NEED AN ADDITIONAL 1 MILLION -- 1 BILLION 40044 MILLION TO PURCHASE 100 BUSES. IS THAT RIGHT? ONE MILLION. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. I NEED TO PUT MY GLASSES ON. LET ME PUT THESE ON. (LAUGHTER) SAVE US SOME MONEY HERE. THE DISTRICT IS CONTINUING TO PURSUE GRANTS FOR ELECTRIC BUSES THROUGH THE EPA WITH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL. ONLY THREE COUNTIES WERE AWARDED BUSES. WE'LL BE SUBMITTING OUR APPLICATION FOR 20 ELECTRIC BUSES BEFORE THE DEADLINE ON AUGUST 22, 2023. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE C7.02. I HAVE A

052MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. I KNOW MEMBER VAUGHN IS NOT HERE AND I -- I KNOW THAT SHE WANTED TO -- I KNOW MR. FARKAS, SHE REALLY WANTS TO GO IN DEEP DETAIL ABOUT THE ELECTRIC BUSES SO IF YOU COULD DO THAT FOR US, WE'D APPRECIATE IT. Christopher Farkas: YOU BET. WE HAVE PURSUED AND WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE. THIS TIME WE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY AND CLEAN COMMISSION. WE'RE TRYING TO DO ALL WE CAN TO MAKE SURE WE LOOK LIKE A VIABLE OPTION AT SUPERINTENDENT AYRES SAID. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN REAL KIND TO FLORIDA WITH THE ELECTRIC BUSES BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO PUSH AND MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS. LAURA HILL, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF TRANSPORTATION DOES THAT AS WELL AS OUR TEAM. WE'RE HOPING TO GET

053THESE NEXT 20 BUSES. I WANT TO REMIND STAFF OR THE BOARD, THE CURRENT ELECTRIC COST BUSES ARE THREE TIMES MORE EXPENSIVE THAN TRADITIONAL BUSES WITHOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE. SO WE NEED A GRANT IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT A VIABLE OPTION. THEY'RE OVER $300,000 A BUS PLUS THE INFRASTRUCTURE. WE ANY IT'S IMPORTANT. PART OF THIS IS BEING PAID OUT OF CIT AND THE REST IS MILLAGE SO THAT'S EIGHT MILLION THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN BUSES THAT I AGREE WITH. BUT WE BUY ONE THIRD OF THOSE. 33 ELECTRIC BUSES AND WE COULD BUY 100 BUSES WE'RE BUYING NOW. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE PURSUE IT. ELECTRIFICATION IS A BIG PART. WE'RE ALL FOR ELECTRIC BUSES. WE HAVE TO MAKE IT A VIABLE OPTION AND OWE THAT TO THE TAXPAYERS TO DO IT AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO PURSUE IT. WE

054SPENT LOTS OF TIME, THE GRANTS TEAM HAS BEEN WONDERFUL AND WE WORKED HAND IN HAND TO GET OUR APPLICATION IN AND IT PARTNERS THAT COME ON BOARD THE CITY AND COUNTY AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THE BOARD KNOWS, IT'S SOMETHING WE FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT AND PUT A LOT OF HOURS INTO BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN'T DECIDE WHERE THE MONEY GOES TO. IF WE COULD, WE WOULD HAVE ALREADY HAD THEM. ITS GOT TO BE A VIABLE FISCAL OPTION FOR US AND RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MR. FARKAS. MEMBER PEREZ? Karen Perez: YOU KNOW I'M YOUR BUDDY WITH THE ELECTRIC BUSES, BUT, YOU KNOW, FOR ME IT'S ABOUT THE AIR QUALITY, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR CHILDREN IN THE INNER CITY WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, BLACK AND LATINO CHILDREN THAT THE AIR QUALITY REALLY AFFECTS THEM. WHEN

055IT COMES TO THEIR WELL-BEING AND YOU MENTIONED WE WENT FOR ONE OF THE GRANTS. I GUESS WE DIDN'T GET IT? Christopher Farkas: WE ACTUALLY APPLIED FOR THREE GRANTS. IT'S THE FOURTH ONE WE HAVE GONE FOR. THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BROADER AND MORE MONEY SO WE THINK WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE TO GET IT BUT THIS IS THE FOURTH ONE. WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN THREE OF THOSE. THE LAST ONE IS WHERE THERE IS THREE COUNTIES IN FLORIDA EVEN THOUGH 50 AAPPLY FOR IT. THEY'RE NOT REAL FOND OF FLORIDA. I THINK MOST HAVE BEEN ON THE MAGNET RAMPS WHERE THERE IS 60 BUSES SITTING THERE STACKED UP. SO THERE IS A LOT OF PLACES WHERE ELECTRIC BUSES WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO KIDS AND OUR INNER CITY KIDS TOO BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT OF OUR BLACK

056AND HISPANIC KIDS. Karen Perez: NOW WHEN IT COMES TO THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN HEARTLINE AND -- DOES HEARTLINE HAVE ANY ELECTRIC BUSES AT ALL? Christopher Farkas: I DON'T BELIEVE SO. LAST I CHECKED THEY DIDN'T HAVE THOSE. THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE AS WELL. THE CITY AND COUNTY IS A BIG PART BECAUSE CAN HELP PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE. BET LETTERS OF SUPPORT ARE A BIG PART. THE SHERIFF IS DOING ELECTRIFICATION SO WE HAVE TALKED TO THEM A BUNCH. THEY HAVE A BIGGER FLEET THAN WE DO BUT STILL WE WANT TO LEARN FROM THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE DONE IT. Karen Perez: APPRECIATE THAT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. MEMBER GRAY? Lynn Gray: I DO APPRECIATE THIS CONVERSATION, MR. FARKAS, AND I DO APPRECIATE YOU PAYING ATTENTION TO IT, AND THANK YOU, MEMBER PU, FOR KIND OF -- PEREZ FOR

057KIND OF PRESSING THE BUTTON ON LET'S LISTEN. CAN YOU JUST TELL US THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COST OF A SCHOOL BUS, YOU KNOW, THE REGULAR KIND. I KNOW THEY'RE EXPENSIVE. AND ELECTRIC BUS BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE AND THERE WAS A HUGE DIFFERENCE OF COST. Christopher Farkas: YES, MA'AM. THE CURRENT BUSES ARE $110,000 WHICH IS EXPENSIVE. AN ELECTRIC BUS RIGHT NOW IS $330,000 AND THAT'S WITHOUT ANY INFRASTRUCTURE. JUST THE BUS BECAUSE YOU NEED TO HAVE A REPAIR FACILITY WHICH WE KNOW WE ONLY HAVE TO DO ONCE BUT THE CHARGING STATIONS. AND ONE OTHER PART TO WHAT MS. PEREZ TALKED ABOUT, THERE IS ALSO A LENGTH OF WHAT THEY DO, ABOUT HOW MANY MILES THEY CAN GO ON A CHARGE AND WE TALKED ABOUT OUR BUS DRIVER VACANCIES. SO IF THE CURRENT SETUP WHERE THEY

058HAVE DOUBLE BACKS AT ELEMENTARY AND FIELD TRIPS AND ATHLETIC EVENTS AT NIGHT, THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THEY'D HAVE TO SWITCH BUSES AND WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN ONE DAY AND HAVE TO CHARGE IT. THE LENGTH OF THE ROAD TRIP IS ALSO A BIG PART OF IT TOO. IT'S 110 VERSUS 330. IT'S THREE TIMES THE COST RIGHT NOW. Lynn Gray: I BELIEVE THAT ONE TIME WE SAID THE ESTIMATED LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE WE CAN EVEN AFFORD OR IT'S PRACTICAL WOULD BE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. I THINK THAT -- CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. Christopher Farkas: THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S WHY WE'RE SO ACTIVELY PURSUING GRANTS BECAUSE THE GRANTS HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT AND WE JUST HAVE TO DO INFRASTRUCTURE, WE CAN MAKE THAT WORK AND THAT'S A MORE REALISTIC COST. IF WE COULD

059GET A GRANT WE'D BE ABLE TO DO IT THE NEXT DAY. Lynn Gray: AND WE'RE GETTING APPROACHED BY VENDORS AND ACTUALLY LAST YEAR -- LET'S JUST SAY THEY WERE PRETTY AGGRESSIVE AND I'M GLAD WE SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT. THE COST IS PROHIBITIVE AT THIS TIME. THANKS YOU, MADAM CHAIR. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. THAT WAS MY QUESTION. MEMBER WASHINGTON IS LIKE, I WONDER IF THEY HAVE THEM IN OTHER DISTRICTS. ARE THERE -- YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER NOW BECAUSE I HATE TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. Christopher Farkas: IT'S OUR JOB TO KNOW THAT. WE DO LOOK AND SEE IF THEY HAVE IT. THE THREE DISTRICTS THAT GOT IT IN THE GRANT HAVE THEM. DISTRICTS HAVE DONE PILOTS THAT EITHER BORROWED MONEY TO GET THOSE OR HAD CAPITAL TAXES LIKE ORANGE COUNTY THAT HAD

060THREE OR FOUR REAUTHORIZATIONS OF THOSE. SO THERE ARE FEW BUT MINIMAL BECAUSE THEY'RE SO COST PROHIBITIVE BUT 100%, WE LOOK FORWARD AND HOPE WE GET THE GRANT. BELIEVE ME. THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT GET THE NOTIFICATION IF WE GET THE GRANT WILL BE THE BOARD SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL. Nadia Combs: I KNOW ONE OF THE LARGEST COSTS IS THE ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS. IS THERE ANYTHING TO -- WORKING WITH THE CITY OR TOGETHER TO SHARE THOSE CHARGING STATIONS AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE? IS THERE A PLAN FOR THAT? Christopher Farkas: THERE IS. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A CHALLENGE WITH SAFETY BECAUSE THE WAY THE CITY DOES IT IS OFFER CHARGING STATIONS TO THE PUBLIC. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THEIR VEHICLES. IF IT'S A PUBLIC VEHICLE IT HAS TO BE IN FRONT OF THE FENCE. IT KIND

061OF LIMITS US A LITTLE BIT. THE CITY AND COUNTY SAID IF YOU GET THE GRANT, WE'LL TALK ABOUT SHARING COSTS FOR CHARGING STATIONS. Nadia Combs: OKAY. THANK YOU. MEMBER VAUGHN. THIS IS OUR LAST ITEM. I HATE TO CATCH YOU BUT IT'S ABOUT ELECTRIC BUSES SO -- IT'S 7.02. THE ONE YOU PULLED. THE GRANT. (INAUDIBLE) Nadia Combs: AM I ON A TV SHOW? BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL NOW -- YES. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS. Van Ayres: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO MY SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS THIS EVENING, AGAIN, WE'LL SET EVERYTHING UP AROUND OUR STRATEGIC PLAN SO FIRST SUPPORTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE. IT HAS BEEN A VERY BUSY, BUSY WEEK FOR MY STAFF. I KNOW ALL OUR TEACHERS COMING BACK ON WEDNESDAY. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE ENERGY

062OUT IN OUR SCHOOLS. CANNOT WAIT UNTIL THURSDAY BUT IT'S BEEN A BUSY, BUSY WEEK AND JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING TO START. SO WE HAD OUR BACK TO SCHOOL PRESS CONFERENCE AT HILLSBOROUGH. WE HAD NICK LET, NICK AND SHANOVIA. IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR FROM THE EXCELLENCE AND EDUCATION WINNERS TO PROVIDE THEIR PERSPECTIVE. SO WE KIND OF OPENED UP AT THE BACK TO SCHOOL PRESS CONFERENCE AT HILLSBOROUGH. GOOD MORNING THERE. AND THEN PROBABLY MY TWO FAVORITE EVENTS SO THREE ALL AT ONCE HERE, BUT IF -- TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE ALL OF OUR TRANSPORTATION TEAM AND CHRIS, THANKS FOR SETTING THIS UP AND MAKING SURE OUR TEAM WENT OUT THERE AND BE WITH THE TRANSPORTATION FOLKS. 1400 TOTAL. ALL OVER IN PLANT CITY. REALLY COOL OPPORTUNITY TO GO TALK

063TO THEM. YOU TALK ABOUT ENERGY? THEY GOT IT. IT WAS AWESOME TO SEE. AND THEN SAME THING WITH THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES TEAM. ABOUT 1,000 THERE. EVERYBODY, THAT WHOLE TEAM OF PEOPLE AGAIN. WE ALWAYS SAY, CAN'T DO IT TOGETHER. THIS TEAM OF PEOPLE, TALK ABOUT READY TO GO TO WORK THURSDAY, THAT'S THEM. WE HAD OUR NEW TEACHER BREAKFAST AT PLANT CITY. I KNOW MEMBER RENDON AND MYSELF WERE THERE IN PLANT CITY TO WELCOME NEW TEACHERS IN PLANT CITY. SO PROFESSIONAL STUDY DAYS. WE HAD TWO DAYS. THE MUSIC PROFESSIONAL DAY, CTE AT GAITHER AND THEN OUR IB SYMPOSIUM WHICH WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE HAD ALL OF OUR IB TEACHERS KIND OF TOGETHER. OVER 300 EDUCATORS GATHERED TOGETHER AND TOOK PART IN VARIOUS BREAKOUT SESSIONS SUCH AS PROJECT AND PROMOTING AN INTERNATIONAL MINDSET AND INSTRUCTIONAL

064AI IN HIGH SCHOOL COURSES. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE GOTTEN ALL OUR IB TOGETHER. SO BACKPACK HERO DAY AT BAY LIFE CHURCH. BACKPACK HERO DAY ON JULY 29 WAS GEARED TO PROVIDE SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN WITH BACKPACKS IN TIME FOR SCHOOL AND EDUCATE PARENTS ON THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM IN EAST HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY SO MS. PEREZ, THANK YOU FOR BEING OUT THERE REPRESENTING US. I THINK THAT WAS THE SAME DAY AT RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM SO THANKS FOR REPRESENTING US OVER THERE. FISCAL AND OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY. WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND CHRIS KIND OF ALLUDED TO IT. WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM THAT'S LED BY OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF OPERATIONS. THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT'S GONE IN TO HAVE SCHOOLS READY TO GO THIS THURSDAY. HIS ENTIRE TEAM AND MAINTENANCE TEAM. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH. BOARD

065AS WELL YOU REALIZED WHAT WE HAVE IN THAT TEAM OF PEOPLE TO HAVE SCHOOLS READY TO GO THIS THURSDAY. CHRIS, FROM ALL OF US, THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM FOR ALL THEY DO. I KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING QUITE A FEW HOURS HERE TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING READY TO GO SO THE FIRST DAY IS PERFECT FOR OUR STUDENTS SO THANK YOU. SOME DISTRICT UPDATES. SO I WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON PROFFER FISH. WE'LL BE MOVING TO A NEW PROCESS FOR VOLUNTEERING WORK HOURS FOR BRIGHT FUTURES ELIGIBILITY. THERE WAS LEGISLATION PASSED JULY 2022 THAT GAVE STUDENTS MORE FLEXIBILITY TO EARN HOURS FROM BRIGHT FUTURES FROM CHANGING TO COMMUNITY SERVICE TO VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND PROVIDING WORK HOURS TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT WITHOUT THE NEED FOR PREAPPROVAL. SO THIS -- THE SYSTEM WOULD TRANSFER INTO AND STUDENTS

066WOULD NOT LOSE THE HOURS THEY SUBMITTED. THIS IS JUST A SIMPLIFIED PROCESS AFTER LISTENING TO COUNSELORS AND TEAM ALREADY SHARED WITH SECONDARY COUNSELS AND SENT TO ALL HIGH SCHOOLS AND POSTED ON AUGUST 10. THIS DECISION LED TO A COST SAVINGS OF $117,000 FOR THE PAPER PENCIL SYSTEM FOR OUR VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS. SO LAST THURSDAY, WE TALK ABOUT IT'S BEEN A BUSY WEEK. LAST THURSDAY I WAS IN A SUPERINTENDENT ZOOM WITH ALL THE SUPERINTENDENTS AND DISCUSSION CAME UP ABOUT AP PSYCHOLOGY. IN THAT WITH AP PSYCHOLOGY THE QUESTION BECAME ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TEACHING OF THE AP PSYCHOLOGY COURSE AND TEACHING IT WITHOUT TEACHING A STANDARD 6.7. COLLEGE BOARD, SO WE HAVE A STATE SAYING LET'S TEACH BUT WITHOUT STANDARD 6.7 AND COLLEGE BOARD CAME OUT WITH A STATEMENT THE NEXT DAY ON FRIDAY. EXCUSE ME. THAT WAS

067THURSDAY EVENING IT CAME OUT. COLLEGE BOARD PUT OUT A STATEMENT. TO BE CLEAR ANY AP PSYCHOLOGY COURSE TAUGHT IN FLORIDA WILL VIOLATE FLORIDA LAW SO ADVISE NOT TO OFFER AP PSYCHOLOGY UNTIL FLORIDA REVERSES DECISION AND ALLOWS PARENTS TO TAKE THE FULL COURSE. WE HAVE GONE BACK AND FORTH. ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THIS ENTIRE STATE ON WHAT TO DO. THEY'RE STILL AS WE SIT HERE NOW NOT MUCH CLARITY BUT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY MADE A DECISION LAST FRIDAY. WE'RE LUCKY THAT WE HAVE ALL 28 HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ARE CAMBRIDGE CERTIFIED HIGH SCHOOLS WHICH GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER FOR SURE COLLEGE CREDIT BY UTILIZING AP PSYCHOLOGY. THERE IS UNCERTAINTY WHETHER THEY'RE ABLE TO EARN THE COLLEGE CREDIT. IT'S A GRARNTY ON THAT COLLEGE CREDIT DEPENDING ON THE SCORE BUT THAT WAS A DECISION WE HAD TO

068MAKE FRIDAY. I WANT TO THANK GISELE AND HER TEAM AND WE HAD WORK MONDAY TO GET TEACHERS PREPARED TO TEACH THE ACE PSYCHOLOGY COURSE. THAT'S A DECISION WE MADE FRIDAY TO MOVE FORWARD. I WANTED TO THE HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE OTHER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE DONE THE SAME THING. YOU SEE COLLIER, DUVAL, PASCO, PINELLAS TRANSITIONING TO THE ACE IB COURSE. ONLY ONES WE KNOW RIGHT NOW KEEPING AP PSYCHOLOGY AS IT SITS ARE SARASOTA AND ST. JOHNS. YOU CAN SEE ESCAMBIA AND POLLIC ARE NOT OFFERING IT. -- POLK. IT'S BEEN A BUSY WEEK AND CREPT UP THURSDAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN BECAME AN ISSUE AND HAVING TO MAKE A DECISION. I WANT TO THANK COLLEEN AND HER TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DID TO KIND OF PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER AND MAKE A DECISION WHICH

069WAS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS. SHAKE PEER. SO I WANTED TO -- SHAKESPEARE. SO I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND HIGHLIGHT -- THERE WAS AN ARTICLE WRITTEN IN THE TAMPA BAY TIMES ABOUT SHAKESPEARE AND WE HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF PUBLICITY AROUND IT SO I WANT TO BRING CLARITY TO WHAT'S BEEN IN THE NEWSPAPER AND WHAT WE HAVE HEARD AROUND SHAKESPEARE. I WANT TO BE CLEAR. WE HAVE NOT EXCLUDED SHAKESPEARE FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM. STUDENTS WILL HAVE PHYSICAL BOOKS TO READ EXCERPTS FROM FROM THE SHAKESPEARE NOVELS. THEY'RE ALSO AVAILABLE IN MEDIA CENTER COLLECTIONS FOR STUDENT CHECKOUT. AND AS STATE STANDARDS EVOLVE, WE ADJUST CURRICULUM GUIDES TO ENSURE STANDARDS ARE SUPPORTED IN THE CLASSROOM. SO LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE BEST STANDARDS. SO IN 2022-23 WHICH WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION

070OF THE NEW STANDARDS WE UTILIZED ROMEO AND JULIETTE IN GRADE 9, McBETH IN GRADE 9 AND HERIOT IN GRADE 12. THIS YEAR ALL THREE OF THOSE TITLES ARE INCLUDED IN THE BEST LOOK LIST UNITS AS EXCERPTS ONLY. SO TO MEET THOSE BENCHMARKS STUDENTS WILL BE EXPOSED TO 5 TO 7 EXCERPTS OF WORK COVERING SHAKESPEARE AND CONTEMPORARY AUTHOR BROADBURRY WITHIN THOSE UNITS. THIS IS KEY HERE. SO THE BEST BENCHMARKS ENCOURAGE READING ACROSS A WIDE VUVIRY OF GENRES. IT PULLS QUESTIONS FROM 30% OF THE BOOKS ON FLORIDA'S BEST BOOK LIST. OUR INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDES WHICH IS WHAT OUR TEACHERS FOLLOW REFLECT A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF NOVELS READ IN THEIR ENTIRETY FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. SO NOW OUR INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING NOVELS TO BE READ IN THEIR ENTIRETY. GRADE 9, GRADE 10, AND

071GRADE 12 IN ENGLISH AND READING. MOVE NOW TO SUSPENDED AGENDA. WE CAN COME BACK FOR COMMENTS ON THIS. WE'LL MOVE TO SUSPENDED AGENDA. WE'LL START WITH MR. FARKAS, IF YOU WANT TO PROVIDE A QUICK UPDATE ON -- I KNOW FOR OUR ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, GROUND BREAKING. Christopher Farkas: APPRECIATE EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT AND GOT TO SWEAT WITH US UNDER THE SUN. AFTER WE WENT OUT FOR THE SHOVEL. IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF OUR LARGEST HIGH SCHOOL. THE GRAPHIC TALKS ABOUT IT. THEY HAVE AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE THAT TALKS ABOUT THAT SITE. 3400 STUDENT STATIONS. THE LARGEST HIGH SCHOOL WE HAVE EVER BUILT. THE REASON WE DECIDED TO BUILD THAT, THERE IS NO LAND DOWN THERE. THE REALITY IS THERE IS A NEED NOW. WE HAVE SEEN SUMNER, HOW OVER CROWDED THEY ARE. THIS WILL

072RELIEVE SUMNER AND IT'S STATE OF THE ART. HARVARD IS THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AND BETTE CONSTRUCTION IS THE ONE THAT WILL BUILD IT. THE DESIGN IS PRETTY MUCH DONE. AS YOU SAW THERE IS PEOPLE MOVING DIRT AND IT'S ALMOST A TWO-YEAR BUILD TO GET THIS DONE. IT'S RIGHT ON THE LAKE. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO DO THE RIBBON CUTTING AND HAVE THAT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AND THE PARTY AND OTHER THINGS YOU'LL SEE. ONE THING I'D LIKE TO ADD. THERE IS ACTUALLY A CENTRAL PLAN. THE REASON THAT'S IMPORTANT IS WE'LL HAVE ONE CENTRAL PLANT. THE COST OF THAT IS PART OF THIS PROJECT. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY FLANING FOR FUTURE GROWTH AND THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL NOT BE QUITE AS EXPENSIVE AS THEY WOULD BE BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE

073TO DO THE CENTRAL PLANT WITH ENERGY AND IF AC GOES OUT, IT ALLOWS US TO ACTUALLY HELP THE OTHER SITES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY AND LENAR HOMES THAT HELPED US GET THIS APPROVED AND GOING AND THE BOARD FOR APPROVING THIS BUILD. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE RIBBON CUTTING IN A COUPLE YEARS. Van Ayres: THE FIRST WAS ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUSPENDED AGENDA. NEXT UPDATE IS OUR LITERACY UPDATE AND I'LL TURN THIS OVER TO TRACY BERGMAN. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. SO OUR LITERACY SUSPENDED AGENDA IS ALIGNED TO JUST TWO PIECES OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN. THE FIRST IDEA IS EXCEPTIONAL TALENT AS WE WORK TO DEVELOP OUR TEACHERS THIS SUMMER. OUR FIRST PIECE WAS HELD LAST WEEK AT PROFESSIONAL STUDY DAY WHERE ALL PREK THROUGH 12th GRADE

074TEACHERS WERE PROVIDED TRAINING ACROSS DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT WITH THE PURPOSE OF DEEPENING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE BEST BENCHMARKS. THEY LEARNED HOW TO USE THEIR CURRICULUM MATERIALS, DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING OF THEM. THEY RECEIVED TRAINING AND BEST PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES ALIGNED TO THE BENCHMARKS AND ALSO WORKED TO DIG DEEPER INTO THE DISTRICT CREATED INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDES TOGETHER SO THEY CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL LEARNERS. OUR ELEMENTARY SITES WERE HELD AT THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS AND LED BY TEACHER LEADER AND LITERACY COACHES THROUGH TRAIN TO TRAINER MODEL. IN ADDITION OUR K-5 TEAM HAS BEEN VERY BUSY THIS SUMMER TRAINING IN PARTICULAR FOCUSING ON EARLY LITERACY INITIATIVES AS YOU ARE ALL AWARE WE HAVE ROLLED OUT BOTH UFLI AND THE DIBELS PIECE AS WELL AS FLAMINGO LITERACY. SO WE HAD OVER 1300 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE TEACHERS TRAINED

075IN UFLI. THAT'S ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF OUR ELA TEACHERS IN THOSE GRADE LEVEL BANDS. IN ADDITION COACHES AND TEACHER LEADERS ALSO ATTENDED IT AS PART OF THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP PIECE. THE SAME AMOUNT ATTENDED DIBELS TRAINING AND THEY'RE READY TO IMPLEMENT AS WELL. WE HAVE SIMILAR JOB DEVELOPMENT AND JOB EMBEDDED COACHING SO OUR TEAM IS READY. WE HAVE TRAININGS LINED UP AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE THEM WITH TEACHERS. IN ADDITION WE HAVE OUR FLAMINGO LITERACY COURSE THAT'S THE STRUCTURE FOR SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION THAT ALIGNS TO THE SCIENCE OF ED READING AND WE -- READING AND WE HAVE FILLED UP EVERY SESSION SINCE THE SPRING AND OFFERED A SELF-PACED COURSE IN RESPONSE TO THE TEACHERS JUST TO GIVE THEM AN OVERVIEW AND A TASTE. WITHIN ABOUT LESS THAN A WEEK WE HAD 700 TEACHERS ENROLLED IN THE

076SELF-PACE COURSE. THE EXCITEMENT IS THERE. WE HAVE MORE TO GET TO AS WE CONTINUE TO TRAIN BUT OUR TEAM IS READY AND ABLE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING IN SCHOOLS BEGINNING THURSDAY SO WE CAN BEGIN THAT PIECE AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TEACHERS IN IMPLEMENTATION. IN TERMS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, ONE OF OUR GOALS AND WE SHARED THIS AT THE JUNE 6th BOARD MEETING WHEN THE AGENDA ITEM ACTUALLY CAME TO YOU GUYS IS TO REALLY PROVIDE SCAFFOLDS AND SUPPORTS FOR ALL LEARNERS, IN PARTICULAR, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. WE KNOW THAT LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND CONTENT ARE BOTH CRITICAL FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT INSTRUCTION. WE'RE NOT JUST THINKING ABOUT CONTENT BENCHMARKS TEXTS BUT ALSO THE LANGUAGE DEMANDS WITHIN THERE. WE PARTNERED WITH THE ENGLISH LEARNER SUCCESS FORUM WHICH IS A CONSORTIUM OF TEACHERS AND RESEARCHERS, LEADERS THAT

077HAVE WORKED WITH OUR TEAM ON UNDERSTANDING BENCHMARKS OF QUALITY WHEN IT COMES TO CURRICULUM CREATION AND REALLY WORKED WITH US IN TERMS OF FEEDBACK AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN HAPPEN IN OUR GRADES THREE THROUGH FIVE GUIDES. WE DECIDED TO START WITH THREE TO FIVE BECAUSE KT HAS A LOT GOING ON IN THE OTHER AREA. OUR TEAM IS EXCITED TO DELVE IN AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND DUO LANGUAGE PIECE TO SEE HOW WE CAN BEST PROVIDE TEACHERS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE LEARNERS AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS EQUAL ACCESS TO THE CURRICULUM AND CONTENT. THE LSAP CONSORTIUM CAN ALSO PROVIDE PD TO ELL AND TEACHERS. MORE TO COME ON THE DATES. WE'RE FINALIZING WHERE THAT WILL BE. IT WILL SUPPORT THEM IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY. LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS THE DUAL LANGUAGE LEADERSHIP

078INSTITUTE HELD LAST WEEK BY MELISSA AND HER TEAM. BUT OUR TEAM HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH THEM TO PRESENT TOGETHER TO THE DUAL LANGUAGE TEACHERS AT THEIR ANNUAL INSTITUTE. WE TALKED ABOUT JUST THAT COMMON VISION OF BILITERACY AND WHAT THAT MEANS. AND THE IDEA THAT WE'RE NOT JUST TEACHERS OF SPANISH AND ENGLISH AND CONTENT IN A BUBBLE, THAT WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO BRIDGE THAT GAP BETWEEN THE LANGUAGES IN ORDER FOR STUDENTS TO HAVE SUCCESS. WE SHARED PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMMATICS AND SHARED HOW THEY CONNECTED AND GAVE THE TEACHERS REAL WORLD STRATEGIES THAT THEY CAN APPLY AS THEY GO OFF TO IMPLEMENT. SO THAT'S IT FOR ME. Van Ayres: THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL UPDATE FOR MR. YOUNG AROUND OUR JUST ELEMENTARY. THANK YOU. IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY, CARING AND COLLABORATION, WE

079CONTINUE TO HAVE HIGH INTEREST IN JUST WHICH IS A GOOD THING. IT SAYS TO US THAT THE COMMUNITY TRULY UNDERSTANDS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION AND REALLY I'VE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME JUST GOING OUT AND MEETING WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO STILL WANT ANSWERS. THEY WANT CLARITY. AND WHAT I'M FINDING IS JUST HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET EVERYONE WHERE THEY ARE IS REALLY PUTTING PEOPLE AT EASE. AS WE TRANSITION WE KNEW THE COMMUNITY WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW WILL WE PROGRESS MONITOR EACH CHILD AND WHAT SCHOOLS THEY WENT TO. SO WITH MS. McRAE'S TEAM AND MEMBERS OF MY TEAM, HAVE IDENTIFIED THOSE SCHOOLS AND ALSO RECEIVED PLANS FROM EACH OF THOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OF HOW THEY INTEND TO ENSURE IT'S NOT JUST THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL BUT HOW WILL WE PLAN TO PROGRESS MONITOR

080THE TRANSITION OF ALL CHILDREN FROM JUST ELEMENTARY TO ENSURE THAT THE FAMILIES AND STUDENTS ARE FEELING COMFORTABLE AND IT'S AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT PRINCIPALS MADE SURE THAT STUDENTS TRANSITION. THE LAST PIECE, WE CONTINUE TO MEET WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS SHARED BUT WITH THE COMMUNITY TASK FORCE, WE HAVE DECIDED TO GO FROM ONCE A MONTH MEETING TO BIWEEKLY MEETINGS. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND IT'S VERY CONDENSE AND WE HAVE TO UNPACK A LOT AROUND ULY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND A LOT AROUND JUST HELPING THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND WHAT INSTRUCTION AND TEACHING AND LEARNING WILL LOOK LIKE. AND EQUALLY WHAT THE FACILITY WILL BE USED FOR WITHIN THAT TWO-YEAR PERIOD. SO WE'RE FINDING IT VERY BENEFICIAL TO MOVE TO A TWO-WEEK EXCHANGE MEETING WITH THE COMMUNITY VERSUS THE MONTHLY MEETING THAT WE HAD PLANNED PREVI

081PREVIOUSLY. Van Ayres: THANK YOU, MR. YOUNG. MY FINAL COMMENT IS AROUND THAT WHICH IS OUR HILLSBOROUGH STRONG. SO MR. WASHINGTON, I THINK IT WAS YOU THAT HAD THE IDEA FOR US TO WEAR THE SHIRTS AND MY STAFF. THIS IS REALLY A SIGN FOR WHAT'S TO COME AND THIS REALLY MAKES -- THIS REALLY LOOKS GOOD. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE. THIS -- IT'S GO TIME NOW, RIGHT? WE START ON THURSDAY. I'LL TELL YOU, JUST THAT -- THE ENERGY THAT I FELT OUT IN SCH SCHOOLS. MY STAFF HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE. THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE TIME THAT'S SUPPORTING PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS. WE WILL NOT FORGET WHAT WE'RE ABOUT WHICH IS SUPPORTING STUDENTS. AND WE'LL ALWAYS KEEP THAT AT THE FOREFRONT. SO EXCITED TO GET THIS SCHOOL YEAR KICKED OFF. I FEEL LIKE IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLY LONG SUMMER. TIME

082TO GET BACK TO STRUCTURE AND ROUTINE AND GIVE THE BELL A RING ON THURSDAY AND LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR. HILLSBOROUGH STRONG. AND CONSISTENCY WILL BE OUR KEY. RIGHT? SO WE GOT SOME MOMENTUM. THE KEY IS CONTINUING THAT MOMENTUM CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. Van Ayres: CAN WE DO A PICTURE? Nadia Combs: NOW OR AT THE END? Van Ayres: LET'S DO IT NOW. Nadia Combs: WE'LL NOW MOVE TO EMPLOYEE INPUT AND THEN FINALLY THE BOARD COMMENTS. WE'LL TAKE EMPLOYEE INPUT. EVEN THOUGH WE HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, IT'S SOMETIMES DIFFICULT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT TO ATTEND MEETINGS AT 4:00. THERE ARE MANY WAYS FOR EMPLOYEES TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD INCLUDING THROUGH UNION REPRESENTATIVES, E-MAILS, PHONE CALLS, ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS

083AND PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. THE BOARD WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. WITH THIS SECTION OF OUR 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 INTENDED TO BE A DISCUSSION ABOUT SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, BUT RATHER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD OF ANY ISSUES RELATED TO YOUR JOB OR THE DISTRICT. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE SPEAKERS TONIGHT. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. ROB CRETE, CTA. LOVE HILLSBOROUGH STRONG. I THINK IT'S AMAZING. THAT'S REALLY WHAT I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO. I'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME AT THE SITES AND JUST COMING FROM POTTER ELEMENTARY,

084ONE OF OUR AMAZING -- THEY'RE DOING GREAT WORK AS ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE. THESE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO CREATE MORE OF THEM HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. WHAT HAPPENS AT THESE SITES IS THE COMMUNITY RECOGNIZES THAT WE LISTEN AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT THERE IS CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM OUT THERE IN THE DISTRICT WITH OUR PARENTS, STUDENTS, WITH OUR TEACHERS AND WITH OUR SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS AND I'M HOPING WE CAN CAPITALIZE ON IT. MS. SUPERINTENDENT, YOU'RE WELCOMING MESSAGE WAS WELL RECEIVED BY, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY OUT THERE THAT EVERYONE IS FEELING CALMER. THEY FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND I THINK THAT SPEAKS TO HILLSBOROUGH STRONG. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE THE MOMENTUM INTO BARGAINING. I'LL TELL YOU WE HAD SOME

085OF THE GREATEST BARGAINING SESSIONS I'VE EVER BEEN PART OF. I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD BEFORE I WAS DOING THIS JOB. WE'RE JUST COMMUNICATING BETTER. WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE AND I KNOW WE'LL START TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, FUNDS AND WHAT WE CAN DO FOR EMPLOYEES. I'M HOPING WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THAT CAU CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM AND MAKE IT VERITABLE TRUE WE'RE ALL IN ON THIS AND WE'LL MAKE THE SHIRTS THAT SAY HILLSBOROUGH CTA STRONG AS WELL AND WE'LL BE ALL IN SYNC WITH ALL THAT. I TRULY AM THANKFUL FOR WHERE WE'RE AT. I'M FEELING IT HERE IN THE DISTRICT. AND LET'S TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. WE CAN DO IT. SO THANK YOU ALL. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. HI. GOOD EVENING. HEIDI GLICK, ALONZO HIGH SCHOOL

086AND I'M ALSO ON THE BOARD FOR CTA AND I WANT TO PERSONALLY WELCOME YOU. I'M EXCITED TO SEE YOU HERE AND ENJOYED SERVING ON COMMITTEES WITH YOU IN THE PAST. I WANT TO REITERATE WHEN I COME UP AND SPEAK I'M NOT JUST SPEAKING FOR ALONZO OR MYSELF. I REPRESENT 15,000 EMPLOYEES IN THE DISTRICT AND WHEN I MAKE MY COMMENTS I MAKE THEM LOBBED OF US. AND I DO ALSO WANT TO REITERATE WHAT ROB SAID. THERE IS A LOT OF POSITIVE ENERGY IN THE DISTRICT. WE HAD OUR OPEN HOUSE AT ALONZO TODAY. IT WAS AMAZING. I HAD LIKE, OVER 200 KIDS COME AND PARENTS AND IT WAS JUST FANTASTIC. I JUST DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE LARGE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS SO LET'S CAPITALIZE ON A PLAN TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT DISTRIBUTING THE NUMBERS A

087LITTLE BIT BETTER. I KNOW I NEED TO PUT PHONES IN BACKPACKS BUT IF I PUT THEM IN THE OWNY PLACE WHERE THEY ARE, I CAN'T GO TO THE BOARD BECAUSE I'LL TRIP OVER THEM. I KNOW A LOT OF CLASSES ARE LIKE THAT. OUR NUMBERS ARE AT 40. WHEN I STARTED TEACHING WAY BACK IN THE PREVIOUS CENTURY THAT WAS PRETTY NORMAL BUT OUR CLASSROOMS WERE LARGER. WE REALLY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT OUR NUMBERS AND I KNOW YOU GUYS CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING. AND I WANT A SHIRT BECAUSE THOSE ARE REALLY COOL. EXTRA LARGE PLEASE. ALONZO HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Nadia Combs: SHE'S ALWAYS HERE. WE NEED TO GET HER ONE. SHE'S ALWAYS HERE. THANK YOU. AND THAT -- THAT CLOSES OUR COMMENTS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO BOARD COMMENTS. I'LL

088START WITH MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: I HAVE TO READ FAST BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF OVERBIAGE. FIRST -- OF VERBIAGE. I WISH THE TEACHERS WELL. THEY'RE SO EXCITED. Van Ayres:. Van Ayres: AND BOARD MEMBERS AS YOU KNOW. I ALSO WANT TO HAVE A SPECIAL APPRECIATION TIME TO STATE THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS. MR. FARKAS, YOU ALL HAVE GOTTEN THE SCHOOLS IN GREAT SHAPE. YOU'RE HARD WORKING BUT I WANT TO THANK BEN MOORE, COREY CULPEPPER, DAVID VALDEZ, KELVIN MAC, TUCKER, PETE WILL, BRENDAN COURTNEY AND ALL PROBABLY A FEW MORE I FORGOT, BUT AT ANY -- I DIDN'T FORGET BUT I DIDN'T HAVE THEIR NAMES. BUT AT ANY RATE, THANKS TO ALL OF THEM WHO HAVE MADE A MARVELOUS CONTRIBUTION LICKETY-SPLIT. I HAVE A SAD SUBJECT TO TALK ABOUT. NOT SAD BUT SOME OF US WHO ARE PARENTS

089AND GRANDPARENTS. OUR HILLSBOROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOL ONLINE SAFETY FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING. WE THANK AMBER JOHANSON OF FIRST PRIORITY FOR HER DECISION OF HOW PORNOGRAPHY HAS RISEN BY 73% AMONG OUR CHILDREN. THE AVERAGE AGE THAT CHILDREN ARE SEEING PORNOGRAPHIC ON SOCIAL MEDIA USE OF THE PHONE IS 10 YEARS OLD. 25% OF THE YOUTH ARE WATCHING PORNOGRAPHY DURING THEIR SCHOOL DAY. MOSTLY ON THEIR CELL PHONES. WHERE DO WE GET THIS INFORMATION? THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THE NO MORE FOUNDATION, PAVING THE WAY, FBI AND OFFICE OZF THE STATE ATTORNEY -- OFFICES OF THE STATE ATTORNEY ASHLEY MOODY. THE COMMUNITY IS WORKING ON AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS BUT LET ME BACK UP. HOW DOES HUMAN TRAFFICKING -- HOW IS IT BEING DONE? IT'S DONE THROUGH GROOMING. WE ALL HEAR THIS. THERE IS ACTUALLY A SYSTEMATIC WAY OF LURING OUR YOUTH THROUGH

090SITES SUCH AS THE LITTLE MERMAID, DISNEY PORN. THOSE SITES ARE VERY SUBLIMIAL. WHEN THEY GET STARTED, THE CHILDREN GET DESENSITIZED AND THEY GET MORE AND MORE INVOLVED AND IT GETS MORE SOPHISTICATED, MAKING THEM VERY EASY TARGETS FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKERS TO BEGIN EITHER MEETING WITH THEM, TALKING WITH THEM, BASICALLY CONNECTING WITH THEM IN VARIOUS WAYS. MANY OF THE PSYCHOTHERAPISTS, AND I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU, MEMBER PEREZ, AGREE THAT ANIMATED PORNOGRAPHY IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT OBVIOUSLY ATTRACTS YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE ALMOST ALWAYS ASSESSED THIS INSIJUOUS ONLINE PORNOGRAPHY, EITHER THEY DO IT ACCIDENTALLY AND IT MAY LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR PORNOGRAPHY ADDICTION, OBJECTIFICATION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND INCREASE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TRAFFICKERS TO GROOM AND ENGAGE WITH OUR YOUTH AND OUR MORE MATURE YOUTH. ACTION STEPS. THREE MONTHS AGO, AND THIS IS FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS,

091I PURSUED AN UPDATED POLICY ON CELL PHONE USAGE MIRRORING SENATOR BRIDGES ONLY DURING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. TWO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS THANKFULLY BROUGHT THEIR VERSION FORWARD WITH A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT OF EDITS ON THE AGREED PASCO POLICY. WE ARE REMINDED THAT AS I TALK ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY OTHER DISTRICTS ARE CLOSING IN ON HAVING NO CELL PHONE SERVICE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. AND THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER. ORANGE COUNTY IS AN EXAMPLE. BUT I CAN GIVE YOU OTHER COUNTIES. NUMBER TWO, THIS IS ACTION STEPS. A STUDENT ONLINE SAFETY COMMITTEE WHICH INCLUDE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PTA, OUR OWN STAFF THANKFULLY, AND PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED LAUREN, FLORIDA AGENCIES. WE PLAN ON THREE CENTRAL PARENTAL AWARENESS MEETINGS. ONE IN TOWN AND COUNTRY, ONE IN THE URBAN CORE AND ONE IN WYAMAMA IN THE FALL WILL BE LATO, JANUARY MIDDLETON AND WHOLESOME CHURCH. THIRD, WE'LL HAVE

092AGAIN, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, WE'LL HAVE 30-SECOND VIDEOS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING WHICH WOULD LEND ITSELF THROUGH THE SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT TO MAKE THE STUDENTS AND THE TEACHERS AWARE OF THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THOSE SITUATIONS. OH, BOY. I -- I ALSO WANT TO SAY THIS. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT VAN AYRES, THIS IS AN ISSUE WHICH DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE SAFETY AND MENTAL WELLBEING OF OUR STUDENTS AND IN FACT IMPACTS THE CULTURE OF OUR SCHOOLS. I WELCOME THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY TO TAKE PART IN THESE AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND OF COURSE WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SO ALL THIS IS TO SAY THIS IS A SILENT CELL PHONE CONCERN THAT IS GOING ON EVEN TO OUR YOUNG BABIES AND CHILDREN, AND I'M VERY PERSONALLY WORRIED. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER

093WASHINGTON? Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. PABLO, YOU CAN -- I TELL YOU THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS HERE ON THE BOARD, WE'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY. WE HAVE A -- I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND SO DID MS. PEREZ TO GO OUT TO THE LUNCHEON WITH MS. CARR AND OAKS AND MS. THOMAS. IT WAS A GREAT -- IT WAS REALLY NICE. THE KIDS WERE WELL BEHAVED. THEY LEARNED A LOT BECAUSE WE SPOKE ABOUT THE SCHOOL BOARD OPERATION AND THE PROCEDURE FOR SCHOOL BOARDS. WE TALKED ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE TALKED ABOUT JUST BEING A GOOD PERSON, ABOUT VOTING, BEING ABLE TO VOTE, HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR YOU TO VOTE. AND I HAD FOR THE LUNCH, I BROUGHT THEM A BARBECUE DINNER SO THEY HAD A GREAT TIME, BELIEVE ME. MOVING ALONG HERE, WE HAD A

094BULLET FAMILY FOUNDATION BACK TO SCHOOL AND WE ALL WERE INVOLVED IN THAT. WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND I KNOW DR. HAHN LEFT SO ME AND PATTI AND NADIA, WE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS OVER, 30 SOME THOUSAND MAYBE? AND MR. BULLOCK DOES A GREAT JOB. HE IS QUITE A CHARACTER AND DOES A GREAT JOB FOR THE COMMUNITY -- MR. BULLARD. I WAS INVITED TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP BREAKFAST, AND I TELL YOU WHAT. WE HAD A GREAT TIME. I HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT AND TALK TO THE -- THERE ABOUT BEING A CHAMPION AND WHAT IT TAKES IN ORDER TO BE A WINNER. WE HAD DALIA, THE PRINCIPAL. SHE IS ALWAYS FANTASTIC. DID A GREAT JOB. WE HAD MS. BARONE, THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

095THE FLORIDA STATE REPRESENTATIVE THERE, DIANE HART. WE REALLY HAD A GREAT TIME AND THE TEACHERS WERE MOTIVATED AND EXCITED TO COME BACK. THAT WAS -- THAT'S THE PART I LIKE THE MOST. THEY WERE EXCITED TO COME BACK. MOVING DOWN, THEN I HAD -- I WAS INVITED. I GOT A CALL AND HAD TO GO TO PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPER. WE HAD ABOUT 400 OR 500 BACK TO SCHOOL BAGS WE HAD TO PACK FOR THE STUDENTS. IT WAS REALLY GOOD. WE HAD ABOUT 40 EMPLOYEES THERE. YOU SEE ME WITH MY NAME RAYMOND. WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND WE DID A LOT. I LIKE TO THANK PRICE WATERHOUSE FOR THEIR HELP. THEIR EMPLOYEES COMING OUT. MOVING ALONG. AND ALSO, I GOT A CHANCE, MY WIFE AND I -- GOT TO SAY MY WIFE AND I, SHE IS BY

096MY SIDE NOW. WE'RE OUT THERE. SHE COMES A GREAT DEAL WITH THE OLD MAN. AND WE DO -- WE HAD TANYA LEWIS SCHOOL BASH WITH MAYOR JOHN JANE CASTOR AND QUITE A FEW PEOPLE AND PROBABLY HAD 500 BACKPACKS WE GAVE OUT. AND BOY, IT WAS HARD OUT THERE, BUT WE DID IT. WE HAD A GREAT TIME. AND I WAS VERY THANKFUL FOR THE MAYOR TO BE OUT ALL. I TELL YOU -- OUT THERE. I TELL YOU, SHE IS OUT THERE. MAYOR JANE CASTOR IS OUT THERE AT ALL TIMES IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S A SIGN OF A PERSON THAT REALLY CARES ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY. ALSO THIS WEEK COMING UP, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A -- SATURDAY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AT ALLEN TEMPLE A BACK TO SCHOOL BASH. AND IT STARTS AT 1:00. AND WE'RE

097GIVING AWAY SHOES. WE DID IT LAST YEAR. PROBABLY LAST YEAR, WE PROBABLY HAD ABOUT 600 PAIR OF SHOES BECAUSE MR. RAEZ CAME. I THINK DR. HAHN CAME. I THINK SHE CAME. AND WE GAVE AWAY ALL THOSE SHOES. SO, YOU KNOW, IF ANY KID NEEDS SHOES, THEY NEED TO COME OUT THIS SATURDAY TO ALLEN TEMPLE CHURCH AND IT STARTS AT 1:00. WE'LL GIVE AWAY BOOK SUPPLIES AND SHOES. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT. WE LIKE TO DO A LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY. I HAVE SOMETHING HERE AND I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND IT EXEMPLIFIES WHAT WE -- WHAT TEACHERS DO IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. CONFUCIUS SAYS: CHOOSE A JOB YOU LOVE AND YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO WORK A DAY IN YOUR LIFE. AND I TRULY BELIEVE OUR TEACHERS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IS DOING

098THAT. I REALLY DO BECAUSE THE ONES THAT'S WORKING HARD, THEY'RE CHOOSING THIS JOB FOR LIFE. AND THEY LOVE IT. WHEN YOU LOVE SOMETHING, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'VE BEEN WORKING. SO I WANT TO SAY BEST WISHES TO EVERYONE FOR HOPING YOU HAVE A GREAT YEAR, TEACHERS, AND I KNOW YOU WILL. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER PEREZ? Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO YES. YOU KNOW, SUPERINTENDENT, THE COMMUNITY ALWAYS SHOWS UP WHEN OUR CHILDREN GO BACK TO SCHOOL, AND, YOU KNOW, GOING TO THIS ONE EVENT ON SATURDAY, THEY NOT ONLY PROVIDED BACKPACKS FOR OUR CHILDREN, BUT THEY FED -- THEY BROUGHT FOOD FOR THEIR FAMILIES, 500 FAMILIES WERE ALSO PROVIDED SUBSTINENCE AND ALSO GOT UNIFORMS FOR THEM. THEY DID THE PHYSICALS FOR THE STUDENTS TO

099GO BACK TO SCHOOL. IT WAS AMAZING. OUR COMMUNITY HERE, YOU KNOW, WHEN I PUT ON THIS T-SHIRT, I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, HILLSBOROUGH STRONG CERTAINLY. ALL OUR COMMUNITY IS VERY MUCH BEHIND OUR STUDENTS AND TO WATCH THIS HAPPENING. SO, YOU KNOW, I WAS ON THAT SIDE WHEN OUR PARENTS -- THEY HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN GAS FOR THEIR VEHICLES AND THEIR ABILITY TO GET ITEMS FOR THEIR CHILDREN, AND THEY ENDED UP ON THAT END. B BUT, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE -- ONE THING I WANT TO ADDRESS BEFORE THAT IS ABOUT WHAT IS THE INFORMATION WE PROVIDE OUR TEACHERS REGARDING HUMAN TRAFFICKING. CAN WE ADDRESS THAT REALLY QUICK? Van Ayres: YEAH. THAT WOULD FOLLOW OUR MANDATORY REPORTING. HOLLY, YOU WANT TO PROVIDE US AN UPDATE ON THAT? Karen Perez: FOR A MINUTE, PLEASE? OKAY.

100THANK YOU. FIRST, LET ME PLEASE GIVE MUCH KUDOS TO ASHLEY CAPUTO AND HER TEAM BECAUSE THEY PUT TOGETHER A TRAINING FOR TEACHERS. IT'S ACTUALLY PART OF THE TRAINING THAT WE DO INITIALLY TO START SCHOOL THAT EVERYBODY DOES WITHIN THE FIRST 60 DAYS. THAT'S PART OF THAT. THERE IS ALSO OTHER TRAINING THAT'S OFFERED TO TEACHERS AND AVAILABLE TO THEM AROUND THIS. AS WELL, WE ALSO, OUR TEAM DISTRIBUTES A HANDOUT THAT WE HAVE GIVEN TO EVERY SCHOOL THAT TALKS ABOUT IF YOU ARE A STUDENT, WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU SEE SIGNS OF THIS OR YOU THINK YOU'RE INVOLVED. WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU'RE AN HCPA EMPLOYEE AND WHAT DO YOU -- HCPS EMPLOYEE OR A PARENT OR GUARDIAN. WE TRY TO SEND THIS TO SCHOOLS SO IT CAN BE OUT THERE AND EVERYBODY CAN SEE

101WHAT THEY CAN DO. WE ALL ARE MANDATORY REPORTERS AND IF WE THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG, DID WE DO HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR CHILDREN ARE SAFE AT ALL TIMES. Karen Perez: THANK YOU. I RECEIVED A COUPLE OF PHONE CALLS, AND THE TEACHERS, I GUESS, NEW TEACHERS WERE NOT SURE AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ARMING THEM WITH THE INFORMATION IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I ALSO WANT TO -- I'M GOING TO READ A QUOTE. IT'S IN ONE OF OUR ELEVATORS. EDUCATION IS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON WHICH YOU COULD USE TO CHANGE THE WORLD. IT'S FROM NELSON MANDELA. YOU KNOW, AT A TIME WHEN MENTAL HEALTH IS AT A CRISIS LEVEL, I ALONG WITH MANY ARE VERY FRUSTRATED AT THE ATTACK

102ON OUR STUDENTS' EDUCATION. YOU KNOW, OVER IN ST. PETE, THERE WAS PART OF THE HEADLINES THIS WEEK, IT TALKED ABOUT ST. PETERSBURG SOCIAL WORKERS BEGAN TO GO ON CALLS WITHOUT POLICE MAKING THE AGENCY ONE OF THE -- ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO DO SO. THE RATIONALE THAT THE DEPARTMENT LEADER SAID WAS THAT SOCIAL WORKERS COULD OFFER MORE SMOOTHING RESPONSE TO PEOPLE IN CRISIS WHEREAS THE PRESENCE OF ARMED COPS ESCALATORED MAT -- ESCALATED MATTERS. THE PROGRAM HAD AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS SOCIAL WORKERS RESPONDED TO MORE THAN HALF OF THE CITY'S POLICE CALLS IN WHICH NO CRIME WAS COMMITTED. ACCORDING TO A STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA NEARLY 9,000 ENCOUNTERS WITH PUBLIC -- WITH THE PUBLIC AND WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF OFFICERS, NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND

103AS OF TODAY, THE PROGRAM APPROACHES ITS THIRD YEAR. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PREPARING TO ASK THE CITY ON THURSDAY WHICH IS IN A COUPLE DAYS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 400,000 TO EXPAND. YOU KNOW, OUR STUDENTS EXPERIENCE TODAY IN THEIR LIVES UNFORTUNATELY THINGS THAT I KNOW I NEVER IMAGINED WOULD HAPPEN BEYOND THE FEELS OF WAR. SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, MASS SHOOTINGS, SUICIDE, ONLINE BULLYING, INCREASE IN DEPRESSION, AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS, HOMELESSNESS, FOOD INSEC INSECURITIES, UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE HOUSEHOLDS, A GLOBAL PANDEMIC THAT WE ALL WENT THROUGH, AND LOSS OF PARENTS DUE TO THIS PANDEMIC. AND A HOST OF MANY OTHER ISSUES THAT PLAGUE OUR YOUTH TODAY. YOU KNOW, I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING A YOUNG STUDENT IN SCHOOL TODAY, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THAT TAKING AWAY FROM THE TABLE ISSUES THAT WILL LINE THE TOOLBAG OF THESE STUDENTS WHO PURSUE THE CAREER OF

104MENTAL HEALTH IN THE FUTURE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE MESSAGE BEING SENT IS THERE ARE THOSE WHO WANT TO DIMINISH MANY YOUTH'S VOICES AND THAT THEY'RE BEING MADE INVISIBLE. THE MORE YOU SILENCE SOMEONE, THE MORE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM. THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION IS DISMAYED THAT THIS STATE IS CENSORING HIGH SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY CURRICULUM. THAT WE ARE NOT PROVIDING OUR STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS FOR THEM TO COMPLETE -- COMPETE AT A HIGHER LEVEL. AND THAT THE BEDROCK OF EDUCATION IS GOING BY THE WAYSIDE AS THE STATE CONTINUES TO DEPRIVE OUR STUDENTS FROM RECEIVING A COMPLETE PICTURE OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WINDOW INTO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. THIS CENSORSHIP IGNORES THE DECADES OF SCIENCE THAT MANY OF US, YOU KNOW, INCLUDING MYSELF LEARNED AND NEED TO KNOW TO FULLY SUCCEED IN THE STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGY. IN HIGH

105SCHOOL AND BEYOND. WHEN IN A TIME THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE IN A PLACE TO LEAD WITH KNOWLEDGE, THEY'RE BEING DEPRIVED OF THAT KNOWLEDGE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAD TIME FOR HISTORY FOR THEM. THIS IS A STATE THAT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE A FRONT SEAT. IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY. WHEN I REMEMBER THAT, YOU KNOW, WE TOUT MENTAL WELLNESS IN THE STATE AND NOW I STRONGLY QUESTION THIS. YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD BE NEXT? TARGETING DIABETIC PEOPLE FOR EATING SUGAR? I'M JUST ASKING. YOU KNOW, THE BLACK COMMUNITY IS ALREADY BEING TARGETED. REMEMBER FIRST THEY CAME FOR MANY OTHERS BUT BECAUSE I WAS NOT THEM, I DID NOT SPEAK OUT, THEN THEY CAME FOR ME AND THERE WAS NO ONE LEFT TO SPEAK OUT FOR ME. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. MEMBER VAUGHN? Jessica

106Vaughn: THANK YOU. I HAVE A LOT TO TRY TO GET THROUGH QUICKLY. FIRST OF ALL, FIRST AND FOREMOST, BOTH MEMBER RENDON, MEMBER -- OR CHAIR COMBS AND I WENT TO CAVA -- SORRY, THAT WAS VERY LOUD. CAROLWOOD AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION EVENT THEY THREW AT HILL FOR ALL OF DISTRICT ONE AND DISTRICT THREE NEW TEACHERS, TEACHERS WHO ARE NEW TO THE DISTRICT OR JUST NEW TO THEIR SCHOOLS AND PER USUAL IT WAS AMAZING, FANTASTIC. WE GAVE AWAY SO MANY THINGS AND THERE WAS FOOD AND THE EXCITEMENT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING I HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE. SO WHAT A GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF THE YEAR. WE REALLY LEFT WITH OUR TEACHERS FEELING VALUED AND APPRECIATED WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT SO THANK YOU TO CABA. I WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO QUEUE UP SOME OF THE

107CUTE PICTURES WE TOOK. I WANT TO TOUCH ON DIBELS BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAD CONVERSATIONS AND AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE'RE MOVING AWAY FROM I-READY THIS YEAR AND ONE OF THE REASONS I WAS EXCITED ABOUT DIBELS IS BECAUSE IT WAS A UNIVERSAL SCREENER. I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THE TRANITION OF -- TRANSITION OF TEACHERS NOT BEING TRAINED AND NOT UTILIZING THEM AND US TRANSFERRING FROM I-READY HOPING TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT NEXT YEAR. AS WE GO THROUGH THE YEAR WHAT I'D LIKE IS A STATISTIC OF WHO IS USING IT, HOW MANY OF OUR TEACHERS ARE USING IT AND WHAT WE'RE IDENTIFYING THROUGH IT. RIGHT? BECAUSE THE WHOLE POINT WAS BEING A UNIVERSAL SCREENER TO CATCH EARLY DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS OR READING DEFICIENCIES SO I'D LIKE TO GET REALTIME ODATA ON THAT.

108I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE TRANSITIONING FROM AP PSYCHOLOGY TO AP ACE. THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF QUESTIONS AROUND THAT AND WHAT THAT MEANS AND HOW WELL THAT'S GOING TO TRANSFER AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR DIFFERENT COURSES. I'D LIKE TO PUT OUT AN FAQ ON THE WEBSITE WITH A CONTACT OF SOMEONE THAT PARENTS CAN ACTUALLY CALL AND TALK TO AND GET THIS INFORMATION AS THEY NAVIGATE THAT SO PARENTS HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS COURSE AS OPPOSED TO THE OTHER COURSE AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THEIR STUDENT'S TRAJECTORY. ALSO AIR CONDITIONINGS. GETTING A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK ABOUT FACILITIES BUT STILL GETTING A LOT OF FEEDBACK THAT THERE IS A LOT OF AIR CONDITIONINGS NOT WORKING AND IT'S BOILING HOT OUT THERE. IF WE CAN GET TO THE

109SCHOOL EARLY BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS AND NOT SCRAMBLING. I PROMISED SOME PEOPLE I'D HIGHLIGHT THAT AGAIN. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO CLARIFY IS THERE A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT CLASSROOM LIBRARIES AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND SOME TEACHERS HAVE SHOWED PICTURES OF EMPTY LIBRARIES AND OTHERS SAID THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FULLY STOCK THEIR LIBRARIES AND FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE ARMED OUR TEACHERS WITH THE TOOLS WE NEEDED TO SCAN IN THEIR PERSONAL BOOKS WHICH IS VERY HELPFUL AND WE EVEN HAD VOLUNTEERS COME AND HELP THEM SCAN THEM, THE HOLDUP IS THE MEDIA SPECIALIST HAS TO APPROVE ALL THE BOOKS ONCE THEY'VE BEEN SCANNED AND IF THERE IS ONLY ONE MEDIA SPECIALIST TRYING TO NAVIGATE THOUSANDS OF BOOKS FROM DIFFERENT CLASSROOM LIBRARIES, THE LIBRARIES ARE ON HOLD UNTIL THAT CAN HAPPEN. I DON'T

110KNOW IF WE CAN GET MORE RESOURCES OR WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THAT ONE FUNNELING THROUGH THE MEDIA CENTER IS CAUSING A LOT OF TEACHERS TO NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THEIR LIBRARIES EVEN THOUGH THEY SCANNED THEIR BOOKS, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE AREN'T, YOU KNOW, CLASSROOMS THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO LIBRARIES BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH WORK FROM ONE MEDIA SPECIALIST. I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT. ALSO, THERE IS A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT NEW LEGISLATION COMING OUT THAT WE HAVEN'T REALLY TALKED ABOUT AS A SCHOOL BOARD REGARDING LGBTQ RIGHTS. THERE IS A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LAW ABOUT PREFERRED NAMES AND PRONOUNS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AS WELL AS THERE IS A LOT OF GSA GAY STRAIGHT ALLIANCE CLUBS THAT SUPPORT OUR LGBTQ STUDENTS THAT DON'T HAVE CLARITY ON WHETHER

111THEY CAN EVEN OPERATE OR SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS THIS YEAR WITH THE LEGISLATION. I'M GETTING A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT THAT SO TO RELIEVE ANXIETY FOR BOTH PARENTS AND TEACHERS I'D LOVE CLARIFICATION ON THAT. AND THEN FINALLY, THE FRUSTRATION THAT I REALLY SEEM TO BE GETTING FROM PARENTS AND LET ME SAY, I'M GETTING A LOT OF POSITIVE EXCITEMENT ABOUT THIS YEAR. I CAN'T EMPHASIZE HOW HILLSBOROUGH STRONG IS NOT JUST US WEARING THE SHIRTS. IT'S A FEELING OUT THERE FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND EVERYBODY IS REALLY HOPEFUL AND EVERYBODY IS REALLY EXCITED. BUT WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION AND LAST MINUTE RULE MAKING FROM THE STATE IT'S VERY CONFUSING FOR PARENTS AND EDUCATORS AS WELL WHO JUST WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING. BUT THE CONCERN I'M GETTING IS CLARITY ON PARENTAL RIGHTS. I ASKED THIS AT THE

112LAST MEETING HOW PARENTS CAN OPT OUT OF SOME OF THE STUFF OR MAKE SURE THERE IS NOT PRAGER U? MAKING SURE THEY CAN OPT OUT AND WE'RE NOT GETTING ANSWERS AND I FEEL THERE IS NOT REALLY A BALANCE WITH PRESENTSAL RIGHTS. WE HAVE BEEN VERY ATTENTIVE TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN OPT OUT OF SEX EDUCATION OR BOOK CHALLENGES BUT THERE IS NOT AS MUCH INFORMATION OR ACCESS FOR PARENTS ON THE OTHER SPECTRUM WHO WANT TO BE ABLE TO OPT OUT OR HAVE THEIR PARENTAL RIGHTS RESPECTED. SO I'D LIKE TO DO A BETTER JOB AS A COUNTY OF MAKING THAT STUFF AVAILABLE AND BEING RESPONSIVE TO PARENTS BECAUSE THERE IS LOT OF FRUSTRATION LEADING THEM TO QUESTION WHETHER THEY WANT TO STAY IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T LOSE THEM.

113SORRY AND WENT OVER ON MY TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Nadia Combs: NO PROBLEM, MEMBER VAUGHN. I THINK EVERYBODY TOOK A FEW EXTRA MINUTES BUT I THINK PEOPLE ARE VERY PASSIONATE. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE THINGS AND THEN I'LL SHARE SOME OF THE EXCITING THINGS. I JUST WANT TEACHERS TO KNOW THAT I-READY IS NOT MANDATORY. THAT PRE-TESTING IS NOT MANDATORY. I HOPE THAT IS GOING OUT TO OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND PRINCIPALS AND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE TEACHERS BECAUSE THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR KIDS ARE BEING TESTED SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS AND WE KNOW THAT THERE IS ONLY SO MANY TIMES YOU CAN TELL A CHILD THEY'RE BEHIND. YOU CAN CATCH THAT DATA POINT THROUGH DIBELS. WE DON'T HAVE TO OVERB TEST STUDENTS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE TEACHERS ARE HEARING THIS FROM OUR

114BOARD THAT IT IS NOT MANDATORY. ALSO, AS FAR AS AP PSYCH, I APPRECIATE THE WAY WE HANDLED IT. MY BIGGEST CONCERN FOR THE AP PSYCH AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE GETTING THEIR AA THAT THEY FIND OUT AHEAD OF TIME, MAYBE THEY NEED TO TAKE AN AP CLASS. IS THAT CLASS GOING TO DEFINITELY BE COUNTED AS CREDIT. WE DON'T WANT KIDS TO GET TO THE FINISH LINE AND FIND OUT THEY CAN'T GET THAT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BEING PROACTIVE AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS. WHAT ARE OTHER DISTRICTS DOING. LARGE DISTRICTS LIKE BREVARD COUNTY. I KNOW WE'RE WAITING FOR MIAMI-DADE. WE KNOW WHAT ORANGE COUNTY IS DOING. IN A YEAR OR THREE YEARS FROM NOW THE KIDS ARE COMPETING FOR THE SAME SPOTS IN THE TOP UNIVERSITY SUI

115DON'T WANT TO BE AT A DISADVANTAGE. THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT YOU INCLUDE IT AND THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING. WE STILL DON'T KNOW ABOUT MIAMI BECAUSE THEY START A LITTLE LATER. I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT SEEING THAT BREVARD AND ORANGE COUNTY AND DUVAL AND PASCO AND PINELLAS ARE DOING THE SAME THINGS. IT'S BEEN A GREAT TIME OF THE YEAR AND PABLO, I SHARED PICTURES WITH THE BULLARD FAMILY AND THIS EVENT. IT WAS SO GREAT. ACTUALLY ONE OF THOSE WAS MY FORMER STUDENT AT FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ALL HER CHILDREN AND HER OLDEST IS GOING INTO HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SO I THOUGHT, BOY, THAT MADE ME FEEL OLD BUT IT WAS AWESOME RUNNING INTO ONE OF MY FORMER STUDENTS WITH HER CHILDREN. OBVIOUSLY GOING OUT, WE WENT OUT TO A LOT OF

116DIFFERENT EVENTS. THAT WAS THE ONE AT THE MALL WITH THE PARENT MAGAZINE WHICH IS SUCH A GREAT MAGAZINE HOSTING SUCH A GREAT EVENT. THEN GOING OUT TO FRANKLIN AND DOING SOME EVENTS. WE WENT TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES AND PABLO, YOU CAN KEEP SHARING THEM. BEING ABLE TO GO OUT TO THE TRANSPORTATION AND SEE SAFETY AND SECURITY AND I SAID THIS. WE NEVER KNOW WHO IS GOING TO TOUCH A CHILD'S LIFE. EVERYBODY THINKS IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A TEACHER OR PRINCIPAL OR COUNSELOR. BUT FOR ME, I KNOW WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, THE PERSON WHO IMPACTED ME THE MOST WAS MY BUS DRIVER. HE HAD THE MOST IMPACT ON ME AND REALLY CARED FOR ME, HOW I WAS DOING IN THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY AND END OF THE DAY AND SAME WITH

117SECURITY. EVERY SINGLE PERSON COUNTS IN OUR DISTRICT AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON CAN IMPACT A CHILD'S LIFE. WE JUST HAD SO MANY GREAT BACK TO SCHOOL TEACHER EVENTS. IDLEWILD BAPTIST WAS A GREAT EVENT. THAT WAS PASCO AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TEACHERS AND I SAID NEXT YEAR I'LL BE GOING THERE TO TRY TO POACH SOME OF THE TEACHERS. JUST KIDDING. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. MS. McRAE WAS THERE AND DR. WHELAN AND SO MANY DIFFERENT EVENTS AND THIS MORNING WE HAD THE CAROLWOOD AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION EVENT WITH MEMBER RENDON AND MEMBER VAUGHN AND I. WE HOSTED THAT TOGETHER AND HAD SO MANY TEACHERS FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT AND I LOVE THIS -- THE PICTURE WITH THE YOUNG LADY IN THE RED, HER MOM IS MY LIFE-LONG MENTOR FROM USF AND REALLY ENCOURAGED ME TO GO INTO EDUCATION AND

118HERE IS HER DAUGHTER GOING INTO HER FIRST YEAR OF TEACHING, SO THAT WAS A FULL CIRCLE, REALLY AMAZING. I WANT TO WISH OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND EVERYONE, FACULTY AND STAFF A GREAT YEAR. AND I'M SO EXCITED. WE HAD HILLSBOROUGH STRONG. WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THE UPCOMING YEAR. AND AS I CLOSE, THIS HAS HAPPENED THE LAST COUPLE MEETINGS. WE'RE HERE. THE MAIN REASON WE'RE HERE IS FOR KIDS. WE HAVE A YOUNG MAN HERE TODAY WORKING ON HIS BADGE, HIS SCOUT BADGE, AND YOU CAN COME ON UP HERE. WE HAVE ANTHONY. THIS IS -- AND HE IS -- HE IS A RISING SENIOR AT STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE IS WORKING ON BECOMING AN EAGLE SCOUT, AND SO WE SPOKE TODAY. HE IS GOING TO CLOSE OUR MEETING OUT FOR US TODAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

119THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. (SOUNDING GAVEL) MEETING ADJOURNED.