02/21/2023 - Regular Meeting

001HI, I AM NADIA COMBS, CHAIR OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. I WANT TO WELCOME TO YOU HILLSBOROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE SERVE 200,000 STUDENTS CHILDREN THROUGH PRESCHOOL AND ADULTS THROUGH TOWER WORK FORCE PROGRAM. Henry "Shake" Washington: I AM HENRY SHAKE WASHINGTON, THE BOARD VICE-CHAIR. OUR DISTRICT IS THE SEVENTH LARGEST IN AMERICA AND MADE UP OF 24,000 PEOPLE WORKING AT NEARLY 250 SITES ACROSS THE COUNTY. OUR DISTRICT IS DIVERSE AND DEDICATED. OUR BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD IN OUR BOARD AUDITORIUM AT SELECT TUESDAYS AT 4 P.M. THE BEST WAY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY IS TO INVOLVE YOU, THE PUBLIC, IN WHAT WE DO. YOU ARE WELCOME TO E-MAIL OR MEET WITH ANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND FOLLOW OUR DISTRICT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BOARD MEETING ARE COVERED LIVE BY HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS TV ON SPECTRUM

002635 AND FRONTIER CABLE CHANNEL 32. MEETINGS ARE ALSO STREAMED LIVE ON OUR WEB SITE AT HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOLS.ORG. CLOSED CAPTIONING IS PROVIDED ON ALL BROADCASTS AND PAST MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE ARCHIVE. WE ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT THE PUBLIC HAS TO SAY. WE WILL INCLUDE TIME FOR AUDIENCE COMMENTS BEFORE WE ADDRESS OUR BUSINESS ITEMS, OUR AGENDA AND ANY SUPPORTING MATERIAL CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE IN ADVANCE. THEY ARE POSTED SEVEN DAYS BEFORE EACH MEETING ON OUR WEB SITE AT HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOLS.ORG. OUR VISION IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE. AND THAT MEANS ALL STUDENTS, EVERY DAY. TODOS LOS ESTUDIANTES TODOS LOS DIAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. Nadia Combs: THE BOARD MEETING OF FEBRUARY 21, 2023 IS COME CALLED TO ORDER. MEMBER WASHINGTON WILL LEAD US

003IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALY FANS. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU. NOW PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] Henry "Shake" Washington: YOU MAY BE SEATED. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER WASHINGTON WILL NOW PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE HOWARD W. BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL YELLOW JACKETS DANCE TEAM ALONG WITH DANCE INSTRUCTOR KELLY RAIL AND PRINCIPAL VALERIE NEWTON. NOW THESE WONDERFUL LADIES DID A GREAT JOB PERFORMING. AND NOW I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO ALL THE WONDERFUL AUDIENCE WE HAVE. HELLO, ANGELICA REYES IN THE 12th GRADE. KELLY SMALL AND I AM IN THE

00412th GRADE. MADISON SHARIF IN THE 12th GRADE. CHARISMA GARCIA. I AM JOSLYN IN THE 12th GRADE. I AM DEMOR SHORTER IN THE 12th GRADE. SOPHIA PATINA IN THE 12th GRADE. TALULA IN THE 11th GRADE. RACHEL JONES AND I'M IN THE 11th GRADE. MY NAME IS KADEN REAL AND IN THE 10th GRADE. I AM LILY AND IN THE 10th GRADE. MY NAME IS AUDREY MORGAN AND I AM 10th GRADE. MY NAME IS DAHLIA IN THE 9th GRADE. MY NAME IS McKENZIE AND I AM IN THE 9th GRADE. ALICIA BROOKS AND I AM IN THE 9th GRADE. I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF TEACHING BALLET. .AND HELLO, GOOD AFTERNOON, EL RAIL, AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF TEACHING MODERN DANCE AND CHOREOGRAPHY. GOOD EVENING, I AM NIKITA WILLIAMS AND I AM THE PRINCIPAL'S SECRETARY. WAIT A MINUTE. GOOD

005AFTERNOON, I AM VALLEY NEWTON AND THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF THIS BEAUTIFUL YOUNG GROUP OF STUDENTSND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY Henry "Shake" Washington: PARENTS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND PLEASE TAKE PICTURES. Nadia Combs: CAN WE STAND UP SO THEY CAN SEE US. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU. GOOD JOB Henry "Shake" Washington: GREAT JOB. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, LADIES, AMAZING, AMAZING JOB. JUST A GREAT WAY TO START OUR BOARD MEETING TO SEE ALL THE TALENT. CONGRATULATIONS. GRACIAS. THANK YOU TO THE INSTRUCTORS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE NO WITHDRAWN ITEMS TODAY. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY. A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL

006BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. WE HAVE THREE SETS OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY. JANUARY 12, 2023, SPECIAL CALLED BOARD MEETING. JANUARY 24, 2023, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. FEBRUARY 9, 2023, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VAUGHN AND A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. BOARD MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER THE FORMAT OF TODAY'S MEETING. AS A REMINDER, WE ARE A NONPARTISAN BOARD THAT BELIEVE ALL CHILDREN CAN BE EMPOWERED TO PROCEED AND OUR DECISIONS WILL BE WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING TO PAVE A WAY FOR EFFECTIVE AGENDA STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES WITH 30 SECONDS FOR FINAL THOUGHTS. AFTERWARDS THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN RESPOND. IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS,

007YOU ARE ASKED TO GET BACK IN THE QUEUE. MEMBER WASHINGTON WILL READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING LET ME QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. SILENCE ELECTRONIC DEVICES. SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM THAT ALLOW THE BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING UPON STEPPING AAWAY FROM THE DAIS. CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON CABLE TV AND VIDEO MONITORS HERE IN THE AUDITOR WHY . IT CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON THE ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVES. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. ONE ITEM SCHEDULED FOR TIME CERTAIN, 6:00 EMPLOYEE INPUT. WE WILL BEGIN PUBLIC COMMENT. THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS AND VALUES YOUR INPUT TO THE BOARD. TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS, OUR STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH

008YOU AND KEEP THE BOARD INFORMED OF THE RESPONSES. WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE; HOWEVER, IT IS REQUESTED WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD, COMMENTS ARE NOT DIRECTED PERSONALLY TO A BOARD MEMBER OR STAFF MEMBER BUT ON THE ISSUES. ANY BEHAVIOR THAT INTERRUPTS THIS MEETING IS NOT ALLOWED. OUR CIVILITY PROCESS IS IN PLACE. STATE CLEARLY YOUR NAME INTO THE MICROPHONE. THREE MINUTES BEGIN WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. 30 SECONDS, YELLOW LIGHT IN THE LECTERN AND A RED LIGHT AND A CHIME TO INDICATE YOUR TIME IS UP. I WILL CALL UP THE FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS. FIRST SPEAKER. PLEASE COME UP. THANK YOU. HELLO, GILI BIRACHI. AND I WANT TO THANK MR. DAVIS FOR TAKING THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND PROPOSING SCENARIO 4 THAT WORKS FOR NORTH BON AIR FOR MY NEIGHBORHOOD, FOR THE NEW SCHOOL BOUNDARIES.

009NOW I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSE BY SOME REACTIONS I SAW ON THE WORKSHOP LAST WEEK. WE WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK. WE WERE ASKED TO ENGAGE, TO COME TO THESE MEETINGS AND SPEAK. AND AFTER DOING SO IT FELT LIKE WE WERE TARGETED FOR COMING HERE AND SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OUR KIDS, OUR COMMUNITY, AND THINGS GOT A LITTLE PERSONAL. SO THAT GOT ME A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE, FOLLOWING THE PROCESS WE WERE ASKED FOR, AND THEN GETTING THINGS ON A PERSONAL LEVEL FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I WANTED TO BRING IT BACK -- I WANTED TO BRING THE DISCUSSION BACK TO THE POINTS OF THE PROCESS HAS PROPOSED. FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALL OTHERS, THE POINTS WERE SCHOOL UTILIZATION, DISTANCE TO SCHOOL, COMMUNITY STABILITY, AND FINANCIALS. AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THESE POINTS

010FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, NORTH BONN AIR AND SCENARIO TWO, BECAUSE IT WAS BROUGHT UP DURING THE WORKSHOP. NUMBER ONE, UTILIZATION. SO FOR OUR AREA, THERE ARE THREE INITIATIVES THAT MIGHT HELP WITH THAT ISSUE. AND THOSE ARE THE RECERTIFICATION OF ADDRESSES FOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. THE NEW K-8 SCHOOL BEING BUILT MANHATTAN AVENUE AND WHAT MIGHT ATTRACT STUDENTS TO THAT SCHOOL. NUMBER TWO IS DISTANCE. FOR THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL, IN SCENARIO TWO, DISTANCE WILL INCREASE BY THREEFOLD FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM WHERE WE HAVE NOW. WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL, BUT MIDDLE SCHOOL WOULD BE OVER THREE TIMES THE DISTANCE IT IS TODAY. AND FOR HIGH SCHOOL, IT WOULD BE MARGINALLY CLOSER TO THE SCHOOL THAT IS ACROSS THE INTERSTATE. NUMBER THREE IS COMMUNITY STABILITY. MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL PUT OUR KIDS IN TWO -- TWO COMPLETELY

011DIFFERENT PARTS OF TOWN BETWEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND LASTLY, THE FINANCIALS. OUR MOVE WAS CONSIDERED BASED ON UTILIZATION, BUT SCENARIO TWO SAVINGS WERE NOT CERTIFIED BY HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY STAFF WHILE NUMBER FOUR WAS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. TOEWS AND SAY NUMBER FOUR WORKS FOR NORTH BONN AIR. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON AN IT TONE YO ANICI. .CASE YOU HAVE NOT READ THE E-MAIL FROM DEBBY HUNT OF THE RENAISSANCE myON APP YOU ARE DISCUSSING AND VOTING ON TODAY. ASSERTION THAT 79,000 BOOKS HAVE BEEN READ IN 30,000 HOURS AS NOTED IN YOUR AGENDA PACKAGE. THIS EQUATES TO LESS THAN 30 MINUTES PER BOOK ON AVERAGE. THERE ARE VERY FEW BOOKS IN ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES THAT CAN BE READ IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. MOST LIKELY MEANS THAT

012THE STUDENTS AREN'T READING THE BACK. MORE LIKELY THEY ARE FLIPPING THROUGH THE PAGES TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT IS READ. TO OR THE APPS TRACKING IS FLAWED. EITHER WAY, USING THIS AS A GAUGE OF SUCCESS OF IMPROVING READING LITERACY IS INACCURATE. MY SECOND CONCERN THE EASE OF A STUDENT TO ACCESS BOOK TITLES IN OTHER DISTRICTS AND. STATES. THEY CAN NOT PHYSICALLY READ THOSE BOOKS, ONE ACCESS COUNTIES IN FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN. MY FINAL CONCERN IS THE NUMBER OF BOOKS WITH PORNOGRAPHY IN THEM THAT OTHER COUNTIES ARE REMOVING BASED ON FLORIDA STATUTES DUE TO EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT. IN OUR COUNTY YOU ARE NOT REMOVING THE BOOKS IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARIES THAT ARE IN CLEAR VIOLATION OF THOSE FLORIDA STATUTES. THIS BOARD IS QUICK TO INTERRUPT PARENTS WHEN THEY READ A PORTION OF THOSE BOOKS ALOUD AT

013BOARD MEETINGS BECAUSE CHILDREN ARE PRESENT AND MAY LISTEN TO THE BOARD MEETING LATER. IF NOT APPROPRIATE TO BE READ OUT LOUD BY THE PUBLIC, IT SHOULDN'T BE APPROPRIATE FOR A STUDENT. THE myON APP SHOULD BE STOPPED UNTIL THE BOOKS FOLLOW FLORIDA STATUTES. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. DEAR BOARD MEMBERS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT, MY NAME IS EMMA ROJI AND I LIVE IN THE NORTH BONN AIR AREA. I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR SCENARIO 4. AS A PARENT AND A TAXPAYER WHO SUPPORTS THE SCHOOL, IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE YOU MY INPUT TO HELP MAKE THE BEST DECISION POSSIBLE FOR MY CHILDREN. I AM PROUD TO BE HERE, TO MAKE A STAND FOR MY KIDS' EDUCATION THAT CAN NOT BE HERE BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO BE AT A SCHOOL. AND

014I ALSO AM HERE TO REPRESENT MY NEIGHBORS WHO CANNOT BE HERE BECAUSE EVERY ONE OF US NEED TO BE AT WORK ON A TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 4:00. AND IT IS NOT EASY FOR US TO BE HERE TO SPEAK AND TO EVEN JUST BE PRESENT. BECAUSE WORKING-CLASS FAMILY WILL HAVE TO MAKE A LIVING. AND, AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE TO WORK HARD TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILY. OUR FAMILY MOVED TO NORTH BONN AIR AREA ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO TO GET IN PRESIDENT SCHOOLS OF THE CHOICE. GRADY ELEMENTARY, COLEMAN MIDDLE AND PLANT HIGH, LIKE ALL OUR NEIGHBORS, WE INVESTED 100% IN OUR KIDS' EDUCATION, NOT BECAUSE WE ARE RICH, BUT BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT OUR KIDS' EDUCATION. TODAY MY 16-YEAR-OLD IS A SOPHOMORE AT PLANT HIGH, AND HE IS A ACTIVE MEMBER AT PLANT PAY AT THAT HONOR CLUB.

015AND HE IS AN ATHLETE IN ROWING. MY 13-YEAR-OLD SON IS A SEVENTH GRADER AT COLEMAN WHO LOVES THE SCHOOL. LET ME ASSURE YOU. THEY WILL NOT LEAVE THEIR SCHOOL. AND THERE WAS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT RACIAL EQUITY FROM OTHER DISTRICTS. THAT IS EXCELLENT POINT. AS A MINORITY MYSELF, I CARE VERY MUCH ABOUT RACHEL EQUITY AND THE DIVERSITY. LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.WEST SHORE PALMS AND NORTH BONN AIR HAVE SOME OF THE MOST DIVERSE WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES AT PLANT. ALSO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS A MIX OF LOW-INCOME AND MEDIUM INCOME, NOT FAMILIES. SO AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE A WORKING-CLASS FAMILY. IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO KEEP MY COMMUNITY IN THE PLANT FEED. TO MAKE THE PLAN DIVERSE AND TO ACHIEVE RACIAL EQUITY. PLEASE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY IN THE PLAN. PLEASE VOTE FOR SCENARIO 4

016IF YOU CARE.OUR KIDS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. AND IF THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS CAN LINE UP, PLEASE. THANK YOU. HI, DANIELLE COJI. I WILL REGO DUES MYSELF. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN TAMPA. MY FAMILY, WHO IS HISPANIC GREW UP IN WEST TAMPA AND MOVED AROUND TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF BOUNDARY CHANGES BACK IN THE DAY BUT ENDED UP ATTENDING LETO AND JEFFERSON. MY HUSBAND AND I GRADUATED FROM PLANT. WE ARE HOPING THAT OUR DAUGHTER WILL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW IN THE SAME FOOTSTEPS AS US AND ATTEND PLANT AND ITS FEEDER SCHOOLS. I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK THOSE OF YOU WHO SHOWED UP AND LISTEN ED TO ALL OF THE FAMILIES IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, ESPECIALLY THE DIVERSE WORKING-CLASS IN NORTH BONN AIR AND PALM COUNTY WHERE I AM FROM. IT

017WAS REALLY HARD LISTENING AND DISHEARTENING TO LISTEN TO THAT WORKSHOP LAST WEEK. SOME WERE SEEMINGLY CRITICIZED FOR STANDING UP FOR OUR CHILDREN AND TALK OF GOING BACK TO OTHER SCENARIOS THAT DIDN'T HAVE BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT. AND THEY WERE AGHAST AT COST SAVINGS AND.SCENARIO FOUR IS THE ONLY ONE REVIEWED BY THE CFO. YOU ASKED FOR COMMUNITY INPUT. AND IT WAS A SHORT TIME FRAME, I KNOW. FAMILIES E-MAILED. WE SHOWED UP AT THESE BOARD MEETING. WE COMMENTED ON THE BOUNDARY MAP TOOL LIKE YOU GUYS ASKED. NOT JUST FAMILIES FROM SOUTH TAMPA BUT ALL OVER FROM CARROLLWOOD AND TOWN AND COUNTRY AND NORTH TAMPA AND BEYOND. SCENARIO FOUR WAS BASED ON THAT FEEDBACK. SO MIGHT NOT BE PERFECT, BUT IT CAN QUICKLY ADDRESS CAPACITY AND FINANCIAL ISSUES WHILE HOPEFULLY ENSURING THAT TEACHERS STAY HERE AND ARE MAYBE PAID

018MORE APPROPRIATELY. NOT TO MENTION NOT VOTING FOR SCENARIO FOUR NOW A WASTE OF $567,000 FOR THE STUDY AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR TAXPAYERS AND MOST OF ALL OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR TEACHERS. MORE WORK MAY NEED TO BE DONE IN THE FUTURE BUT LISTEN, PLEASE LISTEN, TO THE FAMILIES SPEAKING OUT AND MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR RIGHT NOW AND VOTE FOR SCENARIO 4. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HELLO, HOLLY THOMPSON AND PARENT OF SELF-CHILDREN FOR TURNER BARTEL K-8 TO PASCO. A PTSA VICE PRESIDENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND ADVOCATE FOR OTHER CHIRP AND FAMILIES AT OUR SCHOOL. I AM SO THANKFUL FOR OUR DISTRICT 3 REPRESENTATION. YOU PEACE SUCH ATTENTION TO US IN RECENT TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND THE WORKSHOP. I AM A PROUD PRODUCT OF DISTRICT

0193 EDUCATION. A GRADUATE OF CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL AND SO MANY AMAZING SCHOOLS IN OUR AREA. I E-MAILED YOU LAST WEEK TO BRING ATTENTION TO 200 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS BEING TRANSPORTED TO OUR SCHOOL UP ON COUNTY LINE ALL THE WAY FROM THE FLETCHER AND USF AREA. THEY ARE SPENDING SOME DAYS 45 MINUTES ON THE BUS EACH WAY. AND IF SCENARIO 4 GOES FORWARD, THEY WILL STAY DOING THAT. THEY PASS SEVERAL OTHER MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND THEY ARE DROPPED OFF AT OUR LAST STOP RIGHT THERE. THEY ARE BEING UPROOTED FROM FOUR TRANSFORMATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THEY ARE LOSING ALL THE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THAT THEY GOT AT THOSE SCHOOLS. THEY ARE NOT BEING GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TOP STAY WITH THEIR FRIENDS OR WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE QUESTION WAS POSED DURING LAST WEEK'S WORKSHOP, HOW MANY STUDENTS WILL BE

020GOING TO BETTER SCHOOLS. I THINK MOST OF US AGREE THAT A SCHOOL IS NOT JUST ABOUT ITS GRADE. IT ENCOMPASSES SO MUCH MORE. A BETTER SCHOOL FOR THESE CHILDREN ARE ONES THAT ARE CLOSER TO THEIR HOME AND HAVE THE FUNDING AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THEM. OUR PTSA CAN BUY A LOT OF STUFF BUT CANNOT PAY STAFF PERSONNEL NO MATTER WHAT WE DO. THE SCHOOL THAT ACCESS THE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES THEY PROVIDE BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE BELL. THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN CLUBS AND SPORTS. AND THEIR PARENTS CAN ATTEND EVENTS IF THEY CHOOSE. THEY CAN COME TO CONFERENCE NIGHT AND THEY CAN SIMPLY PICK THEM UP WHEN THEY ARE SICK, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY SIT IN THE CLINIC TO GET BACK ON THAT 45-MINUTE BUS RIDE. LAST YEAR I JUST HAPPENED TO BE IN THE

021OFFICE AND I MET TWO SISTERS THAT HAVE FLED FROM AFGHANISTAN AND TRYING TO REGISTER. IT BECAME QUITE CLEAR HOW QUICKLY THEY NEEDED HELP. THEY NEEDED SUPPORT. AND I REACHED OUT TO THEM. BUT I ALSO FOUND OUT HOW FAR AND HOW DISABLING THAT DISTANCE IS. SISTER TEXTED ME. HER EXACT WORD. MY SISTER'S SCHOOL IS VERY FAR AND HARD FOR ME TO COME THERE BECAUSE I HAVE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS. WE HAVE HEARD THIS AT OUR SCHOOL TIME AND TIME AGAIN. PLEASE RECONSIDER LOOKING AT SCENARIO 4 AT TURNER BARTELS. HELP THESE FAMILIES. HELP THEIR CHILDREN TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AT OUR SCHOOL WITHOUT HEFTY UBER BILLS AND SPENDING HOURS ON A SCHOOL BUS BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE IT STANDS NOW WITH SCENARIO 4. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ALLIE

022WILBUR. TURNER BARTEL K-8 AND PRESIDENT OF OUR PTSA. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL. YOU HAVE IMPOSSIBLE JOBS AND DO NOT ENVY BUT, BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOU. I AM THANKFUL FOR MY OWN DISTRICT 3 REPRESENTATIVE. TURNER BARTEL IS A BETTER SCHOOL BECAUSE YOU REPRESENT US. I AM SURE YOU GOT THE E-MAIL THAT I SEPTEMBER LAST WEEK BUT I WANT TO COME IN PERSON TO HAVE YOU TAKE A LOOK AT TURNER'S BOUNDARIES. CURRENTLY 30% OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL ARE COMPRISED OF STUDENTS BUSED FROM THE FLETCHER AND USF AREAS. THESE STUDENTS SET ON SCHOOL BUSES 35 TO 45 MINUTES TO AND FROM SCHOOL, MANY TEAMS GETTING ON THE BUS AS EARLY AS 6:12 A.M. FOR A #:450 START TIME. OUR BOUNDARIES EXTEND TO THE FLETCHER AND NEBRASKA INTERSECTION. FOR REFERENCE, TURNER BARTELS IS LOCATED 100 YARDS

023FROM PASCO COUNTY. ALL THE KIDS BUS FROM TURNER FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ATTEND TITLE 1 TRANSFORMATION PIZZO, MILES, SHAW AND MORTON. THAT MEANS THESE STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO READING AND MATH COACHES, FOOD PANTRIES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTHER IN.EPISCOPALS AND SUPPORT FOR TITLE 1 SCHOOLS. FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, SENT ON A BUS TO THE CRACK OF DAWN TO THE COUNTY WITH A SCHOOL THAT DOES NOT RECEIVE THE SUPPORT. RUNNING THE SCHOOL'S GIVING TREE PROGRAM THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, I MET MANY OF THE FAMILIES BUSED. MANY OF THE FAMILIES THAT WE HELPED HAVE NEVER STEPPED FOOT ON OUR CAMPUS. IT IS TOO FAR AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE UBER OR THE BUS TICKET. I HEARD STORIES OF SICK KIDS THAT HAD TO STAY IN THE NURSE CLINIC ALL DAY LONG BECAUSE THEIR GROWN-UP DIDN'T HAVE A WAY TO PICK THEM UP. I

024HEARD HOW FAMILIES WOULD LOVE FOR THEIR CHILD TO PARTICIPATE NEXT PRACTICE CURRICULARS BUT THEY CAN'T BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A WAY HOME. IN TERMING BOUNDARIES, SOME OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS IS TALKING ABOUT IS TIME SPENT ON THE BUS, DISTANCE FROM HOME AND SCHOOL FEEDER PATTERNS. THE CHILDREN BUS TO PB K-8 HIT NONE OF THOSE BENCHMARKS. ON A BUS 30 TO 45 MINUTES EACH WAY. THEY LIVE MORE THAN EIGHT MILES FROM SCHOOL. AND THEY DON'T FOLLOW ANY FEEDER PATTERN. IN SHORT, WE ARE FAILING THEM. WE CAN AND WE SHOULD DO BETTER. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. HI, I AM LIAM SMITH. YOU ALL KNOW ME BY NOW. I WANTED TO START -- I WANT TO START OFF BY THANKING OUR

025SUPERINTENDENT ADDISON DAVIS FOR LISTENING TO MY PLEAS. MY PARENTS TOLD ME IF I WANT TO FIGHT FOR MY EDUCATION, STANDING UP IN FRONT OF YOU WAS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO ABOUT IT. NOW, BOARD MEMBERS, IT'S YOUR TURN. I AM STILL FIGHTING FOR MY EDUCATION AND I HOPE YOU ARE LISTENING. PLEASE VOTE YES SCENARIO 4 AND BRING THIS MADNESS TO AN ANSWERED A SPEECH AND I WANT TO ELABORATE ON IT. SCENARIO 4 IS GOOD BUT WE NEED TO CHANGE IT TO HELP MORE PEOPLE THAN JUST THIS AREA. WE WANT TO HELP EVERYONE AND GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE, TO MAKE DISTANCES BETTER, MAKE LIFE BETTER. SO WE WANT TO IMPROVE ON THAT AND DO THIS JUST SO CHILDREN HAVE AN EASY TIME GETTING TO SCHOOL, ENJOYING SCHOOL, AND HAVING FUN. AND OF COURSE YOU WILL NOT

026GET IT ON THE FIRST TRY OR THE SECOND TRY YOU WON'T GET IT RIGHT, MULTIPLE TRIES OF DOING SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE IT RIGHT. NEVER GET IT ON THE FIRST TRY. YOU NEVER GET IT ON THE SECOND TRY. YOU MAY GET IT ON THE SECOND TRY, BUT MOST OF THE TIME THREE TRIES OR MORE SO YOU CAN GET THE RIGHT THING FOR ALL KIDS. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOU FOR LISTENING. AND I AM HOPING YOU ALL LISTEN BECAUSE ALL OF YOU MAKE THE BIGGEST DECISIONS IN MANY CHILDREN'S LIVES WHO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THESE TERRIBLE CONDITIONS SOMETIMES. LIKE 35 MINUTES -- IF I CAN QUOTE THE PERSON THAT JUST WENT UP -- THEY HAVE TO GO 35 MINUTES ON A BUS. THAT IS INSANE. BUT STILL -- WE STILL GOT

027TO MAKE IT SO EVERYONE IS HAPPY BECAUSE EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE HAPPY. EVERYONE WANTS TO BE HAPPY. AND A LOT -- ALL FAMILIES JUST WANT THE BEST FOR THEIR CHILDREN. I HOPE THAT FROM YOU LISTENING AND MAKING DECISIONS, YOU CAN MAKE THE BEST FOR ALL. INCLUDING ALL CHILDREN. INCLUDING MYSELF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. MY, I AM BRAD SMITH. MY SON IS A VERY HARD ACT TO FOLLOW. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH, ADDISON DAVIS, SUPERINTENDENTED ASON DAVIS FOR LISTENING TO ALL OF OUR CONCERNS. WE NOTICED ALL OF THE THINGS WE HAVE BEEN HEARING IN THE BOARD MEETINGS AND WE NOTICE ALL OF THE THINGS -- MOST OF THE THINGS WE BROUGHT UP WERE ADDRESSED IN SCENARIO 4. AND OF COURSE IT DOES WONDERS FOR

028OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE LIKE THAT. BUT IT DOES NOT ADDRESS -- STILL MAJOR ISSUES IN OTHER DISTRICTS THAT REALLY DO NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BE A POSITIVE CHANGE FOR EVERYONE. AND -- I MEAN, I WOULD HAVE A LOT MORE THAN THREE MINUTES TO TELL YOU ALL THOSE ISSUES. I AM SURE YOU ARE ALREADY AWARE OF MOST OF THEM. I DEFENINITELY THINK THAT SCENAR 4 OR NOTHING. THAT IS A LITTLE STERN. I UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS NEEDS TO MOVE ALONG, BUT THERE ARE MAJOR ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ORDER FOR THIS ENTIRE PROJECT TO BE SUCCESSFUL. AND THEY ARE IN OTHER DISTRICTS OTHER THAN OURS. AND I ALSO WANTED TO SAY, I HAD ALSO HEARD THAT THE FINANCIAL ALLEGES FOR 4 HAD BEEN VERIFIED BY THE CFO BUT NOT SCENARIOS 1,

0292 AND 3. HARD TO COMPARE APPLES AND ORANGES WHEN SOMETHING IS CERTIFIED AND SOMETHING THAT IS NOT FINANCIALLY, BUT $500,000 PLUS DOLLARS, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING. I WOULD LIKE THE 4 TO BE TWEAKED TO MEET OTHER AREAS LIKE WE PREVIOUSLY SAID AND I THINK THAT WILL BE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED FOR ALL THE DISTRICTS AND ALL THE CHILDREN. OF COURSE MY SON HAS BEEN UP HERE FIGHTING FOR HIMSELF BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE IN A POSITION THAT THE TWO YOUNG LADIES WERE TALKING ABOUT, 45 MINUTES, THE LACK OF RESOURCES BECAUSE OF DISTANCE, ETC. FOR A CHANGE FOR HIM. AND ALSO, I WANTED TO BRING UP THAT WE ALL KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT WE DO HERE, WE PROBABLY WILL BE BACK HERE IN THREE TO FIVE YEARS HAVING

030TO DO THIS AGAIN BECAUSE THE GROWTH OF TAMPA IS JUST PHENOMENAL AND SO MANY PEOPLE MOVING IN HERE. AND THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN. SO PLEASE -- TO TRY TO NEGOTIATE AND WORK TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TWEAK 4 TO MEET EVERYBODY'S NEEDS. I THINK THAT WILL BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF EVERYONE HERE AS WELL AS ALL THE CHILDREN AND ALL THE FAMILIES. I PLEAD WITH YOU TO PLEASE TAKE THE TIME AND SEE IF WE CAN NEGOTIATE AND WORK THIS OUT SO EVERYBODY HAS A BETTER FUTURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER AND IF THE NEXT FEW SPEAKERS WILL LINE UP. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT FOCUS ACADEMY. AS YOU KNOW

031WE ARE UP FOR OUR RENEWAL TODAY. OUR SECOND FIVE-YEAR RENEWAL. VERY EXCITED. LORETTA GALLO LOPEZ. A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR AND I AM DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS THERE. ON BEHALF OF EVERYBODY AT FOCUS ACADEMY, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GET TO KNOW OUR SCHOOL, WHO WE ARE AND WHO OUR STUDENTS ARE. WE ARE A SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISABILITIES. WE HAD A HIGH SCHOOL AND NOW A TRANSITION PLAN AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SERVING SOME OF THE MOST CHALLENGING STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. I WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO DELANG SUPPORT FORKING US IN THE RENEWAL PROCESS. WE HAVE A LOT TO CELEBRATE. OF COURSE WE WANT TO CELEBRATE OUR NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL. OUR ACCESS POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT WE LAUNCHED AT THE

032START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. OUR GOAL TO REACH THOSE STUDENTS EARLIER TO TARGET THE BASIC SKILLS TO ENABLE THEM TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IN HIGH SCHOOL AND DEAL WITH SOME OF THE CHALLENGING HIGH SCHOOL COURSES, BUT AS A MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, I'M MOST EXCITED TO CELEBRATE THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOL-WIDE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM. 150 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN MENTAL WELLNESS, DRAMA THERAPY AND GROUPS WITH OUR MENTAL HEALTH TEAM TO HELP THEM TO SELF-REGULATE, IMPROVE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL FUNCTIONING, TO BE ABLE TO ASK FOR SUPPORT AND ALL OF THE THINGS TO HELP THEM BE MENTALLY HEALTHY YOUNG PEOPLE. PARENT SUPPORT, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AND CRISIS PREVENTION IS PROVIDED AS NEEDED AS WELL AS COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY, MENTAL HEALTH AND WRAP-AROUND SERVICES IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE

033WE OPENED TEN YEARS AGO AND GROWN AND DEVELOPED AS TIME WENT ON. WE ARE ABLE TO LOOK AT WHAT WORKED AND WHAT DIDN'T WORK. WE HAVE A VERY HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. AND IN THIS TIME WITH SUCH SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AMONG MANY. ALL OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY. DEVELOPED AND SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED A PROGRAM THAT WORKS THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS. WE ARE VERY PROUD AND HAPPY TO SHARE WHAT WE DO WITH OTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT WE LEARNED OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL WELLNESS NOT JUST FOR OUR POPULATION BUT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN GENERAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HI, MY NAME IS RESAD. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN NORTH BONN AIR FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS

034AND WE SUPPORT SCENARIO 4. MY WIFE ACTUALLY PURCHASED HER HOUSE IN NORTH BONN AIR AND WE WOULD REFINANCE OR BUILD A NEW HOUSE ON OUR CURRENT LOT OR MOVE. AFTER CONSIDERATION, WE ACTUALLY ENDED UP MOVING TO ANOTHER HOUSE A COUPLE OF HOUSES DOWN ON THE SAME STREET IN NORTH BONN AIR. AND A COUPLE OF REASONS WHY WAS BECAUSE OF THE GREAT LOCATION, DIVERSITY, SENSE OF SAFETY, AND, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, GRADY, COLEMAN, PLANT, AND WE ENDED UP MOVING TO OUR NEW HOUSE BECAUSE OF THAT. AND WE DON'T HAVE KIDS YET, BUT WE LIKE TO THINK AHEAD AND PLAN WHEN WE CAN, BUT ALSO RIGHT NOW, WE ARE MAINLY HERE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. OUR NEIGHBORS AND THE CITY OF TAMPA. I SAY THIS BECAUSE TAMPA IS GOING THROUGH EVEN MORE RAPID GROWTH AS WE ALL KNOW.

035AND I BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE HERE TO SHAPE TAMPA TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BOTH EDUCATION DIVERSITY, WE CAN DO THAT. I AM A FIRST GENERATION AMERICAN AN PRIVILEGED THAT MY PARENTS MADE SURE I HAD A GREAT EDUCATION AND SAME STORY FOR MY WIFE WHO IMMIGRATED HERE FROM INDIA. MY WIFE AND I BOTH WORK HARD TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE WE DO THE SAME FOR OUR FUTURE CHILDREN AS WELL. WHILE I BELIEVE SCHOOLS LIKE GRADY, COLEMAN AND PLANT CAN BRING THE BEST OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CAN HELP BRING THE BEST OUT OF THESE PARTICULAR SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.

036HELLO, EVERYONE, GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US. I AM NIKITA PATEL AND I AM A RESIDENT OF NORTH BONN AIR. WE SPECIFICALLY BROUGHT OUR HOME IN 2016 AND SECOND HOME DUE TO THE DIVERSE AND GENERATIONAL FAMILIES WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ADDITIONALLY THE LOCATION OF OUR HOUSE WAS CRUCIAL AND METICULOUSLY CHOSEN IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR OUR FUTURE CHILDREN. THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY READING, DIVERSITY IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS. IF SCENARIO 4 IS THE NOT APPROVED NOTHING WILL BE MORE DEVASTATING IN THE COMMUNITY THAT I LIVE IN FOR NORTH BONN AIR AND WEST SHORE PALMS HAS SOME OF THE MOST DIVERSE, WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES THAT ATTEND GRADY, COLEMAN AND PLANT. MY HUSBAND AND I WORK INCREDIBLY HARD TO ENSURE THAT OUR FUTURE CHILDREN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION WITH STUDENT PEERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY WITHOUT HAVING TO PASS MAJOR

037INTERSTATES SUCH AS 275 OR TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. EVERY DAY I MAKE CONSCIOUS CHOICES AND PAY THE ASSOCIATED TAX DOLLARS TO ADVOCATE FOR AND SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL OUTLOOK OF MY FUTURE CHILDREN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND LISTENING. HAVE A GOOD ONE. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HI, BOBBY EWING. I AM A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. AND ALSO AN ORGANIZER WITH THE PARTY FOR SOCIALISM AND LIBERATION. AND I'M HERE TO OPPOSE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S PROPOSED REDISTRICTING PLAN WHICH STILL, UNDER THE NEW PLAN, WOULD CLOSE OR FULLY REPURPOSE SIX SCHOOLS WHICH, IF THESE SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED, THERE IS NO DOUBT THEY WILL ONLY BE REPURPOSED AS CHARTER SCHOOLS WHICH WILL STILL END UP COSTING JUST AS MUCH AND PROVIDE A LOWER QUALITY OF EDUCATION WITH LESS PUBLIC OVERSIGHT AND DOING REALLY LITTLE MORE

038THAN LINING THE POCKETS OF WHOEVER HAPPENS TO OWN THESE SCHOOLS. AND THE FACT THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD IS CONSIDERING CLOSING ANY SCHOOLS AT A TIME WHEN HERE IN THE STATE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, PUBLIC EDUCATION IS UNDER ATTACK IS UNCONSCIONABLE. JUST LIKE -- JUST RECENTLY, THE FLORIDA HOUSE INTRODUCED HB 1, WHICH IS JUST ANOTHER PLAN TO FUNNEL EVEN MORE PUBLIC MONEY INTO PRIVATE AND CHARTER SCHOOLS. AND NOW THERE IS -- ALSO THE SO-CALLED TEACHER BILL OF RIGHTS WHICH IS ONLY MEANT TO WEAKEN TEACHERS UNION AND RESTRICT THE RIGHT OF TEACHERS TO ORGANIZE IN THEIR WORKPLACE. JUST LESS THAN A YEAR AGO THEY PASSED THE DON'T SAY GAY LAW AND NOW TRYING TO RESTRICT THE AP AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDY COURSES. THEY ARE TRYING TO CRIMINALIZE ANY HONEST DISCUSSION OF HISTORY OR RACE IN THIS COUNTRY, ANY MENTION

039OF LGBTQ PEOPLE AND ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T ALIGN WITH THEIR AGENDA. THE SCHOOL BOARD SHOULDN'T BE TRYING TO CLOSE SCHOOLS DOWN DURING THIS UNPRECEDENTED WAVE OF ATTACKS ON PUBLIC EDUCATION. THEY SHOULD BE STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH TEACHERS, TEACHERS UNIONS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS CONTINUE TO PROTECT AND DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION. I KNOW LIKE A LOT OF TEACHERS RIGHT NOW, WE ARE LOOKING AT THESE THINGS AND THINKING LIKE, WELL, I AM JUST GOING TO QUIT. AND I WOULD SAY TO THAT -- THAT IF YOU ARE A TEACHER THINKING OF QUITTING TO NOT QUIT, TO, YOU KNOW, GET INVOLVED IN THIS STRUGGLE, COME OUT TO THESE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS AND SPEAK. JOIN A UNION. THIS IS -- SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE ORGANIZED TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. IF I CAN

040CALL UP THE NEXT FIVE SPEA SPEAKERS. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DAVID SINCLAIR. 8434 PEBBLE CIRCLE, TAMPA. I'M HERE TO SPEAK AGAIN ON THE NEED FOR ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES. I AM WITH LULAC, THE LEAGUE OF LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS UNDER DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HILLSBOROUGH BRANCH DISTRICT 1. I HAVE A STATEMENT TO READ. THE CLEAN BUSES FOR HEA HEALTHY NINOS OR CLEAN BUSES FOR HEALTHY CHILDREN IS DEFINITELY A WORTHWHILE MODEL FOR US TO FOLLOW, TO BRING ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES TO CHILDREN HERE IN HEADQ HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. YET IF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM MAKES A CONSCIOUS DELIBERATE CHOICE TO NOT APPLY FEDERAL FUNDS TO PURCHASE ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES. SO THAT THE CHILDREN CAN RIDE TO SCHOOL AND BACK, IT SEEMS WE ARE CUTTING OUT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STUDENTS AND GIVING THEM A CONTINUAL EXPERIENCE TO INHALE. TO BE

041EXPOSED TO THE TOXIC FUMES FROM THE DIESEL SCHOOL BUSES. IS THAT WHAT WE WANT? TO CONTINUE TO GIVE THEM THE TAILPIPE EXHAUST WITHIN THE SCHOOL BUSES? IS THIS WHAT WE WANT? IS THIS WHY WHAT WE WANT FOR OUR CHILDREN? DO WE WANT CARCINOGENS TO CONTINUE FOR THEM? I MEAN, THIS IS A MORAL ISSUE. THIS IS A HEALTH ISSUE. DO WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO CONTINUE WITH THIS? YOU KNOW, WE COME AND HARP ON THESE ISSUES CONSTANTLY, BUT I THINK IT IS A MORAL OBLIGATION TO CONSIDER. SO I AM BRINGING IT BEFORE THE SCHOOL BOARD TO CONSIDER YOUR CONSCIOUS. DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS THAT YOU NEED TO APPLY -- YOU NEED TO PUT PRESSURE ON THEM TO APPLY FOR THE FEDERAL FUNDS THAT AREN'T AVAILABLE TO SEEK THE FUNDS SO YOU MAY PURCHASE ELECTRIC SCHOOL

042BUSES FOR THE COUNTY SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. BARRY CLARK. AND THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO TALK. I'M HERE AS A CONCERNED FATHER AND A PROUD FATHER OF A GRADUATING SENIOR. YOU KNOW, PRECOVID, WE HAD OPEN ACCESS TO DAMAGE SITUATIONS. AND NOW, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A VILLAGE, BUT I WISH -- AND I -- AND I BEG YOU TO THINK ABOUT OPEN PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE GRADUATIONS SO THAT VILLAGE CAN WATCH MY DAUGHTER GRADUATE. I CAN INVITE 50 FAMILY MEMBERS TO WATCH HER CHEER. SHE CAN GO TO THE FAIR DAY. YOU KNOW, SHE CAN GO ALL THESE PLACES. BUT WE CAN'T GO CELEBRATE WITH HER AFTER SPENDING 13 YEARS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT AND GRADUATING WITH A 4.9 GPA. I URGE YOU TO

043OPEN BACK UP. ALLOW MY FAMILY TO COME AND CELEBRATE WITH HER AND THE OTHER KIDS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AT THEIR GRADUATIONS. THANK YOU Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HI, GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY. GERRY BOYLE AND FROM THE NORTH BONN AIR NEIGHBORHOOD. I WATCHED THE WORKSHOP LAST WEEK AND I HEARD A LOT OF COMMENTS ABOUT FAIRNESS AND EQUITY. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL HAVE TO STRIVE FOR. AND SOMETHING THAT WE, AS PARENTS, WANT AND WE KNOW THAT ADDISON DAVIS AND THE BOARD LOOKED FOR. I WANT TO CLEAR UP MISCONCEPTION ABOUT MY NEIGHBORHOOD NORTH BONN AIR AND THE WEST SHORE PALMS AREA. I WILL TELL YOU A STORY. ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS, WHO COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT. SHE IS A SINGLE MOTHER. RECENTLY MOVED HERE OF

044HISPANIC DISSENT. SHE WORKS TWO JOB. SHE MOVED INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIFICALLY TO PROVIDE THE BEST EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR HER CHILDREN. AND IF THERE ARE CHANGES IN SCENARIO 4 IS NOT APPROVED, SHE WILL BE FORCED TO GO AND HAVE A 80% DECREASE IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT OTHER SCHOOLS. LESS AP OFFERINGS. LESS FOREIGN LANGUAGE OFFERINGS. WE WILL NOT BE PROVIDING HER AND HER CHILDREN AND THOSE OF THE NORTH BONN AIR COMMUNITY AND WEST SHORE BAHAMAS THE SAME EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND NOT PREPARING FOR STUDENTS FOR LIFE AS YOUR BANNER ON THE FACADE SAYS. GOES TO THE RACIAL DIVERSITY, BUT OUR COMMUNITY IS 45% WHITE. 40% HISPANIC, 10% BLACK, 3% ASIAN WITH OTHER RACES MIXED IN. THE MOST IN THE SOUTH TAMPA AREA RACIALLY DIVERSED AREA AND LOWEST AVERAGE MEDIAN INCOME BETWEEN $42,000 AND $45,000 A YEAR. WE DO

045NOT LIVE IN MILLION DOLLAR HOMES. THERE ARE RENTERS IN THE AREA AND MOVED TO THAT AREA FOR THE BEST EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. SCENARIO 4, ADDISON DAVIS, YOU HEARD US GO TO MANY SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS. SCENARIO 4 WAS BUILT ON COMMUNITY OUTREACH. WE HIT THE WEB SITE. WE HAVE COME TO THE MEETINGS. WE TALKED TO A LOT OF YOU IN PERSON. AND WE APPRECIATE. AND YOU CAN TELL BY THE SIZE OF THE CROWD TODAY, IT IS MUCH LESS. SO DOES NOT SEEM TO IT BE THE OUTCRY OF SCENARIO THAT THERE WAS FOR SCENARIO 2 AND 3. WE APPRECIATE FOR YOU LISTENING TO US AND ASK THAT THE BOARD ALSO TAKE OUR INPUT. YOU NOTICE A LOT OF SPEAKERS FROM NORTH BONN AIR AND WEST SHORE PALMS TONIGHT SAYING NOW LET'S DO

046SCENARIO 4. WE UNDERSTAND THERE WILL BE WINNERS AND LOSERS IN THIS. OUR COMMUNITY WILL SUFFER GREAT DISADVANTAGE IF SCENARIO 4 IS NOT APPROVED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YES TO SCENARIO 4. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HI, MARGARITA NOVAK. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS, FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. I AM FROM THE DISTRICT 1 REGION. AND HONESTLY I AM NOT AFFECTED BY EITHER DECISION, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I AM A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. SO WITH THAT, I WANT TOP DEFINITELY BE EDUCATED WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO A LOT OF THE TIMES, A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE AS BLESSED AS I FEEL I AM TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE WITH YOU. SO I AM KIND OF SPEAKING ON THEIR

047BEHALF. AS MUCH AS I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO OUR VOICES AND UNDERSTANDING OUR CONCERNS AND WITH YOUR SCENARIO WITH SCENARIO 4, I STILL DON'T QUITE THINK YOU ARE LISTENING TO ALL OF THE VOICES THAT ARE HELPING TO MAKE SOME OF THE NECESSARY CHANGES, ESPECIALLY WITH CHANGING THE TIMELINE. THAT WAS VERY RUSHED AND FELT OVERWHELMING. THANK YOU FOR CHANGE THAT TO A LATER TIMELINE. BUT DEFINITELY I DON'T KNOW FOR A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES, BUT FOR ME KIND OF GAVE ME A SIGH OF RELIEF LIKE WHEW, THANK YOU. AND ESPECIALLY WITH HAVING THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS. I DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE CONTINUED TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES WITH ASKING US OUR DECISIONS AND OUR OPTIONS, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS MENTIONED OF HAVING A MORE QUIETER MEETING. KIND OF MORE ONE

048ON ONE AND YOU CAN HEAR MORE OF PEOPLE'S EN TAKE, AND I HAVE YET TO SEE THAT. AS YOU CAN TELL AS GREAT AS SCENARIO 4 IS, BECAUSE I AM TOTALLY FOR IT, STILL CHANGES AND TWEAKS THAT NEED TO BE MADE TO IT BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN VOICES THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN HEARD AND THEY ARE STILL COMING UP. SO OBVIOUSLY IT IS NOT COMPLETELY PERFECT. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE STILL CAN'T CHANGE IT. SO I AM THINKING THAT HONESTLY IF WE WANTON CREATE A BETTER SCENARIO, WE NEED TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY THE UNDERREALED. AND SORRY -- UNDERRATED. UNDER -- UNDESERVED COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE LANGUAGE BARRIERS. MEETINGS THAT HAVE THAT SOLELY FOR THE SPANNISH SEEKING. JUST SOLELY FOR SPANNIC SPEAKING. BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, THEY CAN'T ALWAYS COME HERE. I AM WONDERING WHEN YOU GUYS ARE

049GOING TO THOSE COMMUNITIES AND ACTUALLY SPEAKING TO THEM IN THEIR LANGUAGE. BECAUSE THEIR VOICES MATTER TOO. SO THAT'S WHY I AM THINKING AS GREAT AS SCENARIO 4 IS, WE ARE NOT DONE. WE STILL NEED AND HAVE SO MUCH WORK TO DO WITH EVERYONE. BECAUSE IT IS NOT JUST ONE OR TWO SQUEAKY WHEELS. WE NEED A WHOLE COLLECTIVE SQUEAKY WHEEL THAT UNDERSTAND -- QUIET, PLEASE. AND SO I REALLY FEEL THAT IF WE HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNICATION, BECAUSE THAT IS HONESTLY THE THEY THINK THAT IS LACKING. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR FINAL SPEAKER. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. BOARD MEMBERS, I AM SURE YOU ALL REMEMBER ME. CHRIS BLACKBURN, NORTH BONN AIR, WEST SHORE PALMS AREA. I AM VERY SURE I ARTICULATED IN MULTIPLE WAYS THROUGH ALL THE MEETINGS I HAVE COME THROUGH

050AND OUTREACHING I HAVE DONE WITH ALL OF YOU ALL AND MR. DAVIS AS WELL. I THINK TODAY IS GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT WAY FOR ME. I AM GOING TO REALLY TALK FROM MY HEART, WHICH MEANS A LOT TO ME AND THE KIDS THAT ARE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE KIDS THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT, YOU KNOW. HE SPECIFICALLY MY NEIGHBORHOOD. MY SON, CALEB, JUST TURNED 11 YEARS OLD THIS WEEKEND. HE HAS -- NOT ONLY IS HE GOOD FRIENDS WITH MR. LIAM, THE STAR OVER THERE, BUT HE HAS SOME OTHER FRIENDS THAT LIVE DOWN THE ROAD FROM US, SPECIFICALLY THREE OR FOUR BLOCKS. THEY ARE ALL GOING TO GRADUATE CLAP OUT OF GRADY IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS HERE. AND THEN THEY ARE GOING TO GET SPLIT IF ANY OF THESE OTHER IDEAS, PURPOSES

051FROM SCENARIO ONE AND SCENARIO FOUR. THAT WILL BE A SPLIT FOR THREE YEARS. SO WE ARE GOING TO TAKE FRIENDSHIPS AWAY FROM NOT ONLY MY SON, LIAM, BUT THE OTHER ONES THAT ARE DOWN THE BLOCK FROM US, THREE BLOCKS. COLEMAN IS WITHIN A MILE, WALKING DISTANCE, RIDING DISTANCE FROM OUR HOUSE. THERE IS NO REASON TO SEND MY SON AND THESE KIDS UP TO PIERCE, WHICH IS SIX OR SEVEN MILES, I BELIEVE, FROM OUR HOUSE. THERE IS NO REASON -- AT ALL TO SEND THEM THIS AND TAKE THEM OUT OF THEIR FRIENDSHIPS. AGAIN, I HAVE FRIENDSHIPS STILL HAVE SIXTH GRADE. WE ARE ALL TOGETHER. THEY STAY TOGETHER. WE HELP EACH OTHER NOW. SO I IMPLORE YOU GUYS TO -- TO REALLY FINISH THIS UP. MY ANXIETY LEVEL -- AND I AM SURE -- OUR ANXIETY LEVEL

052ARE AT A HIGH. AND WE SHOULDN'T BE THIS HIGH. I KNOW REPRESENTATIVE GRAY, I THINK YOUR SENIOR MEMBER HERE NOW, SO PLEASE, WHEN YOU GUYS COME TOGETHER, THINK ABOUT THESE KIDS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS, THEIR FAMILIES. I MEAN, I -- WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE UP TO PIERCE AND MEET PEOPLE AND START ALL OVER AGAIN? NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. UNFORTUNATELY, MR. WASHINGTON, YOUR AREA IS SMACK-DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING AND I CAN SEE WHERE -- IN THE MEETINGS, I HAVE SEEN EVERYTHING AND YOUR FRUSTRATIONS WHERE ALL YOUR KIDS ARE MOVING, BUT PRETTY SURE MISS HAHN WILL SAY I HAVE 5,000 OR 4,000 OR WHATEVER IT IS, 4700 MOVED AS WELL. BUT TO MOVE US -- THESE KIDS OUT OF THEIR AREAS SPECIFICALLY A MILE AWAY -- SIX OR SEVEN MILES AWAY RIDICULOUS. THANK YOU,

053GUYS, AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT PART OF OUR MEETING. OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS. A 501, BLACK HISTORY MONTH. AND.D.C. Henry "Shake" Washington: WHEREAS BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT NATION TO RECOGNIZE AND REFLECT ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AND CELEBRATE THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEGACIES OF CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. WE PAUSE TO REFLECT ON THE PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN MADE AND ACKNOWLEDGED OUR WORK IS UNENDING. AND TO PURSUE A QUALITY AND WEAK TEE FOR ALL PEOPLE. WHEREAS, OUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE IS VITAL AND RICH INGREDIENTS IN THE CULTURE GROWTH OF OUR COUNTRY AND COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, MANY AFRICAN-AMERICANS HAVE ACHIEVED GREAT STATURE AND ACCLAIM AND THEIR INFLUENCE REACHES FAR BEYOND OUR NATION'S BOUNDARIES. AND WHEREAS,

054MANY AFRICAN-AMERICANS, COURAGEOUS INDIVIDUALS HAVE PLAYED KEY ROLES IN THE HISTORY OF OUR NATION, FREQUENTLY OVERCOMING GREAT ADVERSITY -- ADVERSITY TO DO SO. AND WHEREAS, THE STUDY OF PROMINENT AFRICAN-AMERICANS PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A VALUABLE ROLE MODEL AND DEEPER UNDERSTANDING THAT AMERICA'S STRENGTH LIES WITHIN THE DIVERSITY OF HER PEOPLE. NOW, THEREFORE, THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2023 BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND URGES ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN THE CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND TO HONOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY, OUR STATE, AND OUR NATION. ADOPTED THIS 21st DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2023 2023 SIGNED BY NADIA COMBS, SCHOOL BOARD SHARE AND ADDISON DAVIS, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER WASHINGTON. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION OF

055BLACK HISTORY MONTH. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VAUGHN AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. ANY DISCUSSION? Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, I WILL GO FIRST. EACH FEBRUARY, OUR SCHOOLED A STUDENTS CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH. IMPORTANT AND INNOVATIVE WAYS. OUR THEME IS HISTORY MAKERS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. WE HAVE SEEN EXTRAORDINARY DISPLAYS AND PRESENTATIONS BASED UPON THIS THEME. THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, FAMILIES FOR HELPING OUR SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS CELEBRATE AND HONOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN AMAZING WAY. YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE OF THE HISTORY MAKER OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND ALL THE WAYS OUR SCHOOLS ARE CELEBRATED BY GOING TO WEB SITE HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOLS.ORG. AND IN CLOSING, MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A QUOTE FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA, HE SAID, IF YOU WERE WALKING DOWN THE RIGHT PATH AND WILLING TO KEEP

056WALKING, EVENTUALLY YOU WILL MAKE PROGRESS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR GIVING ME THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WASHINGTON. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON, AND THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT AND PROPROMINENT QUOTE VERY MEANINGFUL. WE TALK ABOUT HISTORY AND WE ARE REMINDED THAT BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY. AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY IS -- IS AMERICAN HISTORY. AND I WANTED TO THANK OUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN TASK FORCE FOR THEIR OF WHICH "SHAKE" IS PART OF, MEMBER WASHINGTON. AND TERRY CONNOR, STAFF MEMBER WHO IS SITTING THERE, FOR HIS PURSUANCE OF EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH FOR THE STUDY OF BLACK HISTORY. IT IS CRITICAL. THE IDENTITY OF A CHILD COMES FROM MANY TIMES THEIR HERITAGE OR MAYBE MOST TIMES. AND WITHOUT AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF WHERE THEY CAME FROM, WHAT ROLE MODELS WERE IMPORTANT DURING THAT

057TIME, THEIR PARENTS, WHAT PLACE THEIR PARENT PLAYED IN HISTORY IN THE HISTORICAL LEADERS SUCH AS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., OUR CHILDREN NEED THIS TYPE OF EDUCATION. AND -- AND I HOPE THAT AS -- JUST AS AN INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER WITH THE HELP OF MEMBER WASHINGTON AND OUR ICONIC F FRED HEARNS. I HOPE THAT MR. CONNOR AND SOUPS DAVIS THAT WE STUDY AFRICAN-AMERICAN BLACK HISTORY. MEMBER WASHINGTON, YOU MENTIONED OF THE HUGE AMOUNT OF INITIATIVES. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, I NEVER EXPERIENCED -- THIS WILL BE MY SEVENTH YEAR -- AS MUCH AS WHAT THIS STAFF HAS DONE TO REALLY DIVE INTO IT. THANK YOU, DR. MON MONICA VERA-TIRADO. AND TERRY O'CONNOR AND SHEA McCREA AND ALL THE STAFF MEMBERS WHO MADE AN EFFORT. AND THEN -- MEN OF VISION AS WELL. ANYWAY, ENOUGH OF MY REMARKS -- YOU HAVE

058A LOT OF SUPPORT MEMBER WASHINGTON. AND THANK YOU SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS FOR YOUR AVOCATION. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. I AGREE KIND OF WITH THE SENTIMENT OF MEMBER GRAY WHEREAS I AM KIND OF CONFLICTED BECAUSE I ABSOLUTELY LOVE BLACK HISTORY MONTH, BUT WE NEED MORE THAN JUST A MONTH, RIGHT. BLACK HISTORY IS OUR HISTORY. I LOVE WALKING AROUND ROSSAC AND LOOKING AT THE EDUCATORS, BLACK EDUCATORS, OUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEMBERS WHO HELPED WITH BEING ON THE SCHOOL BOARD OR FOUNDING A SCHOOL. I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH. AS A HISTORY BUFF. WHICH I LOVE HISTORY. YOU CAN'T CHERRY PICK PARTS OF HISTORY THAT YOU DON'T LIKE AND STILL CALL IT HISTORY, UNFORTUNATELY. AND EVEN THOUGH SOMETIMES LEARNING ABOUT HISTORY CAN BE UNCOMFORTABLE, IT ALSO PROMOTES THE MOST AMOUNT OF GROWTH. WHEN WE

059ARE IN OUR MOST UNCOMFORTABLE SPOTS IS WHEN WE GROW THE MOST. SO I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AS WE TALK OF CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY IN THE LENS OF THE ENTIRETY OF PLAQUE HISTORY, THE GREAT PARTS, THE UNSUNG HEROES THAT I GET TO LEARN ABOUT EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I HAVE NO IDEA CONTRIBUTES EN NOVATION AND INTERVENTIONS AND SO MUCH TO OUR SOCIETY AND COMMUNITY AND THE PARTS THAT ARE UNCOMFORTABLE SO WE DON'T REPEAT THOSE MISTAKES AND WE CAN DO BETTER GOING FORWARD. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING TO OUR STUDENTS TO GET STUDENT VOICES IN THE CONVERSATION BECAUSE AS ADULTS, YOU KNOW, EVEN AS EDUCATORS. WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING TO THE CHILDREN INSTEAD OF LISTENING TO OUR CHILDREN. AND THE FEEDBACK I GET FROM ALL DIFFERENT GRADES IS HOW EXCITED

060THEY ARE TO LEARN.OUR HISTORY, WHETHER IT IS FLORIDA HISTORY, WHETHER IT IS BLACK. TO REALLY LEARN WHERE WE COME TO KEEP OUR EYES ON THE FUTURE AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE BEST FUTURE. THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON, FOR ALWAYS BEING SUCH AN AMAZE ADVOCATE FOR BOARD MEMBERS MAKE SURE BLACK HISTORY AND EQUITY AND DIVERSITY IS -- I LOVE YOUR OUTFIT, MEMBER WASHINGTON. AND YOU KNOW, I REALLY LOVE BLACK HISTORY. I LOVED EVERYTHING THAT I LEARNED FOR IT. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH AND EVERYBODY AT THE DISTRICT DOING GREAT JOB DECORATING AND HELPING ME LEARN OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE THROUGHOUT TIME. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. AS A FORMER HISTORY TEACHER, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, IT IS VERY WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT WE ARE MAKING SURE CHILDREN UNDERSTAND HISTORY, BLACK HISTORY, ALL HISTORY, AND

061WE CONTINUE TO INFUSE A LOT OF CURRICULUM SO STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THEIR HISTORY AS WELL AS THE FUTURE AND UNDERSTANDING. WE ELEVEN IN SUCH A BIG WORLD. AND I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. A LOT OF TIMES KIDS KNOW THEIR AREA, THEIR TOWN AND THAT'S IT. AND VERY IMPORTANT TO OPEN KIDS' EYES. NO BETTER EDUCATION THAN TRAVELING AND VISITING OTHER CULTURES AND EXPERIENCES AND VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE INTERWEAVING BLACK HISTORY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR. JUST NOT THE MONTH. EXCITING TO SEE THAT AND EVERYTHING HAPPENING IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY MEMBER GRAY AND MEMBER WASHINGTON AND I LAST WEEK WE SAW THE BRAIN BOWL AND AMAZING TO SEE ALL THE STUDENTS WHO KNEW SO MUCH ABOUT BLACK HISTORY. HE WAS AMAZED. FOR ELEMENTARY. ELEMENTARY, CARROLL ELEMENTARY. ROLAND PARK K-8 AND HIGH SCHOOL, GAITHER

062HIGH SCHOOL. EVERY STUDENT WHO PARTICIPATED, IT WAS AMAZING HOW MUCH DODGE ABOUT BLACK HISTORY. DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN OUR HISTORY AND I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. APPRECIATE SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS AND THE CABINET FOR MAKING SURE THAT IT IS A PRIORITY IN OUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER HAHN AND A MEMBER BY MEMBER GRAY. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I WILL NOW CALL ON SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS TO HIGHLIGHT OUR ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT. Addison Davis: THIS EVENING WE HAVE A OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO WILL TAKE ON A NEW ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY AS PRINCIPAL AT CARVER EXCEPTIONAL CENTER. THIS INDIVIDUAL IS 30 YEARS

063IN EDUCATION AND 27 OF THOSE YEARS HAVE BEEN IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HE STARTED OFF AS A TECHNOLOGY TEACHER AT TURKEY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND THEN TRANSITIONED TO MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL TO DO THE SAME AT VAN BUREN AND MEMORIAL. 2013, SELECTED TO BE AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEN AT WOOD SAN K-8. 2018, CURRENTLY RESIDES AT CARVER EDUCATIONAL CENTER. MY OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE OUT NEW LEADER MR. ARTIS GAMBRELL, COME ON TOWN. MAKE THAT WALK. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WANT TO YOU KNOW THAT EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT IN THIS COMMUNITY IS HERE TO SUPPORT YOU, UPLIFT YOU, AND WE ARE HERE FOR ANY WAY, SHAPE AND FORM TO HELP YOU HELP CHILDREN EVERY DAY. CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU. THANK YOU. Addison Davis: TURN AROUND AND TAKE A PICTURE.

064SMILE. DID YOU SMILE OVER THERE? THAT IS RIGHT. THERE YOU GO. HE BETTER MEAL ISMILE NOW. THE LONG ROAD ON THE WAY HOME. CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. JOB WELL-DONE THANK YOU, CHAIR COMBS. Nadia Combs: OF COURSE "SHAKE" KNOWS HIM, COME ON! Henry "Shake" Washington: NOT MY FIRST TIME. Nadia Combs: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE HEARD. C 1.06, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 10.01. BEGIN WITH 11.02, CONTRACT APPROVAL FOR FOCUS ACADEMY. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. Addison Davis: RECOMMENDATION FOR FOCUS ACADEMY IN 2013 TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION. CURRENTLY LOCATED IN TEMPLE TERRACE. IN MAY OF '22, WE BROUGHT A CONTRACT TO EXPAND THIS INITIATIVE IN THE SCHOOL FROM A 9-12 AND ADDED ON 6-8. NOW 6-12. EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION CENTER AND SERVE 117 STUDENTS CURRENTLY. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT RATING IS IDENTIFIED AS UNSATISFACTORY. LOOKING AT OUR OWN INTERNAL REVIEWS SATISFACTORY WITH

065SIX AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT. THOSE AREAS TO MAKE CERTAIN THEY HAVE 100% UTILIZATION RECORDS. UPDATED WITH THEIR FINANCIAL POLICIES. TO ENSURE THEY HAVE PROPER INVENTORY. RIGHT ON THE TEACHER ALLOCATION LEED FUN FUND. AND BEST STANDARDS. OUR RECOMMENDATION IS FOR A FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION. I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WANTS TO EXPAND ON THAT. I THINK THE SUPERINTENDENT EXPLAINED IT VERY WELL HOW THE PROCESS WORKED AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE PROVIDED TO THE SCHOOL. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL TAKE QUESTIONS. Nadia Combs: OKAY. LET'S GO AHEAD. WE WILL WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE'S TURN AND THAT WAY WE DON'T START CALLING OUT QUESTIONS. WE WILL WAIT UNTIL IT IS EVERYONE'S TURN TO SPEAK, RIGHT. OKAY. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 11.02. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VAUGHN. A SECOND BY MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER

066HAHN, MEMBER GRAY AND MYSELF PULLED THE ITEM. ONE OF YOU HAD GUESS. MEMBER GRAY, DO YOU WANT TO GO GO AHEAD AND GET ON THE SPEAKER LIST? Lynn Gray: MEMBER HAHN, DID YOU WANT TO GO -- Nadia Combs: I THINK WE SHOULD GO THROUGH QUESTIONS INSTEAD OF OPENING IT UP. I DON'T WANT TO CREATE SOMETHING NEW. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: GET IT GOING HERE. MY QUESTION IS -- THIS IS FOCUS. MY HEART-FELT APPRECIATION FOR HELPING CHALLENGED STUDENTS. WE ARE DEALING FOCUS ACADEMY, 11.02. THAT STATEMENT IS TRUE IN BOTH CASES. BUT I WANT TO MAKE -- I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND DOCTOR DELANG, WHEN I TALKED TO THE -- OH, GOLLY, ERIC -- ANYWAY, YOU KNOW WHO I MEAN, THE RSA REPRESENTATIVE. MR. EDWARD BRIGGS? Lynn Gray: YEAH, MR. BRIGGS. HE TOO CAN

067A LONG TIME SHARING WITH ME WHAT THE SCHOOL IS ABOUT. I DID VISIT THEM THREE YEARS AGO. OBVIOUSLY IT HAS CHANGED. MY QUESTION IS, IS IT -- HE SAID THIS IS AN OVERFLOW. THIS -- THIS SCHOOL CAPTURES THE OVERFLOW FROM PEPIN. AND I WASN'T SURE WHAT HE MEANT, BUT HE ACTUALLY DID GO INTO IT A LITTLE BIT SAYING THESE ARE THE MORE CHALLENGING TYPES OF BEHAVIORS. CAN YOU EXPAND ON THAT OR SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. Addison Davis: EXCUSE ME, DOC, THE FIRST PART. THEY ARE ISOLATED FROM PEPIN. AN ISOLATED ACADEMIC EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO PARENTS SELECT IN TO BE ABLE TO TRANSITION. THEY ARE NOT CONNECTED IN ANY WAY. MAY OFFER SIMILAR SERVICES BUT NOT CONNECTED. THE TWO SCHOOLS ARE DEFINITELY SEPARATED AND RUN DIFFERENTLY FROM DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS. I DON'T HAVE ANY DATA SUPPORTING THE OVERFLOW GOING TO

068-- I MEAN THEY ARE BOTH ESC CENTERS >Lynn Gray: TWO DIFFERENT ENTITIES. I GUESS IN A MISNOMER. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, OUR SURROUNDING SCHOOLS, UNSATISFACTORY. I GUESS THIS IS A SUBJECT FOR ANOTHER TIME. MY GOODNESS, ARE WE ON A -- A PLAN OF IMPROVEMENT FOR CAMIDI. IT USED TO BE A HIGHLY RATED ESC CENTER. Addison Davis: YES, IT WAS RATED UNSATRY. LOOKING FOR WAYS TO I PROM. PATHWAYS, ACCEL GREATING STUDENT LEARNING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE HIGH-QUALITY CURRICULUM. IT IS A PRIORITY AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS NEW LEADER TO IMPROVE IN RATING. Lynn Gray: OKAY, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER HAHN, DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT? Stacy Hahn: YES, I THINK, I HAVE FOCUS ACADEMY -- I WAS OUT THERE JUST IN 2022.

069AND, YOU KNOW, THEY -- I THINK, YOU KNOW, FOR -- FOR STUDENTS ON ACCESS POINTS AND OUR ESC POPULATION HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON THE POPULATION AND THEY ARE WORKING THEIR WAY OUT OF THE ACADEMIC LOSS. I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE MY MIC ON. WORKING THROUGH ACADEMIC LOSS, BUT I WAS -- YOU KNOW, I DID FIND MY VISIT TO BE A GREAT VISIT. AND THE TEACHERS OUT THERE ARE WORKING VERY HARD. THE ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING VERY HARD TO MAKE THAT SCHOOL THE VERY BEST SCHOOL CAN BE FOR THOSE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST KNOW THAT JUST LIKE OUR ESC POPULATION, IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULTY ON THIS SIDE OF COVID. I KNOW THAT WE ARE WORKING HARD AND THEY ARE WORKING HARD TO IMPROVE THOSE OUTCOMES. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU,

070ME MEMBERHAHN. MEMBER VAUGHN? Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. I WAS SURPRISE TO SEE THE MOST RECENT GRADE. UP WENT TO FOCUS. THEY INVITED ME OUT AFTER WE APPROVED THEIR EXPANSION. AND I SPENT A LONG TIME -- I AM NOT SURE IF SHE IS STILL HERE -- BUT SHE IS MISS GALLO-LOPEZ -- AM I PRONOUNCING THAT RIGHT? ONE THING THAT CAME TO ME THAT I LEFT WITH IS THE PASSION FROM MAKING SURE THEIR STUDENTS ARE TAKEN CARE OF AND LOVED. AND YOU KNOW, HE TOURED SO MUCH OF THE SCHOOL AND THEY WERE KIND TO GIVE ME FULL ACCESS. STAYED AROUND DURING LUNCH. STAYED IN THE CLASSROOMS. THE AMOUNT OF STUDENT HAPPINESS. THE STUDENTS WERE HAPPY AND WELL CARED FOR AND FRIENDLY AND WANTED TO ENGAGE WITH ME AND TALK WITH ME. THAT SAYS A LOT. I GO

071INTO A LOT OF SCHOOLS, AND HOW COMFORTABLE STUDENTS FEEL AND HOW HAPPY THEY ARE IS A GOOD REFLECTION OF THAT. SO I FEEL THAT THERE IS A LOT OF GAINS TO BE MADE HERE. AND TO DR. HAHN'S POINT, DEFINITELY A HIT FROM COVID WITH SOME OF OUR COMMUNITIES MORE THAN OTHERS WHEN IT COMES TO LEARNING LOSS. FROM MY EXPERIENCE AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS AND REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE PLANS AS WELL AS A EAGERNESS TO PARTNER WITH THE DISTRICT ON THINGS ARE WORKING WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PLAY THERAPY AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE ESPECIALLY FOR OUR KIDS THAT HAVE SOME THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES IN OPENING UP AND ENGAGING. THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO I AM REALLY INTERESTED IN SEEING THE PROGRESS THAT THE SCHOOL IS GOING TO MAKE ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THEY HAVE EXPANDED AND THEY CAN

072REALLY SUPPORT THEIR KIDS ALL THE WAY FROM BEGINNING TO END. I THINK THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. WHEN IT COMES TO BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND GOING OUT TO SCHOOL AND SEEING COMES THINGS. TO HAVE SOMETHING ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND TO GO IN AND HAVE A FEELING. THIS IS A GOOD LESSON FOR ME WHEN WE ARE APPROVING ON SOMETHING WE ARE GOING TO THE SCHOOLS AND GOING INSIDE AND GIVE US A GOOD FEEL WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE SCHOOLS AND THE PEOPLE TAKING CARE OF OUR KIDS. I AM GOING TO APPROVE THIS. AND HOPE AND WISH FOR THE BEST TO -- BACK TO COMMENDABLE, RIGHT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. AND I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THROUGH COVID, I THINK THESE STUDENTS WERE IMPACTED THE MOST NEGATIVELY. THESE STUDENTS HAVE

073HEALTH INSECURITIES. FOR THEM TO BE OUT FROM SCHOOLS, THEY WERE IMPACT SO NEGATIVELY BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT BE OUT THERE OFTEN AND HAD TO BE HOME. WHEN I LOOK AT TAMPA AS WELL, AND THE AMAZING SCHOOL AND WHAT THEY DO WITH STUDENTS AND HOW WELL WE WORK WITH THOSE STUDENTS, SOMETIMES THE GRADE IS NOT VERY REFLECTIVE OF WHAT THAT SCHOOL DOES FOR CHILDREN AND SUPPORTS CHILDREN AND GIVES THEM OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE. SO I ALSO WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS. I THINK BUILDING BRIGGS HAS BEEN GREAT REACH -- AND I THINK MR. BRIGGS HAS BEEN GREAT REACHING OUT. WE HAD SEVERAL ZOOM MEETINGS. THE IMMEDIATE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THEM MAY NOT BE REFLECTED IN THE GRADE BUT THE LIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY HAVE IN THE FUTURE. I AM ALSO IN

074SUPPORT OF THIS. THANK YOU. MEMBER RENDON. Patti Rendon: INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IS VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. WHEN I LOOK AT FOCUS ACADEMY. I, AS WELL, DID TOUR WITH FOCUS ACADEMY. SPOKE WITH, YOU ADMINISTRATOR. SPOKE WITH YOUR STAFF. I LOOK AT THE BIGGER I CAN YOU ARE. NOT INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES BEING PUT IN THE SAME BOX THAT EVERYONE IS NOT. A LOT OF TIME GRADE REFLECTION -- THIRD GRADE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES, MAY BE AT A KINDERGARTEN LEVEL. THEY MAY BE AT A FIRST-GRADE LEVEL. IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME ABILITY FOR FUTURE THAT ALL OTHER STUDENTS HAVE, THEY MAY JUST GET THERE DIFFERENTLY. WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS THAT WE NEED TO GET A SCHOOL GRADE FOR OR WE ARE TESTING FOR, THEY ARE NOT ALWAYS ON THE

075SAME LEVEL PLAYING FIELD. AND IF WE SIT AN LOOK AT SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS TODAY THAT ARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF SOME OF OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES. AND WE CAN WALK IN A CLASSROOM AND A STUDENT CAN REITERATE TO US WHAT THEY ARE STUDYING. THEY CAN REITERATE WHY THEY ARE STUDYING IT. THEY CAN TALK OF THEIR PEERS AND HOW THIS THEY ARE HANDLING THEMSELVES. THEY ARE ACCOMPLISHING MANY THINGS THAT OUR GENERAL ED STUDENTS AREN'T DOING. I WANT TOP THANK FOCUS ACADEMY FOR MEETING A NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS SOMETIMES VERY DIFFICULT. I THANK YOU FOR THE NEEDS YOU ARE MEETING. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER RENDON. MEMBER PEREZ. Karen Perez: YES, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HEAR CONTINUOUSLY IS MEETING A NEED. BUT A STUDENT HAS TO BE AT THE SCHOOL TO

076MEET THE NEED. SO ONE OF THINGS YOU ACCOMPLISH IS GETTING THE STUDENTS TO THE SCHOOL. AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN I HAVE BEEN INVITED, THE STUDENTS ARE IN THE SCHOOL. AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE STUDENTS WITH HIGH NEEDS ISSUE OR A DISABILITY, GETTING THEM TO FOCUS ON WHAT WE NEED FOR THEM TO FOCUS ON IS A DIFFICULTY, BUT EVEN MORE SO CHALLENGING AT TIMES IS GETTING THE STUDENT TO SCHOOL. AND YOU ACCOMPLISHED IT WELL. SO FOR ME ALSO THAT IS A CHECK MARK IN THAT -- IN THAT AREA. SO THAT IS WHAT I NEEDED TO GIVE YOU THE KUDOS FOR. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 11.03. CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR PEPIN ACADEMIES. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. Addison Davis: PEPIN ACADEMIES OPEN IN 1999 CURRENTLY SERVING 862 STUDENTS.

077A STAIRCASE APPROACH TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THEY SERVED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THEY HAVE TWO CAMPUSES. ONE IN TAMPA AND ONE IN RIVERVIEW. THEIR CURRENT STATE RATE SOMETHING MAINTAINING. THEY HAVE DONE THAT FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO LOOKING AT -- WHEN YOU LOOK AT CHARTER SCHOOLS FOR EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL CENTER ARE THEY QUALIFY FOR GOING OUT FOR A 15-YEAR RENEWAL. THEY QUALIFY FOR THEIR CONCENTRATION AND EFFORTS TO HIP STUDENTS AND GET A SENSE OF HOPE. RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT IS A 15-YEAR EXTENSION. WE GAVE THEM A SATISFACTORY RATING IN THAT PROCESS. AREAS OF RECOMMENDATION. ALL OF US HAVE AREAS TO IMPROVE LINKED TO INVENTORY AND TO USE CLASS WALLET TO CAPTURE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR TEACHER LEAD FUNDS, BUT THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THEY QUALIFY FOR A 15-YEAR RENEWAL

078SUCH AS A HIGH PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOL AND MY CURRENT RECOMMENDATION. . Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. A MOTION AND A SECOND. MEMBER FROM MEMBER WASHINGTON. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HAHN. IS THAT RIGHT TIME WITH MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. SO FIRST, YOU KNOW, I WANT TOP THANK THE PEPIN FAMILY FOR EVERYTHING THEY HAVE DONE TO SUPPORT PEPIN ACADEMIES. MR. TOM PEPIN AND TINA PEPIN. THANK YOU FOR BEING MERE AND WHAT YOU DO FOR PEPIN ACADEMIES. I HAD A VERY LONG RELATIONSHIP WITH PEPIN ACADEMIES. AS A PROFESSOR OF USF WAS A PARTNER WITH THE PEPIN ACADEMIES. RAN THE SUMMER PROGRAM FOR MATH AND READING TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH SERVICES YEAR ROUND. I HAVE SAT ON THE BOARD. I WAS PART OF THE BOARD OF PEPIN ACADEMIES WHILE I WAS A PROFESSOR AT USF

079AND I SPENT AN A WITH,FUL LOT OF TIME ON BOTH CAMPUSES GETTING TO KNOW THE LOPE WHICH IS PHENOMENAL AT PEPIN. JEFF IS HEIGHT HERE. I WILL BUTCHER YOUR LAST NAME, JEFF. AND THE TEACHERS THE TEACHERS AND FAMILIES. I KNOW PERSONALLY THE FAMILIES INVOLVED AND KICKING OFF AND STARTING PEPIN ACADEMIES IN HILLSBOROUGH. I HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL. THEY ARE TRULY THE FLAGSHIP SCHOOL IN MY BACK FOR SERVING STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, THEY -- THEY DO AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB. TALK ABOUT HEART AND SOUL. I MEAN THE PEPIN FAMILY IS VERY INVOLVED IN THE SCHOOLS THAT THEIR NAME IS ATTACHED TO. THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE SCHOOLS ARE -- YOU KNOW, JUST OFFERING SOME OF THE HIGHEST EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES TO THESE STUDENTS. THEY ENSURE THAT, YOU KNOW,

080MANY TEAMS THEY FILL THE GAP WHEN THERE IS A NEED. THEY RALLY THE COMMUNITY AROUND THE SCHOOL. THEY REALLY ARE A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF CHARTER SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS THAT ARE INNOVATIVE IN THAT SPACE. AND ON TOP OF THAT INNOVATIVE OF THE SPACE OF PROVIDING SERVICES OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. WHETHER YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A TRADITION -- THE K-12 ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE OR TRANSITION PROGRAM. LOOK, WE CAN LEARN A LOT IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, LOOKING AT HOW THEY PROVIDE TRANSITION SERVICES TO KIDS WITH DISABILITIES. IT IS PHENOMENAL. THE PARTNERSHIPS THEY HAVE GO FAR BEYOND WHAT MANY PUBLIC -- TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS PROVIDE. SO I AM VERY PROUD TO BE -- JUST A LITTLE BIT A PART OF PEPIN ACADEMIES, YOU KNOW, AND AS I SAID TO THE PEPIN FAMILIES AND THE SCHOOL THEMSELVES. I

081AM ALWAYS THERE FOR THEM PROVIDING ANY TYPE OF EXPERTISE I CAN PROVIDE AS A SPECIAL ED. A FORMER SPECIAL ED TEACHER, SOMEBODY WHO WORKED OVER A DECADE PREPARING THE FUTURE OF SPECIAL ED TEACHERS. A SCHOOL THAT CERTAINLY HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART. AND I THINK THEY DO PHENOMENAL WORK NOT JUST IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BUT THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT THEY OPERATE IN. SO I AM VERY HONORED TO SUPPORT THEM THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER GRAE? FREEWAY GRAY THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU MEMBER HAHN BECAUSE STATING THAT YOU ARE A FLAGSHIP ESC CENTER IS JUST ABOUT AS ACCURATE AS CAN BE. I REMEMBER IN THE '80s WHEN WE STARTED CHARTER SCHOOLS HERE IN TAMPA. WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE SCHOOLS THAT DID FULFILL SPECIAL NEED CHILDREN.

082AND PEPIN. PEPIN STOOD THE TEST OF TIME. I AM NOT GOING TO ASK YOUR AGE, BUT YOU HAVE STOOD THE TEST OF TEAM. AND THAT TA-- TEST OF TIME. TAKES A LOT FROM THE LEADERSHIP OF THE PEPIN FAMILY AND THE I AM NOT THE EXPERT LIKE MEM MEMBER RENDON IS. WITH THE NEEDS, THE MENTAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, FAMILY, CONNECTIVITY. A LOT OF WORK. BUT YOU KEPT IT UP VERY STRONG. YOU HAVE YOUR DAUGHTER WHO IS GOING TO TAKE OVER OR WHO IS ALREADY ON BOARD. AND STABILITY AND THAT IS SO CRITICAL FOR STUDENTS. MY ONLY QUESTION AND CONTINUE WILL GO TO DR. DELANG. WHEN WE TALK OF 15-YEAR RENEWALS. WHAT IS YOUR PATTERN? HOW MUCH DO YOU DO? I KNOW WE DO PROGRAM REVIEWS. CAN YOU JUST SANTA MARIA WITH THE BOARD HOW MANY TEAMS A

083YEAR YOU DO A PROGRAM REVIEW? ABSOLUTELY. WE DO A COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL SITE VISIT FOR EVERY SCHOOL REGARDLESS OF THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT. AND THEN WE DO A THOROUGH INTERIM EVERY FIVE YEARS FOR THOSE SCHOOLS WHO HAVE LONG EXTENDED CONTRACTS. Lynn Gray: YOU DO IT YEARLY. YES. OUR VISITS ARE VERY COMPRE COMPREHENSIVE. Lynn Gray: DO YOU A EXCELLENT JOB. THANK YOU FOR THE DEVOTION THAT SEEM TO HAVE EVERY DAY. YOU ARE EXCITED AND HAVE PURPOSE IN YOUR LIFE AND YOU GIVE PURPOSE TO THOSE STUDENTS. BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN? Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. I AM NOT GOING TO LIE. I DON'T LOVE 15-YEAR CONTRACTS, RIGHT. WHEN WE ARE TALKING OF EVERYTHING. NOT MY FAVORITE KIND OF COMMITMENT-PHOBE WHEN IT COMES TO CONTRACT AND I HAVEN'T HAD A

084CHANCE TO COMPLETELY ENGAGE WITH PEPIN. BUT I CAN SPEAK OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCES OF FRIENDS WHO YOUR SCHOOLS MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN. IT MEANS A LOT. I AM GLAD WE HAVE THESE TWO ITEMS IN FRONT OF US TODAY BECAUSE WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME OF CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THEIR CONCERNS AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE AS OUR PRACTICE DIXAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND I THINK THAT IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ILLUSTRATE THAT THERE ARE TWO CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT ARE TELLING THE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WILLING TO PARTNER WITH US. I HAVEN'T A CHANCE TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU, BUT I HAD PEOPLE FROM PEPIN WHO WERE EXCITED OF CAREER PLACEMENT AND WHEN WE TALK OF TRANSITION PROGRAMS AND FOLLOWING PARTICIPATOR IN WITH OUR DISTRICT, AND SCHOOLS ARE EAGER TO SHARE, ESPECIALLY

085WHEN THEY ARE FILLING A NEED, WHAT IS WORKING WITH THEM AND WORK WITH OUR DISTRICT REALLY MEANS A LOT AND THE IMPACT OF MY PERSONAL FRIENDS WHOSE YOUR SCHOOL CHANGED THEIR LIVES AND THE TRAJECTORY OF THEIR STUDENTS OR GOING OUT AND SEEING STUDENTS AND SO HAPPY AND ENGAGED. I AM GLAD YOU GUYS ARE DOING THE WORK THAT YOU DO. AND REALLY GETTING CHARTER SCHOOLS A GOOD NAME. NOT THAT THEY NEED THE HELP, BUT I APPRECIATE I CAN'T IT THIS. I AM GOING TO SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. I DON'T LOVE 15 YEARS. THAT IS JUST ME. AND I LOOK FORWARD -- THAT IS JUST US. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING AND WORKING MORE AND SEEING SUCCESS OF HOW YOU ARE PREPARING OUR STUDENTS TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF

086OUR SOCIETY. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER PEREZ. Karen Perez: SO I HAVE BEEN OUT TO PEPIN. I SEE THE WORK THAT YOU DO. I GOT TO TELL YOU, WHEN I TRY TO PULL YOUR STAFF AWAY. I AM NOT GOING TO LIE, I TRIED AND THEY ARE HOLE ON TO YOUR DOOR SAYING NO, NOT LEAVING. THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOU GUYS. I AM GOING TO SAY THAT. EVERY TIME YOUR STAFF SEES ME. AND THEY SEE ME COMING. THEY ARE STILL, NO, I AM STAYING. SO, YOU KNOW, IT JUST SAYS TO THE QUALITY OF HOW MUCH YOU ARE AND YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU DO FOR YOUR STUDENTS AND ALSO HOW YOU ENGAGE YOUR STAFF, WHO YOU ARE IN THIS COMMUNITY. BUT TO MEMBER VAUGHN'S POINT AS WELL, I HAVE FRIENDS WHOSE STUDENTS

087ARE GOING TO YOUR -- WHOSE CHILDREN ARE GOING TO YOUR -- TO YOUR SCHOOL ATTENDING. AND THEY HAVE NOTHING BUT PR PRAISE. YOU KNOW WHEN IT COMES TO -- WHEN THEY SPEAK ABOUT YOUR ACADEMY. SO GOOD WORK. AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE BRINGING TO THIS COMMUNITY, TO HINK, BUT MOST OF ALL, TO OUR STUDENTS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. MEMBER RENDON. Patti Rendon: SO IT IS EXCITING TO HAVE BOTH FOCUS ACADEMY AND PEPIN AT THE SAME TIME. WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE LAST 30 YEARS, THERE IS A NEED FOR BOTH. BECAUSE THEY SERVE A SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT POPULATION AT DIFFERENT TIMES. AND SO I DON'T WANT TO SLIGHT EITHER ONE. I THINK THEY ARE ESPECIALLY UNIQUE IN THEIR OWN VERY SPECIAL WAYS. OVER TIME, INDIVIDUALS ACROSS OUR COUNTY HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS,

088HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. ONE OF THINGS THAT PEPIN HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO WHICH IS COMMENDABLE. THEY DON'T LOOK AT A STUDENT THEY ARE GOING TO KEEP FOREVER. THEY LOOK AT A STUDENTS. HOW CAN I EMPOWER THAT STUDENT. HOW DO I GIVE THEM THE RESOURCES THEY NEED FOR THAT NEXT STEP. WHATEVER THAT NEXT STEP FOR THAT STUDENT. THAT IS VERY HARD TO DO, RIGHT? MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS GET IN THE ROUTINE FIRST GRADE, SECOND GRADE, THIRD GRADE. WE HAVE OUR BENCHMARKS. WHAT PEPIN HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO LOOK AT THE STRENGTH OF EACH INDIVIDUAL AND EMPOWER THEM TO BUILD ON THAT STRENGTH. AND SO, LIKE OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD, WE HAVE ALL THIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND MANY OF THEM DON'T GRADUATE WITH YOU. THEY GO BACK INTO

089OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS. AND THEY GO BACK INTO OUR TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS. AND GRADUATE RIGHT ALONGSIDE OF THEIR PEERS AND ON TIME. YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE THEM AT DIFFERENT POINTS IN THEIR LIFE WHAT YOU NEED. I THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. I ALSO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE EXTRA TIME WITH OUR -- OTHER STUDENTS THAT NEED SOME OF THAT TRANSITION TIME TO GET OUT OF SCHOOL AT 22 AND ALLOWING THEM TO BUILD ON YOUR PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE CTE PROGRAMS. KNOWING THAT OUR STUDENTS TAKE A LITTLE BIT EXTRA TO GET OVER THAT HUMP. AND SO, AGAIN, I JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE DOING, BOTH OF ARE YOU MEETING A NEED THAT IS GREAT IN THIS COUNTY. AND SO WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EMPOWERING THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH

090DISABILITIES. KOMEN COMB THANK YOU, MEMBER RENDON. MEMBER WASHINGTON. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I GO BACK YEARS WITH PEPIN WORKING AT KING HIGH SCHOOL MANY MOONS GO AS THEY SAY. I THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE STUDENTS. IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. I WANT TO ECHO THE SAME SENTIMENTS. THE PEPIN FAMILY, NOT ONLY WHAT YOU DO WITH THE STUDENTS, THE PARTNERSHIP, I WENT TO AN EVENT WHERE YOU HAVE CEO IN SCHOOLS. SO MUCH MORE THAN STUDENTS, BUT A TRUE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT AND THE SCHOOLS AND I THINK THAT IS REALLY, REALLY 230R7B AND MR. SCOURNECK. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR CHRISSING VISIT AND THANK ALL OF YOU FOR

091SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENTS TO HAVE STUDENTS FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEIR DISABILITY AND TO HAVE A JOB AND A FUTURE AND VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. AND THAT IS THE AMERICAN DREAM FOR ALL OF US. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO WITH OUR STUDENTS AND ALSO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT. THANK YOU. MR. PORTER. Jim Porter: JUST VERY BRIEFLY, I WANT TO ADDRESS COMMENTS BY MEMBER VAUGHN AND MEMBER GRAY. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A 15-YEAR RENEWAL. ANNUAL REVIEWS AND THE BOARD MAY TERMINATE THE CONTRACT OR CHARTER IF ISSUES. EVEN THOUGH SALON-TERM CONTRACT, THERE ARE ANNUAL REVIEWS AND A WAY OUT IF THEY FAIL TO NOT LIVE UP TO WHAT THE CHARTER DEMANDS THAT THEY DO. I WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MR. PORTER. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR

092LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 1.06, 1.06 SOLE SOURCE #22325-SSD-IV RENEWAL EXTENDING LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH myON BY RENAISSANCE TO PROVIDE myON READER TO ALL STUDENTS. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. Addison Davis: A CONTRACT EXTENSION FROM myON BY RENAISSANCE, IMPROVE LITERACY, UNDERSTANDING TO NOT ONLY IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS BUT ALSO TO FALL IN LOVE AND HAVE THAT PASSION FOR LITERACY. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL COLLABORATION WITH SO MANY ENTITIES IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY THAT BRING UP 9 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THAT SUPPORT THIS PROCESS. EARLY LEARNING COALITION. WE HAD THE CHILDREN'S BOARD. WE HAVE TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY. WE HAVE YMCA. UNITED WAY SUNCOAST AND THE LIST CONTINUES. THIS IS A WAY FOR OUR STUDENTS HAVE A ACCESSIBLE TO OVER 7,000 DIGITAL TEXTS AND RESOURCES TO STRENGTH BEEN LITERACY WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS AND ALSO 24-7 ACCESS FOR THESE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. EN VALUABLE AND

093ALLOWS OUR STUDENTS TO GROW INTELLECTUALLY. STARTED FEBRUARY 2012. THERE ARE 77 MILLION BOOKS ACCESSED. SO JUST REALLY A COOL NEGOTIATE I HAVE IT THAT STUDENTS NOT ONLY BEING IN FRONT OF TEXTS BUT COMPLETING TEXTS AS WELL AND ONCE AGAIN BEING ABLE TO FALL IN LOVE, A $1.4 MILLION EXPENDITURES WITH MANY ENTITIES INCLUSIVE OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY COMING TOGETHER WITH A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO PAY THIS BILL. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 1.06. A MOTION BE MEMBER PEREZ. A SECOND BY MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER HAHN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Stacy Hahn: I AM MIC CHALLENGED TONIGHT. NO, JUST TO SAY THAT I WORKED WITH myON FOR THE FAST FIVE YEARS NOW ON VARIOUS LITERACY INITIATIVES. I SHARE SOME OF THE UPDATES EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS ON

094THE DEEP IMPACT THEY HAVE, ESPECIALLY DURING COVID WHERE FOR MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, THIS WAS THE ONLY ACCESS THEY HAD TO BOOKS BECAUSE SOME -- I KNOW IT IS HARD FOR SOME OF HOUSE HAVE A LOT OF BOOKS IN OUR HOME, BUT WE HAVE MANY, MANY FAMILIES THAT myON AND THE -- AND THE LIBRARY THEY PROVIDE IS THE ONLY ACCESS TO BOOKS IN THEIR HOMES. SO, YOU KNOW, IT SERVES AN IMPORTANT NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT HAS SO MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE. THE CHILDREN'S BOARD. EARLY LEARNING COALITION. TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY. JUST TO NAME A FEW. THE YMCA. THE CMCA, THIS PROGRAM IS USED IN OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING. THEY HAVE SEVEN COMMUNITY-WIDE READING CHALLENGES. ONE GOING ON RIGHT NOW FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH WHERE THEY HIGHLIGHT BOOKS FOR THIS MONTH AND OTHER CHALLENGES.

095WOK WITH US ON THE SUMMER SLIDE TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE ENGAGED AND EXCITED READING OVER THE SUMMER. THEY SEND OUT THEIR STREET TEAMS OVER THE SUMMER AND I REALLY HAD SO MUCH FUN JOINING THE STREET TEAM THIS SUMMER AT A LOCATION. AND THEY VISIT OUR SCHOOLS, CERTAIN SCHOOLS, THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT OVER THE SUMMER. AND THEY GET THE KIDS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT READING. THEY GIVE THEM PRIZES FOR READING. AND IT IS YOUNG COLLEGE KIDS THAT GO OUT THAT ARE FULL OF ENERGY AND I GOT EXHAUSTED JUST WATCHING THEM. AND IT WAS GREAT. YOU KNOW, THEY -- THEY HAVE -- THEY WORK WITH THE HEAD START PROGRAM FOR READING CHALLENGES. THEY ARE IN ALL OF OUR TRANSITION SCHOOLS AND THEY WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH SHEA McCREA AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF, YOU KNOW, RESOURCES THEY PRO

096REED IS. I KNOW WE WERE AT DESOTO ELEMENTARY LAST YEAR -- OR THE YEAR BEFORE AND THEY PROVIDED RIGHT BEFORE SPRING BREAK, iPADS FOR STUDENTS THAT THEY COULD KEEP, SO THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS BOOKS DURING SPRING BREAK. SO, YOU KNOW -- AND I KNOW THEY ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOOKS ARE -- YOU KNOW, THAT WE ARE -- YOU KNOW, ADHERING TO THE STATE MANDATES TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN LINE WITH THE STATE, BUT THEY ARE JUST A PHENOMENAL RESOURCE AND CELEBRATED TEN YEARS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND SO WE ARE LUCKY THAT NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THEM HERE, BUT SO MANY ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE. BECAUSE IT WOULD PROBABLY NOT -- YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE EVEN HEAVY, HEAVY

097LIFT FOR US TO SUPPORT BY OURSELVES. BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS THEIR REACH TO GO DEEPER THAN OUR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS. WITH THE CHILDREN'S BOARD, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY HAVE THE FAMILY CENTERS. THEY ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO GET TO OUR YOUNGEST READERS OUR BABIES THAT ARE JUST NOW STARTING TO GET EXCITED ABOUT LETTERS AND WORDS AND HOW THEY MAKE THESE STORIES. SO, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE NOT JUST IN OUR K-12 OR PRE-K-12 CLASSROOMS, BUT OUT IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE CHILDREN'S BOARD AND THROUGH THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION. THEY ARE IN THOSE PRIVATE PROVIDER CLASSROOMS. YOU KNOW WE -- AGAIN, I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT IN THE PRE-K SPACE, WE ONLY SERVE 12% OF THOSE PRIVATE. OF THOSE PRE-K EARLY CHILDHOOD KIDS. THE REST ARE SERVED THROUGH PRIVATE PROVIDERS. AND THIS IS A RESOURCE FOR THOSE

098PRIVATE PROVIDERS TOMORROW OF THEM MOM AND POP TYPE NEIGHBORHOOD PROVIDERS A RESOURCE. AND myON WORKS WITHIN THOSE CENTERS AS WELL. SO THEY ARE EVEN -- THEIR REACH IS EVEN BEYOND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ANY CHILD IF THEY ARE IN HOME SCHOOL, CHARTER SCHOOL, TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL CAN ENROLL IN myON. IT IS FOR EVERY CHILD. BECAUSE WE KNOW TO GET KIDS REALLY MOTIVATED AND EXCITED ABOUT READING, WE WANT THEM INTRODUCED TO LANGUAGE AND LETTERS AND SOUNDS AND BOOKS AT A VERY YOUNG AGE AND WE KNOW THAT EVERY SHIELD DOESN'T HAVE A BOOK. PARENTS RIGHT NOW AND. TO DECIDE BETWEEN FOOD, RENT. THEY NEED THIS TO ACCESS BOOKS. I AM SUPPORTING THIS IF YOU COULDN'T TELL. THANKS. Addison Davis: I WASN'T SURE. Nadia Combs: MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: THAT WAS A LOVE LETTER FOR myON. IT WAS.

099VERY -- MY EXPERIENCES IN THE CLASSROOM. FIRST OF ALL, AS AN EDUCATOR. WE ARE TAUGHT ESPECIALLY IN THE ELEMENTARY REALM FOCUSED ON READING THAT ACCESS TO LITERATURE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I REMEMBER AND I MIGHT QUOTED A STATISTIC BEFORE WHEN I WAS TRAINING, YOU CAN EVEN MATCH A CHILD'S IQ OF HOW MANY BOOKS AND ACCESS TO LITERATURE THEY HAVE AROUND THE HOUSE. WHAT THIS DOES, IT OPENS SO MUCH MORE ACCESS FOR OUR STUDENTS. AS MEMBER HAHN STAYED TO HAVE -- TO LOOK AT LETTERS OR NUMBERS OR DIFFERENT STORIES AND FIND SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS THEM. KIDS THESE DAYS ARE SO MUCH MORE INTERESTED IN LOOKING THINGS ON THE SCREEN. UNFORTUNATELY, I LOVE PAPER WORKS, ALTHOUGH I AM RUNNING OUT OF ROOM FOR THEM. BEING ABLE TO ACCESS ON THE SCREEN. I KNOW ONE OF OUR

100SPEAKERS WAS CONCERNED OF THE TIME. AN AVERAGE KID READ 30 MINUTES OF THE STORY. IN THE CLASSROOM, THAT IS NOW THE STORIES. KIDS ARE EXCITED TO FINISH THEIR WORK. I HAVE PEOPLE WHO CAN BARELY WAIT TO FINISH THEIR TEST AND READ THAT CHALLENGE AND LOG OUT MANY HOURS ON myON. REALLY MOTIVATIONAL AND A GREAT PROGRAM AND IMPORTANT. I KNOW THERE ARE ALWAYS BARRIERS WITH THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AND IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE WORK ON THIS AND COMING UP WITH SOLUTIONS. IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT THAT PIECE OF IT, WE WOULD JUST OFFER SO MUCH MORE ACCESS TO STUDENTS WHO REALLY NEED IT. I AM GRATEFUL FOR OUR PREP. I FIRSTHAND IN THE CLASSROOM SEEN WHAT AN IMPACT IT HAS AND HOW MUCH IT HAS GEARED KIDS IF TOWARD READING. MY HOPE IS THAT WE HAVE A

101PLETHORA OF THE DIVERSE THINGS ON THERE. THINGS THAT KIDS GOT MOST EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN RELATE TO AND SEE THEMSELVES REFLECTED IN AND ONCE THEY GOT HOOKED ON THAT, THEY LEARNED SO MANY THINGS AND OPENED UP A WHOLE WORLD FOR THEM. THANK YOU FOR THE PARTNERSHIP AND I, AS WELL, AM SUPPORTING THIS ITEM. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: THANK MEMBER VAUGHN AND HER OUTREACH BUS TO MANY, MANY SCHOOLS. YOUR HEART IS IN THAT AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOUR EFFORTS. DEFINITELY COMPLIMENT THE CHILDREN'S BOARD. THE HIGH NEED CHILDREN AND THE YOUNG ONES. AS WE KNOW FOR THE STATE OF OUR REGION, THAT LITERACY. WE ARE NOT BELOW AVERAGE OUT OF 20 DISTRICTS OR 20 COMMUNITY CENTERS WHICH IS DISTRICTS, REGIONS. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO

102WITH LITERACY. GLAD WE ARE SUPPORTING THIS. AND THANK YOU TO THE CHILDREN'S BOARD. THANK YOU, STACY HAHN FOR ALSO BRINGING THIS TO MANY, MANY SCHOOLS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER PEREZ. Karen Perez: SO TO ALSO ADDRESS THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. YOU KNOW THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. BUT ALSO -- YOU KNOW, MY MOTHER DID NOT KNOW HOW TO SPEAK ENGLISH. YOU KNOW, HER ENGLISH IS STILL ATROCIOUS. BUT, YOU KNOW, SHE LEARNED -- -- I AM BEING TRANSPARENT. SHE LEARNED HOW TO REALLY SPEAK ENGLISH BY HEARING US READ. AND SO myON, YOU KNOW, IT HELPS ASSIST THESE PARENTS BECAUSE IT IS BILINGUAL ALSO. WHEN THE PARENTS ARE READING -- READ TO THEIR STUDENTS, THEY ARE LEARNING HOW TO READ AS WELL. SO THIS IS GOING BEYOND, YOU KNOW, JUST OUR STUDENTS. AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, FROM

103WHAT I AM HEARING ALSO, IS THAT IT READS TO THE STUDENT. myON READS. SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN A CHILD DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO READ, IT IS ASSISTING THAT MOVING FORWARD AS WELL. SO, YOU KNOW, WE ARE ASSISTING NOT JUST THE STUDENTS, BUT ALSO THE PARENTS HERE HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. MEMBER RENDON. Patti Rendon: YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS SO CRITICALLY SOUTHERN LITERACY. LITERACY IS OUR GREAT EQUALIZER. RIGHT? EDUCATION AND LITERACY IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER. EMPHASIZING LITERACY AT ANY STAGE OF OUR CHILD'S LIVES GROWING UP AND. SCHOOL IS CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, I WANT TO ASK TWO QUESTIONS. ONE IS ACCESS FOR OUR STUDENTS. STUDENTS THAT DON'T HAVE, YOU KNOW -- THAT DIGITAL DIVIDE. WHERE ARE WE AT TO MAKE

104SURE WE ARE ACCOMPLISHING THAT WITHIN THE DISTRICT. Addison Davis: THROUGH THE CHAIR, THEIR IS WHY OUR COMMUNITIES ARE ENGAGED EARLY LEARNING COALITION AND CHILDREN'S BOARD THAT FILL GAPS AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES PART OF THIS NEGOTIATE I HAVE IT TO GAIN ACCESS NOT ONLY WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS WHICH IS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AND. THE COMMUNITY BEING ABLE TO CONNECT WITH LIBRARIES AS WELL. ANY DEFICIENCIES THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE, WE REACH OUT PARTNERING WITH HELP THROUGH ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH WI-FI, ACCESSIBILITY AS WELL. STUDENTS ON MANY DEVICES CONTINUE TO LEARN AND READ FROM A LEARNING PERSPECTIVE. Patti Rendon: THANK YOU. ONE OTHER QUESTION. WHEN IT COMES TO ACCESS. I KNOW THAT IT IS SUCH A GREAT TOOL FOR OUR TEACHERS TO KNOW WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE READING AND HOW MUCH THEY ARE READING AND KEEPING A TRACK OF THAT AND

105BEING A SYSTEM WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE STRIDES WITH, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO ACCESS FROM OUR STUDENTS, IS THERE A LIMB D-- LIMITATION AND HOW DO WE HAVE WHAT THEY ACCESS? >Addison Davis: THROUGH myON, THEY DO A GOOD JOB OF REVIEWS OF THEIR CONTENT. WE DO A REVIEW WITH TO PARTNERSHIP TO LOOK AT ALL OF THE 7,000 TEXTS THAT THEY HAVE. THEY ARE A GRADE BAN INITIATIVE. GRADE BAN TEACHERS FROM ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL UNDERSTAND WHAT AGE-APPROPRIATE CONTENT WITH THEM ALONG THE WAY. SAFEGUARDS THAT myON PUTS IN PLACE THAT PARTNERS TO THE TEACHERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RIGHT TEXT IS NOT ONLY SELECTED BUT INTERACTED WITH THROUGH OUR COMMUNICATION WITH TEACHERS AS WELL. Patti Rendon: THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK IT IS SO CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. I KNOW THAT US BEING AS

106A DISTRICT AND HAVING OUR MANAGEMENT MONITORING THAT SO THE TEACHERS CAN REALLY FOCUS ON THE LITERACY OF OUR KIDS AND FOCUS ON THEM BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THINGS THAT THEY LIKE, RIGHT. SOMETHING WITH MY BROTHER. NO WAY HE WAS GOING TO OPEN A BOOK, BUT A SHORT STORY OR SOMETHING ABOUT SPORTS, HE WAS GOING TO READ IT. myON MEETS THAT NEED OF GETTING KIDS THE ACCESS THEY NEED TO THINGS THEY ARE INTERESTED IN. AND MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD THAT GAP AND BE THAT GREAT EQUALIZER BY EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER RENDON. MEMBER WASHINGTON. Henry "Shake" Washington: WE ARE SERIOUS AND I WANT TO BRING A LITTLE FUN. AFTER YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU GET MY VOTE. THAT WAS PHENOMENAL. IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM. I UNDERSTAND. GOT TO

107HAVE A LITTLE FUN IN HERE SOMETIMES. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. OBVIOUSLY I AM IN SUCH SUPPORT OF myON. A GREAT PROGRAM. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT OUR STUFFED INCIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO BOOKS, DIGITALLY OR HARD COPY. LITERACY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO OUR CHILDREN. ONE THING THAT NOBODY CAN TAKE AWAY OUR EDUCATION AND MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE myON AND CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE READING AND CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE LITERACY THAT WAY STUDENTS HAVE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SUCH GOOD REPUTATION OF myON. WHENEVER THERE IS A NEED, IT IS TAKEN CARE OF RIGHT AWAY, IF THERE IS A PROBLEM AT A SCHOOL, I FEEL LIKE IT IS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN CARE OF NOT JUST A QUALITY PRODUCT FOR OUR STUDENTS BUT QUALITY REPRESENTATION PROBLEM

108SOLVE AND WORKING TOGETHER. I APPRECIATE THAT IS A GREAT DEAL. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 1.07, 1.07 SOLE SOURCE #22291-SSD-SK XANEDU, INC. FOR PURCHASE OF IS UP ISM SUPPLEMENTAL BOOKS. WE CALL IT XANEDU AS WELL. IT WORKS. THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GAVE OUT GRANTS TO EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT RELATED TO CIVIC LITERACY GRANT. TO STRENGTHEN OUR CIVIC STANDARDS. NEW STANDARDS COMING ON BOARD IN '23 AND '24. STRENGTH BEEN, WE ARE COMING WITH $177,000 OUT OF THIS GRANT TO BE ABLE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION POETURE OF CIVICS LEARNING IMMIGRATION AND ALSO THE TAMPA COMMUNITY. AND THE FOURTH GRADE LOOKING AT FLORIDA HISTORY TO SERVE 42 SCHOOLS WITH THIS INITIATIVE AND THE COOL THING IS BEING ABLE TO CUSTOMIZE WORKING WITH XANEDU, INC WITH OUR K-5, TAMPA BAY HISTORICAL CENTER AND PLANT MUSEUM TO

109BE ABLE TO STRENGTHEN AND BUILD THIS CONTENT. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS ALIGNED TO THE CORE STANDARDS ADOPTED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND PROVIDE ONGOING SYSTEMIC REVIEWS FOR OUR CHILDREN TO CONTINUE TO BE EXPOSED TO OUR STANDARDS. OVERALL TOTALITY OF THIS GRANT 7 # 2,000 AND PARTIAL OF THE $1 # 7,000. AS REREMAINED TER WITH INITIATIVES AS A SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. A MOTION AND A SECOND. MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER HAHN, MEMBER VAUGHN, MEMBER RENDON AND I PULLED THIS ITEM. START WITH MEMBER VAUGHN THIS TIME. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. HI, NICE TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. I KNOW ONE THING WE HAD -- WE SAID WE WOULD CIRCLE BACK ON AND GET INFORMATION.

110YOU MIGHT HAVE SENT SOMETHING YESTERDAY AND I AM NOT SURE WAS THE CONTRACT. AFTER WHAT HAPPENED WHEN WE DID NOT GET OUR MATERIALS WHEN WE ADOPTED THE CURRICULUM GOING INTO THIS SCHOOL YEAR. A STIPULATION IF WE DON'T GET OUR MATERIALS AND OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF DON'T HAVE THEM BY A CERTAIN POINT, WITH HE CAN GET A REFUND FOR THAT AND PUTS SOME PRESSURE TO GET US OUR STUFF ON TIME. UP KNOW YOU WERE GOING TO SEE IF YOU CAN PUT THAT IN THE CONTRACT. I WANTED TO GET AN UPDATE WHERE WE LANDED ON THAT. YES, MA'AM I -- SORRY, I DO HAVE A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF XANEDU, INC. THAT WAS E-MAILED AND THAT I WILL FORWARD TO YOU INDICATING WHY THEY ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEET THAT. AND THE FINAL BULLET

111POINT IS THAT IF THEY DO NOT MEET THAT DEADLINE, WE ARE RELEASED FROM ANY OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE. Jessica Vaughn: OKAY. THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. YOU ARE WELCOME. . Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER RENDON. Patti Rendon: THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. I WAS NITPICKY THAT I WANTED TO HAVE THE DETAILS. FOR THE PUBLIC THAT DOESN'T KNOW, SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL THAT ENGAGED AN PRESENTED TO THE STUDENTS, THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY OUR BOARD. I FOUND IT VERY IF WE ARE GOING TO FUND A PROJECT, WE KNEW EXTRA BE EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE GOING TO BE FUNDING. YOU TOOK A LOT OF TIME TO SIT DOWN WITH ME AND GO OVER THE ROUGH DRAFT OF THE PROJECT. I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING

112TO BE INCLUDED. I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO MAKE VERY PUBLIC. IT IS GOING TO CELEBRATE FREEDOM WITH OUR CONSTITUTION AND CLEAR PICTURES OF OUR CONSTITUTION. EDUCATION ON A FLAG. WHAT IT STANDS FOR. WHAT IT MEANS. DIFFERENT PARTS OF IT. OUR GOVERNMENT AND OUR CITIZENS. HISPANIC HISTORY MAKERS, VETERANS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MAKER, WOMEN WHO CHANGED HISTORY, MEDAL OF HONOR, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HISTORY. AND I THINK IT IS SO CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THIS SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL WILL RESOLVE AROUND THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE FORGET AND WE LOOK AT THE BROADER SPECTRUM OF HISTORY AND THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY, YOU HAVE ABOUT TO REALLY KNOW WHERE WE CAME FROM, WHERE WE LIVE AND WHAT CREATED THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE LED. THANK YOU SO MUCH

113FOR TAKING THE TIME. I THINK IT WAS -- YOU WERE PUTTING TO THE A GREAT BOOK AND ALLOW OUR TEACHERS TO GET GREAT TOOLS TO TEACH OUR STUDENTS OF THE HISTORY OF WHERE THEY LIVE. THANK YOU, AGAIN. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER RENDON. I THINK I PULLED IT TO THANK YOU. ONE OF THE THINGS AS A MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER I FELT LIKE A LOT OF TIME STUDENTS DIDN'T HAVE A GOOD GAUGE IN AMERICANS OF BEING AN AMERICAN OR KNOWING THEIR HISTORY OR KNOWING WHERE THEY ARE FROM. IT IS VERY EXCITING TO SEE HIGH INTEREST SHORT STORIES, SHORT, YOU KNOW, NONFICTION THAT STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO READ AND WHAT IS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THE MATERIALS ARE THE PRIMARY SOURCES AND SECONDARY SOURCES AND REALLY TEACHES TO INVESTIGATE AND LOOK AT THINGS AND AT THE SAME

114TIME TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES. I THINK OFTENTIMES EMBED SOCIAL STUDIES BUSINESS READING ANDING TO SOMETHING THAT I DON'T THINK THE PEOPLE REALIZE THE IMPORTANT OF SOCIAL STUDIES AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SUBJECTS. WHEN YOU MEET PEEP, YOU MIGHT NOT TALK ABOUT SOME KIND OF QUAD LATERAL EQUATION BUT WILL TALK ABOUT HISTORY AND WHERE A MUSEUM IS OR ABOUT THE HISTORY IN TAMPA IT IS VERY EXCITING TO GET THE HIGH INTEREST ARTICLES AND EXPOSE THE YOUNGER STUDENTS TO THIS. I AM EXCITED AND THANK YOU FOR THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX. I APPRECIATE IT. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. A BIG TESTIMONIAL TO MARIE ROGERS. YOU ARE BRINGING IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF CIVIC HISTORY. LIKE THE WOMEN IN HISTORY. AS MEMBER RENDON SAID FLORIDA HISTORY. I WAS A CIVICS TEACH FOR MANY, MANY YEARS IN

115THE '80s. I AM GIVING AWAY MY AGE. BUT I DEFINITELY KNOW THAT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, THE DECLARATION OF IMPENCE, THE CONSTITUTION, YOU KNOW, WE -- WELL, WE HAD TO MEMORIZE THE PREAMBLE AND LESSONS LONG AGO AND IMPORTANT FOR PATRIOTISM AND RESPECT AND HONOR TO OUR COUNTRY AND TO OUR TROOPS. SO I LOOK AT CIVICS AS A REALLY. WE CALL IT CIVIC DUTY A REMINDER OF STUDENTS. BETTER MORAL COMPASS. AND AGAIN I WILL SAY THE WORD "MILITARY" WHO FIGHT AND DEAD CATEGORY THEIR THRIVES HAVE THE COUNTRY TO HAVE THE FREEDOM AND ECLECTIC CIVICS SUBJECT. ALL THIS IS TO SAY IT REALLY RESOUNDINGLY, TERRY CON CONNOR, MARIE ROGERS, YOUR SOCIAL STUDIES STAFF IS A REFLECTION ON YOUR POWERFUL KNOWLEDGE BASE. THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I THINK I ASKED BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER, DO WE HAVE

116THIS AVAILABLE IN SPANISH. NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN SPANISH, BUT THROUGH THE DIGITAL PLATFORM IN CANVAS WITH THREE CLICKS, STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO DO THE TRANSLATION FEATURE IN THE IMMERSIVE READER. Lynn Gray: THAT IS GOOD. GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GO TO EMPLOYEE EN P-- INPUT THE THIS TIME. WE WILL TAKE EMPLOYEE INPUT. EVEN THOUGH WE ARE HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING TEAMS IT IS DIFFICULT FOR EMPLOYEES TO ATTEND MEETINGS AT 4:00. MANY WAYS TO MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD THROUGH UNION REPRESENTATIVES, E-MAILS, PHONE CALLS AND ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS AN.PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. THIS BOARD WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. WITH THIS SECTION OF THE

117AGENDA WE ARE CREATING ANOTHER AVENUE. SETTING ASIDE 30 MINUTES FOR THE DISTRICT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD OF ANY ISSUES THAT ARE ON YOUR MIND. NOT INTENDED TO BE A SPECIFIC FOR ANY AGENDA ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, BUT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TO YOU SPEAK TO THE BOARD OF ANY ISSUES RELATED TO YOUR JOB OR DISTRICT. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS. EACH OF YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. HEY, ROB CREED, PRESIDENT OF CTA. I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL. I SUSPECT EVERYBODY HAS GOTTEN OUT OF THE IMPASSE BRIEF AND DONE YOUR HOMEWORK AND READ THROUGH THOSE. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GET RESOLUTION FROM THAT FROM THE MAGISTRATE EVERY DAY. URGE EVERYBODY TO LOOK BEYOND THAT. BECAUSE RIGHT AWAY WE HAVE TO START THINKING OF NEXT YEAR. THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES THAT WE

118HAVE NOW IS NOT GOING TO BE SOLVED EITHER WAY. HOPEFULLY IF THINGS GO THE WAY WE ARE HOPING, IT WILL BE HELPFUL BUT NOT BE IN ALLQER. WE NEED TO IMPROVE OUR TEACHING CONDITIONS. WE NEED TO IMPROVE THE THINGS GOING ON AT THE SITES THAT MAKE MICK MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR YOUNG EMPLOYEES, VETERAN EMPLOYEES. WE USED TO SAY RECRUIT AND RETAIN. WE NEED IT RETAIN AND THEN RECRUIT. WE ARE NOT DOING A VERY GOOD JOB WITH THAT. THE REPUTATION IN THE STATE WITH THE YOUNG AND VETERAN TEACHER IS POOR RIGHT NOW. I ASK YOU AS BOARD MEMBERS, WHEN YOU ARE OUT AT THE SCHOOL SITES, TALK TO THE EMPLOYEES. ASK WHAT CAN BE TAKEN OFF OF THAT HEAPING MOUND ON THEIR PLATE. WHAT CAN WE TO DO IMPROVE THESE CONDITIONS. WE ARE ASKING THEM TO DO

119EVERYTHING VIRTUALLY EVERY DAY WITH LESS EMPLOYEES IN EVERY SCHOOL. WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY HOW MANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS HERE KNOW THAT OUR TEACHERS ACTUALLY WORK MORE THAN A 40 HOUR WORK WEEK ON THE CONTRACT THAT THEY HAVE AND STILL NOT ENOUGH TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE KIDS. YOU HAVE TO FIND A WAY. TO GIVE AN ANALOGY. THEY ARE ASKED TO BE THE FARMER, THE BAKER, THE TRUCKER THAT IS GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE GROCERY STORE, SELL THE FOOD, MAKE THE FOOD AT HOME AND CLEAN UP AFTERWARDS. THEY ARE ASKED TO DO ALL OF THESE THINGS THIS THEY ARE TEACHERS. SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS. THEY NEED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE KIDS AND FIND A WAY TO CUT EVERYTHING OFF OF THE PLATE BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT OUR KIDS DESERVE AND WE

120WHAT WE ARE FIGHTING FOR. I NEED YOUR HELP. I KNOW YOU ARE FOLLOWING DO IT. LET'S GET THERE. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HI, CARISSA DENKA FROM GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL. I WILL SPEAK OF A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS IN THERE. I TALKED ABOUT BEING FIVE MINUTES TO DEATH IN MY LAST TIME I SPOKE. AND I JUST ONE ACTIONABLE THING THAT I THINK THE DISTRICT COULD DO BETTER TO IMPROVE ARE THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE ARE KIND OF FORCED TO COMMUNICATE. WE HAVE FACILITRON USED AS A CALENDAR; HOWEVER, LOOKING AT A GENERAL TEACHER, I DON'T CARE WHAT ROOMS ARE USED OR THE OTHER THINGS. I JUST NEED TO KNOW IS 50% OF MY CLASS GOING TO BE GONE ON SCHOOL BUSINESS OR PULLED OUT OF CLASS FOR SOME REASON. THAT IS REALLY WHAT

121I NEED TO KNOW. SO FACILITRON AS A CALENDAR DOESN'T QUITE WORK AS WELL AS IT NEEDS TO IN THE TERMS OF A TEACHER. THE OTHER THING WE NEED IS -- I CAN GET INFORMATION FROM E-MAIL. I CAN GET IT FROM TEAMS. AND THEN I AM ALSO SUPPOSED TO LOOK AT THE CALENDAR IN THERE. WHEN I AM LOOKING THROUGH ALL OF THOSE PIECES. MOST OF THE TIME, I WILL -- WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION IN MY DEPARTMENT AND SAY NO, WE GOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THAT. WHERE WAS IT? WE SPEND FIVE MEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER IT WAS E-MAILED TO US, ON TEAMS, WHICH TEAMS, LET'S NOT FORGET WE ARE SHEARPOINTED TO DEATH. WE ARE TOLD THAT INFORMATION IS THERE. IT IS ON SHAREPOINT. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEARCH ONE PLACE AND FIND IT. I

122SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO SEARCH FOR IT IN THERE. ONE ACTIONABLE THING WE CAN ACTUALLY GET IF ONE SPOT OF -- FOR TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS OF WHERE EVERYBODY IS AT ONE TIME. AND SO THAT I -- I DON'T HAVE TO GUESS ON WHAT IS GOING ON IN THERE. SECONDLY, WITH MY MINUTE LEFT, I AM GOING TO CHOOSE TO BE POSITIVE. THAT IS A CHANGE, RIGHT. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT MY KIDS SCHOOL CLAYWELL. IT WAS BROUGHT KIND OF DOWN IN TERMS OF PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THEIR KIDS FROM THEIR A-RATED SCHOOL WHICH I CAN AGREE TO A POINT, RIGHT. IT SOUNDS GOOD, BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL COMMUNITY THAT CLAYWELL HAS. IT HAS A SWEETHEART DANCE. AND WHERE THE PARENTS AND KIDS JUST GO OUT THERE AND HAVE FUN. A FREIGHT TIME.

123WE JUST DID THAT LAST WEEK. UP JUST CHAPERONED MY KIDS' TRIP TO KENNEDY SPACE CENTER WHICH WAS AMAZING. AND I WISH I HAD A CHANCE TO DO THAT AS A KID. THEY DO A SPRING FLING WHICH IS A FUND PRAISER, BUT IT IS FUN FOR EVERYBODY. A REALLY GREAT SCHOOL. AND LET ME JUST TELL YOU, THAT THERE ARE TEACHERS GIVING UP THEIR OWN TIME EVERY SINGLE TIME. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO FIND THAT. I DON'T THINK YOU WILL FIND THAT AT ANY OTHER SCHOOLS. PTA MOMS AND EVERYBODY ELSE, BUT TEACHERS TAKING THEIR TIME TO DO IT AND I WANTED TO PRAISE THEM FOR IT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR EMPLOYEE INPUT. WE WILL RETURN TO OUR AGENDA, 6.01, BUDGET AMOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JANUARY 31, TWO 23. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. Addison Davis:

124YES, MADAM CHAIR. TRANSFER TO OUR CFO MISS JOHNSON. THANK YOU SUPERINTENDENT AND CONSTITUENTS. GO OVER THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL MONTH AND JANUARY 2023. A BRIEF PRESENTATION. AS ALWAYS WE START WITH ADOPTED BUDGET AND $1,656 MILLION. TOTAL EXPENDITURES WHEN WE ADOPTED THIS BUDGET WAS $1,650,000. AND SURPLUS WAS 16.8. OUR BEGINNING FUND WAS 186.1. WE WERE PROJECTING AN ENDING FUND BALANCE FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 202 MILLION -- 202.9 MILLION. THIS SPREADSHEET THAT HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION IS.THE THIRD CALCULATION WE RECEIVED FROM THE STATE. HIM PACTED THIS OVERALL BUDGET. AS YOU CAN SEE COLUMN A IS THE FIRST CALCULATION AND COLUMN B THE SECOND CALCULATION FROM THE STATE. WE DID A COMPARISON AND OVERALL STATE, THE UNWEIGHTED FTE OF 1185 STUDENTS. OTHER CATEGORICAL FINDING AND TOTAL REDUCTION OF $16.4 MILLION. PART OF THAT WAS THE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT

125SCHOLARSHIP THAT TOOK AN OVERALL, $75.6 MILLION. THE ACTUAL COUNT NUMBER CAME IN A REDUCTION OF $82.1 MILLION. TOTAL DECREASE OF $6.4 MILLION FOR FAMILY EMPOWERMENT. SO THE OVERALL IMPACT FROM THE STATE IN OUR REVENUES FOR HILLSBOROUGH WAS 16.4. BUT CHARTER SCHOOL IS IT A PROJECTION. THE PROJECTION AT THAT TIME WAS $282 MILLION. OVERALL PROJECTION AT $258 MILLION, TO $23.8 MILLION SHORT OF THEIR PROJECTION. SO WE HAVE A SURPLUS IN OUR REVENUE OF $7.4 MILLION FOR HILLSBOROUGH. BUT YOU KNOW THE CALCULATIONS ARE GOING TO CHANGE IN FEBRUARY BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER COUNT. SO THE NEXT PRESENTATION WILL BE MAKING ADJUSTMENT TO OUR OVERALL REVENUE. COLUMN B SHOWS THE DECEMBER 21 AMENDMENT AND COLUMN C HAS JAN31 AMOUNT. GIVING US A SURPLUS AS OF JANUARY 31 OF $24.2 MILLION AND PROJECTED ENDING FUND BALANCE FOR THE YEAR

126IN JUNE 30, 2023 OF $210.3 MILLION FUND BALANCE COMPARED TO THE 202 WE HAD PREVI PREVIOUSLY. THAT'S IT, YOU GUYS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO IT. Addison Davis: TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DID I DO THAT? I HOPE NOT. THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE FUND BALANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, THE PROJECTED, FROM JULY TO JANUARY, THOSE ARE THE ACTUALS. AT THE END OF JANUARY $436.8 MILLION IN FUND BALANCE. YOU CAN SEE OUR PROJECTIONS FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH JUNE WILL SHOW -- A DECREASE OF EXPENDITURES WITH A ENDING FUND BALANCE OF $202.4 MILLION PROJECTED. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE, BY THE WAY, THE SER MOVEMENTS NOR THE NEGOTIATIONS THAT WE ARE STILL AT IMPASSE FOR. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE CASH BALANCES FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. THE RED IS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR '21. TEAL FOR

127KISS CAL YEAR '22. DARK BLUE IS '23. YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH MORE CASH WE HAD OVER THE LAST -- OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. DECEMBER WAS OUR HIGHEST MONTH ENDING CASH BALANCE OF $691 MILLION. AND YOU CAN SEE IT STARTS DECREASING AS THE EXPENDITURES START CATCHING UP. PROJECTION FOR THE CASH $249 MILLION AT THE END OF JUNE 30. THIS SLIDE JUST COMPARES THE -- THE FUND BALANCE. ENDING FUND $436.7 MILLION. AND STILL PROJECT END OF JUNE $310.3 MILLION IN FUND PAL AND DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ESSER AND WHERE WE ARE AT IMPASSE FOR NEGOTIATIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? Henry "Shake" Washington: I NEED A MOTION -- -- I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEMC 6.01. A MOTION BY MEMBER VAUGHN AND A SECOND BY MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER GRAY. YOU PULLED THE ITEM. Lynn

128Gray: I CERTAINLY DID. THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. I HAVE A BIT OF A CONVERSATION BUT ALSO A REQUEST. I APPRECIATE YOUR ASTUTENESS TO THE FINANCIAL ABILITY THAT OUR DISTRICT HAVE MONTHLY AND ALSO I DO BELIEVE WE WILL GO UP ONE NOTCH ON THE FUND BALANCE BECAUSE OF YOUR -- YOUR VERY DEDICATED WORK FOR THE FISCAL PLAN YOU PUT TOGETHER, MISS JOHNSON. I AM ALSO IN TALKS WITH THE FLORIDA POLICY INSTITUTE, DR. NOREEN DELARD. AND HERE ARE SOME REQUESTS. AND LET ME BRING THEM TO YOU. WE TALK OF OUR SB -- THE ONE -- THE VOUCHER BILL. THE UNIVERSAL VOUCHER BELL AND 202. WHAT SHE HAS SAID -- AND THIS IS IN WRITING WHEN IT IS SIGNED INTO LAW WHICH WE SHOULD HAVE EVERY EXPECTATION IT WILL BE THAT. MAYBE TRANSPORTATION IN 202. BUT THE FUNDING

129IN SUPPORT WILL EXCEED -- THIS IS A QUOTE, EXCEED THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS DISTRICT BUDGET AND THERE WILL BE MORE VOUCHER SCHOLARSHIPS THEN THERE ARE STUDENTS IN HILLSBOROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHICH COMPRISE ONE OF THE LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE NATION. AND THIS IS -- IN ADDITION TO THE 10% THAT WE ALREADY HAVE FOR THE FEFP MINUS FROM THE CHARTER SCHOOLS. THIS PARTICULAR INSTITUTE WHICH -- THIS WAS JUST PRESENTED A FEW DAYS AGO AND UPDATED SAYS THAT IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, IT WILL GO UP TO 30%. 30% WILL BE ALONG WITH THE LOSS OF THE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP AND THE OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS, WILL PUT US WAY IN SERIOUS FINANCIAL CONDITION. AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW THIS. OR IF WE DON'T, I NEED TO SHARE ALL THIS DATA WITH EVERY BOARD MEMBER IF THAT IS OKAY WITH

130THE SUNSHINE LAW. BUT I WANT TO REQUEST, MISS JOHNSON, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW STAFF MEMBERS -- NOT IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY ARE ALREADY GETTING LETTERS INVITING STUDENTS TO COME TO THE PRIVATE SCHOOL. 143 PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN TAMPA AND THEY WILL BE A LOT MORE AND ADDITIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS. THESE REQUESTS WILL HAVE A MOVEMENT OF STUDENTS THAT WILL BE EXTREMELY SEVERE. IT WILL BE REFLECTEDED IN A FUND BALANCE, BECAUSE WE WILL LOSE FT ES LOSE FTE CHEEKS IN THE SEATS. I REQUEST A FUND BALANCE EQUIVALENT OF 5,000 STUDENT LOSS, A 10,000 STUDENT LOSS AND A 15,000 STUDENT LOSS. AND I WILL STAY, AND I AM REMINDED OF ARIZONA AND PHOENIX, THE UNIVERSITY VOUCHER PLAN IS VERY SIM HARE TO WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN FLORIDA. VERY SIMILAR TO KANSAS CITY. NOT UNUSUAL THAT IT

131IS THROUGHOUT CERTAIN STATES. IT WILL BE HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT. HOPEFULLY THE HOME SCHOOL WILL HAVE A DEBATE AS MANY OF YOU KNOW IN THE NEWS PAPER TODAY. IT DOES INCLUDE HOME COOLERS AS WELL. ALL THIS IS TO SAY THE -- AND THE REQUEST -- THE FORMAL REQUEST. ALL THIS IS TO SAY THE BIGGER PICTURE IS THE REALITY OF ALL THESE SCENARIOS AND THESE PLANS WILL NOT REALLY BE RELEVANT -- FINANCIALLY RELEVANT. BECAUSE WHEN YOU DEAL WITH A 5,000, 10,000-STUDENT LOSS BECAUSE GOING TO PRIVATE AND/OR CHARTER SCHOOLS. WE WILL BE HURTING. WITHIN A YEAR IN PHOENIX, THAT HAD THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL BOARD HAD A TRAUMATIC TIME IN PAYING THE BILLS THE FIRST YEAR. SO I WANT US AS BOARD MEMBERS -- AND I WILL CERTAIN IF I GET PERMISSION FROM MR. PORTER, I WANT BOOED

132MEMBERS TO SEE THE SCENARIOS AS -- IN REAL TIME. BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS -- SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHEN WE ARE DOING RECOMMENDATIONS AND I DO RESPECT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE COMMUNITY INPUT. BUT I THINK THE FINANCIAL REALITY WILL DEFINITELY MOVE THESE SCENARIOS IN A WHOLE DIFFERENT DIRECTION. AND -- I HAVE 29 SECONDS. THANK YOU. IF WE REALLY WANT TO BE PROACTIVE AND MORE REALISTIC, THEN I WOULD SUGGEST -- MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO PUT OFF THIS REDISTRICTING, REBOUNDARY UNTIL WE KNOW FOR SURE IN MAY WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH THESE VOUCHERS BECAUSE THAT WILL CHANGE EVERY SCENARIO KNOWN TO MANKIND IN THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. OKAY. SO I JUST WANT TO KIND OF CLARIFY FOR

133PEOPLE MY UNDERSTANDING. BECAUSE WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THIS STUFF AND THE BUDGET AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. SO BASED ON OUR COUNT, WE LOST MONEY BECAUSE THE FAMILY EMPOWERFUL PART OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CAME PACK AND SAID THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE MORE STUDENTS WHO USED VOUCHERS THAN WE HAD ANTICIPATED. THAT LED TO $16 MILLION REDUCTION IN THE BUDGET? NO, LED TO THE $6.4 MILLION. Jessica Vaughn: 6.4 MILLION. BUT THERE WERE -- OTHER CATEGORIES. OTHER CATEGORICALS. FTE. LOST 1875 STUDENTS. Jessica Vaughn: WHEN WE TALK OF CHARTER SCHOOLS AND SAY THERE WAS A REDUCTION. WHAT IT REALLY MEANS IS FOR HOW MANY THEY HAVE PROJECTED. SO FAR WITH THE COUNT, THERE WERE LESS THAN WHAT THEY HAD PROJECTED. DOESN'T MEAN THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS NECESSARILY ARE GETTING LESS STUDENTS, MEANS LESS THE PROJECTION

134THAT THEY HAD PROJECTED FOR. SOME PEOPLE GET CONFUSED ABOUT THAT. CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE HAVING LESS PARTICIPATION, BUT LESS THAN THEY PROJECTED. WE ANTICIPATE ON THE NEXT COUNT THAT NUMBER MIGHT CHANGE AGAIN BOTH WITH FAMILY EMPOWERMENT AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE CHARTER SCHOOLS NUMBERS. THAT'S CORRECT VAUGHN VAN I WANT TOP CLARIFY FOR PEOPLE WATCHING PANNED UNDERSTANDING IF WE ARE SAYING WE HAVE A LOSS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE IS WHAT EFFECTS OUR BUDGET THE MOST ARE SCHOLARSHIPS. COMPETITION WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS AND OUR VACANCIES. RIGHT. WE TALK A LOT ABOUT RIGHT NOW HOW OUR FUND BALANCE HAS BEEN HEALTHY AND WE BUILT THAT UP BECAUSE OF OUR VACANCIES. YOU BUILT INTO THE BUDGET THOSE JOBS IT SHALL. THE FIRST YEAR WE HAVE VACANCIES AS PART OF OUR BUDGET. Jessica Vaughn: I ALSO

135WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WE HAD A CONVERSATION AND YOU WOULD LIKE THE VACANCIES TO BE FELLED. PEOPLE IN OUR SCHOOLS, TAKING CARE OF OUR CHILDREN. THE GOAL IS FILL THAT VACANCIES. BASED ON CAPACITY OF THE STUDENTS AND STUDENT COUNT, WE SHOULD BE AT FULL CAPACITY. Jessica Vaughn: WE HAVE THOSE VACANCIES AND ABLE TO SAVE THAT MONEY, RIGHT, WHICH IS NICE, BUILD UP A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR US, IT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM WE HAD AND SEEN AS A DISTRICT THAT MEMBER.GRAY IS CONCERNED THAT ONCE HB 1 PASSES, WE WON'T HAVE ENOUGH REVENUE TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING AND WE HAVE TO KEEP DIPPING INTO TOWER FUND BALANCE, BUT HONESTLY THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR YEARS, RIGHT. WE HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH REVENUE COMING IN WHETHER WE WERE

136OVERSTAFFED OR WE HAD TOO MANY EMPLOYEES. WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH REVENUE COMING IN. AND SO WE RELIED ON OUR FUND BALANCE QUITE A BIT AND KIND OF WHERE WE HAVE GOTTEN HERE. SO AS MUCH AS IT IS GREAT TO TALK ABOUT SAVINGS IN OUR FUND BALANCE AND BUILDING UP A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE, IF WE ARE NOT FOCUSED ON THE REVENUE PIECE AND ADVOCATING FOR SUBSTANTIAL REVENUE CHANGES EACH YEAR THAT WILL HELP SUPPORT OUR BUDGET, WE ARE JUST EITHER BUILDING UP OR EATING AWAY AT A FUND BALANCE THAT REALLY THAT MONEY IS AIMED TOWARD ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES BEING IN THOSE SCHOOLS TAKING CARE OF OUR CHILDREN. YES FUNDED WITH A CERTAIN CAPACITY OF CERTAIN NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND WHAT WE BUILD OUR BUDGET WITH. Jessica Vaughn: WHEEL WE AS A SCHOOL BOARD HAVE A LIMITED

137AMOUNT OF THINGS WE CAN DO WHETHER IT IS REBOUNDRYING AND LOOKING THE POSITIONS WE HAVE TO CUT IN OUR SCHOOLS ONLY SO WE CAN DO IS NOT ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR SCHOOLS, THAT'S CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. Jessica Vaughn: WANT TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND CLARITY AND OFTENTIMES WE NEED TO TALK OF SUBSTANTIAL MONEY EVERY SINGLE YEAR AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN OUR REOCCURRING COST NO MATTER HOW HEALTHY THE FUND BALANCE IT AND DON'T HAVE ENOUGH REVENUE TO SUSTAIN OUR DISTRICT IT WILL DISAPPEAR ANYWAY AND HOPEFULLY FULFILL THOSE POSITIONS AND NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THAT MONEY TOWARD OUR FUND BALANCE. WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. YOU ARE WELCOME. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER RENDON. Patti Rendon: I WANT TO CLARIFY A

138COUPLE OF THINGS SO I HAVE THE SAME THOUGHT PROCESS. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY FROM OUR CONVERSATION IN THE PAST, OUR STATE FUNDING AND FUNDING WE GET PER STUDENT CATEGORICALS IS 65% OF OUR OVERALL BUDGET. AM I CORRECT ON THAT? THAT'S CORRECT. Patti Rendon: WHEN WE TALK OF THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WE PROVIDE IN OUR DISTRICT AND STILL BUILDING ON THAT FUND BALANCE. THOUGH WE ARE BUILDING ON THAT FUND BALANCE AND SOME ARE VACANCIES. WE ARE PULLING FROM OUR FUND BALANCE WHERE WE CAN GET A GRANT OR OTHER SOURCE OF FUNDING AND NOT USE SOME OTHER FUNDING THAT WE GET FROM THE STATE, AM I CORRECT? WE UTILIZE THE FUND BALANCE WHEN NECESSARY BECAUSE OF ONE TIME. Patti Rendon: OKAY. SO IT IS NOT JUST THE MONEY WE ARE BRINGING IN. IT IS MANY MORE THINGS

139THAT ARE CREATING OUR BUDGET. SO WE AS A BOARD ARE IN CONTROL OF APPROVING THE FUNDS IN THE DITCH CATEGORICALS AND WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT PROVE. BECAUSE WE CAN PRIORITIZE WHICH THINGS ARE IMPORTANT AND WE CAN STILL BUILD OUR FUND BALANCE WITH WHAT WE APPROVE, AM I CORRECT? BASED ON THE BOARD, YES. Patti Rendon: AND SO -- ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME EARLIER IS A STATEMENT IN PUBLIC THAT OUR FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT HAS NOT REVIEWED ANY OTHER SCENARIO EXCEPT FOR SCENARIO 4. THAT'S CORRECT? WE DID TWO AND FOUR. Patti Rendon: THANK YOU. WE IS IT NOT LOOK AT WHAT THREE REALLY WAS. WHERE DID WE COME UP WITH THOSE FIGURES OF WHAT MONEY WE WOULD SAVE. Addison Davis: MR. FARKAS, YOU WANT TOP SPEAK WHAT THEY DID RELATED TO THE STUDIOS. THEY GOT THE

140INFORMATION FROM BUT AVERAGE COST. WHAT THEY DID FOR ACTUAL COST FOR TWO AND FOUR, THE REAL PRINCIPAL'S STALLRY AND ASSISTANT -- TOOK THE AVERAGE PRINCIPAL SALARY AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ACROSS THE BOARD. THEY DID IT ON AVERAGE COST OPPOSED TO ACTUAL COSTS. Patti Rendon: I WANT TOP CLARIFY THAT. SAVINGS IS BASE ON PERSONNEL WE WILL STILL NEED BECAUSE WE DO NOT LOSE STUDENTS. Addison Davis: THROUGH THE CHAIR, WE DO NOT NEED PERSONNEL. AND VACANCIES FROM REMATERIALS. INDIVIDUALS THAT TRANSITION TO OTHER PROFESSIONALS -- OTHER CAREERS. AS ATTRITION TAKES PLACE, THOSE INDIVIDUALS AT THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL, FROM A TEACHER'S PERSPECTIVE, WILL TRANSFER OVER, SO WILL THE ADMINISTRATION. YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO PAY FOR A PREN PALATE THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL. LAST YEAR I THINK WE HAD CHANGES IN 30 PLUS PRINCIPALS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. A NUMBER OF

141INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE RETIRING AND MOVING TO DIFFERENT PROFESSIONS AND THOSE WILL BE ABLE TO TRANSITION PERSONNEL AND HAVE THOSE SAVINGS AT OUR SCHOOLS WE DO -- FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT DO NOT HAVE CONTACT TIME FOR STUDENTS. ANY TEACHERS' SALARIES AND SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES WERE TRANSITIONED TO THE SCHOOL AND CLOSE TO 1,000 VACANCIES IN INSTRUCTIONAL AND INDIANA CONSTRUCTIONAL. OF WHAT WE ARE GOING TO REPURPOSE. Patti Rendon: OKAY, ANY -- WHAT OTHER ADDITIONAL SAVINGS WILL WE HAVE BY MAKING ANY OF THE SCENARIOS, ESPECIALLY SCENARIO 4 AT YOUR POINT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION. WHAT IN SCENARIO 4, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OUR STAFF, WHAT OTHER SAVINGS WILL BE SIGNIFICANT TAFZ DAVIS BIGGEST THING IS TRANSPORTATION. 5.3 MILLIONIEDED FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION COST THAT WE WILL ELIMINATE FROM RUNNING ROUTES AND NOT FULLY REPURPOSING OF SCHOOLS BUT THE REROUTES NOT MOVING STUDENTS CLOSER

142TO THEIR COMMUNITIES IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS. Patti Rendon: THANK YOU. I. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER RENDON. I ACTUALLY HAD OTHER QUESTIONS AND SINCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WHEN TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET. AND I SAW THE OTHER KAY THAT TAMPA IS THE NUMBER ONE HIGHEST INFLATION IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY HERE IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. SO MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, WHEN YOU SEE THE RATE OF INFLATION BEING THE HIGHEST, WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE PER PUPIL INCREASE AND BASAL OCCASION JOB. IF WE ARE LUCKY $122 PER CHILD THAT WILL BRING US UP TO $8453 PER CHILD. SO MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT THESE POWER -- YOU KNOW ALL THESE SCHOLARSHIPS, FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND YOU SAID YOU ANALYZED SCENARIO

143TWO AND FOUR. AND WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT TRANSPORTATION, IS THE TRANSPORTATION COST DOUBLE THE SAVINGS IN SCENARIO TWO COMPARED TO FOUR? AND THAT MEANS THAT STUDENTS ARE TRAVELING LESS DISTANCE, RIGHT. THE IDEA IS THE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO SCHOOLS THAT ARE CLOSER TO THEM. SO NOT ONLY ARE WE SAVING DOUBLE THE TRANSPORTATION, CHILDREN ARE NOT MOVING AS FAR. SO DO YOU NOT THEY THE EXTRA $5.2 MILLION IS SIGNIFICANT WHEN YOU HAVE TEACHERS COMING UP HERE AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE A SALARY FOR IN YEAR. WE STILL HAVEN'T NEGOTIATED THAT. AND NOW WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEXT YEAR. DO YOU NOT THINK THE 5.2 MILLION DIFFERENCE IS SIGNIFICANT? OR DO YOU FIND IT INSIGNIFICANT? TALKING TO A FINANCE PERSON, EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS TO ME. SO I DON'T KNOW -- I MEAN -- THAT IS NOT. Addison

144Davis: I CAN ANSWER THIS. ANY DOLLAR THAT WE SAVE IS SIGNIFICANT IN BEING ABLE TO GENERATE DOLLARS INTERNALLY TO PROPERLY PAY OUR EMPLOYEES. SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO. WE ARE APPRECIATE LAST YEAR WITH THE ABOUT,SA AND THE INCREASE OF ALLOCATIONS THROUGHOUT EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT, CAME WITH A CAVEAT OF $15 PER HOUR. THAT JUST COMPRESSED OUR SALARY SCHEDULE. WE HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO ADDRESS THAT FROM THE SUPPORT EMPLOYEE WHICH IS 17 STEPS THAT ARE COMPRESSED AND WILLS FROM AN INSTRUCTIONAL PERSPECTIVE SEVEN STEPS COMPRESSED AS WELL. FOR US OVER PROCESS IS IMPORTANT FOR US AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PUT IT WITHIN OUR BUDGET. AS IT RELATES TO HOUSE BILL ONE, WE DON'T KNOW THE IMPACT UNTIL THE TEN-DAY COUNT. WE DON'T KNOW THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR OR THE

145SUMMER HOW HOUSE BILL 1 IMPACTS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO WAIT AND NOT MOVE FORWARD AND SAVE EVERY DOLLAR AND CENT THAT WE CAN. WE ALSO NEED TO BE ABLE TO PUT MONEY IN A MARKETING FIRM TO HELP US BE ABLE TO MARKET OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND RECRUIT KIDS AND TELL OUR STORY WHICH IN EDUCATION HISTORICALLY WE HAVEN'T DONE A VERY GOOD JOB BECAUSE TOO BUSY ROLLING UP OUR SLEEVES AND HELPING CHILDREN EVERY DAY WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS. Nadia Combs: MY THOUGHT IS, IF THIS IS NOT GOODBYE TO BE IMPLEMENTED FOR THE YEAR, WHAT IS THE RUSH TO GET HALF THE A SAVINGS. THAT IS MY CONCERN. WE KEEP HEARING THAT SCENARIO 4 IS THE ONLY ONE ANALYZED AND LOOKS LIKE SCENARIO 2 IS -- WHAT IS THE RUSH TO SAVE $5 MILLION WHEN

146COULD BE SOMETHING LIKE $10 MILLION. I AM TALKING JUST WITH -- JUST WITH THE BUSING. I AM NOT TALKING OF THE REPURPOSING. COMPLETELY SEPARATE. HOW THAT IMPACTS, BECAUSE REALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU ARE GOING FROM 36,000 MILES SAVINGS TO 62,456 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, ALMOST DOUBLE, BUT KIDS ARE TRAVELING LESS. SO THAT IS WHERE I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING. YOU ARE SAVING MORE MONEY AND TRAVELING -- KIDS ARE TRAVELING LESS. BETTER FOR STUDENTS. ARE WE JUST NOT DOING IT BECAUSE -- ARE WE THEY OF THE ENTER DISTRICT OR JUST LOOKING AT WHAT IS GOOD FOR RIGHT NOW? >Addison Davis: HOW THAT THE CLEAR, I GUESS THIS IS TURNING OUT TO BE A BOUNDARY -- Jim Porter: IF I CAN INTERRUPT AT SOME POINT -- THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION. AND A SPECIAL CALLED

147BOARD -- YOU HAVE A ITEM OF BUDGET AMENDMENT. ABOUT TO BE FAR FIELD. I DON'T KNOW IF THE SUPERINTENDENT IS PREPARED TONIGHT. I THINK MAYBE ONE OF THESE THINGS IF YOU FOCUS ON THIS AGENDA ITEM AND THE CONVERSATION IS MORE APPROPRIATE WHEN YOU HAVE THE SPECIAL CALLED BOARD MEETING. Addison Davis: I WILL ADDRESS THIS QUESTION AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO THIS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS BOARD CHALLENGED -- NOT CHALLENGED BUT ASKED US TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN ADDRESS OUR OVERUTILIZED SCHOOLS AND UNDERUTILIZED SCHOOLS. WE ENGAGE WITH THE A VENDOR, SIX OF THE MEMBERS CURRENTLY HERE AND MISS RENDON NOT BEING HERE TO DO THIS ANALYSIS. BACK IN NOVEMBER TO COME AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH MULTIPLE SCENARIOS. THIS BOARD CHALLENGED ME TO, YOU KNOW WHAT, ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, LISTEN TO FEEDBACK.

148IN THAT PROCESS AN MANY ONE ON O ONES WITH BOARD MEMBERS, MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS, A CONTINUOUS THEME, SLOW IT DOWN, LISTEN FOR FEEDBACK AND LET'S MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT THIS DISTRICT IN A WAY TO WELL UTILIZE SCHOOLS AND ON THE SAME TOKEN BE FISCAL RESPONSIBLE IN THIS PROCESS. HENCE HOW THIS TEAM WORKED TO LEVERAGE FEEDBACK AND BUILD ADDITIONAL SCENARIO THAT WOULD BE LEAST DISRUPTIVE AS MUCH AS WE COULD. WE KNOW WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. AND I AM TELLING YOU, WHILE WE ARE TALKING OF FINANCES, I URGE THIS BOARD TO TAKE ACTION. DO NOT PAUSE. DO NOT PUT THIS OFF. WE HAVE WORKED THIS FOR MANY MONTHS. WE HAVE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS IN THE SUNSHINE. THROUGH ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS, THROUGH COMMUNITY FEEDBACK IN ORDER FOR

149US TO MOVE FORWARD. THAT PROCESS, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOLISTICALLY WHAT WE MUST DO. A MULTIPHASE PROJECT. HOUSE BILL 1 WILL FURTHER US TO HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS OF UNDERUTILIZED SCHOOLS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, MEANING A YEAR FROM NOW TO BE ABLE TO COME UP AND HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS. I PUSH TO SAY THAT WE ALSO HAVE TO THINK OF WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH MAGNET SCHOOLS TO UNDERUTILIZE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE NEED MULTIPLE PHASED CONVERSATIONS. AND NEED TO IMPLEMENT PLANS THAT WILL EASE THIS COMMUNITY INTO IT. WE HAVE HEARD VERY LOUDLY THROUGH OUR COMMUNICATIONS WHAT SCENARIOS THEY LEANING AND DON'T LIKE. SOME LOUDER THAN ANOTHER CERTAIN PARTS OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT; HOWEVER, DOESN'T THEY GAIT THE FACT THAT SUPERINTENDENT ADVICEN TO THIS COMMUNITY. AS SUPERINTENDENT, EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WE WANT TO MOVE AS

150AGGRESSIVE AS WE CAN AND SAVE AS MUCH MONEY AS WE CAN. I HAVE DONE THAT AS ELOQUENTLY AS I CAN IN THE LAST THREE YEARS AND THE TEAM IS AT THIS POINT TO USE THE SCENARIO TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR KIDS. IF THE BOARD WISHES TO TAKE ADDITIONAL STANCES TO ADD AN INCLUSIVE, LET US KNOW. WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO DO WHAT IS BEST WITH THIS DISTRICT OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY CAN HOLD. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. TO YOUR CREDIT, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, BRINGING THE BOUNDARY CHANGE CONVERSATION -- I AM NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING MORE. -- BUT BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD OF -- AS OF FOUR MONTHS AGO, IT ALMOST WOULD SEEM THAT YOU ARE BEING VERY PROACTIVE.

151WHEN I GIVE YOU THIS INFORMATION OR SHARING IT WITH THE BOARD WITH HOUSE BILL 1 AND 202. BEING PROACTIVE IS BETTER THAN BEING REACTIVE. MY QUESTION, MISS JOHNSON AND WE WILL GO BACK TO THE SAME REQUEST, BUT HOW WILL -- AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER NOW BECAUSE YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE ANSWER, BUT SUPPOSE HOUSE BILL 1, THE UNIVERSAL VOUCHER BELL AND 202. CAN YOU SHARE -- NOT AT THIS SECOND, HOW IT WILL AFFECT OUR FUND BALANCE. BECAUSE WE NEED TO KNOW -- WE NEED TO HAVE THIS PRO ACTIVITY NOT BY THE MONTH BUT BY EVERY THREE, FOUR MONTHS. AND I THINK THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING TO BE PREPARED AND I DON'T WANT A SHOT. NEITHER DO THE BOARD MEMBERS, BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR FLORIDA LEGISLATURE. CAN'T

152KEEP SORRY, MR. PORTER, BUT ONE REVOLVES WITH THE OTHER. VOUCHERS ARE VOUCHERS. GO AHEAD, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I WILL BE QUIET. Addison Davis: THROUGH THE CHAIR, FOR US, WE CAN DO A MODEL OF THE 5,000, 10,000, 15,000 REDUCTION IN OUR FTE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF ACTUAL MONEY NOT GENERATED AND WHAT OUR IMPACT WILL BE ON THE SCHOOLS. OPENLY WE HAVE TO BE VERY CLEAR. AS THAT YOU DO A 5,000, 10,000, 15,000 IMPACT. THAT WILL COME WITH US BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT THE LOSS OF PERSONNEL AS WELL. BECAUSE STUDENTS GENERATE RESOURCES AND COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY IF WE LOSE $15 MILLION. THERE WILL BE $15 MILLION WORTH OF PERSONNEL AND OR OTHER CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO ELIMINATE IN AN EFFORT TO STAY BACK IN BALANCE

153FOR WHAT WE ACTUALLY GENERATE AND WHAT WE ACTUALLY EXPEND. NOSE GO HAND IN HAND EVERY SINGLE DAY. NOT GOING BACK TWO YEARS AGO. IF THIS IMPACTS OF LOSING STUDENTS WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT PLAN AS WELL. Lynn Gray: THE BOND RATING. WE ARE A F-3, THAT'S CORRECT? A MACHINE 3? A TRIPLE NEGATIVE FUND BALANCE. YOU DIDN'T WANT ME TO SAY IT THAT WAY. NEGATIVE OUTLOOK. Addison Davis: A WATCH. WE ARE ON NEGATIVE WATCH AND NOW ON NEGATIVE OUTLOOK. THAT IS AN UPGRADE YES, IT IS. Lynn Gray: WITH THAT FLAVOR GIVEN US TO ON THIS REPORT ON THE BOND RATING, WE DO KNOW AND SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS KNOWS ALL TOO WELL AND I BELIEVE MEMBER COMBS YOU WENT TO -- IF YOU DIDN'T GO TO NEW YORK TO THE BOND AGENCY, YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT

154WHEN WE -- WHEN THEY EXPECT FOR US AS A BOARD, AS A SUPERINTENDENT SO SHOW FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP, RECOGNIZING THE BOUNDARY, BUT THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE BOARD RIGHT NOW AND LOOKING AT SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS AND HOW WE ARE TENDING TO THIS BOUNDARY CHANGE OR ATTENDING. BOND RATINGS ARE IMPORTANT. MISS JOHNSON BECAUSE I HAVE ANOTHER MEN, TELL US WHY A HIGH BOND RATING IS BETTER THAN A NEGATIVE BOND RATING. I KNOW VENDOR CAUSE. GIVE US A BETTER SNAPSHOT. IMPACT OVERALL THE DISTRICT BORROWING. IF WE WANT TO BORROW MONEY AND INTEREST RATE IF WE EVER GO TO THE TABLE TO BUILD FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OR TO BORROW MONEY. OUR INTEREST RATE WILL BE AT A HIGHER RATE. GREY GRAY CORRECT. AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO KEEP IN THEIR MIND AS WELL INCLUDING ME. DON. THANK YOU

155MADAM CLEAR. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. MEMBER GRAE IS RIGHT, YOU GO TO NEW YORK. A TOUGH MEETING AND YOU SIT IN FRONT OF THEM AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT TOUGH DECISIONS YOU MADE AND THE BOUNDARIES WILL BE A TOUGH DECISION, BUT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THOSE TYPE OF DECISIONS. SO -- IN A WAY FOR US TO SHOW THAT WE ARE DEMONSTRATED THAT WE ARE TRYING TOWER HARDEST TO DIG OURSELVES OUT OF THE HOLE AND I WILL TAKE EVERY SMALL VICTORY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHEN IT COMES TO. THERE HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A DISCUSSION OF US LOSING STUDENTS THAT -- OR LOSING THE PROJECTED STUDENTS AND I GUESS FROM ME, I THINK TO MYSELF, ARE WE OFFERING THE VERY BEST OPTIONS SO WE ARE

156THE FIRST CHOICE WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATING SOMEBODY'S CHILD. I KNOW WE HAVE IMPROVED A GREAT DEAL IN THAT REGARD, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, BUT WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE MORE TO DO. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE FAMILIES ARE LEAVING TO USE SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS AND MOVING TO CHARTERS MORE THAN LIKELY IN AREAS WHERE SCHOOLS ARE HABITUALLY, YOU KNOW, UNDERPERFORMING, THAT THEY ARE REALLY STRUGGLING AND COMES AFTER IN SOME INSTANCES GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES EXPERIENCING STRUGGLING SCHOOLS THAT, YOU KNOW, MANY OF THESE FAMILIES HAVE NO OTHER WAY OUT OF STRUGGLING SCHOOLS THAN SCHOLARSHIPS OR CHARTERS. SO FOR SOME FAMILIES, IT ACTUALLY EQUALS THE PLAYING FIELD. WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS IMPROVE ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. WHEN WE TALK OF EQUITY AND, YOU KNOW, NO MATTER WHAT ZIP CODE A CHILD LIVES IN, THEY HAVE THE

157RIGHT FOR A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION. IT SHOULD BE AN EXPECTATION. IT SHOULD BE A REALITY. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT IS ON US, YOU KNOW, AND WE HAVE TO DO BETTER AT THAT. WE HAVE TO MARKET THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE PHENOMENAL PROGRAMS TO KEEP OUR FAMILIES. SO I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE ARE OFFERING THE MOST HIGH QUALITY CHOICE, THAN HB 1 AND ANY OTHER LAW IS NOT GOING TO, YOU KNOW, CAUSE FAMILIES TO FLEE. WE NEED TO REALLY FOCUS ON IMPROVING EVERY SCHOOL IN OUR DISTRICT. AND I KNOW IT IS VERY CHALLENGING BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF CONFOUNDING VARIABLES THAT IMPACT SCHOOLS THAT WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER AS A TEACHER, AS A SUPERINTENDENT, AS BOARD MEMBERS. AND YOU KNOW, SO, AS WE ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS AROUND FUNDING, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE.

158AND I APPRECIATE CREATE MY BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS AROUND THAT. WE ALSO NEED TO HAVE PARALLEL CONVERSATIONS AROUND, OKAY, HOW WILL WE BE MORE COMPETITIVE. HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE -- WHAT WE ARE DOING IS GOING TO BE THE VERY BEST AND THE FIRST CHOICE FOR FAMILIES. AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MADE GREAT STRIDES IN THAT AGAIN, BUT WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE A BIT TO GO. AND YOU KNOW, AND QUICKLY, AND I AM NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE BOUNDARY STUFF, BUT, YOU KNOW. THERE WAS -- IF YOU HAVE LOOKED AT SCENARIO 2 SINCE OUR LAST CONVERSATION, AND GIVEN INPUT, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN UPDATED NUMBER ON SAVINGS, PAUSE I DOUBT THAT IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS W X Y SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE SINCE THEY DIDN'T USE ANY

159INFORMATION. BREAK DOWN THE SAVINGS AS WELL AS REOCCURRING SAVINGS AND JUST EXPENSE SAVINGS. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOOK AT THAT NUMBER. I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT I WILL SAVE MY BOUNDARY COMMENTS FOR ANOTHER TEAM. BUT THAT IS SCENARIO TWO OBVIOUSLY YOU LOOKED AT SINCE WE HAD THE WORKSHOP. I WOULD LIKE AN UPDATED NUMBER THAT IS MORE ACCURATE THAN THE ONE -- AND YOU KNOW, IN ALL FAIRNESS, YOU KNOW, MR. SUPERINTENDENT, YOU HAVE SLOWED TO DOWN. YOU HAVE GOTTEN FEEDBACK FROM FAMILIES. AND, YOU KNOW, HE THINKS -- TO CHOOSE A SCENARIO THAT DOESN'T HAVE FEEDBACK IS A DISSERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. COMB KOMEN THANK YOU, ME MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. I AM STILL CONFUSED AND FRUSTRATED. WE LITERALLY SAID WE

160WEREN'T GOING TO TURN THIS INTO A BOUNDARY CONVERSATION, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT SPOKE QUITE A BIT ABOUT BOUNDARIES. I UNDERSTAND YOU FEEL PASSIONATE ABOUT IT AND YOU WANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IT AND SOME OF HUSBAND MORE TIME TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE FEEL IS IMPORTANT. AND TALK ABOUT IT, BUT THEN WE ARE GETTING TOLD TO REFOCUS. WHAT THAT INDICATES TO ME, WE NEED MORE TIME TO TALK ABOUT THIS AS A BOARD. AND I DON'T -- I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND AND I AM NOT SAYING THERE IS ANYTHING THAT IS DIFFERENT, BUT I -- AS FAR AS WHAT YOUR MOTIVATION IS THAN WHAT YOU ARE SAYING THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE POSITIONING OURSELVES FOR ANYTHING THAT COMES OUR WAY. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, BUT RUSHING INTO A SPECIALLY CALLED BOARD MEETING WE

161ALL HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS AND DIFFERENT TRAINS OF THOUGHT. I DON'T THINK THERE IS A BOARD MEMBER UP HERE THAT DOESN'T VALUE $6 MILLION OR SOMEONE SAYING IT IS TRIVIAL. WHAT WE HAVE TO DO AND WHAT OUR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE FOR THAT AMOUNT OF SAVINGS, THE IMPACT WE ARE LOOKING ON HAVING ON OUR STUDENTS' LEAVES AND OUR FAMILIES' LIVES ARE WORTH THAT MUCH MONEY, RIGHT. BECAUSE IF WE ARE SAVING THAT $5 MILLION BUT IMPACTING SO MANY STUDENTS AND FAMILY WHO LEAVE OUR DISTRICT BECAUSE OF THOSE DECISIONS, THOSE HAVE REP PERCUSSIONS TOO. AND WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT SPACE AS A BOARD TO CONTINUE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THERE IS A LOT OF MISSING PIECES FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING VERSUS THAT MONEY. AND WHILE

162FIVE, SIX, TEN, $12 MILLION, $17 MILLION IS ALL CREW STHAL AND WE NEED EVERY SINGLE PENNY OF THAT, ONCE AGAIN NOT ONE STEP. IF WE PRESS OR NOT WHAT THE QUESTION IS, WE STILL WILL BE PUSHING UP AGAINST THE MONEY THAT WE NEED TO COME UP WITH WHEN THE REVENUE IS NOT COMING. MY UNDERSTANDING WE CONTROL SOME PORTIONS OF OUR BUDGET, FOR SURE, BUT DON'T CONTROL WHAT THE PER PUPIL SPENDING IS. WE HAVE ONE COUNT NUMBER AND A FEW WEEKS LATER AFTER THEY GAVE US THE NUMBERS. OH, WE MADE A MISTAKE NOW 900 MORE STUDENTS WE WILL TAKE MONEY FROM AND UP TO US FROM EACH SCHOOL SITE TO MAYBE USE OUR DATA PROCESSER AND NOT FIRST DEGREE OUT WHICH COUNT IS CORRECT, AND MAKE SURE. SO THERE IS A LOT OF MOVING PIECES. SO

163I THINK THAT WHAT I AM HEARING AND WHAT I HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY, FROM FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, WE JUST NEED THE SPACE AND TIME TO TALK.THESE AND WEIGH IT, RIGHT. WE ALL WANT TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION. I DON'T THINK ANYONE UP HERE IS ILL INTENTIONED AND DOESN'T HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THEIR DISTRICT OR THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE IN THE FOREFRONT. WITH SO MANY MOVING PIECES AND VARIABLES, WE REALLY NEED TO EXPLORE THE IMPACTS VERSUS THE GAIN. THAT IS WHERE I AM FRUSTRATED AND THAT IS WHY THIS TURNED INTO THAT BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE NEED AND LOOKING FOR. I AM GOING TO DIGRESS AND GO BACK TO THE BUDGET AMENDMENT -- Jim Porter: CAN I INTERRUPT AGAIN. I DON'T WANT TO STIPEL ANY CONVERSATION. THIS IS A BIG DECISION THAT THE

164BOARD IS FACING AND ITS NOT ON THE AGENDA. THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO HEAR THIS DISCUSSION. AGAIN, IRDON'T WANT TO STIFLE -- YOU HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM WITH A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND REALLY UNFAIR TO THE PROCESS AND THE PUBLIC TO BE TALKING ABOUT IT WHEN IT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. THAT IS MY ONLY REASON FOR INTERRUPTING TWICE NOW, BUT I WILL REITERATE, THAT YOU SHOULDN'T REALLY -- Jessica Vaughn: ALWAYS WHEN I AM TALKING. Jim Porter: ALWAYS. Jessica Vaughn: I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE THIS GIVEN. REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT IS, WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT AS A DISTRICT, WE NEED TO EITHER FIND WAYS TO GET MORE MONEY BECAUSE WHEN WE TALK OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, RIGHT, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE FINANCES THAT GO AROUND THAT. AND WHETHER OR NOT

165WE HAVE THE STAFF TO SUPPORT THAT, RIGHT. BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR SMALLER CLASSROOMS. IS MY KID GOING TO HAVE WHAT THEY NEED. ALL A PART OF THE BIGGER CONVERSATION. THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH IT. I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND I UNDERSTAND IT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. SUPERINTENDENT, YOU WANTED TO RESPOND REAL QUICK AND I WILL GIVE IT TO MEMBER PEREZ. YOU HAD A COMMENT. DO YOU JUST WANT -- I AM GOING TO SAY -- HOW ABOUT WITH WE HOLD YOUR COMMENT. MEMBER PEREZ. Addison Davis: I AM GOING TO TURN MY MIC OFF. Karen Perez: I PROMISE I WON'T TALK ABOUT BOUNDARIES. SO YOU ARE SPEAKING REGARDING THE COUNTS AND HOW THE COUNTS ARE IMPORTANT. AND I PROMISE I WILL NOT TALK ABOUT BOUNDARIES. BUT THE

166MONEY AND THE COUNTS WON'T HAPPEN CORRECT LEAP BECAUSE OUR FAMILIES HAVE GONE THROUGH SO MUCH IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. AND OUR COUNTS ARE SO OFF RIGHT NOW. IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE HAVE 16,000 INDIVIDUALS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY THAT ARE HOMELESS. FAMILIES HAVE BEEN SHUFFLED AROUND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY DUE TO ISSUES WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND OUR STUDENTS HAVE CHANGED SCHOOLS NUMEROUS TIMES. AND THEY KNOW THIS PROCESS SO WELL, UNFORTUNATELY. SO I KNOW THIS BOARD MEMBER, MY FOCUS IS ON THE STUDENTS' FUTURE AND EDUCATION FIRST AND FOREMOST. SO THE COUNT AND THE MONEY IS IMPORTANT BUT OUR STUDENTS' EDUCATION IS EVEN MORE SO. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE BUDGET IT ITEM. WE ARE VOTING ON THE BUDGET. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 7.03. APPROVE THE PURCHASE

167OF WHITE FLEET VEHICLES FOR THE OPERATIONAL NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. IT IS 7.03. SORRY. ANYWAY. SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GO OUT AND TO -- TO WORK TO PURCHASE WHITE FLEET. WE HAD VERY DIFFICULT TIMES ADDING TO OUR WHITE FLEET. WE PUT A SOLICITATION IN SEPTEMBER 2021. WE HAD THROUGH THAT PROCESS FOR WHITE FLEET, NO VIABLE BIDS WERE RECEIVED. WE REALLY STRUGGLED TO BE ABLE TO UPDATE OUR VEHICLES THAT CONTINUOUSLY SERVE OUR CHILDREN AT OUR SCHOOLS. JUST GOING OUT TO BE ABLE TO USE CAPITAL FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR WHITE FLEET. THIS WILL REALLY HELP OUR PERSONNEL,SMITH, SAFETY INSPECTORS, FIRE INSPECTORS, CODE INSPECTORS, COMP TEAM, I.T. TEAM, TO HAVE FLEET TO BE TO TRANSITION TO AND FROM SCHOOLS EVERY DAY

168AND A VEHICLE WE ARE NOT HAVING TO SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON TO BE ABLE TO REPAIR. GOING -- COMING TO THE BOARD TO ASK US TO NOT ONLY LEVERAGE THIS EXPENDITURE AS WE SPEND -- CLOSER TO MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS FOR OLDER VEHICLES AND GET A NEWER FLEET WITHIN -- WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION TO BE MORE EFFICIENT ON THE ROAD AND MORE EFFICIENT TO SERVE CHILDREN AS WELL. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVEC 7.03. MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. AND SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. Jessica Vaughn: I WILL TAKE MYSELF OUT OF THE QUEUE SINCE I PUSHED THE WRONG BUTTON. WE ARE A APPROVING THIS MONEY BUT NOT ANTICIPATING SPENDING IT WITH THE PIGGYBACKING THAT WE

169WILL DO MORE LEASING THAN BUYING THE HIGH MAINTENANCE WHITE FLEET. EVEN ANOTHER APPROVING THIS AMOUNT, YOU ARE NOT ANTICIPATING SPENDING IT BECAUSE YOU HOPE THAT 7.04 WILL YIELD US GOOD RENTALS FROM THIS PIGGYBACK, UNDERSTANDING THAT CORRECTLY? A FAIR STATEMENT. APPROVAL FOR THE 44 VEHICLES IN 7.04. 7.03 ARE ANY VEHICLES CAUGHT IN THAT TOO. WE DON'T ANTICIPATE SPENDING THE $6 MILLION, BUT WE WENT TO THE OTHER ENTITIES, THE COUNTY AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE. HOW YOU ARE ABLE TO PURCHASE VEHICLES. THEY USED A TOOL SIMILAR TO THIS. Addison Davis: TO ADD ON CONTINUE TO THAT FROM THE CHAIR, DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES WE NEED TO HAVE NEXT PENTURE -- EXPENDITURE AND VERY DIFFICULT WITH THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF INCREASE IN VEHICLES AND INCREASE IN PRICES AND REDUCTION IN VEHICLE MANUFACTURING. SO IT IS GOING TO

170BE DIFFICULT TO DO. Jessica Vaughn: SO I GUEST GUESS UP WITH OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME OUT AND I TONIGHT THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER. WHEN WE APPROVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT UP TO $6 MILLION FOR THIS PURCHASE, BUT THEN 7.04 COMES TO FRUITION AND WE MAXIMIZE OUT OUR RENTAL LEASE AND WE END UP NOT PURCHASING THESE VEHICLES, AGAIN, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE AND I AM SURE MY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AGREE, WE ARE CONSTANTLY APPROVING MONEY FROM THE WHITE FLEET. WHAT YOU ARE YOU EXPLAINED, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO BE GET THE VEHICLES AND WE ARE NOT SEEING IT COME UP. WHAT KIND OF PROCESS DO WE HAVE TO CIRCLE BACK AND SAY YOU APPROVED 6 MILLION BUT ENDED UP 1.2 MILLION OR -- HOW DO WE GET FOLLOW-THROUGH AFTER WE APPROVE SOMETHING, BECAUSE WE ARE

171APPROVING DOUBLE MONEY HERE, RIGHT. WE ARE PUTTING BOTH POTS JUST IN CASE. LEASE OR PURCHASE. I GUESS I WANT SOME FOLLOW-THROUGH TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ENDED UP BEING VIABLE, WHERE WE ENDED UP SPEND MONEY. YOU APPROVED $6 MILLION, BUT WITH THIS LEASE -- YOU KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING. A COMPLETELY REASONABLE REQUEST AND ONE WE HAVEN'T NEEDED TO WORRY ABOUT UP TO THIS POINT AND PENDING RIGHT NOW. A COMPLETELY REASONABLE REQUEST THAT WE PROVIDE UPDATES QUARTLY OR BIANNUALLY HERE IS WHAT WE PURCHASE 7.03 AND 7.04 SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE PURCHASE EACH QUARTER TO YOU CAN GAUGE THAT. AS WE TALKED ABOUT, IF WE GO FORWARD, EVERY YEAR WITH THE LEASE OR PURCHASE, WE WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD WITH APPROVAL WITH METRICS WHAT WORKED AND WHAT DIDN'T WORK AND WHAT CUT DOWN ON

172THE COST. Jessica Vaughn: WHICH IS MY QUESTION ON 7.04. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: I WANT TO THANK MEMBER VAUGHN FOR HER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS BECAUSE ALL TOO OFTEN THE PUBLIC SEE THIS AND THEY SAY HOW MUCH MONEY ARE YOU SPENDING ON CARS. I KNOW THEY ARE EXPENSIVE, BUT WHAT ARE YOU BUYING? THE OTHER QUESTION WE ALSO GET IS AT A TIME WHEN WE ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY BUS DRIVERS AND TEACHERS. AND, AGAIN, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO SAY ON THE RECORD EVEN THOUGH I KNOW ALL MY COLLEAGUES UNDERSTAND THIS, THESE ARE CAPITAL DOLLARS THAT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE USED TOWARD SALARIES AND WE MAY -- LIKE MEMBER VAUGHN SAID TO LET THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND MAY BE APPROVING THESE TWO BUT HEDGING

173OUR BETS TO LEASE THESE VEHICLES AND GET THEM AT A BETTER RACE AND NOT HAVE TO SPEND THE WHOLE $6 MILLION. THEY ARE CAPITAL DOLLARS AND NOT SPENT ON SALARIES. YOU EVER RIGHT ON THAT. THIS BOARD ITEM WE ANTICIPATE HELPING THE GENERAL FUND. AS SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS REFERENCED $1 MILLION IN REPAIRS. $300,000 ON LOCAL MILEAGE REIMBU REIMBURSEMENT. LAY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND I APOLOGIZE, GREAT QUESTIONS FROM SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, HOW MUCH DO WE SPEND PER VEHICLE AND SKEWED BECAUSE WE HAD HUGE MOTOR REPLACEMENT ON A BIG 350. BUT SKEWED OUT OVER IT, OVER $1500 WE SPENT PER VEHICLE. THE AVERAGE VEHICLE IS 14 TO 15 YEARS OLD. NOT JUST THE COST BUT LACK OF EFFICIENCY. HEARD OF MAINTENANCE. WE ARE AT A POINT WHERE WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE RIDING IN A TRUCK INSTEAD

174OF ONE PERSON. OBVIOUSLY EFFICIENCY DIDN'T DOESN'T HELP US AT ALL. HELP NEWS PART ONE AND WON'T SPEND GENERAL FUND MONEY AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO HAD TO DRIVE THEIR OWN CARS BECAUSE NO DISTRICT VEHICLE TO DO THAT. Stacy Hahn: APPRECIATE IT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. #.04. PIGGYBACK BETWEEN SOURCEWELL AND ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT. SOURCEWELL REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, 030112 ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM PAY FREMONT TO LEASE 44 VEHICLES. 29 BEING NISSAN ROGUES. AND 15 TRUCKS FOR OUR WORKFORCE. THE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS, VEHICLES THEY LEASE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. FULLY UNDER WARRANTY. AND GENERAL FUND SPENT ON MAINTENANCE AND CLOSER TO $84,000 OF GENERAL FUND OVER THE FIVE-YEAR TREND. THIS IS AN EXPENDITURE FOR $392,000. WEAK TEE IN THE VEHICLE

175FOR A FIVE-YEAR TREND AROUND $319,000. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT DECISION MADE BEING ABLE TO MAKE A RETURN ON INVESTMENT AND THE SAME TOKEN VEHICLES ON THE ROAD THAT WILL BE RELIABLE AND MORE EFIRN ENT WITH SAVING GENERAL FUND DOLLARS. KOMEN COME THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMC 7.04. A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. VAUGHN VAUGHN THANK YOU. YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO. AND I AM SURE MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS HAVE KNOWN THIS. AND AS I MENTIONED I GET VERY NERVOUS WITH LONG CONTRACTS. AND I FEEL THIS ONE WAS QUITE A LONG -- DID WE CHANGE THE CONTRACT DATE ON THIS? Addison Davis: IT WAS FIVE YEARS. Jessica Vaughn: ORIGINALLY LONGER THAN FIVE YEARS WHEN WE ORIGINALLY TALKED ABOUT IT? Addison Davis: NO,

176MA'AM. Jessica Vaughn: YOU MADE CLEAR WHETHER WE DO IT A FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION. WE VISIT WITH A MATRIX WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS THE BESS CONTRACT. CONCERN THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE VEHICLES. A SHORTAGE AND LOOKING FOR LEASES. A POSSIBILITY THEY WON'T LIVE UP TO THE CONTRACT. WE ARE SEEING THAT WITH OTHER CONTRACTS. IF WE APPROVE IT FOR FIVE YEARS, IT WILL BE BROUGHT BACK BEFORE THE BOARD FOR REAPPROVAL TO DISCUSS IT AND HOW WELL THEY WERE OBLIGATED THROUGH THEIR CONTRACT AND MOVE FORWARD. IS THAT RIGHT? YES, MA'AM, THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: WE ARE REMINDED TOO THAT THE BOUNDARY CHANGES WILL INFLUENCE SOME OF THE TRANSPORTATION COSTS. AND I THINK JUST BEING -- BEING PROACTIVE, MR. FARKAS, IF THAT BE

177THE CASE ON TRANSPORTATION ITEMS, THAT YOU CAN ALSO SHARE THE -- PERHAPS THE DIFFERENCE IN COST WHEN WE GET THE BOUNDARY CHANGES IN PLACE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO REMARK ON THAT? MOST ASSUREDLY, ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE DOING IS PROJECTING ON TRANSPORTATION SAVINGS. 43% OF OUR KIDS RIDE A BUS. DEPENDING ON THE BOUNDARY SHIFTS, THAT WILL BE ONE THAT WILL HAVE TO COME BACK WITH MET TREK, HOW MUCH DO WE SAVE. THE BOARD IS ENTITLED TO THAT. Lynn Gray: SENATE BILL 202 WILL POSSIBLY CHANGE THE TWO-MILE EXPECTATION TO NONE AND THIS WILL AFFECT ALL THE TRANSPORTATION COSTS, BUS DRIVER NEEDS, ETC. SO, YOU KNOW, THE IT'S FLUID, BUT TO MEMBER VAUGHN'S POINT, VERY IMPORTANT THAT BE KEEP THE UPDATE COMING FORTH AS IT WILL CHANGE. THANK YOU. COMB KOMEN THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER

178HAHN. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. TO FOLLOW UP ON MEMBER GRAY'S COMMENTS, IF THEY CAN'T FULFILL THE CONTRACT AS FAR AS -- IF WE NEED VEHICLES, THEN WE JUST DON'T EXPEND THE DOLLARS. I MEAN, IF THEY CAN'T PROVIDE THE VEHICLES, WE DON'T SPEND THE $500,000. THAT'S CORRECT. THE REASON 44. IS WHAT THEY GUARANTEE. IF THEY DO GET US NORF-350s. IF THIS COMES TO THE BOARD. IF WE ARE ABLE TO GET THEM, WE WILL COME TO THE BOARD FOR MORE. COPENHAGEN KOMEN THANK YOU, MEMBER RENDON. Patti Rendon: YES. CAN WE CLARIFY EXACTLY WHERE THE SAVING IS WHEN IT COMES TO GENERAL REVENUE DOLLARS WHEN IT COMES TO LEASING VEHICLES? YES, THE GENERAL FUND -- CAPITAL DOLLARS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. OVER $1 MILLION IN VEHICLE REPAIRS WITH HE HAD TO GO

179LITERALLY TO AUCTION USES -- AVERAGE VEHICLE IS 14 YEARS OLD SOME 25-YEAR VEHICLES. AND COSTS AN EXTRA MONEY AND HAVE THEM DOWN FOR A LONG TIME. WE ANTICIPATE THAT GOING DOWN. NEVER BE TO ZERO, BUT ANTICIPATE BEING LESS THAN $1 MILLION. HAS BEEN TO UP THE LAST THREE YEARS. LOCAL MILE REIMBURSE. THE BUILDING CODE INSPECTORS, THEIR ENTIRE JOB IS TO CHECK -- THEY DRIVE THEIR OWN PERSONAL VEHICLE AND REIMBURSED $.52 A MILE. WHEN THEY GET IN THIS CAR COST AT A LOWER COST AND NO MILE REIMBURSEMENT. REPAIRS, PART 1. AND LOCAL MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT THE PART ONE SAVINGS THAT WILL COME OUT OF LEASING THESE VEHICLES. Patti Rendon: HOW MANY VEHICLES THAT WE HAVE THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE COMPARED TO WHAT WE NEED TO RELEASE? 515 WHITE FLEET VEHICLES RIGHT NOW. DEPENDING ON WHO YOU

180TALK TO, WILL TELL YOU HOW MANY WE WILL REPLACE. I AM SURE A LOT OF GUYS WILL NEED NEWER TRUCKS. WE HAVE OVER 2,000 VEHICLES IF WE HAD THE CHOICE TO, WE WILL REPLACE RIGHT NOW. ECONOMIC DIDN'T, KEEPING THEM ON A FIVE-YEAR ROTATION SAVES MONEY FOR THIS DISTRICT. IF WE CAN HAVE CAPITAL DOLLARS SET ASIDE, THEY COME OUT OF WARRANTY. AND STAY OUT OF THE WARRANTY IS THE BEST WAY AND HAVE RESIDUAL VALUE IN RESELLING YOUR VEHICLE. SOME PEOPLE TAKE IT AND RUN THEIR CAR INTO THE GROUND, BUT NO SALE ON THAT. OUR JOB IS TO KEEP VALUE WITHIN THOSE VEHICLES AND LOWER THE COST IN PART 1. Patti Rendon: HOW MANY WILL HE WE BE LEASE SOMETHING IN. 44 IS WHAT ENTERPRISE WAS ABLE TO GET TO US IN THIS AGREEMENT. Nadia Combs: THANK

181YOU, MEMBER RENDON. MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THIS IS GOING TO SOUND LIKE SARCASTIC QUESTION BUT SINCERE. IF WE ARE SAVING CAPITAL DOLLARS WITH THIS. ARE WE ABLE TO ALLOCATE THOSE OTHER THINGS LIKE FIXING PLUMBING? Christopher Farkas: SAVING GENERAL FUND DOLLAR. Jessica Vaughn: YOU SAID CAPITAL. Christopher Farkas: THE WAY IT WILL NOT TWO PLUMBERS TO ONE SINK. Jessica Vaughn: THIS WILL HELP OUR PLUMBING PROBLEM AS WELL. Christopher Farkas: CERTAINLY WILL. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. #.05, APPROVE THE RESOLUTION 2302, IMPACT FEE FUND DISBURSEMENT FROM HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OF MANHATTAN PRE K-8 SCHOOL. 4210 WEST BY A VILLA AVENUE. IF. Addison Davis: MANHATTAN K-8. 1800-STUDENT FACILITY. JUST GOING TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND ASKING

182FOR THE $50 MILLION OF FUNDING THAT WE -- FOR IMPACT TO BE ABLE TO COME AND LET US USE IT TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THIS FACILITY. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 7.05. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER HAHN. A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER HAHN AND MEMBER GRAY, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. GO AHEAD AND START WITH MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR THE PUBLIC'S EDIFICATION ONCE WE APPROVE THIS AND RECEIVE THE FUND? WHAT DOES THAT PROCESS LOOK LIKE AFTER TONIGHT IF THIS PASSES? . Christopher Farkas: WE WILL REACH OUT TO THE COUNTY STAFF TOMORROW AND THE NEXT BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING. USUALLY APPROVED FROM THEM, 24 TO 48 HOURS LATER WE GET THAT MONEY. THEY

183HAVE WORKED WITH US WELL ON GETTING IT DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER WHICH HAS HELPED US. Stacy Hahn: WHAT DO YOU ANTICIPATE, WITHIN A MONTH. Christopher Farkas: FOUR TO SIX WEEKS TO HAVE AGENDA REVIEW AND EXPLAIN TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WHAT IT IS, WHERE IT IS. FOUR TO SIX WEEKS. Stacy Hahn: IF IT GOES BEYOND THAT, CAN YOU INFORM THE BOARD MEMBERS? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. WE HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS BUILDING GREAT RELATIONSHIPS AND WE THINK IT WILL DONE BY SIX WEEKS AND WE WILL INFORMED THE BOARD. Stacy Hahn: AFTER APPROVED BY THEM, IT TAKES A COUPLE OF DAYS. USUALLY A WIRE WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS. THEY ARE QUICK ONCE THEIR BOARD APPROVES IT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU MEMBER HAHN, MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: TWO QUESTIONS, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS.

184WE REFER TO PLANNING AS A MAGNET SCHOOL. YOUR COMMENT WITH THE MAGNET, IS THAT STILL HAPPENING WITH THE BOUNDARY CHANGE COMING UP? >Addison Davis: THROUGH THE CHAIR. ARE WE TALKING OF THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL? BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL RIGHT NOW IS SLATED TO BE A CHOICE SCHOOL. Lynn Gray: A CHOICE SCHOOL. HOW I WOULD HAVE WORDED IS WELL. SECONDLY, WHAT SCHOOLS ARE WE SHARING -- ABSORBING ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. WHICH PARTICULAR SCHOOLS? Addison Davis: GO AHEAD, CHRIS. OPEN FOR ANY OF OUR STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. Christopher Farkas: EXACTLY, PORT TAMPA, SOUTH TAMPA, SOME OF THE CREW THAT ARE OVERCROWD AND LOOKING FOR -- WE WANTED CHOICES TO RELIEVE AS MANY SCHOOLS AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THAT AREA. Lynn Gray: OKAY, SO IT IS AN OPEN-ENDED ANSWER. AS MANY SCHOOLS AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. Nadia

185Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. LET'S WAIT ONE MORE SECOND. OKAY. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 7.06, INCREASE NEXT PENTURES FOR PIGGYBACK 19202 AGREEMENT BETWEEN EVERDRIVEN, ALC SCHOOLS, FOR ALTERNATE STUDENT TRANSPORTATION. Addison Davis: AGREEMENT FOR ALC, NOW EVERDRIVEN, ONGOING REPORTS TO OUR STUDENTS WITH TRANSFOR THING ESC STUDENTS AND STUDENTS OF CHOICE. OUR DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAVE A DRIVING CHOICE PROGRAM TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY OF STUDENTS GOING TO AND FROM CHOICE SCHOOLS THAT MAY NOT HAVE TRANSPORTATION. SO WHAT THIS DOES IS BEING ABLE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD WHERE THIS WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED IN 2019 IN FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT TO ADD ADDITIONAL MONEY FROM THE GRANT TO BE ABLE TO SERVE CHILDREN IN OUR CHOICE PROGRAM. CURRENTLY 292 STUD THAEPTS WE ARE CURRENTLY USING CONTRACTED SERVICES FOR AND THIS CAN HELP UP TO 50

186STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO ALLEVIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE ENTER YEAR TO GET TO AND FROM SCHOOL TO USE THIS GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. WE SEE THE STUDENTS STRUGGLE TO GET TO LEONARD. THEIR COLLEGIATE ACADEMY AND PROGRESS VILLAGE TO GET TO THE PERFORMING ARTS AND THIS WILL BE ABLE TO HELP IN THAT KIND OF WAY. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, IF SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ITEMC 7.06. A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. AND A SECOND MY WEB GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN AND MEMBER GRAY, YOU PULLED THIS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Jessica Vaughn: I DO. Nadia Combs: START WITH MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. IN TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THESE GRANTS AND THE WAY IT IS WORDED. DO WE ANTICIPATE -- BECAUSE AFTER THE LAST LEGISLATION SESSION, WE

187DID A RECAP AND DID SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CHOICE AND THAT MEANS AT SOME.WE WILL BE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO CHARTER SCHOOLS OR SCHOLARSHIP VOUCHERS. I AM CONFUSED ABOUT THE LANGUAGE IN THIS. SENSE IT TALKS ABOUT CHOICE. IS THIS -- WAS THIS ORIGINALLY CREATED OR SOMETHING IN IT UTILIZING TALKING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION HIKE LET'S SAY A PARENT NEEDS TRANSPORTATION TO A CHARTER SCHOOL. IS THIS GRANT OPENING THE DOOR TO BEAL THE CAPED FOR THAT? HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHEN I SAY CHOICE, ONLY FOR OUR MAGNET STUDENTS CONSIDERED UNDER CHOICE. WHERE IT YOU IT LEND ITSELF. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAME OUT WITH THE CHOICE GRANT FOR OUR LANGUAGE STUDENTS. IT WAS JUST AWARDED RECENTLY. ONLY ELIGIBLE FOR MAGNET STUDENTS AND ONE WE DESIGNATE IN THAT GRANT. DOESN'T APPLY TO CHARTER

188AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS. DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE STATE CAN'T OPEN IT UP TO CHARTER OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO HAVE THAT. THIS PARTICULAR GRANT IN FRONT OF YOU TO NT FROM OUR STUDENTS FOR MAGNET STUDENTS AND ONLY FOR CHOICE STUDENTS. EVERDRIVEN HAVEN'T BEEN USED FOR CHOICE. THINGS THAT -- KIDS THAT HAD TO TRAVEL FAR DISTANCES AND BUSES WEREN'T AVAILABLE. THE FIRST TIME THIS IS AVAILABLE FOR CHOICE BECAUSE THE CHOICE GRANT IS PAYING FOR THAT VAUGHN VAN OKAY, THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: I APOLOGIZE, MR. FARKAS, WE DIDN'T GET AN AGENDA REVIEW BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN BUSY. THE QUESTION ABOUT CONNECTIVITY. THE QUESTION I HAVE, WHY WERE THESE EXPENDITURES OVER -- IT SAYS EXPENDITURE HAVE EXCEEDED ORIGINAL EXPECTATIONS. WHAT HAPPENED. Christopher Farkas: WE GOT THE GRANT. THE BUDGET FOR THE $4.5

189MILLION THAT YOU APPROVED. $900,000 GRANT CHOSE STUDENTS. EXPENDITURE WE EXCEED IT AND THAT $900,000 EXTRA EX-.ENTURE IS WHAT YOU ARE IMPROVING TONIGHT. IF HE HAD NOT HAD THE GRANT, IT WOULD GONE ON THE SAME BUDGET. WE GOT THE EXTRA MONEY AND WILL EXCEED SPEND BECAUSE ADDING MORE MONEY TO THAT. Lynn Gray: OKAY. THE SECOND QUESTION I HAVE, WHAT SCHOOLS ARE INCLUDED WITH THE CHOICE AND MAGNET. Christopher Farkas: PROGRESS HE WILL HAVE LAGE AND LEONARD COLLEGIATE ACADEMY. WHILE THEY ARE FURTHER SOUTH, PART OF THE MAGNET GRID. PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION FROM SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS TO TRANSFER CHILDREN FROM THE FISHHAWK AND SOUTH COUNTY AS BEING PART OF THE MAGNET GRID. THAT CREATES HUGE PROBLEMS FOR OUR BUS DRIVERS. AREA 8 THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FOR BUS DRIVERS AND HAVING DIRECT ROUTES

190THAT RUN ACROSS THAT COUNTY AND THOSE ON BIG BEND OR FISHHAWK BOULEVARD OR ANY OF THOSE AREAS, SO HARD TO GET ACROSS THERE. YOU END UP SPENDING SO MUCH TEAM WITH A HUGE BUS FOR A SMALL AMOUNT OF KIDS. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO THAT WE TARGET IN THE GRANT BECAUSE ALLOW THEM NOT TO SIT ON A BUS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TO PICK UP KIDS FROM SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY IT WILL BE A DIRECT ROUTE. THOSE ARE THE ONES WE APPLIED FOR AND WE WERE AWARDED. MR. BEATMAN TEXTED ME OVER THIS. CHARTER SCHOOLS WERE OPEN TO APPLY BUT DID NOT APPLY. CHARTER SCHOOLS WERE NOT AWARDED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ANY OF THOSE GRANTS. IT IS ONLY US. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT

191PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 10.01, ANALYTIC STAFF AUGUST MEN TAKES. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BRING IN A CONSULTANT TO REALLY HELP US TRANSITION IN A VENDOR ARE TRANSITION YOU ARE DATA WAREHOUSE FROM OUR SCHOOL INFORMATION NUMBER INTO OUR DATA WAREHOUSE. TO TRANSFER VAN REPORTS, EVALUATION REPORTS FROM ONE LOCATION TO THE NEXT IN AN EFFORT TO MATCH ALL OF THE IMPLEMENTATION WITH SYNERGY AND INFOR. OUR LOSS AND REPLACEMENT. WE DO NOT HAVE. WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ON-SITE THAT CAN POTENTIALLY DO THIS AND THEY ARE REALLY WORKING 50 OR 60 HOURS A WEEK TO MAKE CERTAIN SYNERGIES. AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE THIS INDIVIDUAL, THIS CONTRACT TO IT BE ABLE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE SEAMLESS TRANSITION FROM OUR DATA WAREHOUSE TO THE INFORMATION SYSTEM TO MAKE

192SURE THAT INFORMATION IS CAPTURED. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. A MOTION AND SECOND FORC 10.1. A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY. A SECOND BY MEMBE MEMBER HAN ARE,ENDON, PULLED THIS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Patti Rendon: YES, I DO. IN STARTING THIS PROCESS AND THIS TRANSITION WITH SYNERGY. IN THE VAST EXPERIENCE IN WORKING WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN TRANSITIONING TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITH NEW COMPUTER PROGRAMS. HE SAID I DO NOT WANT THIS TO BE A BENEFIT. I WITH A TONIGHT KNOW UP FRONT WHAT COSTS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE. I WAS REASSURED THAT WE NEEDED THIS BIG PUSH TWO MONTHS AGO TO GET US OVER THAT THRESHOLD. TO GET US THE NEXT STEP, BECAUSE WE HAD TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM. AND THIS IS THE SECOND AGENDA ITEM WE HAVE COME TO THAT IS

193RELATING TO NOW WHAT ELSE WE NEED FOR THIS SYSTEM. SO I AM GOING TO ASK SINCERELY TO THE DISTRICT, CAN YOU PLEASE LAY OUT THE DEPARTMENT. LAY OUT THE PLAN OF EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING TO BE NEEDED COSTWISE, TIME WISE, BECAUSE WE KEEP APPROVING MORE AND MORE AND MORE FOR THIS TRANSITION THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE STARTED OVER FOUR YEARS AGO. SO I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE AN ACCOUNTABILITY OF WHAT HAS BEEN SPENT SO FAR. I DON'T HAVE AN ACCOUNTABILITY OF WHAT IS TO COME. BEFORE I CAN APPROVE ANYTHING, I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAS BEEN SPENT AND WHY. WHAT WAS IT NEEDED FOR. WHAT NEEDS TO CONTINUOUSLY BE SPENT AND WHY. AND WHAT DEPARTMENT IS IT GOING TO HAVE -- IT IS GOING TO EF EFFECT. Christopher Farkas: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, WE

194WILL WORK ON GETTING YOU A LIST OF ALL THE EXPENDITURES TO DATE. I DO WANT TO STATE THIS IS MORE SPECIFICALLY TOWARD THE STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOWEVER, WE HAVE THE ERP PROJECT, THE INFOUR PROJECT THAT IS FALLING IN A SIMILAR CATEGORY. WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE EXPENDITURES FOR BOTH OF THOSE. WE ARE WORKING TOWARD A HOLISTIC OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE EXPENDITURES REMAINING LOOK LIKE FOR THE DISTRICT; HOWEVER, WE -- AS WE WALKED INTO THIS, THERE WAS STILL A LOT OF UNKNOWNS THAT EVEN WE ARE STILL UNCOVERING. I AM WORKING WITH OUR STAFF, AS WELL AS OTHER VENDORS TO HELP US TO DETERMINE AND FINALIZE HOPEFULLY A MORE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL OF THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU ARE ASKING FOR AND BE ABLE TO BUILD THE APPROPRIATE BUDGETS SO THAT THE BOARD CAN APPROVE THEM BASED

195ON THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE IF. Patti Rendon: I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO HINDER THE WORKINGS OF THIS DISTRICT; HOWEVER, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW WHAT HAS BEEN SPENT, WHAT NEEDS TO BE SPENT, AND EXACTLY HOW WE ARE GOING TO GET OVER THE FINISH LINE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT BEFORE -- Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. MEMBER RENDON. MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: PUSHING THE WRONG BUTTON AGAIN. THANK YOU. SO MUCH WE FIEND OURSELVES AGAIN, DR. WEEKS, WHERE I HEARD DR. WHALEN AND YOU ATTEST OF HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS. AND I DON'T DOUBT THAT. AND WE HAD A CONVERSATION. WHILE I TRY TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT, AS MY IN BOX FILLS WITH OUR STAFF MEMBERS WRITING CONSISTENT

196E-MAILS PLEADING FOR A LIVABLE WAGE, CONSISTENTLY TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS AND PRICING OUT. I JUST CANNOT IN GOOD FAITH AT THIS POINT VOTE ANYTHING ELSE OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. AND I HATE TO DO THAT. I KNOW THAT IS A HARD POSITION FOR YOU. I DON'T WANT -- WHEN I TALK TO YOU -- I WANTON SAY NOT THAT HI DON'T SUPPORT THIS ITEM AND DON'T THINK THIS HAS VALUE. THIS IS MORE DISCUSSION WHEN WE TALK OF FLEXIBILITY AND LOBBY TALLAHASSEE. LIKE I SAID THE E-MAILS I HAVE GOTTEN FROM TEACHERS AND STAFF CONSISTENTLY BEGGING AND PLEADING FOR A LIVABLE WAGE. NOT EVEN ASKING FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN BEING ABLE TO MANAGE THE INCREASE OF THE -- OF THE PRICE OF LIVING. I CANNOT AT ANY POINT VOTE FOR ANYTHING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND ANYMORE.

197I WANT TO CLARIFY NOT THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE ITEM EVEN THOUGH IT DOES FEEL LIKE THE MONEY PIT, I HAVE FAITH IT WILL BE USED IN GOOD MEASURE. I JUST CAN'T SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: CONVERSELY, I WILL SUPPORT IT. AND I WILL TELL YOU WHY, BECAUSE -- AND DR. WEEKS, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, WHEN YOU HAVE A BOARD MEMBER OR TWO OR THREE WHO DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE ENTIRE VISION THAT YOU ARE CREATING, YOU CANNOT BLAME THEM FOR ASKING QUESTIONS BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT COMES UP, THEY SEE ANOTHER EXPENDITURE. AND I THINK IT JUST, AGAIN, RECONFIRMS THAT THE NEED FOR A PLAN TO BE SHARED WITH MEMBER RENDON AND ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE THIS IS PART OF TO TOTAL FAM AND ESOL AND ALL TYPES OF

198DAY THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE, BUT HOW WOULD THEY KNOW. SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU PRESENT IN A WHO WILL STBLG. I HATE TO USE THE WORD "HOLISTIC" BUT A BIG PLAN THAT I AM PRIVY TO BUT I DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE GOTTEN IT. ANY RATE, THAT IS NUMBER ONE. AND SECOND, WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR TEACHERS MODERNIZED BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IF WE DON'T HAVE AN INFORMATION SYSTEM THAT IS, LIKE -- THAT IS READY TO GET THE IMMEDIATE INFORMATION ON -- I WILL JUST SAY THE VAM SCORES. SUCH THINGS THAT THE TEACHERS NEED AND THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, THEN, AGAIN, IT TAKES THEM A VERY LONG TIME. HAVE YOU SPENT ANY TIME HEARING IS THE TIME QUOTIENT, THE TOE MALL IN AMOUNT OF PRIME SYNERGY VERSUS WHAT WET BEFORE IN TERMS

199OF USAGE? MAYBE YOU CAN EXPAND TO THAN. MA'AM, CAN'T SAY SPECIFICALLY I HAVE. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT IN PERFORMING TASKS IN COMPARISON BETWEEN SYNERGY AND CONNECT. WHILE WE ARE NOT FULLY INTEGRATED YET WITH SINNER GEE, NOT REALLY A FAIR COMPARISON BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE FULL IMPLEMENTATION YET. WE WILL NEED TO KNOW WHAT TYPES OF EFFICIENCIES WE WILL GAIN TO HAVE THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION IN PLACE FOR SYNERGY. Lynn Gray: WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES? THE ADVANTAGES FOR US ARE MORE RELIABLE DATA. ED CONNECT WHICH IS OUR CURRENT INFORMATION SYSTEM IS SOMETHING HOMEGROWN FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS. CUSTOMIZED HIGHLY TO DEAL WITH SPECIFIC REQUEST OF ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT OVER THOSE 30 YEARS. WE ARE MOVING TO A MORE OFF-THE-SHELF MORE FRIDAY STANDARDIZED APPLICATION THAT WILL

200ALLOW US TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, NUMBER ONE, NOT ONLY THE SAME TIME REPORTING AS SOME OF OUR PEERS THROUGHOUT THE DATE BUT ALSO SOME OF THE BEST PRACTICES THROUGHOUT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THE COUNTRY. AND ALSO DOES IMPACT US FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF NOT HAVING TO MAINTAIN AS MUCH OF THE SYSTEM. AGAIN, SINCE THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS HOMEGROWN, WE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN IT. WITH SYNERGY WE PAY THE VENDER TO PERFORM THE MAINTENANCE. NIP TIME THAT STATE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OR ITEMS ARE CHANGED BY THE SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION, IT IS NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ACTUALLY MAKE THAT CHANGE. IT IS UP TO THAT VENDOR TO SUPPLY THE CHANGE THAT MEETS THE APPROPRIATE NEEDS. Lynn Gray: REAL TIME MEANWHILE, OUR PRINCIPALS ARE BEING TRAINED. OUR LOPE ARE GETTING TRAINED. IF THIS DOESN'T GET PASSED ALL THAT IS FOR NOT.

201ALREADY INVESTMENT IN TIME WITH OUR LEADER WHO ARE LEARNING THIS SYSTEM. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, PERHAPS YOU CAN EXPAND ON THE NEED. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IS ROSTER VERIFICATION AND TO BE ABLE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE ARE HITTING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE REPORTING THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR ROSTER VERIFICATION FOR OUR TEACH EFFORTS. IF WE DO NOT GET ROSTER CORRECT, WE COULD POTENTIALLY LOSE FUNDING. I DON'T DISAGREE WITH BOARD MEMBERS ASKING FOR A CONTINUED LIST OF WHAT WE HAVE TO DO FOR EXPENDITURES. THE PROBLEM IS, WHEN YOU HAVE HOME-GROWN SYSTEMS FOR 30-PLUS YEARS THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO CROSSWALK TO NEW SOPHISTICATED SYSTEMS, YOU ARE WALKING INTO A ROOM WITH A FLASHLIGHT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUES ARE AND WHAT ADDITIONAL REPORTS YOU ARE

202GOING TO HAVE TO BUILD. WE ARE TRYING TO LIMIT WHAT WE CUSTOMIZE WITH THIS TRANSITIONS; HOWEVER, THESE HAVE GOT TO BE ABLE TO MARRY TOGETHER. IN 2019 WHEN ALL OF THIS WAS APPROVED TO BE IMPLEMENTED AND ADOPTED AND ACCEPTED, WE WEREN'T PREPARED RELATED TO HAVE THIS TRANSITION TO MOVE FORWARD. BUT RIGHT NOW, IF THIS DOESN'T GET APPROVED, WE COULD POTENTIALLY LOSE FUNDING WITH ROSTER VERIFICATION WITH OUR TEACHERS AND OUR SCHOOLS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. I MESSED UP. I APPRECIATE MEMBER VAUGHN FOR LETTING ME GO. I APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU SPENT WITH ME. AND I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING SO MUCH BETTER AFTER WE SAT AND SPOKE ABOUT HOW -- WHAT THE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS ARE THAT WE HAVE. AND HOW THEY DO AND DO NOT CONNECT OR SPEAK

203TO EACH OTHER. INTEGRATE WITH EACH OTHER. AND THE NEED FOR THIS DATA WAREHOUSE AND YOU KNOW, SOME THINGS THAT REALLY RESONATED WITH ME WAS, ONE, THAT IT STREAMLINES AND STANDARDIZED THE PROCESS. THAT IS SO IMPORTANT AS SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS JUST SAID. WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, FOR INSTANCE, IT DOES IMPACT OUR DOLLARS AND RESOURCES FOR CLASSROOM STUDENTS, PROGRAMS, BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE A DISTRICT THIS SIZE AND WE ARE RELYING SO HEAVILY ON GRANT DOLLARS TO SUPPORT MANY OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER, ESPECIALLY IN OUR TRANSFORMATION SCHOOLS AND OUR MORE VULNERABLE CLASSROOMS, GRANTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. YOU HAVE THIS DATA WAREHOUSE WHERE YOU ARE DOING -- WHERE IT PULLS DATA IN AND STORE IT IS AND YOU CAN MANIPULATE THE DATA, IT'S -- IT IS A FASTER PROCESS TO GET THAT DATA THAT YOU NEED, FOR

204EXAMPLE, FOR A GRANT. IT IS STANDARDIZED THE DATA THAT YOU ARE USING THAT INCREASES THE VALIDITY OF THE INFORMATION YOU ARE USING AND THE FAST THEIR WE CAN RESPOND THESE GRANTS, THE MORE GRANTS WE CAN ACTUALLY BE COMPETITOR FOR. AND THIS INCREASES OUR POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR GETTING STATE OR FEDERAL DOLLARS TO IMPROVE MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS TO BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE TO OFFER MORE SERVICES. SO IT DOES -- IF YOU LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE, THIS SEEMS LIKE, OH, IT IS JUST A PLACE TO STORE INFORMATION, BUT THERE IS -- ANY TIME I KNOW -- EVEN WHEN WE ASK FOR CERTAIN DATA, IT TAKES A LONG TIME, BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A LAB BORE RUSS TASK TO PULL THE DATA AND MAKE IT TALK TO EACH OTHER AND CREATE SOME KIND OF SYSTEM SO IT MAKES

205SENSE, AND MAYBE YOU ASK SOMEBODY ELSE FOR SIMILAR DATA AND IT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BECAUSE THEY ARE USING A DIFFERENT METHODOLOGY TO PULL IT TOGETHER SO IT IS NOT STANDARDIZED AND MAYBE PIECES AND GAPS AND, THEREFORE, THE VALIDITY OF THE DATA DECREASE. SYSTEMS LIKE THIS MAKE IT BE A MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ORGANIZATION. WE ARE SEEING SO MUCH OF THIS COME NOW, BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING IN SUCH AN AT THE QUITTED SYSTEM. LOOKING BACK -- AN AT THE QUITTED SYSTEM. LOOKING AT THE E-MAIL SYSTEM. SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS THAT. I CAN IMAGINE HOW AWLANTIQUATED WE ARE IN THIS AREA. I KNOW IT IS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND AND MONEY THAT CAN BE USED IN OTHER WAYS, BUT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO INVEST IN THINGS LIKE THIS TO MAKE MORE MONEY THAT CAN THEN

206FUEL THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US. SO THAT IS SAYING -- YOU GOT TO SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY. AND THIS IS KIND OF THE SITUATION. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: I APPRECIATE DR. HAHN YOU LAYING OUT WHEN YOU THINK OF THIS AND WITH GENERAL FUND YOU COME TO THE DECISION. I KNOW YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO BE CON IS HE SENDING BOARD MEMBERS DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS. I UNDERSTAND IT QUITE WELL, WHY I WAS NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR IT NOT THAT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS NEED AND RATION MALL IN. PITTING HAVING TECHNOLOGY WHICH I AM NOT SAYING WE DON'T OF HAVING PEOPLE IN THE CLASSROOMS. I WANT TO BE CLEAR NOT A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING. YOU ALWAYS HAVE BEEN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT AND FOR ME

207NOT A MATTER OF NEEDING MORE, A MATTER AS BOARD MEMBERS, WE MAKE OUR OWN DECISION. BEING ACCUSED OF NOT HAVING POLITICAL COURAGE AND UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I EVALUATE AND LOOK AT DIFFERENT THINGS FROM A DIFFERENT LENS. WE ARE ALL ADULTS. WE HAVE COURAGE. RAN FOR OFFICE AND WHAT I HEARD FROM MEMBER RENDON, NOT A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING BUT HAVEN'T BEEN HERE ENOUGH TO GET THE INFORMATION THAT SHE IDENTIFIED AND SHE ASKED FOR IT. I AM SURE ONCE SHE GETS THOSE PIECES, HER QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED. I WANT TO THAT. I UNDERSTAND YOU AND NOT A LACK OF ANYTHING. I AM JUST PRIORITIZING WHERE THE NEED ARE IN OUR SCHOOL AND WE ALL SEE THAT DIFFERENTLY AND HAVE DIFFERENT MOTIVATIONS HOW WE TAKE OUR VOTES. I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER

208RENDON. Patti Rendon: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN, FOR CLARIFYING THAT. UP COME FROM A DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW. AT THE END OF THE DAY, NOT A MATTER IF A SYSTEM IS GOOD FOR BAD. I KNOW IT WAS VOTED IN FOUR YEARS AGO FOR A VERY REASON. WE HAVE ANTEQUATED SYSTEM AND FOUR YEARS LATER AND THREE AGENDA ITEMS OVER THE COURSE OF TWO MONTHS CONTINUING ASKING FOR MORE FUNDS, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO QUESTION WHAT HAS BEEN SPENT AND WHAT IS GOING TO BE SPENT BECAUSE THAT ORIGINAL CONTRACT IS COME AND GONE AND WHERE I AM COMING FROM AND MAKING SURE WE ARE SPENDING OUR DOLLARS AND GENERAL REVENUE WITH A PRECIOUS COMMODITY. EVEN IF IT WAS NOT A PRECIOUS COMMODITY AND WE HAVE A GA ZILL I DON'T KNOW DOLLARS, I WILL ASK YOU THE SAME

209THING. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER RENDON. MEMBER PEREZ. Karen Perez: I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. WHY IS THIS BEING PIECEMEALED TOGETHER. WHY DIDN'T WE GET A PROGRAM THAT WAS INCLUSIVE WITH EVERYTHING. AND WE HAVE TO CONTINUE PAYING FOR EVERY PIECE THAT WE RECEIVED. I AM JUST CURIOUS. YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CLEAR, ONE OF THE INSTANCES THAT IS A SECONDARY SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS THE STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND THE STUDENT ERP. NOT DIRECTLY TIED TO THOSE TWO CONTRACTS, IT IS SOMETHING THAT TAKES DATA FROM THOSE AND UTILIZES IT, CREATES A MORE USABLE FOR MAT. FOR INSTANCE,.CERTIFICATION AND TEACHER PERFORMANCE THAT IS REQUIRED BY STATE, THEY ARE NEEDED IN SPECIFIC FORMATS. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO USE THE EXISTING PROGRAM, THE STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND THE ERP AND TAKE AND TRANSLATE THAT DATA

210INTO A SPECIFIC FORMAT. THE REASON WE ARE NOT SEEING ALL OF THE ITEMS IS A LOT OF THIS IS COMING OUT WHEN THE PROJECTS WERE FIRST STARTED. I CAN'T SPEAK TO HOW THOSE ITEMS WERE SPECIFICALLY VETTED, BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN VETTED SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY. I DON'T THINK THERE WAS A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THE PROJECT NEEDED TO GO RIGHT OUT OF THE DATE. WE ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY ALL OF THE NEEDS TO GET THAT OVERARCHING UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS REMAINING TO BE SPENT. AND GIVE AN OVERALL PICTURE OF WHAT THESE SYSTEMS WILL COST US ULTIMATELY ONCE THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED. Addison Davis: THROUGH THE CHAIR, YEAH, THE BIGGEST THING -- AND WE TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT ASPECTS. I WILL GO BACK TO SYNERGY AND APPROVED IN 2019. ME COMING ON BOARD. AS SOON AS WE GOT HIT WITH

211COVID, OWL OUR TIME AND EFFORT WENT TO SUPPORT KIDS, TEACHERS. A DIFFERENT LEARNING SOLUTION THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE. TOOK A YEAR AND A HALF TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT AND START THE TRANSITION, WE IDENTIFIED SO MANY DIFFERENT FACETS THAT THESE ELEMENTS WEREN'T ABLE TO MERGE AND IDENTIFY REPORTS AND SYSTEMS AND PEOPLE WE CAN PUT ON THIS PROJECT AND WALK US THROUGH IT. WE HAVE BARRIERS ALONG THE WAY THAT ARE UNBELIEVABLE. WE ARE PUSHING TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS OFF THE GROUND AND SO MUCH MONEY INVESTED TO IT AND A MORE SOPHISTICATED SYSTEM THAT WE ACTUALLY NEED AND COMING WITH SOME TEARS AND SWEAT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND TOM KNOWS THAT. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT, SORRY. Nadia Combs: MEMBER PEREZ, DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS? MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: AND ALSO,

212MY LAST COMMENT, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, WE SEE THAT WE HAVE NEW PROGRAMS. NEW PROGRAMS FOR LOPE. NEW PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS. IT NECESSITATES VARIOUS CONNECTTIVITIES FOR TECHNOLOGY. IN OTHER WORDS, SOME OF THE LITERACY PROGRAMS HAVE TO HAVE A COMPUTER. YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE -- THESE INTRUSIONS OF NEW MONIES FOR COMPUTER USAGE IS DRIVEN BECAUSE OF THE CURRICULUM. AND MANY OF THE TOOLS THAT THE LEADERS NEED AND TEACHERS NEED. SO THAT IS ANOTHER AREA THAT -- THAT I FIND TO IT BE -- TO BE CONSIDERED AS WELL. AND SOMETIMES YOU JUST DON'T KNOW UNTIL YOU START USING THE COMPUTER -- I MEAN THE PROGRAM THAT THE TEACHER OR THE LEADER OR THE PRINCIPAL IS USING WHAT WE HAVE TO HAVE TO MAKE IT WORK CURRENTLY AND EFFICIENTLY. SO THAT IS ANOTHER CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. KOMEN

213COMB THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES 5-2 WITH MEMBER VAUGHN AND MEMBER RENDON VOTING NO. OKAY. MOVING ON, 11.01, OUR FINAL ITEM. PIGGYBACK TO Addison Davis: THAT IS A BIG I BACK TO THE BOARD TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW OUR ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT RECONDITIONING, OUR CURRENT -- WE HAD FOR SO MANY YEARS DUE TO THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND COMMANDS, DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO HELP US RECONDITION, BRING IT TO THE BOARD BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO RECONDITION OUR FOOTBALL HELMETS AND SHOULDER PATH TO BE CERTAIN THAT OUR COACHES AND OUR PLAYERS HAVE THIS EQUIPMENT BEFORE THEY START THIS SPRING SEASON. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT -- YOU SEE THAT THERE'S BEEN A MAJOR INCREASE, AND THIS MAJOR INCREASE IS DUE TO THE HELMET CONDITION AND MOVING

214FROM RECONDITIONING FROM $26 TO $58, SHOULDER PADS MOVING FROM $6 TO $20, AND SO FOR US, THIS IS IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS AND BRING TO THE BOARD SO WE CAN EXPEDITE THIS AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT RECONDITIONING FOR OUR ATHLETICS, AND THE RECONDITION IS ALL ABOUT MAKING CERTAIN THAT EVERY HE WILL MET AN EVERY SHOULDER PAD IS PROFICIENT AND EFFICIENT AND THAT IT IS READY FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A SAFE MANNER. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE C-11.01. I HAVE MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON, I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY, AND I PULLED THIS ITEM. AND JUST VERY QUICKLY, WHAT I WANTED TO MENTION WAS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR BUDGET AND FINANCES AND ALL THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE,

215ALMOST EVERY CONTRACT THAT YOU LOOK AT, WHEN I SALT DOWN, THE HELMETS WENT UP FROM $26 TO $58. THAT'S MORE THAN DOUBLE. YOU KNOW, YOU ARE LOOKING AT SHOULDER PADS GOING FROM $6 TO $20. SO I KEEP LOOKING AT THINGS AND SAYING, WELL, IF THE MONEY IS NOT COMING FROM THE STATE, AND WE ARE THE ONLY DISTRICT THAT DIDN'T GET A REFERENDUM, YOU KNOW, WHERE IS THIS MONEY GOING TO EVENTUALLY COME FROM? I MEAN, THAT'S MY QUESTION. AND I AM NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT BOUNDARIES AND REDISTRICTING, BUT MY CONCERN IS, IF WE ARE LOOKING AT SOMETHING SO SMALL, RIGHT, THAT GOES FROM 37,000 TO $86,000, AND THAT'S FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS, AND OF COURSE I AM GOING TO APPROVE THIS, BUT THIS IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT ACROSS OUR DISTRICT, WITH

216A HOPEFUL 2.7 INCREASE BY THE DATE. SO WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS, 50-PLUS INCREASE IN PRICES OF EVERYTHING, AND THAT INCLUDES TECO, EVERYTHING, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF JUST REMEMBER LIKE THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE HAVING HERE, AND THE INFLATION, AND HOW IS IT SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM. MEMBER RENDON. Patti Rendon: YOU KNOW, LIKE MEMBER COMBS, I DID HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE INCREASE OF COSTS. SO I REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL OF OUR COACHING STAFF AROUND OUR DISTRICT AND ASKED THEM ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE IN THE CHANGE IN THE EQUIPMENT. AND ALTHOUGH ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT WAS THAT THE PREVIOUS VENDOR WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THEM ON TIME AS WE NEED THEM AND GET THEM INTO OUR STUDENTS' HANDS AS QUICKLY AS WE NEEDED THEM.

217SECOND OF ALL WAS THE QUALITY OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE RECONDITIONING OF OUR HELMETS AND OUR SHOULDER PADS. AND AT A TIME IN WHICH CONTACT SPORTS SHALL BEING LOOKED AT A OWES OUR COUNTRY AND THE NEED FOR OUR STUDENTS AND KEEPING THEIR SAFETY, IT IS DEFINITELY THE COACHES THAT ARE THERE DAY TO DAY, THAT THEY ARE HAPPY WE ARE GOING BACK TO RYDELL BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY AND THE SAFETY OF THE RECONDITIONING OF THE HELMET AND SHOULDER PADS. SO I FOUND THAT TO BE VERY IMPORTANT. WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING THINGS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS THAT STUDENT FIRST, AND I THINK THAT'S A PRIORITY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I URGE THIS DISTRICT TO LOOK AT OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, LOOK AT HOW WE SELL OUR TICKETS, HOW ARE WE

218INCREASING OUR REVENUE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR EQUIPMENT, PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR SPORTS PROGRAMS, AND SO WHEN WE KNOW COSTS ARE GOING UP, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE DISTRICT ATHLETIC PROGRAM AS A WHOLE. WE ARE USING OUTSIDE VENDORS FOR OUR APPLICATIONS, FOR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS. WE ARE USING AN OUTSIDE VENDOR WHEN IT COMES TO OUR TICKETS, AND OUR TICKET SALES ACROSS THE COUNTY. SO WHERE IS THAT IN OUR SAVINGS AND WHERE CAN WE MAKE SURE WE ARE PUTTING THE BEST FOOT FORWARD FOR OUR STUDENTS? I KNOW THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN ANSWER TODAY. I AM NOT LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER BUT IN KNOWING THAT THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE INCREASE, I WANT TO MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD BE AWARE OF SO

219AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND LOOKING FOR MORE AND MORE OF THESE ITEMS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS IF WE POSSIBLY NEED CHANGES WITHIN OUR SPORTS DEPARTMENT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER RENDON. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM THROUGH THE CHAIR. I WANT TO GIVE THE GIFT OF TIME BACK TO EVERYONE, AND I AM GOING TO ALLOW THE BOARD TO TAKE ON THEIR FINAL THOUGHTS. Nadia Combs: OKAY. Addison Davis: NOT USED TO IT? Nadia Combs: MEMBER HAHN? Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. JUST THREE QUICK THINGS SO I WON'T TAKE MY WHOLE FIVE MINUTES. LOOK AT THAT. ONE WE HAVE LITERACY FAIR THIS SATURDAY AT SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL 9 TO 11:30 SO VERY EXCITED IF YOU

220GO ONTO THE DISTRICT SOCIAL MEDIA OR MINE, YOU CAN REGISTER FOR YOUR FREE BOOKS. IT'S ALSO GOTTEN SENT OUT THROUGH PARENT LINK AND P STAR. WE NEVER TURN A FAMILY AWAY. WE JUST HAVE FAMILY REGISTER SO WE HAVE KIND OF AN ESTIMATED IDEA OF HOW MANY FOLKS TO EXPECT, SO WE HAVE ENOUGH BOOKS FOR EVERYBODY. WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR GREAT PARTNERS COMING OUT WITH US ON SATURDAY, SO IT SHOULD BE A LOT OF FUN. ALSO, JUST REALLY ENJOYED, HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AT THE STUDENT FORUM LAST WEEK. IT WAS GREAT TO INTERACT WITH STUDENTS. THEY WERE JUST REMARKABLE. THEY WERE BRAVE IN WHAT THEY TALKED ABOUT. AND REALLY GAVE SOME INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND IDEAS. SO THAT'S ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS. SO THANK YOU DOROTHY EDGE COME FOR CREATING THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR

221US. AND I AM SO HAPPY THAT IT CONTINUES YEAR TO YEAR. ALSO JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING FAMILIES AT MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THE BOUNDARY MEETING ON FEBRUARY 23rd. IF FAMILY COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE THEIR INPUT, PLEASE, PLEASE COME OUT TO MADISON AND SHARE YOUR INPUT. YOU KNOW, IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO THIS PROCESS, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND OTHER THAN THAT, I'M DONE. SO THANK YOU. OH, AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. AND I AM WAITING FOR MY GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT GO WITH BIRTHDAY SELL BRACES. Stacy Hahn: ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. Nadia Combs: MEMBER GRAY? Lynn Gray: SO FIRST, BIG TIME EXCITEMENT FOR OUR BRAIN BOWL WINNERS. I KIND OF WANT TO JOIN IN WITH SHAKE WASHINGTON,

222WHO ABSOLUTELY WAS THERE AND CHEERING THEM ON. I WANT TO THANK KEITH PARHAM FOR PUTTING THIS ALL TOGETHER -- I'M HAVING PROBLEMS TALKING TONIGHT. AND SHE'S JUST A WONDERFUL LEADER OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN BLACK HISTORY AND THIS IS THE 7th ANNUAL YEAR, CORRECT, MEMBER WASHINGTON? AND WE HAD THE WINNERS. AND I THANK MADAM CHAIR FOR READING THEM OUT. BUT I DID WANT TO SAY THE HIGH SCHOOL FIRST PLACE WAS GAITHER, SECOND WAS NEWSOME, THIRD WAS BLOOMINGDALE, FOURTH WAS LENNARD, ANDED IN MIDDLE SCHOOL FIRST WAS ROLAND PARK K-8, THE SECOND WAS MORENIN, THIRD WAS TOMLIN, FOURTH WAS DENITO. THEY ARE ALL WINNERS BUT THESE ARE THE TOP FOUR. IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FIRST PLACE WAS CARROLLWOOD, SECOND PLACE WAS EGYPT LAKE, AND THIRD PLACE FROST. AND FOURTH PLACE BROOKER. IT WAS JUST A GREAT DAY. MEMBER WASHINGTON,

223WHEN I GET DONE, DON'T FORGET TO HANDLE THE HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE I WASN'T THERE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL. YOU WERE THERE FOR THE EXCITEMENT, RIGHT? THAT WAS THE BIG ONE. AND THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS, FOR BEING PART OF THAT AS WELL. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FRED HEARNS AND CHRIS JARGO, OUR STAFF. WE HAD MARIE ROGERS. OH, BOY. I WILL LET SHAKE, MAYBE HE WILL REMEMBER ALL THE INDIVIDUALS. LYNETTE JUDGE. BUT WE HAVE THE GREAT STAFF MEMBERS DEDICATED TO THIS EVENT. AND SO PABLO, LET'S GET INTO THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING BETTER KNOWN AS STUDENT ONLINE SAFETY. WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO. WE HAD A GREAT PANEL LAST NIGHT, AND RECOGNIZING MAYBE 40,000 FAMILIES FROM THE PTA. OH, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, ERIN MEISNER, FOX NEWS. HE CAME OUT AND I SHARED THIS WITH ADDISON, SUPERINTENDENT

224DAVIS, BECAUSE HE COULD HAVE BEEN AT THE BOUNDARY MEETINGS BUT HE SAID THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING WAS SO IMPORTANT THAT HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS ON THE TV, TELEMUNDO ALSO CAME, MELISSA MAGADO, THANK YOU FOR ORANGE ARRANGING THAT, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PTA, THEY WERE THERE, BUT WE WILL QUICK I BETTER SHARE THE ACTUAL PANEL, AND HERE IT IS. WE HAD MAJOR CHRIS RULE. WE HAD SKIPPER, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE KNOW MORE FOUNDATION, AN MARIE GRANGER WHO IS THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PTA, CONNIE ROSE, AN ABSOLUTE TESTIMONIAL, JAN EDWARD, PAVING THE WAY FOUNDATION, WE HAD COLONEL LINDEMA MARINE WHO IS ON THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING COMMITTEE FOR SHERIFF CHRONISTER, WE HAD JUDGE BOWMAN WHO IS ONE OF THE CHIEF JUDGES THAT TAKES CARE OF THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES, VERY, VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, VERY CARING, IT'S ALL ABOUT

225SAFETY, ALL ABOUT HELPING OUR PARENTS BE MORE SECURE IN KNOWING THE SIGNS IF THEIR CHILD IS GETTING GROOMED OR HAVING THEIR CELL PHONE AS A COOL TO LURE STUDENTS INTO NEFARIOUS ACTIVITIES. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, GO AHEAD, PABLO. IT'S ABOUT A MINUTE. TONIGHT IS VERY EXCITING. I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT IN OUR -- WHO IS PROVIDING SUCH AN INFORMATIVE ALL INCLUSIVE TRAFFICKING WHERE TONIGHT'S PROGRAM WILL BE EDUCATING PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITIES ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS STARTING TO ROLL OUT VIDEOS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING STARTING FEBRUARY 23rd WHERE STUDENTS WILL HEAR FIRSTHAND FROM YOUNGER PEOPLE AND STUDENTS ON WHAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS AND HOW THEY CANNOT FALL PRAY TO THIS INSIDIOUS CRIME. IT'S VERY EXCITING TO BE HERE TONIGHT, TO BE PART OF THE PANEL, TO BE PART OF THIS

226IN EDIBLE MOVEMENT, I WANT TO SAY, THAT IS BY THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Lynn Gray: AND A BIG COMMANDING THANKS TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT FOR ALLOWING THIS PANEL TO MEET, AND ACTUALLY WE ARE GOING TO THANK TANYA ARCHA, COMMUNICATIONS, WHO ALSO IS PUTTING THE PRINCIPALS WEEKLY AND TBAE, WHICH ALSO IS PUTTING THIS OUT, AND I'M OUT OF TIME. SURPRISE. OKAY. I'M DONE. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER PEREZ. Karen Perez: YES. SO, ALSO, I HAVE BEEN WITH THE STUDENTS AT THE FORUM. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT A LOT OF THEM TALK ABOUT, BOTH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, WAS HOW MENTAL HEALTH CONTINUES TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT TO THEM, AND PROVIDING THAT MENTAL HEALTH SPACE FOR THEM IN THEIR SCHOOLS. THEY DID RESOUNDINGLY CONTINUE TO SAY THAT THEY WANT THOSE MENTAL HEALTH GROUPS IN THEIR

227SCHOOLS, NOT JUST FOR THEMSELVES BUT ALSO FOR THEIR LOWER CLASSMEN, AS THEY FOUND THEM VERY HELPFUL, SUPERINTENDENT, AND WE WANTED TO CONTINUE PROVIDING THAT SPACE FOR THEM. I ALSO ATTENDED THE SHEEHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER DEDICATION, IN HONOR OF CAROLYN P. HILL. YOU KNOW, THE IMPACT, A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ALSO THE STUDENTS AND STAFF TALKED ABOUT HER LEGACY AND HOW SHE HAD A BIG IMPACT IN THEIR LIVES, AND HER LEGACY WAS TO WHAT IS GOOD AND RIGHT FOR OUR CHILDREN, ALWAYS. I ALSO ATTENDED THE BLACK HISTORY BARBERSHOP AT SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAD ABOUT 20 STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED HAIRCUTS. IT WAS A REALLY AMAZING. OVER THERE. AND ALSO, I WANTED TO TALK AND KIND OF ADDRESS -- PABLO -- ABOUT THE END OF CONTINUOUS MEDICAID COVERAGE. IT'S GOING TO REALLY AFFECT A

228LOT OF OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS. SO SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, WE RECEIVED FEDERAL FUNDING HERE IN FLORIDA, AND MEDICAID COVERAGE DID NOT DISENROLL INELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS. SO FLORIDA HERE SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FROM 3.8 MILLION ENROLLED IN MARCH OF 2020 TO 5.5 MILLION IN NOVEMBER OF 2022. SO NOW STARTING APRIL 1st OF 2023, THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IS GOING TO START REDETERMINING BENEFITS OVER THE COURSE OF 12 MONTHS. SO A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY WILL BE AFFECTED. SO ABOUT 202,000 WILL BE UNDER THE AGE OF 19. SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS YOU ARE GOING TO RECEIVE SOME CONTACT INFORMATION. YOU HAVE TO CHECK YOUR MAIL BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO RECEIVE A LETTER WITH A YELLOW, YOU KNOW, LIKE A LITTLE YELLOW LINE THROUGH

229IT, AND PARENTS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COMPLETE A RENEWAL IN ORDER TO CONTINUE IN THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. AND WE ARE GOING TO BE SENDING OUT, I BELIEVE, IS IT, SUPERINTENDENT, THROUGH PEACHAR? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH PEACHAR AND OTHER NOTIFICATIONS AS WELL. Karen Perez: FOR FAMILIES TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THEY HAVE ELIGIBILITY, CONTINUE WITH THEIR ELIGIBILITY, AND THAT BENEFITS ARE NOT -- THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THAT GAP FOR THEIR -- BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE BENEFITS THROUGH OUR DISTRICT, RIGHT? THROUGH MEDICAID? PROGRAMS THROUGH SCHOOLS. SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT AFFECTED THROUGH THIS OR ARE DISENROLLED. THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ, FOR MAKING SURE OUR FAMILIES KNOW WHAT'S COMING UP AND THEY

230CAN KEEP THE BENEFITS THAT THEY NEED. ALSO, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MEMBER GRAY, AS WELL. I HOPE YOU GET YOUR GLASS OF WHATEVER IT IS. BUT YOU CELEBRATE ON YOUR BIRTHDAY. PABLO, DO YOU HAVE A PICTURE OF THE FORUM, THE STUDENT FORUM WE ALL PARTICIPATED IN, AND THAT WAS SO GREAT. YOU WERE THERE. SO HERE IS OUR STUDENT FORUM WHERE WE GOT TO INTERACT WITH BOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. THERE'S ANOTHER PICTURE AS WELL. AND THE KIDS WERE FANTASTIC. I KNOW WE ALL LOVE THAT. THERE WERE SO MANY THINGS THAT CAME OUT THAT I THINK ARE REALLY IMPORTANT, BUT TWO THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT I THINK THAT CAN HAVE A BIG IMPACT THAT ARE RELATIVELY SMALL. ONE, PROPER FISH, WHATEVER THAT IS, WHERE STUDENTS NEED TO INPUT THEIR VOLUNTEER INFORMATION, IF WE COULD

231GET SOME TRAINING ON THAT, BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY, REALLY STRUGGLING SO WE CAN MAKE SURE OUR COUNSELORS ARE UP TO DATE ON THAT AND UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE THAT AND GET THEM THE RESOURCE THAT THEY NEEDED. IT SEEMS TO BE A HUGE OBSTACLE TO STUDENTS TO ACCESS THEIR -- IF WE CAN MAKE SURE WE ARE UP TO DATE WITH PROPER FISH, THAT SEEMS TO BE A BIG BARRIER AND PEOPLE DON'T NEED TO UNDERSTAND IT AND HOW TO INPUT. AS WELL AS THE FUND-RAISERS. CERTAIN BOOSTER CLUBS ONLY BEING ABLE TO HAVE ONE FUNDRAISER A YEAR REALLY SEEMS TO BE LIMITING THEIR ABILITY AND STUDENTS HAVE BROUGHT THAT UP CONSISTENTLY YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR THAT IT WOULD MAKE A HUGE IMPACT. YES, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS? Addison Davis: WE OPENED THAT UP A WHILE BACK SO WE'LL MAKE

232SURE -- Jessica Vaughn: IF WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION OUT BECAUSE LAST WEEK WE GOT A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT IT. SO GREAT. SEE? EASY PIECEY. SO THE NEXT EVENT THAT I WENT TO WHICH I HAVE PICTURES OF. MEMBER COMBS MET ME OUT THERE, AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME. THERE'S ONE OF THE STUDENT ATHLETES RUNNING. THAT'S WHEN THEY LIGHT THE TORCH. THERE'S ANOTHER STUDENT ATHLETE RUNNING. THE KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME. THERE WERE OVER 500 PARTICIPANTS, STUDENTS WHO SIGNED UP TO PARTICIPATE. ONE THING THAT THEY DID SAY, THOUGH, IS THAT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE HAD MORE OF THESE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY BETWEEN NEWSOME NEXT WEEK AND THE ONE IN GAITHER THAT SERVICE IT IS ENTIRE COUNTY WHEN IT COMES TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS. SO MEMBER COMBS AND I WERE THINKING MAYBE IF WE

233HAD ONE AND ONE OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WAS KIND OF CENTRAL THAT WOULD HELP, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS, THEY DON'T GET PAID FOR IT. GAITHER PAYS FOR EVERY STUDENT AT LUNCH ALL DAY LONG, ABOUT 20 STUDENTS THERE. WERE OVER 500 STUDENTS. LUCKILY THEY WERE ABLE TO RAISE THAT MONEY AND I'M SURE NEWSOME DOES, TOO. BUT REALLY SUPPORTING THAT AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE, IF WE CAN EXPAND TO THE MORE SCHOOLS THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC AND RELIEVE SOME OF THE COST ON GAITHER AS WELL AS TIME KIDS SPEND ON BUSES BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE EVENTS ARE LIMITED. BUT THEY WERE AMAZING. THERE WAS SO MUCH ENERGY IN THE AIR. EVERYBODY WAS HIGH FIVING, THE KIDS WERE SO PROUD OF THEMSELVES, THE TEACHERS WERE ENGAGED. ONE OF THE TEACHERS IT WAS HER

234BIRTHDAY, SHE WAS OUR FINALIST FOR THE IDA F. BAKER AWARD. SHE WAS AMAZING. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT, AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. AND THE PARENTS LOVE IT, TOO. SO I AM REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. THE NEXT THING I HAVE IS I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE IN DISTRICT 3 ABOUT THE MEETING AT CHAMBERLAIN ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd AT 6:00 P.M. I AM HOPING SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS IS AT THAT COMMUNITY MEETING ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS RIGHT NEXT TO IT FOR A BIG CHANGE, AS WELL AS CHAMBERLAIN ITSELF. I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT. THERE'S US IN A SELFIE. SO IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS, PLEASE COME TO CHAMBERLAIN THURSDAY AT 6:00 P.M. FINALLY, I HATE TO KEEP COME BACK TO IT, I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY DO. HOWEVER, WE ALWAYS HAVE CONVERSATIONS

235ABOUT TEACHERS AND MONEY AND HOW MONEY IS NOT THE PRIORITY OF THINGS AND TEACHERS DON'T APPEAL FOR MONEY AND EMPLOYEES IN GENERAL. THAT IS DEGREE DREW. HOWEVER WE HAVE REACHED A CRISIS POINT WHERE IT IS ABOUT THE MONEY. REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOUR PASSION IS, IF YOU CAN'T KEEP A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD AND YOU CAN'T FEED YOUR FAMILY AND YOU CAN'T KEEP ELECTRIC ON, NOT BEING ABOUT MONEY ISN'T A LUXURY ANYMORE. AND AGAIN, I CAN'T EMPHASIZE HOW MANY E-MAILS THAT I GET NOT DEMANDING ANYTHING BUT SIMPLY PLEADING FOR HELP AND SUPPORT. SO I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT OUR TEACHERS AND OUR EMPLOYEES ARE REALLY SUFFERING RIGHT NOW WITH THE ECONOMY, AND WHAT'S GOING ON. AND THEN FINALLY, I HAVE ONE REALLY QUICK QUESTION. MR. FARKAS, ARE THERE ANY ELECTRIC GUS GRANTS WE HAVE NOT

236APPLIED FOR? Christopher Farkas: NO. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S ALL MY TIME. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: YOU HAVE 12 MORE SECOND. OKAY. MEMBER RENDON. Patti Rendon: PABLO, DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD? SO I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING TO MULTIPLE THINGS THIS LAST COUPLE WEEKS, BUT ONE OF THEM WAS -- SORRY, DR. HAHN, BUT NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL WAS IN THE REGIONAL FINALS WITH PLANT HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE -- UNFORTUNATELY BOTH -- NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL WON. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY WE HAD AMAZING ATHLETES IN OUR DISTRICT AND THESE TWO TEAMS REALLY PUT THEIR HEART AND SOUL INTO IT SO IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT. BOTH STANDS WERE FULL FROM BOTH SCHOOLS. IT'S GREAT TO SEE TWO OF OUR SCHOOLS COMING TO A REGIONAL FINALS. SO THAT WAS FUN. NEWSOME'S REGIONAL

237FINAL. I BELIEVE THERE'S SOME MORE. ALL RIGHT. AND AGAIN MY STUDENT FORUM, I VISITED WITH MIDDLE STUDENTS AND THEN HIGH SCHOOL. THERE'S THE HIGH SCHOOL WRIGHT THERE. AND NOW WE ARE BACK TO MIDDLE SCHOOL. ALL RIGHT, THEN WE WILL SKIP THOSE. BUT I WANT TO THANK THE STUDENTS FROM BOTH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DID. THEY DID A GREAT JOB. I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE OF EVERY ONE OF SCHOOLS BUT I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS WAS THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING CHAMPIONSHIPS. AND HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, WE HAD STRAWBERRY CREST, PLANT HIGH SCHOOL, PLANT CITY, ALONZO, DURANTE, LENNARD, SICKLES AND BLOOMINGDALE AS WELL AS EAST BAY. AND THAT IS MANY OF OUR ATHLETES THAT ARE GOING TO A NATIONAL LEVEL OF COMPETITION. THERE WERE OVER

23850,000 STUDENT ATHLETE CHEERLEADERS THAT THE COMPETITION IN ORLANDO. THAT IS JUST A WONDERFUL THING. THE PREVIOUS WINNER WAS BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL WAS IN THE SEMI-FINALS FOR THE REGIONAL GIRLS BASKETBALL, BUT I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ARMWOOD GIRLS BASKETBALL, THEY WERE ALSO IN THE SEMI-FINALS. BLOOMINGDALE WAS 2 AND ARMWOOD WAS 4, AND ARMWOOD UNFORTUNATELY WAS OUT IN THE SEMI-FINALS, BUT BLOOMINGDALE DID GO TO THE FINALS AND THEN LOSE AGAINST PORT CHARLOTTE. BUT KUDOS TO BOTH OF THESE YOUNG LADIES AND THEIR TEAMS AS THEY WORKED REALLY HARD FOR. IS THERE ONE MORE? THAT'S OUR HIGH SCHOOL. THEN LASTLY I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING TO OUR COLOR GUARD COMPETITION AT PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL. ALL OF OUR BANDS AND COLOR GUARDS WORKED VERY HARD DURING THE SUMMERS RECOMMENDING FOR THIS. SO THIS IS FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL, THE

239PREVIOUS ONE BEFORE WAS BLOOMINGDALE. NEW SOME. PLANT. SICKLES. AND THESE ARE JUST SEVERAL OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. THIS WAS NEWSOME'S AS WELL AS -- SO MANY OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THIS AND THEY WORKED VERY HARD ALL YEAR LONG, AND REALLY WORKING TOWARDS THESE COMPETITIONS AND MOVING TOWARDS STATE. SO THAT IS SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL DOING -- YEAH. SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO ALL OF THEM. I ALSO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF -- I THINK MY NEXT SLIDE AND MY LAST SLIDE, YES, WAS OUT OF 12 COUNTIES, TWO OF OUR TEACHERS WERE THE TWO AWARDS AT THE ENGINEER OF THE YEAR BANQUET, HONORING TWO STEM TEACHERS AND OF THE 12 COUNTIES THE ONLY TWO TEACHERS WERE OUR TEACHERS FROM HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL, AND I AM GOING TO BUTCHER HIS NAME, BUT

240DEMETRIUS PAPAMETRIANI. I NOTICE I WAS GOING TO BUTCHER IT. AND THEN CHRISTINA EPPERSON. THEY BOTH TEACH PATH AT GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL SO KUDOS R OSTEOBOTH OF THEM AND OUR TEACHERS IN GENERAL. I WANT TO PIGGYBACK OFF MS. VAUGHN. MANY TEACHERS HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME IN THE LAST WEEK, NOT ONLY BECAUSE THEY WANT US TO DO RIGHT BY THEM AND RIGHT BY THEIR ECONOMICS AND THEIR SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITY, HOWEVER, THEY ALSO WANT OUR SUPPORT, AND HOW ARE WE GATHERING THE COMMUNITY AROUND THEM? HOW ARE THEY GATHERING THE PARENTS AROUND THEM? AND SO ANYONE ON THE PTA THAT'S LISTENING, I AM GOING TO CHARGE YOU WITH GETTING WITH THESE BOARD MEMBERS AND FIGURING OUT A GOOD WAY THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PARENTS BACK IN OUR CLASSROOMS, PARENTS BACK IN OUR SCHOOLS, PARENTS

241PROVIDING THE SUPPORT TO THESE TEACHERS, BECAUSE THEY NEED THEIR SUPPORT TO REALLY MANAGE THEIR CLASSROOMS. AND THAT WAS A CONSISTENT MESSAGE ACROSS THE BOARD, HELPING THESE TEACHERS REALLY GET IT THROUGH THE DAY. AND SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE TEACHERS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. WITHOUT YOU, NONE OF US HAVE BEEN A JOB IN THIS ROOM, AND NONE OF OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO GET THE EDUCATION THEY NEED. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER RENDON. MEMBER WASHINGTON? Henry "Shake" Washington: THAN K YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WE HAD A GREAT BRAIN BOWL OVER AT MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL. THE NUMBER ONE TEAM THAT ONE WAS GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL, SECOND WAS NEWSOME, THIRD PLACE WAS BOOMING DALE AND FOURTH PLACE WAS MILLER. IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED. WE, MR. HEARN AND I DONATE TO THE

242WINNERS AND MR. HEARN DID THE HIGH SCHOOL. WE GAVE THEM $100 APIECE, WITH ONE DOLLAR BILLS SO THEY COULD BE EXCITED. IT WAS QUITE -- SO WE BOTH GAVE $500. WE DO IT EACH YEAR. AND IT WAS REALLY A GOOD TURNOUT. ALSO, PABLO, IF YOU WOULD PUT ON ABOUT THE 5,000 ROLE MODELS EXCELLENCE. THIS IS THE PROGRAM, AND I WANT TO TELL THE BOARD, THIS IS A PROGRAM NO WE PASSED. WE AS A TEAM, WE PASSED THE PROGRAM, AND IT'S BEEN VERY PRODUCTIVE. AND ALSO I WANT THE BOARD TO KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PRISON TO PIPELINE, THIS ALSO HELPS STUDENTS IN ORDER TO KEEP THEM FROM GOING TO THE PRISON TO PIPELINE. I WANT TO THANK THE COORDINATOR MS. KIANA WILLIAMS. SHE'S THE DISTRICT LEAD FOR THE 5,000 ROLE MODEL PROGRAM. THEY HAD THEIR

243SUMMIT WITH YOUNG MEN IN THE HIGH SCHOOL SITE DIRECTLY ENGAGED IN THE WHOLESOME EXPERIENCE WHICH WAS GREAT TO BE INVOLVED IN. THEY HAD HANDS ON EXPERIENCES DEALING WITH WORKSHOPS, BUILDING EXHIBITS. WE HAD THE HIGH SCHOOLS IN ATTENDANCE. WE HAD ALONZO, BRANDON, DURANTE, GAITHER, MILLER, NEWSOME, MIDDLETON, RIVERVIEW, STRAWBERRY STRAWBERRY CREST, SEFFNER AND TAMPA BAY TECH. WE ALSO WANT TO GIVE THANKS, SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS OF THE SUMMIT, NAACP OF TAMPA, THE CONSULTANT GROUP, AND THE A.M. A MY ARENA. I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR DOING. THAT AND I WANT TO READ, I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THIS BOARD, WE ARE WORKING ON THE PIPELINE. NOW WE HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE, AND THIS IS A GOOD STARTING POINT TO HAVE THE 5,000 ROLE MODELS. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING AROUND IN THE COUNTRY, AND

244WE ARE WORKING ON IT. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IS WORKING ON BREAKING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE. THIS IS A DISTURBING NATIONAL TREND WHERE YOUTH OUT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL LEADER SYSTEM. ALSO WANT TO THANK THE JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND ALL OATS ORGANIZATIONS FOR WORKING WITH THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM SO WE COULD HAVE GET THIS RESOLVED. NOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME BECAUSE THIS WAS WITH BEFORE WE CAME AND WE HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE. WE HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO BUT WE ARE WORKING ON IT. I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR PASSING THAT -- RIGHT. THE AGENDA ITEM. IT'S KIND OF TOUCHING TO ME BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME AND WE TALK ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO DO THINGS, BUT WE ARE DOING IT. BOARD, WE

245ARE DOING IT. IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE TIME AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME. AND I WANT TO CLOSE OUT BY A. PHILIP RANDALL, A CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. HE SAYS FREEDOM IS NEVER GIVEN. IT IS WON. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I APPRECIATE THAT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. AND I CAN'T AGREE MORE WITH MEMBER RENDON AND THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE SAYING. IT REALLY IS ABOUT GETTING MORE AND MORE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF STUDENTS AND MORE SUPPORT AND MORE MENTORS AND ALL OF THAT. IT'S JUST SO CRITICAL. I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF -- NOBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT BOUNDARIES AND REPURPOSING, BUT IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT I WILL DO WHILE I AM SITTING HERE, REGARDLESS IF I AM HERE FOR ONE TERM OR TWO TERMS. IT IS THE

246MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WILL HAPPEN, AND I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT EVERYBODY HERE CARES. THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE, BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT KIDS AND WE CARE ABOUT FAMILIES. AND I ALSO HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO IS A SENIOR THIS YEAR IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO I UNDERSTAND HOW PARENTS ARE FEELING, AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT, AND THAT'S WHY A DECISION LIKE THIS CAN'T BE MADE QUICKLY. WE ONLY HAVE ONE CHANCE TO DECIDE THAT AND IT HAS TO BE DONE RIGHT AND IT HAS TO BE DONE. WE ARE THINKING ABOUT EVERY SINGLE STUDENT AND THINKING ABOUT THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE, AND WE CAN'T JUST MAKE A DECISION TO MAKE A DECISION. IT'S GOT TO BE REALLY THINK ABOUT THE LONG-TERM SAVINGS, AND ALSO THE LONG-TERM, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS THREE YEARS OR

247FIVE YEARS FROM NOW? WE CAN'T DO SOMETHING THAT'S JUST GOING TO BE A FAST WIN FOR A YEAR. IT'S JUST NOT REAL BECAUSE WE ARE DEALING WITH SO MANY CHALLENGES. EVERY DAY I GET E-MAILS FROM TEACHERS WHO SAY THEY ARE GOING TO LEAVE. MY CLOSEST FRIEND WAS LOOKING, WHO HAS A MASTER'S DEGREE, WAS LOOKING AT WAITING TABLES ONCE A WEEK AND DOING SOMETHING ELSE. THAT'S THE REALITY. SO WE HAVE GOT TO REALLY LOOK AT THIS. WEDNESDAY WE WILL BE OUT AT WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR A COMMUNITY MEETING. THURSDAY I WILL BE OUT AT THE KEYSTONE CIVIC ASSOCIATION WITH THE COMMUNITY CONTINUING TO TALK ABOUT THIS. THESE ARE THE REALITIES. NOBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT. EVERYONER EVERYTHING WANTS TO DO THIS AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T IMPACT THEM, YOU KNOW. SO WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK

248AT THIS. FOR ME IT'S NOT ABOUT REELECTION, IT'S NOT ABOUT ANYTHING, BUT THE FUTURE OF THIS DISTRICT, AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR STUDENTS, AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. IT'S NOT THE SCHOOL, IT'S THE PERSON IN FRONT OF THEM. IT'S THE SECRETARY. IT'S THE PERSON WHO CAN DRIVE THEM TO SCHOOL. PEOPLE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, AND THAT'S WHAT IMPACTS STUDENTS EVERY DAY. THEY DON'T SAY, HEY, I WANT TO A BEAUT BEAUTIFUL SCHOOL. THEY SAY, THAT TEACHER TALKED TO IN HE THAT DAY. THEY HAVE CARED ABOUT ME. SO R SO WE HAVE TO PUT PEOPLE IN FRONT OF EVERYTHING. AND THEN JUST A COUPLE THINGS. I ATTENDED A LOT OF GREAT EVENT IT IS LAST COUPLE WEEKS. THIS FRIDAY, CONGRESSWOMAN CASTOR WILL HAVE AN EGYPT LAKE RECREATIONAL CENTER, A NEWCOMER CENTER TO SUPPORT FAMILIES, TO

249HELP THEM, BECAUSE WE HAVE STUDENTS COMING INTO TOWN AND COUNTRY. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PRISON TO PIPELINE AND THINGS THAT WE CAN DO, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO IS PREPARE KIDS FOR THE FUTURE, AND ALSO COMPARE THEM FOR TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL PROGRAM, AND SO THAT'S WHY TODAY I KNOW MEMBER RENDON AND I AM WERE HERE FOR FUTURE CAREER ACADEMY AND WE JUST WANTED TO SHARE A IS THE COUPLE THINGS AND SOME PERSPECTIVES OF A FORMER STUDENT WHO PARTICIPATED IN FUTURE CAREER ACADEMIES. SO PAP LOW, IF YOU WILL SHOW THAT REAL QUICKLY. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FUTURE CAREER ACADEMY, BECAUSE WE KNOW IF THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF LABOR IN THE WORKFORCE, WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR GOOD QUALITY PEOPLE, AND SO MANY STUDENTS DOESN'T KNOW THE DIRECTION

250THEY ARE GOING TO GO WHEN THEY GET OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND WE KNOW THAT 70% ARE NOT GOING TO GRADUATE FROM CORRECT. IT'S A SHAME TO MAKE STUDENTS FEEL BADLY ABOUT THEMSELVES. SO WE PROVIDE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO KNOW WHAT CAREERS ARE OUT THERE, THAT OFTENTIMES NOT ONLY THE STUDENTS ARE NOT AWARE BUT THEIR PARENTS AREN'T EVEN AWARE OF IT. I SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD BUT I HAD NO PLANS, I WAS WILLING TO ACCEPT ANYTHING, AND THEN THIS CAREER ACADEMY WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. I WENT TO JOBS THERE AND THIS WAS ONE THAT INTRIGUED ME THE MOST AND HERE I AM. I THINK EVEN IF A STUDENT ISN'T SURE IF THEY WANT TO BE GO TO COLLEGE OR WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THEY SHOULD

251CHECK OUT CAREER ACADEMY BECAUSE IT STILL EXPOSES YOU TO WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE OUT THERE. PEOPLE WILL BE AMAZED AT WHAT BUSINESSES ARE HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND THE OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY PRESENT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU EVERYONE. AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. [MEETING ADJOURNED]