10/18/2022 - Regular Meeting

001Nadia Combs: HI. I'M NADIA COMBS, CHAIR OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE SERVE MORE THAN 200,000 STUDENTS. THAT INCLUDES CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH ADULTS IN OUR WORKFORCE PROGRAM. I'M HENRY "SHAKE" WASHINGTON, THE BOARD VICE CHAIR. OUR DISTRICT IS THE 7th LARGEST IN AMERICA, ANIMATED UP OF MORE THAN 24,000 PEOPLE WORKING AT NEARLY 250 SITES ACROSS THE COUNTY. OUR DISTRICT IS DIVERSE AND DEDICATED. OUR BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD IN OUR BOARD AUDITORIUM ON SELECT TUESDAYS AT 4 P.M. THE BEST WAY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY IS TO INVOLVE YOU, THE PUBLIC, IN WHAT BE WE DO. YOU ARE WELCOME DO E-MAIL OR MEET WITH ANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND FOLLOW OUR DISTRICT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BOARD MEETINGS ARE COVERED LIVE BY HILLSBOROUGH

002SCHOOLS TV ON SPECTRUM CABLE CHANNEL 635 AND FRONTIER CABLE CHANNEL 32. MEETINGS ARE ALSO STREAM LIVED ON OUR WEBSITE AS HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOLS.ORG. CLOSED CAPTIONING IS PROVIDED ON ALL BROADCASTS AND PAST MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE ARCHIVES. WE ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT THE PUBLIC HAS TO SAY. WE'LL INCLUDE TIME FOR AUDIENCE COMMENTS BEFORE WE ADDRESS OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. OUR AGENDA AND ANY SUPPORTING MATERIALS CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE IN ADVANCE. THEY ARE POSTED SEVEN DAYS BEFORE EACH MEETING ON OUR WEBSITE AT HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOLS.ORG. OUR VISION IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE. AND THAT MEANS ALL STUDENTS EVERY DAY. TODOS LOS ESTUDIANTES TODOS LOS DIAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. (SOUNDING GAVEL). Nadia Combs: THE BOARD MEETING OF OCTOBER 18th, 2022 IS CALLED TO ORDER. MEMBER

003WASHINGTON WILL NOW LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. Henry "Shake" Washington: THAN K YOU, MADAM CHAIR. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. NOW PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ] Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. MEMBER WASHINGTON WILL NOW ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STUDENT ENTERTAIN. Henry "Shake" Washington: YES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. ARE THE STUDENTS HERE? ARE THEY COMING IN? OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BARRINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL SHOW CHOIR ALONG WITH CHORUS TEACHER MR. OKINDO. THEY PERFORMED AT THE START OF OUR MEETING. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE THE STUDENTS TO COME UP AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. YOU GUYS LOOK SHARP. ALL RIGHT. I'M IN 8th GRADE. I'M IN 6th GRADE. MY NAME IS CARSON. I'M IN 8th GRADE. I'M IN 8th

004GRADE. MY NAME IS LEONARD FELTS AND I'M IN 8th GRADE. MY NAME IS RICK AND I'M IN 8th GRADE. MY NAME IS -- I'M IN 8th GRADE. I'M IN 8th GRADE. MY NAME IS DAVID SCHMITT AND I'M IN 8th GRADE. I'M IN 8th GRADE. I'M IN 7th GRADE. I'M IN 8th GRADE. 8th GRADE. 8th. I'M IN 8th GRADE. 8th GRADE. 7th GRADE. I'M IN 8th GRADE. I'M IN 7th. I'M IN 8th GRADE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LETTING US BE HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. Henry "Shake" Washington: ANY PARENTS THAT WANT TO COME UP AND TAKE PHOTOS WITH THEM, PLEASE. AS GOOD AS THESE STUDENTS LOOK, YES. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE I BUY ME AN OUTFIT LIKE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR YOU GUYS ON "THE VOICE." GREAT JOB.

005Nadia Combs: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE NO WITHDRAWN DEMOCRATS TODAY. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA. MOTION BY MEMBER PEREZ, SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. WE HAVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY. SEPTEMBER 6th, 2022, SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP AND SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. BOARD MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO BE GO OVER THE FORMAT OF TODAY'S MEETING. AS A REMINDER WE ARE A NONPARTISAN BOARD WHO BELIEVE THAT ALL CHILDREN

006CAN BE EMPOWERED TO LEARN TO SUCCEED AND OUR DECISIONS WILL BE MADE WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING. TO PAVE THE WAY FOR EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE AGENDA, AND/OR QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK WITH 30 SECONDS FOR FINAL THOUGHTS. AFTERWARDS THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN RESPOND. IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOU ARE ASKED TO GET BACK INTO THE QUEUE. MEMBER WASHINGTON WILL NOW GO OVER THE BOARD GUIDELINES. Henry "Shake" Washington: THAN K YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING, LET ME QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM BEHIND ME THAT ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING UPON STEPPING AWAY FROM THE DAIS. THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON LIVE WEB CASTS, ON CABLE TV, ON VIDEO MONITORS HERE

007IN THE AUDITORIUM. IT ALSO CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING IN THE ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVES. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. WE HAVE ONE ITEM SCHEDULED FOR TIME CERTAIN AND THAT'S 6:00 EMPLOYEE INPUT. NOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS AND VALUES YOUR INPUT TO THE BOARD. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS OUR STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND KEEP OUR BOARD INFORMED ABOUT THE RESPONSES. OUR SCHOOL BOARD RESPECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD AND WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE. HOWEVER, IT IS REQUESTED WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD, COMMENTS ARE NOT DIRECTED PERSONALLY AGAINST A BOARD MEMBER OR STAFF MEMBER BUT RATHER DIRECTED AT THE ISSUES. ANY BEHAVIOR INTENDED TO INTERRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING WILL NOT

008BE ALLOWED. OUR CIVILITY POLICY IS IN PLACE. WHEN ADDRESSING THE BOARD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND SPEAK CLEARLY INTO THE MICROPHONE. THIS AFTERNOON EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. REMINDER THAT YOUR THREE MINUTES START WHEN YOU BEGIN SPEAKING. WHEN THERE ARE 30 SECONDS LEFT YOU WILL SEE A YELLOW LIGHT ON THE LECTERN, A RED LIGHT AND TIMER WILL INDICATE WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. I WILL NOW CALL UP THE FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS. IF THE FIRST SPEAKER WILL PLEASE COME UP. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS PAULA CASTANA HERE REPRESENTING PUBLIC SCHOOL ADVOCATES. OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS TO FULLY FUND TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUT I AM ALSO HERE SPEAKING AS A PARENT WHO SPEAKS ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS THROUGHOUT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I AM GOING TO READ SOMETHING THAT YOU PROBABLY HAVE HEARD BEFORE BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT,

009CALLED THE MAN IN THE ARENA. I WILL READ AN EXCERPT. THE CREDIT BELONGS TO THE MAN WHO IS ACTUALLY IN THE ARENA, WHOSE FACE IS MARRED BY DUST AND SWEAT AND BLOOD, WHO STRIVES VALIANTLY, WHO ERRORS, WHO COMES SHORT AGAIN AND AGAIN, BECAUSE THERE IS NO EVIDENT WITHOUT ERR AND SHORTCOMING. BUT WHO DOES ACTUALLY STRIVE TO DO THE DEEDS? ADDISON, I HAVE KNOWN YOU FOR I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE A YEAR AND A HALF, AND I AM HERE TO VOUCH FOR YOU TONIGHT THAT YOU ARE DOING ALL THESE DEEDS AND THERE IS A LOT OF BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS FOR YOU HERE IN THIS DISTRICT, AND WHAT YOU HAVE WALKED INTO. I AM HERE TO VOUCH FOR YOU BEING A GOOD LEADER. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN THIS DISTRICT THAT DON'T REALIZE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.

010THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT AREN'T PUBLICIZED. I KNOW A LOT OF THOSE THINGS BECAUSE I REGULARLY TALK WITH YOU. SO I AM HERE TO IMPLORE YOU AND THE REST OF THE BOARD TO LISTEN TO MY REQUEST FOR TONIGHT. I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF TEACHERS. THERE IS A CRISIS IN OUR DISTRICT. WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE OUR SPENDING. WE NEED TO PUT OUR TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF FIRST. OUR SCHOOLS CANNOT FUNCTION WITHOUT QUALITY EDUCATORS AND PERSONNEL, ALL INTO ONE CATEGORY. I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO FIND THE MONEY TO SETTLE, TO PAY THEM FOR WHAT THEY ARE WORTH. OUR KIDS, OUR TEACHERS, THE REST OF OUR DISTRICT PERSONNEL DESERVE THE VERY BEST. AND I WILL KEEP IT SHORT. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY TONIGHT THAT WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH ANYMORE. I AM ONE

011OF THE FIRST COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT ARE UP HERE TO SAY THAT WE WOULD LIKE ACTION. WE WOULD LIKE YOU, ADDISON AND THE REST OF THE BOARD, TO PLEASE FIND A WAY TO PAY THEM WHAT THEY ARE WORTH, OR WE ARE GOING TO END UP IN AN EACH BIGGER CRISIS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS WILLIAMS BREWSTER. I'M SPEAKING BEFORE THE BOARD ON PARENT AND CREATING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS IN OUR SCHOOL. WHAT DOES A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP LOOK LIKE? IT'S BUILDING RAPPORT WITH THE STUDENTS, TAKING TIME TO LISTEN TO THEIR ISSUES. BEING OPEN TO FEEDBACK. BEING OPEN TO THE STUDENTS' FEEDBACK. AS I TAKE A LOOK AT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE DISTRICT, WE ARE FAILING THEM. OUR EXPECTATIONS OF THEM ARE 21%. THAT'S AN F. WHY IS THAT OKAY?

012S THESE SAME INDIVIDUALS THAT WE EDUCATE AND WE LABEL, THEY ARE GOING TO BE IN OUR JOB MARKET. WHO SPEAKS FOR THEM? AS A PARENT, OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, I IMPLORE YOU, ACTION. WE HAVE PUT THESE PEOPLE IN PLACES BUT NO ACTION. WE HAVE COME BEFORE YOU, THIS BOARD, MANY, MANY TIMES SINCE THE SEVEN YEARS WE HAVE BEEN HERE. THE SAME SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS, SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL, AREA AFTER AREA. ADDISON AND THE BOARD MEMBERS, I IMPLORE YOU. WHY AREN'T PARENTS ABLE TO REACH YOU ANYMORE? WHY AREN'T YOUR NUMBERS PUBLISHED? YOU HAVE GOTTEN CLOSER AND FURTHER AND FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY. WE GIVE YOU OUR BEST. OUR STUDENTS COME BEFORE YOU DOING THE BEST THAT THEY CAN. I IMPLORE YOU, ASK THE STATE TO FUND THE SCHOOLS. DID YOU KNOW THERE'S A $17 BILLION, 17 BILLION SURPLUS.

013STOP ASKING THE TAXPAYERS TO SPEND MORE THAN -- THEY DON'T HAVE IT, BUT THE STATE DOES. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO COLLECT THAT MONEY? ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS. WE ARE NOT ONLY FAILING OUR TEACHERS BUT WE ARE FAILING OUR KIDS. WE ARE FAILING. AND WE SEEM TO BE OKAY WITH THAT. I HAVE CALLED. NO ONE RETURNS MY CALL BACK. I AM GOING TO KEEP COME HERE UNTIL I SEE REAL ACTION WITH STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. PUTTING IN PLACES THEY ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO BE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY. THEY HAVE ALTITUDE PROBLEMS. THEY ARE NOT COMPASSIONATE. THEY ARE NOT BUILDING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. ALAN BREWSTER, BOARD MEMBER, SUPERINTENDENT. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE UNPROFESSIONALISM OF SOME TEACHERS. SCHOOL NUMBER ONE, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL, DAUGHTER IS A SENIOR WITH A

014DISABILITY, AUTISM. DAY ONE, DAY ONE WHEN SCHOOL STARTED, THE TEACHER CAME INTO THE CLASSROOM AND STARTED DROPPING F-BOMBS. IF YOU STUDENTS F, I AM GOING TO MAKE YOU DO PUSHUPS AND SITUPS FOR A WEEK. NO PROFESSIONALISM. YOU ARE NOT EVEN FOCUSED ON EDUCATION. DAY ONE. AND THERE'S A WHOLE OTHER HOST OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS TEACHER ACCOMMODATING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. THE PRINCIPAL CLAIMS SHE SHOW TO HER. SHE NEVER EVEN APOLOGIZED TO THOSE STUDENTS FOR HER BEHAVIOR. HOW IT AFFECTED THEM PSYCHOLOGICALLY. SCHOOL TWO. FRANKLIN BOYS PREPARATORY, SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, CAUCASIAN, IN THE CLASSROOM, DISPLAYED HER DISPLEASURE OF SO MANY BROWN BOYS IN THE CLASSROOM. SCHOOL THREE. GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL. FRESHMAN WITH ANXIETY, 504, FRENCH TEACHER. SHE HAS NOTHING TO SAY TO MY DAUGHTER. I AM NOT GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO MAKE UP YOUR TEST BECAUSE YOUR PARENTS

015WENT TO THE DISTRICT AND COMPLAINED ABOUT ME. WHAT DID THE LEADER OF THE SCHOOL DO? DID THE LEADER OF THE SCHOOL CALL US? MY DAUGHTER GOT UP THIS MORNING. I CAN'T GO TO SCHOOL BECAUSE MY STOMACH IS HURTING, BECAUSE SHE'S INTERNALIZING THE AN TAG NATION THAT THIS TEACHER CAUSES HER, PSYCHOLOGICALLY. EVER SINCE THE TEACHER CLAIMED THE DAY THE TEACHER DISCIPLINARY ACTION, HER BEHAVIOR TOWARD MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN AGGRESSIVE. AND NOW, MY DAUGHTER IS AT A CROSSROADS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE AT GAITHER. I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO GAITHER. WHERE IS THE LEADERS COMING UP WITH A PLAN FOR MY DAUGHTER? STOP PUNISHING THE STUDENTS TELLING THEM, MOVE OUT OF THE CLASS BECAUSE THE TEACHERS DON'T KNOW HOW TO BE PROFESSIONAL. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME PROFESSIONALISM. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME COACHING BECAUSE THE

016SCHOOL SYSTEM IS CLEARLY OPERATING UPSIDE DOWN. LOOKING, MAKING DECISIONS UPSIDE DOWN. AND I'M TELLING YOU ALL AGAIN, THE LEADERSHIP AT JEFFERSON IN THE APC IS NOT RIGHT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS PETER HORTLAND, A RESIDENT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND THEREFORE A TAXPAYER IN THIS COMMUNITY. I AM ALSO A SEMI-RETIRED ARCHITECT, AND THE MODERATOR OF THE COUNCIL OF CHASE FAMILY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, AN OPEN AND AFFIRMING CONGREGATION THAT IS OPEN TO EVERYONE INCLUSIVE OF THE LGBT+ COMMUNITY WHICH I AS A GUY MAN AM PART AND A PROUD MEMBER. WITH THE OUTLANDISH ATTACKS ON LGBT+ PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING MADE BY OUR STATE GOVERNMENT, IT IS MORE IMPERATIVE THAN EVER THAT THIS SCHOOL BOARD ISSUES THEIR SUPPORT OF LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH. THE HISTORY OF ALL PEOPLE NEEDS TO BE

017EMBRACED AND STUDIED. OUR HISTORY INCLUDES COURAGEOUS OUTSPOKEN PEOPLE WHO LAY THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE SO THAT WE COULD OPENLY LIVE OUR LIVES JUST LIKE EVERYONE. IT INCLUDES GREAT ARTISTS, GREAT LEADERS, AND GREAT INTELLECTUALS, AND IT INCLUDES ORDINARY PEOPLE LIKE THOSE IN THIS ROOM WHO ARE LIVING LIVES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. THE PURPOSE OF TEACHING ANY HISTORY IS TO LEARN FROM IT SO THAT WE DO NOT REPEAT MISTAKES OF HATEFUL TREATMENT OF THOSE WHO ARE SIMPLY UNKNOWN OR DIFFERENT FROM US. IT IS A TIRED CLICHE BUT TRUE, WITHOUT VARIETY THINGS WOULD BE AWFULLY BORING. TODAY IS HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY STUDENTS ARE ALREADY FAR MORE AWARE AND SOPHISTICATED REGARDING SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY THAN WE WERE AT THAT AGE. SHIELDING THEM IN THE CLASSROOM FROM LGBT+ HISTORY IS POINTLESS AND ONLY PERPETUATES FEAR AND

018DEGRADING TREATMENT OF LGBT+ PEOPLE. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HI. MY NAME IS JESSICA DUBOIS AND I'M THE CHAIR OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADVOCATES. WE EXIST TO ADVOCATE FOR FULLY FUNDING TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT EVERY CHILD IS ENTITLED TO AND DESERVES A QUALITY EDUCATION AND WE ARE PARTNERING WITH LIKE MINDED ORGANIZATIONS TO ALLEVIATE INEQUITIES IN ACHIEVING THIS MISSION. IF PUBLIC EDUCATION IS THE VEHICLE THAT SERVES AS A CONDUIT FOR OUR CHILDREN TO ACHIEVE THEIR LIFE GOALS OUR TEACHERS ARE THE FUEL TO GET THEM THERE. YEARS OF UNDERFUNDING HAS STRETCHED OUR EDUCATORS THIN. NOBODY GOES INTO EDUCATION FOR MONEY. THEY GO INTO IT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO POSITIVELY IMPACT STUDENTS. HOWEVER, WHEN WE DON'T COME TO AN AGREEMENT YEAR AFTER YEAR ON TEACHER CONTRACTS, IT NOT ONLY LEAVES

019THEM UNEASY, IT DISRESPECTS TEACHERS AND THE HARD WORK THEY ARE POURING INTO OUR CHILDREN DAY IN AND DAY OUT. THIS SCHOOL BOARD IS MADE UP OF INDIVIDUALS OF VARYING BACKGROUND. DR. HAHN, I LOVE YOUR MISSION, SPECIFICALLY WITH IT SAYING YOU WANT TO MAKE THE DREAM OF A QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM A REALITY. FUNDING OUR TEACHERS SALARIES AND RAISES SHOULD BE LINE ONE ON OUR ANNUAL BUDGET. OTHER INVESTMENTS, I HAVE SEEN THIS BOARD GET CREATIVE WITH FORMING PARTNERSHIPS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SUPER DAVIS, YOU SPECIFICALLY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF FORGING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS IN OUR COMMUNITY. IF WE DON'T HAVE HAPPY, QUALIFIED TEACHERS IN OUR CLASSROOM, WE DON'T HAVE A SCHOOL SYSTEM. EACH FULLY STANDS BEHIND OUR TEACHERS, HCTA AND ITS MEMBERS, AND ALL TEACHERS OUT THERE. I KNOW YOU ARE STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK AND

020A HARD PLACE. PLEASE LET'S GET THIS RESOLVED SO EDUCATORS CAN ACCELERATE THEIR FUTURE. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. MY NAME IS LOU ANN PULVERT, HERE TODAY AS A RETIRED EDUCATOR, SUPPORTING HCTA AS THEY SEEK FAIR PAIR FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TEACHERS. I WAS BOTH A TEACHER AND COUNSELOR IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FOR OVER 30 YEARS, AND I'M APPALLED TO SEE MY COLLEAGUES LEAVING THE CLASSROOM AND THE COUNSELING PROFESSION. LIKE MOST EDUCATORS I DID NOT CHOOSE THE PROFESSION TO MAKE A FAT SALARY. DESPITE ATTENDING SCHOOLS IN TWO COUNTRIES AND SEVEN STATES, I FINISHED AS A VALEDICTORIAN AT MY HIGH SCHOOL, EARNED A SCHOLARSHIP AND WAS THE FIRST PERSON IN MY FAMILY TO GET A COLLEGE DIPLOMA. EDUCATION CHANGED THE COURSE OF MY LIFE, AND I CHOSE A CAREER IN EDUCATION TO PAY IT FORWARD

021AND HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON CHILDREN. BEFORE I WAS HIRED IN 2016, I EXPERIENCED A STEADY DECLINE IN JOB SATISFACTION. THE CREATIVITY AND ECONOMY THAT ALLOWED ME TO SERVE MY STUDENTS TO MY HIGHEST ABILITY WERE REPLACED BY STANDARDIZED CURRICULUM AND STATE MANDATED TESTING. AS TEST SCORES AND SCHOOL GRADES BECAME THE FOCUS, WE LOST THE JOY OF LEARNING. I'M ASKING THE SCHOOL BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS TO FIND A WAY, AND I A WAY TO PAY TEACHERS A FAIR WAGE. THE DISTRICT IS CURRENTLY SAVING MONEY BY NOT PAYING SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR OVER 500 INSTRUCTIONAL VACANCIES. IT IS TOP HEAVY WITH HIGH-PAID CHIEFS AND SUPERVISORS WHO ATTEND MEETINGS AND DELEGATE RESPONSIBILITY TO SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, STAFF AND TEACHERS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, JOB OPENINGS, YOU WON'T FIND MANY UNFILLED VACANCIES. YOU FOUND A WAY TO

022AWARD OUR SUPERINTENDENT A NICE RAISE. LET'S FIND A WAY TO PAY TEACHERS FAIRLY, TOO. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JOSEPH FINE AMATO REPRESENTING MILITARY KIDS FOR EDUCATION ALLIANCE. I FIRST WANT TO BEGIN AT THE END OF CELEBRATING HISPANIC AMERICAN MONTH, AND THE HISPANIC AMERICAN FAMILY, I BELIEVE THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT CELEBRATION TO HAVE. I WANT TO DEMONSTRATE TO EVERYONE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HOW LITTLE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACTUALLY CARES ABOUT THE HISPANIC AMERICAN COMMUNITY. I WANT EVERYONE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TO GO TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY'S WEBSITE, GO AND HIT GOOGLE TRANSLATE TO ANY LANGUAGE, TO SPANISH FOR SPANISH AMERICAN MONTH AND GO TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK AT THIS MEETING, ANY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. IT IS ONLY IN ENGLISH. THIS IS SYSTEMIC. WE RARELY EVER HAVE A

023CERTIFIED TRANSLATOR AT THESE MEETINGS. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CERTIFIED SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER. IT'S JUST DELIBERATE AND DIFFERENT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. A LOT OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS TALK THE TALK BUT THEY DO NOT WALK. STANDING ON THE BACKS OF OUR CHILDREN, FOR POWER AND DELIBERATELY DENYING THEM EQUAL ACCESS TO FREE AND APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH SYSTEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. AND I WILL TAKE EVERY LEGAL MEASURE TO DEFEND OUR STUDENTS CIVIL RIGHTS TO EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION. IN MARCH OF 2021, ADVOCATING FOR STUDENTS REQUEST DISABILITY, SEVERAL STUDENTS HOE WERE DISCIPLINED FOR NOT FOLLOWING OUR OWN MATRIX, I DISCOVERED THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT SENT PARENTS TO STUDENT ENGAGEMENT OFFICE TO FILE AN APPEAL, WHICH IS A CIVIL RIGHT FOR ANY STUDENT WHO IS DISCIPLINED. WELL, WHEN I WENT TO THE

024WEBSITE, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WAS NOT THERE. THERE'S NO E-MAIL, NO FORM, NO CONTACT. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS DEBATING BACK AND FORTH OF WHO IS REALLY IN CHARGE, OUR DUE PROCESS FOR DISCIPLINARY MEASURES IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THEY CONCLUDED STUDENT ENGAGEMENT. STUDENT ENGAGEMENT HAS TWO, ONE OF WHOM HUNG UP THE PHONE ON ME. SO I CAN'T FILE AN APPEAL BECAUSE WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE A DUE PROCESS FOR STUDENTS TO FILE AN APPEAL, EASILY DISCIPLINED IN OUR DISTRICT. JUST SO HAPPENS OUR STUDENTS OF COLOR AND OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, OUR DISCIPLINES ARE FAR GREATER MEASURES TO THE THOUSANDS IN COMPARISON TO THE NON-DISABLED PEERS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR DECADES. DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE. SO I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO STOP TALKING THE TALK THAT THEY DO NOT WALK. AND BEFORE EVERYONE STARTS DOING, OH,

025THAT'S NOT TRUE, AND SHE'S MISTAKEN, I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS. I HAVE THE EVIDENCE. I HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED IT AND I WILL BE FILING EVERY LEGAL COMPLAINT THAT I CAN TO DEFEND OUR STUDENTS. AND THE FACT THAT SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THEY REPRESENT THE HISPANIC AMERICAN COMMUNITY WHEN YOU DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO SEEK THE FORM IN SPANISH SO THEY CAN ATTEND SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS IS SHAMEFUL. IT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO WHO YOU ARE. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. MARK KLUTHO, LARGO. 11.03, STRATEGIC PLAN. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY BUSINESS USING THE WORDS STRATEGIC OR STRATEGY HERE. HERE IS THE TEMPLATE OF WHAT A BUILDING SHOULD LOOK LIKE FOR THE SCHOOLS HERE. WINSTON CHURCHILL IN 1960 SAID: WE SHAPE OUR BUILDINGS; THEREAFTER, THEY SHAPE US. WHAT DO WE GET? HURRICANE IAN, THE HEADLINE READS, THIS

026IS CLIMATE CHANGE SLAPPING US UPSIDE THE HEAD WITH A TWO BY FOUR. AND THEN THIS HEADLINE HERE. REPUBLIC TIMES TALKS ABOUT REBUILDING, BUT NOT THE CAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THE PICTURES ARE LYING DESANTIS, RICK SCOTT, AND MARCO RUBIO. THE FOOLS. THE HEADLINE READS, THE PAST SEVEN YEARS HAVE BEEN THE PLANET'S HOTTEST BY FAR. WELL, YOU KEEP IGNORING THE SCIENCE THAT I HAVE BEEN BRINGING FOR THREE DECADES. IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. THE LITTLE CHILDREN THAT WE HAVE HAD TODAY THAT YOU SAY YOU CARE ABOUT, THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET. SUPERINTENDENT, ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION? YEAH, WE DODGED A BULLET WITH IAN. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HIT HERE. TAMPA BAY IS CONSIDERED THE NUMBER ONE WORST PLACE FOR HURRICANE LIKE IAN TO HIT. THE WORST PLACE IN THE COUNTRY. YEAH, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING?

027YOU ALL WOULD BE RUNNING AROUND LIKE CHICKENS WITH YOUR HEADS CUT OFF. YOU WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. BUT YOU HAVE BEEN MAKING ALL THE WRONG SCHOOL BUILDINGS TO KEEP FUELING HURRICANES LIKE IAN, POISONING THE PLANET, YOUR LEGACY. HOW SAD. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. AND JUST BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I JUST WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT FRONTIER FIOS INTERNET IS OUT AT THE TBAE AND VIEWERS CANNOT WATCH ON LIVESTREAM OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE. HOWEVER, THEY CAN WATCH ON CABLE TV SPECTRUM AND CHANNEL 635 FRONTIER FIOS AND CHANNEL 32. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNEW. NEXT SPEAKER. TERRY SISKEL. AS YOU ARE AWARE IN MANY TITLE ONE STUDENTS LOW PARENT PARTICIPATION FOR A HOST OF REASONS. CHAMBERLAIN IS EXPANSIVE ALUMNAE BASE, RECOGNIZING THESE TWO FACTS, FIVE YEARS AGO MY WIFE AND I PULLED TOGETHER

028A GROUP OF ALUMNAE AND WE CREATED THE CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL LEGACY ALLIANCE AS A 501-C-3 TO STAND IN THE GAP BY CREATING A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, JUST KIND OF AS FORMAL BACKGROUND. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL. GO STORM! BUT TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE THAT AFFECTS CHAMBERLAIN, AND THAT'S ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL. I AM NOT HERE TO COME UP WITH ANY SOLUTIONS. I HAVE GOT A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS, BUT I AM REALLY HERE TO PLANT A SEED. ONE OF MY PHILOSOPHIES IS THAT WHERE FOCUS GOES, ENERGY FLOWS. SO I WANT DO CREATE A FOCUS SO THE ENERGY CAN START FLOWING TO FIX THIS SITUATION. SINCE I ONLY HAVE A FEW MINUTES I WANT TO GET RIGHT TO THE POINT. I AM AWARE OF CARROLLWOOD ELEMENTARY'S SCHOOL DESIRE TO

029BECOME A K-8 BECAUSE FOR REALLY PERSONAL REASONS THEY DON'T WANT CHAIR CHILD IN ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL. I HAVE A 43-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. SHE CAME THROUGH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS BEFORE SHE WENT TO ANY SCHOOL MY WIFE AND I INTERVIEWED THE PRINCIPAL TO MAKE SURE THAT SCHOOL WAS WORTHY TO HAVE MY CHILD. THAT'S THE WAY THE PARENTS REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION. SO I FULLY UNDERSTAND AND APPLAUD AND APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS. I WOULD PROBABLY DO THE SAME THING. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND A FEW SOLUTIONS FOR ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL. I THINK THAT WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR BOTH ADAMS AND CHAMBERLAIN IS TO MAKE THEM INTO CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP. WE ARE THE POOR SCHOOL IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AT CHAMBERLAIN. YOUR JOB IS TO EDUCATE CHILDREN. WE VIEW OUR JOB TO MAXIMIZE THEIR

030LIFE-LONG LEARNING POTENTIAL. WE WANT TO TAKE THAT EDUCATION AND DO SOMETHING WITH IT SO THAT THEY DON'T JUST FALL OFF THE CONVEYER BELT INTO THE ABYSS. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT WE GET TOGETHER AT SOME POINT AND TALK ABOUT CONVERTING ADAMS FROM A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL INTO THE ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP THAT FEEDS INTO CHAMBERLAIN'S 3-D-D PROGRAM. BY THE WAY, NOVEMBER 29th WE ARE HAVING OUR FIRST SHARK TANK, AND WE HAVE INVESTORS COMING INTO CHAMBERLAIN TO INVEST THIS THESE KIDS ' BUSINESSES. I WANT TO CLOSE WITH TWO QUICK STORIES. ADAM GOLDSTEIN WENT TO CARROLLWOOD ELEMENTARY, ADAMS, CHAMBERLAIN, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. ADAM STARTED ARCHER AVIATION GOVERNMENT TO ARCHER.COM. HE MAKES ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT. HE JUST HAD A ONE BILLION DOLLAR SALE TO UNITED AIRLINES. ANTHONY GUZMAN GRADUATED FROM CLEVELAND, ADAMS, CHAMBERLAIN, A YEAR AGO.

031HE'S MAKING $50,000 A YEAR IN THE PRESSURE WASHING BUSINESS AND HE HAS $50,000 IN HIS ROTH IRA ACCOUNT. THIS IS MAXIMIZING LIFE-LONG EARNING POTENTIAL. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS BRIDA LINCOLN, AND I HAVE TWO SONS, AND NOW THE YOUNGEST IS 18 AT GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL SO WE HAVE BEEN PROUD PARENTS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 15 YEARS. I AM ALSO A GRADUATE OF CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL, SO GO STORM! DURING MY 15 YEARS I HAVE NEVER SEEN A LACK OF TEACHERS THE WAY THAT I AM SEEING NOW THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR, WHEN ALL THE STUDENTS CAME BACK FROM COVID, WE HAD HIGH NUMBERS OF STUDENT, AND WE LOST 14 TEACHERS. THIS YEAR, WE HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE HAVE EVER HAD AT GAITHER HIGH

032SCHOOL AND WE LOST FOUR TEACHERS. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS NOT A SITUATION THAT -- IT'S HAPPENING AT LOTS OF SCHOOLS. AND AT OUR SCHOOL, THE TEACHERS ARE DOING THEIR BEST DESPITE BEING SPREAD VERY THIN. THE STUDENTS ARE OVERWHELMED AND FRUSTRATED AND NOTE GETTING THE ATTENTION THAT THEY NEED. SOME OF THE KIDS ARE SITTING AT COUNTERS IN THE CLASSROOM BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ROOM. AND ONE CLASS AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CLASS THAT HAS 40 NINTH GRADERS IN THE CLASS. THESE ARE ALL KIDS THAT DID NOT PASS THE FSA. SO THEY NEED EXTRA ATTENTION, BECAUSE THEY ARE STRUGGLING WITH TESTS. BUT THEY ARE GETTING THE LEAST AMOUNT OF ATTENTION BECAUSE THEIR CLASS IS SO OVERCROWDED. THE ADMINISTRATORS ARE TRYING THEIR BEST. THEY ARE TRYING TO BALANCE CLASS SIZES THAT ARE SMALLER AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE TRYING

033TO GROW LIKE OUR ENGINEERING PROGRAM, WHILE ALSO NOT HAVING ENORMOUS CORE SIZE CLASSES. SO MY REQUEST TODAY IS TO PLEASE CHANGE THE ALLOCATION FORMULAS SO MORE MONEY CAN BE USED TO HIRE MORE TEACHERS, AND PLEASE SHOW THE TEACHERS IN THIS COUNTY THAT YOU ALL SUPPORT THEM, AND HAVE THEIR BACKS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. I'M ELLEN LYONS AND I AM VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVOCACY OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PTA. I'M ALSO FROM LAKE MAGDALENE ELEMENTARY, CARROLLWOOD ELEMENTARY, ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CHAMBERLAIN HI SCHOOL. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF PTA AND MYSELF AND NO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. BUT TEACHERS MAKE UP A BIG PORTION OF OUR PTA MEMBERSHIP SO I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE TEACHERS. SO THESE DAYS IT FEELS LIKE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL HAS A LOT OF COMPETITION AND THAT CAN BE

034HOME OR VIRTUAL SCHOOL. IT CAN BE CHARTERS AND IT CAN BE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT. ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE FORCES THAT ARE PLAYING WITH OUR REVENUE. AND PRETTY GOOD COMPETITION. GOOD TEACHERS ARE A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AND THEY KEEP STUDENTS COMING TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY. AND THE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE CLASSES ARE THE DRIVER OF REVENUE. SO IF OUR DISTRICT CANNOT MAKE A DEAL WITH TEACHERS IT WILL AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO HIRE AND RETAIN TEACHERS. WHEN TEACHERS ARE SO SPARSE THAT SCHOOLS HAVE TO RESORT TO USING HILLSBOROUGH VIRTUAL TO TEACH IN-SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT'S WHEN FAMILIES ARE GOING TO FLEE, GO TO THE COMPETITION. SO I KNOW YOU HAVE HEARD COMPELLING STORIES FROM DIFFERENT TEACHERS AT THE LAST MEETING, AND ABOUT THEIR FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES AND THEIR NEED TO UNDERSTAND THEIR CONTRACTS, AND THE DISTRICT ALSO HAS FACED INCREDIBLE

035FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, BUT LAST YEAR YOU PUT TOGETHER A PLAN TO ADDRESS OPERATIONAL DEFICIT, AND IT WORKED. IT WAS AN IMPRESSIVE PLAN AND IT DID THE JOB AND IT USED THE COMBINATION OF CAPITAL TRANSFERS WITH RESTRICTED RESOURCE MONEY, ESSER MONEY AND UNFILLED SALARIES. BUT THE BUDGET WAS KIND OF BALANCED ON THE BACKS OF TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY GET A STEP, AND THEN THEY GOT PAID LIKE THEY WERE GETTING A STONE BUT THEIR CAREER PROGRESSION WAS SHOWING THEY ARE DULY GETTING A STEP AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE COULD BE HEADED DOWN THAT SAME PATH AGAIN WHERE TEACHERS GET A STEP AND A SUPPLEMENT THAT PAYS LIKE A STEP BUT ISN'T THE SAME AS CAREER PROGRESSION. SO THIS YEAR I'M ASKING YOU TO DO IT AGAIN, TO DIG DEEP, TO LOOK AT ALL OF THE SOLUTIONS, AND YOU CAME

036UP WITH A GOOD PLAN LAST YEAR, AND I KNOW YOU CAN COME AGAIN THIS YEAR. IF THERE'S GOING TO BE THINGS THAT YOU DO TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM LIKE VACANCY ELIMINATION OR OTHER TOOLS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO, DO THEM NOW SO THAT WE CAN GO -- WE DON'T HAVE DO WAIT EIGHT MONTHS FOR THE TEACHERS DO HAVE THEIR CONTRACTS AND WE CAN MAKE A DEAL THAT RESPECTS TEACHERS AND MAKE IT QUICKLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DEMARIS ALLEN. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN, ONE A SOPHOMORE AT FSU AND ONE A SENIOR AT PLANT HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY HAVE GONE PRETTY MUCH THEIR ENTIRE WAY THROUGH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS DID I. I ALSO AM A GRADUATE OF PLANT HIGH SCHOOL. ON A

037MORE POSITIVE NOTE, MY KIDS HAVE HAD A PHENOMENAL EXPERIENCE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. BOTH OF THEM HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXCEL AND REACH THE TOP OF THEIR LIMITS. THEY BOTH ARE GRADUATING EARLY. THEY BOTH HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT CHALLENGE HAS COME FROM TEACHERS. THE ABILITY FOR THEIR KINDERGARTEN TEACHER AND TO GIVE MY CHILD THIRD GRADE LEVEL READING WHEN HE WALKED IN THE DOOR READING AT THAT LEVEL WAS HUGE. THE ABILITY OF HIS MUSIC TEACHERS TO TEACH THEM A LOVE AND PASSION FOR MUSIC. THE ABILITY OF THEIR SCIENCE TEACHERS TO CHALLENGE THEM TO GO FARTHER THAN THEY THOUGHT THAT THEY COULD GO MEANT MY KIDS ARE GOING DO GRADUATE WITH FOUR PHYSICS CLASSES, RIGHT? AND FOUND HIS LOVE FOR THAT. IF WE

038DON'T VALUE TEACHERS, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE SEEING TEACHERS LEAVING. NOW, IF ANYONE EVER HAD A TEENAGE BOY YOU KNOW THAT THEY AREN'T PARTICULARLY TALKATIVE, AND SO WHEN MY YOUNGEST SON GOT IN THE CAR EVERY SINGLE DAY AFTER SCHOOL, AND JUST OFFERED THE WORDS, "I LOVE MY AP-US HISTORY TEACHER." EVERY SINGLE DAY. I JUST LOVE WHAT HE TAUGHT ME. I LOVE HOW HE BROUGHT THE WORDS TO LIFE. I LOVE HOW HE CHALLENGES US. I LOVE HOW HE ACCESS ASKED US SEVERAL QUESTIONS. THEN SUDDENLY THAT STOPPED HAPPENING LAST YEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR. AND WHEN I AM ASKED HIM WHY HE STOPPED TALKING ABOUT ONE OF HIS FAVORITE TEACHERS THAT BROUGHT HISTORY TO LIGHT, THAT EXCITED HIM IN A WAY THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM BE EXCITED ABOUT THE SUBJECT, I LEARNED THAT HIS

039HISTORY TEACHER LEFT MIDYEAR. NOW THAT'S NOT THE FIRST TEACHER MY KID HAS LOST. MY KIDS HAVE LOST MANY OF THEIR FAVORITE TEACHERS BECAUSE WE HAVE FAILED TO VOLUME THEM. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I'M STANDING BEFORE YOU ASKING YOU, BEGGING YOU, TO VALUE OUR TEACHERS SO KIDS LIKE MINE CAN BE CHALLENGED, CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, CAN GROW, CAN TRULY BE SET UP TO SUCCEED IN LIFE. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU, HAVE THE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS, MAKE THE DECISION TO VALUE OUR TEACHERS, NOT JUST IN WORDS BUT IN ACTION. ALSO, I WANT TO THANK YOU PREEMPTIVELY FOR VOTING POSITIVELY ON THE PROCLAMATION FOR LGBT HISTORY MONTH. ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT THIS DISTRICT IS HOW DIVERSE. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND AS WE ARE IN A MENTAL HEALTH

040CRISIS, IT IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT LGBT+ STUDENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE SUICIDE IDEATION AND TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE. AND BY AFFIRM THEM, BY LOVING THEM, BY VALUING THEM, WE SEND THAT MESSAGE. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HELLO. MY NAME IS TOM AND I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT FOR NOW. SOME OF YOU NOTICE WHO I AM AND WHY I AM HERE AND I HOPE SOME OF YOU WILL FIND OUT OVER IS THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT ME. I TAUGHT FOR 17 YEARS IN MASSACHUSETTS. I COACH CURRENTLY AND I FOUNDED A BASEBALL ORGANIZATION. MY FAMILY TAUGHT FOR MANY YEARS. MY MOTHER WAS A TEACHER AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MASSACHUSETTS FOR 42 YEARS. SHE'S ALSO A PRINCIPAL THERE. MY SISTER CURRENTLY IS A TEACHER IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THE REASON

041WHY I GIVE YOU THIS BACKGROUND INFORMATION IS FOR TWO REASONS. ONE IS TO LET YOU KNOW I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING, AND GUIDING YOU AND MAKING SURE THEY UNDERSTAND MORALS, AND THE FACT THAT OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SIX MONTHS MY NAME HAS BEEN SULLIED BY PEOPLE IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF HILLSBOROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS. NO LESS THAN FOUR OF YOUR EMPLOYEES HAVE EITHER LIED OR HARASSED OR ACCOSTED ME OVER THE LAST WEEK ALONE. I DO NOT WANT THEIR WORDS OR ACTIONS TO CLOUD THE JUDGMENT OF MR. DAVIS OR ANY OF YOU. THAT'S WHY I AM HERE TODAY SO YOU CAN HEAR DIRECTLY FROM ME. I AM NOT HERE TODAY FOR THE CHILDREN OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I DID THAT SIX MONTHS AGO. I WENT TO YOUR OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND TRIED TO HELP THOSE

042CHILDREN AND HELP YOUNG TEACHERS IN THIS DISTRICT. I FAILED BECAUSE YOU FAILED. YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE HIRING PRACTICES HAS FAILED. YOUR LACK OF UPHOLDING ETHICAL STANDARDS HAS FAILED. THE ADMINISTRATIVE NETWORK THAT ALLOWS ABHORRENT BEHAVIOR TO GO UNPUNISHED AND OVERLOOKED TIME AND AGAIN. YOUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SYSTEM THAT SEEMS TO FAIL TO WEED OUT UNETHICAL, PREDATORY INDIVIDUALS FROM SERVING AS SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND MOST OF ALL BY THE DECISION MAKING NATURE OF YOUR OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS WHICH HAS FAILED MISERABLY IN ITS CALL TO ACTION. IT NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK THIS COMMITTEE AND MR. DAVIS FOR HELP. IN THE LAST TEN DAYS MY FAMILY AND I SUFFERED HARASSING, THREATENING AND BELLIGERENT TEXT MESSAGES AND PHONE CALLS, FILLED WITH LIES FROM YOUR CURRENT GUIDANCE COUNSELOR. I WILL UPHOLD DECORUM. I WILL

043NOT NAME NAMES, BUT YOU KNOW WHO IT IS. DESPITE BEING TOLD TO STOP CONTACTING ME BY BOTH MYSELF AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WE HAVE BEEN OBJECTED TO BELLIGERENT ALTERCATIONS AND CONDUCT UNBECOMING PROFESSIONALISM FROM YOUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND ADMINISTRATORS. I AM ASKING THESE INDIVIDUALS BE SPOKEN TO AND HELD TO ACCOUNT FOR THEIR ACTIONS FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. I PURPOSELY LACKED DETAIL AND SPOKEN WITH SOME NUANCE TODAY TO TRY TO AVOID DISTURBING YOUR RULES OF DECORUM AND TO MAINTAIN RESPECT FOR THIS BOARD OF PROCEEDINGS BUT I PROMISE YOU I HAVE NOT BEEN GRANTED SUCH RESPECT FROM YOUR EMPLOYEES. I WENT ABOVE THIS SITUATION THE RIGHT WAY, I WENT THROUGH YOUR OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND YOU FAILED ME, MY FAMILY AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I COME TO THIS BOARD DIRECTLY NOW FOR RELIEF, AND IF

044I DON'T RECEIVE RELIEF IN A TIMELY FASHION I WILL RETURN. AND WHILE I WILL ALWAYS MAINTAIN RESPECT AND DECORUM, I WILL READ ALOUD THE TEXT MESSAGES SENT BY YOUR EMPLOYEES. AND I PROMISE YOU, DECORUM WILL GO RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW. I WILL PLAY VIDEOS OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS SPEAKING TO CHILDREN IN WAYS THAT WILL MAKE EVERY PERSON IN THIS ROOM CRY. I DON'T SEE WHY THE BOARD DOESN'T -- THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. MY NAME IS BRIT CAPALARO. I HAVE FOUR BOYS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH GRADUATED FROM THE DISTRICT, CHAMBERLAIN AND KENNY. I AM HERE WITH A GROUP OF SUPPORTERS ABOUT TRANSITIONING CARROLLWOOD TO A K-8. SINCE WE LAST MET WE HAVE CONTINUED TO GAIN SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNITY AS OUR PLANS SPREAD. WE HAVE BEEN PURSUING EACH OF THE SCHOOL

045BOARD MEMBERS HERE TO SCHEDULE MEETINGS SO THAT WE CAN FURTHER DISCUSS THIS TOPIC. THANK YOU TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE ALREADY SCHEDULED WITH US. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH EACH OF YOU PERSONALLY. A FEW THINGS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ARE SOME OF THE OVERALL BENEFITS OF A K-8 MODEL. K-8S PROVIDE INCREASED STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES AND OVERALL ACHIEVEMENT, DECREASED DIFFICULTY TRANSITIONING TO 6th GRADE, LESS ACHIEVEMENT LOSS WHEN TRANSITIONED TO HIGH SCHOOL, INCREASED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, STABILITY FOR THE CHILDREN, DECREASED TEACHER TURNOVER, BETTER ATTENDANCE, BETTER AND MORE INVOLVED FAMILIAR SPHERE THAT LEAVES NO CHILD BEHIND, A SMALLER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT WOULD BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS INCLUDING ESE STUDENTS, BETTER MENTAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH. THE LONGER A STUDENT STAYS IN SCHOOL THE MORE RELATIONSHIPS THEY FORM WITH TEACHERS. AND INCREASED SAFETY. WE ARE HERE TO

046TELL YOU WHY YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP CARROLLWOOD K-8 AT THE FOREFRONT OF YOUR MIND. WE ARE A SMALL REPRESENTATION OF A VERY LARGE GROUP OF SUPPORTERS WHO KNOW HOW BADLY CARROLLWOOD NEEDS THEM. WE ARE PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORTERS. WE SUPPORT OUR KIDS, THE TEACHERS, AND WE SUPPORT YOU. PLEASE HEAR WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY, AND SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY BACK BY ADDING THIS TO YOUR AGENDA AND VOTING YES TO OUR REQUEST TO MAKE CARROLLWOOD A K-8. BEGINNING IN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR 2023 TO 2024th. MY SECOND AIDE HAS THE PRIVILEGE OF SPEAKING TO YOU NEXT. WE HAVE ALREADY TURNED DOWN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO ATTEND A HIGHLY SOUGHT OF A CHARTER SCHOOL IN OUR AREA, ONE THAT WE HAVE TRIED FOR YEARS TO GET INTO. AND WHY DO D WE SAY NO? BECAUSE WE BELIEVE

047IN THIS INITIATIVE, AND STAY IN HER PUBLIC SCHOOL. WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT CARROLLWOOD WILL BE A K-8 NEXT YEAR SO LET'S WORK TO BE CREATIVE AND A CHAMPION FOR CHANGE TODAY. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS PALERO AND I AM A FIFTH GRADER AT CARROLLWOOD. I HAVE THREE OLDER BROTHERS WHO ALSO ATTENDED OUR AMAZING SCHOOL. TODAY I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN ACRONYM WHY YOU SHOULD MAKE CARROLLWOOD A K-8 SCHOOL. A IS FOR ACHIEVEMENT. CARROLLWOOD IS AN A SCHOOL AND I WANT TO ATTEND A MIDDLE SCHOOL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I SCORED HIGH ON BOTH MY FSA TESTS LAST YEAR. IT IS A REFLECTION OF THE INCREDIBLE TEACHERS AT CARROLLWOOD, HAVING PREPARED US TO SUCCEED SINCE KINDERGARTEN. IF WE BECAME A K-8 HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT WOULD CONTINUE THROUGH

048MIDDLE SCHOOL. C IS FOR COMMUNITY. CARROLLWOOD IS MY HOME AWAY FROM HOME. I LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WALK OR RIDE MY BIKE TO SCHOOL. I AM ANXIOUS ABOUT LEAVING MY SCHOOL AND THE FRIENDS I HAD FOR YEARS. NO ONE IN OUR CLASS IS GOING TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL. I HAVE FRIENDS IN SOUTH TAMPA WHO GET TO STAY TOGETHER FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE WANT THE SAME OPPORTUNITY. I SOCIAL AND MENTAL EFFECTS AS MY OLDER BROTHER. HE SAID IT WAS A HARD DECISION, ONE THAT COULD BE AVOIDED. E IS FOR TRANSPORTATION. RIGHT NOW I SPEND TWO HOURS AFTER SCHOOL DRIVING TO MY BROTHER'S MIDDLE SCHOOL IN CARLISLE. THE WORST PART OF MY DAY AND UNFORTUNATELY WE DRIVE MY MOM CRAZY. THAT'S TWO HOURS A DAY I COULD BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF MY

049FAMILY AND COMMUNITY, OR PRACTICING WHAT I HAVE LEARNED ON THE SCHOOL AND VOLUNTEERING. MAKING CARROLLWOOD A K-8 WOULD SAVE A BUNCH OF TIME AND MONEY AND WOULD EVEN BE BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. SO PLEASE REACT, ACHIEVEMENT, COMMUNITY, AND TRANSPORTATION. ACT FAST. ACT NOW. AND LEAVE YOUR LEGACY. TAKE ACTION TO MAKE CARROLLWOOD A K-8 SCHOOL SO WE CAN ATTEND NEXT YEAR. WE ALL LIKE A GOOD WIN. THIS WILL BE A WIN-WIN FOR CARROLLWOOD. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS ACT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HOW DO YOU FOLLOW THAT? MY NAME IS VINCENT KEMP. MY WIFE'S FAMILY HAS BEEN IN THE CARROLLWOOD COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS, AND WE HAVE THREE BOYS, MY OLDEST IS AT BUCHANAN AND GO TO CHAMBERLAIN 3 DD PROGRAM NEXT YEAR. WE ALSO HAVE A THIRD AND FOURTH

050GRADER AT CARROLLWOOD. CARROLLWOOD IS UNIQUE. WE HAVE A UNIQUE SL PROGRAM, UNIQUE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND UNIQUE K-8. WHY? BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMAIN CONNECTED THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS. TO WALK TO SCHOOL, TO STAY CONNECTED. MY WIFE AND I TO MOVE TO CARROLLWOOD TO HELP OUR YOUNGER BOYS MAINTAIN AND GROW FRIENDSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. PLENTY OF OUR SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT HAVE A NATURAL FEEDING PATTERN FOR OUR K-12, BUT IN CARROLLWOOD, IT'S NOT OKAY. THE STUDENTS ARE NO LONGER REMAINING CONNECTED. GRAYSON, OUR FOURTH GRADER, MY BOY RIGHT HERE, IS IN CLASS AT CARROLLWOOD ELEMENTARY. HE HAS AUTISM AND SEVERE DEVELOP AT. CARROLLWOOD IS A SAFE PLACE, AND HE AND HIS BROTHERS ARE INVOLVED IN YOUTH BASEBALL IN THE COMMUNITY. HE HAS MADE MANY FRIENDS AND IS TREATED WELL BY THE STUDENT IN ALL

051GRADES. THE KIDS HAVE MANY EYES ON HIM AS THE TEACHERS DO. SENDING GRAYSON TO OUR OWN MIDDLE SCHOOL HE WOULD NOT KNOW ANY OF THE KIDS, AND THEY ARE ACROSS THE DISTRICT. AND IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR HIM, I FEEL. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE FOR GRAYSON TO GO TO A SCHOOL WHERE HE DOESN'T FEEL -- GRAYSON DOES NOT READ OR WRITE ON HIS OWN EVEN IN FOURTH GRADE. SENDING GRAYSON TO A SCHOOL WHERE IT'S NOT KNOWN OR PROTECTED IS MY NIGHTMARE. OVER SELF MONTHS, YOU HEARD FROM A VARIETY OF FAMILIES WITH REAL NEEDS, AND YOU CAN HELP US IN THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT OUR REQUEST TO MAKE CARROLLWOOD A -- SCHOOL. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS KATIE, I'M THE MOTHER

052TWO OF BOYS, CARROLLWOOD PARENT SINCE 2016. ITCH SEEN MANY CHANGES IN THE PAST SIX YEARS AT CARROLLWOOD ELEMENTARY. THERE'S A TREND A DECREASED ENROLLMENT. I WENT BACK TO BE MY OLDER SON'S YEARBOOKS AS I PREPARED TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT. CARROLLWOOD HAS HELD STEADY WITH. THIS YEAR THE 20 DAY ENROLLMENT COUNT THE NUMBERS WEREN'T THERE AND A TEACHER WAS CUT. NOW THERE ARE ONLY FOUR 4th GRADE CLASSES AT CARROLLWOOD. THAT IS A LOSS BEFORE 20 STUDENTS. THE STUDENTS ARE LEAVING FOR CHARTER AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO SECURE THEIR SPOT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE NOW SEE CLEARLY THIS IS HAPPENING BEFORE 5th GRADE. IF CARROLLWOOD WAS A K-8 THIS EXODUS OF STUDENTS WOULD STOP BECAUSE THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL SITUATION IS ALREADY FIGURED OUT. I KNOW TEACHER SHORTAGE IS A CRITICAL ISSUE FOR OUR DISTRICT MY YEARS AT

053CARROLLWOOD I HAVE OFTEN SEEN TEACHERS LEAVE BECAUSE TEACHERS ARE ALSO PARENTS. A TEACHER WHO GOES TO WORK AT A PRIVATE OR CHARTER SCHOOL SECURES THEIR CHILD'S MIDDLE SCHOOL SPOT. IF THEY TEACH AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL THEY GET A DISCOUNT. I HAVE FRIENDS WHO STARTED SUBSTITUTING AT CHARTER AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS. THEY KNOW THAT CHOICE AND LOTTERY ARE NOT GUARANTEED. THEY WILL DO ANYTHING TO MAKE SURE THEIR CHILD CAN ATTEND THE BEST MIDDLE SCHOOL POSSIBLE, INCLUDING CHANGING EMPLOYERS AND LEAVING THE DISTRICT. IF CARROLLWOOD BECOMES A K-8 IT WOULD ONLY HELP TO ATTRACT QUALITY TEACHERS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPOT FOR THEIR OWN CHILDREN. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE TEACHERS AT CARROLLWOOD I KNOW THAT HOLD CERTIFICATES TO TEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADE LEVELS. THE SCHEDULE FOR K-8 IS APPEALING TO THESE TEACHERS

054AND OTHERS. IF CARROLLWOOD K-8 FOLLOWS THE SAME BELL SCHEDULE AS OATS SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT, THAT SHIFT TIME IS SO HELPFUL TO THE TEACHERS WHO ARE ALSO PARENTS, AND FAMILIES WITH AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES OR MULTIPLE CHILDREN. TWO DIFFERENT BELL SCHEDULES IS A REAL JUGGLING ACT EVERY DAY FOR WORKING PARENTS LIKE MYSELF. WE ARE URGING YOU TO ACT NOW TO MAKE THE DECISION, MOVE FORWARD AND PUT CARROLLWOOD K-8 ON THE AGENDA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ERIN SAVITCH. I'M A PRINCIPAL IN PINELLAS COUNTY AND I AM COMING UP ON 30 YEARS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. I AM NANA TO A CURRENT AND FUTURE CARROLLWOOD OWL. MY SON AND DAUGHTER IN LAW MOVED TO CARROLLWOOD ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO AND ARE IN FAVOR

055OF THE K-8 MODEL. AND SPEAKING TO MY COLLEAGUES IN PINELLAS WHO WORK IN K-8 SCHOOLS -- I DO NOT -- THE PROS OUTWEIGH THE CONS. SOME OF THE PROS ARE IT CAN GIVE STUDENTS GREATER OPPORTUNITY TO MENTOR EACH OTHER, THE OLDER STUDENTS CAN MENTOR THE YOUNGER STUDENTS, THROUGH BOOK BUDDIES, LUNCH BUNCH, AND READ ALOUD PROGRAM, AND GIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRAMS LIKE MORNING SHOWS WHERE THE OLDER STUDENTS CAN HELP THE YOUNGER STUDENTS TO DEVELOP OVER THE YEARS, LEADING UP TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, TEACHING THEM HOW TO USE THE EQUIPMENT, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES ACROSS THE SCHOOL WHERE THEY CAN LEARN DO THE SAME THING. ONE. PROGRAMS THAT I SPOKE WITH, SHE WENT A LITTLE PERSONAL, AND SHE TALKED ABOUT HOW STAYING IN A K-8 ENVIRONMENT HELPS THE STUDENTS GROW UP WITHOUT THE PRESSURES OF GOING INTO A LARGER

056MIDDLE SCHOOL. I KNOW IN PINELLAS COUNTY WE HAVE THAT ISSUE AS WELL. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS SHE WANTED HER DAUGHTER TO ATTEND A K-8 SCHOOL WAS TO BE MORE PERSONALIZED AND INTIMATE, AND I HAVE HEARD THAT A LITTLE BIT TODAY. ONE OF THE RECURRING THEMES THAT CAME UP AS A CON IN SPEAKING WITH MY COLLEAGUE, IT HAS TO DO WITH THE STAFFING MODEL. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT CARROLLWOOD MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE FOR CARROLLWOOD BECAUSE FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IN TALKING TO SOME OF THE PARENTS, THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THEY ARE -- YOU WON'T BE REALLOCATING CHOICE SEATS FROM YOUNGER GRADES TO 6-8, SO THE TOTAL ENROLLMENT MAY NOT CHANGE, BUT FROM A PRINCIPAL STANDPOINT, ONE OF THE MAJOR THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WERE THINGS LIKE GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS, BOOKKEEPERS, PIVOTALS TO COVER THE

057RANGE OF STUDENTS AGES AND ACTIVITIES THAT WILL GO THROUGH 8th GRADE THAT MAY STOP AT 5th GRADE. VERSUS STOPPING AT 5th GRADE. MY BIGGEST ATTRIBUTE IS HOW ARE YOU PLANNING TO STAFF THE SCHOOLS? AND THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THESE OPTIONS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. MY NAME IS ADRIANA, AND I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW K-8 SCHOOLS PROVE SUCCESSFUL AND HOW CARROLLWOOD ALREADY PROVIDES MANY IMPORTANT FEATURES FOR K-8 SUCCESS. DISTRICTS 2, 3 AND 5 HAVE K-8 SCHOOLS TOTALING 9 AND 0. NEXT YEAR COLLINS WILL BE THE SEVENTH SCHOOL TO TRANSITION FROM A K-5 TO A K-8. LET'S LOOK AT MANISCALCO, A SIMILAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHICH RECENTLY CONVERTED TO A K-8. SINCE THE K-8 INCEPTION, THEY HAVE RESTORED THEIR PREVIOUSLY HELD A RATING THROUGH SUBSTANTIAL FSA SCORE IMPROVEMENTS. THEY ALSO REPORTED

058AN FSA TEST SCORE AVERAGE INCREASE OF 1.5% IN ERA, AND THE 2.6 AVERAGE INCREASE IN MATHEMATICS FOR GRADES 3 THROUGH 5. HOW DOES THIS PERFORMANCE TRANSLATE FOR GRADES 6 THROUGH 8? MANISCALCO ALSO PRODUCED STRONG FSA SCORES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. MANISCALCO IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT WHICH PRODUCED 100% PASS RATE FOR THE ALGEBRA 1 FSA. THEY ALSO REPORTED AVERAGE FSA SCORES IN ALGEBRA 1 THAT WERE IN THE TOP FOUR IN THE COUNTY. THIS IS OUT STANDING. BASED ON THE CURRENT RESULTS OF CARROLLWOOD, ALONG WITH MANISCALCO'S DATA, A CARROLLWOOD K-8 SCHOOL WILL DELIVER STRONG PERFORMANCE RESULTS. THIS WILL GUARANTEE A HIGH RATE OF MIDDLE SCHOOL ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. ADDITIONALLY, ALL INDICATORS POINT TOWARDS CONTINUOUS SCORE IMPROVEMENT. THIS IS A WIN FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE DISTRICT. ADDITIONALLY, STUDENTS WHO ATTEND TRADITIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS

059EXPERIENCE GREATER ACHIEVEMENT LOSS IN THE TRANSITION TO HIGH SCHOOL THAN STUDENTS MAKING THEIR TRANSITION FROM A K-8 SCHOOL. STUDENTS PLACED IN RELATIVELY SMALL COHORT GROUPS FOR LONG SPANS OF TIME EXPERIENCE MORE DESIRABLE OUTCOMES. SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC CONTACTS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL WELL MAY NOT BE WELL ALIGNED WITH ADOLESCENT COMMITMENT. THEY ARE CONNECTED TO OTHERS AND FEEL INCOMPETENT. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT. PLEASE CONSIDER TAKING OUR REQUESTS AND PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA TO VOTE. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. AND IF THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS WILL PLEASE LINE UP. THANK YOU. HELLO. MY NAME IS ELY AND I AM IN THE FIFTH GRADE AT CARROLLWOOD ELEMENT SCHOOL. I AM AN ORIGINAL RESIDENT AND I HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO ATTEND CARROLLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MY EDUCATION EXPERIENCE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND THE FOUNDATION I BUILT AT

060CARROLLWOOD IS A STRONG ONE. PLEASE HELP ME AND ALL MY FRIEND AND NEIGHBORS CONTINUE LEARNING AT CARROLLWOOD ELEMENTARY THROUGH 8th GRADE. IT'S A WINNING SITUATION FOR ALL. THE SCHOOL MAINTAINS EXCELLENT TEACHERS, THE DISTRICT KEEPS MONEY INSTEAD OF LOSING IT WHEN WE MOVE TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL, THE COMMUNITY AND ALL THE FAMILIES HAVE A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO LEARN, OUR STRONG PTA AND VOLUNTEERS BE HELP EXPERIENCE DURING THE TRANSITION YEARS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL. YOUR DECISION TO APPROVE K-8 AT CARROLLWOOD WILL MEAN GOOD THINGS CAN COULDN'T, AND MY EDUCATION WILL REMAIN STRONG AND CONTINUOUS. I WANT TO LEARN IN A SMALLER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE TEACHERS, FAMILIES AND STUDENTS ALL NOBODY AND LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER. I WANT TO WALK TO SCHOOL. I WANT TO BE GO TO AN A SCHOOL WHERE TEACHERS ARE HAPPY

061TO COME TO WORK EVERY DAY TO TEACH US. AND MOST IMPORTANT, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH A GROUP OF MY FRIENDS AND PEERS THAT I KNOW WELL. IT'S VERY HARD AND CHALLENGING FOR -- IT'S VERY HARD AND CHALLENGING FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. I KNOW THIS IS A CHALLENGING DECISION FOR YOU. TEACHERS ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS EVERY DAY AND I KNOW YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH IT TOO. WE HAVE NEARLY A THOUSAND FAMILIES IN SUPPORT OF YOUR DECISION TO MAKE CARROLLWOOD A K-8. I'M COUNTING ON YOU. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. MY NAME IS ANNA BROWN AND YES, THAT WAS MY SON. YAY! AS YOU THINK ABOUT HIM, THOUGH, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE YOU ON A LITTLE FINANCIAL JOURNEY. AS HE TALKED ABOUT NOT LOSING FUNDING. I WANT YOU

062TO KNOW HOW MUCH HE HAS WORTH TO THE DISTRICT. AS AN ESE STUDENT HE GENERATES ABOUT $8,000 IN FTE FUNDING THIS YEAR. IF HE MUST ATTEND PRIVATE OR CHARTER SCHOOLS FOR GRADES 6 THROUGH 12, THAT IS A TOTAL SUM OF $56 OF A THOUSAND LOST IN NTE FUNDING SO THAT'S WHAT HE'S WORTH TO YOU. AS A REMINDER EACH YEAR CARROLLWOOD HAS ABOUT 100 FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS, AND LAST YEAR ONLY IT WOULD BE OF THOSE STUDENTS WENT TO OUR OWN MIDDLE SCHOOL. IN FACT THE DATA SHOWS ABOUT 50 STUDENTS LEAVE YEARLY TO ATTEND PRIVATE OR CHARTER OPTIONS EACH YEAR. SO IN FAIR THERE ARE ABOUT HALF THAT DO CHOOSE HILLSBOROUGH OPTIONS BUT HALF ARE LEAVING. SO USING VERY CONSERVATIVE ROUNDING, THIS IS THE CALCULATION. IF THERE ARE 50 BASIC STUDENTS EARNING ABOUT $6800 EACH IN FTE,

063IN BE THAT YEAR, THAT'S A LOSS OF $340,000. IF THOSE STUDENTS REMAIN GONE FOR THE THREE YEARS GRADES 6 THROUGH 8, THOSE 50 STUDENTS ALONE LOSE YOU $1.25 MILLION. IF THEY REMAIN OUT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH MANY DO, THAT IS A STAGGERING SUM OF $7 MILLION LOSS TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL. AND KEEP IN MIND, THIS IS JUST ONE YEAR'S WORTH OF FIFTH GRADERS LEAVING BECAUSE CARROLLWOOD IS NOT A K-8 SCHOOL. THIS IS HAPPENING YEAR OVER YEAR. SO WOULDN'T IT BE A BETTER DECISION TO KEEP THAT AMOUNT OF FUNDING IN HCPS EACH YEAR, FOR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ALONE THIS SHOULD BE A VERY EASY DECISION WITH IMMEDIATE ACTION TAKEN. YOU ARE BEING PROVIDED WITH A FULLY FORMED AND VERY VIABLE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. CARROLLWOOD NEEDS TO BE A K-8 SCHOOL, AND OUR STUDENTS DESERVE THE

064OPPORTUNITY TO REMAIN CONNECTED WITH EACH OTHER THROUGHOUT THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS. MANISCALCO ELEMENTARY AND LUTZ ELEMENTARY TRANSITIONED TO K-8 SUCCESSFULLY USING THIS PLAN. RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION WITH PRINCIPALS THAT FULL CONFIGURATIONS MAY CHANGE TO K-2, 6, OR EACH INCLUDED CIRCUIT GRADE AN ELEMENTARY. THIS WILL NOT WORK FOR CARROLLWOOD BECAUSE IT DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM ABOUT WHERE TO ATTEND FOR GRADES 7 AND 8. FAMILIES LIKE MINE ARE FACING APPLICATION DEADLINES NOW AND MUST APPLY TO SECURE A SEAT IN SIXTH GRADE IN ORDER TO ALSO HAVE THAT SEAT IN SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE. AS A 30-YEAR -- 30-PLUS-YEAR EDUCATION EMPLOYEE AND PUBLIC SCHOOL ADVOCATE, I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE FACING THIS DECISION, BUT I TOO HAVE A TOUR FOR A PRIVATE SCHOOL ON MONDAY. THE BOUNDARY ANALYSIS PROCESS IMPLIES THAT THERE IS A

065DESIRE TO LISTEN TO COMMUNITY INPUT. THIS COMMUNITY HAS PROVIDED YOU INPUT -- THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. -- K-8. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. MY NAME IS LISA GAINES. I HAVE TWO STUDENTS IN SCHOOL, FOURTH GRADE AND TENTH GRADE. AND MY OLDEST CHILD IS GUY. THAT'S WHO THEY ARE. I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU IN YOUR VOTE TODAY TO SUPPORT LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH TO PROVIDE A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL CHILDREN WHO IDENTIFY IN SOME WAY AS GUY. MY CHILD WASN'T COERCED INTO BEING GUY. THEY WEREN'T INFLUENCED INTO BEING GUY. THEY DIDN'T "CATCH" GUY. THIS IS THEIR IDENTITY. THIS IS WHO THEY ARE. AS A PARENT, ALL OF US CAN AGREE, WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN, TO PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE, AND TO EDUCATE THEM, AND TO ALLOW THEM TO GROW INTO WHO THEY

066ARE, TO STEP INTO THEIR INDIVIDUALITY WITH CONFIDENCE, AND EVEN BRAVERY. I WANT THAT FOR MY CHILD, AND I WANT THAT FOR EVERY CHILD IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN OUR STATE, IN OUR COUNTRY, IN THIS WORLD. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU AS A PARENT AND AS AN INTERESTED PARTY, AS AN INTERESTED CITIZEN IN THIS COUNTY, TO CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE OUR TEACHERS, OUR LEADERS, OUR GOVERNORS, TO CREATE SAFE SPACE FOR ALL CHILDREN, AND STUDENTS FOR LIFE. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HELLO SCHOOL BOARD. MY NAME IS LEN GEE. I AM ALSO A TRANSGENDERED HUMAN BEING, GREW UP IN THE HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOL SYSTEM. AS WE GROW UP MOST OF US UNDERSTAND LIFE AND LEARN TO EXPERIENCE THE PATTERN TO PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE US. COMMUNITIES ARE EXTREMELY FOUNDATIONAL IN CREATING ACCEPTING ENVIRONMENTS FOR LIVE, ELEVEN

067AND GROW AND BECOME THE LEADERS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE TOMORROW. THAT ALSO EXTEND TO THE WE ARE COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY LGBT YOUTH, ESPECIALLY LGBT YOUTH WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. RIGHT NOW THE STATE IS LAUNCHING A DIRECT ATTACK AGAINST LGBT YOUTH AND EDUCATORS, SPECIFICALLY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOW HILLSBOROUGH YOUTH THAT THEY ARE CELEBRATED AND ABLE TO GROW TO THEIR FULLEST SELVES. WE NEED TO ADOPT LGBT MONTH AS A FIXTURE SO THAT LGBT ARE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT THEMSELVES, BE GIVEN A VISUAL FOR LIFE AND KNOW THERE'S A FUTURE IN WHICH THEY ARE SAFELY ABLE TO VIEW THEMSELVES. AS A FORMER TRANS YOUTH, SOMEBODY WHO GREW UP WITH THIS EXPERIENCE, I CAN TELL YOU FIRSTHAND HOW TERRIFYING IT IS TO EXIST NO SCHOOL SYSTEM WHERE YOU KNOW THERE IS DIRECT HOSTILITY OF YOU BECAUSE

068OF YOUR IDENTITY. I WAS BULLIED BY MULTIPLE TEACHERS AS A CHILD SIMPLY BECAUSE I LOOKED AND ACTED DIFFERENTLY THAN HOW THEY FELT I SHOULD HAVE. THE SCHOOL SUPPORTED THEIR VIOLENCE AGAINST ME BECAUSE WHEN I SOUGHT HELP AND SUPPORT I WAS PUSHED AWAY, SENT TO METHODS OUTSIDE OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, WAS NOT GIVEN SUPPORT. I DID NOT CHOOSE TO BE TRANSGENDER. I WAS BORN THIS WAY. WE ARE KIDS ARE BORN PERFECTLY WITHOUT MISTAKE AND DESERVE TO BE SEEN AND CELEBRATED WITHIN THESE FOUNDATIONAL SYSTEMS OF EDUCATION. LGBT YOUTH HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE, BOTH OF WHICH COMPROMISE THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN AND MOST IMPORTANTLY GROW INTO HUMAN BEINGS. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU REMOVE EDUCATION ON LGBT PEOPLE THAT DOES NOT ERASE US OR OUR EXISTENCE. WE ARE STILL HERE. PLEASE VOTE TODAY

069TO BE INCLUDE LGBT HISTORY MONTH WITHIN THE HILLSBOROUGH CURRICULUM. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KELLY CAWLING AND I'M THE MOTHER OF FOUR CHILDREN AGES 6 TO 14 ATTENDING SCHOOLS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. I AM HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE SICK, SICK, SICK PROCLAMATION OF THE BOARD AGENDA TODAY. THE LESBIAN AND GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, QUESTIONING. I BELIEVE IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND RELIGION. HOWEVER, LGBTQ IDEALOGY IS TAKING THE AGENDA TOO FAR. INCLUDING INTO THE SCHOOLS. THERE IS NO CHRISTIAN HISTORY MONTH, JEWISH HISTORY MONTH, MUSLIM HISTORY MONTH, BUDDHIST HISTORY MONTH, SOCIALISM HISTORY MONTH OR ANY OTHER IDEOLOGICAL HISTORY MONTH. WHY DO WE NEED A MONTH SPECIFICALLY AND EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE IDEALOLOGY OF LGBT+? IT'S NOT THE BOARD'S ROLE TO BE PICKING

070WINNERS AND LOSERS AND INDOCTRINATING OUR CHILDREN. THE BOARD SHOULD BE LASER FOCUSED INSTEAD ON MANAGING THE BUDGET AND EDUCATING STUDENTS IN MATH, READING, WRITING AND SCIENCE. LET PARENTS DO THEIR JOB IN EDUCATING CHILDREN ON IDEALOGY RELIGIOUSLY AND WORLD VIEWS. WE DON'T NEED SCHOOLS SUPPORTING AND ENDORSE IDEALOLOGIES. LET'S NOT SACRIFICE OUR CHILDREN'S SAFETY ON GENDER IDEALOGY BECAUSE IT'S FASHIONABLE TO VIRTUE SIGNAL TO THE POLITICAL LEFT AND THEIR EXTREME VIEWS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS -- AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE TO MEET SEVERAL OF YOU THROUGH MY WORK AS A TAMPA BAY REGIONAL ORGANIZER FOR THE ORGANIZATION FAMILIES FOR STRONG PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHERE MY WORK CENTERS ON ORGANIZING AND EMPOWERING PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, TEACHERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PUBLIC SERVANTS TO ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION POLICIES THAT PRIORITIZE STUDENTS SUCCESS

071FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS, SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF, AND ENSURE THAT FLORIDA SCHOOLS HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE SAFE WELCOMING AND ENRICHING SPACES WHERE ALL CHILDREN ARE VALUED FOR WHO THEY ARE. TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOU NOT AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF FAMILIES FOR STRONG PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUT AS A RESIDENT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, A MEMBER OF THE PUERTO RICAN AND LATINO COMMUNITY AND STUDENT AT SOUTH FLORIDA WHERE I WILL BE PRESENTING MY MASTERS THESIS TOMORROW. AS A SOCIOLOGIST I DON'T ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION IS THE ONE GREAT EQUALIZER. RATHER I WOULD ARGUE THAT ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FACILITATED BY HIGHLY SKILLED TEACHERS PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN A COMPLEX PROCESS OF INCREASING EQUITY AMONG OUR POLICIES. NO MATTER THEIR RACE, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, GENDER IDENTITY, ABILITY, ECONOMIC BACKGROUND OR ZIP CODE, HIGH

072QUALITY EDUCATION AND HIGHLY SKILLED TEACHERS OFFER STUDENTS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY SO THEY CAN GROW TO BE CONSCIOUS STEWARD OF OUR SOCIETY. BUT WHEN OUR SCHOOLS AREN'T FULLY STAFFED AND FULLY SUPPORTED, OUR STUDENTS WHOSE LIFE OPPORTUNITIES ARE MOST CONTINGENT ON RECEIVING HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION, WHO ARE MOST NEGATIVELY IMPACTED. IT IS STUDENTS FROM LOW RESOURCE COMMUNITIES, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, ELL STUDENTS AND STUDENTS OF COLOR WHO BEAR THE BRUNT OF TEACHER SHORTAGES. WE ARE SEEING THIS NOW IN MANY OF HILLSBOROUGH TRANSFORMATION SCHOOLS WHERE TEACHER VACANCIES ARE THE HIGHEST AMONG THE COUNTIES, AND STUDENTS ARE AMONGST THE MOST DISADVANTAGED IN THE COUNTY. OUR STUDENTS NEED TEACHERS, AND THEY NEED HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS WHO ARE COMPENSATED AT A RATE COMMENSURATE WITH THEIR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE. FOR THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CAN MAINTAIN AND ATTRACT HIGH

073QUALITY EDUCATORS TO OUR SCHOOLS. THE SMALL GESTURE OF RECOGNIZING AND COMPENSATING EXPERIENCES OF EMPLOYEES HAVE GAINED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS IS NO SMALL MATTER. IT WILL HAVE THE A LONG LASTING IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE STRENGTHENING SCHOOLS STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6, THE ADOPTION OF OCTOBER AS LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH. PLEASE SHOW OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF THAT YOU ARE AN ADVOCATE IN THEIR CORNER. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HELLO. MY NAME IS VERONICA MCDONALD. MY PRONOUNCES ARE SHE, HER. I HAVE FOUR KIDS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. JUST PUT MITT FOURTH ONE IN KINDERGARTEN THIS YEAR AND I HAVE ALL THE WAY UP TO 7th GRADE. IF I PURCHASE A CAR AND SIGN A CONTRACT PAY A CERTAIN

074AMOUNT FOR A DETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME IF I DON'T PAY OR PAY LESS THAN THE CONTRACTED AMOUNT THAT VEHICLE IS TAKEN FROM ME. IT IS REPOSSESSED. BY BREAKING A CONTRACT WITH TEACHERS, TEACHERS ARE EFFECTIVELY REPOSSESSING THEIR LIVES AND CAREERS FROM HPCS. I AM WORRIED THAT LOSING MORE TEACHERS WILL RESULT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS BEING INSOLVENT. WHAT THE DISTRICT IS PROPOSING IS A ONE STOP WITH ANOTHER GIVEN AS A BONUS. THE UNION IS ASKING FOR TWO STEP. YEAR ONE WOULD BE ZERO DIFFERENCE. IT WOULDN'T BE UNTIL YEAR TWO WHERE THE DISTRICT WOULD HAVE TO FIND AN ADDITIONAL 15 TO $16 MILLION. YOU HAVE GOT A YEAR IF THIS WERE IMPORTANT TO YOU THE MONEY WOULD BE FOUND. HILLSBOROUGH APPLIES A MUCH SMALLER NUMBER OF TRANSFERS IN SIMILAR TO SIZE OF OURS. WHY DON'T WE FIND THE MONEY

075AND GET BACK IN GOOD FAITH? NOW THE EMPLOYEES WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT, ONE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE TEACHERS. SOME OF THE CLASSES ARE AP CLASSES. THAT MEANS THAT THESE STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO MASS AN END OF YEAR AP EXAM TO RECEIVE COLLEGE CREDITS. INSTEAD WITH NO TEACHER THEY ARE PUT ON FLBS AND THE ADMINISTRATION HAS ASKED PARENT VOLUNTEERS AND PTA MEMBERS TO MONITOR THE CLASS. ESSENTIALLY THE ADULTS IN THE ROOM WHILE STUDENTS TEACH THEMSELVES FULL TIME. TAKE A MINUTE. YOU HAVE SET THESE STUDENTS UP TO FAIL. THIS IS A CLASS THAT IS REQUIRED FOR MANY STUDENTS TO BE GIVEN ADMIT ANT INTO SOME OF OUR STATE COLLEGES AND THE GREAT PROGRAMS ESSENTIALLY MESSING WITH THEIR FUTURE. I SEE THIS AS AN ANTITHESIS AS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE. WITHOUT HONORING TEACHER CONTRACTS AS STATED

076BEFORE, WE SEE THE CONTINUALLY LOSE BEING TEACHERS. THIS WILL BE THE DRIVING FORCE OF MORE STUDENTS LEAVING HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO GO ACROSS COUNTY LINES OR TO CHARTER AND PRIVATE. THE CYCLE WILL THEN RESTART. FINALLY, I SUPPORT THE LGBT PROCLAMATION THAT IS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IS THE 7th LARGEST DISTRICT IN THE NATION. WE MUST REMAIN INCLUSIVE OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH REGARD TO THEIR SEXUAL IDENTIFICATION AND GENDER IDENTITY. THERE'S NO GAY MASK, THERE'S NO QUEER LA COURSE, THERE'S NO TRANS CURRICULUM AS SOMEONE STATED BEFORE. THIS PROCLAMATION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHEN PEOPLE ARE CENTERED ALL THE TIME, LGBT STUDENTS ALSO DESERVE TO BE SEEN, HEARD AND SUPPORTED. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HELLO. MY NAME IS SHARON GRAHAM BARRETT. I AM A DAUGHTER OF TWO

077PUBLIC SCHOOLS TEACHERS, ONE WHO ENDED AS AN ADMINISTRATOR. I AM A THERAPIST AND I OWN A PRIVATE PRACTICE HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT. I AM HERE URGING YOU TO PRIORITIZE PEOPLE. I SUPPORT FIRST OF ALL THE LGBT+ PROCLAMATION THAT IS BEFORE YOU. I UNDERSTAND THAT DUE TO ACTIVITY IN TALLAHASSEE, IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOR LOCAL SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXISTENCE OF POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION OF LGBT PEOPLE. THIS HAS A DIRECT EFFECT ON THE MENTAL HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT OF EVERYONE IN OUR COUNTRY. WE MUST PROVIDE INCLUSION, RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT FOR ALL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE HAVE PRIORITIZED WHAT WE VALUE. I AM ALSO HERE TO SUPPORT THE TEACHERS AND STAFF IN THEIR REQUEST DURING THE ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS. IF I AS A PRIVATE PRACTICE

078OWNER SIGN A CONTRACT TO AGREE TO PAY X AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR A CERTAIN TERM, AND IF I FAIL TO PAY THAT, OR FAIL TO PAY IN THE FULL, I WOULD BE IN BREACH OF THAT CONTRACT, AND TAKEN TO COURT. WE HAVE TEACHERS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT ARE OWED MONEY, AND ALSO ADVANCEMENTS IN THEIR CAREERS WITHIN THE DISTRICT. AND THAT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON THEIR LIVES AND FAMILIES. THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, RESPECTFULLY. AND TRAGICALLY, IT DIRECTLY AND SEVERELY IMPACTS THE STUDENTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT. AS SOMEONE ELSE STATED, MOST ACUTELY, IMPACTING MINORITIZED STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. WHEN WE RIDE OWN AN AIRPLANE, THE DIRECTION IS FOR PARENTS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN AIR MASK FIRST, SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN. YOU MUST USE YOUR VOICE, MAKE MORE NOISE

079WHEREVER NECESSARY TO PRESSURE THE OFFICIALS IN TALLAHASSEE WHO ARE HOLDING MONEY TO OUR DISTRICT. YOU MUST ADJUST AND AMEND THE BUDGET. WE PRIORITIZE WHAT WE VALUE. IF WE THINK WE CANNOT FIND THE MONEY FOR WHAT THE TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE ASKING, BELIEVE ME, YOU DEFINITELY CANNOT AFFORD THE INCREASED TURNOVER THAT WILL INEVITABLY CONTINUE IF WE CANNOT SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF. I AM URGING YOU TO PRIORITIZE AND VALUE PEOPLE. NOT ONLY WITH YOUR VOICES BUT ALSO WITH YOUR ACTION -- THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HI NAME IS GEORGIA POST. I NEED TO ISSUE A CONTENT WARNING BEFORE I START, IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN IN THE ROOM, I WOULD URGE YOU TO STEP OUT. AND I QUOTE FROM, AS A PARENT YOU SHOULDN'T TELL ME WHAT I CAN'T READ AND I WON'T TELL YOU WHAT YOUR

080KIDS CAN'T READ. I HEARD THIS ARGUMENT MANY TIMES HERE AND HERE IS THE THING. THIS PRESUPPOSES THAT EVERY PARENT KNOWS WHAT THE KID IS CHECKING OUT FROM THE LIBRARY. WE DON'T HAVE APPARENT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. SO A MIDDLE SCHOOL KID CAN GO INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY, KEEP IN MIND 10 TO 13-YEAR-OLDS, BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE A NICE BOOK ABOUT A CIRCUS, RIGHT? THIS IS NOT A NICE BOOK ABOUT A CIRCUS. LET ME READ TO YOU FROM THE STRIPPER PEEP SHOW ON PAGE 45. SHE PASSES THE SHELL BETWEEN HER LEGS, FULLY GRINDING AGAINST IT, GROANS RISE FROM THE AUDIENCE, FACING OUT AND CONTINUES SLIDING THE SHELL BACK AND FORTH PULLING IT SO TIGHT HER FULL BUST SHOWS. AND THAT'S IN A TEN-YEAR-OLD. SHE CROSSES HERSELF ROLLING HER NIPPLES BETWEEN HER FINGERS, SHE STARES AT THE MEN

081RUNNING HER TONGUE ACROSS HER UPPER LIP, STRAIGTENS UP AND THEN DROPS INTO A CURTSY, WHEN SHE STANDS SHE SCOOPS A BREAST UP TO HER FACE AND SLIDES HER TONGUE AROUND HIS NIPPLE, THEN SLIPS IT INTO HER MOUTH. SHE STANDS THERE SHAMELESSLY SUCKING HER OWN TIT AS THE MEN WAVE THEIR HATS, PUMP THEIR FISTS AND SCREAM LIKE ANIMALS. SHE GIVES NIPPLE A FINAL KISS. WHAT ARE WE TEACHING OUR YOUNG KIDS? WHAT ARE WE TEACHING OUR KIDS FOR THAT MATTER? WHAT ABOUT THE PARENTS, OR THE KIDS WHO DON'T WANT TO READ THIS, BUT HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS INSIDE THE BOOK? OUR LIBRARIES ARE LAND MINES OF PORNOGRAPHER. UNSUSPECTING CHILDREN WILL BE ROBBED OF WHAT REMAINS OF THEIR INNOCENCE BY ADULTS, ADULTS WHO ARE NOT DOING THEIR JOB. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO LET PARENTS DECIDE, THEN

082SHOW THEM THAT CONTENT. I DON'T THINK ANY MIDDLE SCHOOLER IN THIS DISTRICT WILL WANT THEIR TEN-YEAR-OLD READING THAT. AND I MIGHT BE WRONG, BUT LEAVE THAT IN THE HAND OF THE PARENTS AND LET THEM DECIDE IF THEY WANT THAT BOOK, GO TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, CHECK IT OUT, BUY IT FOR YOUR KID. NOBODY IS BANNING BOOKS HERE. WE ARE JUST ASKING YOU OF THAT YOU LET THE PARENTS MAKE THAT DECISION. AND THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN DO THAT, IF THERE'S SOME SORT OF NOTIFICATION OR IF THERE'S WARNINGS ON THESE BOOKS SO THAT WE KNOW. I LOST MY PLACE. BY EXPOSING THE KIDS TO SEXUAL CONTENT, YOU ARE LOWERING BOUNDARIES THAT KIDS NATURALLY HAVE IN MAKING THEM MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT AND TRAFFICKING. DESENSITIZING THE SEXUAL TOPIC BY DEFINITION IS GROOMING. I DON'T THINK YOU

083ARE INTENTIONALLY DOING IT BUT THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING. THIS IS ON YOUR RESUMÉ. REPEATEDLY, HAVE YOU READ THE WHOLE BOOK? AS IF SOMETHING GOOD CANCELS OUT PORNOGRAPHY. THE POINT -- Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. THANK YOU. IF THE FINAL FEW SPEAKERS WILL LINE UP, PLEASE. THANK YOU. HI THERE. MY NAME IS AMY WELCH, THE PRESIDENT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY COUNCIL PTA. TEACHERS AND I AM HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT TEACHERS. THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN TUMULTUOUS FOR EDUCATORS AND HAVE SO MANY NEEDS AND WORKED SO MANY JOHNS THAT ARE NOT ANTICIPATED IN THE TEACHER CONTRACT. WE ALL KNOW HOW THEY HAVE BEEN DOING WITH MORE WITH LESS SO-SO LONG, HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS TO BE ESSENTIAL FOR STUDENTS' SUCCESS AND SCHOOL SAFETY. IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS THAT TEACHERS WHO ARE ADEQUATELY

084COMPENSATED A AND SUPPORTED BY THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT. PLEASE FIND A WAY TO MAKE A DEAL WITH THE TEACHERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S IT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR, MEMBERS, AND SUPERINTENDENT. DEBBY HAHN, DCCF. WHEN YOU WERE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS YOU TOOK AN OATH. YOU SOLEMNLY SWORE TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND YOU COMMITTED TO FOLLOW THE LAWS IN PLACE REGARDING THE EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN UNDER YOUR PURVIEW. EVERY TWO WEEKS YOU HAVE A 200 PAGE BOARD PACKAGE WITH MULTIPLE TOPICS AND ISSUES NEEDING TO BE REVIEWED. MOSTLY THE TOPICS APPEARING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IF THEY DO NOT NEED OR WARRANT DISCUSSION, WHICH THEY ABSOLUTELY DO. WHO HAS READ

085EVERY DETAIL, PRESENTED AND THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED THEM? CHECKING ALL OF THE WEBSITES AND FOLLOWING ALL THE LINKS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON THOSE WEBSITES? YES, IT TAKES MANY, MANY HOURS OF CONCERTED EFFORT TO DO THIS. I KNOW BECAUSE I DO IT EVERY TIME AN AGENDA PACKAGE COMES OUT. AS AN ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK ALL THE INFORMATION BEFORE YOU APPROVE IT. FLORIDA STATUTES HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE APPROVING. YOU CAN DEFER ITEMS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO FULLY REVIEW. INSTEAD OF CONTINUING APPROVING AGENDA ITEMS THAT DIMINISH PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT OR HARMFUL TO CHILDREN, DIRECT YOUR STAFF TO FIND PROGRAMS THAT HELP PARENTS EASILY BE INVOLVED WITH THEIR KIDS. THE SCHOOL BOARD WEBSITE WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO START. IT HELPS WHEN PARENTS CAN EASILY FIND THE INFORMATION THEY

086ARE LOOKING FOR. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF EXAMPLES FROM THIS AGENDA WARRANTING DEEPER REVIEW. FIELD TRIP TO FLORIDA THEATER CONFERENCE. CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE. NOEL THE LINKS. THERE'S THREE MEMORANDUMS OF AGREEMENT THAT RUN FROM JULY 22 TO JUNE 23. DOES THIS MEAN THAT THE WORK ACTIVITY THAT ARE BEING DONE HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED AND WILL BE PAID FOR EVEN THOUGH THE AGREEMENTS AREN'T EXECUTED? THERE'S TWO MORE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AGREEMENTS. ON THE AGENDA. AND THERE'S A MODEL UNITED NATIONS COMPETITION IN ORLANDO, AND IN BOSTON. CHECK OUT THE ACTIVITIES. CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE. CHECK OUT THE LINKS THAT IT TAKES THE KIDS TO. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THAT COULD BE CONCERNING. I TOO WANT ESPECIALLY 2022 THANK ALL OF THE TEACHERS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT ARE TRULY

087TEACHING THE CURRICULUM, WHETHER IT BE READING, WRITING, SCIENCE, AND ARITHMETIC, WITHOUT BRINGING IN THE WOKENESS, THE CRT AND THE SEL IN SPITE OF ALL THE PRESSURE THAT IS BEING PUT ON THEM. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. I THINK WE HAVE ONE FINAL SPEAKER FOR TODAY? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KIMBERLY HENRIQUEZ, I AM A KINDER-GARTEN TEACHER AT HOWRY ELEMENTARY. I JUST CAME DOWN, AND I SIGNED UP DURING THE PUBLIC SECTION BECAUSE I HAVE TO WIND MY DAY DOWN AT 7:00. I GET UP AT 3:30 IN THE MORNING. AND AT SCHOOL AT 5:30 IN THE MORNING GETTING MY ROOM READY, DISINFECTING DESKS, GETTING THINGS SET UP, BECAUSE FOR KINDERGARTEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR GAME ON THE MINUTE THEY HIT THE DOOR. I HAVE 17, WHICH DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LOT, BUT I HAVE TWO

088STUDENTS WHO DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH, SO I DISCOVERED GOOGLE TRANSLATOR. IT'S THE COOLEST THING EVER. BUT IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF TIME OUT OF MY DAY BECAUSE I DO, WHEN I TALK INTO IT AND THEN I HAVE TO PLAY IT IN RUSSIAN, AND THEN I HAVE TO PLAY IN THE PORTUGUESE, AND THE LITTLE FIVE-YEAR OLD SPINNING AROUND ON THE CARPET. IT'S FUN. DON'T GET ME WRONG. IT IS FUN. I LOVE WHAT I DO. DON'T GET ME WRONG. BUT THAT'S JUST PART OF MY DAY. SO WE LIVE FOR 10:00 RECESS ON THE PLAYGROUND. THEY JUST LOVE RECESS. AND THEN WE GO TO LUNCH. LUNCH CONSISTS OF ME MAKING SURE THEY GET THROUGH THE LINE AND THEY ARE EATING HEALTHY, AND I ALWAYS GET A SCHOOL LUNCHEON, PAY A REAL PRICE FOR THE LITTLE KID MEAL

089AND THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE IT'S GOING FOR THE SCHOOL. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. AND I LIKE TO EAT WITH THEM BECAUSE I WANT THEM TO SEE WHAT THEIR HEALTHY EATING CHOICES ARE EVEN THOUGH I DON'T LOOK LIKE I DO, BUT I DO. SO, ANYHOW, BY THE TIME I GET THEM THROUGH THE LUNCH LINE, AND I OPEN UP THEIR THINGS, I HAVE TEN MINUTES TO GO TO THE BATHROOM, AND EAT MY LUNCH. DAY GOT TO HAVE THREE BITES. I CAME BACK TO THE CLASSROOM. AND I THOUGHT, OH, I'LL EAT IT AFTER SCHOOL. I'M VERY GOOD AT EATING COLD FOOD. AND THEN I REMEMBERED, OH, WAIT, WE HAVE A PLC TODAY. SO I HAD TO GO TO THAT. AND THEN MY LOVELY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL LET ME LEAVE AT 3:15, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SUPPOSED TO STAY TILL 3:30 FOR

090A FACULTY STAFF MEETING. BUT SHE LET ME COME BECAUSE I TOLD HER I WANTED TO COME AND SPEAK AT 4:00. SO I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY DAY, AND HOW HARD I WORK. AND THEN I DON'T LEAVE SCHOOL USUALLY UNTIL 6:00. I LIKE TO BE HOME BY 6:30 AND WIND DOWN FOR SEVEN. I GO TO MY BED AND MY DAY STARTS OVER AGAIN. SO THAT'S WHAT I DO. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, I FEEL LIKE I DESERVE TWO STEPS. I REALLY DO. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD. JUST CONSIDER IT, PLEASE. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR EMPLOYEE INPUT. BOARD MEMBERS, I AM GOING TO ADJUST THE SCHEDULE A LITTLE BIT TODAY IF YOU DON'T MIND BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO DO THE PROCLAMATIONS AND

091THEN ALSO DO THE CHAMBERLAIN, THE NEW NAME FOR THE CHAMBERLAIN NEW MASCOT, AND THEN EMPLOYEE INPUT. BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES HERE, IF YOU DON'T MIND. SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND START WITH RECOGNITION OF THE NEWLY CERTIFIED AND RENEWED NATURALLY BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS AND MEMBER GRAY WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS ITEM. GRAY THANK YOU FOR BEING SO PATIENT. Lynn Gray: CERTAINLY A PROUD TIME. EXCUSE ME. IT IS WITH GREAT GRATITUDE I RECOGNIZE OUR NEWLY CERTIFIED AND RENEWED NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS. PLEASE STAND UP AS YOUR NAMES ARE CALLED. WE HAVE FOUR TEACHERS WHO HAVE NEWLY ACHIEVED NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION. IF YOU WILL STAND, WE HAVE AMY MARCHMAN. KATHERINE DAVIS. THERE WE GO. DANIEL RUTH, JR. DANIEL RUTH, JUNIOR? LORI WOOLOVER. REMAIN STANDING. AND 31 NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS WHO SUCCESSFULLY MAINTAINED

092THEIR CERTIFICATION, AND THERE'S A LOT OF GRUELING, HARD WORK THAT GOES BEHIND THE SCENES. SO WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO WITH SHANNON CASTILLO. MICHELLE GOAD. JULIE HICKS. DONNA KENNEDY. JANET MATTHEWS. LAURA ROBINSON. STEPHANIE BACOCSQI. THELMA CLOCKSTON. KERRY GONTELLI. THERE WE GO. AMALIE FEASTER. BECKY. BRIDGET SAPP. LAURA RENAULT. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT LAST NAME. I BELIEVE IT'S FRENCH, SO WE WILL IMPROVE LATER. SORRY. MARCELINE WHITE. LISA COLLINS. MARLE EXCELLENT. GOT TO LOVE THAT NAME. SARAH FREEDY. SUZANNE GORDON. RHONDA LESLIE. TERESA MASTERS. AARON SANTIAGO. VIRGINIA VERA. JACQUELINE CROSBY. JANET ESTES. SABRINA McCARTHY. JOANNE HERDMAN. SUSAN McCLOSE GOLAN. McKERRY. BACARI. JEN CARTIHO. AND GAGERIA. LET'S GIVE EVERYBODY A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. AND YOU KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE DONE? LINE THEM UP. COME ON UP. LET'S GET A PICTURE OF YOU ALL. BOARD CERTIFIED

093NO ONES AND EXISTING ONES. AND WE ARE JUST APPLAUDING YOU BECAUSE THE WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE TO PREPARE FOR THIS GREAT AWARD IS SO MUCH DESERVED. MY GOODNESS. LET'S GO AHEAD AND STAND. ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE A PHOTO? THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY. DO WE WANT TO COMMENT? ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT, BOARD? OKAY. YOU GOT IT? OKAY. MEMBER VAUGHN? Jessica Vaughn: I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF. I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE WHO WATCH THIS ARE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE, EDUCATORS, UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH WORK GOES INTO THIS. I MEAN, IT'S ESSENTIALLY LIKE GETTING ANOTHER DEGREE, AND THEN TO KEEP IT UP. AND IT JUST SHOWS THE THAN INTRINSIC DESIRE IN OUR TEACHERS TO DO THE MOST TO GET-OH ONE TEACHER TODAY SAID IT WAS THE BEST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THEY EVER RECEIVED, AND TO GO

094ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE GIVING OUR STUDENTS THE BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE AND PUSHING YOURSELVES TO BE THE BEST VERSIONS OF YOURSELF IS SO ADMIRABLE AND I WANT TO BE SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND HOW PROUD WE ARE OF YOU AND HOW MUCH WE VALUE YOU IN OUR DISTRICT. SO THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. AND I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT BEING NATIONALLY BOARD CERTIFIED, I MEAN, TEACHING IS REALLY AN ART. IT'S SOMETHING THAT -- IT'S AN ART. YOU DON'T JUST GO UP AND TEACH, AND YOU CAN GO GROW AND LEARN. AND TO BE SEE THESE NATIONALLY BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL AND WANTED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL I THOUGHT SHOULD I GET BOARD CERTIFIED OR GET A MASTERS? AND THAT WAS VERY CHALLENGING SO

095I WENT BACK TO USF. I MEAN, I THINK IT'S JUST SO DIFFICULT TO DO, AND IT'S SO DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN AND TO CONTINUE TO GROW. ESPECIALLY DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS AND ALL THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE AS A NATION, OUR DISTRICT, WITH COVID AND ALL THE DIFFERENT LEARNING AND ALL THE DIFFERENT STUDENTS THAT ARE COMING TO TAMPA. I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY TEACHER, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO NATIONALLY BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS. MEMBER GRAY? Lynn Gray: YOU KNOW, EACH OF YOU ARE EMBLEMATIC OF THE GREATEST ROLE MODELS THAT TEACHERS CAN POSSIBLY HAVE, AND RIGHT NOW THIS IS THE AGE OF THE TEACHER FOR SURE. AND I REMEMBER THE CHOICE ALSO, AS MEMBER COMBS DID, BUT YOUR WORK IS NOT EVER FINISHED. YOU JUST LOVE BEING EDUCATED AND GETTING EDUCATED AND

096DOING THE BEST YOU CAN WITH THE EDUCATION THAT YOU RECEIVE. SO THIS WILL BE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. AND WE ARE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE EACH OF YOU EFFECTIVELY REALLY SECURE ROLE MODELING FOR OUR TEACHERS AND GREAT ASPIRATIONS THAT YOU GIVE TO EVERY ONE OF US AND ON THIS BOARD. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER WASHINGTON? Henry "Shake" Washington: THAN K YOU, MADAM CHAIR. ALWAYS WANTED TO GET NATIONALLY BOARD CERTIFIED, BUT WHAT DOES THAT FELL YOU? I DIDN'T. I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO AND YOUR HARD WORK EVERY DAY AND GOING BEYOND TO KEEP UP THE NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION. THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. Nadia Combs: CONGRATULATIONS. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM A-07 WHICH IS THE RECOGNITION OF

09716 MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE IAN. I WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM TODAY. A FEW WEEKS AGO HURRICANE IAN MADE LANDFALL IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LEAVING BEHIND DEVASTATION IN SEVERAL OF OUR NEIGHBORING COUNTIES TO THE SOUTH. WHILE WE WATCHED THE HEARTBREAKING RAMIFICATIONS OF THE STORM OUR DISTRICT STOOD READY TO ASSIST OUR FRIEND HOWEVER WE COULD. TODAY HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS IS RECOGNIZING 16 EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN ON-SITE RECOVERY EFFORTS IN LEE COUNTY. THESE INDIVIDUALS PROVIDED VARIOUS AREAS OF EXPERTISE INCLUDING PLUMBING, ELECTRIC, CARPENTRY, AND HVAC OVER THE COURSE OF TWO DAYS OUR EMPLOYEES WERE DEPLOYED ACROSS LEE COUNTY TO IMPROVE THEIR LEARNING CONDITIONS TO LOCAL STUDENTS. I AM HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS. AND IF YOU ARE

098HERE, PLEASE STAND UP. JOHN FINCHER. JOHN FRESE. ALEX GARCIA. MIKE HEATON. DAVID HERNANDEZ. ANGEL HERRERA. BRANDON HOCKS. JOAQUIN ORTIZ. JOSE PARADELA. MIGUEL ROSARIO. KEITH SARCONE. RONALDO VALDEZ. ALEX VASQUEZ. ROBERTO VALEZ. DAVID WARE. PLEASE JOIN ME. IF YOU WILL PLEASE COME FORWARD. GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WILL PLEASE COME FORWARD. I THINK IT'S ALL MEN. IF YOU WILL PLEASE COME FORWARD SO WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE. AND WE DO HAVE A SHORT VIDEO. IT'S SEPARATED OUT, ELEMENTARY. WE HAVE 16 OF OUR FELLOW CO-WORKERS HERE. OH, MY GOD. I BELIEVE IT'S 43 TO 45 SCHOOLS THAT WERE LOW IMPACT FACILITIES THAT WERE ABLE TO START UP. SCHOOL FOR NEXT WEEK ARE TRYING TO GET THEM BACK UP AND RUNNING AGAIN. THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, HUH? YOU GUYS HAVE GIVEN US A BIG HELPING HAND TRYING TO GET

099THESE SCHOOLS READY AS FAST AS WE CAN, GET THESE STUDENTS BACK LEARNING. IT'S LIKE, BROTHER. OH, YEAH. THANK YOU. WE ARE GOING TO COME BACK AND HELP UNIT. YEAH, YEAH, I'M SURE YOU WILL. YOU KNOW, THESE PEOPLE HAVE IT BAD, AND WE WOULD DO WHATEVER. WE GOT REALLY LUCKY. THEY COULD BE UP HERE HELPING US RIGHT NOW. SO, YEAH, ANYTHING WE CAN DO. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR. I'M SORRY. I WILL BE SHORT BUT I GOT A CALL FROM SUPERINTENDENTS AROUND THE SOUTHERN PART OF FLORIDA JUST TALKING ABOUT THE OVERARCHING NEED AND ALSO CONNECTED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND MIKE GRECO WHO IS LEADING THIS INITIATIVE TO REALLY HELP SUPERINTENDENTS GET BACK INTO ACTION, AND WE TALKED ABOUT IMMEDIATELY PUTTING A TEAM TOGETHER. SO IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED CHRIS FARKAS TO FIGURE

100OUT, TO IDENTIFY ENGINEERS, PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THEIR AREA THAT CAN HELP SCHOOLS GET BACK UP AND RUNNING. I'M SO PROUD OF EACH OF YOU. YOU WANT TO SHAKE YOUR HAND. I'M SORRY I DON'T FEEL WELL. BUT I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO LEAVE YOUR FAMILIES AND TRANSITION DOWN TO HELP THEM GET UP AND RUNNING BECAUSE WE KNOW IT'S VERY DIFFICULT OVER TIME BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK TO THIS DISTRICT, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Nadia Combs: A VERY BIG HEARTFELT THANK YOU FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD AND OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND WE KNOW THAT ALTHOUGH WE WERE SAFE AND WE LOOK AT OUR NEIGHBORS, WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO HELP THEM AND SUPPORT THEM.

101I NOTICE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, CLASSROOMS, SCHOOLS, AND ALL OF YOU GOING OUT THERE, IT'S JUST A TREMENDOUS EFFORT AND WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO GO HOME. Addison Davis: SEE YOU TOMORROW. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: WHAT WE WILL DO, WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND WE'LL DO THE LAST FEW PROCLAMATIONS LATER. WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE APPROVAL OF THE CHAMBERLAIN CHIEFS BECAUSE WE HAVE MANY STUDENTS HERE AT THIS TIME. SO WE ARE GOING TO GO TO DISCUSSION AGENDA, AND THEN WE WILL -- I MEAN CHANGING THE NAME. SO WE WILL GO TO THE DISCUSSION AGENDA. SO 5.030. THE APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDATION CHANGING THE SCHOOL MASCOT AT CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM THROUGH THE CHAIR. THIS IS A PROCESS WE

102WENT THROUGH WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR APPROVAL, TO PUT A TIMELINE IN PLACE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHANGE OF THE MASCOT. WE HAD TWO SCHOOLS THAT WERE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS IN CHAMBERLAIN, STUDENT GOVERNMENT PUT IT TOGETHER, AND SPENT THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR PUTTING OUT SURVEYS TO NOT ONLY FACULTY BUT ALSO TO THE STUDENT BODY, AND ACTUALLY ENGAGE THE CHAMBERLAIN LEGACY ALLIANCE AS WELL, BUT ALSO HAD A CONSULTANT WHO WAS ABLE TO HELP THEM DRIVE THIS PROCESS, AND IN AN EFFORT TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY A MASCOT THAT WAS FITTING FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. THEY HAD MANY ENTRIES, AND WHITTLED IT DOWN TO THREE. THE PRINCIPAL DID A REALLY GOOD JOB ENGAGING HIS COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE ALL THE LAWS AND STUFF WERE FOLLOWED AND CAME OUT WITH A REALLY COOL MASCOT

103WHICH WILL MOVE FORWARD, THE STORM. I AM GOING TO TRANSITION TO THE PRINCIPAL RIGHT NOW TO TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, AND BOARD MEMBERS. IT HAS DEFINITELY BEEN A JOURNEY. YOU KNOW, WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE KIND OF BEEN STUCK IN THE MUD WHEN IT COMES TO TRADITIONS AND SCHOOL SPIRIT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE ALUMNAE. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME REALLY STRONG OPINIONS ABOUT THIS, BUT OVERALL, IT'S BEEN A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE, AND CHIEFS, WE ARE GOING TO RESPECT THAT AND TRY TO BRIDGE THAT TOGETHER AS WE MOVE FORWARD. BUT I DO WANT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STUDENTS TO SPEAK TO YOU. THEIR STUDENT GOVERNMENT SPONSOR MICHELLE McLAUGHLIN IS HERE. SHE HAD TO JUMP INTO THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WHOLE PROCESS WHEN

104MONICA AND MIKE CAME OUT AND SUPERINTENDENT CAME OUT AND SPOKE TO THEM. IT'S BEEN QUITE A JOURNEY AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SETTING SOME TRADITIONS. SHANNON. HELLO BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. WE THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. OUR STUDENTS HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD THIS YEAR TO GET CHAMBERLAIN SPIRIT BACK WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE, AND HAVING A NEW MASCOT IS GOING TO BE THAT MUCH MORE BENEFICIAL FOR THEM AS WE KEEP CHAMBERLAIN ON THE UP AND UP. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE PEREZ, THE CHAMBERLAIN STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT. GOOD EVENING HONORABLE BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. FIRST AND FOREMOST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR GIVING US THIS STUNT AND LETTING US PRESENT OUR NEW MASCOT. I AM THE PRESIDENT, PANJI PEREZ, ACCOMPANIED BY MY FELLOW

105SENIORS STUDENT GOVERNMENT HISTORIAN, AND FELLOW SOPHOMORE ANGELIQUE ARCART. THANK YOU. NOW WE WILL BE PRESENTING OUR PowerPoint. JUNE 2022. REPRESENTATIVES OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESENTED THEIR FINDINGS TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. BASED ON THE STUDENT VOTE, SGA RECOMMENDED A MASCOT CHANGE. THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TO CHANGE THE MASCOT AND WE BEGAN THE PROCESS OF FINDING A NEW SYMBOL TO REPRESENT OUR SCHOOL. WE HELPED TO CREATE A NEW MASCOT. HE MADE A SURVEY FOR STUDENTS, LATINO COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO EXPRESS THEIR IDEAS ABOUT THE SCHOOL AND WHAT THE NEW MASCOT SHOULD BE. PRINCIPAL RUSSELL MET WITH STUDENTS TO EXPLAIN THE PROCESS AND REASONING OF CHANGING THE MASCOT IN AUGUST. THE SURVEY WAS RELEASED FOR THREE, WE FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALL SHARED IDEAS. AS SGA MEMBERS WE HELPED PUSH THE SURVEY TO STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THERE

106WAS LOTS OF STUDENT INPUT IN THE NEW MASCOT IDEA. OUR PRINCIPAL MR. RUSSELL IDENTIFIED OUR CONSULTANT, REVIEWED THE SURVEY DATA AND NARROWED IT DOWN TO THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS. STRENGTH, FEARLESS, FIGHTER, DETERMINED. A COMMITTEE OF STUDENTS INCLUDING MYSELF, FACULTY AND ALUMNAE DISCUSSED THE SEVEN OPTIONS. EACH PERSON IN THE COMMITTEE SECRETLY VOTED FOR THEIR TOP THREE CHOICES AND THE VOLTS WERE HELD WITH MR. RUSSELL. HURRICANE IAN PUSHED BACK PLANS TO REVEAL THE TOP THREE INTO OCTOBER. THE WHOLE SCHOOL GATHERED IN THE AUDITORIUM AND PRINCIPAL RUSSELL REVEALED THE TOP THREE CHOICES. THE CHEETAHS, THE CYCLONES, AND THE STORM. AS SGA REPRESENTATIVES WE PUSHED THE QR CODE AND LINK FOR STUDENTS TO VOTE FOR OUR CHOICE. AFTER THE VOTING WINDOW CLOSED, 66% OF STUDENTS BODY HAD VOTED. THE RESULTS WERE OVERWHELMING IN FAVOR OF ONE MASCOT EARNING ABOUT 74%

107OF THE STUDENT VOTE. WHAT IS THE NEW MASCOT GOING TO BE? I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE THE STORM. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE FUTURE MASCOT IS GOING TO BE? I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE THE STORM. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE MASCOT IS GOING TO BE? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE NEW MASCOT IS GOING TO BE? WHAT DO YOU THINK THE NEW MASCOT WILL BE TODAY? I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE THE STORM. WHAT DO YOU THINK OUR FUTURE MASCOT IS GOING TO BE? I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE THE STORM. WHAT DO YOU THINK OUR FUTURE MASCOT IS THE GOING TO BE? (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE). THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT MEANS A LOT. TODAY WE ARE TRULY HONORED TO PRESENT OUR FINAL MASCOT, THE STORM. THIS WILL BE THE CLASS OF 2023

108AND SO ON FOR THE GRADUATES. THE CHAMBERLAIN STORM. GO STORM! THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME. THAT WILL BE ALL. I KNOW YOU HAD A FEW MORE WORDS, MR. RUSSELL? I JUST WANT TO THANK THE STUDENTS. THEY PUT THIS ALL TOGETHER. ALL I DO IS SUPPORT THEM FROM A DISTANCE, AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB. I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM. THANK YOU, GUYS. I APPRECIATE IT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS? Nadia Combs: WE'LL MAKE A COMMENT. FIRST I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE 503. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON AND SECOND BY MEMBER VAUGHN. AND THERE WILL BE SOME DISCUSSION. AND MEMBER WASHINGTON. Henry "Shake" Washington: THAN K YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MR. RUSSELL, THANK YOU ALL. YOU ALL DID A GREAT JOB AT CHAMBERLAIN. GREAT JOB.

109SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO FIGHT AND WHEN YOU WIN, YOU WIN. MR. RUSSELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. MA'AM, I CAN'T LEAVE YOU OUT. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? SHANNON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AT CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL, TOO. AND WHY DID HE HAVE THAT SHIELD ON HIS FACE? THE MASCOT CAME BACK FROM A CONSULTANT, BUT AGAIN SO WE ARE CLEAR ON THIS IT WAS PRO BONO. HE DID IT ALL. THERE WAS NO COST. AND I REALLY THOUGHT IT LOOKED PRETTY COOL. SO WE LET THE STUDENTS DECIDE. THERE WERE SOME TWEAKS TO IT. WE CHANGED -- SOME PEOPLE SAID IT WHATS CLIP ART BUT IT WASN'T. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND WHEN WE PUT IT OUT TO THE KID YOU SAW THE RESPONSE IN THE AUDITORIUM. Henry "Shake" Washington: YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE

110ABOUT IT? THE SHIELD. IT SHOWS NO COLOR. IT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, CHAIR COMBS. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. AND CHANGE IS NEVER EASY. AND THIS HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING THING. BUT PRINCIPAL RUSSELL, YOU HAVE BLESSED US WITH SO MUCH COMPASSION REPRESENTING YOUR STUDENTS, AND I HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMED WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. SHANNON, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU DO A GREAT JOB WITH THE STUDENT BODY GOVERNMENT, MAKING SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND DEMOCRACY, AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE IN TOUCH WITH THEIR PEERS, AND THAT THEY ARE REPRESENTING THEM. IT'S BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE, AND THE PROCESS. AND YOU ALL ARE THE LEADERS OF THE FUTURE. SO I AM SO GLAD

111THAT YOU GOT TO BE A PART OF THIS AND YOU REPRESENT YOUR SCHOOL SO BEAUTIFULLY AND I APPRECIATE THE CHAMBERLAIN ALUMNAE GROUP GETTING BEHIND THIS AND SUPPORTING AND SHOWING THAT THEY SUPPORT THE SCHOOL EVEN THROUGHOUT CHANGES, AND TITLE 5, WORKING TOGETHER, AND EVERYBODY CAME TOGETHER AT THE END TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS, AND THAT THEY ARE CHOOSING WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THEM, SOMETHING THAT GIVES THEM PRIDE, AND CONNECT THEM TO THEIR SCHOOL, AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. AND I AM REAL EXCITED. AND GO STORM! Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. OH, MEMBER SNIVELY, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? I'M SORRY. Melissa Snively: WELL, HATE TO BE THE PARTY POOPER. BUT THERE'S A WHOLE SEGMENT OF PEOPLE THAT OBVIOUSLY WERE NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THE CHANGE OF THE MASCOT. AND

112SO I WASN'T GOING TO SAY ANYTHING, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR TO THE STUDENTS TO VOTE AGAINST IT WITHOUT AN EXPLANATION. BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL WORKED REALLY HARD ON ACHIEVING THIS FOR YOUR SCHOOL. SO AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR A LOT OF FOLKS TO ACCEPT THAT THERE IS THIS CHANGE THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, AND THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY WORKING THROUGH THOSE FEELINGS. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE SHOULD BE A VOICE, WHETHER IT'S ME, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING AT THE BOARD MEETING BECAUSE I AM A BOARD MEMBER, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT I SPEAK FOR A SEGMENT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DISAPPOINTED STILL ABOUT THE MASCOT CHANGE. AND SO I DON'T WANT TO DISCOUNT THAT BECAUSE

113IT'S NOT FAIR. IT'S NOT FAIR TO NOT HAVE AT LEAST ONE PERSON SAY THAT THEY FEEL THAT IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THE CHAMBERLAIN CHIEF HAD TO CHANGE THEIR MASCOT. AND I'M SORRY, BUT AGAIN, I WANT TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT AND HONEST WITH YOU, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK, THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE -- IT'S GOING TO BE HARD FOR THEM TO GET THROUGH IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE WILL HOLD FOR THOSE FOLKS, BUT I DO FEEL LIKE AS A PERSON WHO HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST VOICE THAT CONCERN, VOICE THAT OPINION, IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT DEMOCRACY AND YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT EVERYBODY HAVING A VOICE, THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT HAD A VOICE THAT WAS THE OPPOSITE VIEW. SO I

114JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD, TOO. IT MAY NOT BE THE MAJORITY, AND THAT'S FINE, BUT THERE'S STILL A MINORITY OF FOLKS OUT THERE THAT UNFORTUNATELY DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE. AND I AM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS VOTE TODAY BECAUSE I REPRESENT THAT OPINION. SO I APOLOGIZE AHEAD OF TIME BUT AT LEAST I AM SETTING EXPECTATIONS SO WHEN YOU SEE MY VOTE YOU DON'T GO, WHY DID SHE VOTE THAT WAY? Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. AND I JUST WANT TO LEAVE ON A POSITIVE NOTE. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A DEMOCRACY, AND I THINK IT'S GOOD. YOU CAN HAVE YOUR OPINION AND PEOPLE DID VOTE AND PEOPLE DID DISCUSS IT. AND THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN VERY CONTROVERSIAL, BUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S

115MORE IMPORTANT IS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR SCHOOL. HOW DO WE MOVE, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT YOU LIVE THAT AMERICAN DREAM, THAT YOU CAN ONE DAY SIT IN A HIGHER OFFICE, TO BE A PRESIDENT? IT'S ABOUT STANDING BY SOMETHING THAT YOU BELIEVE IN, FOLLOWING THROUGH, AND IT'S OKAY IF PEOPLE DON'T AGREE OR PEOPLE DISAGREE. THAT'S OKAY. THAT IS PART OF BEING IN AMERICA, AND IS PART OF THAT. AND YOU WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE A LOT OF PRIDE. I THANK YOU, SHANNON. I THANK YOU, MR. RUSSELL, TO ARE YOUR LEADERSHIP. I THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN, FOR ALWAYS STANDING, WORKING THROUGHOUT MEETING AT CHAMBERLAIN. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO REALIZE IT'S REALLY NOTE THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL, IT'S REALLY NOT THE MASCOT. WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT IS WHAT'S HAPPENING

116IN YOUR SCHOOL AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR FUTURE, AND THANKING YOUR TEACHERS AND YOUR LEADERS WHO ARE HERE THIS EVENING TO SUPPORT YOU. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. KEEP FIGHTING. DON'T WORRY WHAT PEOPLE SAY. YOU HAVE TO FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN. SO CONGRATULATIONS. MEMBER PEREZ? Karen Perez: I'M GOING TO ECHO THE CHAIR'S SENTIMENTS, BECAUSE WHAT YOU DID WAS YOU OWNED YOUR SCHOOL, AND YOU MADE IT YOUR OWN. YOU KNOW, AND TIMES CHANGE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT WEARING PLATFORM SHOES AND BELL-BOTTOMS ANY LONGER. THANK GOODNESS FOR THAT, YOU KNOW. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S FOR A REASON, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE MAKING SCHOOL YOUR OWN, YOU KNOW. PUTTING A STAMP ON IT THAT SAYS WE WERE HERE AND FOR THE FUTURE STUDENTS. I SAW THE VIDEO AND EVERYBODY WAS REALLY

117EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW NAME, THE STORM. AND HOW YOU'RE LEAVING AN IMPRINT. YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE SENIORS AND BEING ABLE TO PUT A LASTING IMPRINT IN THAT SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, GOING FORWARD. SO CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS ON PUTTING A NEW FACE ON THE SCHOOL THAT SAYS WHO YOU ARE TODAY. CONGRATULATIONS. Nadia Combs: PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES 5-1 AND MEMBER HAHN NOT ON THE DAIS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS HAS ONE PRINCIPAL ASSIGNMENT AND THEN WE WILL MOVE TO EMPLOYEE INPUT. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THANK YOU. Addison Davis: THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, MR. RUSSELL AND YOUR TEAM. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY, BUT WE APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT YOUR TEAM AND YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS PUT IN PLACE. ALSO, I DIDN'T GET

118A CHANCE TO RECOGNIZE AND GET IN THE QUEUE FOR THE NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. WE KNOW THAT IS SUCH A DISTINGUISHED ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NOT ONLY MASTERING LOCAL STANDARDS, STATE STANDARDS BUT ALSO NATIONAL STANDARDS AS WELL AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK. WE ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE A LEADER WITHIN -- NEW LEADER WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT'S A LEADER THAT CAME TO US FROM THE CARIBBEAN, TO COME TO THE U.S. TO STRENGTHEN HER EDUCATION. SHE GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, WENT TO ST. LEO UNIVERSITY AS WELL AND THEN TRANSITIONED TO BEGIN 2005 TO BE AN INTERN IN MATHEMATICS AT BEN HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL. WENT ON TO BE A TEACHER THERE. WENT ON TO BE A DEPARTMENT HEAD THERE. WENT ON TO BE AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL THERE. TRANSITIONED

119OUT AROUND 2019, 2022 TO BE AT BUCHANAN A LITTLE BIT, MANISCALCO K-8 AND TRANSITIONED BACK TO BEN HILL THIS YEAR AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT BEN HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, MRS. CODDIE WEBSTER. PLEASE COME UP. GOT TO WALK THIS WALK. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU ARE WELCOME. LISTEN HERE. KNOW THAT YOU HAVE YOUR FAMILY, YOU HAVE A SUPPORT TEAM. YOU'RE NOT IN THIS ALONE. THIS JOB ISN'T EASY. LEAN ON AND LISTEN. YOU HAVE GREAT TEACHERS THERE. SUPPORT STAFF, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THEY WILL ALL HELP YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE GREAT SUCCESS, OKAY? LEVERAGE EVERY ONE OF THEM AND LEAD WITH CARE AND LEAD WITH PASSION EVERY DAY, OKAY? CONGRATULATIONS AND ENJOY THIS EVENING BECAUSE IT'S YOURS. Nadia Combs: WE WILL NOW MOVE TO EMPLOYEE INPUT. EVEN THOUGH WE HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE

120BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, IT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT FOR EMPLOYEES OF OUR DISTRICT TO ATTEND MEETINGS AT 4. THERE ARE MANY WAYS FOR EMPLOYEES TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD, INCLUDING THROUGH UNION REPRESENTATIVES, E-MAILS, PHONE CALLS, ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS, AND PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. THE BOARD WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. WITH THIS SECTION OF OUR AGENDA, WE'RE CREATING ANOTHER AVENUE FOR EMPLOYEES TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD. WE'RE SETTING ASIDE 30 MINUTES FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD ABOUT ANY ISSUES THAT ARE ON YOUR MIND. THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A DISCUSSION ABOUT SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA BUT RATHER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD ABOUT ANY ISSUES RELATED TO YOUR JOB OR THE DISTRICT. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. I WILL NOW CALL

121UP THE FIRST THREE SPEAKERS. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. ROB KRIETE. THAT'S A REALLY TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW, YOU KNOW. THE WORK THAT THOSE KIDS DID IS AMAZING. THAT NEW LOGO LOOKS FANTASTIC, AND IT'S STUDENT-LED. I MEAN, IT'S EXACTLY AND ORGANICALLY THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. IT GIVES ME CHILLS WHEN I COME TO THE MEETINGS AND SEE THE COOL STUFF LIKE THAT. TONIGHT I WEAR TWO DIFFERENT PINS. YOU SEE I HAVE THE RAINBOW PIN BECAUSE I ALWAYS CONSTANT FOR WHAT IS JUST, WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT IS EQUITABLE. AND THAT COMMUNITY HAS BEEN TREATED POORLY HISTORICALLY AND WHAT YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO DO TONIGHT BY PASSING THAT -- NOT A REFERENDUM, WHAT WOULD WE CALL THAT? THE PROCLAMATION. I THINK THAT IS A GREAT THING, GREAT STEP THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. SO I'M GOING

122TO ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO BE INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE TONIGHT AS I POINT OUT MY SECOND PIN, WHICH IS MY HCTA PIN BECAUSE I GET THE DISTINCT HONOR AND I'M HUMBLED TO LEAD THE GREATEST EMPLOYEES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AND WE DO HAVE SADNESS IN OUR ORGANIZATION AND IN OUR DISTRICT BECAUSE WE'RE AT AN IMPASSE. THESE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS ARE AFFECTING OUR STUDENTS MOSTLY. TRULY AFFECTING OUR STUDENTS. THERE'S NOT ENOUGH OF US OUT THERE HELPING THEM, MEETING THEIR NEEDS. IT'S AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY. I MEAN, THEY CAME OUT EARLIER TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE NEEDS OF OUR TEACHERS AND OUR SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS. OUR MEMBERS, OUR POTENTIAL MEMBERS, THE ADMINISTRATORS THAT ARE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT ARE WORKING AT OUR SITES, THEY ARE AFFECTED EVERY SINGLE DAY BECAUSE THEY ARE BUSTING THEIR BUTTS TO COVER THESE

123SPOTS. THE COMMUNITY IS OBVIOUSLY GETTING MORE AND MORE UPSET ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. NOW, I CAN GO INTO SOME OF THE CONDITIONS OF OUR SCHOOLS AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH TEACHING AND LEARNING, BUT I HAVE MEMBERS BEHIND ME THAT WILL BE SPEAKING CLEARLY ABOUT THAT. BUT I'M ASKING YOU TO USE YOUR CREATIVITY. BE INNOVATIVE, AND FIND A WAY TO SETTLE THIS. AND I THINK THAT WE COULD DO THAT. I MEAN, IT'S DEFINITELY WITHIN YOUR REASON. I'M ASKING YOU TO ACT, KEEP THE STAFFING SHORTAGE FROM GETTING WORSE AND RECOGNIZE AND RESPECT THOSE WHO ARE DEDICATED TO OUR STUDENTS IN OUR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS. WE CAN DO THIS. OUR ASK IS NOT UNREASONABLE AND WE'RE REALLY CLOSE IN GETTING THAT AGREEMENT. LET'S DO IT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HELLO, EVERYBODY. I WOULD

124INTRODUCE -- I'LL INTRODUCE MYSELF FOR ALL OF YOU I'VE SPOKEN IN FRONT OF YOU LIKE MANY TIMES, TOO MANY TIMES. MY NAME IS LAURA HOTTENSTEIN FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW WHO I AM AND I AM A SCHOOL COUNSELOR. I'M A BOARD MEMBER OF HSCA BUT I'M HERE TO REPRESENT MYSELF. I RECENTLY SWITCHED SCHOOLS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND NEW STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY COME TO ME AND THEY ARE ALREADY TRUSTING ME WITH THEIR STORIES. AND I AM HONORED BY THIS TRUST. I AM HUMBLED BY THIS TRUST. THE TRUST THAT THESE FAMILIES HAVE IN ME AS WELL. BEING A SCHOOL COUNSELOR MEANS LISTENING. ADVOCATING FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. THE DEMANDS IN OUR POSITION FAR EXCEED THE COMPENSATION WE RECEIVED.

125WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE MASTERS TO HOLD THIS POSITION IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AND HONESTLY, THAT'S BEEN HIT OR MISS, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY FOR ANOTHER DAY. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 40 VACANCIES IN OUR DISTRICT OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS. BROKEN DOWN, IT'S ABOUT 12 VACANCIES IN HIGH SCHOOL, 22 IN ELEMENTARY, AND 6 IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS IS A CHALLENGE AT EVERY SINGLE LEVEL, AT A TIME WHEN WE HAVE ACADEMIC GAPS, IN A TIME WHEN WE NEED THESE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO BE LOOKED AT, WE ARE A VITAL PART OF THAT PROCESS. ALSO, WE ARE IN A YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE ESSENTIAL TO BEING PRESENT FOR OUR STUDENTS. OFTENTIMES, YOU GET A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST THAT'S THERE MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. WE ARE LUCKY THAT WE HAVE A SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER AT MY SITE

126FIVE DAYS A WEEK TO HELP US, AND WE'RE STILL NOT GETTING THERE. SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE ESSENTIAL TO BEING PRESENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND IS MORE THAN GRADES, 504 PLANS, MTSS CHILD STUDY TEAM, GRADUATION, AND ELP. WE OFTEN ARE ASKED TO SERVE MULTIPLE LUNCH DUTIES, HALLWAY DUTY, PLAY A ROLE IN DISCIPLINE AND ASKED TO PROCTOR TESTING, ALL OF WHICH TAKE US OUT OF OUR OFFICE. SOMETIMES, THE ONLY TIME A STUDENT COMES TO SEE US. THESE ADDITIONAL DUTIES LIMIT THE TIME WE CAN SPEND WORKING TO HELP OUR STUDENTS PREPARE FOR LIFE. THIS IS A CHALLENGE WITH EXISTING SOLUTIONS. AND I ASK THAT YOU WORK WITH US SO WE CAN MAKE OUR MOTTO, THE MOTTO THAT EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT THAT'S RIGHT UP THERE, PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE. WE NEED TO MAKE THIS A REALITY BY MAKING US AVAILABLE

127FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HELLO. MY NAME IS TANYA WRIGHT. I'M A SCHOOL NURSE AT LAMB ELEMENTARY. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK HERE TODAY. I HAD A DECISION THIS MORNING THAT I WAS GOING TO STAY IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I WENT TO INTERVIEW FOR A JOB EARLIER THIS WEEK BECAUSE I CAN'T NO LONGER AFFORD TO WORK IN MY NURSING HERE. SO I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE ENDS MEET TO STAY IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BY GETTING ANOTHER JOB. LIKE, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WORKS. I KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT NURSING IS BECAUSE YOU DON'T FEEL WELL TONIGHT, SO YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THIS STAFF IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE CLEAR TO SAY IT. WE NEED THE TWO STEPS. WE

128NEED THEM LIKE YESTERDAY. I HAVE SIX GRANDKIDS AND 21 NIECES AND NEPHEWS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I WAS BORN AT TAMPA GENERAL. I'M FROM THIS AREA. IT MEANS A LOT TO ME TO STAY IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I WANT TO BE HERE TO SERVE THE STUDENTS AND TO DO EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. YOU ALL ARE HERE DOING THE SAME THINGS. I'M NOT SAYING YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN WHAT I BELIEVE IN. I'M NOT AGAINST YOU, AND I KNOW YOU'RE NOT AGAINST ME. THIS IS IMPORTANT. WE'RE IN CRISIS. WE'RE IN A REAL CRISIS, AND I HOPE YOU HEAR ME. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, AND FELLOW COWORKERS. EDUCATION IS A FAMILY CAREER PATH, AND RIGHT NOW IT'S CHEATING MY FAMILY. MY DAD WAS A DEAN AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE

129AND MY MOM TAUGHT HIGH SCHOOL FOR OVER 25 YEARS. NOW, AS AN 18-YEAR VETERAN TEACHER, I CONTEMPLATE MY FUTURE OF WORKING IN A BARELY RESPECTED FIELD. INABILITY TO KEEP UP WITH THE COST OF LIVING, HEALTH ISSUES EXASPERATED BY WORKING CONDITIONS AND AN INABILITY TO EARN A LIVING WAGE ARE A CONSTANT SOURCE OF STRESS. I LOVE GOING TO WORK AND SEEING THE FACES OF OUR FUTURE DOCTORS, LABORERS, EDUCATORS, AND, YES, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. HOWEVER, I DREAD OPENING MY MAILBOX OR E-MAIL TO ANOTHER BILL THAT I MUST SHUFFLE OR DELAY TO SURVIVE. MY CHILDREN, NOW TEENAGERS, DESERVE THE BEST OF ME AND NOT LESS OF ME AND MY TIME. I WORK THREE JOBS TO MAINTAIN A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS, TRANSPORTATION, AND FOOD IN OUR BELLIES. I'M NOW A MEDIA SPECIALIST. I WORK FOR AMAZON FLEX DELIVERY

130AND FOOD DELIVERY VIA DOOR DASH AND UBER EATS. SADLY, I TOOK A PAY CUT WHEN YOU REMOVED TEACHER BONUS PAY. MY CHILDREN SHOULDN'T HAVE TO MISS HOMECOMING OR A BIRTHDAY PARTY BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD THEIR TICKETS OR GAS TO DRIVE SOMEWHERE NONESSENTIAL. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TELL THEM KNOW TO CERTAIN GROCERIES BECAUSE WE'RE ONLY BUYING THE BARE NECESSITIES TODAY. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL DECEMBER OR MAY HOPEFULLY TO GET PAID A SUPPLEMENT FOR WORKING AT A TRANSFORMATION SCHOOL. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PLEAD WITH YOU TO PAY US THE STEPS WE'VE EARNED. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU LOOKED AT YOUR UTILITY BILLS, GAS TANK, OR REFRIGERATOR TO DECIDE WHICH ONE WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID THIS WEEK? I DO IT TWICE A MONTH, AND SOMETIMES MORE. 18 YEARS OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO

131THE CHILDREN OF THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULDN'T MEAN TIMING MY OWN CHILDREN'S SHOWERS AND PLEADING WITH TECO TO GIVE ME AN EXTENSION. WE NEED OUR INCREASE. WE'VE EARNED OUR INCREASE. PLEASE TREAT US WITH THE RESPECT WE DESERVE. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS AND BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS TONY SMITH. I AM A HEALTH SCIENCE TEACHER AT SLIGH MIDDLE. I WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE STORY WITH YOU THAT MY DAD SHARED WITH ME, SOME ADVICE, ACTUALLY. I WAS GETTING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, GETTING READY TO INTERVIEW FOR COLLEGE AND JOBS. HE SAY, TONY, AND HE STUTTERED, T-T-T-TONY, HE SAID INVEST IN YOU A GOOD PAIR OF SHOES. 1980 I WENT TO WORK AND I BOUGHT THESE SHOES. THESE ARE THE SAME SHOES THAT I WORE 30 YEARS AGO. HE SAID, TONY,

132THE SHOES WILL SUPPORT YOUR WHOLE BODY BECAUSE THEY PROTECT YOUR FEET. HE SAID, SHOES TAKE CARE OF THE FEET, AND I WANT TO SAY LIKE TEACHERS TAKE CARE OF OUR STUDENTS. IN 30 YEARS, THE ONLY THING THAT I'VE HAD TO DO TO THESE SHOES IS RESOLE THEM ONLY TWICE. AND I THINK THEY STILL LOOK GOOD. THANK YOU. MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, WHEN I SAY SHOES, YOU SAY TEACHERS. MY FATHER SAID INVEST IN YOUR SHOES -- TEACHERS. SHOES ARE THE -- TEACHERS. -- HEART AND SOUL OF YOUR FEET, BUT TEACHERS ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF THIS DISTRICT. TAKE CARE OF YOUR SHOES -- TEACHERS. -- AND YOUR SHOES -- TEACHERS. -- WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HI, EVERYONE. ANGELA CONELLO HERE. SO MANY THINGS, SO MANY

133EMOTIONS, SO MANY FEELINGS. I WAS GOING TO START OFF TELLING YOU ABOUT THE DREAM I HAD SUNDAY MORNING WHERE I BROKE UP IN MY BEDROOM TO TWO DISTRICT PEOPLE PERFORMING A PD OVER MY BED. I'M NOT GOING TO GO THERE ABOUT THE ANTS ON MY DESK. I'LL TALK ABOUT THE MONEY AND THE LEVELS. WE SIT HERE. WE HAVE THIS BUSINESS MODEL AND THIS ENTIRE LEVEL OF PERSONNEL MAKING PowerPoints, PowerPoints, PowerPoints, LINKS, LINKS, LINKS, LINKS, LINKS ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDES. AND I'M ASKING YOU PLEASE SHAVE FROM THERE. TEACHERS ARE NOT INVALIDS. WE KNOW HOW TO TAKE THE STANDARDS AND WE KNOW HOW TO MATCH THEM WITH THE CURRICULUM AND CREATE LESSONS THAT ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE, THAT WILL GET KIDS IN HERE MAKING CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. BUT WE NEED HELP. WE NEED TO PAY OUR BILLS.

134SHAVE FROM THAT SPACE. PLEASE HELP US. DON'T TAKE FROM US AND OUR KIDS ANYMORE. MY GRADE LEVEL IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE SIX UNITS. WE HAVE FIVE. THOSE KIDS ARE SPLIT. TWO OF US ARE CERTIFIED TEACHERS. WE HAVE TWO SUBSTITUTES. THE OTHER PORTION IS BEING TAUGHT BY SOME COACHES SOMETIMES, SOME SUBSTITUTES SOMETIMES. I DON'T HAVE AN ESE TEACHER BECAUSE SHE WAS TAKEN AWAY. I DON'T HAVE ELL SUPPORT, THEY EITHER DON'T DO IT, THE PARAPROFESSIONALS, THERE AREN'T ENOUGH. MY KINDERGARTEN PARAPROFESSIONAL IS TEACHING AN ENTIRE CLASS OF 17 KIDS BY HERSELF. A PARAPROFESSIONAL BY HERSELF. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CLASS SIZES WITH ANOTHER TEACHER, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE BETWEEN 18 AND 22 AND HOW THAT IS THE LAW. HOWEVER, WE ARE GOING OVER THAT AND JUST KIND OF PAYING THE FINE IN THE

135END. PARDON ANY TYPE OF LANGUAGE, BUT THAT IS THE MOST GHETTO IDEA I'VE EVER HEARD. WE SHOULD NOT BE SITTING AROUND LIKE WE'RE DRIVING UNINSURED CARS AND WAITING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO FIND US. WE SHOULD BE PUTTING PEOPLE FROM THOSE LEVELS UP TOP, PUT THEM BACK INTO THE CLASSROOMS BECAUSE YOU'RE TAKING RESOURCES AWAY FROM THE CHILDREN. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE LAW TEAM AS WELL. WE ARE GOING TO NEED THEM. AS SOON AS THOSE PEOPLE, THOSE PARENTS START UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY CAN ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE NOT GETTING THE LEGAL SERVICES THAT THEY REQUIRE. BUT WHEN THE LAW TEAM GETS INVOLVED, SAY YOU NEED FIVE OF THEM, YOU'RE GOING TO ERADICATE ONE OFF THE BAT. YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE ONE VACANT. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO PARALEGALS AND ONE LAWYER TO DO

136THE JOB. THAT'S WORKING IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY RIGHT NOW. I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME. SOMEONE BAGGING FOR THEIR HUMANITY TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED CAN SOUND AN AWFUL LOT LIKE RAGE. IT'S WHAT WE'RE BRINGING WITH YOU BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. YOU'RE KEEPING US BEGGING. IT TAKES A VILLAGE. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. LET'S GIVE THEM THE STEPS EVERYONE. A SOCIETY IS ONLY AS STRONG AS ITS WEAKEST MEMBER. WE DON'T FEEL WELL. THANK YOU GUYS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HI. I'M DENNIKA FROM GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ENSURING I RECEIVED MY ALGEBRA TWO BOOKS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I MENTIONED IT HERE, I RECEIVED THEM. WHAT I WAS SURPRISED BY IS TO FIND OUT THAT SCHOOLS LIKE ROBINSON DIDN'T GET THEM UNTIL ABOUT

137A MONTH LATER THAN I DID. SO CLEARLY I'M A SQUEAKY WHEEL. I WILL ACCEPT THAT DEAL, AND I WANT TO USE THAT TO INFORM YOU OF SOME OTHER THINGS THAT YOU GUYS MAY NOT KNOW. I'M CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHOUT BOOKS. THERE ARE TEACHERS EXPECTED TO USE OLD RESOURCES OR PRINT EVERYTHING. BUT THEY ARE ALSO BEING PLACED UNDER UNREALISTIC RESTRICTIONS ON HOW MUCH PAPER THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO USE. THAT CAN'T WORK TOGETHER, RIGHT? I MEAN, I THINK WE WOULD ALL AGREE ON THIS. IF WE'RE THE 7th LARGEST DISTRICT IN THE NATION, HOW IS IT THAT WE CANNOT USE OUR MONETARY WEIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE COMPANIES HAVE PROMISED, THAT GIVE THE MATERIALS THAT THEY HAVE PROMISED, THAT WE HAVE PAID THEM FOR. IT'S THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER. THESE CHILDREN ARE GOING

138TO BE ASSESSED IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THEN AGAIN IN THE SPRING. THERE WILL BE -- THEY WILL BE AT A DISADVANTAGE TESTING AND THE BLAME WILL BE ON THE TEACHERS. I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT MY ALGEBRA CLASS, ALGEBRA 2 CLASSES HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 36 AND THE MINIMUM, THAT IS THE LEAST, IS 30 STUDENTS. I WOULD LOVE SOMEONE TO GIVE ME ACTUAL HELP OF HOW TO USE THE RESOURCES THAT I'VE BEEN GIVEN, ALTHOUGH THE DIGITAL RESOURCES ARE A MESS, AND LET ME CLARIFY, I KNOW HOW TO TEACH THE CONTENT. THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M ASKING. BUT WITH SO MANY STUDENTS, NO CURRICULUM BEING REMOVED DUE TO MISSING A WEEK DUE TO IAN, I AM SCRAMBLING FOR TIME. EVERY DAY I AM TERRIFIED THAT MY PRINCIPAL IS GOING TO COME IN AND WATCH

139AND OBSERVE ME. AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE EXPECTATION IS A DOG AND PONY SHOW. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT TIME. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO HAVE TIME TO PLAN AND TIME TO TEACH. AND I'M BEING SINCERE HERE THAT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOMEONE TO ACTUALLY GIVE ME IDEAS OF WHAT TO DO, WHAT NOT TO TEACH, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. I AM NICOLE HUFF FROM BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL. I'M THE MEDIA SPECIALIST AND I'M A PROUD UNION MEMBER. I AM ACTUALLY HERE AS WELL TO TALK ABOUT THE POLICY FOR CHALLENGING MATERIALS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND TO THANK YOU FOR THE FACT THAT YOU ARE UPHOLDING OUR POLICY. I APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT THE CASE IN MANY DISTRICTS AROUND HERE. AMERICAN LIBRARY

140ASSOCIATION JUST HELD BAND BOOK WEEK AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, AND THEY PUBLISHED THE LIST OF THE HUNDRED MOST BANNED BOOKS OF THE LAST DECADE, AND I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE FACT THAT WHILE PEOPLE COME EVERY MEETING AND READ PASSAGES OF BOOKS THAT ARE HARD TO HEAR, THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE POINT OF THE BOOK. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A CHILD CALLED IT, WHICH IS ON THAT LIST. IT IS A BOOK ABOUT CHILD ABUSE. IT IS A TRUE STORY WRITTEN BY DAVID PELZER AND IT IS THE THIRD WORST CASE OF CHILD ABUSE IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY. THE AUTHOR DOES GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBE THE ABUSE THAT HE ENCOUNTERED IN HIS LIFE, AND IT IS REALLY HARD TO READ, ESPECIALLY AS A MOTHER. HOWEVER, AT THE END OF THAT BOOK, HE IS RESCUED BECAUSE A TEACHER DOES

141BELIEVE HIM. HE IS PUT IN FOSTER CARE. HE TAKES HIS MOTHER TO COURT AND EVENTUALLY IN HIS LIFE HE IS ADOPTED TO PEOPLE WHO HE CALLS PARENTS TO THIS DAY, AND HE IS A SUCCESSFUL PERSON WHO HAS GONE THROUGH THERAPY, WRITTEN BOOKS AND IS A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER. HE IS A SUCCESS STORY. AND HAVING THAT BOOK IN OUR LIBRARY SAYS TO ANY STUDENT WHO HAS ENDURED ANY KIND OF ABUSE THAT THEIR STORY IS VALID, THAT THEY ARE SEEN, THAT THEY CAN AS WELL EFFECT CHANGE THAT THEY CAN TELL SOMEONE THAT IT IS NOT A STORY WE SHOULDN'T HEAR. WHEN WE REMOVE THE BOOKS, WE SAY THAT THEIR STORY IS NOT FIT FOR THEIR PEERS, AND THEY NEED TO SPEAK UP AND HAVE ADVOCATES. IT FEELS IMPORTANT TO SPEAK FOR OUR STUDENTS AND TO REMIND YOU ALL

142AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO TO LET US CHOOSE COMMUNITY BY COMMUNITY WHAT IS IN OUR LIBRARIES, AND I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE FACT THAT WE STILL HAVE BOOKS THAT MAKE KIDS FEEL SEEN EVEN WHEN THEY LIVE IN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING TO OUR ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND OUR CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING. I REALLY JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. HIEDI GLICK, ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL. TODAY, I LOOKED AT OUR OPENINGS, ACTUALLY, I LOOK AT OUR OPENINGS EVERY DAY BECAUSE I'M KIND OF CURIOUS BUT I DID IT FOR A SPECIAL REASON TODAY. OUR OPENINGS THAT I LOOKED AT ARE SCHOOL COUNSELORS, INSTRUCTIONAL AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL. AND WE HAVE OVER A THOUSAND VACANCIES. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF VACANCIES IN

143FLORIDA. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT ACROSS THE COUNTRY SO I DECIDED TO CHECK PINELLAS. THEIR LISTINGS THAT INCLUDES SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND THEIR SUPPORT PERSONNEL IS 362. AND THEN I LOOK -- WAIT, THAT'S PASCO, SORRY. WHOOPS, THAT WAS PINELLAS. PASCO PUTS EVERYTHING TOGETHER, ADMIN AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND THAT'S 400. HERNANDO AND POLK JUST DO ADMIN AND INSTRUCTIONAL AND THAT'S 141 AND 607. WE HAVE OVER A THOUSAND. I DON'T GET IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. ISN'T -- I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS IN CHARGE, THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD MAKES THE FINAL DECISIONS, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR DECISIONS ARE BASED ON THE INFORMATION FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT, FROM THE CFO, FROM COMMITTEES THAT DO RESEARCH AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. I GET THAT. I ALSO GET THAT ROB AND GRAHAM HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AND

144TO SHOW YOU ANYTHING THAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND TO CLARIFY FOR YOU. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE CONTRACT HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. LOOKING AT OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE SETTLED THEIR CONTRACTS, THEY DON'T HAVE A THOUSAND OPENINGS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU JUST DON'T TELL THE BARGAINING TEAM TO GET IT DONE, TO GIVE US OUR TWO STEPS. WE'VE ALREADY EARNED THEM. THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE EVERYTHING. YOU'RE IN CHARGE. TELL THEM WHAT TO DO, BECAUSE IF THE CONTRACT IS NOT SETTLED, PEOPLE ARE LEAVING IN DROVES -- DROVES. I TRIED TO FIND OUT TODAY HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE LEFT THIS SCHOOL YEAR, BUT AFTER THE PHONE RANG FOR 12 SOLID MINUTES AND THE ONLY THING I EVER GOT WAS A VOICE SAYING "YOUR CALL IS IMPORTANT TO US, PLEASE HOLD ON." 12 MINUTES. I HUNG UP.

145WE ARE A PREMIER EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM NOT ONLY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA BUT IN THE COUNTRY. WHY ARE WE NOT ACTING LIKE IT? I KNOW THAT YOU DON'T USUALLY RESPOND TO ANY OF THE SPEAKERS AND I CAN SORT OF UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I'D REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHY AREN'T YOU USING YOUR POWER? WE VOTED. WE GAVE YOU POWER. USE IT. TELL THE BARGAINING COMMITTEE TO SETTLE THIS NONSENSE AND TO GIVE EVERYONE THEIR STEPS THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY EARNED. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HELLO. MY NAME IS EMILY GRIESE. I AM CURRENTLY TEACHING AT RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL. I'M COMING TO YOU WITH TWO THINGS TODAY. THE FIRST IS CLASS SIZES. SO AS A SECONDARY ELECTIVE TEACHER, I TEACH ART AND ART HISTORY AT RIVERVIEW, WE HAVE REALLY FELT THE CRUSHING EFFECTS OF

146THE CUTS TO OUR ELECTIVE AND CTE PROGRAMS. PERSONALLY, I TEACH SIX PERIODS A DAY. I AM NOT ON T-PAY, BUT CURRENTLY I HAVE 209 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN MY CLASSES. THAT'S ABOUT 35 STUDENTS PER CLASS, COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT DO MATH. I DO COLORS. SO THE ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM MY CLASSROOM HOLDS IS 36 STUDENTS. AND THAT IS UTILIZING A VERY FLIMSY TABLE THAT THERE'S REALLY NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR MY STUDENTS TO ACTUALLY MAKE ART ON. IT WAS AN OLD COMPUTER TABLE ROLLED IN THERE SO THEY COULD SHOVE MORE KIDS IN MY CLASSES. MY LARGEST CLASS SIZE THIS YEAR IS 38. I HAVE 36 SEATS AND MY LARGEST CLASS SIZE IS 38. THIS IS A COMPLETE SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I TEACH HIGH SCHOOL ART. WE ARE USING SCISSORS. WE ARE USING X-Acto KNIVES. USING PAINT, IF

147THAT GETS ON THE FLOOR AND SOMEONE SLIPS. I WAS TOLD BY ONE PERSON, WHAT IS THE SOLUTION GOING TO BE TO THIS? I HAVE MORE STUDENTS THAN SEATS. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD DRAW ON THE FLOOR. SO THAT'S -- AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK OUT SOMETHING, BUT EVERY SINGLE ELECTIVE IN RIVERVIEW IS FULL. ALL OF MY TEAM IS FULL TO THE BRIM BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE THE POSITIONS TO BE ABLE TO PUT THESE KIDS IN ELECTIVES THAT THEY NEED AND THEY ACTUALLY WANT TO TAKE. THIS IS NOT JUST A RIVERVIEW PROBLEM EITHER. ONE OF MY VERY CLOSE FRIENDS TEACHES AT WHARTON. HIS CLASSROOM HOLDS 32 SEATS. HIS LARGEST CLASS SIZE IS 37. THIS IS A DISTRICT PROBLEM. THIS IS A PROBLEM IN EVERY SINGLE HIGH SCHOOL WITH EVERY SINGLE ELECTIVE TEACHER, AND THIS

148IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. NOW, I KNOW THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A LEGAL PRECEDENT FOR HOW MANY STUDENTS CAN BE IN OUR ELECTIVE CLASSROOMS BUT I THINK THE NUMBER OF SEATS IS A PRETTY GREAT PLACE TO START. THE SECOND THING, I AM ONCE AGAIN ASKING YOU TO GIVE US OUR TWO STEPS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY EARNED. THIS WEEK I WAS ROOM BUDDY DURING PSTA TESTING. AS I WAS COLLECTING THE BAGS, ONE OF MY COWORKERS ENDED UP CONFIDING IN ME. SHE IS A 13-YEAR TEACHER AND A SINGLE PARENT. SHE ABSOLUTELY LOVES TO TEACH. THIS IS WHAT SHE HAS TRAINED HER ENTIRE CAREER TO DO, BUT SHE CANNOT ACTUALLY SUPPORT HER FAMILY ON WHAT YOU GUYS ARE CHOOSING TO PAY HER. AND IT IS CHOOSING TO PAY HER. THIS IS NOT YOU CANNOT PAY HER. YOU ARE CHOOSING

149TO PAY HER THIS MONEY. THE LOSS OF INCOME FROM NOT HAVING OUR TWO STEPS IS CRIPPLING HER FAMILY. SHE CRIED AS SHE TOLD ME SHE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TEACHING IN THIS DISTRICT BECAUSE OF HER SALARY, BECAUSE SHE CANNOT FEED HER KIDS ON THIS SALARY. WE ARE TRAINED PROFESSIONALS THAT DESERVE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR OUR TIME AND FOR OUR DEGREES. THE FINANCIAL TEAM AND THE LEADERS SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY ASHAMED -- THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. JOHNNY GREEN. I WANT US TO REALLY THINK ABOUT THE THINGS WE'VE HEARD HERE TODAY FROM COMMUNITY TALK TO EMPLOYEE TALK. HEARD ABOUT OUR NATIONAL BOARD TEACHERS. WE HEARD ABOUT THE CUSTODIANS GOING TO LEE COUNTY. WE HEARD TEACHERS WORKING THREE JOBS. ESPs WORKING THREE JOBS. I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE ELSE,

150LIKE WE ARE BEGGING FOR SOMETHING THAT WE ALREADY EARNED. BUT I WANT TO BRING SOMETHING TO YOU AS WELL. VERY INTENT ABOUT MY COMMENT IS WHEN SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS UP FOR HIS CONTRACT, ONE MEETING. ONE MEETING. I HEARD LET'S HAVE A WORKSHOP ON THIS. I'VE HEARD -- SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. I HEARD IF YOU DON'T VOTE FOR THIS, HOW WOULD IT LOOK TO THE PUBLIC. IF YOU GO AGAINST IT. I'VE HEARD ALL OF THAT. BUT WE COME HERE WEEK AFTER WEEK BEGGING FOR TWO STEPS. TWO STEPS. THE $15 AN HOUR, THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THE SCHOOL BOARD DID. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE UNION MEMBERS ACROSS THE STATE AND IN TALLAHASSEE LOBBIED FOR. LOBBIED FOR THAT. I'M AT A LOSS FOR WORDS. LIKE, DO YOU WANT TO LOSE PEOPLE? ONE THING THAT SOMEONE SAID TONIGHT AS WELL,

151SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO KEEP FIGHTING TO WIN. THAT WAS SPOKEN TONIGHT. SOMETIMES IF YOU KEEP FIGHTING YOU'RE GOING TO WIN. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE UP TO. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP FIGHTING TO GET THE TWO STEPS, WHAT WE DESERVE. MY LAST POINT IS AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED EARLIER. I'M A TERRIER. '87. ONE OF OUR BIGGEST RIVALS WAS CHAMBERLAIN. WHAT THOSE STUDENTS DID TONIGHT WAS AWESOME. I'LL BE THE VOICE FOR THEM TONIGHT. I'LL BE THEIR VOICE TO THEM AND WHAT THEY DID, WHAT THEY CAME UP HERE AND DID TONIGHT DESERVE EVERYONE RESPECT AND UTMOST GRATITUDE FOR PUT INTO THAT. WE ASKED THEM TO CHANGE SOME THINGS. I DON'T CARE WHAT WE DO, WE'RE GOING TO GO AGAINST IT. THAT'S WHY VOTING IS SO IMPORTANT IN THESE ELECTIONS, BECAUSE ELECTIONS MATTER. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. AND OUR

152FINAL SPEAKER FOR TODAY. HI. MY NAME IS DANA COOK. AND I TEACH AT RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL. I'VE BEEN UP HERE A TON OF TIMES BEFORE. THIS IS MY NINTH YEAR HERE IN THE DISTRICT AND MY 17th YEAR AS A TEACHER, WHICH OFFICIALLY MAKES ME VERY OLD, ACCORDING TO MY STUDENTS. SO I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING TO YOU GUYS. A LOT OF TIME AS AN ADVOCATE, AND WHEN I WAS THINKING ABOUT WHAT I WANTED TO TELL YOU GUYS, I MADE A LONG LIST OF REASONS AND POINTS AND EVIDENCE THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE SALIENT AND IMPORTANT, BUT LISTENING TO WHAT ALL OF MY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAID TONIGHT, I DECIDED TO GO FROM THE HEART AND EMOTIONAL. SO I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE BIGGEST

153ACCOMPLISHMENT I HAD THIS WEEK. AND THE BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT I HAD THIS WEEK IS THAT I CALLED MY 96-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER IN MICHIGAN. SHE'S AT A RETIREMENT HOME. SHE'S DOING GREAT. I DIDN'T CALL HER BECAUSE SHE WAS SICK. BUT IT'S THE BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT I HAVE BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRST TIME I CALLED HER THIS SCHOOL YEAR. BECAUSE THIS SCHOOL YEAR HAS BEEN SO AGGRESSIVELY DIFFICULT, AND I HAVE BEEN SO AGGRESSIVELY SAD AND OVERWHELMED AND DEPRESSED, HONESTLY, WITH HOW DIFFICULT IT HAS BEEN THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO CRY TO HER AND TELL HER THAT I MIGHT QUIT MY JOB, THE THING I WANTED TO DO SINCE I WAS IN FIFTH GRADE, BECAUSE IT WOULD BREAK HER 96-YEAR-OLD HEART TO HEAR THAT I WAS GOING TO GIVE UP ON MY DREAM. I DIDN'T THINK I COULD HOLD IT TOGETHER FOR

154A PHONE CALL TO MY GRANDMOTHER. AND THIS WAS THE FIRST WEEKEND WHERE I FELT FULL ENOUGH THAT I COULD CALL HER AND NOT LIE THAT I WAS OKAY, THAT I WAS OKAY ENOUGH TO SAY, YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT, AMMA, I'M OKAY. I'M DOING OKAY. I'M HAPPY. MY JOB IS GOOD. I'M GOING TO BE FINE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME. YEAH, WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. WE'RE DOING OKAY. AND THE KIDS ARE GOOD AND IT'S GOING TO BE FINE. I DIDN'T HAVE TO LIE SO MUCH THAT I WAS GOING TO CRY. THAT'S WHERE I'M AT. THAT'S WHERE YOUR TEACHERS ARE AT. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT, THAT I HAD TO WAIT WEEKS, MONTHS INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR SO I COULD KEEP MY BUSINESS TOGETHER AND NOT LIE TO MY GRANDMOTHER ON THE PHONE. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT EMOTIONALLY. BUT,

155PLEASE, KEEP US WAITING ON THE BARGAINING TABLE FOR AS LONG AS YOU WANT AND DON'T PUT PRESSURE. WE'RE WAITING. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. MY NAME IS JOE COOL, YES, I'M FROM WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE BEST MIDDLE SCHOOL IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, THE HIGHEST PERFORMING RENAISSANCE SCHOOL IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I FIRST WANT TO THANK MS. VAUGHN. SHE BROKE HER SATURDAY RULE AND HAD A CONVERSATION WITH ME ABOUT 45 MINUTES WHICH WAS VERY VALUABLE. I APPRECIATE THAT AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT. SHE LISTENS TO HER CONSTITUENTS AND TO TEACHERS. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. I WANT TO PAY REAL CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE WORK THAT'S DONE BY ELLEN KOEHLER LYONS AND THE GROUP SHE'S WORKING WITH, THE ADVISORY, FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THEIR NEXT STEPS ARE TO LOOK AT HOW UNITS ARE CREATED, HOW

156SCHEDULING IS DONE, AND I URGE YOU TO LOOK VERY CLOSELY AT THAT. WE ARE BUSTING AT THE SEAMS AT WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL. I'M GOING IN TWO HOURS EARLY EVERY SINGLE DAY JUST TO STAY ABOVE WATER. I'M NOT EXAGGERATING. TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, I DON'T KNOW WHAT EACH OF YOUR SKILL SETS ARE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE LANGUAGE AND LINGO, BUT PLEASE LEARN AND UNDERSTAND ABOUT UNIT ALLOCATIONS, HOW SCHEDULING IS DONE. WE HAVE REQUESTED ANOTHER UNIT BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY ESOL STUDENTS, NEW LANGUAGE LEARNERS, WE'VE REQUESTED IT. WE'RE WAITING FROM THE DISTRICT TO GET A RESPONSE. I EVEN OFFERED TO DO T PAYROLL. SHAVE OFF FIVE OR SIX STUDENTS FROM EACH OF THE CLASSES I TEACH TO MAKE ANOTHER CLASS THAT IS A LITTLE MORE MANAGEABLE OF 25 OR 26. THE STATE

157-- LAUGH AT IT -- 22 IS SUPPOSED TO BE WHAT OUR CLASSROOM SIZE IS FOR CORE CLASSES. I'M LOOKING AT 34 AND 35. IN A CORE CLASS. NO AIDE. NEWCOMER ELLs IN A CORE CLASS. PLEASE LEARN AND LISTEN. PLEASE WORK WITH MS. LYONS. SHE'S GOING TO DO SOME RESEARCH LOOKING INTO THAT. I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO KNOW IT BETTER AND MORE BECAUSE A CHANGE HAS GOT TO BE MADE. IT IS UNMANAGEABLE AND STUDENTS ARE NOT GETTING WHAT THEY DESERVE. QUALITY, QUANTITY. THE QUANTITY IS SO HIGH NOW THAT IT IS DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE QUALITY OF WHAT I CAN DO. I'M AN EXPERT TEACHER. I'VE BEEN VERIFIED BY PEARSON, BY THE FLORIDA BOARD OF EDUCATION AS AN EXPERT IN MY FIELD. I'M GOOD AT WHAT I DO. BEEN DOING IT 22 YEARS. I CAN'T. PLEASE LISTEN

158TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS NEXT ROUND FROM THE PTA COMMITTEE AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. LEARN AND PLEASE TAKE ACTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL NOW TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. [FIVE-MINUTE RECESS] Nadia Combs: OKAY. WE WILL RESUME THE MEETING. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR YOUR PATIENCE. WE'LL GO ON WITH A-01, ADOPTION PROCLAMATION, LIGHTS ON AFTER-SCHOOL NATIONAL CELEBRATION ON OCTOBER 20, 2022. MEMBER WASHINGTON WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS PROCLAMATION. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THIS. LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER 2000, LIGHTS ON AFTER-SCHOOL HAS BEEN CELEBRATED NATIONWIDE TO CALL THE ATTENTION TO THE IMPORTANCE OF AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN. THE AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE ORGANIZED LIGHTS ON AFTER-SCHOOL TO

159DRAW ATTENTION TO THE MANY WAYS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS SUPPORT STUDENTS BY OFFERING THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN NEW THINGS, SUCH AS SCIENCE, COMMUNITY SERVICE, ROBOTICS, AND POETRY. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY STUDENTS IN OUR AMAZING PROGRAM WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE CELEBRATION BY ILLUMINATING THEIR OWN LIGHT IN CREATIVE WAYS, USING THE S.T.E.A.M. CURRICULUM. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COMMUNITY CELEBRATING LIGHTS ON AFTER-SCHOOL ALONG WITH US, THE TRUIST BUILDING WILL BE LIT UP IN YELLOW TO COMMEMORATE THE CELEBRATION. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE LIGHTS ON AFTER-SCHOOL NATIONAL CELEBRATION ON OCTOBER 20, 2022. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS ADOPTION OF PROCLAMATION, DISABILITY HISTORY AND AWARENESS WEEK. MEMBER VAUGHN WILL

160BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS PROCLAMATION. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, CHAIR COMBS. BEFORE I DO THIS PROCLAMATION, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT. I APPRECIATE ALL OUR SPEAKERS WHO COME OUT AND ENGAGE WITH US FROM THE PUBLIC, BUT I ESPECIALLY WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK ALL OF OUR TEACHERS WHO WORK EXTREMELY LONG HOURS AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY WHO CAME OUT AND SHARED THEIR STORIES WITH US AND SHOW UP TO FIGHT FOR OUR STUDENTS IN TRADITIONAL PUBLIC EDUCATION. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THAT. BUT THANK YOU. NOW I'LL TALK ABOUT DISABILITY HISTORY AND AWARENESS WEEK. THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE -- THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE DECLARED -- AND I PRACTICED THIS. I PRACTICED THIS BECAUSE I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN -- DECLARED THE FIRST TWO WEEKS IN OCTOBER TO BE OBSERVED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

161AS DISABILITY HISTORY AND AWARENESS WEEKS. OUR DISTRICT HAS THOUSANDS OF EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT, EDUCATION STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS. WE RECOGNIZE THE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS OF THESE STUDENTS EVERY DAY, BUT SPECIFICALLY DURING THESE TWO WEEKS. WE ALSO WANT TO HONOR THE DEDICATED, PASSIONATE, AND INCREDIBLE TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO MAKE IT THEIR MISSION TO HELP THESE STUDENTS THRIVE AND FEEL INCLUDED IN OUR SCHOOLS. IN ORDER TO CELEBRATE DISABILITY HISTORY, WE MUST KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. FLORIDA STARTED THE FIRST SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASS IN 1926. WOW, IN JACKSONVILLE. SINCE THEN, SPECIALLY DESIGNED INSTRUCTION AND RELATED SERVICES HAVE EXPANDED THROUGHOUT THE STATE. NOW APPROXIMATELY 375,000 STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING DISABILITIES ARE PARTICIPATING IN FLORIDA'S EDUCATION SYSTEM AND ARE GRADUATING AND GOING ON TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OR EMPLOYMENT. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS REAFFIRMS A COMMITMENT TO FULL INCLUSION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR

162ALL INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE DISABILITY HISTORY AND AWARENESS WEEK. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. A 04, ADOPTION OF PROCLAMATION, NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK, OCTOBER 17-21. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU'LL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS PROCLAMATION. Jessica Vaughn: I DIDN'T PRACTICE THIS ONE, SO WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET THROUGH IT. MORE THAN 75,000 STUDENTS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE TRANSPORTED BY PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES TO AND FROM SCHOOL EVERY DAY. SCHOOL BUSES HAVE BEEN PROVEN BY STATE AND NATIONAL DATA TO BE THE SAFEST POSSIBLE VEHICLES FOR THESE STUDENTS. THE DRIVERS OF THOSE SCHOOL BUSES ARE TRAINED, TRUSTED, AND CHERISHED MEMBERS OF

163OUR SCHOOL STAFF. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 650 BUS OPERATORS, AND WE NEED MORE. DRIVERS ARE TASKED WITH TRANSPORTING OUR STUDENTS TO SCHOOLS SAFELY EVERY DAY AND BACK HOME AGAIN IN THE EVENING. THEY MUST KEEP THEIR EYES AND EARS ON THE ROAD WHILE CHARGED WITH PROTECTING A BUS FILLED WITH STUDENTS. OUR DRIVERS ARE USUALLY THE FIRST SCHOOL EMPLOYEES STUDENTS SEE IN THE MORNING AND THE LAST EMPLOYEE WHO SENDS THEM OFF AFTER THE SCHOOL DAY ENDS. THEY ARE CRITICAL TO THE SAFE AND CARING OPERATION OF THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE WANT TO THANK OUR SCHOOL BUS OPERATORS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR SAFETY AS WELL AS THE DRIVERS IN OUR COMMUNITY EVERY DAY WHO KNOW THE RULES WHEN IT COMES TO SHARING THE ROAD WITH OUR BUSES. REMEMBER, WE ALL STOP WHEN A BUS

164-- WHEN A SCHOOL BUS IS STOPPED WITH ITS ARMS EXTENDED AND RED LIGHTS FLASHING. SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE EDUCATION OF OUR STUDENTS AND IS THE DIRECT LINK BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE CLASSROOM. MORE THAN 25 MILLION CHILDREN RIDE THE YELLOW BUS EVERY SCHOOL DAY. THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK SERVES AS A REMINDER FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND THE COMMUNITY TO KEEP SCHOOL BUS SAFETY IN THE FOREFRONT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK, OCTOBER 17-21. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VAUGHN AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. A 04, ADOPTION OF PROCLAMATION, NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH, OCTOBER 2022. THE SCHOOL BOARD IS

165COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING THAT IS SAFE, SECURE, AND FREE FROM HARASSMENT AND BULLYING FOR ALL ITS STUDENTS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. BULLYING IS UNWANTED AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR THAT INVOLVES A REAL OR PERCEIVED POWER. BULLYING CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE, NEIGHBORHOODS, PLAYGROUNDS, SCHOOL AND THROUGH TECHNOLOGY. CYBERBULLYING HAS UNIQUE CONCERNS BECAUSE PARENTS AND TEACHERS MAY NOT HEAR OR SEE IT TAKING PLACE. BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH IS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE ALL OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. SCHOOLS THAT FOCUS ON TEACHING KINDNESS OFTEN REDUCE BULLYING AND THEIR STUDENTS FEEL A GREATER SENSE OF BELONGING, IMPROVED SELF-ESTEEM AND IMPROVED MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH. OUR DISTRICT HAS CREATED A WEBSITE, HillsboroughSchools.org/BULLYIN GPREVENTION WITH RESOURCES AND TOOLS TO HELP CULTIVATE A HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THERE ARE TIPS FOR STUDENTS ON HOW TO HANDLE BULLYING AND

166HOW TO REPORT IT. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE NATIONAL BULLY PREVENTION MONTH OCTOBER 2022. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER PEREZ AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. A 06, ADOPTION OF PROCLAMATION, LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH OCTOBER 2022. MEMBER PEREZ WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS PROCLAMATION. Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. OCTOBER IS SET TO REMIND US ALL OF THE IMPORTANT ROLES THAT LGBTQ+ PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN IN CREATING THE SOCIAL, LEGAL, AND POLITICAL WORLD WE LIVE IN TODAY. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE IMMEASURABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LGBTQ+ AMERICANS AS WE RENEW OUR COMMITMENT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF. WE ARE COMMITTED TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS FOR ALL AND TO THE REMOVING OF BARRIERS. LGBTQ+ YOUTH SHOULD FEEL SAFE TO

167LEARN WITHOUT THE FEAR OF HARASSMENT. ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, STAFF, AND PARENTS AND STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PART IN THE LGBTQ+ MONTH HISTORY IN ANY WAY THAT IS MOST POSITIVE, AGE-APPROPRIATE, AND UPLIFTING TO THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO COORDINATE EFFORTS TO HIGHLIGHT EXEMPLARY ROLE MODELS FROM THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. WE APPRECIATE AND RECOGNIZE THE CITIZENS WHO WORK TOGETHER TO PROMOTE EQUAL PROTECTION OF ALL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS AND STAFF REGARDLESS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER EXPRESSION, OR GENDER IDENTITY. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH OCTOBER 2022. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER PEREZ AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER VAUGHN. ANY DISCUSSION? MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, CHAIR COMBS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FELLOW

168BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE THAT SUPPORT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. YOU GUYS HAVE ALL BEEN AMAZING CHAMPIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS STAY INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING AND OPEN. OUR STUDENTS WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ ARE NOT EVIL. THEY ARE NOT INDOCTRINATING PEOPLE AND THEY ARE CERTAINLY NOT IN A CULT. THEY ARE JUST PEOPLE TRYING TO FIND THEMSELVES AND LOVE WHO THEY WANT TO LOVE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS BOARD'S COMMITMENT TO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE STANDING BY AND SUPPORTING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. I WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. I KNOW OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHER PLACES AROUND THE STATE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO DO THAT AND GO UP AGAINST THE STATE. AGAIN, I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND MAKING SURE

169THAT WE SUPPORT THEM. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER PEREZ. Karen Perez: I WANT TO THANK ALL THE STAFF AND OTHER FOLKS WHO CAME OUT TONIGHT TO SUPPORT THIS PROCLAMATION. YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT OUR STUDENTS FEEL WANTED AND WELCOMED INTO OUR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS. YOU KNOW, MY DAUGHTER, ALL MY CHILDREN WERE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL STUDENTS, BUT MY DAUGHTER IN PARTICULAR, SHE CAME OUT WHEN SHE WAS 13. AND SHE WAS AN HONOR STUDENT. SHE WAS TWO-TIME LETTERED AND SHE'S A VERY SUCCESSFUL FINANCIAL INFLUENCER, ACTUALLY, ON WALL STREET TODAY. AND I BELIEVE THAT SHE'S THAT SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE SHE WAS VERY SUPPORTED. SHE WAS SURROUNDED AND EMBRACED NOT ONLY FROM HER FAMILY, BUT FROM HER HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL FAMILY. AND, YOU KNOW, AT THIS TIME AS A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RIGHT

170NOW IS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, ESPECIALLY IN OUR LGBTQ FAMILIES. AND STUDENTS. AND IT IS NOT A TIME TO PUT HATE OUT THERE IN THIS WORLD, EMBRACE THEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN SUICIDE RATES AMONG OUR LGBTQ STUDENTS AND INDIVIDUALS ARE HIGHER THAN OTHER. SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR SUPPORTING THIS PROCLAMATION AND EMBRACING OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. 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 WASHINGTON. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I WILL NOW MOVE TO THE DISCUSSION AGENDA. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL NOW BE HEARD: C 1.01, 1.07, 1.08, 4.02, 4.03, 5.06, 5.07, 6.01, 7.05, 7.06, 7.11, 10.01, 11.01,

17111.02 AND 11.03. WE ALREADY COMPLETED 5.03. WE'LL MOVE TO 1.01, APPROVE THE PROPOSED HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS UNIFORM TESTING CALENDAR FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR. Addison Davis: WE ARE REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY ANY DISTRICT REQUIRED ASSESSMENTS AND MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE BRING THAT INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND ALSO POST ON OUR WEBSITE OUR CALENDAR TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND ALSO WITH OUR WORKFORCE. WITH THAT SAID, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE NEW BENCHMARKS THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING. WE HAVE NEW STANDARDS AND ALSO A NEW ASSESSMENT THAT WE'RE ENGAGING IN AS WELL. THIS YEAR WITH THE NEW PROGRESS MONITORING, OUR ASSESSMENT TEAM AND ACADEMIC SERVICES GOT TOGETHER AND WITH A COHORT OF PERSONNEL TO REALLY LOOK AT REDUCING THE NUMBER OF ASSESSMENTS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. YOU'LL SEE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REDUCTION IN

172ELEMENTARY, OF NO LONGER USING iREADY AND WONDERS ASSESSMENT BECAUSE OF PROGRESS MONITORING AND SECONDARY IN PARTICULAR CORE CONTENT AREAS REMOVAL OF BASE LINE AND ALSO MIDYEAR ASSESSMENTS AS WELL. WE HAVE GONE FROM ASSESSING 18,580 MINUTES TO THIS YEAR 15,922 MINUTES AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH IS A 14% DECLINE FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. WITH THAT SAID, WE ARE STATUTORILY REQUIRED TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE DO NOT GO OVER THE 5% THRESHOLD FOR INSTRUCTIONAL TIME ON TASK. AND WE ARE DEFINITELY UNDER THAT. AND YOU'LL SEE IT WITHIN THE PACKET IN THE BACKUP THAT OUR TEAM HAS MADE REMARKABLE MOVEMENT RELATED TO THE NUMBER OF REQUIRES TO ASSESS AT EVERY GRADE LEVEL. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 1.01. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON.

173I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Jessica Vaughn: NO. I PULLED SEVERAL ITEMS JUST BECAUSE THEY WERE INFORMATIONAL. IN THE NAME OF TRANSPARENCY, I JUST WANTED THEM TO BE PULLED SO PARENTS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY, IF THEY WANTED TO LOOK AT THE TESTING CALENDAR OR ANY OF THE INFORMATIONAL ITEMS TO GO BACK AND REVIEW IT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: QUICK QUESTION, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, DID WE -- I CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE MOVED THE SEMESTER ONE EXAM. DID WE WAIVE THAT FOR SEMESTER ONE, ANY OF THE EXAMS, THE TESTING EXAMS? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. Lynn Gray: BECAUSE OF THE HURRICANE. Addison Davis: THROUGH THE CHAIR, WE HAVE SURVEYED OUR STAFF MEMBER WAITING FOR FINAL CALCULATIONS AND WE'LL MAKE THAT

174DECISION VERY SOON. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 1.07, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH HARMONY AND INSPIRE, OPERATED BY SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT GROUP. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THIS IS AN MOU BRINGING TO THE BOARD BECAUSE OF A NAME CHANGE. IN 2015, WE INITIATED A RELATIONSHIP WITH SANFORD HARMONY. THEY HAVE NOW TRANSITIONED TO HARMONY AND INSPIRE. THIS IS A FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICE FOR TEACHERS THAT BLENDS INTO OUR CONTINUED EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND PLATFORMS THAT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS. THIS IS BASICALLY A TIER TWO AND TIER THREE INTERVENTION FOR OUR TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO GRAB INFORMATION RELATED TO HELPING STUDENTS BECOME A BETTER SELF, TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THEY VALUE THEMSELVES ALONG WITH PEERS,

175COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS EVERY SINGLE DAY AND THEY BECOME A VERY SUPPORTIVE PART OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS AT NO COST TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT IT'S ALL BEING ABLE TO IMPROVE THEIR PRACTICE AND THEIR CRAFT, AND THIS IS ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY HAVE ACCESSIBILITY TO, TO AROUND 70 SESSIONS FOR ONGOING PB. Nadia Combs: I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 1.07. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 1.08, AGREEMENT FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES, 22251-ATS-IV WITH FRAME WORKS OF DRIVEWAY INCORPORATED TO PROVIDE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROJECT. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: ARTICULATION AGREEMENT WITH FRAMEWORKS OF TAMPA BAY. THEY ARE

176A LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT CONTINUES TO HELP US EMPOWER EDUCATORS TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW THEM TO NOT ONLY INCREASE SERVICES FOR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO OUR EMPLOYEES AND ALSO OUR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS AS WELL IN TRAINING ABOUT EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. THIS IS A THREE-YEAR ARTICULATION AGREEMENT THAT WE'LL SPEND $264,000 THROUGH SAI DOLLARS. THIS IS CATEGORICAL, REALLY TO FOCUS ON FUNDAMENTAL, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS AND LEARNING SKILLS TO BE ABLE TO ENHANCE THEIR CRAFT. WE LEVERAGED AND IDENTIFIED 13 SCHOOLS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A PART OF THIS FOUNDATIONAL FRAMEWORK TO BE ABLE TO HELP WITH SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND WE LEVERAGE LOOKING AT FEEDER PATTERNS ALONGSIDE LOOKING AT PANORAMA SURVEY DATA TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHO IS WILLING AND READY TO BE ABLE TO BUILD AND FOCUS ON POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS IN A SENSE OF A

177COMMUNITY WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS IS ABOUT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS. ABOUT ACTIVELY LISTENING, ABOUT LOOKING AT COOPERATION, STUDENT BEHAVIORS, ALL TO BE ABLE TO CREATE IMPACTFUL EMOTIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS. FRAMEWORKS HAS BEEN A BEAUTIFUL PARTNER. THEY WERE IN OVER 90 SCHOOLS LAST YEAR, AND THEY IMPACT THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WITHIN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN A POSITIVE MANNER. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 1.06. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER PEREZ. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER HAHN AND MEMBER GRAY PULLED THE ITEM. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE STAFF AT FRAMEWORKS. I WANT TO THANK ALSO PANORAMA, THE SURVEY THAT REALLY REVEALS THE MANY ASPECTS OF MENTAL HEALTH. WE HAVE THE SUICIDE WITH CLARA REYNOLDS WHO IS THE

178CRISIS CENTER DEALING WITH THE UPTICK, AND THEN WE HAVE FREDDY BARTON, SAFE AND SOUND, DEALING WITH THE TOUGH LOVE MEASURES, AND THEN WE HAVE PBIS WHICH IS ALSO DEALING WITH ANGER AND CONSEQUENCES FOR DISCIPLINE. YOU LOOK AT THE WIDE RANGE OF NEEDS FOR MENTAL HEALTH, AND IT JUST DOESN'T STOP. I JUST SAID THREE ASPECTS, BUT I WILL ASSURE YOU THAT OUR WONDERFUL PERSON IN CHARGE OF PANORAMA, MS. SARAH MENTO WOULD ALSO SHARE ANOTHER PLETHORA OF MENTAL HEALTH DILEMMAS THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE FACING. I'M GLAD THAT FRAMEWORKS, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, I'M GLAD THAT IT IS EXPANDED. IT IS HIGHLY NEEDED. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO, AND I KNOW THIS BOARD IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MENTAL HEALTH, AND ALL THAT WE CAN DO TO KEEP THESE CHILDREN IN SCHOOL AND THEIR WELL-BEING IN CHECK. SO THANK YOU AND

179MS. SARAH MENTO, THANK YOU ALSO. I KNOW YOU'RE BEHIND THIS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY COMMENT. I THINK IT WAS ALMOST A DECADE AGO THAT I SAW FRAMEWORKS FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THAT WAS AT CORBETT PREP. I REMEMBER SEEING THAT WHEEL AND JUST HOW AMAZED THAT I WAS TO SEE THOSE KIND OF EMOTIONS. AND WE KNOW THAT IQ IS VERY IMPORTANT, BUT EQ IS JUST AS IMPORTANT. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS IF THEY CAN DO WELL ACADEMICALLY AND NOT DOING WELL EMOTIONALLY, THEN THERE'S A FAILURE TO LAUNCH AND THEY CAN'T DO WELL IN LIFE. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS, CONTINUE TO SUPPORT KIDS BEING RESILIENT, CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH, AND KIDS BEING ABLE TO DISCUSS AND TALK ABOUT

180THE ISSUES AND THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY FEEL. SO I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT WE'RE SEEING THE EXPANSION OF THIS. I KNOW ALL THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN FRAMEWORKS. THEY COME OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS OFTEN. IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM AND THAT'S WHY IT'S USED THROUGHOUT THE STATE. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS AND THE STAFF, FOR BRINGING THIS. MEMBER PEREZ. Karen Perez: JUST REALLY QUICK, MADAM CHAIR. AS WE ALL KNOW, IF A CHILD IS NOT EMOTIONALLY TOGETHER, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO LEARN. SO THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT, FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 4.02, AGREEMENT FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES, 22240-ATS-IV WITH EDUCATION ANALYTICS, INCORPORATED,

181TO PROVIDE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF VALUE-ADDED MODELS, VAM, TO INFORM THE EVALUATION SYSTEM. Addison Davis: THIS HAS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP FOR MORE THAN A DECADE WITH EDUCATION ANALYTICS TO GIVE US THE BEST REPRESENTATION OF THE EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR US TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS RELATED TO INSTRUCTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS. WHAT THIS DOES IS REALLY LOOK AT MULTIPLE MEASURES IN BEING ABLE TO CALCULATE THAT TO INFORM OUR WORK TO IDENTIFY WHAT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS ARE THERE TO BE ABLE TO ENHANCE THE CRAFT OF OUR TEACHERS OR OUR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS AND DISTRICT SCHOOL-BASED LEADERS, AT THE SAME TIME BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT HUMAN AND CAPITAL DECISIONS TO DETERMINE WHAT WE OVERARCHINGLY NEED WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS AND DISTRICT AND ALSO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES AND FOR THE EVALUATION PROCESS. THIS IS A HISTORICAL

182$296,000 EXPENDITURE AND BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED USING GENERAL FUNDS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 4.02. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 4.03, HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOL EMPLOYEES FEDERATION ECONOMIC PROPOSAL. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THIS IS BRINGING OUR PROPOSAL TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS HUMAN CAPITAL. WE HAVE THEM HERE AND WE THANK YOU FOR BEING LEADERS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, PARTNERS WITH US IN THIS THE PROCESS. HUMAN RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL. THIS REALLY BRINGS TO A POINT WHERE WE RECOGNIZE THAT $15 AN HOUR THRESHOLD MOVES, OUR BODY OF EMPLOYEES TO A LIVABLE WAGE,

183KNOWING THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT THE OTHER COMPRESSED SCHEDULE THAT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE ADDRESS WITH ALL OF OUR OTHER EMPLOYEES AS THIS MOVES FORWARD. THIS ALSO BRINGS A $3,000, ONE-TIME PAYMENT AS WELL, COVERING FINGERPRINTS AND ALSO UNIFORMS, BUT WE ARE COMMITTED IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT NOT ONLY TO STARTING HERE, BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT COMPRESSED SCHEDULE TO MAKE CERTAIN EVERYONE IS ADDRESSED, SUPPORT STAFF, TEACHERS AS WELL. SO THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 4.03. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER VAUGHN. ANY DISCUSSION? MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, CHAIR COMBS. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THIS IS FOR NOT ONLY THE EMPLOYEES THAT HSEF -- HI -- REPRESENTS, BUT SOME

184OF OUR NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. IS THIS APPLICABLE LIKE PRINCIPAL SECRETARIES? THAT'S ON ITEM 4.02. Jessica Vaughn: OKAY. THEN I WILL ASK THOSE QUESTIONS WHEN WE GET TO THEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. MEMBER VAUGHN, DID YOU WANT TO GO BACK? DID YOU WANT TO COMMENT AND THEN VOTE? Addison Davis: 4.02 IS EDUCATION ANALYTICS. IT'S 4.04 COMING UP. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 5.06, THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS FLORIDA AND METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF BEFORE SCHOOL, AFTER SCHOOL, AND SUMMER PROGRAMS AT MANGO ELEMENTARY. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: THIS IS MOA THAT REALLY TALK ABOUT ARTICULATION AGREEMENT FOR BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE BEFORE, AFTER SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

185-- OR LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR OUR STUDENTS AT MANGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THIS IS WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN A RICH PARTNER TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THEY LOOK AT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS, LOOK AT RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. ALSO, CULINARY ART PROGRAMS. LEADERSHIP SKILLS, TUTORING, ALL TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS A -- HAS CONTINUED PROGRAMS TO HELP CHILDREN. WE APPRECIATE THIS AGENCY TO BE ABLE TO HELP US AND CONTINUE TO STAND UP AT MANGO TO ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE ACCESSIBILITY BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL AND DURING THE SUMMER. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 5.06. MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY. SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR.

186AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 5.07, SECONDARY EDUCATION 6-12 ACTIVITIES CALENDAR FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS BRING TO THE BOARD A COMPREHENSIVE CALENDAR OF FILLED EXPERIENCES AND FIELD TRIPS THAT WE KNOW OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO TAKE. THIS IS ONLINE TO CONTENT AREAS, ACTIVITIES, STUDENTS ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN. WHAT THIS REALLY DOES IS REALLY BRINGS THE FIELD EXPERIENCES FROM REAL-WORLD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE CLASSROOM INTO THE WORLD AROUND US. SO JUST BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT OUR STUDENTS COMPETE IN CHORUS, WHETHER ALL STATE COMPETITIONS, WHETHER JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENTS, THE ART MUSEUM, LOOKING AT ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS AND AT THE SAME TOKEN BEING ABLE TO ATTEND OFFERINGS LIKE NATURE'S CLASSROOM. JUST BRINGING THIS AT SCALE FOR A MONTHLY UPDATE TO PROVIDE TO THE BOARD TO

187GET APPROVAL SO SCHOOLS CAN ACTIVELY ENGAGE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EXPERIENCES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEMS C 5.07. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR ANYONE ELSE? Jessica Vaughn: NO. IT'S JUST INFORMATIONAL AGAIN. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 6.01, BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2022. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. AS WE GET TO 6.01, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE TO THE BOARD AND TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THERE WAS AN ERROR IN THIS PROCESS WHERE THE CAPITAL OUTLAY WAS DUPLICATED.

188IT WAS A DUPLICATED ENTRY. SO TONIGHT THIS HAS TO BE APPROVED, THAT DUPLICATION WILL THEN COME BACK TO THE BOARD NEXT MONTH TO RECTIFY. THIS WAS A DUPLICATION IN CAPITAL. I'LL LET MS. GARCIA EXPLAIN IT MORE. DUE TO HURRICANE IAN, THE SYSTEMS WERE CUT OFF AND THE TECO WAS TURNED OFF, THE LAST UPDATE TO THE COST CENTER WAS SEPTEMBER 26 FOR THE SEPTEMBER 30th BUDGET AMENDMENTS. THE ERROR WAS NOT CAUGHT UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER. SO THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR SEPTEMBER HAVE GOT TO MATCH THE LEDGERS TO AVOID AN AUDIT FINDING AND THEY HAVE TO BE APPROVED AS SUCH. THE ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE OCTOBER AMENDMENTS, AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS AN E-MAIL I SENT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHOEVER DID NOT GET THE INFORMATION GOT IT ON SEPTEMBER

18914th. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 6.01. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. I HAVE A SECOND -- AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER GRAY PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, MS. GARCIA, DO YOU EXPECT ANY CHANGES TO OUR BUDGET BASED ON THE FTE COUNTS THAT ARE COMING? IF THERE WERE ANY CHANGES IN THE STUDENTS, IF THEY INCREASE, WE WILL GET ADDITIONAL DOLLARS. IF THEY DECREASE, WE WILL GET -- [INAUDIBLE] IF OUR STUDENTS INCREASE, WE WILL GET ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FROM THE STATE AND IF OUR FTE COUNTS DECREASE, WE WILL CUT. Addison Davis: THROUGH THE CHAIR, AS YOU KNOW WE DRAFTED A COMMUNICATION TO SEND TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ASKING

190THEM TO HAVE SOME KIND OF LENIENCY WITH THE FTE WINDOW. THEY CAME OUT AND ADJUSTED IT. WE HAVE TWO TIME FRAMES WE CAN SELECT, WITHIN SEPTEMBER OR WITHIN THAT WINDOW, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING WHICH OF THOSE WINDOWS SERVES BEST FOR US. WHICH ONE IS THE HIGHEST PEAK OF NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN FTE. AND THEN WE WILL LEVERAGE THAT ONE TO SEND SO WE'LL KNOW MORE IN THE COMING DAYS. Lynn Gray: THAT'S FAVORABLE. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. I THINK IT IS A WIN FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. Lynn Gray: THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS, WITH REGARDS TO THE TEACHERS' ASK FOR THE TWO YEAR, THOSE NEGOTIATIONS, PROBABLY CAN'T SAY RIGHT NOW, BUT SPECULATING, WILL IT AFFECT OUR BUDGET AS WE MOVE FORWARD? IF THEY ARE RECURRING EXPENDITURES, IT WILL AFFECT OUR FUND BALANCE AND

191IT WILL DECREASE OUR SURPLUS. IF THEY ARE NONRECURRING, IT WOULD ONLY ADJUST TO THE FUND BALANCE. Lynn Gray: CAN YOU EXPAND ON THAT? IF THEY ARE RECURRING EXPENDITURES, IT'S GOING TO DECREASE OUR SURPLUS THAT WE'RE PROJECTING OF THE 16.8 MILLION AND IT'S GOING TO DECREASE OUR FUND BALANCE. IF IT'S NONRECURRING EXPENDITURES, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE DECREASING OUR FUND BALANCE. Lynn Gray: OKAY. IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT NEEDS TO BE HEARD AND VALIDATED. THANK YOU, MS. GARCIA. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. 16 MILLION, WHAT PERCENT IS THAT OF OUR FUND BALANCE? I BELIEVE IT WAS 7%. Jessica Vaughn: WHAT ARE WE MANDATED? 3%. Jessica Vaughn: SO IT'S DOUBLE THE PERCENTAGE THAT WE'RE STORING AWAY. CORRECT. Jessica Vaughn: I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR ON THAT. THE QUESTION I HAD IS

192ABOUT THE MISTAKE UNDER THE CAPITAL OUTLAY BUDGET. I KNOW WHEN WE MET AND I SAW THE DUPLICATION IN FUNCTION 3321 AND YOU'VE ADDRESSED THAT, ONE, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN? NORMALLY, WE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT IT BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL TIME TO ANALYZE THE FUNDS. IT WASN'T CAUGHT UNTIL EARLY OCTOBER. Jessica Vaughn: WHEN WE'RE GOING OVER, IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WERE MULTIPLE DUPLICATIONS BECAUSE THE BUDGET INCREASED BY $355 MILLION. HOW MUCH OF THAT ARE WE GOING TO SEE AMENDED ON NEXT MONTH AMENDMENTS? I DIDN'T ADD UP THE TOTALS. BUT WHAT HAPPENED WAS THERE WAS INCREASES TO THE LINES, BUT THE INCREASE INCLUDED THE ORIGINAL BUDGET. SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE DUPLICATION. Jessica Vaughn: I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS

193WE ABSOLUTELY, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN ERROR ON THIS, HAVE TO VOTE YES FOR IT. THAT'S THE ADVICE THAT YOU'RE GIVING US. CORRECT. Jessica Vaughn: BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO COME BACK AND BE AMENDED NEXT MONTH TO MAKE SURE IT'S CORRECT. CORRECT. AND THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS HAVE TO TIE TO THE LEDGERS, AND THEY MUST BE APPROVED AS SUCH. THEY WILL BE CORRECTED IN OCTOBER. Jessica Vaughn: THE ADVICE FROM THE DISTRICT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN ERROR ON THIS HAVE TO VOTE YES ON THIS. Addison Davis: THROUGH THE CHAIR, WE'LL MAKE CERTAIN THAT I GET YOU THE ACTUAL NUMBER AND SAME TOKEN MAKE SURE WE HIGHLIGHT THAT PRIOR TO THE VOTE AND SHOW THE MATCH OF WHAT IT WAS FROM THIS MONTH OF APPROVAL AND THEN THE DEDUCTION FOR NEXT MONTH AS IT'S

194IN FRONT OF EACH OF YOU. THAT WAY WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE CERTAIN WE GO BACK TO A COST NEUTRAL FUNCTION TO ALL OF OUR LEDGERS WILL ALIGN AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY AUDIT FINDINGS. WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB MAKING CERTAIN OUR AUDITS ARE CLEAN AND PURE BUT BEING ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THIS UP-FRONT AND TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE PROCESS. Jessica Vaughn: OKAY. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: I JUST WANT TO SAY, MEMBER VAUGHN, I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU CHECKING AND CHECKING, BECAUSE IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT, BUT I WILL REMIND ALL OF US THAT WE'VE HAD FOUR AUDITS, AND WE'VE HAD NOT JUST GOOD. WE'VE HAD SUPERIOR ON EVERY AUDIT WHICH SHOULD GIVE US A SENSE OF THEM BEING VERY RESPONSIBLE, BUT US BEING MORE CONFIDENT BECAUSE THAT ERROR, WHICH

195ERRORS DO HAPPEN, WOULD GIVE US CAUSE AND I RECOGNIZE YOUR CONCERN AS WELL. THANK YOU. ACTUALLY, IF THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS DID NOT MATCH THE LEDGERS, WE WOULD GET AN AUDIT FINDING. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR THE CLARIFICATION AND DETAILS. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES 4-1 WITH MEMBER VAUGHN VOTING NO. ITEM 7.05, WHICH IS APPROVE THE FINAL 2022-2023 FACILITIES FIVE-YEAR WORK PLAN. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, AS REQUIRED BY OUR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, TENTATIVE WORK PLAN APPROVED BY THE BOARD AROUND JULY 12, 2022. THIS INFORMATION, OUR FIVE-YEAR WORK PLAN WAS ALSO REVIEWED BY OUR PUBLIC AGENCIES, INCLUDING HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, TAMPA, CITY OF TAMPA, PLANT CITY AND ALSO TEMPLE TERRACE. AND WHAT THEY DO IS NOW THEY REVIEW, THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWS THIS PLAN

196TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT IT IS CONSISTENT AND COMPREHENSIVE, AND RATED BOTH OF THOSE THAT WERE CONSISTENT AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD TO ADDRESS THE FIVE-YEAR, ANY TYPE OF WORK PLANS WITHIN OUR NEEDS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. JUST BRINGING TO THE BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL AND SHOWING THE COLLABORATION THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 7.05. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Jessica Vaughn: NO, AGAIN, THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM. I'VE ACTUALLY HAD SOME CONSTITUENTS ASK ME, WELL, WHEN DO YOU APPROVE YOUR PLANS? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? HOW MUCH INPUT DO YOU HAVE ON THAT?

197I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO PULL OUR FIVE-YEAR PLAN, SHOW OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND HAVE IT ON THE ACTUAL DISCUSSION AGENDA. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 7.06, INVITATION TO BID, 22228-DST-IV TOWING SERVICES. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THIS IS SUING AN EXPENDITURE IN GENERAL FUND TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE 1700 WHITE AND YELLOW FLEET VEHICLES THAT WE HAVE ON OUR ROADS EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND THIS IS TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT IF WE HAVE ANY FUNCTIONAL ISSUES IN ANY OF OUR VEHICLES AND THEY ARE PUT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BEING ABLE TO HAVE A SERVICE TO PICK THEM UP SWIFTLY TO TRIAGE THEM, PUT THEM BACK ON THE ROAD SO WE CAN CONTINUE

198EFFICIENCIES FOR DAY-TO-DAY TRANSPORTATION NEEDS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO THIS IS $97,000. YOU SEE THE EXPENDITURE HAS INCREASED JUST DUE TO THE INCREASE OF LABOR AND ALSO WE SEE THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX IS GOING UP AS WELL. BRINGING TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL FOR GENERAL FUNDS. ANYTHING, MR. FARKAS? Christopher Farkas: THE ONE ITEM THAT'S IMPORTANT ON THIS IS OUR FLEET IS GETTING OLDER. AS YOU GUYS KNOW, IT'S VERY HARD TO BUY CARS RIGHT NOW. FLEET CARS ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BUY. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS TOWING HAS GONE UP AS WELL. THE AGE OF OUR FLEET HAS DEFINITELY GAINED AGING AS WE'RE NOT ABLE TO BUY NEW CARS. WE'RE LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE MEANS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING THAT TO THE BOARD. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM

1997.06. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER GRAY, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Lynn Gray: I HAVE A BIG APOLOGY TO MAKE BECAUSE I DID PULL THIS OFF BUT EVIDENTLY IT STAYED ON. I'M NOT IN THE TOWING BUSINESS. I APPRECIATE THE TOWING BUSINESS. I APPRECIATE YOUR EXPERTISE BUT IT WAS NOT MY INTENT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND MAKE ME NOT TALK RIGHT NOW AND WE'LL GO ON. Nadia Combs: PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 7.11, APPROVE RESOLUTION 22-06 FOR IMPACT FEE FUND DISBURSEMENT WITH THE PURCHASE AND SALES AGREEMENT FOR 25.16 +/- ACRES FOR A FUTURE SCHOOL SITE LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF COVINGTON GARDEN DRIVE AND 30th STREET NORTHEAST APOLLO BEACH, FLORIDA. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM.

200Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THIS IS A CREATIVE SOLUTION TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE PROPERTY. WE KNOW THAT IMPACT FEES COME TO US TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS STUDENT STATIONS. THERE IS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOCATION IN THE WATERSET AREA THAT NEWLAND COMMUNITIES OWNS. SO WHAT THIS IS DOING IS INDIRECTLY -- DIRECTLY IDENTIFYING A $5 MILLION CREDIT FOR AND SWAP FOR THE LAND AND THAT PROPERTY WILL COME TO US TO BE ABLE TO USE IN AN EFFORT TO BUILD A POTENTIAL ELEMENTARY OR K-8 DOWN THE ROAD. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 7.11. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER GRAY, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Lynn Gray: YES. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS,

201WHEN DO YOU EXPECT THAT SCHOOL OR WHEN DO WE PLAN, MR. FARKAS, ALSO, TO HAVE THE SCHOOL SITE INITIATED? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, IT COULD BE AROUND 2030 COULD BE THE PROJECTION THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. DEPENDS ON THE CONTINUED GROWTH. WE KNOW WE HAVE WEST LAKE AS WELL. THE WEST LAKE AREA IS GOING TO BE EXPANSION OF A HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY. SO JUST DETERMINING WITHIN WATERSET AREA AS WELL, AS THEY CONTINUE TO EXPAND, HAVING THAT AVAILABILITY. RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS 2030 BECAUSE ALL THE DRIs AND DEVELOPMENT TAKING PLACE WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY. Lynn Gray: WHAT CATEGORY, IF I MIGHT ASK, WILL THIS MONEY, THE MONIES WE GET FROM THE IMPACT FEES FOR THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL, WHAT CATEGORY ARE WE GOING TO PUT THIS PART OF THE IMPACT FEES

202BUT OTHER IMPACT FEES AS WE START ACCRUING QUITE A BIT OF MONEY? Christopher Farkas: NEVER ENOUGH MONEY. Lynn Gray: I KNOW. Christopher Farkas: ALL THE IMPACT FEES HAVE TO BE USED FOR NEW STUDENT STATIONS. EITHER THIS FITS IN THE CATEGORY BECAUSE IT IS THE LAND PURCHASE BUT IT WILL GO INTO THAT CATEGORY. AS IN THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN YOU APPROVED, THE FINAL FIVE-YEAR PLAN, THE FIRST NEW SCHOOL COMING UP WILL BE THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO THIS $5 MILLION, WE HAVE TO GET THE PROPERTY BEFOREHAND TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE LAND BECAUSE WE RAN INTO THAT PROBLEM BEFORE. THIS CATEGORY WILL BE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IMPACT FEES USED FOR THAT ARE GENERAL IMPACT FEES. WE'LL HAVE PROP SHARES THAT YOU'LL SEE THAT COME AGAINST THE IMPACT FEES TO

203USE COMING FORWARD. Lynn Gray: IT'S JUST SO VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS LOOKS LIKE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IT IS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I ASKED. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. THANK YOU, MR. FARKAS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 10.01, PIGGYBACK 20206-PGB-LG, COMPUTER HARDWARE, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: THIS IS BRINGING BACK TO THE BOARD AN OPPORTUNITY TO -- MOVE FROM THREE THE LAST BOARD MEETING TO FIVE DEMONSTRATION SCHOOLS ON OUR AUDIO ENHANCEMENT. WE KNOW THIS IS MONEY TIED TO ESSER 3, SO WE'VE SEEN WITHIN ESSER 2 THERE'S BEEN A SWEEP FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR EXPENDITURE IN FUNDS NOT USED. SO THIS IS BEING ABLE

204TO BE PROACTIVE TO IDENTIFY A DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL IN EVERYONE'S DISTRICT SO THAT SCHOOLS CAN HAVE ACCESSIBILITY AND TEACHERS AND LEADERS CAN GO SEE THIS IMPLEMENTATION AND DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GROW THIS. THIS IS A CLASSROOM AMPLIFIERS AND SPEAKERS, ALSO TEACHER PENDANT MICROPHONES ALL TO LOOK AT INTEGRATED CLASSROOM MICROPHONES AND A BETTER ENVIRONMENT TO BE ABLE TO COORDINATE INTERCOM INTERACTIONS, ALSO BELL INTERACTIONS, AND ALSO DIGITAL SIGNAGE AS WELL. THIS IS USING ESSER 3 MONEY AT $2.4 MILLION. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 10.01. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER GRAY AND I PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. I'LL LET YOU, MEMBER GRAY, GO FIRST.

205Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. VERY IMPORTANT. A LOT OF MONEY, 2.5 MILLION, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVEN THOUGH IT'S ESSER, THAT IT IS SUSTAINABLE. SO WHEN WE BUILD THE PALACE IT IS UTILIZED. AND THIS PARTICULAR SYSTEM I'M NOT GUNG HO ON, BUT WE ARE DOING PILOTS. DR. WEEKS, IF YOU CAN ASSURE US THAT THERE IS SUSTAINABILITY WITHIN THIS INVESTMENT, I THINK THAT WOULD GO A LONG WAY FOR BOARD APPROVAL. Thomas Weeks: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING AS FAR AS OUR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION PLAN AND THEN AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS TO IDENTIFY SUSTAINABILITY OF PROJECTS THAT WE SEE VALUE IN FOR THE DISTRICT. SO WE WILL EQUALIZE AND PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH AN ANNUAL SPEND OF HOW MANY DOLLARS WE

206NEED TO ASSOCIATE FOR EACH OF THE CATEGORICAL ITEMS SUCH AS COMPUTERS, AUDIO ENHANCEMENT, INTERACTIVE PANELS. ITEMS LIKE THAT. WE WILL BE ABLE TO OUTLINE SPECIFICALLY HOW MANY DOLLARS WE NEED TO ALLOCATE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO KEEP THAT PROJECT SUSTAINABLE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. Lynn Gray: OF COURSE, THE NEXT QUESTION IS, THE DATA. CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND COMMENT ON HOW WE ARE GOING TO COLLECT THE DATA AS TO WHETHER THIS IS A VIABLE OR A POSITIVE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE? Thomas Weeks: WE WILL HAVE TO WORK WITH THE ACADEMIC TEAM. THIS WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO LOOK AT BASICALLY A PRETEST, POSTTEST KIND OF ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE WOULD LOOK AT THE DATA FROM STUDENT PERFORMANCE PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROJECT AND COMPARE THAT TO DATA POST THE IMPLEMENTATION. SO

207THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY GAIN IMMEDIATE INFORMATION, BUT WITHIN SIX TO 12 MONTHS WE'LL START SEEING DATA COMING IN. Lynn Gray: AND THEN ANECDOTAL FROM THE PRINCIPALS, OF COURSE. Thomas Weeks: YES, MA'AM. Lynn Gray: SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, I WILL HOLD DR. WEEKS TO THE FIRE ON THIS BECAUSE, AGAIN, A LOT OF MONEY. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, YOU SAID IT WELL. THIS IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAN ON OUR TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS AND PRINCIPALS TO DETERMINE THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS. WE'VE SEEN MANY COUNTIES ACROSS THIS NATION HAVE THIS IN EVERY ONE OF THEIR CLASSROOMS. BRINGING IT TO FIVE SCHOOLS ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS, BEING ABLE TO LEVERAGE FUNDING RELATED TO FEDERAL FUNDING THAT WE WOULD NOT BE -- WE WOULD NOT HAVE WITHOUT THAT FUNDING SOURCE. Lynn

208Gray: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR. WEEKS. I'M DONE. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. I'M GLAD TO SEE -- YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, AND NOW THEY'LL GO INTO EACH SCHOOL LOOKING TO SEE HOW EFFECTIVE THEY ARE. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS WE HAVE THE ESSER FUNDING, WE DON'T WANT THAT MONEY TO BE SWEPT. IS IT A POSSIBILITY IS THAT A CONCERN FOR YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS? Addison Davis: ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. THEY SWEPT TWO. ANY CHANCE, UNEXTENDED -- EXPENDED FUNDING THAT SITS ON THE BOOKS, DON'T TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO BE INNOVATIVE IN THE SOLUTIONS THEN THEY HAVE RIGHT AND ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO SWEEP THOSE FUNDS FOR US. AND WE DON'T WANT THAT. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE EVERY DOLLAR EXTENDED TO US FROM THE STATE LEVEL

209AND FEDERAL LEVEL. NO DIFFERENT THAN OTHER CATEGORICALS WE HAVE WITH TITLE ONE THAT SCHOOLS HAVE TO BE ABLE TO EXPEND. THEY SWEEP THOSE FUNDING AND POTENTIALLY NEVER REDEPLOY THEM TO USE IN THE SAME MANNER. Nadia Combs: I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS TEACHERS SEE, MAYBE THEY SEE A FIELD BEING PUT IN THEIR SCHOOLS OR THEY SEE AUDIO EQUIPMENT, A ROOF, AND THEY ARE HERE REALLY UPSET ABOUT THE FUNDING, I JUST WANT THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT POCKETS AND THAT OUR CONCERN FOR ANY OF THAT MONEY BEING SWEPT. I TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT, I HOPE THAT WITH THIS ESSER FUNDING THAT ONE DAY WE LOOK AT OUR SCHOOLS AND SEE SOME PERMANENT FIXTURES, BOOKS, AUDIO, VISUAL, SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP ENHANCE TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. SO THAT'S

210ONE OF THE REASONS I PULLED IT. THANK YOU. MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: YOU KNOW I DON'T LOVE THIS. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A CONCERN OF MONEY BEING SWEPT WHICH IS A WHOLE OTHER CONVERSATION WE SHOULD HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT BECAUSE THAT'S PROBLEMATIC THAT FEDERAL FUNDS WERE GIVEN TO US AND THEY ARE SWEEPING MONEY BEFORE WE HAVE A CHANCE TO REALLY EVALUATE WHERE OUR NEEDS ARE AND FORCING US TO SPEND IT. THAT'S PROBLEMATIC ON A WHOLE ADDITIONAL LEVEL. I COULD COME UP WITH A MILLION OTHER WAYS, ESPECIALLY WHEN I TALK TO MY CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO USE ESSER MONEY THAT WILL HAVE A HUGE IMPACT, ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF THE CONDITIONS IN OUR SCHOOLS. HOWEVER, AND I GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT THAT I'LL GET BETTER FEEDBACK THAN I GET ON THE

211LAPTOPS IN SCHOOLS THAT I GET QUESTIONS AND PLENTY OF CONCERNS ABOUT. IF I GET THAT KIND OF FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS, I'M GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS, BUT I'LL GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE GREATLY IMPACTFUL. I DO APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE WORKED WITH EACH BOARD MEMBER TO IDENTIFY SCHOOLS THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM THIS AND HAD THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IT. I'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE ON THIS ONE AND VOTE YES. AND I HOPE THAT I DON'T REGRET THIS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER WASHINGTON. Henry "Shake" Washington: ARE YOU SURVIVING, MR. WEEKS? Addison Davis: LISTEN, HE DOESN'T GET -- Henry "Shake" Washington: WOW, YES, YES, INDEED. SO IF YOU DON'T USE IT, YOU LOSE IT. Thomas Weeks: WELL, THAT'S -- Henry "Shake" Washington: SO MANY WORDS, RIGHT? Thomas

212Weeks: THAT'S UNFORTUNATELY THE CONCERN WE HAVE. THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S APPROVED AND ALLOCATED FOR TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES THROUGH ESSER 3 RIGHT NOW. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT AT LEAST WE START SPENDING THAT MONEY AND ARE ABLE TO PROV OUT THE -- PROVE OUT THE VIABILITY OF THE SOLUTIONS HOPING TO IMPLEMENT. HOPEFULLY WE GET THOSE DOLLARS EXPENDED BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENS WHERE IT MIGHT BE TAKEN FROM US. Henry "Shake" Washington: THEY DON'T GIVE ANY WARNING. Thomas Weeks: WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH WARNING FOR ESSER 2 MONEY, CORRECT? Addison Davis: WE RECOGNIZE IN OUR BUDGET THAT THE MONEY WAS GONE. THAT'S HOW THEY WARNED US. Henry "Shake" Washington: OKAY. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 11.01, APPROVE THE 2023 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS STATE

213LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RECOGNIZE AND FORMALLY APPROVE OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THESE ARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE BOARD HAS WORKED TREMENDOUSLY TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO US AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TO BE ABLE TO TIE THAT TO EVERY ONE OF OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING GOALS. WE'LL BE LOOKING AT BEING ABLE TO SEEK EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY MOBILE CLASSROOMS FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. AND AT THE SAME TOKEN BEING ABLE TO FULLY FUND TRANSPORTATION WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH CONTINUES TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS AND REDUCE HAZARDOUS WALKING CONDITIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS. IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT VPK FUNDING, TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND

214THAT INITIATIVE, NOT ONLY THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR, BUT EXTEND IT FOR THE FULL SCHOOL DAY VERSUS HAVING A HALF-DAY FUNDING PROJECT AND ALSO LOOKING AT SUSTAINABILITY FOR CONTINUED MENTAL HEALTH ALLOCATIONS AS IT CONTINUES TO BE OUR PRESSING ISSUES WITHIN OUR SCHOOL AND OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN ALSO LOOKING AT TALENT MANAGEMENT, TO BE ABLE TO REDEPLOY, REEMPLOY RETIRED PERSONNEL WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS TO ALLOW THEM TO COME BACK IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THEIR FRS. SO IMPORTANT. CONTINUE THAT PUSH AND ALSO BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT FOUNDATIONAL, GROWING OUR OWN INITIATIVES WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT BY HAVING MORE OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPANSION FOR HIRING TEACHERS IN THE WORKFORCE AND THEN LOOKING AT OVERALL FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, INCREASING THE BASIC STUDENT ALLOCATION BY 5%, BRINGING IT TO 230 DOLLARS AND HAVING GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN THE FUNDING THAT WE CAN USE.

215IT'S NOT ALL CATEGORICAL FUNDING, SO WE CAN REALLY ADDRESS THE UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES AND NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT EVERY SINGLE DAY BUT ALSO INCREASING THE FTE COUNTS. MOVING IT FROM FOUR CALCULATIONS TO SIX CALCULATIONS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE MONEY MORE OFTEN IN FRONT OF US AND BEING MORE RECOGNIZED AND GREATER EQUITY WITHIN THE EXPENDITURES. AND THEN ALSO BEING ABLE TO ADDRESS SALARIES AT SCALE FOR EVERYONE WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. I THINK IT'S VERY SOLID. I THANK THE BOARD FOR CONTINUED EFFORTS. WE NOW HAVE TO GET ALL OF OUR EDUCATIONAL ADVOCATES BEHIND US WITH OUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS TO MAKE THIS A REALITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES. Nadia Combs: I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 11.01. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VAUGHN AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN

216AND MEMBER GRAY, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. MEMBER VAUGHN, I'LL LET YOU START. Jessica Vaughn: ME FIRST? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST REALLY WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK KRISTIN DAVIS ON THIS. I KNOW HOW MUCH HARD WORK HAS GONE INTO THIS, AND IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT THAN MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH LEGISLATIVE PLATFORMS. I FEEL LIKE YOU'VE BEEN VERY COLLABORATIVE AND REALLY WORKED WITH THE BOARD. I LOVE THAT YOU TIED IT BACK TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CLEAR. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO GET US IN FRONT OF LEGISLATORS SO WE CAN BRING OUR STORIES FROM OUR DISTRICT TO THEM AND OUR NEEDS AND OUR CONSTITUENT CONCERNS AND REALLY -- I MEAN, THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO COME HERE AND WHO ARE ASKING, WHAT

217DO YOU DO AT THE STATE LEVEL TO ADVOCATE FOR MORE MONEY AND WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING TO BE A VOICE FOR US? YOU'VE REALLY WORKED HARD TO IDENTIFY COLLABORATIVELY OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND TO REALLY BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH DIFFERENT LEGISLATORS. I CAN SAY THAT WORD. I APPRECIATE IT AND I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND EVERYBODY WHO HELPS WITH THIS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: I CONCUR WITH MEMBER VAUGHN. MS. DAVIS, YOU HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, AND REALLY BEING, SHARING THE EMBLEMATIC WANTS THAT THIS BOARD IS REALLY, YOU KNOW, WANTING TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR STATE LEGISLATIVE FOLKS. BUT I ALSO WANTED TO THANK OUR LOBBYISTS AS WELL, SINCE THEY ARE WORKING THEIR HEARTS OUT. AND, YOU KNOW, WE HOPE FOR

218THE WINS. WE HOPE FOR THOSE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND WE HAVE TO KEEP STRIVING FOR THAT, AND YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF THE WORK TOWARDS THAT GOAL. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, I KNOW THAT YOU ARE VERY, VERY -- I WANT TO USE THE WORD PROUD, BUT YOU'RE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE PROGRESS THAT MS. DAVIS HAS DONE BASICALLY COVERING ALL LEGISLATIVE POINTS OF CONCERN FROM THE BOARD TO BRINGING IT TO IN FRONT OF OUR STATE LEGISLATURE FOLKS. SO THANK YOU, MS. DAVIS. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW MORNING AT 8:30. WE HAVE TO GO TO THE COUNCIL OF GREAT CITY SCHOOLS. ALL RIGHT. BYE. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER WASHINGTON. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. ALSO, MS. DAVIS, THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS HAVING US PREPARED WHEN WE MEET LEGISLATORS. AND ALSO, I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU,

219TOO, YOU HAVE ALWAYS DONE A GREAT JOB. I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT WHEN YOU ARE THERE WITH ME SO THAT I DON'T DROP THE BALL. I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO AND ALL THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO FOR US. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY? Nadia Combs: AS WELL AS I ALSO WANT TO SAY TO KRISTIN DAVIS JUST WHAT A GREAT JOB YOU DID. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, YOU WERE ABLE TO BRING A REPRESENTATIVE OUT TO CITRUS PARK. TRACY COSTER CAME OUT THERE, WAS ABLE TO SEE OUR SCHOOLS, ABLE TO SEE OUR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS, ALL OUR REGULAR STUDENTS, HOW HARD TEACHERS WORK. IT'S REALLY ABOUT GETTING OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO OUR SCHOOLS. THAT WAY THEY CAN SEE, JUST TO SEE WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING FOR AND WHAT WE NEED AND FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE

220CHALLENGES THAT SCHOOLS FACE. ALSO, I MEAN, YOU ARE SO TYPE A. YOU WORK SO HARD ON GETTING EVERYTHING ORGANIZED. ALWAYS TIMELY ON EVERYTHING. I WILL SAY AS A BOARD MEMBER, I DIDN'T REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT. WHEN I FIRST CAME ON, I TOLD YOU I KNEW THE THINGS I WOULD BE ADVOCATING FOR AS A BOARD MEMBER BUT I DID NOT KNOW THE IMPORTANCE AND HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO GO TO TALLAHASSEE, AND THAT WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE IN GOING UP THERE AND REALLY BUILDING CONNECTIONS WITH EVERYONE AND UNDERSTANDING OUR SCHOOLS AND THEIR NEEDS. YOU'RE ABLE TO DO THAT AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 11.02, APPROVE INVOICE WITH POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE TAMPA BAY, PCA. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis:

221SHE'S ALREADY E-MAILED ALL THE LEGISLATORS AND READY TO GO. SHE'S WRITING IT IN THERE. JUST HAPPENED. IT IS A DRAFT IN MY E-MAIL BOX. Addison Davis: READY TO GO. TIME TO GO TO WORK, KATIE. GOOD JOB. A TEAM OF ONE. THE LAST ONE IS REALLY 11.02 IS REALLY IMPORTANT PROCESS FOR US TO HAVE POSITIVE COACH ALLIANCE OF TAMPA BAY. THEY CONTINUE TO BE AN AWESOME PARTNER WHICH STARTED IN 2010. THEY FOCUS ON PROVIDING ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO LOOK AT POSITIVE CHARACTER AND ALSO LEADERSHIP SKILLS WITHIN OUR ATHLETES, WITHIN OUR COACHES. AT THE SAME TOKEN WITHIN OUR PARENTS. I WANT TO SAY MR. ROBINSON HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB DIRECTING AND SPEARHEADING THIS EFFORT TO REALLY FOCUS ON HAVING THIS PARTNERSHIP TO FOCUS ON THE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ALSO ESTABLISHING GOAL SETTINGS TO CREATE A

222CARING AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. ONE THING THAT THE TEAM DOES, MAKES CERTAIN THAT ALL THE COACHES ARE AT THESE TRAININGS. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN -- WE'RE NOT ONLY BUILDING PROFICIENT ATHLETES BUT THOSE CIVIC-MINDED LEADERS TO TRANSITION ON AND OFF OUR FIELDS, OR OUR COURTS OR OUR TRACKS TO WATCH OUT AND TO BE A BEAUTIFUL REPRESENTATION OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HE HAS HIGH EXPECTATIONS COUPLED WITH HIGH SUPPORT. THIS IS CONTINUING TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE HAVE ONGOING TRAINING FOR MAKING SELF BETTER, MAKING TEAMMATES BETTER AND ALSO MAKING THE GAME BETTER. AND THIS IMPACTS 28 OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND EVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL WE TRANSITIONED THIS YEAR TO HAVE ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. HISTORICALLY THE POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE HAS REALLY FOOTED THE ENTIRE BILL, WHICH HAS BEEN OVER A MILLION DOLLARS. NOW

223IT'S TIME FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SHOW VALUE AND CARE FOR THIS, SO AS IT CONTINUES TO BE A SYSTEMIC PARTNERSHIP AND TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THIS STAYS IN FRONT OF OUR COMMUNITY. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 11.02. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 11.03, APPROVE 2023 TENTATIVE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE CALENDAR AND SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS FOR NOT ONLY FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD BUT ALSO FOR OUR EMPLOYEES IN OUR COMMUNITY, JUST TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHAT MEETINGS WILL TAKE

224PLACE AND PUT IT IN FRONT OF THE BOARD FOR FORMAL APPROVAL. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 11.03. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: GOT CONFUSED THERE FOR A SECOND. YES, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I APPRECIATE THIS. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. NUMBER ONE, I PULLED IT FOR AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM BECAUSE I WANTED PEOPLE JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO COME FAITHFULLY TO OUR BOARD MEETINGS. NOW THEY'LL HAVE A NICE LITTLE SCHEDULE ABOUT THAT. BUT I DID JUST WANT TO MAKE A PERSONAL COMMENT THAT I KNOW WE MIGHT HAVE A MEETING THAT WAS MAYBE NOT ON THIS COMING

225UP, DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS GO, AS WELL AS DEPENDING ON WHETHER WE ARE STILL ON THE TIMELINE FOR THE BOUNDARY ANALYSIS. I WOULD LIKE TO JUST ASK IF WE CAN HAVE A SEPARATE MEETING FOR THAT'S NOT ON THE REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. I WOULD JUST ASK THAT ALONG WITH THIS, ANY EXTRA MEETINGS OR ADDITIONAL MEETINGS WE MIGHT HAVE BEFORE THE NEW YEAR, WE KIND OF IDENTIFY THOSE EARLY BECAUSE KIND OF LAST-MINUTE CALLED MEETINGS ARE STRESSFUL FOR EVERYBODY AND DISRUPTIVE. I JUST WANTED TO, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE APPROVING THESE AND THESE ARE MEETINGS, IF WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL MEETINGS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, SPECIAL-CALLED MEETINGS THAT WE DO THAT PROACTIVELY AND GET THAT ON EVERYONE'S CALENDAR NOW AND KIND OF TALK ABOUT THAT. I JUST WANTED TO USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY. I DON'T

226KNOW IF I ASKED THE QUESTION THAT WANTED TO BE ASKED. Lynn Gray: MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU JUST TRIGGERED A QUESTION OR A REQUEST, TALKING ABOUT THE SUSPENDED AGENDA. I THINK, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, TO MAYBE SHORT CUT, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BOUNDARY DISCUSSION OR A WORKSHOP, BUT WOULD YOU PLEASE PUT ON THE SUSPENDED AGENDA THE CURRENT PROGRESSION OF OUR WXY AND WXY AND THE Y IS BECAUSE THE PUBLIC IS BEHIND THE SCENES, THEY ARE REALLY, REALLY CURIOUS, SO ARE WE. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, ONE THING THAT I'VE DONE IN THE PAST AND WILL DO THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO DO IS PUT IT IN MY SUPERINTENDENT UPDATES JUST TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY APPRISED. I'LL MAKE THAT A PRIORITY UNTIL FINALIZATION OF ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OR CHANGES ALIGNING WITH BOARD POLICY. Lynn Gray: WELL,

227I APPRECIATE THAT. MORE WORK FOR MR. FARKAS TO DO, BUT THAT'S OKAY, TOO. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. I WAS GOING TO ECHO THE SAME SENTIMENTS. I'D LIKE TO SEE IT MOVING FORWARD EVERY SINGLE MEETING. WE TALK ABOUT THE BOUNDARIES. WE ALSO OBVIOUSLY WILL HAVE A WORKSHOP, SUSPENDED AGENDA, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE REALLY GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IN FRONT OF. WE MAKE SURE WE ANSWER QUESTIONS. SO I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE FINANCIAL SECURITY OF OUR DISTRICT AND MAKING GOOD DECISIONS AS WE LOOK AT THIS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MEMBER VAUGHN AND MEMBER GRAY FOR MENTIONING THIS. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM, SCHOOL

228SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: MR. FARKAS, DO YOU WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM FOR ME THIS MORNING. Christopher Farkas: THROUGH STATUTE, WE NEED TO APPROVE THIS AS CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION. THIS IS THE FORMALITY OF IT OF FORMALIZING AND APPROVING THAT GOING FORWARD. YOU ALL IS HAVE BEEN BRIEFED ON THIS. THIS IS THE DECISION YOU HAVE TO DO. IT'S DUE AT THE END OF OCTOBER. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS AND THANK YOU, MR. FARKAS. THIS IS AN INFORMATION ITEM, SO IT DOESN'T REQUIRE A MOTION OR A VOTE. WE WILL GO ON AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT, WHICH IS SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS. SUPERINTENDENT, DAVIS, ARE YOU READY? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, I AM READY. THIS EVENING, YOU KNOW WE HAVE LOTS TO TALK ABOUT. FOR OUR UPDATE

229THIS EVENING, WE WILL LOOK AT IDENTIFYING CELEBRATIONS, UPDATE ON BOUNDARY PROCESS, HIGHLIGHT CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AND ALSO BEING ABLE TO ADDRESS SUSPENDED AGENDA. THIS EVENING WILL BE TRANSFORMATION. ONE THING I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AND ACKNOWLEDGE IS THE HARD WORK FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT RELATED TO THE RESPONSE OF HURRICANE IAN. FROM A LEADER, I ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE OPEN SCHOOL, WE RESPOND TO THE COMMUNITY AND THAT WE HAVE STUDENTS ON TASK AND WE KEEP THEM IN FRONT OF INSTRUCTION EVERY SINGLE DAY. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT HAD TO TAKE PLACE, I AM SO HAPPY THAT WE DECIDED TO BE ABLE TO CLOSE SCHOOLS ON MONDAY, FOR OUR TEACHERS TO HAVE THAT AND SCHOOLS TO HAVE THAT PREPARATION TO BE ABLE TO LAUNCH OVER 60 SHELTERS FOR

230THIS COMMUNITY. WE SERVED OVER 8,000 OF OUR EVACUEES WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR REGION AND WE SERVED OVER 40,000 MEALS. IT WAS TEACHERS, LEADERS. IT WAS SUPPORT STAFF. EVERYONE CAME TOGETHER TO WORK WITH THE EOC IN OPERATIONS. THEY WERE AWESOME TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE GROWING NEEDS. THE RESPONSE WAS SO WELL. IT'S NOT ONLY HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE THAT IT TOOK A RIGHT TURN, BUT WE DON'T CELEBRATE THAT BECAUSE IT HAD MAJOR IMPACT IN LEE COUNTY, CHARLOTTE COUNTY, AND COLLIER COUNTY. BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT HOW OUR TEAMS RESPONDED THROUGH COMMUNICATION. OUR COMMUNICATION TEAM DID A WONDERFUL JOB STAYING OUT IN FRONT OF THAT PROCESS, BUT OUR RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS AS WELL TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT CUT TEAMS, REMOVE DEBRIS, ELECTRICIANS, ROOF LEAKS, YOU NAME IT. WE WERE READY AND PRIMED TO BE ABLE

231TO COME BACK TO SCHOOL AND DO IT IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER AFTER FIVE DAYS. WE'RE REALLY BLESSED. I THINK WE HAVE A VIDEO THAT WE JUST WANT TO SHARE REAL FAST THAT JUST SHOWS THE HARD WORK OF OUR STAFF. AS YOU CAN SEE, A LOT OF HARD WORK, A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT WAS PUT INTO THIS. AND JOHN NEWMAN CONTINUES TO REPRESENT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN AN EXEMPLARY WAY, AND WE THANK MR. FARKAS' TEAM, OPERATIONS AND ALL THE MAINTENANCE, CUSTODIAL WORKERS, PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND EVERYONE, CABINET AND DISTRICT STAFF WHO WERE REALLY OUT AND ABOUT TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY AND PUT US BACK TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO SERVE CHILDREN. SAME TOKEN, RECOGNIZE THAT NOVEMBER THE 17th IS THE GREAT AMERICAN TEACH-IN. ALWAYS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS. THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED, YOU CAN

232GO TO VOLUNTEER.SERVICES AT HCPS.NET OR CALL 813-272-4446. WE ARE LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS, WHETHER IT BE COMMUNITY LEADERS, CIVIC LEADERS, LOCAL PERSONALITIES, RETIREES, VOLUNTEERS, PARENTS, WHO WANT TO REALLY SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH THIS NEW GENERATION. LAST YEAR WE HAD OVER 6,000 SPEAKERS TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS ON AROUND 1100 PRESENTATIONS AND IMPACTED OVER 90 PLUS THOUSAND OF OUR STUDENTS. WHAT A GREAT DAY. IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP, PLEASE SIGN UP AND BEING ABLE TO GO AND SERVE AND ENGAGE WITH OUR STUDENTS. AT THE SAME TOKEN, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR PROGRESS MONITORING ASSESSMENTS FOR READING AND MATHEMATICS. AT THIS TIME, I'LL TRANSITION TO MR. CONNOR TO GIVE AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE. Terry Connor: WE ARE EXCITED THAT WE FINISHED THE FIRST WINDOWS OF PROGRESS MONITORING ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED THROUGH THE

23330th OF SEPTEMBER. WE DID HAVE THE ONE-WEEK EXTENSION DUE TO HURRICANE IAN. THE OFFICIAL WINDOW CLOSED ON OCTOBER THE 7th. I WILL SAY VERY EXCITED ABOUT OUR IMPLEMENTATION AND BEING ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT WITHIN THE WINDOW. FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES, JUST KNOWING THAT THE FIRST TWO WINDOWS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, TO HELP TEACHERS DRIVE INSTRUCTION BASED ON THE DATA THAT WE RECEIVE BACK FROM THE STATE. THE THIRD WINDOW WILL BE WHAT WE'RE ACCUSTOMED TO FOR STATE TESTING. IT WILL BE THAT END-OF-THE-YEAR MEASURE THAT WE'LL UNDERSTAND WHERE STUDENTS ARE IN TERMS OF MASTERY OF GRADE LEVEL CONTENT STANDARDS AND THOSE EVENTUALLY WILL BE USED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PURPOSES. THIS YEAR, WE WILL NOT RECEIVE -- WE RECEIVE WHAT IS CALLED INFORMATIONAL BASELINE GRADES. THEY WILL NOT SANCTION SCHOOLS BASED ON THESE GRADES BECAUSE

234REMEMBER IT WILL BE BASED ON PROFICIENCY ONLY IN THE ABSENCE OF LEARNING GAINS BECAUSE THIS IS A BRAND-NEW TEST. EACH PROGRESS MONITORING ASSESSMENT THAT WE DO IS THE ENTIRE YEAR WORTH OF INSTRUCTION FOR ALL THE STANDARDS THAT ARE TAUGHT DURING THE YEAR. SO WHEN THE STUDENTS TOOK THAT FIRST PROGRESS MONITORING BENCHMARK TEST, THAT TESTED EVERYTHING FOR THE WHOLE ENTIRE YEAR. AS WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AND GET THE DATA BACK FROM THE STATE, OUR ACADEMIC SERVICES TEAM AND CONTENT AND ASSESSMENT LEADERS, WE SPENT OUR OCTOBER PRINCIPAL MEETING REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE REPORTS AND THE DATA TO HELP DRIVE INSTRUCTION. THE NEXT SLIDE YOU SEE HERE IS THE PERCENT TESTED. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE ALWAYS STRIVING TO AT LEAST THAT 95% TESTED. GREAT JOB IN TERMS OF THAT. 9th AND 10th WE DON'T TEST THE MATH

235FAST BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE TAKING THE ALGEBRA AND GEOMETRY ASSESSMENTS AND THEY DO NOT HAVE PROGRESS MONITORING YET FROM THE STATE THERE. SO PRELIMINARILY, THE RESULTS LOOK LIKE THIS. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS BELOW PROFICIENCY, AND THAT MIRRORS WHERE WE ARE AT WITH THE STATE. BECAUSE THAT'S, AGAIN, THE FIRST PROGRESS MONITORING ASSESSMENT IS GOING TO ASSESS ALL STANDARDS, SO EVEN THE ONES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TAUGHT YET. SO WE ARE PRETTY STEADY. WE ARE WHERE THE STATE IS IN TERMS OF THOSE PERCENTAGES. WE DO OFFER A DISTRICT BASELINE ASSESSMENT FOR OUR EOC COURSES. THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE IN THE SECOND TABLE. AND WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THAT 30% THRESHOLD FOR THE FIRST ADMINISTRATION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO SEE THAT STUDENTS AND THAT THE TEST IS BEHAVING AS

236IT SHOULD. WE FEEL WE ARE RIGHT ON PACE WHERE WE SHOULD BE IN TERMS OF THE FIRST PROGRESS MONITORING. NOW, IN TERMS OF WHAT WE SHARED, WE HAVE SENT COMMUNICATION TO OUR PARENTS ON HOW TO ACCESS THE ASSESSMENT RESULTS THROUGH THE REPORT CARD PORTAL. OUR PARENTS HAVE THE DIRECTIONS TO DO THAT. AND THEN WE WILL GET OFFICIAL REPORTS FROM THE DOE HOPEFULLY VERY SOON IN THE COMING WEEKS, AND WE WILL UPDATE THOSE REPORTS IN THE PORTAL AS THAT DATA COMES BACK IN. AND IN THAT, WE WILL HAVE PERCENTILE RANKS, SO WE'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHERE STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING IN RELATION TO THEIR PEERS ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA, NOT ONLY JUST HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. Addison Davis: THANK YOU, MR. CONNOR. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ALSO TONIGHT FOR OUR CONSENT AGENDA, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OUR

237STUDENTS THAT ARE TRANSITIONING TO FIELD TRIPS THROUGH NEW YORK, THROUGH THE FLORIDA THEATER, WINTER HAVEN TO WASHINGTON, D.C., TO CONFERENCES, TO BE ABLE TO LEARN AND GROW AND AT THE SAME TOKEN BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT THE MODEL UNITED NATIONS COMPETITION IN ORLANDO AND NUMBER OF OUR SCHOOLS GOING ON TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE. THANK THE BOARD FOR APPROVING THAT BECAUSE OUR KIDS REALLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT HOLISTIC EXPERIENCE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR FISCAL OPERATIONAL BOUNDARY ANALYSIS FOR PHASE TWO ENGAGEMENT. I'LL LET MR. FARKAS KIND OF WALK THROUGH WHERE WE ARE FROM OUR GOALS AND WHAT WE COULD REALLY FORECAST AS WE MOVE FORWARD. Christopher Farkas: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT. THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND IS PHASE ONE WAS ABOUT UNDERSTANDING DEFINITIONS, SO

238WE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHEN AM I GOING TO SEE A MAP AND WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS AND HOW COME WE DON'T KNOW WHY WAS DUNBAR ELEMENTARY NOT ON THE MAP AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A BOUNDARIES. A LOT OF IT WAS AWARENESS. WHILE THERE'S PEOPLE, THERE IS ANXIETY AROUND IT AND I GET THAT. AS I SAID TO PARENTS I TALK TO, YOU WANT PEOPLE TO GO TO THE SCHOOL THEY WANT TO GO. THAT IS A POSITIVE THING. IF THE PRINCIPAL HAS THE STUDENT ENGAGED IN THE SCHOOL THAT IS A POSITIVE THING. WE KNOW THERE WAS ANXIETY IN PHASE ONE. PHASE TWO IS MUCH MORE ABOUT THE MAPS, THE CHOICES THAT YOU ALL HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU AND THE INTERACTION WITH THE COMMUNITY. SO PHASE TWO, A

239FEW DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN. THE FIRST ONE IS THE COUNTYWIDE WEBINAR. WHAT HAPPENED IN PHASE ONE, TALK ABOUT A SCENARIO. ACTUALLY A BOUNDARY WEBSITE WHERE PEOPLE CAN PLAY WITH THEIR BOUNDARY TOOL, MOVE BOUNDARIES ABOUT THEMSELVES, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THEY FEEL LIKE THEY KNOW THEIR COMMUNITIES BETTER. GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. WE'LL MAKE SURE WE POST THAT VIDEO. IT IS AN INTRODUCTORY ONE. THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER. GOING TO BE THREE VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENTS WITH 10 TO 20 ORGANIZATIONS. SO WE WORKED WITH DR. VERRA-TIRADO, WITH OUR CABINET AND WHO ARE THE ORGANIZATIONS WE NEED TO GET TO? NAACP, THE CTA, HECF, A LOT OF GROUPS WE WORK WITH ON A REGULAR BASIS. NAME A FEW, DON'T WANT TO CUT ANYBODY OUT. A LOT OF DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT WE

240ASKED FEEDBACK FOR, SAME WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS. WE WELCOME THAT FEEDBACK TO DO THAT. THAT WILL HAPPEN NOVEMBER 14 THROUGH THE 18. AND THEN PART THREE OF THAT IS TEN IN-PERSON ENGAGEMENTS WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. WEEK OF DECEMBER 5 THROUGH THE 9, WE WILL HAVE TWO OF THOSE EACH NIGHT AND THEY WILL BE IN EACH OF YOUR AREAS. TWO AT EACH OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS IN YOUR AREA. FOR EACH BOARD MEMBER, FIVE BOARD MEMBER AREAS, TEN MEETINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN. THAT WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BREAK THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. WE'LL HAVE COMPUTERS THERE IN CASE SOMEBODY DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS AT HOME. HAVE ACCESS WHERE THEY CAN USE THE TOOL THERE, PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND HOPEFULLY ANSWER QUESTIONS. ALL THAT INFORMATION, WHETHER FROM THE WEBSITE, FROM THE VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENTS OR TEN IN-PERSON ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS, ALL THAT INFORMATION WILL

241BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS HAVE A FEEL FOR WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. Addison Davis: CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE KNOW THESE ARE SOME REALLY HARD DECISIONS BUT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT EVERY ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, IMPACTFUL ENROLLMENT AND ALSO OUR BOUNDARIES SO IT MAKES SENSE FOR US AS AN ORGANIZATION. ALSO, TODAY, WE GOT RECOGNIZED, SCHOOL RECOGNITION FUNDING CAME ABOUT FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA. WE HAD MOVED TREMENDOUSLY, 2019-2020 IS THE LAST TIME WE RECEIVED IT. AROUND $9.4 MILLION. THAT MOVED TREMENDOUSLY TO $17.1 MILLION. THIS IS PASS-THROUGH MONEY TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO OUR SCHOOLS. THE WAY YOU EARN THIS FUNDING IS YOU EITHER EARN A SCHOOL GRADE OF A OR YOU MOVE

242ONE GRADE LEVEL FROM ONE GRADE LEVEL INCREASE WITHIN YOUR SCHOOLS. NOW THIS WILL GO BACK TO OUR SCHOOLS, AND THEY WILL MEET WITH THEIR TEAMS TO DETERMINE HOW THIS MONEY IS EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED WITHIN EVERY EMPLOYEE THAT'S WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATION, BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE HAD A -- PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE OF BEING ABLE TO INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. ALSO, THEY WILL MAKE A DETERMINATION IF THERE'S ANY TYPE OF MATERIALS OR EQUIPMENT OR EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THEY'LL USE IN AN EFFORT TO MOVE THE NEEDLE. THIS IS AN AWESOME CELEBRATION FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. ONCE AGAIN, A HIGH THAT WE RECOGNIZE AND JUST SHOWS THE HARD WORK THAT OUR PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS ARE MOVING FORWARD TO GENERATE MONEY TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THEIR VALUE. AND THEN NATIONAL PRINCIPALS MONTH. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH TO EVERY ONE OF

243OUR PRINCIPALS FOR THEIR CONTINUED HARD WORK. THIS JOB ISN'T EASY. WE KNOW THAT, BUT YOU CONTINUE TO STAND UP, SHOW UP TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS COMPLEXITIES EVERY SINGLE YEAR, WHETHER IT WAS THE PANDEMIC. NOW WE'RE DEALING WITH TRYING TO WIN THE TALENT WAR. THEY CONTINUE TO BE IN THE FOREFRONT OF DOING REALLY GREAT THINGS FOR OUR CHILDREN. I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I THANK YOU AND CARE ABOUT YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY. FINALLY, SUSPENDED AGENDA. I'LL LET SHAY McRAE GO OVER THIS AND THEN I'LL TRANSITION. VERY EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT HAVE REALLY, REALLY POURED INTO THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK. TONIGHT WE'LL HIGHLIGHT TWO MAJOR PARTNERS. THE FIRST ONE IS BESS THE BOOK BUS. WE CELEBRATED THEIR 20 YEARS AS AN ORGANIZATION AND SHE HAS DONATED ONE MILLION BOOKS NOT JUST IN THE

244HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TAMPA BAY AREA, BUT ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. AT THIS EVENT ON OCTOBER 14, GIFTED 261 FREE BOOKS. WE GAVE BOOKS TO EVERY KINDERGARTNER, FIRST GRADER OR SECOND GRADER. THEY TOOK A BOOK HOME FOR THEIR PERSONAL LIBRARY. ON TOP OF THAT, SHE ALSO SHIPPED APPROXIMATELY 2,667 BOOKS TO ALL 40 TRANSPORTATION NETWORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THAT WENT TO EVERY KINDERGARTEN KID IN OUR NETWORK. WE PROVIDED 16 TEACHERS WITH FREE TEXT SET WITH 25 BOOKS FOR THEIR CLASSROOM LIBRARY. IN ADDITION TO BESS THE BOOK BUS DONATION, THEY HAVE TEAMED UP WITH THE SANTANDER FOUNDATION NEW TO THE LUTZ AREA. THEY ARE FUNDING 6 SCHOOLS IN THE NETWORK TO HAVE BESS THE BOOK BUS COME OUT QUARTERLY. THEY CAN SCHEDULE FOUR VISITS WHERE THE BUS WILL COME TO THE SCHOOL AND BOOKS FOR THE CHILDREN TO TAKE HOME.

245SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP. THE NEXT ONE WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THE CHAMBERLAIN LEGACY ALLIANCE. WE TALKED ABOUT OUR CHAMBERLAIN STORM. THEY HAD A GAME ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15. THE LEGACY ALLIANCE, THEY ARE TRYING TO REBUILD ENERGY AROUND THE FEEDER SCHOOLS THAT ARE IN THE CHAMBERLAIN FEEDER PATTERN. YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE AND CELEBRATE. STUDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SING WITH THE CHAMBERLAIN CHORUS. THEY HAD FUN-FILLED ACTIVITIES FOR THE STUDENTS THAT WERE ALL SPONSORED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF CHAMBERLAIN. WE HAD COMBINED ACTIVITIES, FOODS, SOUVENIRS, AND WHAT THE CHAMBERLAIN LEGACY ALLIANCE REALLY WANTED TO DO WAS TO GET PARENTS OUT TO CHAMBERLAIN TO SEE THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND TO REALLY TAKE OWNERSHIP AND PRIDE IN THE SCHOOL. $500 WAS GIVEN TO THE SCHOOLS THAT

246BROUGHT THE MOST PARENTS OUT TO THE EVENT, THAT WAS CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAD WILL BE ABLE TO SPEND THE MONEY HOWEVER THEY LIKE. WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH CHAMBERLAIN LEGACY ALLIANCE AND ALL THE SCHOOLS THAT BENEFIT FROM THIS PARTICULAR RELATIONSHIP. Addison Davis: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. SORRY I WAS LONG-WINDED TONIGHT BUT A LOT OF REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT WE NEEDED TO SHARE SO THE CONSTITUENTS COULD BE ENGAGED WITH ALL THE ACTIVITIES GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL UPDATES. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: YES, SPEAKING OF OUR WONDERFUL STAKEHOLDERS, NUMBER ONE, AND I GUESS -- I DON'T KNOW WHO TO GIVE THE RECOGNITION TO. THE MOST RIGHT NOW, OF COURSE, OUR TEACHERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY

247THAT WE GOT FOR RECOGNITION, BUT ALSO OUR PRINCIPALS. I WANT TO THANK OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, PRINCIPALS, STAFF, CHIEF JOHN NEWMAN, MR. FARKAS, OUR NURSES, OUR FOOD SERVICE, AND SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS FOR COORDINATING SUCH A HUGE OUTREACH DURING THIS HURRICANE. IT WAS HUGE. AND I KNOW THAT YOU SHOWED A VIDEO. BUT WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW WHAT OUR DISTRICT IS ABLE AND WILLING TO DO AND THEN GOING DOWN TO LEE COUNTY AND HELPING THEM AS WELL. IT SPEAKS VOLUMES. I ALSO HAVE -- WE DID A VISIT WITH THE LATE EARL J. LENNARD. HIS LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU JUST SOME TIDBITS BECAUSE MY PREVIOUS TEACHER AND I DATED HIS COUSIN, SO THERE IS A LINEAGE THERE. I'M NOT GOING TO GO ANY FURTHER THAN THAT. HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. THE

248ANNUAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS DINNER WAS SPONSORED BY THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, AND WE WERE THERE THURSDAY, LAST THURSDAY, ALSO PATTI RENDON, OUR NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER WAS THERE, AND SUE BURKETT -- I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO HIDE ON ME, BUT THERE YOU ARE. AND THIS YEAR, THE BOARD OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FAIR DEDICATED THIS LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE, WHICH IS LITERALLY THAT WAY. THANK YOU, PABLO, FOR PUTTING THIS ON. MR. SCOTT BROOKS, THANK YOU. MR. SCOTT BROOKS, OUR CTE DIRECTOR AND MR. JACOB RAYBURN WHO ALSO SPOKE ABOUT THE MEMORIES AS DID A LOT OF OUR WONDERFUL PLANT CITY AND SEFFNER, DOVER CONSTITUENTS. BUT IT WAS VERY, VERY INTERESTING AND, JENNIFER SPORANO, THANK YOU FOR COLLECTING ALL THE ANTIQUES AND MEMORABILIA. IT WAS VERY, VERY MOVING TO ME IS THE PHILOSOPHY THAT THE LATE EARL J. LENNARD

249HAD. HE ALWAYS WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT HIS STUDENTS, WHICH HE WAS SUPERINTENDENT, WOULD ALWAYS GRADUATE, FINISH SCHOOL BETTER THAN WHEN THEY CAME IN. AND WHEN I SAY THAT, HIS FOCUS WERE ON THE MIGRANT, THE CHILDREN THAT DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH BUT NEEDED SO MUCH. I FOUND THAT VERY MEMORABLE TO SHARE. AT ANY RATE, WE HAVE THE -- THEY ARE BEING SHOWN AT MITCHELL, BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL, AND OUR DISTRICT OFFICES AND COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT OUR DISTRICT. ALSO, I WANT TO THANK OUR HILLSBOROUGH HEALTHY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WHO RECEIVED GOLD, THE GOLD AWARD, LAST YEAR, GARY GRAHAM, WHO ALSO IS EMBLEMATIC IN HAVING A POSITIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, MEANING THAT THE MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES, THANK YOU HOLLY SAIA, JULIA, AND TOWNSEND, JOSHUA, DENA MARSHALL, BUT REALLY, THEY MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS, BUT THE CONCERN REMAINS, THE USE, OR

250THE MISUSE OF INTERNET AMONG OUR STUDENTS IS EXTREMELY WORRISOME. THEY ARE GETTING TO INAPPROPRIATE WEBSITES. WE TAUGHT THEM WELL DURING COVID HOW TO USE A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY. THEY ARE VERY GOOD, OUR STUDENTS ARE. THEY ARE GETTING INTO HIGHLY ILLEGAL SITES THROUGH FIRE WALLS, BUT AT ANY RATE, THIS IS A CONCERN, AND A LOT OF PORNOGRAPHY, DRUG CONNECTIONS, SEX TRADE, HUMAN TRAFFICKERS AND MORE. OUR STUDENTS ARE SEEING THAT WITHIN OUR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION. OUR HILLSBOROUGH HUMAN TRAFFICKING COMMITTEE LASER FOCUSED ON THIS. MORE TO COME. SCIENCE OLYMPICS -- WHOOPS. IF YOU WANT TO SEE SHAKE WASHINGTON BE CHALLENGED, WATCH HIM TRY TO DO A DRONE. I ABSOLUTELY WAS AMAZED. HE DID. HE WAS FOCUSED ON GETTING IT THROUGH A CIRCLE. SCIENCE OLYMPICS, THANK YOU, LARRY PLANK AND STAFF. THANK YOU, OUR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH

251FIFTH GRADERS FOR PROMOTING AND REALLY SHARING THEIR -- MY GOODNESS, TREMENDOUS EDUCATIONAL GAINS IN S.T.E.M. EVERY ONE OF US APPRECIATED THAT. ALL DONE. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, CHAIR COMBS. THERE ARE A FEW THINGS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT. FIRST OF ALL, I KIND OF RUSHED THROUGH ADDRESSING OUR TEACHERS WHO COME OUT AND SPEAK IN DROVES. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IF THEY WERE WATCHING THAT THEY SAW THAT WE DID ACKNOWLEDGE THEM, THAT WE DO VALUE THEM, THAT WE DO HEAR THEM. I KNOW THAT MANY TIMES I LOOK OVER AT MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS AND WE'RE MOVED TO TEARS BY STORIES OF OUR STAFF AND OUR TEACHERS IN OUR DISTRICT. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE HEARD AND VALUED

252AND WE DO APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN HERE. NEXT I WANTED TO MENTION BECAUSE SOMETHING KIND OF SAD. WE LOST A TEACHER LAST WEEK TO A CAR ACCIDENT. THERE WAS A TEACHER, CHASE YOUNG, WHO WORKED AT BETH SHIELDS MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HE DIED TRAGICALLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT. HE WAS VERY IMPACTED -- HE WAS VERY IMPACTFUL TEACHER. HE CONNECTED WITH HIS STUDENTS. HE WAS BELOVED BY THE COMMUNITY. THE PARENTS HAVE STARTED AN ANNUAL GO FUND ME TO RAISE MONEY TO BRING THE 8th GRADE. HE WAS AN 8th GRADE TEACHER, TO BRING HIS STUDENTS TO UNIVERSAL STUDIOS BECAUSE THAT'S AN EVENT THAT HE REALLY, REALLY LOVED SHARING WITH HIS STUDENTS. SO ANNUALLY, THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE, IT'S A TITLE ONE SCHOOL, THAT THOSE STUDENTS CAN EXPERIENCE UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THERE IS A LOT

253THAT CAN BE DONE TO SUPPORT THAT SCHOOL, AND THEY ARE ASKING IN MEMORY TO PLEASE SUPPORT THAT SCHOOL. SO I WANTED TO REACH OUT AND TALK ABOUT ONE OF OUR TEACHERS WHO WE TRAGICALLY LOST. HE WAS YOUNG AND HE WILL BE MISSED. ALSO, I WANTED TO KIND OF JUST ECHO WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT SAID AND JUST REALLY THANK EVERYBODY WHEN IT CAME TO OUR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS. I KNOW THE SUPERINTENDENT WORKED HARD. I KNOW MR. FARKAS' TEAM WORKED HARD, ESPECIALLY ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO LEFT THEIR FAMILIES TO COME STOCK SHELTERS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD WHAT WE NEEDED AND WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE PEOPLE AND KEEP THEM SAFE. WE'RE OFTEN DIVIDED AS A COMMUNITY, BUT IT WAS A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SEE US COME TOGETHER, NOT ONLY AS A COMMUNITY, BUT SUPPORT OUR

254FELLOW PEOPLE IN OUR STATE. AND IT REALLY MEANT A LOT. I'M GLAD WE HONORED THE PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO LEND SUPPORT TO OTHER COUNTIES. AND I JUST REALLY WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT IN DEVASTATING TIMES WE CAN RALLY AND PULL TOGETHER AND REMEMBER THAT WE ARE ALL FLORIDIANS AND COME TOGETHER. SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO TALK ABOUT THAT. I WANTED TO THANK SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WHO HAS COME OUT TO ME TO A FEW SCHOOLS TO KIND OF TOUR THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SUPPORT THOSE SCHOOLS. I APPRECIATE THAT EVERY TIME I ASK HIM TO COME TO A SCHOOL, HE SHOWS UP REGARDLESS OF WHAT HIS CALENDAR LOOKS LIKE AND LOOKS AT THE THINGS THAT

255I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT AND ASKS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THE BEST THAT WE CAN FOR OUR SCHOOLS. I DID WANT TO GET ON EVERYBODY'S RADAR THAT THERE IS A BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING TOMORROW, AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME INTERESTING RULES THAT COME OUT OF THAT. I KNOW THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND ARE RESPONDING AS A DISTRICT, BUT I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE ON PEOPLE'S RADAR. A LOT OF IT IS GOING TO IMPACT OUR CLASSROOM LIBRARIES AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND OUR TEACHERS. IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE A MEETING. I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD TUNE INTO THAT. FINALLY, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU ON THE RECORD, BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF MISCOMMUNICATION, AND, MR. CONNOR, YOU CAN ANSWER THIS AS WELL. BUT OUR TEACHERS GET OUR

256GUIDES, ESPECIALLY LET'S SAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TO FOLLOW OUR ELA WONDERS. BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF MISCOMMUNICATION FOR OUR SEASONED TEACHERS, WHETHER THEY HAVE THE AUTONOMY TO USE OTHER MATERIALS, FOCUSED COMPLETELY ON THE BENCHMARK AND THE STANDARD AND THE TOPIC THAT THEY ARE TEACHING, THAT THEY DO HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY IF THEY WANT TO USE A TREASURE STORY OR ANOTHER PIECE OF INFORMATION, THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY, AS LONG AS IT'S NOTHING CONTROVERSIAL AND COMPLETELY REVOLVES AROUND THE STANDARD TO USE THAT, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT ON THE SAME PACING AS THEIR FELLOW TEAMMATES, LET'S SAY. IF YOU'RE GOING TO DIFFERENTIATE LEARNING, YOU CAN'T ALWAYS BE ON THE EXACT SAME PACING AS YOUR NEIGHBOR. IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE MORE TIME AND I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT FOR THE RECORD BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO

257BE A DISCONNECT BETWEEN WHAT I'M HEARING AT THE DISTRICT, WHAT GOING ON IN THE IMPACT REVIEWS, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM AND WHAT TEACHERS UNDERSTAND. Addison Davis: I'LL START AND TRANSITION TO MR. CONNOR. ACADEMIC SERVICES TEAM DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB PUTTING CURRICULUM GUIDES TOGETHER THAT LOOKS AT A YEAR AT A GLANCE OF THE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE OF OUR STANDARDS THAT STUDENTS ARE ANNUALLY ASSESSED ON. THEY WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN NOT ONLY STANDARDS, BUT DRILL DOWN TO DIFFERENTIATION OF STRATEGIES AND CONTENT THAT TEACHERS CAN PULL FROM, FROM TIER ONE, TWO, AND THREE TO ALLEVIATE THE PLANNING PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW THEM TO FREE UP THEIR TIME AND LEVERAGE THIS INFORMATION AND CONNECT ALL THE DOTS TO BE ABLE TO ALIGN TO THE BEST STANDARDS AND PREPARE STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND HAVE CONTINUOUS

258CONTINUITY FROM ONE TO THE NEXT. ONE THING WE ALWAYS SAY IS THAT WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE TEACHERS THAT UNDERSTAND THERE ARE DIFFERENT LEVELS WITHIN OUR CLASSROOMS, AND WITH THE SAME GRADE LEVEL FROM CLASS TO CLASS. ALSO OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS THAT WE HAVE TO BRING AS A DISTRICT TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE GAPS THAT ANY TYPE OF BASE OR CURRICULUM THAT WE ADOPT TO BE ABLE TO TRIAGE AND ADDRESS. WE KNOW THAT TEACHERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE SEASONED AND AT THEIR CRAFT AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AND EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS, THEY MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THEY WANT TO BRING IN. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THEY ARE ALIGNED TO THOSE STANDARDS AND THEY HAVE THE FREEDOM TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. WE WANT TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND PROVIDE ONGOING AUTONOMY RELATED TO

259THIS WORK, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE ARE EXPOSING OUR STUDENTS TO GREAT APPROPRIATE CONTENT THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL. MR. CONNOR. Terry Connor: I THINK THE SUPERINTENDENT EXPLAINED IT VERY WELL. I ALSO SAY, TOO, OUR TEACHERS ARE AT DIFFERENT READINESS LEVELS AS WELL. SO FOR ACADEMIC SERVICES, ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO SUPPORT TEACHERS NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE ON THAT CONTINUUM IN TERMS OF THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. SOME OF OUR TEACHERS RELY HEAVILY ON THE GUIDANCE THAT'S PROVIDED THROUGH THE INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDES, AND SOME OF OUR MORE EXPERIENCED TEACHERS WHO HAVE BEEN DOING THIS WORK FOR A WHILE KNOW WHAT IT TAKES, HAVE A TOOLBOX OF THEIR OWN, PER SE, AND ARE ABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE AND TO VEER FROM THAT WHEN THEY FEEL THEY NEED TO MEET THE

260NEEDS OF THEIR STUDENTS IN A DIFFERENT MANNER. WE USE THOSE INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDES AT THE ACADEMIC SERVICES LEVEL AS A STRUCTURE TO SUPPORT 250 SCHOOLS, BUT WITHIN THAT, WE KNOW THAT TEACHERS VARYING LEVELS CAN SUPPLEMENT WITH WHATEVER STANDARDS, ALIGN MATERIAL THAT THEY FEEL IS GOING TO BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR STUDENTS. Addison Davis: THROUGH THAT, THE CENTRALIZATION, IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE GREATER SUPPORTS AND TRIAGE SUPPORTS IN SCHOOLS TO MAKE CERTAIN COMMON LANGUAGE, COMMON FOCUS AND COMMON CURRICULUM BEING IMPLEMENTED WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE DO. WE RECOGNIZE THAT TEACHERS HAVE GREAT VALUE. THEY FIND SOMETHING THAT'S HIGH QUALITY, GRADE LEVEL APPROPRIATE AND CAN HELP MOVE THE NEEDLE, THEN WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THAT SPACE. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION. I'M GOING TO TAKE THAT

261AS A YES THAT THEY CAN. SHORT ANSWER IS YES. Jessica Vaughn: YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. I YIELD MY LAST 40 SECONDS. YOU ALL ARE WELCOME. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER PEREZ. Karen Perez: THANK YOU. BEFORE I GO INTO MY COMMENTS, I WANT TO TALK TO THE SUPERINTENDENT REGARDING WHAT WAS SAID THIS EVENING REGARDING BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE AND FIND IT IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES. AND ALSO, FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY, WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR THEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. I WILL SAY FIRST AND FOREMOST, WHAT WE HAVE IS OUR WEBSITE HAS FULL TRANSLATABLE -- Karen Perez: CAN YOU STOP MY TIME, PLEASE? Addison Davis: SORRY. OUR WEBSITE IS FULL TRANSLATABLE RELATED TO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF LANGUAGES THAT OUR STAKEHOLDERS CAN INTERACT WITH. THIS EVENING, THERE WAS A

262CONCERN RELATED TO WHEN YOU DOWNLOAD A DOCUMENT OUTSIDE OF, UPLOADED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THAT IT WASN'T IN SPANISH. IF INDIVIDUALS GO THERE, IT IS CURRENTLY POSTED -- WE WANTED TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT IT WAS TRANSLATED AND WE APPRECIATE MS. AMATO BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION. THAT IS NOW AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE CURRENTLY. IT WILL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE UNTIL WE TRANSITION TO OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING, BUT WE'LL MAKE CERTAIN WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT ANY LINKS OR DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE A BARRIER FOR ANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. AS RELATES TO, YOU KNOW, FOR OUR COMMUNITIES RELATED TO TRANSITIONING FOR DEAF OF HEARING, HARD OF HEARING, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ACCESSIBILITY AND RESOURCES THAT ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL THAT THEY CAN LINK AND ALSO SERVICES THAT THEY CAN INTERACT WITH AT OUR SCHOOLS

263TO HELP THEM CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH OUR SCHOOLS IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER. Karen Perez: THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU. I WEAR TWO HATS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. I WORK FOR THE JAMES A. HALEY VA, AND I HAVE THE GERIATRICS POPULATION. SO DURING HURRICANE IAN, OF COURSE, OUR GERIATRICS POPULATION HAD TO EVACUATE. AND THE NEXT DAY, I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK TO THEM. AND THEY MENTIONED TO ME, THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, MS. PEREZ, THEY TOOK GREAT CARE OF ME. I STAYED OVERNIGHT AT THE SCHOOL. THEY FED ME. I CAME HOME THE NEXT DAY, IT WAS GREAT. I WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE WHEN OUR SCHOOLS GET TOGETHER AND PREPARE FOR THE HURRICANES, OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS ARE THE ONES THAT WE PROTECT. OUR CHILDREN AND OUR ELDERLY. SO I WANT

264TO THANK ALL OUR STAFF WHO, YOU KNOW, WERE THERE AT THE READY, TO TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THANK GOODNESS THAT THIS HURRICANE DID NOT DO THE DAMAGE THAT WE HAD PREPARED FOR. BUT I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE BECAUSE I HEARD FROM THE OTHER END THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU TOOK CARE OF. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND ALSO, MY MENTAL HEALTH KICKOFF WAS AWESOME. YOU KNOW, WE HAD EVERYONE. IT WAS JUST -- HOLLY SAIA DID GREAT IN GETTING FOLKS TO COME OUT. AETNA HEALTH CARE WAS THERE. FAMILY HEALTH CARE. HOST, SUNCOAST, CHRYSALIS, CENTRAL FLORIDA, GRACEPOINT. EL NUEVO ZOL 97.1 WAS THERE. AND WE HAD OVER 142 OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY COME OUT AND JOIN US. WE ALSO HAD A CLINIC FOR PHYSICALS, AND IT WAS JUST INCREDIBLE. AND THANK YOU, MONICA VERRA-TIRADO FOR HELPING

265US GET THIS KICKOFF TOGETHER. AND WE WERE THERE LIKE THREE HOURS, A LITTLE BIT OVER THREE HOURS. WE FED, MADE SURE THAT THE PHYSICALLY FED AND MENTALLY TOOK CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THAT. OTHER THAN THAT, ALSO, THE SCIENCE. THEY ARE AT THE -- MOSI, YES. IT WAS AWESOME. IT'S GOING TO BE GOING ON FOR THE NEXT TWO SATURDAYS. IF YOU'RE ABLE TO, COME ON OUT AND SEE THESE KIDS. THEY ARE JUST INCREDIBLE, JUST ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE WITH THE THINGS THAT THEY DO. BUT THANK YOU AND THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT, FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY. Addison Davis: THANK YOU, MA'AM. IT'S OUR TEAM. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. MEMBER WASHINGTON. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. PABLO, IF YOU START IT FOR ME, PLEASE, THE VIDEO. WE'RE

266WORKING HARD. OKAY. I STARTED AT EDISON. WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH PWC, PRICE WATER COOPER WITH FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM AT EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SO WE HAD A GROUP PICTURE. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE AND THE PRINCIPAL AT EDISON. THE YOUNG LADY WAS HUGGING WAS MY FORMER STUDENT. SHE IS NOW THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OVER THERE. I DIDN'T REALIZE SHE WAS THE PRINCIPAL'S SECRETARY. I TOLD THE PRINCIPAL YOU'RE IN TROUBLE. YOU BETTER WATCH OUT. THEN THE NEXT VIDEO, WE HAD FEEDING TAMPA BAY AT CARTER G. WOODSON WITH THE MEN OF VISION. WE ENJOYED. WE PASSED OUT OVER 175 TO 200 MEALS TO FAMILIES THAT CAME IN IN THEIR CARS. THEY LINED UP AND CAME THROUGH. SO THAT WAS A SUCCESS AT CARTER G. WOODSON WITH THE MEN OF VISION. THEN ON MY NEXT -- THE NEXT ONE, THIS

267IS VERY GOOD HERE. BECAUSE THOSE YOUNG -- WE HAVE SOME YOUNG LADIES THAT STAR IN GOLF AT MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY EQUIPMENT AT ALL. SO I GOT WITH THE WOMEN OF COLOR GOLF AND THEY GAVE OUT GOLF CLUBS, SHIRTS, OUTFITS FOR THE GIRLS, MORE THAN ABOUT $6,000 WORTH TO START THAT PROGRAM. I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE WOMEN OF COLOR GOLF FOR DONATING GOLF CLOTHING TO THOSE GIRLS AT MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL. THE NEXT ONE, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY -- THANK YOU, CHRISTIAN, FOR BEING THERE. MS. DAVIS, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO POTTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH REPRESENTATIVE DIANE HART AND THE PRINCIPAL AND I, WE HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THE GRANDPARENTS, TALKING TO TWO GRANDPARENTS, AND WE DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE HAVING AN EVENT THERE

268FOR HOUSING. SO WE HAD THE CHANCE TO GO TO GODWIN'S CLASS. CAN YOU SEE MRS. HART? SHE FITS IN VERY WELL WITH THE STUDENTS. THE FIFTH GRADE CLASS. THEY WERE ALL EXCITED. THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF CAR I HAD. WHY MY CLOTHES LOOKED LIKE. IT WAS GREAT. BUT THEY ARE STUDENTS. THAT'S STUDENTS. THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN WE WENT OUT ON THE COURT AND THEY HAD COMPETITION FOR SEPTEMBER. THE RED TEAM WON. REPRESENTING, WE GAVE THEM $150 FOR A PIZZA PARTY. THEY REALLY LOVED US THEN. AND JUST WRAPPING UP, AND MS. McRAE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IT, SPOKE ABOUT IT, THE 1 MILLION BOOKS. THAT'S 1 MILLION BOOKS THAT THEY DISSEMINATED OVER 20 YEARS. AND THEY ARE ALWAYS DOING SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THE STUDENTS, NOT ONLY IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. AND I

269REALLY APPRECIATE JENNIFER AND THEM FOR DOING THAT. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE STUDENTS, THE BESS BUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, THEY WERE ALL OUT. HAD THEIR -- THEY WERE REALLY HAPPY, TOO. THOSE KIDS, I FOUND OUT THAT STUDENTS, IF YOU GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ WHAT THEY LIKE, THEY'LL LEARN HOW TO READ. SO WE WANTED THEM TO HAVE THE BOOKS THAT THEY WANTED TO HAVE, NOT THE BOOKS THAT WE SAY YOU TAKE. SO THEY DID. IT WAS REALLY GOOD. SO WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND SUPERINTENDENT, WE GOT TO CONTINUE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY IN CLOSING OUT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T BE ALL BAD IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE'RE DOING SOME GOOD I THINK SO THIS, AREN'T WE? I JUST -- YEAH, WE ARE DOING SOME GOOD THINGS. SO STAY

270TUNED FOR MORE, MORE GOOD THINGS GOING ON IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM. THANK YOU, MA'AM. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MR. WASHINGTON. JUST TO CONCLUDE, THANK YOU TO ALL THE TEACHERS WHO CAME TONIGHT. I KNOW IT'S SUCH A HARD TIME TO BE IN EDUCATION, BUT IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT TIME TO BE IN EDUCATION BECAUSE THE NEEDS ARE GREATER THAN EVER WITH ACADEMIC LOSS, EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES, AND I GO TO SCHOOLS OFTEN. I HAVE TO SAY WHEN I WALK INTO THOSE SCHOOLS OFTEN PEOPLE ARE REALLY POSITIVE BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP AND THE PRINCIPALS IN SCHOOLS AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE LIKE THEIR OWN MICROCOSM, RIGHT? THEY ARE NOT LISTENING TO EVERYTHING ELSE AND THEY ARE REALLY FOCUSING ON ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS AND GOING TO FARNELL, CLEVELAND, I CAN'T EVEN NAME -- HILLSBOROUGH HIGH. I GO TO THE SCHOOLS

271AND IT'S AMAZING. REALLY THE PRINCIPALS DO SO MUCH. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THEM BECAUSE THIS IS THE PRINCIPALS MONTH. I THINK EVERY MONTH SHOULD BE THE PRINCIPALS MONTH BECAUSE THEY REALLY DO SET THE TONE. THANK YOU SUPERINTENDENT, DAVIS, FOR MENTIONING THE SHELTERS AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THE FUTURE CAREER ACADEMY, AMY AND I, WE WENT OUT TO SEVERAL SHELTERS AND THEY HAD GIFT BAGS FOR ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS AND I WAS SO AMAZED. GOING TO LIKE SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND NOT ONLY AS A PRINCIPAL THERE WITH HIS COT, BUT SO WERE A BUNCH OF OTHER PRINCIPALS IN THE AREA VISITING HIM. I MEAN, THE PRINCIPALS AT SICKLES, AND THEN WHEN I WAS AT STEINBRENNER, I SAW A TEACHER, SHE WALKED UP, MS. JESSICA SWEITZER. SHE WALKED UP. IT WAS THE DAY BEFORE THE STORM,

272AND THERE SHE WAS COLLECTING ALL THE ANIMALS FOR FFA, AND SHE HAD HER STUDENTS THERE GETTING READY FOR A COMPETITION, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE DAY BEFORE THE STORM, SHE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT HER STUDENTS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE AND THEY DID VERY WELL AND THEY WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED. I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF THEM. I ALSO WANT TO THANK FOR THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK. I KNOW PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR COMMENTS FROM BOARD, BUT WE ARE WORKING SO HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE STUDENT IS RECOGNIZED. I KNOW, THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY, FOR STARTING THE HISPANIC HERITAGE. YOU KNOW, TASK FORCE. I KNOW EVERY MEMBER HERE, MS. PEREZ, MR. WASHINGTON, JESSICA, MEMBER HAHN, MEMBER SNIVELY, WE ARE ALL WORKING FOR ALL STUDENTS, AND I WANT TO THANK. WE HAD

273OUR FIRST HISPANIC HERITAGE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, AND THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE TO THANK, BUT I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE BRINK FOUNDATION BECAUSE THEY SUPPLIED ALL THE FOOD AND SURPRISES. THEY HAVE BEEN SERVING TOWN N' COUNTRY FOR WELL OVER A DECADE. MARCOS MURILLO WHO DID SO MUCH. MELISSA MORGADO. CELLI. PRINCIPAL VENZUEZA. AP, AND PRINCIPAL DIEZ, FORMER PRINCIPAL BUT THERE TO DEEJAY AND EVERYTHING. AND, OF COURSE, THE HEAD CUSTODIAN, MR. ALFONSO. SO MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SCHOOLS I WANT TO THANK. I DID WANT TO SHARE THE VIDEO OF THE EVENT. IT'S ABOUT A MINUTE LONG. PABLO. THIS IS OUR FIRST ANNUAL HISPANIC HERITAGE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION. IT'S REALLY HERE TO CELEBRATE ALL OUR HISPANIC CULTURES ACROSS THE DISTRICT. WE'RE BRINGING FAMILIES TOGETHER, AND MAKING SURE NOT ONLY TO CELEBRATE THEIR CULTURE, BUT ALSO FOR THEM TO KNOW

274THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, THE RESOURCES THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPPORTS AND HOW WE CAN BRING OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS TOGETHER. SO EXCITING TO SEE THE STUDENTS PERFORM ALL THE WAY FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS, CELEBRATING AND DANCING ALL THE WAY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. AND THEN HAVING ALL OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS BECAUSE WE CAN'T DO IT JUST OURSELVES. OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS COMING TOGETHER AND CELEBRATING OUR SCHOOLS. I WANT PARENTS TO KNOW THAT WE RECOGNIZE HOW IMPORTANT HISPANIC CULTURE AND LATINO CULTURE IS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS IS ALWAYS HERE TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES, AND WE ARE BRINGING ALL OF US TOGETHER AS ONE. Nadia Combs: YES. THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF. WE HAD OVER 50 TABLES THERE OF COMMUNITY STUDENTS. IT WILL BE BIGGER

275AND BETTER. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE. LASTLY, I WANT TO WISH YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, GOOD LUCK THIS WEEK. I KNOW YOU ARE ONE OF THE TOP FINALISTS FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR FOR THE COUNCIL OF GREAT CITY SCHOOLS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR HARD WORK. AND I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL EVENING. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.