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 PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH ADULTS IN THE WORKFORCE PROGRAM. Henry "Shake" Washington: I'M HENRY SHAKE WASHINGTON, THE BOARD VICE CHAIR. OUR DISTRICT IS THE SEVENTH LARGEST IN AMERICA AND OUR TEAM IS MADE UP OF MORE THAN 24,000 PEOPLE WORKING AT NEARLY 250 SITES ACROSS THE COUNTY. OUR DISTRICT IS DIVERSE AND DEDICATED. OUR BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD IN OUR BOARD AUDITORIUM ON SELECT TUESDAYS AT 4:00 P.M. THE BEST WAY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY IS TO INVOLVE YOU, THE PUBLIC IN WHAT WE DO. YOU ARE WELCOME TO E-MAIL OR MEET WITH ANY BOARD MEMBERS AND FOLLOW OUR DISTRICT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BOARD MEET RINGS COVERED
002LIVE BY HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS TV, ON SPECTRUM CABLE CHANNEL 635 AND FRONTIER CHANNEL 32. MEETINGS ARE ALSO STREAMED LIVE ON OUR WEBSITE AT HILLSBOROUGH. SCHOOLS.ORG. PAST MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ONLINE ARCHIVE WITH CLOSED CAPTIONS. 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'RE POSTED SEVEN DAYS BEFORE EACH MEETING ON OUR WEBSITE AT HILLSBOROUGHSCHOOLS.ORG. OUR VISION IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE. AND THAT MEANS ALL STUDENTS. EVERY DAY. TODOS LOS ESTUDIANTES, TODOS LOS DIAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. (SOUNDING GAVEL) Nadia Combs: THE BOARD MEETING OF MARCH 8, 2021, IS CALLED TO ORDER. MEMBER WASHINGTON WILL LEAD US
003IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGEANCE Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU. LET US PAUSE TO HONOR THE VICTIMS OF THE CONFLICT HAPPENING IN UKRAINE. THANK YOU. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE. (PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE) Nadia Combs: WE ARE PLEASED TO INVITE JORDAN CASTILLO WITH OUR TALENTED CHOIR STUDENTS FROM KING HIGH SCHOOL TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. ♪ O SAY CAN YOU SEE BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT ♪ ♪ WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING ♪ ♪ WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS THROUGH THE PERILOUS FIGHT ♪ ♪ O'ER THE RAMPARTS WE WATCHED WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING ♪ ♪ AND THE ROCKET'S RED GLARE THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR ♪ ♪ GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE ♪ ♪ O SAY DOES THAT STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
004YET WAVE ♪ ♪ O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE ♪ . HELLO, MY NAME IS ALYSSA AGUILAR AND I'M A JUNIOR. I'M MARIA COLLINS PEREZ AND I'M A JUNIOR. SIMONE AND I'M A SENIOR AT KING HIGH SCHOOL. HELLO, MY NAME IS ASHWINI AND I'M A SENIOR AT KING. MY NAME IS ANDICE AND I'M NINTH GRADER. HELLO, I'M SHERDI AND I'M A SENIOR. I'M DECKANTI AND I'M A SENIOR AT KING HIGH SCHOOL. MY NAME IS SASMITA AND I'M A SOPHOMORE. MY NAME IS KALIA AND I'M A SE SENIOR. I'M COLLIN AND I'M A SENIOR AT KING HIGH SCHOOL. HELLO. KEITH AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT KING HIGH SCHOOL. HELLO. ERIC AND I'M A SENIOR. LARRY AND I'M A JUNIOR AT KING HIGH SCHOOL. MARY AND I'M A SENIOR AT KING
005HIGH SCHOOL. HELLO, ALLISON AND I'M A SENIOR AT KING HIGH SCHOOL. MY NAME IS JORDAN CASTILLO AND I'M THE CHORUS TEACHER AT KING HIGH SCHOOL, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. Nadia Combs: WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. THAT WAS REALLY SPECTACULAR AND WE APPRECIATE IT TO THE CHORAL DIRECTOR AND ALL THE STUDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE ONE WITHDRAWN ITEM TODAY. 6.10R, AGREEMENT FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES WITH BRITAIN EDUCATION LLC DBA INSIGHTS TO BEHAVIOR FOR THE 2021-22, 22-23 AND 23-24 SCHOOL YEARS. OKAY. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. S AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT TODAY. WE HAVE THREE
006SETS OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY. FEBRUARY 16, 2022 SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP. FEBRUARY 8, 2022, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. FEBRUARY 22, 2022, SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS, I'D LIKE TO GO OVER THE FORMAT OF TODAY'S MEETING. AS A REMINDER WE'RE A NONPARTISAN BOARD THAT BELIEVE ALL CHILDREN CAN BE EMPOWERED TO LEARN AND SUCCEED AND OUR DECISIONS WILL BE MADE WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING. TO PAVE THE WAY FOR EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE AGENDA STATEMENTS 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
007QUESTIONS YOU'RE ASKED TO GET BACK INTO THE QUEUE. MEMBER WASHINGTON WILL READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON MEETING, LET ME QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN THE ROOM BEHIND ME THAT ALLOW MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING UPON SHEP STEPING AWAY FROM THE D -- STEPPING AWAY FROM THE DEUS. THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTION ON LIVE WEBCAST ON CABLE TV AND VIDEO MONITORS HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM. IT CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONS WITH THE ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVE. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE ITEM SCHEDULED FOR TIME CERTAIN AND THAT'S THE 6:00 P.M. EMPLOYEE INPUT. THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS AND VALUES YOUR INPUT TO THE BOARD. IN ORDER
008TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO OUR COMMENTS OUR STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND KEEP THE 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'S REQUESTED WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD COMMENTS ARE NOT DIRECTED PERSONALLY AGAINST THE BOARD MEMBER OR STAFF MEMBER, BUT RATHER DIRECTED AT THE ISSUES. ANY BEHAVIOR INTENDED TO INTERRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE 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. WHEN THERE ARE 30 SECONDS LEFT, YOU'LL SEE A YELLOW LIGHT ON THE LECTERN, A RED LIGHT AND CHIME WILL INDICATE WHEN YOUR TIME IS
009UP. I'LL CALL UP THE FIRST SPEAKERS. WE'LL HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS FIRST. OH, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE DRUM MAJOR IN LOCKHART ELEMENTARY. MEMBER WASHINGTON, BEFORE WE MOVE TO BOARD COMMENTS, CAN YOU GO -- OR PUBLIC COMMENTS, CAN YOU ACKNOWLEDGE? Henry "Shake" Washington: YES, MA'AM. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE LOCKHART DRUM LINE AND THE DIRECTOR KEVIN LYONS. THOSE WONDERFUL STUDENTS ENTERTAINED US PRIOR TO THE START OF THE BOARD MEETING. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A FAM-U BAND. THOSE KIDS ARE GREAT. THEY DID A GREAT JOB ON THE DRUM LINE, SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE WONDERFUL STUDENTS COMING OUT. THANK YOU, MA'AM. Nadia Combs: YES. THANK YOU. THEY WERE AMAZING. THE FIRST THREE SPEAKERS, IF YOU'LL PLEASE COME UP. . . GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS RYAN MCGREGER. I'M
010PRESIDENT OF THE HILLSBOROUGH ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS. I'M ONE OF HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS TASKED WITH HELPING EACH STUDENT IN THE COUNTY SUCCEED. IF ONE WERE TO READ THROUGH THE THOUSANDS OF BOOKS WE HAVE IN THE LIBRARY COLLECTION INEVITABLY YOU'D FIND SOMETHING OFFENSIVE THAT GOES AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL VALUES AND MORALS AND SOMETHING YOU DISAGREE WITH POLITICALLY AND/OR SOCIALLY. I HAVE OPEN BOOKS IN MY OWN LIBRARY AND NOT AGREE WITH WHAT THE AUTHOR WAS SAYING. IT'S ALSO SURPRISINGLY EASY TO FIND THE WORST PART OF A BOOK AND SHARE IT. MY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE EXPERTS AT THAT. WHEN PEOPLE OR STUDENTS FIND THINGS OFFENSIVE IN BOOKS IT SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED. THEIR OFFENSE AND ANGER ARE REAL. I'M NOT HERE TO SAY THEIR FEELINGS DON'T MATTER, HOWEVER, THOSE ARE YOUR FEELINGS. THEY'RE THE ARBITER
011OF WHAT IS GOOD FOR THEMSELVES, HOME AND FOR THEIR CHILDREN. NO ONE SHOULD SPEAK FOR EVERYONE. IF YOU BAN BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS. SOMEBODY MAKES A DECISION THAT AFFECTS EVERYONE IN ONE OF THE LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE NATION. IF YOU CHEER WHEN A BOOK YOU DON'T KNOW IS BANNED FROM THE LIBRARY ANOTHER CHALLENGE IS UP AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ANOTHER BOOK IS UP FOR CONSIDERATION AND NOW YOU DON'T AGREE WITH IT BEING REMOVED. BY BANNING THE FIRST BOOK YOU CEDED CONTROL TO SOMEONE OTHER THAN YOURSELF AND OPENED THE DOOR THAT ANYONE FINDS OFFENSIVE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE LIBRARY. SO SHOULD EVERYTHING BE ALLOWED IN THE LIBRARY? NO. THERE ARE SAFE GUARDS TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS. YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARIAN IS THERE. YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARIAN USES STUDENT SUGGESTIONS, TEACHER REQUESTS, PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS,
012OTHER LIBRARIANS INSIGHT AND OWN EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNIQUE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTING MATERIALS FOR OUR LIBRARIES. YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARIAN FOLLOWS A SELECTION OF POLICY AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE FOR THE COUNTY. YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARIAN CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT BOOKS AND YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARIAN CAN ANSWER PARENT CONCERNS. THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN DOES NOT SUPERCEDE A PARENT OR GUARDIAN. PARENTS HAVE COMPLETE AUTONOMY IN A HOME JUST LIKE A GUARDIAN DECIDES WHAT WEBSITES AND STREAMING SERVICES THEIR CHILD CAN TAKE PART IN, NONE OF WHICH HAVE A LIBRARIAN OR PROFESSIONAL TO HELP WITH SELECTION. A PARENT OR GUARDIAN DECIDES WHAT READING MATERIAL IS APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR OWN CHILD. IN A WORLD WITH SOCIAL MEDIA, VIRAL TIKTOK VIDEOS, FAKE NEWS, BLUE LIARS, CLICK BAIT, TWITCH STREAMERS, DISCORD CHAT AND VIDEO FACETIMING WITH FRIENDS, KEEP IN MIND
013THAT A PHYSICIAN BOOK IS ONE OF THE EASIEST THING FOR PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO MONITOR. MANY STUDENTS GET ON -- MANY STUDENTS GET ON DEVICES WITH NO MONITORING AT ALL. WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT YOUR STUDENT CAN CHECK OUT OF THE LIBRARY TRUST YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARIAN. GET TO KNOW THEM AND HAVE CONSIDERATIONS WITH THEM. ONCE YOU DO THAT, YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY TOGETHER WITH YOU HAVE YOUR CHILD'S BEST INTEREST AT HEART. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. MARK KLUTHO LARG PLACKO. HERE YOU HAVE THREE AGENDA ITEMS. MAXIMUM PRICE FOR ALL OF THEM. BUT YOU DON'T LIST THE AMOUNT. THERE SHOULD BE A FIGURE HERE. I SEE THAT ON AGENDA ITEMS AT ALL OTHER GOVERNMENT MEETINGS. SOMETHING WRONG HERE. LOOK AT THESE HEADLINES. PARTS OF THE PLANET WILL BECOME UNINHABITABLE. ACTION NEEDED NOW
014SAYS GRIM REPORT FROM THE U.N. PANEL. MARCH 1, USA TODAY. AND THEN FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO FIX CLIMATE REPORT SAYS. WARMING MAY OUTSTRIP THE ABILITY TO ADOPT. THAT'S FROM THE FIRST ALSO. THEN FROM THE ST. PETE TIMES, REPORT CITES FLORIDA'S CLIMATE CHANGE STRUGGLE FROM FLOODING TO ALGAE BLOOMS. THE STATE PROVIDES EXAMPLES. READ U.N. REPORT. OF COURSE EVERY TIME ONE OF THESE COMES OUT, IT'S WORSE THAN THE ONE BEFORE. AND, YOU KNOW, AS I'VE SAID IT MANY MEETINGS BEFORE, THERE IS A WORD THAT YOU CONTINUE TO IGNORE. IT'S CORRELATION. YOU MAKE THE STUPID BUILDINGS AND THEY KEEP BELCHING THE CARBON, AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS. THE CARBON INTO THE ATMOSPHERE IS WHAT'S CAUSING THIS. THEN YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. BECAUSE YOU'RE BURNING IT. WHAT A LEGACY. HOW MANY YEARS
015HAVE I BEEN BRINGING THE SCIENCE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDING? I'D SAY IT'S OVER 30 YEARS. TO MOVE ON, MOMS FOR STUPIDITY. WHAT WOULD THESE IDIOTS BE DOING OVER IN THE UKRAINE? OH, BOY. YEAH. THEY'D BE FIGHTING FOR LIBERTY, WOULDN'T THEY? HERE IS MY IMMUNIZATION RECORD, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WENT IN THE ARMY GOING BACK TO JANUARY '68. YOU KNOW, ALL THESE GOOD SHOTS, TETANUS, TYPHOID, CHOLERA, YELLOW FEVER. HERE IS A GOOD ONE. THE PLAGUE. THEN I GOT TO GO LIVE IN THE HOLE IN THE JUNGLE FOR A YEAR. THESE STUPID FOOLS DON'T KNOW WHAT LIBERTY IS. WHAT A LEGACY. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER AND CAN WE HAVE SPEAKERS FOUR THROUGH SIX LINE UP AS WELL? GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBER. ALLISON FERNANDEZ. I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT FINANCES. AND EXPRESS
016SOME CONCERNS. I KNOW THAT CURRENTLY YOU ARE SPENDING IN EXCESS OF THE REVENUES THAT HAVE COME INTO THE GENERAL FUND. I KNOW THE BUDGET IS BEING MET. YOUR OBLIGATIONS ARE BEING MET BY FUNDS THAT ARE TEMPORARY. NOT RECURRING FUNDS. AND I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE I DON'T SEE THE ANALYSIS AND I DON'T SEE THE CHANGES MADE, ALMOST 90% OF YOUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET IS PAYROLL. THERE IS ONLY ONE THING YOU CAN DO, AND THAT'S TO REALIGN STAFF. AND TO DO THAT ACCURATELY AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE STAFF AT THE SCHOOLS, THAT IS WHAT YOU NEED FOR THE STUDENT TEACHER RATIO. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TO SOMETHING WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT IN THE CLASSROOM. SO THAT'S A BIG CONCERN, AND ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL THAT THIS DISTRICT IS GOING TO BE FINED ESSENTIALLY $14
017MILLION BECAUSE OF YOUR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW. AND I KNOW THAT AT THE TIME, MANY PARENTS SUCH AS MYSELF AND OTHERS SPOKE AGAINST VOTING ON A MANDATORY MASK REQUIREMENT AGAINST THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER. WE SAID THAT THIS IS WRONG IF YOU LOOK AT THE SCIENCE. IT'S WRONG IF YOU LOOK AT THE ETHICS AND IT'S WRONG IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAW. NOW I KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE PHRASED IN THE COMMUNITY AND CERTAINLY IN THE MEDIA THAT DESANTIS IS BEING MEAN TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, BUT THE FACT IS HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, THIS BOARD, VOTED AGAINST WHAT WAS ACTUALLY LAW AT THE TIME. AND CITIZENS SUCH AS MYSELF AND OTHERS, WE DON'T HAVE ANY RECOURSE TO HOLD YOU ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR DECISIONS YOU MADE THAT DO VIOLATE THE LAW. IF I HAD VIOLATED THE LAW, I WOULD
018BE HELD CRIMINALLY LIABLE. THERE IS NO OTHER RECOURSE. WE CANNOT HOLD YOU PERSONALLY CRIMINALLY LIABLE. WE CAN'T HOLD THE BOARD CRIMINALLY LIABLE. WE CAN'T HOLD THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CRIMINALLY LIABLE. THE MOST WE CAN DO IS ACTUALLY PURSUE A CASE AGAINST THE SUPERINTENDENT OR STAFF WHO WERE OPERATING UNDER YOUR DIRECTIVE. SO I'D LIKE YOU TO KEEP THIS IN MIND. IF OUR STUDENTS VIOLATED THE LAW, WE'D BE COMING -- THERE WOULD BE REPERCUSSIONS FOR THEM AS WELL. THIS IS A REPERCUSSION OF A DECISION THIS BOARD MADE. AND I'M SORRY YOUR FINANCIAL POSITION RIGHT NOW IS NOT BECAUSE YOU ALL HAVE HAD EVERYTHING GOING FORWARD AND MADE ALL THE BAD DECISIONS. THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING, MANY BOARDS BEFORE YOU. SO UNFORTUNATELY IT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR STUDENTS THE MOST. I WILL TELL YOU VERY DIRECTLY, I'M
019A STRONG PROPONENT OF TRADITIONAL PUBLIC EDUCATION. MY FOURTH SON IS A SOPHOMORE AT KING HIGH SCHOOL. THE ONLY REASON HE IS STILL THERE IS BECAUSE I TRUST THE PRINCIPAL EXTENSIVELY AND HE PLAYS BASEBALL FOR COACH MAC. OTHERWISE I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS DISTRICT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JULIE GEBHARTS AND HAVE A COPY HERE OF "ME, EARL AND THE DYING GIRL". WE HAVE 30 COPIES AND IT'S CHECKED OUT BY A SLY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT, MAYBE 11 OR 13 YEARS OLD. PAGE 59. ARE YOU GOING TO EAT HER PUSSY? YEAH, EARL. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO EAT PUSSY? NOT REALLY. PAPA GAINS NEVER SAID, SON, ONE DAY YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EAT THE PUSSY? NO BUT HE TAUGHT ME HOW TO EAT A BUTT HOLE. GOD BLESS THAT MAN.
020I'D TEACH YOU TECHNIQUE BUT IT'S A LITTLE COMPLICATED. THAT'S A SHAME. I'D NEED DIAGRAMS AND WHAT NOT. TONIGHT MAYBE YOU CAN DRAW SOME UP. SON, I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT. I GOT 20 PUSSIES OVER HERE I GOT TO EAT. IS THAT RIGHT? I'M ON PUSSY DEADLINE. YOU HAVE 20 VIRGINIAS LINED UP IN A ROW. I'M TALKING ABOUT PUSSY. I GOT A LITTLE HONEY MUSTERED, HEINZ 57 AND A WHOLE LOT OF PUSSY. PAGE 207. YOU TELLING ME RIGHT NOW YOU CAN LOOK AT SOME TITTIES, GET A HARD ON, LOOK AT SOME DUDE'S FUNKY DICK, GET ANOTHER HARD ON. YOU GOING TO TELL ME THAT FOR REAL? THAT'S PART OF THE GRAPHIC CONTENT IN THAT BOOK. IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT THERE MAY BE A BOOK THAT IS NOT FIT FOR CHILDREN TO READ? IS
021IT FAIR TO SAY THERE ARE SOME BAD BOOKS OUT THERE? SOME BOOKS SHOULD NOT BE IN OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES. IS THAT REALLY CONTROVERSIAL TO SAY? I DON'T KNOW SO. RATIONAL HELPFUL ADULTS WHO ARE NURTURING THE NEXT GENERATION NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN THESE DECISIONS. AND THAT CLAIM IS NOT CONTROVERSIAL. AND I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHO IS MAKING THE DECISIONS RIGHT NOW AND IT SOUNDS LIKE MAYBE THE MEDIA SPECIALISTS ARE VETTING THESE BOOKS? NOT SURE. NO ONE IS BANNING BOOKS. IT'S QUITE IRONIC THAT CERTAIN LARGE BOOKSTORES HAVE TABLES OF QUOTE UNQUOTE BANNED BOOKS AT SOME STORES. IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT YOU REALIZE THAT BANNED BOOKS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, THEY'RE NOT BANNED IN ANY WAY. THEY'RE JUST NOT AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN WITHOUT A PARENT BEING THERE TO PURCHASE IT OR WITHOUT A PARENT LETTING THE
022CHILD PURCHASE IT THEMSELVES. SO FILTERING IS A WORD I'D LIKE TO OFFER. FILTERING FOR CHILDREN IS NOT BANNING. GOOD PARENTS FILTER EVERYTHING. WHAT THEY EAT, WHAT TIME THEY GO TO BED, WHAT TV SHOWS THEY WATCH. THIS IS NOT CONTROVERSIAL. PARENTS FILTER FOR GOOD REASONS. IT'S JUST PART OF PARENTING. SO AGAIN, THIS IS NOT ABOUT BANNING BOOKS AND HERE IS WHAT I BELIEVE THIS IS ALL ABOUT. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE BOOKS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY INTOORY LIBRARIES. WHO IS VETTING THEM AND APPROVING THEM AND ON WHAT MERITS? IT'S ALL ABOUT PARENTS WHO WANT TO PROTECT THEIR OWN CHILDREN FROM EXPOSURE TO THINGS THAT THEY DEEM INAPPROPRIATE. IT'S ALL ABOUT FLORIDA'S OBSCENITY LAWS AND BOOKS BEING IN VIOLATION. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE NORMALIZATION OF SEXUAL TOPICS IN EVERY CORNER OF THE SCHOOLS AND
023THE VAST NUMBER OF BOOKS THAT TALK ABOUT SEX LIKE THEY TALK ABOUT EATING LUNCH. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES OF KIDS BEING DESCRIBED IN BOOKS WHAT AN OUTLET OF A CARING COUNSELOR OR PROFESSIONAL TO HELP THEM PROCESS. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE OBJECTIFICATION OF NAMELY WOMEN AND CHILDREN THAT FEEDS THE PORNOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY. AS A MOTHER I'VE SEEN HOW SUSCEPTIBLE THEY ARE TO THESE IDEOLOGIES. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. . GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, CHAIRWOMAN COMBS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS CAROLYN HARDY AND I'M THE PARENT OF A THIRD AND FIRST GRADER IN WEST CHASE SPANISH PROGRAM. I'M HERE AGAIN TODAY TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN WEST CHASE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. IN THE ARTICLE ENTITLED GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION THEY OUTLINE SEVEN STRANDS AND CORRESPONDING PRINCIPLES
024FOR A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. I'M GOING TO SUMMARIZE THEM AND CALL ATTENTION TO A FEW AREAS FOR THE BOARD TODAY. DISCUSS ACTIONS NEEDED AND THEN BRING THINGS BACK TO THE KIDS WHO SHOW UP EVERY DAY COMMITTED TO BEING BILINGUAL. FIRST, THE PROGRAM STRUCTURE MUST ACHIEVE THREE GOALS. GRADE LEVEL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, BILINGUALISM AND EQUITY FOR ALL. THERE MUST BE STRONG, EFFECTIVE AND LEADERSHIP SHARING DECISION MAKING ALIGNED WITH THE MISSION AND THAT LEADERS ARE ADVOCATES FOR DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM AT THE SCHOOL. SECOND, THE PROGRAM MUST PROCESS -- MUST HAVE A PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING AND REVISING HIGH QUALITY CURRICULUM TO MEET STANDARDS. THIRD, INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS MUST BE DERIVED FROM RESEARCH-BASED PRINCIPLES TO ENSURE FIDELITY TO A TWO-WAY MODEL. FOURTH, STUDENT ASSESSMENT AND BOTH LANGUAGES MUST BE ALIGNED WITH THE PROGRAM'S GOALS AND WITH STATE CONTENT AND LANGUAGE STANDARDS. FIFTH,
025THE PROGRAM MUST RECRUIT AND RETAIN HIGH QUALITY DUAL LANGUAGE TEACHERS. SIX, THE PROGRAM MUST HAVE A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE AND BE WELCOME INTO THE COMMUNITY BY TEACHERS AND STAFF AND SEVEN, THE PROGRAM MUST BE SUPPORTED BY ALL KEY STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING DISTRICT AND SCHOOL LEVEL LEADERSHIP. HERE IS THE IMMEDIATE HELP I NEED FROM THE DISTRICT. FIRST, I BELIEVE THE DISTRICT ALLOTTED 20 CHOICE SPOTS FOR WEST CHASE ELEMENTARY FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. THAT IS NOT ENOUGH TO FILL OUR PROGRAM. WE NEEDDITIONAL CHOICE SPOTS OPEN, SPECIFYING DUAL LANGUAGE APPLICATIONS AT WEST CHASE. SECOND, DISTRICTWIDE YOU MUST UPDATE AND PROVIDE YEARLY SPANISH CURRICULUM TO MATCH STATE STANDARDS AND BE ALIGNED TO THE ENGLISH CURRICULUM BEFORE THE START OF THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR. THE BOOKS VOTED ON BY THE BOARD DO NOT MATCH THE ENGLISH BOOKS WON WONDERS. THIRD, THE
026DISTRICT NEEDS TO INCREASE THE MARKETING EFFORTS TARGETING LOCAL VPKs TO ENSURE WE HAVE ENOUGH KIDS FOR THE MODEL. IT SHOULDN'T BE UP TO THE PARENTS TO FIND KIDS TO FILL THE PROGRAM. AND FOURTH, THE DISTRICT NEEDS TO HIRE HIGH QUALITY DUAL LANGUAGE TEACHERS BUT LET'S BRING THIS BACK TO THE KIDS. JIMENA WANTS TO BE A VET AND SAMANTHA WANTS TO BE AN ACTRESS AND JACK A PILOT. THIS DREAM INCLUDES BEING BILINGUAL. WE NEED MORE THAN SUPPORT. WE NEED CORRECTIVE ACTION AND NEED IT NOW SO THE DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM AND OUR CHILDREN THRIVE PREPARING THE STUDENTS FOR LIFE. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY. A01, ADOPTION OF PROCLAMATION, MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH AND YOUTH ART MONTH. MEMBER SNIVELY WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS PROCLAMATION. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
027MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MUST RAISES AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN. MUSIC EDUCATION PROVIDES A PLATFORM WHERE STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE SKILLS IN PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS UNDERSTANDING ITS HISTORY AND ITS CULTURE. THE BENEFITS OF MUSIC EDUCATION ARE IMMENSE AND HIGHLY BENEFICIAL TO STUDENTS. MUSIC POSITIVELY IMPACTS A CHILD'S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, ASSISTS IN DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS AND PROVIDES AN OUTLET FOR CREATIVITY THAT IS CRUCIAL TO A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. YOUTH ART MONTH RECOGNIZES SKILLS DEVELOPED THROUGH VISUAL ARTS INCLUDING PROBLEM SOLVING, CREA CREATIVITY, OBSERVATION AND COMMUNICATION. ART GIVES STUDENTS IMMEASURABLE PERSONAL AND SOCIAL BENEFITS. WE RELY ON THE ARTS TO HELP US THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES AND FEEL DEEP EMOTIONS TOGETHER AND ARE ABLE TO FIND CONNECTIONS AND CREATE IMPACT. WE'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OUR MUSIC AND ART TEACHERS AND
028STUDENTS EVERY DAY. WE'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SUCH AS RECYCLE TUNES WHO WORKED TO PLACE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN THE HANDS OF STUDENTS AND THE HILLSBOROUGH ARTS COUNCIL WHO PROVIDES PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT STUDENT ARTISTS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH, MARCH 2022. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER HAHN. ANY DISCUSSION? MEMBER GRAY? Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY AND I CAN ONLY SAY THAT WE HAVE A FANTASTIC MUSIC AND ARTS PROGRAM. I WANT TO THANK ALSO OUR SUPERINTENDENT FOR AFFORDING MONIES TO ART EDUCATION. I WANT TO THANK MR. LYONS TODAY, MEMBER WASHINGTON, HE DID A GREAT DIRECTORSHIP OF THE DRUMS, STEEL DRUMS. AND THANK OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUPERVISOR TODAY
029ALSO, TRACY LYSEE AND CAROL VICK -- WHOEVER -- I KNOW WHO YOU ARE. BUT WHEREVER YOU ARE. AND SO MANY OF THE INGREDIENTS THAT WE HEARD IN THE PROCLAMATION THAT MEMBER SNIVELY READ, IT'S REALLY TRUE. MUSIC IS THE GREATEST EQUALIZER FOR OUR CHILDREN. IT BRINGS US ALL TO THE VERY HOME BASE OF REALLY GETTING YOUR PERSONALITY OUT AND NOT MINDING WHO IS NEXT TO YOU BUT ALL KIND OF WORKING AS A TEAM TO DELIVER THE BEST MUSIC AND SOUNDS AND BEST PLAY, BEST DANCE, AND I CAN ONLY SAY THAT WE -- WE'LL ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO AN EXPANSION OF THE ARTS, MUSIC INCLUDED, IN OUR SCHOOLS. IT BRINGS OUT THE VERY BEST IN OUR STUDENTS FOR SURE. THANK YOU INSTRUCTORS WHO WORK HAND IN HAND TO BRING OUT ALL THE TALENTS OF OUR CHILDREN, AND
030AGAIN, THANK YOU, STAFF. THANK YOU DEBORAH PEPE FOR PUTTING THIS PROCLAMATION AGENDA TOGETHER AND THE MANY MORE FOLKS THAT ARE BEHIND THE SCENES. THAT'S ALL. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER SNIVELY? Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I KNOW I SPEAK FOR A FEW BOARD MEMBERS. I'M NOT SURE. WE HAVEN'T HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT IN A WHILE ABOUT SUPPORTING ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS BUT I KNOW MANY BOARD MEMBERS SUPPORT AND WANT TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS IN THE SCHOOL. AS A MOM OF TWO OF MY CHILDREN ARE IN ART AND MUSIC. VERY TALENTED AND I CAN SEE THAT IT DOES INFLUENCE THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. IT DOES INFLUENCE THEIR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS. I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE MAKING SURE WE SUPPORT THE ART AND MUSIC PROGRAMS AS MUCH AS WE
031CAN AND REALLY PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALSO WANT TO SUPPORT ART AND MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS. SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE ART TEACHERS OUT THERE. ALL THE MUSIC TEACHERS OUT THERE WHO REALLY INSPIRE OUR STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND BOY, DO WE HAVE TALENTED KIDS OUT THERE. YOU CAN HEAR IT TODAY OUT IN THE ATRIUM AND HERE WITH THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, AND THAT'S JUST A TINY SLIVER OF THE TALENT OUT THERE IN THE SCHOOLS. BOARD MEMBERS, YOU'LL SEE COMING UP, YOU'LL SEE REQUESTS LIKE WE ALREADY HAVE SEEN FOR BANDS TO TRAVEL, GROUPS TO SING. I'VE SEEN PROGRESS VILLAGE AT CARNEGIE HALL. I'VE SEEN AMAZING PERFORMANCES AND THEY TRAVEL ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SHARE THEIR GIFT OF MUSIC AND TALENT TO EVERYONE, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SUPPORT
032THAT IN OUR SCHOOLS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, THROUGH THE CHAIR. I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH MS. SNIVELY. THIS HAS TO BE A PRIORITY IN THE ORGANIZATION. THANKFUL FOR OUR K-5 MUSIC TRACY AND ALSO 6-12 WE HAVE TED HOPE AND AT THE SAME TOKEN LORI HOBBY. THEY DO A REMARKABLE JOB SUPPORTING TEACHERS AND FROM ORGANIZATION WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND HAVE TRUE PIPELINES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR CHORUSES AND BANDS AT EVERY ONE OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS FOR HIGH SCHOOLS. TRYING TO FIND PROACTIVE SOLUTIONS TO MAKE THIS A REALITY AND IT'S A COMMIT FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MOVE THAT. I BELIEVE IT IMPACTS THE CHILDREN SO MUCH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM AND WE
033THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING INVOLVED AND PARENTS FOR SUPPORTING IT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE YOUTH ART MONTH. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON AND A SECOND BY MEMBER SNIVELY. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE BROKE THOSE UP ON PURPOSE. WE ARE NOW MOVING TO A02, PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL ANNOUNCING SEASONAL CARD CONTEST 2021 WINNERS. STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PARTNERSHIP. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, I THINK IT'S ONLY FITTING TO ALLOW OUR K-12 SUPERVISOR TO COME AND SPEAK ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THE SEASONAL CARD CONTEST. I'D LIKE TO ASK LAURA HOBBY TO COME UP WHO IS THE SUPERVISOR OF K-12 TO HIGHLIGHT
034THIS FOR US. GREETINGS, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I'M THE SUPERVISOR FOR ART AND THEATER FOR OUR SCHOOLS. AND I'M THRILLED TO BE HERE DURING THIS YOUTH ART MONTH TO -- I'M HERE IN PLACE OF OUR AMAZING DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ANN MARIE COURTNEY TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL. THEY SPONSOR AND HAVE FOR OVER 13 YEARS AN ART CONTEST WITH OUR STUDENTS, AND I WANT TO INTRODUCE TO YOU LANCE BECATTI WHO IS THE CEO AND FOUNDER OF BECATTI WEALTH ADVISORS. MR. BECATTI? THANK YOU. WE MEET AGAIN. SUPERINTENDENT, WE HAVEN'T MET YET. GOOD TO SEE YOU. TO THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AGAIN. IT'S IF YOU CAN'T TELL BY THE SMILE, THIS IS A SUCH GREAT PLEASURE FOR THE ORGANIZATION, FOR MY STAFF AND TEAM AND FOR THE CHILDREN.
035IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME WITH IN PICKING THREE SCHOOLS EACH YEAR TO COMPETE FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN THE AWARDS AND THE IDEAS TO SO SOLICED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO EXPRESS WHAT THE HOLIDAYS MEAN TO THEM. WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF HAVING THE MAYOR, SHERIFF, BOARD MEMBERS, ALL COME TO THE OFFICE TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY AND PICK OUT THEIR FAVORITE CARDS SO THIS IS REALLY QUITE A COMMUNITY FUN. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE TAKE THE TIME TO BE SURE THAT ALL OF THE MONEY WE SPEND IN THIS REMAINS HERE WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAVE YOUR PRINTER WHO USED TO BE ZIGGY. HE IS NOW RETIRED. PRINT THE CARDS DO THE ENVELOPES AND 100% OF THE MONEY AND EFFORT STAYING HERE IN THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND DOES NOT GET
036DISPATCHED TO A QUICKIE PRINT. WE TRY TO KEEP EVERYTHING AS RELATIVE AS WE CAN. THIS YEAR, WE HAVE SOME DYNAMIC ART THAT WAS PRESENTED. IT WAS -- THERE WAS TWO OF THEM THAT WERE SO CLOSE TOGETHER, AND WE HAD A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY AND HAD TO REVOTE IN ORDER TO PICK OUT THE FIRST PLACE CARD. SO TODAY I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY IF YOU'LL BEAR WITH ME FOR A MOMENT TO PRESENT THE AWARDS TO THE CHILDREN. AND WHO IS HERE TO BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO ENJOY THAT WITH YOU. SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY THEIR CELEBRATION TODAY. WE CREATE AWARD NOT ONLY FOR THE CHILD BUT THE SCHOOL TO BE ABLE TO SAY, OKAY, HERE, YOU KNOW, THE TEACHER, YOU DID THE EFFORTS. HERE IS WHAT IS TAKING PLACE. THERE IS A START WITH A MY
037CHOICE AWARD WHICH IS THE CARD WE PICKED OUT FOR OUR OWN FAMILY FOR THE PURCHASE OF ADDING THAT OUT. THIS PARTICULAR CASE SO Y'ALL MAY HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEE THE DYNAMIC ART CREATED, I THOUGHT THE SURF BOARD WAS OVER THE TOP TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTOOD FLORIDA WAS A GREAT PLACE TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS. BUT AGAIN, WE WENT ON WITH THIS. THERE WAS A WONDERFUL PERSON BY THE NAME OF SOPHIE MEERS. IS SHE HERE TODAY? THAT'S OKAY. WE HAVE THE PRINCIPAL AND WHAT HAVE YOU WILL SELECT AND GET A $250 ART CERTIFICATE. WE HAVE THIS WITH SCHOOL SPECIALTIES ORGANIZATION AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO BUY UNDER GOVERNMENT PRICING. SO WHEN WE SEND THE CERTIFICATE OUT, IT'S NOT LIKE GOING TO PEARL AND COMING HOME WITH A LITTLE BAG OF PAINT. IT'S -- I BELIEVE WE
038TOOK YOU THROUGH COVID. CERTAIN PERSON THAT WAS JUST HERE IN THE SCHOOL WON A COUPLE YEARS AGO. IN THIRD PLACE, WE HAVE MARIA RIVIERA FROM CHIARAMONTE. ARE YOU HERE? NO. WE'RE MISSING TWO KIDS. THERE IS THE CERTIFICATE TO PROVE IT WAS REAL. THIS WAS JUST, AGAIN, HOW CAN YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT? YOU KNOW. THAT'S WHY THEY CAME IN THIRD PLACE. HAVE I GONE OVER MY THREE MINUTES? I'M ONLY KIDDING. IN SECOND PLACE, WE HAVE RILEY SANDERS FROM RAMPELLO. NO? OH, MY WORD. OKAY. WELL, THE CERTIFICATE. THE OTHER KIDS PARTICIPATED. WE ALSO PUT OUT FOR ALL THE CHILDREN THAT CAME THROUGH, THERE IS AN AWARD CARD THEY RECEIVE WITH THEIR ART TO ACKNOWLEDGE EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED SO THEY HAVE THEIR ART RETURNED AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE RECOGNIZED. SOMEBODY INTRODUCED THIS
039YOUNG LADY TO ME. THIS WORK IS JUST SOMETHING. THIS HAS BEEN DONE BY A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY BY THE NAME OF SALLY HARPER. I WANT YOU TO SEE HER ORIGINAL WORK. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY OVER THE TOP. LOOK AT THE DEFINE PENCIL WORK, COLOR, EVERYTHING HERE AND SEE WHAT THE INTERIOR OF THE CARD LOOKS LIKE AND BACK SIDE OF THE CARD CONGRATULATING HER. ARE YOU HERE? YOU DIDN'T GO AWAY? COME ON UP. DO WE HAVE THE PRINCIPAL ALONG WITH THE ART TEACHER? CONGRATULATIONS, FIRST PLACE. COME ON. THE PRINCIPAL? AND THE TEACHER. SOMEBODY HAS TO BE -- THE KEEPER OF THE CERTIFICATE. ALL GOOD? ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU. THIS IS YEAR 13. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A WHOLE BUNCH MORE. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE TIME WITH US. I'M ASSUMING SOMEBODY WILL MAKE SURE THESE GET TO
040THE SCHOOL WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. APPRECIATE EVERYTHING. SUPERINTENDENT? THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT AND ALL THE SUPPORT OF THE STUDENTS AND RECOGNITION. I'M SURE THOSE STUDENTS ARE PROBABLY AT HOME DRAWING AND COLORING RIGHT NOW. THAT'S WHERE THEY ARE. THAT'S RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PROCLAMATION. DO NOT FORGET MY CHALLENGE. IT'S BEEN HERE EVERY YEAR. IF A STUDENT CAN PROVE TO ME SOMETHING THAT WAS CREATED BY MAN WITHOUT A DRAWING FIRST, THERE IS A $10,000 CERTIFICATE FOR THAT SCHOOL. THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT ART IS. SHOW ME SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT DONE WITHOUT A DRAWING FIRST. Nadia Combs: WE NEED TO SEND OUT AN E-MAIL TO EVERY SCHOOL FOR THAT CHILDREN. SO BE READY. THANK YOU. WE ARE MOVING ON TO A03. ADOPTION OF PROCLAMATION,
041INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE MONTH. MARCH 2022. DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. MEMBER VAUGHN WILL BE PRESENTING THIS PROCLAMATION. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, MEMBER CHAIR. I MEAN CHAIRWOMAN COMBS. SO THE TALKING POINTS ABOUT OUR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND CELEBRATE THE UNIQUE TALENTS AND ABILITYS OF STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IS THE MOST COMMON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY. APPROXIMATELY 439,000 AFFECTED CHILDREN AGES 3 TO 21 RECEIVE SUPPORT UNDER THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 2019. CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES MAY EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH COMMUNICATING, SOCIALIZING WITH THEIR PEERS, OR TAKING CARE OF THEIR PERSONAL NEEDS. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BELIEVES ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE CAPACITY TO LEAD FULL PRODUCTIVE LIVES AND CONTRIBUTE GREATLY TO THE COMMUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO JUST ASK THE BOARD IF WE CAN
042MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO OUR PROCLAMATION WHERE WE SAY THAT THIS IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE AWARENESS. I'D LIKE TO ALSO ADD ACCEPTANCE. SO COMMA AWARENESS, COMMA ACCEPTANCE, AND CELEBRATE THE UNIQUE TALENTS AND ABILITIES OF STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VAUGHN AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT AMENDMENT. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, SO -- WE WILL GO AHEAD AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO, MEMBER VAUGHN, GO AHEAD AND READ THE TITLE OF THAT PROCLAMATION. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. SO THE PROCLAMATION WAS INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH. SO WITH THAT AMENDMENT, WE WILL SAY THAT INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE THE AWARENESS, ACCEPTANCE AND CELEBRATE THE UNIQUE TALENTS
043AND ABILITIES OF STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I LOVE TO SEE THAT WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS NOT JUST AWARENESS BUT ACCEPTANCE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION AND FOR THE AMENDMENT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE MONTH MARCH 2022. I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER SNIVELY AND I HAVE ACHED IS BY MEMBER VAUGHN. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL NOW BE HEARD. C601, C603, C605, C606, C607, 608, C11, 612, AND C710. C601. AGREEMENT FOR TECHNICAL
044SERVICES. ATS-IV WITH LINDAMOOD-BELL LEARNING PROCESSES. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THROUGH THE CHAIR, THIS IS A PASS THROUGH FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS PD FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS AS YOU KNOW, REQUIRED BY IDEA, WE'RE REQUIRED TO MAKE CERTAIN WE PROVIDE ONGOING RESOURCES AND PROVIDE A SHARE OF OUR FUNDING FOR FEDERAL IDEA FUNDS THAT MUST FOCUS ON EQUAL SERVICES AND PROMOTE SERVICES OF STUDENTS WITH IT ISS. SO THIS IS THROUGH STARKIT AND PMD SCHSYMBOL IMAGERY, PHONICS AWARENESS, WORD DEVELOPMENT, SPELLING, THOSE TYPES OF INITIATIVES AND ALSO WORKS ON SPEECH LANGUAGE AND CURRICULUM AS WELL. SO THIS IS AN APPROVED CURRICULUM BY THE COUNSEL OF ADMINISTRATORS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION WHICH IS AN ENDORSED RESEARCH-BASED CURRICULUM AND EXPENDITURE THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED
045THROUGH OUR DIVISION TO BE ABLE TO MAKE CERTAIN WE PROVIDE TO TEACHERS AND PRIVATE SECTOR. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C601. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER SNIVELY. AND A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER SNIVELY AND MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? GO AHEAD, MEMBER SNIVELY. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I REALLY JUST PULLED THIS. IT'S KIND OF FUNNY. I FIRST WANT TO THANK DR. DR. VERRA-TIRADO AND SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS FOR GIVING ME A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. REALLY, I JUST WANTED A SIMPLE WHAT IS LINDAMOOD-BELL. WHAT IS IT? THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO KNOW. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE PROGRAM. BUT YOU GAVE ME A LOT OF OTHER INFORMATION THAT IS HELPFUL, BUT AT
046THE END OF THE DAY, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. SO FOR THE BOARD'S BENEFIT I WENT TO THEIR WEBSITE AND PRINTED IT OUT. LIKE A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, SHEET OF WHAT IT IS AT A GLANCE. SO IT'S A LEARNING APPROACH THAT HELPS STUDENTS WHO STRUGGLE WITH READING AND OTHER LEARNING DIFFERENCES AND IT'S PARTICULARLY GOOD FOR STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA, AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDERS, AND DISCALCULIA. DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IT 10 TIMES, OTHERWISE I'LL BREAK MY TONGUE. BUT IT'S A -- AN EVALUATION BY AN INSTRUCTOR AND THEN ASSESSING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IN A NUMBER OF AREAS INCLUDING READING COMPREHENSION AND MATH AND THAT'S REALLY -- I WANTED TO -- I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IT AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TO DEVELOP OUR TEACHERS TO HELP OUR STUDENTS
047SPECIFICALLY STUDENTS THAT HAVE CHALLENGES WITH DYSLEXIA AND AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDERS. THAT'S ALL I WANTED. SORRY IF I TRIED TO COMPLICATE IT TOO MUCH. BUT SOMETIMES WE PUT THINGS OUT THERE ON THE AGENDA THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC MAY NOT EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS BECAUSE IT'S VERY CURRICULUM-ORIENTED AND IN THE DAY TO DAY. AS A PARENT OF SOMEONE WHO HAD, YOU KNOW, SPEECH PATHOLOGIST, I JUST WANTED KIND OF THE LAYMAN'S TERMS OF WHAT IS THIS AND WHO IS IT FOR. SORRY IF I --. Addison Davis: YOU DID A GOOD JOB --. Melissa Snively: OVERCOMPLICATE IT. BUT THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. Nadia Combs: MEMBER VAUGHN? Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. I ALSO HAD SIMILAR QUESTIONS TO MEMBER SNIVELY. A LOT OF THE AGENDA ITEMS THAT I PULLED TONIGHT BETWEEN THE TIME WE HAVE TO PULL THEM AND TODAY,
048I'VE GOT A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED SO GOOD NEWS FOR YOU GUYS. HOPEFULLY WE'LL GO THROUGH THE AGENDA QUICKLY. SOME AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE. BUT WHAT I LOVED ABOUT LEARNING ABOUT THIS -- I DID HAVE QUESTIONS ESPECIALLY WHEN I SEE THAT WE'RE IN ANY WAY PROVIDING SERVICES OR DOING ANYTHING FINANCIALLY WITH PRIVATE SCHOOLS. I LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP THERE. BUT WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THIS WAS I WAS KIND OF READING -- IT'S NOT JUST FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT MIGHT HAVE READING DISABILITIES FROM THE INFORMATION THAT I READ ON IT. IT COULD HELP WITH JUST STUDENTS WHO ARE EMERGING READERS, STRUGGLING READERS, THAT THE SYMBOLS THEY USE TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND AND BREAK DOWN LANGUAGE AND DECODE LANGUAGE ALL SOUND LIKE VALUABLE SKILLS AND I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT NOT ONLYX -- EXPANDING
049IT INTERNALLY BUT HELPING WITH STRUGGLING READING PROGRAMS. I THINK IT'S A GOOD TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX AND I'M GLAD WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT IT, SO THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 6.03, PIGGYBACK 21149-DST-LG TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES AND PRODUCTS FOR NUTRITION SERVICES. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. CURRENTLY WE USE HORIZON 1 WHICH IS A SOURCE TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT AND CAPTURE ALL OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED TO MEAL PURCHASES WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE DO KNOW THIS IS AN ANT QUILTED OUTDATED -- ANTIQUATED OUTDATED SYSTEM SO UPGRADING THE SOPH WARE AND TRANSITION TO TITAN SOFTWARE WHICH WILL TRACK AND REPORT ANY FOOD PURCHASES IN THE DISTRICT AND ALLOWS US TO BE MORE EFFICIENT OVERALL. TITAN
050DOES HIT ALL THE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO USDA REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE DATABASE AND BEING ABLE TO TRANSITION TO BE A CLOUD DATABASE SYSTEM AS WELL WHICH HORIZON 1 IS NOT. THIS IS, YOU KNOW, FOR 15 YEARS, WE USED AN OLD SYSTEM. IT TRANSITIONS AND AALLOWS US TO PURCHASE A NEW SYSTEM WHICH IS A ONE-TIME SETUP FEE OF $396,000 AND IT WILL BE A REOCCURRING FEE OF $254,000 ANTUALLY. JUST BEING ABLE -- ANNUALLY. JUST BEING ABLE TO UPDATE IT AND TRANSITION TO NEW SOFTWARE AND CLOUD-BASE WHICH CONNECTS TO ALL THE MOVEMENT WE'RE DOING IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C6.03. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
051OR COMMENTS? Jessica Vaughn: NO. I GOT MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 6.05. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. 21205-MST-EJ ELECTRICAL SWITCH GEAR AND SWITCH BOARDS, PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND TESTING SERVICES. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THIS IS THROUGH THE CHAIR, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE RELATED TO ENERGIZING, REENERGIZING THE POWER AND DEENERGIZING THE POWER AS WELL. THIS IS NO DIFFERENT THAN WHEN WE HAVE A POWER OUTAGE, ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO PUT PROPER ELECTRICAL SWITCH BOARDS AND ALSO SWITCH GEARS WITHIN THE SCHOOLS. AND WHAT THAT DOES IS ALLOW US TO MOVE FROM OUR POWER AND TRANSITION TO GENERATORS. SO WE CAN KEEP SOME FACILITIES UP AND RUNNING. WE KNOW WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SHELTERS
052THAT WE SERVE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY SO BEING ABLE TO GO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND TRY TO IDENTIFY WHAT SCHOOLS NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO HAVE THE ELECTRICITY CONNECTIVITY MAINTAINED. AND THIS BRINGS TO THE BOARD THE TOP EXPENDITURE OF $90,000 WITHIN OUR DISTRICT USING CAPITAL OUTLAY FUNDING. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 6C03. A MOTION AND SECOND. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Jessica Vaughn: NO. I APPRECIATE THE SUPERINTENDENT HIGHLIGHTING THE JUMP BECAUSE ORIGINALLY MY CONCERNS WERE WHY IN 2019, 2020 DID WE SPEND $7,000 AND THEN JUMPED UP SO SUBSTANTIALLY BUT I UNDERSTAND THE EXPLANATION OF THE REPLACEMENT AND HOW IT'S A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT AND THAT THIS ONCE WE UPGRADE THESE, IT WON'T BE, YOU KNOW, A REOCCURRING EXPENSE
053WE'RE OBLIGATING OURSELF TO SO I APPRECIATE IT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 6.06. AMEND THE MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND PROGRESSUS THERAPY TO IMPLEMENT THE INVO PROGRAM. Addison Davis: THIS IS BEING ABLE TO SERVE THE STUDENTS FOR MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROGRAM INITIATIVES AND THIS IS ALIGNMENT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ONGOING TIER 3 SERVICES FOR OUR STUDENTS. WE WANT TO ENGAGE IN A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT ALL OUR SERVICES ARE CONTINUOUS IN THAT WE'RE OUT LOUD COMMITTING T TO THE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS AS WELL. RIGHT NOW WHAT THIS CURRENTLY DOES IS CONTRACTS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN HISTORICAL. USUALLY WE PUT 30-DAY EXIT CLAUSES AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A BETTER SLAYINGS TO PUT A 60-DAY
054CLAUSE IN THIS. WE DON'T WANT TO ABRUPTLY GET OUT OF A CONTRACT AND STUDENTS WHO NEED US THE MOST DON'T HAVE 60 DAYS TO GET SYSTEMIC SUPPORTS. THIS SEWNLY FOR STUDENTS -- IS ONLY FOR STUDENTS THAT NEED IEPs AND BEHAVIOR ASSISTANCE. THIS IS NOT CENTERED AROUND COGNITIVE NEEDS. THIS WILL FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS WHICH IS OUTLINED IN THE IEPs AND BE LEVERAGING THROUGH THE SOCIAL WORKER, PSYCHOLOGIST, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND BEHAVIOR COUNSELING, SIGN LANGUAGE, NURSING SUPPORTS. IN THE LAST YEAR WE SERVED AROUND 590 PLUS STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND AROUND 36 SCHOOLS. SO ONCE IEPs ARE IDENTIFIED TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON WELLNESS AND GOAL SETTING AND DIRECT COUNSELING TO OUR STUDENTS WHERE IN NEED, WE'LL CONTINUE TO MAKE CERTAIN THIS IS A POSSIBILITY AND REALITY FOR OUR STUDENTS BASED ON IEPs.
055THIS IS A MULTI-TIERED FUNDING APPROACH. IDEA STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE AND ALSO MENTAL HEALTH AND IT'S A COMMITMENT TO OUR MENTAL HEALTH PLAN AS WELL. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C6.06. A MOTION AND A SECOND. MEMBER SNIVELY AND MEMBER VAUGHN AND MYSELF PULLED THIS ITEM. AND DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE CAN BEGIN WITH MEMBER SNIVELY. Melissa Snively: OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. REALLY THE BASIC QUESTION I HAD WITH REGARD TO THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM IS HOW IT INTEGRATES INTO OUR OVERALL MENTAL HEALTH PLAN. WHAT I MENTIONED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT RECENTLY WAS THAT BACK WHEN THE STATE MANDATED WE IMPLEMENT A MENTAL HEALTH PLAN, MS. SEIA HAD A WORKSHOP AND WE WALKED THROUGH THE ENTIRE MENTAL HEALTH PLAN WITH THE DISTRICT
056AND SUPERINTENDENT AT THE TIME. AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE SOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS THAT WERE NOT HERE WHEN WE IMPLEMENTED THAT HEALTH PLAN AND HAD THAT WORKSHOP AND THAT LONG PRESENTATION ABOUT HOW IT'S GOING TO BE INTEGRATED INTO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, MAYBE IT'S TIME THAT WE SCHEDULE SOMETHING THAT ALLOWS THE SCHOOL BOARD TO REALLY DIG INTO WHAT OUR MENTAL HEALTH PLAN LOOKS LIKE NOW AND HOW THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM WILL INTEGRATE INTO IT. THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD. HOW IS IT GOING TO BE APERT OF IT AND IS IT TIME FOR US TO BRING BACK OUR MENTAL HEALTH PLAN AS PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND REVISIT IT AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S WHAT WE WANT AND THAT IT MOVES US FORWARD WITH OUR VISION AND MISSION
057FOR THIS DISTRICT. THAT'S REALLY MORE OF A COMMENT THAN AN -- OR SUGGESTION THAN A QUESTION. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. MEMBER VAUGHN, SINCE YOU PULLED THE ITEM. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. I ALSO HAD QUESTIONS THAT I HAD ANSWERED. MOSTLY A LOT AROUND THE BEHAVIOR HEALTH, BUT ALSO AROUND THE BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE SERVICES AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. I'D LOVE TO SEE SOME DATA ON, YOU KNOW, HOW THIS IMPACTS SIMILAR TO -- IN THE VAIN OF MEMBER SNIVELY, YOU KNOW, THE FRAMEWORKS THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN AND SOLUTIONS AND ALL THE THINGS ALLOCATED RESOURCES TO. I'D LOVE TO SEE THE IMPACT OF HOW THAT IS, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY IMPACTING OUR STUDENTS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT SINCE WE ARE HEARING FROM OUR STUDENTS DIRECTLY, EVERY TIME WE ENGAGE WITH
058THEM, THAT MENTAL HEALTH ESPECIALLY NOW IS A PRIORITY THAT WE ARE PULLING AND DISCUSSING THESE ITEMS TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT WE'RE DOING TO, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS' MENTAL HEALTH AND TEACHERS AND STAFF BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, TO KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS AND WAYS WE CAN DO BETTER OR ADVOCATE FOR MORE SUPPORT WHETHER IT'S AT THE STATE LEVEL OR WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. SO, YOU KNOW, I PROBABLY WILL PULL MENTAL HEALTH ITEMS GOING FORWARD, SO THAT WAS MY THOUGHTS ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: AND I ALSO PULLED THE ITEM AND MS. BAYS DID, YOU KNOW, A WONDERFUL JOB EXPLAINING SOME OF THE THINGS. I DID WANT TO NOTE THAT I THINK THE FEE SCHEDULE IS REALLY QUITE REASONABLE ON WHAT WE'RE PAYING. THE DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE IT'S SO EXPENSIVE
059TO FIND MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST SOWS LOOKING AT THE -- SO LOOKING AT THE HOURLY RATE FOR THE BOARD CERTIFIED ANALYSTS AND SUPERVISOR AND SUPPORT, I THINK THAT'S EXCELLENT AS WELL AS THE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR. I THINK -- AND I TALKED TO SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I THINK THIS IS GREAT THAT WE'RE DOING THIS WITH THE IEP STUDENTS. WE NEED TO MAKE A PRIORITY AND MAKE SURE OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL WITH ALL THE PROGRESS MONITORING THAT'S COMING THROUGH THAT WE MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THAT TIME TO DO THEIR JOBS WHICH IS COUNSEL STUDENTS BECAUSE WE NEED TO REALLY BE LOOKING AT BEING PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE AND WE KNOW THIS WAS AN ENORMOUS ISSUE PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC. BUT MORE SO NOW THAN EVER THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE THAT WE'RE
060GOING TO FACE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND ALONG WITH THIS, I THINK THAT'S GREAT BUT WE NEED TO CONTINUE DOING MORE AND THAT MEANS MAKING SURE OUR COUNSELORS HAVE THAT SPACE SO THAT WAY THEY'RE COUNSELING AND BEING PREVENTIVE OF ALL THE CHALLENGES OUR STUDENTS ARE FACING. THANK YOU. MEMBER GRAY? Lynn Gray: YOU KNOW, I LIKE THE IDEA OF GOING OVER VERY CAREFULLY THE MENTAL HEALTH PLAN, AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY. AND SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, WE ARE ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH, BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO HAVE A COORDINATED PLAN BECAUSE BEFORE COVID, WITH THE NATIONAL DROPOUT PREVENTION CENTER, WHERE WE ADOPTED WITH -- ONE SCHOOL PARM RIVER ELEMENTARY TRAUMA BASED TEACHING FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, ACE, AT THE TIME, THIS IS RIGHT BEFORE COVID, WE HAD ALMOST 63% OF OUR CHILDREN WHO HAVE
061HAD EXPERIENCED TRAUMA. NOW AFTER COVID, WE'RE LOOKING AT 19,000 STUDENTS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PERCENT -- PERCENTILE IS BUT I BELIEVE IT'S GROWING. ALL THIS IS TO SAY THAT THIS IS ONE TOOL IN THE TOOLCHEST. WE HAVE OTHER TOOLS. THE BOARD MEMBERS NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS CONSISTING AND WHAT THESE VARIOUS PROGRAMS DO FOR OUR KIDS, IMPORTANTLY THE TEACHERS NEED TO BE TRAINED TO DEAL WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE UNDERGOING TRAUMA, WHICH IS A DAILY SITUATION. NOT ONLY FROM HOME BUT HUNGER AND SECURITY. A LOT OF THIS IS GOING ON. SO I WILL AGREE WITH MEMBER SNIVELY'S SUGGESTION FOR A WORKSHOP. I BELIEVE THE MORE THIS BOARD KNOWS WHAT PROGRAMS WE HAVE AND THE MORE WE INSIST ON A COORDINATED APPROACH VERSUS DUPLICATING, THE BETTER OUR STUDENTS WILL BE AND FINANCIALLY THE BETTER WE'LL BE.
062AND BOARD MEMBERS NEED TO VET SOME OF THE PROGRAMS BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT. ALSO THE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INCENTIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM WHICH DOES GIVE THE STUDENTS A SENSE OF POSITIVE CULTURE, IF YOU WILL, DOES MANAGE BEHAVIOR, MENTAL HEALTH IS A LOT BEHAVIOR AND WE ALL KNOW THAT. BEFORE THE STUDENT LEARNS THEIR MENTAL HEALTH MUST BE ADDRESSED. THIS IS NO WAY AROUND IT. SO IT'S CRITICAL. THAT'S MY REMARKS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MADAM GRAY. MEMBER PEREZ? Karen Perez: THANK YOU. TO MEMBER SNIVELY'S POINT, THE LAST TIME I BELIEVE WE HAD A MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOP, SUPERINTENDENT, WAS BACK IN 2019. AND SO WITH COVID, AND THE IMPACT OF COVID, MENTAL HEALTH DATA HAS INCREESASED AND RIGHT N WITH THE INCREASE IN FUNDING, I THINK WE RECEIVED INCREASE IN FUNDING THE LAST COUPLE YEARS
063ACTUALLY HERE. AND NOW WE INCREASED THE LAST COUPLE BOARD MEETINGS AGO, WE INCREASED MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING IN THE DISTRICT BY 3.9 MILLION AND THEN ALSO UP IN TALLAHASSEE, THEY ALSO PASSED SOME BILLS THAT INCREASED MENTAL HEALTH, AND I BELIEVE THAT ONCE IT GOT TO THE SENATE, IT WAS GOING TO BE INCREASING AS WELL. AM I CORRECT, KRISTEN? THE FUNDING, RIGHT. YEAH. SO -- THE MENTAL HEALTH IS ALSO GOING TO INCREASE. BUT THE FUNDING WAS GOING TO INCREASE AS WELL. SO THAT MONEY IS GOING TO BE TRICKLING DOWN. SO WE REALLY NEED A WORKSHOP TO SEE WHERE THAT FUNDING IS GOING TO GO BUT ALSO THE DATA TO SHOW US WHERE -- IT REALLY NEEDS TO GO. AND IMPACT IT NEEDS TO MAKE IN THIS DISTRICT FOR OUR STUDENTS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. PLEASE
064VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT PASSES UNANINOUSLY. 6.07. MEMORANDMENT OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CHILDREN'S BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FOR SUPPORTING AND EMPOWERING EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, SEEDS PROJECT. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, THIS IS ANOTHER PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE CHILDREN'S BOARD. WHAT THEY DO IS THEY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ONGOING FUNDING TO REALLY SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY IN THE INITIATIVE WITH THE SEEDS PROJECT. IT'S ALL RELATED FROM PRE-K TO THIRD GRADE AND ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, IT'S A $2 MILLION PROJECT THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PAYS $160,000 INTO THE $2 MILLION PROJECT THAT GOES OVER AND BEYOND TO BE ABLE TO SERVE AND PROVIDE SUPPORTS TO OUR FAMILIES. THIS IS ALL ABOUT STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT BE PERFORMING ON SCALE AND WHAT THIS DOES IS
065PROVIDES, YOU KNOW, COORDINATED EFFORTS TO THE CHILDREN'S BOARD FOR HAVING TEAM -- FAMILY TEAM CONFERENCING, TUTORING, BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC SUPPORT, BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE A MENTOR, BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT FAMILIES TO CONNECT THEM WITH BOOKS AND LEARNING MATERIALS. ALL TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM PROVIDE EDUCATION AS A FOUNDATION OF CONVERSATIONS AT THE TABLE. AND AT THE SAME TOKEN BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE ONGOING HOUSING OR UTILITY ASSISTANCE WHERE IT MAY BE NEEDED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB AND WORK WITH FAMILIES SETTING GOALS AND FAMILY PLANS TO GET LEARNERS ON TRACK TO BE ABLE TO BE SUCCESS IFAL. BUT ALSO WORKING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE AND PROVIDE ONGOING SERVICES TO THE WHOLE FAMILY. THIS PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN IN PLACE WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SINCE 2012. Nadia Combs:
066THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE C607. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE -- OH, MEMBER GRAY? SORRY. Lynn Gray: I JUST WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS SAID. BEING THAT I'M A MEMBER OF THE CHILDREN'S BOARD AS WELL, JUST REMINDING EVERYONE WHO IS LIPSENING THAT -- LISTENING THEIR WHOLE DIRECTION IS TO HIGH NEEDS CHILDREN AND THEY VET ALL THESE SERVICES 100%. AND SO WITH CONFIDENCE WHEN YOU SEE AN ITEM BY THE CHILDREN'S BOARD, THEY'RE SO COMPREHENSIVELY INVOLVED WITH THESE SERVICES, AND THEY DO THE DATA TO SEE IF EVERY ONE OF THOSE SERVICES ARE AFFECTING THE CHILDREN IN A POSITIVE WAY. AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT IS PRESENTED TO US WHEN WE'RE SITTING ON THAT BOARD,
067SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, KELLY PARISH FOR YOUR RECORD KEEPING FOR -- AND KEEPING TRACK OF THESE KIDS THAT OFTEN GO UNNOTICED AND NOT RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR NEEDS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN? Jessica Vaughn: I WANT TO SAY I'M GLAD THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING TO HIGHLIGHT. I'M REALLY AP-- APPRECIATIVE OF THE CHILDREN'S BOARD AND WANT SOME GOOD THINGS TO BE OUT IN THE PUBLIC AS WELL AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 608, DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE PROPERTY. Addison Davis: WE'RE PROFESSIONALLY OBLIGATED TO BRING TO THE BOARD ANY NON-FUNCTIONAL OR ANY EQUIPMENT DAMAGED BEYOND ECONOMIC REPAIR TO THE BOARD. ANYTHING OVER $1,000
068OF VALUE. YOU'LL SEE THERE IS, YOU KNOW, 27 ITEMS THAT HAVE A VALUE OVER $1,000. THERE IS $42,000 IN ORIGINAL EXPENDITURES WHICH IS TODAY'S MARKET WORTH AROUND 7200 THERE IS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DO HAVE 2600 PLUS ITEMS THAT ARE UNDER THE THRESHOLD OF $1,000 THAT WE DO NOT HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PUT ON THE FINANCIAL BOOKS AS OUTLINED BY GAP AND GATSBY WHO IS OUR FINANCIAL GOVERNING STATEMENT PROVIDER. JUST BRING TO THE BOARD AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANYTHING THAT WE BRING, WE'LL DO TWO THINGS. WE'LL BE ABLE TO SELL AND THAT USUALLY GOES TO GOV DOT DEALS OR TAMPA MACHINERY AUCTION OR WE RECYCLE. AS YOU KNOW WHEN WE RECYCLE NON-FUNCTIONAL EQUIPMENT OR MATERIALS, WE GET PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR BUT JUST MAKING THAT KNOWN TO THE BOARD AND TO OUR COMMUNITY WITH
069THE STAKEHOLDER FUNDING. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C6.08. MOTION BY MEMBER PEREZ. SECOND BY MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Jessica Vaughn: YEAH. I WENT OVER THIS TODAY. THANK YOU. WHAT WAS YOUR NAME TO THE -- GENTLEMAN? THANK YOU FOR SITTING WITH ME TODAY. I HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. SOME OF THE CONCERNS I HAD WERE THERE IS QUITE A FEW SMART BOARD PURCHASES WE HAD THAT WE BOUGHT ONLY A COUPLE YEARS AGO THAT UNFORTUNATELY LOOKS LIKE HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. I WANTED TO TRY TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHEN WE MAKE LARGE TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES, THE PERCENTAGE OF HOW MUCH OF THEM END UP GETTING DAMAGED AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT.
070I REALLY LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE PROCESS. HOW SOME OF THE THINGS EVEN WHEN WE RECYCLE WE MAKE MONEY FOR AND WHICH BUDGETS THOSE BACK INTO. I APPRECIATE THE TIME. YOU GUYS CAME IN CASE I HAD ANY EXTRA QUESTIONS. IT WAS A REALLY GOOD MEETING AND HELPFUL AND I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT PASSES UNAN -- UNANIMOUSLY. 6.09, REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL MST-KJ PAINTING SERVICES. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON AND SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. ANY DISCUSSION? MEMBER SNIVELY, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I DIDN'T MEAN TO COMPLICATE IT. I ASKED ONE QUESTION AND THERE ENDED UP BEING LIKE, 18 DIFFERENT ATTACHMENTS TO THE BOARD AGENDA ITEM. I JUST WANTED THE
071PAGE THAT HAS THE COST, THE PROPOSAL ON IT. THE ACTUAL COST THAT SAYS THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE YOU. OR THIS IS THE ESTIMATED COST OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE YOU, AND ALL 300 PAGES DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF THAT INFORMATION ON IT. SO I WAS TRYING TO FIND THE PAGE THAT HAS THIS IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST THE DISTRICT BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE BUDGBUDGETED AND THIS IS THE AMOUNT -- I APPRECIATE ALL THE OTHER INFORMATION. GOT RECOMMENDATION LETTERS, CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES. YOU NAME IT. IT'S ALL THERE. BUT I REALLY JUST WANTED THE PAGE WITH THE MATH ON IT. THAT'S ALL. SO I'M NOT SURE WHERE THAT PAGE IS STILL. Addison Davis: IT'S IN THE 300 PAGES. Melissa Snively: IF YOU CAN FIND IT, THAT'S GREAT. I TRUST THEY WENT THROUGH THE
072PROCESS AND, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE THE ONES SELECTED FOR THE JOB WHICH IS GREAT. I JUST WANTED TO SEE THE ACTUAL, YOU KNOW, WHEN I -- WHEN I GIVE AN INSURANCE QUOTE, USUALLY THEY -- PEOPLE WANT TO SEE THE QUOTE. I CAN TELL THEM ALL ABOUT ME AND GIVE THEM MY GOOGLE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ALL -- ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. BUT REALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE BOTTOM LINE IS. SO THAT'S ALL I WAS LOOKING FOR. Addison Davis: I'LL SEND THAT INDIVIDUALLY TO EVERYBODY. I'LL PULL IT OUT OF THE 300 PAGES I SENT. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU. I COULDN'T FIND IT. SO ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 611, THE PIGGYBACK 21198, DST-LG
073CHARTER BUS RENTALS, ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND CAR RENTALS. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THROUGH THE CHAIR, WE ALREADY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH LSE AND WE'RE WORKING TO BRING IN A CONTRACT WITH HOP SKIP DRIVE TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN AREAS WHERE WE DON'T HAVE BUSES OR BUSES AVAILABLE OR TRYING TO FIND ADDITIONAL REASONABLE FINANCIAL TRANSPORTATION OFFERING FOR OUR STUDENTS. WE HAVE CONTRACTED SERVICES WITH, YOU KNOW, HOMELESS AND ESE AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND UNDER THE PROGRAM HOMELESS STUDENTS ARE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMAIN AT THE SCHOOL OF ORIGIN AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE ONGOING TRANSPORTATION FOR STUDENTS IN NEED. WE HAVE STUDENTS FOR ESE THAT HAVE ALSO PROGRAMMATIC PLACEMENTS AS WELL. SO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES WITHOUT USING SCHOOL BUSES, WE MAY NEED FOR ONE STUDENT, WE'RE ABLE TO GO
074TO, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT CARG PLACKO TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITIES WITH VANS, MINI-VANS, SUVs, ET CETERA TO BE ABLE TO TRANS STUDENTS TO AND FROM THOSE FACILITIES. THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING WE HAVE DONE FOR A COUPLE YEARS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. AT THIS TIME I'LL ALSO TRANSITION TO MR. FARKAS WHO WILL TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE LEVERAGE IT, WHO WE USE AND ANY SAFE GUARDS RELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR ITEM Christopher Farkas: APPRECIATE IT, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. THERE IS ACTUALLY 200 KIDS WE TRANSPORT TITHED AND THEY'RE BROGAN INTO -- BROKEN INTO THE CATEGORIES HE REFERENCED. 85 ARE AT MCKINNEY AND 21 IN SPECIAL PROGRAMS. 14 OF THE MCKINNEY KIDS LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT. WE EVENING OBVIOUSLY DON'T HAVE BUSES THAT GO OUT OF THE DISTRICT. THE PARTNER IN THE PIGGYBACK IS ON A TEXAS BID SO I UNDERSTAND WHY
075IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. THERE IS A COUPLE PAGES I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT GIVE CONFIRMATION OR AFFIRMATION TO. ON PAGE 30 OF 31 OF THE CONTRACT IT TALKS ABOUT REGARDLESS OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL GUIDELINES FOR THAT AREA. SO THEY'VE GOT TO FOLLOW THE FLORIDA GUIDELINES IF THEY'RE IN FLORIDA. WHERE IT SAYS THERE IS A LEVEL 2 SCREEN CHANG IS THE SAME SCREENING FOR OVERNIGHT TRIPS. SO IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT THE CAR. THERE IS NO 15 PASSENGER VANS. THAT'S NOT ALLOWED FOR THE STATE. DRUG TESTING IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND WHEN THEY START ASK DO INTERNAL TRAINING AS WELL. THERE ARE SAFE GUARDS IN PLACE TO DO THAT. OBVIOUSLY WE'D LOVE TO HAVE EVERY SINGLE KID ON A BUS BUT WE HAVE PROGRAMS THAT -- WHERE IF WE OFFERED EVERY PROGRAM AT EVERY
076SCHOOL IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY BUT WE DON'T. WE HAVE EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENTS THAT CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME SO MAKING SURE WE GIVE THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE KIDS AND IT'S A CONVENIENCE FOR THE STUDENTS AND NOT TRANSPORTATION. ALC CONTRACT HAS INCREASED AS THE SCHOOL CHOICE INCREASED AND NUMBER OF KIDS INCREASED. WE BELIEVE BRINGING HOP SKIP DRIVE IT BRINGS COMPETITION TO THAT AND WANT TO MAKE SURE WE LOWER THE PRICES AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE TWO COMPETITORS GOING AGAINST EACH OTHER AND PROVIDING SERVICE TO OUR STUDENTS IS THE FOCUS. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL HAVE. Addison Davis: MR. FARKAS, SORRY. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD COST US TO -- IF WE JUST USE OUR YELLOW FLEELT AND YELLOW FLEET BUSES TO BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS? Christopher Farkas: WELL, THERE
077IS A COUPLE THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE'RE 150 DRIVERS SHORT. THAT'S SOMETHING TO FACTOR INTO THE CONVERSATION. IT'S AT LEAST $40,000 FOR EACH OF THE ROUTES AND OVER $4 MILLION IF WE WANTED TO SEND A BUS TO PASCO AND PINELLAS AND POLK COUNTY TO PICK UP KIDS AND BRING THEM BACK. IT'S NOT REALLY REALISTIC BUT THE COST IS IN THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND THE KIDS CHANGE UNFORTUNATELY. THE HOMELESS KIDS CAN DECIDE THEY WANT TO STAY AT THE HOME SCHOOL AND A MONTH LATER SAY I'D LIKE IT BETTER AT LAND OF LAKES OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. IT CHANGES ON A REGULAR BASIS. 200 IS WHERE WE'VE BEEN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS FOR THE TRANSPORT BUT THAT'S THE REASON. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MR. FARKAS. I NEED A
078MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEMS C6.11. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER HAHN AND SECOND BY MEMBER SNIVELY. ANY DISCUSSION? MEMBER HAHN? Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT, CHAIR COMBS. SO THIS IS A TEXAS CONTRACT, BUT THE ATTACHMENT HERE SAYS A SCHOOL DISTRICT MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SO ARE WE PIGGYBACKING OFF THE MIAMI-DADE CONTRACT? Christopher Farkas: YES, MA'AM. THAT'S CORRECT. Stacy Hahn: I KNOW WE HAVE DONE THIS IN 2019. SO I GUESS, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAVE TO USE PIGGYBACKS. OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO SOMETIMES PROCURE THINGS VERY QUICKLY AND IT HELPS WITH THAT BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 2019, SO BE KIND OF CURIOUS TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE IF WE PUT IT OUT ON THE STREET TO SEE IF WE CAN GET A BETTER PRICE. BUT
079MY REAL -- MY -- MY MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION IS AROUND SAFETY FOR TRANSPORTING KIDS UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, AND TO BE TRANSPARENT, I'VE HAD A LOT OF ESE PARENTS REACH OUT TO ME IN THE LAST 24 HOURS MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF WORK I'VE DONE IN MY, YOU KNOW, EARLIER CAREER AND BEING ADVOCATES FOR SPECIAL NEEDS PARENTS. SO A LOT OF THE CONCERNS THEY HAVE ARE AROUND SAFETY AND THAT, YOU KNOW, OTHER -- ARE THERE VIDEOS ON --YOU KNOW, VIDEO RECORDERS ON THE TRANSPORTATION VANS OR SERVICES THAT WE'RE USING. ARE THERE LOCATION TRACKERS ON THESE VEHICLES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE USING OR MAY BE USING? Christopher Farkas: GPS IS REQUIRED. IT'S IN THE CONTRACT AND LISTED ON THERE. CAMERAS ARE NOT PART OF THAT SYSTEM. AGAIN, THERE IS LOTS OF COUNTIES THAT DON'T HAVE
080CAMERAS ON THE SCHOOL BUSES. NOT TO JUSTIFY IT BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW. Stacy Hahn: I UNDERSTAND. IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, IT DOES GIVE PARENTS A CERTAIN LEVEL OF COMFORT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WHO CAN'T SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, YOU KNOW, WHO MIGHT BE NON-VERBAL OR CAN'T REALLY ADVOCATE OR PROTECT THEMSELVES IN THOSE TYPES OF SITUATIONS WHEN THERE IS NOT A PARENT AROUND. YOU SAID THAT THE -- THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME BACKGROUND CHECKS AS OUR BUS DRIVERS DO AND THE FINGER PRINTING AND ALL THAT, CORRECT? Christopher Farkas: YES, MA'AM. LEVEL 2 SCREENING THROUGH H.R. AND THE H.R. DEPARTMENT, THE SAME SYSTEM ANY TEACHERS OR ANYBODY ELSE WOULD GO THROUGH. Stacy Hahn: SO DO THOSE DRIVERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANY TYPE OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR TRANSPORTING CHILDREN WITH
081SPECIAL NEEDS? Christopher Farkas: EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHETHER IT'S A BUS DRIVER OR ALC OR HOP SKIP DRIVE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A SPECIAL TRAINING IF THERE IS A MEDICAL NEED FOR THE IEP OR ESE. Stacy Hahn: BUT LET'S SAY THERE IS NOT A MEDICAL NEED. LET'S SAY IT'S A STUDENT WITH AUTISM AND IT'S MORE SEVERE CASE AND SO -- THEY MAY NOT HAVE A MEDICAL NEED LIKE A TRACHE SOME TYPE OF FEEDING TUBE, BUT HOW ARE WE TRAINING FOR ALL OUR ESE STUDENTS WHETHER MEDICAL OR NOT? Christopher Farkas: SAME WAY IT IS FOR BUS DRIVERS. THE ESE SPECIALIST OR NURSE HAS CONTACT WITH THAT DRIVER. IF THERE IS EVER AN ISSUE OR CHALLENGE --. Stacy Hahn: NOT CONTACT. I'M SAYING ARE THE DRIVERS REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH TRAINING TO TRANSPORT OUR ESE STUDENTS? Christopher Farkas:
082ONLY THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE FEDERAL GUIDELINES. THERE IS NOT A SPECIFIC --. Stacy Hahn: SO WE PROVIDE OUR BUS DRIVERS WITH P.D. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. SO THESE DRIVERS DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANY TYPE OF DISTRICT-WIDE SAFETY TRAINING OR SPECIALIZED TRAINING TO TRANSPORT SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS. Christopher Farkas: EVEN WITH OUR DRIVERS, WE HAVE A GENERALIZED HOW TO TIE DOWN A WHEELCHAIR OR SOMETHING BUT IT'S BUS SPECIFIC. DRIVERS HAVE CONTACT WITH THE SCHOOL SITE TO GET SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE KIDS BUT THERE IS NOT A REQUIRED MANDATORY TRAINING FOR ANY OF THE ALC OR HOP SKIP DRIVE DRIVERS. Stacy Hahn: THAT'S JUST A CONCERN FOR ME. WHAT ABOUT OUR BUS DRIVERS? WHAT KIND OF TRAINING DO THEY GO THROUGH FOR SPECIAL NEEDS? Christopher Farkas: IT'S SITE SPECIFIC. THERE IS OVERALL TRAINING BUT IT'S BUS SPECIFIC
083AS WELL. ANY STUDENT WE HAVE HAS CONTACT WITH THE SCHOOL. OUR ESE DRIVERS OR BUS DRIVERS ARE SOME OF THE MOST CARING INDIVIDUALS ON THE NORTH. IT'S IMPORTANT AND THEY'RE MY TEAM AND YOU'LL HEAR A LOT OF THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT. WE ALSO HAVE SOME OF THAT WITH OUR ALC DRIVERS AS WELL. BUT THE TRAINING IS SCHOOL SPECT. THEY WORK WITH IN -- SPECIFIC. THEY WORK WITH THE ESE SPECIALIST AT THE SITE AND KEEP THE CONTINUITY FOR THE DRIVERS IF IT'S NONVERBAL AND THINGS LIKE THAT. Stacy Hahn: THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN FOR THESE DRIVERS. Christopher Farkas: IT WILL. THEY'LL BE REQUIRED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE PARENT OF THE DRIVER AND ESE SCHOOL SITE. Stacy Hahn: BUT NOT SPECIFIC TRAINING IF YOU HAVE A CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, BECAUSE ARE
084THEY ALSO -- LET ME ASK THIS TOO. ARE THEY PICKING UP THE SAME CHILD EVERY DAY OR IS THE CHILD GETTING DIFFERENT DRIVERS EVERY DAY? Christopher Farkas: THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE SAME DRIVER EVERY DAY BUT JUST LIKE OUR BUSES, THEY HAVE COVERAGES AND PEOPLE CHANGE. WE DON'T GUARANTEE THAT BUT MOST TIMES IT'S THE SAME DRIVER BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY TIMES WHEN IT CHANGES BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE DAILY. IT EVEN SPEAKS IN THE CONTRACT IT SHOULD BE THE SAME DRIVER DOING RECURRING TRIPS. Stacy Hahn: HAVE WE HAD ANY REPORTED INCIDENTS WITH THESE DRIVERS OUTSIDE OF OUR OWN BUSES, HAVE THERE BEEN ANY SAFETY REPORTS FILED BY PARENTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? Christopher Farkas: WHENEVER THERE IS AN ISSUE IF THEY DON'T LIKE THE WAY THE STUDENT IS TREATED OR IF THERE IS A CONCERN
085WE CONTACT TRANSPORTATION CONTACTS THAT SERVICE AND ASKS THAT DRIVER BEEF BE CHANGED. WE LOOK AND INVESTIGATE IT BUT IF THERE IS ANY CONCERNS WE HAVE CHANGED THEM. AND CHANGED THE DRIVER THAT'S OUT THERE TOO TO SOMEONE DIFFERENT THEY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH. Stacy Hahn: I DO UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW -- I'M SORRY I'M TAKING A LITTLE LONG. Nadia Combs: IF YOU WANT TO JUST CLOSE WITH THIS LAST COMMENT OR QUESTION AND GET BACK IN THE QUEUE. Stacy Hahn: CAN YOU REITERATE HOW MANY STUDENTS WE'RE TRANSPORTING? Christopher Farkas: RIGHT NOW 214. Stacy Hahn: HOW MANY WERE SPECIAL NEEDS? Christopher Farkas: 108. Stacy Hahn: AND THE SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS DO GET EXTRA FUNDING FROM THE FEDS THROUGH IDEA FOR TRANSPORTATION, CORRECT? Christopher Farkas: DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY ARE --. Stacy Hahn: I KNOW. IT'S DIFFERENT FOR EACH
086MATRIX. BUT YOU DO GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND -- OKAY. I'LL CARVE -- I'LL GO BACK IN THE QUEUE. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. YES, MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER GRAY? Lynn Gray: YEP. MR. FARKAS, AND I ASK THIS BEFORE. THOSE QUESTIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT ONES BECAUSE THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, BUS DRIVERS ARE RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR KIDS. ONE QUESTION BEYOND THE TRAINING, AND I KNOW I ASKED ABOUT THE TRAUMA-BASED TRAINING BECAUSE THAT'S REQUIRED NOW. IS THAT CORRECT FOR BUS DRIVERS? AND THEY'RE INCLUDED, RIGHT? THEY ALSO GET THE SAME TRAINING AS OUR REGULAR BUS DRIVERS? Christopher Farkas: GOOD QUESTION. I'LL HAVE TO VERIFY THAT. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK OUT OF TURN. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE THE TRAUMA-BASED TRAINING. Lynn Gray: THAT'S NOW SUPPOSED TO BE REQUIRED TRAINING. THE QUESTION I HAVE IS ABOUT INSURANCE. HOW
087IS OUR INSURANCE DIFFER FROM THIS -- FROM OUR BUS DRIVERS VERSUS THEIRS? THE LIABILITY IS WHAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT. Christopher Farkas: SURE. THEY CARRY THE INSURANCE THAT'S REQUIRED IN THE CONTRACT AND SPEAKS TO THE LEVELS THEY HAVE -- THAT THEY HAVE TO MEET THE GUIDES AND MEET THE GUIDELINES WE HAVE. SO THEIR INSURANCE COVERS THEM. WE'RE NOT ENSURING THEIR CARS OR PEOPLE. THEY DO THAT AS A COMPANY. THAT'S PART OF WHAT THEY BID. IT DOESN'T AFFECT US FROM A LIABILITY OR INSURANCE STANDPOINT AT ALL. Lynn Gray: OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU. THAT -- THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS FOR RIGHT NOW. THANKS, MR. FARKAS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN? Jessica Vaughn: YEAH. I HAD A QUICK QUESTION AND IT'S KIND OF IN LINE WITH WHAT MEMBER SNIVELY ASKED AT THE LAST MEETING. WHAT
088IS THE ACTUAL SAVINGS? IF WE WERE TO TRANSPORT THESE STUDENTS ON OUR WHITE OR YELLOW FLEET AS OPPOSED TO THIS, USING THESE, YOU KNOW, ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES, WHAT IS THE ACTUAL SAVINGS THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING WITH THIS? AGENDA ITEM. Christopher Farkas: IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. IT'S COST AVOIDANCE. IT'S NOT SENDING A BUS TO PASCO OR PINELLAS COUNTY. WE DON'T HAVE A ROUTE THAT DOES THAT. THERE IS TWO OPTIONS. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK TOO MUCH OUT OF TURN. IF WE HAD TO PICK A KID UP IN PASCO COUNTY, EITHER PICK UP TIME IS GOING TO BE EARLY BECAUSE WE DON'T JUST SEND ONE BUS TO PICK UP ONE KID. WE'LL HAVE TO PICK THEM UP AND DO THE REST OF THE ROUTE SO TIMING IS A BIG PART OF THAT. IT'S $40,000 PER ROUTE AND EACH KID
089IS DIFFERENT. AS THOSE CHANGE THE COST CHANGES. IF YOU FIGURE THAT IN -- A LOT OF THE KIDS DON'T GO TO THE AREA SCHOOL SO THERE -- AREA SCHOOL SO THERE IS NOT A BUS IN PLACE OR WE'D SET THE STUDENT ON THE BUS. EVERY SINGLE KID IN THEORY WOULD BE A $40,000 COST TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND THE NUMBER OF KIDS THAT RIDE IT CHANGES ON A DAILY BASIS. RIGHT NOW IT WOULD BE 214 KIDS TIMES $40,000. Jessica Vaughn: OKAY. THAT GIVES ME SOMETHING TO WORK WITH. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER PEREZ? Karen Perez: SO IN LINE WITH WHAT DR. HAHN, MEMBER HAHN IS SAYING, DO THEY RECEIVE DE-ESCALATION TRAINING BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR AUTISTIC ON THE SPECTRUM STUDENTS ARE NON-VERBAL. SO DO THESE DRIVERS RECEIVE DE-ESCALATION TRAINING? Christopher
090Farkas: THEY DO. BUT WE ALSO TRY TO DO SPECIFIC TO THAT STUDENT AS WELL. SO THEY RECEIVE INTERNALLY IN THEIRS. IT'S NOT THROUGH US. IT'S THROUGH THEIR COMPANY. TALK ABOUT BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT AND THE THINGS THAT HELP THEM AS THEY GO THROUGH IT. ALSO WE ASK THEM TO CHECK WITH THE SCHOOL AND PARENT BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, THE STUDENTS IN THAT -- YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, NON-VERBAL THINGS LIKE THAT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET SPECIFIC TO THAT STUDENT AS OPPOSED TO A GENERAL TRAINING. OUR DRIVERS GET TRAINED. DR. VERRA-TIRADO? Dr. Verra-Tirado: THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC. SO TO ADD A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION TO WHAT MR. FARKAS SHARED, SO THE STUDENTS WHO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WOULD HAVE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION ON THE INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN.
091THAT SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION INCLUDES EXACTLY WHAT IS NEEDED WHILE THEY'RE BEING TRANSPORTED. DO THEY NEED A SAFETY HARNESS? DO THEY NEED A BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION PLAN SPECIFIC TO THE BUS? REMEMBER WE'RE -- IT WOULDN'T LOOK THE SAME AS IN THE SCHOOL SETTING. SO THE EXPECTATION AND REQUIREMENT BY FEDERAL AND STATE LAW IS THAT THOSE COMPONENTS ARE REVIEWED WITH THE MEMBERS WHO ARE GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTING IT. SO IT'S VERY MUCH IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER MORE BROAD KINDS OF TRAININGS WE OFFER, EVERY SINGLE STUDENT'S IEP AND THE PLAN THEY'LL HAVE FOR THAT TRANSPORTATION IS REQUIRED TO BE REVIEWED WITH THE STAFF IMPLEMENTING IT. THAT WOULD BE WHETHER THEY'RE IN WORKING IN THE -- IN A VENDOR OR WITH OUR OWN SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS IN ATTENDANCE. THANK YOU. Karen Perez: SO HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THEY,
092YOU KNOW, COMPLETED THE TRAINING AND THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE CAN -- IT'S IN THEIR EMPLOYEE, YOU KNOW, FOLDER FOR US. OR, YOU KNOW, IT'S COMPLETED ONLINE. OR, YOU KNOW, IN THE GROUP SETTING. HOW DO WE KNOW FOR THIS VENDOR THAT THESE, YOU KNOW, THESE TRAININGS ARE COMPLETED? Christopher Farkas: THE EASIEST WAY IS FROM THE PARENTS AND THE SCHOOL. THEY KNOW EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEIR KIDS AND HAVE TO PROVIDE THE TRAINING. IT'S IN THE CONTRACT AND SAYS THEY HAVE TO DO IT FOR THAT PART TOO. THE SCHOOL IS THE ONE THAT IS THE BEST PERSON TO KEEP TRACK OF THAT AND THE PARENT. THE DRIVER WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH THE PARENT AND SCHOOL BEFORE THEY PICK THE KID UP AND THAT TRAINING TAKES PLACE BEFORE THAT TIME. Karen Perez: SO IT'S INCUMBENT ON THE
093PARENT TO MAKE SURE THE DRIVER -- Christopher Farkas: I'M SORRY. LET ME REPHRASE THAT. THE DRIVER WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH THE PARENT TO TALK ABOUT SPECIAL NEEDS AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THE SCHOOL. BOTH WILL BE MADE AWARE OF WHO THE DRIVER IS AND THAT THE TRAINING TAKES PLACE. SO THE SCHOOL AND HOP SKIP DRIVE IS THE BEST PLACE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THEY GET TRAINED. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. MEMBER VAUGHN? Jessica Vaughn: SORRY ABOUT THAT. THE QUESTION THAT I HAD IS, I'M HEARING ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT SAFETY CONCERNS, AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS DR. HAHN ASKED WAS THE CAMERA. HOW MANY CARS ARE WE LOOKING AT, AND IS IT A POSSIBILITY TO TALK ABOUT AMENDING THE CONTRACT TO ADD CAMERAS OR ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE? Christopher Farkas: TWO
094THINGS I WANT TO SAY. FIRST IS I CAN FIND OUT. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THEIR PART OF THE CONTRACT TO DO THAT. AND THE OTHER PART I'D SAY IS THE TRAINING IS REQUIRED. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I FOLLOW BACK UP ON THAT BECAUSE IT SOUNDED VAGUE. THE TRAINING IS REQUIRED AND THE TRAINING -- I JUST GOT A TEXT FROM JIM SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET UPDATED INFORMATION SO I APOLOGIZE. THE TRANSPORTATION STAFF MAKES SURE THE DISTRICT -- THE SCHOOL SITE TRAINS THEM BEFORE THEY ALLOWED TO BE PICKED UP BY THE ALC OR HOP SKIP DRIVE SO TRANSPORTATION STAFF IS THE CATCH ALL. SO THANK YOU, JIM. Addison Davis: THROUGH THE CHAIR, I WANT TO REMIND THE BOARD, THIS IS A STRATEGY USED IN
095HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SINCE 2016. IT'S GROWN EVER SINCE AND I KNOW THAT THE SAFETY IS THE GREATEST CONCERN. WE'LL CONTINUE TO MAKE CERTAIN AND REACH OUT AND MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE EMPLOYEES THAT THEY ARE PUTTING WITH OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE TRAINING, WE WILL ASK FOR POTENTIALLY -- WE CAN START TO ASK FOR A MONTHLY CHECKS AND BALANCES MEASURE FOR WHAT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND IF THEY GET A NEW DRIVER TO MAKE CERTAIN THE INDIVIDUALS ARE BEING TRAINED FOR THE STUDENTS. Christopher Farkas: THEY'RE ALREADY CHECKING THAT SO I THINK IT'S REALISTIC WE'D PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO YOU FOR ASSURANCES SO WE'RE HAPPY TO KEEP TRACK OF THAT IN A MORE HOLISTIC MANNER Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, AND ALSO MR. FARKAS FOR ALL THAT INFORMATION PROVIDING THE TRAINING AND IF WE
096COULD JUST CONTINUE FOLLOWING UP AND SEE ABOUT THE COMRUS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. -- CAMERAS THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION AS FAR AS THE TRAINING AND OUR EXPECTATIONS AND ALSO THE JUST -- HOW LONG THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN IN PLACE AND THAT INFORMATION. SO PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. WE'RE -- VOTING ON 6.11. IT PASSES 5-2 WITH MEMBER PEREZ AND MEMBER HAHN VOTING NO. 6 ONTO 12. PIGGYBACK 22044, DST-LG CO-HE'STY, DATA MANAGEMENT SOLUTION. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THIS REPLACES THE LEGACY, ALL ABOUT PAYROLL, CONTENT, ECO-NET AND THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR DATA PROTECTION. I AM GOING TO GIVE THIS TO DR. WEEKS AND LET HIM EXPLAIN NO BETTER MANNER. THIS IS $445,000 ASK RELATED TO USING GENERAL FUNDS WHICH ARE REIMBURSABLE. THIS IS
097FOR BOTH SERVICES HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO BACK UP CRITICAL DATA POINTS FOR MANY OF OUR SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE FRONT END OF OUR -- OUR PAYROLL APPLICATION SYSTEM, OUR DATABASE, VARIOUS DATABASES THAT SUPPORT OUR FTE SCORES AND OTHER CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF DATA THAT NEED TO GO UP TO THE STATE. THIS WILL REPLACE HARDWARE THAT IS CURRENTLY OUT OF DATE, THAT HARDWARE ALSO HAS RUN OUT OF CAPACITY SO WE DO NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY AT THIS POINT, TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ADDITIONAL ITEMS AS REQUIRED. IN SPEAKING WITH THE IS DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT APPROXIMATELY $211,000 OUT OF THIS EXPENDITURE COULD BE RESTORED BY CAPITAL BEFORE THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, SO THAT WOULD BRING OUR NET CHANGE TO GENERAL FUNDS TO ABOUT $234,000. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, DR. WEEKS. I NEED A MOTION AND
098SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 6.12. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER SNIVELY. MEMBER VAUGHN AND I PULLED THIS ITEM. AND MEMBER VAUGHN, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENT? THANK YOU, YES. I APPRECIATE THAT UPDATE, MR. WEEKS, ABOUT WHAT ACTUALLY IS CALLED FOR THE E-REBATE AND WHAT COULD BE REFUNDABLE. GOING FORWARD I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES WE HAVE SOME SHOULD BE QUALIFIED BUT TO HAVE CLARITY ABOUT -- WHAT ACTUALLY MIGHT QUALIFY WHEN WE HAVE THE AGENDA ITEM IS HELPFUL. SO I UNDERSTAND YOU KNOW, YOU AND I BOTH TALKED ABOUT THIS, HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION AND I GUESS THIS WOULD GO TO DR. WHELAN. HAS OUR CONTRACT BEEN AD RATIFIED YET, IN NEGOTIATIONS? Marie Whelan: THE VOTE WILL CONCLUDE FRIDAY AT 1 P.M. Jessica Vaughn: THANK
099YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: DR. WEEKS, I HAVE A QUESTION. WE TALKED SEVERAL TIMES. JUST TO CLARIFY, THE INCREASE AND WHY IS THIS SUCH A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE, IF YOU COULD CLARIFY THAT? WEEKS WEEKS YES, MA'AM. EASTERN CURRENTLY PAYING ONLY FOR MAINTENANCE ON THE PRODUCTS THAT EXIST TODAY. THE HARDWARE DOES NEED REPLACEMENT. SO AT MINIMUM WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE HARDWARE. COST TO DO THAT IS APPROXIMATELY $300,000. THAT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL BENEFIT TO THE DISTRICT. THAT WOULD MEAN THAT ALL OF OUR DATA IS BEING STORED HERE AT THE DISTRICT'S LOCATIONS. WITH THE NEW PURCHASE, IT IS PROVIDING BOTH HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND SERVICES SO THAT WE CAN NOT ONLY STORE DATA HERE ON PREMISES, BUT WILL ALSO STORE IN THE CLOUD, AND IT GIVES US THE
100ABILITY TO EXPAND AS REQUIRED MOVING FORWARD. SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE $96,000 THAT WE PAID LAST YEAR VERSUS WHAT THE CURRENT EXPENDITURE THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR AT THIS POINT. Nadia Combs: AND FOR NEXT YEAR WHAT DO YOU ANTICIPATE THE COST DROPPING BACK DOWN? Thomas Weeks: WE ESTIMATE THE COST NEXT YEAR APPROXIMATELY $220,000. THERE'S SOME DISCREPANCY IN THAT WE REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH DATA WE ARE GOING TO BE MOVING UP TO THE CLOUD. SUBSEQUENT YEARS, WE ANTICIPATE COMING DOWN TO ABOUT 160,000, 165,000 IT REALLY DEPENDS AS OUR DATA GROWS THAT NUMBER IS GOING TO GROW, BUT AGAIN WE ARE GETTING ADDITIONAL BENEFIT BECAUSE WE ARE ABLE TO STORE CRITICAL KEEPS OF THAT DATA, NOT ONLY ON PREMISES, BUT ALSO IN AREAS OUT IN THE CLOUD SO WE CAN ACCESS THEM WHENEVER,
101WHEREVER. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, DR. WEEKS. MEMBER PEREZ? Karen Perez: SO SUPERINTENDENT, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE COULD SCRUB SOME DATA TO OPEN UP SOME SPACE? THAT'S QUESTION NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO IS, HOW IS THIS GOING TO IMPACT OUR GENERAL FUND IN THE LONG RUN? Addison Davis: DR. WEEKS? Thomas Weeks: THANK YOU, MS. PEREZ. SO FOR THIS, REALLY SCRUBBING THE DATA ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE CAN NECESSARILY AFFORD AT THIS POINT. WE KEEP A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF COPIES THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR US BASICALLY TO ENSURE THAT OUR DATA REMAINS VIABLE. FOR US, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE RESILIENCY THAT WE ARE REQUIRED AS A DISTRICT TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS, WE NEED TO ACTUALLY MAINTAIN MORE COPIES THAN WE CURRENTLY HAVE. SO THAT DATA ACTUALLY SHOULD BE INCREASED. WE CURRENTLY CANNOT DO THAT BECAUSE WE ARE LIMITED
102BY THE CURRENT HARDWARE. SO THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO EXPAND THOSE CAPABILITIES. AND THE SECOND PIECE ON THIS, AGAIN, ONCE THE RESTORATION OF THE $211,000 COMES FROM CAPITAL FUNDING, WE WOULD LOOK AT A REDUCTION IN GENERAL FUND OF ABOUT $234,000 AND CHANGE. I WOULD HAVE TO REFER TO MS. JOHNSON AS TO WHAT THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THE GENERAL FUND WOULD BE. Addison Davis: THROUGH THE CHAIR, VERY MINIMAL IMPACT TO OUR GENERAL FUND DOLLARS. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF POSITIONS THAT WE HAVEN'T FILLED THIS YEAR, CONTRACTS ABANDONED, SO IT WILL BE A NEUTRAL AT THE END OF THE DAY. Karen Perez: THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: MEMBER WASHINGTON? Henry "Shake" Washington: DR. WEEKS, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS IN MY OFFICE, AND I THINK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO REALIZE. AND I
103RECALL BACK WHEN I WAS 18 OR 19, MAYBE 1992 OR 93, THIS FACILITY WAS BURNED, AND WE THE FACILITY WAS BURNED WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BACKUP. A LOT OF RECORDS WERE LOST DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME AS WELL, AND NOW STUDENTS MAY COME BACK SOME YEARS PAST AND WANT TRANSCRIPTS BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE THE BACKUP. SO I THINK THIS IS VERY GOOD WHAT WE ARE DOING TO MAKE IT BE SUCCESSFUL SO IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, MAKE PAYROLL WHATEVER, WE HAVE A BACKUP. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT PASSES 6 TO 1. MEMBER VAUGHN WITH A NO. DISSENTING. SORRY. DISSENTING. OKAY. 7.10. APPROVE THE PROPOSED PROPORTIONATE SHARE DEVELOPMENT MITIGATION AGREEMENT FOR SHERWOOD PHASES 4-A AND 4-B OPERATIONS, AND SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THE SCHOOL CONCURRENCY PROGRAM
104IS DESIGNED TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ADEQUATE SCHOOL FACILITIES IN PLACE WHEN NEW CONSTRUCTION, RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IS DEVELOPED. SO IN THIS PROCESS WE KNOW WE HAVE ISSUES IN SOUTH COUNTY RELATED TO CONTINUED GROWTH, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT. SO BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD TONIGHT FOR APPROVAL OF THE SHARE WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT MITIGATION STRATEGIES, WE KNOW THAT AS SHIELD WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE CONTINUING TO EXPAND AROUND 1900 STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE AT SHIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE HAVE LENNARD EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FOR ENRON IT. SO THIS BRINGS AROUND 14 STUDENTS RELATED TO THE MITIGATION AGREEMENT, WHICH IS $428,000 TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE 22 STUDENTS AT LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXPANSION, WHICH BRINGS OVER $800,000 TO THE PROCESS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF AGREEMENTS
105THROUGH THE COUNTY COMMISSION, AND WE ARE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE MOVE THIS AND GET THE BALL ROLLING FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C-7.10. I HAVE A MOTION BY HAHN, SECOND BY WASHINGTON. MEMBER SNIVELY, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. Melissa Snively: I MAINLY PULLED IT FOR HIGHLIGHT BECAUSE IT EXHIBITS THE URGENT SITUATION THAT WE ARE IN FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, WITH REGARD TO CAPACITY. AND FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE, WHO DON'T TRAVEL TO SOUTH COUNTY OFTEN, FORMALLY, A SCHOOL THAT WAS IN DISTRICT 4, NOW DR. HAHN HAS THE SCHOOL, SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL IN DISTRICT 2 -- I SAW YOU WERE JUST THERE RECENTLY -- SO YOU KNOW THE SCHOOL IS IN ITS SECOND YEAR, AND HOMEPORTABLES ARE
106ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUS AT THIS JUNCTURE? THERE'S 24 AND WE ARE BUILDING A WING WITH 25 CLASSROOMS. Addison Davis: IT'S CRAZY. Melissa Snively: RIGHT. AND SO I WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE THAT ON THIS END WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN TO MOVE FORWARD WITH FINDING, LOCATING, EXPANDING, BUILDING NEW SCHOOLS, AND I DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO MISUNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE THE SCHOOL IS AT CAPACITY, WELL OAF CAPACITY, THAT WE DON'T HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE CAPACITY. Lynn Gray: THAT SOUTH COUNTY IS FACING, AND WE ARE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT IS WITHIN OUR POWER. I KNOW THAT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IS ALSO BEING REVISITED, AND POTENTIALLY REVISED, BUT AND I KNOW THIS IS A LITTLE ON TANGENT, BUT IT IS ON OUR SUSPENDED AGENDA WITH REGARD TO GROWTH MANAGEMENT,
107AND SO AS MUCH WE CAN POSSIBLY BE TRANSPARENT AND KEEP THE PUBLIC UPDATED AS TO BE WHAT WE ARE DOING AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MITIGATE SOME OF THE CAPACITY ISSUES IN SOUTH COUNTY I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE THAT OUT AND PUSH THAT INFORMATION OUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO THE PUBLIC. SO THAT'S REALLY THE INTENT HERE, WAS JUST HIGHLIGHTING IT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE ARE MOVING AS FAST AS WE CAN. BECAUSE WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT CAPACITY ISSUES. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. MEMBER GRAY? MEMBER HAHN? Lynn Gray: I JUST WANTED TO CONCUR. I KNOW THAT JUST BEING TODAY AT EISENHOWER, CLASSES ARE SO FULL THERE, EISENHOWER NEXT TO EAST BAY, SOUTH COUNTY, IT'S EXPLODING. SUMNER DOES NOT MEAN ANY ILL INTENT
108TO NOT FULFILL THE ECLECTIC PROMISES THEY ARE TRYING, THE TEACHERS ARE WORKING 24/7 AND SO IS THAT PRINCIPAL. AND THE PUBLIC JUST NEEDS TO KNOW THAT INDEED WE ARE VERY AWARE OF THE OVERCROWDED SITUATION, AND COMBINED WITH THE TRAFFIC SITUATION, WHICH HAS BEEN ALSO PROBABLY AMPLIFYING DISCONTENT IN THAT AREA. THAT'S PUTTING IT MILDLY. ANYONE THAT IS FAMILIAR WITH BIG BEND. AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT, MEMBER SNIVELY, BECAUSE SOMETIMES FOLKS MIGHT THINK THAT WE ARE NOT IN THESE CLASSROOMS, IN THESE SCHOOLS, BUT WE ARE IN THOSE SCHOOLS, AND WE PAY ATTENTION. SO -- AND I KNOW THAT SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS ALSO IS ADDRESSING OUR GROWTH AS HE NEEDS TO. SO THAT'S MY TWO CENTS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER HAHN? Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE SUPERINTENDENT, MR.
109FARKAS, FOR BRINGING THIS TONIGHT, PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS AROUND THIS. AS MEMBER SNIVELY SAID, I ECHO HER WORDS, BECAUSE I -- IT'S FUNNY LOOSE NOW I HAVE SUMNER AND YOU HAVE SHIELD, AND THE SAME ISSUE, ABOUT OVERCROWDING, BIGGEST HIGH SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT, THE LARGEST MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT, AND YOU CAN SEE HOW IT REALLY WEARS ON THE PRINCIPALS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS AND STAFF WHEN YOU HAVE 3500 STUDENTS ON ONE CAMPUS. AND GROWING EVERY DAY. THEY ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THESE STUDENTS IN A SAFE WAY, IN A WAY WHERE THEY ARE GETTING WHAT THEY NEED ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, ALL THOSE THINGS. HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND BRING SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE CAPACITY ISSUES
110IN SOUTH COUNTY AND ACROSS MANY OTHER PARTS, I KNOW EVEN IN SOUTH TAMPA, RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD LOTS OF CAPACITY ISSUES THAT WE HAVE TO RESOLVE. SO THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER PEREZ? Karen Perez: FUN FACTS, EVERYONE. FUN FACTS TUESDAY. SO IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, WE HAVE 101 PORTABLES AND 554 MODULARS. AND WE HAVE HAD THESE FOR OVER 40 YEARS. SO WE HAVE HAD EXPANSION USING PORTABLES. I KNOW I -- WAS IN PORTABLES WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. AND ALL THE PORTABLES ARE OWNED BY THE DISTRICT, 460 MODULARS ARE OWNED BY THE DISTRICT AND 86 ARE LEASED. FOR AN AVERAGE MONTHLY LEASE COST OF $900 EACH. SO THE AVERAGE COST PER MODULAR IS $76,123. SO OVERA FIVE-YEAR COST FOR THESE, FOR ALL THESE PORTABLES HAS BEEN $11,128,925, WHICH, YOU KNOW,
111WE COULD HAVE BEEN PUTTING INTO THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE THE GROWTH IS SO MASSIVE HERE. SO WE HAVE TO START THINKING ABOUT LIKE MEMBER HAHN SAID, THE GROWTH IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CONTINUES AND CONTINUES. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM HERE, AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THE GROWTH. EVERYBODY IS COMING TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. EVERYBODY LOVES TAMPA. SO, YOU KNOW, KEEP LOOKING AT THE MONEY THAT WE PUT TOWARDS OUR KIDS AND KEEPING THEM SAFE AND IN THE CLASSROOMS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. AND MR. PORTER AND I TODAY JUST HAD THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO ENGAGE, AND I KNOW MR. FARKAS YOU HAVE DONE SO MUCH WITH THAT, AND AMBER DICKERSON AS WELL ENGAGING HOW WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE GETTING THAT PROPERTY IN SOUTH COUNTY. BUT THE ONE
112THING I THINK PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IN SOUTH COUNTY, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE SCHOOLS THAT ARE 3 TO 4,000 STUDENTS, BECAUSE THAT MAKES IT SO DIFFICULT. SO MANY CHALLENGES WHEN YOU HAVE SO MANY STUDENTS IN SUCH A LARGE, YOU KNOW, SUCH A LARGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN ONE AREA. THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK SOUTH COUNTY DOESN'T CONSIDER IS IF THERE EVER WAS A HURRICANE. OUR SCHOOLS SERVE AS SHELTERS SO AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD CHARTERS THAT ARE NOT SHELTER-SAFE FOR THE SOUTH COUNTY, AND THAT I-4 CORRIDOR, IF A HURRICANE EVER CAME AND THE DIFFICULTY OF GETTING OUT OF I-4, AND NOT HAVING SHELTERS IN PLACE, I WOULD HOPE THAT THE COUNTY, YOU KNOW, COUNTY COMMISSION AND THE MAYOR WOULD REALLY START THINKING ABOUT THAT, NOT JUST
113FOR EDUCATING CHILDREN BUT FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY WE DO HAVE SHELTERS IN PLACE TO PROVIDE THAT SAFETY FOR INDIVIDUAL. SO I THINK IT'S EDUCATION. IT'S ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. AND IT'S ALSO A REALLY LARGE COMMUNITY ISSUE WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT HAVING 3 OR 4,000 STUDENTS OR A MIDDLE SCHOOL OF 1500 OR 2,000 STUDENTS. I MEAN, I HAVE WORKED IN PORTABLES BEFORE. AT THE END OF THE DAY IT REALLY IS HARD BECAUSE YOU DO FEEL DISCONNECTED FROM THE REST OF THE SCHOOL WHEN STUDENTS ARE IN PORTABLES AND IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU HAVE PORTABLES, AND THOSE ARE CORNERS THAT CAN HIDE AND THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN THAT ARE INAPPROPRIATE IN THOSE AREAS. SO I JUST HOPE THAT WE
114CONTINUE WORKING AND REALLY INVOLVING THE COUNTY COMMISSION AND REALLY JUST PUSHING HARD TO GET THOSE SPACES, AND NOT JUST FOR LEASE, TO ACTUALLY BUY THAT PIECE OF LAND, BECAUSE WE NEED THAT IN SOUTH COUNTY AND WE NEED TO STOP LOOKING AT JUST THREE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT 10 OR 20 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY. SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS? Addison Davis: THANK YOU, CHAIR COMBS. AND REALLY WELL SAID, THE DESPERATE NEED. AS WE SAID OPENLY IN THIS COMMUNITY, WE HAVE TO BUILD 18 SCHOOLS IN THE FEDEX NEXT 15 YEARS AND 15 OF THOSE IN THE SOUTH COUNTY. WE ARE TRYING OUR BEST, THIS STAFF, CHRIS FARKAS, TERRY CONNOR, ALL WORKING TO MAKE CERTAIN WE WON'T HAVE IT TO
115GO TO DOUBLE SESSIONS IN THESE SCHOOLS AND IT'S TAXING. JUST IMAGINE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE AT SUMNER. BUT WITHOUT HAVING THE AVAILABILITY TO EXPAND MODULES, TO PUT PORTABLES, AND THE FIND PROPERTIES THAT WE CAN BUILD UPON WITH PARTNERSHIP THROUGH THE COUNTY, WE MAY HAVE TO EXPLORE THOSE. WE KNOW THAT'S A LAST RESORT PROCESS BUT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN, AS DR. HAHN TALKED ABOUT, THE SAFETY, AND CHAIR COMBS AS WELL, TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE HAVE LESS TRANSITIONS, THAT WE HAVE SUFFICIENT STAFF, BECAUSE STAFF ALLOCATION MODELS DO NOT WORK FOR A SCHOOL WITH 3500 STUDENTS. THEY JUST DON'T EXIST. WE ARE TRYING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO REPORT ROB AND SUMNER BUT ALSO SUPPORT DENISE AS WELL AT SHIELD, WHEN WE HAVE THE NETWORK AS WELL. IT CONTINUES TO BE ON OUR FOREFRONT AND
116WHAT DO TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS, ENOUGH SUPERVISION, AND ENGAGE IN ENVIRONMENTS, AND WORKING ON SITTING DOWN ON A BASKETBALL COURT. IT'S A REALITY. Nadia Combs: MEMBER WASHINGTON? Henry "Shake" Washington: THRO UGH THE SUPERINTENDENT, MR. FARKAS. HOW MUCH DOES IT TAKE TO BUILD A SCHOOL? Christopher Farkas: RULE OF THUMB ABOUT 22nd YEARS, 1 MONTHS TO DESIGN AND IT'S A TWO, TWO AND A HALF YEAR PROCESS, AND ALSO DEPENDS ON THE LOCATION, THE GREEN SPACE, KNOCKING THINGS DOWN. SO TWO TO TWO AND A HALF YEARS IS A RULE OF THUMB. Henry "Shake" Washington: SO WE ARE REALLY THE BALL NOW. Christopher Farkas: YES. AND WE ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR PROPERTY. AS YOU REMEMBER AS A BOARD, 60 ACRES, WE OWN 100 ACRES ON WEST LAKE, IN CONTRACT TO ADD A LITTLE MORE AROUND THERE. WE ARE
117ACTIVELY SEARCHING. I WILL TELL YOU BECAUSE SOUTH COUNTY HAS PEOPLE THAT WANT TO CHARGE A LITTLE MORE AND IT WOULD TAKE A SUPER MAJORITY OF THE APPRAISED VALUE. THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DIFFERENT PROPERTIES, ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PROPERTIES. SO WE ARE LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD. WE ARE LOOKING AT PLACES DOWN THERE. WE ARE IN CONTRACT TALKS RIGHT NOW FOR AT LEAST TWO OTHER PROPERTIES. SO WE WILL ACTIVELY CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR THOSE PROPERTIES. THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM -- AND I DON'T MEAN TO STEEL YOUR THUNDER TRANSPORTATION. AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, THAT IS WHY THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED LOUGH US TO BUILD SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY, UNDERFUNDED, DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO INCREASE THE ROADS AND WE AREN'T ALLOWED TO DO IT LEGALLY. SO THAT IS THE BIG
118CATCH THERE, THAT PART, TOO. AGAIN I FEEL BAD FOR THEM, BUT AS MEMBER SNIVELY AND DR. HAHN SAID, WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN FOR OUR PART TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE PROPERTY, WE HAVE THE MONEY TO BUILD THE SCHOOLS. THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. BUT WE ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT PROPERTY AND LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD. Henry "Shake" Washington: BECA USE THAT IS A PAIN IN THE BUTT, BELIEVE ME, BECAUSE I HAVE WORKED AT TWO SCHOOLS WITH DOUBLE SESSIONS. WE HAD 3400 STUDENTS, AND COME EARLY IN THE MORNING AND LEAVE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SO I THINK WE MAY HAVE TO START THINKING OUT OF THE BOX HOW FAST WE CAN GET SCHOOLS UP OR WHATEVER THE CASE MIGHT BE. Christopher Farkas: ONE OTHER POINT, TOO. WE HAVE ALREADY HIRED THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL
119AND THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER FOR THE NEXT HIGH SCHOOL THAT IS DESIGNED TO OPEN IN 25 ON THE WEST LAKE PROPERTY. WE HAVE ALREADY MET WITH THE CREW AND TECHNICAL CTA, ESE. WE ARE ALREADY ON OUR WAY DOWN THERE. SO AS SOON AS WE GET APPROVAL TO DO THAT, SHOVELS WILL BE IN THE GROUND. SO WE ARE DEFINITELY MOVING AHEAD. WE ARE NOT WAITING UNTIL THE CANNOT SAYS YES, YOU CAN GO BEFORE WE GO. IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF LEAD TIME. BUT JUST TODAY WE HAD A MEETING WITH HARVARD DAL L THE DESIGN ARCHITECT. SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO PUT SHOVELS IN THE GROUND AND GET IT GOING AS SOON AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. Nadia Combs: MEMBER SNIVELY? Melissa Snively: THANK YOU. SO YOU HAD MENTIONED ABOUT HURRICANE SHELTERS SO I JUST WANTED TO
120MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T SCARE TOO MANY PEOPLE IN SOUTH COUNTY, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO BUILD OUR SCHOOLS TO PARTICULAR CODE FOR HURRICANE HURRICANE SHELTERS. BUT IN 2002 THE STATE ALSO MANDATED THAT ANY BUILDINGS, ANY STRUCTURE THAT'S BUILT AFTER 2002 MEETS CERTAIN WIND MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS, AND SO PRETTY MUCH ALMOST EVERY BUILDING IN FLORIDA THAT WAS BUILT AFTER MARCH OF 2002 IS HURRICANE RESISTANT AND WIND RESISTANT, NOT HURRICANE SHELTER, BUT IF IT'S A NEWER HOME BUILT AFTER 2002 THEN IT'S GOING TO HAVE THE HIGHEST AND MOST STRINGENT BUILDING CODE IN THE NATION ATTACHED TO IT. AND SO IF YOU ARE IN A NEW HOUSE IN SOUTH COUNTY, YOU DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO RUN TO A HURRICANE SHELTER IF YOUR HOUSE IS BUILT AFTER 2002. IT'S FOR THE OLDER HOMES, YES, FOR THE OLDER HOMES THAT ARE
121BUILT IN SOUTH COUNTY, ANYTHING PRIOR TO THAT HASN'T BEEN MITT GUIDED, OR -- MITIGATED OR -- WHAT'S THE WORD I AM LOOKING FOR, REPURPOSED? Christopher Farkas: REINFORCED MAYBE? Melissa Snively: CLOSE ENOUGH. THEN THEY WOULD NEED TO LOOK A HURRICANE SHELTER IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE THAT ISSUE. Nadia Combs: I DO REALIZE THAT, BUT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO WOULD NEED SHELTERS, AND THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THOSE SCHOOLS ARE BUILT. SO OBVIOUSLY I REALIZE THAT, BEING LIVING IN FLORIDA AND TAMPA, BUT REGARDLESS, I THINK -- I KNEW I WAS TALKING ABOUT HURRICANE SHELTERS, NOT HURRICANE PROOF. BUT THANK YOU. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE? SORRY. I NEED A MOTION. OKAY. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. SORRY. OKAY. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SO SUPERINTENDENT, WE WILL MOVE TO YOUR COMMENTS.
122TODAY WE DO NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES SO FAR, SO YOU DO HAVE SEVEN MINUTES. IF THAT CHANGES I WILL LET YOU KNOW. I AM NOT GIVING YOU SEVEN MINUTES. Addison Davis: DO I HAVE ROLLOVER MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH? Nadia Combs: PABLO, PLEASE PUT THE TIMER ON. Addison Davis: FIRST AND FOREMOST, THIS IS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, AND WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE TIME TO REFLECT ON THE COURAGE OF WOMEN IN THE PAST, GENERATIONS, TO CELEBRATE HOW THEIR EFFORTS, BRAVERY, A FORWARDED WOMEN FOR THE FREEDOMS THEY HAVE TODAY. THIS MONTH WE CELEBRATE THE OVERLOOKED CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN IN HISTORY, BUT ALSO THE SOCIETY AND ALSO THEIR CULTURE, AND THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO CELEBRATE THE DIFFERENCES IN LIFE, YOU KNOW, THOSE WHO MADE A MAJOR DIFFERENCE, WHETHER IT BE YOUR MOM, YOUR SISTER, YOUR
123GRANDMOTHER, A MENTOR, A TEACHER, FOR ME IT WAS MY MOM. MY MOM HAS BEEN THE GREATEST CHAMPION FOR ME IN MY LIFE, AND SHE'S BEEN A TRAILBLAZER, OWNED MANY BUSINESSES AND CORPORATIONS, BUT ALSO I APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR LEADERS, THIS BOARD FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, FOR YOU BEING INFLUENCERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND FOR YOU BEING ROLE MODELS EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO GROW, ASPIRE TO BE EXACTLY LIKE YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE CELEBRATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARD WORK FOR NOT ONLY THIS MONTH BUT FOR EVERY DAY. WE KNOW THE POWER THAT YOU BRING TO THIS COMMUNITY. ALSO, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TALK ABOUT UPDATES, ACCELERATION, SELL BRACES, AND ALSO LEGISLATIVE UPDATES, AND ALSO TRANSITION TO OUR SUSPENDED AGENDA. FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE TALKED ABOUT ACCELERATE HILLSBOROUGH RECOGNITIONS. THIS MONTH IS A
124COMMUNITY PARTNER. OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER IS RECYCLE TUNES. THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY THE AVAILABILITY TO REALLY SENSATIONALIZE OUR PERFORM ARTS. AND THIS COMPANY STARTED, THIS PARTNER STARTED ONE GUITAR AT A TIME WITH A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS, AND REALLY EXPANDED, AND MORPHED INTO IDENTIFYING A NUMBER OF INSTRUMENTS, SERVING OVER 50 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND A NUMBER OF K-8 SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS ARE EXPOSED TO A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. SO THIS BUSINESS PARTNER, NOT ONLY ARE THEY CHAMPIONS TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS COLLECTION DRIVE NOT ONLY LOCALLY BUT THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE, NEW ZEALAND, INDIA, JAPAN, THEY DO EVERYTHING TO CONNECT WITH OUR STUDENTS, AND WE THANK THEM SO VERY MUCH FOR THEIR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP. THEY HAVE GREAT CORE VALUES RELATED TO ADDRESSING EQUITY, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, ACTIVITIES, AT THE SAME TOKEN HAVING THAT
125MIND-SET OF BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF OUR STUDENTS, AND ALSO THEIR PHYSICAL WELLNESS. SO THANK THEM FOR BEING CHAMPIONS. ALSO I HAVE ANOTHER COMPANY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO IDENTIFY, AND THAT'S THE BRIEF FOUNDATION, IN TOWN AND COUNTRY, AND STEM CLUBS AND LETO, BUT ALSO IDENTIFY A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS BY GIVING THEM FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO HILL HELP THEM STAFF AND DO REALLY COOL THINGS RELATED TO STEM, PARENT INITIATIVES, PARENT OUTREACH AND COLLABORATION, SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL PROJECTS, BUT ALSO FOR US THEY HELPED US WITH THE PRINCIPAL GINNERGY PRODUCT AND HAVE BEEN A TRUE PARTNER IN OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. SO THANK THEM AS WELL. BUT ALSO LEGISLATIVE UPDATE. I AM GOING TO TRANSITION TO KRISTIN DAVIS TO KEEP US UPDATE BOARD OF DIRECTOR WHERE WE ARE. THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS FLYING
126OVER THE LAST WEEK SO JUST PROVIDE THAT ONGOING TIME. SO I WILL TRY AND BE BRIEF. THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF THE REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION SCHEDULED TO END ON FRIDAY. THEY ARE QUICKLY HITTING THE PROPOSED BUDGET ITEMS TO THE LEGISLATIVE STAFF SO THEY CAN COMPLY WITH THE STATE CONSTITUTION FOURTH 72 HOUR COOLING OFF PERIOD TO FINISH SESSION ON TIME THIS FRIDAY. SO AT 3:30 THIS AFTERNOON, THE EDUCATION BUDGET WAS SHARED, THE CHAIR HAS HIGHLIGHTED IT, AND WHAT YOU HAVE AT YOUR SEAT, YOU SHOULD SEE A COPY, THE ONE PAGE OF THE SEFP SUMMARY AND IT'S THOUGHT FOR YOU TO STUDY RIGHT NOW BUT FOR YOUR REFERENCE IT COMPARES THE FTFP FROM CURRENT VERSUS THE 2022-23 CONFERENCE CALCULATION. SO I WILL MAKE A FEW QUICK HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOU. YOU WILL SEE THAT THE BSA INCREASED
127BY 214.49. THAT WOULD BE FOR A TOTAL OF 4,587.40. THEN DOWN BELOW, THE UNWEIGHTED PER STUDENT INCREASED 384.25 TO COME OUT TO 4,142.85. THERE ARE MANY OTHER ITEMS ON HERE BUT I WANT TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT PUTTING STUDENTS -- EXCUSE ME, PUTTING PARENTS FIRST ALLOCATION IS NOT ON THE FTFP DOCUMENT WHICH IT WAS BEFORE. INSTEAD WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS IN THE BACK OF THE BILL LANGUAGE, THEY HAVE ADDED A NONFTFP, THERE'S A STATE GRANT CALLED A SCHOOL RECOGNITION PROGRAM GRANT, AND THEY HAVE ADDED 200 MILLION TO THAT GRANT TO REWARD DISTRICT WHO COMPLIED WITH THE LAW, DIDN'T GO AGAINST THE BILL, BUT IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING IN THERE ABOUT PENALIZING DISTRICTS. SO AGAIN THIS IS ALL NEW, JUST RELEASED THIS AFTERNOON AT 3:30 SO WE ARE STILL TRYING TO STUDY THE
128LANGUAGE. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T SEE ANYWHERE WHERE ELSE BORE HAS MONEY PULLED AWAY SO WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT. ALSO, MINIMUM WAGE. THERE IS NO MENTION IN THIS CURRENT LANGUAGE ABOUT A MINIMUM WAGE REQUIREMENT. INITIALLY, THE PROPOSALS DID INCLUDE WHERE YOU HAVE TO MEET THE MINIMUM WAGE OF $15 PER HOUR WITH NO INCREASE IN FUNDING OTHER THAN THE BSA. SO THAT'S NOT IN THERE EITHER. AGAIN, IMPLEMENTING THOSE COULD COME OUT AND THOSE COULD CHANGE SO WE ARE WAITING TO SEE. TEACHER SALARY INCREASE, YOU WILL SEE THAT UNDER THE FTFP DETAIL, THIRD FROM THE BOTTOM UNDER THAT DETAIL. 250 MILLION. AND THE LANGUAGE IN THE PROVISO STATES THAT HALF, SO 50% OF THE 250 MILLION WOULD HAVE TO BE USED FOR THE MINIMUM TEACHER SALARY, AND THE OTHER HALF FOR LIKE VETERAN
129TEACHERS AND THAT SORT OF THING. YOU WILL SEE ALSO MENTAL HEALTH, SAFE SCHOOLS, TRANSPORTATION, THOSE ARE ALL INCREASED. THEN ALSO IN THE BACK OF THE BILL LANGUAGE, THERE IS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE BONUSES. SO THEY ARE GOING TO, AS YOU KNOW, THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL BONUSES OF $1,000 SO THAT IS IN FROM AND THIS WOULD COME FROM THE STATE'S ALLOCATION OF ESSER 3. SO THEY STILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FEDERAL DOLLARS AT THE STATE LEVEL. ONE OTHER ITEM, THE FLORIDA VIRTUAL FRANCHISE, WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE LANGUAGE AROUND THAT YET. THAT COULD AGAIN BE IN THE IMPLEMENTING BILLS BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE. THOSE ARE SOME QUICK HIGHLIGHT. I WILL OPEN IT UP TO SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS. Addison Davis: THANK YOU SO MUCH, KATIE. I HAVE SOME MORE SLIDE. THE MINIMUM WAGE IS
130NOT EMBEDDED INTO THE BUDGET. THAT'S $44 MILLION IT WILL COST US AS WE TRY TO GET TO 2025. THAT'S MONEY IF IT'S NOT CATEGORIZED WITHIN THE FUNDING MODEL, THEN WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GENERATE THAT FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO MEET THOSE NEEDS, AND WE ARE ACTIVELY PUSHING TO MAKE SURE THAT'S A CATEGORICAL BECAUSE IT'S AN UNFUNDED MANDATE ONCE AGAIN. ALSO HOUSE BILL TODAY, 1557 WAS PASSED. THAT IS A BILL THAT TALKS ABOUT INCLUSIVENESS OF OUR SCHOOLS, AND I HAD A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO MEET WITH OUR LGBTQ STAFF AND STUDENTS LAST WEEK, WHAT A GREAT MEETING, AND I WANT EVERYONE TO RECOGNIZE WHERE I AM AS SUPERINTENDENT. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRIDE OURSELVES ON INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WHERE STUDENTS ARE HEARD AND NEVER SIRENNED. WHERE DIFFERENCES WILL ALWAYS BE CELEBRATED
131AND NOT STIFLED. OUR SAFETY AND MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN OUR TOP PRIORITY IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, AND PROMOTE INTOLERANCE TOWARD ANY PARTICULAR GROUP IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE BOTH DAMMING AND CONTRARY TO WHAT WE DO EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN THE FOREFRONT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE HAVE A HE WILL WITH COMING ENVIRONMENT AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT EVERY STUDENT WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT EVERY SINGLE DAY. I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT. THEN ALSO CONSENT AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS, WE HAVE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, MRS. SNIVELY TALKED IT EVERYWHERE. WE HAVE ORANGE GROVE. THEY ARE GOING TO UCF AND PARTICIPATING IN THE KNIGHT'S DANCE TEAM. A REALLY COOL OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO TAKE THEIR MASTER CLASS TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE THIS MONTH. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT APPROVAL. THEN
132ALSO SALES TAX. ONCE AGAIN, OUR SALES TAX, WE JUST SENT OUT TO THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE HALF CENT REFERENDUM AND HOW WELL IT'S BEEN RECEIVED BY OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM MEMBERS AND ALL THE PROJECTS WE ARE IMPLEMENTING WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE BROUGHT $43 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN EACH ITEM. THE FUNDING TO RECOGNIZE ALL THE GREAT THINGS WE ARE DOING. THIS COMMENT COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE CONFIDENCE AND TRANSPARENCY AND RELIABILITY WITH OUR FUNDING AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND THEN ALSO FOR SUSPENDED AGENDA, TONIGHT WILL BE ABOUT TRANSFORMATION. I WILL GOING TO LET SHAY McRAE TALK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE PUTTING IN MOTION AS THIS TEAM CONTINUES TO DO SOME SPECIAL WORK FOR KIDS WHO CONTINUE EVERY SINGLE DAY. Shay McRae: I
133AM VERY EXCITED. JUST DO SHARE SOME UPDATES WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH OUR POST-SECONDARY NEIGHBORING INSTITUTION. WE HAVE OVER 50 TRANSFORMATION FELLOWS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO SCHOOLS WITH OVER 100 APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE COME IN, WITH INTEREST TO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS. REMEMBER THAT OUR GOAL WAS 250 STUDENTS, SO WITHIN A MONTH, WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY, VERY EXCITED. SO 27 OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE ONE OR MORE OF THOSE FELLOWS AND WE CONTINUE TO TRAIN FELLOWS AS THEY GET HIRED, THEY GO THROUGH VARIOUS TRAINING PROCESS, CODE OF ETHICS, GO THROUGH ALL OF OUR PROGRAM THAT WE WILL BE USING, SO IT IS VERY LOCK STEP AND TYPE TO GETTING THEM PREPARED TO ENTER THE INSTRUCTIONAL ENVIRONMENT. WE ALREADY HAVE ONE FELLOW THAT'S ALREADY DONE A PRECONTRACT FOR NEXT YEAR. SHE LOVES HER SCHOOL AND
134IS LIKE I WANT TO BE HERE INFORM NEXT YEAR, WE ARE SUPER EXCITED. AND HERE IS THE BONUS. AND WE WERE ANTICIPATING THIS. WE ALREADY HAVE FELLOWS THAT ARE NOT EDUCATION MAJORS THAT ARE INQUIRING ON HOW I CAN GET CERTIFIED TO BE A TEACHER. AND THAT WAS THE HOPE OF THIS WHOLE THING, YES, PROVIDE SUPPORT NOW, BUT THE IDEA IS THAT WE GET EMPLOYMENT FOR THOSE LATER TO COME INTO OUR CLASSROOM A AS FULL TIME TEACHERS. SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THE NEXT THING I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU IS WE HAVE BEEN IN PARTNER WITH IDLEWILD BAPTIST CHURCH. THEY HAVE BEEN A HUGE SUPPORTER FOR TRANSFORMATION NETWORK AND THEY HAVE CONVENED OVER 27 BUSINESS COMMUNITY CITY AND COUNTY PARTNERS THAT ARE GOING TO COME TOGETHER ON SATURDAY AT WOODSON K-8. THEY ARE CALLING IT
135HOPE FOR TAMPA BAY. WE ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD, STUDENT ACTIVITY. WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING SOME HUB SPOTS FOR TRANSPORTATION. MR. FARKAS AND MR. BEAKMAN HAVE PROVIDED SOME TRANSPORTATION AT SCHOOLS, SO FAMILIES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY IF THEY CAN GET TO THE SCHOOL, WE WILL GET THEM TO THE EVENTS. THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY EVENTS THAT OUR SPONSORS WANT TO HELP US WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THEY TALK ABOUT, THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILY, SO WE ARE REALLY EXCITED. WE ARE GOING TO HOPE FOR AN AMAZING DAY. WE ARE PRAYING THERE IS THERE'S NO RAIN SO WE CAN GET THISSENING GOING WITHOUT A HITCH. BUT THIS WILL BE SATURDAY, MARCH 12th. Addison Davis: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. McRAE, WHAT
136YOU DO. AND THIS IS PART OF OUR CAN WORK IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ESTABLISHED TWO YEARS AGO. SO THANK YOU. ALSO HIGHLIGHT SPRING BREAK IS THE 14th THROUGH THE 18th. PLEASE, EVERYONE, IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TAKE TIME TO BE WITH YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONE, RELAX, WALK AWAY FROM YOUR COMPUTERS. IF I SEND AN E-MAIL, THROW AT WAY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. WHEN YOU GET BACK, ON MONDAY THE 21st IS A NONSTUDENT DAY SO WHEN YOU GET BACK YOU CAN READ IT THEN. AND TUESDAY STUDENT RETURN. ENJOY YOUR TIME. I KNOW YOU WORKED TREMENDOUSLY HARD. WE PAY EACH OF YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR YOUR COMMENDABLE WORK AND CONTINUE TO BE A PARTNER HE HAVE SINGLE DAY. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. MEMBER PEREZ? Karen Perez: THANK YOU, CHAIR. 2022 ELEMENTARY
137FINE ARTS FESTIVAL AT FISHHAWK CAREENING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS AMAZING. SUPERINTENDENT, I HAVE A QUESTION. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. Karen Perez: HOW DO WE VET ANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT 2022 USE OUR SCHOOLS AS A PLAT FOR FORM FOR REQUESTING DONATIONS ON BEHALF OUR STUDENTS, IN IT NAME OF OUR SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY WHEN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS DIRECTLY COVER COSTS OVER 75% OF THE COST INCURRED FOR EXPENSES FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE LEARNING, PURCHASES AND EQUIPMENT PROVIDED TO THE STUDENTS, AND THIS DISTRICT? AGAIN, HOW CAN WE ASSIST THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ORGANIZATIONS ARE TRULY WORKING WITH THIS DISTRICT ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. CAN YOU REASK THE FIRST PART OF YOUR QUESTION? I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT -- Karen Perez: WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE KIND OF PITCHING OUR CHILDREN, OKAY? I AM GOING TO
138SAY THAT. AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR DONATIONS. WHERE OUR SCHOOLS ARE USING GRANTS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, AND THEY ARE OUT THERE ASKING THE COMMUNITY FOR FUNDS, ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS. Addison Davis: THROUGH THE CHAIR. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. ANYTIME WE HAVE BUSINESS PARTNERS, AND WE WANT THEM TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THEIR SCOPE, THEIR SEQUENCE, THEIR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS, HOW IT WILL IMPACT THE ORGANIZATION, AND AT THE SAME TOKEN WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE ONGOING. SO I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW, I GUESS OFFLINE, IDENTIFY WHO THAT VENDOR MAY BE RELATED TO THAT PROCESS AND WE WILL ADDRESS IT. WHEN WE GO INTO PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE VERY CLEAR SCOPE OF SEQUENCES FOR THOSE PARTNERSHIPS. ANYTHING THAT GOES OUTSIDE OF THAT PARTNERSHIP OR EXPECTATIONS OR ARTICULATION AGREEMENT, WE WILL ADDRESS IN AN
139IMMEDIATE FASHION. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING TO THE MY ATTENTION. I LOOK FORWARD TO KNOWING MORE ABOUT IT SO WE CAN HELP THROUGH THIS PROCESS. Karen Perez: IS THERE A LIST THAT MAYBE PARENTS OR THE COMMUNITY COULD LOOK TO SEE THE DONATIONS GO DIRECTLY TO THE STUDENT, AND AFFECT THE STUDENTS? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT'S LISTED? Addison Davis: WE CAN IDENTIFY IF THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT ARTICULATES WHAT THE PARTNERSHIP IS, WHAT FINANCIAL COMPENSATION NEEDS TO BE VETTED. IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE DO WHETHER IT'S YMCA, AQUATICS, HOST. THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL PARTNERSHIPS THAT COME IN AND REALLY HELP OUR STUDENTS, PROVIDE TIME FOR OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT THE MAJORITY OF THOSE MONEYS GO TO STAFFING AND EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES PROVIDED. SO THAT'S
140AN EXAMPLE OF HIGHLIGHTING WHAT THOSE RELATIONSHIPS LOOK LIKE. BUT WE CAN REALLY LOOK AT DEFINING IF THERE'S MONEY ATTACHED WHERE THOSE MONEY GO SO THERE'S TRUE TRANSPARENCY IN THE PROCESS. Karen Perez: LIKE THADEUS, VERY TRANSPARENT IN OUR SCHOOLS, AND OUR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK WITH OUR SCHOOLS, NEED TO BE THAT TRANSPARENT WITH WHAT THEY DO FOR OUR STUDENTS, THIS THEY ARE GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND ASK FOR MONEY, YOU KNOW, WITH OUR STUDENTS, IN THAT UPPER LINE. THANK YOU. AND SO DON'T SAIGA. OUR LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL STUDENTS INCLUDING LGBT, TRANSGENDER AND NON-BINARY STUDENTS. WE KNOW SOME STUDENTS OF THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL IDENTIFY AS GUY, LESBIANS OR TRANSGENDERED, AND ALSO FACE ISSUES AT SCHOOL 'N AND HOME WITH VIOLENCE AS ON THEIR MENTAL HEALTH. THEY
141HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE SAFE AT SCHOOL, AND BE ABLE TO LEARN WITHOUT FEAR OF HARASSMENT, OR PHYSICAL HARM. THE DON'T SAY GUY BILL IS HARMFUL TO STUDENTS. THE DON'T SAY GUY BILL PUTS TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN AN IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION. THE DON'T SAY GUY BILL GIVES RISE TO MANY QUESTIONS SUCH AS WHAT IS A TEACHER SUPPOSED TO DO IF A STUDENT STATES HE OR SHE IS GUY? HOW DOES A TEACHER ADDRESS QUESTIONS ABOUT GUY PEOPLE WITHOUT THE FEAR OF BEING PUNISHED? WHAT DOES A TEACHER DO WHEN AUGURER TRANSGENDER STUDENT ADVICES THAT HE IS AFRAID OF VIOLENCE REACTION FROM A FAMILY MEMBER? DOES A SCHOOL HANDLE A CHILD, OR HOW DOES A SCHOOL HANDLE A CHILD WHO IS BEING HARASSED AT SCHOOL FOR BEING GUY OR TRANSGENDER? ARE GUY PARENTS OF STUDENTS PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING CLASSROOMS?
142WILL GUY TEACHERS OR ADMINISTRATORS BE FIRED FOR BEING GUY? ARE GUY TEACHERS PROHIBITED OR FORBIDDEN TO MENTION THEIR SPOUSES? THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT THIS BILL HAS CREATED. I URGE THE GOVERNOR TO VETO THIS TERRIBLE BILL. AND ALSO THE FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM, LIKE ALL OF US, I AM HORRIFIED ABOUT THE SITUATION IN UKRAINE. THE INVASION BY RUSSIA. RUSSIA HAS BEEN CONDEMNED AROUND THE WORLD FOR ITS ACTIONS, AND THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE IMPOSED ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA. OUR TEACHERS ARE PART OF THE FLORIDA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, A AND THIS SYSTEM HAS SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN RUSSIAN COMPANIES. I AM CONCERNED FOR BOTH THE MORAL AND ECONOMIC STANDPOINT OF THESE INVESTMENTS. IT'S WRONG TO INVEST IN COMPANIES FROM A COUNTRY THAT IS COMMITTING THE KINDS OF ATROCITIES THAT
143RUSSIA IS COMMITTING. THE VALUE OF RUSSIAN INVESTMENTS HAVE DROPPED DRASTICALLY SINCE THE INVASION, AND I AM CONCERNED FOR THE ECONOMIC STANDPOINT THAT SIGNIFICANT DROP IN VALUE OF THE RUSSIAN INVESTMENTS WILL HURT TEACHERS' RETIREMENT PLANS. I URGE THE GOVERNOR AND THE STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION TO DIVEST FROM THE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FROM RUSSIAN COMPANIES, AND RIGHT NOW, DUE TO THIS, ANY TEACHER WHO HAS PLANS TO RETIRE WOULD HAVE TO WORK ABOUT SIX YEARS TO MAKE UP INFORM THEIR INABILITY TO RETIRE DUE TO THIS ISSUE. AND IF ANY OF THE RETIREMENT FROM THE STATE IS FROZEN, THEN THEIR RETIREMENT IS ALSO FROZEN INDEFINITELY. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND MY PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE HYBRID. A LITTLE BIT OF SADNESS TO REMIND US ALL THAT MANY OF
144OUR TEACHERS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND SECRETARIES ARE APPLYING FOR FOOD STAMPS, AND SOME ARE ACTUALLY SLEEPING IN THEIR CARS. THAT'S FACT. AND THE MORE I FIND OUT ABOUT THIS, AND OTHER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, THE MORE WE ARE REMINDED THAT THE NEED FOR REVENUE SOURCES IS REAL, AND IN EVERY DEPARTMENT, OBVIOUSLY IN OUR FUTURE LAND USAGE, SCHOOLS INCLUDED, WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION ALSO TO THE RISING GAS PRICES THAT WILL ABSOLUTELY ACCELERATE THE NEED FOR FOOD SECURITY AMONG OUR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND THERE'S GOOD NEWS, BUT THERE'S REALITY NEWS. AND MAYBE WE NEED TO REMIND OURSELVES THAT THE REALITY IS OUR TEACHERS AND OUR FAMILIES ARE ABUNDANTLY MORE IMPOVERISHED THAN EVER. MANY OF THEM ARE. I DON'T WANTS TO LOSE SIGHT OF THAT, IN MY GLOWING AFTERMATH OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE FIRST ANNOUNCE; I AM GOING TO
145SWITCH FACES HERE, MORE HAPPY, BUT I JUST WANT TO SHARE AN APPRECIATION AT THE GASPARILLA EXPO, THANK YOU FOR MAKING US WORK A LITTLE HARDER, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. WE GOT THERE ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, VAN AYRES AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF TROOPS, LAUREN BURKEHART, MARIA ROSS, BILL STRATT, MALL OHRY SHAW, BOLITO LEWIS, ANDRE LEWIS, DONNA CLARK. WE HAD THEM DO THE GASPARILLA EXPO WITH SHOUTOUTS. AGAIN, THIS IS -- ANOTHER REVENUE SOURCE. WE ARE GOING TO USE THAT MONEY TO HELP OUR TEACHERS AND OUR SCHOOLS. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL SIGN UP AND BRING A FRIEND. ROBINSON, 4:00 IN THE MORNING, I WAKE UP, SO DO THE ROBINSON KIDS, ALONZO KIDS, TO HELP OUT DURING THE GASPARILLA, IN AID TO THE VARIOUS RUNNERS. SHOUTOUT TO ABBY FISHMAN, JULIAN CORDILLA, SIMONS, AND CARLA WHITE FROM ROBINSON IV
146AND ALONZO, WHICH IS BLANCO AND JOE ROZINSKI AND THEY ALL SERVE THOUSANDS OF CUPS OF WATER AND GATORADE. NEXT, HUMAN TRAFFICKING PANEL. WE HAVE OUR STAFF, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, SHERIFF CHRONISTER, JUDD BOWMAN, KELLY KIRSCH FROM CHILDREN'S BOARD, WE ARE ALL AWARE THAT THERE'S TRAFFICKING GOING ON, AGAIN THE SAME STAT, THIRD MOST TRAFFICKED AREA IN TAMPA IN THE MOTION, TAMPA. SO I PAY ATTENTION TO IT. I KNOW THE BOARD MEMBERS DO AS WELL. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PANEL, USF STUDENTS. WE ARE GOING TO GET INTO THE REALITY OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH STRATEGIES. SO THANK YOU, SOCIAL SERVICES. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. BUT WE ARE 'N ALL KIND OF WORKING TOGETHER. THAT IS MARCH 28th. NEXT, AND YOU ALL CAN JUMP IN ON THIS REGIONAL STEM. THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL REGIONAL
147STEM FAIR, I HAVE A LITTLE VIDEO. PABLO, ARE YOU OVER THERE? SHOW US WHAT WE WERE DOING. AND THANK YOU, LARLY FLANK AND WONDERFUL STAFF. THIS IS THE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. ♪ UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE IT HAS A VERY STRONG ABSORBENT MATERIAL. Lynn Gray: OKEY-DOKEY. THAT'S ALL, FOLKS. WAIT A MINUTE. TWO SCHOOLS ON THE FINALIST LIST. McFARLAND PARK ELEMENTARY, JEFFERSON. ONLY 26 SCHOOLS IN THE ENTIRE NATION. THESE TWO ARE ON THE FINALIST LIST. CONGRATULATIONS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BOTH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND MEMBER PEREZ FOR THEIR COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS. OUR STUDENTS WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBT Q. I HAVE SOME PERSONAL THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PRIORITIES, AND OUR LEGISLATURE IN TALLAHASSEE AS IT COMES TO EDUCATION. FIRST I WANTED TO KIND OF
148TALK ABOUT FEEDBACK THAT I HAVE BEEN GETTING FROM STUDENTS. AND I SENT IT LAST MINUTE. SO PABLO, I SENT YOU A PICTURE. I DON'T NOT IF YOU ARE ABLE TO SHARE THAT. SO LAST WEEK I WAS INVITED TO CLARK ELEMENTARY TO SPEAK TO THEIR STUDENT GOVERNMENT, WHAT WAS COMPRISED OF 4th GRADERS AND 5th GRADERS, AMAZING GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAD A LAUNDRY LIST OF THINGS THAT THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT, PRIMARILY SOCIAL ISSUES, THINGS THAT RESONATE IN THEIR SCHOOL, AND BETWEEN THIS, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. BETWEEN THIS, OUR STUDENT FORUMS BEING IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL, INTER ACTING AT DIFFERENT EVENTS, I HAVE HAD A LOT OF TIME TO ACTUALLY TALK TO OUR STUDENTS. AND ONE OF THE THINGS ASIDE FROM MY PERSONAL FEELINGS THAT I AM CONCERNED WITH IS THAT WE ARE HAVING
149A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT -- BUT WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE STUDENT RIGHTS AND WHETHER OR NOT A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE LEGISLATIVING AND MAKING LAWS ABOUT, WHETHER OR NOT THAT RESONATES WITH OUR STUDENTS AND HOW OUR STUDENTS FEEL ABOUT THAT. AND OVERWHELMINGLY WHEN I TALK TO OUR STUDENTS, UNSOLICITED, THEY MAKE A POINT TO PRIORITIZE THAT REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY STAND POLITICALLY, WHAT THEY WANT ARE THEIR CLASSROOMS TO BE INCLUSIVE, AND THEY WANT THEM TO BE OPEN WHERE THEY CAN LEARN ABOUT HISTORY AND HAVE CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS, THEY WANT THEIR PEERS TO BE EXPECTED, AND THEY ARE HONESTLY UPSET AND OUTRAGE BUT A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE SEE THAT OUR STATE IS PRIORITIZING WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT EDUCATION. YOU KNOW, WE SIT UP HERE MEETING AFTER MEETING AND WE TALK
150ABOUT FUNDING AND WE TALK ABOUT OUR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND WE BRAINSTORM ALL THE WAYS THAT WE CAN TRY TO WORK AROUND, YOU KNOW, CHALLENGES THAT ARE PLACED WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING BY THE STATE, OR WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FOOD AND SECURITY, OR OUR EMPLOYEES NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE A LIVABLE WAGE, AND I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT'S NOT THE FOCUS OF THINGS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF LEGISLATION, WHEN INSTEAD WE HAVE AIMS AT PARENTAL RIGHTS BUT REALLY WHAT IT DOES SOMETIMES IS IT'S ONE SET OF PARENTAL RIGHTS VERSUS ANOTHER SET OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OR PITS PARENTAL RIGHTS AGAINST OUR OWN STUDENTS' RIGHTS WHO ARE LITERALLY TELLING ME THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD MUCH RATHER HAVE US TALKING ABOUT SOLUTIONS ABOUT FOOD AND SECURITY OR THEY WOULD RATHER HAVE US FOCUSING ON MENTAL HEALTH,
151WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, IF YOU PULL UP STATISTICS, 19 TO 24% OF OUR STUDENTS IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ. 40% OF THOSE CONTEMPLATE SUICIDE. A THIRD OF THOSE HAVE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. AS WE TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND WE TALK ABOUT THE WELFARE AND WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS AND WE TALK ABOUT SAFETY AND PROTECTING OUR STUDENTS, WE REALLY HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE LEGISLATION THAT'S COMING OUT AND HOW IT AFFECTS, BECAUSE THERE MAY NOT BE SPECIFICALLY SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IN THIS BILL THAT SAYS YOU'RE WRONG OR THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU. BUT WHEN YOU START LIMITING THE CONVERSATION AND WHAT PEOPLE CAN TALK ABOUT, THAT SENDS A SUBTLE MESSAGE AND SENDS A MESSAGE THAT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU, IF YOU IDENTIFY A CERTAIN WAY AND IT SHOULDN'T BE TALKED ABOUT OR THERE'S SOMETHING DIRTY, AND REALLY
152JUST ADDS A LOT OF PRESSURE AND FRUSTRATION AND FEAR IN OUR CLASSROOMS, WHETHER IT'S WHAT OUR TEACHERS CAN TALK ABOUT. MY STUDENT -- MY SON'S MUSIC TEACHER SAID WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN MY KID TALKS ABOUT -- IT MAKES ME REALLY UPSET -- AND SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE, AGAIN, MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT TALKED ABOUT THIS. BUT MOVING AWAY FROM THAT, I DID WANT TO ALSO TALK ABOUT THE CENTER THAT WE WENT TO. THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE VIDEO ABOUT THAT, INTERACTING WITH SOME OF OUR STUDENTS AND SEEING WHAT THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT. MEMBER COMBS AND I WERE BOTH REALLY INTERESTED IN THE DIAPER CHALLENGE, WHICH SHOWCASED A LOT OF THE NAME BRAND DIAPERS AND REALLY ACTUALLY TURNED OUT TO BE THE GENERIC BRAND
153WAS THE ONE THAT WAS THE MOST ABSORBANS ANT. SO NEEDLESS TO SAY AMAZING THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS. I'M SO PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS. EVERY TIME I GET TO ENGAGE WITH THEM I AM REALLY INSPIRED BY THE FUTURE LEADERS THAT WE ARE RAISING, GIVES ME HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. THEY REALLY THINK ABOUT AND CARE ABOUT THINGS THAT SOME OF US OUR AGE ARE NOT THINKING ABOUT. AND THAT'S MY TIME. THANKS SO MUCH. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER WASHINGTON. Henry "Shake" Washington: THAN K YOU, MADAM CHAIR. FIRST, I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPER. THEY ARE BRINGING A PROGRAM, AND ELLISON MIDDLE SCHOOL, A LITERACY PROGRAM FOR FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS AND THEY WERE LEARNING IMPORTANT TOPICS AROUND PLANNING AND MONEY MANAGEMENT, SAVING AND INVESTING, CREDIT AND DEBIT, FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND WE ARE SO
154PROUD THAT THIS PROGRAM IS EMPOWERING -- STUDENTS ON LIVE SKILLS, AND WE JUST STARTED IT TWO WEEKS AGO. IT WAS A PHENOMENAL PROGRAM THERE. AND IT'S GOING TO GO ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS ON FRIDAY, ABOUT 2:30, WE HAVE ABOUT TEN KIDS WHO COME IN AND IN JUNE WE HAVE TWO TEACHERS FROM PCW THAT ARE DOING THE INSTRUCTION. SECOND, BLACK HISTORY MONTH WAS A GREAT SUCCESS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, WHERE ALL SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED. THAT WAS GREAT PARTICIPATION, WITH THE DOOR DECLARATION CONTEST, AND THE WINNER WAS PAYROLL. PAYROLL WAS THE OVERALL WINNER AND WILL HAVE A TRAVELING TROPHY UNTIL NEXT YEAR. THEN WE WILL BE BACK AT DOORS AGAIN. WE ALL WIN IN CELEBRATING THE HISTORY AND DIVERSITY. ALSO, I WANTED TO THANK MEMBER HAHN FOR COMING TO EAST TAMPA WITH THAT GREAT LITERACY PROGRAM. WE HAD AN
155EXCELLENT TIME. I MEAN, IT WAS GREAT GIVING OUT BOOKS TO THE STUDENTS AND APARTMENTS AND SO FORTH. IN FACT, WE WENT LIVE ON THE RADIO WHILE WE WERE THERE. AND DR. HAHN, FIVE OR SIX PARENTS CAME. THEY CAME TO IT ON THE RADIO. WE WERE ON -- BISHOP PATTY HAD A RADIO SHOW LIVE. SOMETHING ELSE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT. THE NFL THAT DAY, WE HAD THE NFL ALUMNAE TO COME OUT TO MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL WITH HELP FOR WOMEN OF COLOR. AND WE HAD SO MANY COMMUNITY PEOPLE WHO I THOUGHT WOULD HAVE COME OUT BUT DID NOT COME OUT. IT WAS A VERY, VERY GREAT PROGRAM WE HAD OUT THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH COMING OUT. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED. BUT WE HAD JERRY BELL
156THERE, AND THE NFL, WE HAD KYLE MAIDEN, BUT KYLE IS OVER THE NFL ALUMNI. HE'S GOING TO COME BACK. WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE HAVING THOSE FOR WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS VERY, VERY BENEFICIAL. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WAS KIND OF DISAPPOINTED ON WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE GOVERNOR, AND OUR STUDENTS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A MAN, A PERSON THAT ALWAYS GAVE STUDENTS POSITIVE COMMENTS, AND I WAS TAKEN ABACK BECAUSE THERE WERE NEGATIVE COMMENTS MADE. THIS IS A FREE SOCIETY. THIS IS AMERICA. AND PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT. EVERYBODY HAS A RIGHT TO FEEL THEY DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO AS LONG AS IT'S WITHIN THE LAW. AND I THINK THE GOVERNOR WAS, YOU KNOW, OUT OF LINE IN THIS INSTANCE AND I DO RESPECT THE GOVERNOR, BUT I THINK
157IT WAS OUT OF LINE, BECAUSE YOU JUST DON'T SPEAK TO STUDENTS ANY KIND OF WAY IN THE PUBLIC. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER WAY TO DELIVER THE MESSAGE. AND THEY WOULD HAVE FELT BETTER. BECAUSE THOSE STUDENTS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, THOSE STUDENTS ARE FROM HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, AND I'M FROM HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. AND I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE COMING AND MESSING WITH MY FAMILY. AT THE END OF THE DAY. SO I WAS REALLY AGAIN TAKEN ABACK, ABOUT AND WE GOT TO CONTINUE DOING WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. HARRY TUCKER, GOT TO KEEP GOING, EVEN IF THEY SHOUT AT US, KEEP GOING. EVEN IF THE DOGS ARE BARKING KEEP GOING NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE SAY, KEEP GOING. AND IN ORDER TO BE FREE AND DO THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO, WE HAVE TO KEEP GOING. THANK YOU, MADAM
158CHAIR. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER SNIVELY. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. FIRST I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PLANT CITY STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL BOARD. WE HAD A GREAT PARADE AND CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO WERE ABLE TO ATTEND. I FELT LIKE WE PROBABLY TOPPED OUT -- PASSED OUT 100 THAT YOU BEADS TO CHILDREN IT MADE THEM SO HAPPY. AND WE HAD OUR EIE WINNERS ON THE FLOAT WITH US AND THAT WAS FUN. THAT WAS THEIR FIRST PARADE THAT THEY EVER PARTICIPATED IN, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO THAT WAS REALLY NEAT. AND THANKS TO OUR SECURITY CREW WHO HELPED COORDINATE AND GET US WHERE WE NEEDED TO BE ON TIME AND ALSO PARTICIPATED IN HANDING OUT THE BEADS, TOO, WHICH WAS FUN FOR THEM, I THINK, AS WELL. AND TO ANSWER
159-- I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH BOARD MEMBER ASKED ME BUT SOMEONE ASKS ME HOW MANY YEARS THE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL. WAS THAT YOU, MEMBER COMBS? 1930 WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL AND IT WHATS ACTUALLY STARTED BY THE LIONS CLUB OF PLANT CITY. SO THAT IS THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION. ALSO, I WANT TO SAY, IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP FOR THE 5-K ON APRIL 16th, YES, YOU BETTER SIGN UP FOR THAT, MS. GRAY. YOU ARE THE ONE THAT TALKED ME INTO BEING THERE. SO I WILL BE -- I'M HONORED TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM FOR THAT EVENT BUT I WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN IT AS WELL SO I WILL GET MY RUNNING SHOES ON AND PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST INAUGURAL EPIC 5-K MEMORIAL RUN AND WALK. SO THANKS TO JENNIFER SCHAFER WHO IS COORDINATING
160ALL OF THIS. DO YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT THE REGISTRATION LOOKS LIKE WHEN YOU PAY? IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT ELLIS PARK AND TENNIS CENTER IN PLANT CITY, APRIL 16th. SAVE THAT DATE. BECAUSE REGISTRATION CLOSES ON APRIL 13th. ALSO, THE 6th ANNUAL IN DECREED I BULL GAME WILL BE HAPPENING AT -- CREDIBULL, HER FORMER ALMOST LIKE YOUR ALMA MATER REALLY. BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING THIS FRIDAY FOR THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS PICKS AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TOCK THERE AND HOPEFULLY GETTING OUT THERE AT LEAST FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY. IT IS REALLY FUN WATCHING THE EXCITEMENT AND THE KIDS GET READY FOR THEIR EVENTS. ALSO GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHAPARONE MIDDLE SCHOOL, TOMORROW. SO WISH ME LUCK ON THAT. AND HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. REALLY APPRECIATE CELEBRATING WOMEN'S
161DAY, ALL ABOUT YOU LADIES AND EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE TO CONTRIBUTE TO MAKING THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE. THANK YOU. HAVE A WONDERFUL SPRING BREAK. ENJOY IT. WE'LL SEE YOU AFTER. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER SNIVELY. MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: I'M SORRY. SO AS MEMBER WASHINGTON SAID WE HAVE THE EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY FAIR LAST SATURDAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SHAY, FOR COMING OUT TO THE FAIR. YOU HAVE BEEN OUT THERE BEFORE WITH ME, AND LIBRARIES, AND TALKED WITH FAMILIES AND YOUR SUPPORT REALLY MEANS THE WORLD TO ME. DID COMMUNITY IS SO HEART WARM TO WATCH IN ACTION. THANK YOU. THEY LOVE YOU SO MUCH. IT WHATS A GREAT SUCCESS. WE GAVE OUT HUNDREDS OF HOME LIBRARIES, AND BETWEEN THE HOME LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, CLOSE TO 10,000 BOOKS WERE GIVEN OUT OVER TWO
162AND A HALF HOURS TO OUR YOUNGEST READERS. AND IT WASN'T ALL ABOUT BOOKS, THOUGH. YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE HAVE SOME AMAZING COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WAIT, DON'T START THE VIDEO YET. HOLD ON. ONE SECOND. AND WE PROVIDE A LOT OF THINGS THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS IN ADDITION TO BOOKS, FEEDING TAMPA BAY GAVE OUT FOOD BOXES WITH FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES, METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES GAVE PUBLIC GIFT CARDS, THE GLAZIER VISION BUS PROVIDED FREE EYE EXAMS AND GLASSES, AND SUNCOAST HEALTH PROVIDES DENTAL SEALANTS. THERE'S SO MANY NEEDS BEING MEANT AROUND FOOD AND SECURITIES AND CHILD CARE HEALTH AND IT'S SO HEARTWARMING TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS CAN AM COME OUT ON BEHALF OF OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, AND SOME OF THESE PARTNERS ARE NEW TO OUR DISTRICT, AND THEY CERTAINLY WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE PARTNERS. AND NOW LOOKING
163FOR OTHER WAYS TO PARTNER WITH US. AND AS I WORK WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF TO AROUND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE GOING TO BE A VALUABLE ASSET AS WE WORK TO -- OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. IT'S REALLY REWARDING TO SEE EVERYONE COME TOGETHER AND TO SEE THE CHILDREN WHO ARE SO EXCITED TO GET BOOKS, FOR MANY KIDS. THEY DON'T OWN A BRAND NEW BOOK. THEY CAN GO TO THE LIBRARY AT SCHOOL OR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, BUT TO HAVE A BOOK TO CALL THEIR VERY OWN IS VERY SPECIAL. SO I AM GOING TO SHOW A LITTLE VIDEO SO YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. SO YOU CAN SEE ALL THE PARTNERS THAT WERE OUT THERE AND I CAN'T -- I JUST WANT TO MENTION A FEW OTHER PEOPLE ON OUR STAFF. A LOT OF OUR
164STAFF ARE HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU TO SHARON O'CONNOR AND AMALIE COURTNEY. JULIE AND DAVID COAL AND MICHELLE RODGERS. MY PARTNERS FROM DAY ONE FROM MYON. JOHN GILL BORN GIVES SO GENEROUSLY OF HIS TIME TO SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS. MR. BEAKMAN. MR. FARKAS ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN ARRANGING THE FACILITIES FOR US WHEN WE TRAVEL AROUND THE DISTRICT. AND MANY OTHER TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO HELP WITH PACKING THE HOME LIBRARIES AND VOLUNTEERING AT THE FAIRS. YOU KNOW, THIS IS REALLY AN AMAZING EVENT, AND SEEING EVERYBODY COME TOGETHER, IT'S REALLY HEARTWARMING FOR ME. IT'S EMOTIONAL FOR ME THE DAY OF. AND JUST LOOKING BACK ON IT, I'M REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HONORED TO BE A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND TO BE ABLE TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND MY ROLE AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND SERVED MY
165COMMUNITY IN OTHER WAYS BECAUSE OF MY ROLE HERE, IS REALLY WHAT FILLS ME IN MY ROLE AND MY LIFE TO GIVE AS MUCH AS I CAN BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY FOR AS LONG AS I AM HERE. ALSO THANK YOU. IT WAS SUCCESSFUL. WE HAVE ANOTHER WON ONE COMING IN MAY. SO I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THADEUS BECAUSE HE IS A VERY, VERY BUSY MAN AND HE CAME OUT FOR QUITE SOME TIME TO THE FAIR AND HE DOES IT ALL THE TIME. SO THAT'S REALLY GREAT. AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATED, 15 SECOND, MYON. ACTUALLY, I THINK I DID THIS ONE ALREADY. THIS IS JANUARY SO WE CAN SKIP IT. AND THAT IS IT. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. OH, THERE IS A PERSONAL CARE SUPPLY DRIVE
166TAKING PLACE, AND WE'LL PUT THIS UP ON OUR WEBSITE. IT'S THE ONE CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, AND A SUPPLY DRIVE FOR YOUNG GIRLS FOR SOME OF THEIR PERSONAL HIGH GENERAL ITEMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND EVERYONE HAVE A WONDERFUL SPRING BREAK AND THANK YOU TO THE STEM FAIR WAS PHENOMENAL. OUR STUDENTS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. JUST A COUPLE COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, KRISTIN DAVIS, FOR THE UPDATED PSA. ONCE AGAIN, I JUST HAVE TO BE HONEST. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE AT THE VERY BOTTOM NATIONALLY FUNDED, EVEN WITH A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE INFLATION, THE COST OF LIVING, ELECTRICITY, FOOD, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, NEW BOOKS, LIBRARY, ALL OF THAT, TO SEE THAT'S $300 PER CHILD, A AND THIS WE CONTINUE
167TO AT THE VERY BOTTOM, I THINK IT'S JUST REALLY DISAPPOINTING TO SEE THAT. AND I HOPE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN FLORIDA HEARS THAT WE ARE SO DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE WE SHOULD BE HAVING MUCH MORE AND THE INCREASE SHOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY MORE, TO BE IN FLORIDA WITH ONE OF THE -- NUMBER ONE, EVERYONE IS MOVING TO FLORIDA, BUT YOU LOOK AT NEW YORK, AND THEIR POPULATION IS DOUBLE, TRIPLE OURS, IT'S VERY UNFORTUNATE. ON A BRIGHTER NOTE I WANT TO CONGRATULATE RIDGEWOOD ELEMENTARY, FIFTY YEARS OF BEING A SCHOOL, AND VICTORY YEAH MORRIS AND THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM, THEY ARE SO AMAZING AND REALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S REALLY THE PRINCIPALS AND THE ADMINISTRATORS WHO REALLY CARRY THE TYPE OF CULTURE, AND WE SEE OUR PRINCIPALS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WORKING SO HARD.
168AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE AREA SUPERINTENDENT AND EVERYBODY WHO WORKS SO HARD TO MAKING SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN OUR SCHOOLS. WE HAVE THREE BIG FAIRS. WE HAD THE HISTORY FAIR, WHICH I WAS ABLE TO JUDGE THE GROUP PERFORMANCE, WHICH I HAVE DONE I THINK 12 YEARS NOW. ALSO, THE BLACK HISTORY BOWL, WHICH WAS AMAZING. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THAT FOR PART OF THE TIME WITH MS. GRAY AND MR. WASHINGTON AND TERRY CONNOR WAS THERE. THEN FINALLY THE STEM FAIR WHICH WAS MY FIRST TIME BEING ABLE TO SEE THAT IN PERSON, AND THE STEM FAIR AWARDS WILL BE OUT TOMORROW AT 6:00 P.M. ON SPECTRUM 635 AND FRONTIER 32, AS WELL AS IT WILL BE SIMOOM YOU WILL CAST BY GATV. THEN FINALLY THE LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, 38% OF
169OUR STUDENTS RIGHT NOW IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE HISPANIC, AND WITHIN FIVE YEARS, FIVE TO TEN YEARS, WE ARE LOOKING AT 50% OF OUR STUDENTS. LAST WEEK, WE ATTENDED, SEVERAL OF US ATTENDED THE HISPANIC EDUCATION ROUND TABLE AND I MADE SURE THAT EVERY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS, AND HONESTLY, IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL MEETINGS THAT I HAVE HAD SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON THE SCHOOL BOARD. I MEAN, OUR LATIN LEADERS ARE REALLY ASKING, AND THEY NEED TO BE ASKING FOR MANY THINGS. THEY HAVE SUCH A GREAT BREAKDOWN THAT REALLY ALIGNS DIRECTLY WITH OUR FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, AND THAT MEANS THE LEADER AND PIPELINE WHICH WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT QUITE A BIT THIS MORNING, I HAD A MEETING WITH MONICA VERY A TRADE OH, AND ALSO THE COLLEGE AND
170CAREER PATHWAYS, THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE CULTURALLY RELEVANT PEDAGOGY, CURRICULUM AND ACCESS TO CULTURAL, MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. SO I HOPE ALL OF YOU HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AT THIS, AND WE LOOK AT THIS, AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS, IT NEEDS TO BE IN THE CENTER OF OUR WORK, AND I KNOW SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, YOU REALLY ARE CENTRAL PART OF THIS, AND I KNOW THAT YOU BELIEVE IN THIS WORK, AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TALKING ABOUT THIS AND MAKING THIS A PRIORITY FOR OUR STUDENTS. I THINK WE CONTINUE TO DO A VERY GOOD JOB WITH AS FAR AS REPRESENTATION OF TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, CABINET MEMBERS, BUT WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO IN THIS DISTRICT WITH THE LATIN COMMUNITY, AND I WANT TO CONTINUE DOING THAT WORK, AND I KNOW YOU
171ARE COMMITTED TO THAT AS WELL AS THE CABINET, AS WELL AS LYNN GRAY BEGAN THE HISPANIC TASK FORCE A COUPLE YEARS AGO, AND I KNOW MEMBER PEREZ AS HISPANIC BOARD MEMBER, WE HAVE THE RIGHT BOARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT WORK AND MAKE THAT CENTRAL TO OUR WORK, AND FINALLY I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR SO MANY OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE TONIGHT. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU REALLY ALMOST BROUGHT ME TO TEARS. I THINK IT WAS VERY POWERFUL, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE SAYING, AND I AM VERY PROUD TO BE HERE AND WORKING WITH THIS BOARD BECAUSE I KNOW AT THE END OF THE DAY WE PUT CHILDREN AT THE CENTER, AND THE CENTRAL, EVERYTHING THAT WE KNOW AROUND THEM, ALL OF OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS, OUR
172BUS DRIVES, NUTRITION WORKERS BEINGS OUR TEACHERS, OUR CASH NETS, THOSE ARE THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE REALLY GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. SO I THANK EACH AND HE HAVE ONE OF YOU AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING. AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.