11/16/2021 - Reorganization Meeting

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

002HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS TV, ON SPECTRUM CABLE CHANNEL 635, AND FRONTIER CABLE CHANNEL 32. MEETINGS ARE STREAMED ON OUR WEBSITE AT HillsboroughSchools.org. CLOSED CAPTIONING IS PROVIDED ON ALL BROADCASTS AND PAST MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE ARCHIVES. WE ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT THE PUBLIC HAS TO SAY. WE'LL INCLUDE TIME FOR AUDIENCE COMMENTS BEFORE WE ADDRESS OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. OUR AGENDA AND ANY SUPPORTING MATERIALS CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE IN ADVANCE. THEY ARE POSTED SEVEN DAYS BEFORE EACH MEETING ON OUR WEBSITE AT HillsboroughSchools.org. OUR VISION IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE. AND THAT MEANS ALL STUDENTS, EVERY DAY. TODOS LOS ESTUDIANTES, TODOS LOS DIAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. Lynn Gray: THE BOARD MEETING OF NOVEMBER 16th, 2021, IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. A MOMENT OF SILENCE,

003MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: PLEASE JOIN ME IN A PRAYER THIS AFTERNOON. LOVING AND GRACIOUS GOD, YOU ARE INDEED THE GIVER OF ALL GOOD GIFTS, AND WE THANK YOU TODAY FOR YOUR BLESSINGS. WE THANK YOU FOR THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES OF OUR SCHOOLS AND EVENTS, OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, FOR TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS AND STAFF AND SUPPORT MEMBERS. WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THEM ABUNDANTLY AND WE CONTINUE TO SEEK YOUR WISDOM, GUIDANCE, COURAGE, AND STRENGTH. BE WITH US IN OUR DELIBERATIONS AND HELP US TO BE WISE IN THE DECISIONS WE MAKE FOR THE GOOD OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE PLACED THEIR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN OUR LEADERSHIP. GIVE US INSIGHT TO LEAGUE WITH INTEGRITY, THAT OUR DECISIONS MAY REFLECT WHAT IS RIGHT AND GOOD. KEEP US FROM SHORTSIGHTEDNESS AND PETTINESS. HELP US TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE FOR THE GOOD

004OF ALL AND GUARD US FROM BLIND SELF-INTEREST. DEAR LORD, GRANT US THE HUMILITY TO ALWAYS SEEK YOUR WILL IN ALL THAT WE DO AND SAY. OUR GLORY TO BE YOU, AMEN. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] Lynn Gray: WE HAVE ONE WITHDRAWN ITEM TODAY, 6.17, AMENDMENT THREE WITH EDUPOINT, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS. AND THAT IS WITHDRAWN. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT TODAY'S AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER COMBS AND A SECOND BY MEMBER VAUGHN. WILL THERE BE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EITHER IN THE BOARDROOM OR BY REMOTE, AND WE ARE ALL HERE IN THE BOARDROOM. WE HAVE FIVE SETS OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021, THE SCHOOL

005BOARD WORKSHOP, SEPTEMBER 21st, 2021, SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP, OCTOBER 5th, 2021 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, OCTOBER 19th, 2021 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING; NOVEMBER 2nd, 2021, SPECIAL-CALLED SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER PEREZ AND A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THANK YOU, BOARD. IT'S UNANIMOUS. BOARD MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER THE FORMAT OF TODAY'S MEETING. FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES, WE ARE LIMITING ATTENDANCE. WE ARE PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. WE ASK THAT GUESTS IN THE BOARDROOM KEEP ONE CHAIR OPEN BETWEEN FAMILIES. AS A REMINDER, WE ARE A NONPARTISAN BOARD WHO BELIEVE ALL CHILDREN CAN BE EMPOWERED TO LEARN TO SUCCEED AND OUR DECISIONS WILL BE MADE WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING. IS TO PAVE THE

006WAY FOR EFFICIENT AND OBJECTIVE AGENDA STATEMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS WILL HAVE TWO -- THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK WITH 30 SECONDS FOR FINAL THOUGHTS. AFTERWARD, THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN RESPOND. IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOU'RE ASKED TO GET BACK IN THE QUEUE. MEMBER HAHN, WILL YOU NOW READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES? Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, CHAIR GRAY. AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S 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 BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING UPON STEPPING AWAY FROM THE DAIS, AND THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED CLOSED CAPTIONING ON THE LIVE WEBCAST, ON CABLE TV, AND ON VIDEO MONITORS HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM. IT CAN ALSO BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON THE ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVES. Lynn Gray:

007THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. WE HAVE ONE ITEM SCHEDULED FOR TIME CERTAIN. 6 P.M. WILL BE FOR EMPLOYEE INPUT. PUBLIC COMMENT, THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS AND VALUES YOUR INPUT TO THE BOARD. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS, OUR STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND WILL KEEP OUR BOARD INFORMED ABOUT THE RESPONSES. OUR SCHOOL BOARD RESPECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING YOUR TIME TO BE HERE. HOWEVER, IT IS REQUESTED WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD COMMENTS, BOARD COMMENTS ARE NOT DIRECTED PERSONALLY AGAINST A BOARD MEMBER OR STAFF MEMBER BUT RATHER DIRECTED AT THE ISSUES. ANY BEHAVIOR INTENDED TO INTERRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. OUR CIVILITY POLICY IS IN PLACE. WHEN ADDRESSING THE BOARD, PLEASE STATE YOUR

008NAME AND SPEAK CLEARLY INTO THE MICROPHONE. AS A REMINDER OF OUR WAY OF WORK, WE HAVE ALLOTTED 45 MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. AT TIMES WHEN THERE IS AN ISSUE OF GREAT INTEREST, WE SOMETIMES DO EXTEND IT FOR AN HOUR. THIS AFTERNOON, EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES. WHEN THERE ARE 30 SECONDS LEFT, YOU WILL SEE A YELLOW LIGHT ON THE LECTERN. A RED LIGHT AND A CHIME WILL INDICATE WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. AND AT THIS TIME, I WILL CALL THE SPEAKERS. I'LL MAKE SURE THAT I CALL FIVE AT A TIME. FIRST KELLY KARLING, C MOORING, LUANN TALBERT, SUSAN LUTHO AND VERONICA McDONALD. BE MINDFUL TO STATE YOUR NAME. GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS AND GUESTS. MY NAME IS KELLY CARLING. I'M A GRADUATE OF HARVARD AND MOTHER OF FOUR CHILDREN

009ATTENDING HILLSBOROUGH POOLS. -- HILLSBOROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I APPRECIATE YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME INSIDE. IT REALLY HELPS ME AS A PARENT FEEL LIKE I'M A PART OF THIS DISCUSSION, AND IT MEANS A LOT TO ME. I JUST WANTED TO SUGGEST AS MEMBER SNIVELY DID THAT WE POSTPONE THE REDISTRICTING TO 2023. I KNOW WE HAVE THE LEGAL CAPABILITY TO DO THAT. IT'S WITHIN THE LAW. AND THE REASON WHY ARE THREE. THE FIRST IS THAT AT THE BOARD WORKSHOP WE HAD THIS MORNING, WHICH I WAS IN ATTENDANCE OF, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS DATA SUPPORT. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, AND THEY CANCELED LAST MINUTE BECAUSE THEY, TOO, ARE SWAMPED. IT'S AN EXTREMELY BUSY TIME OF YEAR FOR OUR DATA ANALYSTS. AND I WAS HOPING TO COME AND GET ANSWERS. SO YESTERDAY, I

010WAS PLAYING PHONE TAG WITH A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, AND ULTIMATELY I WAS TOLD TO COME TO THE WORKSHOP BECAUSE THERE I COULD ASK THESE DATA JUNKIES HOW THEY CAME UP WITH THE MAPS A THROUGH D, AND THEY WEREN'T THERE. I THINK IT'S JUST ILLUSTRATIVE OF THIS ENTIRE PROCESS, HOW IT'S BEING RUSHED. I DON'T WANT TO SEE THIS JUST PUSHED THROUGH QUICKLY AND DONE SO WE CAN CHECK OFF A BOX. I THINK EVERYBODY WOULD APPRECIATE IF WE SLOWED IT DOWN AND DID IT IN A LESS STRESSFUL TIME. MY CHILDREN AREN'T EVEN HAVING BIRTHDAY PARTIES THIS YEAR IN DECEMBER. I TOLD THEM WE'RE HAVING SPAGHETTI AT HOME AND YOU'RE GETTING A GIFT CARD BECAUSE IT'S TOO CRAZY. PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING. IT'S AN INCREDIBLY BUSY TIME OF YEAR. IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE DON'T CARE. IT'S JUST BECAUSE WE'RE

011BUSY. YOU GUYS ARE ALL BUSY. I WAS TOLD THAT A LOT OF YOU COULDN'T MEET UNTIL YOUR -- YOU'RE BOOKING WEEKS IN ADVANCE. THAT'S NUMBER ONE. NO LOGISTIC SUPPORT. NUMBER TWO, NO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. NADIA COMBS MENTIONED SHE HAD THREE MEMBERS COME TO HER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETING. THERE WERE MORE STAFF MEMBERS THAN COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IT'S NOT BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T CARE. IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ADEQUATE TIME TO ADVERTISE AND GET PEOPLE INTERESTED AND FIRED UP. THESE THINGS TAKE TIME. I KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, IF YOU WANT SOMEBODY TO COME TO A PARTY OR SOMETHING, YOU NEED TO TELL THEM MULTIPLE TIMES, REMIND THEM AND TEXT THEM. THEY DON'T JUST SNAP TOGETHER AND SHOW UP. AMONG THE MAPS IN CONSIDERATION, SO TWO MEMBERS SUBMITTED MAPS. MEMBER HAHN AND MEMBER PEREZ. 10% OR LESS VARIANCE IS REQUIRED BY LAW.

012PEREZ HAS 8.5%. IT'S ALMOST OUT OF THE LEGAL REALM. HAHN'S IS .5% WHICH IS REALLY TIGHT. IN A GOOD WAY. THEY ARE BALANCED. I JUST HAVE MORE QUESTIONS AND I DON'T THINK THEY WILL BE ANSWERED IN AN ADEQUATE FASHION. THANK YOU. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. NEXT, MS. MAURY. AND GOOD AFTERNOON. PRIVACY IS A HUMAN RIGHT AND ESSENTIAL TO FREEDOM. TODAY YOU PROPOSE A $2.5 MILLION CONTRACT FOR CAMERA AND ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM. THESE PRODUCTS ARE CAPABLE OF CONTACT TRACING, IDENTIFYING THE INFECTED TRIAL THROUGH ZONE, CONTACTS AND OTHER UNSPECIFIED PERSONAL DATA. THE COMPANY OFFERS THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICES FACIAL AND EMOTIONAL RECOGNITION. WHOSE DATA ARE THEY USING TO TRAIN THEIR A.I.? IS THIS GOING TO BE A REPEAT OF THE POLK COUNTY SCHOOLS 2013 IRIS SCANNING FIASCO? THAT MESS USHERED IN A NEW LAW PROHIBITING SCHOOL DISTRICTS

013FROM BIOMETRIC COLLECTION. YOU APPROVED GPS BUSING THAT INCLUDED 100,000 STUDENT RFID TRACKERS. OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT YOUR PROPERTY TO TRACK. THAT COMPANY ADVERTISES FUTURE USES OF THEIR RFID AND INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. THIS DISTRICT REFUSED OUR OPT OUT OF LUNCHROOM MEAL TRACKING EVEN WHEN WE PAID CASH. WHAT IS THE COMPELLING GOVERNMENTAL INTEREST YOU HAVE IN THAT DATA AND HOW IS IT NARROWLY TAILORED? OUR EXPERIENCE, ONCE THIS DISTRICT ADOPTS TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES LIKE iREADY, EDSBY, CANVAS, IT DOES NOT ALLOW OPT OUTS. THIS SYSTEM PROTECTS MEDICAL, DIETARY, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND OTHER PERSONAL DATA STORED IN THE CLOUD. THESE ARE DOSSIERS ON CHILDREN. CHINA WEAPONIZES DATA AND SYSTEMS LIKE THAT. ED TECH COMPANIES OFTEN SHARE DATA WITH MORE VENDORS AND PARTNERS. ONE PRIVACY POLICY REVEALS THEY STORE DATA OVERSEAS. DO U.S. LAWS APPLY OVERSEAS? NO ONE TO MY KNOWLEDGE FROM

014THIS DISTRICT HAS THE PERMISSION OR SKILL TO CRITICALLY INSPECT PROPRIETARY VENDOR SOFTWARE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. STUDENT DATA COLLECTED CAN BE TRANSFERRED IN A SALE OR A MERGER. MOTO SOLD THEIR ED TECH PLATFORM TO THE CHINESE COMPANY NET DRAGON. IT SEEMS THERE ARE NO LAWS GOVERNING THIS. IT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS A NATIONAL SECURITY PROBLEM. FLORIDA POLITICIANS ARE A DECADE LATE AND COUNTING ON MEANINGFUL PRIVACY LEGISLATION. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL HAVE LUANN TALBERT FOLLOWED BY SUSAN LITHOLD. AND GOOD AFTERNOON. HI. HELLO. I AM LUANN TOLBERT, I AM HERE REPRESENTING HILLSBOROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOL ADVOCATES. WE ALL KNOW THAT OUR DISTRICT IS FACING SEVERE CHALLENGES AND WE ARE HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU AND SUPPORT YOU. WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT YOU WILL SELECT A SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR THAT WILL PROVIDE EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP. WE

015SHOW UP HERE, MEETING AFTER MEETING TO ADVOCATE FOR FULLY FUNDED PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FOR FAIR AND APPROPRIATE EDUCATION, FOR EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION FOR OUR SCHOOL VOTING DISTRICTS, FOR LESS HIGH-STAKES TESTING, LESS TOP-DOWN LEADERSHIP, AND MORE CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUES WITH STAKEHOLDERS. MORE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS THAT PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO SUPPORT FAMILIES. EDUCATION HAS BECOME A POLITICAL TUG-OF-WAR WITH POWER AS THE PRIZE. AS A NONPARTISAN GROUP, WE ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS, NOT CANDIDATES. WE SUPPORT LEADERS WHO PRIORITIZE STUDENTS. THANK YOU. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM SUSAN LUTHOLD. I'M SURE YOU'LL CORRECT ME. AND THEN VERONICA McDONALD. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M SUSAN LUTHOLD. GREAT TO SEE YOUR SMILING FACES. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THE PUBLIC BACK INTO THIS PUBLIC MEETING. I WAS BORN IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I'M A GRADUATE OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL. I'M A REGISTERED VOTER

016IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. NOVEMBER 8 THROUGH 12th WAS NATIONAL SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY WEEK WHERE WE CELEBRATE THE IMPORTANT WORK OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS AND OTHER EDUCATORS WHO AID STUDENTS, WHO HELP ALL STUDENTS THRIVE. THEY HAVE SOME GREAT GOALS, AND WE SHOULD JOIN THEM IN STRIVING TO DO THE FOLLOWING: IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, PROMOTE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR AND MENTAL HEALTH, SUPPORT DIVERSE LEARNERS, CREATE SAFE, POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATES, STRENGTHEN FAMILY SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS, IMPROVE SCHOOLWIDE ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND MONITOR PROGRESS IN ACADEMICS AND BEHAVIOR. BUT HOW IS IT REALLY GOING? BUSES ARE LATE DUE TO STAFFING SHORTAGES, KIDS ARE NOT GETTING BREAKFAST DUE TO LATE BUSES AND STAFFING SHORTAGES, KIDS ARE BEING MADE TO FEEL LIKE THEY AND THEIR FRIENDS ARE DIRTY. KIDS ARE BEING ERRONEOUSLY MADE TO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF GROWN-UPS, AN ALARMING NUMBER

017OF KIDS ARE EXTRAORDINARILY BEHIND IN ACADEMICS AND FALLING FURTHER EACH DAY. STAFFING SHORTAGES AND NONSENSE POLICIES ALSO ARE CAUSING LONG LUNCH LINES AND KIDS ARE MISSING LUNCH. THERE'S INCREASED FIGHTING AND BULLYING IN SCHOOLS. SCHOOLS USED TO BE A SAFE SPACE FOR KIDS WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE BEST HOME LIFE. THEY COULD CATCH A BREAK, HAVE SOME POSITIVE INFLUENCE, SEE FRIENDS WITH SMILING FACES, BE FED TWO OR MORE MEALS A DAY AND SPEND TIME IN THE PRESENCE OF CARING AND COMPASSIONATE ADULTS WHILE ALSO LEARNING. PLEASE STOP THE FOCUS OF VIOLATING PARENTAL RIGHTS HERE. YOU ARE NOT THE MASK POLICE, YOU ARE NOT THE VACCINE NAZIS. VACCINE MANDATES SHOULD BE COMPLETELY OFF THE TABLE. THESE ARE DECISIONS THAT BELONG TO FAMILIES AND THEIR DOCTORS. MANDATES ARE DISCRIMINATORY AND STAND TO ALIENATE MINORITY, LOW INCOME AND AT-RISK KIDS.

018YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DEPRIVE ANY KIDS OF A PUBLIC EDUCATION BASED ON YOUR FEARS. PLEASE GET BACK TO DOING THE JOBS THAT YOU ARE ELECTED TO DO. I IMPLORE YOU TO GET BACK IN YOUR LANE, HIRE PROPER STAFF, LET TEACHERS GO BACK TO TEACHING OUR CHILDREN. LET THE KIDS GO BACK TO LEARNING. TO THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENTS, PLEASE SHOW KINDNESS AND COMPASSION TO THESE KIDS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS AND STOP THE OVERREACH. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. Lynn Gray: BEFORE WE PURSUE MORE SPEAKERS, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT TO LOWER THE NOISE OUTSIDE, IF THAT CAN BE DONE. I'M HEARING THAT WE CAN'T. OKAY. MY APOLOGIES, SPEAKERS, IF THIS WILL DISTURB YOU. THE DRUMMERS. LET'S GO AHEAD, MS. McDONALD, GOOD AFTERNOON, AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM PAT HALL, MARK SAY JACK AND

019HERE WE GO. I'LL TRY TO TALK IN CADENCE WITH THE BEAT OUTSIDE. LET'S TALK FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. SO THE ONLY REASON THAT SOME MEMBERS ARE SUGG SUGGESTING THAT HOLD OFF ON REDISTRICTING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HAVING THEIR VOICE -- WITH HAVING VOICES HEARD OF THE PUBLIC. I'VE BEEN AT BOTH MEETINGS THUS FAR ON THIS TOPIC, AT SICKLES AND AT WHARTON. AND THE TURNOUT WAS ABYSMAL. SO IN REALITY, THE SOLE REASON IS TO BUY CERTAIN MEMBERS' TIME UNTIL AFTER 2022 ELECTION BECAUSE THEY FEEL THEY MAY BE HURT BY REDISTRICTING THIS YEAR. THIS COULD COST THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN LAWSUITS BECAUSE WE'RE CURRENTLY GROSSLY OVER THE LEGAL 10% VARIANCE. ELECTED OFFICIALS DO NOT GET TO CHOOSE THEIR VOTERS. VOTERS CHOOSE THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS. THE OTHER WAY AROUND IS CALLED GERRYMANDERING. WE NEED

020TO GO AHEAD AND FINISH REDISTRICTING AS SCHEDULED. WE DID THIS TEN YEARS AGO ON A LIMITED TIME LINE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TEN YEARS. WE KNEW THIS WAS COMING. FINALLY, WHERE ARE WE AT WITH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF? ARE WE ABLE TO GIVE EMPLOYEES THEIR EARNED STEP? IF THE ANSWER IN YOUR HEAD IS, NO, WE'RE IN A FINANCIAL CRISIS, I HOPE THAT'S ALSO YOUR ANSWER WHEN DISCUSSING HIRING ANY CONSULTANTS OR PURCHASING YET ANOTHER COMPUTER PROGRAM TO TEST OR ASSESS OUR CHILDREN FOR THE UMPTEENTH TIME. AT THE VERY LEAST CAN WE USE ESSER 3 MONEY FOR A ONE-TIME BONUS LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR? ESSER 3 DOES NOT COME WITH THE RESTRICTIVE BUCKETS LIKE ESSER 2 DID. TEACHERS, PARA, SNS, PARAS, SUPPORT PERSONNEL, DESERVE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES THAT THE DISTRICT

021DELIVERS ON A DAILY BASIS ATTACKING CREATIVITY AND AUTONOMY IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. THANK YOU. Lynn Gray: NEXT. HI. PAT HALL. LAST NIGHT I ATTENDED THE ZONING HEARING FOR THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABOUT THE IDEA SCHOOL THAT IS NOW PROPOSED TO BE BUILT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THONOTOSASSA ELEMENTARY. WITH A PLANNED ENROLLMENT OF 1456 STUDENTS. THIS LOCATION ACROSS THE STREET FROM THONOTOSASSA IS A CONCERN FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. THONOTOSASSA IS A C WITH 430 CHILDREN WITHIN A MILE IS FOLSOM, ALSO A C WITH ENROLLMENT OF 493. A THIRD SCHOOL SO CLOSE WILL DRAIN RESOURCES ALREADY SCARCE DUE TO, AS VERONICA SAID, FINANCIAL STRAINS IN OUR DISTRICT. SCHOOLIE ROAD IS A NARROW TWO LANE ROAD ALREADY CONGESTED AT SCHOOL DROP-OFF AND PICKUP TIMES. NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED TO SCHOOL STAFF ABOUT TRAFFIC IN THE PAST. FLOODING HAS BEEN

022A PERPETUAL PROBLEM AT THONOTOSASSA AFTER SIGNIFICANT RAIN. IN CONSIDERATION OF THESE CONCERNS, I SAID TO THE ZONING BOARD, FOR THIS RURAL COMMUNITY AND FAMILIES, WE HOPE A MORE SUITABLE SITE CAN BE FOUND FOR THIS IDEA SCHOOL. THIS LITTLE BIT THIRD SCHOOL IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FORCED ON US BY THE LEGISLATURE, I MIGHT ADD. THE CEO OF IDEA WHO STARTED THE PROGRAM, TOM TORQUELESON, WAS FORCED OUT IN APRIL 2020 FOR LEASING A PRIVATE PLANE AND SPENDING $400,000 OF PUBLIC MONEY ON SPORTS TICKETS. HE WAS THEN PAID OFF WITH A $900,000 GO-AWAY GIFT. HIS RIGHT-HAND PERSON, JoANN GAMMA, WAS FORCED OUT IN 2021. WELCOME TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, CHRISTINA BARKER, COMMUNITY RELATIONS EXECUTIVE WITH VINIK STRATEGIC PARTNERS, IS ON THE GOVERNING BOARD OF IDEA FLORIDA. GUESS I NEED TO ATTEND THAT BOGUS MEETING. AND TONIGHT, I NOTICED ON THE

023AGENDA MORE CHARTERS, CONTRACTS UP FOR APPROVAL TONIGHT. HOW IS THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WHEN APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED, ET CETERA? THE REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE HAS ONCE AGAIN CHANGED THE LAW SO CHARTER APPLICATIONS CAN BE SUBMITTED ANYTIME. WHAT WILL BE THE NEED FOR TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS THIS CHARTER MARCH CONTINUES UNABATED? THANK YOU. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. NEXT, MARK SZAJACK. AND GOOD AFTERNOON. HEY, GOOD AFTERNOON. MARK ZAJACK. PARENT OF TWINS WHO ATTEND COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SOUTH TAMPA. I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE THE SCHOOL BOARD TO CONTINUE THE EFFORTS TO PROPERLY FUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THESE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THEY ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND THEY SERVE THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS. THEY ARE CENTRAL TO OUR COMMUNITY. WHEN I TALK TO MY NEIGHBORS, MY FRIENDS,

024SCHOOL FUNDING IS ALWAYS A TOP ISSUE. IT'S NOT THESE CULTURAL DIVISIVE ISSUES THAT YOU HEAR ABOUT ON THE NEWS. VIABLE, WELL-FUNDED NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE ALWAYS THE TOP ISSUE ACROSS THE BOARD. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S SUPPORTED BY FOLKS IN A BIPARTISAN WAY, AND THAT'S BECAUSE ALL OF US WANT A QUALITY EDUCATION FOR OUR KIDS. SO I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE EACH OF YOU TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR ADDITIONAL MONEY FROM THE STATE. I THINK IT'S REALLY SAD THAT THE STATE OF FLORIDA RANKS 44th IN THE NATION IN EDUCATION FUNDING PER PUPIL. SO I JUST WANT TO SEE THIS BOARD CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THESE INCREASED FUNDING AGAIN FOR THESE CORE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS SO THAT WE DON'T FACE THE TEACHER CUTS THAT WE SAW LAST YEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS

025ISSUE. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. DesMARAIS ALLEN, SHANNON DURANT, CARMEN EDMONDS AND SHANNON SMITH. AND GOOD AFTERNOON, MS. ALLEN. I PUT IT IN THAT WAY. Lynn Gray: SORRY. MY FAULT. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DesMARAIS ALLEN. DesMARAIS ALLEN BRIDGES. I HAVEN'T LEGALLY CHANGED IT BECAUSE WE'RE TRAVELING AND I DON'T WANT TO MET WITH MY PASSPORT. THAT'S WHY YOU GET THE CONFUSION. WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU TONIGHT IS PARENT ENGAGEMENT. THIS MONTH, NOVEMBER IS PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT MONTH. SO HOW ARE WE CELEBRATING THAT? HOW ARE WE ENCOURAGING OUR PARENTS TO BE INVOLVED IN OUR SCHOOLS? WE KNOW THAT THE NUMBER ONE INDICATOR OF SUCCESS FOR A CHILD IS PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT. AND PARENTS ARE DYING TO GET BACK INTO SCHOOLS, TO VOLUNTEER, TO HELP IN WAYS THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE MISSED OUT ON THE LAST

026FEW YEARS. SO WHAT ARE WE DOING TO CAPITALIZE ON THAT? WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE IN OUR SCHOOLS? SOME OF US ARE IN SCHOOLS WHERE PARENTS ARE THERE ALL THE TIME. I KNOW WHEN MY KIDS WERE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, IF A CLASS LIST WENT OUT TO ORDER SOMETHING FOR A PARTY, IT WAS FILLED ALMOST BEFORE IT CAME OUT. SO WHAT IS IT THAT WE ARE DOING AT THOSE SCHOOLS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO ENGAGE AT OTHER SCHOOLS WHERE PARENT INVOLVEMENT MAY NOT BE AS GREAT? SO ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IS YOU END UP WITH THESE BONUS PARENTS. MY KIDS EXPERIENCED IT GOING THROUGH THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS FROM KINDERGARTEN ON THROUGH, I HAVE NOW AN 11th GRADER AND ONE THAT GRADUATED LAST YEAR. THEY HAVE PEOPLE. THEY HAVE

027GROWN UP WITH THEIR ENTIRE LIVES. PARENTS THAT WILL CORRECT THEM WHEN I AM NOT AROUND AND LORD KNOWS THAT ALL OF US NEED THAT ADDITIONAL HAND, RIGHT? SO WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ENCOURAGE THAT? IN ADDITION, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT LAST WEEK I WENT TO JENNINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I ALREADY TALKED TO KRISTIN AND I ALREADY TALKED TO CHRIS FARKAS ABOUT THIS. I WENT TO JENNINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL BECAUSE I WANTED TO TAKE THEM LUNCH. ONE OF THE CONCERNING THINGS I DISCOVERED GOING THERE -- I LOVE JENNINGS, IT'S GREAT. THEY HAVE WONDERFUL TEACHERS, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE SCHOOL, IS THE ROAD. GOING DOWN THE ROAD, I ALMOST GOT STUCK AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. IT WAS DOWN TO A SINGLE LANE ROAD. IT WAS MUDDY. TEACHERS' CARS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. IT WAS HARD TO

028NAVIGATE AND I KNOW THAT IS NOT ON YOU, BUT ALSO WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE SCHOOLS AROUND US. BECAUSE AS A PARENT, IF THAT WAS MY SCHOOL, I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD GO THERE BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET THERE EASILY, OR I WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT MY KID TRAVELING ALONG THAT ROAD DAILY. SO HOW DO WE GET PARENTS TO ENGAGE BEYOND OUR OWN SCHOOLS? BECAUSE THE BOTTOM LINE IS, WHEN ANY KID IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SUCCEEDS, ALL KIDS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SUCCEED. WE NEED TO BE INVESTED IN ALL KIDS, NOT JUST OUR OWN KIDS. THANK YOU. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM SHARON DURANT, CARMEN EDMONDS, SHANNON SMITH AND ALLISON FERNANDEZ. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. HELLO, MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT, WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY. WE ARE

029ASKING TO HAVE OUR TOWN HALLS RESCHEDULED. THE SUPERINTENDENT JUST SCHEDULED FIVE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, SO IF WE NEED TO CHANGE THE NAME TO COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS INSTEAD OF TOWN HALLS LET'S DO IT. BUT YOU, THE BOARD, YOU ARE THE ONES THAT ASKED FOR THESE COMMUNITY INPUT. SO THAT YOU COULD VOTE ON WHETHER YOU WANTED TO CHANGE THE POLICY OR NOT. SO LET'S EITHER HAVE TOWN HALLS OR LET'S START THE VOTING PROCESS. TODAY, WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR PROCLAMATION FOR NATIVE AMERICAN MONTH. AND IT WILL BE READ BY MS. PEREZ. THANK YOU, MS. PEREZ. THANK YOU, MRS. VAUGHN, FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. USUALLY WE HAVE FIVE OR SIX STUDENTS THAT COME UP TO THIS PODIUM AND SPEAK. ONE WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION. ONE WILL READ A PRAYER, AND ONE WILL READ ABOUT THE GIFT THAT WE ALWAYS GIVE WHEN

030THE PROCLAMATION IS READ. HERE IS OUR GIFT. THANK YOU. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, NEXT CARMEN EDMONDS AND SHANNON SMITH. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. CARMEN EDMONDS. I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THE REDISTRICTING AND CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE'S VOICES ARE NOT BEING HEARD. MY QUESTION IS, DOES IT REALLY MATTER TO YOU? BECAUSE THE SPECIAL SESSION A FEW WEEKS AGO, DR. HAHN ASKED AT ABOUT THE MINUTE 57 MARK HOW THE INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC WILL BE USED. THE ROUNDABOUT ANSWER WAS COMMUNITY INPUT WILL NOT BE REALLY LOOKED AT. I ALSO HEARD MS. GRAY STATED THIS MORNING, NO ONE IS SHOWING UP TO THE TOWN HALLS ANYWAY. WELL, I DID HAVE FRIENDS SHOW UP AND THIS IS WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY. AND THIS IS BEING PUT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. MY FRIEND AND I WENT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT

0313 REDISTRICTING MEETING LAST NIGHT. THEY STARTED EARLY, QUICKLY, SAID A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE NEW MAPS IN THE BACK OF THE AUDITORIUM, AND THAT THEY WANT OUR FEEDBACK. ONE PATRIOT BASICALLY ASKED WHY THE RUSH IN WAITING TILL THE END OF THE YEAR TO PUSH IT THROUGH. THE RESPONSE WAS BECAUSE THE COUNTY MAY GET SUED IF THEY DON'T DO IT NOW BECAUSE THE COUNTY HASN'T UPDATED ACCORDING TO FLORIDA STATUTES. MY FRIEND WAS QUICK TO ASK WHY THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT FLORIDA STATUTES ALL OF A SUDDEN. YES, THEY WERE SITTING RIGHT BEHIND MS. VAUGHN, THE ONE SHE INTENDED HER STATEMENT FOR. WE REVIEWED THE MAPS AND BY THE TIME WE FINISHED REVIEWING THEM, THEY PACKED UP THE COMMENT STATIONS. THEY PLAN TO PUSH THEIR MAP THROUGH THIS YEAR UNLESS PEOPLE GET LOUD. SO NOT ONLY IS THIS

032REDISTRICTING BEING RUSHED BUT SO ARE THE TOWN HALLS. THEY SHOWED UP BUT MAPS REMOVED BEFORE THEY COULD MAKE COMMENTS. DO YOU REALLY CARE WHAT CONSTITUENTS WANT? I HUMBLY URGE TO VOTE TO WITHDRAW THE REDISTRICTING PLAN. THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE ARE NOT BEING HEARD RIGHT NOW AND IT'S NOT FAIR. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM SHANNON SMITH, ALLISON FERNANDEZ AND JULIE. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. I HOPE MY FACE IS STARTING TO LOOK FAMILIAR CONSIDERING THIS IS MY THIRD TIME SPEAKING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. NATIVE AMERICANS BEING USED AS MASCOTS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS. MY NAME IS SHANNON SMITH. I'M NATIVE AMERICAN NOT A MASCOT. I ALSO GRADUATED FROM A HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DURANT HIGH SCHOOL IN 2015. I'LL POINT OUT ONCE AGAIN THAT WE'VE GOT BILLION DOLLAR SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE CLEVELAND

033GUARDIANS AND WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM WHO HAVE CHANGED THEIR NATIVE AMERICAN MASCOTS AND YET WE CAN'T HAVE THESE CHANGES ON A LOCAL SCHOOL LEVEL? IT'S ALMOST 2022 AND IT'S SIMPLY APPALLING THAT WE HAVE TO FIGHT THE SCHOOL BOARD OVER THIS. SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY THAT THERE ARE BIGGER ISSUES TO DISCUSS AND CHANGE ON A NATIONAL OR LOCAL LEVEL, BUT I THINK DISRESPECTING AN ENTIRE RACE IS A PRETTY BIG ISSUE AND IT'S DEMANDING IMMEDIATE ACTION. LIKE SHANNON DURANT SAID, WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. WE'LL KEEP COMING BACK TO FIGHT AS LONG AS WE HAVE TO BECAUSE THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. I'M BLOWN AWAY THAT THE ISSUE HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED. WE HAVE PASSIONATE PEOPLE OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW PROTESTING TO CHANGE THIS ISSUE. WHY WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO CHANGE THIS? THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS NFL TEAM ALSO DOES NOT COUNT

034AS A RACE. VIKINGS AREN'T A RACE. APPARENTLY IT'S JUST OUR RACE THAT'S BEING USED. I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND THAT. I THINK YOU GUYS NEED TO BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY AND BE THE CHANGE. THANK YOU, GUYS. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM MS. FERNANDEZ. JULIE GEBHART. AND -- ALLISON FERNANDEZ. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME CONCERNS I HAVE ABOUT PUBLIC ACCESS. YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF INTEREST HAS BEEN GENERATED OVER THIS -- BEGINNING OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR WITH VARIOUS MASK ISSUES AND OTHER ISSUES HAPPENING IN THE SCHOOLS. NOW WE'RE ONTO REDISTRICTING. MY CONCERNS ARE, ONE, THE SHORTNESS OF THE DURATION. IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO COORDINATE THEIR SCHEDULES TO GET TO THESE MEETINGS. AT THE WORKSHOP THIS MORNING, I WAS REALLY HOPING TO HEAR A DISCUSSION ABOUT BEHIND THE DATA

035THAT HELPED CREATE THE VARIOUS MAPS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THE COUNTY THAT HELPED CREATE THE MAPS WEREN'T ABLE TO GET ON THE SCHEDULE THIS QUICKLY. I'M NOT TELLING YOU TO NOT ABIDE BY THE LAW, BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE PUBLIC'S VOICE, ONCE AGAIN, IS NOT GOING TO BE HEARD. WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING AT CONSISTENTLY THIS YEAR THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN LOCKED OUT OF THESE MEETINGS. THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN LOCKED NOT OUTSIDE OF THE BOARDROOM, OUTSIDE THE BUILDING WHERE THERE'S NO TV, NO WAY TO ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE MEETING UNLESS YOU'RE LOOKING ON YOUR OWN PERSONAL PHONE WHILE YOU'RE STANDING OUTSIDE, COME IN TO SPEAK AND THEN GO BACK OUT. WHEN YOU ALL DECIDE THAT THERE'S A BIG ISSUE ON

036THE AGENDA, YOU RESTRICT PUBLIC COMMENT TO ONE MINUTE. SORRY, IF THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE INTERESTED, THE MEETING MIGHT JUST HAVE TO GO LONGER. IT'S VERY HARD TO MAKE YOUR POINTS THOUGHTFUL AND COHESIVE IN ONE MINUTE. WHEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THAT PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS, THEY STILL GET THE ONE TIME IN THE MEETING TO COMMENT ON THEM. OTHER BOARDS ALLOW YOU TO COMMENT ON EACH SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM BECAUSE SOMETIMES, AGAIN, ONE MINUTE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET A THOROUGH POINT ACROSS. SECOND, YOU ALL DO HAVE ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH THE STAFF, WHICH IS GREAT FOR YOU AND YOUR INFORMATION, BUT I'M NOT THERE. AND NOBODY ELSE IN THE PUBLIC IS THERE. AND WHEN YOU COME OUT HERE AND SIT AND MAKE YOUR DECISION, YOU DON'T BRING MINUTES

037FROM THAT MEETING OUT HERE. SO I NEVER KNOW THE CONVERSATION THAT HAS GONE ON BEHIND THE DECISION TO MAKE A BUDGET CHANGE OR ADOPT A CURRICULUM OR ANY OF THAT. AND I FIND THAT VERY DISTURBING. I ALSO AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR BOARD MEMBER ABILITY TO COMMENT AT THESE MEETINGS. BECAUSE OF THE SUNSHINE LAW, THE ONLY TIME YOU CAN DISCUSS IS AT A WORKSHOP OR A PUBLIC MEETING. I WANT TO HEAR YOU ALL ABLE TO DISCUSS THREE MINUTES, OKAY, THEN YOU HAVE TO MOVE ON AND THEN YOU MOVE ON AND THEN YOU MOVE ON, IT'S NOT REALLY A DISCUSSION THAT HELPS ME UNDERSTAND YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS OF HOW YOU GET TO YOUR DECISION. I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. NEXT, JULIE GEBHARTS AND CHRISTIE

038DEMBROSKI. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME THAT YOU'RE GIVING US. LITTLE BIT OF IRONY IN THIS WARNING, IF THERE ARE ANY KIDS LISTENING, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU NOT LET THEM LISTEN TO MY SPEECH. THERE ARE STILL SCORES OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT BOOKS IN THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS, AND THIS IS NOT EDUCATION. IT IS INDOCTRINATION. YOU'RE SHOVING IMMORAL IDEOLOGIES IN OUR KIDS' FACES. PUTTING IMPORTANCE IN THE HANDS OF MINORS IS A FELONY. SO I ASK WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? AGAIN, PLEASE DON'T LET YOUR CHILDREN LISTEN. ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE. THERE ARE 15 COPIES AVAILABLE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THIS IS REALLY AWFUL. PAGE 204, THERE YOU STOOD IN FRONT OF ME FULLY ERECT AND SAID TASTE IT. COME ON, MATT, TASTE IT. THAT'S WHAT BOYS LIKE US DO WHEN WE LIKE EACH OTHER. I FINALLY

039LISTENED TO YOU. I DID THAT ABOUT 45 MINUTES BEFORE YOU HAD ME STOP. LAID ME ON THE GROUND AND GOT ON TOP OF ME. HUMPING ME BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH. YOU EVENTUALLY GOT UP OFF ME AND TOLD ME TO COME TO THE BEDROOM. YOU BEGAN STROKING YOURSELF IN FRONT OF ME. KEEP WATCHING, MATT. YOU BEGAN TO MOAN SLIGHTLY. I TOOK A STEP BACK BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN AND THEN IT DID. YOU EJACULATED INTO THE TOILET IN FRONT OF ME. I WILL SPARE YOU THE WORST PARTS OF THIS, AND I'M NOT KIDDING. THIS IS UNCONSCIONABLE THAT THIS IS IN OUR LIBRARIES, EXPOSING OUR CHILDREN TO THIS. I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER, IS THE PORN INDUSTRY PAYING YOU TO GET OUR KIDS ADDICTED TO SEX? I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT

040THIS IS. WHO IS BEHIND IT? AND WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT IT? WILL YOU PROTECT OUR CHILDREN? PARENTS SEARCHED THE HCPS VIRTUAL LIBRARY AND SEE WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN EACH SCHOOL. YOU CAN GO SCHOOL BY SCHOOL. YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY IN OUR DISTRICT, DO THAT, BECAUSE IT WILL BE INSIGHTFUL. I CAN TELL YOU THERE ARE MULTIPLE SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS, RECKLESS SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, TEENAGE ALCOHOL AND SEX GLORIFIED, GIRLS KISSING EACH OTHER TO TURN GUYS ON. I DON'T THINK THESE BOOKS REPRESENT THE MORALS OF THE FAMILIES OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, YET THESE ARE IN OUR LIBRARIES, AND YOU GUYS ARE OFFERING THESE TO OUR STUDENTS. IF IT'S NOT YOU, THEN WHO IS PUTTING THESE BOOKS OUT THERE? WHO WANTS OUR KIDS TO READ THIS TO SEXUALIZE THEM AT A YOUNG AGE AND PUT THEM IN DANGER. SOMEBODY IS

041INTENTIONAL, AND IT'S UNCONSCIONABLE THAT THEY ARE EXPOSING OUR CHILDREN TO THESE, PASSAGED IN FLOWER BOOK COVERS WITH DECEPTIVE SUMMARIES. THIS NORMALIZES CAROLS AND FRIVOLOUS SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND PROMOTES DANGEROUS IDEOLOGIES THAT WILL HURT OUR KIDS. I DO BELIEVE THAT SOME OF YOU ARE STILL FIGHTING TO RIGHT THE SHIP ON THIS, AND I KNOW MANY PARENTS STAND BEHIND YOU. SO THANK YOU. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM CHRISTIE DEMOCRAT BROSKY, STUART FOREST, ROBERT ROSA AND SHERIDAN MURPHY. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M CHRISTIE DEMBROSKY. I AM HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO TALK ABOUT THIS CONTRACT, CONTRACT WITH PANORAMA EDUCATION. IT WAS SIGNED ON SEPTEMBER 1st, 2020, BUT WAS JUST RECENTLY BROUGHT INTO MY KNOWLEDGE. THEY SAY TIMING IS EVERYTHING, AND THE TIMING IS VERY COINCIDENTAL FOR THIS BECAUSE I HEARD ABOUT THIS TWICE NOW IN RECENT WEEKS,

042ONCE ON THE NATIONAL NEWS AND ONCE FROM MY OWN CHILDREN WHO GO TO HIGH SCHOOL HERE IN THE DISTRICT. THEY CAME HOME ONE DAY AND SAID THAT THEY HAD TO TAKE A SURVEY. AND WHEN I ASKED THEM ABOUT IT, AND THE QUESTIONS, OF COURSE, HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO TELL YOU WHAT THEY TOOK A SURVEY ON EXACTLY, SO I WENT TO LOOK WITH THEM, BUT SINCE THEY HAD ALREADY TAKEN IT, IT WAS UNAVAILABLE. BUT THE LINK WAS TO PANORAMA EDUCATION. SO WITHIN THAT SAME WEEK, I'M HEARING ON THE NEWS ABOUT ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK GARLAND AND HIS TIES WITH THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION AND THEIR ATTEMPT TO GET OUR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO LOOK AT PARENTS LIKE MYSELF AND LIKE THESE PARENTS HERE AS DOMESTIC TERRORISTS, AS IF WE COME HERE

043TO THREATEN ANYBODY. WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR CHILDREN AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE SCHOOLS, AND WE WANT THEM TO HAVE THE BEST EDUCATION AND THE BEST AND MOST SAFE EXPERIENCE. HERE I FIND OUT THAT OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL, MERRICK GARLAND, HAS A SON-IN-LAW, AND HIS SON-IN-LAW IS THE COFOUNDER AND THE PRESIDENT OF PANORAMA EDUCATION. SO I LOOKED INTO THE CONTRACT AND FIND OUT THAT WE ARE NOW ON YEAR TWO OF PAYING $362,500 TO THIS COMPANY FOR SURVEYS -- SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING SURVEYS. THIS IS WHAT I HEARD ON THE NEWS ABOUT THIS COMPANY, THAT IT IS A TROJAN HORSE TO COLLECT OUR KIDS' DATA. THE SECOND SPEAKER TODAY ALSO SPOKE ABOUT COLLECTING OUR KIDS' DATA AND WHAT'S THAT'S GOING TO BE USED FOR AND KEEPING OUR KIDS' DATA PRIVATE AND SAFE.

044FURTHERMORE, UNDER THE GUISE OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING, IT'S A WAY TO SNEAK CRITICAL RACE THEORY INTO THE SCHOOLS. SO, MY QUESTIONS ARE MANY. START OUT WITH, WHAT'S THE JUSTIFICATION OF SPENDING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY ON SURVEYS? WHY AREN'T PARENTS INFORMED AND GIVEN THE CHANCE TO OPT OUT OF THEIR KIDS DOING THIS SURVEY? WHAT IS THE DISTRICT PLANNING TO DO WITH THE DATA THAT'S COLLECTED FROM THIS SURVEY? I WANTED TO ALSO ASK ABOUT THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING, BUT SINCE I'M OUT OF TIME, I WILL BE DOING MORE RESEARCH AND ASKING FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY BEFORE THIS CONTRACT COMES UP FOR RENEWAL. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM STUART FORREST, ROBERT ROSA AND LAST, SHERIDAN MURPHY. Stacy Hahn: MS. GEBHART, WOULD YOU MEET ME. I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THE BOOKS YOU DISCUSSED. FIRST AND

045FOREMOST, I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE FOR SPEAKING IN FRONT OF MY ELDERS. SECONDLY, WE'RE IN THE 21st CENTURY AND WE AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, WE'RE STILL FIGHTING FOR OUR DIGNITY, FOR US NOT TO BE MASCOTS. THEY SAY THAT THEY HONOR US, YET HOW IS THAT HONOR? YOU DON'T HAVE THE FLORIDA COLONIZERS, DO YOU? ISN'T THAT HONORING YOUR PEOPLES? IT'S NOT HONORING OURS, THAT PEOPLE DO THE CHOP, PEOPLE THINK WE NEED TO DRESS UP IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ACCEPTED IN SOCIETY. WE'RE NOT A PORTRAIT. WE'RE NOT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE GAWK AT. WE'RE FIRST NATIONS. AS FIRST NATIONS, LIKE SHOULDN'T YOU HONOR US? TELLING THE TRUTH OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. LIKE, WE AS A NATION, WE NEED TO TALK THE TRUTH. IF WE SAY THAT WE HONOR EVERY SINGLE INDIVIDUAL AS A SOCIETY, AS A NATION,

046HOW CAN WE AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ALLOW FOR OUR CHILDREN TO STILL BELIEVE THAT WE'RE MASCOTS, THAT WE WERE JUST HERE AND WE SAID, OKAY, YOU CAN HAVE OUR LAND NOW. WE NEVER HAD THAT OWNERSHIP, MOTHER, MOTHER EARTH DOES NOT BELONG TO US. IT'S FOR EVERYONE. WE ARE HER CARETAKERS. THAT'S THE HONOR THAT WE BRING EVERY SINGLE INDIVIDUAL THAT WE MEET. WE DON'T LOOK AT THE COLOR. WE SEE THE INDIVIDUAL, THE HUMAN BEING OF WHO THEY ARE. IF YOU WANT TO HONOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, FIRST NATIONS, SPEAK THE TRUTH. WE'RE NOT MASCOTS. LIKE, WE'RE HERE, STILL, AS PEOPLE, FIGHTING IN THE 21st CENTURY FOR OUR OWN DIGNITY, FOR US TO BE, FOR HUMAN BUILDINGS. WE'RE HERE AS ONE. WE'RE A COLLECTIVE. WE SAY WE ARE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THEN WHAT ARE WE THEN? IF

047WE STILL REPRESENT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AS MASCOTS? I KNOW THAT YOU'VE HEARD THIS SO MANY TIMES. WE'RE HERE AGAIN. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DID SAY THEY WERE NOT GOING TO ALLOW THIS, YET THEY WENT BACK ON THEIR WORD, AND WE'RE HERE STANDING. I'M HERE STANDING AGAIN. IT'S APPALLING THAT WE ARE ALL EDUCATED IN OUR WAYS. I'M EDUCATED IN MY WAYS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE HERE IN HONOR OF EVERY SINGLE INDIVIDUAL. I'M NOT HERE TO TELL YOU THAT THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN, THE WAY YOU LOOK, WE NEED TO PORTRAY IT BECAUSE IT'S AN HONOR. IT'S NOT. WE'RE HERE AS INDIVIDUALS, AND AS INDIVIDUALS, WE ASK YOU THAT WE ARE NOT MASCOTS. WE ARE FIRST NATIONS. AND AS FIRST NATIONS, HONOR US. HONOR US BY SPEAKING THE TRUTH. WE ARE NOT MASCOTS. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU.

048NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM ROBERT ROSA. FOLLOWING MR. ROSA, SHERIDAN MURPHY. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. ROBERT ROSA, AMES CENTRAL FLORIDA, FLORIDA INDIGENOUS ALLIANCE. UNITED CONFEDERATION OF TAINO PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE NO ONE SEES. TODAY, WE'RE HERE BECAUSE OF THE MASCOT ISSUE THAT'S BEEN REOPENED. AFTER PROMISES THAT THEY WILL BE PHASED OUT. WE ASK ONCE AGAIN TO PLEASE PHASE THEM OUT. JUST TAKE IT RIGHT OFF THE BOARD. CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SCHOOL CLIMATE. SCHOOL LEADERS AT K-12 LEVEL USED TO FOLLOW THE INTERSTATE SCHOOL LEADER LICENSURE CONTORIUM FOR ENSURING A CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS TO LEARN. ALL STUDENTS. THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ARE STILL HERE. WE ARE HERE. WE DON'T NEED MASCOTS. WE NEED GOOD PEOPLE SUCH AS YOURSELVES TO EDUCATE THE OTHER YOUNG ONES. LET THEM KNOW WE ARE HERE. YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT US, TALK TO US.

049WE HAVE MANY OCCASIONS. WE HAVE NEVER ONCE, EVEN WHEN YOU FIRST CAME, WE WELCOMED YOU. WE FED YOU ALL, ALL YOUR ANCESTORS. WHY CAN'T IT BE THAT WAY? WHY COULDN'T IT REMAIN THAT WAY? CORPORATE GREED. I DON'T SEE A PERSON HERE ON THIS BOARD THAT IS INTO CORPORATE GREED. I SEE HUMANS. HUMANS THAT WANT TO RESPECT OTHER HUMANS. AND IN THAT LICENSING, IN THAT CON TORIUM, YOU'RE OBLIGATED TO. THIS IS A NEW ONE. NOW THEY FOLLOW THE NATIONAL POLICY BOARD FOR EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION, PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR EDUCATION STANDARD ONE. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO ALL THE LITTLE As AND Bs AND Cs. I'M SURE ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE OF THEM. NUMBER ONE, EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL LEADERS. NOW, IT SADDENS ME THAT MOST OF OUR EDUCATIONAL LEADERS ARE POORLY PAID, WHICH GIVES THEM VERY LIMITED TIME

050TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUES. THEN THERE'S ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL NORMS. JUST IN CLEWISTON, THE SCHOOL WAS GOING TO HAVE THANKSGIVING PICTURES AND HAVE AN INDIAN TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH. YOU COULD PAY $2. IT GOT THROWN OUT BECAUSE WE ALL CALLED TO SAY WE ARE HERE. AND THIS WAS FOUND OUT BY THE KIDS. THE PARENTS WEREN'T THERE, THE KIDS. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. Lynn Gray: NEXT, SHERIDAN MURPHY. GOOD MORNING. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE MASCOT ISSUE, I WANT THE BOARD TO REALLY LOOK AT YOUR SCHOOLS. DO YOU HAVE ANY SCHOOLS THAT HAVE AFRICANS AS A MASCOT. ANY SCHOOLS THAT HAVE JEWS AS A MASCOT? IF NOT, WHY NOT, IF IT'S AN HONOR. IF WE LOOK AT THIS REALISTICALLY, JUST FRIDAY OF LAST WEEK, IN NEBRASKA, GEN OWE WAU, NEBRASKA, THEY DUG UP 102 NATIVE

051BABIES DUMPED IN A MASS GRAVE OVER 20 YEARS BECAUSE THEY WERE INDIAN. BECAUSE THEY WERE PUT IN BOARDING SCHOOLS WHERE THE POLICY WAS KILL THE INDIANS, SAVE THE MAN. 7,400 OF THOSE CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND, AND THEY'VE ONLY SEARCHED 5% OF THOSE SCHOOLS. RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE KIDS AT EAST BAY AND CHAMBERLAIN THAT PLAY INDIAN. IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT. IT'S WHAT THEY'VE BEEN TAUGHT TO DO. THEY HOLD ON TO THAT TRADITION BECAUSE THEY THINK IT'S THE RIGHT THING. BUT THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT ACTUAL NATIVE PEOPLE UNTIL 1978 COULD GO TO JAIL. IT WAS A CRIME TO SPEAK LANGUAGE AS I DID WHEN I OPENED OR TO PRACTICE THEIR CEREMONIES TRADITIONALLY, YET WE HAVE SCHOOLS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, IT'S NOT JUST HILLSBOROUGH, IT'S ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THAT MOCK NATIVE PEOPLE USING A

052HOLLYWOOD STEREOTYPE OF A JOHN FORD WESTERN THAT LOOKS LIKE A HOLLYWOOD LAKOTA THAT GOT LOST IN AN APACHE DRESSING ROOM TRYING TO PLAY AN INDIAN. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING. CONVOLUTES THE UNDERSTANDING OF NATIVE PEOPLE SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE BOARDING SCHOOL ISSUE, PEOPLE DON'T SEE US AS HUMAN BEINGS. THEY SEE US AS THAT WAHOO OR CHIEF NOKOHO, WHATEVER THE MASCOTS ARE AT THE SCHOOLS. IT'S GOT TO STOP. IT'S NOT INTENTIONAL MAYBE. MAYBE THE INTENT IS TO HONOR, BUT THE REALITY IS, IT MURKIES THE ISSUE, MUDDIES THE WATER. IF WE CAN'T TALK SERIOUSLY ABOUT SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A MASCOT, HOW DO WE TALK ABOUT WATER RIGHTS AND TREATY RIGHTS AND SOVEREIGNTY THAT ARE SERIOUS ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF NATIVE PEOPLE TODAY? WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE FORUMS. I KNOW

053THEY WERE POSTPONED BECAUSE OF COVID, BUT I WOULD URGE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD TO PUT THOSE FORUMS ON, AND WE'LL PARTICIPATE BECAUSE THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO EDUCATE, HAVE DIALOGUE, AND HAVE THE DIALOGUE OF COOPERATION SO THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER INSTEAD OF YELL PAST EACH OTHER. THE MASCOTS GOT TO GO. NATIVE PEOPLE ARE HUMAN BEINGS, NOT SPORTS MASCOT FOR YOUR FUN AND GAMES. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT, AND WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO THE REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD. BUT BEFORE WE BEGIN, MEMBER HAHN HAS ASKED TO SAY A FEW WORDS. MEMBER HAHN, VICE-CHAIR. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, CHAIR GRAY. I APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO, ONE, I WOULD LIKE TO READ A PROCLAMATION CELEBRATING MEMBER GRAY AND HER LEADERSHIP FOR THE PAST YEAR AS THE CHAIR OF THE

054HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING LYNN BEFORE I WAS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. NOW PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH HER FOR A FEW YEARS AND WORKING CLOSELY BESIDE HER AS SHE LED THIS BOARD. MS. GRAY, SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE NEXT FEW MINUTES. THIS IS YOUR LIFE. WHEREAS, MS. LYNN GRAY, MRS. LYNN GRAY, HAS COMPLETED HER TERM AS CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND WHEREAS, MRS. GRAY'S PASSION FOR EDUCATION HAS BEEN A DRIVING FORCE FOR OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND DISTRICT, AND WHEREAS, MRS. GRAY'S LEADERSHIP DURING OUR RETURN FROM THE PANDEMIC HAS SHOWN HER ALL-ENCOMPASSING DEDICATION TO THIS DISTRICT. AND WHEREAS, MRS. GRAY HAS DEDICATED SIGNIFICANT TIME AND ENERGY DURING HER TENURE AS BOARD CHAIR TO THE FURTHER EXPANSION OF OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TASK FORCE. AND WHEREAS, MRS. GRAY'S

055TREMENDOUS DEVOTION TO PHYSICAL WELLNESS AND HEALTH HAS IMPROVED THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND HER CREATION OF THE HEALTHY SCHOOLS TASK FORCE HAS RECOGNIZED SCHOOLS THAT HAVE TAKEN IMPORTANT STEPS TOWARD PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS. AND WHEREAS, MRS. GRAY'S LEADERSHIP TO THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENTS IN THE CURRICULUM AND AWARENESS OF THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, DEEMS IT FITTING AND PROPER TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTIONS OF LYNN GRAY AND TO EXPRESS ITS GREAT APPRECIATION TO MRS. LYNN GRAY FOR HER EFFORTS AND WORK AS THE CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE CERTIFIED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA,

056AND BE IMMEDIATELY PRESENTED TO MRS. LYNN GRAY. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY BE PLACED IN THE MINUTES AND SAID PAGE DEDICATED TO MRS. LYNN GRAY AND A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ADOPTED THIS 16th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2021. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. Stacy Hahn: WELL, THANK YOU, CHAIR GRAY. I NEED TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND ASK FOR A SECOND TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TODAY. MELISSA SNIVELY AND NADIA COMBS SECONDS THE MOTION. WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR, PLEASE VOTE. OH, ANY DISCUSSION? I'M SORRY. SO SORRY. I SKIPPED OVER THAT. Lynn Gray: CAN I SAY A WORD OR TWO? Stacy Hahn: NO. UNH-UNH. Addison Davis: YOU'RE LAST. Lynn Gray: I WILL GO LAST. Stacy Hahn: MEMBER GRAY, I WILL SAY I'M VERY HONORED TO BE YOUR VICE-CHAIR FOR THIS PAST YEAR.

057IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR, AND YOU HAVE NAVIGATED IT VERY WELL. AND I KNOW YOU WANT TO SPEAK, BUT YOU'LL HAVE YOUR CHANCE. I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION AND CELEBRATE YOU TODAY AS YOU SO WELL DESERVE. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER MEMBERS THAT WANT TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS, SO MEMBER SNIVELY, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE-CHAIR. I WILL BE BRIEF, BUT I WILL ECHO MANY OF THE SENTIMENTS OF DR. HAHN. IT'S BEEN A VERY INTERESTING AND CHALLENGING YEAR, AND YOU HAVE LED WITH GRACE AND WITH COMPASSION AND WITH PATIENCE, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP. ONE OF THE TAKEAWAYS OVER THE LAST YEAR HAS BEEN THE DESIRE FOR THIS BOARD TO WORK IN UNISON AS A UNIFIED BOARD, A UNIFIED

058TEAM, IF YOU WILL, AND I AM SURE THAT WHOEVER WILL -- WHOEVER YOU WILL PASS THE GAVEL, TO WHOM YOU PASS THE GAVEL TONIGHT, WILL HOPEFULLY TAKE THAT AND CONTINUE THE EFFORT TO UNIFY US AS A TEAM SO THAT WE CAN FUNCTION AT A HIGH LEVEL FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE, AND AFTER TONIGHT, YOU CAN TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND RELAX A LITTLE BIT AND JUST ENJOY THE MEMORIES AND THE EXPERIENCES AND ALL THE THINGS YOU LEARNED BECAUSE I'M SURE YOU LEARNED A LOT OVER THE LAST YEAR. SO ENJOY ALL OF THOSE MEMORIES. AND I'M SURE THEY'LL STAY CLOSE TO YOUR HEART. THANKS. Stacy Hahn: MEMBER COMBS. Nadia Combs: CHAIR GRAY, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR RELENTLESS HOURS AND

059HOURS OF WORK, YOUR COMMITMENT TO EVERY CHILD, EVERY SCHOOL. I SEE YOU OUT EARLY IN THE MORNING AND IN THE EVENINGS, YOU'RE CONSTANTLY WORKING, AND I KNOW THAT YOUR PURPOSE IS LOOKING AT THE WHOLE CHILD AND UNIFYING THIS BOARD AND REALLY TAKING US UNDER OUR WING, ALL THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS, AND JUST REALLY BEING SUCH A GREAT MENTOR TO ALL OF US. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT TO OUR DISTRICT. I JUST KNOW YOU'LL CONTINUE TO DO GREAT THINGS. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. THAT WAS VERY SWEET. MEMBER WASHINGTON. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR, I'LL TELL YOU, IT WAS A PLEASURE HAVING YOU AS THE BOARD CHAIR, ESPECIALLY BEING A ROOKIE COMING ON BOARD. YOU EXEMPLIFY LEADERSHIP, AND I WANT TO

060SAY AS COLIN POWELL SAID, THERE ARE NO TRUE SEEKERS OF SUCCESS. IT'S HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND LEARNING FROM YOUR MISTAKES. AND YOU TRULY HAVE DONE THAT, EXEMPLIFIED THAT. AND I'VE ENJOYED HAVING YOU AS THE CHAIR. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, DR. HAHN. THANK YOU. MS. GRAY, FOR ME, I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT, AS MS. SNIVELY SAID, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT THIS LAST YEAR. AS CHAIR, YOU TRIED TO CONTINUE TO BE A MENTOR, TO BE A LEADER AND ULTIMATELY YOU REALLY FOCUSED ON CHILDREN EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. GRATEFUL FOR CONTINUED ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED DEDICATION TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. AM I ALLOWED TO SAY SOMETHING? Stacy Hahn: YES, CHAIR GRAY, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK. YOU'VE

061GOT THREE MINUTES. NO. Lynn Gray: I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK THAT LONG. Stacy Hahn: I'M KIDDING. Lynn Gray: WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE BOARD BEFORE CHAIR, I LOOKED AT THE PREVIOUS CHAIR, MEMBER SNIVELY, AND HER LEADERSHIP HAS REALLY TO ME BEEN EMBLEMATIC AS TO HOW I WOULD FOLLOW. SHE AND I BOTH WANTED TO BRING THE BOARD TOGETHER, TO UNIFY THEM AND GET TO HIGHER LEVELS OF PROFESSIONALISM. AND I THINK WE'VE COME ALONG WAY. I DON'T SAY THAT'S REMARKABLY TRULY FOR MY END. IT REALLY CAME FROM THE PROFESSIONALISM AND THE HIGH IQ, THE GREAT SENSE OF PURPOSE FROM EACH OF THESE BOARD MEMBERS. YOU ALL CARE FOR OUR CHILDREN, AND THAT TO ME AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT SPEAKS VOLUMES. I DO BELIEVE THAT AS WE GET TO THE NEW CHAIR, THAT IF WE FOLLOW IN THAT

062SAME CONSEQUENCE, BRINGING THIS BOARD, THIS DISTRICT TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT, I AM JUST EXCITED TO LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT WE'LL HAVE, AND WE WILL STICK TOGETHER. WE MUST STICK TOGETHER. BECAUSE WITHOUT A TEAM, EVEN IF THINGS ARE PERFECT PER DAY, IT'S STILL THIS WHOLE DISTRICT NEEDS A LOT, INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF ATTENTION. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A COHESIVE BOARD. THE DISTRICT AND THE CHILDREN AND OUR WONDERFUL STAFF WHO ARE SITTING THERE DAY AFTER DAY, HOUR AFTER HOUR, HELPING OUR CHILDREN SUCCEED, HELPING OUR TEACHERS, HELPING OUR CUSTODIANS AND OUR BUS DRIVERS, ALL THIS, WE HAVE TO BE COHESIVE. WE HAVE TO WORK AS A TEAM. SO I THANK YOU ALL. AND THAT WAS THE SHORTEST TALK, AND I KNOW MEMBER SNIVELY KNOWS THAT. SOME OF YOU ALL, BECAUSE I CAN BE A LITTLE

063LENGTHY. BUT I HAVE -- ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE ME SOMETHING? YES, I AM. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS. THAT WAS WONDERFUL. NOW PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE RESOLUTION. THE RESOLUTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REQUEST A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION BE PLACED IN THE OFFICIAL MINUTES. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A BEAUTIFUL COPY OF YOUR PROCLAMATION SO YOU CAN HANG THAT IN YOUR OFFICE AND BE REMINDED OF ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU DID IN THE PAST -- NOT JUST THE PAST YEAR, IN YOUR TENURE ON THE BOARD AND THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO, I'M SURE. WE ALSO HAVE THE OFFICIAL GAVEL. HOW LOVELY. Lynn Gray: THIS IS ANGER MANAGEMENT TOOL HERE. I WILL USE THIS WITH MY HUSBAND, FOR SURE.

064Stacy Hahn: SO THAT WILL BE GOING HOME WITH YOU IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Stacy Hahn: THIS IS FROM MITCHELL ELEMENTARY. BOTH OF OUR SCHOOLS. RESIDES IN SOUTH TAMPA. IT IS A PIECE OF ART FOR YOUR HOME OR OFFICE, WHEREVER YOU WOULD PREFER, YES, I HAVE A QUITE A FEW OF THEIR PIECES IN MY OFFICE. IT'S A REMINDER OF JUST THE BEAUTY IN OUR STUDENTS. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. Stacy Hahn: WE HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS FOR YOU, MS. GRAY. AND WE HAVE A LOVELY GIFT BASKET. Melissa Snively: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S IN IT. BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU HAVE A LOVE FOR RUNNING MARATHONS, THIS IS A RUNNER'S GIFT BASKET. AND IT HAS LOTS OF ACCESSORIES THAT ARE USED BY RUNNERS AS WELL AS SOME SNACKS AND A NICE GIFT CARD

065TO A RUNNING STORE, AND POSSIBLY A LITTLE LIQUID THERAPY FROM FIT VINE. Stacy Hahn: AS WELL AS A CARD WE HAVE ALL SIGNED AND THANKED YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SERVICE. IF WE COULD ALL KIND OF GIVE MS. GRAY A HAND. THANK YOU. Lynn Gray: I HAVE SOMETHING ALSO TO EXCHANGE TO A WONDERFUL PARTNER IN CRIME. OUR CO-CHAIR, DR. HAHN HAS BEEN WITH US FOR A YEAR. MY SIDE REMINDER, MY WAKER UPPER, AND TO KEEP ME IN SYNC WITH ALL THE SPEAKERS AND EVERYTHING THAT WE HAD TO DO TOGETHER TO HOLD THE BOARD TO AN EFFICIENT-TYPE OF MEETING. SO I HAVE A FEW THINGS FOR OUR CO-CHAIR, DR. HAHN. HERE WE GO. YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL HOME, AND I KNOW YOU REDECORATED AND I KNOW YOU LOVE GARDENS. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND THERE IS A CARD THERE

066AS WELL. SO THAT'S THAT. AND THEN, LIKE MINDS, THIS IS FROM MITCHELL. WE HAVE A GREAT ART DEPARTMENT, AS YOU KNOW. AND THIS IS FOR YOU AS WELL. Stacy Hahn: I LOVE IT. THANK YOU. Lynn Gray: THE ARTIST IS ON THE BACKSIDE. DO YOU WANT TO SAY THE ARTIST? Stacy Hahn: I HAVE MANY PIECES FROM STUDENT ART IN MY OFFICE. I'M SO EXCITED TO ADD CHRISTOPHER SERRANO, FIRST GRADE, MITCHELL. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO ADD YOUR ART, CHRISTOPHER, TO MY WALL GALLERY. AND I WILL LOOK AT IT EVERY DAY AND THINK OF THE WONDERFUL STUDENTS AT MITCHELL ELEMENTARY. AND THANK YOU TO ART TEACHER, LAURA HOBBY FOR PROBABLY FRAMING THIS AND PREPARING IT. I'M SUPEREXCITED TO GET THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, ALL MY BOARD MEMBERS. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE BEING YOUR VICE-CHAIR OVER

067THE PAST YEAR. IT'S BEEN A ROUGH YEAR, BUT HAVING YOU ALL BESIDE ME THROUGH IT HAS REALLY GIVEN ME THE STRENGTH TO GET THROUGH IT. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU THROUGHOUT THE NEXT YEAR, AND THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR THIS RECOGNITION THIS EVENING. IT'S VERY, VERY THOUGHTFUL OF YOU. APPRECIATE IT. Lynn Gray: WELL, IT'S WELL DESERVED. JUST WHILE WE'RE DOING SHOUT-OUTS, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE ARTIST, ELLIS ADCOCK, 4th GRADE, MITCHELL ELEMENTARY. WHAT A GREAT ART TEACHER. I KNOW YOU KNOW HER, MS. LAURA HOBBY. SHE IS JUST BRINGING OUT THE BEST OF THE STUDENTS. I THINK I'M GOING TO GET EVERYTHING ORGANIZED. I THINK I'M DONE WITH THIS TALKING AT THE MOMENT. MR. PORTER, DO YOU WANT TO EXECUTE THE NEXT STEP. Jim Porter: YES, THANK YOU,

068MADAM CHAIR. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH YOU AND DR. HAHN FOR A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR AS BOARD CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE BOARD TO REORGANIZE. UNDER FLORIDA LAW, THE BOARD HAS TO REORGANIZE EVERY NOVEMBER. FLORIDA LAW REQUIRES THAT YOU ELECT A CHAIR. IN HILLSBOROUGH, WE ALSO ELECT A VICE-CHAIR. UNDER THE LAW, THE SUPERINTENDENT CONDUCTS THE ELECTION FOR CHAIR AND FOR VICE-CHAIR. SO HE WILL BE DOING THAT. I WANT TO EXPLAIN THE PARAMETERS. ANYONE MAY NOMINATE ANYONE ON THE BOARD. ALL SEVEN OF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE CHAIR. YOU MAY NOMINATE YOURSELF. A NOMINATION DOES NOT REQUIRE A SECOND. WHEN THE SUPERINTENDENT ASKS FOR NOMINATIONS, YOU'LL RAISE YOUR HAND AND NOMINATE THE PERSON THAT YOU'D LIKE. YOU MAY SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE PERSON IF YOU WISH. YOU DON'T NEED TO. IF

069MORE THAN ONE PERSON IS NOMINATED, THE BOARD WILL VOTE BY BALLOT. THE BALLOT IS A PUBLIC RECORD. AND ON IT WILL BE YOUR NAME AND YOU WILL VOTE FOR THE PERSON YOU WISH TO BE CHAIR. THAT WILL BE TABULATED AND ANNOUNCED AND EACH PERSON'S VOTE WILL BE RECORDED AND ANNOUNCED. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL NOW CONDUCT THE ELECTIONS FOR CHAIR. HE WILL ASK FOR NOMINATIONS AGAIN TO BE RECOGNIZED, RAISE YOUR HAND. YOU WON'T BE USING YOUR VOTING BUTTONS. Addison Davis: THANK YOU, MR. PORTER. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR. TO BE RECOGNIZED PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND TO MAKE A NOMINATION. MS. PEREZ. Karen Perez: I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE NADIA COMBS FOR CHAIR. Lynn Gray: I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE NADIA COMBS FOR CHAIR. Addison Davis:

070ALL RIGHT. PLEASE KNOW THAT NOMINATIONS DO NOT NEED A SECOND. WE HAVE ONE NOMINATION FOR NADIA COMBS, MADE BY MRS. PEREZ, AT THE SAME TOKEN, I WOULD ASK AT THIS TIME IF ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO BE NOMINATED FOR CHAIR OTHER THAN NADIA COMBS? OKAY. AT THIS TIME, NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED. Jim Porter: TO BE OFFICIAL, I THINK YOU SHOULD ASK FOR A VOTE, MR. SUPERINTENDENT. ALL IN FAVOR FOR NADIA COMBS FOR CHAIR, RAISE YOUR HAND. Addison Davis: WITH ONE NOMINATION AT THIS TIME, ANY INDIVIDUAL WANT TO VOTE FOR MRS. NADIA COMBS FOR CHAIR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT, 7-0. Jim Porter: CONGRATULATIONS, MS. COMBS. YOU ARE CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. Addison Davis: THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS FOR VICE-CHAIR. TO BE RECOGNIZED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND TO MAKE A NOMINATION. NOMINATIONS

071DO NOT NEED A SECOND. I SEE MRS. SNIVELY TO MAKE A NOMINATION. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MR. SUPERINTENDENT. IT IS MY HONOR -- AND I KNOW HE REFERRED TO HIMSELF AS A ROOKIE A LITTLE EARLIER IN THIS MEETING, BUT HE IS IN NO SENSE OF THE TERM A ROOKIE TO THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE SHAKE WASHINGTON FOR VICE-CHAIR. Addison Davis: THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? MRS. VAUGHAN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. I LOVE SHAKE AND I LOVE SITTING NEXT TO SHAKE, SO NO DISRESPECT, I AM A BIT OF A TRADITIONALIST, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME OF OUR OLDER BOARD MEMBERS SINCE WE HAVE A NEW BOARD MEMBER AS CHAIR, HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN THE ROLE OF VICE-CHAIR AND OFFER NADIA SOME TENURE, SO I WOULD LIKE TO

072NOMINATE KAREN PEREZ. Addison Davis: THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? THEREFORE, NOW NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED. THEREFORE AT THIS TIME, MS. ARJA WILL WALK AROUND AND GIVE EACH INDIVIDUAL A PIECE OF PAPER FOR YOU TO WRITE YOUR CHOICE FOR VICE-CHAIR. A MEMBER MUST RECEIVE FOUR VOTES TO BE DETERMINED AND RECEIVE THE VICE-CHAIRMANSHIP. PLEASE, AT THIS TIME, WRITE YOUR VOTES, AND THEN UPON COMPLETION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND STAFF WILL COME BY AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN AND WE'LL TALLY. Addison Davis: THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I WILL READ OUT THE BOARD MEMBER, EACH BOARD MEMBER AND THEIR SELECTION, WHO THEY VOTED FOR FOR VICE-CHAIR. NADIA COMBS VOTED FOR MR. SHAKE WASHINGTON. KAREN PEREZ VOTED FOR MRS. KAREN PEREZ. MELISSA SNIVELY VOTED FOR SHAKE WASHINGTON. LYNN GRAY VOTED FOR MR. SHAKE WASHINGTON. STACY HAHN VOTED

073FOR MR. SHAKE WASHINGTON. SHAKE WASHINGTON VOTED FOR MR. SHAKE WASHINGTON. JESSICA VAUGHN VOTED FOR MRS. KAREN PEREZ. 5-2, CONGRATULATIONS MR. SHAKE WASHINGTON. YOU ARE IDENTIFIED AS THE VICE-CHAIR. I WOULD NOW TURN THE MEETING OVER TO OUR CHAIR, MRS. NADIA COMBS. Jim Porter: MADAM CHAIR, IF WE COULD REQUEST A 15-MINUTE RECESS SO WE CAN DISCUSS THE REST OF THE AGENDA AND READJUST THE SEATING. IF YOU WOULD CALL A 15-MINUTE RECESS, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. Nadia Combs: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A 15-MINUTE RECESS. THANK YOU. [RECESS] Nadia Combs: THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2021 WILL CONVENE, AND THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD LEASING CORPORATION, AND I'LL NOW TURN THE GAVEL BACK OVER TO MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: BOARD MEMBERS, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE INTRODUCEPATEL WHO WILL EXPLAIN ANNUAL

074MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE LEASING COMPANY. I WILL NOW HAND IT OVER TO MR. PATEL. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT, FOR THE RECORD, RATESH PATEL WITH NABORS GIBLIN, DISTRICT BOND COUNSEL. ON THE REORGANIZATION DATE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD THE BYLAWS OF THE LEASING CORPORATION WHICH YOU ALL SIT AS VIRTUE OF YOUR POSITION AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, ALSO REQUIRES A REORGANIZATION TO APPOINT NEW OFFICERS AND NEW BOARD MEMBERS, WHICH THERE ARE NONE. BUT YOU WILL REORGANIZE MUCH LIKE YOU DID FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD. THERE'S GOING TO BE TWO MOTIONS, AND I THINK THE FIRST MOTION WOULD BE FOR THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TO BE APPOINTED AS MEMBERS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOL BOARD LEASING CORPORATION.

075Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. I RECOMMEND THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LEASING CORPORATION. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MEMBER VAUGHN, AND I HAVE A SECOND MADE BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. I NOW ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPOINT OUR NEW CHAIR, NADIA COMBS -- Jim Porter: YOU NEED TO VOTE ON THIS ONE FIRST. Lynn Gray: I'M SORRY. I WAS GETTING A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF MYSELF. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS ARE ON. MEMBER SNIVELY IS AWAY FROM HER DESK. AND MEMBER GRAY DOES NOT HAVE A VOTING, SO I'M GOING TO SAY YES. OH, IT'S ON THE RIGHT. WE'RE GOOD. MEMBER GRAY SAYS YES, AND MEMBER SNIVELY IS AWAY FROM THE DESK AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT MOTION SHOULD BE TO APPOINT THE NEW

076CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, MS. COMBS, AS CHAIR AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. APPOINT THE NEW VICE-CHAIR, MR. WASHINGTON AS VICE-CHAIR AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND REAPPOINT MR. DAVIS AS SECRETARY AND TREASURER OF THE LEASING CORPORATION. Lynn Gray: WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MEMBER HAHN AND A SECOND MADE BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. AND PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS ARE ON. UNANIMOUS WITH MEMBER SNIVELY BEING AWAY FROM HER DESK. I WILL NOW ADJOURN THE SCHOOL BOARD LEASING CORPORATION MEETING AND RECONVENE THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AND TURN IT BACK OVER TO OUR NEW CHAIR, MEMBER COMBS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. WE WILL NOW BEGIN THE RECOGNITION PROCLAMATIONS. WE WILL BEGIN WITH 01, ADOPTION OF PROCLAMATION, AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK, NOVEMBER 15 THROUGH 19, 2021 AND NATIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS DAY,

077NOVEMBER 17, 2021. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MR. JOHNNY GREEN, HCTA, ESP VICE PRESIDENT AND MS. JACKIE McCALISTER, HECF, REPRESENTATIVE, ARE BOTH IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS. I WILL BE PRESENTING THIS PROCLAMATION. THE AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK. AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK EMBRACES OUR ENTIRE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY, STUDENTS, STAFF, FAMILIES, AND NEIGHBORHOODS, AND STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AS THE BACKBONE OF OUR DEMOCRACY. PUBLIC EDUCATION EMPLOYEES WORK TIRELESSLY TO SERVE OUR CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES WITH CARE AND PROFESSIONALISM, WHETHER THEY ARE TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, CUSTODIANS, BUS DRIVERS, CLERICAL, OR FOOD SERVICE PROFESSIONALS, HEALTH AND STUDENT SERVICE PROFESSIONALS, RESOURCE TEACHERS, OR MEDIA SPECIALISTS. PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE THE FOUNDATION OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES, DRINKING TOGETHER ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN A COMMON ENTERPRISE. NATIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS DAY, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS ARE AN INTEGRAL

078PART OF THE EDUCATION PROCESS. THEY CONTRIBUTE TO A SAFE AND HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS, SHAPING THE WELCOMING CULTURE THAT HELPS STUDENTS FEEL EMPOWERED TO DO THEIR BEST. EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS WORK TIRELESSLY TO SERVE OUR CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES WITH CARE AND PROFESSIONALISM. EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS HAVE BEEN THERE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY DURING THE PANDEMIC. THEY ARE CLEANING AND REPAIRING BUILDINGS, NAVIGATING MULTIPLE BUS ROUTES, PREPARING HEALTHY MEALS, ADDRESSING SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC, AND SO MUCH MORE. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THEM SO MUCH. WE WILL NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. I SEE A MOTION BY MR. WASHINGTON AND A SECOND BY MEMBER VAUGHN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS ARE READY. I'M SORRY. MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. IT'S HARD FOR

079US TO ALL FIGURE OUT WHERE OUR NEW STUFF IS. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL PROCLAMATION. IT REALLY ENCAPSULATED ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES. AGAIN, I SAY THIS QUITE OFTEN, BUT THEY ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM. AND JUST TO SEE THEM THIS YEAR SHOWING UP AGAINST ALL OF THE CHALLENGES AND THE DIVISION IN OUR COMMUNITY AND JUST PUTTING ON THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD, SERVING OUR CHILDREN EVERY DAY, I'M JUST SO HUMBLED AND GRATEFUL TO OUR EMPLOYEES. SO THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL PROCLAMATION AND TO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES FOR SUCH HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: TH THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I ECHO THE SAME SENTIMENT. WITHOUT OUR WORKERS WHO SERVE OUR CHILDREN EVERY DAY OR BUS DRIVERS WHO GREET THEM, AND

080JUST SO MANY ASSETS AND ASPECTS OF OUR SCHOOL IS DEPENDENT UPON OUR WORKERS THAT TRULY LOVE OUR STUDENTS AND THEY ARE DEDICATED. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION. VERY EXPANSIVE AND CRITICAL. AND I'M GLAD THAT WE DID TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND OUR SOCIAL WORKERS WHO ARE BUSY AS BEES NOW AND PROBABLY WILL BE FOR YEARS TO COME. SO I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE THIS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND THE VOTE PASSES 6-0 WITH MELISSA SNIVELY NOT PRESENT AT THIS MOMENT. THE ADOPTION OF PROCLAMATION NATIVE AMERICAN AND ALASKAN NATIVE HERITAGE MONTH, NOVEMBER 2021, MEMBER VAUGHN WILL BE PRESENTING THIS PROCLAMATION. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TITLE VI PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, HAS PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES,

081PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER SUPPORTS SINCE 2011 UNDER THE FEDERALLY-FUNDED TITLE VI NATIVE AMERICAN AND ALASKAN NATIVE EDUCATION INITIATIVE IN EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT NATIVE AMERICAN AND ALASKAN NATIVE STUDENTS ARE SUPPORTED ACADEMICALLY. THE VISION OF THIS PARTNERSHIP IS TO CULTIVATE A GREATER INCLUSION AND CULTURAL AWARENESS ON BEHALF OF THE THOUSANDS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO IDENTIFY AS NATIVE AMERICAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECOGNIZES THE KEY ROLES OF NATIVE AMERICANS AND ALASKAN NATIVES THROUGHOUT HISTORY, AS WELL AS THE RICH CULTURAL LEGACY THAT HAS HELPED SHAPE OUR NATION'S IDENTITY. Nadia Combs: I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE NATIVE AMERICAN AND ALASKAN NATIVE HERITAGE MONTH, NOVEMBER 2021. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER PEREZ AND A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. ANY DISCUSSION? MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

082I JUST WANT TO REITERATE WHAT AN HONOR IT WAS TO BE ABLE TO READ THIS AND HOW MUCH I VALUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TITLE VI PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THEY ALWAYS SAY THEY ARE A SMALL BUT MIGHTY GROUP, AND THAT IS VERY EVIDENT IN THEIR FIERCE ADVOCACY FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR STUDENTS AND THEIR CULTURE. I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION AND WE WERE GIVEN THESE BEAUTIFUL OBJECTS BY THEM TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE SPIRITUAL WORLD. AGAIN, JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND FOR OUR PARENT ADVISORY GROUP FOR BEING SUCH FIERCE ADVOCATES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITY. Nadia Combs: PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THE MOTION PASSES 6 WITH MEMBER SNIVELY AWAY FROM THE DAIS. THE NATIONAL SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY AWARENESS WEEK, NOVEMBER 8-12, 2021. MEMBER PEREZ WILL BE PRESENTING

083THIS PROCLAMATION. MEMBER PEREZ. Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. ALL CHILDREN LEARN BEST WHEN THEY ARE HEALTHY, SUPPORTED, AND RECEIVE AN EDUCATION THAT ENABLES THEM TO STRIVE, GROW, AND THRIVE ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY; A CHILD'S MENTAL HEALTH IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO THEIR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT PROVIDES AN OPTIMAL CONTEXT TO PROMOTE GOOD MENTAL HEALTH. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED TO DELIVER A CONTINUUM OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND ACADEMIC SUPPORTS THAT LOWER BARRIERS TO TEACHING AND LEARNING. THEY ALSO ASSESS STUDENT AND SCHOOL-BASED BARRIERS TO LEARNING. SCHOOLS CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO LEARN WHEN THEY MEET THE NEEDS OF THE WHOLE CHILD AND PROVIDE INTEGRATED MULTITIER SUPPORTS. Nadia Combs: I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE NATIONAL SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY AWARENESS WEEK NOVEMBER 8-12, 2021. I HAVE A MOTION BY

084MEMBER VAUGHN AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. ANY DISCUSSION? MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: APPARENTLY I'M THE CHATTY ONE TONIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO -- AGAIN, I KNOW I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY, BUT THANK MEMBER PEREZ FOR BEING JUST SUCH AN ADVOCATE FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND FOR US AS A BOARD ADDRESSING IT SO OFTEN AND TALKING ABOUT IT. AS MEMBER GRAY MENTIONED, OUR SOCIAL WORKERS AND OUR MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS HAVE A LONG, HARD PUSH IN FRONT OF THEM WITH THE LAST FEW YEARS. AND I AM JUST REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THIS BOARD'S FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH AND MEMBER PEREZ AGAIN FOR BEING SUCH A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR THAT. Henry "Shake" Washington: ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO PIGGYBACK OFF THAT. MS. PEREZ, I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK THAT YOU DO FOR MENTAL HEALTH. BECAUSE

085BEFORE YOU CAME ON BOARD, IT WAS SOMETHING MISSING, AND YOU BROUGHT BACK THE REALITY OF HAVING MENTAL HEALTH AND ALL THE WRAPAROUND PROGRAMS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. Nadia Combs: [MICROPHONE NOT ON] THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO REALLY FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH. I THINK IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A VERY, VERY BIG PART OF -- YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO EDUCATE A CHILD WHEN THEY ARE GOING THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. WE'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THIS IS REALLY A CRITICAL PART OF EDUCATION. I THINK NOW MORE THAN EVER WITH COVID, WE ARE SEEING JUST THE DEVASTATING RESULTS THAT ARE OCCURRING THROUGH COVID, THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS DO SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST EDUCATE CHILDREN. WE PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICE.

086WE MAKE SURE THAT EACH CHILD IS SAFE, AND I SEE THAT EVERY DAY GOING OUT TO THE SCHOOLS. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ, FOR BEING SUCH A CHAMPION FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND FOR ALL THE MEMBERS TO MAKING SURE THAT IS A REAL CORE PRIORITY FOR THIS DISTRICT. THANK YOU. Lynn Gray: I JUST WANTED TO THROW IN -- SORRY. I HAVE TO BE RECOGNIZED. Nadia Combs: MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: SORRY. YEAH, I WANTED TO THROW IN THE CHILDREN'S BOARD, BEING A BOARD MEMBER THERE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT 99% -- AND I WAS SHOCKED, TOO, -- THAT 99% OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE RECEIVED OR, SADLY, ONE OR ANOTHER FORM OF TRAUMA. THAT'S VERY SCARY. SO THE NEED FOR RECOGNIZING -- THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ -- THE PSYCHOLOGY, WE KNOW AS EDUCATORS THAT CHILDREN WILL NOT

087LEARN UNTIL REALLY -- THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE READY TO LEARN UNTIL THEIR MENTAL HEALTH IS ADDRESSED. TO THIS END, WE ARE HAVING A WORKSHOP COMING SHORTLY. I THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT, MEMBER COMBS, THAT WE HAVE TO START PAYING ATTENTION, LASER FOCUSED TO THE WELL-BEING, AND WE ARE. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, THANK YOU FOR ALSO LENDING A HAND AND MANY RESOURCES UNDER HOLLY SAIA, THEIR STAFF. IT HAS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU, MS. BURKETT, TOO, FOR RECOGNIZING. I SEE YOUR HEAD SHAKING UP AND DOWN. ANYWAY, THAT'S ENOUGH SAID ON THAT. BUT WE DEFINITELY ARE GOING TO PAY ATTENTION. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THE VOTE PASSES 6-0 WITH MEMBER SNIVELY AWAY FROM THE DAIS. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT

088AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER HAHN AND A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THE VOTE PASSES 6-0 WITH MEMBER SNIVELY AWAY FROM THE DAIS. WE ARE NOW MOVING TO -- THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED. SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS, WE WILL MOVE INTO THE SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS. MR. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, CHAIR COMBS. AND THIS EVENING, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS RELATED TO WHERE WE ARE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PROVIDE UPDATES, TALK ABOUT RECOGNIZING THAT LAST MONTH WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS PARTNERS AND LEADERS IN THE ORGANIZATION THAT WERE PART OF OUR NEW ACCELERATE HILLSBOROUGH RECOGNITION. SO TONIGHT WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRANSITION TO IDENTIFY ONE OF OUR STUDENTS

089AND THEN BEING ABLE TO TALK ABOUT SOME NEW SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CHANGES AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CELEBRATIONS AND THEN BEING ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THAT WERE APPROVED THIS EVENING AND THEN TRANSITION TO SUSPENDED AGENDA AND THEN PROVIDE DISTRICT UPDATES. AT THIS TIME, WE TALK ABOUT STUDENT RECOGNITION. THIS IS PART OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN WITH OUR GOAL NUMBER TWO, WITH OUR SUPPORTIVE, CREATING A SUPPORTIVE ORGANIZATION WITHIN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. SO TONIGHT, WE TALK ABOUT ACCELERATE HILLSBOROUGH AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR STUDENTS. AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE NOMINATED A NUMBER OF OUR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THE SELECTION FOR THIS MONTH'S ACCELERATE HILLSBOROUGH RECOGNITION IS MRS. MOLLY SHIELING. MOLLY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS AN EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT. SHE IS

090VERY STRATEGIC WITH HER PROGRAMS, ALSO A MATES. ROLE MODEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL. PART OF EQUESTRIAN TEAM THAT RIDES HORSES, TAKES A NUMBER OF CLASSES, REALLY BEING ABLE TO HELP AND LEAD OTHER STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, HELP THEM BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED AND INVOLVED IN COCURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. VICE PRESIDENT OF FFA AND SHE LOOKS TO BE ABLE TO SHARE HER PASSION AND LOVE FOR FARMING AND ANIMALS TO OTHER STUDENTS, AND SHE'S BEEN RECOGNIZED BY AN OUTSTANDING LEADER. WE ALSO HAVE PRINCIPAL MATTHEW HERE FROM BURNS MIDDLE SCHOOL. LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. CONGRATULATIONS, MOLLY. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO TO ACCELERATE HILLSBOROUGH. I DON'T KNOW, MATTHEW, IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING. TAKE A PICTURE. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME. COOL COUPON TO GET ICE CREAM AND RECOGNITION. WE'LL STAND AND

091SQUEEZE IN. CONGRATULATIONS, MOLLY. CONGRATULATIONS. LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO WATCH YOU IN SOME OF THE FFA COMPETITIONS AND AT THE SAME TIME SOME OF YOUR STUDENT GOVERNMENT, BEING ABLE TO VISIT AND BEING A PART OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AT BURNS MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MATTHEW, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AT YOUR SCHOOL. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AS WELL. NEXT, WE TALK ABOUT SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND BEING ABLE TO GROW EXCEPTIONAL TALENT RELATED TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. AND THIS EVENING, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE 2021 AND 2022 PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR. OUR PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR IS RYAN MOODY. FROM THE TRANSFORMATION NETWORK. MR. MOODY IS CURRENTLY THE PRINCIPAL AT OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. FOR THOSE OF YOU ALL WHO MAY NOT KNOW, HE WAS APPOINTED IN 2018-2019,

09215 DAYS BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR ACTUALLY STARTED. SO HERE YOU GO. YOU HAVE ONE OF THE PERSISTENTLY LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS, NOT ONLY IN THE STATE BUT IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. IT'S CONTINUOUSLY BEEN UNDERPERFORMING, BUT AFTER REALLY DEDICATION, HARD WORK, BUILDING HIS TEAM, REALLY BUILDING THE RIGHT CULTURE YOU WANT AT A SCHOOL, REALLY LEARNING HOW TO WORK COLLECTIVELY WITH TEACHERS, EMPOWER THEM, AT THE SAME TOKEN BEING ABLE TO LEVERAGE THE RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY, HE CREATED REALLY SOME STRONG HOUSING SYSTEM. HE DID A PILOT WITH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING WITH LITERACY, REALLY FOCUSED ON SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION AND AT OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, IT HAD THE HIGHEST GAINS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITH 173 POINT MOVEMENT AND BEEN RECOGNIZED FROM F TO A C. HE WAS ONLY TWO POINTS AWAY FROM A B. HE IS OUR PRINCIPAL OF THE

093YEAR, MR. RYAN MOODY. WE GOT A CHANCE TO GO. MR. WASHINGTON AND I THINK SOME OTHERS. MS. COMBS. WE GOT A CHANCE TO GO OVER THERE AND RECOGNIZE HIM. HE HAD A CLAP OUT WITH HIS ENTIRE STUDENT BODY. IT'S JUST SO AWESOME TO BE ABLE TO GO TO A SCHOOL STARTING ON A MONDAY TO RECOGNIZE A LEADER AND FOR HIM TO BE VALUED PUBLICLY FROM HIS STUDENTS, AND HE GAVE ALL THIS BACK TO HIS HARD WORK OF HIS TEACHERS, HIS STAFF MEMBERS, NONINSTRUCTIONAL STAFF MEMBERS AND STUDENTS. CONGRATULATIONS, RYAN. AT THE SAME TOKEN, WE HAD TO BE ABLE TO SELECT A LEADER FOR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL THAT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION. WE HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT IS MRS. TONYA COLSTON WHO IS THE AP OF THE YEAR AS WELL

094FROM McLANE MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE STARTED AS A PE TEACHER IN AUGUST OF 2013. SHE STARTED AT GIUNTA MIDDLE SCHOOL AND TRANSITIONED TO BE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT NORTH TAMPA EPIC THREE AND TRANSITION TO BE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL. KNOWING WE WERE TRYING TO BUILD A REALLY SPECIAL TEAM AROUND PRINCIPAL BRAND BRANDON GLEN AT McLANE, MR. MURILLO IDENTIFIED A TEAM TO GO OVER THERE TO CREATE CHANGE. I HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT YESTERDAY. CAMPUS LOOKS WELL. IT FEELS WELL. THERE IS A LOT OF PRIDE. IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT LEADERSHIP TEAM. MS. COLSTON IS WORKING WITH PRINCIPAL GLEN TO REALLY CREATE SYSTEMIC CHANGE AND SHE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A DIFFERENCE MAKER AND SHE IS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CONGRATULATIONS, TONYA. BEFORE I LEFT, TONYA CHASED ME

095DOWN. SHE GOES, MR. DAVIS, YOU HAVE TO FaceTime MY MOM AND TELL HER I JUST WON THIS. WHAT A SPECIAL TIME TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH HER. HER DAD WAS IN THE BACKGROUND. SHE IS A BORN EDUCATOR. SHE CARES ABOUT KIDS. THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY, YES, SIR, YOU ALL HAVE DONE A REALLY NICE JOB BEING ABLE TO HELP. THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS GET A CHANCE TO GO ON AND BE RECOGNIZED AND COMPETE FOR THE STATE PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR. LAST YEAR, WE HAD MRS. HARRIS WHO WAS RECOGNIZED AS FLORIDA ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR. WE HAVE TWO CANDIDATES ABLE TO MOVE THAT NEEDLE AND CREATE CHANGE AGAIN. BEST OF LUCK TO THEM. MS. AN MARIE WILL BE ABLE TO HELP THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS. WE HAVE A CHANCE TO OPEN

096UP A BRAND-NEW, PRE-K-8 SCHOOL IN THE WATERSET COMMUNITY. WITH THAT SAID, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE A LEADER THAT IS A STAPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY. BEING ABLE TO KIND OF THINK WITH OUR TEAM, WHO COULD LEAD THIS, WHO HAS THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO RECRUIT OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY AND THERE'S NOT ANOTHER BETTER NAME THAN BEING ABLE TO RECOGNIZE MISSY LENNARD AS NEW PRINCIPAL OF WATERSET PRE-K-8. MISSY, YOU'VE GOT TO COME ON UP. I KNOW DUSTIN IS WITH YOU, TOO. FRANKIE IS HERE. MRS. LENNARD IS BORN, RAISED, AND A PRODUCT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SHE HAS BEEN AN INSTRUMENTAL PART NOT ONLY IN THIS COUNTY BUT THE SOUTHERN PART OF THIS COUNTY, EVERYONE KNOWS WHO MISSY LENNARD IS. SHE JOINED US -- WHEN SHE

097CALLS ME, I JUST SAY YES, MA'AM. SHE JOINED HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN 1993 AND TRANSITIONED, I THINK CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THEN TRANSITIONED TO BE -- STARTED OFF AT SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS INAUGURAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. SORRY, SYMMES ELEMENTARY, 2001. 2004 TRANSITIONED TO THE PRINCIPAL AT MINTZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. OPPORTUNITY IN 2009 TO OPEN UP STOWERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE SHE IS NOW AND DONE REMARKABLE WORK, AND WITH THE ABILITY TO OPEN UP TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, SHE'S READY AND SHE'S PRIMED, AND IT'S MY HONOR TO BE ABLE TO NAME THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF WATERSET PRE-K-8, MRS. MISSY LENNARD. IF YOU DON'T TO SPEAK -- SHE SAID, NO. I JUST WANT TO SAY IT IS ABSOLUTELY AN HONOR AND HAVING BEEN ABLE TO OPEN TWO OF OUR AWESOME SCHOOLS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, STOWERS AND SYMMES ELEMENTARY, I'M EXCITED TO

098GO BACK TO SOUTH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY WHERE I'M FROM, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY AND TO GET THIS SCHOOL OPEN AND FILL IT WITH THE AWESOME KIDS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTY. AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ADVENTURE. YOU'LL HAVE TO COME OUT AND CHECK IT OUT. THANK YOU. Addison Davis: SITTING HERE RIGHT NOW, I CAN TELL YOU THEY ARE ALREADY FULLY STAFFED. Nadia Combs: MEMBER HAHN WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT. Stacy Hahn: I DID. THANK YOU. FIRST, CONGRATULATIONS. I JUST FEEL SO FORTUNATE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE LEADING ONE OF MY SCHOOLS. DR. LENNARD WAS A MENTOR OF MINE. HE ENCOURAGED ME TO RUN FOR SCHOOL BOARD, SUPPORTED ME, AND I WOULD NOT BE IN THE SEAT WITHOUT HIS ENCOURAGEMENT AND MENTORSHIP. I JUST FEEL, AGAIN, I WAS

099THRILLED WHEN THE SUPERINTENDENT CALLED TO TELL ME THAT YOU WERE GOING TO BE LEADING THIS SCHOOL. AND I JUST WANTED TO JUMP THROUGH THE PHONE AND HUG HIM BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, YES, THIS IS JUST FANTASTIC, AND, OBVIOUSLY, ANYTHING YOU NEED, ANYTHING I CAN DO TO SUPPORT YOU AS YOU LEAD THIS SCHOOL AND GET READY TO OPEN THIS SCHOOL, PLEASE REACH OUT, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR DISTRICT ALL THESE YEARS. YOU'RE JUST GOING TO BE PHENOMENAL. I'M SO, SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU LEADING ONE OF MY SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU. WE ARE ALL EXCITED. MISSY, YOUR FATHER, HE WAS MY TEACHER, AS YOU REMEMBERED, AND HE IS INDICATIVE -- YOU ARE INDICATIVE OF HIS SPIRIT AND HIS EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND JUST

100LOVE FOR CHILDREN. YOU KNOW, I LOOK FORWARD. I LIVE NOW -- YOU KNOW I LIVE FIVE MINUTES. I USE THE TRACK NEXT DOOR, BUT NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU -- WELL, YOU'LL BE A LITTLE FURTHER. IT WILL BE FINE. I'LL JUST COME ON DOWN AND GET THE KEY. BUT AT ANY RATE, WE JUST KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO A MONUMENTAL, VERY IMPORTANT JOB, AND EVERY ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AND THE STAFF AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT ARE GOING TO SUPPORT YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON THIS HUGE CHALLENGE. APPRECIATE IT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER WASHINGTON. Henry "Shake" Washington: I WILL BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. YOU COME FROM A GREAT FAMILY. GREAT FAMILY OF EDUCATORS. MISSY, YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE A GREAT JOB. I REMEMBER WHEN

101YOU WERE SMALL, GROWING UP, YOU ALWAYS WAS ON TOP OF IT. I'M VERY -- I'M VERY HAPPY FOR YOU. I KNOW YOUR FATHER IS LOOKING DOWN SMILING NOW. I KNOW HE WILL BE. ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP YOU, JUST LET ME KNOW, OKAY? THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL YOU'RE DOING FOR US. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE DONE FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THE LAST THING, PLEASE KNOW THAT I THINK ALL THE STAFF THAT HELPED ME PUT THE FULL-COURT PRESS ON MISSY BECAUSE SHE REALLY GENUINELY LOVES HER SCHOOL SHE SERVES AT STOWERS. THOSE WATCHING KNOW THIS WAS HARD FOR HER. IT WASN'T EASY. HER JOB, SHE'S BEEN THERE SINCE '09. HER JOB WASN'T DONE THERE. SHE LOVES THIS

102COMMUNITY. KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE THE STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY HELPING HER BE SUCCESSFUL AND LEADING AND TRUSTING WITH HER STUDENTS, BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO START A NEW CHAPTER AND HELP HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CONTINUE TO GROW. SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE TOUGH DECISION AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP. DUSTIN, THANK YOU AS WELL. ALSO, WE TALK ABOUT AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS TONIGHT. B 4.01, WE PUT A JOB DESCRIPTION FOR INTERNAL BOARD AUDITOR POSITION. WE KNOW THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TALKING ABOUT BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT THIS POSITION TO LOOK AT PROCUREMENT AND BE ABLE TO FURTHER ASSIST AND PROTECT THE DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE OUR CONTRACTS ARE IMPLEMENTED IN A POSITIVE MANNER. I WILL BE MEETING INDIVIDUALLY WITH BOARD MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THAT SCOPE AND SEQUENCE. JUST BECAUSE WE IDENTIFY IN

103THE JOB DESCRIPTION TONIGHT, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T MOVE FORWARD TO BE ABLE TO CLARIFY AND HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THIS POSITION INTERACTS WITH THE BOARD AND ALSO THE DISTRICT. SO MORE INFORMATION WILL BE FORTHCOMING. THAT IS LINE 2, STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL OF FISCAL OPERATION AND RESPONSIBILITY. ALSO B 6.09 WITH MANIKINS, ACCESSORIES, SOFTWARE SERVICE FOR ERWIN TECH, NURSING PROGRAMMING, PROVIDING 12 MANNEQUINS TO THE SCHOOL SO THEY CAN INTERACT AND BE PREPARED AS THEY TRANSITION TO THE NURSING PROGRAM. THIS MONEY IS CARVED OUT THROUGH CARES II GRANT MONEY, SEPARATE FROM ESSER. CARES II IS ALL ABOUT WORKFORCE. THIS ALIGNS TO OUR GOAL NUMBER ONE, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. ALSO THE SAME THING FOR 6.10, ABOUT WELDING MATERIALS AT ERWIN TECHNICAL WITH NEW WELDING MACHINES TO ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO BE EXPOSED TO THE CUTTING-EDGE EQUIPMENT.

104THIS IS ONCE AGAIN THE CARES II GRANT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING THAT'S ALIGNED TO OUR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE GOAL WITHIN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. ALSO, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE THE COMMUNITY, FOR THIS MONTH, WE BRING A FINAL ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL FOR A NUMBER OF CHILLED WATER PLANT AT THOMPSON, HVAC, ALONG WITH PAINTING AND WATERPROOFING WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS. TOTAL OF OVER $5 MILLION TO THE COMMUNITY SALES TAX REFERENDUM. WE REALLY THANK OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT REALLY IDENTIFIES HOW TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT MONEY TO HELP OUR FACILITIES AND OUR BUILDINGS TO HAVE AN ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS SO THEY CAN COMPETE. AND THIS ALIGNS WITH GOAL NUMBER 4 FOR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND OPERATION RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL. AND THEN SUSPENDED AGENDA, SUSPENDED AGENDA FOR THOSE WHO ARE NEW WATCHERS, THESE ARE ITEMS THE

105BOARD WISH TO PROVIDE UPDATE NOT ONLY TO THEM BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITY. AND TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY COVID UPDATE AND IMPACT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. IF WE SEE THE NUMBER OF COVID POSITIVE CASES PER THE 1,000 INDIVIDUALS, WE SEE THAT WHEN WE STARTED SCHOOL, IT WAS A TREMENDOUS SPIKE. WHILE WE THOUGHT ABOUT LAST YEAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN SCHOOL, THIS YEAR, DUE TO THE DELTA VARIANT, IT REALLY HAD A GREATER IMPACT ON OUR SCHOOL, OUR TEACHERS, OUR SUPPORT STAFF, OUR SCHOOL-BASED LEADERS AND WE SAW THAT SPIKE HAPPENING BETWEEN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. AS WE SEE THE TRANSITION TO NOVEMBER, WE SEE THAT IT HAS DECLINED TREMENDOUSLY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. AT THE SAME TOKEN, BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS THAT ARE IMPACTED DUE TO COVID-19. WE SEE ONCE AGAIN, WE HAD

106THAT MAJOR SPIKE IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER AND DOWNWARD SPIRAL, ONLY HAVING LESS THAN 1% OF OUR STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES BEING IMPACTED. THAT'S 145 OF OUR STUDENTS CURRENTLY. AND THEN ONE THING WE WANTED TO DO, WE KNOW AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT VACCINATIONS HAVE CONTINUED TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. NOW WE'VE TRANSITIONED TO STUDENTS WHO ARE AGES 5 TO 11 UNDER 12 TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ACCESSIBILITY TO VACCINATIONS. WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND IDENTIFY CONTINUED LOCATIONS WHERE THOSE VACCINATIONS CAN BE READILY AVAILABLE AND ALSO CAN BE READILY AVAILABLE AT RETAIL PHARMACIES, CVS, PUBLIX, WINN DIXIE, WALGREENS, WALMART, AND THE MEDICINE SHOP. AND ALSO BEING ABLE TO HAVE PRIVATE CONTRACTORS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY DATES THAT HAVE BEEN -- THAT WE'LL BE MOVING THROUGH SO WE CAN

107CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT UPDATE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AT THE SAME TOKEN BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT ONGOING UPDATE RELATED TO OUR WEBSITE. AND THEN GROWTH MANAGEMENT. GROWTH MANAGEMENT IS LINKED TO OUR GOAL FOR FISCAL OPERATION AND RESPONSIBILITY. THIS EVENING, WE WILL TALK ABOUT COLLINS PRE-K-8. THIS IS AN UPDATE FOR THAT. OUR TEAM CONTINUES TO WORK COLLECTIVELY WITH THE BOCC FOR REZONING. WE KNOW THAT COLLINS WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD, HAS BEEN APPROVED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT EXPANSION RELATED TO HAVING ADDITIONAL SEATS, OVER 500 SEATS THAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR, TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE OVERCROWDING IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA. AND THEN THE BOUNDARY -- THE ATTENDANCE BOUNDARY CHANGES THAT WILL BE IMPACTED FOR AUGUST 2023 WILL BE ABLE TO BE SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 14 AND JANUARY 11

108TO THE BOARD. WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE. AND THEN ALSO, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO LOOK AT WEST LAKE DRIVE SITE THAT WE HAVE PURCHASED OVER A THOUSAND -- 100 ACRES, SORRY, WHICH IS PROPOSED FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL. AND THAT PROPERTY IS PROJECTED TO BE AS ■CLOSE COMPLETED IN THI MONTH OF NOVEMBER. AND THEN WE WILL BE WORKING COLLECTIVELY WITH THE BOCC ON THE HEARING IN FEBRUARY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT ALL THE PROPER PAPERWORK AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH GROWTH MANAGEMENT. LASTLY, LITERACY, PROVIDE LITERACY UPDATE FROM GRADES 6-12. ONE THING WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS CONTINUING TO UPDATE OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK. CONTINUE TO OBTAIN FEEDBACK FROM ELA AND READING TEACHERS. ONE THING THEY WANT TO DO IS PROVIDE GREATER CLARITY ON STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE WHOLE GROUP AND TEACHER-LED

109SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION. THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN AREA FOCUS WITH OUR SECONDARY LEVEL TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION AND HAVE THAT GRADUAL RELEASE OF RESPONSIBILITY. ALSO GREATER FOCUS ON COMMON PLANNING TOOLS. HOW DO WE STRENGTHEN COMMON PLANNING, INFORMATION IN THE SHARE POINT FOLDER FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS AND TEACHERS TO HAVE ACCESSIBILITY TO AND FURTHER SUPPORT TEACHERS IN COMMON PLANNING THROUGH DATA ANALYSIS, LESSON STUDIES, LESSON CYCLES TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT SMALL GROUP AND WHOLE GROUP. OUR TEACHERS ARE DOING A REALLY NICE JOB THROUGH OUR SUBJECT AREA LEAD TEACHERS AND DEPARTMENT LEADS REALLY DRIVING PLCs AND HOW HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENTS. CONTINUING THE ACCELERATED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO INCLUDE SCAFFOLDS, STRATEGIES, ONGOING SUPPORTS, AND RECOGNIZING THOSE IN OUR INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDES SO THAT IT'S JUST REALLY ELIMINATES THE TIME FOR TEACHERS HAVING

110TO CHASE MATERIALS. IT'S AT THEIR FINGERTIPS. IT REALLY MAKES SENSE AND PUSH THE RIGOROUS TASK AND COMPLEXITY TASK OF OUR STUDENTS AND HELPS THEM REALLY CREATE AND LEVERAGE AND IDENTIFY BACKGROUND AND SKILLS FOR THE READER TO BE SUCCESSFUL. AND JUST RECOGNIZE THAT OUR ACADEMIC SERVICES TEAM CONTINUES TO OFFER ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA -- IN ALL CONTENT AREAS, BUT THIS IS PARTICULAR FOR LITERACY, PREPARING TO IMPLEMENT IN SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION, AT THE SAME TOKEN, HOW DO WE LOOK AT LITERACY STRATEGIES, TEXT BASE WRITING EXPECTATIONS AND TRANSITION TO LOOKING AT TRENDS AS WE LOOK TO WALK CLASSROOMS, TEACHER TO TEACHER, PEER TO PEER, TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE CLARITY AND CREATE COMMON LANGUAGE TO THEIR PLCs CONTINUE TO BE STRENGTHENED IN OUR WORK. ALSO, DISTRICT UPDATES. ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS RECOGNIZED THAT NOVEMBER IS FAMILY

111ENGAGEMENT MONTH. OUR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT IS EXCITED TO SHARE THIS MONTH WITH OUR FAMILIES AS WE RECOGNIZE THAT OUR FAMILIES AND OUR PARENTS ARE THE FIRST EDUCATORS IN OUR COMMUNITY. HOW DO WE MAKE CERTAIN THAT THEY ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF WHAT WE DO EDUCATIONALLY AND IMPROVE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES TO INCREASE GRADUATION RATES AND LIKELIHOOD FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO TRANSITION TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE FACE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO OFFER ONGOING VIRTUAL PARENT ACADEMIES. GO ON OUR WEBSITE TO RECOGNIZE THOSE UNDER FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION. CALLED THE POWER HOUR. AND WE CONTINUE TO MAKE CERTAIN WE HAVE ACCESSIBILITY TO OUR FAMILIES SO THAT WE CAN WORK COLLECTIVELY TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF OUR STUDENTS ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, SO

112THEY CAN CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. ALSO, A REMINDER OF OUR SCHOOL CHOICE. SCHOOL CHOICE APPLICATIONS STARTED IN OCTOBER 29th AND THEY WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR DECEMBER THE 11th AT 11:59. THEY CLOSE AT 11:59. SO THE APPLICATION WINDOW REMAINS OPEN. WE HAVE OVER 80 UNIQUE PROGRAMS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO OUR PARENTS, AS WE LOOK AT AND IDENTIFY CHOICE OFFERINGS THAT WE HAVE REALLY ROBUST OFFERINGS, PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY AND RECOGNIZE THAT APPLICATION WINDOW AND THAT PROCESS AND BECOME FAMILIAR WITH OUR SCHOOLS AND WHAT WE OFFER. THANKS TO OUR LEADS, OUR CHOICE OFFICE, OUR TEACHERS, OUR SUPPORT STAFF AND OUR LEADERS FOR CONTINUING TO PUSH OUR CHILDREN AND HAVING PATHWAYS THAT LEAD TO SUCCESS. NOVEMBER THE 15th THROUGH THE 19th IS RECOGNIZED AS AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK. SO ALL OF OUR

113PARENTS, ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT FOR THIS WEEK TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK THAT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE IMPLEMENTING. AS I SAID, THE VARIANT HAS HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON STRESS LEVELS ON OUR SCHOOLS AND ALSO THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO HIRE INDIVIDUALS TO BE ABLE TO FILL. TEACHERS ARE COVERING CLASSES LEFT AND RIGHT EVERY DAY. BUS DRIVERS OVER AND BEYOND MULTIPLE ROUTES. PARAPROFESSIONALS MOVING FROM ONE CLASSROOM TO THE NEXT TO HELP. LET'S RECOGNIZE EVERYBODY THAT'S IN EDUCATION FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. AND THEN THIS EVENING, WE TALKED ABOUT COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. WE HAVE THREE MORE. TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL TO TALK ABOUT REDISTRICTING AND THEN NOVEMBER THE 29th AT DURANT HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN DECEMBER THE 9th AT MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL TO CONTINUE TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY

114OF THE PURPOSE FOR REDISTRICTING, TALK ABOUT STRATEGIC PLAN, THE VISION AND THE WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY. BEFORE I CLOSE OUT, MRS. SNIVELY ASKED ME TO ADDRESS A NUMBER OF ISSUES TONIGHT. I'LL TAKE THE TIME. THREE ISSUES. THE FIRST ONE IS CAMERA ACCESSIBILITY. I WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE'RE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WE DO AND DO NOT DO. ONE THING -- PLEASE UNDERSTAND, WE ONLY HAVE CAMERAS IN OUR FACILITIES JUST TO BE ABLE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE HAVE SURVEILLANCE AND ALSO ACCESS CONTROLS. IT IS ILLEGAL IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO USE ANY BIOMETRICS, SO COMPANIES AND VENDORS MAY HAVE THIS ABILITY, WE DO NOT USE THIS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT IS ILLEGAL IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO DO SO. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT. AND THEN ALSO,

115THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS, THE STAKEHOLDER THOUGHT IT WAS RUSHED. I CAN TELL YOU THAT I SPOKE FOR A MINIMUM OF 45 MINUTES YESTERDAY AND THE DAY BEFORE TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT STRATEGIC PLANNING, TALK ABOUT THE VISION FOR THE WORK. TALK ABOUT AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENT, HOW WE NEED ADDITIONAL ADVOCATES TO MOVE FORWARD IN A COLLECTIVE EFFORT FOR ADDITIONAL -- TO PUSH TALLAHASSEE FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN EDUCATION. AND THEN I TRANSITIONED THAT MEETING TO OUR STAFF, WHO DR. WHELAN HAD A CHANCE TO TRANSITION LAST NIGHT AND BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT REDISTRICTING AND MAPS. AND THAT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BE ENGAGED. I DO KNOW, AS I TRANSITION, IT WAS AROUND -- I PERSONALLY AROUND 6:56 OR 6:58 P.M., AND THAT OUR STAFF WAS THERE TILL AROUND 7:30, A MINIMUM, MRS.

116VAUGHN WAS THERE AS WELL. SO WE WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT NO ONE EVER FEELS RUSHED AND PROVIDED ADEQUATE TIME. WE HAD NINE INDIVIDUALS THERE LAST NIGHT AND WE HAD A NUMBER OF STAFF MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE. AND WE'LL HAVE THAT SAME MENTALITY AT LENNARD AS WELL. AND PANORAMA SURVEY, THE LAST ONE, I'LL LET PANORAMA SURVEY, THIS IS THE SURVEY THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR MANY, MANY YEARS THROUGHOUT THE NATION. IT'S REALLY A SURVEY TO BE ABLE TO GAIN A PULSE OF HOW OUR STUDENTS FEEL ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL SETTING. NO INDIVIDUAL SURVEY, INFORMATION, OR DATA IS BEING RELEASED OR USED. MR. McAULEY, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS AND THEN WE'VE GOT TO GO BECAUSE WE HAVE EMPLOYEE COMMENT, SO I CAN CLOSE THIS PORTION. Michael McAuley: I CAN SPEAK TO JUST

117MY OWN EXPERIENCES WITH THE SURVEY BOTH HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH AND OTHER DISTRICTS. MS. BROWN OVERSAW ADMINISTRATION LAST YEAR. SO CERTAINLY SHE CAN ALSO SHARE WHAT WAS DONE AND WHY IT WAS DONE AND HOW IT WAS COMPLETED. THE SURVEY WAS BORN OUT OF RESEARCH INVOLVING OVER A THOUSAND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND 10 MILLION STUDENTS BEING INVOLVED, BOTH HARVARD AND JOHNS HOPKINS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE VALIDATION OF THE SURVEY, THE REFINEMENT OF THE ITEMS, ET CETERA. AND THEN ULTIMATELY WHAT THE EXPRESSION LOOKS LIKE REGARDING THE STUDENT OUTCOMES. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SCALES THAT ARE USED ON THIS PARTICULAR SURVEY. ONE IS SEL. IT'S SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT STUDENTS' BELIEFS ABOUT THEMSELVES IN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND THE MEASURES THAT WE HAVE CHOSEN TO HIGHLIGHT FOR, MOTION REGULATION, GROWTH MINDSET, SOCIAL EFFICACY AND AWARENESS. THOSE ARE

118SPECIFIC TO INTERNALIZED FEELINGS ABOUT YOURSELF AND HOW YOU MIGHT BE IN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. ON THE FLIP SIDE, WE LOOK AT SCHOOL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, SPECIFICALLY SCHOOL CLIMATE, SCHOOL SAFETY, SENSE OF BELONGING, AND TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS. THOSE ARE MEANT TO GATHER AS MUCH INFORMATION AS YOU CAN, JUST THE STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. SO IT'S NOT AS INTERNALIZED ON THEMSELVES AS MUCH AS HOW DO THEY FEEL ABOUT BEING IN THIS SCHOOL, IN THIS CLASSROOM, ET CETERA? TWO THINGS THAT I WOULD REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE FOR THE BOARD, AS WELL AS PARENTS LISTENING, ONE, THE SEL SIDE OF THE SURVEY IS NOT A CLINICAL SURVEY. IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME SORT OF MENTAL HEALTH ASPECT. IT IS PURELY DEVELOPMENTAL IN NATURE AND IS WRITTEN IN SUCH A WAY TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT THE

119STUDENT BELIEVES ABOUT THEMSELVES IN A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND ULTIMATELY HOW WE MIGHT USE THAT INFORMATION FROM A PLANNING AND INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY STANDPOINT. THAT INFORMATION IS THE ONLY INFORMATION THAT IS ULTIMATELY BROUGHT DOWN TO THE TEACHER LEVEL. SO TEACHERS CAN USE THAT INFORMATION FOR THEIR STUDENTS AS THEY ARE PLANNING THEIR LESSONS. SO IF THEY KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME KIDS IN THE CLASSROOM, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT JUST DON'T HAVE A REAL HIGH SENSE OF EFFICACY, LIKE, I DON'T BELIEVE I CAN DO THIS, AS REPORTED ON THIS SURVEY, THEN THE TEACHERS KNOW THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME THINGS THEY CAN DO IN THAT PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTION, WHERE THEY REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO THAT STUDENT. THEY OFFER SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESS, OR THEY COULD DO NOTHING MORE THAN JUST SIMPLY WATCH AND LISTEN AND OFFER A HAND

120ON THE SHOULDER. WHATEVER IT MAY BE, THERE'S A LITANY OF ITEMS THAT CAN BE USED. Addison Davis: THANK YOU, SIR. I KNOW THAT MRS. VAUGHN -- Nadia Combs: WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE EMPLOYEE COMMENT AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO MEMBER VAUGHN'S COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS AND MR. McAULEY. THANK YOU TO OUR EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE HAD TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN WE USUALLY PLAN. WE'LL NOW TAKE EMPLOYEE INPUT, EVEN THOUGH WE HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, IT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT FOR EMPLOYEES OF OUR DISTRICT TO ATTEND MEETINGS AT 4 P.M. THERE ARE MANY WAYS FOR EMPLOYEES TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD, INCLUDING THROUGH UNION REPRESENTATIVES, E-MAILS, PHONE CALLS, ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS, AND PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. THE BOARD WANTS TO HEAR

121FLU. HEAR FROM YOU. WITH THIS SECTION OF OUR AGENDA, WE ARE CREATING ANOTHER AVENUE FOR EMPLOYEES TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD. WE ARE SETTING ASIDE 30 MINUTES FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD ABOUT ANY ISSUES THAT ARE ON THEIR MIND. THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A DISCUSSION ABOUT SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA BUT RATHER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD ABOUT ANY ISSUES RELATED TO YOUR JOB OR THE DISTRICT. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. I WILL NOW CALL THE FIRST TWO SPEAKERS. MRS. HIEDI GLICK AND MR. JOHNNY GREEN. THANK YOU. MRS. GLICK. GOOD EVENING. I ACTUALLY COULD USE 15 MINUTES, BUT I'LL TRY TO GO FAST. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT THIS, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A HUGE

122PROBLEM WITH OUR AMAZING BRAND-NEW COMPUTERS, AND THAT IS THAT THE HUBS ARE FAILING. AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO FIX. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS NO MORE COMPUTERS, NO MORE CANVAS, NO MORE DIGITAL ATTENDANCE, NO MORE ONLINE, AND I'M GOING TO BE TEACHING THEM HOW TO USE A PEN WITH A SPRING ACTION THAT WILL BE THE NEW WAY WE DO THINGS AND THEN WE'LL HAVE AN ELECTRIC AND A MANUAL PENCIL SHARPENER. THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP TO ME BY MY SCHOOL, OTHER SCHOOLS, AND IT'S AN ISSUE. AND OUR TECH PERSON HAS TOLD US THERE'S NO FIX. SO I DON'T KNOW NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE FIX -- DON'T TAKE THIS OFF MY TIME. Nadia Combs: YES, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, WE'LL LEAVE IT AT THE END.

123IF IT CAN GET FIXED, THAT'S AWESOME. THE SECOND THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS PAPER. I AM USING THAT TREMENDOUSLY. IT'S AWESOME, AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ANY OF THE OTHER FACULTY MEMBERS THAT ARE LISTENING AT EVERY SCHOOL, IT'S FABULOUS. 24 HOUR TURNAROUND FOR ESSAYS. I'VE ACTUALLY MADE PAPER A REQUIREMENT FOR MY STUDENTS WHEN THEY HAVE TO DO A PEER EDIT AND THEN A PAPER HE HAD PIT.I ALSO KNOW THAT WHEN THE ESSAYS ARE BEING SUBMITTED, WHOEVER IS READING THEM IS KEEPING A VERY STRONG MENTAL HEALTH EYE ON IT. WE HAD A STUDENT REFERRED FROM OUR SCHOOL AND EVERYTHING IS FINE. JUST THE FACT THEY DID THAT I THOUGHT WAS AWESOME. MY THIRD THING IS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. I AGREE. WE DO ALL THE STUFF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO MAKE SURE

124THEY ARE SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY GREAT AND WE MUST HAVE DONE THAT BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER GONE BACK TO IT. OH, WAIT, THE ENGLISH CLASSES WITH THE CHILDREN ALONE ON A COMPUTER WHERE THE TEACHER SITS SOMEWHERE OR EVEN IF THEY ARE WALKING AROUND, THEY ARE NOW EVALUATING THEIR OWN MENTAL HEALTH, WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT? I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHEN I'M GETTING THE RESULTS OF THAT SURVEY BECAUSE I AM A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER AND TRY TO DO THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN MY CLASSROOM. AND NOW WE ARE GIVING THEM IN THE NEXT -- THREE WEEKS WHEN WE COME BACK FROM THANKSGIVING, THEY'VE GOT THREE DIFFERENT EXAMS. WHAT KIND OF CONCERN -- I MEAN, TEACHERS ARE FLIPPING OUT. KIDS ARE FLIPPING OUT. IF WE ARE TRULY CONCERNED, I'M NOT AN EXAM PERSON, BUT I GET IT. SO

125LET'S DO OUR MAJORS. LET'S DO OUR FOUR, ENGLISH, MATH, SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE. DON'T NEED TO DO ELECTIVE. DON'T NEED TO DO ART EXAM. AGAIN, NOT AN ART TEACHER. I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO RETHINK ALL THE EXAMS WE ARE GIVING BECAUSE IT IS WAY TOO MUCH. NOW I'M DONE. BYE. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU SO MUCH MEMBER GLICK. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU SO MUCH HIEDI GLICK. MAYBE A FUTURE MEMBER. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS OR DR. WEEKS WILL ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS. THANK YOU. MR. GREEN. THANK YOU. AS WE KNOW, WE ARE CELEBRATING ESP DAY THE 17th. BUT I WANT TO SHED A LITTLE LIGHT ON AS I GET OUT IN THE DISTRICT, OUR ESPs ARE TOTALLY STRESSED OUT. TOTALLY STRESSED OUT. I MET ONE, WON THE NONINSTRUCTION SUPPORTER AT HER SCHOOL. NOW SHE'S LEAVING. SHE'S LEAVING BECAUSE SHE'S NOT

126FEELING VALUED. SHE'S BEEN PUT IN THE CLASSROOM. SHE WAS TOLD FIND YOUR OWN SUPPLIES. JUST BEING PUT OUT THERE BY HERSELF. I WENT TO ANOTHER SCHOOL WHERE THEY HAD ESPs SIT ON ONE SIDE AND THE INSTRUCTION SIT ON THE OTHER SIDE DURING PREPLANNING. EVERY SINGLE TIME I'M HERE AND I GET A CALL TODAY ABOUT ONE JUST READY TO LEAVE. IT'S NOT JUST ALL ABOUT THE PAY. THEY ARE REALLY UPSET ABOUT THE PAY. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WE'RE NOT DONE BARGAINING FOR OUR ESPs. SO ONCE WE GET CLOSED OUT WITH OUR INSTRUCTIONAL, WE'LL FINISH BARGAINING FOR OUR ESPs FOR MONEY AND FOR CONTRACT LANGUAGE. BUT WHEN WE HIRE PEOPLE, LET'S MAKE SURE WE HIRE AND TRAIN THEM THE RIGHT WAY. SO WITH THAT, IT WAS -- YOU KNOW, ON A PERSONAL NOTE, IT WAS THE

127FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL, AND WE ALL KNOW THINGS HAPPEN THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL. WE KNOW THAT. THIS PARENT E-MAILED TRANSPORTATION. THIS PARENT E-MAILED THE SUPERINTENDENT. THIS PARENT E-MAILED CHRIS FARKAS. AND NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT A CHILD BEING LEFT ON A BUS. A STUDENT WAS LEFT ON A BUS. THE BUS DRIVER PASSED THE STOP THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL. PASSED THE STOP. THE STUDENT WAS ON THE BUS. WHERE THE BUS WAS HEADED TO -- THE E-MAILS AFTER E-MAILS, LOOKING AT THE CAMERA, LOOKING AT THIS. THAT CHILD WAS MY CHILD. THAT WAS MY CHILD. MY 7th GRADER. AND TO THIS DAY I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. NOTHING. ONLY THING I HEARD WAS WE CHANGED THE BUS DRIVER. THERE WAS NO FOLLOW-UP. THERE WAS NOTHING. TALK TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. TALK TO CHRIS FARKAS.

128SO WHEN WE HIRE PEOPLE, LET'S MAKE SURE WE GIVE THEM THE PROPER TRAINING. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SOMEONE ELSE'S CHILD. SO AS A PARENT, UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATION THAT NOT JUST OUR EMPLOYEES ARE GOING THROUGH, BUT OUR COMMUNITY ARE GOING THROUGH. SO I TRY TO DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY AS A PARENT, NOT USE POSITION ANYTHING, DO THE RIGHT THING, BUT LET'S BE TRANSPARENT. LET'S GIVE PROPER TRAINING. LET'S HIRE PEOPLE. LET'S PAY THEM WHAT WE NEED TO PAY SO WE CAN GET GOOD PEOPLE INTO THE DISTRICT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. GREEN. I'M SURE THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL BE ADDRESSING ALL YOUR CONCERNS. NOW WE'LL CONTINUE ON. I KNOW SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, YOU COMPLETED YOUR COMMENTS. I KNOW, MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU HAVE SOME COMMENTS. Jessica Vaughn: YES, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. FIRST, I WANTED TO KIND

129OF PIGGYBACK ON THE SUPERINTENDENT AND MEMBER SNIVELY'S QUESTION ABOUT THE MEETING LAST NIGHT. I'M VERY CONFUSED WHEN I SEE A SPEAKER STAND UP AND TALK ABOUT THE MEETING, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S BEEN MISTRUTHS BEING SPREAD ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE MEETING LAST NIGHT, I CAME IN, AS SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS SAID, PROBABLY AROUND 7:30. HE SPOKE FOR A GOOD 40 MINUTES. I ALSO OFTEN SAY HE'S VERY VERBOSE. AND SO HE HAD GIVEN A VERY THOROUGH AND VERY WELL-PRESENTED SUMMARY OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. THEN DR. WHELAN DID A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION ON THE REDISTRICTING. THERE WAS ONE QUESTION THAT WE ADDRESSED. I DIDN'T HEAR ANY FOLLOW-UP ABOUT NOT FOLLOWING STATE STATUTE OR THE FOLLOW-UP COMMENT. THEN WE PROCEEDED TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO GO TO THE MAP AREA. THAT WAS AT LEAST 20 TO 25 MINUTES. STAFF MEMBERS ROTATED AROUND THE

130ROOM. WE SHOWED PEOPLE WHERE THEY COULD MAKE COMMENTS, BOTH ON PAPER AND ON THE COMPUTER. I INTERACTED WITH EVERY SINGLE PERSON THERE, INTRODUCED MYSELF, ASKED IF THEY HAD ANY QUESTIONS, MADE MYSELF AVAILABLE AS DID STAFF MEMBERS. SO TO HEAR THAT IT WAS RUSHED OR THAT PEOPLE WEREN'T ABLE TO GIVE FEEDBACK I'M VERY CONFUSED ABOUT. WHEN I OFFERED MY ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE, THEY SAID THEY WERE COMPLETELY FINE. THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I'M NOT SURE WHY THERE IS A DISCONNECT FROM WHAT OUR MEETINGS LOOK LIKE AND WHAT'S BEING SPREAD AROUND ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING AT THE DAIS. I CAN TELL YOU, DR. WHELAN WAS THERE, WE HAD SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS THERE. THEY ABSOLUTELY DID NOT TAKE MAPS DOWN UNTIL THEY ASKED EVERY SINGLE PERSON THERE IF THEY HAD ANY FEEDBACK OR ANY

131THOUGHTS ON THE MAPS. I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY ABOUT THAT, ABOUT THE MEETING. NOW I'VE USED UP ALL MY TIME. I THOUGHT WE HAD THREE MINUTES, PABLO. THE NEXT THING, I WANTED TO ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ADDRESS A FEW THINGS. ONE, I WOULD LOVE YOU TO TALK ABOUT OUR STAFFING ISSUE. I GET CONTINUAL QUESTIONS AND I'M SURE MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS DO REPEATEDLY. I KNOW IT IS A NATIONWIDE ISSUE AND NOT SPECIFIC TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. BUT IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IN ORDER TO ADDRESS IT, I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW THAT WE'RE AWARE THAT IT IS A BIG CONCERN AND A DRAIN ON OUR STAFF MEMBERS. ALSO, YOU MENTIONED THAT WE'RE DOING THINGS TO MAKE VACCINES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT I'VE HAD SEVERAL PARENTS REACH OUT AND ASK IF WE'RE

132GOING TO HAVE ANY VACCINATION SITES AVAILABLE AT SCHOOLS AND MAKE THAT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO OUR STUDENTS. LASTLY, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GET A SMALL UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE ESE. WE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS IN THE PAST WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT OUR ESE DEPARTMENT AND THINGS WE CAN TO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO OUR PARENTS AND TO STRENGTHEN OUR ESE DEPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING IN REGARDS TO THE ESE DEPARTMENT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, WE DEFINITELY ARE CONTINUING TO WORK TO CREATE A LONGER, STRONGER BENCH OF CANDIDATES WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. FROM OUR SIDE OF IT, WE'VE HAD ALREADY TWO JOB FAIRS THAT WE'VE ALREADY HAD TO DATE. WE'VE HAD ONE IN SEPTEMBER.

133ONE IN OCTOBER. WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER ONE IN NOVEMBER THAT WE WILL TRANSITION. DECEMBER, SORRY. I KNOW WE GOT PUSHED BACK TO DECEMBER. AND THE HOLIDAYS AND ALL TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY TEACHERS AND NONINSTRUCTIONAL STAFF TO BE ABLE TO LEAD THE WORK. TO DATE, WE ARE CONTINUALLY MEETING WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES. USF, UT, WHOMEVER AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH HCC ABOUT CREATING GREATER PATHWAYS. WE'RE PROVIDING OPEN CONTRACTS RIGHT NOW TO OUR CURRENT INTERNS THAT ARE IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE ARE IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TRANSITION AND FINISH THEIR DEGREE IN MAY AND TALKING TO THEM CURRENTLY ABOUT OPEN CONTRACTS TO BE ABLE TO FILL POSITIONS, AND THEN I WILL BE PERSONALLY SENDING OUT A POSTCARD INVITE TO ANYONE THAT HAS RETIRED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS ASKING TO POTENTIALLY COME BACK TO

134THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE BIGGEST THING IS IN THE LAST YEAR, IN THE LAST YEAR, IF YOU RETIRED IN THE LAST YEAR, THEY CAN'T COME BACK WITHOUT NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THE FRS. SO WORKING WITH THE TALLAHASSEE TO BE ABLE TO EITHER PUT LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE OR CREATE EMERGENCY RULE TO BE ABLE TO BYPASS THAT, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE OUT OF 67 COUNTIES, 55 COUNTIES RESPONDED TO A SURVEY THAT WE ASKED TO SEND OUT. OVER 4100 INSTRUCTIONAL VACANCIES WITHIN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THAT MEANS THAT 84,000 STUDENTS AREN'T BEING SERVED. AT THE SAME TOKEN, WE HAVE AROUND 1900 BUS DRIVER VACANCIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA AS WELL, MEANING OVER 150,000 STUDENTS AREN'T BEING TRANSITIONED TO AND FROM SCHOOL EVERY SINGLE DAY, WHICH IS A PROBLEM. WE'RE WORKING DILIGENTLY NOT ONLY TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR LOCAL PARTNERS

135ABOUT HAVING OPEN CONTRACTS, BUT CONTINUING TO HAVE FAIRS AND THEN TRYING TO RECRUIT THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO RIDER IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. SO THANK YOU FOR HR CONTINUING TO DO THAT. RELATED TO VACCINATIONS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS IS WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF EDUCATION ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO TO COME TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, JUST TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE'VE OPENED UP IN A SAFE, SUCCESSFUL, AND SOCIAL MANNER. THROUGH THE CONVERSATIONS, WE HAD AND STARTED TO TALK ABOUT VACCINATIONS AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL. WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF GUIDANCE FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ABOUT OFFERING VACCINATIONS AT OUR SCHOOLS. THE ISSUE IS FROM THE TALLAHASSEE, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ALL OF THE VACCINATIONS HAVE BEEN TRANSITIONED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND OTHER

136HOSPITALS. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR TEAM TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY IF SCHOOLS CAN HAVE ACCESS TO -- FOR VACCINATIONS TO OFFER IT TO OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 12. SO WE'RE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT. WE KNOW THAT LIMITED NUMBER OF VACCINATIONS WERE REQUESTED AT THE STATE LEVEL VERSUS OTHER STATES. WE'LL JUST CONTINUE TO MAKE CERTAIN WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL MEDICAL HEALTH EXPERTS TO BE ABLE TO GAIN ACCESSIBILITY TO THAT. ESE, TRANSITION TO DR. MONICA VERRA-TIRADO TO TALK ABOUT ISSUES FACING WITH ESE AND THAT WE HAVE CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT WITH THE STATE. Monica Verra-Tirado: THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOUR QUESTIONS. I WANT TO START WITH I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, OF COURSE, IS THE STRONG PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'RE BUILDING WITH ACADEMIC SERVICES AND

137ENSURING THAT OUR SCHOOL LEADERS, TEACHERS THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, AS WE ALWAYS SAY, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE STUDENTS FIRST. AND GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM IS WHERE KIDS ARE EITHER BEING SERVED OR OUR GOAL IS FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THEIR NEEDS MET WHENEVER POSSIBLE IN THAT CONTEXT. SO THE PARTNERSHIPS WITH ACADEMIC SERVICES THROUGH -- AND OUR TRANSFORMATION NETWORK, THROUGH THE WALK-THROUGHS, THE LEAD MEETINGS, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE LEVEL OF CONVERSATION THAT IS EMERGING WITH OUR SCHOOL LEADERS. REALLY SEEKING TO FIND THOSE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO REALLY CLOSE THOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS AND LEARNING GAPS THAT, YES, HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY COVID ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE. BUT, OF COURSE, FOR OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, THERE'S GOING TO BE A BIGGER IMPACT. WE ALSO FACE THE SAME STAFF SHORTAGES. I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL

138AWARE. THAT IS A BIG ISSUE AND THE STAFF MORALE, AS THEY ARE REALLY STRETCHED THIN RIGHT NOW TO COVER NEEDS. I KNOW MEMBER VAUGHN, ONE OF THE SPECIFIC AREAS THAT WE DISCUSSED THAT IS A CHALLENGE IS OUR EVALUATION TIMELINES. AND THOSE WOULD BE FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE INITIALLY BEING CONSIDERED FOR ELIGIBILITY. WE DO HAVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INNOVATION, KIM BAYS AND HER SHOP, STUDENT SERVICES, WE HAVE PLANS TO REALLY STRENGTHEN OUR OUTREACH TO WORK WITH OUR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS AND OTHER TEAM MEMBERS THAT ARE LEADS FOR EVALUATIONS, TO REALLY HELP LEVERAGE THEIR SUPPORT WHERE IT'S NEEDED. SO MAYBE ONE SCHOOL IS OKAY WHERE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW WITH THEIR NUMBER OF EVALUATIONS, BUT ANOTHER SCHOOL NEEDS A LOT OF SUPPORT. AND SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH OUR CONVERSATIONS, ALSO WITH CTA TO

139TALK ABOUT THE ABILITY FOR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OTHER SCHOOLS, WHERE THEY HAVE THOSE NEEDS AS WE ARE AGAIN COMING OFF OF A DELAY IN SOME OF THOSE EVALUATIONS THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO BE DONE IN THE SAME WAY THEY WOULD HAVE TYPICALLY BEEN DONE WHEN SCHOOL BUILDINGS WERE CLOSED. SO WE HAVE WORKED ON THAT, BUT WE HAVE A PLAN ON THAT. JUST CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE OUR FAMILIES TO REACH OUT TO US. WE'RE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, I SHOULD SAY, WITH OUR ADVOCACY GROUPS, OUR FAMILIES, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED FEEDBACK AS WE IMPROVE OUR SERVICES. AND APPRECIATE ANY OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS WHERE WE ARE WITH EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS MENTIONED LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY, THE DD BILL, WHICH IS EXCITING. YOU ALL PROBABLY KNOW THAT IS -- IT'S ONE

140OF YOUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES TO HAVE DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY, WHICH STARTS WITH OUR PRE-K STUDENTS. FEDERAL LAW ALLOWS THAT TO STAY TILL AGE 9 SO THAT KIDS DON'T HAVE A GAP IN SERVICES. WHEN WE START KINDERGARTEN RIGHT NOW, THE CURRENT STATUTE, ALL SERVICES END UNDER DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY RIGHT BEFORE -- THE DAY BEFORE THEY TURN SIX. THAT COULD BE THE FOURTH WEEK OF SCHOOL. MANY OF THOSE STUDENTS MAY NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANOTHER AREA BECAUSE THEY ARE SO YOUNG. THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF KINDERGARTEN OR KINDERGARTEN IN GENERAL IS NOT A TIME THAT MANY ELIGIBILITIES CAN BE APPROPRIATE FOR STUDENTS. SO DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY, THE FLEXIBILITY TO HAVE THAT BE ALLOWED IS GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL THING. IT PASSED THE FIRST SENATE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY. IT'S BEEN CARRIED IN THE HOUSE. THEY HAVEN'T SCHEDULED IT YET. SO WE'VE GOT

141TO KEEP OUR EYES ON. KRISTIN DAVIS IS WATCHING TO MAKE SURE IT GETS SCHEDULED IN THE HOUSE, GETS HEARD IN THE HOUSE AND WE HOPE THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WILL PASS AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR SUPPORTING THAT GOOD BILL. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, DR. TIRADO. MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU. I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU BROUGHT UP THESE SUBJECTS. CERTAINLY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND RECRUITMENT IS SO IMPORTANT. I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT, ONE, THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR BEING REALLY LASER FOCUSED ON THIS. YES, IT IS A NATIONAL CRISIS, BUT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT SO MUCH, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE A LOT OF THESE ACTION STEPS STARTING TO COME TO FRUITION, BOTH AT THE SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM. DR. WHELAN WAS OUT AT THE EARLY

142CHILDHOOD LITERACY FAIR TWO WEEKENDS AGO WITH HER STAFF. HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES CAME THROUGH THAT FAIR. SHE WAS SHARING WITH THEM ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND WE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK AND APPLICATIONS. I'M REALLY -- DIDN'T THINK OF THE FAIR AS BEING PART OF -- YOU KNOW, PART OF THAT EFFORT, BUT I'M SUPEREXCITED THAT IT WAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT THE NEXT FEW FAIRS. BUT ALSO, SHAY McGRAY, YOU SHARED HOW YOU'RE BUILDING THE PIPELINE OF FUTURE TEACHERS. BEING SOMEBODY WHO WORKED IN THAT SPACE AND THAT WORLD FOR OVER 16 YEARS, I GOT REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY TOO MUCH BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S COMING TO THE BOARD AND MR. PORTER WILL SLAP MY HAND, BUT ANYWAY. ALSO AROUND PRE-K ESE,

143I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HOW THIS BILL IS MOVING THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE BECAUSE, AGAIN, MY CAREER FROM WHEN I BEGAN AS A TEACHER AND OVER MY 26, 27 YEAR CAREER WAS ALL IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. THOSE EARLY YEARS, AS YOU KNOW, MY HEART IS IN THOSE EARLY YEARS. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF WE MAKE A BIGGER INVESTMENT IN THOSE EARLY YEARS, WE WILL NOT HAVE THE OVERREPRESENTATION OF STUDENTS LATER ON THAT THEY WILL HAVE THEIR SERVICES AND THEY WILL NOT REQUIRE A SPECIAL ED SERVICE. AND IT JUST HAS A LOT OF IMPLICATIONS AND RIPPLE EFFECT. SO THE FACT THAT STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO POTENTIALLY, IF THEY ENTER IN KINDERGARTEN AND HAVE THAT CONTINUITY OF SERVICES, I MEAN, THAT IS A GAME CHANGER FOR THEIR SUCCESS IN K-12 EDUCATION AND BEYOND. AND IT ALSO IS A

144GAME CHANGER FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE GOING TO FEEL SUPPORTED BECAUSE THAT'S A VERY -- YOU KNOW, THAT'S A VERY DELICATE TIME OF TRANSITION. THEIR BABIES ARE NOW COMING INTO OUR SCHOOLS, AND IT'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE, AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. NOW THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL NOW BE HEARD. C 4.01A, C 4.02, C 6.02, C 6.03, C 6.06, C 6.08, C 6.16. C 10.01, C 10.02, C 10.03, C 10.04, C 12.01, AND C 12072. WE WILL NOW DISCUSS THE APPROVAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: THIS IS A 4.01A IS TO BRING ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD SO THE BOARD HAS A FULL SNAPSHOT OF ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS, POSITIONS, THE WORK SITES, THE

145EFFECTIVE DATE AND WHERE THEY ARE TRANSFERRING FROM. JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. LEAVE IT AT THAT. Nadia Combs: I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 4.01A. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER HAHN AND A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. MEMBER VAUGHN PULLED THIS ITEM, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR A COMMENT? Jessica Vaughn: I DO, THANK YOU. YES, I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD IF WE EVER SEE SOME NEW POSITIONS ON THIS TRANSFER LIST JUST TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT. I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE LAST ONE, THE COORDINATOR POSITION, AND WORKING WITH STAFF, I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A TEMPORARY POSITION WHERE WE'RE USING ESSER FUNDING THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATED FOR SEARCHING FOR AND FINDING SOME OF OUR LOST STUDENTS. I WANTED TO CLARIFY,

146AS I MENTIONED, WHEN PEOPLE LOOK THROUGH, WE ALWAYS HAVE CONVERSATIONS, ARE WE HEAVY AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE? ARE WE HEAVY AT ROSSAC? ARE WE CREATING NEW POSITIONS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM? COULD YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS POSITION, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, MS. VAUGHN, THIS IS A POSITION THAT HAS BEEN CARVED OUT THROUGH OUR ESSER II GRANT. AS YOU KNOW, THERE HAVE BEEN CATEGORICALS THAT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THROUGH ASSURANCES, AND IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. TO DATE, I THINK WE HAVE AROUND 2,000 STUDENTS THAT ARE OF AGE THAT HAVE NOT TRANSITIONED INTO AN EDUCATIONAL

147SETTING, SO BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE LOCATION OF EVERY ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE CERTAIN THAT THEY ARE INVOLVED WITH EDUCATION IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. SO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS BE ABLE TO CAPTURE INFORMATION, CAPTURE DATA, BE ABLE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH SOCIAL WORKERS AND OUR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO VALIDATE AND REPORT BACK THE ASSURANCES RELATED TO THE ESSER GRANT. THIS IS A TEMPORARY POSITION. VERY CLEAR WITH ALL THE APPLICANTS INTERVIEWED IN THIS PROCESS THAT THIS IS ONLY A TWO-YEAR STINT. AFTER THE TWO YEARS, THIS POSITION WILL BE CLOSED. AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME, WE HOPE THAT COVID AND THE IMPACT WILL TRANSITION OUT. IT MIRRORS THE SAME DURATION OF ESSER WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY WITHIN THE ACTUAL AWARD OF THE GRANT. BUT THIS IS A POSITION

148TO BE ABLE TO COORDINATE ALL THOSE EFFORTS. I'LL TRANSITION TO MRS. BAYS TO GO FURTHER INTO THAT. Kim Bays: YES, SIR, THANK YOU. WHEN WE FIRST LEARNED ABOUT THIS GRANT, THE NON-ENROLLMENT ASSISTANT GRANT WE HAD AT THAT TIME 11,000 STUDENTS UNACCOUNTED FOR. SINCE THAT TIME BECAUSE OF THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF THE DISTRICT STAFF AND THE SCHOOL LEADERS, WE HAVE MANAGED TO LOCATE 9,000 OF THOSE STUDENTS. WHEN WE FIRST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS WITH THOSE 11,000 MISSING STUDENTS WE WERE ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIX POSITIONS. WE WANTED TO HAVE A COUNSELOR, A NURSE, A PARENT LIAISON, A SECURITY GUARD, IN ADDITION TO A COORDINATOR AND DATA PROCESSOR. WITH 11,000 MISSING STUDENTS WE FIGURED WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE ALL THOSE SUPPORTS IN PLACE. SINCE WE HAVE FORTUNATELY LOCATED 9,000 OF THEM, WE NOW ONLY FEEL WE

149REALLY ONLY NEED THE DATA PROCESSOR AND THE COORDINATOR TO EXTEND ALL OF THE BENEFITS TO STUDENTS TO FIND THE CAUSATION FOR WHY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ATTENDING TO HELP SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND TO TRACK EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE DOING IN LOCATING AND SUPPORTING THEM. Jessica Vaughn: I HAD ONE MORE QUESTION. WHEN WE WERE TALKING EARLIER, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS ESSER MONEY AND NOT COMING OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND WE ESTIMATED THAT EVEN IF WE FOUND TEN STUDENTS, THAT IT WOULD PAY FOR ITSELF. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN AND SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. AND MS. BAYS. PLEASE NOW VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THE VOTE IS UNANIMOUS. WE WILL MOVE ON TO 4.02, REORGANIZATION OF THE STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS

150ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, MRS. HALL ARRIVED TO DRIVE FOOD AND NUTRITION. AND IN THAT PROCESS, WE KNOW THAT EVERY LEADER COMES IN, THEY WANT IT DOES THE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY ASSESS THE CURRENT ORGANIZATION TO MAKE PARTICULAR CHANGES. DUE TO COVID AND THE RESPONDING SO QUICKLY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT OUR STUDENTS HAD THE ESSENTIAL, MRS. HALL DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AND CREATE CHANGE IN THE REORGANIZATION TO ENSURE THAT HER DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO BE EFFICIENT AND EFFICIENT AND COORDINATED ALONG THE WAY. THIS JUST IS A NUMBER OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN UPDATED IN THE REORG AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. AS YOU CAN SEE, SOME OF THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 1987. AND JUST BEING

151ABLE TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THESE DESCRIPTORS TO CLEAN THEM UP AND REALLY ALIGN THEM FOR, YOU KNOW, THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN WHICH THEY ARE WORKING EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO THIS DOES NOT IMPACT GENERAL FUND IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, AND THIS IS OVERALL, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT, IT'S AN ADDITIONAL $2,200 TO THE ORGANIZATION. AND THIS IS ALL OUT OF -- WILL BE PAID OUT OF FOOD AND NUTRITION FEDERAL DOLLARS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 4.02. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR A COMMENT? Jessica Vaughn: YES, THANK YOU. YOU GUYS DID SUCH A GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING THIS TO US

152AND REALLY GOING THROUGH THIS REORGANIZATION. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT BECAUSE YOU DID SUCH A NICE JOB, THIS DOESN'T PUT ANYONE IN JEOPARDY OF LOSING THEIR JOB. I KNOW YOU SAID WHEN PEOPLE SEE THIS SORT OF REORGANIZATION, THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IS JOB LOSSES. AND I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, AS WE SPOKE ABOUT, THAT NO ONE IS GOING TO LOSE THEIR JOB UNDER THIS REORGANIZATION. IT'S REALLY JUST TO CLEAN UP AND MAYBE OFFER MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH LATER ON. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THOSE ARE THE ONLY COMMENTS I WANTED TO MAKE. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. 4.02 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS 6.02, AGREEMENTS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE COMMUNITY BASED TRAINING (CBT) SITES TO PROVIDE TRAINING

153EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THIS IS AN AGREEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING WITH OUR COMMUNITY-BASED TRAINING SITES. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SITES THAT HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ORGANIZATION TO REALLY HELP OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE DISABILITIES TO BE ABLE TO BE EXPOSED TO FUTURE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND HAVE PRE-LEVEL SKILLS. THIS IDENTIFIED 90 STUDENTS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT WILL BE ABLE TO WORK AT SEVEN SITES. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT PREEMPLOYMENT SKILLS, TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT HOW THEY INTERACT, BE ABLE TO LOOK AT ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, CLERICAL SKILLS, SALES, DECK RATING, EVENT PLANNING SUPPORT, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO GET INTO THE COMMUNITY AND BE ABLE TO TRANSITION TO POSTSECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR

154COMMUNITY. SO THIS IS PAID OUT OF IDEA FUNDS, WHICH ARE FEDERAL FUNDS AND THIS WILL PAY FOR TRANSPORTATION AND STAFF TO HELP OUR STUDENTS BE SUCCESSFUL. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 6.02. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VAUGHN AND A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENT? Jessica Vaughn: YES, THANK YOU. I JUST REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS. I THINK IT'S AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO GET THE JOB SKILLS. I ALSO WANTED PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY IN CASE YOU HAVE A STUDENT WITH DISABILITIES WHO YOU WANT TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET SOME JOB PREPARATION, AND MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC KNEW THAT WE ARE OFFER THIS, THAT

155WE PARTNER, AND THAT THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES TO LEARN THESE SKILLS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND THE VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS 6.03, BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2021. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, WILL YOU HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THIS IS OUR BUDGET AMENDMENT IN ENDING PERIOD OCTOBER 31. TRANSITION TO MRS. JOHNSON, OUR CFO, TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM. Ro Johnson: GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND CO-CHAIR. CONGRATULATIONS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT. MS. GARCIA WILL BE PRESENTING -- OUR BUDGET MANAGER WILL BE PRESENTING THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE MONTH ENDING OCTOBER. IT WILL BE A BRIEF PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. THE MONTHLY FINANCIALS PERIOD ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2021 HAD VERY LITTLE ACTIVITY. AS YOU CAN SEE,

156COLUMN A, WHICH IS THE ADOPTED BUDGET FROM SEPTEMBER 9, 2021, THE COLUMN B IS THE BUDGET ON SEPTEMBER 30th, 2021. COLUMN C IS THE CURRENT BUDGET, AND COLUMN D ARE THE CHANGES. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S VERY LITTLE CHANGES TO THE BUDGET IN COLUMN D. COLUMN E, WHICH IS THE ACTUALS, THE EXPENDITURES CONTINUE TO EXCEED THE REVENUE, WHICH GIVES US AN ENDING FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF OCTOBER OF $30.2 MILLION. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MS. GARCIA. I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT YOU WERE DONE. I'D BE GLAD TO BE DONE. THE CASH FLOW SHOW AT THE END OF OCTOBER, CASH BALANCE OF 78.1, AND AT THE END OF JUNE, WE PROJECTED TO HAVE A CASH BALANCE OF 81.4, WHICH IS A POSITIVE BALANCE FOR EVERY MONTH. THE BELL CURVE SHOWS THE TRAJECTORY OF THE CASH BALANCE

15778.1, MONTH OF OCTOBER IS OUR LOWEST CASH BALANCE AND THE MONTH OF DECEMBER IS OUR HIGHEST. THAT'S WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS ARE RECEIVED AT THE END OF THE YEAR WE PROJECT TO HAVE THE 81.4. YOU CAN SEE HOW IT TAPERS DOWN. THE FUND BALANCE PROJECTIONS, AT THE END OF OCTOBER, WE HAD 30.2 ENDING FUND BALANCE AND AT THE END OF JUNE, WE PROJECT TO HAVE 57.4 FUND BALANCE IF NOTHING CHANGES, IF WE DO NOT GET ADDITIONAL REVENUE OR WE DO NOT REDUCE EXPENDITURES. IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN WE WILL END UP WITH UNRESTRICTED OF $17.8 MILLION, WHICH IS A 1.2% FUND BALANCE, WHICH IS LESS THAN THE 2% REQUIRED STATE. IN ORDER TO GET THE 2% UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE, WE WOULD NEED A $30.5 MILLION UNRESTRICTED FOR 3%, WE WOULD

158NEED 45.8 UNRESTRICTED. AND TO GET A 5%, WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE 76.4. THIS IS ON TOP OF THE CATEGORICAL AND THE INVENTORIES. THE END. ANY QUESTIONS? Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MS. GARCIA. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? LET'S GO AHEAD, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 6.03. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY. I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER VAUGHN. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MEMBER VAUGHN? Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR PATIENTLY SITTING WITH ME AS I GO THROUGH EACH AND EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENT. I ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS. MY QUESTIONS AREN'T ABOUT THESE SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS BECAUSE YOU ADDRESSED A LOT OF THEM DURING OUR MEETING, BUT I

159WANTED TO CLARIFY ONE THING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. WE'VE REPEATEDLY TALKED ABOUT ONCE THE ESSER MONEY IS GONE, THE DRAMATIC SHORTFALL THAT WE'RE FACING IN OPERATIONS AS A DISTRICT. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED ALLOCATION OF UPPING THE PERCENTAGE OF THE PER PUPIL ALLOCATION. I THINK IT WAS 230 TO 40 DOLLARS PER PUPIL AND IF THAT ACTUALLY PASSES LEGISLATION AND GOES THROUGH, CAN YOU CLARIFY HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT OUR OPERATIONAL SHORTFALL AND OUR BUDGET IN GENERAL ONCE THE ESSER MONEY IS GONE. Ro Johnson: THAT WOULD BE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR REVENUES GENERATED. INCREASED ON STUDENT BASED ON OUR TOTAL STUDENT COUNT OF 186,000 KIDS THAT WOULD GIVE US ADDITIONAL REVENUE OF 55 MILLION. OVERALL OPERATIONAL DEFICIT RIGHT NOW IS 71 MILLION. SO THAT WOULD REDUCE OPERATIONAL DEFICIT BY $55 MILLION. Jessica Vaughn: WOULD

160IT BE FAIR TO SAY THAT ANYBODY WHO IS CONCERNED ABOUT OUR OPERATIONAL DEFICIT AND ISN'T A PROPONENT OF AN ADDITIONAL TAX REFERENDUM, IT WOULD BEHOOVE THEM TO CONTACT THE GOVERNOR OR THE STATE LEGISLATION AND LET THEM KNOW HOW IMPORTANT UPPING THIS FUNDING IS TO OUR DISTRICT AND HOW CRUCIAL IT IS FOR OUR STUDENT SUCCESS. Ro Johnson: YES. HOPEFULLY THIS BILL PASS, IF THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSED THE BILL FOR FUTURE OF OUR STUDENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 22-23. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: SO, YOU KNOW, I HATE TO SAY YES OR NO, SO LET'S DO A YES OR NO. IN YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE BUDGET, AND SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, IS THE AMOUNT OF MONIES AFTER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, ESSER III, I KNOW WE HAVE TWO-THIRDS OF IT, WHEN THAT

161IS FINISHED, CAN WE SUSTAIN FIDUCIARILY-WISE THIS DISTRICT AND ALL ITS NEEDS AND SERVICES AND INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS, CAN WE SUSTAIN THIS DISTRICT WITHOUT GOING OUT FOR A REFERENDUM OR A MILLAGE, AN INCREASE OF MILLAGE? Addison Davis: I WOULD SAY WITHOUT -- WITHOUT ADDITIONAL MONEY BEING PLACED ON THE BASIC STUDENT ALLOCATION AND TO HELP US WITH THAT AS THE GOVERNOR PROPOSED, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO NEED ADDITIONAL REVENUE. SORRY IT'S NOT A YES OR NO, IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADVOCATE THROUGH LOCAL LEGISLATION TO BE ABLE TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND THAT WILL ALLOW US, 50 PLUS MILLION DOLLARS WILL HELP US TREMENDOUSLY. IF THAT GOES THROUGH, THEN WE'LL BE IN A GOOD PLACE. HOWEVER, IF IT DOESN'T, WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND FIGURE OUT WHAT

162WE CONTINUE TO DO TO FIND ADDITIONAL REVENUE STREAMS. Lynn Gray: I THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HEAR TONIGHT, GRANTS, REALLY GREAT ONES. WASHINGTON, D.C. IS AN EXAMPLE. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW THAT WITHOUT THE GRANTS -- GRANTS ARE TEMPORARY. AND THEY COME AND THEY GO AND THEY GET USED AND CERTAIN PROGRAMS ARE STARTED AND THEN THEY START AND THEN THEY HAVE TO END AND ALL THAT. SO WE REALLY WANT TO GO TO A SUSTAINABLE FLOW OF MONEY, AND THAT'S THE REASON FOR MY QUESTION. NEVER FEEL, MS. JOHNSON, SUSAN GARCIA, THAT YOU CAN'T STATE THOSE TYPES OF PHRASES BECAUSE YOU KNOW VERY MUCH WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. 6.03 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT UP IS

1636.06. SOLE SOURCE OF THE PLATINUM AMBULANCE SIMULATOR. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PROVIDE AN AMBULANCE SIMULATOR AT AAPPRECIATEIO LEVY. FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO BE REALLY INVOLVED IN A SIMULATOR FOR TRAINING STUDENTS IN DISPATCH ALLOWS THEM TO BE ABLE TO REPLICATE TRAUMATIC CARE, OUR PATIENT INTUBATION, LOOKING AT IVs, HANGING FLUIDS AND THE SIMULATOR ROCKS AS IF THEY ARE DRIVING. THIS IS REALLY TO MAKE SURE CERTAIN WE USE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO PUT SOME OF THE STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT IN FRONT OF OUR CHILDREN. WE DO HAVE A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH TAMPA FIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE. AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO USE THIS FACILITY AND THIS EQUIPMENT AS WELL. THIS IS ALL BEING PAID OUT OF $74,000 FROM OUR CARES ACT

164II FEDERAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDS. IT'S ALL LINKED TO BE ABLE TO UPGRADE EQUIPMENT AND WE'RE DOING JUST THAT AT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE 6.06. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER HAHN. AND A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Jessica Vaughn: NO, I JUST APPRECIATE THE SUPERINTENDENT CLARIFYING THAT THIS, AGAIN, IS PART OF ESSER THAT WAS VERY SPECIFIC TO USING EQUIPMENT FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. I THINK THIS IS A FANTASTIC ITEM, BUT AS WE NAVIGATE A LIMITED BUDGET, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE ARE APPROVING THESE ITEMS THE PUBLIC IS VERY CLEAR THIS IS NOTHING THAT COMES OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND. IT'S NOT EVEN A FLEXIBLE ESSERS ACCOUNT.

165IT'S VERY SPECIFIC, AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE MAKING THE DECISIONS ON SOME OF THESE ITEMS. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT WITH THE PUBLIC. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT. WE KNOW THAT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS SO IMPORTANT. AND NOT EVERY CHILD NEEDS TO ATTEND A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NEEDS WE'VE SEEN, THROUGH COVID, THAT WE NEED MORE PEOPLE IN THE MEDICAL FIELD. TAMPA IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING CITIES IN THE COUNTRY, AND THE IDEA THAT WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN, I THINK IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL, EVEN MY OWN CHILD IS LOOKING INTO THIS PROGRAM, SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU

166VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 6.16, PIGGYBACK, WHICH IS TEMPORARY STAFFING SERVICES. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, WILL YOU PLEASE HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THIS IS A PIGGYBACK WITH A TEMPORARY STAFFING SERVICE. AS WE SPOKE ABOUT, BEING ABLE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE HAVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT STAFF WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS, WHETHER IT BE FOOD AND NUTRITION, WHETHER IT BE SUBSTITUTES, WHETHER IT BE CUSTODIAL STAFF MEMBERS, PARAPROFESSIONALS. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIND INDIVIDUALS OR PROACTIVE SOLUTIONS TO BRING MORE INDIVIDUALS TO OUR ORGANIZATION. TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT, JUST LIKE THE KELLY SUBS AGREEMENT, KELLY SUBS IS AROUND, THERE IS A MARKUP BETWEEN A 20 -- I THINK IT'S 26.9% MARKUP WITH KELLY SUBS. THIS IS IN THE SAME BALLPARK RELATED TO A 26 TO 28 PERCENT MARKUP AS WELL TO

167BE ABLE TO RECRUIT INDIVIDUALS. IF WE HAD TO HIRE THESE INDIVIDUALS, WE WOULD BE PAYING BETWEEN 38 TO 43 PERCENT AS WE WOULD HAVE FRINGE BENEFITS CONNECTED TO THAT ADDITIONAL COST. SO JUST BEING VERY CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT WITH THIS. WE'RE TRYING EVERYTHING WE CAN. DR. HAHN MADE ME THINK ABOUT, LOOK AT THE LITERACY FAIRS, BEING ABLE TO PUT OUR HUMAN RESOURCES TEAMS THERE. WE WENT TO A SMALL BUSINESS EXPO THIS WEEKEND AS WELL. WE'RE TRYING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT THERE. SO THIS IS UP TO A $2 MILLION EXPENDITURE THROUGH GENERAL FUNDS, BUT THESE ARE ALL POSITIONS THAT WE HAVEN'T FILLED TO DATE. BE ABLE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE BRING ANOTHER PROACTIVE SOLUTION TO BE ABLE TO HELP AS JOHNNY SPOKE ABOUT THIS EVENING, TO HELP OUR ESPs FEEL

168VALUED. AND THIS IS GOING TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE FILL THE POSITIONS SO THAT WE HAVE A STAFFING, READY TO BE ABLE TO HELP OUR STUDENTS AND HELP THEIR OTHER COLLEAGUES BE SUCCESSFUL. Nadia Combs: I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 6.16. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER HAHN AND A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR A COMMENT? Jessica Vaughn: YES, THANK YOU. AS YOU KNOW, I'M VERY WARY ABOUT THIS. I HAVE RESERVATIONS THAT A STAFFING AGENCY THAT OFFERS LESS IS ABLE TO GET EMPLOYEES WE CAN'T. WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE WE'RE SUPPORTING THE SCHOOLS AND ADDRESSING THE STAFFING CRISIS. I WANT TO REITERATE THAT THIS IS A CONTRACT THAT CAN BE ENDED AT ANY POINT. THERE'S

169NO LONG TERM TO IT. WHAT I WOULD ALSO LIKE IS TO ASK IF WE CAN HAVE IT ON THE SUSPENDED AGENDA AT LEAST QUARTERLY, AN UPDATE ABOUT WHETHER THIS IS ACTUALLY GETTING US MORE EMPLOYEES, IF IT'S IMPACTFUL. IF NOT, WE CAN MAKE A MOTION TO END THIS AND GO BACK TO RECRUITING FULL-TIME. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GET UPDATES ON IT AND THAT IT'S NOT A BINDING CONTRACT. WE CAN VEER AWAY FROM THIS AT ANY TIME. I JUST WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, WE'RE GOING TO BE UNRELENTLESS IN OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS FOR THE DISTRICT AS WELL. IF THIS PROVIDES US A PIPELINE THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS CAN BECOME OUR EMPLOYEES IN 90 DAYS, THAT'S OUR GOAL FROM IT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, DR. WHELAN. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM

170CHAIR. WE ARE VERY KEENLY, VERY AWARE THAT TEMPORARY SERVICES, KELLY SERVICES, ANYTHING THAT COMES IN THE FORM OF A PRIVATIZATION WILL BE PERCEIVED AS THREATENING IN TERMS OF HIRING AND POSSIBLY TAKING JOBS FROM THOSE BUS DRIVERS OR THOSE FOOD SERVICE FOLKS, BUT THIS IS AN EFFORT TO REALLY SUPPLEMENT, AND WE ARE IN EMERGENCY CONDITION. I JUST WANT THE ESP, THE UNIONS TO KNOW THAT SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS AND DR. WHELAN, WE'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO. THAT'S THE ONLY OPTIONS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. AND IT IS AN ATTEMPT TO RELIEVE THE WORKLOAD, AND THAT HOPEFULLY WILL INCREASE THE MORALE BECAUSE EVERYONE IS STRETCHED TO THE MAX. SO MY SINCERE THANKS, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, FOR BEING ECLECTIC, AND DR. WHELAN, AND WE MAY HAVE TO CONTINUE IN THIS VEIN. AT ANY RATE, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO SAY.

171THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 10.01, APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR RIVERVIEW ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, THIS IS APPROVAL FOR THE CONTRACT FOR RIVERVIEW ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL. THIS WAS APPROVED IN JULY 28th OF 2020, AND THIS WAS PROJECTED TO OPEN ON AUGUST 2022. THE LOCATION IS GOING TO BE IN RIVERVIEW. IT'S GOING TO BE GRADES 9 THROUGH 12. THEY ARE GOING TO START OUT THE FIRST YEAR FROM GRADES 9 AND 10th GRADE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE AROUND 350 STUDENTS AND THEN TRANSITION IN THE FIFTH YEAR TO BE ABLE TO HAVE 900 STUDENTS WITHIN THIS SCHOOL. THIS IS A TECHNICAL AGREEMENT THAT THEY QUALIFY FOR FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT. Nadia Combs: I NEED A

172MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 10.01. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER VAUGHN AND A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Jessica Vaughn: I DO, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. FIRST OF ALL, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AS WE'VE BEEN HAVING SO MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS, NOT TO HAVE ANY GO BY ON A CONSENT AGENDA WITHOUT HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT THEM. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY THAT WE -- WELL, THE BOARD HAD APPROVED THIS PREVIOUSLY, SO THIS IS NOT AN APPROVAL FOR THE ACTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL ITSELF. THAT THE CHARTER SCHOOL HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED. THIS IS JUST TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT ITSELF. AND SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ON ALL OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL VOTES THAT WE TAKE EXACTLY WHAT

173WE'RE VOTING ON, WHAT STAGE IT'S AT, WHAT ABILITY WE HAVE AS A BOARD TO VOTE YES OR NO ON THESE ISSUES AND JUST BE VERY CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT WITH THE PUBLIC. I DO SEE HERE THIS IS GOING TO COMPETE WITH SPOTO, RIVERVIEW AND BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH ARE ALL B OR C SCHOOLS. IT'S GOING TO BE COMPETING WITH OUR BRANDON SCHOOLS. I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR TO ANYBODY WHO'S LISTENING. SO THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT, 10.02, APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR BIG BEND ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, WILL YOU PLEASE HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THE APPLICATION FOR BIG BEND ACADEMY FOR MATH AND SCIENCE WAS APPROVED ON MAY THE 15th,

1742018. THEY TOOK A THREE-YEAR DEFERMENT TO OPEN. THEY ARE PLANNING TO OPEN IN AUGUST OF '22. AND THEY ARE ONLY GOING TO OPEN FOR KINDERGARTEN, FIRST. PROJECTED K-5 -- I MEAN, K-8. THE FIRST YEAR IS GOING TO BE KINDERGARTEN. THEY WILL BE LOCATED AT THE RIVERVIEW ACADEMY MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOL FOR ONE YEAR UNTIL THEIR FACILITY IS COMPLETE. THE NEXT YEAR THEY'LL HAVE 54 STUDENTS AND THEN THEY'LL TRANSITION TO BE ABLE TO SERVE IN THEIR FIFTH YEAR 990 STUDENTS IN K-8. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C 10.02. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER VAUGHN, YOU PULLED THIS ITEM, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Jessica Vaughn: I DO. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THIS

175AGAIN AS ANOTHER CONTRACT APPROVAL. IT'S NOT THE FIRST APPROVAL FOR THIS. HOW MANY STUDENTS DOES THIS -- IS THIS -- 990 AFTER FIVE YEARS. SO ROUGHLY, DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY THAT EQUATES TO OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND FOR A SCHOOL THAT IS 990 STUDENTS AFTER FIVE YEARS? Addison Davis: MINIMUM OF $7.6 MILLION. Jessica Vaughn: I WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING AS WE APPROVE THESE CONTRACTS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ANYWHERE FROM 7 TO $10 MILLION OR 5 TO $10 MILLION ON EACH CONTRACT THAT WE APPROVE COMING OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND. THE NEXT QUESTION I HAD IS, I NOTICED THAT A LOT OF THESE CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE GOING IN THE AREA WHERE IN OUR GROWTH PLAN, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT NEEDING MORE SCHOOLS, AND WE HAVE A PLAN TO BUILD MORE SCHOOLS IN THIS AREA,

176BUT WE'RE ALSO APPROVING THESE CHARTER SCHOOLS. SO HOW ARE WE MITIGATING OUR PLANS FOR GROWTH WHILE ALSO APPROVING THESE CHARTER SCHOOLS? BECAUSE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY WE'RE NOT GOING TO NEED THAT, WE'RE APPROVING A FIVE- TO TEN-YEAR PLAN AND ALLOCATING RESOURCES TOWARDS MANAGING THIS GROWTH WHEN WE'RE ALSO APPROVING CHARTER SCHOOLS. HOW ARE WE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE MITIGATING BOTH THE EXPANSION OF CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THE GROWTH THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PLANNING ON ADDRESSING? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, WE KNOW THAT IN THE NEXT 18 -- WE KNOW THAT IN THE NEXT 18 YEARS WE'LL HAVE TO BUILD 15 SCHOOLS. SO IN THAT PROCESS, THE MAJORITY OF THOSE SCHOOLS WILL BE IN THE SOUTH COUNTY AREA. SOME WILL BE IN EAST COUNTY. WE'RE JUST CONTINUING TO FOCUS ON EVERY SINGLE YEAR A COUPLE OF

177YEARS OUT WHAT'S PROJECTED TO BE ABLE TO POP UP FROM WHETHER IT BE A PRIVATE INSTITUTION, WHETHER IT BE A CHARTER SCHOOL, WHETHER IT BE A PUBLIC INSTITUTION, LOOKING AT THE STUDENT STATIONS, AND MAKING ADJUSTMENTS AS WE NEED. SO AS STUDENT STATIONS CONTINUE TO BE OVERFLOW, AND WE SEE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL SCHOOL GOING TO THAT AREA OF A CHARTER SCHOOL, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT A PRIORITY SO WE DON'T OVERBUILD AND HAVE ADDITIONAL STUDENT STATIONS THAT WE DO NOT NEED WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. ARE YOU DONE? MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. MS. JOHNSON, WHEN WE WERE GOING OVER THE BUDGET AMENDMENT, WE DISCUSSED STUDENT NUMBERS, THE ACTUALS, PROJECTED AND

178THEN THE ACTUALS. I THINK WHAT I RECALL IS WE GREW IN OUR NUMBERS AND THE CHARTER SCHOOL NUMBERS DROPPED. AND HOW MUCH REVENUE IS THAT GOING TO GIVE US? Ro Johnson: WHEN WE DID THE BUDGET AMENDMENT, WE LOST 28 MILLION TO McKAY AND FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP WILL BRING THE MONEY BACK TO US. 555,000 MORE REVENUE WHEN WE -- SO THAT 28 MILLION IS COMING BACK. Stacy Hahn: I JUST POINT THAT OUT JUST TO SAY WE'RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT BECAUSE THE NUMBERS ARE MOVING IN OUR DIRECTION NOW. THE CHARTER SCHOOL NUMBERS ARE DROPPING THE ENROLLMENT AND OUR NUMBERS ARE GROWING. I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES WE TALK ABOUT, OH, COMPETITION, AND WHAT WE HAVE TO DO AS A DISTRICT TO GET KIDS BACK. I JUST WANTED TO

179HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING KIDS BACK. AND I THINK THAT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS STAFF AND THE HARD WORK THEY ARE DOING TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY IMPROVE OUR COMPETITIVENESS IN THE MARKET. Addison Davis: I APPRECIATE, DR. HAHN MAKING THAT ANNOUNCEMENT AND MAKING THAT STATEMENT. BECAUSE WE GET KIDS BACK EVERY SINGLE DAY FROM CHARTER SCHOOLS. IT'S ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS. IT'S ABOUT INSTRUCTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. IT'S ABOUT OFFERING EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND STUDENTS WANT TO BE A PART OF IT. THANKS FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE TEAMWORK. IT'S TREMENDOUSLY HARD TO MAKE THAT A REALITY. Stacy Hahn: WELL, THEY ARE DOING GREAT THINGS, AND IT'S SHOWING IN THE DATA. AND IT'S SHOWING UP IN OUR FINANCIALS. SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: SO MY ONLY

180FEAR IS THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS. FOR EXAMPLE, WITH EISENHOWER LOCATED ON BIG BEND, WE KNOW THAT'S A FRAGILE SCHOOL. WE KNOW THAT THE COMPETITION FOR AN ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE WILL PROBABLY PUT EISENHOWER, FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS, WITH LESS POPULATION. NOT UNLIKE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE THIRD IDEA SCHOOL LOCATED IN THONOTOSASSA, WHICH IS NOW SUBTRACTED FROM TWO OF THE NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS, WHICH ARE BOTH IN LOW AMOUNT OF STUDENTS. I THINK ALSO, AND I'M JUST SAYING IN GENERALISTIC TERMS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT AN EVEN TRADE, NO MATTER HOW THIN YOU SLICE IT. WE SAY THAT, OH, WE'RE LOSING SO AND SO BUT GAINING SO AND SO. THE TRUTH IS THE FUTURE OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS AT A VERY DANGEROUS POINT. AND I LOOK AT IT AS THE FUTURE OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHENEVER WE

181LOOK AT THIS WHOLE SCHEME OF THINGS. AND THE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE I WILL SAY YES ON THIS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. THERE'S ONE OTHER THAT I WILL SAY SOMETHING ELSE, BECAUSE I DO HAVE A CHOICE, BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M NOT REALLY -- I'M NOT THRILLED AT THE CHARTER SCHOOL MOVEMENT. I'M ESPECIALLY NOT THRILLED WITH THE FRANCHISING GOING ON, THE LACK OF OVERSIGHT, THE LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY. WHEN WE GET TO THE NEXT SCHOOL, THE LACK OF ESE, THE LACK OF GIFTED. THE LACK OF HIGH NEEDS, PAYING ATTENTION TO OUR HIGH NEEDS KIDS. SO WHILE I WILL SAY YES TO THIS, JUST FOR THE RECORD, I DEFINITELY THINK IT'S GOING TO END SOME OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT ARE NEARBY. AND THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, FOR MAKING THE NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS ECLECTIC, BUT, BOY,

182IT'S GOING TO TAKE ONE HECK OF A MOVEMENT TO GET SCHOOLS LIKE EISENHOWER TO BE THE WINNING SCHOOL VERSUS THIS. SO THAT'S MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN -- I MEAN, MEMBER GRAY. AND I WANT TO ECHO A LOT OF THE SAME SENTIMENTS THAT MEMBER GRAY AND MEMBER VAUGHN HAD. THE OTHER BIG CONCERN FOR ME AS WE GROW IS REALLY THE SAFETY OF THE SOUTH COUNTY. MANY OF THOSE CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE NOT SHELTERS, AND WE KNOW WITH THE EXPANSION AND THE GROWTH, TAMPA IS ONE OF THE LARGEST GROWING AREAS, ESPECIALLY SOUTH COUNTY. SO WHEN WE DO HAVE AN EMERGENCY, AND MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS NEED THOSE SHELTERS. THEY EXPECT THOSE SHELTERS. SO IF SOMETHING OCCURRED, IF A CATASTROPHIC EVENT WAS OCCURRING, THOSE SHELTERS WOULD NO LONGER BE IN

183PLACE. I DON'T THINK MANY PEOPLE REALIZE THE ROLE THAT SCHOOLS PLAY BEYOND EDUCATING, BUT ALSO JUST THAT MANY OF THESE CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE NOT EQUIPPED FOR SHELTERS AND ARE NOT MADE FOR SHELTERS. IS THAT CORRECT, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. WE KNOW THAT ONE THING WE DO WELL IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, PARTNERSHIP WITH BOCC, WE IDENTIFY SCHOOLS THAT ARE SHELTERS, AND THEY HELP PARTNERSHIP WITH PAYING FOR THAT. WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF SHELTERS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MAKE ACCESSIBILITY DURING ANY TYPE OF EMERGENCY. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE OPEN MORE AND MORE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN SOUTH COUNTY AND HOW THAT IMPACT NOT JUST CHILDREN, BUT IT IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL. THANK YOU. WITH NO MORE COMMENTS, PLEASE

184VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THIS ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS 10.04, APPROVE OF THE CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR INDEPENDENCE ACADEMY. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. 10.04 APPROVE RENEWAL OF INDEPENDENCE ACADEMY. THIRD RENEWAL. THEY ARE LOCATED IN DOVER. 2019 WAS THE LAST TIME THEY OBTAINED A SCHOOL GRADE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THEY HAVE A AGREED OF A B SCHOOL. THEY SERVE OVER 900 STUDENTS FROM K-9. AND THEY OPENED UP IN 2007. JUST BRINGING THAT THIRD RENEWAL BACK TO THE BOARD. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 10.04. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY AND I HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER WASHINGTON. MEMBER VAUGHN, WE BOTH PULLED THIS ITEM, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? Jessica Vaughn: I JUST WANTED TO

185CLARIFY. SO THIS IS NOT A CONTRACT, JUST A FIRST CONTRACT AFTER SOMETHING WE'VE APPROVED. THIS IS A RENEWAL FOR A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT'S ALREADY BEEN THERE. AND IS IT SERVING 900 STUDENTS RIGHT NOW? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, SERVING 900 STUDENTS. THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS IN 2007. AND THIS IS A FIVE-YEAR. THEY ASKED FOR A FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION. Jessica Vaughn: THESE ARE THE OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE AREA, BAILEY, DOVER ELEMENTARY, BURNETT AND TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL. Addison Davis: THAT IS CORRECT. Jessica Vaughn: THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: MEMBER GRAY. I'M SORRY. MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: I THINK WE HIT IT AT THE SAME TIME. ARE -- THESE ARE IN SOUTH COUNTY, WHAT -- WHAT'S THE CAPACITY OF THESE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT ARE LISTED? Addison Davis: I'LL HAVE

186TO GET THAT FOR YOU. WE CAN LOOK THAT UP AND I'LL GET THEM TO YOU. Stacy Hahn: I WAS JUST CURIOUS. CAPACITY IS SUCH AN ISSUE IN SOUTH COUNTY. I WAS CURIOUS AS TO WHY MAYBE PARENTS MIGHT BE ATTRACTED TO THE SCHOOL VERSUS OUR SCHOOLS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAS TO DO WITH OVERCROWDING OR NOT. BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: IN THIS CASE, I HAVE A CONCERN, A FEW CONCERNS. THE DEMOGRAPHICS. I GUESS IF WE LOOK AT EQUITY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUSIVE OF CHARTER SCHOOLS, HAVE A DEMOGRAPHIC THAT'S REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR POPULATION. SADLY, WHEN I LOOK AT THE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES 7.2%, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS,

1872.6%. AFRICAN AMERICAN, BLACK, 4%. MAJORITY 69.9% WHITE. SMALL PERCENTAGE OF HISPANIC, ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN THE ESE, WHICH SHOULD MAKE SENSE, 20.2%. DID NOT REALLY CHANGE MUCH. THIS IS 2018. 2019, STILL, THOSE DEMOGRAPHICS ARE NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR SCHOOLS, CERTAINLY NOT IN DOVER. AND I AM TROUBLED THAT WE ARE APPROVING A RENEWAL OF A SCHOOL THAT HASN'T MOVED THE NEEDLE OF EQUITY ONE SINGLE SOLITARY BIT -- EXCUSE ME, THE HISPANIC WENT UP FOR 2%. FROM 20% TO 22%. I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT I HAVE ANECDOTAL REPORTS FROM THE FEEDER SCHOOLS THAT THESE KIDS GOING TO THIS SCHOOL ARE NOT ACADEMICALLY PREPARED, AND I WAS OUT THERE NOT LONG AGO. THAT'S JUST ANECDOTAL. BUT ALSO, THE OTHER PROBLEM I SEE, AND THIS IS ACTUALLY MARKED ON THE SURVEY OR ON THE GRADING REPORT IS THE

188LACK OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH, LACK OF COMMUNITY TO ME SOUNDS -- WELL, IT IS -- WE HEAR IT FROM OUR OWN SCHOOLS, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON IT. I'D LIKE TO KNOW, AND I KNOW CINZIA IS NOT HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO IMPROVE WHAT THEY LACK IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH, BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING THE VERY POPULATION DOVER, THERE'S A LOT OF MIGRANT, HISPANIC, THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SAY TO EVERYBODY IN THIS NATION WE HAVE TO HAVE SCHOOLS THAT REPRESENT THE POPULATION WHICH THEY SERVE? AND THIS DOES NOT. SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SAY NO TO THIS RENEWAL, AND THAT'S WHERE I STAND. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER WASHINGTON. Henry "Shake" Washington: I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY

189TO GO VISIT THE SCHOOL. THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH OUT THERE, IT'S LIKE NOT ANY COMMUNITIES OR HOUSES AROUND THAT SCHOOL TOO MUCH. SO A LOT OF THOSE KIDS COME FROM OTHER AREAS, BECAUSE I WAS OUT THERE. I WENT OUT THERE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR TWO A MONTH OR TWO AGO TO VISIT. SO I GUESS WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AROUND IN THAT AREA, AND THEY HAVE LIKE IT'S NOT IN THEIR HOMES AROUND IN THAT AREA. SO THOSE KIDS COME FROM ALL AROUND IN THAT AREA. THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY HOUSES AROUND THIS WHERE THEY COME FROM, LIKE YOU HAVE A COMMUNITY SCHOOL LIKE MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL OR A SCHOOL LIKE THAT. IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. I JUST WANTED TO ADD. TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY PORTION OF IT. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER

190WASHINGTON. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: I JUST WANT TO RESPOND. SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, ACTUALLY, MEMBER COMBS AND I WENT OUT TO THIS AREA, DOVER. I VISITED DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON ALMOST A BIWEEKLY BASIS. BUT WE KNOW THAT THE MIGRANT COMMUNITY OUT THERE IS REAL. WE KNOW THAT THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE ATTENTION, AND IF, AGAIN, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, THEN THEY NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB. IF THEY DON'T HAVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, YES, THERE'S NOT A WALMART, THERE'S NOT A CVS, BUT MAYBE THEY JUST, IN MY OPINION, THEY HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB. WHERE OUR SCHOOLS ARE, DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THEY HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY BUY-IN. I MEAN THEY HAVE COMMUNITY FOLKS IN THERE. THAT IS RIGHT UP THE BLOCK. SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA. I RESPECTFULLY DO NOT

191AGREE ON THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH. I HAVE ONE SCHOOL THAT DOES A TREMENDOUS JOB AND THEN FOUR MILES AWAY IS INDEPENDENCE, AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY -- THIS IS NOT MADE UP FOR ME. THIS IS RIGHT ON THEIR GRADE, THEIR SCORE. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I CAN'T SPEAK FOR TOMLIN AND BAILEY BUT DOVER AND BURNETT ARE BOTH MY SCHOOLS. AND I'VE BEEN OUT TO BOTH OF THOSE. BURNETT IS NOT AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY NOR IS DOVER ELEMENTARY. BOTH OF THEM ARE VERY INVOLVED WITH THEIR COMMUNITY. THE NEIGHBORHOODS ABUT RIGHT NEXT TO THE ELEMENTARY. THEY ARE VERY ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY. BURNETT IS THE ONE THAT REACHED OUT AND ASKED FOR A SCHOOLWIDE BOOK READ TO SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITY, WHICH THE HILLSBOROUGH EDUCATION SOCIETY FUNDED. BOTH OF THEM ARE

192HEAVILY ACTIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND ABSOLUTELY NOT OVERCROWDED, JUST TO ANSWER SOME OF DR. HAHN'S CONCERNS. I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE OTHER TWO. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. MRS. VAUGHN IS COMPLETELY CORRECT. ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT DR. HAHN ASKED, BAILEY ELEMENTARY IS AT 75% CAPACITY. DOVER ELEMENTARY IS AT 73% CAPACITY. BURNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL IS 59% CAPACITY. AND TOMLIN IS AT 89% CAPACITY. DEFINITELY ROOM AT EVERY ONE OF THE SCHOOLS TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE STUDENT STATIONS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE WE RECRUIT OUR STUDENTS ACTIVELY. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. MR. JIM PORTER. Jim Porter: BOARD MEMBERS, I WILL REMIND YOU, THIS IS A RENEWAL OF AN EXISTING CHARTER CONTRACT. THIS IS GOVERNED BY FLORIDA STATUTES. SO THE CHARTER HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED --

193THE CHARTER ITSELF WAS APPROVED EARLIER. THE IDEA FOR THE SCHOOL AND IT'S BEEN RENEWED. IN ORDER TO NOT RENEW IT, YOU NEED TO TIE IT TO THE STATUTES. I WANT TO READ TO YOU WHAT THE CRITERIA ARE. COMES OUT OF FLORIDA STATUTES FOR NONRENEWAL OF AN EXISTING CHARTER. I'LL READ, AGAIN, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THIS. THE CHARTER SHALL MAKE STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER TO RENEW OR TERMINATE THE CHARTER. SO THIS CHARTER HAS LETTER GRADE OF A B. SPONSOR MAY ALSO CHOOSE NOT TO RENEW OR MAY TERMINATE THE CHARTER IF SPONSOR FINDS THAT ONE OF THE GROUNDS SET FORTH BELOW EXISTS BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE WHICH IS A LEGAL STANDARD. NUMBER ONE, FAILURE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE'S EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AS REQUIRED BY THE

194SECTION OR FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE STATED IN THE CHARTER. NUMBER TWO, FAILURE TO MEET GENERALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF FISCAL MANAGEMENT. NUMBER THREE, MATERIAL VIOLATION OF LAW. OR NUMBER FOUR, OTHER GOOD CAUSE SHOWN. AGAIN, THOSE ARE THE LEGAL STANDARDS THAT YOU HAVE TO SORT OF ASSESS WHETHER TO APPROVE OR RENEW THIS CONTRACT OR NOT. YOU'LL RECALL THAT IN THE PAST, THE BOARD HAS TAKEN A PATH WHERE THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO NOT RENEW AND NOT APPROVE, AND THERE WERE RAMIFICATIONS FROM THE STATE. AND WE WOULD BE FACING THAT AGAIN, AND YOU JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO RENEW THIS YOU NEED TO TIE IT TO A SPECIFIC STATUTE AND BE VERY CLEAR ON THE RECORD WHAT YOU'RE BASING YOUR DECISION ON. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MR. PORTER. I

195HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. ARE WE ABLE TO RENEW TWO YEARS INSTEAD OF FIVE YEARS? Jim Porter: I THINK THE -- Addison Davis: THE ANSWER IS NO BECAUSE THIS IS A MUTUAL AGREEMENT THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CHARTER HAVE TO ENGAGE IN. WE AGREE UPON THE TERMINATION -- OR THE DURATION OF THE RENEWAL. AND THE FIVE YEARS IS THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE INDEPENDENT ACADEMY IN THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT. Nadia Combs: ARE THERE ANY CONSEQUENCES IF THERE'S A MOTION TO JUST PASS IT FOR FIVE YEARS? Addison Davis: I BELIEVE THAT WHEN A WOULD BE YES. Jim Porter: YES. AGAIN, THIS IS A CONTRACT BETWEEN TWO PARTIES. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE VOTING ON TODAY. Nadia Combs: OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. PORTER. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THE MOTION PASSES 4-2 WITH

196MEMBER VAUGHN AND MEMBER GRAY DISSENTING. THANK YOU. VOTING AGAINST IT. CORRECT? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. WE'RE DONE WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. WE WILL NOW BE DISCUSSING THE INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. 10.03, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CHARTER OFFICE ANNUAL REPORT, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THIS IS A REPORT THAT WE BRING TO THE BOARD FOR ALL OF OUR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT SERVE WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF EACH CHARTER THAT IDENTIFIES DEMOGRAPHICS, THEIR FINANCIAL STATUS, DISTRICT COMPARISON, THEIR OVERALL ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, LOOKING AT THEIR SCHOOL INFORMATION AND LOOKING AT THEIR CONFIGURATION, IF THEY HAVE ANY PARTICULAR TITLE STATUS OR ANY SERVICES THAT THEY OFFER. AND JUST BRING AN OVERVIEW SO THAT OUR BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY CAN HAVE A ONE-STOP SHOP RELATED TO

197A SNAPSHOT OF EVERY ONE OF THE SCHOOLS. THIS IS REALLY PART -- IT'S NOT STATUTORILY REQUIRED BUT IT IS A PART OF BEST PRACTICES IDENTIFIED BY THE FLORIDA PRINCIPLE STANDARDS FOR AUTHORIZERS. WE ARE AUTHORIZERS OF CHARTER SCHOOLS. SO BRINGING THIS INFORMATION ALONG WITHSIDE DISTRICT COMPARATIVES TO HAVE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? THE NEXT ITEM IS 12.01, FINAL LONG-RANGE SCHOOL PLANNING STUDY. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. IN JULY 27, 2021, WE HAVE A PRELIMINARY FINDING FROM TINDALE-OLIVER. THIS IS THROUGH APPROVED WORK STATEMENT FROM TINDALE-OLIVER, THE BOARD RECEIVED OR WENT OUT FOR RFP FOR GENERAL PLANNING SERVICES. AND WHAT THIS DOES IS REALLY LOOK AT OVERALL GROWTH AND PROJECTED ENROLLMENT, MAINTENANCE NEEDS, CAPACITY NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THEN ONCE AGAIN TALKS ABOUT

198THE GROWTH IN PARTICULAR AREAS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IDENTIFYING 18 SCHOOLS TO BE BUILT IN THE NEXT 15 YEARS, WHERE THOSE PARTICULAR LOCATIONS ARE. AND IT GIVES HEAT MAPS OF THE COUNTY TO IDENTIFY THOSE PARTICULAR LOCATIONS. WE DO KNOW THAT ANNUALLY WE SEE THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IS PROJECTED TO GROW FROM 2021 TO 2045 ON A 1.1 PERCENT, BEING ABLE TO BRING 19,000 NEWCOMERS TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND THEN US BEING REALLY PREPARED FOR THAT LONGEVITY TO BE ABLE TO SCOPE OUT AND IDENTIFY A PLAN FOR BUILD AND HOW WE'LL USE FUNDING TO DO SO. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. THE NEXT ITEM IS 12.02, COLLINS PRE-K-8, EVALUATION OF CONSISTENCY FINDING. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THIS IS ONCE AGAIN NO BOARD ACTION IS NEEDED BUT BEING TRANSPARENT AND VALIDATING OUR

199RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BOCC TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY HOW WE WILL BE EXPANDING AND ADDING AN ADDITION TO COLLINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR 534 NEW INSTRUCTIONAL SEATS, WHICH WILL BRING THEM AT 1,566 STUDENTS RELATED TO THEIR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WE TRANSITION FROM ELEMENTARY TO A K-8. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO BOARD COMMENTS. WE WILL BEGIN WITH MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. SO I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE KEPT ME BUSY THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. TWO WEEKENDS AGO, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER THIS EVENING, WE HAD THE EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY FAIR AT LANIER MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE HAD CLOSE TO 500 CHILDREN ATTEND THE FAIR AND RECEIVE HOME LIBRARIES. THAT INCLUDED FOUR BOOKS AND A PARENT LETTER WITH SOME ACTIVITY IDEAS THAT

200I PROVIDED TO EACH OF THE CHILDREN. WE ALSO HAD A LARGE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO SHARED RESOURCES WITH FAMILIES. WE HAD LIVE MUSIC THAT MADE THE EVENT LOTS OF FUN. I DRESSED UP AS READY FREDDY. KEPT ME WARM. IT WAS A LITTLE CHILLY AND RAINY THAT MORNING. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STAY WARM, I PUT ON THE READY FREDDY COSTUME. AND WE HAD JUST A GREAT, FUN MORNING. AND TO REACH THAT MANY FAMILIES IN A TWO AND A HALF HOUR BLOCK IS A BIG IMPACT AND IT JUST ALWAYS REALLY FILLS MY HEART. I WANTED TO THANK SOME FOLKS WHO REALLY MADE THAT DAY SPECIAL AND POSSIBLE. I HAVE EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY FAIR PLANNING COMMITTEE, AND THEY ALL WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH ME TO MAKE THIS EVENT A REALITY. SO I'D LIKE TO THANK ANN

201MARIE COURTNEY AS WELL AS SHARON O'CONNOR, RAY PAGEANT, MY SECRETARY, LINDA ORTIZ, JOHN BERGMAN, JOHN MILLBURN, SORRY, DEBBIE PEPPY, JULIAN DAVE COLE, MICHELLE ROGERS, ANGELA SCHRHODEN, TRACIEE BERGMAN, AND DANIELA SIMIC AND LAURA CROSS. COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEM. THAT'S FOR SURE. THEY HAVE SUCH PHENOMENAL IDEAS. AND WHAT REALLY MAKES THIS EVENT SO SPECIAL IS NOT ME STANDING THERE WITH BOOKS, BUT REALLY ALL OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT JOINED ME OUT THERE A FEW TIMES A YEAR TO SHARE THEIR RESOURCES AND SHOW THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT TO OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK DUSTIN PA TILLO FROM CASPERS McDONALD'S, THE LIGHTNING FOUNDATION, CHILDREN'S BOARD, EARLY LEARNING COALITION, HILLSBOROUGH ED FOUNDATION, YMCA, BEST THE BOOK BUS, SENIORS IN SERVICE, MY ON, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, EARLY LEARNING, AND FACE,

202THE HAMMER HEAD STEEL DRUMS, TAMPA FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS AND GLAZER VISION. WE HAVE TWO MORE FAIRS PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, AND THOSE WERE JUST THE PARTNERS THAT JOINED US TWO WEEKS AGO. THERE'S PROBABLY ANOTHER FIVE TO TEN PARTNERS THAT WILL BE JOINING US FOR THE OTHER TWO FAIRS. SO I'M REALLY -- SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. PABLO, DID YOU HAVE A LITTLE VIDEO TO SHOW. IT'S LIKE 45 SECONDS. ♪ THAT JUST GIVES YOU A LITTLE TASTE OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE THAT DAY. IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO CHAT WITH THE PARENTS AND THEY ARE ALWAYS EXCITED. MANY OF THEM HAVE VISITED OUR FAIRS MULTIPLE TIMES. YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO GO TO THE PARTICULAR SCHOOL THAT OUR FAIR IS AT. YOU CAN COME FROM ANYWHERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND COME

203OUT TO THE FAIR AND GET SOME BOOKS. EACH CHILD NOT ONLY WENT AWAY WITH MY HOME LIBRARY, BUT MANY OF OUR PARTNERS GIVE OUT BOOKS, REALLY BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL, HARDCOVER BOOKS. THEY PROBABLY AND BUS THE BOOK BUS IS THERE. THEY PROBABLY GO AWAY WITH ABOUT A DOZEN BRAND-NEW BOOKS IN THAT SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AND THEN THE CONTAINER FOR THEIR HOME LIBRARY. SO IT'S A FUN EVENT. LAST WEEK, I ALSO KICKED OFF MY STREAM INITIATIVE, WHICH IS -- I KNOW EVERYONE IS USED TO S.T.E.M. OR S.T.E.A.M. THIS IS STREAM BECAUSE I ADD THE R FOR READING. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, READING, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH. THERE IS A PHOTO. A LITTLE COLLAGE OF THE STUDENTS. THIS WAS DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YMCA HOST, THE TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY AND DR. HOME QUIST JOHNSON WHO PROVIDED THE TRAINING TO

204THE TEACHERS. WE TAUGHT CHILDREN HOW TO PROGRAM ROBOTS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE BOOK, THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. I WANT TO THANK DUSTIN PATILLO FROM CASPERS McDONALD'S. HE CAME OUT. THREE-DAY EVENT, WE CAME OUT ON THE THIRD DAY AND GIFTED EVERY CHILD WITH A HARDCOVER COPY OF THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR BOOK AS WELL AS HAPPY MEALS AND SMILEY FACES. SO THAT WAS VERY GENEROUS OF CASPERS McDONALD'S AND DUSTIN FOR HIS TIME WITH THE KIDS. HE IS JUST SO GREAT WITH THE KIDS. SO I ALSO WANT TO THANK PRINCIPAL SIERRA FOR HOSTING THE EVENT. I'M DOING ANOTHER STREAM EVENT AT CHIARAMONTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE REALLY EXCITING THING IS, THIS WAS JUST GOING TO BE ME KIND OF TRAVELING WITH MY LITTLE S.T.E.M. ROBOT SCHOOL TO SCHOOL. BUT THE YMCA AFTERCOOL

205PROGRAM, THE TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY WHO LENT US THE ROAMERS TO DO THIS EVENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY. AND OUR OWN HOST PROGRAM ARE INTERESTED IN NOW REPLICATING THIS EVENT ACROSS EVERY AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IN OUR DISTRICT. IT WILL REACH THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND THEY CAN DO IT WITH ANY BOOK. I'M JUST SUPEREXCITED ABOUT THAT. THE LAST THING I WAS REALLY FORTUNATE, AND DID YOU PUT THE PICTURE UP, PABLO, OF THE STREAM EVENT? OKAY. AND THEN THE LAST THING, IF YOU'LL JUST INDULGE ME A MOMENT, I ATTENDED THE EXECUTIVE PARTNERSHIP REVIEW FROM myON LAST WEEK. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST myON HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER AROUND MY LITERACY EFFORT. I WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE IMPACT THEY HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY. IT'S THEIR TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. JUST

206TO GIVE YOU A SENSE, THE BOOKS ACCESSED OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS ARE OVER 49 MILLION. THE BOOKS READ ARE OVER 21 MILLION. AND THE TOTAL BOOKS ACCESSED ARE OVER 70 MILLION BOOKS OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS. AND BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITYWIDE ACCESS TO DIGITAL BOOKS, OUR CHILDREN HAVE SEAMLESSLY BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE ACCESSING DIGITAL BOOKS FROM SCHOOL AND HOME. AND SOME OF THE THINGS THEY DO, ESPECIALLY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SPACE, IS THEY SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS, OBVIOUSLY, IN OUR PRE-K PROGRAMS BUT SUPPORT OVER 27 PRIVATE AND COMMUNITY BASED PRESCHOOLS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS TO THE BOCC HEAD START CENTERS, AND THEY DO COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE LITERACY FAIRS. AND WE'VE ALL REALLY SHOWN OUR PASSION AND COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN THE DISTRICT. WITH THE NUMBERS BEING REALLY, UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT

207THEY ARE, WHICH IS 51% OF THE STUDENTS ENTERING OUR KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS ARE NOT SHOWING THAT THEY HAVE KINDERGARTEN READINESS SKILLS. I KNOW I'M TALKING FAST BECAUSE I'M SHORT ON TIME. THIS TYPE OF WORK IS HAVING AN IMPACT ON HELPING THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THE HEAD START CLASSROOMS THAT ARE IN THESE PRIVATE COMMUNITY-BASED PRESCHOOLS GET SOME OF THESE EARLY READING SKILLS, AND THEY ALSO HAVE SUPPORT FOR PARENTS SO THAT WHEN THEY COME TO OUR KINDERGARTENS, THEY ARE KINDERGARTEN READY AND THEY HAVE STRONGER SKILLS. SO THANK YOU TO myON. HAPPY TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY. AND THANK YOU FOR THE EXTRA TIME. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: THERE IS THE PICTURE OF THE EVENT. I'M SORRY. AT ANDERSON. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: AND I WANT TO SAY THANK

208YOU ALSO, BIG APPRECIATION, MEMBER HAHN, FOR YOUR WORK WITH THE LITERACY. I KNOW THAT IT MAKES SUCH A DIFFERENCE, AND YOU'VE PUT A BIG FOOTPRINT ON THAT. EVEN THOUGH I WAS SHUFFLING PAPERS, I WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AS WELL. HERE WE GO. ONE, TWO, THREE. THREE ANNOUNCEMENTS. NOT AS ILLUSTRATIVE AS MEMBER HAHN, BUT I THINK I HAVE ONE ILL LAND USETRATION. FIRST OFF, I WANT TO -- ILL LAND USETRATION. FIRST OFF, BIG SENSE OF GRATITUDE TOWARD THE ROTARY CLUB AND KEVIN BECKNER FOR ESTABLISHING THE FLAGS FOR HILLSBOROUGH HEROES WHICH WAS AT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK EVENT. I KNOW BOST BOARD MEMBERS WENT TO A VETERAN, I THINK A VETERANS PARADE AS WELL. I JUST THINK THIS WAS JUST A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT, EVERY VETERAN EVENT IS SO, SO CRITICAL THAT WE ARE REMINDED OF OUR

209TROOPS ANYTIME WE CAN AND OUR MILITARY. MY NEPHEW, AS I MENTIONED IS A RANGER RIGHT NOW IN ACTIVE SERVICE IN AFGHANISTAN. SO THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME ON A PERSONAL LEVEL. NEXT, BIG-TIME THANK YOU AND SHAKE WASHINGTON, YOU'RE IN THIS LITTLE SPIEL. I WANT TO THANK ALWAYS FRED HERNS, BUT WE KNOW THAT THE THURGOOD MARSHALL CLUB, THANK YOU, MR. CONNOR AND ADDISON DAVIS FOR PROMOTING THIS AND MS. BURKETT. WE WANT THIS TO HAPPEN. IT IS HAPPENING AND A BIG THANK YOU TO NOT ONLY THOSE THREE, BUT ALLISON EDGECOMB, WHO IS REALLY HELPING FORMAT THAT. YOU'VE BEEN SUCH WONDERFUL ADVOCATES FOR THE BLACK HISTORY TASK FORCE, AND IT'S JUST AMAZING WHERE WE'VE GONE. AND I THINK I MENTIONED FRED HERNS, BUT ALSO MEMBER SHAKE WASHINGTON, YOU'RE JOINING THIS HAS BEEN JUST A WONDERFUL ADDITION, AND

210I WANT TO THANK YOU AS WELL FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS. UPCOMING IS THE BIG BRAIN BOWL. THE HAPSBY. THAT IS THE HILLSBOROUGH ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS. THAT'S COMING -- WHAT MONTH IS THAT? IS THAT FEBRUARY? FEBRUARY. AND YOU'LL ALL GET INVITATIONS, AND THAT'S LED BY KEISHA PARHAM. THANK YOU, KEISHA. AND THEN WE HAVE, OH, I HAVE A PICTURE, PABLO, YOU'RE ON IT. HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. I HAVE TO GIVE A LITTLE TALK HERE. SO MELISSA MER GADO AND MONICA VERRA-TIRADO, THIS IS ALSO TIPPING YOUR HAT BECAUSE YOU DO SO MUCH WITH DIVERSITY, BUT ALSO JOIN HANDS WITH LISA PLAKO IN THEIR GREAT GRANTS TEAM, AND THEY HAVE BEEN AWARDED -- CA-CHING, CA-CHING -- $1.7 MILLION FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY. WHAT'S GOING ON IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SPANISH LANGUAGE

211IMMERSION PROGRAM THAT WILL ADDRESS GAPS IN WORLD LANGUAGES AT FOUR DISTRICT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. DAWSON, LANIER, SUMMERFIELD, AND WESTSHORE. I THOUGHT ALSO -- DIDN'T WE HAVE BARRINGTON AS A MIDDLE SCHOOL. I THOUGHT THAT WAS INCLUDED. MAYBE NOT. AT ANY RATE, THIS IS NOT A COMMONALITY OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS ANYWHERE, BUT IT IS OF OURS. A GREAT, GREAT WORK FROM, AGAIN, I JUST THANK LISA PLAKO AND HER GRANT TEAM. BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER WAY OF INTEGRATING THE DEMOGRAPHICS THAT WE HAVE INTO CURRICULUM AND INTO MEANINGFUL CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE FAMILIES AND OUR TEACHERS AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, IMPACT THE WELL-BEING OF OUR HISPANIC STUDENTS. YEAH, HERE IT IS. IT SAYS BARRINGTON AND RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ROBINSON. THANKS. THIS IS -- IS THIS WHAT THE VIDEO LOOKS LIKE, PABLO? I THOUGHT WE HAD SOME PICTURES. BUT

212OKAY. WE'LL TRY TO GET SOME PHOTOS NEXT TIME. OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ENOUGH FOR RIGHT NOW. AGAIN, THE HISPANIC FORUM, I CAN'T THANK ALL THOSE PLAYERS ENOUGH BECAUSE WE ARE REALLY PUTTING TOGETHER A LOT OF GREAT EMBELLISHMENTS, PRIMARY RESOURCES FOR OUR HISPANIC POPULATION TO REACH 50% IN FIVE YEARS. SO YOU GOT TO GET GOING THERE, MS. MONICA VERRA-TIRADO, AS YOU KNOW. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER PEREZ. Karen Perez: THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO KEEP MINE SHORT AND SWEET. I HAVE AN INFECTION, AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO SAY TOO MUCH. I'M GOING TO BE HAVING A CRUCIAL CONVERSATION, THE LACK OF HYGIENE PRODUCTS IN LOW SOCIOECONOMIC AREAS ON FRIDAY, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE VIA THE Facebook LIVE NOVEMBER 19th AT 6 P.M. AND I JUST WANT TO WISH

213EVERYONE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY. THANKSGIVING, BE SAFE. AND ENJOY YOUR FAMILIES. JUST HAVE A NICE TIME OFF. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. MEMBER VAUGHN. Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK MEMBER HAHN FOR HER PASSIONATE WORK AROUND LITERACY. I'M ALSO PASSIONATE ABOUT LITERACY AND IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE THE WORK THAT SHE CONTINUES TO DO TO THAT AND HER DEDICATION. IT'S SO IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR YOUNG STUDENTS. NEXT, I WANT TO KIND OF REITERATE WHAT MEMBER PEREZ HAS SAID AND JUST TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY. ACE ALWAYS DO -- AS I ALWAYS DO THANK OUR STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY, OUR AREAS, OUR AD-- EDUCATORS, OUR ADMINS, OUR STAFF HERE, ALL OF OUR SCHOOL STAFF, EVERYBODY NEEDS THIS BREAK. SO I HOPE THAT EVERYONE HAS A SAFE AND JOYFUL BREAK

214AND GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO RECHARGE. AS WE GO INTO THE HOLIDAY, I HAVE -- I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO TALK ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY. AND IF THERE ARE ANY WAYS TO VOLUNTEER OR GET FOOD TO YOUR LOCAL FOOD BANKS, FEEDING TAMPA BAY, METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES, WHILE MANY OF US ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE FOOD AND SPEND TIME WITH OUR FAMILIES, THERE ARE ALWAYS MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO GO WITHOUT FOOD, SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES TO REACH OUT TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE US AS A DISTRICT TO TALK ABOUT AND ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY GOING FORWARD. AND THEN FINALLY, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING NECESSARILY THAT I WANTED TO END WITH, BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT, I KNOW MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS DON'T LIKE

215ANYTHING SPRUNG ON THEM, SO I'M GOING TO DO A KIND OF INTRODUCTION. PERSONALLY, I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RECENT RISE IN HATE-FILLED AND PERSONAL ATTACKS THAT HAVE BEEN DIRECTED AT PUBLIC OFFICIALS, ESPECIALLY AT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. EVERYONE IN HERE, ALL THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, WE'VE EXPERIENCED THIS, AND WE KNOW IT'S HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AT OTHER SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. WE'VE SEEN THE LEVEL OF VITRIOL GROW ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS WHERE PEOPLE DEVOTE WHOLE PAGES TO HATING PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND SPREADING LIES AND HATE-FILLED MESSAGES. I AM PERSONALLY A STRONG PERSONAL DEFENDER OF THE PERSONAL -- OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF ENGAGEMENT IN OUR BOARD MEETINGS, OF THE PUBLIC ENGAGING WITH US. I THINK WE ARE CIVIL SERVANTS AND THAT'S WHAT WE SIGN UP FOR. I ALSO THINK THAT AS ELECTED OFFICIALS WE HAVE TO DEVELOP

216A THICKER SKIN TO PERSONAL ATTACKS. HOWEVER, THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DENOUNCING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL FOR A VOTE OR A POLICY POSITION AND THEN -- OR ASSAILING THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH ABUSIVE AND THREATENING ATTACKS, MUCH LESS LIES AND PERSONAL ATTACKS. A RECENT HEADLINE IN THE WASHINGTON POST READ DEATH THREATS ONLINE ABUSE POLICE PROTECTION SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FACE A DARK NEW REALITY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THIS BOARD, OUR SUPERINTENDENT, FOR ALL OF US TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST THIS KIND OF UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR. WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN AS ELECTED OFFICIALS TO RESTORE A LEVEL OF CIVILITY IN OUR PUBLIC DISCOURSE. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ITEM PLACED ON OUR NEXT AGENDA TO FORMALLY DENOUNCE THIS GROWING PROBLEM. THEREFORE, I MOVE THAT A PROCLAMATION DENOUNCING ONLINE ABUSE, CYBERBULLYING, PERSONAL ATTACKS, AND

217THREATS AGAINST SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF BE PLACED ON THE NEXT BOARD AGENDA. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN. MEMBER WASHINGTON. Jim Porter: THERE'S A MOTION. IF YOU COULD CLEAR THE BOARD, PABLO. THERE IS A MOTION. IT WOULD REQUIRE A SECOND. SHE'S ASKING THAT AN ITEM BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING, A PROCLAMATION -- SHE READ IT, BUT DENOUNCING BASICALLY CYBERBULLYING AND ATTACKS, AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU WOULD VOTE ON AT THE NEXT MEETING IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HAVING THAT. THERE IS A SECOND BY MS. PEREZ. NOW, IF YOU WANT TO ALLOW DISCUSSION YOU COULD DO THAT AND THEN VOTE ON THE MOTION. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MR. PORTER. MEMBER HAHN HAS A QUESTION. Stacy Hahn: [MICROPHONE NOT ON] Jim Porter: THE VOTE WOULD BE TO PUT IT ON

218THE AGENDA. IT'S NOT A SUBSTANTIVE VOTE. Stacy Hahn: COULD WE SEE A DRAFT OF THE MOTION AHEAD OF TIME? Jim Porter: YES. Nadia Combs: ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. Jim Porter: VOTING FOR THIS DOES NOT COMPEL TO YOU VOTE FOR THE ACTUAL PROCLAMATION AT THE TIME. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR IT TO BE PLACED IN FRONT OF YOU FOR DELIBERATION AND CONSIDERATION. YOU'RE NOT VOTING FOR THAT. YOU'RE JUST VOTING FOR IT TO BE DISCUSSED PUBLICLY. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MR. PORTER, FOR YOUR CLARIFICATION. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN, FOR BRINGING THIS UP. ACTUALLY, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, I DID BRING UP THERE IS A CLEAR AND PRESENT PERHAPS DANGER THAT WE'RE EXPOSED AS BOARD MEMBERS AND OUR STAFF SITTING HERE, THAT THE CYCLE OF ELECTIONS COMING UP AND THERE

219HAVE BEEN THREATS. WE HAVE HAD THAT HAPPEN TO BOARD MEMBERS RIGHT ON THIS DAIS. AND I ALSO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROCLAMATION, I WILL ASK AGAIN FOR MORE SECURITY TO PROTECT. I SAY THE STAFF MEMBERS SITTING RIGHT HERE AND BOARD MEMBERS AND YOURSELF, BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE. IF WE DON'T FACE UP TO THE REALITY NOW, I WOULD HATE FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN AND THEN HAVE TO FACE UP. SO I WILL EXTEND THAT REQUEST AND, OF COURSE, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT. BOARD MEMBERS, I HOPE THAT YOU'LL JOIN IN SAYING WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY TO SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS ON THAT VEIN. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS ARE ON. Jim Porter: TO

220PUT IT ON THE AGENDA. Nadia Combs: IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Jim Porter: IF WE COULD RESTORE MR. WASHINGTON AND CHAIR COMBS TO THE BOARD. THANK YOU. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. MEMBER WASHINGTON. Henry "Shake" Washington: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'VE BEEN TO A LOT OF SCHOOLS. I'M JUST GOING TO DO JUST ONE TONIGHT. IT'S GETTING KIND OF LATE. DO ONE. THIS IS REALLY EXCITING. I KNOW EVERYBODY OUT THERE LOVES IT. I KNOW YOU DO. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY VISIT ROLAND PARK MAGNET SCHOOL. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THE STUDENTS. THEIR ELECTED STUDENT GOVERNMENT. BOY, I TELL YOU, THEY HAVE SOME -- SO I WANTED THEM TO TELL ME ABOUT WHAT DO THEY THINK WE NEED TO DO? AND THEY -- YOU KNOW WHAT THEIR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY WAS? TEACHER

221PAY RAISES. THEY SAY WE WANT TO KNOW WHY TEACHERS ARE NOT MAKING MUCH MONEY. AND WE WENT FROM -- IT WENT FROM THREE TO EIGHT. SO LITTLE GIRL IN THE THIRD GRADE WAS REALLY ADAMANT ABOUT TEACHERS MAKING MONEY. SO I EXPLAINED TO THEM ABOUT THE BSA, THE TEACHERS PAY. SO THIS FRIDAY, I'M GOING BY THE SCHOOL AGAIN. THEY ARE GOING TO WRITE LETTERS TO THE GOVERNOR TO INCREASE TEACHER PAY AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES PAY. THEY ARE REALLY P -- THEY LOVE THEIR TEACHERS. THEY SAID THEY SHOULD BE MAKING MORE MONEY. SO ONE KID SAY, YOU KNOW, THEY SHOULD BE MAKING A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO PUT UP WITH US. SO I GO, YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT, YOU KNOW. I WAS REALLY EXCITED. I ENJOYED -- YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY GOOD WHEN YOU GO VISIT

222A SCHOOL AND LET THE STUDENTS GIVE INPUT OF WHAT THEY THINK. I MEAN, THAT IS THE BEST WAY, WHEN I GO TO A SCHOOL, I WANT TO TALK TO THE STUDENTS, THEN THE TEACHERS, BUT I WANT TO TALK TO THE STUDENTS FIRST. SO I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT THOSE STUDENTS. THEY REALLY, FOR THE WHOLE HOUR, THEY KEPT THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO. WE NEED TO HAVE, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT STUDENTS WHO MISBEHAVE? THEY KNOW. BUT THEY ARE THERE. AND THAT CONSEQUENCE IS NOT VERY GOOD EITHER. THEY HAD SOME HARSH CONSEQUENCES ABOUT WHAT SHOULD BE DONE. BUT I ENJOYED SCOTT WEAVER, THE PRINCIPAL. I STAYED THERE A PERIOD OF TIME. I HAD A GREAT TIME. I WANT TO ADD THAT WE HAD A CHANCE -- WE HAD A CHANCE, SHAY AND I, WE

223WENT TO A REALLY, REALLY NICE SCHOOL. SOMETIMES YOU LOOK AT GRADES. GRADES IS NOT AN INDICATOR OF HOW WELL A SCHOOL IS RUNNING MANY TIMES. THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO GO VISIT THESE SCHOOLS SO YOU CAN SEE HOW HARD TEACHERS ARE WORKING, THE STUDENTS ARE DOING THEIR VERY BEST IN THE SCHOOL TO MAKE IT BE A SUCCESS FOR THE SCHOOL. THEY ARE WELL BEHAVED. NOW, WE DO HAVE SOME THAT'S NOT, AND WE DO HAVE SOME SCHOOLS, BUT MAJORITY, THE SCHOOLS THAT WE GO TO IN THE TRANSFORMATION, THEY ARE REALLY WORKING HARD. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THOSE TEACHERS AS WELL AS THOSE PRINCIPALS AND ADMINISTRATORS AT THE SCHOOL FOR DOING A GREAT JOB. ALSO, I HOPE EVERYONE HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING. Nadia Combs: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEMBER WASHINGTON. JUST A

224COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FOR YOUR FAITH IN ME IN CHOOSING AND VOTING ME AS CHAIR. I AM REALLY HUMBLED, AND MY LIFE WORK HAS BEEN ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND I FEEL VERY, VERY HUMBLED TO BE IN THIS POSITION, AND TO REALLY WORK AND UNITE AND CONTINUE TO UNITE THIS BOARD AND WORK TOWARDS MAKING SURE EVERY CHILD HAS AN OPPORTUNITY IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THAT WE START EARLY AND WE REALLY LOOK AT THE WHOLE CHILD ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION A COUPLE OF THINGS. VETERANS DAY, I JUST HAD SUCH A GREAT EXPERIENCE AT THE VETERANS DAY PARADE AT TOWN N' COUNTRY. I WAS ABLE TO REALLY GO OUT AND SEE MY COMMUNITY

225AND MEET MY COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS VISITING MARY BRYANT. THEY HAD THIS AMAZING VETERANS DAY PRESENTATION WHERE WE HAD SO MANY GRANDFATHERS, FATHERS, UNCLES, BROTHERS, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SO MANY CHILDREN OUT THERE CELEBRATING VETERANS. AND I COULD TELL THAT THEY WERE JUST HAPPY TO HAVE SOME KIND OF NORMALCY IN THEIR LIFE. THAT WAS REALLY AMAZING. A FEW EVENTS, AND I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WE REALLY NEED TO CONTINUE WORKING OUT AND WORKING IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE CEO IN SCHOOLS, I HAD AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH PRINCIPAL ALVAREZ AT ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY, SPENDING THE DAY THERE FROM THE VERY MORNING UNTIL THE RAINY DAY WHEN WE RELEASED THE STUDENTS AND TO SEE ALL THOSE TEACHERS GETTING WET, GETTING THEIR KIDS INTO THE CLASSROOM, IT WAS JUST AMAZING. JUST YOU COULD REALLY SEE A COMMUNITY FEELING THERE. ALSO

226TO THE WESTCHASE GALS, WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT LAST MONTH, THEY ORGANIZED AND SUPPORTED OAK PARK ELEMENTARY, JUST LAST WEEK, WE WENT OUT TO JAMES ELEMENTARY TO SUPPORT THEM WITH SOME NEW BOOKS. ALSO, CARROLLWOOD AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, A CABINET MEETING, I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT 50 OF THEIR MEMBERS. AND THEN FINALLY, YESTERDAY, I WAS WITH VICTOR FERNANDEZ AND FRANK DIAZ, THE PRINCIPAL AT WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WE SPOKE TO ABOUT 150 ELL STUDENTS ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCES, ALL THREE OF US WERE BORN OVERSEAS, AND WE ALL WERE ABLE TO HAVE THE AMERICAN DREAM. SO IT REALLY WAS ABOUT JUST BEING PERSISTENT AND MAKING THOSE GOODIS CHOS. FINALLY, TO LARRY PLANK AND THE DRT TEAM, I WAS ABLE TO GO OUT TO THE SCIENCE OLYMPICS AT MOSI. GREAT TO SEE THAT. GOSH, IT WAS AMAZING. THE

227COMPETITIONS, I PLANNED ON BEING THERE FOR AN HOUR. I ENDED UP SPENDING LIKE TWO AND A HALF HOURS THERE. THE KIDS WERE SO EXCITED ABOUT SCIENCE, AND REALLY HANDS ON, ALL THE WAY FROM KINDERGARTEN TO FIFTH GRADE. WE SAW CHILDREN SO EXCITED, AND THEN KIDS CRYING BECAUSE THEY WERE SO CLOSE TO WINNING TO SEE THE EXCITEMENT OF SCIENCE AND TO US SEE KIDS OUT THERE AND FAMILIES WAS JUST AMAZING. AND FINALLY, THOSE PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME, THANKSGIVING IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE HOLIDAY BECAUSE IT IS REALLY ABOUT GRATITUDE. AND I JUST HOPE THAT EVERYBODY HAS A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING. NO FURTHER COMMENTS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.