001HI. I'M MELISSA SNIVELY, CHAIR OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. I'M STEVE CONA, THE BOARD'S VICE-CHAIR. WE 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. OUR DISTRICT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN AMERICA, AND OUR TEAM IS MADE UP OF MORE THAN 24,000 PEOPLE WORKING AT MORE THAN 245 SITES. 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 HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS TV
002ON SPECTRUM CABLE CHANNEL 365 AND FRONTIER CHANNEL 32. MEETINGS ARE ALSO STREAMED LIVE ON OUR WEBSITE AT HillsboroughSchools.org. CLOSED CAPTIONING IS PROVIDED ON ALL BROADCASTS AND PAST MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE ARCHIVE. AS YOUR ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD, WE'RE 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. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. Melissa Snively: GOOD AFTERNOON. THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF JUNE BEFORE WE HAVE OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER
003SOME COMMENTS AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD STANDS TOGETHER WITH OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES, AND OUR FACULTY, OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN GRIEVING THE TRAGEDY OF THE DEATH OF MR. GEORGE FLOYD. THE PEACEFUL PROTESTS HERE AND ACROSS THE NATION SHOW THE FRUSTRATION AND ANGER THAT EXISTS ABOUT RACIAL INJUSTICE. OUR SCHOOLS ARE DIVERSE PLACES WHERE CHILDREN LEARN A GREAT DEAL ABOUT ACCEPTANCE AND BELONGING. WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO OUR STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE EVERY STUDENT IS TREATED WITH EQUITY. AS WE REFLECT ON WHAT WE WILL ALL INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A BOARD, WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS RACIAL INJUSTICE AND BEGIN HEALING, PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR MR. GEORGE FLOYD AND ALL VICTIMS OF INJUSTICE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] THANK YOU. NOW,
004VICE-CHAIR CONA, CAN YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? Steve Cona: SURE. IF WE COULD ALL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER CONA. WE HAVE A COMMENT BY MEMBER SHAMBURGER. MEMBER SHAMBURGER. Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE KIND WORDS. KEEPING IN THAT SAME VEIN, THE BRUTAL AND TRAGIC DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD AT THE HANDS OF A POLICEMAN WHILE HE WAS PLEADING FOR HIS LIFE HAS AWAKENED A FORCE ACROSS THE GLOBE AND CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED. PEOPLE ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM AND OF ALL RACES HAVE BEEN OUTRAGED AND SICKENED BY THE BARBARIC TREATMENT OF MR. FLOYD AND ARE DETERMINED THAT THINGS NEED TO CHANGE. THE PROTESTS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE SHOWN THAT PEOPLE OF COLOR HAVE BEEN MARGINALIZED, IGNORED,
005DEHUMANIZED AND DEFRANCHISED FOR FAR TOO LONG. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY HAS FAILED THE BLACK COMMUNITY OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND THAT HAS TO STOP NOW. HERE IN TAMPA AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, WE HAVE HAD A LONG DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM THAT HAS BECOME SO NORMAL WE ALWAYS CAN'T SEE IT. THE FIRST STEP IS RECOGNIZING WE HAVE A PROBLEM AND OWNING IT. I THINK YOU WILL AGREE WE HAVE A PROBLEM. WE ALL HAVE TO DO WHAT WE CAN DO WITHIN OUR LANES TO CHANGE THIS TOXIC PARADIGM. I'M PROUD OF THIS SCHOOL BOARD FOR ADOPTING AN AWARD-WINNING EQUITY POLICY, BUT WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO DO. SCHOOLS IN MY DISTRICT ARE CONSTANTLY ON THE LIST OF FAILING AND UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS AND MY COMMUNITY IS SICK AND TIRED OF IT, AND I'M SICK AND TIRED OF BEING
006SICK AND TIRED. THE FUTURE HINGES ON OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSETS -- OUR STUDENTS. WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS KNOW, BELIEVE, AND REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE AN EQUAL AND EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY OF LEARNING AND LIFELONG SUCCESS. WE AS A BOARD AND A DISTRICT HAVE TO SHOW WE ARE COMMITTED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND WE HAVE TO WORK TO ELIMINATE DISPARITIES, EDUCATIONAL BARRIERS, INJUSTICES AND RACISM IN OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR DISTRICT. WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY TO TAKE A STRONG STAND FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, UNITY, EQUITY AND AGAINST RACISM AND SOCIAL INJUSTICE. MADAM CHAIR, AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THIS BOARD ADOPT A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING ITS COMMITMENT TO ENSURING SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR BLACK AND MARGINALIZED STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MS.
007SHAMBURGER. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. MS. STUART, IS THAT A SECOND TO THE MOTION? THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY FURTHER COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION. SINCE WE'RE BACK IN THE BOARDROOM, WE'RE GOING TO USE OUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN ORDER TO VOTE TODAY. WITH THAT SAID, ALL IN FAVOR -- I'M SORRY. VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. MS. SHAMBURGER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND READ THE RESOLUTION INTO THE RECORD FOR TODAY. Tamara Shamburger: ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. A RESOLUTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, WHEREAS, THE TRAGIC DEATH OF MR. GEORGE FLOYD AT THE HANDS OF A POLICEMAN HAS SPARKED WORLDWIDE PROTESTS ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM THAT SHOW THE ANGER AND FRUSTRATION
008FELT OF THE TREATMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND POVERTY. AND WHEREAS, MEMBERS OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES OF POVERTY HAVE FELT MARGINALIZED, DEHUMANIZED AND DISENFRANCHISED FOR TOO LONG. WHEREAS SCHOOLS IN BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR DISTRICT HAVE TOO OFTEN BEEN UNDERPERFORMING AND OUR STUDENTS HAVE SUFFERED AS A RESULT. AND WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS A DUTY TONE SURE SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR OUR BLACK STUDENTS AND MARGINALIZED STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT. WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS ADOPTED AN AWARD-WINNING EQUITY POLICY THAT COMMITS TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, UNITY, FAIRNESS, EQUITY, AND EQUALITY. WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD BELIEVES EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW, BELIEVE, AND REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE AN EQUAL AND EQUITABLE
009OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNING AND LIFELONG SUCCESS REGARDLESS OF RACE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: ONE, THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO ENSURING SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR BLACK AND MARGINALIZED STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT. TWO, THAT THIS RESOLUTION TAKE EFFECT UPON ADOPTION. ADOPTED AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, THE NINTH DAY OF JUNE, 2020. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MS. SHAMBURGER. I'M SORRY WE DIDN'T HAVE YOU READ THAT BEFORE THE VOTE. HOWEVER, WE TRUSTED THAT THE RESOLUTION WAS SOMETHING WE COULD ALL AGREE ON. WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND CONGRATULATIONS. Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, BOARD. Melissa Snively: ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE THREE WITHDRAWN ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY. ITEM 4.02 AND ITEM 6.28 AND
010ITEM 7.28. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER STUART AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT IN THE AUDITORIUM TODAY. WE HAVE ONE SET OF MINUTES TO BE APPROVED TODAY. THAT'S FROM MAY 12, 2020. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THESE MINUTES. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER CONA. A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THANK YOU. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. BOARD MEMBERS, JUST QUICKLY, I WANTED TO GO OVER THE FORMAT OF TODAY'S MEETING. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE SLOWLY GETTING BACK TO A MORE NORMAL BOARD
011MEETING. BASED ON THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR THE PHASE TWO REOPENING OF FLORIDA, WE ARE NOW PERMITTED TO HAVE UP TO 50 PEOPLE PRESENT IN THE BOARDROOM. GIVEN THE SIZE AND ORIENTATION OF THE BOARDROOM, WE CAN DO THIS SAFELY. WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY SPACED OURSELVES OUT ON THE DAIS. WE HAVE SIX CABINET MEMBERS THAT ARE SEATED SPACED APART AT THE CABINET TABLE AND OTHER CABINET MEMBERS WHO ARE SEATED IN THE FIRST ROW OF SEATS AND SPACED APART AS WELL. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE SITTING IN EVERY THIRD SEAT IN THE AUDITORIUM TO SPACE THEMSELVES OUT. AND THEN AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, THE LECTERN WILL BE CLEANED AFTER EVERY SPEAKER. AS PER THE DIRECTION FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WE WILL ADJUST THE PROTOCOLS OF THE MEETING ACCORDINGLY. I MUST SAY, I'M VERY PLEASED
012TO SEE ALL BOARD MEMBERS IN PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A VERY LONG TIME. WELCOME BACK INTO THE AUDITORIUM, BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF. NEXT, WE HAVE MEMBER CONA AND HE WILL GO OVER THE BOARD GUIDELINES FOR TODAY. Steve Cona: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S BOARD MEETING, LET'S QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF 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. THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON OUR LIVE WEBCAST ON CABLE TV AND ON THE VIDEO MONITORS HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM. IT COULD ALSO BE VIEWED CLOSED-CAPTIONED ON OUR ONLINE VIDEO ARCHIVE. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER CONA. UP NEXT ON OUR AGENDA, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME RECOGNITION.
013WE HAVE SOME VERY SPECIAL STUDENTS HERE WHO HAVE HAD PERFECT ATTENDANCE THEIR ENTIRE SCHOOL CAREER FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THE 12th GRADE. WITH THE SUPPORT OF SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION AND TOYOTA OF TAMPA BAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR THEM TODAY. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS IS GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM FOR US. MR. DAVIS. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, TODAY WE RECOGNIZE TEN STUDENTS WHO HAVE SHOWN GREAT COMMITMENT TO THEIR EDUCATION WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 12th GRADE. THIS IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT. AS WE KNOW, ATTENDANCE IS A VIRTUAL SUCCESS TO OUR CLASSROOM. THESE STUDENTS HAVE ATTENDED 2,340 CONSISTENT DAYS OF SCHOOL AND 180 DAYS FOR THE LAST 13 DAYS. THIS IS TRULY AN ACCOMPLISHMENT IN MAINTAINING A DILIGENT WORK ETHIC AND CHOOSING TO STAY ON COURSE. EACH OF THE TEN GRADUATING SENIORS
014WITH PERFECT K-12 ATTENDANCE WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A BRAND-NEW LAPTOP FROM THE CEO FROM TOYOTA OF TAMPA BAY, OUR PARTNER, CINDY WITH THE SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION AND KINDLY PROVIDING EACH STUDENT WITH A $500 SCHOLARSHIP. IT IS MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE THE EXTRAORDINARY STUDENTS, ALONG THE JOURNEY. PLEASE, I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE IF I SAY YOUR NAME INCORRECTLY, PLEASE LET US KNOW. WE'LL MAKE SURE WE'LL GET IT CORRECT. FOR THE FIRST ONE, JAYLYN BIDO. RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS. THE SECOND STUDENT IS ALEXANDER DYER FROM NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL, ACCOMPANIED BY THE PARENTS AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS. THE NEXT STUDENT, ADAEZE ECHETEBU FROM KING HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. AWESOME. DAVID ESCAMILLA-SUQUI FROM PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL. MARK GRABAU FROM NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATS. MADELINE HOUSTON, ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. GARY JONES, SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL. MR. JONES, I'M SO GLAD I DON'T
015HAVE TO TAKE A PICTURE NEXT TO YOU. I'M NOT GETTING DOWN THERE FOR THIS ONE. I'M ALL IN NEXT TIME. CONGRATULATIONS FROM AFAR. REBEKAH LORENTZEN FROM DURANT HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS. FRANCHELLE LUNDY FROM BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATS. CONGRATULATIONS. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JULIA SALVO FROM BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL. SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT THIS EVENING. LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. GOOD JOB. AND ALSO, WE HAVE WITH US LYNN HUDSON. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WITH TOYOTA, CEO. ALSO, STUDENTS, AS YOU BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL, I'M CONFIDENT THAT THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FORECAST MANY SUCCESSES IN YOUR FUTURE. AS A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PARENTS AND FAMILIES FOR INCREDIBLE STUDENTS, YOUR SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT IN THEIR EDUCATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. WE UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS. I WILL TELL YOU, IT'S HARD FOR
016ME TO GET UP EVERY DAY ROCKING AND ROLLING. YOU TO DO 2,300 PLUS DAYS IN A ROW, IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOUR DEDICATION, COMMITMENT AND ALSO THE CORE VALUES OF OUR FAMILY. THANK YOU AGAIN AND CONGRATULATIONS. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. I DO THINK WE HAVE BOARD COMMENTS, IF YOU WOULD HOLD OFF JUST A MOMENT FROM RUNNING OUT OF OUR AUDITORIUM. MS. GRAY. Lynn Gray: SO, I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I TRIED TO ATTEND EVERY DAY. I ACTUALLY MISSED ONE DAY. SO I DIDN'T GET THE AWARD, BUT I DO KNOW HOW HARD AND CHALLENGING IT CAN BE TO COME INTO A CERTAIN AREA OF LEARNING DAY AFTER DAY, ESPECIALLY WITH THESE CHALLENGES. I WILL SAY AND I CONCUR WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS THAT THE NUMBER ONE INGREDIENT FOR SUCCESS IN
017LIFE IS YOUR ATTENDANCE AND TRUE OF SCHOOLS, OF COURSE, BUT DEFINITELY IN LIFE, THOSE WHO SHOW UP EVERY DAY, WHETHER YOU FEEL GOOD OR BAD OR INDIFFERENT, IT DOES SAY A LOT ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER AND YOUR TENACITY AND YOUR PERSEVERANCE FOR EXCELLENCE. SO I CONGRATULATE YOU. THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. I'LL JUST SAY, DON'T FORGET TO PUT THAT ON YOUR RESUMÉ, BECAUSE IF YOU GO APPLY FOR A JOB, YOUR EMPLOYER IS GOING TO MAKE SPECIAL NOTICE OF THE FACT THAT YOU ARE DEDICATED AND DEPENDABLE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU. WE WISH YOU THE BEST. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A STRANGE YEAR TO FINISH, BUT WE APPRECIATE THAT, AND WE ARE JUST SO, SO THRILLED THAT WE HAVE SOME GREAT PARTNERS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT
018WHO CAN OFFER SOME GREAT PRIZES TO YOU BUT ALSO YOU ALL COME FROM VERY SPECIAL FAMILIES WHO SUPPORT YOU AND HAVE SUPPORTED EVERY DAY GETTING YOU TO SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE AGENDA. THE BOARD WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS AND VALUES YOUR INPUT TO THE BOARD. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS, OUR STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND KEEP OUR BOARD INFORMED ABOUT THE RESPONSES. OUR SCHOOL BOARD RESPECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD AND WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE TODAY. IT IS REQUESTED WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD THAT THE COMMENTS ARE NOT DIRECTED PERSONALLY AGAINST A SPECIFIC BOARD MEMBER OR SPECIFIC STAFF MEMBER BUT RATHER DIRECTED TO THE ISSUES.
019ANY BEHAVIOR INTENDED TO INTERRUPT OR DISRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED AS OUR CIVILITY POLICY IS IN PLACE. WHEN ADDRESSING THE BOARD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND SPEAK CLEARLY INTO THE MICROPHONE. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES AND WE WILL HAVE A TIMER FOR YOU, SO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TIME YOU HAVE LEFT. AND WE WILL CALL UP THE FIRST SPEAKER AND THE NEXT TWO CAN BE IN THE QUEUE. THE FIRST PERSON WE HAVE IS GOING TO BE MS. CANDACE SCOTLAND. I APOLOGIZE IF I MISPRONOUNCE ANYONE'S NAME, FOLLOWED BY MR. DONALD DO DOWRIDGE AND DR. CAROLYN COLLINS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LINE UP. DO WE HAVE MS. CANDACE SCOTLAND HERE? OH, IT'S GOING TO BE YOU. OH, OKAY. THAT IS FINE. YEAH, JONATHAN, COME ON UP. WELCOME. I AM
020NOT CANDACE. Melissa Snively: YOU DO NOT LOOK LIKE CANDACE. YOU LOOK LIKE JONATHAN GRAHAM. WITH THE RECENT EVENTS, WE AT THE CORE HORSE TEAM THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE COULD DO TO REALLY SHOW THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THINGS AND THINGS THAT WILL BE POSITIVE. IS SO WHAT WHAT WE CAME WITH THE FIRST ROUND OF THINGS, WE REALIZED THAT EDUCATION, JUST LIKE MENTIONED TODAY IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR KIDS TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED TO BE DOING, HOW THEY CAN GROW SO THEY NEED THE RIGHT EDUCATIONAL TOOLS. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TRIES TO PROVIDE THAT. WHAT WE THOUGHT OUR FIRST GESTURE WOULD BE IS TO BRING IN THE PARTNER THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS HAS WHICH IS THE NAACP AND GIVE THEM A CHECK FOR $10,000, WITH 2,000 OF THE DOLLARS -- LET
021THEM DO THE THINGS THEY SEE NECESSARY IN THE COMMUNITY. BUT 8,000 OF THE DOLLARS TO HELP WITH TRANSFORMATION SCHOOLS, ANYTHING THAT'S NEEDED, SO WE CAN DIRECT THE MONIES TOWARD THAT. THE FIRST ROUND OF THINGS THAT THE TEAM -- I HAVE WITH ME ROGER BALM WITH CORPS. PRESENT THE CHECK TO YVETTE WITH NAACP AND WITH THE WHOLE IDEA OF 2000 GOING TO HOPE IN THE COMMUNITY, 8,000 OF IT GOING TO HELP WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS, THE TRANSFORMATION GROWING THESE STUDENTS AND THESE SCHOOLS IN A SMALL WAY. WE KNOW THAT 8,000 IS SMALL, BUT EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS. Melissa Snively: WE STILL HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT. OR YOU WANT TO WRITE ANOTHER CHECK. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. MOST IMPORTANT IS EDUCATION, NOT JUST REGULAR EDUCATION, BUT EMBRACE THE
022DIVERSITY THAT THIS COUNTY STATES THAT IT HAS. IT'S TIME TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE THAT WE'RE ALL A PART OF THE COUNTY AND WE HAVE A RIGHT TO LIVE HERE AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT FOR AN EQUAL EDUCATION AS WELL. I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY FAIR BECAUSE MY MOTHER SAYS NOTHING IS FAIR, BUT WE HAVE A RIGHT TO AN EQUAL EDUCATION JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING. Melissa Snively: AND THANK YOU TO CORPS CONSTRUCTION. THAT'S VERY GENEROUS. WELCOME. THAT'S A TOUGH ONE TO FOLLOW. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MR. DONALD DOWRIDGE. WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. I WANT TO SPEAK ON JUNETEENTH. SO ALLOW ME TO BEGIN. I CAN'T BREATHE, RECOGNIZING YOU, THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND ALL THE DIGNITARIES PRESENT TODAY, AGAIN, MY NAME IS DONALD L.
023DOWRIDGE JUNIOR. FOUNDER OF DLD ENTERPRISES DETERMINED TO LEARN AND DEVELOP. I AM ALSO A VENDOR WITH YOU ALL. I AM CHARGED TO SPEAK ON THE TOPIC OF JUNETEENTH, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. JUNETEENTH ALSO KNOWN AS FOUNDER'S DAY, CAME IN EXISTENCE WHEN PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN ON JUNE 1st, 1863 SIGNED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, FREEING WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ALL SLAVES. HOWEVER, IN TEXAS, SLAVES HAD NOT RECEIVED THE WORD OF FREEDOM. ARRIVING ON JUNE 19, 1865 AT GALVESTON ISLAND UNION ARMY GENERAL GORDON GRANGER READ ALLOW THE GENERAL ORDER NUMBER THREE ANNOUNCING TOTAL EMANCIPATION OF 250 SLAVES. CELEBRATIONS OF JUNETEENTH OFFICIALLY BEGAN IN 1866 AND BECAME COMMERCIALIZED IN THE 1920s AND THE 1930s. TODAY, JUNETEENTH IS CELEBRATED IN MANY CITIES THROUGHOUT THESE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS IS PRESSURED TO PASS A BILL TO COMMEMORATE JUNETEENTH
024AS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY. AS WELL, IT IS NOTED THAT ON MAY OF FLORIDA, EMANCIPATION DAY WAS CREATED AND HAS BEEN CELEBRATED TO THIS DAY. IT IS ALSO NOTED THAT YOU, THE SCHOOL BOARD, PASSED A RACIAL EQUITY POLICY IN 2017, WHICH HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED. AND NOW IS THE TIME TO CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THAT POLICY. STANDING BEFORE YOU THIS HOUR HAS DEFINITELY BEEN AN HONOR AND EXTENDED TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE AFRICAN AMERICANS OF THIS COMMUNITY, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, OUR STUDENTS, WHO ARE SELF-ESTEEMED OF THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY AND AMERICA. LASTLY, RECOGNITION IS EXTENDED TO ONE OF YOUR TERRIFIC FORMER EMPLOYEES WHO I WAS BLESSED TO WORK WITH ON THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH INITIATIVE. DR. MINERVA SPANNER-MORROW. THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME TO SPEAK AND IN MEMORY OF GEORGE FLOYD. AMEN. THANK YOU.
025Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MR. DOWRIDGE. WE APPRECIATE THAT. I APOLOGIZE. WE GOT SO EXCITED ABOUT THE DONATION THAT WE FORGOT TO WIPE DOWN THE LECTERN BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER. OUR APOLOGIES. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND DO THAT IN BETWEEN EACH SPEAKER. IN MEANTIME WHILE WE'RE WAITING, WE HAVE NEXT UP DR. CAROLYN COLLINS I THINK WAITING IN THE WINGS THERE. AND THEN EMERY ALGER AND JONATHAN GRAHAM ALREADY SPOKE. MR. ROBINSON, ARE YOU STILL -- YOU ARE STILL ON THE LIST TO SPEAK. YES, WELCOME. Melissa Snively: JUST PULL THE MIKE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO YOUR FACE THERE. AS LONG AS YOU CAN HEAR ME, I'LL LEAVE IT ON. I'M CAROLYN COLLINS. TO CHAIR SNIVELY, THE FULL BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT, WELCOME. MY FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO SAY WELCOME TO YOU. SUPERINTENDENT ADDISON DAVIS. IN
026THE WORDS OF -- I'VE GOT TO TAKE IT OFF. I TRIED. IT JUST DOESN'T CUT IT FOR ME. IN THE WORDS OF MY PRESIDENT AT FLORIDA MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY IN 2020, HE SAID WE CAN AND WE MUST DO BETTER. I WANTED TO SPEAK ON JUNETEENTH ON A NUMBER OF ACADEMIC AREAS THAT YOU GUYS HAD ON THE AGENDA. I USUALLY LIKE TO SIT AND LISTEN, BUT I NEEDED TO TALK. WHILE IT'S ONE OF THE OLDEST COMMEMORATIONS, THERE ARE THREE VERSIONS AND I'M GOING TO LEND TO MR. DOWRIDGE KIND OF GIVING THE HISTORY. THERE ARE THREE VERSIONS AS TO WHY THE WORD DID NOT GET TO TEXAS. ONE OF THEM SAID THE STORY, THE MERGE WAS CARRYING, THE MERGE WAS MURDERED -- THE MESSENGER WAS MURDERED ON HIS ROUTE TO TEXAS TO GIVE THE WORD OF FREEDOM. THERE
027IS ANOTHER VERSION THAT SUGGESTS THAT THE NEWS WAS DELIBERATELY WITHHELD BY THE ENSLAVERS TO MAINTAIN THE LABOR FORCE ON THE PLANTATION. THE THIRD VERSION SUGGESTS THAT THE FEDERAL TROOPS WAS AWAITING FOR THE SLAVE OWNERS TO REAP THE BENEFITS OF THE LAST CUT AND HARVEST BEFORE GOING TO TEXAS AND ENENFORCING THE -- AND THEN ENENFORCING THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. THAT'S IMPORTANT WHEN I LOOK AT JUNE DEATH AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA BEING IMPLEMENTED HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE WHEN I DECIDED THAT I WAS GOING TO COME AND SPEAK, I DID MY DUE DILIGENCE AND MY RESEARCH. I'M NOT PLEASED WITH WHAT I SEE ON THE DISTRICT SITE. YOU HAVE FAILED TO DO THE HISTORY APPROPRIATELY. I WANT TO GIVE MYSELF TO MAKE SURE THAT IS CORRECTED. IN 1994, OUR OWN
028SENATOR JANE HARGRETT INSTITUTED THE FLORIDA STATE 233.06 SECTION 1G. 26 YEARS AGO. HE AND RUDY BRADLEY WORKED TOGETHER ON THAT. REPRESENTATIVE BRADLEY AND HIM CAME BACK AND AMENDED THE BILL IN 2002 IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND MOST PEOPLE SAY 67 COUNTIES. I SAY 70 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. BUT THE POINT IS, IT HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS GOING ON NOW. BUT WHEN I LOOK AT YOUR AGENDA, YOUR MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENTS, YOUR CONTRACTS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SIGN TODAY AND ACADEMIC CLIMATE, CHARTER, EQUITY AND DIVERSION, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE USE ME AS MUCH AS YOU SO CHOOSE. WE CANNOT DO WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW. WHAT IS ABOUT TO BE DONE IS NOT RIGHT. WE CANNOT REPEAT WHAT IS HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY. IS MY TIME UP? THE
029RED BUTTON. LET ME CLOSE ON THIS ONE THING, WE HAVE POWERFUL POTENTIALS IN OUR YOUTH AND WE MUST HAVE THE COURAGE TO CHANGE ALL IDEAS AND PRACTICES SO WE MAY DIRECT THEIR POWER TO GOOD DEEDS. THOSE AREN'T MY WORDS EITHER. BETHUNE-COOKMAN, FORMER COLLEGE, CURRENTLY UNIVERSITY. WE'VE GOT TO DO BETTER. WE'VE NOT TOLD THE TRUTH. THE INFORMATION IS THERE, AND WE HAVE ALLOWED PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THE INFORMATION. I'VE WORKED TOO HARD WITH A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND I WILL SAY TO YOU, SUPERINTENDENT, WE HAVE MET WITH THE FORMER SUPERINTENDENT ALMOST ON AN EVERY THREE-MONTH BASIS SINCE I LEFT THE PRESIDENCY OF THE NAACP AND WE WILL DO IT TOGETHER. WE WILL DO IT RIGHT OR WE WILL BE IN THE COURTS DOING IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, DR. COLLINS.
030JUST ONE MOMENT WHILE WE GO AHEAD AND CLEAN OFF THE LECTERN. FOLLOWING EMILY ALGER AND JOSEPH ROBINSON WILL BE MICHAEL PRATT. WELCOME, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. I WAS ASKED, I THINK, BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO CRY THE LEAST OUT OF THE GROUP THAT WOULD COME UP HERE. I'LL TRY GET THROUGH THIS. TO SAY OUR EMOTIONS ARE RAW WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT. I AM THE PARENT OF A DAUGHTER AT STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL IN THE BAND. I AM A MEMBER OF THE BOOSTERS BOARD. AND THEY HAVE ASKED ME TO COME AND SPEAK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT THE 4.01 ALPHA ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATIONS AND TRANSFERS. THAT'S WHAT OUR CONCERN IS RIGHT NOW. THIS MORNING, WE WERE MADE AWARE THAT OUR PRINCIPAL, MS. KELLY KING, WAS ON THE LIST FOR A POSSIBLE TRANSFER. TO SAY THAT SHE HAS BEEN AN
031OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AND LEADER FOR OUR COMMUNITY IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. SHE IS AMAZING. AND THE LAST THING THAT WE WOULD WANT TO DO IS HINDER SOMEONE'S CAREER PROGRESSION OR GET IN THE WAY OF SOMEONE MOVING TO THIS SCHOOL AND GROWING THEMSELVES. IT'S WITH PURE SELFISHNESS THAT WE STATE, WE BEG YOU THAT WHEN YOU MAKE THIS VOTE, IF YOU THINK ABOUT STEINBRENNER STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS IN THIS DECISION, WE EXPERIENCE A LOT OF LOSS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. LOST A STUDENT, DYLAN GERALD. LOST A BAND PARENT, AND WE'VE LOST A DIRECTOR, MATT CARDLE. THESE ARE LOSSES WE EXPECT IN LIFE AS ADULTS. WE KNOW THEY COME. WE GET THROUGH THEM TOGETHER AS A FAMILY. THIS WAS A LOSS. IT WAS DECEPTION AND DENIAL VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THROUGH. THE STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS ARE EMBARRASSED.
032WE'RE HUMILIATED AND WE ARE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THIS. MS. KING HAS GONE THROUGH ALL OF THAT WITH US. SHE DOESN'T JUST SYMPATHIZE WITH US, SHE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS. SHE HAS BEEN LIED TO DECEIVED AND MANIPULATED WITH US. IT'S WITH THAT WE JUST ASK YOU TO POTENTIALLY EVEN THINK ABOUT POSTPONEMENT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT PROGRESS HAS TO HAPPEN. WE UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE CAN DO FOR THE COUNTY. IT'S NOT THAT WE WANT TO STOP THAT. WE NEED TO HEAL FROM THIS. THIS HAPPENED LESS THAN A WEEK AGO. WHILE MS. KING DID NOT REALIZE, I KNOW YESTERDAY SHE SPOKE TO OUR STUDENTS AND ENCOURAGED THEM THAT SHE WAS GOING TO BE THERE TO HELP THEM THROUGH THIS. I SIMPLY ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THAT WHEN YOU VOTE. SIR, I UNDERSTAND AND I JUST THAT YOU PICKED AN ADEQUATE
033PERSON. I REALLY DO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP WE HAVE JOSEPH ROBINSON AND THEN MR. MICHAEL PRATT AND THEN ROGER -- ROGER BALM HAS ALREADY BEEN WITH CORPS. MR. ROBINSON, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. WELCOME. THREE MINUTES. GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS. JOE ROBINSON. I JUST WANTED TO COME DOWN AND FIRST OF ALL RECOGNIZE THAT HISTORY IS BEING MADE, SUPERINTENDENT ADDISON. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, WE WILL HAVE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 100 AND SOME YEARS FOR THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN GENERAL MANAGER OF MAINTENANCE, BEN MOORE. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. AND MR. ADDISON, YOU ARE APPOINTING THAT POSITION. NEVER BEEN HAD. BLACK MAN OVER ALL THE MAINTENANCE. THE MAN STARTED OUT ON THE BOTTOM. ALMOST A JANITOR OVER AT THIS DISTRICT AND WORKED HIS WAY UP. HE
034WAS OSD MANAGER. TOOK OVER THAT REALM AND GOT THE OSD STRAIGHTENED OUT. WENT OVER AND WORKED IN MAINTENANCE. I THINK HE HAD ONE AREA. NOW THE MAN ACTING GENERAL MANAGER. ADDISON DAVIS, THANK YOU, MAN. YOU'RE COMING IN HERE ALREADY, MAN, YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING. AND HOW APPROPRIATE DURING THIS MONTH WITH ALL OF THE PROTESTS AND ALL, JUNETEENTH AND EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE A BLACK MAN GOING TO BE OVER MAINTENANCE. I DON'T WANT NO NEW SCHOOL. I TAKE THE RAGGEDY SCHOOLS YOU GOT AND TURN THEM AROUND. TRY TO GET AIR-CONDITIONING. LOOK, MAN, WE GOT IT ORDERED, IT WILL BE HERE. ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY OUT THERE LISTENING ABOUT THE ADDISON WAY, MAKE IT HAPPEN AND I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU TWICE. I'LL KEEP SAYING THAT AS LONG AS ADDISON SITTING OVER
035THERE. HIS NEXT STOP IS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT AS SUPERINTENDENT, I ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO MEET DR. CLINCH. SHE'S BEEN VERIFIED. JOE ROBINSON-PROOF. SHE IS A GREAT LADY. CHIEF OF HIGH SCHOOLS. I WANT TO GET THE BLACK ENGINEER CHAPTER BACK UP. THIS IS NONSENSE. THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES AT MIDDLETON. THE LAST THING THAT I'LL DO, SINCE EVERYTHING ELSE HAVING SEEN ME WANT TO KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO. I'LL TAKE MY OWN PRIVILEGE OF MY LAST, I THINK 30 SECONDS I GOT. I'LL TAKE A KNEE FOR MR. GEORGE FLOYD, LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE TAKING A KNEE IN MY LAST 30 SECONDS AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'LL TAKE THIS KNEE TO LET YOU KNOW I DON'T AGREE WITH ALL THE RIOTING AND ALL. IF YOU COME TO THE WEST SIDE,
036WE DON'T PLAY THAT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER. THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS BECAUSE WE GOT THE REAL GREAT BUCCANEERS, GRONKOWSKI IS GOING TO DONATE EQUIPMENT BACK TO BLAKE THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE THE OTHER DAY. YOU BURN SOMETHING IN WEST TAMPA, WE'RE GOING TO CHECK YOU OUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MR. ROBINSON. ONCE WE CLEAN THE LECTERN, WE HAVE MR. MICHAEL PRATT. I BELIEVE MR. BALM ALREADY SPOKE. THEN RYAN HACZYNSKI AND THEN A T. SAMUEL ON THE LIST. WELCOME MR. PRATT, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. HELLO. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MY NAME IS MICHAEL PRATT. I'VE BEEN AN AC TECHNICIAN 2 FOR THIS COUNTY. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 13 YEARS. MAY 12th, WE WERE NOTIFIED BY MANAGEMENT THAT OUR POSITIONS WERE BEING TERMINATED. OUR
037DEPARTMENT WAS BEING DISSOLVED. WE WOULD NOT HAVE A JOB AS OF JUNE 30th UNLESS WE APPLIED AND GOT ACCEPTED IN NEW POSITIONS THAT AT THIS TIME HAVE YET TO BE NOTIFIED TO US AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO 20 DAYS. ON THAT, WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD BE REHIRED. MANAGEMENT DID IT PROFESSIONALLY. THEY TOLD US STRAIGHT, ALL THAT, BUT STILL A PUNCH IN THE GUT FOR ALL OF US IN THAT DEPARTMENT. THIS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN UNDERSTAFFED, SHORT 15 TECHS THE LAST THREE YEARS, YET WE ARE INFORMED THAT THIS STAFF IS BEING CUT IN HALF AT THIS TIME, YET THAT NIGHT, MR. DAVIS INFORMED THE BOARD, DURING THE BOARD MEETING, THAT STAFF MEMBERS WERE BEING CUT, OUR POSITIONS WERE BEING REMOVED AND WE WOULD BE ABSORBED INTO THE DISTRICT TO KEEP US WITHIN THE FAMILY PER OUR
038CERTIFICATIONS. I WAS ON THE JOB TRAINING HERE. I'M ONE OF THE FEW THAT ACTUALLY HAD COMPLETE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING HERE IN THIS DISTRICT. HOWEVER, MR. DAVIS, MAY 27, MADE THE STATEMENTS. ON MAY 27, I E-MAILED HIM FOR CLARIFICATIONS ON THE STATEMENTS BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND HIM. MANAGEMENT SAYS WE'RE TERMINATED. HE SAYS WE'RE GOING TO BE ABSORBED. I NEVER RECEIVED A RETURN E-MAIL ON THAT AT ALL. I CALLED HR. HR SAYS WE'RE NOT TERMINATED. YOUR CONTRACT IS NOT BEING RENEWED. AGAIN, ANOTHER TERMINOLOGY, DIFFERENT THING. YOU AS THE BOARD MEMBERS KNOW THAT COME AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, IT'S HOT. YOU GUYS -- YOUR PHONES RING OFF THE HOOKS FROM PARENTS, STAFF, EVERYBODY ELSE. THAT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR WHEN WE'RE ALMOST FULLY STAFFED. HOW DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE WHEN YOU HAVE ONLY 15 TECHNICIANS IN THE FIELD AND YOU
039HAVE TO RELY ON CONTRACTORS? WE RELY ON CONTRACTORS NOW AND NOT KEEPING UP. WE HAD CONTRACTORS QUIT LAST AUGUST BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T KEEP UP. TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE ON THE CONTRACTORS, CONTRACTOR GAVE US A $5900 BID TO REPAIR SOMETHING. I WENT AND REPAIRED IT FOR $1,200 FOR THE PARTS AND THERE WAS NO SHORTCUT. I DID IT PROPERLY. YOU THE BOARD, KNOW IT GETS HOT. I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT, SORRY. BUT US TECHNICIANS ARE BEING THE SCAPEGOATS. WE GET NO EQUIPMENT. IT'S NOT US. IT'S MANAGEMENT ALSO. WE DON'T GET TRAINING. WE DON'T GET NEW EQUIPMENT, YET WE'RE THE ONES BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE JOBS NOT GETTING DONE. IT'S BEING MISMANAGED. IT'S NOT BEING MISWORKED. IT'S BEING MISMANAGED. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU. WE'RE TIRED OF BEING MADE THE SCAPEGOATS. WE HOPE YOU WOULD RECONSIDER
040THIS REORG OF OUR DEPARTMENT. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MR. PRATT. MR. DAVIS, DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE ON YOUR TEAM THAT COULD ADDRESS MR. PRATT'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THROUGH THE CHAIR, THE FIRST THING IS THAT PART OF THE REORG, SOME POSITIONS WERE DELETED, NO LONGER NEEDED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. AND SOME POSITIONS WERE DELETED. SOME WERE RETITLED. AND IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION, THESE POSITIONS WERE NO LONGER BEING STAFFED FOR THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR. HOWEVER, HE'S ACCURATE. I DIDN'T I DID SAY ANYBODY WI CERTIFICATIONS OR LICENSURES HAD EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY AND INTERVIEW FOR THE POSITIONS. WE WANT TO KEEP HIGHLY SKILLED, QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN THE ORGANIZATION. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I'LL SEEK TO MR. FARKAS. HAVE THOSE BEEN POSTED AND TIMELINE FOR HIRE? Christopher Farkas: THEY ARE ACTUALLY AT THE BOARD TODAY
041FOR JOB DESCRIPTION APPROVAL. THEY WILL BE POSTED TOMORROW MORNING. Addison Davis: IN THAT PROCESS, POSTED TOMORROW MORNING. MY UNDERSTANDING IT WILL TAKE A SEVEN DAY PERIOD THAT WE'LL POST THOSE FOR. PLEASE FEEL FREE, ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT IS QUALIFIED, LICENSED AND MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THAT NEW POSITION THAT HAS BEEN CREATED, FEEL FREE TO APPLY. WE WANT TO KEEP TALENT WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION. AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK FOR 13 YEARS, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'VE GIVEN A LOT OF HEART AND ENERGY TO THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT. FROM MY SIDE, MY JOB IS TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE ARE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND WE HAVE LICENSED INDIVIDUALS TO WORK ON EVERY ONE OF OUR AC UNITS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. IT'S BEEN HISTORICAL. IT'S NOT ONLY ISOLATED TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, BUT EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA
042BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HOT. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ACs THAT GO UP AND GO DOWN. IT'S VERY HARD TO NOT ONLY LOOK INTERNALLY TO FIND QUALIFIED SKILLED TECHNICIANS, BUT ALSO WHEN YOU OUTSOURCE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE HAVE THOSE INDIVIDUALS READY TO GO. I DO BELIEVE IT'S 30 POSITIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND AND HIRE FOR TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE WORK INTERNALLY. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. WE APPRECIATE THAT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER AFTER THE LECTERN IS -- I THINK IT'S ALREADY BEEN DISINFECTED. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RYAN HACZYNSKI FOLLOWED BY T. SAMUEL. AND THEN KAREN PEOPLES. WELCOME, MR. HACZYNSKI. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. I DIDN'T GET TO WEAR MY SHIRT SO I HAD TO COME TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR 2020 GRADUATES, REP THE
043CREST ONE FINAL TIME. REALLY PROUD OF ALL THE KIDS ESPECIALLY HAVING SLOGGED THROUGH E-LEARNING MYSELF. THAT WAS QUITE A JOURNEY. HOPEFULLY WE DO GET TO HAVE THE GRADUATIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE AS PLANNED. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO JUST KEEP YOU APPRISED OF IS THAT OUR APPLICATION FOR THE TEDX HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS IS OFFICIALLY IN. WORD FROM THE BOYS AND ALREADY TALKING TO FOLKS AT USF, KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT. I ALSO WANT TO PUBLICLY OFFER GRATITUDE FOR REPRESENTATIVE McCLURE. DURING MY ROUNDS LAST YEAR OF VISITING THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, HE IN PARTICULAR AND ONE OTHER LEGISLATOR SEEMED INTERESTED IN THE LIFE CRASH COURSE. HE ACTUALLY CAME. IT WAS AWESOME BECAUSE HE IS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER SO HE GETS TO BRING A NEW PERSPECTIVE THAT OBVIOUSLY I COULDN'T SHARE. IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE HIM
044INTERACT WITH THE KIDS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. THE LAST THING I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY IS A POWERFUL PLATFORM I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK INTO POSSIBLY USING. OUR NATION RIGHT NOW IS SUFFERING. WE'RE HURTING. POLITICALLY, THE DIVIDE HAS NEVER BEEN BIGGER, AND WE NEED TO FIND STRATEGIES TO HEAL THE RIFT. I SENT EVERYBODY AN E-MAIL. THERE IS A WONDERFUL THING THAT I VETTED TODAY. DID I ALL THE MODULES. CALLED OPEN MIND PLATFORM.ORG. I HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS FOR HOW TO CAN BE ROLLED UP AND SCALED IN SCHOOLS. IT COULD BE BENEFICIAL IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. IT INTRODUCES THEM TO PSYCHOLOGY, BRAIN SCIENCE, ANCIENT WISDOM, BUT IT'S REALLY INTERESTING AND WE COULD USE THIS AS A POWERFUL TOOL TO HELP DECONSTRUCT SOME OF THOSE SYSTEMIC INJUSTICES THAT WE KNOW EXIST.
045HOPEFULLY, IF YOU GET A CHANCE, JUST LOOK OVER THE PROGRAM. IT TAKES PROBABLY AN HOUR IF YOU DID IT STRAIGHT THROUGH. BUT YOU COULD BREAK THIS UP INTO DAYS AND DO ONE A DAY OR A WEEK AND HAVE THE SCHOOL BUILD A CULTURE. TOOK THE EDUCATION WORLD BY STORM FIVE YEARS AGO. THAT COMPLEMENTS THAT AS WELL. IT IS A GREAT PLATFORM. I THINK WE CAN DO SOMETHING INTERESTING AND EVEN WITH HR, HAVE OUR PEOPLE TAKE IT AS PART OF A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IT EVEN ENCOURAGES YOU SHARING THIS WITH HR. DID I INCLUDE DR. WHELAN ON THE E-MAIL AS WELL BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING WE DO AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEAD BY EXAMPLE, IF YOU WILL. I'M NOT GOING TO USE ALL THREE MINUTES. IT'S AMAZING. HAVE A GREAT DAY. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MR. HACZYNSKI.
046FOLLOWING MS. SAMUEL, WE HAVE KAREN PEOPLES. I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY. WELCOME, MS. SAMUEL. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. HI. GOOD DAY, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MS. SAMUEL. I'M ORIGINALLY FROM THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE REASON WHY TAMPA BAY IS MY HOME -- ACTUALLY, I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE. I ATTENDED HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND HAD TO LEAVE BECAUSE OF A FAMILY EMERGENCY. I RETURNED BACK HERE BECAUSE OF IRMA AND MARIA BOTH HITTING MY LITTLE ISLAND. AND COMING HERE, I MET WITH ONE OF THE SOCIAL WORKERS AT MY SON'S SCHOOLS WHO GOT ME IN CONTACT WITH THE SERVICE CENTER. THIS IS WHERE I MET MS. DOLLAR. SHE HELPED ME WITH RESOURCES FOR BOTH MYSELF AND MY SON. ALSO, AFTER LOSING MY JOB, SHE WAS ABLE TO HELP ME WITH OTHER RESOURCES AT THE CENTER.
047MS. DOLLAR PROVIDES IN A TIME OF NEED. BOTH THE JUSTIN SANCHEZ CENTERS NEEDS AND HELPS FAMILIES IN DISTRESS. IT IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS HAS EVER DONE FOR THE WELL-BEING OF ITS STUDENTS AND ITS PARENTS WHICH ENSURES A SAFE AND PRODUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR BOTH ITS STUDENTS AND PARENTS. WE TALK ABOUT SCHOOL CULTURE. SCHOOL CULTURE INCLUDES A GOOD HOME. IF OUR PARENTS ARE STRESSING, OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO STRESS, THEN IT'S AFFECTED BEHAVIOR. THESE THINGS ARE NEEDED AND PLACED FOR A REASON. THERE WAS A NEED FOR THESE CENTERS, THAT'S WHY THEY WERE PLACED THERE. THE SERVICES REMOVED OR CHANGED FROM THEIR INITIAL SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD PUT THE FUNDING THAT WE NEED BACK. SHORE OUR CENTERS BACK UP, SO WE CAN USE THEM,
048WHEN OUR PARENTS ARE IN NEED TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS ARE SAFE WHEN THEY COME TO SCHOOL. THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MS. SAMUEL. OUR LAST SPEAKER AFTER WE CLEAN THE LECTERN WILL BE MS. KAREN PEOPLES. WELCOME. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. KAREN PEOPLES. I COME HERE TO SPEAK WITH SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I'M GOING TO ADDRESS ALL MY COMMENTS TO YOU, SIR. WELCOME FIRST TO BE A SUPERINTENDENT. BUT THE FULL FAMILY, FULL SERVICE PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE CENTER, IT IS LOCATED AT LEE DAVIS BEHIND THERE IN THE SANCHEZ BUILDING. YOU CAME ALONG, SIR, AND YOU TOOK CARE OF A PROGRAM THAT WAS IN FOCUS. AND MY THING IS, IS THE RESOURCE CENTER IS A RESOURCE FOR A LOT OF PARENTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE PROGRAMS HELPFUL FOR THEM THERE. YOU NEVER, EVER TOOK THE TIME
049OUT TO ACTUALLY SIT DOWN WITH THE ONES THAT WERE IN FOCUS AND WORKING WITH THIS PROGRAM. YOU NEVER EVEN ASKED THEM WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE PROGRAM, HOW IS IT WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE RECONSIDER WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR CUP OF COFFEE TO LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. YOU HAVE TAKEN THE PROGRAM OUT OF THE COMMUNITY THAT SERVICES SO MANY PEOPLE. I HAVE SENT 20 WOMEN TO THE PROGRAM TO THE SERVICE. THIS PROGRAM HELPS THEM OUT A GREAT DEAL. NOT ONLY DID I SEND THE WOMEN THERE, I'VE ALSO GONE TO THE PROGRAM WITH THEM. I'VE BEEN A PART OF THE PROGRAM FOR THREE TO FOUR YEARS. I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS OKAY FOR YOU TO BE THE SUPERINTENDENT, BUT IT'S NOT
050OKAY FOR YOU TO TAKE PROGRAMS THAT'S WORKING FOR THE COMMUNITY. I AM 18 YEARS WORKING IN THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM. NINE YEARS IN REFERENCE TO CITY PARKS, RECREATION. SO I AM FULL SERVICE IN REFERENCE TO THE COMMUNITY. I'M ON SEVERAL BOARDS IN THE COMMUNITY. I WILL BE HERE CONSTANTLY IN YOUR RIGHT HAND MAKING YOU A FRIEND OF MINE BECAUSE I NEED YOU TO UNDERSTAND, THIS PROGRAM HAS TO COME BACK. WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO FOR ME IS, I'M ASKING YOU TO MEET WITH THE FOUR LADIES THAT WERE IN FOCUS IN THIS PROGRAM, WHICH IS MS. DELILAH, MS. SIMMONS, MS. JOHNSON AND MS. KRISTA. I'M ASKING TO YOU SIT DOWN WITH THE LADIES AND HAVE A MEETING SO YOU'LL KNOW WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS ALL ABOUT. I'M ASKING YOU TO ALSO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING
051WITH ME BEING PRESENT SO I'LL KNOW. MR. DAVIS, I'M ASKING YOU TO DO THIS BECAUSE IT WOULD BE THE RIGHT THING FOR YOU TO DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR CUP OF COFFEE, MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND KAREN PEOPLES WILL BE IN YOUR FACE CONSTANTLY. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MS. PEOPLES. I BELIEVE IT'S MR. ESTEVEZ CLEANING THE LECTERN. THANK YOU. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF THE LAST COUPLE OF SPEAKERS? I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT IF YOU'RE NOT PREPARED BUT I KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE MAKING A CHANGE IN. WOULD YOU MIND TALKING ABOUT THAT FOR JUST A MOMENT? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR. IT'S IN MY SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE, SO I'LL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS IT THEN. THEY
052JUST LEFT. THE PROGRAM HASN'T CHANGED. IT IS ONLY GOING TO BE IMPROVED AND ENHANCED. I SENT THAT COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD LAST NIGHT, BUT I'LL SPEAK TO IT IN MY UPDATE. Melissa Snively: WE APPRECIATE IT. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU SO MUCH. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE WATCHING OUT ON THE WEB, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE IS A SLIGHT DELAY IN THE WEBCAST. I BELIEVE WE HAVE SO MANY FOLKS THAT ARE WATCHING THIS EVENING THAT IT'S CAUSING SOME BANDWIDTH ISSUES. BUT THEY ARE WORKING ON IT AND HOPEFULLY -- AND IT IS ON CABLE ON TAMPA BAY ARTS AND EDUCATION CHANNEL AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO OUR PROCLAMATIONS, BOARD MEMBERS. WE ARE TRYING A NEW PROCESS, WHICH WILL ALLOW EACH RECOGNITION OR PROCLAMATION TO RECEIVE THE SAME
053AMOUNT OF TIME AND ATTENTION. I'LL BE READING A SUMMARY OR A BOARD MEMBER WILL BE READING A SUMMARY OF EACH PROCLAMATION THAT IS BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE BOARD. EACH BOARD MEMBER MAY CERTAINLY MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE WE VOTE. WHILE THE PROCLAMATIONS MAY NOT BE READ VERBATIM, THEY ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR ONLINE AGENDA, AND THE SMALL CHANGE WILL STILL ALLOW FOR HIGHLIGHTING THESE IMPORTANT DECLARATIONS WHILE GIVING EACH ONE A FAIR AMOUNT OF ATTENTION. WE HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS THIS EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. AND THE FIRST ONE IS THE JUNETEENTH NAMES FREEDOM DAY HIGHLIGHTED BY MS. SHAMBURGER. Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. I WILL BE BRIEF, AS WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT JUNETEENTH FROM OUR TWO PUBLIC SPEAKERS TODAY. JUNETEENTH REPRESENTS THE FIRST DAY CELEBRATING FREEDOM IN AMERICA FOR ALL AMERICANS AND THE LAST KNOWN CELEBRATION
054FOR THE ENDING OF SLAVERY. JUNETEENTH IS THE OLDEST KNOWN CELEBRATION COMMEMORATING THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES. TODAY, JUNETEENTH CELEBRATES AFRICAN AMERICAN FREEDOM AND ACHIEVEMENT WHILE ENCOURAGING CONTINUOUS SELF-DEVELOPMENT AND RESPECT FOR ALL CULTURES. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE PROCLAMATION. MS. PEREZ, WOULD YOU ALLOW MS. SHAM BURGER TO MAKE THE MOTION AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO SECOND THE MOTION? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, BOARD MEMBERS? MS. GRAY, DID YOU HAVE COMMENTS? VERY WELL. SEEING NO DISCUSSION, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. OUR SECOND PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING IS THE LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH. THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE HIGHLIGHTED BY BOARD MEMBER STUART. MS. STUART. Cindy Stuart:
055THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. IT IS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO BRING THIS FORWARD AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR, ACTUALLY, THAT THIS BOARD HAS ACTUALLY RECOGNIZED LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH. SO THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, SUPPORTS THE RIGHTS OF EVERY STUDENT AND EVERY EMPLOYEE TO EXPERIENCE EQUALITY, EQUITY AND FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION. LETTING -- LESBIAN, GUY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER PRIDE MONTH COMMEMORATES THE CIVIL RIGHTS EVENTS OF JUNE 1969 KNOWN AS THE STONEWALL UPRISING IN NEW YORK CITY AND WORKS TO ACHIEVE EQUAL JUSTICE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR LGBTQ+ AMERICANS. CONTRIBUTE TO THE EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, CIVIC AND ECONOMIC SUCCESS HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MS. STUART. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION. WE NEED A SECOND FOR THAT. MEMBER CONA IS THE SECOND ON THAT MOTION. IS
056THERE ANY DISCUSSION, BOARD MEMBERS? MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION, AND IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT GROUP BECAUSE OVER 90% OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND MANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS DO SUFFER CONTINUAL HARASSMENT WHILE IN SCHOOL. THE STATISTIC CAME FROM ONE OF OUR OWN STUDIES, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 2019. THAT'S 90%. SO I WOULD SUGGEST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, AND I KNOW THE POLICY CYCLE. MR. PORTER WILL BE COMING UP, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE BASED ON THIS PARTICULAR STATISTIC, AND THIS IS A GROUP THAT'S NOT GOING AWAY. SO POLICY SHOULD BE VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT. I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST, AND I WILL ASK THE BOARD NOT AT THIS TIME BUT DURING THE POLICY CYCLE TO ADD SPECIFICALLY THE LGBT TO HAVE THE ENFORCEMENT TO BE ZERO TOLERANCE.
057AS I GO DOWN TO THE DATA ON THE AMOUNT OF HARASSMENT THAT'S BEEN DONE, IT'S JUST WITHOUT MEASURE THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LET THIS CONTINUE, NOT TO SAY THIS IS THE ONLY GROUP, BUT THIS IS A PROCLAMATION, SO I'M HANDLING IT ACCORDING TO THIS PARTICULAR GROUP. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE. I'M GLAD THAT THE PROCLAMATION WAS READ. I'M GLAD WE HAVE IT, AND I THINK IT'S UNANIMOUS. WE'LL ALL MAKE SURE THAT WE VOTE FOR IT. THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MS. GRAY. MEMBER PEREZ. Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I PLACED OR HAD PLACED, ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS A FLAG TO PROWLED SHOW THAT WE SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY WHO REPRESENT THE LGBT COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MEMBER PEREZ. MS. STUART. Cindy Stuart: THANK
058YOU. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE GROUP THAT WE WORK WITH CLOSELY, IT'S MORE SO EQUALITY FLORIDA. STATEWIDE, WE HAVE A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH DEPALAZO WHO HAS HELPED THIS DISTRICT, I THINK, MOVE MOUNTAINS IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS WITH INFORMATION FOR OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS AROUND THIS TOPIC. I KNOW I'M LEAVING THE BOARD IN NOVEMBER, SUPERINTENDENT, BUT I KNOW YOU AND YOUR STAFF, SUPERINTENDENT, WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE AND MAKE SURE THAT THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS IS THE BEST THAT IT CAN BE REGARDLESS OF THE -- THEIR STATUS IN THIS ARENA. ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT WE HAVE ISSUES WITH ARE STUDENT SAFETY AND HOW STUDENTS FEEL. I KNOW THERE IS A VERY LARGE STUDENT FACTION THROUGH OUR GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCES AND A LOT OF THE WORK THAT
059DEE DOES WITH THE STATES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE AND THAT THEY ARE IN AN ENVIRONMENT THEY CAN LEARN BECAUSE THAT'S OUR NUMBER ONE JOB. AS I LEAVE THE BOARD AND PASS THE TORCH TO ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER, I WOULD HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO OUR STAFFS AND ADMINISTRATORS TO MAKE THESE STUDENTS' ENVIRONMENT THE BEST THAT IT CAN BE. THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BEFORE WE CONTINUE WITH THE MEETING, I JUST WANTED TO PAUSE TO REMEMBER TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO MAKE GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE EDUCATION OF SO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS. DR. JACK LAMB PASSED AWAY LAST MONTH.
060HE WAS A MUSIC TEACHER IN THE 1950s AND LATER HELD TEACHING AND SUPERVISORY POSITIONS IN EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION AND ADULT EDUCATION. HE PIONEERED ESE PROGRAMS FOR HILLSBOROUGH AND PINELLAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS. DR. LAMB SERVED ON OUR SCHOOL BOARD FROM 2000 UNTIL 2012. IN 2015, THE DISTRICT NAMED A SCHOOL, LAMB ELEMENTARY, IN HIS HONOR. AND, UNFORTUNATELY, LATE LAST WEEK, TERRELL SUCCESS HE MUST PASSED AWAY. LEGISLATOR FROM 1973 TO 1974 AND CHAMPIONED EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY THE EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. MR. SESSOMS ALSO PRESIDED OVER THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SERVED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS. SESSOMS ELEMENTARY IN RIVERVIEW FLORIDA WAS NAMED IN HIS HONOR IN 2003. SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND REFLECT AND SEND CONDOLENCES TO ALL OF THEIR FRIENDS AND
061FAMILY MEMBERS ON THESE TWO SIGNIFICANT LOSSES IN OUR EDUCATION COMMUNITY. OKAY. MOVING TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA, BOARD MEMBERS, I DO NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER SHAMBURGER AND A SECOND BY MEMBER STUART. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE SO WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN PASSED. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. I BELIEVE WE'RE READY TO GO INTO SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS THIS EVENING. MR. DAVIS, ARE YOU READY? Addison Davis: THROUGH THE CHAIR, YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. THIS EVENING, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF TOPICS TO DISCUSS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CLARITY AND INFORMATION ON THE DIRECTION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WAITING ON THE PowerPoint TO COME UP. ALL RIGHT. SO OVERALL PRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE
062SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO EXTEND DURING THE SUMMERTIMES. TALK ABOUT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE COMMUNITY SALES TAX, HOW WE'RE MAKING GREAT STRIDES AS AN ORGANIZATION. AND THEN OVERALL, WE SUBMITTED ABOUT TEN DAYS AGO A PARENT SURVEY TO BE ABLE TO GET A PULSE OF HOW PARENTS FEEL RELATED TO RETURNING THEIR CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOL IN AUGUST. SO THAT SURVEY WILL GO THROUGH AND ALSO PROVIDE AN UPDATE OF SUMMER PROGRAMMINGS, WHAT WE WILL OFFER FROM A SUMMER PERSPECTIVE RELATED TO CAMPS AND ALSO VPK AND THEN LOOK AT HURRICANE SEASON AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT THE ORGANIZATION FROM A SHELTER PERSPECTIVE AND HOW WE WILL TRANSITION TO IMPLEMENT CDC GUIDELINES AND THEN HIGHLIGHT THE REBRANDING OF THE FULL SERVICE SCHOOL MODEL, WHICH MS. PEOPLES SPOKE ABOUT A LITTLE BIT AGO, IDENTIFY NEW INSTRUCTIONAL
063LEADERS FOR THE 20-21 SCHOOL YEAR. AS WE GET TO THE SUMMER MEALS, WE KNOW WE HAD AN AGGRESSIVE MODEL THAT WE IMPLEMENTED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY RELATED TO FEEDING EVERY ONE OF OUR STUDENTS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE STARTED OFF AT A SMALLER SCALE. 20-PLUS SITES INITIALLY DURING THE E-LEARNING PROCESS AND QUICKLY EXPANDED THAT TO 17 SITES AND -- 147 SITES AND 150 BUSES AND TRANSITION INTO OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE OVER 300 ROUTES. WITH THAT SAID, WE SERVED OVER 5.5 MILLION MEALS TO OUR STUDENTS, WHICH TALKS ABOUT THE EVER-GROWING NEED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT EVERY ONE OF OUR LEARNERS TO MAKE CERTAIN THEY HAVE THE NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO BE INTELLECTUALLY SHARP DURING THE E-LEARNING PROCESS. SO WHAT WE HAVE NOW IS THE SUMMER MEAL
064PROGRAM WILL START AS OUR GRAB-AND-GO STYLE MEALS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AND EXTEND 78 MEALS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. ORIGINALLY, IT WAS 77. WE JUST ADDED SHAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND THESE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED GEOGRAPHICALLY AND REVIEWED LOOKING AT THE TRENDS AND THE PATTERNS RELATED TO THE E-LEARNING PROCESS AND THE VOLUME OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES COMING TO THESE PARTICULAR AREAS. TE MEAL TIMES WILL BE OPEN FROM 10:30 IN THE MORNING TILL 12:30 IN THE AFTERNOON. THE MODEL WILL BE SOMEWHAT LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WE OFFERED DURING THE E-LEARNING PROCESS. EACH CHILD WILL RECEIVE ONE BAGGED LUNCH FOR THE DAY AND THEY'LL HAVE BREAKFAST FOR THE NEXT DAY. THEY WILL ALSO BE SERVED FROM MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS. AND ON THURSDAYS, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GET AND OBTAIN MEALS FOR FRIDAY AS WELL TO MAKE
065CERTAIN THAT WE HAVE AN APPROACH TO TAKE CARE OF ALL FIVE DAYS OF THE WEEK TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR CHILDREN. ONE THING WE WANT TO SAY, THEY HAVE OPTIONS TO HAVE A COLD BAG OPTION FOR FRIDAY, BUT MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WHAT WILL BE DIFFERENT NOW IS IT WILL BE A HOT, WARM MEAL FOR EVERY ONE OF THE FAMILIES. I WAS THERE THE OTHER DAY, WE HAD CHEESEBURGERS, CARROTS, YOU NAME IT. IT WAS A REALLY NICE MEAL AND KIDS WERE EXCITED. ONE THING YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS OUR FOOD NUTRITION CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AND PROVIDE MEALS TO 34 PARKS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. AND AT THE SAME TIME, MAKE CERTAIN THEY HAVE 21 MOBILE LOCATIONS IN ORDER TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. A LOT GOING ON WITH OUR MEALS. WE JUST LAUNCHED IT ON
066MONDAY, AND THIS WILL LAST ALL THE WAY THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ONGOING SERVICES. AS IT RELATES TO THE TAX REFERENDUM, WE KNOW AND VERY THANKFUL THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BACKED AND SUPPORTED THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO TRUST THEIR FUNDS WITH US TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE'RE FILLING IN ANY GAPS THAT MAY BE ADDRESSED AT OUR FACILITIES WITHIN OUR STRUCTURES. AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. WITHOUT THIS COMMITMENT, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE EXTENDED NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT BALANCE, NOT ONLY WHAT WE PUT IN THE CLASSROOM BUT WHAT WE PUT ON THE CLASSROOM AS WELL. SO AS YOU SEE THIS EVENING, WE'LL APPROVE THE NEW GMP FOR A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
067RELATED TO HVAC REPLACEMENTS. AT THE SAME TIME, WE'LL LOOK AT REPLACING FIRE ALARMS. INDIVIDUALS SPOKE, MR. PRATT SPOKE EARLIER, AN EXTENDED NEED TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE OLD AC UNITS WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS. AND THIS IS THE HALF CENT -- THE SELF-TAX IS ALLOWING US TO ADDRESS THESE IMMEDIATE NEEDS. AS YOU'LL SEE TONIGHT, THE GMP FOR A GRAND TOTAL OVER $62 MILLION, AND THESE PROJECTS WILL BE STARTING VERY SOON WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS. ALSO TONIGHT, YOU'LL HAVE FINAL ACCEPTANCE FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS WITH ARMWOOD, JEFFERSON AND KING. THESE ARE TRACK REPLACEMENTS NORTH OF $700,000, AND WE WILL BE CLOSING FOR FINAL ACCEPTANCE FOR BUCHANAN, FERRELL, FOSTER, AND -- ADDRESSING THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF OUR SCHOOLS DEALING WITH THE PAINTING AND OVERALL NEEDS. THIS IS AROUND $2.6 MILLION. FROM THE POINT WHERE THIS REFERENDUM WAS APPROVED TO NOW, TO
068MAY 2020, YOU CAN SEE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR CONSTITUENTS, WE HAVE BEEN SOLID STEWARDS OF YOUR FUNDS. WE SPENT $121 MILLION TO DATE, AND THAT IS AROUND 87 PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND 144 PROJECTS ARE IN PROGRESS. AND AS THIS TEN-YEAR REFERENDUM IS EXTENDED, WE WILL HAVE AND BE ABLE TO ADDRESS OVER 1700-PLUS PROJECTS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THAT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS AC, ROOFS, SAFETY, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES, ALL TO HELP NOT ONLY THE WORKING CONDITIONS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, MAKE CERTAIN THAT OUR CHILDREN WALK IN TO AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING AND IS GOING TO MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE TO HELP THEM AND PREPARE THEM FOR JOBS THAT DO NOT EXIST TODAY. MANY THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THANKS TO OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO
069CONTINUE TO PROBLEM SOLVE AND PRIORITIZE OUR WORK IN ORDER FOR US TO ADDRESS THE GROWING NEEDS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. AS YOU KNOW, WE SPOKE ABOUT SEVEN TO TEN DAYS AGO. WE RELEASED A PARENT SURVEY TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE WANTED TO WAIT TILL AFTER SCHOOL TO MAKE CERTAIN WE CLOSE SCHOOL IN A GRACEFUL MANNER. AS SOON AS SCHOOL STOPPED WE OPENED UP A SURVEY TO OBTAIN A PULSE OF HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT RETURNING THEIR CHILD TO SCHOOL AS WE TRANSITION BACK TO AUGUST. THIS IS HOT OFF THE PRESS. WE'VE GOT THIS INFORMATION SOMEWHAT DECIPHERED FOR A PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. PLEASE KNOW THAT THERE'S MORE INFORMATION TO BE OBTAINED. BECAUSE VERY DIFFERENT FROM OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE NATION, THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA, NOT ONLY DID WE ASK POINTED QUESTIONS, BUT WE GAVE OUR
070COMMUNITY MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND AND PROVIDE COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND HAVE AND RESPOND TO OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS AND THAT WE WILL BE GOING THROUGH IN THE NEXT WEEK TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT AND INFUSE TO OUR REENTRY PLAN AS WE TRANSITION TO AUGUST. OVERALL, WHAT THIS PLAN, SURVEY, WHAT THE OBJECTIVES WERE, MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTOOD THE PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS COMFORTABLE SENDING THEIR CHILD BACK IN AUGUST. LOOKING AT PARENTS IF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN CONTINUING THE E-LEARNING PROCESS AND ALSO LOOKING AT OPEN-ENDED QUESTION TO HAVE A RICHER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THE RETURN OF SCHOOL AND THEN FORWARDING -- AFFORDING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAN FOR REVISING POTENTIAL STAFF MODELS TO ENSURE WE HAVE ENOUGH TEACHERS TO TRANSITION TO HILLSBOROUGH VIRTUAL AND TO THE E-LEARNING PROCESS AND THEN ALSO MAKING CERTAIN THAT WE HAVE
071SOLID STAFF ALLOCATION MODELS AT EVERY ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS AS WE TRANSITION. OVERALL, WE HAVE OVER 62,000 RESPONSES FROM THE SURVEY. I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD RATE FOR A WEEK'S TIME FOR INDIVIDUALS TO RESPOND. WE SEE THAT OVER 52,000 PARENTS RESPONDED TO OUR SURVEY WITH 47,000 PLUS RESPONDING IN ENGLISH. OVER 5,000 OF OUR CONSTITUENTS RESPONDED IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE. TO END THIS, WE HAVE 9245 STAFF MEMBERS RESPONDED. THE OVERALL MAKEUP ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE IN THE PIE DIAGRAM, YOU SEE THE BULK OF OUR CONSTITUENTS THAT RESPONDED WERE IN PRE-K TO KINDERGARTEN TO FIFTH GRADE. 55%, AND THEN THE SECOND THRESHOLD THAT WAS LARGEST WERE GRADES 9 THROUGH 12. OVERALL, WHAT DID WE LEARN? ONE OF THE FIRST QUESTIONS THAT WE ASKED OUR CONSTITUENTS, IF WE HAD THEM RETURN IN THE FALL, WHAT WAS THE
072COMFORT LEVEL FOR SENDING YOUR CHILDREN BACK? PARENTS' PERSPECTIVE, 52,000 RESPONSES, 28,000 OF OUR CONSTITUENTS FELT VERY COMFORTABLE, AND COMFORTABLE ABOUT SENDING THE LEARNERS BACK. CLOSE TO 53% OF OUR FAMILIES TRUSTED AND WERE READY TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN BACK TO OUR SCHOOLS AND TRUSTED US WITH THIS BODY OF WORK. AS YOU SEE, WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO BECAUSE THERE'S ANOTHER 48%, 47% OF OUR CONSTITUENTS STILL HAVE CONCERNS. AS WE CONTINUE TO HAVE AN AGGRESSIVE COMMUNICATION PLAN ABOUT OUR REENTRY PLANS, WE HOPE WE CAN TRANSITION THEM BACK WHERE THEY FEEL PSYCHOLOGICALLY SAFE TO BE ABLE TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN BACK TO OUR SCHOOLS. YOU LOOK AT THE RESPONSES FROM OUR STAFF AS WELL, 52% OF OUR STAFF FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT RETURNING AND ONCE AGAIN, WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO TO BE ABLE TO MAKE CERTAIN
073THAT WE'RE AT 100% SO WE CAN HAVE THE NECESSARY QUANTITY OF EMPLOYEES TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO EXTEND OUR STUDENTS. THE OTHER QUESTION WE ASKED IS IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND ELIGIBILITY DEFINED BY OUR DISTRICT, HOW LIKELY WILL YOU BE ABLE TO -- LIKELY TO PUT YOUR CHILD BACK ON THE BUS. WE SEE THAT IT'S 47 PLUS PERCENT ARE REALLY LIKELY, NEUTRAL OR LIKELY TO PUT A STUDENT BACK ON THE BUS FOR RIDERSHIP. 42% ARE UNLIKELY TO RIDE OUR TRANSPORTATION AND BUSES AT THIS POINT. ONCE WE SHARE OUR PLAN THAT SHOWS WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE ACTIVE AND AGGRESSIVE MANNERS TO CLEAN OUR BUSES EVERY TIME A STUDENT HAS A TOUCH POINT ON IT, WE HOPE TO ELEVATE THAT NUMBER. AS A SCHOOL BOARD AND A DISTRICT WE DO GET FUNDING BASED ON
074STUDENT RIDERSHIP. SO WE WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN WE CREATE COMFORT WITH OUR PARENTS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE NECESSARY TRANSPORTATIONAL NEEDS TO HELP OUR CHILDREN GET TO SCHOOL EVERY SINGLE DAY. ANOTHER QUESTION WE ASKED WAS ABOUT, IF WE RETURN IN THE FALL, AND WE HAD TO RESUME A NORMAL CAMPUS SCHEDULE, WOULD YOU PREFER A VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION TO HAVE KIND OF A BLENDED MODEL IF YOU ELECTED NOT TO ATTEND BRICK AND MORTAR SCHOOLS, WOULD YOUR CHILD BE INTERESTED IN CONTINUING THE VIRTUAL SIDE OF IT? OVERWHELMING SIDE OF IT, WE HAD OVER 50% THAT SAID MAYBE OR YES. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IN HILLSBOROUGH VIRTUAL, WE HAVE ONLY 300 STUDENTS THAT ARE IN HILLSBOROUGH VIRTUAL. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE TAKING HILLSBOROUGH VIRTUAL VERSUS FLORIDA VIRTUAL WITHIN
075OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, I THINK WE'RE LOSING CLOSE TO NINE TO TEN MILLION DOLLARS OF AVAILABILITY OF THE FTE. RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME FOR US TO REBRAND, TO REIMAGE AND TO SHOWING EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING AND WHAT WE OFFER FROM HILLSBOROUGH VIRTUAL. BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THIS SURVEY, IT IS VERY POINTED THAT SOME OF OUR PARENTS AND SOME OF OUR LEARNERS THEY REALLY ENJOY THE E-LEARNING PROCESS. WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR FAMILIES AND TO OUR STUDENTS TO MAKE CERTAIN THEY HAVE A ROBUST EXPERIENCE IF THIS IS A PATHWAY THEY CHOOSE TO TRANSITION TO. WE ASKED THE QUESTION, WHAT WOULD WE DO AND WHAT WOULD IT BE IF WE GOT TO A POINT TO GET YOU TO A COMFORTABLE STATUS OF RETURNING YOUR CHILD TO THE SCHOOLS,
076AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MAJOR STATEMENTS ALL LINK TO MAKING CERTAIN THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE WE PROTECT EVERY ONE OF OUR CHILDREN, PROVIDING THEM WITH CARE TO MAKE SURE WE HAD EVERY MEASURE TO CLEAN AND MAKE SURE WE SANITIZE EVERY ONE OF OUR ENVIRONMENTS. OUR SAFETY ENVIRONMENT DIVISION HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB BEING PROACTIVE. ALSO, THEY WANTED TO MAKE CERTAIN WE ARE DISINFECTING OUR SCHOOL EVERY CHANCE WE GET. THEY ALSO WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN WE ARE TAKING THE CDC GUIDELINES INTO CONSIDERATION IN LOOKING AT CLASS SIZE. AS A SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND MANY SUPERINTENDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, CLASS SIZE IS GOING TO BE PROBLEMATIC IF IT IS NOT RELEASED AND RELAXED, WE WILL HAVE TO FIND A MODIFIED SCHEDULE BUT WE WILL BE PREPARED TO DO SO. ALL
077OF THIS IS TO TALK ABOUT TO GET OUR PARENTS TO A PLACE WHERE THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE IS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE NOT EXPOSING ANY TYPE OF CONTAGION TO ANY ONE OF THE LEARNERS EVERY SINGLE DAY. ONE OTHER QUESTION WE ASKED, WHAT ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS? MAIN CONCERNS ARE CROSS-CONTAMINATION. MAKING SURE CERTAIN WE ADHERE TO GUIDELINES AND MAKING CERTAIN WE HAVE THE NECESSARY SANITIZING PROTOCOLS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL EVERY SINGLE DAY. THIS IS THE WORD WEB. THIS IS A WORD WEB THROUGH THE SURVEY THAT ALLOWS US TO LOOK AT TRENDS AND PATTERNS OF WORDS THAT COME UP THROUGH OUR PARENTS THROUGH OUR OPEN RESPONSES. ALL THIS IS FILTERED AROUND WITH COVID DISTANCING, RISK, SAFETY, MAKING CERTAIN THAT WE HAVE MASKS, CLASSROOMS, CLEANLINESS, THIS IS EXPOSURE. THIS IS ALL ABOUT MAKING CERTAIN THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING
078IN OUR POWER TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. AS SUPERINTENDENT, I HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH EVERY ONE OF OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM MEMBERS AND SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE WE WILL HAVE PROTOCOLS IN PLACE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE ARE PROTECTING EVERY ONE OF OUR LEARNERS AND OUR EMPLOYEES EVERY SINGLE DAY. MORE OF THIS WILL BE FORTHCOMING. I'LL SEND THE RESULTS TO EACH OF YOU AS A BOARD. I JUST RECEIVED IT. OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO, WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS TO HAVE MORE INSIGHT TO REALLY JUST GET A PULSE OF OUR HOW PARENTS ARE ACTUALLY FEELING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR US TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS MOVING FORWARD FOR AUGUST. NEXT ONE, SUMMER PROGRAMS. THE QUESTION EVERYWHERE I GO, WHETHER IN THE GROCERY STORE OR THE BUILDING, PHONE CALLS, WHEN WILL BE ABLE TO
079RETURN TO NORMALCY? ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS IS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND ALSO THE VPK PROGRAMS AS WELL. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING TO -- THE PLAN SO RELEASEnd A RETURN VOLUNTARILY PRE-K BACK AGAIN ON JUNE THE 22nd. THE REASON THAT THE JUNE THE 22nd HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED VERSUS TRANSITION INTO JULY 1st IS BECAUSE THE STATE HAS REMOVED AND IMPROVED TO MOVE FROM THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF HAVING 300 HOURS IN A PRE-K PROGRAM TO 200 HOURS, IN ORDER FOR US TO DO THAT AND DO IT IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER, WE HAVE TO ELEVATE AND IMPROVE THE DATE TO JUNE THE 22nd. THAT PROGRAM WILL RUN TO JULY 23rd. WE -- AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS WILL BE NO FINANCIAL COST TO ANY OF OUR STUDENTS WHO THE FIRST TIME VPK. AND THIS WILL BE OPERATIONAL MONDAY THROUGH
080THURSDAY, AND STAFF AND STUDENT HOURS -- STUDENT HOURS WILL BE FROM 7:30 IN THE MORNING TO 6 P.M. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OUR SCHOOLS THAT WE WILL OFFER THIS INITIATIVE AND THIS PROGRAM. I WILL TELL YOU MY OBJECTIVE WILL BE TO EXPAND THIS FROM THE '21 SUMMER, BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT EARLY LITERACY AND EARLY EDUCATION IS A SIGNIFICANT PRIORITY WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION. WE SHOULD BE DOUBLING THIS IF WE CAN, BUT THIS WILL BE A FINANCIAL COMMITMENT FOR '21 IN ORDER TO EXPAND THE INITIATIVES FOR OUR CHILDREN. ALONG WITH THIS, WE WILL SEE THAT HOST PROGRAMS WILL ALSO START ON JUNE THE 22nd FOR HOST PROGRAMS, THIS WILL BE FEE BASED FOR $30 PER FAMILY. $100 PER STUDENT AND MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE BRANDON AQUATIC
081SPORTS -- SPORTS AQUATIC CENTER WILL ALSO BE OPENING FOUR OF THE SITES. THERE WILL BE A COST TO THE FAMILY AND YMCA WILL BEGIN TO OPEN AS WELL IN THE SAME TIME FRAME. MRS. BROWN, ANYTHING I MISSED THERE? WE ARE GRADUALLY TRANSITIONING BACK TO NORMALCY BUT IT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. PROTOCOLS IN PLACE TO PROTECT LEARNERS AND MAKE CERTAIN THEY ARE IMPLEMENTING CDC GUIDELINES. HURRICANE SEASON STARTED JUNE 1st. SHELTERS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. JUNE 1st TO NOVEMBER 30 IS HURRICANE SEASON. WE WILL HAVE 50 PUBLIC SHELTERS THAT WE'LL BE OFFERING IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. 18 WILL BE ADA. 8 FOR PET FRIENDLY AND FOUR FOR SPECIAL NEEDS. 13 OF THESE SHELTERS WILL BE FOR FIRE RESCUE AND PUBLIC WORKERS AS WELL. ONE OF THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS WE CONTINUE TO ASK, HOW WILL THE SHELTERS LOOK
082DIFFERENTLY DUE TO COVID-19? THERE WILL BE TEMPERATURE CHECKS AT EVERY ONE OF OUR SITES TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE ARE DOING A SCREENING PROCESS SO WE DO NOT EXPOSE ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT ELECTS AND HAS TO GO TO A SHELTER TO ANY TYPE OF ILLNESSES. THE SHELTER WILL ONLY OPERATE AT 50% CAPACITY. THAT WAY IF WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO STARTS TO FEEL ILL, WE EITHER GET THEM TO A PLACE WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO BE SOMEWHAT SECLUDED FROM THE GENERAL POPULATION OR WE'LL FIND THEM ANOTHER AREA THAT THE CITY WILL DESIGNATE AS AN ADDITIONAL SHELTER FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL. OVERALL, AGGRESSIVE STEPS FOR CUSTODIAL STAFF MEMBERS TO DISINFECT THE HIGH TOUCH POINTS WHILE THEY ARE THERE DURING THE SHELTER PROCESS. REBRANDING, MS. PEOPLES CAME AND SPOKE ABOUT FULL SERVICE. I HEARD THE LAST TWO WEEKS
083MISPERCEPTIONS ABOUT JULY-SERVICE SCHOOLS. -- FULL-SERVICE SCHOOLS. 15 TO 20 YEARS AGO, THREE COUNTIES TOOK ON THE INITIATIVE. DUVAL, HILLSBOROUGH, AND I'M NOT SURE, WE WERE TRYING TO FINDS THE OTHER COUNTY. IT IS A SMALLER COUNTY THAN DUVAL AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TO IMPLEMENT THE FULL-SERVICE MODEL. I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE FULL-SERVICE, AS BEING THE CHIEF OF SCHOOLS IN DUVAL COUNTY. DUVAL COUNTY ACTUALLY WAS THE MODEL THAT HAD RESOURCES EVERY SINGLE DAY TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY. AND I WANTED TO LET MS. PEOPLES KNOW I WILL GLADLY HAVE SOME ICE WATER WITH YOU ANYTIME TO TALK ABOUT BEST PRACTICES. SORRY, MS. PEOPLES, I DON'T DRINK COFFEE. ICE WATER WILL WORK. THANK YOU, MS. PEOPLES, IF YOU'RE WATCHING FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS FOR OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTERS AND KNOW THAT WE'RE ONLY GOING TO
084EXPAND IT WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'VE TALKED TO MANY STAFF MEMBERS, EXECUTIVE TEAM MEMBERS, LEADERS, PRINCIPALS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THE INITIATIVE RIGHT NOW. WE DO HAVE IT AT JESS AND SANCHEZ. WE UNDERSTAND THAT SANCHEZ DOES A REALLY NICE JOB WITH OFFERING RESOURCES AND THERE ARE AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY AT JUST. THEREFORE, AS WE MOVE FORWARD AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE LOOK AT FULL-SERVICE CENTERS NOW. THERE ARE MINUTE PAL ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE. FAMILY OUTREACH HAS LIMITED TO A FEW FAMILIES BEING INVOLVED. COMMUNITY AGENCIES ARE NOT FULLY PRESENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVES HAVE KIND OF SOMEWHAT LOST CONNECTIONS. THERE'S REALLY NO DIRECT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED CURRENTLY AT THE FULL SERVICE CENTERS. FRAGMENTED SERVICES CURRENTLY IN PLACE. THEREFORE, MY ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY IS TO IDENTIFY THE AREAS OF NEED AND TO BEEF UP THESE TYPES OF SYSTEMS SO WE
085WILL REIMAGE AND REBRAND TO THE FAMILY OPPORTUNITY CENTERS AT JUST AND SANCHEZ. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO COORDINATE DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. WE WILL ADD SOCIAL WORKERS AT BOTH OF THESE SITES AND THESE SCHOOLS. WE WILL HAVE MULTIPLE GENERATIONAL SERVICES SUCH AS GED PROGRAM PREPS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND OFFER A NUMBER OF WORKSHOPS FOR COMPUTER SKILLS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY AND COORDINATE MENTAL, PHYSICAL, DENTAL, VISUAL HEALTH FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND LOOKING AT EXPANDING PRE-K CHILD CARE AND OTHER ELEMENTS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. PLEASE KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EXPANSION. WE'LL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE EVERY SINGLE DAY AND WE'LL MAKE CERTAIN WE ARE POSTING THIS ON OUR WEBSITE, SHARING IT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA SO OUR COMMUNITY FULLY UNDERSTANDS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AS WE
086EXPAND THIS INITIATIVE. I APPRECIATE MS. PEOPLES BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ADVOCATING FOR CONTINUED AVENUES WITHIN OUR DISTRICT. MY JOB IS NEVER TO SELECTIVELY ABANDON INITIATIVES. MY JOB IS OPENLY EXPAND THE OPPORTUNITIES AND HAVE MORE TOUCH POINTS AND MORE AVENUES TO SUCCESSFULLY BREAK AND SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES EVERY SINGLE DAY IN ORDER TO LIFT THE EXPERIENCE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS WOULD BE ANOTHER COORDINATED EFFORT THAT WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS THAT WE'LL LOOK FOR TO ADDRESS EVERY ONE OF OUR CONSTITUENTS IN NEED. THEN WE'LL SEEK TO EXPAND THIS. PLANT CITY, SOUTH COUNTY, TALK AND ALSO IN THE UNIVERSITY AREA WHERE THERE MAY BE A NEED. FINALLY, YOU'RE LIKE, OKAY, GET FINISHED WITH YOUR PowerPoint SLIDES. AS YOU CAN TELL, I LOVE MY SLIDES. WHEN WE GET TO AGENDA REVIEW, MAY
087HELP WITH THAT, GET BACK NORMALCY. YESTERDAY WAS A TOUGH DAY FOR ME AS A LEADER BUT ONE WHERE I HAD TO MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS. IT WEIGHS IN MY HEART. I'M VERY EMPATHETIC ABOUT DECISIONS WE HAVE TO MAKE. THIS IS A BUSINESS OF INDIVIDUALS THAT LEAD AND WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR OUR CHILDREN. ALSO BY THE SAME TOKEN, MY JOB IS TO BE VERY CALCULATED FOR THE EFFORTS ABOUT WHERE AND HOW I SELECT LEADERS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. FOR ME TO LOOK AT LONGITUDINAL DATA, LOOK AT HISTORICAL DATA, TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND NOT JUST LOOK AT ACADEMIC DATA, BUT LOOK AT CULTURAL DATA, TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF, CONVERSATION WITH EXECUTIVE TEAM MEMBERS IN ORDER TO SELECT THE BEST LEADERS THAT HAVE A RICH HISTORY FOR IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. WHILE WE HAD TO MAKE SOME
088MOVES AND I APPRECIATE THE PARENTS WHO SPEAK ABOUT STEINBRENNER, BECAUSE KELLY KING IS A FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK. MY JOB IS TO PLACE LEADERS IN THE BEST POSITION IN ORDER TO LIFT THE EXPERIENCE TO IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING. THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVES THIS YEAR BUT THE MOVES ARE VERY CALCULATED, VERY INTENTIONAL AND KNOW THAT REGARDLESS OF DECISIONS THAT SOME OF THESE DECISIONS ARE GOING TO BE UNPOPULAR, BUT I'VE DONE THIS FOR A LONG TIME. I UNDERSTAND HOW TO IDENTIFY TALENT MANAGEMENT, HOW TO BUILD CAPACITY, AND ONE THING I DO VERY WELL, AND I SAY THIS WITH GRACE AND RESPECT, IS I HAVE VERY NICE FEEL BEING ABLE TO RECRUIT FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICKS AND PLACE THEM IN POSITIONS OF NEED AND BE VERY STRATEGIC AND CALCULATED ABOUT OUR EFFORTS MOVING FORWARD. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
089IDENTIFY LEADERS FOR THE 20-21 SCHOOL YEAR. WE HAVE SOME NEW FACES. THE FIRST ONE IS MONICA BARBER AT B.T. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SHE IS A NEW PRINCIPAL. ALSO ANGELA VENTURA AT CAN INELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. NEW PRINCIPAL AS WELL. DELILAH TRANSITIONED TO CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. NEW PRINCIPAL EMILY STIR RELY AT DESOTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. CYNTHIA, A NEW PRINCIPAL AT DUNBAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. CHRISTIAN TINELLI WILL TAKE ON EGYPT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. REGINA GORDON, NEW PRINCIPAL AT FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. KIM HAYWARD TRANSFERRING FROM DUVAL COUNTY TO TAKE ON FOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. ASHLEY McN IMINY, IPPOLITO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I WILL SAY THAT RIGHT ONE DAY. I SAID IT RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. ONE POINT. NICOLE BENNETT. NICOLE BENNETT HAS REALLY SOLID DATA. I'M EXCITED ABOUT HER LEADERSHIP. NEW PRINCIPAL MRS. HALEY BROWN WILL TAKE ON MORT. SHE WAS THE ACTING
090PRINCIPAL I TOLD HER YESTERDAY AT THE MEETING I CAN RELATE BECAUSE I'M THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT. I TOLD HER SHE NO LONGER HAS TO ACT AND SHE CAN DO REALLY COOL AND GREAT THINGS WITHIN THE SCHOOL AND SHE IS EXCITED. JASON PEPE. DR. PEPE HAS DONE A REALLY NICE JOB. HE WILL TRANSITION TO NELSON. HE HAS A TRACK RECORD OF IMPROVING SCHOOLS. A NEW PRINCIPAL IN KELLY McCLOONEY. CONTINUE TO BE BLOWN AWAY BY THIS AP. DO SPECIAL THINGS AT PALM RIVER. DR. ANNA BROWN, ROBLES ELEMENTARY. ONCE AGAIN, SHE HAS A TRACK RECORD FOR MOVING SCHOOLS AND EXCITED TO SUPPORT HER. MRS. FRANCINE. SHE'S DONE A REALLY NICE JOB AT FOSTER. SHE GAVE HER HEART AND ENERGY, BUT SHE WILL TAKE ON THE NEW RESPONSIBILITY IN SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I DO BELIEVE SHE'LL MOVE THIS FROM A
091C TO A IN A SHORT TIME. BRAND-NEW PRINCIPAL WITH RITA URBAN GOING TO WITTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. O'DALLAS RICHARD, KUHLMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL -- COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND MRS. BROWN WILL TAKE ON GIUNTA MIDDLE SCHOOL FROM MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL. SHE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB AT SHIELDS. VERY HARD TO FIND HIGHLY SKILLED LEADERS TO GO TO MIDDLE SCHOOL. I KNOW SHE LEARNED TO LOVE HIGH SCHOOL, BUT WE'VE GOT TO PUT HIGHLY SKILLED LEADERS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL TO PREPARE THEM AND SHELL DO A REALLY NICE JOB. MR. MAYO WILL TRANSITION TO MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL. BRAND-NEW PRINCIPAL, BRANDON GLEN, McLANE MIDDLE SCHOOL, HE'S EXCITED, READY TO GO. HE'S BEEN ABLE TO TRAIN WITH ONE OF THE BEST IN APRIL GILLIARD AT MEMORIAL. APRIL HAS OPENLY SAID SHE'S NOT DOING IT. YOU KNOW WHAT? WHEN YOU HAVE THAT CREDIBILITY AND
092THAT LEADERSHIP SKILL AND DRIVE, AND YOU GENUINELY DO LOVE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SHE SAID SHE WAS A MIDDLE SCHOOL JUNKIE, I'M GOING TO LET HER HAVE IT. I'LL CONTINUE TO FILTER APs UNDER HER LEADERSHIP BECAUSE SHE DOES IT AND LEADS RIGHT. MR. GREGORY BASHAM WILL GO TO ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL. DR. BARRY WILL TRANSITION TO YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL AND DENA LANGSTON WILL GO TO ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL TO DO GREAT THINGS. EXCITED ABOUT A BRAND-NEW PRINCIPAL, MARCOS RODRIGUEZ WHO WILL TRANSITION TO BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL. AS WE SPOKE ABOUT, THEY SAID THAT'S IT. CUT ME OFF. HIT THE GONG IT LOOKS LIKE ON MY PRESENTATION. KELLY KING WILL GO TO HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. ONE OF THE MOST PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. I DO BELIEVE SHE'LL TRANSITION TO MAKE THIS SCHOOL AN A SCHOOL. MR. O'BRADY
093DID A PHENOMENAL JOB. HE WAS PROMOTED BUT EXCITED ABOUT HER LEADERSHIP. MR. MICKEY BODY WILL BE TRANSITIONING TO DO COOL THINGS AT MIDDLETON. WE HAVE A NEW PRINCIPAL GOING TO TRANSITION UP TO NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL WITH KATIE. BRAND-NEW PRINCIPAL TO RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, MR. IVAN GUNDER. CURRENTLY A PRINCIPAL IN CLAY COUNTY. GREAT SPIRIT, GREAT CONNECTIVITY WITH HIS CONSTITUENTS AND TRULY KNOWS INSTRUCTION. BRAND-NEW PRINCIPAL GOING TO STEINBRENNER IT TIFFANY EWELL. ALSO A NEW LEADER GOING TO CARVER ESE WITH MR. JOSEPH HILLBUSH. FINAL PAGE, NEW LEADER GOING TO DJJ. MR. ERNEST WOOD. EXCITED ABOUT HIS OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD. NEW LEADER TRANSITIONED TO DW WATERS. MICHELLE FITZGERALD. AND MATTHEW HUFF WILL TAKE THE LEAD AND TRY TO GROW THE NUMBER OF SEATS SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO GAIN AND ADD ACCESSIBILITY TO OUR FTE SO WE'RE NOT LOSING
094FUND. AND THAT'S THE KIND OF ENERGY THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO. I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF MOVES. I APPRECIATE EVERY ONE OF THE STAFF MEMBERS AT SCHOOLS BEARING WITH THIS TRANSITION. I WILL ASK EVERY ONE OF THE STAFF, THE TEACHERS AND THE STAFF MEMBERS AT THESE SCHOOLS, I KNOW IT'S NEW LEADERSHIP, BUT I ASK YOU AND TELL YOU, EVERY ONE OF THESE LEADERS WILL NEED YOUR SUPPORT. PLEASE WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND THESE LEADERS. GIVE THEM A CHANCE. HELP THEM. EDUCATE THEM AND HAVE A BLENDED MENTALITY OF THE WAY -- WHAT WORK CONTINUE TO DUPLICATE, WHAT DIDN'T WORK, HELP THEM SELECTIVELY ABANDON AND LET'S GO AND DO GREAT THINGS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SUPERINTENDENT. IF YOU COULD TALK A LITTLE FASTER NEXT TIME. WE DO HAVE COMMENTS BASED ON YOUR SUPERINTENDENT REPORT FOR TODAY.
095FIRST UP, MS. STUART. Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. STARTING WITH THE PARENT SURVEY, I WILL SAY THAT I'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SURVEYS ACROSS THE STATE, AND OUR NUMBERS ACTUALLY LOOK BETTER THAN MOST. SOME OF THE NUMBERS ARE SHOWING 30% OF FAMILIES AND STUDENTS WANT TO COME BACK AND 70% NOT WANTING TO RETURN. I THINK AS WE HEAR FROM THE CDC ON THE 15th AND AS WE MAKE A PLAN FOR HOW THAT'S GOING TO LOOK, I THINK THAT NUMBER WILL GROW. I HONESTLY THINK THAT THIS COMMUNITY IS READY TO GET BACK TO SOME NORMALCY WITH GETTING BACK TO WORK, AND WE KNOW THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE THINK WE ARE AS AN EDUCATION INSTITUTION, WE ALSO PROVIDE A WHOLE LOT OF SUPERVISION FOR A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND SO
096I THINK THEY ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING FORWARD TO US GETTING BACK TO NORMALCY. I DID HAVE QUESTIONS AROUND THE SUMMER PROGRAMMING BEING THAT WE ARE NOT QUITE -- WE DON'T QUITE KNOW WHAT CDC IS GOING TO COME ACROSS WITH ON THE 15th. ARE WE GOING TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR OUR HOST PROGRAMS AND ARE WE GOING TO DO FIELD TRIPS LIKE WE NORMALLY DO? IS YMCA GOING TO PLAN TO DO THAT? ARE OTHER PROVIDERS PLANNING TO DO STUFF LIKE THAT? SOMETHING THEY CAN LOOK FORWARD TO OR STRICTLY LOOKING AT ON-CAMPUS TYPE EVENTS? Addison Davis: THROUGH THE CHAIR, ONE THING WE THOUGHT WAS BEST PRACTICE WAS NOT EXPOSE OUR CHILDREN OUTSIDE OF OUR ENVIRONMENTS THAT WE CANNOT CONTROL. SO I WOULD SAY FIELD TRIPS RIGHT NOW WILL BE OFF THE TABLE. AS IT RELATES TO TRANSPORTATION,
097WE ARE NOT GOING TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION. IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO THE PARENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO TRANSITION TO OUR FACILITIES BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN, WE WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE CAN CONTROL THE ENVIRONMENT AND THAT WE HAVE TAKEN ALL OF THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO CLEAN ANY TOUCH POINTS AFTER A CHILD TRANSITIONS IN OR OUTSIDE A CLASSROOM, A COMMON AREA OR THE FACILITY. Cindy Stuart: AS WE ASK OUR EMPLOYEES TO COME BACK, IF IT'S POSSIBLE FOR US TO OPEN SEATS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES FIRST WHO NEED THAT ABILITY, IS THAT CHILD CARE ABILITY, I WOULD ASK BECAUSE I KNOW THE PROGRAMS WILL FILL UP FAST. A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL WANT TO GO BACK TO WORK. OUR EMPLOYEES, IF WE'RE ASKING THEM TO COME BACK AND THEY NEED THE CHILD CARE, IF WE CAN MAKE A PRIORITY
098IN AN APPLICATION FOR THEIR STUDENTS TO COME BACK FIRST, THAT WOULD BE -- REAL QUICKLY, AROUND THE PRINCIPAL MOVES AND I SAID THIS AT THIS DAIS BEFORE, I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF PHONE CALLS, A LOT OF PEOPLE YESTERDAY AND TODAY. SOME UPSET, SOME HAPPY, SOME REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP THAT IS COMING TO OR MOVING TO THEIR SCHOOL. I SAID IT UP HERE BEFORE. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR, AND I KNOW, MR. DAVIS, YOU FEEL THIS WAY, TOO, YOU WORK FOR THIS DISTRICT. AND WHILE I SYMPATHIZE WITH STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL AND I LOVE THOSE PARENTS AND THEY ARE VERY INVOLVED, THEY HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF HAVING MS. KING BE THERE FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME. THEY HAVE NOT HAD SOME OF THE MOVEMENT THAT A LOT OF OUR OTHER SCHOOLS HAVE EXPERIENCED, WHETHER
099THAT BE BECAUSE OF RETIREMENT OR CHANGES THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN. I DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HR. YOU'LL PROBABLY ADDRESS THEM LATER AROUND AS WE MOVE PRINCIPALS, THERE ARE ALWAYS TEACHERS WHO LIKE TO PICK UP AND GO EITHER WITH A PRINCIPAL OR TO ANOTHER SITUATION. SO I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT ARE WE OUT OF TRANSFER PERIOD AND WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE FOR TEACHERS WHO ARE NOW LOOK AT NEW LEADER? AND ARE WE GOING TO SEE THEN BECAUSE OF ALL THE SHIFTS, ARE WE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF MOVEMENT OF TEACHERS ON TOP OF THE PRINCIPALS THAT ARE MOVING? I'M NOT SURE WHERE WE ARE IN THE HR. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER RIGHT AWAY. I HAVE CONCERNS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE A MASSIVE MOVE OF TEACHERS THAT GO WITH THESE PRINCIPALS BECAUSE
100I BELIEVE IN THIS DISTRICT THAT PEOPLE FOLLOW LEADERS FOR DOLLARS. THEY FOLLOW LEADERS. BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE IN A UNIQUE OR SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND KNOW THAT THEY ARE WORKING FOR A LEADER THAT RESPECTS THEM AND HONORS WHAT THEY ARE DOING. SO I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A CONCERN ABOUT THAT. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR EXPANDING THE FULL SERVICE. I THINK IT'S CRITICAL AND IT IS PART OF THE CULTURE OF OUR DISTRICT. ACTUALLY, IT WAS VERY MUCH WEAKENED THE LAST FEW YEARS. LIKE YOURSELF, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, TO STRENGTHEN IT WITH MORE SERVICES, IF YOU WILL, BECAUSE THERE'S MORE NEEDS THAT OUR PUBLIC HAS. SO I'M THRILLED TO HEAR THAT. SECONDLY, THE
101SURVEY WAS REALLY, REALLY INTERESTING. IT DOES REVEAL A LOT. SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE AND PERHAPS THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, WHEN WILL OUR NEXT SURVEY BE IN TERMS OF A ROLLOUT? SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, WHEN IS OUR NEXT SURVEY, DO YOU THINK? Addison Davis: THROUGH THE CHAIR, WHAT KIND OF SURVEY ARE WE LOOKING FOR? Lynn Gray: WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE PARENTAL SURVEY AND THE STAFF SURVEY OF THE SAFETY OF THE SCHOOLS AND GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE'LL LOOK AT THE FIRST SURVEY. PROBABLY IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS WE'LL LOOK AND DETERMINE WHAT OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES WE'VE OBTAINED. WE KNOW THERE IS A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF OUR PARENTS AND EMPLOYEES DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY, SO WE MAY AT THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, IF
102THERE'S A NEED TO OPEN IT BACK UP. AS WE LOOK AT AND LISTEN TO JUNE REFINE OR ADJUST OUR GUIDELINES. IF THEY DO NOT, WE'LL LOOK TO REFINE OUR QUESTIONS TO SEND BACK OUT, IF WE FEEL THERE'S ACTUAL NEED TO DO SO. ONE OF THE THINGS, WE HAVE 25,000 EMPLOYEES, ONLY 9,000 PLUS EMPLOYEES COMPLETED THE SURVEY. WE'D LOVE TO GET TO 100% BECAUSE WE TRULY NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHO WILL BE READY AND TRANSITION, WHO WILL FEEL SAFE TO COME BACK TO SCHOOLS. AS WE UNPACK THIS CURRENT SURVEY, YOU SEE THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL SURVEY AFTER THE CDC GUIDELINES ARE RELEASED OR IN TWO WEEKS. Lynn Gray: YES, DEFINITELY TELLS A STORY ABOUT HOW THE PUBLIC IS THINKING AND OUR TEACHERS. SO THE VPK WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO AND I'M SO HAPPY ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE
103PRE-K LEARNING IS CRITICAL. I WAS CURIOUS, DO YOU THINK THAT WE'LL HAVE WITHIN THAT CURRICULUM, IF WE HAVE CONTROL, WHICH WE HOPEFULLY WILL, PHONICS EDUCATION IN THE VPK AREA? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR. WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN WE HAVE A STRONG PHONICS PROGRAM IN EVERY ONE OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY FROM PRE-K TO THIRD GRADE. WE WANT TO HAVE THAT PHONICS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED. TERRY CONNOR'S SHOP IS LOOKING AT TWO CURRENT CURRICULUMS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE CERTAIN WE HAVE A STRONG PHONICS PROGRAM WITHIN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. RIGHT NOW, WE DO NOT HAVE A SYSTEMATIC PHONICS PROGRAM WITHIN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. WE'VE GOT TO FOCUS ON PHONIC AWARENESS, VOCABULARY FLUENCY. YES, WE WILL BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED AND INVOLVED WITH HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT THE CONTENT AND CORE CURRICULUM WILL BE BECAUSE WE WANT TO
104MAKE CERTAIN WE'RE PREPARING OUR CHILDREN TO TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN TO MAKE CERTAIN IT IS SEAMLESS. THE OTHER THING IS WE HAVE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT STUDENTS ACTIVELY ENGAGED AND INVOLVED IN OUR PRE-K PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE GETTING THEM AND ATTRACTING THEM TO STAY IN OUR KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS. RIGHT NOW 30% ONLY TRANSITION TO US, BUT IT'S A CELEBRATION THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED AND PUTTING THEIR CHILDREN IN THE VPK PROGRAMS, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE ARE HELPING THEM SEE THE PROGRESSION OF CONTENT AND THE FLUENCY OF CURRICULUM SO THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE PLACING OUR CHILDREN IN OUR BRICK AND MORTAR SCHOOLS. Lynn Gray: RIGHTO. BIG CONCERN IS UNIFYING THE VPK CURRICULUM SO EVERYONE CAN KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT IN TERMS OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY.
105MEMBER HAHN. WANT ME TO DEFER TO MEMBER PEREZ OR YOU NEED A MOMENT. Stacy Hahn: THE VOLUNTARY PRE-K BOLD BEGINNINGS PROGRAMS, HAVE THEY BEEN SCALED DOWN THIS SUMMER? IS THIS OUR TYPICAL MENU OF SCHOOLS SCALED DOWN? I'M JUST CONCERNED BECAUSE I DON'T SEE ANY THAT ARE IN WAY SOUTH COUNTY, LIKE THE WIMAUMA, RUSKIN AREA. THERE'S AN EMPTY BOX THERE. Addison Davis: THROUGH THE CHAIR, WHAT WE CAN DO IS GO BACK AND SEND THE BOARD A FOLLOW-UP OF CURRENT STATUS AND WHAT WE OFFER VPK, LOOK AT GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS. MAKE A GOOD POINT. SEE IF WE CAN FILL THAT ONE BOX AND MAYBE MORE BOXES, AND I'LL GET WITH THE CHIEF OF CLIMATE AND CULTURE, MRS. BROWN, TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE WE CAN EXPAND. BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT OUR SERVICES ARE CONTINUED,
106AND THAT WE KNOW THAT PARENTS WILL BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED. I WAS ABLE TO GO TO AN EARLY LEARNING COALITION OPENING AT -- IN WATERSET YESTERDAY, AND IT WAS THE FIRST DAY THEY'VE OPENED SINCE MARCH THE 15th AND PARENTS WERE IN DROVES TRYING TO BRING THEIR CHILDREN BACK, TRYING TO GET THEM ACTIVELY BACK ENGAGED IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. WE'LL DEFINITELY LOOK TO EXPAND. Stacy Hahn: THE SCHOOLS I JUST MENTIONED ARE EVEN FURTHER SOUTH THAN THAT. FOR THEM TO DRIVE TO THOMPSON OR -- YOU KNOW, THAT'S A LONG DRIVE FOR THOSE PARENTS. IT'S A HARDSHIP. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR LITERACY DATA, THOSE ARE SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS. IN THAT SOUTH COUNTY AREA. I APPRECIATE ANY CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, DR. HAHN. I AM SORRY, MR. CONA, THAT I SKIPPED YOU. I'M
107GOING BACK NOW. Steve Cona: IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN PASSED OVER. I WANT TO FIRST CONGRATULATE ALL OF THE NEW PRINCIPALS AND APPOINTMENTS. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS TO KIND OF SNEAK IN AND BUG THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS TEAM. I JUST WANTED TO SEE THE WORK JUST TO BE A FLY ON THE WALL AND SEE ALL OF THE GREAT WORK THAT'S GOING ON AND YOU GUYS HAD A HEAVY LIFT AND YOU GUYS DID YOUR DUE DILIGENCE. YOU TOOK SOME OF MY ROCK STARS IN DISTRICT ONE AND GIVING THEM TO SOME OTHER FOLKS. THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD. YOU'RE WELCOME, TO ALL THE REST OF YOU SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. I'M NOT CRYING. WE DO HAVE SOME EXCELLENT, NEW PRINCIPALS WHO ARE GOING TO BE IN THE MIX AND REALLY GOING TO MOVE
108THE WORK FOR OUR DISTRICT. I WANT TO THANK YOU, MR. SUPERINTENDENT, AND YOUR TEAM FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DID TO PUT THESE PEOPLE IN A POSITION TO LEAD THE WORK FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'M EXCITED. I'M READY TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. I HAVE A FEW NEW PRINCIPALS IN MY AREA, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW THEM AND WORKING WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T MISS A BEAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND STAFF, YOU GUYS DID A TREMENDOUS JOB. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BUG YOU THIS WEEK A COUPLE OF TIMES. APPRECIATE IT. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER CONA. MEMBER PEREZ. Karen Perez: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE FAMILY OPPORTUNITY CENTERS. I'M GOING TO ECHO MADAM HAHN -- BOARD
109MEMBER HAHN'S CONCERNS ABOUT THE HARDSHIP THAT IT WOULD CAUSE FOR SOME PARENTS IN SOUTH COUNTY, BUT ALSO IN PLANT CITY IN TRYING TO GET TO ONE LOCATION LOCATION. HOW MANY FAMILY OPPORTUNITY CENTERS DO YOU PLAN ON? BECAUSE I SEE IT SAYS THE EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES, BUT YOU ONLY MENTION THE LOCATIONS, IS YOU KNOW, THE AREAS. HOW MANY CENTERS DO YOU PLAN ON OPENING IN THESE AREAS? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE STILL DOING AN ANALYSIS OF WHERE THE ACTUAL NEEDS ARE. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A SECOND TIER, AND I DON'T SAY THAT DISRESPECTFULLY, A SECOND TIER TO THE FULL SERVICE MODEL WHICH IS NOW THE FAMILY OPPORTUNITY MODEL WITH THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS. WE WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE ARE COORDINATING THE SIX COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS ALONG WITH THE TWO
110FULL SERVICE SCHOOLS AND THEN LOOKING AT THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS, TOWN N' COUNTRY, UNIVERSITY AREA, AND ALONG WITH THE SOUTH PART OF THE COUNTY AND PLANT CITY, DETERMINE WHAT GEOGRAPHICAL NEEDS WE CAN PLACE THE CENTERS. WE'D LOVE TO DO IT ALL AT ONE TIME, BUT IT WILL BE RESOURCES, MONEY, COORDINATION, BUSINESS PARTNERS, AGENCIES TO BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED AND INVOLVED. I LISTED THOSE BECAUSE I WANT THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT I SEE IT AND RECOGNIZE IT AS A NEED. THROUGH THE CHAIR, PROFESSOR, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO EXPAND ON? MEMBER PEREZ, YOUR QUESTION, TO REITERATE OF SOME OF WHAT MR. DAVIS -- WE HAVE TO BE RESOURCES ARE LIMITED, PARTICULARLY TODAY AFTER WHAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH AS A STATE AND A COUNTRY. WHERE THOSE LOCATIONS MAY END UP BEING IS SORT OF
111FAIR GAME FOR WHEREVER THE NEED MAY BE. WE WANT TO BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL SO WE DON'T OVERWHELM WHAT WILL BE THE WE HAVE. Karen Perez: NO SURPRISE TO ANYONE, MY FOCUS IS THE MENTAL HEALTH PIECE ESPECIALLY. AND WHAT WOULD THOSE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE, AND WHAT WOULD THEY LOOK LIKE? Addison Davis: THROUGH THE CHAIR AND I'LL TAG TEAM THIS WITH MR. McCAULEY. WE WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN, WHETHER GRIEF COUNSELORS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOCIAL WORKERS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE HAVE ASSESSMENTS TO BE ABLE TO EXTEND AND DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED INTERNAL SERVICES THAT WE CAN HANDLE WITH OUR STAFF OR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REFER SOMEONE TO EXTERNAL SERVICES, SO MORE BEING ABLE TO HELP THE CHILD NOT ONLY BE
112SUCCESSFUL EDUCATIONALLY BUT SOCIALLY AS THEY TRANSITION TO OR FROM SCHOOL AND BE ABLE TO HELP WHAT'S GOING ON, WHETHER TRAUMATIC EXPOSURE AT THE HOME OR THEY ARE GOING, THERE'S SOME TYPE OF NEGATIVE, UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIORS BEING EXPOSED TO THROUGH THE FAMILY OR ALSO THROUGH OUR SCHOOL AS WELL. TO THE CHAIR, WORKING WITH TRACYE BROWN'S OFFICE, SHEA McCRAY'S OFFICE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE GOING TO START LOOKING AT AS WE BEGIN OPENING UP, JUST SO THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE AWARE, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR COMMUNITY WILL LOOK LIKE POST COVID OR WHEN WE DO FINALLY GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE'RE FULLY ENGAGED, BUT SOME OF THE MORE EXCITING POSSIBILITIES THAT WE WANT TO INTRODUCE USING SOME OF THE FUNDING THAT WE GET THROUGH OUR CATEGORICAL AS WELL AS OTHER RESOURCES WOULD BE THINGS LIKE
113DROP-IN CLINICS AT OUR SECONDARY BUILDINGS, MENTAL HEALTH, FULL-ON MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FULL-TIME AT OUR SECONDARY BUILDINGS, SOME OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WE WANT TO ENGAGE. AND MS. PEREZ KNOWS MY AFFINITY TOWARD THE MENTAL HEALTH SIDE OF THE WORK AS WELL. SO THAT WILL NOT BE LOST IN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE TRY TO STAND UP IN OUR BUILDINGS. OUR BIGGEST QUESTION MARK RIGHT NOW IS WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE ONCE WE GET BACK OUT THERE. AS SOON AS WE START OPENING, I PROMISE YOU WE'LL BE BOOTS ON THE GROUND. Karen Perez: PLANT CITY IN SOUTH CAPACITY, TRANSPORTATION, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE VERY RURAL AREAS IS VERY LIMITED. THAT WOULD BE AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO GET THOSE SERVICES OUT THERE FOR THE
114FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. MEMBER GRAY, FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. Lynn Gray: FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. REAL QUICK, WE DO HAVE A LACK OF TRANSLATORS, SO WHEN WE DEAL WITH OBVIOUSLY IN WIMAUMA, AREAS THAT ARE LARGELY MIGRANT HISPANIC, HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT TRANSLATORS OR AT LEAST DUAL LANGUAGE TYPE OF FACILITATION IN THE CENTERS? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A NEED, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT THEM IN CERTAIN GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT. WE WILL MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE ARE OPENLY PREPARED TO HAVE TRANSLATORS ON-SITE AND BE ABLE TO COORDINATE ANY AGENCY EFFORTS ALONG THE WAY. AS WE START TO STRATEGICALLY DEVELOP THE NEED AND IDENTIFY THE NEED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, WE'LL BUILD A SHELL OUT. I'LL SUBMIT THAT TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR
115REVIEW AND WE WILL MOVE FROM THERE TO BE ABLE TO BETTER SERVICE OUR SCHOOLS. ONE THING WE NEED TO DO OPENLY IS THAT WE HAVE GOT TO GET TO A POINT WHERE THE SIX COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS ARE NOT JUST ALL THERE IN NAME BUT THEY ARE ALL FLUID, ACTIVELY SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. IF WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND REENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO DETERMINE WHAT ACTUAL NEEDS NEED TO BE ON-SITE. OUR NEEDS ARE EVER DEVELOPING AND EVOLVING, ESPECIALLY WITH COVID. MAYBE GOING BACK TO LOOKING AT THE HOME CHILDREN SOCIETY TO FIGURING OUT IF THERE'S A NEED AND MOVING IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION FOR SUPPORTS, BUT WE CAN'T DO THAT AND WORK WITH OUR SITE DIRECTOR TO DO SO. TRANSLATORS ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO HAVE TO BE A MUST, ESPECIALLY WITH THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS BEING
116HISPANIC. WE WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE ARE MEETING THEIR NEEDS AND MAKING CERTAIN WE ARE CONNECTING THE DOTS ALONG THE WAY. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MS. STUART. Cindy Stuart: I WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROJECT. MORT IS OUR FLAGSHIP WITH SEVERAL OTHERS THAT HAVE FOLLOWED. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE VERY CLEAR THAT A COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROJECT IS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. AND SO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT LOOK THE SAME. THEY SHOULD REFLECT WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS ABOUT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T PUT A COOKIE-CUTTER MODEL IN PLACE AND WE MAKE SURE WE'RE ATTENDING TO AND THAT REQUIRES NEEDS ANALYSIS. IT REQUIRES ACTUALLY TIME IN THE COMMUNITY AND TIME IN THE SCHOOL TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
117IT IS THE COMMUNITY, WHAT MORT ELEMENTARY NEEDS IS NOT GOING TO BE WHAT SOME OF OUR OTHER SCHOOLS NEED, THAT THE NEEDS ARE OBVIOUSLY DIFFERENT. AND THE RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY ARE VERY DIFFERENT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE THE WORK. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE'RE EXCITED AND CONTINUING THE WORK, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT HOW WE MOVE FORWARD AND THAT WE LEARN -- WE LEARN FROM THE TRIPUPS THAT WE HAVE HAD, ESPECIALLY AT MORT. WE'VE HAD ISSUES THERE. WE'VE CORRECTED. WE'VE AUTOCORRECTED SEVERAL TIMES AND MAKE SURE WE'RE LEARNING FROM THE ISSUES WE HAD THERE AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THE OTHER FIVE SCHOOLS WE BROUGHT ON BOARD. THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART. I'LL JUST ADD MY TWO CENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT,
118SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. IT WAS THOROUGH. I KNOW SOME OF THESE ITEMS THAT ARE PROBABLY GOING TO KEEP COMING BACK FOR FUTURE UPDATES WITH REGARD TO REOPENING SCHOOLS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND THE COMMUNITY SALES TAX AND WHAT THAT -- IMPACT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ON OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. I THANK YOU FOR THE COLLABORATION WE RECENTLY HAD WITH REGARD TO PLANNING AROUND HURRICANE SEASON WITH THE COUNTY AND THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS THAT'S REQUIRED FOR US TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY IN OPENING UP THOSE HURRICANE SHELTERS FOR OUR CITIZENS, NOT JUST THE CITIZENS IN HILLSBOROUGH, BUT CITIZENS THAT COULD BE FROM ANYWHERE WHEN IT COMES TO A HURRICANE IN FLORIDA. I WOULD ECHO MS. PEREZ' CONCERNS AND DR. HAHN AS WELL, ABOUT GETTING THOSE SERVICE CENTERS IN THOSE AREAS OF HIGH-NEED LIKE, SOUTH COUNTY, WIMAUMA AREA, AS
119WELL AS THE PLANT CITY AREA. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF NEED IN THOSE LOCATIONS AS WELL. FINALLY, I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF THE PRINCIPALS, THE LEADERSHIP, THE NEW POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED THIS EVENING. AND PROBABLY ECHO WHAT YOU SAID A LITTLE EARLIER ABOUT REALLY EMBRACING THOSE PEOPLE AND CHANGE CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT. SOME PEOPLE FEEL IT'S VERY EXCITING AND SOME PEOPLE FEEL THAT IT'S VERY SCARY AND COULD BE CHALLENGING. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TRY AND SEE THAT GLASS HALF FULL AND GO INTO IT WITH A REALLY POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND EMBRACE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THESE NEW POSITIONS BECAUSE THEY WILL NEED THE FULL SUPPORT OF EVERYONE THAT THEY WORK WITH IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THANKS FOR HIGHLIGHTING ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY.
120I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE SUCCESS. YOU DO HAVE A TALENT OF PUTTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT PLACE. I HOPE THAT WE HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT RESULTS BASED ON THE DECISIONS THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE MADE. THANKS FOR ALL THE TIME AND COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO FINDING THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND GETTING THEM IN THE RIGHT SEATS. SO THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES THE SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS SECTION OF OUR AGENDA TODAY. WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NOW GOING TO BE HEARD. THAT IS C 5.02, C 6.05, 6.11, 6.16R. ITEM C 7.01, 7.23, 7.24, AND THEN FINALLY C 12.01. FIRST UP IS ITEM 5.02, WHICH IS TO APPROVE THE NAMING OF LETO A.P. COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD. AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER CINDY STUART IS GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM
121FOR THIS EVENING. MS. STUART. Cindy Stuart: I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD FIRST AND MAKE THE MOTION SO STEVE CAN SECOND IT. Melissa Snively: OKAY. I'LL ENTERTAIN THE MOTION BY MS. STUART AND A SECOND BY MR. CONA. Cindy Stuart: BACK EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE HAD ANOTHER TRAGIC LOSS AT ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS. AND WHEN THAT HAPPENED, THERE WERE MANY STUDENTS WHO REACHED OUT TO ME AFTER THIS ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH PASSED AWAY. SO I CALLED BOTH THE PRINCIPAL AND AREA SUPERINTENDENT AND SAID, IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED FROM THE BOARD? AS MARCOS MURILLO AND I WERE TALKING, IS THE FOOTBALL STADIUM NAMED? THE FIELD NAMED? IS THERE A FIELD HOUSE. SOME WAY THAT WE CAN COMMEMORATE THE LOSS OF THIS INDIVIDUAL. THIS IS WHAT THE STUDENTS ACTUALLY HAVE COME UP WITH.
122THE STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY OF LETO A.P. COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT, RESPECTFULLY RECOMMEND THAT THE LETO FOOTBALL FIELD BE NAMED AFTER THE LATE MR. PATRICK KRONK, SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AND FOOTBALL COACH. A PETITION WITH MORE THAN 900 SIGNATURES WAS PRESENTED TO THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION IN FAVOR OF THIS RECOMMENDATION. EARLY IN HIS SECOND YEAR OF TEACHING, WHEN CALLED UPON TO SERVE AS THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, HE ACCEPTED WITHOUT HESITATION AND IMMEDIATELY WON THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF EVERY PLAYER ON HIS TEAM. HE SHIFTED THE CULTURE OF THE SCHOOL'S FOOTBALL PROGRAM IN A SINGLE SEMESTER. COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD, COACH PATRICK KRONK TAUGHT THE FALCON FOOTBALL PLAYERS THAT WITH PURPOSEFUL PRACTICE AND HARD WORK, SUCCESS WOULD FOLLOW. THE ATTITUDES AND
123SPIRITS OF THE STUDENTS WERE UPLIFTED AND THE TEAM THAT TOOK TO THE FIELD IN THE LAST HALF OF THE SEASON WAS NEWLY ENERGIZED WITH STRENGTH AND BELIEF IN THEMSELVES. UNFORTUNATELY, ON FEBRUARY 16th OF 2020, JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE SEASON ENDED, COACH PATRICK KRONK UNEXPECTEDLY PASSED AWAY. HIS DEATH CAME AS A COMPLETE SHOCK TO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY, TO HIS FAMILY AND TO HIS FRIENDS. ALL WHO KNEW HIM WERE HONORED TO HAVE WORKED WITH A CARING AND DEDICATED EDUCATOR AND WOULD LIKE TO HONOR HIM BY COMMEMORATING HIS DEATH WITH THIS DEDICATION. AT THIS POINT, WE WOULD ASK THAT THE LETO COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM BE NAMED AFTER PATRICK KRONK, A FORMAL DEDICATION CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT A LATER DATE AFTER SOCIAL DISTANCING RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART. WE HAVE
124A MOTION BY MEMBER STUART ON THE FLOOR. A SECOND BY MEMBER CONA. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? THE MOTION IS TO NAME THE LETO A.P. COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD AFTER COACH PATRICK KRONK. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART. THANK YOU, MEMBER CONA. THANK YOU ALL, BOARD MEMBERS. THIS IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO COMMEMORATE COACH KRONK. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM, 6.05, IS TO APPROVE THE HCPS ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP WITH THE COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, CAN YOU PLEASE HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM FOR US? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, THIS IS APPROVAL FOR THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL OF GREAT CITY SCHOOLS. THIS IS -- OPENLY, THIS IS AN INCREASE OF $4,000 BETWEEN THE 18-19, 2020
125SCHOOL YEAR. 2021 UP TO $59,000. I KNOW THAT IT IS A LARGE EXPENDITURE. BUT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT ALLOWS, YOU KNOW, US AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, ONE OF THE LARGEST URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE NATION TO BE ABLE TO WORK SYSTEMATICALLY TOGETHER TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES WITH LIKE-SIZE COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE NATION IN ORDER TO TALK ABOUT BEST PRACTICES. WE WERE ABLE TO LOOK AT UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES IN HOW TO BETTER SUPPORT DIVERSE POPULATIONS OF LEARNERS. IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE AVENUES AND OPPORTUNITY TO LOBBY AS A COLLECTIVE IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES THROUGH LEGISLATION. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A LARGE EXPENDITURE, BUT THIS IS ONE WHERE EVERY ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES, AND I SAY SENIOR STAFF, EXECUTIVE STAFF, GETS A CHANCE TO COLLABORATE WITH THEIR PEERS AND TO BE ABLE TO TALK
126ABOUT SOME OF THE INITIATIVES, SOME OF THE PROJECTS AND THE TARGETS THEY ARE GOING THROUGH IN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR NATURE OF WORK AND TO LOOK AT CURRICULUM RESEARCH, TESTING PROTOCOLS, SAFETY PROTOCOLS, COVID-19, ALSO ESE LEGISLATION AND TO BE ABLE TO REFINE THEIR EFFORTS IN ORDER TO CREATE THE BEST EXPERIENCES FOR EVERY ONE OF OUR LEARNERS. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP IN THE COUNCIL OF GREAT CITY SCHOOLS. MOTION BY MEMBER GRAY. SECOND BY MEMBER STUART. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTES WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS, IT IS UNANIMOUS. OUR NEXT ITEM IS TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES WITH BUILDING TRADE APPRENTICESHIP/PRE-APPRENTICESHI P COMMITTEE, ERWIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE. Addison
127Davis: THIS IS AN APPROVAL FOR AN AGREEMENT FOR US TO CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF THE LARGEST LEAs WITHIN FLORIDA. THIS IS AN AGREEMENT WITH BUILDING TRADE APPRENTICESHIPS. THIS IS AROUND 1800 APPRENTICESHIPS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. AND THIS IS A TRAINING PROGRAMS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE, SUCH AS ALACHUA, DUVAL COUNTY, ESCAMBIA, HILLSBOROUGH, ORANGE, SEMINOLE, AND A FEW OTHERS. AND WHAT THIS DOES IS REALLY ALLOWS OUR STUDENTS TO CREATE PATHWAYS AND ACTIVELY ENGAGED AND INVOLVED. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMMITTEES DEVELOPED. ONE THING, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE THE HUB, THE LEA, WE DO NOT ESTABLISH THE OVERALL COMMITTEES. EACH OF THE SUBSETS IN EACH OF THE OTHER COUNTIES CREATE THEIR OWN COMMITTEES AND THOSE COMMITTEES ARE MADE UP OF LABOR AND CONTRACTORS, AND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING STRUCTURES, RULES FOR HIRING, MAKING CERTAIN THEY
128UNDERSTAND AND IDENTIFY WAGES, POLICIES AND AT THE SAME TIME LOOKING AT HOW THEY ARE GOING TO GET THEIR CURRICULUM APPROVED THROUGH THE STATE. ONE OF THE THINGS THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THIS WILL NOT AFFECT OUR FUND BALANCE. THIS IS ALL FUNDING SOURCES THAT TRANSITION FROM ADULT IN THE WORKFORCE EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM. WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THIS FUNDING THROUGH K-12 EXPERIENCES. I'D LOVE TO USE IT. MR. BROOKS WON'T LET ME USE IT. THE STATE IS NOT GOING TO LET ME USE IT. IT IS A PROJECTED ALLOCATION, AROUND $29 MILLION THAT TRANSITIONS TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND ALL THIS MONEY IS JUST ABOUT GETTING THE APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEES TOGETHER AND BEING ABLE TO OFFER A ROBUST PATHWAYS FOR EVERY ONE OF OUR LEARNERS AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION. I
129HAVE A MOTION BY MR. CONA TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AND A SECOND BY MEMBER PEREZ. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT. I THINK THERE ARE TWO REASONS WHY I WANTED THIS DONE. NUMBER ONE IS BECAUSE THIS IS A GREAT, TO ME, A FANTASTIC INITIATIVE. AND SO NEEDED. SO NEEDED, AND SO TIMELY. IT GAVE YOU A CHANCE TO HAVE THE PUBLIC, WHEREVER THEY MAY BE, HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE A TV ON, TO SEE THIS, AND ALSO THAT -- AND MS. SAUNDERS WILL BE VERY HAPPY WITH ME, BUT THE IDEA THAT OUR FUND BALANCE WILL NOT BE AFFECTED WAS A QUESTION OF CONCERN. YOU ANSWERED BOTH. I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED THAT THIS IS GOING TO OCCUR. THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. ANY FURTHER
130QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. THE NEXT ITEM IS 6.16R, APPROVE ADDENDA ONE AND TWO WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS SUCCEED, LLC, WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MGT OF AMERICA CONSULTING FOR EXTERNAL OPERATOR SERVICES. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, THIS IS AN AGREEMENT FOR US TO MERGE WITH -- AS AN EXTENDED OPERATOR WITH MGT OF AMERICA AS A CONSULTING GROUP THAT COMES IN AS AN EXTENDED OPERATOR. RIGHT NOW, HISTORICALLY, WE'VE HAD LAST YEAR PRIOR TO ME COMING IN, WE HAD EIGHT SCHOOLS THAT WERE UNDER THIS UMBRELLA OF AN EXTERNAL OPERATOR. WE HAD ONE CONSULTANT THAT TOOK ON FOUR SCHOOLS, WHICH WAS MGT AND WE HAD ANOTHER CONSULTANT FIRM THAT CAME IN AND HAD FOUR SCHOOLS AS WELL. UPON SIGNING THE AGREEMENT TO TAKE
131ON THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, IMMEDIATELY I WENT TO WORK IN TALLAHASSEE AND THEN WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN TWO SCHOOLS, OAK PARK AND FOSTER, BACK INTO OUR ORGANIZATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE RELIEVED INTO CHARTERS, IN ORDER TO GIVE US ONE MORE YEAR TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL TO IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING AND STUDENT OUTCOMES. WITH THIS STAYED, THE -- WITH THIS SAID, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AGREED. THERE WERE SOME PARAMETERS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED. ONE OF THE PARAMETERS IS THAT THE TWO SCHOOLS AS WE WERE GOING TO EXTEND BACK TO OUR DISTRICT IS THAT THOSE TWO SCHOOLS WILL GO TO AND EXTEND TO MGT AS GOING TO BE THE EXTENDED PROVIDER. THEREFORE, WE SENT NOTIFICATION AS LEADERSHIP TO LETTING THEM KNOW THAT NOT ONLY WERE THOSE TWO SCHOOLS
132GOING TO BE REMOVED FROM -- UNDER THEIR LEADERSHIP IS THAT WE WERE GOING TO AT SCALE TAKE EVERY ONE OF OUR EIGHT SCHOOLS TO BE UNDER ONE PLATFORM, ONE LEADERSHIP. WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS WE WANTED TO MAKE SENSE OUT OF THIS, TO MAKE CERTAIN WE ONLY HAD ONE EXTERNAL OPERATOR THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. THE BEAUTY IS, THIS EXTERNAL OPERATOR IS LOCAL. AND WE HAVE ACCESSIBILITY WHERE THE OTHER ONE WAS IN INDIANA, I BELIEVE, AND HAD NO EXPERIENCE IN FLORIDA. I MADE THE DECISION TO BRING MGT TO THE OTHER TWO SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF THEIR CONSISTENCY. THEY HAVE REMOTE ACCESS AND FACE-TO-FACE ACCESS TO THE DIRECTOR. THEY HAD TRANSFORMATIONAL SPECIALISTS WHICH PHALEN DID NOT. CONTENT COACHES FOR READING AND MATHEMATICS TO PROVIDE ONGOING SERVICES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WHY THEY DIDN'T HAVE HAVE ANY DATA BECAUSE
133THE FIRST YEAR WAS '19 AND 20, THEY HAVE LEGITIMATE DATA THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND ALSO THE NATION. WHEN LOOKING AT PHALEN, PHALEN REALLY DIDN'T HAVE CREDIBILITY. IN 18-19 WHEN YOU LOOK AT FSA, 67% OF THE SCHOOLS THEY SERVED DECLINED. THAT IS A CONCERN. SO LOOKING AT MAKING SENSE FOR WHAT IT DOES FOR US, YOU KNOW, FROM A SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE WANTED TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE WERE UNDER ONE UMBRELLA AND LOOKING AT ONE OF THE BEST EXTENDED OPERATORS WITHIN THE STATE. THERE ARE TWO EXTENDED OPERATORS FROM MY LENS AS AN EDUCATOR THAT I WOULD ENGAGE WITH. ONE IS LSI, AND THE OTHER ONE IS MGT. I OPENLY BELIEVE THAT MGT CAN DO THE JOB THAT LSI DOES AND NOT DO IT AT AN EXPANDED COST. THE BEAUTY OF BEING ABLE TO BE LOCALLY,
134WE HAVE ACCESS TO PRACTICERS HERE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT. THEY ARE ONLY A PHONE CALL AWAY. THEY MEET US AT OUR SCHOOLS. ACTIVELY ENGAGED AND INVOLVED IN COVID-19 IN OUR SCHOOLS HELPING WITH DEVELOPING LESSONS, HELPING WITH BACK PACKS, SERVICING SCHOOLS, YOU NAME IT. THEY WERE ON THE GROUND. TO BE AN ACTIVE ROLE -- Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 6.16R. I HAVE A MOTION -- IS THAT A MOTION, MEMBER STUART? MOTION BY MEMBER STUART AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. DID YOU HAVE DISCUSSION ALSO, MEMBER STUART? THANK YOU. Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT, FOR CONSOLIDATING THIS WORK. I KNOW WHEN WE FIRST ENTERED INTO THIS, IT WAS NEW, DIFFERENT. SOMETHING THE DISTRICT HAD TO DO. IT WAS
135LEGISLATIVELY REQUIRED. AND I WAS DISAPPOINTED AT THE END OF MID OF LAST YEAR TO FIND OUT WHERE WE WERE WITH THE OTHER PROVIDER. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE ARE MOVING IN A DIRECTION OF GOING WITH A PROVIDER THAT ACTUALLY HAS SOME DATA AND ACTUALLY IS GOING TO MAKE MOVEMENT AT SCHOOLS. I THINK WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO FEEL OUR WAY THROUGH FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, HOW WE WOULD MAKE THIS WORK AND USING TWO DIFFERENT PROVIDERS. WE THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE APPLES AND APPLES TO COMPARE AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE ENDED UP WITH AT ALL. I APPRECIATE THAT ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS YOU TRIED TO DO WAS RESCUE OUR SCHOOLS FROM STATE TAKEOVER AND MOVE US TO A MORE COMPREHENSIVE CONTRACT. SO THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART. MEMBER SHAMBURGER.
136Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MR. SUPERINTENDENT, FOR THAT HIGHLIGHT AND UPDATE. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU REGARDING JUST THE AMOUNT OF THE FEES, BECAUSE LOOKING AT OUR PREVIOUS CONTRACTS FOR THOSE SAME EIGHT SCHOOLS, WE WERE AT ABOUT 3.1 MILLION. SAME EIGHT SCHOOLS, 4.1. IT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 100% INCREASE FOR MGT. CAN YOU JUST ELABORATE ON THAT PART A LITTLE BIT MORE? Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THROUGH THE CHAIR, I BELIEVE YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. THIS IS A PURE EXAMPLE. IF MGT DIDN'T HAVE A HISTORY OF MOVING AND IMPROVING SCHOOLS, I NEVER WOULD ENGAGE WITHIN THOSE CONVERSATIONS. BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE MORE EXPENSIVE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE MORE BOOTS ON THE GROUND. WHEN YOU LOOKED AT WHAT PHALEN HAD, 2018, THEY HAD A REGIONAL DIRECTOR SHARED BY SCHOOLS AND
137THE COACHES WERE NEVER HIRED TO BE ABLE TO SERVICE. WHILE PAYING X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS, THEY WEREN'T EVEN HOLDING UP THEIR BARGAIN OF THE CONTRACT TO FILL THE SLOTS. IN ADDITION IN 2019, THEY HAD SUPPORT STRUCTURES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, THEY WERE -- YOU KNOW, THEY HAD REGIONAL DIRECTORS IN AUGUST TO DECEMBER, BUT THOSE INDIVIDUALS WERE NO LONGER ACCESSIBLE FROM JANUARY TO JUNE AND MGT IS NOT GOING TO WALK AWAY. THEY ARE GOING TO START AND THEY ARE GOING TO FINISH STRONG. THE CONSISTENCY, THE HIGH LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION OF HIRING THAT THEY HAVE. THE FIRST WEEKS I GOT HERE, WHEN I WALKED INTO JAMES AND I SAW A GENTLEMAN COACHING THE CLASS, REAL-TIME COACHING WITH THE TEACHER, INTERACTING WITH THE CHILDREN, I WANTED TO KNOW WHO THAT GENTLEMAN WAS. I LEARNED THAT WAS
138AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACH FOR MGT. I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HIRE HIM. JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THEY HAVE A NONCOMPETE CONTRACT. I COULDN'T GET AROUND IT. WHAT THAT SAYS TO ME, IT CALIBRATED MY LENS TO KNOW THAT THEIR HIRING PRACTICES ARE RIGHT. IT'S ALIGNED WITH MY VISION TO HAVE SOMEONE READY TO GO IN AND ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND PUT THEIR SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL AND DO GREAT THINGS FOR CHILDREN. I'LL FIND OUT WHEN THAT INDIVIDUAL'S TIMELINE ENDS. I'M JUST KIDDING. JUST KIDDING. OVERALL, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AN INCREASE IN FUNDING BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE CONSISTENT SERVICES AND THEY ACTUALLY WILL FOLLOW THEIR CONTRACT. Melissa Snively: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, MS. SHAMBURGER. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: WELL, NUMBER ONE, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR --
139YOUR EXPERIENCE IS REALLY HELPING THIS PROCESS. TO ME, IT'S A VERY RESPONSIBLE AND HIGHLY APPRECIATED CHOICE OF PUTTING AN EXTERNAL OPERATOR VERSUS GIVING IT BACK TO THE STATE, BUT ALSO FOR YOUR EXPERTISE AND YOUR BACKGROUND. I'LL SAY WHY, BECAUSE COMMUNITIES, MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES CANNOT AFFORD A PERCEPTION FROM US TO THEM THAT WE'RE GIVING UP ON THEIR SCHOOLS. THESE CHILDREN, EVEN THOUGH IT'S TWO SCHOOLS, THAT'S A LOT OF CHILDREN. I'M HAPPY, NUMBER ONE, AND I KNOW THE BOARD WILL AGREE THAT YOUR EXPERIENCE AND YOUR PROFESSIONALISM IS CHOOSING THE BEST AND, SECONDLY, THAT YOU'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THESE KIDS ARE COMING FROM. THEY ARE COMING FROM A LOT OF COMMUNITIES. IT SPEAKS VOLUMES. I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION. THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER HAHN. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU. THANK
140YOU FOR RESCUING THE TWO SCHOOLS FROM THE STATE AND BRINGING THEM BACK UNDER OUR UMBRELLA. VERY IMPORTANT. I DID NOTICE THE INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT, BUT LIKE YOU, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE NEED TO INVEST IN THE CLASSROOM AND INVEST OUR RESOURCES, OUR FINANCIAL RESOURCES IN SCHOOLS AND IN THE CLASSROOM. TO ME, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING. OUR CONSTITUENTS WANT THAT. WE TALK ABOUT IT, ALL OF US, WHEN WE CAMPAIGN ABOUT BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH SO WE CAN PUT MONEY INTO OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR CLASSROOMS. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. THESE SCHOOLS DESERVE THE SUPPORT. THEY DESERVE TO HAVE US PARTNER WITH SOMEBODY WHO CAN MOVE THE NEEDLE. ALL OF THE IDENTIFIERS THAT YOU MENTIONED, THE LOCAL, THE COST, THE ENGAGEMENT, THE TRACK RECORD ARE ALL THINGS THAT ARE
141GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR SCHOOLS. I'M GLAD WE'RE INVESTING IN THIS WAY. I AM SO HOPEFUL THAT THESE SCHOOLS WILL TURN AROUND AND STAY WITH US UNDER OUR UMBRELLA. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BRINGING IT BACK INTO OUR FOLD. THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, DR. HAHN. MEMBER CONA. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THE COST OF LOSING THE SCHOOLS IS WAY MORE THAN $4.1 MILLION. I APPLAUD THAT WE ARE PUTTING ALL THIS UNDER ONE UMBRELLA. I CAN TELL YOU, THE FIRST TOMB I HEARD PHALEN'S NAME, I ASKED WHY ARE WE GOING WITH THE EXTERNAL OPERATOR? THEY SAID, WELL, WE HAVE TO AND THEY ARE THE CHEAPEST. WELL, WE GOT WHAT WE PAID FOR. MOVING FORWARD, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MGT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE TURN THESE SCHOOLS AROUND BECAUSE
142I THINK IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN THESE SCHOOLS. I LOOK FORWARD TO GREAT RESULTS. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE TABLE. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER CONA. I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR COMMENTS AND DISCUSSIONS. AT THIS MOMENT, IF YOU COULD PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION IS TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION 20-03 FOR IMPACT FEE FUND DISBURSEMENT FROM THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR SITE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED AT 10650 COUNTY ROAD 672 IN RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA. MR. DAVIS IS GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM FOR US. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THROUGH THE CHAIR, THIS IS JUST A RESOLUTION FOR IMPACT FEE FUND DISBURSEMENT FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
143BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE SITE OF LAND ACQUISITION FOR SUMNER. WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR THEM FOR OUR LAST INSTALLMENT FOR SUMNER, WHICH IS AROUND $11 MILLION. Melissa Snively: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CONSIDER THIS. I HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER CONA. A SECOND BY MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? MEMBER STUART. Cindy Stuart: I DO HAVE A QUESTION. WHAT NUMBER LETTER IS THIS THAT WE HAVE ASKED? MR. FARKAS? Christopher Farkas: THIS IS ACTUALLY AN ADDITION. ADD THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SEATS. $11 MILLION FOR THE ADDITIONAL 500 SEATS. WE'LL SEE HOW LONG UNTIL WE GET THAT CHECK. Melissa Snively: IT'S IN THE MAIL, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART. MEMBER GRAY? Lynn Gray: YES. I'M GLAD THAT WE BROUGHT THIS OUT. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT
144DAVIS, A SPECIAL THANK YOU FOR THE RAISE OF IMPACT FEES TO OUR WONDERFUL CHAIR, MELISSA SNIVELY, YOU WERE WORKING ON IT. ALSO OUR PTA, OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. AND OUR CTA, THEY ALL PUT A LOT OF WORK IN THIS PARTICULAR SECTION OF REVENUE. AND NOW WE HOPEFULLY WILL GET THE CHECK, AND WE WILL SEE THE ACTUAL BENEFITS, BUT WE WILL. THE CHECK IS NOT IN THE MAIL, MAYBE, DOWN THE BLOCK OR TWO BLOCKS. TRUST US, WE CAN RUN DOWN THERE AND GET IT. BUT AT ANY RATE, AGAIN, WE WANT TO THANK THE COLLABORATIVE, UNIFYING ENERGIES THAT WE ALL PUT FORTH TO GET THIS REVENUE SOURCE TOGETHER. SO THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO SAY. I JUST APPRECIATE IT. AND NOW HOPEFULLY WE'LL REAP THE BENEFITS IN CAPITAL BUILDINGS AND FUNDS COMING UP. THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: THANK
145YOU, MEMBER GRAY. IT WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, BUT I WILL SAY THANK YOU TO -- WELL, STILL TECHNICALLY THE SUPERINTENDENT EAKINS FOR KIND OF SPEARHEADING THE IMPACT FEE DISCUSSION WITH THE BOCC AND WRITING A LETTER TO THE BOCC TO ASK FOR THAT. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE IT WAS MUCH OVERDUE AND MUCH NEEDED AND CERTAINLY A COLLABORATIVE BE EFFORT TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. AND IT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEMS, ARE WE TAKING THEM TOGETHER OR SEPARATELY FOR THE 7.23 AND 7.24, IT IS THE SYNTHETIC TURF AT SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL AS THE ATHLETIC TRACK AT SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE CAN TAKE THEM TOGETHER, IF THAT'S OKAY.
146Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. THROUGH THE CHAIR, THIS IS A FINAL COMPLETION AND APPROVAL FOR THE SYNTHETIC TURF AT SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL, ALONG WITH THE COMPLEEFGHTS TRACK. SO THIS IS -- COMPLETION OF THE TRACK. THE TURF IS AROUND $794,000, AND IT IS USED WITH LOCAL MILLAGE MONEY. FOR THE ATHLETIC TRACK, IT WAS AROUND -- I THINK IT WAS AROUND $1.6 MILLION AS WELL. AND THAT WAS ALSO USED WITH LOCAL MILLAGE FUNDS AS WELL. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. MEMBER CONA, I'VE GOT A MOTION FROM YOU. AND MEMBER GRAY, A SECOND FROM YOU. YOU ALSO HAVE DISCUSSION, MR. CONA, OR NO? OKAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS PARTICULAR MATTER? MEMBER SHAMBURGER. Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU SO MUCH, SUPERINTENDENT. I ASKED THAT YOU HIGHLIGHT THIS
147BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW THERE'S BEEN CONFUSION IN MY COMMUNITY, DISTRICT 5, REGARDING SLIGH, WHAT HAS BEEN DONE THERE, WHO'S PAID FOR IT AND WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT. I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO BE CLEAR THAT THE TRACK AND FIELD WERE PAID WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS, IN FACT, AND WAS NOT DONATED AS HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY COMMUNICATED. BUT WHILE THE TRACK AND THE FIELD IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, SUPERINTENDENT, I DIDN'T GIVE YOU THE HEADS UP. I JUST WANT TO PUT YOU KIND OF ON NOTICE BUT ALSO JUST LET YOU KNOW I REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE ARE PRIORITIZING OUR DOLLARS IN THE DISTRICT BECAUSE $2.3 MILLION INTO SLIGH, RIGHT, WHICH IS GREAT. WE LOVE THE FIELD. IT IS THE NEW GEM OF THE COMMUNITY. WHEN WE HAVE SO MANY SCHOOLS WITH GREAT NEEDS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED
148GIVES ME CAUSE FOR CONCERN. SO I WON'T PUT YOU ON THE SPOT TONIGHT, BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS WEEK, I CERTAINLY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH YOU ABOUT HOW WE ARE PRIORITIZING MONEY, IN PARTICULAR HOW THIS 2.3 MILLION GOT APPROVED AT SLIGH OVER THE NEEDS OF SOME OTHER SCHOOLS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. Melissa Snively: ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE ACTUALLY -- WE'RE VOTING ON BOTH OF THEM TOGETHER. 7.23 AND 7.24. A MOTION BY MEMBER CONA AND I BELIEVE THE SECOND WAS MEMBER GRAY. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE VOTE WHEN YOUR LIGHTS APPEAR. THEY PASS UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR LAST ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA THIS EVENING IS ITEM 12.01, THE NOTIFICATION OF PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF SUNSHADES AT 56
149SCHOOL CAMPUSES. MR. DAVIS IS GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM FOR US. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, 12.01 IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO FINALIZE EVERY ONE OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WHERE THEY HAVE SUNSHADES. THAT MEANS THAT 56 SCHOOLS WILL RECEIVE AN 80 BY 100-FOOT SHADE STRUCTURE THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO PARTICIPATE, WHETHER IT'S GOING TO BE THROUGH EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, ALSO THROUGH THE RESOURCE CLASSES AND JUST GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CONSISTENT AROUND THE DISTRICT. THIS WILL BE USED WITH SALES TAX FUNDING AS WELL. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MR. SUPERINTENDENT. BOARD MEMBERS, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. MR. CONA, IT LOOKS LIKE A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM MEMBER GRAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. MEMBER CONA. Steve Cona: THANK YOU, MADAM
150CHAIR. I THOUGHT ABOUT MAKING A POLICY YOU GUYS CAN REMEMBER ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR L. SCHOOLS COVERED. ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN WE GO INTO SCHOOLS, I KIND OF GOT IN TROUBLE, WALKED INTO ONE SCHOOL AND SAID WHERE IS YOUR COVERED COURT. THIS IS ONE OF MY FIRST VISITS. THEY ARE LIKE, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT. BUT DOING THE RESEARCH, REALIZING HOW MANY OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DID NOT HAVE A COVERED COURT AND ACTUALLY REALIZING BECAUSE OF THESE COVERED COURTS THAT WE'RE NOW GETTING, HOW MANY P.E. COACHES ARE NOT GOING TO REQUIRE. NO. I'M SERIOUS. I'VE HAD TWO ALREADY SEND ME E-MAILS SAYING, THANK YOU, I DECIDED TO STAY ON BECAUSE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE I CAN ACTUALLY HAVE P.E.
151AND HAVE THE KIDS OUTSIDE. AND THE OTHER THING IS WE GO TO SCHOOLS AND IT'S HOT IN SEPTEMBER, AND TO HAVE OUR KIDS DOING P.E. INSIDE THE CLASSROOM, I KNOW THAT'S REALLY NOT THE OPTIMAL WAY TO DO PHYSICAL EDUCATION. I'M GLAD MR. FARKAS, THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU TO OUR VENDOR WHO GAVE US A SUBSTANTIAL DISCOUNT FOR BEING ABLE TO DO ALL OF THIS WORK. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A REAL HUGE IMPACT TO OUR STUDENTS AND TO OUR TEACHERS. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID AND YOUR TEAM AND THANK YOU, MR. US TO TAKE A VOTE ON IT. THANKS. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER CONA. MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: I CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GETTING THIS DONE. I HAVE ASKED FOR THIS TO BE DONE FOR A FEW YEARS, ACTUALLY.
152NOTICEABLY, I'M ALSO A PHYSICAL EDUCATION PERSON, BUT I WANT TO SAY WITH A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE, I HAD TWO OF MY P.E. COACHES WHO READILY TAKE A WALK RIGHT AROUND OUR BLOCK, AND ONE OF THEM IS ALREADY MAKING THEIR LESSON PLANS FOR ONLY OUTSIDE. THAT'S AND THE OBVIOUS BENEFIT, OF COURSE, IS THE COOLER CONDITIONS, IF YOU WANT TO USE THE WORD "COOLER" WHICH IS PROBABLY A MISNOMER. BUT ALSO IT'S SAFE, BECAUSE OF THE VIRUS AND BECAUSE THEY ARE OUTSIDE, SO THERE'S A LOT OF BENEFITS. BUT, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR REALLY MOVING THIS FORWARD, AND MR. FARKAS, CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW ALL TOO WELL HOW MUCH THIS WAS NEEDED. AND NOW IT'S SO MUCH -- IT'S HAPPENING IN JUNE, RIGHT, COMING UP IN JUNE STARTING? EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. DR.
153HAHN. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU. I KNOW IN THE PAST, THESE COVERED COURTS HAVE BEEN PAID FOR THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP, AND ARE WE LOOKING AT THAT FOR FUTURE COVERED COURTS? Christopher Farkas: THROUGH THE CHAIR, I WANT TO SAY PART OF THE PARTNERSHIPS WHERE THE AGREEMENT WAS WE PAY FOR HALF OF THE COVERED COURT AND WE PAY FOR ALL THE MAINTENANCE AS IT WENT FORWARD. IT WASN'T A FINANCIALLY SMART INVESTMENT ON OUR PART TO DO TO USE THEIR MATERIALS AND USE THEIR STUFF TO DO IT. ACTUALLY, WHEN WE TAKE CARE OF IT OURSELVES, IT AS BETTER FIT FOR US. WE CAN MAKE IT WORK FOR THAT COURT. WE ARE OBVIOUSLY OPEN TO SPONSORSHIP. WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT FOR MARKETING AND FOR THAT. WE HAVE NO PROBLEM PUTTING SOMEBODY'S NAME ON OUR COURT BUT PUTTING -- NOW THAT
154WE HAVE A UNIFORM COURT IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR PARTS, REPLACEMENT, THINGS LIKE THAT. I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TALK WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT ABOUT DOING SPONSORSHIPS FOR COVERED COURTS. Stacy Hahn: WHEN YOU SAY PUTTING UP THEIR COURT, DO YOU MEAN BEYOND JUST USING PERHAPS LOGO, BUT THEIR VENDOR EQUIPMENT. SO I MEAN, I WOULD THINK IF WE COULD -- I'M SURE THERE'S VERY GENEROUS COMMUNITY PARTNER OUT THERE THAT WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MAYBE THEIR TEAM'S LOGO OR SOMETHING ON OUR COURTS. AND MIGHT EVEN BE WILLING TO PROVIDE THE MONETARY RESOURCES AND USE OUR VENDOR. I MEAN, THAT'S A CONVERSATION THAT'S WORTH HAVING BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF MONEY AND IT'S A WIN-WIN, RIGHT, FOR OUR DISTRICT AND FOR THE SPONSOR IF WE COULD COME TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU JUST DESCRIBED,
155WHICH I FEEL IS VERY REASONABLE. SO THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, DR. HAHN. MEMBER STUART. Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU. SO I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION, BECAUSE I HAD THAT QUESTION AS WELL ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH ANOTHER VENDOR, ANOTHER COMMUNITY MEMBER AND HOW THAT WAS GOING TO LOOK. I DO HAVE CONCERNS, TOO, ABOUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WHO HAVE HAD TO RAISE THE FUNDS. THEY HAVE RAISED A LOT OF THIS MONEY THEMSELVES. FOR YOU TO ONLY HAVE THIS MANY TO PUT UP IS ACTUALLY A BLESSING BECAUSE WE HAVE WAY MORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. AS WE MOVE FORWARD, IF WE CAN TALK LATER ABOUT THE SCHOOLS HAVE ALREADY FUNDED THEIR OWN COVERED COURT, AND MAYBE LOOK AT SOMETHING ELSE FOR THOSE SCHOOLS. BUT I HAVE A QUESTION AROUND,
156FOR EXAMPLE, ON CAN CAN ON SHADE SIZE IS 80 BY 100. BID PRICE AND FINANCIAL AND THE SCHOOL IS MAKING A CONTRIBUTION OF $10,000. THE OTHER BACKUP MATERIAL IT SAYS THAT THE EXTRA DOLLARS THAT THE SCHOOLS CONTRIBUTING IS FOR A LARGER SIZE, BUT THAT NUMBER IS THE SAME AS ALEXANDER. SO I'M CURIOUS IF THAT'S EITHER A TYPO OR IF THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT CANNELLA HAS ASKED FOR THAT ALEXANDER DIDN'T. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THEM ON HERE. I'M CURIOUS IN WHAT THE EXTRA $10,000 IS. Christopher Farkas: THE COURTS THAT THE DISTRICT IS PAYING FOR IS THE 80 BY 80 COURT. SOME OF THE SCHOOLS WANTED 80 BY 100 COURT. AND WE'RE WILLING TO ACCOMMODATE THAT AT THE DISCOUNTED RATE BUT THEY WERE FUNDING THE EXTRA $10,000, THE DIFFERENCE IN THE COST TO THE 80 BY
157100. SOME OF IT DEPENDS ON THE PLAYGROUND, THE PLAY SIZE THEY HAVE. IF THERE IS AN ITEM ON THERE THAT SAYS IT'S LESS THAN THAT, I'LL DOUBLE-CHECK THE NUMBERS. BUT THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE. Cindy Stuart: FOR EXAMPLE, MR. BY 100 COURT, BUT THOMPSON IS PAYING AN EXTRA TEN GRAND WHERE RUSKIN IS NOT. Christopher Farkas: WHEN WE DID IT THROUGH CONSTRUCTION LIKE FOR THOMPSON, IF RUSKIN HAD A PROJECT THERE AND WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THE SUN SHADE AS PART OF A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, WE WOULD FUND THE WHOLE THING. IF IT WAS INITIATED BY THE SCHOOL A LOT OF TIMES THEY HAD TO DO THE $10,000. Cindy Stuart: IT'S NOT JUST THE SIZE OF THE COURT. THERE ARE OTHER EXTENUATING FACTORS. Christopher Farkas: CORRECT. Cindy Stuart: MY OTHER QUESTION IS AROUND THE PRIORITY. THERE'S A LIST
158OF PRIORITIES HERE. CAN WE GET A TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THIS WILL BE DONE AND HOW YOU CHOSE PRIORITIZE THE SCHOOLS LISTED HERE? AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT ALL DISTRICT 2 SCHOOLS. SORRY DISTRICT 1 SCHOOLS. Christopher Farkas: I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION. THE REALITY IS THAT THEY GAVE US A DISCOUNT IF WE ALLOWED THEM TO DO IT GEOGRAPHICALLY. YOU'LL SEE IT'S NOT ALL MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TO DO THAT. BUT IT IS GEOGRAPHICALLY BECAUSE IT MAKES IT EASIER TO PUT THE TEAM TOGETHER AND SEND ONE TEAM THROUGH EIGHT SCHOOLS IN THAT AREA. THAT WAS PART OF THE DEAL TO GET THAT DISCOUNT THAT WE DID. IT IS GEOGRAPHIC, BUT NOT JUST IN ONE AREA. I TOLD THEM I COULD DO IT GEOGRAPHICALLY AS LONG AS IT JUST WASN'T AREA TWO. Cindy Stuart: WHAT IS
159THE TIME FRAME FOR COMPLETION? Christopher Farkas: THE ENTIRE PROJECT WILL BE DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR. THAT IS THE PLAN BEFORE COVID. Cindy Stuart: CALENDAR OR SCHOOL. Christopher Farkas: WITHIN ONE 12-MONTH PERIOD. Cindy Stuart: I DON'T WANT OUR P.E. COACHES GETTING EXCITED THAT THEY'LL HAVE A COVERED COURT BEFORE DECEMBER. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU. I WILL ECHO DR. HAHN AND MS. STUART. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. IF YOU ARE A COMMUNITY PARTNER AND YOU'RE WILLING TO SPEND AN AVERAGE OF $70,000 TO PUT YOUR LOGO ON OUR COVERED COURT, PLEASE CONTACT US TODAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, THAT ACTUALLY CONCLUDES -- WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE ON THAT. IT SAYS IT'S AN INFORMATION ITEM. Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. Melissa Snively: I'M SORRY I ASKED YOU TO MAKE A MOTION. SORRY. THANK YOU FOR
160YOUR SUPPORT. HOW ABOUT THAT? WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO BOARD COMMENTS. BEFORE WE DO THAT, I JUST WANTED TO RALLY AROUND OUR SHIRTS AGAIN TODAY TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SENIORS OUT THERE. WE ACTUALLY HAD SOME CONFERMENTS ALREADY FOR MILITARY -- STUDENTS GOING IN TO SERVE THE MILITARY AND CAN'T BE THERE IN JULY. IF WE COULD GO AROUND THE DAIS REAL QUICK AND TELL US WHAT SHIRT YOU'RE WEARING AND WHAT SCHOOL YOU'RE HONORING TODAY FOR THEIR SENIORS, CLASS OF 2020. Karen Perez: I HAVE BLOOMINGDALE BULLS ON. Lynn Gray: DURANT SHARKS. Melissa Snively: NO, NO. RIVERVIEW. Lynn Gray: SORRY. RIVERVIEW. Melissa Snively: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE A COUNTYWIDE BOARD MEMBER. Lynn Gray: OH, BOY, I'M IN TROUBLE. THANK YOU. OR I'M SORRY, RIVERVIEW. GO SHARKS! Steve Cona: THE LEGENDARY CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL. Melissa Snively: THE EVEN
161MORE LEGENDARY BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL. GO EAGLES. Tamara Shamburger: LAND OF THE TIGERS, MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL. Cindy Stuart: THE AMAZING PATRIOTS. Stacy Hahn: I AM WEARING THE NEW ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL SHIRT. IT IS NOT MY PAJAMAS. MS. GRAY THOUGHT I WAS IN MY PAJAMAS. I'M NOT WEARING PAJAMAS. I'M WEARING THE NEW ROBINSON T-SHIRT. GO KNIGHTS! THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOT IN MY PAJAMAS. Melissa Snively: MR. ADDISON DAVIS IS WEARING HIS NEW TIE FROM HIS BOARD BIRTHDAY GIFT. THANK YOU. Addison Davis: THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: VERY NICE. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, MS. SHAMBURGER HAS INDICATED SHE WILL NEED TO LEAVE A LITTLE EARLY TODAY. WE'LL START OUR BOARD COMMENTS WITH YOU, IF THAT'S OKAY, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE REST OF THE BOARD. Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'LL BE VERY BRIEF. I WANT
162TO ONCE AGAIN THANK THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR SUPPORTING THE SOCIAL JUSTICE RESOLUTION, IF YOU WILL. I APPRECIATE YOU STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH THIS COMMUNITY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING FORWARD EVEN STRONGER TOGETHER. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SUPPORTING THAT TODAY. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER SHAMBURGER. DRIVE SAFELY. Tamara Shamburger: THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: DR. HAHN. Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU. SO IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN OUR COUNTRY, I DID POST A COMMENT -- OR A COMMENT, I POSTED SOME COMMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SO I'D LIKE TO SHARE THEM TONIGHT. LIKE SO MANY ACROSS OUR COUNTRY, I AM HEARTBROKEN OVER THE CURRENT AND TRAGIC EVENTS AND STAND WITH OUR NATION AGAINST RACISM AND INJUSTICES OF ANY KIND. AS A LIFELONG EDUCATOR AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, MY WORK HAS ALWAYS CENTERED AROUND THE BELIEF THAT ALL
163STUDENTS DESERVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOWS THEM TO REALIZE THEIR DREAMS. I AM DEDICATED TO IMPLEMENTING IMPROVEMENTS TO ADDRESS RACIAL DISPARITIES AND ENSURE EQUALITY FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. I'M PERSONALLY ANSWERING THE QUESTION OF WHAT DO I DO BY FOCUSING ON EDUCATION AND SPECIFICALLY LITERACY? IT'S UNDENIABLE THAT A CHILD'S READING SKILLS ARE IMPORTANT TO THEIR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, WORK, AND LIFE IN GENERAL. AND THERE'S NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO IN THIS WORLD IF YOU CAN'T READ. AND THAT'S WHY IT'S BEEN MY PASSION LONG BEFORE I WAS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE MY FOCUS. ADDITIONALLY, I'M COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH MY BOARD COLLEAGUES ON CONTINUING TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE EQUITABLE POLICIES IN PLACE TO SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT. AND I KNOW THERE ARE MANY PLACES
164IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT OUTSIDE OF EDUCATION THAT NEED CHANGE AND RENEWAL. BUT FOR THE OFFICE I HOLD AND THE EXPERTISE I HAVE, I'VE BEEN A PUBLIC EDUCATOR FOR 25 YEARS, I FEEL I CAN CREATE A POSITIVE CHANGE IN SCHOOLS SO THAT'S WHERE I WILL FOCUS MY EFFORTS ON LISTENING AND LEARNING AND ACTION. AND I PRAY FOR PEACE, LOVE, AND KINDNESS AS I WORK TOWARD MAKING POSITIVE DIFFERENCES IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT. THAT'S WHERE MY FOCUS IS GOING TO BE AS A BOARD MEMBER, AS A CITIZEN OF THE GREAT COUNTRY THAT WE ARE ALL LIVING IN AND HOPEFULLY I CAN HELP MOVE THE NEEDLE FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND ESPECIALLY OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS. SO I WANT TO SHARE, I WANT TO MOVE INTO SHARING SOME OF OUR REALLY AMAZING
165LITERACY DATA FROM THE LAST FEW MONTHS. WE HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHEST USES OF LITERACY IN READING. AND THERE'S OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT ARE ROCK STARS IN OUR COMMUNITY AROUND READING AND SOME OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND THERE ARE A FEW TITLE 1 SCHOOLS UP THERE. I'D LOVE TO SEE THAT. YOU KNOW, WE HAD 5,356 PRESCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN REGISTERED. THAT'S FANTASTIC, GIVEN THE CLIMATE WITH COVID-19, IT'S VERY CHALLENGING DURING THIS TIME TO GET OUR STUDENTS, OUR PRE-K AGE STUDENTS ENROLLED. SO THAT WAS GREAT TO SEE. WE HAD OVER 13,000 BOOKS BROWSD, AND -- BROWSED AND OVER 6,000 BOOKS READ. SO WE HOPE TO KEEP THAT MOMENTUM THROUGH THE SUMMER. YOU CAN SEE THE MINUTES READ IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, OVER 29 MILLION MINUTES READ, OVER 1 MILLION BOOKS COMPLETED, OVER 100,000 ARTICLES READ, AND WE
166HAD 43 -- OVER 43,000 STUDENTS READING AS A WEEKLY AVERAGE. ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, JUST AS A REMINDER, HAVE FREE ACCESS TO AN ENORMOUS LIBRARY OF BOOKS THROUGH MY ON-.COM -- myON.COM AND CLEARLY OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN UTILIZING THAT RESOURCE. THANK YOU TO myON. myON JUST DOESN'T HAVE BOOKS. THEY ALSO HAVE NEWS ARTICLES THAT ARE READ -- I'M SORRY, THAT ARE WRITTEN AT APPROPRIATE AGE LEVELS SO THAT AS OUR COUNTRY WAS MOVING THROUGH SOME OF THE COVID-19 AND NOW THROUGH THE EVENTS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH, THERE ARE TOOLS FOR FAMILIES TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS AND EXPLAIN SOME OF THE EVENTS IN A DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE WAY. SO THAT'S BEEN A GREAT RESOURCE FOR OUR FAMILIES. STORY TIME ONLINE, WE PARTNERED WITH HEF. HILLSBOROUGH ED FOUNDATION AND THE TAMPA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. OUR WONDERFUL BUSINESS LEADERS
167WERE SO GENEROUS TO GIVE THEIR TIME TO READ A STORY, VIDEOTAPE A STORY THAT WE SHARED. THERE WERE OVER 30 VIDEOS ACCESSIBLE NOW THROUGH CLEVER, AND OUR DISTRICT YouTube CHANNEL. HEF HAS ALSO BEEN SHARING THE VIDEOS. 67 BUSINESS PARTNERS REGISTERED FOR READ ALOUD. SO THE VIDEOS ARE STILL COMING IN. THIS COULD -- THIS COULDN'T BE DONE WITHOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOLASTIC PUBLISHING WHO GRACIOUSLY GAVE US PERMISSION, COPYRIGHT PERMISSION TO USE THEIR BOOKS FOR THIS INITIATIVE. SO THAT'S BEEN REALLY EXCITING TO PARTNER WITH SO MANY PEOPLE ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY. AND EVERY TIME I DID A STORY FROM HOME, I PARTNERED WITH CAPSTONE, ALL OF THE CAPSTONE BOOKS I READ WERE ON THE MYON.COM WEBSITE. HOPEFULLY THAT CONTRIBUTED TO SOME OF THOSE MINUTES READ AND THE DATA ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE BECAUSE EVERY TIME I READ, I
168REMINDED OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS THAT THEY HAD FREE ACCESS TO A LIBRARY OF BOOKS. I HOPE IT PLAYED A LITTLE BIT OF A PART IN ENCOURAGING KIDS TO READ AND FINDING A REAL JOY IN BOOKS AND READING. IF KIDS LOVE BOOKS, AND THEY ARE EXCITED WHEN THEY ARE BEING READ TO, IT'S A REAL MOTIVATOR FOR THEM TO WANT TO LEARN TO READ WHEN THEY ENTER SCHOOL OR WHILE THEY'RE IN SCHOOL. IT REALLY BUILDS A LIFELONG LOVE OF READING AND BOOKS. SO THAT WAS THE GOAL. I WANT TO SHOW A VIDEO THAT YOU ARE IN, MR. SUPERINTENDENT, TO KICK OFF SUMMER READING, BECAUSE SUMMER READING STARTS NOW. THIS IS IT. WE'RE IN SUMMER READING. WE WANT EVERYBODY TO READ. CAN WE PLAY THAT VIDEO? DO I HAVE THAT ABILITY? NO, I DON'T. FRIENDS AND FAMILIES,
169WE HAVE ALL WORKED SO VERY HARD OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. I'M IMPRESSED BY THE DEDICATION OF OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF AND I THANK OUR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS FOR BEING PARTNERS WITH US DURING THE E-LEARNING PROCESS. AS A SCHOOL YEAR COMES TO A CLOSE AND SUMMER APPROACHES, I WANT TO CELEBRATE YOU ARE A READING ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. OUR AMAZING STUDENTS HAVE READ OVER 1.5 MILLION BOOKS SINCE MARCH 21st USING myON. THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL BOOKS AVAILABLE TO OUR STUDENTS ALLOWING THEM TO OPEN THEIR MINDS TO A NEW WORLD. WE DEFINITELY HAVE SOME READING SUPERSTARS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT. MY FAMILY IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SUMMER SEASON. AND WE TRULY ENJOYED READING EVERY SINGLE DAY. YOU COULD READ A
170COOKBOOK WITH YOUR CHILD, A SUSPENSEFUL MYSTERY, OR A NOVEL OF YOUR CHOICE. ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE MOST ABOUT READING IS WHERE A STORY CAN TAKE YOU. IT IS IMPORTANT TO FIND THE PERFECT BOOK FOR YOU. I HAVE SOME OF MY FRIENDS JOINING ME TODAY, AND WE'RE GOING TO SHARE WHAT BOOKS WE ENJOY TO READ. I ENJOYED READING ABOUT INSPIRING LEADERS AND HOW THEY CAN HELP OUR CHILDREN. PARENTS AND STUDENTS, MY FRIENDS AT myON HAVE DONE THE HARD WORK. THEY ARE PUTTING TOGETHER WEEKLY READING ACTIVITIES FOR YOU TO DO AT HOME. SIMPLE ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. THERE ARE EVEN TIPS FOR OUR LITTLE GUYS GETTING READY TO START KINDERGARTEN. AND THERE'S SOME PRETTY COOL READING CONTESTS THIS SUMMER THAT HAVE LOTS OF GREAT WEEKLY PRIZES. GO TO readonmyon.com FOR
171ALL OF THE INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO FIND MORE INFORMATION FROM OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. DON'T FORGET, ALL OF THE WONDERFUL RESOURCES OUR STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ALL SUMMER LONG. STUDENTS, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, AND I'M SO PROUD OF THE WORK YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO DURING THIS TIME. I'LL ISSUE YOU ONE MORE CHALLENGE. HAVE A FUN SUMMER AND, OF COURSE, FIND YOURSELF A REALLY GOOD BOOK AND HAVE A GREAT TIME READING IT. Stacy Hahn: I WANT TO THANK myON FOR PUTTING THAT VIDEO TOGETHER. AND FOR THEIR COMMITMENT IN THIS COMMUNITY TO OUR STUDENTS AROUND LITERACY. COULDN'T DO THIS WORK WITHOUT THEM. VERY IMPORTANT. AND EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE VIDEO, WE ALL KIND OF HAD TO FILM IT OURSELVES FROM HOME, AND THEN SEND OUR FILE TO MYON,
172AND THEY PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. SO IT CAME OUT GREAT. IT WAS REALLY EXCITING. I'M GLAD I COULD SHARE THAT TONIGHT. IF WE COULD GO BACK TO THE -- JUST THE LAST PAGE. THE FLYER I WANTED TO SHOW. I KNOW THAT ALL OF MY WORK TO THIS FAR HAS BEEN AROUND EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY, BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED. TODAY, I KICKED OFF A NEW SUMMER LITERACY PROGRAM. THAT WAS FOCUSED ON OUR RISING NINTH AND TENTH GRADE GIRLS. AND I'LL BE WORKING -- IT'S CALLED "AUTHOR BOOK CHAT." IT'S WITH LOCAL AUTHOR LACHIMA MAZY. IT'S GOING TO BE A SIX-WEEK, BASICALLY A BOOK CLUB. WE'RE GOING TO DELVE INTO SOME REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE FACING EVERY DAY, AND LACHIMA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF, ONE, WORKING WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY WITH TEEN --
173WITH OUR TEENS. AND SO IT WILL BE A VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB. I MET LACHIMA, AND WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SCHOOL CLOSURES. AND WE BOTH WANTED TO DO IT VIRTUALLY AND WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS COMING OUR WAY. AND HOW TIMELY THIS WOULD BE. HERE WE ARE NOW IN THIS VIRTUAL WORLD. IT JUST WAS LIKE, FOR US, A PERFECT STORM. WE WERE ALREADY PLANNING THIS. THE REASON I WANTED TO DO A VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB, ONE, I WANT TO EXTEND THIS JOY OF READING IN BOOKS TO OUR OLDER STUDENTS, BUT ALSO, I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO REACH A DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. I KNOW SOME OF OUR MORE VULNERABLE STUDENTS, THEY WEREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOMEONE DROP THEM OFF AND BRING THEM TO A FACE-TO-FACE BOOK CLUB.
174VIRTUAL SEEMED GREAT. YOUNG KIDS LOVED TO GET ON THE COMPUTER AND GET ON VIRTUAL TYPES OF -- HAVE VIRTUAL TYPES OF EXPERIENCES. SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD REALLY RESONATE WITH THEM AND GET THEM EXCITED ABOUT PARTICIPATING. AND MEET WITH THE PARTICIPANTS ONCE A WEEK VIRTUALLY, AND THEN ANOTHER TIME THROUGH THE WEEK -- IN THE WEEK THROUGH A DISCUSSION BOARD. IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PICK UP THE BOOK AND LOOK AT THE BOOK THAT WE'RE USING, A LOT OF IT IS WRITTEN IN A JOURNAL FORMAT. SO SHE'LL TALK TO THE GIRLS ALSO ABOUT HOW TO JOURNAL AND HOW HER JOURNALS LED TO HER BEING AN AUTHOR. SO IT'S THIS REALLY ROBUST EXPERIENCE NOT JUST ABOUT LET'S HAVE A BOOK CLUB AND TALK ABOUT A BOOK, BUT IT'S ALSO REALLY TOUCHING ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING TOPICS
175AND PROVIDING THEM WITH THE WRITING PIECE OF LITERACY. NOT JUST THE READING PIECE. ITIS KIND OF MARRYING ALL OF THOSE THINGS TOGETHER. WE JUST KICKED IT OFF TODAY. IT'S OPEN FOR REGISTRATION. THE LINKS WERE SHARED TO REGISTER. PARENTAL PERMISSION IS REQUIRED. I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS FOR OUR STUDENTS THIS SUMMER BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A VERY STRESSFUL SECOND PART OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS, TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING TO THEM AND HAVE SOME SHARED EXPERIENCES AROUND READING. THANK YOU, AND THAT'S MY BOARD COMMENTS. I KNOW I TALK ABOUT LITERACY EVERY TIME DURING BOARD COMMENTS, BUT I DO THAT VERY PURPOSELY. I WANT IT TO BE IN EVERYBODY'S MIND BECAUSE IF WE DO NOT TEACH KIDS HOW TO READ AND BE
176GOOD READERS AND WRITERS AND LISTENERS, WE WILL NOT GET THEM ACROSS THE STAGE. AND THEY WILL NOT BE PREPARED FOR LIFE. I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME, EVERY TIME, BECAUSE IT IS THE CORNER STONE OF BEING SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. AND WE NEED TO KEEP OUR EYES ON LITERACY AND MAKE SURE WE KEEP INVESTING IN LITERACY AT EVERY AGE. EARLY CHILDHOOD OBVIOUSLY MY HEART, YOU KNOW BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS HAVE ACCESS TO REALLY ROBUST LITERACY OPPORTUNITIES. AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, I DON'T GET INTO THE DAY TO DAY. I DON'T TELL YOU HOW TO TEACH IN THE CLASSROOM. THAT'S HARD, AS AN EDUCATOR, I HAVE TO TAKE THAT HAT OFF, PUT IT AWAY FOR A WHILE. BUT I TRY AND
177CHOOSE THINGS THAT I THINK WILL COMPLEMENT WHAT WE'RE DOING IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND OUR SCHOOLS AROUND LITERACY. AND MY GOAL IS REALLY TO ENGAGE SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY AROUND LITERACY TO HELP MOVE THAT NEEDLE WITH ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. LYNN DOUGHTY UNDERWOOD, MARYLOU, LAURA CROSS, WE'RE A TEAM AROUND THIS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR HARD WORK. WE'LL KEEP TRYING TO MOVE THAT NEEDLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, DR. HAHN. YOUR ENTHUSIASM AND PASSION FOR LITERACY IS CONTAGIOUS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR BOARD COMMENTS. WE'LL MOVE ON TO MEMBER GRAY. Lynn Gray: I DEFINITELY WANT TO ALSO THANK DR. HAHN FOR HER LITERACY ENDEAVORS AND ENGAGEMENTS. IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE ACADEMICALLY TO OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR SELF-ESTEEM. SO I THANK YOU FOR THE THOROUGH WORK AS ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS
178IN CONCERT DO THE SAME. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE NAACP FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATION TOWARD EDUCATION TODAY. THE UPDATE THAT I WANTED TO GIVE, WE'VE BEEN WORKING AS AN EDUCATOR, IF YOU WILL, AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY FOR -- WELL, ACTUALLY SINCE JANUARY. I KNOW A LOT HAS HAPPENED. A LOT OF LAYERS ABOUT THE GEORGE FLOYD RACIST SITUATION. BUT ONE OF THE LAYERS THAT I CAN GET INTO AND DEFINITELY HELP REDUCE INCENTIVE RACIST SITUATIONS THAT ARE GOING ON WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS IS THROUGH EDUCATION. BLACK LIVES DO MATTER. AND THROUGH THE EDUCATION AND THE PURSUITS THAT NOT ONLY SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS AND CHIEF OF ACADEMICS, TERRY CONNOR, MYSELF, FRED HEARNS, HISTORIAN, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN EXPANSION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO -- WE ARE? YES, WE ARE.
179WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE -- AND WE HAVE TASK FORCE GOING ON RIGHT NOW, NOT ONLY IN ELEMENTARY BUT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. SO WE'RE MEETING AS THE MONTHS GO ON, BUT WE WANT TO HAVE OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS TO HAVE THE FEELING OF NOT ONLY PRIDE OF THEIR CULTURAL BEGINNINGS BUT THE SELF-ESTEEM AND ALSO THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING ABOUT HOW THEY ARE, WHERE THEY'RE FROM, WHERE THEY CAME FROM, WHERE THEIR GREAT-GRANDPARENTS CAME FROM, AND REALLY GET THEM VERY, VERY WELL EDUCATED, AS EVERY STUDENT SHOULD BE. AND TO THAT END, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS AN EDUCATOR, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO BE VERY VIGILANT IN EDUCATING ALL CHILDREN, AND THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THAT WE HAVE THE SAME OPERATIVE RATIONALE GOES. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL STUDENTS ARE EDUCATED WITH THEIR
180CULTURE, THEIR HISTORY, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LASER FOCUSED ON WHAT WE TEACH AND THE PEOPLE WHO DO TEACH IT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S PASSION AND THERE'S ENGAGEMENT AND THERE'S EXPERIENCE AMONGST THOSE EDUCATORS WHO ARE TEACHING IT. I QUICKLY EXPRESSED MY APPRECIATION TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS FOR REALLY ALLOWING THIS EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE TO CONTINUE. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A VERY ENGAGING BRAIN BOWL DISTRICTWIDE, WHICH WE'VE HAD FIVE YEARS PREVIOUSLY, BUT NEVER TO THE EXTENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IT NOW. WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY INCLUSIVE AND ENJOY THE ELEMENTARY -- WELL, ACTUALLY, NO, BY DEFINITION, THE BRAIN SUPER BOWL 6 THROUGH 12. BUT NONETHELESS, WE'LL HAVE A LOT TO -- A LOT OF CHILDREN WHO WILL BE INVOLVED. A LOT MORE THAN BEFORE AND FOR VERY GOOD REASON. NOW,
181THROUGH THE WORK OF FRED HEARNS, AND HE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT. I FORGOT TO TELL HIM TO COME, AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN EDUCATORS ON THE TASK FORCE AND ON THE BRAIN BOWL. HASB ACTUALLY, THE ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS, IS GOING TO LEAD THIS AND KEISHA PARHAM WILL BE LEADING THE BRAIN BOWL ALONG WITH FRED HEARNS. OUR STAFF IS TO BE COMMENDED. MANY OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO BE ON THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIGH SCHOOL TASK FORCE. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE REAL QUICKLY THE NAME OF OUR -- LET'S JUST SAY THE OUTREACH, THE INITIATIVE. IT'S CALLED THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TASK FORCE. IT'S GETTING PRETTY OFFICIAL BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE A VISION STATEMENT AND A MISSION STATEMENT THAT'S BEEN ADOPTED, AND
182WE HAVE ABOUT, I'D SAY, ALMOST 30 LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERS AND EDUCATORS WHO HAVE JOINED IN THIS EFFORT. SO OUR VISION STATEMENT -- THIS WILL BE VERY BRIEF, AND I CAN'T READ AS FAST AS SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, BUT I'LL TRY, AS THE DIVISION STATEMENT IS AS THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT PREPARES STUDENTS FOR LIFE, THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TASK FORCE AND THE DISTRICT ENVISION A WORLD IN WHICH BLACK PEOPLE'S HISTORY AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE VALUED AND TAUGHT TO ALL STUDENTS. THE MISSION STATEMENT, THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TASK FORCE, SUPPORTS SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS AS THEY EFFICIENTLY AND FAITHFULLY PROVIDE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION TO ALL STUDENTS IN THE HISTORY AND IN THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK PEOPLE IN AFRICA, IN THE AMERICAS, AND THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAN --
183THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TASK FORCE AND THE DISTRICT SUPPORT AN ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY BRAIN BOWL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. NOW, ALL THIS IS TO SAY, WE ARE GOING IN THIS WITH A MEANINGFUL AND KNOWLEDGEABLE FOOTPRINT. WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THIS. THANKFULLY, WE HAVE GREAT EDUCATORS ON SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS' STAFF, AND I KNOW THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL ALSO EMBRACE THIS AS WELL. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO REALLY STARTING WITH EDUCATION. THAT IS THE BIGGEST EQUALIZER IS WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT HERE, AND I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY, AS DR. HAHN WOULD ALSO SUBMIT, A GREAT PLACE TO START WITH LITERACY, OF COURSE. BUT ALL THE ENGAGEMENTS THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY HAVE WHEN WE INTERACT WITH OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY. SO IT'S TIME TO START. AND WE HAVE BEEN EXEMPLARY STATUS.
184I DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT WE DID NOT DO A LOT OF GREAT WORK, BECAUSE WE DID. BUT WE CAN DO A LOT BETTER. AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. WE'RE GOING TO DO A LOT BETTER. AND I HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL BE READING ABOUT THE VARIOUS THINGS THAT WE'LL BE UP TO. JUST REAL QUICK, A THANK-YOU TO OUR ASSISTANT MANAGER OF SPONSORSHIPS, WHO WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN IN-KIND DONATION TO HONOR OUR 2020 GRADUATES AND STARTING -- I GUESS IT STARTED ALREADY, THE WEEKEND AND FOR THE NEXT WEEK, CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS AND OUT FRONT MEDIA TWO BILLBOARD COMPANIES WILL HAVE BILLBOARDS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY CELEBRATING OUR STUDENTS' SUCCESSES AND ACCOMPLISHMENT. AND THEY WILL HAVE ROTATING BILLBOARDS WITH THE MESSAGE "CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2020." AND WE KNOW THAT WE CAN'T SAY ENOUGH
185ABOUT THE CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. AND I KNOW THAT THE PRINCIPALS, AND I WANT TO EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO THEM, THE TEACHERS WHO RALLIED NOT ONLY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT ALSO MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADUATIONS AND, OF COURSE, THE HIGH SCHOOLS COMING UP. BUT OUR KIDS, I THINK WE'RE DOING A FABULOUS JOB IN SUPPORTING THEM, BUT, BY THE WAY, THEY ARE DOING A FABULOUS JOB IN GETTING THROUGH ALL THE CRISES, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE VALIDATED. SO THEY ARE OUR SUPERSTARS. THAT'S ALL FOR MY COMMENTS TONIGHT. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. MEMBER PEREZ. Karen Perez: THANK YOU. WE HAD A MEETING ON SATURDAY WITH SAFE AND SOUND AND A FEW LEADERS OF THE COMMUNITY. WE SPOKE TO WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE NATION, ACTUALLY, AND IN AT THE
186SAME TAMPA. I WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT. FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS, THE WORLD HAS WITNESSED A NEW LEVEL OF DEMONSTRATIONS DEDICATED TO THE INJUSTICES THERE A HAVE TAKEN PLACE THROUGHOUT SOCIETY FOR DECADES. WE ARE WATCHING BEFORE US THE COST OF BEING BLACK IN AMERICA. BOARD MEMBERS, UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY HAS DEMONSTRATED TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY THAT LOOTING AND RIOTING IS ACCEPTABLE WHEN IT'S COMMITTED AGAINST THEM. ROSEWOOD FLORIDA, WHERE BLACK FAMILIES' HOMES WERE BURNED TO THE GROUND AND BLACK PEOPLE WERE MURDERED. PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, THE STICKS DISTRICT, BLACK-OWNED HOMES BURNED DOWN AND FAMILIES WERE FORCED OFF THE ISLAND OF PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, AND NOW THE FAMOUS BREAKERS HOTEL SITS ON THIS ISLAND. HERE IN THE BAY AREA, BLACK HOMEOWNERS ARE CONSTANTLY RUN OFF THEIR HOMES FOR CITY, CORPORATE AMERICA, AND DEVELOPERS TO TAKE THEIR PROPERTY FOR
187PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR, AND ARE NOT BOTHERED AS TO HOW THIS AFFECTS THESE FAMILIES. THIS IS A FORM OF LOOTING AND RIOTING IN A SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM. AS IT'S OBVIOUS THAT WHEN FAMILIES ARE MOVED FROM THEIR HOMES DUE TO ANTIBLACK BIAS, THE BLACK FAMILIES ARE NOT HUMANIZED AND THEREFORE THIS BEHAVIOR IS ACCEPTED AND CONTINUES. THE TERM "BLACK FAMILIES" IS INCLUSIVE OF CHILDREN. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS HAS 225 STUDENTS OF WHOM 59,633 ARE BLACK CHILDREN, AND A TOTAL OF 141,032 ARE BLACK AND BROWN. AS I SIT AND OBSERVE EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING, I CONTINUE TO SEE HOW FORMER HISTORY HAS HAD A LASTING, TRAUMATIC EFFECT ON THE LIVES OF OUR BLACK FAMILIES. AND HOW EVERYTHING HAPPENING TODAY WILL HAVE LASTING, TRAUMATIC EFFECTS ON OUR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH. SOCIETY HAS HISTORICALLY FOUND A WAY TO RIOT AGAINST MINORITIES
188IN A VERY SILENT AND POLITICAL WAY. AND AS I VISIT OUR ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOLS, I SEE THIS BEING PLAYED OUT IN A WAY, STUDENTS ARE BEING DISENFRANCHISED. AND THIS SUPERINTENDENT IS ONLY HAPPENING IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. FROM ONE NIGHT TO THE NEXT, THESE COMMUNITIES FIND THEMSELVES BEING MOVED, TORN FROM FAMILIES THAT SURROUND THEM, COMMUNITIES THAT THEY HAVE RAISED THEIR CHILDREN IN BECAUSE CORPORATE AMERICA, CITY OF TAMPA WANTS THE PROPERTY THAT THEY RESIDE ON. SO THEY MOVED THESE FAMILIES, KNOCKED DOWN THE HOUSING THAT THEY LIVE IN IN ORDER TO BUILD CONDOMINIUMS OR OTHER BUILDINGS THEY FEEL ARE BETTER THAN THE HOMES FOR FAMILIES. THEN THEY HAVE THE AUDACITY TO CALL THIS PROGRESS. I CALL THIS ANOTHER FORM OF RIOTING. IT'S ACCEPTABLE RIOTING, ORGANIZED RIOTING, AND THIS TYPE OF RIOTING AFFECTS OUR CHILDREN'S MENTAL WELLNESS. SO EITHER WAY,
189OUR CHILDREN OF COLOR ARE AFFECTED, AND THEY ARE AFFECTED NOT JUST MOMENTARILY, BUT THEY ARE AFFECTED LONG TERM. SO, SUPERINTENDENT, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP AND SAYING SO STERNLY THAT RACISM WILL NOT BE A PART OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS AND WILL NOT BE PART OF THE WAY WE TREAT OUR CHILDREN IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THAT WE WILL HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS, BUT I ASK YOU, AS A BOARD MEMBER OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS, COUNTYWIDE, THAT YOU TAKE ACTION TO DEMONSTRATE TO OUR STUDENTS THAT YOU ARE NOT -- THAT THEY ARE NOT DISENFRANCHISED WHEN IT COMES TO THE SCHOOLS THAT THEY ATTEND. THAT THEIR SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE THE SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND THAT THEY WILL REFLECT THE SAME LEVEL OF SUPERIORITY IN ALL AREAS TO INCLUDE THE APPEARANCE OF
190THE BUILDINGS, AVAILABILITY OF TECHNOLOGY, BOOKS, STAFF, FACILITIES, AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. ALL OUR STUDENTS ARE OUR FUTURE. NOT SOME OF THEM. ALL OF OUR STUDENTS DESERVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO THE SAME EDUCATION AND THE SAME ENVIRONMENT, AND THE SAME SAFE MENTAL HEALTH SPACE. SUPERINTENDENT, I'M HOLDING YOUR FEET TO THE FIRE. TO STAND BY YOUR WORDS. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DOES NOT, AND WILL NOT TOLERATE RACISM OF ANY KIND. WE WILL WORK EVERY DAY IN OUR CLASSROOMS TO ENSURE EQUITY AND INCLUSION, TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS ARE SUPPORTED, ENGAGED, AND PROVIDED A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL CHILDREN. OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE AN IMPORTANT VOICE, AND WE WILL LISTEN. THANK YOU. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. MEMBER CONA. Steve Cona: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I WILL BE BRIEF. I ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY FELLOW BOARD
191MEMBERS TONIGHT. THEY WERE ALL VERY, VERY GOOD. I'LL START WITH SOME LIGHT STUFF. I DID, DR. HAHN, RECORD MY STORY TIME ONLINE AND GOT IT IN THE BOOKS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I GUESS MY AUNT COULD GIVE US ALL OF OUR DATA FOR ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. I'M SURE THAT'S SOMETHING SINCE YOU'RE PUTTING TOGETHER THESE GREAT PowerPoints. THAT WOULD BE GREAT I THINK FOR ALL OF US TO KIND OF SEE WHICH SCHOOLS ARE REALLY PERFORMING IN OUR AREAS AND MAYBE GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF A PUSH. I'D LIKE TO HELP YOU IN THAT WITH MY AREA TO ENSURE -- I WROTE DOWN THE THREE SCHOOLS THAT I SAW ON MY LIST. I'M GOING TO SEND THEM A NOTE CONGRATULATING THEM ON ALL OF THEIR WELL-DONE READING. WE SHOULD DO A SUMMER READING CHALLENGE
192AND HAVE SOME FRIENDLY COMPETITION BETWEEN AREAS AND REALLY PUSH LITERACY AND READING THIS SUMMER, BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE HAD A TIME WHERE STUDENTS HAVEN'T BEEN AS ENGAGED, BUT IF WE CAN GET THEM READING THIS SUMMER AND WE COULD HAVE A LITTLE FUN DOING IT, I'D LIKE TO MAYBE WORK WITH YOU ON THAT TO DO THAT. Stacy Hahn: WE'RE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT IN JULY EACH WEEK DIFFERENT SUMMER CHALLENGES HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY. SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO KIND OF RALLY AROUND THOSE. Steve Cona: YEP. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AND OUR NEW TIGHT END, RON GRONKOWSKI FOR PICKING UP THE TAB AT BLAKE FOR THE TERRIBLE FIRE THAT THEY HAD AND FOR THEM TO COME TO THE RESCUE AND REFURBISH AND REDO,
193AND GIVE THE EQUIPMENT BACK TO THE STUDENTS OF BLAKE. I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK THEM FOR THAT. WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE THERE'S SO MUCH INJUSTICE IN THIS WORLD, AND WHEN YOU WATCH THE NEWS, YOU GET REALLY EMOTIONAL AND UPSET. THE ONLY THING THAT YOU CAN DO IS WHAT CAN I DO? I THINK DR. HAHN SAID IT ELOQUENTLY TODAY, MEMBER PEREZ AS WELL. THE BEST THING THAT WE CAN DO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE CHILD, ESPECIALLY OUR MOST NEEDIEST NEIGHBORHOODS, ALL OF THOSE CHILDREN ARE GOING TO A SCHOOL. I MEAN, THAT IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER IN THIS. ALL THE SCHOOLS SHOULD BE ATTRACTIVE, LIKE MEMBER PEREZ SAID. THEY SHOULD ALL BE THE PILLARS OF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE COMMUNITIES. I'M GOING TO WORK REALLY HARD ALONG WITH ALL OF YOU TO MAKE
194SURE THAT WE SHORE UP THESE WEAK LINKS. THERE'S NO PLACE FOR THEM AND REALLY THERE'S NO EXCUSE. SO PERSONALLY, WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS WORK REALLY HARD WITH THIS SUPERINTENDENT AND THIS TEAM TO ENSURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN ANYMORE. I KNOW WE'RE PUTTING THAT EVERYTHING WE NEED IN PLACE. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORK. IT IS THE BEST THING WE CAN DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE CHILD GOES TO SCHOOL IN A NICE SCHOOL. THAT'S THE MISSION. THAT SHOULD BE THE MISSION FOR EVERYONE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT WORK. WITH THAT, MADAM CHAIR, I'M DONE FOR THE NIGHT. Melissa Snively: THANK YOU. LOTS OF VERY IMPORTANT COMMENTS THIS EVENING FROM BOARD MEMBERS. AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE
195SUPERINTENDENT TO CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS FOR RACIAL EQUITY IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS TO TRULY HELP THEM PREPARE FOR LIFE. AS IS OUR MISSION. I'M GOING TO START ON A SOLEMN NOTE AND THEN MOVE TO A LIGHTER, GOING TO END IT WITH A LIGHT NOTE THIS EVENING. I WAS INFORMED JUST THIS PAST WEEK OF A COUPLE OF PASSINGS OF OUR EMPLOYEES. AND SO A COUPLE OF MY CONSTITUENTS REACHED OUT. I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A COUPLE OF FOLKS WHO WORKED FOR FOR THE DISTRICT. IRA VAN BOLIN WAS A SOCIAL WORKER. HE WAS ONLY 59 AND PASSED AWAY TRAGICALLY RECENTLY. I WOULD LIKE TO YOU KEEP HIS FAMILY AND HIS THOUGHTS AND IN YOUR PRAYERS. AND THEN WE RECENTLY ALSO LOST ONE OF OUR SECURITY OFFICERS, OFFICER DARROW SUMPTER. HE ALSO DIED UNEXPECTEDLY.
196HE WAS IN DAY PATROL FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO IF YOU COULD PLEASE KEEP HIS FAMILY IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AS WELL. I JUST WANTED TO THANK AGAIN THE HIGH SCHOOLS WHO HAVE GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY AND OTHER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONFER DIPLOMAS FOR THE STUDENTS GOING INTO THE MILITARY. IT'S BEEN QUITE AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO CONFER THOSE FOR THOSE GRADUATES WHO MAY BE MISSING THE JULY GRADUATION CEREMONY WHICH WE ALL HOPE AND PRAY WILL STILL TAKE PLACE. WE WISH THEM GODSPEED AND WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY TO KEEP OUR FREEDOMS. FINALLY, I HAVE -- THIS IS HOW I'D LIKE TO END THE EVENING. YOU KNOW, WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THE SENIORS AND WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN MISSING OUT ON. I WANTED TO SHOWCASE
197A VERY SPECIAL GROUP OF STUDENTS. THIS GROUP OF STUDENTS IS THE ELITE SHOW CHOIR FROM NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. JEFF BOW. THEY PERFORMED AN AMAZING SONG TOGETHER VIA VIRTUAL, A VIRTUAL SONG. AND IT IS -- THE SONG IS BY THE BEATLES, WHICH MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW OR RECOGNIZE. THE SONG IS CALLED "IN MY LIFE." THEY HAD TO FOREGO A TRIP TO NATIONAL FOR A NATIONAL COMPETITION WHEN ALL OF THE COVID WENT DOWN. THEY ARE AN AMAZING GROUP OF VERY TALENTED STUDENTS. I JUST WANTED TO SHOWCASE THEM BECAUSE WHEN I SAW THIS VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IT JUST BLEW ME AWAY WITH THEIR TALENT, ESPECIALLY DOING IT VIRTUALLY. I THINK THAT JUST ADDED TO IT. I'D REALLY LIKE TO END THE EVENING TO HONOR OUR 2020 SENIORS, GRADUATING SENIORS WITH THIS
198SONG THAT MEANS A LOT AND THE LYRICS WILL PROBABLY MEAN A LOT TO PEOPLE AS WELL AS THEY REFLECT ON THEIR EXPERIENCES. SO WITH THAT, PABLO. ♪ THERE ARE PLACES I REMEMBER ALL MY LIFE, THOUGH SOME HAVE CHANGED ♪ ♪ SOME FOREVER, NOT FOR BETTER ♪ ♪ SOME HAVE GONE, AND SOME REMAIN ♪ ♪ ALL THESE PLACES HAD THEIR MOMENTS ♪ ♪ WITH LOVERS AND FRIENDS, I STILL CAN RECALL ♪ ♪ SOME ARE DEAD, AND SOME ARE LIVING ♪ ♪ IN MY LIFE, I'VE LOVED THEM ALL ♪ ♪ DO, DO, DO, DO ♪ ♪ AHHHH, AHHHH, OOOOHHH ♪ ♪ BUT OF ALL THESE FRIENDS AND LOVERS ♪ ♪ THERE IS NO ONE COMPARES WITH YOU ♪ ♪ AND THESE MEMORIES LOSE THEIR MEANING ♪ ♪ WHEN I THINK OF LOVE AS SOMETHING NEW ♪ ♪
199THOUGH I KNOW I'LL NEVER LOSE AFFECTION ♪ ♪ FOR PEOPLE AND THINGS THAT WENT BEFORE ♪ ♪ I KNOW I'LL OFTEN STOP AND THINK ABOUT THEM ♪ ♪ IN MY LIFE, I LOVE YOU MORE ♪ ♪ THOUGH I KNOW I'LL NEVER LOSE AFFECTION ♪ ♪ FOR PEOPLE AND THINGS THAT WENT BEFORE ♪ ♪ I KNOW I'LL OFTEN STOP AND THINK ABOUT THEM ♪ ♪ IN MY LIFE I'LL LOVE YOU MORE ♪ ♪ IN MY LIFE I'LL LOVE YOU MORE ♪ Melissa Snively: AND WITH THAT, OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED. HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.