03/28/17 MNPS Board Meeting

001OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> HOO-RA. >> THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE SOMETHING A LITTLE NEWTON AGENDA TONIGHT CALLED 30 SECONDS IN MY DISTRICT EMPHASIS ON 30 SECONDS SO I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO START A ROUND HAVE ALL COLLEAGUES DO ONE FUN HAPPY THING THAT HAPPENED IN YOUR DISTRICT THIS WEEK. >> YOU'LL GET A VERY GOOD ONE FROM THE MIDDLE AND EXCITED ABOUT MY OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN STATE UNIVERSITY. AT TENNESSEE - >> THANK YOU. >> AS A RESULT OF ONE OF OUR SCHOOL VISITS WE HAVE STUDENT AMBASSADORS THAT WILL BE REPORTING TONIGHT FROM JOHN OVERTON HIGH SCHOOL. >> I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT GOOD WORK AT BIG PICTURE HIGH

002SCHOOL. I SPENT TIME THERE AND IT'S AN UNUSUAL SMALLER PERSONALIZED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WITH A STUDENT TEACHER RATIO OF 15/1. 100% GRADUATION RATE AND THEIR CORE VALUE IS KINDNESS AND THE PRINCIPLE THERE RECENTLY ATTENDED WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP AT HARVARD AND SHE'S THE 2017 SOLUTE TO WOMEN HONORY BY BY BETA SIGMA AND CASSIDY MARTIN WON THE SOUTHERN AWARD POETRY AWARD AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED BECAUSE THE STUDENTS SPENT A COUPLE OF DAYS GOING TO INTERNSHIPS AND I HEARD FROM THEM AND WHAT THEY LEARNED ON INTERNSHIPS AND THERE WAS ONE STUDENT WHO WANTED TO BE AN, TEXT AND HE HAD WORKED WITH ONE FOR SOME TIME AND GREAT THINGS GOING ON AND INVITE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO VISIT THE SCHOOL TO GO THERE. >> SHE BROKE THE 30 SECOND RULE. >> I'M SORRY. >> I WASN'T LOOKING. >>

003SO I BOOK AND MEETING TODAY THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT WEEK WITH DR. FELDER AND THE LEADERSHIP OF ACROSS MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT BACKED UP TO THE NASHVILLE ZOO AND WE HAVE POTENTIALLY A CORPORATE PARTNER THAT WILL MAKE A SIZEABLE INVESTMENT TO CREATE WHAT WE CALL VIRTUAL ZOO TO HELP STUDENTS MONITOR ANIMAL BEHAVIOR REMOTELY. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO BUT I WILL REPORT BACK WHEN IT'S A DONE DEAL. >> I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE GOOD WORK GOING ON IN DAN MILLS. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT IN ON A TEAM MEETING AND FIRST GRADE TEAM MEETING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHERE BY IT WAS THEIR PLANNING PERIOD AND THEY HAD STUDENT WORK AND THEY HAD RUNNING RECORDS AND THEY HAD STUDENT WRITING SAMPLES. THEY ALSO HAD BOOKS BY LUCY HAWKINS AND OTHER GREAT PROFESSIONAL WHERE'S THEY

004WERE RELATING THEORY TO PRACTICE AND MAKING THAT PREVALENT IN THEIR CLASSROOM. >> THANK YOU. HUNTER? >> I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK GOING ON AT LAKE VIEW ELEMENTARY DESIGN CENTER. THERE'S A PHENOMENAL JOB BEING DONE. WE HAD A LEADERSHIP TEAM THERE THIS MORNING AND OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE SCHOOL AND TO HEAR SOME OF THE WORK THEY'RE DOING THERE AND IT WAS ALSO GREAT TO SEE THE LEADERSHIP STYLE THAT SHE'S USING AND SHE HAD HIGH PRAISES FOR OUR EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR HER TEACHERS SO YES. SNAP IT FROM LAKE VIEW. >> MRS. PIERCE? >> SICILY WOODARD IS THE ONLY METRO TEACHER THAT'S A REGIONAL LEVEL FINALIST FOR THE TENNESSEE STATE TEACHER OF THE YEAR SO WE ARE READY FOR HER TO GO ALL THE WAY AND HER CLASS IS A GREAT CLASS TO VISIT. >> CHRISTIANE

005BUGGS? >> THEY PLACED THE CITY FOR THEIR CHESS TEAM AND THEY WILL BE GOING ON TO THE NEXT ROUND OF COMPETITION. THEN OF COURSE STRATFORD MY MAIN ZONE HIGH SCHOOL WE HAVE DR. VINCENT JONES WHO WAS NOMINATED AS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPLE OF THE YEAR AND HE ALSO STARTED CADET PROGRAM AND THEY RANK IN THE STATEWIDE COMPETITION FOR THEIR WHAT DR. STEELE AND ONE OF THE STUDENTS WAS ASKED TO PLAY THE ROLE OF THE PROSECUTOR. YEP HE DID THAT. SO GOOD JOB STRATFORD. >> THANK YOU MRS. BUGGS. >> AND I WILL SAY FOR MYSELF I WENT TO A MUSIC PROGRAM AND I TRIED TO CALL HIM MR. CALL EZ AND HE SAID THAT WAS HIS FATHER'S NAME AND HE SAID I HAVE TO CALL HIM SAM. THEY DID THEIR VERSION OF AMERICAN BANDSTAND CALLING IT RUBY

006BANDSTAND AND ALL THE SONGS WE, WELL I REMEMBER FROM AMERICAN BANDSTAND. I KNOW THE KIDS DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE WHO THEY WERE BUT THEY HAD ACTORS OR THE AND A LITTLE BOY THAT IT WAS M C SO THAT WAS AN ENJOYABLE PROGRAM SO THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR PARTICIPATING IN THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT. WE'LL GO ON TO A WARDS AND RECOGNITIONS. >> DR. JOSEPH? >> THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. HERE IN NASHVILLE WE'RE INCREDIBLY BLESSED TO HAVE A NUMBER OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT PARTNER WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IN MANY WAYS TO BENEFIT STUDENTS AND STEP. BELMONT UNIVERSITY HAS A UNIQUE AND GENERAL PROGRAM THAT GIVES DOZENS OF GRADUATES OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THIS PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITY AT NO COST TO THEM. IN SPRING THERE WILL BE 91 SCHOLARS ENROLLED THE BRIDGES TO BELMONT AND THEY COME FROM FOUR

007HIGH SCHOOLS. MAPLEWOOD, STRATFORD AND WHITES CREEK. MANY ARE FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS TO ATTEND A COLLEGE. THE PROGRAM WILL CELEBRATE THE FIRST GRADUATING CLASS THIS SPRING WITH FIVE YOUNG WOMEN COMPLETING THEIR PROGRAM AT THE END OF THIS ACADEMIC YEAR. THE STUDENTS IN THIS PROGRAM HAVE A WIDE ARRAY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDING PARTICIPATING IN MUSIC ENSEMBLES AND WORKING AS A RESIDENT ASSISTANT AND STUDYING A BROAD IN HAITI AND ALTERNATIVE SPRING AND BREAK AND MISSION TRIPS. HOSTING 65 EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS. STEM FOR COLLEGE EXPOSURE EVENT AND HELPING HOST 42 SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS FROM JERRY BAXTER FOR READ CROSS AMERICA AND ACCEPTANCE IN THE BS TO MD PROGRAM. THESE STUDENTS HAVE NOT LIMITED OURSELVES TO WORKING IN SERVING SOLELY ON CAMPUS. SCHOLARS AT COMMUNITY CENTERS. GOODWILL, YMCA AND TUTORING AND ROOM AT THE INN JUST TO NAME A FEW. BOTH

008ON CAMPUS AND OFF THESE STUDENTS ARE IMMERSED IN THE LIVES OF THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEIR HARD WORK IS PAYING OFF AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THIS TO OUR STUDENTS. LET'S SEE A BRIEF VIDEO ABOUT THE PROGRAM. >> HEY THIS IS DR. STEELE FROM STRATFORD HIGH SCHOOL HOW ARE YOU? I'M WELL. THANKS FOR ASKING I HAVE SOMEONE HER THAT WANTS TO TALK TO YOU. >> OKAY. >> MAMA? >> YES. >> I GOT THE SCHOLARSHIP. >> YOU DID? >> YEP. >> CONGRATULATIONS BABY! >> THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS BABY. >> I'M SO PROUD OF YOU SO SO PROUD OF YOU. >> WE'RE PROUD OF HER. SHE'S A GREAT YOUNG LADY AND WE'RE EXCITED FOR HER NEXT FOUR YEARS AT BELMONT. >> THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE. ABSOLUTELY A DREAM COME TRUE. >> HELLO? >>

009YES? >> EXCUSE ME? [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> SI. BYE. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> HE'S GOING TO NEED SOME STUFF THAT SAYS BELMONT UNIVERSITY BECAUSE HE GOT A SCHOLARSHIP TO BELMONT UNIVERSITY? >> DID HE GET IT? >> HE GOT IT. >> THANK YOU JESUS. THAT IS, I'M TELLING YOU, YOU HAVE MADE MY DAY. >> HELLO PAPA. DR. STEELE. >> HELLO. >> CONGRATULATIONS! VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD. YOU MADE MY DAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. HE MAKES OUR DAY EVERY DAY HE COMES TO SCHOOL. HE IS A GREAT YOUNG MAN. HEY TRACEY? >> YES. >> THIS IS DR. STEELE STRATFORD. >> HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> WE JUST LOVE YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND THEN YOUR FAMILY AND YOU SEND YOUR KIDS HERE AND TRUST US WITH THEM AND WE LOVE THEM AND JACK IS

010HERE AND WE JUST TOLD HIM HE'S GOING TO BELMONT ON A FULL SCHOLARSHIP. >> OH MY GOSH. OH MY GOODNESS. I JUST WANT TO CRY. I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR FAMILY AND WE NEVER KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE THIS PROMISING FOR HIM AND FOR ALL THE KIDS. I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU GUYS. >> SO DO I - YOU WANT ME TO CALL YOUR DAD OR MOM TO LET THEM KNOW YOU GOT THE SCHOLARSHIP TO BELMONT? >> SURE, YEAH. CALL MY MOM. >> CALL YOUR MOM? I'M GOING TO CALL YOUR MOM BUT YOUR DAD IS LISTENING. HE'S ON SPEAKER. >> HI. >> WHAT THE HELL? >> HI DAD. >> I LOVE YOU BUT WHAT THE HELL. I LOVE YOU AMBROSE AND I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU. >> I LOVE YOU TOO. >>

011I HAVE AMBROSE IN MY OFFICE AND WE INFORMED HIM HE HAS A FOUR YEAR SCHOLARSHIP AND HE WANTED TO CALL MAMA FIRST. >> THANK YOU DR. STEELE. WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL. FOR EVERYTHING STRATFORD HAS DONE FOR HIM. >> WELL THANK YOU. HE'S HERE ALSO AND WE'RE JUST THANKFUL FOR HIM. AND FOR YOU GUYS. >> SHE'S HAPPY. >> TELL HER YOU'LL TALK TO HER LATER. >> AH! >> OKAY. >> HE GOT THE SCHOLARSHIP. >> OH MY GOSH. CONGRATULATIONS! I LOVE YOU. >> THANK YOU MOM. I LOVE YOU, TOO. >> I'M PROUD OF YOU. >> ARE WE ALLOWED TO CALL YOU NATEY? >> NO. >> JUST MAKING SURE. >> HOW YOU FEEL? >> I'M GOOD. >> YAY! OH. >> YEAH. >> I STARTED CRYING. [APPLAUSE] >> OBVIOUSLY THIS PROGRAM WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE LEADERSHIP AND VISION

012OF BOB FISHER THAT HAS TRANSFORMED THIS INTO AN INSTITUTION FOR HIGHER LEARNING DURING HIS 15 YEAR TENURE. WE'RE ON TO NORRED TO HAVE SUCH PARTNER SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND ASPIRATIONS AND I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR HIM IN THIS REMARKABLE GIFT. [APPLAUSE] >> WE'LL ASK DR. FISHER TO SAY A FEW WORDS. >> I'LL BE BRIEF BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THERE IS TO SAY AFTER YOU VIEW THESE. DR. STEELE HAS BEEN DOING THESE VIDEOS FOR YEARS. HE'S USUALLY MORE CRUEL THAN THIS. HE MAKES THEM WORRY AND THEN BUILDS IT UP. LOTS OF DRAMA, YOU KNOW THAT. BUT - I WOULD JUST TELL YOU AFTER YOU SEE THAT, YOU CAN'T IMAGINE THE PRIVILEGE THAT IT IS FOR OUR UNIVERSITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. NASHVILLE HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO BELMONT. IT'S

013INCREDIBLY BLESSED TO BE IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. NOTHING HAS MEANT MORE TO OUR SUCCESS OVER IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THAN NASHVILLE AND WHEN WE DECIDED WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET BACK TO NASHVILLE THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT DR. STEELE AND WOODARD AND I PUT TOGETHER AND SAID THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO AND THIS FALL, THERE WILL BE 124 BRIDGES TO BELMONT FULL RIDES, ROOM AND BOARD AND TUITION AND EVERYTHING AND WE STARTED NOT KNOWING WHERE THE MONEY WAS, BUT THIS IS THE EASIEST MONEY I'VE EVER RAISED AND STRATFORD GRADUATE MILTON JOHNSON WAS, WHO ON SCHOLARSHIP WORKED THROUGH COLLEGE AND GAVE FIVE DOLLARS A MONTH TO BELMONT ONCE HE GRADUATED AND THEN IT WENT TO TEN AND THEN 15 AND THEN $25,000 AND THEN IT WENT TO 10 MILLION DOLLARS THAT HE'S GIVEN TO

014THIS PROGRAM. JOE AND ANNE RUSSELL ALSO WITH THE HERITAGE OF NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 4,000,000 DOLLARS AND I CAN GO DOWN THE LIST OF BOARD MEMBERS THAT BELMONT HAS SAID WE WANT TO HELP OUT WITH THIS. WE BUILT 500 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF CONSTRUCTION ON OUR CAMPUS BUT OUR BOARD WILL TELL YOU THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE'VE EVER DONE AND I'M SO PROUD TO BE PART OF IT. THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND I ACCEPT IT ON BEHALF OF OUR FACULTY AND STAFF AND THE BEAUTIFUL STUDENTS YOU SENT TO US. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> BEFORE YOU GO IF WE CAN TAKE THE PICTURE AND MIKE IF YOU CAN COME UP AND THE PRINCIPAL OF MAPLEWOOD IS >> WE USUALLY POVERTY SUE UP HERE. WHAT A NIGHT FOR IT TO BE GONE.

015>> TONIGHT WE HAVE SEVERAL SPORTS RECOGNITIONS STARTING WITH OUR ONLY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT TO BE RECOGNIZED TONIGHT. ANTONIO ANTHONY WAS NAME MRD BASKETBALL THROUGH THE FOUNDATION AWARD. TONIGHT AN 8TH GRADER AT BRICK THREAD BEARS TO A 16-4 RECORD AND A SEASON THAT ENDED WITH A CITY CHAMPIONSHIP GAME LOSS IN LATE FEBRUARY. OF THE 17 AWARD WINNERS TONY HAD THE HIGHEST GRADE POINT AVERAGE AND COACHED BY BRICK CHURCHES MCGINNIS HE'LL PLAY IN THE CITY ALL-STAR GAME ON SATURDAY MAY FOURTH. I NOW WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE INTERIM SCHOOL DIRECTOR TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT TONY. >> THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE. I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF LEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND I'M JEFF DAVIS AND HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH MR. ANTHONY OVER IN THE LAST YEAR AND AS I

016WATCHED THAT PREVIOUS VIDEO THAT CAME UP ON THE SCREEN ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT WAS THE NEXT GENERATION AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE ASPIRE TO DO AT LEE PUBLIC SCHOOL IS TO IN STILL THOSE CORPORATION PRINCIPALS FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF SUCCESS AND TO WATCH MR. ANTHONY TREMENDOUS CARRY OUR TEAM TO A FINALS IT AS TREMENDOUS BLESSING TO WORK WITH THIS YOUNG MAN AND WE'RE LOOKING TOWARD TO HIM MAKING AN IMPACT IN NASHVILLE OVER IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS SO THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US AND HONORING THIS YOUNG MAN AND HIS ENDEAVORS AS HE MOVES TOWARD. THANK YOU. >> DOES ANTHONY WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? [APPNEXT TWO. FIRST MAPLEWOOD MADE HISTORY ON START MARCH 18TH WITH THE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM SECURING THE CLASS DOUBLE A CHAMPIONSHIP DEFEAT KNOXVILLE

017CATHOLICS BY A SCORE OF 60-57. [APPLAUSE] THIS WAS THE FIRST BOYS BASKETBALL TITLE SINCE MLK WON IN 1996 SO THAT WAS 21 YEARS AGO. HERE'S AN INTERESTING FACT. CURRENT MAPLEWOOD COACH WAS AN ASSISTANT COACH UNDER JAMES DOC SHELTON FOR FOUR OF THE SEVEN YEARS THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING MAGNATE HIGH SCHOOL WENT TO THE TOURNAMENT. MAPLEWOOD WAS LED BY TWO TIME MR. BASKETBALL BO LODGES THAT SCORED IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. HE WAS ALSO NAMED THE CLASS DOUBLE A TOURNAMENT MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AND NAMED TO THE ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM ALONG WITH TWO TEAMMATES. CONGRATULATIONS TO BO AND OTHERS AND I'LL INVITE MR. JONES UP TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS ABOUT THIS INCREDIBLE TEAM. >> FIRST OFF WE WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR INVITING US. WE'RE FORTUNATE AND PRIVILEGED ENOUGH TO HAVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT WE

018HAVE IN MAPLEWOOD. THEY WERE BEHIND US WHOLE WAY ROOTING US ON AND JUST BEING THERE FOR US FROM A DISTANCE. SECONDLY, THESE GUYS WANT TO THANK THESE GUYS FOR PUTTING IN THE WORK ALL SUMMER LONG AND THEY NEVER DOUBTED WE COULDN'T BRING THE GOLD BALL BACK TO MAPLEWOOD AND METRO AND WE ARE ELATED THAT WE'VE DONE THAT OUR ASSISTANT COACHES, THEY PUT, STAND FROM A SECOND. [APPLAUSE] THEY PUT A LOT OF WORK IN EVEN WHEN THE GUYS WERE UPSET WE KNEW WHAT THE VISION WAS AND WHAT WE WANTED TO DO AND WE'RE HAPPY AND EXCITED WE DID IT AND WANT TO DO IT AGAIN. SO JUST THANK YOU. AND WE WANT TO KEEP DOING IT. >> AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT BEING AT MAPLEWOOD FOR FIVE YEARS, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WATCHING

019THIS TEAM GROW AND THE PROGRAM TO BUILD AND I'M HONORED THAT THEY ARE EACH ONE OF THEM ARE PART OF MAPLEWOOD. THESE ARE GOOD BOYS HERE. A LOT OF THEM ON THE TEAM HAVE 2.8, 3.0 AND THEY CAN GO ANYWHERE ACADEMICALLY BUT BLESSED TO GO, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THEM. BLESSED TO GO ON IN ATHLETICS SO THAT'S A BLESSING. BO TWO TIMES MR. BASKETBALL AND GREAT PARENT SUPPORT FROM HIM. HIS PARENTS ARE HERE IF YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HANDS. THEY'RE A BLESSING TO HAVE THEM. CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT TY WILSON. THIS IS OUR ATHLETIC PRINCIPAL. OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR IS HERE TOO I BELIEVE IF YOU WOULD JUST RAISE YOUR HAND. CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THEM. THANK YOU GUYS. >> THANK YOU. >> GET IN THE MIDDLE ANNA. >> LOTS OF GOOD NEWS. >> AND

020FINALLY THE INCREDIBLE SEASON OF THE PEARL-COHN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP ON MARCH 11TH. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE LADY FIRE BIRDS FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WIN. THEY FOUGHT HARD AND CAME INCREDIBLY CLOSE IT WAS A NARROW LOSS. 66-62 WITH PUT NAM COUNTY TAKING AWARD. I'LL INVITE THEM FROM A FEW WORDS ABOUT THIS INCREDIBLE TEAM. >> THANK YOU IT'S FANTASTIC TO BE HERE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO MAPLEWOOD AS WELL. REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK OF THESE YOUNG LADIES THIS YEAR AND I'VE SAID TO THEM REALLY PUTTING THIS TEAM BACK ON THE MAP. THERE'S FOUR SENIORS THAT HAVE WORRIED THIS TEAM THROUGH WORK ETHIC AND COMMITMENT AND HARD WORK AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO EACH OTHER NOT JUST ON THE COURT BUT EVERY DAY IN THE CLASSROOM. THEY HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB. WE'RE SENDING ONE OFF FIRST TIME IN MORE

021THAN A DECADE. ANOTHER ONE BACK THERE CP FOR COLLEGE PLAYER. SHE DOESN'T KNOW YET BUT WE'RE WORKING TO GET HER IN THAT PLACE SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR HEAD COACH ONLY ALSO THE DISTRICT COACH OF THE YEAR MRS. KENDRA BAILEY. >> WELL FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. WITH WANT TO THANK THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE PARENTS AND OUR ADMINISTRATION THAT'S BEEN BEHIND US 100 PERCENT THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. THE STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYBODY SUPPORTED US SO MUCH THROUGH OUR JOURNEY. I'M SO PROUD OF OUR TEAM AND THE WORK WE PUT IN. WE HAD A LOT OF LONG DAYS AND NIGHTS AND HARD PRACTICES AND THEY CONTINUE TO PERSEVERE AND MY COACHING STAFF THAT

022IS WITH ME IN THE TRENCHS THE LATE NIGHT PHONE CALLS AND PRACTICES AND THE CAR RIDES HOME AND EVERYTHING BUT JUST THANK YOU ALSO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING US AND HAVING US AND CELEBRATING US ON OUR JOURNEY AND PRAY THAT YOU SUPPORT US IN THE FUTURE. [APPLAUSE] >> WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SECTION AND THE GOOD NEWS IS? >> WANT TO GIVE AN UPDATE TO OUR L5 SCHOOLS. >> GOOD EVENING I'M AN LEAD PRINCIPAL AND EXCITED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TO SHARE WITH YOU THE WORKS THAT ARE OCCURRING AT JOELSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE HAVE THEL 5 TEAM HERE WHO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE GREAT WORKS THAT ARE OCCURRING AT THAT SCHOOL. AT THIS TIME. >> ALWAYS CLEAN. >> WELL THANK YOU PRESIDENT SHEPHERD AND I WANT TO SHARE SOME EXCITING THINGS WE'RE DOING

023AT JOELTON MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO MANY TIMES I GET CREDIT FOR WHAT HAPPENS BUT ONE OF MY PHILOSOPHYS IS WE'RE BETTER TOGETHER SO I'LL GO THROUGH THINGS WE'VE DONE AT JOELTON BUT YOU'LL HEAR FEEDBACK FROM TEACHER INS THE CLASSROOM EVERY DAY WHO I CONSIDER THE EXPERTS AND THEN OUR MOST PRIZED CLIENTS THE STUDENTS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SAY AT JOELTON. WE WANT EVERY STUDENT TO HAVE HOPE AND GROWTH AND WALK ON CAMPUS AND FEEL THEY HAVE HOPE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. IF WE'RE GIVING EVERY SINGLE STUDENT SOME TYPE OF HOPE WE'RE DOING OUR JOB ALONG WITH THAT ACADEMIC AND HOPE THEY HAVE TO HAVE ACADEMIC GROWTH AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE EMPHASIZEING IS EVERY SINGLE STUDENT HAS ACADEMIC GROWTH BUT THIS HAS TO BE WITH A SENSE OF URGENCY. EVERY SINGLE DAY

024THE STUDENTS ON CAMPUS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE WORKING WITH A SENSE OF URGENCY. WE HAVE TWO AREAS THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON AT JOELTON AND INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS WHICH IS REALLY FOCUSING ON LITERACY AND CLIMATE AND CULTURE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THOSE WORKING HAND-IN-HAND FOR THE CAMP FEWS BE SUCCESSFUL. WE WANT TO FOCUS ON THREE AREAS AND THESE THREE AREAS AE IMPORTANT. THE FIRST AREA IS STUDENT CENTER LEARNING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WE DO AT SCHOOL IS FOCUSED ON WHAT'S BEST FOR STUDENTS BUT IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN WE WANT TO CREATE A ATMOSPHERE WE'RE TREATED THEM AS PROFESSIONALS AND GIVING THEM PROFESSIONAL FREEDOM TO DO THE THINGS THEY NEED TO DO TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THE SECOND AREA IS FRAMEWORK. WITH THIS WE'RE LOOKING TO INCREASE ACADEMIC VOCABULARY. WE CAN HELP THE

025STUDENTS BE SUCCESSFUL BUT WHAT THEY ALSO DO IS HAVE 21ST CENTURY COMPONENTS AND WE WANT OUR STUDENTS READY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY AND AN AREA I THINK IS IMPORTANT IS RESTORATIVE PRACTICE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S THE RIGHT WAY AND ONE WAY YOU MAKE THAT HAPPEN IS YOU BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS SO THEY FEEL THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ADULT AND A RELATIONSHIP WITH AND CARE FOR THEM BEING SUCCESSFUL. GOING INTO JOELTON ONE THING I NOTICED RIGHT AWAY WE HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBERS OF EXPLOSIONS AND SUSPENSIONS IN THE DISTRICT IF YOU HAVE A HIGH NUMBER IN THOSE, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A CLIMATE WHERE STUDENTS WANT TO COME AND LEARN? HOW ARE STUDENTS GOING TO BE ACADEMICALLY SUCCESSFUL? SO WHAT WE DID IS WE LOOKED AT THE FOUR CATEGORIES WITH THE HIGHEST

026NUMBER OF FRACTIONS AND WE LOOKED AT DISRUPTION OF SCHOOLS AND YOU HAVE THAT, HOW CAN YOU GET GOOD QUALITY INSTRUCTION SO WE FOCUSED ON THAT. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE BAR YOU CAN SEE 2000, 15, 16 AND LOOK AT 2016-2017 AND YOU CAN SEE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF CLASSROOM DISRUPTIONS WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT. NOW YOU HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF LESS CLASSROOM DISRUPTION WITH VIEWER SUSPENSIONS AND EXPLOSIONS. I THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT GRAPH TO LOOK AT BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT TWO YEARS EXPLOSIONS AND EXPENSES WE LOOKED AT OUR DATA FROM LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR. FROM AUGUST TO MARCH 17TH AND WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE DOING, WE WANT TO LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT STUDENTS WERE SUSPENDED AND MAKING SURE THAT

027WE DON'T SUSPEND AND IF YOU LOOK AT INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS GAINED WE GAINED 91 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS ALREADY THIS YEAR. SO YOU LOOK AT 91 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS AND THAT'S HALF A YEAR OF ACADEMIC GROWTH. THAT ALSO SHOWS IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT SYSTEMS IN PLACE STUDENTS CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AND NOW WHAT I THINK WE'VE CREATED IS TEACHERS TO BE PROFESSIONALS AND GIVE SOME GOOD QUALITY TEACHING. WHAT WE LOOK AT NOW IS OUR BENCHMARKS COMPARISON AND I'LL ASK MRS. KING ONE OF OUR TEACHERS TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT WHAT SHE DOES IN HER CLASSROOM. >> HI I'M VICTORIA KING THE SIXTH GRADE E L.A. TEACHER. THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AT JOELTON, HOWEVER NOT MY LAST SO JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE US TO NOTICE ABOUT OUR BENCHMARK THIS FOR ALL E L.A.

028GRADES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL AND DOEDOES HAVE LAST YE. THE FIRST AND SECOND BENCHMARK WE WERE BE THROW PROFICIENT FROM LAST SCHOOL YEAR HOWEVER, LAST YEAR THERE WAS A DECREASE AND THIS YEAR WE'RE SHOWING A STEADY INCREASE IN OUR NUMBER OF STUDENTS SCORING PROFICIENT ON THESE BENCHMARKS SO HOW ARE WE OBTAINING THIS INCREASE. I BELIEVE ONE OF THE KEY THINGS WHAT WE CALL THE FRAMEWORK. ALL THE TEACHERS HAVE THIS CHART EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR THE CONCEPT THEY WANT THEIR STUDENTS TO GRASP FULLY IN MATH IT MIGHT BE A SKILL LIKE GRAPHING IN AND ENGLISH. WE START WITH THE UNDERSTANDING PART WE WANT TO LAY THAT GOOD FOUNDATION. BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ACADEMIC VOCABULARY SUCH AS SUMMARIZE, CONVEY BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CONTENT VOCABULARY FOR WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING TO READ AND LISTENING AND

029WATCHING ONCE THEY HAVE THE SOLID FOUNDATION WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE APPLICATION THAT WAY IT DOESN'T STAY JUST IN THE THEORETICAL BUT THE STUDENTS CAN APPLY ENGLISH SKILLS TO WHATEVER CONCEPT WE'RE WORKING ON. IN MY EXAMPLE THEY HAD TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT SERVICE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DETERMINE THE CENTRAL IDEA AND THEN THEY HAD TO SUMMARIZE AN ISSUE IN THE BOOK THAT WE'VE BEEN READING THEY DIDN'T KNOW IT YET BUT THEY'RE GOING TO CREATE THEIR OWN PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THAT ISSUE THEY DETERMINED BUT THEN TO HELP PREPARE OUR STUDENTS, WE ALSO PUSHED THEM TO COMMUNICATE. NOT JUST IN MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS AND WORK SHEETS LIKE WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL BUT WE WANT TO PUSH THEM TO COMMUNICATE ORALLY IN WHOLE GROUP SETTINGS AND PARTNERS AT TABLES AND BUT AS WELL AS IN

030WRITTEN FORMAT AND THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY THROUGH PLACES LIKE PAD PADLET. BENEFITS THE STUDENT BECAUSE THEY LEARN HOW TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH RANGE OF OUTLETS AND THE TEACHER BECAUSE I'M ABLE TO SEE HOW WELL MY STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THAT CONCEPT I PULLED OUT AND ARE THEY USING THEIR ENGLISH SKILLS EFFECTIVELY AND THE FOURTH AND FINAL PILLAR IS THE EXTEND. THE EXTENSION OF THIS BE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT JUST THE CLASSROOM. SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF WAYS WE DO THIS SO IN THIS ONE THEY HAD TO CREATE THEIR OWN PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. BUT THEN WE ALSO CAN DO CROSS CURRICULAR. WHAT KIND OF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT MIGHT YOU HAVE WANTED TO CREATE FOR HIS KINGDOM BUT ALSO MAKE THOSE REAL WORLD CONNECTIONS. LIKE WHEN A FRIEND ASKS YOU ABOUT A MOVIE YOU SUMMARIZE. LIKE WHAT ARE ISSUES

031YOU SEE SO I'M A BIG FAN AND I THINK IT INCREASES THEIR ENGAGEMENT AND WE SEE IT'S INCREASING KNOWLEDGE IN HELPING THEM REACH THAT PROFICIENT LEVEL AND I BELIEVE THAT WITH THE INCREASED APPLICATION AND THE USE OF THIS FRAMEWORK NEXT YEAR THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE THIS INCREASE AND I'M PROUD AND EXCITED FOR OUR STUDENTS AND NOW THIS IS MR. GANN AND HE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT MATH. >> I'M MR. GANN. SECOND YEAR AT JOELTON MIDDLE SCHOOL. OKAY LET'S LOOK AT THE DATA FOR THIS CHART WE COMPARED OUR SCHOOL WIDE PROFICIENCY PERCENTAGE IN MATH ON THE BENCHMARKS AND HOLD ON A SECOND. HERE WE GO. OUR CHART SHOWS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS WE'VE HAD CONSISTENT GROWTH IN MATH. IN OUR FIRST YEAR, WE BEGAN WITH A ONE PERCENT PROFICIENCY RATE AND I KNOW YOU

032UNDERSTAND PERCENTS SO THAT'S ONE OUT OF EVERYONE HUNDRED. THE SECOND IS ROUGHLY FIVE PERCENT THAT WE HAD A LOT OF WORK TO DO THAT BUT WE BEGAN OUR TURN AROUND WORK LAST YEAR WITH UPHILL BATTLE. IN THE BATTLE TOWARDS INDIVIDUAL AND SCHOOL WIDE MATHEMATICAL GROWTH. TEACHERS ATTEMPTED TO RETEACH THEMSELVES HOUSE TO ENJOY LEARNING AND FIND THE CONNECTION WITH THE MATH THAT WE DO IN SCHOOL IF YOU EVER TAUGHT MATH YOU KNOW ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GET OLDER MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THEY TEND TO ASK THE QUESTION OF WHY, WHAT, HOW, WHEN, WHERE AND THEN OVER AGAIN. AT TIMES LAST YEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING THIS WORK STUDENTS AND TEACHER AS LIKE MET OPPOSITION IN THE FORM OF APATHY FROM STAFF. LITTLE TO NO SCHOOL WIDE STRUCTURES AND HOSTILITY TOWARDS BETTER MEANT. BY THAT SECOND BENCHMARK THEY DID HAVE A

033GROWTH UP TO 5% THAT JUST IN THE MATH IS ABOUT 20 MORE STUDENTS THAT WERE PROFICIENT ON THE FIRST BENCHMARK ON THE SECOND ONE. COMPARING OUR BENCHMARK PERFORMANCE TO LAST YEAR WE BEGAN THIS SCHOOL YEAR WITH A 2% PROFICIENCY RATE IN MATH SO NOT A MAJOR GAIN BUT WE DIDN'T MOVE BACKWARD WHICH IS IS DEFINITELY POSITIVE. BY THE SECOND BENCHMARK THEY HAD INCREASED TO 7 PERCENT AND WE TOOK THE THIRD THIS YEAR WITH CLOSE TO 11 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS BEING PROFICIENT ON THE THIRD BENCHMARK. WHILE THESE GAINS ARE NOT GIGANTIC THESE SMALL MILLIMETERS WE HAVE INCHED FORWARD REPRESENT CULTURE CHANGE FROM STUDENTS AND TEACHER AS LIKE. STRAIGHT TO THE POINT ACROSS THE BUILDING WE ARE FOCUSING ON ACADEMIC VOCABULARY AND USING THE FORMAT TO STRUCTURE UNITS AROUND A CENTRAL IDEA ALLOWING STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY

034THE SKILLS AND PRACTICE AND COMMUNICATE AND EXTEND THE USE OF THAT SKILL TO OTHER AREAS WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL LEARNING AND WITHIN THEIR LIVES. THE STRUCTURES THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE TO ENSURE PLANNING AND PREPARATION HAVE BEEN VITAL TO STUDENT'S SUCCESS AS WE DEFINE WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT WORKS AS SHARED WITH OTHER TEACHERS AND REPRODUCED IN OTHER CLASSROOMS. MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAST YEAR AND THERE'S COLLABORATION BETWEEN TEACHERS IN THE CONTENT AREAS. OUR SCHOOL JOURNEY LAST YEAR WAS BRIDGING WITH PROBLEMS. SEEMS EVERYTHING A TEACHER DID TO TRY TO BETTER STUDENTS WAS MET WITH SOME TYPE OF CONFLICT. THERE WAS HOSTILITY. LAZINESS AND NEGLIGENT PERMEATED EVERY ASPECT OF OUR SCHOOL CULTURE. BY THE END OF THE LAST YEAR I WAS READY TO QUIT. LOVED THE KIDS. DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT TO TEACH IN BECAUSE I

035LOVE MY STUDENTS I CHOSE TO RESOLVE MYSELF TO COMING BACK AND BEING IN A POSITION I WAS GOING TO WORK ALONE IN ISOLATION FEELING LIKE AN ISLAND AND I HAD TO DO THAT TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS WERE SUCCESSFUL. WE HAD SHIFTS AND CHANGES AROUND OUR SCHOOL AND THAT DID NOT HA HAPPEN. WHEN WE CAME BACK THIS YEAR, OUR SCHOOL YEAR BEGAN WITH EXPECTATION TO TEACH BY BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WE DIDN'T HAVE TO START THE FIRST YEAR SAYING LET'S SEE WHERE YOU ARE AND HOW MANY MATH PROBLEMS YOU CAN SOLVE. EXPECTED TO SEE THE FIRST YEAR GETTING TO KNOW OUR STUDENTS AND USING THAT TO DRIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT. THE PROJECT BASED LEARNING WE WERE ABLE TO LEARN ALLOWED US TO EXPLAIN SOMETHING THAT WAS VALUABLE TO THEM. LAST YEAR I GROUP RECEIVED ONE GOAL. ONE OF THE

036GREATEST ASSETS TEACHERS HAVE RECEIVED THIS YEAR. FREEDOM TO TEACH IN THE WAY THEY BELIEVE IS EFFECTIVE AND FREE FROM HOSTILITY AND UNIFORMITY. TEACHERS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE UNIQUE WAYS TO TEACH AND WAYS TO LEARN HOW TO PERFECT THEIR CRAFT. WHAT'S NOT USED IS NOT USED AND WHAT DOES WORK IS REPEATED. GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH IN SUPPORT STUDENTS HAVING MORE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE. WATCHING OUR STUDENTS WORKING WITH STAFF MEMBERS WILLING TO GRIND CONSTANTLY INVIGORATES MY JOY OF TEACHING ON A DAILY BASIS WHY WE'RE HAVING MORE SUCCESS WITH OUR STUDENTS. ONE OF THE THINGS IN L.A. IS HAVING SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO PREDICT THE FUTURE. WE'LL HAVE DATA DRIVEN. WHAT WE STARTED DO IS TALK ABOUT CULTURE AND CLIMATE FOR NEXT YEAR. HOW CAN WE IMPROVE UPON WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE AND YOU CAN SEE

037ONE OF THE BIG THINGS IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CULTURE WALK THROUGH AND MAKING SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS HOW DO WE HAVE A POSITIVE CULTURE ON OUR CAMPUS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY LOOKING AT CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION AND WE'RE GOING TO DO A SUMMER SERIES AND WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON LITERACY AND INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING AND DIG DEEP INTO ANALYZING OUR LESSON PLANS AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF YOU ACED IT AND DIGGING INTO DATA TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CONTINUING TO IMPROVE OUR TEACHING. WE'RE GOING TO DO A BOOK STUDY LOOKING AT THE LATEST AND BEST PRACTICES. ADMINISTRATORS WILL READ A BOOK WHERE WE LOOK AT FINLAND AND NEW ZEALAND AND ONTARIO, THEIR BEST PRACTICES SO WE'RE IMPLEMENTING IT AT OUR SCHOOL. OUR CLASSIFY STAFF WILL READ THE NORDSTROMS WAY TALKING ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEN

038OUR TEACHERS WILL READ DATA WISE SO WE HAVE A REAL FIRM UNDERSTANDING OF DATA SO AS YOU CAN SEE WE'RE PLANNING AND PREDICTING A GREATER FUTURE BUT I THINK WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS TESTIMONY OF OUR SCHOOL. YOU HEARD FROM THE TEACHERS AND I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT CLIENTS AND I'M ALWAYS ASKING STUDENTS WHAT CAN I DO DIFFERENT AS A TEACHER? SO I'LL HAVE TWO EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS CAN GIVE TESTIMONY OF WHAT THEY NOTICED BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE MOST VOICE IS VERY IMPO IMPORTANT. >> HI MY NAME IS KAYLA AND I JOE TO JOELTON MIDDLE AND THE FIRST WAS SEVENTH GRADE. IT WAS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT I WAS USED TO. IF YOU GO IN THE CLASSROOM THERE WAS A LOT OF LEARNING AND STUDENTS WERE OFF TESTING BUT THIS YEAR I'VE NOTICED THAT STUDENTS ACTUALLY LEARN

039A LOT. YOU CAN GO IN A CLASS ROOM AND ASK A STUDENT WHAT THEY LEARN ABOUT AND THEY CAN CLEARLY TELL YOU WHAT THEY LEARN ABOUT AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT. THERE'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE OF LEARNING FROM 8TH GRADE TO 7TH GRADE YEAR AND I CAN SEE IT FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. >> GOOD AFTERNOON I'M CAC AND I'M FROM JOELTON, TENNESSEE AND ATTENDED MID FOR THREE YEARS NOW. MY FIRST YEAR WAS SIXTH GRADE AND COME TO JOELTON THINKING IT WAS GOING TO BE A PLACE FOR ME TO LEARN MORE. I'M FROM MEMPHIS TENNESSEE AND THE SCHOOLS ARE ROUGH THERE AND COMPOSITIONTH GRADE AND NOTHING REALLY CHANGED I WAS THINKING IT WAS GOING TO GET BETTER AND YOU WALK IN THE CLASSROOM AND IS KIND OF LIKE NOT REALLY LEARNING BUT MORE PLAYING. KIDS

040THINK THEY GET TO GET AWAY WITH YELLING AT THE TEACHERS BECAUSE THE STAFF THAT WE HAD WAS NOT PUTTING THEIR FOOT DOWN FOR THE STUDENTS AND GIVING THEM THE SUSPENSIONS AND THE REFERRALS THAT THEY NEEDED. 7TH GRADE WE HAD A DIFFERENT PRINCIPAL AND DIFFERENT ONE EVERY YEAR. DIFFERENT ONE IN 7TH GRADE AND IT DIDN'T GET NO THE BEER. IT IF ANYTHING GOT WORSE. THERE WAS NO LEARNING GOING ON AND SINCE JOELTON. EIGHTH GRADE YEAR HAS DRASTICALLY CHANGED AND MR. IRVING HAS TURNED THE SCHOOL AROUND AND THE SCHOOL THERE'S A LOT MORE LEARNING GOING ON AND THE STUDENTS ARE NOT DISRESPECTING TEACHERS. WE'RE GETTING LEARNING THAT WE NEED WHEN YOU WALK IN THE CLASSROOM YOU FEEL IT'S MORE OF A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAN IT WAS KIND OF A PLAYHOUSE. >> WOW. >> SO IN CLOSING YOU

041HEARD SOME OF THE TEACHERS TESTIMONY. YOU HEARD SOME OF THE STUDENTS BUT I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE FINAL TESTIMONY FROM DR. WELCH. SHE IS THE PRINCIPAL AT JOELTON ELEMENTARY AND ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I HEARD WHEN I CAME HERE IS WE HAVE TO DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP WITH HER AND WHAT WE DO, WE HAVE MEETINGS EVERY MONDAY AND HALFWAY BETWEEN OUR CAMPUSES WHEN IT'S NOT TOO COLD AND JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT I THINK IF YOU READ HER COMMENTS AND IT SAYS I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE WONDERFUL CHANGES I SEE HAPPENING AT JOELTON MIDDLE SCHOOL THERE'S INCREASED COMMUNITY MAKING SURE THE COMMUNITY KNOWS WHAT WE'RE DOING. RELATIONSHIPS AND ACADEMIC EXCEPTION TOWARDS STUDENTS AS WELL AS PARTNERSHIP NOW WITH JOELTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. ON THE TRACK TO BECOMING NOT A GOOD SCHOOL BUT A

042GREAT SCHOOL. I TELL OUR STAFF ALL THE TIME FROM THE MOMENT I SET FOOT ON CAMPUS I DON'T WANT TO BE THE BEST SCHOOL IN METRO. I DON'T WANT TO BE THE BEST SCHOOL IN TENNESSEE I WANT TO BE ONE OF THE NATION'S BEST SCHOOLS. I WANT PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT JOEL TON MIDDLE PREP AND WONDER WHERE IS THE SCHOOL AT AND THEY COME AND SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING AND PHENOMENAL THINGS HAPPENING ON OUR CAMPUS. I THINK WE'RE DOING INCREDIBLE THINGS AT JOELTON AND I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF GREAT THINGS THAT HAPPENED THE FUTURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YOU CAN COME UP AND TAKE A PICTURE. COME ON BACK. BRING THE KIDS AND TAKE A PIC PICTURE. >> NEXT WE'LL MOVE ALONG TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

043EACH SPEAKER GETS THREE MINUTES TO STATE THEIR CASE. YOU WILL HEAR A BELL AT THE END OF THE THREE MINUTES AND THERE YOU GO AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO LET THE NEXT PERSON SPEAK AND WE'LL ALSO BE DISPLAYING THE NAMES ON THE MONITOR SO IF YOU CAN LINE-UP IN THAT ORDER TO EXPEDITE THIS WE'LL PARTICIPATE IT. FIRST UP. >> GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION I'M ERICK HUTH. A MEMBER OF NASHVILLE ORGANIZE FOR ACTION AND HOPE OR NOA AN INTERFAITH MULTI RACIAL SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATION THAT ADDRESSES ISSUES IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY. I AM JOINED THIS EVENING BY MEMBERS OF NOA'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE TASK FORCE WORKING ON RACIAL DISPARITIES IN SCHOOL DISCIPLINE. THE MINUTES OF THE YOUR DECEMBER 8TH, 2015 MEETING REFLECT THE CREATION OF DISCIPLINARIES, A DISCIPLINARY DISPARITY COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIR AND

044MEMBER FROGGE AS COMMITTEE MEMBER AND YOU ALSO ASKED TONY MAJORS TO QUOTE WORK WITH THE COMMITTEE IN THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR NOA SOUGHT THE EXPLICIT SUPPORT OF EACH MEMBER OF THIS BOARD AND RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT EIGHT OF THE NINE MEMBERS WERE WILLING TO BOTH WORK WITH NOA AND SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE. AFTER MEETING ONLY ONCE ON APRIL 7 TT EQUITY AND SCHOOL'S DISCIPLINE COMMITTEES WORK WAS PLACED TOP BACK BURNER IN FAVOR OF THE SEARCH THAT LED TO THE HIRING OF DR. JOSEPH AS SUPERINTENDANT. NONETHELESS, IN JUNE AND JULY, FIVE OF YOU WERE RUNNING FOR SCHOOL BOARD AND REASSURED US OF YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE COMMITTEE AND OUR WORK. FOR THAT, WE ARE TRULY THANKFUL. HOWEVER THIS FALL HUNTER WAS NAMED AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE BUT RECENTLY TOLD US SHE HAD NO

045INTENTION OF RECONVENING THE COMMITTEE AND APPARENTLY INDICATED THAT NO ONE WANTS TO BE BOTHERED WITH NOA END QUOTE. THE RESULT OF THIS IS THAT NO MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN HELD SINCE THE SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION. MY PURPOSE HERE THIS EVENING IS TO CALL ON EACH OF YOU TO SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE RACIAL DISPARITIES AND DISCIPLINE AND A POINT A CHAIR ASKING YOU TO REENGAGE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. WE'RE AWARE WHILE OVERALL SUSPENSION RATES ARE DOWN, RACIAL DISPARITIES APPEAR TO BE REMAINING CONSTANT. UNFORTUNATELY MANY TEACHERS REPORT THAT THE REDUCED NUMBER OF SUSPENSIONS MAY BE THE RESULT OF LACK OF REINFORCEMENT. THIS MAY INDICATE THAT AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS CONTINUE TO BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN CAUCASIAN STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING AND WE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU

046IN DISCIPLINARY STUDENT ACTIONS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MR. KRIS MOTH? >> GOOD EVENING. I'M A THANKFUL PARENT OF THREE KIDS IN HILL BOSS RO CLUSTER. AND I WANT TO CORRECT THE TITLE IT SHOULD BE A SHOUT OUT OF THANKS TO THE HARD WORK OF OUR TRANSITION TEAM CHOICE COMMITTEE. REDUCING FLIGHT IS A GOAL WE ALL SHARE. ONLY ONE IN NINE OF THE FOURTH GRADERS IN OUR CLUSTER ARRIVE FOR NINTH GRADE. A DECADE I'VE DEVOTE AND LOT OF ENERGY TO ENCOURAGING MY NEIGHBORS TO STAY THE COURSE. I RECENTLY CHAIRED THE COUNCIL AND HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING WITH PARENT LEADERS FROM OTHER CLUSTERS. FROM CONVERSATIONS WE LEARNED ACROSS NASHVILLE 40% LEAVE INTEGRATED ZONE SCHOOLS AFTER FOURTH GRADE. SOMETIMES THE FLIGHT IS TO SCHOOLS AND SOME TIMES TO ACADEMIC MAGNATES SEGREGATEED BY SCORES AND PLAYS A

047ROLE IN THIS PICTURE. WILLIAMSON. FAIR VIEW IS ONE THIRD POVERTY BUT LIKE THE REST OF WILLIAMSON ENROLLMENT PER GRADE INCREASES AT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND AS WE'RE DEBATING MORE CHOICES IN NASHVILLE WILLIAMSON THAT OFFERS NO CHOICE IS ADDING OUR KIDS TO THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOLS. I WANT TO THANK DR. JOSEPH FOR THE HARD WORK OF THE TRANSITION TEAM CHOICE COMMITTEE. THEY LISTEN TURD RESEARCH AND EMBRACED A COUPLE OF WONDERFUL IDEAS FROM THE STRATFORD CLUS EAR. THIS IS AN EXCITING NEW GENERATION AND THEY'RE EAGER TO MOVE OUR SYSTEM FORWARD IN NEW WAYS. STRATFORD PROPOSED AUTOMATIC ENROLL MEANT IN THE ACADEMIC MAGNATE LOTTERIES. ALLOCATING THOSE SLOTS WOULD REDUCE FLIGHT ACROSS THE CITY ENROLLING ALL ELIGIBLE CHILDREN IN THE LOTTERY WOULD RESTORE SOME OF THE 1983 DIVERSITY GOALS THAT INITIALLY DROVE THE COURTS TO ORDER CREATION OF THE MAGNATES TO.

048REDUCE FLIGHT WE HAVE TO SHATTER THIS MYTH THAT PURVEYS NASHVILLE AND THAT THE QUALITY DEMANDS SEGREGATED SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND STRATFORD'S TWO IDEAS TO ENROLL EVERY CHILD IN THE LOTTERY ARE THE RIGHT NEXT STEPS TOWARDS SHATTERING THOSE OLD MYTHS IN YOUR INTERVIEW THE PARENT REPRESENTATIVES ASK IF YOU WOULD OPEN MORE OF THE SCORE SEGREGATEED IN LIGHT OF THE LONG WAITING LISTS. YOU JOINED EVERY OTHER CANDIDATE FOR YOUR POSITION WITH A CLEAR NO BUT WHAT IMPRESSED ME IS YOU BRAVELY NOTED THE SCHOOLS THAT COULD BECOME ELITISTS AND YOU ALONE THAT COURAGE TO ASK WHY SO I COME HERE TONIGHT TO THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK OF THAT COMMITTEE AND PRAY YOU KEEP ASKING WHY AS WE WORK TOGETHER ON THE ISSUES SO PLEASE DO EVERYTHING IN THAT REPORT. PLEASE KEEP LISTENING TO THE FAMILIES ESPECIALLY STRATFORD

049CLUSTER AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MISS TAGALOA? NO? MISSILE MI MISS,VILLE SYLVIA HOLT. >> MY ADDRESS IS 2925 COLLEMILL BOULEVARD. I'M A PRODUCT OF THE EARLY CIVIL RIGHTS ERA. IN MY FIRST 12 YEARS OF FORMAL EDUCATION WAS IN A SEGREGATED PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. THEY TOLD US SEPARATE BUT EQUAL BUT I'M PROOF THAT WAS NOT TRUE. MY FIRST THREE 8TH GRADE WAS IN THE TWO ROOM SCHOOL WITH A POT-BELLIED STOVE, NO PLUMBING, ONE TEACHER FOR ALL GRADES. BUT DESPITE THAT, WE AS STUDENTS WE LEARNED AND WE EXCELLED. I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND WAITED TEN YEARS BEFORE I DECIDED TO GO TO COLLEGE. WITH A HUSBAND AND THREE CHILDREN BY THAT TIME IT WASN'T EASY. BUT IN 1977, I GRADUATED, BECAME A REGISTERED NURSE AND ALSO IN 2010 I EARN AND DEGREE IN THEOLOGY. I RETIRED

050AFTER 25 YEARS AT BAPTIST HOSPITAL AND AGAIN IN 2015 WAY PAST MY RETIREMENT AGE I RETIRED AGAIN FROM THE VA AFTER 12.5 YEARS. MY DREAM OF BECOMING A PUBLISHED AUTHOR WAS REALIZED LAST YEAR IN JULY. MY FIRST BOOK CAME OUT AND IT IS A CHRISTIANE MEMOIR TITLED BETWEEN THE PEWS. BUT WITH ALL THOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND DREAMS FOR MYSELF I STILL KNOW THERE'S MORE FOR ME TO DO. ONE DAY WHILE I WAS ON-LINE I CAME ACROSS TRAINING REGARDING SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND THE PRIORITY SCHOOL SYSTEM. I LEARNED THAT THE ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE PRIORITY SCHOOL THAT PRIORITY SCHOOLS COULD BE LOOKED AT AS MODERN DAY SEGREGATION. IMMEDIATELY I KNEW THAT'S WHERE I NEEDED TO BE. I JOINED NASHVILLE RISE AFTER LEARNING MORE ABOUT IT. I HOPE THAT I CAN ENCOURAGE, THAT I CAN INFORM AND EMPOWER

051OTHER PEOPLE AND ENGAGE THEM IN CONVERSATION ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. I BELIEVE THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED IN LIFE. SO I ASK THAT THE BOARD AND EVERYONE HERE TODAY WOULD JOIN WITH US AS WE ADVOCATE TO INCREASE ACCESS FOR HIGH LEVEL EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS FOR ALL OF OUR CHILDREN NO MATTER WHAT THEIR RACE AND NO MATTER WHAT THEIR ZIP CODE IS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ANGELICA COOKS LUCAS? LAURA BENTON. >> GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND I LIVE IN BELLVIEW AND I HAVE BEEN TEACHING MUSIC IN METRO FOR 17 YEARS. THE LAST 12 HAVE BEEN AT COCHRELL IN EAST NASHVILLE. THANKS FOR SENDING THE RECENT SCHOOL CLO CLIMATE SURVEY OF OUR WORKING CONDITIONS HAS BEEN LONG OVERDUE. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US A VOICE. AS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTEACHER

052I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE STATE RECESS LAW AND PLEASED TO SEE IT HAS BEEN REVISEED SO EVERY ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SHOULD BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT IT MORE FEASIBLY THAN WE DID THIS YEAR. DUE TO THE BROAD WORDING ALONG WITH CONCERNS FROM COLLEAGUES TEACHING AT VARIOUS METRO SCHOOLS I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU CREATE BASIC GOOD LINES SO IT'S PROTECTED AS UNSTRUCTURED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS WAS INTENDED IN THE LAW. WE ALL FEEL THE EXTREME IMPORTANCE OF CLOSING ACHIEVEMENT GAPS BUT MUST NOT LET THAT STOP US FROM THE CHILDREN GETTING BREAKS THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL. AND I WOULD ADD THAT FROM THE EARLIER MEETING YOU ALL HAD TALKING ABOUT POSSIBLY EXTENDING THE CALENDAR IF WE COULD REGARD THE SUMMER SLIDE YOU WERE DISCUSSING PERHAPS YOU MIGHT CONSIDER MOVING SCHOOLS THAT WERE REFERRED TO AS

053ENHANCED OPTION FROM THE EXTENDED DAY THAT IS EXTREMELY LONG FOR YOUNG CHILDREN BACK TO THE MORE EXTENDED CALENDAR WHERE WE WENT INTO THE SUMMER HAVING MUCH LESS OF A SLIDE. LASTLY A NONTENURED TEACHER THAT WISHES TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS STUDENT DISCIPLINE. DESPITE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR STUDENT INTERVENTIONS STUDENT BEHAVIORS ARE NOT BEING DEALT WITH ACCORDING TO THOSE GUIDELINES IN SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS AS A RESULT STUDENT MISS BEHAVIOR INCLUDING BEHAVIOR HARMFUL TO OTHERS IS UNDER REPORTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> ROSMEMARY WAWADE? >> CROFT MIDDLE SCHOOL. GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND FELLOW TEACHERS AND WORKERS. THANK YOU TO NOLA JONES FOR THE ART PORTFOLIO PROJECT. MANY STATES COMMEND OUR WORK. OUR STUDENTS ARE PRODUCING INCREDIBLE WORKS OF ART IN PART DUE TO THELY SQUARE OF THIS PROJECT. GREATER OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOWCASE

054THE DISTRICT WIDE ARTISTS WOULD INCLUDE CHALLENGE, ENCOURAGE AND GROW AND DEEPEN THE ART SPIRIT WITHIN THE CITY OF NASHVILLE. ART WORK SELECTIVE FOR DR. JOSEPH'S OFFICE WAS ENCOURAGING AND SEEMED TO SPARK SOME OF THE CREATIVITY. I SUGGEST THAT BUILDING WIDE GRADE AND STUDENTS SHOWCASING HAS BEEN DONE. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT ALIGNING THE SHOWCASES WITH THE CITY OF NASHVILLE'S ART CRAWL EACH MONTH AND ANNOUNCING ALIGNMENT AND ALLOWS MEDIA TO VISIT THOSE. COMMUNITY OUTREACHS WITH BUSINESSES, HEALTH CLINICS AND GOVERNMENT COMPANIES AND THE ZOO HAVE BEEN REQUESTED FROM ME AND MYSELF FOR OUR OWN ART WORK. WE'VE CREATES T-SHIRTS AND WATER FILLERS AND HEALTH POSTERS AND WE HAVE ADMINISTRATION OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. PENCIL PARTNERSHIPS FOR PROJECT BASED OPPORTUNITIES WITH "REAL LIFE" ART PROJECTS AND TEACHER ART SHOWS AND MANY STUDENTS ARE REQUESTING A SUMMER VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM

055OR CAMP FOR PROMOTION OF FURTHER INDIVIDUALIZED GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES. MANY TALENTED ARTISTS HAVE HELPED BEHAVIOR AND BOOST SELF-ESTEEM ALSO HELPED STUDENT TEACHERS MENTORING FELLOW STUDENTS. I SUGGEST THE INTEGRATION OF ELA AND MATH WITH MY OWN ART REALLY PROVED THE GREATEST GROWTH WITH ENGLISH LEARNERS. OVERALL GROWTH THROUGH THE INITIATIVE WAS AND ADVANTAGE WITH WRITING AND READING AND SCALE. INTEGRATION OF CHARACTER BUILDING AND SUBJECTS ARE IMPLEMENTED WITH ART PROJECTS HELPING BEHAVIOR ISSUES WITH STUDENTS. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS REQUEST AS NEW IDEAS EMERGE TO IMPROVE INDUSTRIAL ARTS. LOT OF PROGRAM ARE COSTLY AND SOME OF THE STUDENTS ARE SIMPLY NOT ABLE TO ATTEND. PLEASE CONSIDER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR GRANT WRITING AND VISUAL ARTS TEACHERS TO KEEP COSTS LOW AND ORGANIZE OURSELVES AND MAKE ART TEACHERS ALL BECOME A TEAM. THANK YOU YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. BEVERLY WHALEN? >> GOOD

056EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND I LIVE AT 101015TH AVENUE SOUTH. I HAVE LIVED IN TOWN FOR 17 YEARS AND WORK AS A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST FOR 11 YEARS AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION. EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION KNOWN IN OUR DISTRICT. COMMENTS ARE LINKED TO OUR GOAL OF RETAINING AND RECRUITING. PARAPROFESSIONALS ARE AIDS THAT HELP THE NEEDIEST STUDENTS WHERE IT'S BY HELPING THEM STAY ON TASK BECAUSE THEY EXPERIENCE ADHD OR BRAIN INJURIES OR HELPING STUDENTS IN CHAIRS NAVIGATE HALL WAIST. THEY'RE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS THAT HELP OUR STUDENTS SUCCEED AND THEY WORK IN EVERY KIND OF SCHOOL IN METRO. I PROPOSE THAT WE CONSIDER INCREASING THEIR WAGE AND HIRING MORE OF THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. ONE, LIKE TEACHERS THESE PEOPLE LOVE CHILDRE AND CONSIDER THEIR JOBS CALLING. THEY WORK HARD AND THEY HAVE

057COLLEGE DEGREES IN MANY INSTANCES AND WE SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR DEDICATION. TWO THEY HELP THE MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS WE HAVE IN PERSON EVERY DAY. THREE. THEY DO NOT MAKE A LIVING WAGE. FOR EXAMPLE, MY FRIEND WHO HAS BEEN A PARAPROFESSIONAL FOR NINE YEARS MAKES $17 THOUSAND A YEAR. MOST PARAPROS HAVE TO WORK TWO OR THREE JOBS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES. WE MIGHT NOT HAVE 68 VACANCYS FOR THESE JOBS IF WE OFFER AND LIVING WAGE. FOUR, THEY BECOME TEACHERS. I PERSONALLY KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE STARTED AS PARAPROFESSIONALS THAT HAVE DECIDED TO GET TEACHING DEGREES. PARAPROFESSIONALS HELP ALL STUDENTS BY GOING INTO REGULAR EDUCATION CLASSES. THE STUDENTS GET TAUGHT IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT WITH THE CONTENT TEACHER WHO IS THE EXPERT WITH. A PARAPRO PRESENT THE TEACH KERR KEEP TEACHING ALL OF THE STUDENTS AND THE PARAPRO

058IS ANOTHER MODEL OF THE APPROPRIATE ADULT BEHAVIOR IN THE CLASS. SIX WE NEED TO BE COMPETITIVE. NASHVILLE IS A HUB AND WE WANT TO ATTRACT SMART POSITIVE PEOPLE TO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS. WE NEED TO FOCUS FORWARD AND WE NEED THESE PEOPLE AND NEED THESE PEOPLE TO STAY IN METRO. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU. >> MARLOWE BRANT? >> GOOD EVENING. I TEACH AT GLENCLIFF HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M HERE TO OFFER THANKS AND ADDRESS SOME CONCERNS. I HAVE REGARDING ON-LINE TESTING. FIRST, THANK YOU FOR GRANTING ME MY TENURE LAST MONTH AND THANKS FOR RECOGNIZING THE LEAD TO TAKE TEN READY TESTING THIS YEAR ON PENCIL AND PAPER. I HAVE NO DOUBT YOU CAME TO THAT DECISION AFTER WITNESSING ON-LINE SERVERS LAST YEAR. THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE TO THE TEN READY TEST. STUDENTS FACER

059VER ERRORS AND MOST RECENTLY FOR E LS STUDENTS THE TECHNOLOGY PROBLEM RUNS DEEPER THAN NOT HAVING ENOUGH SERVERS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHILE WE THINK WE'RE ASSESSING MATH AND READING ABILITIES WE'RE TESTING COMPUTER LITERACY. IS IT IMPORTANT IN TODAY'S WORLD? ABSOLUTELY BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE SETTING OUR STUDENTS FROM SUCCESS BEFORE THROWS THEM IN ON-LINE TESTING WITH LITTLE SUPPORT. MANY OF OUR STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO COMPUTERS AT HOME AND MANY OF OUR POPULATION HAVE INTERRUPTED SCHOOLING OR HAVE BEEN IN REFUGE REFUGEE CAMPS WITH NO TEACHING. WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT STRUGGLE PUSHING CONTROL ALT DELETE. WE EXPECT THEM TO USE THE MOUSE TO DRAG A TEST ANSWER INTO A SQUARE OR DRAG NUMBERS ACROSS THE NUMBER LINE. WHILE GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS TEACH OUR STUDENTS HOW TO LOG IN AND USE THE COMPUTER

060FOR CLASS PURPOSES THE STUDENTS NEED A CLASS TO TEACH THEM BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS. TYPING AND SAVING DOCUMENTS AND SENDING AN ATTACHMENTS. WHEN I TAUGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL THERE WERE NO REQUIRED CLASSES FOR STUDENTS. SO ONLY SOME STUDENTS TOOK COMPUTER CLASS AND NOW I TEACH HIGH SCHOOL AND WHILE WE HAVE A WEB DESIGN WE HAVE NO REQUIRED BASIC COMPUTER CLASS OR ELECTIVE. I COME TO YOU WITH TWO REQUESTS. ONE PLEASE DO YOUR BEST TO ENSURE REQUIRED ASSESSMENTS ARE TRULY TESTING WHAT THEY SAY THEY ARE. I BELIEVE THE DECISION TO TAKE TEN READY IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND PLEASE CONSIDER THE DISTRICTS NEED FOR COMPUTER LITERACY CLASSES WE WANT TO PRIDE OURSELVES ON 21ST GRADUATE BUT WE'RE MISSING FOUNDATIONAL CLASSES TO SET THEM FROM 21ST CENTURY SUCCESS. THANKS FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU. AMANDA KAIL?

061>> GOOD EVENING DR. JOSEPH AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, OF THE BOARD I'M A MAN DAD I'M AN EL TEACHER AT MARGARET MIDDLE PREP AND I LIVE AT RUDOLPH AVENUE, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE IN THE INTEREST OF TIME AND AFTER HAVING LISTENED TO SO MANY THINGS THIS EVENING I'M GOING TO SKIP ALL THE STUFF THAT I WROTE AND I'M GOING TO BE VERY, VERY BRIEF BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY PEOPLE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT SITTING HERE TONIGHT I STARTED MAKE A LIST OF ALL THE PROBLEMS I HEARD PEOPLE TALK ABOUT FOR EXAMPLE, THE DISRUPTION CREATED BY SCHOOL CHOICE AND DISPARITYS IN ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHERS FEELING LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO HELP THEIR STUDENTS AND THEN I STARTED LISTENING TO THE THINGS PEOPLE SAYING WERE WORKING AND HELPING. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND CURRICULUM THAT

062ENGAGES AND PUSHES STUDENTS TO GROW AND I WANT TO SORT OF CALL ATTENTION TO THAT BECAUSE THERE IS A PROGRAM THAT I RECENTLY LEARNED ABOUT THAT REALLY BRINGS ALL OF THOSE THINGS TOGETHER AND I THINK IT'S AMAZING. IT IS THE TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS MODEL AND I'VE JUST HANDED YOU A HAND OUT ABOUT IT. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE SO MUCH ABOUT THIS IS THAT THIS IS NOT A PACKAGE. IT'S NOT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IN CAPITAL LETTER WAS TM AFTER IT. IT ALLOWS THEM TO SERVE THE PEOPLE IT SERVES SO I HOPE YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER. I KNOW WE ALREADY HAVE THE COMMUNITY ACHIEVES PROGRAM AND THIS BUILDS ON THAT AND I THINK IT DOES INCREDIBLE WORK. I WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO A FEW THINGS ON THE HAND-OUT. FIRST OF

063ALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROVIDE AS ARRAY OF STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES AND TO ENHANCE CONDITIONS FOR HIGH QUALITY TEACHING AND LEARNING NOT ONLY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN WRAP AROUND SUPPORT SERVICES BUT A DEEP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MODEL AND I WANT TO JUST POINT OUT A FEW OF THE OUTCOMES OF SCHOOLS THAT HAVE DECIDED TO DO THIS. FIRST OF ALL BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL IN 2010, 21 PERCENT WERE PROFICIENT IN MATH AND 71 WITH NO REZONE, NO CHANGE IN NEIGHBORHOOD FEEDER SCHOOLS. PRINCE HILL AND CINCINNATI. 85 PERCENT WERE DROPPING OUT AND IN 2016, 62% WERE BEING ACCEPTED TO COLLEGE. THIS IS AMAZING TRANSFORMATIVE WORK BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT ONE LAST THING. IT TAKES TIME AND I KNOW THAT IN EDUCATION WE ALWAYS HAVE A FLAVOR OF THE MONTH AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN HOLD ON TO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

064AND REALLY BRING THESE THINGS WE HAVE NOW THAT ARE WOR WORKING. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD I'M JGENNY. THANK YOU FOR PRIORITIZING THE SAFETY OF IMMIGRANTS. THE DECEMBER STATEMENT AFFIRMING SCHOOLS AS WELCOMING THE ALL STUDENTS SENT THE RIGHT MESSAGE AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. AS TEACHERS OF IMMIGRANT STUDENTS WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO ENSURE SCHOOLS REMAIN A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL TO LEARN AND THRIVE. METRO NASHVILLE EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION HAS THROWN IT'S FULL SUPPORT BEHIND THE KIDS WHO'S FUTURES SUDDENLY FEEL SO UNCERTAIN. NASHVILLE COMMUNITY DEFENSE SUPPORTS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO'S SAFETY IS THREATENED BY IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OR ICE RAIDS. WE KNOW THAT KEEPING SCHOOLS SAFE FOR THESE STUDENTS IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE AND WITH YOUR COMMITMENT SCHOOLS CAN REMAIN SAFE AND SECURE IN LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS BUT AT THE

065END OF THE DAY THESE STUDENTS WORRY ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF FINDING THEIR LOVED ONES MISSING FROM HOME. IT MIGHT NOT SEEM MUCH WE CAN DO BUT TONIGHT I WANT TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER HOW TO BEST PLAN AHEAD FOR STUDENTS THAT MAY FIND THEMSELVESS ALONE WITHOUT GUARDIANS DUE TO ICE ACTIVITY. WE'RE URGING YOU TO CREATE SAFETY PLANS THAT COULD ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE INEVITABLE TRAUMA THAT WOULD COME TO LOSING A PARENT FROM DETENTION OR DEPORTATION. SAFE PLACE FOR A STUDENT TO WAIT. COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO FIND WAYS TO MEET A CHILD'S IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND PREVENT THEM FROM ENTERING FOSTER CARE AND PROVIDING COUNSELING FOR STUDENTS THAT HAVE HAD A FAMILY MEMBER DETAINED. SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE BEGUN TO PREPARE BY SENDING FORMS ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION ON WHO WILL CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN TEMPORARILY IN

066THE EVENT OF FAMILY SEPARATION AND THAT'S ONE STEP WE CAN GO AHEAD AND TAKE AS A DISTRICT. WHILE NONE OF US WANT OUR STUDENTS TO LOSE THEIR FAMILIES OR HOMES OUR SCHOOLS SHOULD PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING THOSE THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SUCH LOSSES AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ASK YOU TO JOIN US IN PROACTIVE ACTION TO PROTECT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO SPEAK TODAY ON A SUBJECT THAT'S SO CLEAR TOWARDS CHILDREN'S FUTURE. EDUCATION GIVES THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE THEIR LIVES TO BE THE BEST THEY CAN BE IN A SOCIETY THAT'S BUILT ON PROBATION. OUR GOAL IS TO RAISE AN EDUCATE THE BEST STUDENTS WE POSSIBLY CAN. WE HAVE DONE TOGETHER WITH THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS I HAVE ONE DAUGHTER THAT WENT

067TO CAMRYN THAT'S EXCELLING AT MLK AND ANOTHER DAUGHTER IN 7TH GRADE AND SHE'LL TRAVEL TO NEW YORK THIS WEEKEND TO COMPETE WITH THEM. I HAVE ANOTHER DAUGHTER THAT WILL BE GOING TO CAMERON NEXT YEAR. OUR PARENT LEADERSHIP TEAM LOVES CAMERON IN LEAD PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE HISTORIC BUILDING RECEIVES THE CARE NECESSARY. PLEASE CONSIDER OUR BUILDING TO IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GREAT THINGS GOING ON INSIDE. >> THANK YOU. >> FANNIE JONES? >> SHE'S NOT HERE. SHE'S STUCK AT WORK. >> ALRIGHT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON I'M ALMA G A GRA GRAMAJO. I'M MOTHER OF FIVE CHILDREN. ONE 19, ONES 13, ONES 10, ONES 8 AND ONE IS 2. WE'RE A FAMILY VERY UNITED. MY DAUGHTER MARGIE GOES TO CAMERON. SHE HAS ONE YEAR THERE. SHE CAME STRAIGHT FROM GUATEMALA. WHEN SHE CAME TO CAMERON

068SHE HAD TO LEARN ENGLISH AND ADAPT TO EVERYTHING YOU LEARN HERE. AND TODAY THANK YOU TO GOD AN HER TEACHERS. AND EVERYTHING SHE DID TO STUDY. SHE NOW KNOWS ENGLISH. AND THANKFULLY FOR THE HELP THAT THE TEACHERS GIVE SHE'S VERY MUCH ADVANCING AND SHE'S GOT GREAT GRADES. FOR THIS REASON, MYSELF AS A MOTHER, AND AS A MEMBER OF OUR PARENT LEADERSHIP AT CAMERON. WE WOULD LIKE THAT THE SCHOOL RECEIVES MORE HELP TO HELP WITH THE BUILDING AND THE BUILDING. SO THAT THE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE AND THEY CAN LEARN NEW THINGS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU. CARMEN CARTAGENA? RITA PF R PFEIFFER. ? >> THE NEXT TWO SPEAKERS. AND I ARE MASTER STUDENTS IN THE SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY PROGRAM AT VANDERBILT AND THIS EVENING OUR TALKS ARE CONNECTED EACH OTHER. BECAUSE OF

069THAT YOU CAN REACH US AT 1215, 21ST AVENUE SOUTH ROOM 8310 NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37232 AND WE'LL E-MAIL YOU THE CONTACT INFORMATION DIRECTLY AT THE END OF JANUARY I REACHED OUT TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE VANDERBILT CHAPTER SPEECH AND LANGUAGE HEARING BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT YOU CARE ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LEARNING FOR THE STUDENTS. WE CARE AS WELL AND HAVE ENJOYED OUR TIME PROVIDING STRETCH LANGUAGE THERAPY TO STUDENTS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNICATION NEEDS IN SEVERAL SCHOOLS WE HAVE WITNESSED HOW AN EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN CHILDREN ACHIEVING ACADEMIC SUCCESS WITH REGARDS TO CLASSROOM EFFECTIVENESS PEOPLE THINK OF A VARIETY OF FACTORS, HOW THE TEACHER DELIVER AS GIVEN LESSON. THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT IN THE CULTURE BUT WHAT IF I TOLD YOU PART OF AN EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT CAN BE SIMPLE

070AS THE CLASSROOM ACOUSTICS REFERRING TO THE SOUND IN A CLASSROOM. SPECIFICALLY HOW WELL A SOUND SIGNAL SUCH AS A TEACHERS VOICE CAN BE PROJECTED IN A CLASSROOM. IT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT AND SOMETIMES OVERLOOKED ROLE IN THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. EVERY DAY MATERIALS SUCH AS BACKGROUND NOISE HIGH REVERBERATION AND DISTANCE BETWEEN STUDENTS AND TEACHERS CAN CAUSE STUDENTS TO MISS WHAT IS SAID DURING CRUCIAL LEARNING TIME. WE RECOGNIZE CLASSROOMS CAN BE BUSY PLACES SO THEY WILL BE NOISY AT TIMES. UNDER THESE NOISY CONDITIONS GOOD CLASSROOM ACOUSTICS CAN MAKE IT GOOD FOR STUDENTS TO HEAR. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE CLASSROOMS IN THE NATION THE NOT MEET STANDARDS FOR GOOD CLASSROOM ACOUSTICS YOU MAY THINK IF THE CLASSROOM IS NOISY WHY CAN'T THE TEACHER TALK LOUDER? WELL THE PROBLEM IS TEACHING IS A PROFESSION YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY USE

071YOUR VOICE AND MORE SO THAN SIMILAR TEACHERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE VOICE DISORDERS AND IN THE UNITED STATES RESEARCHERS FOUND 58 PERCENT OF TEACHERS WILL HAVE A VOICE DISORDER SOME TIME IN THEIR CAREER COMPARED TO 29 PERCENT FOR NONTEACHERS. VOICE DISORDERS ARE FRUSTRATING OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS CAUSING TEACHERS TO HAVE MORE SICK DAYS OR LEAVE OF ABSENCES. WE HELP TO IMPROVE THE DEGREE TO WHICH TEACHERS WOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THIS. HOW CLASSROOM ACOUSTICS CAN HELP ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR. JOSEPH. I'M A VANDERBILT GRADUATING STUDENT. THOSE WITH HEARING LOSS ARE IMPACTED NEGATIVELY BY POOR CLASSROOM ACOUSTICS. SPEAKERS OF ANOTHER LANGUAGE OR THOSE WITH HEARING LOSS ARE ALL AT INCREASE RISK FOR NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF POOR CLASSROOM ACOUSTICS. THERE'S MANY

072AFFECTS IN NOISY AND REVERBERATION THE LEAST EFFECT IS WHEN STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN PRACTICING SKILLS THEY ALREADY KNOW. WHEN THEY ARE INTRODUCED TO A NEW CONCEPT THE NOISE NOT ONLY EFFECTS THE RATE OF LEARNING BUT CHILDREN'S ASSISTANCE. CHILDREN EDUCATED TEND TO GIVE UP FASTER WHEN FACED WITH LEARNING CHALLENGES. THIS IS A SERIOUS LIMITATION TO HEALTHY LEARNING ATTITUDE AND CURRENT NEED. IT ALSO AFFECTS ACHIEVEMENT. STUDENTS NEXT TO NOISY FREEWAYS CAN HAVE A ONE LETTER GRADE DROP FOR EVERY TEN DECIBEL OF INCREASE IN NOISE IN THE CLASSROOM. LEAVING LESS MENTAL CAPACITY TO PROCESS THE INFORMATION AND SAPS THE LENGTH OF TIME STUDENTS CAN TRULY ABSORB INFORMATION. NONAUDITOR TASKS SUCH AS SHORT-TERM MEMORY AND OTHERS ARE IMPAIRED BY NOISE. ALL THE NEGATIVE AFFECTS DUE TO POOR ACOUSTICS ALSO HAVE POTENTIAL TO EFFECT ASSESSMENT IN SCHOOLS IN GENERAL. WE'RE

073GOING TO PLAY CLIPS TO SIMULATE WHAT DEGREES OF HEARING LOSS SOUND LIKE. FOR THIS WE GET HELP FROM FLYNN STONES. >> YOU'RE ON MY APARTMENT BUILDING AND OWE ME 300 BUCKS. >> TAKE IT EASY IT'S ONLY A GAME. >> I PLAY TO WIN. BAR ANY PAY UP OR GET OUT. >> MODERATE. [INAUDIBLE] >> AS YOU CAN HEAR THAT DEMONSTRATES THE DIFFERENT LEVELS AND NOW IMAGINE HAVING HEARING LOSS AND TRYING LEARN WITH TYPICAL ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND. NOW THINK ABOUT A NOISY CLASSROOM DURING GROUP ACTIVITIES OR FREE TIME. NOW THAT WE'VE GONE OVER SOME AFFECTS OF POOR CLASSROOM ACOUSTICS ABBEY WILL HIGHLIGHT HOW INTERVENTIONS CAN HELP CHILDREN AND SIMPLE WAYS TO IMPROVE CLASSROOM ACOUSTICS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CHAIR AND DR. JOSEPH.

074I'M A VANDERBILT GRADUATE STUDENT. GOOD CLASSROOM ACOUSTICS HELP LEARNING AND IT'S EASIER, DEEPER MORE SUSTAINED AND LESS STRESSFUL. GOOD ACOUSTIC DESIGN ENHANCE SPEECH CLARITY AND LIMITS BACKGROUND NOISE FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. NOW KNOWING THE IMPACT ON STUDENTS ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH DISABILITIES OR DELAYS HOW CAN WE IMPROVE CLASSROOM ACOUSTICS. THERE'S A VARIETY THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED INTO THE SCHOOL CLASSROOMS. FM SYSTEMS ARE EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR THE CLASSROOM. THESE AN ASSISTANT DEVICES AMPLIFY THE TEACHER'S VOICE THROUGH LOUD SPEAKS IN THE ROOM. THIS IS BENEFICIAL AS IT REDUCES THE TRYS STACKEDSES AND UNDERSTANDING OF SPEECH. IT'S BEEN SHOWN TO APPROVE ATTENTION TO TASK AND DECREASE LISTENING EFFORT AND REDUCES VOCAL STRAIN FOR THE TEACHERS USING IT. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE LITERATURE THERE'S FM SYSTEMS SUPPORT AS SHOWING CORRELATION BETWEEN THEM AND INCREASED STUDENT TEST SCORES. ADDITIONALLY

075STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING NOISE INCLUDE INSTALLING CARPET TO ABSORB THE SOUNDS AND DAMPEN NOISE FROM STUDENTS AND FROM MOVEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM FROM THE CLASSROOM FURNITURE. ACOUSTIC STEALING TILES CAN ALSO BE INSTALLED IN THE SEAL TOGETHER MAXIMIZE THE SOUND IN THE AREA WHERE TILES ARE INSTALLED. IN THE ADDITION TO MORE COSTLY SOLUTIONS THERE'S OTHER METHODS TEACHERS CAN USE AS SPEECH CLARITY IS DEPENDENT ON THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF A CLASSROOM. SIZE, SHAPE AND SURFACE. THIS CAN INCLUDE PUTTING RUBBER FEET, ADDING SHADES TO WINDOWS OR PUTTING STUDENTS ART WORK ON WALLS. THIS IS A LOT TO CONSIDER AND WE ARE HAPPY TO COLLABORATE WITH THE SCHOOLS TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE. DR. JOSEPH I KNOW YOU THOSE WEEKLY PRINCIPAL MEETINGS AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO TALK TO PRINCIPALS DIRECTLY TO TALK ABOUT COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS. WE KNOW THAT

076THE QUALITY OF LEARNING FOR THE STUDENTS IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE AND IT AS PRIORITY FOR US AS WELL. AS WE DISCUSSED NOT ONLY STUDENTS WE SERVED CAN WE BELIEVE WE CAN BE A LEADER FOR THE NATION IN MAKING EDUCATION AND HEARING A PRIORITY. THANK YOU AND WE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE. >> WE'LL MOVE ON TO GOVERNANCE ISSUES. >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. 1A RECOMMEND AND APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENT NUMBER 2 FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR FACILITY CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT AND MASTER PLANNING SERVICES. M GT CONSULTING OF AMERICA INCORPORATED. B AWARDING OF PURCHASES IN CONTRACTS. ONE MUSIC AND ARTS TWO. TAYLOR MUSIC INC., TENNESSEE FILTER SALES INC. AND APPROVAL OF THE 2017 CT E TEXTBOOK ADOPTION I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ. >> CAN I GET A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR?

077THANK YOU. >> WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 2 UNDER GOVERNANCE ISSUES. STUDENT DISCIPLINE APPEAL CANE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. AS YOU KNOW THERE ARE TWO STUDENT DISCIPLINE APPEALS ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT AND I'M HERE TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE LEGAL PROCESS. LUCKILY, THOSE DON'T COME UP OFTEN SO I WANT YOU TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE ASKED TO DO TONIGHT. THIS KIND OF THE LEGAL PROCESS FOR BOTH OF THEM AND THEN IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE LET ME KNOW. SPECIFICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS TONIGHT YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO LOOK AT THE STUDENT APPEALS AND DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT YOU NEED A HEARING AS KIND OF THE FIRST THING, AND IF YOU DO NOT NEED A HEARING, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND MAKE A DECISION BASED ON THE REVIEW OF THE RECORD OR ASK TO

078HAVE THE HEARING AND HAVE A GREATER CONVERSATION. SPECIFICALLY THE POLICY FALLS ON THE RIGHT OUT OF THE TEXT OF THE LAW SO I'M JUST GOING TO READ TO YOU THE VERY SHORT PORTION OF THE LAW IN TERMS OF WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. SO IF THERE'S AN APPEAL THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BASED ON A REVIEW OF THE RECORD AND I DO BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE RECEIVED THE RECORDS FOR BOTH YOU CAN GRANT OR DENY A REQUEST FOR BOARD HEARING AND MAY A FIRM OR OVERTURN THE DECISION OF THE HEARING AUTHORITY WITH OR WITHOUT A HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD SO AGAIN AS I EXPLAINED IT'S REALLY THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY AFTER REVIEWING FOR BOTH OF THESE IF YOU'RE READY TO MAKE A DECISION YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND DO THAT WITHOUT GRANTING A HEARING OR IF YOU WANT

079A HEARING YOU CAN ASK TO DO THAT. AGAIN THE IDEA IS SINCE WE ARE PART OF A PUBLIC OPEN MEETING THAT WE WOULD NOT BE DISCUSSING SPECIFIC INFORMATION RELATED TO THE STUDENTS. CERTAINLY IF YOU NEED TO REFERENCE THEM REFER TO THEM AS THE STUDENT AND AGAIN FURTHER DISCUSSION FITS NEEDED THAT WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO COME AS PART OF A HEARING. >> SO THE FIRST THING YOU SAID WAS GRANT OR DENY, WHAT WAS THE REST OF THAT STATEMENT? >> FROM THE T CA PROVISION YOU MAY GRANT OR DENY A REQUEST FOR ABOARD HEARING AND MAY AFFIRM OR OVERTURN THE DECISION WITH OR WITHOUT A HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD. SO AGAIN THE WAY THAT I READ THAT IS IF YOU DECIDE YOU NEED A HEARING YOU CAN JUST ASK FOR IT AND WE WOULD HAVE THAT

080AFTER A FUTURE BOARD MEETING OR IF BASED ON THE REVIEW OF THE RECORD IF YOU'RE READY TO MAKE A DECISION TO EDIT THERE UPHOLD WHAT'S HAPPENED OR OVERTURN AT THE LOWER LEVELS YOU CAN DO THAT AS WELL WITH OR WITHOUT A HEARING. >> WE NEED A MOTION? >> YES AND IF YOU CAN TAKE EACH SEPARATELY. >> FOR INSTANCE ON THE STUDENT DISCIPLINE WE NEED A MOTION TO GRANT OR DENY FOR HEARING AND THEN WE NEED TO AN OR OVERTURN THE DECISION. >> IF YOU GRANT THE HEARING YOU WOULD NOT NEED THE REST? >> I GOT THAT. OKAY. >> SO ON STUDENT APPEAL FOR THE CANE HIGH SCHOOL MOTION TO GRANT OR DENY REQUEST FOR A HEARING ON THIS CASE. >> I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPEAL. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I DO

081NOT HAVE A SECOND. MOTION FAILS. >> CAN I GET A MOTION TO DENY A REQUEST RIGHT HERE? ALRIGHT. SO THEN MOVING ON TO CAN I GET A MOTION TO EDIT THERE AFFIRM OR OVERTURN THE DECISION? WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING HERE GUYS. >> I MOVE TO UPHOLD THE DECISION OF THE LOWER LEVELS IN THIS CASE. >> OKAY. CAN I GET A SECOND ON THAT? >> OKAY. IT'S BEEN MOTIONED AND SECONDED. WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? >> I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE RECORD SO I'M GOING TO BE ABSTAINING FOR THESE VOTES. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? CAN I GET A VOTE TO UPHOLD THE DECISION ON STUDENT APPEAL FROM CANE BRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. OTION PASSES. DID YOU GET THE VOTE? YEAH THOSE THAT VOTED TO UP TOLD MOTION PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU. YES,

082OKAY. >> FIVE OR FOUR? >> FIVE. ONE ABSTAIN AND ONE ABSENT. SO STUDENT DISCIPLINE APPEAL FOR EAST NASHVILLE MAGNATE HIGH CAN I GET A MOTION TO GRANT OR DENY REQUEST FOR HEARING? >> I MOTION THAT WE SET THE REQUEST FOR APPEAL HEARING. >> CAN I GET A SECOND? ALRIGHT. ACTION FAILS. CAN I GET A MOTION TO CONFIRM OR OVERTURN THE DECISION FOR THE EAST NASHVILLE MAGNATE STUDENT DISCIPLINE APPEAL? >> I MOVE TO UPHOLD THE DECISION OF THE - ON THIS. >> CAN I GET A SECOND? SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? >> I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DISCUSSION. I KNOW THESE, THIS IS JUST LOTS OF LOTS OF PAGES OF STUDENT REPORTS AND ADULT REPORTS AND POLICE REPORTS AND FOR BOTH OF THEM THERE WERE SOME CONFLICT BUT FOR EAST ESPECIALLY THERE WAS A LOT OF

083CONFLICTING INFORMATION. THERE WAS ONE POLICE REPORT AND THEN ANOTHER POLICE REPORT AND CONFLICTING STUDENT AND WITNESS TESTIMONIES THAT I JUST THOUGHT WOULD WARRANT AN APPEAL FOR EXAMPLE PUPGS AND I THINK OF STUDENTS AND THEIR LIVES BEING PUT OUT OF SCHOOLS AND THE DIFFERENT LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS I WOULD JUST WANT TO HEAR MORE. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. MAY I POSE A QUESTION? >> PLEASE DO. >> MAYBE I'M DREAMING THIS BUT IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD EXECUTIVE SESSOIONS IS THERE A REASON NOT THIS TIME? >> I'M NOT AWARE. THESE DON'T COME UP OFTENLY SAY THAT. I AM THE ONE PREVIOUS STUDENT DISCIPLINE APPEAL I WAS PART OF I DON'T THINK WE HAD EXECUTIVE? >> AM I IMAGINING THAT? >> I REMEMBER. COUNT ME OUT HERE. WE HAVE DONE IT BECAUSE I REMEMBER US HAVING COPIES OF MATERIALS

084THAT HAVE BEEN REDACTED AND NUMBERS AND COLLECTED BACKUP. I MEAN, WE'VE HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO GET CLARITY OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED TO US. AND SO I MEAN I'VE NEVER HAD A VOTE THAT FEELS LIKE THIS ONE FEELS THAT WE'RE BLINDLY MAKING A DECISION ABOUT STUDENTS LIVES WITHOUT HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET SOME LEGAL. WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN DOCUMENTATION AND LEGAL EXPLANATIONS OF DECISIONS MADE AND WE HAVE NO OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE CLARIFICATION ABOUT THAT. IT DOESN'T FEEL COMPLETE. I'VE NEVER BEEN COMFORTABLE BEING PART OF THIS PROCESS LET ME GO ON RECORD SAYING THAT. BUT THIS FEELS THROWING A DART AT ABOARD WITH A BLINDFOLDED MORE THAN ANYTHING WE'VE EVER DONE. >> TWO THINGS. I'M CERTAINLY AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND IF THERE'S REQUEST TO TAKE THIS AND HAVE IT ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION WE

085CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT BUT IN TERMS OF AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, THOSE ARE THERE FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT PENDING OR POTENTIALLY PENDING LITIGATION. THIS TO ME DOES NOT FALL UNDER THAT. IT WOULD NOT BE A PROPER USE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. WITH THAT SAID I'M WILLING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS FAR AS LEGAL PROCESS OR AS BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SPECIFIC LEGAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CASES I CAN CERTAINLY MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE AS MUCH AS I NEED TO BUT IN TERMS OF THE MEETING ITSELF AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING HERE, IF YOU, THE WAY I INTERPRET THE LAW IS IF YOU'RE FEELING THERE NEEDS GREATER DISCUSSION OR YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RECORD THEN THAT IS WHERE THAT HEARING IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY HAVE THAT DISCUSSION TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS BOTH OF THE PARENT OR STUDENT ASKING FOR THE HEARING

086AS WELL AS THE PRINCIPAL AND SCHOOL WOULD BE THERE TO HOPEFULLY ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. SO THE LAST ONE WE HAD OF THIS. THAT WAS A HEARING BECAUSE THEY APPEARED BEFORE US. >> YOU GRANTED THE FIRST TIME ON THE AGENDA YOU GRANT ADHERING AND SO THEN WE SCHEDULED A HEARING TO OCCUR AFTER A SUBSEQUENT ONE. >> THAT'S THE ONE I WAS REMEMBERING. THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT YOU'RE REMEMBERING, RIGHT? >> NO. I REMEMBER SITTING IN THAT BACK ROOM WITH, AND IT, SOMEONE ALLOWING US TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MATERIALS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO US. >> YEAH. >> SO MAYBE WE WERE WRONG THEN, BUT AGAIN THIS JUST FEELS VERY BLIND AND I MEAN I DON'T KNOW IF YOU, IF THE PROCESS IS TO TAKE QUESTIONS FROM NINE DIFFERENT PEOPLE AT NINE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS

087IF THAT'S WHAT HELPS BUT I DON'T KNOW THERE'S SENSE OF COMFORT HERE. >> DO YOU AS A LAWYER FEEL LIKE THAT THIS PARTICULAR STUDENT WAS GIVEN, WHAT WAS THE LEGAL TERMINOLOGY FOR IT, DUE PROCESS? >> RIGHT. >> SO I'M NOT GOING TO WEIGHT INTO MY OPINION BUT I CAN TALK ABOUT THE LEGAL PROCESS AND WHAT I CAN SAY IS THERE HAS BEEN A PROCESS UP TO THIS POINT. YO ARE THE NEXT STEP. YOU ARE THE LEVEL THREE AS PART OF THIS REVIEW PROCESS. OBVIOUSLY IF THE BOARD IS FEELING UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE DECISION OR THEY FEEL AFTER YOU HAVE REVIEWED THE RECORD IF YOU STILL DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY THAT'S THE OPPORTUNITY TO GRANT A HEARING SO THAT YOU CAN HEAR FROM BOTH SIDES AND ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AND HAVE SOME MORE

088DEBATE AS PART OF A CLOSED HEARING OUTSIDE OF THE BOARD MEETING. >> OKAY. SO I'M FEELING A LOT OF UNREST. WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. WE DO HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ON THE MOTION AND THE MOTION WAS TO AFFIRM THE DECISION. WE COULD HAVE THAT MOTION AND GO BACK IF YA'LL WANT TO, TO SEE IF WE DO WANT TO GRANT A HEARING. >> WELL BEFORE WE DO THAT CAN I ASK MORE QUESTIONS JUST ABOUT THE PROCESS? I THINK THE THING I'M MOST UNCLEAR ABOUT IS WHERE THESE STUDENTS STAND NOW AND WHAT EXACTLY ARE THEY APPEALING? APPEALING THE TIME FRAME THAT THEY WERE ALREADY SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED AND NOW THAT PERIOD HAS PASSED AND THEY'RE BACK IN SCHOOL? WHERE FOR STUDENTS NOW AND WHAT EXACTLY ARE THEY APPEALING? I KNOW ALL OF

089THIS GOES ON RECORD IN THEIR PERMANENT RECORD, BUT IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE APPEALING TO HAVE THAT REMOVED OR WHAT? >> UNDER THE LAW WHAT THEY CAN BE APPEALING OR WHAT THEY ARE APPEALING OR WHAT YOU'RE ASKED TO DECIDE IS WHETHER TO UPHOLD WHAT HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY OR OVERTURN IT. OBVIOUSLY THEIR INDIVIDUAL APPEAL REQUESTS ARE ASKING FOR DIFFERENT THINGS. I MEAN- >> LOOKS LIKE THERE WERE SPECIFIC STUDENT NUMBER 2, FAMILY ASKING SERVE CERTAIN THINGS BE AMENDED IN THE RECORD. >> COULD YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? >> SO- >> I'M SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. >> THAT'S OKAY. THEY'RE ASKING THE RECORD BE AMENDED TO STATE CERTAIN THINGS. THAT WHAT'S THEY PUT INTO THEIR REQUEST AND AGAIN, UNDER THE LEGAL PROCESS AND I DON'T, UNDER THE LEGAL PROCESS I THINK WHAT THE BOARD IS BEING

090ASKED TO GRANT A HEARING OR NOT, BUT IF YOU'RE READY TO RULE AFTER THE RECORD YOU CAN UPHOLD OR OVERTURN IT AND THAT CAN RUN THE GAMUT IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU CAN DO IN OVERTURNING THE BOARD CAN MAKE A DECISION THERE SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN DISCIPLINE INSTITUTEED IN THE FIRST PLACE AND THIS SHOULD BE WIPED FROM RECORD OR YOU CAN DO ANYTHING IN THE INTERIM AND SHORT TEN SUSPENSION TIME OR CHANGE THE RECORD COMPLETELY. I THINK THAT IS REALLY, THIS IS OPEN TO THE BOARD TO MAKE THE DECISION TO EDIT THERE UPHOLD WHAT'S HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY OR OVERTURN IT. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S BEEN SPECIFIC REQUESTS FROM THE PERSON ASKING FOR THE APPEAL. AND BASED ON YOUR REVIEW IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION THAT'S WHERE THAT HERE COORDINATING BE HELPFUL BUT IF YOU FEEL LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENED

091PREVIOUSLY IS ACCEPTABLE YOU CAN UPHOLD WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> IN ORDER TO SHORTEN THE TIME OF THE EXPELLING. >> BASED ON THE REVIEW OF THE RECORD IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO MAKE A DECISION INCLUDING THINGS LIKE AFFIRMING OR OVERTURNING THE DECISION BEFORE YOU CAN DO THAT WITHOUT A HEARING. AGAIN THE T CA SAYS AFTER THAT YOU CAN GRANT OR DENY A REQUEST FOR HEARING AND YOU MAY AFFIRM OR OVERTURN IT WITH OR WITHOUT A HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD. >> QUESTION. WOULD REFER TO THE FIRST ONE THAT I'VE ALREADY VOTED FOR. >> THANK YOU. >> IF THERE'S ANYWAY TO RETURN? >> YOU VOTED FOR IT AND YOU MAKE THE MOTION TO DO IT AGAIN. >> IF YOU VOTED FOR IT YOU CAN MAKE THE MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION BUT

092FIRST WE HAVE TO CLOSE OUT THE CURRENT MOT MOTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION? >> WE HAVE TO CLOSE OUT. >> SO THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR JUST TO RESTATE IS TO UPHOLD THE DECISION FOR STUDENT APPEAL NUMBER TWO. SO MOTION AND SECOND AND WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS SO ALL IN FAVOR? >> OKAY. >> OPPOSED? >> I THINK THE OPPOSITION WINS 4-3. SO WE HAVE KILLED MOTION TO UPHOLD THE DECISION AND SO NOW WE CAN GO BACK AND SEE, LET'S STICK TO THE SECOND CASE. >> THAT'S WHAT WE ARE. SECOND CASE. >> ON SECOND CASE. STUDENT APPEAL 2 SO IF WE WANT TO GO BACK AND TALK ABOUT, WHERE ARE MY NOTES? IF WE WANT TO APPROVE FOR A HEARING. >> NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ON STUDENT TWO SO YOU CAN DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO

093DO AND AGAIN I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE MORE TIME, BASED ON REVIEW OF THE RECORD YOU HAVE WHAT'S BEFORE YOU PREVIOUSLY AND REVIEWING THAT RECORD IT AS DECISION IN WHETHER YOU WANT TO GRANT A HEARING TO HEAR MORE OR YOU FEEL YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO MAKE A DECISION TO EDIT THERE AFFIRM OR RETURN WHAT'S HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY. >> I CAN GET A MOTION THEN TO GRANT OR DENY A REQUEST FOR A HEARING? >> A MOTION THAT WOULD GRANT THE REQUEST FOR A HEARING. >> CAN I GET A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> AND DISCUSSION? >> MAY I PUT SOMETHING ON THE TABLE? >> SURE. >> WOULD IT BE HELPFUL SINCE EVERYONE HAS NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THIS CASE AND THIS MULTITUDE OF INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED TO POSTPONE THIS VOTE UNTIL NEXT MONTH?

094SO THAT EVERYONE WILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY? IT WAS PRETTY EXTENSIVE AND IT'S ALSO VIDEOS, CLIPS AND OFFICE. WE WERE ABLE TO SEE ONE, BUT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE SECOND ONE SO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. ANYWAY JUST TO THINK ABOUT. >> WE STILL HAVE TO VOTE ON THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO GRANT A HEARING, CORRECT? >> CLOSE THE MOTION OR IF THE PERSON THAT MADE THE MOTION WANTS TO WITHDRAWAL IT THEY CAN. >> I'M WILLING TO WITHDRAWAL THE HEARING TO GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE. IT WAS JUST BUNCHS OF PAGES OF STUFF AND A LOT OF IT WAS CONTRA DICK INDUSTRY SO TO HAVE MORE TIME I'M WITHDRAWALING THE MOTION. >> SO WE'RE AT THE POINT NOW. I'M SORRY. >> IF WE'RE IN DISCUSSION STILL. IS THERE LIKE A DAY

095THAT WE CAN SCHEDULE A MEETING JUST FOR ANY BOARD MEMBER THAT WANTS TO COME IN WITH YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE STEP US THROUGH THE INFORMATION AND I KNOW IT HAS TO BE A PUBLIC MEETING BUT THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY FOR THOSE OF US THAT EITHER WEREN'T ABLE TO REVIEW THE RECORD OR MIGHT END UP BEING CONFUSED BY THE MULTITUDE OF INFORMATION IN FRONT OF US AND NICE TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW IT, TALK ABOUT IT AND ASK QUESTIONS AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S AN ISSUE. >> THE OPEN MEETING PART WE CAN'T DO IT BECAUSE IT'S STUDENT RECORDS. THAT'S WHY IF THERE'S A HEARING IT WOULD BE A CLOSED HEARING SO FOR PROTECTION OF STUDENT RECORDS I CAN'T HAVE IT AS OPEN MEETING BUT HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH I HATE TO OFFER MYSELF UP FOR

096NINE DIFFERENT MEETINGS I THINK THAT PROBABLY IS THE BEST WAY THIS WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN OR I CAN DO KIND OF AN INFORMATIONAL ONE. >> WHY NOT CLOSE THE MEETING THE WAY WE DO >> THE LAW SPECIFICALLY ALLOWS THE HEARING PORTION TO BE CLOSED. THERE'S NOTHING THAT ALLOWS US TO KIND OF CLOSE IT OR MOVE INTO WHAT -- WHAT ARE YOU DESCRIBING, WHAT YOU'RE WANTING AS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WHICH, AGAIN, UNDER THE LAW, AN EXECUTIVE SESSION IS REALLY ONLY TO TALK ABOUT PENDING LITIGATION. >> PART OF THE PACKETS THAT WE RECEIVE, COULD THEY POSSIBLY HAVE A SUMMARY? BECAUSE I KNOW WE GET ONE KIND OF LAID IN PAGE, BUT THERE WAS SO MUCH THAT IT DID, I THINK THERE'S EVEN BEEN CONFUSION OBVIOUSLY ON THE BOARD TABLE TONIGHT OF WHERE THE STATUS OF A STUDENT

097ACTUALLY IS. I'M GOING, I KNOW WHERE THEY ARE NOW BUT NOT EVERYBODY DOES, BUT IT DID TAKE A VERY LONG LENGTH OF TIME TO GET THERE. >> I CAN DEFINITELY HELP PREPARE A SUMMARY SHEET. NOW THAT YOU SAY THAT, I BELIEVE THAT THE LAST TIME WE HAD ONE OF THESE THAT THERE WAS A SUMMARY AT THE FRONT, SO I DON'T KNOW, THAT MIGHT BE VERY MUCH PART OF THE CONFUSION, SO I CAN DEFINITELY PROVIDE A SUMMARY THAT I CAN INCLUDE AS PART OF THE PACKET FOR YOU GUYS. >> POSSIBLY, WITH NOTATIONS AT THE SPECIFIC PAGES. THEY'RE AT THE SAME TESTIMONY SOMETIMES FIVE AND SIX TIMES THROUGHOUT THE PACKET, THAT 140 PAGES, SO IT DID, SO IT TOOK A VERY LONG TIME TO GET THROUGH THEM BUT IT WOULD MAKE US FEEL MORE PREPRED. >> WE

098CAN PREPARE A SUMMARY, YES. >> THIS IS LIKE ONE OF MANY ISSUES WHERE STATE LAW IS A BLUNT INSTRUMENT THAT HAMSTRINGS US FROM DOING OUR JOB, SO I JUST WANT TO PUT A STAKE IN THE GROUND IN THIS ISSUE IN GENERAL, IF YOU COULD HELP US COMMUNICATE WITH TSBA THAT WE MIGHT SEEK A CHANGE IN STATUTE IN THE FUTURE TO HELP US AND PROBABLY OTHER BOARDS THAT ARE DEALING WITH THIS STUFF, IT'S PROBABLY A ONE SENTENCE CHANGE THAT I BET NOBODY WOULD OBJECT TO ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POLITICAL FENCE TO HELP US CUT AND CLEAN THESE ISSUES IN THE FUTURE. THANKS. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU FOR THIS. >> OKAY. SO THE MOTION THAT MS. BUGGS MADE HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN, SO DO WE NEED A MOTION TO DELAY THE -- >> IT'S NOT

099A MOTION, IT'S TO DEFER. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE DEFER THE DECISION ON THE TWO STUDENT DISCIPLINE APPEALS, BOTH CANE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL AND EAST NASHVILLE MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL UNTIL EACH BOARD MEMBER -- >> UNFORTUNATELY WE'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SECOND ONE AND GO BACK TO THE FIRST ONE. >> ALL RIGHT. I MOVE THAT WE DEFER THE DECISION ON THE STUDENT DISCIPLINE APPEAL FOR EAST NASHVILLE MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL. >> CAN WE GET A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> CAN I GET MORE DISCUSSION? ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT? CAN WE HAVE A VOTE IN ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY. SO THAT TAKES CARE OF STUDENT NUMBER 2. SO NOW DO WE WANT TO GO BACK TO STUDENT NUMBER 1? >> YES. I WOULD. >> I WOULD MOVE THAT -- I WITHDRAW MY VOTE. >>

100SO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER. >> I MOVE TO RECONSIDER STUDENT DISCIPLINE APPEAL FROM CANE RIDGE. >> SECOND. >> SO NOW AS PART OF THIS, JUST FOR PROCEDURAL PURPOSES, YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THIS AND THIS WILL JUST ALLOW YOU TO THEN MAKE ANOTHER MOTION IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH THAT. >> OKAY. >> SO WE HAVE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND. DO WE HAVE ANY MORE -- OKAY. I THOUGHT I HAD MORE DISCUSSION. SO LET'S VOTE ON MOTION NUMBER 1. OKAY. SO NOW DO WE NEED A MOTION TO -- >> I MOVE THAT WE DEFER THE DECISION ON STUDENT DISCIPLINE APPEAL FOR CANE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. >> SECOND. >> OKAY. >> ANY DISCUSSION? >> THANK YOU, MS. HARKE. I'M SORRY TO PUT ESH THROUGH THIS. I JUST THINK WHEN WE

101TALK ABOUT THEN STUDENT DAYS IN SCHOOL, I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT JUST BEING FLIPPANT ABOUT IT BUT THAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT THE WAY IT CAN IMPACT THEM YEARS AND DECADES, YOU KNOW, DOWN THE ROAD. SO THANK YOU ALL. >> AND I WILL CERTAINLY GET THE SUMMARY OUT. >> ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY, SO -- I'M LOSING MY PLACE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES. THAT WAS HARD. >> THAT WAS. >> THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH, EVERYBODY. >> THAT WAS HARD. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN ELEMENTS, DR. JOSEPH. >> I WILL CALL DR. CARLISLE UP, LAST NIGHT THANK YOU FOR A VERY ENGAGING WORK SESSION THAT WE HAD AND WE WALKED THROUGH THE LAST ELEMENTS OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, SO DR. CARLISLE IS GOING TO TALK US THROUGH THE

102NEXT STEPS AND GET US CAUGHT UP TO WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT HAPPENS FROM HERE ON THIS VOTE. >> GREETINGS, EVERYONE. I KNOW YOU MISSED ME. >> TERRIBLY. >> ACTUALLY WHAT I HAVE IS BETWEEN LAST NIGHT AND TODAY BASED ON FEEDBACK, WE MOVED THE HEALTH -- STUDENT OR SCHOOL HEALTH INDEX OUTCOME TO BECOME A SECONDARY MEASURE OR AN IMPLEMENTATION MEASURE, SO THAT IS NO LONGER ONE OF THE KPIs. OTHERWISE THERE WAS TIGHTENING OF THINGS LIKE POE SE POSSESS PA COUPLE MINOR, MINOR EDITS, BUT THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE GOAL STATEMENTS, THE STRATEGY SEGMENTS OR THE MEASURES, SO THE MAJOR CHANGE FROM LAST NIGHT IS THAT WE'RE MOVEING THE SCHOOL HEALTH INDEX OUT COME TO A DIFFERENT POSITION SO IT'S NOT A LEADING MEASURE. AT THIS POINT, I CAN RUN BACK THROUGH THE FOUR GOAL STATEMENTS,

103WE WENT OVER THESE LAST NIGHT: WE HAVE FOUR STRATEGY STATEMETS AFFILIATED WITH GOAL 1, WE HAVE FIVE KPIs AFFILIATED WITH STRATEGY 1, 3 WITH STRATEGY 2 -- S2, EXCUSE ME, TWO WITH STRATEGY S3, 2 WITH STRATEGY S4, AND THEN WE HAVE THREE STRATEGY STATEMENTS AFFILIATED WITH GOAL 2. ONE KPI ASSOCIATED WITH STRATEGY P1, 3 WITH STRATEGY P2, 3 WITH STRATEGY P3, AND CAMEO IS HANDING OUT THE MOST UPDATED DOCUMENT, THEN THERE ARE TWO STRATEGY STATEMENTS AFFILIATED WITH GOAL 3. THREE KPIs AFFILIATED WITH THE ORGANIZATION 1 STRATEGY, ONE KPI ASSOCIATED WITH THE ORGANIZATION 2 STRATEGY, AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAD TWO STRATEGIES AFFILIATED WITH OR ASSOCIATED WITH GOAL 4. THREE KPIs ASSOCIATED WITH C1 AND 2 WITH C2. SO WITH THAT QUICK RUNTHROUGH, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR

104COMMENTS THAT, WE ENTERTAIN THOSE NOW BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM SO IT'S TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A VOTE SO THAT WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PHASE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> WE WERE PRETTY THOROUGH LAST NIGHT. >> SO I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE DOCUMENT THAT WE REVIEWED LAST NIGHT AGAINST SOME OF THE PREVIOUS NOTES THAT I HAD MADE AND SUBMITTED. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, AND INTEGRATING AS MUCH OF THAT AS POSSIBLE IN PLACES WHERE IT MADE SENSE. THANK YOU TO DR. JOSEPH, DR. CARLISLE AND THE REST OF THE TEAM, IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST INTENTIONAL WORK THAT'S HAPPENED MAYBE IN THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. SO IT'S VERY SUBSTANTIVE AND VERY COMPREHENSIVE. I DO JUST WANT TO DRAW ON TWO THINGS FROM --

105FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION TONIGHT. ONE IS AS WE WERE REMINDED BY NOAH, SEVERAL OF US AROUND THIS TABLE DID MAKE A SERIES OF VERY SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS AROUND RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AND I KNOW RESTORATIVE PRAK TIPS ARE PRACTD OUT IN THE PLAN BUT I THINK WE NEED NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE COMMITMENTS THAT SEVERAL OF US HAVE MADE AND MAKE SURE THAT THOSE KIND OF -- THAT LANGUAGE CONTINUES TO GET MASSAGED WHEN AND HOW APPROPRIATE GOING FORWARD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT PROCESS WOULD LOOK LIKE, IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD JUST GET A REPORT BACK ON AS YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO SHARPEN YOUR PENCILS ON IT. THEN THE SECOND THING THAT DID DAWN ON ME, AFTER SEEING MS. KALE SPEAK TONIGHT WHO I THINK I'VE SAID BEFORE IS ONE OF MY PERSONAL HERE OA ONE OF OUR STRONGEST

106TEACHER VOICES, THE COMMITMENT AND I THINK THE GROWING INTEREST IN THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS MODEL. IS THAT CALLED OUT OR EMBEDDED IN THIS SOMEWHERE THAT'S EASILY IT BE OR COULD IT BE IN THE FUTURE? >> IT ISN'T CURRENTLY. IT COULD BE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE ACTIONS AND THOSE ARE NOT BEING VOTED ON TONIGHT. EX-EX-PLICATIVE, THEY'RE NOT AN EX-PLATIVE, FORGIVE ME, I'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I CAN LOOK AT WHERE IN THE ACTIONS IT MAKES SENSE TO EXPAND ON THAT WORK, AND HOW TO ELEVATE IT. SO THAT'S POSSIBLE, YES. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE GO IN TO IMPLEMENTATION, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE TIME LINES FOR EACH THING WHERE AND WHAT WE'RE EXPANDING AND HOW WE CAN MANAGE THAT, DROPPING THE BALL, SO TO SPEAK? >> I KNOW THERE'S BEEN

107SO MUCH WORK TO EDITING OR REWRITING ON THE FLOOR, A SINGLE WORD OR A COMMA, BUT IF WE CAN LEAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ROOM TO MANEUVER IN A COUPLE OF THESE AREAS IN THE FUTURE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE USEFUL. ANOTHER THING I LIKE HOW CLEAN IT IS IN TERMS OF THE MEASURES, WE'RE EITHER INCREASING SOMETHING LIKE A GRADUATION RATE OR WE'RE DECREASING SOMETHING LIKE A DROPOUT RATE. I DO THINK, GOING FORWARD, I WOULD ONLY ASK, DR. JOSEPH THAT, WE PICK TWO OR THREE SPOTS WHERE WE CAN ARTICULATE SOME HIGH LEVERAGE GROWTH GOALS OVER A PERIOD OF THREE TO FIVE YEARS, LIKE I KNOW WE CAN'T DO IT WITH EVERYTHING, BUT PICK SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW IS OBTAINABLE, THAT WE KNOW FROM RESEARCH HAS EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT ON THE WHOLE OF THE STUDENT BODY LIKE

108READING AT GRADE LEVEL BY THIRD GRADE, WHATEVER, SO I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THOSE ARE AND HOW THAT COULD LOOK, BUT AGAIN JUST IN THE CATEGORY OF GIVING IT A LITTLE ROOM TO BREATHE IN THE FUTURE, THAT'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER DAY. >> SURE. ABSOLUTELY. >> ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? PRETTY THOROUGH LAST NIGHT. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE STRATEGIC PLAN 2017/ 2017/18. >> SECOND. >> WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOALS, THE STRATEGIES AND THE KPIs? BECAUSE THE PLAN ALL TOGETHER WILL COME TO YOU IN APRIL. >> ALL RIGHT. GOALS, STRATEGIES AND KPIs. SPECIFICALLY, CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE GOALS, STRATEGIES AND KPIs? >> I SO MOVE. >> CAN I GET A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SHOW OF HANDS. APPROVED.

109THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. CARLISLE EXPWHR. THANK YOU >> THANK YOU ALL. GOOD WORK. AND THANK YOU FOR THE INPUT. >> DR. JOSEPH, DO WE HAVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? >> SURE. VERY BRIEFLY, WE HAVE -- SO THANK YOU FOR APPROVEING -- THE STRATEGIC PLAN, IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE WANT TO NOW, ON APRIR STATE OF SCHOOLS, AND WE HAVE THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO FORM THE BASIS OF THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK TO BE ABLE TO PULL TOGETHER FOR YOU, AND AS MR. PINKSTON JUST DISCUSSED, ONCE YOU GET THE FRAMEWORK, WHAT IT WON'T HAVE ARE OUR TARGETS AND TIMELINE. THAT WORK STILL NEEDS TO CONTINUE. THAT'S WHY WE'RE CALLING IT A FRAMEWORK, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO DELIVER SOMETHING TO YOU WITHOUT THE TIME LINES AND THE CLEAR TARGETS. BUT THE FRAMEWORK WILL BE OUT FOR THE

110PUBLIC AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO KNOW WHAT DIRECTION WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS, AND THEN OUR WORK WILL CONTINUE IN PHASE 2 AS WE LAY OUT THE REST O THE WORK SO WE CAN BE CLEAR ABOUT SETTING THOSE TARGETS AND SO FORTH, BUT AT THE STATE OF SCHOOLS, IT WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY CELEBRATE THE HARD WORK THAT WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR TOGETHER AS A BOARD AND AN ADMINISTRATION AND TO REALLY TALK ABOUT PARTICULARLY OUR BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS AND WHY WE FEEL THESE ARE THE AREAS WE NEED TO BE FOCUSING ON TO MOVE FORWARD. AGAIN, TO CELEBRATE SOME OF THE GREAT WORK THAT WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR. THAT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT CREST WELL MIDDLE SCHOOL, PREP FOR THE ARTS, WE'VE SENT OUT THE SAVE THE DATE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND TODAY WE SENT

111FORMAL INVITES OUT TO EVERYONE. ANYUP WITH IN THE COMMUNITYANYOS INVITED ATTEND, WE ARE ASKING FOR RSVPs, IT'S NOT REQUIRED, OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE TRANSLATORS AT THE EVENT AND WE'LL ACCOMMODATE OTHER LANGUAGE NEEDS UPON REQUEST. THEN ALSO WE'RE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO COME OUT ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE ABOUT THE 10TH, BUT IT WILL BE A GOOD DAY, I THINK, FOR THE SYSTEM AGAIN TO RECAP ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT WE'VE DONE. I WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MS. LAURIE WIDENER, OUR NEW EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. LAURIE, WAVE TO EVERYBODY SO EVERYBODY SEES WHO YOU ARE HERE. >> WELCOME! >> LAURIE WILL BE REPLACING JANEL LACEY, WHOSE LAST FULL DAY WITH THE DISTRICT IS THIS COMING FRIDAY, BUT SHE WILL BE DOING SOME PART-TIME WORK WITH US IN APRIL TO HELP

112US GET THROUGH OUR STATE OF THE SCHOOLS ADDRESS AND WE WANT TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE JANEL FOR ALL OF HER WORK OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS WITHIN THIS DISTRICT. SHE HAS BEEN A CHAMPION AND IN REALLY HELPING US TO ELEVATE OUR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY AND WE THINK HER WORK HAS MOVED US FORWARD AS A DISTRICT, SO WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US. [APPLAUSE] BUT LAURIE BEING NEW COMES TO US, NEW TO NASHVILLE, AND SHE RES SHE IS' BRINGING 30 YEARS OF POLICY AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS. MOST RECENTLY, LAURIE SERVED AS THE ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR. THE LARGEST FOUR-YEAR PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE NATION, SERVING 437,000 STUDENTS. SO OUR 86,000? SHE CAN HANDLE IT. PRIOR TO THAT, SHE HELD CABINET-LEVEL POSITIONS WITH

113THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION, THE RANCH HILLS AND TIAGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE LAURIE BE A PART OF THE TEAM. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, NOW THAT THE BOARD HAS APPROVED THE LAST OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN ELEMENTS, WE'RE GOING TO DRAFT A FULL STRATEGIC PLAN FRAMEWORK WHICH WILL BE SHARED WITH YOU ON APRIR STUDENT SCHOOLS, LATER THIS SPRING WE'LL ESTABLISH OUR BASELINE METRICS, TARGETS AND REPORTING TIME LINES. THIS IS A CONTINUUM OF WORK, SO EVEN AFTER THE PLAN IS FULLY DRAFTED, IT'S A BREATHING, LIVING DOCUMENT THAT WILL CHANGE AND GROW AS WE CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY NEW PRIORITIES. SO ONCE WE LAY IT DOWN, WE'LL BE COMEING BACK TO IT FREQUENTLY AD WE'LL HAVE

114THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADJUST AS WE RECEIVE IT. THAT CONCLUDES THIS DIRECTOR'S REPORT. >> THANK YOU, DR. JOSEPH. WE'LL MOVE ON COMMITTEE REPORTS. THE CLASS. MS. FROGGE. >> AS USUAL OUR STATE LEGISLATURE HAS BEEN BUSY WITH EDUCATION BILLS THIS YEAR AND I'LL START WITH OUR PERENNIAL FAVORITE, VOUCHERS. THERE IS ONE PRIMARY VOUCHER BILL REMAINING AT THIS POINT. THE OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM WHICH WOULD APPLY ONLY TO SHELBY COUNTY. HOUSE BILL 126 BY HARRY BROOKS WAS APPROVED IN THE HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. AND IT'S SCHEDULED TOMORROW IN HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE. ITS COMPANION BILL, SENATE BILL 161 BY BRIAN KELSEY WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY SENATE EDUCATION, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED FOR ITS NEXT HEARING. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER VOUCHER BILLS THAT WERE FILED BUT THEN FELL AWAY, SENATOR GARDENHIRE FILED A

115VOUCHER BILL THAT WOULD HAVE APPLIED TO ANY SCHOOL, ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH A PRIORITY SCHOOL BUT IT WAS DEFEATED AND SENATE EDUCATION LAST WEEK, SENATOR GRESHAM FILED A VOUCHER BILL THAT WOULD HAVE CREATED A STATEWIDE EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNT PROGRAM AND IT WAS DEFERRED UNTIL NEXT YEAR. AND THEN THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL BILLS PENDING THAT WOULD EXPAND THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXISTING IEP VOUCHER PROGRAM. WE HAVE TWO BILLS THAT ARE OF INTEREST CONCERNING CHARTER SCHOOLS, HOUSE BILL 310 AND SENATE BILL 1197 BY BROOKS AND NORRIS WOULD ALLOW DISTRICTS TO WITHHOLD AN AUTHORIZER FEE FROM CHARTER SCHOOLS BUT IT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SHARE STUDENT CONTACT INFORMATION WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS. ADDITIONALLY, IT CREATES A $6 MILLION CAPITAL GRANT PROGRAM FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS AND IT IS SCHEDULED FOR A HEARING IN THE HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE

116AND THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE THIS WEEK. HOUSE BILL 267 AND SENATE BILL 263 BY BROOKS AND TRACY WOULD RAISE THE CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION FEE FROM $500 TO $2,500, AND IT WAS APPROVED BY THE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. THE SENATE BILL IS SCHEDULED FOR SENATE EDUCATION. THERE IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE BILL CONCERNING THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT, ESSA. IT'S BEING CARRIED BY REPRESENTATIVE HAWK AND SENATOR NORRIS, HOUSE BILL 308, SENATE BILL 1198. IT'S ON NOTICE IN THE HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. IT WOULD REVISE VARIOUS PROVISIONS REGARDING STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES DUE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL LAW INCLUDING REVISING THE WAY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DETERMINED THE PERFORMANCE LEVEL OF A SCHOOL. WE HAVE ANOTHER COUPLE OF BILLS THAT CONCERN BEP OR SCHOOL FUNDING, HOUSE BILL

1171377, SENATE BILL 898 BY SERGEANT AND JOHNSON WOULD CREATE A MINIMUM STATE BEP CONTRIBUTION FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THIS BILL IS ON NOTICE IN HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE THIS WEEK. HOUSE BILL 1340, SENATE BILL 1030 BY CAMPER AND YARBOROUGH WOULD REQUIRE THE STATE TO USE THE AVERAGE TEACHER SALARY TO DETERMINE THE SALARY COMPONENT OF THE BEP. IT'S ON NOTICE IN THE HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE THIS WEEK. THEN WE HAD A PROPOSED REVISION TO THE LAW THAT WOULD GRADE SCHOOLS -- I MEAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON AN A TO F BASIS, AND THIS BILL IS HOUSE BILL 449, SENATE BILL 536 BY FOE GERTIE AND TRACY. IT HAS BEEN AMENDED TO REVISE THE GRADING SYSTEM FOR SCHOOLS THAT IS SET TO GO INTO

118EFFECT NEXT YEAR. IT'S STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS BUT WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN GET SOME RELIEF FROM THE BILL PASSED LAST YEAR THAT REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT TO ASSIGN A LETTER GRADE TO ALL SCHOOLS BASED ON PERFORMANCE. THE BILL IS SCHEDULED FOR HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE AND PLANNING AND SENATE EDUCATION THIS WEEK. AND FINALLY, THE BATHROOM BILL. WHICH WAS PROPOSED BY POE DEAND BEAVERS, HOUSE BILL 888, SENATE BILL 771. IT WOULD REQUIRE STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO USE RESTROOMS AND LOCKER ROOMS ASSIGNED TO THEM BASED ON THEIR SEX ON THEIR STUDENT BIRTH CERTIFICATES AND IT FAILED IN SENATE LAST WEEK, IT HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF NOTICE IN THE HOUSE THIS WEEK. AND THAT COULD BE CLEUDZ CONCLU. BUDGET, MS. SPEERING. >> THE BUDGET COMMITTEE MET MARCH 14TH AND AGAIN TODAY

119ON THE 28TH TO HEAR THE FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018 OPERATING BUDGET OVERVIEW PRESENTED BY DR. JOSEPH AND CHRIS HENSON. WE'RE CONTINUING THE TRADITION STARTED BY LAST YEAR'S BOARD CHAIR, MARY PIERCE, WHEREBY CHANNEL 3 TAPES THE BUDGET PRESENTATIONS SO IF INDIVIDUALS HAVE MISSED A BUDGET MEETING OR BUDGET PRESENTATION, YOU CAN CATCH UP ONLINE OR ON TV WHEN THE MEETINGS ARE REPLAYED. THIS YEAR WE INVITED THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. ONE WAS EARLIER TODAY DURING THE BOARD MEETING DURING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND THE SECOND OPPORTUNITY WILL OCCUR NEXT WEEK ON APRIL 4TH, AFTER THE COMMITTEE MEETING. THE COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT NOON AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BEGIN AROUND 1:00. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK AND YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES. THE BOARD IS SCEMMED SCHEDULED E ON THE

120BUDGET ON APRIL 11TH. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT. >> THANK YOU, MS. SPEERING. I DO HAVE A SHORT BOARD CHAIR REPORT TONIGHT. IF Y'ALL HAVE NOTICED, WE HAVE A LOT OF CHANGE GOING ON, IT'S THAT C WORD THAT MAKES EVERYBODY NERVOUS. I WILL SAY THAT MORE THAN 10 MONTHS AGO, WE TASKED OUR THEN CANDIDATE FOR DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS, DR. SHAWN JOSEPH, TO HAVE A LASER FOCUS ON OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND MOVE THAT NEEDLE QUICKLY. WE DON'T HAVE A DAY TO WASTE, WE SAID. THAT IS A DAUNTING TASK NO MATTER HOW TALENTED A PERSON IS OR HOW ENTHUSIASTIC THAT PERSON IS IN CARRYING OUT THAT TASK. AS MY COLLEAGUE DR. GENTRY LIKES TO REMIND US A LOT, WE AS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A BUDGET, HIRE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS AND EVALUATE SAID DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS.

121WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED CAPITAL NEEDS BUDGET, WE'RE NOW THICK INTO AN OPERATING BUDGET. WE HAVE HAD ONE DIRECTOR SCHOOL EVALUATION TODAY AND WE'LL CRAFT ANOTHER ONE THIS SUMMER. IF WE INSERT OURSELVES INTO ISSUES ON HOW TEACHERS TEACH, WHAT TEACHERS TEACH, HOW TEACHERS IMPROVE OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN OUR STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS, WE ARE EXERCISING OUR AUTHORIY IN THE OPERATION ASPECT OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THAT IS NOT OUR JOB. OTHER DECISIONS INCLUDING ESPECIALLY OPERATIONAL DECISIONS BELONGING TO THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS AND HIS DESIGNEES. ALL THE OPERATIONAL DECISIONS BELONG TO THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS AND HIS DESIGNEES. ONE OF MY FAVORITE SAYINGS AND I SAID IT A LOT LAST YEAR WAS THE DESCRIPTION OF INSANITY IS TO DO THE SAME THING IN THE SAME WAY AND EXPECT A DIFFERENT OUTCOME. FOLKS, WE HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES IF WE

122WANT A DIFFERENT OUTCOME FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND WE DO WANT A DIFFERENT OUTCOME FOR OUR STUDENTS. THE WORD CHANGE HAS MANY MEANINGS, SOME ARE TO ALTER, TO TRANSFORM, TO CHANGE DIRECTION, AND YES, WE WANT ALL THOSE MEETINGS TO BELONG -- TO APPLY TO OUR STUDENTS. I URGE THE NAYSAYERS TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE CHANGES ALREADY MADE AND TO THOSE COMING DOWN THE PIKE. THE C WORD IS SCARY AND UPSETTING IF YOU MAKE IT THAT WAY. BUT CHANGE CAN ALSO BE EXCITING. WE NEED DR. JOSEPH AND HIS STAFF, WE NEED TO GIVE THEM THE SPACE NECESSARY TO CREATE THAT CHANGE THAT WE HIRED HIM TO CREATE, THE CHANGE NECESSARY TO REALIZE OUR VISION AND GOALS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY SET AND WE'VE SPHENT SPENT A LOT OF TIME DOING THAT. OTHERWISE THE CHANGES ARE NOT HIS

123BUT ARE OUR VERSION OF HOW DR. JOSEPH SHOULD MANAGE HIS STAFF. IF WE ALLOW OURSELVES TO DECLARE THE DESTINATION AND DETERMINE THE ROUTE, WE CAN'T BE UPSET IF WE ARE DISAPPOINTED WHEN WE VEER OFF COURSE. WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD, WE'LL BE IN WILL BE IN THE NEXT DIRECTOR EVALUATION. IF THESE ARE NOT ELICITING THE CHANGES WE WANT TO SEE IN OUR STUDENTS, THEN WE NEED TO FACE THAT AT THAT TIME, AND WE HAVE A LOT MORE HARD DECISIONS TO MAKE. SO WE'RE GIVING YOU THE RESPONSIBILITY AND THELY THE LE. THAT CONCLUDES MY BOARD REPORT. ANNOUNCEMENTS, DR. GENTRY? >> I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION THAT I RECEIVED AND I THINK IT ALSO WENT TO DR. SHEPHERD. ABOUT THE KATHERINE BROWN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. DR. BROWN, WHO'S BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN THE NASHVILLE COMMUNITY WORKING

124WITH SEVERAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, HAS TRAVELED OVER SPRING BREAK TO COLOMBIA IN SOUTH AMERICA, AND SHE TOOK SEVERAL YOUNG LADIES WITH HER FROM MLK. THEY WERE PART OF AN INAUGURAL INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM WITH A UNIVERSITY OF EAFIT IN SOUTH AMERICA. THIS PROJECT IS ALIGNED WITH 100,000 STRONG IN AMERICA'S INITIATIVE. THEY WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN SEVEN DAYS OF INTENSE RESEARCH STUDYING AND SHARING AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. THEY WERE EXPECTED TO ADAPT VERY QUICKLY TO THEIR UNFAMILIAR CULTURE AND THERE THEY WILL HOPT AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THE BOARD AND SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES OVER SPRING BREAK. >> GREAT. DR. BRANNON? >> YES, LAST WEEK I REPRESENTED TSBA IN DENVER AT THE NSBA CONFERENCE, AND THE FIRST EVENT FOR MANY OF US, THREE OF US, WAS TO ATTEND A DELEGATE ASSEMBLY WITH THE OTHER 49 STATES BEING REPRESENTED. WE

125WORKED ON OUR BELIEFS AND SOME POLICIES, AND THEN MOVED TO RESOLUTIONS THAT WOULD BE SUBMITTED TO OUR LEGISLATORS IN WASHINGTON. BOB ALBY FROM JACKSON SERVES AS A BOARD DIRECTOR, AND WAYNE BLARE FROM LAVERNE IS ALSO BEING RECOGNIZED ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL. TAMMY -- IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TSBA AND SHE WAS IN ATTENDANCE. AS IS THE NORM, ENTERTAINMENT WAS PROVIDED BY STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER COLORADO AND ALSO FROM MISSOURI. NOTABLE SPEAKERS OFFERED THEIR PERSPECTIVES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME IN OUR NATION. THE SPEAKERS INCLUDED RETIREE NAVY CAPTAIN SCOTT KELLEY. HE'S A HISTORY MAKING ASTRONAUT OF COURSE, ARIANA ARIANNA HUFFIN AND WES MOORE, YOUTH ADVOCATE AND THE TEACHER TONIGHT MENTIONED THAT HIS BOOK THE OTHER WES MOORE IS PART OF HER DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTION. HE DIDN'T -- HE SAID HE DIDN'T REALIZE

126HE WAS GOING TO BE ON THE REQUIRED READING LIST OF MANY STUDENTS. BUT THERE WERE ALSO OTHER NOTED SPEAKERS. THE PRESIDENT MIRANDA BEARD FROM MISSISSIPPI PASSED THE DPA VEL N TO PRESIDING OFFICER KEVIN SCIAC FROM NEW JERSEY, AND HE BECAME A BOARD MEMBER AT 19, AND NOW HE'S THE YOUNGEST SERVING BOARD MEMBER IN THE NATION. >> HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S 12. >> HIS MANTRA IS EDUCATION 2030, IN HONOR OF THE STUDENTS WHO ARE KINDERGARTNERS NOW AND WILL GRADUATE AT THAT TIME. THEIR MESSAGE FOR NSBA IS: STAND UP FOR EDUCATION, URGING EVERYONE TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE PUBLIC EDUCATION. IN ADDITION TO ALL THE GENERAL SESSIONS I ATTENDED ONE MASTER CLASS ON DISRUPTING POVERTY, WHERE TO START, AND WHAT TO STOP IN ORDER FOR STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. MY OTHER SESSIONS INCLUDEED ADUT BULLYING AND HOW TO

127RECOGNIZE IT AND DEAL WITH IT EFFECTIVELY. AND IT COMES IN THE FORM OF TEACH INVENTORY STUDENT, TEACHER TO TEACHER, ADMINISTRATORS TO TEACHERS, PARENTS TO TEACHERS, TEACHERS TO PARENTS, BOARD MEMBERS TO SUPERINTENDENTS, BOARD MEMBERS TO BOARD MEMBERS. I ALSO ATTENDED TWO TECHNOLOGY SESSIONS, AND ONE OF THEM WAS LED BY A FORMER EMPLOYEE, KEISHA RAE, SO WE GOT TO VISIT BRIEFLY. NSBA CONTINUES TO PROMOTE ADVOCACY FOR STUDENTS, AND IT WANTS TO CHALLENGE THOSE WHO DO NOT BELIEVE THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE A VITAL PART OF OUR DEMOCRACY. ONE SUPERINTENDENT MENTIONED, YOU KNOW THE OLD ADAGE, THE GRASS IS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE? NOT REALLY. THE GRASS IS GREENER, HE SAYS, WHERE IT IS WATERED. THANK YOU. >> MR. PINKSTON. >> THANK YOU. WE LEARNED SOMETHING OVER THE WEEKEND FROM THE NEWSPAPER AROUND THE RELEASE OF NEW VANDERBILT

128UNIVERSITY POLLING ABOUT NASHVILLEIANS' ATTITUDES ABOUT DIFFERENT AREAS OF GOVERNMENT AND IT LOOKS LIKE OUR JOB APPROVAL RATING IS ON THE RISE, WHICH IS A GOOD THING, AND WE DON'T GET TO HEAR THAT VERY OFTEN. BUT I THINK IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST YEAR, STARTING WITH THE CONCLUSION OF A SUCCESSFUL DIRECTOR SEARCH AND GOING THROUGH THE SUMMER AND FALL AND NOW THE SPRING WITH THE WORK -- THE FRAMEWORK THAT WE APPROVED TONIGHT. I THINK THE OTHER IMPORTANT PART OF THAT DATA THAT I SAW WAS NASHVILLEIANS OVERWHELMINGLY THINK EDUCATION IS THE TOP PRIORITY, SHOULD BE THE TOP PRIORITY OF THE CITY, AND SECONDLY, THEY THINK WE NEED MORE MONEY. I THINK IF WE CAN EMBARK ON A VERY INTENTIONAL CONFIDENCE CAMPAIGN, WHICH WE'RE ALREADY ON BUT

129PUT IT ON STEROIDS, SHOW PEOPLE THAT WE'VE GOT A PLAN, THE DIRECTOR HAS -- AND HIS TEAM HAVE THE ABILITY TO EXECUTE, AND THEN I THINK AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, BEGIN MAKING THE CASE MUCH MORE PUBLICLY THAN WE'VE BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AROUND THE FACT THAT WE ARE UNDERFUNDED AS A SCHOOL SYSTEM, PART OF IT'S DUE TO STATE INADEQUATE FUNDING BUT PART OF IT IS WE JUST NEED TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION LOCALLY AS WELL, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THE RESEARCH FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT WILL GIVE US A STARTING POINT TO HAVE A MORE INTENTIONAL CONVERSATION, MS. SPEERING, I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP THIS YEAR, AFTER WE TRANSMIT THE BUDGET TO THE MAYOR AND EVEN AFTER THE COUNCIL APPROVES AN APPROPRIATION, THAT WE KEEP THE BUDGET COMMITTEE INTACT FOR

130THE REST OF THE YEAR TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT THESE FUNDING ISSUES, AND I DON'T WANT TO MEET EVERY MONTH AND WE'VE ALL GOT ENOUGH MEETINGS BUT THAT SEEMS LIKE THE RIGHT VENUE TO CONTINUE SHARPENING OUR PENCILS ABOUT THAT, SO WOULD LOVE TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT SCHEDULING IN THE SIRM AND FALL SOME BROADER DISCUSSIONS, INVITING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE INTO THAT CONVERSATION BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A MULTIYEAR CONVERSATION TO GET FROM HERE TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE. THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO DR. LANCE FOREMAN, THE DEPARTING PRINCIPAL, A FELLOW OVERTON HIGH SCHOOL ALUM, GO BOBCATS, RECENTLY ACCEPTED A POSITION ON& THE FACULTY AT LIPS LIPSKUM UNIVERSITY, HE BUILT A VERY -- WITH HIS FACULTY AND WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES BUILT A VERY SPECIAL PLACE THAT

131HAS PROBABLY MORE PARENT ENGAGEMENT THAN ANY OTHER SCHOOL IN MY DISTRICT, AND I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM WHAT LANCE AND HIS TEAM ACCOMPLISHED WITH SMITH SPRINGS ELEMENTARY AND ON DOWN TO PARENT ENGAGEMENT AROUND THE NAMING OF THE MASCOT, GO DUCKS. SO ANYWAY, I WOULD JUST -- THANK YOU, LANCE, FOR YOUR SERVICE AND LOOK FORWARD TO KEEPING YOU ON SPEED-DIAL FOR ADVICE AND COUNCIL IN THE FUTURE. >> THEY STOLE HIM FROM US. >> THANK YOU. >> I WANT TO THANK DR. MONIQUE FELDER FOR SCHEDULING ANOTHER FIELD TRIP FOR US. WE ARE GOING TO SEE COMMUNITY ACHIEVED SCHOOLS AS KIND OF A BYPRODUCT OF VISITING PINE GAP RECENTLY. WE'RE GOING TO START IN MR. PINKSTON SCHOOL -- >> GO WILDCATS. >> GO BOBCATS. >> WILDCATS. >> APRIL 26TH. WE

132LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE STATE OF THE SCHOOL ADDRESS BY DR. JOSEPH ON APRIL 10TH AT 10:00, AND CETO AND I WILL HELP TO CELEBRATE EDUCATION DAY ON APRIL 20TH AT 9:30 WITH LEADERSHIP. THE NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL CELEBRATE OUR HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIES OF NASHVILLE ON APRIL 24TH FROM 4:30 TO 7:30 WHEN THEY ANNOUNCE THIS YEAR'S MANY AWARDS. >> OKAY. I WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THERE'S A DISTRICT-WIDE MEETING ABOUT ENCORE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT FROM 6:00 TO 7:00 AT WESTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL. THEN ON TUESDAY, APRIL 4TH -- WILL BE JOINING THE HILLSBOROUGH CLUSTER PARENTS GROUP FOR A MEETING AT 5:30 AT J.T. MOORE. AND ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU, DR. JOSEPH, FOR HAVING THESE L L5 REPORTS, AND WHAT I LOVED SO MUCH TONIGHT WAS HEARING FROM THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES. AS I THEN

133LISTEN TO SOME OF THE PUBLIC SPEAKING AND HEARING -- TALK ABOUT REDUCING FLIGHT, THAT'S HOW YOU REDUCE FLIGHT, IS YOU GO TALK TO THESE STUDENTS, BECAUSE THE CHANGES THAT HAPPEN THAT JOELTON -- THOSE KIDS WERE SAYING 7TH GRADERS WEREN'T LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM, AND WE NEED TO BELIEVE THEM WHEN THEY TELL US THAT. SO I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING ON THAT FOR THE CHANGES IN EDUCATION, AND I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO JANEL L ACEY FOR ALL OF HER HOARD WORK THE LAST 2 1/2 YEARS, REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE BROUGHT TO THE DISTRICT AND WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. >> I HAVE NO ANNOUNCEMENTS. >> WOULD YOU MIND DOING THE HONORS PLEASE? >> BE THERE NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. >> THANK YOU. [MEETING ADJOURNED AT

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