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002Let's go. >> We got to got a kid to get home. [laughter] >> I always Yeah. I'm going to call us to order. Uh ready for a roll call? >> Yes, sir. Chairman Smith >> here. >> Mrs. Black here. >> Mr. Connor >> here. >> Mr. Dardy >> here. >> Mr. Gro >> here. >> Mrs. Haden >> here. >> Mrs. Jones >> here. >> Mr. Keane >> here. >> Mrs. Schaefer. >> She's here. [laughter] >> Say here. Say >> here. >> Mr. Slater >> here. >> Miss Thomas >> here. >> Superintendent Dr. Robertson >> here. >> Okay. I need a motion to approve tonight's agenda. Motion >> second. Got a motion and a second. >> Any discussion? No. >> Um I would like to move for 5.104 policy to move that from um to first
003reads. >> So So you want to add policy 5.1042 1042 to that list of first reads. >> Yes, I'm just moving it up to the first reads. >> Okay. So, we're we are amending the budget. >> Okay. >> Well, not amending the budget. >> Well, she Yeah, we we are >> You amending the agenda? >> Yeah, the agenda. Excuse me. [laughter] >> Excuse me. >> Yeah, we're just moving. >> Okay. So, so I need a a second to Felic's motion to move. >> Second. >> Okay. Got a second. >> Okay. So, roll call. Mary. >> Mrs. Black. >> Yes. >> Mr. Connor? >> Yes. >> Mr. Dy? >> Yes. >> Mr. Grun? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Haden? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Jones? [clears throat] >> Yes. >> Mr. Keane? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Schaefer? >>
004Yes. >> Mr. Slater? >> Yes. >> Miss Thomas? Yes. Chairman Smith. >> Yes. [clears throat] >> Okay. No executive session. Takes us down to our pledge and meditation. Mr. Moreno, East Ridge High School. Welcome, sir. >> Hey there. Good evening. Buenos noes. My name is Juan Mareno, the proud principal of East Ridge High School. Um, taking this opportunity to just thank you for the work that you do. Any opportunity that we can put our students in front of you because of course, um, any decision you make will affect them and then every other student in Hamilton County. I kind of want to give them the opportunity to be showcased and celebrated. So, uh, can I please get my students to come up here? They're going to be doing the pledge and also just a brief
005commentary about just their daily life, what they're proud of, what they love, what they like. Thank you. >> Ladies and gentlemen, it is appropriate for all veterans to salute during the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> There more. Good evening, members of the board. My name is Nemise Gabriel Vasquez and I'm here proudly representing Eastridge High School. Uh, I would like to thank you all for all that you do. And I just want to talk a little bit about East Ridge High School as a whole. Eastidge High School is not just a place of education, but rather a place where character and leadership is created within
006students and service is instilled within them. Engage, relate, honor, and serve are words that we don't just plaster on the front door of our schools just for the looks of it, but rather the principles that we, as a community at our school, choose to uphold. We engage in classroom activities and school activities. We relate through the connections that we form with other peers and teachers and other mentors. We honor by upholding integrity and respecting all of those in our community and outside. And we provide service both in our own school community and uh the greater community. We as students are encouraged to show the pioneer P's. There are three pioneer Ps which are productive, professional and polite. And these are the pillars of which each of us students uh uphold and also choose to uh
007guide our own presentation not only to ourselves or to our teachers but to our greater community. And to be a pioneer is to lead. And that is through academic excellence and uh achieving things beyond the classroom. And with that, that is all that I have. Thank you for your time. [applause] >> Good evening everyone. My name is Amile Ramirez and I'm currently taking clinical internship which is a class that teaches like hands-on things in the medical field. And I'm glad that we have this institute in our school because it allows us to have many opportunities as the upcoming week on Monday, we're going to be able to go to earlanger and have like a more hands-on and actually like view how everything is in uh hospital clinical area. And that's all I have to say.
008Thank you for your time. [applause] Good evening everyone. I'm Cadet Captain Witherro or more formerly known as Sai Witherro. I'm representing RTC as a part of my school and just how it's impacted and changed my life. A great part of RTC is my story doesn't start out like everyone else is here. Everyone else here is like four years and three years behind me. But I came in I'm a senior in RTC, but I joined my sophomore year. And the moment I joined, it's impacted me. It's enabled me to be able to speak. It's enabled me to be able to persevere. It's enabled me to be able to overcome challenges in my life, not just through motivation, but through discipline as well, too. It's taught me there's an order in life. It's been able to give
009me structure through everything I've done. There's even a time period of a point where I left RTC for a minute, but because of how much I loved it, because of what it instilled in me, I came back to school. I was a program called University High, which is like, I don't know if any of you were familiar with it. It's at UTC or whatnot. And it was an amazing opportunity there, but I just wasn't feeling it. So I felt back and called to RTC and it led me and one thing that RTC followed me is to go in my gut. It taught me to keep going no matter what. It has taught me to overcome obstacles at hand and it's taught me that discipline and motivation will get you a long way in life. And
010just for that, I'm super thankful for it. We're super thankful for everything you guys do to support our school and all the decisions that you guys make. And that's what I'm here to say. Thank you guys so much. [applause] Good evening. My name is Georgia Clemens and I want to say I hope y'all are doing well today. Um I want to thank you all for inviting us. Um I am a junior upcoming senior and while being at Easter for the past three years, it has given me a whirlwind and completely different from my middle school, I'll say. But I have felt throughout that I've changed into a more disciplined, responsible, and dedicated leader. It has helped me I want to say more to Jared C but schoolwide it's helped me become a better person with
011working and getting to know people. I've stepped up and it just became a big change for me and I'm very thankful for everything that my school has provided for me. It has provided a home I never thought I could have. And it's helped me change my train of thought into thinking how can I serve others? And one thing is that I'm really thankful for is our school and our staff. I have never loved my the staff as much as I do. um especially like Colonel Irvin over there, our SAI. He um brings a lot and just in general, I don't think I would want to go into any other uh county. All right. Thank you. [applause] [applause] Thank you. That was wonderful. Hello sirace all the way through. >> [applause] >> Okay. Thank you, East
012Ridge High School. Amazing stuff going on out there. >> Okay. Uh we lost uh we lost the icon in in Hamilton County in Chattanooga over the [clears throat] last uh month or so. And I think it's fitting that uh tonight we only have one uh exemplars of excellence and uh we're going to remember and celebrate uh Dr. Tommy Brown. So, Miss Jackie uh lead us in this celebration if you would. >> Before I get started, I just like to ask everyone to just say a moment of silence of prayer for Dr. Tommy Brown who left us about three weeks ago. And so if we could just take a moment to say uh take a moment of silent prayer. >> Thank you. I'm a little horse today. you all. Not normal, but do my best. Pretty
013sure you're going to hear me though. I want you to listen as I take you through a story, timeline of history, Chattanooga's history, our black history through the eyes of a little black girl. 1983, little black girl getting off a Greyhound bus with a 12-in color TV in one hand and a college trunk in the other. ready and excited to explore this UTC higher learning of education only to be disappointed in the culture in which she found existed. A culture which was different from the educational leadership that she had seen yet hopeful of the change to come. And there she was from afar. A woman who was talked about among the black campus students. Someone who looked like them, talked like them, educated and wise beyond her years. a role model to follow. She was
014head of the social work department, only one of two black professors on the campus of UTC. Her name was Dr. Tommy F. Brown, and everyone knew it. And unbeknownst to her and the city of Chattanooga, she would become our hero of change. We saw you, Dr. Tommy Brown. So, as I begin the story of where our lives intertwined, I must go to show you where she first began. She was a graduate of Howard High School and pursued a higher learning education from Dillard University where she would learn to embark on service and leadership opportunities by joining the first AfricanAmerican Greek sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated in 195 1956, making her a part of the divine nine Greek fraternities and sororities whose purpose taught friendship, sisterhood, brotherhood, leadership, ship and most of all service to
015all mankind. With that degree in hand, she returned to Chattanooga, joining the NAACP and became a major civic engagement engager, helping to protect and prepare Howard students for the 1960 lunch seating. Dr. Tommy F. Brown, we saw you. As change continued to happen around her, she was once again chosen to participate in what was known as the model city program city program, a district 7 community development administration, which was considered an urban renewal initiative whose focus was to improve what they referred to as a model neighborhood area, provide economic development, health, social service, education, housing, and several other services to communities that were considered economically disadvantaged. She took her seat at the table. Dr. Tommy Brown, we saw you. In 1971, she became the first black tenure track faculty member at the University of Tennessee
016at Chattanooga. Dr. Brown, again, we saw you. She would eventually develop and become the lead administrator of the UTC social work department where her long life of teaching mentoring would began and hence our lives would intertwine. Dr. Brown, we saw you. In 1987, Dr. Brown will become the lead plaintiff of 12 Chattanooga residents who successfully filed a lawsuit against the city of Chattanooga. It would be known as the Brown versus Board of Commission of Chattanooga. The lawsuit was a remnant of the Jim Crow era in which it made it almost impossible for a minority candidate to win a seat on the board. In 1989, a federal judge ruled the voting procedure was illegal and against the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In 1991, a new era of city leadership began. It had not if it
017had not been for the efforts of Dr. Brown and 12 other planets. There would be no city councilman or women. There would be no Leman Pierces. There would be no Yousef Kings. There would be no Johnny Taylor. There would be no William Cotton. There would be no Sir Daniel Thomas. There would be no Manny Rico. There would be no Duke Franklin. There would be no Isaiah Hesters. There would be no Dennis Clarks, no Ron Elliots, no Demetrius Kumar, no Marine nos and no recruiter Dudley and many other city councilmen, city council women. There would be none if the laws had not changed of the era with Dr. Brown and the 12 other plaintiffs. She also supported the first black female county commissioner, Dr. Reverend Sheila Harris. So Dr. Brown, we say to you, we saw
018you. As Dr. Brown would continue her work of advocacy, she would start a new chapter which included that of being a legislator. In 1992, she was elected as the first black female representative of the 28th district of the Tennessee House of Representative representing the district for 20 years. Dr. Tommy Brown, we saw you in 1993 during her time as a legislator. She developed the 28th district CDC, a community development corporation corporation focusing on bringing affordable housing within the community. In spite of the changes that had taken place, Dr. Brown was not even finished. in. She found herself instrumental in what is known as the Brian A lawsuit, the Brian A versus Hassla, a class action lawsuit brought against the Tennessee Department of Children's Services due to the severe neglect of the foster care system. She
019continued to advocate for the most vulnerable children, showing those who worked in the system that she would use her voice to lead the way to change once again. She will protect them and the children. She protected people such as Sherman Matthews, Quinc Coleman, Emit Terry, Wilma Wy, Pam Ramsay, and many others who had dedicated their lives to the service of children and wanted to see change. She also mentored people throughout her life. She mentored the Kevin Muhammads, the Eric Atinsons, the Charlotte Williamson's. She mentored many people and talked to many other young people, even the Jackie Thomas' to how to speak and speak well. And when you speak, speak loud. Make sure they hear you. Make sure they understand your perspective and where you come from. Dr. Tommy Brown, we saw you. Had Dr. Tommy
020Brown not been seen at the university given a seat at various tables unafraid to lead that little black girl of 1983 that got off that Greyhound bus and those little black girls years before her and after would not have been able to see someone that looked like them that advocated for equal opportunity treatment and respect for all. She helped mold this woman, me into the person I am today. She was a change maker and because of her, Chattanooga's history changed. Dr. Tommy Brown, we saw you. We know this. We know the assignment of service to all mankind. So today, we will give you your final march of little black girls and of color of all colors. We say Dr. Tommy J. Tommy F. Brown, we saw you. Bestie, today we're not just talking, we're testifying.
021Because being a black woman, woo, that ain't just a title. It's a whole experience, a legacy, a lineage of pain, [music] power, beauty, brilliance, survival, and straight up [music] divine energy. We went from being sold on blocks to owning entire boardrooms. From picking cotton to designing luxury, from being silenced to commanding [music] stages, companies, and countries. And yet through it all, we still make it look like magic. [music] We are the blueprint. Period. The world loves to copy us, mock us, block us until they need us. And guess what? We show up every time as mothers, [music] CEOs, doctors, business owners, healers, philanthropists, teachers, lovers, [music] sisters, auntes, grandmothers. We do it all. And we do it while carrying generations [music] on our backs. And don't get it twisted. It's not just about what we
022do. It's who we are. It's our presence, our pride, our poise, [music] that unshakable, untouchable essence that can't be bought, taught, or duplicated. So, if you're a black woman listening right now, I need [music] you to hear this. You are phenomenal. Not because of what you survived, but because of [music] what you built from it. You turned pain into purpose, struggle into strategy, and [music] silence into symphonies. Baby, you are the walking definition of power. And if you've ever felt unseen, unprotected, underappreciated, let me remind you the fact that you're still standing, still [music] shining. That's your proof. You are the dream your ancestors prayed for. This is Real Talk [music] with China Styles, and today we salute the legacy, the labor, [music] and the luxury of being a black woman. Phenomenal ain't just a
023word. It's our birthright woman like me. Dripping in power, dripping in queen. Every step I take, the world got a pause. Cuz when I walk in, I rewrite the laws. [music] I got gold [singing] in my skin, got fire in my soul. Move like a goddess. Yeah, that's how I roll. From my hips to my crown. I don't break, I don't bend. They try [music] to copy, but they can't comprehend. I built empires. I birth kings. Walk through the storm. Still do big [singing] things. They love my curves. They love my stance. They love my magic. [music] It's a whole romance. [singing] >> I don't chase. I don't fold. I don't bow. I don't break. You can try. You can watch, but you'll never take my place. Stamp that. I'm a phenomenal black woman built
024from the best. Walk with grace, move with finesse. Trip like diamond, shine like gold. If you didn't know, baby, now you know. I'm a phenomenal woman. When I step in, reacts. Ain't no stopping, ain't no doubt. That's word of mouth. They just catching up. Every shade, every hue, every tone melanin built straight from the throne. They try to mimic, but they lack the shine. Cuz what we got is one of a kind. Ain't no struggle that could break my stride. Ain't no limits when I set my sights. I take up space. [music] I own my name. If you forgot, let me say it again. >> Oh, they heard you now. Black honey, sweet but like magic. Been here all alone. Black history, black, black power, you can't erase. Besten with grace move with finesse like
025shine like [music] baby unmatched. When I step in, the whole world stopped sitting first. Ain't no second guess. A black woman's beauty rare, it transcends time. She was a change maker. Dr. Tommy F. Brown. We saw you. [applause] Phenomenal woman. Dr. Tommy F. Brown. We saw you. [applause] >> Okay. >> Aka Pearl Tommy of Brown. We saw you. [applause] Mother figure Dr. Tommy F Brown we saw you [applause] educator Dr. Tommy F. Brown, we saw you. [applause] Social worker Dr. Tommy F. Brown, we saw you. [applause] [clears throat] >> Advocate Dr. Tommy F. Brown. We saw you. [applause] friend Dr. Tommy F. Brown. We saw you. [applause] SC 100BW, Dr. Tommy F. Brown, we saw you. [applause] Men, Dr. Tommy F. Brown, we saw you. >> [applause] >> Legislator Dr. Tommy F. Brown. We saw
026you. [applause] This was Dr. Tommy Brown School, Tommy F. Brown Academy. And I really like to thank the girls as well as their mothers and the principal, Roxanne Anthony, for participating and help us show who Dr. Brown was and the school that she still was. so really overwhelmed. She loved the school. She loved the girls and she loved to participate uh in the school as long as she was healthy enough to do so. So, thank you ladies. We appreciate you. And before I end, I would like to also say Dr. Tommy Brown was a person, if you know her, she was very inclusive of everyone, but she did advocate for herself and those that were in need. And as I say, it is a reason why other black children, I was that little black girl.
027I needed to see someone that looked like me. And I did. And I saw a great person. I saw that phenomenal woman. I saw that educator. And even though I did not realize it to many years later, I look at my life and I see what I do. And I even though I had various mentors, my life mirrors mirrors Dr. Tommy Brown. She was an educator. She was a woman of Alpha Cappa Alpha. She was a social worker. She was an advocate. She was a mother figure. She was a friend. All of these things I am. And yet, not intentionally, but sometimes when you see people that look like you and do things that you find that to be exceptional, you want to be those things. And it comes naturally for you to follow in
028their footsteps. So I say to all Americans, even though this is Black History Month and Black History Month is every month for me, it has been designated for that. But this phenomenal woman, Dr. Tommy F. Brown, made changes in this city of Chattanooga and has made all of us proud, not just for African-Americans, but for everyone. Thanks, [applause] >> [applause] >> So they can get your face. Hold your sign down so they can see your face. >> There you go. Hold it on the side. >> Are we supposed to sit or stand? >> Oh, yeah. >> Should we sit? >> We sit. Thank you ladies. [applause] >> Over this way. Shake your hand. >> Come ladies, come around this way and shake. Oh, shake hands. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Miss. >> Thank you very much.
029You guys did great. >> Great job. >> All of you. Great job. [applause] >> I don't know how you follow that. Thank you, Miss Jackie. >> Thank you, ladies. Thank you, Miss Jackie. >> Okay, our uh board member disclaimer statement. I believe we have just one. >> I had to get myself together. Jackie got me emotional. >> Yeah. >> If you ever encountered Dr. Brown, >> That's right. >> that was a a force. >> Yep. >> That's right. Hey, I declare that I have a relative who works for the school system and that the board's vote on budget policies, etc. may have an effect on my relatives employment. Even so, I hereby certify that I will cast my vote in the best interest of the school system. >> Okay. Thank you. I need a motion
030to approve the consent agenda. So move. >> Second. >> Okay. Any items to be pulled? Seeing none, roll call. >> Mrs. Black, >> yes. >> Mr. Connor, >> yes. >> Mr. Dhy, >> yes. >> Mr. Grime, >> yes. >> Mrs. Haden? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Jones? >> Yes. >> Mr. Keane? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Schaefer? >> Yes. >> Mr. Slater? >> Yes. >> Miss Thomas? >> Yes. >> Chairman Smith? >> Yes. Administrative business matters. Dr. Brown, request for new and updated job descriptions. Thank you, Chairman Smith. In front of you, you have um just the our normal protocol I'm bringing to you uh not positions, but new job classes and uh job descriptions for your approval. >> Okay. Need a motion to approve those new job descriptions. Motion to approve. >> Need a second. >>
031A second. >> Got a second. Any discussion? Mr. Grown, your lights on, but it's been on for some time. Okay. Thank you. >> No lights. Okay. Roll call, please. >> Mrs. Black, >> yes. >> Mr. Connor, >> yes. >> Mr. Dy, >> yes. >> Mr. Grown, >> yes. >> Mrs. Haden, >> yes. >> Mrs. Jones, >> yes. >> Mr. Keane, >> yes. >> Mrs. Schaefer, >> yes. >> Mr. Slater, >> yes. Miss Thomas. >> Yes. >> Chairman Smith. >> Yes. We have several policies there that are a first read and we'll have an opportunity to discuss all those at our policy meeting. >> Okay. Can I make a move to pull 4.304 high school athletics? >> Absolutely. You can you can discuss that right now if you want to. Go ahead. >> What' you discuss?
032Which one? >> 4.304 304 high school athletics because it is under first read and so I know we'll probably discuss a little more at the policy meeting but maybe a heads up of what we'll what has come to my attention anyway. Um [snorts] I just received a call today uh from a lacrosse [clears throat] parent and they are having trouble building enough um players. Excuse me. >> Oh, I was going to say it was somebody in my district. I don't know if you want to do that. It's the same thing. >> Oh, Kathy. >> Yeah. >> Oh, I didn't know she was >> That's okay. Go ahead. >> Well, for plays for OS anyway, an OHS parent. Um, and they moved lacrosse to the spring and that's a girl sport and they've added flag football.
033So, there are, Steve, correct me, five sports that females can play in. Lacrosse, flag football, softball, tennis, and >> track. Uh so whereas they did not excuse me >> home school. >> It's a home school. Well, >> she's a homeschool student. >> Okay. Um so um but they're having trouble now because of all the competing sports and getting enough players. And I know our policy states now the new I guess the current revision where homeschool people in the zone are able to participate in the school sport. But um this is something that was suggested to me and I think it's a good suggestion. um if a neighboring zone or a neighboring school in the area does not have that same sport available that maybe a homeschool person I'll say like from central we I don't
034know of any particulars right now um could play lacrosse at Udawaka Central does not offer lacrosse right >> so what the so what the wording is saying right now is that a homeschool student will play with its zoned school, but the wording does not say that if that school does not offer that sport where they can play. So, we'd like to add into the wording that a homeschooled student can play with their zoned school if the sport is offered, but the closest school to them if that zone school does not offer that sport. And that's >> I'll have I'll ask uh Tim James to look into it. I I don't know off the top of my head. I mean, we're part of TWAA, so we have to follow their policies. I'm not sure off the
035top of my head what that would look like. It's something that we can take to them and ask them to revise. I think it makes sense when you think about a school that doesn't have um that support. But between now and um March when we have the policy meeting, I'll I'll have Tim James uh contacta and see what options are available and then just bring those back in options. >> I can answer that. >> Go for it. The rule actually just says in the LEA. It doesn't even say the zone school. >> No, the zone part is is ours. I'm talking about if if you've got a student like that's already >> played a sport at a school. I mean, there's there's more to it than just this one sport. And that's what I want
036to make sure that Tim looks into. >> Tim does look into them and it's a case by case is kind of the way he does it because the TWWSA allows it. So we we can tweak it but on a case-by case basis is maybe what we need to say is a case by case basis >> but the policy as read says in your zone school so you know it's not there >> I'll have Tim bring back options and just make sure the policy allows as much flexibility um as what's allowable ina and we'll bring back some revisions that you can discuss in March and then it'll be uh you know second read on the March forward. >> That sounds good to me. >> Okay. U You want to speak to this policy? You want to
037speak to another one? >> I I had mine on, but I turned it off. I'm sure one of the ways that we can do this is with the same way we do co-oping. So, like CCA doesn't have enough kids for a lot of sports, so they co-op to different schools. You know, CSAs and Tiner play football together. I'm sure there's an option in that same vein, but >> Okay. Miss Jones, you want you want to speak to this policy or you or or something else? No, >> I want to speak to another policy. >> Okay, let me come back to you. Uh Larry, you want to speak to this policy? Yes, sir. >> Okay, go ahead. >> Uh in Colorado, I even knew a u there was a sport there that it took three schools
038for them to adequately field a team. That means with enough extra players because fielding a team that's needed 11 and you only have 12, you're at a distinct disadvantage. So that's what happened where I was teaching in not in the same district but in the metro. So there were actually three schools got together to form a team and and that have that was one of those exemptions. So, just letting you know this has been done other places for a long time. >> Okay. M Slater, you want to speak to this? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. >> Um I know just like Justin said, this is a TWSAA deal, but you got five girls sports in the spring. If you're playing softball, the coach is not going to let you play flag football or lacrosse. So,
039what [clears throat] Fel is talking about almost has to be done. >> Yeah. Even with a big school, it has to be done. >> Okay, shape of this policy. >> Sorry, I took a bite. I wanted the board to know of something that's currently in the legislature. [snorts] This is allowing homeschool, but there is a bill that passed through the House committee. It's going to the Senate committee allowing private schools as well that have less than 200 students to play with our with the public school. So, it's going to expand this. Legislation is looking at expanding this beyond just homeschool. >> Okay. Now, any other comments on this policy? All right, Miss Jones, you want to speak to another policy? Go ahead. >> So, I want to make sure I understand the policy 5.04, sorry,
0405.1042, educator diversity was pulled from item C. Sorry. >> Just move to first read >> and move to first read. I'm sorry. Board matters. Okay, that's right. Move to first read. So, um I want to make sure of that first and then I think Well, not I think my question is when you look at it, it's all read it out. So, we're So, the the first read is to get rid of it. We we can discuss it. I plan to discuss it further or we discussed it pretty fully in the last policy meeting in January and we have a policy meeting coming up March. >> I know that's not my question. >> Uh >> is the is the it was the recommendation to get rid of it. I know we had a meeting in January.
041the whole thing's redlinined and and a point that I plan to make and I'll make right now is that there are you know diversity is mentioned in quite a few other policies and I'll bring that to attention as well and um anyway so yes >> okay so would it be to get rid of it because of the word or to change to take out the word diversity >> I choose to wait till March 5th um to discuss it And can I ask a motion? Can I make a motion? >> No, because I I'm reclaiming my time because it's my time. So you put your phone thing on and get ready to talk. But right now, this is my my time. >> You asked a question. >> I know, but I'm asking it allowed. So you
042can't make a motion in my my time. So you put your thing on and make a motion. And I've been here long enough to know how this go. So I know that's how this go. >> Okay. So I think Mr. Chairman. >> Yes, ma'am. I think my question is or my concern is and I'm going to ask it now so that if people in the community have a concern, they have time to come and speak to it. Okay. So, is it and I know all the laws and I get all of that with the word. So, is the concern to remove the policy and what it means or is it the verbiage? Because if it's a word, >> are you following me here? I'm with you. Okay. So, that's my question to you, Mr. Chairman.
043is do do we know if that what what is the or should we just all the community should just come on March the 5th and ask all their questions they can't ask questions at that meeting right >> I would think at a policy meeting that uh >> because I got calls about this today so I'm just asking because I want the community to hear >> yeah I I think generally we don't allow for any dialogue uh I I have seen uh and I'm stumbling here Miss Jones, I because I don't know how to answer your question other than to say that that I have seen what's being proposed and it's all being redlined. So what that says to me is that we want to do away with that policy is what that says to me.
044Now I could be totally wrong about that. And >> so will we be coming up with Bennett? Do you know I mean will we be coming up with another policy to support students seeing various types of people? because I know the word the I know the I know where this is going and I and the people know where this is going and the people are calling and especially teachers and educators that this applies to they're calling and so I just want I I not trying to create a mess but this is creating a mess and so I just want people to be able to know when they can come and speak to whatever they're speaking to Because all types of people aren't just people of color. All types of people are disabilities, physical, mental, education.
045I mean, all types of people and variations are a lot of things. And so when you get ready to scratch a policy that could be um all a lot of your staff, what does that look like? Bennett, >> if you're asking me what the pract >> what's the legal precedence for this is what I'm asking you. >> If you're asking me what the what the practical effect of the policy of of of this proposal would be, it would be to resend that policy >> and then we would create a new one. >> Well, I I that would be the pleasure of the board. Now, now understand the policy exists in in part because uh the state required us [clears throat] to adopt a policy that spelled out what the administration would do to pursue diversity.
046There's nothing in there's nothing either in the recision of this policy or anywhere else in the board manual that limits the authority of the administration to pursue highly qualified educators wherever they may be found. >> That sound real good from your law class, don't >> Well, that's okay. I'll wait I'll wait till March when the people come. The policyy's being rescended, but it if if this if the board approves this proposal, the policy is rescended, but it doesn't tie the hands of Dr. Brown to do his job. >> You mean Dr. Roberts? >> well, Brown is HR technically, >> right? >> Um Okay. Okay. >> Okay. All right. No more lights. Uh yeah, Mr. Black, go ahead. Um this is to Mr. Bennett or either um if the state requires us to have a policy
047like this, how can we resend this? >> They did require but but but that law that law was was itself repealed and the state board rule that required the policy was repealed. >> Okay. >> I just want clarity. >> Okay. >> I'm on my light on. >> Yeah, you're on, Miss Jack. All I want to say again is we reiterate again if people would do the right thing it wouldn't be a need for a policy such as this but as we all have seen people don't do the right thing even though the board when it comes to qualifications if people are qualified for thing you still don't consider them so I'm just saying I know this is the the culture that's happening in this nation um so we we'll discuss it not that it's going
048to mean anything but I do want to say again once again if people would do the right thing. We wouldn't need this this type of policy and would never have needed because those people of color of disability and all of the various things that this policy may cover are well qualified, sometimes overqualified, but neglected to be selected because of who they are, who they know, who may not know. So, if we do the right thing and select people's off qualifications [snorts] and all those things, I probably on March 5th would agree with police this doesn't. But the reality is that does not exist in our nation right now. >> Okay. No more lights. So, Miss Schaefer, I believe you want to speak to policy 6.702. Is that correct? >> Yes. So, this was included in
049the agenda and it it's a first read. Um, it's a new policy. We don't currently have a policy that governs the student clubs and organizations from curricular versus non-curricular type clubs. So, um this was brought to me on behalf of principles asking for some clarity um in how to approach these different types of clubs. So, this again is just a first read for this board. Mr. Mr. Bennett is actually still probably going to maneuver this a little bit more and give us some edits before we look at it again. But um again, this is brought from principal's concerns. >> How many principles? >> Well, my principal I only speak one principal >> to my high school principal. >> I'm just asking the question if it's a lot of principal that has this concern where we
050need to create a new policy or is it just one principal? >> Well, he speaks to others, Miss Jackie. And so, you know, it's the man from Wisconsin. He >> I I'm just asking Jod. Honestly, I don't know. inappropriate that it's inappropriate to accuse my principal of anything because I represent him. That's why I bring him up. >> No, I represent my administrators. He is my only high school administrator and I will speak to represent him and his concerns. >> All right. >> And you will not accuse him. >> You just told me who >> Let me point. >> Well, once again, that my question was not to create uh this. I just wanted to know Jody when you talk about how many principles did was it was I didn't know if they met or
051what what that looks like. So you're bringing this on. >> I cannot tell you how many he has spoken to. I can only tell you who I represent. Okay. >> And it is a concern brought and it was not a policy that we already had and so it is a first read as the proper procedure of bringing first reads. >> Okay. Uh Dr. Robertson, you want to weigh in here? >> Yeah. I I just need clarification because we we do have a policy and so I'm ask asking Mr. Bennett like to me this was a revision of 6.702. >> I think this is actually intended to be a somewhat different policy. Um one of the things that that Miss Schaefer and I were talking about is that um there's a there are there's a distinction
052between curricular and non-curricular clubs. And what we're trying to do is we're trying to have guidance uh that helps folks understand, okay, we have we have a curricular club. What does that look like? When does it meet? We have non-curricular clubs. What does that look like? When does it meet? And what are what are some of the considerations? And so one of the things that that we've been talking about in the interim from when this was first proposed is really how do we want to harmonize the understanding so that there's clarity because I think um as one of the folks who spoke earlier this evening there's not a lot of um I think I think on the inside we're we're well aware of the things that we got to think about between equal access and
053other issues but maybe folks who are applying for the clubs don't necessarily know what we're looking at. I think also one of the things that Miss Schaeer was concerned about is uh how do we have uh input um and of course the the principles have the authority to to talk to to different people to form >> um I guess to to assess is a good way to put it. >> But so my my thought here is we're obviously going to have to take 6702 and um and harmonize it with with this. Why why is this red line? Why why is the the what's in front of the board there's black and then it's red line. >> Those were Mr. Bennett's um revisions to what was originally sent to him. So >> the language is I
054mean I mean just the first like you look the first line it's almost the exact same language. >> Yeah. The we're looking to harmonize and clarify curricular and non-curricular and some of the the considerations that the school administration So, is this replacing 6.702? >> Not yet. >> What is it? What was the policy? >> It's a work in process. >> 6.1. >> It's a work in process. This is first read and and one of the conversations we've had is where is it going to go and what is it going to look like? At the end of the day, I my suspicion is that >> we're going to have seven uh 6702 which deals with with um curricular issues, but the real issue >> it's not just curricular issues. It's clubs and or I mean >>
055right right which deals with with um >> if you look at student clubs and organizations that first line is you're right it's exactly the same >> the the question that I think has arisen is what do you do with non-curricular things and what are the guidelines and that's one of those things that that I'm looking forward to talking to with the board at the policy meeting because there are some schools that don't have non-curricular clubs and if you open the door to have noncurricular clubs. Once you do that, you've created you've open for everybody. >> Yeah. >> And so that's a consideration that frankly I think the board needs some briefing on. Just they need to understand that there are some first amendment implications to opening the door towards non-curricular clubs because once you do
056that, you've done it for the entire school. And I don't I don't know that that's a conversation that we've had at this level. You and I have had it when we're talking about people who are applying to things. But I don't think that the board and and I I doubt the public necessarily understands that. >> Well, I and if that's where we're going, we probably need to confirm what you just said because I don't think it's I think that all of our high schools have what we would call non-academic clubs. >> Well, but it wouldn't be just high schools. So, I understand that. >> So, if you're if you're looking, for example, I know that that Miss Schaer's talking about the high school. If you think about some of our elementary schools, some of them
057have non-curricular clubs and some don't. That's a that's a a school by school decision. And I think what we the reason this is a first read is because Mary and I continue to have some questions about well what is the board intending to do? What is the purpose of this? And so because of those questions that we need to have and I just need to have a conversation with board members, what what is it that you want? What are we trying to to safeguard? Um, anyway, and one of the conversations that I had mentioned to to Miss Haden by email is how does this work alongside a federal statute called the Equal Access Act. So, truthfully, there's there's a lot of stuff that we still need to talk about, which is why this is first
058read. And your questions, Dr. Robertson, highlight that we have some more work to do on this. >> Okay. Mr. King, you want to speak to this? >> Yeah. And [snorts] and I think one of the questions that I have toward it, I mean curricular clubs quite numerous. It could be an art club, a drama club, uh 4, anything that somehow relates back into the curriculum. And the non-curricular uh such as Fellowship of Christian Athletes or whatever. Are are we talking about in this policy clubs that are going to be taking up class time or clubs that are offered before school after school? >> So that's exactly what we need to talk about. I mean Dr. Robertson's question really just sort of pulls back the curtain. There's a lot of stuff that we still need to
059talk about. The the proposal asks lots of questions, but the nuance behind what has been submitted is complex. They're all questions that the board can answer. It's just a matter of that we need to know what you all want so that as we move forward, we can put some pen to paper. >> Okay, >> that's why it's the first read. >> Okay, no more lights on that policy. So, policy 6.26, growth capacity enrollment management. Mr. Mr. Dory. >> Yeah, thank you, Chairman. Uh, just in continuation of our last board meeting, part of the policy did stipulate that um Dr. Robertson would come bring in a report that essentially uh provides a good data set for the school board to review all the schools across the county as it pertains to current capacity. As you'll see,
060his team has done that here. Um, and I'll let kind of Dr. Robertson just walk through the report, but the intent is just to provide this to the board so they have it. Uh, but I'll let Dr. Robertson share any insight as to his approach. >> And yeah, I want to make it clear this is a this is a rough draft. uh and and we're putting it in front of you to get feedback. Thought behind it from our perspective was put it in a format and actually do it uh as we're doing your enrollment reports of just making it an every month thing. I know the policy says uh every October uh but we've already got this format that it was very easy just to uh put the pieces of new policy uh in this
061report, provide it to you every month. Um that way you've got it and it's updated. the the one thing that um we're still working through is the secondyear capacity. So, I I'm not sure that we're where we need to be there. We've got some work to do. I think what feedback we're wanting to get from y'all tonight is is this format uh are y'all good with it? Does it make sense? And of course, we'll we'll work on uh some better better process for that that second year uh enrollment project. Mrs. It's in here. >> Maybe by community. Um, would that be better? I mean, >> yeah, that's probably by district, right? >> Yes, by district. Maybe. >> Good idea. So, instead of instead of putting it all just in alphabetical order, we'll break it up
062by, you know, district one, district two. That way, you don't have to go searching for yours. >> Okay. Yeah. Well, just last thing I do I want to thank Dr. Robertson um for putting this together because I think at the end of the day this does provide the board with just better overall visibility um across our school system when it comes to capacity. So it is it is enlightening to see it on paper. I count 14 tier one schools. Um so I think it's a obviously as we we spoke about last month I think it's a healthy conversation for us to have as a board and this is a great tool now that we have readily available to to look at it from a strictly numbers perspective. So thank you Dr. Robson. >> Thank Miss
063Moody. >> It's an excellent report. Excellent. >> Always Miss Moody behind the scenes. >> It's a spreadsheet. It's Miss Moody. >> Yeah, that's right. That's right. >> Okay. All right. That takes us down to uh events and announcements. Before we get into that, uh I think I'm right in what I'm about to say that uh tonight will be uh Dr. Stewart's last meeting with us. Is that correct? >> So, I I just wanted to uh from my perspective take a a minute to uh recognize you and thank you for your service to uh to our district and you'll be missed. Uh and uh we wish you God's speed. I you know, we're still going to be working together. I mean, that's not going to change. And uh so we appreciate that. But Dr. Stewart, we
064we thank you for uh for what you've done for us. [applause] I'll still make you a Christmas ball next year. >> Okay. Uh in the way of uh announcements are all printed there. Quickly, uh, March 5th, policy and finance are going to meet together. As you heard [clears throat] earlier, March the 12th is our quarterly meeting. That's a little bit earlier because of of the break. U March the 12th, 4:30 work session. And then 6 is our regular meeting. March the 13th is the end of third quarter half day for the kiddos. And then March the 23rd is a professional development day. Gary, I believe you got a couple things you want to mention there. Yeah. Uh, first one, uh, we're going to have a, uh, D9 and D10 are going to work together and
065have a community forum meeting on March the 2nd at 6:00 at the Harrison Center, the old Harrison Elementary. Uh, we'll we'll be working with our county commissioners and and that's from 6:00 to 7:30. So, any district 9, District 10, or anybody that's interested can come to that. Second thing, uh I had a wonderful day today. I was at Snow Hill Elementary, uh watching Central High School students teach Snow Hill Elementary students about community, about uh occupations, and also just about learning and knowing themselves better. And it was a neat little thing. They partnered with uh our junior achievement program. But Central has started this uh uh teaching as a profession class that Tiner started years ago and it's really starting to catch on. We now have Brainard High School, Central High School, Lookout Valley, and
066Saudi Daisy along with Tiner all doing this. And I saw some really promising teachers, but uh there was a couple of them. There was one young man that just really stood out uh and he's going to be a pediatrician and he went in to work with these kids to better understand young kids. He says he doesn't have any siblings. So the only kids he sees are his own age or were thereabouts and I just thought that was neat. So okay, anything else? All right. Thank you. We stand a journ.