001Please rise for the pledge of allegiance, a moment of silence and the performance of the national anthem by the West Springfield High School Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Jennifer Herrara. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE 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. ♪♫♪♫ [National Anthem] ♪ ♫ ♪ [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH OUR WONDERFUL MUSICIANS FROM WEST SPRINGFIELD. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU PARENTS FOR SHARING WITH US TONIGHT. AND IS OUR WONDERFUL PRINCIPAL HERE THIS EVENING? Mr. Mukai? YES THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TALENTED YOUNG STUDENTS. THANK YOU. THE SCHOOL BOARD HELD A CLOSED MEETING EARLIER THIS EVENING AND CERTIFIED COMPLIANCE IMMEDIATELY UPON RECONVENING AND PUBLIC AT THE FORUM WORK SESSION WHICH PRECEDED TOON'S REGULAR MEETING; THEREFORE,
002I WILL NOT CERTIFY, WE'VE ALREADY DONE THAT. ANNOUNCEMENTS, AS THE ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE YOU BEGIN TONIGHT'S MEETING MS. PALCHIK AND MS. SCHULTZ WILL NOT BE WITH US THIS EVENING. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW A COPY OF THE AGENDA AND ANY AGENDA ITEM DISCUSSED TONIGHT THAT INFORMATION IS ON THE TABLE BY THE AUDITORIUM ENTRANCE. TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS AVAILABLE BY GOING TO SCHOOL BOARD ON THE FCPS HOME PAGE UNDER UPCOMING SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. THE MEETING IS ALSO BEING STREAMED LIVE ON-LINE, SELECT SCHOOL BOARD FROM THE FULL MENU, THEN CLICK ON THE WATCH LIVE BUTTON ON THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WEB PAGE. PLEASE TURN OFF OR SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE. I WILL NOW CALL ON MS. VATTIKONDA FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS. THIS SATURDAY WE'RE CELEBRATING VETERANS DAY. VETERANS DAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMISTICE WHICH WAS SIGNED BY THE
003ALLIES AND THE GERMANS IN 1918 ENDING WORLD-WAR I AFTER FOUR YEARS OF CONFLICT. AT 5 A.M., ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1918, THE GERMANS SIGNED THE ARMISTICE, AN ORDER WAS ISSUED FOR ALL FIRING TO CEASE; SO THE HOSTILITIES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ENDED. THIS DAY BEGAN WITH THE LAYING DOWN OF ARMS, BLOWING OF WHISTLES, IMPROMPTU PARADES, AND CLOSING OF PLACES OF BUSINESS. ALL OVER THE GLOBE THERE WERE MANY DEMONSTRATIONS; NO DOUBT THE WORLD HAD NEVER BEFORE WITNESSED SUCH REJOICING. VETERANS' DAY IS OBSERVED ANNUALLY IN THE UNITED STATES IN HONOR OF ALL THOSE, LIVING AND DEAD, WHO SERVED WITH THE U. S. ARMED FORCES. THE SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTS SCHOOL PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT HONOR VETERANS AND RECOGNIZE THE ROLE OF THE MILITARY IN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. MANY SCHOOLS HAVE SPECIAL EVENTS, TO WHICH
004THEY INVITE VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY ON ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY. NEXT WEEK WE ARE CELEBRATING AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK. NOVEMBER 12-18, 2017 AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1921 BY THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (NEA) TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AMERICA. THIS YEAR’S THEME, GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS: A BASIC RIGHT AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY, REMINDS ALL AMERICANS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND HONOR THOSE WHO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD RECEIVES A QUALITY EDUCATION. AS PART OF THE OBSERVANCE, COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE INVITED TO SERVE AS EDUCATORS FOR A DAY IN ORDER TO GET A GLIMPSE AT A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SCHOOL EMPLOYEE. AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK FEATURES A SPECIAL OBSERVANCE ON EACH DAY OF THE WEEK, INCLUDING PARENTS, EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS,
005AND SUBSTITUTE EDUCATORS. NEXT WEEK WE'RE ALSO CELEBRATING GEOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK - ESTABLISHED BY A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE U.S. CONGRESS IN 1987, GEOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK IS OBSERVED IN NOVEMBER AND PROMOTES WHAT GEOGRAPHY IS, WHY IT IS IMPORTANT AND THE RELEVANCE OF A GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION IN PREPARING CITIZENS TO UNDERSTAND AND DEBATE PRESSING SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND PROBLEMS. 2017 MARKS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY AND WILL BE CELEBRATED FROM NOVEMBER 12 THROUGH THE 18TH. THIS YEAR’S THEME IS “THE GEOGRAPHY OF CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS” WHICH MAINSTREAMS THE DISCUSSION AROUND HUMAN RIGHTS WITHIN THE STUDY OF GEOGRAPHY. THANK YOU? I WILL CALL ON MS. CORBET-SANDERS TO RECOGNIZE OUR WONDERFUL SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS ARE UNIQUELY QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF SCHOOL TEAMS SERVING STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS RECEIVE SPECIALIZED ADVANCED GRADUATE PREPARATION THAT INCLUDES COURSEWORK AND
006PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES RELEVANT TO BOTH PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION. THEY APPLY EXPERTISE IN MENTAL HEALTH, LEARNING, AND BEHAVIOR, TO CHANGE LIVES BY TAKING ACTIONS TO HELP CHILDREN AND YOUTH SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, BEHAVIORALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY. IN ALIGNMENT WITH IGNITE, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS HELP INDIVIDUALS REALIZE THEIR OWN ABILITIES, DEVELOP THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO COPE WITH THE NORMAL STRESSES OF LIFE, TO WORK PRODUCTIVELY AND FRUITFULLY, AND BE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTORS IN THE COMMUNITY. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS COLLABORATE WITH SCHOOL TEAMS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNIVERSAL PREVENTION PRACTICES THAT FOSTER RESILIENCY, INCREASE EDUCATOR UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, REDUCE BARRIERS TO LEARNING, AND INCREASE STUDENT PROTECTIVE FACTORS. THEY SUPPORT EFFECTIVE BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT LEADING TO IMPROVED SCHOOL CLIMATE, RESPOND TO CRISES, AND TEACH AND IMPLEMENT TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS UTILIZE EXPERTISE IN DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY CONCERNS AND TO MONITOR INTERVENTIONS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE
007THE FORMAL EVALUATION PROCESS. IN THEIR WORK WITH STUDENTS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND LIFE SKILLS NECESSARY TO REALIZE PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH, AND TO BUILD RESILIENCE AND A SENSE OF BELONGING. THROUGH DELIVERY OF DIRECT SERVICES, USING EVIDENCED-BASED PRACTICES, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES AND CONCERNS. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS CONSULT WITH STAFF AND PARENTS TO FURTHER THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF COMPLEX STUDENT NEEDS AND TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO APPROPRIATELY RESPOND TO STUDENT NEEDS. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS SUPPORT FAMILIES BY SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT STUDENT SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND WELLNESS. THEY DEVELOP INTERVENTIONS THAT MAY BE USED AT HOME AND THEY CONNECT FAMILIES WITH AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES. ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH CAN FACE PROBLEMS FROM TIME TO TIME RELATED TO LEARNING, SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, MAKING DIFFICULT DECISIONS, OR MANAGING EMOTIONS SUCH AS FEELING DEPRESSED,
008ANXIOUS, WORRIED, OR ISOLATED. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS HELP STUDENTS, FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND AND RESOLVE BOTH LONG-TERM, CHRONIC PROBLEMS AND SHORT-TERM ISSUES THAT STUDENTS MAY FACE. THEY ARE A HIGHLY SKILLED AND READY RESOURCE IN THE EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT ALL FCPS CHILDREN AND YOUTH THRIVE IN SCHOOL, AT HOME, AND IN LIFE. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE STAFF FROM THE OFFICE OF PSYCHOLOGIST SERVICES TO JOIN ME AT THE DAIS FOR A PICTURE WITH THE BOARD. [APPLAUSE] AND THANK YOU FOR THE COOKIES. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS CITIZEN PARTICIPATE. SPEAKERS OF REQUESTED TO LIMIT THE REMARKS TO NOT MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL NOT HEAR STATEMENTS INVOLVING ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING SUCH AS CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET AND BOUNDARIES. SPEAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO DELIVER
009REMARKS IN RESPECT OF APPROPRIATE CONDUCT TO THE PUBLIC'S BUSINESS. PLEASE BE MINDFUL THERE ARE OFTEN YOUNG CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE AT THESE MEETINGS OR WATCHING AT HOME SO LANGUAGE SHOULD BE PROPERTY FOR ALL AGE LEVELS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND THANKS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE COME OUT TO SPEAK TO US TONIGHT. TONIGHT WE HAVE SEVEN CITIZENS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND THEN FOUR VIDEO TESTIMONIES. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS KURT FINKENSTAEDT . GOOD EVENING MY NAME IS KURT FINKENSTAEDT OO JUNIOR AT JEFF STUART HIGH SCHOOL. I'M A MEMBER OF SEVERAL CLUBS INCLUDING ITS ACADEMIC. I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THE ONE FAIRFAX POLICY NAME CHANGE BRINGING DIVISION AND CENSORSHIP. IT WILL CAUSE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AS NO DOUBT EVEN MORE SCHOOLS WILL NEED A FRESH MONITOR. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THIS ISSUE
010AND DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS COURT'S DECISION TO RENAME JEB STUART TO JEB HIGH IGNORING THE STUDENTS AND THE WILL OF THE COMMUNITY. IN A 2015 SURVEY 60% OF THE STUDENT BODY VOTE AGAINST THE NAME CHANGE. MANY STUDENTS WERE TOO AFRAID TO SPEAK OUT AND PEOPLE THAT DID SUCH AS MYSELF FACED INTIMIDATION, SLANDERED AS RACIST AND FACED SHUNNING BY OUR PEERS. ON SEPTEMBER THE 16th THE COMMUNITY HELD A VOTE THE WINNING NAME WAS STUART HIGH SCHOOL WITH 917 VOTES COMPARED TO THE RUNNER-UP WITH ONLY 763 VOTES COMBINED. THE SCHOOL BOARD COMPLETELY IGNORED THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND DECIDED TO RENAME THE SCHOOL. ADDITIONALLY THIS CHANGE ALSO COMPACT AN ALREADY LARGE BUDGETARY PROBLEM. CHANGE NAME TO JUSTICE WILL COST $800,000 OF DONATIONS; HOWEVER, TO DATE JUST 1% IS BEING PLEDGED. HOWEVER TO BE FAIR ANY CHANGE WILL COST AT
011LEAST HALF OF A MILLION DOLLARS. THERE ARE 30 ADDITIONAL FAIRFAX SCHOOLS WITH CONFEDERATE NAMES OR SLAVE-RELATED NAMES. THIS ONLY DIVERTS MUCH-NEEDED FUNDS FROM CASH STRAPPED PROGRAMS, WHICH RELY HEAVILY ON COMMUNITY BOOSTER SUPPORT. THIS IS A MILLION DOLLARS WASTED AND NOT COMPELLING NEED. THIS DECISION SEND A MESSAGE TO THE YOUNG MINDS OF JEB STUART THAT THERE ARE VOICES AND EFFORTS AND THEIR VOTES DIDN'T MATTER AND THAT ONLY THE OBTAINING OF A SELECT FEW COUNT AND THAT POLITICIANS CANNOT BE TRUST WOULD THE WISHES OF THEIR CONSTITUENT. THIS ISN'T WHAT STUDENT WERE TAUGHT IN GOVERNMENT CLASS, IT IS A RUDE AWAKENING. THE NAMES SHOULD BE STUART. FOR EXAMPLE I WILL QUOTE ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS. IN THE SPIRIT OF COMPROMISE AND IN RECOGNITION OF THE NEED TO MINIMIZE COSTS AS WELL AS THE DESIRE FOR CONTINUITY BY
012ALUMNI STAFF REQUESTS THAT THE STUART COMMUNITY CONSIDER STUART HIGH SCHOOL AS THE NEW NAME. DUE TO THIS PROPOSAL AND BECAUSE OF THE RESULTS TO THE REFERENDUM WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE NEW STU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU THE NEXT SPEAKER IS HASEEB ALI KHAN FOLLOWED BY ROBERT RIGBY . GOOD EVENING. I WILL BE TALKING FOR 14 OF MY PEERS FROM SCHOOL AND EXHIBITING 14 QUOTES FROM STUDENTS AT OUR SCHOOL ABOUT THE TOPIC THAT HE TALKED ABOUT. THE FIRST QUOTE IS I'M A SOPHOMORE AT JEB STUART HIGH SCHOOL AND I DO NOT WANT THE NAME JUSTICE. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE GROWN STRONGER AS STUART. NEXT QUOTE, BEING A SENIOR I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY MUCH ABOUT MY BROTHER JEREMY PASSED AWAY AS A RAIDER FROM JEB STEWART AND WE'LL ALWAYS BE
013RAIDERS. NEXT QUOTE. I DON'T LIKE THE NAME JUSTICE AND MOST OF THE SCHOOL DOESN'T LIKE IT EITHER. WE DIDN'T PICK JUSTICE WE WANTED STUART. NEXT QUOTE WHY IS THE SCHOOL PICKING ON US. WHY IS THE SCHOOL BOARD PICKING ON US, WHAT ABOUT LEE AND EVEN FAIRFAX. ALL WELL KNOWN SLAVE OWNERS. OUR COUNTY HAS THE SAME NAME AS A SLAVE OWNER, LOWER FAIRFAX. THE PEOPLE WANTED JUSTICE IT IS INJUSTICE THEY ARE NOT LISTENING TO US. NEXT QUOTE, IF THE CHILDREN OF THE BOARD MEMBERS CAME TO OUR SCHOOLS THE PARENTS WOULD UNDERSTAND THE PRIORITIES OF OUR SCHOOL. NEXT QUOTE WHY ARE WE WASTING ALL OF THIS MONEY IF WE HAVE FOOD-DEPRIVED HOUSEHOLDS, MICE, COCKROACHES, RATS, OLD CLASSROOMS AND TEACHERS WITHOUT CLASSROOMS. IS IT THAT HARD TO POINT OUT THE OBVIOUS PROBLEMS THAT ARE GREATER THAN A NAME.
014NEXT QUOTE, WOW, THIS IS GREAT. THEY ALL SAY IT WILL BE PRIVATELY FUNDED AND THEY AREN'T EVEN 5% TO THE MONEY GOAL. WE'RE ALL NAACP OTHER ADVOCATES NOW. EVERYTHING IS OFFENSIVE TO THEM UNTIL MONEY IS A FACTOR. NEXT QUOTE, I'M WORKING AT MINIMUM WAGE AND NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PAY MORE TAX FOR A NAME THAT NONE OF US WANTED. I HELPED MY FATHER BRING FOOD TO THE TABLE AND NOW WE HAVE TO BEAR THE COST OF THIS NAME. IT IS INJUSTICE FOR US TO EXPERIENCE ALL OF THE SAME. WHY IS THE COUNTY DOING THIS, WE HAVE OTHER PRIORITIES. NEXT QUOTE, PEOPLE VOTE FOR JUSTICE THURGOOD MARSHAL HIGH SCHOOL, THEY DIDN'T VOTE FOR JUSTICE, THEY'RE MAKING THAT UP THEMSELVES. NEXT QUOTE, I'M UPSET BECAUSE IT IS INJUSTICE TO THE STUDENT WHO CAME OUT TO
015VOTE TO LATER FIND OUT THAT THEIR VOICES DO NOT MATTER. IT IS REALLY FRUSTRATING WHEN THE QUOTE ADULTS IN CHARGE OF OUR COUNTIES ARE NOT LISTENING TO US. NEXT QUOTE, PLEASE LISTEN TO ME, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE. WHY AREN'T YOU PICKING WHAT WE WANTED. NOW GUY DON'T CARE. NOW WON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE COST OF THE NAME CHANGE, YOU WON'T HAVE IT ON YOUR RESUME. WHY NOT LET THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE AFFECTED MAKE THE DECISION. NEXT QUOTE, WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO OUR COUNTY? I LOVE FAIRFAX COUNTY, WHY DO THEY JUST IGNORE US DO THEY NOT CARE? NEXT QUOTE, THEY THINK THE MICE PROBLEM IS BAD THEY HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT THE CAFETERIA PROBLEMS WE HAVE IN OUR SCHOOL. REALLY THOUGH IT'S NOT THAT HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THE HEALTH OF OUR
016STUDENTS OR A SIMPLE NAME. > LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THOSE WERE ALL OF THE APPROPRIATE QUOTES I HAD TONIGHT. MOST OF OUR STUDENTS DON'T CARE ABOUT THE NAME ITSELF BUT INSTEAD THEY CARE ABOUT THEIR VOICES TO PROCESS AND THE INABILITY OF THE BOARD TO PRIORITIZE ACTION. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ROBERT RIGBY. GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR STAFF. MY NAME IS ROBERT RIGBY, CURRENTLY ONE OF TWO LAWTON TEACHERS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. I'VE BEEN AN FCPS EMPLOYEE FOR ALMOST 19 YEARS AND IN MY 11th YEAR AS A LAWTON INSTRUCTOR. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS MY AMAZING COLLEAGUE, JONATHAN CHAT, HAS BEEN DEVELOPING AND ORGANIZING A LAWTON FOUR DOOR ROOM AND CLASS AT WEST POTOMAC. LAST YEAR AS PART OF THE SECONDARY COURSE OFFERINGS YOU APPROVED THAT DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASS WITH A 0.5 GRADE
017POINT AVERAGE BONUS, THIS MADE IT EQUIVALENT TO HONORS CLASSES. STUDENTS HAVE BEEN POLISHING THE LOT IN DUAL ENROLLMENT CRASS THIS FALL. THE CLASS IS A WHOPPING SUCCESS. THE CURRICULUM MR. CHEF DEVELOP IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COLLEGE ENABLED STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO DIG INTO LAWTON LIT RICHER AND DETAIL AND EXPLORE ITS INTRICACIES WHILE DEVELOPING SKILLS IN THE ANCIENT LANGUAGE. THE STRUCTURE OF THIS CLASS HAS GIVEN ME A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN I KNOW TO COLLEGE NEXT YEAR. BETTER THAN ANY OF THE SIX AP CLASSES I'VE TAKEN THROUGH MY YEARS AT WEST POTOMAC. ANOTHER STUDENT SAID THIS IS WONDERFUL CLASS, THIS IS ALLOWED ME TO FURTHER MY LAWTON KNOWLEDGE IN A MORE CHALLENGING AND SERIOUS ENVIRONMENT THEN REGULAR LAWTON. THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH DUAL ENROLLMENT WAS A RUMOR GOING AROUND THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF
018VIRGINIA ADMISSIONS OFFICE PENALIZED STUDENTS FOR TAKING THE CLASS BECAUSE THE GMA BOOST WAS NOT THE SAME. TONIGHT IN THE APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO THE SECONDARY COURSE OFFERINGS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA YOU WILL CHANGE THAT TO A 1.0 FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASSES. MAYBE MAKING THE CLASS MORE INVITING TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS. SEVERAL OTHER LAWTON TEACHERS IN THE COUNTY HAVE ASKED ABOUT THIS CLASS AND ARE LOOKING TO START PROGRAMS OF THEIR OWN IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MIKE NIE GOOD EVENING. AS A PARENT OF TWO STUDENTS AS BECOME NOTHING TO A SCHOOL SYSTEM I WANT TO EXPRESS MY FEEDBACK OF ONE FAIRFAX POLICY. BY READING FROM THE SURFACE I WAS AMAZED BY THE FLOWERY LANGUAGE. BUT LOOKING AND THINKING DEEPER FOUND
019OUT THIS POLICY COULD LEAD TO UNWANTED CONSEQUENCE AND UNINTENDED HARM TO OUR STUDENT, ESPECIALLY MY CHILDREN. I WILL RAISE THREE QUESTIONS AND MAKE THREE SUGGESTIONS. QUESTION NUMBER ONE. THE POLICY IS SAID TO BE A WIDESPREAD OF OPPRESSIONS. AND REGIONAL. OF THE BASE. MAJORITY OF THE SCHOOLS ARE OVER POPULATED. MY CHILDREN ENJOY A HARMONIOUS LIFE SO WHERE DOES OPPRESSION COME FROM. THESE TWO YOUNG SOULS ARE FACING OPPRESSIONS FROM THE-- QUESTION NUMBER TWO THERE ARE SO MANY LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY PROMOTING RACIAL EQUALITY, WHY DO WE NEED ANOTHER LAYER OF THE POLICY WHEN THE MONEY COULD BE USED WIDELY SOMEWHERE ELSE NUMBER THREE, EVEN IF WE DO VINE THE PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT THIS POLICY WHERE DO YOU GET THE MONEY FROM. WE JUST SPENT A MILLION DOLLARS TRYING TO CHANGE A HIGH SCHOOL
020NAME. WE STILL FACE OVER FIVE CLASSROOMS MY CHILDREN IN A TRAILER ROOM AND UNDER-PAID TEACHERS. SO WHERE DO YOU GET THE MONEY FROM? I, A AS TAXPAYER DON'T WANT THUS MONEY SPENT, A SINGLE DIME ON THIS THING. SO I AGREE THREE SUGGESTIONS TO YOU, NUMBER ONE, ALL THREE PROHIBITION RESTRICTIONS; NUMBER ONE, WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW ANY QUOTA TO THE AEP OR THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE WE FALTER THE BASIC OPINION, THE HIGH EDUCATION STANDARDS THAT MERIT ON BASIS, NOT ON OTHER CRITERIA. PROMOTION NUMBER TWO, WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW ANY ANTISEMANTIC POLICIES SUCH AS ALLOWING BOYS GOING TO THE GIRLS CHANGING ROOM OR LOCKER ROOM, THAT IS RIDICULOUS. AND PROPOSAL NUMBER THREE WE SHOULD NOT LOWER OUR EDUCATIONAL STANDARD BECAUSE IF WE DO THAT ALL OUR STUDENTS WILL LACK FURTHER HIND IN OUR COUNTRIES IN OUR
021NATIONS SUCH AS CHINA AND JAPAN BECAUSE WE MUST FALTER BASICALLY HIGHER STANDARD, HARD WORKING WORK ETHICS NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND, OTHERWISE WE'LL NEVER MAKE OUR AMERICAN EDUCATION GREAT AGAIN. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] NEXT SPEAKER IS JOE PISCIOTTA. GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT. I AM A RETIRED HISTORY TEACHER AND MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AND FAITH OF A 2012 JEB STUART GRADUATE. THIS EVENING I AM HERE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES SURROUNDING THE ONE FAIRFAX RESOLUTION AND THE ONE FAIRFAX POLICY. FOR THOSE NOT FAMILIAR THE ONE FAIRFAX POLICY IS AN AMBIGUOUS WORDED HOG PAGE FEEL-GOOD FLOWERY CIA LUKE THAT CAN BE MANIPULATED TO JUSTIFY ANY NEW POLICY AND ACTION THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD AND SCHOOL SYSTEM WANT WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY. THE BOARD SHOWED EMPLOYMENT OF THESE AS THEY DID WHEN THEY USED THE PREDECESSOR OF ONE
022FAIRFAX RESOLUTION, WHICH WAS HASTEFULLY PASSED IN JULY 28, 2016 WITHOUT SUFFICIENT PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OR ADVANCE COPIES OF CONTENT TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND DEBATE AND/OR FEEDBACK. TO JUSTIFY THE NAME CHANGE OF JEB STUART HIGH SCHOOL. FURTHER IGNORING THE LACK OF FINDING OF SUFFICIENT COMMUNITIES SUPPORT FOR SUCH ACTION OR PROPER ENGAGEMENT AGAIN WITHOUT TAXPAYERS. BEING LED BY SANDY EVANS THE BOARD REPEATEDLY VIOLATED ITS OWN RULES, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES AND VIOLATED A REGULATION 8170.7. THESE FACTS WERE PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED IN A WORK SESSION BOARD MEETING TO AND BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. THE BOARD RESPONSE TO HIM WAS THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE REGULATION AND GET IT RIGHT THE NEXT TIME. STUART WAS THE SACRIFICIAL LAMB. WHICH OF THE OTHER CITY IDENTIFIED FAIRFAX COUNTY NAMES WILL BE THE NEXT TIME. UNDER THE SKIES OF THE ONE FAIRFAX WHAT HIGH
023SCHOOL ARE YOU GOING TO TORMENT NEXT; THOMAS JEFFERSON, WOODSON, SO ON. RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICS BY LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS, BY COMMUNITY STUDENTS AND ALUMNI AND EVEN BY THE BOARD ITSELF. THOUGH JEB STUART HAS BEEN THE LIVING PROOF THAT IT IS T HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LIVING ONE FAIRFAX POLICY FOR DECADES. AS A HAPPY CONGENIAL MULTI-CULTURAL SCHOOL UNTIL SUDDENLY NOW IT IS A VERY UNHAPPY SCHOOL. IT NEVER NEEDED THE NAME CHANGE. WHAT THIS BOARD NEEDS IS A CHANGE. WITH ALL OF THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES COLLUSION AND OUTSIDE FORCES SUCH AS THE NAACP AND STEALTH DECISIONS THE CITIZENS OF GOVERNMENTS FOR INTEGRITY LLC, A NON-PARTISAN GROUP IS NOT PARTITIONING FOR THE MASON DISTRICT WE CALL SANDY EVENS FOR DISTRICTING THE SCHOOL BOARD FROM ITS EDUCATIONAL MISSION SLATING THE COMMUNE'S TRUST FOLLOWING AN UNWANTED AGENDA AND DIVIDING THE
024COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD AGAINST NEIGHBORHOOD, STUDENT AGAINST STUDENT AND FAMILY MEMBERS AGAINST EACH OTHER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS COLIN O'GRADY . GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS HELEN GRAF. I AM A PARENT WITH CHILDREN AT FCPS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TONIGHT TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE NEARLY PROPOSED ONE FAIRFAX POLICY. AFTER HAVING STUDIED THE PROPOSED DOCUMENT IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT IT NOT BE PASSED. ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT SOUND CHEERY AND HAPPY IT IS ACTUALLY POTENTIALLY VERY HARMFUL, WASTEFUL AND EXPENSIVE DUE TO ITS AMBIGUOUS AND VAGUENESS, WHICH SEEMS ALMOST DELIBERATE. UNDER ITS CURRENT AMBIGUOUS VAGUE LANGUAGE IT WOULD APPEAR THE ONE FAIRFAX POLICY COULD POTENTIALLY BE USED TO UNFAIRLY PENALIZE HIGH ACHIEVERS AND I HAVE A CHILD THAT IS IN THE AAP PROGRAM AND I HAVE TO SAY IT IS
025CONCERNING THAT IT MAY PENALIZE HIM. I HAVE OTHER CHILDREN THAT I ALSO WANT TO HAVE A QUALITY HIGH EDUCATION AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY NOT GET THAT CHANCE BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL PENALIZING OF HIGH ACHIEVERS. IT MAY POTENTIALLY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST OTHER RACES, RELIGIONS, SEX AND COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN, WASTE MONEY ON UNNEEDED NEW PROGRAMS WHEN OTHER PROGRAMS ALREADY EXIST AND ARE BEING POORLY MANAGED. CONTINUE UNWANTED CONSTANT SCHOOL NAME CHANGED BY JEB STUART, THAT DID NOT RAISE GRADES BUT DIVIDE NEIGHBORHOODS. DISCRIMINATE, HARASS AND PENALIZE MANY STRICT RELIGIOUS ADHERENCES THAT DO NOT AGREE WITH SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY POLITICKING THE SCHOOL AND RESULT IN NUMEROUS ILLEGALITIES AND LAWSUITS ON MANY DIFFERENT GROUNDS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE DRAFT ONE FAIRFAX POLICY DISTURBINGLY INCLUDES GENDER IDENTITY, WHICH IS MORE PROPERLY MEDICALLY KNOWN AS GENDER EUPHORIA, WHICH HAS
026NO LEGAL BASIS AND CAN ACTUALLY PLACE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND OFFICIALS AT RISK OF LEGAL LIABILITY AND LAWSUITS AND EVEN POTENTIAL CRIMINAL ACTIONS AND VIOLATIONS OF EXISTING LAW BY ATTEMPTING TO ALLOW MALES AND FEMALE BATHROOMS AND LOCKER ROOMS. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA'S MISGUIDED DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER FROM 2016 THAT ATTEMPTED TO REDEFINE TITLE 9 WAS RESCINDED IN FEBRUARY 2017. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE NUMEROUS EXISTING CASE LAWS THAT DEMONSTRATE GRANTING STUDENTS ACCESS TO OPPOSITE SEX CHANGING AREAS TO SUBJECT SCHOOLS TO LEGAL LIABILITY FOR VIOLATING STUDENTS RIGHTS AND PARENTS RIGHTS. NOT TO MENTION POSSIBLY CRIMINAL CHARGES. IT IS VERY CONCERNING THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD AND SYSTEM WOULD WANT TO SPEND TIME AND MONEY TO CREATE SUCH A VAGUE AND RECKLESS DOCUMENT LIKE THE ONE FAIRFAX POLICY WAS CALLED FOR THE OPEN AMOUNTS ON SPENDING ON MORE
027PROGRAMS, POLICIES AND ACTIONS WHEN THERE ARE ALREADY EXISTS MEN OTHER PROGRAMS. PLEASE CLOSE UP. I WILL. I URGE YOU TO HAVE INTEGRITY, DO A BETTER JOB AT MANNING EXISTING PROGRAMS, RESOURCES AND POLICIES BEFORE CREATING ANOTHER HARMFUL POLICY. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS COLIN O'GRADY. THANK YOU. FCPS HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER AND A PARENT OF FCPS KINDER GUARD WHO CAN I BELIEVE IS AT HOME WATCHING AND LISTENING TONIGHT. I'M HERE TO SPEAK FOR THE NEED FOR CLEAR POLICIES THAT RECOGNIZE OUR TRANSGENDER STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR RECENT SCHOOL YEAR MY WIFE, WHO TEACHES AT THE SAME SCHOOL LET ME KNOW THERE WAS A TRANSGENDER STUDENT THAT HAD BEEN IN HER CLASS LET ME KNOW THEY WOULD BE IN MONEY CLASS. I
028WOULD MAKE THIS STUDENT FEEL WELCOME ON THIS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. BEING DEAD NAMED H IS BEING CALLED BY A NAME WHEN SOMEONE NO LONGER IDENTIFIES CAN BE A DEAF STATING EXPERIENCE FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE BECAUSE IT INVALIDATES WHO THEY ARE. I WANTED TO MOCK SURE THAT DID NOT HAPPEN TO THIS KID WHO WOULD NOW BE MY STUDENT. WHEN THE YOUNG MAN DID NOT WIND UP IN MY CLASS I TRACKED DOWN THE TEACH HE DID WIND UP WITH AND PASSED THAT INFORMATION ALONG SO THAT TEACHER COULD MAKE THEM FEEL WELCOME. I'M TELLING THE STORY BECAUSE WHETHER OR NOT THIS STUDENT WAS WELCOMED TO HIS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WHICH SHOULD BE A GIVEN WAS DEPENDENT UPON COINCIDENCE, DEPENDENT UPON HE HAPPENED TO END UP IN THE CLASSROOM OF A ETCH TOOER WHO HAD HIM BEFORE AND
029THAT NEW TEACHER HAPPENED TO KNOW THE NEW TEACHER HE WOULD WIND UP WITH. WE'RE RELYING ON HAPPENSTANCE AND RELYING ON HOPING THAT THE STUDENTS ENDS UP IN AN UNDERSTANDING CLASSROOM AND AN AWARE TEACHER'S CLASSROOM AND THAT TEACHER KNOWS THE RIGHT TEACHER TO PASS THE INFORMATION ALONG TO. WITHOUT ANY OF THIS COINCIDENCE HAPPENING THAT STUDENT ISN'T WELCOME TO SCHOOL ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. IN ORDER TO TEACH MY STUDENTS I NEED TO KNOW WHO THEY ARE. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE CURIOUS ABOUT AND WHAT OBSTACLES THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH. I AM A HUMANITIES TEACHER AND I NEED MY STUDENTS TO SEE NIGH CLASSROOM EMBRACES ALL OF THEIR HUMANITY SO THEY FEEL THE WORLD AND CLASSROOM AROUND THEM BELONGS TO THEM. WE JUST HAD MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE AND GOING IN I
030DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT ASSESSMENTS AND DATA I WANTED TO HEAR MY DAUGHTER'S TEACHER KNEW HER. I WANTED TO KNOW THAT SHE IS IN A CLASSROOM THAT ENCOURAGES HER TO EXPLORE WHO SHE IS, WHO SHE WANTS TO BE AND WHAT SHE WANTS FROM THE WORLD AROUND HER. I WANTED TO KNOW SHE IS IN A CLASSROOM THAT TEACHERS WANTED TO ENGAGE WITH THE WORLD AS A HUMAN BEING AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT THAT CLASSROOM ABSOLUTELY MUST HONOR WHO SHE IS AS A HUMAN BEING. THIS IS OUR GOAL IN THE FCPS FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT DOING THAT FOR OUR TRANSGENDER STUDENTS, WE'RE FAILING THEM WE NEED CLEAR POLICIES THAT RECOGNIZE THEM AS WHO THEY ARE AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO ENGAGE WITH THE WORLD AROUND THEM INCLUDING THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AS
031WHO THEY ARE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. WE NOW HAVE FOUR VIDEO TESTIMONIES THE FIRST WAS PRESENTED BY ALEX GOU AND THIS VIDEO IS A LITTLE LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES AND MS. GOW UNDERSTOOD THAT WE WOULD ONLY ALLOW THREE MINUTES SO IT WILL END AT THREE MINUTES. SO THE FIRST VIDEO. PROMOTING FAIRNESS, JUSTICE AND PUBLIC POLICIES THAT RESULT IN ALL RESIDENTS REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, COLOR, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION,ER IDENTITY. SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS. READING FROM YOUR BEAUTIFULLY WORDED FAIRFAX POLICY I COULDN'T TELL IF MY CHILDREN WOULD BE PARALYZED FOR THE VERY CORE VALUES. ONE COMMON FACTOR THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN TIGHTLY HOLDING AND PROUDLY HOLDING FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS MORE THAN 20 YEARS I CAME TO THIS LAND OF OPPORTUNITY [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU THE NEXT VIDEO IS PRESENTED BY CATHERINE STEWART AND AGAIN THIS WAS
032THE VIDEO THAT DOES GO ON AFTER THREE MINUTE AND AGAIN THE PRESENTER UNDERSTOOD THAT WE WOULD CUT IT OFF AT THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING MY NAME IS CATHERINE STUART. I LIVE IN THE SULLY DISTRICT AND I HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN. I'M A MEMBER OF MORE RESOURCE FOR FAIRFAX COUNTY, YOU'VE HEARD A LOT FROM US BY NOW. AND NEXT MONDAY YOU WILL BE REVIEWING THE 2018 DRAFT FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM IN YOUR WORK SESSION. WE HAVE MORE RECESS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY HAVE REVIEWED THE DOCUMENTS OF ONBOARD DOCS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE BOARD ADD A REQUEST FOR MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR RECESS FOR THAT DOCUMENT SPECIFICALLY WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO ADD THE FOLLOW STATEMENT. THE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD SUPPORTS A WIDER DEFINITION OF INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS THAT
033INCLUDES RECESS RATHER THAN EXCLUDES IT. IN ADDITION THE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD SUPPORTS A REDUCTION IN THE MINIMUM ANNUAL INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS DEVOTED TO ENGLISH, MATHEMATIC, SCIENCE AND HISTORY SOCIAL SCIENCES IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THESE TWO CHANGES WOULD ALLOW FLEXIBILITY FOR SCHOOL DIVISION TO RESTRUCTURE THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT BASED ON CURRENT RESEARCH AND TO IMPROVE LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A NUMBER OF YOU ABOUT RECESS POLICY AS HAVE OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR GROUP. ONE OF THE MOST CANNEL RESPONSES THAT YOU, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE GIBBON US IS THAT IT IS TOUGH TO ADD MORE RECESS AT THE COUNTY LEVEL BECAUSE THE STATE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND EDUCATION HAS DEFINED INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS. SINCE MANY OF YOU HAVE ACTUALLY ADMITTED THIS IS A CONCERN WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL LIST IT
034IN YOUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM FOR 2018. A PROPOSED STATEMENT ADDRESSES NOT ONLY THE DEFINITION OF INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS BUT ALSO A PROVISION IN THE STANDARD OF ACCREDITATION WHICH ACQUIRES 75% OF HOURS ARE SPENT ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THIS MINIMUM PERCENTAGE MUST BE REDUCED IN ORDER FOR RECESS TO BE ADDED WITHOUT IMPACTED SPECIALS LIKE PE AND ART. IN MIDDLE SCHOOL THE STANDARD OF ACCREDITATION ONLY REQUIRE 57% OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS TO BE DEVOTED TO THOSE FOUR CORE SUBJECTS. IT DOESN'T SEEM NECESSARY FOR THE PERCENTAGE TO BE SO HIGH IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEN IT IS 18% LOWER IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. REDUCING THIS MINIMUM WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY REDUCE IN SUBJECTS EITHER IT WOULD REDUCE THE TIME SPENT ON THOSE SUBJECTS IF YOU DEEMED IT APPROPRIATE. BEYOND THAT A GOOD POURS OF THE TIME ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLERS CURRENTLY SPEND ON ENGLISH
035AND MATH RIGHT NOW IS SPENT CORRECTING OFF-TASK BEHAVIORS AND PERFORMING BRAIN BREAKS AND THAT KIND OF THING. IF WE REPLACED 10 MINUTES OF IN-CLASSROOM ENGLISH INSTRUCTION WITH 10 MINUTES OUTSIDE STUDENTS WOULD RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM MORE FOCUSED AND READY TO LEARN. EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES WOULD LIKELY BE IMPROVED EVEN THOUGH LES TIME WOULD TECHNICALLY BE SPENT TEACHING ENGLISH, THIS IS WHY WE BELIEVE THE MINIMUM OF PERCENTAGE OF INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS SPENT ON THOSE FOUR CORE SUBJECTS SHOULD BE REDUCED FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THE LAST VIDEO TESTIMONY IS PRESENTED BY LEE MILLLER. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT ONE FAIRFAX POLICY. CAN THE ONE FAIRFAX POLICY PROMOTE INJUSTICE WHEN MODERN JUDGMENTS ARE UNFAIRLY AND FATALLY IMPLIED TO HISTORICAL FIGURES AND EVENTS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES AND TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT USING FALSEHOOD, DISTORTION
036OR KEY FACTS AND CAN PROMOTE RACISM, HATE AND INJUSTICE. WE BELIEVE ONE FAIRFAX POLICY HAS AND WILL USE THIS UNPRINCIPLED TECHNIQUE TO PROMOTE INJUSTICE. HERE IS A RECENT EXAMPLE. FOR TWO YEARS JEB STUART NAME CHANGE ACTIVISTS FREQUENTLY USED FAULTS AND DISTORTED HISTORY AND PRESENT. TO FALSELY ACCUSE JEB STUART TO BEING RACE. SEVERAL STUDENTS DEFENDING THE NAME JEB STUART COMPLAINED OF HAVING THEIR CIVIL RIGHT SLATE BY BEING BULLIED AND CALLED DEROGATORY AND HATEFUL NAMES AIMED TO SILENCE THEM. THE SCHOOL BOARD AND NAME CHANGE ACTIVISTS JUSTIFIED THEIR HARMFUL ACTIONS BY THE ONE FAIRFAX RESOLUTION. WHAT KEY FACTS WERE OMITTED? FEDERALLY EXISTED SINCE HUMAN KIND. ALL OF ALL MAJOR SIEVE LOGS ENGAGED IN SLAVERY. NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS PRACTICED SLAVERY PRIOR TO THE EUROPEAN COLONISTS ARRIVING. THE UNITED STATES INHERITED THE PRACTICE OF SLAVERY FROM THE EUROPEAN MONARCHIES. AFRICAN
037TRIBES WOULD SELL PRISONERS OF WAR TO MUSLIMS AND NATIVE AMERICANS. UNITED STATES IS ON THE FOREFRONT OF ERADICATED SLAVERY IN THE WORLD. SADLY EVEN TODAY THERE IS WIDESPREAD SLAVERY IN PARTS OF THE WORLD. MORE KEY FACTS OMITTED. THE FOUNDING FATHERS WANTED TO ELIMINATE SLAVERY BUT WERE UNABLE TO ACHIEVE CONSENSUS. THERE WERE MANY FREE BLACKS IN VIRGINIA, SOME OF THEM OWNED SLAVES. SEVEN STATES IN THE DEEP SOUTH SUCCEEDED IN 1861 DUE TO MANY DIFFERENCES. PRIOR TO THE CIVIL WAR IN 1861 THE LEGALITY OF SECESSION WAS UNSETTLED U.S. FALL. BORDER SLAVE STATES FOUGHT FOR THE UNION AND TO PRESERVE THE NORTH. EVEN MORE FACTS OMITTED. VIRGINIA ONLY SUCCEEDED AFTER LINCOLN 5000 TROOPS TO SUPPRESS THE GROWING SECESSION. THEN ORDERED THE UNION ARMY TO ALSO INVADE VIRGINIA. LINCOLN EMANCIPATED THE SLAVES ONLY IN THE SOUTH TO WEAKEN THEIR
038ECONOMIES AND WAR EFFORTS. SLAVERY WAS NOT BANNED IN THE U.S. UNTIL AFTER THE CIVIL WARM IN 1865 AND AS DYNAMICS CHANGED DURING THE COURSE OF THE WAR. 700,000 AMERICANS TRAGICALLY DIED IN THE CIVIL WAR DURING A PERIOD OF HISTORY WORTH LEARNING. THE ONE FAIRFAX POLICY SHOULD NOT BE APPROVED AS IT HAS ALREADY DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO PROMOTE RACISM, HATE AND INJUSTICE. THANK YOU. THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS CONFIRMATION OF ACTION TAKEN. THIS IS THE PORTION OF THE MEETING WHERE THE BOARD WILL CONFIRM ANY ACTION REGARDING ISSUES THAT WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED MEETING. THESE -- 0YROOMER SORRY. WE HAVE MORE I OVER LOOK MS. VATTIKONDA. WE HAVE MORE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS. I'M SORRY. WE'LL GO BACK. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, NO PROBLEM. AS WE MOVE INTO BUDGET DISCUSSIONS STARTING AT THIS MONDAY'S WORK SESSION I'D
039LIKE TO US FOCUS ON ONE SPECIFIC THING THAT HAS EFFECTED THE STUDENTS A LOT THIS YEAR. THAT FOR THE BURDEN THAT WAS IMPOSED BY THE MOST RECENT BUDGET THROUGH THE FORM OF AP AND IP EXAM FEES STUDENTS HAVE TO PAY FOR AFTER THE FIRST SIX. WE DO SAVE ABOUT 600,000 THROUGH THIS CHANGE BUT THE COST TO OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE FAR GREATER SINCE WE'RE NO LONGER ABLE TO REQUIRE THE EXAMS FOR WANTS TO WE PLACE THE BURDEN ON STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO DECIDE WHICH EXAMS F ANY THEY ARE ABLE TO AFFORD, ESPECIALLY WHEN EXAM FEES REACH ABOUT $100 PER EXAM. AND WHILE THOSE FINAL EXAMS ARE DEFINITELY NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE EXPERIENCE THAT EXPERIENCE ISN'T COMPLETE WITHOUT THE COLLEGE RESPONSE PHASE EXAMS THAT ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO REFINE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE APPLYING
040WHAT THEY'VE LEARN IN THE CLASSROOM. AND EVEN THOUGH THE TEACHERS AROUND THE COUNTY ARE DOOG AN EXCELLENT JOB ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO TAKE THESE NOW-OPTIONAL EXAMS THE DECISIONS TO TAKE THESE EXAMS ARE ULTIMATE PLACED ON THE STUDENTS & WHEN THEY REACH AFTER STUDENTS USE THE SIX PAID FOR STUDENTS THAT DON'T QUALIFY FOR FEE WAIVERS ARE FORCED TO TAKE A CHOICE BY WHICH EXAMS THEY'RE ABLE TO TAKE. STUDENT ARE FORCED TO LIMIT THEIR FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF COLLEGE CREDIT. FOR EXAMPLE, A STUDENT WHO ORIGINALLY WANTED TO BE AN ENGINEER MIGHT HAVE ONLY TAKEN EXAMS FOR SCIENCE AND MATH COURSES SO THAT SHE COULD USE HER SIX COVERED EXAMS FOR THE SUBJECTS SHE THOUGHT SHE WOULD NEED IN COLLEGE, BUT IF SHE LATER DECIDE TO PURSUE A DIFFERENT FIELD, FOR EXAMPLE, HISTORY OR GOVERNMENT SHE WOULDN'T HAVE THOSE
041COVERED ARK P EXAMS FOR COLLEGE, WHICH WOULD HAVE HELPED HER SAVE ON TUITION AND ACCELERATE AT THE HIGHER LEVEL COURSES. WE CAN'T JUST SIT ON OUR HANDS AND WATCH AP AND IP PARTS OF EDUCATION DECLINE ALL WHILE TELLING STUDENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY MAXED OUT THEIR SIX EXAMS THEY ARE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR MORE STUDENTS PAID BY THE COUNTY. IT IS A PROBLEM ESPECIALLY FOR CURRENT SENIORS WHO HAVE ALREADY TAKEN SIX EXAMS AND NOW HAVE NO IDEA WHICH ONES THEY SHOULD CHOOSE TO TAKE FROM SENIOR YEAR. IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE TO THE FULL EDUCATION EXPERIENCE & A MAJOR PART OF THAT IS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL LIES IN THE RIGOR OF OUR AP AND IP EXAMS. AND THE EXPERIENCE INCLUDES PAYING FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AP-IP EXAM FEES. MOVING FORWARD WHILE WE
042MAY NEED TO MAKE CUTS TO OUR BUDGET AS WE ALWAYS DO WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO DEPRIVE STUDENTS OF THIS IMPORTANT ACADEMIC EXPERIMENT THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE ARE ON TO CONFIRMATION OF ACTION TAKING OF CLOSED MEETING. THIS IS THE PORTION OF THE MEETING WHERE THE BOARD WILL CONFIRM ANY ACTION REGARDING ISSUES THAT WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED MEETING. THESE ISSUES MAY INCLUDE ACTION TAKEN REGARDING STUDENT DISCIPLINARY MATTERS. BOARD MEMBERS HAVE DISCUSSED EACH INDIVIDUAL CASE, AND AT THIS TIME WILL MAKE SEVERAL MOTIONS TO CONFIRM THE RECOMMENDED ACTION. ACTION ONE MOTION. AND I CALL ON MS. CORBET-SANDERS. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE TO GRANT THE SCHOOL RE-ASSIGNMENT APPEAL OF A STUDENT WHO POSSESSED AND USED A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AT SCHOOL AND TO MODIFY THE DISCIPLINARY DECISION OF THE DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT. FIFTY-SECOND SECONDED ALL
043THOSE IN FAVOR. STRAUSS, MOON, HYNES , KAUFAX, THANK YOU THAT MOTION PASSES CONSENT AGENDA. OUR ADOPTED RULES OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE ROBERTS RULES PROVIDES FOR A CONSENT AGENDA LISTING FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BY APPROVAL OF THE BOARD BY A SINGLE MOTION. MANY ITEMS LISTED HAVE GONE THROUGH BOARD REVIEW AND DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBER IN THE PUBLIC IN ADVANCE. ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AT THE REQUEST OF THE ANY BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO THE MEETING. AT THIS POINT, APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 26, 2017 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. 6.02, APPROVE CHANGES TO THE LIST OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OFFERING FOR THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR AS RECOMMENDED BY THE COURSE REVIEW COMMITTEE AND IT DETAIL IN THE AGENDA ITEMS. 6.03, AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE TIMBER LAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROOF
044REPLACEMENT PROJECT TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER. COLBERT ROOFING CORPORATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $473,361 AND AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION'S SUPERINTENDENT OR THE ASSISTANT FOR FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO EXECUTE, DELIVER AND ADMINISTERING THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. APPOINT INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON COMMITTEES AS DETAILED IN THE AGENDA ITEM. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTION THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. NEW BUSINESS. 1 FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM [COS;WS 11/13; ACTION 11/20; ADOPT THE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD’S 2018 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM. 7.02 ISSUANCE OF SCHOOL BONDS [FTS; ACTION 11/20/17 ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2018 SALE OF SCHOOL BONDS, AND (B) AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN OR VICE CHAIRMAN, WITH THE ADVICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE SCHOOL DIVISION, TO NEGOTIATE, EXECUTE, DELIVER, AND
045ADMINISTER THE SCHOOL BOARD TAX CERTIFICATE AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS AS ARE DEEMED APPROPRIATE AND ADVISABLE, AND TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED BY THE RESOLUTION, AS DETAILED IN THE AGENDA ITEM. ADOPT THE ONE FAIRFAX POLICY AS DETAIL IN THE AGENDA ITEM. 7.04 AWARD OF CONTRACT – HERNDON HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION PROJECT [FTS; ACTION 11/20;AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE HERNDON HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION PROJECT TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, AND AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT, OR THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, TO EXECUTE, DELIVER, AND ADMINISTER THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.] SUPERINTENDENT MATTERS. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN STRAUSS A COUPLE THINS I WANTED TO GO OVER THIS EVENING, WE'VE GOT INFORMATION WITH THE SAT. AND I'M PROUD TO REPORT FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCENERY WHERES EXCEEDED AGAIN STATE AND NATIONAL
046AVERAGE ON THE SAT. THE MEAN SCORE THIS YEAR WAS 1185 OVERALL AND THAT WAS 90 POINTS ABOVE THE VIRGINIA AVERAGE AND 141 POINTS ABOVE THE U.S. AVERAGE. SO REALLY PROUD OF OUR STUDENT AND THE WORK THEY'RE DOING ON THAT NATIONAL STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT. AS PART OF MY SCHOOL VISITS TOMORROW, TOMORROWSER FRIDAY, I'LL CONTINUE TO DO VISITS. I'LL BE DOOG LOT OF VISITS TO SCHOOLS INCLUDING SCHOOLS CELEBRATING VETERANS DAY AND A LOT OF OUR VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES. OUR SCHOOLS DO A GREAT JOB IN PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH WONDERFUL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES SO I'LL LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY HAPPY VETERANS DAY TO ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE SERVE OUR COUNTRY. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE AGAIN JEFF PLANNENBURG AND FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION TEAM. I KNOW
047THERE ARE FREQUENT BOARD COMMENTS DURING BOARD MATTERS AROUND THAT TEAM. WELL YESTERDAY THEY WERE HONORED AT THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AS A RECIPIENT OF THE 2016 CLIMATE AND ENERGY LEADERSHIP AWARDS. SO WE CAN GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT. [APPLAUSE] WELL THE $15,000 WE WERE GOING TO PRESENT HIM THIS EVENING I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO CATCH UP LATER [LAUGHS] BUT THESE AWARDS ARE GIVE 41 ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENGAGE IN PROJECTS AIM AT REDUCING CARBON FOOTPRINTS, BODY AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE AND ARE CONSIDERED EXEMPLARY IN THEIR FIELD. SO IT IS GREAT TO SEE FCPS GETTING AN AWARD IN THIS-AIR. WE ALSO WON THREE AWARDS FROM THE CHESAPEAKE CHAPTER, THE NATIONAL SCHOOL PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION. THE NEW WEBSITE RECEIVED THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION AND AWARD OF EXCELLENCE. AND THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS
048WON HONORABLE MENTION. THE HUMAN RESOURCES RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN AND THE GREAT THINS ARE HAPPENING AT FCPS VIDEOS SO CONGRATULATIONS TO MATT GILLFOIL AND HIS TEAM. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER MATT WAS HERE EARLIER ALSO THIS EVENING AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE HIM. NOVEMBER IS FAMILY INVOLVEMENT MONTH. FLY AND SCHOOLS ARE PERFECT PARTNERS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENTS, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS IS HAVING OUR PARENT ENGAGE. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR FAMILIES HERE IN FALL WHAT THEIR CHILDREN AND OUR SCHOOLS ARE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IN FAIRFAX COUNTY KNOWS THAT DOOR IS OPEN TO OUR FAMILIES TO PARTNER WITH US AS WE PREPARE OUR CHILDREN. I'M CONTINUING IN OUR COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS. I HAD A
049GREAT ONE YESTERDAY IN REGION THREE. GREAT TURNOUT AND THAT'S PART OF REALLY TRYING TO MAKE SURE IS A NEW SUPERINTENDENT EVERYBODY KNOWS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY THAT I AM APPROACHABLE, I'M ACCESSIBLE AND WE WANT TO MEET THEIR CHILDREN'S NEEDS. FINALLY I JUST HAVE A PERSONAL YOU KNOW WHEN I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL I'D OFTEN ASK PEOPLE, PARENT, AND KIDS DID THEY REMEMBER, PARENTS IF THEY REMEMBERED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. OF COURSE NOW AS A SUPERINTENDENT I ASKED PEOPLE DO THEY REMEMBER THE SUPERINTENDENT. I FREQUENTLY HEARD NO FOR PRINCIPAL AND NO FOR SUPERINTENDENT BUT I WANTED YOU TO KNOW TODAY PERSONALLY, EARLIER THIS WEEK MY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL JOHN K. WOOD PRINCIPAL PASSED AWAY AT 87 YEARS OLD. HE OPENED MINCEVILLE IN 1971 WHICH NEWPORT NEWS AND THE REST OF VIRGINIA INTEGRATED SO HE OPENED IN
050THAT FIRST YEAR BRINGING TOGETHER BLACK AND WHITE KIDS ACROSS NEWFORT NEWS. I'M ALSO PROUD TO TELL YOU THAT I REMEMBER MY PRINCIPAL NOT ONLY BECAUSE HE WAS AN OUT STANDING PRINCIPAL IN THE FOUR YEARS I WAS THERE IN THE 80s BUT IN 1964 HE WAS THE PRINCIPAL FOR MY MOTHER AND A SEGREGATED NEW PORT SCHOOL SYSTEM IN 1964 AT WARD HIGH SCHOOL SO HE SERVED WITH DISTINCTION OVER THREE DECADES, 18 YEARS AT PINCHVILLE AND WAS THE STATE VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR. HE WAS A GREAT MAN AND A GREAT PRINCIPAL AND A GREAT VIRGINIAN AND I JUST WANED TO TAKE TIME TONIGHT TO SHARE WITH THE FAIRFAX COMMUNITY AND REALLY THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA THAT WE'VE LOST A GREAT EDUCATOR. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. NEXT OUR BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS AND I'LL CALL
051ON MS. KAUFAX FOR THE REPORT ON GOVERNMENT THE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE MET YESTERDAY, NOVEMBER 8th AND WE HAD THREE AGENDA ITEM THAT WE COMPLETED. WE GOT OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MODIFICATIONS TO POLICY 8335, WHICH IS A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY. WE HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT STAFF'S LOOK AT ASSESSMENT OF RISK INVOLVED TO THIS ON OUR SCHOOL GROUNDS AND WE JUST GOT THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE POLICY YESTERDAY AT THE TABLE. WE ARE JUST BEGINNING. WE HAD A FIRST FLUSH, WE HAD PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT IT AND BRING SOMETHING BACK TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AT A WORK SESSION AT A LATER TIME. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE COMPOSITION OF THE MMSOAC, THEY HAVE SENT THE LETTER TO YOU, MADAM CHAIR, TO ADD TWO NEW MEMBERS, WE HAD TALKED TO THEM IN
052THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR BY-LAWS SO THEY ARE GOING TO ADD THE FAIRFAX ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS AND THE ASIAN EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION TO THE MSOC GROUP. AND WE ALSO AND EVERYBODY LISTEN CAREFULLY WE CHANGED AGAIN THE RETREAT AND WE'RE MAKING THE RETREAT INTO A WORK SESSION. DR. BRAYBRAN HAD ALSO REQUEST THIS AND I THOUGHT IT WAS WELL NOT JUST ME BUT THE COMMITTEE AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HAVE A MORE ROBUST RETREAT AFTER THE START OF THE NEW YEAR AND WE ARE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS ON OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING AND YOU KNOW, PUTTING OUR STRATEGIC PLAN WITH THE STRATEGIC FOCUS, SO HE REQUESTED NOVEMBER 27th INSTEAD OF A RETREAT WE PLAN TO HAVE A WORK SESSION ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN. MS. KAUFAX AND I MET WITH THE SKIP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING ON
053NOVEMBER FIRST. WE ARE, WHERE WE BASICALLY GOT A PREVIEW OF WHAT THE FULL EXPECT WILL BE DISCUSSING AT ITS DECEMBER 6th MEETING. WE'LL BASICALLY BE HAVING TWO DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS. THE FIRST ONE WILL BE THE SCHOOL READINESS PLAN IN TERMS OF A PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND ANY BUDGETARY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FY19 AND SO THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL TO SEE WHAT AGAIN BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOLS COLLABORATING ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND HOW WE CAN REALLY CONTINUE TO CLOSE THE WAIT LIST AND ENSURE QUALITY PREPARATION FOR OUR STUDENTS WHEN THEY ARRIVE AT KINDERGARTEN. AND THEN THE SECOND PRESENTATION WE HAD TO DO WITH OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFERRAL SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE COUNTY AND BUDGETARY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FY-19 AND SO WE'LL BE PREPARED TO BRING THAT TO YOU AND THE BUDGET COMMITTEE BUT JUST SOME
054HIGHLIGHTS ARE THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND SHORT-TERM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO 10 MIDDLE SCHOOLS, TO ENHANCE SERVICES. TO ALSO LOOK AT A STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO DEAL WITH OUR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND THAT WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT WAILS THAT WE CAN HELP FUND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATIONS. SO, REALLY GOOD INFORMATION, GREAT WORK ON THE PART OF # COUNTY AND SCHOOLS AND I KNOW MS. KAUFAX AND I CONTINUE TO ENJOY REPRESENTING THE BOARD IN THAT WORK. THANK YOU MS. MCLAUGHLIN AND MRS. CORBET-SANDERS FOR THE FORUM THIS EVENING WE HAD A FORUM TOPIC BROUGHT TO US BY MS. EVANS AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SHACK COMMITTEE. THE SHACK COMMITTEE HAD MADE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AMENDING OUR POLICY ON STUDENT AND STAFF'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS POLICY NUMBER 2100 AND THE RECOMMENDATION
055WAS TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE ON RECESS TO ENSURE THAT IT ADDRESSES OR ACTUALLY SUNDAY STRONG MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE TAKE RECESS SERIOUSLY AND THAT IT SHALL NOT BE USED AS, THE WITHDRAWAL OF RECESS BEING USED AS A PUNITIVE MEASURE AND THAT DECISION WAS, WE DISCUSSED THE AND WE MADE A DECISION TO HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS STAFF TAKE A LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE AND THEN WE WILL BRING IT TO A FUTURE BOARD MEETING AS NEW BUSINESS AND SUBSEQUENT ADOPTION. THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS PUT ON THE TABLE WAS PUT ON THE TABLE BY SHACK THAT SAYS THEREFORE RECESS WILL NOT BE WITHHELD TO MANAGE BEHAVIOR OR USED FOR INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS COMPLETING CLASSWORK, HOMEWORK OR REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU. BOARD MATTERS. I WILL BE FIRST IT HAS BEEN A PRODUCTIVE COUPLE WEEKS. I'M
056GRATEFUL FOR DR. BRABRANT. I THOUGHT WE RECEIVED REALLY GOOD COMMENTS FROM PARENTS WOO ARE VERY ACTIVE AND PARTICIPATING AND HELPING ME TO LEARN IS WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE. SO I WAS VERY GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE. I WAS ALSO ABLE TO GO AND CONGRATULATE THE STUDENTS AT SOUTH COUNTY WHO WON A NATIONAL BAND COMPETITION THIS PAST MONDAY. I GOT CALL FROM ONE OF THE PARENTS AND RUSHED OVER THERE TO SEE THEM CARRY I THINK ABOUT A 9-FOOT TROPHY OUT OF THE CAR OR OUT OF SOMEBODY'S VAN, BUT THEY WERE VERY, VERY EXCITED AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONGRATULATE THEM HERE TENTATIVELY ON NOVEMBER 20th. LET'S SEE. ALSO I WANT TO MAKE A-- I WILL BE AT ONE OF THE VETERANS DAY CELEBRATIONS TOMORROW WITH MY FELLOW MEMBER, MS. HYNES AND I
057ALSO WANT TO MAKE A NOTE THAT I AM IN THE PROSOF INTERVIEWING PEOPLE FOR THE COMMITTEE AND I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PUT THAT IN THE NEWS LETTER. I'VE INTERVIEWED MAYBE SEVEN OR EIGHT PEOPLE AS OF NOW BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I ACTUALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW PEOPLE AND THAT I'LL ALSO GET THE WORD OUT THAT PEOPLE WHO MAY BE INTERESTED HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY SO THAT IS IN THE PROCESS FOR THOSE WONDERING WHAT'S BOW ON WITH THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THANK YOU. MRS. KAUFAX. THANK YOU. AND WELCOME MS. MITCHELL. AS DR. BRABRAND MENTIONED THERE WAS A GREAT TURN OPT OUT HIS REGION TOUR, LOT OF PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS AND LOTS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO CAME
058OUT. TOMORROW I WILL BE ATTENDING VETERANS DAY EVENTS AT CLERMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN WEST POTOMAC, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU THE COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORTING THE BOND REFERENDUM. 73% OF OUR VOTER SUPPORTED THIS INITIATIVE FOR OUR MUCH NEEDED CAPITOL IMPROVEMENTS SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING OUT, VOTING AND DOING THAT. AND NEXT WEEK I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MY COMMUNITY COFFEE AT GRAB IT-IT COFFEE ON TELEGRAPH ROADHELD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14th FROM 9:30 TO 11:30 IN THE MORNING. THE PASTRIES ARE GREAT. I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. MRS. SCHULTZ ARE YOU READY FOR BOARD MATTERS? I GUESS I AM. WELL FIRST OF ALL, I THANK THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION FOR INVITING ME TONIGHT, THE IS WHERE I JUST CAME FROM. I DON'T THINK MARC ANTHONY CONCERT AT GEORGE MASON
059UNIVERSITY, WHICH IS WHY I GOT HERE WHEN I DID. I DO WANT TO ANNOUNCE A COUPLE OF THINS. I WILL BE AT SANKSTER ELEMENTARY TOMORROW FOR THEIR ANNUAL BEAUTIFUL VETERANS DAY PROGRAM THAT'S HAPPENING NOT ON VETERANS DAY AS WE ANTICIPATE OUR CALENDAR CONVERSATION NEXT WEEK. ALSO SOMETHING THAT'S VERY SPECIAL THAT I DON'T THINK IT IS NECESSARY A HIGHLIGHT. ROBINSON SECONDARY SCHOOL HAVING ITS ROBINSON MARKETPLACE ON SATURDAY FROM 9:00 TO 3:00. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EVENTS I'VE BEEN TO. IF YOU ENJOY CRAFTS, HOMEMADE STUFF, JUST NEAT, WONDERFUL STUFF FROM MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE SEE IN THE WINTIER WEAR A LOT OF SHAWLS, PASHMINAS THEY'RE ALL FROM THE MARKET PLACE AND THEY'RE FABULOUS. PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT. YOU'LL ENJOY, GET YOUR BUSINESS SHOPPING AND HOLIDAY SHOPPING DOES EARLY. SO
060THAT WAS WONDERFUL. AND I HAVE TOWNHALLS THAT I'M STRUGGLING TO SEDGE WITH THE BOARD, HEAVY SCHEDULE WITH VIRGINIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION AND A BUNCH OF OTHER MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE, BUT I DO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THOSE AS WELL AS MY STUDENTS. SO THOSE SHOULD BE PUBLISHED SHORTLY. THANK YOU. MRS. HYNES. THANK YOU. I THINK I SEE TIM THOMPSON OUT THERE IN THE ODDANCE I. TIM WHOM WHOM FOR YEARS HAVE BEEN ON THE CITIZENS BOND ADVOCACY COMMITTEE. SO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN AND THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY. [APPLAUSE] THIS COMMUNITY ALWAYS COMES THROUGH. AND SO DO YOU. SO THANK YOU. I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION JUST A COUPLE THINGS I AM THE SCHOOL BOARD'S LIAISON TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR STUDENTS FOR DISABILITIES AND I MADE THEIR MEETING LAST NIGHT. I SAT IN ON IT AND
061I JUST, IT WAS A GREAT MEETING WITH A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION! I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THAT COMMITTEE,LIFE OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS, OUR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO CARE ENOUGH ABOUT WHAT WE DO TO MAKE THAT SORT OF COMMITMENT MONTH AFTER MONTH, SOME OF THEM YEAR AFTER YEAR MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE. I ALSO THANK SO MUCH TOO TERESA JOHNSON AND HER STAFF AND THE PARENT RESOURCE CENTER STAFF WHO ALSO PRESENTED LAST NIGHT AT THE MEETING DOING SO MANY GREAT THINS FOR FAMILIES. I WOULD NOTE THAT AT EVERY ONE OF THE MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE ADVISORY CITY FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES THERE IS A PUBLIC COMMENT FOR OPPORTUNITY AND PEOPLE VERY SELDOMLY SHOW UP FOR COMMENT AND IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ROLE FOR THAT COMMITTEE AND THEY'RE TRYING
062TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY CAN DRUM UP MORE INTEREST OR AT LEAST MORE KNOWLEDGE. SO I SAID THAT I WOULD MENTION IT AND I AM SO IF YOU'RE LISTENING THEIR NEXT MEETING IS ON DECEMBER 13th AT 7:00 P.M. IT IS IN GADE HOUSE ADMINISTRATION CENTER. THEY MEET MONTHLY. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE ABOUT HOW WELL WE'RE MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT. I KNOW THAT THAT COMMITTEE AND STAFF WILL REACH OUT TO YOU AFTERWARDS AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE GETTING THE ANSWERS THAT YOU NEED. ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO DOGWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND RESTIN. I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS. THEY WERE NAMED INTERNATIONAL BACHELORETTE PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAM CANDIDATE SCHOOL. ONLY THE SECOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN FAIRFAX COUNTY TO GET THROUGH THAT REALLY THE TOUGH FIRST
063HURDLE AND I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE SO EXCITING AND AS MANY PEOPLE MAY KNOW SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL IS AN INTERNATIONAL BACHELORETTE SCHOOL AND LICENSE [MUSIC] MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH FEEDS SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL IS A MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAM SCHOOL SO IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE THAT AT LEAST ONE OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THAT FEEDER HAS THE IB PROGRAM AND I THINK IT IS PARTICULARLY GOING TO BE A GREAT CHOICE FOR DOGWOOD ELEMENTARY. I JUST THINK THEY ARE SET UP REALLY WELL FOR THAT. SO I'M EXCITED AND I WANT TO THANK PRINCIPAL DEVERS THERE, SHE HAS WORKED INCREDIBLY HARD ON THAT. I KNOW SHE HAS AND SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM I'M EXCITED. ONE MORE THING VETERANS DAY TOMORROW FOR THE FIRST TIME I WILL NOT BE WORKING ON VETERANS DAY SO I AM ACTUALLY GOING
064TO GET TO GO TO PLENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS PATRIOTS DAY. SO I'M SO EXCITED AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. MR. MOON. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND THE VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES, BUT TOMORROW I HAVE DECIDED TO ATTEND LAUREL RICH BUT I'LL BE ENJOYING THEIR SPECIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MORNING. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING AT LEAST SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES IN WILLIAMSBURG FOR ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE MRS. CORBET-SANDERS. YES, THANK YOU. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES TO THE SCAR BOROUGH FAMILY. SHE WAS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING WOMEN I HAVE EVER HAD THE PLEASURE OF GETTING TO KNOW. SHE WAS ALL ABOUT KIDS AND PUTTING KIDS FIRST. SHE DID THIS IN HER ROLE AS A STAFF MEMBER IN THE FAMILY AND SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS ALSO HERE IN DONELORI AND SHE
065DID THIS EVERY DAY IN HOW SHE INTERACTED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE MOUNT VERNON AND LEE AREA. SHE WAS JUST AN AMAZING WOMAN AND I JUST HOPE THAT WE ALL CAN KEEP HER AND HER FAMILY IN OUR PRAYERS AS THEY PUT HER TO REST. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE WEST POTOMAC HIGH SCHOOL LADY WOLVERINE WHO THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM FOR THE FIRST TIME WENT TO A REGIONAL, WON THE REGIONAL COMPETITION AS THE REGION CHAMPS. THEY DID LOSE TO WOODSON LAST NIGHT WHO WILL NOW BE GOING TO THE STATE FINALS, BUT I AM SO VERY PROUD OF THE LADY WOLVERINES. ALSO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING THE SOUTH COUNTY BAND THAT IS QUITE A TRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF A GROWING PROGRAM DOWN THERE. I WILL BE AT HAULEN MEADOWS AND AT WEST POTOMAC
066TOMORROW FOR VETERANS DAY. AND WEST POTOMAC IS PARTNERING WITH THE TRAVIS MANNEN FOUNDATION IN DOING A SERVICE PROJECT ALL DAY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE TRAVIS MANNEN FOUNDATION IT IS AN INCREDIBLE ORGANIZATION THAT IS NAMED AFTER TRAVIS MANNEN WHO WENT TO FORD HUNT HIGH SCHOOL WHEN HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND HE SERVED MULTIPLE TOURS IN IRAQ. THE MOTTO OF THE TRAVIS MANNEN FOUNDATION IS SOMETHING THAT TRAVIS HIMSELF SAID QUITE OFTEN WHICH IS IT'S NOT ME THEN WHO. AND THAT EMBODIED WHAT VETERANS DO EVERY SINGLE DAY AND SO I URGE ALL OF US TO THINK OF THAT AS A MOTTO FOR HOW WE GIVE BACK TO OUR SOCIETY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR-FOR-THE FIRST ISSUE I WANT TO DISCUSS BRIEFLY IS RECESS. WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING A NUMBER OF E-MAILS
067FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTERESTED IN US INCLUDING PROVISION IN OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM ABOUT RECESS AND WE'VE ALSO HAD SOME DEDICATED ADVOCATES COMING TO QUITE A NUMBER OF OUR MEETINGS, GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL HERE AGAIN. AND IT IS INTERESTING THAT WE NOT ONLY HEAR THIS ISSUE COME UP IN SHACK BUT ALSO IN OUR RSRK MEETINGS AND OUR LEARNROOM MEETINGS AND SOMETHING LOTS OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE INTERESTED IN AS THE BOARD DISCUSSED EARLIER TONIGHT AN ISSUE OF USING RECESS TO PUNISHMENT IS CERTAINLY WE DO NOT ENDORSE. AND THE OTHER ISSUE THAT I WILL BE BRINGING BEFORE THE BOARD IS REINFORCING OUR POLICY, WHICH SAYS THAT WE SHOULD NOT HOLD RECESS BEFORE LUNCH WHENEVER POSSIBLE SO THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE WE'LL BE LOOKING IN TO. IN THE SHORT-TERM I DO WANT TO COMMEND THE ADVOCATES BECAUSE ON
068MONDAY WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE AT OUR WORK SESSION. IT TAKES SOME VERY ATTENTIVE ADVOCACY TO REALIZE THAT THE BOARD IS ADOPTING ITS LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM IN THE COMING WEEKS SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD AT THIS TIME. SECONDLY I WANT TO REMIND MY BOARD COLLEAGUES THAT WE HAVE ONLY RECEIVED FIVE STUDENT NOMINATIONS FOR OUR STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. THOSE ARE DUBAI TOMORROW AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS SO PLEASE GET THOSE IN QUICKLY. WE DID HAVE TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE SO THAT OUR COLLEAGUE FROM THE LEE DISTRICT COULD GET IN BUT ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS WILL HAVE THIS YOUR. AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE COMMENTS FROM OUR COLLEAGUE ABOUT THE BOND. THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE WHO WORKED ON OUR ADVOCATING FOR THAT. INCLUDING THOSE IN THIS ROOM. ONE THING I WOULD REMIND THE
069COMMUNITY WHILE WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT FUNDING THAT FUNDING PROVIDE US WITH $155 MILLION A YEAR. IN ORDER MEET ALL OF OUR CAPACITY NEEDS, WHICH INCLUDES DEALING WITH OUR TRAILER ISSUE AND OTHER ISSUES WE WOULD HAVE TO BRING IN $270 MILLION A YEAR. SO CLEARLY THE COUNTY IS NOT MEETING ITS OBLIGATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING OUR SCHOOLS RENOVATIONS AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK THE BOND ISSUE. FINALLY HAPPY VETERANS DAY. TOMORROW I'M BE AT SOUTH COUNTY AND MAYBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND I'LL BE MISSING FUN FOR MY FIRST TIME IN MY TENURE > FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE BRADDOCK DISTRICT RESIDENTS WHO CAME OUT LAST NIGHT TO MY EVENING COMMUNITY HOUR. IT IS REALLY WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT DIRECT FEEDBACK WE TALKED ABOUT THE PROPOSED CALENDAR THAT THE BOARD
070WILL BE REVIEWING AT ITS MONDAY WORK SESSION AND FOR ANYONE WHO IS STILL WATCHING THE MEETING ONE OF THE THINS I THOUGHT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I'VE ALSO RECEIVED A LOT OF E-MAILS FROM MY BRADDOCK CONSTITUENTS IS THAT THE CALENDAR IS DEVELOPED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ADMINISTRATION AND THEN IT IS BROUGHT TO THE BOARD FOR DELIBERATION AND SO THE BOARD IS ADJUSTING THE CALENDAR, WE'RE JUST HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY NOW AND THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK IS VERY IMPORTANT AND # # I CERTAINLY FEEL A LOT OF VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON MONDAY. WE ALSO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET AND WHAT THE FORECAST LOOK LIKE AND AGAIN THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE WHEN WE LOOK AT AN ECONOMY THAT JUST IS
071REMAINS SOMEWHAT STAGNANT AND JUST NOT GROWING AT THE LEVEL THAT WE'VE BEEN USED TO IN THE PAST. I ALSO AM EXCITED TOMORROW. I HAVE BEEN INVITED TO MY TERRA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THEIR VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AND THEN I WAS ACTUALLY INVITED TO GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY TO MEET WITH SOME OF THEIR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT NOT JUST K-12 EDUCATION BUT HOW GEORGE MASON CAN CONTINUE TO BE A GOOD PARTNER WITH FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I ALSO IN THE SPIRIT OF VETERANS DAY I FIRST WANT TO SAY THAT IT IS THE GREAT GRAND DAUGHTER AND GRAND DAUGHTER AND DAUGHTER OF VETERANS I AGAIN WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WATCHING TONIGHT FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY INCLUDING MY AMAZING COLLEAGUES TO MY RIGHT. FOR ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE SERVED
072AND I ALSO WANT TO REALLY ENCOURAGE OUR FAMILIES TO TAKE A MOMENT OVER THE WEEKEND AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT VETERANS DAY REALLY IS, SOMEWHAT REPRESENTS AND THEN I WANT TO IN CLOSING AS A GOD TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT ALMA MATER GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY A FEW DAYS AGO FORMER PRESIDENT SPOKE AT GEORGETOWN AS PART OF THE SYMPOSIUM THAT WAS CELEBRATING 25 YEARS SINCE HIS PRESIDENCY. AND HIS WORDS ARE VERY POIGNANT IN WHERE WE AREN THIS COUNTRY RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ELECTION YESTERDAY I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST SHARE THESE FEW WORDS. HE SAID WE AT LEAST SHOULD BE ABLE TO TREAT EACH OTHER LIKE HUMAN BEINGS WITHOUT ASSUMING THE WORST. THIS US VERSUS THEM THING IS THE MOST DANGEROUS THING WE ARE CONFRONTING BUT AS LONG AS PEOPLE ARE REWARDED FOR
073IT POLITICALLY IT WILL CONTINUE AND SO HE URGED AMERICANS TO DIVE ALONG WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH WHOM THEY MAY DISAGREE AND LAMENTED THAT NOT ENOUGH OF THIS IS GOING ON. AND SO I DO HOPE THAT BOTH HERE IN OUR WORK AS YOUR ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD BUT THAT WE AS PARENTS WITH OUR CHILDREN THAT WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ALLOWING RESPECTFUL DISCOURSE TO HAPPEN AND TO MODEL FOR OUR CHILDREN THAT WE WILL NOT ALWAYS AGREE ON ANY GIBBON ISSUE. AND WE HAVE TO BE LISTENING AND TRYING TO HAVE A BROADER PERSPECTIVE THROUGHOUT IT. AND WE SHOULD SPEAK UP WHEN WE FEEL THAT THERE IS INJUSTICE, WE SHOULD SPEAK UP IF WE ARE CONCERN ABOUT ANY TYPE OF HARASSMENT OR MISTREATMENT OF OTHERS. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE. BUT I DO HOPE THAT # WE CAN WORK
074TOWARDS TRYING TO FIND OUR COMMONALTIES BECAUSE AS HE CLOSED IN HIS REMARKS HE SAID AMERICA WON'T BE AMERICA ANYMORE IF THE US VERSUS THEM MENTALITY CONTINUES. SO HERE IS TO FINDING OUR COMMON GROUND AS AMERICANS. MR. WILSON. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO IS ACKNOWLEDGED VETERANS KAY AND HAS INTENTIONS TO GO AND BLOWN OF THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AT VENS DAY EVENTS TOMORROW AND I HOPE EVERYONE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SAY THANK YOU TO A VETERAN THAT AS THEY GO THROUGH THE WEEKEND VETERANS DAY IS ON SATURDAY SO AND I GUESS PERSONALLY I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THOSE IN MY FAMILY WHO HAVE SERVED AND ALL OF THOSE BOARD MEMBERS HERE WHO HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO THEY'VE WATCHED GO INTO SERVICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY BECAUSE IN FACT VETERANS WHEN THEY
075JOIN THE SERVICE ACKNOWLEDGE THEY ARE RISKING THEIR OWN PERSONAL SAFETY BECAUSE THEY ARE VALUES THEY BELIEVE ARE GREATER THEN EVEN THAT AND SADLY THAT IS THE REALITY OF WHAT VETERANS DAY IS ALL ABOUT. AND SO LASTLY I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHO ARE CONSIDERING SERVICE TO THEIR COUNTRY THERE IS NO HIGHER SERVICE THAN SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES FOR THE VALUES THAT WE BELIEVE IN. THANK YOU. MS. EVANS. THANK YOU. AND I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO REVEL DEAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHICH WAS NAMED A NATIONAL TITLE ONE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL. ONE OF ONLY TWO IN VIRGINIA TO BE DESIGNATED AND THIS BELVEDERE IS THE FIRST PYP DESIGNATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND IT IS A FABULOUS PROGRAM SO CONGRATS TO DOGWOOD FOR GOING IN THAT DIRECTION. IT IS JUST
076AN AMAZING PROGRAM PARTICULARLY TO HAVE IT K-12 IN ONE PYRAMID. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE PRINCIPALS CECILIA VANDERHINE, THEIR ENTIRE TEAM, THEY DO JUST A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL JOB AND WE'LL BE HONORING THEM BOTH AT THE CELEBRATION AT THE COOL AND LATER ON AT THE SCHOOL BOARD AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT AND VOTED FOR THE BOND. IT WAS OF COURSE PASSED OVERWHELMINGLY BUT WE KNOW THAT THAT SHOWS HOW MUCH SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS AND VERY MUCH NEEDED AND OVERWHELMINGLY PASSED. TOMORROW I ALSO WILL BE CELEBRATING VETERANS DAY BY GOING TO LUNCH AT ANEN DALE HIGH SCHOOL WITH SIX CLASSES OF EESAU STUDENTS AS WELL AS STAFF WHO SUN-SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES AND MEMBERS OF THE PTSA. SO I'M HONORED TO HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THIS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
077CHEF GEE AND HER CULINARY ART STUDENTS WHO ARE KNOWING TO BE PROVIDING THE LUNCH FOR US, WHICH IS ALWAYS DELICIOUS. I ALWAYS ENJOY IT WHEN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE WHEN I'VE GONE TO HAVE LUNCH THERE. SO AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED. IT IS AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID ONE OF THE HIGHEST CALLLINGS YOU CAN HAVE. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR VETERANS OUT THERE. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE GOING TO MULTIPLE SCHOOLS TO BE APART OF OUR VETERANS DAY CELEBRATIONS. SO ON BEHALF OF FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT VETERANS DAY MEANS AND TO HONOR THOSE WHO ARE ACTIVE DUTY. I KNOW MANY OF OUR PARENTS COME IN UNIFORM AND IN MANY OF
078OUR SCHOOLS WE ALSO CELEBRATE THE CHILDREN OF THOSE WHO ARE ACTIVE MILITARY BECAUSE THE CHILDREN ALSO ARE SACRIFICING AND THAT CAN BE A MAJOR EVENT IN A FAMILY'S LIFE AND I WILL BE IN FRANKLIN, GERMANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THEIR VETERANS DAY EVENT AND IT IS ALWAYS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL CELEBRATION. SO WITH THAT THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL.