001[ APPLAUSE ] THAT WAS WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL VOICES TONIGHT AND PARENTS, THANK YOU, TOO, FOR BRINGING YOUR CHILDREN OUT HERE AND FOR SHARING THEIR TALENTS WITH US. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK PRINCIPAL ADAM EBREK HERE FROM DANIELS RUN. IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH 2.2-737-D, SINCE THE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CONVENED A CLOSED MEETING, TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE ONLY BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION CONVENING THE KROEZED MEETING WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD DURING A CLOSED MEETING. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE BY MRS. CORBETT SANDERS, SECONDED BY MRS. STRAUSS. HYNES, HOUGH, SCHULTZ, CORBETT SANDERS, STRAUSS, EVANS, McLAUGHLIN, DERENAK KAUFAX, McELVEEN. THOSE OPPOSED. THOSE ABSTAINING, PALCHIK, MOON AND WILSON. THAT MOTION PASSES. A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS, IF YOU WOULD HIKE TO REVIEW A
002COPY OF THE AGENDA THAT INFORMATION IS ON THE TABLE AT THE AUDITORIUM ENTRANCE. YOU CAN GO TO THE FCPS WEBPAGE. THE MEETING IS BEING STREAMED LIVE ONLINE, SELECT SCHOOL BOARD AND CLICK ON THE WATCH LIVE BUTTON. PLEASE TURN OFF OUR SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. I WILL NOW CALL ON MS. CHU FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS. THANK YOU, CHAIR. READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY IS ON MARCH 2. THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION READ ACROSS AMERICA NOW IN ITS 20th YEAR IS AN ANNUAL READING MOTIVATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAM THAT CALLS FOR EVERY CHILD IN EVERY COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE ON OR AROUND DR. SEUSS'S BIRTHDAY. THIS YEAR'S CELEBRATION IS GRAB YOUR HAT AND READ WITH THE CAT. TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO DELVE INTO BOOKS TO LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WHILE BECOMING LIFE-LONG READERS. TEACHERS, TEENAGERS, LIBRARIANS, ACTORS, ATHLETES, PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS DEVELOPED THE
003N.E.A.'S READ ACROSS AMERICA TO BRING READ EXCITEMENT TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. GOVERNORS, MAYORS AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS UNDERSTAND WHAT READING MEANS TO THEIR COMMUNITY. ACTORS AND ATHLETES HAVE CHALLENGES. TEACHERS SEEM TO BE WILLING TO DYE THEIR HAIR GREEN TO BOOST THEIR EXCITEMENT. THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE HONOR SOCIETY HAS SPONSORED NATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE WEEK SINCE 15957. THE THEME FOR 2017, FIND THE MISSING PIECE, LEARN A LANGUAGE. SCHOOLS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HIGHLIGHT LEARNING WORLD LANGUAGES AND OTHER CULTURES AND CELEBRATE THE SUCCESSES OF WORLD LANGUAGE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. THANK YOU. WE MOVE TO ITEM 2.04, RECOGNITION OF KAITLYN HYUN. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. TONIGHT I'M HONORED TO JOIN WITH THE BOARD TO RECOGNIZE KAITLYN HYU NEXT. EARLIER THIS ACADEMIC YEAR SHE WAS CROWNED MISS TEEN OF VIRGINIA AND WON SECOND RUNNER OCCUPY IN THE NATIONAL MISS TEEN OF
004AMERICA%. IT IS A SCHOLASTICALLY BASED%, RECOGNIZING WELL-ROUNDED TEACHERS JUDGES IN SIX DISTINCT CATEGORIES, SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT, SERVICE TO SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, PERSONALITY, POISE AND FORMAL WEAR, INTERVIEW. MISS HYUN EXEMPLIFIES THE TRAIT IN PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE. ONE THING YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT HER IS SHE DRAWS UPON HER PASSIONS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. ALONG THOSE LINES SHE SERVES AS FOUNDER OF THE OAKTON MUSIC ENSEMBLE. SHE IS AN ACCOMPLISHED TENNIS PLAYER WHO SERVES AS HER TEAM CAPTAIN AND LEADS HER TEAM TO STATE LEVEL FINALS EVERY YEAR SHE HAS BEEN AT OAKTON. SHE HOLDS A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN TENNIS SINGLES. DRAWING ON HER PASSION TO RAISE RACKETS. SHE SERVES VICE PRESIDENT AS HER SENIOR CLASS, ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY, MATH HONOR SOCIETY, LEADER OF THE OPUS WRITING MAGAZINE AND HONORED FOR WRITING AND PHOTOGRAPHY. I WOULD LIKE TO
005INVITE KAITLYN, HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS, TO JOIN THE BOARD FOR A PHOTO AT THE DAIS. [ APPLAUSE ] ITEM 2.05, RECOGNITION OF SOCIAL WORK MONTH. I CALL ON MS. McLAUGHLIN FOR A MOTION. ACTUALLY, FOR A RECOGNITION. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN EVANS. THIS IS ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVORITE RECOGNITIONS AS A TRAINED SOCIAL WORKER, IT IS REALLY WONDERFUL THAT I GET ANT OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE AND HONOR THE SOCIAL WORKERS IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM WHO MAKE AN INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF OUR STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY IN FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOLS. I WANT TO JUST THANK YOU FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS YOU MAKE TO OUR STUDENTS AND PLEASE KNOW YOU ARE DEEPLY VALUED BY ME AND MY COLLEAGUES HERE. SO WITH THAT, THE FORMAL RECOGNITION OF THE NATIONAL SOCIAL WORK MONTH. FOR MARCH 2017 READS,
006MARCH IS THE NATIONAL SOCIAL WORK MONTH AND THIS YEAR'S THEME IS "SOCIAL WORKERS STAND UP!" SOCIAL WORKERS TACKLE SOME OF THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGES IN OUR SOCIETY, IN EVERY CITY, EVERY COMMUNITY, THEY DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO MAKE MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE MORE AVAILABLE TO REDUCE POVERTY, TO ELIMINATE INJUSTICE AND DISCRIMINATION AND TO PROTECT VULNERABLE CHILDREN FROM HARM. SOCIAL WORKERS CONTRIBUTE AT ALL LEVELS OF SOCIETY, WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND SCHOOLS TO MEDIATE CONFLICT, FOSTER POSZTIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND CREATE HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. SOCIAL WORKERS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS USE THEIR TRAINING, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS IN THE EFFORT TO REMOVE PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL OBSTACLES SO THAT WE CAN HAVE OPTIMAL STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. SOCIAL WORKERS ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING EVERY CHILD ACHIEVE IN SCHOOL
007AND TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT, EMOTIONALLY HELLY, SOCIALLY WELL-ADJUSTED AND PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE SOCIAL WORKERS IN OUR AUDIENCE TO JOIN US AT THE DAIS FOR A PHOTO WITH THE BOARD AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR FANTASTIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR SCHOOLS. [ APPLAUSE ] NOW TURN TO ITEM 2.06, RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINING MONTH AND I CALL ON MS. SCHULTZ. OKAY, SO I HEARD YOUR OVERVIEW, MS. McLAUGHLIN, WHY YOU LOVE SOCIAL WORKERS. I LOVE SOCIAL WORKERS, TOO. I JUST HAD TO GET A DRINK. BUT I LOVE BEING A MOTHER OF FOUR BOYS, THE OLDER, ACTUALLY, THEY ARE ALL ATHLETES NOW, I LOVE NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINING MONTH BECAUSE YOU GUYS KEEP MY KIDS SAFE AND IF THEY ARE NOT SAFE, YOU HEAL THEM UP. SO MARCH IS NATIONAL
008ATHLETIC TRAINING MONTH AND THIS YEAR'S THEME IS "YOUR PROTECTION IS OUR PRIORITY. THANK YOU. AN APPROPRIATE SLOGAN REFLECTING THE IMPORTANT ROLE CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS EMPLOYED BY FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PLAY IN KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, COACHES, PRESEASON SCREENINGS, THESE NATIONALLY CERTIFY AND STATE LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ARE DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES, BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER PRACTICES AND COMPETITIONS. THE ATHLETIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY SERD CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS INCLUDE THE PREVENTION, RECOGNITION, EVALUATION, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF ATHLETIC INJURIES AND ILLNESS. FCPS CONTINUES TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN ADOLESCENT INJURY EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH AND SPORTS-RELATED CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES. OUR ATHLETIC TRAINERS WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH PARENTS, SCHOOL STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEDICAL PROVIDERS TO PROMOTE SAFE PARTICIPATION FOR 25,000 ATHLETIC PARTICIPANTS EACH
009YEAR. IN FACT, DURING THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR, OVER9,300 INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS RECEIVED CARE FROM AN FCPS ATHLETIC TRAINER, ACCOUNT R FOR OVER 75,000 TOTAL VILTS TO OUR 25 ATHLETIC TRAINING FACILITIES. FCPS IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER AMONG HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC TRAINING PROGRAMS. EARLIER THIS MONTH ALL 25 FCPS HIGH SCHOOLS WERE AGAIN DESIGNATED AS FIRST TEAM SAFE SPORTS SCHOOLS THROUGH THE NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION. THE SECOND TIME ALL 25 HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED IN THIS FASHION. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INVID JOHN REYNOLDS AND THE ATHLETIC TRAINERS IN THE AUDIENCE TO JOIN ME AT THE DAIS FOR A PHOTO WITH THIS BOARD. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] . [ APPLAUSE ] ITEM 2.07, IT IS SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH. I CALL ON DR. LOCKARD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE TO
010THE PUBLIC THAT FEBRUARY IS SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH. TONIGHT WE CELEBRATE THE SERVICE, DEDICATION AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD AND EACH OF THE 12 INDIVIDUALS WHO COMPRISE THIS BOARD AS WELL AS OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE. THIS SCHOOL BOARD ALONG WITH ME AS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT AND THE WONDERFUL FCPS STAT AND FACULTY WORK TOGETHER TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR THEIR FUTURE AND SUCCESS IN LIFE. WE ARE A TEAM IN SERVICE FOR FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE ENTIRE FAIRFAX COMMUNITY. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY THEIR COMMUNITY TO CREATE VISION AND PLAY AN INSTRUMENTAL ROLE IN GOVERNESS OF OUR SYSTEM. THEY SPEND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME AS ADVOCATES, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, SCHOOLS AND STAFF. WE ARE THANK FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS WE THANK OUR DEDICATED SCHOOL
011BOARD MEMBERS AND I INVITE OUR SCHOOL BOARD TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO. AND THANK YOU DR. LOCKARD FOR THE CUPCAKES. WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THOSE. THAT WILL BE OUR DESSERT TONIGHT. NOW WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT IT'S VERY SPECIAL TO ALL OF US UP HERE. AND I AM GOING TO CALL ON MRS. STRAUSS. THANK YOU. FOR A MOTION. WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL RECOGNITION. WE HAVE THREE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO RUN OUR SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE, OUR THREE CLERKS. EILEEN, ANN, AND BETH AND THEY ARE WONDERFUL AND WE COULD NOT GET OUR WORK DONE ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS, OUR WONDERFUL TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES AND THE TAXPAYERS OF FAIRFAX COUNTY IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE SUPERB HELP OF YOU THREE. SO I'M VERY HONORED TO READ THIS RESOLUTION. WHEREAS SCHOOL BOARD
012CLERKS THROUGHOUT OUR GREAT COMMONWEALTH ARE APPOINTED BY LAW TO FULFILL CRITICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE THE TLE BEST CLERKS IN VIRGINIA. SCHOOL BOARD CLERKS ARE RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT ALL MEETS AND PROCEEDINGS NO MATTER THE LENGTH AND COMPLEXITY AND KEEPING ACCURATE REPORTS OF THE MEETS. WHEREAS AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SCHOOL BOARD THE CLERKS ARE CALLED UPON TO EXUDE AN AURA OF CALM IN OUR MOST STRESSFUL OF TIMES AND HAVE CONTACT WITH PARENTS, EMPLOYEES AND THE MEDIA. WHEREAS THE SCHOOL BOARD CLERKS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES ARE OFTEN REQUIRED TO WORK EXTRA HOURS ATTENDING BOARD MEETINGS AND DO SO WITHOUT A COMPLAINT OR HEARTILY A GRIMACE. WHEREAS SCHOOL BOARD CLERKS BRO VID AN INVALUABLE SERVICE TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WHO WITHOUT THEIR HELP WOULD NOT BE AS EFFICIENT. THE SCHOOL BOARD
013JOINS THE VSBA IN RECOGNIZING WITH APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE THE MANY AND VARIED CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD CLERKS. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED ON THE 23th DAY OF FEBRUARY WE OFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGE WE WOULD BE LOST WITHOUT YOU AND EXTEND OUR HEARTIEST THINGS TO MAKE OUR LIVES EASIER. I SO MOVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECONDS BY MISS HYNES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AND THAT VOTE IS UNANIMOUS. [ APPLAUSE ] SO IF OUR CLERKS WOULD COME DOWN AND TAKE A PHOTO AND RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION. AND THANK YOU TO CATHY PARTLOW FOR GETTING US ALL ORGANIZED. [ APPLAUSE ] WE REALLY DO VERY MUCH APPRECIATE OUR CLERKS SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE WITH US TONIGHT. 3.01 IS CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. IN THE NEXT ORD OF BUSINESS TONIGHT WE HAVE 10 CITIZENS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP
014TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. SPEAKERS ARE REQUESTED TO LIMIT THEIR REMARKS TO NOT MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL NOT HEAR STATEMENTS INVOLVING ISSUES SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS SUCH AS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, BUDGET AND BOUNDARIES. COMPLAINTS REGARDING INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS OR SCHOOL-BASED EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR OTHER SCHOOL OFFICIAL. SPEAKERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM USING IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT A STUDENT. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO DELIVER THEIR COMMENTS WITH RESPECTS. PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT CHILDREN ARE WATCHING HERE IN THE ODDER TO YUM AND AT HOME. THANKS TO THOSE WHO HAVE COME OUT TO SPEAK TO US. I WILL CALL THE FIRST THREE NAMES AND WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD AND BE READY TO SPEAK. CHARLES McANDREW, CATHY RUSE AND MEG KILGANNON. GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND MR.
015LOCKARD. MY NAME IS CHARLES McANDREW. I LOVE IN OAK HILL VIRGINIA. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN HOME OWNERS SINCE 1968. WE RAISED OUR CHILDREN IN FAIRFAX COUNTY. THEY GRADUATED FROM OAKTON HIGH SCHOOL IN THE 1990'S, WENT ON TO THE TOP STATE UNIVERSITIES IN VIRGINIA. I'M PROUD OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE TEACHERS. MY CONCERN IS I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE RELIEVED YOUR AUDITOR AND I AM A PROPONENT OF THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. I WORKED MOST OF MY CAREER IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AS A MANAGER AND I KNOW THE OPERATIONS OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. THEY DO VALUABLE WORK. THEY DO THIS TO PROMOTE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN THE GOVERNMENT AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IN 1999 I RETIRED FROM THE U.S. INFORMATION AGENCY. A BILLION-DOLLAR AGENCY MERGED INTO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
016AND THIS SMALL AGENCY HAD AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND IN EVERY AGENCY HAS AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. I URGE YOU TO REVIEW THIS CAREFULLY AND THINK ABOUT THE IDEA OF PUTTING AN O.I.G., IT IS MORE THAN AUDITING. THE AREA OF INVESTIGATIONS WHEN YOU HAVE THE POWER OF INVESTIGATIONS, YOU CAN INVESTIGATE SOMEONE FOR FRAUD AND THEY CAN BE PROSECUTED. THIS IS AN OFFICE THAT WOULD PROMOTE LOOKING AFTER FRAUD, WASTE, ABUSE, MISMANAGEMENT, THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AND EVERY I.T. I HAVE KNOWN IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE SHOWN THEY HAVE ACTUALLY HAD, THEY PROMOTED EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVENESS AND SHOWN THEY HAVE SAVED THE GOVERNMENT MONEY, WHICH ACTUALLY IS PAID FOR THE WHOLE PROGRAM. I URGE YOU TO LOOK INTO IT. AUDITORS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. I WORKED DIVISION DIRECTOR FOR DEPARTMENT
017STATE AND WITH THE I.G. WE HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP. THEY ARE OUT TO HELP YOU. I KNOW BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN THERE. I URGE YOU TO LOOK INTO THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AND FILL THIS POSITION OF THE AUDITOR. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU. CATHY RUSE, MEG KILGANNON AND MIKE NIE. GOOD EVENING. I AM A LAWYER A MOTHER OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN FAIRFAX COUNTY. I'M ALSO A PRIVATE TEACHER. I HAVE NOT MENTIONED THAT IN THE PAST AS I HAVE SPOKEN TO YOU. I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT PART OF MY WORK. MY REMARKS ADDRESS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD TO AUDIT ITS OWN GOVERNANCE. LAST NIGHT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND EDUCATION ISSUED GUIDELINES RESCINDING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S RECKLESS, LAWLESS HEAVY HANDED DIRECTIVE REGARDING SCHOOL SHOWERS AND BATHROOMS. YET TODAY, MS. EVANS,
018YOU ISSUED A STATEMENT TO THE MEDIA YOU WERE DISAPPOINTED IN THIS TURN OF EVENTS. YOUR WORDS ARE I'M DISAPPOINTED IN THIS NEW GUIDANCE. IS IT APPROPRIATE FOR YOU TO GIVE YOUR PERSONAL VIEWS TO, AS AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT TO MEDIA INQUIRIES. ARE YOU PURPORTING TO SPEAK FOR THE WHOLE BOARD? HAS THE BOARD VOTED TO ISSUE A RESOLUTION, A STATEMENT OF DISAPPOINTMENT ON THIS RULING. THAT WOULD BE A QUICK VOTE. IT HAS BEEN 24 HOURS. MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD HAVE CITED THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE MANY TIMES TO EXPANSION POLICY 1415. IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT WHAT THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS DONE IN THE PAST SAID ABOUT THIS SPECIFICALLY IN THE GUIDANCE. YOU AMENDED THE POLICY A YEAR BEFORE THE OIM ADMINISTRATION GUIDANCE CAME OUT. NOW WE HAVE NEW GUIDANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. THIS IS NOT SO
019IMPORTANT, IN FACT, IT IS A DISAPPOINTMENT. THE GUIDANCE FROM A DEMOCRAT IS IMPORTANT AND WEIGHTY AND WE MUST CONSIDER IT. GUIDANCE FROM A REPUBLICAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND JUSTICE IS A DISAPPOINTMENT. SEEMS LIKE YOU ARE PLAYING POLITICS. YOU ARE NOT PLAYING POLITICS WITH PEOPLE YOUR OWN AGE. YOU ARE PLAYING POLITICS WITH CHILDREN. IT IS DISGRACEFUL. NOW, IN SHORT, UP WITH OF THE REASONS WHY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND JUSTICE RESCINDED THE OBAMA GUIDANCE IS BECAUSE IT DID NOT CONTAIN EXTENSIVE LEGAL ANALYSIS OR IGNORING BIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES IS CONSISTENT WITH TITLE IX AND DECADES OF ENFORCEMENT I. CAUSED CONFUSED. IT COULDN'T BE RECONCILED. DOES THIS BOARD HAVE ANSWERS THE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION AND JUSTICE DON'T HAVE? IF SO, PLEASE SHARE THEM WITH US. MS. EVANS, YOU TOLD MEDIA OUTLETS YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCOMMODATE TRANSGENDER STUDENTS AND
020THE BOARD IS EAGER. I DON'T HAVE YOUR QUOTE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ISSUE YOUR QUOTE. DOES THAT MEAN YOU ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FORCE GIRLS TO SHOWER WITH BIOLOGICAL MALES IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE CONTINUING TO PURSUE DESPITE THIS NEW GUIDANCE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE RECOMMENDING TRANSGENDER STUDENTS. I HAVE NO BONE TO PICK WITH THE STUDENTS, IT IS THE POLICY. PRINCIPALS ARE ACCOMMODATING WHAT IS BEING DONE. COULD YOU WRAP UP, PLEASE. YOU HIRED A CONSULTANT BUT YOU WOULDN'T TELL US THE NAME. WE HAD TO FIND THE NAME OF THE CONSULTANT ON FAIRFAX PRIDE WEBSITE, A TRANSGENDER -- I REALLY LIKE YOU TO WRAP UP. YOU HAVE GONE OVER YOUR THREE MINUTES. PEOPLE BEHIND YOU. SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR HIS REPORT STILL FOR A YEAR. MEG K,
021LGANNON, MIKE NIE AND TOM CRAMMER. MY NAME IS MEG KILGANNON, A WIFE AND MOTHER OF FOUR. I THANK YOU FOR A CHANCE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON THE SUBJECT OF AUDITS. AS A PARENT AND TAXPAYERS I WONDER IF THERE IS AN APPROVAL PROCESS FOR STATEMENTS OF A BOARD CHAIR. AS MS. RUSE EXPLAINED CAME OUT LAST NIGHT AND MS. EVANS EXPRESSED HER DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE GUIDANCE. IS IT A PRIVILEGE OF THE CHAIR TO SPEAK FOR THE ENTIRE NINE-MEMBER SCHOOL BOARD? WAS THE MEETING HELD? WERE DRAFT STATEMENTS CIRCULATED AND VOTES ON. THE ONLY VOICE WE HAVE IS THROUGH OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES. IF THOSE BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT CONSULTED ON MATTERS SUCH AS THESE WHAT IS THE POINT OF VOTING FOR A SCHOOL BOARD. FOR EXAMPLE, MS. EVANS STATEMENT SAYS THE REGULATION 1415 REMAINS ON HOLD PENDING AN
022FCPS INVESTIGATION AND COURT CASES. I THINK WE NEED AN AUDIT OF FCPS PRACTICES TO SEE IF THAT IS, IN FACT, THE CASE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CASES OF ACCOMMODATIONS OF TRANSGENDER STUDENTS IN OF COURSE PGS. PERHAPS THOSE ARE REASONABLE AND RESPECTFUL OF ALL STUDENTS. AND PERHAPS THEY ARE NOT. PARENTS AND TAXPAYERS WILL NEVER KNOW BECAUSE WE ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE PROCESS. THE HASTY RELEASE OF THE STATEMENT WHICH SEEMS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN VOTED ON BEGS THE QUESTION DOES THE SCHOOL BOARD KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS ON THIS ISSUE? THE WHOLE POINT OF THE NEW GUIDANCE FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS THAT LOCALITIES DECIDE WHAT THE POLICY ON THESE CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS WILL BE. THE NEW GUIDANCE IS LOCAL CONTROL. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN THIS BOARD SEEMS OUT OF CONTROL. SINCE THE UPDATE WAS BULLIED
023THROUGH BY CHAIRMAN PATTY HYNES, PARENTS ARE QUESTIONING AN AUDIT PROCESS. IF WE AUDITED WOULD WE FIND TITLE IX PROJECTIONS ENSURES? IS THERE ANY WAY TO FINALLY HAVE A COMMUNITY DIALOGUE ABOUT GENDER IDENTITY? UNLIKE THE PROCESS USED TO CHANGE SCHOOL START TIMES, GENDER IDENTITY POLICIES REGARDING THE WELL BEING OF ALL STUDENTS HAVE NEVER BEEN DISCUSSED, POLLED OR STUDIES IN FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THERE IS NO IMPACT POLICY ANALYSIS. THE SCHOOL BOARD AT THE TIME DECIDE ED WHAT WAS BEST AND MADE IT SO. THAT IS NOT THE KIND OF LOCAL CONTROL MADE FCPS SCHOOLS EXCEPTIONAL IN PAST YEARS. WEEK AFTER WEEK, PARENTS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, ETHNIC COMMUNITIES, ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED STUDENTS, SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS, RAPE SURVIVORS AND RELIGIOUS STUDENTS HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERN TO CHANGES OF POLICY 1415. YOUR SILENCE HAS BEEN DEAFENING.
024IT IS A SHAME AND DISGRACE THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD'S BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED WITH SUCH LITTLE REGARD TO THE PUBLIC. MIKE NIE AND TOM CRAMMER AND KATHLEEN GILLETTE MALLARD. GOOD EVENING. UH TONIGHT I WILL TALK ABOUT THE AUDIT REPORT OF THE SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION RELEASE IN FEBRUARY 2017. IT IS ENCOURAGING THAT OFFICE OF GENERAL AWE AUDITOR CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT. IT IS MORE STRESSING AND PRESSING THAT OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION. NUMBER ONE, AGING FLEET. OF THE 1600 SCHOOL BUSES 42% OF THEM ARE RUNNING OVER 12 YEARS. RAISE YOUR LAND. ARE YOU STILL DRIVING THE VEHICLE MADE IN 1999? ANYBODY. BUT THERE ARE OVER 120 BUSES PUT IN OPERATION SINCE 1999. AND RUNNING ON A DAILY BASIS. SHALL WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT SECURITY AND DEPENDABILITY OF THE CHILDREN AND THE BUSES? FINDING
025NUMBER TWO. THE QUESTIONABLE DRIVERS. THE AUDITORS IDENTIFIED 50 DRIVERS, 28 OF THEM FAILED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL EXAMINATION RECORDS, FAILED TO PROVIDE THE TEST REPORT OR ALCOHOL REPORT. THERE ARE 1,300 DRIVES OUT THERE. HOW MANY HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES? WHEN I SEND MY BOYS TO THE SCHOOL BUS EVERY MORNING SHOULD I BE CONCERNED THIS DRIVER OVERDOSING, OVERDRINKING LAST NIGHT. MENTAL DISTRESS ISSUES LAST NIGHT? BECAUSE THE QUALITY, RELIABILITY OF THE DRIVERS IS NOT GUARANTEED. FINDING NUMBER THREE. THE AUDITORS WENT TO FOUR AREAS, THEY COUNTED 1400 INCIDENTS COVERING STUDENTS USING INDECENT LANGUAGE, PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, RUNNING AROUND THE BUS WHILE THE BUS IS IN MOTION. ONLY ONE THIRD OF THESE INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE SCHOOL. TWO THIRDS OF THE REPORTS JUST IGNORED. SO THE UNRULY BEHAVIOR OF THE STUDENTS ON THE BUS DISTRACTED THE DRIVER AND DISTRACTED THE
026SMOOTH OPERATION OF THE BUS. I STRONGLY URGE OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE SCHOOL BOARD TO TAKE ACTION, USE OUR LIMITED RESOURCE TO THE CLASSROOM, TO THE BUSES, INSTEAD OF THE BATHROOM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. TOM CRAMMER TO BE FOLLOWED BY KATHLEEN GILLETTE MALLARD TO BE FOLLOWED BY JOHN MURRAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. AND THANK YOU SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FOR COMING OUT. AND LISTENING. IT IS GREAT THAT THESE -- WE GET THE CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT NOT ONLY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, BUT THE AUDITOR AND ALSO THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING AN INSPECTOR GENERAL. THE COMMUNITY VOTED AGAINST THE SCHOOL BOARD WITH THE VOTE AGAINST THE MEALS TAX. I REMEMBER SEEING AN ANALYSIS BY ANY OF YOU ABOUT THE REASONS FOR THAT. IT WAS DEFINITELY A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE. THE FIRING OF THE
027AUDITOR GENERAL WAS ANOTHER INDICATION OF WHY NOBODY HAS CONFIDENCE IN YOU. CALLED A COUPLE OF THE FINANCIAL PEOPLE IN THE SCHOOL AND SAID WHY? NORMALLY IN THE FINANCIAL BUSINESS, WHICH I'M IN, YOU AT LEAST EXPLAIN WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS, GIVE A PUBLIC STATEMENT OR AT LEAST ON THE TELEPHONE PRIVATELY. THE FINANCIAL PEOPLE SAID, GEE, I DON'T KNOW. WELL, IF THEY DON'T KNOW, WHAT GOOD ARE THEY? WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. YOU INCREASE MISTRUST. THE DEAL WITH KAREN GARZA WAS OUTLINED VERY WELL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO SO I WON'T GO INTO IT BUT SHE DETAILED HOW POTENTIALLY THIS IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND POTENTIALLY ILLEGAL. I SUGGEST YOU LOOK AT HER REPORT VERY CAREFULLY. SPEAKING OF REPORTS, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT ON THE WEBSITE TO FIND THE REPORTS OF THE
028AUDIT COMMITTEE. I HAD TO MAKE PHONE CALLS TO FIND OUT HOW TO MANEUVER THE DOCUMENTS SECTION. GOING SUPERFICIALLY IN THE FRONT IS AN ORDINARY CITIZENS, IT WAS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. A LOT OF MISTRUST ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE HANDLED AND AS A RESULT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A KIND OF SUPER GROUP DOING THE REVIEW OF WHAT IS GOING ON AND INSPECTOR GENERAL. VERY COMMON IN THE UNITED STATES. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN INSPECTOR GENERAL BASICALLY AND I'M OVERSTATING IT IS THE INSPECTOR GENERAL LOOKS AT MANAGEMENT-TIME DECISIONS. HE LOOKS BEYOND JUST THE NUTS AND BOLTS. AND AN AUDITOR IS BASICALLY A BEAN COUNTER. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE AUDITORS MAY BE INSULTED. PLEASE GET AN INSPECTOR GENERAL. BRING BACK TRUSTS TO THE SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. KATHLEEN GILLETTE MALLARD, JOHN
029MURRAY, TO BE FOLLOWED BY MAUL McCLEMENS. MS. MALLARD. GOOD EVENING SUPERLOCKARD AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. CONGRATULATIONS ON BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH. THIS EVENING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE NEED TO HAVE INDEPENDENT AUDIT FUNCTION IN FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHOUT DELAY. MY HUSBAND AND I, IF YOU WANT TO STAND UP, WE'VE BEEN TAX PAYING HOMEOWNER RESIDENTS OF FAIRFAX COUNTY FOR OVER 35 YEARS. THAT IS A LOT OF TAXES THAT HAVE GONE INTO THE COUNTY AND TO FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. UNFORTUNATELY, ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO WE HAD TO TAKE OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OUT OF LONG FELLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SEVENTH GRADE BECAUSE OF THE VERY DISTURBING FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION AND ASSOCIATED CULTURE OF THAT SCHOOL. THAT WAS WHEN I BECAME AWARE THAT REALLY THERE WASN'T A LOT OF ATTENTION OR REGARD FOR PARENTS' INPUT IN THE
030F.L.E. PROGRAM. BECAUSE OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE HERE I WILL NOT TELL YOU WHAT SHE WAS GOING LEARN IN THE SEVENTH GRADE, BUT IT MADE ME SICK. ANYHOW, THE OTHER EVENING, AFTER THAT WE HAD TO SWALLOW PRIVATE SCHOOL EXPENSES FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TOTALING $50,000 IN ADDITION TO THE TAXES WE HAVE BEEN PAYING. ON FEBRUARY 9th THE EMOTIONAL TESTIMONY OF A NINTH GRADE FEMALE STUDENT IN CHANTILLY HIGH SCHOOL WAS MADE TO WATCH A DIVERSITY VIDEO IN HER MORNING MATH CLASS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF CHARACTER EDUCATION. IT WAS A VIDEO TO PROMOTE THE LESBIAN, GAY, TRANSGENDER LIFESTYLE AND FORCE STUDENTS TO ACCEPT WHAT IS COUNTERER TO THEIR VALUES AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. THERE WAS NO NOTIFICATION TO PARENTS. THIS VIDEO WAS MADE BY STUDENTS WE HAVE COME TO LEARN FROM CHANTILLY HIGH SCHOOL WITH NO OPPORTUNITY FOR
031PARENTS TO OPT OUT. IT WAS SO STRESSFUL. I THINK YOU REMEMBER THAT LOVELY YOUNG WOMAN ALMOST EMOTIONALLY TELLING YOU HOW IT HAD UPSET HER. HOW IT WENT AGAINST HER RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND HER VALUES. WE BELIEVES TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, WHATEVER THEIR BACKGROUND, RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND, HAVE A RIGHT TO A PUBLIC EDUCATION WITHOUT DEALING WITH RELIGIOUS AND IT WAS A FORM OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT RESULTING IN A HOSTILE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. INDEPENDENT AUDIT IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THAT YOUR PUBLIC AGENCY FUNDED BY OVER 52% OF FAIRFAX COUNTY BUDGET OR $2.17 BILLION IS NOT MISUSED, ABUSED OR POORLY MANAGED. I THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME. I ASK YOU TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER WHEN YOU ARE HAVING STUDENTS MAKE A VIDEO, IT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE SHOWN WITHOUT PARENTAL INFORM. THANK YOU. JOHN MURRAY, TO BE FOLLOWED BY PAUL
032McCLEMENS TO BE FOLLOWED BY GEORGE BECERRA. MR. MURRAY? MR. MURRAY HERE? ALL RIGHT. MR. McCLEMENS FOLLOWED BY GEORGE BECERRA AND AMIR ABDUL RAHEEM. GOOD EVENING. DR. LOCKARD, CHAIRMAN EVANS, STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE MS. CHU AND ESTEEMED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. MY NAME IS PAUL McCLEMENS, PRESIDENT OF THE FAIRFAX COUNTY FEDERATION OF TEACHERS. I REPRESENT CLASSROOM TEACHERS, SPECIALISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS, OFFICE SUPPORT STAFF, SCHOOL SECURITY WHO FEEL UNDERVALUED AND ORR WORKED. THEY LIKE INTERACTING WITH THE CHILDREN BUT DISLIKE THE CHALLENGE TO TRY TO MAKE A LIVING IN FAIRFAX COUNTY. I IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE FAIRFAX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND BOARD OF EDUCATION ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO FIND WAYS IN WHICH CERTAIN PROGRAM CANS BE INTEGRATED AND THE COST SHARED AMONG THE TWO ENTITIES. THIS IS A GREAT IDEA WHEN THE FOCUS STAYS ON FAIRFAX COUNTY. IN MANY
033OF THE WORK SESSIONS AND TASK FORCES I HAVE HEARD IS FAIRFAX COUNTY COMPARING ITSELF TO IS SURROUNDING JURISDICTIONS. MY QUESTION IS WHY DOES FAIRFAX COUNTY CARE ABOUT WHAT ALL THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS ARE DOING? FAIRFAX COUNTY USED TO BE A LEADER, NOT A FOLLOWER. WHEN I CAME TO FAIRFAX COUNTY IN 2005 FROM OUTOF STATE I HEARD EVERYONE TALK ABOUT HOW GREAT FAIRFAX COUNTY IS. WITHIN THE PAST SIX TO SEVEN YEARS THAT FEELING HAS CHANGED. WHAT HAPPENED? PLEASE KEEP THE FOCUS ON FAIRFAX COUNTY AND WHAT WE DO BEST. WE HAVE THE BEST SCHOOLS. WE HAVE THE BEST INFRASTRUCTURE, THE BEST PUBLIC LIBRARIES, THE BEST PARK RESOURCES, FINE ARTS PROGRAM AND THE BEST PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. IN THE JOINT WORK PROGRAM DRAFT IT STATES THAT THE DRAFT WORK PLAN DEVELOP A MORE DETAILED OUTLINE FROM COUNTY AND SCHOOLS CLEARLY
034IN DEFINING THE BUDGET MILESTONES AND ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STAFF AND ELECTED BODIES. IF THIS PROGRAM IS TO BE SUCCESSFUL I URGE THE BOARD TO UNCOVER ALL BUDGET ITEMS SO EVERYONE CAN SEE ALL ITEMS. IT WILL BE USED FOR JOINT FISCAL FORECASTING AND INCREASES AND EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. MEMBERS HAVE MADE IT CLEAR TO ME THEY ARE UNHAPPY WITH EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. IT IS NOT FAIR ACROSS THE BOARD TO ALL EMPLOYEES. IN TALKING WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE SAFECOALITION, IT IS UNFAIR. IT IS HOPE THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS THAT STAND WITH US AND OTHER LABOR UNIONS THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD STOP COMPARING. LOOK AT THE POSITIVE AND STRENGTH YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES BRING TO THE JOB. INVEST IN OUR FUTURE. THANK YOU. MR. BECERRA. GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND DR. LOCKARD. LET ME START WITH CITIZENS PARTICIPATION. I
035HAVE SAID THIS TWO YEARS NOW, I THINK YOU NEED TO RELOOK AT YOUR POLICY. THIS IS THE LAST YEAR TO PROBABLY SAY, THE REPETITIOUS MEMBERS SPEAKING EVERY BOARD MEETING. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS A POLICY ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS A CITIZEN CAN SPEAK BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE THE SAME FOLKS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IT IS PUBLIC HEARINGS, THE OPEN SESSIONS I GUESS YOU CAN SPEAK. I HAVE SEEN MANY TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR NON-COUNTY RESIDENTS FOR A FACT. I'M VERY INVOLVED AND KNOW LOUDOUN FOLKS WHO COME TO FAIRFAX. I HAVE SEEN LOUDOUN AND ARLINGTON HERE. I'M NOT SAYING PROS OR CONS. TAX ADMINISTRATION RECORDS, PUBLIC RECORDS, LOOK UP THEIR ADDRESS WHEN THEY APPLY, ANY PUBLIC CITIZEN CAN DO THAT. THERE IS SOME FOCUS YOU CAN DETERMINE IF A CITIZEN IS A RESIDENT OF
036THIS COUNTY. ON THAT ASPECT SO IT IS JUST DISENGAGING. PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO WAKE UP AT 5:55 AND GET ON THE COMPUTER AT 6:00 FOR 10 SPOTS. WHAT DOES YOUR STAFF HAVE TO DO THAT MORNING? IS THERE IS A GLITCH AND THE PUBLIC COMPLAINS THERE IS A CONSPIRACY. YOU PUT YOUR STAFF AT 6:00 IN THE MORNING. PLEASE LOOK AT THIS POLICY AGAIN. LET ME TALK ABOUT WHAT IS ON SUBJECT, I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE PRIVILEGE TO TALK OFF TOPIC BECAUSE I'M SPEAKER NUMBER NINE. I WILL COME BACK TO ON TOPIC. LIKE MR. PAUL McCLEMENS SAID, THE JOINT SCHOOL BOARD/BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WORK PLAN. I'M ALL FOR THAT. A LITTLE HISTORY BEHIND IT. IT ONLY TOOK BOTH BODIES FOUR YEARS TO MEET AGAIN AFTER 2012. JUNE 2016. FROM JUNE 2012. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT
037TOOK FOUR YEARS FOR YOU TO GET TOGETHER. I THINK WHAT I'M HEARING MR. McCLEMENS SAYING WORK TOGETHER NOW, THIS IS A FIRST GOOD ATTEMPT. WHAT I'M DISHEARTENED WITH IS SINCE JUNE THERE IS SCHOOL COMMITTEE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION. IT HAD A DEADLINE OF JANUARY 31, IT DIDN'T MEET UNTIL JANUARY 25. IT WAS DETERMINED WE COULDN'T FINISH THE WORK. I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT CHAIRMAN EVANS HAS DONE AND KAREN CORBETT SANDERS, BUT THE LAST TOPIC ON EQUITY ON SOCIOECONOMIC SEGREGATION, ABOUT THREE SECTIONS, ONLY 20 MINUTES WAS HELD ON THAT. IF YOU CAN'T DO THE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT, EXTEND THE FICTITIOUS DEADLINE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU MR. BECERRA. AMIR ABDUL RAHEEM. EEL BE TRANSFERRING MY TIME. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. IF WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED, IF
038YOU WOULD LET YOUR CLERK KNOW YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. FAIR ENOUGH. SO IN A VERY DIVERSE AMERICA AND IN AN AMERICA WHICH CONTINUES TO GET DIVERSE WE CAN RESPECT AND HONOR DIFFERENCES WHILE RESPECTING BOUNDARIES. WITH THIS CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO LGBT PROJECTING THAT ON TO OUR KIDS IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP INTO CONSIDERATION THE FACT WE HAVE MANY FAMILIES THAT DON'T EXACTLY WHAT THESE POLICIES ARE, WHAT THIS CURRICULUM IS. I THINK YOU GUYS IN ONE RESPECT ARE PUTTING TEACHERS IN A VERY DIFFICULT POSITION. IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WHEN A PARENT RECEIVES HOMEWORK OR THIS TYPE OF CURRICULUM AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO HELP THEIR KIDS WITH THEIR HOMEWORK, WHO ARE THEY GOING TO TAKE IT OUT ON? THE TEACHER. THAT IS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE WE ARE -- THE
039DEMOGRAPHICS WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE, WILL CONTINUE TO, YOU KNOW, BE INDIVIDUALS THAT CONTINUE TO LOOK MORE DIFFERENT THAN THE MAINSTREAM, WE HAVE TO KEEP INTO CONSIDERATION THE FACT WE HAVE TO RESPECT THE FACT THERE ARE A LOT OF RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES, MUSLIM, CHRISTIAN, JEWISH, THESE ARE VERY TOUCHY ISSUES. I THINK WHEN THERE IS ACROSS THE BOARD TYPE OF FIX, I THINK WITH THIS LAST ELECTION WE SAW THE BACKLASH WHEN THE GOVERNMENT DOES AN ACROSS THE BOARD TYPE OF POLICY. WE HAVE TO KEEP THAT UNDER CONSIDERATION WHEN BUREAUCRATS FEEL LIKE THEY CAN DO AN ACROSS THE BOARD POLICY, SMALL COMMUNITIES, SMALL TOWNS ARE AFFECTED BUT THEY DON'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT IS THE VALUE ADDED? TO RAISE AWARENESS? WE CAN RAISE AWARENESS AND BE CIVIL WITHOUT VIOLATING OTHERS RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OR FAMILY VALUES. I DO DEFINITELY PERSONALLY
040I WAS TAKEN ABACK BY THE FACT THAT IN REFERENCE TO THE VIDEO AND REFERENCE TO A BOY CAN GO IN THE GIRLS BATHROOM OR VICE VERSA OR YOU CAN BE SUBJECTIVE WITH IT. THE SOCIAL NORMS ARE CHANGING, WE CAN DEAL WITH IT IN A CERTAIN WAY WITHOUT HAVING A POLICY THAT IS ACROSS THE BOARD DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT, DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN, COULD BE VERY OFFENSIVE TO FAMILIES. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS AUDITORIUM THERE IS NOT THAT MUCH ENGAGEMENT AND THAT GIVES YOU INCENTIVE TO GET YOUR COMMUNITIES MORE INVOLVED IN THESE DECISIONS OTHERWISE THEY ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED BY IT, CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY IT. WE HAVE A POPULATION THAT DOESN'T -- IS NOT THAT ENGAGED CIVILLY IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND VOTING SYSTEM, BUT THAT DOESN'T GIVE THE RIGHT TO BUREAUCRATS OR INDIVIDUALS IN
041THOSE POSITIONS TO IMPLEMENT A POLICY TO ADVERSELY AFFECT SO MANY INDIVIDUALS, SO MANY FAMILIES, SO MANY COMMUNITIES. IT IS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION. I DO HAVE EIGHT MORE SECONDS SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO -- ASAN MUHAMMAD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AGAIN, LET THE CLERK KNOW YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE NOW TURN TO STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS AND I CALL ON MS. CHU. THANK YOU, CHAIR. FIRST WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME BOY SCOUTS IN THE AUDIENCE FROM TROOPS 160 IN HERNDON, VIRGINIA, AND 893. THEY ARE WORKING ON THEIR CITIZEN IN THE COMMUNITY. GO 893. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME STUDENTS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, NUTRITION PROFESSIONALS TO THE REAL FOOD FOR KIDS CULINARY CHALLENGE WELLNESS AND EXPO TAKING PLACE
042ON MARCH 11 AT LAKE BRADDOCK SECOND DARE SCHOOL. THIS EXPO IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR MEMBERS TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE NUTRITIONAL SERVICES IN OUR COUNTY. IT INCLUDED UP TO TWO EXPERT LED WORKSHOPS, CHEF DEMONSTRATIONS FROM OUR CULINARY TEAM AND OUR PARTNER WILL BE PRESENTING TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS A LOT OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO IMPROVE OUR NUTRITIONAL SERVICES IN OUR COUNTY. I ENCOURAGE STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO ATTEND THIS EVENT TO SEE THE WORK BEING DONE FOR OUR STUDENTS. IN ADDITION I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. ROBERT RIGBY IN THE BACK AND THE GAY ALLIANCE TEAM. WAS HONORED TO ATTEND THEIR MEETING TODAY TO OPEN A DISCUSSION ABOUT STUDENTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY ARE IN WITH REGARDS TO LGBTQ MATTERS AND TITLE IX. THE STUDENTS PROVIDED GREAT FEEDBACK IN THE
043ENVIRONMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE STUDENTS FOR OPENING THE CONVERSATION WE ARE HAVING. IN ADDITION I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND OUR WONDERFUL CLERKS WHO ARE LIKE MY THREE MOMS THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE YEAR. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO. THAT IS ALL FOR TODAY. THANK YOU, MS. CHU. ITEM 4.02, APPOINT CITIZEN MEMBER TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. I CALL ON MISS HYNES FOR THE MOTION. YES. EXCUSE ME JUST A MOMENT. I'M SORRY. I WAS TAKEN BY MS. CHU'S REMARKS AND LOST MY PLACE. I THINK THE MOTION WOULD BE I MOVE THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD ACCEPT THE NOMINATION OF CLAY HALE AS THE CITIZEN MEMBER FOR A TERMENTING JUNE 2018. CAN I GET A SECOND. SECOND. MR. HALE COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, THE
044SCHOOL BOARD'S AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS FOUR VOTING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND TWO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SERVE WITH US. ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECENTLY RESIGNED AND WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE THAT COMMUNITY MEMBER AND WE HAD MANY, MANY APPLICATIONS FROM THIS COMMUNITY, PEOPLE WHO WERE WILDLY OVERQUALIFIED, I THINK FOR THE JOB. WE HAVE SUCH GREAT TALENT AND EXPERIENCE IN FAIRFAX COUNTY. SO WE INTERVIEWED SEVERAL APPLICANTS AND WE DECIDED TO ASK MR. CLAY HALE TO JOIN US ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF MR. HALE'S BACKGROUND. IT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE. FIRST HE HAS TWO CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. HIS WIFE HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE P.T.A. AND P.T.A. PRESIDENT AT ONE OF THEIR CHILDREN'S SCHOOLS. 30 YEARS IN FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.
045HE HAS WORKED FOR SEAMAN'S GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY AND CURRENTLY THEIR SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. HE IS A GRADUATE FROM THE CITADEL AND A GRADUATE FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY. I'M VERY HAPPY TO WELCOME MR. HALE TO OUR COMMITTEE. MS. CORBETT SANDERS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, THANK YOU. IT IS OFTEN SAID IF FCPS IS LOOKING FOR AN EXPERT THEY SHOULD LOOK INTO THEIR PARENT COMMUNITY. AND THAT IS CERTAINLY THE CASE WITH THE SELECTION OF OUR CITIZEN MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE INCREDIBLE NUMBER OF EXPERTS IN THE AREA OF FINANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT, AND AUDIT MADE THE SELECTION OF A SINGLE CITIZEN MEMBER VERY CHALLENGING FOR THE COMMITTEE. I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A WARM THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE THAT PUT THEIR NAMES FORWARD TO OFFER THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO FAIRFAX COUNTY
046PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AS YOU HAVE HEARD FROM MRS. HINES MR. HALE HAS THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE TO COMPLEMENT THE SKILLS OF OUR OTHER CITIZEN MEMBER. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY ENDORSE HIS SELECTION TO SERVE ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. I'M ONLY SORRY HE IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO INTRODUCE HIM TO ALL OF YOU. BUT I WELCOME HIS PARTICIPATION AS A FULL MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. MRS. HOUGH. AS ANOTHER SITTING MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, I WANTED TO WELCOME MR. HALE AND JUST EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR THE DOZENS OF APPLICATIONS WE HAD FOR THIS OPENING. IT SPEAKS TO HOW OUR COMMUNITY IS GETTING MORE AND MORE INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION. I THINK IT HELPS TO SPEAK TO THE MANY CITIZENS COMING BEFORE US TO DISCUSS THE DESIRE FOR MORE ROBUST AUDIT FROM THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
047AS WE ARE ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR AN AUDITOR GENERAL CURRENTLY, I'M PLEASED THAT WE HAVE FULFILLED THE CITIZEN APPOINTEE POSITION. AS WE WILL HEAR LATER THIS EVENING, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE MORE ROBUST AUDIT REPORTS WE ARE RECEIVING. THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER MEMBERS WANTING TO SPEAK DTHD -- OH, MS. McLAUGHLIN. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS WHO CAME OUT THIS EVENING WANTING TO MAKE SURE THE BOARD HAS AN APPRECIATION FOR THE ROLE OF THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL. I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATED THE COMMENTS OF WHAT AN INSPECTOR GENERAL IS, I HAD ADVOCATED FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE BOARD HOPES FOR AND WHAT WE CAN GAIN FROM IT. I DO THINK TO ECHO WHAT MS. CORBETT SANDERS SAID, WE ARE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE ON THIS SCHOOL BOARD TO REPRESENT A COUNTY OF 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE WHO ARE
048INCREDIBLY TALENTED AND TO HAVE SO MANY CITIZENS WHO THEN RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD'S AUDIT COMMITTEE A SCHOOL SYSTEM OF OVER $3 BILLION IN ANNUAL OPERATIONS. THIS IS, I BELIEVE, REALLY EXCITING FOR OUR BOARD TO HAVE IDENTIFIED YET ANOTHER LIE DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS WHO WISHES TO GIVE THEIR VOLUNTEER TIME AND HELP THE BOARD DO THIS VERY IMPORTANT ROLE, THE FISCAL STEWARDSHIP OF OUR RESOURCES BECAUSE WE ALL WANT TO DELIVER THE BEST EDUCATIONAL SERVICES POSSIBLE WITH THE LIMITED FUNDING WITH A RECESSION THAT WON'T PRODUCE THE POST RECESSION REVENUE IS A PROBLEM IN THE COUNTY. I APPRECIATE CHAIRMAN HYNES OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND ALL OF THOSE WHO SERVED IN REVIEWING THE RESUMES AND INTERVIEWING THE INTERESTED CITIZENS AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT THE GREAT WORK THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO AS A COMMITTEE.
049MRS. STRAUSS. I WANT TO BRIEFLY SAY I WAS DELIGHTED TO SEE THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THIS FAMILY COMES OUT OF ONE OF MY SCHOOLS AND MR. HALE IS ONCE AGAIN OVERQUALIFIED FOR THE JOB. I KNOW HIS WIFE. SHE IS A P.T.A. PRESIDENT. THEY ARE ACTIVE IN THE SCHOOL. NOT ONLY WILL HE ADD PROFESSIONALISM TO OUR COMMITTEE, BUT PARENTS. CONGRATULATIONS MR. HALE AND GOOD WORK AUDIT COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. SO THE VOTE IS ON THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND APPOINT MR. CLAY HALE FOR A CITIZEN MEMBER FOR A TERM ENDING JUNE 30, 2018. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. AND THAT VOTE IS UNANIMOUS AND THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ITEM 4.03, JOINT COUNTY AND SCHOOL BUDGET WORK PLAN. I CALL ON MS. DERENAK KAUFAX FOR
050THE MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD APROOU THE JOINT COUNTY AND SCHOOL'S BUDGET WORK PLAN AS DETAILED IN THE AGENDA ITEM. DO I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. SECONDED BY MR. MOON. THE JOINT WORK GROUP WAS CONVENED AFTER CONVERSATIONS FROM OUR SCHOOL BOARD RETREAT. COUNTY AND SCHOOL STAFF WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR, MS. EVANS, THE BUDGET CHAIR, MYSELF, AS WELL AS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAIR MS. BULOVA AND BUDGET CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS JEFF McKAY, TO PUT TOGETHER THIS WORK PLAN. WE BELIEVE IT WILL HELP STAFF, BOTH BOARDS AND THE PUBLIC TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE BUDGET PROCESS. I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THE WORK PLAN. I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS MOTION THAT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SCHOOL BOARD BASICALLY REPRESENT THE SAME COMMUNITY. WE SERVE THE SAME COMMUNITY EVEN THOUGH
051SCHOOL BOARD'S FOCUS IS PUBLIC EDUCATION AS OPPOSED TO OTHER AREAS, BUT THE MORE CLOSELY WE WORK WITH THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS, WHICH IS A FUNDING AUTHORITY, I THINK AND SERVE OUR FAIRFAX COUNTY MUCH BETTER. MS. PALCHIK. YES, THANK YOU. ALSO BRIEFLY, I DEFINITELY SUPPORT THIS MOTION AND THE JOINT BUDGET, I THINK THIS IS CALLED FOR IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE TWO BOARDS TO WORK CLOSICALLY TOGETHER. THIS IS A VERY GOOD AREA, SEEN FROM OUR VARIOUS TRIPS TO RICH MONDAY, ADVOCATING FOR INCREASED FUNDING TO EDUCATION, WE ARE 43rd OUT OF 50 STATES AND LOCAL AUTHORITY. IT IS REALLY UNFORTUNATE THAT NOT ONLY DO WE SEE VERY LITTLE BACK FROM RICHMOND, BUT LIMITED LOCAL AUTHORITY IN RAISING FUNDS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY. I SUPPORT THIS AND HOPE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL ACCEPT OUR AMENDED RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. MS.
052SCHULTZ. IN THE -- I HAVE TO COUNT BACK NOW, IN THE SUMMER, MAYBE SPRING OF 2011 THIS WAS SOMETHING ON MY PLATFORM WHEN I WAS FIRST RUNNING FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD. THIS IS SOMETHING I WENT DOOR TO DOOR AND TALKED TO PEOPLE ABOUT. THE PUBLIC WAS STUNNED AND AMAZED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE SCHOOL BOARD AT THAT POINT IN TIME HAD NEVER EVEN HAD A JOINT BOARD MEETING. THERE HAD BEEN NO WORK TOGETHER IN COLLABORATING AND WE IN OUR PREVIOUS BOARD HAD GOTTEN TOGETHER AND SAT AT FINANCE PARK AND HAD THE FIRST RETREAT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND TO SEE WHERE WE WENT FROM THAT FIRST RETREAT, AWKWARD PUTTING US ALL TOGETHER AND BEING ABLE TO ARRIVE AT WHERE WE WERE THIS WEEK, SITTING WITH THE BOARD OF
053SUPERVISORS AND HAVING VERY SALIENT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THINGS ON THEIR SLATE THEY CAN DO, THINGS ON OUR SIDE WE CAN DO. ALIGNING OUR BUDGET CALENDAR, UNDERSTANDING THAT OUT OF OUR $3 BILLION BUDGET, ABOUT 78% OF THAT AND I'M NOT GOING TO ASK FOR A MATH CHECK, COMES FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. AND THAT AMOUNT THEY GIVE US REPRESENTING BASICALLY ABOUT 53% OF THE COUNTY'S ENTIRE BUDGET. THE WORK TO GET THESE TWO BOARDS COLLABORATING TOGETHER AND TO UNDERSTAND THAT 22 PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTY CONTROL $4 BILLION IS THE VERY PROGRESSIVE STEP FORWARD AND PROGRESSIVE I SAY IN A GOOD WAY IN HELPING US ALIGN, HELPING US UNDERSTAND PRIORITIES, HELPING US TALK MORE FLUIDLY ACROSS THE AISLE, ACROSS IDEOLOGIES AND PUT THE CHILDREN IN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN OUR SIGHTS, THE TAXPAYERS IN OUR SIGHTS AND THE PARENTS IN
054OUR SIGHTS AND START TO ALIGN OUR WORK TOWARD THE MEANINGFUL PURPOSE OF PUBLIC SERVANTS SERVING YOU WITH YOUR MONEY, WITH YOUR BUILDINGS, WITH SERVICES THAT SERVE ULTIMATELY YOU AND I THINK THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE HAPPY ABOUT THIS. AND SHOULD SEEK TO PUSH US TO CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE BETTER BECAUSE IN THE END YOU ARE THE BENEFICIARIES OF THESE TWO BOARDS WORKING BETTER TOGETHER. MRS. CORBETT SANDERS. YES. I, TOO, WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE ADOPTION OF THIS WORK PLAN. IT REALLY REPRESENTS THE SHARED VALUES OF THE TWO BOARDS. AND A RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CLAB -- COLLABORATION AS MRS. SCHULTZ MENTIONED AS WELL AS INCREASED TRANSPARENCY. OUR CONSTITUENTS, OUR STUDENTS, OUR EMPLOYEES WANT TO SEE US WORKING TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY AS A ONE FAIRFAX. THIS IS A GREAT FIRST STEP AND I LOOK FORWARD
055TO WORKING MORE CLOSELY ON BUDGETS TOGETHER. WE WILL BRING TO YOU ON MARCH 13 AS PART OF A WORK SESSION A PLAN ON HOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE SCHOOLS COMMITTEE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM CAN WORK COLLABORATIVELY ON PLANNING ISSUES AS WELL. AND SO I THINK MORE AND MORE YOU ARE GOING SEE JOINT EFFORTS AND THAT IS GOOD FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. I WILL JUST SAY I WANT TO VERY MUCH THANK OUR BUDGET STAFF AND THE BUDGET STAFF ON THE COUNTY SIDE. THEY WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE THIS WORK PLAN A REALITY. JUST FOR ANYONE WATCHING AT HOME, YOU SHOULD KNOW WE DID HAVE A LENGTHY CONVERSATION ON THIS PLAN AT OUR WORK SESSION LAST MONDAY AND HAD A FEWRY VISIONS WE SENT BACK TO THE SBIRZ WHO DID ADOPT THOSE
056REVISIONS AND THEY APPROVED THIS WORK PLAN AT THEIR BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK. WE ARE IN SYNC ON THAT. THIS WILL LEAD US TO HAVE JOINT MEETINGS ON A REGULAR SEDGE RATHER THAN AN ADHOC BASIS. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT THE I REPEAT THAT THE MOTION IS THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVE THE JOIN COUNTIES AND SCHOOLS BUDGET WORK PLAN AS DETAILED IN THE AGENDA ITEM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT VOTE IS UNANIMOUS AND PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE. WE GO NOW TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ROBERTS RULES PROVIDE FOR A CONSENT AGENDA LISTING SEVERAL ITEMS FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION. MANY ITEMS HAVE GONE THROUGH BOARD REVIEW AND DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC IN ADVANCE. ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED BY THE REQUEST OF
057ANY BOARD MEMBER. 5.01, APPOINT INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON COMMITTEES, 5 PPT 02, MINUTES, BUT THERE ARE NO MINUTES TO APPROVE AT THIS TIME. EXCUSE ME, MADAM CHAIR, AM I OUT OF SEQUENCE HERE. 5.02 IS AWARD OF CONTRACT. EXCUSE ME. 5.02, AWARTD OF CONTRACT, TIMBER LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER. IN THE AMOUNT OF DOCTOR 615,400 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. IS THIS 4.03? 5.04, APPROVE THE ALTERNATIVE ACCREDITATION PLAN FOR KEY CENTER, KILMER CENTER, BRYANT ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL AND FAIRFAX ADULT HIGH SCHOOL FOR SUBMISSION TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF EDUCATION. 5.05, CONFIRM THE SEPARATIONS FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2017 ANDENEDING JANUARY 31, 2017. HEARING AND
058SEEING NO OBJECTION TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. ITEM SIX A NUZ BUSINESS. THERE WILL NOT BE A VOTE. 6.01, AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT AT MARSHALL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR THE AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL SIM REPLACE TO THE LOWEST BIDDER. 6.02, AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR TENNIS COURT AT MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO EXECUTE AND ADMINISTER THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOTHER. AWARD A CONTRACT TO ANNANDALE HIGH SCHOOL ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBILITY BIDDER. 6.04, AWARD A CONTRACT FOR CHANTILLY HIGH SCHOOL ROOF REPLACE PROJECT TO THE LOWEST RESPONSE I AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AND AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT OR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO EXECUTE, DELIVER AND ADMINISTER THE
059CONTROL ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION SERVICES FOR PORTABLE CLASSROOM TRAILERS. 6.06, APPROVE THE AUDIT CHARTER AS DETAILED IN THE JANET ITEM. 7.07, APPROVE THE TITLE FOR LATIN TEXTBOOKINGS FOR LEVELS 1-3 AS RECOMMENDED BY THE WORLD LANGUAGE BASAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ADOPTION COMMITTEE AND SELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND APPROVE THE TITLES LISTED FOR UPPER LEVEL MATERIALS. 6.08, KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 SOCIAL STUDIES WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE GRADE 4 VIRGINIA STUDIES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SOCIAL STUDY BASAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ADOPTION COMMITTEE AND THE SELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. NOW THE SUPERINTENDENT MATTERS. THE ONLY WAY TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICES FOR PK -- FCPS, IS TO WORK TOGETHER. YOU CAN FIND MUCH MORE ON THE SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARINGS. TWO SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE SUBURBS PROGRAM WILL BE HELD AT SOUTH LAKES HIGH SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY
060MARCH 8 AND WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL THURSDAY MARCH 16. THE PROGRAM IS ONLY OPEN TO ADULTS, BEGINS AT 7:00 P.M. AND SPONSORED BY THE PTSA. A PANEL OF TEENAGERS WILL TALK ABOUT ALCOHOL, DRUG USE, TEEN PARTIES, PARENT SUPERVISION. MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. WE RECOGNIZE THE SOCIAL WORKERS AMONG OTHER GROUPS. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THEIR DEDICATION FOR THEIR WORK. THEY ARE IN THE FRONTLINE WITH THE MOST DIFFICULT ISSUES OUR STUDENTS AND FEAMTS FACE. THANK YOU TO THE SERVICE FOR OUR SYSTEM. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, DR. LOCKARD. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS. MR. McELVEEN, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO TO START WITH WE REVIEWED THE FEEDBACK, THE SCHOOL BOARD HAD PROVIDED ABOUT OUR VARIOUS COMMUNICATION EFFORTS AND NEEDS AS A BOARD. AND WE CAME
061TO THE AGREEMENT WITH STAFF THEY WOULD HELP US WORK ON SOME OF THOSE ISSUES AND WE ARE HOPING MOVING FORWARD THAT PEC WILL BE ENGAGED AND WE WILL GET BACK TO THE BOARD WITH ANYTHING REGARDING TRAININGS. THE GOVERNESS COMMITTEE. I APPRECIATE THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS SPENT TALKING ABOUT NEW POLICY ON NAMING RIGHTS AND CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS WITH FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOLS AND APPRECIATED THE DIALOGUE CONTINUING WITH OUR COLLEAGUES THAT EVENING AT THE WORK SESSION. WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT BACK TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TO GET ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FROM STAFF ON INFORMATION THAT WE BELIEVE IS VERY IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY INPUT FROM OUR PRINCIPALS AND DIRECTORS OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS EXAMINING WHAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS LIKE LOUDOUN COUNTY AND THE PARK AUTHORITY ARE DOING IN THIS AREA OF REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS TO ORGANIZATIONS. MRS. CORBETT SANDERS FOR AN UPDATE
062ON AUDIT COMMITTEE. YES, WE MET YESTERDAY AND BECAUSE MS. HYNES WAS OUT ILL, I CHAIRED THAT MEETING SO I'M GLAD THAT MS. HYNES IS FEELING BETTER TODAY. VERY ACTIVE MEETING. WENT OVER THE NEW AUDIT PLANNING PROCESS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND ENCOURAGING ALL OF MY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, FELLOW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, LEADERSHIP TEAM AND HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS TO WORK WITH THE O.A.G. IN THE NEXT MONTH AS THEY BEGIN TO DEVELOP THE AUDIT UNIVERSE FOR NEXT YEAR'S PLAN. WE ALSO HAD AN EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BUSINESS PROCESS AUDITS THAT WERE CONDUCTED IN THE PAST MONTH AND HOW THE O.A.G. DECIDES ON WHICH SCHOOL TO AUDIT AND SO THEY WILL BE BRINGING TO US NEXT MONTH THE NEW MATRIX OR THE MATRIX THEY ARE USING FOR THAT. WE ALSO HAD EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION AUDIT THAT
063WAS MENTIONED EARLIER THIS EVENING. EVERYONE EXPRESSED THEIR APPRECIATION FOR THE IN-DEPTH REPORT AND THE EXCELLENT READ OUT FROM THE STAFF OF WHAT NEEDED TO BE CONDUCTED IN THE FUTURE AND THERE WAS A DISCUSSION AND COMMITMENT BY STAFF TO HAVE FACILITIES AND MANAGEMENT DO FURTHER ANALYSIS AND AS A RESULT OF THE REPORT AS WELL AS ENSURE THE DATA THAT WAS IDENTIFIED AS MISSING DATA POINTS WOULD BE COLLECTED IN A MORE DELIBERATE MANNER AND MAINTAINED. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT WHAT -- ABOUT THE AUDIT PLAN FOR THIS YEAR AND THIS YEAR WE HAD BAILOUT BOTH AUDIT MAN AND A WORK PLAN, WHICH IS NOW POSTED TOGETHER ON THE WEBSITE. GOING PARTED THERE WILL BE ANGER -- INTEGRATED AUDIT. THAT IS THE WORK PLAN PIECE. WE PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF ITEMS FOR THE NEXT AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING IN
064MARCH THAT WILL INCLUDE A DISCUSSION OF THE ONLINE CLASSES AUDIT WHICH IS ALMOST COMPLETED. WE WILL LOOK AT THE BUSINESS PROCESS TURNOVER. DECISION MATRIX AND ANY NEW BUSINESS PROCESS TURN OVERREPORTS AS WELL AS THE REGULATION 1410 WHICH HAS SOME FURTHER MODIFICATIONS WE CAN EXPECT FOR NEXT MONTH. IN APRIL, WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU BY MR. WILSON. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, MS. CORBETT SANDERS FOR THAT REPORT AND I JUST HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AT THE TRANSPORTATION AUDIT AND GLAD TO HEAR YOU HAD A THOROUGH DISCUSSION. I WONDER WHETHER OR NOT -- THERE WERE ITEMS LABELED HIGH RISK AND I WONDER WHETHER OR NOT YOU TALKED ABOUT PRIORITIZING HOW TO DEAL WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT AND I ALSO HAD A QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER YOU
065DISCUSS THE STATE OF THE CONTRACTS WITH THE COUNTY. WHICH, IF I'M READING IT CORRECTLY, WAS INITIALLY AGREED TO IN 1968 AND HASN'T BEEN REVISED SINCE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY BUSES WE HAD BACK THEN -- SO COULD I INTERJECT HERE. I'M ASSUMING MS. HYNES YOU WILL WANT TO HOLD A WORK SESSION? WHY DON'T WE WORK TOGETHER. THAT WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING TIME SENSITIVE. THESE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT JUMPED OUT AND SOME OF OUR SPEAKERS MENTIONED THAT THIS TRANSPORTATION AUDIT IS CHALK FULL OF RATINGS. I WOULD SUGGEST WORK WITH MS. HYNES. WHEN WE HAVE A WORK SESSION ON THAT, UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING TIME SENSITIVE. MS. McLAUGHLIN, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO -- I SEE A LOT OF QUESTIONS. ARE THESE THINGS THAT ARE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR A
066WORK SESSION AS OPPOSED TO A REPORT ON THE COMMITTEE? THE ONLY THING THAT IS TIME SENSITIVE AND DOVE TAILS WITH OUR BUDGET DISCUSSION, IT APPEARS THE CONTRACT IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ANNUAL NEGOTIATIONS WHAT WE PAY TO THE COUNTY FOR MAINTENANCE. I THINK $25 MILLION IS TRANSFERRED TO THE COUNTY RELATED TO BUS MAINTENANCE AND I BELIEVE THAT WE LEARNED AT A WORK SESSION THERE IS ANOTHER $10 MILLION SPENT ON BUS LEASES IN THE BUDGET. I THINK THESE ARE SIGNIFICANT BUDGET ITEMS. IF WE CAN EXPEDITE THE DISCUSSION DATE SO WE CAN FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT THESE -- I'LL WORK WITH MS. HYNES ON FINDING A DATE THAT WILL WORK EVEN THOUGH WE ARE, AGAIN, VERY, VERY FULL. BUT THIS IS NOT ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT. SO THIS ISN'T THE TIME FOR US TO BE MAKING
067A DECISION. BUT MS. HYNES AND I SEE MS. CORBETT SANDERS ALSO, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT TO MAKE ON IT? MS. CORBETT SANDERS, DID YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING? YOU HEARD THE DISCUSSION LAST NIGHT. I DID NOT. WE HAD A ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT JUST THOSE ITEMS INCLUDING THE NUMBERS AND REALIZING THEY ARE SUBSTANTIAL WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT $25 MILLION. THAT IS WHY WHEN I SUGGESTED THAT THE FACILITY STAFF WOULD BE DOING FURTHER ANALYSIS ON HOW THEY COULD REALIZE SOME OF THOSE EFFICIENCIES. YOU ARE CORRECT, THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY DATES BACK TO 1968. BUT IT IS ONLY LIKE A TWO PARAGRAPH AGREEMENT. IT IS ACTUALLY NOT A FORMAL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. AND SO THAT WAS RAISED IN THE REPORT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM STAFF YESTERDAY THAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO PERHAPS FORMALIZE
068THAT A BIT MORE. WE DID ASK THEM TO LOOK AT NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS AND OTHER PLACES ACROSS THE COUNTY WHICH THE O.A.G. HAD -- OR ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE O.A.G. HAD ALREADY DONE THAT AND THEY CAME BACK SAYING THAT FAIRFAX WAS UNIQUE. AND THAT WE ARE USUALLY JUST HANDED A PRICE LIST FROM THE COUNTY. AND SO THAT WAS ANOTHER AREA WHERE THERE WOULD BE GREATER DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE FACILITIES STAFF. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING MORE INFORMATION. THANK YOU. WE WILL WORK ON GETTING THAT SCHEDULED. MS. EVANS, I DID HAVE MY LIGHT ON BECAUSE I DID WANT TO ASK A QUESTION. ALL RIGHT. I WAS GOING TO BE CALLED ON AND GOT LOST IN THE FRAY OF OTHER PEOPLE COMMENTING. I WANT TO ECHO, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU AND MS. HYNES ARE GOING TO
069NOW WORK ON FITTING THIS INTO THE BOARD'S SCHEDULE, BUT I THINK AT A MACROLEVEL, THIS IS JUST A PERFECT EXAMPLE FOR ALL OF US AS A BOARD TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF PROCESS. THIS IS A REPORT THAT, YES, IT CAME TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, BUT FOR THE REST OF THE BOARD, IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO JUST KNOW IN THE FUTURE HOW DO WE GO ABOUT A REPORT GETTING PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THEN WHEN AND IF IT IS IMPORTANT TO BRING IT TO THE BOARD OR NOT. AND THEN -- I WOULD SAY THIS IS GOING TO COME TO THE BOARD WITHOUT THIS CONVERSATION. THIS IS GOING TO COME TO A WORK SESSION BECAUSE IT IS AN IMPORTANT THING THAT COMES FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND TYPICALLY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR, THE GOVERNANCE CHAIR WILL
070SAY I NEED A WORK SESSION ON THIS TO BRING TO THE BOARD. SO IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF EVENTS THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYWAY. IT MAY HAVE SOME MORE URGENCY TO IT THAN PERHAPS I WOULD HAVE REALIZED WITHOUT THE CONVERSATION, BUT SO THAT IS GOOD FOR ME TO KNOW IN TERMS OF SCHEDULING IT. IF WE CAN SQUEEZE IT INTO MARCH THAT WOULD BE GREAT. DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT? NO. IT IS HELPFUL. THIS IS NEW FOR US BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T BEEN HAVING THESE TYPES OF REPORTS BEFORE. COMING TO -- WE HAVE MORE ROBUST REPORTS. THAT IS CORRECT. THAT IS WHY I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND A MACRO LEVEL AND WHEN WE GET TO THIS ONE I THINK WE CAN SEE HOW IT ALL WORKS OUT AND HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF JUST AGAIN PROCESS WISE WHAT
071WOULD COME FROM AUDIT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR A WORK SESSION AND WHAT DOESN'T? DOES IT REQUIRE BOARD MEMBERS LOBBYING FOR IT OR JUST THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION AMONGST THEMSELVES SAYING, YOU KNOW WHAT, I THINK THIS WARRANTS BRINGING IT TO THE FULL BOARD AND THAT IS THE VEHICLE FOR HAPPENING. MS. HOUGH. I WILL BE BRIEF. KNOWING IT IS GOING TO WORK SESSION, THE NEED FOR CONVERSATION TONIGHT. BUT AGAIN, I DID WANT TO THANK THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL ON THIS BECAUSE THEY DID PROVIDE A VERY ROBUST REPORT. AND AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE WE ARE GOING. WE HAVE A HIGH-RISK ITEM IN THE FACT THAT IT IS A $25 MILLION FIGURE THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING ON TOP OF STUDENT SAFETY AND HOW WE DO BETTER WITH THAT. I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORK
072SESSION. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS AND WE WILL WORK ON THAT. WE NOW TURN TO BOARD MATTERS AND I CALL ON MS. HYNES. I'LL PASS TONIGHT. THANK YOU. MS. PALCHIK. YES, THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK OUR CLERKS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND ATHLETIC TRAINERS WHO WE HONORED TONIGHT. ALSO IT IS SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION WEEK I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY WHO ALLOW US TO SERVE YOU. IT IS I KNOW FOR MYSELF AND MY BOARD MEMBERS IT IS AN HONOR AND A PRIF -- PRIVILEGE. WANT TO THANK THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THEY ARE NOW AIRING LIVE OUT OF THEIR NEW BOARDROOM, THEY ARE ALSO ON THE WEBSITE. I APPRECIATE THAT OUR JOINT MEETINGS WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CAN NOW BE VIEWED LIVE OR LATER. FINALLY, I WANT TO
073THANK MARSHALL ACADEMY FOR HOSTING THEIR OPEN HOUSE LAST WEEK. IT WAS A FABULOUS WAY TO BRINGS COMMUNITY MEMBERS INCLUDING BUSINESS LEADERS, NONPROFITS AND SUPERVISOR FOUST JOINED US TO VISIT THE LABS AT MARSHALL ACADEMY. I WANT TO THANK THEM AND JEFF OVER THERE, BOTH JEFFS FOR RUNNING A FABULOUS PROGRAM. TWO JEFFS. AND THEN FINALLY JUST WANT TO SHARE A FEW UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED AND ENGAGED. BOTH I WILL BE HOSTING. I WILL BE HOSTELING MY NEXT OFFICE HOURS MONDAY MARCH 6, AND ALSO ON MARCH 8 I WILL BE JOINING SUPERVISOR LINDA SMITH FOR JOINT SCHOOL AND COUNTY BUDGET DISCUSSION AS WELL AS OUR STAFF MS. MICHAEL AND JOE MENDARO. 7:00 P.M. IN THE PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY CENTER IN VIENNA, NOT THE PROVIDENCE REC CENTER. IT IS A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER. AND FINALLY, DUE TO A REQUEST
074FROM SOME FAMILIES, PARENTS, ADVOCATES TO HAVE A WORKSHOP ON HOW FUNDING WORKINGS, I WILL BE HOSTING A SCHOOL FUNDING 101 WORKSHOP AND DISCUSSION FOR INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ALSO AT THE PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY CENTER. THAT WILL BE SATURDAY MARCH 11 FROM 9:30-11:30. THANKS TO A GENEROUS PARENT THERE WILL BE COFFEE AND DONUTS. WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US TO LEARN AND HAVE A DISCUSSION. WITH THAT, THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITIZEN PARTICIPANTS WHO CONTINUE TO COME AND SHARE THEIR POINTS OF VIEWS. IT IS GOOD TO HEAR WHERE OUR COMMUNITY STANTDS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS. I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO CAME TO MY OFFICE HOURS LAST WEEK IN THE MASON DISTRICT. I LOOK PARTED TO MEETING WITH BRADDOCK DISTRICT MEMBERS MONDAY AT NOON AT THE KING
075PART LIBRARY. MS. SCHULTZ. ON THE HEELS OF YESTERDAY'S FEDERAL REISSUANCE OF THE DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER FROM THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION REGARDING TREATMENT OF JENTDER IDENTITY, I WANT TO READ AND EXCERPT FROM MY COMMENTS FROM MAY 7, 2015. THIS PAST SUNDAY I WATCHED A STORY OF A RISE OF A YOUNG WOMAN WHO STARTED AS AN INTERN TO BECOME THE FIRST WOMAN TO RUN A U.S. AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER, GENERAL MOTORS. AS A MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN ABOUT THE AGE OF TWO OF MY CHILDREN I WAS STRUCK BY HER ROLE AS A LEADER OF A MASSIVE ORGANIZATION. WITH A $2.6 BILLION BUDGET AND THE LARGEST EMPLOYER OF FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES IN THE COMMONWEALTH, FCPS PALES IN COMPARISON TO GENERAL MOTORS WITH 212,000 PLUS EMPLOYEES IN 396 FACILITIES TOUCHING SIX CONTINENTS. IN BEING CHARGED WITH IMPROVING AND SOME WOULD SAY
076SAVING GENERAL MOTORS, HER PRAGMATIC APPROACH IN, FOR EXAMPLE, SOMETIMES ENDING MEETINGS AT 5:30 TO MAKE HER CHILDREN'S GAMES LEFT AN IMPRESSION ON ME. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TAKEAWAY WAS HER STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP IN TAKING A 10-PAGE DRESS CODE DOWN TO TWO WORDS. DRESS APPROPRIATELY. WHEN FACED WITH A NOTION THAT IF A CHILD DOESN'T FIT INTO A NAMED PARTICULAR CLASS OF NONDISCRIMINATION THAT WERE OR WILL DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THEM MEANS WE ARE AFFIRMATIVELY PARTICIPATING IN DISCRIMINATING AGAINST ANY OF OUR CHILDREN IS PREPOSTEROUS. EARLIER IN OUR TERM ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES CHAMPIONED A LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE ADVOCATING THE VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S PRESS FOR CONGRESS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. I DIDN'T SUPPORT IT. IT IS NOT THE BUSINESS OF THE BOARD. IN NOVEMBER OF THAT YEAR ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES CHAMPIONED ANOTHER POLICY TO HAVE SEXUAL ORIENTATION. I
077DIDN'T SUPPORT THAT. I SPOKE AT THE TIME OF THE ONGOING CLASSIFICATION OF SPECIAL PROTECTIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE. IN THE END, I ADVOCATED FOR CHANGING OUR NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY TO TWO WORDS, DON'T DISCRIMINATE. THAT WAS 659 DAYS AGO. IN THE TIME SINCE THIS BOARD, FCPS STAFF, PARENTS, TAXPAYERS, AND ADVOCACY GROUPS HAVE COLLECTIVELY SPENT THOUSANDS OF HOURS AND UNTOLD RESOURCES ON A TOPIC THAT HAS FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES WOUND UP EXACTLY WHERE WE STARTED. HAD MS. BARRA BEEN A TRANSGENDER WOMAN, WOULD HER 17-YEAR-OLD STARTING IN GENERAL MOTORS TO CEO BE HAILED AS AN EXAMPLE? HAD THE OUTCOME OF NOVEMBER'S ELECTION BEEN DIFFERENT WOULD THE HAIL OF A FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT BEEN SEEN THE SAME IF HILLARY CLINTON WERE A TRANSGENDER WOMAN? IF BRUCE JENNER WON AN OLYMPIC DECATHLON AS A WOMAN, WOULD THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN DEEMED
078FAIR FOR THOSE COMPETING FOR WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION. IT IS NOT UNKIND, INCENTIVE TO ANYONE TO ANSWER EMPHATICALLY NO. THAT IS THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE THE AIR HAS BEEN FILLED WITH INVECTIVE, A NARRATIVE THAT IF THE ANSWER IS NO, IT IS FOR SOME REASON FILL IN THE BLANK -- FEW HAVE BEEN WILLING TO SAY IT. I TOOK HEAPS OF ABUSE FOR SAYING IT IN MAY 2015. I PROBABLY WILL AGAIN FOR SAYING IT TONIGHT BECAUSE SAYING IT OUT LOUD DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE NARRATIVE WHICH LED TO THE BOARD'S ACTION IN MAY OF 2015 OR THE MAY 2016 DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER OR THE RESPONSE OF THE NEW LETTER PUBLISHED YESTERDAY. THE REASON I REPEATED TONIGHT IS BECAUSE THEY WERE IMPORTANT. AND IT WAS AT THE HEART OF THE EDUCATION SECRETARY BETSY DEVOS HESITANCY TO SUPPORT THE GUIDANCE. SHE WANTED
079TO ENSURE THE MESSAGE IS MAINTAINED WHICH I SAID THEN AND I'M SAYING NOW, TWO WORDS, DON'T DISCRIMINATE. WE BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER WHEN WE FIND COMMON GROUND. WHEN WE TEACH CHILDREN TO RESPECT DIFFERENCES AND DISCUSS THEM WITH THE LENS OF MEETING SOMEONE'S VIEW NOT WITH ANTIPATHY, BUT WITH CHALLENGE. WHEN UNDERSTANDING OCCURS, GOOD POLICY IS MADE AND AUTHENTIC STEWARDSHIP TURNS INTO SERVANT LEADERSHIP. I HOPE THE RESET BUTTON LAST NIGHT IS WELCOMED IN THE VEIN I BELIEVE IT IS INTENDED. NOT THE END OF A CONTENTIOUS CONFERENCE, BUT THE BEGINNING OF A PRODUCTIVE ONE WHICH INVOLVES, ENGAGES ALL STAKEHOLDERS WITH PARENTS AS THE PRIMARY EDUCATORS OF THEIR OWN CHILDREN. MS. CORBETT SANDERS. SO I AM GOING TO CONGRATULATE THE WEST POTOMAC VARSITY GIRLS AND BOYS TEAMS WHO WON THE PATRIOT TITLE LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK HAVE DONE EXTREMELY
080WELL. VERY EXCITED THAT FRIDAY NIGHT, TOMORROW NIGHT, THE WEST POTOMAC HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VARSITY WILL BE BATTLING MADISON HIGH SCHOOL'S VARSITY TEAM AND THAT BOTH OF THOSE TEAMS WILL GO ON TO STATE FINALS. MRS. STRAUSS. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE RECENT GRADUATES FROM MOUNT VERNON. I'M SORRY, MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL. THERE WAS A MAJOR ARTICLE WRITTEN ABOUT SEVERAL OF THE STUDENTS IN THE CONNECTION, THANK YOU CONNECTION FOR COVING THIS. MANY OF OUR STUDENTS AT MOUNTAIN VIEW ARE HEROIC, HARD WORKING STUDENTS AND TO READ THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THEIR FINAL ACCOMPLISHMENT OF GRANL WAITING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IS ALWAYS VERY, VERY INSPIRING. SO CONGRATULATIONS, MOUNTAIN VIEW STUDENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE LONG FELLOW SCIENCE OLYMIAD TEAM AND THEY HAVE WON REGIONALS AND GOING TO STATE. GOOD LUCK TO THE LONG FELLOW TEAM. I BELIEVE
081THEY HAVE WON REGIONAL THREE TIMES IN A ROW. MR. MOON. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'M SURE MOST OF MY COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT I GO WATCH A LOT OF BASKETBALL GAMES. AND I DID THAT THIS WEEK, TOO. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WATCHED TWO GAMES. BOTH OF THE GAMES ENDED WITH THE LAST SHOT AT THE SOUNTD OF THE BUZZER. BOTH GAMES. WOW. IT WAS A TREMENDOUS VICTORY FOR THE WINNERS, HEARTBREAK FOR THE LOSING TEAMS. AND I WILL BE WATCHING MORE GAMES THIS WEEKEND. SO MY COLLEAGUES AT ROBINSON AND LAKE BRADDOCK AND EVEN THOUGH I MISSED BRYANT AND MOUNTAIN VIEW GRADUATIONS, I WAS ABLE TO JOIN A DR. LEESBURG AND DR. -- AT THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AT WOODSON YESTERDAY. WHENEVER I GO TO THESE SPECIAL SCHOOL GRADUATIONS IT BRINGS ME JOY. WHEN YOU SEE GRADUATES
082FROM AS YOUNG AS 19 AND 20 TO SOMEONE WHO IS A GRANDFATHER, LOOKS LIKE IN HIS MID 60s. THEY ARE ALL FINE EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE WHO DID NOT GIVE UP. OVERCOMING THEIR LIFE STRUGGLES AND PURSUING AND GETTING THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS. THANK YOU. MS. McLAUGHLIN. YES. A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES THAT TOMORROW WE HAVE OUR SCHOOL BOARD RETREAT FROM 3:00 TO 6:00 P.M. HERE AT THE -- OR AT THE FAIRFAX COUNTY HEADQUARTERS, GATEHOUSE CAFE. IT WILL BE LED BY THE LEADERSHIP FAIRFAX CEO KAREN CLEVELAND WHO IS A CERTIFY LEADERSHIP COACH. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORK SHE WILL LEAD US IN TOMORROW IN TALKING ABOUT BOARD RELATIONS AND BOARD WORK. ESPECIALLY AS WE BEGIN OUR SUPERINTENDENT SELECTION PROCESS AS WELL AS THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR OUR NEW
083AUDITOR GENERAL. I WANT TO MAKE SURE BOARD MEMBERS SAW THE E-MAIL I SENT TO YOU. PLEASE DO REVIEW THAT E-MAIL AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE PREPARED FOR TOMORROW'S RETREAT. I KNOW SOME BOARD MEMBERS ARE HAVING SIDE BAR CONVERSATIONS, SO I'M HOPING THEY ARE STILL REALIZING THAT TOMORROW, PLEASE COME PREPARED FOR THE RETREAT. BOARD MEMBERS AT THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF MY RIGHT SIDE. READ THE E-MAIL AND MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT TO EAPTS FOR TOMORROW'S RETREAT. AND THE OTHER THING IS, I WANT TO SHARE WITH NOT JUST MY COLLEAGUES, BUT DR. LOCKARD, ESPECIALLY I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE WORK EVERY DAY THAT OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS DO, BUT I WAS VERY FORTUNATE YESTERDAY AND TODAY TO SPEND TIME WITH THE PRINCIPALS FROM WOODSON, FROST MIDDLE SCHOOL, LAKE BRADDOCK AND ROBINSON AND TOMORROW WILL BE MEETING
084WITH ANNANDALE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL TIM THOMAS. THEY HAVE ALL GRACIOUSLY GIVEN ME TIME TO REVIEW WHERE WE ARE WITH THE BUDGET, TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY SEE AS LEADERS IN OUR SCHOOLS. THE CHALLENGES THEY HEAR FROM FACULTY TO BEST DELIVER A QUALITY EDUCATION IN THE LIMITING BUDGET TIMES SINCE THE RECESSION AND JUST REALLY ENJOYED THAT TIME TO HEAR THEIR VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSPECTIVES AND IT WAS JUST APPRECIATIVE OF THE RECEPTION I RECEIVED IN MY TIME WITH THEM. I DO WANT TO ALSO SHARE LIKE MY COLLEAGUE, AND FELLOW BRADDOCK RESIDENT, MS. HOUGH, I, TOO, WILL BE HAVING OFFICE HOURS NEXT WEEK. ALSO AT THE KINGS PARK LIBRARY. MINE WILL BE ON FRIDAY MARCH 3 FROM 8:30 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 10:30. IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT TO MS. HOUGH'S NOON HOUR OFFICE HOURS, YOU SAID MONDAY, THEN
085I'LL BE THERE ON FRIDAY AND I MIGHT EVEN STOP BY THE MY SCHEDULE PERMITS AND HANG OUT WITH HOUGH ON MONDAY, TOO. SO THE OTHER THING IS THAT I WANTED THO COMPLIMENT THE WOODSON MEN'S WRESTLING FOR WINNING THE PATRIOT CONFERENCE AND PLACING FIFTH IN REGIONALS. A NUMBER OF THE BOYS WENT ON TO STATE AS WELL. AS MS. CORBETT SANDERS NOTED, YES, WEST POTOMAC WON THE PATRIOT DISTRICT BOY'S BASKETBALL TITLE AT THE HANDS OF MY BELOVED WOODSON. THEY ARE ALL NOW IN THE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT AND WILL ENJOY GOING TO STATE. BRING IT ON, WEST POTOMAC. HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. MR. WILSON. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PRINCIPALS IN SCHOOLS THAT HAVE INVITED ME OUT FOR VISITS. MOST RECENTLY TO OAK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND POPLAR TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT
086HAS BEEN MY PLEASURE TO SEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FCPS ON TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE IN THE CHANTILLY PYRAMID. I ENCOURAGE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY AND YOU CAN FIND THE TIME IN YOUR SCHEDULES, PLEASE DO VISIT ONE OF THE CHANTILLY SCHOOL PYRAMIDS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GREAT JOB THEY ARE DOING TO INTEGRATE THE ONE TO ONE COMPUTER INITIATIVE INTO THE CLASSROOMS AND HOW IT IS AFFECTING THE PARENTS AND KIDS AND TEACHERS IN THE SCHOOLS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. I ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE PTSA AT CENTREVILLE HIGH SCHOOL FOR INVITING ME TO THEIR RECENT MEETING AND ENGAGING IN A VERY ROBUST CONVERSATION REGARDING THE BUDGET AND THE QUESTIONS. I WANT TO THANK ALEX WIGGINTON FOR COMING TO GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET. COMING UP, I WILL BE
087VISITING ROCKY RUN MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HAVE A TOUR OF THEIR SCHOOL NEXT WEEK. AND I WILL BE CO-HOSTING A BUDGET TOWN HALL WITH SUPERVISOR CATHY SMYTH AT ROCKY RUN MIDDLE SCHOOL MARCH 8 AT 7:00. MARCH 22, I'M GOING TO HAVE OFFICE HOURS I THINK AT THE KIPGS PARK LIBRARY, NO, IT IS GOING TO BE 10:00 A.M. AT THE CHAN TILLIE REGIONAL LIBRARY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HOPE TO SEE PEOPLE PLEASE, PLEASE STAY ENGAGED AS WE TACKLE THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS WE HAVE COMING PARTED. THANK YOU TO ALL THE SPEAKERS WHO CONTINUALLY AMAZE ME AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETINGS WITH THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT ARE CONFRONTING THE BOARD. MS. DERENAK KAUFAX. THANK YOU, MS. EVANS. I WANT TO SAY I WAS HONORED TO ATTEND THE BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION LAST WEEK AND AS
088MR. MOON REFERENCED WITH SOME OF OUR ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOLS THERE ARE MANY OBSTACLES THESE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO OVERCOME TO GET THEIR DIPLOMA. I CONGRATULATE YOU FOR YOU GOING PARTED AND GETTING THE DIPLOMA. I ATTENDED THE DISTRICT 10 CHOIR CONCERT LAST WEEKEND AND WAS TREATED TO MUCH BEAUTIFUL MUSIC THERE. I ALSO ATTENDED THE HEAD START MEETING THIS WEEK AND I WANT TO THANK THE PARENTS IN THAT GROUP FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK YOU ARE DOING FOR US AND IN KEEPING US ALL INFORMED ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH HEAD START. THANK YOU TO OUR AWESOME CLERKS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. YOU KEEP US ORGANIZED. YOU KEEP US IN LINE AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, FOR EVERYTHING. AND TO MY COLLEAGUES, BUDGET CONTINUES. NEXT
089WEEK THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL SET THE TAX RATE ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28. FOR ALL OF THOSE OUT THERE WHO WOULD LIKE THE CONVERSATION DO BE ROBUST, RIGHT NOW IT IS RECOMMENDED FOR THAT TO STAY FLAT. IF YOU TUNED INTO OUR BUDGET WORK SESSION YOU KNOW WE HAVE A CHALLENGE. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A CHANGE OR HAVE AN INCREASE IN THE FAX RATE MAY I ENCOURAGE YOU TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ENCOURAGE THAT TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE 28th AND IF WE HAVE THAT, WE WILL HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY AS WE GO FORWARD IN OUR CONVERSATIONS FOR OUR BOARD. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT TAX RATE WOULD BE SET. IT WOULD ALLOW FOR FLEXIBILITY AND FURTHER CONVERSATION. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO REACH OUT. MR. McELVEEN. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. I ENJOYED
090ATTENDING THE MOUNTAIN VIEW GRAGS. THE BRYANT GRADUATION, THOSE ARE ALWAYS OUR MOST POWERFUL AND WE ALWAYS LEARN A LOT AND I THINK HAVE A VERY EMOTIONAL TIME. MY MESSAGE TONIGHT IS A SHOUT OUT TO MY DAD WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS TODAY. YOU WILL RECALL MANY OF USER IS -- SERENADED. I TOLD HIM I WOULD CELEBRATE WITH HIM AND TURN ON APPLE 21. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD. I WILL CLOSE IN SAYING IN REGARD TO THE NEW GUIDANCE THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, I WANT TO ASSURE PARENTS, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THAT OUR NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY DOES REMAIN FIRMLY IN PLACE. IT STILL INCLUDES GENDER IDENTITY AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WHERE EVERYONE IS TREATED WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ACCOMMODATE OUR TRANSGENDER AND NONGENDER CONFORMING STUDENTS. AND
091WE WILL FIND A WAY TO PROTECT THE DIGNITY AND PRIVACY OF ALL STUDENTS. WE NEED TO GO BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION. I WILL READ A MOTION TO DISCUSS DISCIPLINARY MATTERS. PURSUANT TO TO 2.2-3711A-2, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVED BY MRS. STRAUSS. SECONDED BY MRS. CORBETT SANDERS. ALL IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. WE ARE IN CLOSED SESSION NOW. THANK YOU.