FCPS School Board Meeting - November 14, 2016

001THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE FAIRFAX PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE HAVE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BY THE BELLE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOBCATS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF LAHANNA DAVIS AND LAURA LEFTWICH. VERY WELL DONE BELLE VIEW ELEMENTARY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. PARENTS THANK YOU FOR BRINGING YOUR CHILDREN OUT HERE TO LEND US THEIR TALENTS TONIGHT. WE WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THE PRINCIPAL. THANK YOU. AS THE EX PRESIDENT PTA PRESIDENT OF BELLE VIEW YOU GUYS MAKE ME PROUD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM 2.02 CERTIFICATION OF CLOSED MEETING IN ORDER TO COMPLY TO THE CODE OF VIRGINIA. IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE BOARD TO CERTIFY SINCE THE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CONVENED A CLOSED MEETING NOVEMBER 14TH, 2016, TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED AND ONLY SUCH BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN

002THE MOTION WERE HEARD OR DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD DURING THE CLOSED MEETING. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVED MISS HEINZ. SECONDED BY MS. SCHULTZ. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR. IS THAT UNANIMOUS? THAT PASSES. WE DO HAVE TWO BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE ABSENT TONIGHT. MR. RYAN MCELVEEN IS AWAY ON BUSINESS AND MS. DERENAK KAUFAX HAD A FAMILY EMERGENCY AND THEREFORE THE TWO WON'T BE JOINING US TONIGHT. WE TURN TO ITEM 2.03 THE RESOLUTION HONORING DR. GARZA. I AM GOING TO TURN THE GAVEL OVER TO MS. STRAUSS. WHEN I CALL FOR A RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. I HAVE THE HONOR TONIGHT OF READING THE SCHOOL BOARD'S RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING DR. GARZA'S YEARS OF SERVICE. BEFORE I DO I WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF PERSONAL REMARKS. WHEN WE HIRED DR. GARZA NEARLY FOUR YEARS AGO WE KNEW

003WE WERE GETTING A DYNAMIC LEADER IN HER BUT WE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW THE HALF OF IT. DR. GARZA IMMEDIATELY GAVE US A FRESH PERSPECTIVE AND CAN DO APPROACH TO HER LEADERSHIP. I REMEMBER THE TRIP SOME OF US TOOK TO LUBBOCK TO MEET HER AND MANY ODDBALL GLITCHES WE HAD GETTING THERE AND GETTING HOME. BUT THE TRIP WAS WELL WORTH IT DESPITE THE WEATHER DELAYS, THE LOST BAGS, THE CANCELED FLIGHTS AND EVEN A SIDE TRIP TO THE WRONG HOTEL ON OUR WAY BACK. WHILE DR. GARZA'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE MANY I WILL REMEMBER HER BEST FOR SUCCEEDING IN FIXING A NUMBER OF LONG STANDING ISSUES THAT WE HAVE HAD AND BEEN GRAPPLING WITH FOR MANY YEARS INCLUDING AND ESPECIALLY FINALLY ACCOMPLISHING LATER HIGH SCHOOL START TIMES AS WELL AS FULL DAY MONDAYS. THERE IS MUCH MORE OF COURSE

004AND THE IMPACT OF DR. GARZA AND HER TEAM HAVE HAD ON THE SYSTEM WILL BE FELT FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME. THANK YOU DR. GARZA FOR PACKING AT LEAST A DECADES WORTH OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITHIN THREE AND A HALF YEARS. WITH THAT I WILL READ THE RESOLUTION HONORING SUPERINTENDENT DR. KAREN K. GARZA. WHEREAS DR. GARZA WAS APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT OF FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON JULY 1, 2013, AS THE FIRST WOMEN TO LEAD FCPS. AND SERVED THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH DISTINCTION FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS. WHEREAS DR. GARZA WORKED WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD TO CREATE A PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE TO HELP STUDENTS BUILD SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD AND A LONG TIME STRATEGIC PLAN KNOWN AS IGNITE TO GUIDE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. WHEREAS SHE CREATED A STELLAR

005ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM AND STRONG SCHOOL BASED LEADERSHIP AND WAS AN UNFLAGGING ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED PAY FOR TEACHERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES AND WHEREAS DR. GARZA'S THREE DECADES AS AN EDUCATOR STARTED WITH TEACHING AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND LED TO INCREASING LIE HIGH LEVEL POSITIONS IN SCHOOL DISTRICT BEFORE COMING TO FCPS. SHE HAS REMAINED A TEACHER AT HEART AND ALWAYS KEEPS A FOCUS ON STUDENTS AND QUALITY OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION FOR ALL CHILDREN. WHEREAS SHE OVER SAW AN INCREASING GRADUATE RATE REDUCTION IN CLASS SIZES IN THE LAUNCHING OF PRIVATE MOMENTUM TO HELP IMPROVE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS WITH THE SCHOOLS AND WITH THE MOST CHALLENGES. SHE SUCCEEDED IN FINDING SOLUTIONS TO LONG STANDING ISSUES AND MADE POSITIVE CHANGES TO STUDENT HEALTH AND LEARNING INCLUDING LATER HIGH SCHOOL START TIMES AND FULL DAY MONDAYS AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. WHEREAS DR. GARZA CREATED A CULTURE

006OF CARING THROUGH OUT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND SET A HIGH STANDARD FOR LISTENING TO AND ENGAGING ALL STAKEHOLDERS. WHEREAS SHE LED UNPRECEDENTED EFFORTS TO ADVOCATE FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND MADE A MAJOR REINVESTMENT OF SCHOOLS AFTER DECADE OF COST CUTTING WHEREAS SHE IS AN INNOVATIVE AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER WHO LED NOT ONLY IN FAIRFAX COUNTY BUT IN THE STATE AND IN THE NATION AND WHOSE POSITIVE IMPACT WILL BE FELT FOR YEARS AND DECADES TO COME. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD EXTENDS ITS HIGHEST COMMENDATION AND DEEPEST APPRECIATION TO DR. KAREN K. GARZA FOR HER VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AND TIRELESS COMMITMENT TO FAIRFAX COUNTY STUDENTS, FAMILIES, EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WISHES ALL OF THE BEST TO DR. GARZA AND THEIR FAMILY AS THEY MOVE INTO THE NEXT CHAPTERS OF THEIR

007LIVES. I SO MOVE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? THANK YOU. THIS IS A SWEET MOMENT FOR ME. I SHOULD BE HAPPY YOU ARE MOVING ON TO A NEW ROLE THAT WILL PROVIDE YOU OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE UNITED STATES IN A HIGHER LEVEL AND IN THE LONG RUN IT WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT LOCAL DISTRICTS LIKE FCPS. WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE WILLING TO TAKE ON THAT ROLE. AS CHAIRMAN OF THE SCHOOL BOARD WELCOMED YOU FOR COMING TO FAIRFAX COUNTY ALMOST 20-YEARS AGO, FROM A STATE FAR, FAR AWAY FROM US AND WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH YOU, YOUR FIRST YEAR SO YOU COULD BECOME ACCLIMATED TO FAIRFAX CULTURE I AM GOING TO SORELY MISS YOU. FROM MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH YOU I KNEW I WOULD LIKE YOU AS WE BOTH SPOKE WITH A SIMILAR

008ACCENT. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS YOU HAVE LOST MUCH OF YOUR ACCENT WHEREAS I AM STILL STUCK WITH MY TEXAN ACCENT. THE RESOLUTION WHICH HAD BEEN READ BY MADAM CHAIR WHICH I WILL BE SUPPORTING, NOTED DR. GARZA YOU HAVE BEEN THE FIRST BUT HOPEFULLY NOT THE LAST FEMALE SUPERINTENDENT WITH 15 YEARS OF HISTORY WITH FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. THAT IN AND OF ITSELF IS A REMARKABLE FEAT. YOU HAVE SERVED WITH SUCH DISTINCTION. WE ARE PROUD OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS YOU MADE IN THIS SHORT TIME WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP. WE STILL HAVE MUCH WORK TO DO BUT WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT TEAM OF HIGHLY TALENTED AND DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS YOU HAVE POSITIONED AND TRAINED. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MARCH ON AND CONTINUE OUR EDUCATION HERE IN FAIRFAX. I KNOW YOU EXPECT NOTHING LESS FROM US. AS YOU DEPART

009TO GO TO A NEW PLACE TO START RULING FOR THE BUCKEYES LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT I WILL BE CALLING ON YOU WHEN I AM ON MY WAY TO COLUMBUS, OHIO TO VISIT MY SON IN ILLINOIS. THE BREAKFAST WE USED TO HAVE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND TALK ABOUT VARIOUS ISSUES OF OUR COUNTRY AND WHAT THE YOUTH OF THIS GENERATION ARE FACED WITH. (INDISCERNIBLE). THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND A JOB WELL DONE. THANK YOU DR. GARZA. THANK YOU. I WILL INVITE BOARD MEMBERS FOR COMMENTS AND I WILL START WITH MISS HEINZ AND -- MS. HYNES AND WE WILL GO AROUND THE TABLE. I WAS SAYING TO DR. GARZA THIS IS BITTER SWEET AND I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT IS SWEET FOR ALL OF US. I KNOW YOU HAVE A NEW START

010AND A NEW CHALLENGE. THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING ALL OF YOUR GIFTS AND STRENGTHS AND TALENTS TO THE NEW SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE HAVE BENEFITED FROM IT IN THE LAST 3 AND A HALF YEARS. I THINK YOU HAVE DONE A CAREER'S WORTH OF WORK AND PROGRESS IN 3 AND A HALF YEARS. IT IS AMAZING HOW MUCH YOU HAVE ACHIEVED. YOU SET US ON A PATH TO SUCCESS WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLANS THAT HAS BEEN A REAL PLAN. IT IS NOT SITTING ON A SHELF GATHERING DUST. IT HAS BEEN EMBEDDED IN ALL OF THE WORK WE DO AND ALL OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE AND THAT'S HOW YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO IT. I THINK BEFORE YOU STARTED YOUR JOB WE HAD LUNCH AND I SAID HOW DO WE FIGURE OUT HOW TO MEASURE THOSE LONG-TERM. THOSE ARE THE

011MEASURES THAT MATTER NOT A SNAPSHOT HERE AND THERE. WHAT DO THEY KNOW AND WHAT ARE THEY ABLE TO DO WITH WHEN THEY ARE 18 AND 20. WE CAN HAVE A PORTRAIT FOR GRADUATES. WE HAVE BEEN LEANING ON THAT. THE ADMINISTRATIVE RESTRUCTURING THAT YOU HAVE DONE WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED HERE MANY OF US WERE AWARE THAT WE HAD TOO MUCH STOVE TYPING GOING ON, SILOING. THERE WERE INEFFICIENCIES THAT YOU CAME IN AND TO MAKE THOSE KIND OF CHANGES IN A SHORT TIME WITHOUT RUFFLING FEATHERS IS AN INCREDIBLE SKILL. YOU DO EVERYTHING IN A WAY THAT IS EFFECTIVE YOU MAKE CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP THAT TOOK SOME COURAGE. THE WAY YOU DO IT, IT WORKS. IT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY. IT STRENGTHENS THE WHOLE SYSTEM. YOU HAVE DEVELOPED HERE, YOU BUILT HERE A CULTURE OF OPENNESS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

012IN EVERYTHING WE HAVE DONE AND THE INVESTMENTS THAT YOU THROUGH YOUR LEADERSHIP HAVE ALLOWED US TO MAKE IN TEACHERS, IN RETAINING AND RESPECTING AND VALUING OUR TEACHERS AND ALSO IN THE CLASSROOM. WE HAVE TURNED THE CORNER ON DENYING OUR TEACHERS THE WAY THAT THEY DESERVE. WE HAVE TURNED THE CORNER ON RAISING CLASS SIZES AND TO RAISE MONEY. THAT'S THROUGH YOUR LEADERSHIP. THAT'S HUGE. WHEN I GOT ON THE BOARD THOSE WERE TWO IMPORTANT GOALS OF MINE. I THINK YOU HAVE REESTABLISHED A REAL TRUST, THIS COMMUNITY'S TRUST IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. I WON'T SAY IT WAS LACKING BEFORE YOU GOT HERE BUT I FEEL THE DIFFERENCE. I FEEL HOW MUCH STRONGER IT IS NOW. I THINK WE SEE THE EFFECT OF THAT WHEN WE ARE LOOKING FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN TIMES OF CONTINUING ECONOMIC CHALLENGE. THAT DEBATE

013IS NEVER OVER. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM NEEDS RESOURCES AND THAT WILL NEVER STOP. WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE A SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT THE COMMUNITY TRUSTS AND RESPECTS AND LOVES AND WANTS TO SUPPORT. YOU HAVE BUILT THAT HERE. AGAIN YOU HAVE MADE BIG CHANGES DONE SMOOTHLY. I THINK IT IS PROBABLY BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY WAS WILLING TO COME WITH US AND BECAUSE THE CHANGES THAT YOU MADE REFLECT WHAT WE VALUE MOST WHICH IS THE KIDS AND THE PEOPLE. THIS IS A PEOPLE CENTERED BUSINESS AND YOU NEVER FORGET THAT. I THINK FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS YOUR SCHOOL SYSTEM NOW. THAT'S HOW I THINK OF IT. IT IS HARD TO SAY GOOD-BYE. I AM NOT SURE HOW WE PUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER NOW BUT WE WILL FIGURE IT OUT. I PERSONALLY WILL MISS YOUR

014LEADERSHIP VERY MUCH. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I HAVE COUNTED ON YOUR VOICE AND WISDOM AND REASON AND CARING, AND I THINK WE KNEW WE WERE BORROWING SUCH A STELLAR LEADER AND WE WOULD HAVE TO MANAGE WITHOUT YOU. BUT WE WILL AND YOU HAVE GIVEN US THE TOOLS TO DO THAT. YOU HAVE BUILT THE LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT IS SECOND TO NONE. I WILL READ YOU THE PLAQUE WE WILL HAND YOU IN A LITTLE WHILE. FOR KAREN K. GARZA IN RECOGNITION OF HER VISION AND DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES, EMPLOYEES AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY SERVED BY FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PRESENTED BY THE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD NOVEMBER 14TH, 2016. THANK YOU FOR BEING AN IMPORTANT AND DEVOTED MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY. MISS BELICHICK? I LIKE TO GATHER MY THOUGHTS. I WILL DO MY BEST

015TO GATHER THEM QUICKLY. I AM STILL IN DENIAL. GET TO THE NEXT PHASE. I DON'T FULLY BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE LEAVING US YET. MY GREATEST REGRET IS THAT I ONLY GOT TO SPEND NINE SHORT MONTHS WITH YOU ON THE BOARD, BUT I DO KNOW THAT IN NINE MONTHS I LEARNED SO MUCH. SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED. BEFORE THAT TIME AND DURING THAT TIME, THE TIME -- AS AN EMOTIONAL LEADER I WANT TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THE THINGS I THINK YOU BROUGHT TO US AND TAUGHT US AS A COMMUNITY. YOU LEAD WITH INTELLECT, WITH PASSION AND WITH COMPASSION. YOU HAVE A VERY DISCERNING NATURE. I THINK YOU HAVE TAUGHT US THAT WORDS MATTER. USE THEM CAREFULLY. YOU CONSTRUCT YOUR TEN SENSES AND YOU LISTEN AND YOU MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING YOU DO AND EVERYTHING YOU SAY

016MATTERS. I THINK YOU HAVE REINVIGORATED OUR COMMUNITY, THE ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION AND HELPED US START A POWERFUL CONVERSATION OF HOW WE MOVE FORWARD AND WHAT THE VALUES ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS MEAN TO THAT. I ADMIRE THE STATS, THE LEADERS YOU HIRED AND YOU HAVE TRAINED BOTH AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL AND IN YOUR LEADERSHIP TEAM. I KNOW YOU ARE LEAVING US IN GOOD HANDS. YOU ARE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT. WE WILL DEFINITELY MISS YOUR LEADERSHIP HERE AND YOUR PRESENCE. I DO HOPE THAT OUR NEXT LEADERS CAN ACHIEVE HALF OF WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IN THE PAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS. IT IS INCREDIBLE AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE LISTED. MORE THAN ANYTHING I THINK YOU HAVE BEEN A MENTOR, A ROLE MODEL AND A PARTNER TO ALL OF US

017HERE AT THIS TABLE, TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO OUR SCHOOLS. YOU WILL BE GREATLY MISSED, AND YOU REALLY HAVE HELPED US START TO ADDRESS MANY CHALLENGES, AND THERE ARE MANY FEWER THERE THAN WERE THERE BEFORE. WE WILL HAVE NEW ONES. BUT I FULLY REMEMBER WHEN I WAS CAMPAIGNING AND SOME OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO ADDRESS CAME ON BOARD AND REALIZED THERE WAS ALWAYS A PLAN TO START TO ADDRESS SO MANY OF THEM. WE HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO FROM ANY ACHIEVEMENT GAPS TO ADDRESSING OUR BUDGET ISSUES AND OUR TEACHERS BEING ABLE TO STAY WITH US. I WANT TO THANK YOU. I KNOW THIS IS NOT OUR LAST CONVERSATION OUR LAST COLLABORATION BUT IT HAS MEANT SO MUCH TO WORK WITH YOU AND WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST AND I GUESS WE WILL HAVE

018TO GO TO OHIO. THANK YOU. MRS. HOUGH? I HAVE APPRECIATED OUR CONVERSATIONS. AS I HAVE STATED PUBLICALLY AND PRIVATELY THE RESPONSIVENESS THAT YOU CREATED THAT YOU LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AND I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK. MRS. SCHULTZ? I WONDER IF THE DOOMED FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OF HOUSTON AND WHATEVER DIDN'T PUT A JINX ON US. IT IS DIFFICULT AS A LEADER TO SOMETIMES TACKLE THE BIG STUFF. SOMETIMES YOU CAN NIBBLE AWAY AT THE EDGES. BUT DOING THINGS LIKE STRATEGICALLY REALIGNING OUR CLUSTERS INTO REGIONS, SLIMMING DOWN THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEANS BY WHICH WE RUN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS, CREATING THE ROLE OF EXECUTIVE PRINCIPLES, THESE ARE VERY SMART DECISIONS THAT FRANKLY TOOK SOME BOLDNESS GETTING US TO A POINT WHERE WE HAVE DYSLEXIA SCREENING FOR CHILDREN WHERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT EXECUTIVE FUNCTION, SKILLS AND CURRICULUMS

019THAT WILL HELP NOT ONLY KIDS WITH DISABILITIES BUT ALL KIDS. THESE ARE THINGS THAT YOU SORT OF WONDER WHY DIDN'T WE DO THIS A LONG TIME AGO. 43 YEARS WITH HALF DAY MONDAYS, WHY DIDN'T WE DO THAT A LONG TIME AGO? HOW COME IT TOOK US 10 YEARS TO FIX START TIMES? WHY DIDN'T WE DO THAT A LONG TIME AGO? COMING IN AND HAVING FRESH EYES AND BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THESE THINGS WAS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT. GIVING US THE ABILITY TO GO, I GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO CHANGE THESE THINGS. THESE ARE GOING TO BENEFIT OUR SYSTEM FOR A LONG TIME TO COME. MISS SANDERS. AS SOME OF YOU KNOW I HAVE RELATIVES IN THE NETHERLANDS AND LIVED IN BELGIUM FOR A LONG TIME. ONE OF THE SAYINGS IS SAID WHEN YOU SEE

020SOMEONE GO IT IS T (INDISCERNIBLE) IT MEANS UNTIL NEXT TIME. I BELIEVE THERE WILL BE A NEXT TIME. I BELIEVE WE WILL ALL SEE YOU AGAIN ON THE NATIONAL STAGE, AND PERHAPS IN SOME OF OUR LOCAL ACTIVITIES AS WELL. PERSONALLY, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK YOU, BECAUSE WE DO APPRECIATE VERY MUCH THE SHARED FOCUS THAT YOU HAVE HAD WITH THE PREVIOUS BOARD AND THIS BOARD ON ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY REALLY LOOKING AT OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM IN A HOLISTIC WAY. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE OFTEN STAY SO FOCUSED ON PENCILS, PAPERS, BOOKS, ONE TO ONE COMPUTING AND PUTTING BACK INTO THE FORMULA OF WHAT MAKES AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION IS HAVING A STUDENT CENTERED TILE LOGS BUT A STUDENT CENTER APPROACH TO ADDRESSING ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES.

021VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT OF BEING STUDENT CENTERED, AND I ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR SHARING THIS PART OF YOUR JOURNEY, BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT MORE OF THIS JOURNEY CALLED LIFE FOR YOU, AND HOW YOU ARE GOING TO IMPACT EDUCATION. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR SHARING THIS PART OF YOUR JOURNEY WITH US. MS. MCLAUGHLIN? JOINED THIS BOARD FIVE YEARS AGO. AS A PARENT WITH THREE KIDS IN THE SCHOOLS, I HOPED AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE SAKE OF THE 10TH LARGEST SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS A PARENT THAT WE WOULD BE SO FORTUNATE TO FIND AN OUTSTANDING AND CARING LEADER AND YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY FULFILLED EVERY HOPE AND EXPECTATION THAT I HAVE, AND THAT SO MANY OF THE PEOPLE IN BRADDOCK DISTRICT AND THROUGH OUT THE COUNTY HAS SAID THAT WE REALLY NEEDED

022HERE IN FAIRFAX. THE FACT THAT YOU ALSO TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH AS A NATIVE TEXAN, YOUR LIFE, YOUR CAREER AND YOU CAME TO VIRGINIA, AND WERE WILLING TO WORK WITH THE BOARD OF 12 WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY. THAT IS NO EASY FEAT, AND YET YOU WORKED TIRELESSLY WITH VERY LITTLE SLEEP THESE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS, BECAUSE YOU FELT THE SAME URGENCY THAT WE DID, WHICH IS HOW CAN YOU TRULY HELP FAIRFAX COUNTY MOVE TO THAT NEXT LEVEL OF GREAT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL KIDS AND FOR OUR EMPLOYEES WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY ON BEHALF OF OUR KIDS. AND I FEEL SO VERY PROUD TO HAVE BEEN PART OF THE BOARD THAT RECOGNIZED YOUR DEPTH OF TALENT. WE KNEW THIS IS WHAT OUR COUNTY NEEDED. AND WHILE OTHERS HAVE TOUCHED

023ON THE FACT THAT WE ARE SO SORRY TO BE TO BE LEAVING YOU FAR TOO SOON, I DO BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE PUT IN MORE THAN A DECADE'S WORTH OF WORK HERE, AND THIS NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU I REALLY HOPE IT ALLOWS YOU TO CONTINUE TO SHANE WITH YOUR MANY TALENTS. I KNOW THAT MY COLLEAGUES AND I WILL CERTAINLY LOOK TO YOU AS YOU CONTINUE TO SOAR AND TAKE GREAT PRIDE KNOWING THAT WE WERE, YOU KNOW, HERE FOR BUT A MOMENT TO REALLY BENEFIT FROM YOUR GREAT LEADERSHIP AND ALSO TO HOPEFULLY INSPIRE YOU TO WHERE YOU ARE HEADED NOW WHICH IS LEADING A NONPROFIT ON HOW WE CAN REALLY ADVANCE EDUCATION AT A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. I JUST FEEL IT BEARS REPEATING THAT YOU NOT ONLY CAME IN AND INSTANTLY COMMITTED YOURSELF TO TRANSFORMING

024THIS TO A CULTURE OF CARING FOR EMPLOYEES AND FOR OUR FAMILIES, BUT EQUALLY IMPORTANT YOU CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT OF VALIDATION. YOU REALLY HELPED EVERYONE WHO CAME TO US AND FELT THAT THEY HAD A CONCERN, AND THEY WANTED US TO UNDERSTAND THAT CONCERN, AND PEOPLE FELT VALIDATED BY THE WAY YOU LEAD. THAT IS A VERY SPECIAL GIFT AS WELL. EVERYONE TOUCH ON THE GREAT THINGS YOU HAVE DONE TO TRANSFORM THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. AS A SOCIAL WORKER THAT MY COLLEAGUES HEARD ME TALK ABOUT FOR FIVE YEARS. I DON'T WANT IT TO GO UNSTATED YOUR TRANSFORMATION OF OUR DISCIPLINE PRACTICES WAS PROFOUND. YOUR WILLINGNESS TO BRING US TO TRUE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN SCHOOL SUSPENSION, REDUCING IT OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSION BRINGING IN ADDITIONAL STAFF AND SCHOOLS AND PRINCIPALS AND ADMINISTRATORS THAT HAS HELPED ELEVATE FAIRFAX COUNTY TO HELP

025OUR CHILDREN BE SUCCESSFUL. I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT AGAIN YOU UNDERSTOOD THE VALUE OF THAT IN HELPING STUDENTS WITH THEIR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. WHEN YOU ESTABLISH THE TEEN STRESS SUMMIT SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND THE CARE AND CONCERN YOU SHOWED FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING DISTRESS AND IN A HIGH PERFORMING DISTRICT LIKE OURS, ONCE AGAIN IT WASN'T JUST YOUR WORDS BUT IT WAS YOUR ACTIONS AND WHAT YOU HAVE PUT INTO PLACE BRINGING MARK BRACKET FROM THE YALE CENTER FOR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, THAT'S 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION THAT YOU ARE HELPING US DO HERE. SO I JUST HOPE YOU KNOW, KAREN, THAT WE KNOW HOW FORTUNATE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE YOU AS A LEADER. I HOPE YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THIS COMMUNITY LOVES YOU, RESPECTS WHAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM AND WILL ONLY WISH

026YOU THE BEST IN YOUR NEXT JOURNEY. MR. WILSON? THANK YOU. DR. GARNER WE HAVE HEARD THAT YOU PACKED 10 YEARS INTO THREE. I HOPE IT DIDN'T FEEL AS LONG AS 10 YEARS WHILE YOU WERE HERE. I AM WONDERING WHAT THIS BOARD WAS DOING ALL THAT TIME IN THE YEARS PRIOR TO YOUR ARRIVAL. BUT THE COMMENTS MADE, I WILL JUST SAY A BIG DITTO TO ALL OF THE VARIOUS COMPLIMENTARY THINGS THAT WERE SAID TO YOU. I WILL ENCOURAGE THE BOARD AND YOU TO, LET'S NOT BE SAD ABOUT YOUR DEPARTURE. LET'S BE HAPPY THAT WE HAD YOU FOR THE TIME THAT WE DID AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT STAGE, AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COUNTY AND GOOD LUCK. DR. GARZA YOU HAVE THE HEART OF A SAINT I SAID THAT MANY

027TIMES. YOU ARE AN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND POLICY WONK. YOU READ IT ALL. YOU UNDERSTAND IT ALL. YOU PUSH THE DECISIONS AND COURAGEOUS SOLUTIONS HERE IN FAIRFAX COUNTY AND VIRGINIA AND YOU WILL IN THE NATION. YOU ARE A QUICK BUT ACCURATE STUDY, AMAZING GOING INTO SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS AND YOU CAN SIZE IT UP AND YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT IS AN AMAZING JE NE SAIS QUOI YOU HAVE. YOU ARE A CONSTANT COMMUNICATOR AND YOU HAVE BEEN OUR PIED PIPER. YOU SATISFY EVERY ONE OF OUR GOALS IN 3 AND A HALF YEARS, 10 YEARS PUSHED INTO THREE AND A HALF. AMAZING. YOU WERE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR US AT THE TIME. MY FAVORITE PICTURE, AND TO WATCH YOU WHEN YOU GO INTO THE SCHOOL YOU SIT DOWN AND YOU TALK TO THE KIDS. YOU

028ARE THE CEO OF A HUGE BUSINESS, BUT YOUR FOCUS IS ON THE CHILDREN, THE CLASSROOM AND IT IS WONDERFUL THAT IS WHY WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUSH THROUGH SO MUCH IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WE KNOW THAT YOU UNDERSTAND OUR CHILDREN. WE CAN TRUST YOU. YOU LEAD US INTO A POSITION OF STRENGTH AND YOU HAVE GIVEN US WONDERFUL PEOPLE. WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE WILL MISS YOU. WITH THAT I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING DR. GARZA. THE MOTION IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. NOW DR. GARZA IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE. WHATEVER YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH. THIS IS WEIRD. I HADN'T EVEN TESTED IT OUT. FIRST OF ALL, I AM GOING TO HAVE

029TO APOLOGIZE FOR YOU IN ADVANCE. I AM GOING TO READ. I DON'T LIKE TO DO THAT TYPICALLY. I AM KIND OF EMOTIONAL ABOUT THIS SUBJECT. I AM AFRAID IF I DON'T FOLLOW MY SCRIPT I WILL COMPLETELY LOSE IT. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL RECOGNITION. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST APPRECIATION TO THE EMPLOYEES OF FCPS. I CAN'T LOOK AT YOU JENNY STRAUSS. AS AN EDUCATOR FOR OVER 30 YEARS I KNOW FULL WELL PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE PEOPLE INTENSIVE ENTERPRISE. AS SUCH THE QUALITY OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS CON TIN DENT UPON -- CONTINGENT ON THE TALENT OF THE WORK FORCE. FCPS IS THE FINEST SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY. I FEEL LIKE FCPS IS MINE. I HAVE THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE TO BE

030IN SCHOOL SYSTEMS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. SOMETIMES WE LOSE SIGHT OF HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE TO HAVE SUCH GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR OUR CHILDREN. IT IS AMAZING AND TO HAVE SUCH A DIVERSE EXPERIENCE PREPARES THEM TO BE STRONG, GLOBAL CITIZENS AND PREPARES THEM FOR SUCCESS IN LIFE. I KNOW THIS SUCCESS IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE SPECIAL CHILDREN AND STUDENTS WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO SERVE. YOU SAW EXAMPLES OF THAT TONIGHT WITH THE WONDERFUL STUDENTS WERE BELLEVUE. IT IS ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS OPPORTUNITY TO GO INTO SCHOOLS AND SEE CHILDREN AND SEEING THEM THRIVE AND SEEING THEM HAVE SUCH WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND GROW. IT IS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL THAT I WILL MISS HAVING THE SAME OPPORTUNITY ON A DAILY BASIS. OUR CHILDREN ARE A

031BIG REASON WHY OUR SCHOOLS ARE SO GREAT ALONG WITH THE PARENTS AROUND THE SCHOOLS GIVING THE SUPPORT WE SO ENJOY. IT IS ELEMENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL SYSTEM. WHAT SETS FCPS APART FROM OTHERS, AND I REALLY BELIEVE THIS, I AM NOT JUST SAYING IT, IS THE TALENT, DEDICATION AND CARE OF OUR OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES. THEY ARE SECOND TO NONE. THEY REALLY ARE. OUR 28,633 EMPLOYEES, THEY ALL WEAR VARIED HATS. THEY HAVE VARIED RESPONSIBILITIES. EACH AND EVERY PERSON IN THEIR DAILY COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AS FAR AS STUDENTS IS SOMETHING TO BEHOLD AND UPLIFT AND HONOR. IT IS VERY HUMBLING TO ME TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH CUSTODIANS WHO ARE SO PROUD OF THE BUILDING. THEY MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE BUILDING FOR 30 YEARS THEY FEEL LIKE THE BUILDING THERE'S A WONDERFUL CUSTODIAN WHO RETIRED

032AND STILL COMES BACK EVERY DAY BECAUSE THAT'S HIS SCHOOL AND HIS CHILDREN. IT IS THE BEST PART OF HIM. WE HAVE COUNTLESS THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THAT TAKE THEIR WORK SO SERIOUSLY AND SERVICE TO OUR CHILDREN. TONIGHT I HONOR OUR EMPLOYEES. I WENT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK EACH AND EVERY DAY FOR OUR STUDENTS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT OVER THE LAST 3 AND A HALF YEARS. WE HAVE ASKED A LOT OF THEM WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLANS, A PORTRAIT OF GRADUATE, OUR ASSESSMENT STRATEGY CHANGES WHICH ARE IN PLACE AND MOVING AHEAD, CHANGING START TIMES, FULL DAY MONDAYS. THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF OTHER CHANGES THAT WE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED AND I AM DEEPLY MINDFUL THAT THE SUCCESS OF THESE INITIATIVES WHILE YOU HAVE GIVEN ME A LOT OF CREDIT TONIGHT THE

033SUCCESS OF THESE INITIATIVES AND SUCCESS OF OUR OVERALL SYSTEM IS DUE TO THE HARD WORK AND FAITHFUL RESOLVE OF OUR WONDERFUL EMPLOYEES AND FCPS. AS I STATED EARLIER I AM PERSONALLY DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO ALL OF FCPS EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND SUPPORT OVER THE HAPPY YEARS. IT HAS BEEN THE HIGH POINT OF MY CAREER TO SERVE AND REPRESENT THEM AND CHAMPION FOR THEM. SORRY. ALSO ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF FCPS LEADERSHIP TEAM. THEY ARE TRULY EXCEPTIONAL. GOLLY. THEY ARE SUCH A TALENTED GROUP OF LEADERS. I CAN'T LOOK AT THEM. I GOT EMOTIONAL WITH JEFF PLATENBURG TONIGHT, SO -- (LAUGHTER) I DIDN'T MEAN IT QUITE THAT WAY, JEFF. (LAUGHTER) I SO APPRECIATED THEIR INNOVATIVE AND THOUGHTFUL LEADERSHIP AND OVERALL THEIR TIRELESS AND REALLY AWESOME, THANKLESS WORK ON BEHALF OF THE SYSTEM. THEY ARE

034EXCEPTIONAL IN EVERY WAY. I DO APPRECIATE THE HEAVY LIFTING THEY HAVE DONE AND MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING ELSE, AND MANY OF YOU HAVE MENTIONED THIS, IS THE FACT THAT THEY CARE SO DEEPLY ABOUT DOING WHAT IS RIGHT FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR THE CHILDREN OF THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM AND BEING AS RESPONSIVE AND AS ACCOUNTABLE WE CAN POSSIBLY BE TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS, OUR PARENTS, STUDENTS, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, OUR COMMUNITY. THEY REALLY TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY. I APPRECIATE IT. IT HAS BEEN A JOY AND PLEASURE TO BE A PART OF THIS GREAT TEAM. ALSO WANT TO THANK MY OFFICE TEAM. OF COURSE CHRIS DONAHUE, ALICIA GREVY. THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT THEY TODAY HAVE KEPT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE RUNNING AND THEY DO IT SO WELL. AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THE THEY INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC EACH AND EVERY

035DAY. SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE ARE CALLING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE THEY USUALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WE NEED TO HELP THEM SOLVE. THEY ALWAYS GET A KIND AND SUPPORTIVE VOICE AND A PERSON THAT DEMONSTRATES A LOT OF CARE. I GIVE THEM SO MUCH CREDIT FOR THE WAY IN WHICH WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED THIS COMMUNITY. SO TO ALL OF THE FCPS EMPLOYEES, ONE IN ALL, ONE IN ALL. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE YOU, TO SERVE WITH YOU AND TO SERVE THIS GREAT SCHOOL COMMUNITY. I WILL TELL YOU IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING POTENTIALLY, YOU HAVE SEEN ME BE KIND OF EMOTIONAL TONIGHT, BUT I AM GOING TO MISS YOU ALL, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. I FINALLY WANT TO THANK THE SCHOOL BOARD ALONG WITH TADY REED, KATHY SMITH, DAN STORK AND TED BILKOF WHO

036HELPED LEAD THIS GREAT SCHOOL SYSTEM. I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU ALL AND BEING A PART OF THE SYSTEM. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OVER THESE LAST ALMOST FOUR YEARS. YOU GAVE ME A LOT OF CREDIT FOR REALLY THINGS WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE WITHOUT WORKING TOGETHER. IT WASN'T ONE PERSON. IT WAS ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER. I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. IT HAS BEEN A JOY AND A PLEASURE. LIKE I SAID, I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM ALL OF YOU. I KNOW THAT GREAT THINGS ARE AHEAD FOR FCPS. THERE'S NOT A DOUBT IN MY MIND. I WILL REMAIN ONE OF THIS SYSTEM'S GREATEST FANS AND GREATEST CHEERLEADERS. I WISH YOU ALL, THE ENTIRE FCPS FAMILY MUCH CONTINUED SUCCESS IN THE YEARS AHEAD. I THANK YOU

037AGAIN SO MUCH FOR HAVING BEEN A PART OF THIS. IT WILL BE THE HIGH POINT OF MY CAREER OVER 30 YEARS TO SAY THAT I SERVED IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. (APPLAUSE) EVERYBODY WILL COME DOWN SO WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE AND ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL LEADERSHIP TEAM. WE HAVE SOME GUESTS AS WELL. I WILL HAND THE GAVEL BACK. THANK YOU MS. STRAUSS. WE NOW GO TO OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS 2.04. OUR STUDENT REP LAURA CHU IS NOT HERE WITH US TONIGHT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW A COPY OF THE AGENDA OR ANY ITEM DISCUSSED IT IS ON A TABLE BY THE ENTRANCE. THE AGENDA IS AVAILABLE BY GOING TO SCHOOL BOARD ON THE FCPS BOARD SITE. THE MEETING IS BEING STREAMED LIVE ONLINE. SELECT SCHOOL BOARD FROM THE MAIN MENU THEN CLICK

038ON WATCH LIVE BUTTON ON THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING'S WEB PAGE. TURN OFF YOUR SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE. I HAVE 3.01 CITIZENS PARTICIPATION. I AM GOING TO CALL ON MR. MOON FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS SINCE MS. CHU IS NOT WITH US. LET ME INCREASE THE FONT SIZE FIRST. OKAY, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. WHAT I AM READING IS RECOGNITION OF INCLUSIVE SCHOOL WEEKS. INCLUDED IS ANNUAL EVENT SPONSORED BY THE SCHOOL WEEK'S NETWORK. DURING THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF DECEMBER. IT IS INCLUSIVE SCORES WHICH FOCUSES ON THE CONCEPT OF BEING A HERO. THIS IS PARTICULARLY FITTING BECAUSE THE DEFINITION OF A HERO, A PERSON NOTED FOR COURAGEOUS ACTS OR ABILITY OF CHARACTER WITH STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS OR COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO TAKE COURAGEOUS (INDISCERNIBLE). THIS IS CELEBRATED IN PROVIDING A QUALITY EDUCATION WITH INCREASINGLY DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION, STUDENTS WHO ARE MARGINALIZED

039DUE TO DISABILITY, GENDER, SOCIAL ECONOMIC STATUS CULTURAL HERITAGE, LANGUAGE PREFERENCE AND OTHER FACTORS. THE WEEK PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATORS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY EDUCATE ALL CHILDREN. THANK YOU, MR. MOON. WE TURN TO CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. LIMIT REMARKS TO NOT MORE THAN 3 MINUTES. WE WILL NOT HEAR STATEMENTS INVOLVING ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING SUCH AS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET OR BOUNDARIES. COMPLAINTS REGARDING INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS OR SCHOOL BASED EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE SCHOOL PRINCIPLE OR SCHOOL OFFICIAL. SPEAKERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM USING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION REGARDING A STUDENT. USE DECORUM AND RESPECT TO THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND THANK YOU TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE COME OUT TO SPEAK WITH US TONIGHT.

040WE HAVE 10 SPEAKERS TONIGHT. I AM GOING TO CALL THE FIRST THREE NAMES. IF YOU WOULD COME DOWN AND BE PREPARED TO START YOUR TESTIMONY. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS --GEORGE BASERAS, TO BE FOLLOWED BY JOHN MURRAY TO BE FOLLOWED BY BETHANY KOZMA. GEORGE MURRAY GOOD EVENING DR. GARZA AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. THE REASON I CAME TONIGHT IS TO STATE KIND WORDS TO DR. GARZA. I DECIDED TO BE LATE TO MY HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL MEETING BECAUSE I KNEW DR. GARZA OVER THE YEARS HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO ME AT THE BEGINNING WHEN WHEN HE OUT TO YOU IN JULY, WHEN YOU GOT SELECTED I CALLED YOU. IN JULY YOU MET WITH ME. THEN YOU CAME TO MSA IN SEPTEMBER. I MET WITH YOU MANY TIMES DURING THAT YEAR AND ALSO WHEN I ENDED MY CHAIRMANSHIP AND

041BECAME AN INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN. I APPRECIATE THAT. I APPRECIATE THE OPENNESS, THE TRUE CONVERSATIONS WHERE WANTED TO GO. I REMEMBER A STATEMENT ONE TIME YOU SAID I COULD USE A LEADER HERE. A DAY ISN'T PERFECT BUT YOU CAN MEASURE IT BY THAT, TOO. I DON'T HEAR THAT NOISE, GOOD NOISE, BUT I DON'T CARE THAT NOISE ANY MORE. I WANTED TO COME AND MENTION ABOUT THAT. I WILL ALSO TALK ABOUT AYA THE CONTRACT YOU WILL VOTE ON TONIGHT. THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME IN A ROW YOU WILL PICK THAT COMPANY OR GROUP, FIRM, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THEM. I AM APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. I MET DR. CHO OVER THE YEARS AND I RESPECT HIM. WHEN THEY SAY THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME THEY HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE MEETINGS, THEY HAVEN'T SEEN WHAT INTELLIGENCE HE HAS. THE

042QUESTION I DO HAVE IS OTHER CONTRACTS THAT MIGHT COME OUT OF THAT. OTHER THINGS THERE IS IMPROVEMENT. WE CAN ALL IMPROVE THE PROCESS HERE. ONE THING, WE HAVE MUCH TO TALK ABOUT THIS. ONE OF THE THINGS IS I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE TALK ABOUT PARENT'S OUTREACH OR INVOLVED IN ENGAGEMENTS. PEOPLE KEEP ON SAYING IT THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS OR MONTHS. THEY NEED TO GO TO A BOARD OF SUPERVISOR'S MEETINGS YOU ONLY GET ONCE OUT OF EVERY SIX MONTHS TO TALK TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEMBERS. WHEN YOU COMPLAIN, YOU LOOK AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. YOU DO GET AMPLE OPPORTUNITY. YOU HAVE A SUPERINTENDENT THAT WILL MEET YOU LATE NIGHT, EARLY MORNINGS, WEEKEND ALL OF THE FORUMS THAT YOU HAD. MAYBE 30 PEOPLE COME OUT OF 110,000 PEOPLE DISTRICT AVERAGE. THAT'S THEIR FAULT. THEY

043DON'T COME ON SATURDAY MORNINGS LATE AT NIGHT. I KEEP INVOLVED. WHEN DID I BECOME REALLY INVOLVED WHEN THEY HIRED A SUPERINTENDENT WHEN MY DAUGHTER WASN'T EVEN GOING TO BE IN SCHOOL YET. I TOLD YOU AFTER YOUR FIRST YEAR GET OUT OF HERE BECAUSE I SEE GREAT THINGS FOR YOU. NOT BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE SELFISH, BUT I ALSO WANT THE NATION TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF A LADY YOU ARE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME MY DAUGHTER, I AM NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT. I WILL FIGHT FOR THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT WHO GETS HIRED IN HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MR. MURRAY TO BE FOLLOWED BY... (SPEAKERS' NAMES CALLED) MY NAME IS JOHN MURRAY. I WOULD LIKE TO HELP THE SELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THEIR SEARCH FOR A NEW SUPERINTENDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO QUALIFY REMARKS

044THAT NOTHING ABOUT WHAT I AM SAYING TONIGHT HAS ANY BEARING ON THE DEPARTING SUPERINTENDENT OR ANY RELATION TO ANY ACTIVITIES OR ANY INVOLVEMENT THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD. I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE WORK. BUT WHAT SHOULD THE COMMITTEE LOOK FOR? YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR A SUPERINTENDENT WHO WILL WORK TO SUSTAIN FAIRFAX COUNTY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS, HIGH LEVELS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND HIGH STUDENT TEST SCORES. NOTHING LESS IS ACCEPTABLE. A SUPERINTENDENT WHO WILL WORK FOR AND WITH THE STOOL BOARD. ALL OF YOU. BUT ALSO A SUPERINTENDENT WHO WILL LOOK AT THE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PROGRAM AND CHALLENGE THE SCHOOL BOARD ON ITS CONTENTS. ONE OF THE FEW REFERENCES TO FATHERS IN THE ENTIRE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE CURRICULUM IS GRADE 9 EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH LESSON 2. A VIDEO IN THIS LESSON DEPICTS

045A FATHER AS AN INCESTUOUS PEDOPHILE WHO ROUTINELY RAPES HIS TERRIFIED DAUGHTER. THE VIDEO BEGINS WITH A MENACING SHADOWY FIGURE, THE FATHER SILL LOW WETTED IN AN OPENING DOORWAY APPROACHING HIS NUMBERED, HELPLESS DAUGHTER. HIS SHIRT FELLS OFF EXPOSING HIS BEAR BACK AND AFTERWARDS HE LEAVES HIS DAUGHTER COWERING IN DESPAIR. THIS IS FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION? IS THIS WHAT THE SCHOOL BOARD CONSIDERS FAMILY LIFE, FATHERS? A NEW SUPERINTENDENT WITH INTEGRITY WOULD TAKE ONE LOOK AT THIS VIDEO AND REMOVE IT IMMEDIATELY. THAT'S THE TYPE OF SUPERINTENDENT YOU SHOULD HIRE. I CAN'T BELIEVE ANY OF YOU ON THE SCHOOL BEARD WHO TAKE THEM ASIDE WHEN THEY ARE 14 AND SAY IT IS TIME YOU LEARN ABOUT FATHERS AND SHOW THEM THIS VIDEO IN YOUR OWN HOME. FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION YOU WOULD NEVER DO IT. WHAT BOARD WOULD SHOW A VIDEO

046LIKE THIS IF YOU WOULDN'T PULL YOUR OWN DAUGHTERS ASIDE AND TEACH THEM ABOUT FATHERS THIS WAY WHY DO YOU TEACH IT TO OUR DAUGHTERS? IT IS A VIDEO WHERE A FATHER DROPS HIS SHIRT ON HIS DAUGHTER'S BACKSIDE IS NOTHING YOU WOULD EVER SHOW YOUR DAUGHTERS AT HOME? WHY DO YOU SHOW IT TO OURS IN SCHOOL. IF YOU WOULDN'T SHOW A VIDEO WHERE A DAUGHTER COWERS IN DESPAIR AFTER BEING RAPED HER OWN FATHER, WHY DO YOU SHOW IT TO OUR DAUGHTERS. WHAT ABOUT THE FATHERS WHO GO BACK TO THE BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS WHAT ABOUT THE FATHERS WITH THE BALL CAP AND WHISTLE AND CLIP BOARD COACHING THEIR DAUGHTER'S SOCCER TEAM WHAT LESSON DID THEY SHOW UP IN? WHAT ABOUT THE FATHER WHO TURNS OFF THE GAME TO HELP HIS DAUGHTER WITH HIS HOMEWORK. THE FATHER

047INSTEAD OF FUNDING HIS RETIREMENT ACCOUNT WRITES A CHECK FOR HIS DAUGHTER'S COLLEGE FUND. THOSE ARE THE FATHERS I KNOW. WHERE DO THOSE FATHERS APPEAR IN THE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION CURRICULUM. WHAT IS A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL -- PLEASE WRAP UP. 30 SECONDS. WHAT IS A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO SEES THIS VIDEO GOING TO THINK ABOUT HER OWN FATHER. YOU ARE TEACHING OUR DAUGHTERS POISON, PSYCHOLOGICAL EMOTIONAL POISON, BUT POISON. A NEW SUPERINTENDENT WOULD STOP YOU. THAT'S THE KIND OF SUPERINTENDENT YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR. (APPLAUSE) (SPEAKERS' NAMES CALLED) I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH. WITH THE 180,000 STUDENTS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS WITH CANDIDATES FOR CONSIDERATION THAT CAN LEAD OUR STUDENT FACULTY ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPPORT STAFF IN A MANNER THAT NOT ONLY ENSURES SUPERIOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BUT ENSURES THE SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR ALL STUDENTS.

048AS YOU CONSIDER THE MAKEUP OF THE SELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND HAVE THE SEARCH FIRM THAT WILL HELP IDENTIFY SUPERIOR TALENT EAGER TO SERVE AS SUPERINTENDENT FOR FCPS I URGE YOU TO ENSURE PARENTS AND CITIZENS ARE A PART OF THIS PROCESS. THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT SHOULD BE A BEACON TO PROTECT AND EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE. UNFORTUNATELY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FAIL TO ENGAGE PARENTS AND CITIZENS WITH POLICY 1450. I URGE YOU NOT TO MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE TWICE. PLEASE INCLUDE US IN THE SELECTION PROCESS. OUR TAX DOLLARS PAY FOR THE $350,000 COMPENSATION FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT IS APPROPRIATE FOR PARENTS AND CITIZENS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INPUT AND FEEDBACK ON THE QUALIFICATIONS AND QUALITY TO BE USED IN THE SELECTION PROCESS TO FIND OUR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT. WELL THE FOLLOWING ARE NOT THE ONLY CRITERIA THAT OUGHT TO BE

049CONSIDERED THESE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS INITIAL FRAMEWORK FOR IDENTIFYING A KNEW SUPERINTENDENT. OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT MUST BE HONEST AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS AND RIGHTS OF ALL STUDENTS. BE RESPONSIVE TO THE CONCERNS OF ALL PARENTS AND TAXPAYERS AND WILLING TO ADDRESS ISSUES FROM ALL PERSPECTIVES NOT VIOLATE TITLE 9. NOT DISMISSING THE COURTS TO UNFAIRLY COMPETE AND POSSIBLY SEVERE RY INJURE THE GIRLS BUT ALSO NOT ALLOW MALES TO TAKE OVER BATHROOM, SHOWERS AND LOCKER ROOMS AND PUSH OUT FEMALES DENYING THEM THEIR RIGHTS FOR PRIVACY AND SAFETY. SUPPORT THE OVER 10,000 GIRLS AT FCPS WHO ARE SEXUAL RAPE SURVIVORS AND DON'T WANT TO SHARE BATHROOM SHOWERS AND LOCKER ROOMS WITH MALES DUE TO VALID PRIVACY CONCERNS. BE SENSITIVE TO NEEDS OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS, THOSE WHO ARE GIFTED THOSE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND THOSE WITH RELIGIOUS

050CULTURAL AND ETHICS TRADITIONS THAT MAKE OUR COUNTY A MELTING POT OF AMERICA. WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE BEST PREPARED TO MAKE AND KEEP OUR NATIONS STRONG AGAIN AND TO DO SO WE MUST ENSURE THAT THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT IS ONE THAT IS ENGAGED WITH TO ALL PARENTS AND CITIZENS WITH ALL PERSPECTIVES. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. (SPEAKERS' NAMES CALLED) I AM CLAIRE HINSHAW, A RESIDENT OF RESTON. I AM HERE TO SPEAK TONIGHT ON THE APPROVAL OF SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE FOR A SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FIRM. AS A CHILD GROWING UP IN NEW YORK MY RIGHTS AND THE RIGHTS OF MY PARENTS WERE VIOLATED WHEN A SCHOOL OFFICIAL REFUSED TO SHARE THE SEX ED CURRICULUM WHICH I WAS BEING TAUGHT WITH MY PARENTS. TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS SEEM TO THINK BECAUSE THEY HAD COLLEGE DEGREES IN

051EDUCATION THEY WERE BETTER QUALIFIED TO DECIDE WHAT WAS GOOD FOR ME THAN THE PARENTS WHO SACRIFICED DAILY FOR MY WELL-BEING. NOT ONLY THEY WERE BETTER QUALIFIED TO DECIDE BUT THE PARENTS COULD BE COMPLETELY CUT OUT FROM THIS DECISION. I THOUGHT THAT WAS BAD. NOW I AM LIVING IN FAIRFAX COUNTY AND I FIND THAT AN EXPLICIT DANGEROUS SEX ED CURRICULUM IS BEING HOISTED ON CHILDREN OF ALL AGES WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD HAVING ELICITED LITTLE IF ANY INPUT FOR PARENTS ON THIS MOST SENSITIVE OF SUBJECTS. ALLOW ME TO BRIEFLY EXPLAIN WHY I SAY THIS CURRICULUM IS DANGEROUS. AS A CRISIS PREGNANCY COUNSELOR I ROUTINELY WORK WITH WOMEN AND MEN WHO ARE YOU HAVE SUFFERING FROM THE CONSEQUENCES OF ENACTING THE LESSONS THEY WERE TAUGHT IN SEX ED. I MEET MEN AND WOMEN WHO WERE TAUGHT IN THEIR

052SCHOOLS THAT EXTRA MARITAL SEX WOULD HAVE NO CONSEQUENCES. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE SINGLE PARENTS STRUGGLING TO GET BY. WOMEN CONTEMPLATING THE TRAGIC DECISION OF ABORTION, WOMEN WHO HAVE ALREADY MADE THAT DECISION AND ARE NOW LIVING WITH THE DEVASTATING AFTER EFFECTS. MEN AND WOMEN SUFFERING FROM STD'S BECAUSE TEACHERS ERRONEOUSLY TOLD THEM BIRTH CONTROL COULD PREVENT THAT. I WITNESSED REGULARLY THE EFFECTS OF KIRK LAW LIKE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION AND THEY ARE DEVASTATING. FAIRFAX COUNTY NEEDS A SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT WHO RESPECTS THE RIGHTS AND NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS. WE NEED A SUPERINTENDENT WHO WELCOMES THE INPUT AND RESPECTS THE DEEPLY HELD CONVICTIONS OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RAISING THESE CHILDREN AND WHO NECESSARILY CARE FAR MORE ABOUT THEIR WELL-BEING THAN A PERSON WHO TEACHES THEM FOR A YEAR. WE NEED A SUPERINTENDENT WHO PLACES SCIENCE, ETHICS AND

053MORAL UNDERSTANDING ABOVE A DESIRE TO EXPERIMENT ON CHILDREN WITH UNPROVEN AND CONTROVERSIAL THEORIES THAT ARE INHERENT WITH HARMFUL RISKS. WE NEED A SUPERINTENDENT COMMITTED TO IMPLEMENTING A CURRICULUM THAT TEACHES SELF-RESPECT AND DIGNITY. IT IS THE ONLY CURRICULUM THAT STANDS THE CHANCE OF DEADLY STD'S, UNWANTED PREGNANCIES AND SINGLE PARENTHOOD AND DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE WHICH OFTEN COMES WITH THESE SITUATION A GOAL WHICH THE SCHOOL BOARD SHOULD BE EAGER TO PURSUE. THANK YOU. (SPEAKERS' NAMES CALLED) IF THE SPEAKERS COMING AFTER WOULD MOVE DOWN SO YOU WOULD BE READY TO SPEAK I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, DR. GARZA. TODAY I AM TALKING ABOUT THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION OF A SUPERINTENDENT SEARCHING FIRM. SUPERINTENDENTS IS ONE OF THE MOST HONORABLE AND REWARDING POSITIONS IN OUR COUNTY. SUPERVISED OVER 200 SCHOOLS, ABOUT 190,000 STUDENTS. SO THE SEARCH FOR IT MUST

054BE INDEPENDENT, OBJECTIVE AND PROFESSIONAL. IN PARTICULAR THE SEARCH FIRMS SHOULD IDENTIFY THE BEST CANDIDATE WHO POSSESSES THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT CRITERIA. FIRST OF ALL PUT THE STUDENT'S INTEREST AS A NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. FOR YOU THE BOARD MEMBERS AND ADMINISTRATION STAFF WORKING IN THE NICE BUILDINGS WHILE MY CHILD STUDIES IN THE ROOM WITH NO WATER AND NO BATHROOM. PUT THE STUDENT'S INTERESTS AS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. WHEN THE GIRLS ARE AFRAID OF GOING TO THE BATHROOM BECAUSE THEY ARE IN FEAR OF STRANGE MEN LOOKING AT THEM AND TAKING PICTURES OF THEM THAT'S NOT THE STUDENT'S INTEREST BEST PRIORITY. WHEN YOU SPEND 36 HOURS ON SEX EDUCATION WHILE OUR STUDENTS MATH, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING ARE LAGGING BEHIND THAT'S NOT PUTTING THE STUDENT'S INTERESTS AS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. FIX THAT. THE OTHER CRITERIA IS HE OR SHE MUST

055BE FINANCIALLY SAVVY. WHEN I LOOK OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS OUR COUNTY BUDGET INCREASED OVER 1 PERCENT FIVE TIMES OF THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT RATE. SO WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO? LOOK AT ALL OF THE SOCIAL ENTITLEMENTS CUT OFF AND FOLKS CUSSED ON THE STUDENTS. THEY ARE FACING CRITICAL SPENDING. (INDISCERNIBLE HERE'S HOW THE COUNTY SHOULD BE RUN AND BUSINESS SHOULD BE RUN AND THE SCHOOL BOARD SHOULD BE RUN. LASTLY, THE SUPERINTENDENT MUST BE COLLABORATIVE AND INCLUSIVE. WE COME HERE TWICE A WEEK, AS THE BASKET OF DEPLORABLES EXPRESS OUR VOICE OF CONCERN, BUT I FOUND SOME BOARD MEMBER TURN A DEAF EAR ON ME. BE PRESENT, LISTENING. I WANT OUR NEW SCHOOL BOARD TO HAVE ALL OF THE THREE CRITERIA, FINANCIALLY DEPENDENT, FOR THE STUDENT'S INTERESTS AND BEST PRIORITY AND ALSO WAITING TO LISTEN TO US. THANK

056YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF BY THANKING THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. I AM AN ARMY VETERAN A FCPS GRADUATE. I ALSO DISAGREE WITH HAVING THE NAME CHANGED. I AM A FAIRFAX COUNTY TAX PAYER MOST IMPORTANTLY A MOTHER OF AN FCPS STUDENT. (SPEAKING SPANISH) SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE OR MAY NOT UNDERSTOOD WHAT I HAVE SAID. MANY LATINOS FELT THIS WAY WHEN WE LEARNED ABOUT THE UNFAIR AND ILL CONCEIVED PLANS TO IMPLEMENT TRANSGENDERISM IN THE SCHOOLS AMONG THE POPULATION. PARTICULARLY NONCONSENTING PARENTS WHEN THEY HAVE NUMEROUS FAIRNESS AND MEDICAL CONCERNS. WITH SUCH CONTROVERSIAL RISKY AND RACIAL EXPERIMENT INVOLVING CHILDREN THAT HAVE THE NOTION THAT GENDER IS IRRELEVANT AND CHILDREN CAN CHOOSE THEIR SEX DESPITE BIOLOGY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WOULD

057YOU TELL IN I OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT WITH 200,000 LATINO AMERICANS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY WHO HAVE ROUGHLY 40,000 CHILDREN IN THE PUB LIKE SCHOOLS. WHEN YOU DEMONSTRATED SUCH DECENT YOU WOULD HAVE FOUND THAT ALMOST THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS AGAINST THIS BASED ON MORAL AND CULTURAL BASIS ROOTED IN SELF EVIDENCE. WE NEED A SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT WHO WILL UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES AND WORK WITH THE PARENTS. NOT ONLY DID THE JULY 2016 TRANSGENDER REGULATION FORCE UPON THE PARENTS AND STUDENT INVOLVE A DOZEN ILLEGAL IRREGULAR TORY VIOLATIONS INCLUDING WIDESPREAD FIRST AMENDMENT VIOLATIONS AND SAFETY HEALTH INFRACTIONS IT WAS CLAN DECEMBER STANLEY RELEASED -- CLANDESTINELY RELEASED THE FRIDAY BEFORE VACATION WHERE THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT DID NOT DISCLOSE THE PENDING RELEASE THE NEXT DAY. NOT ONLY WERE PARENT BLIND SIDED BUT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WERE GIVEN NO TIME TO REACT TO THE

058NEW CONTROVERSIAL AND ILLEGAL REGULATIONS. INSTEAD IT WAS EVENTUALLY PLACED ON HOLD PENDING ANSWERING SEVERAL LEGAL QUESTIONS. HOWEVER CONTRARY TO FALSE CLAIMS BY BOARD MEMBERS IT HAS BEEN FULL BY DISCARDED FURTHERMORE IT IS STILL IN TACT AND BEING IMPLEMENTED AS IT VIOLATES STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS AND CONTAINS UNDEFINED AMBIGUOUS IMPLICATIONS. IT IS SHOWING UP IN STUDENT RIGHT POSSIBILITIES. THEY WERE CONSENTING PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ARE BEING VIOLATED. 200,000 LATINO AMERICANS IN THE COUNTY THAT IT POSED THE NEW POLICY ARE NOT HATE FELT BIGOTS BUT ARE OUTRAGED ANY ONE TRYING TO HAVE MALE AND FEMALE LOCKER ROOMS AND SHOWERS WHEN THERE IS SUCH SAFETY VIOLATION CONCERNS BASIC CIVIL LIBERTIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS. WE FEEL USED AND EXPLOITED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD. MANY LATINOS WORK LONG HARD HOURS AND MANY LIVE HERE BECAUSE THEY VIEW EDUCATION

059AS SELF IMPROVEMENT AND PROSPERITY. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD IS CONTINUOUSLY WORKING AGAINST THE NEEDS AND TERMINATING AGAINST THE PARENTS AND LATINO COMMUNITIES -- COULD YOU WRAP UP, PLEASE? IT RESULTS IN BREAK DOWN OF THE FUNDAMENTAL TRUST. AS NEWS SPREADS BY WORD OF MOUTH THE LATINO COMMUNITY IS STARTING TO MOBILIZE AND WILL HOLD ALL RESPONSIBLE PARTIES ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS GREAT TRAVESTY OF INJUSTICE. IN CLOSING THE SELECTION COMMITTEE TRY TO FIND SOMEONE TRUST WORTHY WILLING TO REPRESENT ALL CHILDREN RESPECTFUL OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND WILL WORK HARD TO UNDERSTAND ALL SIDES OF THE ISSUES FOLLOWING EXISTING LAWS AND REGULATIONS KNOW THE WORK TOWARD CREATING LEARNING UNDER THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION. THE PUBLIC TRUST HAS BEEN DESTROYED AND THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO FIX IT. (SPEAKERS' NAMES CALLED) (APPLAUSE) GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT I AM SPEAKING ABOUT RECOMMENDATION

060OF THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FIRM. I STRONGLY URGE THE BOARD TO SELECT A FIRM WITH THIS IN MIND. WE WANT A SUPERINTENDENT WHO CAN TRULY LISTEN TO THE STAKEHOLDERS AND TO GET FAMILIES INVOLVED IN CRITICAL DECISIONS THAT IMPACT US. NOT SOMEONE WHO HAS LOST SUCH WITH MOST FCPS FAMILIES AND LOST SIGHT OF THE PRIORITY OF EDUCATION AS SHOWN IN THE CASE OF PUSHING OUT POLICY 14.50. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SPRING HILL. AS THE PARENT OF 1,000 FAMILIES AT SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA AND IT'S NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE SPRING HILL. I ALSO WANT ACCOUNTABILITY AS TO WHAT HAS FAILED IN THE PLANNING PROCESS. THE TYSON'S DEVELOPERS DONATED THE LAND FOR THE NEWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MONEY TO BUILD THE SCHOOL? SPRING

061HILL IS ALREADY OVER CAPACITY. CURRENTLY OUR SCHOOL IS OVER CAPACITY WITH 995 STUDENTS. FAIRFAX COUNTY'S OWN TYSONS CORNER URBAN CENTER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ONLY HAS THE CAPACITY FOR 900 STUDENTS. SPRING HILL STUDENTS EDUCATION IS IN IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY. OVER CAPACITY HURTS OUR CHILDREN. STUDENTS, TEACHER RATIOS INCREASE, THERE ARE 30 STUDENTS IN MY SON, FOURTH GRADER'S CLASS. COMPUTER LAB, ARTS ROOMS, HE'S EL ROOMS, SPECIAL EDUCATION WILL ALL BE TOSSED OUT DECREASING OUR CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO CRITICAL RESOURCES NEEDED TO FOSTER A WELL ROUNDED STUDENT CENTERED EDUCATION. SCHOOL START TIME AND CAFETERIA USES BECOME INCREASINGLY COMPLEX. SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND COHESION DECREES WITH A DIRECT NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE LARGER COMMUNITIES SUCH AS (INDISCERNIBLE) COMMUNITY. LOOK TO WEST GATE, FREEDOM HILL AND OTHER SCHOOLS WITH LOWER STUDENT TEACHER RATIO AND AVAILABLE INFRASTRUCTURE TO ABSORB ALL OF THESE ADDITIONAL STUDENTS.

062UNQUESTIONABLY, DIRECTING 1,000 NEW BUILDING UNITS TO SPRING HILL, WHICH IS ALREADY OVER CAPACITY, IS SIMPLY NOT ACCEPTABLE. UNQUESTIONABLY, WAITING UNTIL 2030 TO BUILD -- TO OPEN A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS SIMPLY NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE SCHOOL BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT HAS AN IMPERATIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE A CLEAR PLAN THAT ENSURES SPRING HILL STUDENTS ARE NOT NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY STUDENT POPULATION INCREASE. OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY DESERVE YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND ACTION. WE WANT A SUPERINTENDENT WHO WILL SAY YES WHEN WE ASK, MAY WE HAVE A DIALOGUE WITH YOU, NOT THE SAME MONOLOGUE. THANK YOU. (SPEAKERS' NAMES CALLED) I AM HERE TO ADDRESS A RUMOR BEING AROUND THAT SLIGHTLY OVER 50 PERCENT OF THE U.S. POPULATION IS VERY UPSET AT THE RECENT ELECTION RESULTS. I KEEP TELLING MY FRIENDS TO CALM DOWN. IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY. THE

063LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN ARE IN OUR HANDS. BUT AROUND EIGHT HOURS A DAY THEY ARE IN YOUR HANDS. LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS MORE INFLUENCE OVER OUR KIDS THAN ANY OTHER FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION BELIEVE IT OR NOT. OUR SCHOOL BOARD IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN MY OPINION AS A MOTHER. AND NOW YOU GUYS HAVE THE DAUNTING TASK OF REPLACING DR. GARZA. THANK YOU DR. GARZA FOR YOUR PAST FEW YEARS OF SERVICE. I WANT TO REMIND YOU THE PARENTS ARE THE GREATEST ASSET A SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS. OUR OVER WORKED TEACHERS NEED THE HELP OF PARENTS. TEACHERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR AS MANY AS 30 KIDS AT A TIME. WHICH IS COMPLETELY WHY I AM NOT A TEACHER. I COULD NOT DO THAT. BUT PARENTS CAN HELP BY BEING ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS

064AND WITH YOU ON BOARD. AS A POLITICIAN IS RUMORED TO HAVE QUIT, THEY I CARE MORE ABOUT MY KIDS THAN YOU DO. ANY PERSON WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THAT STATEMENT SHOULDN'T BE SUPERINTENDENT. MAY HOPE IS YOU UNDERSTAND EVERY ACTION A SUPERINTENDENT MAKES EFFECTS THE PARENTS AND HAS A GOAL OF STRENGTHENING RATHER THAN POISONING OR SOURING OUR RELATIONSHIP. WHEN YOU GUYS JUMP INTO CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES THE BONDS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE STRAINED AND THEY BECOME FRAYED. YOU KNOW THIS. THIS IS NOT A SURPRISE. I KNOW FROM LOCAL MEDIA THAT A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD SUPPORTED THE MEALS TAX REFERENDUM. IT FAILED TO PASS BY OVER 40,000 VOTES. THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE. HOW MUCH OF THAT MARGIN IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE BOARD'S RECENT CONTROVERSY ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS NOT JUST POLICY 1450 BUT MANY OTHER THINGS THAT

065LEFT PARENTS FEELING ALIENATED. YOU TURNED US FROM ALLIES INTO ADVERSARIES. YOU CAN'T BE SURPRISED WHEN WE REFUSE TO OPEN UP OUR WALLETS. IT WAS NOT THAT WE WERE UNINFORMED BUT RATHER MANY OF US INTENTIONALLY AVOIDED SPENDING ANY TIME, ANY ENERGY AND ANY MONEY ADVOCATING FOR THE MEALS TAX WHILE OTHERS AVOIDED THE MEALS TAX. RIGHT NOW IT IS WITH ME STANDING UP TO MAKE A SPEECH. YOU GUYS EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT PARTICIPANTS NOT SPEAKING TO THE AGENDA. THIS IS NOT TO HIJACK THE PROCEEDINGS BUT THE DESPERATE ACTIONS OF PARENTS NOT BEING HEARD. WE WANT TO TRUST YOU. GENUINELY WE WANT TO TRUST YOU BUT WE ARE FRUSTRATED. FCPS NEEDS TO WORK TO ENSURE OUR EVALUATION SYSTEM FUNCTIONS THE SAME REGARDLESS OF REGION, PYRAMID OR SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICS. LASTLY, WE NOTICE THAT FCPS WANTS TO HAVE A METRIC OF

066COMPREHENSIVE ON PROFIT DEVELOPMENT. THAT IS EXCELLENT. WE WOULD LIKE TO OFFER UP OUR CATALOG ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE PROFESSIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, WE HAVE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL RESOURCES HELPFUL FOR FCPS ACHIEVING THIS GOAL. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE LAST 30 SECONDS TO SAY THANK YOU DR. GARZA FOR ALL WE HAVE DONE FOR FCPS, EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS. YOU HAVE MADE OUR VOICES HEARD BY INCLUDING US IN DISCUSSIONS AND MAKING SURE OUR SUGGESTIONS WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AND IMPLEMENTED. OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE BETTER FOR YOU BEING HERE. I THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK ON YOUR NEXT ENDEAVOR. THANK YOU. RANDALL GREENWICH. -- RANDALL GRIFFIN. DR. GARZA, CHAIRMAN EVANS AND BOARD MEMBERS. IN JULY 2016, CHANGES IN STATE AND COUNTY REGULATIONS REGARDING TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES, CHANGED THE ROLE OF FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. INSTEAD

067OF AN IMPROVER OF APPLICATION UNDER 2232, THE SCHOOL BOARD BECOMES AN APPLICANT UNDER THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION PROCESS. THE SCHOOL BOARD CAN CONSIDER HEALTH MATTERS SO I WANT TO PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT. SMALL CHILDREN COULD BE EXPOSED TO RADIATION FROM A CELL TOWER. PARENTS CONCERN IS LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO OUR CHILDREN. THIS IS NOT REGULATED BY THE FCC. SURPRISED? LET ME EXPLAIN. IN 1996 THE TELECOMMUNICATION ACT PROVIDED FOR EXPOSURE LIMITS AND TESTS 30 MINUTES OF EXPOSURE. THE MODEL USED BY THE FCC FOR THIS TEST WAS A 220-POUND SOLDIER. A CHILD SIZE, THEY JUST EXTRAPOLATED THE RESULTS, BUT THAT DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE THE DEVELOPING BRAINS AND THINNER TISSUES ARE DIFFERENT FROM ADULTS. AS EDUCATORS OF DEVELOPING CHILDREN, YOU KNOW THIS. MEDICAL STUDIES CONDUCTED IN THE UNITED STATES, GERMANY, FRANCE, SHOW THAT A FIVE OR 10-YEAR-OLD CHILD ABSORBS THREE TO

068TEN TIMES MORE RADIATION THAN AN ADULT. THE RADIATION THAT BARELY PENETRATES AN ADULT SKULL REACHES 80 TO 95% OF A 5-YEAR-OLD BRAIN. IN ITS APPLICATION FOR THE 138-FOOT CROSSFIELD CELL TOWER APPROVED WITHOUT REVIEW JUST 59 FEET FROM A PLAYGROUND, VERIZON ASSERTS MANY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS ARE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT RADIATION. IN FACT, THE REFERENCED ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE AMERICAN CANCER INSTITUTE, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY NEVER TESTED CHRONIC EXPOSURE. IN 2011 THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION PUBLISHED THE RADIATION IS POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS. THE FDA STARTED A TEST IN 1999. IN MAY 2016 PARTIAL RESULTS OF PEER REVIEWED. THE STUDY CONFIRMS THE FCC REGULATIONS DO NOT TRANSLATE INTO SAFETY. IN ADDITION, SINCE 1996, THE FCC HAS ASSERTED THAT THE WEAK RADIATION IS SAFE BUT THE FDA STUDY AND PRELIMINARY RESULTS HAS SHOWN THAT RADIATION IMPAIRS THE BODY'S ABILITY TO HEAL. PARENTS

069OF CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS HAVE REASON FOR CONCERN. IN FIVE TO 10 YEARS THE GUESTATION PERIOD OF CANCER CHILDREN MAY SHOWN SIGNS OF THIS DISEASE. OTHER STUDIES LINK RADIATION TO CANCER AND VERIZON ACKNOWLEDGES THIS CONCERN IN THEIR RECENT 10K WHERE THEY IDENTIFY THIS LIABILITY. WOULD YOU WRAP UP I WILL. WE ASK YOU TO RECONSIDER YOUR POLICY AND BLANKET APPROVAL OF TOWERS IN ADDITION TO STOPPING THE CURRENT APPLICATIONS WE ASK YOU TO ESTABLISH A SETBACK FROM BUILDINGS AND PLAYGROUNDS A BEST PRACTICE WHICH IS PART OF THE EUROPEAN UNION STANDARD. YOU ARE NOT EXPERTS IN THE TOWER BUSINESS AND THE HEALTH RISK IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO A WORLD CLASS EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU. I HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD THERE IS A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM GEORGE MASON STUDYING POLICY IN EDUCATION. STAND UP AND BE RECOGNIZED. DR. BRIDGET

070THOMAS THEIR PROFESSOR. THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. GO TO ITEM 4.02, STRATEGIC PLAN THREE PREMIER WORK FORCE AND I CALL ON MS. HYNES FOR THE MOTION. OKAY. WE SKIPPED OVER STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS BECAUSE MS. CHU IS NOT WITH US HERE TONIGHT. SO WE ARE MOVING ON TO THE ACTION ITEMS. THANK YOU. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO CONFIRM FROM OUR CLOSED MEETING AT THAT POINT SO MS. HYNES. THANK YOU. YOU CAUGHT ME UNAWARES BUT I'M CAUGHT UP. THANK YOU. I MOVE THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVE THE STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL THREE PREMIER WORK FORCE REPORT AS DETAILED IN THE AGENDA ITEM. IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY MR. WILSON. MS. HYNES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOUR MOTION? YES. IT WAS PRESENTED TO US AT OUR LAST MEETING AND WE LOOKED AT IT AS OUR WORK

071SESSION. I WOULD THANK STAFF VERY MUCH FOR CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. I FOR ONE REALLY LIKE GETTING RESULTS AND REPORTS THAT ARE BASED ON GOALS IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. I THINK WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT VERY WELL. I FEEL AS A TEACHER MYSELF WE CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS THAT IS GOOD FOR OUR WORK FORCE AS WELL. I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS REPORT. THANK YOU. MR. WILSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOUR SECOND? YEAH, JUST BRIEFLY. THE STRATEGIC PLAN CALLS FOR RECRUITING, RETAINING THE HIGHEST QUALITY EMPLOYEES, VALUED, RESPECTED AND REWARDED FOR THEIR EFFORTS. I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THE PRESENTATION AND THERE WERE MANY, MANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD ASKED AND, OF COURSE, NEXT STEPS BUT THAT IS PART OF THE PROCESS. THAT IS THE HEALTHY GIVE AND TAKE. I'M HAPPY

072TO SUPPORT THIS. MS. McLAUGHLIN. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE FOR THE PUBLIC THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DURING THE WORK SESSION WE TALKED ABOUT PREMIER WORKFORCE IS THE BOARD SHOWED A SHARED CONCERN WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS AND IMPROVE UPON EMPLOYEE WORKLOAD, ESPECIALLY IN OUR CLASSROOMS. IT WAS STARTING TO HEAR WHILE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ONLY REQUIRES 17 STATE STANDARDS OF LEARNING, VIRGINIA HAS 29 IN PLACE. IF WE REALLY ARE WANTING TO LOOK AT WAYS IN WHICH WE CANNOT ONLY IMPROVE THE JOY AND THE PASSION OF LEARNING FOR OUR STUDENTS, BUT WE ALL STOP TO THINK ABOUT THE STRESS AND THE PRESSURE THAT OUR TEACHERS FACE WHEN THEY ARE TRYING TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE THE CURRICULUM FOR OUR STUDENTS YET WE HAVE THE PRESSURES COMING FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF

073EDUCATION. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY APPRECIATED OUT OF OUR WORK SESSION WAS THIS FOCUS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TAKING A STATE ADVOCACY ROLE AND REALLY EMPHASIZING TO VIRGINIA THAT WE WANT TO LOOK FOR WAYS THAT ENABLE OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO GET BACK TO QUALITY LEARNING. AND I DO WANT TO THANK MR. HICKERSON FOR COMING OUT ON BEHALF OF FDA AND SHARING WITH US HIS CONCERNS AND HOW WE CONTINUE TO CREATE THOSE LINES OF COMMUNICATION WITH OUR TEACHERS ASSOCIATIONS. WE HAVE THAT VALUABLE INPUT TO GUIDE THE BOARD AND TO FCPS ADMINISTRATION. THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER MEMBERS WANTING TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM 4.03, AWARD OF CONTRACT, DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FIRM. I CALL ON

074MRS. CORBETT SANDERS FOR A MOTION. I MOVE THE SCHOOL BOARD MOVE TO CONDUCT A DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FIRM AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. DO I HAVE A SECOND. SECONDED BY MRS. SCHULTZ. MRS. CORBETT SANDERS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOUR MOTION? YES, PLEASE. IN SELECTING H.Y.A., THIS BOARD DEMONSTRATES ITS COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THERE IS EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEADERSHIP PROFILE FOR OUR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT. BY VETTING POTENTIAL CANDIDATES AND A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION FOR THE NEW SUPPORT H.Y.A. WILL WORK WITH US TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS BROUGHT INTO THE PROCESS, IS ENGAGED, HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT AND THAT WE WILL THEN HAVE THE SUPPORT OF H.Y.A. AS WE ESTABLISH NEW WORKING RELATIONSHIPS AND CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON ACHIEVING THE GOALS SET OUT IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

075I WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH H.Y.A. AS WE GO THROUGH THE SELECTION PROCESS. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE STAFF ESPECIALLY MICHELLE PLATT BECAUSE HER EFFORTS IN WORKING WITH THE S.A.C. BOARD MEMBERS AND ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT PARTICIPATED CAME TO THE TABLE WITH A FOCUS ON HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THE PROCESS IS TRANSPARENT, IT INVOLVES COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND IT IDENTIFIES THE BEST AND THE BRIGHT EST IN THE COUNTRY TO WORK WITH US TO EXECUTIVE THE STRATEGIC PLAN. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT FEW MONTHS ON DOING THIS. MS. SCHULTZ. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS FOR THE PUBLIC IN TERMS OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. H.Y.A. MAY BE A FAMILIAR NAME. BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FIRM COMMITTEE NOT THE SEARCH

076COMMITTEE BUT THE SEARCH FIRM COMMITTEE WAS A SUBSET OF THIS BOARD THREE OF THE FOUR QUOTE-UNQUOTE NEW, WHICH THEY ARE NOW JUST NEWER, BOARD MEMBERS SERVED ON THAT SUBSET. SO WE HAD A NEW LENS. AND THE NEGOTIATION TEAM WAS COMPOSED OF MS. CORBETT SANDERS, NEWER TO THE BOARD, AND MYSELF. I THINK THAT SHOULD PROVIDE A FAIR DEGREE OF COMFORT TO THE PUBLIC THAT THERE WAS A BIPARTISAN COMPILATION OF BOTH THE SEARCH FIRM SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND THE PEOPLE NEGOTIATING WITH H.Y.A. IN THE PUBLIC -- FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT. THIS CAME UP AT ALL, I BELIEVE ALL OF MY FALL SERIES OF MY CITIZEN TOWN HALLS WITH GREAT DEGREE OF CONSTERNATION OF THE PUBLIC ON HOW MUCH, YOU KNOW, THIS COSTS, THIS IS COSTING MORE MONEY. I WILL SAY IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS,

077THIS IS SOME OF THE MOST WELL-SPENT MONEY THE PUBLIC WILL EVER SEE. AND I THOROUGHLY EXPECT THAT THIS, EVERYONE THOUGH THE PUBLIC WAS ENGAGED LAST TIME AROUND, THIS TAKE IT TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL AND I BELIEVE THAT H.Y.A. IS PLUGGED IN TO THE EXPECTATION THAT THERE WILL BE A VERY HIGHLY ENGAGED PUBLIC IN THE UPCOMING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PHASES THAT WILL RESULT OF HIRING H.Y.A. TO HELP THE BOARD. BECAUSE THE BOARD, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO JUST HELP THE BOARD, BUT THEY ARE GOING TO HELP THE PUBLIC CONVEY WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT TO US. THIS IS A VERY CRUCIAL DECISION THAT THIS BOARD IS MAKING TONIGHT. I WANT THE PUBLIC TO FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT IT IS A GOOD DECISION. IT IS MONEY WELL SPENT AND THE CLOCK IS ABOUT TO

078START TICKING IN VERY SHORT ORDER THAT WHEN YOU SEE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ENGAGED THROUGH SURVEYS ONLINE, IN COMMUNITY MEETINGS, IN FEEDBACK, I ASK YOU TO -- IF YOU HAVE NEVER PAID ATTENTION BEFORE, NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOU TO PAY ATTENTION BECAUSE THIS IS WHEN YOU DO HAVE A CHOICE FOR YOUR VOICE TO BE HEARD. THANK YOU, MS. SCHULTZ. SEEING NO OTHER MEMBERS WANTING TO SPEAK I WILL JUST THANK MRS. CORBETT SANDERS FOR CHAIRING THE SELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE SEARCH FIRM AND FOR THE SEVEN MEMBERS WHO SERVED ON THE S.A.C. I BELIEVE YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB AND THOROUGH JOB OF GOING THROUGH ALL OF THE PROPOSALS AND I DO SUPPORT THIS. WITH THAT I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. AND THAT VOTE IS UNANIMOUS. THE

079MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU ALL. WE TURN TO ITEM 5.0, THE CONSENT AGENDA. OUR ADOPTED RULES PROVIDE FOR CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION. MANY HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND DOCUMENTATION HAVE BEEN APPROVED IN ADVANCE. ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED. 5.01, APPROVE THE MINUTES. 5.02, APPOINT INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON COMMITTEES AS DETAILED IN THE AGENDA ITEM, 5.03, ADOPT POLICY 1102, DEVELOPMENT OF DIRECTORS, POLICY 1701, CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, POLICY 4020, ORIENTATIONS FOR NEW EMPLOYEES AND POLICY 5110S EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF FUNDS AS DETAILED IN THE AGENDA ITEM. 5.04 AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE STUART HIGH SCHOOL BLOLG INTERIOR RENOVATION PROJECT TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, PINNACLE CONSTRUCTION, $698,000. AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT OR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO EXECUTE, DELIVER AND ADMINISTER THE CONTRACT ON BOOF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. 5.05,

080ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SALE OF SCHOOL BONDS AND B, AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN OR VICE CHAIRMAN WITH THE ADVICE FOR LEGAL COWAN SIN TO NEGOTIATE, EXECUTE AND ADMINISTER THE SCHOOL BOARD TAX CERTIFICATE AND OTHER DOCUMENTS DEEMED APPROPRIATE AND ADVISABLE AND DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED BY THE RESOLUTION DETAILED IN THE AGENDA ITEM. 5 PPT 06, CONFIRM THE SEPARATIONS FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2016 AND ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2016. 5.07, AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE HOLLAND MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RENOVATION AND ADDITIONS TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BUILDER, MERIDIAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $17.3 MILLION 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. HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTION, THE CONSENT AGENDA

081IS APPROVED. NEW BUSINESS. THE FOLLOWING ARE NEW BUSINESS AGENDA ITEMS. THERE WILL NOT BE A VOTE TONIGHT ON THESE ITEMS BUT ACTION IS SCHEDULED FOR A FUTURE MEETING. 6 MNT 01 AWARD A CONTRACT FOR ROBINSON SECOND DARE SCHOOL ROOF REPLACEMENT -- AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO EXECUTE, DELIVER AND ADMINISTER THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. 6.02, AWARD A CONTRACT FOR LUTHER JACKSON ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT TO THE LOWEST 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. 6.03, ACCEPT STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DRAFT STATE AND LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM. 6.04, APPROVE THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR. THE RECOMMENDED CALENDAR WILL BE POSTED ON NOVEMBER 23, PENDING FURTHER INPUT FROM

082ALL STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED. NOW WE TURN TO SUPERINTENDENT MATTERS. AND SADLY, FOR THE LAST TIME, I CALL ON DR. GARZA. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THIS ONE WILL BE BRIEF. IT DOES GIVE ME GREAT PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE YET AGAIN ONE OF OUR MEMBERS OF OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND HIS STAFF FOR AGAIN JOB WELL DONE. THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS HAS RECOGNIZED FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH A 2016 CLIMATE AND ENERGY LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR ITS GET TO GREEN INITIATIVE. WHICH IS SOMETHING THIS BOARD HAS BEEN LONG A CHAMPION FOR. JEFF PLATENBERG, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION WAS RECOGNIZED AT THE AWARDS CEREMONY LAST WEEK. THE GET TO GREEN PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE STUDENT LEARNING AND USING THE ENVIRONMENT AS A FOUNDATION. AS A RESULT OF GET TO GREEN, FCPS EXPERIENCED 11% REDUCTION

083IN GREENHOUSE GASES, A VALUE IN EXCESS OF 39,000 METRIC TONS OF CO2. REALIZED ENERGY SAVINGS OF MORE THAN -- THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART, MORE THAN $8.5 MILLION, AN ANTICIPATED $95 MILLION IN ENERGY SAVINGS BY 2025. CONGRATULATIONS TO JEFF PLATTENBURG, HIS ENTIRE TEAM AND WE THANK THE BOARD FIR THEIR LEADERSHIP ON THIS IMPORTANT WORK. I KNOW THE WORK WILL CONTINUE IN THE COMING YEARS. THANK YOU. THAT COMPLETES BY COMMENTS. THANK YOU DR. GARZA. NEXT IS BOARD MATTERS. I CALL ON MS. HYNES FOR A REPORT ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. NOT A LOT TO REPORT ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. # WE MET ON NOVEMBER 9, LAST WEDNESDAY AND IT WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER OUR PREVIOUS MEETING WITH THE VSBA CONFERENCE AND THE HOLIDAYS, OUR MEETINGS ARE DIFFERENT THAN USUAL. WE

084USUALLY MEET THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. WE ONLY HAD TWO WEEKS BETWEEN MEETINGS SO THERE WAS NOT MUCH TO REPORT. INTERIM AUDITOR GENERAL SUSAN MARKS INTRODUCED HERSELF AND WE LOOKED AT AMENDMENTS TO SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT. WE WILL HAVE, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, AMENDMENTS FOR THE FY 17 AUDIT PLAN THAT THOSE WILL COME TO THE BOARD AT OUR WORK SESSION ON DECEMBER 12. THANK YOU MS. HYNES. I CALL ON MISS McLAUGHLIN FOR A REPORT FROM THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. JUST BRIEFLY, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE WORKED ON TWO ISSUES LAST WEEK. THE FIRST WAS THAT WE WERE REVISITING THE PROCESS FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WHO WISH TO SUBMIT INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY LETTERS ON AN ISSUE AND WE DID GET SOME DRAFT LANGUAGE THAT THE COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERING BUT WE ARE ALSO STILL WANTING TO

085GET SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' PRACTICES AND WHAT THEIR INDIVIDUAL LETTERHEADS LOOK LIKE WHEN THEY SEND OUT PUBLIC CORRESPONDENCE COMING JUST FROM THEIR OFFICES. SO ONCE THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE FINISHES WE WILL VISIT WITH THE CHAIR TO GET THAT ON THE NEXT WORK SESSION. THE SECOND ISSUE WE TACKLED HAS TO DO WITH THE ROLE OF MEETING MANAGERS, WHICH I WAS REFERRED TO THE BOARD FROM OUR JULY WORK SESSION. AND SO THE BOARD OR THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE SERVING ON THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE HAVE HOMEWORK. WE ARE LOOKING AT SECTION C ON PAGE 64 WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO AGAIN LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE CAN BOTH STREAMLINE THE PROCESS OF MEETING MANAGERS AND REALLY ENSURE SOME MORE ROBUST PRACTICES WHEN THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE SERVING IN THAT POSITION. HOPEFULLY THEN

086ENABLING OUR BOTH THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE MANAGING IT TO PROVIDE AS STRONG A GUIDANCE POSSIBLE TO BOARD MEMBERS IN ADVANCE OF THE WORK SESSION BUT ALSO TO HELP WITH LEADERSHIP TEAM AND STAFF MEMBERS HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF BOARD EXPECTATIONS GOING INTO ANY OF THOSE WORK SESSIONS. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO FINALIZING THAT TOPIC AT THE NEXT GOVERNANCE MEETING AND WE WILL TAKE UP SUICIDE PREVENTION RISK ASSESSMENT POLICY YOU ALL WAS REFERRED TO GOVERNANCE FROM OUR PRIOR WORK SESSION. WE WILL DISCUSS THAT IN OUR DECEMBER GOVERNANCE MEETING. NEXT IS BOARD MATTERS. I CALL ON MISS HYNES. THANK YOU, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. I WAS PLEASED TO ATTEND THE RESTON YMCA GALA THE OTHER NIGHT OVER THE WEEKEND. I WANT TO THANK THE RESTON COMMUNITY CENTER FOR INVITING ME. IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT.

087A LOT OF FUN. THE RESTON Y GIVES $400,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS EVERY YEAR. IT WAS A FUND-RAISING OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM AND A CELEBRATION OF ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND THE WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIPS THAT THEY HAVE WITH OUR SCHOOLS IN RESTON AND OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS. I WAS REALLY, REALLY PLEASED TO BE THERE. ON THE VIENNA SIDE OF MY DISTRICT, I ATTENDED THE WEST BRIAR P.T.A./GIRL SCOUTS PANCAKE BREAKFAST ON SATURDAY MORNING AND SO I HAD MY FILL OF PANCAKES AND SAUSAGE AND BACON AND WENT DOWN THE HALL TO THE BOOK FAIR IN THE LIBRARY. IT WAS A NICE OPPORTUNITY TO HANG OUT AT WEST BRIAR. A NICE, CLOSE-KNI COMMUNITY. AT OUR SCHOOLS WE HAVE HAD A PEACEFUL WEEK. SOME SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THERE HAS NOT BEEN PEACE, THERE HAS BEEN CONFLICT. THAT IS A SAME FOR

088THEM. WE HAVE BEEN PEACEFUL HERE. THAT IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND I THINK IT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE WONDERFUL GROWN UPS WE HAVE IN OUR BUILDINGS, THE CARING ADULTS OUR STUDENTS HAVE SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. MS. PALCHIK. THANK YOU. I HAD A VERY BUSY HAPPY VETERANS' DAY, WAS ABLE TO JOIN OUR KIDS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HONORING OUR VETS. FRIDAY MORNING STARTED AT FLINT HILL WHERE THEY FINISHED BY SINGING PEOPLE OF THE 21st CENTURY SONG IT WAS A GOOD CALL TO ACTION TO BE TOGETHER AND JOIN FORCES AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE. ALSO I WAS ABLE TO SWING BY BRIEFLY AT FREEDOM HILL AND HAD A WONDERFUL VISIT AT WEST LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THEIR JOINT VETERANS' DAY AND THANKSGIVING FEAST. AND ALSO WAS

089ABLE TO TOUR THE SCHOOL. MANY OF THE PARENTS I NOW BECAUSE I TEACH THEIR KIDS IN AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. THEY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR SPACE PIONEERED BY A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER. SPEAKING TO THE GREAT THINGS WE ARE DOING IN GREEN SCHOOLS IN OUR FORMAL GET TO GREEN PROGRAM AND THE SHEER WORK OF MANY OF OUR EDUCATORS THAT WANT TO ENSURE OUR KIDS HAVE OUTDOOR SPACES TO ENJOY DURING SCHOOL AND ON THE WEEKENDS. I WANT TO THANK PRINCIPAL FERGUSON WHO TOOK THE TIME TO SHOW ME AROUND AND SHOW ME ALL THE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING THERE WITH THEIR SCHOOL, WITH THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND WITH ALL THE LEARNING THEY ARE DOING WITH EACH OTHER AND FOR EACH OTHER. AND FINALLY, GOT TO SHARE 50th ANNIVERSARY AND VETERANS' DAY CELEBRATION WHERE THEY OPENED A TIME CAPSULE, A 20-YEAR-OLD

090TIME CAPSULE. BEAUTIFUL, THE KIDS WERE SO EXCITED. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD TO LEAVE EARLY BECAUSE IT WAS ALSO MY FATHER'S BIRTHDAY. FINALLY, SATURDAY WAS A REALLY SPECIAL DAY. I'M FORTUNATE TO HELP ADVISE WITH THE CHILDREN'S SCIENCE CENTER IN THEIR LATINA SCI GIRLS PROGRAM THEY ARE DOING WITH A GRANT WITH PBS AND NSF AND RESTON LIMOUSINE PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION FOR OUR FAMILIES TO GO OVER THERE TO THEIR OPEN HOUSE AND KIDS AND FAMILIES REALLY ENJOYED IT AND WERE ABLE TO VISIT FOR THE FIRST TIME AND SIGN UP FOR A PROGRAM THAT WILL BEGIN IN FEBRUARY. BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THAT HAPPEN. PRINCIPALS AND APPARENTLY LIAISONS THAT SENT OUT THE WORD TO RESTON LIMOUSINE AND THE SCI GIRLS AND THE MENTORS THERE. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WANT TO DOUBLE ON WHAT MS. HYNES HAS SAID.

091FOR THE MOST PART WE HAVE HAD VERY PEACEFUL MOMENTS. WHEN THINGS ARISE I WANT TO THANK OUR TEACHERS, PARENTS, ADMINISTRATORS TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND CONTINUE TO HAVE RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE AND WORDS MATTER. WE TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND WE ARE ALL HERE FOR EACH OTHER AND THAT IS A CHALLENGE TO TAKE TOGETHER. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THANK YOU AGAIN TO DR. GARZA. WE WILL MISS YOU. THANK YOU. MS. HOUGH? THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CAME TO MY OFFICE HOURS LAST WEEK. IT ENDED UP BEING A VERY PRODUCTIVE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION. I APPRECIATED IT AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS AS I CONTINUE TO DO THEM AROUND THE COUNTY TO COME AS YOU CAN. SPEAKERS WHO ARE COMING HERE AS WELL AS OFFICE HOURS ALREADY LETTING US KNOW WHAT THEY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IN A NEW SUPERINTENDENT. I

092APPRECIATE THAT INPUT AND WILL LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO HEAR THAT AS WE SAY GOODBYE TO DR. GARZA. SO THANK YOU. MS. SCHULTZ. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE CITIZENS WHO ATTENDED MY FALL SERIES OF CITIZEN TOWN HALLS, THEY WERE PARTICULARLY PRODUCTIVE AND INSIGHTFUL. WE SHARED A LOT OF DIALOGUE. THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO AGREED WITH EACH OTHER AND DIDN'T AGREE WITH EACH OTHER, BUT IT WAS VERY HEALTHY DIALOGUE. I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE TIME TO CREATE THAT. THE NEXT SERIES OF TOWN HALLS THAT WILL BE INITIATED WILL BE THE RETURN OF MY ANNUAL STUDENT TOWN HALLS AND GOING IN AND TALKING TO STUDENTS. I DO WANT TO THANK -- I SAW A LOT OF STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THE ELECTION, OUT WORKING AND WORKING AT POLLS AND ENGAGED AND INVOLVED EVEN IF THEY WEREN'T OF VOTING AGE.

093THAT IS TREMENDOUS. I'M NOT SURE WHY WE ARE CONGRATULATING OUR CHILDREN TO BE WELL BEHAVED. WE WOULD EXPECT THEM TO BE WELL BEHAVED AND EXPECT OUR CHILDREN TO HAVE EXCELLENT LEADERS IN OUR PRINCIPALS AND IN OUR SCHOOLS. THERE IS A LACK OF EQUITY OF ENTHUSIASM, OF COURSE, ON THIS BOARD THAT DOESN'T -- THAT PALES IN COMPARISON TO YEARS PAST, BUT THAT BEING SAID, YOU KNOW, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL THING TO WATCH, DEMOCRACY IN ACTION. THAT WE'VE -- WE'RE A PEACEFUL POWER, A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC AND A BEACON OF FREEDOM IN THE WORLD. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD. THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR OUR STUDENT POPULATIONS TO LEARN. I DO IN PARTICULAR WANT TO THARNG SPEAKING OF PEACEFUL TRANSITIONS, IN PARTICULAR TWO OF MY HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE HAD AN ONGOING ROBUST RIVALRY AND THE

094AMOUNT OF EFFORT THE STAFF AT LAKE BRADDOCK AND ROBINSON PUT INTO THE PLAYOFF GAME THAT HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEK, I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. THE KIDS WERE FREEZING COLD. BUT IT WAS A WELL-ATTENDED GAME, A WELL-CHEERED GAME. CONGRATULATIONS TO LAKE BRADDOCK. I HOPE THAT IS THE KIND OF RIVALRY THAT WE SEE GOING FORWARD. SOMETIMES OUR KIDS ARE THE BEST THING FOR US TO EMULATE. MS. CORBETT SANDERS. YES. FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF AT FORT BELVOIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS WELL AS THE STAFF AT FORT BELVOIR FOR THE WONDERFUL EVENT THIS PAST FRIDAY. WE DID THE OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING AT THE NEW SCHOOL WHERE THERE ARE OVER 1,500 STUDENTS LIVING ON BASE AND ATTENDING A FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL. ON THAT BASE. AND SO IT WAS TRULY HEART WARMING. WE HAD THE HAYFIELD COLOR GUARD,

095THE CHOIR FROM FORT BELVOIR WHERE THEY WANTED ONE STUDENT TO SING AND THEY ALL SAID, NOPE, YOU'VE GOT US ALL. SO THE WHOLE CHOIR SANG OCCAPELLO. IT WAS HEART WARMING TO SEE THE PARENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE VETERANS' DAY CELEBRATIONS. IT WAS WONDERFUL TO VISIT OUR SCHOOLS AND SEE SO MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS PARTNERING WITH PARENTS ON CELEBRATING VETERANS' DAY, EITHER THROUGH CELEBRATIONS OR IN SERVICE PROJECTS. THAT WAS GREAT. ADDITIONALLY, I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE WEST POTOMAC HIGH SCHOOL'S PRINCIPAL ON HIS NEWEST EDITION. SO CONGRATULATIONS THERE. AND CONGRATULATE THE WEST POTOMAC COMMUNITY ON THEIR BIG WIN LAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND WISH THEM ALL THE BEST AS THEY GO INTO THE SECOND ROUND PLAYOFFS AGAINST MADISON THIS FRIDAY EVENING. I LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING MY COLLEAGUES AROUND THIS BOARD TABLE AND THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA AT THE VSBA CONFERENCE THIS

096WEEK. THANK YOU. MS. STRAUSS. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THERESA FENNESSEY IS OUR NEW PRINCIPAL AT -- SCHOOL. WE MADE AN EXCELLENT SELECTION AND SHE WAS PRESENTED TO HER NEW SCHOOL AND FACULTY LAST FRIDAY. THANK YOU, MS. FENNESSEY FOR AGREEING TO BE OUR NEW PRINCIPAL. VETERANS' DAY WE HAD TWO WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PRESENTATIONS AND CELEBRATIONS. ONE AT FRANKLIN SHERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE OTHER AT McLEAN HIGH SCHOOL. AT FRANKLIN SHERMAN WE INVITE OUR PARENTS WHO ARE ACTIVE OR RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY TO COME TO SCHOOL IN UNIFORM SO WE CAN THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE. WE THANK THE CHILDREN IN THE FAMILIES. FRANKLIN SHERMAN HAVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACTIVE DUTY IN OUR OWN MILITARY SERVICE AND OTHER COUNTRIES. WE SERVE A WORLDWIDE POPULATION IN THAT PART OF THE COUNTY. IT WAS VERY, VERY MOVING. WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL

097REMARKS FROM OUR PARENTS AT McLEAN HIGH SCHOOL WE EVERY YEAR DO A SPECIAL MEMORIAL GARDEN AT McLEAN HIGH SCHOOL DEDICATED TO STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES SERVING THIS COUNTRY. IT IS A MOVING CEREMONY EVERY YEAR. WE LAY A WREATH. THIS IS IN CONJUNCTION WHERE THE AMERICAN LEGION POST. WE ARE ALWAYS GRATEFUL TO THEIR HELP. WE HAD MANY, MANY STUDENTS PRESENT. STUDENT MUSICAL PRESENTATIONS. AGAIN, A VERY MOVING CEREMONY. SO I'M ALWAYS VERY PLEASED AT THE HONOR THAT OUR STUDENTS GIVE TO THOSE WHO SERVE OUR COUNTRY. IT IS A VERY MOVING AND A VERY SPECIAL DAY IN FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. MR. MOON. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. SINCE LAST MEETING WHICH WAS 10 DAYS AGO, BOY, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I WATCHED SO MANY SPORTS GAMES. TWO FOOTBALL INCLUDING TWO FOOTBALL

098GAMES. ONE AT -- HIGH SCHOOL, PLAYING MY ALMA MATER T.C. UNFORTUNATELY T.C. LOST. IN THAT GAME. BUT THAT WAS OKAY BECAUSE I WAS ON THE FAIRFAX SIDE AT THE TIME. THE SECOND GAME I CHECKED THE SCHEDULE FOR THE PLAYOFFS, STATE PLAYOFFS, AND THERE WERE ONLY THREE GAMES WHERE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOLS WERE PLAYING AGAINST NONFAIRFAX SCHOOLS BECAUSE THE REST OF US 13 SCHOOLS OF 16 WERE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOLS. I WANTED TO CHEER FOR A FAIRFAX COUNTY TEAM SO I WENT TO HAYFIELD. WHOA. IT WAS A VERY CLOSE GAME. FUN TO WATCH. CAME FROM BEHIND TO WIN AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE. SO HAYFIELD HAS ADVANCED NEXT ROUND. BUT I HAVE ALSO WATCHED THREE VOLLEYBALL GAMES. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL GAMES AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE BOTH OAKTON HIGH SCHOOL AND -- HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCING TO A STATE

099SEMIFINALS OAKTON ENDED UP WINNING 6-A STATE NORTH REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY BEATING -- HIGH SCHOOL 3-1. BOTH TEAMS PLAYED EXCELLENTLY. THEY HAVE ADVANCED. STATE SEMIFINALS ARE TOMORROW. LANGLEY IS TRAVELING DOWN TO VIRGINIA BEACH AREA, BUT ONE TEAM IS COMING UP TO FAIRFAX TO PLAY AGAINST OAKTON. I WANT TO INVITE MY COLLEAGUES, ESPECIALLY MS. PALCHIK, MS. HYNES, TO JOIN ME AT OAKTON HIGH SCHOOL TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7:00. THANK YOU. MS. McLAUGHLIN. JUST BRIEFLY, I WANTED TO MAKE MY COLLEAGUES AWARE THAT MS. DERENAK KAUFAX AND I PARTICIPATED ALONG WITH JANE LIPP -- FOR AN EXECUTIVE MEET R FOR SKIP. WE COVERED TWO ISSUES THAT WILL COME TO THE POLICY TEAM. BUT BASICALLY THE TWO PRIMARY ISSUES I WANTED YOU TO BE MADE AWARE OF IS WE ARE GOING TO BE REVISITING WHAT THE JOINT BOARDS TALKED ABOUT DURING

100THE RETREAT THIS -- EARLIER THIS SUMMER WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO HAVE SPECIFIC PLANS IN PLACE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT CHAIRMAN BULOVA HAD SENT TO THE SKIP COMMITTEE SAYING THIS WAS IDENTIFIED AS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR BOTH BOARDS. SO SKIP IS GOING TO BE WORKING ON THAT. AND THEN THE SECOND THING IS THAT ONE OF THE SUPERVISORS HAD ASKED ABOUT IS THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND THE FACT THAT WE USED TO HAVE COUNSELORS EMBEDDED IN OUR SCHOOLS AND SO THERE IS A COMMITTEE THAT HAS BEEN WORKING ON THAT BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND COUNTY. THEY BROUGHT SOME PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THAT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE FULL SKIP COMMITTEE NEXT MONTH. JUST TO SIMPLY GET ANY MORE ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM THE SKIP MEMBERS AND THE FOCUS OF

101THIS PROPOSAL IS SIMPLY TO SAY LET'S LOOK AT MAYBE A PILOT MODEL BASED ON OTHER SYSTEMS THAT THEY'VE LOOKED AT AROUND THE COUNTRY IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT THEY LOOKED AT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD DATA, THE YOUTH SURVEY, THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG SEMINAR CLASS ENROLLMENT, OUR PROJECT MOMENTUM SCHOOLS AND THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVERSION TRENDS SO REALLY TRYING TO LOOK AT AS MUCH DATA AS POSSIBLE TO HELP IDENTIFY HOW WE MIGHT JUST CONTINUE TO ENRICH THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND REALLY MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. BUT BEING VERY MINDFUL WHEN YOU HAVE A SCHOOL SYSTEM OF OUR SIZE YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY PROGRAMS THAT WE BRING INTO OUR SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO BE DELIVERED IN A WAY THAT HELPS STUDENTS. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE CONTINUED

102WORK, BUT I THINK WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT FROM THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HAVING COUNTY AND SCHOOL STAFF REALLY WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE WE SERVE OUR COUNTY AND ITS CITIZENS AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. MR. WILSON. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANT TO EXTEND THANKS TO NAVY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND RACHEL CARSON MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR INVITING ME TO THEIR VETERANS' DAY EVENTS. NAVY ELEMENTARY REALLY HAS BEEN POLISHING THEIR LABOR DAY ACTIVITIES OVER THE YEARS. IT IS QUITE A SHOW AND THE KIDS REALLY DO A GREAT JOB AND VERY INTERESTING SPEAKERS AND VIDEO AND IT IS VERY MOVING. RACHEL CARSON WAS REALLY EXTRAORDINARY. THEY MANAGED TO GET THE WEST POINT ALUMNI GLEE CLUB TO COME IN AND SING AND SO A NUMBER OF VETERANS, A VARIETY OF CONFLICTS WERE IN THE CLASSROOMS TALKING TO THE 7th

103AND 8th GRADERS. WE HAD A SPECIAL TREAT WITH A WORLD WAR II VETERAN WHO CAME AND PARTICIPATED AND JUST REALLY MOVING MORNING FOR ME TO DO THAT. AND SEE THE KIDS REALLY GETTING A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND FIND OUT ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY IN THE MILITARY. I ALSO WANT TO REMIND THE NOEKS IN SULLY THAT OFFICER -- THE FOLKS IN SULLY THAT OFFICE HOURS NOVEMBER 30, 10:30 AT THE CHANTILLY REGIONAL LIBRARY. SO PLEASE COME OUT AND COME SEE ME THERE. FINALLY, I WANTED TO JUST THARNG ONE OF OUR CITIZEN SPEAKERS, RANDALL GRIFFIN, WHO HAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION ON TWO OCCASIONS HIS CONCERNS REGARDING THE CELL TOWER AT CROSSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I THINK IT HAS BEEN VERY INFORMATIVE TO HEAR FROM HIM. I DO APPRECIATE THE TIME HE HAS TAKEN

104TO COME OUT AND SORT OF EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE REGARDING THIS CELL TOWER. IT OBVIOUSLY IS NOT BEFORE THE BOARD BUT IT IS HELPFUL TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY ON ACTIVITIES THAT ARE -- PROJECTS SUCH AS THE CELL TOWER AT CROSSFIELD. THANK YOU. MRS. SCHULTZ HAS ASKED FOR A GO BACK. YES. I'M SORRY. I FORGOT. I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE, I MET AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN IN THE COURSE OF THE ELECTION SEASON, LOU DORFMAN, A MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT. I SPENT TIME TALKING TO HIM. I FOUND OUT HE WORKED SECURITY FOR FCPS FOR BASICALLY HIS WHOLE CAREER AT WEST POTOMAC. I APOLOGIZE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS ARE FOR WEST POTOMAC. SANDBURG. WEST LAWN? NO. BELLEVUE. HOLLAND MEADOWS, STRATFORD, FOREST HUNT. I DON'T REMEMBER. WHAT I

105CAN SAY IS HE WENT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WAYNEWOOD. HE WENT TO WAYNEWOOD. HE WENT TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, SANDBURG. HE WENT TO WEST POTOMAC, WENT ON TO BECOME A MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT, WORKED IN FCPS AND RETIRED IN FCPS. HE WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN AND HE IS 100% DISABLE TD BUT STILL LIVES IN THE AREA, STILL I THINK VISITS THE SCHOOL. EXTRAORDINARY MAN AND WITH VETERANS' DAY JUST BEHIND US I WANT TO THANK MEN LIKE HIM WHO SERVED WHO CREATE THE FREEDOM WE LIVE UNDER. AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THERE IS A COMMUNITYWIDE CELEBRATION IN DR. GARZA'S HONOR ON NOVEMBER 21st FROM 5:00 TO 7:00 P.M. ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER AND GET A TICKET, PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE AND THEY CAN DIRECT YOU TO THE PROPER

106WEBSITE. WE'LL BE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU JOIN US THERE AND GIVE DR. GARZA A GOOD SENDOFF. I WAS HONORED TO BE PART OF AN EVENT OF -- MOSQUE ON FRIDAY WHERE A NUMBER OF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS JOINED WITH MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY TO ASSURE THEM THEIR FAMILIES ARE VALUED AND WILL BE PROTECTED. MANY VOICED CONCERNS ABOUT STATEMENTS MADE ON THE NATIONAL SCENE IN RECENT MONTHS. AND THEY WERE FEARFUL OF BEING TARGETED. PARTICULARLY FEARFUL FOR THEIR CHILDREN. I ASSURED THEM THAT, OF COURSE, OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM WOULD NOT TOLERATE BULLYING OR HARASSMENT OF ANY STUDENTS AND THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE SAFE TO COME TO SCHOOL. I AM GOING TO BE GOING TO OTHER COMMUNITIES IN MASON DISTRICT IN THE NEXT WEEKS AND DAYS TWO COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE VOICED SIMILAR CONCERNS. HERE IN FAIRFAX COUNTY WE HAVE

107A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO MODEL A TOLERANCE AND ACCEPTANCE AND I KNOW WE ARE UP TO THE CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US. WITH THAT THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.