FCPS School Board Meeting - November 3, 2016

001PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BY THE STENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SINGERS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MARTI FUCILE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. O SAY CAN YOU SEE BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS THROUGH THE PERILOUS FIGHT O'ER THE RAMPARTS WE WATCHED WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING AND THE ROCKETS RED GLARE THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE O SAY DOES THAT STAR-SPANGLED BANNER YET WAVE O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE

002BRAVE [ APPLAUSE ] GOOD JOB, YOU GUYS. THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. PARENTS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING YOUR CHILDREN OUT TO SHARE THEIR TALENTS WITH US MADAM CHAIRMAN, I WOULD LIKE TO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. MS. HOUGH, CORBETT SANDERS, EVANS, STRAUSS, McLAUGHLIN. OPPOSED. ABSTAINING, HYNES, DERENAK KAUFAX AND McELVEEN. THAT MOTION PASSES. 2.03. A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE A COPY OF THE AGENDA AND ANY AGENDA ITEM THAT IS BEING DISCUSSED THAT INFORMATION IS ON THE TABLE IN THE AUDITORIUM ZRANS. TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS AVAILABLE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD ON THE FCPS WEBPAGE. THE MEETING IS STREAMED LIVE ONLINE. SELECT SCHOOL BOARD FROM THE FULMEN YOU AND CLICK ON THE WATCH LIVE BUTTON ON SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS WEBPAGE. PLEASE TURN OFF

003OUR SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE. I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE CAROLYN PITCHES FROM THE CITY OF FAIRFAX SCHOOL BOARD IS IN THE AUDIENCE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. [ APPLAUSE ] I BELIEVE- I WAS TOLD MR. PRESS, THANKS FOR JOINING US. OUR FORMER SCHOOL BOARD REP. WELCOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] I CALL ON MS. CHU FOR TONIGHT'S ANNOUNCEMENTS. NOVEMBER 11, 2016 IS VETERANS' DAY FORMERLY ARMISTICE DAY, SIGNED BY THE ALLIES AND THE GERMANS IN 1918, ENDING WORLD WAR I AFTER FOUR YEARS OF CONFLICT. AT 5:00 A.M. IN 1918 THE GERMANS SIGNED THE ARMISTICE THE DAY BEGAN WITH A LAYING DOWN OF ARMS, BLOWING OF WHISTLES, IMPROMP TU PARADES AND CLOSING OF PLACES OF BUSINESSES. THERE WERE MANY DEMONSTRATIONS. NO DOUBT THE WORLD HAD NEVER WITNESSED REJOYING SO MUCH. VETERANS' DAY IS IN HONOR OF

004THOSE LIVING AND DEAD WHO SERVED WITH THE U.S. ARMED FORCES. THE SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTS SCHOOL PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY TO HONOR AMERICANS. MANY SCHOOLS HAVE EVENTS WHERE THEY INVITE VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY. IN ADDITION NOVEMBER 14-18 IS AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1921 BY THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION TO RAISE PUBLIC WEARNESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AMERICA. THIS YEAR'S THEME, GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, A BASIC RIGHT AND OUR RESPONSIBLE, REMINDS ALL AMERICANS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OFFERING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND HONOR THOSE WHO ENSURE EVERY CHILD RECEIVES A QUALITY EDUCATION. COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE INVITED TO SERVE AS EDUCATORS FOR A DAY TO GET A GLIMPSE IN THE DAY OF A LIFE OF A SCHOOL WORKER. AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK INCLUDES, PARENTS, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS

005AND SUBSTITUTE EDUCATORS. NOVEMBER 13-19 IS GEOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK. GEOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK IS AN ATTEMPT TO FOCUS ON GEOGRAPHY AS A CRITICAL AWARENESS, SPATIAL THINKING THROUGH MAPS A CRITICAL SKILL STUDENTS CAN DEVELOP AS THEY LEARN GEOGRAPHY. GEOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK WAS ESTABLISHED BY PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION TO ENSURE OUR NATION'S ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS, NATIONAL SECURITY AND LIVABILITY IN THE 21st CENTURY. THANK YOU, I CALL ON MR. McELVEEN FOR A RESOLUTION HONORING THOSE OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I'M PROUD TO BE READING THIS. WHEREAS THE WORK OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, HRAC DATES BACK TO AT LEAST THE 1980'S AND TWO MEMBERS HAVE SERVED FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. WHEREAS THE HRAC HAS ASSISTED THE SCHOOL BOARD IN FULFILLING COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AS ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF EDUCATION EXCELLENCE. THE HRAC HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CHAIRMANS, ANDY SHALLAL, MAY KHEDER,

006THE LATE CHARLIE DANE, JUDY FAR BAUGH AND SHAISTA KEATING AND TRUNG NGUYEN. AS A RESULT OF THE CHARGE OF SCHOOL YEAR 2009-2010 THE HRAC WORKED WITH EQUITY AND COMPLIANCE TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL-BASED HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEES AND IMPROVED METHODS FOR OBTAINING FEEDBACK FROM ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED A SOCIALLY MARGINALIZED AND IMPLEMENT STANDARDS OF GOOD HUMAN RELATIONS, INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, MODELING, PARTNERING AND COMMUNICATION. NOW THEREFORE THE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATES THE NUMEROUS OF YEARS OF SERVICE OF THE MEMBERS OF HRAC AND WILL CONTINUE DEVELOP PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT GOOD HUMAN RELATIONS, THE PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE AND THE MISSION OF FCPS. I SO MOVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND. SECONDED BY MS. McLAUGHLIN. THAT IS UNANIMOUS. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MEMBERS OF THE HRAC TO JOIN ME AT THE DAIS FOR A PHOTO WITH THE BOARD. IF

007YOU CAN COME THROUGH THIS GATE HERE. [ APPLAUSE ] RECOGNITION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY AWARENESS WEEK. I CALL ON MRS. CORBETT SANDERS FOR THE RECOGNITION. THE THEME FOR THE 2016 SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY AWARENESS WEEK IS, SMALL STEPS CHANGE LIVES. THE GOAL IS TO HIGHLIGHT HOW TAKING SMALL STEPS CAN BUILD GREATER SUCCESSES AND DEVELOPS THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SKILLS STUDENTS NEED TO PROMOTE PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT, GROWTH, AND RESILIENCE AS WELL AS A SENSE OF BELONGING AND WELL BEING. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS WORK IN ALL EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT BUILD RESILIENCE, PROMOTE DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS AND FOSTER GOOD CITIZENSHIP. THEIR MOST IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY IS TO ENSURE THE WELFARE AND SAFETY OF STUDENTS. TO FULFILL THAT RESPONSIBILITY, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS STRIVE TO ATTAIN AND MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS OF EM

008PIRICALLY BASED PRACTICE AND ETHICS IN THEIR DAILY WORK. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS COLLABORATE WITH TEACHERS, PARENTS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL TO CREATE SAFE, HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS COLLABORATE WITH SCHOOL TEAMS AND IMPLEMENT MULTITIERED PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES, SUGGEST IMPROVEMENT TO CLASSROOM STRATEGYS OR PARENTING TECHNIQUES, BRING ASSESSMENT OF DATA COLLECTION TO MEASURE PROBLEMS AND OUTCOMES OF INTERVENTION AND ENCOURAGE PRACTICES THAT EFFECTIVELY PROMOTE STUDENT LEARNING AND MENTAL WELLNESS. THE SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATES AND RECOGNIZES OUR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS AND THE SUPPORT THEY PROVIDE TO THE FCPS. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS IN THE AUDIENCE THIS EVENING TO JOIN ME AT THE DAIS FOR A PHOTO WITH THE BOARD. [ APPLAUSE ] THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. SPEAKERS ARE REQUESTED TO LIMIT THEIR REMARKS TO NOT MORE THAN THREE MINUTES, THE SCHOOL BOARD

009WILL NOT HEAR STATEMENTS OF ISSUES SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, PROGRAM BUDGET AND BOUNDARIES. COMPLAINTS INVOLVING INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS OR SCHOOL BASED EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE DREGTED TO THE APPROPRIATE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR SCHOOL OFFICIAL. SPEAKERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM USING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH AN INDIVIDUAL STUDENT. SPEAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO DELIVER THEIR COMMENTS WITH THE DECOR RUM OF THE CONDUCT OF THE PUBLIC'S BUSINESS. TONIGHT 10 CITIZENS HAVE SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. I WILL START WITH MONIQUE BAROUDI TO BE FOLLOWED BY KATHRYN WEBER, TO BE FOLLOWED BY ROBERT RIGBY. MS. BAROUDI. IT'S WORKING. MY NAME IS MONIQUE BAROUDI. I'M AN FCPS GRADUATE AND PARENT. I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT ABOUT THE PREMIER WORK FORCE SECTION OF YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN. STRATEGY NUMBER EIGHT STATES FCPS INTENT TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN HIGH QUALITY EMPLOYEES

010WHO HAVE VALUED, RESPECTED AND REWARDED FOR THEIR EFFORTS. POLICY 1501 STATES IN PART THE SCHOOL BOARD SHALL INFORM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT POLICIES PLANS AND PROGRAMS OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND ADDITIONALLY THE SCHOOL BOARD SHALL INVITE AND ENCOURAGE THE ADVICE AND COUNSEL OF COUNTY CITIZENS. I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT FCPS UNWILLINGNESS TO ENCOURAGE THE ADVICE OF CITIZENS REGARDING THE CHANGE OF POLICY 1450. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS YOUR LACK OF ENGAGEMENT WITH ONE OF YOUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCES, YOUR EMPLOYEES. THEY SPEND HOURS AND HOURS A DAY WITH OUR CHILDREN AND HAVE INPUT ABOUT HOW THIS POLICY SHOULD BE IMPLEMENT TD. UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE FAILED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS RESOURCE AND CHOSEN TO ALIENATE A LARGE PORTION. WHEN POLICY 1450 WAS AMENDED THE COMMUNITY WAS ASSURED NOTHING WOULD BE CHANGED AND A CONSULTANT WOULD BE HIRED TO

011ADDRESS THE QUESTIONS. DESPITE CLAIMS NOTHING HAS CHANGED AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICY IS ON HOLD, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT IS WHAT WE ARE NOT EXPERIENCING AS PARENTS. I SPOKE ABOUT THE CHANGES OF POLICY 1450 TO AN EMPLOYEE. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS APPALLED TO LEARN OF THE SEXUAL ACTS THEY WOULD HAVE TO DESCRIBE TO STUDENTS AS PART OF THE NEW CURRICULUM. THIS EMPLOYEE STATED, QUOTE, WHEN I SIGNED A CONTRACT TO COME WORK FOR FCPS, I DIDN'T SIGN ON FOR THIS. ONE WOULD THINK THE CONSULTANT WOULD MEET WITH FCPS EMPLOYEES TO GET THEIR INPUT ABOUT HOW BEST TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW POLICY TO MAKE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL FCPS STUDENTS. UNFORTUNATELY, A SEARCH OF THE FCPS WEBSITE AND BOARDDOCS A CONSULTANT THAT WAS HIRED RETURNS NOT A SINGLE REFERENCE. BUT A GOOGLE SEARCH OF JEFF

012POULET AND FCPS RESULTS IN A REPORT ABOUT FCPS PRIDE ABOUT A MEETING WITH SUPERINTENDENT GARZA, GLISTEN, P. FLAG, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF ON JUNE 22 OF 2015. THEY WERE GIVEN JEFF'S NAME AS A CONSULTANT AND AN INVITATION TO MEET WITH HIM TWO MONTHS LATER IN AUGUST. APPARENTLY FCPS IS WILLING TO ENGAGE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND COMMUNITY ON THIS TOPIC. IT IS NO WONDER THE SPRING 2016 EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT STUDY SHOWED 58% OF RESPONDING EMPLOYEES ARE HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE OF FCPS. YOU OVERWORK THEM, UNDERPAY THEM, ALIENATE THEM AND DISREGARD THE INPUT THEY HAVE TO SHARE. I URGE YOU TO REPEAL THE CHANGES TO POLICY 1450 AND START DOWN A PATH OF TRUE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ENCOURAGING THE ADVICE AND COUNCIL OF COUNTY CITIZENS AND EMPLOYEES. KATHRYN WEBER TO BE FOLLOWED BY ROBERT RIGBY TO BE FOLLOWED

013BY BEN NAKHAVANIT. HELLO, I'M KATHRYN WEBER. I'M A FAIRFAX COUNTY RESIDENT, PARENT AND EDUCATOR OF 25 YEARS TEACHING IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND AN FCPS GRADUATE. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK CREATING A PREMIER WORK FORCE AND THE VARIOUS WAYS FCPS IS INSTEAD PROMOTING A HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT. ALLOWING MALES TO USE FEMALE SHOWERS, BATHROOMS AND LOCKER ROOM IN COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF STUDENTS A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN CREATED. 9 OF 10 DEVELOPING TEENAGERS GROW OUT OF GENDER CONFUSION IF NURTURED, SUPPORTED AND COUNCIL, SURGERY CAL REMOVE OF VITAL BODY PARTS IS BEING ENCOURAGED. STUDENTS ARE COERCED TO RECOGNIZE A FALSE REALITY IN SCIENCE AND DENY THE REALITY OF THE SUBJECTIVE WINS TO THOSE IN AUTHORITY. THERE IS PROMOTION OF SOFT IMPORTANT AND HARMFUL BEHAVIORS IN THE FLE AND IMMORALE INDOCTRINATION OF STUDENTS THAT

014GENDER IS IRRELEVANT. -- ANY STUDENT NOT SUBMITTED TO THE GUIDELINES IN THE UPDATED FR & R HANDBOOK CREATING A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. EDUCATORS MAY HAVE TO VIOLATE THEIR CONSCIENCE, MORAL AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDINGS AND THEIR OWN PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENTS. VIOLATIONS FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, COERCION OF SPEECH, FORCED ASSOCIATION OF HARMFUL BAFRS, VIOLATION OF RELIGION, SUPPRESSION OF FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, POSSIBLE TEACHER CONTRACT AND NUMEROUS FEDERAL AND STATE WORK LAWS. WHERE IS THE LOVE, COMPASSION AND PEACE THAT USED TO BE PRESENT IN OUR SCHOOLS? WHERE IS THE JOY AND THE HOPE THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AND TEACHERS NEED AND DESERVE? IT IS ALL BEEN LEFT BEHIND. AND NOW OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING FROM MANY THINGS INCLUDING DEPRESSION, HIGH SUICIDE RATES, GENERAL LOSS OF MOTIVATION AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. LET'S USE OUR RESOURCES WELL TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS

015RATHER THAN GIVE INTO THE SHORT-TERM SOLUTION OF COMPLYING WITH PASSING TRENDS. BECAUSE ALL THAT DOES IS GIVE FCPS LOW MORALE AND HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ALIKE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ROBERT RIGBY, TO BE FOLLOWED BY BEN NAKHAVANIT, TO BE FOLLOWED BY KIMBERLY BEGG. MY STUDENTS COULD ALL TELL YOU WHAT THAT MEANS. HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ROBERT RIGBY. AND I'M ONE OF THE LATIN TEACHERS AT WEST POTOMAC HIGH SCHOOL. I HAVE COME TO ENCOURAGE LATIN 4 TO OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE OFFERINGS ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE. LET ME BRAG ABOUT OUR PROGRAM IN FAIRFAX COUNTY. FCPS OFFERS LATIN LANGUAGE CLASSES AT ALMOST ALL OF OUR SECONDARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND SEVERAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS. THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS TAKE LATIN. MOST OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE CHAPTERS OF THE NATIONAL AND

016VIRGINIA JUNIOR CLASSICAL LEAGUE AND HUNDREDS OF OUR STUDENTS COMPETE IN THE STATE CONVENTION IN LATE NOVEMBER IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE EVEN HAVE OUR OWN QUIZ BOWL COMPETITION�-- IN WHICH FCPS TEAMS EXCEL AND MANY OF OUR STUDENTS TAKE AND WIN AWARDS IN THE NATIONAL LATIN EXAM. OUR STUDENTS LEARN SENTENCE STRUCTURE, ANCIENT HISTORY AND MYTHOLOGY AND READ�-- FCPS HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND HEALTHIEST LATIN PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. WE ARE A SHINING STAR. NOW FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT. ADDING DUAL ENROLLMENT LATIN TO OUR COURSE OFFERINGS WILL ENHANCE WHAT WE CAN OFFER OUR ADVANCED STUDENTS. FOR MANY STUDENTS DUAL ENROLLMENT HAS THE ADVANTAGE THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN A RIGOROUS, DEMANDING AND INSTRUCTIVE COURSE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND EARN A COLLEGE CREDIT WITHOUT THE STRESS OF SITTING FOR ANOTHER HIGH STAKES TEST IN THE SPRING. I'M

017NOT SUGGESTING THAT DUAL ENROLLMENT TAKE THE PLACE OF A.P. RATHER, IT WILL OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE OVERLOADED WITH MANY TESTS FOR WHICH THEY MUST CRAM IN MAY. STUDENTS WHO DO NOT TYPICALLY DO WELL ON SUCH EXAMS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR ACHIEVEMENT AT A HIGH LEVEL DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND STILL BE REWARDED FOR IT. THE PROPOSED GPA BOOST ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ALSO. THE MOTTO OF MY SCHOOL, THE WORLD'S GREATEST HIGH SCHOOL, IS [�SPEAKING LATIN�] WHICH MEANS TO THE STARS THROUGH STRUGGLES. DUAL ENROLLMENT LATIN WILL ENABLE OUR STUDENTS MORE TO REACH THE STARS. SO TO TAKE AN OFT QUOTE USED QUOTE FROM HORACE [�SPEAKING LATIN�] CARPE DIEM SEIZE THE DAY AND ADD DUAL ENROLLMENT LATIN TO OUR CLASS OFFERINGS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU. BEN NAKHAVANIT TO BE FOLLOWED BY

018KIMBERLY BEGG AND GEORGE ALBER. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TO DISCUSS MY VIEWS ON POLICY 1450 NONDISCRIMINATION. I UNDERSTAND THAT TITLE IX PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION ON PROGRAMS THAT RECEIVE ASSISTANCE. THIS PHRASE IS AMBIGUOUS AND A UNILATERAL MOVE WITHOUT THE PASSING OF LEGISLATION OF CONGRESS HAS INTERPRETED TO COVER DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF GENETIC SEX AND GENDER IDENTITY. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE IS A HUGE DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE CITIZENS WHO HAVE PAID OUR TAXES LIKE MY WIFE AND I AND THE ACTIONS OF THE BOARD REGARDING TITLE IX. WE LIVE IN A DEMOCRACY. AND HAVE A CONSTITUTION WITH CHECKS AND BALANCES. 11 STATES HAVE SUED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REGARDING TIGHT �-- TITLE IX. LAST WEEK THE SUPREME COURT HEARD THE CASE. ISSUES A STAY TO MAINTAIN POLICY THAT PROTECTS PRIVACY IN COMMUNE CAL FACILITIES. I

019LOOKED AT MY TAX PAYMENTS BEFORE I CAME TO THIS MEETING TO REMIND MYSELF OF MY VESTED INTEREST. THE 2017 BUDGET SHOWS SCHOOLS RECEIVES 53% OF THE FUNDS, $2.1 BILLION. BY USING OUR MONEY THE MEMBERS SITTING ON THE BOARD NEED TO REMEMBER 2.1 BILLION TIMES THAT YOU WORK FOR THE TAX PAYING CITIZENS LIKE MY WIFE AND ME, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. THEREFORE, IT BAFFLES ME, PATTY HYNES, SINCE YOU WERE THE CHAIRPERSON, HOW CAN THE BOARD RUSH TO APPROVE A POLICY WHICH WAS ADAMANTLY NOT WANTED BY THE PARENTS? I NEED TO REMIND YOU YOU SIGNED UP TO PREMIER WORK FORCE. I WILL GET TO THAT. THE BOARD HAS RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF E-MAILS AND ARMED POLICE AND SECURITY GUARDS AT YOUR MEETING BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY WAS CLEARLY AGAINST YOU. PATTY HYNES QUOTED THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE

020A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION OF WHAT WE DO. PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY PARTICULARLY PARENTS HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE CHILDREN, THERE IS AN OBLIGATION TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS TO PARENTS HAVE THE INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON IN THEIR KIDS SCHOOLS. I TRULY BELIEVE IN THAT. IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID AND YOUR ACTIONS DID ALIGN WITH THE TAX PAYING CITIZENS AND 2.1 BILLION REASONS THE CITIZENS WILL NOT HAVE THOSE TYPES OF QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE WILL UNDERSTAND YOUR ACTIONS. IN CONCLUSION, I WANT YOU TO THINK 2.1 BILLION TIMES ABOUT THE DECISION THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS AND OVERTURN YOUR UNWANTED AND ILLEGAL POLICY. ELECTION DAY IS NEXT WEEK. I WANT TO REMIND YOU SOME VOTERS WILL USE THE MEALS TAX AS A REFERENDUM ON YOUR ACTIONS. IN REFERENCE TO THE QUALITY FICATIONS

021OF OUR SUPERINTENDENT, I RECOMMEND THAT PERSON HAS CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND CAN OFFER A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE INSTEAD OF BEING A YES PERSON. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. MS. BEGG MR. ALBER AND STELLA MORABITO. GOOD EVENING. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS BOARD. I LIVE IN HERNDON WITH MY HUSBAND AND OUR FIVE CHILDREN AGES 2 TO 10. I'M A BUSY LAWYER. WE HAVE A BUSY HOME. AND YET I FELT OBLIGATED TO TAKE THE TIME TO BE A VOICE FOR FAIRFAX COUNTY'S CHILDREN. THE SELECTION OF A NEW SUPERINTENDENT IS A MOMENTOUS OCCASION. I HAVE BEEN IN WASHINGTON FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE SEEN WHAT WELL-FUNDED PRESSURE GROUPS CAN DO. THE EFFORT TO MAINSTREAM THE TRANSGENDER AGENDA HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL AND TRAGICALLY MANY CONFUSED AND VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CONVINCED THEY WERE BORN INTO THE

022WRONG BODY. THE ACTIVISTS HAVE IGNORED THE MEDICAL EXPERTS LIKE FORMER TOP PSYCHIATRIST AT JOHNS HOPKINS, DR. PAUL McHUGH WHO SAYS TO SUPPORT THE TRANSGENDER AGENDA IS TO PROMOTE AND COLLABORATE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. THOSE PUSHING THIS EXTREME AGENDA CONVINCE YOUNG PEOPLE THIS BOARD HAS RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FOUR ASSOCIATIONS OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALING URGING YOU TO STOP PROMOTING TRANSGENDERISM. THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PEDIATRICIANS, THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, THE CHRISTIAN MEDICAL AND DENTAL ASSOCIATIONS AND THE CATHOLIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. TOGETHER THEY REPRESENT OVER 20,000 PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. THESE ARE PROFESSIONALS WHO CARE ABOUT SCIENCE NOT POLITICAL CORRECTNESS. TRUTH DOES NOT BECOME LESS TRUE WHEN A MAJORITY SPEAKS IT AND FALSEHOODS DO NOT BECOME FACTS WHEN A MAJORITY BELIEVE THEM. OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT MUST CARE ABOUT SCIENCE AND TRUTH NOT POLITICAL CORRECTNESS. HE OR SHE

023SHOULD AFFIRM THE BEAUTY AND DIFFERENCES AMONG OUR CHILDREN INCLUDING THE LITTLE BOY WHO LIKES TO COOK AND DANCE AND THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LIKES TO PLAY BASEBALL AND CLIMB TREES. I WAS THAT LITTLE GIRL. ABOVE ALL, OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT MUST HAVE THE COURAGE TO FIGHT FOR WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR CHILDREN. EVEN AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT MEANS CHALLENGING THE FASHIONABLE YESTERDAY RADICAL IDEAS OF TODAY'S ACTIVISTS. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] GEORGE ALBER TO BE FOLLOWED BY STELLA MORABITO TO BE FOLLOWED BY LAURA MURPHY. HI. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. I BELIEVE ALL OF OUR CHILDREN SHOULD RECEIVE FREE, HIGH QUALITY, EQUITABLY FUNDS EDUCATION THAT INCLUDES AFFORDABLE PRE-K, SUBSIDIZED IF NECESSARY. WHO AMONG US WOULD DISAGREE. AS THE COUNTY BEGINS DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE FISCAL 2018 BUDGET WE MUST

024ENSURE THIS IS A BUDGET PRIORITY. THE PRESCHOOL ACCESS GAP IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR A SIGNIFICANT GAP IN KINDERGARTEN READINESS, WHICH FOLLOWS OUR CHILDREN ALL THROUGH THEIR FCPS CAREERS. A STRATEGIC PLAN TO CLOSE THE PRESCHOOL�-- WITHIN A SHORT TIME FRAME WITH BUDGET GOALS FOR EACH OF THE YEARS MUST BEGIN IN FISCAL YEAR 2018. I CALL ON THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD TO WORK WITH THE FAIRFAX COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO MAKE CLOSING THE PRESCHOOL ACCESS GAP A TOP STRATEGIC BUDGET PRIORITY THIS YEAR AND EVERY YEAR UNTIL ALL CHILDREN, ALL OF OUR CHILDREN ENTER OUR SCHOOLS PREPARED TO SUCCEED. EACH YEAR ALMOST 1,000 FAIRFAX CHILDREN QUALIFY FOR HEAD START BUT END UP ON THE WAITS LIST BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH CLASSROOMS. NOT FIXING THIS IS CONSEQUENTIAL. FOR EXAMPLE, THINK ABOUT THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP. THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP IS

025A HIGH PRIORITY IN FCPS STRATEGIC PLAN, VERY HIGH PRIORITY, BUT STUDENT OUTCOMES CONTINUE TO SHOW STUBBORN SOCIOECONOMIC GAPS. THE MOST RECENT REPORT DESPITE ALL THIS EFFORT AND FCPS STATE TEST SCORES AND ON-TIME GRADUATION RATES SHOW NO APPRECIABLE GAINS. YET WE ASK OURSELVES WHY THESE GAPS ARE SO STUBBORN WHEN WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US A POWERFUL TOOL TO ADDRESS THIS GAP. EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PRE-K. IT IS POSSIBLE TO CLOSE THAT GAP. WE MUST PUT A HIGH PRIORITY ON IT. PRESCHOOL IS THE BEST INVESTMENT WE CAN MAKE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR. EVERY DOLLAR IN HIGH QUALITY PRE-K SAVES $7, REDUCED REMEDIATION, ON TIME GRADUATION RATE, LOWER INCIDENCE OF CRIME, LESS TEENAGE PREGNANCY, AND ON AND ON. SO I CALL ON YOU TO PROVIDE THE FUNDS, NOT JUST THE PLAN, BUT THE FUNDS BEGINNING IN THE 2018

026BUDGET YEAR TO CLOSE THIS GAP. LET'S TARGET THESE DOLLARS AND EFFORTS TOWARD THE NEEDIEST OF OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU. STELLA MORABITO TO BE FOLLOWED BY LAURA MURPHY TO BE FOLLOWED BY MAY KILLGANAN HELLO. MY NAME IS STELLA MORABITO. I'M A WRITER AND I HAVE BEEN A TAX PAYING RESIDENT OF FAIRFAX COUNTY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I ALSO STUDY�-- SYSTEMS AND SERVED AS AN INTELLIGENCE ANALYST WITH THE FOCUS ON PROPAGANDA AND MEDIA ANALYSIS. SO I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT BECAUSE I BELIEVE MOST OF WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH IN THIS POLICY 1450, THE GENDER IDENTITY POLICY, IS POLITICAL PROPAGANDA PURE AND SIMPLE. FOR ME THAT IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE. PROPAGANDA LIKE THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS. IT IS BASICALLY WHAT IT IS IS A PROGRAM THAT MANIPULATES PEOPLE THROUGH PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONING. THE GOAL IS ALWAYS GROUP THINK. THAT EMPOWERS ELITES

027AND DISEMPOWERS JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE. WHAT INTERESTS ME MOST IS HOW VIOLENTLY THIS POLICY DISRUPTS THE ACTUAL STRUCTURE OF OUR LANGUAGE. I'M SORRY, I AGAIN NEED TO REMIND YOU TO SIGN UP FOR TONIGHT. THE GENDER POLICIES. YOU TALKED ACT SAC RECOMMENDATION. WE DIDN'T HAVE GENDER IDENTITY POLICY ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT. IT IS ALL CONNECTED. I HOPE YOU WILL MAKE A CONNECTION. IT IS DEFINITELY CONNECTED WITH THE WHOLE THING. I THINK WE ARE DEALING�-- WHEN WE ARE DEALING WITH ANY OF THESE KINDS OF POLICIES, IT DOES ASSAULT LANGUAGE, PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE SILENCING TACTICS THAT ARE IN INHERENT IN THESE POLICIES, THE PUNITIVE MEASURES, WHEN A STUDENT MAYBE HAS TO GO ALONG WITH CERTAIN THINGS. IT IS A VERY OLD TACTIC CALLED DIVIDE AND CONQUER AND MANIPULATION OF LANGUAGE IS KEY IN

028ALL OF THIS. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK TO GENDER IDENTITY BECAUSE IT IS BASED ON A PREMISE, THE WHOLE POLICY, WELL, DEFINITELY UP FOR DISCUSSION, INCLUDES A PREMISE THAT SEX IS ASSIGNED AT BIRTH. IT IS A FALSE PREMISE THAT IS BUILT INTO SCHOOL POLICY. AND INTO ALL THESE PROGRAMS. IT FORCES EVERYBODY TO DENY THEIR OWN PHYSICAL REALITY. IT APPLIES UNIVERSALLY, IT DESEXES EVERYBODY. THIS IS MIND HACKING. IT IS MIND HACKING ON A GRAND SCALE. I HAVE A NOTE FROM GEORGE ORWELL ON THAT THING. IF THOUGHT CORRUPTS LANGUAGE, LANGUAGE CAN CORRUPT THOUGHT. A BAD USAGE CAN SPREAD BY TRADITION AND IMITATION EVEN AMONG PEOPLE WHO SHOULD AND DO KNOW BETTER. IT IS A VERY HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT FOR LEARNING THAT IS BEING CREATED BY THAT POLICY AND SUCH POLICIES. IT IS ANTI-CONVERSATION AND ANTI-FRIENDSHIP.

029IF WE KNOW WHAT IS GOOD FOR REAL LEARNING WE WON'T VOTE FOR IT. THANK YOU. LAURA MURPHY TO BE FOLLOWED BY MEG KILGANAN TO BE FOLLOWED BY JOHN KOCHKA. MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, DR. GARZA, ALL FAMILIES INCLUDING THOSE IN HEAD START DESERVE DECENT APPROPRIATENESS. FCPS TEACHER WROTE THE FOLLOWING. I WANT YOU TO KNOW I FORWARDED MY E-MAIL TO MY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CHAIR. THEY NEED TO KNOW AFTER 27 SURGERIES AND CONFINED TO A WHEELCHAIR FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS THIS HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR HAS ENDURED MANY OBSTACLES AND CHALLENGES. THIS FAMILY UNDERSTOOD EVERY DAY LIFE WOULD BE DIFFERENT FOR THEIR SON. NOTHING COULD PREPARE THEM FOR WHAT HAPPENED IN THE SUMMER. THIS HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR CONSULTED AN FCPS READING LIST. THIS IS A STORY OF FRIENDSHIP AND ACCEPTANCE AND TESTING STREJT IN AN

030UNCERTAIN FEW. THE MAIN CHARACTER IN "THE LAST LEAVES FOLLOWING" SUFFERS ALS AND WITH HIS FRIENDS ONLINE ENDED HIS LIFE. ONE BOY RESPONDED PEOPLE LIKE THAT SHOULD FING DIE, HE IS TAKING UP OUR SPACE, TOO MANY DRAINING OUR RESOURCES. THEY SHOULD DO US A FAVOR. THIS JUNIOR NEVER CONSIDERED HIS LIFE TO BE A BURDEN AFTER READING THIS BOOK HE BEGAN TO SECOND GUESS HIMSELF. HIS MOTHER SAID THE CHARACTER IN THE BOOKENDED HIS LIFE BECAUSE HE WAS A BURDEN TO HIS MOTHER. THIS FAIRFAX MOM SAID IT IS NOT THE CASE WITH HIM. IT BROKE MY HEART TO HEAR HIM ALL BUT APOLOGY FOR THE EXTRA THINGS WE DO. I'M OFF TO RETURN THIS BOOK TO THE LIBRARY AND BE DONE WITH IT. WE NEED A HAPPY BOOK. AND ICE CREAM. WHILE THE BOOK DID ILLUSTRATE THE VALUE

031OF FRIENDSHIP, IT LEFT THE READER WITH A DISTORTED VIEW OF HUMAN LIFE. STAFF TOOK ACTION AND OFFERED A ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION BUT IT WAS NOT COUNTYWIDE. THERE IS AN EPILOGUE, NOT BY THE AUTHOR, BUT THIS AMAZING YOUNG MAN. HE JUST COMPLETED THE ARMY 10-MILER IN A WHEELCHAIR WITH HIS PROUD MOTHER AND FATHER. HE RECEIVED A RECORD IN SHOT PUT AND PARTICIPATES IN THE WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL LEAGUE RARNGED 14th IN THE NATION. I SHARED WITH HIS MOTHER THIS IS THE STORY ALL FCPS CHILDREN SHOULD BE ASSIGNED. WHETHER BOOKS INCLUDE TEEN ASSISTED SUICIDE, TEEN VIOLENCE, PARENTS AND STUDENTS AT A MINIMUM DESERVE WARNING. LET'S BE CLEAR, IT IS NOT ABOUT CENSORING OR BANNING. IT IS ABOUT NOTIFIES. REGULATION 305 INCLUDED HIGH SCHOOL ONLY BECAUSE FCPS NEVER IMAGINED BOOKS CONTAINING THESE TOPICS WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO MIDDLE OR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

032CHILDREN. PLEASE AMEND THE REGULATION AND MAKE IT APPLY TO GRADES K-12. CAREFULLY VET EACH AND EVERY ASSIGNED OR RECOMMENDED BOOK, IDENTIFY BOOKS CONTAINING SENSITIVE MATERIAL, OFFER AN ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE AND RESTRICT THOSE BOOKS THAT DON'T COMPLY OF REASONABLE STANDARDS OF DECENCY AND APPROPRIATENESS. OUR STUDENTS DESERVE NOTHING LESS. THANK YOU. MEG KILGANAN AND JOHN KOCHKA. I'M GOING TO YIELD MY TIME TO NASER KHATER. GIVE YOUR INFORMATION TO OUR CLERK. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TONIGHT. MY NAME IS NASER KHATER I CAME HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT SECOND DARE SCHOOL COURSES OFFERING. THINGS ARE NOW, MY FAMILY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ENJOY HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFAX. I CAME TO THIS COUNTRY 30 YEARS AGO FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, I'M A MUSLIM. I'M A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW, THANK GOD. I

033HEARD A LOT ABOUT AMERICA, THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, AND CHOSE TO COME HERE. UNTIL RECENTLY I WAS A SINGLE INCOME. MY WIFE HAD TO GET A JOB FOR $8 IN A RESTAURANT TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE FAMILY HER AND I ARE RUNNING. LAST YEAR I HEARD ABOUT POLICY 1450. I HAD TO QUICKLY TAKE MY KIDS OFF TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL. THIS SCHOOL IS CHARGING ME A LOT OF MONEY. $140 FOR A VERY SIMPLE JACKET WITH A LOGO. AND $70 FOR THE PANTS. NEVERTHELESS, I HAVE TWO AUNTS WHO LIVE IN SYRIA, HALF OF MY FAMILY, MY MOM SIDE OF THE FAMILY BUTCHERED BY ASSAD. THE OTHER HALF IS REFUGEE IN JORDAN. I SUPPORT MY MOM IN JORDAN. I SUPPORT MY WIFE'S FAMILY IN LEBANON, SOUTHERN LEBANON. I'M REALLY SPEECHLESS BUT I WANT

034TO REALLY TALK ABOUT POLICY 1450. I DECIDED TO MOVE TO FAIRFAX COUNTY BECAUSE IT OFFERS THE BEST STANDARD OF LIVING AND THE BEST EDUCATION AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. NOW I KIND OF REGRET DOING THAT BECAUSE OF THAT POLICY. I PAID TOP DOLLAR FOR MY HOUSE. I COMMUTE. I SUFFER LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE HERE. 45 SECONDS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE FOR EVERYBODY. NOT FOR ME RIGHT NOW. I HAVE A 5-YEAR-OLD SON IN KINDERGARTEN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HIS FUTURE BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO SEND HIM TO PRIVATE SCHOOL LIKE MY TWIN DAUGHTERS. I SAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE FOR EVERYBODY. I WANT TO ASK EVERYONE HERE WHO GETS TO DECIDE WHO'S RIGHTS OR BELIEFS MATTERS THE MOST IN FAIRFAX COUNTY? I JUST

035WANT TO SAY 4.6% OF FAIRFAX COUNTY ARE MUSLIMS. THEY SHARE MY SAME VIEWS. THIS POLICY COMPLETELY AGAINST MY RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND I WOULD LIKE THAT I CONSIDER MY FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AS A CITIZEN I WOULD RECOMMEND THE REPEALING OF POLICY 1450. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU. JOHN KOCHKA. THE BEST WAY TO ENCOURAGE A PREMIER WORK FORCE IS TEACH OUR KIDS TO TELL THE TRUTH, ARE THEY CREDIBLE IN A JOB INTERVIEW? DO THEY DO WHAT THEY SAY. THE BIG LIE BY THIS SCHOOL BOARD HAPPENED SEPTEMBER 23, 2015, WHEN I SENT THE FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST ASKING PLEASE SEND ME ALL THE DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS BY TRANSGENDER STUDENTS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY PRIOR TO MAY OF 2015. BRANDON REECE WROTE ME OCTOBER 15, 2015, SAYING THERE ARE NO RESPONSIVE

036DOCUMENTS TO YOUR REQUEST FOR COPIES OF ANY DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS BY TRANSGENDER STUDENTS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY. FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DOES NOT TRACK THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS TRANSGENDER. AN INFORMED SOURCE TOLD ME THERE ARE LESS THAN 20 TRANSGENDER STUDENTS IN THE ENTIRE FOIX PROGRAM, 186,000 STUDENTS. ON MAY 7, 2015, MEMBERS OF THE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CLAIMED POLICY 1450 WAS PARAMOUNT FOR THE PROTECTION OF TRANSGENDER STUDENTS WHO WERE ROUTINELY BULLIED. MR. McELVEEN MR. MOON, MS. McLAUGHLIN AND SIX OTHER BOARD MEMBERS DECEITFULLY BUILT A STRAW MAN OF BULLYING AS A JUSTIFICATION FOR POLICY 1450. AFTER POLICY 1450 WAS PASSED ON MAY 7, 2015, THE FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HIRED JEFF POUET TO DRAFT REGULATIONINGS DURING THE SUMMER OF 2015. MR. FOSTER, WHO WERE THE FAIRFAX COUNTY PURCHASING AGENTS NEGOTIATED HIS CONTRACT? MS. McLAUGHLIN, CAN YOU

037PRODUCE A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND WHEN WAS IT ISSUED? MR. McELVEEN, WHAT CRITERIA WERE USED TO EVALUATE MR. POUER'S PROPOSAL. MS. HYNES, AS REQUIRED BY VIRGINIA CONTRACTING CODE SECTION 2 PRNT 2-6, PROVIDE PROOF THAT TWO OR MORE OFFERERS WERE EXISTED AND INTERVIEWED FOR THIS WORK. MS. CORBETT SANDERS, WHERE WAS THE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL? MS. KOUFAX, WHO WERE THE FINAL TWO BIDDERS SELECTED UNDER SECTION 2.2? THROUGH 1132 FOR NEGOTIATION. MS. STRAUSS, CAN THE BOARD PRODUCE A COMY OF JEFF POUET'S CONTRACT. MS. EVANS, HOW MANY WAS HE PAID? MS. EVANS, WHAT DID SUPERINTENDENT GARZA KNOW AND WHEN DID SHE KNOW IT? I FIND IT TROUBLING OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS CANNOT ANSWER SIMPLE STRAIGHT FORWARD QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR ACTIVITIES, HOW THEY RECKLESSLY ENDANGERED OUR CHILDREN AND SPENT OUR TAX DOLLARS. NINE MEMBERS OF THE

038FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD HAVE WILLFULLY AND HABITUALLY LIED TO THE PUBLIC, USING UNETHICAL CONTRACTING PRACTICES. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THESE SOLANS OF SODOMY FOLLOW THE LEADERSHIP OF SUPERINTENDENT GARZA AND RESIGN IMMEDIATELY. THEY ARE UNFIT TO SERVE. THANK YOU. WE TURN TO 3.02, STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS. CHAIRMAN EVANS, I WOULD LIKE A POINT OF ORDER. YES. I DO THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE AUDIENCE HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM AND THOSE AT HOME SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE FACTUAL STATEMENT FROM THIS BOARD WHICH IS THE BOARD HAS TAKEN NO ACTION AT ALL ABOUT ANY DRAFT REGULATIONS ON 1450. SO THE PRESENTATION THAT ANY OF US HAVE APPROVED CONTRACTS, THAT WE WITHHELD INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE AT LEAST BE CLEAR ON THE RECORD BECAUSE I, WELL, I DO SUPPORT AND APPRECIATE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION,

039WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE BOARD THAT THE PUBLIC AT LEAST UNDERSTANDS THAT IF THERE IS MISINFORMATION OUT THERE IN THE PUBLIC WE NEED TO HELP CLEAR THAT UP. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION BY THIS BOARD. WE HAVE NOT DRAFTED AS A BOARD ANY REGULATIONS. WHATEVER WORK THE SUPERINTENDENT�-- MS. McLAUGHLIN, I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION. ALL WE DID IS UPDATE A POLICY TO NOT DISCRIMINATE. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT ON OUR AGENDA. I KNOW A NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION SPOKE TO THAT POLICY. IT IS NOT ON OUR AGENDA. IT IS NOT THAT IT IS NOT ON OUR AGENDA. I THINK WE HAVE A DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC IS CLEAR ABOUT WHAT IS FACTUAL AND WHAT IS PERCEPTION. I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE ON. MS. CHU. THANK YOU TO ALL THE

040SPEAKERS WHO CAME TONIGHT. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME BOY SCOUT IN THE AUDIENCE FROM TROOP 1970 IN RESTON VIRGINIA WORKING ON HIS CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY BADGE. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND. AS WELL AS OTHER BOY SCOUTS. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU. AND I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME A FORMER BOY SCOUT STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE INSPIRATION OF MINE BEN PRESS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, BEN, FOR BEING HERE. [ APPLAUSE ] I'M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP MY COMMENTS VERY BRIEF, BUT YOU WERE AND YOU STILL ARE A HUGE INSPIRATION TO ME IN MY CAREER. THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY. I'M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF AS THE FIRST QUARTER ENDS I HOPE ALL STUDENTS HAVE HAD A WONDERFUL START TO THE YEAR. YES, THE STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM WHERE YOUR

041GRADES ARE IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. JUST A NOTE TO THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE CONTACTED ME. THIS IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TEACHERS TO PUT THEIR GRADES IN. DON'T STRESS OUT. I'M SURE ALL YOUR GRADES WILL BE FINE AND YOU CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR. IN ADDITION TO THE HANDFUL OF STUDENT VOTERS OUT THERE AS WELL AS ALL OTHER CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE VOTING, I URGE YOU TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE MEALS TAX REFERENDUM. THE 4% REFERENDUM CAN PROVIDE OUR COUNTY WITH A BENEFIT FOR OUR STUDENTS, A LOT OF RESOURCES DEDICATED OUR STUDENTS AND CLASSROOMS. I URGE STUDENTS TO KEEP INFORMED AND VOTE YES ON THE MEALS TAX REFERENDUM. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. ITEM 3.03, STRATEGIC PLAN HIGHLIGHT VIDEO. I CALL ON DR. GARZA FOR THE INTRODUCTION. THANK YOU, MADAM

042CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. AS YOU ALL KNOW THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR TO PRESENT REPORTS TO THE BOARD FOLLOWING EVERY GOAL. I BELIEVE THE WORK HAS CERTAINLY BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY THE BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY. THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY WHAT OUR VISION AND FUTURE OF THE VISION, THE DIRECTION WE ARE HEADED AND THEN PROGRESS REPORTS FROM THE STAFF ON THESE�-- ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN. SO TONIGHT WE WILL HAVE THE FIRST REPORT, THE GOAL THREE PREMIER WORKFORCE REPORT. I WILL INVITE DR. CHACE RAMEY WHO WILL BE PRESENTING THE REPORT. I HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND I'M SURE AS HE WILL IN JUST A MOMENT, OUR WONDERFUL H.R. TEAM. WE HAD QUITE A NUMBER OF OTHER LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS AND OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT. IT CERTAINLY IS A HERCULEAN EFFORT. I WILL

043ACKNOWLEDGE. THESE FOLKS ARE WORKING HARD GETTING SCHOOL STARTED AND COMPLETING THIS REPORT. I THINK YOU WILL FIND IT USEFUL AND BENEFICIAL. WE ARE STARTING TONIGHT WITH OUR FIRST VIDEO BASED ON A SCHOOL BOARD RETREAT, YOU HAVE ASKED FOR THESE VIDEOS THAT USED TO BE SPOTLIGHT ON LEARNING. YOU ASKED, I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA TO HAVE THE VIDEOS HIGHLIGHT WORK IN THE FIELD RELATED TO THE REPORT BEING PRESENTED. THIS IS OUR FIRST ONE TIED TO THE REPORT. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING THE WORK THAT WILL BE REFLECTED MORE DEEP IN THE PRESENTATION LATER. I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT TO THE BOARD ALSO TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT MIGHT BE WATCHING IS TONIGHT WE WILL HAVE THE PRESENTATION. WE ASK FOR THE BOARD TO�-- FOR THEIR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS PRIMARILY TO

044BE FOCUSED ON CLARIFICATION BECAUSE MONDAY WE WILL HAVE A MORE IN DEPTH DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THE REPORT. WE HAVE A FAIRLY LENGTHY PRESENTATION, AND A WORK SESSION FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS TO DELVE INTO THE REPORT AND FINAL ACTION AS A SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETING. THE WORK SESSION IS THIS COMING MONDAY. IT IS JUST A SHORT FEW DAYS AWAY. YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET MORE IN DEPTH ON SOME OF THE REPORT ITEMS. I WANT TO REFLECT, TOO, THREE YEARS AGO, FOUR YEARS AGO, THE BOARD USED TO NOT GET CLASS SIZE REPORTS. THAT IS INCLUDED AS A REGULAR ITEM IN THE REPORT AS WELL AS SOME OTHER INFORMATION. WE ARE GOING TO START WITH THE VIDEO AND IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER DR. CHACE RAMEY WILL COME UP AND MAKE THE PRESENTATION ON GOAL 3 PREMIER WORKFORCE. SO

045ROLL THE VIDEO, PLEASE. THANK YOU. IN AN EVER COMPETITIVE JOB MARKET THE METHODS OF RECRUITING AND HIRING TOP TALENT ARE CHANGING. WE LOOK AT UNIQUE WAYS FCPS IS FINDING AND HIRING TOP EDUCATORS. HIRING NEW TEACHERS IS SOMETHING THAT TAKES PLACE OVER SUMMER BREAK, BUT THERE THE PROCESS OF EARLY HIRING, TEACHER CONTRACTS ARE OFFERED IN THE SPRING FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. THIS GIVES SCHOOL STAFF AND NEW EMPLOYEES A LOT MORE TIME TO GET ACQUAINTED. THE EARLIER WE ARE ABLE TO RECRUIT AND HIRE TEACHERS, IT ALLOWS US MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONDUCT MORE INTERVIEWS. TO MAKE SURE WE ARE GETTING WITH RIGHT FIT FOR OUR SCHOOL THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS. MATH TEACHER SHANNON GRAY WAS OFFERED A JOB FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. SHE SAID THIS PROCESS HELPED REDUCE THE STRESS FOR PREPARING FOR

046HER NEW CAREER. BEFORE I ACCEPTED MY OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT WITH MR. DEROSE HE LET ME KNOW THIS WAS MY NEW HOME, I WAS FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS, REACH OUT ANYONE AND I WOULD BE HELPED. SO THAT WAS REALLY COOL BECAUSE UNTIL THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IN MY MIND I THOUGHT THAT I WAS STILL KIND OF A GUEST AND THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT THE CASE. IT WAS REALLY COOL TO KNOW THAT BEFORE LAST SCHOOL YEAR ENDED I WAS WELCOMED ABOARD AS A TEAM MEMBER. AS A PRINCIPAL, WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO RECRUIT QUALITY STAFF MEMBERS AT AN EARLIER TIME FRAME IT ALLOWS US TO SHIFT THE FOCUS FROM STAFFING ON TO WHAT MATTERS MOST AND HOW DO WE SUPPORT AND DEVELOP OUR TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM. AND THEN WHEN I GOT MORE SERIOUS ABOUT

047ACCEPTING THE OFFER HERE, I CAME BACK AND MET SOME MORE TEACHERS, I MET WITH AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACH AND THOSE WERE THINGS THAT MY STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE DIDN'T OFFER ME. TEACHER ATTENTION BENEFITS WITH THE EARLY HIRE PROCESS. IF THE TEACHER HAS A SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR THAT TEACHER IS MORE LIKELY TO STAY WITH FCPS IN THE LONG RUN. COMPETITION WITH SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS IS A FACTOR. FCPS CAN OFFER AN EMPLOYEE WELL BEFORE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS. FINDING NEW TEACHERS IN TODAY'S COMPETITIVE MARKET INCLUDES RECRUITS IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND COLLEGE CAMPUSES. OUR TEAM IS WORKING HARD TO HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF STRATEGIES TO BRING TOP TALENT TO THE ORGANIZATION. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING SOME VERY DIFFERENT THINGS AND BEING INNOVATIVE IN OUR APPROACHES. ONE OF THE THINGS WE ATTEMPTED THIS YEAR WAS SEND A TEAM TO PUERTO RICO

048TO TRY TO IDENTIFY TOP CANDIDATES FOR SOME OF OUR HARD TO FILL AREAS SUCH AS IMMERSION TEACHERS, SPANISH IMMERSION TEACHERS. I THINK WE WENT DOWN THERE WITH EIGHT VACANCIES AND SCHOOL STARTED WE HAD FILLED 10 VACANCIES. AN 11th CANDIDATE IS GOING TO BE A LONG-TERM SUB RIGHT HERE IN THIS BUILDING. [�SPEAKING SPANISH�] I THINK OUR H.R. TEAM LOOKED OUTSIDE THE BOX AND PUT TOGETHER THIS RECRUITING TRIP TO PUERTO RICO. IT ALLOWED US TO MEET WITH OVER 80 CANDIDATES AND APPLICANTS EAGER TO COME HERE TO FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND MET THE CRITERIA WE NEEDED. MORE IMPORTANT WAS TO SPEAK THE TARGET LANGUAGE. IT IS ALSO UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURE. AND BEING A PART OF THE CULTURE. SO EACH OF OUR TEACHERS HERE, THEY ARE BRINGING ASPECTS OF THEIR CULTURE ALSO INTO THEIR LESSONS. THEY ARE TEACHING

049ME, TOO. THEY ARE TEACHING ME THEIR CULTURES AND YOU CAN EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE IN THAT WAY. I LOVE THAT. IN THE END IT IS WAYNE NOT ONLY FOR LONDON TOWN, BUT ALL OUR IMMERSION SCHOOLS THAT WE ARE WILLING TO GO FIND THE STAFF THAT IS NEEDED. SO I WOULD SAY WAS THE TRIP WORTH IT? TOTALLY. NOT ONLY ARE THEY GREAT WITH THEIR SPANISH LANGUAGE, THEY'RE ELEMENTARY CERTIFIED, THEY BRING WITH THEM CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE AND INTENSE LOVE FOR LEARNING AND MEETING THE NEEDS OF KIDS. THAT IS WHAT I NEEDED. THAT IS WHAT I GOT. THANK YOU. SEEKING HIRING AND RETAINING THE FINEST EDUCATORS IS THE SECRET TO A SUCCESSFUL ENVIRONMENT. UTILIZING CREATIVE AND NEW IDEAS IN RECRUITMENT AND HIRING PROVIDES A MEANS TO FIND TOMORROW'S GREAT TEACHERS. [�SPEAKING SPANISH�] GOOD EVENING. WELCOME, DR. RAMEY. THANK YOU. I.

050IS A PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE GOAL 3 PREMIER WORKFORCE. THE VIDEO CAPTURING TWO EXCITING STRATEGIES WITH ARE UTILIZING TO RECRUIT A PREMIER WORKFORCE. I'M THE CHAMPION OF GOAL 3, THIS WORK IS NOT DONE BY ONE INDIVIDUAL OR ONE DEPARTMENT. THE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, DEVELOPMENT AND, ENGAGEMENT, GROWTH AND CARE OF A PREMIER WORKFORCE IS DONE BY ALL OF US. AS DR. GARZA MENTIONED AND MENTIONED BY THE H.R. TEAM, DEE HOLLY BROWN, MICHAEL DRAGER, SHAWN McDONALD AND KEVIN SILLS. THEIR TEAMS WORK ENDLESSLY TO SUPPORT FCPS' TALENTED AND EDUCATED EMPLOYEES. MY COLLEAGUES PROSWRID SIGNIFICANT LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT AS WE COLLECTIVELY STRIVE TO CULTIVATE A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE WORKFORCE DEDICATED TO ENSURING ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTED IGNITE. THE PLAN ENCOMPASSES FOUR GOAL AREA. WE MADE A PRESENTATION IN THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR. GOAL 3, PREMIER WORKFORCE, WAS

051PRESENTED TO THE BOARD IN NOVEMBER 2015. NOW JUST BY CHANCE, THAT IS THE SAME NIGHT THAT THE BOARD APPROVED MY APPOINTMENT AS THE NEW ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF H.R. WELL, I'M THANKFUL YOU DIDN'T MAKE ME GIVE THE REPORT 20 MINUTES AFTER MY APPOINTMENT, I'M NOT ONLY PRIVILEGED BUT ALSO HUMBLED TO STAND HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TREMENDOUS PEOPLE WORKING FOR FCPS AND POPULATE OUR TRULY PREMIERE WORK FORCE. GOAL 3 ARE TWO OVERARCHING STRAENLT STRATEGIES. STRATEGY EIGHT, RECRUIT AND RETAIN HIGH QUALITY EMPLOYEES, VALUED, RESPECTED AND REWARDED FOR THEIR EFFORTS. DESIRED OUTCOMES OUTLINED ON THE SCREAM AND SEVEN MONITORING METRICS SUPPORT THIS STRATEGY. THE MONITORING METRICS PROVIDE THE GUIDE POST FOR TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION AS WE WILL SHARE INFORMATION ON EACH OF THEM OVER THE COURSE OF THE EVENING. THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS

052A LIVING DOCUMENT AND WAS SHARED WITH THE BOARD AT THEENT OF THE SUMMER UPDATED CERTAIN METRICS THROUGHOUT THE PLAN. THIS IS TRUE FOR GOAL 3. AS SUCH WE PROVIDE DATA IN THE UPDATE, EXCUSE ME, DATA AN UPDATE TO INFORMATION PRESENTED LAST YEAR AND ADDITIONAL DATA POINTS NOT HIGHLIGHTED IN LAST YEAR'S PRESENTATION. FCPS CURRENTLY EMPLOYEES 28,500 FULL TIME AND PART TIME CONTRACTED EMPLOYEES. 13,000 HOURLY AND TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES THAT WORK FOR THE DIVISION. AS THE SLIDE THAT PICKS, WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED IN A VARIETY OF POSITIONS THAT ALL SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. COLLECTIVELY THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE THE HEARTBEAT OF OUR SYSTEM AND MAKE FCPS A DESTINATION SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS AND ADULTS ALIKE. THE FIRST MONITORING METRIC FOR STRATEGY EIGHT RELATES TO EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS HAD AN ONGOING CONVERSATION ABOUT THE COMPENSATION STUDY WHEN THE

053INITIAL MARKET STUDY WAS PRESENTED. ADDITIONAL DATA WAS SHARED IN FEBRUARY OF 2016, A PICTURE OF HOW FCPS PAY RATES COMPARE TO THE MARKET. IN MARCH A RECOMMENDATION OF FCPS SALARY AND PAY RATES BE COMPETITIVE WITH EMPHASIS ON LARGER STEP INCREASES TOWARD THE BEGINNING OF THE SCALES. WITH THE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY IN MIND THE NEXT WAS TO BEGIN WORK ON RECOMMENDED PAY SCALES. DURING JULY THEY WERE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. THESE SCALES EMPHASIZED MARKET COMPETITIVE SALARIES AND FASTER CAREER EARNINGS THROUGH ENHANCED MOVEMENT BY EMPLOYEES ON THE SCALE. THE RECOMMENDED TEACHER SALARY SCALE IS SCHEDULED FOR MULTIYEAR IMPLEMENTATION AND THE RECOMMENDED SCHOOL BASE ADMINISTRATOR SCALE IS SCHEDULED TO TAKES EFFECT IN 2018. WHILE THE WORK CONTINUES, THE FOCUS WILL SHIFT TO COMPLETE WORK ON THE ASSISTANT SCALE, THE UNIFIED SCALE AND DIFFERENTIATED SUPPLEMENTAL PAY MODEL FOR OUR TEACHERS.

054WE HAVE BROUGHT BACK TO THE SCHOOL BOARD IN DECEMBER ALONG WITH AN UPDATE WITH PARA-PROFESSIONAL AND UNIFIED SCALES. RECOMMENDATIONINGS WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE UNIFIED SCALE IN EARLY SPRING OF NEXT YEAR. WITH FULL OR PHASED IMPLEMENTATION BEGINNING EARLY AS FISCAL YEAR 2018. THE BOARD HAS SHOWN A STRONG COMMITMENT TO INVEST THE TEACHER AND STAFF SALARIES. WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS. THE NEXT METRIC IS LEVEL OF SATISFACTION WITH EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE. FOR THIS METRIC WE LOOKED AT TWO DATA SERVICES, NEW EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY WHICH WAS PRESENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SPRING OF 2016. THE RESULTS PROVIDED A WINDOW IN THE WINDOW WHERE THE DIVISION IS DOING WELL RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT ENGAGEMENT AND AREAS WHERE WE COULD FOCUS OUR EFFORTS. OF NOTE, 77% OF OFCPS RESPONDENTS ARE ENGAGED OR HIGHLY ENGAGED AND

05588% AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT I'M PROUD TO WORK FOR FCPS. THERE IS ROOM FOR GROWTH. ENHANCING THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH EMPLOYEES AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. HALF EMPLOYEES AGREED THEY RECEIVE RECOGNITION FOR THEIR WORK AND SLIGHTLY MORE THAN HALF FELT APPRECIATED FOR THEIR EFFORTS. ONE STRATEGY THE DIVISION WILL EMBRACE IN RESPONSE TO THE EMPLOYEE VOICE BEING HEARD IS AN EXPANSION OF OUR EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAM. WHILE WE WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE AND MORE DETAIL THROUGH GOAL 2, CARING CULTURE, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF MAINTAINING A PREMIER WORKFORCE. THE EXPANDED WILL INCLUDE FORMAL AS WELL AS INFORMAL CHANNELS OF RECOGNITION. ALSO AT THIS TIME WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION AS IT HAS COMMITTED TO SUPPORT THESE EFFORTS AND CONTINUE TO HELP SPONSOR OUR HONORS NIGHT. WE TRULY APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT IN RECOGNIZING EMPLOYEE SUCCESS. THE

056OTHER DATA SOURCE UTILIZED LOOKING AT EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION LEVELS IS THE EMPLOYEE EXIT SURVEY, IN USE SINCE JANUARY 2015 AND RESPONSES ARE COLLECTED VIA E-MAIL FROM EMPLOYEES WHO VOLUNTARY SBRAT FROM THE DIVISION. RESPOND DENTS CAN�-- THE TOP SIX FACTORS ARE REFLECTED ON THE SLIDE. AS OF LAST YEAR PERSONAL REASONS, FOLLOWED BY SALARY AND PAY RATE WERE THE TOP REASONS GIVEN FOR SEPARATED FROM FCPS. THE SAME QUESTION FOR SUPPORT STAFF AND I.A.'S THE RESPONSE IS SIMILAR. PERSONAL REASONS AND PAY WERE THE TOP REASONS FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. THIS INFORMATION IS BEING SHARED RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEE'S EXPERIENCE, IT IS BENEFICIAL AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE COMPIZATION STUDY AND MAKE SURE FCPS PAY RATES APTD SALARIES ARE MARKET COMPETITIVE. THE RATIONAL OF DEPARTURES, EXIT DATA 68% OF EMPLOYEES LEFT FCPS HAVE FEWER THAN

057SEVEN YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE DIVISION. IT TIES TO OUR NEXT METRIC, RETENTION RATE OF TEACHERS AT CRITICAL YEARS. BEFORE FOCUSING ON OUR TEACHERS IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF OUR CAREERS WHICH RESEARCH TELLS US ARE CRITICAL YEARS FOR TEACHERS, WE ARE PROVIDING INFORMATION RARING OVERALL TEACHER TURN OVER. THE TURN OVERRATE IS INCREASES SLIGHTLY OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. THIS IS AN UNFAVORABLE TREND IT IS STILL FIVE POINTS BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. WHEN WE FOCUS ON OUR TEACHERS IN THEIR FIRST FIVE YEARS, FCPS IS TRENDING BETTER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. RETENTION RATES FOR FIVE-YEAR TEACHER COHORT THE MOST CURRENT COHORT REPRESENTED BY THE THIRD BAR THE LIGHTEST BLUE. NATIONAL RESEARCH SUGGESTED THAT 41% OF TEACHERS LEAVE THE PROFESSION IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS. THESE ARE REPRESENTED BY THE GRAY BAR ON THE FAR RIGHT FOR

058EACH-YEAR. FCPS' RETENTION RATE IS SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN THIS AS WE LOST ONLY 38% OF OUR TEACHERS FROM OUR 2011-2012 COHORT DURING THEIR FIRST FIVE YEARS MAKING OUR RETENTION RATE 62% IN YEAR FIVE. WHILE BETTER THAN NATIONAL AVERAGE, WE CONSIDER LOSING MORE THAN A THIRD OF OUR TEACHERS A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN. WORK IS UNDERWAY TO REVERSE THESE TRENDS. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE ENHANCEMENT TO THE SALARY SCHEDULE WILL INCREASE TEACHER RETENTION RATES AS TEACHERS REACH YEARS FOUR, FIVE AND MOVE IN THE MIDDLE YEARS. IN LOOKING AT THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF HIGH EQUALLY STAFF THE NEXT METRIC IS HIRE RATES IN DIFFICULT TO FILL POSITIONS AND HIGH NEED SCHOOLS, INCLUDING LENGTH OF TIME TO FILL. WE FOCUSED ON PROJECT HOME UMT CLASSROOMS. WE CREATED SPECIFIC EVENTS TO SUPPORT HIRING OF TEACHERS AT THESE SCHOOLS, BUT EVEN WITH

059THESE EFFORTS WE STILL RUN INTO CHALLENGES IN TERMS OF STAFFING. IN ORDER TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES AND MOVE CLOSER TO OUR GOAL OF BEING 100% STAFFED IN ALL SCHOOLS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES AND CONTINUE TO DEVELOP MORE. SEVERAL ARE OUTLINED ON THIS SLIDE AND THE NEXT, HOWEVER, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THREE. RECRUITMENT TRIPS, HIRING EVENTS AND EARLY CONTRACTS. FCPS DEVELOPED STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES. WE WORK TO MAINTAIN THESE PARTNERS WE NEED TO EXPAND AND EXPLORE DIFFERENT RECRUITMENT OPPORTUNITIES. WE ARE GOING TO MAKE STRATEGIC RECRUITMENT DECISIONS BASED ON CURRENT NEED, UNIVERSITY PROGRAM STRENGTHS AND EMPLOYEE CONNECTIONS AND NETWORKS. WE WILL ADD TRIPS TO UNIVERSITIES AND HIRING WHERE THE FOCUS IS A FIELD WE IDENTIFY AS CRITICAL TO FCPS OR TO UNIVERSITIES WE KNOW HAVE A

060STRENGTH IN CERTAIN INSTRUCTIONAL AREAS. FOR EXAMPLE, SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY HAS A STRONG SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. SO SLIPPERY ROCK WOULD BE ON THE RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE WITH AN EXPRESS INTENT OF RECRUITING SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS. LIKEWISE, WE WILL LEVERAGE OUR ADMINISTRATOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH UNIVERSITIES WHEN WE RECRUIT. RECENT RESEARCH SHOWS THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS ENTERING TEACHING PROGRAMS HAS DECLINED BY 35% OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND IN 2016 THERE WERE LESS TEACHERS ENTERING THE WORK FORCE THAN ANY OF THE 10 PREVIOUS YEARS. HAVE SEEN INCREASE IN COMPETITION IN RECRUITING TEACHERS. LAST SPRING FCPS WAS ONE OF ABOUT 40 SCHOOL DISTRICTS THERE TO RECRUIT. THE PROBLEM, THERE WERE ONLY 25 CANDIDATES AVAILABLE. SO THE NUMBER OF DISTRICTS LOOKING FOR TEACHING TALENT IS OUTPACING THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS GRADUATING IN THE FIELD. IT IS NO LONGER ENOUGH TO SIMPLY SHOW UP.

061WE MUST FOSTER AND NURTURE RELATIONSHIPS BY LEVERAGING THE ALUMNI RELATIONSHIPS ALREADY IN PLACE WE CAN FURTHER OUR CERTAIN SCHOOLS. I WOULD LIKE TO USE CHIEF OF STAFF MARTY SMITH FOR THIS EXAMPLE. MARTY WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. MARTY TAUGHT IN IOWA CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS BEFORE HE CAME TO FAIRFAX. IT MAKES SENSE TO SEND MARTY TO IOWA TO RECRUIT. HE NOT ONLY UNDERSTANDS THE SCHOOL AND THE CULTURE, BUT HE CAN HAVE A SHARED EXPERIENCE WITH THE TEACHERS WE ARE TRYING TO BRING TO FAIRFAX IN HE KNOWS WHAT IT IS LIKE TO GO TO A SCHOOL IN THE MIDWEST AND COME TO THE EAST COAST TO WORK. TURNS I KNOW ABOUT THAT MYSELF. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IS THE CORE OF OUR WORK A PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH BE A POWERFUL TOOL IN RECRUITING INDIVIDUALS TO JOIN OUR TEAM.

062WE KNOW INDIVIDUALS HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH FANTASTIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WE NEED TO LEVERAGE THESE RELATIONSHIPS IS AS WE MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE OUR PREMIER WORKFORCE. WE ARE EXPANDING THE EFFORT TO BRING TALENT TO US. WE ADDED A LATE SUMMER HIRING EVENT THIS YEAR. AS WE LOOK PARTED TO 2017 HIRING SEASON, WE PLAN TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL HIRING EVENT IN MAY, WHICH WOULD BRING THE NUMBER OF FCPS HIRING FAIRS TO THREE. THE NEW MAY EVENT AND THE HIRING EVENT IN FEBRUARY PROVIDES CANDIDATES AND PRINCIPLES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT EARLIER IN THE PROCESS WHICH IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT FACTOR IN RECRUITING EFFECTIVE TEACHERS. OFFERING EARLY CONTRACTS IS DEFINITELY AN AREA OF FOCUS FOR US. AS THIS SLIDE REFLECTS, WE HAVE DONE THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR HIRING DURING THE SUMMER. THIS IS SIMPLY TOO LATE.

063WE NEED TO SHIFT THE BULK OF HIRING TO EARLIER IN THE SEASON SO AS TO PLACE FCPS IN A POSITION TO OBTAIN THE MOST EFFECTIVE TEACHERS AVAILABLE. IN 2015 THE DIVISION OFFERED 39 EARLY CONTRACTS. IN 2016 WE INCREASED THIS NUMBER TO 97. WHILE THIS AN IMPROVEMENT FOR 2017 OUR GOAL IS TO OFFER MORE THAN 200 EARLY TEACHING CONTRACTS. WE WANT TO PROVIDE AS MANY AVENUES AS POSSIBLE FOR PRINCIPALS TO HIRE EFFECTIVE TEACHERS AND WE FEEL EARLY CONTRACTS IS ONE OF THE BEST TOOLS AT OUR DISPOSAL. UTILIZING THESE STRATEGIES AND OTHERS ON THE SLIDES WE ARE WORKING TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES AT PROJECT SCHOOLS AS WELL AS ALL SCHOOLS IN THE DIVISION. THIS SLIDE PROJECTS THE VACANCIES IN P.M. SCHOOLS THIS PAST SUMMER. IT HIGHLIGHTS THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES WE HAD IN THESE BUILDINGS

064WHICH RANGED FROM SIX TO 21. WE STILL HAVE HANDFUL OF VACANCIES IN THIS BUILDING AND WORKING HARD TO FILL THEM WITH EFFECTIVE TEACHERS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. ALSO FEEDING INTO OUR EFFORTS AROUND RECRUITMENT, HIRING AND RETENTION IS OUR NEXT METRIC. NUMBER OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS PER ADVERTISED POSITION. WHAT WE ARE SHOWCASING THIS EVENING IS OUR APPLICANT POOL FOR THE DIFFERENT FCPS CRITICAL FIELD POSITIONS. OVERALL, THE DIVISION HAD 2,140 TEACHING VACANCIES THIS YEAR. 1,173 OF THOSE WERE IN CRITICAL FIELDS. THIS MEANS THAT APPROXIMATELY 55% OF OUR VACANCIES FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2016-2017 WERE FCPS IDENTIFIED CRITICAL FIELDS. THE NUMBER OF LICENSED APPLICANTS LISTED ON THE FAR RIGHT COLUMN IN ALSO KEY TO OUR WORK. THIS YEAR WE HAD MORE CANDIDATES APPLY IN CRITICAL FIELDS THAN WE HAD VACANCIES. HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THE APPLICANT WAS AVAILABLE WHEN

065THE BUILDING INTERVIEWED WITH THE POSITION OR THE INDIVIDUAL WAS NECESSARILY ONE WE WOULD CONSIDER HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AND QUALIFIED FOR THE POSITION. THIS IS ANOTHER DATA POINT THAT SUGGESTS MOVING THE HIRING WINDOW TO EARLIER IN THE SPRING IS AN APPROPRIATE RECRUITMENT STRATEGY AS IT IS A WAY TO PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS FOR OUR PRINCIPALS TO A BROADER AND DEEPER POOL OF TALENTED TEACHING CANDIDATES. WHILE WE ARE FOCUSED ON HIRING THE BEST TEACHERS AND STAFF MEMBERS FOR ALL POSITIONS, WE ARE CONSCIOUS OF HAVING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO RESEMBLE OUR COUNTY POPULATION AND OUR STUDENTS SEE ADULTS THAT LOOK LIKE THEM HOLDING POSITIONS IN THE DIVISION. WE HAVE LOOKED AT RACIAL DIVERSITY. THIS REFLECTS NONWHITE EMPLOYEES AMONG TEACHERS, SCHOOL BASED ADMINISTRATORS AND NONSCHOOL BASED ADMINISTRATORS. WE CONTINUE TO REFINE OUR RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES TO EXPAND OUR POOL

066FOR MORE DIVERSE CANDIDATES AS WE BUILD AND MAINTAIN A PREMIER WORKFORCE THAT BETTER SERVES THE STUDENTS WITH SERVE. LAST YEAR THE BOARD SAID ALL EMPLOYEES BE PAID A LIVING WAGE OF AT LEAST $13. NO CONTRACTED FCPS EMPLOYEES WERE PAID LESS THAN 13.13 AN HOUR. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 OF THIS YEAR, FAIRFAX COUNTY ADOPTED AN UPDATE LIVING WAGE OF $14.50. ARLINGTON COUNTY AND ALEXANDRIA ADOPTED LIVING WIJ OF $14. OUR WORK FORCE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE $14.50 LIVING WAGE IN THE COUNTY. CERTAIN EMPLOYEES ARE BEING PAID BELOW $14.50. CUSTODIAN I, FOOD SERVICE, P.H.A. AND TRANSPORTATION ATTENDANTS. IT DOES NOT AFFECT ALL EMPLOYEES IN THIS STUDENT BUT IN TOTAL 1,075 EMPLOYEES PAID BELOW THE COUNTY'S NEWLY ADOPTED LIVING WAGE. WE HAVE STARTED TO LOOK IN THE COST OF ASSOCIATED TO BRINGING ALL EMPLOYEES TO $14.50 AND COST THE

067DIVISION AND ESTIMATED $1.5 MILLION. PRIOR TO MOVING TO STRATEGY NINE I DID WANT TO POINT OUT SEVERAL INITIALIVES CONNECTED TO A PREMIER WORKFORCE. THE WORK OF SUPPORTING OUR EMPLOYEES IS SHARED AMONG MANY OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS AND INTERTWINED WITH THE OTHER GOAL OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN. ONE OF THESE EFFORTS IS MY TIME. IN JANUARY 2017, FCPS WILL LAUNCH A NEW PAPERLESS TIME AND ATTENDANCE SYSTEM THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL OF TIME SHEETS AND LEAVE REQUEST. WE HAVE NAMED THE SYSTEM MY TIME TO MAKE THE TIME ENTRY MORE EFFICIENT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE DIVISION. WE WILL SHARE MORE INFORMATION DURING GOAL FOUR, I WANTED TO MENTION IT AS THIS IS A MULTIDEPARTMENT PROJECT ONGOING SINCE LAST WINTER. WE HAVE A DEDICATED TEAM WORKED NEARLY AROUND THE CLOCK. THEIR EFFORTS ARE OUTSTANTDING. WE

068ARE IN THE MIDST OF OFFERING TRAININGS IN THE DIVISION. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT MY TIME, A VERY BENEFICIAL TOOL FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE JANUARY LAUNCH. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATIONS AND ADVISORY GROUPS AS THEY PLAY A KEY ROLE IN MAINTAINING OUR TREMENDOUS WORKFORCE. THEY PROVIDE GREAT COLLABORATION AND SERVE SIGNIFICANT PARTNERS IN GOAL 3 AND THE ENTIRE STRATEGIC PLAN SUCH. WE TRULY DO THANK THEM. THE SECOND OVERARCHING STRATEGY FOR GOAL THREE IS FOCUSED ON GROWTH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. SPECIFICALLY STRATEGY 9 IS A FOCUS FOR THE DIVISION TO FOCUS ON GROWTH AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES BY PROVIDING MEANINGFUL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY FEEDBACK ON PERFORMANCE. THERE ARE TWO DESIRED OUTCOMES TO STRATEGY NINE, THREE MONITORING METRICS PROVIDE THE GUIDE POST FOR THIS WORK. THESE METRICS IDENTIFY THE AREAS OF FOCUS AS

069PERFORMANCE EVALUATION RATINGS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM EVALUATION AND EMPLOYEE SETTLEMENT OF P.D. OFFERINGS, P.D. IS OUR SHORT HASN'T PHRASE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. FOR THE FIRST METRIC WE ARE SHARING THE EVALUATION DATA FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. 97% OF OUR TEACHERS ARE RATED EFFECTIVE OR HIGHLY EFFECTIVE. FOR OUR ADMINISTRATORS THAT PERCENTAGE IS HIGHER, 99% OF ADMINISTRATORS RATED EFFECTIVE OR HIGHLY EFFECTIVE. IN FCPS THE FOCUS AND PURPOSE OF EVALUATION IS GROWTH AND IMPROVEMENT FOR ALL OF US. FOR THIS TO TAKE PLACE AND FOR EVALUATION TO BE TRULY EFFECTIVE THE PROCESS MUST BE PAIRED WITH A QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED WITH A HIGH SENSE OF FIDELITY. WE CREATED THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNS AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN 2016. THIS OFFICE WILL LEAD IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND SYSTEMWIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COUNTY. AS A STARTING POINT, THE OFFICE WILL

070CONDUCT A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR. THE RESULTS OF THIS EVALUATION WILL BE PRESENTED IN SPRING 2017. THE ANALYSIS IS IMPORTANT, THE EXCITING PART OF THE WORK IS A DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. THIS OUTCOME IS RESPONSIVE TO FEEDBACK FCPS HAS RECEIVED FROM STAFF. THROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY EMPLOYEES PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THE DIVISION P.D. PROGRAMMING AND NOTED THAT TRAINING AND FCPS SPONSORED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTED THEM IN THEIR JOBS. THIS POSITIVE FEEDBACK THROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT STUDY MIRRORS INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT PD PROGRAM ASSESSMENT FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED THROUGH SURVEYS THROUGH M MY TLT OR TRAINING SESSION. EMPLOYEES HAVE FOUND GREAT VALUES IN THE P.B. BEING INVOLVED. THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT WILL ENHANCE THE THESE EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF OUR PREMIER WORKFORCE. NOW, WHILE NOT TECHNICALLY AN OVERARCHING STRATEGY

071OF GOAL 3, DR. GARZA MENTIONED WE PRESENT CLASS SIZE UPDATE. TO FURTHER MITIGATE LARGE CLASS SIZES THE ADOPTED REGULATION WAS REVISED PRIOR TO THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR AND GUIDELINES TO KEEP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOMS BELOW 30 STUDENTS. $10.8 MILLION WAS ADDED TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2017 BUDGET AND $1 MILLION AS PART OF THE FY 2017 FINAL BUDGET REVIEW. WHEN WE LOOK AT CLASS SIZE, MULTIPLE FACTORS ARE CONSIDERED BEFORE ADDING ADDITIONAL STAFF TO A BUILDING. THIS WORK IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE REGION ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, H.R., FINANCE AND THE BUILDING PRINCIPAL. SUPPORT FOR THE STAFFLING PROCESS IS PROVIDED BY SPECIAL SERVICES, I.T. AND FACILITIES K4 PUNCTUATES THE COLLABORATIVE APPROACH UTILIZED IN STAFFING FCPS SCHOOLS. I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A THANKS TO KRISTEN MICHAEL AND THEIR FINANCE TEAM AS THEY WORK IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH H.R. OUR

072TEAMS DO A TREMENDOUS JOB TOGETHER TO SUPPORT OUR SCOOTS AND REGIONS THROUGH A DIFFICULT AND SOMETIMES EMOTIONAL PROCESS. AS WE LOOK AT SPECIFIC CLASS SIZE INFORMATION FOR KINDERGARTEN OUR STARTING POINT IS EVERY KINDERGARTEN CHAZ IS STAFFED WITH A TEACHER AND INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT AND KINDERGARTEN CLASSES SHOULD NOT EXCEED 28 STUDENTS. WHILE THE PROVIDED INFORMATION SHOWS SEVEN CLASSES ABOVE OUR 28 STUDENT CAP, CLASS SIZE DATA WAS PULLED ON SEPTEMBER 30. ALL BUT ONE CLASS SIZE CONCERN HAS BEEN ADDRESSED SINCE THEN. THE ONLY ONE CLASS WITH MORE THAN 28 STUDENTS IS DUE TO A TEACHER VACANCY. WE TAKE A VARIED APPROACH TO GRADES 1-3 AS OPPOSED TO 4-6. THE CLASS SIZE CAP IS 29 FOR ALL GRADE LEVELINGS, WE PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT WITH 28 OR 29 STUDENTS IN FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADES. THERE WILL BE 75 CLAMS THAT

073HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL I.A. SUPPORT. FIVE GLASSES IN GRADES ONE THROUGH THREE AND 70 CLASSROOMS IN FOUR THROUGH SIX THAT EXCEED THE CLASS SIZE REGULATION. THERE ARE VARYING REASONS AND THE CAVEAT THAT WILL ALLOW WITH CONJUNCTION TO KEEP A CLASS ABOVE 29 STUDENTS. IF THE PRINCIPAL DECIDES TO MAINTAIN A CLASS ABOVE 29 STUDENTS THE PRINCIPAL MUST COMMUNICATE THIS TO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY SO IT IS AWARE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCE. SEVERAL OF THE FACTORS THAT COULD LEAD TO CLASSES OF 30 OR MORE ARE CAPTURED ON THE SLIDE. THE FIVE CLASSES IN GRADE ONE THROUGH THREE ARE RELATED TO A TEACHER VACANCY WE CONTINUE TO REMEDY. WE HAVE A SMALL NUMBER OF CLASSES WITH 30 OR MORE STUDENTS IN GRADES FOUR THROUGH SIX WE MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES FROM LAST YEAR. WE HAVE REDOOSED THE NUMBER OF FOUR

074THROUGH SIX GRADE CLASSES ABOVE OUR CAP BY 44%. WHILE THE FACTORS IN THE PROVE USE SLIDE ADDRESS REASONS THAT WE MAY SEE REASONS WE EXCEED THE REGULATION, THIS INFORMATION SPEAKS TO WHY WE SEE DIFFERENT CLASS SIZES IN DIFFERENT BUILDINGS AND THROUGHOUT THE DIVISION. WE HAVE ELEMENTS THAT IMPACT THE CONFIGURATION OF CLASSES. OUR STUDENTS DON'T COME TO US IN EQUALLY DISTRIBUTE TD NICE BOX SETS. AS MUCH AS WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM SHOW UP IN GROUPS OF 25 TO DISTRIBUTE AMONG CLASSROOMS, GRADE LEVELS AND SCHOOLS THAT IS NOT OUR REALITY. ONE EXAMPLE IN THE SAME SCHOOL YOU COULD HAVE 63 SECOND GRADERS AND 81 FOURTH GRADERS. ALL OTHER FACTORS BEING EQUAL THE SCHOOL WOULD QUALIFY FOR THREE TEECHLERS AT EACH GRADE LEVEL, THREE CLASSES OF 21 STUDENTS IN SECOND GRADE AND 27 STUDENTS AT FOURTH

075GRADE. THE SAME SCENARIO COULD PLAY OUT BETWEEN SCHOOL BUILDINGS. SCHOOL A COULD HAVE 63 FOURTH GRADERS SCHOOL B HAS 81. AGAIN, EACH SCHOOL ASSUMING ALL THEIR FACTORS ARE EQUAL WOULD QUALIFY FOR THREE TEACHERS. SCHOOL A WOULD HAVE FOURTH GRADE CLASSES OF 21, SCHOOL B, FOURTH GRADE CLASSES OF 27, ALL CLASSES WITHIN THE CLASS SIZE REGULATIONS. IN IS BASED ON ONE OF MANY FACTORS WE CAN CONSIDERED, IT IS THE COMPLEXITY OF THE STAFFING AND THE BENEFIT OF THE CLASS SIZE REGULATION. WITHOUT THE REGULATION THE SCHOOLS COULD HAVE FEWER SECTIONS BUT MORE THAN 30 STUDENTS IN EACH CLASSROOM WHICH IS SOMETHING WE WORK DILIGENTLY TO AVOID. WE WANT TO PROVIDE A SNAPSHOT OF THE STAFFING RESERVE BALANCE, A FUND TO ADDRESS CLASS SIZE NEEDS WHEN ENROLLMENT EXCEEDS OR LESS THAN ALLOCATED FOR STAFFING TO MEET UNIQUE NEEDS

076AND ADDRESS LARGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASS SIZES. RECURRING FUNDS AND ONE-TIME FUNDING RESULTED IN A STAFFING RESERVE OF 481.5 POSITIONS, TEACHERS AND I.A.'S. THE CHART PROVIDES THE STAFFING RESERVE BALANCE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, WE HAVE ALLOCATED SEVERAL ADDITIONAL POSITIONS AND THE NUMBER REMAINING IN RESERVE IS CURRENTLY 11. THE STAFFING RESERVE IS CLOSELY TIED TO OUR WORK WITH STRATEGY 8 IN GOAL THREE. WE DID START WITH 170 VACANCIES, WHICH WAS ACTUALLY A 15% REDUCTION FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, MANY OF THESE OKAY �-- VACANCIES IS WE ALLOCATED 200 POSITIONS FROM THE RESERVE SINCE AUGUST 1 TO ADDRESS ENROLLMENT, UNIQUE NEEDS AND CLASS SIZE CONCERNS. EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYS MAKE FCPS FOR STUDENTS AND WORK. WE ARE PRUDE OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR DAILY EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT THE 187,000 STUDENTS SERVED IN FCPS SCHOOLS RECEIVE EXCELLENT INSTRUCTION AND FIND ACADEMIC

077SUCCESSES. GOAL 3 AS PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN FCPS POSITION TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, DEVELOP AND GROW A PREMIER WORKFORCE TO SERVE AS A SUCCESS FOR PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE OUR CONVERSATION DURING MONDAY'S WORK SESSION. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. RAMEY. I WANTED TO REMIND BOARD MEMBERS WE HAVE A WORK SESSION SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY TO GO INTO DEEPER DETAIL AND ASK DR. RAMEY QUESTIONS THEN AND ANY COMMENTS AT THAT TIME. I'M HAPPY TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BOARD MEMBERS MIGHT HAVE. DR. GARZA, DID YOU HAVE FURTHER COMMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TONIGHT? I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO ADD. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DISCUSSION ON MONDAY. I DO SEE MR. MOON. MADAM CHAIRMAN, I WANT TO ADD TO MONDAY WORK SESSION IS 90 MINUTES ALLOCATED TO

078DISCUSS THIS PARTICULAR GOAL REPORT AND AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IF BOARD MEMBERS CAN SEND IN THE QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE IN ADVANCE SO STAFF CAN BE BETTER PREPARED TO RESPOND TO GIVE US ALL THE ANSWERS THEY CAN ON MONDAY. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL SEE YOU ON MONDAY, DR. RAMEY. ITEM 4.01, CONFIRMATION OF ACTION ON CLOSED MEETING, THE BOARD WILL CONFIRM ACTION REGARDING ISSUES REGARDING STUDENT DISCIPLINARY MATTERS. BOARD MEMBERS HAVE DISCUSSED EACH INDIVIDUAL CASE AND AT THIS TIME A MOTION TO CONFIRM THE RECOMMENDED ACTION. I CALL ON MRS. CORBETT SANDERS. I MOVE TO EXCUSE FROM ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL CERTAIN STUDENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE CLOSED MEETING PURSUANT TO 22.1-254 PARAGRAPH B. SECONDED BY MR. MOON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HASN'T. PALCHIK, HOUGH, CORBETT SANDERS, STRAUSS, EVANS, MOON, WILSON, DERENAK KAUFAX. ALL OPPOSED.

079ABSTAINING. HYNES, SCHULTZ AND McELVEEN. THAT MOTION PASSES. ITEM FIVE CONSENT AGENDA. OUR ADAPTED RULES, ROBERTS RULES PROVIDE APPROVAL OF SEVERAL ITEMS IN ONE SECTION. ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AT THE REQUEST OF ANY BOARD MEMBER. ONE ITEM 5.01, APPROVAL OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETING MINUTES HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA TONIGHT AND ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ON THE NEXT MEETING. 5.02, EARLY HEAD START. 5.03, APPROVE COURSE OFFERINGS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE COURSE REVIEW KMEEMT. 5.04, APPOINT INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON COMMITTEES AS DETAILED IN THE AGENDA ITEM. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING AND SEEING NONE, THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. NEW BUSINESS. 6.01, AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR HOLLIN MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RENOVATION AND ADDITIONS PROJECT. AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO EXECUTE, DELIVER AND ADMINISTER THE

080CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. 6.02, AWARTD A CONTRACT FOR THE STUART HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY LABS TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AND AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT OR THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO EXECUTE DELIVER AND ADMINISTER THE CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. 6.03, APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FIRM. 6.04 AADOPT THE RESOLUTION OF SCHOOL BONDS AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN OR VICE CHAIRMAN WITH THE ADVICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL TO NEGOTIATE, EXECUTE AND ADMINISTER THE SCHOOL BOARD TAX CERTIFICATE AND ALL DOCUMENTS APPROPRIATE AND ADVISABLE AND TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE. 6.05, APPROVE THE STRATEGIC PLAN. WE MOVE TO SUPERINTENDENT MATTERS. I CALL ON DR. GARZA. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOTHER. WE HAD A DELIGHTFUL AFTERNOON TO

081SURPRISE SPRINGFIELD ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND STAFF. I WAS JOINED BY TAMMY DERENAK KAUFAX. THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN NAMED AN EXEMPLARY SCHOOL IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. IT IS HIGHLY RIGOROUS AND QUITE DIFFICULT TO GET THIS QUITE DISTINGUISHED HONOR. IT IS ONE OF SEVEN IN VIRGINIA THAT WAS AWARTDED THIS HONOR AND 329 IN THE COUNTRY. RECOGNIZED FOR CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP AND ALL STUDENTS CAN MEET HIGH LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT. IT WAS A WONDERFUL VISIT AND CLEARLY AN OUTSTANTDING SCHOOL IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE. WE EXTEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO MARY RANDOLPH PRINCIPAL. I WAS JOINED BY DR. LOCKHARD AND JEFF PLATENBERG. THEY JUST FINISHED A BEAUTIFUL RENOVATION. A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENING AT SPRINGFIELD ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THEY ARE NOW THE FIFTH FCPS SCHOOL IN TOTAL TO RECEIVE THAT BLUE RIBBON STATUS. IT IS QUITE

082THE HONOR. ALSO WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND SCHOOL BOARD WHO JOINED ME TUESDAY AS I WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE FAIRFAX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN BULOVA, SUPERVISOR SMYTH AND SUPERVISOR STORCK AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR THEIR WARM AND CERTAINLY VERY KIND REMARKS. I WAS TRULY HUMBLED BY THEIR RECOGNITION. I WANT A COUPLE OF OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS. GRETCHEN HASLEN, THE HEAD COUNSELOR AT KIMMEL MILLS WAS THE STATE LIBRARY OF THE YEAR BY THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS. SHE HAS BEEN HEAD LIBRARIAN FOR 10 YEARS WAS NAMED POTOMAC REGION LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR. RESPECTED LEADER AT KILMER AND DEBT CADE TO COOPERATIVE LEARNING AND TEACHING. I HAVE VISITED HER LIBRARY. SHE IS AN OUTSTANDING LIBRARIAN. KILMER MIDDLE SCHOOL ONLY HAS RECOGNITION OF A WONDERFUL LIBRARIAN,

083BUT ALSO OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR IS AT KILMER MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL. ONE FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT. 42 ARTIST TEACHERS WILL BE REPRESENTED BY 52 WORKS OF ART IN THE 2016 FCPS ARTIST TEACHER EXHIBITION WHICH OPENS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12 AT THE WORKHOUSE CENTER IN LORTON STATION. THE FCPS PARTNERS WITH THE WORKHOUSE ART CENTER TO ORGANIZE THIS ANNUAL EXHIBITION SHOWCASING THE TALENTS AND ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR TEACHERS. IT IS A WONDERFUL EVENT AND WE ARE APPRECIATIVE TO RECOGNIZE THE TALENTS OF OUR WONDERFUL ART TEECHLERS. THANK YOU, DR. GARZA. WE GO TO BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS. I CALL ON MR. McELVEEN FOR REPORT ON PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. AT OUR LAST PEC MEETING WE DISCUSSED THE IDEA OF AN A.P. SUMMIT. WE WILL BRING THAT TO THE FULLY COOKED BOARD IN OUR UPCOMING WORK SESSION. WE

084GAVE FEED BACK ON OUR WEBSITE WHICH I THINK ALL OF US VIEW AS A WORK IN PROGRESS. WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK. I WOULD CONTINUE THE COMMUNITY TO LET US HAVE IT ON THAT. FINALLY, WE DISCUSSED THE ISSUE OF INFORMING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT EVENTS THAT OCCUR IN THE COMMUNITY, SOMETIMES ALL OF US AGREE WE ARE LEFT IN THE LURCH AND DON'T FIND OUT ABOUT THINGS UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT ISSUE. I CALL ON MS. HYNES FOR A REPORT FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. YES. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MET ON OCTOBER 26. WE UPDATED THE AUDIT WORK PLAN. WE RECEIVED UPDATES ON CURRENT AUDITS. THE COMMITTEE ALSO APPROVED A FEW MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE FY 17 AUDIT PLAN. I ASKED THE CHAIR TO PUT THAT ON A WORK SESSION

085IN DECEMBER IF POSSIBLE SO WE CAN BRING THOSE CHANGES TO THE FULL BOARD TO BE APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. NOT MANY AND ONLY ONE IS SUBSTANTIVE. WE WILL BRING THAT TO THE BOARD. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETS AGAIN NEXT WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9 AND THERE IS AN AUDIO TAPE AVAILABLE OF THE OCTOBER MEETING ON THE WEBSITE. THANK YOU. I GO TO BOARD MATTERS. I CALL ON MR. McELVEEN. I WOULD ECHO DR. GARZA'S KUDOS FOR MARY OZGA AT SPRINGFIELD ESTATES. MARY WAS MY FIRST BOSS, ACTUALLY. IT IS NO SURPRISE SHE HAS CRACKED THE WHIP AND TRANSFORMED THAT SCHOOL INTO GREAT PLACE TO BE. SO CONGRATULATIONS, MARY. MS. DERENAK KAUFAX. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. I WAS PROUD TO CONTINUE MY SCHOOL VISITS LAST WEEK AND I WAS ABLE TO VISIT TWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH NEW PRINCIPAL MR. MILLER

086AND CLAIREMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THEY ARE DOING GREAT. CLAIREMONT JUST RECENTLY FINISHED THEOREN�-- THEIR RENOVATION AND IT LOOKS WONDERFUL. I WAS ABLE TO HONOR THE SCHOOL AS A BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL. I WENT BACK LATER THIS EVENING FOR THE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION AND WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO SEE MANY OLD TEACHERS, FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES AS I WAS A PARENT AT THAT SCHOOL FOR MANY YEARS. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO MARY AND THE SPRINGFIELD ESTATES TEAM. A WELL DESERVED RECOGNITION AND VERY HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU TODAY. MR. WILSON. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE FOLKS WHO CAME OUT TO MY OFFICE HOURS RECENTLY. I WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL OFFICE HOURS THIS MONTH ON NOVEMBER 30 AT 10:30 AT THE CHANTILLY REGIONAL LIBRARY. COME OUT AND KEEP ME COMPANY FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF FROM 10:30 TO 12:00. I

087WANTED TO THANK BETH DOWNEY AND FOR INVITING ME TO COME TO THE FAIRFAX STUDENT FIREFIGHTER ACADEMY EVENT HELD AT THE ACADEMY THIS WEEK. IT WAS REALLY INCREDIBLE TO SEE THE STUDENTS INVOLVED. THERE ARE 15 FAIRFAX COUNTY SENIORS FROM 10 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN A PROGRAM THAT WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO THEIR CERTIFICATION AS FIREFIGHTERS AND POSSIBLY JOINING THE FAIRFAX COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT. THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM AND ONE I HOPE WE CAN BUILD ON IN THE COMING YEARS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MS. McLAUGHLIN. FIRST I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH MY COLLEAGUES THAT I REALLY APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY LAST NIGHT TO VISIT WITH NORTH SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT THE INVITATION OF THEIR PTSA. CHAD McCRAY IS THE PRINCIPAL THERE. THEY ARE GOING THROUGH A RENOVATION RIGHT NOW THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF OUR FAIRFAX COUNTY

088CITIZENS AND BOND RENOVATION. BUT IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL TO SEE SUCH A VERY LARGE TURNOUT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENTS. SO VERY MUCH ENGAGED IN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FISCAL NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE HOW CARING AND ENGAGED AND THOUGHTFUL OUR PARENTS ARE IN THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM. I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE THAT THIS VETERANS' DAY, A WEEK FROM TOMORROW, I WILL HAVE A SPECIAL VETERAN IN MIND. AND THAT IS CORPORAL JESSICA ELLIS. SHE ATTENDED CANTERBERRY WOODS. SHE WAS KILLED IN IRAQ IN 2008. WITH THE 101st AIRBORNE AS A MEDIC, EARNED THE BRONZE STAR AND PURPLE HEART. SHE IS CURRENTLY BEING HONORED AT THE WOMEN'S MEMORIAL AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY WHERE SHE IS ALSO BURIED. IF YOU WERE TO GOOGLE JESSICA ELLIS OR VISIT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY YOU CAN

089SEE MANY OF THE MEMENTOS THAT REFLECT HER SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. CANTERBERRY WOODS ARE LOOKING AT HONORING HER WITH A WALL PLAQUE SO EVERY DAY THE KIDS AT CANTERBERRY WOODS CAN LEARN ABOUT AN AMERICAN HERO WHO WAS A CLASSMATE WHO WENT THROUGH THE HALLS OF CANTERBERRY. HER PARENTS NOW LIVE IN OREGON. THEY ARE HONORED HER DAUGHTER WILL BE REMEMBERED AND HELP TEACH OUR CHILDREN WHAT OUR ALUMNI IN FAIRFAX COUNTY HAVE DONE IN SUPPORT AND FIGHTING FOR OUR COUNTRY. TO ALL OF OUR VETERANS OUT THERE AND OUR FAMILIES, WHO WILL BE THINKING ABOUT THE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES A WEEK FROM FRIDAY, I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT I, TOO, WILL BE MAKING SURE TO REALLY THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT HOW MUCH THEIR SACRIFICE MEANS TO ME AND TO MY FAMILY AND TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK

090YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO IN KEEPING US A SAFE NATION AND A SAFE WORLD. MR. MOON. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS I HAVE BEEN BUSINESS. I MET WITH PARENT GROUPS AT BOTH CENTREVILLE AND WOODSON HIGH SCHOOL AND ATTENDED A COUPLE OF CONCERTS, ALONG WITH DALE YEAH PALCHIK, REPRESENTING PROVIDENCE DISTRICT. ALSO LAST NIGHT I WAS AT THE WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL FOR A CONCERT. I WANT TO THANK AND APPLAUD EFFORTS MADE BY DR.�-- DEPARTMENT FOR THE JOB WELL DONE FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CONFERENCE ON SATURDAY AT FAIRFAX HIGH SCHOOL. THE PARKING LOT WAS PACKED. PEOPLE WERE TAKING A HUGE BENEFIT OF A LOT OF THE PRESENTATIONS, PARENTS AND EVERYONE WHO WAS THERE, MYSELF I ATENTDED A COUPLE OF SESSIONS. THANK YOU. YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB. MRS.

091STRAUSS. THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK THE P.T.A.'SED A CLAIRE VIEW AND FRANKLIN SHERMAN. THEY INVITED ME TO SPEAK AT THEIR RECENT MEETINGS. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE McLEAN MARCHING BAND. THEY ARE STATE CHAMPIONS. THEY WON THE U.S. BANDS VIRGINIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, BEST COLOR GUARD, BEST MUSIC, OVERALL EFFECT, BEST PERCUSSION AND BEST VISUAL. LAST FRIDAY AT HOMECOMING I WAS ABLE TO SEE THEIR WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE CALLED STORY MY OF LIFE. IT IS FABULOUS. WE HOPE THE BAND WILL COME AND BE HONORED HERE AT A MEETING AND PERHAPS PLAY SOMETHING FOR US. WOULDN'T THAT BE FUN. CONGRATULATIONS McLEAN HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU. MRS. CORBETT SANDERS. YES. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY AS THEY CONCLUDE THEIR FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR AND WISH THEM A WONDERFUL LONG WEEKEND. ENJOY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE

092TO ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE DRAFT CALENDARS THAT HAVE BEEN POSTED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT FAIRFAX COUNTY HAS MADE A RECOMMENDATION AND WE WILL BE STARTING SCHOOL NEXT YEAR BEFORE LABOR DAY SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE CALENDARS AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK. THERE IS A LINK ON THE WEBSITE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR SERVICE MEMBERS WHO HAVE VETERANS' DAY OFF TO VISIT THE LOCAL SCHOOLS. WE ARE DOING THINGS AT EACH OF OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS AND IT IS QUITE AN EXCITING AND MOVING TRIBUTE IN CELEBRATING THE VETERANS, ALL OF OUR VETERANS. A SPECIAL SHOUTOUT TO THE TRAVIS MANNION FOUNDATION WORKING WITH WEST POTOMAC HIGH SCHOOL ON A DAY OF SERVICE ON VETERANS' DAY. SO THANK YOU ALL. MS. HOUGH. THANK YOU. AND ON THE CALENDAR SUBJECT, I HAVE RECEIVED A

093LOT OF E-MAILS AND I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THOSE. IT IS MY FIRST TIME GOING THROUGH THE FULL CALENDAR PROCESS. I LOVE THE OPEN FEEDBACK AS WELL AS PEOPLE FILLING OUT THE SURVEY WHERE YOU CAN CHOOSE ONE. THE OPEN FEEDBACK IS VERY HELPFUL AND I'M SURE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AGREE. SO KEEP THOSE COMING. I HAVE OFFICE HOURS COMING UP THIS FRIDAY 12:30 AT RICHARD BIRND AGAIN IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. MORE NOTIFICATION WILL BE GOING ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. MS. PALCHIK YES, THANK YOU. WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE A LOT OF ACHIEVEMENTS THESE PAST TWO WEEKS. OUR KILL MOORE LIBRARIAN IS THE VIRGINIA LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS TO GRETCHEN. IT IS GREAT TO CELEBRATE WITH HER AND HER FAMILY. I ALSO LIKE MR. WILSON HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT ONE OF OUR FIREFIGHTER ACADEMY PROGRAMS.

094THIS WAS AT FALLS CHURCH HIGH SCHOOL. WITH THE BELOVED PENNY KELLY AND A FIREFIGHTER FROM PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY WANTED TO CHECK OUT OUR PROGRAM AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO THERE. IT WAS GREAT TO BE THERE. ALSO WE DID GET A CHANCE TO CELEBRATE OUR WONDERFUL RETIREES AND SAVOR THE FOOD OF CHEF BRIAN WHICH MR. MOON ESPECIALLY ENJOYED. IT WAS HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS. SO WAS THE GUITAR GROUP. THE OAKTON CHAMBER WAS AMAZING. THEY ARE THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL PERFORM AT THIS YEAR'S VIRGINIA MUSIC EDUCATION CONFERENCE. SO WE ARE PROUD OF THEM. OUR VERY OWN LUTHER JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR HAD A WORLD DEBUT OF THE PIECE SHE WROTE FOR HER STUDENTS WHO PERFORMED IT ALONG WITH OAKTON. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENT. THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME, BEING MY DATE MR. MOON. I HAD A

095CHANCE LAST MINUTE TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY TOUCHING TODAY. MY COUSIN'S WIFE WAS NATURALIZED RIGHT HERE IN PROVIDENCE DISTRICT. I HAD NOT BEEN TO A NATURALIZATION CEREMONY SINCE MY PARENTS SEVERAL DECADES AGO NOW AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT IT WAS THAT THE OFFICIAL, THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL FROM D.C. WHO CAME OUT SPOKE VERY BEAUTIFULLY AND AT ONE POINT QUOTED ONE OF MY FAVORITE WRITERS, DAVID FOSTER WALLACE. OFTEN THE MOST IMPORTANT REALITIES ARE THE ONES THAT ARE EASIER TO OVERLOOK. WHILE MY COUSIN'S WIFE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE IN THESE ELECTIONS, IT IS TOO LATE TO REGISTER THIS YEAR, I HOPE THOSE OF US WHO CAN WILL REMEMBER WE SHOULDN'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. WE HAVE VERY IMPORTANT DECISIONS TO MAKE. BE EDUCATED. GET OUT AND VOTE. A LOT

096OF ISSUES ON OUR NOVEMBER BALLOT. I HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE POLLS ON TUESDAY. THANK YOU. MS. HYNES. YEAH. I WAS SAD BUT GLAD TO BE AT MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL'S MICHAEL M. SKINNER FIELDHOUSE OVER THE WEEKEND FOR THE FUNERAL OF MIKE SKINNER. HE DIED AT 92. HE WAS A FIXTURE IN THAT COMMUNITY. I'M A NEW YORKER BORN AND RAISED BUT DID SPENT MY SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL AT MOUNT VERNON. I WAS NOT HAPPY TO BE SPENDING ONE YEAR AT ANOTHER SCHOOL. BEING THERE ONE YEAR, IT IS INTERESTING MR. SKINNER IS THE ONLY ADMINISTRATOR I REMEMBER FROM THAT TIME. HE HAD THAT WAY OF CONNECTING WITH STUDENTS. SOME OF THE REMEMBRANCES OF HIM WAS ABOUT HOW YOU COULD SORT OF HEAR HIS FOOTSTEPS DOWN THE HALL, AS THE A.P. WHEN I WAS THERE,

097CAN HAVE THE ROLE AS ENFORCER. I DO REMEMBER ONE STORY, I HOPE I HAVEN'T ALREADY TOLD IT, I MUST HAVE SKIPPED A CLASS BECAUSE MR. SKINNER CAME AND PULLED ME OUT OF MY CLASS TO TALK TO ME IN THE HALLWAY. I DON'T KNOW IF I HAD A BAD DAY, BUT I FELL APART. I STARTED CRYING. YOU WOULD THINK I HAD BROKEN HIS HEART. HE MELTED FEELING BAD HE MADE ME FEEL BADLY. THAT IS MY MEMORY OF MR. SKINNER. IT IS AN ACCURATE MEMORY OF ALL I HEARD OVER THE WEEKEND OF HIS REALLY IMPORTANT ROLE IN THAT COMMUNITY AND THAT SCHOOL. HE NEVER LOST TOUCH WITH THE PRINCIPAL. IN FACT, HE WOULD CALL REGULARLY TO GIVE ADVICE. WE KNEW THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE KEY OF REALLY STRONG SCHOOLS. HE WAS JUST A WALKING EXAMPLE OF THAT.

098I ALSO WAS ABLE TO BE OUT LAST NIGHT AT THE McNAIR P.T.A. MEETING. I WANT TO THANK KEN SNEAD WHO WAS OUT THERE WITH HIS TEAM TALKING TO THAT COMMUNITY ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE, OH, THEY HAVE TWO FULL GRADES OUTSIDE IN THE BACK YARD IN QUADS. THEY ARE SO OVERBOOKED IN A WAY AT THAT SCHOOL. AND I KNOW THAT FACILITIES HAS TRIED EVERY POSSIBLE THING TO ZOFF THAT PROBLEM OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS BECAUSE THEY KEPT ME IN THE LOOP. LAST NIGHT WE WERE ABLE TO PRESENT A POTENTIAL SOLUTION TO THE P.T.A. AT THAT SCHOOL, IT IS A LARGE PIECE OF PROPERTY TO BUILD AN UPPER SCHOOL ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE PROPERTY AND STILL HAVE A FULL SOCCER FIELD AND, YOU KNOW�-- SO I THINK IT IS A GREAT PLAN. WE ARE

099JUST AT THE BEGINNING STAGES. I WAS HAPPY TO SEE GOOD TURNOUT FROM THE PATH. I KNOW OUR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOLKS WILL DO A GREAT JOB ON IT. IT IS NICE TO PRESENT A SOLUTION. MAYBE FOUR YEARS OUT, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT THESE THINGS TAKE TIME. THAT IS A GOOD SIGN. I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION LATELY AND I JUST WANT TO MENTION ONE THING AND MAYBE IT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT. SOME OF THE SPEAKERS, I KNOW WE ARE LOOSY GOOSY ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY IN RELATED TO SOMETHING ON OUR AGENDA. THAT IS OUR RULE. I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT SPEAKERS TRY TO MAKE A CREDIBLE CONNECTION TO SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA. I ONLY MENTION IT BECAUSE THERE ARE FOLKS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SIGN

100UP TO SPEAK ABOUT THINGS ON OUR AGENDA AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO BECAUSE THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IS ONLY 10 SLOTS AND FILLS UP QUICKLY ON MONDAY. I WOULD ASK CITIZENS TO MAYBE MAKE AN EFFORT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING ON OUR AGENDA FOR THE EVENING. THAT IS OUR RULE. TO CORRECT A FEW THINGS THAT WERE SAID TONIGHT, EMPLOYEES WERE CONSULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY 1450 AND THE REGULATION. THEY MET WITH EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS AND I KNOW THAT ACTUALLY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF IT LEADERSHIP AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SUPERINTENDENT MET WITH THOSE OPPOSED. THE SUGGESTION THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS NOT MET WITH EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO NEEDED TO BE HEARTD AND WANTED TO BE HEARD, IS NOT ACCURATE. THANK YOU. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.