FCPS School Board Meeting - October 20, 2016

001O 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 BRAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANNANDALE HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS. THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 2.2-3712-D OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE BOARD TO CERTIFY THAT SINCE THE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CONVENED A CLOSED MEETING ON OCTOBER 20, 2016, TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS

002LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS AND BUSINESS MATTERS IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD DURING THE CLOSED MEETING. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVED BY MS. STRAUSS. SECONDED BY MRS. CORBETT SANDERS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. HYNES, PALCHIK, HOUGH, SCHULTZ, CORBETT SANDERS, STRAUSS, EVANS, McLAUGHLIN. ALL THOSE ABSTAINING. MR. MOON, WILSON, DERENAK KAUFAX AND MCELVEEN. THANK YOU. A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE WE BEGIN TONIGHT'S MEETING. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW A COPY OF THE AGENDA THE INFORMATION IS ON THE TABLE BY THE AUDITORIUM ENTRANCE. TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS AVAILABLE ON THE FCPS WEBPAGE SCHOOL BOARD, BOARDDOCS. THE MEETING IS BEING STREAMED LIVE ONLINE, CLICK ON THE WATCH LIVE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WEBPAGE. PLEASE TURN OFF OR SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE. I CALL ON MS. CHU FOR

003THE ANNOUNCEMENTS. THANK YOU, CHAIR. OCTOBER 23 TO THE 31 IS NATIONAL RED RIBBON WEEK. NATIONAL RED RIBBON WEEK WAS ESTABLISHED IN MEMORY OF ENRIQUE CAMARENA, A U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENT WHO WAS KILLED IN MEXICO. TO HONOR HIS BATTLE AGAINST ILLEGAL DRUGS FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS BEGAN TO WEAR RED RIBBONS OF SATIN. NATIONAL RED RIBBON WEEK GREW TO FORM A NATIONAL MOVEMENT AGAINST THE USE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS. THE CAMPAIGN URGES STUDENTS TO MAKE A PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO FOLLOW A DRUG-FREE LIFESTYLE. IN ADDITION NOVEMBER 2016 IS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH STARTED IN 1915 AS AMERICAN INDIAN DAY BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. OVER THE YEARS INDIVIDUAL STATES RECOGNIZED NATIVE AMERICAN DAYS BUT IN 1990 GEORGE W. BUSH DESIGNATED NOVEMBER AS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. SINCE 1994 A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMED A MONTH TO BE NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

004IN HONOR OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION BY THE FIRST AMERICANS TO THE SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH OF THE UNITED STATES. THANK YOU, MS. CHU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 2.04. NATIONAL DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH RESOLUTION. I CALL ON MS. SCHULTZ. WHEREAS DYSLEXIA IS A LANGUAGE-BASED LEARNING DISABILITY THAT CAUSES DIFFICULTIES WITH SPECIFIC LANGUAGE SKILLS SUCH AS READING, WRITING, SPELLING, AND WORD PRONUNCIATION AND THE ONSET AND SEVERITY OF DYSLEXIA VARIES AND IMPACTS 15% TO 20% OF THE POPULATION AS A WHOLE. LITERACY IS A CRITICAL SKILL NEEDED FOR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DYSLEXIA BENEFIT FROM TEACHING PRINCIPALS THAT ARE SPECIFIC. GOVERNOR TERRY MCAULIFFE HAS NAME THIS MONTH TO HONOR THOSE WITH DYSLEXIA, THE FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS INSTITUTED DYSLEXIA TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS AND FCPS IS IMPLEMENTING A PLAN TO PROVIDE CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT SCHOOL STAFF

005WORKING WITH STRUGGLING READERS AND STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA AND WHEREAS PARENTS, EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM INCREASED AWARENESS OF THE NATURE OF DYSLEXIA AND THE COMBINATIONS OF STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH DYSLEXIA CAN HAVE, NOW THERE THE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNIZES OCTOBER 2016 AS NATIONAL DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH AND ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DYSLEXIA AND OFFER SUPPORT TO PARENTS, EDUCATORS AND INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY DYSLEXIA, I SO MOVE. IS THERE A SECOND. SECONDED BY MS. McLAUGHLIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT VOTE IS UNANIMOUS. MS. SCHULTZ. YES. I WANT TO OFFER A COUPLE OF WORDS. ONE TO FCPS AS A WHOLE, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS, THE COMMUNITY OF DYSLEXIA AWARENESS ADVOCATES WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND DR. GARZA, THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS I'M PERSONALLY VERY,

006VERY PROUD OF HAVING WORKED WITH. THE VERY FIRST THING I HAD A PRIVATE CONVERSATION WITH WHEN DR. GARZA ARRIVED WHEN I TOOK HER ON A VEHICLE TOUR OF MY DISTRICT WAS DYSLEXIA. AND THE IMPACT THAT IT CAN HAVE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, ON THE LONG-TERM MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF STUDENTS, WHO SOMETIMES ARE PROFOUNDLY BRILLIANT, BUT ALSO PROFOUNDLY HAMPERED AND THE FRUSTRATION EDUCATORS MAY HAVE. THE ABILITY FOR US TO DELIVER MORE TRAINING, INSTITUTE A SCREENING PROCESS, AND HEIGHTEN EVERYONE'S AWARENESS THAT IT SHOULD NOT IMPEDE A STUDENT'S SUCCESS EITHER ACADEMICALLY OR IN LIFE IS SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY, VERY GRATEFUL FOR. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE COME UP -- DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING WITH YOUR SECOND, MS. McLAUGHLIN? YES, THANK YOU, BRIEFLY. NOT ONLY DO I WANT TO ECHO WHAT MS. SCHULTZ SAID,

007BUT AGAIN, TO ALL OF THE ADVOCATES, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU HERE WITH US TONIGHT, YOU ARE A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF HOW IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD. AND THE TIME THAT SO MANY OF YOU HAVE TAKEN OVER THE YEARS TO HELP OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF DYSLEXIA AWARENESS, I WANT TO THANK YOU AS A PARENT, AS A SOCIAL WORKER AND AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. YOUR EFFORTS MATTER EACH AND EVERY DAY AND YOU HAVE HELPED US BECOME A BETTER SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR IT. I HOPE YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE IT. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO THE STAFF FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICES AND PARENTS AND STAFF ASSOCIATED WITH DYSLEXIA AWARENESS TO THE DAIS FOR A PICTURE WITH THE BOARD. THANK YOU

008VERY MUCH, EVERYONE. 2.05, RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT MONTH. I CALL ON MR. MOON. THIS IS RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT NOVEMBER 2016. THE DISTINCTION FOR RECOGNITION AND RESOLUTION FOR THE PUBLIC, WE DON'T VOTE ON RECOGNITION, BUT IT AS IMPORTANT AS ANY RESOLUTION. I WANT TO THANK THOSE COUNSELORS WHO CAME OUT TO THE COLLEGE FAIR ON SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE FAIR OAKS MALL AND MONDAY NIGHT AT HAYFIELD SECONDARY. THERE WERE DOZENS AND DOZENS OF HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS WHO CAME OUT TO HELP AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM MANY PARENTS. THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AT THE FAIR OAKS MALL. NOVEMBER 2016 IS NATIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT MONTH. CAREER CENTER SPECIALISTS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS, CAREER SPECIALISTS, EMPLOYMENT AND TRANSITION REPRESENTATIVES AND CAREER AND TRANSITION TEACHERS PLAY UNIQUE ROLES IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR STUDENTS WITH A FULL COURSE OF READINESS FOR POST AND

009SECOND DARE ENDEAVORS. THESE EDUCATORS ARE EMPLOYED TO HELP STUDENTS EXPLORE AND DEVELOPMENT THEIR ABILITIES. INTERESTS, STRENGTHS AND TALENTS AS THEY RELATE TO FURTHER EDUCATION AND ENTRY INTO THE WORK FORCE. THESE EDUCATORS COLLABORATE WITH PARENTS WITH ACADEMIC AND CAREER PLANNING FOR STUDENTS. ALL EDUCATORS THROUGH PRE-K-12 HELP STUDENTS WITH CAREER FIELDS, ENCOURAGE LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND PROMOTE FUTURE READINESS. POST SECONDARY OPTIONS FOR THE PLAN, ACADEMIC ADVISING. THROUGH CAREER EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDENTS LEARN THE SKILLS AND TRAINING NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN FUTURE CAREERS. AND ACHIEVE GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT AND PERSONAL FULFILLMENT. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE STAFF FROM THE INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES DEVELOPMENT AND, OF COURSE, COUNSELORS AND CAREER SPECIALISTS, IF YOU ARE OUT THERE, AT THE DAIS FOR A PICTURE WITH THE BOARD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >> THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

010I DO WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE HAVE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT ITEM 4.08, SUICIDE PREVENTION RISK ASSESSMENT. THAT WILL NOW BE ON OUR AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 3rd AS AN ACTION ITEM. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP TO TESTIFY AND THAT IS FINE. WE DID HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA UNTIL RECENTLY. THE ONLY REASON WE DECIDED TO TAKE IT OFF TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS WE ARE GOING BE DISCUSSING THAT ITEM AND RELATED ELEMENTS AT OUR MONDAY WORK SESSION. SO PEOPLE MAY STILL FEEL FREE TO TESTIFY ON IT, BUT SIMPLY KNOW WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE APPROVING THAT TONIGHT. SPEAKERS ARE REQUESTED TO LIMIT THEIR REMARKS TO NOT MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL NOT HEAR STATEMENTS ON ISSUES SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, BUDGET AND BOUNDARIES. COMPLAINTS INVOLVING

011INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS OR SCHOOL BASED EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE SCHOOL PRESCRIPTION PAL OR SCHOOL OFFICIAL. SPEAKERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM USING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH A STUDENT. SPEAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO DELIVER THEIR COMMENTS WITH THE RESPECT AND DECOR RUM OF THE CONDUCT OF THE PUBLIC'S BUSINESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND THOSE WHO CAME OUT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD. OUR FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT IS LAURA BURKE, TO BE FOLLOWED BY MATTHEW KOZMA, TO BE FOLLOWED BY CATHY RUSE. MS. BURKE? >> THANK YOU, I'M A PARENT, ENGINEER, EDUCATOR AND FAIRFAX COUNTY RESIDENT. TONIGHT'S AGENDA INCLUDED SUICIDE PREVENTION, UNFORTUNATELY THE AGENDA REGULATIONS BEING CONSIDERED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD MAY SIGNIFICANTLY HARM THE MENTAL HEALTH OF MANY STUDENTS. ABSOLUTELY NO RESEARCH SHOWS THIS POLICY WILL ACTUALLY HELP AND NOT HELP TRANSGENDER STUDENTS. WE HAVE HEARD

012IN TESTIMONY THAT EXPERTS DO NOT AGREE ON HOW BEST TO HELP THEM AND MANY OF THEM ACCEPT THEIR BIOLOGICAL SEX. TRANSGENDER PEOPLE COMMIT SUICIDE AT A HIGH RATE EVEN IF FULLY ENABLED TO TAKE CHEMICALS AND UNDERGO SURGERY. YET THE BOARD IS CONSIDERING A POLICY FORCING SHARED PRIVATE SPACES ON ALL STUDENTS WITHOUT REASON TO BELIEVE THIS WILL BENEFIT ANYONE IN WITH THE PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE IT WILL INFLICT TREMENDOUS HARM. NOT ONLY ARE TRANSGENDER STUDENTS AT RISK FROM POLICY 1450, 99.97% OF STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT TRANSGENDER WILL HAVE TO FACE DISTRESSING SITUATIONS. NO GROUP OF ADULTS CAN PRETEND TO CARE FOR STUDENTS' MENTAL HEALTH IF THEY FORCE GIRLS AND 82% OF THE VICTIMS ARE FEMALE, TO SHARE WITH BIOLOGICAL MALES PRIVATE SPACES WHERE THEY UNDRESS. THE MANY OTHER CHILDREN WHO HAVE A HEALTHY SENSE OF MODESTY,

013MUSLIM, JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN CULTURES, WILL ENDURE TRAUMA AND BE ENCOURAGED TO OVERCOME AN INSTINCT FOR SELF-PRESERVATION AND SAFETY. THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS NO BASELINE TO MEASURE THE EFFECTS ON TRANSGENDER STUDENTS OR THE ENTIRE POPULATION. THIS MAKING THE ENTIRE POLICY AN UNCONTROLLED EXPERIMENT ON LIVE HUMANS WITHOUT CONSENT WHICH IS ILLEGAL IN VIRGINIA AND ALL THE UNITED STATES. CHILDREN ARE NOT GUINEA PIGS. WE TELL OUR CHILDREN NO ONE SHOULD MAKE THEM FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE. RYAN MCELVEEN SAID HE WOULD BE AGAINST A SCHOOL NAME CHANGE IF ONE PERSON WOULD BE UNCOMFORTABLE. WHY WOULD HE AND OTHER BOARD MEMBERS APPLY THE SAME COMPASSION TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WHO MAY HAVE OBJECTION TO THEIR USE IN THIS POORLY CONCEIVED EXPERIMENT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I'M TOLD MATTHEW KOZMA HAS SOMEONE SPEAKING FOR HIM AND THAT PERSON HASN'T ARRIVED?

014I WILL SKIP OVER YOU AND COME BACK. CATHY RUSE TO BE FOLLOWED BY KATHRYN WEBSTER. >> THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING. I'M A RESIDENT OF FAIRFAX COUNTY, A LAWYER AND A MOTHER OF YOUNG CHILDREN. MY REMARKS ADDRESS THE HEALTH RISKS TO STUDENTS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY. SEVERAL DOCTORS GROUPS HAVE WRITTEN TO YOU, THESE GROUPS REPRESENT OVER 20,000 PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. THEY HAVE WRITTEN THIS BOARD URGING YOU TO RECONSIDER THE REGULATIONS YOU HAVE DRAFTED TO IMPLEMENT YOUR POLICY SUPPORTING TRANSGENDERISM IN CHILDREN. THE LETTER QUOTES A GROWING COMMUNITY OF PHYSICIANS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND ACADEMICS WHO ARE SUPPORTIVE OF GAY RIGHTS AND YET ARE CRITICAL OF THE YOUTH TRANSGENDER MOVEMENT. "WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE TREND TO DIAGNOSE YOUNG PEOPLE AS TRANSGENDER, SETTING THEM DOWN A PATH TOWARD MEDICAL TRANSITION. WE FEEL UNNECESSARY SURGERIES AND HORMONAL TREATMENTS

015NOT PROVEN SAFE IN THE LONG TERM REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT RISKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. POLICIES THAT ENCOURAGE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY SUCH MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE HIGHLY SUSPECT, IN OUR OPINION." THESE ARE -- THIS IS THE GROWING COMMUNITY OF PHYSICIANS AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO SUPPORT GAY RIGHTS. THIS IS FROM THEM. YOUR PROPOSED REGULATIONS CONSTITUTE AN INDIRECT IF NOT A DIRECT ENCOURAGEMENT OF SOMETHING THAT IMPOSES SIGNIFICANT RISK. HERE I SPEAK OF YOU FORCING CHILDREN AND TEACHERS TO USE OPPOSITE SEX PRO NOUNS WITH CHILDREN WITH GENDER DYSPHORIA I THINK OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL WHO WILL HELP GENDER DYSPHORIC STUDENTS. BOYS ATTEND SEX CLASSES, SHOWER IN GIRL'S SHOWERS AND PLAY ON GIRLS SPORTS TEAM. THIS IS WHAT YOU SAY. WHAT DO THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS SAY "IT IS FANCIFUL TO CLAIM A CHILD IS BORN WITH

016AN OPPOSITE SEX OF HIS BODY. THIS IS BIOLOGICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. EVERY CELL OF THE HUMAN BODY CONTAINS IDENTICAL COPIES OF SEX CHROMOSOMES. EVERY INFANT BOY IS BORN WITH A BRAIN IMPRINTED BY TESTOSTERONE. EVERY INFANT GIRL IS BORN WITH A BRAIN IMPRINTED BY ESTROGEN. IN SHORT YOUR POLICY AND APPROPRIATION REGULATIONS ARE BASED ON LITTLE MORE THAN POLITICAL PROPAGANDA. YOU ARE PLAYING WITH CHILDREN AND IT IS NOT A FAIR FIGHT. THANK YOU. >> KATHRYN WEBSTER TO BE FOLLOWED BY KATHY MALLARD TO BE FOLLOWED BY SHARON FERNANDEZ. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS KATHRYN WEBER, I HAVE BEEN AN EDUCATOR FOR TEACHING IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS. MY REMARKS ARE COURSE OFFERINGS, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN THE FAMILY LIFE CURRICULUM. FAIRFAX COUNTY PARENTS DESERVE ANSWERS TO A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS. WHY DOES FCPS SO FAR EXCEED VIRGINIA SATE REQUIREMENTS FOR FLE

017CURRICULUM? ISN'T THERE ANY OTHER SUBJECT AREA THAT THIS TIME COULD BE DEVOTED TO GIVEN THERE ARE SO MANY INTERESTING AND WONDERFUL THINGS TO LEARN ABOUT? WHY ARE SO MANY LESSONS AGE INAPPROPRIATE? DO FOURTH GRADE BOYS REALLY NEED TO SEE 14 IMAGES OF MALE GENITALIA IN VARIOUS STATES OF AROUSAL? DO FIFTH GRADERS REALLY NEED TO BE INSTRUCTED IN CONDOM USE OR VIEW A VIDEO OF AN ANIMATED ERECTION? WHY IS ANAL SEX MENTIONED 18 TIMES IN ONE LESSON FOR EIGHT GRADERS? dO 9TH GRADERS REALLY NEED TO BE SHOWN A VIDEO OF A FATHER RAPING HIS DAUGHTER? FATHER RAPING HIS DAUGHTER. WHY IS THIS SHOWING UP IN LESSON PLANS FOR YOUNGER AND YOUNGER GRADES BUT NOT MENTIONED ON YOUR WEBPAGE WITH CURRICULUM DETAIL FOR FLE. SAVVY PARENTS WHO KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE TO BLACKBOARD WILL NOT SEE ALL

018THE VIDEOS SHOWN TO THEIR CHILDREN THERE. WHICH MAY BE A VIOLATION OF STATE REGULATIONS. WHY IS ABSTINENCE TAUGHT IN A NEGATIVE WAY AS A LOSS OF SOMETHING RATHER THAN A HEALTHY AND POSITIVE WAY AND GIFT TO YOUR FUTURE SELF AND SPOUSE? WHY IS ABORTION MORE THOROUGHLY COVERED AND THIS ADOPTION? WHY DOES THE CURRICULUM PROMOTE TEACHERS, THE SCHOOL AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AS CHILDREN'S ALLIES BUT NOT THEIR PARENTS? THE PARENTS ARE NOT PORTRAYED AS THEIR ALLIES. MANY PARENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY IN THE DARK ABOUT THE FLE CURRICULUM, BUT FLYERS AND WORD OF MOUTH ARE MAKING THEM AWARE AND WHEN THEY FIND OUT THEY FEEL TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, LIED TO, AND CONSPIRED AGAINST. IF YOU REALLY RESPECTED PARENTS YOU WOULD MAKE SURE THEY HAD ALL THE INFORMATION ON THESE SENSITIVE TOPICS AND THEN ASK IF THEY WANT TO

019OPT THEIR CHILDREN IN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. KATTY MALLARD, SHARON FERNANDEZ AND MEG KILGANNON. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE A COPY OF MY REMARKS HERE. >> THANK YOU. YOU CAN PROVIDE THOSE TO THE CLERK AND SHE WILL HAND THEM OUT TO US. AND IF YOU COULD START THE TIME AGAIN, PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRMAN, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT GARZA. MY NAME IS KATHY MALLARD. I'M A PARENT OF A FORMER FCPS STUDENT, A FAIRFAX COUNTY TAXPAYER, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY A CITIZEN DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR THE CULTURAL AND MORAL WELFARE OF OUR COUNTY, OUR STATE, OUR EXCEPTIONAL COUNTRY AND OUR INNOCENT CHILDREN AND YOUTH. I WISH TO ADDRESS SUICIDE AMONG OUR NATION'S CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND LOOK AT REASONS WHY OUR YOUNG PEOPLE DECIDE TO TAKE THEIR LIVES. ACCORDING TO THE

020TRAGIC STATISTICS AT THE CENTER FOR DISEASES CONTROL, SUICIDE IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN. MORE TEENAGERS DIE FROM SUICIDE THAN CANCER, AIDS, ENFLEW ENSA, CHRONIC LUNG DISEASES COMBINED. IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. EACH DAY IN OUR NATION 5,240 YOUTH ATTEMPT SUICIDE. THERE IS A YOUTH RISK BEHAVIORAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, IT IS A SURVEY CONDUCTED EVERY TWO YEARS BY THE CENTER OF DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. THE PURPOSE IS TO MONITOR PRIORITY HEALTH RISKS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, DISABILITY AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN THE UNITED STATES. SOME THAT INDICATE POSSIBLE DEPRESSION AND/OR SUICIDAL IDEAUATION INCLUDE RISK BEHAVIORS IN RELATIONSHIPS THAT LEAD TO UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES AND VIOLENCE. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG USE, TOBACCO USE, UNHEALTHY DIETARY BEHAVIORS, INADEQUATE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, OBESITY, AS MA, SEXUAL BEHAVIORS AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTEDS. THE SURVEY DOESN'T LOOK

021AT THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS IN THE MEM HEALTH OF CHILDREN. FAMILY, FAMILY SUPPORT, SCHOOL CULTURE, RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND A FAITH IN GOD. NO CHILD CAN ESCAPE THE DIFFICULTIES THAT LIFE DEALS THEM. BUT -- AND FROM TIME TO TIME. BUT IF A CHILD DOES NOT HAVE THAT STRONG FAMILY UNIT OR UNDERSTANDING OF A JUST POWER THEY WILL LOSE HOPE. I CONTEND THE FCPS FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PROGRAM IN ITS CURRENT STATE IS CONTRIBUTING AS A FACTOR TO CHILD AND TEEN DEPRESSION AND THEREFORE SUICIDE IDEATIONS. THE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PROGRAM IS NOT ABL FAMILY BUT RATHER ABOUT A SEX LIFE, IT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF SEXUAL INTIMATE SI OR SEX ACTS OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE, IT DOESN'T ADDRESS LOVE WITH SEXUAL INTIMACY. MY DAUGHTER HAD TO LEARN ABOUT ORAL SEX, BEAST ALTY AND FISTING. DOES ANYBODY

022KNOW WHAT FISTING IS? I DIDN'T. I KNOW MY TIME IS UP. I DIDN'T TALK FAST ENOUGH BUT I WOULD COMMEND TO ALL OF YOU TO READ THIS BOOK. IT SHOULD BE MANDATORY READING BECAUSE BEFORE YOU MAKE ONE MORE DECISION ABOUT WHAT WE ARE TEACHING OUR CHILDREN IN SEX EDUCATION, NOT FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT KINSEY DID AND HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE PLANNED PARENTHOOD MOVEMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. SHARON FERNANDEZ TO BE FOLLOWED BY MEG KILGANNON AND LEIGH MISTA . GOOD EVENING TO YOU ALL. I AM A FAIRFAX CITIZEN. 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

023ROCKETS 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 BRAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANNANDALE HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS. THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 2.2-3712-D OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE BOARD TO CERTIFY THAT SINCE THE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CONVENED A CLOSED MEETING ON OCTOBER 20, 2016, TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS AND BUSINESS MATTERS IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD DURING THE CLOSED MEETING. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVED BY MS. STRAUSS. SECONDED BY MRS. CORBETT SANDERS. ALL THOSE

024IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. HYNES, PALCHIK, HOUGH, SCHULTZ, CORBETT SANDERS, STRAUSS, EVANS, McLAUGHLIN. ALL THOSE ABSTAINING. MR. MOON, WILSON, DERENAK KAUFAX AND MCELVEEN. THANK YOU. A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE WE BEGIN TONIGHT'S MEETING. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW A COPY OF THE AGENDA THE INFORMATION IS ON THE TABLE BY THE AUDITORIUM ENTRANCE. TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS AVAILABLE ON THE FCPS WEBPAGE SCHOOL BOARD, BOARDDOCS. THE MEETING IS BEING STREAMED LIVE ONLINE, CLICK ON THE WATCH LIVE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WEBPAGE. PLEASE TURN OFF OR SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE. I CALL ON MS. CHU FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENTS. THANK YOU, CHAIR. OCTOBER 23 TO THE 31 IS NATIONAL RED RIBBON WEEK. NATIONAL RED RIBBON WEEK WAS ESTABLISHED IN MEMORY OF ENRIQUE CAMARENA, A U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENT WHO WAS KILLED IN MEXICO. TO HONOR HIS BATTLE AGAINST

025ILLEGAL DRUGS FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS BEGAN TO WEAR RED RIBBONS OF SATIN. NATIONAL RED RIBBON WEEK GREW TO FORM A NATIONAL MOVEMENT AGAINST THE USE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS. THE CAMPAIGN URGES STUDENTS TO MAKE A PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO FOLLOW A DRUG-FREE LIFESTYLE. IN ADDITION NOVEMBER 2016 IS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH STARTED IN 1915 AS AMERICAN INDIAN DAY BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. OVER THE YEARS INDIVIDUAL STATES RECOGNIZED NATIVE AMERICAN DAYS BUT IN 1990 GEORGE W. BUSH DESIGNATED NOVEMBER AS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. SINCE 1994 A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMED A MONTH TO BE NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH IN HONOR OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION BY THE FIRST AMERICANS TO THE SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH OF THE UNITED STATES. THANK YOU, MS. CHU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 2.04. NATIONAL DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH RESOLUTION. I CALL ON MS. SCHWARTZ. WHEREAS DYSLEXIA

026IS A LANGUAGE-BASED LEARNING DISABILITY THAT CAUSES DIFFICULTIES WITH SPECIFIC LANGUAGE SKILLS SUCH AS READING, WRITING, SPELLING, AND WORD PRONUNCIATION AND THE ONSET AND SEVERITY OF DYSLEXIA VARIES AND IMPACTS 15% TO 20% OF THE POPULATION AS A WHOLE. LITERACY IS A CRITICAL SKILL NEEDED FOR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DYSLEXIA BENEFIT FROM TEACHING PRINCIPALS THAT ARE SPECIFIC. GOVERNOR TERRY MCAULIFFE HAS NAME THIS MONTH TO HONOR THOSE WITH DYSLEXIA, THE FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS INSTITUTED DYSLEXIA TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS AND FCPS IS IMPLEMENTING A PLAN TO PROVIDE CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT SCHOOL STAFF WORKING WITH STRUGGLING READERS AND STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA AND WHEREAS PARENTS, EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM INCREASED AWARENESS OF THE NATURE OF DYSLEXIA AND THE COMBINATIONS OF STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH DYSLEXIA CAN HAVE, NOW THERE THE FAIRFAX

027COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNIZES OCTOBER 2016 AS NATIONAL DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH AND ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DYSLEXIA AND OFFER SUPPORT TO PARENTS, EDUCATORS AND INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY DYSLEXIA, I SO MOVE. >> IS THERE A SECOND. SECONDED BY MS. McLAUGHLIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT VOTE IS UNANIMOUS. MS. SCHULTZ. YES. I WANT TO OFFER A COUPLE OF WORDS. ONE TO FCPS AS A WHOLE, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS, THE COMMUNITY OF DYSLEXIA AWARENESS ADVOCATES WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND DR. GARZA, THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS I'M PERSONALLY VERY, VERY PROUD OF HAVING WORKED WITH. THE VERY FIRST THING I HAD A PRIVATE CONVERSATION WITH WHEN DR. GARZA ARRIVED WHEN I TOOK HER ON A VEHICLE TOUR OF MY DISTRICT WAS DYSLEXIA. AND THE IMPACT THAT IT CAN HAVE

028ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, ON THE LONG-TERM MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF STUDENTS, WHO SOMETIMES ARE PROFOUNDLY BRILLIANT, BUT ALSO PROFOUNDLY HAMPERED AND THE FRUSTRATION EDUCATORS MAY HAVE. THE ABILITY FOR US TO DELIVER MORE TRAINING, INSTITUTE A SCREENING PROCESS, AND HEIGHTEN EVERYONE'S AWARENESS THAT IT SHOULD NOT IMPEDE A STUDENT'S SUCCESS EITHER ACADEMICALLY OR IN LIFE IS SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY, VERY GRATEFUL FOR. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE COME UP -- DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING WITH YOUR SECOND, MS. McLAUGHLIN? YES, THANK YOU, BRIEFLY. NOT ONLY DO I WANT TO ECHO WHAT MS. SCHULTZ SAID, BUT AGAIN, TO ALL OF THE ADVOCATES, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU HERE WITH US TONIGHT, YOU ARE A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF HOW IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD. AND THE TIME THAT SO MANY OF YOU HAVE TAKEN

029OVER THE YEARS TO HELP OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF DYSLEXIA AWARENESS, I WANT TO THANK YOU AS A PARENT, AS A SOCIAL WORKER AND AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. YOUR EFFORTS MATTER EACH AND EVERY DAY AND YOU HAVE HELPED US BECOME A BETTER SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR IT. I HOPE YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE IT. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO THE STAFF FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICES AND PARENTS AND STAFF ASSOCIATED WITH DYSLEXIA AWARENESS TO THE DAIS FOR A PICTURE WITH THE BOARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE. 2.05, RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT MONTH. I CALL ON MR. MOON. THIS IS RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT NOVEMBER 2016. THE DISTINCTION FOR RECOGNITION AND RESOLUTION FOR THE PUBLIC, WE DON'T VOTE ON RECOGNITION, BUT IT

030AS IMPORTANT AS ANY RESOLUTION. I WANT TO THANK THOSE COUNSELORS WHO CAME OUT TO THE COLLEGE FAIR ON SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE FAIR OAKS MALL AND MONDAY NIGHT AT HAYFIELD SECONDARY. THERE WERE DOZENS AND DOZENS OF HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS WHO CAME OUT TO HELP AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM MANY PARENTS. THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AT THE FAIR OAKS MALL. NOVEMBER 2016 IS NATIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT MONTH. CAREER CENTER SPECIALISTS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS, CAREER SPECIALISTS, EMPLOYMENT AND TRANSITION REPRESENTATIVES AND CAREER AND TRANSITION TEACHERS PLAY UNIQUE ROLES IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR STUDENTS WITH A FULL COURSE OF READINESS FOR POST AND SECOND DARE ENDEAVORS. THESE EDUCATORS ARE EMPLOYED TO HELP STUDENTS EXPLORE AND DEVELOPMENT THEIR ABILITIES. INTERESTS, STRENGTHS AND TALENTS AS THEY RELATE TO FURTHER EDUCATION AND ENTRY INTO THE WORK FORCE. THESE EDUCATORS COLLABORATE WITH PARENTS WITH ACADEMIC AND CAREER

031PLANNING FOR STUDENTS. ALL EDUCATORS THROUGH PRE-K-12 HELP STUDENTS WITH CAREER FIELDS, ENCOURAGE LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND PROMOTE FUTURE READINESS. POST SECONDARY OPTIONS FOR THE PLAN, ACADEMIC ADVISING. THROUGH CAREER EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDENTS LEARN THE SKILLS AND TRAINING NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN FUTURE CAREERS. AND ACHIEVE GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT AND PERSONAL FULFILLMENT. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE STAFF FROM THE INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES DEVELOPMENT AND, OF COURSE, COUNSELORS AND CAREER SPECIALISTS, IF YOU ARE OUT THERE, AT THE DAIS FOR A PICTURE WITH THE BOARD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >> THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. I DO WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE HAVE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT ITEM 4.08, SUICIDE PREVENTION RISK ASSESSMENT. THAT WILL NOW BE ON OUR AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 3rd AS AN ACTION ITEM. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE

032HAVE SIGNED UP TO TESTIFY AND THAT IS FINE. WE DID HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA UNTIL RECENTLY. THE ONLY REASON WE DECIDED TO TAKE IT OFF TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS WE ARE GOING BE DISCUSSING THAT ITEM AND RELATED ELEMENTS AT OUR MONDAY WORK SESSION. SO PEOPLE MAY STILL FEEL FREE TO TESTIFY ON IT, BUT SIMPLY KNOW WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE APPROVING THAT TONIGHT. SPEAKERS ARE REQUESTED TO LIMIT THEIR REMARKS TO NOT MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL NOT HEAR STATEMENTS ON ISSUES SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, BUDGET AND BOUNDARIES. COMPLAINTS INVOLVING INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS OR SCHOOL BASED EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE SCHOOL PRESCRIPTION PAL OR SCHOOL OFFICIAL. SPEAKERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM USING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH A STUDENT. SPEAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO DELIVER THEIR COMMENTS WITH THE

033RESPECT AND DECOR RUM OF THE CONDUCT OF THE PUBLIC'S BUSINESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND THOSE WHO CAME OUT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD. OUR FIRST SPEAKER TONIGHT IS LAURA BURKE, TO BE FOLLOWED BY MATTHEW KOZMA, TO BE FOLLOWED BY CATHY RUSE. MS. BURKE? >> THANK YOU, I'M A PARENT, ENGINEER, EDUCATOR AND FAIRFAX COUNTY RESIDENT. TONIGHT'S AGENDA INCLUDED SUICIDE PREVENTION, UNFORTUNATELY THE AGENDA REGULATIONS BEING CONSIDERED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD MAY SIGNIFICANTLY HARM THE MENTAL HEALTH OF MANY STUDENTS. ABSOLUTELY NO RESEARCH SHOWS THIS POLICY WILL ACTUALLY HELP AND NOT HELP TRANSGENDER STUDENTS. WE HAVE HEARD IN TESTIMONY THAT EXPERTS DO NOT AGREE ON HOW BEST TO HELP THEM AND MANY OF THEM ACCEPT THEIR BIOLOGICAL SEX. TRANSGENDER PEOPLE COMMIT SUICIDE AT A HIGH RATE EVEN IF FULLY ENABLED TO TAKE CHEMICALS AND UNDERGO SURGERY. YET

034THE BOARD IS CONSIDERING A POLICY FORCING SHARED PRIVATE SPACES ON ALL STUDENTS WITHOUT REASON TO BELIEVE THIS WILL BENEFITEN IN WITH THE PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE IT WILL INFLICT TREMENDOUS HARM. NOT ONLY ARE TRANSGENDER STUDENTS AT RISK FROM POLICY 1450, 99.97% OF STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT TRANSGENDER WILL HAVE TO FACE DISTRESSING SITUATIONS. NO GROUP OF ADULTS CAN PRETEND TO CARE FOR STUDENTS' MENTAL HEALTH IF THEY FORCE GIRLS AND 82% OF THE VICTIMS ARE FEMALE, TO SHARE WITH BIOLOGICAL MALES PRIVATE SPACES WHERE THEY UNDRESS. THE MANY OTHER CHILDREN WHO HAVE A HEALTHY SENSE OF MODESTY, MUSLIM, JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN CULTURES, WILL ENDURE TRAUMA AND BE ENCOURAGED TO OVERCOME AN INSTINCT FOR SELF-PRESERVATION AND SAFETY. THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS NO BASELINE TO MEASURE THE EFFECTS ON TRANSGENDER STUDENTS OR THE ENTIRE POPULATION. THIS MAKING THE ENTIRE POLICY

035AN UNCONTROLLED EXPERIMENT ON LIVE HUMANS WITHOUT CONSENT WHICH IS ILLEGAL IN VIRGINIA AND ALL THE UNITED STATES. CHILDREN ARE NOT GUINEA PIGS. WE TELL OUR CHILDREN NO ONE SHOULD MAKE THEM FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE. RYAN MCELVEEN SAID HE WOULD BE AGAINST A SCHOOL NAME CHANGE IF ONE PERSON WOULD BE UNCOMFORTABLE. WHY WOULD HE AND OTHER BOARD MEMBERS APPLY THE SAME COMPASSION TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WHO MAY HAVE OBJECTION TO THEIR USE IN THIS POORLY CONCEIVED EXPERIMENT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I'M TOLD MATTHEW KOZMA HAS SOMEONE SPEAKING FOR HIM AND THAT PERSON HASN'T ARRIVED? I WILL SKIP OVER YOU AND COME BACK. CATHY RUSE TO BE FOLLOWED BY KATHRYN WEBSTER. >> THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING. I'M A RESIDENT OF FAIRFAX COUNTY, A LAWYER AND A MOTHER OF YOUNG CHILDREN. MY REMARKS ADDRESS THE HEALTH

036RISKS TO STUDENTS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY. SEVERAL DOCTORS GROUPS HAVE WRITTEN TO YOU, THESE GROUPS REPRESENT OVER 20,000 PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. THEY HAVE WRITTEN THIS BOARD URGING YOU TO RECONSIDER THE REGULATIONS YOU HAVE DRAFTED TO IMPLEMENT YOUR POLICY SUPPORTING TRANSGENDERISM IN CHILDREN. THE LETTER QUOTES A GROWING COMMUNITY OF PHYSICIANS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND ACADEMICS WHO ARE SUPPORTIVE OF GAY RIGHTS AND YET ARE CRITICAL OF THE YOUTH TRANSGENDER MOVEMENT. "WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE TREND TO DIAGNOSE YOUNG PEOPLE AS TRANSGENDER, SETTING THEM DOWN A PATH TOWARD MEDICAL TRANSITION. WE FEEL UNNECESSARY SURGERIES AND HORMONAL TREATMENTS NOT PROVEN SAFE IN THE LONG TERM REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT RISKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. POLICIES THAT ENCOURAGE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY SUCH MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE HIGHLY SUSPECT, IN OUR OPINION." THESE ARE -- THIS IS THE GROWING COMMUNITY OF PHYSICIANS

037AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO SUPPORT GAY RIGHTS. THIS IS FROM THEM. YOUR PROPOSED REGULATIONS CONSTITUTE AN INDIRECT IF NOT A DIRECT ENCOURAGEMENT OF SOMETHING THAT IMPOSES SIGNIFICANT RISK. HERE I SPEAK OF YOU FORCING CHILDREN AND TEACHERS TO USE OPPOSITE SEX PRO NOUNS WITH CHILDREN WITH GENDER DYSPHORIA I THINK OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL WHO WILL HELP GENDER DYSPHORIC STUDENTS. BOYS ATTEND SEX CLASSES, SHOWER IN GIRL'S SHOWERS AND PLAY ON GIRLS SPORTS TEAM. THIS IS WHAT YOU SAY. WHAT DO THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS SAY "IT IS FANCIFUL TO CLAIM A CHILD IS BORN WITH AN OPPOSITE SEX OF HIS BODY. THIS IS BIOLOGICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. EVERY CELL OF THE HUMAN BODY CONTAINS IDENTICAL COPIES OF SEX CHROMOSOMES. EVERY INFANT BOY IS BORN WITH A BRAIN IMPRINTED BY TESTOSTERONE. EVERY INFANT GIRL IS BORN WITH A BRAIN

038IMPRINTED BY ESTROGEN. IN SHORT YOUR POLICY AND APPROPRIATION REGULATIONS ARE BASED ON LITTLE MORE THAN POLITICAL PROPAGANDA. YOU ARE PLAYING WITH CHILDREN AND IT IS NOT A FAIR FIGHT. THANK YOU. >> KATHRYN WEBSTER TO BE FOLLOWED BY KATHY MALLARD TO BE FOLLOWED BY SHARON FERNANDEZ. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS KATHRYN WEBER, I HAVE BEEN AN EDUCATOR FOR TEACHING IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS. MY REMARKS ARE COURSE OFFERINGS, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN THE FAMILY LIFE CURRICULUM. FAIRFAX COUNTY PARENTS DESERVE ANSWERS TO A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS. WHY DOES FCPS SO FAR EXCEED VIRGINIA SATE REQUIREMENTS FOR FLE CURRICULUM? ISN'T THERE ANY OTHER SUBJECT AREA THAT THIS TIME COULD BE DEVOTED TO GIVEN THERE ARE SO MANY INTERESTING AND WONDERFUL THINGS TO LEARN ABOUT? WHY ARE SO MANY LESSONS AGE INAPPROPRIATE? DO FOURTH GRADE BOYS REALLY NEED TO SEE

03914 IMAGES OF MALE GENITALIA IN VARIOUS STATES OF AROUSAL? DO FIFTH GRADERS REALLY NEED TO BE INSTRUCTED IN CONDOM USE OR VIEW A VIDEO OF AN ANIMATED ERECTION? WHY IS AGE SEX MENTIONED 18 TIMES -- WHY IS ANAL SEX MENTIONED 18 TIMES. WHY DO THEY HAVE TO WATCH A FATHER RAPING HIS DAUGHTER. WHY IS THIS SHOWING UP IN LESSON PLANS FOR YOUNGER AND YOUNGER GRADES BUT NOT MENTIONED ON YOUR WEBPAGE WITH CURRICULUM DETAIL FOR FLE. SAVVY PARENTS WHO KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE TO BLACKBOARD WILL NOT SEE ALL THE VIDEOS SHOWN TO THEIR CHILDREN THERE. WHICH MAY BE A VIOLATION OF STATE REGULATIONS. WHY IS ABSTINENCE TAUGHT IN A NEGATIVE WAY AS A LOSS OF SOMETHING RATHER THAN A HEALTHY AND POSITIVE WAY AND GIFT TO YOUR FUTURE SELF AND SPOUSE? WHY IS ABORTION MORE THOROUGHLY

040COVERED AND THIS ADOPTION? WHY DOES THE CURRICULUM PROMOTE TEACHERS, THE SCHOOL AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AS CHILDREN'S ALLIES BUT NOT THEIR PARENTS? THE PARENTS ARE NOT PORTRAYED AS THEIR ALLIES. MANY PARENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY IN THE DARK ABOUT THE FLE CURRICULUM, BUT FLYERS AND WORD OF MOUTH ARE MAKING THEM AWARE AND WHEN THEY FIND OUT THEY FEEL TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, LIED TO, AND CONSPIRED AGAINST. IF YOU REALLY RESPECTED PARENTS YOU WOULD MAKE SURE THEY HAD ALL THE INFORMATION ON THESE SENSITIVE TOPICS AND THEN ASK IF THEY WANT TO OPT THEIR CHILDREN IN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. KATTY MALLARD, SHARON FERNANDEZ AND MEG KILGANNON. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE A COPY OF MY REMARKS HERE. >> THANK YOU. YOU CAN PROVIDE THOSE TO THE CLERK AND SHE WILL HAND THEM OUT TO US.

041AND IF YOU COULD START THE TIME AGAIN, PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRMAN, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT GARZA. MY NAME IS KATHY MALLARD. I'M A PARENT OF A FORMER FCPS STUDENT, A FAIRFAX COUNTY TAXPAYER, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY A CITIZEN DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR THE CULTURAL AND MORAL WELFARE OF OUR COUNTY, OUR STATE, OUR EXCEPTIONAL COUNTRY AND OUR INNOCENT CHILDREN AND YOUTH. I WISH TO ADDRESS SUICIDE AMONG OUR NATION'S CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND LOOK AT REASONS WHY OUR YOUNG PEOPLE DECIDE TO TAKE THEIR LIVES. ACCORDING TO THE TRAGIC STATISTICS AT THE CENTER FOR DISEASES CONTROL, SUICIDE IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN. MORE TEENAGERS DIE FROM SUICIDE THAN CANCER, AIDS, ENFLEW ENSA, CHRONIC LUNG DISEASES COMBINED. IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. EACH DAY IN OUR NATION 5,240 YOUTH ATTEMPT SUICIDE. THERE

042IS A YOUTH RISK BEHAVIORAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, IT IS A SURVEY CONDUCTED EVERY TWO YEARS BY THE CENTER OF DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. THE PURPOSE IS TO MONITOR PRIORITY HEALTH RISKS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, DISABILITY AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN THE UNITED STATES. SOME THAT INDICATE POSSIBLE DEPRESSION AND/OR SUICIDAL IDEAUATION INCLUDE RISK BEHAVIORS IN RELATIONSHIPS THAT LEAD TO UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES AND VIOLENCE. ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG USE, TOBACCO USE, UNHEALTHY DIETARY BEHAVIORS, INADEQUATE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, OBESITY, AS MA, SEXUAL BEHAVIORS AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTEDS. THE SURVEY DOESN'T LOOK AT THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS IN THE MEM HEALTH OF CHILDREN. FAMILY, FAMILY SUPPORT, SCHOOL CULTURE, RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND A FAITH IN GOD. NO CHILD CAN ESCAPE THE DIFFICULTIES THAT LIFE DEALS THEM. BUT -- AND FROM TIME TO TIME. BUT IF A CHILD DOES NOT HAVE THAT

043STRONG FAMILY UNIT OR UNDERSTANDING OF A JUST POWER THEY WILL LOSE HOPE. I CONTEND THE FCPS FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PROGRAM IN ITS CURRENT STATE IS CONTRIBUTING AS A FACTOR TO CHILD AND TEEN DEPRESSION AND THEREFORE SUICIDE IDEATIONS. THE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PROGRAM IS NOT ABL FAMILY BUT RATHER ABOUT A SEX LIFE, IT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF SEXUAL INTIMATE SI OR SEX ACTS OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE, IT DOESN'T ADDRESS LOVE WITH SEXUAL INTIMACY. MY DAUGHTER HAD TO LEARN ABOUT ORAL SEX, BEAST ALTY AND FISTING. DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT FISTING IS? I DIDN'T. I KNOW MY TIME IS UP. I DIDN'T TALK FAST ENOUGH BUT I WOULD COMMEND TO ALL OF YOU TO READ THIS BOOK. IT SHOULD BE MANDATORY READING BECAUSE BEFORE YOU MAKE ONE MORE DECISION ABOUT WHAT WE ARE TEACHING OUR CHILDREN

044IN SEX EDUCATION, NOT FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT KINSEY DID AND HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE PLANNED PARENTHOOD MOVEMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. SHARON FERNANDEZ TO BE FOLLOWED BY MEG KILGANNON AND LEIGH MISTA . GOOD EVENING TO YOU ALL. I AM A FAIRFAX CITIZEN. I'M A MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM AND I A MEMBER OF THE CLERGY. AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE REMARKS TOWARD THE EARLY HEAD START AND EARLY FAMILY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE EARLY HEAD TARGET AND EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERS A HIGH QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH INFANTS, TODDLERS AND PREGNANT WOMEN. IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THESE CONSTITUENTS FACE HIGH RISK OF LOW ACHIEVEMENT AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT BECAUSE OF FAMILY DISRUPTION AND POOR LONG-TERM OUTCOMES. HEAD

045START'S GOALS, MY UNDERSTANDING, IS TO EXPAND SCHOOLING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE SCHOOLS SO THEY CAN START ON THE SAME LEL WITH THEIR PEERS WHO ARE IN A HIGHER SOCIOECONOMIC DEMOGRAPHIC. BUT HEAD START IS DESIGNED TO OFFER STRUCTURED OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS TO LEARN IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. BUT WILL THESE PRESCHOOLERS ENTER A SAFE ENVIRONMENT IF FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHEN BOYS AND GIRLS ARE PERMITTED TO USE THE SAME BATHROOMS AT THE SAME TIME? OR ARE THESE CHILDREN GETTING A HEAD START INTO A GREATER CONFUSION? THESE CHILDREN, MORE SO THAN MANY OTHERS, FACE GREAT COMPLICATIONS TRANSITIONING TO A CONFUSING, CONFLICT-RIDDEN ADULT WORLTD. ADDED IS THE STRUGGLE ALL CHILDREN IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT FACE CONCERNING THEIR EVER CHANGING BODIES. MANY OF THESE ISSUES RESOLVE. MY CONCERN IS THAT POLICY 1450 WILL COMPLICATE THESE ISSUES BECAUSE IT INTRODUCES THE IDEOLOGY

046OF TRANSGENDER WHICH HAS NEITHER SCIENTIFIC OR LEGAL DEFINITION. IT PLACES A PSYCHOLOGICAL BURDEN ON THESE CHILDREN TO WHAT IT MEANS AND ACCEPT THE HUMAN INTUITION TO FACE THE IMMUTABLE BIOLOGICAL DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN THE MALE AND FEMALE ANATOMY. DOES THE BOARD VALUE ALL CHIRP -- CHILDREN EVEN THOUGH FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. POLICY 1450 RAISES GENDER NONCONFORMING STUDENTS ABOVE ALL OTHERS AND ALLOWS THIS SMALL NUMBER OF STUDENTS DICTATE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE DOES. IT ENDANGERS THE PRIVACY OF ALL STUDENTS. EVERYONE HAS TO WONDER WHO IS IN THE BATHROOM WITH THEM BECAUSE BOYS AND GIRLS WILL BE PERMITTED TO USE THE SAME BATHROOMS AT THE SAME TIME. IN SUMMARY -- IF YOU COULD WRAP UP IN A SENTENCE OR TWO. THANK YOU. IN SUMMARY, 1450 FORCES COMPLICATED SOCIETAL CONFLICTS ON THESE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN FAVOR OF THE GENDER CONFORMANCE STUDENTS

047AND THEIR FAMILIES. HEAD START KIDS NEED EXTRA HELP WITH THE BASICS SO THEY CAN COME TO SCHOOL ON A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD SO THEY CAN LEARN TO SUCCEED AND BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. WILL POLICIES LIKE 1450 BE TOO HIGH OF A PRICE FOR OUR CHILDREN TO PAY TO GET A HEAD START. THANK YOU. MEG KILGANNON AND LEIGH MISKA, AMY, IS IT RUE DPLS BACKY. GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SUICIDE PREVENTION POLICY. I WENT ONLINE TO LEARN WHAT THE SUICIDE PREVENTION POLICY IS. THERE IS NOTHING THERE. THERE IS A PIECE OF PAPER WITH POLICY 2 SOMETHING AND OUTLINES OF MATERIAL WHERE THINGS WILL BE GOING, BUT THE POLICY, I COULDN'T FIND THE POLICY WRITTEN. I WONDER WHO IS WRITING THE POLICY? ARE PARENTS INVOLVED IN CRAFTING THE POLICY. I WOULD WANT WHOEVER

048IS WRITING THE POLICY TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO EVERYONE IN THE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM YOUR FIRST PRIORITY WHEN YOU ARE CONFRONTED WITH A STUDENT DEPRESSED OR CONSIDERING SUICIDE, EVERYONE'S FIRST IMPRESSION IS I SHOULD CALL THE PARENTS. WE HAVE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE PARENTS. THAT SHOULD BE THE VERY FIRST THING ON EVERYONE'S MINUTE. IT SHOULDN'T BE LIP SERVICE GIVEN BECAUSE OF THE STATE REQUIREMENT. PARENTS ARE THE ONES WHO LOVE THEIR CHILDREN THE MOST, WHO KNOW THEM THE BEST AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS -- THESE KIPTDS OF THINGS, BECAUSE YOU SEE THINGS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SEE. WE STILL HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. WE WOULD BE THE FIRST ONES TO BE THERE TO HELP OUR CHILDREN WITH A FEW RARE EXCEPTIONS. THERE

049WAS A CASE IN LOUDOUN COUNTY WHERE A BOY REPORTED TO HIS FRIENDS HE WAS CONSIDERING SUICIDE AND HIS FRIEND REPORT TD TO THE COUNSELOR, BECAUSE IT WASN'T A DIRECT WORD FROM THE BOY THEY DIDN'T INFORM HIS PARENTS. TRAGICALLY THAT BOY DID TAKE HIS LIFE. I HOPE THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN IN FAIRFAX COUNTY, PARENTS WOULD BE THE FIRST TO BE INFORMED. THIS BOARD RECENTLY MADE SOME POLICY, POLICY 1450, WHERE PARENTS VIEWS WERE GIVEN NO CONSIDERATION. THAT POLICY WAS RAMMED THROUGH VERY QUICKLY UNDER LESS THAN TRANSPARENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THERE WAS NO COMMUNITY DIALOGUE OR DISCUSSION. AND I FEAR THAT IF YOU FOLLOW THAT MODEL OF POLICY MAKING WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT SUICIDE PREVENTION POLICY YOU WILL MAKE A MISTAKE AND IT COULD COST A CHILD A LIFE. I BEG YOU TO INCLUDE PARENTS AND WHILE YOU ARE AT

050IT, YOU COULD REPEAL 1450. THAT WOULD MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAPPY, TOO. LEIGH MISKA. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LEIGH MISKA. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD 6.02 REGARDING SECONDARY COURSE OFFERINGS. THERE ARE SEVERAL NEW PROPOSED COURSE OFFERINGS, BROADWAY DANCE, HIP-HOP AND SHAKESPEARE. IT SEEMS THESE WOULD MEET THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS AND INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS. HOWEVER AFTER A RECENT EXPERIENCE WITH MY SON I AM CONCERNED WE DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT REGULATIONS IN PLACE TO ENSURE HARMFUL AND DAMAGING SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS ARE NOT USED IN DIFFERENT COURSE OFFERINGS. SCHOOL BOARD REGULATION 3005.8 IS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY, EVALUATE AND IMPROVEMENT INSTRUCTIONAL PRINT MATERIAL. UNFORTUNATELY, DESPITE THIS REGULATION THERE IS NEW SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL WHICH INCLUDES OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE AND EXPLICIT SEXUAL INFORMATION. THIS IS NOT BEING SHARED WITH PARENTS AS REQUIRED IN 3005.8. THIS IS THE BOOK

051MY BROTHER BROUGHT HOME. IT IS CALLED YAQI DELGADO WANTS TO KICK YOUR ASS. I WAS PUT OFF BY A PROVOCATIVE AND INFLAMMATORY TITLE. I READ SEVERAL REVIEWS MANY THAT WERE POSITIVE. THE DIVERSE LATIN AMERICAN FEMALE VOICE AND THE RELEVANT TOPIC OF BULLYING. I WAS LED TO BELIEVE THE MESSAGE AND CONTENT OUTWEIGHED ANYTHING CONTROVERSIAL, UP APPROPRIATE OR HARMFUL. I PROCEEDED TO READ THE ENTIRE BOOK AND WAS COMPLETELY DISGUSTED IN THE DECISION TO USE THIS IN THE EIGHTH GRADE CURRICULUM. I FOUND UNBRIDLED AND PROLIFIC PROFANITY, DESCRIPTIVE VIOLENCE AND DETAILED SEXUAL SITUATIONS. NOT ONLY WERE THEY OVERLOOKED AND DEEMED APPROPRIATE, THE EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS IN THE BOOK WERE NOT DISCLOSED TO US AS PARENTS. MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A SYLLABUS WITH A GENERAL STATEMENT THAT BOOKS MACON TAN MATURE CONTENT. IT SAYS HIGH SCHOOL

052ONLY IN PARENTS. I WOULD SAY THAT IT WOULDN'T BE CONSIDEREDED A MIDDLE SCHOOL OR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL. ACCORDING TO MY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION NO NOTICE IS REQUIRED FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME. THERE IS POORLY WRITTEN AND UNCLEAR POLICY HERE THAT NEEDS TO BE REVISITED TO CLEARLY STATE WHAT I'M SURE YOU AS A SCHOOL BOARD INTENDED, TO INFORM PARENTS OF ANY MATERIALS TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM ANYTHING PROFANE, PORNOGRAPHIC, INAPPROPRIATE OR HARMFUL. BEFORE YOU CONSIDER SECONDARY COURSE OFFERINGS, I WOULD SUGGEST THE BOARD REVISIT REGULATION 3005.8 AND MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO THE POLICY TO DEFINE WHAT IS AGE APPROPRIATE AND WHEREVER THERE IS OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE AND EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED SEXUAL SITUATIONS ALL PARENTS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED IN ALL INSTANCES IN ALL GRADE LEVELS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

053THANK YOU. AMY DAYS RUBACKY. >> HI THERE. I HAVE BEEN A PEDIATRIC NURSE FOR OVER 30 YEARS. I LIVE IN RESTON. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN ALL IN FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXCEPT MY MIDDLE CHILD. MY SON IS DYSLEXIC. HE ASKED ME TO COME TELL HIS STORY. I SAID THEY HAVE HEARD YOUR STORY. EVERYBODY KNOWS THE RESEARCH IS OUT. YALE IS GOING TO PULL THROUGH. PEOPLE ARE GOING START TO EDUCATE, ADVOCATE AND LEGISLATE. SO WHAT I'M ASKING FOR AS A NURSE, FOR YEARS I HAVE GONE INTO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO DO VISION AND HEARING SCREENING. ANYONE CAN GO IN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A NURSE. THE KINDERGARTENS COME THROUGH AND THEY ARE SO CUTE. IT IS A SCREENING. IT IS NOT A DIAGNOSIS. WOW, THEY CAN'T HEAR ANY OF THIS OR THAT CHILD CAN'T SEE

054THE APPLE ON THE WALL. A NOTE GOES TO THE PARENT THAT FLAGS THEM, PLEASE HAVE THIS EVALUATED. IT IS NOT A DIAGNOSIS. WHAT I'M ASKING IS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE IN THE FUTURE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN IN KINDERGARTEN TO BE SCREENED FOR DYSLEXIA. IT IS FIVE BULLET POINTS. YOU COULD DO IT WITH VISION AND HEARING AND CHECK THEM AGAIN AT SECOND GRADE. IF YOU KNOW MORE THAN I DO, FROM KINDERGARTEN TO SECOND GRADE WE LEARN TO READ. FROM SECOND GRADE ON WE READ TO LEARN. I HAVE BEEN AT HOME PARENT FOR 15 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN WITH MY LITTLE BOY EVERY SECOND. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. IT TOOK ME UNTIL HE WAS 7 TO FIGURE IT OUT. HE IS NOT IN FAIRFAX COUNTY ANYMORE. IT IS NOT

055A DIG, IT IS JUST A FACT. HE IS AT THE OAKWOOD SCHOOL AND WHEN HE LEFT IN THIRD GRADE, FAIRFAX COUNTY LEVEL WAS A THREE. HE WAS 8 YEARS OLD. IN 3 1/2 YEARS AT OAKWOOD HE IS 40 AND ROCKING IT. PLEASE CONSIDER SCREENING THE LITTLE ONES. EARLY INTERVENTION IS ESSENTIAL. >> THANK YOU. FREDERICK COSTELLO. >> MY NAME IS FRED COSTELLO. I'M ACTUALLY A ROCKET SCIENTIST. MY GRANDCHILDREN ALL GO TO FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HERE TO BE COMMENDED TO TRY TO PREVENT SUICIDE. THE INCREASE RATE OF SUICIDE ESPECIALLY AMONG LGBT PEOPLE IS ALARMING. WE FACE AN ALMOST UNSURMOUNTABLE PROBLEM. IF LIFE GETS DIFFICULT, WHY NOT TERMINATE IT. YOU MIGHT TRY TO DISSUADE PEOPLE FROM SUICIDE BY CALLING THEM NAMES SUCH AS COWARDS AND SELFISH, WHAT I SEE ON THE INTERNET HOW YOU DISSUADE PEOPLE FROM

056SUICIDE. THE FACT THE NAMES COULD INCREASE THE STRESS AND MAKE IT WORSE. YOU NEED A SOUND LOGICAL BASIS. I KNOW OF NO OTHER BASIS OF LIFE AFTER DEATH. I WAS TAUGHT AS A KID AND AFTER THAT EVEN THAT IF I COMMITTED SUICIDE UNLESS I WAS CRAZY I WOULD GO TO HELL. THAT IS GOOD DETERRENT. THAT WAS NEVER A PART OF MY THINKING. BUT YOU HAVE EXCLUDED SUCH TALK FROM THE SCHOOLS. YOU HAVE TAKEN AWAY THE NUMBER ONE DETERRENT. INSTEAD YOU ARE GOING CALL THEM NAMES WHAT EXACERBATED THE PROGRAM IS THE FLE PROGRAM THAT TEACHES LGBT IS NORMAL AND HEALTHY. MORE PEOPLE WILL JOIN THESE PRACTICES AND INCREASE OUR SUICIDE RATES BECAUSE SUICIDE RATES AMONG LGBT ARE GREATER. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TALK ABOUT GOD AND LIFE AFTER DEATH. DEVISE THE PROGRAM TO MINIMIZE EXPERIMENTATION BY

057THE STUDENTS IN THE LGBT LIFESTYLE. TO THE EXTENT RESPONSE FOR THE FLE PROGRAM, YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCREASE IN SUICIDES. THINK OF THAT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THERE IS AH LIFE AFTER DEATH IS ESSENTIAL TO SUICIDE PREVENTION I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU AND EXPLAIN THE CONNECTION. >> THANK YOU. I'M GOING GO BACK TO MATTHEW KOZMA. ARE YOU PREPARED TO TESTIFY? ALL RIGHT. IN THAT CASE, WE DID HAVE A SPEAKER WHO WANTED TO TAKE THAT SLOT. MR. BECERRA. ARE YOU HERE? GEORGE BECERRA? ALL RIGHT. WELL, IF MR. BECERRA ISN'T HERE -- YOU HAVE A SUBSTITUTE? ALL RIGHT. CERTAINLY. GO AHEAD. I'M GEORGE ALBERT. I HAVE THE UNIQUE PRIVILEGE FOR FILLING IN FOR GEORGE BECERRA TODAY. I AM GOING READ WHAT HE LEFT ME TO SPEAK ABOUT. GOOD EVENING DR.

058GARZA AND BOARD MEMBERS. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ALL ON POSTING NEW POSITION OF ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR EDUCATION EQUITY AND INNOVATION. GEORGE WOULD LIKE TO THANK MRS. McLAUGHLIN FOR A CHAMPION FOR THIS DECISION AND AFFIDAVIT -- ADVOCATING. I HAVE FOUR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. FIRST, WHERE IS EQUITY AND INNOVATION DEFINED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN AS YOU REFERENCE IN LINE TWO ON THE JOB DESCRIPTION? IF YOU WROTE IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION TO IMPLEMENT THE DIVISION STRATEGIC PLAN IN ACCORD DANCE WITH THE ONE FAIRFAX RESOLUTION I COULD AGREE WITH THAT. NEXT, WHY IS THE JOB CLOSING DATE OCTOBER 19, 2017? FORGIVE MY IGNORANCE, IS THIS A COMMON PRACTICE OF A ONE YEAR DEADLINE FOR ANY POSITION EXCEPT FOR SUPERINTENDENT OR IS THIS PERSON NOT GOING TO BE HIRED UNTIL THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT COMES IN. I HAVE TO HOPE

059THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW OFFICE. OR IS THE CLOSING DATE REFERRING TO WHEN THE NEW HIRE WILL START THE POSITION. IF THAT IS THE CASE, WHY SUCH A LONG DELAY. THIRD, I THINK THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. WHERE IS THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT BE PLACED IN THE CHART? THIS POSITION WAS INDICATED UNDER THE CHIEF OF STAFF. IS SHOULDN'T THIS POSITION BE UNDER THE CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER. ISN'T THE CAO RESPONSIBLE FOR CLOSING ACHIEVEMENT GAPS. I HOPE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT GARNERS APPLICATIONS FROM OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO HAVE HAD THAT FOR YEARS LIKE DALLAS OR CHICAGO. THIS WOULD BE HELPFUL IN STARTING THIS NEW OFFICE AND IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES, THEREFORE, NOT STARTING FROM SCRATCH. AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD ON A VERY GOOD FIRST STEP IN ANNOUNCING THIS JOB POSITION.

060I DO HAVE A STATEMENT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ON MY OWN BEHALF, IF I MAY. IT IS A VERY SIMPLE ONE. GO AHEAD. IT IS VERY SIMPLE. IT IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS. OCTOBER IS ALSO NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH, WHICH FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS I HAVE BEEN DOING CONSULTING FOR NOT FOR PROFITS WHO WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. EDUCATION, TRAINING IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO LEAD FULL NORMAL LIVES, WHICH THEY CAN. SO I WOULD -- I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP SOONER. I HOPE NEXT YEAR WE THINK ABOUT NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT MONTH. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE VIDEO TESTIMONY. FROM KEVIN NIE AND JUST SO MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE KNOW, YOU CAN SEE THE VIDEO HERE. WE DO HAVE SCREENS

061IN FRONT OF US. WE'LL BE WATCHING IT STRAIGHT AHEAD. HELLO, GUYS. MY NAME IS KEVIN. I'M IN FOURTH GRADE FCPS SCHOOL AND I'M GOING BE -- WHICH IS THURSDAY AND TODAY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT FAIRFAX COUNTY PURCHASING RESOLUTION. FCPR. FAIRFAX COUNTY PURCHASING RESOLUTION. FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSTRUCTION RELATED OR CONTROLLED SERVICES. RELATE CONSULTING SERVICES INNOCENCE, REPAIR AND RELATES SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH BUILDINGS, FURNISHINGS, EQUIPMENT, RENOVATING AND PAINTING. OPERATING THE BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 221 PRNT 79 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA. THIS IS MY PLAYGROUND. OUR SCHOOL'S PLAY GROUND. GOT BURNED OUT. GREENBRIER WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND FIRE. LITERALLY. THEY BURNED IT. AND NOW IT IS ALL HAY. ALL THE EQUIPMENT IS GONE. ALL GONE TO HAY. EVERYTHING IS BURIED DOWN IN THE GROUND.

062PLAY OTHER THINGS. SO THE PLAYGROUND IS GONE. WHAT WAS MY OTHER THING. STUDENTS HAVE TO PLAY INDOOR OR OUT, IN THE TRAILERS THE ONLY CLASSES CAN DO THAT. INDOOR CAN PLAY LEGO, MAZE BALL, CARDS, WE CAN READ A DOND A SITE CALLED DREAM BOX AND A FUN MATH SITE AND ET CETERA, ET CETERA. FOR OUTDOOR WE CAN BASICALLY PLAY BASKETBALL. AND I MADE A GAME, ME AND MY FRIEND, CALLED KEEP AWAY. KEEP AWAY FROM TEAMS. THEN WE STOPPED PLAYING CARDS AND, YEAH. WELL, GUYS, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. BYE-BYE. >> ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS STUDENT KEVIN NIE. WE NOW TURN TO 3.02, STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS AND I CALL ON MS. CHU. >> FIRST OF ALL, IF YOU ARE WATCHING OUT THERE, KEVIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT VIDEO. WE ENJOYED IT A LOT. FIRST I

063WOULD JUST LIKE TO REACH OUT TO THE YOUNG VOTERS. I BELIEVE A HANDFUL OF SENIORS WHO ARE ALREADY 18 WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE VERY SOON. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THE TAX REFERENDUM. AT THE GENERAL ELECTION YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO VOTE ON THE MEALS TAX REFERENDUM. VOTING IS A CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND AS YOU ARE 18 THE MEALS TAX REFERENDUM WILL AFFECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES IN THE FUTURE AND YOU CAN PLAY A BIG ROLE IN WHAT HAPPENS. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE ANOTHER SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE WE DISCUSSED THE ISSUES OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS AT OUR SCHOOLS, SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND GENERAL WELL BEING OF OUR STUDENTS. WITH OUR STUDENTS WE CAME DOWN TO A SHORT DEFINITION OF MENTAL HEALTH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH

064THE STUDENTS. MENTAL HEALTH IS THE STATE OF YOUR MENTAL WELL BEING AND YOUR ABILITY TO COPE IN A CONFLICT. I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANY TEENS, PARENTS OR OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE TO ATTEND OCTOBER 29 THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR AT FAIRFAX HIGH SCHOOL. I HOPE YOU CAN TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE AT THIS CONVERSATION AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO NO SURPRISE OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE TO EXCEL AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THERE WERE 42 SEMIFINALISTS WITHIN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN THE COMPETITION IN MATH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. THIS IS A VERY HIGH NUMBER IN COMPARISON TO OTHER STATES. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE STUDENTS AND THANK THEM FOR CONTINUING THEIR PURSUIT IN STEM. THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. >> THANK YOU, MS. CHU. >> WE TURN TO ITEM

0653.03, ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY REPORT. I'M GOING CALL ON DR. GARZA. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WHEN THE BOARD ADOPTED THIS REPORT THERE WAS AN ACTION ITEM THAT STATED CONDUCT A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF FCPS ON FAIRFAX COUNTY AS A WHOLE. IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 2015 IT WAS INCLUDED IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. WE TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BEING EFFECTIVE STURTDS OF THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS VERY SERIOUSLY. THAT WAS REPRESENTED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN QUITE WELL. IT IS ALSO OBVIOUS OUR FIRST AND FOREMOST RESPONSIBILITY IS THE KWAR OF CHIRP AND STUDENTS. AND THE TEACHING THAT GOES ON IN OUR SYSTEM, BUT WE DO TAKE SERIOUSLY, LIKE I SAID, THE FACT WE ARE STRONG STEWARDS OF THE TAXPAYER DOLLAR. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE SOMEONE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO IS AN EXPERT. WE CALLED

066UPON DR. FULLER. HE CONDUCTED THE ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY. DR. FULLER IS THE FACULTY CHAIR AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AND SENIOR ADVISER AND DIRECTOR FOR THE CENTER FOR REGIONAL ANALYSIS AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA. WE RESEARCHED A NUMBER OF OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS AROUND US WHO HAVE DONE SIMILAR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. I HOPE YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO READ THE STORY. WE HAVE HAD IT OUT A WHILE. DR. FULLER IS HERE TO APPS ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. >> WELCOME, DR. FULLER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. QUITE A SET OF PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING. I HAVEN'T BEEN IN A MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR A LONG TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR DYSLEXIA -- I'M DYSLEXIC AND NOBODY KNEW IT WHEN I WAS IN GRADE SCHOOL IN 1945, 1950 PERIOD. I WAS 15 YEARS OLD BEFORE

067ANYBODY KNEW HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. TWO TEACHERS SAVED ME, GOT ME GOING. ENGLISH TEACHER AND SPANISH TEACHER IN HIGH SCHOOL. I CONGRATULATE YOU FOR THAT EMPHASIS. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT TESTIMONY. >> WELL, YOU LEARN HOW TO WORK AROUND IT AND PEOPLE DO. AND READING IS STILL A PROBLEM. I WON'T READ ANYTHING TONIGHT. I HAVE SLIDES. SO I WAS EXCITED ABOUT THIS ASSIGNMENT. I THINK IT IS AN IMPORTANT STORY. THE ANSWERS ARE FAIRLY STRAIGHT FORWARD. THERE AREN'T VERY MANY OF THEM. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR TAXPAYERS AND CITIZENS, PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN ADDITION TO WHAT IT IS DESIGNED TO DO AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS IN SUPPORTING THE WORK FORCE AND ECONOMY OF THE COUNTY AND EDUCATING ITS YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE PRODUCTIVE JOBS, IT IS ALSO A BUSINESS. WHEN

068YOU SAY EDUCATION IS A BUSINESS PEOPLE THINK, WELL, THAT IS SORT OF -- THAT ISN'T THE WAY WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT. YOU LOOK AT YOUR BUDGET, $3 BILLION, IT IS A BUSINESS. THE IMPACT OF THAT MONEY BEING SPENT HAS CONSEQUENCES. HAS ADDITIONAL IMPACTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO. SO I'M GOING TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THOSE ARE TONIGHT. LET'S SEE IF I CAN MAKE THIS -- THERE WE GO. I'M GOING GIVE YOU THE ANSWERS FIRST. YOU HAVE SEEN THESE, I SUSPECT. LET ME SUMMARIZE THEM. THE ROUGHLY $3 BILLION BUDGET FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR IS THE STARTING POINT AND OUT OF THAT BUDGET, 62% I FOUND WAS SPENT IN THE COUNTY. $1.85 BILLION. $1.5 BILLION IS PAYROLL SPENT IN THE COUNTY. THAT IS THE DIRECTORY OF THE

069ANALYSIS. AS THAT MONEY IS SPENT IN THE COUNTY IT GENERATES ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. WHEN THAT IS TOTALLED UP, WE ARE FOCUSING ON THAT WHICH GETS SPENT IN THE COUNTY, $2.2 BILLION. IT IS A REALLY BIG ECONOMY. THE SECOND BIGGEST ECONOMY IN THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA. ONLY THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IS BIGGER. THIS IS A MUCH BROADER-BASED ECONOMY, MUCH MORE DIVERSE ECONOMY. THIS SPENDING, THE $2.2 BILLION, 2% OF THE ECONOMY. 2% DOESN'T SOUND BIG. THE FACT IS THERE IS NOT ANYTHING BIGGER. NO PRIVATE CORPORATION IN FAIRFAX EQUALS 1%. AND SO WHILE 2% DOESN'T SOUND BIG, IT IS SECOND TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS EMPLOYMENT AND PROCUREMENT AS MEASURED BY THE WORK DONE IN THIS COUNTY. ANOTHER IMPACT WHICH IS IMPORTANT IS THE ADDITIONAL EARNINGS THAT IT GENERATES FOR NON-FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL

070EMPLOYEES. AS YOU HAVE READ AND I PUT THAT UP THERE, IN ADDITION TO THE 27,200 FULL AND PART TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, THERE ARE NON-EMPLOYEES WHO BENEFIT FROM THIS SPENDING. THESE AREN'T JUST THE CONTRACTORS, THESE ARE PEOPLE ON MAIN STREET. THIS IS WHERE THESE BEN -- BENEFICIARIES ARE THE SHOP KEEPERS WHERE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL TEACHERS SHOP OR WHERE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUYS ITS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. THERE IS A BROAD BASE OF IMPACTS. THEY SHOW UP AS SORT OF THE G.D.P. KIND OF PRODUCT, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, THERE IS GROSS COUNTY PRODUCT, THERE IS $1.15 BILLION IN PAYROLL SHOWS UP AS JOBS. ALL THE ANALYSES GOES TO PRODUCE THOSE FEW NUMBERS. NOW, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT, NOW WHAT ARE WE REALLY TALKING ABOUT HERE. IT IS UNIQUE ACTIVITY GENERATED BY

071THE FY 2017 SPENDING BY THE ACCOUNTING. THESE ARE THE IMPACTS THAT WOULD BE ACHIEVED AS THE BUDGET TD OUTLAYS, OPERATING OUTLAYS AND CAPITAL OUTLAYS AND YOU KNOW THE BUDGET, YOU STRUGGLE OVER IT, IT HAS LOTS OF PARTS. EACH PART IS FAIRLY IMPORTANT, IT HAS A DIFFERENT IMPACT. UTILITIES HAVE A DIFFERENT ECONOMIC IMPACT THAN PURCHASES OR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY OR MAINTENANCE OR THE WHOLE ACTIVITY OF TEACHING, WHICH IS YOUR PRINCIPAL BUSINESS. THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OR THE NEW ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR WE CAN MEASURE BY LOOKING THROUGH YOUR BUDGET AND TRACING HOW THOSE ROLL THROUGH THE ECONOMY, THE FAIRFAX COUNTY ECONOMY AND TOTING THAT UP. THE WAY I LOOK AT IT, IF YOU DIDN'T SPEND THAT MONEY WITHIN THE COUNTY WHAT WOULD THE COUNTY MISS? WHAT WOULDN'T IT ACHIEVE? IT IS ONLY ACTIVITIES AND BENEFITS DIRECTLY

072TIED TO THIS MONEY SPENT AND CAPTURED IN THE COUNTY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN SPENT AND CAPTURED IN MARYLAND OR SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY. THE ABILITY TO SERVICE A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AS FUNDED IN THE BUDGET SATISFY THOSE WITHIN THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THAT IS QUITE UNUSUAL FOR MOST JURISDICTIONS. ARLINGTON IS TOO SMALL. MOST OF ITS TEACHERS DON'T LIVE IN ARLINGTON. MOST OF YOUR TEACHERS LIVE IN FAIRFAX COUNTY, TWO THIRDS OF THEM, AN IMPORTANT AND IMPRESSIVE PERSONAL. -- IMPRESSIVE PERCENTAGE. HOW DO YOU MEASURE IT? DOLLARS AND CENTS. YOU LOOK THROUGH CATEGORIES OF SPENDING AND EVALUATE ITS IMPACT ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY. IS THE WORK DONE HERE? ARE THE PEOPLE DOING THE WORK LIVING HERE AND HOW MUCH OF THAT MONEY IS CAPTURED IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THE WAY YOU FACTOR UP THIS DIRECT SPENDING IS THE

073USE OF MULTIPLIERS. THEY ARE NOT MAGICAL. THEY ARE CALCULATED FOR EVERY JURISDICTION IN THE UNITED STATES BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. THE MOST RECENT UPDATE WAS A YEAR AGO THIS TIME. WHAT THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT ON THE TOTAL OUTPUT COLUMN ON THE LEFT, THAT IS THE FACTOR BY WHICH YOU WOULD MULTIPLY THE SPENDING IN A CATEGORY. SO FOR PAYROLL SPENDING, FOR EVERY DOLLAR PAYROLL SPENDING THERE IS THE $1 THAT IS -- COMES OUT OF YOUR BUDGET AND $43 AND A LITTLE EXTRA CHANGE OF ADDITIONAL BENEFITS THAT ARE ACQUIRED. THAT DOESN'T SOUND BIG, BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT PAYROLL, TAXES COME OFF RIGHT OFF THE TOP. ACTUALLY, THEY ARE WITHHELD. YOU DON'T GET ALL YOUR PAYROLL. YOU PROBABLY CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH BENEFITS AND 401(k). YOUR TAKE HOME PAY IS CONSIDERABLY LESS. IT

074SUSPECT JUST LOCAL TAXES, STATE TAXES AND FEDERAL TAXES, TOO. WHAT IS ACTUALLY AVAILABLE TO SPEND ONCE YOU LOOK AT THE PAYROLL NUMBER IS MUCH LESS. THERE ARE LEAKAGES AND FAIRFAX COUNTY RESIDENTS OR TEACHERS DON'T DO ALL THEIR SPENDING IN FAIRFAX COUNTY. THERE IS LEAKAGES AND PEOPLE EXCEPT THESE MULTIPLIERS TO BE MUCH BIGGER. THIS SUSPECT BAD. IT DOES SAY EVERY DOLLAR YOU SPEND YOU GET SOMETHING IN ADDITION TO THE DOLLAR. YOU GET THE DOLLAR PLUS. IT THROWS OFF SOME PERSONAL EARNINGS. EARNINGS FOR JOBS THAT AREN'T FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL JOBS. THESE ARE JOBS ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTY FOR PAYROLL SPENDING IT IS ONLY 24 CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR SPENT ENDS UP AS NEW EARNINGS FOR NON-SCHOOL SYSTEM EMPLOYEES. AND THEN IT SUPPORTS JOBS. SO THERE ARE JOBS MULTIPLIER. THE KEY FACTOR IN THESE MULTIPLIERS IS THAT

075THEY ARE BIGGER IF THE GEOGRAPHY IS LARGER, MEANING YOU HAVE A BIGGER JURISDICTION AND A LARGER MORE COMPLICATED ECONOMY SO YOU ARE BETTER ABLE TO SERVICE THE SYSTEM'S NEEDS. THESE MULTIPLIERS DRIVE THE ANALYSIS. SO WHAT DO YOU PUT INTO THE MODEL? THESE ARE YOUR NUMBERS. YOU KNOW THEM, BUT JUST TO SUMMARIZE THEM, YOU CAN SEE BY RUNNING DOWN THE TOP, YOUR TOTAL BUDGET, THE PORTION OF THAT IS CAPITAL OUTLAYS, THE PORTION OF THE THAT ARE OPERATIONS AND THESE ARE YOUR TOTALS. THESE AREN'T THE COUNTY TOTALS. THE EMPLOYMENT IMPLICATIONS OF THAT. SO MOST IMPORTANT -- >> EXCUSE ME, DR. FULLER, IF YOU DON'T MIND. I HATE TO INTERRUPT. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION. CAN YOU ALL TAKE THE CONVERSATION OUTSIDE, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU. I FIND IT QUITE INTERESTING OF YOUR CONTRACT WORK ALTHOUGH IT IS

076NOT A LARGE PART OF YOUR BUDGET, THE MAJORITY OF IT, JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THE MAJORITY, 51.5% WAS DONE BY COMPANIES OR INDIVIDUALS DOING THEIR WORK HERE IN THE COUNTY. IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE HEAD QUARTERED IN THE COUNTY, BUT THE WORK WAS DONE HERE AND THE SPENDING OCCURRED HERE. EP THEN THERE WASN'T SIGNIFICANT LEAKAGE. TWO THIRDS OF THE WORK FORCE, THE SCHOOL SYSTEM'S WORK FORCE THAT IS RESIDENT, WHICH IS QUITE IMPORTANT, I THINK. AND THEN VIRGINIA CAPTURES ALMOST ALL OF IT. THE BOTTOM ALMOST DOWN THERE NEAR THE BOTTOM, 94.5% OF FCPS' WORK FORCE RESIDES IN VIRGINIA. WHEN YOU ANALYZE THIS FOR THE COUNTY AND THE COMMONWEALTH TO LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE AND HOW MUCH OF THE FUNDS ARE RETAINED. ALL THAT GOES TO THE SIMPLE CHART, ALL THE ANSWERS THERE. YOU

077CAN SEE THE TOTAL OUTLAYS TOTALING UP TO ALMOST $3 BILLION. THE PORTIONS OF THOSE THAT GET RETAINED, 62% OF ALL OF YOUR SPENDING THIS YEAR WILL END UP IN THE COUNTY BEFORE ANY MULTIPLIER IS ADDED TO IT. THE DIRECT FUNDING. 88% ENDS UP IN THE STATE, WHICH INCLUDES THE COUNTY. IT IS INCLUSIVE OF FAIRFAX COUNTY. AND THEN THE TOTAL OUTPUT OF THAT, $2.2 BILLION OR $4 BILLION AT THE STATE LEVEL. THIS MONEY STAYS HERE. I LOOK AT THIS, THE PERSONAL EARNINGS AS WELL, MORE THAN $400 MILLION OF EARNINGS GENERATED BY YOUR SPENDING WITHIN THE STATE. $800 MILLION WITHIN THE STATE. THAT IS ALL TAXABLE INCOME. NOT ONLY ARE YOU CREATING JOBS AND WEALTH, EARNINGS, PERSONAL EARNINGS, HARDLY ANY OF THIS ESCAPES TAXING. THESE MONEYS REVOLVE AND CIRCULATE. 13,000 JOBS BEYOND THE 27, 200 JOBS IN

078YOUR BUDGET, 13,000 JOBS OWE THEIR PAYROLL TO YOUR SPENDING. YOUR REACH IS QUITE LARGE. WHEN WE THINK OF THE TOTAL EFFECTS AGAIN, TO REMIND YOU, IT IS QUITE SIMPLE. YOUR BUDGET, IF SOMEBODY ASKS YOU, WHERE DOES ALL THAT MONEY GO, 62% OF IT STAYS IN THE COUNTY. THAT MAY NOT SOUND LIKE ENOUGH, BUT IT IS PROBABLY THAN ANY COMPANY IN THE COUNTY OR ANY BUSINESS. BECAUSE JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES DON'T MEAN MUCH TO BUSINESSES. YOU ARE INTROVERTED IN THIS CONTEXT. THE $2.2 BILLION WAS 2% OF YOUR TOTAL ECONOMY, SECOND TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AS AN EMPLOYER, YOU ARE THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE COUNTY. BIGGER THAN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BIGGER THAN ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT. BIGGER THAN THE REST OF THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT. AND IF YOU -- THAT IS 4.1% OF ALL OF THE JOBS IN THE COUNTY

079ARE ON YOUR PAYROLL. IF YOU ADD THE OTHER JOBS IT IS 5.3%. HAVING 5.3% OF ALL OF THE JOBS IN THE COUNTY IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. WELL, LET'S MOVE THIS ALONG. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE NUMBERS I HAVE SUGGESTED. I THINK WHAT DIFFERENTIATES YOU FROM OTHER MAJOR EMPLOYERS OR BUSINESSES IS THAT YOUR BENEFITS ARE VERY BROADLY DISTRIBUTED. IT IS LARGELY BECAUSE THEY ARE PREDOMINANTLY PAYROLL. YOU ARE A HUMAN RESOURCE BUSINESS. AND YOU BUY AND MAINTAIN A LOT OF BUILDINGS AND BUY A LOT OF PRODUCTS, THE PAYROLL PORTION OF YOUR BUDGET IS THE LARGEST AND IT GETS SPENT EVERYWHERE. SO IT SUPPORTS THE HOUSING INDUSTRY, IT SUPPORTS THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR, CERTAINLY RETAIL AND CONSUMER SERVICES. SO I CONCLUDE WITH THIS, THAT FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE A MAJOR ECONOMIC FORCE, NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF

080THE SPENDING, BECAUSE OF THE BREADTH OF THE SPENDING AND ITS IMPACT ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY. AND IT COMES DOWN TO RETENTION OF EARNINGS. TURNING OVER AND CREATING OTHER JOBS. I DID A PROJECT LIKE THIS FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND, A YEAR OR SO AGO. AND THEY HAD MUCH GREATER LEAKAGE OF BENEFITS, MUCH SMALLER PERSONAL OF THEIR WORK FORCE LIVED WITHIN THE COUNTY. SO THEY MEASURED THEM AT THE STATE LEVEL. THEY, OF COURSE, WANTED TO APPEAL TO THE STATE FOR MORE SUPPORT, BUT THE IMPACTS WERE MORE IMPRESSIVE AT THE STATE LEVEL WHERE FAIRFAX COUNTY IS THE ENGINE OF THE REGION AND THAT HELPS EXPLAIN WHY IT CAPTURES SUCH A GREAT PERCENTAGE OF THE BENEFITS. SO THAT IS MY PRESENTATION. I WISH IT WERE MORE EXCITING. THAT IS EXCITING ENOUGH, DR. FULLER. WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU COMING

081AND PRESENTING TO US. I KNOW THERE ARE SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAD QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FOR YOU. I'M GOING START WITH MRS. SCHULTZ. SO FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND COMMENTS AT THE BEGINNING AND BEING WILLING TO SHARE WE ARE DOING SOME GOOD STUFF IN NON-ECONOMIC IMPACTS WITH OUR DYSLEXIA WORK. I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS BASED ON A FEW OF THE STATEMENTS THAT WERE EITHER IN THE SUMMARY OR EXTEMPORANEOUSLY PART OF THE PRESENTATION. YOU SAID AND I'M SORRY THE SLIDES AREN'T NUMBERED I DON'T KNOW. ONE SLIDE SAID $1.15 BILLION STAYS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY BECAUSE AS A RESULT OF PAYROLL COSTS. I THINK YOU MADE A NEXUS THAT QUOTE-UNQUOTE MOST TEACHERS LIVE IN FAIRFAX COUNTY. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THAT INFORMATION FOR FIVE YEARS. SO DID YOU ACTUALLY HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT

082SHOWED THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS AND WHO RESIDES IN FAIRFAX COUNTY? IT WAS PROVIDED TO ME BY YOUR FRONT OFFICE. OH. THAT IS FANTASTIC. >> I'M MEASURING IT BY PAYROLL. IT IS EASY TO THINK OF THIS AS A HEAD COUNT, BUT IT IS WHERE THE PAYROLL THAT GOES WITH THAT HEAD COUNT RESIDES. IF YOU JUST COUNTED THE WORKERS WITHOUT MULTIPLYING THEM BY THEIR -- EMPLOYEES. SORRY, I DON'T LIKE THE WORD WORKERS. I AGREE. EMPLOYEES, WITHOUT CONSIDERING THERE ARE WAGE DIFFERENTIALS AMONG THOSE EMPLOYEES. YOU CAN DO IT BY YOUR W-2. >> YOU DIDN'T DO IT BY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, YOU DID IT BY AMOUNT OF DOLLARS >> THAT IS WHAT WE ARE MEASURING. THE NUMBER COMES OUT DIFFERENT. UP WITH -- ONE OF THE FEEDBACK IS OUR NUMBERS ARE DIFFERENT THAN YOURS. THEY WERE DOING A HEAD

083COUNT. I WAS DOING A PAYROLL COUNT. THIS IS WHERE THE PAYROLL GOES. >> AND THEN SORT OF THE NOTION IF WE DEPARTMENT -- IF WE DIDN'T EXIST WHO WOULD FILL THAT SPOT. IT IS A NONSTARTER. WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO EXIST. WELL, WE JUST CLOSE UP SHOP AND -- >> IT IS A WAY TO PUT A BOUNDARY ON WHAT FUNDS FLOW FROM YOUR BUDGET AND WHERE THEY GO AND THINK ABOUT THE PAYROLL, $1.15 BILLION SPENT IN FAIRFAX COUNTY THAT GOES HOME TO RESIDENTS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY IF YOU HAD HALF AS MANY EMPLOYEES AND PAYROLL WAS DISTRIBUTED EVENLY, THAT NUMBER IS HALF AS BIG. IF YOU GET ACEPS OF THE MAGNITUDE. >> I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS SO THIS IS GOING BE MY LAST POINT. SORT OF IN THE VERNACULAR OF THERE IS A

084PAUL HARVEY REST OF THE STORY HERE WHICH IS WE ARE NOT A TAX REVENUE GENERATING ORGANIZATION. WE ARE A TAX GENERATING ORGANIZATION. THAT MONEY THAT IS A PART OF THE BUDGET IS AS A RESULT OF INCREASING TAXES. SO GROWING FCPS, I MEAN, WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO IS HAVE THE -- IT SEEMS CONCLUSIONARY ALMOST THE BIGGER FCPS IS GREATER IT IS FOR FAIRFAX COUNTY. AND THAT'S KIND OF THE NOTION THAT THE GOVERNMENT SOLVES EVERYTHING. I WORRY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE JUST HAD A JOINT BOARD OF SUPERVISORS/SCHOOL BOARD EARLY BUDGET PRESENTATION WHERE THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE VACANCY RATE HAS OS TEPSABLY NOT CHANGED. IT IS SO MINUSCULE IT HAS OSTENSIBLY NOT CHANGED. THE WAY IN WHICH YOU DIVEST THE FAIRFAX COUNTY TAXPAYER OF MORE OF A BURDEN IS THE SHIFT FROM THE

085HOMEOWNER AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES SUPPORTING US TO HAVING COMMERCIAL ENTITIES. SO I HOPE THE TAKEAWAY FROM THIS ISN'T WELL THE BIGGER WE ARE THE BETTER IT IS FOR FAIRFAX COUNTY. NO. WHAT WE WANT IS MORE PRIVATE ENTERPRISE SHOULDERING MORE OF THAT BURDEN AND PROVIDING A DIVERSIFIED ECONOMIC SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT FACTOR IS CALLED AGAIN, BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO LOOK IT UP BECAUSE I LOVE DATA. THE FACTOR OF THE DOLLARS, I WOULD RATHER A PRIVATE INDUSTRY AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS THE SAME FOR GOVERNMENT, IF THE 1.4 WHATEVER YOU FACTOR FOR US LOCALLY IS THE SAME FOR PRIVATE ENTITY AS A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, BUT THE MORE THE RETURN IS FROM A TAX REVENUE GENERATING ACTIVITY THAN A TAX GENERATING ENTITY, I WOULD THINK THE BETTER. >> WELL, I THINK

086ONE COULD ARGUE, I WOULDN'T WANT TO ARGUE MORE IS BETTER IN THIS CASE. >> GOOD. WE ARE IN AGREEMENT. >> BUT WHAT I WOULD -- THE REASON TO DO THIS IS TO KNOW WHAT YOU GET FOR IT. AS YOU EVALUATE THE TEST SCORES OF YOUR STUDENTS, AS YOU EVALUATE THEIR ABILITY TO GET INTO COLLEGES, THERE IS A NUMBER OF WAYS TO EVALUATE THE VALUE OF THE PRODUCT AND SERVICE YOU PROVIDE. IT IS RARE THAT ANYBODY LOOKS AT, WELL, WHAT ELSE DO WE GET BEYOND GOOD EDUCATION? WE ARE AN EDUCATION RESPONSIVE TO THE WORK FORCE OR THE ECONOMY. IN THIS CASE, IT ISN'T LIKE ALL THIS MONEY COMES FROM THE TAXPAYERS AND GETS SPENT AND PRODUCES EDUCATION. IT DOES. IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT SUPPORTS 27,200 JOBS. IT SUPPORTS ALMOST 14,000 JOBS BEYOND THE ONES THAT

087ARE HERE. THERE ARE OTHER CONSEQUENCES. AND SO HAVING SOME SENSE OF WHAT THEY ARE, IT ISN'T A JUSTIFICATION IN AND OF IT TO SPEND MORE OR LESS, IT IS ANOTHER CONSEQUENCE. I WOULD ARGUE THAT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE VALUE OF HOUSING IN FAIRFAX COUNTY IS NOT A CHEAP PLACE TO LIVE, AS YOU KNOW. THE DIFFERENTIAL IN VALUE OF HOUSING HERE COMPARED TO CULPEPPER COUNTY SUSPECT JUST SQUARE FEET OR LOT SIZE. IT IS THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT THE COUNTY OFFERS. AND BUSINESS PEOPLE WHO I TALK TO SAY OUR BIGGEST NEED, WHAT IS PREVENTING US FROM GROWING IS WE DON'T NEED TALENT. WE NEED WORK FORCE. WE NEED WORKERS TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE TRAINED, UPSKILLED OVER THEIR LIFE, TO CHANGE CAREERS. A GOOD SCHOOL SYSTEM IS CORE TO THAT VALUE. WHAT PERCENTAGE? YOU

088COULD CALCULATE THIS. WE HAD A BAD SCHOOL SYSTEM, HOW MUCH WOULD THAT TAKE OFF THE VALUE OF HOUSES AND WHAT IS THE TAX IMPLICATIONS OF THAT? THERE ARE LOTS OF WAYS TO SLICE THIS. BUSINESSES DON'T COME HERE UNLESS THEY HAVE A GOOD SCHOOL SYSTEM. HOW GOOD DOES IT HAVE TO BE? I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT? DOES IT HAVE TO COST $3 BILLION A YEAR TO DO? THAT IS ANOTHER ISSUE. THE COUNTY'S ECONOMY AND THE REGION'S, NORTHERN VIRGINIA, THE WHOLE STATE HAS STRUGGLED, IT IS CREATING LOTS OF JOBS THAT PAY HALF AS MUCH AS THE JOBS LOST IN THE RECESSION. WE ARE NOT CREATING THE KINDS OF JOBS WE USED TO. WE HAVE TO INVEST IN BUSINESSES THAT HAVE HIGH VALUE ADDED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. ABSOLUTELY. THOSE WORKERS AND INVESTMENT WON'T GO ANYWHERE IF THERE

089ARE GOOD SCHOOLS. THERE ARE LOTS OF PIECES. THIS IS ANOTHER PIECE OF THE STORY. >> I THANK YOU FOR THAT. PART OF THE REASON WE ARE NOT HAVING HIGHER PAID JOBS IS BECAUSE OUR TAXES ARE TOO HIGH. THAT IS A PERSONAL OPINION. THANK YOU. >> MRS. STRAUSS. >> THANK YOU DR. FULLER. YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL REPUTATION IN FAIRFAX COUNTY. WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU DID THIS STUDY ON OUR BEHALF AND TOOK THE TIME TO COME HERE TONIGHT. >> I ENJOYED BEING HERE. THANK YOU. >> I THINK THE OTHER INTERESTING TAKEAWAY FROM THIS PRESENTATION AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE DETAIL. I THINK IT EXPLAINS 360 DEGREES OF THE ISSUES. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BUILDING A ROBUST ECONOMY IN FAIRFAX COUNTY AND VIRGINIA AND THE NATION THE QUESTION IS FROM A PAYROLL, A DOLLAR PAID OUT, WHERE DOES

090IT -- HAS IT BEEN REINVESTED BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. CERTAINLY IN A LOT OF THE DEBATES, THE -- PERHAPS SOME OF THE WEALTHIEST CITIZENS, THAT MONEY DOESN'T NECESSARILY COME BACK TO AN ECONOMY. A PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, WE ARE VERY LABOR INTENSIVE TEND TO BE A MIDDLE CLASS OPERATION. I THINK WHAT YOU ARE SHOWING US IS THAT AS SORT OF A MIDDLE CLASS CHILD ORIENTED OPERATION A LARGE PORTION IS REINVESTED. THE TOTAL IMPACT OF THE ECONOMY IS BUILDING AND SUPPORTING MORE JOBS. WE DON'T OFTEN THINK ABOUT THAT AND SEE THAT. I THINK YOU SHOWED US ANOTHER VALUE. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT. THE OTHER PIECE THAT IS COMFORTING IS IN YOUR ANALYSIS THAT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE PAYROLL THE AMOUNT THAT DOES STAY IN FAIRFAX COUNTY. THAT IS NEWS TO US. I THINK IT IS

091GOOD NEWS TO US. I THINK IT ALSO SHOWS THAT ROBUST PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN IS A GOOD THING. THERE IS A RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT BESIDES PROVIDING GOOD EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN. IT IS A REAL CONTRIBUTOR TO OUR ECONOMY AND CULTURE. ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE A POSITIVE IMPACT TO OUR COUNTY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. I KNOW YOU HAD TO REARANGE YOURSELF TO COME HERE TONIGHT. >> WELL, I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT MY WORK AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND HAVE THIS DISCUSSION. >> THE FACT YOU ARE HERE TONIGHT, IT IS LIVE STREAMED SO THE ENTIRE COUNTY CAN BENEFIT FROM YOUR WORK. THANK YOU, DR. FULLER. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> MRS. CORBETT SANDERS. >> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU DR. FULLER FOR YOUR VERY DETAILED REPORT.

092I FOUND IT FASCINATING TO READ AND YOUR EARLIER DISCLOSURE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF DYSLEXIA SCREENING. I APPRECIATE THAT, TOO. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR REPORT. ONE IS YOU TALK ABOUT THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT OF INVESTING IN FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOLS AND IT IS ABOUT A 1.2 MULTIPLIER, IS THAT CORRECT? >> AFTER TAX. OKAY. SO THAT 1.2 IS AFTER TAX SO IT ACTUALLY STAYS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY VERSUS AS WE ALL KNOW INCOME TAX GETS PAID IN FAIRFAX COUNTY AND SHIPPED TO RICHMOND AND WE GET A SMALL PIECE BACK. UP WITH -- ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE IS THE IMPACT OF THE PERIOD OF TIME FAIRFAX COUNTY HAD CHALLENGES WITH BUDGETS AND SO WE CUT SO MANY PROGRAMS. OR CUT FUNDING, PER PUPIL FUNDING. SIMILAR TO SAY ALMOST A SEQUESTRATION OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

093DID YOU LOOK AT ALL ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THOSE CUTS ON THE OVERALL ECONOMY IN FAIRFAX COUNTY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS? >> NO. THIS IS JUST YOUR APPROVED BUDGET FOR FISCAL 17. AND THAT IS SPENT THE WAY IT WAS BLOCKED OUT TO BE SPEND THIS IS THE IMPACT IT WOULD PRODUCE. IF YOU EVALUATE THE SPENDING AND PROGRAMS THAT IS NOT THE WAY TO DO IT. THE WORTH OF THE PROGRAM AND THE IMPACTS ON THE TARGETED POPULATION. WAS IT DONE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR? YOU CAN TRACK THESE AND COME UP WITH A COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS. ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WOULDN'T BE THE RIGHT WAY TO DO THAT. >> OKAY. DID YOU ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT THE VALUE OF THE AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIPS THAT OUR GRADUATING SENIORS RECEIVE? SO FOR EXAMPLE, I THINK ABOUT WEST POTOMAC HIGH

094SCHOOL WHERE THE SENIORS LAST YEAR TOOK OVER $5 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS. SO THAT MEANT THAT $5 MILLION ACTUALLY STAYED IN FAIRFAX COUNTY RATHER THAN GOING TO CHARLOTTESVILLE, NEW YORK OR WHEREVER ELSE. >> I DIDN'T INCLUDE THAT. THERE'S PROBABLY LEAKAGES EITHER WAY. I THINK IT IS AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT, MANY SCHOOL SYSTEMS WHEN THEY DO THIS TRY TO IMPACT THE EDUCATION ON THE EARNING POWER OF THEIR STUDENTS AND IT GETS DOWN TO DID THEY LEARN THE SKILLS THEY ARE EARNING WITH HERE OR LEARN THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE? COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL, COULD THEY HAVE LEARNED MORE IF THEY HAD A DIFFERENT PROGRAM. IT GETS INTO ALL SORTS OF JUDGMENTS. THIS WAS SIMPLE AND STRAIGHT PARTED -- STRAIGHT PARTED TRACKING WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND HOW MUCH STAYS HERE AND GETS SPENT HERE. >> DO YOU

095HAVE ANY IDEA HOW WE COMPARE TO OTHER LARGE SCHOOL SYSTEMS AS FAR AS HOW MUCH STAYS WITHIN A JURISDICTION? YOU SAID YOU DID SOMETHING SIMILAR FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND YOU HAD MORE LEAKAGE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AS IN THE EMPLOYEES DIDN'T NECESSARILY LIVE IN THE COUNTY. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW WE COMPARE TO OTHER DISTRICTS OUTSIDE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY? >> NOT REALLY. I KNOW FROM OTHER WORK I HAVE DONE ALMOST 80% OF THE JOB HOLDERS WORKING IN ARLINGTON DON'T LIVE IN ARLINGTON. THAT MAY NOT BE QUITE 80% OF THE SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, BUT THAT IS ACROSS THE ENTIRE WORK FORCE. THEY ARE TINY LITTLE PLACES. WHEN I LIVED IN ALEXANDRIA AND WORKED IN FAIRFAX, IT IS WHAT PEOPLE DO. WE WOULDN'T HAVE A BELTWAY THAT IS SO CROWDED IF PEOPLE WEREN'T MOVING AROUND. THIS COUNTY IS

096A VERY, I WANT TO SAY COMPLEX ECONOMY. THAT IS A GOOD THING. IT COVERS AN AWFUL LOT OF ITS REQUIREMENTS AND IT IS LARGE GEOGRAPHICALLY. PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE INCREASINGLY STAY HERE TO SPEND THEIR MONEY. WHAT IS INCREASINGLY INTERESTING TOO IS OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS MORE PEOPLE DRIVE INTO THE COUNTY TO WORK THAN DRIVE OUT OF THE COUNTY TO WORK. USED TO BE A COMMUTER COUNTY. NOW THEY ARE IN COMMUTING. THE TEACHERS, NOT VERY MANY OF THEM, WHO DRIVE HERE TO WORK SPENT MONEY. I DIDN'T COUNT THEIR MONEY THEY SPENT HERE IF THEY LIVE IN FAIRFAX. I DIDN'T COUNT THE MONEY OF TEACHERS WHO LIVE IN FAIRFAX AND GO TO LOUDOUN COUNTY TO A RESTAURANT. IT IS GOING GO BOTH WAYS. IT IS A BIG EXCHANGE. THE MULTIPLIERS ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE THOSE DIFFERENCES. YOUR

097MULTIPLIERS ARE LARGER THAN LOUDOUN COUNTY'S MULTIPLIERS BECAUSE YOU HAVE MORE ATTRACTIONS, MORE SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS. THERE ISN'T ANY OTHER COUNTY IN THE STATE THAT HAS THAT COMPLEXITY. IT IS A MUCH BIGGER AND MORE COMPLEX COUNTY THAN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THAT IS THEIR PROBLEM AND WHY THEIR CAPTURE RATE ISN'T AS LARGE. >> YOU FINE? >> YEAH. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR. FULLER. IT WAS TWO SUMMERS AGO MS. DERENAK KAUFAX MET WITH YOU AND I WAS GRATEFUL YOU CAME AND TALK TO US. WE BOTH READ THE STUDY YOU DID FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY SCHOOLS. I THOUGHT WE SHOULD DO THAT HERE. I'M GRATEFUL TO YOU AND DR. GARZA FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN. IT IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF INFORMATION. OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL IS TEACHING THE CHIRP. >> HAS TO BE. WE ARE

098NOT HERE TO FEED THE ECONOMY, BUT I THINK IT IS GOOD FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW WHEN THEY INVEST THEIR TAX DOLLARS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, WE ARE HOPEFULLY DOING THE RIGHT THINGS FOR OUR KIDS. WE ARE ALSO HELPING THE LOCAL ECONOMY. I THINK IT IS COMMON SENSE PROBABLY IF PEOPLE THOUGHT ABOUT IT. IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE IT IN A REPORT LIKE THIS BY A NATIONALLY RENOWNED ECONOMIST. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. YOU ONLY HAD -- YOU DIDN'T LOOK AT ALL AT THE SOURCES OF THE REVENUE, RIGHT? THAT WAS NOT PART OF IT. >> I DID NOT. >> BECAUSE IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER. >> IT WOULDN'T HAVE CHANGED MY RESULTS. IT CERTAINLY MATTERS TO YOU, BUT IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE RESULTS. IF THIS WAS ALL DONATED MONEY IT

099WOULD HAVE THE SAME IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY. >> THANK YOU. THAT IS WHAT I FIGURED. ALSO, YOU TOUCH TD ON THIS A LITTLE BIT. WE KNOW THE SCHOOL SYSTEM GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE SENSE OF KEEPING OUR PROPERTY VALUES UP, MAKING THIS THE KIND OF PLACE WHERE EMPLOYERS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE CHOICES CAN COME HERE. THERE IS NO WAY TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ON THAT PIECE? >> WELL, I THINK YOU CAN MAYBE NOT MEASURE QUITE AS ACCURATELY AS THE NUMBERS I RAN FOR THIS STUDY. THIS IS REALLY JUST A SIMPLE MODEL. BUT BY COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS THERE ARE MANY JURISDICTIONS, YOU CAN FIND JURISDICTIONS THAT ARE AS LARGE BUT NOT AS WEALTHY. THE ECONOMY DOESN'T WORK AS WELL. THE QUALITY OF SERVICES THEY PROVIDE, NOT ONLY SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SAFETY, RECREATION.

100THESE ARE AREAS FAIRFAX RANKS WELL ON. THE QUALITY OF THE ROADS AND PRIDE AMONG THE RESIDENTS. YOU SAY WHAT IS BEHIND ALL THAT. I USED TO MY YOUTH HELP COMPANIES LOCATE. WHEN GENERAL DYNAMICS MOVED HERE IN THE EARLY 1980'S FROM ST. LOUIS, I WORKED WITH ALL THE PEOPLE, THEY WERE TRANSFERRING. THEY HAD AN INFORMATION CENTER IN TYSONS, THEY WOULD BRING 10 FAMILIES A WEEK IN TO GO HOUSE HUNTING. OH, THANK YOU. WHAT THEY ASKED FOR FIRST IS WE WANT INFORMATION ON SCHOOLS AND ON TEST SCORE PERFORMANCES. THAT IS WHAT THEY KNEW ABOUT IN 1982. A LOT OF THEM ENDED UP IN FAIRFAX COUNTY. WE KNEW WHERE THE HEADQUARTERS WAS GOING TO BE. THEY CALL IT FALLS CHURCH, BUT IT IS REALLY FAIRFAX COUNTY ON ROUTE 50 AND THE BELTWAY. AND THOSE, THEY DIDN'T ALL LAND

101HERE, BUT THAT WAS WHAT THEY WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT. SO IS THERE A WAY TO GO BEYOND THE ANECDOTAL ON THAT AND ACTUALLY -- I DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU MORE WORK AND I DON'T THINK I COULD ALL BY MYSELF, BUT I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS A WAY TO STUDY THAT? >> THERE IS. ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE. YOU WOULD HAVE TO PICK THE RIGHT METHODOLOGY TO PRODUCE THE QUALITY ANSWER YOU WANT. I DO KNOW FROM A SURVEY WE COMPLETED THIS LAST YEAR ON REQUIREMENTS FOR GROWTH IN THIS REGION, THIS WAS WITH FAST GROWING, MEDIUM SIZE BUSINESSES, NONFEDERAL SECTOR, INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES, NOT ONE OF THEM SAID LOWER TAXES. THAT WASN'T IN THEIR MINDSET. MAYBE THEY LIKE THEIR OWN TAX RATE TO BE LOWER, THIS WAS ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS. THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT, WORK FORCE RETENTION,

102WORK FORCE ATTRACTION. ON THE ATTRACTION PIECE, IT IS QUALITY OF THE SCHOOLS AND QUALITY OF LIFE. ON RETENTION AND DEVELOPMENT IT IS CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR THE WORKERS AND HAVING HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE GRADUATES CAPABLE OF LEARNING LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND UPSCALING DURING THEIR CAREERS. AND IT IS KEY. WE HAVE A SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED WORKERS TODAY. THE ECONOMY ISN'T REALLY BOOMING. SO IF IT WERE TO BOOM, THE QUESTION IS WHO IS GOING DO THE WORK? AS ALL OF THE BABY BOOMERS RETIRE, WHO IS GOING TO FILL IN THE GAPS? FAIRFAX COUNTY DIDN'T ATTRACT ANY NEW GROWTH AMONG THE MILLENIAL AGE POPULATION GROUP LAST YEAR. PEOPLE MOVE IN AND MOVE OUT. IT IS THE SAME NUMBER. IT DOESN'T SUPPORT THE WORK FORCE. IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. MAYBE HOUSING COSTS. THEY DON'T LIKE

103LIVING HERE, TOO MUCH CONGESTION. THERE ARE LOTS OF REASONS, BUT UNLESS WE SOLVE THE WORKFORCE PROBLEM, CHANNEL, BETTER WORD THAN PROBLEM, THE CHALLENGE OF THE WORKFORCE FOR THE ECONOMY, THE ECONOMY OF FAIRFAX COUNTY WON'T BE WHAT IT HAS BEEN OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS. IT HAS BEEN AMONG THE LEADING ECONOMY AMONG JURISDICTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY. THIS IS -- PEOPLE WANT WHAT WE HAVE HERE. >> DID YOU WANT TO -- >> NO. I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY ADD I BELIEVE THERE HAS BEEN SOME MAJOR REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATIONS NATIONALLY THAT HAVE DONE SOME STUDIES ABOUT THE CORRELATION BETWEEN EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS AND VALUE OF HOMES. I THINK IT IS MORE NATIONALLY THAT COULD BE EXTRAPOLATED POTENTIALLY HERE. >> IT COULD BE DONE HERE. IT IS CORRELATED WITH BUSINESS INVESTMENT, TOO. AND LENGTH OF RESIDENCE. IT ISN'T AIR QUALITY,

104IT IS SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SAFETY. THOSE TWO ITEMS ARE THE BIGGEST BUDGET ITEMS YOU HAVE AND WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT. >> SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SAFETY. I HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT. I KNOW I HAVE HEARD YOU SPEAK BEFORE ABOUT THE TYPES OF JOBS HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE. YOU SAID A FEW MINUTES AGO THE JOBS WE ARE REPLACING NOW ARE NOT THE SAME HIGH QUALITY, HIGH PAYING JOBS WE USED TO HAVE. >> THE MIX HAS CHANGE TD. IT SUSPECT AS FAVORABLE. >> RIGHT. I HAVE HEARD YOU SAY IN THE PAST RESEARCH IS AN AREA FAIRFAX COUNTY COULD BE DOING MORE OF. I THINK WE DO HAVE A NEW RESEARCH INSTITUTE OR INSTITUTION RIGHT DOWN THE STREET HERE. AT INOVA. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, TOO, THAT -- >> YES. THAT IS HEALTH RESEARCH. >> RIGHT. >> HEALTH IS

105A REALLY BIG INDUSTRY. >> RIGHT. >> MOST OF THE HEALTH JOBS WE ARE GENERATING ARE THE LOWER WAGE, HOME HEALTH CARE WORKERS BECAUSE WE ARE OLD, SOME OF US, ANYWAY. IT ISN'T EXACTLY THE MIX YOU WOULD WANT, BUT IT IS -- FAIRFAX IS POSITIONED AND IT IS DOING WELL AND LEARNING HOW TO DO WELL FOR BUSINESS THAT ARE NOT GOVERNMENT CLIENTS. IT TAKES A WHILE TO PRIVATE FROM A FEDERAL DEPENDENCY TO GLOBAL MARKETPLACE. THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS WORKING ON IT. IT TAKES TIME. THE COUNTY IS SUPPORTIVE. >> I WANTED TO ADD UP WITH THING. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS PARTNERING WITH THE INOVA RESEARCH FACILITY. WE ARE GOING DO A PILOT NEXT YEAR? NO. >> WE ARE A LONG WAY OUT. WORKING ON A CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR EARLY COLLEGE FOCUSED ON TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE AND THE GENOME.

106>> MY BOSS IS PUTTING MORE EMPHASIS ON RESEARCH AND SMALL BUSINESS STARTUP. THIS IS A FERTILE COUNTY FOR THIS KIND OF ACTIVITY. IT IS A GROWTH CENTER ON IT OWN AND WILL PUT INCREASING DEMANDS ON THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, COLLEGES BECAUSE CONTINUING EDUCATION IS SO IMPORTANT. THERE ARE TEAMING OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN YOU AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BEST UPSCALE THE MIDDLE AGE WORKER. >> MRS. HOUGH. >> I'M SORRY. YOUR LIGHT WAS ON. I'LL GO TO MS. DERENAK KAUFAX. OH, I SEE. I APOLOGIZE. DR. FULLER, WE ARE TRYING OUT A NEW SYSTEM HERE. YES, I THINK NEXT TIME WE ARE GOING HAVE TO MOVE OVER. SO I WILL CALL ON MS. PALCHIK. >> THANK YOU, SORRY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS STUDY. I HAD NOT HAD THE PLEASURE

107OF HEARING YOU BEFORE. IT IS VERY ENLIGHTNING TO SEE THE BACKGROUND. ONE THING THAT ESPECIALLY STUCK OUT TO ME WAS YOUR SAYING THAT THE IMPACT ISN'T JUST FROM CONTRACTORS. THAT IT IS REALLY PEOPLE ON MAIN STREET, WHERE OUR TEACHERS SHOP ANT GO AND SPEND THEIR SALARIES. I WAS WONDERING, IS THERE ANY WAY TO DO A BREAKDOWN ON THE SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES WITHIN THE COUNTY? >> MM-HMM. SO WHAT I WOULD DO FIRST, THE SIMPLE WAY, THERE ARE PUBLISHED BUDGETS AT DIFFERENT INCOME LEVELS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DOES SURVEYS. HOW YOU SPEND YOUR MONEY. IF YOUR HOUSE HOLD INCOME IS $40,000 IT IS DIFFERENT THAN $100,000. THEY ARE SEGMENTED INTO CATEGORIES. THEY ARE AVERAGES. LOWER INCOME SPENDS MOST OF THEIR MONEY ON FOOD, CLOTHING AND THE BASICS. HIGHER INCOME MAY TAKE A TRIP TO

108EUROPE. THERE IS MORE LEAKAGE THE HIGHER THE INCOME OF THE JOB. YOU COULD CHARACTERIZE, I DIDN'T DO THIS, THE EMPLOYMENT BASE OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND SAY THEY ARE IN THIS GROUP AND LET'S SEE WHAT THEY SPEND. GENERALLY, 24% OF YOUR SPENDING, 100% SALARY, PEEL IT ALL BACK, ABOUT 24% OF IT IS LEFT FOR GROCERIES OR EATING OUT IN LOCAL RESTAURANTS OR PERSONAL SERVICES, BEAUTY SHOPS AND BARBERSHOPS, CLOTHING AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION. IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A BIG NUMBER. IT DOESN'T INCLUDING HOUSES. YOU COULD CREATE A BUDGET THAT CHARACTERIZED THE WORKFORCE YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT. >> SO I GET TO -- THANK YOU. YOU GAVE US THE GENERAL, APPROXIMATELY 24%. IF WE WERE TO ASK YOU TO LOOK AT IT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE COUNTY, IS THAT A LARGE PROJECT? >> NO. IT IS A --

109IF YOU SORT OF DO IT AT A GENERAL LEVEL. IF YOU WANT TO DO IT SPECIFICS, YOU GO ASK PEOPLE HOW THEY SPEND THEIR MONEY. I HAVE DONE THAT, TOO. THEY DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU OR THEY DON'T KNOW. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. MY OTHER QUESTION, THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE TRICKIER. LOOKING AND I GUESS YOU WERE SAYING YOU BASED YOURS ON PAYROLL. NOT JUST HEAD COUNT, BUT THE PAYROLL, STAYING IN THE COUNTY AND LEAVING. USING THOSE NUMBERS, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO SEE IF WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE OUR BEGINNING AND MID CAREER TEACHER SALARIES WHERE WE HOPE FOR THEM TO BE IN THREE YEARS, IS THERE A WAY TO SEE IF THAT CHANGES OUR NUMBERS, THAT CHANGES THE WAY WE LOOK AT IT? I'M NOT SURE IF MOST OF THE SALARIES STAYING IN

110THE COUNTY ARE IN THIS SPECIFIC GROUP OR THEY ARE SPREAD OUT ACROSS OUR INCOME LEVELS. >> WELL, MY -- I WOULD PRESUME THAT HIGHER INCOME EMPLOYEES OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE MORE LIKELY TO LIVE IN THE COUNTY THAN PART-TIME EMPLOYEES, BUS DRIVERS OR CAFETERIA WORKERS, PEOPLE THAT ARE AT THE LOWER END OF THE PAY SCALE, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO LIVE IN CULPEPPER. NOT THAT MANY LIVE THERE, PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY WHERE THE HOUSING IS CHEAPER. I WOULD BE PREDISPOSED TO THINK IF YOU PAID YOUR TEACHERS MORE, MORE OF THEM WOULD LIVE LOCALLY. YOU PROBABLY OUGHT TO PAY THEM MORE ANYWAY AND NOT WORRY ABOUT WHERE THEY LIVE. IT IS NICE TO KNOW. THAT IS NOT THE RATIONAL TO GET BETTER TEACHERS. >> I WAS WONDERING IF IT WOULD CHANGE THESE NUMBERS? >> IT MIGHT

111CHANGE THEM A TYPY BIT. IT IS SUCH A LARGE PERCENTAGE, IT IS MORE LIKELY, I WOULD WORRY ABOUT GOING DOWN. THE HIGHER YOU PAY, THE MORE YOU PAY PEOPLE THE MORE CHOICES THEY HAVE. IT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE AGE OF YOUR WORKFORCE. YOUNGER WORKERS ARE LIKELY TO LIVE IN ARLINGTON AND TAKE THE METRO, RESOURCE COMMUTE. MIDDLE AGE TEACHERS NEED A HOUSE, THEY HAVE CHILDREN. THE AGE PROFILE IS IMPORTANT. >> THANK YOU. MY LAST THING IS A COMMENT RELATED TO WHAT MS. HYNES WAS SAYING. WE HAD OUR GRADUATES WITH GENESIS WORK, A PROGRAM THAT PUTS OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, MANY SAID THEY WOULDN'T HAVE CONSIDERED COLLEGE AS I.T. INTERNS IN LOCAL BUSINESS AND TRAINING THEM TO BE THAT WORKFORCE WE VERY DESPERATELY NEED. >> INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS ARE CRITICAL. BUSINESSES ARE WARMING UP TO THEM. THEY USED

112TO DO IT AS THE COLLEGE LEVEL. HIGH SCHOOL IS VERY IMPORTANT. >> AND OUR CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM. >> OH, BIG. >> HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW THOSE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> MS. DERENAK KAUFAX. >> GOOD EVENING, DR. FULLER. YOU AND I FIRST MET WHEN I WAS CHAIR OF THIS BOARD TWO YEARS AGO. WE WERE STRUGGLING AT THAT TIME TO GARNER COMMUNITYWIDE SUPPORT TO FULLY FUND OUR SCHOOLS. I ASKED YOU AT THAT TIME FOR QUOTES. IT IS SOMETHING THAT I ENJOYED SO MUCH I WANT TO REPEAT AGAIN. I THINK THE MESSAGE IS QUITE, IT NEEDS TO STAY. YOU SAID TO COMPETE WITH THE NATION'S OTHER MAJOR BUSINESS CENTERS FAIRFAX COUNTY WILL REQUIRE INCREASED PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO STRENGTHEN THE COUNTY'S QUALITY OF LIFE AND ACCORDINGLY WILL MAKE THE

113DIFFERENCE IN ATTRACTING NEW BUSINESS INVESTMENTS AND HIGH VALUE ADDED JOBS NECESSARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH. THIS IS THE TIME TO INCREASE LOCAL SPENDING AND NOT DISINVEST IN THE COUNTY'S ASSETS THEREBY BECOMING LESS COMPETITIVE WITH OUR PEERS. I THANK YOU FOR THAT QUOTE. IT TOOK A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER THAT QUOTE TO GET THE INVESTMENT WE NEEDED. WE ARE CONTINUING THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR FUNDING BODIES IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE WORKING ON. I KNOW THEY RESPECT YOU AND YOUR WORK. THAT IS WHY WHAT MS. HYNES MENTIONED WHEN SHE WAS BEGINNING HER TERM AND ENDING MINE, WE ASKED FOR A MEETING TO PICK YOUR BRAIN AND TALKED ABOUT THE STUDY. THIS IS SOMETHING, THIS YEAR I'M THE BUDGET CHAIR AND THE INFORMATION FROM THIS WILL BE EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL AND SOMETHING I WILL SHARE WISELY. I THANK

114YOU FOR THIS. MY ONLY QUESTION IS WITH SOMETHING YOU HAD TALKED ABOUT BUT YOU JUST MENTIONED. IT IS A LITTLE OUTSIDE OF THE STUDY. YOU STATED A MOMENT AGO THAT WE DON'T HAVE SUPPORT HERE OF MILLENIALS. OUR MILLENIALS ARE OUR YOUNG TEACHERS. HOW IN THIS COUNTY COULD WE DO BETTER TO SUPPORT THAT? >> WELL, MY FIRST -- WHAT I FIRST TELL PEOPLE IS MILLENIALS ARE GROWING UP. THEY ARE GETTING OLDER NOW AND THEY ARE MORE LIKELY -- THE LEADING EDGE, 36 YEARS OLD, MAYBE IT DEPENDS HOW IT IS DEFINED, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE MOVING INTO HOUSES INTO THE SUBURBS OUT OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND CLOSER IN URBAN CENTERS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THE SELF-CORRECTING PROBLEM. THE SURVEYS OF MILLENIALS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE NATIONALLY COME OUT WITH NUMBERS LIKE 80% OF THEM

115SAY THEY WILL BY THE TIME THEY ARE 45 LIVE IN A SING M FAMILY HOUSE IN THE SUBURBS WITH CHILDREN. THEY ARE JUST DOING IT LATER. IT HAS BEEN A SURPRISE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN LIKE THEIR PARENTS. THEY ARE 10 YEARS LATER DOING WHAT THEIR PARENTS DID. WHAT IS ATTRACTIVE TO MILLENIALS IS WHAT IS CLEARLY FOUND IN RESTON TOWN CENTER AND FOUND IN INCREASINGLY TYSONS. SO FAIRFAX COUNTY ALREADY IS CREATING URBAN CENTERS WITH -- AND JUST DOWN THE ROAD HERE IN MOSAIC DISTRICT, WHICH I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED PERSONALLY, BUT I KNOW WHERE IT IS. THAT THESE KINDS OF SPACES AND THE KINDS OF EXTERNAL ATTRACTIONS, THE RESTAURANTS AND THE SPORTING ACTIVITIES, THE PARKS AND SO FORTH, SUBURBAN COUNTIES HAVE A HARD TIME PROVIDING AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT. FAIRFAX IS FORTUNATE IT HAS ITS OWN CITY CENTER AND TYSONS

116AND RESTON TOWN CENTER HAS COME ALONG NOT UNEXPECTEDLY, BUT IT HAS BECOME A VERY ATTRACTIVE PLACE TO LIVE. THERE ARE OTHER PLACES LIKE THAT THAT HAVE GOOD SIDEWALKS AND SHOPS AND MULTIFAMILY HOUSING. SO THE COUNTY HAS TO BE VERY CONSCIOUS OF IT LAND USE POLICIES THAT ALLOW HIGHER DENSITY IN THE RIGHT PLACES WHERE THERE IS GOOD TRANSPORTATION. AND NOT TO -- MILLENIALS HAVE BIG COLLEGE DEBT. THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE CHARACTERIZED BY AND DON'T HAVE BIG SAVINGS. HAVING DOWN PAYMENTS FOR HOUSING IS A CHALLENGE UNLESS THEY HAVE PARENTS THAT WILL HELP THEM. CHEAPER HOUSING, HIGHER DENSITY, MAYBE TOWNHOUSING. THEY SEE SCHOOL KIDS AS IF SCHOOL KIDS ARE BAD. YOU HAVE SCHOOL GENERATION RATES FOR DIFFERENT SIZE UNITS. RESIDENTIAL HAS A HARD TIME GETTING A FOOTHOLD. MIXED USE IS POPULAR. IT IS POPULAR TO MILLENIALS. THEY

117LIKE LIVING IN MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS. YOU HAVE TO IMAGINE FAIRFAX COUNTY IS ON TOP OF THIS AND VERY ADVANCED ECONOMIC CITY -- COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THEY KNOW WHAT WORKS. YOU WOULDN'T WANT IT EVERYWHERE IN THE COUNTY, BUT SOME CENTERS HAVE METRO RAIL ACCESS AND GOOD HIGHWAY ACCESS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THAT IS HOW YOU KEEP YOUR MILLENIALS. ARLINGTON HAS FIGURED THIS OUT. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> I THINK YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT KEEPING THE OLD PEOPLE, TOO, KEEPING THEM HERE SO THEY CAN AFFORD TO LIVE HERE AND WORK LONGER. WE CAN'T AFFORD FOR THEM TO DROPOUT OF THE WORK FORCE. THEY ARE GOING BE CONDO DWELLERS AS THEY SELL THEIR HOUSES AND BEGIN LIVING ON THE EQUITY BUILDUP THEY HAVE. THIS IS WAY BEYOND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM EXCEPT SOME OF THOSE OLDER PEOPLE MAY BE MENTORS

118OR TUTORS OR HAVE A RELATIONSHIP. I THINK WE HAVE TO THINK OUT OF THE BOX ON ALL THIS TODAY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MS. McLAUGHLIN. >> THERE IS ALWAYS A BENEFIT OF COMING LATER IN THE QUEUE. SOMETIMES THE CONVERSATION ENDS UP TRIGGERING MAYBE SOME OTHER THOUGHTS. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, DR. FULLER. I'M MINDFUL WITH THE 12 OF US, EVEN IF WE EACH WANTED 10 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME FOR THIS DISCOURSE, WE WOULD BE TAKING UP ANOTHER TWO HOURS AT THE BUSINESS MEETING. >> THIS IS GOING BE A LONG NIGHT FOR YOU. I WILL TRY FOR OUR COLLEAGUES' SAKE AND OUR STAFF AND YOUR TIME TO DISTILL TO THE THINGS MOST ON MY MIND FROM THIS PRESENTATION. FIRST, WHAT OCCURRED TO ME AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF YOUR

119REPORT AND YOUR FINDINGS. WE ALL KNOW AS CITIZENS WHO DO PAY TAXES THAT IN OUR PAYCHECKS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GOBBLES UP THE LARGEST AMOUNT BY FAR, FOLLOWED BY THE STATE AND THEN OUR LOCAL TAXES. AND YET THE INVERSE HAPPENS IN TERMS OF THE DIRECT RETURN ON INVESTMENT. SO WHAT WE PAY IN FAIRFAX COUNTY MUCH OF IT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE AMAZING SERVICES WE ENJOY AS RESIDENTS HERE. OVER 70% OF THE OPERATION OF THIS SCHOOL SYSTEM COMES BECAUSE OUR LOCAL TAXPAYERS AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THEIR CONFIDENCE IN US RETURN IT TO US TO BE ABLE TO RUN THE SCHOOLS. WE CAN'T LOOK TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR THE STATE TO THANK THEM FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES THAT COME TO US. WHEN YOU THEN LOOK AT EVEN WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GIVES

120TO VIRGINIA, AGAIN, NOT SUBSTANTIAL. SO IN TERMS OF PEOPLE APPRECIATED AND MS. SCHULTZ HAS BEEN A COLLEAGUE OF MINE FOR FIVE YEARS, WE AGREE ON MUCH AND HAVE DISAGREEMENTS ON OTHER ISSUES. AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM. KNOWING FAMILY MEMBERS WHO LIVED IN NEW YORK AND MASSACHUSETTS AND CALIFORNIA WHERE I'M A NATIVE, OUR TAXES ARE LOW FOR THE RETURN OF SERVICES. I DIDN'T RETURN TO THE WINE COUNTRY AND I RAISED THREE BOYS HERE. THAT IS MY PITCH FOR FAIRFAX COUNTY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE, WAS THAT A PIECE OF WHAT YOU REALLY HOPE THE BOARD AND OUR COUNTY AND ANYONE WHO IS LOOKING AT THIS REPORT IS REALLY RECOGNIZING? LOOK, NO ONE WANTS TO PAY TAXES AT LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL MORE THAN YOU WOULD HAVE TO. BUT WHAT WE DO TO DATE HAS BEEN

121A SIGNIFICANT RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE HERE. >> AND YOU CAN MEASURE THAT IN MANY WAYS. THIS IS JUST ONE. I WOULD, I GUESS IF I WERE HAVING TO TALK TO A GROUP OF TAXPAYERS, I WOULD SAY, HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE CHILDREN IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM? ONLY A QUARTER OF THE HANDS GO UP. AND THE OTHERS, WELL, WHY ARE THEY PAYING FOR ALL OF THIS? SO I WOULD RATHER ARGUE TO THE OTHER THREE QUARTERS. BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT GETTING WHAT THEY THINK IS A DIRECT BENEFIT. THEY MIGHT HAVE HAD KIDS IN SCHOOL BUT MAYBE NEVER. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE CHILDREN. AND SO I WOULD SAY, WELL, WE CAN SEE IT IN YOUR HOUSE VALUE AND THERE IS A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN YOUR PROPERTY TAX AND YOUR HOUSE

122VALUE. BECAUSE PROPERTY TAX CONVERTS TO QUALITY OF LIFE. SO YOU CAN -- YOUR HOUSE APPRECIATES. YOU ARE GETTING A RETURN ON INVESTMENT. YOU ARE LIVING THERE AND GETTING A RETURN AND SUBSIDIZED BY UNCLE SAM IF YOU HAVE A MORTGAGE. IT ISN'T SUCH A BAD DEAL. A LOT OF MONEY GOES BACK INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. NOT ONLY SUPPORTING 90,000 STUDENTS AND BEING A POSITIVE FORCE WITHIN THE COUNTY OR THE NATIONAL WORKFORCE, WHO KNOWS WHERE THEY WILL END UP, LIVE ULTIMATELY. BUT THIS MONEY ISN'T ABSORBED IN THE SPONGE, LOST HERE, IT GETS TURNED OVER. NOT ONLY ONCE, BUT ONCE AND ANOTHER QUARTER OR WHATEVER THE MULTIPLIER IS. WHEN YOU HAVE A 1.25 OR 1.43 THE OTHER DOLLAR IS GOING OUT. IN ADDITION THE 25 CENTS, 30 CENTS, 40 CENTS IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THAT MONEY IF YOU

123DON'T HAVE CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, YOU MAY HAVE A SHOP ON MAIN STREET IN FAIRFAX CITY AND SOME OF THAT MONEY COMES INTO YOUR STORY. THIS IS PART OF THE STORY, NOT THE WHOLE STORY. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TELL THE OTHER PARTS AS WELL. >> THE SECOND QUESTION I HAD WAS I'M FAMILIAR SOMEWHAT WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WHICH IS HEADED BY JERRY GORDON. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT FAIRFAX COUNTY WANTING TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL BY CREATING THE E.D.A. AND CREATE BUSINESSES, I WONDERED, AGAIN, NOT WANTING TO TAKE UP TIME THIS EVENING BUT IF YOU COULD TOUCH ON DOES THE E.D.A. ALSO TURN TO YOU AND LOOK FOR WAYS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WITH INTENTIONALITY THE WORK THEY ARE TRYING TO DO AND WHAT YOU UNDERSTAND IN TRMS OF THE ECONOMY AND WHAT IS

124IT THAT LOOKING AT FAIRFAX YOU EVEN TOUCHED ON ATTRACTING MILLENIALS, ATTRACTING EMPTY NESTERS TO STAY AND RETIRE HERE. IS THAT -- DO THOSE TYPES OF DIALOGUE OCCUR? >> THEY DO. I KNOW JERRY QUITE WELL. HE HAS A VERY GOOD STAFF. BUT WE DO CONSULT WITH EACH OTHER AND SHARE INFORMATION. THEY ARE THE ANSWER. THEY ARE COMPETING WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS WITH THE SAME ANSWER IN OTHER PLACES. THIS IS A VERY, VERY COMPETITIVE COUNTRY. 10 OR 15 LOCATIONS, WE ARE ONE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. WE ARE COMPETING AND HAVING A DIFFERENT TIME COMPETING WITH OTHERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT KIND OF LIFESTYLE OR DIFFERENT KIND OF AN ECONOMY. WE STILL HAVE A FEDERAL DOMINANCE. WE ARE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER. IT IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF ECONOMY, NOT AS BAD, BUT DIFFERENT AND HASN'T BEEN AS COMPETITIVE AS

125SOME OTHERS. WE ARE WORKING ON IT. >> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. >> GOOD TO BE HERE. >> MR. WILSON. >> THANK YOU, DR. FULLER. YOUR TALK SENT ME SHUDDERING BACK TO MY COLLEGE DAYS SITTING IN ECONOMICS CLASSES AND WHY I ENDED UP GOING INTO THE ARMY. >> DID YOU PASS? >> I DID PASS ALTHOUGH I THINK I REACHED THE POINT OF DIMINISHING RETURNS FOR SURE. >> YOU LEARNED A GOOD CONCEPT. >> I REMEMBER A FEW THINGS. I WONDER WLRPT YOU CAN GIVE US ANY PERSPECTIVE OR UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE CHANGE OVER TIME FOR THE DATA YOU PROVIDED? THE INFORMATION. DO YOU HAVE A SENSE. WAS THERE A STUDY DONE 10 YEARS AGO >> THERE WASN'T. WHAT HAS HAPPENED RECIPIENT -- RECENTLY, THE MULTIPLIERS PRERECESSION ECONOMY WERE MUCH LARGER. THESE THAT REFLECT THE ECONOMY

126AND EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE PUBLISHED IN OCTOBER OF 2015, THEY REFLECTED THE ECONOMY IN 2012 AND 2013. IT TAKES QUITE A LONG TIME. IT IS A LARGE MODEL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RUNS. IT IS POST RECESSION. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE RECESSION THE ECONOMY BECAME MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. THE NUMBERS ON MY CHART I SHOWED YOU -- I'LL JUST TAKE A MINUTE HERE, ONE MORE, SO THOSE NUMBERS ON JOBS SUPPORTED IS PER $1 MILLION OF OUTLAY. THEY USED TO BE MUCH LARGER. SO WE HAVE BECOME MORE EFFICIENT. THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WHEN THEY ARE THREATENED FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE TECHNOLOGY. THEY DUMB THE JOBS DOWN. OUR ECONOMY HAS CHANGED. HAD WE DONE THAT IN 2007 THE IMPACTS WOULD HAVE BEEN LARGER. THEY ARE QUITE LARGE AS THEY ARE UNDER A MORE EFFICIENT STINGY ECONOMY. SAVING RATES ARE UP.

127>> WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY PERHAPS A COMPARISON OVER TIME IS NOT AS USEFUL AS A COMPARISON ACROSS JURISDICTIONS? >> YOU COULD DO IT PER -- >> I GUESS WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS YOU USED THE TERM LEAKAGE. THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE -- THAT IS THE NEGATIVE DRIVER IN THIS ANALYSIS. WE WANT TO REDUCE THE LEAKAGE. >> YOU WANT TO MAXIMIZE THE RETENTION OF YOUR BUDGET WITHIN THE LOCAL ECONOMY. MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT YOU WANT TO REDUCE LEAKAGE. >> I WOULD THINK THAT IS A GOOD THING. >> IT IS A GOOD THING. >> COMPARING LEAKAGE FOR FAIRFAX COUNTY VERSUS OTHER JURISDICTIONS. >> YOU HAVE THE LEAST. >> THE LEAST WITHIN -- >> WITHIN THIS REGION. >> THAT IS FANTASTIC. >> BECAUSE YOU ARE THE LARGEst AND HAVE THE BEST ECONOMY. >> WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST

128DRIVERS OF THE LEAKAGE? >> IF IT WERE LEGAL YOU WOULD ONLY CONTRACT WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES. THERE ARE BUSINESS -- YOU HAVE SERVICES YOU NEED THAT AREN'T PROVIDED BY LOCAL BUSINESSES. SO IF YOU NEED NEW FURNITURE, IT IS NOT MADE HERE. IT IS MADE SOMEWHERE ELSE. IT IS WHOLESALED THROUGH HERE. DO MORE OF YOUR WORK IN HOUSE. DON'T CONTRACT. THAT RAISING YOUR BUDGET OR YOUR PRAY ROLL. -- PAYROLL. IT IS HARD TO DO. BY ACCIDENT IT HAS COME OUT VERY WELL. MAYBE NOT ACCIDENT, BUT SO MANY OF YOUR TEACHERS CHOOSING TO LIVE HERE MEASURES THE QUALITY OF THE COUNTY OFFERS. >> DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF THAT PERSONAL OVER TIME? >> I DON'T. >> I WONDER, DR. GARZA, DO YOU KNOW IF WE MAINTAIN HOW MANY EMPLOYEES LIVE IN THE COUNTY? >> YES. THAT IS

129SOMETHING I HEARD A LOT WHEN I CAME HERE. WE DID THAT ANALYSIS MY FIRST YEAR HERE AND I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND AT THAT TIME IT WAS 65%. IN YOUR STUDY AND THIS YEAR IT IS SHOWING A LITTLE BIT HIGHER, FLATLY, BUT A LITTLE HIGHER THAN IT WAS FOUR YEARS AGO. >> AND ANY SENSE OF, SAY, FROM THE 1990'S OR 1980'S? >> I DON'T KNOW. WE HAVE TO LOOK IF WE CAPTURED IT BACK THEN. I'M SURE WE HAVE A WAY OF LOOKING BACK THAT FAR. >> I'M A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SAID OUR HOUSING IS VERY EXPENSIVE, BUT I DO THINK THAT IT IS BETTER FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND FOR THE COUNTY TO THE EXTENT WE CAN FIGURE OUT WAYS TO KEEP THE TEACHERS AND STAFF IN THE

130COUNTY AND CONNECTED TO THE SCHOOLS THEY ARE WORKING AT. >> PART OF THIS IS A BY PRODUCT OF INCREASING CONGESTION AND TIME OF COMMUTE. IT IS A CULTURAL SHIFT. PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING TO LIVE CLOSER TO WHERE THEY WORK SO THEY DON'T LOSE TIME OUT OF THEIR LIFE. THAT GETS PEOPLE LIVING IN PROXIMITY TO EMPLOYMENT PLACES. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MR. MOON. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I AM NOT GOING ASK THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ALREADY ASKED. I'M GOING ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FROM SLIDE THREE. EVERY PORTION OUT OF THE BUDGET YOU KEEP A LARGER SECTION THAN THE STATE. AND BECAUSE OF CLUSTERING OF THE WORKFORCE AND YOU HAVE BUSINESSES THAT CAN DO THE WORK YOU WANT AMONG CONTRACTORS, AND CONSTRUCTION WORK DONE BY NON-DIRECT PAYROLL WORKERS. THEY ARE LOCAL WHEREIN

131[INAUDIBLE] AGAIN THEY HAVE TO CONTRACT WITH SOMEBODY FROM FAIRFAX TO DO THE WORK THEY NEED DONE. YOU CAN FIND THAT WORK DONE. SO YOU HAVE A BIGGER IMPACT. ISN'T BECAUSE OF ANYTHING YOU DID, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE A BIG COMPANY. >> HOW ABOUT IN A SCHOOL SYSTEMS IMPACT COMPARED TO COUNTY GOVERNMENT'S IMPACT? >> WELL, I DIDN'T -- YOU HAVE MORE EMPLOYEES THAN THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT. THEY MAY HAVE -- THEY MAY HAVE A HIGHER PAYROLL FOR WORKER OR HIGHER WAGE RATE. I DIDN'T DO THAT ANALYSIS AND DON'T KNOW WHERE THEIR CONTRACTOR BASE RESIDES. I DO KNOW THAT -- THAT YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE COUNTY'S ECONOMY, THE 2% IS ONLY EXCEEDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SO YOU ARE BIGGER ON THAT ACCOUNT EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE ANALYSIS FOR THE COUNTY. >> THANK YOU.

132I HAVE JUST A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS. SINCE YOU MENTIONED ABOUT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. HOW ARE WE COMPARED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? ARE WE A MUCH SMALLER THAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? >> NO, NO, YOU'RE -- THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WELL IT'S THE FEDERAL CONTRACTING THAT DRIVES THEIR IMPACT AND THE AMOUNT OF THAT WORK DONE LOCALLY. AND THE FEDERAL CONTRACTORS LIVE. SO YOU ARE $2 BILLION AND THEIR'S IS MULTIPLES AND WORKING OFF A 25 BILLION BASE. >> JUST ONE LAST QUESTION. YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE ANSWER TO THIS. BUT IN THE COUNTY OF VIRGINIA, IN ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IS BASICALLY IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN THE DISTRICTS? >> I THINK GENERALLY THEY WOULD BE IN THE TOP FIVE. THERE MAY BE SOME SMALLER COUNTIES WHERE THERE HAPPENS TO BE A BIG EMPLOYER LIKE DOMINION RESOURCE OR

133SOMEBODY, WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE MORE EMPLOYEES. DOWN WHERE THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS ARE IN [INAUDIBLE]. THEY MAY HAVE MORE EMPLOYEES THAN THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE SCALE. BUT GENERALLY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE LARGE EMPLOYERS BECAUSE OF THE RANGE OF SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE. >> THANK YOU SIR. >> DOCTOR YOU HAVE GIVEN US A FASCINATING REPORT AND WE WILL BE MINING DATA OUT OF IT FOR A LONG TIME. I FOUND IT INTERESTING LOOKING AT WHAT WE DO FROM A DIFFERENT WAY. NOT JUST FROM THE VALUE OF WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY. BUT ALSO THE INTERCONNECTION WITH THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND THE FACT THAT WHEN WE DO WHAT WE DO, WE ARE ADDING TO THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF SALARY. AND IN TERMS OF GOODS AND SERVICES. AND THAT IT IS A REMAINING INVESTMENT THAT WITH

134THIS INTERCONNECTION WHERE THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM CONTRIBUTE TO EACH OTHER. IT'S FASCINATING TO THINK ABOUT THAT INTERACTION AND HOW THE PROVIDE IN VALUE AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THANK YOU FOR BEING GENEROUS FOR YOUR TIME AND GIVING US THIS EXCELLENT REPORT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. >> THANK YOU, FOR THE GREAT QUESTIONS, HAS BEEN QUITE A NICE EVENING. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. >> NOW GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. OUR RULES OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE, ROBERT RULES GOING THROUGH DOCUMENT REVIEW AND PROVIDED TO ITEMS OF THE PUBLIC IN ADVANCE. ITEMS CAN BE REMOVED AT THE REQUEST OF ANY BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO THE MEETING. I WANT TO REMIND BOARD MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE AND VIEWING AT HOME. WE HAVE REMOVED ITEM 4.08, SUICIDE PREVENTION, RISK ASSESSMENT AND POSTVENTION POLICY, THAT

135WILL BE PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR NOVEMBER 3 AS AN ACTION ITEM. WHAT WE DO HAVE TONIGHT IS 4.01, APPOINT INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON COMMITTEES AS DETAILED IN THE AGENDA ITEM. 4.02, POINT STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AS DETAILED IN THE AGENDA ITEM. 4.03, AWARD CONTRACT OF SOUTH LAKES HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION PROJECT BRANCH AND ASSOCIATES INC. IN THE FULL AMOUNT AND AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT AND THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO NEGOTIATE. AND EITHER MAY ACT TO NEGOTIATE OR EXECUTE OR ADMINISTER ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD A LEASE DEPARTMENT BUS PARKING TO SERVE THE SPRINGFIELD AREA ALONG WITH CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AS PER THE SCHOOL BUDGET. 4.05, CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENTS AND SEPARATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 1, TO JULY 30, 2016. 4.06, CONFIRM THE MONTHLY REPORT ON EMPLOYEE SEPARATIONS. 4.07,

136ADOPT A FAIRFAX COUNTY PURCHASING RESOLUTION SUBJECT TO THE DETAILS IN THE AGENDA ITEM. ANY OBJECTION TO APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA. HEARING AND SEEING NONE, THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. THE FOLLOWING ARE NEW BUSINESS AGENDA ITEMS WITH NO VOTE. 5.01 EARLY HEAD START, FAMILY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, POLICY AS DETAILED IN THE AGENDA ITEM. 5.02, APPROVE CHANGES TO THE AGENDA ITEM. AND NOW SUPERINTENDENT MATTERS. DR. GARZA. >> THANK YOU, I AM MINDFUL OF THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE CLOSED SESSION AFTER THIS MEETING. I WILL BE BRIEF. I HAD TO COMMENT ON THE FACT THAT WE INAUGURAL BREAKING THROUGH CEREMONY OF FIRST CLASS OF GENESIS WORK YOUNG PROFESSIONAL INTERNS. AND I APPRECIATE MRS. HOUGH AND MRS. PALCHIK AND I COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE PROUD OF THAT EVENT. THE ROOM WAS FULL AND BUSINESSES REPRESENTED THROUGH VARIOUS BUSINESSES

137THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. AND THE STORIES FROM THE STUDENTS WERE REALLY TOUCHING. AND WHAT A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE FOR THESE STUDENTS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY'S SUPPORT. I KNOW WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. I WILL TELL YOU I MET STUDENTS AND THEY TOLD ME THEIR INTERNSHIP WAS AT LMI, OR AT&T OR [INAUDIBLE] UNIVERSITY. MANY PARENTS SAID THEY WERE SO PROUD, AND WE ARE THE LARGEST INAUGURAL CLASS OF ANY OTHER FOUR METROPOLITAN AREAS. WE ARE STARTING IN A GREAT PLACE AND NEED TO CONTINUE TO BUILD IT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, DR. GARZA. NEXT ON THE AGENDA, BOARD REPORTS AND I CALL ON MRS. MCLAUGHLIN FOR A REPORT ON THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. >> MY NOTES -- ALL RIGHT, I WILL

138GO OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. BASICALLY WE HAD A GOVERNANCE MEETING THIS MORNING. AND WE COVERED THREE MORE TIMELY TOPICS THAT HAD TO DEAL WITH UPDATE ON THE CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP FOR NAMING RIGHTS POLICY. THAT IS STILL HAVING STAFF REVIEWING IT. IN TERMS OF TALKING TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND GETTING THAT INPUT BEFORE THE BOARD FINALIZES THE POLICY ITSELF. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE NEW STUDENT RECOGNITION PROGRAM. AND HOW WE COULD WORK WITH OUR PRINCIPALS IN GETTING INFORMATION OUT TO STUDENTS WHO ARE WANTING TO BE RECOGNIZED OR WHO WE THINK ARE IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE. AND DR. GARZA SHARED WITH US BILL CUREN, OUR COUNTY WIDE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES HAS A GOOD PLAN IN PLACE TO FUNNEL THAT INFORMATION TO SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE. AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE ISSUE OF SCHOOL BOARD ADVOCACY

139LETTERS. AND SO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IS STILL SPENDING THOUGHTFUL AND STUDY TIME ON THAT, AND PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS AND OUR CLERK OF THE BOARD WILL BE BRINGING US INFORMATION ALONG WITH OUR GENERAL COUNSEL, JOHN FOSTER, IS DRAFTING SOME GUIDELINES FOR THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER. SO OVERALL I WOULD SAY WE ARE KEEPING QUITE BUSY. AND CERTAINLY CONSIDER MORE TOPICS TO GENERATE MORE WORK FOR GOVERNANCE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT INVITATION. NEXT IS BOARD MEMBERS AND CALL ON MRS. DERENAK-KAUFAX. >> THANK YOU, MRS. EVANS. THE LAST FEW WEEKS I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT SEVERAL OF MY SCHOOLS. INCLUDING MOUNT VERNON WOODS, AND WEST POTOMAC HIGH SCHOOL AND THE HIGH SCHOOL IN CHAMBERAN, AND A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING AT EACH SCHOOL. LAST NIGHT I WAS HONORED TO SERVE AS A GUEST READER AT

140[INAUDIBLE] ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THEY HAD A SNUGGLE UP AND READ AND WE WERE INVITED TO WEAR OUR PAJAMAS AND READ ALOUD. AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR TEAM FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE COLLEGE NIGHT. AS A PARENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR I APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MY DAUGHTER TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO REPRESENTATIVES FROM SO MANY COLLEGES ALL IN ONE PLACE. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING THAT. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU OUT THERE WHO HAVE COLLEGE -- HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES OR JUNIORS NEXT YEAR, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY. IT'S QUITE WELL DONE AND A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION. AND FINALLY I WANT TO EXTEND MY CONGRATULATIONS TO MY COLLEAGUE, RYAN MCELVEEN AND HIS WIFE, SCHEEN ON THE BIRTH OF THEIR DAUGHTER AND RYAN WHO IS NOT SITTING BESIDE ME ALREADY WENT ONLY TO CATCH

141UP ON HIS SLEEP. HOPE YOU ARE SLEEPING WELL. >> MR. WILSON. >> I WILL PASS. >> MRS. MCLAUGHLIN. >> JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. I WANTED TO LET ME COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT ON LAST WEDNESDAY, THE 12th, I DID ATTEND THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION THAT ED TOUROU WAS HOSTING FOR HONOREE, IT'S AN 18 YEAR-OLD CELEBRATION THAT BEGAN IN ARLINGTON FROM IMMIGRANT PARENTS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO HELP SPANISHES FIND SUCCESS IN ACADEMIC. AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENING TO HEAR ABOUT THE GROWTH OF THE ORGANIZATION. IT'S EXCITING THROUGH THIS ADDITIONAL GRANT FUND THEY ARE NOW GOING TO BE DOING MORE WORK HERE IN FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ONE OF OUR PARENT LIAISONS THAT IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH ED TOUROU AND A FORMER LIAISON IS NOW WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE ORGANIZATION. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY COLLEAGUES

142ARE AWARE THIS IS A WONDERFUL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, AND A COMMUNITY PARTNER. AND I AM PLEASED THEY ARE ABLE TO DO MORE WORK HERE WITHIN THE COUNTY SCHOOLS. I ALSO WANTED TO JUST SHARE WITH YOU THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MY REGION 5 SUPERINTENDENT, FRANCIS IVY AND HER EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL, REBECCA BAYNE, LOOKING AT REALLY INTERESTING DATA AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT IT A LITTLE BIT MORE, DEEPLY, I WILL BE CONSULTING WITH DR. GARZA. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SUMMARIZE FOR ALL OF YOU SOME OF THAT ANALYSIS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT. AND PART OF IT HAS TO DO WITH AP SCORES. AND HIGH SCHOOL LETTER GRADES, WHICH WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN USE MULTIPLE DATA POINTS AND LOOKING AT ACCURACY ASSESSING STUDENTS. AND SO DR. GARZA I WANTED

143TO PUBLICLY EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO DR. IVY, SHE'S REALLY INVESTED TIME AND WORK IN THIS. AND YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT EVEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OTHER REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS, LOOKING AT THIS. AND WHAT VALUE IT WILL SERVE FOR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAMS AND WORKING WITH COLLABORATIVE TEAMS. IT'S JUST FOR ME EXCITING TO SEE THAT A SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT HAS A DATABASE THAT IS SO RICH THAT IT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT WAYS TO IMPROVING, AND GRADING AND ASSESSING. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I AGAIN HAD NOT SEEN DONE IN THIS WAY BEFORE. AND I THINK IT WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. AND THEN OTHER THAN THAT, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I HAPPEN TO HAVE A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH CITY SUPERINTENDENT PETER NOONAN, AND REALLY

144ENJOYED GETTING A CHANCE TO TALK WITH HIM ABOUT THE GREAT WORK THAT DR. GARZA'S TEAM AND STEVE LOCKARD LED ON THE GRADING POLICY AND ASSESSMENT. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT PETER BEGAN A DIALOGUE BACK IN 2009. TO SEE US MOVING AGAIN IN THAT DIRECTION TO HELP WITH ACCURACY IN ASSESSMENTS AND GRADING, I WANTED TO KIND OF CIRCLE BACK WITH HIM AND LET HIM KNOW, SEVEN YEARS AGO LATER AND THERE IS SOME REALLY GOOD PROGRESS GOING ON. SO OTHER THAN THAT, I ALSO WANTED TO EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO THE ART COUNCIL OF FAIRFAX COUNTY, FOR INVITING THE BOARD MEMBERS. SEVERAL OF WHOM WE WERE THERE TO REALLY ENJOY CELEBRATING THE ARTS HERE IN FAIRFAX COUNTY. AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS THAT ENABLE THE ARTS TO BE PROMOTEED AND CELEBRATED WITHIN FAIRFAX I THINK IS ANOTHER DEFINING ASPECT

145OF WHAT MAKES THIS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. >> MR. MOON. >> PASS, MADAM CHAIR. >> MRS. STRAUSS. >> I WANT TO THANK THE TOWN OF HERNDON AND MAYOR, MET OVER THE LAST WEEKS DEALING WITH ISSUES ON HOW TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. AND I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR OUR CHILDREN, THANK YOU. >> MRS. CORBETT SANDERS. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO FIRST START BY THANKING THE STATE FOUNDATION FOR THEIR ANNUAL DINNER LAST WEEK. WHERE WE CELEBRATED THE SUCCESSES OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTY. IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS ALWAYS SO JUST HEART WARMING TO SEE THE GREAT SKILLS, TECHNICAL SKILLS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THROUGH CTE AND ACADEMY PROGRAM. LAST WEEK WE HEARD ABOUT ALL OF THE GREAT

146WORK THAT IS BEING DONE FOR -- NOT ONLY IN THE BUILDING AREA BUT ALSO IN THE AUTOMOBILE SECTOR. ALSO WANT TO THANK THE PARENTS OF HOLLIN MEADOWS AND HOLLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR INVITING ME TO THEIR PTA EVENT. AND WOULD LIKE TO ALSO THANK THE PEOPLE OF WEST POTOMAC HIGH SCHOOL WHO HOSTED AND PUT TOGETHER THE OKTOBERFEST LAST WEEKEND TO RAISE MUCH NEEDED FUNDS FOR BUILDING AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. BECAUSE WHAT HAS HAPPENED, AS THE COUNTY HAS HAD LESS MONEY TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE BUILD, WE SEE MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY GROUPS WORKING TOGETHER TO RAISE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO BUILD AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. SO THAT'S A GREAT EVENT AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE ORGANIZERS OF THAT. AND LAST I WANT TO ANNOUNCE WITH GREAT SADNESS THE PASSING OF A TRUE EDUCATION LEADER IN OUR COMMUNITY.

147MIKE SKINNER, A BELOVED PRINCIPAL OF MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL FOR DECADES PASSED AWAY THIS PAST WEEK. HE WILL CERTAINLY BE MISSED BY NOT ONLY THE STUDENTS TAUGHT BY HIM AND WHO ATTENDED HIS SCHOOL. BUT ALSO THE GREATER COMMUNITY. BECAUSE HE WAS ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR WHAT WAS GREAT AND IMPORTANT FOR OUR STUDENTS. I EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES TO HIS WIFE, LUCY AND JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE LOST A GREAT LEADER. THANK YOU. >> MRS. SCHULTZ. >> GOT QUITE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS. EVERY YEAR IN THE FALL AND THE SPRING I DO A CITIZEN TOWN HALL MEETING SERIES. AND ANNOUNCING MY FALL CITIZEN TOWN HALL SERIES WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 7 P.M. AT WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAFETERIA. THIS HAS GONE OUT AND AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AND PUBLISH AGAIN. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 7 P.M. WEST

148SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1, 7 P.M. WILLOW SPRINGS ELEMENTARY. AND WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 7 P.M. FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY, I KNOW IT'S JUST OVER THE LINE BUT I HAVE A LOT OF KIDS GOING THERE. I SPREAD THEM OUT OVER MY ENTIRE DISTRICT BECAUSE OF THE SIZE, THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHICAL SIZE OF THE SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT. I TRY TO DO ONE ON THE SOUTHERN END AND NORTHERN END TO ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO ONE OF THOSE PYRAMIDS. AND NOT JUST FAIRFAX COUNTY PARENT OR STUDENTS, BUT ANY RESIDENTS IN THE SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT. IN ADDITION I HAVE A SERIES OF PTA PRESIDENT COFFEES I DO FOR ALL. AND I WANT TO CLARIFY ALL PTA PRESIDENTS OF ALL SCHOOLS THAT CHILDREN OF THE SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT ATTEND. NOT JUST THE SCHOOLS CONTAINED IN THE SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT. BUT IF CHILDREN FROM SPRINGFIELD

149DISTRICT ATTEND YOUR SCHOOL, THERE WILL BE A PRESIDENT'S MEETING ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 AT THE MONCK CENTER AND THAT INFORMATION SENT TO THE PRESIDENT. I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS HAPPENING, BUT A SERIES OF FULL MOONS. BUT A NUMBER OF MY SCHOOL FACILITIES HAVE HAD A VARIETY OF CHALLENGES AND I THANK PARENTS AT ROBINSON, AT SOUTH COUNTY, AT LAKE BRADDOCK, FOR TAKING TIME TO MEET WITH ME. TALK WITH DIFFICULTY AND WORK THROUGH THINGS EITHER IF IT HAPPENS TO BE REACTIVELY. BUT MORE PROACTIVELY AND THAT GIVES ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH STAFF. WORK WITH OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WHO MAY BE AFFECTED. AND SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX. BUT I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU. AND TRY TO SOLVE SOME OF THESE ISSUES. I WANT TO THANK CASA, SANNIA DAY VIRGINIA FOR

150INVITING ME TO BE A FEATURED SPEAKER AT THEIR EVENT AND OPEN DOOR KOREAN CHURCH FOR BEING A SPEAKER. AND THE ART BOARD THAT WAS MENTIONED AND CONGRATULATE JACK HOOK PHILANTHROPY AWARD. AND MOUNT VERNON FOR THEIR EDUCATIONAL IMPACT NOT ONLY STUDENTS BUT ADULTS AS WELL. THERE WAS A FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT RULING THIS MORNING FOR FCPS STUDENTS OR RESIDENTS THAT IMPACTED BY THE VOTER REGISTRATION WEBSITE. IF YOU WERE IMPACTED BY THAT, YOU HAVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT TO REGISTER. IF YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED. I DON'T TYPICALLY DO THIS, BUT I WANT TO MENTION SOMETHING BROUGHT UP IN THE SPEAKERS THIS EVENING ABOUT A BOOK. AND INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL MAKING ITS WAY INTO OUR CURRICULUM. I WANT TO THANK DR. PRESIDIO IF STILL HERE -- MAYBE HE'S NOT AND HIS STAFF FOR MEETING WITH MRS. HOUGH AND ME, AND

151I TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY. AND TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, I THINK WE ARE GETTING IT WRONG SOMETIMES. HOLLYWOOD RATES MOVIES TO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT IS APPROPRIATE AND WHAT AGE CHILDREN SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE CERTAIN MOVIES AND GIVES PARENTS INFORMATION. IT'S NOT GREAT INFORMATION BUT SOME. AND THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, IF YOU GO TO APPLE AND iTUNES, SONGS THAT HAVE EXPLICIT MATERIAL ARE IDENTIFIED FOR PARENTS AND CONSUMER TO MAKE CHOICES. OUR WEBSITE AND OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS BLOCK ACCESS TO INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL OVER THE WEB. AND YET SOMEHOW BOOKS AND MATERIALS THAT STUDENTS CONSUME AS A PART OF OUR CURRICULUM SEEM TO NOT RISE TO A LEVEL OF INFORMING PARENTS. AND I THINK IT'S A PROBLEM. I AM WORKING ON IT. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD TAKE MATERIAL OUT BUT THINK WE SHOULD PUT INTO THE HANDS

152OF PARENTS THE ABILITY TO AN INFORMED PRIMARY EDUCATOR OF THEIR OWN CHILDREN. AND I TAKE THIS VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY. AND I WILL BE WORKING TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE PROCESS. I DON'T THINK THAT THE PROCESS IS BROKEN BUT THINK IT CAN BE IMPROVED. AND I AM A PARENT TOO. SO I DON'T WANT JUST FOR MY OWN KIDS BUT FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR GRANDCHILDREN. AND LAST THING I WANT TO SAY, AN UNFORTUNATE COMMUNITY INCIDENT THAT MADE ITS WAY INTO THE NEWS. I DON'T WANT TO GET POLITICAL BUT WE'RE IN A POLITICAL SEASON. AND TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS AND PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE HAVE AN ABILITY TO MODEL FOR OUR CHILDREN. I HAVE BEEN A VERY LONG-TIME ADVOCATE SPEAKER. I HAVE DONE A CONGRESSIONAL LUNCHEON EVENT AND SPEAKER PANEL ON DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP. I THINK WE HAVE A

153PROBLEM WITH DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP SOME HOW WE ARE MODELING TO KIDS. BUT I AM NOT A FAN OF MARK ZUCKERBERG, BUT HIS STATEMENT TODAY COMING OUT AND ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOU NEED PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS TO BE LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY IS PARAMOUNT. AND NOBODY HAS ALL THE ANSWERS AND NOBODY IS RIGHT. AND WE ARE EXPECTING THAT PEOPLE HAVE POLITICAL DIFFERENCES AND POLITICAL POINTS OF VIEW THAT ARE DIFFERENT THAN YOUR OWN IS JUST AS DIVERSITY RESPECTING AS ANYTHING ELSE. AND IN TOLERANCE THAT HAS BEEN EXHIBITED IN THE GREATER FAIRFAX COMMUNITY FOR POLITICAL ENDEAVORS NEEDS TO STOP. THIS IS THE ENVIRONMENT THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE GROWING UP IN AND TEACHING THEM THERE IS INTOLERANCE IN EVERYTHING ELSE. LOOK FORWARD TO IMPROVEMENT ON THAT. >> MRS. HOUGH. >> PASS. >> MRS. PALCHIK. >> YES, THANK YOU. MRS. SCHULTZ ONE

154OF MY ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE THAT VOTER REGISTRATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO TOMORROW. ESPECIALLY OUR STUDENTS OUT THERE, IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO REGISTER TO VOTE, YOU HAVE ONE MORE DAY. AND I WILL BE HAVING MY SECOND OFFICE HOURS COMING UP ON NOVEMBER 2 FROM 4-6:30 AT OAKLAND LIBRARY. I MENTIONED IT BEFORE BUT I WANT TO THANK DR. GARZA AGAIN AND OUR WHOLE TEAM THAT BROUGHT GENESIS WORK TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND GOING TO THE EVENT I GOT TO BRING MY NIECE AS WELL, THAT WAS INSPIRING AND SHOWS THE FUTURE OF WHAT WE WANT OUR KIDS TO BE ABLE TO DO. AND THE OTHER EXCITING THING, I HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO A FEW GIRL SCOUT TROOP AND RUNNING FOR OFFICE AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I INSPIRE THE GIRLS TO RUN FOR

155POLITICAL OFFICE ONE DAY. AND CONGRESSWOMAN BEYER HAD A CONFERENCE AND FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE A CHANCE TO GET INVOLVED IN LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL POLITICS TO LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD AND CONSIDER RUNNING IN OUR COMMUNITY. A COUPLE OF THINGS COMING UP, THIS SATURDAY IS VOLUNTEERFEST IN FAIRFAX COUNTY. AND IN PROVIDENCE THERE IS A FEW OPPORTUNITIES AND ONE IS FREE EDUCATIONAL PONY RIDE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AT THE COMMUNITY PARK. AND I AM PROUD OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA, THEY WENT THROUGH RIGOROUS COMPETITION AND THE ONLY ORCHESTRA AT THE VIRGINIA COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER. THEY HAVE UPCOMING CONFERENCE ON NOVEMBER 27, I LOOK FORWARD TO BE THERE AND HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US. I HOPE YOU HAVE A RESTFUL REST OF YOUR WEEK, I HOPE YOU REGISTER TO VOTE AND I HOPE YOU CONTINUE

156TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY, THANK YOU. >> MRS. HYNES. >> YES, THANK YOU, YESTERDAY I WAS OUT BY SUNRISE VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN RESTON, AND THEY HAD A BEAUTIFUL ADDITION DONE, FINISHED THIS PAST YEAR, VERY LOVELY. BUT ONE THING REQUIRED IS A NEW PATH BE PUT IN ACROSS THE STREET CROSSROAD. AND THE NEIGHBORS WOKE UP TO A BRAND-NEW BARE HILL SIDE WHERE THERE USED TO BE WOODS AND NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT. AND YESTERDAY I WITNESSED A GREAT SOLUTION TO THAT CHALLENGE. IT WAS A GROUP PROJECT PUT TOGETHER BY FOLKS IN FCPS AND I AM SURE FACILITY FOLKS AND ELAINE TORIN, AND EARTH SANGA, A GROUP OUT THERE IN FAIRFAX COUNTY AND NATIVE PLANT DESIGN AND [INAUDIBLE] SOUTH LAKE HIGH SCHOOL THAT PLANTED 1500 PLANTS ON THAT HILL SIDE. AND YOU SHOULD TAKE A

157LOOK AT THAT. AND THESE ARE NATIVE PLANTS THAT WILL DO WELL IN OUR NATIVE CONDITIONS, THAT CAN BE HARSH. IT WAS A WONDERFUL MAKE LEMONADE OUT OF LEMONS. AND THE NEIGHBORS WERE HAPPY THE WAY THAT IT CAME OUT. AND I WENT TO THE FOOTBALL GAME LAST FRIDAY NIGHT BETWEEN SOUTHLAKE HIGH SCHOOL AND JAMES MADISON, AND BOTH UNDEFEATED AND ONE STILL UNDEFEATED, AND THAT'S SOUTHLAKE. EITHER WAY BOTH MY HIGH SCHOOLS AND BOTH SCHOOLS HAD GREAT CHEER SQUADS AND VERY EXCITING. IT WAS A WONDERFUL NIGHT OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. AND LAST WEEK I ATTENDED SOUTHLAKE PTA AND IT'S A VIDEO OF WE ARE AMERICA. AND IT'S A DOCUMENTARY OF A HIGH SCHOOL IN NEW YORK THAT SERVED RECENTLY IMMIGRATED STUDENTS AND WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT HAVE PARTICULAR NEEDS THEY BRING TO THE CLASSROOM AND COMMUNITY. IT WAS

158INTERESTING TO SEE IT. AND FINALLY TERRA SET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT HAD BEAUTIFUL RENOVATION, AND OPEN HOUSE ON SATURDAY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. >> AND I WANT TO SAY THAT I WAS VERY PLEASED TO ATTEND A MEETING OF VOICE ON SUNDAY. WITH MRS. HYNES. THANKING MRS. HYNES FOR BEING THERE WITH ME. THIS IS A GROUP OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA CLERGY THAT ARE WORKING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND WORKING AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE AND FOR EDUCATION. ESPECIALLY PRESCHOOL. AND THEY HAD MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE AT OAKTON HIGH SCHOOL TALKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES. I APPRECIATE THE INVITATION AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO SO MANY PEOPLE FROM THE FAITH COMMUNITY AT THAT MEETING. I HAD A VERY FUN EVENING WITH TROOP 150, BOY SCOUT TROOP 150. THAT MEETS AT ANNANDALE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND THESE WERE STUDENTS

159FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND THE TOPIC, YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE YOUNG MEN, AND TRYING TO STUMP THEM WITH QUESTIONS OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND THE CONSTITUTION. THEY PRETTY MUCH KNEW ALL OF IT. THEY HAD THE ANSWERS AND VERY IMPRESSED. THEY WERE VERY WELL VERSED. AND THAT WAS GREAT TO SEE. I AM SURE THEY WILL DO VERY WELL ON THE BADGE THEY ARE WORKING ON. AND LASTLY I AM LOOKING FORWARD VERY MUCH TO THE ANNUAL HOMECOMING PARADE AT STUART HIGH SCHOOL, TOMORROW AFTERNOON. AND WITH THAT THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. [GAVEL] THE BOARD WILL NOW MAKE A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED MEETING, ONE TO PROTECT THOSE PURSUANT CODE OF VIRGINIA TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE PERFORMANCE OF SPECIFIC EMPLOYEES PURSUANT TO THE VIRGINIA CODE 2.237-A-1. AND THREE, TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL

160COUNSEL REQUIRING THE MATTERS OF ADVICE OF COUNSEL PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE 2.2 A-37-11. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MRS. PALCHIK AND SECONDED BY MRS. HYNES. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU.