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THIS TIME. NEXT UP IS PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS.
[A. Meeting Opening - 6:30 p.m.]
FOR THE MEETING, CITIZENS WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF SUBMITTING THEIR COMMENTS ONLINE OR IN PERSON. THE BOARD RECEIVED 27 ONLINE COMMENTS.COMMENTS SUBMITTED VIA THE ONLINE FORM WERE SENT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO TONIGHT'S MEETING.
THEY WERE THEN POSTED TO THE BOARD DOC SITE WILL BE INCLUDED AS A FULL ADDENDUM TO TONIGHT'S MEETING MINUTES.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE THIS EVENING'S IN-PERSON SPEAKERS ON AGENDA ITEMS? MR. CHAIR, WE HAVE EIGHT SPEAKERS FOR AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING.
THEY ARE ANN TITUS, STEPHEN ROSELLE, MATTHEW MCNEILL, DORIS CONICK, MICHAEL CARABINOS, NANCY DEFRANCO, WENDY LITTLE AND CHRISTINE MELENDEZ.
EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
THERE'S A TIMER SET UP ON TOP OF THE PODIUM THAT WILL TURN GREEN WHEN YOU BEGIN SPEAKING YELLOW WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING AND READ WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
SPEAKERS MUST WEAR A MASK AT ALL TIMES, AND WE ASK THAT SPEAKERS REFRAIN FROM TOUCHING THE MICROPHONES. PLEASE REMEMBER TO GIVE YOUR NAME AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR COMMENTS, AND PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMENTS EQUIVALENT TO CAMPAIGNING FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICE ARE IN VIOLATION OF SCHOOL BOARD POLICY 1110 AND ARE PROHIBITED.
MS. TITUS? YOU FIVE, JUST TOOK A MAN'S LIFE INTO YOUR HANDS BECAUSE HE DARED TO STAND UP FOR THE CONSTITUTION. WE CAN'T FIGHT THE CONSTITUTION RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THAT'S A LONG GAME.
THE SHORT GAME IS US TAKING THINGS TO A FIGHT.
YOU HAVE ONE TEACHER OUT OF THOUSANDS THAT KNOWS THE CONSTITUTION AND AP GOVERNMENT TEACHER WHO KNEW THE CONSTITUTION AND KNOWS THAT TO REQUIRE A MANDATE LIKE THIS REQUIRING A MASK MANDATE, EVEN THE GOVERNOR HAS TO HAVE CERTAIN THINGS LIKE A DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY. YOU HAD ONE OUT OF THOUSANDS AND YOU SQUASHED HIM.
WE COULDN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WERE VOTING ON BECAUSE ALL HE WAS WAS THE NUMBER TO ALL OF YOU. SO AS WE SAW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NOW, I WILL MAKE SURE THAT MYSELF.
72 THOUSAND NURSES IN NEW YORK STATE, THEY THEY TOOK THE FIRST STAND.
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH FORTY NINE? WATCH IT FOLLOW.
BECAUSE THE MOVEMENT HAS BEEN SET, THE FEAR.
LUCKILY, WE'RE RIGHT TO WORK STATE.
BUT THE UNIONS HAVE MADE IT IN OTHER STATES, IMPOSSIBLE FOR TEACHERS TO EVEN WANT TO SPEAK OUT TO SPEAK OUT BECAUSE MEAN GIRL SYNDROME, IT IS ALIVE AND WELL, NOT ONLY IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS WITH OUR DAUGHTERS AND OUR CHILDREN, BUT IT IS ALIVE AND WELL IN THIS ROOM. IT IS ALIVE AND WELL IN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS.
BECAUSE IF YOU DARE TO SPEAK OUT, GUESS WHAT? YOU END UP LIKE ME.
YOU END UP LIKE THE OTHER PARENTS THAT ARE SO FEW IN NUMBERS WHO ARE BOLD ENOUGH TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK OUT THAT WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS WRONG BECAUSE IT IS AGAINST THE VIRGINIA CONSTITUTION AND YOU CAN SIT THERE AND YOU CAN NOT LOOK AT ME, BUT AT LEAST YOU CAN HAVE THE RESPECT TO LOOK AT ME WHEN I TELL YOU THAT WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
YOU CAN APOLOGIZE ALL YOU WANT AND SAY THAT WHAT YOU WANT IS FOR THE CHILDREN AND THAT YOU TAKE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR ITEMS UNDER ACCOUNT.
NO, YOU DON'T. BECAUSE IF YOU ACTUALLY DID THAT, YOU WOULD HAVE PERSPECTIVE TO SEE THAT WHAT YOU WANT AND WHAT YOU WANT IS NOT WHAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD CHESTERFIELD, NOT WHAT MIDLOTHIAN, NOT WHAT MATOACA WANTS.
THE FACT THAT ONE MAN COULD STAND UP AND SAY THIS IS WRONG DOES NOT MEAN HE IS THE ONLY ONE. IT MEANS HE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO RESPECTS THE CONSTITUTION ENOUGH AND FREEDOM OVER
[B. Consent Agenda]
INCOME. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? YOU WILL NO LONGER BLACKMAIL US WITH INCOME.OK, BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THIS STATE AND WHEN WE TAKE THE STATE ON NOVEMBER 2ND, REMOVAL OF SCHOOL BOARDS IS NUMBER ONE IF YOU DO NOT LISTEN TO THE GUBERNATORIAL [INAUDIBLE] CANDIDATE SPEAK.
REMOVAL OF SCHOOL BOARDS NUMBER ONE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT HAVE THE INTEREST OF OUR SCHOOLS AT HAND. THREE OF YOU ARE UP FOR REMOVAL.
WE ARE PETITIONING, IT IS NOT BEING COVERED.
TWO OF YOU ARE NOT AND WE KNOW WHY.
WE KNOW WHY YOU, YOU AND YOU ARE UP FOR REMOVAL AND THE TWO OF YOU ARE NOT.
SO JUST TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT.
MR. ROSELL? STAND UP, IF YOU AGREE.
WELL, MA'AM, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SPEAK UNLESS WE'RE UP HERE AT THE DAIS OR ELSE WE'LL ASK
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THE DEPUTIES TO HAVE YOU REMOVED.GOOD EVENING, DR. DAUGHERTY SCHOOL, BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU, ANN.
I AM VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS.
I WANT TO SAY THAT TEACHING IS A PASSION OF MINE.
THIS WAS THE DREAM JOB OF MY LIFE TO TEACH AP GOVERNMENT.
I'M MAKING THIS DECISION KNOWING THE CONSEQUENCES, NOT JUST LOSING MY JOB.
MOST OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS ARE AGAINST ME.
I THINK IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND TIME I'M LOSING MY JOB WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DUE TO COVID.
THE FIRST WAS WHEN I WAS FIRED AFTER YOU CLOSED SCHOOLS DOWN.
I WAS A LONG TERM SUB FILLING A VACANCY AT ROBIOUS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I ENJOYED GETTING CALLED BACK LAST YEAR TO ROBIOUS MIDDLE SCHOOL TO WORK ON A CONTRACTED
[C. Awards and Recognitions]
POSITION MADE LOTS OF GREAT FRIENDS, BUILT GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARENTS, STUDENTS, COLLEAGUES AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE'RE HERE TO THIS POINT.WHILE I WAS TEACHING LAST YEAR, I FULLY COMPLIED WITH CCPS COVID MITIGATION STRATEGIES.
AS I UNDERSTOOD WE ARE DEALING WITH A NOVEL VIRUS OUTBREAK AND NEEDED PROACTIVE SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE.
FOR THIS REASON, I ALSO CHOSE TO GET FULLY VACCINATED.
I'VE BEEN VACCINATED BECAUSE I VOLUNTARILY CHOSE TO DO SO.
I WILL WEAR A MASK IF I VOLUNTARILY CHOOSE TO DO SO.
I WILL NEITHER COMPLY WITH A MANDATE NOR IMPOSE MANDATES ON MY STUDENTS AS SOME KIND OF ENFORCER. IT IS IMMORAL.
I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO MY FORMER CIVIC STUDENTS AND GOVERNMENT STUDENTS.
I HAVE SADLY NOT BEEN TEACHING THE SCHOOL YEAR MONACAN.
IN MY CLASS, I TEACH THAT WE ALL HAVE CIVIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
THE LESSON I AM DELIVERING TO YOU NOW IS THAT YOUR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, STUDENTS, IS TO EXERCISE YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND HOLD YOUR ELECTED LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE.
IT'S CALLED THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED, AND IF YOU NEED TO FIND IT, IT IS IN THE VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING.
ONE OF THE PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS THAT I WAS GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO TEACH MY AP GOVERNMENT STUDENTS THIS YEAR WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING'S LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL IN WHICH HE WRITES, I SUBMIT THAT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO BREAKS A LAW THAT IS THAT HIS CONSCIENCE TELLS HIM IS UNJUST AND WILLINGLY ACCEPTS THE PENALTY BY STAYING IN JAIL TO AROUSE THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF A COMMUNITY OVER ITS INJUSTICE IS, IN REALITY, EXPRESSING THE VERY HIGHEST RESPECT FOR THE LAW.
MY CONSCIENCE TELLS ME THIS MANDATE IS WRONG.
IN THIS TERMINATION PROCESS, I AND A BUNCH OF MY NEWFOUND FRIENDS HAVE DISCOVERED A LOT OF EVIDENCE THAT NO SCIENTIFIC DATA WAS USED IN THE MASK MANDATE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE.
THOMAS TAYLOR ON COURT RECORDED TRANSCRIPT STATING AS MUCH, I.E.
WE DID NOT LOOK AT ANY SCIENTIFIC DATA.
IT'S MONEY THE COUNTY IS GETTING 51 MILLION DOLLARS TO COMPLETELY MR. ROSELL, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
ARE WE GOOD, IS EVERYONE DOING GOOD? WELL, LET'S DO THIS.
THIS IS CRAP. LET'S FIRE A GOOD GUY FROM, YOU KNOW, FIGHTING FOR SOMETHING HE BELIEVES IN. YOU KNOW, FREEDOM HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE DIED FOR FREEDOM, AND RIGHT NOW THAT'S THE COMMUNIST THING.
I'M SURROUNDED BY A BUNCH OF COMMUNISTS.
I'M GETTING SICK TO MY FRIGGING STOMACH.
I'M READING THE NEWS RIGHT HERE.
AG GARLAND, MERRICK GARLAND LIKELY MAKING MILLIONS, TO CONTINUE ON WHAT MR. ROSELL SAID ON ITS CRT PLATFORM BEING PUSHED IN U.S.
WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT CRT, WHAT I'M SAYING IS IT IS ALSO ABOUT MONEY.
THE MASK MANDATES FOLLOWING ALL THIS CRAP.
ALL THESE PEOPLE WANT TO TOUT THESE SURVEY, YOU KNOW, THE STUDIES THAT DO ALL THE MASKS WORK. FOR EVERY ONE STUDY THAT SAYS THEY WORK, THERE'S THREE OR FOUR THAT SAY THEY DON'T WORK. MASKS DON'T WORK.
THE GOVERNMENT'S TRYING TO GET MORE AND MORE POWER AS THEY'VE USED THIS COVID-19 TO EXPAND AUTHORITARIAN POWER.
THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN TAKE AWAY FROM US.
HOW MUCH MORE CAN WE TAKE FROM THEM? LOOK, WHAT'S GOING ON IN AUSTRALIA.
IT'S CRAZY. BUT I THINK PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP, PEOPLE STARTING TO FIGHT BACK.
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THERE'S A BUNCH OF CRAP, A BUNCH OF COMMUNIST CRAP.IT REALLY IS. IT'S DISGUSTING.
AND, YOU KNOW, TO SHAVE MR. ROSELL FOR STANDING UP FOR FREEDOM.
AND AT LEAST HE'S DOING THE IRE THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED FOR.
BUT, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT STANDS ALONE, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT TEACHING OUR KIDS.
THERE'S A GREAT MAN. GREAT AMERICAN.
ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICANS THEY EVER LIVE, GENERAL GEORGE S.
I WONDER IF ANY KIDS THESE DAYS EVEN KNOW HIS NAME, BUT I'M GOING TO RECITE, YOU KNOW, QUOTE MR. PATTON, GENERAL PATTON.
SO I'M QUOTING THIS FINE AMERICAN, AND IT'S GOING TO BE USED BY PARENTS TO FIGHT BACK ON THIS COMMUNIST TAKEOVER.
I DON'T WANT ANY MESSAGES SAYING I'M HOLDING MY POSITION.
WE'RE NOT HOLDING A GODDAMN THING.
WE'RE ADVANCING CONSTANTLY AND WE'RE NOT INTERESTED IN HOLDING ANYTHING EXCEPT THE ENEMY'S BALLS.
WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THEM BY HIS BALLS AND WE'RE GOING KICK THEM IN THE ASS.
WE'RE A TWIST HIS BALLS AND KICK THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF HIM ALL THE TIME.
OUR PLAN OF OPERATION IS TO ADVANCE, KEEP ON ADVANCING.
WE'RE I GO THROUGH THE ENEMY LIKE SHIT THROUGH A TIN HORN.
IT'S A QUOTE. IT CAN BE A QUOTE, BUT IT'S PROFANITY.
OH, BUT THEN HE GOES, I LOST MY PLACE.
ALL RIGHT. THEN HE GOES ON TO SAY, ALL RIGHT, YOU SONS OF BITCHES.
YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL? LET'S GET IT DONE. THANK YOU.
HAVE A NICE DAY. THANK YOU, MR. MCNEIL. MS. KINNICK ? OK, HOW DO I FOLLOW THAT? MY NAME IS DORIS KINNICK.
I SINCERELY PRAY THAT EACH ONE OF YOU REPENT FOR THE LACK OF DUE DILIGENCE AND RESEARCH ON MASK HARMS. THERE ARE MULTIPLE STUDIES THAT I SENT TO YOU THAT I'M NOW GOING TO HAND IN, AND YOU CAN ADD THIS TO YOUR LIST OF THINGS TO LOOK AT THAT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DR.
AND YOU ALL HAD NO PROBLEM UNANIMOUSLY VOTING TO GO AHEAD AND PUSH THE MASK MANDATE OR PUT STEVEN ON LEAVE WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE RESEARCH ON THE HARMS OF MASK WEARING.
I PRAY YOU REPENT FOR NOT HONORING MOTHER AND FATHER'S RIGHTS TO PROTECT AND PARENT THEIR CHILDREN AND IGNORING GOD'S COMMANDMENTS.
I PRAY THAT YOU REPENT FOR TAKING BRIBERY MONEY TO THE TUNE OF $5 MILLION FROM THE ESSER III AND AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT TO FOLLOW CDC GUIDELINES INSTEAD OF TRUSTING WE, THE PEOPLE'S BODILY AUTONOMY AND THE PEOPLE'S GOD GIVEN IMMUNE SYSTEMS. AND HERE'S THE ARP FACT SHEET AND THE INFORMATION WHERE YOU CAN FIND THAT YOU ARE TO FOLLOW THE CDC GUIDELINES, IN CASE YOU WERE NOT AWARE.
NATURAL IMMUNITY WILL ALWAYS BEAT SORCERY, AND SORCERY IS MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE MANY TIMES, WHICH IN GREEK TRANSLATES TO PHARMAKEIA.
AND YES, THAT TRANSLATES TO PHARMACEUTICALS, DRUGS AND POISONS.
AND THERE'S MORE DATA HERE THAT YOU LIKELY WON'T GET FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE LATEST VARES REPORT AND CDC STATS OF CHILDREN DYING.
THERE WAS 9,246 REPORTS OF ADVERSE REACTIONS IN CHILDREN'S AGES 12 TO 17.
FOURTEEN CHILDREN DIED AND MANY HAD MYOCARDITIS.
I PRAY YOU REPENT FOR ALLOWING YOUR FEAR AND MONEY TO TRUMP FAITH, PERSONAL CHOICE AND FREEDOM, WHICH THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED UPON.
AND WE ALL KNOW FAUCI AND THE CDC IS ALLOWING HEALTH CARE TO BECOME POLITICAL.
SO I'VE ALSO INCLUDED THE GREAT BARRINGTON DECLARATION, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT OTHER DOCTORS HAVE TO SAY, AND THE FRONTLINE DOCTORS RECOMMENDATIONS TO PREVENT, TREAT AND CURE COVID WITHOUT A JAB.
THIS THIEF IN OFFICE IS COMING FOR OUR CHILDREN NEXT.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, IS CREATING MEDICAL APARTHEID AND YOU ARE ALL COMPLACENT.
HAVE YOU READ THE HANDBOOK? THE ED COVID 19 HANDBOOK? ANY OF YOU? COERCION IS NOT CONSENT.
NUREMBERG CODE TRIAL INFORMATION IS HERE FOR YOU AS WELL.
YOU SHOULD SPECIFICALLY TAKE A LOOK AT CODE NUMBERS ONE, FOUR, SIX AND 10.
IT'S TIME TO TAKE YOUR OATH SERIOUSLY TO PROTECT ALL CITIZENS RIGHTS AND SERVE YOUR CONSTITUENTS BY PROTECTING THEM FROM THIS TYRANNICAL GOVERNMENT OVERREACH.
YOU WERE VOTED INTO YOUR SEATS BY PARENTS AND CITIZENS, NOT THE CDC OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. DO THESE PARENTS LOOK HAPPY TO YOU? YOU CAN ADD ALL OF THIS TO YOUR PUBLIC RECORDS, PLEASE.
I'M SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO MAKE COPIES OF EACH OF THESE DOCUMENTS, I ASSUME, AND I'LL LIKELY BE SEEING YOU IN COURT.
WHETHER IT'S FOR HEATHER MITCHELL'S CHILD'S MEDICAL AND RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION FORMS, WHICH YOU DENIED OR WITH MANY OF THESE MEDICAL FREEDOM KEEPERS OF THE STATE WHO ARE FED UP WITH YOU FOLLOWING THESE TYRANNICAL MANDATES, WHICH ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL, UNETHICAL, IMMORAL, UNGODLY AND CREATE MEDICAL APARTHEID IN SCHOOLS.
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MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL.GOOD DAY. THANK YOU, MS. KINNICK MR. CARABINAS ? I HAD INTENDED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PRESENTATION ON COMMUNICATION, IT WAS ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION.
I WANTED TO ADD, BUT I CANNOT LET IT PASS WITHOUT ASKING THOSE WHO USE THROW AROUND THE WORD COMMUNISM TO DEFINE MARXISM, SOCIALISM, COMMUNISM AND WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN THEM. BECAUSE COMMUNISM DOES NOT MEAN THINGS CONSERVATIVES DON'T LIKE, AND I'M TIRED OF HEARING IT USED THAT WAY, ESPECIALLY IN DEFENSE OF A CIVICS TEACHER WHO SHOULD BE THE ONE TEACHING FOLKS IT'S NOT WHAT IT MEANS! THAT SAID, I HOPE TO CONTINUE TO SEE CLEAR MESSAGING FROM THIS DIVISION, AS IT HAS BEEN.
CLEAR MESSAGING, INCLUDING WHEN THE ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE MADE AND WHEN THE MESSAGE OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION IS CHALLENGED, LIKE YOU HAVE TODAY.
THERE IS ONLY ONE MORE ITEM I THINK THAT IS MISSING FROM THE COMMUNICATION POLICY AND THAT IS AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND SEARCHABLE STATIC ARCHIVE OF PRIOR COMMUNICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT NOT BY JUST THE SCHOOL DIVISION, BUT ALSO THE SCHOOLS THEMSELVES.
EACH ONE OF US LIVES HECTIC LIVES AND ARE HARD PRESSED TO REMEMBER THE DETAILS OF A COMMUNICATION FROM LAST WEEK OR EVEN YESTERDAY.
A STATIC ARCHIVE BY SCHOOL WOULD HELP RESOLVE THAT ISSUE.
IF I WANT TO KNOW THE INFORMATION FOR COSBY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES THAT AN EMAIL THAT CAME OUT LAST SEPTEMBER, I COULD GO TO THE COSBY SITE, PULL UP THE ARCHIVE OF ALL COMMUNICATION SENT BY COSBY, REFERENCE FOOTBALL AND FIND THAT INFORMATION.
I'VE SEEN ARCHIVES LIKE DONE THAT DONE BY OTHER ENTITIES.
IT'D BE A GREAT HELP FOR EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM.
I ALSO SEE STUDENTS THAT ARE STILL HOME, SICK OR QUARANTINED, THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR CLASSROOM AND TO THEIR SOME OTHER FORM OF EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BACKLOG WE HAD WITH ACADEMY STAFFING.
COULD WE POSSIBLY RECOMMEND CAMERAS AND MICROPHONES IN THE CLASSROOMS TO ALLOW THE STUDENT WHO IS ABSENT TO ACTUALLY ATTEND THE CLASS REMOTELY? THERE'S A MINOR AT THE LAST RESORT WHEN THEY CAN'T GET IN.
YOU CAN USE YOUR CCPS LOG IN TO PROTECT PRIVACY.
THAT'S WHAT I HAD TO SAY ON COMMUNICATION.
AS FAR AS MITIGATION, THE AMERICAN FRONTLINE DOCTORS IS A BUNCH OF QUACKS OUT TO MAKE MONEY, SO ANY STUDIES PROVIDED BY THEM ARE NOT ANYTHING SHOULD BE PAID ATTENTION TO WHATSOEVER. THE SCIENTIFIC DATA IS CLEAR THAT MASKING AND VACCINES ARE THE WAY OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC.
AND MASKING AND VACCINES HAVE NOT BEEN SOMETHING NEW TO THIS COUNTRY.
THIS COUNTRY HAS MANDATED INOCULATIONS SINCE GEORGE WASHINGTON, AND IT HAD MASK MANDATES DURING THE SPANISH FLU.
SO ANYBODY SAYING THAT THIS IS A FIGHT FOR FREEDOM IS INVENTING SOMETHING OUT OF WHOLE CLOTH. THANK YOU.
MS. DI FRANCO ? GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS NANCY DI FRANCO.
SO I SPOKE LAST MEETING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE, BUT AT THE END OF THE MY SPEECH, I ASKED YOU GUYS WHY THE ESSER INFORMATION WAS BEING BLOCKED ON YOUR WEBSITE.
SO 30 DAYS GIVES A PERSON A LOT OF TIME TO FIND OUT INFORMATION AND FOLLOWING WHAT SOME OF MY FRIENDS HAVE SAID, IT'S TRUE.
YOU GUYS ARE MASKING OUR KIDS FOR MONEY.
SO I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS, I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER THEM NOW, BUT I'D LIKE YOU TO LISTEN TO THEM ON WHICH STATE WHERE YOU MADE AWARE OF RECEIVING ESSER GRANT FUNDS IN THE CRITERIA THAT WAS NECESSARY TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS, AKA, FOLLOWING THE CDC GUIDELINES.
WHY WERE THE PARENTS LED TO BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THE CHOICE TO MASK OR NOT MASK THEIR CHILDREN? WHY WAS THE MASK MANDATE IMPLEMENTED AT SUCH A LATE DATE? LEAVING PARENTS SCRAMBLING TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN IF THEY DID NOT WANT TO MASK THEM? AND WHY WAS THE AMOUNT OF SPACES LIMITED FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING AND SET BEFORE THE PARENTS WERE INFORMED OF THE MASK MANDATE BY THIS BOARD AND THE GOVERNOR? IS IT NOT PART OF FUNDING TO PROVIDE VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS WHO WISH TO ACCESS THIS? WHY IS THERE A WAITING LIST? WHY DO THE CHILDREN WHO ARE QUARANTINED HAVE NO LIVE VIRTUAL TEACHER?
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ON WHICH DATE WERE YOU MADE AWARE OF THE PASSAGE OF SB 1303 AND THEIR GUIDELINES? SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY.ON THE FRIDAY BEFORE SCHOOL, AT 4:45, EVERY PARENT IN THIS COUNTY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT GOT AN EMAIL FROM YOU SAYING YOU WERE IMPLEMENTING MASK MANDATES.
AND WHY OUR GOVERNOR, OUR LOVELY GOVERNOR, WAITED UNTIL AUGUST 12TH? THIS BILL WAS PASSED IN FEBRUARY, FEBRUARY 25TH, WITH THE AMENDMENT THAT THE CDC GUIDELINES HAD TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE VDH.
SO I'M CONFUSED, OK? AS A PARENT AND A GRANDPARENT WATCHING THE STRESS OF WHAT THESE PARENTS ARE GOING THROUGH AND IT'S NOT JUST THE PARENTS THAT ARE BEING CALLED DOMESTIC TERRORISTS, IT'S ALSO THE PARENTS WHO FEEL THAT IT'S THEIR RIGHT TO TELL YOU TO MASK THOSE PARENT'S CHILDREN.
SO IN SPEAKING THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO ONCE AGAIN ASK YOU, DO YOU FEEL THAT TAKING MONEY TO MASK THE CHILDREN AND DENYING THE PARENTS THE RIGHT TO DECIDE FOR THEIR CHILDREN IS CONSTITUTIONALLY SOUND? NEXT WILL COME THE TESTING AND THE MANDATES FOR THE VACCINES.
THANK YOU, MS. DI FRANCO, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
MS. LITTLE ? GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, DR.
DAUGHERTY. [INAUDIBLE] I MET YOU, I DON'T KNOW YOUR NAME.
GASTON AND ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES AND FELLOW SCHOLARS, MY NAME IS WENDY LITTLE.
I RESIDE IN THE CLOVER HILL DISTRICT.
WHEN I LAST SPOKE, THERE WAS SOMETHING I WANTED TO GET TO.
I DIDN'T, SO I WANTED TO DO IT TONIGHT IN TERMS OF SOME STAFFING.
I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE SOME FOLKS, FOR SOME ACHIEVEMENTS THAT THEY HAD AND THEY REALLY WEREN'T RECOGNIZED IN THE PUBLIC FORUM.
AND SOME OF THESE FOLKS HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO ME AND IN MY NEEDS AND MY ROLE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AND TRYING TO FIND COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS.
DR. TAYLOR HAS RECEIVED SOME ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOLADES THAT THEY SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AND AS WELL AS [INAUDIBLE] AND THE GIFTED CENTER, AS WELL AS THE INCOMPARABLE DR.
HAINES AND IT'S INTERESTING OF MY CHILD, WILL NEVER PROBABLY STEP FOOT IN HIS SCHOOL.
BUT THROUGH THE YEARS WITH THE HOPE THAT HE WOULD, I'D CALL HIM UP AND INTRODUCE MYSELF, INTRODUCE MY CHILD, LET HIM KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIM, JUST TALK ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR, JUST A LITTLE TINY BIT OF ADVOCACY.
AND HE'S JUST AMAZING, YOU KNOW, TO THINK ABOUT MY CHILD WHO PROBABLY WILL NEVER SET FOOT IN HIS SCHOOL. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE TYPE OF COLLABORATIVE, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTIVE NETWORK THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE. AND I NOTED THAT OCTOBER IS A VERY BIG MONTH FOR A LOT OF SPECIAL DAYS, RECOGNITIONS, ANTI-BULLYING.
THE WAY I THINK I UNDERSTAND IT IS THAT PARENTS CAN SUBMIT IF I'M NOT INCORRECT.
PARENTS CAN SUBMIT AND I HAD AN ISSUE A FEW YEARS AGO THAT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL. SO THAT'S I APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL.
AND I WANTED TO MAKE A SUGGESTION THAT IF WE HAVE A SPECIAL EDUCATION MONTH, I COULDN'T FIND IT. I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT IS.
I'M SORRY, BUT I'D LIKE TO MAYBE CONSIDER THE SUGGESTION THAT THE SCHOOL DIVISION CONSIDER CALLING IT EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION MONTH AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH WITH NOMENCLATURE AND COMING UP INTO CURRENT AND FUTURE.
JUST THE WAY SOCIETY IS MOVING FORWARD, MOVING OUR PATHS ALWAYS FORWARD TO A BETTER PLACE. THANK YOU ALL.
CHRISTINE MELENDEZ ? GOOD EVENING, CHRISTINE MELENDEZ, THE PRESIDENT AND EDUCATION ADVOCATE, I FIRST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU WITH A SCRIPTURE FROM LUKE CHAPTER 12:4-5 FROM THE MESSAGE VERSION.
I'M SPEAKING TO YOU AS DEAR FRIENDS DON'T BE BLUFFED INTO SILENCE OR INSINCERITY BY THE THREATS OF RELIGIOUS BULLIES.
TRUE, THEY CAN KILL YOU, BUT THEN WHAT CAN THEY DO? THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO YOUR SOUL, YOUR CORE BEING.
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I COME TO YOU TO ADDRESS TWO PIECES OF THE AGENDA THE CALENDAR AND THE MODULAR IS BEING MOVED AT FALL ANN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.I FIRST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE LEADERS FROM CENTRAL OFFICE TO AREA MANAGERS TO SUPERVISORS, ADMINISTRATORS AND DEPARTMENT CHAIRS.
I WANTED TO SHARE A PIECE OF INFORMATION FROM A BOOK I'M READING.
IT'S CALLED THE WAY OF THE SHEPHERD.
THESE ARE PRINCIPLES THAT HELP LEADERS WHEN THEY'RE SHEEP MAY BE UNHEALTHY.
KNOW THE CONDITION OF YOUR FLOCK.
DISCOVER THE SHAPE OF YOUR SHEEP.
HELP YOUR SHEEP IDENTIFY WITH YOU.
MAKE YOUR PASTURE A SAFE PLACE.
LEAD WITH THE STAFF OF DIRECTION AND THE ROD OF CORRECTION.
AND MAKE SURE THAT YOUR HEART IS WHOLE.
SO IN ADDRESSING THE MODULATORS AND THE CALENDAR, I WANTED TO FIRST SHARE TWO WORDS THAT COME TO MIND WHEN IT COMES TO SUMMARIZING THE CONDITION OF OUR SHEEP HERE IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. IT IS OVERWORKED AND OVERCROWDED.
OVERWORKED MEANS TO HAVE TO WORK BEYOND THE CAPACITY OR STRENGTH THAT SOMEONE IS CAPABLE, AND OVERCROWDING IS DEFINED AS THE PRESENCE OF MORE PEOPLE OR THINGS IN A SPACE THAN IS COMFORTABLE, SAFE OR PERMISSIBLE.
THE MUSCLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING HAVE BEEN WEAKENED IN THE LAST 20 MONTHS, AND WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT WHEN WE START TO BUILD SPECIFIC MUSCLE GROUPS AFTER NOT WORKING ON THEM FOR A WHILE, WE NEED TO GO BACK TO BASICS AND START SLOW.
HEARING THAT THE CONDITION AND SHAPE OF YOUR SHEEP IS OVERWORKED AND OVERCROWDED SHOULD BE ALARMING TO AN AFFECTED SHEPHERD, AND WE MUST DISCUSS IMMEDIATE RELIEF.
DIVISIONS SUCH AS ROANOKE, MONTGOMERY AND HARRISONBURG COUNTIES HAVE ALL ADJUSTED SCHOOL CALENDARS FOR THIS YEAR FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER, WHILE STILL REMAINING WELL ABOVE THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR DAYS AND HOURS IN SESSION.
HARRISONBURG IS SHORTENING STUDENTS INSTRUCTIONAL DAY BY ONE HOUR TO ALLOW TEACHERS PLANNING TIME.
MONTGOMERY ADDED THREE ADDITIONAL TEACHER WORKDAYS, AND ROANOKE IMPLEMENTED A TWO HOUR EARLY RELEASE EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY.
TEND TO YOUR SHEEP BEFORE THEY BECOME TOO DISEASED TO CONTINUE OR LEAVE FOR A BETTER PASTURE AND A MORE ATTENTIVE SHEPHERD.
MR. CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU, MADAM DEPUTY CLERK.
NEXT, WE HAVE THIS EVENING SUPERINTENDENT REPORT WITH MR. SMITH. THAT'S NOT MR. SMITH, HE IS NOT HERE. JENNY O'QUINN WILL BE GIVING A REPORT TODAY FOR COMMUNICATION.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MR. CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, I'M JENNY O'QUINN, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE AND MEDIA SERVICES, AND I'M HERE TO OFFER AN UPDATE ON COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF SEAN SMITH.
SO TONIGHT, I'LL TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES AND HIT ON SOME OF THE WAYS WE'RE REACHING PEOPLE THROUGH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD JUST MENTION THE GOOD, GENUINE COMMUNICATION OF KEY CENTRALIZED MESSAGING FROM A UNIFIED SOURCES KEY MESSAGING ATTRIBUTED TO A PERSON IS TYPICALLY MORE EFFECTIVE THAN A GENERAL MESSAGE.
AND WE MUST MEET PEOPLE WHERE WE ARE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE REALLY LEARNED OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR OR SO.
BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE REAL BENEFITS TO ANY TIME, ANYWHERE.
ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND A BLEND OF OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES SHOULD CONTINUE ALLOWING PARENTS TO ACCESS INFORMATION AND RESOURCES WHEN AND WHERE THEY NEED THEM.
I'LL LEAD WITH THESE TENETS BECAUSE THEY REALLY INFORM HOW WE DO WHAT WE DO.
SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE COMMUNICATE INTERNALLY.
WE HAD THE MANDATE MESSAGE THAT GOES OUT TO STAFF.
SOMETIMES IT'S JUST GENERAL EMAIL FROM STAFF TO STAFF.
WE HAVE THE WEEKLY PRINCIPAL HUB PRINCIPLE MEETINGS AND DIRECTOR COACHING CONVERSATIONS, THESE ARE JUST A FEW. AND PARTICULARLY COMMUNICATION TO PRINCIPALS, THIS IS KEY BECAUSE THEY ARE SOME OF OUR KEY COMMUNICATORS.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED AND AS A DIVISION, WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING THE SAME MESSAGE AT THE SAME TIME.
THAT ALIGNMENT IS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND WE CAN ALSO HIT ON EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION, AND I'LL START OFF BY JUST HIGHLIGHTING THE SHEER VOLUME OF MESSAGES THAT GO OUT AND THE NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE REPRESENT THE
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ENTIRE SCHOOL SYSTEM.SO IT'S ALL 65 SCHOOLS AND THE DIVISION.
THERE IS A TYPO ON THIS SLIDE, I WILL SAY SO THAT THAT BOTTOM SHOULD SAY 20.
THE THE TOP FLIGHT, I SHOULD SAY 2021-22 SO FAR.
WE HAVE SENT OVER A 9.6 MILLION MESSAGES ALREADY THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND LAST SCHOOL YEAR WE SENT OVER 34 MILLION MESSAGES AND THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT EMAILS, TEXT MESSAGES, PHONE CALLS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT ENGAGEMENT, THE NUMBERS YOU SEE HERE SHOW SUCCESS RATES, SO THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ANSWERED THE PHONE, OPENED THE EMAIL AND RECEIVED THE TEXT MESSAGE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS ARE UP A LITTLE BIT SO FAR THIS YEAR AS OPPOSED TO LAST YEAR.
SO I LEAD WITH SCHOOL MESSENGER JUST BECAUSE IT PLAYS SUCH A HUGE ROLE IN COMMUNICATIONS, BUT IT'S NOT AT ALL OUR ONLY METHOD OF COMMUNICATING.
AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE OTHER WAYS, SO WE HAVE WEEKLY EMAILS, THE MONDAY MESSAGE GOES TO STAFF. THE WEDNESDAY CONNECTION GOES PREDOMINANTLY TO MEDIA.
WE HAVE THE FRIDAY UPDATE THAT GOES THE FAMILY.
AND THEN ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS, WE'VE BEEN SENDING TRANSPORTATION UPDATES AND COVID 19 UPDATES.
AND SO THESE ARE MORE TARGETED MESSAGES WHICH CAN EVOLVE AS WE NEED THEM TO.
WE ALSO HAVE THE, NICE GET THIS, WE HAVE SPANISH TRANSLATION NOW ON ALL OF THESE TARGETED MESSAGES, WHICH IS WONDERFUL.
WE ALSO HAVE THE DIVISION WEBSITE, THE SCHOOL WEBSITES AND, OF COURSE, SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND I WOULD SAY THAT WE'RE CONSTANTLY EVALUATING AND MAKING ADJUSTMENTS AS WE GO TO SEE WHAT ARE THE BEST WAYS TO REACH PEOPLE.
AND DEPENDING ON THE MESSAGE, THAT MAY BE DIFFERENT.
SO THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN MAKING A VERY DELIBERATE EFFORT TO ENSURE WE'RE MAKING THE BEST USE OF OUR DIFFERENT MEDIUMS AND GOING BACK TO MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE.
THIS SORT OF SHOWS AN EXAMPLE WITH ONE TOPIC OF HOW WE HIT A LOT OF DIFFERENT.
WE WIN A LOT OF DIFFERENT ROUTES WITH THE SAME MESSAGE.
SO WITH BUS DRIVER RECRUITMENT, YOU SAW THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
THEY WERE ALSO TWO COMMERCIALS THAT WERE DEVELOPED FEATURING TWO OF OUR BUS DRIVERS, MIKE MASON AND MELISSA JOHNSON.
WE ALSO SENT THOSE OUT IN OUR WEEKLY MESSAGES.
AND WTVR ACTUALLY DID A BUILDING BETTER MINDS SEGMENT WITH MIKE MASON.
I THINK THAT WAS LAST WEEK, SO WE HIT A LOT OF DIFFERENT, WE USE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ROUTES FOR THE SAME MESSAGES.
SO IMPROVING, THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT; RIGHT? I WOULD SAY WE'RE ALWAYS EVALUATING AND ADJUSTING, AND AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IS WE'RE WORKING ON WAYS TO PARE DOWN ON MONDAY AND FRIDAY MESSAGES.
THE GOOD THING IS WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION TO SHARE AND THE STRUGGLE IS WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION TO SHARE.
SO WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT THAT INFORMATION IS ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT BEING OVERWHELMING.
WE HOPE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER YOU A FURTHER UPDATE ON THAT SOON.
AND WE ALSO WANT TO WORK MORE CLOSELY WITH PRINCIPALS TO REFINE THE PROCESS WITH THEM AND BUILD SOME CONSISTENCY AROUND IT.
WITH INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS, PARTICULARLY, IT'S REALLY ABOUT MAKING SURE PEOPLE HAVE WHAT THEY NEED AND THAT THE COMMUNICATION IS CONSISTENT AND IN ALIGNMENT.
SO WE'RE WORKING HARD ON THAT PROCESS.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
BOARD MEMBERS, ANY DISCUSSIONS OR QUESTIONS? MS. COKER? THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE IN THAT PRESENTATION.
I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE, YES, THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN IMPROVING COMMUNICATION ALWAYS, AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT WE'RE TAKING THAT STEP AND THAT EFFORT TO GO BACK AND KIND OF REENGAGE ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR COMMUNICATION. I WOULD SAY JUST A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS TO CONCENTRATE ON BEING CONCISE AND KIND OF LEARNED THAT YOU GET PEOPLE'S ATTENTION FOR ABOUT SEVEN EIGHT SECONDS.
SO KIND OF HOW CAN WE GRAB THEIR ATTENTION WHEN WE'RE SENDING OUT COMMUNICATION AND IN A WAY THAT THEY LOOK AND SAY, OK, THIS IS WHAT I NEED TO KNOW, AND IF THEY WANT MORE DETAIL, THEY CAN GO DOWN AND AND REVIEW IN GREATER DETAIL.
AND THEN THE SECOND THING JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ARE TIMELY IN OUR COMMUNICATION EFFORTS AS WELL.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR YOUR TEAM TO KIND OF DOVE IN AND LOOK AT THIS.
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I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF BENEFIT FROM.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FROM BOARD MEMBERS?
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OK, THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE THIS EVENING'S ACTION ITEMS. MR. DAVIS ? YOU'RE NOT MR. DAVIS, EITHER.MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO BOARD MEMOS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.
THE FIRST MEMORANDUM IS MEMORANDUM NUMBER 121-21 RELATED TO THE WATER SOURCE SYSTEM REPLACEMENTS AT ALBERTA SMITH, CLOVERHILL, ECOFF AND WOOLRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
THIS PROJECT IS A COMPONENT OF THE CCPS HVAC WATER SOURCE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.
RECENT FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENTS HAVE IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO REPLACE EXISTING EQUIPMENT OF THIS TYPE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA.
NUMBER ONE, THE EXISTING EQUIPMENT HAS OUTLIVED ITS EXPECTED AND USEFUL LIFESPAN AND SHOULD BE REPLACED.
NUMBER TWO, ASHRAE, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING, REFRIGERATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING ENGINEERS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CONTINUOUS INTRODUCTION OF OUTSIDE AIR WHILE MAINTAINING DESIGN, TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SET POINTS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED.
NUMBER THREE, ACCOMMODATION SHOULD BE MADE FOR REHEAT AND HUMIDITY CONTROL TO IMPROVE OCCUPANT COMFORT AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY.
CCPS IS PRESENTLY DESIGNING THESE SYSTEM REPLACEMENTS AND THE UPGRADE OF THE WATER SOURCE HEAT PUMPS, COOLING TOWERS AND BOILERS AT THE SCHOOLS WITH THE GREATEST NEED IDENTIFIED AS ECOFF, ALBERTA, SMITH, CLOVERHILL AND WOOLRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
BUDGET ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY CCPS CONSULTANT DEWBERRY.
EACH SCHOOL AT 2.97-6 MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH INCLUDES CONTINGENCY FOR A TOTAL BUDGET CONSIDERATION ESTIMATE OF 11,184,000 DOLLARS.
CCPS INTENDS TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON THIS WORK DURING THE SPRING OF 2022.
THEREFORE, AN IFB FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES WILL BE ISSUED VIA THE COUNTY'S PING SYSTEM IN LATE OCTOBER OF 2021, WITH SEALED BIDS PLANNED TO BE DUE TO THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT NO LATER THAN EARLY JANUARY OF 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT, THE PROPOSED CONTRACT HAS NO IMPACT ON THE OVERALL MAJOR MAINTENANCE BUDGET. THERE IS AN AVAILABLE BALANCE OF OVER $6.3 MILLION IN THE WATER SOURCE SYSTEM KEY. THAT'S OUR BUDGET, AND CCPS INTENDS TO TRANSFER THE REMAINING BALANCE FOR THIS EFFORT, PLUS A SUITABLE CONTINGENCY OF APPROXIMATELY $5 MILLION FROM ITS MAJOR MAINTENANCE CONTINGENCY KEY.
THE PRESENT BALANCE IN THAT KEY 64926S1 TOTALS OVER $13 MILLION.
THE ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE FOR THIS WORK, AS ALLUDED TO PREVIOUSLY, WE HOPE TO OBTAIN YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING ON THIS MEMO ISSUE.
THE IFB BY THE END OF THE MONTH OR EARLY NOVEMBER OF 2021, RECEIVED BIDS IN JANUARY OF 2020 TO PROCEED WITH THE WORK DURING THE SPRING OF 2022 AND MOBILIZE FOR CONSTRUCTION NO LATER THAN JUNE 4TH OF 2022.
OUR RECOMMENDED ACTION THIS EVENING IS THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD AUTHORIZE THE PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR THE WATER SOURCE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT PROJECT AND APPROVE ANY NECESSARY CHANGE ORDERS NOT TO EXCEED 11.2 MILLION.
CCPS ANTICIPATES AGAIN THAT THIS NOTICE TO PROCEED WILL BE ISSUED IN JANUARY OF 2022.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 121-21, AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MEMO? THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
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AYE. MS. HAINES? AYE. MS. COKER? AYE. MR. HARTER? AYE. MEMO'S APPROVED.THANK YOU. THE SUBJECT OF THIS MEMO IS THE RELOCATION OF ONE MODULAR CLASSROOM TO FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THIS PROJECT IS A COMPONENT OF THE 2021 SUPERINTENDENTS TRAILER PROJECT INITIATIVE.
THE OBJECTIVES OF WHICH ARE NUMBER ONE, TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND SECURITY AT SCHOOLS.
NUMBER TWO, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STUDENT CAPACITY FOR INSTRUCTION.
THE NEW REAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIBBON CUTTING WAS HELD IN JUNE OF 2021, AND THAT NEW FACILITY IS OPEN FOR INSTRUCTION.
FIVE OF THE SIX MODULAR BUILDINGS AT AM DAVIS ELEMENTARY, WHICH WERE USED TO TEMPORARILY HOUSE REAMS ELEMENTARY DURING CONSTRUCTION, HAVE BEEN REPURPOSED TO SUPPORT EXPANDED INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS FOR AM DAVIS AND THE VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY.
SO ONE 10 CLASSROOM TRAILER IS NO LONGER NEEDED FOR INSTRUCTION AT THIS SITE.
GIVEN THE QUANTITY, DISBURSEMENT AND CONDITION OF SINGLE CLASSROOM BUILDINGS OR TRAILERS COUNTYWIDE, CCPS WOULD LIKE TO RELOCATE THIS ONE BUILDING TO FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY AND CONTINUE ITS LEASE AS A MEANS TO NUMBER ONE.
ALLEVIATE SPACE AND ENROLLMENT PRESSURE.
FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY PRESENTLY HOSTS 14 INDIVIDUAL CLASSROOM TRAILERS AND RELOCATING THIS TRAILER WILL ALLOW CCPS TO REMOVE THE MAJORITY OF THOSE UNITS FROM THIS PROPERTY.
NUMBER TWO, ENHANCE STUDENT AND FACULTY SAFETY BY CONSOLIDATING MULTIPLE MODULAR CLASSROOMS UNDER ONE ROOF.
FOR EXAMPLE, MEGA TRAILERS HAVE RESTROOMS AND SINGLE MODULAR DO NOT.
THIS REDUCES THE TIME AND EXPOSURE FOR STUDENTS WALKING BACK AND FORTH TO THE SCHOOL BUILDING FOR THIS PURPOSE.
THE FISCAL IMPACT OF THIS INITIATIVE TOTALS 1,491,397 DOLLARS, WHICH CONSISTS OF SOFT COSTS, BUILDING, RELOCATION AND SETUP PERMITS, UTILITIES CONTINGENCY AND THE FEE FOR THE TWO YEARS OF EXTENDED LEASE FOR THIS UNIT.
THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RELOCATION AND THE TWO YEARS OF LEASE WILL HAVE NO IMPACT ON THE OVERALL CIP BUDGET.
THE TOTAL PROJECT COST WILL BE FUNDED BY SHIFTING EXISTING SURPLUS FUNDS FROM THE NEW HARROGATE, MATOACA, AND CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
EXCUSE ME. CIP CONSTRUCTION BUDGETS, WHICH ALL HAVE RECEIVED CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY.
I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT OVER 4.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN AVAILABLE SURPLUS CURRENTLY EXISTS IN THESE BUDGETS.
WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED THE BID FOR RELOCATION IN LATE SEPTEMBER.
WE WOULD HOPE TO RECEIVE APPROVAL FOR THIS EFFORT THIS EVENING AND ISSUE A PO FOR THIS WORK IN, YOU KNOW, WITHIN A WEEK OR A WEEK AND A HALF TIME WITH CONTRACTOR MOBILIZING IN EARLY NOVEMBER AND COMPLETING THIS WORK WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY 10TH, 2022 FIRST DAY OF CLASSES AT FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION AND REQUEST THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO AUTHORIZE THE CCPS BUDGET DEPARTMENT TO PROCEED WITH THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE EXISTING HARROGATE, MATOACA, AND CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CIP PROJECT BALANCES FOR THE ONE 10 CLASSROOM MEGA TRAILER RELOCATION PROJECT, INCLUDING FEES FOR TWO YEARS OF LEASE IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF 1,491,397 DOLLARS.
BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 122-21 AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.
THERE'S BEEN A MOTION THAT, WELL, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS BEFORE? I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SAY TO COMMEND YOU FOR WORKING SO FISCALLY RESPONSIBLY DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OF THE PREVIOUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HAVE THIS SURPLUS. AS THE DALE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, I KNOW THAT THE FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY COMMUNITY WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE MEGA TRAILER.
THEY ARE MUCH, MUCH NICER THAN THE INDIVIDUAL TRAILERS.
AND SO AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS DONE SUCH A GOOD JOB AND GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR FINANCES AND BUILDING THOSE PREVIOUS SCHOOLS TO HAVE THIS SURPLUS SO THAT
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WE CAN DO THIS.AND I KNOW THAT THE FALLING CREEK TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ARE GOING TO LOVE THE MEGA TRAILER. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. UM, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION, THE FOUR AND A HALF MILLION IS THE SURPLUS THAT WE HAVE LEFT OVER FROM THE BUILD OF THOSE THREE SCHOOLS WE SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER AND JUST THIS MAYBE OFF TOPIC A LITTLE BIT, BUT MOSTLY ELEMENTARY.
AND I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS OR NOT.
ARE WE SEEING LIKE ANY INCREASED COST OR ANYTHING ON MATERIALS THAT HAVE A CONVENIENT THAT WE M NEED TO BUDGET MORE MONEY FOR EVENTUALLY? NO, OUR CONTRACTOR ON THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT IS CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO DELIVER THAT BUILDING AT THE CONTRACT PRICE.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLE ON THE MOTION.
MS. HEFFRON? AYE. MS. BAILEY? AYE. MS. HAINES? AYE. MS. COKER? AYE. MR. HARTER? AYE. THE MEMO WAS APPROVED.
NEXT, WE HAVE MEMO 128-21 . I HAVE ONE MEMO FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION REGARDING POLICY.
THIS IS THE SECOND REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO CURRENT POLICIES AND REGULATIONS. AS SHARED WITH A POLICY REVIEW, COMMITTEE, STAFF RECOMMENDS REVISIONS TO CURRENT POLICIES AND REGULATIONS AS FOLLOWS AND FOR YOUR REFERENCE FOR ATTACHMENT A.
REVISIONS TO POLICY 7120, REVISED BUDGET FUNDS TRANSFER POLICY REVISED TO REFLECT CHANGES MADE TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY CHESTERFIELD SCHOOLS APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTIONS.
PROPOSED CHANGES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD ATTORNEY, AND THE RECOMMENDED ACTION IS THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD ADOPT AND APPROVE THE REFERENCE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO CURRENT POLICIES AND REGULATIONS, AND IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD SCHEDULE THESE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO CURRENT POLICIES AND REGULATIONS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU.
BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 128-21 AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.
BOARD MEMBERS, ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MEMO? OK, THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
MS. BAILEY? AYE MS. HAINES? AYE.
MS. COKER? AYE. MR. HARTER? AYE. THE MEMOS APPROVED. NEXT, WE HAVE MEMO 129-21.
MR. MEISTER ? GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME HERE TO PRESENT MEMO, AS YOU SAID,129-21, ACCEPTANCE OF NEW GRANTS.
THIS PARTICULAR MEMO HAS THREE GRANTS THAT I WILL QUICKLY OVERVIEW.
THE FIRST ONE IS A $3000 GRANT FOR THE DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION, SUPPORTING THE ONE SCHOOL ONE BOOK PROGRAM AT GREENFIELD.
THE SECOND IS A $2000 GRANT FROM CHARLOTTE'S LITTER GRANT, SUPPORTING THE THE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF THREE THERAPY DOGS AT THOMAS DALE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THE THIRD GRANT IN WHY I'M STANDING HERE TODAY IS 269,038 DOLLARS FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FOR THE HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
THIS GRANT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR CCPS MCKINNEY VENTO PROGRAM TO UTILIZE THESE FUNDS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD FOR THIS GRANT IS FROM APRIL OF THIS YEAR THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF 2024. SO I ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE MEMO ATTACHED AND THE ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. MR. MEISTER.
BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 129-21 AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OK. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION, AND A SECOND.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
MS. HEFFRON? AYE. MS. BAILEY? AYE. MS. HAINES? AYE. MS. COKER? AYE. MR. HARTER? AYE. THE MEMO WAS APPROVED.
NEXT, WE HAVE ITEMS FOR BOARD REVIEW.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK? MR. CHAIR, TONIGHT'S AGENDA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR THE BOARD'S REVIEW.
MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT FUNDS FY 2022, FY 2022-AUGUST EXPENDITURES VS.
APPROPRIATIONS BUDGET CHANGE REQUESTS SUMMARY ACROSS CATEGORIES AUGUST 2021.
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BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS PRE-K UPDATE, AUGUST 2021.GIFTED EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2020-21.
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES AND BALANCES FISCAL YEAR 2021, AND UPDATE ON EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU, MADAM DEPUTY CLERK.
NEXT, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ON AGENDA ITEMS. FOR THIS MEETING, CITIZENS WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF SUBMITTING THEIR COMMENTS ONLINE OR IN PERSON. THE BOARD RECEIVED TWENTY SEVEN ONLINE COMMENTS.
COMMENTS SUBMITTED VIA THE ONLINE FORM WERE SENT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE START OF TONIGHT'S MEETING. AS WELL AS POSTED ON THE BOARD DOC SITE AND WILL BE INCLUDED TO THE FULL ADDENDUM TO THE MEETING MINUTES.
MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE THIS EVENING'S IN-PERSON SPEAKERS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS? MR. CHAIR, WE HAVE 15 SPEAKERS FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING AND I WILL CALL THEM UP IN GROUPS OF FIVE.
THE FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS ARE MS. HAMLET, NETTY HAINES, MEADOW JOHNSON AND TITUS AND KATE FLYNN.
MS. HAMLET? WITH ONLY THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK, BEAR WITH ME WHILE I SPEAK QUICKLY.
AND I'M A MOTHER OF TWO GRANGE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND A GRADUATE OF CROSBY HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES THAT'S BEEN PLAGUING OUR COUNTY RECENTLY SINCE THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
MY STUDENTS HAVE BEEN LATE TO SCHOOL NEARLY EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND AS THE ISSUES WORSENED, I BECAME AWARE THAT OTHER FAMILIES WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.
I GOT FED UP AND DECIDED THAT I WAS GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE AT THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL IN CCPS, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD, WAS MADE AWARE EVERY TIME THAT MY STUDENTS BUS WAS LATE, EITHER TO OR FROM SCHOOL.
I ALSO ENCOURAGE OTHER PARENTS TO DO THE EXACT SAME AND AS YOU KNOW, THEY DID.
BEFORE GOING INTO DETAIL, I WANT TO THANK AREA THREE, MANAGER JACQUELINE WROTE.
WHILE THINGS ARE NOT YET PERFECT AND COMMUNICATIONS ISSUES STILL PERSIST, MS. ROACH HAS DEMONSTRATED TRUE LEADERSHIP AND COMPETENCE IN WORKING TOWARDS RESOLVING THESE TWO ISSUES ONCE A SCHOOL BOARD BECAME INVOLVED AND OTHERS GOT OUT OF HER WAY, WE SAW IMMEDIATE AND SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THESE ISSUES.
I'VE ALSO BEEN MADE AWARE BY MEMBERS OF THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP THAT DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION DR.
FRYE HAS BEEN AWARE OF THESE ISSUES FOR WEEKS, IF NOT MONTHS, AND FAILED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT A MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN A POSITION WHERE HE HAS NO EXPERIENCE IN TRANSPORTATION OR LOGISTICS, AND HE IS NOT QUALIFIED FOR THIS ROLE, AND THOSE SENTIMENTS HAVE BEEN ECHOED BY MANY, INCLUDING HIS OWN STAFF MEMBERS.
HIS INCOMPETENCE FOR HIS POSITION IS PROFOUND.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK DEBBIE BAILEY FOR HER EFFORTS IN MAKING THIS A PRIORITY FOR CCPS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE GOT THE RESOURCES WE NEED IN ORDER TO AFFECT REAL CHANGE QUICKLY.
I'VE HAD THE EXACT OPPOSITE EXPERIENCE WITH MY OWN MATOACA DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE RYAN HARTER. MR. HARTER, I HAVE SENT YOU 23 EMAILS SINCE SEPTEMBER 23RD AND I HAVE RECEIVED NOT ONE ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM YOU.
I HAVE ALSO HEARD OF MANY OTHER PARENTS ACROSS YOUR DISTRICT WHO'VE WRITTEN AND CALLED AND HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM YOU.
I'M HERE TO CALL YOU OUT ON YOUR ABSENCE IN THIS MATTER THAT'S AFFECTING YOUR ENTIRE DISTRICT. YOU ARE NOT FIT TO REPRESENT THE MATOACA DISTRICT OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.
NOW ON TO BUSINESS, LAST TUESDAY, I HELD A VIRTUAL PARENT TOWN HALL MEETING WHERE WE CAME UP WITH A LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS.
I HAVE HARD COPIES AND BINDERS FOR EACH OF YOU HERE TODAY, AS WELL AS THE SUPERINTENDENT AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE TEAM HERE AT CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, YOU'LL BE PROVIDED THOSE AFTER THIS MEETING.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WATCHING THE LIVE STREAM OF THIS MEETING, THESE DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO YOU ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE THAT I CREATED CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.
OR YOU CAN RECEIVE THOSE BY EMAILING ME AT CCPSTRANSPORTATIONISSUESQGMAIL.COM.
HERE'S A QUICK LIST OF A FEW OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE ON THAT LIST LONG TERM AND SHORT TERM AGAIN, SPEAKING QUICKLY DISCOURAGE PARENTS FROM DRIVING STUDENTS, IMPROVE COMMUNICATION, TIMELINESS AND ACCURACY, ADD ADDITIONAL COORDINATORS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND PRESSURE THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO SUSPEND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT UNTIL WE HAVE SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE THAT IS STABLE AND SUSTAINABLE. WE DEMAND BETTER FOR OUR STUDENTS.
NETTY HAINES ? CAN I MOVE THE MICROPHONE? THANKS. A FRIEND AND I ATTENDED THE SEPTEMBER SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AS AN ASSIGNMENT FOR OUR SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS.
DURING THE COMMENT, SOMEONE SAID MY GRANDPARENTS USED TO TELL ME THEY USED TO TEACH CIVICS IN SCHOOLS.
SEEING AS MY CIVICS TEACHER, MR.
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WILLIAMSON HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF INSTRUCTING US.THE IGNORANCE OF THAT STATEMENT AND CONVINCED ME TO SPEAK HERE TODAY.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING DURING THIS PANDEMIC, AND I'M EXTREMELY THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING YOU MANAGED TO ACHIEVE, INCLUDING THE POLICY ALLOWING STUDENTS TO ACCESS BATHROOMS THAT MATCH THEIR GENDER IDENTITY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT ENFORCING THE MASK POLICY IS HARD YET TO MY FRIENDS AND ME, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY TO BETTER ADMINISTER MASK WEARING.
AFTER TALKING TO MY PEERS, I'VE REALIZED THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT FEELS UNSAFE WHEN EXPOSED TO SOMEONE UNMASKED IN THE CLASSROOMS AND HALLWAYS BECAUSE OF VULNERABLE FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THE POLICY REQUIRES THAT A MASK MUST BE WORN EXCEPT UNDER VERY SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING EATING, PLAYING INSTRUMENTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
CAN YOU PLEASE FIND A WAY TO BETTER ENFORCE MASK POLICY IN SCHOOLS? HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T SOLVE ALL THE CHALLENGES IN SCHOOLS CAUSED BY THE PANDEMIC.
DUE TO SPACE RESTRICTIONS AND CLASS SIZE, THE COURSES REQUIRED TO PRACTICE WITH MASKS ON.
SINGING WITH MASKS ON CAN MAKE IT UNCOMFORTABLE AND HARD TO BREATHE EFFICIENTLY.
IF STUDENTS WERE VACCINATED, THEN THIS WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM.
RAPID TESTING IN SCHOOLS WOULD INCREASE SAFETY FOR THE STUDENTS AND STAFF.
I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD FOLLOW THE LEAD OF OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND REQUIRE COVID VACCINATION FOR ALL STAFF AND STUDENTS WITH APPROPRIATE EXEMPTIONS.
FOR THE HEALTH OF THE STUDENTS, FOR THE HEALTH OF THE STAFF AND FOR THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY, WE NEED TO VACCINATE.
THANK YOU, MS. HAINES, MEADOW JOHNSON ? MS. TITUS ? MS. KATE FLYNN.
WHY IS CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PARTNERING WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE? THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS NOT A GOVERNMENT AFFILIATED AGENCY, AS MANY MAY THINK.
RATHER, IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST LOBBYING GROUPS IN THE NATION.
IT'S AN ORGANIZATION OF BUSINESSES WHOSE GOAL IS TO FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, AND ITS MISSION IS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH BUSINESSES CAN PROSPER.
ACCORDING TO OPEN SECRETS IN 2018, THE CHAMBER AND ITS SUBSIDIARY GROUPS SPENT ALMOST $95 MILLION LOBBYING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
THE TOP ISSUES AT LOBBY FOUR WERE TORT REFORM, FINANCE, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIME, FEDERAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS, TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
IT DID NOT LOBBY FOR EDUCATION.
WHY IS CCPS PARTNERING WITH IT? 2018 WAS A BIG YEAR FOR SEVERAL REASONS.
IN ADDITION TO THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SPENT LOBBYING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THIS IS THE SAME YEAR THAT THE KOREAN TECH GROUP NATIONAL SKILLS COALITION SENT A LETTER TO CONGRESS OUTLINING THE NEEDS FOR STATES TO SUBMIT STANDARDIZED INDICATORS ACROSS ALL STREAMS, INCLUDING EDUCATION FOR TALENT PIPELINES, BASICALLY ENSURING THAT CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS OF STUDY WILL ONLY BE FUNDED IF THEY ALIGN WITH PROJECTED WORKFORCE NEEDS.
IN ESSENCE, IF IT CAN'T BE TIED TO A JOB IN YOUR SECTOR, IT WON'T BE FUNDED OR TAUGHT IN.
2018 IS THE SAME YEAR THAT CONGRESS REAUTHORIZED THE FEDERAL PERKINS ACT AND OTHER CAREER AND TECH BILLS AND IS THE SAME YEAR THE FORMER CCPS SCHOOL BOARD.
SEVERAL ADMINISTRATORS, INCLUDING THE DIRECTOR OF HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND PRINCIPALS FROM HIGH SCHOOLS IN ALL MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT DISTRICTS, VISITED NASHVILLE AS PART OF THE REGIONAL COHORT SPONSORED BY CHAMBER RBA TO CHECK OUT THE FORD NGL ACADEMIES OF NASHVILLE. ONE YEAR LATER, IN JULY 2019, CHAMBER RVA HELD ITS FIRST EVER EDUCATION SUMMIT. SPEAKERS INCLUDED FORMER CCPS SUPERINTENDENT AND CURRENT [INAUDIBLE] SUPERINTENDENT JAMES LANE.
SECRETARY EDUCATION ATIF COURTNEY BOTH PRAISED THE ACADEMIES OF HAMPTON MODEL, WHICH IS A DUPLICATE OF THE ACADEMIES OF NASHVILLE.
CCPS CAREER IN TECH DIRECTOR TED MACKLIN'S RESPONSE TO THE PROMPT DESCRIBE HOW THE SCHOOL DIVISION WILL IMPROVE THE ACADEMIC AND TECHNICAL SKILLS OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SECTION 134B4 OF THAT YEAR'S LOCAL PLAN FOR CTE AND PERKINS FUNDING WAS TO MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND CHAMBER RVA.
HIS RESPONSE IN THE 2020 PLAN TO THE PROMPT DESCRIBED HOW LABOR MARKET NEEDS REVIEWED AND ADDRESSED TO ENSURE PROGRAMS AND COURSES OFFERED.
MEET LOCAL, REGIONAL AND STATE ECONOMIC WORKFORCE NEEDS INCLUDED CHESTERFIELD CHAMBER AND CHAMBER RVA.
IN BOTH PLANS, ONE CTE ADVISORY MEMBER LISTED IS THE DIRECTOR OF CHAMBER RVA, A CURRENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER, AS CHAMBER RVA'S DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE PROGRAMS. WHY IS THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, A BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LOBBYING GROUP INVOLVED IN ANYTHING TO DO WITH EDUCATION? THE CCPS CREATING CURRICULUM BASED ON THE INPUT OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY? IS IT FORCING STUDENTS TO CHOOSE A CAREER PATHWAY THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH EDUCATION AND EVERYTHING TO DO WITH WORKFORCE ALIGNMENT? THE QUESTION PARENTS AND STUDENTS SHOULD BE ASKING; IS THIS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS? NO.
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THANK YOU, MS. FLYNN.THE NEXT GROUP OF FIVE IS MS. LIFFORD, DOMINIQUE CHATTERS, MELISSA JONES, MICHAEL CARABINOS AND DIANE OLELO.
MS. LIFFORD ? MS. CHATTERS? MELISSA JONES ? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MELISSA JONES.
A FEW WEEKS AGO, I VIEWED A NUMBER OF PARENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SPEAKING TO THEIR LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS ABOUT CERTAIN BOOKS THAT WERE AVAILABLE IN THEIR SCHOOL LIBRARIES THAT WERE, TO PUT IT MILDLY, OBJECTIONABLE.
ONE IN PARTICULAR, LAWN BOY BY JONATHAN EVISON, WENT VIRAL.
I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN THE VIDEO OF THE MOTHER IN LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, ACTUALLY READING PASSAGES FROM THAT BOOK.
I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT HERE.
SUFFICE IT TO SAY, THERE WAS A STORYLINE RELATING TO AN ADULT MAN HAVING A SEXUAL ENCOUNTER WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER AS A FOURTH GRADER, A NINE YEAR OLD BOY.
THAT PARTICULAR ACTIVITY IS ILLEGAL, BUT THE ADULT MAN IS NOT REPORTED OR CHARGED.
IF YOU WERE THINKING THAT THESE BAD WORDS ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.
HERE'S THE BOOK WITH ALL THE POST-ITS WHERE I MARKED SOME PAGES.
BESIDES THE USUAL SUSPECTS OF BAD WORDS, THERE ARE TWO SPECIFIC WORDS USED TO DESCRIBE FEMALE GENITALIA THAT MOST WOMEN I KNOW WOULD NOT REPEAT.
THIS PARTICULAR BOOK IS LISTED AT BEING AT THREE SPECIFIC HIGH SCHOOLS.
I'M GIVING A SHOUT OUT TO THOSE LIBRARIANS BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT IN THE WAKE OF THE CONTROVERSY, WHILE THE BOOKS ARE IN THOSE LIBRARIES, THE LIBRARY HAS THEM LISTED NOW AS CHECKED OUT UNTIL AFTER THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR ENDS.
I CERTAINLY HOPE THEIR INCLUSION ON OUR SCHOOL LIBRARY SHELVES IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RECONSIDERED. HOWEVER, THIS EXERCISE GOT ME THINKING, AND I FOUND YET ANOTHER BOOK WITH
[E. Superintendent's Report]
SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT APPEARS TO BE AVAILABLE IN EVERY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.THIS BOOK, OUT OF DARKNESS BY ASHLEY HOPE PEREZ, LOOKS INNOCENT ENOUGH, TELLING A STORY THAT TAKES PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF AN ACTUAL HISTORICAL EVENT IN 1937 TEXAS.
IT IS A STORY OF A RECENT WIDOWER MOVING HIS CHILDREN, A SET OF TWINS AND HIS TEENAGE STEPDAUGHTER TO EAST TEXAS TO WORK ON THE OIL RIGS AND THE STORY OF THEIR SETTLEMENT THERE. SOUNDS GREAT; RIGHT? NO. THE STEPFATHER PROCEEDS TO ENGAGE IN A FORCED SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS TEENAGE STEPDAUGHTER, INTRODUCED ON P0AGE 68 AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF A LOCAL PASTOR ON PAGE 225 AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF HIS FORMER MOTHER IN LAW, THE GIRL'S ACTUAL GRANDMOTHER, PAGE 253, MAKES PLANS TO MARRY HER AND HAVE ADDITIONAL CHILDREN BY HER.
THERE'S LANGUAGE IN THIS BOOK AS WELL.
AGAIN, I WON'T SAY THOSE WORDS, BUT AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 32, THE WORD FOR FEMALE PART OF THE BODY THAT ALSO REFERS TO A CAT IS USED THREE TIMES IN ONE SENTENCE.
ON PAGE 33, THERE ARE REFERENCES TO THAT SAME BODY PART AS COIN BOX, CORNHOLE AND CALICO SAID BY TEENAGED BOYS AT HER SCHOOL.
AGAIN, I HAVE MARKED THOSE PAGES WITH A POST-IT, SO YOU CAN SEE IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INSTANCE. THESE BOOKS AND OTHERS LOOK INNOCENT ENOUGH, BUT THE LANGUAGE IN THESE BOOKS IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
I AM NOT EASILY OFFENDED, NOR AM I A FAN OF BOOK BANNING.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THESE BOOKS BEING IN OUR COUNTY LIBRARY FOR CHECK OUT BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. HOWEVER, IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES, I BELIEVE THERE IS A HIGHER RESPONSIBILITY OF CARE TO OUR STUDENTS.
WE SHOULD NOT BE NORMALIZING THIS KIND OF LANGUAGE AND FRANKLY, ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR, AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING WHEN WE ALLOW THESE TYPES OF BOOKS IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS. THANK YOU, MS. JONES. MR. CARABINOS ? I WARNED YOU LAST MONTH THAT THE BOOK BANNING CALLS ARE GOING TO BE COMING, AND HERE THEY ARE, BECAUSE, HEY, WHY NOT? LET'S BURN SOME BOOKS, THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE TO DO.
IN THE SUMMER OF 2020, WE WERE WONDERING WHAT THE RETURN TO SCHOOL WOULD LOOK LIKE, AND AMID A PANDEMIC.
I WORKED WITH A NUMBER OF TEACHERS TO DRAFT A SET OF REOPENING PROPOSALS THAT WE GAVE TO YOU. WHAT STRUCK ME WAS HOW MANY EDUCATORS WERE INVESTED IN THAT PROCESS.
WHAT STRUCK ME WAS THAT THEY DID NOT ALREADY HAVE A STRONGER, UNIFIED VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY.
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RECENTLY, I HEARD THAT THIS SCHOOL BOARD HAS DEFERRED THE CONVERSATION ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BECAUSE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONTROLS THE PURSE STRINGS. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IS NOT JUST ABOUT COMPENSATION.THOUGH OUR EDUCATORS ARE UNDER COMPENSATED FULL STOP.
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IS ALSO ABOUT WORKING CONDITIONS.
LUNCH BREAKS, 40 HOUR WORK WEEKS, EIGHT HOUR DAYS AND WORKPLACE SAFETY, ALL CAME TO AMERICA THROUGH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
AS THE WORKING CONDITIONS OF CHESTERFIELD EDUCATORS ARE DEFINED BY THE POLICIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THIS SCHOOL BOARD, THE BURDEN OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FALLS TO YOU AS WELL. WHAT I LEARNED LAST YEAR IS THAT EDUCATORS ARE SCARED.
SCARED THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL NOT DO ENOUGH TO PROTECT THEM, IN THE DAYS BEFORE WE HAD ACCESS TO THESE LIFESAVING VACCINES.
SCARED THAT LEADERSHIP WOULD NOT ENFORCE THE RULES SET IN PLACE TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY.
SCARED THAT THEIR ONE VOICE ALONE WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TO SWAY THE HEARTS OF THEIR LEADERS . IN THE HISTORY OF LABOR IN AMERICA, ONE VOICE ALONE HAS RARELY BEEN ENOUGH TO SWAY HEARTS. IT IS WHEN EMPLOYEES WORK TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY THAT THEY ARE LIFTED UP.
TO TAKE UP THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT LAYS AT YOUR FEET.
BOOST THE VOICE OF OUR EDUCATORS AND APPROVE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR TEACHERS AND CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CARABINOS. DIANE OLELO? I'LL CALL THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS UP.
CAROLYN FERRARO, WENDY LITTLE, AMY DODSON, CHRISTINE MELENDEZ AND JASON MELENDEZ.
MS. FERRARA ? HI, I'M CAROLYN FERRARO, AND I'M READING FOR ANOTHER PARENT, I AM A PARENT OF A SEVENTH GRADE STUDENT. MY CHILD HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN AVID READER AND HAS DREAMED OF JOINING THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS TEAM SINCE FIRST GRADE.
DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND SHE WAS SO EXCITED. I REVIEWED THE READING LIST AND ONLY ONE OF THE 12 BOOKS STOOD OUT TO ME BECAUSE THE PUBLISHERS RECOMMENDED AGE FOR THIS BOOK WAS 13 AND UP.
THIS CONCERN ME, AS MOST MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE 11 OR 12 YEARS OLD.
I DECIDED TO READ THE BOOK MYSELF.
AFTER READING THE BOOK, I HAD CONCERNS.
SO AS A FAMILY, WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD NOT READ THAT BOOK.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE BOB RULES CHANGED.
THIS CHANGE RESULTED IN THE BOOK LIST BEING REDUCED TO SIX BOOKS, ALL OF WHICH NEEDED TO BE READ IN ORDER TO MAKE THE TEAM, AND THE QUESTIONABLE BOOK WAS ON THE LIST.
I SHARED MY CONCERNS WITH THE BOB ADVISOR AND THE PRINCIPAL.
I WAS TOLD QUOTE THERE ARE SITUATIONS IN WHICH TEXT ARE READ WHEN THE READING OR INTEREST LEVEL IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER.
THE READING LEVEL IS NEAR THE MEDIAN AGES OF OUR SCHOOL POPULATION.
THE POSITIVE HERE IS THAT A SCENARIO DEVELOPS IN WHICH READING AT INTEREST LEVELS CREATE INTENSE ENGAGEMENT.
THE DOWNSIDE IS THAT THERE ARE SOMETIMES SITUATIONS IN WHICH SOME MORE COMPLEX THEMES, WORDS OR SECTIONS ARISE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME OF THE MORE COMPLEX THEMES AND WORDS FEATURED IN A BAD BOY, A MEMOIR. "I GLANCE AT ONE OF THE MEN AGAINST THE WALL, AND IT LOOKED AS IF HE WAS SKIN POPPING, SHOOTING HEROIN UNDER HIS SKIN.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT YOU WOULDN'T GET HOOKED IF YOU SHOOT SKIN POP, INSTEAD OF INJECTING THE DRUG DIRECTLY INTO A VEIN.
I HAD A PENIS AND THEREFORE I HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT BEING MALE MEANT.
I ALSO DISCOVERED A BOOK THAT ALLUDED TO SEX.
IT HAS ONE OF MY BETTER FINDS FOR THE YEAR.
I WASN'T EXACTLY, I WASN'T SURE EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE SEX IN EITHER BOOK.
BUT THE CONFLICT AND LONGING BETWEEN THE WOMEN AND THE WELL OF LONELINESS WERE INTERESTING. WHEN I HEARD OLDER GUYS TALKING ABOUT SEX, GIRLS AND SEX, I WAS MORE TAKEN WITH THE WAY THEY TALKED ABOUT IT THAN WHAT THEY SAID.
THEY TALKED AS IF SEX WERE THE GREATEST THING THAT HAD EVER HAPPENED AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL TO HAVE SEX FOREMOST IN YOUR MIND.
I HADN'T HAD SEX, DIDN'T KNOW A THING ABOUT IT, EXCEPT WHAT I HAD LEARNED FROM ERIC.
ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW THE INS AND OUTS OF SEXUALITY.
I DID UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A CONNECTION BETWEEN HOMOSEXUALITY AND BEING A FAGGOT.
I STILL READ GOBS OF COMICS AND AN INCREASING NUMBER OF TRASHY NOVELS THAT PROMISED ANY AMOUNT OF SEX CONTENT.
SHE ASKED ME ABOUT MY FAMILY LIFE AND ASKED ME IF I'D EVER HAD SEX WITH A GIRL.
I KNEW THE ANSWER I WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE.
IF WHAT I HAD HEARD FROM OTHER KIDS, MY AGE WAS TRUE.
THEY WERE ALL HAVING SEX." I READ THIS BOOK.
IT IS THOUGHT PROVOKING AND I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE ADULTS TO READ THIS BOOK.
HOWEVER, I CANNOT SUPPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS READING PASSAGES LIKE THESE IN CLASS OR IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
I HOPE THE BOARD WILL TAKE THE TIME TO READ THIS BOOK AND CONSIDER WHETHER THEY FEEL IT SHOULD BE READ BY SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS.
I HOPE THAT OUR LIBRARY DEPARTMENT WILL CONSIDER MORE THAN JUST THE MEDIAN AGE OF A STUDENT POPULATION WHEN CHOOSING BOOKS.
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? GREETINGS AGAIN, EVERYONE.I'M WENDY LITTLE, AND I WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME UPDATES ON THE FEDERAL EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION ROUNDTABLE.
I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT IT A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE THE LAST TIME I WAS ABLE TO BE HERE.
I LET YOU KNOW THAT IDEA SPECIFIC FUNDING WAS ON ITS WAY.
LAST MONTH, YOU REPORTED 3.25 MILLION DOLLARS.
THAT IS SOMETHING I SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR TO ASSIST WITH THE RECOVERY OF LEARNING.
[1. Memo #121-21: Water Source System Replacements at Alberta Smith, Clover Hill, Ecoff and Woolridge ES]
SO I JUST I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT HAPPENED.IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENTAL THING.
I'M JUST SO PROUD TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT NOT ONLY FOR OUR SCHOOL DIVISION, BUT THE WHOLE COUNTRY, FOR THE SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS WHO REALLY NEED A LOT OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
SO IN LOOKING AT THE MEMO THAT WAS APPROVED, THERE'S A LOT, YOU KNOW, ALLOCATED FOR EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES AND AND FOR PRESCHOOL AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE FUNDING IS ACTUALLY INTENDED AS WAS INTENDED TO ACTUALLY GO TO THE PARENTS OF SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS TO LET THEM HELP.
TRY THIS RECOVERY OF LEARNING AND TO KICK START IT, BECAUSE THERE WAS A PRESENTATION LAST MONTH WHERE THERE WERE CIRCLE DIAGRAMS, THERE'S BLUE, I BELIEVE ON THE OUTSIDE, RIGHT ON THE INSIDE AND EVERYBODY AGREED.
YEAH, THIS WAS MAYBE HARDER THAN WE THOUGHT.
THIS COVID THING WAS HARDER THAN IT ON EVERYBODY AS A WHOLE AS THAN WE THOUGHT.
THE STATE ACTUALLY DID NUMBERS ON IEP STUDENTS, AND IT'S LIKE HALF IS GOOD OR TWICE AS BAD. SO WE REALLY NEED TO ALTOGETHER, AS I HAD ASKED BEFORE, WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON ALL OF THESE CHILDREN.
YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY, YOU KNOW, HAVE THEY MISSED A LOT OF SCHOOL TIME IN SOME CASES, BUT YOU KNOW, DOCTORS' OFFICES HAVE HAD TO DO DISTANCING AS WELL, AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE REALLY MISSED A LOT OF THEIR ROUTINE MEDICAL THINGS.
AND WHEN YOU'RE NOT WELL AND YOU'RE NOT FEELING WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PERFORM WELL IN SCHOOL. SO MOST OF THE THINGS HAVE COME THROUGH.
SOCKS ARE ALREADY COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE.
THE BOARD OF VIRGINIA BOARD OF EDUCATION RECENTLY HAD A TWO DAY MEETING SESSION.
THAT'S OK. IMPROVEMENTS ARE COMING DOWN THE LINE.
RAISES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION EDUCATORS AND FOLKS WITH ENDORSEMENTS ARE COMING THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS WELL, SO THAT'S PRETTY FAST, WE JUST STARTED IN MAY.
THE LAST THING THAT'S COMING IS IEP STREAMLINING, AND EVEN THOUGH THE STATE IS ALREADY WORKING ON STUFF LIKE THAT, IT'S GOING TO BE FOLLOWED BY A FEDERAL DOCUMENT WHICH ALSO WAS JUST RELEASED VERY QUICKLY AND FINAL REVIEW STAGES.
AND IT'S GOING TO HELP, YOU KNOW, REALLY, REALLY EASE AND JUST MAKE THE WHOLE SYSTEM OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, WE ALL HOPE, A WHOLE LOT MORE STREAMLINED AND MORE SUCCESSFUL FOR ALL AND. JUST MORE SUCCESSFUL FOR ALL AND REALLY BE MUCH MORE AMENABLE TO NOT ONLY STAFF, BUT FAMILY AND SUPPORTERS.
I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE APPROXIMATELY EIGHT.
THANK YOU. MS. LITTLE? EIGHT THOUSAND STUDENTS WITH IEPS OUT OF THE 62 THOUSAND.
AMY DODSON ? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS AMY DODSON, I HAVE TWO STUDENTS AT JAMES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I WANTED TO DISCUSS THE EDUCATION CLIMATE.
CLEARLY, WE'RE IN UNPRECEDENTED TIMES THAT HAS LED TO TURBULENT AND PASSIONATE COMMUNICATION. I WANT TO COMMEND THE FAMILIES IN OUR DISTRICT WHO'VE BEEN STIMULATED TO BECOME ENGAGED IN THE EDUCATION PROCESS, AND I'M SPEAKING TO ENSURE THAT OUR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AS PARENTS TO MAKE EDUCATIONAL DECISIONS REGARDING OUR CHILDREN CONTINUES.
RECENTLY, THE U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL PUBLISHED A MEMORANDUM EQUATING PARENTS WHO SPEAK OUT AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS AKIN TO DOMESTIC TERRORISTS.
THIS IS, AMONG OTHER RECENT COMMENTS ADVOCATING FOR PARENTAL RESTRICTIONS.
WE, AS A SOCIETY HAVE GOTTEN TO A PLACE WHERE IF WE DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, WE CAN UNFRIEND YOU, WE CAN BLOCK YOU.
PROTEST ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES LEAD TO BANNING UNWELCOMED GUEST SPEAKERS.
A LOCAL GROUP MAY NOT AGREE WITH A GROUP THAT I'M A PART OF, SO THEY MAKE A DECLARATION THAT WE ARE RADICAL EXTREMISTS.
I ASSURE YOU THAT I DON'T THINK I'M EXTREME.
IN FACT, I THINK I'M RELATIVELY LEVEL HEADED, WELL-RESEARCHED AND HIGHLY EDUCATED.
BUT THE QUICKNESS TO DENOUNCE, CANCEL, REJECT AND VILIFY OTHERS OF WHOM WE DISAGREE HAS REACHED UNHEARD OF PROPORTIONS.
[2. Memo #122-21: Relocation of Classroom Modular to Falling Creek Elementary School]
IT IS OUR RIGHT AS PARENTS TO GUIDE OUR CHILDREN, AND I ASSURE YOU THAT NO ONE WISHES TO INSTRUCT THE TEACHER ON HOW TO TEACH LATIN OR MATH.[01:15:03]
BUT WE DO HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT TO BE INVOLVED IN THE EDUCATION PROCESS, TO ASK QUESTIONS AND IF NEED BE TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR CHILDREN.IN EDUCATION, MY PRIORITY IS TO CHILDREN FIRST, TEACHERS SECOND AND ADMINISTRATION IS A DISTANT THIRD. I'M SPEAKING PREEMPTIVELY TO SAY THAT AS A PARENT WHO'S LEARNED A LOT ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM, I WILL CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE EDUCATIONAL UPBRINGING OF MY CHILDREN.
BUT THE WELFARE OF MY CHILDREN IS PARAMOUNT.
SO WITH THAT SAID, LET ME ALSO SAY THAT MY ENTIRE FAMILY IS MADE UP OF TEACHERS.
FOR THE MOST PART, WE HAVE FANTASTIC TEACHERS IN OUR COUNTY.
SOME STARTED OUT AS TEACHERS OF MY KIDS, AND I CONSIDER THEM NOW TO BE MY FRIENDS.
SO TO THAT END, I'D LIKE TO SEE LESS MICROMANAGING BY ADMINISTRATION AND LESS NEVER ENDING CHECKBOXES AND GIVE TEACHERS THE AUTONOMY TO TEACH THEIR CLASS WITHOUT ADMINISTRATIVE INPUT AT EVERY STEP.
I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF OUR PRINCIPALS CAN FORMULATE AN EMAIL WITHOUT CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION APPROVAL. AND AFTER WHAT WE JUST SAW, THE TWELVE PAGE POWER SLIDE THAT MAY CONTINUE.
THE BEST SITUATION IN MY MIND IS ONE WHERE TEACHERS AND PARENTS HAVE AN OPEN AND SUPPORTIVE DIALOG ABOUT THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND ADMINISTRATION STAYS OUT OF IT.
I DO WANT TO ADD ONE THING MS. HAINES, MS. BAILEY, MR. HARTER, MS. COKER, AND MS. HEFFRON, YOU GUYS OWED STEVEN ROSELL A LOOK IN THE FACE WHEN YOU MADE THE DECISION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS DODSON.
CHRISTINE MELENDEZ ? CHRISTINE MELINDA, CEA PRESIDENT, GOOD EVENING AGAIN TO GO BACK TO TWO OF THE PILLARS THAT I SPOKE OF EARLIER.
THE FOURTH ONE BEING TO MAKE A SAFE PASTURE.
I BELIEVE TO ADDRESS SEVERE OVERCROWDING IN OUR SCHOOLS, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE CONDITIONS OF OUR SHEEP.
WE MUST CONSIDER CASH PROFFERS OR A MEALS TAX TO SECURE REVENUE FOR FUTURE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. THE COMING BOND REFERENDUM IN 2022 WILL ONLY BE A BANDAGE OVER A GAPING BULLET WOUND, AND WE NEED TO STOP THE BLEED SOON.
HENRICO COUNTY HAS 10000 LESS STUDENTS THAN CHESTERFIELD, YET THEY HAVE 72 BUILDINGS IN THEIR SCHOOL DIVISION.
I URGE CITIZENS TO ORGANIZE AROUND THIS AND COMMUNICATE THEIR DESIRE TO SECURE REVENUE IN THESE WAYS WITH THEIR BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEMBERS.
THE LAST THING I'LL MENTION IS NUMBER TWO, THE SHAPE OF YOUR SHEEP.
AND I WANT THAT REPRESENTED BY THIS POEM THAT I FOUND PUBLISHED IN JULY OF THIS YEAR CALLED THINGS I LEARNED THIS YEAR, WRITTEN BY K-12 EDUCATORS.
THINGS I LEARNED THIS YEAR INCLUDE THAT A CHILD'S SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING ALWAYS COMES FIRST. THAT KEEPING THINGS FUN IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.
THAT CHILDREN ARE FULLY CAPABLE OF LEARNING ON THEIR OWN.
THAT THEIR HIDDEN CURRICULUM SHOULD COME OUT OF HIDING.
THAT RELEASING MYSELF FROM PERFECTION, HELPS MY STUDENTS TO DO THE SAME.
THAT I NEED TO SLOW DOWN, TALK LESS AND LISTEN MORE.
THAT IT'S OK TO LET GO OF TRADITION IN FAVOR OF NEW THINGS.
THAT I CAN'T VALIDATE STUDENTS' EMOTIONS TOO MUCH OR TOO OFTEN.
THAT THE OUTDOORS ISN'T JUST FOR RECESS, SO MUCH LEARNING AND GROWTH CAN HAPPEN THERE.
THAT KIDS MIMIC THE ANXIETY OF ADULTS AROUND THEM.
THAT CLASSROOM COMMUNITY IS EVERYTHING.
THAT WHATEVER ENGAGES MY STUDENTS IN THE MOMENT IS WHAT I SHOULD BE DOING, AND THAT TUNING IN AND BEING PRESENT BEATS CHECKING THINGS OFF MY LIST.
SO I ENCOURAGE EDUCATORS AT EVERY LEVEL, WHETHER YOU BE A TEACHER, AN IA, A BUS DRIVER OR ANY OTHER PERSON THAT WORKS IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION, REFLECT ON THESE THINGS AND TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND YOU'RE STILL DOING A GREAT JOB.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. MELENDEZ. JASON MELENDEZ ? HI, MY NAME IS JASON MELENDEZ.
AND IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.
YOU DEFINITELY DON'T NEED TO MOVE THE LOUDON COUNTY TO GET ALL THE HUMOR THESE DAYS, IT'S HAPPENING ALL RIGHT HERE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT, THOUGH, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE VOICES IN THE CROWD, WHAT THE BOARD CAN DO TO BE MORE OPERABLE AND OPEN TO CONSTITUENTS.
THE RIGHT NOW, THE BOARD IS NOT DOING ITS BEST WORK AS A TRANSPARENT PUBLIC ENTITY.
CITIZENS COME TO THE BOARD WITH COMMENTS, AND THEY'RE GIVEN JUST THREE MINUTES TO TALK
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ABOUT A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEIR FAMILIES.BOARD MEETINGS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR HOURS MUCH LONGER THAN USUAL.
THE SOLUTION IS EASILY IN FRONT OF US, AND WE CAN LOOK TO THE COUNTY LEVEL FOR IT.
CHANGE THE RULES TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT ON ACTION ITEMS JUST LIKE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES FOR ITS BUSINESS MEETINGS, INSTEAD OF FORCING CITIZENS TO CRAM THEIR COMMENTS INTO THREE MINUTES. THIS GIVES CITIZENS PARTICULAR TIME TO COMMENT ON THE ITEMS MORE RELEVANT TO THE REMARKS AND JUST LIKE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES, THERE WOULD STILL BE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AT THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF THE MEETING.
AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE SCHOOL BOARD USED TO HAVE A SYSTEM SET UP JUST LIKE THIS, BUT PREVIOUS SCHOOL BOARD UNDID THOSE CHANGES.
THIS UPCOMING YEAR IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THAT CHANGE AGAIN.
SO JUST TO STREAMLINE THESE MEETINGS.
THE FOIA PROCESS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHERE THE DIVISION HAS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
[3. Memo #128-21: Second Review and Adoption of Proposed Revisions to Current Policies and Regulations]
UNLIKE OUR COUNTY PARTNERS, WHERE THEY HAVE AN INTERACTIVE FOIA PROCESS WHERE THE COUNTY CAN EASILY RESPOND TO REQUESTS AND BUILD FOR THOSE REQUESTS, REQUESTERS TO THE SCHOOL DIVISION ARE LEFT WITH THE DISORGANIZED PROCESS CONDUCTED BY EMAIL.THIS BOARD HAS GOT TO GET BETTER BECAUSE THE EYES OF CHESTERFIELD CITIZENS AND FAMILIES AND OUR NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS ARE ON YOU, AND THE MAGNITUDE OF BEING ONE OF THE LARGER SCHOOL DIVISIONS IN THE STATE CARRIES ADDED WEIGHT.
ON TOP OF YOUR CHIEF RESPONSIBILITY OF SERVING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND BY THE WAY, CHAIR HARTER, PLEASE REFRESH YOURSELF ON THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION POLICY AND STOP ALLOWING THE MENTIONING OF LITIGATION DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND THAT'S ASIDE FROM THE ALLOWANCE OF FAIRLY UNSAVORY REMARKS THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MELENDEZ, MR. CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE THIS EVENING SUPERINTENDENT REMARKS.
DR. DAUGHERTY? GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO JUST TO COMMENT ON SOME THINGS THAT WERE SAID TONIGHT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY ALWAYS WANTS ANSWERS, EVERYBODY WANTS SOMETHING , THAT'S OUR SOCIETY TODAY.
FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE SPEAKING.
YOU KNOW, AMY DOBSON SPOKE AND SHE TALKED ABOUT BEING ENGAGED AND PLEASE BE ENGAGED PEOPLE COMING TO SPEAK, IF THERE'S 30-40 PEOPLE, THAT IS PART OF THE CONSTITUTION, THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND COMING IN CIVIL DISORDER IS NOT.
I THINK ONE THING, I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR SPEAKERS TONIGHT.
THEY CAME UP, THEY PRESENTED, THEY WERE VERY CLEAR, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
[4. Memo #129-21: FY2022 - Acceptance of New Grants]
YOU DON'T SEE THAT AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND SO I WANT TO THANK THE MAN SPEAKERS TONIGHT.JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS, ONE, IT WAS MENTIONED THAT WE ARE A PART OF FORD NGO AND WE ARE NOT. WE DO WORK WITH OUR CTE PROGRAMING AND IN THE REGION WE'VE ASKED THEM; WHAT ARE THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE? OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS PREPARE PEOPLE FOR THE FUTURE AND WE NEED BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS BECAUSE WE'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE INTERNSHIPS.
AND HOW SUCCESSFUL ARE WE? WELL, 24 HUNDRED STUDENTS, EXCUSE ME, OVER 24 HUNDRED CERTIFICATES TO GO INTO THE WORKFORCE WERE PROVIDED LAST YEAR, THAT MEANS THEY MET THE STATE REQUIREMENTS.
SO, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO FIND OUT WHAT JOBS ARE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE OUR CHILDREN HAVE THE REQUIRED INTERNSHIPS THAT THEY MUST HAVE IN ORDER TO BE READY TO GO INTO THE JOB MARKET.
NOT EVERYONE'S GOING TO COLLEGE, BUT WE DO NEED A STRONGER WORKFORCE AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE PLACING AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD AND MAKING SURE THAT WE PROVIDE THE WORKERS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN A REGION.
ABOUT THE BOOK PROCESS, WE DO HAVE A PROCESS THAT OUR LIBRARIANS FOLLOW.
AND ANY TIME THAT A BOOK IS ADDRESSED TO THEM, THEY GO INTO THAT PROCESS AND IT IS AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL. AND THEN BROUGHT UP TO THE COUNTY LEVEL TO DEAL WITH THAT.
AND SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CONTINUE THAT PROCESS AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THAT PROGRESSION, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE SEE BOOKS THAT MAY BE INAPPROPRIATE, WHICH WERE MENTIONED TONIGHT. I THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE TO CONTACT THE LIBRARIANS AND THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ABOUT THAT.
LOOKING AT SOME OF THE AGENDA ITEMS. ONE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE STILL TALK ABOUT MASK MANDATES AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND EVERYTHING. WELL, THE STATE MEDICAL OFFICER CAME OUT WITH A MANDATE AND THAT IS BINDING
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IN THIS STATE. PEOPLE MAY NOT LIKE IT, AND I WOULD SUGGEST CONTACT THE GOVERNOR.CONTACT THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF THIS STATE BECAUSE THAT IS AND WE ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THAT MANDATE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ESSER MONEY.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH FEDERAL MONEY.
IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO THAT WE'RE REQUIRING AND TAKEN AN OATH TO FOLLOW THE LAW IN THAT AREA. AND IF THEY FEEL THAT IT'S A CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE, THEN I WOULD SAY TAKE IT TO THE HIGHEST COURTS IN THE LAND TO ARGUE THE CONSTITUTION.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS COUNTRY IS ARGUED AT THE SUPREME COURT LEVEL AND AT THE STATE
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LEVEL. HERE IT'S AT THE STATE SUPREME COURT LEVEL, AND THAT'S WHERE THAT WOULD GO.BUT WE ARE UNDER A MEDICAL MANDATE BY THE STATE.
THE ISSUE WAS DISCUSSED ON STANDARDS OF LEARNING AND THAT IS THE GUIDANCE OF THE
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WHICH WE FOLLOW.WE HAVE TO PRESENT OUR GUIDELINES OF CONTENT AND WE ARE PRESENTING THAT, AND AS EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE ARE MEASURED ON THAT AS WELL.
THE ISSUE OF ARCHIVING PAST COMMUNICATIONS, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA AND WE WILL LOOK INTO THAT. I THINK THAT'S A WONDERFUL SUGGESTION THERE AND WE WILL LOOK INTO THAT.
IT WAS BROUGHT UP ABOUT SENATE BILL 1303 AND REQUIREMENTS AND NOT REQUIREMENTS.
IT SAYS WE'RE REQUIRED TO CREATE IN-SCHOOL INSTRUCTION WHERE REQUIRED, AND THEY EVEN SET GUIDELINES IF WE HAD TO GO VIRTUAL, WHAT THOSE GUIDELINES WOULD BE.
VIRTUAL LEARNING IS MANY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE DO NOT EVEN HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND SO AS LATE AS EVERYTHING CAME OUT IN SEPTEMBER, WE WERE PREPARING TO OFFER VIRTUAL LEARNING AND WE STILL ARE AND WE STILL ARE ADDING TO THAT.
BUT WE WEREN'T GOING TO HIRE AN OVERABUNDANCE OF PEOPLE WITHOUT THE STAFF INVOLVED AND TRYING TO FIND OTHER PEOPLE TO KEEP VIRTUAL.
WE STILL ARE, BUT WE HAVE A OPPORTUNITY OF 90 PERCENT OF OUR PEOPLE ARE IN IN FACE LEARNING AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
BUT PEOPLE THINK THAT AROUND THE STATE THAT VIRTUAL LEARNING WAS A REQUIREMENT OF THE BILL AND IT ONLY SAYS IN THERE WHEN THERE IS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER IN THAT FASHION.
SO WHAT WE, I THINK WE THOUGHT AHEAD OF THIS OVER A YEAR AGO ABOUT USING OUR ESSER FUNDING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDED A VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY AND A CCPS ONLINE.
JUST TO CLARIFY SOMETHING THAT ESSER FUNDING WAS NOT TIED TO REQUIREMENTS OF COVID.
AND I THINK IT'S A 20 PERCENT OF FUNDING HAD TO GO TO INSTRUCTION, AND I THINK WE'RE ABOUT 62 PERCENT OF OUR ESSER FUNDING GOING TO INSTRUCTION.
WE HAVE PLACED THAT FUNDING INTO SCHOOLS AND IT WAS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE STUDENT COUNT, NOT THROUGH REGULATIONS OR GUIDELINES.
AND LASTLY, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FROM VIRGINIA AND WITH THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ON ISSUES SUCH AS TESTING, THE BOOSTER SHOT, WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT 6-12, WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT THE 5-11.
WE'RE NOT MANDATING ANYTHING, BUT WE ARE REQUIRED TO WORK WITH THEM TO OFFER TO PEOPLE WHO DO WANT THAT OPPORTUNITY.
AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE BOOSTER PROGRAM RIGHT NOW TO GET THEIR GUIDANCE.
THEY ARE NOT MOVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, BUT WE WILL KEEP EVERYONE UPDATED ON IT AS WE DO WITH OUR THURSDAY INFORMATION ON COVID INFORMATION, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTION, IMPROVE OUR TEACHERS OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP THEM.
IT IS A VERY STRESSFUL TIME AND I WOULD NOT DISAGREE WITH ANYONE SAID THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A PRESSURE SITUATION EVERY DAY, BUT WE ARE IN WEEK EIGHT AND WE'RE GETTING THROUGH THIS AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT THERE'S LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO OUR CONSTITUENTS, LISTEN TO OUR TEACHERS AND LISTEN TO OUR STUDENTS ON HOW WE CAN MAKE THEIR LIFE A LITTLE EASIER IN THE BUILDINGS AND AT HOME.
DAUGHERTY. SO ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR COMMENTS.
MS. BAILEY? YES, I HAVE A COMMENT OR TWO.
I'VE BEEN GIVEN A LOT OF THOUGHT TO AS TO HOW I COULD HELP OUR TEACHERS IMPROVE MORALE AND SHOW THEM HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THEM.
I'VE HEARD ALL KINDS OF IDEAS, SUCH AS BRINGING MASSEUSE IN FOR ON THE SPOT MASSAGES, FEEDING THEM WONDERFUL LUNCHES, BUYING T-SHIRTS AND GIVING THEM TIME OFF.
THE REALIZATION I'VE COME TO IS THAT TEACHERS JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO TEACH.
THEY WANT TO STOP TESTING FOR DATA GATHERING, STOP COVERING CLASSES FOR QUARANTINE STAFF.
STOP PUTTING THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY TO BREAK UP FIGHTS BETWEEN STUDENTS AND START BEING TREATED WITH RESPECT.
TEACHERS WANT TO DO WHAT THEY LOVE.
FOCUS ON ACADEMICS AND NURTURE THEM.
THE BEST THING WE CAN DO FOR OUR TEACHERS IS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A SAFE, RESPECTFUL, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT.
OUR STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING AS WELL, BUT IT WILL NOT HELP THEM TO CONDONE OR OVERLOOK
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DISRESPECTFUL AND UNRULY BEHAVIOR.IT WILL NOT HELP OUR STUDENTS GROW TO BE SUCCESSFUL ADULTS.
IF WE DO NOT SET THE BOUNDARIES THAT SOCIETY DICTATES THAT THEY FOLLOW.
OUR SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW ARE DIFFICULT PLACES FOR OUR TEACHERS.
OUR SCHOOLS ARE DRAINING OUR TEACHERS BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT ADJUSTING TO THE EXPECTATIONS OF A TYPICAL SCHOOL DAY.
OUR TEACHERS NEED TO HEAR THE MESSAGE THAT OUR SCHOOLS WILL NOT TOLERATE THE POOR BEHAVIOR CURRENTLY BEING DEMONSTRATED IN SOME OF OUR CLASSROOMS. THESE ARE DIFFICULT TIMES, AND THIS YEAR MAY BE ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT YEARS A TEACHER NAVIGATES DURING THEIR CAREER.
SO WHAT CAN I DO AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER TO HELP OUR TEACHERS? I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR SUPERINTENDENT TO INSTRUCT OUR PRINCIPALS TO TAKE AS MUCH OFF THE PLATES OF TEACHERS AS POSSIBLE.
LET THEM DO ONLY THOSE THINGS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE GOAL OF EDUCATION.
I WOULD LIKE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO CONTINUE HIS SUPPORT OF HR AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SO THAT WE CAN FILL OUR VACANT DRIVER POSITIONS SO TEACHERS CAN STOP COVERING STUDENTS BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL DUE TO TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.
DR. DAUGHERTY, PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH AN UPDATE IN NOVEMBER AS TO THE PROGRESS AT CCPS IS MADE TO FILL THESE VACANT POSITIONS SO OUR TEACHERS CAN GO HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY.
I WOULD LIKE OUR SUPERINTENDENT TO DIRECT HR TO HOLD A JOB FAIR FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS AND TO STREAMLINE THE APPLICATION PROCESS SO THAT WE CAN INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SUBSTITUTES AVAILABLE SO THAT OUR TEACHERS CAN STOP COVERING CLASSES DURING THEIR PLANNING PERIODS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR SUPERINTENDENT TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL SECURITY MEASURES THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS, SO THERE ARE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS CAN FEEL SAFE WITHIN THE HALLS OF OUR SCHOOLS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR SUPERINTENDENT TO GIVE THE BOARD AN UPDATE IN NOVEMBER ON HOW STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS ASSISTING FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN ARE STRUGGLING ADJUSTING TO SCHOOL.
OUR TEACHERS CANNOT TEACH WHEN CHILDREN ARE SO DYSREGULATED THAT THEY ARE NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OF OTHERS.
THE CHILDREN NEED HELP AND TEACHERS NEED ADDITIONAL OPTIONS TO DEAL WITH THESE DIFFICULT SITUATIONS. LET'S GIVE OUR TEACHERS AND FAMILIES THESE OPTIONS.
OUR PARENTS CAN HELP OUR TEACHERS AS WELL.
AND A PERFECT WORLD, WE WOULD GET ALL OF OUR KIDS OFF SOCIAL MEDIA.
IT IS TOXIC TO THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND IT DISRUPTS THE SCHOOL DAY LIKE NOTHING EVER BEFORE.
PLEASE JOIN US TO WORK TO LIMIT OR ELIMINATE OUR CHILDREN'S EXPOSURE TO SOCIAL MEDIA.
THIS WOULD GREATLY IMPROVE THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.
OUR PARENTS, YOU CAN ALSO CONTINUE TO HELP OUR TEACHERS BY SUPPORTING THEIR EFFORTS, BY COLLABORATING WITH THEM AND COMMUNICATING WITH THEM.
RESPECTFULLY INQUIRE WITH YOUR CHILD'S TEACHERS WHEN YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
ENTER ALL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COLLECTIVE GOAL OF YOUR CHILD'S SUCCESS.
WHEN WE ARE ALL PULLING ON THE SAME END OF THE ROPE, WE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.
OUR WORKLOAD WILL BE EASIER AND WE WILL GET THROUGH THESE DIFFICULT TIMES.
BOTTOM LINE FOR ME, IS THIS THE MOST CRITICAL COMPONENT TO A CHILD'S EDUCATION OUTSIDE OF ITS PARENTS? IS THE TEACHER IN THE FRONT OF THE ROOM.
LET'S ALL COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THE TEACHERS.
YES. WONDERFUL LUNCHES AND FANCY SHINY NEW THINGS ARE NICE.
BUT WHAT TEACHERS REALLY NEED TO GET THROUGH THIS YEAR IS JUST TO BE ABLE TO TEACH.
LET'S WORK TO CREATE THAT SAFE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT SO THAT TEACHERS CAN TEACH AND STUDENTS CAN LEARN.
AS A GESTURE OF SUPPORT FOR OUR TEACHERS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR LACK OF TIME TO PLAN GRADE AND COLLABORATE WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES AND RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES NEEDS.
AND AS A BREAK FOR OUR BUS DRIVERS AND OUR CAFETERIA WORKERS AND ALL WHO HAVE SHOULDERED THE BURDEN OF THIS VERY DIFFICULT START TO THE YEAR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION NOW THAT THE OCTOBER 20 SECOND HALF DAY FOR STUDENTS CONVERT TO A FULL DAY OFF FOR STUDENTS AND TO A FULL TEACHER WORKDAY FOR OUR TEACHERS.
THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
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MS. HEFFRON? OKAY, THERE'S BEEN A MOTION IN A SECOND.MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU CALL A ROLL? MS. HEFFRON? AYE. MS. BAILEY? AYE.
MS. HAINES? AYE. MS. COKER? AYE.
THE NEXT SCHOOL BOARD WORK SESSION WILL BE HELD AT FOUR P.M.
IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A BUSINESS MEETING AT 6:30 P.M..
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SO, MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLE ON THE MOTION? MS. HEFFRON? AYE. MS. BAILEY? AYE. MS. HAINES? AYE.
MS. COKER? AYE. MR. HARTER? AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE OCTOBER 12TH, 2021 SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.