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[A. Meeting Opening - 6:30 p.m.]
I'D LIKE TO CALL THE NOVEMBER 9TH 2021 SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING TO ORDER.FIRST UP, WE WILL HAVE INVOCATION BY MS. HEFFRON.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE US ALL TO ACKNOWLEDGE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
THE SCHOOL BOARD WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE PASSING OF GEOFFREY GOODE A DAY PORTER AT MATOACA HIGH SCHOOL, WHO JOINED CCPS ON NOVEMBER 13, 2006.
PLEASE JOIN US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
THIS EVENING'S CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES AGENDA ADOPTION APPROVAL OF THE
[B. Consent Agenda]
MINUTES OCTOBER 12, 2021 WORK SESSION OCTOBER 12, 2021 BUSINESS MEETING OCTOBER 19, 2021 SPECIAL MEETING.MEMO 131-21 RECOMMENDED PERSONNEL ACTIONS.
MEMO NUMBER 133-21 2022-23 PROPOSED NEW COURSE OFFERINGS AND SEAT TIME WAIVERS AND MEMO 134-21 FISCAL YEAR 2022 ACCEPTANCE OF NEW GRANTS.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? MR. CHAIR, THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING.
ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS FROM A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER TO SEPARATE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION AND FOR INDIVIDUAL ACTION? HEARING NONE MAY HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? THE MOTION CARRIES.
BEFORE MOVING ON TO AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS, WE DID JUST TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO RECOGNIZE MR. GOODE, WHO WAS A DAY PORTER AT MATOACA HIGH SCHOOL, WHO JOINED CCPS IN 2016 AND WE DO JUST WANT TO.
SO I DID WANT TO JUST BRING THAT TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION AGAIN, THAT WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A VERY [INAUDIBLE] TIME FOR THEIR FAMILY.
DR. DAUGHERTY, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE NEW ADMINISTRATORS? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
I'D ASK CAITLIN CAMPBELL TO COME UP, PLEASE.
CAITLIN WAS APPROVED AS A DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.
HER EDUCATION IS A MASTER'S IN APPLIED ECONOMICS FROM JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY AND A B.A.
OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FROM REGENT UNIVERSITY.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HER WITH US AND HAD A CHANCE TO TALK WITH HER YESTERDAY, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GREAT THINGS FROM HER AND KELLY, DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY HERE? OK, GREAT, FANTASTIC.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE, BE SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR POSITION.
[APPLAUSE] THAT'S ALL, MR. CHAIRMAN.
NEXT, WE HAVE AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS.
[C. Awards and Recognitions]
DUE TO THE NUMBER OF RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK STAFF TO PLEASE CLEAR THE ROOM AT THIS TIME.[00:05:04]
YES.WON THE INNOVATION EDUCATION AWARD FROM THE VIRGINIA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL, ALSO KNOWN AS RVA-TECH.
HE'S A LEAD CISCO INSTRUCTOR FOR THE CAREER AND CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER AT COURTHOUSE AND A SPARK STUDENT ENGAGEMENT SERVES AS AN FLA ADVISOR AND STARTED A SATURDAY MORNING FUN CLUB.
PAYTON IS A CYBER PATRIOT COACH AND SERVES ON THE VIRGINIA CYBER RANGE K-12 ADVISORY BOARD.
THE INNOVATION AND EDUCATION AWARD RECOGNIZES AN EDUCATOR PROGRAM FOR EXCEPTIONAL TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP AND ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION OR TRAINING IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH.
CODE RVA, REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL WAS THE RUNNER UP FOR THIS AWARD.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING PAYTON C.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS AWARD.
THIS IS DEFINITELY AN AREA THAT IS GROWING AND YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR EXPERTISE IS DEFINITELY HELPING OUR STUDENTS GO IN THIS DIRECTION AND PATH.
I GUESS I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF YOUR DAY? MY FAVORITE PART OF THE DAY IS I GET TO STAND UP IN FRONT OF A ROOM OF REALLY SMART, REALLY SNARKY TEENAGERS AND MATCH WITH THEM EVERY DAY.
I AM DOING SOMETHING THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED, CYBERSECURITY.
THE NEED FOR THAT CANNOT BE OVERSTATED, AND I AM DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO TRAIN AS MANY PEOPLE IN THAT FIELD AS I CAN.
THANK YOU FOR THE PATIENCE FROM MR. MACLIN AND MR. RUSSELL, WHO HAVE HAD TO PUT UP WITH A LOT MORE REQUESTS FOR ME THAN ANY NORMAL TEACHER OR ANY NORMAL ADMINISTRATOR WOULD PUT UP WITH.
IF I COULD ASK NINA AND HELENA TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
DURING THE FALL CONFERENCE OF THE VIRGINIA ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, TWO ART TEACHERS IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WON RECOGNITION.
NINA GOOD FROM MIDLOTHIAN HIGH WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE 2021 CENTRAL REGION HIGH SCHOOL ART EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR, AN EXCEPTIONAL VISUAL ARTS TEACHER AND LEADER.
NINA DEMONSTRATES A HIGH LEVEL OF COMMITMENT TO THE PROFESSION BY SERVING MULTIPLE ROLES OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.
SHE'S DEPARTMENT CHAIR THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS AT MIDLOTHIAN HIGH, CO-SPONSOR OF THE SCHOOL'S NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, MENTOR FOR NEW TEACHERS AND IS A MEMBER OF CCPS CANVAS BLUEPRINT COURSE DEVELOPMENT TEAM.
SHE WAS SELECTED EARLIER THIS YEAR AS CHESTERFIELD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ART TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
ADDITIONALLY, NINA PRESENTS AT LOCAL AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES AND EXHIBITS HER OWN ARTWORK.
HELENA AGNEW FROM COSBY HIGH WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE 2021 VIRGINIA ART EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR, A DEDICATED ART EDUCATOR AND LEADER IN THE FIELD.
HELENA HAS SERVED AS DEPARTMENT CHAIR, CURRICULUM WRITER AND CO-DESIGNER ON ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORMS. HER COLLABORATIONS WITH PEERS INCLUDE THE MONSTER PLUSHIE PROJECT, IN WHICH HER STUDENTS CREATED DOLLS BASED ON DRAWINGS BY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND CREATED AN ART SHOW FOR PARENTS.
HELENA MENTORS PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS FROM MULTIPLE UNIVERSITIES AND PRESENTS AT NATIONAL AND STATEWIDE CONFERENCES.
HELENA IS AN AMAZING ARTIST AND HER FABRIC WORKS ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER.
PLEASE SHOW ME RECOGNIZING NINA AND HELENA.
[APPLAUSE] SO WHAT I THINK I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO DO IS TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS ABOUT WHY ART IS SO IMPORTANT, AND I THINK IT'S I HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM CONSTITUENTS THAT COVID RESTRICTIONS WERE A LITTLE BIT HARSHER ON THE ARTS AND I THINK THIS YEAR WE'RE WORKING HARD TO REALLY SHOWCASE HOW IMPORTANT THE ARTS ARE.
TELL US, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, WHY THE ARTS ARE SO CRITICAL AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.
I THINK HEARING FROM A LOT OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS ABOUT HOW ART HELPS THEM THROUGH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH AND BEING ABLE TO MAKE CONNECTIONS.
SOME OF THE MOST INTENSE CONNECTIONS WITH STUDENTS THAT I'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, MY WHOLE TEACHING CAREER LAST YEAR, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE VIRTUAL, THE WHOLE TIME WAS REALLY SOMETHING SPECIAL.
I HAD A VERY ROUGH YEAR LAST YEAR FOR MULTIPLE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL REASONS.
SO THIS IS MORE MEANINGFUL FOR ME BECAUSE OF THAT.
BUT TO TO REALLY FORM THOSE CONNECTIONS WITH KIDS AND HELP THEM EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH, I THINK IS REALLY HELPFUL.
JUST, YOU KNOW, LEARNING TO BE GOOD CITIZENS AND HELP EXPRESS THEMSELVES.
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[APPLAUSE] WHAT SHE SAID AND MORE.THE GENTLEMAN BEFORE US THAT SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE SNARKY TEENAGERS I LOVE WHEN THEY COME INTO MY ROOM AND GO, OH YES, THANK GOD, I'M IN ART.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I'D MAKE IT THROUGH THE DAY WITHOUT THIS CLASS AND I GO, OH, WOW.
SO THEY COME TO SCHOOL TO GO TO THEIR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CLASSES.
A LOT OF THEM WILL TELL YOU, DON'T COME GET ME FOR THE DOCTOR APPOINTMENT, MOM, NOT DURING ART AND SO THEY REALLY DO MEAN THAT AND SO IF WE LISTEN TO THEIR YOUNG VOICES TELLING US WHAT THEY WANT, WHAT THEY NEED, I THINK WE'LL ALL BE IN GREAT SHAPE.
I'M HONORED TO HAVE THIS AWARD HERE AT THIS, THIS SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAFE THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION COALITION, SERVING CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SINCE 1999.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE DR. JOHN MURRAY WITH THE SAFE 2021 MEDIA CHAMPION AWARD FOR HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF SAFE'S STAY SMART INITIATIVE UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE ADDICTION RECOVERY ACT GRANT FUNDED BY THE CDC.
STAY SMART ASSEMBLIES ARE AN AWARENESS AND EDUCATION EXPERIENCE FOR SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND WE PRESENT INFORMATION ON THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS AND DANGERS OF SUBSTANCE USE, INCLUDING OPIOIDS AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
THE INITIATIVE IS PRESENTED THROUGH A SCHOOL ASSEMBLY FORMAT CONSISTING OF A PRESENTER FROM SAFE, GUEST SPEAKERS AND A POWERPOINT VIDEO PRESENTATION, FOLLOWED BY A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD.
THE ASSEMBLY LASTS ABOUT 45 MINUTES.
DR. MURRAY WAS AN INITIAL SUPPORTIVE PARTNER IN THE LAUNCH OF THE PROJECT THREE YEARS AGO, WHEN HE WAS THE PRINCIPAL AT MATOACA HIGH SCHOOL.
HE IS EVEN IN THE VIDEO PRESENTATION AND THE ADMINISTRATOR SECTION, ALTHOUGH HE ALWAYS TELLS PEOPLE HE HAD MORE HAIR BACK THEN.
DURING THE 2020 21 SCHOOL YEAR AND THE COVID PANDEMIC DUE TO DR.
MURRAY'S ASSISTANCE, THE STAY SMART ASSEMBLIES WENT COMPLETELY VIRTUAL.
HE HELPED US ENGAGE ALL 12 MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO HOST VIRTUAL STAY SMART ASSEMBLIES, REACHING 2700 DIVERSE SIXTH GRADERS WITH PREVENTION MESSAGING EVALUATION.
REPORTS SHOWED US THAT FROM PRE TO POST TEST, THERE WAS A FOUR POINT FOUR PERCENT INCREASE IN KNOWLEDGE AND A THREE PERCENT INCREASE IN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF DRUGS AND WE EVEN THIS YEAR HAD SOME PARENTS GIVE FEEDBACK AS WELL AS THE STUDENTS.
SOME OF THE STUDENT FEEDBACK IS I LIKED THAT IT WAS TELLING ME WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO IN SITUATIONS WHEN PEOPLE OFFER YOU DRUGS, CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL AND THEN ANOTHER STUDENT ALSO SAID, I LIKED HOW THEY TOLD YOU WHY YOU SHOULDN'T DO IT, NOT JUST TELL US NOT TO DO IT FOR THESE REASONS AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT DR.
MURRAY HELPED US REACH OVER 6200 STUDENTS WITH PREVENTION MESSAGING DURING A THREE YEAR GRANT PERIOD.
WE ARE HONORED TO PRESENT HIM WITH THE SAFE 2021 MEDIA CHAMPION AWARD.
[APPLAUSE] REAL QUICK, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WHEN I SAW JOHN WAS RECEIVING THIS AWARD, I ACTUALLY HAD TO BARGAIN TO GET THIS LITTLE SPEECH.
I HAD TO STEAL YOU FROM MS. COKER AND I'M SORRY, I TRIED AT THE INNOVATION GUY BECAUSE I KNOW JOHN AND I'M TELLING YOU, THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND HIS HEART IS NOT STUDENT-CENTERED FIRST AND WHEN I READ
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WHAT YOU HAD DONE, ESPECIALLY DURING VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR THE KIDS TO STILL GET THIS INFORMATION, I KNEW I WAS LIKE, OF COURSE, JOHN WOULD DO THAT.OF COURSE, JOHN WOULD DO THAT.
BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.
I'M GOING TO YIELD THE FLOOR TO JOE TYLUS, BUT I DON'T WANT TO MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY ONE, HOW APPRECIATIVE I AM TO BE THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENT, BUT ALSO HOW DEEPLY I RESPECT THE WORK, MISSION AND VISION OF SAFE AND THAT'S UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP AND REGINA AND SO I WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND YOUR TEAM'S EFFORTS.
BECAUSE OF Y'ALL'S EFFORTS AND PARTNERSHIP, WE ARE ABLE TO MORE DEEPLY ENGAGE IN EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS ON HOW TO MORE RESPONSIBLY LIVE LIFE AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN, BOARD MEMBERS, DR.
DAUGHERTY; IT'S MY PLEASURE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT OUR DRIVERS OF THE MONTH.
PROVIDING SAFE TRANSPORTATION FOR STUDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOL EVERY DAY IS ESSENTIAL TO INSTRUCTION AND OUR CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUS DRIVERS GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION EVERY DAY.
ALTHOUGH OFTEN AN UNSUNG HERO TO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, THEIR BUS DRIVER IS THE ROLE MODEL FOR PATIENCE, HARD WORK, KINDNESS AND DEDICATION.
CCPS BUS DRIVERS ARE TO BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES WHICH THEY SERVE.
THERE ARE MANY DRIVERS WHO COULD BE RECOGNIZED THIS MONTH, BUT EACH TRANSPORTATION AREA MANAGER HAD TO MAKE THE TOUGH DECISION OF SELECTING A SINGLE BUS DRIVER WHO EXEMPLIFIED EXCELLENCE AND DEDICATION TO REPRESENT THEIR AREA.
WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE FOLLOWING DRIVERS ATHENA FORTUNE AREA ONE BUS 639, SIX YEARS OF SERVICE.
JIM S., WHO IS NOT ABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING, IS TO BE RECOGNIZED FROM AREA TWO, BUS 727 11 YEARS OF SERVICE.
BRENDA HENSLEY, AREA THREE, BUT 724, 13 YEARS OF SERVICE.
LUZ LEON AREA FIVE, BUS 757, FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.
WENDY DAVIS AREA FOUR BUS SEVENTY ONE, SEVEN YEARS OF SERVICE.
SORRY, WENDY, I WANTED TO GET YOUR PICTURE, AND I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE MAYBE, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND IT, BUT OUR BUS DRIVERS, YOU GUYS ARE THE FIRST ONES TO SEE OUR STUDENTS EVERY DAY.
YOU GET THEM TO SCHOOL SAFELY AND YOU GET THEM HOME SAFELY AND WITHOUT YOU GUYS, THERE'S NO WAY THAT ANY OF THE OTHER MAGIC CAN HAPPEN.
SO THE MAGIC STARTS WITH YOU GUYS, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU.
IF ANY GUYS SAY ANYTHING, I COULD PASS YOU THE MIC, BUT I SEE EVERYONE KIND OF SHAKING THEIR HEAD.
SO I WILL SPARE YOU GUYS THAT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE TRULY DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.
ALL RIGHT, FOR THE NEXT RECOGNITION, I'D LIKE TO INVITE DR.
FRYE TO JOIN ME IN FRONT OF THE DAIS.
MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATION AND IMPORTANCE OF BUS DRIVERS? MR. CHAIR, THIS IS THE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATION AND IMPORTANCE OF BUS DRIVERS, WHEREAS CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION AND WHEREAS IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON TO BE A BUS DRIVER, SOMEONE WITH A KIND HEART, PATIENCE AND POSITIVITY AND WHEREAS SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS DO MUCH
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MORE THAN SIMPLY DRIVE A BUS, OUR DRIVERS ACT AS TEACHER, DISCIPLINARIAN AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, A FRIEND TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS EACH AND EVERY DAY AND WHEREAS BUS DRIVERS GO ABOVE AND BEYOND EACH DAY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE DIVISION'S MOST PRECIOUS CARGO, OUR STUDENTS.AND WHEREAS BUS DRIVERS ARE TRULY THE FACE OF CCPS AS THEY ARE THE FIRST AND LAST STAFF MEMBERS ARE BUS RIDERS SEE EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL DAY AND WHEREAS THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATES THE HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THEIR COMMUNITY THAT BUS DRIVERS EXHIBIT EVERY DAY AND WHEREAS BUS DRIVERS ARE HEROES.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNIZES THE DEDICATION AND IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS AND OFFERS ITS THANKS TO ALL DRIVERS FOR THE WORK THEY CONTINUE TO DO TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVERS WHO HAVE THIS AWARD FOR RECOGNITION.
THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB EVERY DAY.
I'M SO PROUD OF THE WORK THEY DO.
THEY'RE PUTTING IN SO MUCH TIME AND EFFORT ON A DAILY BASIS.
THIS COULDN'T COME AT A BETTER TIME.
BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED.
BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? JUST TO KIND OF ECHO WHAT DR.
FRYE SAID, AND I KIND OF SAID A PIECE WHEN THE BUS DRIVERS WERE UP HERE IS OUR BUS DRIVERS ARE THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT OUR STUDENTS SEE EVERY MORNING WHEN THEY STEP ON THAT BUS AND THEY ARE THE LAST PERSON TO SEE OUR STUDENTS WHEN THEY STEP OFF THAT BUS.
AND SO THEY ARE A VERY INTEGRAL, IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DAY, AND WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEM.
SO I DO JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, AND THAT RESOLUTION IS A MUCH DESERVED.
THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR, FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, DR.
THANK YOU, AS ALWAYS, FOR HAVING US HERE TO HONOR SOME OF OUR OUTSTANDING FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES MEMBERS AS WE CONTINUE TO FACE NEW CHALLENGES WITHIN SCHOOL NUTRITION.
WE CANNOT THANK OUR STAFF ENOUGH FOR THEIR FLEXIBILITY AND THEIR FOCUS ON FEEDING OUR STUDENTS AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS A MORE NORMAL ATMOSPHERE.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE TRAINING FOR THIS YEAR IS SERVING THE MOST BREAKFASTS THAT WE'VE SERVED IN THE PAST DECADE, WHICH IS AMAZING, SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ALWAYS STRIVING FOR.
WE HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR OUR BREAKFAST PROGRAM, SO TO SEE THAT CONTINUE TO IMPROVE IS OUTSTANDING AND AGAIN, THAT IS JUST A CREDIT TO OUR STAFF GETTING UP, GETTING THERE AT 5:30 TO TAKE IN TRUCKS AND GETTING BREAKFAST READY FOR THE STUDENTS AS THEY GET OFF THE BUS.
SO JUST AGAIN, SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE OUTSTANDING PROGRAM THAT THE STAFF IS ABLE TO GET GOING OUT IN THE SCHOOLS DESPITE ALL THE CHALLENGES THAT ARE FACING THE PRODUCT SHORTAGES AND EVERYTHING ELSE STAFFING SHORTAGES.
SO JUST WANT TO THANK THOSE FOLKS AND SPECIFICALLY THE FOUR FOLKS THAT WE'RE HONORING TONIGHT, AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
FIRST, WE HAVE JENNIFER MEYER-WALKER.
MS. MAYER-WALKER IS THE CAFETERIA MANAGER AT FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SHE'S BEEN WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 16 YEARS AND FEELS THE BEST PART OF HER JOB IS SEEING THE GLEAM IN A STUDENT'S EYE WHEN I DECORATE AND TRANSFORM THE SERVING LINES FOR THE SEASONS.
MS. MEYER-WALKER ACTUALLY DRESSED UP LIKE A COW A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND HAD DAIRY FARMERS AT HER SCHOOL TO DO A PRESENTATION WHICH WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED BY THE STUDENTS.
NEXT, WE HAVE TRACY HAROLD, MS. HAROLD S CAFETERIA MANAGER AT ALBERTA SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SHE'S BEEN WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 11 YEARS AND FEELS THE BEST PART OF HER JOB IS THE SMILES AND THE THANK YOUS THAT WE GET FROM STUDENTS WHEN WE FEED THEM HEALTHY MEALS.
MS. GARRISON IS CAFETERIA MANAGER AT EVERGREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SHE'S BEEN WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 24 YEARS AND FEELS THE BEST PART OF HER JOB IS INTERACTING WITH THE STUDENTS AND WORKING WITH HER DEDICATED AND HARDWORKING STAFF.
AND FINALLY, WITH ASHLEY GARLAND, MS. GARLAND IS THE KEY FIVE HOUR FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATE AT BON AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SHE'S BEEN EMPLOYED WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THREE YEARS AND
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FEELS THE BEST PART OF HER JOB IS FEEDING THE CHILDREN AND SEEING THEIR SMILING FACES WHILE ALSO HAVING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS TO SPEND WITH MY CHILDREN.SO AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AND THANK ALL OF OUR TEAM FOR THE OUTSTANDING WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
BUT OUR FOOD NUTRITION SERVICE, SO YOU GUYS KNOW HOW TO SUPPLY CHAIN SHORTAGES, WE HAVE WE DO.
IF YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN BUY SOME, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BECAUSE I BOUGHT EVERYTHING I CAN FIND.
DAY AND YOU SEND THE KIDS HOME AND THEY'VE BEEN FED AND THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO LEARN BECAUSE YOU NOURISH THEIR MINDS AND YOU NOURISH THEIR TUMMIES AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.
[APPLAUSE] I JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF TONIGHT'S HONOREES AT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE A BRIEF RECESS TO ALLOW TIME FOR CCPS STAFF AND THE PUBLIC TO TAKE THEIR SEATS INSIDE THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM.
I GUESS WE'LL RECONVENE AT 7:10.
FOR THIS MEETING, CITIZENS WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF SUBMITTING THEIR COMMENTS
[D. Public Comment on Agenda Items]
ONLINE OR IN PERSON.THE BOARD RECEIVED 53 ONLINE COMMENTS.
COMMENTS SUBMITTED VIA THE ONLINE FORM WERE SENT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE START OF TONIGHT'S MEETING.
ALSO POSTED ON THE BOARD SITE WILL BE INCLUDED AS A FULL ADDENDUM TO THE MEETING MINUTES.
MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE THIS EVENING'S IN-PERSON SPEAKERS ON AGENDA ITEMS? MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES IN OUR SCHOOLS HAS BECOME PARAMOUNT.
THE PANDEMIC HAS ABSOLUTELY INCREASED STRAIN ON OUR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH.
THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF ARTICLES, OPINIONS AND STUDIES EXPRESSING INCREASING CONCERNS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND EVEN SPECIFICALLY THE MASKING OF OUR POPULATION.
TO NAME A FEW ARTICLES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
THE CASE AGAINST MASS FOR CHILDREN SAYING THE CDC DID NOT HAVE EVIDENCE FOR THEIR THEORY THAT MASKS WOULD DO NO HARM.
ANXIETY IS A HEALTH PROBLEM, TOO.
A NEW STUDY FINDING 129 ADDITIONAL CASES OF MAJOR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS WORLDWIDE.
ONE MORE IS WHEN WEARING A MASK COVERS UP SOCIAL ANXIETY PROBLEMS IN POST-COVID-19 WORLD DOCTORS SAY THE HABIT OF CONCEALING ONE'S FACE HAS GONE TOO FAR, BUT I PREFER TO LOOK AT PEER REVIEWED STUDIES RATHER THAN OPINION ARTICLES.
IN DECEMBER 2020, A STUDY LOOKED AT THE EFFECTS OF MASK WEARING ON SOCIAL ANXIETY, WHICH FOUND SUBSTANTIAL AND CLINICALLY RELEVANT INCREASE IN SOCIAL ANXIETY.
FOR DECADES, THERE HAVE BEEN STUDIES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FACIAL MIMICRY IN BRAIN DEVELOPMENT.
A RECENTLY PUBLISHED STUDY FOUND ADULTS AND CHILDREN SHOW SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRED ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE EMOTIONS OF MASKED INDIVIDUALS.
FACIAL MIMICRY IS IMPORTANT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMPATHY.
WEARING A MASK INTERRUPTS THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESSORS AND DISRUPTION OF THE LEARNING CAN OF LEARNING CAN INHIBIT THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH VERBAL AND NONVERBAL CUES WITH AN INCREASE OF NEGATIVE EMOTIONS, LACK OF CONNECTEDNESS WITH PEERS AND TEACHERS.
IT WILL EXACERBATE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION, WHICH IS ALREADY SO HIGH.
WAR EXPERTS HAVE NOTICED THAT THE LACK OF EMPATHY AND EMOTION HAS BEEN A MAIN
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FOCUS OF TERRORIST GROUPS WHEN TRAINING CHILDREN TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF SUICIDE BOMBERS.TERRORIST GROUPS HAVE COVERED THEIR FACES LONG BEFORE COVID-19.
AS SOCIAL CREATURES, OUR CHILDREN NEED TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS.
CURRENTLY, YOU ARE ROBBING THEM OF THIS LIFESAVING SKILL.
I AM HERE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PUT THEIR CHILD FIRST, DENYING MASK CHOICE IS PUTTING OUR CHILDREN IN DANGER.
SO I URGE YOU TO ASK YOURSELVES IF YOU CONTINUE TO ENFORCE THIS CHILD ABUSE, WHO DO YOU THINK WILL BE HELD LIABLE? DR. DAUGHERTY, I WENT UPSTREAM.
I CALLED THE VDOE AND I HAD A LENGTHY CONVERSATION WITH DR.
HENDREN AT THE VDOE AND HE SENT ME BACK DOWNSTREAM.
YOU GUYS WILL BE THE ONES YOU'LL HAVE TO STAND YOUR OWN TRIAL.
THEY AREN'T GOING TO COVER YOU.
I'D LIKE TO START OUT BY ADDRESSING THE HARD WORK BEING DONE BY OUR FOOD SERVICE TEAM THAT YOU'VE RECOGNIZED TONIGHT.
I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT.
IN FACT, I HEAR FROM MY COSBY STUDENTS FREQUENTLY HOW PRESSED FOR TIME THEY ARE IF THEY'RE BUYING LUNCH TO GO THROUGH THE LINE AND STILL HAVE TIME TO EAT.
I ASK THE BOARD TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO STREAMLINE THAT BOTTLENECK, PLEASE.
I THEN ASK THE FOOD SERVICE STAFF AND THE BOARD, IS THIS SOMETHING PARENT VOLUNTEERS COULD HELP WITH? YOU SEE, VOLUNTEERING IN THE SCHOOL IS THE BEST WAY FOR PARENTS TO BE INFORMED AND INVOLVED IN THEIR STUDENT'S EDUCATION AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PARENTS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE A LOT OF ANXIETY AND ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE THE WALLS.
I INVITE THEM TO REACH OUT TO THEIR SCHOOLS AND VOLUNTEER SPEND SOME HOURS HELPING WITH LUNCHES OR AS A WATCHDOG OR A CLASSROOM HELPER, AND MAYBE THE ADDED HANDS MIGHT MAKE LIGHT WORK OF A RETURN TO NORMALCY.
EIGHT YEARS AGO, I TOO WAS CONCERNED ABOUT RUMORS AND ABOUT INDOCTRINATION AND BIAS RUMORS THAT WERE FED TO ME ON TALK RADIO.
SO I GOT INVOLVED, I LAUNCHED THE WATCHDOGS PROGRAM AT CLOVER HILL ELEMENTARY AND RAN IT FOR SEVEN YEARS.
THAT EXPERIENCE PUT MY CONCERNS TO REST AND SPARKED MY PASSIONATE APPRECIATION FOR THE TEACHING STAFF WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTY.
ON THE TOPIC OF LUNCHES, I NOTE THE POLICY CHANGE IN THE AGENDA ATTACHMENT F POLICY 5361 MENTIONS THE PRIVACY OF STUDENTS ON FREE AND REDUCED LUNCHES.
PERHAPS A DIFFERENT APPROACH COULD BE TO ELIMINATE THE CONCERN OF PRIVACY BY MAKING FREE LUNCH FOR ALL STUDENTS PERMANENTLY, REGARDLESS OF MEANS TESTING, SIMPLY SEE A KID, FEED A KID AND IN FINAL RESPONSE TO THE STATEMENT ALREADY MADE THE FASTEST WAY OUT OF THESE MASKS IS TO GET VACCINATED.
MY SON'S ALREADY GOTTEN HIS FIRST.
HE GETS HIS SECOND IN TWO MORE WEEKS AND THEN TWO MORE WEEKS AFTER THAT, HE'LL BE FULLY VACCINATED, I NEED FIVE MORE WEEKS, PLEASE.
ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT, YOU HAVE SOME MAGISTERIAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS.
THESE ARE WHAT I SEEM TO THINK ARE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS.
IF YOU ALL NEED SOME IDEAS ON HOW TO SPEND THEM, I URGE YOU TO ASK THE TEACHERS, ASK THE TEACHERS IN THE SCHOOLS WHAT THEY NEED IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. JUST STANDING IN THE HALLWAY EARLIER, THERE WERE SO MANY VARIED RESPONSES.
ONE TEACHER SAID THEY NEEDED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
ONE SAID THE THEATER IN THEIR SCHOOL NEEDED A MICROPHONE UP TOP.
SOMEBODY SAID THEY NEED MORE ART SUPPLIES.
COUNSELORS ARE ALWAYS GOOD, TOO.
I URGE YOU ASK THE PEOPLE IN THE SCHOOL, ASK THE PROFESSIONALS WHAT THEY NEED AND THEY'LL TELL YOU.
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ONE IDEA IS TO GIVE THEM EACH A $150 GIFT CARD LIKE RICHMOND CITY DOES FOR THEIR TEACHERS.THEY SET UP AN AMAZON BUSINESS ACCOUNT, AND THE TEACHERS CAN JUST EACH GO ON AND ORDER WHAT THEY NEED FOR THEIR OWN CLASSROOMS. SO ASK THEM AND THEY WILL TELL YOU, THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS AND DIVISION LEADERS.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE 2021-22 TWO SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS I SAW IN YOUR PRESENTATION DURING THE WORK SESSION THAT IT MENTIONED TOOLS, TRAINING AND TIME.
CCPS HAS ALWAYS BEEN CONSIDERED A LEADER AND TRENDSETTER WHEN IT COMES TO THE TOOLS AND TRAINING THAT IT MAKES ACCESSIBLE TO ITS EMPLOYEES AND THIS YEAR SEEMS TO BE NO DIFFERENT.
THE AMOUNT OF OPPORTUNITIES WORKERS HAVE TO CUSTOMIZE THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE ONE RESOURCE TEACHERS ARE ASKING FOR TIME HAS NOT BEEN EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
TEACHERS WERE WELL AWARE THAT A MAJOR REASON OCTOBER 22ND WAS CONVERTED TO A FULL WORKDAY WAS DUE TO CONCERNS, WITH TRANSPORTATION BEING ABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR ROUTES WITH ENOUGH TIME TO GET STUDENTS BACK HOME.
ON NOVEMBER 1ST AND 2ND, TEACHERS WERE ASKED TO BE FLEXIBLE TO ACCOMMODATE PARENTS FOR CONFERENCES AND THEN HAD MEETINGS OR OTHER DEVELOPMENT TAKE UP HALF OF THEIR DAY.
SOME SCHOOLS ALLOWED EMPLOYEES TO WORK FROM HOME OR GO OUT FOR LUNCH WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES, WHERE OTHERS WERE TOLD TO STAY IN THE BUILDING THE ENTIRE DAY.
THIS IS WHERE A ROOT OF MISTRUST IN CENTRAL OFFICE AND OTHER ADMINISTRATION AMONG RANK AND FILE EMPLOYEES IS PLANTED IN MY LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES COURSE.
WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT THE FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM IN THE FORM OF A PYRAMID, AND THE BASE OF THE PYRAMID IS THE ABSENCE OF TRUST.
THIS WEEK IN CLASS, WE SPOKE ABOUT HOW, AS LEADERS, WE MUST REMEMBER TO DEMONSTRATE VULNERABILITY FIRST.
ONE WAY I CAN MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS WHEN YOU'RE ASKED, HOW ARE YOU DOING? TYPICALLY, WE ANSWER, WE'RE FINE.
WE'RE ACTUALLY DROWNING IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.
WE MUST ALSO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT DOESN'T PUNISH VULNERABILITY, BUT HONORS IT AND TAKES WHAT WE HEAR INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE MAKE DECISIONS MOVING FORWARD.
IF YOU'D LIKE TRAINING IN THIS AREA, I WOULD LOVE TO VOLUNTEER SOME TIME TO MEET WITH NOT ONLY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, BUT DIVISION LEADERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TO ENSURE THAT YOU TOO HAVE THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND TRAINING.
[APPLAUSE] MR. CHAIR THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK.
[E. Superintendent's Report]
NEXT, WE HAVE THIS EVENING'S SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.TONIGHT, COLLEGE AND CAREER NIGHT AND IN CELEBRATION, WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS REGARDING CT PROGRAMING.
WYNNE AND MS. STOKES AND THEN MR. MACLIN.
I SEE THAT EVERYBODY'S DECKED OUT WITH ALL OF THEIR ATTIRE.
WOULD YOU ALL MIND SHARING WHAT SCHOOL OR CAREER YOU'RE REPRESENTING TONIGHT? AND START WITH MS. HAINES.
SO THIS YEAR, I KNOW TYPICALLY IT'S BEEN A COLLEGE SWEATER DAY, BUT MY DAD, WHO IS 85, HAS BEEN A LOT ON MY MIND AND SO I DECIDED TO WEAR HIS OLD ARMY FATIGUES.
SO WITH THE LABELS OFF, OF COURSE, FOR RESPECT AND IT'S REALLY BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY GOES STRAIGHT TO COLLEGE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, BUT ALSO BECAUSE THE MILITARY CAN BE AN AMAZING, AFFORDABLE PATH TO COLLEGE AND THEN FINALLY, I WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO OUR OWN JIM [INAUDIBLE] NAVY ROTC PROGRAM BECAUSE IT'S A DISTINGUISHED UNIT WITH HONORS AND SO IF YOU'RE A RISING NINTH GRADER, PLEASE CHECK IT OUT.
OUR POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES DEFINITELY INCLUDE ARMED FORCES AS THE NEXT STEP.
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, SO GO RAMS; THEY'RE ON THE COURT TONIGHT
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PLAYING, I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT, BUT THEY'LL WIN WITHOUT ME.SO I'M A BIT OF A COLLEGE MUTT, SO I WILL, AS MS. HAINES EXPLAINED, I DID GO INTO THE AIR FORCE RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND MY FULL INTENTION WAS IMMEDIATELY TO GO TO COLLEGE.
MY FIRST DUTY STATION WAS RAMSTEIN IN GERMANY.
THIS IS LATE 2001-2002 AND WHAT COLLEGES WERE THERE TO GO TO OVER THERE? I WASN'T FLUENT IN GERMAN, SO, THE ONE UNIVERSITY THAT OFFERED DISTANCE EDUCATION AT THAT TIME WAS UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AND SO I STARTED MY COLLEGE JOURNEY WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.
RIGHT AROUND 2006, I TRANSFERRED TO ASHFORD UNIVERSITY BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN I WAS STATIONED IN TURKEY.
I NEEDED AN ONLINE OPTION AND THE REASON I HAVE ARRIVED AT THIS IS ONCE I ARRIVED BACK IN VIRGINIA, I RECEIVED MY MASTER'S FROM ASHFORD UNIVERSITY IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP.
BUT TO GET MY TEACHING CERTIFICATE IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, I HAD TO GO TO A TEACHER PREP PROGRAM AND TO GET MY LICENSURE AND SO THAT'S WHERE I WENT THROUGH A PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FOR THAT.
YES, WELL, I AM A [INAUDIBLE] UNIVERSITY ALUM.
HOWEVER, TONIGHT I AM REPRESENTING COKER UNIVERSITY.
[CHUCKLING] AND A DEAR FRIEND OF OUR FAMILY IS GOING TO.
SHE'S A SENIOR THIS YEAR AND SHE IS GOING TO BE GOING TO COKER UNIVERSITY, SO SHE GAVE ME THE SHIRT.
I GRADUATED FROM VCU, BUT I LIKE MR. HARTER, THAT'S NOT WHERE I STARTED.
I STARTED AT JOHN TYLER SOON TO BE BRIGHTPOINT, AND OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE ON THE COLLEGE PATH.
AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF FOLKS ARE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ACCESSIBILITY THAT THOSE AFFORD US.
THEY'RE PART OF SO MANY STUDENTS' JOURNEYS AND DO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE AFFORDABLE.
I KNOW WE HAVE EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM.
ALL OF YOU BACK THERE ALSO HAVE A STORY TOO AND SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE HELP KIDS FIGURE OUT WHAT THEIR STORY IS AS IT RELATES TO THEIR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS DEVELOPMENT.
I WILL START, THOUGH, BY SHARING WITH YOU A BRIEF, HOPEFULLY FUNNY, BUT WITH A SERIOUS ENDING STORY ABOUT A 17 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO WAS POSITIVE SHE WAS GOING TO BE A METEOROLOGIST, NOT A WEATHER GIRL, BUT A SERIOUS SCIENTIST WHO USED DATA TO MAKE PREDICTIONS TO HELP KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AND TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE DIFFICULT SITUATIONS.
AS IT TURNS OUT, THE UNIVERSITY THAT SHE REALLY WANTED TO GO TO BECAUSE FOR THIS GOOD REASON, EVERYBODY ELSE WAS GOING THERE, DIDN'T HAVE A METEOROLOGY MAJOR.
IT DIDN'T HAVE AN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE MAJOR.
IT DID HAVE SOME PROFESSORS WHO TRIED TO PATCH SOMETHING TOGETHER THAT, AS IT TURNS OUT, WASN'T PROBABLY THE GREATEST SPOT FOR HER TO GO.
THE GOOD NEWS IS, SHE RETOOLED AND FIGURED OUT ANOTHER TYPE OF JOB WHERE SHE COULD USE DATA TO PREDICT THINGS TO HELP KEEP PEOPLE SAFE, TO HELP PEOPLE NAVIGATE DIFFICULT THINGS, AND SHE BECAME A SCHOOL COUNSELOR, AND THAT IS PART OF MY WHY.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I THINK THAT COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS DEVELOPMENT NEEDS TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT.
WE NEED TO HELP KIDS MAKE THEIR BEST CHOICES.
SO NOVEMBER, AS YOU CAN SEE AS COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS MONTH, BUT IT REALLY HAPPENS ALL YEAR, AND WE'RE GOING TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT.
IT'S PART OF THE FABRIC OF WHAT SCHOOL COUNSELING AND CTE DOES CONSTANTLY IN COLLABORATION WITH ALL THE OTHER EDUCATORS, IT RELATES DIRECTLY TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
IT REQUIRES AN INFINITE LEARNER MINDSET, AND OUR WHOLE GOAL IS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE WORK READY, WHO ARE ABLE TO BE PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS AND HELP IN ALL THE WAYS THAT THEY WILL, ALL THE WAYS THAT LIGHT THE FIRES IN THEIR BELLY, KEEP THEM INTERESTED AND HELP THEM KNOW THAT THEY'RE HELPING CONTRIBUTE TO SOLVING A PROBLEM IN THE WORLD.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON HERE, WE HAVE LOTS OF THINGS THAT HAPPEN ANNUALLY.
WE ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WHO ARE MEETING WITH STUDENTS, AS WELL AS OUR ROTC REPRESENTATIVES WHO ARE HELPING PEOPLE NAVIGATE THE DIFFICULT DECISION MAKING THAT COMES WITH WHAT IS YOUR NEXT STEP? WE ALSO ARE ENGAGED IN WORK BASED LEARNING, WHICH KATY'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE.
THE FALL IS FULL OF ACTIVITIES THAT RELATE TO COLLEGE ACCESS.
SO THINGS LIKE COLLEGE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, SOME OF THOSE ARE DONE IN PERSON.
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SOME OF THOSE ARE DONE VIRTUALLY.SOME OF THEM ARE DONE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.
SOME OF THEM ARE ON SATURDAYS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR FAMILIES TO ATTEND.
WE ALSO LAUNCHED MAJOR CLARITY AT ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR.
WE STARTED IN MIDDLE SCHOOL LAST YEAR, SO THAT EXPANSION CONTINUES.
OUR PSAT PROGRAM AND SAT AT SCHOOL PROGRAM HELP OUR STUDENTS.
WE TALK TO KIDS AND FAMILIES ABOUT FINANCIAL AID TO ACCESS POST-SECONDARY OPTIONS, AND WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT WORK EVEN WITH YOUNGER STUDENTS.
SO MISSION TOMORROW HELPS OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND WE HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO WITH KIDS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
OUR COLLEGE FAIR ALWAYS HAPPENS IN NOVEMBER.
IT DID NOT HAPPEN IN PERSON LAST YEAR.
I'LL TELL YOU IN A LITTLE WHILE, BUT IT HAPPENED IN PERSON LAST WEEK AND IT WAS PRETTY AWESOME.
AS WE SEGUE INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR, THE FOCUS IS MORE ON WORK AND FIGURING OUT WHAT TYPES OF SPOTS ARE GOING TO HELP FIT PEOPLE'S INTERESTS AND THAT'S A LOT OF THE WORK THAT THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE DOING DAILY WITH KIDS IN CLASSROOMS AND ALSO OUR CTE PROFESSIONALS ARE DOING IN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS AND WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THOSE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES AS WE GO THROUGH.
I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS.
OUR PSAT/MSQT PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE HELPING KIDS SUCCESSIVELY GET PREPARED FOR COLLEGE ENTRANCE TESTING.
WE START THAT IN EIGHTH GRADE; IT RUNS ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH 11TH GRADE.
IT JUST HELPS ORIENT THEM TO WHAT IS COMING IN THE FUTURE SO THAT THEY CAN TEST AS WELL AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN.
THAT'S STILL REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE EVEN WITH SATS AND ACTS BECOMING OPTIONAL AT A LOT OF UNIVERSITIES, TO BE CONSIDERED FOR MERIT BASED AID, YOU STILL HAVE TO HAVE A SCORE AND I DON'T THINK WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT BUT, IT'S NOT AS OPTIONAL AS WE'D LIKE IT TO BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY WANT OUR FAMILIES TO HAVE FINANCIAL ACCESS.
OUR COLLEGE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN VERY POPULAR.
WE'RE BACK TO FACE TO FACE THIS YEAR ON SATURDAYS.
40 FAMILIES WILL SHOW UP AT CENTRAL LIBRARY AND A WONDERFUL VOLUNTEER BUNCH OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND FACE REPRESENTATIVES AND GRASP REPRESENTATIVES AND CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION REPRESENTATIVES HELP FAMILIES NAVIGATE THE APPLICATION, ESSAY, WRITING AND FINANCIAL AID PROCESS.
AND THEN I KNOW THAT CHAD AND KATY ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE CTC CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE AS WELL IN JUST A MOMENT.
OUR COLLEGE FAIR WAS SO WELL ATTENDED LAST THURSDAY.
HONESTLY, WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE DO THAT SAFELY.
AT A HIGH LEVEL, AS WE ALWAYS DO, BUT STILL BEING MINDFUL THAT WE HAD TO BE SAFE, WE FLIPPED ALL OF OUR IN-PERSON PROGRAMING WHERE WE WOULD DO WORKSHOPS TO A VIRTUAL FORMAT AND MADE THAT AVAILABLE TO OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
THAT WAY, WE COULD JUST FOCUS ON THE COLLEGE REPS COMING IN TO SPEND TIME WITH FAMILIES.
AS PEOPLE WERE MILLING AROUND AND TALKING TO PEOPLE, YOU HEARD LAUGHTER, YOU HEARD HOPE, YOU HEARD EXCITEMENT.
YOU HEARD A LITTLE NERVOUSNESS.
BUT IT FELT LIKE HOME AND IT FELT NORMAL, AND IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL, AND ALL OF OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS FROM HIGH SCHOOL WERE THERE TO HELP OUT WITH IT AND I THINK IT WILL REALLY BE THE HIGH POINT OF THE YEAR FOR ME.
I WANT TO ALSO HIT THAT COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN AT HIGH SCHOOL, I THINK DR. WYNNE DID A GREAT JOB OF EXPLORING IT AND GOING OVER SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE OFFER FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
BUT WE ALSO OFFER A LOT IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY FOR OUR ELEMENTARY AND OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT AND HIGHLIGHT RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE THAT'S DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE THAT SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES OR THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IN ELEMENTARY, IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN DRESS FOR SUCCESS DAY, AND THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE STUDENTS GET TO WEAR A UNIFORM OR AN OUTFIT THAT SYMBOLIZES A PROFESSION THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN OR THAT THEY HAVE A KNOWLEDGE OF THROUGH THEIR FAMILY AND THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM AT HOME AND SO IT REALLY GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO AFFIRM, IS THIS A CAREER THAT I WANT? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT I'M INTERESTED IN? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT I'M LOOKING AT FOR MOVING FORWARD AND REALLY JUST KIND OF OPENS THEIR EYES TO DIFFERENT PATHWAYS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT MAYBE THEY HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF IN THE PAST? IN THE MIDDLE, WE HAVE CHESTERFIELD GOES TO COLLEGE DAY, WHICH WE PROMOTE AT ALL OF OUR LEVELS OF SCHOOLS, AND THIS GIVES OUR CHANCE FOR OUR STUDENTS TO SHOWCASE MAYBE SOMETHING THAT'S A FAMILY ALMA MATER, MAYBE SOMETHING THAT THEY ROOT FOR EVERY WEEKEND WITH THEIR FAMILY, OR MAYBE JUST ALIGNED TO A FAVORITE COLOR THAT THEY
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HAVE, BUT REALLY STARTS THE CONVERSATION ABOUT POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OPTIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND AVAILABLE TO THEM AND HOW THAT KIND OF ALIGNS TO THEIR CAREER PATHWAY.AND IT GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO KIND OF SEE WHAT IS OUT THERE AND TO ALSO TALK WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR FRIENDS TO EXPLORE WHAT KIND OF PATHWAYS ARE GOING TO ALIGN TO THAT PATH OF INTEREST.
THE OTHER ONE I'M REALLY EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT, WE HAD AN EVENT THIS FALL FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND IT WAS AN AVIATION CAREER FAIR.
SO SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS GOT TO COME OUT FOR A DAY TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AIRPORT, AND THEY GOT TO SEE EVERY ASPECT OF WHAT AN AVIATION CAREER COULD BE.
SO NOT JUST A PILOT THEY GOT TO SEE FROM THE START TO THE FINISH OF EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE ENCOMPASSED IN IT.
AND I WAS LUCKY AND FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE THAT DAY, AND I WALKED AWAY FEELING RENEWED AND SOME OF OUR KIDS IN THE CONVERSATIONS THAT THEY WERE GENERATING AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT AND ASKING ABOUT MOVING FORWARD.
THEY EVEN GOT TO HEAR FROM AN ASTRONAUT THAT DAY, WHICH WAS REALLY EYE-OPENING THEN, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT THEY MADE THAT CONNECTION, THAT AVIATION CAN LEAD TO THIS PATHWAY AND SO IT WAS REALLY AWESOME TO SEE BECAUSE THE DAY ENDED WITH EVERY SINGLE STUDENT BEING ABLE TO RIDE IN A TWO PLANE ENGINE, I MEAN, THE TWO PLANE AIRCRAFT UP IN THE SKY AND THEY GOT TO FLY OVER ALL DIFFERENT AREAS IN CHESTERFIELD.
THEY FLEW THE KIDS OVER SOME OF THEIR SCHOOLS, OVER THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THEY COULD REALLY SEE IT FROM THAT VIEW, AND IT WAS SO REWARDING TO HEAR THE CONVERSATIONS THAT CAME OUT FROM THOSE STUDENTS.
MANY OF THE STUDENTS, WHEN THEY GOT BACK ON THE GROUND AND WE'RE TALKING WITH US HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN AIRPLANE BEFORE AND SO TO HAVE YOUR FIRST EXPERIENCE, BE YOU IN AN AIRPLANE, BEING ABLE TO TALK TO RADIO CONTROL OR TO FLY THAT CRAFT REALLY OPENED AND STARTED TO GENERATE SOME CONVERSATION.
SO WE'RE LOOKING TO DO A FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY WITH A LOT OF THESE MIDDLE SCHOOLS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME MORE AVIATION CAREERS COME OUT THIS YEAR.
SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO CONNECT THAT MEANINGFUL PATHWAY TO THEM BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS ONLY KNOW WHAT'S OUT THERE.
THEY ONLY KNOW WHAT'S IN THEIR CIRCLE, WHAT'S AT THEIR DINNER TABLE, WHAT'S ON THEIR COUCH, WHAT'S IN THEIR ROOM AND SO BY HAVING THESE TYPE OF DIFFERENT EVENTS, IT REALLY DOES START TO GENERATE THAT CONVERSATION BECAUSE IT REALLY STARTS AT AN EARLIER AGE AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE WANT TO FOCUS ON IS PROVIDING THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUTH AND THAT REALLY TIES IN WITH OUR COUNSELING AND WITH MAJOR CLARITY, I LOVE THIS PLATFORM, I'VE REALLY DIGGING DEEP INTO MAJOR CLARITY AND SEEING HOW IT CAN HELP ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AT ALL SCHOOL LEVELS OR REALLY LOOKING AT HOW STUDENTS CAN TIE IN ELEMENTARY TO SEE KIND OF WHAT CAREERS ARE OUT THERE.
IT REALLY IS AN EXPLORATION FOR THEM.
IT KIND OF GIVES THEM AN IDEA OF WHAT INTERESTS ARE, WHAT THEIR LEARNING STYLE IS AND THEN JUST OPEN SOME DOORS AND PATHWAYS.
BUT IT STARTS AT ACADEMIC AND CAREER PLANS.
THEY START THINKING ABOUT COURSES AND ELECTIVES THAT THEY'RE MOVING INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEN ONCE THEY'RE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEY CAN SIGN UP, HAVE SOME MORE IN-DEPTH CONVERSATIONS, STARTING HAVING SOME WORK BASED LEARNING WHERE THEY'RE HAVING GUEST SPEAKERS, COME IN AND TALK TO THEM AND HAVING CAREER FAIRS, AND THEN THAT WILL TRANSITION CONTINUOUSLY TO HIGH SCHOOL SO THAT THEIR ACADEMIC AND CAREER PLAN IS REALLY AN IDENTIFIED PATHWAY THAT THEY'VE MADE THOUGHTFUL CHOICES AS TO WHAT THEIR ELECTIVES OR THEIR COURSES ARE AND HOW THAT ALIGNS TO THEIR CAREERS OF CHOICE.
AND SO IT'S JUST A REALLY NICE WAY TO TIE THIS IN FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS SO THAT WE'RE ENCOURAGING CAREER EXPLORATION AT EVERY LEVEL FOR OUR STUDENT AND REALLY HELPING THEM TO DEFINE WHAT IS IT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN PURSUING.
SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS WE'RE CELEBRATING.
COLLEGE AND CAREER MONTH, BUT IT'S THE YEAR OF ACTIVITIES THAT GO ALONG WITH THIS, AND I'M GOING TO GO BACK FOR A SECOND AND HIGHLIGHT IN THE AVIATION ELEMENT THAT DAY WAS LED BY WOMEN AVIATORS.
IT WAS IT WAS ALL WOMEN AVIATORS THAT LED THAT DAY.
IT WAS AMAZING FOR THE YOUNG WOMEN THAT WE HAD OUT TO SEE THAT EXPERIENCE TO BE LIKE I CAN BE; I COULD SEE MYSELF AS A.
OH, AND BY THE WAY, THEY WERE ALL UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY EIGHT YEARS OLD AS PILOTS, RIGHT? SO IT WAS EVEN MORE AMAZING TO CONNECT WITH THEM FROM THAT STANDPOINT.
SO BEING EXPLICIT WITH STUDENTS TO HELP THEM SEE THEIR CAREER FUTURES AND EXPLORE THAT IS REALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AND A CONTINUUM THAT TALKS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL AND WHERE ARE YOU AND HOW DO WE HELP YOU REINVENT? AND [INAUDIBLE] IDENTIFY WITH YOURSELF.
SOME SPECIFIC THINGS WE'RE DOING, ANNUALLY, WE HAVE AN ESL OPEN HOUSE.
THIS YEAR, WE'RE COMBINING IT WITH AN ESL OPEN HOUSE IN THE MORNING AND JUST AN OPEN HOUSE IN THE AFTERNOON, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ON DECEMBER 4TH AND SO WE'LL HAVE ONE DAY THERE THAT BRIAN AND THE TEAM WITH THE TECH CENTERS ARE REALLY WORKING WITH OUR EL COORDINATORS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE LANGUAGE SUPPORT SPECIALISTS THERE TO HELP MAKE CONNECTIONS.
WE'RE ALSO DOING CROSS-PROMOTION WITH THIS AND OUTSIDE SOURCES.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HOUSES OF WORSHIP TO CONNECT AND TO PROMOTE THIS AS WELL TO MAKE SOME CONNECTIONS.
WE'VE SEEN EXTERNAL FORCES WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO GO IN AND CONNECT, THEY'LL SEND A REPRESENTATIVE, COME AND GET INFORMATION, GO BACK AND THEN THEY'LL ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS WHICH REALLY GREAT FOR US TO DO.
SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING HERE IN DECEMBER.
WE'RE ALSO IN JANUARY SIX GOING TO HAVE A CAREER AWARENESS OPEN HOUSE FAIR FOR ALL AGES AT THE FULGHUM CENTER, WHERE YOU CAN COME IN AND EXPLORE ALL THE CAREERS THAT WE'RE PROMOTING THROUGH CTE AND WHAT WE HAVE IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.
SO BE A GREAT DAY AND A GREAT NIGHT--WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE--TO COME OUT, NO MATTER WHAT AGE YOU ARE, YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT COSMETOLOGY, FINANCE, REAL ESTATE, YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT MEDICINE, LAW, IT'S ALL GOING TO BE THERE TO COME SEE AND EXPLORE WHAT COULD YOUR FUTURE BE? THIS HELPS OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT WHAT COURSES THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE.
IT ALSO HELPS THEM CONNECT WITH THEIR ACADEMIC CAREER PLAN, WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN MAJOR CLARITY, TO IDENTIFY THEIR LEARNING STYLE AS WELL.
THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE JUST CONSISTENTLY DO TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE MAKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO EXPAND ON THIS A LITTLE BIT.
I'LL JUST DEVIATE A LITTLE BIT HERE TO SHARE SOME NEW THINGS THAT'S GOING TO
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HAPPEN.EACH YEAR, WE PARTNER WITH A CHAMBER FOR A READY SET HIRE EVENT WHERE CHAMBER COMES IN AND WE DO MOCK INTERVIEWS WITH STUDENTS AND HELP STUDENTS SIT FOR AN INTERVIEW.
THEY GET TO LEARN STRATEGIES AND THEN THEY GET DEBRIEFED ABOUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR INTERVIEW WAS GREAT? WHAT WASN'T GREAT? HOW DID YOU REPRESENT YOURSELF? AND IT'S A REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK FOR STUDENTS.
WE HAVE LATER FOR OUR SKILLED TRADES PROGRAM, EXCUSE ME, CALLED AN INTERVIEW DAY WHERE SKILLED TRADES COME IN AND ACTUALLY INTERVIEW STUDENTS FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES.
WE'RE GOING TO MATCH THAT WITH THE JOBS FAIR FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS AND IN MID TO LATE APRIL TO BRING IN OUR EMPLOYERS FOR WHICH STUDENTS ARE INTERESTED IN A SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OR A JOB.
LET THEM CONNECT IN WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
WE'RE EXCITED TO PROMOTE THAT AND START BUILDING THAT OUT AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO CULMINATE ALL THIS ACTIVITY AND ON MAY 4TH, WITH CAREER SIGNING DAY, JUST LIKE IT'S CALLED SIGNING DAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS WITH A CAREER FOCUS FOR ALL THE STUDENTS THAT WE'RE BUILDING UP THAT ARE READY TO TAKE THAT STEP INTO A CAREER FOR THEM.
THESE ARE THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'RE DOING THAT ARE ALSO IMPORTANT TO HELP STUDENTS IDENTIFY THEIR CAREER FUTURE, WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THEM AND HOW DO THEY CONNECT TO WHAT'S NEXT, WHETHER IT'S COLLEGE, WHETHER IT'S CAREER OR WHETHER IT'S A CAREER THROUGH ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A.) I WANT TO BE A LAWYER? WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? I WANT TO BE A DOCTOR.
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? WANT TO BE AN ENGINEER? I WANT TO BE AN AUTO TECHNICIAN.
REGARDLESS, HOW DO WE HELP KIDS UNDERSTAND HOW TO GET TO THEIR DREAM? THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO.
SCHOOL COUNCILMAN AND CTE DO A LOT TOGETHER.
WE'RE LIKE, I THINK WE [INAUDIBLE] OURSELVES TO AS PEANUT BUTTER JELLY BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS EVERYWHERE TOGETHER, HELPING KIDS SEE THEIR FUTURE MAKE CONNECTIONS TO SCHOOL.
SO I HOPE WHAT YOU'VE SEEN TONIGHT THROUGH DR.
WYNNE AND KATY STOKES AND MYSELF IS A COMMITMENT TO HELPING STUDENTS SEE THEIR FUTURE AND WE WORK ON IT EVERY SINGLE MONTH THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR.
WE JUST CELEBRATED TONIGHT TO HELP BRING AWARENESS TO.
I'M PROUD OF ALL THE COLORS ARE IN THE ROOM AND I'M WEARING THIS FOR MY SON BECAUSE MY SON WANTS TO GO TO UVA BECAUSE HE WANTS TO BE AN ACCOUNTANT LIKE HIS UNCLE, HIS FAVORITE UNCLE AND BEST PERSON IN THE WORLD.
AND HE WENT TO UVA AND HE'S AN ACCOUNTANT WITH KPMG AND SO THAT'S THE CONNECTION SOMEWHERE IN THIS FOR HIM TONIGHT.
NEXT YEAR, I'LL COME BACK AS ANOTHER CAREER.
I PROMISE AND GUESS FOR WHAT THAT MAY BE WHEN I COME BACK, BUT IT WON'T BE THE ONE IT WAS LAST YEAR.
MAYBE SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE RADICAL, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
THAT'S HOW WE CONNECT IN, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE DIRECTION YOU WANT TO SUPPORT US WITH OR GIVE US FOR MOVING FORWARD.
WE'RE HERE FOR YOUR QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? MS. HAINES? TWO THINGS.
I LOVED HOW YOU TALKED ABOUT HELPING KIDS ENVISION THEIR FUTURE CAREER? AND I THINK THAT'S WHY I LOVE THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER.
BUT I, YOU KNOW, I STILL AM CONCERNED SOMETIMES ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY.
SO I'M WONDERING, PARTICULARLY THE NEED TO TAKE ONLINE PERSONAL FINANCE AND ONLINE CLASSES IN ORDER TO ACCESS CLASSES AT THE TECH CENTER THAT MAKE YOU REALLY EXCITED, RIGHT? LIKE I KNOW THE AUTOMOTIVE CLASSES, I HEAR A LOT FROM SOME KIDS AND IT'S HARD TO GET INTO THAT UNLESS YOU CAN GET THESE THINGS OUT OF YOUR SCHEDULE.
SO THAT'S KIND OF MY FIRST THING, LIKE, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO MAKE THOSE CLASSES MORE ACCESSIBLE? AND THEN THE SECOND PIECE IS THAT I ATTENDED WITH THE CITIZENS BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE, ATTENDED A TOUR.
WE WENT TO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND WE WENT TO MONACAN HIGH SCHOOL AND SAW THEIR WOODSHOP AND I KNOW EVERYBODY ON THAT TOUR, YOU KNOW, THE CONSTITUENTS.
THEY STARTED DROOLING AS THE TEACHER TALKED ABOUT KIND OF THE REAL HANDS-ON INSTRUCTION THAT WAS PROVIDED AND KIND OF SAID, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS OFFER THAT KIND OF HANDS ON INSTRUCTION? SO I GUESS FOR THAT, I THINK THERE'S MORE OF AN INTEREST IN MAKING SURE THAT ALL HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE REAL HANDS ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS WHO EXCEL.
WE HEARD ABOUT EARLIER, SOME KIDS EXCEL WITH ART, OTHER KIDS EXCEL WHEN THEY SEE THEMSELVES, YOU KNOW, IN A FUTURE, HANDS-ON CAREER.
RIGHT, SO HOW DO WE CREATE SPACE AND ACCESS AND TIME? TIME IS ONE THING THAT CHILDREN GIVE US.
THE MOST VALUABLE THING THAT THEY GIVE US IS TIME.
SO, HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT WE'VE STACKED THEIR COURSES AND THEIR PATHWAY CORRECTLY TO VALUE THEM? WHAT COURSES SUPPORT OTHERS? SO IF YOU'RE STRUGGLING IN GEOMETRY, CARPENTRY IS A GREAT COMPANION TO THAT.
IF YOU'RE STRUGGLING IN CHEMISTRY OR BIOLOGY, COSMETOLOGY IS A GREAT [INAUDIBLE] OR CULINARY ARTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF CONNECTIONS THAT WE CAN MAKE FOR STUDENTS TO HELP THEM REALIZE WHAT CORE ACADEMICS APPLY IN CAREERS MOVING FORWARD.
SO I THINK THAT'S THE THING I STAND UP TO WORK ON THE MOST IS HOW DO WE CREATE ACCESS FOR STUDENTS TO CREATE PASSIONS THAT ARE THEIRS? SOME WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AROUND HELPING SCHOOLS IDENTIFY PATHWAYS BEYOND
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SPECIALTY CENTER'S TO HELP KIDS SEE, IT'S NOT JUST BEING AT THE SPECIALTY CENTER AT CLOVERHILL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE, BUT HOW DOES THAT RELATE TO MEDICINE AND TO RESEARCH INTO MATHEMATICS AND MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WORK FOR US.I AM A HUGE FAN OF OUR CTE PROGRAM.
MAYBE A LITTLE BIASED, BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS, AS WE MOVE INTO A HOPEFULLY SOON LIKE A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD AND WE CAN OFFER SOME MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS TO BE HANDS ON.
WE WERE TREATED TODAY TO AN EXPERIENCE WITH THE CULINARY ARTS STUDENTS AND THEY WERE SO PROUD AND, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE ABLE TO REALLY PUT WHAT THEY LEARNED INTO PRACTICE AND I MEAN, IT WAS JUST GREAT TO SEE THE REWARD ON THEIR FACES OF JUST BEING ABLE TO SHOW OFF WHAT THEY CAN DO AND I KNOW, YOU GUYS AND YOUR TEAMS JUST CANNOT WAIT TO GET THOSE KIDS BACK INTO SOME HANDS ON LEARNING AND IN THE MEANTIME, I'M JUST AMAZED AT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO.
AGAIN, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY PIVOT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE HELPING THESE KIDS DEVELOP THROUGH THIS PATH DESPITE IT ALL.
WELL, I'M GRATEFUL TO GET TO SERVE ON THE GEAC, SO I GET TO SEE IT KIND OF FIRSTHAND AND AND ALSO MY SON IS A TECH STUDENT IN THE CISCO PROGRAM WITH MR. C., WHO RECEIVED THE AWARD EARLIER FOR CISCO NETWORKING.
SO I SEE IT FIRSTHAND THE VALUE IN THIS PROGRAM AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE, WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND CTE PROGRAMS DOWN THE ROAD AS OPPORTUNITIES BECOME AVAILABLE.
ALL RIGHT, READY? I WAS GOING TO DO A SWITCH AND PUT ON [INAUDIBLE].
I'M LIKE, I'LL JUST GO WITH THIS RIGHT? [CHUCKLING] THERE WE GO, THANKS, I APPRECIATE THAT.
SO WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO NOW TALK ABOUT JUST GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON CRITICAL EDUCATION IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WHAT WE STAND FOR AND HOW WE GET THERE AND SO WE'LL DO A LITTLE SPOTLIGHT ON PROGRAM.
YOU MIGHT HAVE JUST DONE A SPOILER ALERT FOR ME ON SOMETHING THAT JUST GOT TO EXPERIENCE, BUT THAT'S OK WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR PROGRAMS OF STUDY, WHAT OUTCOMES WE HAVE FOR STUDENTS AND SOME WORK BASED LEARNING AND DO A MORE PROPER INTRODUCTION OF KATY STOKES IN WORK BASED LEARNING.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT, AND BEFORE WE GET THERE, THIS PRESENTATION IS REALLY ABOUT CELEBRATING WHAT OUR OUTCOMES ARE AND OUR OUTCOMES START WITH TEACHERS, AMAZING TEACHERS.
YOU'VE BEEN RECOGNIZED IN CTE TEACHERS FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT FOR THE EXCELLENT WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE.
BUT REALLY, IT'S LONGER THAN THAT.
TWO YEARS AGO, WE HAD A TEACHER OF THE YEAR IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY THAT WAS A CTE TEACHER, WENT ON TO BE THE REGION TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE CTE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR.
YOU'VE RECOGNIZED ADVISORS OF THE YEAR FOR FDLA AND FOR DECA AND FOR [INAUDIBLE].
IN SEPTEMBER YOU RECOGNIZED OVER 70 STUDENTS FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL, WHERE THEY'RE COMPETING AS THE BEST IN THEIR FIELD OF STUDY.
SO IT'S JUST TREMENDOUS HOW WE CONNECT AND WHAT OUR TEACHERS ARE DOING AND HOW THEY'RE BUILDING OUR STUDENTS AND SO I WANTED TO START BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE CELEBRATION THAT FIRST WE HAVE IS WE HOLD OUR TEACHERS UP WITH INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND CONNECTIONS THAT BRING THIS TO LIFE FOR STUDENTS.
STUDENTS THINK THEY HAVE A PASSION UNTIL IT GETS SPARKED AND IGNITED BY A TEACHER THAT BLOWS IT UP AND THEN WE'RE A LITTLE BETTER CONTROL BECAUSE WHERE THEY'RE TAKING US, WE'RE JUST ON THE RIDE FOR THAT AND WE'RE TRYING TO HELP AND GUIDE THEM ALONG THE WAY.
I KNOW IT HAPPENS IN CISCO WHERE THEY START OFF, AND IT'S A LITTLE SCARY, RIGHT? AT OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE A MONTH AGO, WE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE CHIP AND WHAT THAT LITTLE CHIP COULD DO FOR ABOUT $4.
ALL RIGHT, SOME SCARY AND EXCITING THINGS FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY.
BUT FOR THAT WE'RE GOING TO START WITH A SPOTLIGHT.
I WANT YOU TO HEAR FIRSTHAND FROM OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR TWO YEARS AGO, WHO IS THE REGION ONE TEACHER OF THE YEAR, WHO IS PART OF THE VIRGINIA CTE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR FOR THIS YEAR IN CULINARY BAKING.
SO WHERE TO START WITH A HIGHLIGHT FOR THAT AND GIVE YOU WHAT'S NOT FOR THAT? AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CHEF SARAH [INAUDIBLE], WHO MAY HAVE LEFT SOMETHING FOR YOU AT YOUR DESK AND WAS A PART AND PARTY TO SOME OF THE CALORIES EARLIER TONIGHT.
CALORIES, ARE YOURS; YOU HAVE TO WORK THOSE OFF YOURSELF.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS EVENING.
I MEAN, FOR THE STUDENTS AND FOR THE PROGRAMS, THE TECH CENTER.
THIS IS AMAZING AND WE JUST APPRECIATE ALL OF THE SUPPORT.
I'M HERE TO MAKE THE EPHEMERAL TANGIBLE.
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IN FRONT OF YOU IS A CUPCAKE.IT TOOK SIX DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES BY STUDENTS WHO RANGED FROM THE AGES OF 15 TO 19 YEARS OLD.
THERE'S MULTIPLE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EDUCATION THAT WENT INTO THIS CUPCAKE.
IT'S NOT HARD AT THE TECH CENTER TO SELL STUDENTS ON BUILDING AN ENGINE IN A CAR.
IT IS NOT HARD FOR US TO LOOK AT A STUDENT AND SAY, I NEED YOUR BUY IN ON CHANGING, YOU KNOW, CAR FILTERS.
I NEED, YOU KNOW, ALL THIS STUFF WITH OUR AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAMS AND OUR [INAUDIBLE] PROGRAMS, IT'S NOT HARD TO SELL A KID ON A CUPCAKE.
IT'S HARD TO SELL STUDENTS ON PROFESSIONALISM THAT TAKES THEM FROM NOW INTO WHATEVER VENUE THEY TAKE THAT INTO.
SO WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS A TANGIBLE REPRESENTATION OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS ALL THE WAY UP THE TECH CENTER, AND WE'RE STARTING TO DABBLE IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT, BUT I'M I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE [INAUDIBLE] HOME TO ALL OF YOU ALL.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
WHAT WE DO IS DIRECTLY RESULTED FROM THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE FROM OUR ADMINISTRATION, WITH THE SCHOOL AND FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD.
WE INSTILL INTEGRITY, PROFESSIONALISM AND SKILLS.
THAT'S WHAT TECHNICAL EDUCATION IS.
WITHOUT THOSE THREE, WE HAVE NO CHANCE.
WE ARE ABLE TO GET THE PROFESSIONAL BUY-IN.
I'M HERE AS A RESULT OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY EDUCATION.
I WENT TO CRESTWOOD, TO ROBIOUS, TO JAMES RIVER, WENT ON TO THE TECHNICAL CENTER, BECAME A CULINARY ARTS INSTRUCTOR UNDERNEATH MARC KIMMEL ENDED UP, HE SPARKED IN ME THE REALIZATION THAT I WAS NOT STUPID BECAUSE I WAS A STUDENT THAT HAD AN IEP ABOUT TWO INCHES THICK.
I WAS CONVINCED I WAS THE DUMBEST PERSON IN THE ROOM AND YET REGION ONE TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
NOT TO TOOT MY OWN HORN, BUT IT'S AMAZING HOW ROADS COMPLETELY CHANGE BECAUSE I HAD AN INSTRUCTOR THAT TAUGHT ME THAT IT'S NOT THAT I NEEDED HANDS ON EDUCATION.
IT'S NOT THAT'S HOW I NEEDED, IT'S NOT THE CAREER THAT WAS MY CHOICE, THAT WAS THE ONLY CHOICE I COULD MAKE.
IT WAS BECAUSE HE TOOK THAT HANDS ON LEARNING AND TAUGHT ME ALGEBRA AND GAVE ME THE INSTILLED RESPECT FOR READING COMPREHENSION AND WHY THAT WAS TAUGHT TO ME IN THE HOME SCHOOLS.
THEN I WAS CONVINCED THAT I'M ON THE RIGHT PATH AND I WENT TO COLLEGE.
I GOT MY DEGREE IN BAKING AND PASTRY ARTS, AT ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING COLLEGES THE CULINARY ARTS OF AMERICA UP IN HYDE PARK, NEW YORK.
I LOVED MY COLLEGE EXPERIENCE, BUT I WENT AND I STAYED IN COLLEGE BECAUSE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, BECAUSE I DABBLED.
IT WAS A FIT AND I WENT AFTER IT AND I STAYED IN IT.
WE DO THAT WITH OUR STUDENTS AND JUST WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE ENCOURAGEMENT FROM YOU ALL AND YOUR SUPPORT AND HELPING US TEACH THE MATH, THE SCIENCE, THE ENGLISH, CULTURAL REPRESENTATIONS, ALL OF OUR AGRICULTURE.
ALL THIS IMPORTANT STUFF IS ALL TAUGHT THROUGH TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
SO YOUR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT IS AMAZING, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME JUST A MOMENT TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT.
[APPLAUSE] CHEF'S, JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF THE MANY CTE TEACHERS WE HAVE WHO ARE PRODUCTS OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY THAT WENT ON AND HAD A PROFESSIONAL CAREER TO COME BACK TO GIVE TO THE STUDENTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WARMS MY HEART MOST ABOUT KNOWING THE TEACHERS IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY THAT SO MANY OF THEM CAME THROUGH.
CHESTERFIELD WENT ON CONTINUING EDUCATION, WENT ON AND HAD A CAREER AND CAME BACK AND GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THAT MAKES THINGS REAL SPECIAL FOR OUR STUDENTS AND CONNECTEDNESS BECAUSE SHE CAN RELATE TO STUDENTS BECAUSE SHE WALKED THOSE HALLS AS A STUDENT.
SO JUST SOME EXCITING THINGS THERE FOR A SPOTLIGHT FOR YOU.
IT WAS HARD TO PICK ONE, BUT WE THOUGHT THE CONNECTION FOR THE MEAL BETWEEN WAS A NICE ONE TO MAKE THERE, RIGHT, FROM THAT STANDPOINT.
SO THIS IS A SLIDE THAT YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE, AND IT STARTED OFF IN A TRAJECTORY MANY YEARS AGO WHEN WE HAD A FEDERAL AUDIT THAT CAME IN AND GAVE US SOME POINTERS AND SOME DIRECTION AND SOME MUST DO CORRECTIONS FOR US AND THOSE HAPPENED IN THE PAST WITH ALIGNMENTS AND SOME CURRICULUM UPDATES AND THIS YEAR WE FOCUSED HEAVILY ON PROVIDING ADVANCED RIGOR FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WE SPENT A LONG TIME DEVELOPING A RUBRIC AROUND HONORS AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WHAT DOES HONORS RIGOR MEAN? WAS DOES HONORS RIGORS LOOK LIKE? WE HAVE A LOT OF DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES AND WE KNOW WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE BECAUSE THEY'RE A COMPANION TO THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES, THE COLLEGE SYSTEMS, BUT FOR HONORS, AND SO WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH OUR TEACHERS OVER THE LAST 10 MONTHS DIGGING THROUGH WHAT
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HONORS WAS TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND WHAT OUTCOMES WERE, BECAUSE OUR DEPTH FOR THIS IS HOW DO WE HELP STUDENTS KNOW AND EXPLORE? WE'RE FOLLOWING SOME PROCEDURES WHERE WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT'S ABOUT WHAT A STUDENT CAN KNOW AND DO AS OPPOSED TO THE CLASS THEY'RE IN.WHAT A STUDENT CAN KNOW AND DO, NOT THE CLASS THEY'RE IN.
SO LEAVE IT UP TO THE STUDENT TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL, OF COURSE, THAT THEY ACHIEVE BASED ON WHAT THEY KNOW AND CAN DO AND HAVE DONE AND DEMONSTRATE RIGHT.
THIS HAPPENS NOW WITH OUR CCPS ONLINE COURSES, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY A DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO TO TO THINK ABOUT.
CTE IS THE BIGGEST SINGLETON PROVIDER WE HAVE IN SCHOOLS BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS ALMOST A SINGLETON.
THIS WILL HELP WITH SCHEDULING AS WELL AND HELP OUR STUDENTS FEND FOR THEMSELVES AND LEAD THEIR OWN DIRECTION.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK WE'VE DONE THERE THAT WAS REPRESENTED IN SOME OF THE NEW COURSE OFFERINGS THAT YOU SAW EARLIER TONIGHT.
MAYBE NOT THE MOST EXCITED PERSON IN THE ROOM ABOUT THIS NEXT PROJECT, BUT CLOSE SECOND, IF NOT THE MOST, ABOUT WHERE WE MAY BE GOING WITH THE CENTER OF INNOVATION.
WE'VE IDENTIFIED THESE TARGETS BEFORE WE'RE BUILDING INTO THIS.
MS. HAINES, YOU'LL SEE HERE WE HAVE SUSTAINABILITY LANDED IN THIS POINT HERE TO TALK ABOUT HOW, WITH ENERGY, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND SUSTAINABILITY AND TRANSMISSION, AS WELL AS PRODUCTION AND POWER GENERATION.
WE'RE EXCITED THAT NEXT WEEK WILL BE AT DOMINION ENERGY FOR OUR CCTC ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING DIRECTLY FROM DOMINION ENERGY ABOUT THESE CAREERS, AND THESE FOCUSES TO HELP GUIDE US.
THEY'RE NOT THE DECIDER IN THIS LANE.
THEY'RE NOT THE PUSH FOR THIS LANE, BUT THEY'RE CERTAINLY AN INFLUENCER IN THIS LANE OF WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE AS WE GAIN GREATER KNOWLEDGE IN THE ENERGY SECTOR? THIS IS A NEW CLUSTER FOR THE VIRGINIA DOE.
IT MAY NOT BE AS PRETTY AN ICON AS THE OTHERS OR MAY NOT HAVE AS GOOD AS A TITLE IS THE OTHER, BUT IT IS THE TITLE FROM VDOE'S ENERGY SECTOR.
WE'RE SHARING AGAIN, WHERE WE'RE LANDING THE PLANE ON OUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOCUS DEFINITELY GOING TO HAVE AN IT FOCUS BECAUSE IT'S TODAY AND WE CAN'T NOT AROUND CYBERSECURITY.
WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MULTIPLE PLATFORMS, PC AND APPLE.
WHAT KIND OF LANGUAGES AND CODING CAN WE GET IN THERE AND APP DEVELOPMENT AS WELL.
CYBERSECURITY IS FOR SURE GOING TO BE EMBEDDED IN ALL, BECAUSE CYBER SECURITY AND EVERYTHING WE DO.
WHETHER YOU'RE META OR FACEBOOK, CYBER SECURITY CENTER, RIGHT? WHETHER YOU'RE YOUR GOOGLE OR OUTLOOK, IT'S IN THERE.
SO WE NEED DEFINITELY TO FOCUS ON THAT HEALTH CARE INFORMATION.
IT'S A HUGE GROWING AREA FOR US.
HOW DO YOU APPLY THE TENETS OF IT INTO HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT? EVER GO TO A HOSPITAL IN ANOTHER STATE? YOUR RECORDS ARE RIGHT THERE.
HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? HOW DO WE SECURE THE SECURITY OF THAT OF YOUR INFORMATION? THAT'S GOING TO BE THE FOCUS OF OUR INFORMATION FOR HEALTH CARE, AS WELL AS INFORMATICS AND CODING AND BUILDING.
VIRTUAL NETWORKING, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO EXPLORE CLOUD BASED NETWORKING.
WE'RE A REALLY STRONG CISCO PROGRAM, WHICH IS A TYPICAL HARDWARE FOLKS PROGRAM, BUT OUR VIRTUAL NETWORKING AND WHAT WE DO THERE WITH CLOUD BASED AMAZON, A PRODUCT IN THAT LAND OF BIG AMAZON WEB SERVICES.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER PRODUCTS OUT THERE THAT ARE WEB BASED SERVICES THAT WE'RE WORKING AND LEARNING ABOUT FOR STUDENTS.
OUR ADVANCED IMAGING FOCUS, WE'RE WORKING TO IDENTIFY THE LANES FOR IMAGING THAT'S GOING TO BE RADIOGRAPHY AND STENOGRAPHY.
I ALWAYS HAVE TO STOP, MAKE SURE I SAY THAT RIGHT.
IT'S NOT STENOGRAPHY, RIGHT? IT'S STENOGRAPHY TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO EARN REALLY VALUABLE CREDENTIALS IN THAT LANE AND BE DIRECT EMPLOYMENT AT REALLY HIGH WAGE SALARIES AND IMAGING AS WELL AS WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS EVEN FURTHER ON COMMUNICATION AND STORYTELLING THROUGH TV AND VIDEO MEDIA PRODUCTION.
IT'S ONE THING TO BE A YOUTUBE OR TIKTOK STAR.
IT'S ANOTHER THING TO PROFESSIONALLY CREATE TRAINING VIDEOS, WHICH IS THE NUMBER ONE PRODUCER OF REVENUE IN THE VIDEO INDUSTRY, IS TRAINING VIDEOS AND SO HOW CAN WE CREATE VIDEO THAT COMPELS FOR TRAINING AS WELL? WE'RE ALSO EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO WITH OUR TRAVEL AND TOURISM FOCUS.
AS WE KNOW, SPORTS TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IS A BIG BUSINESS WITH ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT WE BRING INTO THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THERE'S A WATER PARK COMING, AS WELL AS AN ICE RINK COMING.
SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES AROUND TRAVEL AND TOURISM, AND I THINK WE'LL BE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ALL OF THESE IDENTIFYING STUDENT ENTERPRISES THAT ARE CONNECTED WITH THEM.
SO COULD STUDENTS BE RUNNING THE FULGHUM CENTER AS A CONFERENCE CENTER UNDER HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM AND THAT'D BE A RUNNING ORGANIZATION.
COULD OUR STUDENTS BE RUNNING A VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY CREATING VIDEOS FOR COMPANIES, RIGHT, AND HAVE EXPERIENCE TO DO NEGOTIATIONS ON WHAT PRODUCTS WERE NEEDED AND THE LIKE? SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO THINK DIFFERENTLY IN A SPACE, TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT TIME THAT STUDENTS GET WITH US AND TO CONSTRUCT CENTER OF INNOVATION IS JUST THAT A CENTER OF INNOVATION.
CENTER OF INNOVATION WON'T LOOK LIKE YOUR TRADITIONAL GO TO CLASS AT NINE O'CLOCK,
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COME OUT AT 10:30, FIVE MINUTE BELL CHANGE AND YOU GO ON.THINK OF IT AS JUST IN TIME LEARNING.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO LEARN? AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MEETINGS INSTEAD OF CLASSES, AND YOU'RE GOING TO SCHEDULE BOOTHS TO GO INTO YOUR MEETINGS FOR YOUR LEARNING.
AND WE'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME IN AND BRING PROBLEMS OF PRACTICE.
MAYBE IT'S A PROBLEM THAT PREVIOUSLY EXISTED, OR ONE THAT'S CURRENTLY OR ONE THAT'S FUTURE TO BE SOLVED.
HOW DO WE HELP STUDENTS THINK DYNAMICALLY THROUGH A PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND AGILE THINKING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT A SCRUM IS? HOW DO WE CONNECT AND CONNECT? HOW DO WE GO OUT AND LEARN WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW TO SOLVE THIS EQUATION OF THIS PROBLEM? WHETHER THAT'S A BUSINESS OR A COMMUNITY GROUP THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM TO COME IN AND LET THE STUDENTS LEARN DYNAMICALLY BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE WORK TODAY DYNAMICALLY.
IT'S NOT JUST ONE THING THAT WE DO, WE DO MULTIPLE THINGS.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THE PROGRAMS CAN BRING US FOR THE CENTER OF INNOVATION.
IN THAT LANE, IT'S ABOUT OUTCOMES AGAIN.
THERE'S A LOT IN THIS LITTLE CHART RIGHT HERE, AND WE'LL START AT THE BOTTOM BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A REALLY GOOD PASS RATE, BUT WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUDENTS PASSING CERTIFICATIONS, BUT NOT A PASS RATE.
WHAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THIS CHART IS WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON IS QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION THAT INCREASES OUR PASS RATE AND NOT OVER TESTING STUDENTS FOR THE SAKE OF OVER TESTING STUDENTS, BUT PLACING CERTIFICATIONS WHERE THEY'RE MEANINGFUL AND ARE VALUED.
AND THEY'RE VALUED BY THE COMMUNITY AND THE BUSINESSES OF YES, THIS IS A VALUE ADD FOR ME.
SO IF WHAT YOU'LL NOTE, WE HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE TAKING, BUT WE'RE INCREASING THE QUALITY OF THE OUTCOMES FOR OUR STUDENTS AS THEY FOCUS ON INSTRUCTION.
IF YOU WILL PLEASE THE 19 20 SCHOOL YEAR, WE KIND OF STOPPED RIGHT IN MARCH AND WE DIDN'T TEST ANYMORE AND SO THAT'S AN ANOMALY.
SO IT'S NOT REALLY A DATA POINT VALID WORTH TALKING ABOUT.
BUT WHAT YOU CAN SEE WE DID ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT IS A MUCH MORE POINTED FOCUS ON INSTRUCTION, A MUCH MORE ALIGNED PROGRAM TO CREDENTIAL AND TEACHER TO CREDENTIAL ALIGNMENT HERE.
REALLY PROUD ABOUT THIS WORK, AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS COMING YEAR AGAIN.
MORE SPECIFIC, THERE WILL BE MORE TESTS GIVEN THIS YEAR, BUT I'M EXCITED TO HOPE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE JUST AS HIGH A SUCCESS RATE FOR STUDENTS.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
IT'S NOT ABOUT GIVING 12000 TESTS, RIGHT? IT'S ABOUT OF THE 5000 TESTS EIGHTY FIVE PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS WERE SUCCESSFUL, WHICH MEANS THEY WERE PREPARED, WHICH MEANS OUR INSTRUCTION WAS ALIGNED.
THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT, THAT'S VALUABLE, VALUABLE TO OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE WE'RE VALUING THEIR TIME IN INSTRUCTION.
SO THIS IS A GREAT DATA POINT FOR US AS WE LOOK FOR NOT JUST ABOUT THE NUMBERS WE GIVE, BUT WHO ARE EARNING THEM AND THE RATE WE'RE EARNING THEM.
SO IT'S A TESTAMENT TO WHAT OUR INSTRUCTORS DO ON A DAILY BASIS IS MAKE CONNECTIONS.
SO AT THAT POINT, WE HOPE THAT OUR GOAL AND ASPIRATION FROM AN INSTRUCTIONAL STANDPOINT SET STUDENTS UP FOR SUCCESS UPON THEIR CHOSEN EXIT POINT.
RIGHT AND WE HAVE LOTS OF EXIT POINTS.
WE HAVE A MYRIAD OF SCHOOLS THAT WE WENT TO.
WE HAVE A MYRIAD OF EXPERIENCES WHERE WE STEPPED OUT FOR A YEAR TO GET A JOB.
WE HAVE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES, SO WHERE THEY CHOOSE TO EXIT.
DO THEY HAVE SKILLS READY FOR THE WORKPLACE? THESE ARE TYPICALLY ALL THE SOFT SKILLS, BUT THESE STUDENTS KNOW HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT AND DO THEY HAVE THE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THAT? THOSE ARE TWO THAT AREN'T REALLY INTERCHANGEABLE, BUT THE TWO REQUIRED.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF EMPLOYERS SAYING, JUST GIVE US AN EMPLOYEE, WE'LL TEACH HIM THE SKILL.
THEY SEE THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE TECHNICAL SKILLS BEHIND THEM BECAUSE OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
IT'S HARD WORK TEACHING THE SOFT SIDE.
IT'S HARD WORK TO SAY NO, THE FUND IS NOT APPROPRIATE.
NO YOU DON'T NEED TO MAKE THAT TEXT RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S REALLY HARD WORK, RIGHT? SO HOW DO WE HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND WHAT'S APPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION? TEXTING ISN'T APPROPRIATE FOR EMAIL COMMUNICATION, SO WORKING WITH STUDENTS FROM THAT STANDPOINT SO THAT STUDENTS ARE READY WHEREVER THEIR CHOICE IS.
SO THE NEXT PART OF THE PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE KATY STOKES, AND SHE'S GOING TO LEAN IN ABOUT WORK BASED LEARNING AN OUR WORK BASED LEARNING INITIATIVE AND HELP PROVIDE SOME GUIDANCE AND CLARITY AROUND WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THAT.
SO SO FAR, WE'VE LOOKED AT TEACHER SUCCESS.
WE'VE LOOKED AT STUDENT SUCCESS ON CAREER CREDENTIALS, AND WORK BASED LEARNING IS GOING TO BE THE THIRD LEG OF THE STOOL FOR TONIGHT.
SO ALL OF THIS TIES INTO WORK BASED LEARNING, WE HAVE THE INSTRUCTION, WE HAVE THE TECHNICAL SKILLS NOW WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PREPARING STUDENTS AND THIS IS WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
WE WANT TO ALIGN THIS WITH OUR COMMUNITY EMPLOYERS THAT WE'RE GOING OUT WITH AND ALIGN IT TO OUR STUDENTS AND IT'S REALLY GREAT BECAUSE VDOE HAS RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK BASED LEARNING AND THE IMPACT THAT IT CAN HAVE ON THEIR FUTURES.
THEY PREDOMINANTLY PLACED WORK BASED LEARNING IN THE PROFILE OF A VIRGINIA GRADUATE.
WE ACTUALLY ARE REALLY LUCKY BECAUSE WORKPLACE LEARNING ENCOMPASSES TWO OF THE INDICATORS ON THAT PROFILE FOR A VIRGINIA GRADUATE, BECAUSE SERVICE LEARNING IS ALSO EMBEDDED IN WORK BASED LEARNING.
THE THING TO NOTE HERE ON THE SCREEN THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THAT THE DATES HAVE KIND OF CHANGED.
THAT WAS THE STATE SCHOOL BOARD HAD SHIFTED THE COHORT AND THE ACCREDITATION YEAR TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THE INCONSISTENCIES WE'VE HAD BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
SO THOSE DATES HAVE JUST BEEN REVISED.
WE ARE STILL COLLECTING THE DATA THIS YEAR FOR OUR WORK BASED LEARNING, BUT IT
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REALLY WILL KIND OF FOCUS AND GO INTO A PLAY NEXT YEAR WITH OUR COHORT DATA.THIS ALSO ALIGNS WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN SUPPORTING THEIR WORK THROUGH IMAGINE TOMORROW WITH THE METRICS ONE POINT THREE AND VDOE AND CHESTERFIELD COUNTY HAVE IDENTIFIED THE IMPORTANCE OF ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND HOW THAT EMBEDS AND TIES INTO WORK BASED LEARNING.
SO I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS TODAY WHAT OUR MODEL LOOKS LIKE IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.
SO WE HAVE SET GRADUAL WORK BASED LEARNING EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR CTE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO FOCUS ON EACH SCHOOL YEAR.
LAST YEAR WE REALLY WANTED TO HIT LOW WAS JUST OUR EXPECTATIONS SINCE IT WAS OUR FIRST YEAR IN A PANDEMIC AND JUST INTRODUCING THIS NEW INITIATIVE THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH.
SO WE ASKED FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS IN LEVEL ONE COURSES TO HAVE ONE EXPERIENCE FOR A CLASS, AND THESE WERE LOW, INTENSE EXPERIENCES AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IS MAYBE HAVING A GUEST SPEAKER COME IN ONE DAY OR HAVING A CAREER FAIR OR CAREER DAY FOR YOUR STUDENTS OR HAVING A WORKPLACE TOUR OR HAVING AN INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW.
AND LAST YEAR, WE WERE REALLY FLEXIBLE AND HAD THE LUXURY TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES VIRTUALLY AS WELL AS IN PERSON.
SO WE REALLY WERE ABLE TO IMPACT OUR STUDENTS THAT WERE IN THE BUILDING, BUT YET WE'RE ALSO AT HOME AND THEN WE ALSO LOOKED AT OUR LEVEL TWO AND BEYOND FOR OUR ADVANCED COURSEWORK TO SEE IF WE COULD HAVE ONE EXPERIENCE FOR 10 PERCENT OF THEIR CONCENTRATORS.
A CONCENTRATOR IS A STUDENT THAT HAS TAKEN TWO CTE CLASSES SEQUENTIALLY THAT IS WORKING TOWARDS A CREDENTIAL OR SOME TYPE OF OUTCOME THAT'S GOING TO COME THROUGH THAT COURSE.
AND SO LAST YEAR, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT ONE CLASS, YOU'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE ONE TO THREE STUDENTS FOR YOUR TEACHERS AND THOSE TYPE OF EXPERIENCES WERE MODERATE TO HIGH QUALITY EXPERIENCES, WHICH MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND ALSO IN THE CCRI AND THOSE TYPE OF OPPORTUNITIES ARE LIKE A JOB SHADOW, AN EXTERNSHIP OR INTERNSHIP, SCHOOL BASED ENTERPRISE, MENTORSHIP, CLINICALS, CO-OPS, YOUTH REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP.
SO IT REALLY IS A WIDE BERTH THAT WE CAN REALLY MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ALIGNING TO WHAT A STUDENT IS INTERESTED IN, IN THEIR CAREER PATHWAY, AND IT'S TYING TO THE COURSE THAT THEY'RE ENROLLED IN.
THE REALLY GOAL FOR OUR STUDENTS WAS TO MOVE THROUGH THIS COURSEWORK AND HAVE AN EXPERIENCE THAT ALIGNS TO THEIR PROGRAM OF STUDY AND ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE MULTIPLE TOUCHPOINTS ACROSS ACROSS THEIR CAREER PATH TO SAY YES, THIS IS THE RIGHT AREA FOR ME, OR NO, THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT PATHWAY FOR ME AND ALLOW A STUDENT TO HAVE AN OPTION TO PIVOT AND THEN REDIRECT TO WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE PATHWAY FOR ME.
WHILE THEY STILL HAVE THE SUPPORT OF US AS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM BEFORE THEY LEAVE AND EXIT US AND GO OFF TO THEIR NEXT STEPS.
EACH YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TOWARDS A HIGHER GOAL, SO THIS YEAR FOR THIS CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, WE'RE ASKING FOR EACH TEACHER TO HAVE TWO EXPERIENCES FOR TWO TEACHING SECTIONS FOR THEIR LOW INTENSITY EXPERIENCES.
SO THAT MAY BE TWO GUEST SPEAKERS COMING IN OR MAYBE HAVING A GUEST SPEAKER COME IN ONE DAY AND HAVING SOME OF YOUR STUDENTS HAVE SOME QUESTIONS THAT THEY WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH IN THE NEXT WEEK.
YOU DO AN INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW WHERE YOU FOLLOW UP VIRTUALLY WITH THAT GUEST SPEAKER TO HAVE SOME FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS.
SO STUDENTS ARE REALLY KIND OF ASKING SOME DELVING DEEPER QUESTIONS TO KIND OF GIVE THEM AN IDEA IS THIS THE RIGHT PATH FOR ME.
FOR OUR HIGH QUALITY EXPERIENCES WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE ONE EXPERIENCE FOR 20 PERCENT OF CONCENTRATORS.
SO IF YOU HAVE A TEACHER THAT HAS 25 STUDENTS, WE'RE LOOKING FOR ABOUT THREE STUDENTS IN YOUR CLASS TO HAVE THESE TYPES OF EXPERIENCES.
THE REASON I'M BREAKING IT DOWN LIKE THAT IS BECAUSE WHEN WE GET TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE SOME REALLY BIG NUMBERS IN TARGETS THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH FOR CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.
BUT I THINK AS WE LOOK AT HOW THAT CAN BE IMPACT AND HOW WE CAN LOOK AT IT THROUGH ALL OF THE TEACHERS WE HAVE ACROSS THE COUNTY, THERE'S A GOAL THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER.
SO THIS TABLE REALLY BREAKS DOWN WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT IN OUR LAST ONE.
THESE ARE OUR TARGETS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS USING A MODEL OF HAVING ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY CTE TEACHERS AND RANGING ABOUT A CLASS SIZE OF 25.
SO WE HAVE REALLY DEFINED TARGETS FOR OUR LOW AND HIGH INTENSITY WORK BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND THESE TARGETS ARE BASED ON CURRENT DATA AND THE CURRENT NUMBER OF TEACHERS THAT WE HAVE.
LAST YEAR, WE EXCEEDED OUR TARGETS.
IF YOU LOOK AT LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS FOR A LOW INTENSITY, WE HAD THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY NINE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE MATH THAT WE WOULD DO TO SAY FOR OUR ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY TEACHERS HAVE ONE EXPERIENCE, IT WOULD HAVE ONLY BEEN THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY.
FOR OUR HIGH INTENSITY EXPERIENCES OUR TARGET WAS 450 AND WE EXCEEDED THAT IN A PANDEMIC.
YES, WE HAD SOME GREAT OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE THINGS WERE VIRTUAL.
WE WERE ABLE TO KIND OF MANEUVER SOME OF THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS THAT WE HAVE.
BUT I THINK IT HAS REALLY OPENED SOME DOORS FOR US AND GOTTEN US TO BE CREATIVE AND THOUGHTFUL ABOUT HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE WE'RE GIVING THESE EXPERIENCES TO OUR STUDENTS.
NEXT YEAR, WHEN WE HAVE YEAR TWO OF DATA, HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT BETTER CONSISTENCY TO SEE WHERE WE ARE.
HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE FULLY IN A PANDEMIC YEAR, SO OUR TARGET HAS BEEN ADJUSTED FOR SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED STUDENTS FOR OUR LOW INTENSITY EXPERIENCES.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO REACH AND EXCEED THAT NUMBER, BUT WE MAY NEED TO COME BACK AND REFLECT.
I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE DIFFERENT DATA THAT WE'LL HAVE COMING IN FROM THIS YEAR WITH THE PANDEMIC TOO.
SO EACH YEAR WE'LL COME BACK AND WE'LL LOOK AT THE TARGETS THAT WE HAVE PROJECTED AND KIND OF ALIGNED TO SEE WHERE WE ARE AND REFLECT ON THE DATA THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AND DISCUSS WHAT'S WORKING AND WHAT'S NOT WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS.
THE BIGGEST THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT WORK BASED LEARNING SUPPORTS A STUDENT'S CAREER AWARENESS, EXPLORATION AND PREPARATION IN A SELECTED PATHWAY THAT REALLY ALIGNS TO THEIR ACADEMIC AND CAREER PLAN.
WORK BASED LEARNING IS IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS BECAUSE IT GIVES THEM THE CHANCE TO HAVE A
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REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE TO AFFIRM THAT THIS IS A PASSION FOR THEM AND TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.I HAVE TO BRAG FOR A MINUTE ON A STUDENT, AND I'M GOING TO REFLECT AND GO BACK ON A DIFFERENT STORY BASED ON WHAT MS. HAINES SAID EARLIER.
I HAD A STUDENT THAT I LOVED WHEN I WORKED WITH HER FOR FOUR YEARS AT CLOVER HILL HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE TOLD ME SHE LOVED STUDENTS.
SHE LOVED KIDS, THAT SHE KNEW SHE WAS GOING TO BE AN EDUCATOR.
SHE BABYSAT ALL OF HER FAMILY MEMBERS, AND IT WAS EASY PEASY.
WE GOT HER INTO A CHILD DAYCARE FOR AN INTERNSHIP.
WEEK THREE SHE COMES BACK TO ME AND SAYS, MS. STOKES, I THINK I'VE CHANGED MY MIND.
THIS IS NOT THE PATHWAY FOR ME.
I LOVE KIDS, BUT I CANNOT DEAL WITH THEM ALL DAY LONG.
SO IT GAVE US A CHANCE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS BREAKS DOWN TO.
WHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS? WHAT ARE YOUR INTEREST AND HOW CAN WE ALIGN THAT TO THE COURSES THAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY TAKING? SHE ENDED UP EXPLORING A PROGRAM AT THE TECH CENTER FOR PHARMACY TECH, AND HAD GOT ENROLLED INTO IT FOR HER SENIOR YEAR AND ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT AND THRIVED AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR HER.
BUT IT REALLY STARTED WITH THAT CONVERSATION AND REALLY HELPING THE STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY WHAT IT IS THAT THEY WANT TO DO AND HOW THAT ALIGNS TO THEIR INTERESTS AND THEIR SKILL SET AND REALLY AFFIRMING THEM IN THAT WAY.
I HAVE A MOTTO THAT I USED TO USE WITH MY KIDS, AND IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION STARTER FOR THEM.
IT WAS I'M NOT A DREAM CRUSHER, I'M A REALITY BUILDER.
SO WE'RE GOING TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE THESE HARD CONVERSATIONS SO THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHAT IT IS THAT YOU'RE ASKING AND SAYING THAT YOU WANT TO DO AND THEN LET'S HAVE THESE TOUCHPOINTS AND STEPS TO MAKE SURE THIS IS REALLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE.
BEFORE I MOVE OFF THIS SLIDE, IT'S WORTH NOTING, AS KATY MENTIONED, THAT THE TARGETS THAT WE MET LAST YEAR WERE UNDER RIGHT, SO THE TARGETS WE HAD WERE UNDER HOW WE PERFORMED AS WELL AS THESE TARGETS HERE.
IF WE DO THE MATH AROUND 150, JUST CTE, AND WE WANT THIS TO BE MORE THAN CTE TEACHERS.
BUT IF WE DO IT AROUND JUST ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY CTE TEACHERS IN A CLASS OF 25, THE TARGET FOR LOW INTENSITY THIS YEAR IS 15 FIVE IF EVERYBODY DID IT.
SO OUR TARGET IS SEVENTY FIVE HUNDRED, WELL, HALF OF THAT BECAUSE THERE'S LOTS OF ISSUES .
WILL WE GET ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF STUDENTS.
NO, WHY BECAUSE SOME STUDENTS KNOW THE PATH THEY'RE ON AND THIS ISN'T IN THEIR TRAJECTORY, AND THAT'S OK.
SO THESE TARGETS, HOWEVER, THEY MAY FEEL VERY LARGE AND ROBUST.
SO IF THIS IS PALATABLE TO HAVE TWO EXPERIENCES FOR TWO CLASSES THAT A TEACHER HAS, IF THAT'S A PALATABLE NUMBER OF EXPERIENCES, THEN 7500 IS HALF OF WHAT THAT MATH REALLY WOULD EQUATE TO.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN WE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS TWO YEARS AGO WAS HOW DO WE WALK INTO THIS? WE'RE NOT CLIFF DIVING IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM, NO DEEP JUMPERS, NO MATTER HOW GOOD YOU ARE AS A DIVER.
WE WANT TO WALK INTO THIS AND WE WANT THIS TO BE THIS PART OF A CHILD'S EXPERIENCE.
I WANT TO BE A? WHATEVER IT IS.
THEY HAVE AN EXPERIENCE AS A? IF I'M SITTING IN A JOURNALISM CLASS AND I WANT TO BE A JOURNALIST.
CAN WE CONNECT YOU WITH PAPER? CAN WE CONNECT YOU WITH CHANNEL 12 OR CHANNEL SIX? I WANT TO BE AN ENGINEER.
CAN WE CONNECT YOU? I WANT TO BE A METEOROLOGIST.
CAN WE CONNECT YOU IN FOR THAT? THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT HELPING STUDENTS REALIZE THEIR GOALS AND IF THEY PIVOT, THEY PIVOT WITH THE SUPPORTS NOW.
LET'S TRY TO MINIMIZE JUNIOR YEAR THREE HUNDRED MILES AWAY FROM HOME CHANGES OF MAJORS BY HAVING SOME AFFIRMATION BEFORE.
NOW, WHILE WE HAVE THE SUPPORTS AT HOME AND CAN WE BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT STUDENTS HAVE INTERNSHIPS WITH? SO WHEN THEY COME HOME FOR WINTER BREAK OR FOR SUMMER BREAK, THEY CAN CONTINUE THAT INTERNSHIP SO PERHAPS THEY CAN COME HOME AFTER THEY GRADUATE TO A JOB IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THAT'S THE BEST ROI THAT THE COUNTY COULD ASK FOR ITS PROGRAMS THAT BRING STUDENTS BACK TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY TO WORK HERE AND STAY HERE AND CAN WE START THAT WITH INTERNSHIPS NOW? IT'S A GOOD MODEL, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US.
SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TONIGHT.
WE APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED SUPPORT.
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THINK DYNAMICALLY ABOUT WHAT A CENTER OF INNOVATION COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO THINK DIFFERENTLY AND LEARN DIFFERENTLY AND BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY AND INTERACT DIFFERENTLY.
WE'RE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE FOR WHAT CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION DOES FOR STUDENTS AND THAT CONNECTS TO THEIR FUTURE.
A STUDENT WHO IS CONNECTED? A STUDENT IS MEANINGFULLY CONNECTED TO WHY THEY'RE IN SCHOOL SOLVES A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER ISSUES AT SCHOOL, BUT FOR UNTIL THEN, THAT HAPPENS THIS WE DEAL WITH SOME THINGS THAT WE DO SO.
SO THIS GRAPHIC HERE IN [INAUDIBLE] JUST CHARTS THAT WE HAVE PATHS AND WE DEFINE THEM AND GUESS WHAT? WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE CUTTING SOME NEW ONES BECAUSE STUDENTS WILL CUT THEIR OWN PATH.
THEY'LL DEFINE THEIR OWN FUTURE, AND WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT THEM THE BEST WAY WE CAN.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AT CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.
ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
SO ARE YOU ON TRACK FOR THE LOW AND HIGH INTENSITY EXPERIENCES TARGETS?
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WHERE ARE WE? THIS YEAR RIGHT NOW SO FAR? YEAH, I DON'T THINK I HAVE THE DATA RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WHAT WE'VE KIND OF DONE IS KIND OF SAID, HEY, LET'S START SCHOOL, RIGHT? WE REALLY WANT TO START SCHOOL.THE OPPORTUNITY TO START WORKING WITH STUDENTS.
THE SWEET SPOT IS KIND OF POST-THANKSGIVING IN THROUGH LATE MARCH BECAUSE LET'S GET STUDENTS IN, LET'S GET THEM HOUSED AND WHAT THEY NEED TO BE DOING AND WE'LL FOCUS ON THIS.
DO WE HAVE A TON OF GUEST SPEAKERS HAPPENING? WE DO FROM THE LOW STANDPOINT BECAUSE THAT'S GOOD FRUIT AND HOW THAT WORKS IS A GUEST SPEAKER COMES IN.
AND GUESS WHAT, WE START WORKING THEM TO BE, CAN YOU OFFER A SITE TOUR? CAN YOU OFFER A MENTORSHIP? CAN YOU OFFER? HOW DO WE HELP BUILD THAT CAPACITY AND THE CAREER EXPERIENCE CONSULTANT TEAMS ARE MASTERFULLY BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS TO BE DYNAMIC SO THAT IF A CLOVER HILL HAS AN EXPERIENCE AND HAS IT WITH YOUR COMPANY, BUT JAMES RIVER IS LOOKING FOR ONE, HOW DO WE HELP THAT COMPANY SAY, CAN YOU WORK WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL OR DIFFERENT STUDENTS? THE NICE PART ABOUT WHAT WORK BASED LEARNING DOES IS WHAT WE'RE DOING IN CHESTERFIELD.
SO TOO, IS HENRICO, HANOVER PETERSBURG, [INAUDIBLE] VDOE DID A GREAT JOB OF DEFINING WORK BASED LEARNING TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOLS WERE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE SO THAT WHEN WE TALK TO COMPANIES AND BUSINESSES, THEY'RE ALL HEARING THE SAME THING BECAUSE BORDERS DON'T MATTER TO THAT.
SO I KIND OF ALONG THOSE LINES FOR OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, IF THEY WANT TO GET INVOLVED, THEY WANT TO BE A GUEST SPEAKER.
THEY WANT TO DO A MENTORSHIP OR SOMETHING.
HOW BEST WHO SHOULD THEY CONTACT AND BEST PERSON TO REACH OUT TO.
SO KATY STOKES EMAIL RIGHT NOW? SO FOR SURE, THEY CAN CONNECT THROUGH THE CTE OFFICE ON OUR WEBSITE.
KATY STOKES CONTACT IS ON THAT SITE AS WELL, OR TALK WITH THEIR LOCAL CTE TEACHER THAT'S [INAUDIBLE] IN THEIR BUILDING.
THAT'S REALLY WHERE THIS STARTS, RIGHT? RELATIONSHIPS IN THE CLASSROOM WITH TEACHERS AND BUSINESSES TO ENSURE IF I'M AN ENGINEERING TEACHER, I KNOW WHAT ENGINEERING FIRMS ARE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY, AND SO I HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM TO ENSURE THAT WHAT WE'RE TEACHING AS FAR AS CONCEPTS, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AGREES.
YEAH, THOSE ARE RIGHT AND WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THROUGH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS IF THAT'S NOT IF WE'RE GETTING IT WRONG, WE NEED TO HEAR AND KNOW THAT SO WE CAN PIVOT OUR INSTRUCTION TO SUPPORT WHAT INDUSTRY IS NEEDING.
WE DON'T DO THAT INDIVIDUALLY.
VDOE DOES THAT FOR US EVERY THREE YEARS.
ALL CTE CURRICULUMS ARE UPDATED THROUGH A BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE REVIEW, AND THEN A TEACHER CURRICULUM REVIEW HAPPENS EVERY THREE YEARS FOR EVERY CURRICULUM.
SO WE'RE WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT FOR VIRGINIA FROM THAT STANDPOINT.
BUT RELATIONSHIPS IN THE CLASSROOM WITH THE TEACHERS IS THE BEST AND EASIEST PLACE.
IF IT'S A BUSINESS'S NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL LET'S START WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE'LL GROW FROM THERE.
SO I'VE HEARD RECENTLY THAT THERE IS A TREND THAT BEING A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER IS SORT OF A LOW INTEREST CAREER AT THE MOMENT.
SO IF YOU NEED A GUEST SPEAKER, I THINK YOU HAVE FIVE UP HERE THAT UNDERSTAND HOW DEEPLY IMPORTANT THIS ROLE IS.
SO RIGHT, OUR EDUCATION AND TRAINING, HOW CAN WE PROMOTE OUR OWN? BUT WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THAT IN, BUT WE MAY ASK OTHER CAREERS THAT YOU HAVE IN THAT LANE, FOR SURE.
[LAUGHTER] WELL, WE'LL LEAVE OUR CARDS ON THE PODIUM.
NEXT, WE HAVE THIS EVENING'S ACTION ITEMS, DR.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS AND DR.
[1. Memo #135-21: Adoption of the 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 School Calendars]
DAUGHERTY BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS MEMO 135-21 ADOPTION OF THE 2022,2023,2024 AND 2025 SCHOOL CALENDARS.MEMO HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES FOR EACH SCHOOL YEAR, THE REVIEW AND FEEDBACK GATHERING PROCESS WE USED THREE CHANGES SINCE WE LAST PRESENTED IN THE WORK SESSION IN OCTOBER.
THESE CHANGES IN THE MEMO INCLUDE THE ADDING OF PRE-K TO EACH OF THE CALENDARS.
ALSO A NOTATION ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL A FEW CONSTITUENTS WERE A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT THAT.
SO WE WANTED TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR.
AND THEN IN THE 24 25 CALENDAR? GREAT JOB TO A CONSTITUENT WHO REALIZED WE HAD MADE AN ERROR.
THAT WE ONLY HAD THREE WEEKS OF SUMMER SCHOOL AND WE REALLY NEEDED TO HAVE FOUR WEEKS.
SO IT TAKES EVERYBODY'S INVOLVEMENT.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK.
ALSO IN THE MEMO, WE HAVE THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS, MET NOTED WE ALSO HAVE FEATURES SUMMARIZED THAT WERE IN THE WORK SESSION RELISTED FOR EVERYBODY, A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT CONFERENCE DAY'S EARLY RELEASE CLERICAL AND PD DAYS MEAN IN OUR CALENDAR.
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A REMINDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENTS AUTHORITY IN ADJUSTING FUTURE CALENDARS.AND WITHOUT ANY QUESTIONS OR IF YOU DO HAVE QUESTIONS, I'LL TRY TO ANSWER THOSE.
I'LL ALLOW YOU TO DETERMINE YOUR ACTION.
BOARD MEMBERS MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 135-21 AS PRESENT ED.
SO MOVED IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.
BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SO, YEAH, THANKS, SO, WE HAVE THE SUMMER SCHOOL DATES IN THE CALENDAR, ARE THOSE SET IN STONE FOR THE NEXT, YOU KNOW? THREE YEARS, I GUESS.
THAT WOULD BE PENDING ANY CHANGES BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OR YOU, THOSE ARE THE DAYS.
IT'S A FOUR WEEK WINDOW THAT WE INTEND TO OFFER OUR SUMMER SESSIONS.
WE DO HAVE ALSO OTHER SESSIONS, SUCH AS IN CCPS ONLINE FOR OUR CREDIT BEARING CLASSES.
THAT'S A SIX WEEK SESSION, SO ALL DATES FOR ANY OTHER OFFERINGS WILL ALSO BE PUBLISHED.
I GUESS AS MORE INFORMATION IS ADDED, MAYBE MAKING A DEEPER NOTE ABOUT THE RECOVERY OF LEARNING AND JUST HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS, YOU KNOW, TO OUR FUTURE PROGRESS.
A SUMMER SCHOOL COMMITTEE THAT HAS BEEN FORMED TO LOOK AT ALL OF THE WAYS WE CAN EXERCISE BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR THAT RECOVERY, MS. HAINES.
AND SO THAT WILL COME BEFORE THE SCHOOL BOARD, MAYBE IN DECEMBER OR AS FAR AS HOW THAT INFORMATION WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU AND SHARE THAT WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ARE HERE AT WHATEVER YOU REQUEST.
OK, SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DOT HEFFRON.
[2. Memo #136-21: Elementary School Redistricting for Moseley Elementary and Nearby Schools]
THE MEMO IS APPROVED.DAUGHERTY BEFORE THE BOARD THIS EVENING IS MEMO NUMBER 136-21 AND IT IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A ELEMENTARY ATTENDANCE ZONE FOR MOSELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE NEW SCHOOL TO COME ONLINE IN AUGUST OF 2022.
THE BOARD RECALLS THERE IS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN THE 360 WEST CORRIDOR, WHICH NECESSITATED THE BOARD TO ESTABLISH AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND CONSTRUCT ONE THAT WILL IS WELL UNDERWAY AT THIS TIME AND WILL BE ONLINE IN THE FALL.
AND WE SET ABOUT THE WORK AT THE BOARD'S PLEASURE TO CREATE AN ATTENDANT ZONE FOR MOSELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND THIS WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AT A WORK SESSION.
WE ALSO HAD SOME COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND HAD A TOWN HALL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BRING FORWARD THEIR SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS.
WE DID MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CALENDAR, EXCUSE ME, TO THE MAP THAT'S PRESENTED IN YOUR BOARD DOCS AND SHOW A COMPARISON TO THE ORIGINAL PROPOSED AS WELL AS THE ADJUSTED MAP.
IT DOES IMPACT WINTERPOCK GRANGE HALL AND WOOLRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
AND THAT HAS BEEN NOTED AND SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC.
AND WE'VE INCORPORATED THEIR FEEDBACK AND WE RECOMMEND THEY CHANGE MAP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.
BOARD MEMBERS MAY HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 136-21 AS PRESENTED.
BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DOT HEFFRON.
[3. Memo #137-21: Award of Contracts for Arc Flash Studies and Breaker Testing Services]
THE MEMO WAS APPROVED.MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING MEMO 137-21 THE AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR ARC FLASH STUDIES AND BREAKER TESTING SERVICES.
I UNDERSTAND YOU RECEIVED AND READ AND UNDERSTAND THE MEMO.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL LEAVE THIS OPEN TO QUESTIONS.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO PRESENT OR TO APPROVE MEMO 137-21 AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED.
BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DOT HEFFRON.
[4. Memo #138-21: Construction Management Services Contract Award Recommendation]
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RYAN HARTER.MEMBERS OF THE BOARD YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.
MEMO 138-21 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES CONTRACT AWARD RECOMMENDATION.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE RECEIVED THE MEMO.
YOU'VE READ IT AND FULLY UNDERSTAND IT AT THIS TIME.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE MEMO.
THANK YOU, MR. CARSON BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 138-21 AS PRESENTED.
BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DOT HEFFRON.
[5. Memo #139-21: Five Roof Bundle (Chalkley ES, Falling Creek ES, Matoaca MS, Meadowbrook HS, TDHS-West)]
AYE.NEXT, WE HAVE MEMO 139-21 MR. CARSON.
HELLO AGAIN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD YOU HAD IN FRONT OF YOU MEMO NUMBER 139-21 THE FIVE ROOF BUNDLE AT CHALKLEY ELEMENTARY, FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY, MATOACA MIDDLE SCHOOL, MEADOWBROOK HIGH SCHOOL AND THOMAS DALE HIGH SCHOOL WEST.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE READ AND RECEIVED THE MEMO.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 139-21 AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED.
BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. CHAIR, YES, GO AHEAD.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MEMOS THAT WAS BROUGHT TO US EARLIER IN THE, I THINK, BACK IN JUNE.
CAN YOU JUST ELABORATE WHY THIS IS COMING BACK TO US FOR REVIEW AT THIS TIME? YES, HAPPY TO.
THIS MEMO IS IN FRONT OF THE BOARD BACK IN THE SPRING, AS YOU'VE MENTIONED.
SUBSEQUENTLY, WE ISSUED THIS PROJECT OUT TO BID USING THE COUNTY'S PROCUREMENT PROCESS.
WE RECEIVED ONE BID AT THAT TIME WHICH EXCEEDED OUR BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR THE PROJECT.
HAVING DONE SOME EVALUATION ABOUT THAT BID IN PARTICULAR AND NOTING THE LACK OF COMPETITION AND STRAINED CONTRACTING ARRANGEMENT, WE ELECTED TO PULL THE BID AND REBID IN A MORE COMPETITIVE CONTEXT.
OBVIOUSLY, THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE THE SPRING AND NOW WITH RESPECT TO CONSTRUCTION IN GENERAL, SUPPLY CHAIN MATERIAL, COST ESCALATION AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
BUT WE ARE READY TO REISSUE THIS PROJECT FOR CONSTRUCTION WITH A FEW SAFEGUARDS AS FAR AS THE BID CONDITIONS AND ALSO A MORE FIRM ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION MARKET AT HAND.
MR. CARSON, IF I CAN, I KNOW THAT THESE FIVE SCHOOLS ARE IN THE MOST DIRE NEED FOR THESE ROOFS.
AND I MEAN, WE DON'T EXPECT INFLATION TO STOP ANYTIME SOON.
THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AN A SECOND MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DOT HEFFRON AYE.
[6. Memo #140-21: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF)]
AYE.MEMO NUMBER 140-21, THE CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CSLFRF.
I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE RECEIVED AND READ THE MEMO AND I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY.
BOARD MEMBERS MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 140-21.
BOARD MEMBERS? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MEMO? OK.
THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND MR. CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
[7. Memo #141-21: FY2022 Appropriation Update - Bus Driver Compensation]
AYE.NEXT, WE HAVE MEMO 141-21 MR. MEISTER.
CHAIRMAN HARTER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DR.
DAUGHERTY, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TODAY.
THE SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTED BUDGET IN FY 22 INCLUDED FOUR MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMPENSATION CONSIDERATIONS.
MEMO 141-21 THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY SEEKS CONSIDERATION FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD AND ULTIMATELY A RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO APPROPRIATE THOSE FUNDS TO THE SCHOOL IN THE PUPIL TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATION CATEGORY.
THIS RESOLUTION WOULD FUND THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED $3 PER HOUR RAISE AND $3000 BONUS ANNOUNCED ON AUGUST 30TH, 2021 TO OUR TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATES.
THUS FAR, WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH THE RESPONSE TO THIS.
WE CONTINUE TO FILL OUR DRIVER VACANCIES.
AS YOU HEARD IN TODAY'S WORK SESSION, WE HAD ABOUT TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY CANDIDATES THAT HAVE ACCEPTED TRAINING POSITIONS AND HAVE WHAT'S THE NUMBER FIFTY FOUR NEW
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DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.SO AT THIS TIME, I KINDLY ASK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THE MEMO IN FRONT OF YOU 141-21 AND THE ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD.
BOARD MEMBERS MAY HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 141-21 AS PRESENTED.
BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND MR. CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
[8. Memo #142-21: FY2021 - Year-End Funds]
RYAN HARTER.I'LL ASK YOU TO REFER TO THE MEMO 142-21.
FY21 YEAR END FUNDS AND THE ACCOMPANYING PRESENTATION.
I WILL SPEAK TO THE FIRST SEVERAL SLIDES IN THE DECK HERE TODAY, BUT THERE ARE OTHER SLIDES FOR YOUR REVIEW PREVIOUSLY AND AFTER THE FACT FOR THE PUBLIC.
I WOULD LIKE TO START BY SAYING THAT FY 21 WAS A VERY CHALLENGING YEAR FROM MANY DIMENSIONS.
WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND PROVIDED INSTRUCTION BOTH VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON, AND MANY TIMES AT THE SAME TIME.
WHILE THIS CREATED A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES, HAVING OUR STUDENTS LEARNING VIRTUALLY AND NOT IN THE BUILDINGS OR RIDING BUSSES, MUCH OF THE YEAR CREATED MANY COST SAVINGS COMPARED TO A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL YEAR.
WE ARE ALSO FORTUNATE TO HAVE FEDERAL PANDEMIC RELIEF FUNDS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES TO HELP SUPPLEMENT OUR NEEDS THAT OCCURRED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC SPECIFICALLY.
ALL OF THIS HAS LED TO CCPS REALIZING ABOUT $42 MILLION DOLLARS IN SAVINGS IN FY 21.
WE PLAN ON SETTING ASIDE ABOUT HALF OF THAT FUNDS FOR HELPING TO ENSURE THE STABILITY OF OUR ONGOING COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, AND THE REMAINDER IS EARMARKED FOR OTHER HIGH PRIORITY SCHOOL NEEDS, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION, SECURITY AND OTHER SPECIFIC NEEDS WITHIN THE SCHOOLS.
I WILL DISCUSS THESE IN GREATER DETAIL IN THE NEXT FEW PAGES.
JUST LOOKING AT THE REVENUE STORY YOU CAN SEE WE HAD ABOUT FIVE MILLION IN FAVORABILITY IN REVENUE, PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY HIGHER STATE SALES TAX.
AND FROM THE OTHER PIECES, WE ARE OFFSET BY LOWER LOCAL FUNDS, PRIMARILY WITH RESPECT TO CHROMEBOOK FEES AND OTHER THINGS LIKE BUILDING RENTALS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED FEES THAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY SEE.
THAT LED TO ABOUT A $5 MILLION OVERALL INCREASE IN REVENUE FOR THE COUNTY.
ON THE EXPENSE SIDE, YOU CAN SEE HERE MEANINGFUL REDUCTIONS ACROSS THE BOARD AND MANY OF OUR EXPENSE CATEGORIES.
MOST ITEMS IN THE THREE TO FIVE PERCENT AREA, AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, I WILL POINT YOUR ATTENTION TO A COUPLE OF OUTLIERS HERE, THE FIRST ONE BEING TRANSPORTATION.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WAS ABOUT TWENTY NINE PERCENT OR JUST UNDER 13 MILLION BELOW.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, YOU DON'T HAVE SCHOOL OPEN ALL YEAR.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE BUSSES ON THE ROAD, YOU DON'T USE GAS, ET CETERA, THAT DRIVES A FAIR AMOUNT OF SAVINGS.
THE OTHER OUTSIZED REDUCTION YOU SEE HERE IS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AT ABOUT SIX POINT SEVEN PERCENT REDUCTION, OR ABOUT 5 MILLION BELOW, DRIVEN BY SIMILAR RATIONALE.
YOU HAVE LESS KIDS IN THE BUILDING, YOU HAVE LESS NEED FOR MAINTENANCE.
I WILL ALSO PAUSE TO MENTION THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MEET A NUMBER OF COVID OR PANDEMIC SPECIFIC NEEDS THROUGH THE USE OF THOSE FEDERAL CARES FUNDS, WHICH HELPED CUSHION SOME OF THOSE EXTRA EXPENSES FROM OUR TRUE OPERATING BUDGET HERE, LIKE ADDITIONAL CHROMEBOOK PURCHASES, PPE, ET CETERA.
I KNOW MS. COKER ASKED FOR A REVIEW OF ESSER FUNDS, AND WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT IN OUR PROBABLY OUR DECEMBER WORK SESSION TO TALK MORE ABOUT THAT.
YOU COMBINE THE EXPENSE SAVINGS HERE OF ABOUT THIRTY SEVEN WITH THE FIVE MILLION OF REVENUE SAVINGS.
THAT'S $42 MILLION DOLLARS OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THIS BOARD'S CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.
I HAVE A RELATIVELY LONG LIST, I'LL TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO TALK ABOUT EACH OF THESE ITEMS INDIVIDUALLY.
FIRST OFF, JUST A LITTLE OVER 20 MILLION, I RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD TO SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE COMPENSATION.
THIS IS REALLY TO ENSURE THE ONGOING SUPPORT AND STABILITY OF THAT COMPENSATION PROGRAM, AS I UNDERSTAND THIS IS THE SCHOOL BOARD AND DR.
DAUGHERTY'S TOP PRIORITY TO ENSURE COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND SETTING ASIDE A MEANINGFUL PORTION OF THIS YEAR IN FUNDS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS THAT GOAL.
THE NEXT COUPLE ITEMS ARE MORE TRADITIONAL RESERVES THAT WE TEND TO SET ASIDE THE FIRST ONE RELATED TO HEALTH CARE.
THIS IS REQUIRED INVESTMENTS IN OUR RETIRED HEALTH CARE FUND PRIMARILY RELATED TO RETIREE BENEFITS.
THIS IS TRADITIONALLY SUPPORTED THROUGH A YEAR END FUNDS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO RECOMMEND THAT THIS YEAR.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN THAT IS A TYPICAL RESERVE WE DO HAVE ON THIS LIST IN MOST YEARS.
HOWEVER, THIS YEAR, THANKS TO A PLANNED CONTRIBUTION FROM THE COUNTY TO HELP SUPPORT OUR SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN THAT WE'VE TALKED TO THIS BOARD AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BEFORE YOU NOTICE THAT THAT IS NOT ON THIS LIST THIS YEAR.
THE NEXT ON THE LIST BUS REPLACEMENTS A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR TO INSURE OUR REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE REMAINS WELL FUNDED.
WE HAVE ABOUT TWO POINT FOUR MILLION IN OUR OPERATING FUNDS.
THIS WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO THAT TO CONTINUE OUR BUS REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE AS PLANNED.
YOU HEARD CHAD AND OTHERS TALK A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE CTC AND CTE PROGRAMS TODAY.
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ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THEY TALKED ABOUT WAS THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE CTC HALL FACILITY.FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS, I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND THE BOARD SET ASIDE ABOUT $3 MILLION TO COMPLETE THOSE RENOVATIONS ON HALL TO REALLY SERVICE THOSE STUDENTS THAT YOU HEARD DISCUSSED EARLIER TODAY.
THE NEXT ITEM? JUST A LITTLE OVER FOUR MILLION.
THIS IS PRIMARILY AT TWO SITES.
ONE IS TWO MEGA'S AT COSBY HIGH SCHOOL AND ONE MEGA AT THE OLD HUNDRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO SUPPORT THE STUDENT GROWTH IN THAT AREA IN THOSE TWO FACILITIES.
THE NEXT ITEM FALLING CREEK MIDDLE CONSTRUCTION.
YOU HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS IN THE WORK SESSION THIS MORNING.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A NICE SIZE VPSA BOND THAT WAS RECENTLY APPROVED AND IS IN PROCESS.
THIS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF THOSE SCHOOLS TO CONTINUE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THOSE FACILITIES, BOTH IN TERMS OF INCREASED ARCHITECTURAL COSTS, AS WELL AS JUST THE ONGOING BUILD OF THAT FACILITY.
BATHROOM RENOVATIONS ABOUT 1.5 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR SECONDARY RESTROOMS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND FOR HIGH SCHOOL TRACK, MAJOR REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS, RESURFACING, MAINTENANCE ECETERA AT SEVEN SCHOOLS, MEADOWBROOK, COSBY, MANCHESTER, JAMES RIVER, CLOVER HILL, THOMAS DALE AND MIDLO HIGH.
ONE POINT EIGHT MILLION FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMERA.
THIS IS OUR FINAL PHASE PHASE FOUR OF OUR ELEMENTARY CAMERA PROJECT.
THIS WILL COMPLETE OUR CAMERA PROJECT APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS BEFORE SCHEDULE.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND REALLY HELPS ENHANCE THE SECURITY AT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, 2 MILLION DOLLARS.
WE HAVE RECENTLY COMPLETED A SURVEY OF OUR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE DISTRICT AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL, AND THIS WILL SUPPORT UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS AS IDENTIFIED IN THAT SURVEY.
WITHIN THIS TWO MILLION IS ABOUT $300,000 TO MEET ADA REQUIREMENTS AT THESE VARIOUS SCHOOLS.
ABOUT ONE MILLION TO CREATE EQUITY ACROSS THE DISTRICT IN TERMS OF DENSITY OF EQUIPMENT RELATIVE TO STUDENTS AT THE VARIOUS SCHOOL.
AND FINALLY, ABOUT 700000 FOR PRE-K EQUIPMENT AT FACILITIES WHERE THAT IS A RELEVANT FEATURE.
HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE IMPROVEMENTS ABOUT $1 MILLION DOLLARS FOR ENHANCED SECURITY AT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.
AND FINALLY, TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR SCHOOL UPGRADE EQUIPMENT AND A HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READING INITIATIVE.
I WILL PAUSE NOW FOR BOTH YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS LIST, AS WELL AS THE ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION IN THE MEMO IN FRONT OF YOU.
BOARD MEMBERS MAY I HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 142-21.
SECOND? BOARD MEMBERS ANY DISCUSSION? [INAUDIBLE] MR. MEISTER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
SOMETHING THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION WAS THE 1.5 MILLION FOR BATHROOM RENOVATIONS.
I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE HAD ALREADY RENOVATED OUR BATHROOMS SO THAT THEY WOULD BE TOUCHLESS AND READY FOR COVID.
WHAT WOULD THESE NEW RENOVATIONS INCLUDE? IT'S LESS ABOUT THE TOUCHLESS COVID ASPECT AND MORE ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY WITHIN THE BATHROOMS THEMSELVES.
THINK ABOUT YOUR STALLS INCREASING THE SORT OF HEIGHT UP AND DOWN IN THE STALLS.
TO PREVENT PEAKING FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD.
THAT'S ALL I CAN COME UP WITH.
[LAUGHTER] I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION, AND MAYBE IT COULD BE EXPLAINED A LITTLE BIT, DR.
DAUGHERTY, I KNOW YOU COULD THE INTEREST IMPROVEMENTS FOR SECURITY AT HIGH SCHOOLS TO ONE MILLION, JUST TO KIND OF EXPLAIN IT SO EVERYBODY AT HOME COULD UNDERSTAND WHY SPEAKERS] WE DID A STUDY OF OUR SECONDARIES.
THIS IS PHASE ONE OF SEVERAL PHASES, BUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE VESTIBULE IS THAT WHEN YOU WALK INTO A SCHOOL ALL OF OUR NEW SCHOOLS, YOU HAVE TO GO DIRECTLY INTO THE OFFICE.
YOU CANNOT JUST ENTER THE SCHOOL.
AND SO WE FEEL THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL, MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB OF OUR DOORS ARE LOCKED.
THIS IS ANOTHER SECURITY PIECE THAT IT WAS AN IMPORTANT PIECE FOR ALL OF OUR NEW SCHOOLS AND SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE THEM.
IT SHOULD BE AN IMPORTANT PIECE FOR ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, SO WE'RE JUST CONTINUALLY WORKING ON SECURITY.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON SECURITY EVERY YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT EVERY ASPECT OF WHAT WE DO IN OUR BUILDINGS.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT ARE ON THERE.
I DO THINK THAT WE ARE PRIORITIZING PROPERLY THAT COMPENSATION IS THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FUNDING OUR SALARY STUDIES
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AND THAT WE HAVE THE MONEY SET ASIDE FOR THAT TO OCCUR.I KNOW OUR TEACHERS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO PHASE TWO OF THE SALARY STUDY BEING FUNDED.
PHASE ONE ONLY ADDRESSED DECOMPRESSION PHASE TWO IS GOING TO START ADDRESSING BRINGING OUR TEACHER SALARIES UP TO MARKET VALUE.
WE'RE HOPING WE'LL AT LEAST GET TO THE MARKET AVERAGE.
AND THE OTHER AREAS ADA ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUNDS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED DECADES AGO.
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, I'M THANKFUL THAT WE'RE FINALLY ADDRESSING THE ADA PLAYGROUNDS AND THEN SECURITY, LIKE DR.
DAUGHTERY JUST MENTIONED, IS THE CONCERN THAT WE SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE AND ALWAYS BE AWARE OF.
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN INCIDENT AND THEN REACT.
IT'S MUCH BETTER TO BE PROACTIVE AND ADDRESS THESE ISSUES NOW.
SO I THINK WE HAVE OUR PRIORITIES RIGHT IN YOUR LIST THERE FOR OUR SAVINGS, AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT THE PANDEMIC HAD SOME SILVER LININGS.
YEAH, I WANTED TO SHOUT THE PLAYGROUNDS AS WELL.
I THOUGHT ONE OF THERE ARE SO MANY POINTS DURING THIS [INAUDIBLE] BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE WERE LIKE WATCHING OUR KIDS.
THE FIVE OF US KNOW OUR SCHOOL SO DEEPLY, BUT WATCHING CONSTITUENTS WHO AREN'T IN SCHOOLS AS OFTEN, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT PLAYGROUNDS, YOU KNOW, WITH EQUIPMENT THAT WAS RUSTY AND THINK, YOU KNOW WHAT? LIKE, HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN HERE? IT JUST, YEAH, IT IS PAST TIME, AND I THINK [INAUDIBLE] WILL BE HAPPY TO.
WE SHOULD POINT THAT OUT AT THEIR NEXT MEETING.
THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MR. CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
[G. Discussion Agenda]
AYE.NEXT, WE HAVE THIS EVENING'S DISCUSSION AGENDA.
MR. CHAIRMAN BOARD MEMBERS DR.
DAUGHERTY YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU MEMORANDUM 147-21 AS SHARED WITH THE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE STAFF RECOMMENDS REVISIONS TO CURRENT POLICIES AND REGULATIONS AS FOLLOWS.
NUMBER ONE REVISIONS TO POLICY 41-30.
REVISE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION TO STUDENTS.
POLICY UPDATE TO REFLECT AMENDMENT OF VIRGINIA CODE 22.1-274.2 BY HOUSE BILL 2019, WHICH GOES INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 2022.
NUMBER TWO REVISIONS TO POLICY 4150 REVISED FISCAL RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION OF STUDENTS.
THIS IS AN ANNUAL REVIEW WHICH IS REQUIRED BY LAW.
IT WAS REVIEWED WITH NO CHANGES, NUMBER THREE REVISIONS TO POLICY 5220 REVISE VACATION LEAVE FOR 12 MONTH EMPLOYEES.
REFLECT FLEXIBILITY OF EXTRAORDINARY ORGANIZATIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST.
NUMBER 4 REVISIONS TO POLICY 5240.
REVISED PERSONAL LEAVE FOR 10 AND 11 MONTH EMPLOYEES.
THIS POLICY IS UPDATED TO REFLECT FLEXIBILITY IF EXTRAORDINARY ORGANIZATIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST.
NUMBER FIVE REVISIONS OF POLICY 5290.
REVISE SHORT TERM LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY POLICY UPDATED TO REFLECT DISCRETION ON SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE TO GRANT AN ADDITIONAL FIVE DAYS.
NUMBER SIX REVISIONS OF POLICY 5361 REVISE PROPER HANDLING OF PERSONAL, SENSITIVE AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
THIS POLICY IS UPDATED TO REFLECT UPDATED TITLES.
I WILL NOTE ON THAT POLICY 5361 I WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD IN THE INTERVENING PERIOD BEFORE SECOND REVIEW WITH SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, MAINLY TO BRING IN OUR CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER AND SOME IMPLEMENTATION ON THAT POLICY.
THE PROPOSED CHANGES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD ATTORNEY.
SECOND READING FINAL SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTION FOR THE ABOVE NAMED IS SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
IF APPROVED AT THAT TIME, REVISIONS, CURRENT POLICIES AND REGULATIONS WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT, WE HAVE ITEMS FOR BOARD REVIEW MR.
[H. Items for Board Review]
CLERK.MR. CHAIR TONIGHT'S AGENDA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR THE BOARD'S REVIEW MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT FUNDS FOR FY 2022 AND FY 2022 SEPTEMBER EXPENDITURES VS.
APPROPRIATIONS BUDGET CHANGE REQUEST SUMMARY ACROSS CATEGORIES FOR SEPTEMBER 2021, BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS THE PRE-K UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 2021 THE DRAFT 2022 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING CALENDAR.
THE REPORT ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOLS AND THE FY 2023 BUDGET CALENDAR.
NEXT, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON AGENDA ITEMS.
[I. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items]
FOR THIS MEETING, CITIZENS WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF SUBMITTING THEIR COMMENTS ONLINE OR IN PERSON.THE BOARD RECEIVED FIFTY THREE ONLINE COMMENTS.
COMMENTS SUBMITTED VIA 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 AS A FULL ADDENDUM TO THE MEETING MINUTES.
MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE THIS EVENING'S IN-PERSON SPEAKERS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS? MR. CHAIR, WE HAVE 19 SPEAKERS FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING AND I
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WILL CALL THEM UP IN GROUPS OF FIVE.THE FIRST FIVE ARE CHRISSY HAMLET, RICKY BOTSFORD, KERRY LOVE, JENNY ALWANI AND ANN TATUS.
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 RED WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
AS A REMINDER, NO PERSONAL BELONGINGS OTHER THAN A CELL PHONE AND SPEAKERS NOTES ARE ALLOWED AT THE PODIUM.
WE ALSO 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 11 10 AND ARE PROHIBITED.
THIS IS NEW TO ME, SO YOU'LL HAVE TO BEAR WITH ME A LITTLE BIT.
I HAVE TWO KIDS THAT ATTEND JAMES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL.
I HAVE THREE THAT HAVE GRADUATED FROM JAMES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS PROBABLY MORE TOWARDS MS. HAINES, BUT I'M SURE IT'S A PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
I HAVE A SOPHOMORE THAT WAS ASSAULTED IN THE CAFETERIA AT JAMES RIVER LAST WEDNESDAY.
THIS ASSAULT WENT ON FOR 15 MINUTES, NOT UNTIL THE POINT WHERE HE DEFENDED HIMSELF DID ANY TEACHERS GET INVOLVED.
I WAS TOLD THERE WERE FIVE ADMINISTRATORS IN THE CAFETERIA WHILE THIS WENT ON.
THAT BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT ISSUE, AND YOU HAD A QUESTION EARLIER ABOUT BATHROOM SECURITY.
MY DAUGHTER IS A SENIOR AT JAMES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE WAS IN THE BATHROOM THE OTHER DAY.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT Y'ALL, BUT AS A PARENT, I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THAT.
I WAS TOLD BY THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION THAT THEY WOULD FIND MY DAUGHTER ANOTHER BATHROOM TO GO TO.
I'VE HAD THREE OTHER KIDS GO THERE.
THEY'VE ALL BEEN ABLE TO USE THE GIRLS ROOM, THE BOYS ROOM.
WHY SHOULD 99 PERCENT OF THE SCHOOL BE PENALIZED BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, ONE PERCENT? I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A LOUDOUN COUNTY TYPE SITUATION BEFORE Y'ALL REACT TO IT.
I DON'T WANT IT TO BE MY DAUGHTER.
I DON'T WANT IT TO BE YOUR DAUGHTER, YOUR DAUGHTER, ANYBODY'S DAUGHTER.
IN THE COUNTY WITH HAVING THREE OTHER KIDS GO THROUGH THE SCHOOL, THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT JUST TEND TO BE OVERLOOKED OR PUSHED ASIDE WHEN IT'S A BIG PROBLEM.
AND YOU KNOW, I SEE ALL THE MONEY BEING SPENT ON EVERYTHING ELSE HERE AND THE BATHROOMS ARE QUESTIONABLE.
THAT'S WHY THE BATHROOM SECURITY NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN LOUDOUN COUNTY.
I TALKED TO MS. MERRIMAN AND I BELIEVE IT WAS THIS AFTERNOON.
SHE INFORMED ME THAT I DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T HAVE MY FACTS, RIGHT? WELL, SOMEBODY HAD TO SHOW ME DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I UNDERSTAND HAPPENED.
SO THE PROBLEM, YOU KNOW, THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE IS I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE MY KIDS ARE BEING PROTECTED AT JAMES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
I WANTED TO MEET WITH MS. VOKER AND THE RESOURCE OFFICER.
SHE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE COURTESY TO SHOW UP AND MEET WITH ME.
SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL TO HER.
AND I GUESS THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IN CLOSING, I THINK I'M PROBABLY ABOUT OUT OF TIME IS WHO'S RESPONSIBLE? IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ONE OF MY KIDS WHERE THEY'RE ASSAULTED IN THE SCHOOL AND HURT BECAUSE THEY DON'T FIGHT BACK, THEY'RE AFRAID TO FIGHT BACK, OR SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY DAUGHTER IN THE BATHROOM WHO IS RESPONSIBLE, ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE.
CAN ANYBODY ANSWER THAT? I GUESS NOT.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANKS FOR LISTENING.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MR. BOTSFORD.
HI, I'M NEW TO THIS, TOO, SO JUST BEAR WITH ME.
YOU KNOW, I HAD THIS WHOLE PAGE WRITTEN THAT I WAS GOING TO TALK TONIGHT.
I'M GOING TO COVER THIS MUCH OF IT.
I HAVE A SPED KID, SPECIAL NEEDS KID.
HE'S BEEN GOING TO SCHOOL SINCE HE WAS THREE FOR THERAPY.
HERE WE ARE EIGHT YEARS LATER, HE IS STILL GETTING THERAPY.
I WENT TO THE SCHOOL ON SEPTEMBER 27TH AND FOUND MY CHILD IN A MASK, AND I EMAILED THE TEACHER, IF I GET UPSET, PLEASE EXCUSE ME.
I EMAILED THE TEACHER THAT NIGHT, OVERSIGHT BY THE AIDE.
NEXT DAY, MY OTHER SON CALLS ME, GUESS WHO'S IN A MASK AGAIN TODAY? WHAT THE HECK GUYS? HE LEGITIMATELY HAS A MEDICAL CONDITION.
I GO TO THE SCHOOL THE NEXT DAY TO DISCUSS IT WITH THE PRINCIPAL.
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I GET A LETTER TELLING CALLING ME A TERRORIST.I'VE NOW THREATENED THE PRINCIPAL BECAUSE I'M ADVOCATING FOR MY CHILD AND HIS RIGHTS AS A CHILD WITH DISABILITIES, AS A CHILD WITH ADA CONCERNS THE DOMESTIC TERRORIST.
AND I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE TONIGHT AND I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO ALL THIS RAINBOW AND SUNSHINE COMING OUT EVERYBODY'S BUTTS.
MY CHILD'S GOAL AT GRADUATION LITERALLY IS TO BE ABLE TO WRITE HIS ADDRESS, WHICH IS WHAT THE TEACHERS TOLD ME.
YOU COULD GIVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO GIFTED.
YOU CAN GIVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO ESOL YOU CAN GIVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO CTC, CTE, BROWN, BLACK, WHATEVER DIVERSITY CRAP YOU BRING OUT.
BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS THAT ARE HERE IN THE SCHOOL.
I WENT TO THE SAME SCHOOL THEY GO TO.
AND I PUT THEM HERE BECAUSE IT WAS SUPERIOR.
AND YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.
YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING TO EDUCATE THEM.
HE CANNOT WRITE OTHER THAN HIS NAME.
WELL, HE DOESN'T NEED TO KNOW MATH BECAUSE WE HAVE A CALCULATOR.
HE CAN'T TIE HIS SHOES, BUT THE TEACHER AT THE SCHOOL, WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE MASK, WELL HE PUT IT ON HIMSELF, HE'S THAT HIGH FUNCTIONING THAT HE CAN UNDERSTAND HIS IEP AND HIS DISABILITY WHERE HE CHOSE TO WEAR THAT MASK.
MY KIDS WERE LYING, IS WHAT SHE TOLD ME.
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, SHE PIVOTED THAT STORY BECAUSE I TOLD HER I DIDN'T BELIEVE HER.
I DON'T HAVE TWO KIDS THAT ONE KID IS LYING TO ME.
I GOT TWO, BUT I'M THE DOMESTIC TERRORISTS.
SO Y'ALL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS JENNY OLIVIANI, AND I'M A MOM OF FOUR HERE IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.
MY OLDEST IS NOW AT JMU STUDYING ELEMENTARY EDUCATION BECAUSE WE HAD SOME FABULOUS TEACHERS HERE.
CLEARLY, CHILDREN HAVE SUFFERED ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY IN THE LAST 20 MONTHS.
BY YOUR OWN ADMISSION, SOL SCORES HAVE DROPPED EVEN AFTER WE LOWERED THAT STANDARD.
MY KIDS TEACHERS TELL THEM EVERY DAY AT JAMES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL, THERE ISN'T ENOUGH TIME IN THE DAY TO CATCH YOU GUYS UP ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
THAT IS HOW FAR BEHIND YOU ARE.
I CAN ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT KIDS ARE DEVELOPMENTALLY, BEHAVIORALLY REALLY FAR BEHIND.
BUT HERE WE ARE TONIGHT, AND THE CEA WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU GUYS THAT WE NEED TO LOSE SOME MORE INSTRUCTIONAL TIME.
THE SAME CEA THAT WANTED TO KEEP OUR KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL.
WHO ONLY REPRESENTS 30 PERCENT OF OUR STAFF AND OUR TEACHERS? THE SAME ONES THAT WANT TO PUSH MORE DAYS OFF, WE SHOULD BE FIGHTING FOR OUR TEACHERS TO HAVE REDUCED MEETINGS.
LESSON TESTING FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.
HOW MANY MORE PARENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS DO WE HAVE TO TALK TO BEFORE WE START A FIGHT OF OUR OWN TO GET RID OF THE SOLS? WE NEED TO FIX OUR TRANSPORTATION ISSUES FASTER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY BECAUSE OUR TEACHERS ARE COMING TO SCHOOL EARLY, THEY'RE STAYING LATE.
WE CONTINUE TO PUT MORE ON THEIR PLATE EVERY DAY.
SOMEHOW, THEY'VE BECOME THE SCAPEGOAT FOR ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS, BUT INSTEAD WE'RE LISTENING TO THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PUT OFF OUR INSTRUCTIONAL TIME.
WHY? HOW MUCH POWER DO THEY ACTUALLY HOLD OVER EVERYBODY? WHY DO THEY HOLD SO MUCH POWER OVER EVERYONE? IS IT EASIER TO LISTEN TO THEM THAN TO COME UP WITH OUR OWN IDEAS? WE CAN USE OTHER IDEAS FROM OTHER PLACES THAT ACTUALLY WORK.
WE DON'T HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL.
I THINK I'VE SAID THAT TO YOU ALL ABOUT 50 TIMES.
PLEASE DO NOT SUPPORT FURTHER LACK OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME FOR OUR CHILDREN.
WE HAVE TO POWER THROUGH THIS.
WE HAVE TO GET THEM BACK TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE SO THAT THEY CAN BE COMPETITIVE WHEN WE SEND THEM TO COLLEGE.
SO NOT JUST ALL OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOL KIDS ARE GETTING PLACED IN COLLEGE, BUT EVERYONE'S KIDS.
LOOK AT RICHMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
YESTERDAY, THEY SAID, LET'S ADD SOME MORE INSTRUCTIONAL TIME BECAUSE THEIR ERRORS HAVE CAUSED SO MUCH DEVASTATION.
WE DO NOT WANT TO BE LIKE THEM.
THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE AN ACADEMIC EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE SOCIALIZATION SUPPORT STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND OUR STAFF, NOT THE CEA, PUT OUR KIDS FIRST.
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OUR NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS ARE TYLER GARRETT, WENDY LITTLE, ERIN DILLDAY, JASON MELENDEZ AND SHANNON MCCAULEY.GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY NAME IS TYLER GARRETT, AND I'M A MEMBER OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT THOMAS DALE HIGH SCHOOL AND I AM HERE NOT SPEAKING JUST ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, BUT ON BEHALF OF THESE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WHO DO NOT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
I HAVE BROUGHT WITH ME QUOTES DIRECTLY FROM STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO SPEAK ON.
THIS IS FROM A QUOTE FROM A PERSON WHO REQUESTED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.
THIS IS THE MOST STRESSED OUT.
I HAVE MULTIPLE HEALTH PROBLEMS AND BEING THE STRESS OUT ACTUALLY TAKES A PHYSICAL TOLL ON ME.
I FEEL SO NAUSEOUS THAT I HAVE TO LAY DOWN FOR HOURS OR MORE SOMETIMES AND NEVER GO A DAY WITHOUT TAKING AT LEAST FOUR ADVIL.
I CURRENTLY HAVE AROUND FIVE MATH ASSIGNMENTS TO COMPLETE, AS WELL AS HOMEWORK FROM OTHER CLASSES.
ALL I DO WHEN I GET HOME IS WORK UNTIL EIGHT OR NINE ON HOMEWORK AND I TRY TO HAVE WHAT LITTLE OF A SOCIAL LIFE I CAN MANAGE.
IT IS THE SAME ROUTINE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THERE'S A QUOTE FROM ANOTHER PERSON WHO REQUESTED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.
I FEEL SO STRESSED THAT I'VE ALMOST RUN AWAY FROM HOME.
IS THAT WHAT WE WANT OUR KIDS TO FEEL WHEN THEY GO TO SCHOOL, THAT THEY WANT TO RUN AWAY FROM HOME DUE TO THE WORKLOAD THAT THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH ON AN EVERYDAY BASIS? DO YOU? AM I SUPPOSED TO BE? DO YOU WANT TO COMFORT THEM AND PROVIDE SOLSTICE? WHILE THE SCHOOL LAUGHS AND LEAVES THEM BEHIND.
THESE ARE QUOTES DIRECTED FROM TEACHERS.
WHEN TEACHERS HAD WEDNESDAYS OFF, THEY HAD TIME TO RELAX, SAYS MS. SONIA SMITH.
I THINK [INAUDIBLE] COULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS.
MY STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM IT IN RELATION TO HAVING WEDNESDAYS OFF, SAYS TEACHER TWO.
THESE ARE FROM OTHER STUDENTS OF WHOM I HAD TALKED TO.
LIKE, I WOULD JUST GET MY WORK DONE AND NOT STRESS, SAID STUDENT ONE.
REGARDING TWO WEDNESDAYS, I USE THEM TO WORK AND TAKE A BREAK, SAYS DOMINIC SHAW AGAIN REGARDING TO WEDNESDAYS.
DO WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO COME TO SCHOOL IN FEAR THAT THEY ARE GOING TO LOSE THE THINGS THEY ENJOY AND THEY LOVE BECAUSE OF THE MONUMENTAL AMOUNT OF WORK THEY ARE GIVEN WITH NO TIME TO PROPERLY COMPLETE THE WORK? IS THIS THE WAY WE WANT OUR SCHOOLS TO BE? DO I WANT TO GO HOME DO A SIX ASSIGNMENTS.
GO TO SLEEP, WAKE UP AND GO TO SCHOOL.
IS THAT A ROUTINE I WANT TO LIVE EVERY SINGLE DAY OF MY LIFE? OR DO WE WANT TO SEE THIS CHANGE? DO YOU WANT TO SEE OUR STUDENTS STRESSFUL OR RELIEVED ON GOING TO SCHOOL.
UPON ASKING ALL OF THESE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ON A POSSIBLE SOLUTION AND REGARDING TO WHAT THEY WERE SAYING? EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM HAD REQUESTED THAT WEDNESDAY'S BEING OFF COULD FIX ALMOST EVERYTHING.
GIVE TEACHERS PROPER TIME TO WORK, PREPARE THEIR LESSONS AND UNDERSTAND AND HELP STUDENTS AND STUDENTS TIME TO REST, FINISH WORK, COMPLETE EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO GET DONE.
DAUGHERTY, DR. TAYLOR, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
WHO ELSE DID I FORGET IT'S TEAM MEMBERS AND GUESTS.
MURPHY AND SAY SOMETHING TO HIM.
HE HAS ALSO BEEN INSTRUMENTAL AT TIME, FROM TIME TO TIME IN MY NEEDS, AND I WANTED TO START WITH SOME POSITIVITY BECAUSE I HAVE SOME.
I'LL TALK ABOUT COLLEGE, SO I STARTED AT VIRGINIA TECH AT THE AGE OF 17.
OK, COLLEGE AND CARE FOR MY FAMILY.
THEN I ATTENDED DOUBLE MAJORING IN BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, WENT TO [INAUDIBLE] DOUBLE MAJORED IN ACCOUNTING AND ECONOMICS, FINISHED UP AT VCU.
SO I DIDN'T GET THE MEMO ON THE COLLEGE THING, BUT WANTED TO START WITH SOMETHING POSITIVE.
SO MY SON'S BEEN MY ONE SON HAS BEEN IN A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM.
THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE WHO HELPED ME ALONG THE WAY.
FINALLY, IN HIS IEP, I GOT SUPPORT FOR SOMETHING THAT HAD BEEN DENIED SEVERAL
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TIMES.I'VE TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS BEFORE.
THE PLACE TRIED TO KICK HIM OUT WITHOUT RECEIVING THEIR SUPPORT THAT HE WAS THERE FOR AFTER THREE MONTHS.
THEN THERE COMES AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE THEY SEND HIM AWAY IN HANDCUFFS, WHICH I'VE HAD TO SEE MORE THAN ONCE FROM A SCHOOL, TAKING A CHILD WITH DISABILITIES IN HANDCUFFS AND SENDING HIM TO A PSYCH HOSPITAL FOR SHORT TERM TREATMENT WHEN HE'S ALREADY HAD A LONG TERM PLACE.
THIRDLY, THE AIDE THAT WAS HIRED FOR HIM.
I RECEIVED A CALL ON OCTOBER 18TH HAD ASSAULTED HIM AND HIS AIDE WAS FIRED.
THERE WERE A LOT OF PHONE CALLS GOING AROUND.
I NOTIFIED CCPS ONCE THE POLICE GOT INVOLVED AND WANTED TO KNOW WHO THE AIDE WAS.
SO THERE HAVE BEEN SOME PREDECESSORS TO ME WHO I HAD NO IDEA THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, CREATE A LITTLE BIT OF AN INTRODUCTION OF SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT.
DR. TAYLOR, IT WAS ALL FOR NOTHING.
THEY HIRED THE WRONG KIND OF AIDE.
HE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE MEDICAL AID THAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE TO SUPPORT HIM.
AND I DIDN'T KNOW BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE PARENTS TALK TO THESE PEOPLE.
I COULD HAVE SOLVED THAT IN ONE DAY, ONE WEEK FLAT, THE [INAUDIBLE] INFORMATION CHILDREN ARE SUFFERING.
MY CHILD WAS ASSAULTED BY HIS AIDE AND I HAVE NO HELP.
NOBODY WILL LET ME KNOW WHO THIS PERSON IS SO THAT THINGS CAN BE RESOLVED.
AND AGAIN, I'M ASKING FOR HELP FOR, YOU KNOW, WHO'S ACCOUNTABLE, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS, ANY MISSED SCHOOL YESTERDAY DUE TO TRANSPORTATION SNAFUS AND FOUR DAYS LAST WEEK DUE TO SCHOOL INTERNAL SNAFUS AT HIS DAY SCHOOL? THANK YOU INTO THEIR OWN SCHOOL.
MY NAME IS ERIN DILLDAY, AND I'M A RESIDENT, TEACHER AND PARENT OF THE CLOVER HILL DISTRICT.
I'M HERE THIS EVENING OUT OF CONCERN AND SEEKING CLARIFICATION AND COMMITMENT FROM THIS BOARD IN REGARDS TO CR TEAM.
AT THE JUNE 1ST MEETING, THE CHAIR SPOKE FOR THE BOARD STATING THAT THEY DO NOT SUPPORT CRITICAL RACE THEORY WHILE ALSO RECOGNIZING IT IS NOT PART OF CHESTERFIELD'S CURRICULUM.
IT HAS BEEN REPEATED SINCE THATE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY DOES NOT TEACH CRITICAL RACE THEORY.
MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS BOARD MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY TO INSTEAD EDUCATE CONCERNED COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF THE VALUE OF ANOTHER CRT THAT HAS YIELDED PROVEN RESULTS THAT CRT IS CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE OR RELEVANT TEACHING.
IT IS A RESEARCH BASED METHODOLOGY THAT CONNECTS STUDENTS, CULTURES, LANGUAGES AND LIFE EXPERIENCES TO WHAT THEY LEARN IN SCHOOL.
EXCUSE ME, DOES REQUIRE THE PRACTITIONER TO DO AN INTERNAL AUDIT TO CONSIDER THEIR OWN LIFE EXPERIENCES SHAPING THEIR UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE WORLD.
WITH THAT REFLECTION, ADJUSTMENTS OF LEARNING MATERIALS AND LESSON DELIVERY SHOULD TAKE PLACE, RESULTING IN A MORE OPEN, COMPASSIONATE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
HOLDING ALL STUDENTS TO HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND WITH RECOGNIZING THE CURRENT DIVERSITY IN SCHOOLS, OUR SCHOOLS, OUR MINORITY MAJORITY SCHOOL SYSTEM, THAT IS AN IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE.
IN SCHOOLS THAT ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING TO BE MORE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, STUDENTS FEEL SAFER.
THEY FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING.
SO I WOULD HOPE CLARIFICATION COULD BE PROVIDED BY THIS BOARD IF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY DOES IN FACT SEEK TO REACH ALL LEARNERS WITH INCLUSIVITY.
CELEBRATING DIVERSITY AND UTILIZING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING PRACTICES.
AND FINALLY, I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS BOARD WOULD ALSO PUBLICLY COMMIT TO ABIDE AND ADVANCE THE INITIATIVES INCLUDED IN THEIR OWN EQUITY POLICY 10 14 ADOPTED IN 2018 AND REVISED BY THIS BOARD ON AUGUST 10TH, 2021.
AMONG THEM PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND RESPONSIVE CURRICULA FOR ALL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
IDENTIFYING, DEVELOPING AND APPLYING BEST INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES THAT MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE FOR STUDENTS AND GROUPS OF STUDENTS IN ORDER TO REDUCE PREVALENT AND PERSISTENT ACHIEVEMENT GAPS.
AFFIRMING THE IDENTITY OF EACH STUDENT.
WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING AND CELEBRATING DIFFERENCES TO CREATE A SENSE OF BELONGING
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FOR EACH AND EVERY STUDENT.PROVIDING CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STAFF THAT IS CRT.
THOSE ARE THE TENETS OF CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEACHING.
THAT IS WHAT MODERN, SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROVIDE TO ALL STUDENTS A SENSE OF SAFETY CONNECTION, RESPECT DEEPER RELATIONSHIPS AND DESIRE TO WORK TO THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL.
EVERY TEACHER I KNOW DIDN'T GET INTO IT TO TEACH CURRICULUM.
THEY GOT IT TO TEACH KIDS, AND THIS IS HOW WE REACH THEM.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MS. DILLDAY.
I'M A JAMES RIVER GRADUATE AND A NEW RESIDENT OF THE DALE DISTRICT.
THE LAST MEETING I SPOKE ABOUT THE NEED TO REFORM CERTAIN PROCESSES HERE AT THE BOARD LEVEL IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY.
AS WE MOVE CLOSER TO THE END OF THE YEAR AND THE BOARD REVIEWS THE MEETING CALENDAR FOR THE FORTHCOMING YEAR.
I ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO LOOK BACK ON THE LAST 11 MONTHS AND RATHER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.
IT'S BECOMING INCREASINGLY CLEAR THAT THERE'S MORE THIS BOARD CAN DO TO OPEN UP TO MORE CONSTITUENTS.
I HOPE THE BOARD WILL SUPPORT ADDING ADDITIONAL WORK MEETINGS WITH PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH INSTEAD OF SOLELY RELYING ON PUBLIC FORUMS. THE PUBLIC FORUMS ARE BENEFICIAL, BUT THE WORK SESSIONS ARE A BULK OF WHERE SO MANY OF THE DECISIONS THAT BECOME POINTS OF CONTENTION ARE FORMULATED AND DEVELOPED.
THIS WOULD BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTITUENTS TO GET OUT, SHOW THEIR FACE AND REMIND YOU OF ALL THE VARIOUS VIEWPOINTS AND PERSPECTIVES OUT THERE THAT SHOULD EQUALLY SHAPE POLICY.
JUST TWO ADDITIONAL WORK SESSIONS IN A MONTH WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DRAW VISIBILITY TO IMPORTANT MATTERS BEFORE THE BOARD.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO REMIND YOU AGAIN OF THE NEED TO MAKE RULE CHANGES TO RESTRUCTURE THE FLOW OF THESE MEETINGS.
SOMETHING'S GOT TO GIVE SO MUCH OF WHAT I HEAR FROM THE OTHERS ATTENDING TONIGHT IS THAT THE LENGTH OF THESE MEETINGS ARE BECOMING INCONVENIENT.
YOU KNOW HOW THESE LONG MEETINGS BECOMING ANY MORE CONVENIENT FOR FAMILIES TO SHOW UP AND PARTICIPATE IF THEY'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, CHILDREN TO GET HOME TO? THEY HAVE TO BE AT WORK IN THE MORNING.
THE SOLUTION AGAIN IS VERY SIMPLE AND WE SEE IT AT THE COUNTY LEVEL.
SIMPLY PERMIT PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS BY EACH ITEM AND THEN HAVE SEPARATE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS FOR GENERAL COMMENTS.
I URGE THE BOARD TO USE THE NEXT FEW WEEKS TO REFLECT IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND MAKE THE REASONABLE CHANGES TO MAKE MEANING PARTICIPATION MORE CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MR. MELENDEZ.
SHANNON MCCAULEY AND WHILE MISS MCCAULEY IS COMING UP, I'LL ANNOUNCE THE NEXT FIVE SPEAKERS JAMES FREEMAN, MIKE UZIEL, MIKE CARABINERS, TRACY FRANSON AND CAROLYN FERRARO.
AS HE MENTIONED, MY NAME IS SHANNON MCCAULEY AND I'M A TEACHER IN THE COUNTY AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT TESTING.
MY STUDENTS HAVE BEEN IN SCHOOL 52 DAYS, 16 OF THOSE DAYS STANDARDIZED TESTING HAS BEEN ADMINISTERED TO VARIOUS GROUPS OF STUDENTS.
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE MAPS TESTING, SMART GOAL TESTING OR VARIOUS BENCHMARK TESTING AND INDIVIDUAL CLASSES.
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE REGULAR ASSESSMENTS THROUGHOUT THE LEARNING PROCESS.
16 DAYS OF TESTING OVER FIFTY TWO DAYS EQUATES TO THIRTY ONE PERCENT OF OUR SCHOOL DAYS OR PARTS OF THE SCHOOL DAYS DEDICATED TO TESTING.
YOU CAN LOGICALLY ASSUME THAT MAP TESTING, SMART GOAL TESTING AND BEGINNING OF THE YEAR BENCHMARK TESTING ACCOUNTS FOR ANOTHER SIX TO EIGHT DAYS OF LOST INSTRUCTIONAL TIME.
THE FOLLOWING DATES ARE THE DAYS FOR WHICH I'VE RECEIVED AN EMAIL ABOUT TESTING.
PLEASE LET THESE STUDENTS GO HERE.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SHOW UP FOR THIS PROCTORING SESSION.
NINE SEVEN NINE 10 NINE 13 NINE 14 NINE 15 NINE 17 NINE 21 NINE TWENTY TWO NINE TWENTY THREE 10 13 10 26 10 27 10 28, 11, THREE, 11, FOUR AND 11 FIVE.
THESE ARE THE UPCOMING DATES TOMORROW, SO THAT'S 11, 10, 11, 19, 11, 30, 12, ONE 12, SEVEN, 12 EIGHT.
WHEN WE GET BACK FROM WINTER BREAK, WE IMMEDIATELY START WITH THE 21 22 SOL TESTING.
WHILE EVERY STUDENT ISN'T TESTING EVERY DAY.
THE LIST OF STUDENTS WHO ARE TESTING EACH DAY ARE PRETTY LENGTHY.
SOME TESTS, SUCH AS THE PSAT, REQUIRE US TO ESSENTIALLY SHUT DOWN THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY FOR EVERY STUDENT.
THE PSAT NINE WE'RE ADMINISTERING TOMORROW, WILL SHUT THE SCHOOL DOWN FOR ALL NINTH GRADE STUDENTS IN THE BUILDING.
I'D LIKE TO ADD HERE THAT I HAVE COWORKERS WHO ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO WITH THEIR 10TH, 11TH AND 12TH GRADE STUDENTS WHEN THEY'RE TEACHING ESL IN
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A CORNER OF THE CAFETERIA, OR IF THEY ARE TEACHING ENGLISH IN THEIR SECTION OF THE AUXILIARY GYM.MANY OF THE EMAILS SAY IT IS IMPERATIVE STUDENTS ARE SENT FOR THIS TESTING.
I WANT TO KNOW WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE IMPERATIVE THAT THE STUDENTS REMAIN IN OUR CLASSROOM FOR INSTRUCTION? [APPLAUSE] NOT ONLY ARE STUDENTS MISSING CLASSES WHEN THEY ARE TAKING THESE TESTS, TEACHERS ARE MISSING PLANNING TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE [INAUDIBLE] DURING THESE TESTS.
OUR STUDENTS ARE LOSING VALUABLE EDUCATION TIME.
WHY? WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH ALL OF THIS DATA AND HOW IS THIS IMPROVING TEACHING AND LEARNING? WHO'S BENEFITING FROM THIS DATA FROM THIS TIME? TESTING IS NOT TEACHING.
PROTECT OUR INSTRUCTIONAL TIME.
GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS JAMES FREEMAN.
I'M A TEACHER AT MEADOWBROOK HIGH SCHOOL AND THE PARENT OF A STUDENT AT MONACAN HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M A PROUD UNION MEMBER AND I'M VICE PRESIDENT OF THE CHESTERFIELD EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
AND TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO A TOPIC THAT HAS NOT BEEN DISCUSSED ENOUGH NOT UNTIL TONIGHT, BUT WHICH IS MUCH MORE PRESSING THAN THE BOOGEYMAN OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY OR THE CONCERNED TROLLING WE'VE SEEN OVER BATHROOMS THAT HAS TAKEN SO MUCH OF OUR TIME AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS.
ON THE EVE OF OUR EIGHTH AND NINTH GRADERS TAKING THE PSAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THE DELETERIOUS EFFECTS THAT TESTING HAS HAD AND CONTINUES TO HAVE ON OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.
WHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGAN, WE WERE FED A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND HOW THAT WOULD BE OUR FOCUS IN THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD.
I WAS SOMEWHAT DISHEARTENED WHEN I LEARNED DURING OUR FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY SHIFT GEARS FOR MEDIATION BECAUSE MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, SOME OF WHOM HAD NOT STEPPED FOOT IN A SCHOOL BUILDING FOR 17 MONTHS, WOULD BE TAKING THE READING SOL IN THE THIRD WEEK OF SCHOOL.
I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT'S BEEN LIKE IN OTHER SCHOOLS, BUT WE HAVE BEEN TESTING FULL THROTTLE EVER SINCE.
AS MY COLLEAGUE SHARED EARLIER, BY THE TIME WE GET TO WINTER BREAK OUT OF THE SEVENTY SEVEN DAYS WE'VE SPENT IN SCHOOL.
TWENTY THREE OF THEM WILL HAVE BEEN SPENT TESTING.
YES, NEARLY A THIRD OF OUR TOTAL INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS.
THIS MEANS THAT FOR NEARLY A THIRD OF THE DAYS STUDENTS HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM CLASSROOMS WHERE LEARNING IS TAKING PLACE.
TEACHERS WILL HAVE GIVEN UP THEIR PLANNING PERIODS FOR PROCTORING.
OUR ADMINISTRATORS WILL BE BUSY ADMINISTERING AND PLANNING TESTS AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BECOME MORE AND MORE DISENGAGED AS THEY SUFFER THROUGH BATTERIES OF TESTING BEING TREATED MORE LIKE OUTPUTS FOR DATA THAN HUMAN BEINGS.
IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT WE ARE NOW ADMINISTERING PSAT TO EIGHTH AND NINTH GRADERS.
SHOW ME THE DATA THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT FORCING 13 AND 14 YEAR OLDS TO TAKE A PRACTICE COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST WILL LEAD TO BETTER RESULTS ON THE ACTUAL COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TEST.
EXPANDING THE PSAT TO EIGHTH AND NINTH GRADE WAS JUST A MONEY GRAB FROM COLLEGE BOARD, A SUPPOSED NONPROFIT WHOSE RAPACIOUS PURSUIT OF REVENUE HAS RAISED SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT ITS 501C 4 STATUS.
AND INSTEAD OF ENRICHING STUDENTS EDUCATION WE'VE CHOSEN TO ENRICH THE TRUSTEES OF THE COLLEGE BOARD.
DAUGHERTY IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD PROMOTE THE PSATS AS AN ASSESSMENT TO TRACK STUDENT PROGRESS.
WHAT ARE THE MAP TESTS FOR THE MAP TEST TRACK STUDENT PROGRESS THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE YEAR AND ACROSS YEARS.
USING THE PSAT FOR THIS PURPOSE, NOT ONLY INAPPROPRIATE BUT REDUNDANT.
EVERY HOUR SPENT BEEN TAKING ANOTHER STANDARDIZED TEST IS AN HOUR NOT ENGAGED IN LEARNING.
EVERY HOUR SPENT TAKING A STANDARDIZED TEST AS AN HOUR NOT SPENT TAKING.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MR. FREEMAN.
I'M AN ALUMNI OF THOMAS DALE HIGH SCHOOL.
JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY.
SO YOU CAN EITHER BLAME THEM OR CREDIT THEM FOR ANYTHING I'LL SAY TONIGHT.
[LAUGHTER] THANKS TO BOARD MEMBERS, WHO HAVE RESPONDED TO MY EMAILS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED $20 MILLION HIGH SCHOOL SYNTHETIC FIELDS.
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I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT THAT BECAUSE THE PROPOSAL IS A COUNTY INITIATIVE, YOU DON'T NEED TO DISCUSS OR VOTE ON THIS IN YOUR BUSINESS MEETING.ON THE CONTRARY, HERE'S WHY YOU SHOULD PUBLICLY WEIGH IN ON THIS.
I UNDERSTAND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONTROLS THE PURSE STRINGS, BUT THE SCHOOL BOARD SETS THE PRIORITIES FOR FUNDS FOR THE STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF.
WHY WOULD YOU NOT DO THAT IN THIS CASE IN YOUR MEETING? THIS CHANGE, MEANING THE SYNTHETICS, FOOTBALL FIELDS OR FIELDS, THIS CHANGE COULD AFFECT STUDENT ATHLETES IN MANY SPORTS.
IT'S YOUR OBLIGATION TO ENSURE STUDENT ATHLETES ARE SAFE AND SECURE.
WHY WOULD YOU NOT WANT PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF SAFETY ISSUES AT YOUR MEETING? NUMBER THREE.
MIXING FIELDS AND FACILITIES FOR SPORTS TOURISM, QUOTE UNQUOTE, WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT USE IS A NEW CONCEPT.
AND THAT WARRANTS DISCUSSION IN THE PUBLIC FORUM.
WELL, THE LOGISTICS OF THIS MIX SEEM PROBLEMATIC TO MANY OF US.
SOME THINGS, SUCH AS SCHEDULING, USING SCHOOL LOCKER ROOMS, PARKING SPACES, CONCESSION AREAS, RESTROOMS, STANDS AND ON AND ON.
EXPLAIN THE REASON FOR PRIORITIZING THIS OVER OTHER SCHOOL NEEDS.
MANY OF US ARE WONDERING ABOUT PLANS AND FUNDING FOR CATCHING UP AS COVID SUBSIDES, ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
SCHOOLS ARE NOT IN THE BEST PLACE RIGHT NOW.
THE TIMING OF THIS $20 MILLION PROPOSAL IS, AT BEST, NOT THE BEST.
NUMBER FIVE, EXPLAIN WHY USE OF FIELDS, A USE OF FIELDS, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING HAS ALREADY BEEN SIGNED BY THE SCHOOLS AND THE COUNTY.
WAS THIS OK BY YOU? AND SIXTH.
THE QUESTIONABLE PERCEPTION OF THIS PROPOSAL COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VOTER SUPPORT FOR A MAJOR BOND REFERENDUM NEXT YEAR.
INSTALLING AND RENTING $2 MILLION TURF FIELDS IN HIGH SCHOOLS.
TO RENTING THEM TO OUT OF STATE OR IN STATE ENTITIES MAY OR MAY NOT BE A GOOD IDEA.
ADDRESS IT IN YOUR NEXT BUSINESS MEETING.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MR. UZIEL.
I JUST SAW SOMETHING I HAVEN'T SEEN IN THIS ROOM IN A LONG TIME, AND THAT IS ABOUT EVERY PARENT IN THIS ROOM AGREEING ON SOMETHING, AND THAT IS THE EXCESSIVE TESTING.
SO IF ALL THE PARENTS AGREE, WHY DO WE HAVE THEM? BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS AGREED.
THERE'S TOO MANY TESTS, BUT WE STILL GET MORE AND MORE AND MORE.
SO WHOSE POCKETS ARE BEING LINED BY THAT? NOW, LAST MONTH, AFTER THIS MEETING, A COUPLE OF CONCERNED PARENTS CONFRONTED ME ABOUT MY OPPOSITION TO LIBRARY CENSORSHIP.
I DID NOT GIVE THE CONVERSATION THE TIME PATIENTS OR RESPECTED IT DESERVED.
BUT IT'S A CONVERSATION I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT SINCE THAT NIGHT.
AND I WISH I HAD SAID TO THEM THAT WHEN YOU PULL A BOOK FROM YOUR CHILD'S HANDS AS A PARENT, YOU'RE MAKING A CHOICE AS A PARENT ON HOW THAT CHILD IS INTRODUCED TO THE WORLD.
IT IS YOUR RIGHT AS A PARENT TO DO SO.
WHEN YOU PULL A BOOK FROM A SHARED LIBRARY, EITHER A SCHOOL OR PUBLIC LIBRARY.
YOU'RE MAKING A CHOICE ON HOW MY CHILD IS INTRODUCED TO THE WORLD.
YOU'RE DENYING ME MY RIGHTS AS A PARENT.
WELL, YOU MAY DEEM INAPPROPRIATE FOR YOUR CHILD DOES NOT MEAN I DEEM IT INAPPROPRIATE FOR MY CHILD, YOU CHOOSE FOR YOURS, I CHOOSE FOR MINE.
WHEN YOU START LAYING DOWN CENSORSHIP, GUARDRAILS LIKE WAS ATTEMPTED A FEW YEARS AGO AT THE BELOVED [INAUDIBLE].
YOU CREATE DANGEROUS QUESTIONS.
WHO CHOOSES WHAT IS ALLOWED AND WHAT IS BANNED? BECAUSE THAT POWER IS TOO EASILY ABUSED TO SERVE OTHER AGENDAS?
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SO I REPEAT MY CALL TO NOT LET THE OUTRAGE OF THE WEEK TO REVOKE MY PARENTAL CHOICE AND WHAT MY CHILD CAN OR CANNOT HAVE ACCESS TO.SECONDLY, AND I'VE WITHHELD COMMENT ON THIS UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE TO SAY SO BEFOREHAND, ACCORDING TO THE SCHOOL BOARD'S OWN GUIDELINES ON ETHICS ITEM NINE.
IT IS INAPPROPRIATE TO USE ONE'S POSITION ON THE BOARD FOR PARTISAN POLITICAL PURPOSES.
HOLDING A CANDIDATE EVENT AT ONES HOME IS VERY CLOSE TO THE LINE AND PERHAPS NOT THE BEST CHOICE.
GIVING A PUBLIC ENDORSEMENT OF A PARTY ALIGNED CANDIDATE AS THE CHAIR OF THIS BOARD IS ABSOLUTELY INAPPROPRIATE.
AND I FIND IT OFFENSIVE THAT NO ACTION HAS YET BEEN TAKEN REGARDING THIS CLEAR BREACH OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT.
GOOD EVENING, ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS TRACEY FRANSEN, I'M A RESIDENT OF THE MATOACA DISTRICT.
I WOULD LIKE TO URGE THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CONTINUE WORKING TO ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE WELCOMING TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS ALLOW ALL STUDENTS TO THRIVE REGARDLESS OF GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION.
WE KNOW THAT OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDES PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY IN VARIOUS WAYS, AND IT IS ALL OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TREAT THEM AS WE WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED OURSELVES WITH KINDNESS, RESPECT AND EMPATHY.
I TRUST THAT OUR LIBRARIANS WHO HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED ARE SELECTING BOOKS THAT ENCOMPASS A FULL DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT THEY, ALONG WITH OUR SCHOOL BOARD, WILL STAND FIRM AGAINST ANY ATTEMPT TO BAN BOOKS.
WE MUST COMMIT TO SUPPORT THE FREEDOM TO SEEK AND EXPRESS IDEAS, EVEN THOSE THAT SOME CONSIDER UNORTHODOX OR UNPOPULAR.
ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DESERVE TO FEEL WELCOME IN OUR PUBLIC SPACES, ESPECIALLY SCHOOLS.
SO THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR ENSURING THAT OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF GENDER IDENTITY, IS WELCOMED WITH OPEN ARMS AND OPEN HEARTS.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MS. FRANSEN.
OUR FINAL FOUR SPEAKERS THIS EVENING ARE SONIA SMITH, TOM SCOTIA, NANCY DEFRANCO AND CHRISTINE MELENDEZ.
GOOD EVENING, MR. HARTER DR. DAUGHERTY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY NAME IS SONIA SMITH, AND I COME TO YOU THIS EVENING AS A CLASSROOM TEACHER AND A RESIDENT OF THE BERMUDA DISTRICT.
I'M ALSO A PARENT OF A SON WHO ATTENDS SCHOOL IN THE MATOACA DISTRICT.
SINCE MY TIME AS CEA PRESIDENT, I'VE OBSERVED OVER THE PAST FEW CONVENINGS OF THIS BOARD AND LISTENED TO ALL THAT HAS BEEN SHARED BY YOU AND BY THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY.
THERE HAS BEEN NO STANDARD OF ACCOUNTABILITY, AND WHEN EXPECTATIONS ARE IN PLACE, THEY SHOULD BE UPHELD.
WITHOUT PROPER DECORUM IN YOUR MEETINGS, THE OPTICS MAKE YOU LOOK WEAK AND LACKING CONTROL OF THE VERY SCHOOL DIVISION THAT YOU REPRESENT.
ON THAT SAME NOTE, ACCORDING TO THE OXFORD LEARNER'S DICTIONARY, THE TERM BOOGIEMAN IS DEFINED AS AN IMAGINARY EVIL SPIRIT THAT IS USED TO FRIGHTEN CHILDREN.
YOU HAVE ALLOWED A BOOGEYMAN TO CREEP INTO THIS SPACE.
THE MISINTERPRETATION AND EXAGGERATED REPERCUSSIONS THAT HAVE FOLLOWED SINCE THE TERM CRITICAL RACE THEORY HAS BEEN WEAPONIZED AND WIELDED THROUGHOUT OUR NATION IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
ALSO HAS ME DISAPPOINTED IN THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THIS BOARD AND SUBSEQUENTLY OUR SCHOOL DIVISION.
WITH YOUR MISINTERPRETATION OF CRT, MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES ACROSS CHESTERFIELD ARE INTIMIDATED OR EXPECTING DISCIPLINARY ACTION IF THEY ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THAT WILL HELP THEM BETTER UNDERSTAND THE BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS THAT DO NOT LOOK LIKE THEM.
YOU'RE MISUNDERSTANDING OF CRT WON'T EVEN ALLOW ME TO DISCUSS MY GENEALOGY.
MY PARENTS EXPERIENCES DURING THE 50S AND 60S, AND IT WON'T EVEN ALLOW ME TO DISCUSS WHY THERE IS SUCH A THING AS HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
ALL OF WHAT I HAVE ENUMERATED HERE HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH CRITICAL RACE THEORY, BUT THE LOUD, FRAGILE CONSTITUENTS THAT YOU REPRESENT WOULD HAVE YOU TO THINK AND BELIEVE OTHERWISE.
CRT IS NOT PRESENT IN K-12 EDUCATION HERE IN CHESTERFIELD, NOR IS IT IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.
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WE TEACH MATH, THE SCIENCES AND A MYRIAD OF ELECTIVES, WITH SOME HEALTH AND WELLNESS SPRINKLED IN THERE.TRYING TO SILENCE AND MINIMIZE MY COMPLETE HISTORY OF MY PEOPLE IN THE YEAR 2021 IS SIMPLY AND IRONICALLY PROVING WHAT CRITICAL RACE THEORY ACTUALLY IS, AND INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL MOVEMENT AND LOOSELY ORGANIZED FRAMEWORK OF LEGAL ANALYSIS BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT RACE IS NOT A NATURAL, BIOLOGICALLY GROUNDED FEATURE OF PHYSICALLY DISTINCT SUBGROUPS OF HUMAN BEINGS, BUT A SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED, CULTURALLY INVENTED CATEGORY THAT IS USED TO OPPRESS AND EXPLOIT PEOPLE OF COLOR.
CRITICAL RACE THEORISTS HOLD THAT RACISM IS INHERENT IN THE LAW AND IN LEGAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, INSOFAR THAT THEY FUNCTION TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INEQUALITIES BETWEEN WHITES AND NON-WHITES, ESPECIALLY AFRICAN-AMERICANS.
AND THAT IS ACCORDING TO ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA.
WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN? WELL, THROUGH THE ACTIONS OF DENOUNCING CRT, YOU HAVE HELPED TO BREATHE LIFE INTO A BOOGEYMAN THAT DOES NOT EXIST.
THANK YOU, MISS SMITH, TOM SCOTIA.
AND I'M GLAD MS. BAILEY THAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE SECURITY AT THE SCHOOLS KIND OF OPENS THE DOOR FOR WHAT I'M ABOUT TO TALK TO TONIGHT.
THE CHILDREN ARE STILL IN MASKS.
THERE IS A REQUIREMENT NOW FOR VACCINATION OR WEEKLY TESTING FOR WINTER AND SPRING ATHLETES, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THE MANDATORY VACCINES ARE COMING FOR OUR CHILDREN.
WHY? SERIOUSLY, WHY? WELL, JUST FOR ALL THE PARENTS WHO CAN HEAR MY VOICE, IT'S BECAUSE OF SENATE BILL 1303.
OUR STATE TOOK MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND SACRIFICED THE RIGHTS OF OUR CHILDREN AND THE PARENTS IN THIS STATE.
AS YOU SIT THERE IN YOUR POSITION UNDER THE GUISE OF AUTHORITY, DO YOU ASK YOURSELVES, AM I DOING THE RIGHT THING BY LETTING THIS HAPPEN TO THE CHILDREN OF OUR STATE? YOU TOOK AN OATH TO PROTECT THEM TO PROTECT THE CONSTITUTIONS AND YOU ARE DOING NEITHER.
AND THE SAD THING IS, YOU GUYS ARE NOT EVEN PROTECTING YOUR OWN RIGHT UNDER THE VIRGINIA CONSTITUTION.
DOES I DON'T UNDERSTAND? IT MAKES NO SENSE.
YOU ARE VIOLATING PARENTS RIGHTS.
AND YOU WERE VIOLATING THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.
AND SHOULD WE EVEN GET INTO THE DISCUSSION ABOUT MANDATING AN EAU EUA, SORRY.
THE VACCINES ARE EXPERIMENTAL.
ANYBODY EVER SEEN THE PICTURES OF BILL GATES AND ALL HIS EXPERIMENTS ON THE CHILDREN IN INDIA AND AFRICA? THINK ABOUT A QUARTERBACK SNEAK TRICK.
I GUARANTEE YOU THAT THIS FIRST ROUND OF VACCINES IS GOING TO BE A TRICK.
SO THEY HAVE THE DATA THAT THEY NEED TO CONVINCE ALL OF YOU THAT IT'S OK TO PUT THIS EXPERIMENTAL VACCINE IN THE BODIES OF OUR CHILDREN.
TONIGHT WHEN YOU GO HOME I ASK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO EXAMINE YOUR CONSCIENCE AND TO ASK GOD, TO GIVE YOU THE WISDOM TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE CHILDREN OF OUR STATE, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR COUNTY.
SOMEBODY HAS TO STAND UP AND BE FIRST.
WHOEVER TOOK THAT MONEY CAN GIVE IT BACK.
IT HAD TO BE REQUESTED AND IT HAD TO BE DISPERSED.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY AND YOU GUYS NEED TO FIGURE IT OUT.
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GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS DIVISION LEADERS CHRISTINE MELENDEZ, AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE CHESTERFIELD EDUCATION ASSOCIATION HAS CRAFTED AND PUBLISHED A PETITION TO REVISE THIS SCHOOL YEARS CALENDAR.AT THIS TIME, I WILL SHARE A FEW OF THE COMMENTS SUBMITTED THAT REPRESENT WHY THIS PETITION WAS PUT TOGETHER AND WAS SIGNED BY ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EIGHT CITIZENS FROM ZIP CODE TWO THREE EIGHT THREE EIGHT.
THE COMMENT READS AS A JUNIOR THIS YEAR, I AM STRESSED WITH THE WORKLOAD.
FROM A SCHOOL COUNSELOR IN THE TWO THREE ONE ONE TWO ZIP CODE.
AS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW THE TRANSITION BACK TO FULL TIME IN-PERSON LEARNING HAS TAXED OUR STUDENTS SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.
STUDENTS ARE STRESSED, MAXED OUT AND NEED TIME.
THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL IMPACT HAS BEEN MORE THAN WE EXPECTED THEN TO ADD ON ACADEMIC RIGOR THAT IS MORE DEMANDING WITH GAPS THAT MAY BE PRESENT FROM A YEAR OF VIRTUAL LEARNING.
TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE WORKING NONSTOP TO MEET THE NEED.
EVERYONE NEEDS A BREAK AND WE'RE ONLY NINE WEEKS IN.
FROM A PERSON IN THE TWO THREE ONE TWO ZERO ZIP CODE AS A ZCPS TEACHER, I'M EXHAUSTED AND AFTER 13 YEARS, I'M CONSIDERING LEAVING.
NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY.
IF WE CAN'T PLAN AND FUNCTION, STUDENTS DON'T GET WHAT THEY DESERVE.
I CAN'T TELL YOU, THE LAST TIME I HAD A PLANNING.
SPEAKING FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I RECEIVED WORD FROM A COLLEAGUE TWO WEEKS AGO, A MIDDLE SCHOOL FRENCH TEACHER THAT HE HAD PUT HIS TWO WEEKS NOTICE IN.
WHEN ASKED THE REASON WHAT THE BREAKING POINT WAS, HE SAID STRESS AND ANXIETY.
WHEN I ASKED HOW HE FELT AFTER HE SUBMITTED HIS TWO WEEKS NOTICE, HE SAID HE COULD BREATHE AGAIN THAT HIS MIGRAINE STOPPED, THAT HIS NECK AND BACK PAIN HAD STOPPED.
FINALLY, AS I SPOKE ABOUT VULNERABILITY EARLIER, I'LL ADMIT THAT I'M STILL RECOVERING FROM BEING IN THE CLASSROOM DURING COVID.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN IN A CLOUD OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS.
I AM HONORED TO STAND IN THIS ROOM WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOVER AND STILL SHOW UP EVERY DAY.
I WANT TO SHARE THIS SONG AS AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO ALL EMPLOYEES AND A HEADS UP FROM THE CEA.
MAY THESE DRY BONES COME ALIVE.
HE CONQUERED DEATH, SO HE SLAYED MY GIANTS AND HE CRUSHED MY ENEMIES, CLOSE THE MOUTH OF LIONS.
AND BECAUSE HE DID IT, I CAN DO IT TOO WELL.
I WALKED OUT OF MY GRAVE CLOTHES AND I CAME OUT IN A NEW ROBE.
I WAS BURIED THERE FOR TOO LONG.
NOW I COME ALIVE AND THE ONE WHO IS CONQUERED IT ALL.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MS. MELENDEZ.
MR. CHAIR THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU, MR. CLARK.
NEXT, WE HAVE THIS EVENING SUPERINTENDENTS REMARKS DR.
[J. Superintendent's Remarks]
DAUGHERTY.BUT BEFORE I TURN IT OVER, I DO WANT TO JUST KIND OF JUST PUT OUT A STANDING RULE THAT I KNOW A FEW PEOPLE WOULD ASK MEMBER QUESTIONS TO BOARD MEMBERS.
WHEN YOU GUYS ARE UP HERE AT THE DAIS AND WE HAVE A STANDING PRACTICE THAT WE DON'T RESPOND FROM THE DAIS.
SO IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT AFTER THE MEETING, AND BEING MORE THAN HAPPY TO SPEAK WITH YOU GUYS.
I'M GOING TO HAVE SHAWN COME UP IN A SECOND.
SOME PEOPLE HAVE ASKED, COULD HE GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH VDH AND GIVE SOME CLARIFICATION? SO I'M GOING TO HAVE HIM COME UP.
BUT FIRST OF ALL, YOU KNOW, THIS THURSDAY IS NOVEMBER 11TH VETERANS DAY.
AND SO I WOULD ASK ANYONE WHO'S A VETERAN IN THE ROOM IF THEY WOULD STAND UP, IS ANYONE? IS ANYONE A VETERAN IN THIS ROOM? ONES WHO SERVED THE COUNTRY.
JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] I'M GOING TO ASK SHAWN, COME UP AND I'LL COME BACK, BUT SHAWN'S GOING TO JUST SHARE SOME INFORMATION THAT YOU KNOW, AND THEN I'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE SAID TONIGHT THAT ARE NOT TRUE.
BOARD MEMBERS JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK UPDATES ON SOME HEALTH RELATED ITEMS. KIND OF FIVE THINGS TO KIND OF TOUCH UPON.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND JUST THANK THE KIND OF THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE FROM THE SCHOOL DIVISION LEVEL WITH THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT, THE CHESTERFIELD HEALTH DISTRICT.
YOU KNOW, FOR ME PERSONALLY HEATHER SCHNEIDER AND THE NURSES IN OUR SCHOOLS ARE
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REALLY LEADING THIS EFFORT.AND CERTAINLY, I KNOW I SPEAK TO HEATHER ONCE OR TWICE EVERY DAY, AND THEY ARE DOING A LOT OF GREAT WORK AT OUR SCHOOLS.
WE APPRECIATE THE WORK FROM RISK MANAGEMENT LED BY DAVE JOHNSON AND KYLE CAMPBELL AND THEIR TEAM, WHO ARE A CONSTANT RESOURCE TO US AND OBVIOUSLY DR.
ALEX SAMUEL AT THE HEALTH DISTRICT, WHO'S BEEN A GREAT RESOURCE TO [INAUDIBLE], TO ME PERSONALLY THROUGHOUT THE WAY.
THE FIRST THING I'LL MENTION IS OUR COMMUNITY IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH OUR COVID DASHBOARD WE PUT IN PLACE.
THERE'S BEEN A LEADER OF, I'LL SAY ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH.
THE REASON I BRING IT UP TONIGHT IS WE ARE SEEING A DRAMATIC DECREASE IN OUR COVID CASES.
WE'RE SEEING DRAMATIC DECREASES IN OUR QUARANTINES.
OBVIOUSLY, CERTAIN OF OUR ABILITY TO SEE KIND OF THIS DECREASES BECAUSE OF THE JOINT EFFORTS WE HAVE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
WE DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE DID SEE SOMETHING SIMILAR HAPPEN LAST YEAR ABOUT THIS TIME AS WE KIND OF MOVE TOWARDS THE HOLIDAYS.
SO WE'RE CAUTIOUS ABOUT THAT, BUT APPRECIATIVE OF CERTAINLY OF THAT.
AND CERTAINLY THAT'S A RESOURCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO BE TRANSPARENT, BOTH IN OUR COVID CASES AND ALSO OUR QUARANTINE SITUATIONS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
SO WE DO REMIND OBVIOUSLY THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THAT.
THE SECOND UPDATE IS THE END OF OCTOBER.
OUR SCHOOL DIVISION HAD A CONCERTED EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE IF POSSIBLE OUR EMPLOYEES TO GET THEIR FLU VACCINATION.
WE CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL TO DO THAT IF THEY'RE ABLE TO.
THE THIRD PIECE IS TALKING ABOUT THE VACCINE PIECE THAT'S IN THERE.
I WILL NOTE, OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU THINK ABOUT THE VACCINES, THERE ARE NO VACCINE MANDATES OR NO REQUIREMENTS THAT KIND OF COME WITH THAT.
NOTHING FOR SPORTS, NOTHING ALIGNED WITH THAT.
CERTAINLY, WE DO ENCOURAGE IT, BUT IT'S NOT REQUIRED.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE VACCINE, OBVIOUSLY IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION, WE PUT IN PLACE THE CLINICS FOR OUR STAFF TO TO GET THOSE SHOTS AS WELL.
WE'VE ENCOURAGED OUR STAFF TO WORK WITH THEIR LOCAL PHARMACISTS AS WELL AS THEIR DOCTOR AS FAR AS IF THEY'RE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THEIR BOOSTER SHOT, IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO GET THAT AS WELL.
ONE PIECE THAT'S KIND OF COME WITH THAT CONVERSATION HAS BEEN A CONVERSATION LAST WEEK TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO THE WHITE HOUSE MADE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDS TO POTENTIAL MANDATES OF EMPLOYEES WITH REGARD TO HAVING TO BE VACCINATED ALONG THE WAY.
AT THE TIME, THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT REVOLVED AROUND EDUCATION, BUT CERTAINLY BECAUSE IT GOES TO OSHA, THERE'S A REQUIREMENT TO COME BACK TO SCHOOL DIVISIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
A FEDERAL COURT INTERVENED OVER THE WEEKEND, AND THAT'S OBVIOUSLY BEING REVIEWED AT THIS TIME.
SO THERE'S NOTHING TO ACT UPON WITH THAT AS WELL.
WHEN WE DO THINK ABOUT THE FOURTH PIECES THE VISTA PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE PROGRAM THROUGH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
IT IS AN OPTIONAL PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MAKE AVAILABLE.
AGAIN, IT'S AN OPTIONAL PIECE TO STAFF INTO STUDENTS COVID TESTED ALONG THE WAY.
CERTAINLY, WE START OUR DAY, OBVIOUSLY WITH OUR SELF-ASSESSMENT, SO WE ENCOURAGE OBVIOUSLY OUR STAFF.
STUDENTS CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THAT COMING TO OUR BUILDINGS.
CERTAINLY, THIS IS FOR ASYMPTOMATIC STUDENTS TO COME INTO OUR BUILDINGS.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR BUILDINGS NOW, NOT A WHOLE LOT, BUT WE DO HAVE AVAILABLE A NUMBER OF TAKE HOME TESTING KITS FOR STUDENTS WHO MAY COME TO SCHOOL BECOME SYMPTOMATIC DURING THE DAY.
THEY'RE ABLE TO TAKE THOSE TESTS HOME AS WELL.
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AND SO WE'RE WORKING, OBVIOUSLY, TO KEEP THAT SUPPLY AS POSSIBLE.THE VISTA PROGRAM IS SOMETHING WE'RE CONTINUING TO DISCUSS WITH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
QUITE CANDIDLY, OUR CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS THE ABILITY FOR TO HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFF TO RUN THAT PROGRAM.
CERTAINLY, THEY STARTED THE PROGRAM THEY SHARE THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WHERE THEY WOULD PROVIDE STAFF TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO RUN THAT THEY'VE SHIFTED THEIR APPROACH.
NOW THEY'VE ENCOURAGED SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HIRE FOLKS, AND THEY WOULD REIMBURSE US.
WE HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH THAT POTENTIAL RELATIONSHIP, BUT CERTAINLY WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE PIECES WITH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ALONG THE WAY, THE LAST PIECE OF AN UPDATE IS WE'RE ENCOURAGED BY THE AVAILABILITY OF THE VACCINATIONS FOR AGES FIVE TO 11 AS OF LAST WEEK, ALSO WITH FDA APPROVAL.
CERTAINLY RIGHT NOW, THOSE DOSAGES ARE IN VERY LOW SUPPLY.
WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH VIRGINIA HEALTH DISTRICT [INAUDIBLE] HEALTH DISTRICT I APOLOGIZE AND CERTAINLY THEIR COMMUNITY VACCINATION CENTER THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE DOSES.
THEY'RE EXTREMELY LIMITED RIGHT NOW.
QUITE HONESTLY, WE'VE SHARED WITH THEM OBVIOUSLY OUR CONCERN.
WE HAVE ALMOST THIRTY THOUSAND ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.
OUR ABILITY TO HAVE AT SCHOOL CLINIC IS VERY LIMITED WE COULD ONLY RECEIVE ABOUT ONE HUNDRED DOSES A WEEK.
WE COULDN'T EVEN MAKE AVAILABLE TO ALL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN ONE SCHOOL.
I USE THAT AS AN EXAMPLE JUST TO SAY HOW LIMITED THE DOSES ARE AT THIS TIME.
CERTAINLY, THAT WILL BE COMING UP TO JUST LIKE WE SAW FOR VACCINATION SHOTS FOR ADULTS AS WELL.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE HEALTH DISTRICT.
CERTAINLY, WE'RE ENCOURAGING FAMILIES TO PUT OUT COMMUNICATION LAST WEEK ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF THOSE DOSAGES TO THE COMMUNITY VACCINATION CENTER THROUGH THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND CENTRAL HEALTH DISTRICT, AND ALSO CERTAINLY WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEIR PEDIATRICIANS, QUITE FRANKLY, IS THE BEST ACCESS POINT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE RECEIVING THE DOSAGES THAT COME WITH IT.
SO THAT'S KIND OF JUST A BRIEF UPDATE ON A COUPLE OF THOSE ITEMS. SO.
AND AGAIN, REITERATE THAT WE ARE NOT MANDATING OR REQUIRING TESTING OR VACCINATIONS.
SO I DON'T KNOW [INAUDIBLE] I CAN TELL YOU.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK PEOPLE HAVE HAD A GREAT CONCERN NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY TALK TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF THE STATE.
AND WHEN THE GOVERNOR COMES OUT OR THE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS COME OUT AND MAKE MANDATES, THEY'RE THE PEOPLE TO TALK TO.
WE HAVE CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT LOOKS AT COMING IN JANUARY.
I'D MAKE SURE THE NEW GOVERNOR KNOWS THE FEELINGS OF THE PEOPLE.
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T KEEP PUTTING OUT EXECUTIVE ORDERS OR MANDATES.
I AGREE WITH THE FIRST PEOPLE WHO TALKED ABOUT MASKS.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO WEAR A MASK, BUT WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIAL WHO'S PUT OUT A MANDATE THAT WE HAVE TO WEAR MASK IN SCHOOLS AND SO PEOPLE CAN EASILY.
WE ONLY SPEAK WHEN WE ARE HERE AT THE DAIS.
PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO HEAR THE TRUTH BECAUSE THEY DON'T AGREE WITH IT, BUT I'M UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF THAT MANDATE.
AND SO, YOU KNOW? THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES.
I AGREE WITH VOLUNTEERS IN SCHOOLS.
WE'VE NOT STOPPED ANYBODY FROM COMING TO VOLUNTEER IN SCHOOLS, WE WELCOME VOLUNTEERS, PEOPLE WANT TO COME VOLUNTEER IN SCHOOLS.
THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO.
I MEAN, BUT WE WANT VOLUNTEERS IN SCHOOLS.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MORE VOLUNTEERS BECAUSE WE HAVE SUMMER SCHOOLS, HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS.
I GO IN SCHOOLS ALL THE TIME AND I SEE PARENT VOLUNTEERS WORKING WITH STUDENTS WORKING IN THE CAFETERIA.
WE WOULD REALLY LOVE TO HAVE YOU.
I'VE NOT HAD ANYBODY REQUEST ANYTHING FROM MY OFFICE OR OUR OFFICES THAT THEY DIDN'T RECEIVE.
WE DOUBLED THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT SCHOOLS HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.
AND IF THEY GO AND IF THE SCHOOLS LET DIRECTORS KNOW WHAT THEY NEED, WE TRY TO GIVE IT TO THEM.
SOME PEOPLE WANT CERTAIN THINGS THAT MAY NOT BE GOOD FOR THE SCHOOL OR GOOD FOR THE CLASSROOM.
YOU KNOW, I HEARD SOMEONE TALKING ABOUT AMPLIFICATION IN THE CLASSROOM.
I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH AMPLIFICATION IN THE CLASSROOM WITH [INAUDIBLE], BUT YOU HAVE TO PUT THEM IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE STABLE BECAUSE THEY ARE WALL MOUNTED.
THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE PORTABLE.
THEY'RE NOT GOOD FOR THE LOW LEVEL.
THEY'RE GOOD FOR HIGH LEVEL AND SOUND AND VOLUME THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING WITHOUT THE CLASSROOM.
BUT OUR OUR SCHOOLS HAVE MONEY AND WE'VE NOT TURNED ANYBODY AWAY THAT I KNOW OF.
AND WE ASK EVERY MONTH, WHAT DO YOU NEED? SO IF TEACHERS AREN'T TELLING THEIR PRINCIPALS AND THE PRINCIPALS AREN'T TELLING US, I MEAN, WE'LL KEEP GETTING THAT MESSAGE OUT TO THEM.
SPECIAL ED FUNDING, I HEAR A LOT ABOUT SPECIAL ED FUNDING OR PLACEMENT.
WELL, ONE THING WE DON'T CONTROL RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT.
WE DON'T CONTROL RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT, WE HAVE NO AUTHORITY OVER RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT STATE RUN, SO WHEN STUDENTS ARE IN RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT THEN WE CAN GIVE CONCERNS, WE CAN TALK TO THEM ABOUT THINGS.
BUT RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT IS RUN BY THE STATE AND SPECIAL ED FUNDING WE ARE ACTUALLY AUDITED TO MAKE SURE WE SPEND ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WE DO WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY WITH IDEA AND LOCAL FUNDS AND STATE FUNDING AS WELL.
SOLS I WOULD AGREE LET'S GET RID OF THEM.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET RID OF THEM.
BUT PEOPLE THINK, WELL, WE CAN TO STOP GIVING SOLS WELL WE CAN ALSO BECOME A NON ACCREDITED SCHOOL DISTRICT [INAUDIBLE] EVERYBODY AROUND US.
AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT, SO AND WE WOULD AGREE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE WANT TO GET RID OF THAT ARE STATE MANDATED, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT.
SOMEONE TALKED ABOUT CULTURAL RESPONSIVE TEACHING.
WE ACTUALLY IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE IT IN OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
I KNOW WE DID BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF OUR BADGES THAT WE GET PD FOR AND WE'VE BEEN DOING IT EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT CULTURES AND TEACHING THE STUDENTS COMING IN THE SCHOOLS.
WE HAVE A MULTITUDE OF VARIETY OF CULTURES IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.
THE TURF FIELD ISSUE CAME UP IN THE MOU WELL THE MOU HAD TWO POINTS.
ONE, IF TURF FIELDS DID COME UP THAT WAS WHO'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.
BUT THE OTHER SIDE WAS IF THEY USE OUR FIELDS BECAUSE THEY CAN USE COUNTY CAN USE OUR FIELDS NOW AT ANY TIME.
WE WANT TO SAY WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USE, EVEN IF IT'S NOT A TURF FIELD? TURF FIELD IS A COUNTY ONE TO TAKE ON THAT PROJECT.
I'M FOR TURF FIELDS THAT THEY'RE SAFER.
I THINK I BELIEVE THEY'RE SAFER.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE RESEARCHED THEY SAY THEY ARE RIGHT.
I THINK IT MAKES OUR SCHOOLS BETTER.
IT MAKES OUR ATHLETIC FEEL BETTER.
IT HELPS MORE PEOPLE CAN COME TO DIFFERENT EVENTS.
I'M NOT LOOKING AT IT FROM THE COUNTY SIDE WHERE THEY'RE LOOKING AT TOURISM AND EVERYTHING BECAUSE THEY CAN USE OUR FIELDS.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY THEIR FIELDS.
WE ARE BASICALLY TENETS OF THEIRS.
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YOU KNOW, IF THERE ARE THINGS GOING ON, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE CAMERAS IN OUR SCHOOLS.IF THERE WAS AN ALTERCATION IN A SCHOOL, WE HAVE A CAMERA THAT SHOULD SEE IT AND PICK IT UP, AND THEY SHOULD MONITOR THAT AND DEAL WITH THAT.
WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT SITUATION FOR THEM.
I WILL COMMENT ON THE LAST THING THE SONG THAT WAS SUNG.
THAT SONG IS A SONG FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH.
AND BELIEVING IN CHRIST JESUS AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR.
THAT'S WHAT THAT SONG'S ABOUT.
SO, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT SONG, SO I MEAN, I'LL DEAL WITH IT.
LAST THING IS, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TIME.
WE BELIEVE THAT OUR SCHEDULE IS A REALLY GOOD SCHEDULE.
WE LOOKED AT EVERY TWO TO THREE WEEKS WHERE THERE'S A BREAK.
BUT WE DID LOOK AT WE TALKED TO A LOT OF TEACHERS, A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND WE SAID, OK, WHAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO? AND WE LOOK AT OUR CALENDAR TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T LOSE A LOT OF TIME IN THE CLASSROOM BECAUSE WE THINK OUR KIDS NEED TO BE IN THE CLASSROOM.
A LOT OF THE RESEARCH IS OUT THERE SAYING OUR KIDS NEED TO BE IN THE SCHOOL.
THEY NEED TO BE IN THE SCHOOL.
TAKING THEM OUT OF SCHOOL MORE AND MORE IS WHAT WAS GOING ON BEFORE, AND SO AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE CHALLENGING RIGHT NOW, THAT THE ACADEMIC RIGOR IS STRONG.
AND SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO REQUEST TO THE BOARD IS A MOTION FOR THE 21 22 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR TO AMEND IT ON THE EARLY RELEASE DAYS TO LOOK AT JANUARY 14TH, FEBRUARY 11TH, MARCH 18TH AND JUNE 3RD AND TAKE IT INTO FULL STUDENT HOLIDAYS AND FULL WORKDAYS FOR STAFF SO THEY CAN HAVE MORE PLANNING TIME.
AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE TODAY, MR. CHAIRMAN, OK, THANK YOU.
DR. DAUGHERTY, THANK YOU FOR THOSE REMARKS.
AND I THINK A MOTION FIRST AND THEN DISCUSSION, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, RIGHT? I WOULD LIKE TO TO MOVE ABOUT THE 2021 2022 REGULAR SCHOOL CALENDAR, BE AMENDED TO MAKE THE EARLY RELEASE DAYS ON JANUARY 14TH, FEBRUARY 11TH, MARCH 18TH, JUNE 3RD.
I BELIEVE I HEARD BE FULL STUDENT HOLIDAYS AND FULL WORKDAYS FOR ALL SCHOOL DIVISION STAFF, AND I ALSO MOVE THAT THE 2021 2022 YEAR ROUND SCHOOL CALENDAR BECAUSE WE HAVE A YEAR ROUND SCHOOL CALENDAR AS WELL.
BE AMENDED TO MAKE THE EARLY RELEASE DAYS ON DECEMBER 17TH, FEBRUARY 11TH, MARCH 25TH AND JUNE 3RD FULL STUDENT HOLIDAYS AND FULL WORKDAYS FOR ALL SCHOOL DIVISION STAFF.
OK, THERE'S BEEN A MOTION FROM THE DAIS IS THERE A SECOND.
BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE A QUESTION, DR.
DAUGHTERY, FOR YOU ABOUT THAT FOR CLARIFICATION.
TO FULL TEACHER WORK DAYS AND STUDENT HOLIDAYS.
CAN YOU CLARIFY EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS NOW FOR BUS DRIVERS AND CAFETERIA WORKERS.
IT IS UNDER THEIR CONTRACT TIME, THEY WOULD HAVE TO WORK.
IF IT'S NOT UNDER THE CONTRACT TIME, THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO WORK.
AND SO WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT EACH CONTRACT.
AND THE KEY FOR THAT IS IF IT WAS A CONTRACT TIME, THERE'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OR JUST CHECKING ROUTES, CHECKING THEIR BUSSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SUCH AS ON THE 22ND, IT WAS OCTOBER.
SO ON CONTRACT DAYS, THAT MEANS IT'S A WORK DAY AS STATED BEFORE.
IF IT'S NOT UNDER CONTRACT DAY, THEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES.
THAT WE'RE JUST WE'RE NOT CHANGING THE CONTRACTS, WE'RE JUST CHANGING THE DAY.
EACH OF THOSE DAYS ARE IN FACT CONTRACT DAYS AND WOULD BE WORK DAYS FOR ALL DIVISION STAFF.
I WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT TOO BECAUSE I THE CITIZEN'S BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TOWARD EIGHT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.
SO THAT WAS A TOTAL OF SIXTEEN PLUS HOURS.
AND IT INVOLVED REPRESENTATIVES FROM EVERY MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT BECAUSE THE COMMITTEE HAS VERY DIVERSE REPRESENTATION FROM ALL DISTRICTS.
AND BOB MEISTER WAS PRESENT FOR ALL 16 TO 18 HOURS OF THAT TOUR SO THAT HE COULD RELAY BACK TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.
SO THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS FULLY INFORMED.
AND ONE THING THAT CAME OUT FROM THAT TOUR WAS A REQUEST THAT DR.
DAUGHERTY JUST MENTIONED IN HIS COMMENTS.
AND THE REASON I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE HAVE IDEAS ABOUT WHERE THINGS COME FROM, THE BEHAVIORAL DISRUPTION OR THE ROUTINE DISRUPTION WAS MENTIONED JUST EVEN BEFORE COVID.
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HALF DAYS REPRESENT A DISRUPTION IN KID ROUTINE.I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT DEEPLY.
AND SO THAT REALLY WAS, YOU KNOW, THAT ALONG WITH OBVIOUSLY TEACHERS WAS A BIG PART OF NEEDING THAT FULL WORKDAY.
BUT THE FIRST CONCERN WAS THE DISRUPTION IN ROUTINE.
SO I JUST I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT THAT WAS HEARD.
SO I THINK THAT REPRESENTS THAT, DR.
SO IT IS ON THE GROUND, RIGHT, HE'S ALWAYS IN SCHOOLS AND IF HE'S NOT, THEN HE HAS A REPRESENTATIVE.
OK, THANK YOU, SO THERE'S BEEN A THERE'S BEEN A SECOND MR. CLERK, GO AHEAD AND CALL ROLL.
[K. Announcements, Communications, and School Board Comments]
RYAN HARTER.SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, THE NEXT SCHOOL BOARD WORK SESSION WILL BE HELD AT 4:00 P.M.
IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A BUSINESS MEETING AT 6:30 P.M..
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS I NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
THE MOTION CARRIES THE NOVEMBER 9TH 2021 SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.