Jan 11, 2022 January 11, 2022 - Business Meeting - 6:30 p.m.

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DO I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.

SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND?

[A. Closed Session - 6 p.m.]

THE CLOSED MEETING WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION? SO MOVED. MAY HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THIS MOTION? ANN COKER? AYE. DOT HEFFRON? AYE. DEBBIE BAILEY? AYE.

RYAN HARTER? AYE. KATHRYN HAINES? AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES.

IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE PERSONNEL MATTER? IN CASE NUMBER 2021-22/15-HR IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE ROLL CALL FOR THIS A MOTION? ANN COKER? AYE.

DOT HEFFRON? AYE. DEBBIE BAILEY? AYE.

RYAN HARTER? AYE. KATHRYN HAINES? AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES.

THIS IS A CALL TO ORDER FOR THE MEET OUR MEETING.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

I LIKE TO CALL THE JANUARY 11TH, 2022 SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING TO ORDER.

MR. HARTER, WOULD YOU PLEASE DO THE INVOCATION FOLLOWED BY MS. HEFFRON. WOULD YOU DO THE FLAG SALUTE? AS WE GATHER HERE TODAY.

WE PRAY THAT WE'RE EVER MINDFUL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES TO RENDER OUR SERVICE TO FELLOW CITIZENS AND OUR COMMUNITY.

KEEPING IN MIND, ALWAYS THE ENDURING VALUES OF LIFE, EXERTING OUR EFFORTS IN THOSE AREAS AND ON THOSE THINGS UPON WHICH FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN BUILD WITH CONFIDENCE.

LET US CONTINUE TO STRIVE AND MAKE A BETTER WORLD.

AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

WE WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FROM THE BOARD FOR THE ELECTION OF CHAIR FOR

[B. Meeting Opening - 6:30 p.m.]

ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS? AND I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE THE HONORABLE ANN COKER FOR CHAIR.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? HEARINGS ON THE NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED.

ALL IN FAVOR OF ANN COKER TO SERVE AS CHAIR OF THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD FOR 2022, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANN COKER, YOU WILL SERVE AS A CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR 2022.

CONGRATULATIONS.

[C. Election of Chair]

I FIRST WOULD LIKE TO JUST START BY SAYING THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR PUTTING YOUR TRUST IN ME TO BE THE CHAIR OF THE 2022 SCHOOL YEAR.

THANK YOU TO MR. HARTER FOR YOUR SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AS CHAIR IN 2021.

THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY CHALLENGING YEAR AND YOU DID A GREAT JOB LEADING THIS BOARD AND THE MANY, MANY ITEMS THAT WE COVERED.

SO WE HAVE A SMALL TOKEN.

FOR YOU TO SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, APPRECIATE IT.

WE ARE EXCITED TO GET STARTED AND MOVE FORWARD IN 2022.

OUR MISSION THIS YEAR REMAINS THE SAME TO PROVIDE THE BEST EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT HELP THEM SEE THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL AND TO EXPLORE THE CAREER AND COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THIS WORLD HAS TO OFFER.

ALSO, TO PROVIDE OUR STAFF A FANTASTIC PLACE TO WORK THAT PAYS THEM WHAT THEY SO GREATLY DESERVE, WHILE ALSO ALLOWING THEM TO BE THERE FOR THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND ALLOWING

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WE ARE COMMITTED TO THIS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

OUR FIRST INITIATIVE OF 2022 WILL BE THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AND SETTING OUR SCHOOL DIVISION UP FOR SUCCESS FINANCIALLY.

HELPING OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF FINANCIALLY NAVIGATE UNPRECEDENTED INFLATION WILL BE OUR TOP GOAL. PROVIDING OUR STUDENTS WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVICES WILL BE ANOTHER.

IN 2021, WE BEGAN OUR EFFORTS TO RECOVER THE LEARNING LOSS WE EXPERIENCED FROM THE FIRST YEAR AND A HALF OF THE PANDEMIC.

IN 2022, WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED ON THE LEARNING LOSS FROM THE PANDEMIC AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO GETTING OUR STUDENTS BACK ON TRACK.

ANOTHER INITIATIVE WILL BE TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNICATION EFFORTS AND STRATEGIES, BOTH WITH OUR EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO 2022 AND THE IMPACT THAT THIS BOARD OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR STUDENTS WILL HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITY IN THE WORLD.

SO THANK YOU. THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR 2022. [INAUDIBLE] MS. BAILEY, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MS. DOT HEFFRON FOR VICE CHAIR.

ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? HEARING NONE, THE NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED.

ALL IN FAVOR OF MS. HEFFRON TO SERVE AS VICE CHAIR OF THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD FOR 2022.

POLICE SAY AYE.

MS. HEFFRON, YOU WILL SERVE AS VICE CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR 2022.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, MRS. COKER. CONGRATULATIONS AS WELL.

AND I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AS CHAIR.

I'M HONORED TO HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE POSITION OF VICE CHAIR, AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR BOARD IN THIS CAPACITY AS WE HEAD INTO OUR THIRD YEAR AS A BOARD.

I AM ENCOURAGED BY OUR COMMITMENT TO WORKING TOGETHER AND ADHERING TO GOOD GOVERNANCE TO ENSURE THAT THE WORK WE DO IS NOT DERAILED.

I LOOK FORWARD TO A PRODUCTIVE YEAR AND I AM VERY CONFIDENT IN THE LEADERSHIP OF MRS. COKER. THANKS.

[D. Election of Vice Chair]

ACCEPTANCE OF NEW GRANTS.

MEMO NUMBER 006-22 APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO SCHOOL BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

MEMO NUMBER 007-22 RECOMMENDED PERSONNEL ACTIONS MEMO NUMBER 008-22 ALTERNATIVE ACCREDITATION PLAN FOR CARVER COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMY APPOINTMENT OF CLERK AND DEPUTY CLERKS. RESOLUTION TO BOND CLERK AND DEPUTY CLERKS.

APPOINTMENT OF AGENT AND DEPUTY AGENT.

RESOLUTION TO BOND AGENT AND DEPUTY AGENT.

AUTHORIZATION OF SIGNATURES.

AND ABSENCE OF SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOL BOARD.

APPROVAL OF SUPERINTENDENTS.

[E. Consent Agenda]

SETTING OF MEETING DATES, TIMES AND PLACES.

REAFFIRMATION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD CODE OF CONDUCT AND GOVERNANCE MANUAL.

ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? MADAM 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 INDIVIDUAL ACTION? HEARING NONE MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE MOTION? DEBBIE BAILEY? AYE. RYAN HARTER? AYE. KATHRYN HAINES? AYE. DOT HEFFRON? AYE. ANN COKER? AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES.

BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO RECOGNITIONS, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT JANUARY 8TH-14TH IS VIRGINIA SCHOOL A PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION WEEK.

PRINCIPALS ARE THE CENTER OF THEIR SCHOOLS, THE SUCCESS OF STUDENTS, STAFF AND PUBLIC EDUCATION REVOLVES AROUND THEM.

THEY ARE PULLED IN MANY DIRECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, BUT ABOVE ALL, THEY ALWAYS FOCUS ON THE MAIN TASK AT HAND, WHICH IS HELPING OUR STUDENTS SUCCEED.

WE APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS.

ALWAYS, NOT JUST ON A RECOGNITION WEEK.

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THEY WORK TIRELESSLY ON BEHALF OF THEIR STUDENTS.

SO ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.

THANK YOU TO OUR PRINCIPALS FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND CONTINUING DEDICATION TO OUR STUDENTS.

DR. DAUGHERTY, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE OUR NEW ADMINISTRATORS? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SCHOOL BOARD, I ASKED BERNICE GREGORY TO COME UP FRONT, PLEASE.

SHE WAS APPROVED AS THE DIRECTOR OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.

[F. Awards and Recognitions]

AND A TEACHING CERTIFICATE AND ALSO A DEGREE IN MARKETING.

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE HER WITH US.

SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS REALLY COLD AND [INAUDIBLE] AROUND AND I REALLY AM REALLY GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US. I HAVE THAT CHANCE TO BE WITH HER AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE HER WITH US. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DAUGHERTY. NEXT, WE HAVE AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS.

MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS DR.

DAUGHERTY, IT'S MY PLEASURE THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE 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 UNSUNG HEROES TO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, THEIR BUS DRIVER IS A ROLE MODEL FOR PATIENCE, HARD WORK, KINDNESS AND DEDICATION.

CCPS BUS DRIVERS ARE TO BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES WITH WHICH THEY SERVE.

THERE ARE MANY BUS 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 BUS DRIVERS AND THOSE THAT WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THIS EVENING.

DIANE SUTTON AREA ONE BUS 735, ELEVEN YEARS OF SERVICE.

MARY BERGER, AREA TWO, BUS 823, THREE YEARS OF SERVICE.

RUDY MILLER, AREA THREE, BUS 827, FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE.

MARK CAMPBELL.

AREA FOUR BUS 837, THIRTY TWO YEARS OF SERVICE.

COME ON DOWN.

MATT EGLIN, AREA FIVE BUS, 304, FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.

COME UP TO THE DAIS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, IT'S TREMENDOUS HONOR TO ALWAYS BE RECOGNIZED AS THE BEST AMONG YOUR PEERS, AND IT'S ALWAYS QUITE AN HONOR.

THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF DEDICATED DRIVERS THAT DRIVE OUR STUDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOL EVERY DAY, AND YOU TWO ARE OBVIOUSLY THE EXEMPLARY DRIVERS FOR YOUR PEERS, AND I'M SURE YOUR STUDENTS JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOU.

YOUR DISTRICT MANAGERS HAVE CHOSEN YOU TO BE RECOGNIZED THIS MONTH, AND YOU SHOULD FEEL VERY HONORED. CONGRATULATIONS, AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YEAH, THANKS.

SURE. AND.

MADAM CHAIR, FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS DR.

DAUGHERTY, THANK YOU, AS ALWAYS, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HONOR SOME OF OUR OUTSTANDING FOOD NUTRITION SERVICE MEMBERS.

I HAD AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION WITH MY SON ON MONDAY MORNING BEFORE HE GOT ON THE BUS TO GO TO SCHOOL. HE WAS ASKING ME WHAT HE WAS GOING TO HAVE FOR BREAKFAST AND THEN THESE TRYING TIMES. I SAID, I DON'T KNOW, BUDDY, BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THERE FOR

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I LEARN A LOT BETTER WHEN I'M NOT HUNGRY, AND IT REALLY KIND OF MADE ME THINK ABOUT A LOT OF WHAT WE DO AS A TEAM IN FOOD NUTRITION.

AND IT REALLY, I THINK, GOES A LOT FARTHER THAN THAT.

I MEAN, THAT'S A FIRST GRADER SAYING THAT.

AND I THINK THAT THAT'S ALL THE WAY UP TO SENIORS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY HAVE THE SAME. I KNOW I DON'T DO WELL WHEN I'M HUNGRY, SO I CAN ONLY IMAGINE.

AS ALWAYS, I ALSO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AS I'LL GET TO YOU TONIGHT TO HONOR SOME LONG TENURED EMPLOYEES.

WE HAVE THREE 20 PLUS YEAR EMPLOYEES, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HONOR THIS EVENING.

SO I'M ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THESE FOLKS OUT, GET THEM RECOGNIZED, GET THEM SEEN BECAUSE I WANT FOLKS TO KNOW THAT WE'RE DOING A LOT MORE THAN JUST PUSHING OUT BREAKFAST AND LUNCH. WE'RE REALLY IMPACTING THESE STUDENTS LIVES.

FIRST NOMINEE THIS MONTH IS GLORIA COLEMAN.

MS. COLEMAN IS THE MANAGER AT TOMAHAWK CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SHE'S BEEN WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 27 YEARS.

SHE FEELS THE BEST PART OF HER JOB IS THE JOY SHE GETS FEEDING THE CHILDREN AND SEEING THEIR SMILING FACES.

NEXT, WE HAVE BRENDA SCRUGGS.

MS. SCRUGGS IS A FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATE AT MIDLOTHIAN HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE'S BEEN WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 31 YEARS EVERY SINGLE YEAR MIDLOTHIAN HIGH SCHOOL.

MY LONGEST TENURED FIELD SUPERVISOR ACTUALLY TOLD ME THE OTHER DAY, YOU KNOW, MS. BRENDA TRAINED ME, SO SAYS THE BEST PART OF HER JOB IS THE PLEASANT ATMOSPHERE WHILE WORKING WITH HER COWORKERS.

NEXT, WE HAVE SAMANTHA WEBB.

MS. WEBB IS THE MANAGER OF BONNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

ALTHOUGH I THINK SHE'S MANAGED AT LEAST FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS FOR US THIS YEAR WITH EVERYTHING WE'VE HAD GOING ON.

SHE'S BEEN WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR TWO YEARS AND FEELS THE BEST PART OF HER JOB IS KNOWING SHE HAS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN FIGHTING HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BECAUSE OF SCHEDULE, WORKS WELL FOR HER FAMILY.

NEXT, WE HAVE WANDA EDMONDS.

MS. EDMONDS IS A FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH [INAUDIBLE] ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SHE'S BEEN EMPLOYED WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THREE YEARS AND FEEL IT'S THE BEST PART OF HER JOB IS WRAPPED UP IN ONE WORD ESSENTIAL.

I LIKE THAT I MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

NEXT IS A NOMINEE, SPECIAL NOMINEE FOR MYSELF.

IT IS REBECCA BRYANT.

MS. BRYANT IS A FREE AND REDUCED MEALS SPECIALIST IN OUR OFFICE.

BUT REALLY, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ONE JOB THAT WE HAVE IN THE FOOD SERVICE THE CENTRAL OFFICE THAT MS. BRYANT HAS NOT BEEN ASKED TO EITHER DO OR FILL IN FOR AT ONE POINT THIS YEAR. WHEN I ASKED FOLKS AROUND THE OFFICE WHY THEY APPRECIATE HER SO MUCH, THEY SAID SHE'S THE FIRST TO VOLUNTEER AND ASSIST IN THE FIELD.

SHE TAKES ON NEW PROJECTS OUTSIDE OF HER JOB DESCRIPTION ALL THE TIME, AND SHE ALWAYS DOES IT WITH A SMILE. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A PERSONAL THANK YOU AS WELL, I THINK YOU ARE HIDDEN HEROES.

BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND IF COVID HAS HAD ONE SILVER LINING IS THAT EVERYBODY NOW UNDERSTANDS THAT YOU CAN'T LEARN UNTIL YOUR BELLY IS FULL, RIGHT? I THINK WE FORGOT THAT, BUT NOW WE SAY IT A LOT.

AND YOU PERSONALLY, BECAUSE I HAVE A KID WHO PROBABLY GIVES YOU SOME HECK, SOMETIMES YOU PROBABLY TEACH THEM SOME MANNERS.

SO, YVONNE, SO THANK YOU FOR HELPING TEACH HIM DURING THE LUNCH PERIOD.

SO IF YOU WANT TO SAY WHY YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

AND ALSO, CAN WE RECOGNIZE THE FAMILY HERE TOO? I THINK THERE'S SOME FAMILY IN THE AUDIENCE.

SO SORRY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT ANY OF MY COWORKERS COULD BE STANDING HERE TODAY ACCEPTING THIS AWARD.

WE ALL WORK VERY HARD, BUT THE REASON WE WORK VERY HARD IS BECAUSE OF ALL OF THESE LADIES AND OUR OTHER FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATES THAT WORK SO HARD IN THE SCHOOLS.

SO I ENJOY WHAT I DO BECAUSE IT HELPS SUPPORT WHAT THEY DO.

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. JEROME MCMILLER.

HE'S MY FIELD SUPERVISOR.

I'M THANKING HIM FOR HIS SUPPORT AND FOR THIS NOMINATION.

I THINK MY COWORKERS, MY MANAGER, AUDREY WHITE AND MY COWORKER PATSY AND ADRIANNA, CAROLYN AND APRIL AND PATRICIA.

AND BECAUSE WE I FEEL THAT THEY ARE THE BEST CREW IN FOOD SERVICE.

AND ONE REASON WHY I LIKE MY JOB AND YOU SAID IT BECAUSE IT'S WRAPPED UP IN ONE WORD, AND THAT'S ESSENTIAL. AND I PERSONALLY LIKE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

AS A RETIRED NURSE, I KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE FOUNDATION THAT A HEALTHY BODY PROVIDES, AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE PART OF THIS ESSENTIAL TEAM.

SORRY. SO, LIKE IT SAID, MY BIGGEST THING IS I LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS ARE FED.

I ACTUALLY GET THE PLEASURE OF JUMPING SCHOOLS SOMETIMES, AND I GET TO MEET DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND I WILL SAY THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SCHOOL YOU'RE AT.

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SO THAT'S WHY I LOVE MY JOB.

I ENJOY MY JOB.

I'VE BEEN THERE 31 YEARS AT ONE SCHOOL, AND THAT'S MY LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL.

I ENJOY MY COWORKERS AND I ENJOY THE KIDS.

THEY'RE A JOY TO WORK WITH, AND I ENJOY WORKING FOR CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.

I ENJOY WORKING FOR CHESTERFIELD BECAUSE THE STAFF, THE FOOD SERVICE STAFF, HELPS US OUT A LOT AND MAKE OUR JOB EASIER.

AND I WANT TO THANK DR.

DAUGHERTY AND ALL THE SCHOOL'S STAFF FOR RECOGNIZING AND ALLOWING US TO BE RECOGNIZED.

AND I LOVE WORKING AT CHESTERFIELD COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE KIDS.

I LOVE SEEING THEIR SMILES COMING THROUGH THE LINE AND JUST MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES TO BE THE ONE TO SAY THAT I WAS ONE THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIFE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, GUYS. VERY MUCH.

FOR THIS MEETING, CITIZENS WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF SUBMITTING THEIR COMMENTS ONLINE OR IN PERSON. THE BOARD RECEIVED 40 ONLINE COMMENTS.

COMMENTS SUBMITTED VIA THE ONLINE FORM WERE SENT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE START OF TONIGHT'S MEETING POSTED ON THE BOARD SITE AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN FULL AS AN ADDENDUM TO THE MEETING MINUTES.

MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE THIS EVENING'S IN-PERSON SPEAKERS ON AGENDA ITEMS? MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS FOR AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING.

THEY ARE DOMINIQUE CHATTERS, ANN TATUS AND MICHAEL CARABINAS.

EACH SPEAKER THIS EVENING 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 1110 AND ARE PROHIBITED MS. CHATTERS?

[G. Public Comment on Agenda Items]

SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR? AS WE BEGIN JANUARY WITH NEW LEADERSHIP FOR VIRGINIA AND NOW THE SCHOOL BOARD? CONGRATULATIONS, LADIES.

I WANT TO REFER TO THE SCHOOL BOARD CODE OF CONDUCT AND GOVERNANCE RESPONSIBILITIES.

I'LL CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO NUMBER FOUR ON THAT LIST.

IT SAYS I WILL MAKE POLICY DECISIONS BASED ON AVAILABLE FACTS, LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND APPROPRIATE PUBLIC INPUT.

I WANT TO KEY IN ON THE AVAILABLE FACTS AND APPROPRIATE PUBLIC INPUT PORTION.

THE FACTS ARE SOME OF US WOULD LIKE MORE ACCESS TO OUR DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES AND BY ACCESS, I MEAN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO US.

AND JUST US.

SOMETIMES THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO SPEAK TO YOU IS VIA EMAIL OR ATTENDING THIS MEETING. IT WOULD BE NICE TO HOLD A TOWN HALL FACE TO FACE.

IF WE CAN GATHER THIS WAY, WE CAN GATHER SOMEWHERE ELSE SO THAT YOU CAN TALK TO US AND WE CAN HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY VERSUS THE COLLECTIVE VOICE THAT WE GET AN EMAIL RESPONSES.

AS FOR APPROPRIATE PUBLIC INPUT, I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE THAT IT'S A LITTLE DISINGENUOUS TO MAKE DECISIONS WITHOUT ALLOWING US TO SPEAK TO THOSE ISSUES BEFOREHAND.

MAJORITY OF THE TIME YOU'VE ALREADY MADE A DECISION AND WE FIND OUT AT THIS MEETING.

THE NEXT AREA I WANT TO ADDRESS IS NUMBER SIX.

IT SAYS I WILL ENCOURAGE AND ESTABLISH AND OPEN TWO WAY COMMUNICATION PROCESS WITH ALL SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY.

I CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO ALL SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY.

I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, AND I'M SORRY I HAVE TO SAY IT AGAIN, BUT WE'RE NOT REACHING ALL OF THE COMMUNITY. I THINK YOU ALL KNOW THIS ALREADY, AND I'M HOPING THERE'S A PLAN IN PLACE FOR 22 TO MAKE SURE WE'RE HEARING THE VOICES OF THE ONES YOU DON'T HEAR FROM IN THIS ROOM. THE SECOND PIECE, YOUR GOVERNANCE RESPONSIBILITIES, IT SAYS TO THE PUBLIC ALL COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE FREE OF EDUCATION JARGON AND BE TAILORED TO THE

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD REPS TO ALL SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY TO HELP US ALL UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES IS LACKING.

IF WE CAN GATHER LIKE THIS, WE CAN DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

I'VE HAD PARENTS REACH OUT TO ME ASKING ME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS THE PLAN, WHAT IS GOING ON. SOME THAT LIVE IN MY DISTRICT, I'M A DISTRICT PARENT AND SOME THAT DON'T.

THAT MEANS WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING TO COMMUNICATE, IT'S NOT WORKING.

SO IF YOU'RE DOING GREAT THINGS AND YOU HAVE A PLAN, PLEASE, FOR 2022, LET'S DO BETTER AND COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

ALL OF US.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MS. CHATTERS ANNOTATORS.

WELL, I THINK FOR ONCE, MS. CHATTERS, AND I AGREE ON A LOT OF THINGS.

AND FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP THE FACT THAT I DON'T KNOW SHE MAY HAVE THE DATED HANDBOOK, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP THE ONE THAT WAS REVISED JANUARY 14TH OF 2020.

THAT WOULD BE THE SAME MONTH THAT YOU ALL CAME INTO OFFICE, AND MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW TO GO THROUGH THE ARCHIVE FILES.

BUT IT STRUCK ME INTERESTING WHEN THE SCHOOL BOARD CODE AND CONDUCT GOVERNANCE HANDBOOK WENT FROM TEN PAGES TO SEVEN, AND THEN I STARTED TO LOOK THROUGH IT.

AND AT FIRST, NOT A BIG DEAL.

EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE, AND THEN I STARTED SEEING ALL OF THE RED LINES THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW TO GO BACK AND LOOK THROUGH.

YOU REMOVED ENTIRE SECTIONS.

AND WHEN I SAY ENTIRE SECTIONS, I MEAN, THE ENTIRE SCHOOL BOARD TO SUPERINTENDENT SECTION REMOVED BOARD LEADERSHIP REMOVED BOARD TO SCHOOL RELATIONSHIPS REMOVED.

LET'S SEE GOVERNANCE ROLES REMOVED.

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS REMOVED, COMMUNICATION REMOVED, ROLE AND DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. AND THESE IT'S NOT JUST LITTLE THINGS.

IT IS HUGE THINGS THAT AND LIKE MS. CHATTERS SAID, IS THAT IT HAS BEEN MADE KNOWN BY THIS BOARD IN CONVERSATIONS.

I HAVE HAD THAT DECISIONS BASED ON TRANSGENDER MASKING WAS ALL DONE PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. THE MEETING ON AUGUST 10TH, DUE BASED ON LEGAL COUNSEL.

OK. YES.

LEGAL COUNSEL WAS ADVISED AND ADMITTED BY ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER THAT IT WAS BASED PRIOR TO THE AUGUST 10TH MEETING.

BUT THE THING IS IS THAT THE VDOE SAID ON JULY 30TH THAT LEGAL ACTION WOULD NOT BE SOUGHT AFTER YOU. SO WHAT YOU TOOK INTO ACCOUNT WAS THE FOUR THOUSAND OUT OF 1.25 MILLION CHILDREN, THE TRANSGENDER CHILDREN VERSUS THE CISGENDER CHILDREN THAT YOU WERE MORE AFRAID OF THEM COMING AFTER YOU THAN THE 1.25 MILLION CHILDREN WHO RECOGNIZED AS THEIR OWN BIOLOGY.

AND WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT THERE IS A LAWSUIT COMING DOWN TO YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE SO AFRAID OF THEM.

[INAUDIBLE] WERE NOT AFRAID THE ACLU IS COMING AFTER THEM AND THEY ARE SAYING, BRING IT.

AND WHAT I EXPECT FROM YOU SINCE YOU ABSTAINED.

NOW THAT YOU WERE THE CHAIR BECAUSE OUR PRIOR CHAIR DID NOT HAVE THE SPINE TO STAND UP AND TO DO ANYTHING AND TO SPEAK OUT AND HAVE A VOICE.

THIS BOARD IS NUMBER ONE, THE ONLY ONE TO VOTE UNANIMOUSLY BECAUSE OF YOUR ABSTENTION DID NOT COUNT TO VOTE UNANIMOUSLY.

ALMOST EVERY VERBATIM WERE OF THE VDOE MODEL POLICY.

EVERY OTHER COUNTY.

THAT'S YOUR TIME. EVERY OTHER COUNTY HAS AN OPINION.

THANK YOU, MS. TATUS.

THANK YOU, MS. TATUS.

MICHAEL CARABINAS? FOR THE RECORD, TO BE MORE THAN 4000, THIS CISGENDER MEMBER OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY WOULD SUPPORT THAT COMMUNITY AS WELL AND OTHERS, [INAUDIBLE] READING THROUGH THE CCPS CODE OF CONDUCT. I THINK IT'S A GOOD TIME TO REFLECT ON IT.

ITEM ONE CALLS FOR SUPPORTING THE FULL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN FOR THE WELFARE OF THE NATION. IN ORDER TO DO THAT, OUR CHILDREN MUST BE TAUGHT THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, OUR NATION'S TRIUMPHS AND ITS STUMBLES.

WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO WHITEWASH AND ERASE THE HISTORY AND PRETEND IT DOES NOT AFFECT US

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THE FIRST ITEM LISTED IS FACT, AND I DO NOT THINK THIS IS ACCIDENTAL.

REGARDLESS OF WHAT VOCAL ACTIVISTS MAY SAY, REGARDLESS WHAT RICHMOND OR WASHINGTON SAYS, YOUR FIRST DUTY IS TO FACT NOT CONSPIRACY THEORY, NOT POLITICAL EXPEDIENCY AND NOT THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE, BUT FACT.

ITEM NINE. ASK THAT YOU REFRAIN FROM USING YOUR POSITION FOR PARTISAN GAIN.

OR THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY.

I SAID BEFORE I WAS DEEPLY OFFENDED THAT THIS BOARD'S 2021 CHAIR WAS USED TO ENDORSE A POLITICAL CANDIDATE.

IT'S A DIRECT VIOLATION OF THAT RULE.

PLEASE DO NOT REPEAT IT IN THE 2022 CYCLE.

I WILL ONLY ASK THAT YOU BE INFORMED.

LOOK AT THE NEWS.

OMICRON IS SURGING.

OUR PERCENT POSITIVITY RATE IS AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE HIGHER THAN WHEN WE CLOSED SCHOOLS LAST WINTER. LOOK TO RICHMOND IN HENRICO.

THEY HAVE TAKEN STEPS PROVIDING PPE AND TESTING TO THE STUDENTS.

WHEN A CHILD IS OUT SICK, WE ARE ASKED TO GET THEM TESTED, BUT EVERY TESTING CENTER IS FULL. NO TESTS FOR WEEKS OUT.

WE ARE THROWN TO THE WOLVES.

CCPS SHOULD BE PROVIDING TESTS FOR EVERY STUDENT WHEN A KID COMES TO THE NURSES CLINIC WITH A COUGH, SWAB THEM ON SITE.

WE LACK THE BACKBONE TO MAKE THE COVID VACCINE PART OF THE LIST OF REQUIRED VACCINES.

WE CAN.

MA'AM, EXCUSE ME. AT LEAST [INAUDIBLE] TO TRY TO MITIGATE THIS TRAIN WRECK, REGARDLESS OF THE VOCAL ADVOCATES.

OTHERWISE FACT, NOT CONSPIRACY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CARABINAS.

MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK.

NEXT, WE WILL HAVE THIS EVENING SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

DR. DAUGHERTY? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. TONIGHT WE HAVE THAT UPDATE ON VIRTUAL LEARNING FROM ERIN LONGWORTH AND DR.

BRUCE FELDMAN.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DR.

DAUGHERTY, WE APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY THIS EVENING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON VIRTUAL LEARNING IN CHESTERFIELD SCHOOLS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.

MIC]. ALL RIGHT. SO ON THE SCREEN IS THE MODEL THAT WE SHARED FOR YOU IN APRIL.

[H. Superintendent's Report]

CCPS ONLINE HAS BEEN A PROGRAM WE'VE HAD FOR 17 YEARS IN CHESTERFIELD SCHOOLS.

AND YOU'LL NOTICE AN AREA OF OVERLAP THERE IN THE MIDDLE GRADE SIX THROUGH EIGHT, WHERE STUDENTS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN EITHER THROUGH SYNCHRONOUSLY THROUGH THE VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY OR ASYNCHRONOUSLY THROUGH CCPS ONLINE LATER IN NOVEMBER.

WE PARTNERED WITH VIRTUAL VIRGINIA.

NOW VIRTUAL VIRGINIA IS THE ONLINE PROGRAM OF THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

THERE WERE TWO PRIMARY REASONS WE'VE PARTNERED WITH VIRTUAL VIRGINIA RECENTLY.

ONE OF THEM WAS TO ADDRESS MATH VACANCIES.

CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ABOUT 1600 PLUS OR MINUS STUDENTS ACROSS EIGHT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS THAT THAT HAVE SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS, EITHER LONG TERM SUBS OR OR DAY TO DAY SUBS THAT ARE PROVIDING MATH INSTRUCTION.

VIRTUAL VIRGINIA PROVIDES FOR US A LICENSED TEACHER.

AND THIS LICENSED TEACHER IS COMING IN AND WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ADULT IN THE ROOM THAT'S ALREADY BUILT THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STUDENT IN THE CURRENT YEAR.

SO IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE, WE HAVE TWO ADULTS THAT ARE SUPPORTING THE STUDENTS, AND THESE

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THE SECOND SCENARIO IN WHICH WE'VE PARTNERED WITH VIRTUAL VIRGINIA IS FOR STUDENTS THAT WERE ON THE WAIT LIST FOR EITHER THE VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY OR CCPS ONLINE OR VIRTUAL HOMEBOUND SERVICES.

THESE STUDENTS WE WEREN'T ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE UP UNTIL THIS POINT IN TIME, AND WE PROVIDED AN OPTION TO TAKE THE SECOND SEMESTER COURSES WITH VIRTUAL VIRGINIA.

WE OFFERED THIS OPPORTUNITY TO A LITTLE OVER 1400 STUDENTS BY WAY OF SURVEY, A LITTLE OVER 10 PERCENT. ABOUT 10.8 PERCENT OF THE FAMILIES INITIALLY SAID THEY WERE INTERESTED IN THIS OPTION, AND WE FURTHER TALKED WITH THESE FAMILIES.

SOME HAVE CONTINUED IN THAT PATH, AND SOME HAVE RECONSIDERED.

DR. [INAUDIBLE]? THANK YOU, I JUST HAVE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THE VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD OF WHAT OUR STAFF HAS DONE WITH VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY, THESE TEACHERS ARE DEDICATED AND THEY'VE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB JUMPING IN AND BUILDING A SCHOOL WITHIN JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

OUR MAXIMUM CAPACITY IS ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ONE STUDENTS THAT'S MAXING OUT AT THE SOQ OR THE STANDARDS OF QUALITY.

CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT STUDENTS, BUT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BRINGING STUDENTS IN CONSTANTLY.

AS A STUDENT LEAVES, WE INVITE ANOTHER STUDENT IN.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 135 STUDENTS WITH PENDING OFFERS TO COME IN TO JOIN THE ACADEMY AND THEN OUR WAIT LIST HAS JUST CROSSED OVER FIVE HUNDRED.

WE WERE OVER 800 AT THE PEAK OF IT ALL AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A LOT OF PROGRESS THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VIRTUAL VIRGINIA AND AS STUDENTS HAVE LEFT.

AND SIMILAR INFORMATION AS APPLIED TO CCPS ONLINE, WE CURRENTLY HAVE FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ONE ENROLLMENTS AND IN OUR CIRCUMSTANCE AND ENROLLMENT IS, OF COURSE AND NOT A STUDENT, SOME OF OUR STUDENTS TAKE SOME OF THEIR COURSES WITH US AND SOME STUDENTS TAKE ALL OF THEIR COURSES WITH US.

WE HAVE JUST SHY OF 1500 UNIQUE STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM.

EIGHTY TWO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, FIVE HUNDRED AND THREE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

THE TYPICAL ONLINE PROGRAM IS ONLINE COURSES, AND MOST OF THOSE STUDENTS TAKE COURSES TO TO ACCELERATE OR FOR ADVANCEMENT.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE A PACE PROGRAM AND THIS IS OUR OUT OF THE BOX PROGRAM THAT SERVES PERSONALIZED NEEDS AND UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES.

THEY FALL INTO THREE PRIMARY CATEGORIES.

OUR EARLY COMPLETED PROGRAM IS FOR SENIORS THAT FOR UP UNTIL THIS TIME HAVE BEEN ON TRACK FOR ON TIME GRADUATION.

BUT THEY WANT TO FINISH THEIR COURSEWORK FOR GRADUATION IN JANUARY TO START COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MILITARY APPRENTICESHIPS OR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.

HIGH RATE OF SUCCESS HERE.

THESE ARE MOTIVATED STUDENTS AND THEY'RE EXPERIENCING A LOT OF SUCCESS AND ONTO THEIR NEXT STEP IN LIFE.

CREDIT RECOVERY IS INTENDED FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE OVER AGE AND UNDER CREDIT.

WE WORK WITH SCHOOLS, SCHOOLS, IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS AND WE TAILOR A PROGRAM SPECIFIC FOR THEM THAT CATCHES THEM UP ON CREDITS IN AN ACCELERATED PACE AND GETS THEM BACK ON TRACK FOR ON-TIME GRADUATION.

AND THE LAST CATEGORY HERE IS OUR RE-ENGAGEMENT STUDENTS.

THESE ARE STUDENTS THAT HAVE DROPPED OUT OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

OUR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION OFFICE HAS MADE EFFORTS TO FIND THESE STUDENTS BRING THEM BACK TO SCHOOL AND RE-ENGAGEMENT.

THEY PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND WE PROVIDE THE INSTRUCTION.

WE TAILOR CUSTOM EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THESE STUDENTS TO BRING THEM BACK IN SCHOOL AND CATCH THEM UP WITH THEIR PEERS.

AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THIS UPDATE ON VIRTUAL LEARNING AND ANN CHESTERFIELD SCHOOLS, AND WE WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MS. HAINES? I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

FIRST OF ALL, I GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HEAR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE OF VIRTUAL LEARNING IN CHESTERFIELD.

SO DO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON WHEN THAT MIGHT COME TO THE BOARD? DR. DAUGHERTY, I THINK YOU HAVE SOME IDEAS ABOUT THE TIMING OF THAT AS WELL.

MS. HAINES, LATER THIS MONTH, WE WILL BE INTRODUCING THE THE FIRST VIRTUAL SCHOOL OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS BOARD TO APPROVE FOR A K TO EIGHT MODEL FOR THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR AND THEN MOVING FORWARD INTO FEBRUARY FOR A VOTE SO WE CAN START PREPARING FOR THAT SCHOOL OPPORTUNITY THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE SUSTAINABLE THROUGH THE PROCESS AND NOT WORRY ABOUT OTHER FUNDING. THANK YOU.

THEN THE OTHER THING IS LESS OF A QUESTION, BUT MORE.

I THINK IT'S WORTH REPEATING BECAUSE I STILL GET QUESTIONS ABOUT OPENING SPOTS FOR VIRTUAL EDUCATION.

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IS THAT CORRECT? THIS IS CORRECT.

THAT'S TREMENDOUS. THANK YOU.

MS. HEFFRON? THANK YOU.

SO WITH THE RECENT SURGE IN COVID CASES, I'VE BEEN HEARING FROM A LOT OF FOLKS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR A MID-YEAR IN PERSON ALTERNATIVE.

IS THERE ANYTHING AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES? WOULD ANY OF THESE CHOICES WORK FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO ARE LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING MID-YEAR? TO MAKE A PIVOT MID-YEAR? CURRENTLY WITH CCPS ONLINE, WE HAVE NOT HAD STUDENTS LEAVE THE PROGRAM TO OPEN UP SEATS FOR STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE WAIT LIST.

UNDERSTAND DR. FELDMAN HAS A DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCE.

YES, ABSOLUTELY. AS A STUDENT LEAVES THE VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY, WE THEN OPEN THAT SPOT UP AND CALL PARENTS IN ORDER AS THEY APPEAR ON THE WAIT LIST.

SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE FAMILIES.

WE'RE INVITING THEM. BUT AS A STUDENT LEAVES, A STUDENT COMES IN.

MS. BAILEY? JUST A COMMENT THAT IS AS WE ENTER INTO THE BUDGET SEASON FOR CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, I HOPE THAT THE PUBLIC HAS HEARD THE STATEMENT THAT WE ARE LACKING MATH TEACHERS AND WE HAVE TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF VACANCIES AND THAT THESE NATIONAL VACANCIES ARE AN ISSUE. AND I MEAN, WE HAVE A CRISIS IN EDUCATION RIGHT NOW AND THE REASON WHY OUR VIRTUAL SCHOOL IS NOT ABLE TO EXPAND AND ACCEPT MORE IS STAFFING.

WE DON'T HAVE THE TEACHERS AND IT'S NOT A MATTER OF DESIRE OR WANT TO OR WILL IT? WE CAN'T VIOLATE THE STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUPIL TEACHER RATIOS.

WE NEED MORE TEACHERS.

AND I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO HEAR THAT LOUD AND CLEAR THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR DESIRE OR OUR WILL OR WANT TO TO PROVIDE MORE VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITIES.

WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFFING TO DO SO.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT POINT.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE UPDATE, APPRECIATE IT.

NEXT, WE HAVE THIS EVENING.

THIS EVENING'S ACTION ITEMS. DR. POPE? GOOD EVENING, NEW BOARD CHAIR, VICE CHAIR BOARD MEMBERS AND DR.

DAUGHERTY BEFORE YOU AS ACTION MEMO 005-22 ADOPTION OF THE 2022-2023 AND 2023-2024 YEAR ROUND SCHOOL CALENDARS FOR BELLWOOD AND FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ONLY. I'D LIKE TO STRESS THAT WORD PROBABLY NOTEWORTHY AS I DO REVIEW ALL OF THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED FROM OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT THERE DID SEEM TO BE A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING IN THAT FEEDBACK AS I REVIEWED IT.

AND JUST SO EVERYONE IS VERY CLEAR.

OUR TRADITIONAL SCHOOL CALENDARS FOR ALL OF OUR OTHER CCPS SCHOOLS TO INCLUDE AN 11 WEEK SUMMER BREAK FOR OUR STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED AND THEY ARE ALREADY POSTED ON OUR COUNTY WEBSITE.

SO BACK TO THIS MEMO, THIS MEMO AGAIN ONLY FOR BELLWOOD AND FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. IF YOU'VE READ IT, I'M SURE YOU HAVE INCLUDES THE ACTUAL CALENDARS LINKED, A

[1. Memo #005-22: Adoption of the 2022-23 and 2023-24 Year-Round School Calendars for Bellwood and Falling Creek Elementary Schools]

THE PROCESS OF DRAFTING THE CALENDARS HAS BEEN EXPLAINED IN THE MEMO.

ASSURANCES THAT ALL OF OUR STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS ARE BEING MET IS INCLUDED IN THE MEMO AND ALIGNMENT IN OUR YEAR ROUND SCHOOL CALENDARS, WHERE POSSIBLE WITHIN OUR DIVISION AND WITH OUR REGIONAL SCHOOL PARTNERS ON THOSE BIG BREAKS FOR FAMILIES TO TRY TO MAKE THAT EASY AS WELL IS NOTED.

WE'VE ALSO EXPLAINED IN THE MEMO OTHER THINGS, SUCH AS THE STAGGERED START PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE DAY AND OF COURSE, YOUR AUTHORITY AND THE SUPERINTENDENTS AUTHORITY TO MODIFY CALENDARS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

SO WITH THAT QUICK SUMMARY OF EVERYTHING THAT'S INCLUDED IN DETAIL IN THE MEMO, IT IS MY RECOMMENDATION THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD ADOPT THE PRESENTED 2022-2023 AND 2023-2024 YEAR ROUND SCHOOL CALENDARS AS PRESENTED IN THIS MEMORANDUM FOR BELLWOOD AND FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU, DR. POPE.

BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 005-22 AS PRESENTED?

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BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION IN A SECOND.

MR. CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.

DEBBIE BAILEY? AYE. RYAN HARTER? AYE. KATHRYN HAINES? AYE. DOT HEFFRON? AYE. ANN COKER? AYE. THE MEMO IS APPROVED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT, WE HAVE ITEMS FOR BOARD REVIEW.

MR. CLERK? MADAM CHAIR, TONIGHT'S AGENDA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR THE BOARD'S REVIEW MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT FUNDS FOR FY 2022 AND FY 2022 NOVEMBER EXPENDITURES VS.

APPROPRIATIONS THE BUDGET CHANGE REQUEST SUMMARY ACROSS CATEGORIES FOR NOVEMBER 2021, BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS AND THE PRE-K UPDATE FOR NOVEMBER 2021.

THANK YOU, MR. CLERK.

NEXT, WE HAVE 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 40 ONLINE COMMENTS.

COMMENTS SUBMITTED VIA THE ONLINE FORM WERE SENT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE START OF TONIGHT'S MEETING, AS WELL AS POSTED TO [INAUDIBLE] AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN FULL AS AN ADDENDUM TO THE MEETING MINUTES.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME AS A REMINDER THAT COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ARE NOT ALLOWED. PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL FOR THOSE THAT ARE STANDING AT THE PODIUM THIS EVENING.

MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE THIS EVENING'S IN-PERSON SPEAKERS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS? MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE EIGHT SPEAKERS FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING.

THEY ARE GABRIEL OVERFIELD, DOMINIQUE CHATTERS, ANN TATUS, NANCY DI FRANCO, SHANNON

[J. Items for Board Review]

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.

YOU'LL ONLY 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.

[K. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items]

MR. OVERFIELD ? GOOD EVENING, CHAIRWOMAN COKER AND DR.

DAUGHERTY AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

MY NAME IS GABRIEL OVERFIELD AND I AM A STUDENT RESIDING IN THE BERMUDA DISTRICT.

FOOD IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF HUMAN SURVIVAL.

WE CANNOT GO OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE WE BEGIN TO FEEL PAIN IN OUR STOMACHS.

AND IF EVER, WHATEVER REASON CONTINUES, WELL, WE DIE BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE, AS STUDENTS ARE MOSTLY INCAPABLE OF GETTING FOOD OURSELVES AND BY OUR OWN MEANS, WE HAVE TO RESORT TO WHAT THE SCHOOL PROVIDES.

THAT BEING SAID, THERE IS AN UNDERLYING PROBLEM WITH THE WAY IT IS SET UP.

AT THOMAS DALE HIGH SCHOOL, THERE ARE FOUR LUNCH LINES THE BUILDING POSSESSES.

HOWEVER, IT IS EXTREMELY RARE TO EVEN FIND THREE OF THEM BEING USED AT ANY TIME, EVEN WITH THE SHORTAGE OF LINES.

THE AMOUNT OF STAFF THAT OPERATE THE LINES IS SHORT, WITH ONLY ONE PERSON OPERATING THE REGISTER, ONE PERSON HANDLING THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION, MOST OF THE TIME AT MOST.

TWO. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE LINES THAT ARE OPERABLE ARE CONSTANTLY BACKED UP EVERY SINGLE LUNCH, WHETHER IT BE A, B, C OR EVEN D LUNCH.

SPEAKING OF BECAUSE OF THE SCHEDULING OF THE LUNCH PERIOD, B, C AND D LUNCHES HAVE LESS TIME TO GET TO THE COMMENTS, GET TO THEIR FOOD, SIGNING THE GOOGLE FORM AND EAT THEIR FOOD BEFORE NEEDING TO LEAVE.

THE LUNCH PERIOD ONLY LASTS FOR 25 MINUTES, BUT B, C AND D LUNCHES HAVE TO WAIT FIVE MINUTES FOR THE PREVIOUS LUNCH TO GET TO CLASS, LEAVING THEM WITH 20 MINUTES, THEN HAVING TO WAIT IN LINE.

OR I'M SORRY HAVING TO WAIT IN THE TWO LINES AVAILABLE, WHICH CAN TAKE UPWARDS OF 10 MINUTES, LEAVING THEM WITH 10 MINUTES REMAINING.

THEN STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A GOOGLE FORM, INDICATING WHERE THEY SAT.

NOW, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT MOST STUDENTS HAVE A SOCIAL LIFE TO MAINTAIN, IT CAN TAKE UPWARDS OF FIVE MINUTES, LEAVING THE STUDENTS WITH FIVE MINUTES LEFT TO EAT.

WE ARE NOT A MILITARY.

WE CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO EAT OUR FOOD IN FIVE MINUTES AND STILL MAKE IT TO CLASS ON TIME.

MAKING THE SITUATION EVEN WORSE, THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM STUDENTS REGARDING THE QUALITY OF THE FOOD.

SOME REPORTED EXPIRED FOOD.

SOME EVEN REPORTED FOOD THAT HAD MOLD GROWING AROUND THE PACKAGING.

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THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN INSTANCES OF THE CAFETERIA RUNNING OUT OF THE ENTREE THAT WAS PREPARED FOR THE DAY.

SOMETHING THAT IS MEANT TO BE AVOIDED WHEN ORDERING THE FOOD BY ACCOUNTING FOR EXTRA ORDERS OF IT FROM THE STUDENTS, EVEN DISREGARDING THIS CLEAR HEALTH CODE VIOLATION AND OBVIOUS DISREGARD FOR QUALITY.

BEING LATE TO THE NEXT CLASS, WHETHER EXCUSED OR NOT, WILL RESULT IN THE TARDY MARK ON THE STUDENT'S RECORD, WHICH FOR STUDENTS, WHICH FOR SENIORS IS ESPECIALLY SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE AFFORDED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE.

THANK YOU, MR. CHESTERFIELD.

YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

THANK YOU, MR. OVERFIELD.

DOMINIQUE CHATTERS ? I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE RETURN TO SCHOOL PLAN.

I USE THAT TERM LOOSELY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SURE IF WE HAD ONE.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A SURGE BEFORE.

AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A COMPLETE PLAN, THEN THE EXPECTATION FROM SOME OF OUR PARENTS AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN TO ME THAT ARE POSTING ON FACEBOOK IS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE HAD A BETTER PLAN FOR RETURNING TO SCHOOL AFTER THE BREAK.

AS SOMEONE ALREADY STATED, OUR NUMBERS ARE EXTREMELY HIGH.

AND SO THERE THERE GOES INTO THE TRANSPARENCY ASPECT OF IF YOU DID HAVE A PLAN OR YOU DO HAVE A PLAN, COMMUNICATING THAT TO ALL OF US WOULD HELP.

WE WOULDN'T BE SPECULATING.

WE WOULDN'T BE REQUESTING FOI INFORMATION TO FIND OUT IF YOU'VE DISCUSSED IT AND JUST NOT GIVEN IT TO US.

WITH THE RETURN TO SCHOOL PLAN AS OF SUNDAY, ACCORDING TO THE RICHMOND ARTICLE, WE HAD TWO THOUSAND NINETY FOUR KIDS IN QUARANTINE.

FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE ABSENT TEACHERS, EIGHTY EIGHT BUS DRIVERS OUT.

FIFTY NINE SUPPORT STAFF OUT.

AND IN THE LAST 48 HOURS, WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE SOME ADMIN STAFF FROM THE FROM [INAUDIBLE] HIS TEAM THAT HAD TO GO FILL IN IN OTHER SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE.

SO IF WE KNOW WE HAVE A SHORTAGE BECAUSE TEACHERS ARE OUT SICK OR CHILDREN ARE QUARANTINING, AND THEN THOSE TWO THOUSAND AND NINETY FOUR KIDS HAVE TO COME BACK AND CATCH UP, AS ANOTHER PARENT ALREADY MENTIONED, THAT'S A LOT.

MY CHILD WAS IN QUARANTINE TWO TIMES IN THE FIRST PART OF THE YEAR.

AND HE'S A CBG STUDENT, HIS FIRST TIME.

AND IT'S MIDDLE SCHOOL, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THE STRESS THAT THEY INTERNALLY PUT ON THEMSELVES, RIGHT, BECAUSE OUR KIDS ALWAYS WANT TO DO WELL, AND HE WAS STRUGGLING TO CATCH UP FROM THE 10 DAYS THEY WENT BACK TO SCHOOL, FOUR OR FIVE CLOSE CONTACT EMAIL GOT A QUARANTINE FOR ANOTHER 10 AND HE FELT BEHIND.

I CAN'T. OTHER PARENTS WERE STRUGGLING TO HELP OUR CHILDREN CATCH UP.

NEW MATH SUCKS.

PERSONAL OPINION, OK? AND SO IT IS DIFFICULT TO TRY TO HELP THEM WHEN I MIGHT NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE DOING. SO A CATCH UP PLAN SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND THEN OUR TEACHERS, OUR TEACHERS NEED OUR SUPPORT. WE CAN'T EXPECT THEM TO CONTINUE TO BURN BOTH SIDES OF THE CANDLE.

IT'S NOT FAIR AND IT'S NOT RIGHT.

THEY HAVE FAMILIES, THEY HAVE CHILDREN, THEY HAVE SPOUSES, THEIR PET MOMS AND DADS, THEY HAVE OTHER THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO WORRY ABOUT WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT LESSON PLANS FOR VIRTUAL FOOD OR LESSON PLANS.

WHEN I'M OUT BECAUSE I HAVE TO QUARANTINE OR I'M SICK.

AND LASTLY, A MITIGATION PLAN.

I'M A FORMER SOLDIER, RETIRED AND MITIGATION PLANS ARE NECESSARY, I THINK AT THIS POINT IN YOUR 10 YEARS, WE SHOULD BE BETTER AT DOING THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. CHATTERS.

ANN TATUS ? I THINK THE ONE NUMBER THAT MS. CHATTERS LEFT OUT WAS THAT LAST WEEK, OUT OF THE OVER 2000 QUARANTINE STUDENTS OUT OF SIXTY THOUSAND STUDENTS, THERE WERE NINE POSITIVE CASES NINE POSITIVE CASES FOR OVER 2000 QUARANTINED STUDENTS OUT OF 60000 STUDENTS.

THAT IS NOT A NUMBER THAT SHOULD INVOKE FEAR IN ANYONE BECAUSE THE MORBIDITY RATE THE CHILDREN THAT ARE DYING HAS NOT INCREASED.

IT HAS NOT CHANGED.

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SO WE KNOW THAT ABANDONING THE TERM CRT AND HOW THIS ALL RELATES IS MY INVOLVEMENT IN THE LANDING TEAMS IS THAT WE KNOW EVERY TRIGGER WORD, WE KNOW EVERY WAY THAT IT'S GOING TO BE DISGUISED AND TALK ABOUT TEACHER SHORTAGES.

YOU SHOULD CHECK INTO JAMES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL AND WHY AMANDA VOLKER HAS PUSHED OUT 30 TO 40 TEACHERS.

WE HAVE GOT PRIMARILY WHITE CHRISTIAN MALE TEACHERS WHO REFUSE TO TEACH WOKE CULTURE HOW TO BE ANTI-RACIST BY IBRAM X.

KENDI APPROPRIATE.

IF YOU HAVEN'T READ IT, READ IT.

WHITE FRAGILITY ABSOLUTELY APPROPRIATE BECAUSE THESE ARE SCHOLARLY BOOKS.

BUT IF YOU DARE TO, AS THE TEACHERS ASKED TO HAVE A BOOK ON THE OTHER SIDE LIKE BLACK OUT BY CANDACE OWENS OR A BOOK BY LARRY ELDER REJECTED, YOU HAVE BOOKS SHOWING UP THERE THAT, AS A PARENT SPOKE ABOUT LAST BEYOND MAGENTA.

THAT IS AN APPROPRIATE BOOK.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT, ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, GROOMING CAN TAKE PLACE IN THE US AND THIS IS THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION.

YOU CAN LOOK IT UP YOURSELF.

THAT GROOMING CAN TAKE PLACE IN EDUCATION BY EXPOSING CHILDREN TO SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS, AND THAT THOSE WHO ALLOW IT TO HAPPEN CAN BE HELD CRIMINALLY, CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE. SO THESE BOOKS THAT YOU, THAT PEOPLE ARE, YOU CAN SEE IT HAPPENING.

IT HAPPENS SPOTSYLVANIA LAST NIGHT THAT PEOPLE ARE GETTING SO ANGRY ABOUT THAT.

NOBODY WILL STAND UP AND SAY, THIS IS NOT APPROPRIATE.

I AM A VICTIM AND A SURVIVOR OF CHILD SEX ABUSE WHO IS SEXUALIZED AT AN AGE MUCH TOO EARLY, AND IT CHANGES WHO YOU ARE WHEN YOU ARE EXPOSED TO SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL AT AN AGE YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE EXPOSED TO IT TO.

IT CHANGES YOUR FUTURE.

IT CHANGES WHO YOU ARE AND THE FACT THAT THIS SCHOOL CONTINUES TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY AND NOT TAKE THESE BOOKS OUT OF THESE SCHOOLS.

HOLD EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUTURE OF THESE CHILDREN.

YOU ARE DESTROYING US. YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED.

THANK YOU. MS. TITUS.

NANCY DE FRANCO.

MY NAME IS NANCY DE FRANCO.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T WRITE ANYTHING DOWN AGAIN.

COMING HERE AGAIN, FOURTH OR FIFTH TIME, I'VE SPOKEN AND I'M LISTENING AGAIN TO ALL THE PARENTS AND.

I HAD THE SAME THOUGHT ON MY WAY IN HERE TONIGHT.

I SIGNED UP FOR YOUR EMAILS IN AUGUST AND I DON'T REMEMBER ONE TIME ANYBODY ASKING ME WHAT I THOUGHT. SO IF YOU'RE NOT ASKING ME, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT ASKING THE PARENTS, AND THAT HAS TO CHANGE TODAY BECAUSE THIS IS WRONG.

YOU GUYS. PARENTS HAVE A RIGHT.

GRANDPARENTS HAVE A RIGHT.

THE TAXPAYERS OF THIS COUNTY HAVE A RIGHT TO SAY WHAT GOES ON IN THE SCHOOL.

WE HAVE PORNOGRAPHIC BOOKS.

WE HAVE CRITICAL RACE THEORY.

WE HAVE MASKS.

WE HAVE TEACHERS WHO DON'T HAVE THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT FIFTY ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

FIFTY ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

AND WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES WE NEED FOR OUR KIDS AND THE ONES THAT WE HAVE.

THEY'RE EVIL AND YOU GUYS ARE RESPONSIBLE.

WE COME HERE EVERY MONTH.

WE TALK, WE DIG.

WE DIVE, OK, WE FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON.

AND YOU GUYS JUST PROTECT IT, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND AND I'VE SAID IT BEFORE.

YOUR JOB IS TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN OF THIS COUNTY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. DE FRANCO. SHANNON MCCAULEY.

GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE TO SPEAK TONIGHT, I AM SHANNON MCCAULEY AND I AM A TEACHER AT MEADOWBROOK HIGH SCHOOL.

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AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO FOCUS ON COVID MITIGATION IN CCPS AS THE OMICRON SURGE IS BREATHING DOWN OUR NECKS.

I LOVE BEING A TEACHER AND I WANT TO BE IN THE BUILDING WITH MY STUDENTS.

IT REALLY IS THE BEST PLACE FOR BEST LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR MOST STUDENTS.

WHAT I'M NOT LOVING IS BEING IN THE BUILDING DURING A COVID SURGE WITH OUR CURRENT MITIGATION STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES.

I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO CHANGE THAT.

THE MITIGATION STRATEGY IS NOT MY ATTITUDE OR WHAT I'M THINKING, SO I'M HERE TO ASK FOR FOUR THINGS ONE AND N95 OR K95 MASKS FOR ALL STAFF AND STUDENTS.

CENTRAL OFFICE SUPPORT FOR ENFORCING MASK WEARING UNLESS AN INDIVIDUAL HAS A MEDICAL EXEMPTION. REGULAR TESTING FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS.

AND A CLEAR PLAN FOR ADDRESSING A SURGE IN STAFF ABSENCES SO THAT OUR SCHOOLS CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN A SAFE MANNER.

MANNER FIRST.

IT IS WIDELY KNOWN THAT CLOTH MASKS ARE NOT AS EFFECTIVE IN FILTERING OMICRON DROPLETS AND SURGICAL MASKS ARE ONLY SLIGHTLY MORE EFFECTIVE WITH THE CURRENT VERSION OF COVID.

WE REALLY DO NEED THOSE N95 AND K95 MASKS, SO I'M ASKING YOU TO COMMIT TO THE STUDENTS AND STAFF OF CCPS AND PROVIDE THEM FOR US WHILE WE'RE ON THE TOPIC OF MASK.

THESE MASKS NEED TO BE WORN CORRECTLY.

I SPENT AN OBSCENE AMOUNT OF MY DAY ASKING STUDENTS TO PULL UP THEIR MASK OVER THEIR NOSES, ETC.

SOMETIMES THEY'LL DO THIS.

SOMETIMES THEY'LL DO IT AND WALK AWAY FROM IT.

SOMETIMES THEY'LL CUSS ME OUT.

ACTUALLY, A LOT OF TIMES THEY'LL CUSS ME OUT.

BUT THE CDC DOES RECOMMEND UNIVERSAL INDOOR MASKING BY ALL STUDENTS AGE TWO AND OLDER STAFF, TEACHERS AND VISITORS TO K-12 SCHOOLS, REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS.

I'M ASKING YOU GUYS TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF THESE MASK REQUIREMENTS.

I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE SCHOOL EFFORTS TO ENFORCE THESE, AND MANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE BUILDINGS HAVE HEALTH CONCERNS THAT COULD BE GREATLY EXACERBATED IF THEY CAUGHT COVID. I'D ALSO LIKE YOU TO PROVIDE COVID TESTS THEIR STAFF AND STUDENTS CAN REGULARLY TEST, PER CDC GUIDELINES, AND WHAT I REALLY WANT IS A CLEAR PLAN FOR SCHOOL OPERATIONS.

WE ARE UNDERSTAFFED.

WE HAVE BEEN UNDERSTAFFED ALL YEAR.

YOU KNOW THIS.

I'M TIRED.

I'M EXHAUSTED. I MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTED.

I NEED A PLAN.

THANK YOU, MISS MCCAULEY.

YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MISS MACAULAY.

ROB THOMPSON ? THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, MY NAME IS ROB THOMPSON AND I RESIDE IN THE MATOACA DISTRICT. I WANT TO FIRST THANK EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COUNTY.

AS WE ALL KNOW, THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT RESPONSIBILITY AND THE EASIEST OF TIMES, LET ALONE WITH THE EVER CHANGING PANDEMIC LANDSCAPE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY ALL STILL NAVIGATING. I WAS ASKED HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS MATOACA MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPLETION OR RATHER THE CURRENTLY THE LACK OF PROGRESS TOWARDS THE COMPLETION OF MATOACA MIDDLE SCHOOL. I HAD THE GREAT PRIVILEGE TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD FROM 2015 TO 2019.

DURING THE PREVIOUS BOARD'S TENURE, WE WERE ABLE TO FIND AN ADDITIONAL $15 MILLION TO CONSOLIDATE THE TWO CAMPUS MATOACA MIDDLE SCHOOL INTO ONE CAMPUS BY BUILDING PHASE ONE OF THE THEN MIDDLE SCHOOL PROTOTYPE.

ADDITIONALLY, THAT 15 MILLION CAME IN UNDER BUDGET AT ABOUT 13 AND A HALF MILLION FOR THE ACADEMIC WING.

THE FIRST PLAN TO SECURE ADDITIONAL FUNDING WAS TO WAS TO BE GENERATED FROM THE COST SAVINGS FROM THE REMAINING SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT CAME IN ON TIME AND UNDER BUDGET OF THAT MONEY THAT WAS SAVED FROM THOSE COST SAVINGS.

A SMALL PORTION OF THE APPROXIMATELY $20 MILLION WAS USED FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PRE-K INITIATIVE A GREAT IDEA TO DATE.

I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE REST OF THE MONEY WAS ALLOCATED.

THE SECOND OPTION WAS TO INCLUDE THE REMAINING FUNDS NEEDED IN THE NEXT CIP BOND REFERENDUM PROJECTS.

I'VE NOT SEEN IT LISTED AS A PROJECT ON ANY DOCUMENTATION BETWEEN NOW AND TWENTY TWENTY FIVE. WHAT CONTINUES TO BE A GREAT CAUSE OF CONCERN TO ME AND OTHER CONSTITUENTS IN THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE MATOACA DISTRICT IS THAT WE WILL NEVER SEE THIS COMPLETED AS WE ARE

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BUT AS YOU BEGIN TO BUILD YOUR NEW, LARGER PROTOTYPE, THE NOW ORIGINAL PROTOTYPE WILL BE A FORGOTTEN CAUSE AND THERE WILL NOT BE ANY FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE COMPLETION OF THE ORIGINAL PROTOTYPE.

AND 10 YEARS FROM NOW, WE'LL BE IN THE SAME PLACE AS WE ARE TODAY WITH TWO BUILDINGS OVER THERE AT MATOACA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THIS WOULD MEAN THAT SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADERS WILL GET TO LEARN IN A STATE OF ART CLASSROOMS, WHILE THE EIGHTH GRADERS, ALONG WITH GIFTED STUDENTS, WILL BE FORCED TO LEARN IN AN ALMOST 60 YEAR OLD BUILDING.

THESE STUDENTS WILL BE SUBJECTED TO LESS THAN ADEQUATE COMMON AREAS AN AUDITORIUM THAT IS TOO SMALL, WHICH CAUSES EVERY SCHOOL WIDE MEETING TO BE HELD AT LEAST THREE SEPARATE TIMES INSTEAD OF JUST ONCE.

ADDITIONALLY, THE LUNCHROOM IS AT CAPACITY, WHICH CAUSES THE SCHOOL TO SCHEDULE WAY TOO MANY LUNCH PERIODS.

I ASK YOU ALL.

I ASK YOU TO SHOW ME ANOTHER MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT HAS AS MANY LUNCH PERIODS AS MATOACA MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRENTLY HAS.

MOVING TO THE GYM, THE LAST BOARD PROVIDED FUNDING TO EXPAND LOCKER ROOMS, WHICH REDUCED THE NUMBER OF SHOWERS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS.

SOME LOCKERS WERE ADDED, BUT NOT NEARLY ENOUGH.

AGAIN, THIS WAS MEANT TO BE A SHORT TERM FIX.

AS WITH ALL OF THE OLDER BUILDINGS IN CCPS, THE MAINTENANCE COSTS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE OVERALL IN THESE OLDER BUILDINGS.

DID YOU KNOW THAT MATOACA HAS AN OLD ACTUAL ICE ROOM CHILLER? IF NOT, PLEASE STOP BY AND SEE THIS EARLY 1960S TECHNOLOGY THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS LEARNING IN. I THINK WE CAN AGREE TO.

IT'S EXPENSIVE TO FIX ANYTHING THAT IS OUTDATED.

HOW LUCKY WE ARE FOR OUR CCPS STAFF, THAT SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO DO IT.

EVENTUALLY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO INSTALL A NEW HVAC SYSTEM, WHICH WILL GO WASTE.

YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

THANK YOU, MR. THOMPSON.

MICHAEL CARABINAS ? WHY DO WE COME TO THESE MEETINGS MONTH AFTER MONTH? WHY IS READY TO LEARN HERE? WE BELIEVE THAT UNIVERSAL PUBLIC EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR NATION. WE RESIST THE DRIVE TO SHACKLE, PRIVATIZE, DEFUND, DEMONIZE OR COMMODITIZE OUR SCHOOLS. WE BELIEVE IN OUR STUDENTS.

WE SUPPORT THEIR RIGHT TO SPEAK THEIR OWN MIND.

CHOOSE WHAT THEY READ AND DECLARE WHO THEY ARE.

WE SEEK TO KEEP THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES SAFE THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF COMMON HEALTH STANDARDS. WE REJECT THE CENSORSHIP OF STUDENT SPEECH AND REJECT THE BANNING OF BOOKS AND PUT OUR TRUST IN OUR LIBRARIANS.

WE REJECT SEXIST DOUBLE STANDARDS AND OUR DRESS CODE AND OUR CODE OF CONDUCT.

WE SUPPORT THE POLICIES THAT SUPPORT OUR LGBTQ STUDENTS, LIKE THE VIRGINIA TRANSGENDER MODEL POLICY THAT PROTECT STUDENTS RIGHT TO BE THEMSELVES.

WE SUPPORT EQUITY AND OPPOSE POLICIES THAT WOULD CAUSE INSTITUTIONAL HARM TO THOSE WHO ARE NOT IN THE MAJORITY.

WE OPPOSE THE CRIMINALIZATION OF STUDENT DISCIPLINE ISSUES.

WE SUPPORT TEACHERS.

WE WANT THEM TO BE FREE TO TEACH WITHOUT THE CHAINS OF CONTROLLING LEGISLATION AND A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHILE EARNING A FAIR WAGE.

WE ARE HERE TO ENSURE THAT THIS COUNTY WILL NEVER ABANDON THESE PRINCIPLES IN SILENCE, AND WE WILL BE WITH YOU THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THAT SAID, I DO WANT TO MAKE A POINT THAT SINCE THAT SIX.

POSITIVE CASE NUMBER CITED FROM LAST WEEK.

I KNOW THAT I HAVE RECEIVED 13 POSITIVE TRACE NOTIFICATIONS FROM SWIFT CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL ALONE BETWEEN JANUARY 6TH AND TODAY.

ALSO, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AGAIN MR. OVERFIELD'S STATEMENT REGARDING THE LUNCHES AT THE SCHOOLS.

I'VE HEARD THE SAME STORY FROM MY OWN STUDENT AT COSBY HIGH SCHOOL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CARABINAS. CHRISTINE MELENDEZ ? GOOD EVENING SCHOOL, BOARD MEMBERS IN CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF, I'M CHRISTINE MELENDEZ AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHESTERFIELD EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.

THE CEA STANDS WITH CCPS STAFF, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND THEIR CONCERN FOR PROTECTING HEALTH AND SAFETY WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS.

WE KNOW THE OMICRON VARIANT IS MORE CONTAGIOUS THAN PREVIOUS FORMS OF COVID 19, ACCORDING

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ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 6TH, CCPS RECORDED FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE TEACHER ABSENCES.

EIGHTY EIGHT BUS DRIVER ABSENCES AND FIFTY NINE SUPPORT STAFF MEMBER ABSENCES.

ADDITIONALLY, WHILE ONLY 11 COVID 19 CASES, NINE STUDENTS AND TWO STAFF MEMBERS WERE REPORTED ON THURSDAY.

TWO THOUSAND NINETY FOUR STUDENTS WERE IN QUARANTINE, WITH MINIMAL MEASURES IN PLACE TO MITIGATE THE SPREAD WITHIN SCHOOLS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO CONDUCT EFFECTIVE IN-PERSON LEARNING UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS.

THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS EMPHASIZED THAT IN-PERSON LEARNING IS THE BEST POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS FROM BOTH AN ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL STANDPOINT.

WHILE WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE, THE STATEMENT ONLY REMAINS TRUE IF WE HAVE SUFFICIENT STAFF AND SUPPORT TO PROVIDE AN IN-PERSON ENVIRONMENT THAT'S CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING, WE CANNOT AVOID THE REALITY THAT WE'RE APPROACHING A STAFFING SITUATION THAT MAKES IN-PERSON LEARNING UNREALISTIC IN EVERY BUILDING EVERY DAY.

WE MUST ALSO CONSIDER THE LONG TERM EFFECTS OF FORCING SCHOOLS TO OPERATE AT PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS ACADEMICALLY AND BEHAVIORALLY, WHILE DRASTICALLY UNDERSTAFFED STAFF RETENTION MUST BE ON THE FOREFRONT OF OUR MINDS AS WE CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.

NEXT STEPS IN REGARDS TO HEALTH RELATED CONCERNS, THE CEA RECOMMENDS THAT CCPS DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT AND COMMUNICATE A CLEAR LEARNING PLAN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR, SIMILAR TO THE FAIRFAX COUNTY THREE TIERED APPROACH.

IN PLAN A SCHOOLS WILL OPERATE NORMALLY WITH NO CLASSROOM WITHOUT TEACHER COVERAGE AND PLAN B. IF BETWEEN ONE AND 10 PERCENT OF CLASSROOMS ARE WITHOUT TEACHER COVERAGE, CERTAIN CLASSROOMS WILL LEARN AN IN-PERSON ASYNCHRONOUS BAILEY IN PLAN C.

IF MORE THAN ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF CLASSROOMS DO NOT HAVE TEACHERS PRESENT, THE ENTIRE SCHOOL WILL TRANSITION TO ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING.

ADDITIONALLY, THE CEA WOULD LIKE TO SEE CCPS UTILIZE CARES ACT FUNDS TO PROVIDE K AND N95 MASKS AND IN-HOME TESTING KITS TO STAFF, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

AS HENRICO COUNTY AND RICHMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE IN REGARDS TO SAFETY CONCERNS, THE CEA ACKNOWLEDGES THAT LEARNING LOSS CONTINUES IF STUDENTS ARE NOT AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS AND THE FEAR OF THREATS TO PHYSICAL SAFETY THAT ARE LISTED AS VIOLATIONS OF SCHOOL REGULATIONS AND THREATS TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY. IN THE CCPS STANDARDS FOR STUDENT CONDUCT HANDBOOK, WE RELY ON ADMINISTRATORS TO APPROPRIATELY DISCIPLINE STUDENTS FOR THEIR ACTIONS AND NOT DISMISS THEIR BEHAVIORS AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS, AS WELL AS DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHY CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS THROUGH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ARE THE ONLY WAY TO MOVE FORWARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MS. MELENDEZ.

MADAME CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK.

NEXT, WE HAVE THIS EVENING SUPERINTENDENT'S REMARKS.

DR. DAUGHERTY? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND BOARD.

I'M GOING TO ASK SEAN SMITH TO COME UP IN A SECOND, BUT JUST TO OVER SOME COMMENTS, WE WILL LOOK INTO ANY NUTRITIONAL ISSUES THAT THEY'RE SAYING.

WE DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY DAYS THAT THEY'RE NOT SURE THE DELIVERIES THAT ARE COMING.

THERE'S STILL A NEED THERE, BUT THERE'S LIKE ANYWHERE ELSE, THERE ARE STAFFING ISSUES.

AND BUT I KNOW THEY'RE WORKING HARD, BUT WE WILL LOOK INTO THE SCHOOLS AND TALK TO WE'LL CHECK EVERY SCHOOL OUT, SEE HOW WELL THEY'RE DOING AND THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM UNDER. YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT WAS STATED ABOUT LEGAL GUIDELINES YOU HAVE YOU ACTUALLY TOOK AN OATH TO FOLLOW THE LEGAL GUIDELINES THAT COME OUT.

AND UNTIL THOSE GUIDELINES CHANGE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE THE LEGAL GUIDELINES, BUT THERE ARE LEGAL GUIDELINES.

AND SO I COMMEND YOU FOR DOING THAT.

ALSO, I KEEP HEARING ABOUT MITIGATION, PLANNING AND COMMUNICATING, AND WE PUT OUT THREE TIMES A WEEK THE MITIGATION, RESPONSIBILITIES AND GUIDELINES.

WE PUT OUT THE PLAN FOR WHAT WE DO FOR MOVING FORWARD.

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BUT I WILL SAY THIS, THAT WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND RISK MANAGEMENT, AND THEY'VE APPROVED THEM.

THE OTHER OPPORTUNITY IS THAT WE HAVE MITIGATION PLANS THAT WE CONTINUE TO UPGRADE CONSTANTLY AND WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE FUTURE IS GOING TO HOLD WITH.

WITH A NEW GOVERNOR COMING ON AND NEW, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GUIDELINES COMING ON AND SEAN WILL GO THROUGH THESE OTHER GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW AND THE INFORMATION THAT WE PROVIDE WEEKLY, I THINK IS OUT THERE IS NOT ONLY SENT TO EVERYONE IN OUR SCHOOLS AND TO OUR STAFFS, BUT ALSO IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE.

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I'LL SAY THIS WE DO NOT TEACH CRT IN OUR SCHOOLS, IT IS NOT CURRICULUM.

THE MASK MANDATE RIGHT NOW IS STILL UNDER GUIDELINES NOT ONLY FROM THE GOVERNOR, BUT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, FROM VIRGINIA AND OSHA.

THOSE GUIDELINES AND I KEEP HEARING ABOUT RESOURCES, AND I WOULD ASK SOMEONE TO SEND ME A LIST OF RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED BECAUSE I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A SCHOOL YET WHERE AND I'VE VISITED ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS CONSTANTLY.

WHAT DO YOU NEED? AND OUR SCHOOLS HAVE FUNDING FOR INDIVIDUAL THINGS THAT TEACHERS NEED, AS WELL AS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO. SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO SHARE THAT AREA THERE WITH CONCERNS.

I HEARD ABOUT UNDERSTAFFING AND WE AS A PANDEMIC GOING ON.

YES, THERE IS. WE EMPTY OUT OUR DISTRICT OFFICE TO HELP SCHOOLS.

WE HAVE SOME SCHOOLS THAT ARE MENTIONED THAT ARE, WELL, OVERSTAFFED.

OVER STAFFED. NOW, THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE MATH TEACHER OR THE SCIENCE TEACHER, BUT WE HAVE OVERSTAFFED MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS TO HELP THEM.

AND THERE IS A TRYING TIME RIGHT NOW.

IT IS THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE ABOUT US IN SCHOOL AND NOT IN SCHOOL.

I HAVE PERSONALLY SAID AND I WILL SAY IT AGAIN NOW WE NEED TO BE IN SCHOOL.

AND I HEAR I SAW THE FAIRFAX AND THE FAIRFAX PLAN, ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING ISN'T A GREAT THING. A LOT OF OUR TEACHERS PUT, IF STUDENTS ARE OUT, DO PUT THINGS ON THEIR CAMPUS PAGE TO DO THAT. BUT FOR US TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO GO ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING WHEN WE CAN TEACH IN SESSION.

I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE.

I THINK THAT'S A GOOD PLAN FOR THEM.

MORE INFORMATION AS WE GO THROUGH AND TALK TO OUR PRINCIPALS AND TALK TO EVERYONE.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPGRADE OUR PLANS.

WE CHECK EVERY DAY, EVERY SCHOOL, WHAT'S GOING ON.

WHAT HELP DO THEY NEED? BUT FOR US TO SAY, IF WE HAD FIVE TEACHERS OUT OF THIS SCHOOL OR 6 TEACHERS OF THIS SCHOOL, WE ARE GOING TO CLOSE THE SCHOOL DOWN TO AFFECT FIVE TO SIX TO A THOUSAND STUDENTS. WHEN WE CAN SUPPORT THE STAFF THERE WITH LESSONS, I THINK WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT WITH LESSONS.

AND WE HAVE NOTICED EVERYBODY PICKS ONE DATE IN TIME, BUT WE MONITOR WHERE THE NUMBERS ARE GOING DOWN RIGHT NOW IN OUR SEVERAL DAYS OF ATTENDANCE.

WE WE GET A REPORT, I JUST GOT A REPORT TODAY AGAIN.

SO. IT'S VERY STRESSFUL.

THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, WE ARE ALL WORKING EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFFS.

AND LIKE I SAID, WE WE TALKED ABOUT HOW PROVIDING ADDITIONAL MASKS FOR OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND STUDENTS AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND I'VE TALKED TO JOSH AGAIN, JOSH DAVIS AGAIN TODAY ABOUT SUPPLYING AND STAFF MEMBERS THAT WITH 95 THAT NEED HIM, THAT'S FINE AND THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT HIM OUT INTO THE SCHOOLS THEY HAVE.

THEY WERE THERE. I MEAN, PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN ONLY GIVE YOU SO MUCH, YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY TAKE IT TO USE THEM.

SO WE WILL DO THAT AGAIN.

BUT I'M GOING TO ASK SEAN TO COME UP NOW AND GIVE YOU A COVID UPDATE AND ALSO SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

OK. THANK YOU, DR.

DAUGHERTY ANN BOARD MEMBERS.

DO YOU HAVE A BRIEF SLIDE PRESENTATION HERE? THERE'S NOT A LOT OF CONTENT ON THE SLIDE PRESENTATION FOLKS ARE OUT THERE TO KIND OF GUIDE THE CONVERSATION.

DO YOU WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE UP FRONT? OBVIOUSLY, OUR COVID DASHBOARD IS UP THERE.

IT'S AN IMPORTANT TRANSPARENCY PIECE WHICH SHOWS EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE SEEING THE CASES, THE DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN STAFF AND STUDENT, AS WELL AS THE QUARANTINE LEVELS BY SCHOOL.

AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN SEE EACH CASE BY DATE AND LOCATION AS WE THINK ABOUT AND DR.

DAUGHERTY HIT UPON SOME OF OUR MITIGATION EFFORTS AND OUR PROTOCOLS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE AND HAVE HAD IN PLACE.

ONE OF THINGS I DO ACKNOWLEDGE IS THE COMMUNITY REALLY DID HEAR OUR CALL AT THE END OF THE WINTER BREAK, WHERE WE REALLY ASKED FOLKS TO REALLY ADHERE TO THE VERY FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT MITIGATION MEASURE.

AND THAT REALLY IS A SELF-ASSESSMENT.

THE SELF-ASSESSMENT FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS ABILITY NOT TO COME INTO OUR SCHOOLS ONTO OUR SCHOOL PROPERTY IF THEY DON'T FEEL WELL.

AND QUITE FRANKLY, THAT IS AN IMPORTANT POINT TO WHICH OUR STAFF AND OUR FAMILIES HEARD AND ADHERE TO. AND SO WE SAW MANY STUDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS WEREN'T ABLE TO COME TO SCHOOL. ON THE ONE HAND, THAT WAS A POSITIVE PIECE BECAUSE THEY ADHERED TO THAT DIDN'T MAKE THEIR PEERS SICK WITH THEIR DIAGNOSIS.

THEY MAY HAVE, BUT THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT PART, AND THAT ALWAYS IS GOING TO BE OUR MOST IMPORTANT MITIGATION MEASURE.

OBVIOUSLY, WE CONTINUE TO ADAPT TO CDC CHANGES AND THEIR GUIDANCE AND GUIDANCE.

I WILL NOTE THAT AS GUIDANCE COMES OUT, EVEN DURING THE HOLIDAYS, WE ADAPTED TO THAT.

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AS CDC COMES OUT, YOU HEAR ABOUT IT ON THE NATIONAL NEWS, THEN IT CYCLES DOWN TO I'VE D, WHICH THEREBY WE WORK WITH THEM CLOSELY TO SEE HOW THAT WILL ADAPT TO THE EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT. PART OF OUR COLLABORATION OBVIOUSLY CONTINUES WITH THE I'VE D, AS WELL AS CHESTERFIELD COUNTY RISK MANAGEMENT.

OBVIOUSLY VERY STRONG PARTNERS WITH DR.

SAMUEL POTENTIAL HEALTH DISTRICT, WHO'S BEEN A OBVIOUSLY A GREAT COLLABORATOR WITH US ALONG THE WAY. HEATHER SCHNEIDER LEADING OUR SCHOOL NURSES, OBVIOUSLY ON THE FRONT LINE EACH AND EVERY DAY, REALLY HELPING US THROUGHOUT THAT PIECE AND CERTAINLY RISK MANAGEMENT. KYLE CAMPBELL AND DAVE JOHNSON ARE CONSTANT CONTACTS FOR US.

THE EMPLOYEE MEDICAL CENTER WE HAD SEEN PREVIOUSLY A BACKLOG IN CASES, AS YOU KNOW, PREVIOUSLY IT WAS REQUIRING FOR OUR EMPLOYEES TO GET CLEARANCE IN ORDER TO COME BACK TO WORK. LAURA JENSEN AND HER STAFF HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB ABOUT WORKING WITH EACH AND ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE DO HAVE ALMOST 8000 EMPLOYEES THAT COULD NEED TO BE CLEARED THROUGH EMC AT ANY MOMENT IN TIME. WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM OVER THE LAST 14 DAYS TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO THE PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT STAFF HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET CLEARED TO RETURN TO WORK IF THEY ARE WELL AND FEEL WELL.

AND WE APPRECIATE CERTAINLY THE WAY THAT THEY'VE ADAPTED THAT AND CERTAINLY THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT IS ALWAYS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PARTNER FOR US.

MARY MARTIN SELBY HAS BEEN A GREAT CONDUIT, OBVIOUSLY TO THE EMC, AND WE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THEIR EFFORTS AS WELL.

WE THINK ABOUT THE COVID REQUIREMENTS.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF LAYERS HERE AND I THOUGHT IT'S IMPORTANT TO KIND OF LAY THEM OUT AND ALSO TALK THROUGH THEM FOR A SECOND.

FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE STILL UNDERNEATH THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER THAT IS REQUIRING THE MASK ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.

THAT ORDER REMAINS IN PLACE UNLESS IT'S RESCINDED OR AMENDED.

I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND.

SENATE BILL 1303, OBVIOUSLY IS A REQUIREMENT.

WE HAVE TO PROVIDE IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION AND ALSO TO ADHERE TO MITIGATION STRATEGIES PROVIDED BY CDC.

THE OTHER TWO REQUIREMENTS ARE BASED ON WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS, LARGELY FOR OUR OUR STAFF, THE VISA REQUIREMENTS, AS WELL AS THE OSHA REQUIREMENTS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

IN THE LAST PIECE THAT COMES INTO PLAY IS A FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER, WHICH REQUIRES A MASK ON OUR BUSSES.

WE HAVE MADE AN ADDITIONAL REQUEST OF VDH INITIAL SEVEN THOUSAND TAKE HOME TEST KITS.

WE PREVIOUSLY HAD IN PLACE ABOUT THREE THOUSAND TEST KITS, WHICH WE HAD BEFORE WINTER BREAK AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM.

AS ARE MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CERTAINLY THEY'RE OVERWHELMED, BUT WE HAVE MADE THAT REQUEST LIKE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND AS SOON AS WE HAVE THEM, WE WILL DISTRIBUTE THEM AS APPROPRIATE.

WE'VE TALKED BEFORE ABOUT OUR REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VISTA PROGRAM THROUGH VDH.

VISTA, IF YOU RECALL, STARTED OUT AS A POOL TESTING PROGRAM.

IT EVOLVED INTO A POTENTIAL TESTING PROGRAM FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS.

THE CONCERN THAT WE HAVE THERE IS THAT IT DOES REQUIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF TO RUN THAT PROGRAM, SO WE REMAIN AN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH VDH ABOUT THAT PROGRAM.

THE NEXT PIECE, WHICH HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS LATELY, IS THE VDH TEST TO STAY PROGRAM.

WE HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN THAT PROGRAM.

WE'RE ANTICIPATING ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES LATE IN JANUARY.

THAT PROGRAM IS FAIRLY UNIQUE.

THERE'S A MISNOMER OUT THERE FROM MISINFORMATION, BUT IT DOESN'T APPLY TO STAFF.

IT WOULD ONLY APPLY TO STUDENTS.

THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE. OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE CLOSE CONTACT BY DEFINITION, THEY'RE NOT VACCINATED OR UP TO DATE WITH THEIR VACCINATIONS.

BUT THE OTHER PIECE ABOUT THAT TEST TO STAY PROGRAM TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT THE REGULATIONS ONLY ALLOW FOR THAT STUDENT OBVIOUSLY TO BE TESTED EACH AND EVERY DAY TO COME INTO OUR BUILDINGS.

THEY STILL AT HOME WOULD BE REQUIRED BY REGULATION TO MAINTAIN THAT QUARANTINE ENVIRONMENT. SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS THEY'VE ADAPTED THE GUIDELINES TO ALLOW A CLOSE CONTACT STUDENT TO COME INTO A SCHOOL BUILDING.

WHEN THEY GO HOME, THEY'D HAVE TO MAINTAIN WHAT WE KNOW TO BE THE QUARANTINE ISOLATION PERIOD. THE LAST PIECE IS OBVIOUSLY WE WORK VERY CLOSELY.

WE'LL BE ANNOUNCING SHORTLY SOME CLINICS AND CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.

WE ANTICIPATE HAVING ONE IN EACH MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT.

AS WE KNOW, THE COMMUNITY VACCINATION CENTER AT ROCKWOOD IS IN ONE OF OUR MARGINAL DISTRICTS. AND SO OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE THERE TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.

I WILL NOTE WE GET A LOT OF GREAT QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE THOSE RESOURCES, THOSE VACCINATION CLINICS.

AND OBVIOUSLY OUR FIRST AND FOREMOST PRIORITY IS TO COLLABORATE DIRECTLY WITH VDH POTENTIAL HEALTH DISTRICT TO ENSURE THAT THOSE ARE BEING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WE RELY UPON THEIR GUIDANCE AND THEIR SUPPORT AND THEIR ABILITY TO TO STAFF THOSE CLINICS. LOOKING AHEAD, OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S BEEN CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WITH THE INCOMING GOVERNOR ELECT AND HIS NEW ADMINISTRATION, WHETHER THERE WILL BE CHANGES TO THE GUIDELINES. WE WOULD CERTAINLY WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT.

WE WE HAVE WORKED CLOSELY TO ESTABLISH AND LAY OUT SOME OF THESE PIECES TO THE GOVERNOR ELECT IN A LETTER FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT, WHICH WOULD BE SENDING WHICH KIND OF DISCUSSES OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THE DIFFERENT LAYERS ARE GOING TO COME WITH IT.

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AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THEY'RE ALL INTERTWINED.

FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE HEARD WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE GOVERNOR RESCINDED THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER REQUIRED MASKS ON CAMPUS.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IF THAT WERE TO OCCUR, THAT WOULD ONLY APPLY ESSENTIALLY TO STUDENTS.

YOU'D STILL HAVE IN PLACE THE OSHA REQUIREMENTS OF THE WORKPLACE GUIDED, WHICH WILL REQUIRE STAFF TO HAVE MASK ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.

THE SECOND PIECE TO UNDERSTAND TO FURTHER ENTANGLING OF THAT WOULD BE THE FACT THAT OBVIOUSLY IF STUDENTS WERE NOT WEARING MASKS, WE STILL ARE GUIDED BY THE CLOSE CONTACT DEFINITION BY THE CDC.

IF YOU RECALL ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT IS WE HAVE THE GRACE PERIOD, IF YOU WILL.

IF A STUDENT IS MASKED THREE OR SIX FEET, THEY WOULD NOT BE DETERMINED TO BE A CLOSE CONTACT. SO YOU COULD SEE A SCENARIO WHERE REMOVING THAT STATE REQUIREMENT COULD ACTUALLY CAUSE AN ADDITIONAL UPTICK IN OUR CASES BY CLOSE CONTACTS.

SO AS YOU LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT MITIGATION STRATEGIES WE HAVE IN PLACE, YOU LOOK AT THE REQUIRED TO HAVE IN PLACE.

WE KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHEN THINGS CHANGE, IF THEY CHANGE, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK CLOSELY TO ADAPT. IT WOULD NOT BE IMMEDIATE.

WE DO WANT TO WORK CLOSELY, OBVIOUSLY WITH VDH AND HEALTH DISTRICT TO GET THEIR GUIDANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS IT WOULD HAVE OBVIOUSLY ON OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, OUR STAFF AND OUR FAMILIES.

AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

BOARD MEMBERS, ARE ANY QUESTIONS? MR. HARTER? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. GOOD EVENING, MR. SMITH. SO JUST A COUPLE OF POINTS OF CLARIFICATION.

SO WE DID HAVE TAKE HOME TESTS THAT WERE AVAILABLE.

PRIOR TO GOING ON CHRISTMAS BREAK AND ALL THREE THOUSAND OF THEM WERE UTILIZED? CORRECT? WE HAD ALMOST 3000 JUST SHORT OF THAT AND WE MADE THEM AVAILABLE.

WE ACTUALLY, TO BE HONEST.

AND I SAY THIS UNDERSTANDING CERTAINLY BEFORE WINTER BREAK THINGS AFTER WINTER BREAK, THINGS CHANGE DRAMATICALLY, SO EVERYONE ACKNOWLEDGED IT UP FRONT.

WE ACTUALLY DO NOT SEE A LOT OF INTEREST IN PEOPLE WANTING THOSE TAKE HOME TESTS, NEITHER HERE NOR THERE. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, OBVIOUSLY, ONCE WE DIDN'T NO LONGER HAD ANY, WE MADE THE REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN THOUSAND TEST KITS.

AND ALSO WE DO HAVE IN N95 MASKS; CORRECT? WE DO. YES, SIR. AND IF I WAS LOOKING FOR SOME OF THIS, LIKE THE COVID DASHBOARD THAT WOULD BE FOUND ON THE CCPS WEBSITE; CORRECT? YES, SIR. ON THE CCPS WEBSITE, FOR THE COMMUNITIES OUT THERE, MY SPECIAL SCHOOLS RIGHT ON THE FRONT PAGE, YOU'LL SEE LINKS THERE OBVIOUSLY TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO NOT JUST ALL THE GUIDANCE WE PUT OUT. WE PUT OUT FAQS FOR OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS, PUT OUT INFORMATION REGARDING THE SELF ASSESSMENTS, THE RETURN TO WORK CLEARANCE AS WELL, THE DATA DASHBOARD, WHICH OUTLINES ALL THE PIECES I'VE DISCUSSED.

OK, THANK YOU. YES, SIR.

ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? MS. HEFFRON? UM, SO I JUST AND I WANT TO COME BACK TO WHAT MR. HARTER HAD SAID, SO WE DO HAVE N95S, KN95S? AND DO WE HAVE ENOUGH FOR EACH STAFF MEMBER TO HAVE ONE? WHAT'S OUR SUPPLY LIKE? WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOR EACH STAFF MEMBER, BUT WE DO HAVE MASKS AVAILABLE TO OUR STAFF IF THEY NEED THEM.

AND DOES OUR STAFF KNOW OR IS THERE A PROCESS OR DOES STAFF KNOW THE PROCESS TO GET THOSE TO PROCURE THOSE FROM FROM CCPS? WELL, I THINK CERTAINLY. DO THEY REQUEST ONE? YEAH, GREAT QUESTION. I THINK CERTAINLY WHAT WE'D ALWAYS SAY TO OUR STAFF HAS WORKED DIRECTLY WITH YOUR BUILDING PRINCIPAL.

AND CERTAINLY, IF THERE'S AN ISSUE THERE, WE'D HEAR DIRECTLY FROM A PRINCIPAL IF WE NEEDED TO LOOK AT ADDITIONAL STOCK SUPPLY.

SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS SLIDE HERE, AND MAYBE I'LL DEFER TO MY CIVICS TEACHER COLLEAGUES, BUT SO IS THE? IS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ABLE TO OVERRIDE THE PROVISIONS OF THE SENATE BILL? THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.

I'M SURE A LOT OF LEGAL SCHOLARS WILL DEBATE THAT DEPENDING ON THEIR PERSPECTIVE.

I THINK WE'D HAVE TO SEE ULTIMATELY IS WHAT WOULD BE IN WRITING FROM THE GOVERNOR, WHETHER IT IS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER, WHETHER IT'S A NEW PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER, WE HAVE TO LOOK CLOSELY AT THAT.

THERE'S, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION IN THE SENSE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY LAYERS THAT COME WITH IT. THE THING I'VE EXPRESSED BEFORE IS EVEN ONCE WE PREVIOUSLY HAVE RECEIVED GUIDANCE FROM I'VE D H, THEN WHAT HAPPENS LIKELY IS THREE DAYS LATER, WE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FROM VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WHICH THEY SAY IS CLARIFYING WHICH IS CODE WORD FOR ADDITIONAL NEW GUIDANCE.

AND SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE LAYERS THAT COME WITH IT.

AND I DID HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS KIND OF BACK TO THE TAKE HOME TEST, THE SEVEN THOUSAND

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HOW AND TO WHOM WOULD THOSE BE GIVEN AND THE OTHERS THAT WE GAVE OUT? JUST WHAT IS THAT PROCESS? I THINK IT'S A SEVEN THOUSAND.

WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS THAT'S ABOUT 10 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENT POPULATION.

WE WE QUITE FRANKLY, FIRST OF ALL, WANT TO SEE HOW MANY RECEIVED, I THINK, WHICH WILL DETERMINE HOW THEY'RE DISTRIBUTED LIKE WE'VE DONE BEFORE.

TAKE HOME TEST KITS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERY SCHOOL HAS SOME KITS AND THEN CERTAINLY WE SEE CLOSELY ABOUT WHO IS REQUESTING THOSE AND TRY TO SHIFT AROUND SUPPLIES BASED ON THE LIMITED SUPPLIES WE WOULD HAVE.

OK. YEAH, BECAUSE THAT'S SEVEN THOUSAND SIXTY THREE THOUSAND IS AND STAFF MEMBERS AS WELL. YES, AS WELL.

YEAH. AND THEN THE CLINICS THAT ARE UPCOMING, THE DATES AND TIMES OF THOSE WOULD BE NOT DURING SCHOOL HOURS.

CORRECT. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THEY WOULD BE ON THE WEEKEND, POSSIBLY ON A SATURDAY, ONE PER MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT.

THEY WOULD NOT BE MANDATORY.

THEY WOULD BE RUN BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THEIR PARTNERS.

WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE PARTNERING TO ENSURE THAT OUR FAMILIES HAD ACCESS TO THEM.

CERTAINLY ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW IS NOT JUST LOGISTICS, BUT THE ABILITY AND QUANTITY, QUITE FRANKLY, OF WHAT THEY WILL HAVE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE TO FAMILIES AT THAT TIME.

BECAUSE WE ANTICIPATE GREATLY THAT ONCE WE PUBLICIZE THAT, THAT THERE WILL BE A GREAT NEED FOR THAT. AND SO WE'VE ASKED OUR PARTNERS TO LOOK CLOSELY AT WHAT WE CAN MAKE AVAILABLE JUST SO WE CAN BE TRANSPARENT WITH FAMILIES SO THEY CAN KNOW THEY'RE LOOKING CLOSELY AT A REGISTRATION PROCESS, WHICH I THINK WOULD HELP THAT AS WELL.

THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR COMMENTS? MADAM CHAIR? YES. OH, I'M SORRY.

I APOLOGIZE. I WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING THAT MS. HEFFRON THE KN95S.

WE'RE TALKING WITH JOSH.

WE'RE CLEARING OUT THE WAREHOUSE OF EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO PUT IN THE SCHOOLS AND WHAT THEY ALREADY HAVE IN THEIR OFFICES.

AND WE'VE ALREADY WE'VE ALREADY ORDERED FOR ADDITIONAL K95S AS WELL BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE WANT THEM, SOME PEOPLE DON'T, AND WE LEAVE THEM THERE.

WE HAVE NOT LOOKED IN THE KN95S FOR STUDENTS BECAUSE WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE NEXT TWO WEEKS HAVE TO OFFER, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT AS WELL.

IT'S NOT AN ISSUE OF FUNDING, IT'S AN ISSUE OF THE NEED OF WHAT WE HAVE.

I HAVE YES, I MAY, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO PUT ANYONE ON THE SPOT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IT APPEARS THAT WE HAVE A SCOUT WITH US TONIGHT AND I WANTED TO WELCOME YOU AND APPRECIATE YOUR ENGAGEMENT.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

OH, TWO SCOUTS.

OH, HELLO, WELCOME TO.

I NEED GLASSES ON. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

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WE HAVE BUDGET WORK SESSIONS AND WE ALSO WILL HAVE BUDGET TOWN HALLS.

SO WE HAVE A SLIDE HERE.

IF MR. SMITH OR ROB SCOTT.

OK, THANK YOU.

SO OUR BUDGET TIMELINE RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN THE MID JANUARY, SO WE HAVE UPCOMING WORK SESSIONS OVER THE END OF THIS MONTH THROUGH FEBRUARY, AND THEN WE'LL BE VOTING ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET ON FEBRUARY 22ND AND THEN IT WILL GO OVER TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT THAT POINT.

YES. AND NEXT SLIDE.

AND WE HAVE BUDGET TOWN HALLS COMING UP STARTING ON JANUARY 26TH, RUNNING THROUGH FEBRUARY 7TH.

WE HAVE ONE IN EVERY MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT.

A COUPLE OF DISTRICTS HAVE A COUPLE BASED ON LOCATION NEEDS.

SO PLEASE, WE ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO PLEASE COME OUT AND ATTEND THESE BUDGET TOWN HALLS AND WE LOOK FOR YOUR INPUT.

SO THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WILL BE A BUDGET WORK SESSION HELD HERE AND THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM AT 4:00 P.M.

ON JANUARY 25TH, 2022.

IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED.

MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DEBBIE BAILEY? AYE. RYAN HARTER? AYE. KATHRYN HAINES? AYE. DOT HEFFRON? AYE. ANN COKER? AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES.

THE JANUARY 11TH, 2022 SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.