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ANN COKER? AYE.I'D LIKE TO CALL THE APRIL 12TH, 2022 SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING TO ORDER.
[A. Meeting Opening - 6:30 p.m.]
FIRST WE HAVE INVOCATION WITH MS. HEFFRON AND THEN FLAG SALUTE WITH MS. BAILEY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.FOR TONIGHT'S INVOCATION, THE SCHOOL BOARD WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE THE PASSING OF DEBORAH ROBINSON TATUM, AN INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT AT SWIFT CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO JOINED KPS ON OCTOBER 6TH, 2003.
MAY HER MEMORY ALWAYS BE A BLESSING TO ALL WHO KNEW AND LOVED HER.
PLEASE JOIN US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES AGENDA ADOPTION APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY
[B. Consent Agenda]
8TH, 2022, BUSINESS MEETING FEBRUARY 22ND, 2022.SPECIAL MEETING MARCH 8TH, 2022 WORK SESSION MARCH 8TH, 2022 BUSINESS MEETING MARCH 24TH, 2022 SPECIAL MEETING.
MEMO NUMBER 042-22 RECOMMENDED PERSONNEL ACTIONS.
MEMO NUMBER 043-22 FY 2022 ACCEPTANCE OF NEW GRANTS.
MEMO NUMBER 044-22 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN APPROVAL.
MEMO NUMBER 045-22 NOMINATION FOR VSBA EXCELLENCE IN WORKFORCE READINESS AWARD.
SPECIAL EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN APPROVAL.
MEMO NUMBER 047-22 APPROVAL OF ADJUSTMENTS TO STUDENT FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR.
MEMO NUMBER 048-22 APPROVAL OF THE SUMMER OF 2022 FEES AND CHARGES SCHEDULES.
MEMO NUMBER 049-22 APPROVAL OF ONLINE PROGRAM FOR 2020-223 LIMITED FEES REDUCTION AND FUNDING.
MEMO NUMBER 050-22 DEED OF GIFT FOR OLD HUNDRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHOLASTIC LEVELED READING. AND MEMO NUMBER 051-22 APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? MADAM CHAIR, THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS FROM A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER TO SEPARATE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION AND INDIVIDUAL ACTION? MADAM CHAIR? MS. HEFFRON? I WOULD LIKE TO PULL A MEMO NUMBER 049-22 APPROVAL OF CCPS ONLINE PROGRAM 2022-23 LIMITED FEES AND FEES, REDUCTION AND FUNDING.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER REQUESTS FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TO SEPARATE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION OR INDIVIDUAL ACTION? MADAM CHAIR? MS. HEFFRON? I'M SORRY, MISS HAINES? I WOULD LIKE TO PULL A MEMO 050-22 DEED OF GIFT FOR OLD HUNDRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHOLASTIC LEVEL READING FOR DISCUSSION THIS EVENING.
OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER REQUESTS FROM SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS 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. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL.
DR. DAUGHERTY, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE OUR NEW ADMINISTRATORS? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE AND PLEASE COME FORWARD MR. GUILLERMO GONZALEZ TO COME UP.
THIS IS THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF CHALKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
CAN WE GIVE HIM A HAND? GUILLERMO IS CURRENTLY THE
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ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL AT THE OLD HUNDRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT HARROGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WAS ALSO INVOLVED WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION CASE MANAGER IN THE HAMPTON CITY SCHOOLS.
AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM AND HE WILL START ON THE DATE OF JULY ONE, 2022.
CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
[C. Awards and Recognitions]
NEXT, WE HAVE RECOGNITIONS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS.THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. BOARD MEMBERS, IF I COULD ASK DR.
SALAM TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
CENTRAL VIRGINIA'S OUTSTANDING ECONOMIC EDUCATOR FOR 2021 TEACHES AT FALLING CREEK MIDDLE. CONGRATULATIONS TO DR.
IMAN SALAM, WHO IS HONORED BY THE VIRGINIA COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FOR INNOVATIVE AND ENGAGING APPROACHES TO TEACHING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ECONOMICS AND PERSONAL FINANCE.
HER ENTHUSIASTIC, MEMORABLE LESSONS WILL HELP STUDENTS THRIVE IN A DYNAMIC GLOBAL ECONOMY. THE REGIONAL OUTSTANDING ECONOMIC EDUCATOR AWARDS HONORED TEACHERS OF ANY SUBJECT WHO USE EXEMPLARY TEACHING TECHNIQUES THAT IMPROVE THEIR STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING OF ECONOMICS AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM.
IN 2021, THERE WERE FIVE REGIONAL WINNERS ACROSS VIRGINIA.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING DR.
IMAN SALAM. SO THERE ARE TWO MOMENTS THAT REALLY STAND OUT AS EXTRA SPECIAL IN MY SCHOOL BOARD TENURE, AND ONE WAS GIVING THE GRADUATION SPEECH WHEN MY DAUGHTER GRADUATED FROM JAMES BYRD HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THE SECOND IS THIS MOMENT RIGHT NOW.
PROBABLY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, BUT I MET YOU AT BONNER ELEMENTARY MANY YEARS AGO AT A BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT AND SAID, CALL ME, YOU KNOW? LET'S GET TOGETHER AND JUST WATCHING YOUR SUCCESS AND YOU WHEN YOU WON THIS AWARD, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW BECAUSE THAT'S YOU.
YOU'RE NOT THE KIND THAT WOULD CALL AND SAY, HEY, KATHRYN, GUESS WHAT? YOU JUST DO THE WORK.
BUT OBVIOUSLY IT'S RECOGNIZED.
SO I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
PLEASE, JUST I'D LIKE YOU TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY BECAUSE IT'S SO POWERFUL AND YOU'RE A ROLE MODEL.
THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO PUT THIS RIGHT HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
THANK YOU, KATHERYN. LET ME START BY SAYING THIS IS QUITE AN HONOR TO BE HERE.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME BEING HERE, ACTUALLY.
AND I WAS TELLING THAT TO PRINCIPAL DOSWELL FROM FAMILY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL HOW HONORED I AM TO BE HERE AND TO BE AMONG MY COMMUNITY FELLOW MEMBERS, AND TO HAVE A WONDERFUL MOMENT AMONG MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES AND FROM JUST A FEW COUNTY.
WHEN I FIRST GOT THIS AWARD, I DIDN'T EXPECT IT AT ALL.
DAY, STEVEN DAY FROM VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, HE HAD RECOGNIZED ME.
WHAT MADE ME SO, WHAT MADE IT SO SPECIAL THAT HE SAW SOMETHING THAT NOBODY ELSE HAD SAW.
AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU HAVE A GIFT BY REACHING OUT TO OTHER PEOPLE.
AND I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COMES FROM SOME, IT CAME FROM HOWEVER, I WAS EDUCATED AND I WAS I WENT TO SCHOOL AT CHESTERFIELD COUNTY WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.
WHO BROUGHT ME HERE WAS MY FATHER AND MY, MY PARENTS.
IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO FOR ME TO HAVE AN EDUCATION THAT WAS SUPPORTED BY THE VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY AND, YOU KNOW, JUST BASICALLY FROM VIRGINIA STATE.
AND THEY FOUND THAT JOSEPH COUNTY WAS ONE OF THE BEST COUNTIES TO BE COMING IN HERE.
SO IN THE 90S I HAVE GRADUATED AND I WENT TO COLLEGE AT COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY.
THE POINT I'M TRYING TO SAY HERE IS THAT IT'S YOUR EDUCATION.
WHEREVER YOU GO, YOU SEEK YOUR EDUCATION.
AND SO WHEN I WENT OVERSEAS AND I CAME BACK AND I TRIED TO MAKE SURE THAT MY CHILDREN HAD GOT THIS EDUCATION.
AND SO IT IS A CONTINUOUS CYCLE.
IT'S WHEREVER YOU GO AND HOW MUCH YOU CAN GIVE AND HOW MUCH YOU CAN PROVIDE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR RACE IS.
WHAT YOUR COLOR IS, IS BASICALLY HOW MUCH YOU CAN MAKE OF YOURSELF.
AND I DON'T CARE WHAT'S BEHIND THAT IMAGE AND THAT I HAVE PROVED THAT TO MYSELF AND TO MY FAMILY AND TO THE MANY PEOPLE WHO I CAME ACROSS WORKING WITH ME.
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AND SO I THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING ME THAT OPPORTUNITY AND GIVING ME A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY COME HERE AND ACTUALLY PROVIDE THAT IMAGE.AND I THINK EVERYBODY WHO IS ACTUALLY LISTENING TO ME BY NOW.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
IF I COULD ASK TRACEY CURCIO TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
ELIZABETH SCOTT ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER TRACEY CURCIO HAS BEEN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED. SHE IS ONE OF TWO EDUCATORS IN VIRGINIA AND ONE OF 117 NATIONWIDE TO WIN THE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHING, REGARDED AS THE NATION'S TOP HONOR FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS.
THE AWARD HONORS TEACHERS WHO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING.
AWARD WINNERS RECEIVE $10,000 FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, A PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATE AND A TRIP TO THE NATION'S CAPITAL FOR A SERIES OF RECOGNITION, EVENTS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING TRACEY GARCIA.
IT'S MY HONOR TO BE HERE TO CONGRATULATE YOU, TRACEY, FOR THIS WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT, TO HAVE YOU AS A PART OF THIS FAMILY.
WE ARE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT, FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, FOR THE KIDS TO BE ABLE TO WATCH AS SHE GOT THIS PRESIDENTIAL AWARD VIA ZOOM AND THEN TO BE THERE AS YOU WERE RECOGNIZED AT THE STATE CAPITAL BY OUR HOUSE OF DELEGATES AS WELL, TO BE THERE AND PART OF THAT WITH YOU. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS AWARD. AND IF YOU WOULD, JUST TELL US IN A FEW WORDS HOW YOU WHAT YOUR STEPS WERE TO GET THIS AWARD. I WASN'T PREPARED FOR THIS, BUT I'VE BEEN TEACHING FOR 15 YEARS AND I'VE BEEN A MATH SPECIALIST AT ELIZABETH SCOTT ELEMENTARY FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS.
WHEN A FRIEND HAD NOMINATED ME, A FORMER COLLEAGUE NOMINATED ME FOR THIS AWARD.
SO THE PROCESS IS A VERY RIGOROUS PROCESS WHERE YOU HAVE TO.
YOU HAVE TO TAPE A LESSON FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND THEN WRITE A VERY LONG REFLECTION BASED ON, YOU KNOW, PEDAGOGY AND WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST FOR KIDS.
I THINK THE LIMIT WAS TO 27,500 CHARACTERS, AND I HAD 27,499 CHARACTERS.
THERE WAS JUST SO MUCH TO REFLECT ON, AND IT MADE ME GROW AS A TEACHER AND IT REALLY PUSHED ME TO SEE WHAT I DID AND WHAT I NEEDED TO DO FOR THE KIDS.
FOR OUR STUDENT SUCCESSES, WE HAVE FOUR SEPARATE RECOGNITIONS.
FIRST UP, I'VE GOT ASKED JANE BROWN AND ABIGAIL WILLIS TO COME FORWARD.
TWO CHESTER COUNTY STUDENTS ARE AMONG THE 24 POETS CHOSEN BY THE VIRGINIA POET LAUREATE AND POETRY SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA AS A 2021-22 VIRGINIA YOUNG POETS IN THE COMMUNITY.
THE 24 SELECTED POETS RANGE FROM THIRD GRADE TO COLLEGE SENIOR.
THEY CREATE PUBLIC POETRY PROJECTS SHOWING WHAT MATTERS MOST TO THEM IN OUR WORLD TODAY AND HOW POETRY IS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO FIFTH GRADER JADEN BROWN OF CURTIS ELEMENTARY AND EIGHTH GRADER ABIGAIL WILLIS, TOMAHAWK CREEK MIDDLE.
BOTH JADEN AND ABIGAIL HAVE POEMS TO READ TONIGHT.
LET'S HEAR IT. CONGRATULATIONS, JADEN AND ABIGAIL.
I'M SURE YOU'RE I'LL GET TO LET YOU GET THE NERVES OUT OF THE WAY.
OKAY? AND I'LL HOLD THE MICROPHONE FOR YOU AND WE'LL GET THROUGH IT TOGETHER.
ALL RIGHT. SO YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR SCHOOL, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR IT. HELLO.
I'M. MY NAME IS JADEN BROWN, AND I'M A FIFTH GRADE STUDENT AT CURTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU SEE ME? A BLACK BOY WITH NO DADDY? A SINGLE MOM WITH NO DEGREES? A TRACK RECORD FOR FELONIES? EXTRA, EXTRA.
I'M A BLACK BOY WITH BOTH PARENTS.
THEY HAVE DEGREES AND SUPPORT OUR FAMILY.
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BLACK BOYS, YOU MATTER, TOO.DON'T LET YOUR HOOD DEFINE YOU.
MY FUTURE IS BRIGHT AND YOU SHOULD SEE.
BUT IN THIS WORLD, YOU DON'T READ ABOUT KIDS LIKE ME.
I KNOW, I GOT, I'M, LIKE, SHAKING ALL OVER.
THAT WAS SO LOVELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THAT WITH US.
YOU WANT TO COME DOWN HERE? SO EVERYBODY I KNOW YOU'RE STILL ON THE SPOT, BUT CAN YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR SCHOOL AND THEN I'LL LET YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
I GO TO TOMAHAWK CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THIS IS MY POEM CALLED THE LAST ONES.
PEOPLE AROUND US ENTER AND SUCCUMB.
EACH FROND ON THE TREES, MAKE UP THEIR BOOK, THE BOOK OF LIFE, WHICH IS STEMS, BLOSSOMS, RIVERS AND ROCKS, BUGS AND BIRDS, TOO.
EVERY DETAIL ADDS TO THE CHAPTERS.
FREAKS AND GEEKS. SIDE CHARACTERS AND MAIN CHARACTERS, TOO.
ALL PEOPLE WE RUN INTO ON A DAILY.
THEY SCREAM AND SHOUT AS THEY CRY OUT, EXPRESSING EMOTIONS AS THEY LIVE CARELESSLY TYING THEIR STOMACHS INTO KNOTS AS THEY LAUGH, NEVER ONCE WORRYING ABOUT THEIR HISTORY OR HOW THE NEXT DAY IS A MYSTERY.
THESE ARE THE ONES OUR WORLD SEAS, FOUND AND FREE.
THE ONES LOST IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE LINES, THE LINES OF OUR LIFE.
BULLIED LETTERS, BLOODY PEN STROKES, UNDERWEIGHT VOWELS.
AS WANTING TO BE BS, GALAXY COLORED PAINT SMUDGES, SPOILED INK, MAKING INNER PROMPTS, FORCED STRAIGHT EDGES.
THE LIST GOES ON. OUR CAPITAL LETTERS ARE SEPARATE FOR A REASON, BUT WE STILL SMILE.
FAKE OR NOT, WE TRY FLIPPING THE PAGE, BUT WE ALWAYS TURN BACK, SOME OF US WAITING TILL THE ERASER COMES.
THAT'S WHO I PROMISED I'D WRITE ABOUT.
THE LAST ONES. THE ONES THEY HEAR ABOUT BUT NEVER CHOOSE TO FIND.
WE HAVE A MAP, BUT WE'RE SCARED IT'S FAKE.
THE ROADS WE TAKE ARE DANGEROUS, WE KNOW THAT.
COLLIDE HEADS ON A PATH, BUT ALL THAT DOES IS CREATE AN UNFRUITFUL LOVE.
AND WITH THAT LOVE COMES MORE LOST ONES.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT US, DON'T SAY WE'RE BROKEN.
BECAUSE IF WE WERE BROKEN, WE WOULD BE CRYING ON OUR BED INSTEAD OF SWALLOWING FORGOTTEN LOCATIONS DOWN OUR THROATS AS WE TREAD THROUGH CROWDED SCHOOL HALLWAYS.
IF WE WERE BROKEN, WE'D BE SITTING IN A THERAPIST'S OFFICE INSTEAD OF ALGEBRA CLASS, TALKING ABOUT HOW WE HAVE NO MAP THAT LEADS US TO A SENSE OF HOME.
IF WE WERE BROKEN, WE WOULD HAVE STOPPED WANDERING AROUND MILES BACK.
THESE ARE WHO I PROMISE TO WRITE ABOUT.
THE LOST ONES. THE ONES LOOKING FOR THE BREAKTHROUGH.
WE LIVE OUR LIFE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, EXCEPT FOR JUST A LITTLE LOST.
NOBODY SEES LOST. THAT'S WHY WE'RE LOST.
WE BLEND IN WITH THE ONES OUR WORLD SEES, FOUND AND FREE.
AS WE HIKE PAST RIDGES, STEMS, BLOSSOMS, RIVERS AND ROCKS, BUGS AND BIRDS, TOO.
MOSTLY BECAUSE WE ARE THE GOSSIP GIRLS, JOCKS, NERDS, FREAKS AND GEEKS, SIDE CHARACTERS AND MAIN CHARACTERS, TOO.
WOW. SO FIFTH GRADE AND EIGHTH GRADE.
AND YOU ALL ARE ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE.
AND WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.
AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE AMAZING THINGS TO COME BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE SET UP TO DO GREAT THINGS. THANKS SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. IF I COULD ASK OUR MONACAN SWIMMERS TO COME FORWARD TO THE SUN. THAT'S RIGHT.
THE MONACAN HIGH GIRLS SWIM TEAM AND SEVERAL MONACAN SWIMMERS WON STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
COACHED BY BRIAN SINGLETON THE MONACAN HIGH GIRLS SWIM TEAM WON THE CLASS FOUR STATE
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CHAMPIONSHIP. THE CHIEFS WON BY A TOTAL OF 316 POINTS, BEATING OUT JAMESTOWN AND BLACKSBURG. THIS IS THE THIRD STATE TITLE IN FOUR YEARS FOR THE MONACAN GIRLS.THE GIRLS 200 MEDLEY RELAY TEAM FINISHED FIRST AND SET A NEW CLASS FOUR STATE RECORD.
AND IF STATE CHAMPS WERE RACHAEL BROWN AT 100 YARD BREASTSTROKE AND REGAN CANADA AT A 100 YARD FREESTYLE FOR THE MONACAN BOYS SWIM TEAM, BRIAN HUFFORD WON TWO STATE TITLES.
THE 200 YARD FREESTYLE AND 500 YARD FREESTYLE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS THE MONACAN HIGH GIRLS STATE CHAMPION SWIM TEAM.
ADDISON PARKER ISABELLA PATTERSON ELENA PHILLIPS.
EMILY STRICKLAND AND HANNAH WALLACE.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THESE SWIMMERS.
WAY TO GO. SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS.
IT'S AMAZING. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU.
HOW MANY? I'LL PASS THE MIC AROUND AND YOU CAN TELL.
I KNOW. YOU CAN TELL US HOW MANY RINGS YOU HAVE.
IF YOU HAVE IF THIS IS NOT YOUR FIRST IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE RING.
AND WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE RACE TO SWIM? I WOULD SAY THAT I HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THREE.
THE TOTAL OF ALL THREE OF OUR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WINS MY FRESHMAN YEAR, MY SOPHOMORE YEAR AND MY SENIOR YEAR.
AND THEN MY FAVORITE EVENT OR MY BEST EVENT TO SWIM WOULD BE THE INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY, WHICH IS WHERE YOU SWIM ALL THE STROKES.
I HAVE CONTRIBUTED, I GUESS, TO TWO DIFFERENT STATE CHAMPS, ONE MY FRESHMAN YEAR AND ONE MY JUNIOR YEAR. SO THIS YEAR AND MY FAVORITE EVENTS.
I TEND TO LIKE BREASTSTROKE BECAUSE I DON'T SWIM IT AS MUCH.
SO I'VE CONTRIBUTED TO TWO STATE RINGS MY SOPHOMORE YEAR AND MY SENIOR YEAR, AND MY FAVORITE EVENT IS 100 BACK.
I'VE CONTRIBUTED TO ONE STATE RING MY SOPHOMORE YEAR, AND MY FAVORITE EVENTS ARE PROBABLY THE 200 MEDLEY.
I AM ACTUALLY THE ASSISTANT COACH FOR MONACAN, SO THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR GETTING A RING WITH THIS TEAM. BUT GROWING UP I SWAM FOR TAP HIGH SCHOOL AND COAST GUARD BLUE DOLPHINS AND MY FAVORITE STROKE OR EVENT TO SWIM WAS 100 FLY OR THE 500 FREESTYLE.
AND I'M THE HEAD COACH OVER AT MONACAN AND THIS IS OUR FIFTH YEAR AND WE'VE WON THREE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
FOR ME, PROBABLY THE MOST EXCITING RACE IS THE 200 MEDLEY RELAY.
IT'S THE FIRST EVENT OF THE WHOLE MEET AND IT KIND OF SETS THE TONE FOR WHAT'S TO FOLLOW.
THANK YOU. HERE YOU GO. YOU GET GIFTS, TOO.
IF I COULD ASK OUR MIDLOTHIAN HIGH AND COSBY HIGH WRESTLERS TO COME FORWARD THIS TIME.
TWO CHESTER COUNTY STUDENTS WON INDIVIDUAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS.
ROBBIE PAYNTER MIDLOTHIAN HIGH IS THE STATE WRESTLING CHAMP AND CLASS 195 LBS.
HE IS COACHED BY KEVIN BURKS AND ELIJAH KRAMER OF COSBY HIGH IS A STATE WRESTLING CHAMP IN CLASS SIX, 113 LBS.
HE HAS COACHED BY MIKE STAFANKO.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THESE TWO STUDENTS.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, BOYS, AND A WAY TO REPRESENT US WELL.
SO I'M GOING TO GO AND GIVE YOU GUYS THE MIC, AND YOU GUYS COULD JUST TELL EVERYBODY WHAT MOTIVATES YOU AND MAYBE JUST TELL EVERYBODY A LITTLE BIT OF MAYBE THE REGIMENT THAT YOU GUYS GO THROUGH TO TRAIN BECAUSE WRESTLING IS UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE AND THERE'S A LOT TO IT. SO HERE YOU GO.
I'M ROBERT PAYNTER FROM MIDLOTHIAN HIGH SCHOOL AND I WON STATES THIS YEAR.
I STARTED WRESTLING IN KINDERGARTEN AND I TAKE AFTER MY DAD.
HE REALLY IS THE ONE THAT MOTIVATED ME TO BE THE BEST.
HE WAS A STATE CHAMP IN HIGH SCHOOL, SO I WANTED TO FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS.
IT FELT GOOD TO FINALLY GET THE JOB DONE.
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ELI KRAMER FROM COSBY HIGH SCHOOL.WHAT MOTIVATES ME TO WRESTLE IS MY COACHES AND MY PARENTS HARD WORK.
THEY COME TO PRACTICE AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE HERE.
SO JUST THE HARD WORK THEY PUT INTO OUR TEAM MOTIVATES ME TO BE THE BEST I CAN.
AND MY PARENTS, ALL THEY DO FOR ME MOTIVATES ME TO BE A BETTER WRESTLER.
CONGRATULATIONS, BOYS. AND THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING US WELL.
IF I COULD ASK OUR INDOOR TRACK CHAMPS TO COME FORWARD TO THIS TIME.
THE THOMAS DALE HIGH GIRLS WON THE INDOOR STATE INDOOR TRACK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND TWO THOMAS DALE HIGH ATHLETES AND TWO BIRD HIGH ATHLETES WON INDIVIDUAL TITLES.
COACHED BY JAMARI PRICE AND KENDALL BROWN, THE THOMAS DALE HIGH GIRLS TRACK TEAM WON THE CLASS SIX INDOOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, FINISHING WITH 53 POINTS AND HOLDING OFF SOUTH COUNTY FOR 47 POINTS.
INDIVIDUAL CLASS SIX STATE CHAMPS FROM THOMAS TAYLOR, DEVIN PARHAM AND THE 55 METER HURDLES AND THE HIGH JUMP AND IN THE HIGH JUMP AND MADISON MECANICO IN THE TRIPLE JUMP.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS.
THE THOMAS DALE HIGH GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP INDOOR TRACK TEAM.
ALIYAH FOSTER AN INDIVIDUAL CLASS FIVE STATE CHAMPS FOR BIRD HIGH OR CAITLIN COOKE IN THE TRIPLE JUMP AND JASON WARD AND 300 METER DASH IN THE 500 METER DASH.
BOTH STUDENTS ARE COACHED BY ADAM CANNING.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THESE STUDENTS.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT AND THIS ACHIEVEMENT.
I'M VERY PROUD TO BE HERE, TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE YOU GUYS.
I WOULD LOVE IF YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME, WHAT SCHOOL AND WHAT YOUR EVENT IS AGAIN AND WHY YOU ENJOY TRACK.
I GO TO LC BIRD HIGH SCHOOL AND MY FAVORITE EVENT IS TRIPLE JUMP.
I LIKE TRACK BECAUSE IT'S JUST FUN.
GET A RUSH WHEN YOU'RE ON THE LINE.
I'M SHAKIRA CONWAY FROM THOMAS DALE HIGH SCHOOL.
I WAS IN THE FOUR BY TWO RELAY AND I LIKE TRACK.
IT'S FUN. I LOVE MY TEAMMATES AND WINNING.
I THROW SHOT PUT AND I LOVE TRACK BECAUSE IT'S FUN AND MY TEAMMATES ARE FUNNY.
I WAS A PART OF THE FOUR BY TWO AND THE LONG JUMP.
MY FAVORITE EVENT IS LONG JUMP.
AND I'M ACTUALLY NOT A FAN OF RUNNING, BUT I LOVE COMPETING.
AND I JUST ALWAYS RAN TRACK SINCE I WAS FIVE.
AND I JUST LOVE WHAT I DO AND I ASPIRE TO BE IN THE OLYMPICS ONE DAY.
MY MAIN EVENT IS THE TRIPLE JUMP AND I ENJOY TRACK BECAUSE OF THE FAMILY ASPECT AND JUST BEING ABLE TO PUSH YOURSELF PAST YOUR LIMITS.
MY NAME IS MADISON MECANICO FROM DALE.
I DID LONG JUMP, TRIPLE JUMP IN THE FOUR BY TWO.
AND I LOVE TRACK BECAUSE IT'S LIKE HAVING A SECOND FAMILY AND IT TEACHES YOU SO MANY LESSONS. MY NAME IS JAMARI PRICE, AND I AM THE COACH OF THESE LOVELY LADIES AT THOMAS DALE HIGH. AND A LONG TIME AGO I WAS A LONG JUMPER AND TRIPLE JUMPER.
AND I LOVE TRACK BECAUSE OF THE INDIVIDUALISM AND THE HARD WORK THAT YOU HAVE TO PUT IN TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND REALLY CAN'T RELY ON ANYONE BUT YOUR HARD WORK ETHIC.
LET'S GET ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
AND WAS THERE ANOTHER BIRD REPRESENTATIVE UP HERE? AND THEN HERE'S FOR THOMAS DALE.
SO, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYONE.
AND DO YOU WANT TO REPRESENT THAT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE BATTLE OF CHESTER RIGHT UP HERE.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE.
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FOR A RECOGNITION OF SCHOOL SUCCESS.IF I COULD ASK REPRESENTATIVES FROM HOPKINS ELEMENTARY AND CLOVER HILL HIGH TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME? APRIL IS THE MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD.
AND TONIGHT WE RECOGNIZED HOPKINS ELEMENTARY AND CLOVER HILL HIGH FOR THE DESIGNATION AS PURPLE SOURCE SCHOOLS FOR CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTING MILITARY CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
PURPLE STAR DESIGNATION IS AWARDED TO MILITARY FRIENDLY SCHOOLS THAT DEMONSTRATE A MAJOR COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES CONNECTED TO THE US MILITARY.
THIS YEAR, ABOUT 100 SCHOOLS ACROSS VIRGINIA WERE HONORED.
A SMALL SAMPLING OF THE REASONS WHY THESE SCHOOLS WERE CHOSEN AT HOPKINS ELEMENTARY AS NEW STUDENTS ENROLLED THERE, GREETED BY STUDENT BODIES TRAINED TO WELCOME THEM.
THE BUDDIES GIVE STUDENTS A SCHOOL TOUR, WHICH FOR MILITARY CHILDREN INCLUDES MEETING THE SCHOOL'S MILITARY LIAISON AND RECEIVING A GIFT WITH LOCAL RESOURCES FOR MILITARY FAMILIES. THE BUDDIES ALSO HELP STUDENTS ACCLIMATE TO CLASSROOM ROUTINES.
AT CLOVER HILL HIGH, THEY SUPPORT MILITARY CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING THE TRANSITION TO AND FROM CLOVER HILL HIGH.
THE SCHOOL HAS STUDENT LED PROGRAMS TO CREATE SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, INCLUDING A FRESHMAN AND TRANSFER STUDENT ORIENTATION AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND SMALL GROUP ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THESE TWO SCHOOLS.
I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT YOU GUYS SHOULD BE TREMENDOUSLY COMMENDED FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR CHILDREN AND MILITARY FAMILIES.
THERE'S NO GREATER SACRIFICE THAT A PARENT MAKES THAN JOINING OUR MILITARY AND SERVING THEIR COUNTRY. IT'S A TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE.
BUT ALONG WITH THAT SACRIFICE, WE ALL KNOW THE SACRIFICE THAT THE CHILDREN AND THE FAMILIES MAKE ALONGSIDE THE PARENT THAT'S IN THE MILITARY FOR YOU TO STEP UP AND RECOGNIZE THAT AND TO WORK WITH THOSE CHILDREN TO MAKE THEM FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THEIR TRANSITION. YOU SHOULD BE COMMENDED.
AND I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY TO BE HONORED TO BE THE ONE THAT PRESENTS YOU WITH YOUR LITTLE GIFT. AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DID.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BOARD MEMBERS AND DR. DAUGHERTY IS MY PLEASURE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT THE DRIVERS OF THE MONTH PROVIDING SAFE TRANSPORTATION FOR STUDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOL EVERY DAY IS ESSENTIAL TO INSTRUCTION AND OUR CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL 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 A ROLE MODEL FOR PATIENCE, HARD WORK, KINDNESS AND DEDICATION.
CCPS BUS DRIVERS ARE TO BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THEIR SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES 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 DRIVERS.
JENNIFER AINSWORTH AREA ONE, BUS 498, 23 YEARS OF SERVICE.
JENNIFER SAYS THIS IS A UNIQUE JOB THAT ALLOWS HER TO DRIVE HER KIDS TO SCHOOL AND BE THERE FOR THEM WHEN THEY COME HOME.
SHE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS WITH CHESTERFIELD.
RICK REESE, AREA TWO, BUS 346, ONE YEAR OF SERVICE.
RICK WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE HE ROLLS WITH THE CHANGES TO GET THE JOB DONE AND TRULY ENJOYS WORKING WITH THE KIDS.
GEORGE GARRETT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS BEAR, AREA THREE, BUS 643, NINE YEARS OF SERVICE.
WHEN ASKED WHY HE LIKES BEING A DRIVER, BEAR SAYS, SHUCKS.
BEAR WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DRIVERS I MET WHEN I TOOK THIS JOB.
JOHN WEST, JR., AREA FOUR, BUS 116, 5 MONTHS OF SERVICE.
JOHN'S MANAGER SAYS THAT HE ALWAYS HAS A GREAT ATTITUDE WITH A BIG SMILE.
JOHN SAYS HE LOVES THE TEAMWORK ASPECT OF BEING A BUS DRIVER.
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VANESSA THOMAS, AREA FIVE, BUS 511, FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.VANESSA SHARED THAT SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT BEING A BUS DRIVER AND SHE ENJOYS BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH HER STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
HER AREA OFFICES LOVE HER SMILE AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
UM. SO I JUST HAVE TO SAY, I HAVE A FOURTH GRADER.
MY YOUNGEST. I HAVE FOUR KIDS, AND I STILL WALK HIM TO THE BUS.
AND I DON'T NEED TO BECAUSE HE'S IN FOURTH GRADE.
BUT I JUST I WANT TO BE THERE EVERY MORNING TO SAY HI TO THE BUS DRIVER BECAUSE IT'S JUST A SMALL WAY.
AND I STOPPED DOING IT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL BECAUSE I'D BE A LITTLE WEIRD.
SO I BUT I JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
AND IF YOU WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO YOUR FAMILY OR ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY, REALLY, THIS THIS IS YOUR MOMENT.
SO FEEL FREE TO TO SHARE YOUR NAME AGAIN AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD.
WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY MANAGER, PAMELA JEFFERS, WHO I JUST LOVE WORKING WITH.
BUT I LOVE ABOUT BEING A BUS DRIVER SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT I LOOK AT SOME PEOPLE LOOK AT DRIVING AS A JOB.
I DON'T LOOK AT IT AS A JOB BECAUSE THE JOB IS DEFINED AS BEING A TASK.
AND I LOOK AT IT AS A PASSION AND I HAVE A PASSION FOR THE CHILDREN.
SO I JUST LOVE DOING WHAT I DO AND I EXPECT TO BE AROUND FOR A WHILE.
JOHN WEST, AREA FOUR, I LOVE MY MANAGERS, MIKE WILDER, MY OFFICE MANAGER KIM, ALL MY COORDINATORS, EVERYBODY IS JUST AWESOME.
ALL THE FELLOW DRIVERS I'M NOT HAVING DOING THIS THAT LONG AND ALL THE DRIVERS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND A WHILE.
THEY'VE JUST ALL BEEN SO HELPFUL.
AND I LOVE THE TEAMWORK ASPECT AND I REALLY DO LOVE THE KIDS TOO.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE THEM EVERY DAY AND HAVE A LITTLE START THEIR DAY WELL AND HOPEFULLY END THEIR DAY WELL. YEAH.
WELL, MY REAL NAME IS GEORGE ABBOTT, BUT EVERYBODY CALL ME BEAR.
KIDS CALL ME MR. BEAR AND I'LL TELL YOU, US AS BUS DRIVERS, WE WEAR A LOT OF HATS. FOR THAT TEN OR 20 MINUTES IT TAKE, THOSE ARE MY KIDS.
THEY'RE MINE. AND I DO THAT FOR THIS.
BECAUSE SHE SAID SHE LOVED ME.
AND SHE SAYS, IF ANYBODY MESSED WITH ME, THEY GOT TO MESS WITH YOU.
I SAID, THAT'S RIGHT. YOU KNOW, I HAVE THE BEST BOSS WHO'S VERY SUPPORTIVE, JACQUELINE.
AND THE STAFF IN AREA THREE, MAN, THEY'RE JUST AMAZING.
THIS IS THE BEST MIDDLE SCHOOL ROUTE I'VE EVER HAD.
AND MY MAN MATTHEW IS BACK THERE.
THERE YOU GO. THAT'S HE'S MY FAVORITE WHEN HE'S MISSING, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST LIKE SOMETHING'S OFF WHEN HE'S NOT THERE BECAUSE WE TALK.
I TALK TO MY KIDS AND TEACH THEM LOVE.
I AIN'T. MATTER OF FACT, I TELL THEM I LOVE THEM.
SO. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU ALL, BUT I DO IT FOR THE LOVE OF THOSE KIDS.
THIS IS A SECOND CAREER FOR ME AFTER LIKE 20 SOME YEARS WORKING FOR A BANK.
AND I THOUGHT, WELL, THIS WOULD BE EASY.
AND IT WAS CERTAINLY MORE THAN I BARGAINED FOR, TO BE SURE AT TIMES.
BUT LIKE EVERYBODY SAID, THE KIDS LIKE, YOU KNOW, I LAUGH EVERY DAY BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THE KIDS DO. AND EVEN THE, YOU KNOW, THE SO CALLED BAD ONES, THEY SAY STUFF THAT JUST CRACKS ME UP. AND THEY'RE VERY DEAR.
AND AND I'VE MET SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY GOOD FRIENDS OF MINE THAT ARE DRIVERS.
THERE'S ONE IN THE BACK RIGHT THERE THAT CAME TO SEE ME TONIGHT, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. SO I'M HAVING A GREAT TIME AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS AND HOPING THAT YOU ALL KEEP ME AROUND FOR A WHILE.
I'M JENNIFER AND I WORK FOR AREA ONE.
THANK YOU FOR MY NEW OFFICE MANAGER, CANDACE HARRIS, BECAUSE WITHOUT OUR MANAGERS IN OUR OFFICE, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE.
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GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR.DR. DAUGHERTY, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT I HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET YET, I AM K.C.
DICKINSON. I AM THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES.
UNFORTUNATELY, BERKELEY COULD NOT MAKE IT TONIGHT, SO I AM HIS REPLACEMENT FOR THE AFTERNOON. BUT I AM HONORED TO BE HERE AND I JUST WANT TO EXTEND OUR CONTINUED THANKS FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR FOOD AND NUTRITION STAFF ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS. THIS MORNING I WAS LOOKING AT OUR PARTICIPATION NUMBERS FOR MARCH AND FOR BREAKFAST AND LUNCH, AND I DECIDED I GOT A LITTLE CURIOUS.
I WANTED TO LOOK BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC AND SEE WHAT OUR NUMBERS WERE LOOKING LIKE.
TO SAY I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY OUR NUMBERS IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
SO I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEM.
BUT IN A MONTH'S TIME WE ARE SERVING 153,000 MORE LUNCHES A MONTH AND 185,000 MORE BREAKFAST A MONTH THAN WE WERE THREE YEARS AGO.
AND OUR STAFF IS DOING THIS WITH UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES, SUCH AS SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS, STAFFING SHORTAGES, CONSTANT CHANGES FROM BERKELEY AND MYSELF.
AND THEY DO IT MOSTLY WITH PATIENTS, BUT ALSO WITH CREATIVITY AND GRACE.
AND WHILE I THINK THE NUMBERS THEY SHOW YOU AND ILLUSTRATE THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO IN OUR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, I DON'T THINK THEY SHOW YOU THE OTHER TYPE OF WORK THAT THEY DO.
AND I THINK THAT WORK IS JUST AS IMPORTANT, IF NOT MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE HARD WORK.
AND THAT'S THAT'S THE CARE WORK OR THE WORK THAT I CONSIDER THE HEART WORK.
I GUARANTEE THE HONOREES THAT WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT WILL TELL YOU THAT THEY DON'T SHOW UP FOR BENCHMARKS.
THEY DON'T SHOW UP BECAUSE OF THEIR JOB DESCRIPTIONS NECESSARILY.
THEY SHOW UP BECAUSE THEY CARE ABOUT THE STUDENTS OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.
THEY CARE ABOUT THESE STUDENTS AS IF THEY WERE THEIR OWN, AND THEY CARE THAT THEY ARE FED AND THEY ARE NOURISHED TO SUCCEED.
SO IT IS TRULY MY HONOR TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE THESE INDIVIDUALS.
AND SO FIRST WE HAVE IRIS POLLARD.
MS. POLLARD IS THE MANAGER AT OLD HUNDRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SHE HAS BEEN WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 19 YEARS.
SHE FEELS THE BEST PART OF HER JOB IS HOW THE INTERACTIONS SHE HAS WITH HER COWORKERS AS WELL AS PARENTS, HAVE DEVELOPED INTO FRIENDSHIPS THROUGH THE YEARS.
WATCHING THE CHILDREN DEVELOP INTO YOUNG ADULTS GIVES HER PURPOSE TO CONTINUE TO DO WHAT I DO OR SHE DOES.
AND THEN NEXT WE HAVE, I BELIEVE OH, WE HAVE THREE NOW.
MS. SIMMONS IS A FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATE AT MARGUERITE CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SHE HAS BEEN WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR NINE MONTHS.
THE HER FAVORITE PART OF HER JOB IS BEING ABLE TO SEE ALL THE LITTLE ONES THAT COME IN FOR LUNCH AND HOW EXCITED THEY ARE TO SEE HER.
MS. BROYLES IS THE MANAGER AT MIDLOTHIAN HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE HAS BEEN WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR A YEAR.
SHE FEELS THE BEST PART OF HER JOB IS HER AMAZING STAFF.
IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO HAVE A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT COOPERATE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND WORK AS A TEAM. THANK YOU.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
THE JOB THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THAT TAKES PLACE DURING THE DAY BECAUSE SHE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
SOME OF THESE STUDENTS, THIS MAY BE THE ONLY MEAL THAT THEY GET FOR THE DAY.
AND YOU GUYS ARE THERE EVERY DAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY AT LEAST GET THAT.
SO FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART AND I KNOW FROM THE REST OF MY BOARD'S HEART, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHOWING UP EVERY DAY.
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE DOING A LOT MORE WITH A LOT LESS, AND HOPEFULLY THAT TOO SHALL PASS.
SO THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.
NEXT, WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS. BUT FIRST, WE'LL TAKE A, JUST A BRIEF PAUSE TO ALLOW ANYONE WHO MAY NEED TO LEAVE THE MEETING ROOM CAN DO SO AT THIS TIME.
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THANK YOU FOR. FOR THIS MEETING, CITIZENS WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF SUBMITTING THEIR COMMENTS ONLINE OR IN PERSON.COMMENTS SUBMITTED VIA THE ONLINE FORM WERE SENT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE START OF TONIGHT'S MEETING AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN FULL AS AN ADDENDUM TO THE MEETING MINUTES.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE THIS EVENING'S IN PERSON? SPEAKERS ON AGENDA ITEMS. MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE SEVEN SPEAKERS FOR AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING.
THEY ARE WENDY LITTLE, NANCY DI FRANCO, MELISSA SIDDIQUI, ROBERT EVERETH, MATTHEW MCNEILL, ANNE TITUS AND MICHAEL CARABINOS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS MUST BE RELATED TO SPECIFIC ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. IF COMMENTS ARE DETERMINED TO BE OF A MORE GENERAL NATURE OR NOT GERMANE TO THE SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM, SPEAKERS WILL BE ASKED TO RESERVE THEIR COMMENTS FOR THE SECOND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE 3 MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
THERE IS A TIMER SET UP ON TOP OF THE PODIUM THAT WOULD TURN GREEN WHEN YOU BEGIN SPEAKING YELLOW, WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING IN RED WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
AS A REMINDER, NO PERSONAL BELONGINGS OTHER THAN YOUR CELL PHONE AND SPEAKER'S NOTES ARE ALLOWED AT THE PODIUM.
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 ARE PROHIBITED.
MAY WE HAVE MISS LITTLE? MY NAME IS WENDY LITTLE.
MADAM CHAIR, CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, ESTEEMED GUESTS.
FIRST, I WANTED TO MENTION THE BUDGET, AND PEOPLE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING VERY HEAVILY FOR A MORE THAN REQUESTED SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET.
IS IT TRUE THAT CCPS REQUESTED SOMETHING LIKE 846 MILLION AND THEN RECEIVED 883.
I'M NOT SURE IF I DID SEND AN EMAIL ABOUT THAT.
THAT'S FANTASTIC, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN MAYBE THE FIRST PERSON WHO STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE DEBT SERVICE AND HOW THAT IMPACTS OUR CHILDREN.
I HAVE IDEAS ON THAT, BUT THAT'S FOR LATER.
I HAVE OTHER IMPORTANT BUSINESS TO TALK ABOUT THAT I DO HAVE CONCERNS WITH RESPECT TO BUDGET AND FUNDING AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON THEM.
I NOTICED THAT USUALLY FROM MONTH TO MONTH THERE'S A RECOGNITION OF THIS WEEK OR THAT WEEK OR THIS MONTH. INSTEAD OF WEARING PURPLE, I'M WEARING BLUE FOR AUTISM AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE MONTH.
SOMEBODY MISSED THE MEMO ON THAT THIS MONTH.
MY CHILD FROM AGE 10 TO 14 IS IN FECES FILLED PULL UPS ALL DAY LONG AT SCHOOL FOR MONTHS AT A TIME. IS ANYBODY ELSE'S.
THANK YOU. I ALSO MADE A LITTLE IMPROMPTU TIME SIGN THAT I WANTED TO WEAR, BUT I'LL WEAR THAT THE NEXT GO AROUND BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESS TO DISCUSS WITH ALL OF YOU TONIGHT. MY CHILD STILL SITS IN POOP AT SCHOOL.
AND WHAT I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I'M GOING TO BRING TO YOU RIGHT NOW AND IN THE SECOND DISCUSSION, INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO YOUR SCHOOL DIVISION OVER YEARS BY MEDICAL DOCTORS.
OVER AND OVER ABOUT MY SON'S CONDITION AND NEED FOR PERSONAL CARE WITH HYGIENE.
AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON AND I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS PUBLICLY BEFORE.
I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT IT PUBLICLY BEFORE.
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EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND YOU ALL DO AND HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS CULPABLE.EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND HAS NOT DONE SOMETHING TO ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM IS CULPABLE.
ON 8/30 OF 2018 WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE SCHOOL DIVISION WAS AWARE THAT MY SON BECAME NUMBER TWO. GI INCONTINENT.
1/25/2019. I WILL READ MORE OF THESE LATER.
1/25/2019 , A DOCTOR LETTER FROM A SPECIALIST AND I'M GOING TO READ THESE.
PLEASE ASSESS CHANGING PULL UPS.
IF HE SOILS HIMSELF, HE WILL NEED PERIODIC REMINDER TO USE THE RESTROOM.
HE MUST BE ASSISTED WITH FULL TOILETING, HELP AND CLEAN UP AND WILL NEED A PERSONAL ATTENDANT. JANUARY 2019.
I'M NOT GOING TO SHOW ALL OF MY CARDS, I PROMISE YOU THAT.
I FOUND SOMETHING ON JANUARY 25TH THAT A CONVERSATION WAS HAD REGARDING ANOTHER HEALTH PLAN SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL DIVISION, WHICH WAS ALSO, AGAIN.
THANK YOU, MISS LITTLE. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
I'LL SEE YOU THE NEXT GO ROUND. NANCY DI FRANCO? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A REMINDER THAT THE COMMENTS DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS ON AGENDA ITEMS. ANYTHING THAT IS NOT AGENDA CAN BE SPOKEN ABOUT LATER IN THE MEETING.
THIS MOTHER COMES HERE EVERY MONTH AND ASKS FOR THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SO.
OH, SORRY. THIS IS, IT'S LIKE I TRAVELED ALL DAY JUST TO GET HERE.
AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND HOW THE POSITIONS ARE POSTED, WHICH THEY'RE REALLY NOT.
YOU POSTED, WE FOUND, ANNIE FOUND TWO POSITIONS FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SEVERAL MOTHERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN APPLIED.
SO THEN I COME UP AND I DIDN'T KNOW WENDY WAS, I DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS GOING TO SPEAK.
AND I COME UP AND I LISTEN TO THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AND IT'S WRONG.
AND THE FACT THAT HE IS SITTING IN FECES.
THE SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS ARE 13% OF THE SCHOOL POPULATION.
THERE'S A BUDGET ON THE AGENDA.
I WOULD THINK WITH THAT MUCH MONEY THAT YOU GUYS COULD MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A BETTER JOB BEING DONE FOR THESE KIDS.
I JUST, I, YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT, IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ALL OF US TO COME HERE.
WE ASK FOR TRANSPARENCY AND YOU HIDE THINGS FOR COMMITTEES.
WE ASK FOR OPEN FORUMS, BOTH SIDES, SO WE CAN ALL COME TOGETHER AND WE CAN MAKE SCHOOL BETTER FOR ALL THE KIDS.
AND YET WE'RE STILL BEING IGNORED.
AND I REALLY THINK AT THIS POINT THAT IF YOU GUYS CAN'T FIND IT IN YOUR HEARTS TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THESE KIDS, ALL THE KIDS, THEN YOU REALLY DON'T NEED TO BE SITTING WHERE YOU'RE SITTING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. DI FRANCO. MELISSA SIDDIQUI ? GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE LITERACY PLAN THAT CHESTERFIELD COUNTY HAS PUT ALL OVER THE INTERNET.
IT'S FUNNY THAT YOU GUYS ARE PUTTING OUT A LITERACY PLAN WHEN YOU HAVE MOTHERS LIKE ME WHO SHOW UP TO MEETINGS GOING, YOU GUYS REFUSED TO EVEN ENROLL MY CHILDREN.
WHY? BECAUSE HE IS SEVERELY DYSLEXIC, READING ON A THIRD GRADE LEVEL.
BUT YOU WANT TO PUT HIM IN A SEVENTH GRADE CLASSROOM? WHERE DOES THE LITERACY PLAN MAKE SENSE FOR CHILDREN LIKE THAT? MY HUSBAND AND I, EVERY TIME WE COME TO THESE MEETINGS, WE SIT HERE AND WE WATCH THESE WONDERFUL CHILDREN WHO ARE DOING NOTHING BUT THRIVING IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.
YOU GUYS HAVE THE FUNDING TO DO SOMETHING FOR MY CHILD, FOR WENDY LITTLE GROOM'S CHILD.
WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING? YOU GUYS HAVE REFUSED TO FINALIZE ENROLLMENT SINCE 2018, YET MY CHILD HAS AN ACTIVE 504
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AND MY OTHER ONE HAS AN ACTIVE IEP.YOU GUYS ARE RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THOSE PLANS.
WHERE IS THE FUNDING GOING? HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I STOOD IN FRONT OF YOU AND SAID THEY REFUSE TO FINALIZE ENROLLMENT? YET MR. ROBERTS IS GOING TO SIT HERE ON APRIL 19TH AND TAKE ME FOR TRUANCY CHARGES.
I SEE YOU EVERY TIME WE GO TO COURT AND YOU'RE GOING TO SIT HERE WHILE I SAY YOU REFUSED TO ENROLL MY CHILD.
YOU GOT SOME NERVE TO SIT ON A [PROFANITY] SCHOOL BOARD SITTING THERE LIKE THAT.
THAT'S ALL I GOT. ROBERT EVERETH? I'M SORRY, BUT WE NEED TO REFRAIN FROM USING PROFANITY WHEN WE'RE UP AT THE PODIUM.
HEY, I'M OUTTA HERE YOU AIN'T GOTTA WORRY ABOUT MY LANGUAGE.
PLEASE TREAT EVERYONE WITH RESPECT.
YOU TAKE IT OUT OF THE BOOK? GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS ROBERT ABBOTT. I'M THE PRESIDENT AND THE CO-FOUNDER OF VIRGINIA'S FOR CHILDREN'S FIRST. I'VE BEEN HERE ONCE BEFORE, BUT I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT AGENDA.
THAT'S COMING UP FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION UPDATE TODAY.
THE SUPERINTENDENT IS GOING TO BE DOING AND I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE CHESTERFIELD MODEL POLICIES FOR TRANSGENDERS AND CHILDREN CAN CHANGE THEIR NAME IN THE CHESTER COUNTY RIGHT NOW WITHOUT EVEN ALERTING THE PARENTS.
THEY CAN CHANGE CLOTHES, THEY CAN WEAR MAKEUP, THEY CAN CARRY PURSE, THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT. AND ON THE OPPOSITE GENDER OR THEY CAN BE A FURRY, YOU KNOW, PRETEND TO BE A DOG, WALK AROUND THE SCHOOL WITH A DOG LEASH ON WHICH WE KNOW HAS HAPPENED.
AND AT THE SCHOOL THAT THEY ATTEND AND THE TEACHER IS TOLD TO RESPECT THIS DECISION, A CHILD, IT COULD BE FIVE YEARS OLD, IT COULD BE EIGHT, 16 YEARS OLD.
IT DOESN'T MATTER. AND NOT TO DISCUSS IT WITH THE PARENTS.
AND BY THE TIME THE PARENTS ACTUALLY FIND OUT ABOUT IT, IT'S WAY TOO LATE.
IT'S WAY TOO LATE. THEN THE INDOCTRINATION HAS SET IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
PLAYING DOCTORS WITH OUR CHILDREN AND PRACTICING MEDICINE WITHOUT A LICENSE IS A CRIME, AND IT'S COMPLETELY PUNISHABLE BY LAW, NOT TO MENTION A COMPLETE VIOLATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS BEING VIOLATED.
A PARENTAL CONSENT NEEDS TO BE ON THE TOP OF THE AGENDA WHEN IT COMES TO OUR CHILDREN, BECAUSE, FOR ONE, I DO NOT CO-PARENT WITH YOU GUYS.
I DO NOT CO-PARENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS OBSESSION WITH TALKING ABOUT SEX WITH OUR CHILDREN AT FIVE YEARS OLD, EIGHT YEARS OLD, I'VE GONE THROUGH MY KIDS CHROMEBOOK AND THE STUFF AND SOME OF THESE LIBRARY BOOKS, MAN.
I ONLY GOT A MINUTE AND A HALF, SO I ACTUALLY HAD A FAMILY MEMBER WENT THROUGH THIS, WENT THROUGH CHESTER COUNTY, WAS COERCED BY THE SCHOOL TEACHERS.
WELL, WAS COERCED BY THE ADMIN, WAS COERCED BY THE COUNSELOR AND TOOK TO THINKING THAT SHE WAS GOING TO BE A MAN.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? HER LIFE WASN'T THAT GREAT.
SHE WAS MOLESTED AS A TEENAGER.
HER PARENTS, ONE OF HER PARENTS, YOU KNOW, ABANDONED HER.
AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF THESE FAR LEFT AGENDAS AND IT NEEDS TO STOP.
MY POINT IS THAT YOUR POLICY IS RIGHT NOW OR EVEN WORSE NOW THAN THEY WERE THEN AT THE POINT OF HER INDOCTRINATED GENDER CRISIS.
AND YOUR POLICIES ARE ENTERING THE HEARTS AND MINDS, THE SOULS OF HER CHILDREN.
THIS THE SAME TEACHERS, ADMINS, COUNSELORS AND EVEN THIS VERY BOARD OR EVEN THE BOARDS BEFORE. YOU GUYS ARE 100% ACCOUNTABLE FOR MANY CHILDREN, MANY FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BECAUSE OF THIS DECISION, BY THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THEY HAVE THIS BOARD VIOLATING SO MANY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
THIS BOARD, AT LEAST ON THIS ISSUE, SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THESE POLICIES THAT THEY PASSED, THAT THEY'VE SIGNED, THEY PUT THROUGH, AND WE'LL GET TO THAT LATER AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE, TOO. AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO THESE POLICIES, BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU GUYS CAN REVISIT THESE POLICIES.
AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE POLICIES GET REVISITED AND THAT WE HAVE A BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT ON CERTAIN THINGS, THAT PORTION OF THIS POLICY.
WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT FOR EVERY CHILD.
I MEAN, ALL CHILDREN, NO MATTER COLOR, RACE, WHATEVER ON THIS ISSUE UNTIL IT DOES GO AWAY. SO THANK YOU.
I'M ROBERT EVERITT, PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER OF VIRGINIANS FOR CHILDREN FIRST, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. EVERITT.
MATTHEW MCNEIL ? HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING? THANKS FOR HEARING US OUT TONIGHT.
APPRECIATE IT. LOOK, I'LL MAKE THIS SHORT AND SWEET BECAUSE I'VE GOT SOME STUFF THAT'S OFTEN NOT AGENDA AND I WILL WAIT TILL THEN.
BUT THE AGENDA, I'M GOING TO ADDRESS THE SAME THING THAT YOU DID, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT THAT LISTED CERTAIN ISSUES WITH A STATE FUNDING.
BUT ALSO CERTAIN THINGS THAT WERE TURNED DOWN AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
AND. ONE OF IT IS JUST ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WERE TURNED DOWN WAS A MORAL EDUCATION.
LOOK, ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED WAS FOR THE ESCAPE OF RELIGIOUS
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PERSECUTION. YOU KNOW, BACK OF OUR CURRENCY.IT JUST SAYS, IN GOD WE TRUST.
NONE OF US ARE GOD. I'M NOT GOD.
BUT WHEN YOU TRY TO CHANGE PEOPLE.
YOU'RE EITHER BORN A MAN OR WOMAN.
SO TO MAKE POLICIES, TO MAKE CHANGES TO A BUILDING OR RESTROOM OR ANYTHING, IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
LET'S GET BACK TO COMMON SENSE.
WE HAVE ANN TATUS . I'M ALSO SPEAKING ON THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ITEMS. I'M SPEAKING ON HB 988 AND SB 20, WHICH YOU SO PROUDLY PUT UNDER YOUR PARTIAL LIST OF WHAT WAS DEFEATED.
SO I WILL BE SPEAKING ON THE TRANSGENDER MODEL POLICY, AND IF YOU COULD PLEASE LOOK AT ME WHEN I SPEAK. SO IT'S FUNNY THAT IN YOUR MODEL POLICIES THAT WERE ADOPTED AUGUST 10TH, THAT TWO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TOLD ME THAT YOU DID PRIOR BASED ON LEGAL COUNSEL, THAT WHEN THE ASSISTANT AG ON JULY 21ST SAID THAT NO LEGAL ACTION WOULD BE SOUGHT UNLESS IT WAS INDIVIDUAL YOU, THEY WOULD NOT COME AFTER YOU AS A SCHOOL BOARD.
JULY 30TH, JAMES LANE SENT HIS WHATEVER MEMO BECAUSE HE'S FROM CHESTERFIELD.
AND WHO ELSE PRODUCES PEOPLE LIKE THIS OTHER THAN CHESTERFIELD? NOBODY. SO IT'S FUNNY THAT RELATED LAWS TO YOUR TRANSGENDER MODEL POLICIES ARE THE FIRST AMENDMENT. FREE EXPRESSION.
YOU DON'T MENTION COMPELLED SPEECH, WHICH IS ALSO PART OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
YOU CANNOT COMPEL PEOPLE TO SPEAK PRONOUNS, TEACHERS, CHILDREN, ANY OF THAT, YOU LEAVE THAT OUT.
EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE OF THE 14TH AMENDMENT.
TITLE SEVEN OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.
IT'S FUNNY WHEN YOU BRING UP TITLE IX, ALSO KNOWN AS TITLE NINE.
TITLE NINE DOES NOT REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO ELIMINATE DISTINCT FACILITIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
IT RECOGNIZES THAT THERE ARE PRIVACY AND SAFETY CONCERNS JUSTIFYING THE DISTINCTIONS.
TITLE NINE ALLOWS SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE SEPARATE TOILET LOCKER ROOM AND SHOWER FACILITIES ON THE BASIS OF SEX WITHOUT COMMITTING SEX DISCRIMINATION.
THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU ALLOW PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY DIFFERENTLY, WHICH IS 0.4% OF THE 1.25 MILLION CHILDREN IN VIRGINIA, TO TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER THE 99.6% WHO DO RECOGNIZE WITH THEIR BIOLOGY.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED? HOW MANY PARENTS HAVE COME UP HERE AND SAID, MY DAUGHTER WAS WALKED IN ON? YOU HAVE CHILDREN HAVING SEX IN BATHROOMS BECAUSE TEACHERS, NO MATTER WHAT YOU TEACH IN YOUR ETHICS CLASS, YOU TELL THEM THAT TEACHERS, THEY CAN ASK, THEY CANNOT APPROACH STUDENTS. AND I HAVE TEACHERS THAT HAVE TOLD ME THAT YOU'RE TEACHING THAT IN YOUR ETHICS CLASS. TEACHERS AND CHESTERFIELD CANNOT APPROACH STUDENTS THAT GO INTO, WHETHER THERE A BOY WANT TO BE A BOY, WE THINK DIFFERENTLY.
PARENTS DON'T KNOW THIS, AND IT DIDN'T GET ADDRESSED BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS CONCERNED ON AUGUST 10TH ABOUT MASKING.
SO WITH WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS THAT NOW THAT WE KNOW THAT WHAT YOU WERE TOLD AND YOU WERE TOLD IS A LIE.
ANY POLICY CAN BE REVISITED AT ANY TIME.
WHY HAVEN'T ANY OF YOU, AFTER THE RAPE AT THOMAS DALE IN A BATHROOM, HASN'T ANY OF YOU STOOD UP AND SAID, THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE! IT IS NOT THE BURDEN OF PROOF ON THE 99.6% OF CHILDREN TO GO INTO A BATHROOM WHERE THEY ARE NOT SAFE FOR 0.04%! THANK YOU, MS. TATUS, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
BATHROOM. THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE.
YOU KNOW, SINCE IT'S BEEN HITTING THE NEWS, I'VE BEEN DOING MY OWN RESEARCH ABOUT TRANSGENDER CHILDREN, TRANSGENDER ISSUES IN AMERICA.
I'VE READ THE MODEL POLICY FROM THE STATE SEVERAL TIMES MYSELF, NOT BEEN TOLD WHAT IT SAYS, READ IT MYSELF.
I BELIEVE IT'S IMPERFECT AND THERE ARE ADJUSTMENTS THAT NEED TO BE MADE.
AND I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THOSE ADJUSTMENTS IN A WAY THAT RESPECTS THE DIGNITY, HUMANITY AND AGENCY OF EVERYONE INVOLVED.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ISSUE AND THESE KIDS ARE BEING WEAPONIZED BY PARTISAN'S WHO SEEK TO
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ABUSE THIS ISSUE AS A WAY TO WIN SUPPORTERS.SO HAVING A DIGNIFIED DISCUSSION IS IMPOSSIBLE RIGHT NOW WHEN YOU HAVE SO MUCH HATE OVER.
I THINK THE NUMBER I JUST HEARD WAS 0.4%.
NEVER BEFORE HAS BEEN SO MUCH HATE THAT ARE BUILT UP OVER SO FEW.
THAT WAS SPOKEN BY THE GOVERNOR OF UTAH JUST A WEEK AGO.
SO LET'S PUT OUT A LITTLE POINTS HERE.
THE ACTUAL MODEL POLICY THAT WAS ADOPTED IS AVAILABLE STILL ON THE DOE WEBSITE.
IT HASN'T BEEN PURGED LIKE THE EQUITY POLICY HAS BY THIS ADMINISTRATION.
NO ONE INVOLVED IN THE RAPE OF THOMAS DALE IDENTIFIED AS TRANSGENDER, BUT PARTISAN'S HAVE WEAPONIZED THAT PAINFUL EVENT FOR THEIR OWN CAUSE.
GENDER AFFIRMING CARE AND YOUTH SAVES LIVES 59% OF TRANS CHILDREN CONSIDERS SUICIDE, GENDER AFFIRMING CARE CUTS THAT NUMBER BUT FORCING THEM TO BE OUTED IN THE SCHOOL WOULD UNDO THAT WORK AND PUT THOSE CHILDREN AT RISK.
GENDER AFFIRMING CARE IS REVERSIBLE, GENDER AFFIRMING YOUTH FOLLOWS A STRICT STANDARD OF CARE THAT IS DISCUSSED WITH THE STUDENT, THE DOCTORS AND THE PARENTS.
IF A PARENT CHOOSES TO HELP THEIR CHILD THROUGH THIS, WHY DON'T THEY GET A CHOICE? NOT ACCORDING TO THE PARTISAN'S OF THE CATO ADMINISTRATION AND NO LEFT TURN AND THE OTHER RIGHT WING THINK TANKS THAT ARE CREATING THIS ENTIRE CONTROVERSY AS A WAY TO BUILD UP VOTES. SO WHEN THE SCHOOL BOARD CONSIDERS THIS TONIGHT AND WHEN PARENTS WATCHING THIS ON THE SCREEN LISTEN TO THIS TONIGHT.
WHEN YOU CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO ABOUT THIS, MAKE SURE THAT YOU MAKE THOSE CHOICES BASED ON FACT, TRUTH, AND RESPECT AND DIGNITY.
NOT WHAT PARTY IT'S GOING TO HELP.
[APPLAUSE] MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
NEXT, WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION.
WE WILL DISCUSS THE ITEMS THAT WERE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[10. Memo #049-22: Approval of CCPSOnline Program 2022-23 Limited Fees Reduction and Funding]
FIRST, WE HAVE MEMO NUMBER 04 4922 DR.POPE. GOOD EVENING AGAIN BOARD MEMBERS 04922 AS IT WAS PRESENTED UNDER CONSENT AGENDA IS A MEMO THAT WAS PRESENTED FIRST, THE IDEA BEHIND IT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN FEBRUARY OF 2021.
IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE PROPOSED AT THAT TIME FOR THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR.
SO WE'RE RIGHT ON TIME BRINGING IT BACK FOR YOUR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
AND WHAT THE MEMO BASICALLY OUTLINES IS A PRESENTED A FEE REDUCTION FOR ONE YEAR FOR CCPS ONLINE STUDENTS DURING THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR WHO WISH TO ADD ONE ADDITIONAL COURSE THROUGH CCPS ONLINE.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE PROPOSED WAIVER SCHEDULE THAT WE'VE PUT IN THE MEMO ACTUALLY SPELLS OUT BASED ON FEDERAL QUALIFICATION STATUS WHAT TYPE OF TUITION REDUCTION FAMILIES WOULD BE QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE.
IF IT SO PLEASES THE BOARD YOU MIGHT WANT TO ASK ME QUESTIONS OR FURTHER CONSIDER IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS.
BOARD MEMBERS MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 4922 AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SOME CLARIFYING QUESTION.
CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. SO THIS IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THESE FEE REDUCTIONS AT CCPS ONLINE EXTRA EXTRACURRICULAR COURSES, STUDENTS OR THEIR FAMILIES THEIR LOVED ONES WOULD NEED TO APPLY FOR THE FEDERAL REDUCED AND FREE LUNCH PROGRAM? THAT IS CORRECT, AND THAT APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
CCPS ONLINE STAFF CAN HELP DIRECT ANY ANY SCHOOL MEMBER AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL OR THE COUNSELING LEVEL CAN ALSO HELP DIRECT FAMILIES IF THEY HAVE ANY ISSUE FINDING THAT APPLICATION. AND THIS PARTICULAR FEE REDUCTION IS AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE EXTRACURRICULAR COURSEWORK THAT IS TAKEN DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, THAT WOULD BE FROM AUGUST TO MAY.
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE SUMMER SCHOOL COURSEWORK? CORRECT WE HAVE HISTORICALLY NOT PROVIDED A TUITION REDUCTION FOR SUMMER, SO WE'RE HOLDING TRUE TO THAT HISTORY.
THIS IS ONE ADDITIONAL COURSE THROUGH CCPS ONLINE DURING THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR.
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YES. SO WOULD THIS ADDRESS A STUDENT WHO WANTED TO PURSUE A FINE ART, HAD WAS IN A SPECIALTY CENTER AND HAD SPECIALTY CENTER REQUIREMENTS OR WAS ON A DIFFERENT TRACK WHERE AN ACCELERATED TRACK.WOULD THIS SUPPORT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A STUDENT TO TAKE REQUIRED COURSEWORK AT A FREE OR REDUCED RATE AND WOULD THEY WOULD STILL HAVE THE OPTION TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT IN SCHOOL COURSE, THAT WOULD NOT BE OFFERED IN CCPS ONLINE? A STUDENT COULD BE PARTICIPATING IN HIS OR HER REGULAR HOME SCHOOL WITH A FULL COURSE LOAD AND MAY HAVE A NEED, SUCH AS WHAT YOU'VE EXPRESSED THERE TO TAKE AN ADDITIONAL COURSE. THAT ONE ADDITIONAL COURSE ABOVE THE NORMAL COURSE LOAD WOULD BE WHAT QUALIFIES UNDER THIS REDUCTION.
HOPE THIS IS GOING TO HELP SOME FAMILIES.
I BELIEVE IT WILL MEET THOSE GOALS AND BEGIN THOSE PROGRAMS AND TO HAVE AND WE COMMEND THE STUDENTS WHO WISH TO PURSUE THAT EXTRA WORK.
I MEAN, WE WANT TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR EVERYONE.
IT'S GREAT. MADAM CHAIR, JUST A CLARIFICATION ON THE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS NOTIFIED ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE NATION THAT AS OF JUNE 30TH, ALL LUNCHES WILL GO BACK TO PRE-COVID STANDARDS.
THAT MEANS FOR STUDENTS TO RECEIVE A FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH, THEY WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE THEIR FREE, REDUCED LUNCH FORMS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT KNOWN WE WEREN'T JUST ASKING STUDENTS TO TAKE A FREE REDUCED LUNCH FORM JUST TO TAKE A CLASS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE STANDARD THROUGH OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FOR TWO YEARS WE'VE BEEN EXEMPT FROM IT AS A NATION.
BUT DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WHO RUNS LUNCHES THEY'VE ALREADY DEDICATED AT THIS TIME, WILL END IN JUNE 30TH.
JUST CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
THANK YOU, DR. POPE, FOR CLARIFYING THAT AND WE WANTED TO PULL IT FROM CONSENT SO WE COULD ADDRESS AND MAKE SURE IT WAS VERY CLEAR FOR THE PUBLIC.
THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
DEBBIE BAILEY, AYE. RYAN HARTER, AYE.
NEXT WE HAVE MEMO NUMBER 050-22.
[11. Memo #050-22: Deed of Gift for Old Hundred ES Scholastic Leveled Bookroom]
DR. POPE. ALL RIGHT, AGAIN, BOARD MEMBERS MEMO 050-22 AND TITLED DEED OF GIFT FOR OLD HUNDRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHOLASTIC LEVEL BOOK ROOM WAS UPDATED TODAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, AT 4:10 P.M..IT NOW CORRECTLY STATES THE VENDOR, IF BOARD APPROVED, AS SCHOLASTIC.
THE SCHOLASTIC PURCHASE WAS REVIEWED BY OUR LITERACY LEADERS TO INCLUDE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PRINCIPAL AS SHE ATTEMPTS TO ESTABLISH A BOOK ROOM FOR HER STILL VERY NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OLD HUNDRED.
THE REFERENCE IN THIS MEMO TO A LEVELED BOOK ROOM IS A REFERENCE TO DESCRIBE AN ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEM FOR EASY ACCESS TO TEXTS WITH PREDICTABLE TEXT DIFFICULTY AS WE STRIVE TO DIFFERENTIATE FOR OUR STUDENTS WITH INSTRUCTION.
AS WE STATED IN THE WORK SESSION, WE ARE COMMITTED TO TRAINING TEACHERS ON HOW TO USE ANY OF THE MATERIALS IN OUR SCHOOL APPROPRIATELY WITHIN THE CURRENT PHONIC SCOPE AND SEQUENCE TO MEET STUDENTS LITERACY NEEDS.
THESE MATERIALS, IF APPROVED, PROVIDE A TEACHER WITH SIX COPIES OF A SINGLE TEXT IN ORDER TO ENGAGE SMALLER NUMBERS OF STUDENTS IN SMALL GROUP LITERACY INSTRUCTION DIFFERENTIATED TO THEIR CURRENT LITERACY NEEDS.
OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES DO NOT HAVE SIX COPIES OF A SINGLE BOOK VERY OFTEN, WHICH IS WHY ESTABLISHING A BOOK ROOM IS IMPORTANT FOR TEACHERS AS THEY PLAN INSTRUCTION FOR ALL OF OUR LEARNERS. BOOK ROOMS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY LITERACY PROGRAM.
AGAIN IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. DR. POPE, BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 050-22 AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED.
BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MS. HAINES. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT I DID GET A BIT OF FEEDBACK WITH THE OLD MEMO, SO I'M VERY RELIEVED TO KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT APPROVING FOUNTAS AND PINNELL GUIDED READING AND THAT THIS IS NOT A LEVELED READING.
WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A BALANCED LITERACY PROGRAM.
IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.
WE'RE VERY APOLOGETIC FOR THAT ERROR IN THE MEMO THAT WAS POSTED.
AND SO ALL GOING FORWARD, ALL CURRICULUM AND TEXTS ARE GOING TO BE INTRODUCED, WILL BE WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE IN LINE WITH EVIDENCE BASED READING [INAUDIBLE].
NICE. THANK YOU FOR AGAIN CLARIFYING THAT TO THE PUBLIC.
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THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, DR.
[E. Superintendent's Report]
DAUGHERTY. I'D LIKE TO CALL SHAWN SMITH TO THE PODIUM AND UPDATE ON GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS DR. DAUGHERTY FOR A CHANCE TO GIVE YOU A KIND OF BRIEF UPDATE ON THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.AS YOU KNOW, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION IS STILL ONGOING IN SEVERAL FRONTS I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND.
AS WE LOOK KIND OF AT THE LEGISLATION THROUGHOUT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THERE ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND BILLS INTRODUCED.
I CLOSELY TRACKED ABOUT 300 OF THOSE BILLS, EDUCATION RELATED EACH AND EVERY TIME, ADHERING TO OUR LEGISLATIVE PRINCIPLES, WHICH I PUT BACK UP HERE JUST AS A REMINDER.
LOOKING FOUR THINGS ESSENTIALLY.
THE FIRST IS ENSURING EQUITABLE, FAIR AND UNBIASED ACCESS TO ALL RESOURCES.
THE SECOND PIECE IS ALLOWING US MAXIMUM DISCRETION.
THE THIRD PIECE IS SUPPORTING FLEXIBILITY, RELAXATION OF CERTAIN MANDATES, AND THE FOURTH PIECE IS OF OPPOSITIONING NEW STATUTORY REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
OUR TOP THREE ISSUES THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND OUR LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION FIRST WAS THE ENHANCED FUNDING OF K-12 EDUCATION.
THE SECOND PIECE WAS INVESTING IN THE WORKFORCE, WHICH WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION HERE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, AS WELL AS THE STATE LEVEL THIS YEAR.
THE THIRD PIECE WAS THE ELIMINATION OF THE SUPPORT CAP.
SO RIGHT NOW, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RECESSED THEIR CURRENT SPECIAL SESSION, WHICH IS REGARDING THE BUDGET.
THE BUDGET IS IN A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
ESSENTIALLY, YOU HAVE ABOUT 10 TO 11 LEGISLATORS WHO ARE NEGOTIATING BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND SENATE WITH THE BUDGET.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT ARE FROM THAT.
THEY NEED TO RESOLVE SOME ISSUES AT THE LARGER LEVEL WHICH WILL IMPACT THE EDUCATION FUNDING. THERE'S FOUR CENTRAL PIECES THAT ARE OF INTEREST, OBVIOUSLY, TO US AND OUR SCHOOL DIVISION. OUR SCHOOL DIVISION.
THE FIRST PIECE, OBVIOUSLY, IS THE FUNDING FOR SALARY INCREASES.
THERE ARE DIFFERENCES AMONG THE HOUSE AND SENATE ABOUT THEIR APPROACHES WITH REGARD TO THE SALARY INCREASES.
AT THE SENATE LEVEL, THEY'RE LOOKING AT A 5% INCREASE IN A $1,000 BONUS, WHEREAS THE HOUSE IS LOOKING AT A 4% INCREASE IN A 1% BONUS.
THEY'LL CONTINUE TO KIND OF RECONCILE THAT THROUGHOUT THAT DISCUSSION.
THE SECOND PIECE IS WITH REGARD TO THE SPORT CAP IMPACT.
THERE'S AGAIN, DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND SENATE.
THE SENATE HAS AN APPROACH ESSENTIALLY THEY'RE LOOKING TO INCREASE THE RATIOS WITH REGARD TO HOW THEY FUND POSITIONS.
THE HOUSE APPROACH IS TO TAKE OUT CERTAIN POSITIONS FROM THE SUPPORT CAP.
AGAIN, PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES.
BUT THE CLEAR THING THERE IS THEIR APPROACH IS TO ADDRESS THE SPORT CAP, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH WITH THEIR DELEGATION.
THE THIRD PIECE IS WITH REGARD TO SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.
AGAIN, SOME SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND SENATE.
ON THE HOUSE SIDE, THEY'RE LOOKING AT ESSENTIALLY A $2 BILLION LOAN REBATE PROGRAM.
WE LOOKED AT SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE THAT'S INVOLVED WITH THAT.
WE HAVE SOME INITIAL CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT OUR SCHOOL DIVISION WOULD QUALIFY FOR SOME OF THOSE REBATES AND ESSENTIALLY AS IT'S DISTRIBUTED ACROSS SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. THE SECOND PIECE IS FROM THE SENATE.
THE SENATE IS LOOKING AT ESSENTIALLY A $500 MILLION PLAN.
THE FOURTH PIECE, THE FIFTH, FOURTH PIECES IS IN REGARD TO RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOL.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT, THE WORK SESSION.
BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE HAVE FUNDING IN THAT FOR THE RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY NEED TO RECONCILE THE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS.
THE SENATE ALSO NEEDS TO RECONCILE THEY DON'T HAVE FUNDING IN THE SECOND YEAR.
SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO ADVOCATE FOR THAT PIECE.
AND THE FIFTH PIECE IS WITH REGARD TO THE COLLEGE LAB SCHOOLS, THAT'S A TOP PRIORITY OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE ADMINISTRATION THAT WOULD BE NEGOTIATED THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET CYCLE AS IT DOES HAVE FINANCIAL IMPACTS FOR THAT LEGISLATION.
JUST SOME VERY BRIEF HIGHLIGHTS FOR SOME OF THE EDUCATION PIECES, AND I WON'T HIGHLIGHT ALL THESE PIECES.
THERE'S A LOT OF TEXT ON THE SCREEN, BUT ESSENTIALLY HOUSE BILL 938 IS KIND OF WHAT THEY CALL AN OMNIBUS LEGISLATION, LOOKING CLOSELY AT K-12 EDUCATION AND KIND OF WHERE WE GO FROM HERE. THERE'S DISCUSSIONS WITH SOME OF THE GOVERNOR'S ACTIONS WITH REGARD TO ASSESSMENTS AS WELL.
THE GOVERNOR HAD A DEADLINE OF LAST NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT TO TAKE ACTION ON ALL LEGISLATION FROM SOME AMENDMENTS AND SOME VETOES AND SIGNING THE LEGISLATION.
OF COURSE, THE BUDGET CONTINUES TO GO FORWARD.
SO AS I DISCUSSED ABOUT THIS JUST THIS MORNING, HE'S ANNOUNCED SOME AMENDMENTS AND VETOES, SOME LEGISLATION.
SO I'LL TRY TO UPDATE THAT THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION.
WE TALKED TONIGHT AND AT THE WORK SESSION, AS WELL AS THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT, WHICH WAS A KEY PRIORITY, BIPARTISAN PRIORITY, WE'RE EXCITED TO BE AHEAD OF THE CURVE WITH THAT IN CHESTERFIELD SCHOOLS.
SCHOOL SAFETY WAS A TOP DISCUSSION THIS YEAR AMONGST EDUCATION, A COUPLE OF LEGISLATION THAT'S EVOLVED THERE. THE FIRST ONE DEALS WITH A REQUIREMENT FOR SROS TO SERVE ON THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAMS.
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THERE ACTUALLY WAS AN AMENDMENT BY THE GOVERNOR THIS MORNING TO CLARIFY ESSENTIALLY THAT INVOLVEMENT OF THE SROS AND THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM.IT DOES REQUIRE THE SRO TO GO THROUGH SCHOOL BASED TRAINING, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
AND THE SECOND PIECE THAT GOES WITH THAT, TOO, IS HAVING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BE ASSIGNED TRAINED AS A LIAISON TO OUR SCHOOLS.
WE KNOW FREQUENTLY THAT'S A DISCUSSION FOR SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL THAT DON'T HAVE AN SRO.
THE SECOND PIECE THERE IS HOUSE BILL FOUR.
THAT IS A CHANGE IN APPROACH, IF YOU RECALL, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
CURRENTLY, THE NEW STRUCTURE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS THAT SCHOOLS ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO REPORT OFFENSES THAT MAY BE DESIGNATED AS A FELONY.
THIS WOULD REVERT BACK TO THE APPROACH THAT WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, ESSENTIALLY WHERE ANY POTENTIAL MISDEMEANORS OR FELONIES ARE REPORTED DIRECTLY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SO WE'LL MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS ALONG THE WAY.
THE GOVERNOR DID MAKE AN AMENDMENT THIS MORNING.
YOU'LL NOTICE A COUPLE OF LINES IN THERE WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT ANY WRITTEN THREATS AGAINST SCHOOL PERSONNEL.
HE MADE AN AMENDMENT JUST TO TAKE OUT THE WORD WRITTEN.
SO IT'S ANY THREATS AGAINST SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND THEY JUST SIMPLY WILL HAVE TO TAKE UP THOSE AMENDMENTS, VETOES AT THEIR VETO SESSION ON THE 27TH OF APRIL.
FROM THE STAFFING ISSUE OBVIOUSLY IS A KEY PRIORITY THAT WE DISCUSSED.
I THINK THE ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT PIECES IS PROBABLY THE SECOND BULLET POINT THAT TALKS ABOUT THE TWO YEAR EXTENSION OF LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS.
CERTAINLY IF THE COMMONWEALTH IS TRYING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DIFFICULTY SCHOOL DIVISIONS ARE HAVING IN RECRUITING AND EVEN RETAINING TEACHERS AND CERTAINLY MAKING STRIDES WITH REGARD TO LICENSURE.
SO THAT WAS A TOP PRIORITY AND TOPIC THIS YEAR.
WHILE IT MAY SEEM LIKE A LIFETIME AGO, MASKS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY OBVIOUSLY WAS ADDRESSED THROUGHOUT THE SESSION.
THE LEGISLATION ACTUALLY WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BACK IN FEBRUARY.
IN MARCH, THERE WAS SOME ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION THAT TRACKS ESSENTIALLY THAT THE SENATE BILL THERE, THE GOVERNOR MADE SOME CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS JUST TO MAKE THAT CONSISTENT WITH WHICH WOULD BE THE THE MARCH ONE LAW THAT HE PUT IN PLACE.
EXCUSED ABSENCES THEY DID MAKE SOME CHANGES WITH REGARD TO EXCUSED ABSENCES WILL ADOPT THOSE CHANGES WITH REGARDS TO OUR POLICY WITH REGARD TO FOR AGE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND THEN HOUSE BILL 102, WHICH IS THE ATTENDING THE TRIBAL NATIONS POWWOW GATHERING.
AND WE'LL OBVIOUSLY MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE THEM OBVIOUSLY EXCUSE ABSENCES.
EACH AND EVERY YEAR THE LEGISLATURE DOES MAKE SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES WITH REGARD TO SCHOOL MEALS. THERE'S NO CONCERNS HERE WITH US, AS CERTAINLY IT'S OUR APPROACH WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION.
THE FIRST ONE IN THEIR HOUSE BILL 583 DISCUSSES THE NOTION OF A SCHOOL DIVISION TO DENY PARTICIPATION OF A STUDENT IN EXTRA ACTIVITIES IF THEY NOT PAY THEIR MEAL DEBT.
THAT'S CERTAINLY A APPROACH WE HAVE IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION.
THE SECOND PIECE THERE IS DEALING WITH THE WEB OR PAPER BASED APPLICATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM.
WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR FOOD NUTRITION SERVICES.
IT HAS A DELAYED, EFFECTIVE DATE OF AUGUST 1, 2023.
WE WILL WORK TO GET THAT IN PLACE AS WELL.
SENATE BILL 656 IS A REQUIREMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DEVELOP MODEL POLICIES FOR ENSURING THE PARENTAL NOTIFICATION OF ANY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL THAT INCLUDES SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT.
ESSENTIALLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WILL ESTABLISH A MODEL POLICY, AND THEN WE MUST ADOPT POLICIES TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT.
CERTAINLY THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE I THINK THERE'LL BE SOME CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH WITH THAT APPROACH AS WELL.
CLEARLY WE'RE WAY DOWN IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THEIR GUIDANCE THAT COMES WITH THAT. JUST A COUPLE OTHER QUICK HIGHLIGHTS HOUSE BILL 215, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES COMMITTEE.
THAT'S BEEN THE DISCUSSION WE'VE HAD IN CHESTERFIELD FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
CERTAINLY THE NOTION THERE IS THE FACT OF A LOT OF TIMES THERE'S A LOT OF STUDENT BASE HEALTH NEEDS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON THE NEED FOR SCHOOL DIVISIONS TO ADAPT AND BE ABLE TO ASSIST THOSE STUDENTS.
CERTAINLY THERE'S A FUNDING IMPLICATION THAT COMES WITH IT TOO, SO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS DOING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.
SO LOOK CLOSELY AT MEDICAL BASED LEGISLATION TO ENSURE KIND OF THEY STUDY NOT JUST THE IMPACTS OF THE THE LEGISLATION, THE LAW, BUT ALSO THE FUNDING IMPACTS TO ENSURE THAT THE FUNDING FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMES WITH THAT.
THE SECOND ONE THERE IS HOUSE BILL 223.
THAT WAS A PRIORITY IN YOUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AND FOR OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATION, THE GOVERNOR DID SIGN THIS BILL.
THIS ALLOWS LOCALITIES TO PROVIDE THE GROUP LIFE ACCIDENT HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS FOR THE SCHOOL BASED FOUNDATIONS.
THE THIRD ONE, THERE HOUSE BILL 1298.
ACTUALLY, THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING HE WAS VETOING THAT LEGISLATION.
SO THAT WILL BE UP FOR DISCUSSION AT THE APRIL 27TH VETO SESSION.
WITH THAT, JUST A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SESSION.
AS I MENTIONED, OBVIOUSLY WERE CLOSELY TRACKING THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH REGARD TO THE BUDGET. WE KNOW THE IMPACT IT HAS ON US, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO ADAPT OUR POLICIES WHERE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN PLACE BY JULY ONE.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY HAVE.
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THANK YOU, MR. SMITH.BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. HARTER? YES.
WITH THE BILL THAT TALKED ABOUT THE SROS IN SCHOOL, WAS THERE ANY PART OF THAT BILL, THAT LEGISLATION THAT MANDATES HAVING AN SRO IN EVERY SCHOOL.
GIVE A REQUIREMENT FOR HAVING AN SRO AT EVERY SCHOOL? OR WAS IT ACTUALLY JUST A SAYS THAT THEY PARTICIPATE IN THE THREAT ASSESSMENT PORTION OF ANY INCIDENT? FOR THE HEALTH BILL 8731 IS JUST THAT THEY SERVE ON THE THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM.
THERE WAS LEGISLATION IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO REQUIRE SROS THAT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN THAT RESPECT. OKAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH. NEXT, WE HAVE ITEMS FOR BOARD REVIEW.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE ITEMS FOR THIS EVENING?
[F. Items for Board Review]
MADAM CHAIR, TONIGHT'S AGENDA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR THE BOARD'S REVIEW.NUMBER ONE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT FUNDS FY 2022.
NUMBER TWO FY 2022 FEBRUARY EXPENDITURES VS APPROPRIATIONS.
NUMBER THREE BUDGET CHANGE REQUEST SUMMARY ACROSS CATEGORIES FEBRUARY 2022.
NUMBER FOUR BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS, AND NUMBER FIVE PRE K UPDATE FEBRUARY 2022.
NEXT WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON AGENDA ITEMS.
[G. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items]
FOR THIS MEETING CITIZENS WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF SUBMITTING THEIR COMMENTS ONLINE OR IN PERSON. COMMENTS SUBMITTED VIA THE ONLINE FORM WERE SENT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE START OF TONIGHT'S MEETING AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN FULL AS AN ADDENDUM TO THE MEETING MINUTES.MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE THIS EVENING'S IN-PERSON SPEAKERS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS? MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE 12 SPEAKERS FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING.
THEY ARE TODD [INAUDIBLE], WENDY LITTLE, NANCY DEFRANCO, DIANE BROWN, ROBERT EVERETT, MATTHEW MCNEIL, ANTHONY BELLOTTI, CHANDLER WILSON, ANN TATUS, KIMBERLY WILSON, SHANNON MACAULAY, AND MICHAEL [INAUDIBLE].
EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE 3 MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
THERE IS 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 SPEAKER'S NOTES ARE ALLOWED AT THE PODIUM.
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 OF SCHOOL BOARD POLICY 1110 AND ARE PROHIBITED.
[INAUDIBLE] TODD [INAUDIBLE] WENDY LITTLE.
I'M IN THE CLOVER HILL DISTRICT.
MY PRIOR COMMENTS WERE PERTINENT TO THE BUDGET BECAUSE I WORRY ABOUT THE SCHOOL BUDGET.
YOUR TEACHERS ARE NOT ONLY LEAVING FOR PAY, THEY'RE LEAVING FOR OTHER REASONS.
I HAVE CONCERNS REGARDING WHAT WHEN ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO MAY ENACT THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS ENACT THEM WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST YOU AND OUTSOURCED ATTORNEYS.
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED THE BUDGET FOR THAT.
I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS THAT YOU MAY LOSE ADDITIONAL STAFFING DUE TO FOLKS WHO COULD BE SUBJECT TO LOSING THEIR LICENSES IN EDUCATION.
SO I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ACTUAL BUDGET.
I LET YOU ALL KNOW ON MARCH 9TH THAT THE $1.6 ADDITIONAL MILLION THAT RECEIVED FOR RECOVERY OF LEARNING WAS BECAUSE NO RECOVERY OF LEARNING HAS BEEN DONE WITH THE $3.2 MILLION I GOT YOU LAST SUMMER.
GOT A LITTLE GENTLE REMINDER FROM THE USDA ABOUT THAT, TOO, BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT'S NOT HAPPENING. NOW IT'S ONLY FOR SATURDAY EDUCATION.
NOT SURE HOW WELL THAT'S GOING TO GO OVER.
I'M NOT GIVING YOU ALL MY CARDS TONIGHT.
BUT I THINK OVER OUR MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MAYBE A YEAR OF ME SPEAKING, I THINK WE KNOW EACH OTHER PRETTY WELL.
TALK ABOUT RECOVERY OF LEARNING.
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WHERE IS IT? IT'S NOT ACCESSIBLE.WHAT I HAVE HERE IS SOLID PROOF OF GRADE FALSIFICATION AND ATTENDANCE FALSIFICATION? MY SON, WHO STILL SITS IN POOP EVERY DAY AT SCHOOL.
I'M NOT GOING TO ALLOW HIM TO GO TO NINTH GRADE BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE THE EDUCATION.
HE HAS BEEN DENIED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND HE IS GOING TO COST ANOTHER YEAR IN THE SCHOOL DIVISION. HE CANNOT GRADUATE TO NINTH GRADE.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT RIGHT NOW, RIGHT HERE, THIS IS AN IEP, AN EMERGENCY IEP REQUEST TO TAKE PLACE BY MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
EIGHT DIFFERENT NOTIFICATIONS HAVE COME TO THE SCHOOL ABOUT MY SON'S NEEDS, THEIR MEDICAL DOCTORS NOBODY IN THE SCHOOL DIVISION IS.
THE LAST NOTIFICATION I HAVE A NEW ONE.
MY SON REQUIRES A MEDICAL AIDE TO SYSTEM WITH ADLS, TOILETING AND HYGIENE AFTER TOILETING DAILY DURING SCHOOL.
HE REQUIRES UNRESTRICTED BATHROOM PRIVILEGES.
THE AIDE WILL NEED TO DOCUMENT HIS BATHROOM ACTIVITY, ENSURE HE SITS ON THE TOILET FOR AT LEAST 3 MINUTES, TWO TIMES A DAY.
A LOT OF THESE NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE.
A BATHROOM LOG NEEDS TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO HIS MOTHER.
AFTER HE IS DONE TOILETING, HE REQUIRES ASSISTANCE, ASSURING THAT HE IS PROPERLY AND THOROUGHLY CLEANED.
THE AIDE MUST FULLY ASSIST WITH HIS HYGIENIC NEEDS TO ENSURE HIS SANITATION, DIGNITY, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DAY.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MS. LITTLE MAY WE HAVE NANCY DIFRANCO? HELLO AGAIN. WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THESE INTRODUCED INTO PUBLIC RECORD.
I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS SOMETHING.
WE DON'T HAVE POLITICAL AFFILIATION.
WE AFFILIATE OURSELVES WITH GOD.
WHO ASKED US AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN.
ALL CHILDREN ARE SPECIAL AND ALL CHILDREN ARE CREATED EQUALLY.
IN ALL, EACH CHILD DESERVES THE RIGHT TO HAVE HIS OR HER PERSONALITY ACADEMICS EMOTIONAL.
WE'RE TAKING AWAY THEIR EDUCATION.
YOU LOOK AT THE STATISTICS I LOOKED AT, I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR GIFTED PROGRAM STATISTICS.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE CATEGORIZING BY RACE.
MY MY GRANDSON IS 100% COLOMBIAN ON HIS MOTHER'S SIDE, AND HE'S A MUTT ON OUR SIDE.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO CLASSIFY HIM TWO OTHER.
WHAT KIND OF CLASSIFICATION IS THAT TWO OTHER? IT DOESN'T EVEN SAY TWO OTHER RACES.
AND THESE ARE THE GIFTED KIDS, THE KIDS THAT CAME UP HERE TODAY, GIFTED SWIMMING.
I SAID, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO EQUITY, LET'S DO IT ACROSS THE BOARD.
EVERY CHILD SHOULD PLAY FOOTBALL.
EVERY CHILD SHOULD BE IN THE BAND.
WE NEED TO REALLY STOP AND THINK WHAT WE'RE DOING TO THESE KIDS.
OK YES, TRANSGENDER KIDS EXIST.
I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. I'M SIXTY YEARS OLD.
WHEN I WAS EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD, MY BEST FRIEND WAS GAY.
HE WAS A GUY, BUT WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT.
HE DIDN'T THROW HIMSELF AROUND.
BUT I RESPECTED HIM FOR THE PERSON HE WAS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I WAS RAISED TO LOVE MY FELLOW MAN.
WE'RE DOING A DISSERVICE TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US THAT WE GET UP HERE AND WE THROW THINGS AROUND AND WE CALLED EACH OTHER NAMES.
WHO ARE WE HELPING? ARE WE HELPING OUR FUTURE GENERATION? THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO SIT ON THAT BOARD SOMEDAY.
DO WE WANT THEM TO BE DIVISIVE OR DO WE WANT THEM TO LOVE EACH OTHER AND BE EQUAL? IT'S ALL IN THE BIBLE.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MS. DIFRANCO. MAY WE HAVE DIANE BROWN? HELLO MY NAME IS DIANE BROWN AND I AM A PROUD RESIDENT OF THE MIDLOTHIAN DISTRICT FOR THE PAST 22 YEARS.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR SCHOOLS AND KNOW THAT I APPRECIATE IT.
UNFORTUNATELY, I'M GOING TO START BY GIVING YOU THE SAME TONGUE LASHING THAT I GAVE THE
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BACK IN MARCH.THE TEACHERS ARE DISHEARTENED.
I, AS A CITIZEN, AM DISTRESSED TO SEE THE ANIMOSITY BETWEEN THIS BOARD, WHICH WAS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE SCHOOLS AND THE CITIZENS WHO ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOLS. I'VE SAT HERE AND LISTENED.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SAYS, WE'RE GIVING THE SCHOOLS ENOUGH.
THE SCHOOL PEOPLE SAY, WE'RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH.
BUT IF YOU ALL DON'T WORK TOGETHER, YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE YOUR TEACHERS AND THE CITIZENS WHO CHOOSE CHESTERFIELD BECAUSE OF ITS SCHOOLS.
YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE SOMEHOW.
AND QUIT ACTING AS THOUGH YOU ARE OPPONENTS.
YOU ARE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE, OR YOU SHOULD BE.
AND THAT IS THE SIDE OF THE CHILDREN WE NEED TO EDUCATE TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE ADULTS.
WE NEED A STRONG SCHOOL SYSTEM.
AND WE NEED THE TWO GROUPS TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.
[APPLAUSE] I HAD NOT PLANNED TO TALK TO THEM, BUT I WENT BACK TODAY AND LISTENED TO IT AND WROTE IT DOWN WORD FOR WORD.
BUT I'M A PERSON WHO BELIEVES IN SOLUTIONS.
AND SO LAST SCHOOL, LAST BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING, I GAVE THEM ALL A GIFT OF A BOOK AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE SAME.
I DIDN'T BRING IT TO THE PODIUM BECAUSE I'M NOT ALLOWED.
BUT IF YOU STOP BY, I'LL GIVE YOU THE SAME BOOK THAT I HOPE WILL HELP YOU IN WORKING TOGETHER. NOW, WHY I REALLY AM HERE [INAUDIBLE].
I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW NONPROFIT CORPORATION, RVAC2C.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE CONCEPT OF CRADLE CAREER, BUT IS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT EVERY CHILD SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE REGARDLESS OF RACE, ZIP CODE OR CIRCUMSTANCE.
BELIEVERS IN CTC RECOGNIZE THAT RACIAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES OFTEN PRODUCE SYSTEMIC ROADBLOCKS, WHICH CAN LIMIT THE POTENTIAL FOR MANY CHILDREN TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE THE CRADLE TO CAREER PATHWAY.
RVAC2C MISSION WILL BE SUPPORTING EXISTING AND CREATING NEW CRADLE TO CAREER SOLUTIONS DESIGNED TO TACKLE THE SYSTEMIC INEQUALITIES THAT EXIST IN RVA.
WE BELIEVE THAT REAL CHANGE IN OUR RVA WILL REQUIRE A COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION.
WE HOPE TO BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE COMMUNITY TO TRANSFORM OUR SYSTEMS IN WAYS THAT WILL RESULT IN MORE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR EVERY CHILD IN RVA.
OBVIOUSLY, WITH 62,000 STUDENTS, OVER HALF OF WHOM ARE IDENTIFY AS SOMETHING OTHER THAN WHITE, AND I FORGET WHY THE NUMBER IS 18,000 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.
THANK YOU, MS. BROWN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
WE'LL BE HOPING TO PARTNER WITH YOU.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ROBERT [INAUDIBLE].
GOOD EVENING AGAIN. MY NAME IS ROBERT [INAUDIBLE].
I'M PRESIDENT OF VIRGINIA CHILDREN'S FIRST.
NOT RUNNING FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.
I'M JUST A CITIZEN THAT HAPPENS TO BE PRESIDENT OF A NONPROFIT.
I'M NOT TRYING TO OBTAIN ANY VOTES BECAUSE I DON'T NEED THEM.
I'M ALREADY PRESIDENT I'M A NONPROFIT.
SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS POLITICAL ANGLE.
I GUESS I DO, BUT THAT'S NOT ME.
TO BE HONEST, I'M UPSET THAT WE ONLY HAVE A TWO PARTY SYSTEM.
I WISH WE HAD DIFFERENT, BUT THIS IS THE WAY IT IS.
MARCH 9TH, I SENT OUT AN EMAIL TO EVERYBODY, AND SOME OF Y'ALL SAID YOU DIDN'T RECEIVE IT. RIGHT. AND I HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE, I DON'T KNOW, 30 LINES OR WHATEVER TAKEN OUT ABOUT REPORTING SEXUAL HARASSMENT FOR CHILDREN, STUDENT, WHOEVER.
AND THEN I DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE, RIGHT.
AND OF COURSE, I SEE PCC OR CC A FEW OTHERS IN THERE AS WELL EXCUSE ME, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SOME OF THE PEOPLE THERE.
JASON MRAZ, ATTORNEY GENERAL, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR [INAUDIBLE] RESPONSE.
AND MY RESPONSE AND I GAVE YOU ALL THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.
Y'ALL DID WHEN YOU ALL RESPONDED, BASICALLY, EXCEPT FOR ONE RESPONDED AND TOLD ME BASICALLY THE SAME BLANKETED ANSWER THAT YOU DIDN'T SEE MY EMAIL, THAT MAYBE IT WAS THE ATTACHMENT, IT KICKED IT BACK AND IT WAS WITHIN 30 OR 40 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER.
EITHER YOU GUYS GET IN THE SAME OFFICE.
SO I GAVE YOU ALL THE BENEFIT. SO I JUST NEEDED TO KNOW.
SO I FORWARD IT TO FIND OUT IF YOU ALL RECEIVED MY EMAIL.
I JUST. I PAID FOR IT JUST TO SEE IF I RECEIVED IT NOW.
AGAIN, I TRY TO GIVE YOU ALL THE BENEFIT.
I'M AN EASY PERSON TO WORK WITH.
I WANT TO WORK ON THESE POLICIES.
I AGREE WITH MIKE BEHIND ME THAT WE SHOULD COME TOGETHER AND KIND OF FIGURE OUT A WAY TO
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FIX THIS INSTEAD OF HAVING TO BE A ONE SIDED AGENDA, ONE SIDED POLICY THING, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT REALLY FEELS LIKE NOW FOR OUR CHILDREN.IT FEELS LIKE A ONE SIDED AGENDA.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT PROTECTING THE ONES WOMEN AND BATHROOMS. THEY'RE NOT PUTTING HIGHER STALLS UP OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO PROTECT THEM.
YOU KNOW, IF I UNDERSTAND, I RECOGNIZE THERE'S TRANSGENDER CHILDREN, BUT THE CHILD, A GIRL, DOES NOT USUALLY HIT PUBERTY TILL 11 YEARS OLD.
A BOY DOESN'T USUALLY HIT PUBERTY UNTIL 12.
THAT'S THE AVERAGE. AND WE'RE TALKING FIVE, EIGHT YEARS OLD, SEVEN YEARS OLD.
WE CAN'T BE DOING WE CAN'T BE GOING DOWN TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL AND WE HAVE TO PROTECT THE ONES IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THE HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL.
SO ANYHOW, SO SO WE BASICALLY REPRESENT THE SILENT MAJORITY AND THE CHILDREN WITH NO VOICE AND THE TEACHERS THAT ARE AFRAID TO SPEAK UP IN FEAR OF REPERCUSSIONS.
WE, THE PARENTS, ARE DONE WITH THESE IDEAL ISMS THAT ARE DESTROYING OUR CHILDREN'S MINDS AND SOULS, DESTROYING FAMILIES IN OUR COUNTRY.
AND WE'LL NOT SIT QUIETLY ANYMORE AND TAKE IT ANY LONGER.
WE ARE VIRGINIANS FOR CHILDREN FIRST, AND I AM THE PRESIDENT, CO-FOUNDER OF THIS NONPROFIT. MY NAME IS ROBERT [INAUDIBLE], AND I GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME.
SO I WANT TO SAY THAT WE WANT TO GO OVER THESE POLICIES.
WE KNOW THESE POLICIES CAN BE CHANGED.
WE KNOW WE CAN REVISIT THEM AND REVISIT THEM IN A NONPARTISAN WAY.
HOW ARE WE DOING? QUOTE, WE'LL START OFF QUOTING LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MARK ROBINSON FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
TWO PLUS TWO DOES NOT EQUAL TRANSGENDER EQUALS FOUR.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE DON'T NEED THE SCHOOLS TO TEACH SEXUALITY.
WE NEED THEM TO TEACH MATH, SCIENCE, ENGLISH, SOCIAL STUDIES.
IF WE WANT ELECTIVE LIKE WEIGHTLIFTING, BAND, WHATEVER.
WE'VE ALSO GOT SCHOOLS DOING SURVEYS WHERE STUDENTS GO HOME AND ANSWER THESE WEIRD QUESTIONS. DATA MINING ON PARENTS.
LOOK, I WORK WITH SOME GREAT GUYS AT WORK.
TRAVIS DOESN'T REALIZE IT, BUT HE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT DAD.
HE'S A GOOD MAN. THESE GUYS ARE WORKING HARD TO RAISE A GOOD FAMILY, VERY HARD IN A TRADITIONAL AMERICAN STYLE.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING EVIL ABOUT THAT.
YOU KNOW, WE BELIEVE IN GOD. WE BELIEVE IN GOD.
IT'S JUST ASTONISHING WHAT THE SCHOOLS HAVE TURNED INTO.
AND THESE THESE MEN WILL WALK THROUGH A BURNING BUILDING TO BE THERE FOR THEIR FAMILY.
AND THE SCHOOLS ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO WORK AGAINST THEM.
YOU KNOW, MIKE EVEN CAME TO ME AND I DISCUSSED IT WITH HIM WAS LIKE, MIKE, HAVE YOU TALKED WITH YOUR WIFE? LIKE, WHAT IF YOUR KID COMES HOME ONE DAY AND ASKS YOU JUST THE MOST RANDOM QUESTION LIKE.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH OUR WHITE PRIVILEGE? AND I WAS LIKE, GOD, I HOPE THAT DAY NEVER COMES.
BUT WHY WOULD WE EVEN THINK THAT THAT DAY SHOULD COME? THESE SCHOOLS ARE TEACHING THINGS THAT NEED TO BE TAUGHT.
WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE CAUSE.
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A HIGHER EDUCATION IN COLLEGE AND LOOK INTO PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES, PUBLIC ISSUES, THAT'S FINE.
BUT IN HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE ELEMENTARY, WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE CORE, YOU KNOW, THE BUILDING BLOCKS, 18 RIGHT.
YOU GOT TO BE 18 FOR CIGARETTES'.
NICOTINE 21 FOR GUNS, RIGHT? HANDGUNS, SHOTGUNS, 18.
ALL RIGHT. THE JOINT JOINT POLICE OFFICER.
I MEAN, YOU GOT TO BE, WHAT, 18, AT LEAST? FIVE YEARS OLD. WE'RE STARTING TO TALK TO KIDS ABOUT TRANSGENDER SURGERY.
AND THIS IS FRIGGING OUTRAGEOUS.
I MEAN, [INAUDIBLE] I'LL END WITH THIS.
OURS MAY BECOME THE FIRST CIVILIZATION DESTROYED NOT BY THE POWER OF OUR ENEMIES, BUT THE IGNORANCE OF OUR TEACHERS AND THE DANGEROUS NONSENSE THEY ARE TEACHING OUR CHILDREN.
IN AN AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, THEY ARE CREATING ARTIFICIAL STUPIDITY.
RESPECT THOSE THAT ARE AT THE PODIUM.
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READY. HI.MY NAME IS ANTHONY [INAUDIBLE].
I WOULD LIKE TO START BY THANKING THE BOARD FOR ACCEPTING AND IMPLEMENTING THE VDEO GUIDELINES AND FOLLOWING STATE LAW.
I KNOW THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO IS HARD AND OFTEN THANKLESS, ESPECIALLY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. SO REALLY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
AS A SESSION AIDE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND LATER AS A COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
I HAD THE HONOR TO HAVE A HAND IN WRITING THESE POLICIES, THE ONES WE'RE DISCUSSING TONIGHT. THESE POLICIES WERE WRITTEN FROM THE EXPERIENCES OF TRANS YOUTH LIKE ME TO PROTECT TRANS YOUTH, LIKE THE 15,000 TRANS YOUTH THAT ARE IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TODAY.
I ASK THIS ROOM TO IMAGINE THE PLIGHT OF TRANS YOUTH, THE DYSPHORIA, THE HARASSMENT, THE BULLYING, ETC.
AND MANY OF YOU BRING UP ISSUES UNRELATED TO TRANS YOUTH.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SHARE THESE CONCERNS IN YOUR SOLUTIONS WITHOUT HARMING THIS VULNERABLE GROUP OF YOUTHS. OFTEN THE FEAR HERE TODAY TELLS US MORE ABOUT WHAT WE KNOW TO BE TRUE OF THE WAY WE RAISE CIS BOYS THAN ANY TRUTH ABOUT TRANS YOUTH.
WE NEED TO TACKLE RAPE CULTURE AND THE ISSUES THAT COME WITH IT FOR SURE.
BUT IT IS NOT TRANS YOUTH WHO ARE COMMITTING THESE ACTS.
AND NOWHERE IN THE POLICY DOES IT SAY THAT ASSAULTING SOMEONE IN THE BATHROOM IS ALLOWED.
AND WE'VE SEEN ASSAULTS IN BATHROOMS HAPPENING IN PLACES REGARDLESS OF THEIR STANCE ON TRANS YOUTH. PUBLIC SCHOOLS SERVE ALL CHILDREN AND WAS CREATED TO EQUAL PLAYING FIELD THAT USED TO BE CLASS BASED.
MANY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE CONCORD FUND, FOR EXAMPLE, IS CONFLATING SEXUAL ASSAULT WITH TRANS YOUTH AND CRT WITH BLACK HISTORY AS A WAY TO CONVINCE PARENTS THAT PRIVATIZED EDUCATION IS BEST.
BUT SO MANY YOUTH GET LEFT BEHIND.
AND I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW THIS BECAUSE YOU TAKE THE TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO SERVE PUBLIC OFFICE, HONORING PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARDS, HONORING PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WE NEED SCHOOLS THAT ARE AGAINST RAPE CULTURE THAT VALUES STUDENTS EVEN IF THEY ARE TRANS AND MARGINALIZED.
THE WORKING CLASS AND AVERAGE AMERICANS RELY ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ADVANCE THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.
LET'S MAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS A SAFE, AFFIRMING PLACE THAT TEACHES OUR HISTORY, THAT TEACHES VALUES OF TRUTH.
THAT TEACH. THAT TEACHES AND VALUES TRUTH.
THAT OF HISTORY AND EACH STUDENT'S IDENTITY.
SO AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR SUPPORTING TRANS YOUTH IN A TIME WHERE IT'S PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT.
HELLO. MY NAME IS CHANDLER WILSON, AND I'M FROM MIDLOTHIAN.
I'VE LIVED IN MIDLOTHIAN FOR THE PAST DECADE AND LIVED MY MOST FORMATIVE YEARS HERE.
I LEARNED I'M TRANSGENDER HERE.
I CAME OUT AS TRANS WHEN I WAS ATTENDING MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL SPANISH IMMERSION PROGRAM. I CAME OUT AT 15 AND KNEW I WANTED TO START GOING BY A DIFFERENT NAME IN MY CLASSES, BUT I WASN'T READY TO COME OUT TO MY PARENTS SINCE MY MOM WAS A BOOSTER CLUB LEADER FOR MY SPECIALTY CENTER.
I WAS OUT IN ONLY HALF MY CLASSES DURING MY JUNIOR YEAR IN 2015.
DURING THAT TIME, I HAD SUPPORT FROM MANY OF MY TEACHERS AND FROM THE ADMINISTRATION.
THEY DID THE BEST THEY COULD, DESPITE ALL THE HOOPS THEY HAD TO JUMP THROUGH.
I WAS CALLED THE RIGHT NAME AND PRONOUNS, BUT I WAS ALSO GREATLY LIMITED IN WHERE I COULD GO AND WHAT I COULD DO.
FOR BATHROOMS ME AND MY MANY FELLOW OUT TRANS FRIENDS WERE UNFORTUNATELY LIMITED TO TWO SINGLE STALL GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOMS. ONE IN THE NURSE'S OFFICE AND ONE HIDDEN AWAY DOWN SEVERAL CONVOLUTED HALLWAYS.
MANY OF MY FRIENDS DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THESE BATHROOMS AS SCHOOLS OFTEN ENFORCED STUDENTS TO GO TO THE CLOSEST ONE TO THEIR CLASS.
THOSE OF US WHO GOT THROUGH THE QUESTIONING OF FACULTY WOULD STILL HAVE TO TRAVEL AT LEAST 10 MINUTES JUST TO USE THE BATHROOM.
THIS RISK US ALL LOSING OUT ON VALUABLE INSTRUCTION TIME AND COST SOME STUDENTS THEIR GRADES. FOR OTHERS WHO SKIPPED THE BATHROOMS, THE OUTCOME WAS EQUALLY AS UNFORTUNATE.
MANY OF MY PEERS SUFFERED RECURRING URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS AS A RESULT OF NOT HAVING SAFE AND EASY BATHROOM ACCESS.
POLICY IS THAT RESTRICT TRANS YOUTH, DO NOT HELP MAKE OTHER STUDENTS SAFER.
SO FOR THAT, I AM GRATEFUL THAT THE BOARD HAS ACCEPTED AND IMPLEMENTED VDEO GUIDELINES AND MODEL POLICIES FOR TRANS YOUTH.
POLICIES THAT RESTRICT OUR ACCESS OR ROLL BACK PROTECTIONS HELP NO ONE AND HURT EVERYONE.
TRANS STUDENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO FACE HARASSMENT IN BATHROOMS THAN BE THE ONES DOING IT, AND THOSE WHO WANT TO HARASS OTHERS WILL DO IT REGARDLESS OF WHAT BATHROOM THEY'RE ASSIGNED. EVEN RECENTLY, A CISGENDER MALE STUDENT HARASSED ANOTHER STUDENT BY FORCING HER INTO A BATHROOM. IT DIDN'T MATTER WHICH BATHROOM IT WAS.
AND NO POLICY BANNING TRANS STUDENTS FROM THE BATHROOMS THEY'RE MOST COMFORTABLE IN WOULD HAVE HELPED. WHAT WE NEED IS NOT TO CONTINUOUSLY THROW TRANS STUDENTS UNDER THE BUS, BUT INSTEAD ADDRESS THE ROOT ISSUE OF MISOGYNY THAT PLAGUES OUR SOCIETY.
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WE MUST TEACH OUR STUDENTS ABOUT APPRECIATING EACH OTHER'S DIFFERENCES AND SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER BY LEARNING ABOUT OUR UNIQUE NEEDS AND EXPERIENCES.WHEN I GRADUATED VALEDICTORIAN, I WAS INVITED TO GIVE A SPEECH AT MY GRADUATION.
THEY CALLED ME UP TO THE PODIUM BY THE RIGHT NAME AND PRONOUNS, AND I STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF BROADENING OUR HORIZONS.
WE MUST CONTINUE TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE BY LEARNING HOW TO BETTER SUPPORT THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY MORE MARGINALIZED.
WE ALL DESERVE TO LIVE OUR LIVES FULLY, REALIZING OUR DREAMS AND BEING EXACTLY WHO WE ARE MEANT TO BE. THANK YOU.
I'M SORRY. ANN [INAUDIBLE] FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT WE ARE NOT ATTEMPTING TO ASSAULT OR THE TRANSGENDER CHILDREN.
WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO ASSAULT AND TO MAKE THIS SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ACCOUNTABLE. NOBODY SAID THAT THE BATHROOM INCIDENT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH TRANSGENDER CHILDREN. WE SAID THE BATHROOM SAFETY THAT HAS BEEN IGNORED LED TO BECAUSE TEACHERS ARE TOLD TO LOOK AWAY.
THEY CAN'T APPROACH PEOPLE GOING IN THE INCORRECT BATHROOM EVEN IF THEY ARE BLATANTLY IN THE WRONG BATHROOM. YOU HAVE STRAIGHT CHILDREN HAVING SEX IN BATHROOMS BECAUSE TEACHERS CAN'T APPROACH. WHY ARE YOU GOING IN THAT BATHROOM? IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT TRANSGENDER, CISGENDER, BINARY, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
YOU MENTIONED WHEN YOU GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL, YOU WERE ALLOWED TO USE YOUR CORRECT PRONOUN. YOU DIDN'T SAY WHEN I GRADUATED FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALLOWING BY REMOVING CHILDREN.
THEN I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO THIS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN IT. I KNOW MR. ROBERTS HAS THIS I FOUND IN MY DAUGHTER'S CHROMEBOOK.
EVERYBODY SHOULD GO THROUGH ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM THAT DOESN'T FIND THIS APPALLING.
I WILL QUESTION YOUR ABILITY TO PARENT.
USE GOOGLE SEARCH TO FIND AN IMAGE OF A MEDICATION THAT CAN CURRENTLY BE FOUND IN YOUR HOME. THIS WAS DURING THE OPIATE MODULE.
PASTE THE IMAGE IN THE LIGHT BLUE BOX.
PASTE THE INTERNET LINK WHERE YOU FOUND THE IMAGE IN THE WHITE BOX.
DOES THAT SEEM APPROPRIATE FOR AN 11 YEAR OLD GYM HEALTH CLASS? ASKING WHAT MEDICATIONS ARE IN YOUR HOUSE IS RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT UNDER IN LOCO PARENTIS? YOU TAKE ON THE ROLE OF A PARENT.
YOU ASK THEM TO GO AND WHAT MEDICATIONS ARE IN THEIR HOUSE.
THEN YOU LIST WHAT KIND OF MEDICATIONS THEY ARE.
SO NOW MY 11 YEAR OLD, INSTEAD OF IGNORING A BOTTLE SHE MIGHT RUN INTO.
IF SOMEBODY HAS SURGERY NOW KNOWS, HEY, I WAS TOLD IN CLASS THAT THIS SPECIFIC MEDICATION AND THEIR DATA MINING.
WHY ARE YOU ASKING WHAT'S IN MY HOUSE? WHY ARE YOU ASKING? AND THEN YOU KNOW WHAT, MR. ROBERTS ASKED WHAT SCHOOL AND WHAT TEACHER LIKE I DIDN'T KNOW WHO IMPLEMENTED IT INTO ALL 11 MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
THAT WAS NOT ONE SPECIFIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM IS APPROVED BY WHO? NOT A PRINCIPAL, NOT A TEACHER.
SO YOUR QUESTION AS TO WHO PUT IT IN THERE, SPEAK TO THEM RIGHT HERE, BECAUSE AN ATTORNEY HAS ALREADY CONTACTED YOU AND JEFFREY BANKS OVER THIS.
SO WHETHER YOU WANT TO THINK SO OR NOT YOU'RE WELCOME. KIMBERLY WILSON.
HI. I'M KIM WILSON, AND I'M FROM MIDLOTHIAN.
I MOVED TO MIDLOTHIAN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2011.
MY HUSBAND'S JOB TRANSFERRED HIM UP HERE, AND I'M CHANDLER'S MOTHER.
WHEN MY CHILD CAME OUT AS TRANSGENDER TO ME, THEY WERE 16 AND FINISHING UP THEIR JUNIOR
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YEAR AT MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL.AT THE TIME, I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, AND ESPECIALLY EVEN LESS ABOUT TRANS PEOPLE.
I WATCHED MY CHILD GO THROUGH THE JOURNEY OF DISCOVERING WHO THEY WERE.
JUST YOU KNOW, THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT SAY ALL OF A SUDDEN OR IT'S A PHASE, BUT AS A PARENT, I CAN LOOK BACK AND SEE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY WENT THROUGH THEM QUESTIONING THEIR IDENTITY AND WATCHING THAT STRUGGLE AS THEY TRIED TO ACCEPT WHO THEY WERE AND JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT.
SO I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I THINK OUR CHILDREN'S SAFETY SHOULD BE OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT IN ORDER TO ENSURE OUR CHILDREN'S SAFETY, WE MUST BE ADVOCATING FOR A BETTER WORLD FOR THEM TO GROW UP AND GROW OLD IN.
WE NEED TO MAKE THE WORLD A KINDER AND SAFER PLACE SO THAT THE TRANS YOUTH CAN EMBRACE THEIR CHILDHOODS, JUST AS EVERY KID SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, THE BOARD, FOR ACCEPTING AND IMPLEMENTING THE VDEO GUIDELINES AND MODEL POLICIES FOR TRANS YOUTH AND FOR MAKING SCHOOLS SAFER AND KINDER FOR ALL OF OUR CHILDREN.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
HI. MY NAME IS SHANNON MCCULLY AND I'M A TEACHER IN THE COUNTY.
FIRST OF ALL, LET ME APOLOGIZE FOR SPEAKING OUT.
I LET MY PASSION GET THE BETTER OF ME IN THE AUDIENCE.
I ACTUALLY WASN'T PLANNING ON COMING HERE TONIGHT.
I'M A YEARBOOK ADVISOR AND WE HAVE A DEADLINE.
AND I ACTUALLY INTENDED TO BE AT THOMAS DALE TAKING SPORTS PHOTOS, WHICH I DID DO BEFORE HERE, AND I HOPE TO GET THERE, BUT I THINK I'M GOING TO MISS IT FOR VARSITY SOCCER.
I HEAR THAT WE'RE NOT ASSAULTING OUR TRANS STUDENTS.
THAT MAY NOT BE THE INTENTION OF SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING.
AND KEEPING IN MIND VERY SPECIFIC STUDENTS WHO ARE MY CHILDREN.
THEY ARE IN MY ROOMS. IT NAGGED AT ME BECAUSE I HEARD THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE SPEAKING AGAINST OUR POLICY. AND IT NAGGED AT ME ALL DAY.
AND SO I LEFT THOMAS DALE AND I CAME HERE.
FORGIVE ME IF MY THOUGHTS ARE NOT COMPLETELY COHERENT FOR THAT.
I CAN'T IN GOOD CONSCIENCE IGNORE THIS.
I'M TRYING TO REALLY PUT THIS ALL TOGETHER.
I KEEP HEARING ABOUT THREATS THAT MY TRANSGENDER STUDENTS POSE TO THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS. AND I'M TELLING YOU, THESE STUDENTS I HAVE ARE DOING WHAT EVERY OTHER STUDENT IS DOING. THEY ARE TRYING TO NAVIGATE ACADEMICS.
THEY'RE TRYING TO NAVIGATE THEIR HOME LIVES.
THEY ARE TRYING TO NAVIGATE THEIR SOCIAL LIVES, WHICH ARE A BIG DEAL.
AND THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE HALLWAYS DURING THE DAY.
AND YES, SOMETIMES THEY NEED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.
WE ALL DO. I WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO DO THAT.
ATTEMPTING TO ALTER OUR POLICY THAT WE HAVE IS POSING A THREAT TO OUR STUDENTS, THOUGH . I CAN THINK OF A LOT OF SPECIFIC STUDENTS WHO WOULD BE CRUSHED IF THEY WERE SUDDENLY TOLD THEY HAD TO USE THE BATHROOM THAT THAT CORRESPONDED TO THEIR ASSIGNED GENDER AT BIRTH BECAUSE WE WOULD BE OUTING THEM.
THAT IS THEIR GENDER THEY IDENTIFY WITH.
AND IF WE FORCE ANY OTHER CHANGES, WE'D BE OUTING THEM.
WE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT.
WE POSE A THREAT TO THEM, IF ANYTHING.
AND I HAVE TO I HAVE TO ECHO WHAT THIS YOUNG MAN SAID, THIS RAPE OR THESE THINGS THAT ARE
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HAPPENING AT SCHOOLS.WHEN ARE WE GOING TO HANDLE THAT? MEANING, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO HANDLE TOXIC MASCULINITY? THANK YOU, MS. MACAULAY.
AND LOOK BACK AT WHERE WE STARTED IN 2019 WHEN WE MOSTLY STOOD TOGETHER WORKING TO IMPROVE OUR SCHOOLS AND REDUCE TESTING.
AND 2020 WAS A DIFFICULT YEAR, 2021 WAS A DIFFICULT YEAR.
AND WE ALL ENDED UP TAKING SIDES OVER VERY LEGITIMATE CONCERNS ON ONE SIDE OR ANOTHER OF THAT WHOLE MATTER OVER ISSUES THAT ARE MOSTLY IN OUR REARVIEW MIRROR.
AND WE'RE FIGHTING OVER GOALPOSTS NOW THAT KEEP MOVING.
IT WAS CRT, BUT WE DON'T TEACH CRT.
NO. IT'S CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING.
NO. IT'S BOOKS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT.
NO, IT'S THE TRANSGENDER MODEL POLICY.
NO, IT'S HEALTH CLASS SURVEYS.
WHATEVER GETS THE CROWD ANGRY.
THE ONLY CONSTANT IS THE THINK TANKS AND THE PARTISAN'S LOBBYING ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE TELLING PARENTS WHAT TO BE ANGRY ABOUT AND WHO TO BLAME.
THESE GROUPS ARE POINTING AT WINDMILLS.
AND CALLING THEM DRAGONS AND WAITING FOR WELL-MEANING PARENTS TO CHARGE THEM.
INVENTING CRISIS, MANUFACTURING CRISIS, BECAUSE CHAOS IS A LADDER TO THOSE THAT CAN STEER IT. BUILDING STRAWMEN JUST SO THEY CAN KNOCK THEM DOWN.
REDEFINING ALREADY DEFINED DEFINITIONS.
THE VIRGINIA POLICY BEFORE IT WAS PURGED BY THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.
I PICKED IT UP ON THE WAY BACK MACHINE DEFINED EQUITY VERY CLEARLY.
BUT IF YOU READ THE VIRGINIA FULFILLED CHILDREN'S FIRST PRESENTATION THAT THEY GAVE LAST NIGHT, THEY REDEFINED IT IN A WAY THAT I YOU KNOW, IF THEY WERE TEACHING THAT IN SCHOOLS, I'D BE PRETTY PISSED OFF, TOO.
EXCUSE ME. BUT SEE, I'VE BEEN IN THE SCHOOLS.
I VOLUNTEERED IN THE CLASSROOMS. I KNOW WHAT'S REALLY BEING TAUGHT, NOT WHAT TV PUNDITS ARE TELLING ME IS BEING TAUGHT.
I KNOW WHAT THESE DEFINITIONS REALLY ARE.
NOT WHAT I'M BEING TOLD THE DEFINITIONS ARE.
I KNOW WHAT ANTI-RACISM MEANS BECAUSE I'VE ACTUALLY READ BOOKS ON ANTI RACISM.
I KNOW WHAT CULTURAL COMPETENCY IS BECAUSE I'VE READ THE ACTUAL DEFINITION SET UP BY THE DOE. SO PLEASE, PARENTS, LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE NOW AND ASK YOURSELF, DO YOU REALLY WANT TO KEEP CHARGING AT WINDMILLS? OR DO WE WANT TO GET BACK INTO DOING THINGS TOGETHER TO WORK ON IMPROVING THIS ENTIRE COUNTY? THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
NEXT, WE HAVE THIS EVENING SUPERINTENDENT'S REMARKS.
[H. Superintendent's Remarks]
DR. DAUGHTERY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR JUST WE'RE GLAD TO BE BACK.AND AS WE LOOK AT THE NEXT TWO MONTHS OF SCHOOL, SO PARENTS GET READY.
IT'S STARTING TO BE PROM SEASON.
GET READY FOR PROM SEASON AND THEN GRADUATIONS.
THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION ON OUR SITE RIGHT NOW ABOUT OUR SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. A LOT TO OFFER FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS DOING A GREAT JOB IN THE SCHOOLS HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT SEVERAL SCHOOLS AGAIN TODAY.
AND I'LL BE OUT TOMORROW ACTUALLY HAVING ONE ON ONE MEETINGS WITH ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS, WHICH WILL TAKE SOME TIME, BUT HOPEFULLY GET DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
BUT I JUST OUR TEACHERS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
OUR ADMINISTRATORS ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE JUST KEEP TALKING ABOUT FOCUS ON OUR CHILDREN.
THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF NOISE OUT THERE, BUT KEEP THE FOCUS ON OUR CHILDREN.
AND I THINK OUR PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB OF DOING THAT.
NEXT WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS AND SCHOOL BOARD COMMENTS.
[I. Announcements, Communications, and School Board Comments]
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR COMMENTS?[02:05:03]
MR. HARTER. I'LL JUST BE BRIEF, AND I WANT TO JUST ADDRESS ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP TONIGHT ABOUT SERVING ON SOME OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE.THEY ARE POSTED ON THE CCPS WEBSITE.
THE VACANCIES THAT ARE THAT ARE OPEN TO ANYBODY IN THE COUNTY CAN APPLY TO THEM.
WHAT DOES HAPPEN IS A POOL OF APPLICANTS IS PUT TOGETHER.
I'VE ALREADY HAD OVER 20 APPLICATIONS FOR ONE POSITION AND THE BOARD MEMBERS DO GO THROUGH THOSE. THEY PICK WHO THEY FEEL IS THE MOST QUALIFIED FOR THAT POSITION, THEN REACH OUT TO THEM TO HAVE A DISCUSSION AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SOMEONE THAT'S GOING TO BE WILLING TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPRESENT THEIR DISTRICT ON THAT COMMITTEE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF CLEAR THE AIR THAT THAT'S HOW THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES WORK.
AND THEY ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE.
MR. BAILEY TO TAG ON MR. HARTER. THE SEAC IS GOING TO BE HAVING A VACANCY.
SO IF YOU LIVE IN THE DALE DISTRICT AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WE RECENTLY HAVE A VACANT POSITION BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS HAD TO RESIGN FROM THE COMMITTEE. SO IF YOU'RE IN THE DALE DISTRICT AND YOU LIKE TO SERVE ON THE SEAC COMMITTEE, PLEASE APPLY. [INAUDIBLE] I'LL ALSO ADD FOR FULL TRANSPARENCY I THINK OFTEN PEOPLE AREN'T SURE WHAT DISTRICT THEY LIVE IN, SO I KNOW THAT I WILL SOMETIMES GET 12 APPLICATIONS AND ONLY TWO OF THEM LIVE IN THE MIDLOTHIAN DISTRICT.
SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL THE CLERK OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND ASK WHAT DISTRICT YOU ARE IN UNTIL YOU KNOW.
FIRST I WOULD JUST I HAVE A STATEMENT TO READ ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, BUT FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT REMAINED.
IT'S NICE TO HAVE THOSE THAT STICK OUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING TO HEAR ALL COMMENTS. SO WHAT I HAVE HERE IS AS A BOARD, WE JUST WANTED TO DO A QUICK UPDATE OF OUR FY 23 BUDGET.
JUST THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PASSED THE SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET WITH AN $8.5 MILLION DEFICIT STILL IN PLACE, WITH THE HOPE OF THE STATE COMING IN WITH MORE FUNDS AND THE COMMITMENT TO RELOOK AT OUR BUDGET WHEN SALARY STUDY NUMBER TWO HAS BEEN FINALIZED.
SCHOOL DIVISIONS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH ARE IN LIMBO RIGHT NOW AS WE WAIT FOR THE FINAL BUDGET ADOPTION AT THE STATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
ALSO, WE ARE WORKING STILL WORKING OUT A FEW DETAILS ON THE SALARY STUDY NUMBER TWO, REGARDING THE CORRECT METHODOLOGY TO USE TO BETTER ALIGN WITH OUR COUNTY COUNTERPARTS, WHILE ALSO TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE FACT THAT CCPS HAS SOME SIGNIFICANT PAY GRADE ROADBLOCKS WHEN HIRING.
SALARY STUDY NUMBER TWO SEEKS TO MOVE THOSE ROADBLOCKS OF OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES AND FUTURE NEW HIRES. WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANT TO DETERMINE THE BEST METHODOLOGY THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF BOTH THE COUNTY AND SCHOOLS.
WE ARE VERY COMMITTED TO EVERY POSITION THAT IS A PART OF SALARY STUDY NUMBER TWO.
WE WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY, SPECIFICALLY MR. WINSLOW AND MS. HALEY, FOR THEIR COLLABORATIONS AND CONTINUED CONVERSATIONS.
HUFF AND TEAM AS WELL AS MR. MEISTER AND HIS TEAM, DR.
DAUGHERTY FOR ALL OF THE LONG HOURS WORKING ON THE SALARY STUDY.
THIS BOARD IS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR EFFORTS AND WE'RE HOPEFUL FOR A CONCLUSION VERY SOON. THANK YOU.
IF THERE ARE NO MORE COMMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS, THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL HOLD A WORK SESSION ON TUESDAY, MAY 10TH, 2022, AT 4:00 PM HERE IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM.
IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A BUSINESS MEETING AT 6:30.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SO MOVED. MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MISSION.
THE MOTION CARRIES THE APRIL 12, 2022 SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.