Jun 07, 2022 June 7, 2022 - Business Meeting - 6:30 p.m.

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

I'D LIKE TO CALL THE JUNE SEVEN, 2022 SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING TO ORDER.

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

COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ARE PROHIBITED AND ARE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 18.2- 415 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT IN PUBLIC PLACES AND SCHOOL BOARD POLICY 6141.

I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING SO THAT WE CAN CONDUCT THE BUSINESS MEETING IN AN ORDERLY FASHION.

WE WILL NOW HAVE INVOCATION BY MISS BAILEY, FOLLOWED BY THE FLAG SALUTE LED BY MS. HEFFRON. THANK YOU.

LOVING AND GRACIOUS GOD, YOU ARE INDEED THE GIVER OF ALL GOOD GIFTS.

AND WE THANK YOU TODAY FOR ALL YOUR BLESSINGS AND FOR THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES OF OUR SCHOOL YEAR.

WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THAT YOU LEAD THEM TO CONTINUE TO SEEK YOUR WISDOM, GUIDANCE, COURAGE AND STRENGTH AS THEY EMBARK ON THIS MUCH NEEDED SUMMER BREAK.

WE COME TO YOU TODAY WITH HEAVY HEARTS AND TROUBLED MINDS AFTER MASS SHOOTINGS HAVE ONCE AGAIN PLAGUED OUR NATION.

WE PRAY FOR THE VICTIMS OF THOSE SHOOTINGS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

WE PRAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND ALL THOSE THAT WORK TO KEEP US SAFE, BE WITH US IN OUR DELIBERATIONS AND HELP US TO BE WISE IN THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE FOR THE GOOD OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE PLACED THEIR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN OUR LEADERSHIP.

GIVE US INSIGHT TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY THAT OUR DECISIONS MAY REFLECT WHAT IS RIGHT AND GOOD.

HELP US TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE FOR THE GOOD OF ALL AND GUIDE US ALONG THIS JOURNEY.

DEAR LORD, GRANT US THE HUMILITY TO ALWAYS SEEK YOUR WILL IN ALL THAT WE DO AND SAY ALL GLORY BE TO YOU LOVING GOD NOW AND ALWAYS.

AMEN.

[B. Consent Agenda]

MEMO NUMBER 070-22, APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO SCHOOL BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

MEMO NUMBER ZERO 71-22 REVISION OF 2022 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING CALENDAR.

MEMO NUMBER 072-22, REIMBURSEMENT OF ATTORNEY FEES.

MEMO NUMBER ZERO 73-22, REQUEST FOR RESERVE, RE-APPROPRIATION ON BEHALF OF THE APPOMATTOX REGIONAL GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL.

MEMO NUMBER ZERO 74-22, ENERGY SAVINGS REBATE APPROPRIATION INCREASE TO OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.

MEMO NUMBER 075-22, TRANSFER OF BUDGET FROM INSTRUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY AND DEBT.

MEMO NUMBER 07622, DEED OF GIFT FOR MANUALLY RETRACTABLE BASKETBALL HOOP SYSTEM AT EVERGREEN ELEMENTARY AND MEMO NUMBER 077-22, FY 2022, APPROPRIATION CHANGES, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS ESSER ONE.

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? HEARING NONE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? SO MOVE.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DR. DAUGHERTY, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE OUR NEW ADMINISTRATORS? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND BOARD.

WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME UP TO THE FRONT PLEASE.

I'D LIKE TO ASK ERIN FORD TO COME FORWARD.

SHE WAS APPROVED AS OUR DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY AND SHE IS CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS AND WILL BE JOINING US.

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DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY HERE? DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY? OKAY. OKAY. THEY AVOIDED THIS CHAOS.

WELL, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

AND CAN WE GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE? [APPLAUSE] NEXT, I LIKE TO CALL UP ELAINE GOULD, WHO HAS ALREADY STARTED WORKING FOR US AS OUR SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR.

AND AS JULY 1ST, SHE WILL BE THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR FOR OUR COUNTY.

AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

SHE'S SHE'S COME BACK.

SHE'S BEEN WITH US A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND SHE'S BACK.

THAT'S GOOD. BUT SHE WAS WORKING IN A YORK COUNTY AND IN SPECIAL STUDENT SERVICES AS DIRECTOR, AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE CHANGES SHE'S MAKING AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOR OUR STUDENTS IN SPECIAL ED, CAN WE GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE? [APPLAUSE] LOURDES LINFORD.

LOURDES. LOURDES IS OUR DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SECURITY.

SHE COMES TO US FROM THE COMMONWEALTH SECURITY ARCHITECT OF VIRGINIA TECHNOLOGIES.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE HER WITH US.

AND SHE'S WE'RE REALLY I KNOW TIM'S EXCITED AS MUCH AS HE TALKS ABOUT SECURITY AND CYBER SECURITY.

SO HE'S HAPPY.

LOURDES, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] MADAM CHAIR, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO ANNOUNCE.

THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS.

[C. Awards and Recognitions]

I'LL ACKNOWLEDGE AT THE OUTSET THAT GIVEN THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO'VE HAD NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO BE WITH US TONIGHT.

WE STILL WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THEM ALONG THE WAY.

I FIRST COULD CALL UP NICOLE QUIRIM TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA SELECTED NICOLE QUIRIM AS THE 2022 CLASSIC STUDENT OF THE YEAR AND AWARDED HER THE WAYNE RAY SCHOLARSHIP.

LATIN SIX STUDENT IN MIDLOTHIAN HIGH.

NICOLE HELPED KEEP THE SCHOOL'S LATIN CLUB STRONG THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, WITH THEIR SERVICE'S LATIN CLUB OFFICER AND PARTICIPATION AT THE VIRGINIA JUNIOR CLASSICAL LEAGUE CONVENTION. SHE DEVOTED COUNTLESS HOURS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, INCLUDING MUCH OF HER SUMMERS HELPING LATIN TEACHER AMY PETERSON TEST AND REVISE AN ONLINE READER THAT IS NOW BEING READ BY LATIN STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD.

THIS YEAR, NICOLE TUTORED INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE STUDENTS TO HELP THEM PREPARE FOR NEXT YEAR'S INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE LATIN COURSE.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING NICOLE QUIRIM.

[APPLAUSE] SO I ACTUALLY HAVE A LATIN STUDENT.

SO THIS IS KIND OF SPECIAL BECAUSE WHILE I TOOK FRENCH, SHE'S ALWAYS TELLING ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN LATIN.

AND I'VE ACTUALLY LEARNED A LOT AND HOW CRITICAL IT IS.

AND I NOW THINK THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD TAKE LATIN.

SO I'LL ADD THAT TO MY WISH LIST.

BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY IN THE AUDIENCE? YES. YAY, YAY.

MOM AND YOUR LATIN TEACHER.

OH, WAIT. YEAH. SO TELL ME WHY YOU LOVE LATIN AND WHY EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE LATIN.

I THINK THAT IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE CAN LEARN A LOT FROM THE ROMANS AND THE CULTURE THAT WAS SO LONG AGO, BUT IT'S STILL VERY RELEVANT TODAY.

AND READING LATIN IS KIND OF LIKE SOLVING A PUZZLE, WHICH IS JUST REALLY INTERESTING TO ME.

SO. MAYBE YOU CAN CONVINCE MY KID TO TAKE THE OFFER.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NEXT UP, IF I CALL UP LILLY ASIMOV AND ETHAN WILLIAMSON, COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

I DON'T KNOW THAT LILY IS WITH US.

LILLY ASIMOV AND ETHAN WILLIAMSON WERE SELECTED AS TWO OF VIRGINIA'S FIVE NOMINEES FOR THE US PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

THE TWO STUDENTS RECEIVE THIS PRODIGIOUS RECOGNITION FOR, QUOTE, ON THE BASIS OF OUTSTANDING SCHOLARSHIP AND DEMONSTRATED ABILITY AND ACCOMPLISHMENT IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FIELDS, END QUOTE.

LILY ATTENDS MONACAN HIGH, IS IN THE PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM AT [INAUDIBLE] SHE'S PRESIDENT OF THE HOSA FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, A MEMBER OF THE

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SHE PLANS TO MAJOR IN BIOLOGY OR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING IN COLLEGE.

ETHAN ATTENDS JAMES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL, AND IS AN MJRTC.

HE'S AN AIR RIFLE TEAM CAPTAIN, AS WELL AS THE OPERATIONS OFFICER, AN EAGLE SCOUT AND A DELEGATE TO THE BOYS, STATE AND BOYS NATION.

ETHAN PLANS TO ATTEND THE US MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT, THEN COMMISSIONED TO THE ARMY AS AN OFFICER.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING LILY AND ETHAN.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS.

DID YOU LEAVE ANY FOR ANYBODY ELSE OR IS THIS.

IT'S A VERY IMPRESSIVE RESUME.

NOW, I'M SORRY. REMIND ME AGAIN, THERE WAS SO MUCH YOUR SO MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING WITH CTC OR CTE? I CURRENTLY PARTICIPATE IN OR I JUST GRADUATED FROM JAMES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL'S IN NJROTC PROGRAM.

SO FROM THE RTC, THE JROTC.

AWESOME. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU HAVING MANY MORE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND WOW, CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] MS. BAILEY IS GOING TO IS TRYING TO RECRUIT HIM RIGHT NOW.

YES. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.

ABSOLUTELY. AT THIS TIME, I CALL UP OUR TEACHER AWARD WINNERS FOR THE VISUAL ARTS WORLD LANGUAGE GIFTED EDUCATION AND PERFORMING ARTS.

EACH YEAR, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING TEACHERS, THEIR UNPARALLELED ABILITIES, DEDICATION AND SUCCESS.

TONIGHT, WE CONGRATULATE THESE AWARD WINNERS FOR VISUAL ARTS, ELEMENTARY ART TEACHER OF THE YEAR, CRYSTAL FRENCH OR CLOVER ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL ART TEACHER OF THE YEAR, MEGAN AGUILAR OF MANCHESTER MIDDLE.

HIGH SCHOOL ART TEACHER OF THE YEAR, DAN POLICE OF MEADOWBROOK HIGH.

FROM WORLD LANGUAGES, THE JANE BASKERVILLE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD, BEVERLY BLUM, THE SPANISH TEACHER AT CLOVER HILL HIGH.

JANE BASKERVILLE COMMUNITY AWARD, MATTHEW PRINCIPAL ELIZABETH DAVIS MIDDLE THE JANE CROUCH READER EXCELLENCE IN TEACHER AWARD.

ARIEL MERKIN FRENCH TEACHER ELIZABETH DAVIS MIDDLE AND THE EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AWARD.

LORETTA BOYLE, SPANISH TEACHER AND CHAIR OF THE WORLD LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT AT MONARCH AND HIGH FROM GIFTED EDUCATION.

OUTSTANDING TEACHERS OF THE GIFTED LINDA AKIN, A WATKINS ELEMENTARY AND JENNIFER GLATT LITHIUM MIDDLE AND FROM PERFORMING ARTS THE PERFORMING ARTS LEADERSHIP AWARD.

ALANA BIGLIA, CHAIR OF THE DANCE PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT AT THOMASVILLE HIGH.

PERFORMING ARTS NOVICE TEACHER JULISSA MARTINEZ, BAND TEACHER AT CARVER MIDDLE AND PERFORMING ARTS TEACHER OF THE YEAR CATHERINE ROBINSON ORCHESTRA AND A GUITAR TEACHER AT MANCHESTER HIGH. PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THESE LEADERS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL.

THIS IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR BEING ON THE SCHOOL BOARD IS WE GET TO RECOGNIZE OUR AMAZING TEACHERS.

AND WE DID HAVE ONE PRINCIPAL AS WELL THAT RECEIVED THESE AMAZING AWARDS.

AND THIS IS SUCH A GREAT HONOR TO REPRESENT NOT ONLY THE VISUAL ARTS, THE PERFORMING ARTS, WORLD LANGUAGE, AND THEN, OF COURSE, GIVE IT TO EDUCATION.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT Y'ALL DO FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR CCPS.

AND NOW I'D LIKE JUST TO PASS THE MIC, IF YOU'LL SAY YOUR NAME, WHAT SCHOOL YOU'RE WITH AND JUST WHAT GETS YOU GOING IN THE MORNING GETTING.

AND WHAT YOU DO IS FOR OUR STUDENTS AT CCPS.

HELLO, MY NAME IS LORETTA BOYLE.

I BEEN AT MONACAN IN HIGH SCHOOL ALMOST 19 YEARS AND QUITE HONESTLY, IT'S THE STUDENTS THAT GET ME GOING.

I KNOW IF YOU ARE NOT IN EDUCATION, YOU THINK THAT'S THE MOST DIFFICULT PART AND QUITE HONESTLY, THAT'S THE REASON WE DO IT.

SO. I'M MEGHAN AGUILAR AND I'M AT MANCHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I TEACH COMPUTER ART PHOTOGRAPHY, AND I JUST LIKE MAKING ART WITH KIDS EVERY DAY AND JUST GETTING TO LET THEM EXPLORE.

IT'S REALLY FUN. HI, I'M JEN GALLON, I TEACH AT MIDLOTHIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, EIGHTH GRADE, GIFTED ENGLISH.

SO IN THE CBG PROGRAM AND REALLY JUST BEING INSPIRED BY THE STUDENTS, THEY KEEP ME ON MY TOES AND I JUST HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, I'M THANKFUL EVERY DAY FOR WHAT I DO GET TO TEACH. [APPLAUSE] SO I'M ALANA PUGLIA AND I AM THE DANCE TEACHER AT THOMAS DALE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE SPECIALTY CENTER.

I GET TO TEACH THE ONLY 70 KIDS IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHO TAKE DANCE IN SCHOOL, AND IT KEEPS ME GOING EVERY SINGLE DAY.

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I TEACH SPANISH AT CLOVER HILL HIGH SCHOOL AND I WOULD JUST SAY GETTING TO OPEN NEW DOORS FOR NEW STUDENTS AND SEE WHAT FUTURES THEY CHOOSE AND WHEN THEY HOW THEY APPLY THEMSELVES MOVING FORWARD.

THANK YOU. I'M CATHY ROBINSON.

I TEACH ORCHESTRA AND GUITAR AT MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL, AND I REALLY THINK I HAVE THE BEST JOB AT THE SCHOOL.

I GET TO PLAY GUITAR AND VIOLIN ALL DAY AND MAKE MUSIC WITH THE STUDENTS.

IT'S A WONDERFUL JOB. I LOVE IT.

THANK YOU. HELLO.

I'M CRYSTAL FRENCH, AND I'M THE ART TEACHER AT CLOVER HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND I JUST FINISHED MY 15TH YEAR AND JUST SO EXCITING EACH YEAR, COMING UP WITH NEW IDEAS AND PROJECTS AND THEN SEEING THE KIDS, YOU KNOW, TAKE MY IDEAS AND THEN TURN IT INTO THEIR OWN IDEAS AND JUST THE EXCITEMENT OF, LIKE, THE LITTLE ONES WHEN THEY DO SOMETHING LIKE MIXING PAINTS, IT'S FUN.

I LOVE MY JOB. SO.

I'M DAN POLICE AND I TEACH PHOTOGRAPHY AND NEXT YEAR WOODARD'S AT MEADOWBROOK HIGH SCHOOL AND I HAVE TO AGREE WITH MEGAN IT'S THE STUDENTS FOR ME JUST MAKING ART WITH THEM EVERY DAY AND WATCHING THEM GROW AND GETTING TO WORK, ESPECIALLY WITH THE UPPER LEVEL KIDS FOR TWO AND THREE AND FOUR YEARS.

SO THAT'S THAT'S WHAT GETS ME GOING.

I'M LINDA AIKEN. I TEACH THIRD GRADE CBG AT JB WATKINS.

AND IT IS LIKE EVERYBODY SAYS, THE KIDS WHO WHO GET ME GOING IN THE MORNING, THEY'RE VERY PRECOCIOUS AND THEY KEEP ME ON MY TOES ALL DAY LONG.

[APPLAUSE] IF I COULD ASK OUR [INAUDIBLE] PARTICIPANTS TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

MIRROR ME IS PART OF CHESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TEACHER DIVERSITY INITIATIVE AND AIMS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN TEACHERS OF VARYING BACKGROUNDS BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF MINORITY TEACHERS. MIRROR ME SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN TEACHING THE TEACHING PROFESSION AND CONNECTS THOSE STUDENTS TO SPECIAL SCHOOLS.

A PARTNERSHIP WITH VCU AND VSU MAYOR INCLUDES THESE SUPPORTS CONNECTION WITH A MENTOR, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES DURING UNDERGRADUATE YEARS AT VCU OR VSU.

ACCESS TO DUAL COURSES AT NO COST FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

SUMMER WORK AND SUBSTITUTE OPPORTUNITIES.

PRIORITY HIRING WINCHESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AFTER TEACHER LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.

CONGRATULATIONS. THE FIRST EVER MIRROR ME PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THIS SPRING.

MEADOWBROOK HIGH STUDENTS ASIA WHITFIELD, KATHRYN GARCIA, SHATTICE WARREN, NIRA DILLAGAARD, SHIMIRA BRIDGEFORTH, MATOACA HIGH STUDENTS ASHLEY WALKER AND MACKENZIE CLAIBORNE.

JANE FOUR HIGH STUDENT JILLIAN ROLLE, VCU STUDENTS MERLIN RODRIGUEZ LUGO, KYLAN JONES, MADISON, JAX GASKINS ISON STERLING AND VSU STUDENT NIGEL JONES.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THESE PARTICIPANTS.

[APPLAUSE] HEY.

SO I'LL BE BRIEF, BUT I DO JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS.

AND OVER TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN DR.

DOUGHERTY CAME TO US AND SAID, I HAVE AN IDEA FOR A PROGRAM, AND NOW HERE IT IS, IT'S COME TO FRUITION.

SO IF YOU WERE JUST SEEING EARLIER, THERE WERE SOME TEACHERS THAT CAME UP HERE THAT MAKE AN IMPACT IN LIVES.

AND YOU GUYS HAVE PROBABLY HAD TEACHERS THAT MAKE IMPACTS IN YOUR LIVES.

AND NOW THAT'S GOING TO BE YOU.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE CHANGE.

AND WE NEED YOU GUYS.

YOU GUYS ARE OUR FUTURE. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE MICROPHONE. I'M GOING TO LET YOU GUYS INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.

JUST SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY YOU WANT IT TO BE IN THE PROGRAM AND PASS THE MIC DOWN.

THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS KAITLYN.

I ATTEND VCU.

I WAS INTERESTED IN THE PROGRAM BECAUSE I SAW THAT THERE WAS A LACK IN DIVERSITY IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.

AND I DO BELIEVE THAT HAVING A DIVERSE LIKE SURROUNDING WITH KIDS DOES MATTER AND DOES MAKE A CHANGE WITH THEM.

SEEING TEACHERS THAT LOOK JUST LIKE THEM AND ARE THE SAME RACE, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR KIDS TO SEE.

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HI, I'M SHAMIA.

I JUST GRADUATED FROM MEADOWBROOK HIGH SCHOOL AND I DECIDED TO JOIN THE MIRROR ME PROGRAM.

LIKE SHE SAID FOR THE DIVERSITY.

I BEFORE GOING TO MEADOWBROOK WAS GOING TO JAMES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL.

SO I GOT TO SEE TWO DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE SPECTRUM, SO TO SPEAK.

AND I DO BELIEVE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE MORE A MORE DIVERSE REPRESENTATION FOR STUDENTS.

IT IMPACTS THEIR LIVES A LOT.

HI, I'M JOELLE.

I'M FROM JAMES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL, AND I WANTED TO JOIN THE PROGRAM BECAUSE I WANT TO BE A SPECIAL ED TEACHER.

AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND THIS PROGRAM IS JUST GOING TO HELP ME GO FORWARD WITH THAT AND GET THAT OPPORTUNITY.

HI, I'M ESON STERLING.

I WANTED TO JOIN THE PROGRAM BECAUSE I HAVE TWO SIBLINGS ON THE SPECTRUM AND JUST SEEING LIKE HOW THEIR TEACHERS EMBRACE THEIR DIFFERENCES IN THE CLASSROOM REALLY INSPIRED ME TO LIKE WANT TO DO THE SAME WITH OTHER KIDS ON THE SPECTRUM.

HI, MY NAME IS MACKENZIE CLAYBOURNE.

I'M AN UPCOMING SENIOR AT MATOACA HIGH AND I WANTED TO JOIN THE PROGRAM BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE SEEING, YOU KNOW, KIDS AND I LOVE WORKING WITH KIDS.

I HAVE A LOT OF COUSINS, SO I'M ALWAYS WORKING WITH KIDS.

AND I KNOW THAT TEACHERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED, ESPECIALLY WITH COVID.

SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL TO BECOME A TEACHER.

HI, MY NAME IS NADIA JONES.

I AM A STUDENT AT VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY.

I AM STUDYING TO BE A SPECIAL ED TEACHER AND I CHOSE TO BE IN THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE I WAS A MATOACA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE.

AND I DIDN'T IT WASN'T A LOT OF DIVERSITY WITHIN OUR TEACHERS, SO I WANTED TO BE THERE AS A MIRROR FOR OUR FUTURE STUDENTS.

HI, MY NAME IS ASHLEY WALKER AND I ATTEND MATOACA HIGH SCHOOL AND I ALSO AM IN THE CTC PROGRAM FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

I WANTED TO JOIN THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE I ALSO FEEL THAT DIVERSITY IS VERY IMPORTANT IN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM, AND I WANT CHILDREN TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THEIR TEACHERS AND FEEL THAT THEY CAN ALSO BECOME TEACHERS.

HI. MY NAME IS MARIAH DELGADO.

I'M A CURRENT JUNIOR AT MEADOWBROOK HIGH SCHOOL, GRADUATING FROM THE SCHOOL IN JULY.

I WANTED TO BE A PART OF THE PROGRAM BECAUSE I WANTED TO TEACH OTHER CHILDREN THAT TEACHING IS NOT ONLY ABOUT TEACHING, IT'S ABOUT SHARING A CONNECTION WITH THE STUDENTS AND MAKING THEM ABLE TO CONNECT WITH YOU ON ANOTHER LEVEL SO THEY UNDERSTAND MORE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND MS. [INAUDIBLE] DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING.

JOHNSON AND I AND DR.

FRAZIER, WE'RE JUST EXCITED TO SEE YOU GUYS IN PERSON.

SO THAT WAS A REAL BENEFIT, I THINK.

AND SO.

SO WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU.

AND SO, DR. JOHNSON, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SAY SOMETHING, YEAH, WE CAN DO IT.

WE CAN DEFINITELY PASS THE MIC.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

IT HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING CONNECTING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING OUR FIRST MIRROR ME COHORT.

WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION, BUT ALSO YOUR INTEREST TO SERVE AS CCPS EDUCATORS AND TEACHERS.

AND SO FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE FOR ALL OF YOU, BUT FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE IN HIGH SCHOOLS AT THIS TIME, YOU ALL ARE SITTING IN HIGH SCHOOL SEATS WITH THE ASPIRATION TO BE BACK IN THAT CLASSROOM, MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND SO YOUR FUTURE, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU.

YOUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT.

OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, OUR COLLEGE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION STUDENTS.

AND WE JUST HOPE THAT THIS IS THE START OF A REWARDING EXPERIENCE FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LOOKING OUT, LOOKING INTO THE CLASSROOMS AND SAYING, THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO BE BECAUSE WE NEED YOU.

[APPLAUSE] SO EVERYTHING HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID.

THE ONLY THING THAT HAS NOT BEEN SAID IS THAT YOU ARE OUR NEXT TEACHERS OF THE YEAR.

I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU.

YOU ALL ARE THE BENCH PLAYERS.

YOU'RE COMING IN, YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE OVERSEAS.

YOU'RE GOING TO TEACH MY KIDS AS THEY COME THROUGH.

YOU'RE GOING TO TEACH OTHERS KIDS.

I JUST APPRECIATE YOU ALL STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE TO TAKE ON THIS PROFESSION WHICH IS SO NEEDED, SO NEEDED.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

CHESTERFIELD EDUCATION FOUNDATION STANDS READY TO SUPPORT EVERYONE ALONG THE WAY.

SO GOOD JOB, Y'ALL.

THANK YOU. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT AND DR.

FRASIER AND DR. JOHNSON AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT WAS ON THE INTERVIEW PANEL, THERE WAS ALWAYS THE CONVERSATION THAT HAPPENED AFTER THE INTERVIEW IN WHICH WE WERE LIKE, THESE

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AND SO FOR ALL OF YOU PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND SUPPORT FOLKS OUT HERE THAT CAME WITH THEM, OUR HAT IS OFF TO YOU BECAUSE IT WAS YOU SHOULD FEEL VERY PROUD BECAUSE THERE WERE DAYS THAT WE SAID THIS, MY DAY WAS NOT GOING GREAT.

AND THEN I GOT TO TALK TO THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AND IT RENEWED KIND OF JUST OUR ENERGY TOO.

SO THAT WAS AS MUCH OF A BENEFIT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] WHICH ONES ARE THERE? OH. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PRIZES FOR YOU.

IT LOOKS LIKE SOME WATER BOTTLES AND A JAR.

YEAH, IT'S A WATER BOTTLE IN A JOB.

THERE'S A EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT IN THERE.

I THINK DOWN HERE IS THREE LEFT.

DO YOU HAVE THREE? CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE] AND CAN WE GET A ROUND OF APPLAUSE ONE MORE TIME FOR THEM.

IF I COULD ASK OUR LEARNING WITH YOU PARTICIPANTS TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

YEAH. DOES IT EVER? LEARNING WITH YOU IS DESIGNED TO HELP MEMBERS OF THE MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY CONNECT WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF AMY BORTOLOTTI AND HER TEAM.

THE SECOND ROUND OF THIS FREE PROGRAM ENDED IN MAY, OFFERING PARTICIPANTS INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL DIVISION, INCLUDING RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, WHILE HELPING CCPS LEADERS TO CONNECT WITH AND LEARN MORE ABOUT MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES.

AT THE TIME I LIKE TO CALL UP AMY BORTOLOTTI AND JUAN [INAUDIBLE] TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION.

DO THEY MEAN? ACTUALLY, WE HAVE 22 PARTICIPANTS WHO ATTEND THE SECOND ROUND OF LEARNING WITH YOU.

TODAY, WE DON'T HAVE EVERYBODY HERE, BUT I'M GOING TO CALL ALL OF THEM.

AND ONCE YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE JUST GO TO AMY AND SHE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU THE CERTIFICATE AND A NICE GIVEAWAY FOR YOU.

SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH CLAUDIA AREVALO.

MARIA CRISTINA BY ISABEL HERNANDEZ.

DIANA. LIZ CAMACHO.

ESCOBAR. SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY.

ALMEIDA. S.A.

ARANA. VICTOR HUGO CHACON MUNOZ.

KATIA CHAVEZ CABRAL.

MONICA GONZALEZ ORTEGA.

CHAVEZ ORTEGA.

YES, PLEASE.

MARTA CORTEZ.

ONE. ALONSO DEL RIO GALAVIS.

FRANCISCA ESCOBAR VIVANCO.

YOU KNOW? YEAH. YEAH.

GIVE ME A SECOND. IRMA ESPANA.

JANETTE ESPANA.

MAKE A FERGUSON.

MARTIN GONZALEZ, YOU KNOW, HERE.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF JUAN OR SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GIVE HIM.

GINA HERNANDEZ.

LOPEZ IS NOT HERE.

DANIEL, A.B.

IS NOT HERE. OH.

GINA IS HERE. SORRY, GINA IS HERE.

YOU JUST CAME. THANKS.

I WOULD SAY OVER THERE.

SORRY. I DON'T THINK SO.

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MAYBE. THIS NEXT YEAR.

SUSANA GIMENEZ.

LAURENT LEE.

INSTEAD OF NEWNESS.

MIGUEL ANGEL PARRA VILLALON.

MY LUISA ROMAN.

SHE'S NOT HERE. MARIA SONIA ZAPATA.

YOU MADE. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING, THE SECOND ROUND OF LEARNING WITH YOU.

YOU ARE NOW THE CCPS AMBASSADORS WITH OUR MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. APPLAUSE] IF I COULD JUST TAKE A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE IT BEING JUST A SMALL PART OF Y'ALL'S PRESENTATION.

ONE EVENING I GOT TO COME AND SPEND WITH YOU.

AND I CAN TELL YOU IF ANYONE HAS NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY COMING TO A LEARNING WITH YOU ACTIVITY EXPERIENCE, YOU WILL WALK AWAY FEELING SO GOOD.

YOU ARE AMAZING TO DEDICATE YOUR TIME TO COME OUT AND TO LEARN ABOUT CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOLS.

AND NOW YOU ARE THE EXPERTS TO GO BACK OUT INTO YOUR COMMUNITY AND SHARE ALL THAT YOU'VE LEARNED.

IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SHARE, I WILL PASS THE MIC, BUT FEEL FREE TO JUST PASS IT ON IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO SPEAK.

BUT IS THERE SOMETHING THAT YOU LEARNED ABOUT CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOLS THAT YOU CANNOT WAIT TO GO OUT THERE AND SHARE WITH YOUR COMMUNITY AND WITH YOUR FAMILIES? I CAN TELL YOU THAT I ADMIRE EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR COMING AND SPENDING YOUR TIME AND YOUR EVENINGS WITH AMY AND WITH WITH ONE TO LEARN ABOUT OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

IT'S COMMENDABLE, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE ANYTHING THAT YOU LEARNED, PLEASE DO.

IF NOT, JUST PASS THE MIC.

IT WON'T BITE. YOU CAN TOUCH. LET IT GO.

INGLIS. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED.

IT HAS BEEN VERY EDUCATIONAL TO BE ABLE TO KNOW ALL ABOUT THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND HOW THE BUDGET IS USED IN OUR SCHOOLS BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT.

AND AS A MOTHER OF TWO CBG STUDENTS, I WAS VERY HAPPY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I WAS JUST GRATEFUL TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION FOR A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE, AND LEARN ABOUT HOW DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IS EMBEDDED WITHIN EVERYTHING THAT'S DONE AND DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE.

THANK YOU, JUAN AND AMY, ALL THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES.

LA [INAUDIBLE] PROVIDED DELICIOUS MEALS AND WE HAD WONDERFUL CUPCAKES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND REALLY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ALL OF OUR CITIZENS WOULD BENEFIT FROM ATTENDING.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU. RIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY.

I MEAN, THIS WAS THIS WAS GREAT.

I LOVED ALL THE INFORMATION.

AND AS SHE SAID, THE DIVERSITY AND KNOWING, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST GLAD THAT WE KNOW THAT EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO DO THEIR BEST.

BUT THANK EVERYBODY.

I WANT TO THANK JUAN, AMY, ALL THAT COMMUNITY, ALL THEIR EFFORT, JUDY, EVERY DAY TO DO EVERY DAY.

WE APPRECIATE SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, JUAN AMY, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

AS A MOTHER AND RESIDENT OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO LEARN ABOUT SCHOOL AND ALL THE PROGRAMS AND IT WAS VERY, VERY WELL SPENT AT THE TIME FOR ME AND OF COURSE ARE GOING TO PASS ALL THE INFORMATION THAT I LEARNED TO MY COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION IS SO GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY. JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY INVOLVED HERE AND CONGRATULATIONS THE WORLD AS WELL.

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I THINK IT'S GREAT YOU DO THIS AND I WISH YOU ALL HERE AND THERE THE BEST OF THE BEST.

[APPLAUSE] OF COURSE.

OH, I'M LATE.

ONE MORE. YUP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

PEOPLE GET THAT THEY WANT TO GO OUT TO HIS CAR.

MY DAUGHTER. MY DAUGHTER.

NOW.

LET ME GRAB.

YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF OUR OUTSTANDING DRIVER PERFORMANCE, DR. FRY.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR.

BOARD MEMBERS. DR. DOHERTY, IT'S MY PLEASURE.

THIS EVENING TO PRESENT OUR OUTSTANDING DRIVERS OF THE MONTH.

PROVIDING SAFE TRANSPORTATION TO STUDENTS, TO AND FROM SCHOOL EVERY DAY IS ESSENTIAL TO INSTRUCTION.

AND THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUS DRIVERS GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION EVERY DAY.

ALTHOUGH OFTEN AN UNSUNG HERO TO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, THEIR BUS DRIVER IS A ROLE MODEL FOR PATIENTS HARD WORK, KINDNESS AND DEDICATION.

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

THERE ARE MANY BUS DRIVERS WHO COULD BE RECOGNIZED THIS MONTH, BUT EACH TRANSPORTATION AREA HAD TO MAKE THE TOUGH DECISION OF SELECTING A SINGLE BUS DRIVER WHO EXEMPLIFIED EXCELLENCE AND DEDICATION TO REPRESENT THEIR AREA.

WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE FOLLOWING BUS DRIVERS.

JENNIFER LANGFORD, AREA ONE BUS 375, THREE YEARS OF SERVICE.

JENNIFER SAYS BEING A BUS DRIVER IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN JUST DRIVING A BUS.

SHE LOVES TO HELP PEOPLE AND BEING A BUS DRIVER ALLOWS HER TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND BE A POSITIVE LIGHT AND IMPACT ON STUDENTS.

TERI ROBBINS, AREA TWO, BUS 728, 12 YEARS OF SERVICE.

TERRI SAYS SHE SIMPLY LOVES BEING WITH THE CHILDREN.

ALEX PORCELLI, AREA THREE, BUS 581, 8 MONTHS OF SERVICE.

ALEX SAYS HIS FAVORITE PART OF BEING A BUS DRIVER IS GIVING STUDENTS THE FIRST AND LAST POSITIVE EXPERIENCE OF THE SCHOOL DAY.

AMANDA POLLOCK, AREA 4, BUS 775, SIX YEARS OF SERVICE.

AMANDA SAYS SHE ENJOYS BEING A BUS DRIVER BECAUSE SHE LOVES SEEING AND MEETING ALL THE KIDS, HELPING THEM GET TO AND FROM SCHOOL SAFELY AND KNOWING SHE IS A PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER.

VICTORIA SYMONS, AREA FIVE, BUS 866, 17 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

VICKI IS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THIS EVENING, BUT HER MANAGER, PAM JEFFER, IS HERE TO ACCEPT HER CERTIFICATE.

VICKI SAYS THIS IS NOT JUST A JOB, IT'S BEING PART OF THE FAMILY.

[APPLAUSE] DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY IN THE AUDIENCE? THEY CAN WAVE AND BE RECOGNIZED.

WELL, I WANT TO THANK YOU.

ONE. YES. MY SON.

YEAH. YAY! IT'S IMPORTANT. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE BEHIND SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, BECAUSE MY KIDS BUS DRIVERS HAVE ALWAYS MEANT SO MUCH TO ME.

AND SAYING GOODBYE FOR THE END OF THE YEAR IS ALWAYS HARD.

AND WE'RE MOVING THIS YEAR STAYING IN BOUNDS FOR BONAIRE ELEMENTARY, OF COURSE, BUT JUST REALIZING THAT I HAVE A SMALLER CHANCE OF HAVING MY BEST DRIVER BACK

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BUT EVEN IF IT'S NOT HER, I KNOW WHOEVER WE GET WILL BE EXCEPTIONAL BECAUSE WE HAVE THE BEST IN TCPS AND IT JUST KNOWING YOU'RE A TEACHER, RIGHT? YOU BRING ME AS A MOM, PEACE OF MIND.

I DON'T WORRY ABOUT MY KID WHEN HE GETS ON THAT BUS BECAUSE YOU'RE THERE.

SO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

AND IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING, PLEASE, I'M GOING TO PASS THE MIC.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY OFFICE MANAGER, MR. WILDER. HE'S RETIRING THIS YEAR.

BUT I GOT TO SAY, THE LAST TWO YEARS THAT I'VE KNOWN YOU, IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

AND THAT RETIREMENT IS WELL NEEDED.

THANK YOU. I DON'T WANT TO BE TOO LONG WINDED, BUT I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT SHORT.

I WANT TO THANK MY OFFICE MANAGER, MISS JACQUELINE ROACH.

WITHOUT HER GUIDANCE, I WOULD NOT BE UP HERE.

AND MY WIFE AND MY SON HAD TO STEP OUT BECAUSE MY SON, HE'S TWO, SO HE'S GOING TO, YOU KNOW, BUT THEY'RE WONDERFUL AND THEY'RE HERE TO SUPPORT ME.

JUST REAL QUICK, I WAS IN THE ARMY ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO WHEN I GOT OUT, HONORABLY SERVED COMBAT VETERAN.

AND I WANT TO SAY THAT WHEN I LEFT, I DIDN'T I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO.

I HAD NO IDEA I HAD BOUNCED AROUND FROM JOB TO JOB.

AND SOMETHING ABOUT THIS JOB REAWAKENED ALL OF THAT, THE FAMILY ASPECT, THE CAMARADERIE ASPECT, AND THE KIDS BEING ABLE TO GIVE THEM COMFORT AND SUPPORT AND INSPIRATION EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND NOT JUST ON MONDAY WHEN WE WERE REFRESHED, AND NOT JUST FRIDAY BECAUSE WE'RE ABOUT TO LEAVE, BUT EVERY DAY GIVING THEM THAT CONSISTENCY AND BEING ABLE TO TELL EVERYBODY ABOUT IT HOW IMPORTANT THIS JOB IS AND HOW OVERLOOKED IT CAN BE.

SO JUST I'M SUPER HONORED TO BE HERE.

THANKS. THAT WAS REALLY LONG AGO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I AM WITH AREA TWO TRANSPORTATION AND OUR OFFICE MANAGER RON ARENA IS THE BEST AND I WORKED WITH A FEW OF THE OFFICE MANAGERS AND TEAM TRANSPORTATION JUST IS AN AWESOME PLACE TO BE. THEY HAVE YOUR BACKS, THE OFFICE PEOPLE, COORDINATORS AND MANAGERS RIGHT ON DOWN THE LINE.

THEY HAVE YOUR BACK AND THAT'S WHAT'S NEEDED FOR US.

SO IT'S A PLEASURE TO SERVE.

IT IS. I LOVE MY JOB.

ALL RIGHT. I MAY HAVE TO DISAGREE WITH YOU THERE.

MY AREA MANAGER, AREA ONE, CANDACE HARRIS, SHE'S REALLY HAD MY BACK THIS YEAR WITH ISSUES WITH ROUTES AND STUDENTS.

AND OR IF I JUST NEEDED A PEP TALK, I COULD JUST CALL HER.

AND IT WAS AWESOME.

BUT I DO HAVE TO MAKE A CORRECTION.

IT'S NOT THREE YEARS. IT'S 14.

I'VE BEEN HERE 14.

ANYHOW, I JUST.

I LOVE THE KIDS.

THIS IS NOT WHAT I WENT TO SCHOOL.

WELL, NOT WHAT I WENT TO COLLEGE FOR, BUT I COULD NOT IMAGINE A SINGLE DAY NOT GETTING ON THAT BUS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, NEXT, WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEES WITH MR. DUNBAR.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR.

FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS DR.

DAUGHERTY. AS ALWAYS, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR OUTSTANDING FOOD NUTRITION SERVICES MEMBERS AS WE CLOSE THE 2122 SCHOOL YEAR.

I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR OUTSTANDING SERVICE STAFF FOR THEIR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO FEEDING OUR CHILDREN.

I WAS ABLE TO GO OUT AND DISTRIBUTE YEARS OF SERVICE BINS RECENTLY, WHICH IS ACTUALLY PRETTY.

I ENJOY QUITE A BIT ACTUALLY TO GET OUT TO GO SEE FOLKS WALKING IN THE KITCHEN, ALWAYS GETTING MET WITH A SMILE KIND OF GIVES ME AN INSIGHT INTO WHAT OUR KIDS GET EVERY DAY WHEN THEY COME GET BREAKFAST AND LUNCH.

JUST ALWAYS VERY WELCOMING, ABLE TO GIVE OUT PENS FROM FIVE YEARS TO 35 YEARS.

AND OUR EMPLOYEE WHO GOT HER 35 YEAR SERVICE PEN PULLED ME ASIDE VERY CALMLY AND SAID, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS IS MY 35TH YEAR ON CONTRACT. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 40 YEARS.

AND SO I WAS LIKE, THAT IS INCREDIBLE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND THEN SHE SAID AT THE SAME SCHOOL, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IT JUST KIND OF REMINDS YOU OF THE EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY THAT THE STAFF HAS TO REALLY IMPACT THE STUDENTS LIVES AND MULTIGENERATIONAL.

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SO JUST ALWAYS SO APPRECIATIVE OF THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE IN THE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE IMPACT THAT THEY MAKE ON OUR STUDENTS LIVES.

SO TWO OF OUR FOOD SERVICE HONOREES ARE NOT ABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING.

OUR FIRST NOMINEE, OUR HONOREE, WAS [INAUDIBLE] KELSEY.

AND MS. KELSEY IS A FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATE, EVERGREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND HAS BEEN WITH FOOD NUTRITION SERVICES FOR SIX YEARS AND LOVES HER JOB BECAUSE SHE GETS TO SERVE HEALTHY FOOD TO THE KIDS WHO ARE GROWING AND CONTRIBUTE HER EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE KIDS WHO HAVE FOOD ALLERGIES.

ALSO NOT WITH US THIS EVENING IS ANTHONY LEONI.

MR. LEONI IS A FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH MIDLOTHIAN HIGH SCHOOL AND HAS BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR 16 YEARS.

THE BEST PART OF HIS JOB IS FEELING LIKE I'M MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE STUDENT'S LIVES.

ALSO, AS A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MR. LEONI, HE WAS ALSO NOMINATED BY HIS FIELD SUPERVISOR FOR THE NO KID HUNGRY US BELIEVE IT'S A SCHOOL LUNCH HERE AT VIRGINIA HALL OF FAME AND HE WAS AWARDED THAT RECOGNITION THIS YEAR, WHICH IS EXCELLENT.

SO IT'S BASICALLY HONORING HIS 16 YEARS IN FOOD NUTRITION SERVICES AS A SCHOOL NUTRITION MEMBER, WHICH WAS VERY AWESOME WITH US THIS EVENING.

I KNOW WE HAVE MISS DIANE ROOTS.

MR. ROOTS IS A FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATE AT JAMES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL AND HAS BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR EIGHT YEARS AND FEELS THE BEST PART OF HER JOB IS INTERACTING WITH NEW STUDENTS AND THE RETURNING STUDENTS, AS WELL AS BUILDING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH COWORKERS.

THIS JOB ALLOWS ME TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD SAFETY AND NUTRITIONAL FACTS.

AND THEN, I DON'T KNOW.

SHE'S WITH US THIS EVENING. BUT OUR OTHER HONOREE IS MONICA GARTH.

MS.. GARTH IS A FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATE AT ELIZABETH DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, HAS BEEN EMPLOYED WITH THE COUNTY FOR NINE YEARS AND FEELS THE BEST PART OF HER JOB IS THAT SHE'S ABLE TO BE AROUND KIDS WHO ALWAYS HAVE A SMILE ON THEIR FACES AND MAKE HER ENJOY BEING AT WORK.

SO THANK YOU ALL. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

I THINK WE CAN TALK ALL DAY ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND THE FOLKS WHO DO YOUR WORK THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY HAVE ON OUR CHILDREN.

I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT I DO SEE THAT YOU HAVE A PAPARAZZI.

I WAS TOLD THERE WAS 12 ENTOURAGE MEMBERS WITH HER.

OH, WOW.

COULD ANYONE WHO'S HERE TO SUPPORT MS..

ROUTES PLEASE STAND UP AND BE RECOGNIZED? YOUR TEAM. OH, MY GOSH.

YOU ARE. YOU WEREN'T KIDDING.

VERY COOL. BUT YOU ARE CLEARLY A BELOVED MEMBER OF YOUR TEAM AND YOUR FAMILY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR WORK AND WHAT IT MEANS? WELL. WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MR. HASSAN FOR THE NOMINATION.

THANK YOU TO MY MANAGER.

PATIENCE KARI.

ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY COWORKERS FOR COMING OUT AND MY FAMILY FOR COMING OUT THIS AFTERNOON.

THIS AFTERNOON.

FOOD SERVICE. TO ME, IT REALLY IS AN ENJOYABLE FEEL BECAUSE I GET TO GREET THE CHILDREN IN THE MORNING AND TALK WITH THEM AND GET SOME INSIGHT WITH THEM AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO TRY NEW FOODS AND TRY A BALANCED MEAL, BREAKFAST OR LUNCH AND TO EXPLAIN TO THEM WHY WE ARE DOING WHAT WE DO WITH THE BALANCED MEALS.

ALSO, IT GETS ME TO LEARN OR IT TEACHES ME ALSO ABOUT NUTRITIONAL FACTS.

IT IS GOOD TO KNOW WHY YOU EAT WHAT YOU EAT, WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU, WHAT IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU.

SO I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. WHAT?

[D. Public Comment on Agenda Items]

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 FOUR SPEAKERS FOR AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING.

THEY ARE MELISSA SIDDIQUI, JAMAL SIDDIQUI, BRENDA STEWART AND WENDY LITTLE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS MUST BE RELATED TO SPECIFIC ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

IF COMMENTS ARE DETERMINED TO BE OF MORE GENERAL NATURE OR NOT GERMANE TO SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS, SPEAKERS WILL BE ASKED TO RESERVE THEIR COMMENTS FOR THE SET.

FOR THE SECOND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE 3 MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

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AS A REMINDER, NO PERSONAL BELONGINGS OTHER THAN A CELL PHONE AND YOUR SPEAKER NOTES ARE ALLOWED AT THE PODIUM.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO GIVE YOUR NAME AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR COMMENTS, ALONG WITH WHICH AGENDA ITEM YOU WILL BE ADDRESSING.

AND PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMENTS EQUIVALENT TO CAMPAIGNING FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICE ARE IN VIOLATION OF SCHOOL BOARD POLICY 1110 AND ARE PROHIBITED.

MAY WE HAVE MELISSA SIDDIQUI? JAMAL SIDDIQUI.

BRENDA STUART.

BRENDA STUART, MATOACA DISTRICT.

I'M SPEAKING ON ACTION ITEM TWO MEMO NUMBER 85 DOES 22 YEAR END FUNDS SPECIFICALLY ON THE SRP SAVINGS DUE TO THE COUNTY'S YEAR END CONTRIBUTION OF $27 MILLION? THAT LOWER CCPS IS FY22 CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRUST FUND AND GENERATES REPORTED SAVINGS.

MULTIPLE BRIEFINGS ON FILE AND PRESENTED BY CCPS STAFF REPEATEDLY SHOW THAT THE SLP WAS INTENDED TO BE FUNDED ENTIRELY BY THE SALARY SAVINGS GENERATED BY EMPLOYEES RETIRING EARLIER THAN PLANNED AND BEING REPLACED BY EMPLOYEES AT LOWER SALARIES.

SALARY SAVINGS WERE TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE TRUST FUND TO COVER FUTURE PAYMENTS FROM THE SLP.

I AND OTHER CITIZENS QUESTIONED THE CONFLICT OF THIS COUNTY FUNDING OF THE CCPS SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN ADOPTED IN JUNE 1995 BY THE UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WITH THE LANGUAGE IN THE STILL CURRENT SECTION 2-78 OF THE COUNTY CODE, THE CODE SECTION STATES QUOTE, THE SCHOOL BOARD SHALL FUND THE PLAN FROM AVAILABLE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS.

NO COUNTY FUNDS OTHER THAN AVAILABLE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS AND INTEREST EARNED ON THE TRUST FUND OF THE PLAN SHALL BE USED TO FUND THE PLAN.

IN THE JANUARY 24, 1996, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA ITEM ENTITLED APPROVED DOCUMENTS RELATED TO ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

THE DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY, JEFFREY MINX, SIGNED A SUMMARY OF INFORMATION STATING, AND I QUOTE, THERE IS NO COST TO THE COUNTY TO ESTABLISH OR OPERATE THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. AND APPROVAL OF THESE DOCUMENTS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINANCIAL LIABILITY TO THE COUNTY.

THE COST OF THE PROGRAM IS INCLUDED IN THE SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET, CCPS MEMORANDUM NUMBER 48, 2013 WAS APPROVED TO, QUOTE, ELIMINATE THE SLP BENEFIT FOR ALL EMPLOYEES HIRED OR REHIRED WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE ON OR AFTER JULY 1ST, 2013, DUE TO REDUCED VALUE TO THE SYSTEM OF THE SRP AND LONG TERM REVENUE PROJECTIONS. GIVEN THE PREVIOUS AND CURRENT LANGUAGE OF THE COUNTY CODE AND MULTIPLE CCPS STAFF BRIEFINGS, PLEASE EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC WHY THE CCPS HAS NOT VIOLATED THE PUBLIC TRUST BY SELLING THE SRP ON A SELF FUNDING BASIS AND THEN REPEATEDLY SEEKING MORE MONEY FROM THE TAXPAYERS TO REPLACE SALARY SAVINGS CCPS USED FOR OTHER INITIATIVES RATHER THAN FUNDING THE SRP AS REQUIRED.

THIS BOARD SHOULD ALSO NOT BE COMPLICIT IN VIOLATING THE COUNTY CODE AS THE UNAUTHORIZED ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE SRP IS COSTING THE COUNTY $27 MILLION AND IS COSTING THE TAXPAYERS APPROXIMATELY 5.4 EXTRA CENTS PER 100 ON THE REAL ESTATE TAX THIS YEAR.

WE SHALL AWAY A PUBLIC EXPLANATION VERY SOON.

REMEMBER, CONTEXT IS IMPORTANT WHEN INTERPRETING THE ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MS. STEWART MAY WE HAVE WENDY LITTLE.

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

[E. Superintendent's Report]

DR. DAUGHERTY. MADAM CHAIR, I STAY ON MY TOES HERE. I'VE GOT TO ASK BELINDA MERRIMAN.

DR. MERRIMAN, WOULD YOU COME UP? JUST A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE GRADUATIONS.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MISS COKER, MISS HEFFRON SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

DR. DAUGHERTY, AS YOU KNOW, THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE HAD TO ADJUST OUR TRADITIONAL GRADUATIONS.

DURING 2020, OUR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO HAVE INDIVIDUAL DIPLOMA CEREMONIES FOR EACH OF OUR SENIORS.

AND THEN LAST YEAR, WE ENDED UP SPLITTING OUR SENIOR CLASSES INTO HALF OR TWO THIRDS.

WE CAN MAKE SURE WE CAN FIT INTO OUR OUTDOOR FOOTBALL STADIUM.

SO WE COULD MAKE SURE THAT WE OFFERED SOMEWHAT CLOSER TO A SEMBLANCE OF GRADUATION.

AND I'M HERE JUST BASICALLY TO CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE WHOLE CLASS CELEBRATIONS AT VCU AND VCU DURING THE THE WEEK OF MAY 23RD.

AND ALSO JUST TO GIVE A SERIES OF THANKS, BECAUSE IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT ONLY HAPPENS THROUGH THE LIFT OF A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE.

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I'M GOING TO SHOWCASE SOME GRADUATION PICTURES ALONG THE WAY AND THANK THOSE WHO HELPED US.

EACH OF YOU, THOUGH, AS BOARD MEMBERS CAME AND PARTICIPATED IN OUR CEREMONIES, I'M ASSUMING YOUR HANDS AND DR.

DAUGHERTY'S HANDS WERE PROBABLY BROKEN ONCE OR TWICE BY OUR KIDS, BECAUSE I THINK YOU PROBABLY SHOOK COMBINED, GOSH, I DON'T KNOW, NINE, 10,000 HANDS ALONG THE WAY, BECAUSE ABOUT 40 OVER 4500 STUDENTS ACROSS THOSE STAGES, WHICH IS AN EXCITING TIME.

SO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS FOR BEING THERE AND WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS AND CELEBRATING THEM.

OF COURSE, I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

THEY WERE ALSO ABLE TO ATTEND THEIR GRADUATION CEREMONIES AND GIVE REMARKS.

AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THEM COMING THROUGH CELEBRATING OUR NOW ALUMNI.

DR. DAUGHERTY, OF COURSE, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT.

IT WAS QUITE A BUSY WEEK. YOU ATTENDED ALL 11 OF THE GRADUATIONS.

IT TOOK UP EVERY MOMENT OF YOUR TIME DURING THAT WEEK.

SO WE CERTAINLY THANK YOU.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE PRINCIPALS AND THEIR TEAMS FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DID TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES HAD A WELL PLANNED AND EXECUTED CEREMONY.

IT HAD BEEN A FEW YEARS.

WE ALL HAD TO TAKE A COUPLE OF MOMENTS TO REMEMBER WHAT WE HAD DONE, THINK TO IF IT'S STILL THE BEST THING AND START MOVING FORWARD FROM IT.

THEY WERE SO MUCH BEHIND THE SCENES THAT ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN AND THEY WORKED TIRELESSLY TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE ABLE TO HAVE STRONG CEREMONIES.

AND THEN SPEAKING BEHIND THE SCENES, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THINK FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THEY HELPED MAKE SURE THAT OUR UNDERCLASSMEN WHO ARE PARTICIPATING GOT THERE AND ADDITIONALLY THEY MADE SURE ALL OF THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ALL OF THAT STUFF GOT THERE.

SO WE CERTAINLY COULD NOT HOLD GRADUATIONS LIKE THAT WITHOUT THEM, SO WE CERTAINLY THANK THEM.

ROBYN YEOH AND HER COLLEAGUES, THEY WERE ALL THERE BEHIND THE SCENES, SETTING UP BETWEEN EACH GRADUATION, MAKING SURE THAT THE EQUIPMENT AND CHORAL PIECES WERE SET UP.

SO THAT WAY WHEN STUDENTS GOT THERE, THEY COULD IMMEDIATELY START GOING INTO SOUND CHECK AND BE PREPARED TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS TO ALL OF OUR PARENTS, OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND OUR TECHNOLOGY TEAMS. THEY CERTAINLY HELPED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD GREAT PICTURES THAT FAMILIES WHO WEREN'T ABLE TO BE THERE WERE ABLE TO WITNESS IT VIA LIVESTREAM.

AND THEN ALSO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GO BACK AND WATCH IT AGAIN HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

SO WE CERTAINLY COULDN'T DO ANY OF THOSE PIECES WITHOUT THEM.

SO WE CERTAINLY THANK THEM.

I DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYONE.

I WANT TO GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO KATHLEEN CLARK, WHO'S MY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, AND KATHY BOLING, WHO'S JOE'S ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.

THEY HELPED MANEUVER SO MANY OF THE LOGISTICS, FOOD, PARKING PASSES, CONTRACT PIECES, ETC., EVEN HELPING US GET DRESSED BEFORE EVERY GRADUATION, BECAUSE ALL OF US HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR HOODS AND ROBES WERE PUT ON PROPERLY DURING THOSE PROCESSIONAL.

AND SO I CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE THERE EVERY MOMENT AND THEY WERE VERY LONG DAYS.

SO I APPRECIATE THEM BEING THERE.

I THANK JOE TYLUS, OF COURSE, HE RAN THESE GRADUATIONS BEFORE I TOOK OVER.

AND HE'S BEEN THERE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY SINCE THEN.

SO I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE HIS SUPPORT AND HIS FRIENDSHIP DURING THOSE TIMES.

OVER 100 CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF CAME TO VCU OR VSU TO HELP SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS DURING GRADUATIONS.

I PERSONALLY LOVE GRADUATION SEASON.

I GOT TEARY EYED WATCHING THAT FIRST CLASS COME DOWN THE AISLE AGAIN.

IT IS SUCH A MOMENTOUS OCCASION FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.

HONESTLY, I GOT TEARY DURING THE MONACAN TOO, BECAUSE MY KID GRADUATED, SO I HAD REASON TO BE TEARY.

BUT IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND I HOPE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS FELT THAT ALSO.

IT WAS SUCH AN AMAZING TIME TO SEE THOSE FAMILIES CELEBRATING EACH OF THOSE STUDENTS AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN REALISTICALLY, IT'S SUCH AN AMAZING TIME FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US TO CELEBRATE THE WORK THAT WE DO TO GET THEM THERE.

EACH OF THOSE STUDENTS ACROSS THE STAGE, BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT WE DO, WHETHER THAT'S IN FACILITIES OR IN TRANSPORTATION, WHETHER IT'S IN FOOD SERVICES, IF IT'S IN FINANCE.

TECHNOLOGY, CD&S, OUR CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT, OUR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, WE ARE ALL THERE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY FROM PRE-K, ALL THE WAY UP TO 12TH GRADE TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL CITIZENS ONCE THEY CROSS THAT STAGE.

AND WE COULD NOT DO THAT WITH A TEAM OF CCPS.

AND AS YOU KNOW, ONCE WE FINISH ONE THING AND WE START PLANNING THE NEXT THING, SO WE'RE ALREADY STARTING TO MOVE ON TO GRADUATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SENDING YOU GUYS THAT SCHEDULE IN EARLY FALL SO YOU CAN START MARKING YOUR CALENDAR AND FIGURE OUT WHAT DAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE WHERE AND START PREPPING ON THOSE SPEECHES BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING IT AGAIN THERE AT VCU AND VSU.

THAT WAS JUST AS I SAID, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

IF I MISSED ANYONE, I APOLOGIZE.

IT REALLY TAKES A VILLAGE TO GET THESE DONE.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR.

MERRIMAN. I JUST WILL SAY YOU CAN HOLD OFF ON SCHEDULING NEXT YEAR'S GRADUATIONS BECAUSE MY SON IS GRADUATING, AND I DO NOT WANT TO RUSH THIS YEAR.

IT'LL FLY BY. I KNOW.

I KNOW. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I MEAN, IT'S JUST SUCH A, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND THREE GRADUATIONS.

AND JUST LIKE YOU SAID, IT WAS JUST THE BEHIND THE SCENES, THE MANY MOVING PARTS ALL MOVED THE WAY THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO MOVE. BUT REALLY THAT BEHIND THE SCENES STUFF, LIKE ANY BIG EVENT WHEN IT ALL FALLS AWAY AND WE GOT TO SEE THESE KIDS FACE TO FACE, SOME SOME OF THEM TEARY EYED.

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BUT IT WAS JUST IT WAS GREAT.

AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING SUCH A MEANINGFUL MILESTONE MOMENT HAPPEN FOR SO MANY OF OUR FAMILIES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MR. HARTER. MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT WAS A PART OF LAST WEEK.

I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS STARTED PLAYING A WHOLE YEAR AHEAD OF TIME.

AND TO BE HONEST, THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE I'VE EVER PARTICIPATED AT A GRADUATION AT VIRGINIA STATE OR DOWN AT VCU.

AND PREVIOUS YEAR, WHEN WE WERE HAVING THREE CEREMONIES PER SCHOOL.

I DO UNDERSTAND NOW WHY WE UTILIZE THOSE FACILITIES FROM EXPERIENCING LAST YEAR.

WHAT WE DID HAD TO GO THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WEATHER, EVERYTHING ELSE WOULD HOLD OUT.

AND IT WAS A SPECIAL DAY.

MY MY SON GRADUATED THIS PAST YEAR AS WELL.

SO THANKS FOR MAKING IT A SPECIAL OCCASION FOR US AS WELL.

AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ALSO MENTION WE HAD ANOTHER GRADUATION FOR OUR ADULT CONTINUING EDUCATION STUDENTS, AND I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT LAST WEEK AND IT WAS A VERY MOVING CEREMONY.

SO WE HAD GRADUATIONS WITH WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, BUT WE ALSO HAD OUR ADULT CONTINUING EDUCATION GRADUATION AS WELL.

SO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NEXT, WE HAVE ACTION ITEMS.

[1. Memo #084-22: Second Review and Adoption of Proposed Revisions to Current Policies and Regulations]

I SHARE WITH THE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE STAFF RECOMMENDS A NEW POLICY AND REVISIONS OF CURRENT POLICY AND REGULATIONS AS FOLLOWS.

PROVISIONS OF POLICY 1010, AUTHORITY ENTITLED VISIONS OF POLICY 1080, CLOSED SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

REVISIONS OF POLICY 1090, SPECIAL MEETINGS.

REVISIONS OF POLICY 1091 NOTIFICATIONS OF BOARD MEETINGS.

REVISIONS OF POLICY 1101, VOTING METHOD.

PROVISIONS OF POLICY 1130, AUTHORITY OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND ITS MEMBERS.

REVISIONS THE POLICY 1140 COMMITTEES REVISIONS OF POLICY 1150 CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR ELECTION OF DUTIES.

REVISIONS TO POLICY 1231 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES.

REVISIONS OF POLICY 2040, EVALUATION SUPERINTENDENT.

REVISIONS TO POLICY 2090, SCHOOL BUILDING ADMINISTRATION.

REVISIONS TO POLICY 3042, PROMOTION RETENTION AND ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATIVE PLACEMENTS.

REVISIONS OF POLICY 3050 ALTERNATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL OPTIONS RESULTS OF POLICY 3169 NOTIFICATION OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES NEW POLICY 4137 STUDENT ATHLETES SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST REVISIONS OF POLICY 4150.

FISCAL RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION OF STUDENTS REVISIONS OF POLICY 4170 ARE SECTION 504 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES FOR STUDENTS REVISIONS TO POLICY 5150 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE REVISIONS OF POLICY 5152 PROCEDURES FOR ADJUSTING GRIEVANCES TEACHERS AND REVISIONS TO POLICY 62136.

REPORTS OF ASSIGNED CHILDREN AND REVISIONS OF POLICY 6144 SERVICE ANIMALS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

PROPOSED CHANGES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY A SCHOOL BOARD ATTORNEY.

I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU'LL RECALL WHEN WE ORIGINALLY HAD THESE POLICIES ON FIRST REVIEW.

THERE ARE THREE POLICIES ARE NOT UP TONIGHT FOR SECOND REVIEW.

WE'LL DISCUSS THOSE IN A FEW MINUTES ON OUR FIRST REVIEW.

BUT WE DID PULL POLICY 1020, 1190 AND 1200, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE IN A FEW MINUTES.

THE SECOND PIECE IS JUST FOR THOSE WHO ARE FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL REVISIONS THAT WE HAD FOR FIRST REVIEW.

ONLY TWO THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE THEN AND POLICY 2040, THERE WAS ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THAT WAS ADDED ON PAGE TWO TO SAYS THE INTERIM EVALUATION IS AN INFORMAL EVALUATION AND DOES NOT SUPERSEDE THE ANNUAL EVALUATION.

THAT SENTENCE WAS ADDED.

AND THEN FOR POLICY 6144, THERE WAS ONE WORD THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY STRICKEN THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN STRICKEN.

SO THAT WAS DONE STRICKEN.

SO IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING THE THE ACTUAL REVISIONS THAT ARE BEFORE YOUR SECOND REVIEW, THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO CHANGES THAT HAVE HAPPENED.

THE RECOMMENDATIONS THE SCHOOL BOARD ADOPT AND APPROVE THE ABOVE REFERENCE, NEW POLICY REVISIONS, CURRENT POLICY AND REGULATIONS.

IT'S FURTHER RECOMMENDED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD SCHEDULED THESE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

THANK YOU, MR. SMITH.

BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO NUMBER 084-22 AS PRESENTED.

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

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.

[2. Memo #085-22: FY2022 - Year-End Funds]

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MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.

DAUGHERTY, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU MEMORANDUM 8522.

THIS DEALS WITH FY 22 YEAR END FUNDS AND OUR PROJECTED YEAR END POSITION.

THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF NUMBERS IN HERE, SO I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH A PRESENTATION TO MAKE SURE THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

JUST TO BE ESPECIALLY CLEAR, IF YOU RECALL, LAST YEAR I CAME TO YOU ABOUT THIS TIME AND AGAIN IN NOVEMBER WITH THE FINAL YEAR END NUMBERS, AND I PROMISED FY 21 WAS NOT THE NORM.

LAST YEAR WE FINISHED THE YEAR WITH A $42 MILLION SAVINGS.

THAT'S. NOT THE NORM THIS YEAR.

WE'RE COMING BACK TO A SILLY NUMBER THAT'S HIGH WITH ABOUT 16.7.

I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH HOW I GET THERE AS WE GO THROUGH.

BUT JUST UNDER 17 MILLION OF EXPECTED YEAR IN SAVINGS, I THINK THIS IS STILL HIGHER THAN IT SHOULD BE NORMALLY.

WE'LL TALK THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF THAT AS WE GO FORWARD, BUT DEFINITELY HAD A CLOSER TO A SORT OF END OF YEAR EXPECTATION THAT'S CLOSER TO BUDGET.

WHAT YOU SEE ON THIS PAGE IS AN ANTICIPATED, AS I SAID, 16.7 MILLION IN TOTAL AVAILABLE FOR ONE TIME USE.

THAT IS MADE UP OF 19.1 MILLION IN WHAT I'M CALLING HERE, NET EXPENSE SAVINGS.

I'LL TALK ABOUT WHY THAT'S NET IN A MOMENT.

AND TWO AND A HALF MILLION LOWER EXPECTED REVENUE.

THE KEY DRIVERS OF THIS REDUCTION, NOT SURPRISINGLY, YOU'VE HEARD DR.

HUFF EARLIER, YOU'VE HEARD OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR VACANCY AS BEING THE KEY STORY OF THE YEAR THAT PLAYS ITSELF OUT IN THE FINANCIALS.

SO TEACHER AND OTHER STAFF VACANCIES ARE REALLY THE MAIN DRIVER OF THE SAVINGS THIS YEAR.

WE DID ALSO SEE SOME SAVINGS FROM THE SPX CONTRIBUTION.

AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, THE SUPERINTENDENT AND MYSELF WILL RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD FOR THOSE SAVINGS ULTIMATELY TO BE REINVESTED IN COMPENSATION, CIP RESERVES, SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS, PLAYGROUNDS AND OTHER REQUIRED REVIEWS.

WE'LL GET TO WHAT THAT LIST LOOKS LIKE HERE IN A MOMENT.

TO WALK YOU THROUGH HOW WE GET TO THE 16.7.

THIS IS WHERE I GO GROSS TO NET.

THE GROSS EXPENSE SAVINGS WAS ABOUT 24 AND A HALF MILLION OR IS PROJECTED TO BE.

WE'LL OF COURSE NEEDS TO FINISH JUNE AND THEN GET THE AUDITED RESULTS.

WHAT WE ALSO HAVE IS 5.3 MILLION OF RESERVES FOR BUDGETED ACTIVITIES.

THIS IS A TYPICAL AMOUNT THAT WE SEE PRETTY MUCH EVERY YEAR.

THESE ARE FUNDS THAT WERE EARMARKED IN 22 WHERE THE FUNDS AND EXPENDITURES OF THOSE WILL CONTINUE INTO 23.

AND WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN FRONT OF YOU IN THE MEMO IN SCHEDULE C IS A LIST OF THOSE ACTIVITIES THAT WE WILL ASK THE COUNTY TO CARRY OVER FOR US INTO 23.

THAT LEAVES US WITH THAT 19.1 MILLION OF NET EXPENSE SAVINGS.

I TALKED ON THE OTHER PAGE.

REVENUE IS A LITTLE LOWER AS WELL, 2.5 MILLION TO GET TO THE 16.7.

SO THE REVENUE REDUCTION, YOU CAN SEE IN THE FIRST TWO RED BARS HERE, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE COLOR ON THAT, THAT'S PRIMARILY FROM LOWER LOCAL REVENUE.

AND LOCAL REVENUE IN THIS INSTANCE IS CCPS REVENUE, NOT COUNTY.

SO WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE IS LOWER TUITION.

WE DIDN'T CHARGE FOR SUMMER SCHOOLS THIS YEAR.

THAT CAUSED A REDUCTION.

WE DIDN'T RENT OUT AS MANY BUILDINGS AS WE WOULD IN A TYPICAL NON-COVID YEAR.

THAT LED TO A REDUCTION AND REDUCTION IN OTHER FEES THAT MAKES UP THE BULK OF THE REVENUE SHORTFALL.

WE ALSO ARE LOOKING AT JUST UNDER 900,000 IN LOWER STATE REVENUE FROM VARIOUS HOLD HARMLESS AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS.

AS THE YEAR ENDS, WE WOULD TYPICALLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT BETTER GRASP OF STATE REVENUE AT THIS TIME.

BUT GIVEN SOME OF THE DELAYS IN THE STATE BUDGET FOR 23, THAT ALSO CAME WITH DELAYS IN 22.

SO I EXPECT THAT NUMBER TO STILL MOVE A BIT AS WE SEE FINAL RESULTS ON THE STATE BUDGET FOR FY 22 AS WELL.

THE BIG MOVERS ON THE EXPENSE SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE THE BIG NUMBER HERE IS THE VACANCY, ABOUT 15 AND A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS DRIVEN FROM VACANCY, PRIMARILY FROM TEACHERS.

ABOUT 12 MILLION OF THAT IS FROM TEACHERS, 6 MILLION FROM OTHER STAFF VACANCIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH BUS DRIVERS EARLIER.

WE FILLED THAT VACANCY. BUT STILL, THOSE EARLY PORTION OF THE YEAR, AS AN EXAMPLE, DROVE A LITTLE BIT OF SAVINGS THERE.

YOU WILL ALSO NOTE THAT AS OFFSET BY ABOUT $4 MILLION OF INCREMENTAL SPEND FOR SUBSTITUTES DURING COVID, THERE WERE MORE VACANCIES.

WE ALSO INCREASE THE RATE OF PAY AND PROVIDED EXTRA PAY FOR HIGH DEMAND DAYS FOR SUBSTITUTES THAT DROVE HIGHER COSTS THAT WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO SPEND GIVEN THE RESULTS OF THE SUBSTITUTE PROGRAM.

BUT IT DID DRIVE A LITTLE BIT OF OFFSET TO SOME OF THAT VACANCY SAVINGS IN FY 22.

YOU ALSO SEE ABOUT THREE AND A QUARTER MILLION FOR SLP SAVINGS AND A RELATIVELY MODEST AMOUNT IN OTHER AREAS AS WELL, WHICH LEAVES YOU AT THE 16.7 YEAR END FUNDS AND THEN THE 5.3 MILLION OF RESERVES, WHICH I'LL WALK THROUGH HERE.

THIS IS NOT AN ATYPICAL LIST.

YOU'VE SEEN MOST OF THESE NUMBERS IN SIMILAR FORMS IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

THESE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE, AS I SAID, ARE GENERALLY IN PROCESS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD AND EVENTUALLY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ALLOW US TO CARRY FORWARD INTO FY

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SO WHEN WE GET TO THE 16.7 MILLION, THIS IS THE NUMBER THAT WE WILL TYPICALLY COME BACK TO YOU IN NOVEMBER WITH OUR FORMAL REQUEST BOTH TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND ULTIMATELY TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR WHAT TO WHAT TYPE OF ONE TIME ITEMS TO SAVE FOR OTHER USES FOR THE SCHOOL.

THIS YEAR WE'RE COMING TO YOU WITH A PREVIEW OF THAT HERE IN JUNE OF THAT 16.7 MILLION WITH I'LL JUST QUICKLY RUN THROUGH THESE FIRST IS A FUND BALANCE REQUIREMENT. WE START EVERY YEAR WITH $1,000,000 FROM LAST YEAR TO FUND THE START OF THE BUDGET.

THAT'S PRETTY TYPICAL $5 MILLION FOR WHAT I'M TERMING HERE A COMPENSATION RESERVE.

I'VE USED THAT TERM IN THE PAST.

THIS IS PRIMARILY FOR STAFF BONUSES AND ALSO FUTURE COMPENSATION CONSIDERATIONS.

FOR THOSE THAT DID NOT TUNE IN TO THE WORK SESSION THIS MORNING, I LAID OUT A PLAN FOR STAFF BONUSES THIS YEAR, INCLUDING THE $1000 TEACHER BONUS FUNDED FROM THE STATE. AS WE ADD TO THAT OTHER FULL TIME PERSONNEL AND OTHER BONUSES THAT WE LOOK AT, I WILL ULTIMATELY LOOK FOR THE ALLOCATION OF ABOUT THREE OF THAT FIVE TO HELP SUPPORT THAT BONUS ACTIVITY IN FY 23.

YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE A CIP RESERVE OF $5.8 MILLION.

HERE, AGAIN, AS I TALKED ABOUT IN THE WORK SESSION, THE CURRENT GENERAL ASSEMBLY BUDGET INCLUDES A REDUCTION IN WHAT WAS A CONSTRUCTION GRANT PROGRAM IN THE NORTHERN BUDGET BY JUST ABOUT THAT AMOUNT, 5.8 MILLION.

SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESERVE IS TO ESSENTIALLY HOLD US NEUTRAL ON OUR SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED CIP FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

THAT WOULD LEAVE US JUST A HAIR UNDER 4.9 MILLION FOR OTHER SCHOOL INITIATIVES.

TYPICALLY, WE SET ASIDE SOME MONEY FOR BUSSES.

I WOULD RECOMMEND WE DO THAT AGAIN.

DR. DAUGHERTY.

MR. PIKE CAME THROUGH AND TALKED ABOUT SECURITY AS A BIG THING.

WE TYPICALLY SET ASIDE SOME MONEY FOR SECURITY.

WE CAN OUTLINE WHAT THAT PROGRAM WILL LOOK LIKE AS WE FINISH THE YEAR AND GET THROUGH OUR AUDIT, AS WELL AS PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS, MAINTENANCE AND OTHER OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

THIS LIST DOES NOT NEED TO BE CRISP AT THIS POINT.

WE JUST NEED TO ARTICULATE INTENT AS THE FINAL AUDIT COMES THROUGH, WE'LL COME BACK WITH A MORE DETAILED LINE ITEM VIEW OF THIS IN OCTOBER.

NOVEMBER. THERE IS ONE OTHER ITEM IN HERE ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA.

YOU APPROVED THE APPROPRIATION, AMONG OTHER THINGS, OF $125,000 FOR THE APPOMATTOX GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL TO DO SOME HVAC WORK.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO COMPLETE THAT IN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS.

SO THAT'S PART OF THIS CARRYOVER REQUEST 125,000 FOR APPOMATTOX REGIONAL GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL TO CARRY OVER IN FY 23 AS WELL.

SO WITH ALL THAT SAID, THAT'S MY SUMMARY OF WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU ON MEMO 8522 FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MEISTER. BOARD MEMBERS.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 85-22 AS PRESENTED? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MS. HEFFRON. NO, I'M GOOD.

YEAH. IT LIGHTS UP.

I LIKE THE LIGHTS. I'LL JUST HAVE A COMMENT, MS..

COKER, BEFORE WE VOTE.

AND THAT IS IT'S NICE TO HAVE A $16.7 MILLION FUND BALANCE, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR US TO BE.

THE IRS WOULD BE MAD WITH.

I HELD THAT MUCH MONEY BACK IN TAXES THEY'D FIND ME BUT I THIS IS BECAUSE OF TEACHER VACANCIES.

IT'D BE REALLY NICE IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS EXTRA MONEY AND WE HAD TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOMS. SO WITH THAT SAID, I HOPE THAT WE WORK REALLY HARD TO GET THOSE TEACHERS IN, SPEND THIS MONEY ON WHAT IT'S INTENDED FOR, WHICH IS TEACHER SALARIES. AND I HOPE THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THIS IS NOT US BEING FINANCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE.

WE CAN'T WE CAN'T SPEND THIS MONEY WHEN OUR HOPES ARE ALWAYS TO FIND TEACHERS AND PAY THEM.

THE MONEY NEEDS TO BE THERE FOR THEM WHEN WE DO HIRE THEM.

AND I THINK IF YOU LISTEN TO DR.

HUFF EARLIER TODAY, WE HAD 190 VACANCIES IN LIKE NOVEMBER OR MID-YEAR, AND NOW WE HAVE 345 VACANCIES.

THESE ARE A LOT OF EMPTY TEACHING POSITIONS.

THE MONEY NEEDS TO BE IN OUR OPERATIONAL BUDGET FOR THAT.

BUT IF WE CAN'T FIND THE TEACHERS, IT'S MONEY THAT WE CAN'T SPEND.

SO I'M JUST I'M JUST FRUSTRATED, AS WE ALL ARE, THAT WE NEED THE TEACHERS IN ORDER TO SPEND THIS BALANCE.

THANKS. MR. HARTER. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

MR. MEISTER. SO I THINK MS..

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IS THERE ANY PART OF THAT MONEY? I MEAN, THERE WERE SOME ON THERE TOWARD 5.8 MILLION TOWARDS CIP THAT'S GOING TO BE REQUIRED FOR US TO PUT FORWARD FOR THE TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

WE HAVE TO PUT ANYTHING FORWARD FOR ANY OF THE DESIGN OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.

SO THAT 5.8 MILLION IS TO OFFSET SOME OF THE FUNDING WE HAD PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO RECEIVE FROM THE STATE BUDGET AS PART OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S RECENT VOTE.

THEY'VE PULLED THAT GRANT DOWN.

IT WAS A $500 MILLION GRANT ACROSS THE COUNTY.

ACROSS THE COUNTY, WOULDN'T THAT BE NICE? ACROSS THE STATE, DOWN TO 400.

OUR SHARE OF THAT WAS ABOUT THAT 5.8 MILLION.

SO IN ORDER TO HOLD TO THE CIP PLANS THAT WE HAD APPROVED IN THE FEBRUARY BUDGET, WE WOULD NEED TO ESSENTIALLY BACKFILL THAT WITH.

WITH THIS FUNDS.

AND THEN THERE WAS A BUNCH OF THE BOTTOM WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER ABOUT SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS, SOME OF THE VESTIBULES, WHICH ARE THINGS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED.

WE REALLY NEED WE REALLY DO NEED TO HAVE A LOT OF THESE THINGS ALREADY IN PLACE AT OUR SCHOOLS, SO.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

IF I MAY, THE.

EVERY YEAR I'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE GONE BACK TO THE COUNTY TO ASK FOR THIS MONEY IN RETURN AND WITH GOOD FAITH TO SHOW THEM HOW WE'VE SPENT IT.

AND WE'VE ALWAYS GIVEN A DETAILED REPORT, BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ENHANCE THE SECURITY OF OUR SCHOOLS OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PUT CAMERAS IN ADDITIONAL SECURITY SUPPORT, AND SOME OF THIS MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS THE VESTIBULE AREA BECAUSE WE WE HAVE SEVERAL SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT HAVE THEM.

THEY WERE BUILT PRIOR TO PEOPLE THINKING, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT OKAY JUST TO WALK INTO A BUILDING, YOU NEED TO HAVE SECURITY.

AND SO WHAT WE TRIED TO LOOK AT OR WHAT ARE THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD IN OUR BUDGET.

AND SO THESE ARE THESE AREAS THAT WE LOOK AT, PLAYGROUNDS.

PLAYGROUNDS NEED TO BE REPLACED.

THEY NEED TO BE SAFER. THEY NEED TO HAVE BETTER PADDING.

THEY NEED TO BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE PLAY.

AND WHEN THEY GO BAD, THAT ONE PUTS THEM BACK IN.

WE HAVE TO PUT THEM BACK IN.

SO THIS IS WE LOOK AT THE AREAS THAT WE CAN ENHANCE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO.

OUR CHILDREN PLAY WITH IT DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, BUT THEY ALSO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS USE THESE FACILITIES AFTER SCHOOL AND IN THE SUMMER AS WELL.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND ONE THING TO NOTE, YOU KNOW, THESE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE LISTED, IT IS GOOD USE OF ONE TIME FUNDS.

SO LIKE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.

IT IS A GOOD, GOOD USE OF THAT THAT FUNDING SOURCE.

ALL RIGHT. THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL.

ROLL ON THE MOTION.

JUST IF I MAY JUST HAVE MR. SMITH ADDRESS AN ISSUE WITH THE MEMO.

WE'VE JUST BEEN INFORMED THAT THE ACTUAL MEMO IS NOT POSTED ON BOARD DOCS, SO IT'S IN THE PROCESS OF BEING POSTED.

MR. MEISTER PRESENTATION IS AND HAS BEEN UP THERE, BUT JUST FOR PEOPLE FOLLOWING ALONG WITH BOARD DOCS.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT I.

AN COKER. I.

THE MEMO IS APPROVED.

[3. Memo #087-22: Adoption of Resolution Requesting the Board of Supervisors to Request the Circuit Court to Order an Election on the Question of Authorizing the County to Issue its General Obligation Bonds in the Maximum Amount of $375,000,000 for Capital School Improvement Purposes]

MR. MEISTER. MADAM CHAIR, WELCOME BACK.

ONCE AGAIN, I'LL DO A QUICK, QUICK PRESENTATION TO EXPLAIN THIS ONE AS WELL AS PART OF YOUR CIP.

IN AS APPROVED IN FEBRUARY, YOU HAD A PRETTY AGGRESSIVE PLAN PUT FORWARD.

AND WAS IT MEMO 8722 IS A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP IN PUTTING THAT FORWARD.

IF YOU RECALL, THE CIP THAT WAS PUT FORWARD IN FEBRUARY INCLUDED FIVE NEW OR REBUILT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THREE NEW OR REBUILT MIDDLE SCHOOLS, A NEW HIGH SCHOOL AND A HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION.

A VERY ROBUST PLAN.

WE HAVE GOTTEN A REALLY GOOD JUMPSTART ON THAT WITH THINGS LIKE THE GSA FUNDING AND SOME OTHER FUNDING THAT WE'VE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO START THAT PROCESS, NOT SURPRISINGLY, INTO THIS BOARD'S NOT SURPRISED THAT WE NEED SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO COMPLETE THAT, AND THE EXPECTATION FOR THAT FUNDS WOULD BE THROUGH A BOND REFERENDUM THIS NOVEMBER.

SO THE FIRST MAJOR STEP IN THAT BOND REFERENDUM IS FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD TO REQUEST OF THE COUNTY, TO REQUEST OF THE CIRCUIT COURT TO ORDER I'LL READ IT TO ORDER AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY TO ISSUE ITS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $375 MILLION FOR CAPITAL SCHOOL

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THAT QUESTION IS KEY IN FRONT OF THE BOARD TODAY.

BEFORE I TURN IT BACK OVER FOR QUESTIONS, JUST A REMINDER OF WHAT THOSE PROJECTS ARE.

MORE SPECIFICALLY, AS DISCUSSED IN THE SCHOOL BOARD'S APPROVED CIP, ONCE AGAIN FOLLOWING CREEK IN WEST AREA MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

THOSE PROJECTS ARE UNDERWAY AND WELL FUNDED WITH THAT VPC FUNDING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AND SOME OF THAT STATE FUNDING WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IN THE PREVIOUS BUDGET AS WELL.

THE NEXT GROUP WHERE THE PROJECTS ANTICIPATED TO BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THAT BOND REFERENDUM.

YOU SEE AM DAVIS BENSLEY 360 WEST ELEMENTARY PROJECTS MIDLAND MIDDLE, THE 360 WEST HIGH SCHOOL, GRANGE HALL AND THE DALE EXPANSION, NINTH GRADE RENOVATION, I SHOULD CALL IT.

OTHER PROJECTS ON THERE SHOULD FUNDING BE AVAILABLE AS THE BOARD APPROVED, INCLUDING THE OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN AROUND THE OLD HUNDRED SITE, AS WELL AS THE MATOACA MIDDLE SCHOOL RENOVATION CONTINUATION? THIS 375 MILLION IS PLAN TO ADDRESS THOSE SCHOOLS IN THE MIDDLE FROM DAVIS DOWN THROUGH THOMAS DALE AS WE GO FORWARD WITH THAT ALSO IN THIS PRESENTATION I WON'T SPEND MUCH TIME PRESENTING IS A PRETTY PICTURE OF WHERE THOSE BUILDINGS ARE BUT FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION IS THE QUESTION IN FRONT OF YOU TO REQUEST OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THIS REFERENDUM ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER.

WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE CHAIR FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, MR. MEISTER.

BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 8722 AS PRESENTED SO MOVED.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND OR MEMBERS? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? V.S.. I KNOW DR.

DE WOULD LIKE US TO PLUG THIS BECAUSE HE CAN'T.

SO I CANNOT FAULT THE STATE FOR REDUCING THE CIP MONEY BY 5.8 MILLION BECAUSE WE ARE A WEALTHY COUNTY WITH A TRIPLE-A BOND RATING AND WE WE WE NEED THIS.

I WOULD MAKE IT LARGER BECAUSE I LOOK AT OLD 100 AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ENTIRE FIFTH GRADE CLASS GOING INTO TRAILERS THIS SUMMER, AN ENTIRE FIFTH GRADE CLASS A COUPLE OF YEARS AFTER OUR SCHOOL WAS BUILT, ALL GOING INTO TRAILERS.

SO ALL FIVE OF US, WE'RE GOING TO DOORKNOCK TOGETHER.

WE NEED THIS. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT.

IF YOU'RE LISTENING, TELL YOUR NEIGHBORS THIS BOND REFERENDUM IS CRITICAL TO MAINTAINING A WORLD CLASS DISTRICT.

SO THAT'S ALL.

MS.. BAILEY DID FEEL THE NEED TO ECHO THAT COMPLETELY.

AND I CAN JUST SAY TO ANY CITIZEN OUT THERE CONCERNED ABOUT A BOND REFERENDUM, IF YOU ARE CONCERNED, PLEASE VISIT MEADOWBROOK HIGH SCHOOL DURING A CHANGE OF SCHEDULE AND WALK THE HALLS AND GO TO BIRD AND GO TO COSBY AND GO TO ANY OTHER SCHOOL IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY TO GET A FEEL FOR THE OVER CROWDEDNESS OF THE BUILDINGS. WE NEED THIS BOND REFERENDUM.

IT'S A MUST HAVE AND I REALLY DO FEEL FOR ANY STUDENT IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOLS, TEACHERS AND STAFF AND FAMILIES IF THIS BOND REFERENDUM DOES NOT PASS.

I WILL ADD AN ECHO, SOME COMMENTS MR. HARRIS MADE IN THE RECENT BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING THAT A REFERENDUM OF THIS SIZE IS AFFORDED UNDER BOTH SORT OF THE DEBT COVENANTS THAT THE COUNTY WORKS UNDER, AS WELL AS OUR ONGOING PLAN FOR SORT OF FUTURE REVENUE.

MR. HARTER. MADAM CHAIR, I THINK MY TWO COLLEAGUES ACTUALLY REALLY HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.

I'LL SPEAK FOR MY DISTRICT.

COSBY HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS YEAR, WE HAVE NOT ONE, BUT TWO MEGA TRAILERS.

THAT NEED TO GO TO COSBY AND YOU DON'T REALLY REALIZE WHEN YOU PULL UP THE COSBY, BUT BEHIND IT, THERE'S ABOUT 12 INDIVIDUAL TRAILERS.

NUMBER ONE, IF WE WE REALLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY KIDS IN TRAILERS.

I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I CAME TO VIRGINIA AND SEEN THAT WE HAD TRAILERS, WE WERE CALLING CLASSROOMS, LEARNING COTTAGES.

HOWEVER, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES OUR INFRASTRUCTURE GROWS A LITTLE BIT QUICKER THAN WE'RE ABLE TO CATCH UP WITH.

BUT WE'RE AT A POINT, ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY RIGHT NOW, WHERE TWO MEGA TRAILERS AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE FULL, OLD 100.

I THINK IS IT ONE OR TWO MEGA TRAILERS? THEY'RE ONE AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE FULL.

SO IT IS NEEDED.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS, THAT WE SPEND MONEY ON THESE SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO NOTHING OVER EXTRAVAGANT IN THESE SCHOOLS.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE MOST FUNCTIONAL ABILITY THAT WE CAN GET, EVEN IF IT'S NOT THE PRETTIEST.

BECAUSE WE REALIZE NOW THAT WHEN WE BUILD THESE SCHOOLS THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE GENERATIONS COMING UP.

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WE'RE GOING TO NEED THAT. SO THIS IS DEFINITELY A MUST NEED.

I WISH WE WEREN'T KIND OF IN THE POSITION WE'RE AT WHERE WISH WOULD HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS INTO THIS, WHERE WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE KIDS IN ANY TRAILERS ANYWHERE.

BUT THAT'S JUST WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.

THANK YOU. THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL IN THE MOTION.

MEMO IS APPROVED.

[G. Discussion Agenda]

BOARD MEMBERS, BEFORE I START, I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THAT MEMO 85-22 2, THE FY 22 YEAR IN FUNDS WAS UPDATED AS BOARD WAS LITERALLY VOTING FOR THIS EVENING. YOU HAVE MEMORANDUM 0902 TO FIRST REVIEW OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO CURRENT POLICIES AND REGULATIONS.

STAFF RECOMMENDS REVISIONS TO CURRENT POLICY AND REGULATIONS AS FOLLOWS, REVISIONS TO POLICY 1020 DUTIES AND POWERS.

REVISIONS TO POLICY 1190, DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY.

REVISIONS OF POLICY 1200, POLICY ADOPTION REVISION SUSPENSION.

PROPOSED CHANGES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY SCOREBOARD ATTORNEY, SECOND READING AND FINAL SCORE ADOPTION FOR THE ABOVE NAMED FOR THE NEXT REGULAR SCORE MEETING.

IF APPROVED, THE REVISIONS OF CURRENT POLICIES AND REGULATIONS WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

THANK YOU, MR. SMITH.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? WE STARTED. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

JUST LOOKING FOR THE LIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE ITEMS FOR BOARD REVIEW.

[H. Items for Board Review]

NUMBER ONE, MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT FUNDS FY2022.

NUMBER TWO, FY 2022, APRIL EXPENDITURES VERSUS APPROPRIATIONS.

NUMBER THREE, BUDGET CHANGE REQUEST SUMMARY ACROSS CATEGORIES, APRIL 2022.

NUMBER FOUR, MEMORANDUM NUMBER 088-22.

REVIEW OF THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD.

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

NUMBER FIVE MEMO.

NUMBER 08922 PROJECTED FINANCIAL SUMMARY OF PARTICIPANTS ENTERING THE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM SRP.

NUMBER SIX, GIFTED EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2021-22.

NUMBER SEVEN, BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS AND NUMBER EIGHT PRE-K UPDATE.

APRIL 20 22.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

[I. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items]

COMMENTS SUBMITTED VIA THE ONLINE FORM OR 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 SEVEN SPEAKERS FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING.

THEY ARE STEPHANIE VAN HOLST, JOEY TUCKER, RICKY BOTSFORD, GENESIS MARTINEZ.

HAYLEY FLORES, BRENDA STEWART AND WENDY LITTLE.

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 IN RED WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

AS A REMINDER, NO PERSONAL BELONGINGS OTHER THAN A CELL PHONE AND SPEAKER 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 AND ARE PROHIBITED.

MAY WE HAVE STEPHANIE VAN HOLST? HI. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE VANORST AND I HAVE A CHILD THAT ATTENDS SWIFT CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

I'M HERE TODAY TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERNS AT MY CHILD'S SCHOOL.

I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE SAFETY TASK FORCE PROPOSAL THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE CHESTERFIELD OR TO THE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ON DECEMBER 11TH OF 2018, WHICH STATED THAT CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL SHOULD DEVELOP A FIVE YEAR BUDGET PLAN TO INCREASE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER COVERAGE AT ALL SCHOOLS WITH A FOCUS ON THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL. EARLIER THIS YEAR, KAREN GREENHALGH PROPOSED A BILL TO HAVE THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER IN EVERY SCHOOL IN THE VIRGINIA HOUSE PASSED IT.

MY UNDERSTANDING NOW, FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO ME, THAT CURRENTLY MY CHILD'S SCHOOL IS SHARING A RESOURCE OFFICER WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DOWN THE ROAD.

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I'M INQUIRING THAT IN AUGUST, WHEN OUR SCHOOL STARTS BACK UP, THAT YOU FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE 2018 SAFETY TASK FORCE PROPOSAL AND SUPPLY A FULL TIME RESOURCE OFFICER AT BOTH SCHOOLS PROVIDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR CHILDREN TO LEARN.

IT SHOULD BE OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS VANORST.

WE HAVE JOEY TUCKER.

RICKY BOTSFORD.

GENESIS MARTINEZ.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING US JOIN TODAY'S CHESTERFIELD SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

MY NAME IS GENESIS MARTINEZ AND I ATTEND JAMES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL AND I AM IN THE 10TH GRADE.

I AM A MEMBER OF [INAUDIBLE] THE VIRGINIA FOUNDATION OF HEALTH YOUTH STATEWIDE INITIATIVE, NOW PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE TO TRAIN AND ENGAGE YOUTH IN POLICY CHANGE. ONE OF OUR CAMPAIGNS WE WILL TALK WITH YOU ALL ABOUT TODAY IS REV, YOUR REV.

RIVERBED IS A STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN THAT ENCOURAGES VIRGINIANS TO DRINK MORE WATER AND MAKE WATER THE NUMBER ONE BEVERAGE CHOICE.

OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE ACCESS, AVAILABILITY AND PROMOTION OF WATER IN VIRGINIA SCHOOLS BY ENCOURAGING SCHOOLS TO UPDATE THEIR WELLNESS POLICIES.

WE WANTED TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE HERE TODAY TO CONSIDER WATER ACCESS WHEN UPDATING CHESTERFIELD'S WELLNESS POLICY IN THE FUTURE TO HELP MAKE UPDATING DIVISIONS WELLNESS POLICIES EASY.

HAS DEVELOPED ITS OWN MODEL LANGUAGE AND POLICIES THAT CAN BE EASILY ADOPTED AND ADAPTED TO FIT IN WITH DIVISIONS EXISTING POLICY.

THIS LANGUAGE HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY POPULAR ACROSS THE STATE OF VIRGINIA AND WAS EVEN MOST RECENTLY INCLUDED IN THE GOVERNOR'S SCORECARD.

REV YOUR BEST MODEL POLICY INCLUDES SOME LANGUAGE ALREADY IN CHESTERFIELD WELLNESS POLICY RELATED TO WATER, BUT BUILDS ON THAT EXISTING LANGUAGE TO STRENGTHEN WATER ACCESS EVEN FURTHER. RIVERBED HAS EVEN DRAFTED LANGUAGE SPECIFICALLY FOR CHESTERFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS WELLNESS POLICY TO HELP IMPROVE WATER ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY.

IF THIS BOARD IS INTERESTED, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT LANGUAGE WITH ALL WITH ALL MEMBERS ADDED FOR THE DIVISION TO MEET REV YOUR BREATH STANDARDS WOULD BE VERY MINOR IN TERMS OF EDITING LANGUAGE, BUT COULD HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE HOUSE WITH THOSE WITHIN THE DIVISION.

FOR ME, WATER IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE I AM PART OF A LOT OF CLUBS SUCH AS THE BAY CLUB, SOCCER AND ETC..

FOR ME, WATER HELPS MY MIND, KEEP RUNNING HYDRATED AND JUST MAKES ME OK THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE ENTIRE DAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT HERE THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU, MISS MARTINEZ.

MAY WE HAVE HALEY FLORES? GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR LETTING US JOIN TODAY'S CHESTERFIELD SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

MY NAME IS HAYLEY FLORES AND I AS WELL AS HON JAMES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M IN THE 10TH GRADE.

I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF Y STREET AND HERE TODAY TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT REV YOUR BEV CAMPAIGN.

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, REV YOUR BEV IS A STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN THAT ENCOURAGES VIRGINIANS TO DRINK MORE WATER AND MAKE WATER, THEIR NUMBER ONE BEVERAGE CHOICE.

OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE ACCESS, AVAILABILITY AND PROMOTION OF WATER IN VIRGINIA SCHOOLS BY ENCOURAGING SCHOOLS TO UPDATE THEIR WELLNESS POLICIES.

I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT MY PEERS DO NOT GET ENOUGH WATER THROUGHOUT THE DAY, CONSIDERING THAT IF YOU FORGET YOUR WATER BOTTLE AT HOME, MOST OF THE WATER FOUNTAINS AT SCHOOL DON'T REALLY WORK SOMETIMES.

SO YOU HAVE TO LIKE BRING YOUR OWN WATER.

AND I BELIEVE THAT ADDING MORE WATER FOUNTAINS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL WILL LET KIDS BE HYDRATED MORE AND HEALTHY.

THE REV YOUR BEV CAMPAIGN IS HERE TO SERVE AS A PARTNER AND SUPPORT OUR PARTNERING DIVISIONS BY PROVIDING FREE RESOURCES.

ONE RESOURCES IS YOUR REV YOUR BEV TOOLKIT.

THE TOOLKIT PROVIDES HELPFUL AND USEFUL INFORMATION THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE OVERALL IMPORTANCE OF PROPER HYDRATION IN SCHOOL, AND ALSO INCLUDES A GUIDE ON HOW TO CHANGE OUR DIVISION'S WELLNESS POLICY TO IMPROVE WATER ACCESS.

IN ADDITION TO YOUR REV YOUR BEV TOOLKIT, THE CAMPAIGN IS PREPARED TO OFFER ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT A DIVISION MIGHT NEED, SUCH AS WATER PROMOTION POSTERS, WATER COOLERS,

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STUDENTS, SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS ACROSS VIRGINIA HAVE BENEFITED FROM THESE MATERIALS AND RESOURCES.

AND CHESTERFIELD COULD BE NEXT.

WE HOPE WE HOPE YOU FOUND THIS INFORMATION HELPFUL AND WE'LL CONSIDER WORKING WITH REV YOUR BEV MOVING FORWARD TO STRENGTHEN WATER POLICIES AND AN CHESTERFIELD WELLNESS POLICY. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE, YOU CAN VISIT THE WWW.REVYOURBEV .COM OR CONTACT ZAC SCOTT, Y STREET, SENIOR POLICY MANAGER AT ZAC@YSTREET.ORG.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WE CAN PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MS.. FLORES, MAY WE HAVE BRENDA STEWART? GOOD EVENING AGAIN. BRENDA STUART MATOACA, DISTRICT ONE WORKING GROUP OF THE 2018 SCHOOL SAFETY TASK FORCE, REPORTED THAT MORE THAN 21% OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS CHOSE THE OPTION TOTAL USE OF METAL DETECTORS TO ENSURE THAT NO STUDENTS, STAFF OR VISITORS ENTER THE SCHOOL AT ANY TIME WITHOUT BEING SCREENED WHEN THEY WERE ASKED TO SELECT THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WOULD DO THE MOST TO IMPROVE SAFETY IN YOUR SCHOOL.

BELIEVING IT IMPRACTICAL TO INSTALL METAL DETECTORS AND SCREENERS AT EVERY DOOR TO EVERY SCHOOL AND TRAILER WHENEVER THE BUILDING WAS TO BE OCCUPIED FOR ANY REASON.

I SPOKE TO THE CCPS SAFETY TASK FORCE ON OCTOBER 31 OF 2018 TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS ABOUT UNLOCKED DOORS AT THE SCHOOLS.

I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBERS OF TIMES DOORS WERE BEING REPORTED BEING LEFT UNSECURED BY CUSTODIAL SERVICES CONTRACTOR STAFF.

I POINTED OUT THAT THOSE WITH NEFARIOUS PURPOSES WERE NOT LIKELY TO PRESENT THEMSELVES FOR SCREENING, BUT WERE MORE LIKELY TO OBSERVE THAT TOO OFTEN REAR AND SIDE DOORS, ESPECIALLY UNSECURED AND THEY WOULD ENTER THERE.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE SCREENING IS BEING DONE FOR THOSE IN GROUPS THAT USE OUR SCHOOL'S BUILDINGS WHEN THE SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION.

I REPORTED THAT DATA I DERIVED FROM A VIEW OF COMPLAINT FORMS FOR THE FOUR CONTRACTORS.

THEN CLEANING THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS SHOWED THAT FROM JUNE THROUGH LATE OCTOBER OF 2018, EXTERIOR DOORS WERE LEFT OPEN 218 TIMES. SOME WERE BEING REPEATEDLY LEFT OPEN, BUT NOT DOCUMENTED EVERY TIME INTERNAL DOORS WERE IMPROPERLY LEFT UNLOCKED AS WELL.

I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES BASED ON MY EARLIER RESEARCH.

KEY CONTROL HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH CONTRACTOR STAFF.

MASTER KEYS AND OTHER KEYS TO THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS WERE REPORTED AS DISAPPEARING FOR DAYS, EVEN WEEKS, WITH CCPS STAFF HAVING NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHERE THEY MIGHT BE EVEN IF THE KEYS WERE LATER RETURNED.

HOW COULD ONE KNOW THAT THE BUILDING SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN COMPROMISED OR WILL NOT BE IN THE FUTURE? I SUGGESTED THAT SCHOOL SECURITY WOULD BE ENHANCED WHEN ALL STAKEHOLDERS ARE TRAINED TO ALWAYS BE ALERT TO THE IMPORTANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SECURING ALL EXTERIOR DOORS OF ALL BUILDINGS AT ALL TIMES.

THERE IS SIGNIFICANT WORK TO DO TO INCULCATE THIS BASIC SECURITY PRINCIPLE IN ALL THOSE WHO WORK OR VISIT IN CCS SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

ALSO, I'M SUGGESTING THAT PERHAPS CCPS COULD INVESTIGATE THE APPLICATION OF REMINDER DECALS OR SIGNS OF SOME TYPE THAT WOULD BE VISIBLE TO THOSE EXITING TO REMIND THEM TO NOT ONLY LOCK THE DOOR, BUT TO CHECK ONCE OUTSIDE TO BE SURE THE DOOR IS IN FACT LOCKED, EVEN IF IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A SELF LOCKING DOOR BECAUSE THEY DON'T ALWAYS WORK.

SO I BELIEVE THAT EMPHASIS ON SECURING ALL BUILDING ACCESS POINTS ALL THE TIME IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO INCLUDE IN DISCUSSIONS OF WAYS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL SAFETY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR..

WE HAVE WENDY LITTLE.

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

[J. Superintendent's Remarks]

DR. DAUGHERTY.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN AND BOARD. I JUST LIKE TO RESPOND TO SEVERAL COMMENTS THAT WERE BEING MADE.

I APPRECIATE THE REPORT, THE FIRST STATEMENT ABOUT THE SROS.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WHEN I GOT HERE IN 18, WE STARTED LOOKING INTO THAT AS WELL.

THE SEVERAL ISSUES, ONE, THEY DID PASS A BILL WITHOUT ANY FUNDING.

SO HUNDRED PERCENT COST.

WE'VE LOOKED AT EVEN SECURITY OFFICERS AS WELL FOR ELEMENTARY AND.

BUT THE SRO ISSUE IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH POLICEMEN IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY TO COVER THAT.

IT'D BE 41 SROS ADDITIONAL FOR OUR BUILDINGS.

WE HAVE LOOKED INTO THAT AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK INTO HOW WE CAN PROVIDE MORE SECURITY.

BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION.

BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT CONSTANTLY, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO THIS.

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WHAT'S INTERESTING, WE HAVE BASICALLY REPLACED EVERY WATER FOUNTAIN THAT WE CAN IN OUR SCHOOLS WITH THE BOTTLED WATER FOUNTAINS, WITH OUR FILTERED.

BUT ALSO WE WEREN'T ALLOWED TO TURN OUR WATER, OTHER WATER FOUNTAINS ON JUST UNTIL THE LAST, I THINK, TWO MONTHS, WHICH WE STILL HAVE TO TEST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE BEEN DORMANT FOR TWO YEARS.

SO I WOULD AGREE MORE WATER.

BUT WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO KEEP MAKING SURE THAT.

TO THE TASK FORCE WITH THE METAL DETECTORS.

THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH OUT THERE THAT TALKS ABOUT METAL DETECTORS AND THEY WOULD NOT ADVISE THEM BECAUSE YOU ARE CAUSING A GATHERING OUTSIDE OF OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLS, WHICH IF YOU WERE AN ACTIVE SHOOTER, YOU WOULD JUST WAIT FOR EVERYBODY TO COME TO SCHOOL AND THEN JUST HAVE A FIELD DAY.

AND THEY SAY, YOU SEE SCHOOL, MORE SCHOOL DIVISIONS NOT DEALING WITH METAL DETECTORS, ESPECIALLY IN WIDE OPEN AREAS.

THE AND I APPRECIATE MS. STEWARD'S COMMENTS ON THE DOOR, THE LOCKED DOORS, BECAUSE SHE BROUGHT THAT TO MY ATTENTION VERY EARLY.

AND MS. STEWART I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT ALL OF OUR ALL OF OUR DOORS HAVE BEEN CHECKED WITH LOCKS.

WE HAVE SWIPE CARDS IN [INAUDIBLE] KEYS, IF A DOOR STAYS OPEN MORE THAN 30 SECONDS, IT IS IT GOES WITH AN ALARM THAT SOUNDS IN THE SCHOOL.

IT'S A DEAFENING SOUND THAT TELLS US UNLOCKED.

AND I COULD TELL YOU THAT AS MUCH AS THE MOUNTAIN SCHOOLS AND OUR AMBASSADORS AROUND SCHOOLS, WE DO GO AROUND AND CHECK DOORS.

AND I EVEN TRY TO GET INTO DIFFERENT DOORWAYS INSTEAD OF GOING INTO DOOR NUMBER ONE A LOT OF TIMES.

SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO CHECK THE DOORS.

MS. STEWART, I PROMISE YOU, WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT SAFETY.

THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING AS A SUPERINTENDENT THAT I CAN DO IS SAFETY FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND OUR PRINCIPALS KNOW THAT.

OUR TEACHERS KNOW THAT.

AND WHEN WE DO SEE A SITUATION THAT'S NOT CORRECTED, I MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY.

SO I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS TONIGHT, BUT I DO WANT TO CLARIFY A COUPLE OF THINGS.

BUT TO OUR TO OUR PUBLIC, YOUR CHILDREN ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO US, TO ME EVERY DAY.

AND WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A GREAT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AS WELL.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, DR.

DAUGHERTY. OH.

BOB, YOU WANT TO COME UP. I WAS TOLD YOU WERE COMING UP BY MY BOSS OVER HERE.

SO SHE TOLD ME YOU WERE COMING.

I THINK I'M STARTING TO GET A COMPLEX I THINK YOU DID THIS TO ME LAST MONTH AS WELL.

MADAM CHAIR, DR. DOHERTY, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THE PUBLIC AND THE BOARD ONCE AGAIN A QUICK SUMMARY OF THE WORK SESSION TOPIC.

I PROVIDED A QUICK UPDATE TO THE BOARD ON WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR FY 23 BUDGET.

THE SHORT STORY IS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS REACHED A COMPROMISE ON THE BUDGET DEAL LAST WEEK.

IT IS STILL IN GOVERNOR JENKINS HANDS.

WE'RE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING ANY AMENDMENTS OR QUITE FRANKLY, APPROVAL OF THAT BUDGET.

WHEN THAT IS MADE, WE WILL BE EXTREMELY HAPPY TO PUT THIS BUDGET PROCESS BEHIND US.

IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THERE ARE A FEW STEPS THAT STILL NEED TO HAPPEN.

FIRST OF ALL, WE WILL NEED TO ADOPT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BUDGET THEY APPROVED IN THEIR MEETING ON APRIL 6TH.

THAT WILL ENSURE THAT WE HAVE FUNDING STARTING JULY ONE.

I'M SURE WE'RE ALL INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN JULY, AND THAT WILL DEFINITELY BE THE CASE.

AND IN ORDER TO AT LEAST DO THAT, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD SET UP A SPECIAL MEETING ON JUNE 21ST TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.

AND BY THAT POINT IN TIME, WE FULLY EXPECT THE GOVERNOR TO HAVE WEIGHED IN ON THE COMPROMISE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BUDGET, AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO PRESENT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD ANY APPROPRIATE AMENDMENTS RELATIVE TO THE REVENUE CHANGES THAT MAY COME FROM THAT BUDGET DEAL.

WE MAY STILL BE WAITING ON THE FINAL CALC TOOL, DEPENDING ON THE SIZING OF WHATEVER THE GOVERNOR MAY OR MAY NOT DO.

BUT EITHER WAY, WE SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH CLARITY AT THAT POINT IN TIME TO BE ABLE TO RECOMMEND A BUDGET TO THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR THEM TO VOTE ON THOSE AMENDMENTS. AND LASTLY, ALL THAT WILL ULTIMATELY FEED THE PROVISION OF THOSE AMENDMENTS TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN THEIR JUNE 29TH MEETING, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A BUDGET THAT REFLECTS BOTH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ORIGINAL BUDGET ON THE 29TH AND ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS THAT THIS BOARD WOULD ALSO CHOOSE TO MAKE. ALL THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT JUST TO OPERATE THE DISTRICT, BUT IT'S ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE PROCESS AND THE TIME AND PLACE TO BOTH DISCUSS AND ROLL OUT SALARY.

STUDY TO THAT IS THE SALARY STUDY PORTION FOR ALL OF THE NON TEACHER AND SCHOOL BASED ADMINISTRATORS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AND PROMISING THE ORGANIZATION FOR.

I'LL JUST SAY A LONG TIME.

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WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE FINALIZATION OF THAT PLAN AND WILL BE PREPARED SHOULD THE BOARD CHOOSE TO SCHEDULE A SPECIAL MEETING ON THE 21ST TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THAT, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS AND THE PROCEDURAL APPROVAL OF THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BUDGET.

SO WE'RE CLOSE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MEISTER, FOR THAT RECAP.

SO NEXT WE HAVE THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMMUNICATIONS AND SCHOOL BOARD COMMENTS.

[K. Announcements, Communications, and School Board Comments]

I JUST HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT THE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT FUNDS BECAUSE I DID SOMETHING THAT I DON'T NORMALLY DO.

I GAVE $7,000 TO ONE SCHOOL.

SO I THINK A BIT OF AN EXPLANATION IS IN ORDER.

WHAT I LEARNED FROM THE WATKINS PTA IS THAT IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET FOR SIGN REPLACEMENTS AT SCHOOLS.

THE PTA HAVE HISTORICALLY REPLACED THEIR SIGNS, AND I APPRECIATE DR.

DAUGHERTY HAS A SAYING. HE'S JUST PEELING BACK THE ONION.

LITTLE BY LITTLE, WE ARE FINDING THE THINGS THAT BELONG IN THE BUDGET AND FINDING THE FUNDING FOR IT.

BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE US SOME TIME TO GET THERE.

AND AND THE MEANTIME, IT'S NOT JUST MYSELF, BUT THE BOARD MEMBERS UP HERE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS AND, YOU KNOW, ARE ABLE TO HELP, YOU KNOW, GIVE EXTRA FUNDS AS NEEDED WHEN THERE IS SOMETHING THAT'S BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT IS NOT IN THE BUDGET AND IN THE WORK SESSION.

THERE WAS A SLIDE THAT KIND OF EXPLAIN HOW WE ARE GETTING THESE THINGS INTO THE BUDGET AND FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE.

AND WE HAVE THIS INCREDIBLE MAINTENANCE PLAN NOW THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN SIGNS GET IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A SCHOOL EXPENSE, NOT A PTA EXPENSE.

BUT THAT'S WHY I'M I'M GIVING WATKINS ELEMENTARY $7,000 HELP BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BROKEN SIGN.

IF YOU YOU SEE THOSE SIGNS THAT SAY, YOU KNOW, WE CELEBRATE OUR TEACHERS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HANG THE A BECAUSE SLOTS PARKING.

THAT'S THAT'S WHAT IS HAPPENING AT WATKINS AND THAT'S WE CAN DO BETTER.

SO I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT.

MS. BAILEY THANK YOU, MS. HAINES FOR MY GIGGLE FOR TODAY.

BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TELL THE PUBLIC TO GO BACK AND WATCH THE WORK SESSION FOR MR. PIKE'S PRESENTATION ON WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR OUR STUDENTS IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.

SOMETIMES THE WORK SESSIONS GET OVERLOOKED, AND THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED.

AND THAT INFORMATION IS GOING TO ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONS I THINK YOU MIGHT BE HAVING AND WONDERING WHAT HAVE WE DONE, WHAT ARE WE DOING AND WHAT ARE WE PLAN TO DO TO TRY TO CONTINUE TO DO WHAT DR.

DAUGHTERY SAID, AND THAT IS KEEP OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE.

AND SO THE BOARD HAD ASKED FOR A PRESENTATION FROM MR. PIKE, OUR DIRECTOR OF SECURITY, AND WE RECEIVED THAT TODAY, THIS AFTERNOON IN OUR WORK SESSION.

SO IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK AND WATCH THAT, YOU'LL FIND IT INFORMATIVE.

THANK YOU. MS..

EFRON THANK YOU.

I, TOO, WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE Y STREET STUDENTS FROM JAMES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL WHO HAD TO.

YOU WEREN'T HERE. BUT BUT YEAH I MEAN THAT'S JUST WHY STREETS ARE REALLY COOL PROGRAM THAT USES THE VEHICLE OF WELLNESS TO GET STUDENTS CIVICALLY ENGAGED AND WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET KIDS ENGAGED CIVICALLY LET'S DO IT.

BUT I ALSO WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE FREE FEDERAL SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM ENDS JUNE 30TH IF IT IS NOT RENEWED BY OUR LEADERS IN WASHINGTON.

SO AT THE RISK OF I'M NOT I'M NOT POLITICKING, I'M NOT CAMPAIGNING FOR ANYTHING.

I AM JUST URGING FOLKS TO PLEASE CONTACT YOUR FEDERAL LEVEL CONGRESSPERSON AND SENATORS WHO VIRGINIA SENATORS HAVE ALREADY SAID THAT THEY THEY SUPPORT EXTENSION AND WE JUST WE HAVE FED MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF MEALS JUST IN CHESTERFIELD OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

AND OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES NEED THE SUPPORT.

SO I JUST ENCOURAGE ALL OF US ON THE ON THAT NOTE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THIS WHITE STREET KIDS.

AND, YOU KNOW, JUST GET INVOLVED AND JUST LET YOUR LET YOUR REPRESENTATIVES KNOW THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROGRAM.

THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO, I GUESS, GO AHEAD AND CALL A SPECIAL MEETING FOR JUNE 21ST BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION FROM MR.

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AND THEN I DO HAVE A STATEMENT HERE FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE HAD SOME VERY HEARTBREAKING EVENTS IN OUR COUNTRY OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS AND MONTHS.

SO I JUST LIKE TO READ THIS REALLY QUICK.

OUR HEARTS HAVE BEEN ACHING SINCE THE RECENT SCHOOL SHOOTING IN UVALDE, TEXAS.

NO COMMUNITY SHOULD EVER HAVE TO EXPERIENCE SUCH TRAGEDY AND HEARTBREAK.

WE HAVE BEEN ASKED BY NUMEROUS CHESTERFIELD COUNTY RESIDENTS WHAT WE HAVE DONE AND WHAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE SAFE IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING.

AND AS MISS BAILEY JUST SAID, IF YOU DID NOT TUNE IN TO OUR EARLIER WORK SESSION, OUR MANAGER OF SAFETY AND SECURITY, MR. PIKE, GAVE A GREAT OVERVIEW AND UPDATE OF WHAT KPS HAS DONE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO IN THIS AREA.

THIS BOARD WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN STATE OF THE ART SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY, SECURITY PERSONNEL, PROCESSES AND TRAINING SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE OUR SCHOOLS HAVE THE BEST DEFENSE POSSIBLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

OUR STUDENTS DESERVE TO LEARN AND GROW AND THRIVE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, AND CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THAT ENVIRONMENT.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SCHOOL SAFETY.

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.

IF YOU HEAR SOMETHING, PLEASE MAKE SURE SOMEONE AT THE SCHOOL KNOWS.

WE MUST COME TOGETHER AND WORK TOGETHER TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING.

I JUST MENTIONED THAT IN JUNE, JUNE 21ST, TO ADOPT THE INTERIM FY 2023 FINANCIAL PLAN.

A MEETING NOTICE WILL BE SENT OUT TO COMMUNICATE THE TIME OF THIS MEETING.

THE DATE WILL BE JUNE 21ST AND THE LOCATION WILL BE HERE IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM.

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

MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL? ROLL IN THE MOTION.

DEBBIE BAILEY I.

RYAN HARTER. KATHRYN.

HAINES. I THOUGHT HEFFRON.

I AIN'T COKER.

HI. THE MOTION CARRIES THE JUNE 7TH, 2022.

SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.