[A. Closed Session - 6 p.m.] [00:00:05] DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE THE OPEN SESSION? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THE BOARD IS NOW AN OPEN SESSION. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE CLOSED SESSION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT SCHOOL BOARD HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE, ONE ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS BY VIRGINIA LAW WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED MEETING TO WHICH THE CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION APPLIES AND TWO, ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION CONVENING THE CLOSE MEETING WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THIS MOTION. MOTION CARRIES. IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE STUDENT MATTERS? IN CASE NUMBER 2022-23/9RE2022-23/10RE2022-23/11RE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THIS MOTION. CARRIES. IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE FIRST PERSONNEL MATTER. IN CASE NUMBER 2022-23/34 HR. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ? WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL IN THIS MANNER? THE MOTION CARRIES. IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE NEXT PERSONAL MATTER? IN CASE NUMBER 2022-23/35HR, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THIS MOTION. CARRIES. IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE NEXT PERSONNEL MATTER? IN CASE NUMBER 2022-23/36HR, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE MOTION? CARRIES. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I LIKE TO CALL THE JANUARY TEN, 2023 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TO ORDER. THE INVOCATION WILL BE BY MS.. HAINES AND THE FLAG SALUTE WILL BE BY MR. HARTER. MS. HAINES. BEFORE TONIGHT'S INVOCATION, THE SCHOOL BOARD WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE THE PASSING OF MATEO FINCH CASSELL, A STUDENT AT JAMES OVER HIGH SCHOOL, AND GEOFFREY FERRIS, A FORMER BUS DRIVER IN AREA FIVE TRANSPORTATION WHO JOINED TCPS ON DECEMBER 3RD, 2021. AND HE WILL RAISE YOU UP ON EAGLE'S WINGS, BEAR YOU ON THE BREATH OF DAWN. MAKE YOU TO SHINE LIKE THE SUN AND HOLD YOU IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND. [B. Meeting Opening - 6:30 p.m.] WE WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FROM THE BOARD FOR THE ELECTION OF THE CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR 2023. ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS? I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE ANN COKER. [00:05:02] ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? HEARING NONE, THE NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED, ALL IN FAVOR OF ANN COKER TO SERVE AS THE CHAIR OF THE CHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD FOR 2023. PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. YOU HAVE ALL FIVE MS. COKER. AT THIS TIME. MS. COKER, CONGRATULATIONS. AND I WILL NOW TURN THE MEETING OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, DR. DAUGHERTY, AND THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS FOR HAVING CONFIDENCE IN ME FOR ANOTHER YEAR AS THE CHAIR OF THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. I APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU VERY MUCH, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT 2023 HAS TO BRING. THERE IS A LOT OF GREAT THINGS BEING DONE IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS, FROM OUR TEACHERS TO OUR PRINCIPALS TO OUR CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF. AND AGAIN, JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO A GOOD 2023. SO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. [C. Election of Chair] SO NOW THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR 2023. AND I WILL START WITH A NOMINATION. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE KATHERINE HAINES AS VICE CHAIR FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR 2023. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? I'M HEARING NONE. THE NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED. ALL IN FAVOR OF CATHERINE HAINES TO SERVE AS THE VICE CHAIR OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD FOR 2023. PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. CONGRATULATIONS CATHERINE, YOU WILL SERVE AS VICE CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR 2023. AND I THINK NOW WE'RE GOING TO SHIFT SOME SEATS. [D. Election of Vice Chair] ALL RIGHTY. CATHERINE, IF YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS. THANK YOU. I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW HONORED I AM TO SERVE THIS BOARD AND THIS COUNTY. TO WORK WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND ALL OF OUR INCREDIBLE STAFF. OUR BOARD'S ABILITY TO STICK TOGETHER FOR THE KIDS IN TODAY'S CLIMATE OF POLARIZATION GIVES ME HOPE. I WAS ON A CALL RECENTLY WITH SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE STATE THAT INCLUDED BIPARTISAN REPRESENTATION FROM THE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES. HERE ARE THE TOP PRIORITIES THAT WERE SHARED BY THE DELEGATES FOR THE 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION FOR SCHOOLS. ONE, INCREASE TEACHER SALARIES. TWO, DEVELOP CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS SUCH AS GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAMS. THREE, BOOST DUAL ENROLLMENT PARTICIPATION AND CAREER PLANNING AND STRENGTHEN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CAREERS IN HIGH SCHOOL. FOUR, INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS FOR KIDS, INCLUDING ACCESS TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS. FIVE, MAKE SURE THAT EVERY KID HAS A PATHWAY TO SUCCESS, CAREER OR COLLEGE. CAN YOU GUESS WHICH OF THOSE PRIORITIES WERE REPUBLICAN AND WHICH WERE DEMOCRAT? OF COURSE NOT, BECAUSE THESE ARE THE PRIORITIES THAT ARE SHARED BY THE VAST MAJORITY OF VIRGINIANS AND CHESTERFIELDIANS. VIRGINIANS AND CHESTERFIELDLIANS ARE STAUNCH SUPPORTERS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND TO ARGUE OTHERWISE IS A FALSE NARRATIVE. AS ONE OF THE DELEGATES ON THE CALL STATED, EDUCATION CONTINUES TO BE A SPACE WHERE THE BIPARTISAN PATH FORWARD IS FOUND. I AM EXCEPTIONALLY PROUD TO BE A PART OF A BOARD THAT WILL PUT OUR KIDS BEFORE POLITICS. [INAUDIBLE] SO TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES AGENDA ADOPTION, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, DECEMBER 12TH LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION MEETING, DECEMBER 12TH, 2022 WORK SESSION, DECEMBER 12TH, 2022 BUSINESS MEETING. MEMO NUMBER 001-23, RECOMMENDED PERSONNEL ACTIONS. MEMO NUMBER 002-23, APPOINTMENT OF SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVES TO COMMITTEES AND REGIONAL PROGRAMS. [00:10:03] MEMO NUMBER 003-23, DEED OF GIFT FOR AUTOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT, AUTOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT. MEMO NUMBER 004-23, DEED OF GIFT FOR SHADE STRUCTURE PROJECT FOR GORDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL . MEMO NUMBER 005-23, FY-2023, ACCEPTANCE OF NEW GRANTS. MEMO NUMBER 006-23, ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS, APPOINTMENT OF CLERK AND DEPUTY CLERKS, RESOLUTION TO BOND CLERK AND DEPUTY CLERKS, APPOINTMENT OF AGENT AND DEPUTY AGENT, RESOLUTION TO BOND AGENT AND DEPUTY AGENT, AUTHORIZATION OF SIGNATURES AND ABSENCE OF SUPERINTENDENT, SCHOOL BOARD APPROVAL OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S DESIGNEES TO ATTEND MEETINGS IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ABSENCE, SETTING OF [E. Consent Agenda] MEETING DATES, TIMES AND PLACES. AND MEMO NUMBER 009-23, APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO SCHOOL BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? MADAM CHAIR, JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE CLARIFICATION. WE ARE APPROVING DECEMBER 13, 2022 WORK SESSION AND DECEMBER 13, 2022 BUSINESS MEETING. I APOLOGIZE. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS FROM A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER TO SEPARATE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION AND INDIVIDUAL ACTION? HEARING NONE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? THE MOTION CARRIES. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO RECOGNITIONS, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT JANUARY 15TH THROUGH THE 21ST IS VIRGINIA SCHOOL PRINCIPAL APPRECIATION WEEK. PRINCIPALS ARE THE CENTERS OF THEIR SCHOOLS. THE SUCCESS OF STUDENTS, STAFF AND PUBLIC EDUCATION REVOLVES AROUND THEM. THEY ARE PULLED IN MANY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, BUT ABOVE ALL, THEY ALWAYS FOCUS ON THE MAIN TASK AT HAND, WHICH IS HELPING OUR STUDENTS SUCCEED. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS ALWAYS, NOT JUST DURING IN A RECOGNITION WEEK. WE RECOGNIZE THE EXTRA EFFORT OUR PRINCIPALS HAVE PUT INTO OUR SCHOOLS THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WILL MAKE A LASTING IMPACT. THEY WORK TIRELESSLY ON BEHALF OF THEIR STUDENTS. SO ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU TO OUR PRINCIPALS FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND CONTINUING DEDICATION TO OUR STUDENTS. AND NEXT, WE HAVE AWARDS AND RECOGNITION. GOOD EVENING, DR. DAUGHERTY, MADAM CHAIR, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. IT'S MY PLEASURE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS EVENING OUR DRIVERS OF THE MONTH. PROVIDING SAFE TRANSPORTATION FOR STUDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOL EVERY DAY IS ESSENTIAL TO INSTRUCTION. AND OUR CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUS DRIVERS GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION EVERY DAY. ALTHOUGH OFTEN AN UNSUNG HERO TO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, THEIR BUS DRIVER IS A ROLE MODEL FOR PATIENCE, HARD WORK, KINDNESS AND DEDICATION. CCPS BUS DRIVERS ARE TO BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES WHICH THEY SERVE. THERE ARE MANY BUS DRIVERS WHO COULD BE RECOGNIZED THIS MONTH, BUT EACH TRANSPORTATION AREA MANAGER HAD TO MAKE THE TOUGH DECISION OF SELECTING A SINGLE BUS DRIVER WHO EXEMPLIFIED EXCELLENCE AND DEDICATION TO REPRESENT THEIR AREA. WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE FOLLOWING DRIVERS. SHERI PARKER, AREA ONE, BUS SEVEN NINE, NINE, FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE. [F. Awards and Recognitions] MARIA HASSAN, AREA TWO, BUS 678, ONE YEAR OF SERVICE. DONNA BELCHER, AREA THREE, BUS 477, 16 YEARS OF SERVICE. EVAN HERRON, AREA FOUR, BUS 162, THREE MONTHS OF SERVICE. [00:15:09] TYLER MONTENYE, AREA FIVE, BUS 512, ONE YEAR OF SERVICE. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'M SURE YOU GUYS REALIZE IT, BUT I TRULY UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON TO SEE THE KIDS EVERY DAY. AND YOU'RE THE LAST PERSON FROM THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SEES THE KIDS EVERY DAY, AND YOU'RE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR LIFE. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE JOB THAT YOU DO EACH AND EVERY DAY, GETTING UP, GETTING OUR KIDS TO SCHOOL, TAKING ON SOME OF THE EXTRA RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE SOMETIMES ASK YOU GUYS TO DO, BUT ULTIMATELY SHOWING UP FOR OUR KIDS. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND IF YOU GUYS WANT TO SAY ANY WORDS, I'LL JUST PASS THIS MICROPHONE DOWN. IF YOU WANT TO SAY WHAT'S THE BEST PART OF YOUR JOB, AND THEN YOU JUST PASS THE MICROPHONE DOWN. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, YOU JUST PASS THEM. HONESTLY, I JUST LOVE WORKING WITH THE KIDS. SAME THING HERE. THE KIDS ARE JUST AMAZING. YOU KNOW, COUPLE THE ELEMENTARY KIDS. YOU KNOW, I GET A LITTLE ANXIOUS, A LITTLE STRESSED AT THE BEGINNING, BUT THE MORE I GOT TO KNOW THEM, THEY'RE JUST GREAT KIDS. I LOVE WORKING WITH THE KIDS AND THE OFFICE STAFF AND COWORKERS. I'VE BEEN HERE 16 YEARS AND I'M PLANNING ON STAYING. SO THANK YOU. I'M VERY HAPPY TO WORK FOR CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL, AND THE KIDS MAKE ME HAPPY EVERY DAY THAT I SEE THE SMILING FACES. SAME HERE. I LOVE WORKING WITH THE KIDS. AND OUR STAFF. WELL, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] NEXT, WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEES. MR. [INAUDIBLE]. GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, DR. DAUGHERTY, THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR OUTSTANDING FOOD, NUTRITION AND SERVICES STAFF MEMBERS. RECENTLY I WAS SITTING DOWN WITH A MEMBER OF MY TEAM TO GO THROUGH OUR YEARS OF SERVICE LISTS SO WE COULD GET TOGETHER OUR SERVICE PINS FOR THIS YEAR. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY WERE SOME OF THE TOTALS THAT I WAS SEEING ON THE SHEET. TEN PLUS, 20 PLUS, 30 PLUS, EVEN 40 PLUS YEARS WITHIN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOLS FOOD AND NUTRITION DEPARTMENT. THIS REMINDED ME OF AN INTERACTION I HAD A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AT A SCHOOL DURING SERVICE WHERE A WOMAN WAS SERVING A YOUNG GIRL HER LUNCH, AND AFTER SHE DID, SHE SMILED. SHE TURNED AROUND AND SHE LOOKED AT ME AND SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, I USED TO SERVE HER MOM. AND IT JUST KIND OF BROUGHT A SMILE TO MY FACE. AND IT REMINDED ME OF THE COMMITMENT THAT OUR STAFF SHOWS EVERY DAY TO OUR STUDENTS NUTRITION, AND NOT ONLY THAT, TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE BY SERVING THEM. WE ARE JUST TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY FOOD, NUTRITION AND SERVICES. OUR RECOGNIZE TONIGHT ARE GLORIA MASON. MS. MASON IS A FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATE AT MANCHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE'S BEEN EMPLOYED WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR SIX YEARS AND FEELS THE BEST PART OF HER JOB IS PREPARING AND SERVING FOOD TO THE CHILDREN AND SAYING ENCOURAGING WORDS. NEXT, WE HAVE DAWN KERRY. MS. KERRY IS CAFETERIA MANAGER JAMES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL. SHE'S BEEN WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR SIX YEARS. AND SHE SAYS, I ENJOY ENSURING OUR STUDENTS ARE OFFERED NUTRITIOUS AND DELICIOUS MEALS WHILE WORKING ALONGSIDE MY AWESOME TEAM. TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK. NEXT, WE HAVE CHRISTINE STROUD. MS. STROUD IS OUR CAFETERIA MANAGER AT BAILEY BRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND SHE'S BEEN WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 21 YEARS. SHE SAYS THE BEST PART OF HER JOB IS SEEING THE SMILES FROM THE STUDENTS WHEN I SAY THEIR NAME. THEY LOVE IT WHEN WE TAKE THE TIME TO ASK ABOUT THEIR DAY AND THEY WILL SHARE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH THEM. I LOVE SEEING THEM GROW. AND OUR LAST NOMINEE, I THINK, IS A TRUE EXAMPLE OF COMMITMENT. WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT, OUR LAST NOMINEE IS PEARL WILSON. MS. WILSON IS A FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATE AT MATOACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND HAS BEEN IN THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL'S FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR 50 YEARS. [INAUDIBLE] SHE SAYS, I LOVE MY JOB. [00:20:05] I LOVE THE KIDS AND I LOVE THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH. I DO ALMOST ALL OF THE COOKING AND I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT EVERY CHILD WILL GET A NUTRITIOUS, HOT MEAL. MY MANAGER IS A VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ME AND IT'S ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF MY JOB. SO THANK YOU ALL. [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS. ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT. THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR OUR KIDS. AND AS A PARENT, I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WHO'S IN THE BUILDING, THAT IS A CONSTANT AND A SMILING FACE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? NO. OKAY. THAT'S FAIR ENOUGH. WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN. AND I HOPE THAT DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY HERE THAT WE NEED TO CALL OUT? I SEE THERE'S A THERE'S A PHOTOGRAPHER. WE HAVE PAPARAZZI. WE ALWAYS DO. WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN. AND HAVE A .. THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF TONIGHT'S HONOREES. NEXT, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS MEETING. CITIZENS WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF SUBMITTING THEIR COMMENTS ONLINE OR IN PERSON. COMMENTS SUBMITTED VIA THE ONLINE FORM WERE SENT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE START OF TONIGHT'S MEETING, POSTED TO THE BOARD SITE 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 SIX SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. THEY ARE WENDY LITTLE, ANN TATAS, ROBERT EVERS, KATHLEEN RICHARDSON, MICHAEL [INAUDIBLE] AND DOMINIQUE CHATTERS. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE 4 MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. THERE'S A TIMER SET UP ON TOP OF THE PODIUM THAT WILL TURN GREEN WHEN YOU BEGIN SPEAKING, YELLOW, WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING AND RED WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. AS A REMINDER, NO PERSONAL BELONGINGS OTHER THAN YOUR CELL PHONE AND SPEAKER NOTES ARE ALLOWED AT THE PODIUM. PLEASE HAVE YOUR MATERIALS ORGANIZED IN A MANNER THAT AS YOU ARRIVE AT THE PODIUM, YOU ARE PREPARED TO START SPEAKING AND REMEMBER TO GIVE YOUR NAME AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR COMMENTS. ALONG WITH WHAT.. I'M SORRY. TAKE THAT OUT. PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMENTS EQUIVALENT TO CAMPAIGNING FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR IN VIOLATION OF SCHOOL BOARD POLICY 1110 ARE PROHIBITED. [G. Public Comment] MAY WE HAVE WENDY LITTLE? ANN TATUS. YOUR TIME BEGINS NOW. SOME DON'T HAVE TIME TO SET UP MY STUFF, BUT THANK YOU. FIRST, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. AND THAT WOULD BE THAT VIRGINIA IS 50TH AGAIN IN THE NATION FOR FOURTH GRADE READING, EIGHTH GRADE LITERACY AND FOURTH GRADE MATH. IF YOU PULL UP THE NAPE SCORES AS THE VEA TRIED TO CORRECT ME ON, IT WILL NOT TELL YOU THAT. BUT IF YOU PULL UP THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES RIGHT HERE, MAPPING OF PROFICIENCY STANDARDS ON THE NAPE SCORES OVER THE LAST DECADE, WE HAVE DROPPED OUR STANDARDS SO LOW THAT OUR CHILDREN LOOK LIKE THEY'RE EXCELLING AND THEY'RE NOT. SO TWICE A YEAR THEY EQUATE THEM. AND WHEN THEY DO, VIRGINIA IS DEAD LAST. AND GOVERNOR YOUNGKINS MAY REPORT OF HIS COMMITMENT TO VIRGINIA EDUCATION, ALSO KNOWN AS THE HONESTY GAP REPORT, PEOPLE ASK ME ALL THE TIME, WHERE DID YOU GET THIS? IF YOU GO TO THE APPENDICES IN THE BACK OF THE DOCUMENT, HE HAS THE SAME ONES WITH THE VIRGINIA IN THE BOX. SO LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WE ARE NOT DOING. AND THIS WOULD BE THE EIGHTH YEAR IN A ROW VIRGINIA IS 50TH IN THE NATION. WE ARE BOTTOM WHEN IT COMES TO FOURTH, WHEN IT COMES TO READING AND LITERACY, WE ARE THE ONLY STATE BASIC. WE DON'T EVEN REACH PROFICIENT. BOB MCDONNELL 2010, SO YOU, MISS HAYNES, YOU SAID IT PERFECTLY WHEN YOU SAID THIS IS A BIPARTISAN EFFORT IN THE DESTRUCTION OF EDUCATION. YOU HAVE ONE SIDE DRIVING RADICAL VIEWS AND ONE FOR ONE SIDE DRIVING OUR CHILDREN INTO BECOMING COGS IN A MACHINE WITH WORKFORCE EDUCATION, BOTH SIDES. SO I STAND UP HERE THE ONLY PERSON WILLING TO CALL OUT BOTH PARTIES, AND I AM THE PROBABLY THE MOST NONPARTISAN PERSON FIGHTING FOR THESE CHILDREN. BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES ARE FAILING THESE CHILDREN AND NOBODY WILL ACKNOWLEDGE IT. [00:25:01] 50TH. KEEP THAT IN MIND. AND IN BOB MCDONNELL, 2010, 16 STATES WERE BASIC. WHAT DID VIRGINIA DO? THEY WENT TO FROM GRADE LEVEL COMPETENCY TO WHAT? COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. WE ARE IN TEN YEARS WE BECAME THE ONLY STATE BASIC 15 STATES EXCELLED. WE STOPPED DOING WHAT GRADE LEVEL COMPETENCY AND MOVED TO EVERYTHING THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED THAT THE DELEGATES ARE PROUD OF. KEEPING, THEY'RE LITERALLY DETERRING CHILDREN FROM GOING TO COLLEGE. MORE VOCATION IS WONDERFUL. ONLY VOCATION. MY DAUGHTER'S SIXTH GRADE EXPLORATORY LAST YEAR IN MIDDLE SCHOOL LITERALLY WAS TELLING HER IT WAS POINTLESS TO GO TO COLLEGE. SO LET'S MOVE ON. GAGGLE, YOU SPEND HOW MUCH? YOU, LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH WILL YOU DO TO CORRECT BEHAVIOR. AND PBIS IS YOU SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT EDUCATING THE CHILDREN. CHILDREN ARE GETTING ASSAULTED. THEY ARE BEING BULLIED TO I MEAN, LITERALLY TO DEATH. A SIX YEAR OLD JUST KILLED A TEACHER OR JUST SHOT A TEACHER. WE WILL BE THE NEXT COLUMBINE. I GUARANTEE YOU STANDING HERE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE PARENTS, THEY LOOK AT YOU AND THEY TELL YOU SO SORRY ABOUT YOUR LUCK. A SIXTH GRADER PULLED A KNIFE ON A CHILD LAST YEAR AT MIDLOTHIAN MIDDLE. NO PARENTS WERE NOTIFIED. I HAD TO PULL MY DAUGHTER WAS SO EGREGIOUSLY BULLIED AT EVERGREEN THAT IT CRUSHED HER SOUL. I'M PULLING HER OUT OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND WATCHING HER BLOSSOM THE LAST SIX MONTHS. IT COST ME $20,000 A YEAR TO LET MY CHILD HAVE A SPIRIT AND A SOUL AGAIN, BECAUSE YOU TALK ABOUT BULLYING, BULLYING, BULLYING. IT'S NOT ABOUT BULLYING. IT'S ABOUT CREATING PROTECTED CLASSES THAT YOU CARE ABOUT. IT'S NOT ABOUT PROTECTING ALL CHILDREN. SO LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT THE FACTS HERE AND WHAT WE'RE SPENDING OUR MONEY ON. THANK YOU, MS. TATAS. ROBERT EVEREST. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE. OBVIOUSLY, I'M GOING TO HIT ON THE BOOK SAYING I'M GOING TO GET RIGHT INTO IT. 4 MINUTES GOES BY QUICKER, BUT I'M GLAD I HAD THAT EXTRA MINUTE. SO I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON THE CONSIDERATION OF CONTROVERSIAL MATERIALS, THE RIGHT TO CHALLENGE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE LITERARY AS WELL, WHICH INCLUDES LIBRARIES, WHICH I'VE ALREADY CONFIRMED IN AN EMAIL WITH SOMEBODY ON ONE OF YOUR STAFF WHICH WERE THEY NAMELESS. IT STATES THIS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, RATHER, BASAL SUPPLEMENTAL OR LIBRARY MATERIALS MAY BE CHALLENGED BY ANY PARENT OF A CHILD IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. DOESN'T SAY SPECIFICALLY. YES, I KNOW B CONTRADICTS THAT, BUT B IS PROBABLY IT'S I KNOW B YOU ALL KNOW IT WOULD BE AS I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO ALL THIS IT DOES TALK ABOUT IT BEING SCHOOL SPECIFIC WITH A CHILD BUT A IS IF A PARENT IS CONCERNED, I'M A PARENT. IF THE PARENT DESIRES UPON CONCERNING MATERIALS TO LIST A PARENTAL AND THE MEDIA CENTER CAN FILL OUT THIS 3031 F, NOW, I'VE BEEN REMOVING THESE BOOKS FOR WHAT, A MONTH NOW? YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY SENT OUT AN EMAIL TO ALL THE PRINCIPALS AND SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT THAT'S OKAY. I GOT AROUND, I BUILT A BIGGER WALL. SO THE FORM 3031 F DOESN'T STATE IT HAS TO BE SCHOOL SPECIFIC. JUST SAYS, WHAT SCHOOL IS IT? WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? WHAT PAGES ARE IT ON? THIS IS THE FORM THAT'S FILLED OUT, SO I WON'T GO TOO MUCH INTO IT BECAUSE I BEAT THAT TEST, BEAT THAT THING TO DEATH FOR SO MANY MONTHS. AND FRANKLY, I'M KIND OF TIRED OF IT. SO AS PROMISED, I CREATED A RATING SYSTEM. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF ME, A LITTLE BIT OF SOME OTHER SOURCES, CONTENT BASED LIBRARY MATERIALS RATING. IT GOES FROM G, PG, PG 13, R, NC 17, AND C 17 PLUS IT GOES FROM ZERO ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE. ALL COLOR CODED, EXPLAINS EXACTLY WHAT THAT RATING SYSTEM IS, COULD BE ACTUALLY INTRODUCED AND MAYBE THE PROCUREMENT LIBRARY STUFF AND MAYBE KIND OF A FUTURE PURCHASING. PROBLEM WITH THAT THOUGH, IS ARTICLE FIVE VICINITY RELATED OFFENSES. IF YOU CAN FIND I THINK YOU MIGHT GET TO TWO AND YOU'LL BE OKAY. YOU GET THE THREE. THIS VIOLATES THIS, WHICH IS LAW. IF I DON'T HAVE POLICY, I DON'T HAVE THIS. I DON'T HAVE THINGS TO TAKE OFF BOOK. I HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD TO DIFFERENT METHODS. AND I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. I WANT EVERY PARENT THAT PAYS TAX DOLLARS TO RUN THESE SCHOOLS, TO BUY THIS SEXUAL EXPLICIT MATERIAL, TO HAVE THE OPTION TO REMOVE THEM THEMSELVES AS WELL. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT POLITICAL BOOKS. I'M TALKING ABOUT ACTUAL PORN BOOKS. I'M TALKING ABOUT PICTURES THAT SHOW PEOPLE HOW TO USE BUTT PLUGS AND ALL THIS SORT OF STUFF. AND I'M SORRY TO SAY THAT I'M SORRY IT CAME OUT. MY APOLOGIES, BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S THERE. OK AND I'VE REMOVED THEM AND NOW I'M BEING STOPPED BY REMOVING THEM. I'M CREATING I'VE ALREADY GOT THE COMMITTEE IN PLACE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PARENTS REMOVING THIS. OKAY, NEXT, FLAG POLICY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A FLAG POLICY IN PLACE. WE HAVE TO ONLY HAVE THE AMERICAN FLAG, THE STATE FLAG, THE COUNTY FLAG, ANYTHING THE MEMORABILIA HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IDEOLOGICAL. YOU HAVE TO BE IDEOLOGICALLY NEUTRAL. THESE KIDS CANNOT BE PUSHED INTO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. THE ONLY NEEDS TO BE THE COUNTY FLAGS AND NEEDS TO BE ANYTHING THAT'S PART OF THE APPROVED CURRICULUM FOR THAT TIME. [00:30:05] AND I'M GOOD WITH OTHER COUNTRIES FLAGS AS LONG AS IT'S AN ALLY OR SOME SORT. THERE'S OTHER BANNERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THIS AFFECTS NOT JUST HUNG ON THE CLASSROOM, ON THE DESK, ON ANY DESK, ANY DOOR CEILING, ANY BANNER OR STADIUM, ANYTHING THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO THAT'S GOT ANY LITERARY VALUE WHATSOEVER. SO I'M I'M CALLING FOR THE REMOVAL OF ANYTHING THAT'S NOT GOT ANY EDUCATIONAL VALUE WHATSOEVER AND PROMOTES IDEOLOGICAL VALUES OF SOMEBODY ELSE'S VALUES THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY CONNECTED TO A PARENT. THEY DON'T HAVE AN OPTION TO OPT OUT THEIR KIDS EXPOSED TO IT, WHEREAS THE OPT OUT FOR THEM, THEY DON'T HAVE IT, SO THEY NEED TO BE REMOVED. OKAY, I'M CALLING FOR REMOVAL FROM ALL THAT MESS. AND OTHER THING TOO. I'M GOING TO REMAIN LIKE AT 20 SECONDS. THERE WAS A POST. I'M NOT GOING TO NAME NAMES, BUT IT WAS TALKING ABOUT FOOTBALL. HOW MANY BLACK MAJORITY, BROWN, BLACK, 76%. THE MONETARY, MONETARY LOVES BRAINS AND BODIES FROM WEALTHY WHITE MEN MUST BE CALLED OUT. THE NFL INDUSTRY CREATED A SYSTEM WHERE THE MINDS AND BODIES OF BLACK MEN ARE LEVERAGED BY WHITE PROFIT. COMMENT REAL QUICK. 6 SECONDS AND SOMEDAY WE ALL AGREE TO STOP MONETIZING THE BRAINS AND BODIES OF BLACK MEN FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT AND PROFIT OF WHITE FOLKS. THAT'S ONE OF Y'ALL. SORRY, KATHLEEN RICHARDSON. HI. HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD EVENING. I'M A CONCERNED PARENT. PRETTY CONCERNED, I THINK ALL OF YOU HOPEFULLY HAVE READ MY EMAILS THAT I HAVE SENT TO YOU IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. ONE OF MY CHILDREN AT SALEM CHURCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HE'S IN THIRD GRADE. HE'S EIGHT. I WAS TOLD LAST WEEK, THURSDAY, FROM A COUNSELOR THAT SHE HAD ALREADY SPOKE TO HIM AND EVERYTHING ON THE MATTER OF A CHILD SENDING HIM A DEATH THREAT NOTE. UM HANDING IT TO HIM IN PERSON JUST DIRECTLY AND INSTEAD BEHIND HIM AND CONTINUE TO THREATEN HIM WHILE HE READ THIS NOTE. THIS NOTE SAID, I WILL KILL YOU WITH A GUN DRAWN ON IT. I TAKE THAT PRETTY SERIOUSLY. MY SON IS ALREADY SEEING A COUNSELOR. THE SAME COUNSELOR HE SPOKE TO ON A WEEKLY BASIS FOR BULLYING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THAT I WAS ABLE TO HELP CONTROL A LITTLE BIT, HELP GUIDE HIM A LITTLE BIT ON THAT. BUT HE'S STILL STRUGGLING. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, HE WAS THREATENED AND THEN CONTINUALLY THREATENED FOR MANY, MANY MINUTES AFTER BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO CONFRONT HIS TEACHER. HE HAS TWO TEACHERS IN THIS CLASSROOM, BY THE WAY, THE ONLY THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM THAT HAS TWO TEACHERS. THERE'S A LOT OF CHAOS IN THIS CLASSROOM, A LOT OF DIFFERENT KIDS THAT NEED HELP, DIFFERENT KINDS OF HELP. AND I THINK IT'S A LOT ON THESE TEACHERS, ESPECIALLY THESE TWO. SO I'M TAKING THAT INTO ACCOUNT. BUT THEY SAY THAT THAT MILES MAY HAVE BEEN OVERREACTING. I'VE HEARD THIS, THAT MAYBE HE SHOULDN'T FEEL THIS WAY, THAT THAT THE CHILD IS NO REAL THREAT TO HIM, BUT THERE WAS NO REAL TRIGGER. SO THAT BOTHERS ME. AND THAT SHE CONTINUES TO SEE A COUNSELOR, TOO. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT FOR. I KNOW SHE'S BEEN MOVED TO THAT CLASSROOM FOR WHATEVER REASON. I DON'T KNOW. THEY DON'T WANT TO MOVE HER AGAIN BECAUSE IT'LL BE TOO MANY TIMES ON PAPER THAT THEY TOLD ME THE PRINCIPALS HAD TOLD ME ON FRIDAY AFTER GOING THERE SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO GET COPIES OF EVERYTHING, THE COUNSELOR SPEAKING TO HIM, EVERYTHING. AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE NO RIGHTS, NO RIGHTS TO ANY OF THIS STUFF. I CAN'T HELP MY SON IF I WANT TO TAKE HIM TO LIKE A THERAPIST OR I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON ME TO SHOW THEM, TO SHOW THAT HE'S BEEN THROUGH TRAUMA. THEY DON'T WRITE DOWN ANYTHING WHEN THEY SEE THESE KIDS HALF THE TIME. SO THERE'S NO PAPERWORK, THERE'S NO PAPER TRAIL EVER FOR ANY OF THESE KIDS THAT THEY NEED HELP, THEY NEED MORE RESOURCES. I GET THAT. BUT MY SON NEEDS HELP, TOO. SO EVERYONE'S OVERLOOKING THAT. AND AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY ON FRIDAY, THEY REASSURED ME, I CAN SPEAK TO A PARENT. I COULD BE IN THE ROOM AND WE CAN ALL SPEAK TOGETHER AND COME TO SOME KIND OF A RESOLUTION, SOMETHING MAYBE HELPING HER MORE. AND MY CHILD NOW WHO IS TRAUMATIZED AND HASN'T BEEN IN SCHOOL SINCE THURSDAY, FRIDAY, WHEN WE WENT, HE WAS ABLE TO TAKE AN SOL TEST. THANK GOODNESS THEY ACCOMMODATED THAT FOR ME. BUT THEN THEY TOLD ME TO GO HOME, RELAX, DRINK SOME WINE. WELL, WE'LL TALK MONDAY WITH THIS PARENT. THEY REASSURED ME THIS AND THEN 8 A.M. THEY'RE TELLING ME THAT THEY CANCELED. THEY CANCELED THE MEETING FOR NO REASON. MY PEACE OF MIND. I NEEDED SOME PEACE OF MIND. AND THEY DID THAT. AND EVER SINCE I'VE EMAILED THEM SEVERAL TIMES AND I'VE INCLUDED THE EMAIL WITH YOU GUYS, I'VE LET YOU SEE IT AND THEY WILL NOT GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH ME. [00:35:03] I HAVE ANOTHER KID THAT'S THERE AND I SEE THEM ALL THE TIME STILL AND THEY ARE GHOSTING ME AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. MY SON WANTS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. HE MISSED A FIELD TRIP TODAY BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT THAT OTHER CHILD DID NOT. THAT OTHER CHILD DID NOT GET ANYTHING. NO CONSEQUENCES. AND OTHER KIDS ARE SEEING THIS AND THIS IS WHY THE CHAOS IS GOING ON. I NEED YOUR HELP, PLEASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS.. RICHARDSON. MICHAEL [INAUDIBLE]. NICE WORK. I NOTICE WHEN YOU LITTLE IS HERE. YOU FORCED HER TO TAKE HER SLOT BEFORE. THAT'S FINE. IF WENDY WOULD LIKE TO COME UP. MS.. LITTLE, YOUR TIME BEGINS NOW. MY NAME IS WENDY LITTLE, CLOVERHILL DISTRICT. THERE'S A PICTURE OF MY CHILDREN. AARON IS A BIG GUY. KYLE IS THE LITTLE GUY. A TUXEDO IS A TWO T. WHO KNEW THAT CAME THAT SMALL? YOU SUPERINTENDENTS ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH SCHOOL BOARD POLICY 6130R FOR FAILING TO RESPOND TO A SIGNIFICANT INQUIRY THAT THE USDLE IS WAITING FOR AS I LET SOMEONE KNOW. WELL, QUICKLY GO OVER SOME HISTORY. MY SON WAS IN A PRIVATE DAY SCHOOL LAST YEAR. I MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES ABOUT THE THE QUALITY OF HIS SCHOOLWORK THAT HE WAS GIVEN. I FOUND ON MAY 24TH, I JUST I FINALLY JUST SHOWED UP AT THE SCHOOL AND SAID, I WANT HIS SCHOOLWORK. I PROVED THAT HE GOT FAR LESS THAN GRADE LEVEL WORK IN MATH AND ENGLISH. IT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED, THEN YOUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PEOPLE COME IN THIS YEAR, IN THE SUMMER AND DECIDE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THE BLAME ON ME. OKAY, I DETECTED I KNEW WE WERE GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH YOUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PEOPLE. I SENT, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU. ON AUGUST 23RD, A BAD IEP THAT I GOT, I KNEW WE WERE GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS. HALF THE SCHOOL YEAR IS OVER. YOU ALL KNOW MY SON HAS NO ACCESS TO EDUCATION. I THEN GET THE SAME WEEK FROM PAM JEFFER, WE'RE GOING TO PICK UP YOUR SON TOMORROW. FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL. THEN I GET AN EMAIL THAT SAYS NO. ASK SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR, NO EXPLANATION. I THEN FOLLOWED DUE PROCESS AND YOUR VERY OWN SCHOOL BOARD ATTORNEY IMPLORED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IEP FROM THE DATE OF AUGUST 19TH, 2022, BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED. YOU ALL HAVE A COPY OF IT. I SENT IT TO YOU ALL BECAUSE I ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS ON AUGUST 23RD AT SOME [INAUDIBLE] HOUR IN THE MORNING. I ALSO HAD PROVIDED BEFORE I PUT TOGETHER A LETTER WITH LOTS OF QUESTIONS TO MARTIN DARBY. NONE OF THOSE MOST OF THOSE QUESTIONS WERE NOT ANSWERED. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL TO SEE WHAT THE HECK DID THEY REALLY WANT ME TO DO WITH THIS IEP THAT THEY GAVE ME THAT WAS ROTTEN SO MY SON COULD GO TO SCHOOL? IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE I HAD ALSO MENTIONED A YEAR AGO THAT YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A BIG BUDGET FOR YOUR SCHOOL BOARD ATTORNEYS. YOU SPENT OVER $600,000 IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR FIGHTING A KID WHO CAN'T READ. YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST SENT HER TO YOUR SCHOOL DIVISION, SHOULD HAVE JUST SENT HER TO THE SCHOOL SHE NEEDED TO GO TO. THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT ON THAT IS HORRENDOUS, HORRENDOUS AND NOT A GOOD USE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS. AND IT'S GOING TO GET MUCH BIGGER. I HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER. I HAD TO LET MY DUE PROCESS TIMEOUT. I CAN STILL FILE IT, BUT I'M HOPING NOT TO HAVE TO DO THAT BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FILED A STATE COMPLAINT BECAUSE I NEEDED TO PROVE LACK OF APPROPRIATE EDUCATION. YESTERDAY WE GOT THE ONE ITEM, FAILURE TO PROVIDE FAITH. THE BIGGEST EGREGIOUS THING YOU CAN DO AND I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU I CAN'T I DO NOT HAVE TIME TO GO INTO ALL THE FALSIFIED AND FALSE INFORMATION THAT YOUR SCHOOL DIVISION SENT TO THE VDOE TO TRY TO CHALLENGE THAT COMPLAINT. AND YOUR SCHOOL DIVISION HAS NOT EVEN CONSIDERED THE SIGNED IEP THAT I GAVE YOU ALL BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED. RIGHT HERE. THEY ARE NOT EVEN CONSIDERING WHAT I DID, SIGN AND RETURN. IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO COME TO MY TABLE AND STOP IGNORING ME WHILE MY SON IS MISSING HALF OF SCHOOL YEAR. [00:40:05] THANK YOU, MS. LITTLE. MICHAEL [INAUDIBLE]. MR. [INAUDIBLE] YOUR TIME STARTS NOW. ALL RIGHT, PIVOTING REAL QUICK. REGARDING A FLAG POLICY, I COULD AGREE WITH ONE REGARDING FLAGS ON STANDS. BUT WHEN YOU START GOING INTO THE CLASSROOM AND IMPOSING ON A TEACHER'S OWN ABILITY TO EXPRESS, WE ALL KNOW IT'S THIS FLAG THAT THAT THE COMPLAINT IS ABOUT, IT'S NOT A TEAM FLAG. I MEAN, THE CLEAREST REQUEST IS FOR IDEOLOGICAL FLAGS. SO A VIRGINIA TECH FLAG, OF COURSE, TO BE PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT, ESPECIALLY FOR A FOOTBALL BOOSTER WHO GETS PERSONALLY OFFENDED BY FOOTBALL STATEMENTS. I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO KEEP ON COMING HERE. I WISH WE COULD GO BACK TO FOCUSING ON EDUCATION AND CLASSROOM TOPICS. BUT I'M GOING TO KEEP COMING. I'M GOING TO KEEP COMING AS LONG AS A CAMPAIGN OF CHAOS AND INDOCTRINATION CONTINUES TO BE LEVIED AGAINST OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THIS COUNTY, IN THE STATE AND IN THIS COUNTRY, BY ORGANIZED GROUPS AND BY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BOUGHT INTO A LOT OF AGENDA. WE GOT INDOCTRINATION. IN 2019, STEVE BANNON MAKES AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE SCHOOL BOARDS ARE WHERE THE NEW BATTLE FOR CONSERVATISM IS. AND JULY OF JUNE OF 2020, CHRIS RUFO BEGINS TO MANUFACTURE THE CRT PANIC. IN JULY OF 2021, THERE'S A STORY IN MSNBC'S ABOUT Q'ANON'S NEW PLAN RUN FOR SCHOOL BOARD. AND SO HERE WE ARE. SO YOU HAVE THE MANUFACTURED CRT BACKLASH, BUT PEOPLE STOP FALLING FOR THAT. PEOPLE REALIZE THERE IS NO THERE WASN'T REALLY ANYTHING BEHIND IT. SO YOU PUT IT TO SEL BECAUSE IT'S A TERM THAT'S VAGUE ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN MISINTERPRET A FEW PAGES HERE. YOU CAN HANG SOME NEW STUFF OVER HERE, MAKE IT SOUND ALL SCARY. BUT THAT STEAM STARTS RUNNING OUT. SO YOU FIND A SMALL COMMUNITY NOT WELL REPRESENTED, NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD. VULNERABLE KIDS, LETS ATTACK THEM. ANYONE STANDS UP FOR THEM, CALL THEM GROOMERS. IT'S JUST AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN, MORE AND MORE ATTEMPTS TO INDOCTRINATE OUR SCHOOLS WITH RADICAL RIGHT WING IDEOLOGY . ALL IN THE SERVICE AND ALL PAID FOR AND ALL FUNDED BY FOLKS WHO HAVE AN AGENDA OF CHAOS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND WHY HAVE CHAOS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS? BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE CHAOS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, YOU CREATE THE IMPRESSION THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE FAILING. YOU DRAIN RESOURCES AWAY FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH THINGS LIKE FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS AND FLOODS OF ACCUSATIONS, ALL TO DISCREDIT AND PROMOTE THE DEFUNDING OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, DEFUNDING IN THE FORM OF THE PHRASE SCHOOL CHOICE. I HAVE A CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT. DO I GET POLICE CHOICE? DO I GET TO GET THE MONEY BACK THAT I WOULD HAVE PAID FOR THE POLICE SINCE I CAN DEFEND MYSELF? BUT FOLKS WHO WANT SCHOOL CHOICE, THEY WANT THEIR $5,000 SO THEY CAN TAKE IT AND APPLY IT TO THEIR TUITION. I HAVE A PRIVATE CLUB MEMBERSHIP. DO I GET CLUB CHOICE? DO I GET THE MONEY BACK FROM PARKS AND REC THAT I SPEND TO GO TO WOOD LAKE? IT'S THE SAME LOGIC. PUBLIC FUNDS GO TO PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, BUT AS LONG AS YOU CAN KEEP THE CHAOS GOING AND CREATE THE ILLUSION THAT SCHOOLS ARE FAILING, YOU CAN HELP PROMOTE THIS MOVE OF THAT PUBLIC MONEY INTO PRIVATE POCKETS, POCKETS THAT ARE UNACCOUNTABLE TO THE RULES AND ACCOMMODATIONS THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE TO PROVIDE. NOW, ALL I CAN ASK ON THAT IS BASED ON THE LAST SPEAKER. WE DIDN'T DO A BETTER JOB OF MAKING THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. DOMINIC CHATTERS. GOOD EVENING, DOMINIC CHATTERS DALE DISTRICT. I REFER TO YOUR TERM IN A SPORTS ANALOGY BEFORE AND NOW WE ARE ENTERING THE FOURTH QUARTER. THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO LET UP, BUT TO CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD THROUGH THE END OF THE TERM. AS YOUR CONSTITUENTS, YOU CAN TELL THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THE SAME. AFTER THREE YEARS OF PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS, I CAN SAY THAT ALTHOUGH I DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF YOUR DECISIONS, YOUR WORD CHOICES, OR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS, I [00:45:01] DO APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO DO THIS JOB AND MANAGE THROUGH A PANDEMIC, NO LESS. NO OTHER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO YOUR TERM HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH THE CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES THAT HAVE BEEN LAID BEFORE YOU. WE DO NOT MISS THAT AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK AND EFFORT THAT YOU HAVE DONE THUS FAR. BUT GOING BACK TO THE FOURTH QUARTER, HERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I WILL BE FOCUSING ON. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IT AT ANY POINT IN TIME, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO SO. THE HISTORY OF SO. WELL, I KNOW THIS IS NOT YOUR SELECTION TO MAKE, BUT IT IS YOUR JOB TO IMPLEMENT. SO I ASK THAT WE TAKE CONSIDERATION OF TRUTH, TRANSPARENCY AND WORD CHOICE WHEN YOU DECIDE TO IMPLEMENT. EDUCATION LEGISLATION. THERE ARE SO MANY UPCOMING BILLS THAT CAN BE DIVISIVE IN NATURE. I'M ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER THE BANNING BOOKS ONE. THE EXPANDING OF THE LITERACY PROGRAM, WHICH IS A GREAT IDEA. THE COURT ORDER FOR NAME CHANGES NOW BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO GO BY A NICKNAME. NOW THEY'RE ASKING FOR A COURT ORDER FOR TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO CALL STUDENT X NAME. THERE IS A BILL THAT IS ALLOWING A PER PUPIL ALLOCATION TO BE GIVEN BACK TO PARENTS SO THEY CAN USE FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS. THAT IS A BAD THING. PUBLIC SCHOOLS RUN ON PUBLIC MONEY. IF WE DECIDE TO ALLOW THAT, NOT YOU. THE LEGISLATION ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN. OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL NOT GET THE MONEY THAT THEY NEED. WE ARE ALREADY NOT GETTING WHAT WE NEED FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. ALSO, NOT YOUR FAULT. BUT WE CAN'T ALLOW LEGISLATION LIKE THAT TO GO UNCHECKED. THE NEXT THING GETTING RID OF MEGA TRAILERS. I DID ATTEND THE TOWN HALL FOR DALE DISTRICT AND ADDRESS IT WITH MR. HOLLAND. REGARDING THE MEGA TRAILERS, I ASK THAT WE CONTINUE TO PUT THE FOCUS ON THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE BUSTING AT THE SEAMS. FAILED DISTRICT. BECAUSE WE HAVE THE MOST MEGA TRAILERS. CAN WE STOP BUILDING NEW SCHOOLS AND TAKE CARE OF THE MEGA TRAILER ISSUES? NEXT THING I'LL CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT INCREASING TEACHER PAY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR STAFF. AND LASTLY, THE SPECIALTY CENTER ADMISSION STATISTICS. SO IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION AND I'M STILL RESEARCHING, SO I DON'T HAVE THE STATISTICS TO GIVE TO YOU, BUT I WILL EMAIL THEM ONCE I HAVE THEM THAT WE'RE HAVING A DISPARITY IN WHO GETS INTO SPECIALTY CENTERS. WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY COMMUNITY IS MAJORITY MINORITY COMMUNITY. SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE HOW MANY MINORITIES ARE ACTUALLY APPLYING TO SPECIALTY CENTERS AND NOT GETTING IN THAT SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET IN. IF WE'RE GOING TO SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, COSBY ACCEPTS TWO BLACK STUDENTS INTO THEIR SPECIALTY CENTER PROGRAM, DOES THAT MEAN FIVE PEOPLE APPLIED? BECAUSE WHEN THEY SHOW THEIR NUMBERS, IT'S NOT A COMPLETE PICTURE, RIGHT? SO I'M ASKING FOR CONTEXT FOR WHOEVER'S RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLISHING THOSE NUMBERS. IF YOU CAN BREAK THAT DOWN SO THAT WE CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND THE PICTURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS, THAT PERHAPS WE CAN HELP. I AM I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE THAT I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS, SO I HAVE TWO IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND AS A OVER PLANNING PERSON, I'VE ATTENDED THOSE HIGH SCHOOL INTEREST MEETING OR SPECIALTY CENTER MEETINGS AND I'M LEARNING WHAT THE EXPECTATION IS AND WHAT I THINK IT IS IF THE NUMBERS ARE LOW IS THAT PARENTS DON'T KNOW, RIGHT. SO LET'S DO A BETTER JOB IN INFORMING THEM SO THAT WE CAN HAVE BETTER STATISTICS AND BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN. THANK YOU MS. CHATTERS. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. NEXT, WE HAVE ITEMS FOR BOARD REVIEW. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE ITEMS FOR THIS EVENING? MADAM CHAIR, TONIGHT'S AGENDA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR BOARD REVIEW, ONE, MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT FUNDS FY 2023. NUMBER TWO, FY 2023, NOVEMBER EXPENDITURES VERSUS APPROPRIATIONS, NUMBER THREE, BUDGET CHANGE REQUEST SUMMARY ACROSS CATEGORIES, NOVEMBER 2022 . NUMBER FOUR, BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS. NUMBER FIVE, PRE-K UPDATE NOVEMBER 2022 AND NUMBER SIX, VIRGINIA I TEACH APPLICATION. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. NEXT WE HAVE THIS EVENING SUPERINTENDENT'S REMARKS. DR. DAUGHTERY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE, AND THANKS FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. THE THREE HOUR MEETING IS USUALLY SHORTER. JUST SOME INFORMATION ON THE 24TH OF THIS MONTH, WE WILL BE INTRODUCING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET PUBLIC AND THEN STARTING ON OUR TOWN HALLS. THAT INFORMATION WILL BE PUBLIC FOR EVERYONE, AND WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOU ATTENDING THE MEETINGS AND GIVING YOUR INPUT AS WE AGAIN SHOW THE NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION TO HELP OUR STUDENTS AND LOOK AT NOT ONLY THE STATE FUNDING AND LEGISLATION AS WAS STATED EARLIER, BUT [H. Items for Board Review] [00:50:05] ALSO HOW THE COUNTY CAN FUND THE SCHOOLS IN APPROPRIATE MANNER. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. THE NEXT TWO MONTHS WILL BE VERY BUSY OR BUSIER THAN USUAL, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO PRESENTING THE BUDGET TO THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, DR. DAUGHTERY. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR COMMENTS? MS.. HEFFRON. THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO CONGRATULATE BOTH YOU AND MS. HAINES AND JUST EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO LEAD OUR BOARD, AND ESPECIALLY MS. [I. Superintendent's Remarks] COKER, AS YOU KNOW, A SECOND RUN, BECAUSE YOU KNOW EXACTLY THE HEAVY LIFT THAT IS INVOLVED. AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND THANK YOU, MS.. HAINES, FOR STEPPING UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I APPRECIATE EACH ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE IN DOING THIS AGAIN. THE NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WILL BE A BUDGET WORK SESSION HELD HERE IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM AT 4 P.M. ON JANUARY 24TH, 2023. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIES. THE JANUARY 10TH, 2023 SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.