Jan 23, 2024 January 23, 2023 - Budget Work Session - 4 p.m.

[A. Meeting Opening]

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GOOD AFTERNOON. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE JANUARY 23RD, 2024 SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET WORK SESSION TO ORDER.

[B. Superintendent’s FY2025 Proposed Financial Plan and FY2025 Proposed Capital Improvement Plan]

DOHERTY. GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT, I THINK THIS IS MY SIXTH BUDGET.

TO THE BOARD.

WE WILL SHOW YOU THE PROPOSED BUDGET BY THE INFORMATION THAT WE THAT WE KNOW OF FROM THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET.

AT THIS TIME PROPOSED, WE WILL SHOW YOU WHERE WE HAVE THE CUT LINE FOR A BALANCED BUDGET, THE THINGS THAT WE NEED.

AND, AT ANY TIME, PLEASE STOP ME.

YOU EACH GET TWO QUESTIONS.

NO. I'M TEASING. OKAY, SO, THIS IS OUR FY 25 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR OPERATIONS.

FIRST OF ALL, YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT UNDER THE VIRGINIA CODE, 22 192 THE DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT IS TO PROPOSE A NEEDS-BASED BUDGET TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.

NOW, I WILL PROPOSE THIS TO YOU.

YOU THEN YOUR BUDGET AND YOU WILL VOTE ON YOUR BUDGET.

IN FEBRUARY.

AND THAT'S THE LISTENING TOURS, TALKING IN PUBLIC SESSIONS ABOUT THINGS THAT YOU MAY WANT TO ADD OR TAKE AWAY FROM THIS BUDGET, BUT MY BUDGET IS A NEEDS-BASED BUDGET OFF OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE KNOW OF.

SO, I'D LIKE TO, THE FIRST COUPLE OF SLIDES, JUST, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF.

WE DO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS.

IT'S INTERESTING, YOU'LL HEAR THIS ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA STUDY THAT HAS US CONTINUALLY GROWING IN THE STATE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

WHERE MOST SCHOOL DIVISIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH ARE DECREASING.

IT HAS ACTUALLY HEAD OF VIRGINIA BEACH WILL MOVE US INTO TO FOUR NEXT YEAR.

AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE, WITH.

THINGS THAT PEOPLE MAY NOT UNDERSTAND.

LIKE THE AMOUNT OF MEALS THAT WE PREPARE FOR A YEAR, THE AMOUNT OF MILES THAT WE TRAVEL, THE AMOUNT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT WE CLEAN, THE AMOUNT OF DEVICES THAT ARE ACTIVATED, IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, THAT, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, CECLA, THE RECOVERY ACADEMY, WHICH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED, AND THEY, THEY'RE NOW AT, 20 STUDENTS AND CONTINUALLY ENROLLING STUDENTS, WHICH I'M EXCITED ABOUT IN ONE MANNER, BECAUSE IT'S SHOWING THAT PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO IDENTIFY KIDS THAT NEED HELP.

AND THAT'S WHAT THAT SCHOOL IS THERE FOR, TO HELP KIDS, GET TO THE FINISH LINE.

AND OUR ONLINE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, IS PHENOMENAL.

AND ERNIE DOES A GREAT JOB WITH THAT.

GRADUATION RATES, WHERE WE SAW AROUND THE COUNTRY WHERE IT WAS CHALLENGING FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND IT STILL WAS CHALLENGING WITH 91.5.

AND, BUT WE ARE MAKING A GREAT EFFORT TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS, YOU KNOW, GET THROUGH, GET TO THE FINISH LINE IN MULTIPLE WAYS.

THE PSAT AND SAT, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT.

WE OFFER TO ALL STUDENTS, TO ALL STUDENTS.

OUR AP EXAMS, IT WAS, THE STATE WAS 65%.

WE WERE 68%.

WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW SCHOOL DIVISIONS THAT OPENED IT UP TO ALL PEOPLE.

SO, ANYONE WHO WANTS TO TAKE AN AP COURSE, ANYONE WHO WANTS TO TAKE A DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE, TAKE THE COURSE YOU WANT TO RIGOR, TAKE THE COURSE.

AND MANY STUDENTS, WE SORT OF NUDGE TO GO TAKE THE COURSE AS WELL.

AND THEN OUR CTE AWARD WINNING PROGRAMS. CHAD AND HIS TEAM JUST DO A PHENOMENAL JOB OF GETTING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY INVOLVED, GETTING, OUR STUDENTS TO GET ON GET COURSES TO EXPAND COURSES.

AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT 2026 WHEN WE OPEN UP THE CENTER, ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND EXPAND IT TO MORE STUDENTS.

SO, THIS IS THE TIMELINE, THE BUDGET CYCLE.

WE'RE IN THE BLUE RIGHT NOW.

AND MANY PEOPLE WATCHING MAY UNDERSTAND.

IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO PREPARE A BUDGET WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT YOUR FUNDING IS GOING TO BE, AND WE WOULD AGREE.

BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT'S BEEN.

AND I ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT IT WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE AND THEY SAID, WELL, THAT'S JUST HOW WE DO IT.

I SAID, OKAY, THANK YOU.

SO, WE ARE GOING TO DO THE BEST JOB WE CAN.

AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT OUR BUDGET, WITH STAFF SINCE AUGUST AND TALKING WITH THE COUNTY SINCE NOVEMBER.

SOME THINGS ABOUT, MANDATES AND REQUIREMENTS.

SO WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THAT WE GET A LOT OF MANDATES FROM RICHMOND AND SOMETIMES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

AND THE ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT A MANDATE THERE UNFUNDED.

SO, MY ANALOGY TO YOU IS, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU $100 BILL, BUT I'D LIKE 50 OF IT BACK.

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SO, WHEN THEY SAY, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU MORE TEACHERS OR WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU WE'RE GOING TO GIVE A EXAMPLE.

IN THE LAST, BUDGET, WE WERE GOING TO GIVE A 10% RAISE OVER TWO YEARS.

ONLY 50% OF THAT MONEY CAME FROM THE STATE.

IT WAS UP TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FUND THAT THE REST OF THAT MONEY.

SO, ANYTHING, ANY TIME THERE ARE PEOPLE OR THERE'S MONEY INVOLVED FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR THE GOVERNOR, IT'S NEVER FULLY FUNDED.

SO, THEN THAT TAKES UP A LOT OF OUR FUNDING.

YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR COMMUNITY HAS HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR US, AND THEY DO NOT EXPECT A MINIMAL.

THE BEST EXAMPLE I CAN GIVE YOU ABOUT A MINIMAL IS THAT WE HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL THAT'S 181 STAFF MEMBERS.

IF WE WENT BY THE GUIDELINES OF THE STATE WITH SOC AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THERE WOULD BE 126 STAFF MEMBERS THERE.

SO WE DO A GREAT JOB WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE STAFFED.

AND THEIR STAFF TO THE NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE.

WOULD WE LIKE TO HAVE MORE? YES, WE WOULD IF THE STUDY WAS FUNDED.

I WOULD SAY, HEY, WE'RE.

HERE WE GO. LET'S APPROVE THIS AND MOVE ON.

WE'RE READY TO GO. BUT THE STUDIES I'LL BRING UP A LITTLE EARLIER DOES HAVE SOME GLARING POINTS THAT AFFECT EDUCATION IN THIS STATE, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU THINK THERE'LL BE 200-300 MILLION SHORTFALL PER YEAR, NOT ONCE PER YEAR.

THOUGH WE HAVE A SHORTFALL WITH.

SO, AS I STATED EARLIER, WITH THE RECENT STUDY THAT WAS OUT SHOWING OUR CONTINUED GROWTH, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE UPWARD AND ONWARD WITH OUR STUDENTS. THERE IS STILL A GREAT DEAL OF BUILDING GOING ON AND GOING TO OCCUR, AND I AM VERY THANKFUL TO THE COUNTY AND THEIR INSIGHT AND THEIR PLANNING WITH US TO LOOK AT PROJECTIONS DOWN THE ROAD AND LOOK AT SITES FOR US.

I JUST HAD OUR GROUNDBREAKING FOR YOUR AM DAVIS ELEMENTARY.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME MORE.

AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE LATER IN THE CIP.

BUT I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HOW THE COUNTY HAS REALLY HELPED US, MANAGE THAT CIP, AND I WANT TO THANK JOE CASEY AND MATT HARRIS AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THEIR WISDOM IN THIS. SO, WE ARE CULTURALLY DIVERSE.

WE HAVE OVER 100 LANGUAGES SPOKEN FROM OUR FAMILIES.

A LOT OF WOMEN IN EVERY SCHOOL.

IT'S AMAZING HOW OUR STUDENTS MANAGE, AND OUR STAFF MANAGE TO MANEUVER TO MAKE SURE WE GET A QUALITY EDUCATION.

ONE OF THE INTERESTING PIECES IS THAT OVER 34,000 OF OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE A FREE MEAL.

WHICH IS INTERESTING, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT AREAS AROUND US IN REGION ONE.

YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS LIKE TO TALK ABOUT PETERSBURG, WHICH IS ABOUT 4000 STUDENTS, AND RICHMOND, WHICH IS UNDER 20 NOW.

WE HAVE MORE STUDENTS, JUST IN FREE REDUCED LUNCH, AND THEY DO TOTAL.

AND SO PEOPLE SOMETIMES FORGET THAT WE DO HAVE POVERTY IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION AND HIGH NEEDS.

AND THOSE HIGH NEEDS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR US TO MANAGE AND HELP.

SO, OFF THE GOVERNANCE PROPOSAL, YOU WILL SEE THAT WE HAVE 29, $28.9 MILLION OF NEW MONEY THIS YEAR.

TOTAL. COMPARED TO LAST YEAR WHERE WE HAD 48.6.

SO EVEN THOUGH WE RECEIVED AN INCREASE, WE ARE 20 MILLION SHORT.

FROM THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

AND SO, WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL, FROM WHAT WE ARE HEARING FROM, RICHMOND, THAT, THERE WILL BE SOME CALCULATION CHANGES.

IN ANY CALCULATION.

CHANGE WHEN IT IS ADJUSTED MAY HELP US IN ANOTHER AREA TO MOVE MONEY TO, BECAUSE IT'S COVERED AND COVERING THE COST OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DEAL WITH.

AND SO, THIS THIS EXCLUDES THE 1% THAT THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSING.

WE THINK THAT'S DEAD IN THE WATER FROM EVERYBODY WE'VE TALKED TO.

AND NOBODY ACTUALLY SUPPORTS THAT IDEA.

AND BUT WE DO THINK THAT THERE ARE STRONG CONVERSATIONS, AND WE WILL KNOW MORE IN THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY.

FROM JUST PROPOSALS.

OUR EXPENSES.

70% OF FOR INSTRUCTION.

YOU SEE, WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATION AND HEALTH AND ATTENDANCE.

TRANSPORTATION, AND SO FORTH.

SO, THIS IS WHERE YOU'LL SEE THE 28.9.

AND WE WILL SHOW YOU IN A MINUTE HERE HOW THAT 28.9.

OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO BE SPENT.

AND THEN WE WILL SHOW YOU IF WE HAD ADDITIONAL FUNDING, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD AND WHAT WE'RE ADDING, OR THEY ARE STILL NEEDS.

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SO, OUR REVENUE ON THE LEFT, YOU SEE, IS A 28.9 MILLION.

WE ADJUSTED AND YOU'LL SEE THESE CATEGORIES TO WHERE WE WILL HAVE 20.9 MILLION IN AFFORDABLE ADJUSTMENTS.

AND THEN YOU SEE THE 17.4 MILLION THAT IS NOT COVERED AT THIS TIME.

THESE ARE THE CATEGORIES THAT WE WILL BREAK IT INTO.

AND I WILL GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THESE BULLET POINTS FOR YOU, DEALING WITH THE TECHNICAL UPDATES AND THE COMPENSATION REQUIRED INCREASES AND MAINTAIN SERVICE LEVELS, THAT WE WANT TO ADDRESS IN EACH ONE.

THIS PRESENTATION IS ONLINE FOR EVERYONE TO SEE AND FOR YOU TO REVIEW IT ANY TIME THAT YOU WILL HAVE.

SO, THE TECHNICAL UPDATES WITH THE VRS AND GRANTS THAT WE HAVE A RATE CHANGE, A REDUCTION OF 7.5 MILLION.

WHEN YOU TAKE THE TOTAL, WITH GRANTS AND WITH VACANCIES, THAT 7.48, IS A BENEFIT TO US, BUT YOU'LL SEE HOW IT'S ABSORBED.

WE PLACE IT NEAR A 4% INCREASE FOR EMPLOYEES.

IT'S A 24, ALMOST $25 MILLION HIT.

HERE'S HOW IT'S BROKEN DOWN.

REMEMBER THAT IF ANY TIME THE STATE SAYS WE'RE GOING TO COVER SOQ, WE STILL HAVE 40 OR 40% OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE NOT IN THAT CATEGORY.

SO, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT'S FAIR FOR PEOPLE, IF WE'RE GOING TO OFFER A 4%, WE'RE GOING TO OFFER A 4% FOR ALL STAFF.

AND THAT'S HOW THIS PLAYS OUT.

WE CAN'T SAY, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU 4% AND NOT GIVE YOU ANYTHING.

AT LEAST I WOULD NEVER DO THAT.

AND SO THIS IS THIS IS WHERE WE, WE BALANCE OUT AT 4%.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STATE'S GOING TO COME UP WITH, WHAT THEIR BALANCE IS GOING TO BE IF WE GET NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE STATE.

THIS IS IN THE BUDGET.

THIS IS IN THE BUDGET.

IF THE STATE COMES UP WITH MONEY AND WANTS TO COVER HALF OF IT, THEN WE CAN TAKE SOME OF THAT MONEY AND MOVE IT INTO.

THAT'S WHERE THIS MOVEMENT COMES.

WHEN THEY PAY FOR SOMETHING.

THAT MONEY THEN CAN BE PAID FOR OTHER THINGS THAT WE WANT TO PUT ON THE LIST.

CUSTODIAL CONTRACTS.

VERY PLEASED WITH HOW HARD THEY WORK, ESPECIALLY OUR NIGHT CREWS.

AND, WE HAVE NEW CONTRACTS OUT, AND THAT'S JUST A COST OF BUSINESS.

IT'S JUST NOTHING.

NOTHING WENT DOWN THIS YEAR.

EVEN WHEN THEY SAY WHEN GAS KEEPS GOING DOWN THE NEXT DAY, IT GOES BACK UP.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.

OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION, THIRD PARTY TRANSPORTATION THAT CONTINUES TO INCREASE.

AND WE WANT TO CORRECT THE BUDGET ON THIS.

AND THE COST THAT JUST THAT SKYROCKETS.

AND SO, WE WANTED TO ADD TO THAT FUNDING.

OUR DEBT PAYMENT, THIS YEAR WAS A $1.8 MILLION INCREASE.

OUR ANNUAL PAYMENT IS A $68 MILLION.

EVERYBODY LIKES OUR NEW BUILDINGS, BUT SOMEONE'S GOT TO PAY FOR THEM, AND THAT'S US.

AND SO, WE'RE VERY THANKFUL THAT IN EVERY BUILDING SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE BEEN, UNDER BUDGET.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER THAT'S GOING TO GO WITH THE INFLATION COSTS, BUT I KNOW OUR PEOPLE WORK HARD TO KEEP THE TIMELINE STRAIGHT AND THE COST FACTORS DOWN DO A GREAT JOB.

AND THE COUNTY HAS BEEN JUST AN UNBELIEVABLE PARTNER WITH US.

I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT, HOW HARD THEY WORK WITH US, TO MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THE BEST PRODUCT OUT THERE.

SO, HERE'S A STATE MANDATE.

SO, WE KNOW THIS IS GOING TO GO.

EVERYBODY'S IN FAVOR OF IT.

LET'S PUT MORE READING SPECIALISTS IN.

THERE'RE A COUPLE ISSUES HERE.

WE'RE IN FAVOR OF THIS.

THERE'RE TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS. ONE, WE GOT TO FIND MORE READING SPECIALISTS.

THEY'RE NOT OUT THERE IN LINE WAITING TO BE HIRED.

AND SECOND, WE HAVE WE PAY HALF THIS BILL.

SO EVEN THOUGH THE STATES SAYING YOU HAVE TO DO THIS.

IT COSTS US 1.3 $1.4 MILLION.

THAT'S ON US.

SO, IT'S A $2.65 MILLION.

COST. AND IN AN INCREASE TO OUR BUDGET, BUT WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH HALF THAT MONEY.

SO THAT'S ALWAYS AN INTERESTING PIECE FOR US.

SOME, WE'RE OPENING UP A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND AS YOU KNOW, TWO OF YOU WERE HERE FOR SEVERAL OF THESE OPENINGS.

WE HAVE TO PLAN TO START THE, HIRING AND EVERYTHING A YEAR IN ADVANCE.

SO, WE WILL POST AT THE END OF THIS MONTH FOR THIS POSITION HIRE, JULY 1ST.

AND THAT PRINCIPAL AND THE OFFICE STAFF PERSON, TECH SUPPORT WILL BE WITH THEM FOR THE WHOLE YEAR AS A START, HIRING AS A START, ORDERING THINGS THAT THEY NEED FOR THE BUILDING.

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IT'S A NEW BUILDING OPENING UP, BUT IT DOES COME WITH A COST, AND IT'S 100% OURS.

THE FOCUS FACILITATORS.

I'M VERY PROUD OF HOW OUR STAFF THOUGHT OUTSIDE THE BOX ON THIS.

SO, WE COULD JUST PUT ANYBODY IN A CLASSROOM AND SAY, I WANT YOU TO TEACH MATH OR SCIENCE.

BUT WE WENT OUTSIDE THE BOX.

WE HIRED PEOPLE FROM OTHER STATES WHO EVERY DAY TEACH A FULL SCHEDULE IN OUR BUILDINGS AND PROVIDE A QUALITY EDUCATION.

WE MONITOR THEM REGULARLY.

OUR DISTRICT STAFF GOES OUT AND DOES AN EVALUATIONS OF THE CLASSROOM, BUT THESE FACILITATORS ARE IN THE ROOM OF EVERY CLASSROOM TO MAKE SURE THE KIDS ARE DOING THE WORK. IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS, THEY CAN CONNECT THEM WITH THE TEACHER.

SO, THEY GET A LIVE TEACHER EVERY DAY, JUST LIKE THEY'RE IN THE ROOM.

BUT IT'S A VIRTUAL AND WE'RE ABLE TO COVER, 19 MATH POSITIONS THAT THEY'RE NOT OUT THERE.

AND SO, WE FEEL THESE ARE IMPORTANT.

THAT'S WHY THEY'RE IN THE BUDGET.

THE BILINGUAL LIAISONS.

THE ONE THING THAT ALL THE SCHOOLS HAVE SAID TO ME IS PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THESE.

I'D LOVE TO ADD MORE IF WE EVER HAD THE MONEY.

THEY HAVE CONNECTED OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY HAVE HELPED OUR FAMILIES.

WE, THERE'S NOT A WEEK THAT WE DON'T.

OR MOST OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE GETTING MORE NEW STUDENTS IN EVERY WEEK NOW.

AND THIS IS HELPING OUR PARENTS FEEL THAT THEY'RE CONNECTED IN THE BUILDING.

THIS ACTUALLY CAME TO US FROM A COMMUNITY MEETING WITH, AT CHALKELY, WHERE THEY SAID, HOW CAN WE HELP YOU? AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

WE, FOR THE INTERPRETER, HAVE THE INTERPRETERS THERE, PEOPLE WHO WILL HELP US.

AND SO, WE WENT TO THE COMMUNITY AND SAID, WHO SPEAKS ENGLISH, WHO SPEAKS SPANISH? AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK IN OUR SCHOOLS? AND THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.

WE HAD A GAME CHANGER JUST THIS WEEK ON ONE OF THE LIAISONS AT ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS.

IT'S WHAT A GREAT JOB AND, VERY IMPORTANT TO THE CONNECTION TO HOME, TO SCHOOL AND HELPING US WITH, ABSENTEEISM IN THESE SCHOOLS AS WELL.

OUR PSYCHOLOGISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY ON STAFF.

AND WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE IN THE BUDGET, TO, TO HELP OUR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS, OUR DAY PORTERS.

WITH THE GROWTH OF SCHOOLS, WHEN YOU HAVE A LARGE SCHOOL, YOU NEED MORE THAN THE ALLOCATED AMOUNT.

AND SO, THESE ARE 12 POSITIONS THAT WERE ADDED TO SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF LARGE POPULATIONS.

OUR DAY PORTERS ARE THERE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DAY WITH THE STUDENTS WITH THE BATHROOMS KEEPING THE HALLS AND THE CAFETERIAS.

AND THEY PREPARE EVERYTHING FOR THE NIGHT CREWS THAT COME IN.

STAFFING POSITIONS. ONE WE ADDED BECAUSE OF THE, THE VOLUME OF SUBSTITUTES THAT WE HAVE IN TEACHERS.

AND WHEN YOU THINK OF OVER, WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO 3000 SUBSTITUTES AND SOMEONE MANAGING THAT, THAT IS THIS POSITION HERE WHO MAKES SURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE COVERED.

AND THEN WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT AFTER THE PANDEMIC, WE DOUBLED IN SIZE OF TECHNOLOGY.

AND AND WE DID NOT DOUBLE OUR TECHNOLOGY STAFF, BUT WE DID ADD TWO SPECIALISTS TO HELP US IN THESE IN THESE ISSUES HERE THAT WE HAVE.

SO AT THIS POINT YOU HAVE.

THAT'S OUR 28.9 MILLION.

THAT'S OUR 28 MILLION, ALMOST 29 MILLION.

SO NOW WHAT I'M GOING TO SHOW I'LL KEEP WALKING AWAY FROM THIS, I DO APOLOGIZE.

I'M PROBABLY YELLING AT ME IN THE BACK.

I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU SOME EXISTING THINGS THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR BONUSES AND THEN THE OTHER NEEDS THAT WE HAVE.

AND THIS TOTALS OUT TO $17.4 MILLION.

IT IS.

IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET.

IF WE GET THE FUNDING, WE WANT TO PLACE THESE IN THE BUDGET.

WE CONSIDER THESE AS NEEDS.

ONE OR HIGH NEED SCHOOLS.

WE HAVE 11 SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW THAT, THEY RECEIVE A BONUS.

THE, THE EVALUATION OF THIS, YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, JUST DOES IT WORK? IT DID HELP US IN RETENTION AND WITH, ESPECIALLY, LOOKING AT TEACHERS UNDER FIVE YEARS, BUT WE KNOW THAT IT HELPED US WITH RETENTION AND LOOKING AT HIRING IN SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS.

THIS IS NOT THE END OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

BUT WE DID THINK IT WAS WORKING.

AND WE'VE LOOKED AT THIS ON LOOKING AT THE SIZE OF THE BONUS, LOOKING AT DO WE ADD MORE SCHOOLS? HOW DO WE DO THIS? I THINK IT'S JUST A NICE CONVERSATION TO HAVE WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

AND AS I TALKED TO THE PRINCIPALS, I'M SURE TEN OTHER SCHOOLS COULD SAY I THINK WE'RE THERE AS WELL.

BUT I THINK WE HAVE 67 SCHOOLS BECAUSE THERE'S JUST A TEACHER SHORTAGE.

BUT THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD.

THE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANCE AND CUSTODIAL BONUSES.

THE OPPORTUNITY TO, SEE, HIRING GROWTH IN THESE TWO AREAS.

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WE'VE SEEN THE NUMBERS INCREASE IN THESE TWO AREAS OF STAFFING AND OUR VACANCIES GO DOWN BECAUSE OF THIS.

THIS CUSTODIAL IS THE DAY PORTERS, THE PEOPLE WHO WORK DURING THE DAY AND THE, WELL, THE PEOPLE THAT WORK DURING THE DAY LIKE.

THIS IS, SOMETHING THAT, I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT.

AND WITH SCHOOL SECURITY, THIS IS TO ADD AN.

SO THAT'S A SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICER.

WE WANT TO FOLLOW THE VIRGINIA BEACH MODEL.

I THINK THEY HAVE A GREAT MODEL TALKING WITH THEM AND VISITING THEM WITH THEM, WHERE EVERY SCHOOL WOULD HAVE SOMEONE IN THE MAIN OFFICE.

OUR SCHOOLS HAVE CONSTANTLY SAID THERE'S AN INCREASE OF PEOPLE COMING IN WHERE THEY SOMETIMES HAVE TO CALL FOR HELP, AND THAT, THAT OUR STAFFS DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THE MAIN OFFICES, EVEN THOUGH NOW WE OUR VESTIBULE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED, THIS SUMMER, A LOT OF THEM ARE FINISHED NOW, AND SEVERAL ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.

BUT I THINK IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING KNOWN TO MANKIND TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS SAFER.

THIS IS JUST ANOTHER STEP INTO LOOKING AT THE SECURITY OFFICERS.

THESE ARE NOT RESOURCE OFFICERS.

THESE ARE SECURITY OFFICERS.

AND THEY WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO OUR CAMERAS.

THEY WOULD MONITOR THE CAMERAS.

THEY WOULD MONITOR THE FRONT.

THEY WOULD BE THERE FOR ASSISTANCE, IF SOMETHING OCCURRED, THEY DO NOT DO DISCIPLINE.

THEY DO NOT THEY ARE NOT IN THAT CATEGORY.

THEY ARE THERE FOR SECURITY.

YES, MA'AM. SO, WHERE IT SAYS HANDLE DISRUPTIONS.

WHAT? THAT'S IN THE MAIN OFFICE.

WE HAVE DISRUPTIONS IN THE MAIN OFFICE AND OUR PARKING LOTS.

PEOPLE COME IN OUR BUILDINGS, ADULTS, AND THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THEMSELVES.

SO, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SROS FUNCTIONS AND THE SSO'S FUNCTIONS WOULD BE.

ONE IS STUDENT FOCUSED AND ONE IS NOT.

WELL, THE SROS ARE NOT THERE TO DEAL WITH GENERAL DISCIPLINE AS IT IS.

THEY ARE THERE TO DEAL WITH IF THERE'S SOMETHING SERIOUS GOING ON, THAT REQUIRES ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.

AND THAT'S VERY CLEAR TO THEM WHAT THEY DO.

THE SSOS ARE THERE TO REALLY HELP MAINTAIN A CALMNESS AS PEOPLE COMING IN, BEING IN THE OFFICE, OFFERING ASSISTANCE, WOULD THERE BE A TIME THAT THEY ARE NEEDED FOR SOMETHING ELSE? PROBABLY. BUT THEY'RE THERE FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE ENTRANCES AND THE BUILDING ITSELF, THE WALK AROUND, MAKE SURE THE SECURITY CHECKS ARE IN PLACE.

KEEP AN EYE ON THE CAMERAS.

ALL THE DOORS ARE SHUT.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING LEFT OPEN.

THERE'S JUST.

IS THIS PERSON ARMED AS WELL? THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE ARMED.

THEY CAN BE ARMED. THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BE ARMED IF THEY ARE ALLOWED TO CARRY BY THE GUIDANCE.

AND THAT THERE WOULD BE SEVERAL THINGS.

WE DEAL WITH AN MOU HERE WITH THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS.

BUT THEY COULD BE IF THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BY STATE LAW.

WHAT GUIDANCE ARE YOU REFERRING TO.

I'M SORRY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.

THE QUESTION WAS, ARE THEY ALLOWED TO CARRY THE SSOS? THEY ARE ALLOWED TO CARRY.

AND YOU SAID YES BY THE GUIDANCE.

WHAT GUIDANCE ARE YOU REFERRING TO? I THINK, ONE OF THE RULES ARE IF THEY WERE RETIRED AS A STATE, AS A POLICEMAN, TEN YEARS, TEN YEARS OUT, THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO CARRY, BUT THEY'D ALSO BE ALLOWED TO CARRY IF THEY HAD A PERMIT. AND THEY WERE THEY WERE APPROVED BY OUR SECURITY TEAM.

AND THE SSOS AT EACH SCHOOL, AND THEN THE SECOND LINE ITEM IS ELEMENTARY.

SO STATIONED.

SO, YOU HAVE 49 LISTED FOR SSOS AT EACH SCHOOL.

SO, THAT'S 49 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 41.

AND WE HAVE SEVERAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT HAVE AND SO AT THIS TIME OKAY.

SO, IT'S TO COVER THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT DON'T HAVE SROS.

EIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND 41 ELEMENTARIES.

SO, THE SROS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE.

AND THIS WILL BE AN ADDITION.

SO, TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SOME MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT DON'T HAVE SRO COVERAGE.

CORRECT. IT SAYS SO.

SO, COVERAGE.

SO, WHAT ARE WE CURRENTLY PAYING FOR THE SRO COVERAGE? THE SALARIES RANGE FROM 30 TO 33,000.

WE ARE GOING TO WRITE.

WHAT'S THAT? SROS.

YES. I'D HAVE TO LOOK THAT UP.

IT'S BECAUSE WE PAY THE COUNTY.

WE PAY THE COUNTY, RIGHT.

BECAUSE THEY DON'T WORK.

THEY DON'T WORK 12 MONTHS WITH US.

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IT'S A SHARED SERVICE.

BUT. WE DO NOT WANT A SHARED SERVICE WITH THE COUNTY ON THIS.

AND I'M SURE THAT WE HAVE A LOT MORE QUESTIONS.

DO WE WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS AS WE GO ALONG, DR.

DOHERTY, OR WOULD YOU RATHER I'M OKAY? OKAY. IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME.

IS THIS MANAGED BY A THIRD PARTY? NO, THIS IS MANAGED BY OUR SECURITY TEAM, GLEN.

GLEN AND HIS SECURITY TEAM.

THESE ARE EMPLOYEES OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS. BUT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THIS PROGRAM IS NOT FUNDED IN THE BUDGET.

NO, THIS IS THIS IS NOT IN THE BUDGET, RIGHT? MAJOR MAINTENANCE.

JOSH WOULD ASK FOR 300 MILLION MORE.

BUT THERE'S 3 MILLION HERE TO LOOK AT MAJOR, MAJOR ISSUES FOR, THINGS THAT.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HER? THERE WAS A DECADE WHERE THERE WAS NOTHING DONE IN OUR SCHOOLS, AND SO THEY'RE CONTINUALLY TRYING TO KEEP UP.

WE DO, WE DO APPRECIATE HOW THE COUNTY, WITH FUNDING OVER EVERY SEVERAL YEARS, WE GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY ITSELF JUST FOR MAJOR MAINTENANCE. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING NOW AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH A LOT OF IT.

AND WE KNOW THAT WE'VE ALREADY MADE THEM AWARE HOW THAT CLIFF'S COMING AND HOW WE ARE, LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WITH THAT OUR SPEECH LANGUAGE, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS WHO ARE PART TIME.

THIS IS A COMPENSATION ISSUE.

WE'RE NOT AT THE EDUCATION MARKET, SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT TO THE EDUCATION MARKET.

WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GET TO THE REAL-WORLD MARKET.

WE COULDN'T DO THAT. BUT HERE IS TRYING TO.

AND PEOPLE WILL TELL US ALL THE TIME WE LOVE TO WORK IN CHESTERFIELD, BUT WE CAN MAKE MORE MONEY NEXT DOOR OR OTHER PLACES.

SO, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO WRITE THIS COMPENSATION ISSUE.

UTILITIES AND FUEL INCREASES ARE.

WHAT IT IS. THIS IS A, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS MOVING ALL OF OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS TO 12 MONTHS, WE SPEND QUITE A BIT OF MONEY IN THE SUMMER HIRING PEOPLE TO WORK SUMMER SCHOOLS AS ADMINISTRATORS.

AND IT PUTS A LOT OF PRESSURE JUST ON THE BUILDING PRINCIPAL, BECAUSE THERE'S A LIMITED AMOUNT OF WINDOW OF TIME THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY WALK AWAY FROM THE BUILDING.

AND WE THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RIGHT THIS ISSUE THAT MAKES US MORE EFFICIENT.

AND A STRONGER SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH THE PLANNING THAT OCCURS IN THE SUMMER IS ENORMOUS AT ANY SCHOOL, WITH SCHEDULING, WITH EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON, AND THESE PEOPLE COME IN ON THEIR OWN TIME SOMETIMES.

AND SO, TO JUST ADD A MONTH TO OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS TO BE IN THE BUILDINGS TO MAKE SURE THIS OCCURS IS A IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ADDED TO THE POINT TO, AGAIN, JUST TO MAKE US MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

SUBSTITUTE RATE PAY.

WE WANT TO INCREASE FROM 117 TO 131.

WE DID NOT CHANGE THE FRIDAY BENEFIT DAY OF 203 THAT PEOPLE SEEM TO LOVE, BUT WE DID WANT TO GET TO THE MARKET VALUE AREA.

THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR US TO $700,000 INCREASE.

THE MERV FILTERS ARE JUST CONTINUING TO PAY FOR HIGH QUALITY, FILTERS TO KEEP OUR, AIR QUALITY STRONG, IN THE BUILDINGS.

AND THEY'RE EXPENSIVE.

WE'VE HAD TO CLARIFY THE MERV STATEMENT THERE QUITE A BIT, BUT COMMUNITY IN SCHOOLS.

THEY'RE LOOKING TO ADD TWO SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR.

WE HAVE A VERY STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM AND, OPPORTUNITY TO PLACE ADDITIONAL STAFFS IN OUR SCHOOLS.

IT WOULD TAKE US TO 15.

AND THEY USUALLY LET US KNOW WAY IN ADVANCE WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE.

THIS. WE KNEW THIS WAS COMING, AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY.

SOME OTHER THINGS THAT TO BE CONSIDERED PENDING, FUNDING EXAMPLE, WE'D LOVE TO GET TO $16 AN HOUR.

PER HOURLY PEOPLE. YOU NOTICE WE WENT FROM 14 TO 1442, BUT FOR US TO GET TO 16 IS A $15 MILLION HIT TO THE BUDGET.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE TAKING IT IN INCREMENTS TO GET THERE.

ON TIME MAINTENANCE.

WHAT WE LIKE TO DO IS, JOSH'S TEAM WANT TO PUT TOGETHER A PLAN THAT WE HAVE A SCHEDULE FOR PAINTING SCHOOLS, REPLACING CARPETS, WORKING ON THINGS AS A SCHEDULED

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PAINTING IS NEEDED AND EVERYTHING.

SO, THEY WANT TO DEAL WITH THAT.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED, BUS COST $85,000.

IT'S NOW 145.

WE ARE, 145 FOR ONE BUS.

SO, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING, TO DO IS, WORK WITH THE COUNTY.

WORK. WE HAVE BUS ORDERS IN.

THEY TAKE A YEAR TO GET HERE UP TO A YEAR.

BUT THE COUNTY ALSO HAS AWARE OF THIS AS WELL.

AND THEY'RE LOOKING INTO THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE A SHARED SERVICE WITH BUS MAINTENANCE, AND THEY SEE THAT OUR BUSSES ARE HOW THEY COME IN AND THEY NEED REPAIR AND EVERYTHING.

SO, WE ARE CONSTANTLY DEALING WITH THIS.

YES, MA'AM. SO ARE THOSE BUSSES ELECTRIC BUSSES OR.

NO, MA'AM. REGULAR BUSSES. THEIR REGULAR BUSSES.

I THINK THE REGULAR BUS NOW IS OVER 200, ELECTRIC BUSSES, OVER 200.

OKAY, 400, 400.

WONDERFUL. FROM THE VOICE IN THE BACK THERE.

SO, THIS IS OUR THIS IS THE TIME SCHEDULE.

WE ARE BY MARCH 1ST YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT THE BUDGET TO THE COUNTY.

AND THEN THE COUNTY HAS A VERY SHORT WINDOW.

AND THEN BY JUNE 30TH, THE STATE HAS TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING.

AND LAST YEAR THEY HAD A SKINNY BUDGET, AND THEY DIDN'T RESOLVE ANY OF THE ISSUES UNTIL SEPTEMBER.

SO, WE ARE HOPING THAT THAT CHANGES THIS YEAR.

AND THEY, THEY MOVE FORWARD, WITH SOME, OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THIS IS THE PROCESS THAT YOU WILL SEE RIGHT NOW THERE IN PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

AND THEN IN FEBRUARY, FEBRUARY 18TH WE WILL SEE THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEES.

I DEAL WITH THIS.

AND THEN AT ANY TIME, BETWEEN NOW AND THE 30TH, WE HOPE TO HAVE A SIGNATURE FROM THE GOVERNOR AFTER APPROVAL FROM THE HOUSE AND THIS AND THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES IN THE SENATE.

SO, IN THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL, THERE WAS A ZERO RAISE IN THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET FOR EDUCATORS.

HE DID LOOK AT THE SOQ ISSUE WITH, WITH INCREASES, BUT ALSO THE READING SPECIALIST.

HE RE BENCHMARKED SOME OF THE SHARK, WHICH REALLY DIDN'T DO THAT MUCH FOR US.

AND I SAY US, I SAY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL DIVISIONS.

THEY DID ADD 500,000 PER YEAR TO THE RECOVERY ACADEMY.

AND THEN, THE ONETIME BONUS FOR SOQ POSITIONS ONLY.

IT WOULD COST US 3.6 MILLION TO DO THE TO DO THIS BONUS.

THEY GIVE US 2.9.

IT COST US 3.6 MILLION.

SO EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE GIVING A 1% BONUS OR A STIPEND OR WHATEVER THEY WANT TO CALL IT, IT COSTS US 3.6 MILLION.

SO, AS I STATED, YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A GROWTH CHART FROM OVER TIME FROM 2001-2025 BUDGET.

THE. AS I STATED EARLIER, WE DID RECEIVE WE HAVE AN INCREASE OF FUNDING.

WHICH WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR.

BUT THE OVERALL ISSUE IS REALLY THAT SUPPORT.

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IT'S FROM THE COUNTY.

AND THE COUNTY HAS LOOKED AT THIS AND SAID, WE UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ARE.

HERE'S HOW WE CAN HELP YOU.

AND WE THINK THAT'S EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL FOR US AND OUR PARTNERSHIP IN DISCUSSING WITH THEM.

WE WERE VERY OPEN ABOUT OUR BUDGETS AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GO.

AND SO, WE WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE COUNTY SUPPORT.

LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS, THAT THEY TAKE.

YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS ENHANCING K-12 FUNDING.

LOOKING AT EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FUTURE, INVESTED IN THE WORKFORCE AND COLLABORATING WITH OUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT, WHICH, I THINK, ESPECIALLY OUR FINANCE TEAMS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS.

SO, THE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES ARE DEALING WITH THE OR LEGISLATIVE POSITION.

BUT IT'S REALLY ABOUT JAILER.

AND THE RECENT, YOU KNOW, THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE COME OUT ABOUT JAY LARK SAYING, WELL, WE NEED A STUDY-TO-STUDY JAY LARK.

AND THERE'S A TIME WHEN YOU SAY, OKAY, HERE'S A STUDY.

WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IT? I THINK IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE.

OF PEOPLE IN LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS TO USE THIS AS A POLITICAL PLOY.

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YOU'RE SHORTCHANGING PEOPLE. YOU'RE SHORTCHANGING.

EVERY SCHOOL DIVISION IN THE SYSTEM.

THAT'S WHAT JAY LARK SAID.

AND SO, I THINK THE LEGISLATORS ARE LOOKING AT THIS HARD.

WHAT CAN THEY DO? AS I STATED EARLIER, TODAY.

THEY HAD $4 BILLION.

THIS LAST YEAR.

THEY DIDN'T ADDRESS ANYTHING.

SO, I'M ASKING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE NOT TO PASS MORE LEGISLATION TO ADD MORE THINGS TO OUR PLATE UNTIL THEY FIX THE WRONGS THAT THEY'VE CAUSED OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS TO PUBLIC EDUCATION AS THE SRCU REQUIREMENTS, THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDING THAT GOES TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, BECAUSE THEY CAN KEEP ADDING MORE AND MORE.

THAT'S NOT MORE MONEY FOR US.

THAT'S LESS MONEY FOR WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

SO, I'M ASKING EVERY RESIDENT AND EVERY TEACHER AND EVERYONE WHO'S HEARING THAT.

IF YOU WANT TO SEE APPROPRIATE FUNDING AND OCCUR, THEN TALK TO YOUR DELEGATE AND SENATOR AND SAY YOU RAN ON SUPPORTING PUBLIC EDUCATION.

AND IT'S, SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO SAY TO OUR POLITICIANS, IF YOU DON'T SUPPORT US, YOU'VE GOT A TWO-YEAR DEAL.

WE WILL FIND SOMEBODY ELSE.

AND SO, MY VOICE IS TO.

RICHMOND RIGHT NOW.

COUNTY HAS DONE AMAZING WORK FOR US.

AND THEY'RE A STRONG PARTNER WITH US RIGHT NOW.

WE DIDN'T WE DIDN'T TALK LIKE THAT SIX YEARS AGO.

BUT I CAN SAY THEY HAVE REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB AND I'M VERY, VERY PROUD TO HAVE THEM ON OUR SIDE.

AND THEY UNDERSTAND THE J.

LARK STUDY. SO, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS WITH EVERYBODY, BUT THERE'S A TIME WHEN WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR LEGISLATORS STOP TALKING ABOUT THIS AND ACTUALLY DO SOME ACTION.

AND THEY CAN KEEP ADDING MORE AND MORE STUFF TO US.

AND IT'S JUST LESS IT'S LESS MONEY.

EVERY TIME THEY DO THAT.

THERE'RE 300 BILLS RIGHT NOW IN EDUCATION.

INSTEAD OF ADDING MORE THINGS, LET'S FIX WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE FUNDING FORMULA.

LIKE I SAID, BETWEEN THE SET, BETWEEN 2 AND 300 MILLION, WE TAKE 50.

WE'LL SETTLE FOR A QUARTER ON THE DOLLAR.

GIVE US 50. WE CAN DO A LOT WITH $50 MILLION.

HEY, I'M GOING TO IF I HAVE TO GRAB IT.

WE GOT A GRAVEL HERE, BUT, AND THIS IS AN ISSUE.

AND THEN LOOKING AT FUTURE FUNDING, THE, YOU KNOW, IT WAS STATED BY SEVERAL LEGISLATORS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO FIX THE CALCULATION TOOL.

THAT SAID, EVERY YEAR.

SO, WE CAN EITHER TALK ABOUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE.

AND WHAT I FIND WHEN I HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS IN THE FUTURE, IT DOESN'T GET DONE.

THOSE PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN THE FUTURE.

HOW ABOUT I'M A RIGHT NOW GUY RIGHT NOW.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR US RIGHT NOW? HOW ARE YOU HELPING US RIGHT NOW? HOW ARE YOU BENEFITING OUR TEACHERS, OUR WORKERS IN THE SCHOOLS? HOW ARE YOU BENEFITING OUR STUDENTS? BECAUSE YOU CAN KEEP ADDING AND IT'S NOT GOING TO HELP US ONE BIT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO PLACE US FURTHER AND FURTHER BEHIND.

SO, AS I SAID, THE COUNTY.

I JUST CAN'T THANK HIM ENOUGH.

THEY ADDED ADDITIONAL 20 MILLION TO OUR LOCAL TRANSFER.

THIS YEAR WAS UP FROM LAST YEAR.

THEY HAD ANOTHER THREE. WE HAD ANOTHER $3 MILLION SAVINGS OFF OF THE SHARED SERVICE COST.

AND THEY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE CIP, MAJOR MAINTENANCE PROJECTS AND OTHER NEEDS THAT THE COUNTY HAS.

AND WE KNOW WHEN THEY HAVE THE MONEY AND THEY CALL US, WE WANT TO BE READY.

SO, WE ALWAYS HAVE A LIST OF THINGS THAT IF YOU HAVE THE MONEY, WE GO TO THAT.

AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO WITH THE COUNTY IS WHEN THEY GIVE US A DOLLAR, WE SHOW THEM WHERE THE DOLLAR WAS SPENT.

AND THAT'S BUILD A TRUST WITH THEM THAT WE SHOW YOU HOW WE DO THE WORK, AND WE KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT.

SO, I WAS ABLE TO SHOW YOU CAN HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET.

WE HAVE $17.4 MILLION IN NEEDS.

THESE ARE NEEDS.

WITH OUR EXPENSES AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

SO, TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WE HAVE SOME.

THIS IS THE FIRST OF FOUR, SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ARE FOR WORK SESSIONS.

WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 13TH.

AND THEN ON THE, 22ND IS THE DATE THAT YOU WOULD VOTE ON THE BUDGET BETWEEN NOW AND THEN? IT'S A IT'S A WHIRLWIND OF SEVERAL WEEKS OF, OF MEETINGS AND HEARING THINGS AND GOING OUT AND THIS SAME PRESENTATION I WILL GIVE SIX MORE

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STARTING TOMORROW.

WE'RE AT THE MEADOWBROOK.

WE'RE EXCITED AND, OPPORTUNITY.

AND IT'S ABOUT BUDGET ONLY.

IT'S NOT ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.

IT'S ABOUT BUDGET.

AND ANY INPUT OR QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAVE, WE'LL LISTEN TO, USUALLY NOT A LOT OF ANSWERS BECAUSE.

WE'RE NOT SURE SOMETIMES WHAT THE QUESTIONS ARE.

HOW PEOPLE CAN BE ADVOCATES FOR US.

IT'S ALL OUT THERE IN WRITING STUDY.

AND CONTINUE TO PAY OUR PEOPLE.

HELP PEOPLE, STOP UNFUNDED MANDATES.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO REQUIRE US TO DO SOMETHING, THEN PAY FOR IT.

AND THAT THEY DO THIS IN A TIMELY MANNER.

I WOULD SAY WE'RE GOING TO HOLD YOUR CHECK UNTIL YOU GET A BUDGET.

IF THEY HAVE A BUDGET PRETTY QUICK.

AND SO WE NEED TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR KIDS.

THAT IS THE OPERATIONS SIDE OF THE PROPOSED FY 25 BUDGET THAT I AM PRESENTING TO YOU AND TURNING IT OVER TO YOU.

AND I WILL MAKE SURE MY VOICE IS IN GOOD SHAPE FOR THE NEXT SIX SESSIONS.

THANKS, DR. DOHERTY.

BOARD MEMBERS, DO WE HAVE ANY MORE DISCUSSION REGARDING ANY OF THE ITEMS IN THE BUDGET? YES, MR. PARONTO, THANK YOU.

CAN WE GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WHERE YOU HAD THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT WE WERE PUTTING FORTH? WHAT THE WHAT THE ASK FOR THE COUNTY WAS WHAT THE STATE WAS GIVEN.

IT WAS A CIRCULAR.

IT WAS. IT WAS REALLY? YEAH. IN THE BEGINNING. WAY, WAY IN THE BEGINNING.

GET CARPAL TUNNEL HERE.

WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT? THERE YOU ARE. THANK YOU.

REVENUE SUMMARY. OKAY, SO IN THE PAST COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

SO, THIS IS ASKING 42.6% COVERAGE FROM THE COUNTY.

CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT THAT'S STATING.

YES, SIR. HISTORICALLY.

AND I'M NOT ASKING FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS.

RIGHT. BUT JUST LAST YEAR, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE YEAR PRIOR, JUST FOR CONTEXT, WHAT WAS THE ASK OF THE COUNTY FOR COVERAGE? I THINK WE GOT, ABOUT 16 MILLION WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE FROM THE COUNTY.

THE PERCENTAGE ISSUE AND.

THIS SOUNDS KIND OF WEIRD, BUT I'M GOING TO USE SOME OF THE COUNTY TERMS ON THIS.

BUT, IF YOU JUST LOOK AT.

THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY, YOU WOULD SAY, WELL, IT'S 42%, BUT THEN IT'S OTHER FUNDING THAT COMES IN.

SO, I UNDERSTAND THEIR VIEWPOINT WHEN THEY SAY, WELL, WE'VE GOT THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT WE'VE ALSO GIVEN YOU THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR MAJOR MAINTENANCE.

WE'VE GIVEN YOU THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR BUSSES.

THAT DOESN'T SOMETIMES SHOW UP INTO THIS, INTO THE DONUT HERE.

AND SO JUST TALKING WITH THEM AND LOOKING AT THIS, THIS, THIS NUMBER WILL CHANGE.

LIKE ALL THE NUMBERS WILL CHANGE AS MONEY MOVES AROUND.

BUT WE WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THE, THE 20 MILLION THAT THE COUNTY, ADDED TO OUR BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR.

IT WAS VERY EXCITING FOR US.

WE FEEL THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD OUR POINT.

AND, BY TALKING WITH THEM OVER SEVERAL MONTHS, WE WERE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, JUST PARTNER THAT COLLABORATION.

SO, WE'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

AND AS THEY ALWAYS SAY, IF THEY WHEN THEY GET THROUGH THEIR BUDGET SEASON.

THAT THEY COULD.

MORE MAY COME, BUT I'M NOT HERE TO STAND UP.

SAYING THAT THE COUNTY DIDN'T DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE THIS TIME.

THEY DID. AND I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? MR. SORRY.

SO, MY QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE ALL-IN FUNDING.

I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN A PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING, AND I KNOW IT'S TRICKLED OVER THREE YEARS.

THAT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET HERE.

OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS ABOUT TO SAY.

SO, BECAUSE IT DESIGNATED FOR A CERTAIN SPECIFIC POINT.

OKAY. AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT IT WILL BE ADDED THE OVERALL BUDGET AND AT THE END, RIGHT? I WON'T SCREAM OVER YOUR SHOULDER.

THE, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

THE ALL-IN FUNDS OF 22.6 MILLION WAS APPROPRIATED IN TOTAL AS PART OF THE CURRENT YEAR, FY 24 BUDGET.

SO, WE'LL HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT AS PART OF CARRY OVER AS WE GO FORWARD TO GOING FORWARD YEARS.

THANK YOU. AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE UNFUNDED.

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AND I'M JUST GUESSING SOMEONE CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I'M SURE MAJORITY OF THOSE HIGH NEEDS SCHOOLS ARE IN MY DISTRICT.

AND SO MY QUESTION IS, AND IT'S PROBABLY RHETORICAL IN NATURE, BECAUSE YOU YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A NUMBER OR AN ANSWER RIGHT NOW. BUT WHAT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO IF WE CAN'T FIND THE MONEY TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR TEACHERS TO STAY IN THE HIGH NEEDS SCHOOL? WELL, I'M GOING TO ASK THIS BOARD IS FOR THE FIRST TIME YOU HEAR THIS TO BE PATIENT ON THE BUDGET.

ALL RIGHT. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEND THE COUNTY A FULL FIELD UNDERSTANDING OF A BUDGET AT THE END OF MARCH, AT THE END OF FEBRUARY, BECAUSE OF HOW THIS PROCESS IS GOING, I DO BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO GET TO MOST OF THIS FUNDING.

I'M NOT PROMISING, BUT I'M OPTIMISTIC ABOUT IT.

FROM CONVERSATIONS, AND THE TEAM DOES A GREAT JOB OF GETTING THE DATA IN, SEEING THE NUMBERS, HOW THE MONEY, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN REMEMBER, IF THEY RECOVER, IF THEY PAY FOR ANYTHING OVER HERE THAT'S IN OUR BUDGET ALREADY, THAT FREES UP THAT MONEY FOR SOME OF THIS.

AND SO, WE'VE SEEN IT EVERY YEAR I'VE BEEN HERE.

YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, I'M PUTTING TOGETHER, IT'S ALMOST I'M PUTTING THIS I'M MOLDING A BUDGET, BUT I'M PUTTING MY HANDS IN A BOX.

I CAN'T SEE WHAT I'M MOLDING.

AND I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS, AND I DON'T GET TO SEE IT UNTIL EVERYTHING, EVERYONE ELSE HAS RESOLVED THEIR BUDGET PROBLEMS. BUT I'M ASKING YOU TO HAVE SOME PATIENCE AS YOU SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE THAT MONEY EXAMPLE, IF THEY COME OUT WITH A 4% RAISE, THEY COVER 2% OF THAT, OKAY, THAT'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

NOW WE CAN TAKE OUT OF THE ALREADY BUDGETED AND COVER SOME OF THIS.

AND I DID NOT PLACE THE UNFUNDED.

SO, IN ANY ORDER.

BUT COST, RIGHT? UNDERSTOOD. I SAW THAT I DIDN'T I DIDN'T DO THAT.

SO, AND WE MAY HAVE TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN AFFORD THIS, BUT WE CAN'T DO THIS NOW.

THERE COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE'RE AT THE LAST SECOND, MORE MONEY COMES IN.

IT'S STRANGE HOW THIS BUDGET SEASON WORKS IN VIRGINIA.

AND EVERY SUPERINTENDENT, EVERY BOARD HAS TO DEAL WITH THIS BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THE FINAL NUMBER IS.

AND EVEN AFTER THE BUDGET SEASON IS OVER, IT'S NOT THE FINAL NUMBER.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO NOW.

SO, I THINK ALL THESE ARE IMPORTANT.

I REALLY, I DO.

AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO WORK HARD AND GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND KEEP EVERYBODY UPDATED.

AND YOU WILL GO THROUGH SEVERAL BUDGET REVISIONS AFTER FEBRUARY APPROVAL.

ONCE, THE STATE, GETS THEIR ACT TOGETHER.

DOES THAT HELP YOU WITH THE QUESTION? YES. AND THEN THE LAST ONE I HAD WAS ABOUT THE FOCUS FACILITATORS.

SO HAVING AN ADULT IN THE CLASSROOM WITH A VIRTUAL TEACHER.

I GUESS MY QUESTION IS ABOUT AFTER THE BUDGET'S APPROVED.

ALLOCATING WHERE THOSE FOCUS FACILITATORS GO.

IT'S PROBABLY NOT A IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A CONVERSATION FOR LIKE RIGHT NOW I'M JUST PUTTING THAT GO WHERE WE HAVE THE MATH TEACHERS THAT ARE VIRTUAL.

SO, I GUESS I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE DETERMINE WHAT SCHOOLS GET A VIRTUAL MATH TEACHER AND WHAT SCHOOLS ANYONE THAT WE DID IT FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY. WE HAD 19 VACANCIES.

IF THERE WERE, THE ONES WE GOT ALL WE COULD.

I MEAN, WE'RE OUT THERE CONSTANTLY RECRUITING.

OH, NO. I FORGIVE ME IF IT SOUNDS LIKE I'M TAKING A DIG AT THE RECRUITING EFFORTS.

THAT'S NOT IT.

I KNOW WE HAVE A FINITE NUMBER OF MATH TEACHERS, FOR EXAMPLE.

RIGHT. MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE LOCATION OF WHERE THOSE MATH TEACHERS ARE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, OF THIS 19 IF I HAD TO GUESS, I'D SAY 11 OF THEM.

THESE FOCUS FACILITATORS ARE IN DALE DISTRICT SCHOOLS BECAUSE MY SCHOOLS HAVE MORE VIRTUAL MATH TEACHERS.

RIGHT. SO, MY QUESTION WOULD BE AND AGAIN, NOT NECESSARILY FOR THIS, BUT PART OF WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM IS.

WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF MY MEADOWBROOK HIGH SCHOOL IS NOT VIRTUAL OR FALLING CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL DOESN'T HAVE SEVEN VIRTUAL TEACHERS AND JUST MAYBE FIVE VIRTUAL TEACHERS, BECAUSE WE ARE SHARING THE FINITE RESOURCES WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND NOT CONCENTRATED IN ONE AREA, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

AND SO, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY TO BE ANSWERED RIGHT NOW, BUT JUST I APPRECIATE.

WHERE I'M THINKING SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I ASK AGAIN ABOUT THESE FOCUSED FACILITATORS, I'M LIKE, ARE THEY SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OR ARE THEY JUST OH, AND I WOULD SAY, ARE THEY EQUALLY SPREAD OUT? NO.

BUT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.

BE HAPPY TO. THANK YOU.

RESURGENCE. I'M JUST CURIOUS IF WE HAVE A SENSE, OF WHAT THE LEGISLATURE IS DOING OR IF THERE ARE WHISPERINGS ABOUT A SHIFT, A CHANGE WITH THE JAILER.

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WE DO KNOW THAT THEY, THEY'RE LOOKING AT, DIFFERENT FORMULAS FOR SALARIES.

WE DO KNOW THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT WAYS TO HELP THE SOQ.

WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO ADD ADDITIONAL FUNDING BACK INTO THE CALC TOOL.

ONE OF THE AMAZING THINGS IS THAT BY HELPING WITH THE SOQ, IT FREES UP ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

SO, IF THEY GO AFTER THE SOC AND ADD MORE MONEY, MORE PEOPLE BACK INTO THE SOC, AND THEY HELP WITH A SALARY, THAT FREES UP QUITE A BIT OF MONEY FOR US, THAT WE COULD DO SOME OTHER THINGS. WITH MY UNDERSTANDING, IF I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WOULD WORK.

IF THEY CHANGE THAT SOQ, THEN SAY AT THAT SCHOOL THAT, THE NEED IS 181 AND WHAT THEY DO IS 120, WHATEVER THEY WOULD THEN SUPPLY 181 OR HALF OF THAT.

NO. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT, ANYONE WHO'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE SOQ, 100% FUNDED BY US, RIGHT? SO, IF THEY COVER TEN PEOPLE, THAT'S TEN SALARIES THAT NOW 50% OF THAT SALARY IS COVERED OVER HERE AND NOT BY US.

THAT HELP YOU WITH THAT.

THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO FIX IT.

THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO FIX THE ISSUE.

OK COMPLETELY RIGHT NOW, OKAY? THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT IN SEGMENTS, SO WE DON'T SEE A 1 TO 1.

IT'S A STUDENT SOQ AS OPPOSED TO A.

THAT. LET ME SAY THIS.

I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT.

IT DOESN'T MEAN IT COULDN'T HAPPEN.

I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT THIS TIME.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES.

THANK YOU. WHERE DID THE IDEA FOR THE SSO COME FROM? ME. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT WHEN I WAS UP NORTH.

IT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR US.

TALKING WITH SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES AROUND THE COUNTRY, THEY DO IT.

AND THEN TALKING WITH VIRGINIA BEACH, THEY'RE ACTUALLY ADDING ADDITIONAL ONE TO EACH SCHOOL IN THEIR NEW BUDGET SEASON.

WHICH THEY'VE ALREADY DONE. SO, I THINK IT JUST SETS A TONE IN THE OFFICE AND A TONE FOR PEOPLE COMING INTO THE BUILDING THAT THIS IS A SCHOOL.

IT'S NOTHING, BUT IT'S A SCHOOL AND IT'S A PLACE FOR LEARNING.

AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR.

MISS COKER.

WELL, I JUST COULDN'T I HAVE TO SAY 100, 100% AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAID ABOUT THE PROCESS BEING BACKWARDS.

NOWHERE DOES BUDGETING HAPPEN IN THIS DIRECTION.

SO, AGAIN, TO THE TO THE BOARD COLLEAGUES.

YES. JUST HOLD ON AND BE PATIENT AS THIS, ROLLER COASTER STARTS, I DO HOPE THAT THE STATE DOES, PAY ATTENTION TO THAT [INAUDIBLE] STUDY.

IT WAS DONE FOR A REASON, AND IT PROVIDED, VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

AND I IMPLORE THEM TO.

IF. HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT THE PLAN IS GOING TO BE.

YES. NO ONE'S EXPECTING A RIGHT OF EVERYTHING AND A CHECK TO BE CUT TO ALL THE SCHOOL DIVISIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH BUT SET A PLAN.

FOR WHAT? WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.

SO, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE ESSER.

CLIFF, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS OUT THERE THAT, WE NEED TO ADDRESS IN THE FUTURE? AS FAR AS ESSER FUNDING, I KNOW OBVIOUSLY THE BILINGUAL LIAISONS WAS ONE PIECE.

THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.

YEAH, THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS.

AND REMEMBER, WITH THE ESSER, YOU HAD REALLY TWO PHILOSOPHIES WITH THE ESSER WHEN IT CAME, ONE BY ALL KIND OF STUFF, OR THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND START LOOKING AT THINGS THAT MAY HELP KIDS.

SO, WITH THE LIAISONS, LET'S TRY THAT.

DID IT WORK? YES. OKAY.

LET'S PUT IT IN THE BUDGET.

THE GRADUATION COACHES, DID IT WORK HERE.

AND NICE THING ABOUT THEY'RE PICKED UP BY THE 20 THE ALL-IN FUNDING THERE.

AND SO, WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW IS THAT ALL IN FUNDING TO HELP US WITH THIS.

SOME OF THIS STUFF AS WELL TALKING AND LOOKING AROUND.

BUT THE, YOU KNOW, EVERY SCHOOL HAD AN ANNUAL SUB FOR COVERING SUBSTITUTE AND THAT WAS NOT IN THE BUDGET.

RIGHT NOW, THAT'S A 4.5 MILLION.

WE ARE COVERING OUR SCHOOLS THAT ARE 88% RATE, MUCH HIGHER THAN WE FIRST GOT HERE.

AND IT WAS IN THE 60S.

WE DO HAVE A LOT OF SUBS NOW.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WANTING TO SUB, INCREASING THAT MONEY IS GOING TO HELP US AS WELL.

WE FOUND OUT THAT HAVING THE FRIDAY SUBS PEOPLE SAID, WELL, I'D LIKE TO DO THIS SOME MORE DAYS.

AND THEY ALL HAVE THEIR SCHOOLS THAT THEY PICK.

BUT I SAID IF WE GOT A QUARTER OF EVERY DOLLAR FROM THE STUDY, WE COULD, WE COULD ADD THEM.

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REMEMBER, MY RESPONSIBILITY TO YOU IS TO GIVE YOU A NEEDS-BASED BUDGET.

THEN THEY ANSWER QUESTIONS AND TO DIG INTO WHAT YOU WANT US TO DIG INTO.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE A FEW.

SORRY. I'M SORRY.

I'M OVER TIME. I ONLY HAVE THREE PAGES.

THAT'S FINE.

NO. I KNOW DR.

MERRIMAN TALKED ABOUT THE PSAT AND SAT COLLEGE BOARD CAME.

I JUST I DIDN'T REALLY GET A CLEAR SENSE OF OUR TOTAL INVESTMENT IN, IN THAT PROGRAM, OUR RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE SUBMITTING? ARE APPLYING TO COLLEGE, TEST OPTIONAL.

AND SO, IT JUST KIND OF WANTED TO KNOW IF THAT WAS IF YOU HAVE THAT AS A LINE ITEM.

WELL, IT'S STILL IN OUR SYSTEM.

WE THE TOTAL FACTOR FOR THIS IS ALMOST 25,000 STUDENTS INVOLVED.

THIS WAS NOT FOR COLLEGE.

THIS WAS NEVER MEANT FOR ME TO HELP YOU GO TO COLLEGE.

THIS WAS TO HELP A STUDENT START IN EIGHTH GRADE.

HELP THE STUDENT HELP THE SCHOOL, THE COUNSELORS, TEACHERS UNDERSTAND THE GROWTH OF A STUDENT OVER A COURSE OF TIME IN READING, WRITING, AND MATH AND TO LOOK AT HOW THEY GET BETTER EVERY YEAR.

WE KNOW THAT THE 10TH GRADE, THE PSAT TEN FOR 11TH GRADERS IS SCHOLARSHIP MONEY.

AND THE SAT IS MORE LOOKED AT SCHOLARSHIP MONEY NOW THAN GETTING ENTRANCE INTO COLLEGE.

BUT DON'T THINK THAT THEY'RE NOT BEING USED.

OKAY. BUT WE'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF THIS AS A SOMETHING FOR COLLEGE.

AND I APOLOGIZE IF PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS TO IT WAS TO OPEN UP THE DOORS FOR PEOPLE AND FOR HAVE KIDS WHO HAVE NEVER TAKEN THIS OPPORTUNITY.

AND WE THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE SEEN.

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS BEFORE, 2018 AND WE STARTED THIS IN 2019 SCHOOL YEAR, WHO NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT TAKING THE PSAT OR SAT.

WE DON'T FORCE YOU TO TAKE IT, BUT WE SEE OUR NUMBERS CONTINUALLY GROW BECAUSE.

IT OPENS UP DOORS FOR YOU WITH KHAN ACADEMY.

IT OPENS UP THINGS FOR YOU FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.

AND IT DOES GIVE US.

IT'S ONE OF THE FEW MEASURES WE HAVE RIGHT NOW THAT'S ACTUALLY, ALIGNED, TO, STATISTICAL GROWTH OF LOOKING AT A STUDENT THAT'S RELIABLE.

WE CAN GIVE KIDS A LOT OF TESTING CLASSROOMS, BUT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TESTS THAT WE GIVE ARE MANMADE.

THIS IS A PROVEN, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF YOUR ABILITY.

AND TO GET ALL THE HELP YOU NEED TO GET BETTER IN AN AREA THAT YOU'RE WEAK IN.

THROUGH THE KHAN ACADEMY MEASURE.

I MEAN, THAT'S THE BEST.

THAT'S MY VIEW.

I'M SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN GIVE YOU SOME OTHER ITEMS AS WELL.

OKAY. AND THE LINE ITEM ON THAT IT'S AROUND LIKE 200, ISN'T IT, TO LIKE 150.

200. GIVE ME ONE SECOND.

IT'S LIKE 25,000 TIMES 50.

I DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU A WRONG NUMBER.

LET ME. LET ME LOOK AT THAT.

I YEAH, I JUST THINK I WOULD WANT TO SEE THAT THAT BROKEN DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE.

TOOK A LITTLE BIT DEEPER IF THAT'S SOME, SOME FUNDING THAT.

JUST TO SEE HOW THAT'S AFFECTING OUR STUDENTS IN A POSITIVE WAY.

SO, THE COST? WHERE ARE WE FORGOING THE 1% ONETIME BONUS? BONUS IS THAT STATE MANDATE.

IT WAS THAT A STATE SUGGESTION THAT WASN'T US, THAT WERE OUR UNDERSTANDING, THAT HAS NO MOVEMENT INTO, OKAY, IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, LIKE $6 MILLION IF IT WAS IMPLEMENTED.

WELL, THE COST FOR US, WITH, WITH THAT 1% SOMEWHERE IN HERE.

YEAH. LIKE, TO US WAS 3.6 MILLION.

THE COST TO US? OKAY. THE FIFTH, THE SPLIT.

WELL, REMEMBER, THEY ONLY STATED.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS.

ANY STATED THE POINTS OF FOR SHOCK.

WELL, THAT'S.

THAT'S JUST A HANDFUL OF TEACHERS, RIGHT? AND THEN NOT EVERYBODY ELSE.

THE OTHER THING THAT JUST STOOD OUT FROM YOUR PRESENTATION WAS THE READING SPECIALIST, 1 TO 550 AND 1 TO 1100.

SO, THAT KIND OF THAT TRACKS AS FAR AS LIKE ACTUAL REAL SUPPORT AS OPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE STATE.

WOULD THINK IS REAL SUPPORT.

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THAT'S NOT I WOULD HAVE RATHER HAD THEM SAY WE'D LIKE TO LOWER THE COUNSELOR TEACHER RATIO.

RIGHT. AND WE KNOW THERE'S A BILL UP THERE AND SAY, LET'S GO FROM 300 TO 250.

NOW THAT ONE. OKAY.

THAT'S GREAT.

THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IT HELPS OUR KIDS EVEN MORE.

AND, YOU KNOW.

I'M GOING TO, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT BILL.

THERE'S A BILL FOR THAT.

BUT THEN THEY GIVE IT TO US.

THAT'S ANOTHER 50% OF US THAT HAVE TO COVER THAT COST.

PARTIALLY FUNDED.

YEAH. AND THEN I HAD A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT RECOVERY ACADEMY, AND I APOLOGIZE THAT I CAN'T PULL THIS FROM MY ARCHIVES.

WE I KNOW WE HAVE REGIONAL PARTNERS.

DO THOSE REGIONAL PARTNERS PAY TUITION? NO. SO, WE HAVE DOUBLED OUR ENROLLMENT IN RECOVERY ACADEMY IN THE STATE HAS HALVED OUR FUNDING.

NO, THEY ACTUALLY GAVE US MORE FUNDING.

THEY GAVE US 500 PER YEAR.

SO, THE STATE GAVE US AND IT'S FLAT.

OKAY. YEAH. IT'S FLAT OKAY.

YEAH. I MEAN AND WE STILL HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY WHERE THEY COVER SOME COST, FOR SPECIALISTS.

OKAY. THESE ARE ALL OF MY QUESTIONS.

AS I TOLD YOU, I'D SKIP TO THE END.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY OTHER GENERAL DISCUSSION RELATED TO THIS YEAR'S PROPOSED BUDGET OR PROCESS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS, OR THE WORK THAT LAYS AHEAD OF

[C. School Board Budget Discussion]

AND WE.

AND WHAT PRESENTATION, THE CIP PRESENTATION.

OKAY. AND SO, CONSTITUENTS ARE ALLOWED TO COME AND ASK THEIR QUESTIONS.

YES, MA'AM. PROVIDE THEIR INPUT TO WHAT THEY THINK IS IMPORTANT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

WHEN WE DO THE NEXT ONE WITH US, THE NEXT WORK SESSION, THAT WILL BE THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SAY, ASK FURTHER QUESTIONS, DIG DEEPER.

YES, MA'AM, INTO IT.

AND. IF WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A CALL TO ACTION, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M INTO.

I'M ASKING MY CONSTITUENTS TO ENGAGE THEIR LEGISLATORS LIKE I DID WHEN I WAS.

WE SUPPORT THAT.

RIGHT. AND THEN, FOR THE COUNTY'S PART, GRATEFUL THAT THE RELATIONSHIP IS BETTER TO THE POINT WHERE WE ALL CAN SEE THE PICTURE. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE SAME PICTURE NOW, AND WE CAN ALL SEE THE SAME PROBLEM.

SO THAT'S PROGRESS FROM WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED BEFORE.

AND DO WE PARTICIPATE TOGETHER? BECAUSE LAST YEAR, AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT, THEY WERE KIND OF TOGETHER, LIKE MR. HOLLAND WAS THERE WITH MISS BAILEY AT THAT ONE.

IS, IS THAT HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THESE OR THESE? I DON'T KNOW WHO SHOWS UP FOR HOURS.

THEY'VE SENT INVITATIONS FOR WHEN THEY DO THEIR BUDGETS.

OKAY. SO, WE WOULD JUST GO TO THEIRS LIKE LAST TIME.

YEAH. OKAY. YEAH.

THIERS ARE IN MARCH.

THEY HAVE THEIRS IN MARCH. THANK YOU.

YES, MA'AM. I HAVE ONE QUESTION I FORGOT TO ASK.

OKAY. THE KISS.

YOU SAID IT'S EXPANDING INTO TWO NEW SCHOOLS.

DO YOU KNOW WHICH TWO? I REALLY WANT ONE.

I. YOU DO.

I DON'T WANT TO SAY.

BECAUSE IF WE DON'T. YEAH, I DIDN'T KNOW.

YEAH. I'M NOT SURE IT'S PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.

SO WELL, WE DON'T WE DO NOT WANT TO SAY RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO SECURE FUNDING FIRST.

SCHOOLS DON'T NEED THEM AND WILL BENEFIT FROM THEM.

DR. DOHERTY, YOU HAVE A CAPITAL IMPROVE YOUR.

FEEL FREE TO PRESENT YOUR FY 25 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

ASK QUESTIONS AS THEY COME UP.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO, IT'S EXCITING BECAUSE, IN MEETING WITH COUNTY PLANNING, EVERYBODY, WE ALL AGREE THAT WE'RE GROWING.

THAT'S A GREAT PLACE TO, TO BE WITH THE COUNTY.

WE HAVE, IN THIS PLAN WILL SHOW YOU THREE NEW AND THREE REPLACEMENT ELEMENTARIES, ONE NEW AND TWO, FULLY REPLACED AND ONE PARTIAL REPLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ONE HIGH SCHOOL AND ONE HIGH SCHOOL EXPANSION.

SO, HOLD ON.

A LOT OF GROUNDBREAKING.

AGAIN. OUR GROWTH IS GOING TO CONTINUE.

SO, THIS IS THE FORMAT WHERE YOU SEE RIGHT NOW.

FALLING CREEK EXCITING.

THIS COMING SUMMER, WE WILL DO A RIBBON CUTTING.

KIDS WILL BE IN, THE OPPORTUNITY, FOR THE WESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ON SCHEDULE.

THAT'S LOOKING GOOD.

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WE'RE EXCITED.

AND THESE ARE OPENING IN 25.

AND THEN YOU THINK OF, THE GREAT THINGS.

BECAUSE OF FALLING CREEK, WE GET TO MOVE BENSLEY OVER TO FALLING CREEK AND THEN PUT A BRAND-NEW BUILDING INTO FALLING CREEK, WHICH IS EXCITING.

AND THEN THE WESTERN AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THEN YOU SEE THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE DALE DISTRICT, OLD HUNDRED AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

SO, ONE THING ABOUT THE PROCESS.

SO, ONCE WE GET APPROVAL OF THE LAND.

THEN YOU LOOK AT A YEAR PROCESS OF WITH ARCHITECTS OF ALL THE REQUIREMENTS, EVERYTHING GOING THROUGH PROCUREMENT, THROUGH PERMITS, THROUGH PERMITS, THROUGH PERMITS AND, SO THAT SO WHEN YOU THINK OF A BUILDING, THERE'S A YEAR PROCESS BEFORE WE BREAK.

ONCE WE BREAK GROUND, THEY'RE HITTING THEY'RE HITTING IT HARD.

THEY'RE GOING FOR IT.

BUT IT'S THAT PROCESS BEFOREHAND THAT TAKES.

SO, WE'VE THE NICE THING ABOUT THE FALLING CREEK, WE ALREADY HAD THE BUILDING STRUCTURE READY TO GO.

THERE HAS SCHEDULED BECAUSE, THEY UNDERSTAND THE SAME COMPANY IS BUILDING IT WITH DAVIS.

WHEN BENZIE COMES IN, THEY'LL BE WRONG BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE SAME PROCESS THERE.

AND LIKE I SAID EARLIER, NICE THING ABOUT IT.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO STAY ON TIME, THE JOSH AND SCOTT AND IS THE TEAM DOES A GREAT JOB WITH THAT.

AND THEY STAY WITHIN THE BUDGET CONCEPTS OF WHAT THE WHAT'S OUT THERE WITH THE PARAMETERS.

THE. WE'RE BUILDING BIG.

AND, I WOULD SAY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, WHEN THE WEATHER GETS A LITTLE WARMER, GO BACK OUT TO FALLING CREEK AND YOU'LL BE SURPRISED HOW MUCH THEY'VE COMPLETED AND HOW THEY ARE GETTING GEARED UP FOR THAT OPENING ON TIME.

AND THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.

I MEAN, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT WE ACCOMPLISH IN TEN WEEKS OF THE SUMMER WITH, THEY'RE GOING TO, DEMO SOME OF THE FALLING CREEK, GET THE BENSLEY INTO FALLING CREEK, GET A GROUNDBREAKING READY.

PLUS, WE'RE DOUBLING TWO FRONT BUILDINGS TO DO A BETTER DO, IMPROVE THEIR VESTIBULE AREA.

AND SO, THERE'S A LOT, A LOT GOING ON WITH US IN THE SUMMER.

IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH WE GET DONE IN THE SUMMER.

AND YOU WILL SEE THAT WITH, COMING IN LATER THIS SPRING.

WE'LL SHOW YOU THE PROJECTS, AND THEN THEY'LL COME BACK WITH YOU IN AUGUST.

SAY, HERE'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETE.

VERY IMPRESSIVE GROUP OF OF PEOPLE IN OUR OPERATIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR.

THE CALENDAR YEAR. THERE ARE NONE.

THANK YOU. NO, MISS CHATTERS.

OH, I'M SORRY, MISS HEFFRON.

APOLOGIZE. OH, NO.

PLEASE JUMP IN.

BY ALL MEANS, WORK SESSION.

JUMP IN. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE BUSY, THOUGH.

THE LAST TIME WE SAW THIS CHART, THE DEL DISTRICT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS NOT THE SAME COLOR AS EVERYBODY ELSE.

SO AM I TO ASSUME THAT MEANS WE HAVE MONEY FOR DEL DISTRICT? I WOULD ASSUME THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR LAND RIGHT NOW, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE MONEY.

THEN I'M ASSUMING WE'RE LOOKING FOR LAND.

THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY IS EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

OKAY. AND THEN ONE MORE THING THAT'S NOT ON THERE.

IT WAS. I THINK IT WAS MONACAN MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL'S GOT THE TRIPLE GYM, RIGHT? THEY WERE THEY WERE ALL BUILT AT THE SAME TIME AS AS THOMAS SAID, THEY HAD TWO GYMS AS, ELSIE BURKE.

AND SO WHEN THEY GOT THEIR EXPANSION, WE WERE THINKING THAT ELSIE BIRD WOULD MAKE THE LIST ON HERE FOR THEIR EXPANSION.

I WOULD SAY THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING TO PURSUE WITH YOUR COLLEAGUE.

I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

I'M NOT LOOKING AT JOSH RIGHT NOW.

I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING THERE.

JOSH AND I ARE, LIKE, ON TEXT BASIS RIGHT NOW, SO THAT'S FINE.

YEAH, I WOULD, I WOULD I THINK THAT'S A GOOD POINT TO LOOK INTO.

APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S ALL.

BUT THAT'S WHERE THAT FUNDING WOULD COME FROM.

SO HERE'S SOME JUST SOME PICTURES.

THIS IS A I'M SORRY.

OH, I THINK MR. PERANTEAU HAD A QUESTION, I APOLOGIZE.

THANK YOU. DOT. THE MATOACA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

CAN YOU EXPOUND ON THAT A LITTLE BIT? BECAUSE THEY.

WHAT EXACTLY ARE.

WE NEED TO COMPLETE MATOACA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SO WHEN NOT JUST NOT JUST THE WING.

AND SO THAT'S BEING UNDERSTANDING THE NEW SCHOOLS THAT ARE COMING UP.

I'M JUST NOT NECESSARILY UNDERSTANDING FROM HAVING MATOACA MIDDLE SCHOOL BEGIN IN 27.

SO, YOU KNOW, THREE YEARS FROM NOW WHEN IT WAS ALREADY GIVEN THE ATTENTION, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS LONG PAUSE BEFORE WE GO BACK TO MATOACA. I WAS, YOU KNOW, I VISITED THIS THE SCHOOLS, LIKE MY COLLEAGUES HAVE IN THEIR DISTRICTS.

AND I WAS WALKING WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND, SHE WAS, JUST EARLIER OUT THERE WITH A BROOM GETTING MUD OUT OF THE WALKWAY BECAUSE THE

[01:10:03]

RIGHT. SO, IF SHE'S NOT, YOU KNOW, IF SHE'S NOT OUT THERE DOING IT, SOMEONE'S OUT THERE DOING IT, AND I JUST SEE AN OPPORTUNITY.

YOU KNOW, THAT SHOULD BE A QUICK FIX.

BUT SEEING THAT MATOACA HAS PUSHED OUT SO FAR, COULD YOU EXPOUND ON THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE? SO WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THAT.

THIS GOES LONG BEFORE MY TIME.

THIS PROJECT WAS TO COMBINE THE TWO SCHOOLS THAT WERE SEPARATE.

THERE WERE ABOUT A MILE APART, THE TWO BUILDINGS TO BRING TOGETHER.

I WAS NEVER GIVEN A CLEAR DEFINITION OF WHY.

IT WASN'T DONE ALL AT ONE TIME.

I'D HAVE PROBABLY DONE IT DIFFERENTLY.

I'D HAVE PROBABLY PUT A BIG CAMPUS THAT WHERE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS, AND THAT BIG CAMPUS AND PROBABLY SAVED SOME MONEY.

IT'S A IT'S A BIG PROJECT.

WE'VE EVEN TALKED ABOUT, JOSH AND I'VE BEEN OUT THERE.

WE'VE TALKED, YOU THE GYM IS, YOU WOULD PROBABLY SAVE THE GYM IF YOU DID A REBUILD, BECAUSE HOW CLOSE IT IS TO THE BUILDING.

AND IT'S A FANTASTIC GYM.

YOU COULDN'T BUILD A GYM LIKE THAT, WITH THAT SIZE RIGHT NOW FOR ANY REASONABLE CAUSE.

AND THEN, THERE IS LAND THAT YOU COULD PUT ON THE OTHER SIDE.

BUT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED WITH THE BOARD AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

PROBABLY 14 OR 15.

AND, THAT'S WHAT THEY AGREED TO.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THERE WASN'T ADDITIONAL FUNDING GIVEN TO THAT PROJECT.

THE. I CAN TELL YOU WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE OTHER NEEDS THAT WE HAVE.

BECAUSE IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT.

YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD ANOTHER SCHOOL WHEN YOU BUILD THIS WING.

IT'S NOT IT'S NOT A $10 MILLION FIX.

THIS IS A 30 TO $40 MILLION PROJECT.

CORRECT. SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE A GOOD ANSWER FOR YOU BECAUSE NO ONE'S EVER REALLY EXPLAINED WHY IT WAS JUST DONE.

IMPARTIAL. OKAY.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR.

OKAY. SO THIS ENORMOUS BUILDING TO THE LEFT IS FALLING CREEK, AND WE'RE EXCITED.

IT HAS A IT HAS A THREE FLOORS.

IT HAS EVERYTHING. THE THE OPPORTUNITY IS, AND THE THE ONE ON THE RIGHT, THE BUILDING JUST TURN A DIFFERENT WAY.

SO HERE, THE ENTRANCE.

EVERYTHING'S. I'M POINTING HERE LIKE YOU CAN SEE, THE, THE FRONT DOWN HERE ON THE LOWER RIGHT.

YOU'LL SEE THE ENTRANCE HERE, BUT OVER ON THE WESTERN AREA, IT'S TO THE LEFT, JUST HOW THE ENTRANCES COME IN.

SAME BUILDINGS, SAME SIMILAR FORMATS.

BUT, TO THINK ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY IT OPENS UP TO THE COMMUNITY.

JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S A NEW SCHOOL.

DOES SO MUCH NOT ONLY FOR THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF, BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND THIS IS EXCITEMENT BECAUSE THIS WILL BE USED BY THE COMMUNITY A GREAT DEAL WITH THE AUDITORIUM'S AUDITORIUM.

IT HAS WITH THE GYMS THAT IT HAS, WITH THE CAFETERIA, THE LIBRARY SPACE, THE OPEN SPACE AND ALL THAT IS UP FRONT HERE.

NOT TO DISRUPT THE EDUCATIONAL WINGS THAT ARE NEAR THE BACK OF THE BUILDING HERE WITH THE THREE STORIES.

AND THEN THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR AM DAVIS.

WE HOPE THE NEXT GROUNDBREAKING WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER.

THAN IT WAS THE OTHER DAY.

SO, YOU KNOW, WITH THE CIP FUNDING, WITH THE VIA VPSA, WITH THE BOND REFERENDUM, WITH OTHER FUNDING THAT OCCURS.

THE COUNTY IS CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT WAYS THAT THEY CAN HELP US MOVE AHEAD WITH OUR PROJECTS UNDERSTANDING.

THEY UNDERSTAND THE NEED, TO PUT THESE BUILDINGS IN AND TO EXPAND AND, LIKE, MISTER PARONTO LIKE I SUGGESTED TO MISS CHATTERS, I WOULD SPEAK TO YOUR COUNTERPART AS WELL ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS WELL.

BUT LIKE I SAID, I WISH I COULD GIVE YOU A BETTER ANSWER THAN WHAT I DID WITH MATOACA, BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW.

NO ONE WAS ABLE TO GIVE ME A CLEAR ANSWER ON THAT.

AND, MAJOR MAINTENANCE.

WE FIXED A LOT OF STUFF.

WE FIX A LOT OF STUFF AND WE'RE FIXING A LOT OF STUFF, AND THEN WE FIX THE STUFF AND THEN SOMETHING HAPPENS AND WE GOT TO FIX OTHER STUFF THAT CAUSED A PROBLEM WITH THE STUFF THAT WE FIXED. SO, I DON'T KNOW HOW THESE GUYS KEEP THEIR SANITY.

BUT THEY WORK HARD.

AND THEY ARE. WE HAVE SOME UNBELIEVABLY DEDICATED PEOPLE IN OUR MAINTENANCE FACILITIES DEPARTMENTS.

SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND PROGRAMING FOR SCHOOL DIVISION INITIATIVES, EXAMPLE, THE VESTIBULES, THE SCHOOL DIVISION INITIATIVES, WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE SCHOOLS WEREN'T BUILT CORRECTLY AND WE WEREN'T, YOU KNOW, 20 YEARS AGO, 30 YEARS.

[01:15:04]

AND WE WERE.

MISS HEFFRON AND I WERE TOGETHER YESTERDAY AT CRENSHAW, AND YOU WOULD NOT KNOW THAT THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE SCHOOL.

THEY DID SUCH A GOOD JOB WITH IT.

AND WE DO HAVE A PLAN OF HOW EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE FINISHED BY THIS SUMMER.

AND SO THIS IS THE JUST THE, THE FUNDING THAT, FOR MAJOR MAINTENANCE AND WHAT'S ENCUMBERED AND JUST A.

A COLOR CODE OF HOW WE SPEND THE MONEY.

WE WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT, ANYBODY WHO WOULD COME AND LOOK AT THIS OR AUDIT US WOULD SAY, YES, WE UNDERSTAND WHERE YOUR MONEY IS GOING.

AND, AND WE ARE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT HOW THAT MONEY IS SPENT AND A VERY AND IT'S EVALUATED CONSTANTLY.

SO, WE HAVE, FOR FUNDING ONGOING EFFORTS FOR SUFFICIENT FUNDING WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT 30 MILLION.

BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A A GAP COMING TO US, A SHORTFALL, DOWN THE ROAD.

AND WE'VE ALREADY BEEN IN CONTACTS WITH THE COUNTY ON THIS.

OUR LAST BIG, FUNDING INPUT WAS FROM THE COUNTY, AND, WE, JOSH HAS DONE A GREAT JOB REPORTING BACK TO THE COUNTY IN THEIR SESSIONS AND THEIR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

HE'S. AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR TALKING WITH THEM, LETTING THEM KNOW, THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE.

THEY UNDERSTAND THIS, AND THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO ADD TO THIS MAJOR MAINTENANCE FUND.

MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

THANKS, DOCTOR. DOHERTY.

BOARD MEMBERS, ANY DISCUSSION? ANY QUESTIONS? MISS CHATTERS.

SO I WENT TO CRENSHAW.

MY MY CHILD HAD BASKETBALL PRACTICE OR SOMETHING OVER THERE, AND I SAW THAT ENTRANCE.

IS THAT GOING TO BE THE STANDARD ENTRANCE? AND FOR THAT FOR EACH FOR SIX OF THE SCHOOLS, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THAT'S SET UP.

WHEREAS OTHERS HAVE A DIFFERENT YOU MAY HAVE A GANTLET STYLE, LIKE A MANCHESTER THAT'S GOING TO BE SET UP A LITTLE DIFFERENT, JUST ON HOW THE HOW THE SCHOOLS WERE BUILT.

LIKE A CHALKELY.

WE HAVE TO DEMO THE FRONT AT BAILEY BRIDGE.

WE HAVE TO DEMO THE FRONT BECAUSE HOW THEY WERE BUILT AND THEN REBUILD THOSE AREAS.

OTHER OTHER SCHOOLS ARE LIKE CRENSHAW.

BUT THEY WANTED TO GO AFTER, WHAT, THE EASIEST FIRST, BECAUSE THEY KNEW THEY'D HAVE TO CLOSE THE SCHOOL FOR THE SUMMER TO DO THE PROJECT.

SO THE MANCHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL ENTRANCE KIND OF HAS A SEPARATION.

YOU WILL GO. YOU'LL COME IN THAT ONE DOOR, THERE'LL BE A GANTLET FORMAT.

YOU'LL COME INTO THE OFFICE.

THERE'S ANOTHER DOOR THAT'S GOING TO LET YOU COME OUT OF THE OFFICE.

TO GO INTO THE BUILDING, YOU HAVE TO BE BUZZED IN BY THE STAFF MEMBER.

OKAY. THAT WAS THAT WAS MY QUESTION.

AFTER YOU GO THROUGH THE RAPTOR PROGRAM AND GET YOUR YOU'RE OKAY TO GO.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SACHSE.

I NOTICED THE WHEN YOU HAD THE COLOR CODED COLUMNS, LOOKED LIKE HVAC WAS A LOT OF GREEN UP THERE, BUT THEN IT'S DIMINISHING WHERE THERE WAS.

WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK IN HVAC.

OKAY. YEAH, THEY'RE STILL DOING A LOT OF WORK IN HVAC.

DOES IT EVER END? OKAY.

OH, GOTCHA.

OKAY. YEAH. YOU MISSED A COVID FUN.

YEAH, YEAH.

THE ENJOYMENT OF A LOT OF INITIATIVES BEING PUT INTO PLACE.

SO THE MERV 13 I THINK IS MERV 13 FILTERS.

RIGHT. IS THAT A RECOMMENDATION TO UPGRADE BECAUSE OF COVID OR.

WELL, IS IT BECAUSE OF THE THE QUALITY NOW OF THE SYSTEMS THAT WE'VE PURCHASED AND ARE USING TO WHERE THIS IS WHAT IT'S FOUND THAT THOSE FILTERS BEST FIT? SO THE THINK OF.

TIGHTER AIR POCKETS THAT, IT REALLY FORCES OUR SYSTEMS TO PUSH AIR OUT A LOT STRONGER FASHION.

BUT THEY'RE JUST BETTER TO PICK UP ANYTHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE A SEASON OF FLU, A SEASON OF SOMETHING.

SO THIS IS JUST TO KEEP BETTER AIR QUALITY OUT THERE WITH WHAT WE DO WITH OUR SYSTEMS. IT'S NOT THE SYSTEMS WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT.

IT'S JUST YEAH, THE ORIGINAL FILTERS REALLY WEREN'T DOING THAT MUCH TO HELP BETTER AIR QUALITY.

WE'RE HERE, WE HAVE STRONGER AIR QUALITY.

AND IT WAS A RECOMMENDATION THROUGH COVID.

WE SAID IF IT HELPS US HAVE BETTER AIR QUALITY, LET'S KEEP THE BETTER AIR QUALITY.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR.

I WONDER ABOUT SPEAKING TO THOSE FILTERS.

DO YOU KNOW IF THEY FILTER MOLD OR OR PARTICLES LIKE THAT? SO IF YOU HAD A IF YOU HAD A SCREEN DOOR, YOU KNOW HOW SOMETIMES SCREEN DOOR SCREENS HAVE DIFFERENT.

YES. SPACES.

THIS IS JUST A TIGHTER KNIT.

THAT PICKS UP EVERYTHING THAT'S POSSIBLE.

IT'S NOT GOING TO. IT DOESN'T STOP AIR FROM GOING THROUGH, BUT IT FORCES OUR SYSTEMS TO HAVE A GREATER IMPACT ON PUSHING THE AIR BECAUSE IT IS STOPPING OTHER THINGS THAT IT

[01:20:10]

BUT, WE'VE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THE, THE SYSTEMS AND THEY'VE HAD TO UPGRADE MANY OF THEM TO USE TO USE THE MERV THIRTEEN'S WITH THAT AREA.

THE REASON I ASK WAS IN MAKING THE ROUNDS OF THE SCHOOLS, AND I WAS IN A SCHOOL UNNAMED, AND I WAS THERE FOR NOT A TERRIBLY LONG TIME.

WHEN I WALKED OUT, I THOUGHT MY EYES WERE GOING TO FALL OUT OF MY HEAD, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS IN THERE.

MAYBE IT WASN'T. MAYBE IT WAS ME.

I. I WISH THAT SOMETHING HAD BEEN FILTERED.

WE, ANY TIME, ANY TIME THAT THE FACILITIES HAS A QUESTION OF AIR QUALITY, THEY WILL CHECK THE AIR QUALITY FACILITY AND THEY THEY ARE CONSTANTLY OUT CHECKING AIR QUALITY BUILDINGS.

SO IF YOU HAD A CONSTITUENT THAT SAID WE NEED TO CHECK THE AIR QUALITY OF THE BUILDING, THEY WOULD GO OUT AND GO THROUGH THE BUILDING VERY PROFESSIONALLY AND CHECK THE AIR QUALITY AND CHECK THE VENTS AND CHECK MAKE SURE THE SYSTEM IS RUNNING CORRECTLY.

YEAH, WE DO NOT WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING WRONG WITH OUR SYSTEMS WHEN AIR IS FLOWING THROUGH THE BUILDING.

AND THE THING ABOUT IT IS YOU WANT AIRFLOW INTO YOUR BUILDING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY THE OUTSIDE COMING IN.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS, DO WE HAVE AGAIN ANY OTHER GENERAL DISCUSSION RELATED TO THIS YEAR'S PROPOSED BUDGET, THE CIP? OUR PROCESS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS OR THE WORK IN FRONT OF US.

OKAY. NEXT, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SCHOOL BOARD COMMENTS?

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

THANK YOU. YES.

THE HOTTEST TICKET IN TOWN.

FILL UP THE AUDITORIUMS. IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT. MR. PARONTO, THANK YOU.

JUST AS A REMINDER, I KNOW IT WAS UP HERE ON THE SCREEN.

MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE MATOACA DISTRICT TO REVIEW THIS BUDGET IS, JANUARY 30TH.

AND THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, MANCHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, FEBRUARY 1ST FOR OUR SPANISH SPEAKING, COMMUNITY TO, TO ATTEND.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO HIGHLY ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO COME OUT AS YOU CAN.

I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO HAVE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.

AND ALSO JUST A PLUG TO OUR HOPEFULLY, STATE AND DELEGATE, REPRESENTATIVES WHO MAY BE WATCHING OR MAYBE WATCHING THIS LATER ON AT A CERTAIN TIME.

THE JARC STUDY.

THIS IS NOTHING THAT IS NEW.

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE'VE BEEN UNDERFUNDED.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOT PLAY POLITICS, BUT TO COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND PUSH FORWARD OR DOWN TO THE COMMONWEALTH, THE MONEY THAT IS NEEDED SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN, PAYING OUR TEACHERS, KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON, SO TO SPEAK.

AND SO I WOULD JUST URGE BOTH SIDES, UP IN RICHMOND TO DO WHAT THEY CAN IN WORKING WITH EACH OTHER TO MAKE SURE THAT, THESE FUNDS ARE PUSHED DOWN AND TO THE COMMONWEALTH AS NEEDED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AS IMPORTANT REMINDER, THE NEXT SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET WORK SESSION WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, 2024 AT 4 P.M.

RIGHT HERE IN THE COUNTY PUBLIC MEETING ROOM.

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

[E. Adjournment]

MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL? ROLL ON THE MOTION.

DOMINIC CHATTERS.

STEPHEN PERONTO.

LISA HUDGINS, ANN COKER I.

DOT HEFFRON I.

THE MOTION CARRIES THE JANUARY 23RD, 2024 SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET WORK SESSION IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.