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GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
I'D LIKE TO CALL THE FEBRUARY 13TH, 2024 SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING TO ORDER.
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. THE BOARD IS NOW IN OPEN SESSION.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL? WOULD YOU PLEASE, PLEASE READ THE RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE CLOSED SESSION? NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBERS KNOWLEDGE ONE ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS BY VIRGINIA LAW WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED MEETING TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION APPLIES, AND TWO ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION CONVENING THE CLOSED MEETING WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION? SO MOVED SECOND.
SECOND. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE STUDENT DISCIPLINARY MATTER? IN CASE NUMBER 2023-2024/13, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL? ROLL ON THE MOTION.
IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE REMAINING STUDENT MATTER? IN CASE NUMBERS 2023-24/15RE 2023-24/16REAND 2023-24/17RE.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD.
BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL? ROLL ON THE MOTION.
IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE FIRST PERSONNEL MATTER? IN CASE NUMBER 2023- 24/46-HR, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DOMINIQUE CHATTERS.
IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE NEXT PERSONNEL MATTER IN CASE NUMBER 2023-24/47HR, IT IS RECOMMENDED AT THE SUPERINTENDENTS RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DOMINIQUE CHATTERS.
IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE NEXT PERSONNEL MATTER? IN CASE NUMBER 2023-24/48HR.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENTS RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DOMINIQUE CHATTERS.
IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE NEXT PERSONNEL MATTER? IN CASE NUMBER 2023-24/49HR.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE NEXT PERSONNEL MATTER? IN CASE NUMBER 2023- 24/50 HR, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE TWO SUPERINTENDENTS RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DOMINIQUE CHATTERS.
IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE NEXT PERSONNEL MATTER? IN CASE NUMBER 2023-24/51HR, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD.
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IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DOMINIQUE CHATTERS.
IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE NEXT PERSONNEL MATTER? IN CASE NUMBER 2023-24/52HR, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE NEXT PERSONNEL MATTER? IN CASE NUMBER 2023-24/53HR, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE NEXT PERSONNEL MATTER? IN CASE NUMBER 2023- 24/54 HR, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
I'M SORRY. IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE NEXT PERSONNEL MATTER? IN CASE NUMBER 2023-24/55HR.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL? ROLL ON THE MOTION. DOMINIC CHATTERS, A STEPHEN PARONTO, A LISA HUDGENS, A ANN COKER A DOT HEFFRON I.
IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE NEXT PERSONNEL MATTER IN CASE NUMBER 2023 - 2456 HR.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL? ROLL ON THE MOTION. DOMINIC CHATTERS I STEPHEN PARONTO I LISA HUDGENS I ANN COKER I DOT HEFFRON I THE MOTION CARRIES.
[A. Meeting Opening - 6:30 p.m.]
GOOD EVENING AGAIN.I'D LIKE TO CALL THE FEBRUARY 13TH, 2024 SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING TO ORDER.
BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING THIS EVENING, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT AND REMIND THE AUDIENCE THAT COMMENTS FROM THIS COMMENTS TO THIS BOARD MAY ONLY BE MADE AT THE PODIUM DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT IN PUBLIC PLACES AND SCHOOL BOARD POLICY 6.141.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HONORS DIVERSITY AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF OUR BLACK STUDENTS, TEACHERS, EMPLOYEES, AND FAMILIES IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. TONIGHT'S AGENDA INCLUDES A SCHOOL BOARD RESOLUTION IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS TO OUR NATION'S ADVANCEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, TOMORROW, FEBRUARY 14TH, IS CROSSING GUARD APPRECIATION DAY AND FEBRUARY 15TH IS SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER APPRECIATION DAY.
WE WILL NOW HAVE AN INVOCATION BY MISS CHATTERS FOLLOWED BY THE FLAG SALUTE LED BY MISS HUDGINS.
TODAY I WANTED TO READ AN EXCERPT FROM A POEM BY MAYA ANGELOU.
YOU MAY WRITE ME DOWN IN HISTORY.
WITH YOUR BITTER, TWISTED LIES.
YOU MAY TROD ME IN THE VERY DIRT.
BUT STILL LIKE DUST I'LL RISE.
SHAME I RISE UP FROM A PAST THAT'S ROOTED IN PAIN I RISE.
WELLING AND SWELLING I BEAR IN THE TIDE.
LEAVING BEHIND NIGHTS OF TERROR AND FEAR.
I RISE INTO A DAYBREAK THAT'S WONDROUSLY CLEAR I RISE.
BRINGING THE GIFTS THAT MY ANCESTORS GAVE.
I AM THE DREAM AND THE HOPE OF THE SLAVE I RISE, I RISE, I RISE.
[B. Consent Agenda]
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THIS EVENING'S CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES.APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES JANUARY 12TH, 2024.
BUSINESS MEETING JANUARY 23RD, 2024.
MEMO NUMBER 4- 24 ACCEPTANCE OF NEW GRANTS.
MEMO NUMBER 5-24 ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS.
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 2024 AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
MEMO NUMBER 624 ALTERNATIVE ACCREDITATION PLAN FOR CARVER COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMY.
MEMO NUMBER 8- 24, APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO SCHOOL BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
MEMO NUMBER 10-24 REVISION TO 2024.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING CALENDAR.
MEMO 12.24, DEED OF GIFT FOR WATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.
MEMO NUMBER 1324 APPROVAL OF THE 2324 SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING APPLICATION FOR HEAD START.
APPROVAL OF THE 2425 HEAD START APPLICATION AND MEMO NUMBER 1524.
FY 2024 REQUEST FOR RESERVES REAPPROPRIATION ON BEHALF OF APPOMATTOX REGIONAL GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? MADAM CHAIR, THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THANK YOU. 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? I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
[C. Public Hearing - Superintendent's Proposed FY2025 Operating Budget]
NEXT, WE HAVE THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC HEARINGS.SO WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING.
THE FIRST WILL BE HELD FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPERATING BUDGET.
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PROPOSED FY 25 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
WE'RE VERY INTERESTED IN HEARING YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT BOTH PROPOSED PLANS.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE THE SPEAKERS? MADAM CHAIR, FIVE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP IN ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AS I'LL CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND BE READY TO SPEAK IN THE ORDER THAT YOU WERE CALLED, MAY WE HAVE JUSTIN WALKER, GONZALEZ ADA, CHRISTINE MELENDEZ, SUSAN PAYNE AND ANN TATUS.
EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE FOUR MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
MAY WE HAVE JUSTIN WALKER? GOOD EVENING.
I'M HERE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
I'VE BEEN ON THE COMMITTEE FOR, COMING UP ON THREE YEARS.
BEEN CHAIRMAN FOR MOST OF THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE THREE OTHER MEMBERS WHO HAVE JOINED US TONIGHT FROM THE COMMITTEE.
WE DECIDED TO COME AND SPEAK WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT BECAUSE WE HAVE NEW FACES.
AND YOU ALL MAY HAVE SEEN OUR PRESENTATION.
THE ONE THAT I'M GOING TO ADDRESS, IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO BOTH CAPEX AND OPEX.
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SO WE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT IT HERE IN THE BUDGET SESSION.THE AS AS WE LOOK AROUND OUR DISTRICT FOR THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO IMPROVE OUR TO REDUCE OUR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT, IMPROVE OUR OPERATIONS, AND HOPEFULLY REDUCE OUR OPERATING COSTS.
THERE'S ONE THING THAT REALLY STANDS OUT.
WE HAVE SOME COOL STUFF THAT WE TALK ABOUT, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE THAT WILL HELP CHESTERFIELD COUNTY BE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF A SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN VIRGINIA. THIS ONE, UNFORTUNATELY, IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO JUST TO KEEP UP.
MORE THAN HALF OF OUR DISTRICT IS STILL LIT BY, AGING LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY, T8 LIGHTS.
THE STAFF HAS DONE A GOOD JOB OF TRYING TO CONVERT TO LED LIGHTS OVER THE YEARS.
BUT THERE IS A LOT OF FRUIT LEFT IN THE TREE.
A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THAT.
THE LED LIGHTS USE 50 TO 60% LESS ENERGY THAN TRADITIONAL LIGHTING DOES.
AND OF COURSE, THAT EQUATES DIRECTLY TO OPERATING EXPENSE.
LOOKING ACROSS THE DISTRICT, WE FEEL LIKE A CONVERSION.
A DISTRICT WIDE CONVERSION COULD PUT BETWEEN 900,000 AND 1,000,002 BACK IN OUR OPERATING BUDGET ANNUALLY, EVERY YEAR FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS. THAT'S HOW LONG THESE LIGHTS WILL LAST.
ANOTHER THING DIRECTLY RELATED TO THAT.
THEY CAN FOCUS MORE ON INSTRUCTION.
IF WE TAKE THAT OFF THEIR PLATES.
IT'S ALSO GOING TO REDUCE OUR CARBON IMPACT.
BETWEEN 6 AND 7000 TONS PER YEAR COULD BE REDUCED JUST BY MAKING THIS CONVERSION.
THAT LEADS TO A COUPLE OF THINGS.
IT LEADS TO VARIATION IN PRODUCT, VARIATION IN ESTHETICS.
OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THIS BE DONE AS A SINGLE PROJECT.
AND THE REACTION WAS, HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY SPEND $5 MILLION ON LIGHTS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY OUR TEACHERS? AND THE RIGHT ANSWER FOR THAT IS THAT MONEY IS GOING TO BE SPENT ANYWAY AND MORE.
THAT'S MONEY BACK IN OUR POCKETS.
INSTEAD OF SENDING IT TO THE POWER COMPANY.
AND THOSE PROJECTIONS, BY THE WAY, COSTS ARE AT TODAY'S RATES.
WE KNOW THOSE ARE JUST GOING TO KEEP INCREASING.
SO, THAT'S SORT OF THE SHORT VERSION.
I'M HAPPY TO SHARE MORE IF YOU'D LIKE.
WE AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO WATCH OUR PRESENTATION, I KIND OF EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ON, ON HOW WE WOULD GO THROUGH SOME OF THOSE THINGS, BUT WELCOME TO COME TO ANY OF OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND, AND WE'LL HAPPY TO SHARE OUT.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
JUST TO ADD ON TO MR. WALKER'S, EARLIER COMMENTS, ANOTHER TOPIC THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN THE COMMITTEE, IS TRYING TO, UPGRADE AND UPDATE THE COUNTY'S, SCHOOL BUS FLEET.
NOT NOT NECESSARILY JUST TRYING TO MOVE WITH A VERY FORWARD THINKING IDEA OF EV BUSSES, BUT EVEN THE BASIC UPGRADE OF GETTING RID OF OUR OLDER DIESEL BUSSES THAT HAVE VERY BAD FUEL MILEAGE AND COST A LOT OF MONEY TO MAINTAIN AND KEEP ON THE ROAD.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE BOARD, AS A COMMITTEE AS WELL, THAT WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO FOCUS ON, UPGRADING OUR SCHOOL BUS FLEET TO HAVE A MORE RELIABLE, SLIGHTLY MORE FUEL EFFICIENT FLEET AS WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AT FURTHER, MORE FUEL EFFICIENT OPTIONS FOR THE COUNTY.
MAY WE HAVE CHRISTINE MELENDEZ? GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND SCHOOL STAFF.
THANK YOU FOR PRIORITIZING COMPENSATION.
ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS COULD BE APPLIED TO THE SSO'S THAT WE HOPEFULLY WILL GET APPROVED IN THE BUDGET.
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WHEN TRAINING THESE SSO'S AND CONSIDERING WHAT THEIR DUTIES COULD LOOK LIKE, MAYBE WE CAN TRY TO UTILIZE THEM FOR LUNCH DUTIES OR OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GET IN THE WAY OF ALL OF OUR STAFF, ESPECIALLY OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS HAVING A DUTY FREE LUNCH.TO ECHO WHAT HAS BEEN STATED DURING THIS AND IN PREVIOUS BUDGET SESSIONS, WE MUST PRIORITIZE COMMUNICATING TO OUR STATE LEGISLATORS THAT WE CANNOT HAVE MANDATES WITHOUT FUNDING.
SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE PRESENT, EVERYONE WATCHING OUR STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY TO COME TO THE FUND.
WE KNOW THAT FROM LOCAL HISTORY THAT WHEN PEOPLE SHOW UP AND PUT THE PRESSURE ON, WE CAN GET THE RESULTS WE NOT ONLY WANT, BUT NEED FOR OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY TO THRIVE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MAY WE HAVE SUSAN PAYNE.
A COUPLE YEARS AGO, OUR BUS DRIVERS WERE INTRODUCED TO THE TYLER TECHNOLOGIES TABLET.
IT'S SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE BUS WITHIN ARM'S REACH OF THE DRIVER.
THE TABLET SHOWS DIRECTIONS TO THE DRIVER AND THE NAMES OF STUDENTS AT EACH STOP ON THE ROUTE.
THE TABLET CHIMES, LETTING THE DRIVER AND STUDENT KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN LOADED ONTO THE TABLET.
THE STUDENT COULD DO THE SAME THING WHEN EXITING THE BUS AT SCHOOL.
WHEN THE DRIVER ARRIVES AT THE SCHOOL IN THE AFTERNOON, THE STUDENTS DO THE SAME THING TAP THEIR CARD, THE TABLET CHIMES, LETTING BOTH THE STUDENT AND DRIVER KNOW THEY ARE LOADED ONTO THE TABLET.
WHEN THE STUDENTS DISEMBARK AT THEIR STOP, THEY AGAIN TAP OFF THE BUS.
THIS WAY, THE DRIVER CAN REDIRECT THE STUDENT TO THE CORRECT STOP.
NOT EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT HAS A CARD.
I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL NOVEMBER 3RD OF THIS YEAR FOR MOST OF MY STUDENTS TO RECEIVE THEIR CARDS.
I STILL HAVE A FEW STUDENTS THAT DON'T HAVE CARDS.
THIS IS BECAUSE THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT RAN OUT OF FUNDS.
I HAVE A NEW KINDERGARTEN STUDENT THAT HAS NEVER HAD A CARD.
I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER STUDENTS THAT HAVE COME ONTO MY ROUTE AND THEY DO NOT HAVE CARDS.
THEY'RE WONDERING WHY THEIR CLASSMATES HAVE CARDS AND THEY DO NOT.
I'M ASKING FOR THE BOARD TO FIND MONEY FOR EVERY STUDENT TO HAVE ACCESS TO RFID CARDS.
RFID CARDS DO NOT LAST FOREVER.
YOU'RE GIVING THESE CARDS TO KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE.
THEY WILL NOT LAST THEIR ENTIRE EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SCHOOL IN ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY CHEW ON THEM, THEY TWIST THEM.
EVEN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS NEED THESE CARDS.
WHEN STUDENTS BOARD THE BUS, THE SAME THING HAPPENS.
BUT WE HAVE TO ASK THEM FOR THEIR NAME.
WE MUST SEARCH THE ENTIRE ROUTE FOR THE STUDENT'S NAME.
SCROLL THROUGH THE TABLET TRYING TO FIND A MATCH.
IF THE DRIVER IS A RUNNER, ONE THAT IS A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE ROUTE, IT TAKES MORE TIME.
THE TABLET DISPLAYS THEIR NAME, AND THE DRIVER CAN REPEAT THE STUDENT'S NAME WITH A GREETING.
IN THE AFTERNOON, THE STUDENT DOES THE SAME THING AT SCHOOL.
IF THE STUDENT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO RIDE THE BUS HOME IN THE AFTERNOON, THEY'LL TAP IT AND WILL MAKE A DIFFERENT SOUND, ALERTING THE DRIVER TO ASSIST THE STUDENT IN FINDING THE CORRECT BUS.
SAME THING IF THE STUDENT ATTEMPTS TO EXIT THE BUS.
THIS IS FOR HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT A STOP THAT'S NOT ASSIGNED TO THEM.
SOME OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RIDE SEVEN DIFFERENT BUSSES A DAY.
FOR MOST MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ALL HAVE CELL PHONES.
IN THE MEANTIME, I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO FIND A WAY THAT EVERY STUDENT SHOULD HAVE AN RFID CARD.
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MIGHT BE ABLE TO COVER FOUR CARDS FOR THE STUDENT FOR THE YEAR.ANY ADDITIONAL CARDS WOULD NEED TO BE PURCHASED.
JUST LIKE A TEACHER NEEDS COPY PAPER CRAFTING SUPPLIES.
STUDENT NEEDS CHROMEBOOK, CLINIC NEEDS BAND AIDS.
OUR BUS DRIVERS NEED THESE RFID CARDS AND SO DO OUR STUDENTS.
MADAM CHAIR, THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP IN ADVANCE.
TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED FY 2025 OPERATING BUDGET IS CLOSED.
[D. Public Hearing - Superintendent's Proposed FY2025 Capital Improvement Plan]
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL TONIGHT'S SPEAKERS? MADAM CHAIR, TWO SPEAKERS SIGNED UP IN ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.MAY WE HAVE CHRISTINE MELENDEZ AND ANN TATUS AS A REMINDER.
I'LL REPEAT THE PROTOCOL FOR THIS EVENING.
EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE FOUR MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
MAY WE HAVE CHRISTINE MELENDEZ? GOOD EVENING, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AGAIN.
CHRISTINE MELENDEZ, PRESIDENT OF THE CHESTERFIELD EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FIRST FOR CONTINUING TO WORK WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO TRY TO CATCH UP TO THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS WHEN IT COMES TO INFRASTRUCTURE, ONE AREA WE KNOW HAS BEEN NEGLECTED IS OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE DALE DISTRICT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS MELENDEZ.
MADAM CHAIR, NO MORE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP IN ADVANCE.
THANK YOU TO TONIGHT'S SPEAKER AND ALL OF TONIGHT'S SPEAKERS FOR THE FOR BOTH PUBLIC HEARINGS.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS, FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTIONS.
THE BOARD WILL TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE THE FY 2025 BUDGET AND FY 2025 CIP AT THE FEBRUARY 22ND SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. NEXT WE HAVE AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS, MR.
[E. Awards and Recognitions]
SMITH. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.IF I COULD ASK OUR SCHOOLS TO WATCH MIDDLE SCHOOLS COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
TO RECOGNIZE SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT MEET THE FORUM'S CRITERIA FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE.
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS A TOTAL OF SEVEN SCHOOLS TO WATCH.
BAILEY BRIDGE MIDDLE, ROBIOUS MIDDLE, SCHOOL SWIFT CREEK MIDDLE, MIDLOTHIAN MIDDLE.
TOMAHAWK CREEK MIDDLE, ELIZABETH DAVIS MIDDLE AND PROVIDENCE MIDDLE.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THESE SCHOOLS.
I THINK I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR A LOT OF FOLKS WHO MOVED TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING, AND IT'S BECAUSE OF SCHOOLS LIKE YOURS AND MANY OTHERS THAT WE'RE SHAPING TOMORROW'S FUTURE IN WHAT YOU DO.
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CONGRATULATE YOU FOR A VERY JOB WELL DONE.AND ALSO JUST THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS AS WELL.
GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. I'M MATT DIAMOND, I'M THE PRINCIPAL AT ROBIOUS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I LOVE SCHOOLS TO WATCH BECAUSE I WORK IN AN AWESOME SCHOOL AND AN AWESOME COMMUNITY WITH AWESOME STAFF, AND IT GIVES ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE AMAZING THINGS GOING ON WITHIN THE SCHOOL.
I'M MELANIE KNOWLES, PRINCIPAL AT BAILEY BRIDGE MIDDLE, AND I AGREE, IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE OUTSTANDING WORK THAT OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY DOES, OUR STUDENTS, OUR AMAZING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS REALLY WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS SUCCESSFUL AND SUPPORTED.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS ED MAINES. I'M PRINCIPAL AT SWIFT CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE DOCTOR CALVIN FRYE.
HE WAS THE PRINCIPAL AT SWIFT CREEK PRIOR TO MY APPOINTMENT THERE.
AND HE STARTED THIS WHOLE SCHOOLS TO WATCH THING AT SWIFT CREEK.
SO I WANTED TO THANK HIM AND KIND OF REITERATE WHAT MATT AND MELANIE SAID.
AND AS A SMALL TOKEN OF APPRECIATION, WE HAVE THESE FOR YOU AS WELL.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
IF I COULD ASK ERICA HOEGER TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
ERIKA HOEGER OF SALEM CREEK ELEMENTARY WAS RECOGNIZED AS A 2023 VIRGINIA ELEMENTARY ART EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR BY THE VIRGINIA ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
DESCRIBED AS DYNAMIC AND INNOVATIVE, SHE SAYS SHE TEACHES ART BECAUSE SHE ENJOYS ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS ON A CREATIVE LEVEL, HEARING ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES, AND WATCHING THEM BRING THOSE EXPERIENCES INTO THEIR ART.
SHE HAS TAUGHT SINCE 2016 FOR CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING ERIKA.
WELL, I WOULD SAY THAT YOU MUST BE REALLY GOOD AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
IF YOU HAVE ANY WORDS YOU WANT TO SHARE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO TO MY SALEM FAMILY FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT TO SUPPORT ME.
THANK YOU TO JIMMY HURD, WHO'S ALWAYS BELIEVED IN ME AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE TO TO BACK ME UP.
IF I COULD ASK JENNY RYAN, KATHRYN HAZELWOOD AND DAVID YAU TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
A TWO TIME VCU GRADUATE AND A 31 YEAR TEACHER IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HE CONTINUALLY SUPPORTS THE UNIVERSITY BY ACCEPTING PRACTICUM AND STUDENT TEACHERS AND SERVING AS A MENTOR TO NEW EDUCATORS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THESE TEACHERS.
HEY, ON BEHALF LIKE I'M A MOTHER OF A BAND, BAND KIDS AND CHORUS KIDS.
AND WHAT YOU DO IS VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART.
I KNOW THAT YOU ALL TAKE A CACOPHONY OF NOISE AND TURN IT INTO BEAUTY, AND THAT IF ANYBODY'S BEEN BY A BAND ROOM AND HEARD THE NOISE, YOU ALL KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU DO.
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THEM A HOME AND YOU GIVE THEM A PURPOSE AND A FAMILY.AND FOR THAT, I TOO AM GRATEFUL.
OUR KIDS AND OUR FAMILIES AND I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.
AND WE SEE IT, AND WE KNOW IT'S CRAZY AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU THESE AS A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION.
WOULD ANYONE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? SAY A LITTLE SOMETHING.
I, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TEACHING FOR THIS IS 30 YEARS, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS.
AND I REALLY MY FAVORITE THING IS JUST DEALING WITH THE STUDENTS AND WATCHING THEM GROW UP.
AND I REALLY LIKE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT GIVING THEM A HOME, BECAUSE IT REALLY MEANS A LOT TO ME.
WHEN A KID SAYS, THIS IS MY FAMILY, I FEEL SAFE HERE.
AND ALSO, FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS OR SO, I'VE TAUGHT ORCHESTRA AS WELL.
SO GET SOME GREAT KIDS FROM DAVAO.
AND YEAH, IT'S JUST IT'S A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT EVERY DAY I GET UP IN THE MORNING AND I DRIVE TO WORK, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE DOES, WITH A PLAN TO WAVE MY ARMS AND TEACH MUSIC AND HANG OUT WITH SOME REALLY AWESOME KIDS.
BUT MY GOAL EVERY DAY IS TO PRODUCE BETTER PEOPLE READY TO GO OUT INTO THE WORLD AND DO THIS REALLY WEIRD AND CRAZY THING THAT WE CALL LIFE AND ADULTING. AND I THINK I'M GOING TO KEEP ON DOING IT FOR A WHILE LONGER, SO THANK YOU.
WELL, AS SOMEBODY THAT I DIDN'T EVEN THINK I WAS GOING TO GO INTO THE CLASSROOM.
SO WHEN I WENT IN THERE AND FOUND SUCCESS AND RECEIVED AWARDS, IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.
NEXT UP, IF I COULD ASK OUR WISE FINANCIAL LITERACY FOLKS TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
COSBY HIGH, JAMES RIVER HIGH, MIDLOTHIAN HIGH, MONACAN HIGH, SCHOOLS WHO EARN BLUE STAR SCHOOL DESIGNATION BY ACHIEVING AN 80% PASSING RATE ON THE WISE FINANCIAL LITERACY CERTIFICATION TEST WITH A HIGH, WITH AT LEAST HALF THE STUDENTS ON A GRADE LEVEL, OR AT LEAST 10% OF SCHOOL ENROLLMENT TAKEN DURING THE CERTIFICATION TEST.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THESE TEACHERS.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS VERY DESERVING RECOGNITION.
TEACHING PERSONAL FINANCE AND ECON IS NOT EASY, I AM SURE.
BUT BEING AND IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT SKILL FOR OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE.
GOT A LITTLE TOKEN ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS.
AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY YOUR NAME, SCHOOL YOU REPRESENT AND WHY YOU LIKE TEACHING ABOUT MONEY.
MY NAME IS DOCTOR LETICIA BULLOCK, AND I WANT TO SAY I ENJOY TEACHING KIDS THAT LIFE SKILL.
FINANCIAL LITERACY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN LIFE, AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
THE IRONIC THING IS I DON'T TEACH ECON EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
THIS YEAR I TEACH SUCCESS, ALL SUCCESS.
AND HONESTLY, IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, IT'S NOT LOST ON ME, THE PRIVILEGE THAT I HAVE TO BE A TEACHER NOW, BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE OF COLOR LIKE ME HAVE NOT ALWAYS HAD THAT PRIVILEGE, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
SO THANK YOU. I'M MEREDITH SCHUMAN, ALSO FROM MONACAN HIGH SCHOOL.
MY KIDS MIGHT NOT ALWAYS APPRECIATE IT NOW, BUT I KNOW EVEN AS SENIORS, THEY COME BACK TO ME AND THEY SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY GET THEIR FIRST JOBS OR THEY START DRIVING AND IT ALL STARTS TO CLICK.
SO THEY'LL LIKE THEY'LL APPRECIATE ME ONE DAY.
I'M CAROLYN MANHEIM FROM MONACAN HIGH SCHOOL, AND I REALLY LOVE TEACHING ECON PERSONAL FINANCE BECAUSE I REALLY FEEL LIKE IT IMPACTS STUDENTS NOT JUST FOR THE CURRENT CLASS YEAR, BUT FOR THEIR WHOLE LIVES, REALLY.
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CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.IF I COULD ASK OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
CHESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS HELP ALL STUDENTS APPLY ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT STRATEGIES, SUPPORT STUDENTS SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS, AND TEACH INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, RESPOND TO AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CRITICAL INCIDENTS WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS, AND PLAN FOR POST-SECONDARY OPTIONS, HIGHER EDUCATION, MILITARY WORKFORCE, ETC..
EACH YEAR, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING SCHOOL COUNSELORS WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE STUDENT SUCCESS, PROMOTE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS.
CONGRATULATIONS, THESE TOP SCHOOL COUNSELOR LEADERS WHO ARE ALL IN FOR ALL STUDENTS.
OUTSTANDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR MARIA BURIASCO BEDIAKO.
I HOPE I GOT THAT RIGHT. CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY, AN OUTSTANDING MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THESE SCHOOL COUNSELORS.
CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU I GET TO GIVE YOURS TO YOU GO UP.
AND EVERY SINGLE TIME I WENT TO TWO SCHOOLS AND YOURS CRESTWOOD RIGHT.
SO WE GO THERE AND TALK TO THE PRINCIPAL AND THEY'RE LIKE, WHO IS IT FOR? AND AND OH NO, THEY ALREADY KNEW WHATEVER BUT THEY'RE LIKE, OH, THAT'S SO GREAT.
THEY WERE TRIPPING OVER THEMSELVES, SO EXCITED THAT IT WAS YOU.
AND YOU GUYS DO SUCH AN AMAZING, ACT FOR ALL OF OUR KIDS.
WE ALL KNOW THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING.
THEY'RE MORE FRAGILE THAN THEY EVER HAVE BEEN.
AND YOUR KINDNESS AND COMPASSION AND CARE AND CONCERN THAT YOU GIVE THEM IS IT'S HUGE.
AND IT HAS A RIPPLING EFFECT THAT AFFECTS THEM AND IT AFFECTS EVERYONE THAT THEY TOUCH.
AND SO YOU ALL ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.
SO WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO, SAY A LITTLE WORD? ANYBODY? HOW MANY? COME ON. I'M MARIA BEDIAKO, COUNSELOR AT CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY, AND I FEEL HONORED TO GET THIS AWARD.
I FEEL LIKE COUNSELING IS A SUPERPOWER.
SO I GET TO BE A COACH, A ENCOURAGER, A SAFE SPACE, AN ADVOCATE ALL OF THE THINGS.
SO I REALLY, TRULY LOVE WHAT I DO.
I WAS JUST GOING TO PIGGYBACK OFF WHAT SHE SAID.
I LOVE CREATING AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE STUDENTS.
I'M AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT TO SEE THEM DO THAT AND TO HELP THEM WITH THAT, IT'S AMAZING.
SO WE'RE LIKE THE HEARTS OF THE SCHOOL, RIGHT? I WOULD SAY SO. RIGHT.
IF I COULD ASK OUR DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
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THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET CONTINUES ITS STRING OF WINNING AWARDS FOR ITS BUDGET DOCUMENTS.THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET DOCUMENT FOR THE 10TH YEAR WAS RECOGNIZED WITH A MERITORIOUS BUDGET AWARD FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS INTERNATIONAL.
THIS AWARD PROMOTES AND RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN SCHOOL BUDGET PRESENTATION AND ENHANCES SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS SKILLS IN DEVELOPING, ANALYZING, AND PRESENTING A SCHOOL SYSTEM BUDGET AS WELL.
TO ACHIEVE THE AWARD, THE ENTITY MUST SATISFY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE BUDGET PRESENTATION THAT ASSESS HOW WELL THE BUDGET SERVES AS A POLICY DOCUMENT, A FINANCIAL PLAN AND OPERATIONS GUIDE, AND A COMMUNICATION TOOL.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.
SO I KIND OF SEE A THEME HERE IN MY RECOGNITIONS.
SO FIRST, IT'S THE WISE, LITERACY AWARD, WHICH IS FOR PERSONAL FINANCE AND ECON.
SO WE ARE GROWING OUR NEXT BUDGET TEAM FOR CCPS WITH OUR STUDENTS IN THE FUTURE.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK, YOU DO A FABULOUS JOB BEING AN ACCOUNTANT MYSELF AND IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD, I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE HARD WORK AND HOURS THAT YOU PUT IN, TO DO THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
AND YES, I DO LOOK AT THE BINDER THAT IS THIS THICK, TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO.
I KNOW FINANCE DOESN'T ALWAYS GET ALL THE RECOGNITION.
SO THIS IS AN IMPORTANT NIGHT FOR YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT ME TO ASK YOU TOO? SHOULD WE BE? KEEP THEM COMING.
COME ON. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE RESOLUTION? RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 2024 AS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH, WHEREAS THE ASSOCIATION FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HAS DESIGNATED FEBRUARY 2024 AS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH, AND WHEREAS, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS OFFERED CTE COURSES FOR OVER A CENTURY, AND WHEREAS, CTE OFFERS PATHWAYS AND STUDENTS FOR STUDENTS TO PREPARE FOR CAREERS IN HIGH WAGE, HIGH DEMAND CAREERS.
AND WHEREAS, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL OFFERS INSTRUCTION IN 16 CAREER CLUSTERS, 41 CAREER PATHWAYS AND 58 CAREER FIELDS, WITH 214 CTE COURSES AVAILABLE FOR CCPS STUDENTS TO EXPLORE.
AND WHEREAS, DURING THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR, CTE STUDENTS EARNED 9363 CAREER CREDIT CREDENTIALS.
AND WHEREAS, THE ELSIE BYRD HIGH SCHOOL GOVERNOR'S ACADEMY FOR ENGINEERING WAS RECOGNIZED WITH A CREATING EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR REGION ONE BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN 2023.
WHEREAS, THE CTE WORK BASED LEARNING PROGRAM SUPPORTED 23,689 STUDENTS WITH A VARIETY OF WORK BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN THE COMMUNITY DURING THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR, AND WHEREAS, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WORK BASED LEARNING PROGRAM WAS RECOGNIZED WITH A CREATING EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR BOTH REGION ONE AND THE STATE OF THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, 2023.
AND WHEREAS, THE 2023 STUDENT JOB FAIR HELPED 151 STUDENTS ACQUIRE FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT UPON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, AND WHEREAS CTE IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION'S CURRICULUM NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNIZES FEBRUARY 2024 AS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH, ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMPORTANCE OF CTE AND THANKS THE HARD WORKING CTE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS OF CHESTERFIELD
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COUNTY FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN ENSURING THAT THE SCHOOL DIVISION CTE PROGRAMS REMAIN BEST IN CLASS.WE'RE WAITING FOR, WE'VE GOT ONE. WE SPOTTED ANOTHER CTE STUDENT IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WE WERE LIKE, COME ON, ANYONE ELSE? DID WE MISS ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, GOOD. CONGRATULATIONS.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
I'M SO HONORED AND DELIGHTED THAT WE ARE, RECOGNIZING CTE MONTH.
AND I THINK IT'D BE GREAT IF I, I'M REALLY RELUCTANT TO PASS THE MIC BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE GET REALLY NERVOUS, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO PASS THE MIC BECAUSE I KNOW I SEE SOME VERY FAMILIAR FACES, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR, WHAT YOUR CONNECTION IS WITH THE PROGRAM.
WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE MEAL PREPARED FOR YOU BY OUR TECH CENTER CULINARY STUDENTS.
AND IN FRONT OF YOU IN THE GOLD BOX IS A CHOCOLATE SURPRISE BAKED FOR YOU BY OUR BAKING AND PASTRY STUDENTS AT THE TECH CENTER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
HI, I'M LATOYA HARVEY HARRINGTON.
I TEACH THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, CLASS AT THE TECH CENTER, COURTHOUSE CAMPUS.
AND, THIS IS ONE OF MY FORMER STUDENTS, JANE HEFFRON.
AND I'M GOING TO PASS THE MIC TO HER.
I WAS A FORMER CTE STUDENT AND I FOUND IT KIND OF HELPFUL TO GET MY CDA BECAUSE NOW I HAVE A JOB IN THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AS A SUBSTITUTE.
I'M THE HVAC INSTRUCTOR AT THE COURTHOUSE CAMPUS.
THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS THROUGH HVAC EXCELLENCE KIND OF MEANT A LOT TO ME.
THIS IS A IT WAS A PROCESS THAT STARTED IN 2015.
AND LAST SPRING WE FINALLY BROUGHT IT HOME.
I BROUGHT, PEYTON HERE WITH ME.
PEYTON'S A CLOVER HILL STUDENT.
HE'S A SENIOR, AND, I BROUGHT HIM.
AND I'M REALLY ANXIOUS TO SEE WHERE HE WINDS UP IN HIS CAREER WHEN HE GETS OUT OF SCHOOL.
THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LEARNING IN MR. WILLIS'S CLASS ARE REALLY INTERESTING TO ME.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STUDYING FOR THE EPA 608 CERTIFICATION.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO, YOU KNOW, GET A JOB IN HVAC.
SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT.
I DON'T GO TO THE TECH CENTER, BUT IN MR. O'HARE'S CLASS I GET A LOT OF EXPERIENCE USING AUTOCAD SOFTWARE, WHICH IS REALLY HELPFUL IN ENGINEERING AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES THAT I HAVE IN MR. O'HARE'S CLASS. I'M SEAN O'HARE.
I'M AT CLOVER HILL HIGH SCHOOL.
I'D LIKE TO THANK CHAD MACKLIN AND HIS TEAM AND CATHY.
AND IT'S JUST A GREAT THING GOING ON WITH THE WORK BASED LEARNING.
IT'S HUGE. AND JUDE'S AMAZING.
I'M GLAD HE SIGNED UP FOR MY CLASS.
HELLO, I AM AZARIA OWENS AND I AM THE CCLA PRESIDENT AT THOMAS DALE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS RED IS INCREDIBLE.
I'M JASON PAYTON. I AM A TEACHER AT THOMAS DALE HIGH SCHOOL.
I AM THE FCCLA ADVISOR, OR ONE OF THEM FCCLA ADVISORS AT THOMAS DALE.
AND OUR BIG THING THIS YEAR IS WE STARTED WITH BASICALLY NOTHING.
I THINK WE HAD ZERO ON THE ROSTER WHEN WE STARTED THE YEAR.
WE HAVE I THINK THE NUMBER IS 307 NOW.
SO 307 STUDENTS FROM ZERO AND ONE YEAR.
A LOT OF THAT GOES RIGHT BACK TO AZARIA.
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SO WE JUMPED IN BOTH FEET, CLUELESS, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE DOING, AND WE JUMPED OUT, TALKED WITH ANN ANYBODY WE COULD TALK TO TO TRY TO GET THINGS HAPPENING.AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE DOING REALLY WELL NOW.
THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS MATTHEW COKER.
I WASN'T REALLY PREPARED TO BE HERE TODAY, BUT I HEARD THAT MY AWESOME TEACHER WAS GOING TO BE HERE.
SO I WORK WITH CHILDREN FULL TIME SINCE I WAS 17 THANKS TO THE TECHNICAL CENTER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.
RIGHT. LIKE, I MEAN, THIS IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
AND WE DO APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU TO OUR LEADERS FOR HELPING OUR KIDS.
BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NOBODY WANTS. NOBODY HAS ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT, I DO.
I COULDN'T HIT THE BUTTON FAST ENOUGH.
I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT I TOOK A TOUR TODAY OF CTC COURTHOUSE WITH MR. RUSSELL. AND WHAT OUR KIDS ARE ABLE TO DO IN THOSE IN THE CENTER IS ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL AND AMAZING.
AND I KNOW I SHOULD SAVE THIS FOR THE WORK SESSION, BUT IT'D BE GREAT TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS AND OFFERINGS THAT WE CAN OFFER AT THE CTC, AND I'D BE WILLING TO HAVE MY BOARD MEMBERS SUPPORT THAT INITIATIVE.
THANK YOU. BY THE WAY, MISS CHATTERS, IN 26, THAT WILL OCCUR.
YES. JUST SPEAK IT INTO BEING.
WOW. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BOARD MEMBERS? MR. PARONTO? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THE CTE BUILDING ITSELF, THE PROGRAMS THAT'S OFFERED TO OUR STUDENTS IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.
AND THIS EVENING, DURING CLOSED SESSION, WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF, STUDENTS IN THE CULINARY SCHOOL.
IF YOU WILL PROVIDE THIS EVENING'S DINNER.
AND, IF YOU KNOW ME, I'M A HUGE CRITIC WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD.
AND AS I WAS EATING MY MEAL, I LEANED OVER AND I SAID, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS.
I'LL SECOND OR THIRD THE FOOD COMMENT.
THERE WAS A BOX AND, YOU KNOW, YOU EXPECT A BOX LUNCH TO HAVE A SANDWICH, A CHIP, MAYBE A COOKIE.
AND YOU'RE CALLING IT A DAY? NO, SIR. NO, IT WAS A PITA STUFFED FULL.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH, BUT IT WAS.
THERE WAS. EVERYTHING THAT I ATE WAS REALLY TASTY.
I'M EASY TO PLEASE, BUT IT WAS VERY, VERY DELICIOUS.
AND THEN THERE WAS LIKE, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A SLICE OF BREAD.
AND YOU KNOW HOW THAT CAN BE EITHER DRY OR NOT DONE? IT WAS PERFECT.
ALSO, AS A FORMER TEACHER, I HAVE BEEN ON THE, I GUESS THE OTHER END OF SEEING MY STUDENTS WHO MIGHT BE STRUGGLING AGAIN ACADEMICALLY, MAYBE, MAYBE ENGLISH CLASS WAS NOT THEIR JAM.
AND THEN THEY WOULD GO AND THEY WOULD DO THE NURSING OR THEY WOULD DO ANOTHER.
THE ONE THAT I CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW IS NURSING.
CTE ALLOWS CHILDREN OR STUDENTS TO FLOURISH IN WAYS THAT IS UNIQUE, AND I'M A VERY BIG FAN
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OF IT, AND I LOVE THEM BEING ABLE TO DO, NONACADEMIC PURSUITS THAT WILL THEN PUT THEM AHEAD OF THE GAME WHEN THEY GRADUATE.IT IS INCREDIBLE, AND I AM SUPER PUMPED TO FIND OUT THAT IT'S GOING TO EXPAND IN 2026.
IT'S A BIG DEAL, AND IT'S A GREAT THING THAT WE'RE DOING FOR OUR KIDS AND OUR COMMUNITY.
FELLOW CTE. MOM, DID YOU WANT TO CHIME IN? OF COURSE, OF COURSE.
SO KUDOS TO CTE FOR, TEACHING MY SON AND THE REST OF CCPS STUDENTS.
CAN'T SAY MORE WONDERFUL THINGS THAN THAT.
AND I WILL JUST SAY, I THINK ALL OF YOUR POINTS ARE JUST ABSOLUTELY READING MY MIND.
BUT PARTICULARLY I THINK CTE IS IT'S VITAL TO WHAT OUR WHAT WE DO.
AND WHATEVER YOUR AFTER GRADUATION PATH IS, THOSE SKILLS ARE LIFE SKILLS.
AND SO WE'RE VERY I'M VERY HONORED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE CTE MONTH.
CHAD, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM AND KEEP IT RUNNING AND, TO ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO JUST GIVE IT A TRY.
THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DOMINIQUE CHATTERS.
AYE. THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN ADOPTED.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, DOCTOR DAUGHERTY AND MR. ROBERTS, IT'S MY PLEASURE THIS EVENING TO INTRODUCE TO YOU 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 SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION EVERY DAY.
ALTHOUGH OFTEN AN UNSUNG HERO TO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, THEIR BUS DRIVER IS A ROLE MODEL FOR PATIENCE, HARD WORK, KINDNESS, AND DEDICATION. CCPS BUS DRIVERS ARE TO BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES WHICH THEY SERVE.
THERE WERE 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.
DEB TURNER, AREA ONE, BUS 900, 4 YEARS OF SERVICE.
DEB WAS A VOLUNTEER EMT AT BENSLEY BERMUDA VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD FOR TEN YEARS PRIOR TO JOINING CCPS AS A BUS DRIVER, AND HAS BEEN A MENTOR FOR THE PAST FOUR AND A HALF YEARS.
IF NOT FREQUENTLY ATTENDED, IT WILL DESTROY EVERYTHING AROUND IT.
SIMON HOWARD, AREA THREE, BUS 858, 16 YEARS OF SERVICE.
SIMON SAYS HE LOVES THE INTERACTION WITH HIS STUDENTS AND HIS AREA LOVES HIM.
DANIEL KINZER, AREA FOUR BUS 899, 18 YEARS OF SERVICE.
DANIEL SAYS THAT WHEN HE WAS YOUNG AND RIDING ON THE BUS, HE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE A GREAT JOB.
WHEN HE GREW UP, HE GOT HIS CDL AND START WORKING FOR A CHURCH, BUT THEN CAME TO WORK FOR CCPS AND HAS BEEN WITH US FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS, AND HE SAYS HE LOVES HIS JOB. DUSTIN DEAN, AREA FIVE, BUS 511, ONE YEAR OF
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SERVICE. DUSTIN SAYS HE LOVES HIS JOB BECAUSE HE BELIEVES THE WORK THAT HE DOES HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON CCPS, THE COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS HE WORKS WITH EACH DAY.THANK YOU. SO I'M STILL FEELING IN A POETIC MOOD.
AND SO LET ME READ THIS ABOUT OUR BUS DRIVERS.
IN THE EARLY MORNING LIGHT, YOU ARRIVE WITH A SMILE THAT BRIGHTENS OUR DAY AND DRIVE THROUGH RAIN OR SHINE, YOU SAFELY GUIDE OUR WAY, BRINGING COMFORT AND PEACE THAT COMES THAT DAY.
WITH PATIENCE AND CARE, YOU NAVIGATE OUR STREETS.
ENSURING OUR CHILDREN'S JOURNEY IS ALWAYS SWEET.
THANK YOU ALL DRIVERS FOR ALL YOUR MEASURE, YOUR DEDICATION AND KINDNESS WE TRULY TREASURE.
YES. AS A MOM OF FOUR KIDS THAT RIDE THE BUS, I TRULY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.
THE POEM IS JUST A LITTLE TOUCH, BUT I MEAN, I CAN'T DO IT, AND THE PATIENCE THAT YOU HAVE WHEN I PUT THEM ON THE BUS, THE LOUDNESS, THE RUCKUS, THE PASSIONATE, THE CONVERSATIONS.
I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.
LET'S GIVE US ANOTHER HAND FOR OUR BUS DRIVERS.
SINCE THIS IS MY FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD IN 2024, IN MY FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT BOARD, I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE SOME FIGURES WITH YOU. LAST YEAR, WITH A COUPLE OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE EXPANSION OF THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION, OUR FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT SERVED OVER 8.5 MILLION MEALS TO STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
FOR CONTEXT, THOSE NUMBERS WOULD EQUATE TO AN AVERAGE OF 49,000 STUDENTS GETTING A HOT MEAL EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT THEY WALKED INTO THE BUILDING OR COMMERCIALLY, THE EQUIVALENT OF THE YEARLY SALES FIGURES FOR ALL OF OUR FAVORITE CHICKEN SANDWICH RESTAURANTS IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.
AS MANY OF MY STAFF WILL TELL YOU, THIS IS A LOT OF FOOD.
SO OUR FIRST NOMINEE TONIGHT IS KRISTEN FRANK.
SHE SAYS I LOVE THIS JOB BECAUSE OF ALL THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH AND ALL THE WONDERFUL KIDS I'VE MET.
THE KIDS THAT WERE FIFTH GRADERS WHEN I STARTED AT CRENSHAW ARE NOW EIGHTH GRADERS AT BAILEY BRIDGE.
SHE SAYS WHAT I ENJOY IS SEEING THE CHILDREN GET THE NUTRITION THAT THEY DESERVE.
MISS JOHNSON IS A FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATE AT BEULAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
UNABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING, HAVE, TO RECOGNIZE, FIRST IS KEATON OAKS.
HE SAYS, I ENJOY WORKING WITH CCPS BECAUSE IT IS MORE THAN JUST A JOB.
THERE IS MEANING AND PURPOSE BEHIND EVERYONE WE WORK WITH AND ALL THE KIDS THAT WE WORK FOR.
AND LASTLY, WE HAVE TRACY MONTGOMERY.
SHE SAYS, I LOVE MY JOB BECAUSE I LOVE PEOPLE.
THAT MAKES THE LOVE FOR THE JOB GROW EVEN MORE.
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GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.WHEN I ASKED MY THIRD GRADER WHAT WAS HIS FAVORITE PART OF THE DAY, HE SAYS, LUNCH.
ME TOO. HAVING A CHILD THAT IS HUNGRY, THEY DO NOT LEARN VERY WELL.
WHEN THEIR STOMACH IS FULL, THEY CAN SIT DOWN, THEY CAN PAY ATTENTION AND THEY'RE FOCUSED.
WHAT DO YOU DO, YOU MAY FEEL AS THOUGH AT TIMES IS A THANKLESS JOB, BUT AS A PARENT, I CAN TELL YOU THAT EVEN THOUGH WE PACK HIS LUNCH, HE FINDS HIS WAY TO THE LUNCH LINE BECAUSE HE HAS HIS FAVORITES.
DEPENDING UPON WHAT DAY IT IS, AND YOU ARE PROVIDING THAT, YOU'RE PROVIDING THAT SUSTAINMENT, YOU'RE PROVIDING THAT OPPORTUNITY, FOR HIM AND MANY, MANY OTHER CHILDREN LIKE HIM. AND SO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD FOR WHAT YOU DO ON A DAILY BASIS FOR OUR CHILDREN.
SO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? OKAY. ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU FOR PRONOUNCING MY HUSBAND'S NAME PROPERLY.
AND, I WAS ABLE TO TELL MY PARENTS, IN DECEMBER THAT I GOT NOMINATED.
AND, TODAY IS A GREAT DAY FOR ME BECAUSE I LOST MY DADDY DECEMBER 21ST AND TODAY IS HIS BIRTHDAY, SO I FEEL LIKE HE'S HERE WITH ME.
I. I WILL NOT GIVE ANY BOARD MEMBER THE MIC FOR FOR COMMENT ON THIS.
SO THIS IS, SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH.
BUT, SO WE APPRECIATE YOU, BUT WE'VE, WE HAVE WORKED YOU QUITE HARD.
I WILL GIVE THIS BOARD, NEW BOARD, A LOT OF CREDIT.
THEY STARTED WHEN THEY WERE ELECTED.
AND WE HAVE, WANT TO CELEBRATE YOU BY HAVING YOU VOTE ON A BUDGET NEXT MONTH.
WEEK. BUT, BUT, WE, CERTIFICATE THERE, TOO.
THANK YOU, FOR BEING ON THE SCHOOL BOARD.
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE COMMITMENT THAT IT REQUIRES UNTIL AFTER YOU GET ELECTED.
AND I'M TALKING WITH EACH OF YOU.
YOU SAID HOW MANY HOURS? AND BASICALLY WHAT I TOLD YOU.
I SAID, WE WILL BECOME BEST FRIENDS, AND YOU WILL SEE ME MORE THAN YOUR FAMILY.
AND I THINK THEY HAVE COMMITTED.
THEY HAVE DONE AN UNBELIEVABLE JOB TO GET OUT TO THE SCHOOLS, TO MEET WITH THE PRINCIPALS, TO SEE STUDENTS BEEN INVOLVED IN ALREADY TWO GAME CHANGERS WITH ME AND VISITING AND RECOGNIZING STAFF.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO.
AND YOU'RE DOING YOUR TERM OF THIS YEAR AND THROUGH THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
ELKY, WOULD YOU? THIS. YOU GOT IT.
OTHER RECOGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE VIRGINIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION DESIGNATES THE THIRD WEEK OF FEBRUARY AS VSBA SCHOOL BOARD CLERK APPRECIATION WEEK, WITH THE GOAL TO BUILDING AWARENESS OF THE ROLE SCHOOL BOARD CLERKS PLAY IN HELPING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENTS, AND SCHOOLS.
WE RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE SERVICE.
JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AND CLERK TO THE SCHOOL BOARD NAMOLA.
YOU HAVE A TOUGH JOB TO KEEP ALL OF OUR CALENDARS STRAIGHT, TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE DOCUMENTATION IS IN PLACE TO, TALK WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS TO SET UP ALL OF THE MEETINGS.
WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
WE SHOULD CELEBRATE YOU EVERY SINGLE MONTH.
BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR US, FOR CCPS.
AGAIN, WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
DON'T WORRY. I'LL SEND YOU A REMINDER.
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THANK YOU.THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF TONIGHT'S HONOREES.
NEXT, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS MEETING.
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CITIZENS WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF SUBMITTING THEIR COMMENTS ONLINE OR IN PERSON.MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE THIS EVENING'S IN-PERSON SPEAKERS? MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE SIX SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.
THEY ARE JONAH COCHRANE, KAYLA, TRENT, CLAY, THOMAS AND TITUS, ROBERT EVERETT AND MIKE KARABINOS.
EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE FOUR MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
MAY WE HAVE JONAH CORCORAN? GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, DOCTOR DAUGHERTY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY NAME IS JONAH CORCORAN, AND I'M A STUDENT AND RESIDENT OF THE BERMUDA DISTRICT.
EARLY RELEASE IS A PRIVILEGE MANY STUDENTS SPEND YEARS WORKING TOWARDS FOR THEIR SENIOR YEAR, AND AS OF LATE, THERE HAS BEEN TALK OF CHANGES IN POLICY REGARDING EARLY RELEASE.
I'VE HEARD EARLY RELEASES BEING ELIMINATED ENTIRELY.
THE CITED REASONS FOR THESE CHANGES HAVE BEEN SIMILARLY VAGUE, AND TO BE BLUNT, STUDENTS ARE GOING TO FIND WAYS TO SKIP SCHOOL IF THEY WANT TO SKIP.
STUDENTS USING EARLY RELEASE AS AN EXCUSE TO SKIP SCHOOL ARE GOING TO DO IT ANYWAYS.
RESTRICTING EARLY RELEASE WOULD BE A TEMPORARY FIX FOR WHAT I BELIEVE IS AN ENTIRELY SEPARATE ISSUE.
FOR THE SAKE OF CONCERNED UNDERCLASSMEN AND RISING SENIORS, I TRUST THAT THE BOARD WILL TAKE MY WORDS TO CONSIDERATION AND BE MORE OPEN WITH STUDENTS AND FACULTY ON THESE CHANGES. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. JONAH. MAY WE HAVE KAYLA? TRENT.
HELLO. GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR.
DOCTOR DAUGHERTY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY NAME IS KAYLA TRENT, AND I'M A RESIDENT AND STUDENT OF THE BERMUDA DISTRICT.
I STAND BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS ABOUT EARLY RELEASE FOR SENIORS.
THE FIRST POINT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THIS EVENING IS THAT YOU ALL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT EACH OF YOUR STUDENTS DAY TO DAY LIVES ARE LIKE, WHO THEY ARE, WHAT RESPONSIBILITIES THEY HAVE, WHAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO LEARN, AND EVERY OTHER ASPECT THAT CORRELATES WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.
WHAT GOES ON AT HOME PLAYS A HUGE PART IN WHY STUDENTS MAY NEED A REDUCED COURSE.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE ATHLETES, SCHOLARS WHO PUT MULTIPLE HOURS INTO SCHOOL OUTSIDE OF MANDATED SCHOOL HOURS, BABYSITTERS, SENIORS CHALLENGED WITH RIGOROUS COLLEGE PREP, AND SENIORS WHO SIMPLY NEED A BREAK.
THEY NEED TIME. THEY NEED SOME TIME OFF TOO.
THIS IS A PRIVILEGE THAT THOMASVILLE STUDENTS HAVE LOOKED FORWARD TO FOR YEARS, SO WHY TAKE IT AWAY NOW? I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY COUNSELOR THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LACK OF COMMUNICATION AS FAR AS THE REASONING.
I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROPOSED REASONING FOR EXEMPTING EARLY RELEASE IS FOR ENRICHMENT.
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MY QUESTION.IS WHAT EXACTLY MAKES YOU ALL THINK THAT ENRICHMENT IS GUARANTEED? IF THESE YOUNG ADULTS ARE GIVEN EXTRA CLASSES THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE ZERO PASSION OR INTEREST IN, IT WILL ONLY CREATE BURNOUT.
TEACHING METHODS, KNOWLEDGE AND MOTIVATION ARE SOME OF THE FACTORS OF ENRICHMENT.
NOT EVEN YOUR STUDENTS WITH FULL DAY SCHEDULES ARE ASSURED IMPROVEMENT EITHER BECAUSE OF THEIR TEACHERS, THEIR PREFERRED LEARNING METHODS, THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, THEIR SELF MOTIVATION, AND EVEN THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
RECONSIDER THE REASONS IT WAS PERMITTED TO BEGIN WITH.
WE DESERVE THAT PRIVILEGE JUST AS MUCH.
STUDENTS WHO HAVE A FEW CREDITS LEFT IN THEIR SENIOR YEAR HAVE THE CHOICE TO HAVE A FULL SCHEDULE.
IT'LL ONLY STICK IF THEY ARE WILLING.
WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOL.
PLEASE DON'T TAKE THE ONLY CHOICE WE HAVE LEFT.
PUT YOUR STUDENTS MENTAL HEALTH OVER THE CONVENIENCE OF THE COUNTY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BACK FROM YOU SOON.
KAYLA. MAY WE HAVE KLAY THOMPSON.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, DOCTOR DAUGHERTY AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I FIRMLY DISAGREE WITH THE REMOVAL OF REMOVING EARLY RELEASE FOR SENIORS.
COUNCILORS HAVE BEEN TELLING STUDENTS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A MARKED.
HOWEVER, THAT IS WHAT THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL ARE FOR.
THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL ARE FOR FINDING OUT WHO YOU WANT TO BE.
YOUR SENIOR YEAR IS FINDING OUT HOW YOU WANT TO BE IT.
THERE IS NO BETTER EXAMPLE THAN WHAT WAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED TONIGHT.
WITH ALL OUR RECOGNITION FOR THE CTC STUDENTS, GIVEN RECOGNITION FOR THINGS THEY ASPIRE TO BE AND WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, BY GIVING SENIORS THE ABILITY TO HAVE EARLY RELEASE, THEY CAN FURTHER ENRICH THEIR OWN LIVES IN ORDER TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES, BECAUSE THERE IS NO GREATER HONOR THAN TO ACTUALLY GO OUT INTO THE REAL WORLD AND EXPERIENCE REAL LIFE THROUGH THE CHOICES THAT YOU MAKE YOURSELF.
IT'S THE TRANSITION STAGE BETWEEN BEING A CHILD AND ADOLESCENT AND TO BECOMING AN ADULT.
BUT AS MY PEERS HAVE SAID BEFORE ME, STUDENTS WILL SKIP NO MATTER WHAT.
AND EVEN THOUGH THAT, THAT PROBLEM COULD BE POTENTIALLY DECREASED BY STUDENTS ATTENDING MORE CLASSES, I THINK IT WOULD LARGELY CAUSE STUDENTS TO LOSE, AND WANT TO SKIP MORE.
BECAUSE HOW MANY SENIORS ARE BEING FORCED TO TAKE ART? ONE, IF WE UNDERGO THIS, HOW MANY SENIORS WOULD BE FORCED TO TAKE CLASSES THAT THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO INTEREST IN? THEY WOULD JUST WANT TO BE SKIPPED CLASSES EVEN MORE, BECAUSE THEY WOULD LOSE THE MOTIVATION TO ATTEND THE CLASSES THAT THEY WANTED TO PICK.
FOR INSTANCE, I MYSELF HAVE EARLY RELEASE FOR A SINGLE CLASS.
I CHOSE ALL THE CLASSES THAT I WANTED TO TAKE, AND I ATTEND ALL THE CLASSES THAT I WANTED TO TAKE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ALL'S TIME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU ALL DO.
THANK YOU CLAY. AND WE HAVE ANN TATUS.
ALL RIGHT. HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING THIS EVENING? WELCOME NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS HERE.
IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN FOUR YEARS.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU GUYS.
RIGHT? IN A WAY, DEPENDING ON SOMETHING ELSE, COME UP.
TEXTBOOKS. I THINK TEXTBOOKS NEED TO COME BACK.
I KNOW THAT I HAD THIS DISCUSSION BEFORE.
I THINK PART OF THE LEARNING ISSUES WEREN'T NECESSARILY, COVID.
I DO BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A LEARNING CURVE WITH CHROMEBOOKS.
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AND I THINK SOME OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY BEING FORCED TO USE THOSE.SO WITH IEPS AND SOME OF THEM ARE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT.
SO I WANT TO FOCUS ON THAT TOO MAKE SURE THE IEPS ARE REALISTIC FOR THESE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN.
I KNOW IT'S HARD TO KIND OF PICK IT.
SO WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE HONED IN ON THAT CHILD.
VIRGINIA I'M SORRY, ROBERT EDWARDS.
VIRGINIA SHOWING FIRST APOLOGIES.
WE'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS A LOT THIS THIS NEXT THREE, FOUR YEARS.
I'M GOING TO BE ALSO SPEAKING ON THINGS THAT SOME OF YOU ALL MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH ME ON.
BY THE WAY, I'M MATOACA DISTRICT AS WELL.
AND SO I'M GOING TO RUN THIS QUICK.
SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THE TEXTBOOKS.
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THAT AS WELL, I THINK.
SO MAYBE INSTEAD OF SPENDING A BUNCH OF MONEY ON, FIGHTING THE SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS, PARENTS THAT ARE JUST WANTING TO GET THEIR IEPS, THAT THEY CAN'T GET IN PLACE IN THE FIRST PLACE, I'VE GOT PARENTS COMING TO ME RIGHT NOW WITH ISSUES WITH IEPS IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, AND I'M TALKING TO THEM.
AND, HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT ON THAT, WITH EVALUATIONS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
SO I THINK EVERY CHILD, DESERVES A GREAT EDUCATION.
AND I'M GOING TO BE HELPING WITH THAT.
KIND OF ONE OF MY MAIN FOCUSES.
I HAVE PITCHED THAT, A FEW TIMES.
RIGHT. I BELIEVE, I WANT TO ALSO DO A REVISION ON THAT.
THE AUTO OPT IN FOR RECEIPTS OF THE BOOKS WHEN THE CHILD CHECKS THE BOOKS OUT, INSTEAD OF ME HAVING TO DO A TUTORIAL ON A VIDEO SHOWING WHERE TO GO, I HAD TO DO LIKE A, I DON'T KNOW, 45 SECOND ONE MINUTE TUTORIAL WHERE TO GO TO OPT THEMSELVES IN TO GET THOSE RECEIPTS, AND THAT SYSTEM WORKS VERY WELL.
THIS IS DOING AUTO OPT IN. THAT'S A SIMPLE THING.
THAT NEW FEATURE, THE SCHOOL BOOKS WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY PUT IT ON A PROHIBITED LIST.
I HAD THE LIST OF BOOKS I CAN SHOW PARENTS WHAT TO PUT ON THEIR PROHIBITED LIST.
THAT'S EASY. THE ONLY THING IS, NEW BOOKS COME OUT ALL THE TIME.
I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THAT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BECAUSE WE DO INCLUDE THE CONTENT OF THOSE BOOKS AND THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE THE ONLINE LIBRARY OR THE LOG, YOU KNOW, SEXUAL, EXPLICIT MATERIAL, SEXUAL, ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.
SO A PARENT CAN JUST SAY, HEY, I DON'T WANT MY CHILD TO BE EXPOSED TO THIS.
BOOM. THAT'S IT. CONTENT BOOM.
DONE. BOOM. DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SEARCHING FOR THE TITLE OF THE BOOKS OR AUTHORS.
I HAVE THOSE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY CHANGED, YOU KNOW, WEEKLY, DAILY, MONTHLY, WHATNOT.
SO, GREAT SYSTEM, NO ISSUE WITH THAT WHATSOEVER.
LIBRARY PROCUREMENT PROCESS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AS WELL.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR.
WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AND THE PURCHASING PROCESS OF THIS.
IN CLOSING, I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO DO AN AUDIT ON LIBRARIES AS WELL EVERY TWO YEARS.
SO WE CAN WE CAN TALK ABOUT SOME OF THAT LATER.
IN CLOSING, I SAY I LOOK FORWARD WITH WORKING WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU GUYS.
I THANK THE BOARD FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
AND ROBERT EBERTH, [INAUDIBLE] COME FIRST.
GOOD EVENING. YOU'RE ALL READY TO FALL OUT OF YOUR CHAIR.
I AGREED WITH A LOT OF THINGS THAT BOBBY JUST SAID.
IF YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH SOMETHING, LOOK AT SOMETHING YOU COVERED BEFORE.
LOOK AT THE FUNDAMENTALS THAT YOU'VE LEARNED FROM OR TO FLIP FORWARD IF YOU'RE ENGAGED.
IF A STUDENT IS ENGAGED IN A TOPIC.
AND WHEN WE'RE LIMITED BY THE THE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS BUILT INTO THE CHROMEBOOKS, THAT FLEXIBILITY OF BEING ABLE TO GO BACK AND CHECK OR READ AHEAD AND KIND OF GET A PREVIEW OF WHAT'S COMING UP THAT IS LOST AND THE SCREEN TIME AND THE HEADACHES THAT ALL COME WITH IT WITH THE CHROMEBOOKS ARE A HUGE DETRIMENT.
AND I KNOW WE'RE HAVING TROUBLES NOW WITH GENERATIVE AI IN ASSIGNMENTS.
PERHAPS A RETURN TO HANDWRITING MIGHT BE A WAY TO DEAL WITH THAT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TACKLE GENERATIVE AI YET.
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THROUGH THAT PROGRAM AND THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, SHE'S GOTTEN A, INTERNSHIP WITH THE WILDLIFE CENTER AT ROCKWOOD CREEK PARK THAT SHE'S TURNED INTO A JOB AND ABSOLUTELY ENJOYS IT.AS FAR AS I'M GOING TO BE ACROSS THE BOARD A FEW TIMES HERE.
AS FAR AS EARLY RELEASE, ARE WE TEACHING OUR KIDS TO ACCOMPLISH A GOAL? OR PUNCH A CLOCK.
IF THEY'VE ACHIEVED THE CREDITS THEY NEED TO GRADUATE.
IF THEIR SCHEDULE HAS BEEN WRITTEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY HAVE ALL THE CREDITS THEY NEED.
IF WE'RE MAKING THEM TAKE FILLER CREDITS, WHAT WE'RE TEACHING THEM TO DO IS PUNCH A CLOCK.
YOU KNOW, I SAT ON A HIRING BOARD JUST LAST WEEK.
I LISTENED TO INTERVIEWS, WENT OVER RESUMES.
PEOPLE I WANT TO HIRE ARE THE ONES WHO ACCOMPLISH GOALS.
AND I'M SORRY, HERE'S THE PART WHERE I DISAGREE WITH MY NEIGHBOR ALSO MATOACA DISTRICT.
AND THAT IS WITH THE DEFENSE OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
STUDENTS, TEACHERS NEED TO HAVE THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS RESPECTED.
WE HEARD A LOT FROM THE COUNSELORS ABOUT BEING A SAFE SPACE.
ABOUT BEING SOMEBODY THAT THE STUDENTS CAN TRUST.
YES, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SEE CERTAIN FLAGS AS DIVISIVE, BUT THEY'RE NOT.
ADDITIONAL FLAGS ARE INCLUSIVE, STRAIGHT, CIS HET, NORMATIVE IS THE DEFAULT.
IT IS ASSUMED WHEN YOU PUT UP A PRIDE FLAG OR A PRIDE DISPLAY, YOU'RE TELLING AN LGBTQ KID WHEN YOU PUT UP A BLACK LIVES MATTER FLAG, YOU'RE TELLING A PERSON OF COLOR THAT YOU'RE SAFE HERE.
THAT YOU ARE WELCOME HERE, BECAUSE THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE DEFAULT.
AND RICHMOND'S, MODEL POLICY THEY PUT OUT TRIED TO PUSH DOWN BACK IN, LAST SUMMER.
AND AGAIN, I ENJOY THE BOOK POLICY TOO.
I HOPE THAT PUTS TO REST ALL THIS TALK ABOUT GETTING BOOKS BANNED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CARIBENOS. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC COMMENT.
NEXT, WE HAVE THIS EVENING'S SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
[G. Superintendent's Report]
DOCTOR DAUGHERTY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS.
FIRST, THE SEAN SMITH, AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE HAVE, DOCTOR MURRAY WITH VHSL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION.
THIS EVENING FOR OUR MEANINGFUL MOMENT, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR TOP TEACHERS OF THE YEAR.
THEY'LL BE COMING ACTUALLY TO AN UPCOMING BOARD MEETING TO FORMALLY RECOGNIZE THEM.
YOU'RE SURPRISED? YOU SHOULD BE SURPRISED.
WE'RE HERE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE SCHOOL DIVISION'S HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
YOU HAVE A BANNER? WE HAVE BALLOONS. THERE'S CAKE.
OH, I LIKE IT. CONGRATULATIONS.
CAN WE GIVE HER A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE? ONE. TWO. THREE.
MR. GATES, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. HOW ARE YOU DOING? WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE YOU AS THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.
CONGRATULATIONS. OFFICIAL LETTER.
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OKAY, GUYS.HI. MR. MCGILL, I'M SO SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
GUYS, CAN YOU CLOSE YOUR CHROMEBOOKS FOR A SECOND? I'M SO SORRY.
WE HAVE SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS WITH US TODAY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOU, MR. MCGILL. BRIAN, GREAT SEEING YOU AGAIN.
HOW ARE YOU? HEY, CLASS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU HAVE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND THE ENTIRE DIVISION TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR CHESTERFIELD COUNTY FOR THIS YEAR.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL TYPE OF PERSONALITY TO REALLY SUCCEED IN THIS PROFESSION.
IT'S ABOUT RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, AND IT'S REALLY JUST ABOUT THE KIDS, YOU KNOW? SO THERE'S SOME OBSTACLES, OBVIOUSLY, THAT ARE IN EVERY JOB.
BUT I THINK THE KEY IS THAT CAN YOU SET THOSE OBSTACLES ASIDE AND KEEP THE FOCUS ON THE KIDS AND THE LEARNING? I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE RECOGNITION.
I WAS GOING TO SAY MR. SMITH AND BOARD MEMBERS.
IS THERE ANY OTHER ANY DISCUSSION? I. JUST CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR AMAZING TEACHERS. IT IS FUN DAY TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE OUR OUR TEACHERS IN THAT WAY.
AND THEN I WAS ASKING THEM ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE DOING.
AND SO, I MEAN, ALL OF THAT, ALL OF THAT TEACHING REALLY JUST CARRIED THROUGH.
IT WAS JUST THE CULTURE OF THE CLASSROOM.
IT WAS WONDERFUL, AND I'M SO GLAD THAT WE CAN CELEBRATE THEM.
DOCTOR MURRAY. WE'LL GIVE YOU.
AND ONE OF THE MOST IMMACULATE, PLAN TEACHERS THAT I'VE EVER SUPPORTED AS A BUILDING PRINCIPAL.
WELL, GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR HAS A GOOD RING TO IT.
BEFORE I HIGHLIGHT THAT PARTICULAR HONOR AND EVENT, I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION TO ESTABLISH SOME DEEPER CONTEXT FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT BE JOINING IN WITH US.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO INVOLVE STUDENTS BY WAY OF INDEPENDENT INTEREST, AS THAT WOULD ADDITIONALLY INCLUDE VARIOUS CLUBS, INTRAMURALS, ETC..
UNIFIED SPORTS ARE AVAILABLE AT OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS AS A MEANS BY WHICH TO ESTABLISH GREATER INCLUSIVITY, WHERE STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ARE ABLE TO COMPETE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THEIR GEN ED PEERS IN BOCCE AND TRACK, AND AS WELL AS OUR ANNUAL LITTLE FEET MEET.
UNIFIED BASKETBALL IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL.
REGARDING BASKETBALL FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, WE HAVE LONG PARTICIPATED IN THE MEDFORD LEAGUE, WHICH HAS BEEN A POSITIVE CLIMATE BUILDER IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS FOR YEARS.
OUR HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE ALSO CREATED MEDFORD CHEER TEAMS TO WIDEN OUR INCLUSION EFFORTS.
SPECIFICALLY, WE ADDED DIVING LAST YEAR, WHICH IS A COMBINED COMPONENT WITH ALREADY EXISTING SWIM TEAMS. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH DIVE RVA HAS WITNESSED A THREE FOLD MEMBERSHIP INCREASE WITHIN ONE YEAR, WITH MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE PARTICIPANTS THIS YEAR ALREADY QUALIFYING FOR THE
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STATE COMPETITION.WHERE PREVIOUSLY THIS EXPOSURE AND OPPORTUNITY DID NOT EXIST, CCPS WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED EARLIER THIS YEAR AS AN EMERGING LOCAL LEADER FOR AQUATICS FOR GROWING ACCESS AND EQUITY IN THIS SPORT.
VERY EXCITED TO HOST THEM IN OUR CCPS SCHOOLS.
RELATED TO THIS, CCPS IS ALSO WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE RICHMOND FORUM TO EXTEND SPEECH AND DEBATE PROGRAMS AND COMPETITIONS TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AS EARLY AS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
FINALLY, WE HAVE AN EMERGING SPORT WITH WOMEN'S WRESTLING.
AN EMERGING SPORT IS ESTABLISHED BY THE VHSL AFTER ENOUGH INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION EXISTS WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH'S MEMBER DISTRICTS TO CONSIDER ADDING THE SPORT OR PROGRAM PROPER.
TO DATE, WRESTLING HAS BEEN A COED ESTABLISHMENT.
HISTORICALLY, STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN VHSL SANCTIONED ACTIVITIES COULD BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS VIA REGIONAL AND STATE COMPETITION PLAY. BEING ONE OF THE FEW SELECTED TO AN ALL REGION OR ALL STATE, FIRST OR SECOND TEAM, OR PARTICIPATION IN THE KEN TILLEY LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, WHERE STUDENTS ATTEND, GLEAN IDEAS, AND ENVISION INITIATIVES AND OTHER MEANS BY WHICH TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL CULTURE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE HIGH SCHOOLS.
HOWEVER, LAST YEAR AND THANKS TO DOCTOR DAUGHERTY'S UNWAVERING COMMITMENT AND CELEBRATING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CCPS STUDENTS, WE INSTALLED ANOTHER FURTHER REACHING STUDENT RECOGNITION THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ALL COUNTY TEAM, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES A PLAYER AND COACH OF THE YEAR.
A COUPLE PICTURES OF OUR BIG EVENT.
AND THIS CCPS CENTRIC RECOGNITION, WHICH IS SPONSORED BY THE CHESTERFIELD EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AMONG OTHER LOCAL SCHOOL DIVISIONS, WHERE EACH COACH FROM EACH HIGH SCHOOL IS ABLE TO SELECT ONE STUDENT TO THE ALL COUNTY TEAM, AS WELL AS AN HONORABLE MENTION.
IN DOING SO, EVERY TEAM FROM EVERY SCHOOL IS REPRESENTED, AND WE ARE ABLE TO AWARD MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS AND COACHES AT EACH OF THE FOUR SEASONAL FUNCTIONS WITH CERTIFICATES AND PLAQUES, AS WELL AS AN ACADEMIC SEAL OF EXCELLENCE FOR THOSE WITH A GPA OF 3.5 OR HIGHER.
EVEN MORE NOTEWORTHY IS THAT THE ALL COUNTY TEAMS ARE NOT LIMITED TO VHSL ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES, BUT ALSO INCLUDES MEDFORD LEAGUE AND FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS LIKE BAND, SHOW, CHOIR, ART, DANCE, ETC.
ETC. ON THIS SCREEN, YOU SEE A GROUP OF STUDENT RECIPIENTS.
AS WELL AS THE RECIPIENTS OF WHAT WE HAVE DEEMED THE LEGACY AWARD, WHICH IS PRESENTED TO INDIVIDUALS WHO PROMOTED AND CHAMPIONED EQUITY, ACCESS, ACHIEVEMENT AND PROGRAMMATIC GROWTH AMONG STUDENT ACTIVITIES WHILE EMPLOYED WITH CCPS.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO EXTENDING THIS FORMAL INVITATION TO YOU FOR YOUR INVITE.
TO JOIN US AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, FEBRUARY 29TH, FOR OUR WINTER AND SIXTH, CEREMONY.
BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? DOCTOR MURRAY, I HAVE ONE QUESTION, BECAUSE IT'S, I WRESTLED WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND WE DIDN'T HAVE GIRLS WRESTLING THEN, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT THAT'S CAUGHT ON.
OUT OF CURIOSITY, AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW THIS, THAT'S OKAY.
BUT YOU DID MENTION THAT WE HAD SOME STUDENTS THAT WERE, STATE QUALIFIERS OR PODIUM QUALIFIERS.
WHAT WE WERE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD.
I'M JUST CURIOUS. SO LAST YEAR, I HOPE NOT TO GET THIS WRONG.
FIRST PLACE, AT THOMAS OUT OF THOMAS DALE.
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AND THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE, THAT I IT ESCAPES ME.IT'S BEEN A YEAR. I DON'T MEAN TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
WELL, THEY'LL PROBABLY RECLAIM A CROWN.
THE FIRST PLACE WAS THOMAS DALE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE ACTION ITEMS WITH MR.
[H. Action Items]
CARSON. AN ACTION ITEM.THIS IS FOR FUNDING THREE ROOF RESTORATION PROJECTS ON NOVEMBER 3RD.
LAST YEAR, CCPS REQUESTED QUOTES FROM IT'S ROOF SERVICES TERM VENDOR WEATHERPROOFING TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED FOR ROOF RESTORATION WORK AT BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY, CURTIS ELEMENTARY, AND WATKINS ELEMENTARY.
QUOTES WERE RECEIVED ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2023 AS FOLLOWS FOR BELLWOOD, 749,146.67. CURTIS ELEMENTARY, $953,170.70. WATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, $359,193.88, BRINGING A TOTAL FOR THIS PROJECT TO $2,061,511.25. THIS AMOUNT IS IN LINE WITH CCPS CONSTRUCTIONS BUDGET EFFORT FOR THIS PROJECT, AND HAS NO IMPACT ON THE OVERALL MAJOR MAINTENANCE BUDGET.
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT SCHOOL BOARD APPROVE THIS MEMO AND PROJECT AND IF YOU ACT ACCORDINGLY, WE WILL WORK WITH OUR PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER TO WEATHERPROOFING TECHNOLOGIES AND GET TO WORK ON THESE VERY IMPORTANT PROJECTS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CARSON. BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 2124 AS PRESENTED.
BOARD MEMBERS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE ONE. WHEN WE DO THE ROOF RESTORATION, ARE WE DOING THE POTENTIAL TO USE SOLAR PANELS AS WELL, OR IS THAT GOING ON THE ROOF FOR FUTURE USE MAYBE? I AM REALLY GLAD YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION.
WE PERFORMED A SIMILAR RESTORATION PROJECT LAST YEAR AT EVERGREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO SAY THAT EVERGREEN ELEMENTARY IS IN OUR SECOND WAVE OF SOLAR PROJECTS, WITH AN ESTIMATION OF ROUGHLY 100% OF, METER ATTENUATION WITH THAT SOLAR PROJECT.
SO, IN SHORT, THE ANSWER IS YES.
ROOF RESTORATION PROJECTS CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR SOLAR POWER.
AND MY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE WHAT WAS THE CRITERIA FOR SELECTING WHICH SCHOOLS GOT THIS NEXT SET OF RESTORATION? THANK YOU. ANOTHER VERY GOOD QUESTION.
WHEN PROJECTS GET TO A CERTAIN LEVEL, THEY COME OVER TO MY DEPARTMENT FOR LARGER PROJECTS.
A NUMBER OF PENETRATIONS, AGE, USEFUL LIFE, AMOUNT OF DETERIORATION, UV DEGRADATION, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, AND THROUGH A MATRIX THAT THEY HAVE DEVELOPED WITH THE HELP OF THAT VENDOR. THEY ESSENTIALLY PICK THEIR TOP CANDIDATES FOR RESTORATION OR REPLACEMENT.
SO THESE ARE THE TOP THREE SO FAR THIS YEAR FOR ROOF RESTORATION.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS? THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
[I. Items for Board Review]
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.
NUMBER ONE, MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT FUNDS FY 2024.
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NUMBER TWO FY 2024, DECEMBER EXPENDITURES VERSUS APPROPRIATIONS.NUMBER THREE, BUDGET CHANGE REQUEST SUMMARY ACROSS CATEGORIES DECEMBER 2023.
NUMBER FOUR BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS.
NUMBER FIVE PRE-K UPDATE DECEMBER 2023.
NUMBER SIX. MEMO NUMBER 022-24.
TECHNICAL EDITS TO THE 2024-2025 PROGRAM OF STUDIES.
NUMBER SEVEN FY 2024, QUARTERLY REPORT MID-YEAR AND NUMBER EIGHT, MEMO NUMBER 023-24 MIDDLE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REDISTRICTING FOR STUDENTS RESIDING ON THE CUL DE SAC AT THE END OF MARY PAGE LANE FROM FALLING CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL TO SALEM CHURCH MIDDLE SCHOOL.
NEXT WE HAVE THIS EVENING SUPERINTENDENT'S REMARKS, DOCTOR DAUGHERTY.
[J. Superintendent's Remarks]
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.FIRST OF ALL, WE, HAVE A VIDEO GOING OUT TO ALL OF OUR PARENTS ON THIS FRIDAY.
IN OUR WEEKLY MEMO TO THEM ON, SEEKING THEIR SUPPORT TO CONTACT THEIR LEGISLATORS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE BUDGET AND GIVING THEM INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL.
BUT WE MADE IT ABOUT A THREE MINUTE VIDEO, EASY TO WATCH.
GOT ME ON THERE. SO IT'S EASY.
AND, YOU KNOW, THEY WANT TO WATCH IT, BUT, WE JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR PARENTS, TO CONTACT OUR LEGISLATORS AND DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.
AND THEN IN ABOUT A MONTH, WE WILL BE POSTING, ABOUT A DOZEN SHORT, QUICK VIDEOS OF TWO QUESTIONS EACH, ALL FOR PARENTS ON HELPING THEM WITH ISSUES THAT THEY MAY HAVE WITH THEIR CHILD OR WITH THINGS THAT GO ON, SUCH AS IF MY CHILD IS HAVING DIFFICULTY AND WITH MENTAL HEALTH, HOW DO I GET HELP, AND WHERE DO I GO TO FIND THE HELP? IF MY CHILD IS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THEIR HOMEWORK, IF THEY'RE HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THEIR MATH, IF THEY'RE HAVING A HARD TIME WITH.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO PUBLISHING THOSE AND WE'LL KEEP EVERYBODY UPDATED.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, DOCTOR DAUGHERTY.
[K. Announcements, Communications, and School Board Comments]
NEXT WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS AND SCHOOL BOARD COMMENTS.SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE? YES, MR. PARONTO.
I THINK IT'S, MAYBE NOT, I DON'T KNOW, PRIOR BOARDS OR BOARD MEMBERS TO ADDRESS PEOPLE THAT ARE ADDRESSING, THE BOARD. BUT I DO WANT TO COMMEND THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE SPOKEN, TONIGHT, YOU HAVE A PASSION ABOUT A TOPIC, AND YOU TOOK IT UPON YOURSELF TO FOLLOW OUR PROCESS TO GET YOUR NAME ON THE BOOKS TO, YOU KNOW, TO APPEAR.
YOU ADHERE TO THE RULES READ OUT BY THE CLERK.
AND, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE POLICY.
I JUST WANT TO COMMEND THE STUDENTS THAT WERE HERE THIS EVENING AND HOW YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD.
THE CLEAR COMMUNICATION, I THINK THAT SAYS FOR CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE'RE DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB IN PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR WHAT'S TO COME, BECAUSE OUR SENIORS TONIGHT SPOKE VERY ELOQUENTLY, VERY PROFESSIONALLY.
SO, MY HATS OFF, I COMMEND YOU.
AND FOR THOSE THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO STAY WHO HAVE LEFT, PLEASE PASS ON TO THEM AS WELL MY COMMENTS.
SO JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS.
I HAPPEN TO HAVE A CHILD PLAYING ON THAT TEAM, SO SHOUT OUT THERE.
ALSO, JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY, ABOUT 18TH MARCH, THE BUDGET TOWN HALL MEETING WITH JIM HOLLAND FOR DALE DISTRICT WILL BE AT BEULAH REC CENTER ON 18TH MARCH AT 6:30.
AND THEN THANK YOU TO ALL THE CONSTITUENTS, WHETHER YOU WERE MINE OR NOT, THAT RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY THAT I POSTED ON THE SCHOOL, OUR SCHOOL, MY SCHOOL BOARD FACEBOOK PAGE, WE HAD 54 RESPONSES WITHIN 72 HOURS.
I DO WANT TO MAKE A CLARIFYING STATEMENT THAT COSBY WRESTLING, WAS, YES.
THANK YOU. COSBY WRESTLING, I MISSPOKE.
SO, WHAT A GREAT PROBLEM TO HAVE.
BOARD MEMBERS. IF THERE'S NO, I'M SORRY.
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EXCUSE ME. THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING HERE IN THE PUBLIC ROOM ON AT 6:30 P.M.IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SO MOVED. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU RECALL? EXCUSE ME, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES THE FEBRUARY 13TH, 2024 SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.