Jun 03, 2025 June 3, 2025 - Work Session - 3:00 p.m.

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GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE JUNE 3RD, 2025 SCHOOL BOARD WORK SESSION TO ORDER.

[A. Meeting Opening]

[B. Facilities Maintenance Update]

GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

DOCTOR MURRAY, DOCTOR HIGH. I'M PREPARED TO GIVE YOU A 60 MINUTE LECTURE, NOT REALLY, BUT WE DO HAVE A LOT OF MATERIAL.

MR. THUMMA IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT FACILITIES MAINTENANCE FOR A BIT, AND THEN I HAVE SOME MATERIALS THAT THE DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION, SCOTT CARSON, WOULD HAVE GIVEN. BUT HE'S OFF TO HIS NEXT STEP IN HIS CAREER, AND I'M HAPPY TO COVER THOSE MATERIALS WITH YOU.

SO NO FURTHER ADO, MR. THUMMA. GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M GOING TO START WITH JUST A QUICK INTRODUCTION OKAY. BASICALLY WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARDER THIS LAST YEAR, AND WE'RE TRYING TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE WHAT WE'RE DOING.

ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS, WE'RE GOING TO START FIRST WITH THE CUSTODIAL PROGRAM. WE'RE CONTINUING TO KEEP APPA 2.

AND WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH THAT. WE'RE STARTING A NEW CUSTODIAL PILOT PROGRAM TO SEE WITH DELIVERY OF OUR MATERIALS.

WE PICKED SEVEN SCHOOLS NEAR OUR FACILITIES OFFICE TO START THIS.

THEY'RE THE SCHOOLS LISTED UP THERE. WE'RE GOING TO TRACK IT WITHIN FMX, WHICH IS OUR MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND SEE IF WE CAN ACTUALLY REDUCE THE COST IN THE WEIGHT AND HAVE MORE TRANSPARENCY ON THE CHEMICALS WE'RE USING.

WE'RE CURRENTLY JUST DOING APA, WHICH MEANS YOU GO AND YOU LOOK AT SOMETHING AND YOU CAN'T TELL WHETHER IT'S CLEAN, BECAUSE YOUR OPINION IS CLEAN AND MY OPINION OF CLEAN ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO BRING SOME TECHNOLOGY IN IT USING ATP METERS AND UVS, SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IF THERE´S CLEANLINESS .

WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS OVER THE NEXT YEAR. HERE'S PARTNERS WE HAVE WITH CUSTODIAL.

ABM, GOLDEN GATE, HES AND EXCEL, ABM, GOLDEN GATE AND EXCEL HAVE BEEN WITH US.

HESS IS A NEW ADDITION, AND THEY'VE BEEN PERFORMING WELL.

WE'RE CHANGING THE WAY WE'RE DOING OUR FLOORS.

PREVIOUSLY, IT WAS JUST WAX. NOW WE'RE USING A PEARL PROGRAM, WHICH IS A PROGRAM THAT USES A LESS TOXIC CHEMICAL THAT IS ALSO HARDER.

YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE WHERE THE THE ONE ON THE LEFT.

I HAVE TO CHECK MY FINGERS. AND IT´S THE NEW PEARL PROGRAM.

THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS WAX. SO IT WILL ACTUALLY HELP OUR FLOORS LOOK CLEANER, BRIGHTER FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.

OUR SUMMER PROGRAM. WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOLS DONE IN SEVEN WEEKS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN FIVE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN FOUR WEEKS.

THE ONES THAT HAVE SUMMER SCHOOLS WILL BE DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

WE'RE ALSO PILOTING A ROBOTICS PROGRAM AT TOMAHAWK CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO DIFFERENT COMPANIES COME IN AND THEY'RE GOING TO CLEAN THE HALLS, AND WE'RE GOING TO MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF THAT.

THIS WILL HOPEFULLY ALLOW US TO GIVE OUR DAY PORTERS MORE TIME TO DO CLEANING DURING THE DAY, AND SO THEY WON'T HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE FLOOR.

HERE'S THE DIFFERENT EXAMPLES OF THE TECHNOLOGY WE'LL BE USING.

IT WILL GIVE US A LOT MORE TIME TO SPEND CLEANING, THE HARDER THINGS, THE FLOORS WILL BE DONE AUTOMATICALLY. WE HAVE AGAIN. NOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT MAINTENANCE.

WE STILL HAVE A VERY ACTIVE PM PROGRAM OUR HVAC, FIRE PROTECTION, ROOFING.

T HIS YEAR WE'RE TRANSITIONING FROM DOING IT BY CONTRACT BACK TO IN-HOUSE.

THIS IS GOING TO SAVE US A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY.

THE TWO YEARS, THREE YEARS THAT WE DID BY CONTRACT, WE GOT A VERY DETAILED UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXISTING CONDITION OF OUR ROOFS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE USING OUR IN-HOUSE FORCES AND SOME MINOR CONTRACTS TO DO THAT.

AND IT'LL SAVE A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR FOR US DOING IT THAT WAY.

WE JUST COMPLETED A THREE YEAR INSPECTION OF ALL OUR ELECTRICAL PANELS.

I'LL SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT OF THE RESULTS IN A MINUTE. AND WE'RE CONTINUALLY DOING OUR WATER QUALITY EVERY THREE YEARS, WE'RE TESTING FOR LEAD AND COPPER. THIS YEAR, I THINK WE HAD 0.7% FIXTURES FOUND THAT HAD LEAD IN IT.

THAT'S LIKE SIX FIXTURES OUT OF 450 FIXTURES WE TESTED.

AND I THINK IT WAS 1.2% FOR COPPER, WHICH IS LIKE 10 OR 11 FIXTURES.

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AND WE'RE DEVELOPING IN-HOUSE FCAS. WE'VE COLLECTED ALL THIS DATA FROM PPM.

AND WE JUST DON'T ASK THE CONTRACTORS TO GO OUT AND OIL AND LUBE.

WE ASK THEM TO LOOK AT THE CONDITION, LIFE EXPECTANCY AND SO FORTH.

NOW WE'RE BEGINNING TO PUT THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER SO WE CAN CREATE OUR OWN FCIS BASED ON INFORMATION THAT WE KNOW ARE RIGHT.

WHEN YOU HAVE A CONTRACTOR DO IT AND THEY'RE DOING IT QUICKLY WITHIN 3 OR 4 MONTHS, THEY MISS THINGS.

SO THIS IS A MORE EARTHY WAY OF DOING THINGS.

HERE'S SOME OF WHAT WE FOUND. 54% OF OUR HVAC SYSTEMS HAVE 0 TO 5 YEARS LEFT.

DON'T WORRY, WE'LL KEEP THEM RUNNING. EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE SHOWING RED.

WE WILL KEEP THEM RUNNING. WE HAVE A VERY ACTIVE PROGRAM WITH THAT.

14 ARE YELLOW AND 32 ARE GREEN. IT'S FUNNY, SOMETIMES WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE GREEN ONES TOO.

ROOFING WE ONLY HAVE 7% THAT ARE RED. WE HAVE 61% OR YELLOW.

WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS, WHENEVER WE'RE DOING OUR REPAIRS, WE DO THE YELLOW FIRST.

BECAUSE IF WE CAN GET THEM BACK IN GOOD CONDITION, WE CAN EXTEND THEM ANOTHER 30, 40 YEARS.

THE REDS ARE, AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT REALLY LEAKING BADLY, WE CAN WAIT.

WHEN THEY START LEAKING BADLY, THEY GET TO THE TOP OF THE LIST.

BUT WE WANT TO GET ALL THE YELLOWS TO GREEN. THAT WAY WE SPEND OUR MONEY MORE WISELY.

WE WENT THROUGH OUR ELECTRICAL PANELS. WE ONLY HAVE 9% OF THOSE RED, AND MOST OF THOSE ARE JUST OBSOLETE.

IN OTHER WORDS, IF THEY DID FAIL, WE'D HAVE A HARD TIME REPAIRING THEM.

SO AS WE DO REPLACE THEM, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE PARTS FROM THE ONES WE'RE REPLACING BECAUSE THE OTHER 8% OR 7%, WE CAN UTILIZE THOSE PARTS. AND WE WE DO THAT ALL THE TIME.

I THINK WE'RE OVER AT DAVIS SCAVENGING STUFF NOW TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE REPAIR PARTS.

30% WERE YELLOW AND 61% ARE GREEN. MR. DAVIS ASKED ME TO LOOK AT OUR SEVEN OLDEST SCHOOLS THAT ARE NOT ON THE CIP, TO DO CONDITION ASSESSMENTS BASED ON THE INFORMATION WE GOT FROM OUR PMS, AND THIS IS WHAT WE FOUND. THEY ALL HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH FCIS.

THE HIGHER THE NUMBER, THE WORSE THE SCORE. IT'S KIND OF LIKE GOLF.

SO THAT'S 46% AT THOMAS DALE, IT MEANS THAT IT'S GOT A LOT OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE.

HOPKINS, I THINK, IS THE BEST. NO, NO,. BELLWOOD'S THE BEST CONDITION.

AND IT STILL HAS 21%. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE DOWN THE LIST FOR THE AGE OF SCHOOLS AND TRY TO GET THIS COMPLETED FOR ALL OUR SCHOOLS.

AND THIS IS BASED ON INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECTED, WE HAD CONTROL OF.

SO WE KNOW IT'S GOOD INFORMATION. THIS IS KIND OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT MY STAFF DOES IN A YEAR.

WE DO OVER 10,000 WORK ORDERS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WORK DIRECTLY FOR FACILITIES.

WHAT'S NICE ABOUT THAT IS 36% ARE NOW GENERATED BY US.

THESE ARE THROUGH OUR GUYS BEING IN THE FIELD, DOING PMS AND FINDING THE WORK.

IT'S SHOWING THAT WE'RE BECOMING LESS AND LESS REACTIVE AND THAT'S OUR GOAL.

HERE'S THE WORK ORDERS DONE BY THE BOS. THE GUYS IN THE FIELD, THE GUYS THAT WORK AT THE SCHOOLS.

THEY DO ANOTHER 11,000 WORK ORDERS. A LOT OF THESE ARE SMALLER, REPLACE LIGHTS AND SO FORTH AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT SHOWS THAT WE DO A LOT OF WORK IN ONE YEAR.

HERE'S THE MAJOR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. MY STAFF DOES THE HVAC MAJOR MAINTENANCE, AND WE'VE COMPLETED $3.1 MILLION WORTH OF WORK IN HVAC THIS YEAR. MOST OF THESE ARE THE SMALLER JOBS.

IT'S LIKE, OH MY GOODNESS, THIS HAS FAILED. THIS IS PART OF THAT ONE 0 TO 5 YEARS.

SO AS SOON AS WE FIND IT FAILS, WE FAILED. WE ARE OUT THERE FIXING IT.

WE HAVE A GOOD PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN CONTRACT FOR THINGS QUICKLY AND GET THINGS DONE.

MOST OF ALL THIS WORK IS ABOUT $5,000. WE GOT ANOTHER $3.1 MILLION UNDERWAY.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE VERY ACTIVE MANAGING AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT 0 TO 5 GETS FIXED ENOUGH TO KEEP US MOVING FORWARD. WE HAVE THREE PROJECTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY TRYING TO GET UNDER CONTRACT.

EVERGREEN AND GATES. T HESE ARE EVERGREEN AND GATES ARE PHASE TWO.

WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING BACK IN AND GETTING SOME OF THE SMALLER COMPONENTS REPAIRED AND BRINGING IT BACK UP TO

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WE DON'T DO THAT ANYMORE. IF WE WOULD DO THESE OVER AGAIN NOW, WE WOULD FIX EVERYTHING UP FRONT.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR TRITIUM, WHICH IS A CONVERSION OF OUR BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM TO A NEW OPEN PROTOCOL SYSTEM.

THEN WE HAVE FOUR PROJECTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT.

MEADOWBROOK, WHICH WILL BE A COMPLETE UPGRADE OF THE SYSTEM.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE HAD A COMMISSIONING AGENT COME OUT AND LOOK AT IT BEFORE WE EVEN STARTED THE DESIGN.

WE'LL LEARN ABOUT IT, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT TONIGHT.

SO WE KNOW THE PROBLEMS WITH THE SCHOOL, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT FOR THE BASIS OF DESIGN.

AND WE HAVE GORDON AND SWIFT CREEK AND HOPKINS, WHICH ARE SIMILAR JOBS TO THE EVERGREEN AND GATES.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE ADDITIONAL PHASES FOR TRITIUM.

WE'VE ALSO DONE A LOT OF WORK UNDER $50,000, $2.6 MILLION OF WORK UNDER $50,000 IN OUR HVAC AND PLUMBING WORLD. SO WE ARE VERY ACTIVE IN MAKING SURE OUR HVAC SYSTEMS ARE OPERATIONAL.

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF MY TEAM OUT THERE PUTTING IN SYSTEMS. FALLING CREEK, PROVIDENCE, HOPKINS, JACOBS, WELLS, COURTHOUSE, BON AIR, CTC COURTHOUSE, THOMAS DALE. FLASHING LIGHT PROGRAM.

YOU'RE ALL VERY AWARE WITH THIS. MY TEAM IS VERY ACTIVE IN GETTING THIS GOING, THIS PROGRAM RIGHT HERE.

THAT PICTURE, THAT CAN BE ON AN APP, IT CAN BE ON A COMPUTER.

WE CAN CHANGE THE TIMES ANYTIME WE WANT. IT WILL TELL US, NOTIFY US WHENEVER THERE'S A BATTERY PROBLEM.

WHEN SOMEBODY, THE PURPLE ONE, SOMEBODY KNOCKED IT DOWN.

SO IT LETS US KNOW WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT.

WE GET NOTIFICATIONS IN ADVANCE. SO THAT'S A VERY POSITIVE THING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON WITH THE POLICE.

HERE'S SOME CARPENTRY WORK, ROOF REPAIRS, ADA GRADING, BENZOATE GREENFIELD, MATOACA ROOF REPAIR, SOME STAIRS REPAIR, ADA RAMP. THIS IS THE SMALL TRAILERS.

WE ONLY HAVE TO DO FOUR OF THEM THIS YEAR. WE'RE VERY ECSTATIC ABOUT THAT.

TWO TO MATOACA, ONE TO REAMS AND ONE TO PROVIDENCE.

THE TIME THAT THAT FREES UP FOR US WILL BE GOING INSIDE THE TRAILERS AND TRYING TO BRING THEM UP TO STANDARD.

SO ANYTHING, WE'LL BE WORKING HARD INSIDE, NOT OUTSIDE.

I THINK MY GUYS WILL LIKE THAT BECAUSE IT GETS PRETTY HOT.

I SEE I'VE BEEN OUT THERE AND VISITING THEM AND THEY'RE SWEATING PRETTY HARD WHENEVER YOU'RE PICKING AND LIFTING THOSE TRAILERS.

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THE MOU WITH PARKS AND REC, WE MEET TOMORROW.

THERE'S TWO OLDER VERSIONS 2015, 2021. THE MOU COVERS ALL THE GROUNDS USE OF PROPERTY, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, JUST THE MAJOR MAINTENANCE.

AND SO WE'LL BE SITTING DOWN WITH THEM AND REWRITING THAT STARTING TOMORROW.

OKAY. R ESOURCES THAT YOU NEED TO MAINTAIN FACILITIES.

RCVV IS SOMEWHERE AROUND 2.76 BILLION. I KNOW IT'S GETTING UPDATED, WHICH MEANS IF YOU LOOK AT THE BENCHMARK, WE NEED $82.9 MILLION. CURRENTLY WE'RE GETTING ABOUT $67.8 MILLION.

NOT BAD, OF COURSE WE NEED MORE, BUT MY LIFE IN FACILITIES, WHICH NOW HAS EXCEEDED 40 YEARS, IS THAT'S NOT THAT BAD OF A NUMBER, BUT WE NEED TO BE PUSHING AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO GET IT HIGHER.

SO I CAN DO SOME OF THE MORE OF THE ESTHETIC THINGS LIKE PAINTING.

HERE'S A TREND AND I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS.

I CAME HERE IN 2019 AND LOOK AT THE DELTA BETWEEN 2019 AND NOW THAT 2026, THAT SHOWS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE SHOWN SOME DEDICATION TO BRINGING US CLOSER TO THE MODEL.

AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT. HERE'S KIND OF A BIG PICTURE OF WHERE WE SPEND MONEY, ABOUT 16 MILLION ON UTILITIES.

THAT KEEPS ON GOING UP. CUSTODIAL IS UP TO $35 MILLION.

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WE ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT $2.3 MILLION OVER BUDGET THIS YEAR.

BUT WE SPENT IT ON AIR CONDITIONING AND OTHER THINGS THAT WERE NEEDED.

THERE'S VERY LITTLE FLUFF IN WHAT WE DO. WE DON'T, WHEN WE PAINT, IT'S USUALLY BECAUSE WE WENT TO OUR PAINTING CONTRACTOR WHO, WHEN WE BUY IT AND WE HAVE OUR TEAM PAINT.

IF WE WERE ABLE TO GET MORE MONEY, HERE'S A LIST OF WHAT WE WOULD SPEND IT ON.

THIS IS ALPHABETICAL. YOU GUYS CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT.

HVAC, LIGHTING, PAINTING, REPLACE FENCING, FLOORING, FURNITURE, STAFFING, COMPENSATION AND SOMETHING DEAR TO MY HEART, VEHICLE REPLACEMENT.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS SLIDE IS. IF YOU LOOK, WE HAVE 139 VEHICLES, OF WHICH 131 COUNTY FLEET SAYS NEED REPLACED. I THINK THE AVERAGE MILEAGE IS OVER 150,000 MILES.

FORD IS NOW TELLING US THAT THE VAN WE USED, WE HAVE MOST.

IN 2026, THEY'RE GOING TO STOP MAKING THAT TRANSMISSION.

WE CAN BUY AFTERMARKET. WE TRIED THAT TO BEGIN WITH, YOU KNOW, LAST AS LONG AND THEY'RE MORE EXPENSIVE.

THAT'S 93% OF OUR VANS THAT ARE IN THAT CATEGORY.

SO THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE SOME STRESS TO US. A LOT OF TIMES WE ARE DOING REPAIRS WHEN THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS OVER 50% OF THE VEHICLE. BUT WE'LL KEEP ON RUNNING UNTIL WE CAN'T ANYMORE.

AND, JOSH, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SURE. YES, THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FOR MR. THUMMA? MISS CHATTERS? HELLO, MR. THUMMA, THANK YOU.

I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE NEW FLOOR SCRUBBERS THAT YOU MENTIONED.

IS IT GOING TO BE ONE PER BUILDING? IS THAT HOW IT WORKS, OR ARE WE ROTATING THEM? WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PILOT FIRST. AND IF IS SUCCESSFUL, WE'LL COME UP WITH A PLAN ON HOW TO ROLL IT OUT IF.

IT'S NOT SUCCESSFUL, WE'RE JUST GOING TO. AND THIS PILOT IS NOT COSTING US ANYTHING.

WE HAVE TWO CONTRACTORS COMING IN FOR A MONTH.

THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW US THEIR EQUIPMENT AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

IT WILL DEPEND ON THE SIZE OF THE SCHOOL. WE'LL PROBABLY START WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE SMALLEST DAY PORTER STAFF FOR THE SIZE OF THE BUILDINGS.

AND THEN FROM THERE WE'LL MOVE TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND THEN PROBABLY WOULD BE ONE PER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT IT WILL DEPEND ON THE SIZE AND THE SHAPE OF THE BUILDING.

WHEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE TWO FLOORS, MOST LIKELY THEY'LL NEED TO BE TWO SCRUBBERS, SO.

THANK YOU. MR. PARANTO? THANK YOU. JUST TO CLARIFY ON THE SCRUBBERS THAT WE'RE TRIALING, SHOULD WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT? THAT'S NOT REPLACING HEADCOUNT, RIGHT? THAT'S TAKING WHOEVER IS THERE AND PURPOSING THEM ON SOMETHING ELSE, IS THAT ACCURATE? T HIS IS NOT ABOUT REDUCING STAFF AT ALL. THIS IS ABOUT MAKING STAFF MORE EFFICIENT.

THIS WILL GIVE THE STAFF TIME TO DO MORE THINGS.

IF WE ARE REAL SUCCESSFUL, WE MAY LOOK AT TAKING THOSE PEOPLE AND TRANSITIONING THEM TO A MAINTENANCE FUNCTION, BUT RIGHT NOW IT IS JUST LOOKING AT, WILL THIS WORK? AND IF IT WORKS AND IT WORKS REAL SUCCESSFUL AT THAT POINT IN TIME, WE MIGHT SAY, HEY, WE HAVE SEVERAL BILLETS THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CONVERT TO A MAINTENANCE FUNCTION, OF WHICH MANY OF OUR DAY PORTERS ARE HIGHLY QUALIFIED.

AND OUR GOAL WOULD BE TO TRANSITION THE DAY PORTERS THAT WE HAVE EXISTING, IF WE MADE ANY CHANGES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. THUMMA. THANK YOU. Y'ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.

YOU TOO. NEXT WE HAVE A. OH, NOPE. SORRY.

WE HAVE MORE. I WAS SKIPPING AHEAD. WE'RE NOW ON.

DEPARTMENT, PLUS A BRIEF UPDATE ON OUR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM.

MR. CARSON HAS SHOWN THIS SLIDE OVER THE RECENT YEARS IN REGARDS TO THE EXPENDITURES THAT WE'VE MADE SINCE OUR FUNDING BECAME MORE ROBUST IN FY 20. AND SO A TOTAL NOW OF OVER $136 MILLION, THAT'S SPREAD OVER ABOUT SIX FISCAL YEARS, IT SHOWS.

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THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF ENCUMBERED PROJECTS THAT STILL HAVEN'T BEEN COMPLETED OR HIT THE ACCOUNTING BOOKS, BUT YOU SEE THE COLORS, THE LIGHT GREEN BEING HVAC IS PRETTY STEADY.

LARGE CHUNKS OF THOSE BARS. ROOFING BECAME ESPECIALLY HEAVIER IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.

EQUIPMENT AND SECURITY HAS ALSO BLOSSOMED OVER TIME.

SO AGAIN, THESE TEN CATEGORIES OF JOBS ALL HAVE IMPORTANT WORK THAT WE'VE PERFORMED IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

SO WE'LL GO THROUGH A FEW OF THE PROJECTS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE UNDERWAY FOR THIS SUMMER.

ROOF RECONSTRUCTION, AGAIN, THIS IS ONCE IT'S GOTTEN INTO THE RED AND, AS MR. THUMMA DESCRIBED, AND WE NEED TO REMOVE AND RECONSTRUCT GOOD PIECES OF A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF A ROOF.

AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT AT MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL AND FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY.

SO THESE CREWS HAVE ALREADY MOBILIZED AND ARE ON SITE, AND THAT IMPORTANT WORK WILL BE DONE BEFORE SCHOOL OPENS.

AN IMPORTANT RENOVATION PROJECT IS CTC HULL TRANSFORMS INTO A CENTER OF INNOVATION THAT WILL HOST MORE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

NOW THAT THE ENTIRE SENIOR, EXCUSE ME, CENTRAL OFFICE HAS MOVED TO THE SPRING LINE FACILITY.

YOU'VE RECEIVED MULTIPLE PRESENTATIONS ON THIS.

I'M NOT SURE IF CHAD MACLEAN IS GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT LATER THIS AFTERNOON, BUT WE'RE SIMPLY SHOWING THE FLOOR PLANS. WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE CONTRACTORS UNDERWAY.

WE'VE GOT ABOUT $3 MILLION IN THE MAJOR MAINTENANCE BUDGET.

THERE IS WORK HAPPENING NOW. IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS SUMMER AND NEXT SCHOOL YEAR TO PREPARE FOR THOSE STUDENTS IN AUGUST OF 26.

WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THESE ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTERS, AND WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE ONES UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW.

ANOTHER GROUP OF THEM THAT HAVE JUST BEEN FUNDED AND THE COUNTY'S FUNDING WITH THE DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT FUNDS HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL HERE.

AND MR. BOWLES AND I ARE TALKING ABOUT AND THERE WILL BE A SURVEY OF ALL OF OUR PRINCIPALS SO THAT THE COUNTY CAN UNDERSTAND WHO ALREADY HAS THESE AND AND WHO IS STILL LACKING THEM BECAUSE THERE'S CERTAINLY SOME SENTIMENT THAT IF WE DO IT AT 40 SCHOOLS, WE OUGHT TO DO IT ON THE OTHER 26, IF THAT'S WHAT THE DELTA IS. SO I APPRECIATE THAT INITIATIVE FROM THE COUNTY, BUT WE'RE CONTINUING TO BUILD THEM AND THEY'RE POPPING UP AND THEY LOOK GREAT.

AND ALSO WE´RE GETTING THE CAPABILITY TO NETWORK THEM IF WE NEED TO PUT A A COMMON MESSAGE.

SEAN'S TEAM IS WORKING VERY HARD TO GIVE US THAT TYPE OF CAPABILITY.

IN ADDITION TO THE TAILORED MESSAGES FROM EACH SCHOOL.

ANOTHER FUN PROJECT THIS SUMMER IS TO DEVELOP SOME VETERINARY SCIENCE CAPABILITY AT MONACAN HIGH SCHOOL.

THE OLD PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO IS HAVING A FACELIFT.

WE'RE SPENDING A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS ONE READY FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR SUBJECTS AGAIN IN THIS AUGUST.

MEGA TRAILERS. SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE A MEGA TRAILER PROJECT OR TWO EVERY SUMMER, AND WE CERTAINLY DO THIS YEAR.

FORTUNATELY, WITH THE OPENING OF DEEP CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE MEGA TRAILER THAT'S AT TOMAHAWK MIDDLE WILL NO LONGER BE NEEDED THERE.

HOWEVER, THERE IS A NEED AT WATKINS ELEMENTARY, SO WE ARE MOVING THAT EIGHT CLASSROOM MEGA TRAILER, AND IT'S PHOTOSHOPPED IN THAT PHOTO THERE ON WATKINS SO YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHERE IT IS GOING TO GO.

AND BELOW THAT YOU SEE A DIAGRAM OF CTC COURTHOUSE WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO PROJECTS UNDERWAY.

WE ARE RENOVATING THE WELCOME CENTER, AND WE'RE BUILDING A NICER FACILITY TO REPLACE SOME INDIVIDUAL TRAILERS THAT THE TRANSPORTATION TEAM, SPECIFICALLY THEIR TRAINERS, USE, AND ADDING SOME PARKING.

YOU SEE THE GRID AND THE PARKING DOWN THERE. AS WE'VE ADDED MORE MISSIONS THERE AT CTC COURTHOUSE, THERE WAS A NEED FOR MORE PARKING. WE PLANNED THAT THIS FALL AND WE'RE EXECUTING IT THIS SUMMER.

HERE'S THAT WELCOME CENTER MEGA TRAILER. THAT'S OUR OLDEST ONE, PROBABLY.

AND IT DEFINITELY HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES. THE FOLKS, THERE'S ACTUALLY THREE SEPARATE OFFICES THAT RESIDE IN THAT TRAILER.

THEY ARE NOW AT 9900 KRAUSS ROAD UNTIL WE FINISH THIS AND WE'LL HAVE A MUCH MORE REFURBISHED AND MODERN UNIT THAT WILL KEEP PEOPLE DRY AND COMFORTABLE. AND THE FLOOR WON'T CREAK, HOPEFULLY, ANYMORE.

AND WE'RE GETTING SOME FURNITURE FROM CTC WHOLE.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS. YOU PASSED SOME OF THESE CONTRACTS JUST IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

WE TALKED ABOUT WE DON'T WANT OUR TRANSFORMERS TO DETERIORATE TO THE FUNCTION LIKE THEY HAVE IN OR TO THE CONDITION THAT THEY HAVE IN SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.

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MONACAN HIGH SCHOOL IS THE ONE THAT'S DEPICTED HERE.

AND IT ALSO WILL BE DONE. AND IT WILL INVOLVE TURNING OFF THE ELECTRICITY THERE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

AND SO WE'VE PLANNED OUT PORTABLE GENERATORS THAT WILL KEEP THE BUILDING CONDITIONED.

WE CANNOT AFFORD FOR THAT BUILDING TO GO HOT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS IN JULY, SO WE'RE SPENDING SOME MONEY TO RENT SOME UNITS TO KEEP THE BUILDING CONDITIONED.

OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT HAVING SUMMER SCHOOL THERE, BUT OF COURSE WE'RE STILL DOING WORK AT THE VETERINARY SCIENCE.

SO A LOT GOING ON AT MONACAN. OUR SOLAR PROJECT CONTINUES.

I JUST SAW A REPORT THAT SHOWED ALL OF OUR SOLAR INSTALLATIONS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE AND THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY THAT'S BEEN GENERATED AND THE REVENUE THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

AND SO WE'RE NEXT MOVING TO MEADOWBROOK HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE WE DID A ROOF JOB OVER THE LAST TWO SUMMERS.

SO WE'VE GOT A NICE FRESHLY REPAIRED ROOF THAT'S NOW PREPARED TO TAKE THESE PANELS AND WILL GENERATE ELECTRICITY FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS.

SO THAT'S THE MAJOR MAINTENANCE PROJECTS, THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE SUMMER.

YES, THERE ARE OTHER THINGS GOING ON AND WE COULD PROVIDE THAT INFO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT SPECIFIC SCHOOLS, BUT TO BRIEFLY REVISIT OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.

YOU KNOW, DAVIS ELEMENTARY, THE FIRST VERSION OF OUR NEW TWO STORY PROTOTYPE AND THESE ARE GOOD PICTURES FROM THE EXISTING SITE.

YOU CAN SEE THE LEARNING STAIR IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER.

COLLABORATION SPACES ARE DEPICTED ON THE RIGHT ALONG THE MAIN CLASSROOMS. AND WE'RE GOING TO CUT THAT RIBBON ON JULY 30TH, AND THAT'LL BE A FESTIVE DAY.

AND I'M HOPING THAT MOSELEY ARCHITECTS WILL PUT IN FOR SOME AWARDS FOR THIS BUILDING AND ITS DESIGN, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BUILD IT MULTIPLE TIMES, HERE'S THE NEXT ONE.

BENSLEY, WHERE WE RECENTLY TOPPED IT OFF WITH THE FINAL PIECE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION IN A CEREMONY THAT THE COUNTY SUGGESTED.

WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PHOTOS FROM THAT THAT ARE, I THINK, PRETTY COOL WITH THE UNITED STATES FLAG AND THE THE SUNRISE IN THE MORNING, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE STRUCTURE DEFINITELY MERGING IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER.

OYSTER POINT´S DOING A REAL FINE JOB WITH US SO FAR, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE READY ABOUT A YEAR FROM NOW TO CUT THE RIBBON ON THIS ONE, SO THAT WE CAN WELCOME OUR STUDENTS BACK TO A BRAND NEW BUILDING.

THE HIGH SCHOOL. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION HERE IN A LITTLE WHILE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT, BILL BRADLEY AT STANTEC, AND HE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME GREAT DETAILS ABOUT THIS HIGH SCHOOL.

WHAT WE'RE SHOWING IS THE GENERAL GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE SCHOOL.

AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WHERE IT IS IN RELATION TO DEEP CREEK MIDDLE AND THE NEW WESTERN AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, BOTH OF WHICH HAVE SLIDES THAT I'M ABOUT TO SHOW YOU ALSO.

SO THIS IS JUST SHOWING THE LOCATIONS. DEEP CREEK MIDDLE IS THE FIRST OF THE THREE TO BE COMPLETED.

IT'S BIG, IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY NICE, LIKE FALLING CREEK HAS BEEN.

THESE ARE SOME AGAIN, RECENT PHOTOS SHOWING THE GYMNASIUM.

THE COMPASS ROSE, WHICH IS OUTSIDE THE MAIN HALLWAY WHERE ALL THE THREE STORY AREAS OF THE CLASSROOM WINGS COME TO MEET THE MAIN CORRIDOR, AND YOU CAN SEE THE OVERHEAD SHOT FROM THE DRONE HERE THAT SHOWS NOT ONLY THE BUILDING, BUT SOME OF THE PARKING AND ATHLETIC FIELDS.

SO AGAIN, ANOTHER RIBBON CUTTING IN JULY, I'M EXCITED.

AND ITS NEIGHBOR IS THE WESTERN AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

AGAIN, THE NEW PROTOTYPE, DAVIS, BENSLEY, THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD ONE.

AND IT'S UNDERWAY. YOU CAN SEE THERE'S CONCRETE THAT'S BEEN LAID.

THERE'S SOME BLOCK IN PLACE, AND WE'RE STARTING TO PUT UP STEEL.

SO THAT ONE'S UNDERWAY AND WILL BE READY NEXT SUMMER TO OPEN IT.

AND IT'S REALLY NEEDED BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MANY OVERCROWDED SCHOOLS.

AND WE EXPECT THIS SCHOOL TO, OF COURSE, TAKE SOME OF GRANGE HALL WHERE IT RESIDES, BUT ALSO PROVIDE RELIEF TO MOSELEY AND TO WOOLDRIDGE, WHERE WE HAVE MEGA TRAILERS IN PLACE. AND THE WESTERN AREA HIGH SCHOOL, A DESIGN FROM STANTEC.

WE LOOKED AT SOME OF THE BUILDINGS THAT THEY HAD PIECED TOGETHER. BILL'S GOING TO GIVE YOU A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION ON THIS.

WE RECEIVED A VERY FAVORABLE BID FROM GULF SEABOARD WHO BUILT THOSE TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS ALSO.

SO THEY'VE BEEN A VERY FINE PARTNER FOR US. YOU SEE A COUPLE OF DEPICTIONS.

FIRST ON THE LEFT OF THOSE THREE PHOTOS, AND THEN AN ACTUAL SHOT SHOWING HOW MUCH OF THE LAND IS ACTUALLY BEEN CLEARED AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE OUT THERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO BREAK GROUND.

AND THERE'S A PARKING SPOT BEING GENERATED. YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO PARK YOUR VEHICLE, AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUT SOME BALLOONS SHOWING THE CORNERS OF THE BUILDING.

AND YOU CAN ENVISION A FEW THINGS AND TAKE A SHOVELFUL.

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BUT ANOTHER WAY OF WHITTLING INTO THAT DEFICIT WOULD BE TO HAVE AN EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY, BECAUSE OUR PRE-K CLASSROOMS ARE OCCUPYING SPACE IN EACH OF THOSE VERY OVERCROWDED BUILDINGS.

SO WE DO HAVE A STEERING COMMITTEE IN PLACE, AND WE'RE BEGINNING A PROGRAMING EFFORT.

AND THIS WON'T BE THE SIZE OF THE FULL SIZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

PROBABLY ABOUT HALF OR MAYBE A LITTLE LESS THAN HALF.

AND WE'RE GOING THE RIGHT FOLKS IN THE ROOM TO START TALKING ABOUT WHAT THIS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

AND THE COUNTY IS MAKING SOME PROGRESS ON THE LAND FOR THIS ONE, WHICH WE CAN'T SAY ABOUT EVERY PROJECT.

SPEAKING OF THOSE PROJECTS, WE'VE DISCUSSED ALL THE ONES HERE ON THE LEFT.

THE FUTURE PROJECTS ARE LISTED ON THE RIGHT. THIS IS DIRECTLY OUT OF THE PRESENTATIONS THAT YOU RECEIVED DURING THE BUDGET SEASON.

I'VE SPOKEN TO THE DALE AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE OLD 100 AREA AGAIN WOULD BE A PLUS ONE NEW CAPACITY.

WE NEED TO REPLACE OUR 100 YEAR OLD BUILDINGS.

GRANGE HALL AND MIDLOTHIAN, EITHER HAD BEEN SUPPORTED BY THE REFERENDUM, AS WAS AN EXPANSION OF THOMAS DALE.

MATOACA MIDDLE IS IN THE CIP, AS IS A GYM REPLACEMENT.

IT'S A FULL RENOVATION MAKING IT LARGER, AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL FIND THE FUNDING AND THE LAND AND THE WHEREWITHAL TO GET ALL OF THESE PROJECTS DONE IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL NEEDED BY THE COUNTY AND OUR STUDENTS.

SO THAT'S ALL WE'VE GOT FOR YOU THIS AFTERNOON.

I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IF YOU'D LIKE.

THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MISS HEFFRON? THANK YOU. JOSH, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK AND PREPARING THIS AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO GETTING US TO THIS POINT. AND I DO HOPE THAT YOU HAVE THE RIBBON CUTTINGS ON YOUR CALENDAR FOR THIS SUMMER.

YOUR SUMMER IS NOT COMPLETELY BOOKED. I'LL BE HERE.

WONDERFUL. I'LL BE THERE. YES. WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL.

AND I THINK THAT WAS REALLY ALL I WANTED TO TELL YOU.

I THINK THIS IS WONDERFUL. I APPRECIATE MR. THUMMA POINTING OUT THAT WE'VE REALLY DONE A LOT TO CLOSE THAT GAP IN OUR MAINTENANCE BUDGET. BUT WE DO STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE FOR YOUR WORK AND FOR A GREAT PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. MRS. CHATTERS? HEY, JOSH, I HAD A QUESTION REGARDING THE IMPACT THAT THE FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENTS WILL HAVE BASED ON THE HVAC SYSTEMS THAT WE´RE REPLACING AND THE ROOFING THAT WE'RE DOING.

SO DOES THAT MEAN WE CAN DO ANOTHER ASSESSMENT ON THOSE TOP SEVEN? AND MAYBE THE NUMBER WON'T BE SO HIGH AND THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE LIFE LEFT IN THEM? SO THAT'S A GREAT POINT. IF WE SPEND A FEW MILLION DOLLARS ON ONE OF THOSE SCHOOLS TO UPGRADE, TO REPLACE THOSE SYSTEMS, HOPEFULLY THERE WON'T BE OTHER SYSTEMS THAT ARE ALSO AGING OUT.

BUT YES, THEY COULD BE RECALCULATED. THE THOMAS DALE WEST ONE IS THE ONE THAT STICKS OUT THE MOST.

BUT WE ARE ACTIVELY REPLACING SOME OF THE UNITS THERE.

YOU KNOW, CAN WE GET THAT DOWN FROM 46%? POSSIBLY.

BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH ONE. OKAY. THANK YOU JOSH.

NEXT WE HAVE A STANTEC PRESENTATION ON WEST AREA HIGH SCHOOL FROM MR.

[C. StanTec Presentation on Western Area High School]

WE'RE SO PLEASED TO HAVE ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL LEADERS IN MAIN ARCHITECTS, BILL BRADLEY FROM STANTEC, HE'S LEADING OUR EFFORTS THERE. THEY'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM, AND HE'S GOING TO SHOW YOU A LOT OF EXCITING INFORMATION AND COOL DEPICTIONS OF WHAT OUR HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE LIKE. THIS IS A PRESENTATION THAT I SUGGESTED AND WANTED YOU TO SEE, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUT THERE ENVISIONING A BUILDING IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN WE BREAK GROUND.

AND SO BILL'S GOING TO REALLY LET YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN IT'S DONE.

THANK YOU, JOSH, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY.

IT'S A PLEASURE. AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF STANTEC AND ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, INTERIOR DESIGNERS.

BRYAN HASKINS WHO'S HERE WITH MVP. AND FOLKS LIKE DOCTOR HIGH, MR. DAVIS WHO ARE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROCESS. SO IT'S A BIG GROUP EFFORT AND IT'S COME TOGETHER REALLY NICELY AT THE END.

AND PART OF IT IS THE FAVORABLE PRICING THAT WE GOT FROM GULF SEABOARD.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT COME IN. AND THAT'S BY DESIGN.

THE SCHOOL WAS DESIGNED TO BE ECONOMICALLY BUILT AND SO IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT PAYOUT.

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AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, DON'T HESITATE TO STOP ME.

PROJECT SCHEDULE, SITE CONTEXT, FLOOR PLANS, INTERIOR PERSPECTIVES, AND EXTERIOR RENDERINGS.

PROJECT SCHEDULE. WE'RE ON SCHEDULE. AND WE'RE HERE AT OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TODAY, SO PROJECTING A 2027 OPENING FOR THE SCHOOL BUILDING.

SITE CONTEXT, YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR COUNTY, CHESTERFIELD. AND THIS IS ON THE WEST AREA OFF OF DUVAL ROAD, APPROXIMATE TO, AS WAS MENTIONED BEFORE, THE NEW MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SO ZOOMING IN THERE, THIS WAS THE IMAGE THAT YOU SAW EARLIER FROM MR. DAVIS. THE NEW JOHN THOMAS WAY THRUWAY WILL BE IN PLACE, WHICH WILL CONNECT THOSE TWO MAJOR ROADS AND ALLOW ACCESS BETWEEN THE MIDDLE ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO HAPPEN.

ZOOMING IN FURTHER, HERE IS THE SITE. NORTH BEING UP, PLAN NORTH, AND THIS IS THE EXTENT TO WHICH IT'S BEEN CLEARED TODAY.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE WEDGE THERE THAT'S CURRENTLY OWNED PRIVATELY.

BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT PERHAPS UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR PURCHASE.

I HOPE I DIDN'T MISSPEAK. OKAY, GOOD. I THOUGHT AS MUCH.

IT'S HARD TO GET THIS SITE PLAN ONTO A A SLIDE IN THIS ORIENTATION.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TURN IT TO THE LEFT. BUT WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE OUTLINE OF THE SITE.

IT'S 99 ACRES, THE SOUTHERN BORDER IS ALONG DUVAL WITH JOHN THOMAS WAY ALONG THE EAST.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO FLIP IT COUNTERCLOCKWISE 90 DEGREES, SO NOW WE HAVE PLAN LEFT IS NORTH.

SO DUVAL RUNS UP AND DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE. AND THIS IS JUST A DIAGRAM OF THE OVERALL LAYOUT.

AND YOU SEE THAT THE SCHOOL IS ROUGHLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SITE, ORIENTED WITH, AS YOU'LL SEE IN A MOMENT, THE ENTRANCE TOWARDS THE NEW PARKWAY. ATHLETICS ARE CONCENTRATED IN THE BACK, AND YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE A REALLY NICE ATHLETIC COMPLEX THAT ALL TIES TOGETHER WITH PEDESTRIAN PATHS AND REALLY NICE LINE OF SIGHT.

ALSO EASILY SECURED DURING AND AFTER EVENTS. PARKING FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND VISITORS ALL SEPARATE SEPARATE CAR AND BUS DRIVE. SEPARATE CAR AND BUS DROP OFF AS IS TYPICAL FOR SAFETY.

AND THEN A NICE STUDENT DROP OFF PATH THAT GOES THROUGH AND CONNECTS DUVAL AND THE NEW PARKWAY THROUGH THE SITE.

SO LET'S HONE IN ON THE ATHLETIC COMPLEX, WHICH YOU SEE THERE IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SITE, TOP LEFT. AS YOU LOOK AT THIS, THE STUDENT PARKING LOT IS IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THAT.

AND YOU ENTER THE BUILDING INTO THE GYMNASIUMS FROM THERE.

SO THE GYMNASIUMS LET ONTO THAT PARKING LOT AND THEN THROUGH ACROSS THE PEDESTRIAN PARKWAY WALKWAY TO THE FIELDS.

AS YOU MAKE YOUR WAY, THERE IS A FOOTBALL STADIUM FOR GENERAL FIELD EVENTS, ALSO A TRACK THERE.

AND THEN BEYOND THAT, YOU HAVE THE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL STADIUMS RADIATING OUT FROM A PLAZA.

I WANT TO NOTE THAT THE SOFTBALL, THE BASEBALL AND THE FOOTBALL, LACROSSE, SOCCER THOSE ARE DOWN A STEP.

SO YOU ENTER THE STADIUMS FROM THE TOP, AND YOU WALK DOWN THE BLEACHERS SO THAT YOU STAND AT THE TOP AND LOOK DOWN ON THE FIELD, AS OPPOSED TO COMING IN AT FIELD LEVEL AND CLIMBING THE BLEACHERS.

SO IT MAKES A REALLY NICE VANTAGE POINT FROM THE PLAZA.

AND THERE'S A CONCESSION STAND THERE AND BATHROOMS AS WELL. TENNIS IS UP TOP AS WELL, AND THEN THE BACK OF THE SITE, YOU SEE THE PRACTICE FIELDS FOR BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL.

ZOOMED IN VIEW THERE, NUMBER EIGHT, YOU SEE, IS THE CONCESSION STANDS AND THAT PLAZA, THERE ARE STAIRS AS WELL AS ACCESSIBLE ACCESS THAT RAMP DOWN TO THE FIELD LEVELS BELOW. SHOULD BE A REALLY NICE VANTAGE POINT FOR PEOPLE WHO COME IN AND WANT TO SURVEY THE WHOLE SCENE WHEN YOU HAVE MULTIPLE EVENTS GOING ON AT ONE TIME. FOCUSING ON THE BUILDING, THEN AS YOU CAN SEE, THE BUILDING, IT'S LARGE. IT'S A LARGE HIGH SCHOOL, RIGHT? IT'S 350,000FT².

SO HOW DO YOU MAKE SENSE OF SOMETHING THAT'S THAT LARGE SO THAT NOT JUST THE STUDENTS WHO GO THERE EVERY DAY, BUT THE VISITORS AREN'T OVERWHELMED BY THE SIZE OF IT AND THE COMPLEXITY OF IT.

AND THE IDEA IS TO CREATE A VERY SIMPLE PATHWAY THAT, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS ORTHOGONAL AND EASILY MONITORED.

BECAUSE LINES OF SIGHT ARE READILY APPARENT. YOU ENTER THE BUILDING AND WE'LL LOOK AT IT IN A SECOND.

BUT I JUST WANT TO ORIENT YOU THE BUILDING ENTRANCES BOTTOM CENTER BETWEEN THE PURPLE AND THE ORANGE.

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HERE'S YOUR COMPETITION GYMNASIUM, THREE 84 FOOT BASKETBALL COURTS WITH VOLLEYBALL COURTS, STANCHIONS FOR THEM, ONE COMPETITION BASKETBALL COURT WITH BLEACHERS, TWO PE ROOMS AND FOUR TEAM ROOMS. AND AGAIN, YOU EXIT FROM THE TOP ONTO THAT PARKING LOT AND THE STUDENTS CAN GET OUT TO THE PLAYFIELDS FROM THERE.

I'LL TAKE A STEP BACK SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT IS RELATIVE TO THE SITE PLAN.

MOVING DOWN, WE HAVE AN AUXILIARY GYM AS WELL AS WRESTLING WHICH ALSO HAS ROOM FOR FOUR WRESTLING MATS AND PUT A BATTING CAGE IN THERE.

WE ALSO HAVE A FITNESS ROOM AND FOUR HEALTH CLASSROOMS. SO ALL OF THESE ARE PROXIMATE TOGETHER SO THAT YOUR PE, YOUR COMPETITION, ATHLETICS AND YOUR HEALTH CLASSES ARE ALL LOCATED IN THAT PART OF THE BUILDING. TAKING A STEP FURTHER DOWN, NOW YOU HAVE YOUR PERFORMING AND GRAPHIC ARTS, INCLUDING THE AUDITORIUM WHICH YOU SEE THERE, WHICH WILL BE ON IMMEDIATELY ON YOUR LEFT AS YOU COME INTO THE BUILDING.

MUSIC, ALL THE DIFFERENT MUSIC PROGRAMS, 2D AND 3D ART AND THE ART CLASSROOMS ARE THERE, WEST FACING, YOU CAN EXIT FROM THEM TO AN ART PLAZA THERE IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL.

HOPPING TO THE BACK, NOW WE HAVE THE CAFETERIA WITH THE KITCHEN ALSO BACK OF HOUSE SERVICE AREA.

I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE BUMP OUT THERE AT THE CAFETERIA, WHICH YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, IS WHERE THE STUDENTS WILL COME INTO THE BUILDING. SO STUDENTS WHO ARE DROPPED OFF WILL COME INTO THE BUILDING, AND THE CAFETERIA WILL THEN BE THE PLACE WHERE THEY'RE HELD BEFORE THE BELL RINGS.

SO WE NEEDED A BIG REPOSITORY FOR THEM. SO THAT'LL BE THAT SPACE.

AND WHEN THE BELL RINGS, THEN THEY'LL BE RELEASED INTO THE BUILDING. SO A SECONDARY BUT NO LESS FORMAL ENTRANCE.

STEPPING DOWN, THIS IS THE LIBRARY. IT'S LITERALLY AT THE HEART OF THE SCHOOL.

THE MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL. AND THE IDEA WAS THAT THIS BECOMES NOT JUST A REPOSITORY FOR THE BOOKS, BUT THE CENTRAL GATHERING SPACE FOR THE STUDENTS.

AND IN ADDITION TO HAVING STACKS, THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF SPACE FOR COLLABORATION, SMALL GROUP BREAKOUT.

YOU CAN TAKE CLASSES THERE FOR WHOLE GROUP INSTRUCTION, BUT THE IDEA IS THAT THE STUDENTS MEET THERE.

AND AS YOU SEE THAT THE LIBRARY WILL OPEN ONTO THESE COURTYARDS.

AND I'VE GOT SOME INTERIOR PERSPECTIVES THAT HELPS YOU SEE THAT BRINGING NATURAL LIGHT INTO THESE INTERIOR SPACES.

THIS IS THE ADMIN AND COUNSELING SUITES. AGAIN, STARTING FROM THE BOTTOM YOU WILL GO THROUGH THIS SECURITY VESTIBULE, A THREE PART SYSTEM INTO THE ADMIN AREA.

ON THE BACK SIDE OF THAT ARE THE COUNSELING SUITES AND THE HEALTH SUITE.

I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE HEALTH SUITE, SO-CALLED CLINIC, OPENS DIRECTLY TO THE OUTSIDE, WHICH IS RELATIVELY NEW SINCE COVID, SO THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE ILL CAN MOVE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING WHEN THEIR PARENT COMES TO GET THEM, WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE ADMIN AND EXPOSING OR COMPROMISING ANYBODY IN THOSE AREAS.

ALSO PART OF THIS IS THE COUNSELING SUITE OPENING ONTO THE CLASSROOM AREA, SO THE STUDENTS AND THE COUNSELORS HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO ONE ANOTHER, WHICH WAS VERY IMPORTANT. AND THEN THE LARGEST PART OF THIS IS A SERIES OF CLASSROOMS, ALL THE TYPICAL CLASSROOMS YOU WOULD HAVE IN A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, INCLUDING SCIENCE CLASSROOMS AS WELL, THAT ARE GROUPED CONTIGUOUSLY ALONG THAT SOUTHERN EDGE.

THE RIGHTMOST EDGE. THIS IS A TWO STORY BUILDING, SO IT REPEATS ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE INTERIORS, AND I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE INTERIOR PALETTE IS INTENTIONALLY, I'LL SAY MUTED BECAUSE WE WANT TO ALLOW FOR YOU TO COME BACK AND DECORATE IT IN THE WAYS THAT YOU WANT, GIVEN THE CHOICE OF SCHOOL COLORS, ETC. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THE BUILDING AND CREATE THE PALETTE FOR YOU.

SO WE'LL TAKE A WALK THROUGH THE BUILDING. AND THESE DOTS SHOW EXACTLY WHERE WE'LL BE AND WHERE THE CAMERA IS FACING.

SO I'LL JUST POINT IT OUT AS WE'RE GOING TO START AT THAT VESTIBULE AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INSIDE THE ADMIN TO THE RIGHT, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK IN THE HALLWAY. WE'LL MOVE BACK UP THE PAGE TOWARDS THE LOBBY, SORRY, THE AUDITORIUM LOBBY. AND THEN WE'LL GO INSIDE THE AUDITORIUM, COME BACK AROUND TO WHERE THE THE GUIDANCE COUNSELORS ARE.

GO INTO ONE OF THE CLASSROOMS. COME ACROSS TO THE CAFETERIA, AND THEN IN AND AROUND THE LIBRARY.

IF YOU DIDN'T FOLLOW THAT, THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO WALK THROUGH IT HERE IN A SECOND. SO HERE WE ARE INSIDE THE VESTIBULE, AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LOT OF TRANSPARENCY, A LOT OF GLAZING. PEOPLE WHO COME IN WILL HAVE TO BE BUZZED INTO THIS AREA.

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STEPPING INTO THE ADMIN, LOOKS LIKE AN ADMIN.

AND THIS IS THE MAIN HALLWAY WHERE VISITORS AND STUDENTS WILL PROCESS ADMIN ON THE RIGHT.

AUDITORIUM. BACK OF HOUSE ON THE LEFT. AS YOU MOVE FURTHER DOWN THIS, THE LIBRARY WILL BE ON YOUR RIGHT.

GROUP TOILETS ON YOUR LEFT AND EVENTUALLY THE GYMNASIUM.

SO LOOKING BACK ON THE LEFT TOWARDS THE ENTRANCE, YOU SEE DAYLIGHT THERE ON THE LEFT.

BUT THIS IS THE AUDITORIUM LOBBY. STEPPING INSIDE THE AUDITORIUM.

HOPPING ACROSS, NOW, THIS IS ONE OF THE WELLNESS CENTERS, AND YOU CAN PEEK TO THE RIGHT AND SEE A COLLABORATION AREA.

IT'S VERY SMALL IN THE PICTURE, BUT BEYOND THAT IS ONE OF THE TWO COURTYARDS, AND SO NATURAL LIGHT IS COMING INTO THIS AREA THROUGH THE COURTYARD.

AND THEN YOU CAN CATCH A PEEK OF THE STAIRS THAT TAKE THE STUDENTS FROM THE FIRST FLOOR TO THE SECOND FLOOR.

YES, THERE'S ALSO AN ELEVATOR, BUT TYPICALLY THE STUDENTS WILL USE THE STAIRS AND THERE'S TWO SETS OF STAIRS, MIRRORED. TYPICAL CLASSROOM. CAFETERIA.

AND HERE WE ARE OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY. LIBRARY TO THE RIGHT.

LOOKING BACK DOWN TO THE COUNSELING CENTER. ALSO ON YOUR RIGHT, BUT IN THE DISTANCE AND THE LEFT, YOU CAN CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE COURTYARD. SO NATURAL LIGHT COMING IN.

BORROWED LIGHT COMING THROUGH INTO THE LIBRARY.

ONE OF THE TWO STAIRS IN THE DISTANCE BEYOND, BUT THE IDEA THEN IS THAT THE LIBRARY WOULD ACTUALLY BE OPEN.

YOU SEE, THE PERSON WHO IS WALKING THROUGH A DOOR THAT'S BEEN LIFTED.

AND SO THERE'S A FORMAL, MORE TRADITIONAL PART OF THE LIBRARY.

BUT THEN THEY CAN ALSO SPILL OUT INTO THIS AREA AND SIT NEXT TO THE WINDOWS, ETC..

SO ONE OF THE PATHS KIND OF GOES THROUGH THE LIBRARY, WHICH IS BY DESIGN AND INTENTIONAL PER OUR STEERING COMMITTEE.

LOOKING OUT INTO ONE OF THE COURTYARDS WITH ONE OF THE STAIRS ON THE RIGHT. INSIDE THE LIBRARY, AGAIN, YOU SEE TRADITIONAL STACKS, BUT ALSO PLACES FOR STUDENTS TO GATHER AND COLLABORATE.

OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY ON THE OTHER SIDE, LOOKING BACK TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE SCHOOL.

WE'LL STEP OUTSIDE TO THE EXTERIOR. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE THE PUBLIC WAS GIVEN THREE OPTIONS FOR THE EXTERIOR THE WAY IN WHICH IT WAS CLAD, AND THEY VOTED ON IT. AND THAT'S WHAT WE GOT.

LET ME STEP BACK AND SAY, THIS IS THE THE ENTRANCE AT THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL, SO BEHIND US WOULD BE THE PARKWAY.

SO THIS IS THE VISITOR ENTRANCE, THE FORMAL ENTRANCE WITH THE ADMIN.

I'M GOING TO GO AROUND THE BUILDING TO THAT BACKSIDE WHERE THE STUDENTS WILL ENTER.

THAT'S THE STUDENT ENTRANCE INTO THE CAFETERIA.

ANOTHER LOOK AT THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL. THANK YOU, CAN I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. BRADLEY. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. PARANTO? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION AND VERY EXCITED TO GET THIS OUT FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE SO THAT THEY CAN ENVISION WHAT'S COMING AND MAKE THAT GROUNDBREAKING EVEN MORE EXCITING FOR WHAT WE HAVE FOR OUR STUDENTS OUT IN THAT PART OF THE COUNTY.

SO, GREATLY APPRECIATE THE TIME AND YOU COMING HERE.

AND YOU MENTIONED A TEAM MEMBER WAS HERE WITH WITH YOU AS WELL.

AND WE'RE JUST EXCITED AND, YOU KNOW, TO MOVE FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT AS IT COMES TO FRUITION.

SO SEE YOU JUNE 18TH. YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON CTE PATHWAYS, CTC EXPANSION AND WORK BASED LEARNING

[D. CTE Pathways, CTC Expansion, and WBL Update]

WE HAVE BRIAN RUSSELL, OUR TECH CENTER PRINCIPAL WITH US, AND KATY STOKES, OUR WORK BASED LEARNING COORDINATOR, AND THEY'RE GOING TO FILL IN ANY GAPS OR POKE ME WHERE I'VE MISSTEPPED OR HAVEN'T COVERED THOROUGHLY ENOUGH.

BUT EXCITED TO BRING YOU AN UPDATE FOR WHERE WE ARE AND TALK ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE CONNECTIONS TO WHAT'S NEXT FOR THEM.

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AND THEN THE GREAT WORK BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE FOR OUR STUDENTS TO EXPERIENCE AND AFFIRM OUTSIDE OF OUR CLASSROOMS IN THE FIELD.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH JUST A GENERAL DEFINITION.

AND THIS JUST HELPS CONNECT FOR WHAT EDUCATION IS AND HOW OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN HANDS ON SKILLS AND ¿ KNOWLEDGE FOR SPECIFIC JOBS THAT THEY MAY BE INTERESTED IN EXPLORING.

WE TAKE THAT EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE, FROM AWARENESS OF CAREERS ALL THE WAY DEEP INTO FULLY IN-DEPTH IN THOSE COURSES WHERE THEY'RE EARNING CREDENTIALS THAT GET THEM HIGHER WAGES AND EARNING DUAL ENROLLMENT CREDITS AS WELL.

SO JUST DEFINING THAT FOR FOR THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT CTE IS AND STANDS FOR AND WHO CONNECTS IN, BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE EVERYBODY HAS A CAREER AND ALL THOSE CAREERS HAVE TECHNICAL SKILLS, REGARDLESS OF THE DISCIPLINE THAT YOU'RE IN. TO END THAT, SO WHERE ARE AND WHERE IS CTE? IT'S IN ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND THIS REPRESENTS JUST THE REPRESENTATION THIS YEAR OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE IN ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND WE KNOW WE HAVE OUR TWO TECHNICAL CENTERS, BUT IT'S HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND THE REPRESENTATION THAT WE HAVE.

COLLECTIVELY, IT'S ABOUT 27,600 STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN CTE CLASSES.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IS A DUPLICATIVE COUNT.

MANY STUDENTS WILL TAKE A SEMESTER CLASS AS A FALL SEMESTER AND A SPRING SEMESTER, SO WE ACTUALLY GET COUNTED TWICE IN THAT.

SO AT SOME POINT. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT DOES MAKE UP ABOUT A ABOUT 43% OF OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE ENROLLED IN CTE FROM THAT STANDPOINT, AND THAT'S ALL LED BY 186 OF THE MOST AMAZING TEACHERS THAT YOU COULD EVER FIND HELPING KIDS CONNECT TO THEIR CAREER FUTURE.

SO WE'RE VERY PROUD TO BE IN ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND SERVING OUR STUDENTS.

SPECIFICALLY, WHAT SECTORS ARE REPRESENTED AND WHERE ARE STUDENTS FINDING THEMSELVES AND FINDING THEIR PASSIONS? THAT ALWAYS CONNECTS BACK TO THEIR ACADEMIC AND CAREER PLAN THAT THEY START IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EVEN AWARENESS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND IS CARRIED THROUGH IN HIGH SCHOOL.

AND YOU CAN SEE HERE THE DIFFERENT SECTORS OF WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING.

AND THESE ARE OUR HIGH SCHOOL NUMBERS. THEY STILL INCLUDE OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT THIS IS SPECIFICALLY AT HIGH SCHOOL WHERE STUDENTS FIND THEMSELVES. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT FINANCE DOES INCLUDE ECONOMICS AND PERSONAL FINANCE, WHICH IS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT.

SO I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO THINK WE HAVE THAT MANY STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN FINANCE.

BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, BECAUSE EPF IS AN AMAZING CLASS FOR OUR STUDENTS FOR SURE.

BUT IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT REPRESENTING ABOUT 15,000 OF OUR STUDENTS.

WHERE ARE THEY? THIS IS A CHART THAT I SHARE WITH EMPLOYERS ALL THE TIME TO HELP THEM CONNECT FROM A STANDPOINT.

IF I TALK TO AN HVAC COMPANY, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A TECHNICIAN.

BUT THEN I SAY, WHO'S MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE? WHO'S ANSWERING YOUR SERVICE CALL, WHO'S HANDLING YOUR BILLING? IT'S EVERYBODY. AND SO WE HELP CONNECT OUR STUDENTS.

IN THAT TOO, WE'RE ALSO ABLE TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES FOR OUR STUDENTS.

I DO NEED TO SAY THAT WHEN WE HAD TO SUBMIT THIS DOCUMENT, IT WAS A FEW WEEKS AGO.

AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE TOP NUMBER THERE, THAT 8547 NUMBER AND COUNTING, IT'S STILL COUNTING, BUT TODAY IT READS 9188. WE STILL HAVE EMT, NURSE AIDE AND OUR IB STUDENTS LEFT TO EITHER FINISH THE SECOND PART OF THEIR CREDENTIAL OR WAITING ON IB TO GIVE US OUR SCORES OVER THE SUMMER.

SO WE'RE EXPECTING THAT TO GO UP JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT.

WE'RE ALSO PROUD OF THE FACT THAT IT CONTINUES TO INCREASE, MORE STUDENTS EARNING THOSE CREDENTIALS, AS WELL AS IF YOU LOOK AT THAT DUAL ENROLLMENT, MORE STUDENTS EARNING DUAL ENROLLMENT CREDITS THAN CTE. IT'S ALSO VERY IMPORTANT AND POSITIVE FOR US. HOW DO STUDENTS FIND THEIR WAY TO CTE? THIS IS A NEW STRUCTURE. SO THIS IS NEW A NEW LOOK WE HAVE.

THERE'S A NEW MODEL, A NATIONAL CAREER CLUSTERS MODEL.

CURRENTLY THERE'S 16, AND VIRGINIA HAS ADOPTED A 17TH AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.

THEY'VE CHANGED THAT AND THERE'S NOW SIX. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHAT WE'RE CALLING MARKETING MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL IS ACTUALLY CROSS-CUTTING AND IT'S A VERY CONFUSING PLACE.

WE THINK THIS IS MORE PURPOSEFUL FOR STUDENTS TO FIND THEIR CONNECTIONS INTO OUR IT COURSES, OR BUSINESS COURSES AND OUR MARKETING COURSES.

THIS HAS BEEN ADVISED BY OUR CTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL, HAS BEEN TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS AND ADMINISTRATORS FOR FEEDBACK AS WELL.

EVEN POINT, WE HAVE CHANGED THAT BOTTOM ONE. IT USED TO SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. IT NOW SAYS MARKETING, MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY JUST FOR CLARITY. SO WE'RE HAPPY ABOUT THIS.

AND THIS IS THE START OVERARCHING. AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CAREERS THAT ARE CONNECTED INTO TO THOSE.

AND THIS WILL BE CONNECTED INTO OUR ACADEMIC CAREER PLANS FOR STUDENTS TO CONNECT TO THESE COURSES AND CAREERS FOR THEMSELVES.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE BREADTH OF CTE AS ITS OFFERING.

AND NOW WE NEED TO MOVE INTO BRIAN'S REALM OF THE TECH CENTER OVER THERE AND ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT HE DOES AND KIND OF THE WHY AND ASKING,

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OUR EXPANSION IS GOING TO HELP. IT'S NOT GOING TO SOLVE THAT, BUT IT'S GOING TO HELP THAT TREMENDOUSLY.

IT'LL ALSO HAVE A TREMENDOUS EFFORT ON OUR SCHOOLS TO REDUCE SOME ENROLLMENT ISSUES IN CLASS AS IF WE CAN SERVE MORE STUDENTS AT THE TECH CENTER.

THAT'S SOME STUDENTS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS, MAKING IT A LITTLE BIT MORE SPACE IN THOSE SCHOOLS. SO THAT'S A HELP TOO THERE. BUT I THINK IT REALLY SPEAKS TO THE VOLUME OF BRIAN'S LEADERSHIP WITH HIS TEACHERS.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SECOND BULLET THERE AND THAT'S OUR RETURNING STUDENTS, AT WHAT RATE DO OUR STUDENTS FINDING CONNECTIONS TO TEACHERS AND TO CAREERS AND WILLING TO COME BACK AND ARE COMING AND GIVING THEIR TIME, AND AT 89% RETURN RATE, THAT SPEAKS TREMENDOUS VOLUMES.

I WANT TO SAY 100% OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE BOUND AND DOWN AND DETERMINED FOR THAT CAREER, BUT WE KNOW SOMETIMES THEY'VE JUST MADE A CONNECTION WITH A GOOD TEACHER, AND THEY WANT TO COME BACK FOR THAT TEACHER. AND THAT'S GOOD TOO, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO FIND A CONNECTION FOR THAT STUDENT AND HELP THEM TRANSITION TO WHAT'S NEXT, THEIR CAREER FUTURE. SO AS WE EXPAND THE TECH CENTER, HERE ARE SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WE WILL BE EXPANDING INTO AS WELL AS THE SEAT CAPACITY. ULTIMATELY, WE'LL BE ADDING ABOUT 650 SEATS AT THE TECH CENTER.

AND YOU CAN SEE WE'RE GOING TO OFFER SOME ENERGY COURSES AND DOMINION'S BEEN VERY, VERY IMPORTANT WITH US AS A PARTNER TO IDENTIFY WHAT THOSE COURSES ARE, AS WELL AS OUR HEALTH SCIENCES ARE IMPORTANT FOR IN CARING COMMUNITIES.

OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES, WE'RE LOOKING AT A BOOKKEEPING CLASS TO GO WITH OUR COUNTY PROGRAM TO HELP STUDENTS COME OUT TO BE SMALL BUSINESS BOOKKEEPERS, AS OPPOSED TO JUST LOOKING FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO BE ACCOUNTANTS.

WE SEE THIS AS A STACKABLE CREDENTIAL, BECAUSE YOU CAN BE A BOOKKEEPER WHILE YOU'RE CONTINUING EDUCATION ON TO BE A CPA, IF THAT SHOULD BE YOUR PATH. AND YOU CAN SEE THE REST THERE AND YOU SEE THE APPROXIMATE NUMBERS OF SEATS THAT WE HAVE, INCLUDING EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A YOUTUBER AND VIDEO CONTENT.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT MAXIMIZING THE TV STUDIO FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY AS WELL.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING THESE SEATS TO THE TECH CENTER.

BRIAN HAS THE LARGE JOB OF FINDING THE TALENT FROM THESE INDUSTRIES TO COME CREATE THESE AMAZING LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR OUR OUR STUDENTS. SO A PLAY TO OUR COMMUNITY.

IF YOU ARE AN INDUSTRY LEADER IN THESE SECTORS, LET'S GIVE US A CALL.

LET'S CONNECT BECAUSE WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR TEACHERS IN A MINUTE FOR SURE. DID I COVER THAT RIGHT? LET'S SEE IT ONE MORE TIME. FINDING GOOD TEACHERS IN THESE LANDS WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY, BUT HERE ARE SOME JUST SOME QUICK GRAPHICS TO GO THROUGH AND ORIENTATE.

I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE FAMILIAR WITH CTC AT ALL.

GROUNDING, THIS IS THE FIRST FLOOR THAT HAS THE FULCRUM CENTER AS PART OF IT.

WE'RE LOOKING THERE WILL BE A NEW CONFERENCE CENTER ENTRANCE KIND OF SEPARATING THE CONFERENCE CENTER FROM THE SCHOOL WILL ALSO BE RELOCATING THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL, WHICH IS THE CURRENT FLAGPOLE LOCATION TO NUMBER ONE, DOWN TO WHAT YOU CURRENTLY KNOW AS THE FULCRUM CENTER ENTRANCE.

THAT'S GOING TO BE THE MAIN CENTER POINT ENTRANCE OF THE SCHOOL.

THERE'S MORE PARKING, THERE'S MORE ACCESSIBILITY FOR PARENTS AND FOR STUDENTS TO ACCESS. IT JUST MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE THAN THAT WHOLE STREET SIDE.

BUT ON THE FIRST FLOOR, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE THE TV STUDIO IN PLACE.

SO MINIMAL IMPACT THERE, EXCEPT FOR A WHOLE BUNCH OF EDITING STATIONS.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE TV STUDIO THERE. YOU CAN ALSO SEE RECOVERY ACADEMY IS STILL IN ITS PLACE AND TECHNOLOGY WILL ALSO HAVE A HOME OFFICE THERE.

CCPS ONLINE WILL ALSO REMAIN IN THIS SPACE AS WELL, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE THERE AS WELL.

MOVING UPSTAIRS TO THE SECOND FLOOR, WE SHOWED THIS AS A LARGE DIAGRAM JUST IDENTIFYING THAT THE CURRENT TECH CENTER EXISTENCE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THERE WILL CONTINUE. SO MOST OF THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, WHICH WAS THE FORMER CENTRAL OFFICE SIDE.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO ZOOM INTO THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HARD TO READ THAT BUBBLE DIAGRAM. SO ZOOMING IN HERE, YOU CAN SEE OUR ENERGY AND OUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND OUR FINANCE AND OUR HOSPITALITY AND CONSTITUENT SERVICES WILL REMAIN WHERE IT IS FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT WORKS THERE, AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT A POSSIBLE CHARITY AND A HEALTH SUITE AS WELL.

I'VE ANCHORED THE FIRST FLOOR MEDIA PRODUCTION THERE, JUST ON THIS SLIDE, AS ANOTHER REFERENCE OF A PROGRAM THAT WILL BE COMING.

SO THIS IS A BUBBLE DIAGRAM. THIS ISN'T BY ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM PROGRAMING OR LAYOUT, BUT IT'S MORE GENERALIZED AS WE'RE WORKING WITH THE ARCHITECTS THROUGH THIS.

SO WE HAVE GREAT PROGRAMS. WE HAVE FANTASTIC CREDENTIAL RATES.

STUDENTS ARE HAVING DUAL ENROLLMENT EXPERIENCES.

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IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, BUT IT'S ALSO BETTER WHEN WE CAN SEND STUDENTS OUT INTO THE FIELD AND THEY CAN SEE, OH, THIS IS WHAT IT'S REALLY LIKE. AND WE CAN SEE RATE OF PRODUCTION AND WE CAN SEE TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS BECAUSE WE ALWAYS BUILD HOUSES WHEN IT'S NICE AND CALM AND SUNNY.

SOMETIMES IT'S RAINING AND SOMETIMES IT'S SNOWY. AND SO HOW DO WE HELP STUDENTS CONNECT WITH WHAT'S OUTSIDE? AND KATIE'S TEAM WITH CAREER EXPERIENCE CONSULTANTS, WORKING IN OUR SCHOOLS, MAKING CONNECTIONS FOR STUDENTS, WE'RE GOING TO SHARE SOME STAGGERING OPPORTUNITIES THAT STUDENTS HAVE HAD TO LEARN OUTSIDE OF OUR CLASSROOMS, AND FOR US, THAT'S REALLY AFFIRMING. YES, THIS IS FOR ME AND MY FUTURE.

AND ALSO IT'S OKAY IF THEY AFFIRM THIS ISN'T FOR ME.

BOTH OF THOSE ARE EQUAL AND IMPORTANT. WE WANT THE AFFIRMATION, BUT WE'LL TAKE THE IT'S NOT FOR ME AS WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS YEAR WE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED? IS THAT THE RIGHT WORD TO USE? BY VDOES PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK CHANGES, AND THIS IS STILL EVOLVING, BUT IT DOES LAND NOW PRIMARILY WITH THESE AND ONE ADDITIONAL THAT DIDN'T MAKE THIS LIST BECAUSE IT'S JUST HAPPENED.

INTERNSHIPS, CLINICAL EXPERIENCES, SCHOOL BASED ENTERPRISES AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SO THAT'S NOT JUST OWNING A BUSINESS, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY OPERATING THE BUSINESS. APPRENTICESHIPS, WHICH WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO WITH VIRGINIA WORKS AND VIRGINIA DOLLY.

AND WHAT DIDN'T MAKE THIS LIST HAS BEEN ADDED IS SUPERVISED AGRICULTURE EXPERIENCES FOR OUR AG PROGRAM.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEAN IN THERE AND A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT APPRENTICESHIPS AND HOW WE CAN MAKE THAT WORK IN CONNECTION.

SO THERE'S A FUN LITTLE PITCH HERE BECAUSE WE THINK CREDENTIALS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING GO TOGETHER LIKE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY. WE HOPE NOBODY TAKES OFFENSE AT THAT, BUT WE DO.

WE JUST THINK THAT THE AFFIRMATION OF I'VE LEARNED THE SKILLS AND I CAN MASTER THE CURRICULUM, AND I'VE GONE OUT INTO THE FIELD AND I'VE WALKED IT.

WHEN I AFFIRM THIS IS FOR ME, THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN THAT SWEET SPOT.

I CAN THINK OF SEVERAL STUDENTS COME TO MIND WHO HAVE DONE JUST THAT. THEY'VE HAD OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR CLASS TO EARN THE CREDENTIALS IN THE FIELD AND COME BACK AND SAID, ABSOLUTELY, THAT'S FOR ME. AND THAT CONFIRMATION OF THOSE STUDENTS IS JUST FANTASTIC, AND KATIE GETS TO WORK WITH THESE STUDENTS.

AND THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN THAT. WHEN YOU SEE THE STUDENT KNOW AND YOU SEE THE PARENTS THANKFUL FOR THAT CONNECTION AND OPPORTUNITY, IT'S JUST GREAT. BUT HERE YOU CAN SEE THE MANY DIFFERENT WORK BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT WE'VE TRACKED BY VDOE.

AND I THINK EVERY ONE OF THESE WAS AN EXPERIENCE THAT IN A PREVIOUS MONTH WAS QUALIFIED AS A COLLEGE AND CAREER AND CIVIC READINESS INDEX, WHICH HAD A SHORT LIFE BY VDOE, BUT THESE WERE ALL THE EXPERIENCES WE USED TO TRACK, WE DON'T TRACK THIS MANY ANYMORE.

WE WILL BECAUSE IT'S GOOD FOR STUDENTS, BUT FROM ACCOUNTABILITY STANDPOINT. AND I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS PROBABLY THE NEXT SLIDE, BECAUSE THE NEXT SLIDE IS REALLY GOING TO SPEAK TO THE INVESTMENT AND THE INVESTMENT OF THE EXPERIENCES THAT WE'VE HAD, THE PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE. BUT THAT MIDDLE SECTION THERE SPEAKS TO THE HOURS OF INVESTMENT BY OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY, WITH OUR STUDENTS, THAT SPEAKS TO HOW VALUABLE OUR STUDENT EXPERIENCES ARE AND HOW OUR BUSINESSES KEEP COMING BACK FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THERE'S NO BETTER TESTAMENT THAN HAVING AN EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY COME BACK FOR MORE.

THAT SEEMS YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT, BUT I THINK THAT'S PART AND PARCEL BECAUSE WE ASK, ARE WE DOING IT RIGHT? WHAT DO WE NEED TO BE DOING DIFFERENT? WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THAT WE'RE NOT PROVIDING.

AND THAT PART OF THE FEEDBACK LOOP WITH OUR STUDENTS WHEN THEY GO OUT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR US, BUT VERY PROUD TO SAY WE'RE OVER 31,000 EXPERIENCES THIS YEAR FOR STUDENTS.

THAT'S JUST FANTASTIC. BUT IT'S ON THE BACK OF 544 EMPLOYER PARTNERS THAT ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH US.

AND IF YOU JUST LOOK AT THE THE SCHOOL BASED ENTERPRISES AND THE MENTORSHIP AND THE INTERNSHIPS AND THE CLINICAL EXPERIENCES, 15,000 EXPERIENCES IN A DOCTOR'S OFFICE OR A HOSPITAL AND 15,000 HOURS, THAT COMMITMENT, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE BUSINESSES, WE CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH OUR STUDENTS.

KATIE'S GOT A COUPLE FANTASTIC EXPERIENCES SHE DOES.

WE HAVE A, WE CALL IT A CELEBRATION WALL. IT'S OUR THANK YOU WALL WHERE WE THANK OUR EMPLOYERS FOR COMING OUT, AND WE HAVE A BREAKFAST SPONSORED BY OUR EMPLOYERS WHERE WE GIVE THEM A PLAQUE.

AND IT'S THE 5280 CLUB PLAQUE. [INAUDIBLE] 5280 IS? 5280FT IN A MILE BECAUSE OUR EMPLOYERS GO THE EXTRA MILE WITH OUR STUDENTS AND SO THAT'S THE CUTE THING.

SO IF YOU SEE THAT PLAQUE HANGING AROUND, A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO ASK ABOUT IT.

IT'S DESIGNED TO DO JUST THAT. BUT HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE CONNECTING IS SUPER IMPORTANT FOR US.

AND THEN I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO CIRCLE BACK WITH AND SAY, THAT'S GREAT, YOU SAY THIS, BUT WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN? WELL, WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE FOLLOW UP SURVEYS WITH OUR STUDENTS AND SUBMIT REPORTS, AND SO A FOUR YEAR GRADUATION RATE FOR CTE IS AT

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WE'RE NOW TRACKING YOU. THOSE STUDENTS WHO TOOK TWO CTE CLASSES SEQUENCE ARE GRADUATING ON TIME, FOR YEAR 8.99%, WHICH SPEAKS TO BEING CONNECTED.

MANY OTHER PROGRAMS CONNECT THE SAME WAY. WHEN YOU CONNECT WITH THAT STUDENT, THEY'RE GOING TO COMPLETE AND FINISH, FOR SURE. BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT STUDENT SATISFACTION A YEAR AFTER THEY LEFT US AND AT 94% THEY ARE SATISFIED OR VERY SATISFIED, SPEAKS WELL OF OUR PROGRAMS. TRANSITION TO SCHOOL, WORK AND MILITARY, AND YOU CAN SEE THE DATA POINTS THERE, HOW SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS ARE TRANSITIONING AFTER BEING A CTE COMPLETER SPEAKS VOLUMES TO US, TO WHERE THEY'RE GOING, WHETHER IT'S SCHOOL, WHETHER IT'S WORK, OR WHETHER IT'S THE MILITARY.

WE TAKE ALL THOSE AS SUCCESSES. THERE'S JUST ONE CATEGORY WE DON'T COUNT AS SUCCESS, AND THAT'S AT HOME ON THE COUCH.

BUT FOR THE REST, IT'S ALL A SUCCESS FROM THAT STANDPOINT.

BUT SCHOOL OF WORK RELATED CTE STUDY, WHICH MEANS ARE YOU CONTINUING YOUR STUDY IN THE FIELD THAT YOU WERE IN, IN HIGH SCHOOL AT 82%, AGAIN, IS STILL A PRETTY FANTASTIC RATE, WHICH MEANS I WAS TAKING ENGINEERING CLASSES IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND 82% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE CONTINUING TO TAKE ENGINEERING CLASSES AND THE NEXT LEVEL.

SO PROUD OF WHAT WE DO, AMAZINGLY PROUD OF OUR PROGRAMS, OUR LEADERS.

KATIE'S LEADING 31,000 EXPERIENCES IN A YEAR.

BRIAN'S BRINGING STUDENTS FROM EVERY HIGH SCHOOL WITH EVERY DIFFERENT PEP RALLY SCHEDULE AND EVERY DIFFERENT PASSION AND EVERY DIFFERENT EMPLOYER CONNECTION ON ANY GIVEN DAY, AND WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO LITERALLY, I THINK BRIAN SAYS THIS BEST.

THEY HAD A TOOL BELT ON SATURDAY AND THEY HAD A ROLE BOOK ON MONDAY TEACHING CLASS, AND WE WANT TO HELP THAT CARPENTRY TEACHER, ELECTRICAL TEACHER TRANSITION MATRICULATE IN.

SO A LOT OF THE WORK THAT'S DONE WITH BRIAN'S TEAM IS HELPING TAKE FOLKS FROM CAREER TO EDUCATION AND HELPING THEM STICK.

AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN ASC MECHANIC, TO TEACH STUDENTS TO BE AN ASC MECHANIC? AND AND BRIAN DOES A FANTASTIC JOB, WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE CREDENTIAL RATES, A LOT OF THOSE ARE ON HIS BACK FOR WHAT HIS STUDENTS DO.

SO BRIAN'S THE POINT FOR THE EXPANSION ALL THINGS TECH CENTER.

KATIE'S POINT FOR ALL THINGS OUT IN THE FIELD AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY NEED.

THANK YOU, MR. MACLIN. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? MRS. HUTCHINS? I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

YOU ALL ARE EXTRAORDINARY. AND IT IS EXTRAORDINARY WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR COUNTY, FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND I LOVE THOSE, THAT FINAL SLIDE WITH THE YOU KNOW, THE KIDS STAYING IN THAT SAME AREA.

THAT'S REALLY A BIG DEAL. AND I LIKE THAT YOU ADMIT, HEY, WE GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO, TO SEE, TO FEEL. AND IF IT'S NOT OKAY, IF IT'S NOT FOR THEM, IT'S NOT FOR THEM.

THERE'S NO SHAME. THERE'S NO. THAT'S WAY BETTER THAN HAVING A FOUR YEAR DEGREE AND $200,000 IN DEBT.

AND YOU REALIZE, OH, WAIT, MAYBE I DON'T LIKE BLOOD.

SO WELL DONE, YOU. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE TIME TO ASK A QUESTION, BUT MY EYEBALL DID CATCH THE AI, SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. DID YOU JUST TYPE IT IN THERE? IS IT JUST A PLACEHOLDER OR IS IT A. SO PART OF OUR PROCESS? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION BECAUSE THE PROCESS BY WHICH WE IDENTIFY THE PROGRAMING STARTED OFF WITH A FLAT SURVEY.

IT'S THEN GONE BACK TO THE CTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHERE WE'VE ENGAGED OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SAY, WHAT SHOULD WE BE? AI, THEY KEEP SAYING, YES, YOU NEED TO HAVE LANES IN THAT.

THEY ALSO SAY CYBERSECURITY. WE SAY, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? AND THEY GO, YEAH, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. SO IT'S A SOFT BUILD.

BUT IT'S REALLY ABOUT DATA MANAGEMENT AND SMART DATA.

AND WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH DATA CENTERS AND HOW DO WE MANAGE DATA WHERE WE THINK THAT MAY END UP? WE ARE ASKING THAT QUESTION, VDOE ALWAYS ASK THAT QUESTION. I THINK BUSINESS IS ALSO ASKING IT, SO DEFINITIVELY, WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT? I DON'T THINK WE CAN HANG A HAT ON THAT OTHER THAN WE WANT TO GET THERE AND WE'RE GOING TO USE OUR COLLEGES AND OUR BUSINESSES TO HELP US MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S VERY WISE. I HEARD THIS WEEKEND WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE IN FIVE YEARS.

AND SO YOU HAVING THAT ON THAT PAGE IS A BIG DEAL.

THANK YOU. MR. PARANTO? THANK YOU. SO, MR. RUSSELL, I KNOW YOU'RE DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB MANAGING EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON INSIDE. MY QUESTION IS, HOW ARE WE GETTING FOLKS THAT HAD THE TOOL BELT ON FRIDAY IN THE CLASSROOM ON MONDAY? GREAT QUESTION. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST 8 TO 10 YEARS.

AND IT IS SIMPLY WE HAVE PARTNERS THAT ARE ALREADY INVESTED IN OUR STUDENTS.

SO WHEN THEY COME TO MEET WITH OUR STUDENTS, THEN WE ALSO ASK THAT QUESTION, DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT MAY HAVE INTEREST IN TEACHING IN

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AND SO THAT'S ONE WAY WE MARKET. BUT THE ONE THAT WE ALSO CONTINUE TO REMEMBER IS THAT OUR FAMILIES CONTINUE TO CALL IN AND SAY, HEY I LOVE WHAT YOU DO AT THE TECH CENTER. I HAVE SOMEONE THAT'S INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH YOU.

HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS HAPPEN? AND SO MANY OF OUR RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE CREATE WITH FAMILIES IS BY THEIR OWN CHILDREN BEING IN OUR BUILDINGS.

AND AGAIN, WE TALK ABOUT JUST 15, 20 YEARS AGO, THE TECH CENTER WAS NOT A DESIRABLE PLACE TO BE.

AND SO THEREFORE, NOW THAT WE'VE TURNED THAT CORNER WHERE WE HAVE DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS, WE HAVE EVENTS, WE HAVE AN ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM.

NOW WE'RE GETTING THE VISIBILITY THAT WE NEED.

AND SO THEREFORE FAMILIES ARE MORE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING US TO GET THOSE TEACHERS.

YES, IT WILL BE HARD BECAUSE SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE GETTING READY TO HAVE DO REQUIRE A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM THE INDUSTRY, BUT WE HAVE WE HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT WE'LL GET THOSE TEACHERS IN THOSE POSITIONS.

THANK YOU. MRS. HEFFRON? THANK YOU. AND, MR. RUSSELL, WHERE DO WE STAND WITH. I KNOW THERE WAS SOME TALK OF BEING ABLE TO MOVE TO A SYSTEM WHERE WE RECOGNIZED YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY.

YOU KNOW, DID I JUST STEP ON THE THIRD RAIL? A LITTLE HIGH? ALL RIGHT. IT'S A LITTLE HOT. SO THERE IS SOME LEGISLATION THAT WORKED OUT THIS SUMMER, THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

IT WASN'T. IT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR 1 TO 1 OR 1 TO 2 BASED ON WHAT THE LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS.

AND SO THERE'S DIFFERENT CTE LICENSES. AND IT'S ALMOST AS HARD TO FIGURE OUT THE DIFFERENCE WHY ONE PERSON CAN DO ONE VERSUS ANOTHER.

AND THAT'S A VDOE LICENSE. BUT THERE IS SOME FLEXIBILITY WHERE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ABOVE AN APPRENTICESHIP LEVEL ARE CALLED FOR IN THE LICENSURE CODE, AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT THIS DIVISION HAS BEEN APPLYING AS BEST IT COULD FOR MANY YEARS.

AND WE THOUGHT THE LANGUAGE WAS GOING TO GO A LITTLE FURTHER THAN THAT.

BUT IT DIDN'T. IT STOPPED A LITTLE SHORT OF THAT. SO WE'RE KIND OF IN A PLACE WHERE IN COURSES WHERE A LICENSURE ENDORSEMENT IS BEYOND THE YEARS OF APPRENTICESHIP.

THERE CAN BE CREDIT AWARDED, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE HR TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON AND MONITORING FOR YEARS.

THANK YOU. AND I MUST HAVE MISSED IT, I'M SURE YOU SAID IT.

HOW MANY, OR DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY SEATS WILL OPEN UP WITH THIS EXPANSION? 600? MISS DOATS. AS FAR AS COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WANT TO GET INVOLVED AND OPEN UP THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK BASED LEARNING, HOW DO THEY REACH US? WE TRY TO NETWORK AS MANY WAYS AS WE CAN.

WE COME OUT, WE SPEAK AT DIFFERENT SESSIONS, DIFFERENT GROUPS, GROUP OFFERINGS.

BUT THERE'S A WEBSITE THAT'S ATTACHED TO THE WALL OF THANKS AT THE TECH CENTER THAT HAS A SCAN CODE THAT PEOPLE CAN DO THE QR, AND IT TAKES THEM RIGHT ALONG TO SIGN UP. AND SO THAT MY TEAM OR MYSELF CAN REACH OUT TO THEM TO WALK THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS.

WE HAVE PEOPLE CALL EVERY DAY TO THE TECH CENTER TO SAY, HOW DO THEY GET INVOLVED? AND IT REALLY IS A SIMPLE PROCESS. WE COME OUT AND WE TALK FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES ABOUT THIS IS WHAT WORK BASED LEARNING LOOKS LIKE IN CHESTERFIELD. THESE ARE WHAT OUR REQUIREMENTS ARE. THESE ARE THE EXPECTATIONS. THESE ARE WHAT THE STUDENTS MUST DO AND WHAT THE BUSINESS PARTNERS ARE BEING ASKED TO DO AS WELL.

SO WE REALLY TRY TO WALK THEM THROUGH THE ENTIRE THING. I ASKED THEM ALSO, I ALWAYS LEAVE EVERY MEETING I TALK TO.

COULD YOU JUST COME AND BE A GUEST SPEAKER FOR ONE CLASS, ONE GROUP? AND OFTENTIMES WHEN I HAVE A SMALL TANGIBLE ASK LIKE THAT AND THEY COME OUT AND THEY GET TO ENGAGE WITH THE STUDENTS, THEY'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. AND THEN THEY WANT TO KNOW OTHER WAYS TO GET INVOLVED. BUT THE BEST WAY IS GIVE ME A CALL, GIVE ME AN EMAIL OR MY TEAM MEMBERS, AND WE'LL DEFINITELY CONNECT AND REACH OUT AND HELP TO SET THOSE EMPLOYER PARTNERS UP WITH US. WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. APPRECIATE IT. SO NEXT WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS AND SCHOOL BOARD COMMENTS.

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

HERE IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE WILL ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION,

[F. Adjournment into Closed Session]

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE ANNOUNCE THE ITEMS FOR TODAY'S CLOSED SESSION.

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD DESIRES TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2.2 3711A OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA.

THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, AND SPECIFICALLY UNDER SUBSECTION ONE, THE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF PERSONNEL DISCIPLINARY MATTERS.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. YOU HAVE JUST HEARD THE ITEMS REQUESTED TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. DO I HAVE A MOTION IN THAT REGARD? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL? ROLL ON THE MOTION. DOT. HEFFRON? AYE. DOMINIQUE CHATTERS? AYE. STEVEN PARANTO? AYE. LISA HUDGINS? AYE. ANN COKER? AYE. WE ARE NOW IN CLOSED SESSION.

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MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU 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 MEMBER´S KNOWLEDGE.

ONE, ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS BY VIRGINIA LAW WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED MEETING TO WHICH 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.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DOT HEFFRON? AYE. DOMINIQUE C HATTERS? AYE. STEVEN PARANTO? AYE . LISA HUDGINS? AYE. ANN COKER? AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES.

IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE FIRST PERSONNEL MATTER? IN CASE NUMBER 2024-25/62-HR, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION BE UPHELD.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DOT HEFFRON? AYE. DOMINIQUE CHATTERS? AYE. STEVEN PARANTO.

AYE . LISA HUDGINS? AYE. ANN COKER? AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES.

IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE NEXT PERSONNEL MATTER? IN CASE NUMBER 2024-25/63-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? DOT HEFFRON? AYE. DOMINIQUE CHATTERS? AYE. STEVEN PARANTO? AYE. LISA HUDGINS? AYE. ANN COKER? AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES.

IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE NEXT PERSONNEL MATTER? IN CASE NUMBER 2024-25/64-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? DOT HEFFRON? AYE. DOMINIQUE CHATTERS? AYE. STEVEN PARANTO? AYE. LISA HUDGINS? AYE. ANN COKER? AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES.

IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE NEXT PERSONNEL MATTER? IN CASE NUMBER 2024-25/65-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? DOT HEFFRON? AYE. DOMINIQUE CHATTERS? AYE. STEVEN PARANTO? AYE. LISA HUDGINS? AYE. ANN COKER? AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.