>> AYE, THE MOTION CARRIES. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
[A. Meeting Opening - 6:30 p.m.]
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I'D LIKE TO CALL THE SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2025, SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING TO ORDER.BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING THIS EVENING, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ATTENDING THE SEPTEMBER 9TH SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING AND REMIND THE AUDIENCE THAT COMMENTS TO THIS BOARD MAY ONLY BE MADE AT THE PODIUM DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ARE PROHIBITED AND ARE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 18.2-415 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, DISORDERLY CONDUCT IN PUBLIC PLACES, AND SCHOOL BOARD POLICY 6141.
I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING SO THAT WE CAN CONDUCT THE BUSINESS MEETING IN AN ORDERLY FASHION.
WE WILL NOW HAVE AN INVOCATION BY MR. PARANTO, FOLLOWED BY A FLAG SALUTE BY MRS. CHATTERS.
>> HEAVENLY FATHER, I COME TO YOU THIS EVENING AND ASKING FOR WISDOM FOR THIS BOARD AND DIRECTION THAT YOU WOULD HAVE US GO.
GIVE US THE WISDOM THAT IS NEEDED TO GRANT POLICIES, FATHER, TO OVERSEE CONVERSATIONS, LORD, TO STEER THE DIRECTION OF OUR DIVISION.
LORD, WE YIELD TO YOU IN KNOWING AND THANKING YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD OUR CHILDREN, OUR STAFF, AND OUR TEACHERS IN THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
FATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR US EACH AND EVERY DAY.
I HUMBLY ASK ALL OF THIS, IN YOUR SON, JESUS' NAME, I PRAY, AMEN.
>> PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES AGENDA ADOPTION,
[B. Consent Agenda]
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR AUGUST 12TH, 2025 WORK SESSION AND OUR AUGUST 12TH, 2025 BUSINESS MEETING, MEMO NUMBER 114-25, RECOMMENDED PERSONNEL ACTIONS, MEMO NUMBER 115-25, ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS, MEMO NUMBER 116-25, 2026 HEALTH AND DENTAL CONTRACTS, MEMO NUMBER 117-25, FY 2026 TRANSFER FUNDS TO MAJOR MAINTENANCE, MEMO NUMBER 118-25, ADOPTION OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS AND REAPPROPRIATION OF RESERVES FOR THE APPOMATTOX REGIONAL GOVERNOR SCHOOL, MEMO NUMBER 119-25, APPROPRIATION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND NET PREMIUM, MEMO NUMBER 120-25, DEED OF GIFT, DONATED BOOKS FROM 2ND & CHARLES, A USED BOOK RETAILER, MEMO NUMBER 130-25, APPROVAL OF PARTICIPATION IN PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF OPIOID RELATED CLAIMS AGAINST OPIOID MANUFACTURERS, MEMO NUMBER 131-25, APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO SCHOOL BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEES.ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> MADAM CHAIR, THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS FROM A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER TO SEPARATE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION OR INDIVIDUAL ACTION? HEARING NONE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED?
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION?
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. NEXT, WE HAVE AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS. MR. SMITH.
[C. Awards and Recognitions]
>> MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF RECOGNITIONS RECEIVING.
FOR OUR FIRST RECOGNITION, WE HAVE THE STAY IN THE GAME AWARD.
IF I COULD ASK CARVER COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMY, MIDLOTHIAN HIGH SCHOOL TO COME FORWARD THIS TIME.
[BACKGROUND] CONGRATULATIONS TO CARVER COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMY AND MIDLOTHIAN HIGH SCHOOL FOR WINNING THE STAY IN THE GAME AWARD FROM THE VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE FOR THE 24-'25 SCHOOL YEAR.
CELEBRATING FAIR PLAY AND GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, THE AWARD RECOGNIZES SCHOOLS THAT HAD NO PLAYERS EJECTED DURING THE FALL, WINTER, AND SPRING SEASONS.
A TOTAL OF 66 SCHOOLS ACROSS VIRGINIA ACHIEVED THE STAY IN THE GAME AWARD THIS YEAR.
PLEASE JOIN ME CONGRATULATING THESE TWO SCHOOLS.
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>> THE STAY IN THE GAME AWARD.
THAT MEANS NO ONE GOT EJECTED AT ALL FROM ANY GAME FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. THAT IS A HUGE DEAL.
WE PLAYED THE GAME, WE WON, MIDLO, TWO STATE CHAMPS.
I'M JUST SAYING THIS IS CHARACTER.
FOR ME, THIS IS ALMOST MORE IMPORTANT, NOT MORE.
YES, MORE IMPORTANT, IT'S THE CHARACTER THAT WE ARE INSTILLING IN OUR STUDENTS, I'M VERY PROUD.
THAT ALLOWS US TO REALLY HOLD OUR HEADS HIGH, SO THANK YOU.
DO YOU GUYS WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU OR HOW HARD IT WAS? DID YOU HAVE TO HOLD YOURSELF BACK?
>> WORKING WITH STUDENTS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SPORTS, WE UNDERSTAND EMOTIONS RUN HIGH, THE STUDENTS, THE CROWDS, THE FAMILIES.
WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD WHEN EVERY TEAM HAS A MOMENT WHEN THE STUDENTS NEED TO STEP UP AND HOLD THEIR COMPOSURE, AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD WHEN THEY'RE ABLE TO DO SO.
>> I JUST WANT TO SPEAK ON HOW PROUD I AM OF THE COACHING STAFF AND THEN THE GROUP WE HAVE THERE THAT MODELS THE BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE.
WE HAVE A GREAT COACHING STAFF ALL AROUND, COACH GIDDENS HERE, PART OF OUR VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM, AND JUST REALLY PROUD OF THE EXAMPLE WE SET AND HOW OUR KIDS FOLLOW IT.
>> THANK YOU. EVERYTHING THESE TWO GENTLEMEN JUST SHARED, AND I WILL JUST SHARE.
YOU SAID, ALMOST AS OR MAYBE MORE, 100% IS MORE IMPORTANT.
WE'VE, AS YOU MENTIONED, HAD A GREAT YEAR LAST YEAR, A COUPLE OF STATE CHAMPIONS.
THIS YEAR, WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT START.
THE THING, THOUGH, THAT RESONATED MOST WITH ME WAS THE END OF THE GAME LAST FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER A NICE VICTORY IN FOOTBALL.
I WAS TALKING TO SIX REFEREES AT THE END OF THE GAME, NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT ALL SIX COMMENDED OUR STUDENT ATHLETES, OUR FOOTBALL PLAYERS, AND SAID, "YOU GUYS, YOUR PLAYERS DEMONSTRATED THE BEST SPORTSMANSHIP WE HAVE SEEN SO FAR THIS SEASON.
IT WAS A PLEASURE TO WORK HERE, LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BACK".
THAT MEANT A LOT, AND IT REALLY DOES KNOW THAT YOUR STUDENT ATHLETES ARE REPRESENTING YOUR SCHOOL, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEMSELVES IN THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU HOPED, AND YOU SUPPORTED THEM ALONG THE WAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CONGRATULATIONS.
>> IF I COULD ASK FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY TO COME FORWARD THIS TIME.
CONGRATULATIONS TO FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY FOR BEING RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF AMERICA'S HEALTHIEST SCHOOLS.
THIS ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTS THE SCHOOL'S COMMITMENT TO CREATING A HEALTHY, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERY STUDENT, STAFF MEMBER, AND FAMILY.
FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY IS THE FIRST SCHOOL IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA TO EVER BE RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF AMERICA'S HEALTHIEST SCHOOLS.
THERE ARE NINE CATEGORIES OF RECOGNITION WITHIN THE AMERICA'S HEALTHIEST SCHOOLS PROGRAM.
FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY WAS HONORED IN TWO CATEGORIES, IMPROVING NUTRITION AND FOOD ACCESS AND STRENGTHENING SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL HEALTH, AND LEARNING.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY.
>> IF YOU HAVE MISSED THAT, HE SAID THE ONLY AND THE FIRST.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL KNOW HOW GREAT FALLING CREEK IS, BUT NOW YOU KNOW.
YOU ALL ARE HEARING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME.
I'VE KNOWN IT FOR A WHILE, BUT I AM SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU AND THE WORK THAT IT TAKES TO FEED OUR CHILDREN, TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO MEALS.
WE KNOW HOW HARD IT IS FOR SOME OF OUR FAMILIES, AND YOU GUYS ARE STANDING IN THE GAP, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
I SEE YOU HAVE YOUR PARTNERS HERE THAT ARE ALSO HELPING YOU WITH THIS PROJECT, SO I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING, LADIES OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED.
I'M GOING TO GIVE THIS TO YOU, AND THEN YOU CAN JUST EXPLAIN WHAT MOTIVATED YOU GUYS TO TAKE IT A STEP ABOVE.
>> GOOD EVENING, RESHAUD JOHNSON, PRINCIPAL OF FALLING CREEK.
THIS IS TRULY AN HONOR TO ACCEPT THIS AWARD, NOT ONLY TO BE THE FIRST SCHOOL IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA, BUT I THINK OUT OF 1,100 PLUS SCHOOLS, SO THIS IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR US.
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I WANT TO THANK THIS ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY WHO ARE UP HERE TODAY, THIS IS JUST A FEW PEOPLE.WE FOCUS ON THE ENTIRE CHILD, NOT JUST INSTRUCTION, BUT WE MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS HAVE THAT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL PIECE, AND ALSO INTRODUCING THEM TO HEALTHY MEALS, SO THAT WAY, THEY CAN BE HEALTHY WHEN THEY GROW UP.
WE DEFINITELY WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU GUYS, AND I'M GOING TO PASS IT ON TO MS. TERRY KITNEY.
>> HI, I'M YVONNE TERRY KITNEY.
I THINK I'M THE LADY THAT, WHEN HE IS INTERESTED IN SOMETHING, HE PASSES IT TO ME BECAUSE HE KNOWS I DON'T TELL HIM NO.
ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING THINGS FOR US THE LAST TWO YEARS AT FALLING CREEK HAS BEEN BUILDING AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO NOT JUST MAKE SURE THAT OUR CHILDREN HAVE THAT GAP MET FOR NOW, SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THEY CAN BE EMPOWERED TO GROW FOOD AT HOME, TO GROW FOOD ON THEIR PATIO, TO GROW IT IN A STRAW BALE, OR IN A BUCKET.
ANYWHERE YOU CAN PUT A SEED IN THE GROUND AND GET IT GROWING, YOU CAN GROW YOUR OWN FOOD.
WE HAVE AN AMAZING FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND AN INCREDIBLE BUILDING FULL OF TEACHERS THAT YOU JUST WOULDN'T BELIEVE, WHO ARE WILLING TO LET US BRING THE FOOD THAT WE GROW INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS WITH THE MASTER GARDENERS AND THE VIRGINIA MASTER NATURALISTS, AND LEARN TO COOK WITH IT.
IT HAS JUST BEEN SUCH AN EXCITING PROGRAM.
IN THAT OUTDOOR CLASSROOM, WE'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF OUR CHILDREN.
I'M GOING TO PASS IT OFF TO MS. BAILEY TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
>> I'M ONE OF OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS.
WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THREE SCHOOL COUNSELORS, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM FOR SMALL GROUPS, FOR MEETING WITH STUDENTS.
ALSO, VERY THANKFUL TO MR. JOHNSON, AS WE WERE THE SECOND SCHOOL TO HAVE A THERAPY DOG.
DAISY IS ALSO A PART OF OUR WORK WITH STUDENTS AND ALSO TO THE CHESTERFIELD EDUCATION FOUNDATION WITH A GRANT I RECEIVED IN ORDER TO DO YOGA IN THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AND WITH CLASSES, AND IT'S A SPECIFIC YOGA FOR CLASSROOMS PROGRAM, AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAVE THE OUTDOOR SPACE, THE INDOOR SPACE, AND THE SUPPORT OF OUR ADMINISTRATION.
>> RONNIE, DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?
>> SURE. HI, I'M RONNIE LAPELLE WITH FOOD AND NUTRITION.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE VERY PROUD TO BE ON FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY'S TEAM AND THAT WE WERE RECOGNIZED FOR OUR BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT MET THE STRICT CRITERIA OF THIS AWARD.
WE WERE VERY PROUD TO BE A PART OF THAT AND TO JUST HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
WE ENJOYED WORKING WITH MR. JOHNSON AND YVONNE, AND OF COURSE, OUR MANAGER, JENNIFER.
>> LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION SUCCESS MEMO.
I'M GOING TO BREAK THAT UP IN TWO DIFFERENT SECTIONS.
THE FIRST PART, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE CREATING EXCELLENCE AWARD.
I'LL CALL UP DOMINION ENERGY, MATOACA HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL COURTHOUSE FOR THE AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COUNCIL.
[BACKGROUND] CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITHIN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WON THREE AWARDS THIS YEAR IN THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S CREATING EXCELLENCE AWARDS.
THE ANNUAL AWARDS RECOGNIZED EXEMPLARY PROGRAMS AND CAREER IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
DOMINION ENERGY WON THE STATEWIDE AND REGION 1 SECONDARY BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP AWARD FOR ITS SUPPORT OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
MATOACA HIGH SCHOOL'S TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION PROGRAM WON THE SECONDARY CTE EXEMPLARY PROGRAM AWARD FOR REGION 1, AND THE AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COUNCIL AT THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER COURTHOUSE WON THE SECONDARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AWARD FOR REGION 1.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THEM FOR THESE AWARDS.
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>> YOU HAVE TO BEAR WITH ME, AND I APOLOGIZE.
WE HAVE SOME UNIQUE GIFTS HERE THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET IN THE RIGHT HANDS FOR DOMINION ENERGY.
>> MATOACA HIGH AND OUR AG ADVISORY COUNCIL.
I MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIASED WITH MATOACA I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT RIGHT NOW. GO WARRIORS.
BUT THE REALITY IS, OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS TO EXCEED THE EXPECTATION.
WE NEED TO MEET IT, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO EXCEED IT.
WE DO THAT WITH GREAT PARTNERS WITH DOMINION, FANTASTIC STAFF WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE SCHOOLS WORKING TOGETHER, AND SO ON BEHALF OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR CHILDREN EVERY DAY.
YOU SET THE STANDARD FOR THEM TO FOLLOW.
IF YOU MAY NOT THINK THAT THEY'RE PAYING ATTENTION OR WATCHING, I ASSURE YOU THEY MOST CERTAINLY ARE.
JUST A FEW WORDS WITH DOMINION, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOUR COMPANY TO BE RECOGNIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CCPS?
>> IT'S ABSOLUTELY A PLEASURE TO BE RECOGNIZED.
CHESTERFIELD MAKES IT SO EASY TO WORK WITH.
YOU HAVE AMAZING FACULTY, AMAZING STUDENTS, AND WE'RE EAGER TO CONTINUE TO BUILD PIPELINE THAT EMPOWER THIS COMMUNITY FOR YEARS TO COME.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO BE ASKED TO SPEAK.
THE BUILDING OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION PROGRAM, MATOACA HIGH SCHOOL, THAT JOURNEY WE STARTED EIGHT YEARS AGO.
I'VE BEEN BLESSED WITH A SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT I WOULD CONSIDER UNMATCHED ANYWHERE ELSE.
IT STARTS WITH GREAT CTE SUPPORT AND IT CONTINUES ON WITH GREAT SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION.
I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO WORK FOR TWO OF THE GREATEST PRINCIPALS IN MY MIND THAT I'LL EVER GET TO WORK WITH STARTING WITH DR. MURRAY AND NOW DR. BARBER.
WITHOUT THEM, THIS RECOGNITION DOESN'T HAPPEN.
THIS RECOGNITION IS AN EXAMPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY AT MATOACA HIGH SCHOOL.
OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES, OUR ADMINISTRATORS, OUR STAFF.
I'M JUST THE PERSON UP HERE RECEIVING IT, BUT IN REALITY, THEY'RE THE REFLECTION OF THIS AWARD.
MY NAME IS TRISTA GRIGSBY, AND I'M THE AGRICULTURE TEACHER, AND I'M ACCEPTING THIS AWARD ON BEHALF OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
OUR ADVISORY COUNCIL SPANS THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE, WHICH IS BROADER THAN JUST THE FARMER ON THE TRACTOR, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BUILD THOSE BRIDGES BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO WILL EMPLOY THESE STUDENTS IN THE FUTURE AND WHO BELIEVE IN THE WORK THAT WE DO. THANK YOU.
>> JUST A QUICK NOTE FOR ME, BRIAN RUSSELL, THE PRINCIPAL OF THE TECH CENTER.
TRISTA CAME FORWARD SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED AT THE ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO, THE PLANT SCIENCE AND THE AG PROGRAM WAS SOMEWHAT OF A DISMAL ARRAY FOR THINGS.
MOSTLY BECAUSE WE WERE ATTRACTING STUDENTS WHO WANTED TO DO LANDSCAPING AND WE HAVE EVOLVED IN SO MANY DIFFERENT AREAS, AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR AG PROGRAM, WE TALK ABOUT NOT ONLY FOOD AND NUTRITION, BUT WE ALSO TALK ABOUT FOOD, SUSTAINABILITY, WHICH IS SO CRITICAL FOR OUR STUDENTS TO LEARN.
AS THEY WALK INTO THE BUILDING, THEY COME IN WITH THIS IDEA, AND THEY GROW INTO A CONCEPT THAT THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN FOOD INSECURITIES OR THEIR OWN FOOD NEEDS IN THEIR HOUSE, AND SO IT'S JUST BEEN A GREAT PLEASURE TO SEE HOW TRISTA HAS EVOLVED THAT PROGRAM[APPLAUSE].
>> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.THANK YOU.
>> NEXT, IF I COULD ASK TO CALL UP OUR CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AND STUDENTS COME FORWARD TO THIS TIME.
CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION COURSES, OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY ACADEMIC, TECHNICAL, AND EMPLOYABILITY, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS.
CHESTERFIELD STUDENTS CONSISTENTLY WIN AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS ORGANIZED BY CAREER TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
WE HAVE A LARGE LIST THIS EVENING, WHICH IS A VERY POSITIVE THING THAT INCLUDES STUDENT SUCCESSES FROM THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR AND STATEWIDE COMPETITIONS.
FIRST PLACE, WINNERS WERE INVITED TO ATTEND TONIGHT'S SCHOOL MEETING.
HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO READ ALL OF THE STUDENTS WHO'VE BEEN LISTED.
FIRST UP IS DECA AT MILLBROOK HIGH SCHOOL,
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TEACHER KRISTIN WESTEIN, CHANDLER RANDOLPH, FIRST PLACE IN SCHOOL BASED ENTERPRISES EXPLORING PRESENTATION, MELISSA ALCORN, SECOND PLACE IN BUSINESS GROWTH PLAN, AND MAYA TINSLEY, SECOND PLACE IN THE BUSINESS GROWTH PLAN.FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA AT CDC COURTHOUSE, PEYTON CHESTER TEACHER, NEW LAWN WYNN, SECOND PLACE IN HELP DESK, RICHARD BATES, SECOND PLACE IN NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURES, ELIE BEZONIO, THIRD PLACE AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, ROBERT THOMPSON, THIRD PLACE IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND RYAN MAKSHA, THIRD PLACE AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS. FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA MONACAN HIGH SCHOOL, AND I DID WANT TO NOTE THAT MONACAN HIGH SCHOOL HAD 93 STUDENTS WHO PLACED FIRST OR SECOND AT THEIR SPRING REGIONAL CONFERENCE.
THEY THEN HAD 23 STUDENTS PLACED IN THE TOP FIVE AT THE STATE CONFERENCE, INCLUDING THREE FIRST PLACE WINNERS.
FOR THE SEVENTH IN A ROW, MONACAN HIGH SCHOOL HAD STUDENTS PLACED ON TOP 10 IN THE NATION.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE WITH US KERIYUN, WHO PLACED FOURTH IN THE NATION FOR INTRODUCTION OF MARKETING CONCEPTS, AND RYAN PARRIS WHO PLACED FIFTH IN THE NATION FOR ACCOUNTING 1.
AS WELL, MASON CAPTAIN, FIRST PLACE IN ACCOUNTING 2, AND THIRD PLACE IN BAKING AND FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, COLE CATWELL, SECOND PLACE IN FINANCIAL CALCULATIONS, TAYLOR BAHLSHEW, SECOND PLACE IN CLIENT SERVICES, JONAH DEVLIN, SECOND PLACE IN AGRIBUSINESS, ANDREW HENRY, SECOND PLACE IN INTRO TO BUSINESS CONCEPTS.
COLIN LEAHY, SECOND PLACE IN ACCOUNTING 2, TOWNS LINITZ, SECOND PLACE IN PERSONAL FINANCE, BENJAMIN REEVES, SECOND PLACE IN PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY, PORTER BOYLES, THIRD PLACE IN INTRO TO BUSINESS PROCEDURES, NATALIE WANG, THIRD PLACE IN BROADCAST JOURNALISM, MONICA RAMIREZ, THIRD PLACE IN BROADCAST JOURNALISM, REESE RICHARDSON, THIRD PLACE IN INTRO TO PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE, BENJAMIN SINGLETON, THIRD PLACE IN BANKING AND FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, COOPER WALANIS THIRD PLACE IN BANKING FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. THEN FROM THE FFA ORGANIZATION AT THOMAS DALE HIGH SCHOOL, BRIAN SHEETZ TEACHER, SAMMY DALLIN, JOSE ORTIZ JUNIOR, HARRISON SHEETS, AND KAIDEN STANSELL, FIRST PLACE IN TURF GRASS.
FROM THE HOST OF FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AT CDC COURTHOUSE AT CDC HALL, AMY PURNELL, TIM DAY, AND ASHLEY HARWOOD, TEACHERS, BROOKLYN LANEY, FIRST PLACE IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY STATEWIDE, AND EIGHTH PLACE NATIONALLY.
KIARA FERGUSON, FIRST PLACE IN SPORTS MEDICINE, ERICA FIG, THIRD PLACE IN SPORTS MEDICINE STATEWIDE AND SIXTH PLACE NATIONALLY, COHEN RICHARDSON, THIRD PLACE IN PHYSICAL THERAPY, EMILY STRICKLAND, THIRD PLACE IN PHARMACOLOGY.
FROM HOSA-FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AT MONACAN HIGH SCHOOL, AMANDA HILLIARD AND KATE DOCTOR TEACHERS, CHEYENNE COPPAGE, FIRST PLACE IN CLINICAL SPECIALTY, BRADEN DELANEY, FIRST PLACE IN INTERVENING SKILLS, CONNOR DUTTON, FIRST PLACE IN BIOMEDICAL DEBATE, CAROLYN HUGENBERG, FIRST PLACE IN BIOMEDICAL DEBATE, CARISSA NICHOLS, FIRST PLACE IN BIOMEDICAL DEBATE, LUKE BRILL, SECOND PLACE IN PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE, REAGAN CANADA, SECOND PLACE IN SPORTS MEDICINE, SHAILA CARTY, SECOND PLACE IN MEDICAL MATH, AVA CLAYTON, SECOND PLACE OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE, ELLA DELANEY, SECOND PLACE IN JOB SEEKING SKILLS, ANNA ELLIOT, SECOND PLACE IN MEDICAL INNOVATION, RALEIGH ESPEK SECOND PLACE IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, YASMINE GARCIA BANKS, SECOND PLACE IN RESEARCH, PERSUASIVE WRITING AND SPEAKING.
PAUL GONZALEZ, SECOND PLACE IN MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION, OWEN GREGOR, SECOND PLACE IN PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE, ALYSSA MARTIN, SECOND PLACE IN LIFE SUPPORT SKILLS, KENDALL MASON, SECOND PLACE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION, ELISE MATTHEWS, SECOND PLACE IN PARLIRY PROCEDURE, BRADEN POLINSKI, SECOND PLACE IN EMERGING MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, AND SECOND PLACE IN PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE, BRADEN PATERSON, SECOND PLACE IN PLISY PROCEDURE, ZOE PURNELL, SECOND PLACE IN PREPARED SPEAKING, GAEL SANTIAGO, SECOND PLACE OF MEDICAL INNOVATION, ADAN SMITH, SECOND PLACE IN PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE, AUBREY SNIPES, SECOND PLACE IN HEALTH CAREER PHOTOGRAPHY, CAITLIN WICKHAM, SECOND PLACE IN MEDICAL INNOVATION, MAX BATTEN, THIRD PLACE IN COMMUNITY AWARENESS, EMMY FITZGERALD, THIRD PLACE IN COMMUNITY AWARENESS.
TAMIA FORBES, THIRD PLACE IN CRT SKILLS, NORA MAP, THIRD PLACE IN COMMUNITY AWARENESS, MAYER RITTER, THIRD PLACE IN COMMUNITY AWARENESS, JULIANNE SCHINDLER, THIRD PLACE IN COMMUNITY AWARENESS, ABBEY TARPLEY, THIRD PLACE IN CERT SKILLS, SARAH TIMBLAKE, THIRD PLACE IN COMMUNITY AWARENESS, HEELS ACENTO LOPEZ, THIRD PLACE IN RESEARCH, PERSUASIVE WRITING AND SPEAKING, LELA ILLITO, THIRD PLACE IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.
FROM SKILLS USA AT CDC AT COURTHOUSE IN CC HALL,
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JOE HENDERSON AND MARSHA COX, TEACHERS, GABRIEL JORDAN, FIRST PLACE STATEWIDE AND FOURTH PLACE NATIONALLY IN AUTOMOTIVE.MAYA MORRIS, FIRST PLACE IN NAIL TECHNICIAN, AND CHARISMA PIPPIN, FIRST PLACE IN NAIL TECHNICIAN.
TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION AT CTC HALL, RANDY BURT'S TEACHER, ABIGAIL FRIAS, THIRD PLACE IN ON DEMAND VIDEO, AND ARN SALINAS, THIRD PLACE IN ON DEMAND VIDEO.
PLEASE SHOW ME RECOGNIZING THESE STUDENTS.
>> NOW, MR. SMITH, YOU SAID WE HAD A FEW [LAUGHTER].
FIRST OF ALL, ON BEHALF OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, AND I APOLOGIZE.
I WANT TO SEE ALL OF YOU AT THE SAME TIME, BUT IT'S KIND OF LET ME DO THIS. THERE WE GO.
WE HEARD A WHOLE LIST OF NAMES, AND EVERYONE STANDING UP HERE WAS FIRST IN THEIR CATEGORY.
ABSOLUTELY, SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF, AND I HOPE THAT YOU ARE BECAUSE AS A SCHOOL BOARD, I CAN SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR TEACHERS AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT HAS TAKEN.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING YOU JUST WALK INTO AND GO, SURE, LET ME GO AHEAD AND COMPETE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PASSION FOR THAT.
IT'S VERY EVIDENT WITH THE LIST THAT MR. SMITH READ OFF.
NOT ONLY OUR FIRST PLACEHOLDERS, BUT WHO IS FOURTH IN THE NATION? I DON'T WANT TO EMBARRASS YOU, AND ANYONE ELSE? I THINK THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSE WHO WAS FIFTH IN THE NATION.
OUTSTANDING JOB, CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE] REAL QUICK, IF YOU WANT, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
I DON'T WANT TO STEAL YOUR THOUGHT? SHE'S SHAKING HER HEAD. NO, PLEASE DON'T.
NO ME [LAUGHTER]. THAT'S OKAY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO. BUT YOU'VE EARNED IT. YOU'VE EARNED IT.
TEACHERS AS WELL, YOU'VE EARNED TO BRAG FOR YOUR STUDENTS, AND SO WHAT IS IT? HERE'S MY QUESTION.
IF YOU LIKE THE ANSWER, THAT'S GREAT, AND IF NOT, THAT'S OKAY TOO.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT YOUR PASSION THAT HAS DRIVEN YOU TO WHERE YOU ARE TODAY? WHAT IS THAT MOTIVATION FOR YOU?
>> I'M VON MULLINS, THE FLA ADVISOR OF MIDLOTHIAN HIGH SCHOOL.
IN 2006, I TOOK MY FIRST FLA TRIP WITH MEDABROOK HIGH SCHOOL, TOOK A KID TO NATIONALS, DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD WIN AT NATIONALS.
THEN I GO THEM TO MIT LOTHIAN AND MY FIRST YEAR GOING TO NATIONALS THERE I HAD THREE OUT OF MY FOUR GIRLS ONE IN TOP 10, AND WE'VE BEEN WINNING EVER SINCE AND IT'S STUDYING.
LIKE I SAY, WHO WANTS TO STUDY BECAUSE WE DON'T GO FOR THE EXPERIENCE.
IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE. IT'S COMPETITIONS, IT'S CONFERENCES.
BUT I EXPECT YOU ON STAGE, I TOLD RYAN AND CARRIE, I SAID, I COULDN'T GO WITH THEM THIS YEAR TO CALIFORNIA BECAUSE I HAD A PRIOR FAMILY COMMITMENT.
BUT WHEN THEY CAME HOME WITH TWO TROPHIES, IT'S LIKE, IT'S SO WORTH IT.
THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR NOW WHERE WE'VE HAD A TOP 10 AND ACCOUNTING 1 AT THE NATION.
WE'RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT IN MIDLO.
WE'VE GOT 150 KIDS AT ACCOUNTING AND IT'S GOING ON FIRE, AND SO WE LOVE OUR APLA CLUB.
>> WELL, I GUESS, MY PASSION IS JUST BEING ABLE TO LEARN NEW THINGS AND MEET NEW PEOPLE.
I COMPETED IN FBLA FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, AND I WAS IN INTRO MARKETING CONCEPTS, BEING ABLE TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW AND TEACH MYSELF, ALL OF THOSE NEW CONCEPTS WAS REALLY FUN.
>> FOR ME, IT WAS MUCH OF THE SAME.
I HAD ACCOUNTING WITH MISS MULLINS AND SHE ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO COMPETE, AND I DID, AND I WAS THANKFUL ENOUGH TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE AT THE STATE LEVEL AND NATIONAL AND ALSO BE GIVEN ALL THE MATERIALS AND RESOURCES I NEEDED TO SUCCEED. THANK YOU.
>> HI THERE, I'M ASHLEY HARWOOD, PHYSICAL THERAPIST, AND TEACHER AT THE TECH CENTER FOR PT AND OT, AND KIRA IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO WANT TO SPEAK.
I WILL SPEAK FOR HER JUST IN CASE SHE DOESN'T.
BUT OUR STUDENTS AT THE TECH CENTER PUT SO MUCH TIME AND EFFORT INTO LEARNING ACTUAL SKILLS THAT THEY WILL USE ONE DAY WHEN THEY'RE PRACTICING AS A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, AND SO YES, THE COMPETITION IS IMPORTANT.
BUT WHAT KIRA AND HER CLASSMATES DID WAS PERFORM SKILLS THAT I DIDN'T DO UNTIL I WAS IN GRADUATE SCHOOL.
WHEN I WAS 22, 23 YEARS OLD, THEY ARE PERFORMING THOSE TYPES OF SKILLS IN A COMPETITION AT 16 AND 17 YEARS OLD.
NO MATTER IF THEY WIN OR NOT, JUST THE ABILITY TO DO THAT IN THAT HIGH PRESSURE SETTING, THEY SHOULD ALL BE VERY PROUD, NO MATTER WHAT THEY PLACE.
GREAT JOB, KIRA. [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER]
>> I DON'T MIND SPEAKING. MY NAME IS BRIAN SHEETZ THOMAS DALE.
THESE GUYS ARE FROM THE FFA PROGRAM.
OUR VERY FIRST TIME COMPETING AT THE FFA TURF GRASS COMPETITION, THESE GUYS WON FIRST PLACE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY STRIVE ON IS TURF GRASS MANAGEMENT.
IF YOU DID NOT KNOW, TURF GRASS SCIENCE IS THE LARGEST CROP IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.
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YES, THAT'S ONE OF THOSE RANDOM FACTS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DID NOT KNOW.THEY GO EVERYWHERE FROM DOING COURTYARDS IN OUR BUILDING.
THEY PREPARE ALL OF OUR SPORTS FIELDS.
THEY USE THE TURF GRASS SCIENCE THAT THEY USE WITH THE FFA CURRICULUM.
IF YOU DON'T REALIZE HOW MUCH GOES INTO PREPARING A SPORTS FIELD, AND THE SCIENCE THAT GOES BEHIND IT, THESE GUYS STUDIED IT ALL.
IT'S COLLEGE AND CAREER READY. WE'RE PUSHING.
WE GOT 100 KIDS IN THE PROGRAM THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE JUST MAKING LEAPS AND BOUNDS IN OUR PROGRAM.
I CANNOT SPEAK ENOUGH OF THESE KIDS OF HOW HARD THEY WORKED TO PUT OUR PROGRAM ON THE MAP.
I AM THE DECA ADVISOR AT MEDABROOK HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO THE COORDINATOR FOR THE SPECIALTY CENTER.
I GUESS MY BIGGEST THING IS, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M SO PROUD OF CHANDLER OF TAKING OUR NEW SBE LAST YEAR AND HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WITH IT AND ACTUALLY TAKING IT AND PRESENTING AS EXPLORING SBE, AND THAT'S WHAT HER FIRST PLACE AWARD WAS IN AT DECA.
IT WAS ALL LEARNING LAST YEAR, BUT SHE TOOK IT AND WENT BY HERSELF AND SHE KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK.
>> THANK YOU. HI. MY NAME IS CHANDLER RANDOLPH, AND I THINK ONE OF MY PASSIONS IS ACCEPTING THE CHALLENGES MISS WESTEIN THROWS AT ME AND PUTTING MY BEST EFFORT INTO IT AND JUST SEEING THE OUTCOME REGARDLESS IF IT'S GOOD OR BAD, JUST KNOWING THAT I PUT MY BEST EFFORT IN AND DID THE BEST I COULD.
I AM THE NAIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP INSTRUCTOR AT CTT AT HALL.
MY TWO STUDENTS HERE ARE REALLY WILD.
I GRADUATED FROM A PROGRAM JUST LIKE THIS.
I HAD A TEACHER THAT I AM ASPIRING TO BE TO THEM THAT I STILL COMMUNICATE WITH TO THIS DAY.
JUST SEEING THEM EXCEL, LIKE WITH KARISMA, HERE, KISME WAS OUR ACTUAL NAIL TECH.
THAT WENT AND COMPETED AND WON THE FIRST PLACE FOR THE STATE.
SHE WAS A COSMETOLOGY STUDENT AND A NAIL TECH STUDENT.
SHE HAD TWO THINGS GOING FOR HERSELF.
SHE WAS PREPARING FOR BOTH TESTS AT THE SAME EXACT TIME, AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING WITHIN THE MONTH.
THIS IS ALL HAPPENING FOR HER.O SHE STILL WENT OUT AND SHE ROCKED IT OUT, AND SHE DID SUCH A GOOD JOB.
SHE'S EXCELLING IN HER CAREER. WE HAVE MAYA.
MAYA HAS BEEN RIGHT BY HER SIDE AS HER MODEL.
HONESTLY, I THINK BEING THE MODEL IS A LITTLE BIT HARDER THAN BEING THE TECH BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE ALERT.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE PREPPED AND YOU'RE READY.
TAKING ON THAT TASK AND THAT RESPONSIBILITY WAS HUGE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, FOR B FOR HER TO SUPPORT CHARISMA IN HER JOURNEY THROUGH SKILLS USA WAS REALLY COMMENDABLE OF HER.
I'M VERY PROUD OF BOTH OF THEM.
THAT JUST KEEPS ME GOING, KEEPS ME WORKING TO BE THE BEST INSTRUCTOR THAT I CAN BE TO BRING MORE STUDENTS.
CHARISMA ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE STATE FAIR, WHERE SHE WAS SECOND PLACE FOR THAT ONE, TOO.
SHE'S BEEN COMPETING EVERYTHING THAT I THROW AT HER.
SHE TAKES IT. SHE'S LIKE, YEP, I WANT TO DO IT.
>> BRIAN RUSSELL AGAIN FROM THE TEX CENTER.
ASHLEY, WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND MARSH WITH NIL TECH AND THEN PEYTON, WHO IS NOT UP HERE RIGHT NOW WITH OUR IT PROGRAM.
THE ONE THING THAT I CAN ECHO WITH ASHLEY SAID IS THINGS THAT OUR STUDENTS LEARN AT THE TEX CENTER FAR EXCELS WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE DONE IF THEY HAD GONE THE TRADITION TRADITIONAL GRACIOUS.
GIVING THEM THAT HEAD START IN THE BUILDING IS REALLY WHAT WE DO.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS AT OUR ADVISORY NIGHT ON OCTOBER 21, AT 6:30, IF ANY OF YOU ARE COMING.
I'M JUST PUTTING THAT PLUG IN.
WE MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE OUR STUDENTS A HEAD START FOR THEIR CAREERS.
>> I'M BRIAN DELANEY, AND MY PASSION LIKE WHY I DO WHAT I DO IS PROBABLY JUST LIKE SPEAKING.
I LOVE TO TALK, I LOVE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE.
I MEAN, TALKING IS HOW PEOPLE GET UNITED, SO IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT. I APPRECIATE.
>> WELL PUT. I'M BENCHIN, THE PRINCIPAL OF MONAN HIGH SCHOOL.
I FEEL PRIVILEGED TO WORK WITH SUCH A GREAT GROUP OF STUDENTS AT MONICA.
YOU HEARD THE LONG LIST OF NAMES FOR SECOND AND THIRD PLACES.
IT'S JUST AN AMAZING PROGRAM WITH STUDENTS THAT REALLY WELL ROUNDED.
MANY OF THEM ARE INVOLVED WITH UPPER LEVEL CLASSES, WITH SPORTS, AND WITH COMPETITIONS LIKE THIS WHERE THEY ARE REALLY JUST PUSHING THEMSELVES TO EXCEL, AND IT'S JUST A PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH THEM.
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>> CAN WE GET THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE? AS YOU EXIT, IF YOU EXIT TOWARDS WHERE I'M STANDING, STUDENTS, WE HAVE A SMALL GIFT FOR YOU AND TEACHERS, IF YOU WOULD SEE ELKY HERE, SHE HAS SOMETHING FOR YOU AS WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH [BACKGROUND].
>> OUR NEXT MEMO THIS EVENING IS CELEBRATING OUR PARTNERS.
IF I COULD ASK DOMINION ENERGY AND CA HEALTH TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME? PUBLIC EDUCATION IS THE FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, AND THE WORK OF CHESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TEACHERS AND STAFF MEMBERS DEMONSTRATES THE TRANSFORMATIVE UPLIFTING POWER OF EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT CHESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DOESN'T OPERATE IN ISOLATION AS WE WORK TO EDUCATE SIX THOUSAND PLUS STUDENTS AND HELP THEM FIND THEIR PATH TO SUCCESS.
OUR SCHOOLS ARE ROBUSTLY SUPPORTED BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO SUPPORT US AND WORK WITH US IN PARTNERSHIP.
TONIGHT, WE RECOGNIZE DOMINION ENERGY AND CENTERA HEALTH FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF LIBERTASO.
DOMINION JURY IS IN ITS SECOND YEAR AS THE EVENT'S TITLE SPONSOR.
CERA HEALTH JOINED THIS YEAR AS A SIGNIFICAN SPONSOR AS WELL.
THESE GENEROUS PARTNERS DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT TO LITERACY AND OPPORTUNITY BY MAKING IT POSSIBLE IN 2025 TO GIVE MORE THAN 12,000 BOOKS TO YOUNG PEOPLE FROM EVERY ZIP CODE IN CHESA COUNTY.
THEIR SUPPORT FOR THIS EVENT REFLECTS DOMINION ENERGIES AND CENTER HEALTH'S DEDICATION TO INVESTING IN INTELLECTUAL GROWTH AND POTENTIAL OF FUTURE GENERATIONS.
PLEASE JOIN IN THANKING BOTH THESE ORGANIZATIONS.
>> ELLIE BERTAZO IS A HIGHLIGHT FOR OUR STUDENTS IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.
THANK YOU FOR PARTNERING WITH US IN THE CHESFILL EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR BEING A SPONSOR OF THAT AND ENSURING THAT WE ARE KICKING OUT TERACY AS MUCH AS WE CAN BY PROVIDING OVER 12,000 PLUS BOOKS TO OUR STUDENTS AT EVERY GRADE LEVEL.
IT WAS OPEN TO WHOEVER WANTED TO COME OUT.
THAT IS A POSSIBILITY BECAUSE OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS.
MR. SMITH, I THINK SAID IT VERY WELL, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO OR BE WHO WE ARE WITHOUT THE PARTNERSHIPS FROM OUR COMMUNITY.
FOR DOMINION AND SANTERA, ON BEHALF OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR US AND FOR OUR STUDENTS.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING DRIVERS, DOCTOR FRY.
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR. BOARD MEMBERS.
MR. ROBERTS, IT'S MY PLEASURE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR DRIVERS OF THE MONTH, AS WELL AS OUR 2024/2025 DRIVER OF THE YEAR.
THERE ARE MANY 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 WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE FOLLOWING BUS DRIVERS.
CHANTE JASPER, AREA 1 BUS 7062 YEARS OF SERVICE.
CHANTE HAS SHOWN THAT SHE IS A TEAM PLAYER BY CROSS TRAINING IN THE OFFICE, MENTORING DRIVERS OVER THE SUMMER, AND BEING ON STANDBY FOR SUMMER SCHOOL ROUTES.
CHANTE HAS EMBRACED THE CHALLENGES OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR WITH KIND WORDS AND A SMILE.
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PHILLIP LEE, AREA 2 BUS 7, ONE YEAR OF SERVICE.PHILLIP IS A TEAM PLAYER WILLING TO DO ANYTHING HE CAN TO ASSIST STUDENTS IN PORTATION.
HE GREETS OTHERS WITH A POSITIVE SMILE AND WORDS, MAKING THEM FEEL VALUED AND RESPECTED.
JERMAINE GARCIA, AREA 3, BUS 714, TWO YEARS OF SERVICE.
JERMAINE SAYS, BEING A BUS DRIVER FOR MY COMMUNITY IS TRULY REWARDING EXPERIENCE THAT I TAKE A GREAT PRIDE IN.
JERMAINE STATES SEEING A CONSISTENT CARING FACE AT THE START AND AT THE END OF THEIR SCHOOL DAY, SHOW STUDENTS THAT THEY ARE VALUED AND THEIR EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT.
KIANA HEWLETT, AREA 4, BUS 37 NINE MONTHS OF SERVICE.KIANA IS A GREAT ASSET TO TEAM TRANSPORTATION AS A MENTOR AND RUNNER.
SHE IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO PICK UP STUDENTS WITH A SMILE.
GREGORY RUSSELL, AREA 5, BUS 598, SEVEN MONTHS OF SERVICE.
GREG SAYS HE LOVES TO SEE OUR STUDENTS AT EVERY STOP.
HE SHOWS THEM AND THEIR PARENTS THAT HE'S HAPPY THEY ARE RIDING.
PARENTS KNOW THAT THEIR MOST PRECIOUS POSSESSION WILL BE TREATED WITH KINDNESS, RESPECT, AND THAT THEIR SAFETY IS HIS MAIN CONCERN.
NOW, OUR DRIVER FOR THE 2024 AND 2025 SCHOOL YEAR IS CHARLES MARRERO BUS 849, TWO YEARS OF SERVICE.
>> CHARLES BORRERO BECAME A BUS DRIVER ON AUGUST 4, 2023 AND EXCELLED IN HIS ROLE QUICKLY.
CHARLES WAS UTILIZED FOR DOUBLE BACKS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND SHOWED THAT HE COULD ADAPT TO CHANGE WHILE REMAINING PROFESSIONAL AND A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
HIS AREA MANAGER RECEIVED NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS FROM PARENTS, PRAISING CHARLES FOR TAKING SUCH GOOD CARE OF HIS KIDS.
MOSLEY ELEMENTARY GAVE HIM THE NICKNAME SUPERMAN.
CHARLES WAS THE JANUARY DRIVER OF THE MONTH LAST SCHOOL YEAR AND RECEIVED THE GAME CHANGER AWARD IN APRIL.
CHARLES COMPETED IN THE APRIL 2025 CCPS BUS RODEO, AND WAS THE OVERALL WINNER.
HE WENT ON TO COMPETE IN THE VIRGINIA STATE RODEO COMPETITION THAT WAS HELD IN NEWPORT NEWS IN MAY AND PLAY SECOND IN THE STATE.
CHARLES HAS PROVEN TO BE A GREAT BUS DRIVER, PUTTING THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS AT THE TOP PRIORITY, AND A POSITIVE REPRESENTATION OF NOT ONLY TRANSPORTATION, BUT OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
CHARLES HAS RECENTLY BEEN PROMOTED TO AUXILIARY TRAINER AND IS NOW HELPING TRAIN OUR NEW DRIVERS.
CONGRATULATIONS, CHARLES [APPLAUSE]. MISS ROCHE, HIS FORMER AREA MANAGER, HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR CHARLES TO PRESENT TO HIM THIS EVENING.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR DRIVERS.
>> AS A MOM OF FOUR KIDS WITH FOUR DIFFERENT SCHEDULES AT ONE YEAR WAS FOUR DIFFERENT BUS ROUTES, FOUR DIFFERENT SCHEDULES, FOUR DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.
MY FAMILY, ESPECIALLY KNOWS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS, WHAT YOU DO, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU DO.
YOU'RE THE FIRST FACE THEY SEE, SO YOU'RE EITHER CALMING THEM DOWN, GETTING THEM RELAXED SO THEY CAN GO INTO THE CLASSROOM, OR YOU HAVE ALL THE SECRETS, TOO, BY THE WAY, BECAUSE I KNOW THEY JUST TALK AND TALK AND TELL ALL OUR BUSINESS.
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING OUR SECRETS.
WE APPRECIATE THAT AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR CHILDREN EVERY DAY BECAUSE SOME OF US CAN'T DO IT, AND WE NEED YOU.
I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU CHOSE CHESTERFIELD TO SERVE IN, AND WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS. SECOND IN THE STATE.
WE HAD A LOT OF STATE CHAMPIONS IN THE ROOM TODAY.
LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR OUR BUS DRIVERS, PLEASE.
BUT I WANT TO ASK WHAT'S THE BEST PART ABOUT BEING A BUS DRIVER?
>> I WASN'T PREPARED TO SAY ANYTHING.
I'M JUST SPEECHLESS. I'M PROUD.
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I'M HONORED TO BE PART OF CCPS AS A BUS DRIVER FOR OUR SCHOOLS, BEING A REPRESENTATIVE OF EVERY OF THREE, NOW BEING PART OF THE TRANSPORTATION TEAM, SHOWING AND TRYING TO PROVIDE THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE TO OUR NEW DRIVERS, MAKING SURE OUR KIDS GET TO SCHOOL HOME SAFE AND BEING A GOOD DEFENSIVE DRIVER AND JUST BE SAFE.>> THANK YOU. FOR ME, THE BEST PART IS, I GET TO PUT INTO PRACTICE THE THINGS THAT GOD HAS TAUGHT ME.
HE'S HELPED ME TO BE LOVING, PATIENT, EVEN SAFETY CONSCIOUS.
GOD IS A VERY SAFETY CONSCIOUS.
HE HAD LAWS THAT HIS PEOPLE WERE TO FOLLOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE SAFETY CONSCIOUS.
TRYING TO COMMUNICATE THAT YOU'RE OKAY.
YOU GET ON MY BUS, YOU'RE OKAY NOW, YOU'RE SAFE.
THAT TO ME, I GIVE THAT GLORY TO GOD.
>> I THINK THAT MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT DRIVING AND COMING TO WORK EVERY MORNING IS THE KIDS.
I HAVE TWO KIDS THAT ARE SCHOOL AGE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND RUNNING OUT OF DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.
I ALWAYS HEAR, HEY, YOU'RE AVA'S MOM, OR YOU'RE DEMON'S MOM, OR YOUR BACK.
IT ALWAYS FEELS GOOD THAT YOU'RE MAKING A GOOD IMPACT ON THE KIDS.
THE FIRST THING, WHEN I JOINED TO BE A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER, IT WAS MY WAY TO GET INTO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE A TEACHER, AND BEING ABLE TO MANAGE 50, 60 PLUS KIDS ON A SCHOOL BUS, I THINK THAT WAS A GREAT WAY TO GET MY FOOT IN THE DOOR [LAUGHTER].
IT'S LIKE HAVING TWO CLASSROOMS IN A MOVING BUILDING.
BUT JUST LIKE HER, I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING POSITIVE FOR THE CHILDREN AND MY COMMUNITY.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, I LEARNED SOMETHING MAJORLY THIS PAST YEAR.
THEY HAVE AN AMAZING POSITIVE INFLUENCE IN ME AND MY FAMILY.
I GET TO GO HOME WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE, TO SEE MY KIDS, MY WIFE, BECAUSE THOSE KIDS JUST TRANSFER THAT POSITIVE ENERGY TO ME AND THAT'S THE BIGGEST GIFT THAT THOSE KIDS HAVE GIVEN.
>> VERY QUICKLY. I GUESS YOU KNOW YOU WERE SAYING, KIDS ARE THE FIRST ONES WE SEE.
BUT I ALWAYS LIKE IN THE AFTERNOONS, I ALWAYS ASK, HOW WAS YOUR DAY? HALF OF THEM WILL LOOK AT ME PUZZLED BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT EARBUDS IN OR WHATEVER.
BUT MOST OF THEM HAVE SAID, MY DAY WAS GOOD. HOW WAS YOURS? THAT TELLS ME THAT YOU CAN MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT BY JUST ASKING THEM, HOW WAS YOUR DAY? THEN YOU COULD FIND SOME THINGS OUT IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE A GOOD DAY AND THEN MAYBE YOU COULD TALK ABOUT IT AND HAVE THEM GET SOME HELP OR SOMETHING.
I THINK WE JUST MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR KIDS, AND I THINK ONCE WE DO THAT, I THINK EVERYTHING WILL JUST FALL IN PLACE.
>> I WOULD SAY FOR ME, BUILDING THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE KIDS, THEY REALLY DO TRUST US, AND BEING LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET THE ONES THAT THEY GRADUATE AND THEN THEY SEE ME AT THEIR NEW SCHOOL, AND THEY'RE LIKE, MIST.
OTHER THAN THAT, THEY THINK I'M A CELEBRITY.
THEY SEE ME IN THE GROCERY STORE AND THEY REALIZE LIKE, SHE'S A REGULAR PERSON.
MY BUS DRIVER IS AT THE MALL, AND I'M LIKE, IT'S ME.
IT'S ME, AND THEY ARE IN SHOCK.
I WOULD SAY IT'S SUPER REWARDING WHEN YOU REALIZE THAT THESE KIDS, THEY TRUST YOU AND YOU BECOME A PART OF THEIR FAMILY.
THEY TRUST YOU WITH THINGS THAT THEY DON'T TELL ANYONE ELSE.
WE KEEP THOSE SECRETS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEES, MR. DUNBRACK.
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS.
THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR OUTSTANDING FOOD NUTRITION AND SERVICES TEAM MEMBERS.
NEW SCHOOL YEAR OFTEN BRINGS ABOUT MANY CHANGES, AND WE THOUGHT WE WOULD TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE UP OUR EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS A LITTLE BIT MOVING FORWARD.
FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, OUR FIELD SUPERVISORS HAVE HIGHLIGHTED INDIVIDUALS FROM
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THEIR AREAS THAT THEY FELT EXEMPLIFIED WHAT IT WAS TO BE A FOOD NUTRITION SERVICES TEAM MEMBER.AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM OUR TEAM MEMBERS THEMSELVES.
OUR HONOREES WILL BE SELECTED NOW FROM NOMINATIONS RECEIVED FROM CO WORKERS, OTHER FOOD NUTRITION SERVICES TEAM MEMBERS, DELIVERY DRIVERS, SUPERVISORS, CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF, AND OTHER CCPS STAFF.
WE HAVE SO MUCH GOOD HAPPENING IN OUR KITCHENS EVERY DAY, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE OTHERS TELL US WHAT THEY'RE SEEING.
WE HAD TWO HONOREES WITH US THIS EVENING.
ONE WAS UNABLE TO JOIN US, AND THAT IS MELISSA BANKS.
MISS BANKS IS THE ASSISTANT MANAGER AT REAMS ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND HAS BEEN WITH US FOR THREE YEARS.
HER NOMINATION INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING.
MELISSA WAS OF HUGE ASSISTANCE THIS YEAR AND HELPING A NEW MANAGER WITH OPENING OF HE SCHOOL.
SHE ASSISTED WITH THE INITIAL KITCHEN CLEANING, REORGANIZATION OF THE KITCHEN, AND SETTING UP OF THE SERVING LINES.
SHE IS ALSO ASSISTING THE NEW MANAGER WITH ORDERS AND HELPING THE TEAM GET READY FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.
MELISSA HAS ALSO GIVEN THE NEW MANAGER A LOT OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT IN HER NEW ROLE.
MISS BANKS SAYS OF HER POSITION.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY KID GETS AT LEAST TWO HEALTHY MEALS A DAY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET AT HOME.
I FEEL THAT A HEALTHY MEAL IS KEY IN ORDER FOR CHILDREN TO BE ABLE TO LEARN AND TO NOT HAVE TO SIT IN CLASS AND WONDER WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO EAT NEXT.
WITH US THIS EVENING IS LINDA LASSEN.
MISS LASSEN IS OUR CAFETERIA MANAGER AT BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND IF MY MATH IS CORRECT, SHE'S ENTERING HER 30TH YEAR WITH US [APPLAUSE] MISS LASSEN'S NOMINATION INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING.
LINDA WAS THE FIRST MANAGER TO UTILIZE OUR NEW POINT OF SALE SYSTEM.
NOT ONLY DID SHE LEARN THE SYSTEM QUICKLY, BUT SHE BECAME A RESOURCE TO ASSIST HER PEERS AS THEY BEGAN USING IT.
LINDA IS CONSISTENTLY A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL FOR HER MANAGEMENT PEERS.
MISS LASSEN SAYS OF HER POSITION, WHAT I ENJOY MOST IS KNOWING THAT AS A FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEE, WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS EVERY DAY.
NOT JUST BY FEEDING THEM, BUT MAKING THEIR DAY BRIGHTER, EVEN IF IT'S JUST A SMILE OR A LITTLE WAVE, IT MATTERS.
>> NOT SO FAST. CONGRATULATIONS. USUALLY THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH AND TODAY, WE'VE WINNOWED IT DOWN TO A SUPERSTAR, CONGRATS.
THANK YOU. I LOVE THE LAST LITTLE BIT ABOUT JUST YOU CAN GIVE A LITTLE SMILE, GET A LITTLE SMILE, DO.
>> WELL, I'M ON MY SECOND GENERATION OF STUDENTS NOW.
WHEN FIRST YEAR I WENT TO BELWOOD, I HAD PARENTS USED TO COME THROUGH QUITE OFTEN TO HAVE LUNCH WITH THEIR STUDENTS, AND I HAD A PARENT LOOK AT ME AND HE WENT, OH, MY GOODNESS, YOU WERE MY LUNCH LADY.
HE SAID, YES, I WAS, WHICH MADE ME FEEL VERY OLD BECAUSE NOW HE HAD HIS OWN CHILDREN THERE.
JUST BEING THERE, THE SMALLEST PART OF OUR JOB, I THINK IS WE PROVIDE THEM TASTY MEALS, HEALTHY MEALS.
BUT IF WE CAN BE THERE FOR A SMILE FOR THEM, A SAFE PLACE FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T OWE US ANYTHING.
THEY DON'T OWE US HOMEWORK, THEY DON'T OWE US ASSIGNMENT SPELLING TEST.
THEY CAN JUST COME IN AND FEEL SAFE AND FEEL LOVED, AND THAT'S OUR JOB.
ON BEHALF OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOLS, WE ARE PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.
[D. Public Comment]
FOR THIS MEETING, CITIZENS WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF SUBMITTING THEIR COMMENTS ONLINE OR IN PERSON.COMMENTS SUBMITTED VIA THE ONLINE FORM WERE SENT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE START OF TONIGHT'S MEETING, POSTED TO BOARD DOC SITE, AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN FULL AS AN ADDENDUM TO THE MEETING MINUTES.
IN PERSON COMMENTS WILL BE SUMMARIZED BY THE BOARD CLERK AND INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL MEETING MINUTES.
DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED ALONG WITH IN PERSON COMMENTS WILL UPON REQUEST BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD, BUT NOT INCLUDED AS A PART OF THE BOARD'S OFFICIAL MINUTES.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE THIS EVENING'S IN PERSON SPEAKERS.
>> MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.
THEY ARE MICHAEL MULLINS, ROB HAMEL, AND MIKE CARBINOS.
EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE 4 MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
THERE'S A TIME OR SETUP ON TOP OF THE PODIUM THAT WILL TURN GREEN WHEN YOU BEGIN SPEAKING, YELLOW, WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING, AND RED WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
AS A REMINDER, NO PERSONAL BELONGINGS OTHER THAN A CELL PHONE AND SPEAKER NOTES ARE ALLOWED AT THE PODIUM.
PLEASE HAVE YOUR MATERIALS ORGANIZED IN A MANNER THAT AS YOU ARRIVE AT THE PODIUM, YOU ARE PREPARED TO START SPEAKING.
PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMENTS EQUIVALENT TO CAMPAIGNING FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICE ARE VIOLATION OF SCHOOL BOARD POLICY 1110 ARE PROHIBITED.
MAY WE HAVE MICHAEL MULLINS? ROB HAMEL?
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>> HELLO, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, COLLEAGUES, AND FRIENDS.
I HOPE THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR HAVE GONE SMOOTHLY FOR EVERYONE.
WE HAVE HAD A GOOD START TO THE YEAR AT THE CHESTERFIELD EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
WE PICKED UP QUITE A FEW NEW MEMBERS SINCE OUR NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION, AND WE'VE ALSO SIGNED QUITE A FEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING CARD, ESPECIALLY AT PROVIDENCE ELEMENTARY, GO BEARS.
I GOT TO ATTEND A TRAINING FOR NEW LOCAL PRESIDENTS BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST, AND I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT I HAVE A MUCH BETTER IDEA OF WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THAN THE LAST TIME THAT I ADDRESSED THIS BODY.
CEA IS WORKING ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING OUR STAFF AND KEEPING OUR CERTIFICATIONS UP TO DATE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE OFFERING A CPR CLASS AT OUR OFFICE JUST DOWN THE ROAD ON OCTOBER 9.
THE CLASS WILL BE $60 FOR NON MEMBERS, 30 FOR MEMBERS OF THE CEA.
WE HOPE THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST OF MANY OFFERINGS THIS YEAR TO HELP RETAIN OUR STAFF AND PREVENT TURNOVER.
WE'RE HEARING FROM MEMBERS THAT OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS CASE LOADS ARE INCREASING, AND WE HEARD THE SAME THING AT THE BEGINNING OF LAST YEAR TOO.
THAT MEANS OUR TEACHERS HAVE EVEN LESS TIME FOR ALL OF THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
WORKING IN SPECIAL EDUCATION IS A COMPLICATED JOB.
YOU HAVE TO WRITE IEPS, MANAGE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING, MONITOR AND DOCUMENT BEHAVIORS, ACT AS A CAREER COUNSELOR, ALL WHILE TEACHING CHILDREN WITH WILDLY DIFFERENT ABILITY LEVELS.
THE MAJORITY OF OUR CURRENT OPEN POSITIONS SEEM TO BE IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
WE KNOW THAT THE SOLUTION IS ULTIMATELY TO HIRE MORE STAFF.
OF COURSE, WE ARE WORKING ON THAT AS WE SPEAK.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS A VERY INTERESTING COURSE THIS WINTER FOR OUR SPED TEACHERS.
IF YOU REFER TO THE FLYER THAT I HAVE PROVIDED, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE COURSE WILL SHOW TEACHERS HOW TO USE AI TOOLS TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE MYRIAD SPED RESPONSIBILITIES A LITTLE BIT MORE MANAGEABLE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT YOU ALLOW PRINCIPALS TO GRANT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAVE SO THAT OUR TEACHERS CAN ATTEND THESE TWO DAYTIME TRAINING SESSIONS.
THERE'S ONE IN OCTOBER AND ONE IN JANUARY.
WE HOPE THAT EQUIPPING STAFF WITH SOME PROCESS ORIENTED SKILLS MIGHT HELP TO REDUCE BURNOUT AND MAKE ALL OF THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES A LITTLE BIT EASIER.
NEXT, I HAVE SOME FEEDBACK FROM MEMBERS OF THE UNION.
ONE MEMBER AT MEADOWBROOK EXPRESSED CONCERNS THAT THEIR NEW SCHEDULE MIGHT PUT THE SCHOOL UNDER THE REQUIRED SEAT TIME.
THEY BELIEVE THAT PUTTING THE NEW SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS EXCLUSIVELY IN BLOCK 2 TAKES AWAY ENOUGH INSTRUCTIONAL TIME THAT THE SCHOOL COULD BE OUT OF COMPLIANCE.
OUR MEMBER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET A GOOD ANSWER FOR THIS ON THEIR OWN, WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A REVIEW OF MEADOWBROOK SCHEDULE TO CHECK FOR C TIME COMPLIANCE.
I'D LIKE TO ASK ABOUT BELWOOD.
IF BELWOOD DOES GO BACK TO THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL CALENDAR, WOULD WE ANTICIPATE LAYOFFS? WILL SOME STAFF BE ASSIGNED TO OTHER BUILDINGS? WHEN WOULD THAT STUFF BE DECIDED? FINALLY, WE NOTICED THAT THE COST OF OUR HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE WILL SOON INCREASE.
WE'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW THOSE ADDITIONAL COSTS WILL BE APPLIED.
WILL STAFF ABSORB THEM THROUGH HIGHER PREMIUMS? WILL WE GET RAISES TO OFFSET THE HIGHER COST OF BENEFITS? WHAT'S THE TIMELINE FOR THAT GOING INTO EFFECT, AND WHEN WILL OUR STAFF GET INFORMED OF DETAILS? AS ALWAYS, I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS WHICH GOVERNS THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
>> THANK YOU. MAY WE HAVE MIKE CARBINOS?
>> TYPICALLY, ELECTRIC GET THE LAST SPOT TO RESPOND TO ANY COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE.
I REALLY HAVE NOTHING TO SAY IN RESPONSE TO THAT, EXCEPT FOR, ALWAYS BEEN A FRIEND OF THE VEA.
MY NOTES IN CASE OF THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT DISORGANIZED.
OBSCENE COMIC THAT WAS THE 1950S.
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS AND SATANIST THAT'S THE 1980S. HOLD ON.
HOLD ON. VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES LIKE MASS EFFECT.
I APOLOGIZE. I DON'T HAVE MY NOTES ON THE CURRENT PANIC.
I CAN'T KEEP TRACK OF WHICH IRRATIONAL PANICS WE'RE DEALING WITH, SO I DON'T HAVE THE NOTES FOR THAT RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT GOING TO WASTE YOUR TIME WITH ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC COMMENT.
NEXT, WE HAVE THIS EVENING SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, DR. MURRAY.
[E. Superintendent's Report]
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. TONIGHT, WE
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HAVE ONE PRESENTATION UNDER THE MEANINGFUL MOMENT SEGMENT OF THE MEETING.THIS PRESENTATION WILL SHARE SOME RECENT HIGHLIGHTS.
SCHOOLS ON THE TRADITIONAL SCHEDULE OPEN FOR THE 25/26 SCHOOL YEAR ON AUGUST 18, AND WE NOW HAVE MORE THAN 64,000 STUDENTS BACK IN CLASSROOMS READY TO LEARN, GROW, AND ACHIEVE.
I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO VISIT 55 OF OUR 68 SCHOOLS ALREADY, AND IT'S BEEN ENCOURAGING TO SEE AND HEAR ALL OF THE POSITIVE ENERGY AS EVERYONE SETTLES IN TO ROUTINES.
THIS SHORT VIDEO OFFERS A GLIMPSE OF THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF SCHOOL. ENJOY.
>> WHAT A HAPPY VIDEO. I LOVE THAT. THANK YOU, DR. MURRAY.
BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NEXT, WE HAVE ACTION ITEMS.
[F. Action Items]
DR. WODICKA.>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THE BOARD RECEIVED A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE REDISTRICTING FOR BENSLEY AND FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
WITH THE OPENING OF THE REPLACEMENT BENSLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN AUGUST 2026, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BALANCE ENROLLMENT BETWEEN FALLING CREEK AND BENSLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING AT THE NEW BENSLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT GREAT NEW FACILITY.
JUST A COUPLE OF PIECES OF INFORMATION.
CURRENTLY, THE FALLING CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS OPERATING AT OVER 130% OF PROGRAM CAPACITY.
THE NEW SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO ALLOW US TO BALANCE SPACE AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE BEING EDUCATED IN OUR TRAILERS AT FALLING CREEK.
THIS PROVIDES A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE STUDENTS INTO A CLASSROOM AND WOULD AFFECT 119 STUDENTS FROM FALLING CREEK THAT WILL NOW ATTEND BENZ ELEMENTARY IF THIS IS ADOPTED.
CAVEY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
>> THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 125-25 AS PRESENTED?
>> BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND, MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL IN THE MOTION?
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. NEXT, WE HAVE MEMO NUMBER 126-25 FROM MR. SMITH.
>> MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S 41ST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON WESTERLY PARKWAY NEXT TO THE NEW DEER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE WEST AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, IT IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN AUGUST 2026, AND AS PART OF A COMMUNITY FACILITIES BOND APPROVED BY CHEF COUNTY VOTERS IN 2022.
SCHOOL'S DESIGN IS BASED ON THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROTOTYPE WITH THE COMMUNITY SELECTING THE BUILDING'S EXTERIOR COLORS.
LOCATED IN THE MOTOKA DISTRICT, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ACCOMMODATE UP TO 1,000 STUDENTS IN GRADES K THROUGH FIVE.
SCHOOL POLICY 61 60 GIVES THE BOARD THE PREROGATIVE TO NAME SCHOOLS.
WHEN CHOOSING THE NAME FOR THE DEER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE SCHOOL PROVIDED SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY INPUT BEFORE SELECTING THE SCHOOL'S NAME.
BASED ON THIS PREVIOUS COMMUNITY INPUT AND CONVERSATION, AND BECAUSE THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS LOCATED NEXT TO DEREK MIDDLE SCHOOL, IT WILL BE REASONABLE TO NAME IT DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
ADDITIONALLY, THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS LOCATION WITHIN CHESHIRE COUNTY, AND ITS PROXIMITY TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, TIER 1, AND FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL ON TIER 2, AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S DESIRE TO EFFICIENTLY PLAN BUS ROUTES, MEANS THAT THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS BEST SUITED TO BE ON THE TIER 3 SCHEDULE, WHICH IS 9:25 AM-3:55 PM.
RECOMMENDED ACTION FOR THIS EVENING, IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD NAME THE NEW SCHOOL DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, INFORMALLY KNOWN AS WEST AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
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IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOLLOW THE TIER THREE SCHEDULE, WHICH IS 9:25 AM-3:55 PM.>> THANK YOU, MR. SMITH. BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 126-25 AS PRESENTED?
>> BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
>> THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. NEXT, WE HAVE MEMO NUMBER 127-25 FROM DR. FOX.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. FOR MEMO 127-25, IT IS FOR THE TWO CCBS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO RETURN BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO TRADITIONAL CALENDAR.
THE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION TEAM PROVIDED AND EVALUATED OUTCOMES FOR THE YEAR ROUND SCHOOL FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS AND SHARED THAT INFORMATION DURING THE WORK SESSION.
IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION TO RETURN BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR THE 2026/27 SCHOOL YEAR.
>> THANK YOU, DR. BOOTH. BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 127-25 AS PRESENTED?
>> BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO STATE, FOR THOSE THAT WEREN'T TUNING INTO OUR WORK SESSION TO WATCH THE WORK SESSION, AND IT DOES HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED FROM STAFF.
YES, TWO YEARS AGO, WE WERE LOOKING AT THE SAME DECISION, BUT BASED ON, AND I APPRECIATE STAFF CONTINUING TO LOOK AT THE PROGRESS OF THE YEAR ROUND SCHOOL BUT IT'S HARD FOR ONE SCHOOL TO BE TECHNICALLY SOLO IN THE YEAR ROUND SCHOOL WHEN WE ARE SUCH A LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION.
I APPRECIATE STAFF FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK AT THE INFORMATION OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AND GETTING THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED TODAY IN THE WORK SESSION.
I'M SORRY, I JUST HAVE TO WATCH THE WHOLE SESSION, GO AHEAD.
>> SORRY, MADAM CHAIR, JUST TO ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WATCH THE ENTIRE WORK SESSION.
SOME OF THE DATA POINTS THAT WERE POINTED OUT EARLIER IS THAT THE PROGRESS FOR OUR STUDENTS SCORING WISE WAS NOT ENOUGH, IT WAS GOING DOWN, WE WEREN'T PROGRESSING IN THAT ARENA AND WE WERE STILL SIMILAR TO OUR TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS. THEN ALSO THE DETRIMENT TO OUR FACULTY WITHOUT GETTING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEEK THAT OUR TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS WERE GETTING BECAUSE THEY'RE IN SCHOOL AT THE TIME, THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
THAT'S JUST TWO OF THE REASONS THAT WERE DISCUSSED DURING THE WORK SESSION THAT LED US TO THE DECISION TO VOTE ON THAT TODAY.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN'T WANT TO WATCH THE WHOLE WORK SESSION, THE HIGHLIGHTS.
>> THANK YOU, MS. CHATTERS. SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND, MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLE IN THE MOTION?
NEXT, WE HAVE MEMO NUMBER 128-25 FROM MR. SMITH.
>> MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF RECOMMENDS REVISIONS OF POLICY 5431, EMPLOYEES IN AND APPLICANTS FOR DRIVING POSITIONS.
TO ARTICULATE THE POLICY CHANGES, THE POLICY WAS REVISED TO REFLECT OUR CURRENT PRACTICES, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, REVISED TO REFLECT NEW REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO A COUNTY OWNED VEHICLE TRAVELING 10 MILES PER HOUR OR MORE ABOVE THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IN THE SCHOOL ZONE.
SCHOOL POLICY 1,200 PROVIDES THAT, "IF CIRCUMSTANCES WARRANT IMMEDIATE ACTION OF PROPOSED POLICY REGULATION, THE SCHOOL BOARD MAY SUSPEND ITS RULES AND BRING THE POLICY OR REGULATION UP FOR IMMEDIATE ADOPTION, FOLLOWING THE FIRST READING." THEREFORE, IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT SCHOOL BOARD TO SUSPEND ITS REGULAR RULES OF POLICY ADOPTION BY WAIVING A SECOND READING OF THE POLICY CONTAINS RANDOM AND APPROVED FOLLOWING THE FIRST READING.
PROPOSED CHANGES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY SCHOOL ATTORNEY, IF APPROVED THE REVISION WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
MADAM CHAIR, YOU HAVE TWO RECOMMENDED ACTIONS.
BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE BOARD TO SUSPEND ITS RULES AND WAIVE SECOND READING?
>> BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
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THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND, MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLE IN THE MOTION?BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE POLICIES TO BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY?
>> BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL IN THE MOTION.
NEXT, WE HAVE ITEMS FOR BOARD REVIEW.
[G. 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 THE BOARD'S REVIEW.
NUMBER 1, MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT FUNDS, FY 2026, NUMBER 2, FY 2025, JUNE PRELIMINARY EXPENDITURES VERSUS APPROPRIATIONS UNAUDITED, NUMBER 3, FY 2026, JULY EXPENDITURES VERSUS APPROPRIATIONS, NUMBER 4, BUDGET CHANGE REQUESTS ACROSS SUMMARIES, CATEGORIES, JULY 2025, NUMBER 5, BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS, NUMBER 6, PRE K UPDATE, JUNE AND JULY 2025, AND NUMBER 7, MEMO NUMBER 129-25 AWARENESS OF TECHNICAL EDITS TO THE 2025/2026 PROGRAM OF STUDIES.
NEXT, WE HAVE THIS EVENING SUPERINTENDENT'S REMARKS, DR. MURRAY.
[H. Superintendent's Remarks]
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THAT VIDEO WAS A GOOD TEE UP AS WELL AS ALL OF THE RECOGNITIONS THAT JUST FILLED THE ROOM WITH JOY AND REMINDED EACH OF US OF OUR WHY.
IT'S THE KIDS AND WHAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF WHEN WE RELEASE THEM TO THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL.
TO THAT END, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO MADE PROBABLY OUR SMOOTHEST LAUNCH TO A SCHOOL YEAR IN THE POST COVID ERA POSSIBLE.
OF COURSE, EVERYBODY FROM OUR FACILITIES TEAMS WHO HAVE OUR BUILDINGS SHINING BRIGHT TO OUR FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES, TO OUR BUS DRIVERS WHO HAVE BEEN DOING THE BEST JOB AS FAR AS A SCHOOL OPENING IS CONCERNED WHEN WE ARE SO USED TO MANY MORE HICCUPS.
THERE HAVE BEEN MUCH FEWER AND WE'RE ACTUALLY OUR EVENING TIMES WHERE WE'RE RETURNING KIDS HOME IS IN LINE WITH HOW WE FINISHED THE YEAR LAST YEAR.
TO THINK THAT WE'RE ONLY GOING TO GET BETTER FROM WHERE WE FINISHED, WHICH WAS IN A GOOD PLACE LAST YEAR MAKES ME VERY HAPPY.
I WANT TO THANK MY CABINET AND THEIR COUNCIL, AS WELL AS OUR PRINCIPAL LEADERS, THE SUPPORT OR THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATORS.
BUT THEN THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN EACH AND EVERY DAY, OUR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF, THE TEACHERS, THE ASSISTANTS, THE FRONT OFFICE FOLKS, THEY ARE TRULY REMARKABLE AND RELEASING OUR KIDS TO CURIOSITY AND CREATIVITY.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I COME FROM A GRATEFUL PLACE AND SAYING, THANK YOU. TO THEM.
I DO WANT TO RE EMPHASIZE SOMETHING THAT WAS MENTIONED IN WORK SESSION, AND THAT IS THAT THERE IS AN UPCOMING COMMUNITY MEETING PERTAINING TO REDISTRICTING FOR THE NOW DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND THAT WILL BE STEVE, MAKE SURE I DON'T MISS THIS SEPTEMBER 30 AT 6:00 P.M. AT DEEP CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL. HOW DID I DO? I APOLOGIZE. WE ARE CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE ON HIRING OUR OWN TRAFFIC CONTROLLER.
MANY FOLKS KNOW THAT TRAFFIC PRESSURES ARE SOMETHING THAT BRING A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONCERN.
IT ALSO COSTS US A DECENT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO APPLY ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.
THIS WAS A CREATIVE SOLUTION WHERE WE CAN COVER AT LEAST THREE SITES IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON AT A MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE RATE AND THEN HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INDIVIDUAL FOR THE 2 HOURS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY TO CONDUCT EVALUATIONS ELSEWHERE OR SUPPORT.
IF IT GOES AS WELL AS WE THINK IT WILL, WE LOOK FORWARD TO BUMPING THAT OUT TO AN ADDITIONAL POSITION.
THE CTC AT WHOLE RENOVATION IS UNDERWAY, AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE 650 NEW SEATS AND THE MANY MORE NEW OR EXPANDED PROGRAMS THAT CHAD MCLIN AND HIS TEAM WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE AS EARLY AS NEXT YEAR.
THEN I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR STUDENTS GETTING INVOLVED.
I THINK THAT THAT IS WHEN WE BECOME MUCH MORE PROUD OF CALLING OUR SCHOOL,
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OUR SECOND HOME, AND IT COMMITS US TO DOING BETTER WHILE WE ARE THERE.THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS THAT STUDENTS CAN GET ENGAGED, WHETHER IT IS PARTICIPATING IN AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES OR CHEERING ON CLASSMATES WHO ARE PARTICIPATING THEMSELVES.
BUT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AT LC BIRD, THEY HAVE A FISHING CLUB THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MANY YEARS, AND THEY PARTICIPATED IN THEIR FISHING TOURNAMENT, WHICH IS HUGE.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY THE REIGNING CHAMPIONS.
THEY WERE ON THE JAMES RIVER BRIGHTON EARLY AT 6:00 A.M THIS PAST SUNDAY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM CRYSTAL BARKER, THE AMAZING SPONSOR AT BIRD AS TO HOW THEY DID.
BUT THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF ACTIVITIES THAT PEOPLE MIGHT NOT CONSIDER THAT OUR ADULTS ARE SPONSORING AND COACHING.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK LAURA HITE AND THE CHESTERFIELD EDUCATION FOUNDATION, I'M GLAD SHE WAS ABLE TO PRESENT EARLIER TODAY, BUT FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T TUNE IN AND ARE TUNING IN NOW, 58 EITHER INNOVATION OR CLASSROOM GRANTS THAT SHE AND HER TEAM WERE ABLE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR AND THEN GIVE IT AWAY.
SHE'LL TELL YOU SHE DOESN'T RAISE MONEY TO HOLD ONTO IT, SHE RAISES MONEY TO GIVE IT BACK SO THAT OUR KIDS CAN BE BETTER FOR IT.
I ALSO WANT TO CELEBRATE THE EIGHT NATIONAL COUNTY AWARDS THAT THE SCHOOL DIVISION STAFF UNIQUELY WON.
JUST THEIR CONTINUATION IN HELPING CHESTERFIELD BE ONE OF THE BEST COUNTIES, NOT JUST IN THE COMMONWEALTH, BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO LIVE, WORK AND LEARN.
THE GAME CHANGER LINK HAS GONE OUT, WE'LL BEGIN RECOGNIZING GAME CHANGERS NEXT MONTH.
WITH 11,000 PLUS EMPLOYEES, THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS WHO ARE WORTHY OF RECOGNITION.
WITH A GREAT START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR IN MIND, PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A THOUGHTFUL NOMINATION OF A STAFF MEMBER WHO HAS EITHER POSITIVELY IMPACTED YOUR CHILD OR YOU, WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECOGNIZING THEM.
THEN LASTLY, IN ONE OF MY VISITS TO MIDLOTHIAN HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS SPEAKING TO A CLASS AND TO THE YOUNG MAN ABDULLAH, WHO WILL GRADUATE THIS YEAR, WHO MADE A SILLY WAGER WITH ME BECAUSE HE'S A DETROIT LIONS FAN AGAINST MY GREEN BAY PACKERS, YOU NOW OWE ME LUNCH AND I'M NOT GOING TO FORGET ABOUT IT, IT WAS YOUR BET, I SHOOK ON IT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DOOR DASHING TO MIDLOTHIAN HIGH SCHOOL VERY SOON.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MADAM CHAIR.
[I. Announcements, Communications, and School Board Comments]
COMMUNICATIONS, AND SCHOOL BOARD COMMENTS.SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR COMMENTS THIS EVENING? MS. CHATTERS.
>> I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, ESPECIALLY CENTER FAIRS ARE HAPPENING SOON, SO ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS, I WOULD RECOMMEND SEVENTH GRADERS ATTEND AS WELL.
IF YOU DID NOT GET ALL THE DATES AND INFORMATION, IT WAS IN THE WORK SESSION, AND THE DATES ARE SEPTEMBER AT LC BIRD AND OCTOBER 8 AT MONICA HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SEE ALL THE THINGS THAT YOUR CHILD CAN EXPLORE.
THEY CAN FIND FIND THEIR PASSION NOW OR FIGURE OUT THAT THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, SO WE DON'T WASTE TIME WHEN WE GRADUATE.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO EXPLORE.
WE HAVE SO MANY PROGRAMS AVAILABLE, SO PLEASE COME AND CHECK IT OUT ON ONE OF THOSE TWO DATES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. DR. MURRAY STOLE MY THUNDER, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
WELL, I'LL JUST REPEAT IT AGAIN.
SEPTEMBER 30 AT DEEP CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, WILL BE THE COMMUNITY PRESENTATION FOR THE TWO OPTIONS FOR REDISTRICTING FOR DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY COMING OUT.
DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAR THE THOUGHTS AND BE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM A TRANSPORTATION PERSPECTIVE, FROM A POPULATION PERSPECTIVE, AND LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS AND WHY IT MAKES SENSE THAT WE SETTLE ON EITHER OPTION ONE OR ON OPTION TWO, BUT ALSO TO SAY TO THE COMMUNITY, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO REDISTRICT, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CASE TO WHERE WE HAVE SO MANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT ARE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER PRACTICALLY, YOU CAN ONLY DRAW THE LINE SO FAR, SO WIDE, SO HIGH WITHOUT TRULY IMPACTING EVERYBODY ELSE IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
SO I GREATLY APPRECIATE STAFF IN THE TIME THAT THEY SPENT IN PRESENTING THESE TWO OPTIONS FOR US TO REVIEW AND PRESENT TO THE COMMUNITY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE COMMUNITY'S FEEDBACK.
AGAIN, SEPTEMBER 30, 6:00-7:00 P.M, AT DEEP CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I WILL SEE YOU ALL THERE.
>> THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL HOLD A WORK SESSION ON TUESDAY,
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OCTOBER 14, 2025 AT 4:00 P.M HERE IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM.IT'LL BE FOLLOWED BY A BUSINESS MEETING AT 6:30 P.M.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
THE SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.