[00:00:03] I JUST LIKE DOING IT, THAT'S ALL. ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS NOW. [1. Call to Order - 5:30 p.m.] 05:34 P.M., AND THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER. I AM BRANDON JACKSON, CHAIRMAN OF THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE JANUARY 16TH, 2025 MEETING OF THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. MISS BARTON, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. DOCTOR ANDOLFO, MISS SCHROEDER. PRESENT. MR. BRIGGS. PRESENT. MISS BROWN. PRESENT. MISS GOINS MCCANTS. PRESENT. MR. YONGO. PRESENT. DOCTOR. MOSS. PRESENT. MISS WALKER. PRESENT. MR. JACKSON. HERE WE HAVE EIGHT BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT. THANK YOU. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. THIS MEETING WILL BE CLOSED UNDER THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF GENERAL PROVISIONS. [2. Reading of the Closing Statement] ARTICLE THREE 305, B, ONE, TWO, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, 12 AND 14. WE WILL DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING MATTERS. WE ARE CLOSING THE MEETING TO DISCUSS THESE MATTERS. INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT. BECAUSE DISCUSSING PERSONAL INFORMATION IN A PUBLIC SETTING COULD LEAD TO FINANCIAL LOSSES, REPUTATIONAL DAMAGE OR LEGAL ACTION. LEGAL MATTERS. BECAUSE DISCUSSING, PENDING AND ONGOING LITIGATION IN PUBLIC, IN THE PUBLIC MAY IMPACT ONGOING LEGAL MATTERS TO THE TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE DISTRICT PERSONNEL, APPOINTMENTS AND STAFFING. BECAUSE PUBLICLY DISCLOSING APPLICANTS PERSONNEL INFORMATION WOULD NOT PROTECT THEIR IDENTITIES AND COULD DISCOURAGE CANDIDATES FROM APPLYING AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS BECAUSE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF THE AGREEMENT TERMS BEFORE THEY ARE FINALIZED MAY RESULT IN LAWSUITS AND FINANCIAL FINES. THIS STATEMENT WAS READ BY BRANDON JACKSON, CHAIRMAN OF THE PRINCE GEORGE'S BOARD OF EDUCATION. ALL RIGHT. THE QUESTION IS, SHALL PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION CLOSE THE JANUARY 16TH MEETING? ALL RIGHT, MISS BARTON, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL CALL. VOTE. MISS BOOZER. SCHROEDER. AYE. MR. BRIGGS. AYE. MRS. BROWN. I. MRS. GOINS MCCANTS. I. MR.. YONGO. I, DOCTOR MOSS. I. MISS WALKER. I. MR.. JACKSON. I. WE HAVE EIGHT IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. THERE ARE EIGHT IN AFFIRMATIVE. THE MOTION TO CLOSE JANUARY 16TH, 2025. PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING IS ADOPTED. BOARD MEMBERS, WE WILL PROCEED TO THE TO THE EXECUTIVE ROOM FOR CLOSED SESSION. PLEASE PAUSE THE RECORDING. THANK YOU. THE TIME IS NOW. [5. Call to Order - 7:00 p.m.] 703. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE JANUARY 16TH, 2025, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING. AND WELCOME TO 2025. I AM BRANDON JACKSON, CHAIRMAN OF THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. TO HEAR THE MEETING INTERPRETED LIVE IN SPANISH, PLEASE CALL (508) 924-5155. AGAIN, THE NUMBER TO CALL IS (508) 924-5155. PLEASE FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION ON THE SCREEN TO HEAR THE ANNOUNCEMENTS IN SPANISH. FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO OBSERVE NOW, THE MEETING IS BEING RECORDED AND CAN BE ACCESSED ON THE PGC YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR LATER VIEWING. LASTLY, FOR RECORDING PURPOSES, THE CHAIRMAN REMINDS ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO ENSURE THEIR MICROPHONES ARE TURNED ON WHEN SPEAKING. BOARD MEMBER ROBERT BROWN, PLEASE LEAD US IN BOARD PRAYER. THANK YOU, CHAIR JACKSON. HERE'S THE SCHOOL BOARD PRAYER. O GOD, WE PRAY TO ADMINISTER THAT WHICH IS JUST IN ALL EDUCATIONAL POLICIES. BEING EVER MINDFUL OF YOUR GUIDANCE STEER US TO ACTION WITH LOVE, WISDOM, AND UNDERSTANDING. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. MISS BARTON, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. DOCTOR ANDOLFO PRESENT. MISS ESTRADA. PRESENT. MR. BRIGGS. PRESENT. MISS BROWN. PRESENT. MRS. [00:05:05] GOINS MCCANTS. PRESENT. MR. YONGO. PRESENT. DOCTOR. MOSS. PRESENT. MISS WALKER. PRESENT. MR. JACKSON. HERE. WE HAVE NINE PRESENT. THANK YOU. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE JANUARY 16TH MEETING AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED, AS AMENDED. [7. Adoption of Agenda] THERE BEING NO OBJECTION, THE JANUARY 16TH, 2025 MEETING AGENDA IS ADOPTED, AS AMENDED. MOVING TO ITEM 8.0. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE DECEMBER 2ND, 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. [8. Approval of Minutes] DECEMBER 5TH, 2024 SECOND SESSION OF THE DECEMBER 2ND, 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING MINUTES AND DECEMBER 5TH, 2024 BOARD OF BUSINESS. BOARD BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES. THERE BEING NO CORRECTIONS, THE DECEMBER 2ND, 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING DECEMBER 5TH, 2024. SECOND SESSION OF THE DECEMBER 2ND, 2024 ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING MINUTES AND DECEMBER 5TH, 2024 BOARD BUSINESS MEETINGS ARE APPROVED. LET'S PAUSE FOR A SPOTLIGHT. [9. NewsBreak] THE CHAIRMAN RECOGNIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE FOR THE PGC SPOTLIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO TO EVERYONE OUT THERE. I REALLY I'M EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY EXCITED TONIGHT TO REALLY SHARE WITH OUR WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND FAMILY. AN UPDATE FROM THE CTE DEPARTMENT ON THE 47TH STUDENT BUILT HOME. I'VE ACTUALLY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TO GET BY THAT HOME ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS AND SEE OUR STUDENTS IN ACTION OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, SO I THINK YOU'LL ENJOY THIS THOROUGHLY. WHEN THEY FIRST COME, THOUGH, THEY'RE STRESSED OUT. THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE NERVOUS. AND BUT BY LIKE I SAID, THIRD FOURTH TRIP. YEAH. THEY GET OFF THE BUS. WHAT'S TODAY WE GIVE THEM A TWO WAY THEY GO. THE STUDENT STUDENT BUILT HOUSES AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A NUMBER OF OUR CTE STUDENTS IN THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY TO TO REALLY HAVE THE BEEN THEIR EXPERIENCE REALLY DIGGING IN WITH DEVELOPERS, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, THEIR CTE INSTRUCTORS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS FROM START TO FINISH, TO BUILD IN A VERY HIGH END COMMUNITY, TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. YOU CAN TEACH ME. YOU CAN. YOU CAN SHOW ME ALL THE DIAGRAMS, WHICH IS HELPFUL. BUT I LEARNED THE BEST WHEN I DO IT MYSELF. AND THAT'S HOW I LEARN AND MASTER WHATEVER CRAFT I'M DOING. JUST KNOWING THAT WE'RE BUILDING THIS HOUSE FOR A FAMILY AND PUTTING IT ON THE MARKET IS AMAZING. YOU SEE, THE KIDS CHANGE LIKE DRASTIC. AND INSTEAD OF THEM BEING OVERWHELMED WITH HAVING TO BUILD A WHOLE HOUSE, WE JUST TELL THEM JUST, YOU KNOW, WE DO THIS TODAY, THIS THE NEXT DAY. AND EVENTUALLY EVERY TIME YOU COME OUT, YOU'LL SEE EVERYTHING STARTS TO COME TOGETHER. SO IT TAKES THE STRESS OFF THE KIDS. WHY DO I DO THIS? THIS IS A GREAT JOB. I HAVE THE GREATEST TEACHING JOB THERE IS. YOU KNOW, I GET TO BE ON SITE EVERY DAY, TEACH KIDS HOW TO POUND NAILS, TEACH KIDS HOW TO PUT PLUMBING IN THE WALLS, TEACH THEM HOW TO DO ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS. AND IT'S A REALLY GREAT JOB. I MEAN, IT'S A IT'S A DREAM JOB FOR ME. THIS IS A REAL HOUSE THAT WILL BE SOLD AND REAL PEOPLE WILL BE MOVING IN. SO IT HAS TO BE UP TO CODE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN PUT OUR HOUSES UP AGAINST ANY OF THE OTHER HOUSES DOWN THE STREET HERE, AND OURS IS BUILT BETTER. WHEN THE WHEN THE KIDS FIRST START COMING OUT, THEY'RE KIND OF INTIMIDATED. THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE, AFRAID TO USE SOME OF THE TOOLS, ESPECIALLY THE NAIL GUNS AND THE BIG SAWS, UNTIL WE GO THROUGH IT WITH THEM A COUPLE OF TIMES. BY THEIR THIRD OR FOURTH TRIP, THEY'RE FIGHTING OVER THE NAIL GUNS AND FIGHTING OVER WHO GETS TO RUN THE SAW. JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE IN A CARPENTRY CLASS DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVE TO BE CARPENTERS. THEY COULD BE INTERIOR TRIMMERS. THEY COULD BE DRYWALL GUYS. THEY COULD BE PAINTERS. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY GET TO SEE. THEY DON'T GET TO SEE THAT IN THE CLASSROOM. THE STUDENTS ARE HERE AND THEY'RE ASKING QUESTIONS, AND THEY MAY FIND OUT THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO HVAC, THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO DO A DIFFERENT PHASE OF THIS HOUSE THAT WE BUILD. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LEARNING FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE. AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT EVERY YEAR THAT WE DO IT. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE AND THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM FOR THE PRESENTATION. NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 10.1, REPORT OF THE CHAIR. [10. Report of the Chair] WELCOME TO 2025. WE HOPE YOU ALL HAD A RESTFUL WINTER BREAK AND ARE READY TO PUSH AHEAD IN THIS NEW YEAR. [00:10:02] THE NEW YEAR IS A TIME OF HOPE, RENEWAL AND OPPORTUNITY. IT'S A CHANCE TO SET NEW GOALS AND EMBRACE GROWTH. LET'S MAKE THIS YEAR A CANVAS OF VIBRANT POSSIBILITIES PAINTED WITH RESILIENCE, KINDNESS AND DETERMINATION. TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE THIS YEAR EXTRAORDINARY. SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER, STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE AND CHERISHING THE MOMENTS THAT TRULY MATTER. LET'S WELCOME THE NEW YEAR WITH JOY, SUCCESS AND BOUNDLESS POTENTIAL. AT THE LAST BUSINESS MEETING, THE BOARD VOTED TO UNDERGO A PILOT PROGRAM TO HAVE THE NEXT THREE MEETINGS AT THE COUNTY COUNCIL BUILDING. THIS HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE STAFF FOR INVESTIGATION. AND WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD BY OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THAT THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED. SO NEXT MONTH'S BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE WAYNE CURRY BUILDING IN LARGO, MARYLAND. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SEVERAL NEW BOARD MEMBERS ALSO. SO CONSEQUENTLY, THE CHAIRMAN MUST APPOINT NEW COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS. AND HERE ARE THE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. THE NEW CHAIR IS OUR STUDENT BOARD MEMBER, JAMAL JANGO. LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO STEPPING UP. STEPPING UP. SO ALSO ON THE ASSIGNMENT, WE HAVE LOLITA WALKER DOCTOR TIFFANY AND ZAKIYA GOMEZ MCCANTS AND BRANDON JACKSON. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN APPOINTED TO THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE. NEXT WE ALSO HAVE THE BOARD AUDIT COMMITTEE. IT WILL BE LED BY DOCTOR TIFFANY ANDERSON. PAMELA BOOS AS VICE CHAIR. ROBIN BROWN, JAMAL JANGO, AND BRANDON JACKSON. THE COMMITTEE WILL BE CHAIRED BY ZAKIA GOINS. MCCANTS. ROBIN BROWN WILL BE THE VICE CHAIR. DOCTOR FELTON MOSS AND JONATHAN BRIGGS. POLICY AND GOVERNANCE WILL BE POLICY. AND GOVERNANCE WILL BE CHAIRED BY DOCTOR FELTON MOSS. AND THE VICE CHAIR IS JONATHAN BRIGGS, LOLITA WALKER AND PAMELA BOOZER STRUTHERS. CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN AD HOC COMMITTEE WILL BE CHAIRED BY PAMELA BOOZER STRUTHERS. PEACOCK. BOARD LIAISON WILL BE LOLITA E WALKER. AND THE DISABILITY ISSUE ADVISORY BOARD WILL BE THE BOARD OF LIAISON WILL BE ROBIN BROWN. SO AT THIS TIME, LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE NEW COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS. LOOKING LOOKING FORWARD TO EVERYONE'S LEADERSHIP. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AS WE HONOR THE MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING PJC STAFF, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. DAVID ROMERO, CARPENTER BUILDING SERVICES ERIKA ROMERO BONILLA, STUDENT AT BELTSVILLE ACADEMY CAITLIN RAMIREZ, STUDENT AT WALDEN WOODS. KYLER FERRIS, STUDENT AT BRADBURY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MICHAEL CLEMONS, STUDENT, NONTRADITIONAL PROGRAM SOUTH. JEAN ELLEN LINGUINI, STUDENT, NONTRADITIONAL PROGRAM SOUTH. JAMES FITZGERALD, NONTRADITIONAL PROGRAM SOUTH. ALICIA GRAY, BUILDING SUPERVISOR, MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. REINA CORBIN, TEACHER AT PATUXENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. STEPHEN MITCHELL, PARAPROFESSIONAL, PARKDALE HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. I ALSO. ALSO WANTED TO MAKE MENTION. I DIDN'T HEAR HER, BUT ANOTHER SCHOLAR, ARIANA ROSALES, FOR HER MOMENT OF SILENCE AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THAT ADDITION. WE'LL MAKE SURE TO ADD IT TO THE NEXT, NEXT AGENDA. NO PROBLEM. AND THANK YOU. THE OTHER THING I HAD A LITTLE EARLIER, I APOLOGIZE IF WE CAN DOUBLE BACK ON THE CHAIR'S REPORT. WHENEVER YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY, I CAN DO IT AT NEW BUSINESS, IF YOU LIKE. I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU WANT TO DO IT. I JUST HAD A QUESTION AROUND THE THE [00:15:02] MOVEMENT TO THE WAYNE CURRY BUILDING. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, WE CAN DO IT IN NEW BUSINESS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, I'LL ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION ON THE SCREEN TO SEE THE LIST OF UPCOMING MEETINGS OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. PLEASE NOTE. OUR NEXT BOARD BUSINESS MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO OCCUR FEBRUARY 27TH, 2025 AT THE WAYNE CURRIE BUILDING. ALRIGHTY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK THE BOARD WEBPAGE FOR UPDATES AND MORE INFORMATION. NEXT, WE'LL BE MOVING TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES [11. Public Comment] THE REGISTERED SPEAKERS. REGISTERED SPEAKERS HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION AND MAY NOT RELINQUISH ANY PART OF THEIR SPEAKING TIME. THE BOARD WILL RECOGNIZE YOUR COMMENTS BUT WILL NOT ADDRESS THEM. SPEAKERS MAY NOT ADDRESS INDIVIDUALS OR ISSUE ISSUES WITH PROFANITY OR DEROGATORY TERMS. YOU WILL BE WARNED ONCE IF YOU CONTINUE, YOUR COMMENTS WILL BE MUTED AND YOU MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING. SPEAKERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE TITLES RATHER THAN NAMES. FOR EXAMPLE. CHAIR, BOARD MEMBER, SUPERINTENDENT, PRINCIPAL, ETC.. THERE ARE 15 LIVE PUBLIC COMMENTERS TONIGHT. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ISAIAH SMITH. OKAY. YEAH, I'M A SECOND GRADE STUDENT, MAYA ANGELOU, FRENCH IMMERSION SPECIAL EDUCATION. WHERE ARE YOU? INTRODUCE YOURSELF. HI, MY NAME IS ISAIAH SMITH. I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT BEING A STUDENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. MY MOM ASKED ME IF I CAN PICK ANY TEACHER IN THE WHOLE WORLD. WHO CAN IT BE? I TOLD HER SOMEONE WHO IS NICE AND UNDERSTANDS ME. I LOVE LEARNING NEW THINGS AND I TRY TO BE MY FRIENDS IN SPORTS. I LIKE WHEN MY TEACHERS HELP ME UNDERSTAND NEW STUFF. IT MIGHT TAKE ME A LITTLE LONGER TO GET MY WORK DONE RIGHT, BUT I TRIED MY BEST. I LIKE TO ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS. SOMETIMES I HAVE CHALLENGING DAYS OR I HAVE A HARD TIME SITTING STILL. BUT NONE OF THIS DOESN'T MEAN THAT I DON'T WANT TO LEARN. ONE THING THAT HELPS ME IS WHEN PEOPLE TAKE THE TIME TO JUST UNDERSTAND ME. I LIKE TO BE A LEADER, LIKE A TEAM CAPTAIN, AND I AM VERY HELPFUL. CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE I THINK IT HELPS US WORK TOGETHER. BEING DIFFERENT IS OKAY. EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT THEM. IF WE CAN LEARN TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER AND HELP EACH OTHER OUT. WE CAN MAKE OUR SCHOOL A BETTER PLACE. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN HELP MAKE SURE THAT EVERY STUDENT LIKE ME, GETS A CHANCE TO FEEL UNDERSTOOD, AND TO LEARN IN THEIR OWN SPECIAL WAY. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND HIS MOM, MISS TERESA SMITH. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU NEXT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THE MEETINGS WERE PERCEIVED AS HOSTILE BECAUSE THE STAFF TOOK OFFENSE TO THE QUESTIONS THAT I ASKED. INSTEAD OF BEING TAKEN AS A TOOL TO OBTAIN CLARITY. I RECALL A MEETING AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL WHERE I HAD JUST HEARD THE WORD COMBATIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME. I COULDN'T EVEN ACTIVELY CONTINUE IN CONTINUE IN THE DISCUSSION BECAUSE I TRIED TO COMPREHEND WHAT WAS BEING SAID AND WHETHER IT WAS A TACTIC USED TO DEFLECT THE ISSUES BEING DISCUSSED. IF THIS WASN'T BAD ENOUGH, THERE WAS A TIME WHEN A STAFF MEMBER STOOD UP, EXERTING HER VOICE TO BULLY ME WHILE EVERYONE SAT THERE AND WATCHED. THIS WAS A DIRECT QUOTE FROM MY PUBLISHED PIECE OF WORK. I WANT TO BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS WAS AN EXPERIENCE THAT PREDATES BOTH THIS BOARD AND THIS ADMINISTRATION. FOR THOSE FAMILIAR WITH THE IEP PROCESS, YOU KNOW WHO THE MEETING PARTICIPANTS WERE. BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT I WAS UP AGAINST? ONE WORD CAN SUM IT UP CULTURE. [00:20:04] IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL PARENTS AND STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, I BEGAN ADVOCATING HERE IN APRIL 2024. IN JUST NINE MONTHS, I AM GRATEFUL TO SAY THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION AND THE BOARD MEMBERS TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION. I FINALLY FELT HEARD, UNDERSTOOD AND LIKE A TRUE CONTRIBUTOR CONTRIBUTOR TO SHAPING WHAT FAMILIES NEED FROM THIS SYSTEM. LET'S BE CLEAR. CHANGING A CULTURE TAKES TIME, BUT I BELIEVE IN ACKNOWLEDGING BOTH THE EFFORT AND SOME OF THE INITIAL OUTCOMES. EARLIER THIS WEEK, I HAD AN IEP MEETING AND A TEAM OPENED UP THE DISCUSSION BY ASKING FOR MY INPUT RATHER THAN DICTATING THE COURSE OF ACTION. FOLLOWING THE MEETING, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER. THESE SMALL ACTIONS MADE ME FEEL VALUED AND THAT THE TEAM CARED. GUESS WHAT? THIS CAN CHANGE THE ENTIRE TONE OF A PARENT'S EXPERIENCE. I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR NOT SILENCING MY ADVOCACY. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING THE TRUE INTENT OF MY EFFORTS. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING HOW ADVOCACY CAN CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE FOR OVER 16,000 STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SIMPLY BE A PARENT IN THE PROCESS. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I HAVE TO REMIND THE SCHOOL HOUSE ABOUT POLICIES, REGULATIONS, AND STATUTES, AND WHY THIS MAY BE NECESSARY IS SOMETIMES OVERSHADOWS THE SMALL WINS THAT MY CHILD AND OTHERS ACHIEVE. I RECOGNIZE THAT MUCH WORK REMAINS. ADDRESSING THE IMMEDIATE ISSUES WAS A STRATEGIC STEP AND WE'VE GAINED SOME TRACTION. FAMILIES NOW FEEL EMPOWERED AND CONFIDENT THAT THEIR VOICES MATTER. I ASK THAT WE CONTINUE THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I ASK THAT WE CONTINUE TO GENUINELY CARE ABOUT HOW OUR ACTIONS SHAPE THE CULTURE OF PGCC. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS SMITH. BEFORE I CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER I WANT TO STOP AND MAKE SURE THAT WE DO PROPER PROTOCOL. I THINK WE HAVE TWO ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. SO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE FORMER STATE BOARD MEMBER CLARENCE CRAWFORD AS WELL AS STATE'S ATTORNEY AISHA BRAVEBOY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THAT OH, CURRENT BOARD MEMBER, EXCUSE ME. AND STATE'S ATTORNEY, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, YOU WANT TO SPEAK WILL YIELD THE FLOOR TO YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CHAIR. AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND, OF COURSE, MEMBERS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I AM SO PROUD TO BE HERE AS NOT JUST YOUR STATE ATTORNEY, BUT A PROUD GRADUATE OF THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. AND I WANT TO THANK THE MANY SUPERINTENDENTS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND PRINCIPALS, VICE PRINCIPALS AND EDUCATORS, AND SUPPORT STAFF WHO MADE MY EXPERIENCE IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY SCHOOLS ONE THAT I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER AND ALSO HELP TO PREPARE ME TO LEAD THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM HERE IN OUR GREAT COUNTY. ON DECEMBER 31ST OF LAST YEAR, I SENT A MEMBER AMENDMENT, SORRY, A LETTER TO THE BOARD, AND I WANTED TO JUST READ THAT LETTER FOR THE RECORD HERE TODAY. DEAR BOARD MEMBERS, AS YOU APPROACH THE 2025 BARGAINING AGREEMENT, OPEN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION, I WANT TO EXTEND MY SINCEREST WISHES FOR SUCCESS. THERE CAN BE NO MORE IMPORTANT NEGOTIATIONS THAN BETWEEN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS MOST CRITICAL PARTNERS, NOR A NOR A MORE MEANINGFUL SUBJECT THAN OUR SCHOOLS, WHICH COUNTY TAXPAYERS FUND AT AT 62% OF THE COUNTY'S GENERAL FUND BUDGET. I SUPPORT AND URGE YOU TO MAXIMIZE TRANSPARENCY DURING THESE TALKS. MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT TRANSPARENCY, WHERE POSSIBLE, CULTIVATES TRUST BETWEEN NEGOTIATING PARTNERS AND AMONGST THE IMPORTANT STAKEHOLDERS WE SERVE, WHICH ARE THE PARENTS AND TAXPAYERS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. I CAN THINK OF NO GREATER BARGAIN THAN THE ONE REACHED BY THE PARTNERS, WHOSE JOINT DECISIONS ESTABLISHED THE FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS OF THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. MY HOPE IS THAT, EXCUSE ME. MY HOPE IS THAT THE TALKS CONCLUDE WITH AN AGREEMENT THAT WILL BE A SOURCE OF PRIDE AND [00:25:02] SATISFACTION FOR THE BOARD AND FOR PGCE, IN THAT BOTH PARTIES LEAVE TALKS CONFIDENT THAT A BARGAIN HAS BEEN STRUCK. THAT IS ALSO A ROADMAP TO SUCCESS FOR THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND FOR THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IT SERVES. AGAIN, I WISH YOU MUCH SUCCESS IN EVERYTHING YOU DO AND AS ALWAYS, I LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH YOU. THANK YOU AND HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING. THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER I WILL CALL IS CAMILLA HOUSE FROM MAYA ANGELOU, FRENCH IMMERSION PTSA. GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU THIS EVENING AND THE URGENT NEED FOR THE INCREASE. ON BEHALF OF MAYA ANGELOU, FRENCH IMMERSION PARENTS ABOUT THE URGENT NEED FOR INCREASED STAFFING, TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AT MAYA ANGELOU. FRENCH IMMERSION. OUR SCHOOL CURRENTLY SERVES APPROXIMATELY 30 STUDENTS WITH IEPS, BUT WE HAVE ONLY TWO SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL K THROUGH EIGHT. THIS STAFFING LEVEL IS SIMPLY AN ADEQUATE TO PROVIDE THE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT AND INTERVENTIONS THESE STUDENTS ARE ENTITLED TO UNDER THE LAW. UNDER THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT IDEA. TEACHERS ARE MANDATED TO IMPLEMENT IEPS IN ACCOMMODATIONS, BUT MANY CLASSROOM TEACHERS ALSO LACK THE TRAINING AND TOOLS TO DO SO EFFECTIVELY. THIS LEAVES STUDENTS WITH AUTISM, ADHD, AND RELATED EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING DIFFICULTIES, AS WELL AS OTHER LEARNING CHALLENGES, STRUGGLING TO ACCESS THE SUPPORT THEY NEED AND IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY ARE ALSO LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE. FOR EXAMPLE, STUDENTS WITH EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION MAY APPEAR DISORGANIZED OR UNABLE TO COMPLETE TASKS, BUT THESE BEHAVIORS ARE DIRECT RESULTS OF THEIR DISABILITIES AND REQUIRE SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THEM. BUT IF THE TEACHERS DON'T KNOW, THEY DON'T DO IT. WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING, THESE TEACHERS OFTEN MISREPRESENT THE NEEDS OR FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ACCOMMODATIONS, NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THESE STUDENTS EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. THIS TRAINING ISSUE ALSO APPLIES TO 504 PLANS TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES. I ASK THE BOARD THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO REEVALUATE THE NEEDS OF MAYA ANGELOU. FRENCH IMMERSION. CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE, COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION AND 504 PLAN NEEDS AT MAFI, INCLUDING STAFFING, RESOURCES AND TRAINING GAPS. INCREASE CERTIFIED STAFFING. HIRE ADDITIONAL CERTIFIED SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS AS NEEDED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WITH IEPS AND ENSURE PROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCOMMODATIONS. REGULARLY TRAINED CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE ONGOING. PROVIDE ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO. RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS STUDENT SPECIAL WITH SPECIAL NEEDS PARTICULARLY. EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING DIFFICULTIES AND OTHER LEARNING AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES. AND IMPLEMENT IEPS AND AS WELL AS 504 ACCOMMODATIONS EFFECTIVELY. STRENGTHEN ACCOUNTABILITY AND ENSURE THAT BOTH IEPS AND 504 PLANS ARE CONSISTENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTED THROUGH REGULAR MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS HOUSE. NEXT WE HAVE. AND FORGIVE ME IF I SAY YOUR NAME. PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME WRONG. JOHN. JOHN. KING. INDIVIDUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION. YOU ACTUALLY SAID IT PERFECTLY. THANK YOU. I PRACTICE IT A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE I CAME BACK. GOOD. WONDERFUL. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. AGAIN. MY NAME IS JANIYA KING. I HAVE TWO BOYS THAT ATTENDED PG CPS. THEY ARE SEVEN YEARS SPREADS, SO PLEASE PRAY FOR ME. SO I SAID ONE IS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND ONE IS IN ELEMENTARY. MY JOURNEY STARTED WHEN MY OLDEST TRANSITIONED INTO THE SECOND GRADE. HE STARTED OFF IN PRIVATE SCHOOL FROM K-3 THROUGH FIRST GRADE. HOWEVER, THE DIFFICULTIES THAT HE HAD WITH EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING AND YOU KNOW, WITH LEARNING AND THE MANNER IN WHICH HE LEARNS WAS A STRUGGLE FOR HIM. WE LATER FOUND OUT THAT HE WAS ASD ONE. SO AUTISM SPECTRUM ONE BUT WAS NOT AWARE OF IT AT THE TIME. WE STARTED OFF IN SECOND GRADE GOING INTO CAPITOL HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY. [00:30:03] HE STRUGGLED THERE QUITE A BIT. THE PRINCIPAL, I TALKED WITH THE PRINCIPAL. I ASKED FOR RESOURCES. I DIDN'T KNOW THE EXACT TERMINOLOGY TO USE. HOWEVER, I ASKED, I SAID MY CHILD NEEDS HELP. I WANT HIM TO BE SUCCESSFUL HERE. AND SO THEY SAID, WELL, WE'LL HELP YOU. WE'LL GIVE YOU THE RESOURCES, BUT DIDN'T GET THE RESOURCES. I DIDN'T EVEN GET A MEETING WITH THE STAFF UNTIL AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR HAD ENDED, AND MY SON HAD ALREADY HAD ISSUES, WHEREAS THAT WAS NOT HIS BOUNDARY SCHOOL. SO THE PRINCIPAL ENDED UP SIGNING, YOU KNOW, THAT HE NEEDED TO GO TO HIS BOUNDARY SCHOOL, IN WHICH I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO GO, BECAUSE THE SCHOOL IN WHICH I PLACED HIM WAS THE ONE THAT WAS A BETTER FIT FOR HIM EDUCATIONALLY, BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO FALL SHORT WITH WITH THAT. NOW MOVING FORWARD, I HAVE MY SON THAT'S NOW IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEETING THE SAME BARRIERS HE IS ASD TWO AND HOWEVER, IT'S JUST A PROBLEM WITH GETTING IEP MEETINGS. THEY STARTED GETTING A 504 PLAN, BUT I SUGGESTED THAT HE STILL NEEDED AN IEP IN WHICH THEY MET MANY BARRIERS. SO I HAD TO GO THROUGH SENDING EMAILS AND YOU KNOW, TO THE BOARD AND EVERYTHING JUST TO GET, YOU KNOW, A MEETING WITH THE STAFF, WHICH I FEEL LIKE IT SHOULDN'T BE, THAT I'M GOING ABOVE PEOPLE'S HEADS WHERE I SHOULD BE ABLE TO TALK WITH THE STAFF THERE AND BE ABLE TO GET THE RESOURCES THAT WE NEED. I ASK FOR THINGS LIKE A DEDICATED AIDE FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION, ISSUES WITH WITH AS FAR AS, I GUESS, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL, YOU KNOW, ASPECT, YOU KNOW, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. BUT THEY WERE LEARNING, THEY WERE DOING WELL ACADEMICALLY AND THEY WERE STILL MET WITH A NO. TEACHERS BASICALLY WERE SAYING THAT THEY WERE OVERSTRETCHED. THE CLASSROOMS WERE OVERCROWDED. THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN. AND THEY'RE TRYING THEIR BEST WITH EVERYONE, BUT THEY HAVE SOME CHILDREN THAT FITS IN ONE BARRIER AND ANOTHER CHILDREN THAT NEEDS EXTRA HELP. SO BASICALLY, I'VE JUST BEEN ADVOCATING FOR MY CHILDREN JUST TO MEET NOTHING, GET NOTHING. AND THE RESOURCES THAT I'M ASKING FOR, I'VE BEEN TOLD A HARD NO. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, IMPRESS ON THE BOARD THAT WE NEED A REVISION OF THE 504 PLANS, THE IEPS AND THE CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS KING. NEXT SPEAKER WE HAVE IS MR. TIMOTHY MEYER, MOUNT RAINER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTO PRESIDENT, FULLY FUNDING THE BLUEPRINT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WELCOME BACK FROM SPRING BREAK TO EVERYONE. FIRST, SORRY. WINTER BREAK. FIRST, THANK YOU TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HOPE THE WHOLE PGC TEAM FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK GETTING OUR BUILDINGS READY FOR A SAFE RETURN. I EMPHASIZE SAFE BECAUSE MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD ME SAY OVER AND OVER, EVERY CHILD HAS THE RIGHT TO GET TO IN SCHOOL FROM TO AND FROM SCHOOL SAFELY. THAT CERTAINLY APPLIES IN SNOWSTORMS AS WELL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LAST WEEK WAS A VIVID REMINDER OF HOW A SCHOOL'S IMPACT GOES FAR BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. FOR MANY FAMILIES, SCHOOLS ARE THE CENTERS OF OUR COMMUNITIES, A CRITICAL SOURCE OF FOOD, ESPECIALLY AT OUR 100 PLUS TITLE ONE SCHOOLS, A SOURCE OF BELONGING AND FRIENDSHIP AND MENTAL HEALTH FOR OUR KIDS. AND LET'S BE HONEST, THOSE HOURS AT SCHOOL EACH DAY ARE THE STRUCTURE HELPING SO MANY PARENTS DO THE WORK THAT PROVIDES FOR THEIR FAMILIES. NOW THINK ABOUT THE MANY VITAL ROLES THAT OUR SCHOOLS PLAY. THEN LOOK AT THE BUDGET CHALLENGES WE NOW FACE AND SOME ANNAPOLIS POLITICIANS WHO ARE BASICALLY SAYING THE BLUEPRINT IS TOO HARD. SO SORRY, BUT NEVER MIND. IF WE DON'T FIX OUR BUDGET ISSUES AT BOTH THE COUNTY AND STATE LEVELS, OUR SCHOOLS WON'T SUDDENLY CLOSE. BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, THE IMPACT WILL BE FELT. A SCALED BACK BLUEPRINT WITHOUT FULL FUNDING WOULD MAKE IT EVEN HARDER TO RETAIN TEACHERS AND STAFF. IT WOULD PUT SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, CTE PROGRAMS AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES, ESPECIALLY FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD AND SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS AT RISK, AND TAKE AWAY CRITICAL EXTRA FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS WITH THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATIONS OF POVERTY. I HAVE BEEN A TITLE ONE PTO LEADER, TITLE ONE SCHOOL PTO LEADER FOR SIX YEARS, AND I KNOW THAT THE BLUEPRINT IS WORKING. REMEMBER, WE HAVE THE BLUEPRINT IN THE FIRST PLACE BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS FACED A $7,800 ADEQUACY FUNDING GAP. INVESTING IN MARYLAND STUDENTS IS NOT A LINE ITEM IN A BUDGET, AND THE BLUEPRINT DOESN'T HAVE AN ASTERISK THAT WE ONLY SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS DURING A SURPLUS. IT'S A DECADES LONG COMMITMENT THAT HERE IN MARYLAND, EDUCATION IS THE PRIORITY, AND IT'S A PROMISE THAT WE EXPECT OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO KEEP. WE'VE BUILT PARENT COALITIONS BEFORE ON PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND SO MANY OTHER ISSUES. PARENTS IN THIS BOARD MUST COME TOGETHER AND WE MUST WORK TOGETHER, SPEAK AS ONE, AND MAKE CLEAR. [00:35:01] KEEPING THE PROMISE OF THE BLUEPRINT ISN'T NEGOTIABLE. IT'S EXPECTED. AND I ASK PGC ALSO TO PLEASE USE YOUR VOICE AND HELP MAKE SURE THAT FULL BLUEPRINT BACKING IS A BASELINE REQUIREMENT FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR POLITICIANS. A FULLY FUNDED BLUEPRINT MUST BE OUR JOINT PRIORITY AND THAT CAMPAIGN HAS TO START RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAHER. NEXT IS MICHELLE CLARKE. INDIVIDUAL BARGAINING. LET'S GO. LET'S GO. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'M MICHELLE CLARKE. I AM A EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATOR AT KENMORE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER. AND I CAME TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS AND HOW IT NEEDS TO STAY TRANSPARENT. WE HAVE, OVER THE PAST TWO PRESIDENTS, STARTING WITH THERESA DUDLEY BACK IN 2018 AND THREE YEARS AGO UNDER DOCTOR CHRISTIE, USED AN OPEN BARGAINING PROCESS. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I PERSONALLY DID THE LAST TIME, ACTUALLY THE LAST TWO TIMES AROUND, IS INVITED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO COME OUT AND WATCH THE NEGOTIATIONS. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM REPRESENTS YOU. YOU'RE THE ONES WHO MAKE THE FINAL DECISION, AND THE BEST PEOPLE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON ARE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. NOW, I UNDERSTAND THERE MAY BE SOME BARRIERS, BUT WE NEED TO WORK THROUGH THEM AND WE NEED TO GET TO THAT POINT. THE ISSUES THAT THESE PARENTS HAVE BROUGHT UP ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION. THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF ISSUES THAT WE CAN BRING OUT IN OPEN BARGAINING BY INVITING PARENTS AND STUDENTS TO SPEAK. WHO KNOWS BETTER WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM THAN THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN IT? IT'S VERY DIFFERENT BEING UP AT SASSER OR IN ANOTHER ADMINISTRATION BUILDING THAN IT IS BEING IN A CLASSROOM. I CAN TELL YOU PERSONALLY, THIS IS NOW THE SECOND DAY WHERE MY CO-TEACHER, BECAUSE OF AN EMERGENCY, HAS BEEN OUT AND THE PARAPROFESSIONAL, MY CLASSROOM HAS BEEN OUT. I HAVE NOT HAD A FOURTH PERSON. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE TWO PARAPROFESSIONALS IN A PRE-K CO-TAUGHT CLASSROOM FOR FOUR YEARS. IT'S NOT A NEW PROBLEM. IT IS A CONTINUING ISSUE WITH STAFFING, WITH CASELOADS WHICH I KNOW CAN'T BE BARGAINED, BUT BUT IT CAN BE TALKED ABOUT. AND WE NEED TO REALIZE THAT THE REASON WHY SOME OF THESE STUDENTS AREN'T GETTING WHAT THEY NEED IS BECAUSE YOUR EDUCATORS ARE SO DANG STRESSED OUT THAT WE CAN'T PROVIDE WHAT WE NEED. WE CAN'T EMOTIONALLY GIVE OUR STUDENTS EVERYTHING THEY NEED. MY STUDENTS, I TELL MY PARENTS EVERY YEAR, YOUR BABIES ARE MY BABIES AND I'M GOING TO TREAT THEM AS SUCH. AND I DO. I NEVER KNEW THERE WAS SUCH A THING AS A PRE-K AUTISM CLASSROOM, BUT SOMEHOW THIS YEAR I SEEM TO HAVE ONE WITH STUDENTS WITH MORE AND MORE INTENSE NEEDS. IT'S HAPPENING MORE. IT TAKES A LOT. YOU HAVE TO GIVE A LOT. AND IF WE AT LEAST HAD OUR EXTRA PERSON IN OUR CLASSROOM, IT WOULD HELP US A LOT. I UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE PARENTS SAY. I SEE IT EVERY DAY. I AM AT MY WIT'S END. I WAS UP ALL NIGHT LAST NIGHT DOING REPORTS, AND I CAN'T DO MY WORK DURING THE STUDENT DAY EVER BECAUSE OF BECAUSE OF THESE CONDITIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS REED. NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER WE HAVE IS MR. STANLEY MARTIN. ATHLETICS. ANYONE. OKAY. MOVING ON TO MISS PHYLLIS. RIGHT? INDIVIDUAL SAFETY AND SECURITY. YES, SIR. WELCOME BACK. HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS PHYLLIS. RIGHT. TO THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW ME. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF TWO THINGS. YOU HAD A TOWN HALL MEETING JUST YESTERDAY, DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY. AND WHAT WE DID NOT LIKE WAS THE CAUSE WAS SCREAMED BEFORE THE PEOPLE WAS ABLE TO ASK YOU A QUESTION. SO IF I WANTED TO CALL IN TO MAKE A COMMENT TO YOU, I HAD TO TALK TO SOMEONE ELSE AND THEY DIDN'T LIKE WHAT I HAD TO SAY, THEY WOULD MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CALLER. I LIKE IF WE HAVE A TOWN HALL THAT EACH AND EVERY PERSON WANTS TO SPEAK TO WHOEVER ON THE BOARD OR SUPERINTENDENT, THEY'RE ABLE TO ASK THEIR OWN QUESTIONS AND NOT GO TO A THIRD PARTY. NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, SCHOOL SAFETY. YOU KNOW, I'M I'M BIG ON SCHOOL SAFETY. I HAVE TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS HERE. PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. [00:40:01] MY HEART BROKE FOR THAT BABY IN POTOMAC. I WORK WITH CHAIR BRANDON ON THE SCHOOL SAFETY PROJECT, WHERE I WENT OUT THERE, AND I VOLUNTEERED A LOT OF HOURS. I VOLUNTEERED A LOT OF HOURS IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE NEED MORE SECURITY. WE NEED TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO BREAK UP A FIGHT. BUT THEY SAID IT'S NOT IN THEIR CONTRACT. THEY WON'T DO THAT. SO IF A CHILD IS BEING ASSAULTED, THEY JUST SIT THERE AND WATCH AND WON'T HELP. SO WE NEED TO PUT THAT IN PLACE. WE NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE ABLE TO GO IN THE RESTROOMS OR TO MONITOR THE RESTROOMS, OR HOW MANY KIDS ARE GOING IN THE BATHROOM BECAUSE WE KNOW A LOT OF FIGHTS ARE HAPPENING IN THERE AS WELL. I VOLUNTEER AT WILLIAM HALL AND I VOLUNTEER AT FLOWERS. FLOWERS. HIGH SCHOOL. WHERE'S MY DAUGHTER? WE WE NEED TO HELP. YOU GUYS GOT TO DO BETTER. WE HAVE TO PROTECT AND SECURE OUR CHILDREN. WHEN OUR PARENTS ARE DROPPING OUR KIDS OFF TO YOU ALL, YOU ALL HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE. THE BABY THAT WAS ATTACKED. MY HEART GOES OUT TO HER BECAUSE THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY DAUGHTER. WE NEED TO DO BETTER WITH SECURITY. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE OUR CHILDREN ARE SAFE WHEN THEY WALK ON OUR PROPERTY. WE NEED TO DO THAT. WE NEED TO GET MORE PARENTS AS WELL TO VOLUNTEER. I CAN'T GET FIND MY APP ON MY ON MY MY MY PHONE AND SAID IT'S NOT AVAILABLE. SO I KNOW WE'RE JUST COMING BACK FROM A NEW YEAR. SO ALL THIS WEEK I COULDN'T PULL IT UP. SO MAYBE WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT AS WELL. BUT WE HAVE TO DO BETTER. WE HAVE TO DO BETTER IN THE NEXT TOWN HALL MEETING THAT YOU HAVE, SIR. PLEASE LET THE PEOPLE SPEAK. DON'T LET THEM TALK TO SOMEONE ELSE. IF THEY DON'T LIKE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY, THAT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO YOU. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR TO THE PUBLIC. I THINK WE ALL HAVE A RIGHT. EVERYBODY IN HERE HAVE A RIGHT TO SPEAK AND SAY WHATEVER THEY NEED TO SAY WHEN IT ADDRESSED TO OUR CHILDREN AND TO PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTS TO SAY, I DON'T HAVE BAD CHILDREN. I HAVE VERY GOOD GIRLS. AND WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE OUR GOOD CHILDREN AS WELL AS WE RECOGNIZE OUR BAD CHILDREN AS WELL. SO WE NEED TO DO THAT AS WELL TOO. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH AND HAVE A NICE YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS RAY. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE MISS SHANNON READ INDIVIDUAL EXAMINING PROCESS TO IMPROVE LEARNING. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I'M A TEACHER WHO HAS TAUGHT IN PGK SINCE 2001, AND A PARENT WHOSE YOUNGEST CHILD IS CURRENTLY A SENIOR IN PGK. THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION MY ELDEST CHILD RECEIVED FROM FOURTH TO 12TH GRADE IN PGK WAS REMARKABLY BETTER THAN THE EDUCATION EITHER OF MY YOUNGER TWO CHILDREN RECEIVED FROM K TO 12 AND PGK. IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AS A PARENT TO KNOW ABOUT MY CHILDREN'S EDUCATION, AND TO ENGAGE MY CHILD, TEACHERS AND THE DISTRICT IN MEANINGFUL WAYS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THAT EDUCATION. CHILDREN WHO HAVE THIS LEVEL OF SUPPORT ARE MORE LIKELY TO BECOME READERS, WRITERS, THINKERS, AND CREATORS. I ALSO THINK THAT THIS LEVEL OF PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES. SINCE EMPOWERED PARENTS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING AS RESPONSIBLE, CAPABLE BEINGS CREATE A MODEL THAT INVITES OTHERS TO DO SO. THIS IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS WHOSE DISENGAGEMENT MAY BE A REFLECTION OF THEIR PARENTS DISENGAGEMENT. ENGAGING PARENTS IN UPCOMING NEGOTIATIONS FOR TEACHERS. CONTRACT ALSO ALLOWS PARENTS TO HEAR ACTUAL TEACHERS SPEAK ABOUT THE REALITY OF CURRENT EDUCATION AND CONSIDER HOW THEY MIGHT WORK BETTER AS PARENTS AND ADVOCATES. FIVE YEARS AGO, I COULD NOT IMAGINE NOR GRASP THE CHANGES I NOW SEE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING. IT IS NO WONDER THAT PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM CANNOT FATHOM THE DEMANDS AND THE STRESS TEACHERS HAVE ENDURED. I DO NOT BELIEVE MOST PARENTS UNDERSTAND THE LEVEL OF TEACHER SACRIFICE, BECAUSE TEACHERS VOICES HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY MUTED BY FATIGUE PRACTICES AND STRUCTURES IN AT LEAST THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THERE HAS BEEN ONE SINGLE IN-PERSON TEACHER TOWN HALL AT THAT ONE, WHERE REAL TEACHERS SPOKE CLEARLY ABOUT REAL ISSUES. THE DISTRICT RESORTED. AFTER THAT ONE. THE DISTRICT RESORTED TO VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS WHERE VERY FEW TEACHERS SPOKE. THE TEACHERS WHO SPEAK OFTEN PRESENT TRIVIAL MATTERS. INSTEAD OF SPEAKING INSIGHTFULLY ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT HAVE CREATED A SHORTAGE OF LICENSED TEACHERS. LISTENING TO THESE TEACHERS, IT IS AS IF THE TEN LONG YEARS I SPENT AT A HIGH SCHOOL DEALING WITH NONSENSE DID NOT EXIST. HOWEVER, I KNOW FOR SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE PRINCIPAL AT THAT HIGH SCHOOL CHASED HORDES OF TEACHERS OUT OF THE SCHOOL DURING THAT LONG TEN YEAR STRETCH. THESE PRINCIPALS DEMANDED CHILDLIKE OBEDIENCE OF ADULT PROFESSIONALS INSTEAD OF MODELING RESPECT AS ADULT PROFESSIONALS. MY FIRST YEAR THERE WAS MARKED BY SHINGLES, AND MY LAST YEAR THERE WAS MARKED BY FOOLISHNESS. IN EDUCATION, AS IS OFTEN THE CASE IN LIFE. FAILURE IS OFTEN ROOTED IN DYSFUNCTIONAL SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. [00:45:05] THE UPCOMING NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW TEACHER CONTRACT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHERS TO SPEAK TO THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND EXTENDED COMMUNITY ABOUT THINGS THAT CAN MAKE EDUCATION BETTER. RETAINING AND ATTRACTING QUALITY TEACHERS IN THIS NEW YEAR WITH A NEW BOARD AND NEW POSSIBILITY SEEMS POSSIBLE IF CPS USES THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN WORKING WITH ALL THE PARTS UNITED TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY BETTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS KYRA MARSHALL WALKER. MAYA ANGELOU, FRENCH IMMERSION PTSA. AGENDA ITEM PTK. OH, I THOUGHT THAT WAS HER. ALRIGHTY. ANNETTE JONES, INDIVIDUAL AGENDA ITEM PGCE. OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'M HERE TO ASK THAT YOU RECONSIDER YOUR DECISION TO MEET WITH PCA TO FACILITATE AN OPEN BARGAINING PROCESS. THIS PROCESS CREATES A WIN WIN FOR ALL BOTH PARTIES. IT BUILDS TRUST, WHICH IS NEEDED IN ANY NEGOTIATION. PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT IN THE LAST TWO NEGOTIATIONS WERE AN OPEN BARGAINED, NEGOTIATED STRATEGY, WHICH WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL FOR BOTH PARTIES. PCA RECEIVED CRITICAL ACCLAIM AND WAS SOUGHT AFTER FOR CONSULTATION TO MIRROR THE SUCCESS AND POSITIVITY THAT WAS DISPLAYED IN THE PROCESS. THIS STRATEGY PROVIDES TRANSPARENCY IN EXERCISING A DEMOCRATIC PROCESS THAT IS CRUCIAL FOR BOTH PARTIES. SUCH APPROACH OFFERS FIRSTHAND AND PERSONAL STORIES, WHICH MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO PROVIDE AN ON TIME RESPONSE ON ISSUES. OPEN BARGAINING ALLOWS EACH PARTY TO DEMONSTRATE STREET FAIRNESS AND REASONABLENESS AND ALLOWING EVERYONE TO WITNESS THE NEGOTIATION. THIS METHOD WILL ELEVATE OUR LEADERS AND REINFORCE THE TRUST IN BOTH PARTIES TO ARRIVE AT AMICABLE AGREEMENTS. OPEN BARGAINING DIFFUSES ATTEMPT AND OPEN TO POSITIVE INTENT AND HONESTY IN PROCESSING OF THE NEGOTIATION. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS AN INCLUSIVE STRATEGY THAT AIMS TO PROBLEM SOLVING COLLECTIVELY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF BOTH PARTIES OPENLY, WHERE RESPECT AND HONESTY ARE EXERCISED OPENLY. WHAT THIS DOES IS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND IDEAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTY. I'M ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER OPEN BARGAINING AND URGE ALL BOARD MEMBERS HERE WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF PGC PRIORITIES TO ENCOURAGE PCP, PGC IS TO OPEN BARGAINING THIS TO CONSIDER THE STRATEGY. OPEN BARGAINING OFFERS A SAFE SPACE TO NEGOTIATE DIFFERENCES AMICABLY AND TO REACH THE SOLUTIONS THAT ARE PURPOSEFUL AND EFFECTIVE. MY VOICE IS GOING TRADITIONALLY OPEN. BARGAINING IS A IS REDUNDANT. TRADITIONAL BARGAINING IS REDUNDANT. OPEN BARGAINING NOW PROVIDES FULL DISCLOSURE AND ALWAYS ALLOW EVERYONE PRESENT TO DISCUSS, EXPLAIN, OFFERED, ACCEPTED, OR REJECTED. THIS STRATEGY WOULD BE ENCOURAGING TO FUTURE HIRES AND PLACE OUR COUNTY IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION OF BEING TRANSPARENT, PROVIDING CLEAR COMMUNICATION IN THE BARGAINING PROCESS, AND BUILD AND PRESERVE WORKPLACE RELATIONSHIP. THIS WOULD CERTAINLY BOOST OUR RETENTION DEFICIT, AS I SAID BEFORE, THE DAYS OF NEGOTIATING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, FANNING THE CULTURE OF SECRECY IS OVER. CONSIDER OPEN BARGAINING, PLEASE. THANK YOU. DOCTOR SUSAN WINDSOR. INDIVIDUAL AGENDA ITEM PGCE. GREETINGS. DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE. ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES AND SUPERSTAR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I AM DOCTOR SUZANNE WINDSOR, AN AT LARGE DIRECTOR WITH PGCE, GRADUATE OF GWYNN PARK HIGH SCHOOL AND PUPIL PERSONNEL WORKER. COMPLETING MY 32ND YEAR HERE IN SPEAKING AS AN INDIVIDUAL IN SUPPORT OF OPEN BARGAINING AU PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, [00:50:04] WE STAND AT THE PRECIPICE OF UNCERTAIN POLITICAL TIMES WITH AN INCOMING ADMINISTRATION THAT IS HOSTILE AGAINST BOTH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND LABOR UNIONS. OUR OPPONENTS STAND AT THE READY TO ASSAIL US ON EVERY SIDE THROUGH A FORMAL NATIONAL AGENDA LAID OUT AGAINST US IN SUCH WRITINGS AS PROJECT 2025. BUT IN THE WORDS OF NEA PRESIDENT BECKY PRINGLE, WHEN THEY GO LOW, WE GO LOCAL. BECAUSE WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN. SO WE AS A COMMUNITY, MUST BE ON ONE ACCORD AND WALK LOCKSTEP TOGETHER AGAINST THE SWELLING TIDE OF MISINFORMATION AND THE CENSORSHIP OF TRUTH. TRANSPARENCY BUILDS TRUST. AND TRUST FLOURISHES INTO UNITY THROUGH WHICH WE MAY CONTINUE TO PROGRESS TOGETHER. THIS IS WHY IT'S VITAL THAT WE CONTINUE WITH OPEN BARGAINING FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF ALL OF OUR EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND THE FAMILIES WE SERVE. WE CANNOT TURN BACK NOW. WE CANNOT GO BACK TO DARK, PRIVATE ROOM DEALS THAT APPEAR CLANDESTINE AND ONLY BENEFIT THE EMPLOYER. WE MUST CONTINUE TO RECEIVE OPEN INPUT FROM STAFF, STUDENTS AND PARENTS AS WE ARE THE ACTUAL EXPERTS IN THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF THOSE WE HAVE A DUTY TO SERVE AND REPRESENT. WHY SUCH A TAX ON EDUCATION? BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, EDUCATION IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER AND PREPARING OUR STUDENTS, OUR BABIES TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL AND FAIR CHANCE AT A FUTURE. A FREE AND APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROVIDES THE ROOTS TO THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH THE BRICKS OF CIVILITY, CULTURE AND CRITICAL THINKING ARE LAID OPEN BARGAINING FOR THE COMMON GOOD TIES EDUCATION WITH COMMUNITY GROWTH AND FINANCIAL SUCCESS AS WE STRIVE TO NOT ONLY EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS, BUT TO UPLIFT THE WHOLE OF OUR PEOPLE AND OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT OUR STUDENTS MAY STEM, BUD, AND BLOSSOM INTO PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS THAT NOT ONLY TOUCH THE STATE, BUT TOUCH THE WORLD. ILLUSTRIOUS BOARD MEMBERS, I HUMBLY BESEECH YOU TO HONOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS, THE EDUCATORS THAT ARE COUNTING ON YOU AND OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE, OUR CHILDREN. WE ARE DEPENDING ON YOU TO ENACT AND UPHOLD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT KEEP THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN AND TRANSPARENT TO ENSURE FOR A NEGOTIATION PROCESS THAT IS BEYOND REPROACH. PLEASE PROTECT, PROMOTE AND SUPPORT OPEN BARGAINING SO THAT WE MAY CONTINUE TO BARGAIN FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF US ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. FELIX LAZARO. INDIVIDUAL AGENDA ITEM PGCE. GOOD EVENING, ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. SUPERINTENDENT, HOUSE PGCE OFFICIALS AND STAFF. MY NAME IS FELIX LAZARO, A SPECIAL EDUCATOR AT ELIZABETH II REGIONAL SCHOOL AND THE PRODUCT OF ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION ROUTE VIA NOTRE DAME OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY. WE HAVE 154 STUDENTS WITH PROFOUND OR SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISABILITIES, AND THE NUMBER IS STILL INCREASING. THEY FUNCTION SIMILAR TO 2 OR 3 YEAR OLDS, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE IN THE ELEMENTARY LEVELS. MIDDLE SCHOOLS OR EVEN HIGH SCHOOLS. STUDENTS START COMING IN AT AROUND 730 IN THE MORNING. THEY EAT BREAKFAST AFTER THEIR BOOK BAGS ARE HUNG UP IN THE CABINS. COMMUNICATION JOURNALS ARE READ FOR PARENT MESSAGES IF THERE ARE ANY, THEY NEED TO BE UPLOADED INTO THE MARYLAND ONLINE AND THEIR PARENT CONTACTS AND REPLIED TO IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. DURING WINTER, THE SWEATERS AND JACKETS AND ALL EXTRA LAYERS OF CLOTHES NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF AND HUNG IN THE CABINS AS WELL. ALL THESE LAYERS MUST BE PUT ON WHEN THEY GO HOME, EXACTLY THE SAME WAY THEY SHOWED UP IN THE MORNING. OTHERWISE I WILL GET TELEPHONE CALLS FROM THE PARENTS DURING INSTRUCTION. THE CLASSROOM TEACHER HAS TO IMPLEMENT THE WHOLE GROUP, AND THE SMALL GROUP CENTERS WITH THE SUPPLEMENTARY AIDS AND ACCOMMODATIONS CONTAINED IN THE IEPS OF OUR STUDENTS. IF THE STUDENT'S IEP ANNUAL REVIEW TAKES PLACE BEFORE NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, THE IEP ANNUAL REVIEW WILL HAVE TO BE SCHEDULED AGAIN BEFORE THE END OF THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. THESE ARE ONLY A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT IS DONE IN THE CLASSROOM EVERY DAY. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO COME TO MY SCHOOL. OUR SUPERINTENDENT HAS OBLIGED, SO PLEASE DO SO AND CONSIDER OPEN DOOR BARGAINING FOR NEGOTIATION. BY THE WAY. THE TITLE OF MY SPEECH IS CREE AND REGIONAL PROGRAMS GO FOR OPEN BARGAINING. [00:55:07] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND MABUHAY! THANK YOU. NEXT MR. BRIAN GLOVER, INDIVIDUAL AGENDA ITEM. PGC A. GOOD EVENING. PROTOCOLS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED. I AM BRIAN GLOVER. I'M SPEAKING AS AN INDIVIDUAL PGC BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE. VOCAL MUSIC TEACHER. AT WHAT? THE BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MR. MOSS, HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON. VISIT MY SCHOOL. I WANT TO ADDRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGAGING IN OPENING BARGAINING WITH OUR UNION FIRST, BEFORE I BECAME ANY OF THE LEADERSHIP I'VE OBSERVED OPENING BARGAINING AND REALLY ENJOY JUST OBSERVING. WE COULDN'T COMMENT. WE COULD WATCH AND SEE TO SEE THE PLAYERS FIGHTING FOR MY JOB. OUR SCHOLARS. IT'S A IT'S A THRILL. IT'S REALLY REWARDING. I HAD A LOT THAT I WAS GOING TO READ AND WRITE, BUT MY COLLEAGUES ALREADY WENT OVER. AND I DON'T WANT TO BORE YOU TO DEATH, BUT I'M SPEAKING FROM THE HEART. AND PLUS, I'M EXCITED. MY SCHOLARS JUST WE JUST DID A CONCERT AT THE SCHOOL FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING ESSAY CONTEST. WE NEED YOU. WE VOTED FOR YOU. WE MARCH FOR YOU. WE WENT DOOR TO DOOR TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE HERE. AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. EVERYONE. BUT WE NEED THIS SO WE CAN FEEL AS THOUGH OUR VOICE IS ALWAYS HEARD THAT WE'RE NOT FORGOTTEN. WE LOVE OUR SCHOLARS. I'VE BEEN TEACHING 24 YEARS, 11 YEARS BACK IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, AND LOVE BEING A VOCAL MUSIC TEACHER AND A CHORUS DIRECTOR DIRECTED FOR MY ELEMENTARY SCHOLARS. WE ARE MENTORS. WE ARE THE LEADERS WE HELP BUILD. WE HELP BUILD THEIR STRENGTH. THEY COME TO US FOR THE SUPPORT. THINK BACK OF YOUR VOCAL MUSIC TEACHER. YOUR DANCE TEACHER. THEATER. THE ARTS. THE THINGS YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO DO IN REGULAR CLASS, YOU COULD DO IN A PERFORMING ARTS CLASS. WE'RE COUNTING ON YOU. WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE REPRESENTING US. DO NOT FORGET US. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. YES. THIS IS 25, 20, 20, 25 AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. IF I DIDN'T SAY THAT. I JUST WANT US TO MAKE SURE I HAD THE ADDITIONAL POINTS. JUST REMEMBER THIS. AND I'M NOT GOING TO BORE YOU. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME EVER SPEAKING AT A SCHOOL BOARD AS AN EDUCATOR, AND I'M THRILLED AND HONORED TO HAVE THAT CHANCE TO DO THIS. BUT WE ARE YOU. WE REPRESENT YOU IN THE FOREFRONT WITH OUR PARENTS, AND THEY SEE US FIRST BEFORE THEY SEE YOU. PLEASE REMEMBER US. GOD BLESS AND HAVE A GREAT, SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR AND PLEASE BE OUR TEAM PLAYER WITH PCA. AND REMEMBER, WE'RE ALL HERE FOR OUR SCHOLARS. GOD BLESS EVERYONE. THANK YOU, MR. GLOVER. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS PHILOMENA OWEN. SORRY IF I MISPRONOUNCED YOUR NAME. I WILL TELL YOU THAT MY HUSBAND OF 31 YEARS WILL NOT BE PLEASED. AND HE'S HERE SOMEWHERE TODAY. SO IT'S OVER NOW. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MAY I BEGIN? OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU. MY NAME IS PHILOMENA OWONA. I'M A 25 YEAR VETERAN EDUCATOR. THIS EVENING, I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF OPEN BARGAINING. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT, INCLUSIVE, AND COLLABORATIVE. THAT HAS BEEN SAID SEVERAL TIMES TONIGHT, BUT IT BEARS REPEATING TO ENSURE THAT EDUCATORS WHO ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY POLICY DECISIONS. VOICES ARE HEARD AND ARE VALUED. KEEP IN MIND THAT OUR WORKING CONDITIONS ARE OUR STUDENTS LEARNING CONDITIONS. OUR OPEN BARGAINING IS VITAL IN A BROADER CAMPAIGN TO MAKE CHANGES WE NEED IN PGCC. PGCC HAS REAL CHALLENGES AHEAD. VACANCIES, BLUEPRINT IMPLEMENTATION THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR, ETC.. SO A LACK OF TRANSPARENCY DURING NEGOTIATIONS IS NOT IN OUR BEST INTEREST. [01:00:02] EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS MUST HAVE A VOICE IN ADDRESSING CHALLENGES IN OUR SCHOOLS. WE ARE ALL INTEREST HOLDERS. PGC AND PGC HAVE USED OPEN BARGAINING SINCE 2018. THAT BROUGHT ABOUT MANY REAL CHANGES THAT POSITIVELY CONTRIBUTED TO TEACHER RETENTION THAT IMPACTS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. EVERY EDUCATOR BRINGS IDEAS AND VALUE TO OUR PROFESSION BECAUSE STUDENTS NEEDS VARY. YOU HEARD FROM FELIX. YOU HEARD FROM OUR PARENTS. AND BY THE WAY, THEY ARE FROM MY SCHOOL. THOSE ARE MY STUDENTS. I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE GOING TO BE HERE. BUT CPS NEEDS TO MEET WITH PGC IN OPEN SESSIONS, PROVIDING PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF ALL OUR NEGOTIATED PROPOSALS AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. I THINK BRIAN SAID IT BEST WHEN HE SPOKE FROM THE HEART. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY COLLABORATE. ALL OF YOU HERE, WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU BRING, BUT WE ARE ON THE FOREFRONT. EVERY CHILD IS DIFFERENT AND WE ARE THE ONES WHO DEAL WITH THESE STUDENTS. WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH ALL KINDS OF STRATEGIES. WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH DIFFERENT THINGS AND SOMETIMES WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES. BUT WHEN WE CAN COME UP HERE AND TELL YOU THAT WHAT WE NEED AND YOU LISTEN IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, THAT MEANS A LOT. I REMEMBER STANDING IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD SOME TIME AGO AND TALKING ABOUT RESOURCES THAT WE NEEDED IN RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AND OTHER THINGS, AND THIS VERY BOARD TELLING US THAT IT DIDN'T HAVE MONEY TO DO SO. AND NOW YOU SEE WHERE IT LEADS WITH DISCIPLINE ISSUES AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS WE NEED TO COLLABORATE. SO PLEASE CONSIDER OPEN BARGAINING FOR ALL OF US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC SPEAKERS FOR THE NIGHT. THERE IS ONE WRITTEN COMMENT. THE WRITTEN COMMENT CAN BE FOUND ON BOARD DOCKS. IT IS AS FOLLOWS. MR. CALDWELL. INDIVIDUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION HAS BEEN UPLOADED TO BOARD DOCS WHEN WE RECEIVED NO PRERECORDED VIDEOS. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE COMMENTS. MOVING ON TO ITEM 12.1. [12. Discussion [AMENDED]] THE CHAIRMAN RECOGNIZES DOCTOR DONNA CHRISTIE FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TONIGHT. I AM DOCTOR DONNA CHRISTIE, PRESIDENT OF THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTING YOUR 10,000 PROFESSIONALLY CERTIFIED EDUCATORS. AND I'M HERE TO DISCUSS HOW OPEN BARGAINING AND BARGAINING FOR THE COMMON GOOD HAVE TRANSFORMED NEGOTIATIONS IN OUR DISTRICT. TOGETHER, THESE APPROACHES ENSURE TRUST, EQUITY AND COLLABORATION AND DECISIONS THAT IMPACT OUR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BARGAINING, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR SCHOOLS. AND OUR STATE'S ATTORNEY USED THE WORD TRANSPARENCY. I THINK YOU HEARD IT FROM SEVERAL OTHER SPEAKERS AS WELL. TRANSPARENT AND COMMUNITY CENTERED APPROACHES BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. LET OUR PARENTS. THEY LET PARENTS, EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SEE HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE AND ENSURE THOSE DECISIONS REFLECT SHARED PRIORITIES. AND TRANSPARENCY IS NOT A LUXURY. IT'S A NECESSITY. WHEN DECISIONS ARE MADE IN SECRET ROOMS, WE RISK LOSING THE TRUST OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. THESE PRINCIPLES ARE NOT JUST EFFECTIVE, THEY'RE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE TRUST IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO WHAT IS OPEN BARGAINING? OPEN BARGAINING IS ABOUT INVITING EVERYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN OUR SCHOOLS, OUR EDUCATORS, OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, OUR PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY INTO THE PROCESS. IT ALLOWS THEM TO WITNESS NEGOTIATIONS FIRSTHAND, REMOVING ANY ROOM FOR MISCONCEPTIONS OR MISINFORMATION. INSTEAD OF HEARING SECONDHAND ACCOUNTS, THEY SEE THE REAL ISSUES BEING DISCUSSED AND THE CHALLENGES WE FACE AND THE THOUGHTFUL RATIONALE BEHIND EACH POSITION. TRANSPARENCY STRENGTHENS TRUST. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? OPEN BARGAINING SHOWS THAT YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE AND EVERYTHING TO GAIN. TRUST, UNITY AND SOLUTIONS. WHEN INTEREST HOLDERS OBSERVE THE PROCESS, THEY SEE THE MUTUAL COMMITMENT BETWEEN THE BOARD, THE EDUCATORS AND THE COMMUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER AND RESOLVE CHALLENGES COLLABORATIVELY. OPEN BARGAINING DOESN'T JUST DOESN'T JUST ADDRESS THE WHAT OF NEGOTIATIONS. IT SHOWS THE WHY FOSTERING UNDERSTANDING AND ALIGNMENT ACROSS ALL PARTIES. BARGAINING FOR THE COMMON GOOD GOES BEYOND WAGES AND BENEFITS. [01:05:04] IT'S ABOUT ADDRESSING THE ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, LIKE HOUSING INSECURITY, MENTAL HEALTH AND EQUITABLE SCHOOL FUNDING. BARGAINING FOR THE COMMON GOOD ENSURES THAT NEGOTIATIONS REFLECT THE BROADER PRIORITIES OF THE COMMUNITY. BUILDING SCHOOLS THAT SERVE EVERYONE EQUITABLY. AND THESE PRINCIPLES ARE NOT NEW TO US. SINCE 2019, WE'VE SUCCESSFULLY USED OPEN BARGAINING AND BARGAINING FOR THE COMMON GOOD TO NEGOTIATE TWO AGREEMENTS. THESE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED REAL BENEFITS LIKE IMPROVED WORKING CONDITIONS, SAFER ENVIRONMENTS, AND BETTER SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS. AND OUR COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND SEEING COLLABORATION HAS PROVEN THAT WHEN EVERYONE SEES THE PROCESS, THEY BELIEVE IN THE OUTCOME. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BOARD, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PERB, HAS BEEN HAS ISSUED A REGULATION REQUIRING CLOSED NEGOTIATIONS. HOWEVER, OUR LEGAL COUNSEL BELIEVES THIS REGULATION FAR EXCEEDS THE AUTHORITY UNDER MARYLAND LAW. THE LAW IS CLEAR THE PERB CANNOT ADOPT REGULATIONS THAT RESTRICT OR WEAKEN PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, AND CLOSING NEGOTIATIONS DOES THAT. IT UNDERMINES TRANSPARENCY, TRUST AND THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE. IT'S NOT JUST BAD POLICY, IT'S BAD GOVERNANCE. THIS REGULATION FROM THE PERB DOESN'T JUST VIOLATE TRUST. IT OVERSTEPS THE LAW AND UNDERMINES PROTECTIONS MEANT TO SAFEGUARD FAIRNESS AND TRANSPARENCY. THE POWER OF OPEN BARGAINING LIES IN ITS ABILITY TO CREATE TRUST AND UNITY BY ALLOWING INTEREST HOLDERS TO OBSERVE NEGOTIATIONS. IT DISPELS THE MYTHS AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS THAT CAN ARISE IN CLOSED DOOR PROCESSES. THEY SEE THE COMPLEXITY OF THE ISSUES AND THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT REQUIRED TO SOLVE THEM. THE TRANSPARENCY REASSURES BOTH THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY THAT DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE WITH INTEGRITY AND MUTUAL COMMITMENT. OPEN BARGAINING REPLACES SUSPICION WITH CLARITY, CONFLICT WITH COLLABORATION, AND DOUBT WITH TRUST. IT'S ACTUALLY A MUCH LESS ADVERSARIAL STYLE OF BARGAINING, BECAUSE WHEN YOU KNOW THAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS ARE WATCHING, EVERYONE COMES TO THE TABLE WITH THE ATTITUDE OF PROBLEM SOLVING INSTEAD OF JUST, WE'RE GOING TO GET MORE AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET LESS. BARGAINING FOR THE COMMON GOOD ENSURES THAT OUR NEGOTIATIONS ALIGN WITH THE COMMUNITY'S PRIORITIES BY EXPANDING TRADITIONAL BARGAINING TO ADDRESS ISSUES LIKE HOUSING INSECURITY, MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND EQUITY AND FUNDING. WE CREATE SCHOOLS WHERE EVERY CHILD CAN THRIVE. THIS APPROACH HAS ALREADY DELIVERED RESULTS, AND CONTINUING IT WILL ONLY DEEPEN THE TRUST AND COLLABORATION WE'VE BUILT WITH OUR COMMUNITY. OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPARENCY IN NEGOTIATIONS. THAT'S WHY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SIGNED A PETITION FOR ME TO KEEP OPEN, TO KEEP BARGAINING OPEN. SORRY. THERE ARE THERE'S THOUSANDS OF NAMES HERE. JUST WHEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SIGN A PETITION, IT SENDS A CLEAR MESSAGE. OUR COMMUNITY VALUES TRANSPARENCY, AND THEY ARE DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY AND A VOICE IN THE FUTURE OF THEIR SCHOOLS. THEY KNOW THAT WHEN INTEREST HOLDERS CAN OBSERVE THE PROCESS, IT FOSTERS TRUST, DISPELS THAT MISINFORMATION, AND SHOWS A UNIFIED COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING CHALLENGES TOGETHER. HERE ARE SOME RESPONSES WE RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY ON THE PETITION. ONE COMMUNITY MEMBER SHARED. IN MY OPINION, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER. SCHOOL BOARD. STUDENTS AND PARENTS FOR THE KIDS. ANOTHER SHARED DOING NEGOTIATIONS IN CLOSED DOOR MANNER IS NOT A WAY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR COMMUNITY. TRANSPARENCY BUILDS HELPS BUILD TRUST. AS AN ADMINISTRATION, THERE SHOULD BE NOTHING TO HIDE. THIS UNDERSCORES HOW TRANSPARENCY STRENGTHENS THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATORS, FAMILIES, AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. AND AGAIN, OUR LEGAL COUNSEL IS CLEAR. HERB'S REGULATION TO CLOSE NEGOTIATION IS INCONSISTENT WITH THEIR STATUTORY AUTHORITY. MARYLAND LAW EXPLICITLY STATES THAT NEGOTIATION PROCEDURES ARE A PERMISSIVE SUBJECT OF BARGAINING, AND THE LAW THAT CREATED THE PERB EXPRESSLY PROHIBITS IT FROM ADOPTING ANY ANY REGULATION THAT RESTRICTS OR WEAKENS PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. ADOPTING OPEN BARGAINING ALIGNS WITH BOTH THE LAW AND OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY. THE DECISION BEFORE YOU IS ABOUT VALUES TRANSPARENCY OVER SECRECY, COLLABORATION OVER CONFLICT, AND TRUST OVER DIVISION. BY SUPPORTING OPEN BARGAINING AND BARGAINING FOR THE COMMON GOOD, [01:10:03] YOU HONOR THE VOICES OF EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE INVESTED IN OUR SCHOOLS. TOGETHER, WE CAN ASSURE ENSURE THAT NEGOTIATIONS REFLECT OUR SHARED PRIORITIES AND SERVE EVERY STUDENT, TEACHER, AND FAMILY IN OUR DISTRICT. OPEN BARGAINING ISN'T JUST ABOUT KEEPING NEGOTIATIONS TRANSPARENT. IT'S ABOUT HONORING THE TRUST OUR COMMUNITY PLACES IN THE PROCESS. WHEN INTEREST HOLDERS CAN OBSERVE NEGOTIATIONS, THEY SEE THE DEDICATION AND DEDICATION AND EFFORT THAT GOES INTO RESOLVING CHALLENGES COLLABORATIVELY BY CONTINUING TO SUPPORT OPEN BARGAINING. YOU ENSURE THAT TRUST, CLARITY AND MUTUAL COMMITMENT REMAIN THE CORNERSTONES OF OUR DECISION MAKING PROCESS. SO LET'S MOVE FORWARD GUIDED BY TRUST AND EQUITY. TONIGHT, YOU HAVE A CHOICE TO STAND WITH TRANSPARENCY AND THE LAW, OR TURN AWAY FROM THE PRINCIPLE OF TRUST AND ACCOUNTABILITY. IT'S NOT JUST THE RIGHT THING TO DO, IT'S THE ONLY THING TO DO IF YOU WANT OUR SCHOOLS TO THRIVE. PLEASE KEEP BARGAINING OPEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR CHRISTIE. SO I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE. IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS TURN, TURN THE MIC OVER TO OUR GENERAL COUNSEL, MR. DARNELL HENDERSON. FOR ANY COMMENTS HERE. GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME? THANK YOU, MR. HOUSE. AND GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. REGARDING OUR ONGOING LABOR RELATIONS NEGOTIATIONS WITH PGC IT SHOULD BE CLEAR THAT IN MAY OF 2024, THE MARYLAND PUBLIC RELATIONS BOARD, THE PERB, ENACTED REGULATIONS REGARDING NEGOTIATIONS SET FORTH IN OUR 1430 1301, WHICH NOW REQUIRES THE PGC TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH IN CLOSED SESSION. AND SO THAT HAS BEEN THE ADMINISTRATION'S POSITION THAT IN GOOD FAITH IN CLOSED SESSION IS THE LAW. AND THAT IS THE WAY THAT WE'VE CHOSEN TO MOVE FORWARD IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THANK YOU. DARNELL. I WILL MOVE INTO MY SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR CHRISTIE AND AND MEMBERS OF PGC AND COMMUNITY THAT ARE HERE AS WELL. WE APPRECIATE YOU. WELCOME BACK AGAIN. AND THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. I THINK WE HAVE BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE A QUESTION. DOCTOR CHRISTIE, IF YOU WANT TO GET BACK TO THE FIGHT. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. SO THE BOARD CHAIR RECOGNIZES DOCTOR MOSS. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT WHERE I STAND ON THIS MATTER. AS SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN AN EDUCATOR, I WORE MY RED TIE TONIGHT ON PURPOSE. AS AN EDUCATOR, MR. HENDERSON, I DO WANT TO HEAR YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING THE REGULATION? GIVEN MY STRONG STANCE AND OPEN NEGOTIATIONS. AND I WOULD ALSO LOVE TO HEAR PGA'S PERSPECTIVE ON HOW PERB ACTUALLY OVERSTEPPED ITS STATUTORY AUTHORITY. AND TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU DISAGREE WITH THAT CONCEPTION FROM ATTORNEY HENDERSON? YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BOARD MEMBER MOSS FOR THE QUESTION. SO AS IT RELATES TO I'LL ANSWER THE LAST QUESTION FIRST. HAS THE PERB OVERSTEPPED ITS BOUNDARIES? THAT'S FOR THE THAT'S FOR AN ARGUMENT FOR THE PERB FOR PGCE TO MAKE. FOR PGCE, PS TO MAKE. BUT THE RISK HERE IS ONE OF UNKNOWN CONSEQUENCE. AND SO THERE USUALLY WHEN THERE'S A ISSUE WITH THE PERB THERE'S ONE SIDE THE BOARD AGAINST THE, THE THE LABOR RELATIONS. AND SORT OF HAVING THAT CONVERSATION AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE CONFLICT. THE ISSUE HERE IS, IS THAT ANY ATTORNEY WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN SALT COULD NOT ADVISE THEIR CLIENT TO ACTIVELY GO AGAINST THE PLAIN LANGUAGE OF THE LAW. AND MAYBE THE PERB OVERSTEPPED ITS BOUNDARY. BUT THAT IS NOT FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR FOR THE LABOR UNION TO MAKE THAT DECISION IS FOR THE PERB TO SORT OF FIGURE OUT WHETHER OR NOT THEIR TAKE OR STANCE IS NOT IN LINE WITH THE LAW, AND I SO THERE IS AN UNQUANTIFIABLE LIABILITY HERE THAT IF WE GO DOWN A ROUTE WHERE WE OPEN UP NEGOTIATIONS, WHAT KIND OF CONSEQUENCE DOES THAT LEAVE US AS IT RELATES TO THE AGREEMENTS THAT ARE CREATED BASED ON ACTIVELY BREAKING THE LAW TO ENTER INTO THOSE AGREEMENTS? THANK YOU. ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU. DOCTOR MOSS, FOR THE QUESTION. AND IF IT'S OKAY, I'M GOING TO LET OUR LEGAL COUNSEL DO THE REBUTTAL. [01:15:06] YES. GOOD AFTERNOON, DAMON FELTON, ATTORNEY WITH MSHA AND ATTORNEY. SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, IT'S VERY CLEAR, AND I WOULD SAY THAT I'M VERY CERTAIN THAT THE REGULATIONS THIS IS NOT LAW. THE REGULATIONS THAT WERE PROMULGATED BY PERB HAVE VIOLATED THE LAW. THE LAW RESTRICTS THEM FROM ACTUALLY WEAKENING OR RESTRICTING THE PROTECTIONS PROVIDED BY THE PUBLIC, EMPLOYEES, OR EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS. SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE, PREVIOUSLY THE CURRENT CONTRACT WAS NEGOTIATED UNDER OPEN BARGAINING. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS AND THE ASSOCIATION HAD THE RIGHT TO PREVIOUSLY. THEREFORE, THE PERB WHO WAS SUBSEQUENT TO OR THE THE REGULATIONS WHICH ARE SUBSEQUENT TO THAT NEGOTIATIONS CANNOT INTERFERE WITH WHAT OCCURRED IN THE PAST, CANNOT INTERFERE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S RIGHT TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS. AND IT IS VERY CERTAIN, IN MY OPINION, THAT THE REGULATIONS, WHEN LOOKED AT AGAIN, WILL BE OVERTURNED. I WOULD SAY TO YOU THIS I BELIEVE THAT THE PERP DID NOT HAVE THE HISTORY THAT WE HAVE HERE OF OPEN BARGAINING. WE'RE NOT AWARE THAT THIS OCCURRED IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, PROMULGATED THE STATUTE OR THE REGULATIONS, AGAIN, NOT THE STATUTE, BUT THE REGULATIONS. AND WHEN THEY GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ALL THE FACTS AND REVIEW THE LAW AND REVIEW EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE SENT TO THEM PREVIOUSLY, THEY ARE GOING TO COME TO THE RIGHT CONCLUSION. SO THEREFORE, WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU TO DO IS COME TO THE RIGHT CONCLUSION AT THIS POINT IN TIME. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO. THERE, IN MY OPINION, ARE NO CONSEQUENCES FOR THAT. AND AGAIN, YOU HAVE YOUR RECOMMENDATION FROM LEGAL COUNSEL. BUT IF IF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LEGAL COUNSEL WERE ALWAYS ACCEPTED, I WOULDN'T HAVE SOME OF THE FRUSTRATIONS THAT I HAVE AT MY JOB. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO I WOULD SAY TO YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING. YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THIS. I'M SAYING TO YOU THAT THE PURB WILL SUBSEQUENTLY DO THIS WHEN THEY LOOK AT THIS AND CONSIDER IT FULLY AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IT REALLY MEANS. BUT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS NOW SO THAT WE CAN GET NEGOTIATIONS STARTED AND GET THINGS MOVING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY QUESTIONS? I'M NOT SURE. DO YOU NEED. THAT WAS DAMON FELTON, BY THE WAY. I DON'T THINK WE INTRODUCED HIS NAME FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER ESTRADA. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND MR. FELTON, YOU JUST HIT ON EXACTLY WHERE I WANTED TO HEAD WAS HOW QUICKLY THE BOARD COULD ADDRESS THIS, BECAUSE IT, AS A BOARD MEMBER WHO'S BEEN ON THIS BOARD FOR SIX YEARS AND HAS YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN TWO VERY SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS IN THIS MODEL. THIS HAS BEEN QUITE UPSETTING TO ME BECAUSE IT'S CREATED CONFLICT THAT WE DON'T DO NOT NEED RIGHT NOW AT ALL. SO WHEN I LOOK AT THIS BOARD AND I SEE JUDITH RIVLIN, RENOWNED ATTORNEY IN LABOR, I SEE A FORMER NEA ADVOCACY SERVICES DIRECTOR. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS HAPPENED. NUMBER ONE AND TWO, HOW THEY CANNOT MOVE QUICKLY, LIKE WHEN I SEE, YOU KNOW, TO AT LEAST THOSE TWO PEOPLE WHOSE REPUTATIONS I KNOW, CAN WE ASK THEM TO MOVE MORE QUICKLY AND RESOLVE THIS? AND AND THAT WOULD BE BE MY REQUEST OF THE ATTORNEYS IN THE ROOM. BOARD MEMBER WALKER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. YOU KNOW, THE THE SMALL PIECE THAT I'LL ADD TO THIS IS THAT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WHO HAS THE EXPERTISE TO DECIDE WHERE THE LAW IS AND WHERE WE MOVE. NEXT STEPS. WE HAVE OUR ATTORNEYS WHO ARE HERE IN ORDER TO GUIDE US ON WHAT THE LAW AND REGULATIONS SAY. AND SO WITH THE REGULATIONS SAY THAT ARE BASED ON THE LAW TELLS US BY WAY OF WHAT THE EXPERTS, HE SAYS, IS THAT WE WILL NOT BE FOLLOWING THE LAW SHOULD WE CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD. I, AS A BOARD MEMBER, HAVE DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES AT ALL WITH THE AMAZING NEGOTIATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WHETHER IT'S IN GOOD FAITH OR FOR THE COMMON GOOD, IT HAS ALWAYS RESULTED IN SOMETHING THAT IS FAVORABLE FOR OUR UNIONS AND PGCE IN PARTICULAR. WITH THAT SAID, I GUESS WHAT I'M LOOKING TO TO TO SEE ONE. I THOUGHT WE WERE UNDER NEGOTIATIONS ALREADY. [01:20:02] ARE WE NOT IN NEGOTIATIONS AS WE CURRENTLY SPEAK? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT CONFIRMATION. BUT WHAT I'M LOOKING TO UNDERSTAND IS THE PERB OR OUR. ONCE THEY DECIDE ON WHERE IT IS. WE GO FORWARD. ONCE THEY OVERTURN WHAT IT IS THEY SAID, THEN WE'LL MOVE SWIFTLY IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ENTERTAIN THE LAW AND WE FOLLOW THAT LAW. SO FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE SEEN THE AMAZINGNESS THAT'S HAPPENED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, I HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THAT WON'T CONTINUE EVEN BEHIND CLOSED DOORS WHILE WE FOLLOW THE LAW. WHEN THAT IS OVERTURNED, IF THAT IS OVERTURNED, UNLESS SOMEONE TELLS ME DIFFERENTLY OR SHOWS ME DIFFERENTLY, I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT. WHAT I'VE SEEN IS THE LAST TWO SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS HAPPEN. SO WITH THAT, I AM UNDER THE PERCEPTION AND THE BELIEF AND THE VOTE. SHOULD IT COME TO IT, THAT WE WILL FOLLOW THE LAW, AND THAT COMES FROM THE ATTORNEYS THAT THAT GUIDE US IN OUR EVERY DAY. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. IT WAS VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU. SEEING THAT THERE'S NO MORE LIGHTS, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SECTION. [13. Report of the Superintendent] SUPERINTENDENT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. FIRST I WANT TO START OFF BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT JANUARY IS NATIONAL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH. WE KNOW THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO, THE COMMITMENT AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILIES THAT YOU FOCUS ON ON A DAILY BASIS. AND TODAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO, NOT ONLY FOR OUR STUDENTS, BUT OUR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY IN CPS. LET'S LET'S GIVE OUR BOARD MEMBERS A BIG HAND FOR ALL THAT THEY DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO TO WELCOME BACK EVERYONE AFTER A VERY I'LL JUST CALL IT SNOWY. WE'RE IN A BREAK. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE READY TO EMBRACE THE THE START OF THE THE 2525 SECTION OF OUR SCHOOL YEAR. I'D ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS MY MOST SINCERE GRATITUDE TO MY OPERATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS TEAM. AS WE ALL SAW DURING THIS, THIS WINTER STORM, IT WAS HARD WORK AND TOOK QUITE A BIT OF PATIENCE TO TO REALLY NAVIGATE, KEEPING EVERYTHING IN FRONT OF US AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL SAFE. AND AND I'M, I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR FOR OUR TEAM AND THE WEATHER IN THE DURING THIS WEATHER EVENT. SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. SO I WANT TO SHIFT TO TO WEATHER. BEING THAT I SHARED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE APPRECIATION OF OUR TEAMS, THAT THE FOCUS ON WEATHER, AND GIVEN THAT THE INCLEMENT WEATHER THAT WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED, I'D LIKE TO ASK MY CHIEF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, ANDY ZUCKERMAN, DOCTOR ANDY ZUCKERMAN, TO REALLY SPEAK A BIT ABOUT OUR VIRTUAL LEARNING AND AND WHERE WE ARE. DOCTOR ZUCKERMAN? SURE. THANK YOU, MISTER HOUSE. SO, AS BOARD MEMBERS MAY KNOW, WE HAVE A VIRTUAL LEARNING PLAN FOR A PROLONGED STATE OF EMERGENCY THAT IS REQUIRED FOR US TO SUBMIT TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND EVERY TWO YEARS. AND THAT ALLOWS US TO PIVOT FOR AN EXTENDED EMERGENCY, SUCH AS A PANDEMIC, A SIGNIFICANT PERIOD OF CLOSURE. WE'RE NOT PREPARED TO PIVOT ON A DIME FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER. WE HAVE 104 OF OUR SCHOOLS THAT HAVE CHROMEBOOKS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN CARTS IN SCHOOLS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, ON LAST THURSDAY, IF WE HAD WANTED TO PIVOT TO VIRTUAL LEARNING, WE HAVE TO ASSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS THE TECHNOLOGY TO BE ABLE TO DO SYNCHRONOUS VIRTUAL LEARNING, BECAUSE THE LAW CHANGED A YEAR AGO THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO VIRTUAL LEARNING AFTER YOU'VE EXHAUSTED YOUR SNOW MAKEUP DAYS IN THE CALENDAR, YOU CAN ONLY DO IT AFTER YOU'VE EXHAUSTED YOUR SNOW MAKEUP DAYS. IT HAS TO BE SYNCHRONOUS. AND SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING OPERATIONALLY, LOGISTICALLY, EVEN EDUCATIONALLY, WE HAD WE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EFFICACY OF THAT. AND SO WE OPTED THIS YEAR, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER COUNTIES SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS, CHARLES HOWARD, FOR EXAMPLE, TO PURSUE JUST A TRADITIONAL SNOW MAKEUP DAY PLAN. AND THAT'S SO THAT'S THAT'S THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE USING THIS YEAR. AND I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THAT. THANK YOU. DOCTOR ZUCKERMAN. I'D LIKE TO SHIFT TO TO DISCIPLINE UPDATES. AS, AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEW YEAR, WE'VE REVIEWED AT THIS TIME EVERY YEAR, WE TAKE A LOOK AT DATA AND BOTH DISCIPLINE AND CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TRULY TRIED TO FOCUS ON. CURRENT DATA SUGGESTS THAT DISCIPLINARY REMOVALS ARE ARE DOWN COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THIS SPECIFIC TIME WE'RE SEEING A REDUCTION. WE'VE SEEN A REDUCTION SO FAR OF ABOUT 652 FEWER DISCIPLINARY REMOVALS, WHICH REPRESENTS A REDUCTION OF ABOUT 12.8%. THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF DISCIPLINARY REMOVALS ARE ARE ORIGINATING WITHIN MIDDLE SCHOOLS, [01:25:07] QUITE FRANKLY. OF COURSE, SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, WITH SIXTH GRADE SUSPENSIONS RANKING THE HIGHEST. AND IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE THE RESEARCH TELLS US, QUITE FRANKLY, THOSE TRANSITION YEARS, SIXTH GRADE AND NINTH GRADE ARE TYPICALLY THE MOST DIFFICULT YEARS. SO IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO. DISRUPTION IN SUBORDINATION AND FAILURE TO FOLLOW POLICIES ARE THE NEW INCIDENT TYPES IN OUR CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT THIS YEAR. ABOUT 15% OF ALL SUSPENSIONS THIS YEAR WERE DUE TO THESE INCIDENT TYPES ALONE. THERE HAVE BEEN RECENT CONCERNS SHARED OVER SAFETY IN SCHOOLS, AND I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT VIOLENT DISCIPLINE INCIDENTS HAVE ALSO DECLINED BY 21% COMPARED TO THIS PERIOD LAST YEAR, WHICH IS A REDUCTION OF ABOUT 607 INCIDENTS. INCIDENTS INVOLVING GUNS AND WEAPONS ARE ALSO DOWN FROM LAST YEAR, PERHAPS DUE TO THE TO THE INCREASE OF OUR SECURITY ENHANCEMENT EQUIPMENT THAT WE'VE PLACED IN A NUMBER OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS. FROM A SCHOOL CULTURE AND CLIMATE PERSPECTIVE, THE SURVEY DATA FROM 2024 SHOWED A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENTS PERCEPTION OF FEELING SAFE IN SCHOOLS. NOW SHIFTING TO CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, CURRENT TREND DATA SUGGESTS THAT STUDENTS ARE ATTENDING SCHOOL MORE CONSISTENTLY THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR. CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AND ABSENTEEISM PERCENTAGES HAVE REDUCED BY 4.4 PERCENTAGE POINTS, RESPECTIVELY. THE GOAL WITH PRINCIPALS STARTING THIS YEAR OUT WAS A 3% 3% GOAL. AND WE'VE GONE OVER THAT GOAL, WHICH WE'RE VERY PROUD OF, BUT WE STILL KNOW WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO. K-8 MIDDLE SCHOOLS SPAN THE LOWEST CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM DATA, WHICH IS ABOUT 15%. PERCENT NOW SHIFTING TO SUMMER SCHOOLS CHAIR. FINALLY, YOU MAY RECALL A FEW BOARD MEETINGS BACK THAT THERE WAS QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO SUMMER PROGRAMS. AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, DOCTOR JUDY WHITE, TO SHARE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM AND INCLUDING THE TIMELINES. SUMMER POSITIONS, AND THE SITE LOCATIONS AS WE MOVE INTO THAT THAT PORTION OF THE YEAR. DOCTOR WHITE, HAPPY NEW YEAR, AND GOOD EVENING TO ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS. I DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE PRESENTATION UP. AWESOME. THERE WE GO. SO I'M GOING TO I KNOW THIS IS POSTED, SO YOU'VE PROBABLY ALREADY REVIEWED, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO QUICKLY GO THROUGH TO KIND OF SET THE STAGE OF WHAT HAPPENS AS IT RELATES TO SUMMER PROGRAMING. MY OFFICE HAS THE PRIVILEGE TO FACILITATE SUMMER PROGRAMING FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. THAT MEANS WHETHER IT'S A SYSTEMIC PROGRAM, WHETHER IT'S A SCHOOL PROGRAM, WE PUT A PROCESS IN PLACE SO THAT WE'RE NOT OPERATING IN ISOLATION. SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TIMELINES QUICKLY. THE TYPE OF POSITIONS IN ALL THIS PRESENTATION IS BASED ON SCHOOL YEAR 2024. SO RIGHT NOW JUST SO YOU KNOW HOW THE PROCESS WORKS RIGHT NOW, WE WOULD SEND OUT A MEMO. THIS HAPPENED LAST JANUARY ASKING FOR ANY SCHOOL, ANY PROGRAM. ANYBODY IN OUR DISTRICT THAT WANTS TO DO A PROGRAM WILL APPLY TO US SO THAT WE KNOW, SO THAT WE CAN PUT THEM IN CONTACT. WE CAN HAVE WE HAVE MONTHLY PLANNING MEETINGS. WE HAVE OFFICE HOURS WITH EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM. WE CONNECT THEM TO FOOD, NUTRITION SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, IF NECESSARY, OUR BUDGET TEAM SO THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THEIR BUDGETS ARE RIGHT. AND SO WE'RE MOVING THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS TO GET READY FOR SUMMER SCHOOL. THAT MEANS WE'RE HIRING STARTING IN MAY AND JUNE. WE'RE WORKING WITH HUMAN RESOURCES. THE PROGRAM TAKES PLACE IN JANUARY, SOME PROGRAMS IN AUGUST. PAYROLL IS CONTINUALLY BEING PROCESSED AND THEN THE PROGRAM. ONCE WE'RE IN SESSION AND OUT OF SESSION, WE HAVE RECORD KEEPING BECAUSE WE'RE ASKING THEM TO COMMUNICATE TO US WHAT HAPPENED IN THEIR PROGRAM. AND THEN WE'RE PLANNING A DEBRIEFING DOCUMENT FOR YOU. SO REALISTICALLY, SUMMER PLANNING AND OR SUMMER SCHOOL IS A 12 MONTH CYCLE. MY CLICKER IS NOT MOVING. CHARLES, IF YOU COULD HELP MOVE ME TO THE NEXT. THANK YOU. HERE. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT WE REALLY LOOK AT 214 POSITIONS TO RUN SUMMER SCHOOL. SO THIS JUST LISTS IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF POSITIONS OVER THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. THAT'S WHAT THIS SLIDE WOULD SHOW. HERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ACROSS EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM EVERY SINGLE GRADE. YOU HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EITHER ACCELERATION ENRICHMENT, TRANSITION INTERVENTION, CREDIT RECOVERY OR ADDITIONAL CREDIT DEPENDING ON WHAT GRADE YOU'RE IN, DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPE OF PROGRAM IT IS. SOME OF SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE FACE TO FACE AND SOME OF THEM ARE ONLINE, AND THE DELIVERY MODELS COULD EITHER BE IN PERSON, VIRTUAL, ASYNCHRONOUS OR SYNCHRONOUS. SO LAST YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME, OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM CREATED IN ENGLISH, [01:30:10] SPANISH AND FRENCH PROGRAMING FOUR WEEKS WORTH OF PROGRAMING, A COMPREHENSIVE BOOK WHERE PARENTS COULD WORK WITH THEIR STUDENTS AT HOME TO REALLY SET A PROGRAM FOR ALL SUMMER LONG WAS VERY INTERACTIVE. IT HAD VIDEOS, IT HAD ICONS, IT WAS ON THE INTERNET. AND LATER ON I'LL SHOW YOU THE AMOUNT OF VIEWS THAT WE HAD. THE REASON THAT WE CHOSE TO GO THIS ROUTE IS THAT PRIOR TO THAT, WE WERE DOING HUBS IN THE SUMMER, AND WE HAD MAYBE 1000 STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED IN THE AVERAGE DAY OUT OF 20 DAYS. ABSENT WAS 5 TO 6 DAYS. AND SO WE IDENTIFIED THAT, NUMBER ONE, WE WERE NOT TOUCHING EVERY SINGLE ELEMENTARY STUDENT, AND EVEN THOSE THAT CAME WERE MISSING DAYS. SO WE REALLY WANTED TO FIND A PROCESS BY WHICH AT HOME, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS FAMILIES COULD PUT A CHILD ON EVERY SINGLE DAY, WORK WITH THEM, BUILD THEM AS OUR PARTNERS. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE FOR OUR ELEMENTARY, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE DID HAVE A SMALL SYSTEMIC INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR OUR STUDENTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO WERE IDENTIFIED AS DEMONSTRATING LEARNING LOSS BASED ON ASSESSMENTS AND BASED ON GRADES IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. OF COURSE, WE ARE LOOKING AT CREDIT RECOVERY. THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE FAILED A COURSE THAT THEY NEED FOR GRADUATION, AND ACCELERATION, THOSE STUDENTS WHO CHOOSE TO TAKE SOME ADDITIONAL CREDIT COURSES THAT ARE GEARED TOWARDS GRADUATION. THOSE WERE FACE TO FACE AND ONLINE. HERE ARE JUST SOME OF THE COURSE OFFERINGS FOR HIGH SCHOOL, SO THAT YOU KNOW WHAT WAS OFFERED FOR ORIGINAL CREDIT AND WHAT WAS OFFERED FOR CREDIT RECOVERY. THEN WE IN ADDITION TO OUR PROGRAMING THAT TALKS ABOUT ACCELERATION, WE JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS THAT HAPPEN. THESE ARE LISTED HERE FOR YOU TO SEE EVERY YEAR THAT CHANGES, BUT THESE ARE THE ONES THAT TOOK PLACE LAST YEAR. MANY OF THEM ARE AROUND OUR EARLY MIDDLE YEAR COLLEGES, AND WE OFFER BRIDGE PROGRAMS FOR THOSE PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE READY AND GEARED UP TO ENTER THOSE PROGRAMS IN THE FALL. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT SYSTEMIC, HERE ARE THE NUMBERS. 18 SCHOOLS OFFERED PROGRAMS IN THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, FIVE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, FIVE AT HIGH SCHOOL, AND SEVEN CROSS LEVEL PROGRAMS. SO THAT WOULD BE YOUR K-8 PROGRAMS. SUMMER SCHOOL FUNDED LOCATIONS. WE WANTED YOU TO KIND OF HAVE AN IDEA SO THAT IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO SEE IF A SCHOOL FELL IN YOUR DISTRICT, THIS THESE ARE THE SCHOOLS THAT OFFER THOSE PROGRAMS. AND AGAIN, THIS IS IN ADDITION TO WHAT WAS DONE SYSTEMICALLY. SUPPORT. WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT EVERY SINGLE SUMMER WE PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, AND OUR EARLIEST LEARNERS THROUGH OUR JUDY CENTER PROGRAMS. NOW WE CREATE A SUMMER WEBSITE FOR OUR FAMILIES. WE PROMOTE THAT OUT ON ALL OF OUR PARTNERS. WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE LOGO, EVEN IF IT'S OUR FAITH BASED PARTNERS. HERE IS WHERE EVERYTHING EXISTS. IT'S WHERE OUR FAMILIES CAN TAP INTO THE ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS FOR EVERY SINGLE WEEK. IT'S WHERE THEY CAN FIND LISTING FOR ALL THE PROGRAMS. IT'S WHERE THEY CAN FIND THE PHONE NUMBERS FOR ALL THE PROGRAMS IF THEY NEED TO HAVE CONTACT. ALL THINGS SUMMER SCHOOL ARE AT OUR PEAK SUMMER LEARNING SPARK WEBSITE. ON THAT WEBSITE, WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THAT OUR PARENTS AND THAT OUR STUDENTS UNDERSTAND AND HAVE SUMMER TIPS FOR SUPPORT. SO WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO AT HOME WITH YOUR STUDENT, THOSE EVERYDAY OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL? WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS THAT OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AS THEY'RE RUNNING THEIR OWN PROGRAMS, CAN FOCUS ON IN TERMS OF THE STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES WE WANT THEM TO COVER? WE ALSO ON THAT SITE HAVE WHAT DOES YOUR CHILD NEED TO KNOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE IN THE NEXT GRADE SO THAT OUR PARENTS CAN BE REVIEWING THAT AS WELL. AGAIN, WE DEBRIEF WHEN SUMMER PROGRAM IS OVER. WE DON'T JUST STOP. WE SAY, WHAT WENT WELL? WHAT DO WE NEED TO WORK ON? WHAT CAN BE BETTER AS WE MOVE ON? WE WORK WITH ALL THE EXTERNAL PARTNERS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT COULD GO BETTER IN THEIR DEPARTMENTS TO HELP OUR SCHOOLS FACILITATE SUMMER. HERE, I WANTED YOU TO SAY SO. YOU HEARD ME MENTION THAT WE ONLY HAD ABOUT 1000 STUDENTS THAT WE TOUCHED. SO THIS GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT EVEN MORE OF THOSE STUDENTS, WHICH YOU SEE IN BLUE, IS THE PROGRAMING THAT WAS IN ENGLISH, THE PROGRAMING IN SPANISH AND THE PROGRAMING IN FRENCH. ME TALKING ABOUT IT DOESN'T DO IT JUSTICE. I WOULD LOVE AT SOME POINT TO SHOW YOU WHAT THAT WEBSITE LOOKED LIKE, SO YOU CAN SEE THE RICHNESS OF WHAT WE CREATED. WE COULD PROBABLY BOTTLE IT UP AND SELL IT TO OTHER DISTRICTS. THAT'S HOW GOOD IT WAS. WE'RE REALLY LIKE TYLER PERRY STUDIOS. THAT'S HOW MUCH WORK IT TOOK TO MAKE THAT COME MAKE THAT HAPPEN. BUT YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF TIMES AND THE NUMBER OF HITS THAT WE HAD FROM ALL OF OUR SCHOLARS AT EVERY SINGLE GRADE. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THIS IS WHAT YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN. SO FOR EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM AND WE WORK TO GET THIS BETTER EVERY YEAR, THEY IDENTIFY ON THEIR OWN AN ATTENDANCE TARGET AND THEN WHAT THEY WANT TO [01:35:01] TARGET IN TERMS OF SUCCESS. SO ON OUR WEBSITE, YOU ALL WILL JUST CLICK THE LINK AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND A COMPLETE REPORT THAT SHOWS EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM AND WHAT THEY TARGETED. WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE PICKING GOALS THAT MAKE SENSE. AND SO AGAIN, BECAUSE I FACILITATE WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REVIEW THEM, THAT IT MAKES SENSE AND THAT THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. ANY QUESTIONS. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE BOARD MEMBER BROWN. THANK YOU, CHAIR JACKSON. AND THANK YOU, DOCTOR WHITE. GREAT PRESENTATION. I JUST HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. THE FIRST QUESTION I HAVE IS, CAN STUDENTS WHO DO NOT GO TO THOSE SCHOOLS, ARE THEY STILL ABLE TO HAVE AN OPTION TO STILL ENROLL IN THOSE SUMMER PROGRAMS? SO A SCHOOL THAT OFFERS A PROGRAM USUALLY IS FOR THEIR STUDENTS. SO EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL, IF IF THEY CHOOSE, CAN PUT MONEY TOWARDS THOSE PROGRAMS. A LOT OF SCHOOLS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE WE ARE CSI SCHOOLS, BUT WE HAVE SO MANY SCHOOLS THAT ARE TITLE ONE. THEY OFFER A LOT OF AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS DURING THE YEAR, BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT WITHIN THE 180 DAYS IS WHERE WE REALLY NEED TO HIT STUDENTS VERSUS THAT 20 DAY WINDOW IN THE SUMMER. SO WHEN THEY'RE CHOOSING TO OFFER IN THE SUMMER, IT IS NORMALLY FOR THEIR SITE. THAT'S IF IT'S A SCHOOL BASED. SOME OF THE PROGRAMING THAT YOU SAW, WHERE IT WAS ENRICHMENT AND MANY OF THOSE ARE CROSS COLLABORATIONS YOU CAN APPLY TO GO. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE THE WILLIAM SCHMIDT CENTER THAT ANY STUDENT COULD SIGN UP TO GO AND HAVE WEEKS OF ENRICHMENT TO GO AND DO THE CONFIDENCE COURSE AND LEARN ABOUT STEM. SO IT DEPENDS ON WHAT PROGRAM IT IS. OKAY. PERFECT. SO BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE EVERY YEAR THE LIST KIND OF CHANGES. IT DOES. SO I WAS KIND OF CURIOUS AS LIKE HOW ARE SCHOOLS CHOSEN? YOU KNOW, SCHOOLS CHOOSE THEMSELVES IN A SENSE. SO EVERY SCHOOL HAS A BUDGET. AND SOME SCHOOLS DETERMINE, BASED ON WHAT'S TAKING PLACE IN THEIR BUILDING, THAT THEY WANT TO PUT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THEIR SBB IN PLACE. SO THEY WOULD HAVE DONE THAT LAST MARCH FOR THIS SUMMER COMING. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT UP I WANT TO RECOGNIZE BOARD MEMBER ZAKIA. THEN PAM THEN DOCTOR MOSS. THANK YOU, CHAIR JACKSON. AND THANK YOU, DOCTOR WHITE. I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE DATA THAT WE GET FOR THOSE PRE AND POST TESTS. ARE THE TEACHERS WHO ARE THE TEACHERS OF RECORD FOR THE NEXT YEAR. DO THEY GET ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION. HOW ARE WE CONNECTING SUMMER LEARNING WITH WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. YES. SO NORMALLY THEY DON'T, BECAUSE WHEN THE SCHOOLS CHOOSE WHAT THEIR DATA SOURCE IS. WELL, LET ME SAY THIS. IF IT'S A SCHOOL BASED PROGRAM, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THEY COULD BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THEIR OWN BUILDINGS. SO THEIR TEACHERS NORMALLY APPLY. THEY'RE HIRED. IT COULD BE ADDITIONAL TEACHERS. THE SCHOOL HAS THAT DATA SOURCE. THE SCHOOL ALSO BUILDS THEIR OWN PRE AND POST TEST. SO THAT IS A POSSIBILITY. MY OFFICE DOES NOT FACILITATE THAT PROCESS FOR MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS WHEN IT WAS SYSTEMIC. WE USE FOR LIKE HIGH SCHOOL. WE KNOW IT'S ORIGINAL CREDIT CREDIT RECOVERY. YOU WOULD KNOW THAT BECAUSE IT HITS THE TRANSCRIPT FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM. WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR STAFF RECEIVES THAT INFORMATION, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE OF AN EIGHTH GRADER FAILING TO MOVE ON TO HIGH SCHOOL VERSUS NOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BECAUSE WE WERE USING WHEN WE RAN SYSTEMIC, WE WERE USING OUR PLATFORMS OF IREADY AND THOSE THAT INFORMATION WAS ALREADY THERE AVAILABLE FOR THE TEACHER. SO I DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT OUR SCHOOLS THAT ARE RUNNING THEIR OWN PROGRAMS DO NOT, BECAUSE IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THEY DO, BECAUSE THEY'RE WITHIN THEIR OWN BUILDING. THANK YOU, DOCTOR WHITE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DID CLICK THROUGH TO THE DATA REPORTS AND TWO THINGS REALLY STOOD OUT. ONE, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR EDUCATORS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STUDENTS ON THE PROGRESSIVE COMPLETION RATES ARE GREAT. I DID NOTICE THAT FOR THE AND THAT'S WHY I'M FOCUSED ON HIGH SCHOOL, I APOLOGIZE, HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION RATES. AND THEN THE MY QUESTION IS IT'S ALSO ABOUT 1000 LESS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THESE CLASSES. AND IS THAT ALSO GOOD NEWS THAT FEWER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS NEED TO GO TO THESE SUMMER SCHOOL CLASSES? YES. SO IF YOU LAST SCHOOL YEAR AND IF HE WANTS TO JUMP IN CHIEF SCHRADER SHARED THAT WHEN YOU LOOKED AT OUR OUR GRADES, THE GRADES WERE GETTING BETTER FROM WHEN WE WERE IN A PANDEMIC. AND SO THAT MEANS THE MORE STUDENTS WHO ARE PASSING, THE LESS STUDENTS WHO NEED TO HAVE CREDIT RECOVERY. WE OFFER CREDIT RECOVERY FOR FREE BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REGAIN THE CREDITS THAT THEY NEED FOR GRADUATION. SO IT MEANS THAT DURING THE YEAR, WE ABSOLUTELY WE'RE GETTING BETTER. THE OTHER THING IS YOU WILL NOTICE WE MINIMIZE ORIGINAL CREDIT BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD ENOUGH TEACHERS TO COVER ANY STUDENT WHO NEEDED TO REGAIN A [01:40:04] CREDIT. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN A QUESTION THIS IS MORE DIRECTED TOWARDS DOCTOR COLEMAN. I HAVE BEEN A PROPONENT OF ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS, AND I WANTED TO YOU KNOW, I GUESS ASK IF THE LACK OF TRANSPORTATION HAS ANY IMPACT ON STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. AND IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE TRANSPORTATION FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. AND WE DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH SUPPORTING THE CAPACITY NEEDS OF THE ACADEMIC'S OFFICE. IF YOU COULD IMAGINE, WE TRANSPORT 87,000 STUDENTS AT THIS CURRENT TIME, AND IT WILL BE A MUCH SMALLER NUMBER DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS SO WE CAN SUPPORT IT. SO I WOULD NEED TO GO BACK. DOCTOR DAVIS AND I CAN WORK WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL OFFICE. AGAIN, EVERY PROGRAM THAT PUTS FUNDS IN PLACE PUTS FUNDS IF THEY NEED TRANSPORTATION IN FOR THAT. SO WE WOULD NEED TO FIND OUT THE REASON THAT THEY CHOSE NOT TO FOR OUR ORIGINAL CREDIT. SOME OF THEM, THEY RUN SO MANY DIFFERENT SCHEDULES OF WHO'S DURING THE DAY, WHO'S IN THE EVENING, BECAUSE WE WANT TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE STUDENTS WHO ALSO HAVE JOBS. BUT WE CAN FIND OUT WHY SPECIFICALLY THEY DIDN'T REPORT BACK OUT TO THE BOARD. I APPRECIATE IT. I GUESS THAT WOULD OVERLAP WITH QUESTIONS FOR OUR BUDGET HEARINGS AS WELL. SO I'LL GATHER THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR MOSS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUMMER SUMMER LEARNING PRESENTATION, DOCTOR WHITE. I HAD A QUESTION IN ANOTHER PORTION OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT THAT I WANTED THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SPEAK TO. I DON'T KNOW IF OTHER COLLEAGUES OF MINE EXPERIENCED THIS, BUT I APPRECIATED THE WORK THAT OUR DISTRICT TEAM DID TO ENSURE WE WERE RESPONDING TO PARENTS AROUND WHETHER THE WEATHER UPDATE THAT YOU PROVIDED. I THINK WE DID A GREAT JOB TRYING TO MAKE DECISIONS WITH A VERY IN A VERY TOUGH SITUATION. BUT A NUMBER OF OUR PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DON'T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND HOW WE MAKE THESE DECISIONS. SO IF YOU JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO EDUCATE THEM ON HOW WE ACTUALLY CAME TO THOSE DECISIONS, I APPRECIATE THE TEAM BRINGING THAT VIRTUAL LEARNING REPORT TOGETHER. BUT I THINK IT WOULD IT WOULD BENEFIT OUR PARENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS IF WE OUTLINE HOW WE ACTUALLY MAKE THESE DECISIONS. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND I'M GOING TO HAVE DOCTOR COLEMAN. WE SPENT A LOT OF EARLY MORNINGS AND A LOT OF LATE NIGHTS TALKING TO EACH OTHER. AND BUT HERE WE ARE. SO I'LL LET HIM HIM GO THROUGH IT BECAUSE HIS TEAM IS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROCESS AND PROVIDING A RECOMMENDATION EVENTUALLY TO ME. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT QUESTION. IT DEFINITELY IS A LOT OF WORK IN PREPARATION FOR WHAT COULD TURN OUT TO BE AN INCLEMENT WEATHER DAY. WE TRY TO GATHER AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE CAN IN REAL TIME. THAT INCLUDES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPDATES. WE COORDINATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION. WE ALSO ARE A PART OF AN EMERGENCY WEATHER TEAM WITH THE ENTIRE COUNTY GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP, ALONG WITH DIRECTOR BALDWIN AND MYSELF AND OUR SECURITY GROUP. AND SO WE MEET PRIOR TO ANY WEATHER EVENT SO THAT WE CAN GET A COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS EXPECTED TO COME AND WHAT THE PREPARATIONS ARE FROM BOTH THE COUNTY LEVEL AS WELL AS FROM OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT LEVEL. WE COORDINATE WITH OUR OTHER LOCAL JURISDICTIONS SO THAT WE CAN GET A PREDICTION FROM FROM THEIR VANTAGE POINT OF WHAT THEY'RE EXPECTING AND WHAT THEIR POTENTIAL OUTCOMES COULD BE. SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO DEVIATE BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENING FURTHER NORTH MAY NOT IMPACT US THE SAME WAY, BUT WE CERTAINLY DO TRY TO COORDINATE IN OUR RESPONSES. AND LASTLY, IF I WOULD SAY IF I WOULD SAY WE TRY AS BEST WE CAN TO MAKE THE DECISIONS EARLY ENOUGH THAT FAMILIES CAN RESPOND, RIGHT. WE KNOW THAT IT IS A CHALLENGE WHEN WE CALL SCHOOL OFF THAT FAMILIES STILL HAVE TO GO TO WORK, THEY STILL HAVE TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. SO WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE THAT, COLLECTING ENOUGH INFORMATION WHILE ALSO GIVING FAMILIES ENOUGH NOTICE TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS. AND THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO FOLLOW UP ON. WE DOCTOR COLEMAN AND I HAD A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS AROUND MAKING SURE THAT WE GIVE OUR COMMUNITY ENOUGH TIME. AND THOSE ARE SOMETIMES TOUGH CALLS SIMPLY BECAUSE WEATHER PATTERNS SHIFT, THEY MOVE, THEY DON'T BRING IN WHAT THEY SAY THEY'RE GOING TO BRING IN. AND YOU NEVER WANT TO BE WRONG. BUT I THINK IN THE INSTANCE OF THIS PAST STORM, WE GOT IT RIGHT AND AND WE KEPT OUR PATRONS SAFE. I APPRECIATE THAT RESPONSE. TO TAKE JUST 30S, I JUST WANT TO SAY THE DISTRICT DIDN'T RUN OUT OF SALT, SO FOLKS WERE BLAMING US FOR IT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CLARIFY THAT THE DISTRICT DIDN'T RUN OUT OF SALT. SOMEBODY ELSE RAN OUT OF SALT HIGHER THAN THE DISTRICT. ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE VICE CHAIR BRIGGS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR JACKSON. MY QUESTION IS FOR DOCTOR WHITE. AND FIRST, WELCOME BACK. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR THE WELL WISHES. AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I DID HAVE A QUESTION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD A SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. [01:45:02] THERE'S BEEN GREAT SUCCESS THINGS HAPPENING THERE, BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO SOME OF THE RESULTS FOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE COMING OUT OF THE ONLINE PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS. SO THIS YEAR WE YOU TALKING ABOUT ELEMENTARY, THE ELEMENTARY PROGRAM? YEAH. AND ALSO I JUST WANT TO ALSO ADD IN IF YOU CAN'T SPEAK TO ANY OF THE THINGS THEN IF WE CAN HAVE LIKE MAYBE SOME DATA SHARED AFTER THIS COULD BE A SUBSEQUENT THING, BUT WHATEVER YOU CAN SPEAK TO RIGHT NOW. SURE, I CAN SPEAK TO IT. ACTUALLY, THE ONLINE PROGRAM FOR OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOLARS WAS TO KEEP THEM ENGAGED. IT WAS NOT TO LOOK AT DID THEY GROW? IT WAS ABOUT HOW DO YOU, AS A PARENT, EVERY SINGLE DAY, NOT HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT TO DO FOR YOUR CHILD TO KEEP THEM ENGAGED? WE WANT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOLARS READING. WE WANT THEM MANIPULATING. WE WANT THEM TO BE ENTERTAINED. WE WANT THEM TO HAVE TACTILE. WE WANT THEM TO BE TOTALLY ENGAGED AND JUST KEEPING THE LOVE FOR LEARNING. SO WE DIDN'T PUT INTO THAT PLATFORM WAYS TO MARK WHERE THEY WERE AND DID THEY KEEP MOVING? WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR DIBELS DATA, AND WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN FEBRUARY, IT SHOWS THAT OUR STUDENTS DID NOT DECLINE. AND SO FOR THAT, WE'RE THANKFUL. SO I CAN BRING THAT DATA AT SOME POINT AND SHARE THAT DATA ONCE WE HAVE THAT REPORT. AND I LET ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SEE IT FIRST TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. BUT WE DID NOT HAVE A SUMMER SLIDE. OKAY, OKAY. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU SHARE THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES BOARD MEMBER JUNCO. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. FIRST I WANT TO SAY FIRST, I GOT TO ADDRESS THE STUDENTS IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE STUDENTS THAT THAT MESSAGED ME DURING THE FOUR DAYS OF OUR, I GUESS, EXTENDED WINTER BREAK. I GOT OVER, LIKE, I THINK 150 MESSAGES, MAINLY CONCERNING THE ICE ON THE ROADS. I FIRST JUST WANT TO SAY ON RECORD I'M PRETTY SURE ONLY CPS IS ONLY ALLOWED TO CLEAN THEIR PROPERTY, NOT THE ENTIRE DISTRICT'S STREETS. BECAUSE I DEFINITELY I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT I SEEN. AND I WAS JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS UNDERSTOOD IT. I WAS ALSO ABLE TO, YOU KNOW EMAIL. I KNOW I EMAILED CHIEF BOYD AND SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE, MAINLY KIND OF GIVING PHOTOS OF STREETS AND BUILDINGS THAT STUDENTS HAVE TEXTED ME AND SAID, OH, THERE'S ICE ON THIS ROAD. I DON'T THINK I'LL BE ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL. AND A LOT OF STUDENTS DID FEEL KIND OF FRUSTRATED WITH THE FACT THAT THEY WEREN'T THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS WEREN'T CLEARED. AND I AS MUCH AS, YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS THAT, YOU KNOW, MAKES THE OUR TRANSPORTATION, YOU KNOW, HARDER AT THE END OF THE DAY BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IF THE ROADS AREN'T CLEAR IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO LEAVE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS TO GO TO SCHOOL. AND I DEFINITELY SEEN A LOT OF I CAN DEFINITELY SAY I'VE SEEN A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS OF OUR ROADS GETTING CLEARED. AND I JUST WANTED TO ASK, WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING THESE DECISIONS, ARE THERE IS THERE IS THERE STUDENT INPUT ALLOWED TO BE ADDED TO THAT? THAT DECISION CAN BE I DON'T WANT TO SAY MADE FASTER, BUT DEFINITELY, LIKE, JUST SO THAT THE STUDENTS CAN FEEL HEARD, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT I'VE SEEN IN MY COMMENTS WHEN WE DID END UP OPENING UP OUR SCHOOLS ON FRIDAY. SO I DIDN'T I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT PROCESS WORKS, BUT IF THERE IS SOME TYPE OF WAY TO HAVE STUDENTS IMPLEMENTED INTO THAT PROCESS OR INTO THAT TEAM, I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT I WILL SAY. AND MR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND THE 150 INDIVIDUALS THAT REACHED OUT TO YOU DURING THIS PARTICULAR TIME. WE WE TAKE EVERYTHING TO HEART. QUITE FRANKLY, IT IS A PROCESS. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE ACTUALLY ON COUNTY ROADS, WORKING WITH THE COUNTY, WORKING WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF PLAYERS IN IN THE GAME ALREADY IN TERMS OF WEATHER AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT ANY FEEDBACK THAT I GET FROM FROM BOARD MEMBERS I TAKE TO HEART AND MAKE THAT A PART OF THE CONVERSATION THAT I HAVE WITH MY OPS TEAMS DURING OUR OPS CALLS. SO WE CONTINUE TO WELCOME THAT FEEDBACK AS WE MOVE INTO HOPEFULLY NO MORE WINTER EVENTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, BUT WE CAN'T PROMISE ANYTHING. AND SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE, IF I MIGHT MIGHT ADD. THANK YOU SO MUCH, BOARD MEMBER DJANGO. WE HAVE TO SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE'S POINT SIX TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISORS THAT WHEN WE HAVE INCLEMENT WEATHER, THEY'RE ON THE ROAD. THEY ARE ASSESSING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY'RE INTO THE TRIPS AND ROUTES SO THAT THEY CAN DETERMINE IF THERE'S ICE, IF IT'S UNSAFE. AND THEY FEED THAT INFORMATION BACK TO TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR BALDWIN. THAT THEN COMES TO ME AND THEN TO SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE. SO I CAN JUST ASSURE YOU AND ALSO YOUR CONSTITUENTS, THAT SAFETY IS ALWAYS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. [01:50:05] AND I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS REALLY PLEASED WITH AS WE MOVED INTO THIS WEATHER EVENT IS THAT THE COUNTY CONNECTED WITH US AND ASKED FOR SPECIFIC ROUTES, SO THAT SO THEY ACTUALLY FOCUSED ON 40 OR 50 OF OUR ROUTES WHERE THEY WERE GOING THROUGH TO ENSURE THAT OUR BUSSES HAD A SAFE, SAFE PATHWAY SO THAT THAT TYPE OF TEAMWORK IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. AND AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THAT. WE KNOW IT WASN'T PERFECT AT ALL BECAUSE IT WAS QUITE A DIFFICULT SCENARIO. WE WOULD HAVE LOVED FOR, FOR EVERY ROUTE. BUT BUT THEY DID EVERYTHING THAT THEY COULD. WE DID EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD. AND, AND I THINK WE'RE IN A IN A GOOD, SAFE PLACE AS OF TODAY. DOCTOR. ANDOVER. OH, NO. GO AHEAD AND FINISH YOUR QUESTION. OH, OKAY. AND THEN I'M ALSO I THINK WE HAVE WITHIN LIKE THE PAST 21 HOURS, I DID HAVE STUDENTS EMAIL ME AND REACH OUT TO ME ABOUT ICE I STILL BEING LIKE ON THEIR SCHOOL PROPERTY, LIKE IN THE SIDEWALKS? AND I THINK ONE STUDENT SAID THAT, LIKE, A TEACHER SLIPPED. I'M, I'M NOT 100% SURE BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT I DON'T GO TO THAT SPECIFIC SCHOOL, BUT IS I GUESS BECAUSE I'M GOING TO DEFINITELY SCREEN RECORD THIS AND POST THIS LATER. WHERE CAN STUDENTS OR TEACHERS? WELL, I GUESS TEACHERS HAVE THEIR OWN WAY, BUT WORKING STUDENTS BE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO YOUR TEAM OR REACH OUT TO THE TRANSPORTATION TEAM, OR REACH OUT TO OUR JUST REACH OUT TO ANYBODY ABOUT I STILL BEING ON THE SCHOOL SO THAT THERE'S ABLE TO BE AN ASSESSMENT MADE IF THEY NEED IF WE NEED EMPLOYEES TO COME BACK OUT, IF IT'S AT A PARTICULAR SITE, WE NEED TO START AT THE SITE LEVEL WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AT THE SCHOOL AND REPORT IT TO THE OFFICE. IF THAT INFORMATION COMES, YOU KNOW, DIRECTLY TO YOU, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO, TO SEND IT, SEND IT TO ME AND, AND WE'LL GET IT DOWN TO OUR OPS TEAM. BUT WE WANT TO START AT THE SITE BECAUSE EACH SITE HAS A SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITY IN REFERENCE TO KEEPING THEIR SIDEWALKS, KEEPING PORTIONS OF THEIR. THEIR BUILDING WALKABLE TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO NO ACCIDENTS. BUT WE DO WANT TO START AT THE SITE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR QUESTIONS? OKAY, DOCTOR. ANDOVER. GOOD EVENING. I'M HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR WHITE, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I WANT TO ECHO VICE CHAIR BRIGGS REQUEST FOR DATA SPECIFIC TO SOME OF THE OUTCOMES OF THE SUMMER PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO ADD ON TO THAT. I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE SUPPORT BEING PROVIDED FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN OUR SUMMER PROGRAMING. AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS NEW TO ME, BUT I'M GLAD THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M LEARNING A LOT AS I'M, AS I'M GOING THROUGH THIS. THAT SCHOOLS HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE WHETHER OR NOT THEY OFFER THESE SUMMER PROGRAMS. THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO ALSO CREATE THEIR OWN SURVEYS. AND SO I'M JUST REALLY CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT WE ARE CAPTURING IN TERMS OF OUTCOMES. IF WE'RE DISAGGREGATING THAT DATA AND THEN SHARING IT BACK WITH SCHOOLS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M THINKING, YOU KNOW, AS A PARENT, AS, YOU KNOW, A FORMER EDUCATOR, YOU KNOW, I'M THINKING ABOUT OUR SCHOOL LEADERS. DO THEY HAVE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION THAT WOULD HELP THEM MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT HOW THEY ARE ALLOCATING FUNDS IN THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND WONDERING IF WE SHARED DATA TO SHOW THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE ACTUALLY REALLY BENEFITING OUR STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN OUR SPECIAL POPULATIONS, THAT SCHOOL LEADERS WOULD MAKE DIFFERENT CHOICES ABOUT HOW THEY'RE ALLOCATING THEIR FUNDS. SO I'M JUST I'M INTERESTED TO SEE THE DATA AND ALSO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW WE'RE SHARING THOSE OUTCOMES WITH WITH SCHOOL LEADERS ACROSS THE BOARD. SURE. SO IN TERMS OF OUR SCHOOL LEADERS, JUST KNOW THAT ALL YEAR LONG WE TALK ABOUT DATA. CHIEF DAVIS HAS A PROCESS IN PLACE WHERE EVERY SINGLE QUARTER WE HAVE STAFF MEETINGS. PRINCIPALS HAVE TO COME WITH THEIR DATA. THEY BUILD A SCHOOL PERFORMANCE PLAN. THEY HAVE TO IDENTIFY WITHIN THAT PLAN WHAT THEIR GOALS ARE FOR THE FOR THE YEAR, THEY USUALLY HAVE TO PICK THREE. ONE MUST BE AROUND READING AND ONE MUST BE AROUND MATHEMATICS AS A PART OF THAT PLAN. AND IT WILL BE GOOD FOR YOU TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO. THEY HAVE TO REALLY DO DATA ANALYSIS TO GET TO ROOT CAUSES AND THEN BUILD A PLAN FROM THERE. EVERY EVERY MONTH AND THEN EVERY QUARTER IN FRONT OF THE CHIEF AND THEIR ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL DIRECTOR, TALK ABOUT WHAT'S HITTING THE MARK, WHAT'S NOT WRAPPED AROUND THAT IS CONTENT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH, LIKE, THEIR ENGLISH LEARNERS OR THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH A SPECIFIC POPULATION, THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING THEM IN TERMS OF OUR CSI AND CSI SCHOOLS, THEY TOO HAVE DIFFERENT SUMMITS THAT THEY HAVE TO GO TO. THEIR PLAN BASED ON MSDE IS MORE EXTENSIVE, WAY MORE EXTENSIVE IF YOU SEE IT, WHERE THEY REALLY HAVE TO DIG INTO WHAT IS THE ROOT CAUSE? WE'VE BUILT IN SOME PROGRAMING THIS YEAR AND SOME OTHER THINGS AROUND SPECIFIC CONTENT STRATEGIES TO WORK WITH OUR SCHOOLS. I ONLY I'M ONLY GIVING THAT CONTEXT EXTRA BECAUSE SOME OF YOU KNOW, SO MANY ARE NEW. [01:55:02] AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE. I SAY THAT TO SAY THEY KNOW THEIR DATA. THE 15 DAYS IN THE SUMMER ISN'T GOING TO HELP THEM PLAN FOR WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. WHAT THEY NEED TO BE PLANNING FOR ARE THE BENCHMARKS WE PROVIDE, WHERE THEIR STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING, WHERE WE AS A DISTRICT WORK WITH THEM TO SAY THESE ARE THE STANDARDS THAT SYSTEM WIDE WE'RE NOT DOING WELL IN, AND THIS IS HOW WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD FOR THAT. AND THIS IS HOW WE NEED TO LOOK AT EVERY INDIVIDUAL STUDENT'S DATA POINT. WORK ON GROUPING AND WORK ON HOW TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SUMMER. THEY KNOW THEIR DATA. THEY SEE IT. IF IT'S AN INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM, MIDDLE SCHOOLS GET THEIRS BACK. HIGH SCHOOLS WE KNOW FOR PERFORMANCE. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE DOCUMENT AND YOU WANT TO TALK MORE, I WOULD LOVE TO TALK MORE OFFLINE IF YOU'D LIKE TO IN THE PARTNERSHIP. AND MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN ALSO TALK ABOUT AN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR WHITE. THANK YOU. DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR QUESTIONS, DOCTOR? OKAY, GREAT. SEEING NO MORE LIGHTS WE WILL MOVE ON TO, INTO THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEES. [14. Reports of the Committees] THE CHAIRMAN RECOGNIZES THE BOARD COMMITTEE CHAIRS FOR THEIR COMMITTEE REPORTS POLICY AND GOVERNANCE. THE CHAIRMAN RECOGNIZES BOARD MEMBER DOCTOR MOSS FOR THE POLICY AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REPORT. THANK YOU, CHAIR JACKSON. I THINK IT'S BEFITTING GIVEN THE SCOPE AND AUTHORITY OF THIS COMMITTEE. CHAIR JACKSON, WE DO HAVE ONE OF OUR STATE OFFICIALS IN THE BUILDING WHO JUST WALKED IN. DELEGATE KENT ROBERSON WHO REPRESENTS THE 24TH DISTRICT IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZE HIM. THE POLICY AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IS CHARGED WITH FACILITATING SHORT AND LONG RANGE STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, PROVIDING OVERSIGHT OF BOARD POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE AND GOVERNMENT MATTERS INVOLVING FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS. THE COMMITTEE SHALL ENSURE THAT BOARD GOVERNING POLICIES ARE CURRENT AND COMPLIANT WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY LAWS AND CONSISTENT WITH BEST PRACTICES IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. SCHOOL YEAR 2024 THROUGH 2025 COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE. THE COMMITTEE HAS MAINTAINED ITS MONTHLY MEETING SINCE AUGUST THE 20TH OF 2024. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR 2022 THROUGH 2023, THE COMMITTEE WORK PLAN AND PROGRESS IS LAID OUT AS FOLLOWS. THE COMMITTEES APPROVED WORK PLAN FOR THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR WAS INTRODUCED AND REPORTED TO THE FULL BOARD IN OCTOBER OF 2024. THE COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS RECEIVED FROM THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT FOR BOARD POLICIES THAT REQUIRED REVIEW DUE TO LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS, CITATION CORRECTIONS, RECESSIONS AND CYCLE UPDATES, AND TO BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH EXISTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES TO BE ENACTED. THE STATUS OF THOSE SAID POLICIES BASED ON 2425 WORK PLAN ARE AS FOLLOWS. OUT OF 49 RECOMMENDED POLICIES, 22 POLICIES ARE ENACTED, NINE POLICIES HAVE BEEN RESCINDED, 14 ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW, AND 24 ARE SCHEDULED TO BE REVIEWED. THE LIST OF POLICIES IN THEIR STATUES CAN BE FOUND ON BOARD DOCKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD POLICY 9340. THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS ARE FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION. POLICIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IS WHERE I'LL BEGIN. OUR POLICY DEVELOPING CURRICULUM DOCUMENTS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, POLICY FOCUSED ON POSSESSION AND USE OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS. POLICY 1113 INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. POLICY 3323. PURCHASING POLICY 5168. AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS POLICY 8265. EVALUATING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. THESE SIX POLICIES WERE REVISED TO ALIGN WITH STATE LAWS OR HAD REACHED THEIR SEVEN YEAR MARK FOR REVIEW. POLICY 50 204 BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR CHEERLEADERS, MAJORETTES, ETC.. RECESSION. POLICY 5205 PROMS. RECESSION. POLICIES 5204 AND 5205 ARE BEING RESCINDED FOLLOWING THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND ARTICLE FOR 402, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL ADMINISTRATION, DAY TO DAY MANAGEMENT, AND OVERSIGHT OF FISCAL AFFAIRS OF CPS, INCLUDING THE MANAGEMENT OF ACTIVITIES RELATED TO EACH OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM'S AREAS OF OPERATION. POLICY 9110. NUMBER OF MEMBERS AND TERMS OF OFFICE. POLICY 9310. ADOPTION OF POLICIES. POLICY 90. POLICY 9330. ADOPTION AND AMENDMENTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS, ALL OF WHICH WERE IN RECESSION. POLICIES 91, 1093 TEN AND 9330 ARE BEING RESCINDED DUE TO THEIR LANGUAGE, REDUNDANCIES AND OTHER POLICIES. AND FINALLY, POLICIES FOR FIRST CONSIDERATION. THE FOLLOWING POLICIES ARE BEING RECOMMENDED FOR FIRST CONSIDERATION. EVALUATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS POLICY 2566. STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS. POLICY 5113. ATTENDANCE, ABSENCE AND TRUANCY. POLICY 5143 BULLYING, HARASSMENT OR INTIMIDATION. POLICY 6153. FIELD TRIPS. POLICY 80 101. POLICY DEVELOPMENT. ON BEHALF OF THE POLICY AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, I RECOMMEND THE POLICIES FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION. [02:00:08] THANK YOU, DOCTOR MOSS. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE BOARD WILL ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OUTLINED IN THE POLICY AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REPORT. THERE BEING NO OBJECTION, THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ADOPTED. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ADOPTED. MOVING TO 15.1, THE CHAIRMAN RECOGNIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN. [15. Presentations] SECOND QUARTER UPDATE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AS AS PROMISED TO THIS BOARD, WE WANT TO PROVIDE A QUARTERLY UPDATE IN REFERENCE TO TRANSPORTATION. SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, DOCTOR COLEMAN, TO THE MICROPHONE AS WELL AS OUR HEAD OF TRANSPORTATION, MR. BALDWIN. GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH, SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A BRIEF UPDATE REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN. GOOD EVENING. BOARD CHAIR JACKSON, VICE CHAIR. BRIGGS. BOARD MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. FORMATIVE. A THIRD PARTY INDEPENDENT TRANSPORTATION CONSULTING FIRM COMPLETED AN AUDIT OF OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN SCHOOL YEAR 20 2324, AND HAS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND ASSESS THE PROGRESS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. THEY PROVIDED A DETAILED REPORT, AND TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL FIRST BE A SUMMARY UPDATE OF THOSE FINDINGS FOCUSED ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PHASE ONE PRIORITIZED RECOMMENDATIONS. AND SECOND, WE WILL INTRODUCE THE FOCUS OF THE PHASE TWO PRIORITIZED RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN SCHOOL YEAR 20 2526 THIS SCHOOL YEAR. WE ARE FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTING THE FIVE PRIORITIZED RECOMMENDATIONS LISTED HERE. WE ARE ENCOURAGED. WE ARE CONTINUING TO ENCOURAGE ALL FAMILIES WHO USE BUSSES TO DO THREE THINGS. ONE. SIGN UP FOR THE PARENT VIEW THE PARENT PORTAL FOR THE STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM CALLED SYNERGY. TWO ACTIVATE A STOP FINDER ACCOUNT WHEN AN EMAIL LINK IS SENT TO THEM. AND THIRD, SET UP GEO ALERTS TO BE ABLE TO TRACK THE BUS AS IT TRAVELS AND RECEIVE PUSH NOTIFICATIONS TO THEIR PHONE WHEN STUDENTS ARE DROPPED OFF OR PICKED UP. THIS TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN HAS A MULTIYEAR IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE. AS SUCH, WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING PROGRESS WHILE RECOGNIZING THAT OUR SYSTEM STILL HAS CHALLENGES. HERE IS A BRIEF SNAPSHOT OF OUR DATA. DIRECTOR BALDWIN WILL GO DEEPER INTO THIS DATA ON THE NEXT SLIDE. DIRECTOR BALDWIN THANK YOU, DOCTOR COLEMAN. HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE. THIS COMPARISON SLIDE DISPLAYS THE PROGRESS OF OUR TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN. WE ARE IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF A MULTIYEAR PLAN FOR THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS. AND WE ARE SEEING PROGRESS IN MANY AREAS. BUT WE ARE ALSO CONTINUING TO CONFRONT CHALLENGES TO START OUR REVIEW OF THE DATA PLAN. TRIP UTILIZATION IS SIX TRIPS ASSIGNED TO EACH BUS THREE IN THE MORNING, THREE IN THE AFTERNOON. AS OF THE SECOND QUARTER, OUR PLAN TRIP UTILIZATION HAS IMPROVED FROM 5.3 IN OCTOBER OF 23 TO 5.9 AS OF DECEMBER 2024, WHICH MEANS WE ARE ACHIEVING MAXIMUM UTILIZATION BY ENSURING WE HAVE A BUS ASSIGNED TO A TRIP ON ALL THREE TIERS. WITH THE INCREASE IN STUDENT ASSIGNMENT TO OUR BUSSES, WHICH WAS 52.9% LAST YEAR AND IS NOW 66.4 AS OF DECEMBER 2024, WE'RE USING BUSSES MORE EFFECTIVELY BY PLACING THEM MORE, BY PLACING MORE STUDENTS ON EACH BUS, WHILE NOT OVERLOADING THEM. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ASSIGNED TO A BUS HAS INCREASED BY ROUGHLY 1400 STUDENTS. THIS HAS CONTRIBUTED TO ADDING 43 ROUTES AND 131 MORE ACTIVE VEHICLES. HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH ROUTES AND VEHICLES HAVE BEEN ADDED, BUS TRIPS HAVE BEEN MADE MORE EFFECTIVE AS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY ELIMINATE OVER 2500 STOPS. ONE CHALLENGE REMAINS IS THE AVERAGE WALK TO STOP. THE GOAL WAS TO INCREASE THE AVERAGE WALK TO STOP FROM 0.24 MILES TO 0.46 MILES. HOWEVER, AS OF DECEMBER 2024, THE WALK TO STOP DISTANCE IS AT 0.22 MILES. WHILE WE ARE COMMITTED TO THIS GOAL, THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, WE HAVE NOT JEOPARDIZED THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS. SO WHERE STOPS HAD TO BE MAINTAINED FOR SAFETY OF STUDENTS, THEY WERE. STAFFING REMAINS A KEY CHALLENGE TO INCREASING THE OVERALL CAPACITY AND EFFICIENCY OF OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. FROM OCTOBER 2023 TO DECEMBER 2024. THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE DRIVERS. 858 ROUGHLY HAS NOT CHANGED. THIS IS NOT ENOUGH DRIVERS TO HAVE AN ASSIGNED. DRIVER FOR EVERY EXISTING ROUTE. AS A RESULT, DRIVERS ARE DOUBLING TRIPS AND. DOUBLING TRIPS AT EACH TIER TO PROVIDE SAFE ARRIVALS TO HOME AND SCHOOL. [02:05:06] AS A FOLLOW UP TO THE AUDIT COMPLETED BY FORMATIVE. THEY CONDUCT THEIR INDEPENDENT DATA REVIEW ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. THE SECOND QUARTER DATA ANALYSIS REVEALED THE FOLLOWING. PGC HAS ACHIEVED MEANINGFUL PROGRESS IN SEAT UTILIZATION AND STOP CONSOLIDATION. AND AGAIN. THROUGH THEIR SECOND QUARTER DATA ANALYSIS, IT SHOWS THAT WE HAVE ALSO IMPROVED ON OUR BUILD. TIME ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE FOR BOTH THE AM AND PM. HERE WE TALK ABOUT OUR EFFICIENCY CHALLENGES IS STAFFING. THE SECOND QUARTER DATA ANALYSIS FROM FORMATIVE ALSO SHOWS THAT STAFFING IS STILL FLAT FROM THE 2324 SCHOOL YEAR. WHILE RIDERSHIP DEMAND HAS INCREASED, THE NUMBER OF OPEN ROUTES STILL REMAIN AT 189. AS A RESULT, DRIVERS MUST CONTINUALLY DOUBLE TRIPS AT ALL TIERS. THIS INCREASE OF RIDE TIMES AFFECTS OUR PERFORMANCE, OUR ON TIME PERFORMANCE, AND LOWERS MORALE OF OUR EMPLOYEES. DUE TO THE EXTRA WORKLOAD IN PHASE TWO, WE ARE CONTINUING TO REFINE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR PHASE ONE PRIORITIZED RECOMMENDATIONS AND ALSO ENHANCED TRANSPORTATION SERVICE DELIVERY BY EXPANDING IN SEVERAL KEY AREAS RECOMMENDED. FROM LAST YEAR'S AUDIT FINDINGS, SOME OF THE PHASE TWO ENHANCEMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN. OTHERS WILL BE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AT THE START OF SCHOOL YEAR 20 2526. RECOMMENDATION TWO. LISTED HERE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE BUS TRIPS MORE EFFICIENT BASED ON ACTUAL RIDERSHIP COUNTS. THIS INCLUDES THE CONTINUED CONSOLIDATION OF BUS STOPS WHERE APPROPRIATE. RECOMMENDATION THREE OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND SECURITY SERVICES, MEMBERS OF THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND PARENTS HAVE WORKED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION, MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL, AND MUNICIPAL LEADERS AS PART OF A SCHOOL PEDESTRIAN SAFETY WORKGROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. IN ADDITION, PJC ALSO HAS HAS TWO APPROVED SAFE PASSAGE COORDINATOR POSITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT DISTRICT WIDE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY EFFORTS. RECOMMENDATION FOUR WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 7400 STUDENTS WHO HAVE OPTED OUT OF TRANSPORTATION SO FAR THIS SCHOOL YEAR. WE WILL CONTINUE TO STRESS TO FAMILIES THE IMPORTANCE OF OPTING OUT WHEN THEY KNOW THEY DON'T NEED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. RECOMMENDATION FIVE SINCE THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, PARENT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE STOP FINDER APP HAS STEADILY INCREASED. WE NOW HAVE APPROXIMATELY 28,000 SUBSCRIBERS, WHICH IS 2000 MORE THAN AT THE END OF SCHOOL YEAR 2024. AS A NEW FEATURE WITHIN THE STOP FINDER APP, THE TRANSPORTATION TEAM WILL ASSIGN GEO ALERTS TO FAMILIES THAT HAVE NOT CREATED ONE. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO TO COMMUNICATE WITH OVER 20,000 FAMILIES WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED PUSH NOTIFICATIONS RELATED TO THEIR DAILY BUS STATUS. RECOMMENDATION SIX. LAST YEAR, WE INTRODUCED ALTERNATIVE PASSENGER VANS AND NON CDL DRIVERS INTO OUR MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION MIX. THIS APPROACH PROVED EFFECTIVE, AND WE ARE NOW EXPANDING THIS FLEET WITH 25 ADDITIONAL NON CDL DRIVERS AND 20 NEW PASSENGER VANS. ONCE THE EXPANSION IS COMPLETE, OUR FLEET WILL CONSIST OF 59 CDL DRIVERS AND 36 VANS. RECOMMENDATION SEVEN. IN A MOMENT, YOU WILL HEAR FROM OUR HUMAN RESOURCE PARTNERS REGARDING EFFORTS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN BUS DRIVERS AND BUS ATTENDANTS. RECOMMENDATION 12 A CROSS DIVISIONAL TEAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN NOVEMBER 2024 TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO REFINE THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND REGISTRATION PROCESSES, TO INCLUDE SPECIALTY PROGRAMS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS. AT THIS POINT, I WILL TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO MR. EUGENE TO DISCUSS STAFFING IN GREATER DETAIL. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR ONCE AGAIN. I FIRST JUST WANT TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO JUST THANK ALL OF THE EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL, STAFF FOR THE TREMENDOUS WORK THAT THEY DID LAST WEEK, ENSURING WE WERE RETURNED SAFE AND SOUND. THEY ARE TRULY APPRECIATED AS IT RELATES TO THE SLIDE AS SUMMARIZED. TOTAL DRIVER HEADCOUNT HAS INCREASED AND OPEN FTES HAVE DECREASED. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO ENSURING WE HAVE THE STAFF NECESSARY TO SAFELY TRANSPORT OUR SCHOLARS IN A TIMELY MANNER. WHILE THE STYLE REFERENCES A DECEMBER BUS DRIVER FILL RATE IMPROVEMENT OF 82% VERSUS 74% AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. [02:10:05] THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT FILL RATE CONTINUES TO INCREASE AND IS CURRENTLY AT 84% AS OF TODAY. ALSO, THE DECEMBER BUS DRIVER VACANCIES WAS AT 1.83 VERSUS 231 AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. TODAY, WE'RE ACTUALLY AT 178 VACANCIES, WHICH IS A CONTINUED REDUCTION OF 53. IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. AS NOTED IN THE FORMATIVE REPORT, PGC RECRUITMENT AND MARKETING EFFORTS WERE DIVERSE AND STRONG WITH THE LACK OF LACK OF QUALIFIED CDL DRIVERS AND THE TRAINING REQUIRED FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE TRAINEES HIRED, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE RECRUITMENT PERIOD HAD TO BE MODIFIED AND IMPLEMENTED A YEAR WIDE, AND TARGETED MARKETING AND MESSAGING GEARED TOWARDS INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN PAID TRAINING TO BECOME A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER WITH PGK. A RECRUITMENT OFFICE, IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNICATIONS, HAVE INCORPORATED AN AGGRESSIVE RECRUITMENT STRATEGY, WHICH NOT ONLY INCLUDES VARIOUS MEDIA AND RADIO BUYS, BUT ALSO MARKETING BILLBOARD PLACEMENTS. OUTFRONT MEDIA, WHICH IS ADVERTISING ON BUSSES, MALL PLACEMENTS AND PAID EXTERNAL SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISEMENTS. THIS IS AN INTERESTING SLIDE BECAUSE WE WITH A CONTINUED FOCUS ON TRANSPARENCY, THERE ARE OFTEN QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT OUR BUS DRIVER SALARIES. THE NEXT SLIDE REPRESENTS A BUS DRIVER PAY COMPARISON AND COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS THAT WAS COMPLETED BY OUR COMPENSATION AND CLASSIFICATION OFFICE. THIS ILLUSTRATES THAT PGK IS VERY COMPETITIVE RELATIVE TO OTHER NEIGHBORING LEAS OR SCHOOL SYSTEMS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT REFLECTS THAT WE ARE ABOVE THE MARKET AT THE MIDPOINT AND MAXIMUM PAY TABLE RANGES. THIS ILLUSTRATES THE ABILITY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES TO HAVE AN INCREASED EARNING POTENTIAL THE LONGER THEY REMAIN WITH PGC. WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SOME OF OUR NEXT STEPS INCLUDE THE PROCESS OF CREATING A STRATEGIC BUS DRIVER STAFFING PLAN, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. AS TO WHY? WHILE OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS HAVE BEEN POSITIVELY HIGHLIGHTED, THE STRATEGIC PLAN WILL BE FOCUSED ON BENCHMARKS. APPLICANT TRACKING, BUILDING CAPACITY AND A FOCUS ON RETENTION VIA AN ENHANCED WORK ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE AND CULTURE. SURVEY FEEDBACK. I JUST WANT TO THANK DOCTOR BALDWIN, DOCTOR COLEMAN, DIRECTOR BALDWIN AND SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE FOR THE CONTINUED COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING YOUR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WANT TO WANT TO RECOGNIZE BOARD MEMBER BROWN. THANK YOU, CHAIR JACKSON. AND THANK YOU, DOCTOR COLEMAN AND AND YOUR TEAM. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL TAKING THE TIME. I KNOW TRANSPORTATION IS NOT THE EASIEST JOB AND IT IS A VERY FORWARD FACING POSITION. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I PREFACE IN SAYING THAT I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU ALL DO. I'VE BEEN A PARENT FOR PJC SINCE 2014, AND SO I KNOW ABOUT THE STOP FINDER APP. SO I WAS VERY SHOCKED WHEN I HEARD THAT THERE WERE 28,000 ADDITIONAL PARENTS WHO SIGNED UP. UNFORTUNATELY, MY EXPERIENCE HAS NOT BEEN GREAT WITH STOP FINDER. I WILL SAY ON FRIDAY WHEN THE STUDENTS WENT TO SCHOOL, THERE WAS A NO SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE ALERT THAT CAME OUT EVERY TIME WE TRIED TO SEE WHAT TIME THE BUS. SO ESSENTIALLY, IT WAS ALMOST LIKE WE WERE ROLLING A DICE TO FIGURE OUT IF THE BUS WAS GOING TO COME WHERE IT WAS GOING TO COME, BECAUSE THERE'S MULTIPLE BUSSES THAT COME IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK MY KIDS JUST RAN ACROSS THE STREET TO TAKE THE BUS, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL AND THEY WERE ON TIME, SO THAT WAS A GOOD THING. AND SO I THINK MY QUESTION IS, I'M ASKING BECAUSE WE WANT TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY, RIGHT, WITH OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT MEMBERS LIKE AS FAR AS LIKE, DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED? AND HOW CAN WE PREVENT THESE ERRORS? I KNOW IT'S NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE PERFECT, BUT WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED THAT IT GOT TO AN ERROR THAT WE WE COULDN'T CONTACT ANYBODY. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. AND THIS IS LET ME ALSO EXPLAIN. THIS IS ALSO BEEN A PROBLEM PRIOR TO YOU ALL COMING HERE. STOP FINDER HAS ALWAYS JUST KIND OF BEEN AN ISSUE THAT I'VE DEALT WITH OVER THE OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND SO BUT WHEN I TALK ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM GOING BACK TO SCHOOL AND I UNDERSTAND, LIKE I SAID, THE LOGISTICS WITH THE SNOW DAYS, CAN YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED AND AND WHAT METRICS ARE WE GOING TO DO MOVING FORWARD TO, TO TO ENSURE THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED, IT WAS ACTUALLY WITHIN OUR PROGRAMING IN WHICH A SERVICE WAS TURNED OFF. AND SO ONCE WE DISCOVERED THAT SERVICE WITHIN THE SYSTEM, WE WERE ABLE TO ACTIVATE IT AND TRY TO SEND NOTIFICATIONS OUT OF THE CHANGE THAT WE DID CATCH THE ISSUE AND THAT WE HAVE RECTIFIED IT FROM THAT STANDPOINT. SO HOPEFULLY YOU GOT A STOP FINDER MESSAGE WITHIN AT LEAST THIS WEEK THAT EXPLAIN THE ISSUE. I DID NOT. YOU DID NOT. YES. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M CLEAR ON THAT AS WELL. [02:15:02] ABSOLUTELY. THE OTHER I DID HAVE ONE MORE OTHER QUESTION. DOCTOR COLEMAN MENTIONED A EMERGENCY WEATHER TEAM. I STILL BELIEVE, HONESTLY, THAT THE SCHOOL BUS IS PROBABLY THE SAFEST WAY TO TRANSPORT TO SCHOOL. I MEAN, IT'S IT'S HUGE. IT'S YELLOW. YOU CAN'T MISS IT. IT GOT BIG WHEELS. IF SOMEBODY HITS IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR AS FAR AS A CAR IS CONCERNED. OUR DRIVERS CERTAINLY GO THROUGH RIGOROUS TRAINING AND ACCOUNTABILITY, BUT AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, HOW WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AS FAR AS BEING A PART OF A WEATHER TEAM? DO THEY HAVE TO GET UP IN THE MORNING? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT VOLUNTEER PARENTS OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN VOLUNTEER FOR? BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF MY CONSTITUENTS, THEY WANT TO KNOW HOW THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO CPS, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW. AND I THINK THIS MIGHT, MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THEY COULD BE A PART OF THE EMERGENCY WEATHER TEAM. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO ASSURE THEM PARENTS OF IS THAT WE HAVE A DIVERSE TEAM ALREADY ASSEMBLED TO SUPPORT COMING TO THE BEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE AROUND WHETHER WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR VENDOR MANAGED CARE FOR BEFORE AND AFTER CARE PROGRAMS. WE'RE LOOKING AT TRANSPORTATION FROM ALL 500MI² OF OUR DISTRICT. WE ARE IN ARE IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM OUR MUNICIPAL SIDE. WE ALSO HAVE ATHLETICS BEING CONSIDERED. OUR BUILDING SERVICES, TEAM MAINTENANCE. SO AND MANY OF THESE THESE MEMBERS ARE ALSO PARENTS. SO THERE ARE PARENTS THAT ARE ACTIVELY A PART OF THE CONVERSATION EACH TIME THAT WE MEET. AND WE ACTUALLY WOULD ASK THEM, HOW DOES IT HOW DOES IT FEEL FOR YOU IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH YOUR CHILDREN AND PUT YOUR HAT ON IN YOUR OFFICIAL ROLE, AS YOU KNOW, DIRECTOR OF, OR SUPERVISOR OF AND GIVE US YOUR OFFICIAL SPIN? SO I JUST WANT TO ASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL ASPECTS OF THE DECISION, WITH SAFETY BEING THE LEAD PRIORITY. NO, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK I WANTED MY KIDS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER BROWN. AND IF I COULD JUST ADD IF IF IT'S OKAY, BOARD CHAIR. JUST GOING BACK TO THE STOP FINDER APP. WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT IT IN DETAIL, BUT DIRECTOR BALDWIN AS A PART OF THE ENTIRE IMPROVEMENT EFFORT WITH THAT BEING ONE OF OUR FIVE PRIORITIZED RECOMMENDATIONS, HAS REDEPLOYED STAFF FROM THE CENTRAL OFFICE INTO EACH OF THE BUS SLOTS TO HELP MAKE CERTAIN THAT WE ARE SUBSTITUTING THE BUSSES WITH THE PROPER TRIP SO THAT THE STOP FINDER APP WORKS MORE EFFECTIVELY. SO THAT'S BEEN AN ONGOING IMPROVEMENT EFFORT. YEAH. DOCTOR MOSS FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING GOD'S WORK. AND WE KNOW TRANSPORTATION ISSUES DON'T HAVE TO PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. IT'S HAPPENING ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION. IT APPEARS THAT STOP FINDER, STOP FINDING CHILDREN A LONG TIME AGO, AND WE'VE CONSISTENTLY HAD ISSUES WITH IT. HAVE AT ANY POINT, AT ANY JUNCTURE, DID WE CONSIDER A NEW VENDOR TO, TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS? MY GRANDDAD USED TO SAY, IF IT'S NOT BROKE, DON'T FIX IT. FIX IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE BROKE. AND SO HOW DO WE ACTUALLY FIND A WAY TO FIX? STOP FINDING THE GOOD FOLKS IN WESTPHALIA. BLEW ME UP. ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH STOP FINDER. AND MY SECOND QUESTION IS IT APPEARS THAT IT'S STILL TAKING TOO LONG TO GET TO GET TO SCHOOL, ALTHOUGH WE'VE CHANGED SCHOOL START TIMES. IS THAT WORKING? THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR BALDWIN, CAN YOU JUST SPEAK TO THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE STOP FINDER APP OR AS WE TALK ABOUT THE GEO ALERTS VERSUS JUST THE BASIC SIGN UP AND HOW WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE TO THAT GREATER LEVEL OF FUNCTIONALITY, AND THEN WE'LL ADDRESS THE SECOND PART. I THINK WHAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL ON TOP OF THAT IS THAT IF WE CAN PROVIDE A JUST, JUST A REFLECTION BACK OF WHERE WE STARTED, BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATION BEFORE A NUMBER OF OUR NEWER BOARD MEMBERS CAME ON ABOUT THIS. THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING MUCH BETTER UNTIL UNTIL THE STORM MOST RECENTLY. MUCH BETTER. THE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE HAVE HAVE REALLY, REALLY COME AROUND. SO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS MAYBE DEVELOP A SMALL GROUP OF THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE KIND OF WHERE WE CAME FROM TO, TO WHERE WE ARE. I THINK IT WILL BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO TO GIVE SOME INSIGHT AROUND STOP FINDER AND JUST THE WHOLE PROCESS AS A WHOLE. I CAN CERTAINLY RESPECT THAT. SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE. AND THE LAST PIECE, THANK YOU FOR THAT. SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE. THE OTHER PIECE IS WHEN DIRECTOR BALDWIN PUT UP THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. THAT'S IN THE PRESENTATION THAT LOOKS AT US FROM SCHOOL YEAR OCTOBER OF 23 TO PRESENT. YOU CAN SEE TANGIBLE EVIDENCE FROM A THIRD PARTY INDEPENDENT CONSULTING GROUP THAT IS LOOKING AT OUR DATA AND ASSESSING WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GETTING BETTER, STAYING THE SAME OR GETTING WORSE. AND THERE ARE CLEAR METRICS IN THE NUMBERS THAT ARE SHOWING THAT WE ARE GETTING BETTER. [02:20:03] WE'RE UTILIZING OUR BUSSES MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH PUTTING MORE STUDENTS ON WITHOUT OVERCROWDING. WE ARE CREATING TRIPS THAT ARE MAXIMIZING THE AMOUNT OF TRIPS THAT WE CAN DO FOR EACH BUS. WE'RE REDUCING THE NUMBER OF ROUTES SO THAT OUR TRIPS SO THAT THEY'RE BECOMING MORE EFFICIENT AS WELL. I THINK WE WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE PARENTS ACTUALLY FEEL THIS IN SOME WAY. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW IF WE'RE HAVING THIS SUCCESS, HOW DO WE ACTUALLY GET PARENTS TO ACTUALLY FEEL THIS IN SOME WAY? BUT GOOD, GOOD. OKAY. WELL, GOOD. I TRUST YOU ALL BUT THE GOOD FOLKS IN WEST. CAN YOU TURN THE MIC ON AND SAY THAT I WANT TO HEAR THAT WITH THE MIC ON? I SAID, TRUST ME, IT'S WAY BETTER. SO YES, THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THEY TOLD ME THEY TOLD ME TO TRUST BLACK WOMEN. SO THAT'S TWO OF THEM DOWN THERE. SO I GOT Y'ALL. BOARD MEMBERS OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW WE SAID THAT WE COULD HAVE A SEPARATE CONVERSATION WITH NEW BOARD MEMBERS. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY FOR ALL OF US, HERE IS STOP FINDER FINDING SOMETHING THAT WE OWN, OR IS STOP FINDING A PARTNERSHIP WITH A VENDOR. HOW DOES THAT WORK? IT IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH A VENDOR. IT IS TIED TO OUR ROUTING SYSTEM AND TO WHAT WE'VE SAID. WE HAVE HAD TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT FROM WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR TO THIS POINT. AND SO THERE ARE SOME STEPS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF THE APP. AND I THINK FROM THAT STANDPOINT, WE HAVE SEEN THAT SIGNIFICANT INCREASE. IT'S TECHNOLOGY THOUGH, RIGHT? AND IT'S AS GOOD AS WHAT WE USE. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUSH OUT TO OUR FAMILIES, TO OUR SCHOOLS ON HOW TO USE IT, WHAT IT TAKES TO BE USED AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY. SO AS PART OF THAT, WE'VE MADE AN INITIATIVE TO GO OUT TO OUR SCHOOLS AND PARTICIPATE IN PLENTY OF PTA MEETINGS. WE'VE TALKED TO OUR PSAS TO HELP WITH SCHOOLS AND HELP WITH PARENTS TO SIGN UP, BECAUSE WE NEED THAT ASSISTANCE. IT'S A COLLABORATION AND KIND OF WITH THE SYNERGY COMPONENT, BECAUSE WE NEED A VERIFIABLE EMAIL ADDRESS IN ORDER TO INVITE PARENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE APP. AND THEN THAT SECOND PART IS ACTIVATING AND CREATING THE ALERTS. THAT'S THE BIG PUSH THAT'S NEEDED TO REALLY MAXIMIZE THE STOCK FINDER APP. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR JACKSON. SO I WANT TO START BY SAYING ECHOING JUST THE PRAISES TO THE TRANSPORTATION TEAM, YOU ALL HAVE BEEN RESPONSIVE FROM THE MINUTE THAT PARENTS HAVE BEEN BLOWING OUR EMAILS UP SAYING, YOU KNOW, THIS AND THAT. IN THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, YOU ALL WERE REALLY RESPONSIVE. AND I THINK THAT THAT IS A HARD THING TO DO. AND IT'S DEFINITELY GOTTEN BETTER BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE 1000 EMAILS COMING IN. I DO WANT TO SAY, THOUGH, BECAUSE I'VE MADE PROMISES TO, YOU KNOW, MY CONSTITUENTS THAT I WOULD SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF. AND AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THESE THINGS BECAUSE THESE ARE THINGS THAT CAME IN, WHETHER IT WAS IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER THAT ARE THE STORIES THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS GET TO HEAR. BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE NUMBERS, IT'S THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE. AND I HAVE A QUOTE HERE THAT SAYS, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A BIG WIN TO GO FROM ARRIVING AT SCHOOL 30 TO 45 MINUTES LATE TO ARRIVING AT SCHOOL FIVE MINUTES LATE. BUT COULD YOU THINK BUT DO YOU THINK THERE IS ANY CHANCE TO PUT A BIT MORE PRESSURE ON TRANSPORTATION TO SEE STUDENTS ARRIVING TO SCHOOL BEFORE CLASS STARTS? THAT WAS SEPTEMBER 2024, SO SOME THINGS HAVE IMPROVED. I'M AT ANOTHER PARENT WHO TALKED ABOUT HER SON, WHO WENT TO ONE OF THE SCHOOLS IN MY DISTRICT. HE WANTS TO BE AN ENGINEER. SHE SAID THAT SINCE HE STARTED AT THE SCHOOL, HE THOUGHT HE'D BE A GREAT FIT FOR THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. BUT HE'S MISSING ALMOST THE ENTIRE FIRST PERIOD EVERY SINGLE DAY BECAUSE HIS BUS IS LATE. AND THAT HOW SHE'S FRUSTRATED. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S RIDICULOUS AND IT'S DISAPPOINTING. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHE MENTIONED WAS SOME CREATIVE SOLUTIONS. SO SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS IS A CENTRALIZED DROP OFF AREA OR A COUPLE OF THEM. IT MAY NOT BE A SOLUTION THAT FITS EVERYONE, BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT MAY FIT. SO I KNOW THAT I'M BRINGING ALL THIS UP TO SAY THAT THANK YOU FOR THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING TO IMPROVE THE SYSTEM. I GUESS I SEE THIS AS A BIT OF LIKE A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH WHERE IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T YOU HAVE A THEORY, AND IF IT DOESN'T, IF IT'S NOT 100%, THEN YOU GOT TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND SEE WHAT CAN I IMPROVE TO GET IT BETTER. AND I'M SEEING THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE FEEDBACK IS HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE SOME OF THE KINKS. AND I'M HOPING THAT WE'RE NOT JUST MOVING FORWARD, BUT THAT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING BACK AND SAYING THESE THINGS MAY NOT BE WORKING. CAN WE RETHINK HOW WE'RE APPROACHING IT? SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO ANY OF THE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT BE THINKING ABOUT? YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, BOARD MEMBER BRIGGS. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN WE APPRECIATE THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PROGRESS, BUT WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT SATISFIED, RIGHT. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AS AS TRANSPORTATION HAS REMAINED ONE OF HIS AREAS OF FOCUS WITH RESPECT TO THE BUDGET. THERE ARE TWO PILLARS. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT TRANSPORTATION. ONE IS GAINING OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. AND THE SECOND IS STAFFING. [02:25:03] WE'RE VERY CLEAR THAT WE STILL HAVE NEARLY 200 OPEN ROUTES EVERY SINGLE DAY. A ROUTE IS MADE UP OF SIX TRIPS. SO THOSE ARE STAFF MEMBERS THAT HAVE TO LOOP BACK AFTER THEY COMPLETE THEIR NORMAL RUN AND PICK UP STUDENTS. AND THAT PUSHES THE EFFICIENCY DOWN FOR THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. SO WE HAVE TO CLOSE BOTH THE EFFICIENCY GAPS THAT WE HAVE, AS WELL AS THE STAFFING GAPS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR SYSTEM RUN EFFECTIVELY. AND I THINK THAT WILL AS WE AS WE BRING THOSE OF YOU THAT WOULD LOVE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT KIND OF WHERE WE STARTED AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE DATA FROM THE BEGINNING. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'LL JUMP OFF THE PAGE FROM YOU. STILL BEHIND, YOU KNOW, 180 DRIVERS. SO AS WE APPROACH BUDGET SEASON, I URGE THE BOARD TO TO THINK THROUGH KIND OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND, AND KNOWING THAT EVEN THOUGH OUR WAGES ARE ARE IN A PLACE WHERE THEY'RE COMPETITIVE, WE'VE GOT TO DO MORE TO ENSURE THAT OUR AND THAT WE'LL BE THINKING THROUGH OTHER STRATEGIES. WE'VE, YOU KNOW, TALKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HUBS AND A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING, BUT BUT WE'LL BE THINKING THROUGH ALL OF THOSE STRATEGIES. BUT IN ORDER TO TRULY IMPROVE THE AND GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE ARE COMFORTABLE ACROSS THE BOARD, WE WILL HAVE TO INVEST, IN MY OPINION, MORE. OKAY, WELL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE FOR THE COMMENTS. AND REALLY QUICKLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY I DO WANT TO ECHO THAT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT CREATIVE SOLUTIONS. WE CAN'T SOLVE THE TEACHER SHORTAGE ISSUE BY WISHING THAT THERE ARE MORE TEACHERS. WE CAN'T SOLVE THE BUS DRIVER ISSUE BY WISHING THERE WERE MORE BUS DRIVERS. SO WE HAVE TO BE CREATIVE AND WORK AROUND THE ISSUES WE HAVE. AND I AGREE WE ARE DOING SOME OF THAT. JUST ONE EXAMPLE WOULD BE WE CREATED LAST YEAR, THE NON CDL DRIVER POSITION THAT DIDN'T EXIST BEFORE LAST YEAR. SO IF WE COULDN'T FIND CDL DRIVERS WE SAID, WELL LET'S HIRE DRIVERS, LET'S CREATE A CLASSIFICATION AND HIRE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A BASIC DRIVER'S LICENSE AND WE CAN TRANSPORT CHILDREN. SO WE WE BOUGHT THE VANS SO THAT THEY, THEY COULD UTILIZE THOSE, AND WE PICKED OUT THOSE TRIPS THAT WERE SPECIALIZED THAT WOULD UNDER UTILIZE A FULL BUS, AND WE PLACED THOSE STUDENTS ON THOSE VANS. WE'VE ALSO USED CONTRACTOR SUPPORT TO HELP ALSO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RELIEF FROM OUR BUS DRIVERS. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT MULTI-MODAL WAYS TO PROVIDE MORE ACCESS FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER WALKER. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AGAIN, KUDOS TO THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND DOCTOR COLEMAN AND OVERALL OPERATIONS, YOU KNOW, THANKS, VICE CHAIR BRIGGS, FOR TALKING ABOUT THE METRIC AS FAR AS THE REDUCTION IN NOT ONLY EMAILS, BUT TEXT MESSAGES, DOOR KNOCKS, ALL OF THE THINGS. SO WE APPRECIATE OUR CONSTITUENTS CONTINUING TO WRITE TO US. BUT ONE THING THAT I AM CONTINUING TO GET OUTSIDE OF THE JUST FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, I DON'T NEED AN ANSWER TONIGHT. JUST MY GOAL IS TO HAVE YOU THINK THROUGH THIS SO THAT WE CAN STEADILY IMPROVE. IS ONE IS GETTING THERE RIGHT ON. TIME FOR THE BELL START, RIGHT. WE'RE GETTING TO SCHOOL, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT JUST GETTING THERE A LITTLE BIT EARLIER. SO TAKING A LOOK AT THOSE ROUTES, I DO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY'RE CONTINUOUSLY BEING IMPROVED. I KNOW MY SON'S ROUTE HAS CHANGED MULTIPLE TIMES TO EITHER ADD ROUTES OR STOP ROUTES, STOP BUS STOPS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT JUST LOOKING AT THAT CONTINUOUSLY. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS THE SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION FOR THOSE SPECIFIC BUSSES, BECAUSE I AM GETTING A NUMBER OF CALLS WHERE THOSE ARE POPPING UP, EITHER THE ACCESS TO WHERE IT IS OR IT'S SHIFTED A LITTLE BIT AND IT'S NOT. THE PARENTS AREN'T ABLE TO GET THEIR STUDENT TO THAT EXACT NEW BUS STOP. SO IF WE COULD JUST TAKE A LOOK AT OUR SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION SPECIFICALLY AROUND THAT AND OPTIMIZE THAT, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE AMAZING AND BRING US TO WHERE WE ULTIMATELY WANT TO BE FOR OPERATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION. THANKS. THANK YOU. DOCTOR. ANDOVER. TO ECHO EVERYONE ELSE, THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT SO SO LOOKING AT THE AT THE PRESENTATION, I SEE THERE'S A NOTE THAT SPEAKING TO THE MEAN TRIP DURATION AND STATING THAT IT'S ESSENTIALLY REMAINING COMPARABLE. SO TO 68 MINUTES TO 62 MINUTES FROM LAST YEAR. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE ARE OBVIOUSLY SPEAKING TO THE DELAYS. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M HEARING THIS A LOT, NOT ONLY FROM CONSTITUENTS BUT ALSO FROM FRIENDS. I'M, YOU KNOW, LUCKY ENOUGH TO LIVE RATHER CLOSE TO MY SON'S SCHOOL. AND SO WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, EXPERIENCE EXTREME DELAYS. YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO WONDER WHERE YOUR CHILD IS, RIGHT? AND WHAT I'VE HAD TO DO IS PUT AN AIR TAG IN MY CHILD'S BOOK BAG. BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I'M EXTREMELY CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL, THE APP IS NOT STOP FINDER. APP IS NOT SHOWING ME ACCURATELY WHEN MY CHILD IS LEFT. AND THAT'S AGAIN, WE'RE JUST FIVE MINUTES DOWN THE DOWN THE ROAD. BUT I'M ASKING ABOUT THIS. WONDERING IF IN THE THE DATA THAT WE'RE TRACKING, ARE WE ACTUALLY TRACKING PROGRESS AROUND [02:30:02] SCHOOL ARRIVAL TIMES AND DELAYS? I'D BE CURIOUS TO SEE YEAR OVER YEAR. IF THOSE IF THOSE NUMBERS ARE GOING DOWN, AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE SEEING AND USING STOP FINDER OR, YOU KNOW, JUST MORE BROADLY, THE, THE, THE PROGRESS THAT WE'RE SEEING WITH TRANSPORTATION AND OUR BUS ROUTES. ARE WE TRACKING THAT DATA AND IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD SHARE? SO GO AHEAD. YES. WE ARE TRACKING THAT DATA. WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANT, FORMATIVE TO CREATE A DATA DASHBOARD SO THAT IT HAS ALL OF OUR KEY INDICATORS SO THAT WE CAN MONITOR AND OUR TRENDS AND LOOK AT THAT. SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE FINE TUNING THE DATA. WE'RE HAVING TO CLEAN IT UP BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING NEW. AND BETWEEN THE VENDOR AND THE APPLICATION AND OUR CURRENT REALITY, WHERE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DRIVERS AND WE'RE HAVING TO DOUBLE UP, EXCUSE THE SYSTEM, AND SO WE HAVE TO SCRUB THAT DATA TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THE MOST ACCURATE. AND WHAT'S BEEN SHOWING THUS FAR IS, IS AN IMPROVEMENT. IT'S NOT WHERE ANYWHERE WE WANT TO BE RIGHT NOW, BUT IT IS AN IMPROVEMENT. AND I FEEL LIKE KEEP WORKING ON ADDING THOSE COMPONENTS OF OPERATIONS AND STAFFING TO IT. WE CAN GET TO THAT POINT, AND SO SOON WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS DATA AND LET YOU SEE THE TRENDS THAT WE ARE SEEING. THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES OUR TRANSPORTATION AUDIT. THANK YOU. UPDATE. MOVING. YEAH. WE CAN GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. YES. MOVING ON TO 15.2 SPECIAL EDUCATION AN OVERVIEW OF THE IEP PROCESS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE BACK TO THE MICROPHONE OUR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, DOCTOR JUDY WHITE, TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE IN REFERENCE TO THE IEP PROCESS AND IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. DOCTOR WHITE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. NOW, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT I'M NOT GOING TO DO ALL 89 SLIDES. YES, BECAUSE I WANT TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE. WE'RE GOING TO COVER THE IEP PROCESS. HOWEVER, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDED A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR YOU TO LOOK AT. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS NEXT SLIDE. CHARLES, I THINK I NEED HELP AT FIRST. THERE WE GO. OKAY. THANK YOU. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS SLIDE, THIS IS WHAT'S IN THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION. TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE IEP PROCESS. BUT WE WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME CONTEXT OF WHO WE SERVE. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE INFORMATION FOR COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING. SO HOW ARE WE AUDITED. HOW DO WE MONITOR WHAT TAKES PLACE IN THE DISTRICT? HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO COMPLAINTS DO WE HAVE TO GO TO THE STATE? WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO WHEN THAT HAPPENS? WHAT IS OUR DASHBOARD LOOK LIKE? I'VE ALSO PROVIDED YOU WITH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP INFORMATION. YOU HEARD ONE OF OUR PARENTS ACTUALLY SHARED TONIGHT THAT LAST YEAR SHE CAME AND THEY HAD RECOMMENDATIONS FOR US. MANY OF THE THINGS SHE TALKED ABOUT WERE THINGS THAT WE DID IN PARTNERSHIP AND APPROVED, IMPROVED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES FOR OUR FAMILIES, LIKE THE AMOUNT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WE'RE DOING. BECAUSE I ALWAYS LIKE BRINGING GIFTS. YOU WILL. YOU WILL FIND THAT I BRING GIFTS TO YOU ALL WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU. YOU DON'T HAVE TO OPEN IT NOW, BUT MANY OF THE LINKS THAT WE PUT INSIDE, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD A COPY. THE BIGGEST THING OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS IN HERE, BUT WE CREATED A TOOLKIT JUST FOR YOU. SO WE HAVE ONE FOR OUR FAMILIES. THAT'S WAY THICKER THAN THIS. BUT WE WANTED YOU TO HAVE THE QUICKEST. THE OTHER THING I'LL POINT OUT AND THEN WE'LL GET STARTED, IS JUST HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE WITH OUR FAMILIES? A QR CODE IF PARENTS COME TO YOU AND THEY NEED HELP TO THE FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER, THE EMAIL ADDRESS. SO THIS THESE ARE RESOURCES FOR YOU THAT LINKS ARE ALSO IN THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT I HAVE THE HONOR OF SITTING WITH TRANEL BOWMAN. SHE'S OUR ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. YOU WILL SEE US GO THROUGH DIFFERENT SLIDES THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COVER THE IEP PROCESS, AND TO MAKE SURE WE TALK ABOUT WAYS THAT YOU CAN HAVE AND ADVOCATE FOR YOUR FAMILIES IF THEY REACH OUT TO YOU OR YOUR CONSTITUENTS TO GET THEM TO US SO THAT WE CAN HELP SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS. SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU ON WHO WE SERVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. OKAY. SO I WANTED TO START BY SHARING WITH YOU OUR DEMOGRAPHIC DATA. AS OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, THE OCTOBER 1ST ENROLLMENT DATA IS ALWAYS OUR OFFICIAL COUNT OF DATA FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE SERVED 16,438 STUDENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. WE ARE A BIRTH TO AGE 21 STATE IN MARYLAND. SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT BREAKS DOWN THROUGH BIRTH TO FIVE. ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. YOU ALSO HAVE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF YOUR FOLDER WHAT WE CALL A SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM LOCATION CHART. WE DO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SERVICES OR SPECIFIC SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. SO AGAIN ON YOUR LEFT HAND SIDE, YOU DO HAVE A SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM LOCATION CHART. [02:35:05] IT PROVIDES YOU WITH INFORMATION ACROSS THE DISTRICT WHERE OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS ARE. OUR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, AUTISM EXTENSIONS, AUTISM PROGRAMS, OUR REGIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. OUR COMPREHENSIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. WE ALSO HAVE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING, A PARENT INFANT PROGRAM, AND OUR COMMUNITY REFERENCE INSTRUCTION PROGRAM. SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAD THAT INFORMATION FOR YOUR REFERENCE. THE NEXT PIECE WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO IS THE IEP PROCESS. AND I'M JUST GOING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW. AND BEFORE SHE GOES, I JUST WANT TO STOP REALLY QUICK JUST TO MAKE A NOTE. I KNOW AUTISM, A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES ARE ASKING ABOUT AUTISM. WHAT WE ALSO HAVE AND WE'LL PROVIDE IT TO YOU. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE IT IN THE FOLDER IS THE DISTRICT THAT OVERLAYS OUR PROGRAM, SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE AUTISM PROGRAMS ALL OVER THE DISTRICT, AND THEN THAT WAY YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT BOUNDARIES SERVES EACH PROGRAM, AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE WHICH PROGRAMS BASED ON THIS LIST IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. I KNOW SOMETIMES PARENTS THINK, OH, WE ONLY HAVE 1 OR 2 THE WAY WE HAVE SPECIALTY PROGRAMS. THAT IS NOT THE CASE WITH AUTISM. THEY ARE ALL OVER THE DISTRICT, AND AS WE HAVE MORE STUDENTS THAT COME IN TO OUR SYSTEM, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE LOOK FOR SCHOOLS WHERE WE HAVE SEATS. ANOTHER THING JUST TO NOTE IS THAT OUR NUMBERS FOR AUTISM TREND HAVE GONE UP. SO IN 20 SLIDE EIGHT I JUST WANT TO JUST SHOW THIS REALLY QUICK. SO WHEN YOU LOOK HERE IN 2013, 2014 LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF AUTISM STUDENTS WE HAD 1600, ROUGHLY. LOOK AT 2425. IF YOU LOOK AT 2013, 2014, LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF AUTISM PROGRAMS WE HAD THEN. AND IF YOU LOOK DOWN THAT ROAD, LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE NOW. IF YOU LOOK AT JUST FROM 2020, LOOK WHERE WE ARE NOW. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT CONTEXT BECAUSE I KNOW MANY OF YOU GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT AUTISM. NOW, THIS DOESN'T EVEN MEAN THE AUTISM STUDENTS THAT ARE IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS. THIS IS SIMPLY THE AUTISM STUDENTS THAT ARE IN OUR SPECIALTY PROGRAMS, SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR AUTISM. ALL RIGHT. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT SPECIAL EDUCATION, THERE'S TWO LAWS THAT GOVERN WHAT WE DO IN MARYLAND. FIRST, WE HAVE OUR FEDERAL REGULATION WHICH IS THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR CODE OF MARYLAND REGULATIONS. MARYLAND IS VERY UNIQUE IN THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE IN MARYLAND THAT GOVERN SPECIAL EDUCATION PROCESS THAT YOU WILL NOT FIND IN OTHER STATES. YOU ALSO MAY FIND THAT IN MARYLAND WE START CERTAIN SERVICES AT AN EARLIER AGE. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IN MARYLAND, OUR SECONDARY TRANSITION SERVICES, IF YOU LOOK AT IDEA, THOSE SERVICES START AT AGE 16 WITH A STUDENT MUST HAVE A TRANSITION PLAN. BUT IN MARYLAND THEY START AT 14. SO THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF SOME SHIFTS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CODE OF MARYLAND REGULATIONS THAT YOU WILL NOT FIND IN IDA. THIS JUST PROVIDES YOU WITH A FLOWCHART OF OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROCESS. SO IT ALWAYS STARTS WITH A REFERRAL. AND A REFERRAL CAN BE MADE BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN. IT CAN ALSO BE MADE BY A STAFF MEMBER FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE IN OUR INFANTS AND TODDLERS PROGRAM. A REFERRAL MAY EVEN COME IN FROM THE PEDIATRICIAN. SO REFERRALS COME IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, PARTICULARLY BASED ON THE AGE OF THE CHILD. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE REFERRAL, WE HAVE TO THEN DETERMINE IF WE HAVE TO HAVE TO CONDUCT AN EVALUATION BASED ON THE REFERRAL. SO IF THE REFERRAL COMES IN THAT THEY SUSPECT THAT A STUDENT HAS A DISABILITY, WE LOOK AT THAT INFORMATION. THERE MAY BE OUTSIDE ASSESSMENTS THAT THE STUDENT OR THE FAMILY HAS ALREADY GONE THROUGH THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY USE. SO WE HAVE THIS EVALUATION PROCESS THAT WE LOOK AT. ALSO DURING THE EVALUATION PROCESS WE'RE DETERMINING IF WE NEED ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS. SO DO WE NEED A PSYCHOLOGICAL. DO WE NEED AN EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT. DOES THE STUDENT HAVE FINE MOTOR DIFFICULTIES THAT MAY CALL FOR AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSESSMENT. SO WE LOOK AT ALL THAT DURING THAT EVALUATION PROCESS. THEN WE DETERMINE IF THE CHILD IS ELIGIBLE. WE HAVE 14 DIFFERENT DISABILITY CATEGORIES AROUND ELIGIBILITY. WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT EDUCATIONAL IMPACT. SO JUST BECAUSE A STUDENT HAS AUTISM DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY MAY REQUIRE AN IEP. SO IT'S REALLY ABOUT EDUCATIONAL IMPACT THAT REQUIRES SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR US TO ALSO IMPLEMENT SPECIALLY DESIGNED INSTRUCTION SUCH AS ACCOMMODATIONS, SIMPLY AIDES AND SERVICES, ETC. EACH YEAR. WE DO ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT OTHER THINGS. PART OF THE ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS, WHICH I'LL GET INTO IF THE STUDENT IS FOUND ELIGIBLE AGAIN UNDER THOSE 14 DIFFERENT DISABILITY CATEGORIES. WE THEN HAVE TO DEVELOP AN IEP FOR THAT STUDENT. WE ALSO HAVE TO GET CONSENT TO IMPLEMENT THE FIRST IEP. SO A PARENT ACTUALLY HAS TO PHYSICALLY SIGN FOR SERVICES TO IMPLEMENT THE INITIAL IEP. [02:40:03] WE THEN IMPLEMENT THAT IEP AND THEN WE PROGRESS MONITOR THE IEP. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT EACH QUARTER JUST AS WE GIVE REPORT CARDS IN ADDITION TO GIVING REPORT CARDS, IF A STUDENT HAS AN IEP, WE ALSO HAVE TO GIVE AN IEP PROGRESS REPORT THAT GIVES PARENTS INFORMATION AROUND THE PROGRESS THAT THEIR CHILD IS MAKING AROUND IEP GOALS. AND THEN EVERY SINGLE YEAR, WE HAVE TO HAVE WHAT WE CALL AN ANNUAL REVIEW MEETING, WHERE WE ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE IEP AND SERVICES AND DETERMINE IF ANY ADJUSTMENTS FOR GOALS, RELATED SERVICES, ACCOMMODATIONS, ETC. ARE NEEDED. THE OTHER IMPORTANT PIECE AROUND THE ANNUAL REVIEW IS THAT WE HAVE TO DETERMINE EVERY SINGLE CHILD. SO YOU SAW THE NUMBER EARLIER 16,438 STUDENTS WITH IEPS. EVERY YEAR WE HAVE TO DETERMINE IF THEY QUALIFY FOR EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR SERVICES. THOSE ARE SERVICES THAT HAPPEN AS PART OF OUR SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM IN THE DISTRICT. AND SO EVERY STUDENT HAS TO BE REVIEWED. AND THEN ONCE A STUDENT TURNS 14, WE THEN HAVE TO DEVELOP A TRANSITION PLAN TO TALK ABOUT POST-SECONDARY GOALS AND OUTCOMES. IS THE STUDENT GOING TO COLLEGE? IS THE STUDENT GOING THROUGH A CTE PATHWAY? ET CETERA. THERE ARE A LOT OF TIMELINES ASSOCIATED WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION PROCESSES. THIS IS A FLOW CHART THAT GIVES YOU ALL OF THE VARIOUS TIMELINES WE ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW. REMEMBER SOME OF THESE. MOST OF THE TIMELINES ARE UNDER IDA, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE UNDER THE STATE OF MARYLAND CODE OF REGULATIONS. WE HAVE A VERY ACTIVE FAMILY AND ADVOCACY IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND, AND YEARS AGO THEY ADVOCATED FOR WHAT WE CALL THE MARYLAND FIVE DAY RULE. WE ARE THE ONLY STATE THAT HAS A FIVE DAY RULE. THE FIVE DAY RULE MEANS FIVE BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE AN IEP MEETING IS HELD. WE MUST PROVIDE THE PARENT WITH A COPY OF DATA ASSESSMENT REPORTS, ANYTHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW WITH THE PARENT. WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT TO THEM FIVE DAYS BEFORE AN IEP MEETING. AFTER THE IEP MEETING IS HELD, ANY UPDATES TO THE IEP, ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE ASSESSMENT REPORTS, ETC.. WE ALSO HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT FIVE DAYS AFTER THE IEP MEETING. THAT ALSO INCLUDES WHAT WE CALL A PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE MEETING MINUTES OF WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT DECISIONS WERE MADE, WHAT ACTIONS WERE ACTIONS WERE PROPOSED? WHAT ACTIONS WERE REJECTED AND WOULD ANY NEXT STEPS ARE CONCERNING? THE STUDENT ALSO HIGHLIGHTED HERE IS THAT WE DO HAVE TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION FOR AN IEP MEETING TEN DAYS BEFORE TEN CALENDAR CALENDAR DAYS. WE DO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FAMILIES ARE AWARE OF THE MEETING TAKING PLACE. THERE ARE PROVISIONS TO WAIVE THE TEN DAY NOTICE IF THE PARENT DOES GIVE US CONSENT. IN MARYLAND, AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER MARYLAND CODE OF MARYLAND REGULATIONS THAT YOU WON'T FIND IN IDA. THERE ARE CERTAIN PARAMETERS THAT WE HAVE AROUND CONSENT THAT IS BEYOND THE INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF SERVICES. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF A STUDENT IS GOING TO BE ON AN ALTERNATE EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK, PARENTS MUST GIVE CONSENT AS PART OF THE IEP PROCESS. IF WE'RE GOING TO USE SECLUSION AT OUR NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS OR RESTRAINT IN OUR NONPUBLIC AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, A PARENT HAS TO GIVE CONSENT FOR THAT TO BE IMPLEMENTED AS PART OF A BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION PLAN. THOSE ARE JUST TWO EXAMPLES THAT I CAN GIVE YOU THAT ARE BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL IDA REGULATIONS. WE ALSO HAVE 30 DAYS TO CONVENE A MEETING IF WE'RE LOOKING AT SUSPECTED DISABILITY FOR ELIGIBILITY. WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TRANSLATE IEPS AND TO OUR HIGHEST LANGUAGES IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. SO THIS IS ANOTHER MARYLAND REGULATION YOU WON'T FIND IN IDA. IF 1% OF OUR POPULATION IS REFLECTED AS ENGLISH LEARNERS IN OUR DISTRICT, WE HAVE TO TRANSLATE UPON PARENT REQUEST THE IEP AND PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE. AND OUR DISTRICT. THOSE TWO LANGUAGES ARE SPANISH AND FRENCH. AND WE LOOK AT THAT DATA EVERY YEAR. IF A THIRD LANGUAGE EMERGES AS 1% OF OUR POPULATION, WE WILL BE ALSO TRANSLATING THOSE DOCUMENTS UPON PARENT REQUEST. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CALENDAR TIMELINE FROM CONSENT, AGAIN, A PARENT MUST GIVE CONSENT FOR ASSESSMENTS. IT IS A 90 DAY 90 DAY WINDOW TO THROUGH THAT DEVELOPMENT OF THE IEP. AND THEN EVERY THREE YEARS WE HAVE TO LOOK AT CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY. DOES THIS CHILD CONTINUE TO QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. THAT HAS TO BE DONE A MINIMUM OF EVERY THREE YEARS FOR CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY. IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT WE ASSESS A STUDENT AT THAT THREE YEAR MARK, BUT WE DO HAVE TO DO THAT EVALUATION. SOMETIMES IEP TEAMS MAY REQUEST AN EVALUATION TO BE DONE YEARLY AND NOT AT THE THREE YEAR MARK, BUT AT MINIMUM, WE HAVE TO DO IT EVERY THREE YEARS AND THEN AGAIN YEARLY. WE HAVE TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR SERVICES. AND THEN WHAT I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT HERE, YOU SEE THE TIMELINE WHEN LATER ON IN THE PRESENTATION, [02:45:04] WHEN YOU'RE REVIEWING IT ON YOUR OWN, YOU'LL NOTICE FOR ANY FINDINGS THAT WE MAY HAVE, IT COULD BE THAT WE MISSED ANYTHING IN HERE. IT COULD BE SOMETHING SIMPLE THAT WE DIDN'T DO IN FIVE DAYS. WE DID IT IN SIX. SO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND WITH THE TIGHT TIMELINE. AND AGAIN, THE REFERRAL PROCESS I PROCESS, I DID HIGHLIGHT THIS. WE ARE OBLIGATED IF WE SUSPECT THAT A CHILD HAS A DISABILITY, TO CONVENE AN IEP MEETING AND HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. SO KEEP IN MIND A STAFF MEMBER OR A PARENT OR GUARDIAN OR GUARDIAN CAN REFER TO THE IEP TEAM IF THEY SUSPECT THAT A CHILD HAS A DISABILITY. THE OTHER IMPORTANT PIECE AROUND OUR REFERRAL PROCESS IS THAT A STUDENT COULD BE GOING THROUGH OUR RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION OR MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT, AND ALSO GOING THROUGH THE ELIGIBILITY PROCESS FOR SPECIAL ED. AND SO THOSE SYSTEMS ARE NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH ONE ANOTHER, BUT STUDENTS COULD BE GOING THROUGH THEM AT THE SAME TIME. AGAIN, ONCE THE REQUEST HAS BEEN RECEIVED, AN IEP MEETING WILL BE SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS THE CONCERNS AND ANY PERTINENT INFORMATION. AT TIMES, WE ARE ABLE TO QUALIFY THE STUDENT WITHOUT DOING OUR OWN ASSESSMENTS, PARTICULARLY IF AGAIN, STUDENTS HAVE OUTSIDE ASSESSMENTS. SO WE TAKE THAT ALL INTO ACCOUNT. SO WE JUST WANT TO QUICKLY THAT'S THAT IS THE IEP PROCESS. THESE ADDITIONAL SLIDES HERE. THESE ARE JUST SECTIONS THAT SECTIONS THAT ARE IN THE IEP. WE WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE. IF YOU LOOK SO EVERY TIME WE DO AN IEP, THE TEACHERS MUST COMPLETE EVERY LAST ONE OF THOSE SECTIONS. ADDITIONALLY DISMISSAL FROM SPECIAL ED QUICKLY JUST TALK ABOUT THAT PART. SO I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT IF A PARENT OR THE IEP TEAM BELIEVES THE STUDENT HAS MADE PROGRESS AND NO LONGER REQUIRES SPECIAL ED SERVICES, WE MUST DO AN EVALUATION BEFORE WE DISMISS THEM FROM SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. AND SO THAT JUST IS GIVING YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. AND THEN WE DOCUMENT THAT DECISION AS PART OF THE PROCESS. WE DID PROVIDE YOU WITH A LINK, SO YOU CAN GO ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND WATCH A DEEPER DIVE OF THE IEP PROCESS TO GET MORE INFORMATION. ALL RIGHT. HERE WE KNOW THIS IS WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHEN YOUR CONSTITUENTS ARE EMAILING YOU AND THEY WANT TO KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE. THESE ARE THE STEPS THAT WE NEED YOU TO HELP THEM WITH. DID THEY CONTACT THEIR CASE MANAGER? EVERY SINGLE STUDENT HAS A CASE MANAGER AT THEIR SCHOOL. IF THAT DIDN'T WORK, DID THEY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRINCIPAL? SO WE JUST WANTED YOU TO HAVE THAT THERE. WE'VE ALSO PROVIDED IT'S IN YOUR FOLDER, A RESOLUTION CONTACT LIST. HERE ARE WAYS THAT WE RESOLVE DISAGREEMENTS FORMALLY. WE CAN WE HAVE MEDIATION. WE HAVE DUE PROCESS. AND OR THEY CAN GO TO THE STATE. IT IS A PARENT'S RIGHT TO GO TO THE STATE. WE DON'T STOP THEM FROM DOING SO. MISS. SO THESE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF MYTHS AND FACTS THAT WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE OFTEN HEAR. ONE IS AROUND, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS IN CHARGE OF THE STUDENTS PLACEMENT AND MAKING THOSE DECISIONS. ALL DECISIONS THAT GOVERN A STUDENT'S PLACEMENT IN TERMS OF WHERE THE IEP IS GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED MUST BE MADE THROUGH THE IEP TEAM PROCESS. SOMETIMES WE OFTEN GET OR HEAR THAT A FINAL PLAN 504 PLAN IS THE SAME AS AN IEP. AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT UNDER SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, IT DOES APPLY TO LOOKING AT STUDENTS WHO MAY HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL LIMIT OF A MAJOR LIFE FUNCTION AND ONLY REQUIRE ACCOMMODATIONS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION AND IEPS. IT REALLY LOOKS AT SPECIALLY DESIGNED INSTRUCTION AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT THE IEP THAT THE 504 MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE. THE OTHER BIG PIECE IS THAT A STUDENT WHO IS PROVIDED WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES MUST RECEIVE COMP SERVICES OR COMPENSATORY EDUCATION SERVICES IF THERE IS A VACANCY, FOR EXAMPLE. NOT ALL STUDENTS MAY QUALIFY FOR COMPENSATORY SERVICES IF THEY ARE MISS SERVICES. WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST DATA ANALYSIS PROCESS THAT WE FOLLOW THAT WE LOOK AT. AND AGAIN, IF THE STUDENT HAS MADE PROGRESS, PROGRESS IN SPITE OF A VACANCY, AS AN EXAMPLE, THEY MAY NOT BE EDUCATIONALLY IMPACTED. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A GLIMPSE OF PERCENTAGES, WHEN WE WENT THROUGH COVID, EVERY SINGLE CHILD IN THE DISTRICT HAD TO BE REVIEWED WITH AN IEP, AND ONLY ABOUT 20% OF THEM QUALIFY FOR COMP SERVICES. AND THEN THE IN THE LAST MYTH IS IF A STUDENT HAS AN IEP, ALL ISSUES SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY THE IEP TEAM OR THE DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION. AND WE WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT NOT ALL ISSUES, ALL ISSUES THAT MAY EMERGE WITH A STUDENT WITH AN IEP REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TO SUPPORT, OR REQUIRES THE FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE'S ISSUES AROUND GRADING OR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, OR THE INTERACTION WITH THE STAFF MEMBER AND A STUDENT, THOSE REALLY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND HANDLED AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL RATHER THAN THROUGH THE IEP OR DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION. ALL THESE WONDERFUL THINGS. I KNOW YOU ALL ARE GOING TO ASK ME QUESTIONS ABOUT LATER ON, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW AND LEARN. BUT HERE, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT AGAIN, BECAUSE WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US, AND WE WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THIS WAS BUILT SOLELY FOR YOU. [02:50:03] THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE DID THIS YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL HAD TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND. WE MADE IT REALLY SIMPLISTIC AS WE COULD TO JUST GIVE YOU SUPPORT HERE. WE JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT. SO HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT FAMILIES RIGHT. AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER. ENCOURAGE THEM TO REACH OUT TO THEIR CASE MANAGER. IF THE SCHOOL ISN'T RESPONSIVE, EVERY EVERY SCHOOL HAS AN AREA OFFICE. WE HAVE THE FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER. WE'VE PROVIDED YOU WITH THAT INFORMATION. AND YOU ALL KNOW A WAY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME. IF ALL ELSE FAILS, THERE IS A WAY TO GET TO ME AND I WILL ENSURE IT GETS TO THE RIGHT OFFICE. HERE IT'S IN YOUR FOLDER IS THE QR CODE FOR OUR FAMILIES. THIS IS POSTED. THERE'S THE NUMBER TO THE FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER. JUST A NOTE ABOUT THE FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER. MARYLAND MSD MAKES SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE LEE IN MARYLAND HAS ONE. PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY IS THE ONLY ONE THAT PUTS THREE ADDITIONAL STAFF TO OUR FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER. AND WITH THAT. THAT WRAPS US UP ABOUT THE IEP PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. BOARD MEMBERS. BEFORE WE START TAKING QUESTIONS, I WANT US TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE TIME, AND WE WILL NOT BE DOING TWO ROUNDS. SO THE TIME THAT'S ALLOTTED THE TWO. WHAT IS IT, TWO MINUTES, 2.5 MINUTES WILL BE THE TIME TO ASK THE QUESTION AND FOR THE REBUTTAL. SO THANK YOU. SO THE FIRST PERSON I WANT TO RECOGNIZE IS NUMBER SEVEN, AND THAT IS BOARD MEMBER BROWN. YES. THANK YOU. SO I SAW I DID GO OVER THIS THE SLIDES, TWO SLIDES 35 AND 36 DISCUSS VIOLATIONS THAT WERE TRENDING. CAN YOU KIND OF TALK ABOUT IF IT WAS OPERATIONAL, IF IT WAS A TRAINING, LIKE WHAT AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY DO WE HAVE TO, I GUESS, LIMIT THOSE VIOLATIONS. SO WHAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU IS WE DO HAVE A TOP FIVE THAT WE SHARE WITH PRINCIPALS IN TERMS OF AS WE LOOK AT OUR COMPLAINTS, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU IN TERMS OF OUR TOP FIVE VIOLATIONS. WE DO HAVE WHAT WE CALL PROCEDURAL AND SUBSTANTIVE VIOLATIONS, PROCEDURAL THINGS LIKE THE FIVE DAY RULE, AS DOCTOR WHITE ALLUDED TO EARLIER. WE MIGHT WE PROBABLY DID NOT MEET A SPECIFIC TIMELINE. AND THEN WE HAD SUBSTANTIVE VIOLATIONS WHERE WE MAY HAVE A VACANCY FOR A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, AND THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED US TO HAVE TO HAVE AN IEP MEETING FOR EDUCATIONAL IMPACT. BUT I CAN DEFINITELY PROVIDE YOU WITH OUR TREND DATA. WE DO SHARE THAT EACH YEAR WITH OUR PRINCIPALS AND REALLY HELP THEM FOCUS ON WHAT IS THE ISSUE. HOW DO I PLAN FOR THIS ISSUE? HOW DO I IMPLEMENT THIS ISSUE AND HOW DO I MONITOR IT? SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT PRESENTATION WITH YOU SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHAT OUR TREND DATA LOOKS LIKE. MISS BROWN. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT I HAVE BOARD MEMBER BRUCE ESTRADA. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND BETTER WHY SECTION 504 SERVICES ARE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT SERVICES AND NOT SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE I KEEP RUNNING INTO A CIRCLE OF THAT AND I AND HONESTLY, I KEEP FORGETTING. AND SO CAN YOU JUST GIVE US CLARITY ABOUT WHY THAT IS AND THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART AND SUPERVISORY STRUCTURE? THANK YOU. I WOULD SAY SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THIS DISTRICT OFF AND ON FOR 28 YEARS, THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT SERVICES. IF YOU EVEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE STATE LEVEL, THEY ARE ACTUALLY OPERATING UNDER THE DIVISION OF LIKE FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES. AND SO I PROBABLY COULDN'T I'M PROBABLY NOT THE BEST PERSON TO ARTICULATE WHY THEY'RE SITTING UNDER STUDENT SERVICES. I WILL SAY DISTRICT WIDE. IT'S PRETTY MUCH AN EVEN SPLIT IN SOME DISTRICTS. THEY ARE UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND IN SOME DISTRICTS THEY ARE UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT SERVICES. AND THAT'S PRETTY AN EVEN SPLIT EVEN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. I WOULD SAY HISTORICALLY WHEN I CAME TO THE DISTRICT, IT WAS THAT WAY. YEAH. THE OTHER THING I THING I WOULD ADD TO IT CHIEF DAVIS, I KNOW MAY WANT TO ADD TO IT, IS THAT THE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE KIND OF LIKE THE CASE MANAGER OF THE 504, WHICH COULD BE ANOTHER REASON WHY, AS A DISTRICT, THEY'RE UNDER STUDENT SERVICES, BECAUSE IT'S THE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELOR WHO DOES SERVE AS THE 504 COORDINATOR AT EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL. SO THAT'S ANOTHER BIT OF INFORMATION I COULD SHARE. YEAH, THAT'S HELPFUL. AND I THINK IT'S JUST KIND OF HOLDING ON TO THAT PATH, THAT ORGANIZATIONAL PATHWAY, WHEN IT WOULD SEEM SO LOGICAL THAT IT WOULD BE UNDER THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DIVISION COMPLETELY. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT CROSS ACROSS BOTH. AND SO OUR ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT ELIZABETH FAISON AND TRANEL WORK HAND IN HAND BECAUSE THERE'S MANY THINGS COMING FROM THE STATE THAT ARE SPLIT BUT TOGETHER. YEAH. THAT'S HELPFUL. THANK YOU. THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION TONIGHT. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER WALKER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [02:55:02] AWESOME PRESENTATION AS USUAL, LADIES. FIRST QUESTION, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS AND WE'RE GOING TO KNOCK IT OUT IN 2.5 MINUTES. OKAY. THE FIRST IS AROUND THE MEASUREMENT OF COMPLIANCE. AND THE SECOND PIECE IS AROUND MONITORING OUR EDUCATORS. SO THE FIRST ONE IS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF COMPLIANCE. WHAT IS THE REVIEW PROCESS IN THE SCHOOL AT THE SCHOOL AND DISTRICT LEVEL, TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING THE PROCESSES AND ENSURING THAT OUR IEP PROCESS MEETS THE FEDERAL STANDARDS. OKAY. SO THAT'S THE FIRST ONE AROUND MEASUREMENT OF COMPLIANCE. AND THE SECOND QUESTION THAT I HAVE FOR YOU, IF YOU GET TO IT, IF NOT, YOU CAN EMAIL ME BECAUSE THE FIRST ONE IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IS AROUND SPECIAL EDUCATORS. I GET A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AROUND, YOU KNOW, THESE SPECIAL EDUCATORS, THEY MIGHT NOT BE THERE. THEY MIGHT HAVE LAUGHED. AND THEN THE THE SCHOLARS GO TO GENERAL POPULATION FOR THE GENERAL TEACHERS. AND SO I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE KEPT AN EYE ON THAT. AND THEN, ESPECIALLY AS WE MOVE INTO BUDGET SEASON, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT FOR THE NEED FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATORS IF THEY'RE LACKING. AND IF THEY'RE, IF OUR SCHOLARS ARE REALLY GOING INTO GENERAL POPULATION IF THEY NEED TO BE SPECIALIZED. SO I'LL TAKE I'LL ANSWER THE FIRST ONE. THE QUICKEST ANSWER I WOULD GIVE YOU IS PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, UNLIKE MOST DISTRICTS, CREATED OUR OWN DATA DASHBOARD THAT IN A MOMENT WE CAN GO IN LIKE THIS AND LOOK AT ALL OF OUR COMPLIANCE DATA. WE ALSO, AS A SYSTEM, THROUGH OUR CHIEF ZUCKERMAN, ARE ABLE TO SEND OUT AN EMAIL EVERY SINGLE WEEK THAT GOES AT EVERY SCHOOL, FOR EVERY IEP THAT'S OUT OUT OF COMPLIANCE. RIGHT. AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO QUICKLY SAY, AS SOON AS I SEE IT, I'M LIKE, HOW ARE WE HELPING THIS SCHOOL? HOW IT ALLOWS US TO KNOW. THE OTHER THING I WILL SAY IS THAT WE HAVE AN CIS ASSIGNED TO EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL. SO THE AVERAGE CASE LOAD IN OUR CSI SCHOOLS IS PROBABLY ABOUT EIGHT. AND EVERYWHERE ELSE IS PROBABLY ABOUT 12. AND THEY'RE MEETING WITH THOSE PRINCIPALS. THEY KEEP GOOGLE DOCS ROLLING AGENDAS WHERE WE CAN GO IN AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE AND LOOK UP A KID'S CASE. WE CAN LOOK UP THE CONVERSATION, BUT THE DATA DASHBOARD YOU ALL HAVE SAMPLE IN YOUR FOLDER OF THE TYPE OF REPORTS THAT WE KEEP. AND THEN WE ALSO PROVIDED YOU WITH JUST AN EXAMPLE OF OUR JANUARY SPECIAL ED ACCOUNTABILITY CHECKLIST, JUST SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT TO SEE WHAT SOME OF THE ITEMS ARE THAT ARE INCLUDED ON THAT. AND THEN I THINK YOUR SECOND QUESTION WAS JUST AROUND, HOW DO WE SUPPORT. SO WE ALWAYS MAKE THE BEST DECISION AS IT RELATES TO PROGRAM AND PLACEMENT, WHICH IS THROUGH THE IEP TEAM PROCESS. THERE MAY BE SUPPORT PLANS THAT ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED THAT MAY LOOK VERY DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF OUR VACANCIES, BUT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT. AND TO REALLY BE ABLE TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN BEST SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS IN SPITE OF THE VACANCIES. AND WE'VE LEVERAGED IF YOU GO TO ONE OF THE LAST POWERPOINT SLIDES, IT TALKS ABOUT OUR CHALLENGES. I THINK I BELIEVE IT'S SLIDE 88. IT DOES GIVE YOU SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE TO REALLY LOOK AT OUR CHALLENGES AND HOW WE OVERCOME THAT, WHICH WILL GIVE YOU, I THINK, SOME INFORMATION OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TRIED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT I HAVE DOCTOR MOSS, FOLLOWED BY DOCTOR ANDOLFO, FOLLOWED BY BOARD MEMBER ZAKIA. YEAH. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY, AS COMPLIMENTARY AS YOU ALL WERE OF THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, I WANT TO BE OF THAT OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THESE GOOD FOLKS SPENT THEIR CHRISTMAS WALKING ME THROUGH ALL OF MY QUESTIONS AND REELING ME IN WHERE I WAS WRONG, AND I SO I SO MUCH SO APPRECIATE THEM FOR THEIR WORK. BUT I THERE WAS ONE THING THAT YOU ALL DID NOT HIGHLIGHT THAT I THINK IS SUPER IMPORTANT. MANY OF THE ISSUES THAT WE FACE WITH REGARD TO SPECIAL EDUCATION ARE REALLY AROUND CUSTOMER SERVICE. AND I'D LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS THAT YOU HAVE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PARENT RELATIONSHIPS. WHAT WE HEARD IN PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY WAS REALLY PARENTS NOT HAVING A GOOD EXPERIENCE, NOT ISSUES OF COMPLIANCE. AND YOU'VE DONE SOME GOOD WORK TO RECTIFY THIS. SO IN THE BALANCE OF MY TIME, I HOPE YOU ALL CAN DO THAT. SO THE QUICK ANSWER TO THAT IS NUMBER ONE WE HAVE THE FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER. WE DO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL OF THEM. WITH DOCTOR DAVIS, WE'RE REALLY WORKING AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL IS IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS, EVEN THE ONES THAT YOU GET INTO YOUR EMAILS, IT'S I WOULD SAY 90% DON'T EVEN TALK ABOUT THE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE. IT'S ABOUT HOW THEY WOULD TALK TO. SO ONE OF THE THINGS BASED ON ACTUALLY PARENT SMITH THAT'S IN THE AUDIENCE IS DO WE SURVEY PARENTS. SO AT THE END OF EVERY SINGLE IEP MEETING, THEY'RE ABLE TO TAKE A SURVEY. OUT OF OVER 600 PARENTS THAT HAVE FILLED OUT THAT SURVEY, WITH THE HIGHEST RANK BEING A FIVE, WE'RE AVERAGING A 4.5 WHEN I GET THAT EVERY OTHER WEEK, AND I LOOK AT IT WHERE I SEE ONES, I LOOK AT THAT SCHOOL AND I GO DOWN AND I LOOK AT THAT SCHOOL TO SEE IF I SEE OTHER ONES OR TWOS. AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING ARE ISOLATED INCIDENTS, BUT IT ALLOWS US THEN TO WORK WITH SCHOOL TEAMS TO FIND OUT HOW WE CAN SUPPORT AND HOW WE CAN WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THOSE FAMILIES. THAT'S A QUICK ANSWER OF OF AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE'RE SUPPORTING OUR FAMILIES. AND I'D LIKE JUST TO TO ADD AS AS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE WE HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT FOCUS AREAS THAT THAT WE'RE REALLY PUSHING IN. OUR PRINCIPALS MEETING IS ON TOP OF MATH AND LITERACY AS WELL AS ATTENDANCE. BUILDING CAPACITY THROUGH COACHING AND FEEDBACK, AS I INDICATED. BUT TO REALLY SPEAK TO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THERE IS A MAJOR FOCUS THIS YEAR ON STRENGTHENING SCHOOL CULTURE AND CLIMATE. [03:00:04] AND THIS IS A PART OF WHAT CUSTOMER SERVICE IS. SO IT'S A CONCERTED EFFORT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT WITH EVERY PRINCIPAL, WITH EVERY PRINCIPAL MEETING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, IS TO IMPROVE THAT EXPERIENCE THAT PARENTS HAVE COMING INTO OUR BUILDINGS. THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. I HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT A SLIDE THAT I KNOW THAT YOU DID NOT PRESENT ON TONIGHT. SO IT'S SLIDE 11 ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO EXITED SPECIAL EDUCATION THAT TREND DATA. SO AGES 14 TO 21, WHILE A SMALL PERCENTAGE LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 12% FOR THE 2023 COUNT. I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THIS YEAR OR IN 2023, THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO DROPPED OUT. SO WITH THAT BEING THEIR EXIT REASON, WE'RE LOOKING LIKE FROM 2019 UNTIL THEN WE WERE DECLINING. I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN SHED ANY LIGHT ON ANYTHING THAT YOU'VE LEARNED ABOUT THAT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR, WITH THAT BEING AN EXTRA REASON? AND SO I AS PART OF OUR EXIT DATA, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE DROPPED OUT WE DO SEE THAT THERE IS AN INCREASE IN THE NINTH GRADE YEAR PARTICULARLY, AND THAT TRENDS WITH OUR GENERAL ED STUDENTS WHO ACTUALLY DROP OUT IN NINTH GRADE. AND SO WE ARE BUILDING SOME STRATEGIES AROUND LOOKING AT THAT PARTICULAR POPULATION. WE ALSO SEE WITH OUR SPECIAL ED DATA THAT OUR MULTILINGUAL LEARNER POPULATION DEFINITELY ARE ONES THAT WE ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT. AND PART OF THAT IS THE NEED, ONCE THEY GET TO A CERTAIN AGE, TO BE ABLE TO HELP THE FAMILY AND WORK. AND SO WE DO SEE THAT PARTICULAR POPULATION IS ONE THAT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO FOCUS ON, THAT WE SEE A HIGHER DROPOUT RATE. AND WE DO HAVE AN IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT REALLY FOCUSES ON THAT, THAT I CAN SHARE. OKAY. SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FOR THE INCREASE FROM 2022 TO 2023 IS OUR. SO WE ARE INCREASING JUST AS A DISTRICT WITH OUR MULTILINGUAL POPULATION. SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. YES. GOT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. I WANT TO ECHO BOARD MEMBER MOSS. EXCUSE ME. DOCTOR MOSS'S COMPLIMENTARY STATEMENTS ABOUT THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND MAKING SURE WE ARE UNDERSTOOD. SEVERAL OF MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED. MY ONLY, I GUESS, QUESTION REQUEST FOR THINGS LIKE THIS IS SLIDE 11, THAT DOCTOR ANDERSON JUST REFERENCED. CAN WE GET PERCENTAGES AS WELL SO WE CAN BETTER COMPARE HOW THINGS ARE CHANGING YEAR TO YEAR. AND ALSO ON THAT QUESTION, ARE WE ABLE TO GET A COMPARISON FOR THE PERCENTAGES OF STUDENTS IN THE NINTH GRADE OVERALL THAT ARE DROPPING OUT, AS WELL AS OUR EXCUSE ME, AS WELL AS OUR ALL OF THE POPULATIONS THAT YOU, YOU ARE REFERENCING SPECIFICALLY, JUST SO THAT WE CAN COMPARE THEM AND BETTER BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO CONSTITUENTS WHEN THEY HAVE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR JACKSON. SO I WANT TO ECHO THE THANKS TO YOU ALL ON THE PRESENTATION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. AND I ALSO WANTED TO TURN JUST ATTENTION TO I THINK IT WAS SLIDE 37 AND IT TALKED ABOUT VIOLATIONS AND LEGAL FEES. AND I THINK ONE OF THE, ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES BROUGHT UP THAT PIECE. AND SO I WANTED TO JUST PUT THREE QUESTIONS ON THE RECORD THAT ARE ALREADY INCLUDED IN OUR TRACKER. THAT IS CONCERNING THE BUDGET THAT I'M PRETTY SURE DOCTOR WHITE, YOU MAY HAVE SAW EARLIER TODAY. SO THE QUESTION WAS, CAN YOU PROVIDE DETAILS ON AND PGC'S EXPENDITURES TO CONTRACT ATTORNEYS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2324. CAN YOU PROVIDE DETAILS OF PGC'S EXPENDITURES ON PGC'S ATTORNEYS? SORRY, MY COMPUTER JUST DID SOMETHING WEIRD. AND STAFF AND APPEALS LITIGATION FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2324. AND CAN YOU PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE TOTAL SETTLEMENT COSTS INCURRED IN SCHOOL YEAR 23 AND SCHOOL YEAR 24? AND REALLY, JUST BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW THAT MAY BE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTING FAMILIES THAT HAVE TO GO THROUGH LITIGATION AND LEGAL PROCESSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WELL, WHEN WE ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS, YOU'LL RECEIVE THAT BACK FROM CHIEF HOWELL. THANK YOU. SINCE THERE ARE NO MORE LIGHTS, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SECTION. [16. Consent Agenda] I WANT TO RECOGNIZE SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AS AS AS YOU NOTED, ITEMS 15.1 AND THROUGH 15.4 REQUIRE BOARD APPROVAL OF PROCLAMATIONS, REALLY COMMEMORATING THE OBSERVATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN AFRICAN AMERICAN READING MONTH OBSERVATION OF NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH, OBSERVATION OF CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION MONTH OBSERVATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN READING MONTH. [03:05:07] ALSO DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2025, THE THE APPROVAL OF THE 2000 2526 CALENDAR AS WELL. SO AT THIS TIME I WILL READ OFF EACH WELL AT THIS TIME I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU FOR FOR APPROVAL. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THESE ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION UNDER GENERAL ORDERS? PULLING AN ITEM DOES NOT DENOTE A NO. IT INDICATES A DESIRE TO DISCUSS FURTHER. IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 15.1 THROUGH 15.4 WILL BE ADOPTED. THERE IS NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS. MOVING TO GENERAL ORDERS. THERE IS NO GENERAL ORDER. AND THEN HERE'S NEW BUSINESS. LOLITA, I KNOW YOU WANT BECAUSE YOU TALKED ABOUT. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO IT UNDER NEW BUSINESS. YEAH. OKAY, COOL. SO NEW BUSINESS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FEBRUARY 27TH MEETING? [19. New Business] THIS IS UNDER NEW BUSINESS. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZE BOARD MEMBER WALKER. YOU ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FEBRUARY. YES, I HAVE. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE FEBRUARY. YES I DO. THANK YOU. YES I DID. I WAS HOPING THAT YOU COULD TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT. SO I RECALL IN OUR LAST MEETING THAT THE BOARD VOTED FAVORABLY TO HAVE MEETINGS AT THE COUNCIL BUILDING. AS WE TALKED ABOUT, THAT THE ORIGINAL REQUEST WAS FOR JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH, WITH THE STRATEGIC VIEW TO HAVE THEM THERE LONG TERM. AND THE REASON THAT JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH CAME UP WAS BECAUSE THERE WERE QUESTIONS AROUND THE FEASIBILITY AND DOING THINGS ON DATA AS FAR AS WHAT THE FINANCIAL AND LOGISTICAL FEASIBILITY WAS. AND AT THAT TIME, SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE SAID, HEY, LET US TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND SEE WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST US, ETC.. SO I RECOGNIZE NOW THAT WE WE DIDN'T HAVE IT IN JANUARY. I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE WE WERE STILL LOOKING AT THE FEASIBILITY. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTOOD. AND SO I WAS JUST HOPING YOU COULD HELP ME WITH HOW THE DECISION IS MADE TO MOVE THERE FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH WITHOUT THE DATA COMING BACK. AND THEN MAYBE IF YOU, YOU MIGHT ALREADY HAVE THAT DATA THERE, BUT IF IN FACT WE'RE GOING THERE, WHICH IT DOES SEEM LIKE IT, AND I'LL BE THERE AS WELL FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH, CAN YOU JUST HELP ME WITH WHAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS WITH THE LONG TERM PLAN IS SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE THE VALUE ADD OF GOING THERE FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WHAT THE IMPACT IS FINANCIALLY AND LOGISTICALLY. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. THE BOARD CHAIR RECOGNIZES MR. FITZPATRICK, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN JACKSON. WELL, WHILE OF COURSE I CANNOT SPEAK TO THE STRATEGIC GOALS OF SHIFTING TO THE WAYNE CAREY BUILDING, WHAT I CAN SHARE IS WHAT STAFF DID IN INVESTIGATION AND WORKING WITH MEMBERS OF SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE'S TEAM, DOCTOR ZUCKERMAN, CHIEF BOYD, AND SEEING IF THE PILOT WAS FEASIBLE. AND SO WE DID TOURS. WE DID A TOUR OF THE WAYNE CAREY BUILDING WE HAVE HAD BACK, I WON'T SAY BACK DOOR, BUT BACK ROOM CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IF THE TECH WILL WORK AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. AND WHAT WE HAVE DETERMINED IS THAT THERE IS NOTHING AT THIS POINT THAT'S STOPPING US FROM DOING THE THREE THREE MEETING PILOT. WHAT HAS BEEN ABUNDANTLY CLEAR TO TO ME, AS WELL AS THAT, THAT IS FOR THE THREE MEETING PILOT, OUR COUNTERPART AT THE WAYNE KERRY BUILDING SAID THAT SHE IS ALLOWING US TO USE THAT ROOM FOR FREE BECAUSE AS WE HAVE LEARNED WITH THEIR TECH AND THEIR SECURITY, THEY WILL HAVE TO PAY THEIR STAFF. THEY'RE NOT CHARGING US FOR THAT FOR THE PILOT. THAT WILL CHANGE IF IT'S SOMETHING LONG TERM. SO WE DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBERS OF THE LONG TERM IMPACT, BUT WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE IT IS FEASIBLE TO DO THE PILOT. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT I TOOK AWAY AS THE ASK FROM THE LAST MEETING. YEAH. LET ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CAN I COME BACK TO THAT? BECAUSE THAT DIDN'T QUITE ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT I HAD. YEAH. WE CAN COME BACK. WE CAN COME BACK. YEAH, I COULD GO TO A SECOND ROUND. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT PERSPECTIVE FROM THE MEETING LAST TIME. THE SPECIFIC QUESTION THAT I'M ASKING TO YOU, CHAIR AND RAVEL, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP WITH THIS IS. IF WE DON'T KNOW THE FINANCIAL IMPACT, I RECOGNIZE THAT THE BOARD VOTED FAVORABLY. AND I'M IN FAVOR BECAUSE THE BOARD VOTED FAVORABLY. SO DON'T MISUNDERSTAND. WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS IF WE'RE MOVING THERE FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH, HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHERE DO YOU SEE OUR VISION LONG TERM? BECAUSE WE'RE DOING THIS FOR A REASON. WE'RE NOT JUST GOING SOMEWHERE FOR TWO FOR TWO MEETINGS AND THEN COMING BACK. [03:10:04] WE HAVE TO HAVE A STRATEGIC VISION ON WHERE IT IS THAT WE WANT TO GO. AND FOR THE REASON NOW, WHAT IT WAS BROUGHT TO US WAS IT'LL BE BETTER FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS TO GET THERE BECAUSE IT'S BETTER FOR TRANSPORTATION. THAT'S NOT TRUE FOR DISTRICT NINE. AND I'M NOT SURE THE FEASIBILITY FOR THAT FOR OTHER DISTRICTS BECAUSE THE DATA WASN'T THERE. SO I'M IN FOR WHERE WE GO AS A BOARD. WE ARE ONE VOICE, AND I'LL BE THERE FOR THE NEXT 2 OR 2 OR 3 MONTHS, WHEREVER WE'RE GOING. I'M JUST LOOKING FOR WHAT IS THE STRATEGIC VISION FOR WHERE IT IS WE'RE GOING. ARE WE MOVING THERE? LONGER TERM? IS THAT THE GOAL THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO LEVERAGE THIS BUILDING, BUT TO LEVERAGE THAT BUILDING? IS THAT WHERE YOU WANT TO GO? AND IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN PLEASE HELP ME WITH WHAT THE DATA IS THAT SUPPORTS US DOING THAT WORK. THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE QUESTION IS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I JUST I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CAREFUL OF WHO THE I GUESS AS A BOARD CHAIR. MY DUTY IS TO CARRY OUT THE WILL OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD VOTED TO MOVE OR TO DO A PILOT FOR THREE MEETINGS AT THE WAYNE CURRY BUILDING. SO I WAS TASKED WITH SEEING THE LOGISTICS AND THE FEASIBILITY FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT. AS FAR AS, LIKE, THE STRATEGIC VISION WHEN THE MOTION WAS BEING MADE. I DIDN'T MAKE THAT MOTION, SO I DON'T HAVE THE VISION OF WHAT WAS BEHIND IT. I GUESS I'M LEFT WITH THE SAME ABILITY TO MAKE THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE PILOT, WHICH MOST PILOTS IS TO KIND OF TEST TO SEE IF, I GUESS IF THE IF IT WAS MORE AMENABLE OR WAS IT YOU KNOW, BETTER FOR CONSTITUENTS TO GET TO A MORE CENTRALLY LOCATED VENUE? WOULD IT BE MORE YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT THE PILOT WAS FOR. BUT AS FAR AS LIKE THE STRATEGIC VISION OVERALL, I THINK THAT AFTER THE PILOT IS DONE, WE COULD HAVE DATA. AND THEN I THINK WE CAN GO IN WHATEVER DIRECTION WE SEE FIT AFTER WE COLLECT DATA FROM THE PILOT. BUT YEAH. SO AS FAR AS THE STRATEGIC VISION FOR MOVING THIS OPERATION, IT WAS THE WILL OF THE BOARD, SO I JUST CARRIED IT OUT. THANK YOU. FOR WHAT'S, 13? I THINK IT WAS BOARD MEMBER STRUTHERS. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO, I MEAN, I'M STILL BACK AT THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT QUESTION, AND I NEED MR. SWIFT INVOLVED HERE BECAUSE AS A BOARD MEMBER, MY CONSTITUENTS EXPECT ME TO HAVE A SET OF DATA BEFORE I VOTE. SO THIS CAME UP AS FROM A NOW A RESIGNED BOARD MEMBER WHO BROUGHT IT UP ON THE FLOOR DURING NEW BUSINESS, DIDN'T HAND OUT ANY DATA. IT DIDN'T PROVIDE US WITH ANYTHING BEFORE WE VOTED. MADE AN ARGUMENT THAT IT WAS BETTER FOR A CONSTITUENT ACCESS THROUGH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, WHICH WHICH I LOOKED UP A BUNCH OF ROUTES. IT WILL TAKE TWO HOURS FROM THE, YOU KNOW, FROM LEWISDALE ELEMENTARY, THE MIDDLE OF MY DISTRICT. IT WILL TAKE YOU TWO HOURS TO GET THERE. THERE'S NO BUS TO GO HOME AT 1013. SO THAT ARGUMENT DIDN'T WORK. SO SURE, IT'LL SAVE ME 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING, BUT I DON'T THINK IT CHANGES. YOU KNOW, THE THAT'S NOT THE REASON. AND THEN I SUGGESTED, WELL, WE WANT MORE HER PARTICIPATION. WHY DON'T WE HAVE A VIDEO TESTIMONY SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE TO SACHSE OR YAY FOR THE FOR THE CONSTITUENTS IN DISTRICT THREE. RIGHT. MORE ACCESS FOR PARENTS. BUT THERE'S NO ARGUMENT RIGHT NOW ABOUT WHY TO BE IN THAT BUILDING BASED ON THE ORIGINAL. BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S AN OPEN MEETINGS ACT VIOLATION. SO MR. SWIFT, WHEN A BOARD MEMBER. MR.. SWIFT POINT OF ORDER, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. SWIFT WHEN WHEN POINT OF ORDER, MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. SWIFT MAY ASK A PARLIAMENTARIAN QUESTION AND IT IS MY I HAVE MY TIME. ONE MORE ONE MORE TIME DOCTOR. YOU GOT ONE MINUTE LEFT. I DO BECAUSE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAD THIS INFORMATION. MISS. IT WAS CLEAR THAT NOT ALL BOARD MEMBERS WERE GIVEN THE INFORMATION I WOULD LIKE. I WOULD LIKE MR. SWIFT TO TELL US ABOUT THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. I UNDERSTAND. OKAY. MR. SWIFT. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE OMA VIOLATION OR POSSIBLE VIOLATION. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE QUESTION IS. THERE YOU GO. I'M NOT SURE. SO DURING THE LAST BOARD MEETING, I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOUR QUESTION IS. DURING THE LAST BOARD MEETING. UNDER NEW BUSINESS, A BOARD MEMBER BROUGHT FORWARD A MOTION WITH NO DATA. YOU KNOW, AS BOARD MEMBERS, I THINK MOST PEOPLE KNOW WE HAVE AT LEAST A DOCUMENT THAT GIVES US DATA BEFORE A VOTE. SO WE'RE INFORMED. AND THE VOTE WENT THROUGH. UNDER NEW BUSINESS. AND I, I THINK IT'S A, YOU KNOW, THEN WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD HAVE INFORMATION BY TONIGHT, [03:15:07] WHICH WE WERE NOT. WE'VE RECEIVED NO DOCUMENTATION AS OF TONIGHT, WHICH WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD. MR. CHAIRMAN, POINT OF ORDER. IS THIS AN OPEN MEETINGS ACT VIOLATION? I'VE GOT A POINT OF ORDER, MR. CHAIRMAN. POINT OF ORDER. WHEN I RAISE A POINT OF ORDER, IT ACTUALLY STANDS OVER WHATEVER CONVERSATION IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING. I'M CURIOUS IF IN THIS MOMENT WE ARE ASKING OUR PARLIAMENTARIAN TO RELEGATE A VOTE THAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED BY THIS BODY IN OUR PREVIOUS MEETING, AND IF THAT IS IN ORDER AND CONSISTENT WITH PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE, I WOULD ASK THAT THE PARLIAMENTARIAN ADDRESS THAT ISSUE, BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT WE'RE RELEGATING A DECISION THAT THIS BOARD MADE. AND MAY I MIGHT I ADD A MAJORITY OF THIS BOARD ACTUALLY MADE. AND SO IT WOULD NEED TO BE OVERTURNED WITH ANOTHER MOTION. SO COULD YOU SPEAK UP IF THIS BOARD IS IN ORDER TO RELEGATE A DECISION THAT'S ALREADY BEEN MADE, PARTICULARLY IN NEW BUSINESS, WHERE I DON'T BELIEVE OUR POLICY PROVIDES FOR US TO ACTUALLY MOVE ON. AN ITEM THAT WAS NOT MOVED FORWARD BEFORE THE MEETING AGENDA WAS SET, WHICH RUNS CONTRARY TO THE ARGUMENT THAT'S BEING MADE AROUND OPEN MEETINGS ACT. SO COULD YOU SPEAK TO THAT, MR. PARLIAMENTARIAN? THE ANSWER TO THE ONE QUESTION ABOUT RELEGATING. I HAVE NO AUTHORITY WHATSOEVER BEFORE ANY BOARD CLIENT. SO I KNOW I DON'T RELEGATE ANY VOTES. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE OTHER BOARD MEMBER WAS GETTING AT WITH THE EXPLANATION. BUT MY POINT IS WHAT THE CHAIRMAN SAID IN THAT WHICH WAS CORRECT. THERE WAS A MOTION, IT WAS DISCUSSED, AND IT WAS VOTED AT LEAST SIX IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. SINCE THEN, PILOT INFORMATION OR INFORMATION HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY MR. FITZPATRICK TO RUN A PILOT. AND BASICALLY, THAT'S THE WAY IT STANDS NOW. ANOTHER MEMBER. EXCUSE ME ONE MINUTE. THANK YOU. ARE YOU SAYING THAT IF THEY WANT THE PEOPLE TO IT WAS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SIZE. IT'S NOT SIX ITSELF. SO THEY SAID THAT THEY CAN MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT SOON SINCE NOTHING'S BEEN DONE YET. SO THEY HAVE. THEY HAVE TO MAKE THE MOTION. OKAY. SOMEONE ELSE CAN MAKE IT AND GET A VOTE OF SEVEN. AND THAT TAKES US TO THE PUBLIC. AND WHAT'S MY STATEMENT STANDS? THEY MADE A MOTION. IT WAS ADOPTED. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING WITH THAT. I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAID. OKAY. YES. SO I HAVE 54 SECONDS. PROBABLY NOT. BUT I'M GOING TO BE COURTEOUS BECAUSE YOU SPOKE WAY MORE THAN YOUR TIME. BUT GO FOR IT. GO FOR IT, GO FOR IT. NO I DIDN'T. YES YOU DID. MY I WAS I DON'T WANT THIS TO GET TOO MUCH. GO, GO FOR IT. I MAKE A MOTION TO RESCIND THE MOTION TO TO LEAVE OUR CHAMBERS AND GO TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AND DEBATE IT AT ALL. AND YOU TAKE A VOTE ON IT. IT TAKES OVER 700 VOTES FOR ONE POINT OF ORDER, MR. CHAIRMAN. A MOTION WAS MADE AND THERE WAS NO SECOND ON IT. SHOULD WE PROCEED WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE AGENDA? WE DON'T NEED A SECOND IN THIS GROUP BECAUSE OF THE SMALL GROUP. WE JUST VOTE. BUT IT WILL HAVE TO TAKE SEVEN VOTES IN ORDER FOR THIS MOTION TO PASS. SO, MISS BARTON. OH, DISCUSSION. EXCUSE ME. FIRST DISCUSSION. NUMBER SEVEN. NUMBER 13. OKAY, SO AS A FIRST JAMAL. JANGO. OH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MY FIRST QUESTION, I, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. SO I THINK THE MAIN POINT THAT I'VE BEEN HEARING IS IF WE MOVE TO THE WAYNE CURRY BUILDING, ARE WE VIOLATING THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT? ARE WE VIOLATING THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT? CAN ANYBODY ANSWER THAT QUESTION? IS IT A YES OR NO? HE SAID NO. NO. OKAY. THEN I WANTED TO ASK. OKAY. I'M I THE NEXT THING I HEARD WAS ABOUT DATA. MAKING SURE THAT WELL, THE FIRST SINCE WE SINCE IN DECEMBER WHEN WE HAD THE WHEN THE MOTION CAME TO THE TABLE, IT WASN'T WE DIDN'T HAVE NO RELATIVE DATA TO KIND OF SUBSTANTIATE THE THE [03:20:01] MOTION. I DO SEE US NOW HAVING THAT PILOT, THIS THREE MONTH PILOT BEING ABLE TO COLLECT THE DATA THAT WE NEED SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO COME BACK AFTER THOSE 2 OR 3 MONTHS AND ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER WE WANT TO MOVE HEADQUARTERS. NO, NO, NO, I WAS TALKING. OH, YEAH. WHETHER WE WANT TO MOVE HEADQUARTERS TO SEE IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S EASIER FOR. I FEEL LIKE IT'S BASED OFF OF OUR OUR PARTICIPATION. BECAUSE IF WE LOOK AT, LET'S SAY, THIS BOARD MEETING, DECEMBER AND NOVEMBER BOARD, BOARD MEETINGS, WE DO HAVE A LOG OF EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT COMES INTO THE BUILDING FOR A BOARD MEETING. AND IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, WE'LL NOW HAVE A LOG OF THE PEOPLE THAT COME TO A WAYNE CURRY BUILDING FOR THE PRINCE GEORGE'S BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING. AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT THAT'S A SENSE OF DATA THAT WE'RE I THINK THAT I HEAR BOARD MEMBER AND BOARD MEMBER WALKER KIND OF TALK ABOUT I FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE'LL REALLY SEE THE BENEFIT OF HAVING A HAVING OUR LOCATION MOVED. BUT THAT WAS JUST REALLY IT I THINK THAT COULD REALLY WE COULD. I FEEL LIKE IT'S A GOOD IDEA. WE JUST GOT TO SEE HOW IT WORKS SO THAT WE CAN KNOW IF WE WANT TO REALLY, TRULY START EXPLORING OPTIONS FOR A PERMANENT LOCATION. MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE AN ADDITIONAL POINT OF ORDER. FOR THE PARLIAMENTARIAN, WOULD IT NOT BE TRUE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WHO MAKES A MOTION TO RESCIND IT WOULD NEED TO HAVE BEEN IN THE PREVAILING SIDE? AND IN THIS PARTICULAR VOTE, THE RECORD WOULD REFLECT THAT THE GENTLELADY WHO RAISED THIS MOTION WAS ACTUALLY NOT PART OF THE PREVAILING SIDE ON THE LAST VOTE. SO WHEN YOU RESCIND A VOTE, I BELIEVE IT'S TRUE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE ON THE PREVAILING SIDE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT MOTION FOR RETENTION. THAT'S MY POINT OF ORDER. POINT OF ORDER. PLEASE DON'T CALL ME GENTLELADY. YEAH. EXCUSE ME. YEAH. EXCUSE ME. FIRST DIRECT QUESTIONS TO THE PRESIDENT, TO THE CHAIR, AND IF HE WANTS ME TO TALK, HE'LL TELL ME TO TALK. DON'T. DON'T DIRECT IT TO ME. THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER A VOTE REQUIRES THAT THE MEMBER VOTED ON THE PREVAILING SIDE. THE MOTION TO RESCIND DOES NOT. THANK YOU, MR. SWIFT. SO I RECOGNIZE THERE WAS NUMBER SEVEN. IS THAT BOARD MEMBER BROWN? YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR JACKSON I THINK THIS QUESTION IS GOING TO BE POINTED TO RAVEL. AS FAR AS REGARDING CLOSED SESSIONS, DID THEY PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE CLOSED SESSIONS WHERE THERE WOULD BE NO RECORDING AND THE CHAT ROOM WAS SECURE TO ENSURE THAT. DID THEY ENSURE THAT FOR US? I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE DO DISCUSS MATTERS IN CLOSED SESSION THAT CANNOT BE OUT TO THE PUBLIC. AND BECAUSE THIS KIND OF IS A SENSITIVE TIME IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE PROTECTED, OUR COMMUNITY IS PROTECTED, AND SO DO THEY PROVIDE A ROOM THAT IS SECURE WHEN WE HAVE CLOSED SESSIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NUMBER 13 IS. SO ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? DID I GET EVERYBODY OKAY? WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION? THAT WAS TERRIBLE. OKAY. I'M SORRY. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE RAVEL. I'LL WAIT PATIENTLY. IT'S LATE MAN. SO THEY DID ASSURE US THAT THE ROOM THAT IS PROVIDED IS SECURE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. WHAT IS ACTUALLY INTERESTING IS THAT IT IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT IS SECURE IS THAT THEY HAVE A SIMILAR CONCERN WHEN THEY MEET IN THAT ROOM, THAT OTHER BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, BECAUSE OF COURSE, THE IT PEOPLE ARE NOT ALWAYS ON ON THE, IN THE COUNSELS BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT. AND SO MAKING SURE THAT THE THAT THEIR MEETINGS ALSO ARE RECORDED. SO THEY DID ASSURE US THAT THAT ROOM THAT IS PROVIDED FOR CLOSED SESSION WOULD NOT BE RECORDED OR AND THAT OF COURSE, NOT BROADCAST. JUST TO FOLLOW UP, IS THERE. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE SOME PAPERWORK TO ENSURE. BECAUSE IF WE DON'T, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS A VERY SENSITIVE TIME IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY WITH THE POLITICS. IF SOMETHING DOES GO OUT, ARE WE PROTECTED? GO AHEAD. WHAT I CAN DO IS WORK WITH PGK STAFF AND OUR LEGAL COUNSEL, BOTH OF OUR LEGAL COUNSELS, [03:25:04] TO SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN SECURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 13. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I JUST HAD ONE LAST QUESTION. THIS IS MAINLY FOR THE SUPERINTENDENTS TEAM. ARE WE ABLE. WELL, I DID BRING UP WHEN WE LAST, WHEN WE FIRST VOTED ON THIS MOTION, I DID BRING UP ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, LOOKING FOR A BUILDING. I THINK EVEN SUPERINTENDENT HOUSE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE EVEN GETTING A BUILDING AND RENOVATING IT INTO OUR OWN HEADQUARTERS FOR FOR SASSER. SO I WAS WONDERING IF, WHILE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PILOT, IS THERE ANY, LIKE HAS THERE BEEN ANY PROGRESS ON POSSIBLY STARTING TO LOOK FOR A NEW HEADQUARTERS OR. NO, WE ACTUALLY ARE IN THE IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP SMALL GROUPS TO TO SHARE INSIGHT AND INFORMATION AND BRING ALL BOARD MEMBERS UP TO SIGHT ON JUST THAT. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. MR. CHAIR, CAN I CALL A PREVIOUS QUESTION? WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. SO PREVIOUS QUESTION. YES. WHICH I BELIEVE WILL SUSPEND ALL CONVERSATION AND MOVE FORWARD WITH A VOTE. I RECOGNIZE MIA. CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? QUESTION IS TO RESCIND THE I DON'T HAVE THE MOTION IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IT WAS THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION FIRST. OH, WE HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION FIRST. AND IT TAKES SEVEN SEVEN TO ADOPT. OKAY, OKAY. PLEASE. PLEASE RESTATE. CAN I HAVE THE THE MOTION RESTATED. I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME. POINT OF ORDER. WE'RE VOTING ON THE MOTION FOR A PREVIOUS QUESTION, WHICH WOULD CLOSE A PERIOD OF DEBATE AND MOVE FORWARD WITH VOTING ON THE ACTUAL ORIGINAL MAIN MOTION. YEAH. SHALL WE END DEBATE? I GUESS THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON RIGHT NOW. RIGHT. THE PREVIOUS QUESTION. ALL RIGHT. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THIS NOMENCLATURE. MY BAD. ALL RIGHT. COOL. SO, MIA, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? SHALL WE END THE DEBATE? YES, THAT CAN YOU CAN YOU SPEAK TO THIS, MR. PARLIAMENTARIAN, PLEASE? YES. THERE ARE. YOU'RE MAKING ME WORK HARD TONIGHT. THE PARLIAMENTARY TERM IS PREVIOUS QUESTION. SHALL WE ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION? AND NO ONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT THAT MEANS. IN PLAIN LANGUAGE, IT MEANS, SHALL WE END DEBATE? QUIT TALKING. AND IT TAKES IN THIS CASE A VOTE OF SEVEN IN THE AFFIRMATIVE TO QUIT TALKING. IF THAT'S ADOPTED, THEN YOU GO RIGHT TO THE VOTE ON THE MOTION TO RESCIND. THERE WILL BE NO TALKING IF YOU GET SEVEN VOTES TO STOP TALKING. OKAY. NOW, MISS BARTON, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE DOCTOR ANDOLFO. A MISS BOOZER STROTHER. NO. MR. BRIGGS, A MISS BROWN. I MISS GOINS. MCCANTS I MR. DJANGO I DOCTOR MOSS I MISS WALKER. MR. JACKSON I WE HAVE NINE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. I'M SORRY. WE HAVE EIGHT IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. NOW, MISS BARTON, CAN YOU CALL THE MOTION? CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL ON A MOTION TO RESCIND? DOCTOR DAFOE. NAY. MISS STROTHER, I, MR. BRIGGS. NO. MISS BROWN. ABSTAIN. ABSTAIN. MISS GOINS MCCANTS. NO. MR.. DJANGO. NO. DOCTOR. MOSS. NO. MISS WALKER. HI, MR. JACKSON. NO. WE HAVE TWO IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. [03:30:14] MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOVING TO ITEM 20.1. SO WE'RE GOING MOTION TO ADJOURN. MISS MIA BARTON, CAN YOU PLEASE. CALL THE ROLL. OH, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO. SO I'M SORRY. I'M LEARNING. NO. JUST SAY MOTION. THE MOTION IS TO RESCIND LAWS. OKAY. AND WITHOUT OBJECTION. WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE MEETING CAN BE ADJOURNED. GOTCHA. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.