>>Lynn Gray: ALL RIGHT. LET'S REVIEW THE PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN CHANGED. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK MR. PORTER FOR COVERING THE LEGALITIES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED BOARD MEETING. I WANT TO THANK ALSO MEMBER HAHN, MEMBER SNIVELY FOR POINTING OUT THE DELINEATION AS TO WHO CALLED THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING, WHAT IT WAS ABOUT, AND THE NEED FOR THE CONSTITUENTS TO SPEAK. ALSO, WANT TO APPRECIATE THE BOARD MEMBERS' VIEWPOINT ON MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL SPEAKERS BEING NOT HERE GIVEN NOTIFICATION THAT THEY CAN BE HEARD, PROPER NOTIFICATION. SO ALL THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE GOING TO NOW HAVE THE SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP, LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND I HAVE MY CO-CHAIR MEMBER HAHN TO HOLD ME TIGHT WITH THE TIME TO 11. AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW THAT BUT NOW SHE DOES. SO WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE THAT DONE. AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO ONLY DO A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT, AT 11:15 SPEAKERS YOU WILL BEGIN. YOU WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES EACH, AND WE WILL FINISH OUR BOARD MEETING -- EXCUSE ME, OUR WORKSHOP AT 12 NOON. SO WE WILL BEGIN. MS. DAVIS, YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND SPEAK FIRST? THEN LET'S GET STARTED.
>>Addison Davis: [ OFF MICROPHONE ] IN THE 2021 YEAR RELATED TO OUR LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING ALL OF OUR EFFORTS WITH OUR LOBBYISTS AND WORKING WITH EACH OF YOU TO REALLY DEFINE WHAT'S GOING TO HELP US IMPACT OUR ORGANIZATION IN A POSITIVE MANNER. SO NOW IS THE TIME, THE SESSION JUST ENDED, THE TRANSITION TO START THINKING ABOUT BIG IDEAS, IN AREAS OF MOVEMENT FOR THE 22 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY, SO I PASS IT OVER TO KRISTIN WHO DID A REALLY GOOD JOB TO GET THE BALL ROLLING SO WE CAN START BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> THERE IT IS. IT'S WORKING NOW. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. SO JUST HOUSEKEEPING, WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU WILL SEE YOUR BINDER AND THERE ARE FOUR TABS. YOU HAVE YOUR PowerPoint. THEN YOU HAVE THE TOP TEN BIG PRIORITIES THAT WE WILL BE ADDRESSING. THE PRIORITY RANKING, AND THEN AN EXAMPLE OF LAST YEAR'S PLATFORM. SO I WILL QUICKLY SET THE AGENDA OF TODAY'S WORKSHOP. IT'S TO DEFINE OUR STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. FOR THE SAKE OF TIME I THINK THE GOAL IS DEFINITELY TO GET OUR STATE IDENTIFIED TODAY, AND WE CAN CERTAINLY USE DISCUSSION. WHY ARE WE DOING THIS NOW? BECAUSE SESSION STARTS IN JANUARY OF 2022. AND SO BACK THAT UP WITH ALL THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED AND THEY START SEPTEMBER. SO JULY OF NEXT WEEK, WE ONLY HAVE JUST TWO MONTHS TO REALLY START WORKING, START IDENTIFYING OUR LEGISLATIVE BILL SPONSORS, WORKING WITH OUR LOBBYISTS FOR BILL LANGUAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT'S WHY THE URGENCY TO GET YOUR ISSUES IDENTIFIED. HOW DID WE GET HERE TODAY? THE WORK IS NOT JUST STARTING TODAY. WE HEARD STAFF HERE. I AM GRATEFUL TO STAFF, A GREAT TEAM, HEARD YOUR PRIORITIES, YOUR POSITIONS, YOUR FEEDBACK OVER THE LAST SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS, AND WE HAVE DEVELOPED -- WE PUT TOGETHER ABOUT 16 PRIORITIES WHICH YOU WILL SEE ARE IN YOUR PowerPoint. WE PUT TOGETHER A RANKING SHEET. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME VERY, VERY MUCH. WE PUT TOGETHER THE RANKING OF THE TOP TEN PRIORITIES. SO THE GOAL SENIOR TO GO THROUGH TAB NUMBER 10 UNDER TAB 2. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE CHAIR.
>>Melissa Snively: BEFORE I DO I DID WANT TO MENTION KIND OF OUR NEXT STEPS SO WE ALL HAVE THAT IN MIND IS THAT WE WILL TAKE THESE PRIORITIES, WE WILL REVIEW THEM WITH OUR LOBBYISTS AND OUR STAFF TO TIGHTEN THE LANGUAGE IF NEEDED, AND EVEN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS WE SPEAK BASED UPON ACTIVITY FROM OUR LEGISLATORS, AND WITH OUR ADVOCACY PARTNERS, FOR EXAMPLE, CTA, ROB KRIETE. SO FOLKS LIKE THAT INCLUDING I COULD GO OWN AND ON WITH OUR PARTNERS BUT REALLY STARTING TO SET THE STAGE AND WORKING ON ONE PAGERS, SO THEN YOU WILL HAVE TALKING POINTS TO LEAVE BEHIND WHEN YOU ARE MEETING WITH CONSTITUENTS, LEGISLATORS, AND START FINDING THE PRIORITIES TO OUR LOBBYISTS, GETTING BILL SPONSORS, DRAFTING BILLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THOSE ARE THE NEXT STEPS. THEN OF COURSE SCHEDULING MEETINGS, MOST IMPORTANT, WITH LEGISLATORS. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MS. GRAY.
>>Lynn Gray: CHAUNCY, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A ONE GO AROUND AFTER MS. DAVIS PRESENTS THESE TEN PRIORITIES. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE BOARD MEMBERS PERHAPS MAKE A COMMENT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US, FEEL FREE. AGAIN WE WANTS TO HEAR FROM OUR YOUTH. LISTEN TO THESE PLATFORMS AND SEE HOW IT RESONATES WITH YOU AND YOUR FUTURE STUDIES AND YOUR PEERS. THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR US. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, MR. DAVIS, HOW DO YOU WANT TO SHARE THESE PLATFORMS?
>> WELL, I KNOW EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THEM AND RANK THEM. I WILL LEAVE THAT UP TO THE BOARD'S DISCRETION IF YOU WANT US TO WALK THROUGH EACH ONE OR IF WE JUST WANT TO KIND OF OPEN IT UP BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE UNDER TAB 2 AS WELL AS WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN HERE, THE CHOICES, 1 THROUGH 10, THEY ARE ALL IN FRONT OF US. I ACTUALLY TURN IT BACK TO YOU TO SEE HOW YOU WANT TO -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT STAFF TO WALK THROUGH ALL OF THEM AGAIN.
>>Lynn Gray: AND THIS WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, BOARD MEMBERS, ONE ON ONE, SO WE REALLY COULD SIT DOWN WITH MS. DAVIS AND IN HONOR OF HER PREWORK, MRS. DAVIS HAS ORGANIZED EVERYTHING TO THE WILL OF THE BOARD. BUT I THINK, BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND PERHAPS SPEAK ON ONE OR TWO OF THE PLATFORMS, MAYBE SUGGEST THAT THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ONE TO YOU, PERHAPS ANY VERBIAGE AND ADJECTIVES OR VERBS. WE CAN ALSO -- WE DO HAVE TIME. WE HAVE ACCORDING TO THE WATCH HERE, MEMBER HAHN, WE HAVE 45 MINUTES, CORRECT? I AM CORRECT. SO YOU ALL HAVE PERMISSION TO DISCUSS. SO MEMBER VAUGHN HAS HER HAND UP. LET'S SEE, WE HAVE MEMBER COMBS. WE HAVE MEMBER VAUGHN, MEMBER COMBS, MEMBER HAHN, MEMBER SNIVELY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND PROBABLY HAVE MEMBER PEREZ. LET'S JUST GO AROUND. I NUMBER THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE CASE. ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THIS BOARD IS IT'S SUCH A GREAT GROUP OF EDUCATED FOLKS THAT REALLY DO COMMAND VERY IMPORTANT REMARKS. MS. DAVIS, I KNOW YOU AND YOUR TEAM WILL WANTS TO TAKE SOME NOTES ACCORDINGLY. SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME WE'LL START OUT WITH MEMBER SNIVELY, AND LET'S WORK OURSELVES RIGHT AROUND THE ROOM. WE'LL START AT THE END. MEMBER VAUGHN, AND WORK AROUND THE ROOM. MEMBER VAUGHN?
>>Jessica Vaughn: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, MS. DAVIS, FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. FIRST OF ALL LET ME SAY THAT I LOVE THAT YOU USED CHOICE VOTING FOR THIS SO WE WERE ABLE TO KIND OF LIST IT IN PRIORITIES AND I WAS REALLY PLEASED TO SEE KIND OF WHICH ONES WE ALL AGREED ON AND HOW THAT RANKED. NUMBER ONE, REALLY POINTING OUT HOW LOW WE ARE AS FAR AS PER PUPIL SPENDING IS CONSIDERED WHEN THE STATE FUNDS US EACH PUPIL AND HOW YOU DID THE WORK TO REALLY RELAY THE MEDIAN AMOUNT THAT THE STATE PROVIDES TO DISCIPLINES FOR EACH STUDENT IS AROUND 11,000, AND WE GET CLOSE TO 7600? IS THAT AMOUNT RIGHT? SO THAT'S 4,000 LESS PER STUDENT. SO TO PRIORITIZE JUST TO GET US AS A SEVENTH LARGE EFFORT DISTRICT, NOT NEAR THE TOP BUT JUST IN THE MIDDLE ON PAR WITH THE OTHER 50 STATES, I THINK, I'M SO PROUD AND SO GLAD TO SEE THAT THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRIORITIZE THIS AND THIS IS COLLECTIVELY SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR. AND JUST AS WE GO DOWN THE LINE, SEEING THAT IT REALLY IS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE FUNDING OUR TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS SO THAT WE CAN SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, I THINK, IS FANTASTIC. AND PUTTING IN SOME ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN IT COMES TO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS AND WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO BE PLACED, I AM JUST REALLY PLEASED TO SEE KIND OF THE BOARD IN GENERAL IDENTIFY THESE PRIORITIES, AND I THINK THAT THIS WAS DONE IN A GREAT WAY AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.
>>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MEMBER VAUGHN, FOR BEING VERY POSITIVE AND AFFIRMATIVE WITH THE WORK THAT WE ALL DID. SO THANK YOU. MEMBER COMBS.
>>Nadia Combs: I REALLY MIRROR A LOT OF THE SAME SENTIMENTS AS MEMBER VAUGHN, ESPECIALLY BEING RANKED 46th AS FAR AS PUBLIC FUNDING. THE OTHER DAY I READ IN THE PAPER THAT WE WERE -- TAMPA WAS NUMBER 2 FOR THE OVERALL INCREASE IN RENTAL COSTS, IN OUR STATE, AND AS WE SEE IT'S SO EXPENSIVE. YEARS AGO IT WAS INEXPENSIVE TO LIVE IN FLORIDA. AND NOW WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PRICES OF HOMES AND THE PRICES AT THE GROCERY STORES, AND WE SEE EVERYTHING HAS BECOME MORE EXTENSIVE BUT WE ARE NOT PUTTING MONEY INTO EDUCATION IN OUR STATE, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. THE OTHER PROPOSAL THAT I THINK WAS REALLY IMPORTANT AND THAT WE IDENTIFIED IS WHEN WE WORRY ABOUT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OVERREACHING STATE, NOW WE HAVE THE STATE OVERREACHING INTO OUR DISTRICT. SO THE IDEA OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT CONSTANT OVERREACH AND ENSURING THAT THE STATE EDUCATIONAL RELATED INITIATIVES ARE COLLECTIVELY DEVELOPED WITH LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS, PROVIDING LOCAL CONTROL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS AND POLICIES DECISION, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR DISTRICT, AND WE DO NOT WANT TO ALLOW THE STATE OVERREACHING JUST AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TRIES TO OVERREACH TO THE STATE. SO I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, THAT NEEDS TO BE A PRIORITY, AND I DEFINITELY SUPPORT PARENT CHOICE, I DEFINITELY SUPPORT, THERE WERE MANY CHARTERS THAT WE APPROVED THE OTHER DAY, THE FOCUS HAS REALLY BEEN ON THE CHARTERS THAT WE DID IT D NOT APPROVE. WE DID APPROVE SEVERAL WONDERFUL CHARTERS, LOCALLY BASED. OUR CONCERN IS THE FEDERAL AND STATE -- THE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS ARE BEING BROKEN AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE EXPAND IN THE CHARTERS THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE HELD TO THE SAME REGARD AS THE SCHOOLS ARE HELD TO THE SAME REGARD, THE CHARTER SCHOOLS ALSO NEED TO BE HELD TO THE SAME REGARD. AND OF COURSE EARLY LEARNING, WE KNOW THAT VPK IS WHERE IT REALLY BEGINS AND WE NEED TO NOT JUST LOOK AT VPK AND NOT JUST LOOK AT GRADUATION RATES, WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS TO A CHILD AFTER THEY GRADUATE AND REALLY LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES AFTER GRADUATION. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. DAVIS AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO AND EVERYBODY ELSE. I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO REALLY LOOKING AT THESE INITIATIVES AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS IN OUR COUNTY.
>>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. AND THE TEAM IS SUPERB, I AGREE. AND YOUR POINTS ARE VERY WELL SAID. AGAIN, THERE'S ANOTHER AFFIRMATION OF MS. DAVIS. SO WE ARE GOING TO GO NOW REQUEST MEMBER PEREZ.
>>Karen Perez: I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MIGHT HAVE FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS. WE HAVE FALLEN BEHIND SO MANY YEARS WHEN IT COMES TO PER PUPIL SPENDING. AND THE PRIORITIES RANKED STUDENT FIRST ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING. WE SEE THAT TAMPA IS HAVING AN INFLUX OF FAMILIES MOVING HERE. AND THE BUILDING, WHEN WE SEE DEVELOPMENT IS INCREASING HERE, AND WE HAVE TO MOVE TOWARDS MEETING THE NEEDS OF NOT JUST THE STUDENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY HERE, IN THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AREA, BUT THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO BE MOVING HERE, RELOCATING INTO TAMPA. SO I AM REALLY, REALLY PLEASED AT, YOU KNOW, HOW YOU RANK THESE PRIORITIES, THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE FIRST WHEN IT COMES TO THEM. THANK YOU.
>>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MEMBER PEREZ. AND WE WILL GO AHEAD NOW WITH MEMBER SNIVELY.
>>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, MS. DAVIS. THIS IS A UNIQUE WAY OF GETTING OUR FEEDBACK AND I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY EFFICIENT AND IT'S VERY INNOVATIVE FOR US TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN ORDER TO TRY TO COME TO SOME CONSENSUS. SO THE TWO THAT WERE VERY IMPORTANT THAT I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON FOR ME WAS NUMBER ONE, AND NUMBER 10. SO CHOICE NUMBER 1 OBVIOUSLY WE SHOULD NOT BE -- I THINK WE ARE 44th IN THE COUNTRY RANKING AS FAR AS PER PUPIL SPENDING IN THE UNITED STATES. FEDERAL ALLOCATIONS ARE COMMENSURATE, I THINK WE ARE NUMBER 3 IN THE COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO FEDERAL FUNDING. HOWEVER, STATE FUNDING DEFINITELY WE NEED TO BE -- NEED TO BE MORE COMMENSURATE TO THE SIZE AND INVESTMENT THAT WE WANT TO MAKE WITH OUR CHILDREN. THEY ALWAYS SAY WHEN YOU LOOK AT AN ORGANIZATION YOU CAN TELL WHAT THE PRIORITIES ARE OF AN ORGANIZATION WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEIR BUDGET. WHERE DO THEY SPEND THEIR MONEY? AND OURS LOCALLY OBVIOUSLY, HUMAN RESOURCES IS OUR PRIORITY BECAUSE THAT'S 86% OF OUR BUDGET? ALMOST 90% OF OUR BUDGET IS HUMAN RESOURCES. AND WE NEED TO BE THE PRIORITY FIRST, THE LEGISLATURE AS FAR AS SPENDING AND INVESTING THE DOLLARS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION FIRST. SO THAT'S NUMBER ONE. NUMBER 10 IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE WORKING ON AS A DISTRICT FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND MAYBE SIX YEARS NOW, TOWARDS NUMBER 10, AND THAT IS UPDATING A VERY ANT INDICATED LAW FROM 1973 THAT TERMS WHAT ARE PATHS ARE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS, AND THAT'S SOMETHING IF WE CAN'T GET CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, IT'S VERY HARD TO EDUCATE THEM. AND SO THERE ARE A LOT OF HAZARDOUS PATHWAYS ESPECIALLY IN OUR PARTICULAR SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH ALL THE GROWTH, ALL THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THERE ARE CONES AND BARRICADES ALL OVER THIS COUNTY, AND THAT MAKES FOR HAZARDOUS WALKING CONDITIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO SOMETHING THAT IF THE LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATURE CAN SUPPORT US TO BE A LITTLE MORE AGILE, A LITTLE MORE NIMBLE ON HOW WE CAN GET CHILDREN TO SCHOOL EVEN IF IT'S A TEMPORARY SITUATION DURING A PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE WALKING THROUGH HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON THEIR WAY TO SCHOOLS. SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. AND COMING UP -- IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A FUNDING ISSUE. NOBODY WANTS TO PAY FOR IT. NOBODY WANTS TO PAY EXTRA ADDITIONAL FUNDING IT COULD COST TO PUT CHILDREN ON SCHOOL BUSES. SO COMING UP WITH A NEW INNOVATIVE WAY, WE THOUGHT MAYBE TAKING A PORTION OF MOVING VIOLATIONS OR VIOLATIONS THROUGH SPEEDING IN SCHOOL ZONES. IT'S A DOUBLE VIOLATION, THE COST DOUBLES THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE WHEREVER THE INFRACTION IS. SO WHY CAN'T WE INCREASE A CERTAIN PORTION AND TAKE THAT ADDITIONAL REVENUE FROM THOSE VIOLATORS IN ORDER TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING, OR ADDITIONAL BUSING FOR OUR STUDENTS? SO THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR PUTTING THAT UP IN YOUR TOP 10 PRIORITIES. I HOPE WE MOVE THE NEEDLE IN THAT SPACE. THANK YOU.
>>Lynn Gray: IT'S ABOUT TIME, RIGHT? MEMBER SNIVELY, AND ONGOING SAGA THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN. I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD RIGHT BEFORE MEMBER HAHN. MR. CHAUNCY JOHNSON, STUDENT -- I WILL GET MY TITLES RIGHT EVENTUALLY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW THINGS OR WOULD YOU LIKE NOT TO SAY A FEW THINGS?
>> CHAUNCY: NO, MA'AM. THEY WERE GOOD.
>>Lynn Gray: SO YOU ARE IMPRESSED WITH OUR WORK. OKAY. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> JUST FINE, SUPERINTENDENT. EVERYTHING THEY SAY IT LOOKS GREAT. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> YOU ARE VERY EASY. THANK YOU.
>>Lynn Gray: OKAY. BY THE WAY, IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, YOU CAN JUST RAISE YOUR HAND. MEMBER HAHN.
>>Stacy Hahn: THANK YOU, MEMBER GRAY. WE ARE PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE. WE KNOW THAT IT MUST START IN THE EARLIEST YEARS. WE ARE A PRE-12 SYSTEM, NOT A 12-K SYSTEM. SO I WAS VERY PLEASED TO SEE THAT PROPOSAL 10 WAS IN THE TOP 3, INCREASING FUNDING FOR VPK TO ALLOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ATTRACT HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS, IMPROVE PROGRAMMING AND EXTEND THE SCHOOL DAY. CURRENTLY 52% OF THE VPK STUDENTS WHO COME INTO OUR KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS ARE NOT KINDERGARTEN READY. THAT MEANS THEY DON'T HAVE THE MOST BASIC SKILLS THAT OUR YOUNGEST STUDENTS NEED FOR A HEALTHY START AND KINDERGARTENER. AND WE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT ONLY SERVE 12% OF THE VPK POPULATION IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND I THINK AGREE THAT WE REALLY NEED TO EXPAND OUR VPK PROGRAM. WE CANNOT WAIT. AND WE ARE WAITING FOR A WAY TO DO THAT. BUT WE NEED THE STATE TO INCREASE FUNDING. THE GOOD THING IS WHEN I TALK TO OUR LEGISLATORS AND I LISTEN TO THEM SPEAK, I DO THINK THIS WOULD HAVE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. I THINK EVERYONE CAN WRAP THEIR ARMS AROUND THE FACT WE NEED TO REACH OUR STUDENTS AT THE YOUNGEST AGE POSSIBLE. SO FOR US AS A DISTRICT, BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THE MOST HIGHLY, HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS, AND BE A LEADER IN THAT, IS WHERE WE NEED TO BE. BUT WE NEED THE FUNDING TO DO THAT. SO I AM REALLY EXCITED THAT MY COLLEAGUES HERE PUT THAT IN THE TOP THREE. PIGGYBACKING ON TONE OF THAT I AM HAPPY TO SEE THAT PROPOSAL 6 MADE IT INTO THE TOP 10, OR THE 10, I GUESS, AND THAT THIS IS AMENDING THE STATUTE TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS FROM FIVE TO NINE YEARS OF AGE. THIS IS ENSURING CONTINUITY OF SERVICES FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND YOUNGEST STUDENTS, AND THIS WILL AFFORD THEM BETTER LONG-TERM OUTCOMES. SO THIS GOES ALONG WITH WE NEED -- OBVIOUSLY OUR EMPHASIS IS ON OUR YOUNGEST STUDENTS HERE, IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, AND I AM REALLY PROUD AND THRILLED TO SEE THAT. PROPOSAL 8, WHICH IS NUMBER 10, WHICH IS SAFE PATHWAYS TO SCHOOL, I WAS REALLY HONORED SIDEWALK STOPPERS REACHED OUT TO ME BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, AND I WORKED WITH THEM ON A PSA FOR SAFE PATHWAYS TO SCHOOL, AND THEY ACTUALLY HAD ME WALK A PATHWAY, AND ONE OF MY DISTRICT SCHOOLS, AND WHEN YOU HAVE TO WALK IT, AND I ENCOURAGE ALL OF MY BOARD MEMBERS TO CONNECT WITH SIDEWALK STOPPERS AND HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE, WHEN YOU HAVE TO WALK THE PATHWAY, AS AN ADULT, IT IS ALARMING TO THINK THAT SOME OF OUR -- AGAIN YOUNGEST, EVEN MIDDLE AND EVEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE WALKING THESE PATHWAYS TO OUR SCHOOLS THAT PUT THEM IN PERIL. AND AS A PARENT, THAT'S HEART BREAKING AND SCARY. AND MANY OF OUR PARENTS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE LUXURY OF WALKING THEIR CHILD TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY, BUT THE REALITY IS PARENTS HAVE TO GET TO WORK, THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A BUS, THEY DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY WHO CAN DROP THEIR CHILD OFF TO SCHOOL, THEY DO THE BEST THEY CAN GETTING THEM TO SCHOOL SAFE, AND PART OF THAT IS RELYING ON NOT JUST THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUT OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE WE WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT KID CAN GET TO SCHOOL SAFELY. THE SCHOOL BUS IS THE NUMBER ONE WAY TO DO THAT. WE ARE NOT IN THAT POSITION RIGHT NOW. SO I AM GLAD THAT THIS MADE THE TOP 10 LIST, AND I DO ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TOP WALK SOME OF THOSE PATHWAYS AND SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE. AS AN ADULT, IT'S UNNERVING. I CANNOT IMAGINE A FIVE YEAR OLD, A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD, A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD, WHETHER THEY ARE WALKING ON FOOT OR RIDING A BIKE. GLAD TO SEE THAT WAS RAISED. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
>>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MEMBER HAHN. MEMBER WASHINGTON.
>>Henry "Shake" Washington: THAN K YOU, MADAM CHAIR. OKAY, GOT IT. MS. DAVIS, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE CHOICES. 6 WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT.
>>Melissa Snively: I CAN SEE PRETTY MUCH THE BOARD HAS SOME OF THE SAME CHOICES IN MIND. BUT MY CHOICE, I GO TO MEMBER HAHN WITH VPK BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR YOUNG KIDS TO START THE VPK BECAUSE THAT'S GIVING THEM THE EDUCATION THAT THEY NEED IN ORDER WHEN THEY GET READY TO TAKE THE FLORIDA STATE ASSESSMENT IN THE THIRD GRADE, BECAUSE YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN THROUGH VPK, KINDERGARTEN, FIRST, SECOND GRADE, AND GIVE YOU MORE OF A KNOWLEDGE, AND YOU ARE READY TO TAKE THAT EXAM. AND WE NEED FUNDING BECAUSE WE NEED TO RECRUIT TEACHERS AT THIS AGE. IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE GOOD TEACHERS WHEN KID ARE VERY YOUNG BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MANY OF YOU KNOW ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL, ONCE YOU GET TO HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S PRETTY MUCH YAY OR NAY. BUT YOU CAN FORM AN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS WHEN YOU ARE IN VPK AND THOSE GRADES. SO I REALLY ADMIRE THAT. SO THAT'S A GOOD CHOICE. THE LAST CHOICE, I HAVE TO GO ALONG ALSO WITH THE PATHWAY TO SCHOOLS, SAFE PATHWAYS. I COULD GO BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN I WAS A PRINCIPAL AT MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL WHERE THE KIDS USED TO WALK IN THE STREET. WE DIDN'T HAVE SIDEWALKS. AND PLUS IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE SIDEWALKS BUT WALKING THROUGH COMMUNITIES. CERTAIN COMMUNITIES THAT'S VERY DANGEROUS FOR STUDENTS WHO WALK THROUGH. SO I AM 100% BEHIND PATHWAYS, BECAUSE WE HAD A COUNTY COMMISSION TO COME OUT AND PUT SIDEWALKS ON OSMUND AT MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM. TO ME THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS, GETTING TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY, PATHS WALKING IN THE MORNING BECAUSE YOU HAVE GOT TO REMEMBER IN THE FALL IS IT'S DARK EARLY IN THE MORNING, AND THEY HAVE A HARD WAY TO WALK, AND IT'S DARK, IT'S DANGEROUS, AND WE NEED TO HAVE BETTER PATHWAYS. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. KRISTIN, YOU DID A GREAT JOB LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO. I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, MEMBER WASHINGTON. JUST A FEW LAST REMARKS FOR MYSELF. I DO THINK THAT MS. DAVIS DID A GREAT JOB REFLECTING THE WILL OF THE BOARD, AND MUCH OF THIS IS COMMENSURATE WITH HOW THE BOARD FEELS ON MANY OF THESE, BUT THE RULE NUMBER 1, WITH THE FUNDING, BEFORE WE CAN DO MUCH OF ANYTHING, SUCH AS VPK, I AGREE WITH YOU MEMBER HAHN AND MEMBER WASHINGTON, WE NEED MONEY. WE HAVE TO HAVE FUNDAMENTALLY THE MONEY. SO CHOICE 1 WITH THE PER PUPIL FUNDING AND CHOICE 5, FIXING THE INEQUITY IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDING, VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. SO WE CAN DO THE OTHER CHOICES. I THINK ALSO, BECAUSE WE ARE ON THE SUBJECT OF CHARTER SCHOOLS, LOOKING AT CHOICE 2, AND, LET'S SEE, YES, CHOICE 6. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE VERY VERBIAGE OF HIGH STANDARD OF ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND EQUITY, WE LOOK AT EVERY SCHOOL, PUBLIC SCHOOL, MAGNET -- NOT MAGNET, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, UPCOMING PRIVATE SCHOOLS, EVERYONE NEEDS TO HAVE THE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES. WE ALL DO. TRANSPARENCY IN REPORTING AND EQUITY. AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME FOLKS OUT IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WILL SPEAK, AND I WANT THEM TO UNDERSTAND, TOO, THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. WE REALLY ARE. WE NEED TO ASK THAT IT GETS A LITTLE BIT MORE IN A LEGISLATIVE SENSE, THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, YOU KNOW, IN REALITY,. NOT REALLY LAST, BUT CHOICE 6 WOULD BE PHYSICAL LOCATION. I DID MAKE MENTION OF THE ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL WHEN WE HAVE FOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS. THIS IS THE MATER, FOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT REACHED THE U.S. NEWS, TO MIDDLE OF THE NATION, AND THEN THE HIGH SCHOOLS, WHICH RIVERVIEW, NEWSOME, IS HUGE, AND RIVERVIEW WAS THE 12th IN HILLSBOROUGH RATED BY THE USA NEWS REPORT, AND THAT MEANS THEY ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL. AND THEN WE LOOK AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WHICH ARE ALL RIGHT NEXT TO VALRICO, FISHHAWK, BURNS, THAT'S IN BRANDON, A, LITHIA, A, VALRICO, A, THOSE SCHOOLS SUPPORT EXCELLENCE. AND WHY WE HAVE GEOGRAPHICAL, THE WILL TO PUT A SCHOOL, A CHARTER RIGHT NEXT TO THESE EXCELLENT SCHOOLS IS BEYOND ME. BUT ANYWAY, SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT CHOICE. LAST, THE ESOL, CHOICE 9, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO START MOVING FORWARD WITH ADAPTATIONS, WE CALLED IT ADAPTATION. WE HAVE TO BE ADAPTIVE TO THE DEMOGRAPHICS THAT WE ARE RECEIVING, 38 PERCENT OF HISPANIC, GROWING AMOUNT OF ASIAN, OTHER CULTURES COMING IN. AND SO FOR US TO START YIELDING AND MAKING ACCOMMODATIONS TO NOT SAY, HEY, IF YOU DON'T PASS THIS TEST YOU ARE REALLY NOT GOING TO GET A DIPLOMA. WE HAVE TO START BEING REALISTIC AND FINDING WAYS TO ADAPT TO THE NEEDS REALISTICALLY, AND I WANT US TO ALSO ALWAYS EXPLORE THAT. AND LAST, WALKING CONDITIONS. YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT THE PARENTS, ALSO. AND MEMBER SNIVELY, I KNOW WE HAVE COME THROUGH THIS, AND IT'S BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING, BUT I LOOK AT MY GRANDCHILDREN AS HAHN SAID IN HER STATEMENT, SMALL KIDS, MY GRANDCHILDREN 3 AND 6-YEAR-OLD, LIVING SOON TO BE IN FISHHAWK, BUT HAVING THEM WALK WITHOUT A SIDEWALK FRIGHTENS THE HECK OUT OF ME. AND WE ARE NOT TALKING ONLY THAT, HUMAN TRAFFICKING ABILITIES. WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL THAT OUR SIDEWALKS ARE SAFE AND PROTECTED SO OUR CHILDREN, THOSE WHO CAN'T FEND AUTHORIZE THEMSELVES, HAVE AT LEAST NOT ONLY THE MENTAL GUARDS, BUT IN POINT OF FACT -- AND I KNOW COMMISSIONER WHITE AND SOME OF THEM WILL BE BUILDING MORE ROADS OUT THERE, BUT IT ALSO NEEDS TO BE SAFE. SO I DEFINITELY THINK THAT'S ALL TO SAY, I THINK WE ALL DID A GREAT JOB, AND THANK YOU FOR CAPTURING WHAT WE SHARED. MEMBER DAVIS -- I MEAN, MS. DAVIS WHO WILL SOON BE A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> KRISTIN DAVIS: SO I THINK IT KIND OF WRAPS IT UP. NEXT STEPS WILL BE TO BRING TO A BOARD MEETING FOR ADOPTION YOUR STATE PLATFORM. WHAT WE'LL DO, STAFF WILL WORK TO KIND OF TIGHTEN UP SOME OF THESE, MAKE SOME REVISIONS, THE ESSENCE OF YOUR ASK THAT WE WILL BE ON HERE JUST TO MAKE SURE, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE FIRST PRIORITY THAT MEMBER SNIVELY HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR QUITE SOME TIME ABOUT BEING ABLE TO ARTICULATE EXACTLY THE DOLLAR AMOUNT. SO I THINK THAT HELPS WITH CONVERSATIONS. SO WE WILL DO THAT WITH OTHER THINGS REGARDING VPK AND WORKING WITH RO AND SO OF OUR FUNDING ASKS TO TIGHTEN THOSE UP. WE WILL CERTAINLY BRING IN A BACK TO A BOARD MEETING. I THINK THE THEME OF THIS MIGHT BE AROUND STUDENTS FIRST.
>>Lynn Gray: AND BY THE WAY, SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A LOGO, SOME TYPE OF LIKE STUDENTS FIRST OPINION. WE USED TO HAVE PINS, MEMBER SNIVELY, WHAT WAS THE PIN? YEAH. BUT WE CAN ACTUALLY MAYBE COME UP WITH SOMETHING. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND YOU DON'T WANT TO GO OVER THE FEDERAL PLATFORM, RIGHT?
>> FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I CAN CERTAINLY COME BACK AND DO THAT WITH BOARD MEMBERS ONE ON ONE ANOTHER TIME, AND THEN WE CAN TALK WITH STAFF AT ANOTHER WORKSHOP IF YOU WANT OR HOWEVER YOU WANT TO HANDLE IT.
>>Lynn Gray: I THINK THE ONGOING ONE ON ONES HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.
>> WHY DON'T WE DO THAT?
>>Lynn Gray: SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONCLUDE? AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO THE CODE OF CON.
>>Addison Davis: YES, MA'AM. ONCE AGAIN, KRISTIN DAVIS AND HER TEAM CONTINUE TO DO A REALLY NICE JOB, AND EVERYBODY HAS BEEN REALLY ACTIVE IN THIS PROCESS. WE WILL BREAK OUT EVERY ONE OF THESE PROPOSALS TO GO DEEPER INTO THE LANGUAGE AND THE DETAILS AND LOOK AT ANY POTENTIAL IMPACT THAT THE BOARD HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IN THESE PROPOSALS.
>>Lynn Gray: EXCELLENT. OKAY. SO YOU ARE ADJOURNED. MRS. BAYS, I KNOW THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE TASKED TO GIVE -- AND MR. PORTER, PLEASE REMIND ME THAT I'M SAYING THIS CORRECTLY -- THAT EACH OF US WERE SUPPOSED TO GIVE THREE TO FIVE EXAMPLES OF WHAT DISCIPLINARY CONCERN. I THINK IT WAS A MEMBER SAID SOMETHING ON BULLYING. WHAT WERE WE DOING ON THAT? AND THEN I SENT THIS MY THREE AND I THINK EVERY BOARD MEMBER HOPEFULLY DID SEND IT IN. SO WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START OUT WITH HOWEVER YOU THINK WOULD BE BEST. MR. PORTER, AM I CORRECT THAT WE SENT IT TO SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS, THOSE ELEMENTS --
>>Jim Porter: TO MRS. BAYS, AND SHE'S THE POINT PERSON AND WILL FORM A DOCUMENT BASED ON THE BOARD FEEDBACK. AND JUST A REMINDER THAT IT WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD AT THE JULY 13th BOARD MEETING. SO THIS IS JUST SORT OF TO GO OVER WHAT YOU WANT TO GO OVER TODAY BUT YOU WILL BE VOTING ON IT ON JULY 13th.
>>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU FOR THAT REMINDER. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO KIND OF DIG INTO IT. BUT BE REMINDED. I KNOW MRS. BAYS WILL SAY. THIS THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE ONE ON ONES WITH EACH ONE OF YOU AS WELL SO WHEN YOU GET TO THAT BOARD MEETING ON JULY 13th YOU WILL HAVE A REALLY COMFORTABLE AVENUE TO VOTE ON, AND THAT'S THE WAY WE NEED TO HAVE IT. SO MS. BAYS, LET ME GO AHEAD AND SHARE WHAT YOU WANT TO SHARE, AND BOARD MEMBERS, WE DO HAVE -- WE HAVE ABOUT A HALF HOUR, AND THEN WE'LL START OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. THANKS.
>> KIM BAYS: THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU A LITTLE MORE IN-DEPTH ABOUT THE CODE OF CONDUCT. IT IS A DOCUMENT THAT WE HAVE DESIGNED IN TANDEM DID OUR STAKEHOLDERS FOR THE SAKE OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WITH THE PRIMARY GOAL OF KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE AND IN SCHOOL, PROVIDING RESOURCES, PROVIDING SUPPORTS AND PROVIDING STRATEGIES, NOT ONLY FOR OUR STUDENTS BUT INFORM OUR TEACHERS AND FOR OUR FAMILIES AS WELL. WE DID RECEIVE SOME QUESTIONS FROM ALL OF YOU. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS JUST GO THROUGH AND READ THE QUESTIONS AND ALLOW THE TEAM TO ANSWER THEM. WE HAVE JOSH CRYSTAL AND KATRINA HUDSON HERE. WE DO HAVE EXPERTS IN THE BACK SHOULD WE NEED TO ELABORATE ON ANYTHING FOR YOU. I WILL BEGIN WITH A FEW QUESTIONS THAT CAME FROM BOARD MEMBER WASHINGTON. HE WAS THE FIRST TO RESPOND. THANK YOU, SIR. HE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THE STEPS OF CONSEQUENCES ARE FOR SEVERAL CATEGORIES. FIRST FOR FIGHTING, SKIPPING CLASS, USING PROFANITY, AND THE LAST ONE FOR HAVING WEAPONS ON CAMPUS. I WILL TURN IF OVER TO JOHNSON.
>> ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE CONCLUDED IS WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INVESTED IN EACH INCIDENT THOROUGHLY. WHEN WE LOOK AT A FIGHT, WE LOOK AT THE SEVERITY OF THE FIGHT, THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT, AND ONE OF OUR BIG FEATURES THAT WE WORK WITH THE STUDENTS TO GO REALLY IN-DEPTH. ONE OF THE REASONS FOR SUSPENSIONS IS OFTEN JUST TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. THE GOAL IS TO INVESTIGATE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, TO LOSE THAT GAP IN TIME FOR DETERMINATION THAT THE STUDENTS ARE OUT. WE ALWAYS HAVE TO LOOK AT THE AGE OF THE STUDENTS INVOLVED, AND A FRESHMAN SENIOR SCENARIO, AND THE CAUSATION OF THE FIGHT, THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE FIGHT, UNFORTUNATELY SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE SEEING IS IT'S NOT A ONE-ON-ONE FIGHT, WE HAVE MORE FOUR ON FOUR SITUATIONS SO IT ACTUALLY BRANCHES OUT TO MORE STUDENTS. SO WITH THAT, THE GOAL IS TO ACTUALLY BRING THE STUDENTS IN AS, IF WE DEEM THE FIGHT NOT AS SEVERE, WE HAVE DISPUTE AND ROUGH HORSEPLAY AND THAT'S PART, WE DON'T REALLY USE OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSION. SO THAT'S WHERE THE SEVERITY OF THE FIGHT COMES IN. THE GOAL IS TO DO THAT CONFLICT RESOLUTION, BRING STUDENTS TOGETHER, WITH MEDIATE WITH FAMILIES, IF WE CAN, BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING IT BRANCH OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. THREAT ASSESSMENTS CAN BE PUT ON THE STUDENTS TON SEE IT'S NOT -- WE USE THE WORD THREAT ASSESSMENT. IT'S MORE OF A CARING ASSESSMENT TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE STUDENT SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE IMPLEMENT THROUGH THESE SERVICES. WE CONNECT WITH SERVICES THERE. THE GOAL IS IF WE CAN DO ANY RESTORATIVE PRACTICE IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION AND BRING THE STUDENTS TO REMEDIATION, HURT CIRCLES, RESTORATIVE PRACTICE CIRCLES IN CONNECTION WITH MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS. AGAIN THAT IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT A FIGHT AT THE VERY FIRST LEVEL, TRY TO PUT AS MANY SANCTIONS AS WE CAN TO HELP THE STUDENT GET THEM BACK TO CLASS AS POSSIBLE. BUT DEPENDS ON WHAT ACTUALLY OCCURRED. SKIPPING. SKIPPING. ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT SKIPPING IS THE IDEA YOU DON'T WANT TO TAP A STUDENT OUT OF SCHOOL HOE ISN'T PARTICIPATING IN SCHOOL. SO A LOT OF WHAT WE DO IS CONNECTING WITH THEIR FAMILIES. THE REFERRALS THAT ARE WRITTEN ARE MORE ABOUT DOCUMENTATION PURPOSES SO WE CAN HELP STUDENTS. IT'S ABOUT BRINGING THE FAMILIES IN. WE ARE PROUD TO BRING BACK THE ATTENDANTS INTERVENTION TEAM THAT'S GOING TO GET INVOLVED. SO WHEN WE HAVE THE HABITUALLY TRUANT STUDENTS WE ARE GOING TO CONNECT THEM IMMEDIATELY WITHIN STUDENT SERVICES. WE HAVE THEM READY TO ASSIST AND WORK WITH OUR TEAM. AND REALLY, IT'S ABOUT LEVEL. THE AGE OF THE STUDENT MATTERS. DRIVER'S LICENSES CAN BE INVOLVED IN BEING REMOVED FROM THE STUDENTS HOE ARE OF AGE, AND OLDER. THE GOAL SOME S TO CONNECT THEM WITH A COUNSELOR TO FIND OUT WHY IT IS THEY ARE SKIPPING BEFORE WE PUNISH THEM FOR SKIPPING. WHY ARE YOU CHOOSING TO ABSTAIN FROM CLASS? AS IT MOVES ON AND PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE, WE CAN MOVE INTO MORE OF THE GRADUAL INTERVENTION OF THE INTERVENTION. PROFANITY. PROFANITY IS ONE OF THOSE INTERESTING ONES, WAS IT CASUAL SWEARING, OR WERE YOU CURSING AT SOMEBODY IS VERY DIFFERENT. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE USE OF PROFANITY AND HOW IT'S BEING USED, WE ARE TRYING TO USE IT MORE AS A TEACHING TOOL, TO WHY, HOW WAS IT BEING USED, IS THIS MORE OF A CONTENTIOUS BEHAVIOR BETWEEN STUDENT AND TEACHER OR WAS IT AN ACTION ASPIRATED DESIGN? A LOT OF IT IS TEACHING, THE PROPER USE OF THE WORDS, WHAT WE EXPECT IN SCHOOL, HIGH EXPECTATIONS. SO A LOT OF THAT IS GOING TO COME FROM OBVIOUSLY CONTACTING THE PARENTS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT AS FAR AS TEACHING THE STUDENTS THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE WE EXPECT THEM TO USE IN SCHOOL. PROFANITY, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WE HAVE A NEW LEVEL OF ZERO THAT WE UTILIZE, WHICH IS MORE ABOUT TRACKING THE BEHAVIOR RATHER THAN CONSECRATING THE BEHAVIOR, WEAPONS ON CAMPUS IS MUCH OF THE SAME THING. EARLIER WE WERE TALKING ABOUT STUDENT SAFETY AND GOING HOME TO AND FROM. A LOT OF WHAT WE SEE IS STUDENTS BRINGING ITEMS WITH THEM BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT EACH OF THOSE CASES INDIVIDUALLY WITH WHY A STUDENT BROUGHT TO THE SCHOOL. THE IDEA OF THE WEAPON, WAS THERE AN INTENT BROUGHT TO HARM SOMEBODY? A LOT OF TIME IN THE ELEMENTARY WORLD THERE'S A LOT OF SHOW AND TELL GOES ON SO WE DON'T WANT THAT TO EXTEND WITH THE STUDENT BRINGING SOMETHING WITH THE INTENT TO HURT SOMEONE SO WE HAVE THE OFFICE OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT THAT LOOKS AT ANYTIME A STUDENT BRINGS A WEAPON TO SCHOOL, WE BRING IN COUNSELORS, THE FAMILIES, AS WELL AS THE ADMINISTRATION FROM THE SCHOOL SO EVERY WEAPON IS VIEWED BY OUR SHOP. CONSEQUENCES, ONE OF THE CONSEQUENCES IS IT'S NOT ALWAYS A NEGATIVE. WHAT WE DO IN CONSEQUENCES ONE OF OUR BIG THINGS IS CONNECTING WITH BEHAVIORAL SAFETY PLAN FOR THE STUDENT, CONNECTING THEM WITH SERVICES TO GET THEM BACK IN THE SCHOOL AND WORKING WITH COUNSELORS ON CAMPUS.
>> DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS? IS THERE ANY FURTHER CLARIFICATION YOU NEED? THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ROUND OF QUESTIONS CAME FROM OUR BOARD CHAIR GRAY. QUESTIONS REGARDING BUS MISBEHAVIOR THAT HAPPENS ON THE SCHOOL BUS AND AT THE MAGNET SCHOOL RAMPS AND TRANSFER RAMPS, QUESTIONS ABOUT CHEATING 'N AND HOW THAT IS ADDRESSED, AND CELL PHONE USAGE ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS A DIRECTIVE OF NOT TO USE CELL PHONES OR NOT TO HAVE CELL PHONES OUT.
>> THE BUS RAMPS ARE AN EXTENSION OF THE SCHOOL. IT IS ALL PART OF THE SCHOOL AS WELL AS THE BUS WHILE IT'S IN MOTION, IS CONNECTED TO THE SCHOOL. SO THE BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS FOLLOW EXACTLY THE SAME AS THOUGH THEY WERE ON CAMPUS. SO LOCATION REALLY JUST VARIES IF THE STUDENT IS NOT ON THE BUS TO AND FROM SCHOOL, BUT AS LONG AS THEY ARE ON OUR PROPERTY, ANY BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS ARE JUST AS HIGH AS THEY WERE IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING ITSELF. SO CONSEQUENTLY, BEHAVIORS CAN BE MUCH THE SAME WAY, SHOULD A BUS BE IN MOTION, THAT WARRANTS A MUCH DIFFERENT DESIGN BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE A LOT OF MORE CHALLENGING THINGS IN THIS WORLD, IS DRIVING A BUS, WITH STUDENTS, AND YOU CAN IMAGINE. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S TREATED DIFFERENTLY. BUS SUSPENSIONS ARE TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. A STUDENT COULD BE SUSPENDED FROM A BUS WITHOUT BEING A SUSPENDED FROM SCHOOL. IT COULD PUT A HARDSHIP ON THE FAMILY SO THAT IS ANOTHER TIME WE WORK SPECIFICALLY WITH TRANSPLANTATION TRANSPORTATION AND OUR SHOP TO MAKE SURE IT'S NECESSARY.
>>Addison Davis: SO MANY TIMES, WE GET INCIDENTS THAT MAY HAPPEN, ONCE THE BUS LEAVES AT THE TOP AND THEN MAYBE A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS MAYBE SAY 100 YARDS AWAY FROM THE ACTUAL BUS STOP, DO WE HAVE JURISDICTION TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT, ANY PARTICULAR ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE AND HOW WE INTERACT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT TO DO SO, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.
>> AS LONG AS THE STUDENT IS ON THE BUS, BECAUSE THAT IS AN EXTENSION, BUT WHEN THE STUDENT ARRIVES AT THE BUS STOP IT IS NOT OUR PROPERTY SO IT BECOMES A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUE. WE CAN WORK WITH THE SCHOOL. KIM BAYS: WE DO WORK WITH THE FAMILIES. WE DO WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THERE'S A CARRYOVER ONTO THE SCHOOL AND THE BUS SO WE DO EXTEND SUPPORTS INTO THE SCHOOL AND SCHOOL DAY AND ON THE SCHOOL BUS AS WELL.
>> WE REFER TO THOSE AS THE ADVERSE IMPACT THAT A STUDENT CAN ACT OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. IF IT HAS ANY IMPACT, WE CAN CONSECRATE, WORK WITH THE STUDENT INSIDE THE SCHOOL. SO THAT IS AS FAR AS THE BUS AND TRANSFER. CHEATING. CHEATING IS -- WE HAVE FORGERY. CHEATING IS AN ACADEMIC CONSEQUENCE. AND THIS IS ONE WHERE TEACHERS HAVE A LOT OF SAY IN WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE STUDENT. THEY CAN ACTUALLY APPLY THEIR OWN CONSEQUENCES. SO IT CAN FALL UNDER SEVERAL DIFFERENT ACADEMIC VIOLATIONS. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE AN INCIDENT LIKE THIS THE TEACHER HAS ACTUAL -- ACTUALLY HAS MORE CONTROL OVER WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH THE STUDENT AND GRADING. THIS IS ONE THAT WE REALLY WANT TO WORK WITH THE TEACHERS, TEACHERS UNION AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO PUT CONSEQUENCES IN BECAUSE THIS IS MORE THE STUDENT'S OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE UP WHAT THEY DID WRONG ESPECIALLY WITH ACADEMICS WHEN IT COMES TO ACADEMICS. WE DO HAVE SOMETHING CLOSE TO IT, FORGERY, WHICH WOULD BE IF A STUDENT SIGNED A PARENTAL SLIP, THAT IS A BEHAVIORAL SECTION THAT WE CAN -- SANCTION THAT WE CAN PLACE.
>>Lynn Gray: JOSH, DO YOU ALL INTERFACE AT ALL REQUEST THE TEACHER IF THAT OCCURS? I MEAN, I HAVE HAD HIGH-LEVEL STAKES WHERE CERTAIN GRADE HAD TO BE MADE OR THEY WOULD NOT GET CONSIDERED FOR A COLLEGE, THAT KIND OF THING. SOMETIMES IT CAN GET PRETTY HIGH LEVEL. IT IS CONTRACTUALLY RIGHT NOW TEACH VERSE THE LAST FINAL SAY IN WHAT A STUDENT'S GRADE S.SO WHEN THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE FEEL HAS EGREGIOUSLY HAPPENED WHETHER IT IS APP CHILD CHEATING OR UNFAIR SCHOOLING OR SOMETHING, SOMETIMES THEY DO INTERVENE TO HELP MEDIATE AND BRING EVERYBODY TOGETHER BUT IT IS REALLY CONSIDERED A BEHAVIORAL INFRACTION, IT'S ACADEMIC WITH THE TEACHER HAVING THE FINAL SAY SO.
>> JOSH: SO ANOTHER BIG CHALLENGE THAT WE ARE ALL FACING, ONE OF THEM IS WE HAVE BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE. SO WE ARE AT ONE POINT TELLING STUDENT TO BRING IT, BUT WHAT WE TALK ABOUT IS THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH, WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT THE CELL PHONE USAGE IN THE CLASSROOM, WE ARE ASKING THE TEACHERS IF THEY HAVE A POSTED RULES. SO WE HAVE POSTED RULES WHICH CAN LEAD TO AN INFRACTION WHICH MAKES IT A VIOLATION OF CLASSROOM RULES. SO THAT IS WHAT THE TEACHER'S EXPECTATION IS. WHETHER THEY ARE USING THE CELL PHONE, HOW THEY ARE USING THE CELL PHONE AND WHAT THEY ARE USING IT FOR. COUNTY BRANCH OFF TO USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO DO SOMETHING MORE NEFARIOUS IN THE DESIGN, THAT'S A SOCIAL MEDIA ISSUE. BUT TALKING ABOUT CELL PHONE USAGE IN THE CLASSROOM, IF THE TEACHER SAYS TAKE OUT PLEASE PUT IT AWAY F.IT'S POSTED IT'S A VIOLATION OF THE CLASSROOM RULE.
>>Lynn Gray: SO WHAT I THINK, AND THIS IS LATER CONVERSATION, IS WE ARE PUTTING A LOT OF ONUS ON THE TEACHERS AND THE TEACHERS HAVE SO MUCH TO DO AS BEING AN INSTRUCTOR OF ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT. SO I JUST WANT TO CAUTION THAT WE EXPLORE PROTECTIONS FOR THE TEACHERS, REINFORCEMENT, SUPPORTS, SO THEY CANNOT HAVE TO -- THERE'S SO MUCH THAT THEY HAVE TO LOOK INTO AND THERE'S SO MUCH TEXTING, IT'S INAPPROPRIATE. IT'S HAPPENING EVERYWHERE. AND WE ALL KNOW IT. SO THAT WAS MY COMMENT.
>> KIM BAYS: WE HAVE SEVERAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE PLACE IN CLASSROOMS TO USE THE CELL PHONES FOR RESEARCH AND USE THEM INTERACTIVELY. THE MOWER WE ENGAGE STUDENTS, THE LESS INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR WE HAVE. SO WE LIKE TO START HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THOSE TEACHERS AS EXAMPLES FOR OTHER TEACHERS TO FOLLOW. FOR THE RECORD, BEFORE WE GO ON, BECAUSE THIS IS IN TANDEM WITH THIS QUESTION, BOARD MEMBER PEREZ CAME TO ME THIS MORNING WITH A QUESTION REGARDING CELL PHONE USAGE AND THE CONCERN OF OUR STUDENTS WHO TAKE PICTURES AND TAKE VIDEOS MUCH EACH OTHER WHEN THEY INTEND MAYBE TO BE DOING IT HARMLESSLY, AND REALLY JUST TAKING A PICTURE OF THEIR FRIEND, BUT THEY MIGHT CATCH OTHER STUDENTS IN THE BACKGROUND OR IN THE PERIPHERY, THAT COULD LEAD TO DAMAGE, IT COULD LEAD TO CONFUSION, IT COULD LEAD TO PEOPLE SPOTTING CHILDREN AND PUTTING OTHER CHILDREN AT RISK, WHETHER THERE ARE FAMILY DISPUTES THAT COULD PUT THESE CHILDREN IN DANGER. IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WE DON'T WANT PREDATORS TO SEE THEM. THIS IS A RISK. WHEN WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS MORNING, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DWIGHT HONESTLY WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REVIEW WITH PRINCIPALS. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLICIT THEIR INPUT ON THIS, BECAUSE MONITORING THE FREQUENCY OF A CHILD JUST PICKING UP A PHONE AND CLICKING AND VIDEOTAPING IS GOING TO BE REALLY CHALLENGING FOR US TO DO. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEEK THE INPUT MUCH FAMILIES AS WELL AS OUR TEACHERS AND OUR ADMINISTRATORS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, BECAUSE IT IS A CONCERN, AND IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE IN. BOARD MEMBER PEREZ, DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT?
>>Karen Perez: NO, I APPRECIATE YOU ADDRESSING THAT. AS ONE OF THE QUALIFIERS THAT I MENTIONED TO YOU THIS MORNING, THAT I SIT ON THE COMMISSION FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND OUR SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS IS OUR PRIORITY. SO WHEN THE STUDENTS ARE TAKING VIDEOS OF THEMSELVES, DURING SCHOOL HOURS, IS A POTENTIALLY, ESPECIALLY WITH TAMPA BEING HIGH ON THE LIST FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING. BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ADDRESSING THAT QUESTION.
>> KIM BAYS: THE NEXT SET OF QUESTIONS CAME FROM BOARD MEMBER COMBS. WHAT IS OUR STANCE REGARDING DECREASING TARDINESS AS WE SPOKE OF EARLIER? AND I WILL LET OUT TAKE THAT.
>> WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT HERE IS WHAT MOST OF OUR OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING BASICALLY FOR TARDINESS, AND WHAT WE FOCUS ON HERE IS TIME IN CLASS. WE WANT TO BUILD, OF COURSE, BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, AND SO THAT KID WANT TO IN CLASS, SO THEY ARE NOT TARDY. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE NEED TO BUILD SOME OTHER THINGS IN PLACE. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT IT'S EXCUSED OR UNEXCUSED, AND ALSO CONSIDER THE AGE OF THE STUDENT. WE KNOW THAT OUR LITTLE GUY CANNOT BRING THEMSELVES TO SCHOOL. SO WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO COME TO SCHOOL ON THEIR OWN SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INCLUSIVE OF THE FAMILIES AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT COMING TO SCHOOL AND COMING TO SCHOOL ON TIME IS VERY IMPORTANT. HOWEVER, WHEN WE DO HAVE TO GET INTO THE AREAS WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A CONSEQUENCE, WE DO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE CONSEQUENCES DO NOT INVOLVE ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO ADDITIONALLY EXCLUDE THEM FROM BEING OUT OF CLASS. SO AN OUT OF SCHOOL SITUATION WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S PART OF WHAT OUR COMMUNICATION IS. AND WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FAMILIES UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ISN'T A TIME OF THE DAY THAT'S A DOWN TIME OF THE DAY. WE FOCUS ON INSTRUCTION FROM BELL TO BELL. BEING LATE TO SCHOOL FOR 15 MINUTES, THE FIRST 15 MINUTES YOU MAY BE MISSING OUT ON WHICH MEANS BY THE END OF THE WEEK YOU HAVE MISSED 75 WEEKS OF READING INSTRUCTION. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COMMUNICATE THESE THINGS OVER AND OVER AGAIN SO THAT OUR FAMILIES UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF COMING TO SCHOOL. ADDITIONALLY, WE ALREADY MENTIONED THE ATTENDANCE INTERVENTION TEAM. THAT TEAM WILL ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORTS FOR OUR FAMILIES WHO ARE HABITUALLY LATE AND HELP THEM TO UNDERSTAND AS WELL BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE TARDIES AND THE ABSENCES DON'T COINCIDE. SO GENERALLY THE COURTS GET INVOLVED WHEN IT COMES TO ABSENCES, NOT TARDY, SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO DO JUST THAT MUCH MORE TO COMMUNICATE THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING TO SCHOOL AND BEING TO SCHOOL ON TIME.
>> BOARD MEMBER VAUGHN HAD A QUESTION REGARDING STUDENT DRESS CODE AND SUPERINTENDENT DAVIS HIGH PRESSURE QUESTIONS ABOUT RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, AND IF WE HAVE SOME EXAMPLE EXAMPLES AND WHAT WE ARE PLANNING TO DO IN THE FUTURE. WE'LL START WITH JUSTIN.
>> JOSH: DRESS CODE VARIES WITH THE NATURE OF THE STUDENT. IT'S VERY DIFFERENT FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VERSUS HIGH SCHOOL, BUT WHAT REALLY IS, WHAT THE STUDENTS ATTIRE, IS IT CAUSING A DISRUPTION TO THE CAMPUS, IS IT OFFENSIVE, AND IS IT CAUSING A NEGATIVE IMPACT OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENT? SO THAT IS EVERY DISTRICT THAT LOOKS AT IT IS ALMOST NOT THE CLOTHES, IT'S WHAT YOU DEEM AS APPROPRIATE AND INAPPROPRIATE. AND THE SCHOOLS DEPENDING WHERE THEY ARE HAVE THAT AUTHORITY TO SAY THIS IS CAUSING DISRUPTION ON OUR CAMPUS. THE GOALS, IT SHOULDN'T HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE EDUCATIONAL DAY. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO NOT BE IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION IF THEY ARE ABLE TO CHANGE THEIR ATTIRE OR CLOTHES. WHEN YOU SEE IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION IT'S THERE'S REALLY NO WAY OF CHANGING IT AND WHATEVER THE ITEM IS THAT'S CAUSING DISRUPTION ON CAMPUS. IF IT'S NOT CAUSING DISRUPTION AND THE STUDENT CAN GONE THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY IT'S MORE OF A CONVERSATION, SPEAK WITH THE FAMILY, CONTACT THE FAMILY AND HOPE WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME SITUATION AGAIN. SO WHAT HAPPENS IF THE STUDENTS JUST KEEP DOING IT EVENTUALLY WITH THAN DISCIPLINE IT BECOMES WHAT YOU DO IS A CONTRACT THAT SAYS THIS IS GOING TO BE STOP AND THEN IT BECOMES MORE OF YOUR POLICY AND VIOLATING PROCEDURES IN THE SCHOOL BUT THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT LOSING CLASS TIME FOR INAPPROPRIATE OUTFITS.
>> CAN I ASK A QUESTION? ONE OF THE REASONS I AM WANTED THIS TO BE PULLED ESPECIALLY IN OUR CAC MEETINGS WE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT DRESS CODE WITH WHERE THE STUDENTS FEEL IT'S KIND OF LEFT UP TO THE DISCRETION OF EACH SCHOOL AND THERE AREN'T MORE CONCRETE GUIDELINES AROUND THAT, THAT SOMETIMES CERTAIN STUDENTS COULD WEAR THE SAME OUTFIT, AND THEN ONE THAT MIGHT BE MORE DEVELOPED OR LOOK DIFFERENTLY IS IDENTIFIED AS DISRUPTIVE, AND IS PENALIZED AND EMBARRASSED IN FRONT OF THEIR CLASSMATES AND ASKED TO CHANGE. SO MY CONCERN GOING FORWARD, BECAUSE I GOT A LOT OF E-MAILS AND FEEDBACK AMP WE TALKED ABOUT IT AT OUR CAC MEETING, HOW ARE WE SUPPORTING SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THERE ISN'T INTERPRETATION TO A TEACHER WHO FEELS MORE DISTRACTED BY ONE STUDENT WHO IS MORE DEVELOPED THAN ANOTHER MAKING SURE IT'S FAIR ACROSS THE BOARD.
>> THANK YOU. ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENTS OF OUR SHOP IS IT IS ONE PLACE TO GET THE INFORMATION. PREVIOUSLY, THERE MIGHT BE DIFFERENT REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS RESPONDING TO THEIR COMMUNITIES IN ONE WAY. NOW THE SCHOOLS, THE ADMINISTRATION KNOW TO CONTACT US SO THEY ARE HEARING FROM ONE SHOP. WHAT WE DO. WE ALSO ALLOW THEIR FAMILIES TO APPEAL ANYTHING THAT THEY DEEM THIS WASN'T UNJUST AND UNFAIR AND THEY CAN REACH OUT TO OURSELVES IN A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR ANYTHING THEY FELT WAS ALSO UNJUST.
>> AS WE ARE CLOSING IN ON 11:00 O'CLOCK NOW I THINK WE'LL STOP HERE. I WANT TO THANK MRS. DAVIS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU PULL OUGHT IN TO PLANNING TODAY'S WORKSHOP. I BELIEVE WE ARE GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A TEN-MINUTE RECESS, MAYBE FIVE-MINUTE RECESS TO RESET AND GET PREPARED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR YOUR PREPARATION AND QUESTIONS TODAY.