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>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT'S 6:04 ON TUESDAY, JULY 5TH.
[1. Opening Items]
WELCOME TO OUR JULY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING COMMUNITY.THOSE IN ATTENDANCE, THE BOARD CAME TOGETHER AT 4:34 WITH A MOTION BY MRS. WAYMAN, AND A SECOND BY MR. BARTON TO MOVE INTO OPEN SESSION.
A FEW SECONDS LATER WITH A MOTION BY MRS. DIGIACOMO AND A SECOND BY MR. JONES.
THE BOARD MOVED TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION WITH A VOTE OF 5-0 TO DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT ASSIGNMENT, PROMOTION, TO DISCUSS THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT, OTHER PERSONNEL ISSUES, AND THE BOARD'S PAY CYCLE [NOISE] OUR BIG STIPEND WE GET COME TO FIND OUT WHEN IT STARTED.
MY FIRST APPOINTMENT WAS IN AUGUST WHICH ALIGNED WITH THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND GETTING PAID TO THE END OF THE NEXT YEAR.
WELL, NOW THE BOARD CYCLES ARE ELECTED IN NOVEMBER STARTING DECEMBER, SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF SIX-MONTH HIATUS THERE, SO THAT'S A CLOSED SESSION, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS, SO WE'RE GOING TO ADJUST THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
MOVING ON. BOARD MEMBERS, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO RESUME IN OPEN SESSION?
>> SECOND BY MR. BARTON, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
[NOISE] NO KIDS TODAY, SO I'LL START.
OF ALLEGIANCE] [NOISE] THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. WE HAVE AN AGENDA PRESENTED, AND IS THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS OR DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS SUBMITTED?
>> I MOVE, WE APPROVE THE AGENDA AS SUBMITTED.
>> SECOND, BY MS. WAYMAN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
[2. Reports]
IT'S A SUMMER MONTH WHERE WE HAVE SOME INTERESTING THINGS TO DO.MS. WAYMAN, DO YOU MIND IF WE START WITH YOU?
>> I'M READY. THE SESSION THAT I ATTENDED AT CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS OF THE EASTERN SHORE.
THAT WAS A VERY VALUABLE, VERY INFORMATIONAL RETREAT TO SEE THE NEW LOOK THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKEN AT POVERTY AND HOW IT WILL AFFECT CAROLINE COUNTY ACTUALLY, AS FAR AS FUNDING GOES IN A POSITIVE WAY DOWN THE ROAD.
THAT WAS VERY WORTHWHILE, AND OF COURSE, THE MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WAS READING ALOUD IN MS. BOWDEN'S CLASS, WHICH I FORGOT TO GIVE YOU.
>> YES. I READ, MALCOLM, WHO WILL YOU BE? WHICH IS A BOOK THAT MY DAUGHTER WROTE, AND SO I WAS REALLY TICKLED TO SHARE IT WITH HER, AND THE STUDENTS WERE EXCITED.
ACTUALLY, TOWARDS THE END OF THE BOOK, WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE BOOK, THEY RECOGNIZE SEVERAL OTHER NAMES.
IT WAS A GREAT DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD, SO THAT WAS THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR ME. THANK YOU.
>> PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING WENT TO THAT AS THAT MEANING, WHICH WAS INTERESTING.
IN FACT, IT WAS DR. SIMMONS, WHO TALKED ABOUT THE CHARTS THAT COULD SHOW JUST HOW POOR CAROLINE COUNTY IS AS OPPOSED TO OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS. YET, WE HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THE GEORGIAS THAT WAS QUITE INTERESTING.
[NOISE] THEN I'VE GOT THOSE STUFF, LITTLE RABBITS THAT THEY GOT AFTER THE READING OF THE BOOK.
I LOVED THAT SHE DOES THAT. [NOISE]
>> I MIGHT ADD THAT THAT WAS MY FIRST TIME MEETING SUPERINTENDENT CHAUDRY AND HE GAVE A VERY THOROUGH PRESENTATION.
>> [NOISE] SEE, I'LL START WITH THE NSG ROUNDTABLE THAT MR. NEWCOMEN AND I PARTICIPATED IN [BACKGROUND] WE WERE THINKING IN ADVANCE THAT WE MIGHT FEEL ARRAY OF DIFFERENT TOPICS AND SUBJECTS, AND MR. NEWCOMEN HAD CONVERSED THE BOARD TO GET IDEAS OF THINGS TO PRESENT.
WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY WITH MORE, I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT SCRIPTED,
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BUT THEY HAD POINTS THAT THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT AND THEY DID A GOOD JOB.THEY SAID IT AND I THOUGHT IT WAS SINCERE.
THAT THIS WILL BE SOMETHING THAT THEY DO PERIODICALLY TO TRY TO HEAR WHAT DIFFERENT BOARDS THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS, THROUGHOUT THE STATE WERE THINKING.
THAT WAS GOOD. I ALSO WANT TO COMMENT ABOUT THE RETIREMENT CELEBRATION, WHICH WAS VERY COOL.
THAT'S THE WORD WE'RE USING EARLIER, AND NOT COLD, VERY WARM [LAUGHTER] IT WAS A WARM DAY BUT WARM HEARTS AND HEARING THEIR REFLECTIONS OF PEOPLE SAYING GOODBYE TO A LONG-TERM EMPLOYEE, IT WAS VERY NICE.
I ALSO REMEMBER THE ORGANIZATION HAD THAT SAME CONNECTION AND LONG-TERM CAREER DEVOTION, AND HEAR DR. AURORA TALKING ABOUT HIS REFLECTIONS FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
FOR THE MOST PART, THE PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE BEING HONORED WERE VERY SHY ABOUT IT AND DID NOT WANT TO TAKE CENTER STAGE.
I'VE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE, THEY DO EVERYTHING BUT GET UP THERE AND SING OPERA [LAUGHTER].
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. [LAUGHTER] IT WAS VERY NICE.
I ALSO WANT TO COMMENT ABOUT THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL.
I GOT TO VISIT TWO SCHOOLS THAT DAY, AND IT WAS TERRIFIC.
ONE SCHOOL WAS JUST DURING THE DAY AND IT WASN'T AN OFFICIAL VISIT, I JUST STOPPED BY.
THEN THE SECOND ONE WAS THE SAME THING I TRIED TO DO THIS AND I TIMED IT PERFECTLY.
GOT TO GREENSBORO JUST AS THE KIDS WERE COMING OUT, AND THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO DO THIS, BUT WHAT THEY DID WAS TERRIFIC.
THEY HAD A GAUNTLET, BASICALLY.
IF YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS. GAUNTLETS ARE NICE, BUT THIS WAS WONDERFUL [LAUGHTER] IT WAS A GREAT GAUNTLET.
THE TEACHERS AND STAFF WERE ALL LINED UP ON THAT LONG SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL, AND WHEN THOSE KIDS CAME OUT, THEY WERE CHEERING ON AND APPLAUDING THEM, AND THERE WERE PLENTY OF PEOPLE WITH TEARS IN THEIR EYES.
I WAS JUST WATCHING AND THEN WENT UP TO THE PRINCIPAL AFTERWARD AND I SAID, I TOLD DON, I JUST SAID, IT GETS YOU HERE. IT REALLY DOES.
AS A STUDENT, I ALWAYS LIKED THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL BEST.
[LAUGHTER] I PROBABLY STILL DO.
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS TERRIFIC, LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IS JUST AS GOOD.
>> I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO MENTION THAT.
>> THE DISTRICT RETIREMENT CELEBRATION, IT WAS A NICE EVENT.
THANK YOU DR. AURTHER FOR NOT TELLING ANY RETIREMENT DRUGS BECAUSE THEY DON'T WORK [LAUGHTER] AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.
[LAUGHTER] NOT TO DROP MY DAUGHTER OFF AND LOCK THEM IN FOR THE LAST TIME. [LAUGHTER] REALLY QUICK. I CAN REMEMBER DROPPING HER OFF THE FIRST DAY.
THEY'RE WONDERING WHERE THE GAR ROUTE OR LINE WAS DROPPED HER OFF ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL.
MR. BARTON DID SOMETHING ELSE SPECIAL THIS WEEK OR LAST WEEK.
I THINK YOU SHOULD PROBABLY JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS BICYCLE RIDE.
I'VE HAD A GOAL FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS TO RIDE FROM A PLACE.
I HAVE DOWN AT FENWICK TO RIDE MY BICYCLE FROM THERE TO DENTON OR FROM DENTON TO THERE.
I HAD TO PLAY IT OUT OF COURSE ROUTE, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO BE ON ROUTE 113.
I DIDN'T WANT TO BE ON ROUTE 13.
I DIDN'T WANT TO BE ON ROUTE 44 ANY MORE THAN NECESSARY.
AS IT TURNED OUT, I STARTED IN FENWICK LAST THURSDAY AND MADE IT TO DENTON ABOUT 64 MILES, WHICH I THOUGHT WOULD BE ABOUT 54.
THEN REALIZED THE ROUTE I'VE TAKEN WAS A LITTLE LONGER.
THEN WHEN I WAS OUT THERE AND CALCULATING, IT ENDED UP BEING ABOUT FIVE MILES LONGER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE WITH GOLF.
PEOPLE SAID, HOW WAS IT HARD, BUT WONDERFUL [LAUGHTER].
JONES, CHECK. IT'S ALL ABOUT FITNESS.
>> SET THE BAR PRETTY HIGH THERE.
>> [LAUGHTER]. WELL. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SIT IN ON THE MAC MEETING FOR MOST OF THE DAY.
I DID HAVE A CONFLICT IN THE AFTERNOON, SO I MISSED MR. CHARLES.
SUPERINTENDENTS ALL CHOLERAE, WHICH I WAS DISAPPOINTED AT IT SOUND LIKE IT WAS A GOOD PRESENTATION.
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHO ELSE IS GOING TO SHOW UP.
DR. MALIK MOHAMMAD WAS THERE AND JUST TALKING VERY INTERESTING STORY.
LOOK IT UP SOME TIME BECAUSE HE'S TALKING ABOUT HIMSELF,
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BUT NOW HE'S TRAVELING THE WORLD, TRAINING PEOPLE, AND TALKING ABOUT, WE HAVE TO HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH OUR STUDENTS AND OTHERS TO MOVE ANYTHING FORWARD.WHEN YOU HAVE HIGH CONNECTIONS, YOU CAN MEET HIGH CHALLENGES, AND IF YOU HAVE LOW CONNECTIONS, IT'S HARDER TO GET TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE, SO HE'S TALKING ABOUT CONNECTIONS.
BUT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING AND I'M GLAD WE GOT TO HEAR IT.
THEN AS IT WAS MENTIONED, THE STATE ROUNDTABLE.
IT WAS ABOUT 20 BOARD MEMBERS ON THERE FROM ACROSS THE STATE.
I WANTED TO GO UNPREPARED, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE OUR BOARD WAS REPRESENTED.
WE GOT A COUPLE OF PAGE FULL OF THOUGHTS OF THINGS DOING WELL AND HOW THE STATE BOARD AND THE STATE WAS DOING AND THINGS WE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT.
WE WERE ABLE TO ADD L1 FOR SOME COMMENTS AND HOPEFULLY AREAS THAT WE WANT TO HAVE CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS ON.
THAT WILL HELP US EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN IN THIS COUNTY LOCALLY.
BUT THE BIGGEST THING THOUGHT I HAD WHILE I WAS SITTING THERE AND IT'S BEEN EVEN TOUGHER WITH COVID, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THIS CALL BECAME AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF ZOOM.
WE DIDN'T HAVE TO TRAVEL ANYWHERE.
THE STATE BOARD IN MY HISTORY.
I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S EVER REACHED OUT.
THAT COMMENT RANG TRUE THROUGH MULTIPLE COUNTIES.
THE STATE BOARD, THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT, THEY HADN'T DONE IT IN THE LAST 10-15 YEARS THAT ANYBODY COULD THINK OF HAS NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THEY'RE HOPING TO DO IT.
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THEIR STATEWIDE COMMUNICATION PLAN AND THEIR STATEWIDE STRATEGIC PLAN.
BUT WHAT IT REALLY GLARINGLY MADE ME REALIZE AND WHETHER IT'S THROUGH ZOOM CALLS OR IT'S WORTH A TRIP TO BALTIMORE OR ANNAPOLIS OR EVEN WASHINGTON, AND SOMETIMES IF YOU HAVE TO GO.
IT'S A JOB AS A BOARD MEMBER TO BE HERE AND BE IN THIS ROOM AND HAVE DISCUSSIONS.
BUT WE NEED TO BE JUST AS ENGAGED AT THE STATE LEVEL.
FEDERAL'S EVEN TOUGHER, BUT WE GOT TO BE AT THE STATE LEVEL, WHETHER IT'S A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OR CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS.
WHEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, AS MAC EVEN DECIDABLE UP TO MR. CHARLES RYRIE AND PUT A FACE WITH A NAME AND LET THEM KNOW.
SOMETHING WE HADN'T CAROLINE COUNTY.
WE'VE GOT TO DO IT BECAUSE, WHEN YOU TALK TO THEM AND THEY REALIZE SOME OF THEIR INTENT, JUST LIKE THE INTENT OF THE REGULATION, ISN'T ALWAYS THE WAY IT'S IMPLEMENTED.
SOME OF THOSE TIMES YOU HAVE TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS FOR THE LIGHT BULB TO GO ON.
I JUST ENCOURAGE MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS MOVING FORWARD TO STAY ENGAGED IN THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
THANK YOU. MOVING ON SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
>> KEEP IN MIND RATHER BRIEF THIS MONTH.
ONE, I WANT TO TOUCH ON TWO POINTS.
POINTS MR. LUCA MADE ABOUT MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS WITH THE STATE.
WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
I CALLED MSD THE DAY AFTER THE ESMAC MEETING WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL, TO FOLLOW UP WITH SOME QUESTIONS AROUND THE POVERTY INFORMATION THAT BOWDEN WAYMAN AND MS. DIGIACOMO TALKED ABOUT.
LITERALLY, THE PERSON I SPOKE TO ON THE PHONE WAS DR. SIMMONS.
CAROLINE. HOW ARE YOU DOING? YOU'RE ONE BOARD MEMBER.
SHE SAID SOMETHING THAT STUCK TO ME AND I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.
ONLY EASTERN SHORE COUNTY WITHOUT ASHORE.
[LAUGHTER] BUT SOMETHING SMALL.
BUT THE PERSPECTIVE, OF COURSE, YOU REMEMBER MICHELLE BECAUSE OF THAT, MS. LAYMAN BECAUSE OF THAT, BUT IT WAS MADE THAT COMMENT AND THEN YOU START REALIZING ABOUT TAXING AUTHORITY, TAX, AND ABILITY AND NO WATERFRONT LIKE OTHERS HAVE ON THE SHORE.
VERY BRIEF ENCOUNTER STARTS TO CHANGE THE PERSPECTIVE OF THOSE WHO HAVE THE ABILITY TO SET POLICY FOR FUNDING, WHICH TAKES US OUT OF A CONVERSATION THAT WE ALL KNOW LIVING HERE THAT MAKES US A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
BUT FOR OTHERS WHO ARE IN POSITION.
YOU DON'T MOVE CAROLINE COUNTY WHO COME IN FROM OUT OF STATE.
AGAIN, THOSE SMALL CONNECTION PIECES.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT IF YOU DON'T PUT YOURSELF IN THAT POSITION, YOU DON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT IMPACT.
I WILL ADD THAT I ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF READING MRS. BELLMAN'S CLASS.
ANYONE HAS EVER READ THAT BOOK BEFORE.
IT'S WONDERFUL. IF NOT, I HAVE IT.
YOU'RE HAPPY TO TAKE A GOOD READ AT IT.
IT'S A GREAT BOOK REGARDING WHAT DO YOU GET YOUR BEST FRIEND WHO HAS EVERYTHING.
THE ONLY PIECE THAT I WANTED TO REPORT ON THIS MONTH BESIDES CONNECTING THOSE TWO THINGS WAS THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION BOARD OF BLUEPRINT.
THE BOARD THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING BLUEPRINT.
THE AIB HAS BEEN HOLDING INFORMATION SESSIONS MONTH OF JUNE AND IN THE MONTH OF JULY BASED OF THE FIVE PILLARS OF BLUEPRINT.
WHAT THEY'VE SET UP, OUR SUBGROUPS.
BASICALLY, MEETINGS WHERE YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH PILLAR.
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THEN THEY'RE GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS WHO LISTENED TO THOSE MEETINGS TO SEND QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS TO GET FURTHER INFORMATION.MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE GETTING ALL PERSPECTIVES INVOLVED.
BEEN ENGAGING IN QUITE A FEW OF THOSE, ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY TO STAY IN THE LOOP, AND THE BLUEPRINT PIECE IS STILL MOVING ALONG.
JUST KEEPING IT IN OUR FOREFRONT.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF WORK HAPPENING AT THE COUNTY LEVEL AT THIS POINT IN TIME IN ANY COUNTY FOR THE MOST PART, BECAUSE WE ARE WAITING FOR ONCE THE ACCOUNTABILITY IMPLEMENTATION BOARD GETS DONE WITH THEIR PIECE THIS SUMMER.
THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH MSD TO CREATE THEIR PLAN, THAT THEN WE'LL HAVE TO CREATE SUBMIT TO THEM IN THE SPRING.
NOT A LOT MOVING RIGHT NOW, A LITTLE BIT OF LAW IN THEM GETTING STARTED, BUT ONCE WE GET INTO THE FALL TIME, THINGS WILL REALLY PICKING UP ONCE THEY GET THEIR FEEDBACK.
BUT IT'S BEEN INTERESTING TO HEAR THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
I THINK THE LAST ONE IS THIS THURSDAY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE.
[3. Consent Agenda]
WE HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA WITH PERSONNEL ON IT AND THE MINUTES FROM OUR 7TH OF JUNE 28TH MEETING.PRESENT NUKA MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HERE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO PRESENT THE PERSONNEL AGENDA FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND CONSENT.
THIS EVENING WE HAVE ONE LEAVE OF ABSENCE, THREE RESIGNATIONS, ONE RETIREMENT, AND SIX TOTAL TEACHERS AND IRREGULAR CONTRACT. ANY QUESTIONS?
ALL THESE ENCLOSED SESSIONS ARE RELATED TO THAT BEING PERSONNEL.
HOW DO WE KNOW THAT SURPRISED IF PUT YOU ON? DO WE KNOW HOW MANY VACANCIES WE HAVE FOR SEPTEMBER YET OR AUGUST?
>> THEY CAN GO INTO THE NEXT MONTH.
>> WE HAVE A FEW MORE TO FILL, BUT I MEAN, WE'RE DILIGENTLY WORKING OFFERING TODAY.
WE'RE GETTING THERE [LAUGHTER].
>> GIVE US MORE DETAILS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. THEOCRACY OR ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES FROM JUNE 7TH OR JUNE 28TH? HEARING NONE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> SECOND. BY MR. JONES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> WE HAVE RECOGNITION THIS EVENING?
[4. Recognitions]
>> YES, WE DO. I GET TO DO THE RECOGNITION WHICH IS WONDERFUL AND GREAT NEWS.
WE HAVE WITH US TONIGHT BEING ESCORTED BY A DOCTOR OR MRS. BARBARA SHORT?
>> PRESIDENT OF THE CAROLINE COUNTY RETIRE SCHOOL PERSONNEL'S ASSOCIATION.
WE GOT WONDERFUL NEWS WHICH I'M THRILLED ABOUT AND I'M GLAD WE COULD DO THIS HERE.
BUT THE CAROLINE COUNTY RETIRED SCHOOL PERSONNEL'S ASSOCIATION IS DONATING MONEY TO EACH OF OUR SCHOOLS, A VERY GENEROUS DONATION TO OUR SCHOOLS TO USE THEIR DISCRETION TO SUPPORT THEIR STAFF AND THEIR STUDENTS, AND FOR THAT, WE ARE EXTREMELY THANKFUL AND HAPPY, OF COURSE, TO RECEIVE THAT, AND THEN PRESENT YOU WITH A CERTIFICATE SHORTLY.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO SHARE?
>> WELL, I JUST WANTED TO SAY.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME, AND AT OUR MAIN MEETING, WE MADE THE DECISION TO DONATE $100 TO EACH SCHOOL FOR $1000 TOTAL.
WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE NEXT YEAR.
>> MS. SHORT, WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU AS WELL.
FOR THE ASSOCIATION REALLY APPRECIATES. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL.
>> MAYBE WE CAN SAY PRECEDENT WITH ALL THESE OTHER [LAUGHTER].
>> EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS. THANK YOU.
>> MS. BARRY, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? [NOISE].
>> MOVING ON TO MOVING INTO INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS.
[6. Individual Action Items]
WE HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT.>> I BRING THE GREAT PLEASURE TO COME BEFORE YOU GUYS THIS EVENING
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FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR APPROVAL IN AN APPOINTMENT AT FEDERALSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.WE ARE VERY LUCKY AND EXCITED TO ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF MR. BRIAN CURTIS TO BE NAMED THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT FEDERALSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
MR. CURTIS IS WITH US THIS EVENING.
WE'RE GLAD HE'S HERE. MR. CURTIS HAS BEEN A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT NORTH CAROLINE HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
BRIAN HAS HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT AT NORTH CAROLINE HIGH SCHOOL AND EVEN SPEAKING WITH HIS CURRENT PRINCIPAL ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.
WE ARE REALLY GOING TO MISS HIM, BUT HE WILL DO A FANTASTIC JOB.
IT'S NOT JUST WHAT HE DOES WITH THE KIDS WHO'S ON HIS CASELOAD, SPECIAL EDUCATION, BUT IT'S HIS IMPACT ON THE BUILDING.
MR. CURTIS HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO NORTH CAROLINE HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
MR. SPIEKER, JUST SUNG YOUR PRAISES.
HE IS A FORMER ADMINISTRATOR FROM DELAWARE, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM JOINING FEDERALSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS A FUTURE FALCON, TO HELP IN THE EFFORTS THERE.
JUST THINK, MR. CURTIS, WE'LL DO A FANTASTIC AND WONDERFUL JOB WORKING WITH THE STAFF THERE.
I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN HIS APPOINTMENT TO FEDERALSBURG.
>> BOARD MEMBERS, WE KNOW WE'VE HAD A LITTLE MIXED SHAKE UP AT FEDERALSBURG IN PAST YEAR.
IT'S GOOD THAT WE FOUND A GOOD CANDIDATE RECOMMENDED BY DR. SIMMONS.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION?
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY MS. WAYMAN.
>> SECOND BY MS. DIGIACOMO AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> CONGRATULATIONS, WELCOME ON BOARD.
>> YES. [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND]
>> HEY DAD, CAN WE GET THE HANDSOME GUY IN THE PICTURE? [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] YEAH. IT WOULDN'T HURT.
A LITTLE SQUISHING. [BACKGROUND]
>> HE IS ONE OF YOUR FUTURE [INAUDIBLE]. [BACKGROUND]
[LAUGHTER] [NOISE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOU WILL [INAUDIBLE]. [BACKGROUND]
>> MOST KIDS PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
>> [OVERLAPPING] UNLESS WE'RE GOING TO PICTURE HOW WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE THAT CURRICULUM [OVERLAPPING] TRASH CONTRACT. [LAUGHTER]
>> MOVING ON, WE HAVE NEXT INDIVIDUAL ACTION.
I AM A CURRICULUM ADOPTION FOR ILLUSTRATIVE MATHEMATICS DATA BY MATH.
>> YES. WITH US ON ZOOM, IS MRS. MELISSA MULLIGAN, SUPERVISOR OF MATHEMATICS.
>> DR. SIMMONS, MR. NEWCOMEN, MR. BARTON, MR. JONES, MS. DIGIACOMO, MS. WAYMAN, THANK YOU.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ACCOMMODATING MY VACATION SCHEDULE AND HAVING THE FLEXIBILITY TO ALLOW ME TO COME TO YOU WITH THIS CONSENT ITEM, THIS RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ADOPT THE ILLUSTRATIVE MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM FOR OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
IN THE HYPERLINKS THAT ARE IN THE PRESENTATION, THE FIRST IS TO A BROCHURE FOR THE KENDALL HUNT ILLUSTRATIVE MATHEMATICS PROGRAM.
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STILL HEAR ME? [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] GOOD.I'M IN UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.
WHERE NOWHERE IS SOMEWHERE, I THINK IS THEIR MOTTO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FLEXIBILITY AND ALLOWING ME [LAUGHTER] TO PRESENT THIS WAY.
IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO PURCHASE FOR THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL, THAT WAS THE SENSE OF URGENCY TO GETTING ONTO THE JULY AGENDA.
I DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS TO YOU.
KENDALL HUNT AND IMAGINE LEARNING ARE THE TWO VENDORS THAT WILL PRODUCE A POLISHED THEOLOGIAN OF MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM.
THE WORDS ON THE PAGE ARE IDENTICAL WITH EITHER PROGRAM.
ONCE WE HAVE THE OKAY TO ADOPT THE CURRICULUM, I CAN GO ADVANCE INTO A NEGOTIATION, TO GET THE BEST PRICE FOR PRINT MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS AND ACCESS TO THE PLATFORM.
I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT I'VE VETTED ALL OF THE CURRICULUM THROUGH EDREPORTS.
CSM IS CURRICULAR SUPPORT MATERIALS.
THAT'S A MARYLAND SPECIFIC SET OF RUBRICS.
IT'S A MUCH MORE DETAILED AND MORE CHALLENGING TO ACCOMMODATE SET OF CRITERIA FOR ADOPTING A CURRICULUM.
WE USE THOSE. I HAD TEACHERS IN PARTICULAR LOOK AT IMPLEMENTATION.
I REALLY WANT TO FIND AN EASY BUTTON FOR TEACHERS, AS FAR AS EASY BUTTON FOR IMPLEMENTING A STRONG CURRICULUM.
I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THE CURRICULUM AS FAR AS ALIGNMENT TO THE STANDARDS.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? I WILL TURN OFF MY VIDEO.
I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAM.
IT HITS ALL OF MY HIGH MARKS AND IT WAS UNANIMOUS WITH TEACHERS.
IT LOOKED AT SEVERAL FROM OTHER VENDORS, AND THIS ONE WAS HANDS DOWN THE BEST AS FAR AS WHAT THEY THOUGHT.
IT HIT THEIR MARKS OF EASY TO IMPLEMENT IN ADDITION TO BEING ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS.
I'M EXCITED TO BE PRESENTING THIS CURRICULUM TO YOU AND FORTUNATELY IT'S AN OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE WHICH ALLOWS LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION WITH TEACHERS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? [LAUGHTER]
>> WE'RE REALLY STRICTLY PARENTS.
>> THANK YOU FOR ASKING. ONE OF THE PARENTS IS NOT ON HERE, IS ROB WATKINS.
HIS DAUGHTERS WENT THROUGH RIDGELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
HE WORKS FOR QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY.
HE'S PRINCIPAL OF THE ELEMENTARY AND WAS A FORMER MATH SUPERVISOR IN QUEEN ANNE'S.
HE HAS THE PARENTAL LENS, BUT HE'S ALSO HAS THAT MATH LENS.
BUT HE DID WORK WITH ME WITH THIS.
>> THE OTHER THREE MRS. WALLS?
>> THE OTHER THREE, MRS. WALLS, MRS. HOWARD, AND MRS. WALKER.
>> MR. WATKINS IS THE ONE [OVERLAPPING] THAT'S NOT CDPS EMPLOYEE.
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I JUST THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE MIGHT NEED.
IT'S NO REASON TO NOT APPROVE THIS.
I DO BELIEVE WE NEED TO APPROVE THIS, BUT I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AS SUPERVISORS, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCLUDE JUST SOME PARENTS, NOT EMPLOYEES.
>> ALL RIGHT. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT PRESENTATION OR THE ATTACHMENTS THAT HAD BEEN SENT TO US ON THE AGENDA? I LIKE THE OPEN SOURCING, IN A COMMENT THAT THEY CAN COLLABORATE TOGETHER.
AS THINGS ARE CHANGING, DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET TO THE SAME RESULTS, SOMETIMES.
>> HEARING NO QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS RECOMMENDATION, TO IMPLEMENT THE ILLUSTRATIVE MATHEMATICS K-5 CURRICULUM.
>> SECOND BY MR. BARTON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS AFTERNOON, THIS EVENING ON YOUR TRIP AND SAFE TRAVELS.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT.
>> THE UP, THEY CALL IT, THE UP.
THANKS SO MUCH. HAVE A GREAT EVENING. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO NEXT INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEM AS A CONTRACT FOR REMOVAL OF REFUSE AND RECYCLING SERVICES.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL BE PRESENTING THIS TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF MR. MENGELE WHO COULD NOT BE HERE.
SCHOOL SYSTEM ROUTINELY GOES THROUGH OBVIOUSLY BID PROCESSES, IN ONE OF THOSE HAPPENS TO BE FOR BASICALLY WASTE REMOVAL AND RECYCLING.
WE WENT TO BID ON THE PROJECT.
WE RECEIVED TWO BIDS WHICH CAME IN, AND TWO BIDS WE RECEIVED YOU SEE BOTH OF THOSE THAT ARE THERE FROM BFI WASTE SERVICES, LLC, AND THEN WASTE MANAGEMENT OF DELAWARE, BFI WASTE SERVICES, LLC DOING BUSINESSES WITH REPUBLIC WASTE SERVICES AT DELMAR.
WE CURRENTLY ARE WITH THEM, INCLUDES 34 WASTE CONTAINERS AT 17 LOCATIONS WITHIN CCPS, INCLUDES THE NEW FRIDGE FOR JUDY CENTER IN THAT BID.
OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO GO WITH REPUBLIC WASTE SERVICES AT DELMAR WHO WE CURRENTLY UTILIZED.
AGAIN, THEY WERE THE LOWER BID IN THIS PROSPECT.
WE'VE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THEM UNDER THE CURRENT CONTRACT AND WE'LL BE LOOKING [INAUDIBLE] THAT.
>> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, ANY BID OVER, WHAT WAS THE LIMIT? HAS TO COME TO THE BOARD FOR BOARD APPROVAL?
>> SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT WITH MR. MENGELE NOT HERE, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A CERTAIN DOLLAR.
>> YES. IF IT'S OVER $50,000 AND IS NOT A PIGGYBACK OR CO-OPERATIVE BID, MEANING WE'RE BORROWING SOMEBODY ELSE'S BID PROCEDURES, IT MUST COME TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.
>> BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS BID PROPOSAL.
>> THE MOVE WE ACCEPT THE BID PROPOSAL FOR THE REFUSE SERVICE.
>> SECOND BY MS. WAYMAN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
NEXT. EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND EDUCATIONAL CONSORTIUM AS MAC.
THAT'S WHAT YOU HEARD US TALKING ABOUT AS A REGIONAL CONFERENCE THE OTHER WEEK.
THAT ENTITY, ALL THE EASTERN SHORE COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATIONS COMING TOGETHER TO TRY TO SHARE RESOURCES AND SPREAD THE EXPENSES LIKE THIS OVER A LARGER SWATH. DOCTOR SIMMONS?
>> CERTAINLY. TIED TO COME BEFORE YOU WITH ACTUALLY A RECOMMENDATION.
WE NEED TO MAKE A SWITCH IN ONE OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES.
WE'VE PARTICIPATED IN HEALTH INSURANCE ALLIANCE TRUST, SO WE PARTNER WITH OTHER SYSTEMS TO GET A BETTER RATE ON HEALTH INSURANCE.
WITHIN THAT AGREEMENT, THERE ARE TWO NEW TRUSTEES THAT EACH SCHOOL SYSTEM DOES HAVE.
WE HAVE A MANAGEMENT TRUSTEE, AND THEN WE HAVE AN EMPLOYEE BARGAINING TRUSTEE.
OUR EMPLOYEE BARGAINING TRUSTEE WOULD NOT BE CHANGING ITS MRS. PEGGY WHITMAN HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB.
SHE SERVED IN THAT ROLE SINCE 2020.
IT'S THE MANAGEMENT TRUSTEE WOULD BE CHANGING WITH MRS. SIAKOS'S ROLE,
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CHANGING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.RECOMMENDATION IS TO PLACE MRS. AARON THORNTON, AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE MANAGEMENT SIDE WITH THE HEALTH INSURANCE TRUSTEE, ERRANDS KNOWLEDGE AS THE BOARD KNOWS.
VERY STRONG, SHE BRINGS A FINANCIAL BACKGROUND ASSOCIATED WITH DECISIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE IN TERMS OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE TRUST, AND SHE ALSO HAS THAT HISTORICAL PIECE.
AGAIN, AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, I THINK SHE'LL DO A FINE JOB REPRESENTING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THIS.
THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT AARON BECOME THE TRUSTEE TO THE ETHNIC HEALTH INSURANCE ALLIANCE TRUST.
>> BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS?
>> ALL RIGHT. BOARD MEMBERS DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION APPOINTMENTS, AARON THORNTON IS OUR TRUSTED TRUSTEE FOR THE HEALTH INSURANCE ALLIANCE.
>> A SECOND WITH A THANK YOU TO AARON.
>> SECOND BY MS. WAYMAN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO SIMILAR ITEM.
LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR AND ALTERNATE DIRECTOR.
>> THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF BOARDS OF EDUCATION HAS A LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION TO DISCUSS MATTERS OF COMMON INTEREST AMONGST SCHOOL SYSTEMS, STILL LEGAL ISSUES.
EACH SCHOOL SYSTEM IS ENCOURAGED TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE GROUP AND AN ALTERNATE.
WITH THE CHANGE OF MR. WILLOUGHBY'S ROLE INTO THE SUPERVISOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, HIS POSITION WOULD BE ONE THAT WOULD BE A GREAT FILL, AS WELL AS RALPH'S BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE AS WELL, BE A GREAT JOB SERVING AS OUR APPOINTEE AS THE DIRECTOR FOR THE MADE WITH LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION.
THE ALTERNATE WOULD REMAIN MS. ELIZABETH ANTHONY TWIG, SERVED IN THAT ROLE PREVIOUSLY AS THE ALTERNATE.
LOT OF THINGS THAT POP UP AT THE LSA MEETINGS, ARE EITHER TEND TO EITHER BE PERTAINING TO HUMAN RESOURCES, IF IT'S LEGAL, HUMAN RESOURCES OR STUDENTS SERVICES.
IT'S USUALLY ONE OF THOSE TWO WHEEL HOUSES.
I'M ASKING FOR THE BOARD SUPPORT IN NAMING DR. WILLOUGHBY AS THE POINTY FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM DIRECTOR FOR LSA.
>> HE MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN TO ASK.
>> PSYCHE WANTS ONE MORE THING.
>> HE'LL ENJOY THE MEETINGS. THEY ARE VERY INTERESTING.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEGAL, IT REALLY INTERESTING.
WE HAVE SIMILAR INTERESTS THERE.
>> DEFINITELY IN A SMALL SYSTEM, THERE'S EVERYBODY HAS MULTIPLE HATS.
WE APPRECIATE ALL THOSE PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE HATS.
BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION FOR MR. ROBERT WILLOUGHBY IN THIS UNLESS OF THE MR. ANTHONY TO REPRESENT US WITH LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR AND ALTERNATE DIRECTOR?
>> SECOND BY MR. BARTON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> MOVING THROUGH THESE. ALL RIGHT.
WE'VE GOT MADE WORKER'S COMP, FUND REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTMENTS.
>> DOES IT GET MORE EXCITING THAN THE MAIN WORKER'S COMP FUND APPOINTMENT? WE MOVE ALONG THROUGH THESE.
MERRILL ASSOCIATION OF BOARDS OF ED HAS A WORKER'S COMP FUND WHICH WE PARTICIPATE IN AS WELL, BECAUSE THERE WAS A FUN WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE THAT REPORTS ON OUR INTERESTS IN THOSE MATTERS.
OUR APPOINTMENT FOR THAT WAS MRS. SIAKOS, WITH HER CHANGE OF POSITION.
ROB WILLOUGHBY, AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE NAVAL WORKERS COMP FUNDS, POSITION TYPICALLY HELD BY THE SUPERVISOR OF HR, IN SCHOOL SYSTEMS.
>> WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET A COUPLE OF NEW INITIALS IN YOUR NAME AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS POP UP ON YOUR JOB DESCRIPTION?
>> BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> SECOND BY MR. JONES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT WITH OUR SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERVISORS' ASSOCIATIONS AS FAR AS A FEW CHANGES TO THE AGREEMENT, MOVING INTO THE NEXT YEAR, DR. SIMMONS YOU ADD OVER THAT?
>> YES. WE WERE ABLE TO REACH AGREEMENT WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERVISORS AT THE CAROLINE COUNTY TEAM.
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WE HAVE A MOU WITH THAT ASSOCIATION.IT'S THROUGH A MEET CONFER PROCESS.
WE'VE REACHED TERMS ON THE NEW MOU FOR SCHOOL YEAR 23.
THERE ARE A FEW CHANGES THAT I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT HAD BEEN AGREED UPON AND WE'RE SEEKING TO WORK THROUGH ALL OF THAT TONIGHT, AND THEN WE CAN SIGN THE DOCUMENT.
MRS. SWAN, WHO'S PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION, WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING, BUT SHE WILL BE IN THE SIGN OF THE DOCUMENT IF APPROVED TOMORROW.
THE CHANGES TO THE DOCUMENT, THERE WAS A CHANGE TO THE HEALTH INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT, BRINGING IT IN LINE WITH THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE FOR CAROLINE COUNTY EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION, INCREASING THE STIPEND FROM 750 TO 1,000.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON ADDING A WELLNESS INITIATIVE BACK IN TO OUR NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS.
WE'RE ADDING THAT COMPONENT BACK IN TO THE ADMINISTRATORS' MOU AS WELL, PRIORITIZING EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
WE USED TO HAVE A WELLNESS PROGRAM IN PLACE WHERE WE HAD MONETARY INCENTIVES WEEKS FROM THOSE GOALS, POINT WAS TO INCENTIVIZE HEALTHIER LIVING.
[INAUDIBLE] HELPS HOPEFULLY CONTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS, AND DID SHOW SOME GAINS FOR US FOR A WHILE.
THE ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION HAS AGREED TO THAT COMPONENT AS WELL.
WE ARE CHANGING SOME LANGUAGE AROUND OUR CELL PHONE STIPENDS.
THERE'S A CELL PHONE STIPEND THAT CURRENTLY EXIST FOR ALL NS MEMBERS WHO ARE BUILDING ADMINISTRATORS.
WE'RE EXPANDING THAT TO ALL ADMINISTRATORS IN THIS DAY AND AGE.
THAT IS HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH ALL ADMINISTRATORS.
THE POSITION REALLY IS A 24/7 ROLE.
WE'RE OFFERING A STIPEND ALONG WITH THAT FOR THE PHONES.
NS HAS AGREED TO A 2 PERCENT CALLER TO THEIR SALARIES.
THERE'S ALSO A CHANGE TO THE DOCTORATE COMPONENT.
THERE IS AN ADD-ON THAT IS IN OUR TEACHER'S CONTRACT AS WELL, THAT ONCE YOU'VE RECEIVED YOUR DOCTORATE, THERE IS AN ADD-ON TO THE SALARY.
WE'VE MIRRORED THAT TO THE TEACHER CONTRACT, THAT WHATEVER IS IN THE TEACHER CONTRACT, ALL OF OUR NS MEMBERS WOULD RECEIVE THE SAME ADD-ON THE TEACHERS WOULD GET.
THOSE ARE THE CHANGES TO THE MOU.
AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF BOTH THE BOARD'S NEGOTIATING TEAM AND THE ASAC.
AS SOON THE ASAC TEAM TO WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND TO COME TO AN UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENT THAT WE CAN GET IMPLEMENTED HERE SOON.
>> BOARD MEMBER, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE UPDATED RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE AGREEMENT WITH [OVERLAPPING].
>> I DO HAVE ONE, THE DOCUMENTS ARE SHOWING CHANGES, RIGHT?
>> IT SHOWS NUMBER 6 TO NUMBER 8, BUT THERE IS A NUMBER 7. [OVERLAPPING]
>> OH, YES. THIS IS JUST REFLECTING THE CHANGES IN DOCUMENT. YES.
>> I'LL JUST SAY I'M GLAD TO SEE AN AGREEMENT WAS REACHED AND APPROVED BY BOTH.
IT'S GOOD TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT.
BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THESE CHANGES IN THE AGREEMENT WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS?
>> THAT MOVE WE ACCEPT THE AGREEMENT.
>> SECOND BY MS. DIGIACOMO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOVING ON, NOW, THAT'S INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS. THANK YOU ALL. REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS.
[7. Reports and Presentations]
NEW COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM.>> I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE MRS. BARRY.
I WILL TRY NOT TO INTERJECT ON HER PRESENTATION [LAUGHTER].
THAT SHE'S WORKED HARD ON IT [BACKGROUND].
BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT SOME WORK WE'RE DOING TO STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE OUR COMMUNICATION PLATFORM WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME ACROSS A VENDOR AT A CONFERENCE, WE STARTED A CONVERSATION AND WE DREW THE CONVERSATION SINCE THEN AND TO REALLY SEE WHAT OPPORTUNITIES WE CAN HAVE FOR OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT WILL ENABLE US TO CONNECT WITH OUR FAMILIES IN A QUICKER AND MORE USER-FRIENDLY WAY.
IT LED TO THE INFORMATION THAT MRS. BARRY WILL BE PRESENTING THIS EVENING.
THAT WE WERE ABLE ACTUALLY TO END UP SAVING MONEY IN THE LONG RUN BY CONSOLIDATING SERVICES AND ACTUALLY COMING OUT WITH A MUCH BETTER SERVICE [OVERLAPPING] IN THE END, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. MRS. BARRY, SORRY.
>> NO, THAT'S PERFECT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. SO AGAIN, [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND IN THE INTEREST OF FULL DISCLOSURE, WHEN DR. SIMMONS CAME HOME FROM A CONFERENCE AND SAID, I HAVE FOUND THIS REALLY GOOD PRODUCT.
I THOUGHT HOPEFULLY NEW WEBSITES IS SOMEHOW REALLY.
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THEN WHEN I SAW IT, I THOUGHT, OH MY GOD, WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS.THIS IS EXCITING AND IT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED FOR THE NEXT STEP.
PLEASE, AS YOU ALL ARE WELL AWARE, GOAL FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS ABOUT STRENGTHENING MEANINGFUL AVENUES OF COMMUNICATION WITH EVERYONE THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, STUDENTS, STAFF, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES.
THERE ARE CHALLENGES NATURALLY INVOLVED WITH THAT.
I THINK THINGS HAVE GONE VERY WELL, PARTICULARLY THROUGH COVID AS WELL AS THEY COULD.
BUT NOW WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STEP AND THE NEXT GENERATION.
THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE HAD, PARTICULARLY THROUGH COVID, WITH CONNECTING CONSISTENTLY AND EASILY IN A TIMELY MANNER, HAVE BEEN LANGUAGE BARRIERS, CONTACT INFORMATION.
WE HAVE MULTIPLE CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION THAT WE PUSH OUT IN DIFFERENT WAYS, AND CERTAINLY ADA ACCESSIBILITY, WHICH IS THE VISUAL, AUDITORY, MOTOR, AND COGNITIVE.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE THAN THAT, I'M SORRY, MRS. ANTHONY ISN'T HERE. [LAUGHTER] SHE CAN ANSWER THOSE.
WE WORK HARD AT TELLING OUR STORY AND SHARING NEWS AND USING SOCIAL MEDIA IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER.
ALL OF THIS TAKES STAFF TIME, NOT ONLY AT THE DISTRICT BUT AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS.
WE PUT THINGS IN PLACE TO TRY TO MITIGATE THAT TIME.
BUT IT'S A CHALLENGE. IT ABSOLUTELY IS.
ANECDOTALLY, WE'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT OUR PARENTS ARE NOT GENERALLY IN OUR STAFF, IT'S NOT GENERALLY GOING TO A LAPTOP AND ACCESSING THE WEBSITE.
GENERALLY THEY'RE GOING TO AN OWNER DEVICE.
WHAT I FOUND REALLY INTERESTING WHEN I WAS DOING THE RESEARCH FOR THIS WAS, IT'S NOT JUST ANECDOTAL INFORMATION.
PEW CENTER FOR RESEARCH SHOWS THAT 97 PERCENT OF AMERICANS OWN SOME TYPE OF SMARTPHONE.
IT'S INCREASED IN CRAZY WAYS IN THE PAST 10 YEARS.
BUT THE PART THAT I WASN'T ENTIRELY SURE OF THAT REALLY HIT HOME WAS THE FACT THAT OUR FAMILIES, OUR DEMOGRAPHICS ARE ACCESSING ON DEVICES BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE BROADBAND AT HOME.
THEY ARE YOUNGER ADULTS, THEY'RE LOW-INCOME AMERICANS THERE.
FOLKS THAT HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING BROADBAND, NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE AREA THEY'RE IN, BUT BECAUSE OF THE COST INVOLVED WITH IT.
WHILE IT MAY COST MONEY TO BUY A SMARTPHONE, IT IS CERTAINLY LESS MONEY THAN TRYING TO DEAL WITH SETUP IN THE MODEM AND ALL THE THINGS THAT COME WITH BROADBAND IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO IT.
THE LAST LITTLE NUGGET WAS REALLY INTERESTING.
FROM 2013-2021, RELIANCE ON SMARTPHONES INCREASED FROM 12-27 PERCENT FOR PEOPLE WITH AVERAGE INCOMES OF LESS THAN 30,000.
SO YOU THINK HOW THAT TIES IN TO WHAT DR. SIMMONS WAS TALKING ABOUT THE LAST BOARD MEETING WITH YOUR GREEN AREAS AND WHO WE ARE ON THE SHORE.
WHAT IS THE NEW COMMUNICATION PLATFORM? IT HAS SEVERAL FEATURES THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN FOR ME IS THE MOBILE APP.
BECAUSE WHILE OUR WEBSITES ARE DEVICE FRIENDLY, IT'S NOT THE SAME AS A MOBILE APP.
YOU KNOW THIS FROM LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN, NOT THE [INAUDIBLE], BUT THE AMAZON WEBSITE AND THE AMAZON APP.
MOST OF OUR INFORMATION THAT WE PUT OUT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THAT APP.
CERTAINLY ANY STUDENT'S SENSITIVE INFORMATION WON'T BE.
BUT IN GENERAL, EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE TO SAY WILL BE SENT ON THAT APP.
THERE WILL BE NEW WEBSITES THAT CONNECT TO THE APP.
THERE'S ONE DASHBOARD THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO PUSH OUT ALL THIS INFORMATION.
IF I UPDATE SOMETHING ON A WEBSITE, THAT'S GOING TO UPDATE ON THE MOBILE APP.
WE HAVE TEXT AND PHONE MESSAGING CAPABILITIES, WHICH WILL REPLACE SCHOOL MESSENGER.
IT'LL HAVE PUSH NOTIFICATIONS.
NATURALLY YOU SET THOSE UP ON YOUR PHONE AS TO WHETHER YOU WANT TO SEE THOSE OR NOT.
BUT I JUST THINK WHAT A BLESSING, THAT WILL BE TO GET THAT PUSH NOTIFICATION ON MY SCREEN AND HAVE IT SAY, HALF A DAY, KIDS ARE GETTING OUT BECAUSE OF SNOW.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN [LAUGHTER] WE'RE RELEASING EARLY.
>> THIS IS A NEW YEAR. AARON DIDN'T PROMISE ANYTHING.
>> AARON DIDN'T PROMISE ANYTHING FOR THIS YEAR.
[OVERLAPPING] I REALIZE AS YOU PROMISED, WOULD YOU HAVE DONE?
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SHE WAS RIGHT, AND YOU DID TELL HER THAT?>> IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T TRUST HER.
>> TO THAT 15 PERCENT OF AMERICA I'M STILL GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO EVERYTHING, I HAVE TO LOOK [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING]
>> RIGHT, YOU JUST USE YOUR LAPTOP.
>> ABSOLUTELY [BACKGROUND] ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY.YEAH.
>> [LAUGHTER] I DON'T DOUBT THAT.
>> THE OTHER REALLY EXCITING THING ABOUT THIS, AND I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU ALL THAT SOCIAL MEDIA CAN BE CHALLENGING.
OFTENTIMES, SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS ARE GOING TO TELL YOUR STORY BEFORE YOU DO.
THEY'RE GOING TO TELL IT IN WAYS THAT IS NOT EXACTLY ACCURATE.
YOU ALSO HAVE TO CONTROL A LOT THAT GOES ON ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH COMMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
CERTAINLY, COVID HAS CHANGED THE DYNAMIC QUITE A BIT.
I ALSO CAN SAY ALSO ANECDOTALLY, BUT WE DO HAVE THE DATA TO BACK IT UP, WE HAVE LESS OF OUR PARENTS ON FACEBOOK NOW.
PEOPLE HAVE LEFT IN LARGER NUMBERS AND EVEN IF THEY'RE STAYING ON FACEBOOK, THEY'RE NOT INTERACTING THE WAY THAT THEY USED TO.
THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTING FOR EVERYBODY.
WHAT I LOVE IS THAT THIS APP NOW HAS A LIVE FEED, WHICH ALSO YOU CAN SEE ON THE WEBSITE IF YOU GO TO YOUR LAPTOP AND LOOK AT THE WEBSITE.
BUT THERE'S A LIVE FEED WHERE WHEN YOU OPEN IT, AND I'LL SHOW YOU SOME SCREENSHOTS IN A MINUTE, IT MIMICS FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM OR TWITTER BUT THERE'S NO COMMENTING CAPABILITIES.
IT'S JUST SHARING OUR GOOD NEWS, [BACKGROUND] SHARING OUR GOOD STUFF.
WHILE WE WILL STILL POST OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, WE'RE NOT RELYING ON THOSE TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR FAMILIES AND WITH OUR STAFF.
THERE ALSO IS A CLASSROOM-TO-HOME COMPONENT AND WE'LL BE EXPLORING THAT MORE IN THE FALL AS TO HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE SHARED AND ROLLED OUT.
IT'S SEPARATE AND THAT'S MORE OF AN INSTRUCTION SIDE.
>> IT'S A FEATURE THAT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE USED OR SEEN BEING USED MY MIND AS AN APP OR WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO-WAY MESSAGING IN AN ARCHIVED MANNER.
IT'S THAT CAPABILITY THROUGH SOMETHING THEY CALL ROOMS, THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT ASPECT.
WE HAVE STAFF, EVEN THOUGH IT'S OUTSIDE OF THE PARAMETERS AND IT SHOULDN'T BE, BUT FOR EASE OF USE AND I GET IT, TEXT WITH FAMILIES.
I KNOW COACHES HAVE DONE THAT AT TIMES TEXT, HEY, PRACTICE IS CANCELED, THEY SEND IT OUT.
THE EXPOSURE ON THEMSELVES CAN BE A CHALLENGE THAN USING THE PERSONAL DEVICE.
THROUGH THE APP, THEY LITERALLY WILL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE IN AN ARCHIVED MANNER THAT'S THEY'RE IN A SPACE THAT LITERALLY WILL ALERT ON THE KID'S PHONE IF PRACTICE IS CANCELED OR THE PARENT'S PHONE WILL BE THERE, BUT IT WILL BE THROUGH AN APP THAT ARCHIVES EVERYTHING AND KEEPS IT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.
I KNOW WE HAVE THAT SOMETIMES WITH STAFF BREAKING UP APPEARANCE AS WELL THROUGH TEXT.
IT WORKS. AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT IN A WAY THAT'S ARCHIVAL, IT'S SAFE, AND MANAGEABLE FOR EVERYBODY.
>> ALSO RIGHT NOW ON OUR WEBSITES, YOU CAN DO THE DROP-DOWN AND CHOOSE ENGLISH, SPANISH, OR HAITIAN CREOLE.
HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE YOUR PHONE SET TO SPANISH, AND I'VE NEVER TRIED THAT, BUT I UNDERSTAND YOU CAN SET YOUR PHONE TO ANY LANGUAGE YOU WANT.
ALL OF THIS COMES UP IN THAT LANGUAGE.
YOUR PHONE'S ALREADY PREDISPOSED TO THAT.
THIS APP GOES RIGHT TO THAT LANGUAGE, WHICH I THINK IS AMAZING.
OF COURSE, IT'S ADA ACCESSIBLE.
>> IF I GET INFORMATION IN ENGLISH, I CAN PUSH A BUTTON SOMEWHERE AND IT COMES UP IN SPANISH OR CREOLE?
>> IF YOU GO INTO YOUR SETTINGS.
>> THEN GO BACK TO THE ENGLISH IF I WANT?
>> YES, YOU WOULD JUST NEED TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE SETTING IN YOUR PHONE TO WHATEVER.
WHETHER IT'S AN APPLE OR AN ANDROID PRODUCT, WHATEVER LANGUAGE SETTING THAT YOU DEFINE.
WHEN I WANT TO SET UP THE FIRST TIME IT ASKS YOU WHAT LANGUAGE I SPOKE.
LITERALLY WHEN YOU CHANGE THAT, IT CHANGES EVERYTHING IN YOUR PHONE, HOW IT READS, AND IT DOES IT IN THE APP AS WELL, EVERYTHING WITHIN THERE WILL CHANGE.
>> AS WE GET MORE DIVERSE, IT REALLY HELPS WITH TRANSLATORS.
>> HOW MANY LANGUAGES IS THIS PRETTY MUCH?
>> WHATEVER IS ON YOUR PHONE, IF APPLE OR ANDROID.
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>> RIGHT. AGAIN, THERE'S ONE DASHBOARD THAT TAKES CARE OF ALL THIS.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A FOG DELAY AND DR.
SIMMONS HAS GOT 20 MINUTES AHEAD OF HIM TO WORK THAT OUT.
I'VE GOT 20 MINUTES FOR THE WEBSITES AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEN IT'S A LOT.
THIS IS ONE PLACE, AND IT ALSO IS ONE PLACE FOR THE PRINCIPALS.
IF THEY WANT TO PUT OUT THEIR INFORMATION, THEY WANT TO PUT OUT A PUSH NOTIFICATION, THEY WANT TO PUT OUT A REMINDER, THEY WANT TO TEXT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN FIRST GRADE TODAY THAT WAS FUN AND COOL, IT'S ALL IN THAT ONE DASHBOARD.
WE HAVE A WORKFLOW PROCESS TO WORK OUT, BUT WE CAN TAKE ONE LOOK AT THAT AND KNOW THIS IS WORLD'S EASIER THAN ANYTHING WE'VE DONE BEFORE.
HERE ARE SOME SCREENSHOTS OF AN APP.
BUT IN THE FIRST PHONE, THIS IS WHERE YOU WIND UP WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR APP, IS THE FEED.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT MIMICS A FACEBOOK TYPE POST.
IT'S GOT THE PICTURE, IT'S GOT THE WORDS AND WHO POSTED IT.
AT THE BOTTOM, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A MENU BUTTON WHICH WILL TAKE YOU TO THE SECOND SCREEN AND THESE ARE OUR CHOICES AS TO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THERE.
BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THAT PRETTY MUCH MAKES SENSE.
YOU'VE GOT YOUR HOME, YOU'VE GOT YOUR FEED, YOU'VE GOT A CALENDAR WITH EVENTS.
I KNOW OUR BUSINESS IS EDUCATION, BUT WE CAN HAVE SCORES AND SCHEDULES.
WHO DOESN'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME? BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT HAVING TO GO TO FACEBOOK TO FIND THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR'S POST.
WE'LL STILL HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE'LL HAVE THE MENUS, STAFF, DOCUMENTS LIKE HANDBOOKS, THE REOPENING PLAN, THINGS LIKE THAT, ABOUT US, WHICH WOULD BE THAT WEBSITE INFORMATION AND THEN THE NOTIFICATIONS TO SEE IF YOU'VE MISSED ANYTHING.
NEXT BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM ON THE FIRST PHONE IS THE SCHOOLS.
YOU WOULD GO TO THAT ONE AND CHOOSE, I HAVE A CHILD AT NORTH HIGH, I HAVE A CHILD AT LOCKERMAN, I HAVE A CHILD AT DENTON AND PICK THOSE.
THOSE ARE THE ONES YOU WANT TO COME UP TO SHOW YOU THE NOTIFICATIONS.
YOU CAN LOOK AT ALL THE SCHOOLS IF YOU WANT, BUT YOU CAN SET IT TO THE ONES THAT MOST CONCERN YOU AND YOUR CHILD.
THEN ON THE FOURTH SCREEN, THERE'S THE NOTIFICATIONS, WHICH FOR US WOULD SAY THERE'S NO SNOW TODAY.
>> I SAY FOG TO PROTECT INTERESTS.
[LAUGHTER] ] SO WE MIGHT HAVE FOG GOING.
>> AARON MADE NO PROMISES ABOUT THAT.
>> WOULD BE A PLACE WHERE YOU WOULD POST NOTICES ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE A LOCKDOWN OR SOMETHING?
>> YEAH. YOU VERY WELL EASILY COULD.
THE GREAT THING WITH IT IS IT CAN ALL BE DONE FROM THE PHONE AS THE ADMINISTRATOR WHO HAS SOMETHING TO SAY YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY YOU'RE DEALING WITH, PHONE IS IN HANDPHONE IS ON HAND, RIGHT THERE.
>> YOU SAID YOU'RE GOING TO LET HER JOB GO. [LAUGHTER]
>> WERE YOU TELLING THE TRUTH?
>> THIS IS REALLY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE.
>> IT IS. WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS EVER SINCE THE BEGINNING WHERE IT'S LIKE, DID YOU SEE? WE'VE BEEN VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
IT CAN ALL BE DONE FROM THAT DASHBOARD.
>> WHICH RIGHT NOW EVERYTHING HAS TO BE DONE FROM A LAPTOP?
>> YEAH, THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER.
>> I HAVE TO SAY TO FACEBOOK TOO IS MAKING CHANGES.
I WON'T GO INTO THE GRUBBY DETAILS, BUT IT'S DIFFICULT.
I USED TO BE ABLE TO DO A CAROLINE POST AND THEN SHARE IT TO EACH OF THE SCHOOLS AND NOW THEY'RE INCREASINGLY MAKING IT COMPLICATED TO DO THAT.
THAT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE.
THIS IS SUCH A GODSEND TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT- [OVERLAPPING]
>> DO PEOPLE HAVE THOSE APP THEY USE TO.
>> YEAH. WE'LL HAVE A CAMPAIGN TO DOWNLOAD THE APP FOR CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
>> YOU JUST GO TO THE APP STORE, YOU FIND CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, [NOISE] MARYLAND, YOU DOWNLOAD THE APP AND IT'S YOURS.
SINCE THIS IS ALL GENERAL INFORMATION, THERE'S NO LOGIN, WHICH I THINK IS WONDERFUL.
IT'S NOT LIKE, WHAT WAS THAT PASSWORD AGAIN? THERE'S NO LOGIN FOR IT.
IT'S JUST THE INFORMATION IS JUST THERE LIKE A WEBSITE.
>> WE'RE PAYING FOR THE PRODUCT ITSELF NOT PAYING FOR INDIVIDUAL DOWNLOADS OR WHATEVER.
WE'RE PAYING FOR THE [NOISE] APP DEVELOPMENT AND WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT, THE MAINTENANCE OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE PAYING FOR.
BUT IF WE HAD ALL 30,000 RESIDENTS IN THE COUNTY DOWNLOAD NO ADDITIONAL COSTS.
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>> YOU'RE THE MAIN PERSON THAT UPDATES ALL THIS?
>> YES, BUT EACH PRINCIPLE AND OTHERS WILL HAVE ON THE DASHBOARD, I'VE ALREADY STARTED SETTING UP PERMISSIONS.
DR. SIMMONS AND I AND RACHEL HAVE ACCESS TO THE FULL CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DASHBOARD.
MR. ANGELONI HAS ACCESS TO PRECEDENTS, FULL DASHBOARD, AND YOU CAN WORK FROM THERE, TURNING THINGS ON AND OFF AS NEEDED.
THE OTHER THING I WILL SAY TOO, I'VE DONE A LOT OF LOOKING INTO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE COMPANY'S REPUTATION AND OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS WE'RE THE FIRST IN MARYLAND, BUT I THINK THERE'S LIKE 6,000 OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE ALREADY GONE WITH THIS.
I CAN'T FIND ANYBODY TO HAVE A NEGATIVE THING TO SAY, WHICH IS UNUSUAL.
THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS JUST FANTASTIC.
>> WE WILL WORK ON COMING UP WITH THAT NEGATIVE THING.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. WELL, I'M GOING TO WRITE SOME SCATHING.
>> WHO IS SETTING IT UP, BEN, YOU, US?
>> NO, THEY BUILD OUT THE WEBSITES AND THE APP.
THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MIGRATING THE CONTENT FROM OUR CURRENT WEBSITES TO THEIR WEBSITES, AND THAT INFORMS WHAT'S ON THE APP.
WE HAVE MEETINGS ALL THE TIME ABOUT WHAT TO INCLUDE, WHAT NOT TO INCLUDE.
INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, WHICH I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER ENCOUNTERED THIS BEFORE, THERE'S NO LIMIT ON TRAINING.
>> NO. IT'S A CONTRACT SERVICE SO WE MAINTAIN IT, IN PERPETUITY AS LONG AS WE KEEP THE PRODUCT AND KEEP USING IT.
>> WHICH IS THE SAME AS WE DO WITH THE SCHOOLMESSENGER.
>> DO WE GET A GRANT TO PAY FOR IT?
>> WE HAVE PARTIAL GRANT AND [INAUDIBLE] WE HAD WROTE IN THAT WE'LL BE MOVING TO A TWO-WAY MESSAGING SYSTEMS SO WE HAVE PART OF THOSE FUNDS TO HELP FOR IT.
BUT IN ESSENCE [NOISE] THIS IS CHEAPER THAN WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY PAYING FOR IT OUT OF THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR WEBSITE, SCHOOLMESSENGER, AND GOOGLE VOICE.
IT'S ALREADY CHEAPER THAN WHERE WE WERE DOING THE THREE DIFFERENT THINGS EVEN BEFORE WE ADDED REMIND INTO IT.
>> WE'RE GETTING SO MUCH MORE OUT OF IT.
THE APP IN THE LIVE FEED ALONE WOULD BE WORTH WELL, I THINK BUT I DON'T MAKE [LAUGHTER] IMPACT OF THOSE DECISIONS.
>> IT MAKES YOU WITH AARON AND RACHEL HAPPY?
>> I THINK AARON IS HAPPY, RIGHT?
>> I'M JUST THE ONE THAT'S SAYING CAN I HAVE IT? WILL YOU BUY IT? LUCKILY, I DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, BUT DR. SIMMONS AND AARON, I KNOW DID ALL THAT CRUNCHING.
>> THIS COMPONENT AS WELL AND NOT ONLY AS A GREAT COMMUNICATION TOOL, BUT IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT AND IT'S A GREAT RECRUITING TOOL FOR US AS WELL.
>> OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TELL OUR STORY, TO PUT THE NEWS OUT THERE ABOUT WHAT CAROLINE COUNTY IS WORKING ON, WHAT IT IS THAT IS OUR PRIORITY, AND PUTTING IT IN AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE WAY.
MOST PEOPLE THAT HIT THE WEBSITE OR PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING TO SEE IF THEY WANT TO WORK HERE.
THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT PEOPLE HAVE.
WE PUT IT IN A MENUS CALENDAR WE HAVE APP SET UP IT HELPS APPLY AND RECRUITMENT OF INDIVIDUALS.
AGAIN, YOU'RE TELLING YOUR STORY, YOU'VE HAD A STORY TO TELL AND THEN SHOW THE COOL STUFF THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR BUILDINGS EVERY DAY AND WITH THE LIVE FEED BUILT INTO IT, YOU'RE REALLY HIGHLIGHTING OR RECOGNIZING IN REAL-TIME WHAT LIFE IS LIKE HERE IN OUR SCHOOLS.
[NOISE] AGAIN, THE RECRUITING TOOL PIECE, I THINK WILL BE AN EXCELLENT PIECE FOR US AS WELL.
WILL BE HARD TO MEASURE, BUT I JUST REALLY DO KNOW THAT THAT'S GOING TO PAY DIVIDENDS AND HELP US IN THAT OPPORTUNITY.
>> WELL, AND AGAIN, JUST ANECDOTALLY, YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE AND INTO THE HUMAN RESOURCES PAGE AND IT'S FINE.
OBVIOUSLY, I CAN TELL FROM THE NUMBERS THAT PEOPLE ARE ACCESSING THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE LOOKING AT JOBS.
BUT I THINK IF YOU DOWNLOAD THIS APP AND YOU'RE JUST GETTING A SENSE, I'VE GOT FOUR SCHOOL SYSTEM APPS DOWNLOADED ON MY PHONE RIGHT NOW, JUST TO PAY ATTENTION TO THEM TO SEE HOW THEY DO WHAT THEY DO.
I HAVE A SENSE OF ALL OF THOSE SCHOOL SYSTEMS NOW.
WHERE THEIR PRIORITIES LIE AND WHAT THEIR ATTITUDE IS, AND HOW MUCH FUN THEY'RE HAVING, AND HOW THINGS ARE GOING.
I THINK TO GET THAT IMPRESSION OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT MAYBE APPLYING TO IS WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD.
>> I KNOW YOU HAVE A GOAL, BUT WHEN YOU THINK THE KICKOFF MIGHT TAKE PLACE?
>> YOU SAID THE WORD, KICKOFF. [LAUGHTER].
>> THIS JUST SHOWS YOU THE WEBSITE.
[01:05:02]
I ACTUALLY HAD TO CUT IT UP A LITTLE BIT HERE AND THERE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, I CAN'T GET A WEBSITE, BUT THIS IS JUST PIECES OF THE WEBSITE.THIS SHOWS YOU IT'S GOT THE SAME ELEMENTS THAT THE APP DOES AND HERE IS THE TIMELINE.
THE WORK IS ALREADY UNDERWAY TO MIGRATE CONTENT AND TO PROVIDE TRAINING.
THAT'S ALREADY GONE ON QUITE A BIT.
THE GOAL IS, WHICH ARE, THE COMPANY SAYS NO PROBLEM, WEBSITES AND MOBILE APP READY BY THE KICKOFF.
>> BY OUR FIRST DAY BACK FOR ALL TEACHERS.
>> WE WILL HAVE A NEW PROCESS CREATED FOR THE DASHBOARD NOT TO WORK THAT OUT WITH THE SCHOOLS, MIGHT START ONE WAY AND MORPH OUT INTO A LITTLE BIT UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT HOW THAT NEW PROCESS IS.
THEN AGAIN, THE CLASSROOM-HOME COMMUNICATION WILL BE WORKED OUT LATER.
>> WOULD YOU INCLUDE A BRIEF TRAINING SESSION FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS?
>> DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
>> I THINK WE WANT A BRIEF. [LAUGHTER]
>> YEAH. WE'RE GOING TO SKIP THAT ONE [LAUGHTER]
>> BUT I'M ALSO WONDERING MRS. DIGIACOMO IF ONCE YOU GO TO THIS AND SEE HOW FABULOUS IT IS, YOU MIGHT BE BUYING THE SMARTPHONE.
I'M JUST SAYING [NOISE] APPTEGY.
>> THAT'S WHY WE CALL IT THE NEW COMMUNICATION PLATFORM.
>> THAT'S WHY WE DON'T USE IT VERY MUCH [LAUGHTER] I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE PLATFORM IS CALLED THRILLSHARE.
SO TALK AMONGST YOURSELF [LAUGHTER] DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> SO I GUESS THERE'S NO, THIS IS JUST AN INFORMATION ITEM THERE'S NO BUDGETARY WHILE THERE IS A BUDGETARY IMPACT BUT WE'RE SAVING MONEY, WE'RE REPLACING THE MONEY, THERE WAS WE'RE ABLE TO GRANT FUNDS IN DECISIONS [OVERLAPPING].
>> THAT CONTRACT SO IT FITS INTO THE FIBER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS.
>> IT'S LESS THAN A YEAR SO THERE'S A SERVICE.
>> 31,000 FOR THE WEBSITE AND LOOKS LIKE NAT SETUP AND THEN ROOMS AS A SEPARATE CONTRACT.
>> WELL GOOD AND THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE'S NO REAL LOGIN FOR PARENTS BUT I GUESS FOR TRAINING ON STAFF.
I KNOW WHETHER IT'S TEACHERS OR COACHES YOU WERE COMMENTING ON.
SO THERE GOING TO BE A LOGIN FOR THEM OF SOME FORM, I'M ASSUMING BECAUSE I GUESS THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO INPUT STUDENT NUMBERS.
THEY'RE JUST GOING TO GO IN THERE SHOULD PROBABLY BE IN THERE.
SO IF THEY GOT RIGHT 13 KIDS ON A GOLF TEAM OR SOMETHING OR 30 KIDS ON THE BASKETBALL TEAM, AN AIRTIGHT JUMPED UP OR SOMETHING AND THEN WHEN THEY SEND A MESSAGE ALL THOSE STUDENTS WILL GET.
>> WHEN ROOMS ARE SET UP, THE ROOMS THEY'LL BE A SEPARATE PIECE WE WON'T BE TURNING BECAUSE WE WANT SET THAT UP, THEY WILL COORDINATE WITH POWER SCHOOL.
SO CLASS ROSTERS WILL BE THERE, IF A TEACHER IS TRYING TO SEND A DIRECT MESSAGE TO BE IN CLASS IT WILL ALL BE THERE FOR COACH WE CAN SET IT UP AGAIN THROUGH POWER SCHOOL YOU CAN SET UP THE ROSTER, SO IF YOU ARE THE GOLF COACH, YOU'VE GOT CR GOLF AS A CLASS YOU CAN SELECT THERE'S ALL YOUR GOLF KIDS, SEND OUR MESSAGE OR IF YOU NEED INDIVIDUALLY TO SEND OUR MESSAGE YOU CAN DO IT THAT WAY, YOU GET IT OUT.
BUT YES IT WILL ALL BE SET UP AND WE'RE MAKING GRAB IT FROM THERE SET UP IN ROOMS
>> BUT IN TERMS OF INFORMATION THAT IS NOT STUDENT-SPECIFIC OR CLASS-SPECIFIC, EACH PRINCIPLE IS GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR DASHBOARD AND THEY MIGHT DECIDE AT SOME POINT, I'M GOING TO HAVE MS. WAYMAN BE MY SOCIAL MEDIA PERSON, AND SO WILL ALL GIVE HER ACCESS TO THAT BUT IT'S NOT IN EVERY TEACHER NEEDS ACCESS, NOT UNTIL WE GET TO THE ROOMS END OF THINGS.
>> CAROLINE HIGH IS A GREAT EXAMPLE ASKED IF
>> FANTASTIC PERSON WHO OVERSEES YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA MS [INAUDIBLE] OR THIS IS WE DON'T SPEAK WITH DR. BOWDEN'S BUT I'M SURE SHE'LL SAY MS [INAUDIBLE] DONE A FANTASTIC JOB.
>> I NEED HER ACCESS YESTERDAY, SO YEAH.
NOW THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT TODAY OR BEFORE ALL OF THIS PLAYS OUT.
THEY ALL STILL HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR OWN SOCIAL MEDIA.
YOU STILL DO THEIR FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM.
>> YOU CAN STILL POST FROM HERE.
>> AS OF THE DO ONE-CLICK AND WHAT'S YOUR POST IN LIVE MEDIA AS WELL AS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM YOU CHOOSE.
>> RIGHT, THIS WILL SAY SOME WORKFLOW TO WORK OUT.
>> ANY ONE WHO IS TO CHANGE IN CONTENT WITHOUT TO LOGIN WITH CREDENTIALS.
>> BUT IF PEOPLE ARE REVIEWING IT, IT'S JUST LIKE LOOKING AT A WEATHER APP WHICH WOULD YOU EXACTLY THE CHANGE THE WHETHER I'M NOT SURE LOGIN TO IT
[01:10:02]
>> OKAY GREAT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
>> GOOD STUFF. ALL RIGHT BOARD REMEMBERS
[8. Discussion of Items for Future Board Action]
MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR FUTURE BOARD ACTION.ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE GOOD OF THE COURSE?
>> NO I DON'T THINK THIS REQUIRES BOARD ACTION, BUT I WILL REPEAT BECAUSE I MENTIONED IT.
PROBABLY I DON'T THINK YOU WERE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT THEN THAT WE NEED TO REALLY WHEN WE'RE RESEARCHING BOOKS AND SO FORTH, WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCLUDE PARENTS.
WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AND I NOTICED THAT THE ONLY FEDERAL SEABERG ONLY HAD ONE PERSON REPRESENTED IN THE MAPS LISTING, AND THERE WERE OTHER SCHOOLS WITH FOUR OR FIVE WE GOT TO BE MINDFUL OF THOSE THINGS.
>> I KNOW THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING YOU CAN BRING IT UP AND MS. DIGIACOMO AS WELL AND I'M JUST SITTING HERE THINKING AND AS A PARENT WHO'S RETIRING FROM YOUNG KIDS WITH A LOT OF ACTIVITIES, I'M GOING TO BE A PARENT OF OLDER KIDS WITH A LITTLE MORE TIME ON MY HANDS, BUT STILL TIME IS OUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE, AND I'M JUST WONDERING WE GOT TO REITERATE AND KEEP BEATING THE PAVEMENT, BUT I'M WONDERING IF WE'RE ASKING PARENTS TO GIVE UP THEIR TIME, IF WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT SOME STIPEND FOR THOSE COMMITTEE THAT TIME OR A GIFT CARD OR SOMETHING TO SAY I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME FOR REVIEWING IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT SOMEWHERE, IF YOU'VE NEVER DONE IT JUST A DIFFERENT IDEA OR SOMETHING.
BECAUSE SOME REASON AND I'M JUST SAYING GETTING PARENTS GIVE TIME, WHETHER IT'S FOR BOARD MEMBERSHIP OR COACHING OR IT'S JUST HARD TO GET PARENTS INVOLVED ANYMORE AND MAYBE WE JUST NEED TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX TOO.
>> IT'S A GOOD POINT, I JUST THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO, JUST HAVE TO.
>> I'M COMING TO THE CAFETERIA AND GET A FREE LUNCH [LAUGHTER]
>> CAFETERIA FOOD IS BETTER WHEN PEOPLE THINK.
>> I ENJOY VISITING AND TETRAMERIC LUNCHTIME.
>> NO. I DIDN'T APPRECIATE IT [OVERLAPPING]
>> YOU GOT THE CARDBOARD WITH KETCHUP OR CARDBOARD WITH PEANUT BUTTER.
>> I LOVE PEANUT BUTTER'S [LAUGHTER].
>> ALL RIGHT BOARD MEMBERS COMING UP WE HAVE
[9. Upcoming Meetings and Events]
OUR ANNUAL BOARD RETREAT SCHEDULED FOR THE 27TH.WE'RE DISCUSSING PUTTING TOGETHER AN INFORMATIONAL TOPICS FOR US TO BRUSH UP ON REGULAR BOARD MEETING AUGUST SECOND.
>> WORK SESSION IN JULY WE TYPICALLY DO NOT HOLD.
>> I'M OKAY WITH THAT IT'S JUST I SAW OUT HERE.
>> WE TYPICALLY DO NOT HOLD THE JULY OF WORK SESSION, THE ONLY REASON WE COULD END UP NEEDING TO PUT TOGETHER A QUICK MEETING, IS IF WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH OUR TEACHERS ASSOCIATION THAT WE NEED TO RATIFY AND IF THAT COMES THE CASE AND WE HOPE IT DOES I'LL BE IN CONTACT WITH THE BOARD AND FIND THE BEST POSSIBLE DATE THAT WORKS WITH WORD TO COME TOGETHER AT ANY POINT IN TIME TO GET THAT RATIFIED.
>> NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS AT THIS MOMENT.
IF NOTHING ELSE BOARD I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> MOTION BY MR. BARTON, SECOND BY MRS. DIGIACOMO.
>> AYE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.