>> MOTION TO ADJOURN. [LAUGHTER]
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IT IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2022.
[1. Opening Items]
THIS IS THE BOARD WORK SESSION.WE'RE MISSING A COUPLE OF OUR MEMBERS TONIGHT.
MR. NEWCOMB COULD NOT BE HERE.
MRS. GIACOMO COULD NOT BE HERE EITHER, BUT WE STILL HAVE THREE MEMBERS.
I'LL ASK THEM IF THEY WILL CONSIDER MAKING A MOTION TO OPEN THE MEETING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT ONE. [LAUGHTER] WE CAN GET STARTED.
FIRST THING UP IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PLEASE RISE AND FACE THE FLAG.
NOW I NEED TO SEE IF OUR BOARD MEMBERS HAVE LOOKED AT THE AGENDA AND IF THEY WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE OR AMEND THE AGENDA.
>> I MOVE IT TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS IS.
>> THAT PASSES AS WELL. THANK YOU.
[2. Discussion Items]
WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS 2.01.BULLYING AND HARASSMENT PROCESS IS FIRST ON OUR AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MARTIN. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD CAME UP IN OUR BOARD MEETINGS AND ALSO IN THE BOARD RETREAT LAST SPRING.
IF PEOPLE IN POLICY CAME BEFORE THE BOARD FOR PROBABLY REVISIONS BASED OFF A STATE LAW CHANGES, THE REVISIONS WERE ACCEPTED.
THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS THAT ALSO CAME UP ABOUT WHAT IS OUR PROCESS AND PROCEDURE FROM BULLYING? REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN THE NEXT POINT OF OUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT WITH THE BOARD FOR THE WORK SESSION, IS TALKING ABOUT REALLY THAT PROCESS FROM WHEN A REFERRAL COMES IN.
THEN THE PROCESS BY WHICH A SCHOOL SYSTEM GOES TO INVESTIGATE, RESPOND TO, AND WHAT THOSE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS WOULD BE.
WITH US TONIGHT, MRS. ANTHONY AND MR. ALLEN WILL BE LEADING US THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME OF OUR SCHOOL-LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS WHO WORK WITH THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
WITH US, THIS EVENING IS MR. LAMBERT AND DR. HOLLOWAY, BOTH FROM CURRENT WORKERS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
MR. JOHN GROW FROM LOCKER AND MIDDLE-SCHOOL AND SARAH KREBS GENERAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WE CAN ALSO TALK ABOUT IT FROM THE SCHOOL LEVEL LENS AND ALSO ADD SOME INFORMATION AS WE WALK THROUGH.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'LL PASS TO EDWIN AND BILL.
OUR PURPOSE TONIGHT IS TO TAKE A REAL QUICK GLANCE AT BULLYING, HARASSMENT, AND INTIMIDATION POLICY.
THEN TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS OF SUBMITTING THE BULLYING, HARASSMENT, AND INTIMIDATION FORM.
THEN THE LAST THING WE WANTED TO DO WAS PROVIDE A SCHOOL-BASED PERSPECTIVE.
THE MANAGEMENT OF BULLYING, HARASSMENT, AND INTIMIDATION FORUMS. JUST AS A REMINDER, BACK IN SPRING, WE WENT AHEAD AND WE PRESENTED AS DR. SIMMONS SAID, THE UPDATED BULLYING, HARASSMENT, AND INTIMIDATION POLICY.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE FOUND IN THAT POLICY THAT THE DEFINITIONS WERE DEFINITELY MORE CLARIFIED AND EXPANDED.
ALSO, THE WORD VICTIM WAS CHANGED A TARGETED STUDENTS.
THEN ALSO IT ELABORATES MORE ON RESTORATIVE PRACTICES THAT WE USE IN SITUATIONS THAT INVOLVE BULLYING, INTIMIDATION, AND HARASSMENT.
FROM THERE, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MR. ALLEN TAKE YOU TO AN ACTUAL FLOW CHART THAT SHOWS YOU WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY RECEIVED THE FORM ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE AND WHERE WE GO FROM THERE BECAUSE IT REALLY DOESN'T STOP ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED AND WE DETERMINE WHETHER WE HAVE FINDINGS OR NOT.
THERE'S MORE THAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT.
THEN WE CAN TAKE A LOOK WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE FROM THE SCHOOL-BASED PERSPECTIVE. MR. ALLEN.
>> I'M GLAD TO BE HERE. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT BEFORE YOU EVEN LOOK AT THE FLOWCHART CHART TO GIVE YOU SOME FRAME OF REFERENCE AND THE POLICY BEING CHANGED AND EVERYTHING.
IT'S MORE GEARED TO A PHILOSOPHY THAT WE'RE EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS, WE'RE EDUCATING ONE MIND AND TRYING TO LIVE TO ANY BURDEN THAT STUDENTS MAY BE GOING THROUGH.
BACK IN WHEN THE POLICY FIRST CAME ABOUT 2009, WE WERE LOOKING AT THINGS SUCH AS RACE.
NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS THAT ARE GENDER EXPRESSION, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS, IMMIGRATION STATUS, SOCIAL-ECONOMIC STATUS.
THESE THINGS ARE BROKEN DOWN EVEN MORE.
THE PURPOSE IS TO ELIMINATE ANYTHING OFF
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THE CHILD'S SHOULDERS THAT MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO A STRESS IN A SCHOOL, AND KEEP IN MIND THIS POLICY OR THAT SUPPORTING FORM ALSO SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR THE PRINCIPLES TO BE ABLE TO BE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR BUILDING.IT OPENS UP A LOT OF CONVERSATION.
I DON'T THINK I'VE BEEN IN MANY MEETINGS AND MAKE SOME THINGS HAVE COME UP WITH PRINCIPLES.
THE PRINCIPLE MAY BE SURPRISED AT THAT.
WE SAY, THE PRINCIPAL WANTS TO KEEP YOUR CHILD SAFE IN THE SCHOOL WHEN THEY CAN'T DO THAT UNLESS THEY KNOW ABOUT IT.
FOR THAT WAY, THAT'S HOW IT SERVES AS A CATALYST. HERE'S A FLOWCHART.
IT'S VERY BRIEF, BUT IT GETS YOU TO THE POINT.
WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE BULLYING, HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION FORM ON OUR WEBSITE.
I HAVE TO BRAG, CAROLINE COUNTY HERE WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND THAT MADE THAT ASSESSABLE ELECTRONICALLY.
PART OF THAT IS DUE TO THE GENIUS SUDDENNESS OF MR. WAYNE WILEY.
WE'RE AMAZING FOR A SMALL COUNTY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT.
MANY OF THE OTHER COUNTIES WERE STILL DOING PAPER.
WE STILL DO IT PAPER, BUT THEY HAVE THAT ABILITY TO SUBMIT SOMETHING ELECTRONICALLY.
THE PURPOSE BEING THAT THEY CONSENT SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY, IT MIGHT ENCOURAGE THEM TO REPORT TOO.
THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THAT ON OUR WEBSITE.
THERE IS SUCH THING AS A PAPER COPY BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO ASSUME THAT EVERYBODY HAS THE ABILITY TO HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPUTER.
ALTHOUGH THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS ALL THEIR PHONE, THOUGH PEOPLE WERE HAVING CELL PHONES AND THAT THING, IPHONES AND MAKE THEM ABLE TO DO THAT.
THEY COMPLETE THE BULLYING, HARASSMENT, AND INTIMIDATION FORM AND THEY SUBMIT.
NOW, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS GENIUS BECAUSE WHEN IT'S SUBMITTED, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE FEARFUL OF WAS THAT THERE COULD BE BOGUS REPORTS OR SOMEBODY COULD GO ON THERE AND MAKE A NUMBER OF REPORTS THAT WERE BOGUS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE REAL.
THERE IS A VALIDATION, ALMOST LIKE A SECOND-FACTOR TYPE THING.
THIS STARTED BACK IN ABOUT 2013 THAT WE HAVE IT.
WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS NOW.
OVER THE YEARS, THE MAJORITY OF OUR SUBMITTALS ARE COMING IN ELECTRONICALLY.
THAT'S NOT SUDDENLY DON'T GET SOME PAPER COPIES.
>> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE REPORTING FOR BULLYING, WHO CAN REPORT INCIDENTS OF BULLYING?
>> ANYBODY. THIS GOES FOR PARENT.
THIS GOES FOR THE STUDENT HIMSELF WHO THE TERMINOLOGY HAS CHANGED TO TARGETED STUDENT.
A PERSON THAT MAY BE A PEER THAT SEE SOMEBODY BULLYING CAN EVEN GO ON THERE.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THAT AWARENESS.
>> THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT.
>> THERE'S ANOTHER PIECE TO THAT TOO, THOUGH.
THAT IS THE DIRECTION THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED THE ADMINISTRATORS FOR THESE REPORTED.
THEY NEED TO GO AHEAD AND COMPLETE THE FORM IF THE PARENT IS NOT GOING TO COMPLETE THE FORM OR IS HESITANT OR IS UNABLE TO.
THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT MISSING ANYONE.
>> THANK YOU. YOU FEEL FREE TO BACK THERE. [LAUGHTER]
AN OUTSIDER, AS YOU SAID, A BYSTANDER COULD BE SOMEONE AT THE BUS STOP OR NOTICE SOMETHING.
THEY GO ON CAROLINA SCHOOLS THAT WORRY IS THAT WHY THIS IS UP HERE? THEY CLICK ON THAT DIRECTLY TO.
>> THEY CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE, MR. ALLEN MENTIONS PAPER COPY AND WE ALSO HAVEN'T LINKED WITHIN THE APP.
SO UNDER THE APP FOR THE CAROLINE COUNTY PAGE SO APP AND ITS VARIABLE DESCRIBE THAT A LITTLE WHILE LATER.
THERE'S A SCHOOL SITE AND THERE'S ALSO THE COUNTY SITE.
ON THE COUNTY SITE, IT'S THERE, YOU CAN DO IT RIGHT OFF YOUR PHONE.
THEY CAN DO IT RIGHT FROM THAT WAYS.
WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE. [OVERLAPPING].
>> WAYS OF ACCESSING THAT EITHER BY INTERNET OR BY PAPER COPIES THAT ARE CIRCULATED IN THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR [NOISE] AND ALL SORT OF THING.
>> MR. ALLEN, SORRY TO [BACKGROUND].
>> THE JOY OF WORK SESSIONS [OVERLAPPING].
>> GREAT CONVERSATION HELPS ME AND WE HAVE IT IN OTHER LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH, CORRECT.
>> AND WE HAVE THEM ON OUR WEBSITE. THANK YOU.
>> SO THEY SUBMIT AND THEN THEY STARTS THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS.
NOW, HOW DOES THE SCHOOL KNOW THAT THEY HAD BEEN SUBMITTED THAT VALIDATION PERIOD OF TIME, I'M TALKING ABOUT THAT MAKE SURE THAT IT'S A BONAFIDE IN THE MIDDLE.
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THAT SCHOOL, AS WELL AS MYSELF, GETS AN ALERT BY EMAIL THAT IS PRE-VALIDATIONS.
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SO WE KEEP OUR EYE ON THAT EMAIL, THAT PRE-VALIDATION AND WE KNOW SHORTLY AFTER THAT SHOULD BE THE VALIDATION.BUT IF WE HAVE A SUBMITTAL THAT JUST SAYS PRE-VALIDATION, WE KNOW FROM THERE, THAT PERSON THAT IS WRITING TO THE COURT MAY HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH SUBMITTING IT MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN TO PUSH THE SUBMIT BUTTON SO WHAT HAVE YOU BUT THAT STILL TRIGGERS AND THAT'S A CONCERN.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE STRESS TO ADMINISTRATORS THAT THEY ACT ON THAT AND KEEP AN EYE ON, SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS.
MANY TIMES THEY DO KNOW TO GO A STEP FURTHER AND VALIDATE BY GIVING THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS AND EVERYTHING AND THEN IT BECOMES A VALIDATED SOME MIDDLE.
FROM THAT POINT, THE ADMINISTRATOR NOTES TO GO INTO THE DATABASE AND LOOK FOR THE REPORT AND THAT'S WHEN THEY LAUNCH THEIR INVESTIGATION AND THERE HAS BEEN TRAINING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BEGINNING OF THE YEAR FOR ADMINISTRATORS TO CONDUCT A VERY WELL DEVELOPED THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, SHOWING A LOT OF EMPATHY TOWARD THEIR QUESTIONING.
CERTAIN TAKING, MAKING, PRIORITIZING SOME THINGS THAT MAY NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION WITH THERE IS INDICATION THAT COULD BE A FIGHT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
REGARDLESS, WHEN I SAY IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, ALL REPORTS ARE COURAGE THAT THEY PUT SOME THINGS, THEY START THE INVESTIGATION WITH ONE TO TWO DAYS.
THAT COULD MEAN SITTING DOWN WITH THE PERSON THAT WRITES THE REPORT AND GATHERING MORE INFORMATION, FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT THE STUDENT, THAT'S THE TARGETED STUDENT.
MAYBE THEY HAVE A STUDENT THAT HAS A DISABILITY.
MANY OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR SCHOOLS AND OTHER STUDENTS VERY WELL ANYWAY AND THEY GO THROUGH AND THEY GATHER AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE.
AND CERTAINLY AT THIS POINT, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTIFY THE PERSON THAT'S MADE THE REPORT MANY TIMES, MAYBE A PARENT, TO AT LEAST LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY HAD BEEN HEARD THAT POINT.
THE REPORT HAS THE ABILITY TO HAVE WITNESSES SO THAT THEY CAN BE QUESTIONS AS WELL.
THIS IS WHERE I TELL ADMINISTRATORS, USE THAT EMPATHY, KEEP YOUR CARDS CLOSE TO YOURSELF, DUE TO YOUR CHEST BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK BECAUSE YOU WON'T HANDLE THIS TACKLE AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THE VICTIM OR THE TARGETED STUDENT.
TARGETED STUDENT NEW TERMINOLOGY IS NOT TARGETED ANYMORE.
FROM THEIR INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED TODAY MAXIMUM AND FROM THIS, IT CAN EITHER BE FOUNDED OR NOT FOUNDED, IT COULD BE A FALSE ALLEGATION, IT COULD BE A REPORT THAT DOESN'T REALLY FIT BULLYING.
IT COULD BE A ONETIME INSTANCE, IT'S NOT REPETITIVE.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN A CONFLICT THAT STUDENTS WERE HAVING BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT DOESN'T LOSE OUR ATTENTION [NOISE].
THEN WE GO FROM THERE BUT IF IT IS FOUNDED, THE ADMINISTRATOR CAN IMPLEMENT THE CODE OF CONDUCT, CAN APPOINT SOME FORM OF DISCIPLINE.
BUT REGARDLESS, EVEN IF IT'S UNFOUNDED, WE STRIVE TO RESTORE THE SITUATION.
BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER, THERE COULD'VE BEEN A MISUNDERSTANDING THAT DIDN'T NECESSARILY FIT BULLING DEFINITION BUT WHEN HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION DEFINITION BUT IT'S STILL SOMETHING THAT THEY WANT TO GIVE ATTENTION TO, TO HELP THAT SCHOOL CLIMATE, TO IMPROVE THAT INTERACTION BETWEEN EVERYBODY.
YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL HOW A PERSON FEELS, YOU CAN'T TELL A PERSON HOW TO FEEL.
WE MAY BE FEARFUL, GOING DOWN A DARK ALLEY AT NIGHT AND THE REALITY IS THAT NOBODY MAY ATTACK US BUT THAT DOESN'T SAY THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE FEARFUL.
SO IN THE SAME WAY, A STUDENT IS FEARFUL TO BE AT THE SCHOOL.
WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP THEM SO THAT THAT IS LIFTED FROM THEM SO THAT THEY CAN CONCENTRATE MORE, ALLEVIATE THAT FEAR SO THEY CAN CONCENTRATE MORE ON WHAT THEY'RE THERE FOR AND THAT'S TO BE EDUCATED.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE DONE THROUGH THIS, I THINK IT HAS BEEN A MODEL SYSTEM AND PART OF THAT HAS BEEN HERE IN CAROLINE COUNTY BEING SMALL AND BEING ABLE TO DO IT.
>> DO YOU FIND THAT WE HAVE ANONYMOUS SUBMISSIONS?
>> MOST OF OUR SUBMISSIONS ARE ON ONE STUDENT THAT YOU DON'T REALLY SEE MANY SUBMISSIONS FOR TO TARGETED STUDENTS.
WE HAD 67 BULLYING REPORTS SUBMITTED LAST YEAR AND FOR THE MOST PART, HIGHER PERCENTAGE WAS ONE TARGETED STUDENT AND ONE OFFENDER.
THAT LOOKED VERY DIFFERENT FROM
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THE YEAR BEFORE BECAUSE WE WERE IN COVID AND SURPRISINGLY, WE DID NOT GET VERY MANY BULLYING REPORTS.ON HARASSMENT INTIMIDATION REPORTS THAT I THINK THERE WERE ABOUT LESS THAN 10 IN THE WHOLE [INAUDIBLE]
>> WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE THAT WERE FOUNDED OF BULLYING OF THE 67? DO YOU KNOW?
>> PROBABLY ABOUT 75 WERE FOUNDED.
>> SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT WERE FOUNDED?
>> SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT WERE FOUNDED.
>> THEN, MR. ALLEN, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE THIS HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF THOSE LINKED TO ISSUES RELATED TO CYBER BULLYING OR IN-PERSON.
DATA-WISE, WHAT ARE WE SEEING MORE OF?
>> WELL, I THINK THE CYBER ISSUES CERTAINLY PAID FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND HARD TO TACKLE BUT I WOULD THINK IT'S ALMOST EVEN AT TIMES.
NOWADAYS THERE'S A LOT [INAUDIBLE] BUT I WOULD THINK OVERALL OF ALL NINE SCHOOLS, I KNOW THAT YOU'VE HAD ISSUES.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO SAY, IF YOU COULD JUST ELIMINATE THE CYBER SYSTEM [LAUGHTER] THE WORLD WOULD BE MADE.
BUT I WOULD SAY FOR THE MOST POINTS OVERALL, FOR ALL NINE SCHOOLS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BALANCES OUT A LITTLE BIT TOO, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SO MUCH ONLINE OR VIA SNAPCHAT AND ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF THAT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL.
>> GIVE REPORTS WHERE GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS ARE TARGETING ONE INDIVIDUAL VERY OFTEN LIKE WHERE YOU'D HAVE-
>> I'M SORRY, PLEASE REPEAT THAT.
>> A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WERE MULTIPLE-
>> VARIOUS OFFENDERS OF GANGING UP?
>> YES. OUR REPORTING FORM HAS THE ABILITY TO STATE WHO THE TARGETED STUDENT OR STUDENTS ARE, AND THEN ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO SAY WHO THE OFFENDER OR OFFENDERS ARE AND THERE'S A LIST.
THERE CAN BE AND ARE AT TIMES, MULTIPLE OFFENDERS.
AS I SAID EARLIER, FOR THE MOST PART, A LOT OF TIMES THEY'RE ONE-ON-ONE.
STATISTICALLY, THEY'RE ONE-ON-ONE.
>> ONE OF THE PIECES I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT MR. ALLEN TALKED ABOUT IT AS WELL AS AFTER THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE, AFTER IT'S BEEN DETERMINED WHETHER IT'S BOUNDED OR UNBOUNDED, AND EVEN IF IT'S UNBOUNDED AS BULLYING, OR HARASSMENT THERE VERY WELL COULD BE AN INSURER OR SCHOOL-BASED FOLKS CAN TALK ABOUT THIS AS WELL.
THERE ARE TIMES WHERE IT'S TWO KIDS WHO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH EACH OTHER.
THAT'S NOT BULLYING OR HARASSING, BUT THERE'S STILL AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
THERE'S A LOT OF EFFORT THAT GOES IN AFTER THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE.
IF THE CONSEQUENCES WARRANTED, THE CONSEQUENCES PROVIDED, THE INITIAL RESTORED AT PEACE, WE'VE MADE SOME ATTEMPT TO MEDIATION.
THERE ARE STILL CHECKUPS THAT TAKE PLACE BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT ONE TIME SITTING DOWN AND TRYING TO FIX SOMETHING DOESN'T STOP IT.
NOT ALWAYS. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK DONE BY OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION WORKING WITH THEIR SCHOOL COUNSELOR, SOMETIMES WITH THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS SPENDING AWARENESS IT HAS TAKEN PLACE TO REALLY TRY TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO SUPPORT BOTH SIDES TO GET THE ISSUES TO RESOLVE.
>> CAN I JUST ADD SOMETHING TO IT? IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE APPROACH IT IN A RESTORATIVE AND REHABILITATIVE WAY.
THAT GOES FOR THE OFFENDER AS MUCH AS THE TARGETED STUDENT.
BECAUSE IF IT'S A STUDENT THAT'S OFFENDING, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR BEHAVIOR IS REMEDIATED AND RECTIFY THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AND THEY KNOW WHAT'S APPROPRIATE AND WHAT ISN'T APPROPRIATE.
THE RESTORE OF PEACE IS IMPORTANT WHETHER IT'S FOUNDED TO BE BULLYING OR NOT.
SYMONS WAS ALLUDING TO THAT MONITORING IS SO VERY IMPORTANT JUST BECAUSE THE ISSUE WAS UNFOUNDED, DOESN'T MEAN THERE COULDN'T BE FUTURE ISSUES TOWARD THAT STUDENTS.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO HAVE PARENTAL NOTIFICATION AS TO THE RESULTS AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO CONTINUE TO REPORT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THAT.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, HAVING THE STAFF INFORMED IN THE SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUR HELP IN THE SCHOOL THERE YOUR EARS.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF A POSSIBLE BULLYING SITUATION SO THEY CAN REPORT IT TO SUPPORT THAT STUDENT.
I MEAN, I KNOW IF IT WAS MY CHILD, I WANT TEACHERS' EYES ON IT AS WELL.
AGAIN, THE MONITORING IS ONGOING.
>> WE ALSO KNOW THAT BULLYING IS A BEHAVIOR AND BEHAVIOR IS A FORM OF COMMUNICATION.
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BY KNOWING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO USE THE RESTORATIVE STRATEGIES APPROACHES, ANY OF OUR PRACTICES TO HELP FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON, WHY ARE WE BUILDING? BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT FROM A BIGGER LENS, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING AND MORE OF A PREVENTATIVE IS IMPROVING OUR CLIMATES AND INSIDE OF OUR BUILDINGS AND CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE BY IMPLEMENTING THAT PROGRAM IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, WE ARE TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO COMMUNICATE.IT GOES BACK TO WHAT I JUST SAID WITH BEHAVIOR.
RATHER THAN SEEING THESE BEHAVIORS, WE'RE TEACHING THEM THE STRATEGIES ON HOW TO COMMUNICATE AND INTERACT WITH THEIR PEERS.
THEN AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL WAS SECOND STEP.
THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO JOIN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS WITH CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE TOO.
THEY'LL HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE LEARNED IN ELEMENTARY.
>> SOMETHING THAT MAY BE HELPFUL HERE IS MRS. BARRY HAS PUT THE FLOWCHART UP THERE, BUT IT MAY NOT BE A BAD IDEA TO NOW GO TO THE LENGTHS OF THE REPORTING FORM.
THE BOARD MEMBERS CAN SEE THE REPORTING FORM AND THE FLOW OF IT.
LIKE TO THANK MRS. SANDY BARRY FOR MAKING THIS ACCESSIBLE ON THE WEBSITE IN NOT JUST ENGLISH, BUT IN THE TWO OTHER LANGUAGES.
THIS IS THE FORM THAT GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN IDEA OF WHAT THEY HAVE TO COMPLETE, WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE ALLEGED TARGETED STUDENT, ALLEGED OFFENDERS.
THIS HAS CHANGED SO MUCH OVER THE YEARS AS YOU CAN IMAGINE AND SHORT YEARS, I GUESS IT'S I GUESS I'M GETTING OLDER BECAUSE WHEN BULLYING CAME ABOUT, SURE.
WE DID IT AND IT WAS LIKE ABOUT WHAT, I THINK 2009, BUT IT HAS CHANGED.
>> NOT BULLYING. I MEAN, THE BULLYING REPORT.
[LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] I WAS JUST CLARIFYING, MR. ALLEN, THAT'S ALL.
>> SYSTEM ABOUT HOW TO RECTIFY HAS BEEN IMPROVED PRETTY MUCH RECENT YEARS, I THINK 2009.
>> WELL, I THINK THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT. YEAH.
>> WE HAVE REALLY MOVED LEAPS AND BOUNDS IN MY PERIOD OF TIME.
SCROLL THEM UP, THAT GIVES THE MOVABLE IDEA.
THEN THEY TALK ABOUT MOTIVE, WHERE THE REPORTER CAN GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT WHY WAS THIS DONE.
THE LOCATION, INVESTIGATIVE ACTIONS.
THE THING THAT I APPRECIATE WITH WHAT THE STATE IS TRYING TO DO WITH THE FORM IS STATES TRIED TO PROVIDE A GUIDE PATH TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION TO RESPOND.
BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES IF YOU LEAVE IT UP TO JUST SOMEBODY TO COME IN AND SAY, SOMEBODY'S MESSING WITH ME.
SOMETIMES IT CAN TAKE A WHILE TO GET THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS YOU REALLY NEED TO START TO DIG INTO AN INVESTIGATION AND TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT CHILD SAFE, IT REALLY TRIED TO GUIDE THE PROCESS TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE ON WHAT'S VERY RELEVANT, FOR SAFETY AND FOR A RESPONSE.
I APPRECIATE THE DEPTH OF THE FORM WHEN THE FORM INITIALLY CAME OUT AGAIN, IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
BUT WHEN THE FORM INITIALLY CAME OUT, THE FIRST RESPONSE FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE WAS, WOW, THAT'S A REALLY LONG FORM FOR PEOPLE TO FILL OUT.
IT'S NOT AS LONG AS THE INITIAL RESPONSES AND I THINK WE'RE IN A DIFFERENT SPOT NOW WHERE A TWO-PAGE FORM ONE LINE ISN'T A BIG DEAL.
BUT THE DEPTH OF INFORMATION THAT'S PROVIDED REALLY HELPS SCHOOLS KNOW WHERE TO GO WITH TARGETING.
YOU DON'T WANT TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME IN THE INITIAL INTERVIEW GETTING BASIC FACTS THAT YOU SHOULD BE AT A.
>> THE LEVEL OF DRAW-DOWN IS SO MUCH MORE INTENSE THAN IT USED TO BE.
I MEAN, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS NOW IS PARENTS, MARITAL RELATIONSHIP, OR MARRIAGE STATUS, WHICH COULD MEAN WE HAVE CHILDREN THAT ARE BEING RAISED BY TWO MOTHERS.
THAT COULD BE A FORM OF BULLYING SO IT GIVES YOU A LOT OPPORTUNITIES TO TARGET A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
>> THAT IT COULD BE A MOTIVE. THE FAMILY THAT DATA [OVERLAPPING].
>> THEY SAY THAT THEY'RE REPORTING.
A LOT OF THESE CARDS THIS CARTIER IS BASED ON, I'M SURE, FEDERAL GUIDELINES AND REPORTING BECAUSE MSDE HAS TO REPORT THESE THINGS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
A LOT OF THE BREAKDOWN OF THE SUBCATEGORIES ARE PROBABLY BASED ON THAT WHICH I'M WORKING ON THE REPORT FROM LAST YEAR FROM 21 TO 22 RIGHT NOW.
BUT IT CAN BE A DEAL. [LAUGHTER] YOU DON'T WANT ANY MISTAKES.
>> I DON'T WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND I APPRECIATE MR. ALLEN MENTIONING THAT WE DO REPORT TO THE STATE.
STATE DOES COLLECT DATA FROM ALL 24 SCHOOL SYSTEMS EVERY YEAR ON BULLYING OR TOWARDS THE INCIDENCE OF BULLYING.
BUT I DO WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT AND CLEAR WITH THE BOARD AND HOPEFULLY THE THOUSANDS OF CAROLINE COUNTY PARENTS WHO ARE WATCHING US AT HOME RIGHT NOW.
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IF WE BELIEVE THERE'S AN INCIDENT OF BULLYING, REPORT IT.I HONESTLY CAN SIT HERE AND SAY, I DON'T CARE WHAT THE NUMBERS SHOW, WHAT I CARE IS THAT WE'RE RESPONDING TO IT.
WE REPORT TO THE STATE, EVERYBODY DOES.
THE STATE HAS NEVER COME DOWN AND SAID, YOU HAVE TOO MANY OR TOO FEW, THEY REPORT ON IT, PEOPLE INTERPRET IT HOWEVER THEY WISH.
BUT AS A SCHOOL SYSTEM, AS CCPS, WE WANT TO REPORT IT SO WE CAN RESPOND TO IT.
IF WE THINK IT'S HAPPENING, WE WANT THE REPORT SO WE CAN RULE OUT IF IT'S NOT AND IF IT IS ADDRESS IT.
AGAIN, THE DATA, WHO CARES, IT'S JUST NUMBERS, WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH OUR KIDS IN OUR CLASSROOMS ON A DAILY BASIS, AND THAT'S WHERE OUR FOCUS IS.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONVERSATION, NOT IN OUR GROUP HERE, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS CONVERSATION EXTERNALLY ABOUT WHEN THE STATE ASKS FOR DATA, IT ALWAYS GETS MAGNIFIED AND LOOKED AT IT, I DON'T CARE THAT IT IS.
AGAIN, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING AND RESPONDING TO IT HERE IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND THEN WE'LL DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES, IF THERE IS A CONSEQUENCES.
THERE'S NOT, THERE ISN'T ONE NOW, WE'VE NOT HEARD OF ANY TALK OF BEING ONE.
IT'S JUST NUMBERS IN COMPARATIVE PIECES TO SEE TRENDS ACROSS THE STATE FOR WHAT'S GOING ON IN SCHOOLS, THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S FOR.
>> LET ME ALSO ADD, I THINK YOU-ALL HAVE PICKED A WONDERFUL TIME TO HIGHLIGHT THIS, BECAUSE THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS THE BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH.
WE ENCOURAGE OUR SCHOOLS TO DO SOME AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ABOUT, YOU CAN DO THAT REPORT BECAUSE WE WANT TO ALLEVIATE ANY PROBLEMS.
>> I BET THAT YOU PROBABLY CUT LOOSE SYMPTOMS SITUATIONS START DEFINITELY OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, AND FEED INTO IT AND THEN EITHER THERE.
ESPECIALLY, I WOULD SAY AT THE SECOND YEAR LEVEL.
>> WE HAVE HAD A LOT BROUGHT INTO THE SCHOOL THAT AFFECTS ARGUMENT OVER PARENT PARKING THEIR CAMPER ON THE OTHER PROPERTY AND BRINGING THAT INTO THE SCHOOL AND HAVING ARGUMENTS.
>> IT'S UNFORTUNATE. [LAUGHTER]
>> BUT I KNOW THAT IT HAPPENS.
>> I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THE SCHOOL BASED FOLKS HERE HAVE SOME COMMENTS.
YOU PROBABLY WEREN'T READY TO TURN IT OVER TO THEM [OVERLAPPING] THEY'RE GOING TO SAY THIS STUFF, NO.
>> I'M GOING TO GO FIRST. I ACTUALLY PUT A COUPLE OF NOTES DOWN HERE AND HIT ALL THE POINTS.
LOOKING AT THAT FORUM, IT IS VERY COMPREHENSIVE.
IT REALLY GOES THROUGH A LOT OF THINGS.
BUT WHAT THAT ALSO REALLY HELPS IS A LOT OF TIMES WHEN THINGS HAPPENED, WHETHER IT CAME INTO THE SCHOOL, OR IT STARTED AT SCHOOL.
IF IT'S HAPPENING THERE, A LOT OF TIME, IT GOES BACK HOME AND IT GETS TOLD TO MOM OR DAD OR GRANDMA, WHOEVER AND DON'T COME TO US FIRST, BUT THEY GO TO SOMEONE ELSE AT HOME.
THEN WE'D EITHER GET A PHONE CALL OR THE COMMAND ON SOMEONE THAT YOU CAN BRING THIS FORMAT OR IF IT GETS SENT TO, ALL THAT INFORMATION IS RIGHT THERE FOR YOU, UNLIKE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WHO WAS THERE? WHO WITNESSES WHERE? ALL THE INFORMATION.
THAT CUTS A LOT OF OUR TIME DOWN AND GETTING RIGHT DOWN TO THE PROBLEM ITSELF.
IT ALSO HELPS ALL OF US AT ALL DIFFERENT SCHOOLS STAY CONSISTENT.
AS THINGS ARE HAPPENING, WE CAN GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THOSE THINGS, I'M NOT DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN NEIL, DR. HOLLOWAY OR MS. CRABS, WE'RE ALL DOING THE SAME EXACT FORM.
WE'RE ALL LOOKING AT IT THE SAME WAY AND DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUES TO PUT THE SAME FORM.
THAT HELPS TO STAY CONSISTENT ABOUT IT.
>> I'LL CARRYOVER FROM ELEMENTARY TO MIDDLE THERE.
PARENTS OR STUDENTS ARE FAMILIAR AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING DIFFERENT WHEN THEY MOVE ON [INAUDIBLE].
>> I WOULD SAY THE FORM, LIKE ANY FORM, YOU WOULD SAY AS LOCATIONS WHERE THERE ARE DEFINITELY AREAS WHERE YOU CAN EXPAND ON WHAT YOU COME ACROSS IN YOUR INVESTIGATION THAT'S NOT JUST CLICKING A BOX.
I LOVED THE OTHER BUTTON BECAUSE THE OTHER BUTTON ALLOWS YOU TO PUT A LOT OF CONTEXT TO A LOT OF THINGS THAT ANY POINT, IF SOMEBODY WERE REALLY LOOKING AT THAT AND QUESTIONING IT, YOU'RE ABLE TO GIVE CONTEXT TO IT.
YOU DO FIND, IT'S WHERE YOU'RE ABLE TO INCLUDE, SOMETIMES YOU FIND OUT THERE WAS A CYBER ELEMENT WHICH I'M GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU IN THIS DAY AND AGE, IT'S REALLY HARD TO DRAW A LINE THERE.
IT'S A 24-CYCLE WHEN KIDS PARTICIPATE IN THE ECONOMY, AND THAT'S ABOUT LIKES, FUNNY FACES ONLINE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY GET A LIFE OF THEIR OWN.
BUT ANY OF THOSE THINGS YOU COME ACROSS THAT YOU NEED TO EXPAND UPON, YOU'RE ABLE TO PUT IT IN THERE TO PROVIDE CONTEXT SO THAT IF A KID WENT FROM OUR SCHOOL TO JOHN'S, THEY GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT REPORT,
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THERE'S A WHOLE CONTEXT BECAUSE YOU DO SEE PATTERNS THAT COME UP WITH KIDS OR PLACE TO PLACE FOR CERTAIN THINGS.I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST BENEFICIAL PART BEYOND LIKE JOHN SAID, THE CONSISTENCY.
EVERY CASE IS DIFFERENT AND THE FORM DOESN'T TAKE THAT AWAY EITHER WAY.
WE WILL ADDRESS THAT AND HAVE A RECORD OF THAT.
>> THAT GOES FURTHER THAN US TWO, BECAUSE THIS ALLOWS US TO REALLY SEE THE ISSUE AND USE OUR TEAM, SCHOOL SITE, US, PSYCHOLOGISTS, MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS, OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS, ANYONE THAT CAN ACTUALLY HELP WITH THAT PARTICULAR SITUATION, WHATEVER FIELD OF EXPERTISE YOU CAN BRING INTO THAT CAN REALLY HELP COMMUNITY SERVICES, ANY MEDIATION THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY USE, THAT'S HUGE.
SOMETIMES THERE'S AN ISSUE AT SCHOOL AND TEACHERS ARE THE LAST PEOPLE THAT THESE KIDS WANT TO SEE OR TELL THEM WHAT TO DO OR THAT'S THE ISSUE, BUT WE'VE USED OUR COMMUNITY CONFERENCING BEFORE WHERE FAMILIES CAN COME TOGETHER AND MEDIATE TOGETHER TO TRY TO SOLVE ISSUES AS WELL.
A LOT OF THIS REALLY HELPS THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
>> I'D SAY AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, MOST OF THE TIME A PARENT THAT'S REPORTING WHEN THEY'RE UTILIZING THIS FORM.
SOME PARENTS MIGHT HEAR IT OF THAT BULLYING HAPPENING TO ONE OF THEIR CHILDREN'S FRIENDS, AND THEY WILL REPORT ON BEHALF OF WHO THEY HAVE IN THEIR CIRCLE.
BUT I THINK THAT COMPLETING THE FORM THEN AND HAVING THAT INVESTIGATION, IT GIVES THEM A SENSE WHERE THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE MAKING THE ATTEMPT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND THE CHILDREN ARE SAFE.
WHEN THE FORM COMES IN, WE GET IT THROUGH EMAIL AND THEN RIGHT AWAY WE DECIDE IF IT'S COMPLETE ENOUGH OR IF IT'S NOT, WE'LL MAKE A PHONE CALL AND SAY, I JUST RECEIVED YOUR FORM, TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS AND THEN I CAN SAY, THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
THEN I WALK THEM THROUGH THE STEPS AND I'LL GIVE YOU A FOLLOW UP CALL ONCE WE COMPLETE THE INVESTIGATION, JUST KNOWING THAT SOMEONE IS PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT IS.
>> THEY FEEL THEY'VE BEEN HEARD.
>> GIVING THEM A VOICE IN SOME CAPACITY.
THEN IF IT IS OR ISN'T COUNTED, YOU'RE BUILDING THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THAT PARENT AND YOU CAN SAY, I'M GOING TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT FOR A WHILE, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME ANYTIME.
NOW THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THIS, I'M HAPPY TO HELP IN ANY WAY.
>> IT REALLY OPENS THAT CONVERSATION TO THE TERM BULLYING LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE, WHETHER THAT REALLY FITS INTO WHAT THIS IS OR THIS IS ANOTHER FORM OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT THAT REALLY FITS THIS.
THIS IS A SITUATION THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S REALLY GOING AWAY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO APPROACH IT THIS WAY, BUT THE INVESTIGATION STILL HELPS IT.
EVEN IF IT'S UNFOUND, IT STILL HELPS FIGURE OUT THAT SITUATION.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT STRATEGIES THAT [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT HELPS YOU BE PREVENT IT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THERE MUST BE SOMETHING TO IT SOMEWHERE.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO A PARENT NOT TO GET DISCOURAGED IF THEIR REPORT IS UNFOUNDED? BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S OPENED UP A LINE OF COMMUNICATION THAT NOTHING GET DISCOURAGED ABOUT REPORTING IT IN THE FUTURE OR TO FEEL THAT NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT BECAUSE THERE WASN'T A LOT [OVERLAPPING]
>> THESE ARE STEPS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU PART OF THAT PROCESS OF [OVERLAPPING]
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO SAY IT'S FOUNDED OR UNFOUNDED BECAUSE THAT COULD CREATE SOME ANXIETY LIKE I HAVEN'T BEEN HEARD.
BUT IF YOU'RE ATTENDING TO IT, THEY DON'T CARE WHETHER IT'S UNFOUNDED OR FOUNDED.
BUT IF YOU'RE GIVING THE ATTENTION TO IT LIKE THEY HAD CITED AND THEY'RE ALL EXCELLENT.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU BY GETTING THESE AND PROBABLY MORE THAN MOST SENIOR LEVEL.
[LAUGHTER] BUT THAT IS POWERFUL RIGHT THERE.
THEY DON'T GET DISCOURAGED, THE MINISTER HAS THE WAY OF HELPING THEM THROUGH IT AND UNDERSTANDING AND THEY FEEL THEY'VE BEEN HEARD.
>> I THINK ONE CHALLENGE THAT WE'VE WORKED THROUGH AT TIMES, MR. JONES.
I APPRECIATE THE POINT EVERYBODY'S MAKING ABOUT REALLY A LOT OF THIS BEING HEARD AND LETTING FOLKS KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN HEARD AND BUILDING THAT RELATIONSHIP FOR THE ONGOING CONVERSATION BECAUSE THAT CAN HELP AN AWFUL LOT.
EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, YOU DO RUN INTO A CHALLENGE WHERE SOMEONE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT THE CONSEQUENCE WAS FOR SOMEONE THAT'S NOT THEIR CHILD.
WE CANNOT SHARE, BUT WE HAVE TO COMMUNICATE AND WE DO, WE TRY TO BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU NEED TO GET THE PARENT TO UNDERSTAND, WE HAVE HEARD YOU.
WE ARE ADDRESSING IT AND HANDLING IT.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS IT.
KEEP THEIR LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN THAT WE'VE ADDRESSED IT.
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BUT NO POINT CAN MAKE A GUARANTEE THAT ANYTHING IS EVER GOING TO TRULY STOP.BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE'S BEHAVIORS, BUT WE PUT PIECES IN PLACE TO TRY TO GET IT TO STOP AND ALLEVIATE IT AND CHANGE THOSE BEHAVIORS AND KEEP IT OPEN TO THE PARENT THAT IF IT STILL IS OCCURRING, CALL US AND LET US KNOW, BUT WE ARE HANDLING IT.
BUT IT IS BUILDING THAT RELATIONSHIP PIECE BECAUSE WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO SHARE THE DISCIPLINE OF ANOTHER STUDENT.
AS IF I'M SURE THE PARENT WOULDN'T WANT THEIR CHILD'S DISCIPLINE PIECE.
BUT WE DO RUN INTO THAT AT TIMES, WHETHER IT'S FOR BULLYING, INTIMIDATING, HARASSMENT, WHETHER IT'S KIDS GET IN A FIGHT AT SCHOOL, OUR KIDS GET IN A VERBAL ALTERCATION AT SCHOOL.
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS IS, IF I GET THIS MY CHILD'S GETTING THIS, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE OTHER KID GOT, I CAN'T SHARE IT WITH YOU.
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW, BUT WE CAN'T.
THAT'S THE PIECE SOMETIMES IT DOES COME UP WITH THIS OR WITH ANY DISCIPLINE MATTER THAT INVOLVES DIFFERENT STUDENTS.
THEN WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP WORKING ON THAT PROCESS COMMUNICATION PIECE TO KEEP THE LINES OPEN AND TRY TO STOP IT.
>> DO YOU HAVE CASES WHERE THERE'S VIGILANTE JUSTICE, WHERE SOMEBODY'S BEING BULLIED AND THEIR FRIENDS STEPS IN AND TAKES CARE OF IT? NOW YOU'VE GOT A WHOLE NEW [LAUGHTER] DYNAMIC.
YOU'VE GOT THE TARGETED STUDENT, YOU'VE GOT THE BULLY, AND YOU'VE GOT THE SUPERHERO WHO COMES IN AND TAKES OUT THE BULLY.
>> A RETALIATION IS ONE OF THE CRITERIA[OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] THAT I KNOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT DRAW DOWN.
>> WHAT WE'RE SEEING MORE OF IS THAT VIGILANTE COMING THROUGH THE GROUND AND COMING TO SOMEONE'S DEFENSE THAT WAY AND NOT SO MUCH IN THE PERSON'S CONFRONTATION. [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT MIGHT BE THE DIGITAL ATTACK FOR DEFENSE.
>> WHERE SOMEBODY IS SAYING SOMETHING HORRIBLE OR DOING SOMETHING HORRIBLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA [OVERLAPPING] THEN SOMEBODY ELSE COMES IN AND SAYS, YEAH, OKAY.
>> SOMEBODY ELSE COMES IN AND SAYS I'VE GOT A SCREENSHOT OR SOMETHING AND THAT'S WHERE WE GET ALL THIS.
>> YES. THEN [OVERLAPPING] WE'VE GOT SCREENSHOTS AND THEN WE ACTUALLY COMPARE.
>> YEAH. DEFINITELY ON THE PHONE.
SOMETIMES THEY'RE SAYING, LET ME ITERATE WITH YOU, YOU CAN'T BLANKET.
THERE ARE SO MANY VARIATIONS AND COMBINATIONS OF THINGS THAT CAN OCCUR AS WE COULD [NOISE] IT'S PROBABLY PUT HOURS ON END, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
>> BUT, DEFINITELY THAT CONSISTENCY PIECE WITH THE PHONE, IT'S SOMETHING THAT KIDS ARE GROWING UP IN NOW, THAT NOW OTHER KIDS HAVE ACCESS TO THEM 24 HOURS A DAY.
THE CHALLENGE WITH THAT IS ACTUALLY ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO NOT ALLOW THEM TO HAVE ACCESS TO THEM 24 HOURS A DAY JUST BECAUSE RIGHT NOW SOCIALLY THAT'S WHERE EVERYTHING IS.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ACCESSIBLE 24 HOURS A DAY IN THE PHONE AND ALL THOSE THINGS.
THOSE CREATE REAL CHALLENGES, LIKE THE SIT DOWN SITUATION YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.
IF SAY THAT SOMEBODY DID STEP UP LIKE THE SUPERHERO AND PHYSICALLY.
AGAIN, ACCORDING TO WHATEVER DEAL, YES, THERE'S A CONNECTION TO THE BOY, BUT THERE'S ALSO A DISCIPLINARY EVENT, WHICH DEFINITELY VIOLATES THE BOUNDARIES OF A SAFE SCHOOL THAT YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
THEN ALSO IN THEIR STORAGE COMPONENTS SO THAT WE DON'T SEE A REPEAT OF THAT IN DEALING WITH THE BOY.
THEY START GETTING LAYERS AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE LAYERS CAN SOMETIMES BE REALLY DEEP.
I GUESS IT'S JUST THE MANY LAYERS TO IT.
>> I THINK AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL RIGHT NOW THE FUN PART IS THE KIDS STILL WANT TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER AT THAT AGE AND THEY REALLY LIKE TO LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER.
USUALLY WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BULLYING, THEY ARE ON HIGH ALERT THAT MONTH AND THEY'RE STANDING UP FOR EACH OTHER.
I THINK YOU HAD SPOKEN ABOUT THE SCHOOL CLIMATE.
WHAT WE TRY TO DO NOW, AND ESPECIALLY WITH CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE IS WE ALL WANT TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.
THAT'S THE MESSAGE WE SEND IN THE MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS WE'RE A SCHOOL FAMILY AND WE GOT TO LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE A DIFFERENCE. [INAUDIBLE]
>> I APPRECIATE YOU MENTIONING THAT MRS. SCREBBS, JUST THE SCHOOL CULTURE CLIMATE.
OUR SCHOOLS ARE A MICROCOSM OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE LIVE, AND IN THE WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE.
WE ARE TAKING CONSCIOUS EFFORTS NOT TO OVERUSE THE WORD CONSCIOUS TONIGHT, BUT WE ARE TAKING CONSCIOUS EFFORTS TO REALLY ESTABLISH MORE OF A FAMILY SENSE WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS AND BUILD THE CLIMATE PIECE BECAUSE WE DESPERATELY NEED IT.
RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT QUITE AS PREVALENT OUTSIDE OF OUR FOUR WALLS AS I WOULD LIKE IT TO SEE, AS PROBABLY ALL OF US WOULD LIKE IT TO SEE.
IF YOU LOOK AT BEHAVIORS ON SOCIAL MEDIA BETWEEN ADULTS, PROBABLY POLITICIANS, PROBABLY EVERYTHING.
MOST OF WHAT OUR KIDS ARE BOMBARDED WITH ON A DAILY THROUGH THEIR ENTERTAINMENT STREAMS IS NOT THE BEHAVIORS THAT WE REALLY WANT TO SEE,
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THAT WE WANT TO SUPPORT AND VALUE.WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO ESTABLISH THOSE CLIMATE PIECES IN OUR SCHOOLS THAT HELP SUPPORT AND BUILD THOSE PIECES IN.
THAT WE KNOW, WE HEAR FROM OUR PARENTS THAT THEY WANT OUR KIDS TO HAVE THOSE EXPERIENCES.
WE ARE TRYING TO CREATE THAT AS BEST WE CAN WITHIN OUR FOUR WALLS TO COMBAT FOR THOSE KIDS WHO WERE 24\7 CONNECTED.
WHAT THEY'RE GETTING IN THE OTHER 14 HOURS AWAY FROM US THROUGH THEIR TIKTOK OR INSTAGRAM OR EVEN THE NIGHTLY NEWS.
I'M SURE, UNFORTUNATELY, [NOISE] YOU PROBABLY HAVE THE REPAIR THAT COMES EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO GET THEM TO COME DOWN ENOUGH TO DO THE FORM? BECAUSE WHEN SOMEONE COMES IN REALLY, REALLY UPSET, I'M MAD BECAUSE OF THIS, YOU HAVE TO BRING THEM DOWN TO WHERE THEY'LL ACTUALLY COMPLETE THE FORM.
>> YOU CAN DO IT TOGETHER IF THEY'RE NOT IN THE RIGHT STATE OF MIND AT THAT TIME.
YOU MIGHT SAY SOMETHING LIKE, I HEAR YOU.
THEY WANT TO BE HEARD AS WELL.
>> THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF YOU JUST LISTENING TO THEM.
THEN TYPICALLY, AT LEAST IN MY EXPERIENCE, WHEN YOU DO LISTEN, EVENTUALLY BY THE END THEY HAVE DE-ESCALATED THEMSELVES.
THEN YOU CAN OFFER YOUR NEXT STEPS IN HELPING THEM, SUPPORTING THEM, KNOWING THAT IT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO TOGETHER, THAT YOU WANT TO BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO MAKE IT RIGHT FOR THEM AND THEIR CHILD.
THAT IT'S A RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER, WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE.
>> IT IS GOOD TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE [INAUDIBLE]
>> THEN GOING BACK TO WHAT DR. SYMONS(PHON) SAID, ALSO WHEN THEY'RE UPSET ABOUT MAYBE A CONSEQUENCE THAT CAME OUT OF IT AND WANTING TO KNOW WHAT THE OTHER CHILD, IF I GOT THIS, IF THERE WAS SAY A SUSPENSION.
BUT THEN SOMEONE ELSE TOLD ME THAT THIS PERSON ALSO GOT THIS SUSPENSION, BUT THEY ALSO DON'T KNOW BECAUSE OF THE PRIVACY, WHAT OTHER RESOURCES AND WHAT OTHER THINGS THAT WERE PUT INTO PLACE ON TOP OF THAT.
THERE'S NOT ALWAYS JUST A ONE STOP THING, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER STEPS THAT WE'RE TAKING WITH THAT CHILD.
JUST LIKE YOU SAID, WITH ALL THE RESTORATIVE STEPS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE TO TRY TO GET TO THE ROOT OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
A LOT OF THAT GETS LOST IN THE ABSOLUTE CONSEQUENCE WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES.
>> THAT'S THE HARD PART ABOUT WHEN PEOPLE DISCUSS WHAT HAPPENED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF, I REPORTED IT AND NOTHING HAPPENED.
JUST LIKE WITH EVERYTHING ELSE IN OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WE ARE PROGRESSIVE TO A POINT, AS PROGRESSIVE AS WE CAN BE WITH CONSEQUENCES.
IF IT'S SOMETHING LIKE KIDS HAVE BEEN NAME CALLED, THAT'S A DIFFERENT CONSEQUENCE THAN IF STUDENTS HAVE BEEN PHYSICALLY TARGETING ANOTHER STUDENT.
I SAY THIS AS A PARENT TOO, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THAT SITUATION.
I SAY THIS AS A PARENT TOO, THAT FORM, THAT TELLS US ACTION IS NEEDED.
THEY HAVE TO KNOW THAT SOMETHING IS ALWAYS TAKING PLACE.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS PUNITIVE, IT'S NOT AUTOMATIC EXPULSION FOR BULLYING BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CHILD IN THIS SITUATION IS SAFE AND THAT WE ADDRESS THIS SO THAT THE KIDS CAN NOW TAKE THIS AS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE, SO IT'S STILL A SCHOOL.
>> SOUNDS LIKE THE FORM IS REALLY, REALLY USEFUL.
>> I THINK JOHN'S COMMENT EARLIER, THE FORM IS ACTIONABLE.
THE PARENT'S UPSET, AND THEY COME INTO YOUR OFFICE, YOU'VE STARTED THE PROCESS.
I THINK THAT'S A BIG DEAL, AND PEOPLE IN GENERAL, WHEN THEY GET ENGAGED WITH THAT, THEY'RE GETTING WHAT THEY FEEL AND WHAT THEY SEE.
THEY'RE GETTING IN THAT FORM AND THEY'RE ABLE TO EXPRESS TO YOU IF THERE'S MORE THAT CAN'T FIT IN THAT FORM OR HOW UPSET THEY ARE.
BUT THEY'RE ABLE TO DESCRIBE THE SITUATION.
WE'VE HAD PARENTS THAT WERE UPSET AND I'M GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, PARENTS AS MUCH AS IT'S ON THE WEBSITE AND WE PUT IT OUT THERE, IT IS SURPRISING TOO HOW MANY PARENTS WHO ARE LIKE WE KNOW YOU COULD STILL DO THIS ELECTRONICALLY OR WE CAN GET YOU A PAPER VERSION.
I THINK LIKE SARAH SAID, I KNOW WE'VE SAT THROUGH SOME UPHILL RIGHT NOW ON A LAPTOP.
YOU CAN DO IT AND I'LL WAIT FOR IT TO POP UP ON MY EMAIL.
BUT IT'S ACTIONABLE RIGHT AWAY, WHICH GIVES THAT FIRST STEP, WHICH I THINK IS WHAT WE ALL WANT WHEN WE'RE
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OUT THERE AND WE NEED TO TALK TO PARENTS A LOT ABOUT THAT.EVEN WHEN THEY'RE UPSET, WE'RE GLAD THEY'RE ADVOCATING FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
THE GREATEST CHALLENGE'S WHEN THEY'RE NOT ADVOCATING FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
IF THEY'RE UPSET AND THEY'RE ADVOCATING FOR THEIR CHILD, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE BEST BY THE CHECK BECAUSE WE'RE ADVOCATING FOR THEIR CHILD TOO.
WE CONSISTENTLY TRY TO DRIVE THAT HOME NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION IS, GOOD, BAD, OR OTHERWISE, WE'RE TRYING TO ADVOCATE FOR ALL OF THE KIDS.
BUT WE DO WANT THEM TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR KIDS.
>> I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT FORM IS VERY WELL ORGANIZED, BECAUSE WHEN A PARENT OR THE STUDENT IS GOING TO SHARE WHAT THEIR CONCERN IS ABOUT BEING BULLIED, YOU TEND TO BE IN A VERY EMOTIONAL STATE.
SO YOU'RE SPITTING EVERYTHING OUT AND IT GUIDES YOU THROUGH SO THAT YOU GIVE A MUCH CLEARER LAND ON WHAT'S GOING ON, WHICH I THINK IS ALSO HELPFUL WITH THE INVESTIGATION.
>> OUR ADMINISTRATORS ARE SKILLED AT DEALING WITH PEOPLE.
I THINK THAT, AS BEING A FORMER ADMINISTRATOR, THAT YOU HAVE TO BE AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT HOW YOUR LINE OF QUESTIONING GOES AND RESTORATIVE PRACTICE IS A NEW TERM.
BUT WE'VE BEEN USING IT FROM BEGINNING OF TIME, TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED, SO THAT THEY CAN FRAME IT.
THAT ALLOWS THEM TO FEEL LIKE THEY'VE BEEN HEARD.
THAT CAN CALM SOMEBODY DOWN GREATLY.
>> OUR ADMINISTRATORS HAVE BECOME SO WELL VERSED IN THIS PROCESS THAT YOU DETECT OTHER LAYERS, AS YOU'RE DOING YOUR INVESTIGATION.
SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD, LOOKING AT EVERYBODY [LAUGHTER] IN THESE SITUATIONS, YOU'RE PEELING BACK SO MANY LAYERS OF THE SUN.
WHEN YOU START TO THINK ABOUT THE TARGETED STUDENT VERSUS THE OFFENDER, NOW YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT HOW ARE WE RESTORING BOTH? [OVERLAPPING]
>> WHAT YOU DO WOULD IT LEAD YOU TO ANOTHER SUPPORT TEAM WHERE THOSE THINGS HAPPEN.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING IS COMING TOGETHER AND BEING CONNECTED.
THE RESOURCES AREN'T ALL SEPARATE ANYMORE.
IT'S NOT LIKE SEPARATE PARTS OF THINGS.
EVERYTHING INTERCONNECTS IN A WAY. THAT WAS A GOOD POINT.
>> WELL, EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM GET TO THIS AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS AND HOW PAINFUL IT IS.
ANY PARENTS WATCHING FROM HOME OR HEARING ABOUT THIS, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO KNOW THAT THIS IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND DR. HOLLOWAY WAS SAYING SO WELL THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO OCCUR.
ALL OF YOU ARE SAYING THAT THERE'S CORRECTIVE ACTION, OR THERE ARE STEPS TAKEN.
THE SOONER THE BETTER, BECAUSE THE LONGER THIS GOES ON, IT JUST GETS WORSE, GETS MORE LAYERS OF AN ONION, GETS MORE INVOLVED.
IF IT'S NOT ADDRESSED AND THAT'S THE CASE IN THE PAST, IT CAN LAST A LIFETIME.
THIS CAN HURT SOMEBODY'S SELF-ESTEEM.
IT CAN CAUSE A LIFETIME OF PROBLEMS. THE MORE YOU ARE DOING, THE BETTER.
BUT I THINK THE KEY THING IS THAT YOU'RE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, YOU HAVE STEPS IN PLACE TO TAKE ACTION.
THAT THE OPPORTUNITY THERE IS TO TAKE ACTION, AND YOU NEED PEOPLE TO REPORT IT SO THAT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
IF YOU WEREN'T TAKING ACTION, THEN THAT'D BE JUST AWFUL.
TERRIBLE AS IT IS, BUT YOU'RE GIVING YOUR BEST EFFORT.
INVESTIGATING IS PART ART AND PART SCIENCE.
YOU'RE SAYING THESE THINGS ARE ALL A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
THEN THERE IS, WHERE IS THAT GRAY AREA BETWEEN FOUNDED AND UNFOUNDED? I DON'T THINK ANYTHING IS SO EASY THERE.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW AND WHAT CAN YOU PROVE, AND WHAT IS CAUSING THAT BEHAVIOR? THEN YOU FIND OUT ALL THESE OTHER FACTORS, GOOD GRIEF.
IF THE PARENTS KNOW AND IF THE STUDENTS KNOW THAT YOU'RE GIVING IT YOUR BEST EFFORT.
ONE OF YOU SAID MAYBE IT WAS BILL (PHON) THAT PEOPLE ARE TRAINED IN WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT.
THEN OF COURSE, YOU GET THE ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS INVALUABLE.
IT'S REALLY JUST INCREDIBLY POWERFUL STUFF.
WE ALL HAVE STORIES ABOUT THIS FROM OUR YOUTH OR FROM OUR OWN CHILDREN.
MY KIDS WHO ARE NOW ADULTS, THEY HAVE ALL STORIES AND THEY'RE REAL.
IT'S NOT STORIES THAT WE NEED THIS NON-FICTION.
I ALSO THINK WE WERE TALKING ABOUT GETTING THE PSYCHOLOGISTS INVOLVED, OR THE COUNSELORS INVOLVED BECAUSE THIS CREATES LONG-TERM STRESS.
FOR THE OFFENDER, I WAS THINKING PERPETRATOR, LAW ENFORCEMENT BACKGROUND [LAUGHTER].
SOMETIMES THEIR GUILT IS SO DEEP.
THEY REALIZE WHAT THEY DID IS AWFUL AND THERE'S LONG-TERM EFFECTS ON THEM.
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WE'VE ALL HEARD STORIES ABOUT THE BULLY WHO LATER IN LIFE HAS TO GO FIND THEIR, I'M GETTING THE WORDS RIGHT NOW, TARGETED PERSON, WHETHER IT'S AS AN ADULT OR A CHILD WHO WERE UNHAPPY BECAUSE THEY ARE SUFFERING AS WELL.I DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR THEM, BUT STILL THERE'S SO MANY COMPLICATED PIECES.
BOARD MEMBERS, OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THIS IS JUST TERRIFIC, I APPLAUD YOU.
WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS JUST WONDERFUL.
WONDERFUL IN DEALING WITH A VERY DIFFICULT TOPIC.
ANYTHING ELSE? ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO TELL US ABOUT THIS?
>> THE ONLY CHERRY I'D PUT ON TOP IS OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS WORK EXTREMELY HARD IN EVERY ASPECT OF WHAT THEY DO, BUT THEY WORK EXTREMELY HARD IN THIS AREA AND WHEN IT COMES TO MATTERS OF SCHOOL SAFETY AND STUDENTS' SUPPORT.
WE CAN'T ADDRESS SOMETHING IF WE DON'T KNOW.
BUT I CAN PROMISE YOU, OUR ADMINISTRATORS ARE RESPONDING WHEN SOMETHING COMES IN BECAUSE THEY WANT A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERY ONE OF THOSE KIDS.
THEY ARE WORKING HARD ALL THE TIME TO DO IT AND GIVING A LOT OF THEIR ENERGY AND EFFORT AND TIME TO DO SO.
EVERY SINGLE KID IN THEIR BUILDINGS MATTER AND THEY GIVE THEIR ALL FOR EVERY SINGLE KID, EVERY SINGLE DAY.
>> WHETHER YOU LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA OR NOT, YOU NEED TO STAY CURRENT. [LAUGHTER]
>> LIFE WAS SO MUCH SIMPLER BACK THEN.
>> IF THERE WASN'T SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU MIGHT HAVE A LOT MORE PEOPLE GETTING PUNCHED IN THE NOSE OR PUSHED OR HAVING THEIR LUNCH MONEY STOLEN.
I DON'T KNOW, WHATEVER THAT IS INFORMED THE BULLYING ARE TODAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BETTER OR WORSE, BUT THERE'S NOTHING GOOD ABOUT ANY OF IT OTHER THAN WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ADDRESS IT.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN SAY THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT THEY WOULD NOT SAY TO SOMEBODY'S FACE.
>> I CALL IT A COWARD'S WAY OF BULLYING.
>> WE MIGHT NOT KNOW AS MUCH AS WE KNOW IF WE DIDN'T HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA. [OVERLAPPING].
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [BACKGROUND].
YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY FOR A COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE.
I'M SURE SANDY WILL ONLY BE ABOUT 65 MINUTES, MAYBE.
I THINK WHEN SHE REHEARSED IT, IT WAS ABOUT THAT LONG.
[LAUGHTER] IT WAS ACTUALLY WELL-TIMED.
>> UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE, WE'LL MOVE ON THEN TO THE COMMUNICATION UPDATE.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY THE PRINCIPLES ARE CERTAINLY WELCOME TO GO HOME AND READ THE 27 EMAILS I SENT THEM EVERY DAY ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS. [LAUGHTER]
>> NO, NOT YOU. YOU DON'T DO THAT.
>> I THINK THAT WILL MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE THEN.
[LAUGHTER] YOUR IQ GUYS ARE SO GOOD.
THERE'S NOTHING YOU DON'T KNOW.
>> MS. KREBS IT WAS SO NICE TO GIVE YOU A SEAT.
>> WELL, I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE POWERPOINT IS ALREADY UPDATED SO LET'S GET INTO IT ANYWAY, IT'S VERY SHORT.
>> HOLD YOUR PHONE THIS WAY. I'VE HEARD THAT ONE.
>> YES. [LAUGHTER] THAT'S IMPORTANT.
>> EXACTLY, I'VE GOT THE PHONE THE WRONG WAY ON THE SLIDE.
SO RACHEL IF WE CAN ROLL RIGHT INTO THE FIRST ONE.
BACK IN THE SPRING WHEN I GAVE YOU AN UPDATE, I GAVE YOU THE ORIGINAL TIMELINE AND THE CHECKLIST AND I WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ON WHAT THE CURRENT STATUS IS AT THAT TIME, WE WERE MIGRATING WEBSITE CONTENT.
THAT WAS DONE OVER THE SUMMER BY APPTEGY AND THEN I HAVE BEEN IN EDITING AND UPDATING MOST OF IT ON THE CURRENT WEBSITES.
BUT I HAVE TOLD DR. SIMMONS THE WORST TIME IN THE WORLD TO MIGRATE CONTENT PROMOTES SCHOOL WEBSITE IS THE SUMMER BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN EVERYTHING GETS UPDATED.
YOU CAN CHECK AND SEE, WAS IT ALREADY ON THE NEW WEBSITE, WAS IT ON THE OLD WEBSITE ALREADY? BUT THAT IS FINISHED ON MOST OF THE SCHOOLS.
[NOISE] WE HAVE COMPLETED TRAINING AND FOLLOW-UP IS AVAILABLE ANYTIME ANYBODY WANTS IT.
SOME OF THE PRINCIPLES AND THEIR STAFF HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF COMING IN FOR A ONE-ON-ONE TO SAY APPTEGY, THE COMPANY IS AMAZING AND ITS PROVIDING AS MANY TRAININGS AS WE WANT FOR AS LONG AS WE WANT WHERE THERE'S MANY PEOPLE AS WE WANT THEY'LL DO ONE ON ONE THEY'LL DO THE STAFF OF 100, IT'S FINE.
THE MOBILE APP AND THE WEBSITES.
THE MOBILE APP IS AS YOU KNOW, BEEN UP AND RUNNING FOR A WHILE.
WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF TWEAKING TO IT, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS AVAILABLE THAT IS IN THE MENU AND THAT'S BEEN A HEAVY LIFT AND APPTEGY HAS BEEN GREAT ABOUT THAT.
[00:55:05]
I SAID THE WEBSITES ARE 95 PERCENT COMPLETE AND THEY WILL BE LAUNCHED SOON.THEY WERE LAUNCHED THIS MORNING.
[LAUGHTER] WE FOUND OUT THAT ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER AND WE REALLY WANTED THE DISTRICT WEBSITE TO LAUNCH THIS MORNING SO IT WAS LIKE NEVER MIND, JUST LAUNCH THEM ALL AND WE'LL WORK IT OUT.
THEY'RE SO CLOSE TO BEING FINISHED SO WE SAID LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE CLASSROOM HOME PLATFORM, WHAT IS CALLED ROOMS, THAT WILL PROVIDE THE TEACHERS A WAY TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH THE APP, WE'VE GOTTEN THAT BALL ROLLING OUT ALSO AND SO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT NEXT WEEK.
ON THE MOBILE APP, ACTUALLY ALL OF THOSE CHECKS CAN BE CHECKS NOW.
THE FEED HAS BEEN THE FIRST THING THAT WAS UP AND RUNNING, WHICH IS WHAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU OPEN IT UP.
THE EVENTS HAVE BEEN CONNECTED FOR QUITE AWHILE.
ATHLETICS HAS BEEN INTERESTING BUT NOW IF YOU OPEN EITHER NORTH PI OR KERNEL, YOU WILL SEE ON THEIR ATHLETIC TABS, OPEN IT AND THERE'S ALL THE WHOLE SPORTS SCHEDULE.
YOU CAN SEE WHAT GAMES ARE BEING PLAYED TODAY, WHAT GAMES ARE BEING PLAYED IN JANUARY.
>> I HAVE NOT LOOK THERE YET, BUT ARE RESULTS POSTED THEIR?
>> RESULTS ARE NOT. IT PULLS FROM THE FEED FROM DIGITAL SPORTS, WHICH IS WHERE WE HAVE ALL OF OUR SHOW AND SPORTS.
THE ONE THING TO PROFITS FOR THOSE WHO ARE GRABBING THE WEBSITE OR GRABBING THE APP TO LOOK AT SPORTS SCHEDULES, WHICH I'LL BE HONEST, IT'S BEEN REALLY HELPFUL FOR ME.
IT DOES SHOW IF AN EVENT IS RESCHEDULED.
IF THERE'S A RESCHEDULED BUT IT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR ONE DATE AND IT'S BEEN MOVED, THE ORIGINAL DATE DOES REMAIN BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE SCHEDULING PLATFORM IS SET UP SO YOU JUST HAVE TO NAVIGATE THAT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THOSE GAME DATES, BUT IT WILL STAY AS CURRENT AS THE SCHEDULING PROGRAM IS THAT THE ATHLETIC DIRECTORS USE.
IF THERE'S A CHANGE FOR A GAME, WHEN THEY CHANGE IT ON THEIR END IN THE PLATFORM, IT CHANGES IT ON OUR END AS WELL.
>> THE OTHER THING TO KNOW ABOUT THE APP IS IT IS SO COMPLETELY INTERTWINED WITH THE WEBSITE.
ATHLETICS ON THE APP IS ATHLETICS ON THE WEBSITE, THE SAME WITH EVENTS, THE SAME WITH NEWS, THE SAME WITH THE LIVE FEED, IT'S ALL COMPLETELY INTERTWINED.
DINING, AS YOU CAN SEE, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH AT FEDERALSBURG LAST FRIDAY, I THINK THAT'S A HUGE BOOST FOR PARENTS.
IF THE DOCUMENT LIVES ON THE WEBSITE, YOU CAN ACCESS IT ON THE APP WHICH INCLUDES BOEING AND EVERY OTHER FORM.
IF THERE'S A FORM ON THE WEBSITE, YOU CAN GET TO IT ON THE APP.
I CAN GRAB THE SCREEN OR RACHEL CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE FOR A LITTLE BETTER LOOK AT THE NEW WEBSITE, BUT THE CAROLINE WEBSITE, EXCEPT FOR THE LITTLE TWEAKING AND WEEDING AND FEEDING AND SOMEBODY SAYING MY EMAIL ISN'T EXACTLY RIGHT, YOU'RE DONE, IT'S DONE AND I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO USE PICTURES OF OUR KIDS.
AS DR. SIMMONS SAID AND I SAID EARLIER, IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND THOSE LANDSCAPE PHOTOS THAT WORK WELL IN THIS SIZE BUT ONCE I THINK WE GET THE HANG OF IT, WE'RE REALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THAT GOING AND HAVE THOSE PICTURES ON THE WEBSITE BUT YOU CAN PUT UP TO 10 AND I MANAGED TO GET 10.
SOME OF THESE ARE FROM LAST SPRING, OBVIOUSLY BUT IT'S NICE TO HAVE OUR OWN KIDS THERE.
RACHEL, IF YOU COULD GO UP TO THE MENU.
THAT'S WHAT OUR MENU LOOKS LIKE.
I THINK IT'S PRETTY EASY TO NAVIGATE.
ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITES, THOSE BUTTONS AT THE TOP, THE HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE ATHLETICS SO YOU CAN GO STRAIGHT THERE AND SEE THAT PICTURE.
IT'S SET UP VERY MUCH LIKE THE OLD WEBSITE IN TERMS OF WHAT IS WHERE.
I JUST SENT THIS LINK OUT TO CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF THIS MORNING AND SAID, START LOOKING AROUND, START POKING AROUND, SEE HOW YOUR CONTENT WORKS, AND SEE WHAT WE NEED TO UPDATE AND CHANGE BUT I THINK IN TERMS OF WHAT PARENTS ARE LOOKING FOR RIGHT NOW, WE ARE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE.
>> SANDI, WHEN A PARENT, FOR EXAMPLE, WANTS INFORMATION, IF THEY HAVE THEIR LAPTOP OR WHATEVER, THEY CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE, BUT THEY DON'T NEED TO DO THAT ON THEIR SMARTPHONE, THEY CAN JUST GO TO THE APP AND WILL FIND ALL THE SAME.
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>> YEAH, IT'S A LOT EASIER THAN GOING ONTO A WEBSITE FROM YOUR PHONE.
IT'S ALL JUST ON THE SAME PLATFORM AND THE GREAT THING ABOUT IT IS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO KEEP THIS INFORMATION UPDATED AND IT'S NOT JUST ME, IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS THAT ONE PLATFORM IS SO EASY TO NAVIGATE.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF PRINCIPLES THAT SAID THAT I DIDN'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO BUY IN AS QUICKLY AS THEY DID, AND IT'S FUNNY HOW I OPENED THE APP AND THINK, THIS PERSON HAS POSTED AGAIN, THAT'S GREAT.
I THINK IT'S JUST A REALLY SUPER SIMPLE PLATFORM TO NAVIGATE.
RACHEL, IF YOU DON'T MIND GOING BACK TO THE POWERPOINT, AND SCROLL DOWN ONE MORE.
IF YOU HEAR BOTH PARENTS REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY NEED TO KNOW THE WORD THRILLSHARE.
THAT'S THE PLATFORM THAT WE'RE PUSHING OUT THROUGH.
BUT FOR THE REST OF US UNLIKE THE PRINCIPALS WHO HAVE ADAPTED TO THIS SO QUICKLY, THIS IS WHAT THE THRILLSHARE PLATFORM LOOKS LIKE.
AS YOU CAN SEE UNDER MEDIA, YOU CAN DO A LIVE FEED POST, WHICH IS GOING TO YOUR APP AND GOING TO YOUR WEBSITE, BUT AT THE EXACT SAME TIME, YOU CAN SHARE IT TO YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS SO YOU DON'T EVER HAVE TO OPEN UP FACEBOOK IF YOU DON'T WANT TO, WHICH I THINK IS A NICE LITTLE BONUS.
LOOKING DOWN UNDER MEDIA, YOU'LL SEE YOU CAN DO A NEWS POSTS WHICH GOES TO THE WEBSITE.
WE TAKE CARE OF YOUR STAFF AT THIS LEVEL.
THE DOCUMENTS, AGAIN, JUST DROP THEM IN THAN THEY APPEAR ON THE WEBSITE AND THE APP, THE ALERTS ARE WHAT'S REPLACING THE SCHOOL MESSENGER.
THAT IS AGAIN, I THINK PRETTY EASY TO DO.
>> HOW COME YOU DON'T ATTACH A PICTURE [LAUGHTER]
>> DR. HOLLOWAY YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN ME WHEN I GOT IT AS A PARENT.
I WAS LIKE, DR. HOLLOWAY IS TRYING TO DO SOMETHING. I'M NOT SURE WHAT BUT. [LAUGHTER]
>> THERE WAS TWO VOICE MAILS LIKE, I'M SO SORRY. [LAUGHTER]
>> I GOT A GREAT TEXT ALERT, WHICH WAS AWESOME.
THEN I WAS LIKE, SOMETHING'S MISSING.
>> WELL, AND HERE'S THE PROBLEM WITH ALERT.
I CAN SPEND LOTS OF TIME IN THE LIVE FEED, IN THE NEWS, ON THE WEBSITE, DOING ALL THIS STUFF AND SAY TO THE PRINCIPALS I FIGURED THIS OUT OR HERE'S HOW THIS.
BUT THE ALERTS YOU'RE LIKE I CAN GO ONLY SO FAR.
BUT I'M NOT PUTTING OUT AN ALERT TO PARENTS.
>> THE ALERTS ARE HOW ALSO IF WE HAVE A INCLEMENT WEATHER PIECE THAT'S WHY I'LL BE PUSHING THAT THROUGH.
AGAIN, IT WILL POP LIKE TEXT MESSAGES JUST LIKE DR. HOLLOWAY DID, AND THEY'RE ALSO BE A PHONE CALL THAT WILL GO AS WELL.
EVEN IF A PARENT HASN'T DOWNLOADED THE APP, THE STUDENT INFORMATION PIECE IS STILL ATTACHED TO THE ALERT, SO IT GOES OUT WORKING AT THE APP OR NOT.
>> YOU'LL BE HOLDING YOUR BREATH WHEN THAT FIRST [INAUDIBLE]
>> I HAVE THE CHEAT SHEET PRINTED OUT ALREADY, AND IF I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT I GET A HOLD OF DR. HOLLOWAY AT ABOUT 5:15 IN THE MORNING AND SAY, HEY, HOW YOU DO THIS? [LAUGHTER]
>> ACTUALLY, POSTING ANYTHING, I'VE ALWAYS SAID, IS LIKE DROPPING A BOMB.
YOU HIT AND JUST HOPE FOR THE BEST.
>> THIS AREA, EVERY TIME, THOUGH.
>> ISN'T IT, THOUGH? [OVERLAPPING]
>> EVERY TIME YOU DO SOMETHING YOU'RE LIKE, OKAY GET SOMEBODY ON THE PHONE [OVERLAPPING]
>> THEN YOU GO CHECK IT RIGHT AWAY.
>> MR. GROVER REMINDED ME ALSO WITH ALERTS, WE CAN ALSO USE TEXTING.
YOU CAN'T TEXT AN IMAGE BUT THAT ISN'T THAT.
>> THE NEXT TWO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE RIGHT THING, BUT STILL ENDED UP NOT.
>> BUT THAT'S OKAY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I KNOW BRITTANY, SHE WAS LIKE CAN YOU GO ON THEIR EMAIL.
>> THEN THE CMS V2 IS WEBSITE, AND THAT'S JUST BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE WEBSITE AND UPDATING PAGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT'S REMARKABLY EASY ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE BEEN DOING IN OTHER WEBSITES.
WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG, AND IT'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE WITH A GREAT COMPANY AND WITH FOLKS LIKE THE ATHLETIC DIRECTORS AND CHRISTIAN FOOD SERVICES, AND EVERYBODY'S REALLY STEPPED UP TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR AREA IS DOING WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO PARTICULARLY ON THE APP.
THANKS TO SANDY AND EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN PART OF THIS EFFORT TO REALLY UPDATE EVERYTHING AND MOVE FORWARD WITH DIFFERENT COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS.
THE WEBSITE, WE REALLY TRIED TO TAKE BY REVIEWING THE WEBSITE BECAUSE WE LITERALLY HAD A NEW WEBSITE A FEW YEARS AGO.
[01:05:03]
THIS BRIGHTEST THE OPPORTUNITY AS SANDY TALKED ABOUT IT, WE'RE OPERATING WITHIN THE SAME PLATFORM FOR THE WEBSITE IN THE APP, BUT WE ALSO REALLY WANTED TO TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH WITH OUR WEBSITE.OUR WEBSITE REALLY SERVES AT LEAST TWO BIG PURPOSES.
ONE IS AN INFORMATION PORTAL FOR PARENTS, FOR THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION WITH KIDS IN OUR SYSTEM.
IT'S A GREAT PORTAL FOR THAT, SO IS THE APP.
BUT IT'S AMAZING THE AMOUNT OF WEBSITE TRAFFIC THAT WE DO GET DURING THE HIRING SEASON.
THE WEBSITE CAN BE A VERY POWERFUL RECRUITMENT TOOL, ESPECIALLY IN HIGHLIGHTING WHO WE ARE, AND WE TRY TO CAPTURE, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TO REFINE, AND I THINK WE'VE CAPTURED IT, BUT IT'S NEVER DONE.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP MAKING SURE WE'VE REFINED WHO CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS, WHO ARE OUR KIDS, WHAT IS IT THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US, AND REALLY MAKE SURE THAT OUR WEBSITE ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THAT.
LITERALLY, IT OPENED TODAY, AND I HAVE ALREADY HEARD FROM PEOPLE ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT HAS OUR KIDS ON THE WEBSITE.
IT'S THAT PIECE AND WE DON'T JUST HAVE OUR KIDS, AND IT'S NOT JUST ONE SCHOOL.
HERE'S A ROLLER SWATH OF KIDS FROM ALL OVER OUR COUNTY, AND AGAIN, IT'S WHO WE REALLY ARE.
IT'S NOT STOCK IMAGES, WHICH I UNDERSTAND WHAT WE HAD WITH THE OTHER WEBSITE, BUT SMALL THINGS LIKE THAT START TO REALLY HELP US CRAFT IN HOME WHO WE ARE, AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUALLY LOOK AT THE MESSAGING AND MAKE SURE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT ABOUT US AS A DISTRICT AND THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AGAIN BECAUSE THERE IS A HUGE PART OF IT AS THAT RECRUITMENT TOOL ESPECIALLY FOR A LOT OF OUR STATE FOLKS.
WE KNOW THE SHORTAGE IS GOING TO CONTINUE SO WE GOT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TELLING OUR STORY MORE THAN JUST OUT OF THOSE TO TOUCH OUR COUNTY AS OUR CLOSEST NEIGHBORS.
>> THAT IS THE TRUTH. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'VE CHECKED OUT THE APP A FEW TIMES.
I'M NOT SURE I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, BUT [LAUGHTER] I KNOW WHAT I'M LOOKING AT.
>> WE START EVERY MORNING WITH CHECKING IT TO SEE WHAT'S FOR LUNCH AT CARL RICHARDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL BEFORE MY DAUGHTERS DECIDE IF THEY'RE PACKING OR BUYING. [LAUGHTER]
>> EVERY MORNING, THAT'S THE FIRST THING ONE OF THEM ASKS.
>> IT BECOMES A CULTURE OF A PARENT'S NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY.
IT MAY NOT YET IN A GREAT LENGTH.
CAN YOU LOOK AT ANALYTICS TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING INTO THAT [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'M SORRY, I MEANT TO TELL YOU JUST IN TERMS OF DOWNLOADING.
OF COURSE, I LOST THE NUMBER IN TERMS OF DOWNLOADS.
>> WHILE YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT, THIS COMPANY I WORK FOR, THE ANALYTICS FROM HOW THEY GO TO OUR WEBSITE, WHAT APPS THEY'RE USING, IT'S SCARY HOW MUCH YOU CAN FIND OUT.
WHO'S GOING, AND HOW THEY GOT THERE, AND HOW LONG THEY STAY, AND WHAT PAGES THEY VISIT.
>> IT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO KNOW ALSO IN TERMS OF BUILDING A WEBSITE WHERE TO PUT YOUR TIME AND ENERGY AND WHERE NOT TO.
OUR WEBSITE IS FIVE YEARS OLD, AND MAYBE WE REALLY DON'T NEED TO PUT SO MUCH ENERGY INTO THIS TYPE OF CONTENT WHEN THE NUMBER ONE HIT IS JOBS, CALENDAR, THE LATEST NEWS.
FROM THE APPLE STORE IS DOWNLOADED A LITTLE OVER 1,100 AND FROM GOOGLE PLAY ALMOST 500.
I'VE BEEN HESITANT TO HAMMER ON CERTAIN ASPECTS, BUT I THINK ONCE WE PUT OUT THERE THAT THE SPORTS CALENDARS ARE STRAIGHTENED OUT NOW, THAT DID TAKE SOME FINAGLING RIGHT UP TILL THIS MORNING.
ONCE I THINK WE PUT THAT OUT, WE'RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF DOWNLOADS FROM THE COMMUNITY.
I JUST PUT OUT TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS THIS MORNING THAT WE DON'T HAVE A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE WEBSITE ANYMORE, THAT ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS DOWNLOAD THE APP, SO I THINK WE'LL SEE SOME NUMBERS JUMP FROM THAT TOO. WE'LL KEEP AT IT.
>> ESPECIALLY FOR CAROLINE, PEOPLE THINK THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE SMALL THAT YOU'RE BEHIND, BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT BEHIND.
>> [INAUDIBLE] FIRST CLIENT AT THE STATE OF MARYLAND AND THE FIRST TO GO WITH THE PLATFORM, SO WE'RE STEPPING OUT ON A LEDGER AND TRYING SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND THE LAST PIECE, AND THEN WE PILOTED IT BEFORE BUT JUST TO PUT ANOTHER ONE ON IT FOR DOWNLOADING THE APP.
[01:10:03]
THE APP IS TRANSLATABLE INTO THE LANGUAGES ON THE PHONE.AGAIN, FOR FAMILIES, THE MORE DOWNLOADS WE CAN KEEP WORKING, AND I KNOW OUR TEAMS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB OF TRYING TO HELP COMMUNICATE THAT TO OUR FAMILIES, BUT THAT REALLY WOULD OPEN UP ACCESS TO A LOT OF INFORMATION, SCHOOL SYSTEM-RELATED WISE, AND WHEN ROOMS IS UP, THAT WILL HELP ALSO WITH THAT TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION PIECE TO BE [OVERLAPPING]
>> [INAUDIBLE] UNLESS IT INTERFERE WITH GOOD COMMUNICATION.
>> THAT'S MORE LANGUAGES THAN SPANISH AND THAT'S OKAY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> TOTALLY IT'S WHATEVER THE SETTINGS CAN BE ON THE APPLE OR THE GOOGLE DEVICE WILL TRANSLATE INTO THOSE LANGUAGES, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
>> AS WE BECOME MORE DIVERSE, IT'S SO MUCH HARDER TO FIND TRANSLATORS IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, SO IT REALLY HELPS.
>> GRIFFIN, ANYTHING ELSE? NO. I GUESS WE CAN MOVE RIGHT ALONG INTO OUR MANY OTHER PRESENTATIONS WE HAVE TONIGHT.
WE GOT TWO GREAT ONES. IT'S REALLY BEEN GOOD.
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS.
[3. Upcoming Meetings/Events]
WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE.>> THERE ARE A LOT. WE HAVE OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING COMING UP OCTOBER 4TH.
ONLY TWO PEOPLE HAVE CHECKED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE AT THAT.
>> WE GOT TO HAVE AT LEAST THREE.
>> WE GOT A BUSY NIGHT. I DEFINITELY [INAUDIBLE]
>> [INAUDIBLE] RIGHT NOW. I CAN DO IT.
>> DERRICK IS NOT CHECKED OFF FOR THAT EITHER.
>> WE WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. THEN WE HAVE THE MAIB CONFERENCE COMING UP IN OCTOBER.
EVERY TIME I READ THEIR EMAILS, I READ IT MAYBE.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF TERRIFIC THINGS COMING UP, AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO KEEP UP WITH ALL OF THEM BUT WE'LL DO OUR BEST.
>> ANYTHING ELSE WE WANT TO SAY ABOUT THAT? EVENTS, ACTIVITIES? A LOT OF COOL THINGS GOING ON.
[NOISE] HOW CAN YOU BE AT ALL OF THEM.
>> YOU CAN'T BE BUT YOU CAN TRY.
>> I'D SAY I ENCOURAGE BOARD MEMBERS TO USE THE SPREADSHEET AS MUCH AS THEY CAN, AND IF YOU CAN'T FIND IT, RACHEL WILL HELP YOU OUT. SHE'S DONE THAT FOR ME.
I ACTUALLY LOGGED INTO IT FROM MY WORK EMAIL, AND IT SAID I NEED PERMISSION. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHY.
I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE WHAT EMAIL IT WAS.
[INAUDIBLE] RIGHT AWAY IT GAVE ME PERMISSION, BUT THEN I SWITCHED BACK TO THE PROPER EMAIL.
>> YEAH. NOW I CAN GO IN THERE FROM ANYWHERE. ANYTHING ELSE? [NOISE] DOES ANYBODY HAS? NO? THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> I THINK AGAIN THE MOTION PASSES.
WE'LL ADJOURN. THANK YOU, MARTIN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.