>> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER 2 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING.
[1. Opening Items]
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WE'RE GLAD TO SEE EVERYONE HERE IN PERSON AS WELL AS VIRTUALLY.WE WILL BEGIN WITH WE NEED A MOTION TO GO BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.
>> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE GO INTO OPEN SESSION FOR OUR BOARD MEETING TONIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> ANY OPPOSE? LET US ALL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TWO DEGREE IT OR, WHICH STANDS UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE, THE INJUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> THANK YOU. THIS HAS BEEN AN EXCITING DAY.
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE BACK IN SCHOOL AND EVERYTHING WENT WELL, OR THE CHILDREN GOT HOME ON THEIR BUSES, AND IT'S BEEN A GOOD DAY.
WE WILL NOW HAVE APPROVE OF OUR AGENDA.
>> MY MOTION, WE APPROVE TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
>> PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED THAT OUR AGENDA GO FORTH AS IT IS. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> ANY OPPOSED? GREAT. WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW OR SHARE WITH YOU OUR MISSION STATEMENT FOR CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY.
WE PREPARE ALL STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE COLLEGE CAREER AND LIFE READINESS THROUGH A CHALLENGING AND PROGRESSIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.
OUR VISION IS THAT EVERY STUDENT WILL BE PREPARED, EMPOWERED AND INSPIRED TO THRIVE IN AN EVER CHANGING AND DIVERSE WORLD, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WORK HARD FOR EVERY DAY FROM THE TOP TO EVERYONE ELSE IN CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AT THIS TIME, MISS BERRY, DO WE HAVE ANY.
[2. Public Recognitions / Comment]
>> WE HAVE MR. CHARLES T D ON THE THIRD.
AND LET ME READ FIRST OUR POLICY AND PROCEDURES.
THE TIME ALLOTTED FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE AGENDA IS NO MORE THAN 30 MINUTES TOTAL.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DOES NOT ENGAGE IN A DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER BEING BROUGHT TO IT, BUT WILL, IF APPROPRIATE, DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT TO RESPOND AT A LATER TIME.
INDIVIDUALS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT EACH PERSON ADDRESSING THE BOARD WILL HAVE A FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
ONCE THE TIME LIMIT HAS BEEN REACHED, THE SPEAKER WILL BE ASKED TO FINISH THEIR COMMENTS.
SPECIFIC AND PERSONAL REFERENCES TO STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES, OR OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.
SHOULD SOMEONE WISH TO BRING SOMETHING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THE BOARD ABOUT A SPECIFIC PERSON OR STUDENT, THEY MAY DO SO IN WRITING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THE BOARD.
RUDE, SLANDEROUS, OR THREATENING REMARKS OR OTHER BEHAVIOR THAT IS DISRUPTIVE OR INTERFERES WITH THE ORDER OF THE MEETING IS NOT PERMITTED.
INDIVIDUALS MAY NOT GIVE THEIR TIME TO OTHERS ON THE LIST OF SPEAKERS. MR. DEAN.
HI. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THE RECORD TONIGHT.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SPEAKING HERE IN ABOUT A YEAR.
THE LAST TIME I DID SO, IT WAS TO A MOSTLY EMPTY ROOM.
IT IS BECAUSE THE MONTHLY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE SAME NIGHT AS THE GENERAL ELECTION.
THAT IS THAT CERTAINLY COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED, AND I HOPE WILL BE AVOIDED BECAUSE THERE IS A PRIMARY ELECTION AND A GENERAL ELECTION IN 2026.
I KNOW YOU WILL DELIBERATE ON YOUR SCHEDULE FOR NEXT YEAR OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR.
I HOPE THAT NOT ONLY THAT IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, AND I HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
THERE ARE SEVERAL COUNTY BUDGET HEARINGS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, AND ONE OF THOSE THIS PAST SPRING CONFLICTED WITH A BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AND I DO NOT THINK THAT IS FAIR TO THE CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS OF THE COUNTY TO HAVE TO CHOOSE.
WITH THAT SAID. AS SOME OF YOU, MOST OF YOU, ALL OF YOU KNOW.
I'M A PROFESSIONAL HISTORIAN, AND IN FACT,
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I'M THE ONLY CURRENTLY ACTIVE COUNTYWIDE HISTORIAN IN CAROLINE COUNTY.IT PLEASED ME WHEN I SAW ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS YEAR, AND I BELIEVE LAST YEAR, MAYBE THE YEAR BEFORE, THAT NEW TEACHERS AND TEACHERS NEW TO THE COUNTY RECEIVE A COUNTY WIDE TOUR.
AS PART OF THE PRE SERVICE/IN SERVICE TIME TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHO THEY'RE TEACHING THE SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND JUST THE GENERAL CONTEXT, IF YOU WILL, OF CAROLINE COUNTY.
I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, THAT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH ANYONE OR UP TO ALL OF THE MULTIPLE HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS COUNTY, AND QUITE FRANKLY, SOME OF THE LEADING INDIVIDUAL HISTORIANS AS WELL.
I HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HERE.
PREVIOUSLY. THERE ARE SOME YOUTUBE VIDEOS OUT THERE FOR I FORGET THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE, BUT I RECORDED A 1-2 MINUTE VIDEO IN EACH TOWN OSTENSIBLY TO EDUCATE, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, EVERYBODY IN BETWEEN, ABOUT THE HISTORY OF AT LEAST THE FIVE MAJOR TOWNS OF CAROLINE COUNTY.
THERE IS SOME PRECEDENT THERE.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION, AND THIS WILL CONCLUDE MY REMARKS TO THE FACT THAT NOT ONLY DID CAROLINE COUNTY CELEBRATE ITS 250TH ANNIVERSARY, I GUESS, BACK IN 2023-2024, BUT THE STATE OF MARYLAND, AND INDEED, THE UNITED STATES WILL BE CELEBRATING OR STARTING OR CONTINUING WHATEVER WORD YOU WANT TO USE.
CELEBRATING THEIR 250TH, ESPECIALLY NEXT YEAR.
WHILE THAT PRESENTS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY IN THE CLASSROOM, ACROSS THE BOARD, ACROSS THE CURRICULUM.
I DO ALSO WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS BY EXECUTIVE ORDER OF GOVERNOR WES MOORE, AN OFFICIAL MARYLAND 250TH COMMITTEE.
WHILE THEY WILL BE PREPARING VARIOUS RESOURCES, ONE RESOURCE THAT THEY MADE AVAILABLE JUST THIS AUGUST WAS GRANT MONEY FOR WHAT THEY ARE CALLING A CITIZENS ACADEMY.
WHICH IS OPEN TO COUNTY GOVERNMENTS, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, COUNTY LIBRARIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS, COUNTY BY COUNTY ACROSS THE STATE.
IF YOU WERE NOT AWARE OF THAT PROGRAM, YOU CAN GRANT MONEY.
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY TO DO WITH WHAT YOU WANT.
THERE ARE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS DIRECTED BY THE COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE ORDER.
BUT IF IT IS MY PLACE TO DO SO, I'D LOVE TO SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT HOW THAT MONEY MIGHT BE SPENT DOING A CITIZENS ACADEMY OF THROUGH THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY ABOUT IT.I HAVE APPROACHED SEVERAL TOWNS, AND I ATTEND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETINGS ON A WEEKLY BASIS.
SOMEWHERE, SOMEBODY IS GOING TO LEARN HOW OUR FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WORK.
YOU HAVE MY CONTACT INFO, IF YOU DESIRE TO PURSUE ANY OF THIS FURTHER. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. DEAN. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING TO SHARE YOUR COMMENTS WITH US THIS EVENING.
WE WILL KEEP MOVING ON RIGHT ALONG TO OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS AND JEFF [INAUDIBLE].
WE HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD DAY ON YOUR FIRST DAY BACK TO SCHOOL.
JEFF, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START? THANK YOU.
>> IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO DO REP START FIRST. YES.
>> [INAUDIBLE] IN AUGUST, THEY MET WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF PRESTON, MET WITH TEACHERS TO FINALIZE THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN WORK AND TEAM STRUCTURES.
A KEY INITIATIVE WAS IMPLEMENTING CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE SCHOOL WIDE.
GIVE ME A SECOND. I FORGOT WHAT I WROTE.
THE NEWSLETTER SHARED OUTLINED IMPORTANT DATES AND
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SCHOOL PROCEDURES AND UPDATES REGARDING NEW SAFETY PROTOCOLS.ONE OF WHICH WAS THE ADDITION OF A FISH BOWL WINDOW ADDED TO THE FRONT OFFICE OF PRESTON ELEMENTARY, AND COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.
UPCOMING OKAY. UPCOMING EVENTS.
SEPTEMBER 8TH IS THE PRE-K ORIENTATION.
SEPTEMBER 9 IS THE FIRST DAY FOR THE PRE-K AND SEPTEMBER 22 IS THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS NIGHT.
FOR FALSBY ELEMENTARY. OVER THE SUMMER.
THERE WAS THE PARKS SUMMER CAMP.
I GUESS THAT WAS THE THING AT PRESTON TOO, SO WHATEVER.
THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JUDY CENTER WAS CELEBRATED THIS SUMMER. NEW STAFFING.
THEY WELCOMED DR. [INAUDIBLE] WHO PREVIOUSLY WORKED AT CCTC, I THINK.
YEAH. AS THE NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
IT'S NOT UP THERE, BUT THEIR PRE-K ORIENTATION IS ON THE EIGHTH, AND THEY ALSO STARTED THE NINTH.
KERNEL MIDDLE. LAST, I GUESS, OVER THE SUMMER WAS THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW ROOF PLUS METAL SIDING ALONG THE BUILDING EXTERIOR.
I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT USED TO BE, BUT NOW IT'S UNITY, WHICH STANDS FOR UNSTOPPABLE, TEACHABLE AND BEING YOURSELF.
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT WAS I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE.
>> OVER THE SUMMER, THEY HELD MEETINGS WITH CHRONICALLY ABSENT STUDENTS TO ESTABLISH PROACTIVE ATTENDANCE PLANS.
THE FIRST MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER PROGRAM THROUGH THE YMCA WAS HELD.
AT COLONEL HIGH, JUST GRAPHICS UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE HALLS AND IN THE OFFICE.
THEY HOSTED THE SUMMER ARTS AND SCIENCE RETREAT, AND THE COUNTY WIDE KICKOFF, HOSTED NEW TEACHER EVENTS, IT'S NOT MUCH TO THIS, HELD SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT MEETINGS.
MR. SHERMAN DIDN'T REALLY GIVE ME ANYTHING FOR EVENTS.
>> THANK YOU, JEFF I APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I SHOULD'VE LET YOU LISTEN TO, BUT YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB.
>> FIRST FOR DEN ELEMENTARY, DR.KREB SAID, WE HAVE WORKED EXTRA HARD TO GET OUR BUILDING BACK TO SCHOOL READY AND ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE OUR DOLPHINS RETURNING TO DES FOR A BRIGHT SCHOOL YEAR.
LAST MONTH, THEY HAD THEIR PRE-K ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND THEY HELD THEIR BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT.
SOME OF THEIR UPCOMING EVENTS IS ON SEPTEMBER 8, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR PRE-K ORIENTATION.
ON SEPTEMBER 9, THE PRE-KS WILL BEGIN SCHOOL.
THEN FOR RICHEY ELEMENTARY, THEY HAD THEIR BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT LAST MONTH, I THINK IT WAS LIKE LAST WEEK.
THEN THEIR UPCOMING EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER 8, THEY HAVE THEIR PRE-K ORIENTATION.
THEN ALSO ON SEPTEMBER 8, THEY HAVE THEIR PRE-K FIRST DAY, WHICH IS STRANGE.
LAST MONTH FOR GREENS ELEMENTARY, THEY HAD THEIR WILLIE ROOF SUMMER LEARNING PARTY.
WHICH MRS.KIRK SAID IT WAS LIKE THEY HAD TO READ SO MANY BOOKS IN ORDER TO HAVE A PARTY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT SOUNDS COOL.
THEN THEY WELCOME SEVEN NEW TEACHERS TO THEIR FAMILY, AND THEY HAD THEIR ANNUAL MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT OR BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT.
SOME OF THE UPCOMING EVENTS WAS TODAY.
OBVIOUSLY IT WAS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR GRADES K THROUGH FIVE, SEPTEMBER 8, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR PRE-K ORIENTATION.
SEPTEMBER 9 WILL BE THE FIRST DAY FOR THE PRE-K. SEPTEMBER 23, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT.
FOR LOCKERMAN, MISS NECESSARY JUST GAVE ME BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT.
I THINK SHE WAS A LITTLE BUSY.
BUT BECAUSE SHE SENT TO ME THIS MORNING AND SHE SAID SHE WAS VERY BUSY, SO IT WAS OKAY.
BUT SHE ALSO SAID THAT THEY SAW A LOT OF FRIENDLY FACES AT SUMMER FEST BECAUSE I THINK LOCKERMAN WAS AT SUMMER FEST, SO SHE SAID IT WENT REALLY WELL.
THEN MR. SPIER MESSAGE SAYS, WE'RE SO EXCITED TO GET THIS YEAR STARTED AT NCHS, GETTING TO WELCOME THE STUDENTS BACK INTO THE BUILDING AND TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR SUMMERS IS SO MUCH FUN.
LAST WEEK, WE HAD OUR BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT, WHICH IS REALLY FUN BECAUSE A LOT OF THINGS IN OUR SCHOOL CHANGED THAT I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND THERE'S A LOT OF NEW TEACHERS AND DIFFERENT PRINCIPALS.
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THAT WAS COOL TO ME ALL OF THEM.THEN TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, WHICH IS THAT THE DATE.
THEN TOMORROW WE'LL START CLASS MEETINGS FOR 9TH AND 10TH GRADE.
SEPTEMBER 4, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CLASS MEETINGS FOR 11TH AND 12TH GRADE.
SEPTEMBER 18, THERE WILL BE THE SECAC SPECIAL EDUCATION WORKSHOP, SEPTEMBER 22-23RD, THERE'LL BE SENIOR MAKEUP PICTURES FOR ANYONE WHO DIDN'T DO IT OVER THE SUMMER.
OCTOBER 3 IS THE HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME, AND THEN OCTOBER 4 IS OUR HOMECOMING DANCE.
THEN LAST MONTH FOR CCTC, THEY HAD THEIR BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT AND THEY ALSO GOT A NEW PRINCIPAL WHO I GOT TO MEET.
THEN UPCOMING EVENTS IS MR'S.NEAL WILL BE ATTENDING THE BIG EASTERN REGIONALS FFA.
I THINK YOU SAY ZIEGLER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SHE'S GOING TO BE REPRESENTING CAROLINE COUNTY IN DAIRY HANDLING OR SOMETHING. WISH HER LUCK.
BOTH OF YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING THE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES WITH US.
WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THE STUDENTS REPORT.
>> CAN YOU SURVIVE YOUR FIRST DAY?
>> THANK YOU AGAIN. ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA, WE HAVE PERSONNEL.
[3. Consent Agenda]
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WAYMAN, DR. SIMMONS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
TONIGHT'S PERSONNEL AGENDA INCLUDES TWO LEAVES OF ABSENCE, TWO RESIGNATIONS.
BOTH YOU'LL NOTE WITH PREJUDICE.
FIVE TEACHER APPOINTMENTS TO REGULAR CONTRACT, AND ONE TEACHER APPOINTMENT TO A PROVISIONAL CONTRACT.
>> THANK YOU. DO WE NEED ANY CHANGES TO THE MINUTES? MINUTES ARE GREAT.
THEN WE NEED A VOTE FOR OUR CONSENT AGENDA TO BE ACCEPTED?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> WE'VE HAD A MOTION IN TWO SECONDS.
I THINK WE'RE OKAY. [LAUGHTER] ALL IN FAVOR.
>> OPPOSE? CARRIED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[4. Individual Action Items]
I TOLD MR. TOWERS, I GOT THIS ONE FOR YOU TONIGHT.
THE FFA SUBMITTED AN OVERNIGHT FIELD TRIP REQUEST FOR ATTENDING THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
IT IS IN INDIANAPOLIS, WHICH IS WHERE IT TYPICALLY IS.
THE FIELD TRIP IS IN OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER.
IT STRETCHES THAT PERIOD OCTOBER 24TH TO NOVEMBER 1.
BECAUSE THE TRIP EXCEEDS THE NUMBER OF DAYS THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN APPROVE IT HAS TO GO TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR APPROVAL FOR THE FIELD TRIP.
BOARD DOES HAVE THE INFORMATION WITHIN THEIR PACKET.
THERE ARE FIVE STUDENTS LISTED GOING, AND THEY DO HAVE THE CHAPERONE.
MS. NEAL HAS TAKEN CARE OF EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE HANDLED FOR THE FIELD TRIP.
THEY'VE TAKEN THIS TRIP MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN GREAT FOR THE KIDS A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE. YOU CHAPERONE?
>> I'M TRYING TO RECALL IF YOU'VE CHAPERONED BEFORE.
>> I HAVE NOT. I HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT THIS ONE AT THE FIFTH OF MY SCHEDULE, MAYBE TO DO A MARSHAL, ALONG WITH THE OTHER MALE CHAPERONE BECAUSE HE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO THE WORK FOR IT, BUT NOT SURE.
>> IF THEY HAD BROKE INTO IT YET.
>> THAT'S PENDING BOARD APPROVAL.
[LAUGHTER] THE FALLBACK IS ACTUALLY THE SUPERINTENDENT.
>> THAT FALLS INTO SOME OF THE CATEGORIES.
>> IT IS BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING.
AGAIN, MS. NEAL DOES A GREAT JOB OF RAISING FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORT.
WE DO HAVE COUNTY FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORT THE TRIP AS WELL.
LIKE I SAID, THE KIDS ALWAYS DO A GREAT JOB.
THEY ARE ENGAGED WHEN THEY'RE THERE AND THEY PARTICIPATE IN EVERYTHING THAT IT OFFERS.
AGAIN, IT THE TRIP RECEIVED MY APPROVAL TO COME TO THE BOARD.
AGAIN, FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THEM TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND?
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE FOR THE FFA CONVENTION ON ONE STIPULATION THAT THEY HAVE TO COME BACK AND GIVE US A PRESENTATION OF THINGS THAT THEY'VE DONE OR SEEN.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT THE FFA TRIP TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION BE APPROVED AND WE EXPECT A PRESENTATION MAYBE. ALL IN FAVOR?
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>> THE ONLY NOTICE, MRS. BARTZ, IT WILL EITHER BE NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER 4TH MEETING.
[LAUGHTER] AS WE SCHEDULE THOSE.
>> [OVERLAPPING] YES TILL DECEMBER.
>> [OVERLAPPING] NOVEMBER 1ST MIGHT BE TIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT. DECEMBER SOUNDS GREAT.
>> MR. MANGEL. WE'LL BE UP FOR OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT INFORMATION.
>> HELLO, PRESIDENT WAYMAN, THE MEMBERS OF BOARD, AND DR. SIMMONS.
I'VE COME TO YOU WITH REQUEST SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE FY25 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM KNOWN AS THE CIP.
CIP IS REQUIRED BY AGENCY COMMISSION FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, KNOWN AS THE IEC.
TO BE UPDATED AND ANNUALLY APPROVED BY ALL BOARDS OF EDUCATION.
FOLLOWING THE BOARD'S ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL, THE CIP IS THEN TAKEN AND SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR ACCEPTANCE AND SUPPORT.
SUMMARY OF ALL FUTURE YEARS PROJECTS IS INCLUDED ON FORM 102.4, AND CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 3 OF YOUR CIP DOCUMENT.
THERE IS NO FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THIS FOR CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THERE'S A SHARED COST BETWEEN THE STATE AND LOCAL OVER THE NEXT FIVE FISCAL YEARS, FY 27 TO FY 31, THE STATE SHARE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $78 MILLION.
THE LOCAL SHARE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $25 MILLION.
I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THESE FIGURES ARE NOT CHISELED IN STONE YET.
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF DETAILS THAT HAVE TO BE WORKED OUT.
I GOT TO TELL YOU ALSO THIS CIP WAS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN ANY OF THE OTHERS BEFORE, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW, IT JUST HAD A DIFFERENT FEEL.
AS YOU'LL SEE, IT'S VERY HEAVY HANDED ON THE NEW BUILD FOR THE NEXT FOUR FISCAL YEARS, THAT'S ALL I'M GOING AFTER.
UNLESS THE EMERGENCY OF SOME SORT COMES UP, OF COURSE, BUT THAT'S REALLY ALL WE'RE GOING AFTER.
RIGHT NOW, FOR THE FY 27 CIP, WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING FOR STATE PLANNING APPROVAL IN THE FORM OF ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN, AND PLANNING FUNDS TO TUNE OF $6.8 MILLION.
THE STATE SHARE OF THAT WOULD BE $5.3 MILLION, LOCAL SHARE WOULD BE $1.4 MILLION.
UPON STATE APPROVAL FOR THIS PROJECT, BEGINNING IN FY 28, WE WILL BEGIN REQUESTING LARGER AMOUNTS OF FUNDING FOR THE ACTUAL BUILD, AND THAT'S REFLECTED ON PAGE 3 OF THE CIP, WHICH I'LL GO OVER REALLY BRIEFLY.
FUTURE COSTS ARE SOMEWHAT SPECULATIVE AT THIS POINT, AS THE A&E DESIGN HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE EQUATION FOR THE FINAL RENDITION. THAT WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN.
WE'LL GET THEM ON BOARD MORE IN THE SPRING.
WE'LL GET SOME MORE CLARITY AS TO WHAT THE FINAL ASSET WILL BE GOING INTO NEXT YEAR'S CIP.
THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THE PROJECT COMPLETED BY JUNE OF 2029 WITH OCCUPANCY SCHEDULED TO OCCUR IN AUGUST OF 2029, WHICH WOULD BE FY 30.
BUT THAT'S BEEN THE PLAN FROM DAY 1, SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO STAY IN THAT TIMELINE PLAN.
THERE'S ALSO TWO OTHER PROJECTS LISTED ON THE CIP BOTH FOR FY 30 AND FY 31.
THEY ARE BOTH THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS AT CAROLINA CAMPUS AND NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL.
BOTH ARE IDENTICAL. THEY'RE BOTH BUILT IN 1968.
THEY'RE BOTH 57-YEARS-OLD TODAY.
SURPRISINGLY, THEY'RE NOT AS EXPENSIVE AS I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO BE AT TODAY'S NUMBER.
NOW, IF WE WAIT FIVE YEARS, I CAN'T GUARANTEE THIS NUMBER IS GOING TO HOLD, BUT APPROXIMATELY $1.3 MILLION.
STATE SHARE, GIVEN THIS SHARE THAT WE'RE IN THESE NEXT TWO YEARS, AT 97 3% SPLIT, THE STATE WOULD BE ON THEIR SHARE COST WOULD BE $1.2 MILLION AND LOCAL WOULD BE $40,000 FOR BOTH, SO THERE'S OPPORTUNITY THERE.
I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I'M TRYING TO GET TWO BIRDS ONE STONE ON THIS.
I WANT TO TRY AND GET THE IEC TO SUBSCRIBE TO MY WAY OF THINKING OF THINGS, DON'T GET CHEAPER AS WE WAIT LONGER.
SINCE THE BOARD DECIDED TO PLACE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ON THE NORTH CAROLINA PROPERTY, IT WOULD BEHOOVE OF US TO REALLY TRY AND FORCE THAT ISSUE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT PROJECT, WHICH ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS, AND MAYBE TRY AND GET THAT INTO THE BUILD THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO AS WE START GOING ALONG WITH THAT CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO SAVING MONEY DOWN THE ROAD.
IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH THE INVESTMENT.
I JUST DON'T KNOW IF THE STATE THINKS THE WAY I THINK.
I'M GOING TO ASK THEM TO PUSH TO TRY AND GET THAT DONE.
IF THAT COMES TRUE, THEN THE COLONEL CAMPUS, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE FY 31, WE'RE GOING TO PUSH TO MOVE THAT UP A YEAR FOR FY 30.
IN YOUR PACKETS, YOU'LL SEE THE FIRST TWO PAGES OF THE FUTURE PROJECT REQUEST.
THOSE ARE THOSE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS.
HERE'S THE DETAILS. NOTHING REALLY BIG THERE.
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THE MEAT AND POTATOES TO THE CIP IS THE THIRD PAGE, WHICH IS FORM 102.4.THERE IT LISTS CHRONOLOGICALLY AS WELL AS THE TIME FRAME GOING OUT THE BUILD WITH THE DIFFERENT PHASES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FY 27-FY 30.
WE'RE ASKING FOR 6.8 THIS YEAR.
NEXT YEAR, THE BIG BUILD ASK WILL BE 41 MILLION, THE YEAR AFTER THAT WILL BE 51 MILLION, AND THAT'S SPLIT BETWEEN STATE AND LOCAL.
THOSE NUMBERS WILL CHANGE A LITTLE BIT AS WE DIAL DOWN A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT THE ENGINEERING DESIGN IS GOING TO BE FOR THE BUILD.
THEN, OF COURSE, THE FINAL TWO YEARS, 30 AND 31 IS THE WASTE TREATMENT PLAN.
THE NEXT PAGE IS IT'S REALLY JUST A PROJECT INVENTORY FOR THE IEC FOR THE RECENT CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE DONE, INCLUDING NORTH CAROLINA'S PRESTON ELEMENTARY ROOF, AND NOW COLONEL RICHMOND MIDDLE SCHOOLS ROOF.
THE LAST ONE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL SEE THAT WAS ON LAST YEAR CIP THAT BECAME A LITTLE BIT OF A DEBATE IN THE COMMUNITY.
YOU WILL NOT SEE IT ON THIS YEAR CIP AT THE RELOCATABLES.
NOT SAYING THAT IT WON'T POP UP DOWN THE ROAD, BUT THE TREND IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT IS SUCH WHERE IT DOES NOT APPEAR AS IF RELOCATABLE OR, I CALL THEM LEARNING COLLEGES MAY NOT BE NEEDED AT GREENSBORO.
WE'RE HOPING THAT THE TREND STAYS THAT WAY AND STARTS TO FLATTEN OUT A LITTLE BIT.
I TOOK THAT OFF FOR THIS YEAR ANYWAYS.
WE DO HAVE ONE STATE-OWNED RELOCATABLE AND WE HAVE ON DIFFERENT PROPERTIES, BUT ONLY ONE IS REALLY OWNED BY THE STATE.
WE OWN THE OTHERS AND THAT'S AT DENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THE STATE WANTS TO KNOW WHERE THAT ONE'S AT.
AGAIN, I'M REQUESTING THAT YOU GUYS ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE CIP, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS BOARD MEMBERS?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT MR. MANGEL TALKED ABOUT, ESPECIALLY WITH PRESS HERE.
WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE, AND WE ARE.
THE NUMBER FOR THE LOCAL SHARE LOOKS HIGH. BECAUSE IT IS.
WHEN THE ESPC WE DID THAT PROCESS AND THE BOARD APPROVED IN JULY, THAT'S THE NARRATIVE OF THIS IS WHAT WE WANT.
STATE WOULD THEN GO, BUT THIS IS WHAT WE THINK YOU NEED.
THIS REPRESENTS A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN WHAT WE WANT AND THEN THINKING WHAT THEY NEED.
THEN WE WILL SPEND THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, POSSIBLY A YEAR GOING BACK AND FORTH, JUSTIFYING OUR ASK.
THEN THEM HOPEFULLY, CHANGING THEIR STANCE AND MEETING SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE.
BUT WHAT THIS REPRESENTS IS ANYTHING THAT WE ASK FOR ABOVE WHAT THE STATE IS SAYING WE NEED, IT BECOMES 100% LOCAL COST.
THAT'S WHY THE NUMBER IS HIGHER BECAUSE WE LITERALLY CAN'T START THAT PROCESS TILL THIS GOES IN.
THIS SOLIDIFIES OUR FIRST ASK, AND THEN WE START I DON'T WANT TO SAY NEGOTIATIONS, BUT IT'S NOT THAT.
THEN IT STARTS THE JUSTIFYING OUR NEEDS BASED ON OUR STUDENT POPULATION AND THEN HOPEFULLY CHANGING THEIR POSITION A LITTLE BIT ON SOME OF THESE THINGS.
BUT THAT FINAL NUMBER UP WON'T BE LOCKED IN UNTIL AT LEAST THIS TIME NEXT YEAR WITH WHAT THAT TRUE COST COMES DOWN TO LOCAL.
BUT WE DID THE SAME THING WITH GREENSBORO, FROM MY EXPERIENCE, WE'RE DOING THE SAME THING WITH COLONEL HIGH.
THIS IS JUST THE PROCESS THAT GOES THROUGH BACK AND FORTH.
IF ANYBODY'S GETTING STICKER SHOCK LOCALLY, THIS IS NOT WHERE IT WILL END UP.
THIS IS JUST THE OPENING PIECE OF HOW IT WORKS.
THIS IS WHAT WE WANT. THIS IS WHAT WE SAY YOU SHOULD GET, AND THEN WE GO BACK AND FORTH FOR A WHILE.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO PREPARING AND PRESENTING THIS CIP PLAN BECAUSE IT'S EASY TO SEE THAT IT HAS TAKEN TIME AND A LOT OF FINANCIAL FIGURING OUT WHAT GOES HERE AND THERE AROUND.
CAN WE GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CIP PAYMENT?
>> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CIP PLAN THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED BY MR. MANGEL.
>> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED THAT THIS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN BE ACCEPTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 27. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> OPPOSE? CARRIED. THANK YOU, MR. MANGEL.
>> GET THAT HOMEWORK DONE. [LAUGHTER] WE WILL HAVE OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS REPORT.
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>> AS MS. MCCORMACK IS GETTING READY, AND THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO BE ACCOMPANYING THIS.
I LOVE THE SEPTEMBER MEETING AND HAVING BOTH THE INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE DO DURING THE SUMMER, AND THEN MR. MANGEL, WHO WILL COME UP NEXT AND TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'VE DONE DURING THE SUMMER.
BECAUSE THOSE WHO THINK SCHOOL SYSTEMS STOP AFTER 10 MONTHS, THEY DO NOT.
WE ARE ABSOLUTE HUBS OF ACTIVITY YEAR ROUND.
I'M ALWAYS EXCITED TO SHARE THAT MESSAGE AND SEE WHAT ALL THE GREAT THINGS ARE THAT OUR KIDS HAVE BEEN PART OF OVER THE SUMMER.
MS. MCCORMACK, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WAYMAN, DR. SIMMONS, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MS. FISHER AND I COME BEFORE YOU TO SHARE THE MANY EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES OUR STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED WITH THIS SUMMER.
FIRST, I'LL TALK ABOUT OUR ELEMENTARY SUMMER PROGRAM.
THIS SUMMER, AS IN THE PAST, CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PARTNERED WITH CAROLINE COUNTY RECREATION AND PARKS.
CAROLINE COUNTY RECREATION AND PARKS OFFERED A FIVE-WEEK-IN-PERSON PROGRAM MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, THAT INCLUDED CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS, SITE COORDINATORS, AND RECREATION AND PARK STAFF.
ALTHOUGH, WE HAD MANY LESS CERTIFIED TEACHERS THIS YEAR THAN PREVIOUS YEARS, TEACHERS ACTUALLY, IT WAS A DIFFERENT MODEL AND THEY STAYED ALL DAY LONG, AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO WORK WITH EVEN MORE STUDENTS AND MORE CLASSES.
THE RECREATION AND PARK STAFF INCLUDED DIRECTORS AND 49 SENIOR COUNSELORS, AS WELL AS JUNIOR COUNSELORS.
THERE WAS A SENIOR COUNSELOR WITH EACH CERTIFIED TEACHER AND ACTED IN THE ROLE OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT DURING INSTRUCTION TIME, AND THEN THE LEAD WHEN IT WAS THE RECREATION TIME.
ALL OF THOSE STAFF MEMBERS HELPED WITH THE 602 CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ATTENDED SUMMER PROGRAM.
WITH THAT, JUST SHY OF 500 PARENTS ATTENDED AN ORIENTATION THAT RECREATION AND PARKS HAD.
SO 90% OF THE STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED SUMMER PROGRAM HAD PARENT OR GUARDIAN ATTEND ORIENTATION.
WE TRULY DO BELIEVE THAT, THAT HELPED WITH A 2% INCREASE OF PERFECT ATTENDANCE FROM LAST YEAR.
AS WELL AS ON AVERAGE, STUDENTS ATTENDED 14.67 DAYS OUT OF THE 19 DAY PROGRAM.
I THINK HAVING THE ORIENTATION THAT WAS SET OUT TO BE REQUIRED, BUT IT REALLY WASN'T GOING TO HOLD ANYBODY BACK FROM ATTENDING THE PROGRAM.
BUT WHAT A GREAT TURNOUT OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, WHICH REALLY GAVE THE BUY IN FOR THEIR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.
>> THE JUNIORS IN TRAINING WORK FOR RECREATION AND PARKS, AND THEY ARE HIGH SCHOOL AGE STUDENTS WHO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART AND WORK FOR THE SUMMER, BUT ALSO LEARN HOW TO TRULY BE A RECREATION LEADER.
THEY HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE PROGRAM, BECOME JUNIORS IN TRAINING, BECOME STAFF MEMBERS FOR RECREATION AND PARKS.
IT'S A GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAM FROM THEIR POINT OF VIEW.
>> ONE OF THE REAL HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ELEMENTARY SUMMER PROGRAM WAS THAT 5TH GRADERS AT DENTON GREENSBORO AND FEDERALSBURG HAD DAILY SCIENCE LESSONS AND KAYAKING AND FISHING TRIPS WERE TAKEN THAT REALLY WERE FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION AND THE NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.
WITH THAT, THE STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS, OF WHICH THE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO BE SHOWCASED SOON, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE WAS A MURAL DONE, OUR RIVER, OUR RESPONSIBILITY, AND THEN ANOTHER ONE AS WELL AND THEN DENTON ELEMENTARY WAS ABLE TO MAKE A MUSIC VIDEO, SO A LOT OF GREAT OPPORTUNITIES AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH SHORERIVERS.
THIS YEAR, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE CALL IT SCEP, WHICH MEANS SUMMER CAREER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, WAS HELD AT EASTON HIGH SCHOOL IN TALBOT COUNTY.
STUDENTS FROM TALBOT, DORCHESTER, AND CAROLINE ATTENDED WITH ABOUT 75 STUDENTS FROM CAROLINE COUNTY.
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THIS PROGRAM IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PEOPLE FOR CHANGE COALITION AND THE MID-SHORE REGIONAL COUNCIL.OUR STUDENTS, AS WELL AS THE OTHER COUNTY STUDENTS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN SOME INNOVATIVE FIELDS, SUCH AS DRONES, APP DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN THERE WAS EVEN A SESSION ON CHESS WHERE STUDENTS LEARNED TO MAKE THE "RIGHT MOVE IN LIFE." THEY LEARNED LIFE LESSONS THROUGH THE GAME OF CHESS.
WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR NEWSPAPERS AS WELL, AND THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE CAROLINE REVIEW AS WELL AROUND THIS PROGRAM.
>> WITH REGARDS TO HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT RECOVERY, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE, AND I'LL START BY ALSO SAYING GOOD EVENING.
[LAUGHTER] PRESIDENT WAYMAN, DR. SIMMONS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IS THE FACT THAT WE HAD A LOT OF STUDENTS GET THEIR COURSES COMPLETED.
AS WE HAVE TRANSITIONED, AND IT FEELS LIKE IT HAS BEEN FIVE YEARS, THE PANDEMIC REALLY DID PUT A SLIDE ON STUDENTS NEEDING TO GET CAUGHT UP AND AS WE ARE NOW TRANSITION AND RAISING THAT RIGOR, WE ARE GOING TO A EMBEDDED DURING THE DAY PREDOMINANT CREDIT RECOVERY FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS.
THIS WAS PRETTY MUCH ONE OF THE LAST SUMMERS WHERE WE HOPE TO SEE THAT WE DO THAT BIG ROUND CALL BECAUSE WE ARE TRULY EMPHASIZING THINGS HAVE STARTED TO LEVEL OUT AND THE EXPECTATION IS SUCH THAT YOU'RE GOING TO PASS THESE DURING THE DAY.
AS YOU SEE, WE HAD 36 STUDENTS WHO WERE THERE AND WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE COURSES.
IT'S ALWAYS A BIG PROGRAM THERE, WE HAD 33 STUDENTS WITH ACCOMMODATIONS AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'LL SAY WITH THAT IS THEY REALLY WERE ABLE TO GET THAT ONE ON ONE SUPPORT.
BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY SCHOOL A LITTLE BIT IN A MINUTE, THAT WE'RE DOING SOME THINGS DURING THE YEAR WHERE WE'RE WRAPPING THOSE SUPPORTS AND SERVICES AROUND STUDENTS EVEN MORE SO THAT THEY'RE GETTING THE HELP BEFORE THEY NEED TO GET TO CREDIT RECOVERY.
BUT WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT THAT PROGRAM IS THERE AND IT'S HELPED OUR STUDENTS GET BACK ON TRACK.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT CREDIT RECOVERY? THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE PROGRAMS WE DID THIS SUMMER AND IT'S ACTUALLY A HYBRID.
WE HAD AWARE FUNDS AND THAT GRANT IS COMING TO AN END AND I DO LOOK FORWARD TO PUTTING TOGETHER AN OVERVIEW OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS FROM PROJECT AWARE BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SOME REALLY GREAT PIECES THAT HAVE COME FROM THAT GRANT.
WITH SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT WE HAD, I REALLY HAVE TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE HAD A BRAINSTORM ABOUT PILOTING SOME SUMMER PROGRAMMING AND THAT WAS A MODEL FOR OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
BECAUSE AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE A NICE, ROBUST MENU OF OPTIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND ALSO BY THIS TIME NEXT SUMMER, THAT WE ARE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR KIDDOS.
THE PARTNERSHIP WAS AMAZING AND I'M A LITTLE BIASED AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT WE DID WORK WITH CAROLINA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CHOPTANK HEALTH AND THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL FUNDS, THE STATE WANTED TO KNOW IF WE WANTED TO USE THEM AND OF COURSE, THE ANSWER IS YES.
IT'S LIKE LET'S HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, LET'S FIGURE OUT SOME THINGS TO DO WITH THESE FUNDS.
OUR PARTNERS CAME TOGETHER WITH THE COORDINATORS FROM COLONEL MIDDLE AND LOCKERMAN AND WE REALLY STARTED BRAINSTORMING, WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD TARGET AUDIENCE? SOME OF OUR STUDENTS WHO GET SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM SCHOOL, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD A TOUCH BASE WITH THEM DURING THE SUMMER.
THAT'S HOW WE CAME ABOUT WITH PARTNERING WITH CAROLINE BEHAVIORAL AND CHOPTANK AND IT WAS OPEN TO OTHER STUDENTS AS WELL.
BUT WE DID HAVE A MINI SEL CAMP AND THE FOCUS WAS ON BOTVIN LESSONS, THOSE ARE EVIDENCE-BASED.
WE REALLY FOCUSED ON COPING SKILLS, DOING THINGS TO TRY TO SET STUDENTS UP SO THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTED.
THEY ALSO DID A CHALLENGE COURSE, WHICH WAS AMAZING, WE TOOK A LITTLE FIELD TRIP AND QUALITATIVELY, I WILL SAY, THEY WERE ASKING US WHY THIS WAS NOT LONGER AND THEY WERE ALSO TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE DO THIS NEXT SUMMER AND WHO ELSE CAN WE INVITE.
WE WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE JUST HAVE A FEW PICTURES THERE OF OUR COORDINATORS WHO WERE ABLE TO DO SOME EXTRA DAYS BECAUSE THEY'RE 11 MONTH, AND A FEW OF THEM DID COME IN AND DO EXTRA TIME TO WORK WITH THE STUDENTS.
WE LOVE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THE PICTURE OF OUR PARTNERS AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A FULL PICTURE BECAUSE DIFFERENT ONES CAME IN THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, BUT WE HAD SOUND BOWL.
WE HAD MEDITATION, , WE HAD EXERCISE, WE HAD NUTRITION AND I'M GOING TO JUST POINT FOR A MOMENT AND SAY, MRS. BART, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE BECAUSE IT WAS
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WONDERFUL HAVING THE PARTNERSHIP AND THEY BROUGHT IN LOTS OF GREAT RESOURCES FOR US.>> CERTAINLY ON BEHALF OF THE CHOPTANK TEAM, WE APPRECIATED THE PARTNERSHIP AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS IN THE SUMMERTIME.
IT'S SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT A LOT, BUT IT'S A BIG LIFT.
MRS. FISHER AND HER TEAM DID A GREAT JOB OF, SHE MENTIONED, REALLY PILOTING SOMETHING THAT WE HOPE IS REPLICABLE AND WE CAN DO AND CAN GROW.
NOW, ALL THE STAFF FEEDBACK I GOT WAS POSITIVE, THEY ENJOYED THEIR TIME AT CAMP PECOMETH, ANOTHER PARTNER OF OURS THAT IS WHERE THEY SPENT THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
IT WAS JUST REALLY COOL TO GET A GROUP OF KIDS FROM TWO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS THAT NEVER MET EACH OTHER, TOGETHER ON THAT THURSDAY TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND SOME TIME AND LEARN TO GROW IN THEIR OWN SKIN A LITTLE BIT AND FEEL COMFORTABLE THERE.
NO, JUST THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LET THE PROVIDERS POP IN AND SUPPORT IN ALL THE SPACE THAT THE KIDS NEEDED.
>> AGAIN, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE IS GROWING THOSE PARTNERSHIPS.
IN OF THE SLIDES, WE DO NEED TO GO BACK AND MAKE SURE WE GIVE YOU A FULLER VIEW BECAUSE WE DID HAVE A COUPLE OF STUDENTS WHO ALSO WENT TO UMES FOR SOME SUMMER PROGRAMMING.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE FILE BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> WE WERE ABLE PARTNER WITH UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE.
THEY'VE HAD A PROGRAM FOR ABOUT 5-6 YEARS NOW, WHERE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN A COLLEGE CREDIT AND IT'S GEARED TOWARD SPECIFICALLY TURNING STUDENTS WHO ARE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, BEING THE MALE STUDENTS.
WE HAD TWO STUDENTS THAT SCHEDULED FROM EACH HIGH SCHOOL, BOTH OF WHICH WHO WOULD LOVE TO COME AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE.
THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 50 STUDENTS IN ALL ON THE SUMMER PROGRAM AND IT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, IT IS A FULL IMMERSION PROGRAM, SO WE TRANSPORTED THEM DOWN EVERY MONDAY MORNING VERY EARLY BECAUSE THEY HAD TO BE AT UMES BY EIGHT O'CLOCK.
THEN THEY ATTENDED CLASS FROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, WE BROUGHT THEM HOME FRIDAY EVENING.
FOR OUR STUDENTS, IT'S THE FIRST TASTE OF LIVING IN A COLLEGE DORM AND THEY REALLY LIVED LIKE COLLEGE STUDENTS.
NOW, THEY WERE IN ONE CLASS ALL DAY, BUT THEY ATE ON CAMPUS, THEY USED THE FACILITIES, ETC, THEY WAS SUPERVISION, OUR AID'S THE ENTIRE TIME.
THEY DID DO SOME EXCURSIONS, THEY WENT TO A COUPLE OF MUSEUMS IN DC, I DID SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, BUT THIS ALSO ALLOWS THEM TO BE ACCEPTED STUDENTS, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE SET A LITTLE PRESSURE OFF OF THEM AS THEY GO FORWARD.
FOR OUR PARENTS, IF YOU'RE LIKE ME AND YOU WERE A FIRST GEN COLLEGE STUDENT AND I DIDN'T GO.
I WORKED MY WAY THROUGH, SO I WENT TO COLLEGE AT NIGHT.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE WHEN MY DAUGHTER WENT TO COLLEGE, IT WAS AN EYE OPENER.
FOR OUR PARENTS IS IT'S A SMALLER OPPORTUNITY, WHAT IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU DROP YOUR KIDS OFF AND LEAVE AND THEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT THAT FAR AWAY, SO IT'S A REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR ALL INVOLVED.
WE'RE HOPING THAT IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WILL ABLE TO CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE AND IT DID PRESENT US WITH A SMALL CERTIFICATE AS A PARTNER ORGANIZATION THAT I'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO DR. SIMMONS AND DR. WAYMAN, IT IS JUST RECOGNIZING CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP IN TRYING TO ADVANCE MORE STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION.
>> AGAIN WHEN THE STATE SAYS, WE HAVE EXTRA FUNDS, OUR ANSWER IS GOING TO BE, YES, WE CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO HAVE SOMETHING FOR OUR STUDENTS TO DO BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO GET THEM.
>> I THOUGHT YOU WERE GETTING READY TO SIT DOWN.
I WANTED TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS, BUT GO RIGHT ON.
>> WE HAVE A FEW MORE PROGRAMS TO SHARE WITH YOU.
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL HOSTED THE FIRST EVER STEM CAMP WEEK IN CAROLINE COUNTY.
IT HAS HAPPENED FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.
BUT THIS YEAR, NORTH CAROLINA WELCOMED RIDGELY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO NORTH CAROLINA FOR A WEEK OF DISCOVERY, CREATIVITY, AND FUN.
THE THEME THIS YEAR WAS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL STEM LEADERS PLANNED, PREPARED, AND TAUGHT LESSONS TO THE RIGLEY STUDENTS.
A FAVORITE HIGHLIGHT DURING THIS WEEK WAS A VISIT FROM CHOPTANK ELECTRIC, ANOTHER PARTNER, WHERE STUDENTS EXPERIENCED A DEMONSTRATION ABOUT ELECTRICITY AND FIBER OPTICS AND THAT REALLY SPARKED THE ELEMENTARY STUDENT'S CURIOSITY AND WONDER AND ALL OF THIS, HOPEFULLY, LEADING TO AN INCREASED AWARENESS OF ENGINEERING AND OUR ENGINEERING PATHWAY.
THE PROGRAM WAS ACTUALLY LED BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT MENTORS THAT WERE ACTUALLY GUIDED BY STAFF MEMBERS, MS. LAUREN SCHILLING, AND PRINCIPAL SPIKER, AND ALSO SUPPORTED BY THE YMCA LEADER, MS. EMILY GLOVER, AND BOB DE GORE, SO REALLY IN PARTNERSHIPS TO REALLY MAKE THIS PROGRAM TAKE OFF.
WE HOPE THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST BUT NOT THE LAST IN HALF WAY AND ANNUAL.
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>> WE'VE ALREADY HEARD THEY WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND TO KERNEL NEXT YEAR.
THE NEAT THING WITH THE PROGRAM IN THE WAY THAT THE Y HAS STRUCTURED IT WHEN MS GLOVER SHARED IT'S RUN BY THE STUDENTS BY THE STEM LEADERS? NO, IT REALLY IS. THE STUDENTS HAVE TO WORK THROUGH AND MR. DE GORE MENTORS.
THE STUDENTS HAVE TO RAISE THE FUNDS.
STUDENTS HAVE TO DESIGN THE DAY, THE STUDENTS HAVE TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS, NOW IT'S WITHIN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
HE DOES HELP PROVIDE THEM, THAT SAFE SANDBOX TO PLAY IN, BUT THEY LEARN HOW TO TALK TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE GOING TO PEOPLE THAT, THEY KNOW WHERE THE OUTCOME IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE.
BUT THE STUDENTS LEARN THAT PIECE OF HOW DO I TALK TO AN ADULT? HOW DO I MAKE AN ASK? HOW DO I PUT TOGETHER A COHESIVE CONVERSATION THAT'S ON A TEXT MESSAGE? HOW DO I CARRY MYSELF? HOW DO I PRESENT MYSELF WHEN I SHOW UP TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS? SOMETHING FAILED, HOW DO I RESPOND BECAUSE IT DIDN'T GO THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO? REALLY IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE KIDS TO BUILD THOSE RESILIENCY SKILLS.
THEY ARE GUIDED, IT'S NOT GOING TO FAIL, BUT THEY'RE DEFINITELY GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY WHERE THEY REALLY HAVE TO RISE AMONGST THEMSELVES.
THANKS TO MS SCHILLING, ALSO, WHO WAS VERY WILLING TO, "I CAN DEFINITELY SUPPORT THAT", WHICH WAS GREAT.
>> AS WE WRAP UP FOR OUR PRESENTATION ON SUMMER PROGRAMMING, WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK STUDENT SERVICES AND OPERATION STAFF AS WELL AS PARTNERS.
AS YOU SEE, NURSING AND WELLNESS WAS VERY BUSY THIS SUMMER.
HEALTH ROOMS WERE STAFFED SO THAT EACH PROGRAM THAT WAS OCCURRING HAD HEALTH STAFF THERE.
SCHOOL BASED WELLNESS CENTERS WERE OPEN AND YOU SEE THERE WERE DENTAL VISITS, ACUTE CARE VISITS, STAFF WERE ABLE TO COME IN FOR VISITS, COMMUNITY MEMBER VISITS, SPORTS PHYSICALS, THEY PROVIDED BAGS OF PRODUCE TO STUDENTS.
THEY ALSO DID SEL GROUPS, AS WELL AS 32 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN KIDS IN THE KITCHEN EVENTS, SO WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS PROGRAM WITHOUT OUR HEALTH SERVICES.
IN ADDITION, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT TRANSPORTATION AND ALL OF THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS, THE STEM PROGRAM UPWARD BOUND AT CHESAPEAKE.
THAT WAS DONE THROUGH THE TRIO PROGRAM, BUT OUR BUSES ACTUALLY WERE THE TRANSPORTATION, HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT RECOVERY, RECREATION AND PARKS, GREENSBORO ELEMENTARY HAD A LITTLE PRE-K PROGRAM.
WE HAD STUDENTS GO TO CAMP LAZY DAYS IN EASTON.
WE HAD THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER CAREER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM.
WE EVEN HAD VANS ON THE ROAD TO, AS MR. HOWE SAID, TO UMES AND FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS EVENTS.
OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, WE ABSOLUTELY COULD NOT HAVE PUT MANY STUDENTS IN OPPORTUNITIES WITHOUT THEM.
THEN I WANT TO AGAIN, THANK FOOD SERVICES, AS YOU CAN SEE, OVER 100,000 MEALS SERVED THIS SUMMER, SO WITHOUT ALL OF OUR PARTNERS AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS OF CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE COULD NOT HAVE 1,000 STUDENTS PLUS PARTICIPATING IN SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES.
>> ANY COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS.
>> JUST OUTSTANDING WORK THIS SUMMER.
I'D LIKE TO SAY I'M JUST HAPPY TO SEE ALL THAT WENT ON IN CAROLINE COUNTY, AND I WOULD PUT IT UP AGAINST ANY COUNTY IN MARYLAND.
WE MAYBE DON'T HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE, BUT FOR OUR COUNTY, THEY HAVE THIS NUMBER OF STUDENTS IS OUTSTANDING.
I BET THAT NEXT YEAR IS GOING TO BE LARGER BECAUSE SOMEBODY'S GOING TO SAY, I HAD A GOOD TIME.
OR A PARENT IS GOING TO SAY WHY RIDGELY AND NOT ANOTHER SCHOOL.
>> I COMMEND ALL THREE OF YOU FOR THE OUTSTANDING WORK.
WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM SOME OF THE STUDENTS ANOTHER TIME.
ESPECIALLY THE TWO YOUNG MEN THAT YOU CARRIED TO THE PROGRAM AT UMS, ESPECIALLY THEY WOULD POSSIBLY BE TEACHERS DOWN THE ROAD.
>> ONE HAS DEFINITELY EXPRESSED THAT THIS PLAN IS TO COME BACK AND TEACH HERE.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NUDGE HIM BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> KEEPING OUR THEME OF A BUSY SUMMER?
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>> GOOD EVENING ONCE AGAIN. TO FOLLOW THE CO TAILS OF MISS MCCORMACK AND MISS FISHER AND THEIR PROGRAMS. WE WERE BEHIND THE SCENES DOING THINGS.
I'M GOING TO JUMP AHEAD ON THE SLIDE IF I CAN GET THIS DONE.
THAT'S THE ONE. I WANT TO FIRST THANK THE BOARD FOR APPROVING $111,000 LAST JUNE FOR US TO GET THESE PROJECTS DONE.
WE PLANNED 33 PROJECTS TO BE COMPLETED AND RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY, WE 21 ARE COMPLETE, FIVE OR AT 99% COMPLETE.
THE REASON WHY IT'S 99%, THAT'S SOMETHING I TOOK FROM THE IEC, WHEN THEY EVALUATE PROJECTS, IT'S EITHER 50%, 75%, 99% ARE COMPLETED.
IT'S 101 WHEN I FINALLY SUBMIT THE PAPERWORK, AND IT'S ALL SIGNED OFF.
THEY'RE VERY CLOSE TO BEING DONE.
FOUR ARE GOING TO BE FINISHED BY MID SEPTEMBER, AND THREE ARE GOING TO BE DONE BY DECEMBER.
THE LAST THREE THAT ARE GOING TO BE DONE BY DECEMBER WILL NOT IMPACT STUDENTS OR THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
THOSE ARE REALLY JUST IN THE ADMIN BUILDINGS HERE AND AT MY BUILDING AS WELL SO WE CAN PUSH THAT BACK A LITTLE BIT.
I'M NOT SAYING WE'RE SLOW ROLL ON IT, BUT WE WANT TO GET THE OTHER THINGS DONE THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN A MORE POSITIVE WAY SOONER THAN LATER.
WHILE THE BUILDINGS WERE PLANNED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF SUMMER PROJECTS, THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS REALLY GOT THE LION'S SHARE OF THE FUNDING BUT THE BIGGER PROJECTS.
WHAT I WANT TO DO IS I'M GOING TO GO DOWN THIS LIST A LITTLE BIT, AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO SOME OF THE PHOTOS I TOOK AND I'M SORRY I DIDN'T TAKE A LOT OF PHOTOS BECAUSE WHEN I WENT OUT TO GET THE PHOTOS, I COULDN'T GET AROUND THE BUILDINGS BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS BEING WAXED.
>> THE CUSTODIANS WERE VERY POSSESSIVE ABOUT THEIR HALLWAYS, [LAUGHTER] RIGHTFULLY SO.
AT NORTH CAROLINA, WE RENOVATED THE FRONT LOBBY.
IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE YET TODAY RECENTLY, IT'S GOING TO LOOK TOTALLY DIFFERENT TO YOU.
IT REPOSITIONED THE SRO INTO THE SECURED LOBBY VESTIBULE, AS WELL AS ALSO PROVIDES A MEETING SPACE WITHIN THAT SECURED VESTIBULE.
EVERY NOW AND THEN, WE GET SOME PEOPLE THAT COME INTO OUR LITTLE ANS AND TO LET THEM INSIDE THE BUILDING TO RELEASE THAT SOMETIMES MIGHT NOT BE OUR BEST IDEA.
MR. SPIKER CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA.
WHAT IF WE DID SOMETHING OUT HERE THAT'S STILL IN SCHOOL, BUT YET IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, THEY CAN'T GET INTO THE BUILDING PER SE. I THOUGHT WAS A GREAT IDEA.
WE ALSO DID THE CAFETERIA REMODEL WITH FRESH PAINT SCHEMES AND THE CEILING UPDATES THAT CAME FROM THE FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU.
WE DID NEW LOCKER TOPS IN THE BOYS LOCKER ROOM.
THE LOCKER TOPS WERE REALLY HORRIBLE.
ACTUALLY, I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I SAW THE COLOR BLUE BECAUSE I DIDN'T REQUEST THE COLOR BLUE.
I JUST WANTED A NICE DARK NEUTRAL COLOR.
IT MATCHES THE SCHEME OF LOCKER OR OF NORTH CAROLINA, SO I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
OF COURSE, WE REFINISHED OUR GYM FLOOR.
COLONEL RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOL, WE DID THE NEW AUDITORIUM OF CARPETING. GO AHEAD. THERE YOU GO.
THERE ARE CARPET SQUARES. WHAT'S NICE ABOUT THAT? IF YOU REMEMBER, THE REASON WHY WE DID THIS IS BECAUSE THERE WAS A MASSIVE TEAR, PROBABLY 18, 20 FEET LONG, THAT WENT DIAGONAL FROM THE STAGE UP TO LIKE ONE OF THOSE CHAIRS, AND IT WAS REALLY HAD TO TAKE THE ENTIRE CARPET UP.
THEN TOP OF THAT, WE COULDN'T MATCH IT AGAIN BECAUSE THE CARPET IS OLD, IT WAS THE OLD COLOR, YOU JUST CAN'T FIND IT LIKE THAT.
WE DECIDED TO GO WITH THE CARPET SQUARES, AND WHAT'S NICE ABOUT THOSE CARPET SQUARES THAT IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS AGAIN, WE JUST POP TO THE SQUARE AND REPLACE IT.
WE'LL PROBABLY BE DOING THIS ROOM NEXT YEAR TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, SAME THING. WE GOT THAT DONE.
WE ALSO PUT NEW WALKWAY LIGHTS ON YOU CAN'T SEE THE LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT AT THE BASE OF THE CHAIRS AND ALONG THE AISLES, THERE'S LIGHTS RIGHT THERE.
WE REDID THOSE. AS YOU SAW OPENING DAY LAST MONDAY, WE REDID THE GYM FLOOR, AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY I DID GO CHECK IT EARLY IN THE MORNING, TUESDAY MORNING.
FLOOR, IT LOOKED GREAT. [LAUGHTER]
>> I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL. I'M NEST WITH IT.
I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL. DR. SIMMONS WALKING OFF THE LEDGE A COUPLE OF TIMES ON IT.
WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO GET OVER BECAUSE WE'RE DOING A ROOF PROJECT OVER THE COLONEL MIDDLE.
WE WERE ABLE TO SLIP THOSE GUYS WHEN THEY HAD A LITTLE LOW TIME OVER TO WORK ON SOME REAL LIGHT ROOF LEAKS THAT WERE HAPPENING OVER COLONEL HIGH. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT DONE.
THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE DEAL.
WE JUST THOUGHT, HEY, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DO THIS AND LUMBER HOLE WE GOT IT DONE. WE'RE ABLE TO GET THAT DONE.
AS CCTC, WE DID AN HVAC CLASSROOM UNIT REPLACEMENT.
WE HAD TO GO UP THROUGH THE ROOF A LITTLE BIT TO GET THAT DONE.
WE GOT THAT DONE, THAT'S BEEN ASKED FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW AND WE FINALLY GOT THAT PARTICULAR ONE DONE.
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THE LOCKER ROOM HAS BEEN REPAINTED AND WE CHANGED THE LIGHT OUT.IT WAS AN OLD DINGY FLORAL BULB.
WE PUT LED INTO IT. IT'S REALLY BRIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GETTING LOCKERS THAT ARE GETTING INSTALLED. I WAS HOPING TO HAVE THOSE.
I WAS HOPING TO GET THOSE DONE BEFORE THE STUDENTS ARRIVE.
THE PROBLEM IS IT'S A TIMING THING.
WHEN WE APPROVE THE SUMMER SCHEDULE, THE SUMMER PROJECTS IN JUNE, I REALLY NEED THEY HAVE THE ORDER, BUT I DON'T HAVE IT IT'S NOT APPROVED YET, SO THEY CAN'T REALLY MOVE ON IT.
THEY REALLY NEED IT LIKE IN APRIL, WHICH IS WAY TOO EARLY FOR US TO TALK ABOUT SUMMER PROJECTS OFFICIALLY.
IN ORDER TO GET SOMETHING DONE FOR THE OPENING DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THEM TO ORDER THE PRODUCT, FABRICATE IT, GET DELIVERED HERE AND INSTALLED, WE'RE LOOKING AT LIKE MID APRIL AS A FORMAL REQUEST TO HAVE SOMETHING ORDERED.
COMING IN MID JUNE, IT JUST WASN'T GOING TO HAPPEN.
I THINK THAT'S ABOUT TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM HAPPENING, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ALL THE LOCKERS IN THERE AS WELL.
AT LOCHAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE REMODELED THE HIGH ROAD ROOM.
I DON'T HAVE A PICTURE OF THAT ONE. I'M SORRY.
WE DID A SPACE ENCLOSURE CONVERSION IN THAT ROOM IN THAT BUILDING.
THERE WAS A SPACE THAT USED TO BE LIKE A CONCESSION STAND NEXT ACROSS THE HALL FROM THE GYM.
THERE WAS REALLY JUST A STORAGE PLACE.
THEY SAID WE NEED MORE OFFICE SPACE AND CAN WE CONVERT IT, SO WE WERE ABLE TO CONVERT THAT FORM.
THAT'S GOOD TO GO. WE DID THE GYM FLOOR THERE AS WELL.
WE ALSO PUT NEW FLOOR TILE DOWN THE CAFETERIA.
THIS WAS A THE FINISHING OF LAST YEAR'S REMODEL PROJECT FROM FOOD SERVICE IN THE CAFETERIA.
WE JUST COULDN'T GET IT ALL DONE LAST SUMMER, SO WE ARE TO GET THAT DONE THIS SUMMER.
COLONEL MIDDLE. OBVIOUSLY, THE FULL ROOF REPLACEMENT AS YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THERE.
THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO BEING DONE WITH THAT.
THEY HAD SOME MORE SHEETING THEY HAVE TO DO AND THEY MEASURED IT AND IT WAS THE WRONG SIZE.
I FOUND OUT THIS MORNING WHEN I GOT MY UPDATE.
WE'RE ABOUT TWO OR THREE WEEKS AWAY FROM GETTING ALL THAT DONE.
THEY DO HAVE SOME TRIM THAT THEY HAVE TO DO IN SEE THERE'S IT'S NOT CAPPED PROPERLY WITH ALL THE TEN.
THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON NOW.
IT IS SECURE, IT'S TIGHT, IT'S FLOODED AND GRAVELED.
IT'S GOOD TO GO. IT'S JUST THE LITTLE DETAILS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON NOW.
WE ALSO GOT THE ROOF COMPANY TO HELP US OUT WITH THE WELL PUMP OUT BUILDING THAT'S BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND THE SOFTBALL FIELD, THE ROOF WAS COLLAPSING.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET THEM TO DO THAT FOR US AS WELL.
THEY ACTUALLY HAD EXTRA SUPPLIES LEFT OVER FROM THIS PROJECT, AND THEY ALSO APPLY FOR THAT.
IT'S A REAL SMALL ROOT, BUT IT WAS FALLING IN.
WE ALSO DID A COMPUTER LAB CLASSROOM CONVERSION, WHICH IS THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AT COLONEL MIDDLE? I'M SORRY, ON THE LEFT.
WE TOOK THE DESKS AND THE FURNITURE AND EVERYTHING THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE WALL.
WE TOOK THAT OFF, WE TOOK EVERYTHING OFF THE FLOOR.
WE LIFTED THE FLOOR UP, WE PUT A NEW FLOOR IN AND WE GOT NEW FURNITURE.
THE FURNITURE WAS NOT DELIVERED BY THE TIME WE TOOK THIS PICTURE, BUT EVERYTHING IS THERE NOW.
IS IT? GOOD. THEN THE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE STILL HOLDING ON, IT'S ONGOING MID SEPTEMBER IS THE HVA SYSTEM, WE HAVE THEM IN PLACE IN THE MEDIA CENTER.
WE JUST NEED TO GET THEM INSTALLED.
THE REASON WHY WE GOT BEHIND ON AS IS BECAUSE OF THE INITIAL ROOF PROJECT.
THEY HAD TO BOUNCE AROUND A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE STORMS. WHEN WE THOUGHT WE WERE CLEARED TO GO AND START WORKING ON THAT PROJECT, THE ROOFERS CAME IN THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY STARTED WORKING IN THAT AREA. WE BACKED OFF.
THEN WHEN WE THOUGHT WE CAN GO IN AGAIN, BUT WE CAN'T GO, THE ROOFERS MOVED AWAY, AND SO WE LOST THAT TIME.
IT WAS FLOW A LITTLE BIT, TO TRY AND MATCH IT UP.
THE OTHER THING IS A HOT WATER HEATER IS ONGOING, THAT WILL BE INSTALLED BY MID SEPTEMBER.
THAT IS REALLY PURELY FOR REDUNDANCY PURPOSES.
THE KERNEL CAMPUS, THE WATER HEATERS ARE REDUNDANT IN BOTH SCHOOLS, EXCEPT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS BEEN DOWN FOR A LONG TIME AND SO WE NEED TO GET THAT UP.
THE OTHER ONE IS IN GOOD WORKING SHAPE.
IT'S JUST WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE A PROBLEM, AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE NO HOT WATER THERE. WE'RE GETTING THAT DONE.
AS I MENTIONED, ALL THE SCHOOLS DID HAVE SOME SUMMER PROJECTS THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON.
A LOT OF THEM WERE MUCH SMALLER AND HONESTLY, THEY PROBABLY WEREN'T REALLY PHOTO WORTHY.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN SEEING THE CHILLER FAM BLADE [LAUGHTER] AT DENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SIX SPRINKLER HAD BEEN REPLACED THAT RIGIDLY SORT OF THING.
THEY GOT A TENSION. IT WAS JUST IT WASN'T THIS BIG PROJECTS LIKE YOU SEE HERE.
THE LAST THING WE HAD IS WE CLICKED TO THIS ONE HERE TOO.
THERE'S AN IDEA OF ON THE FAR LEFT, WHAT THE LOBBY LOOKS LIKE NOW.
THEN THE NEXT PICTURE TO THE RIGHT IS THE SROS OFFICE.
THEN YOU SEE THE LOCKER TOPS AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE CAFETERIA ON THE FAR RIGHT.
WE HAD A WET SPRING AND A WET SUMMER AS YOU KNOW, AND IT'S BEEN GOOD FOR THE GROWING SEASON, AS I TALKED TO MR. JONES ABOUT.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IT IT CAME AT A PRICE.
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SOME OF THE STORMS WERE PRETTY DRAMATIC AND PRETTY DAMAGING, AND A LOT OF OUR TREES HAVE AGED AND THEY CAME DOWN, OR THEY WERE 45 DEGREE ANGLE, ROOTS COME UP.WE HAD TO TAKE THEM DOWN. I DON'T LIKE CUTTING DOWN TREES IF I DON'T HAVE TO.
I'M NOT A TREE HUGGER, BUT I DO LIKE HUGGING TREES.
BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A TIME WHEN YOU GOT TO TAKE A TREE DOWN.
WE HAD TO TAKE A LOT OF TREES DOWN.
WE HAD TO DO A LOT OF SHAVING OF TREES BECAUSE THEY WERE REALLY GROWING UP ONTO THE BUILDING.
I JUST SPENT THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS PUTTING ALL NEW ROOFS ON THESE BUILDINGS, AND WE GOT THE TREES GROWING ON TOP OF EVERY TIME THE WIND BLOWS, IT'S DOING DAMAGE TO THE GUTTERS AND TO THE ROCK AND ALL THAT STUFF.
WE DID A LOT OF THAT. OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE ANY PICTURES OF THE TREES.
IS JUST YOU MIGHT SEE SOME PLACES LIKE STARTING TO THIN OUT A LITTLE BIT.
THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE GOT DONE.
LIKE I SAY, A LOT OF STUFF BEHIND THE SCENES.
ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETE EVERYTHING THAT WE DID HAVE A BUILDING ISSUE, WHICH TOOK A LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF RESOURCES, AND A LOT OF LABOR AWAY FROM THE LIST THAT WE HAD TO GET DONE, SO WE COULD FOCUS ON THAT FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS.
ONCE YOU GOT PAST THAT, WE'RE ABLE TO GET BACK ON TRACK, BUT A FEW THINGS THAT WE ARE DRAGGING, WE SHOULD BE CAUGHT UP WITH THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BOARD MEMBERS?
>> I THINK THAT WAS APPEARS TO BE A OUTSTANDING USE OF $111,000.
>> YES, I WAS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> IT'S A LOT OF WORK THAT WAS DONE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DR. WILUGHBY, DO YOU HAVE A STAFFING UPDATE FOR US?
>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, PRESIDENT WAYMAN AND DR. SIMMONS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
WE'LL START WITH OUR HIRING AND RECRUITING UPDATE, SIMPLY TO SAY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
I HAD A REPORT DUE TODAY TO MSD.
IT WAS DUE OCTOBER 3RD, BUT THE REPORT WAS CALLED VACANCIES AS A FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
BUT IT WAS AN EASY REPORT TO DO BECAUSE IT WAS BLANK.
NOW, THAT'S ONLY OUR PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL.
BUT IT WAS STILL BLANK. IT IS SUBMITTED BECAUSE WE ARE A FULLY STAFFED SCHOOL SYSTEM.
>> I ACTUALLY GOT TO THE END AND I WAS LIKE, I THIS REALLY ALL? SUBMIT. GOOD. THAT IS OUR TEACHING STAFF.
THIS PRESENTATION WILL FOCUS ON OUR TEACHING STAFF.
I WILL SAY IF YOU WERE TO TAKE ALL POSITIONS, SUPPORT POSITIONS, WE NEED THREE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS RIGHT NOW.
THAT ENCOMPASSES OUR VACANCIES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT IS THREE.
THAT'S OUR EXPERIENCE WITH HIRING.
DURING OUR OPENING WEEK LAST WEEK, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH PRE-K STAFF, NURSING AND HEALTH STAFF, AND FOOD SERVICE AND OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE PRESENTATIONS, OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE AUDIENCES, THE NEW CONTRACT THAT DR. SIMMONS, YOU LED US TO AND BOARD YOU HAVE TOLD US FOR YEARS WE HAVE TO GET RIGHT WHEN TIME CAME, IT FEELS LIKE WE GOT RIGHT AND THE RESPONSE IS VERY POSITIVE.
JUST OF NOTE, WE HAVE A FEW INTERVIEWS TO GO.
THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A VACANCY WE DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT VERY MINIMAL AND VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHERE WE STOOD IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
I GUESS I GET TO DO THIS. SORRY. THERE YOU GO. WE ALWAYS START OUT.
WE JUST LOOKING AT COMPARISONS YEAR OVER YEAR, AND THIS IS BROKEN DOWN BY SCHOOL.
YOU'LL SEE SOME SCHOOLS WHERE LAST YEAR'S NUMBER OF VACANCIES MATCH THIS YEARS LIKE DENTON, EXACTLY THE SAME AT SEVEN.
SOME SCHOOLS WHERE THERE WERE MORE VACANCIES THAN THERE HAVE BEEN, FEDERALSBURG, GREENSBORO.
SOME SCHOOLS DRASTICALLY LESS LOCKERMAN IN NORTH CAROLINA.
THERE'S AN EBB AND THERE'S A FLOW.
THERE'S NOTHING RIGHT OR WRONG.
PRESTON, I WILL SAY, STANDS THERE WITH NO BARS IN THEIR BAR GRAPH.
BUT I WILL SAY PRESTON HAD THE OPPORTUNITY LAST YEAR THROUGH FUNDING TO HIRE A MATH INTERVENTION TEACHER THAT WAS APPROVED IN OCTOBER.
WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE AN OFFER LAST OCTOBER TO ONE OF OUR TEACHERS RIGHT THERE AT PRESTON AND THEN HIRE IN DECEMBER A MID YEAR GRAD FROM SALISBURY UNIVERSITY.
PRESTON DID GET A NEW TEACHER.
JUST NOT AT THE BEGINNING OF EITHER SCHOOL YEAR TO WHERE IT SHOWS UP ON THE BAR GRAPH.
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WHAT YOU'LL NOTICE THOUGH IS IF YOU ADD UP ALL OF THE DARK GREEN THAT REPRESENTS THIS YEAR AND COMPARE IT TO THE LIGHT GREEN THAT REPRESENTS LAST YEAR, WE HIRE FEWER PEOPLE.THERE'S DEFINITELY A STORY BEHIND THAT.
I ALWAYS TRY TO COMPARE YEAR OVER YEAR.
THIS YEAR, LIKE I SAID, WE ARE FULLY STAFFED, 45 HIRES IS OUR TOTAL FINAL NUMBER.
WHY DID WE HAVE TO HIRE 45 PEOPLE? WELL, WE HAD SEVEN RETIREMENTS, WE HAD 20 RESIGNATIONS, ONE INTERNAL TRANSFER THAT CREATED A VACANCY, 11 NEW POSITIONS. JUST THINK ABOUT THAT.
IF WE DIDN'T ADD NEW POSITIONS, WE WOULD ONLY HAVE HIRED 34 NEW TEACHERS.
WE TALK ABOUT OUR STORY IN CAROLINE IS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU MIGHT READ IN OTHER PLACES.
WE HAD SOME FUNDING SOURCES, WHETHER IT BE CONCENTRATION OF POVERTY, TITLE 1, WHICH MS. ALICE FISHER OVERSEES OR VARIETY THEREOF, WE HAD SOME FUNDING SOURCES THAT ALLOWED US AS A DISTRICT AND PRINCIPALS TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, IN MY SCHOOL, MY KIDS NEED THIS, A READING INTERVENTION TEACHER, A MATH INTERVENTION TEACHER, A BEHAVIOR TRANSITION SPECIALIST AT LOCKERMAN, FOR EXAMPLE.
HAD THE FUNDING SOURCE TO APPROVE THAT AND THEN 11 NEW POSITIONS CAME OUT OF THAT THAT THEN WHAT DO WE DO? TYPICALLY, WE HIRE OUR OWN AND WE CREATE ANOTHER VACANCY THAT WE HAVE TO FILL. PRE-K EXPANSION.
WE ADDED CLASSROOMS AT DENTON TO MAKE PRE-K3 BE AT DENTON AS WELL AS OUR ONLY SCHOOL DIDN'T HAVE ONE.
WE ADDED A SECOND CLASSROOM AT FEDERALSBURG.
ABOUT THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST, DR. SIMMONS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE NOTICED THAT OUR 18 STUDENT CAPACITY PRE-K3 ROOM AT GREENSBORO HAD A WAIT LIST OF 18.
WE WENT TO THE STATE. NOW THINK ABOUT THAT.
WE WENT TO THE STATE AND SAID, IS THERE STILL MONEY LEFT IN PRE-K EXPANSION? THEY SAID, YES, IN AUGUST, THERE WAS ALL OF A SUDDEN A PRE-K VACANCY THAT WASN'T ON OUR RADAR.
FIVE PROMOTIONS, AND ONE POSITION THAT WAS JUST NOT FILLED LAST YEAR, AND THAT WAS THE LITERACY COACH AT COLONEL MIDDLE.
WE JUST DIDN'T FILL IT LAST YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT COMPARES TO LAST TO THE YEAR BEFORE, THOUGH.
WE HAD 71 TOTAL POSITION, 65 HIRED BY THE TIME THAT I PRESENTED TO YOU LAST YEAR, AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THE NUMBERS COMPARE YEAR OVER YEAR.
DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT YEAR IN HIRING AND RECRUITING.
I KEEP THE CHARTS IN EXCEL YEAR OVER YEAR OVER YEAR. THEY DON'T CHANGE A LOT.
I SAY THAT ALMOST BEING WE TRY NEW AND DIFFERENT THINGS EVERY SINGLE YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TARGETING DIVERSE POPULATIONS TO TRY TO HIRE THEM AND HAVE THEM COME AND TAKE UP THEIR CAREERS HERE.
WE HAVE SOME SUCCESS, BUT WE'RE NOT SEEING THE SUCCESS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TO WHERE OUR TEACHING POPULATION CAN MATCH OUR DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION.
IT DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T KEEP TRYING.
PARTNERSHIPS WITH UMS, LIKE MR. HOWE WAS TALKING ABOUT, PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE'RE WORKING TO EXPAND, DIFFERENT THINGS.
WHATEVER WE CAN DO, I TELL PEOPLE, I'LL PARTNER WITH ANYBODY, I'LL PILOT ANYTHING. I MEAN THAT.
I REALLY DO BECAUSE AT THE END, WHAT COMES OF IT IS EITHER SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO CONTINUE BECAUSE IT WAS A PILOT OR SOMETHING THAT WORKS AND WE CAN ADOPT BECAUSE IT'S BETTER FOR OUR KIDS.
BUT YOU CAN JUST SEE THAT THOSE ARE DEMOGRAPHICS.
WE ALWAYS LOOK AT RACE AND ETHNICITY, BUT THE GENDER IS DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.
WE HIRED FAR FEWER MALE TEACHERS THIS YEAR.
THAT GREEN SLICE IS MUCH SMALLER THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR.
I NOTICED THAT ANECDOTALLY, THAT FIRST DAY OF NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION GOING.
>> THEN WHERE ARE WE GETTING OUR FOLKS? I'LL JUST POINT OUT TO YOU THE RED AND THEN THAT DARK BLUE PIE SLICE.
THOSE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE GRADUATES OF CCPS.
JUST SHY OF A QUARTER OF OUR NEW TEACHERS ARE HOMEGROWN, AS WE LIKE TO SAY, MORE THAN HALF FROM MARYLAND.
ALMOST A QUARTER FROM DELAWARE.
YOU'LL SEE ON THE NEXT SLIDE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT WERE THEY DOING LAST YEAR.
WE HIRED A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF EXPERIENCE.
DELAWARE HAS QUICKLY OUTPACED PENNSYLVANIA AS OUR LEADING IMPORT.
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YES. PENNSYLVANIA DOESN'T EVEN SHOW UP QUICKLY.PENNSYLVANIA ON NOT A SINGLE ONE.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN DELAWARE IS IN DELAWARE, YOU CAN FULLY RETIRE AS A TEACHER AFTER 25 YEARS.
YOU CAN THEN COME OVER TO MARYLAND AND TEACH 10.
THESE FOLKS, THEY ARE LARGELY RETIRED FROM DELAWARE, BUT THEY'RE NOT COMING OVER HERE AND TEACHING ONE OR TWO.
THEY'RE COMING OVER HERE WITH A PLAN THAT IS TYPICALLY A 10 YEAR PLAN TO BE ABLE TO GET VESTED IN MARYLAND AS WELL.
THAT'S A WASHINGTON COLLEGE GRAD THAT WE WENT TO WASHINGTON COLLEGE AND PICKED UP HER HOME IS NEW JERSEY, SO SHE GETS TO GO IN THE NEW JERSEY COLUMN.
BUT NOBODY FROM PENNSYLVANIA THIS YEAR.
THEN THIS ONE, I THINK, JUST IF YOU GUYS GOT TO COME TO ANY OF OUR NEW TEACHER EVENTS AND SEE OUR GROUP OF NEW TEACHERS, WE HAD SIX GREAT DAYS.
I THINK THIS GRAPH BEGINS TO SHOW YOU WHY OUR NEW TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM HAS SHIFTED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
IT'S NO LONGER A WELCOME TO TEACHING, IT'S A WELCOME TO CAROLINE COUNTY.
IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE NEW TO TEACHING, WE'VE GOT MENTORSHIP AND OTHER THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN.
BUT LET'S GET YOU ACCLIMATED TO CAROLINE COUNTY.
51% OF ALL OF OUR TEACHERS THIS YEAR, NEW TEACHERS WERE TEACHING LAST YEAR.
THEY ARE SEASONED EXPERIENCED TEACHERS THAT MADE THE DECISION TO JOIN US EITHER FROM A NEIGHBORING MARYLAND JURISDICTION OR FROM DELAWARE.
THESE ARE OUR FOLKS WHO JUST GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE.
TEN YEARS AGO, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY FLIPPED AS FAR AS EXPERIENCE AND NEW COLLEGE GRADS, 5% COME FROM INDUSTRY OR DID SOMETHING OTHER THAN EDUCATION.
FOLKS THAT WE INVESTED IN AND SAW BECOME TEACHERS THAT WERE OUR OWN SUPPORT STAFF.
THOSE ARE FOLKS THAT WORKED FOR US PREVIOUSLY LEFT FOR SOME REASON AND HAVE MADE THEIR WAY BACK, AND THEN 4% ARE RETIREE HIRE.
THESE FOLKS RETIRED FROM US, AND THEN WE HAD POSITIONS AND THE STATE DOES ALLOW SOME CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE YOU CAN REHIRE FOLKS THAT HAVE RETIRED AND SO WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
THE REQUIREMENT IS YOU HAVE TO TRY, YOU HAVE TO POST THE JOB, BUT IF IT'S STILL OPEN AT A CERTAIN POINT, THEN YOU CAN GO THERE AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID.
LIKE I SAID, IT WAS A VERY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE THIS YEAR.
NOT TO SAY IS ANY LESS BUSY, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S UNEXPECTED VACANCIES COME UP, IN MY WORLD, YOU FEEL LIKE JULY 15.
THAT'S WHEN THE TEACHER CONTRACT CLOSES AND TEACHERS CAN'T MOVE ANYMORE, AND YOU TAKE THIS BREATH.
BUT WE HAD VACANCIES COME UP AFTER THAT BECAUSE LIFE HAPPENS AND WE WERE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THEM.
BUT WE ARE FULLY STAFFED AND THAT SUPPORT CONTRACT, LIKE I SAID, WE'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO TRACK BECAUSE IT'S JUST SUCH A MOVING TARGET, OUR SUPPORT RETENTION RATE.
IT IS SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO TRACK THIS YEAR.
IF YOU LOOK AT OUR TEACHER RETENTION RATE, AND YOU TAKE RETIREES OFF BECAUSE IF YOU'VE WORKED HERE LONG ENOUGH TO RETIRE, WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.
YOU JUST RETIRED BECAUSE YOU DESERVE TO.
BUT WE'RE AT ABOVE 95% FOR TEACHER RETENTION RATE.
THE SOCIETY OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGERS OR SHERM, WHICH IS THE PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR FOLKS IN MY OFFICE SAYS THAT IF ANY ORGANIZATION IS ABOVE 90, YOU HAVE A HEALTHY CLIMATE AND HEALTHY.
NOW WE'LL SHIFT OUR LOOK TO TRACKING THAT FOR SUPPORT SERVICES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU, DR. SIMMONS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND STEERING US DIFFERENT SPOT THAN WE HAVE BEEN YEAR OVER YEAR.
I REALLY DO THINK IT'S THE CLIMATE, IT'S THE FAMILY.
IT'S THE CONTRACT. IT'S ALL THOSE THINGS, BUT THESE ARE THE RESULTS. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXCELLENT REPORT.
THAT MEANS A LOT YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE EVERY CLASSROOM FILLED.
THAT'S GREAT. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
>> I WENT FOR THE EASY ONE. NOT THE EASY BUT THE LEFT. IT WAS A GREAT DAY.
THE TOUGH PART WAS POOR SANDY WHO HAD TO GET THE PICTURES TOGETHER FOR BEING OUT TODAY.
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NO, OBVIOUSLY TODAY WAS A REALLY GREAT OPENING FOR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.TODAY, WE WELCOMED OVER 5,000 KIDS INTO OUR DOORS.
WE DON'T INCLUDE PRE K THREE YET BECAUSE THEY DON'T START TILL NEXT WEEK.
THAT SHOULD BRING US ANOTHER ABOUT 300 PLUS KIDS.
WE'RE RIGHT ABOUT ON PAR WHERE WE ARE TYPICALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR, STUDENT SERVICES HAS A LIST OF ABOUT 200.
BUT 200-300 THAT THEY START GOING OUT AND LOOKING FOR.
USUALLY THAT HAS TO DO WITH WELL, IT'S THE FIRST DAY AND THEY FORGOT IT WAS THE FIRST DAY.
THAT DOES HAPPEN. THAT IS A REAL THING THAT HAPPENS IN THE COUNTY.
WE'VE JOKINGLY CALLED IT YELLOW BUS SYNDROME.
WHEN YOU SEE THE BUS GO BY, YOU'RE LIKE, MY KID WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE AND THEN THEY START COMING.
WE ARE AWARE OF SOME FAMILIES ENDED UP TAKING A LITTLE BIT LATER VACATION, LIKE THE SCHOOLS ARE REALLY ON TOP OF THAT.
BUT WE WALKED IN OVER 5,000 TODAY.
IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FROM BEING A COLONEL WATCHING THE KIDS ARRIVE AND THEN DENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AS THE BOARD IS AWARE, I GOT TO PLAY TAXI SERVICE FOR SOME CCTC STUDENTS WHO NEEDED TO GET THERE TODAY.
NOT JUST MR. PLUCHEK, MR. PLUCHEK, THE TECH CENTER FOR CO OPTING ME INTO HELPING OUT, BUT IT WAS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO HELP GET THE KIDS THERE.
THE STUDENTS WERE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB.
THE STAFF WERE THERE WAS JUST AN INCREDIBLE VIBE IN EVERY BUILDING TODAY.
THAT WAS IT ECHOES WHAT DR. WILBY WAS TALKING ABOUT, JUST A HEALTHY, A REALLY HEALTHY FEELING ACROSS EVERY SINGLE BUILDING. IT WAS PERMEATING.
I WAS AT FETELSBURG TODAY AT 1:15 IN THE AFTERNOON, AND IT WAS A NEW TEACHER AND HER KIDS WERE FANTASTIC.
I GOT TO WATCH THEM COMING DOWN THE HALLWAY, GOING TO THEIR SPECIALS, AND THOSE KIDS KNEW ROUTINE, THEY WERE ON, HAD TO SHOUT THAT OUT TOO BECAUSE 1:15 ON THE FIRST DAY OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR A NEW TEACHER SMILING THE WHOLE TIME.
THEY WERE THERE. IT WAS A GREAT VIBE TODAY, A GREAT FEEL.
WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT START. TRANSPORTATION DID A GREAT JOB.
THEY COMMUNICATED REALLY WELL WITH FAMILIES ABOUT BUS PICKUP TIMES, 14 EMAILS, I BELIEVE IT WAS.
IT WAS A COLITCH IN THE SYSTEM, NOT ON OUR END.
BUT BUT MAYBE IT WAS A GOOD GLITCH BECAUSE THEY WERE LIKE 14 REMINDERS OF WHAT TIME YOUR BUSES COMING TO GET KIDS TODAY [OVERLAPPING] BUT IN ALL REALITY, TRANSPORTATION WENT REALLY WELL.
BUSES HAD PICK UP TIMES, DISMISSAL TIMES WERE REALLY GOOD, ONLY A FEW SMALL HICCUPS, BUT THOSE TYPICALLY HAPPENED IN THE VERY BEGINNING, BUT FLOWED VERY WELL.
HATS OFF TO THE MAINTENANCE GUYS, NOT ONLY GOT THE BUILDINGS TOGETHER, EVEN TODAY HOTS IN WITH A COUPLE OF THINGS BECAUSE WHEN YOU THROW 5,000 PEOPLE ON 1,000 EMPLOYEES IN BUILDINGS, ALL OF A SUDDEN, SOMETIMES SOME THINGS THAT WORKED.
LAST WEEK, MIGHT FEEL A LITTLE OVERWHELMED.
THEN THE MAINTENANCE GUYS COME AND HELP KEEP IT GOING AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB TODAY BEING FLEXIBLE.
I WAS AT GREENSBORO DURING THEIR LUNCH SHIFTS.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. IT WAS WORKING WELL.
THE KIDS WERE GREAT. THE LINE LOOKED WONDERFUL.
TALKING TO THE CAFETERIA MANAGER.
YOU GET 179 MORE DAYS TO PRACTICE.
BUT IT LOOKED GREAT. THE KIDS WERE DOING WONDERFUL.
BUT AGAIN, HAD TO EVERYBODY. IT WAS A GREAT FIELD.
THE PARENTS WERE AWESOME, THE KIDS WERE GREAT AND REALLY WAS A FANTASTIC START TO 2025. THAT'S FOR SURE.
WE'LL START WITH MISS JOHNSON.
>> TODAY, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING TO LOCKER IN, AND I'VE TRIED TO TAKE SOME PICTURES OF THESE KIDS, BUT THEY ALL WANT TO COVER THEIR FACES.
I WAS LIKE, SHE DID GET A GOOD ONE OF THEM.
CAN YOU GUYS JUST POSE? THEY WANT TO THROW HANDS UP AND ALL THIS.
IT'S CRAZY. BUT EVERYTHING SEEMS SMOOTH.
LOTS OF SMILES GOING IN AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEN I DIDN'T MAKE THE NORTH CAROLINA TODAY, BUT I DID END UP ONE ORIGINALLY BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE TOO OFTEN.
IT WAS REALLY CUTE WATCHING ALL THE LITTLE ONES COME INTO SCHOOL AND LIKE THEIR PARENTS STANDING THERE WITH THEM AND TAKING THE PICTURES FOR THE LIKE THE PRE OR THE I GUESS KINDERGARTNERS COMING IN.
I HUNG OUT THERE WITH MR. HOWE AND MR. MANGEL, AND DR. DOWN SHOWED UP A LITTLE LATER TOO.
IT WAS JUST A FUN DAY SEEING EVERYBODY COME BACK AND GET BACK INTO THE BOARD [OVERLAPPING]
>> WELL, WE'LL DID THE EASY ONE ALSO. FIRST A SCHOOL.
THANKS. ACTUALLY, THANKS TO MISS KERR FOR INVITING ME INTO THE SCHOOL AFTER THE BUSES WENT TO GO THROUGH THE CLASSROOMS. IT WAS TO MAKE HER ROUNDS WITH HER.
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I ENDED UP STAYING FOR A WHILE, BUT IT WAS FUNNY WITH MR. MANGEL WITH YOUR PRESENTATION, THE SHED AT GES.I'D HEARD FROM SOME OTHERS ABOUT THE SHED, BUT THERE WAS A STUDENT, WHAT'S IN THE SHED? WELL, THEY'RE NOTHING, BUT THEY'RE GETTING LIKE THINGS FOR RECESS.
>> NO, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
WHEN YOU PICK OUT THESE THINGS THAT HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THESE THINGS THAT WE DO THE WORK ON, IT WAS JUST GREAT TO SEE AT THAT STUDENT LEVEL, THAT THERE WAS EXCITEMENT OVER AN IMPROVEMENT THAT WAS MADE.
THE OTHER PART OF THAT WAS SHERIFF BAKER WAS AT GREENSBORO ELEMENTARY WHEN STUDENTS WERE GETTING OFF THE BUSES THIS MORNING AND HE ASKED ME IF I HAD SEEN, WHICH I HADN'T SEEN THE NEW OFFICE FOR THE SRO.
IT WAS REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE FACT THAT WAS SUCH A NICE SUCH A NICE ROOM HAD BEEN CREATED FOR THE SRO THERE.
I THINK ON BEHALF OF HIM, THANK YOU, BECAUSE I KNOW HE WAS APPRECIATIVE OF IT.
THAT'S THAT'S MY REPORT, BUT IT WAS JUST I DID GET TO STOP IN A COUPLE OF OTHER PLACES ON MY WAY BACK TO DENTON, BUT IT WAS NEAT TO SEE SOME OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT WHERE THEY ACTUALLY, WHERE THEY MEAN SOMETHING. THANKS.
>> I CAN'T GET THE EASY ONE LIKE THE REST OF THEM THIS MORNING.
I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE FIRST DAY.
I KIND OF ACTUALLY MISSED IT ALE BIT.
MISSING GOING TO PRESTON AND SEEING THE LITTLE KIDS COME IN, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, EVERYBODY GOT THE SCHOOLS READY, ALL THE WORK WAS DONE, THE CUSTODIANS DOING EVERYTHING AND I'VE HEARD SOME GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE KICKOFF EVENT THAT YOU HAD DID, IT WAS RIGHT LENGTH.
I THOUGHT IT WAS PERFECT. IF WE CONTINUE TO, DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I THINK IT WAS GOOD TO GET EVERYBODY TOGETHER FOR THAT LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND GET EVERYBODY GOING. THAT'S ALL WE GOT.
>> I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO BE A WEEPY SENIOR MOM.
BUT THERE ARE NO PROMISES BEING MADE.
I STARTED MY DAY AT LOCKERMAN, AND THANK GOODNESS.
ONE OF THE TIES EVIDENCE SINCE HE CAME INTO CCPS MET ME AT THE FRONT DOOR WITH A BIG HUG BECAUSE I NEEDED IT THIS MORNING WHEN I LEFT MY CHILD AT HOME BECAUSE SHE HAS A VERY UNIQUE SCHEDULE, THANKS TO SOME OF OUR PARTNERS AND IS DOING AN INTERNSHIP IN TWO DO ENROLLMENT CLASSES.
SHE'D HAVE TO BE IN SCHOOL TILL ONE.
SHE WAS VERY UNINTERESTED IN HER PARENTS AT 5:30 OUT THE DOOR TO GET STARTED.
THE VIBE AT LOCKERMAN WAS AMAZING. THEY DID A GREAT JOB.
IT'S VERY FUNDS NOT THE RIGHT WORD TO WATCH PICK UP AND DROP OFF IN THE MORNING THERE.
BUT IT WAS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, IT LOOKED LIKE A WELL OIL MACHINE TO ME.
I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN IF IT DID NOT GO WELL.
THE RESOURCE OFFICER BILLY BIDER MET ME WITH A SMILE AND MISS HALF DRINK CUP OF COFFEE AND HE SEEMED READY TO GO. THAT VIBE WAS GREAT.
THE REST OF MY DAY WAS SPENT BACK AT WORK WELCOMING ALL OF OUR SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTER STAFF BACK FOR THE YEAR.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE SO EXCITED TO GET BACK INTO THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND HAVE FACES THERE US.
WE HAD A REALLY FUN SUMMER, BUT IT DOESN'T FEEL THE SAME.
THE STAFF ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING BACK IN THE SCHOOLS.
JUST A COMMENT ABOUT THE KICKOFF MEETING, I SO MANY SUPPORT STAFF APPROACHED ME AND EXPRESS HOW EXCITED THEY WERE TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. THAT WAS HUGE.
I FELT THE DIFFERENCE LAST YEAR VERSUS THIS YEAR.
IT'S ALWAYS A REALLY FUN EVENT, AND I LIKE HOW EXCITED ALL THE SCHOOLS ARE.
BUT IT FELT SPECIAL THAT SOME OF THE SUPPORT STAFF WERE ABLE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT HOW GREAT IT WAS, DR. SIMMONS MESSAGE AND SOME OF WHAT HE SHARED THAT DAY AND HOW APPRECIATIVE THEY WERE TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE WITH THEIR SCHOOL FAMILY.
I THINK IT WAS A REALLY GREAT START FOR THEM FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.
>> THAT'S GREAT. I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT TO ADD, BUT I WILL SAY WE HAD A GREAT RETREAT AS A BOARD IN LATE AUGUST.
I THINK IT WAS THAT WE SPENT THE MORNING HERE AND IT WAS GOOD TO REVIEW OUR GOALS AND TO JUST REWIRE OURSELVES FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
THAT WAS GREAT. I WAS GOING TO MENTION, I FORGOT MR. MANGEL THAT.
I VISITED THREE SCHOOLS THIS MORNING AND THEY LOOK GREAT.
I'M SURE IF THEY DID, THE OTHER SCHOOLS DID AS WELL.
WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT OUR CUSTODIANS ARE DOING.
ONE OTHER THING, THE LOCKEAN ASSOCIATION ASKED ME TO EXPRESS THANKS TO THE BOARD OF ED FOR ALLOWING THEM TO BE THERE FOR THE REUNION AND THE EVENT, WHICH WAS FANTASTIC.
THEY HAD A VERY WELL ATTENDED EVENT.
I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT SCHOOL YEAR.
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EVERYONE SEEMED EXCITED, THE STUDENTS, THE TEACHERS, I TALKED TO AT PRESTON.I THINK IT WAS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
IT WAS PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS AND THIS ONE LITTLE KID.
HE SAID, WELL, THIS ISN'T BAD BECAUSE THERE WERE 20 OF US LAST YEAR [LAUGHTER] THE WHOLE FAMILY WAS JUST EXCITED.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT EXCITEMENT.
I TOLD THEM MAKE SURE YOU COME TO THE EVENTS ALL THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR.
IT'S JUST BEEN A GOOD FIRST DAY AND THAT'S WONDERFUL.
IS THERE ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS, BOARD MEMBERS? AS FAR AS FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS,
[8. Upcoming Meetings and Events]
WE MEET I BELIEVE IT'S SEPTEMBER 16, AT 8:30 FOR OUR WORK SESSION.I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER MEETINGS THAT I KNOW OF.
OUR NEXT OFFICIAL BOARD MEETING IS OCTOBER 7, AT 6:00 HERE IN THE BOARD ROOM.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO EVERYONE WHO CAN ATTEND VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON.
AT THIS TIME, MAY WE PLEASE HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ADJOURN OUR MEETING FOR THIS SEPTEMBER 2 BOARD MEETING. ALL IN FAVOR?
THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE. BYE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.