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[1. Opening Items]
WELCOME TO THE NOVEMBER 4TH BOARD MEETING FOR CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.WELCOME TO THOSE WHO ARE PRESENT AND THOSE WHO ARE JOINING US VIRTUALLY.
WE WILL BEGIN BY WE HAVE TO OPEN THE SESSION. NEED A MOTION.
>> MAKE A MOTION WE OPEN TO OUR OPEN MEETING FOR NOVEMBER 4TH.
>> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE OPEN OUR OPEN SESSION FOR THIS BOARD MEETING, ALL IN FAVOR.
>> SO, CARE. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY THE DENTON DOLPHINS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A LOT OF DENTON DOLPHINS HERE.
TONIGHT. [LAUGHTER]. LET US ALL STAND.
>> SO WE ARE DOING THE PLEDGE A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THIS EVENING.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE CHORUS.
AND WE WANT TO INVITE EVERYONE TO SALUTE THE FLAG WHILE THEY SING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I MIGHT BE A FIRST. IT MIGHT BE SURE.
>> DON'T LEAVE GUYS. COME BACK.
>> PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE SONG I'VE EVER HEARD. OUTSTANDING.
>> THAT WAS FANTASTIC. REALLY APPRECIATED THAT.
YOU JUST SET A REALLY HIGH BAR FOR EVERYBODY ELSE WHO COMES IN AND DO THE PLEDGE AFTER YOU.
TRUST ME. WE'RE GOING TO LET ALL THE OTHER PRINCIPALS KNOW THAT. [LAUGHTER].
>> WE APPRECIATE THE HIGH BAR.
WOULD YOU GUYS BE WILLING TO LET US KNOW WHO'S HERE TONIGHT? CAN YOU SHARE YOUR NAME AND YOUR GRADE, IF THAT'S OKAY.
IT WILL ACTUALLY GO THROUGH THE WHOLE GROUP. WE'LL START HERE IF YOU WANT.
YOU DID GREAT INTRODUCING YOURSELF AS WELL.
THAT WAS WONDERFUL. WE WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.
THANKS TO YOUR ADMIN, BEING HERE AS WELL, TEACHER. REALLY IMPORTANT.
WHEN'S THE CONCERT DATE? BECAUSE THERE'S LOT OF PEOPLE HERE LISTENING AND PEOPLE WATCHING FROM HOME SO WE CAN PUMP YOUR CONCERT UP.
>> YEAH, PLEASE JOIN US DECEMBER 11TH.
THAT'S AT NORTH CAROLINE HIGH SCHOOL AT 6:30.
>> YES, MA'AM. OH, WELL, YES, AFTER MS. BERRY GETS YOUR PICTURE, THERE ARE SOME REALLY DELICIOUS SUPER HEALTHY COOKIES.
[LAUGHTER]. HOPEFULLY, MR. PRETTYMAN. [OVERLAPPING].
>> TEN YEARS FROM NOW, WHEN SHE GRADUATES COLLEGE, WE'LL BE LIKE, HEY, COME BACK.
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>> HOLD UP. MAKE SURE YOUR PARENTS GET YOU AS WELL. [LAUGHTER].
>> COOKIES TONIGHT AND ICE CREAM.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT AND THANK YOU FOR BRING YOU. THAT WAS AWESOME.
>> WE NEVER HAD THAT. THOSE ARE GREAT FIRST.
[APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. THAT WAS FUN.
>> YES. I THINK WE DON'T TELL THE PRINCIPALS UNTIL THEY COME IN.
WHEN THEY'RE HERE WITH THE STUDENTS, NOW, YOU ALL HAVE THE SAME. YOUR PRINCIPAL'S GOING TO START.
>> GOOD IDEA TO PUT THE COOKIES.
>> WE WILL CONTINUE ON WITH OUR OPEN SESSION FOR TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING.
WE NEED APPROVAL FOR OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING.
>> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
>> ANY OPPOSE? CARE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[2. Public Recognitions / Comment]
WE HAVE A RECOGNITION THIS EVENING.>> YES. MS. JENOS WILL BE DOING THE RECOGNITION TONIGHT, WHICH WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
WE'RE GLAD MS. JENOS IS WITH US THIS EVENING TO DO IT.
>> DR SIMITS RECOGNIZE NURSE AT AS NATIONAL EAR.
>> IT'S A 200 QUESTION EXAM THAT VALIDATES CLINICAL EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND KNOWLEDGE OF SCHOOL NURSING.
SHE JOINED US IN 2021 AT THE HEIGHT OF COVID WITH ALL THE RULES AND CONTACT TRACING, AND SHE PROBABLY WONDERED WHAT SHE GOT HERSELF INTO.
[LAUGHTER]. SHE FOUND HER NICHE, AND I THINK SHE ENJOYS SCHOOL NURSING AND WE ENJOY HAVING HER, AND WE APPRECIATE HER PROFESSIONALISM AND HER COMMITMENT TO THE STUDENTS OF CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THANK YOU.
>> ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WE SAY, CONGRATULATIONS.
NOT JUST ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENT THOUGH, HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THE CHILDREN AT FLESBURG, AND HOW MUCH THEY LOVE YOU.
WE JUST APPRECIATE ALL THAT. YOU'RE DOING.
>> WELL, WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU THERE.
>> JEN, DON'T GO FAR EITHER. [BACKGROUND].
>> I WAS SITTING THERE. [BACKGROUND].
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BERRY, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS.NO COMMENTS. THEN WE WILL MOVE RIGHT ALONG TO OUR TWO VERY SPECIAL YOUNG PEOPLE.
LET'S SEE WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST.
DO YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER? [LAUGHTER].
>> WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU TONIGHT.
>> STARTING WITH DATA INVENTORY DR. KREB SAID THAT IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE WE HAVE REACHED NOVEMBER ALREADY.
WE CERTAINLY HAVE A LOT TO BE THINK FOR A DS.
LAST MONTH, THEY HOSTED THEIR ANNUAL PTA TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT.
WE ALSO HAD THEIR BMX ANTI-BULING ASSEMBLY, THEIR DRUG AWARENESS SPIRIT DURING RED RIBBON WEEK AT DENTON ELEMENTARY.
THEN UPCOMING NOVEMBER 10TH THROUGH THE 14TH, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THEIR FALL BOOK FAIR.
ON NOVEMBER 10TH, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR FALL MATH NIGHT AND ON NOVEMBER 14TH, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR PARENT VISITATION DAY.
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON THAT WEEK.
SOME OF THEIR UPCOMING EVENTS IS ON NOVEMBER 11TH, QUARTER 1 REPORT CARDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED.
NOVEMBER 14TH, THEY'LL ALSO HAVE THEIR PARENT VISITATION DAY, NOVEMBER 17TH, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR PARENT CONFERENCE DAY.
NOVEMBER 17TH THROUGH THE 21ST, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR FULL BOOK THERE ON NOVEMBER 18TH AT 6:00 P.M THEY'LL HAVE THEIR PTO MEETING.
SOME UPCOMING EVENTS FOR GREENSBORO ELEMENTARY IS NOVEMBER 3RD.
FIRST GRADE HAD A FIELD TRIP TO JZ FARMS. TODAY, IT'S THE BOARD MEETING.
THEN NOVEMBER 5TH, TOMORROW, WHICH IS THE END OF THE QUARTER.
ALL OF US, WE HAVE A HALF A DAY, WHICH IS WONDERFUL.
ALSO TOMORROW, THERE'S A READING AND MATH HOMEWORK INCENTIVE.
NOVEMBER 10TH, DR. SIMMONS, YOU'RE GOING TO VISIT THEM, MY GUESS?
>> THEN NOVEMBER 11TH, IT'S VETERANS DAY.
NOVEMBER 13TH, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR MSDE PRE-QUE VISIT, NOVEMBER 17TH THROUGH THE 21ST.
THEY'LL HAVE THEIR AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK.
I JUST REALIZE I SKIP SOMETHING.
NOVEMBER 14, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR PTO SPONSORED TURKEY TROT.
THEN NOVEMBER 17TH, THEY'LL HAVE NO SCHOOL AND THEY HAVE A PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE DAY.
NOVEMBER 21ST, IS THEIR PARENT VISITATION DAY.
NOVEMBER 24TH, THEY'LL HAVE FALL PICTURE RETAKES.
NOVEMBER 25TH, WILL BE THEIR BUDDY DAY, AND NOVEMBER 26TH THROUGH THE 28TH WILL BE THANKSGIVING BREAK.
>> THEY WILL BE READY FOR THANKSGIVING BREAK.
>> FOR LOCKERMAN, LAST MONTH, SEVENTH GRADE, THEY HAD THEIR TRIP TO THE JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT.
THEN, BOYS AND GIRLS ALSO HAD THEIR SOCCER TEAM, WHICH WAS SPONSORED BY THE YMC, AND THEY SAID, THANK YOU TO THEM FOR THAT.
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TOMORROW, THEY'LL HAVE A SHOWCASE NIGHT, WHICH IS A LOT OF THEIR ART IS BEING SHOWED UP, I BELIEVE.THEN NOVEMBER 7, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR FIRST DANCE OF THE YEAR.
NOVEMBER 11 AT 6:00PM THEY'LL BE PARTNERING WITH NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE ANNUAL VETERANS DAY PROGRAM.
NOW ON TO NORTH CAROLINA, MR. SPIKER SAID, WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER, AND THE SCHOOL YEAR IS FLYING BY.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT HAD A HAND IN THE HUNTED HALLWAYS FALL FEST.
IT WAS A GREAT EVENT WITH FUN HAD BY ALL.
LAST MONTH, WE HAD OUR FAST FOR NIGHT WITH CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE AT NCHS.
IT WAS HELPFUL FOR STUDENTS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO.
WE ALSO HAD OUR HAUNTED HALLWAYS, WHICH WAS REALLY FUN.
IT WAS REALLY PRETTY, AND ALL THE KIDS HAD FUN.
THEN, DR SIMMONS, YOU SPENT A FULL DAY AT NCHS, AND I DID NOT SEE YOU ONCE.
>> THINK YOU WE'RE HIDING FROM ME [INAUDIBLE].
>> [OVERLAPPING] SOME OF OUR UPCOMING EVENTS IS TOMORROW IS THE END OF THE QUARTER.
THEN ON THURSDAY, NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY WILL HAVE OUR INDUCTION.
WE WERE DOING A REHEARSAL TODAY, AND I'M PRETTY SURE WE HAVE 43 NEW MEMBERS, SO THAT'S EXCITING.
THEN NOVEMBER 10, WILL BE THE WINTER SPORTS ORIENTATION AT 6:00 PM.
NOVEMBER 11 WILL BE THE VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION THAT'S GOING TO BE WITH LOCKERMAN.
NOVEMBER 14, 15, 21ST AND THE 22ND, THERE WILL BE THE STUDENT FALL ONE-ACT IN THE AUDITORIUM.
NOVEMBER 19 WILL BE THE FALL SPORTS WARD AT 6:00 PM.
IN THE AUDITORIUM. NOVEMBER 26 THROUGH THE 28TH, IT WILL BE THANKSGIVING BREAK.
LASTLY, FOR CCTC, LAST MONTH, FFA SUPPORTED EIGHTH-GRADE AG DAY AND VISITED PRS GUITARS, COSMETOLOGY PUT PINK HAIR EXTENSIONS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
FFA TOOK A TRIP TO THE NATIONALS IN INDIANAPOLIS.
COSMETOLOGY HAD THEIR SPECTACULAR EVENT AND LOTS OF COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, AND THAT IS VERY MUCH TRUE.
SOME OF THE UPCOMING EVENTS IS SKILLS USA WILL HAVE THEIR FALL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.
FFA, MARYLAND, WILL HAVE THEIR LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, AND THERE WILL BE A COSMETOLOGY SPA NIGHT.
>> FOR PRESTON ELEMENTARY, LAST MONTH, THERE WERE A TON OF FIELD TRIPS TO PLACES LIKE JZ FARMS. WE GET OUR RANCH, TACO STATE PARK, ET CETERA.
THEY PRACTICE SAFE SCHOOLS WEEK, WHERE THEY FOCUSED ON SAFETY PREPAREDNESS AND PRACTICED IMPORTANT DRILLS EMPHASIZING COMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK, AND SAFETY AWARENESS.
THEY HAD THEIR RED RIBBON SPIRIT WEEK, MAKING SAFE DRUG-FREE DECISIONS.
[LAUGHTER] THEY HAD THEIR HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS THAT MR ANGELONE WAS INCREDIBLY DISTRACTED BY.
[LAUGHTER] CAN YOU SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH LIKE THE DIZZY EMOJI? THIS MONTH, THEY'LL HAVE THEIR SENIOR CITIZENS AND VETERAN CELEBRATIONS, THEIR SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR, AND OTHER CELEBRATIONS LIKE NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, NATIONAL STEM AND EDUCATION DAY, SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS DAY, WHICH I DIDN'T KNOW EXISTED AND THANKSGIVING CELEBRATIONS.
FOR FEDERALSBURG ELEMENTARY, LAST MONTH, THEY HAD THEIR MATH AND SCIENCE NIGHT, RED RIBBON WEEK, LIKE PS, THE COUNTY SPELLING BEE.
I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT'S PUT UNDER THEIR NEVER MIND.
UPCOMING EVENTS, THEY'VE GOT THEY HAVE THEIR READING NIGHT, WHICH IS THEIR KICKOFF FOR THE ONE SCHOOL ONE BOOK INITIATIVE.
A PRISMATIC MAGIC LASER LIGHT SHOW, WHICH IS HAPPENING DURING THE READING NIGHT, AND AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK, WHICH IS A FULL WEEK OF ACTIVITIES TO HONOR STAFF AND STUDENTS.
FOR CRMS LAST MONTH, THEY HAD THEIR EIGHTH-GRADE AG AWARENESS DAY SPONSORED BY CCTC.
FALL FEST WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL, I THINK. I CAN'T REMEMBER.
THEY HAD THEIR SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR, RED RIBBON WEEK, AND UNITY DAY, WHERE THEY LIKE A DAY TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST BULLYING.
THEY WORE ORANGE TO SHOW THEIR COMMITMENT TO KINDNESS, ACCEPTANCE, AND INCLUSION.
FOR CRHS LAST MONTH, THE FALL FEST.
THEY HAD THEIR HOMECOMING, ALUMNI, BASEBALL GAME, COLLEGE APPS LIKE YOU GUYS.
COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK WAS CRAZY.
NATIONAL ART HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTIONS, AND THE TRUNKER TREAT AT THE FOOTBALL GAME LAST WEEK.
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WINTER SPORTS, THE FREE DRIVERS ED PROGRAM, WHICH GIVING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THEIR DRIVER'S ED FOR FREE AT THE SCHOOL. I SIGNED UP.>> YEAH. [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]
>> I'M GLAD HE'S TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY.
[LAUGHTER] I HAVE NOT SEEN JEFFREY [INAUDIBLE].
>> [OVERLAPPING] THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> [LAUGHTER] I'M ASSUMING HE IS A GOOD DRIVER OR WILL BE. I ASSUME.
[BACKGROUND] GLAD HE'S THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> YEAH. 500 BUCKS IS NOT CHEAP.
LASTLY, NHS INDUCTIONS, SAME DAY AS YOU GUYS ON THE SIXTH.
>> THANKS TO BOTH OF YOU FOR SHARING WHAT'S GOING ON AT YOUR SCHOOLS.
THAT MEANS A LOT FOR US TO KNOW.
THE EXACT DATES OF AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK, DO YOU KNOW?
>> 11 TO 14, RIGHT? IS THAT WEEK?
>> I THINK IT'S THE WEEK WHEN THE PARENT VISITATIONS ARE HAPPENING AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT'S 11 TO 14TH.
>> [OVERLAPPING] 17 TO THE 21ST.
>> WELL, I WAS WRONG. [LAUGHTER] IT'S THE WEEK AFTER.
>> THANK YOU, MISS BARRY. APPRECIATE THAT.
I'VE BEEN RECORDED FOREVER IN THAT MOMENT.
[3. Consent Agenda]
>> NOW WE WILL HAVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
>> I THOUGHT YOU WERE TRYING TO TELL ME.
>> [INAUDIBLE] BOARD I PRESENT THE AGENDA ONE LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
>> [BACKGROUND] THE MOTION IS THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> YES. EVEN THOUGH IT'S JUST ONE, WE NEED A MOTION.
>> [OVERLAPPING] I CAN MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
>> THE MOTION IS SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR?
THANK YOU. WE NEED THE APPROVAL OF OUR MINUTES.
>> THEY WERE DONE TOGETHER AS THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU. INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS,
[4. Individual Action Items]
THE FIRST THING WE HAVE, BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS.>> YES. WE HAVE MS. HIGNUTT WITH US TONIGHT FOR THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS, BUT WE TEND TO DO THOSE TOGETHER WITH THE AUDIT REPORT.
>> WHICH ORDER WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THOSE IN?
>> I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO DO THE AUDIT REPORT FIRST AND THEN THE BUDGET [INAUDIBLE].
>> WE WILL BE HAPPY TO DO THE AUDIT REPORT FIRST.
WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE UHI OR UHY WITH US TONIGHT.
>> YES. HI, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
AS YOU MENTIONED, I'M WITH UHY, LLP, WE HAVE AN OFFICE IN SALISBURY.
WE USED TO BE TGM GROUP, IF ANYONE'S FAMILIAR WITH THAT AND MERGED IN WITH UHY.
I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THESE VERY QUICKLY, BUT PLEASE, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, STOP ME AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GO OVER ANYTHING.
ON THE PAGE NUMBER 1, WHICH IS PROBABLY ABOUT ONE MORE PAGE DOWN FROM THAT.
IN HERE, ON PAGES 1 THROUGH ABOUT PAGE FIVE, ARE THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT REPORTS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS? YES.
>> SO THAT THE BOARD KNOWS, WHICH VERSION ARE WE IN, ARE WE IN THE AUDIT COMMUNICATIONS OR THE FINANCIAL?
>> IT'S THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
>> THANK YOU. SURE. ON PAGE ONE IS THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT.
THERE IN THAT OPINION SECTION, THE BOARD RECEIVED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ON THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE.
WE FOUND NO ISSUES TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM.
THE NEXT REPORT THAT FOLLOWS THAT, STARTING ON PAGE 4 IS A REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL AND COMPLIANCE AND SIMILAR TO THE AUDIT REPORT.
DURING OUR TESTING, WE FOUND NOTHING TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION RELATED TO ISSUES WITH INTERNAL CONTROL OR COMPLIANCE.
ON PAGE 7 THROUGH 14 IS THE MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS.
THIS JUST BRIEFLY PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF FISCAL YEAR 25 FROM MANAGEMENT'S PERSPECTIVE.
IT'S IN A EASIER TO READ FORMAT THAN SOME OF THE DETAILS THAT OCCUR IN THESE FINANCIALS.
FLIPPING PAST THAT SECTION ON PAGE 16 TO 22 ARE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
THAT'S BOTH THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE AND THE GOVERNMENT FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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THE GOVERNMENT WIDE STATEMENTS ARE FULL ACCRUAL, AND I'M GOING TO SKIP PAST THOSE.IT'S PAGE NUMBER 19 AND 20, WHICH ARE THE GOVERNMENT FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
WHAT I WANT TO DRAW TO YOUR ATTENTION THERE ON PAGE 19 AT THE BOTTOM, YOUR TOTAL FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR FOR YOUR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS WAS ABOUT $17.957 MILLION, WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO PRIOR YEAR, VERY COMPARABLE.
THERE WAS A SLIGHT INCREASE YEAR TO YEAR, BUT VERY COMPARABLE AND SAME THING WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT 15 MILLION RIGHT ABOVE THAT, VERY SIMILAR TO THE PRIOR YEAR.
I JUST WANTED TO MENTION BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE MENTIONED IN PRIOR YEARS, BUT THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION DOES RECOMMEND TWO TO THREE MONTHS OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES BE MAINTAINED IN THAT UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE.
VERY HEALTHY POSITION, AS FAR AS WE'RE CONCERNED, WHEN WE'VE LOOKED AT THIS FOR CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD.
THE NEXT SET OF FINANCIALS THAT START ON PAGE 23, ARE YOUR PROPRIETARY FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND THESE ARE YOUR FOOD SERVICE FUND, THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND.
AGAIN, VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE.
I DO KNOW, AND I THINK SOME IN THE ROOM MAY BE AWARE, MSD, THEY DON'T WANT THIS TO OPERATE AS A FOR-PROFIT FUND.
THERE'S ALWAYS THE INCENTIVE OR ENCOURAGEMENT TO BRING THAT FUND BALANCE DOWN.
BUT OF COURSE, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, ANYTIME REVENUES EXCEED EXPENSES, I DON'T COMPLAIN.
THEN ON PAGE 25 AND 26 ARE YOUR STATEMENT OF FIDUCIARY NET POSITION, AND ON PAGE 29, THOSE FUNDS INCLUDE YOUR RETIREE BENEFIT TRUST FUND.
THAT'S A TRUST FUND SETUP TO ACCUMULATE FUNDS FOR RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS IN FUTURE YEARS.
JUST ONE THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT TO YOU, YOUR TOTAL NET POSITION, TOTAL BALANCE IN THAT FUND AT THE END OF THE YEAR WAS ABOUT 2.7 MILLION, AND THE BOARD DID MAKE A CONTRIBUTION OF 800,000 TO THAT FUND DURING THE YEAR FOR FUTURE RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS.
FLOWING FROM THERE ON PAGES 28 THROUGH 54 ARE THE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
THESE JUST DISCUSS THE BOARD'S ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
IT DISCUSSES YOUR CAPITAL ASSETS, WHICH BE THINGS LIKE BUILDINGS AND BUSES.
IT DISCUSSES YOUR LONG-TERM LIABILITIES, PENSION AND OPEP NO REAL CHANGE IN THOSE NOTES FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
THE NUMBERS CHANGE SLIGHTLY YEAR TO YEAR, BUT NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN WHAT'S BEING DISCLOSED IN THOSE.
THEN I WILL HAVE YOU TURN TO PAGE 56, WHICH IS YOUR BUDGETARY BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
THESE INCLUDE ALL REVENUES, ALL EXPENDITURES AND ALL ENCUMBRANCES.
THIS IS THE STATEMENT THAT USUALLY EVERYONE IS MOST CONCERNED WITH.
WHAT THIS WILL SHOW IS YOUR ORIGINAL FINAL BUDGET, WHICH STAYS THE SAME YEAR TO YEAR, AND I THINK WHEN MISS GNAT PRESENTS, SHE'S GOING TO DISCUSS CHANGES FOR THAT.
BUT IT SHOWS YOUR VARIANCE BETWEEN THE BUDGET AND WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED DURING THE YEAR.
IF WE LOOK AT TOTAL UNRESTRICTED REVENUES, WHICH ARE ABOUT A LITTLE MORE THAN HALFWAY DOWN THE PAGE.
YOU BUDGETED ABOUT 95.3 MILLION IN UNRESTRICTED REVENUES, AND YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVED 95.4 MILLION.
ABOUT $100,000 MORE THAN BUDGETED IN REVENUES FOR THE YEAR.
THIS IS ALL BROKEN OUT BY DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, BUT IF YOU TURN TO PAGE 59, AND THEN AGAIN, ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THAT PAGE, TOTAL EXPENDITURES OF LOCAL AND UNRESTRICTED FUNDS, TOTAL EXPENDITURES WERE BUDGETED AT ABOUT 95.3 MILLION, AND YOU ACTUALLY CAME IN ABOUT 1.2 MILLION BELOW THAT ACTUAL EXPENDITURES AT ABOUT 94.2 MILLION.
FOLLOWING THAT IS JUST ADDITIONAL REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL SCHEDULES.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS? EASY GROUP TONIGHT.
THE OTHER REPORT THAT WAS MENTIONED IS THE OTHER REPORT YOU HAVE IS THE AUDIT COMMUNICATION, AND THAT'S JUST REQUIRED COMMUNICATION WITH YOU GUYS AND STANDARD LANGUAGE IN THAT.
WE ALWAYS TRY TO ADD SOME COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE YEARS.
IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY ISSUES, THERE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL REPORTS INCLUDED IN THIS, SO IT'S VERY SMALL BECAUSE YOU HAD A CLEAN OPINION.
>> THEN WE ALSO DISCUSS UPCOMING GASB PRONOUNCEMENTS WHERE THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING STANDARD BOARD HAS SAID, HEY, NEXT YEAR, YOU NEED TO ADD THIS TO THE FINANCIALS.
OR NEXT YEAR, YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THIS.
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IT THIS WAY, IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT A DIFFERENT WAY.
BUT THAT WILL BE FOR NEXT YEAR.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? PERFECT.
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>> THANK YOU. WELL, I WANT TO THANK IT'S REALLY YOUR TEAM HERE.
MS. SIGNET AND HER GROUP AND THE SUPERINTENDENT, HELP US TREMENDOUSLY.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GETS DONE IN A VERY SHORT WINDOW OF TIME, SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HELP WITH THAT. THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU AS WELL FOR THE SUPPORT.
MS. SIGNET'S ON A FANTASTIC JOB, HER TEAM WHO'S DONE A GREAT JOB.
THE AUDIT REALLY DOES ENCOMPASS AND SHOW THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE TO REALLY STRENGTHEN THE FINANCE OFFICE.
WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT YOU GUYS HAVE PROVIDED AS WELL.
>> THE POSITION THAT WE WENT THROUGH A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
>> [OVERLAPPING] THEY'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB. REALLY, THEY ARE.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WAYMAN, DR. SIMMONS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
CCPS PROCEDURE IS TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BUDGET AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
WE'RE VERY THANKFUL THAT THE COMMISSIONERS ALLOW US TO DO THIS INSTEAD OF HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE BUDGET MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND MAKING THESE ADJUSTMENTS.
WE'RE ABLE TO TRUE EVERYTHING UP AT THE END ONCE THE AUDIT IS DONE.
AS AUDREY JUST SAID, WE HAD A FEW ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE HAD TO MAKE.
I'LL START AT THE TOP WITH REVENUES.
COUNTY APPROPRIATION WE RECEIVED THE FULL AMOUNT THAT WE HAD BUDGETED.
REVENUES FROM THE STATE OF MARYLAND DECREASED BY ABOUT $580,000.
THIS WAS DUE TO A CHANGE IN OUR PRIVATE PRE-K FUNDING.
WE HAD ORIGINALLY EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE MONEY FOR PRIVATE PRE-K, BUT THEN THE STATE CHANGED THE WAY THAT THEY WERE DOING IT AND WENT THROUGH LOCAL INSTEAD.
OTHER SOURCES THAT INCLUDES INTEREST AND MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE, TUITION, INCREASED 684,000 DUE TO HIGHER INTEREST RATES THAN WE HAD BUDGETED FOR.
THEN OUR RESTRICTED REVENUE WAS DECREASED FROM WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED, ABOUT $1.6 MILLION.
THIS IS JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAKE THE REVENUES EQUAL EXPENSES FOR OUR GRANTS.
WHEN WE SPEND OUT OUR GRANT FUNDS, WE THEN GET REIMBURSED FROM THE STATE ON WHAT WE SPEND.
WE WON'T RECEIVE MORE THAN WE SPEND.
THEN GOING DOWN TO EXPENDITURES.
THERE'S A FEW OVERAGES AT THE BOTTOM THAT WE HAD TO DRAW UP.
FIRST ONE IS OPERATION OF PLANT IS ABOUT $415,000, SORRY. IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.
THAT'S DUE TO UTILITIES COMING IN HIGHER THAN WE HAD BUDGETED.
THEN MAINTENANCE OF PLANT WAS ABOUT $74,000 DUE TO REPAIRS BEING HIGHER THAN BUDGETED.
FIXED CHARGES WERE ABOUT $183,000.
THAT IS DUE TO, AS AUDREY MENTIONED, THE CONTRIBUTION WE MADE TO OPEB WAS ABOUT $800,000 THAT PUT OUR FIXED CHARGES OVER ALE BIT.
THEN CAPITAL OUTLAY WAS AT $1.8 MILLION.
THAT'S RELATED TO THE CONSULTANTS FOR THE LOCKERMAN PROJECT, AS WELL AS THE YEAR-END PURCHASES WE MADE, INCLUDING THE PAYOFF OF THE LEASE AT THE SUPPORT SERVICES CENTER.
THAT IS ALL OF THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS. THANK YOU.
>> IF THE BOARD APPROVES THE CHANGES TO THE FINAL BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE FY25 BUDGET, THE NEXT STEP IS TO TAKE THEM TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ONCE APPROVED HERE FOR THEIR FINAL APPROVAL AND TRUE ABOVE BUDGET ON THE END AS WELL.
THAT'S WHERE THE TWO-STEP PROCESSES. STARTS HERE TONIGHT.
>> CAN WE GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS AS PRESENTED?
>> SURE. LOOK MOTION, WE APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS AS PRESENTED.
>> AS WE MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> ANY OPPOSED? CARY, THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A PROPOSAL. MR. MINGLE
>> WE JUST TALKED ABOUT MOVING MONEY AND CLOSING ONE BUDGET AND CAPITAL PROJECT.
>> COMFORTABLE THERE. THAT'S WHY WE THOUGHT WE WOULD CALL YOUR NAME.
>> I'VE HAD IT HAPPEN SOMETIMES GETTING UP AS WRONG PERSON.
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GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WAYMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. SIMMONS.THIS EVENING, I COME TO YOU SEEKING APPROVAL FOR A PURCHASE OF A NEW HVAC CHILLER UNIT, PROPOSAL NUMBER 25-023 FOR DENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FROM ADRIAN L. MERTON AT THE COST OF $539,398.
WITHIN THE PROPOSAL, ADRIAN MERTON WOULD REMOVE THE EXISTING WATER FOR CHILLER.
AS WELL AS THE COOLING TOWER AND REPLACE IT WITH AN UPDATED AIR COOL CHILLER AND A NEW COOLING TOWER.
THIS FENDERC CAN BEGIN THE PROJECT RIGHT AWAY OR BASICALLY AT ANY TIME.
WE CAN'T DO IT NOW, BUT WE PROBABLY STARTED AS EARLY AS FEBRUARY OR MARCH.
THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH TO COMPLETE.
THIS PROJECT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF END IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024 DURING THE FY26 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PRESENTATION.
FOLLOWING SUBMISSION TO THE IEC A MONTH LATER, THE FY26 CIP LATER PASSED FOR FINAL APPROVAL IN MAY OF 2025.
ORIGINALLY, THE CIP REQUEST WAS FOR $400,000 AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE IC LATER RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST BE $500,000 BASED ON SOME OF THE CHILLERS THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING IN FROM OTHER COUNTIES.
THEY CALLED ME PRETTY QUICK SIDE.
I THINK YOU'RE ON A LITTLE BIT LOW SIDE, AND THEY THAT UP.
THE LOWEST BID CAME IN AT $39,980, HIGHER THAN THE APPROVED FY26 CIP.
THIS OVERAGE WOULD BE PAID FROM THE CCPS OPERATING BUDGET.
WE'RE STILL ENJOYING A VERY ROBUST BUDGET-FRIENDLY 946 SHARED PROFIT SPLIT WITH THE STATE.
THIS BID WAS CONDUCTED AS A COMPETITIVE AND FORMALIZED BID PROCEDURE, MEETING ALL PROCEDURES COMPLIED WITH THE BOARD POLICY AND APPLICABLE STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
I GUESS SHE GOT IT UP THERE, I GUESS, FINE.
THERE WERE FOUR COMPANIES THAT PUT IN BIDS FOR IT.
WE REALLY ONLY ACCEPTED THREE.
ADRIAN MERTON WAS THE LOWEST. THEY CAME IN.
MODERN CONTROLS WAS ABOUT $22,000 MORE EXPENSIVE.
TATE IS ONE I DO WANT TO DISCUSS, BUT WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE LAST ONE, WHICH IS A FREE COMPANY, AND YOU SEE THEY ARE DRASTICALLY MORE EXPENSIVE.
SOMETIMES A COMPANY WILL PUT IT IN A VERY, VERY HIGH BID BECAUSE THEY DON'T NECESSARILY NEED THE BUSINESS.
THEY MAY BE MAKE MAX OUT, BUT THEY WANT TO STAY IN A GAME AND SEE WHERE THESE BIDS ARE GOING TO GO. WHAT HAPPENED WITH TATE? TATE WAS AT $700,000 PLUS, AND THEY HAD PULLED THEMSELVES OUT OF THE BID.
THEY KNEW THAT THE BUDGET WAS $500,000.
THEY MISSED THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
THEY WANTED TO DO TWO CHILLERS TO MEET THE TONNAGE THAT WE REQUESTED, WHEN THE OTHER THREE COMPANIES GAVE US ONE CHILLER, THEY COULD DO.
THE OTHER THING WAS THAT THEY WERE AT $700,000, AND THAT WAS JUST THE ACTUAL MACHINERY AND PARTS, I DIDN'T INCLUDE LABOR YET.
THEY REALIZED THAT THEY WERE WELL OVER BUDGET, AND THEY REMOVED THEMSELVES FROM THE BID.
I HAVE AN EMAIL THAT EXPLAINS THAT FROM THEM, BUT THEIR ATTACHES WE WERE TO DO WITH THAT.
WHAT I'M HERE TO DO IS ACTUALLY SEEK THE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF THE CHILLER FROM ADRIAN MERTON.
THE BUDGET DOLLAR AMOUNT WAS $500,000.
THE ACTUAL DOLLAR AMOUNT CAME INTO $539,980.
THE FISCAL IMPACT WOULD BE $470,000 FROM STATE FUNDS, $30,000 FROM LOCAL FUNDS.
LIKE I SAID EARLIER, THE 39,980 WOULD COME OUT OF THE CCPS OPERATING BUDGET. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I WILL SAY THAT CHILLER HAS BEEN AN ISSUE AT DENTON ELEMENTARY.
THE MAINTENANCE TEAM DID A GREAT JOB OF BAND-AIDING IT TO GET IT THROUGH THE WARM BIT OF FAULT.
IT JUST WOULDN'T COOL DOWN ENOUGH IN LATE SEPTEMBER.
THE GUYS WERE THERE EVERY DAY, STARTING IT THEMSELVES TO GET IT GOING.
IT'LL BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS DONE BEFORE COOLING SEASON HAPPENS AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
>> IT'S INABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THE BUILDING HAS NO IMPACT ON THIS.
THE WINTER HEATING, THE SEASON THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
WE CAN GET STARTED IN FEBRUARY.
HOPEFULLY, 30, 35 DAYS AFTERWARDS, WE'RE GETTING READY TO TURN IT ON.
>> BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET CHANGE, AS A BOARD, WE HAVE TO VOTE TO ACCEPT THIS PROPOSAL, AM I CORRECT?
>> YES, MA'AM. BECAUSE IT'S OVER THE BID, AND THEN YOU'RE SELECTING THE BID CONTRACTOR, ISN'T IT?
>> YES. WE NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE BID OF $539,000 FROM ADRIAN MERTON?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE BID ON BURTON FOR THE CHILLER AT THE MOMENTARY.
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>> BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL FOR THE BID OF THE CHILLER.
ADRIAN MERTON, FOR THE AMOUNT STATED. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> ANY OPPOSED? CARY, THANK YOU. MR. MINGLE.
>> YES. EXEMPT ADMINISTRATORS AND APPOINTMENT OF NEGOTIATIONS TEAM. SET TIME AGAIN.
>> [LAUGHTER] PRESIDENT WAYMAN, DR. SIMMONS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
EACH YEAR, THE BOARD IS ASKED TO APPROVE ADMINISTRATORS THAT ARE DEEMED EXEMPT AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE NEGOTIATING TEAM.
AN EXEMPT ADMINISTRATOR IS A EMPLOYEE WHO HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE BOARD'S POSITION IN NEGOTIATIONS, AND ALSO IS NEGOTIATING ON THE BOARD'S BEHALF OR IS INVOLVED IN THOSE NEGOTIATIONS.
THEREFORE, THEY CAN'T BE A PART OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING GROUP. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
YOU'LL SEE THE NAMES THERE FOR THE EXEMPT ADMINISTRATORS IN THE FIRST SECTION, REPRESENT THE MEMBERS OF ANS AT THE DIRECTOR LEVEL AND THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT LEVEL, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE NEGOTIATING TEAMS, WHICH ARE DELINEATED BELOW.
THAT'S WHERE THAT LIST COMES FROM.
THIS YEAR, WE ARE ALSO APPOINTING TWO NEGOTIATING TEAMS. WE HAVE ALWAYS APPOINTED A TEACHERS' NEGOTIATING TEAM.
THIS YEAR, WE ARE ASKING THAT IT BE COMPRISED OF MYSELF, MRS. DEBORAH E. SIACHOS, MS. JILL A. HIGNUTT, MR. CHARLES E. ACKERSON, DR. NICOLE VONDENBOSCH, WHO IS SUPERVISOR OF MATHEMATICS, BUT ALSO A FORMER PRINCIPAL AT ALL THREE LEVELS, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH, AS WELL AS MR. AJ ANGELONI, WHO IS THE PRINCIPAL AT PRESTON ELEMENTARY.
WITH OUR TEACHERS THIS YEAR, WE ARE BACK TO THE TRADITIONAL MID-CONTRACT BARGAINING, WHICH IS THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAS TWO OPENERS, AND OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS TALK SALARY.
A MAXIMUM OF FIVE ARTICLES FROM THAT AGREEMENT WILL BE UP FOR RENEGOTIATION.
WE ALSO THIS YEAR WILL POINT AN ESP OR SUPPORT SERVICES NEGOTIATING TEAM BECAUSE WE NOW HAVE THAT CONTRACT UPDATED FROM LAST YEAR, AND IN THEIR AGREEMENT, IT IS ONE ARTICLE FROM EACH SIDE AS WELL AS SALARY.
WITH THE DIFFERENCE TRULY BEING THAT THERE ARE 15 ARTICLES IN THE SUPPORT SERVICES CONTRACT AND 25 IN THE TEACHERS.
THAT'S WHY THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBER BECAUSE THERE'S TRULY FEWER ARTICLES.
WE'RE KEEPING THAT TEAM SMALL WITH MYSELF, MS. HIGNUTT, MRS. SIACHOS, MR. ACKERSON, AND MR. ANGELONI FROM THE SUPPORT SIDE, SITTING IN AS WELL.
WE'D ASK YOUR APPROVAL OF THE LIST OF THE EXEMPT ADMINISTRATORS AND THE TWO NEGOTIATING TEAMS, WITH HOPES THAT WE WOULD START NEGOTIATING AFTER WINTER BREAK.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD PLAN ORGANIZED PLAN.
CAN WE GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE NEGOTIATION TEAMS AS PRESENTED?
>> SURE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE LIST OF EXEMPT ADMINISTRATORS.
IN ADDITION, THE TWO NEGOTIATING TEAMS AS PRESENTED BY DR. WILLOUGHBY.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THE EXEMPT ADMINISTRATORS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEGOTIATIONS TEAMS ALL IN FAVOR.
>> OPPOSE? CARY. THANK YOU, DR. WILLOUGHBY.
>> I THINK YOU CAN STAY RIGHT THERE.
>> PRESIDENT WAYMAN, DR. SIMMONS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, FIRST OF TWO POLICIES THIS EVENING TO BRING BEFORE YOU IS THE NEW POLICY FOR SERVICE ANIMALS THAT IS COMING BEFORE YOU FOR A SECOND READ.
LAST MONTH, WE INTRODUCED IT FOR THE FIRST READ.
WE ALSO LAID IT OVER FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> AT THIS POINT, IT IS HERE FOR SECOND READ AND POTENTIAL ENACTMENT IF THE BOARD SO CHOOSES.
THE POLICY IS IDENTICAL TO THE POLICY THAT WAS BROUGHT TO YOU LAST MONTH.
WE DID RECEIVE TWO COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY.
ONE WAS FROM AN EMPLOYEE WHO WAS VERY FAVORABLE TO THE POLICY AND SAID IF A STUDENT HAD A NEED, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD THING.
ONE WAS FROM A COMMUNITY MEMBER, AND MS. BARRY AND I WILL BE RESPONDING TO THAT COMMUNITY MEMBER, THAT COMMENT BASICALLY WAS NO, STAY AWAY FROM THIS POLICY,
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YOU DON'T NEED ANIMALS IN THE SCHOOL.THE REALITY IS THE LAW SAYS THE ANIMAL CAN COME IN THE SCHOOL NOW.
THIS POLICY ACTUALLY ALLOWS US TO REGULATE IT TO SOME EXTENT.
I UNDERSTAND THE PREMISE OF THE COMMENT, BUT THIS POLICY DOES NOT ALLOW THEM IN, THE LAW ALLOWS THEM IN.
THIS POLICY GOVERNS HOW WE DO THAT AND WE GO THROUGH IT.
WE'LL RESPOND TO THAT COMMENT AND JUST AND LET THAT GENTLEMAN KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
BUT THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED.
BECAUSE OF THAT, THERE WERE NO CHANGES, THERE WERE NO REVISIONS TO THE POLICY, AND IT IS BEFORE YOU NOW FOR SECOND READ.
>> I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR THIS ONE, AND ONE OF THEM IS AS FAR AS THE POLICY, WHAT'S THE TIMING IN PLACE AS FAR AS INSIDE, OUTSIDE, AND THEN TIMING, IS THIS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, IS THIS ONLY DURING CLASSROOM, WHERE IS THAT IN REGULATION OR WHAT PART, WHERE IS THIS?
>> THE POLICY REQUIRES THE USE OF SERVICE ANIMALS TO BE PERMITTED ON SCHOOL PROPERTY AND IN SCHOOL FACILITIES AT ANY POINT THAT THEY ARE IN USE, SO IN THE POLICY STATEMENT, IT DOESN'T SAY A TIME THAT IT'S NOT IN PLACE BECAUSE IF IT'S IN USE, IF IT'S A SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME, THEN IT'S.
>> IF IT'S A SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME, IF SOMEONE BRINGS AN ANIMAL THAT'S NOT A SERVICE DOG?
>> THIS POLICY GOVERNS SERVICE ANIMALS.
>> I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE A POLICY THAT GOVERNS NON-SERVICE ANIMALS.
>> OKAY. IS THAT UP TO THE ADMINISTRATOR AT THAT POINT IN TIME WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT ANIMAL, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> YEAH. I THINK THAT'S THE PIECE THAT SEPARATE FROM THIS POLICY, IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD NEEDS TO THINK ABOUT.
LEAVING IT UP TO AN INDIVIDUAL ADMINISTRATOR MIGHT PRESENT SOME CHALLENGES.
>> THAT'S A SEPARATE POLICY FOR ANOTHER DAY?
>> MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO TEST.
DR. ROB MAYBE LOOKING INTO WHAT'S OUT THERE, MAYBE THE RINGS?
>> I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS OF WHAT IT LEAVES OPEN FOR OR NOT BECAUSE I'M ASSUMING WE'RE THINKING ABOUT IF FOLKS ARE OR AT A SCHOOL EVENT.
>> JUST HAD A SCHOOL EVENT WITH AN ANIMAL.
>> BUT IT'S NOT A SERVICE ANIMAL.
>> BUT IT'S NOT A SERVICE ANIMAL.
>> ESPECIALLY THE WAY SOME OF OUR PROPERTIES ARE LAID OUT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THEY'RE EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR SOMEONE TO.
>> BRING IN A DOG FOR A BASEBALL GAME OR SOFTBALL GAME. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YES. EXACTLY, A BASEBALL GAME, A SOFTBALL GAME, A SOCCER GAME, OR JUST IN GENERAL, WALKING A DOG, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? EVEN AFTER, ON A SUNDAY?
>> THEN YOU CAN SHARE WITH THIS, RACHEL?
>> I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO ENCOURAGE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BRING ANIMALS OTHER THAN SERVICE ANIMALS BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL HAVOC THAT SOME ANIMALS MAY CAUSE, I'M SAYING THAT AS A DOG PERSON.
I KNOW THAT PEOPLE ON WEEKENDS WILL WALK ACROSS THE FIELD WITH A DOG, AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, BUT I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE WISE OR PRUDENT TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS, OR STAFF, OR ANYBODY TO BRING DOGS, OR CATS, OR PIGS, ACTUALLY, PEOPLE HAVE PIGS, TO A SCHOOL EVENT.
THERE'S ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS THAT COULD OCCUR LIKE BITES, BARKING, ANIMALS GETTING LOOSE, GOING ON THE FIELD.
>> IS THERE A POLICY THAT WE NEED TO PUT FOR THAT AT ALL? [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'M JUST THINKING AS AN [INAUDIBLE] POLICY.
[INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING] IF I CAN SAY THAT THEY CAN'T HAVE THE DOG ON THE PROPERTY, WHAT LEG DO WE STAND ON?
>> I'VE ANSWERED AND OPENED UP ANOTHER QUESTION, BUT MY QUESTION ABOUT THE SERVICE DOG POLICY WAS ANSWERED BUT THIS IS POLICY IS ABOUT SERVICE LAW.
>> BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, [INAUDIBLE] SERVICE [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING] IS A VERY SPECIFIC SITUATION.
>> SINCE THIS IS A SECOND READ AND EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICY AS PRESENTED,
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CAN WE GET A MOTION THAT WE GO ON AND ACCEPT THIS POLICY?>> SURE. ME? OKAY. YES. I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ENACT THE SERVICE ANIMAL POLICY AS PRESENTED THIS EVENING BY DR. WILLOUGHBY.
>> IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED THAT THE SERVICE ANIMALS POLICY BE ACCEPTED AS OF TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> ANY OPPOSE? SO CARRIED. THANK YOU, DR. WILLOUGHBY.
>> YEAH, ONE MORE. THIS IS A NEW POLICY PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU TONIGHT THAT I BRING BEFORE YOU FOR FIRST READING POTENTIAL ENACTMENT BECAUSE IT IS A STATE MANDATE, AND I'D LIKE TO JUST TALK THROUGH IT A LITTLE BIT.
TITLE OF THIS POLICY WITH A NEW CODE OF 33510, ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS TO STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
MR. HOWIE, IF I SAY SOMETHING INCORRECT, YOU'RE GOING TO JUMP UP AND TELL ME I'M WRONG, RIGHT? THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IS GOVERNED BY A FEDERAL LAW CALLED THE MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT.
WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT.
IT INCLUDES CERTAIN PROVISIONS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO ENROLL THE STUDENT IMMEDIATELY.
IF THE STUDENT'S EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO NECESSARILY SAY, WELL, YOU CAN'T ATTEND THE SCHOOL YOU'VE ALWAYS ATTENDED.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BEST INTEREST MEETING FOR THAT STUDENT TO DETERMINE WHERE ARE YOU RESIDING AND IS IT IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO GO THERE, TO STAY HERE? WE DO ABSOLUTE MAGIC WITH TRANSPORTATION, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO WITH TRANSPORTATION TO SERVE STUDENTS AND EXPERIENCES, BUT IT'S THE WHOLE MYRIAD OF THINGS.
RECENTLY, I GUESS LAST YEAR, MSDE CAME DOWN TO DO AN AUDIT OF OUR PRACTICES AROUND THE MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT, AND I WILL SAY, SORRY, IF THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT THING TO SAY, SOMETIMES MSDE TALKS ABOUT, WE WANT TO SEE YOUR POLICIES, AND IS IT A CAPITAL P POLICY OR A LOWER CASE P POLICIES? IF YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING AS FAR AS THE DIFFERENCE.
MR. HOWIE HAD EVERYTHING IN STUDENT SERVICES FOR HOW WE SERVE STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, HOW WE ELIMINATE THE BARRIERS FOR THEM, WHAT THE ENROLLMENT LOOKS LIKE, HOW IT WORKS WITH OUR COUNSELORS OR PPWS, YOU NAME IT, IT WAS ALL THERE.
IT WAS ACTUALLY SPREAD ACROSS, WE THINK SIX OR SEVEN POLICIES THAT HAD PIECES OF THIS.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WERE DOING EVERY SINGLE THING THE LAW REQUIRES, IF NOT MORE, AND MSDE SAID, "WELL, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE CLEANER IF YOU HAD A STANDALONE POLICY." WE WENT BACK AND FORTH ON THAT AND THE GUIDANCE CONTINUED TO BE DESPITE THE FACT YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD DO, IT WOULD BE CLEANER IF YOU HAD A STANDALONE POLICY.
THIS IS A STANDALONE POLICY THAT ENCOMPASSES EVERY SINGLE THING WE CURRENTLY DO TO COMPLY WITH THE MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT, BUT PUTS IT IN ONE SPACE SO THAT IF ANYONE SAYS, WHAT IS YOUR POLICY, HERE IT IS, AND PROPOSED REGULATIONS BEHIND IT.
THIS IS NOT GOING TO REPRESENT ANY CHANGE AT ALL.
IF YOU WERE TO PASS THIS TONIGHT, WE DON'T DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT TOMORROW THAN WE DID TODAY.
IT JUST PUTS IT ALL IN ONE SPOT BY STATE GUIDANCE. WE'LL MAKE IT SHORT.
THE ONE THING THAT IS IN HERE THAT I THINK, BECAUSE AGAIN, IT IS IMMEDIATE ENROLLMENT INTO SCHOOL, IT IS TALKING ABOUT WHAT SCHOOL IS APPROPRIATE, SETTING UP TRANSPORTATION, ELIMINATING BARRIERS FROM THE IEP, IF THAT IS SOMETHING THE SPECIAL-ED NEEDS TO HAPPEN, EVEN GETTING RESOURCES FOR THESE STUDENTS, THERE IS A PIECE IN HERE ABOUT IF A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COMES INTO CAROLINE COUNTY, AND THEY'RE TRANSFERRING IN AN 11TH OR 12TH GRADE, AND YOU HAVE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS THAT GO BEYOND THE STATE'S GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, YOU MAY WAIVE THOSE COUNTY-SPECIFIC GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS SIMPLY BECAUSE THE STUDENT IS COMING INTO YOUR SCHOOL AT NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN, AND THAT CAN'T HOLD THEM UP FROM GRADUATING.
IT JUST IS WORTH SAYING, CAROLINE COUNTY IS ONE OF THOSE COUNTIES THAT DOES HAVE A COUNTY-SPECIFIC GRADUATION REQUIREMENT,
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WHICH IS GETTING A CREDIT IN PERSONAL FINANCE.IF SOMEONE CAME IN IN 11TH GRADE, LET'S SAY, AND THEY NEEDED A COURSE LOAD FULL OF COURSES TO GRADUATE, WE COULD POTENTIALLY THEN WAIVE THAT PERSONAL FINANCE REQUIREMENT, THAT IS A LOCAL REQUIREMENT, BUT IT ALSO GOES ON TO SAY, IF IT CAN FIT, YOU HOLD ON TO IT.
THAT IS SOMETHING THERE THAT WOULD IMPACT US UNIQUELY BECAUSE WE'RE ONE OF THOSE COUNTIES THAT HAS THAT REQUIREMENT.
BUT IT IS EVERYTHING WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING.
>> IT WAS JUST THEY KEPT COMING BACK TO THIS, WE WISH YOU HAD ONE POLICY.
WE JUST WISH YOU HAD ONE POLICY, AND HERE'S ONE POLICY THAT DOES THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING IT, AND TOOK A PEEK AT IT BEFORE, AND IT'S VERY THOROUGH, AND WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU AND MR. HOWIE PUT INTO THAT.
I DO THINK THAT WE WANT TO STILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS TO HAVE A MONTH TO REVIEW IT.
>> IF YOU DON'T MIND, ROB. THE DEFINITIONS THAT ARE USED FOR HOMELESS CHILD OR YOUTH, I'M ASSUMING THAT THOSE ARE LIKE MCKINNEY-VENTO LANGUAGE TERM, NOTHING THAT WE'VE CREATED, SO THOSE ARE BY LAW, THE DEFINITIONS?
>> ANY OTHER THOUGHTS, BOARD MEMBERS?
>> WE'LL LAY IT OVER FOR A MONTH AND WE'LL COME BACK IN DECEMBER.
>> JUST POST IT FOR COMMUNITY INPUT.
I JUST LIKE US TO BE ABLE TO PUT IT OUT THERE.
>> I'M JUST LOOKING TO RACHEL, DOES THE BOARD NEED A MOTION TO LAY A POLICY OVER FOR A MONTH OR IS IT OKAY TO JUST DOT THE EJECTION?
>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED A MOTION FOR THAT.
[5. Reports and Presentations]
IS COMING BACK TO US WITH SOME FINANCE INFORMATION.>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WAYMAN, DR. SIMMONS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
TONIGHT, I'M BRINGING TO YOU THE FINANCE REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDED OCTOBER 31ST, 2025.
IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE I'VE DONE THE FINANCE REPORT, SO I JUST WANTED TO GO OVER IT BRIEFLY TO EXPLAIN WHAT EXACTLY WE'RE PRESENTING HERE.
ON THE LEFT SIDE, YOU SEE OUR CATEGORIES AND ACCOUNTS.
IT'S BASICALLY A BREAKDOWN OF OUR BUDGET AND ACCOUNT STRUCTURE.
GOING OVER TO THE RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THE BUDGET FOR EACH LINE ITEM, THE MONTHLY EXPENDITURES, ENCUMBRANCES AS OF THIS POINT IN THE YEAR.
ENCUMBRANCES ARE THE AMOUNTS THAT HAVE BEEN OBLIGATED BUT NOT SPENT, THEN WE HAVE THE YEAR-TO-DATE EXPENDITURES AND THE AVAILABLE BALANCE FOR THAT LINE ITEM, AND THEN ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF EACH LINE ITEM THAT HAS BEEN SPENT OR ENCUMBERED OUT OF THE BUDGET.
WE'RE ONLY FOUR MONTHS INTO THE FISCAL YEAR, SO THERE'S NOT TOO MANY OVERAGES YET.
SOME OF THE LINES YOU WILL SEE THAT ARE ABOUT 100% SPENT OR A LITTLE BIT OVER ARE SALARIES AND WAGES OR CONTRACTED SERVICES ACROSS MULTIPLE CATEGORIES.
THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE ENCUMBER OR OBLIGATE THE SALARIES AND WAGES AND CONTRACTED SERVICES FOR MULTIPLE CATEGORIES SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT MONEY IS SET ASIDE FOR WHEN WE ACTUALLY NEED TO PAY THE INVOICES LATER IN THE YEAR OR PAYROLL.
THERE'S MID-LEVEL ADMINISTRATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION, PEOPLE PERSONNEL SERVICES, HEALTH SERVICES, AND MAINTENANCE A PLANT THAT HAVE THOSE CATEGORIES, EITHER AT 100% OR A LITTLE BIT OVER.
>> THOSE AREAS USUALLY HAVE A HIGHER SPEND IN OUR BUDGET, SO IT'S NOT A CAUSE FOR CONCERN IT'S JUST SHOWING THAT WE HAVE SET THAT MONEY ASIDE FOR WHEN WE NEED TO ACTUALLY PAY IT OUT LATER IN THE YEAR.
THEN ALL THE WAY DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, YOU WILL SEE UNDER CAPITAL OUTLAY, THERE IS AN OVERAGE UNDER EQUIPMENT.
THIS IS DUE TO COST RELATED TO BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE DONE OVER THE SUMMER, AND THEY WERE NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE BUDGET.
THE OVERAGE IS ONLY $12,000, BUT BECAUSE THAT LINE ITEM HAS DECREASED IN THE BUDGET, BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE OUR LEASE PAYMENTS WERE PAID OUT OF FOR THE SPORTS SERVICES CENTER BEFORE,
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THE LINE ITEM HAS GONE DOWN SUBSTANTIALLY.IT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE OVERAGE AS A PERCENT, BUT THE GRANT SCHEME IS ONLY $12,000.
THEN ALL THE WAY AT THE BOTTOM, WE'VE SPENT ABOUT 72% OF OUR BUDGET AT THIS POINT IN THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS ON TRACK AND DOING PRETTY GOOD SPENDING.
THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS? I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
>> QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'VE BEEN BUSY.
>> SURE. MY REPORT THIS MONTH WILL NOT HAVE PICTURES BECAUSE I NEGLECTED TO HAVE MY CELL PHONE OUT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL TO TAKE PICTURES TO SHOW I WAS THERE.
[LAUGHTER] WE CCTC, I DID NOT WANT TO GET IN TROUBLE, BUT I NEGLECTED TO TAKE PHOTOS.
I REALLY JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE OPPORTUNITY I HAD TO VISIT NORTH CAROLINA AND CCTC, AND I REALLY HAD A FANTASTIC DAY.
THE STAFF MEMBERS ROOMS THAT I WAS ABLE TO VISIT MS. BARTS WAS WITH ME FOR PART OF THE DAY, MRS. WARNER WAS WITH ME FOR PART OF THE DAY.
HAD A GREAT TIME STARTING GOING INTO MR. BUFFA MAYER'S ROOM WHERE THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT WORLD WAR I, AND WILSON'S DECISION TO GET INVOLVED OR NOT.
WE MOVE FROM THERE TO HAVE A GREAT TIME IN DR.
CANNON OR CLASS WITH MRS. WARNER AND DR. CANNON, ALPHA 1 STUDENTS THAT ARE LARGELY STUDENTS WHO ALSO RECEIVE ML SERVICES.
IT WAS JUST A FANTASTIC ENVIRONMENT AS WELL FOR THOSE STUDENTS TO LEARN AND WORKING THROUGH THINGS, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE MRS. WARNER DOING SOME OF TIER 2 WITH A GROUP THAT WAS AWESOME TO SEE.
GREAT TIME STOPPING IN AND I WON'T CATCH EVERY TEACHER, BUT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT GREAT TIME STOPPING INTO MS. SCHILLINGS BIOLOGY CLASS. ENDED UP IN MS. BREEDING'S ART CLASS, AND THE ARTWORK THAT THE STUDENTS WAS DOING OR WERE DOING WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
FROM SOMEBODY WHO WAS NOT TALENTED WITH ART.
I ALWAYS SAY IT'S PROBABLY JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ONE OF THEM AS A TEACHER BECAUSE I SAW NOT ONE KID WHO COULDN'T DO SOMETHING REALLY WELL.
BUT IT WAS REALLY AWESOME TO SEE WHAT THEY WERE WORKING ON, AND THEN ROUNDING OUT THE NORTH HIGH EXPERIENCE, ENDED UP GOING INTO AN ALGEBRA 2 CLASSROOM, MRS. WINKLE BLOCK.
I'LL BE HONEST GOING IN BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE THAT ALGEBRA 2, AND TODAY'S ALGEBRA 2 IS MORE LIKE TRIG AND PRECUT WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, SO I WAS REALLY LOST FOR A SECOND.
THEN I'LL BE HONEST WHAT AN AWESOME TEACHER BECAUSE WITHIN NO TIME, I REMEMBERED WHAT AN IMAGINARY NUMBER WAS AND I WAS FOLLOWED ALONG WITH THE MATH.
THEN WHEN I GOT HOME THAT NIGHT, I FELT LIKE I ACTUALLY KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN MY CHILDREN WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT AN IMAGINARY NUMBER IS? I WAS LIKE, I WAS IN AN ALGEBRA 2 CLASS TODAY, SO I CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THIS CONVERSATION.
[LAUGHTER] BUT IT WAS A GREAT TIME AND SHE'S A NEW TEACHER FOR US HERE AT NORTH CAROLINA, HAD A GREAT TIME AT CCTC AS WELL.
MS. TOWERS WALKED WITH ME, GOT TO STOP IN TO THE COSMETOLOGY CLASS.
THEY WERE WORKING ON PEDICURES.
I DIDN'T WANT TO SCARE CHILDREN.
THE KIDS WERE DOING A GREAT JOB, WORKING ON IT.
A LOT OF KIDS WERE WORKING ON PEDICURES AND SOME WERE GETTING READY FOR THE A HALLOWEEN EVENT THEY DO THE NEXT DAY, AND WHAT THE COSMETOLOGY STUDENTS PUT TOGETHER.
ON HALLOWEEN IS THE WAY THEY DO THE MAKEUP EFFECTS IS REALLY COOL.
I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO MR. HALL'S CLASS AND THEY WERE WORKING ON BUILDING MOBILE WORKBENCHES.
SHOWED A CONCEPT THAT KIDS CAME UP WITH AND THEY WERE STARTING TO SPEC AND BUILD A FEW OUT.
REALLY COOL CONCEPT AND NEAT IDEA, AND THEN, OF COURSE, HAD A GOOD TIME IN AUTO CLASS, MR. BUTLER'S GROUP, AND MR. HALL'S GROUP.
THEY WERE WORKING ON SUSPENSION AND I GOT TO SEE A GROUP ALSO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX A BRAKE LINE THAT THEY ACCIDENTALLY BROKE WHEN THEY WERE GETTING SOMETHING ELSE.
IT WAS ALL SORTS OF CRINKLED AND BENT UP AND IT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE.
BUT THE GREAT THING WAS THAT WAS THAT BECAME A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE KIDS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THE BRAKE LINE THAT THEY WEREN'T.
THAT WASN'T ON THE AGENDA OF THAT DAY, BUT THEY HAD TO FIGURE THAT OUT AS WELL, HOW TO STRAIGHTEN OR GET ANEW AND HOW TO REPAIR THAT PIECE.
WAS NEAT SEEING THE STUDENTS WITH ALL THE HANDS ON LEARNING AND REALLY ENGAGED. HONESTLY, CAN'T SAY ENOUGH.
IT WAS A REALLY PLEASANT EXPERIENCE AT NORTH CAROLINE HIGH SCHOOL AND CCTC, AND HATS OFF TO THE STUDENTS AT NORTH HIGH, TEACHERS, THE ADMIN, REALLY WAS JUST A GREAT FEEL.
WHEN I WAS THERE ALL DAY, I REALLY ENJOYED IT, AND I WAS THERE ALL DAY.
>> [LAUGHTER] I DON'T THINK EVERY CLASSROOM, I WENT TO
>> MS. BARTS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE?
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>> SURE. I CAN SHARE A FEW THINGS.
I DID GET TO GO OVER TO NORTH HIGH FOR A LITTLE BIT.
WE ENJOYED OUR LUNCHTIME WITH SOME STUDENTS WHO SEEMED VERY EXCITED TO HAVE US JOIN THEIR LUNCH TABLE, WE APPRECIATED THE WARM WELCOME.
I DIDN'T FEEL NEARLY AS CONFIDENT AS YOU DID WHEN I LEFT THAT ALGEBRA CLASS.
BUT WHAT I DID ENJOY WAS SOME OF THE PROGRAMMING AND OPTIONS THAT THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO LEARN ON THE COMPUTER.
THE KIDS WERE GREAT ABOUT LETTING ME AWKWARDLY HANG OUT WITH THEM WHILE THEY WERE LEARNING AND EXPLAINING TO ME HOW A LOT OF WHAT THEY USED, AND I KNOW DR. SIMON SHARED IS REALLY INTERACTIVE WITH THE TEACHER.
THAT WAS REALLY NEAT TO SEE, SO I WAS EXCITED I GOT TO SPEND SOME TIME DOING THAT.
I DID MISS HAUNTED HALLWAYS, BUT ONLY BECAUSE I RAN OVER TO QUEEN ANNE AND WATCHED WITH CAROLINE'S BOYS SOCCER TEAM WIN THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP THAT NIGHT.
BUT THEY PLAYED LIKE A TEAM THAT HAD PLAYED TOGETHER FOREVER, AND I WAS REALLY EXCITED FOR MR. ALTON AND THE BOYS.
I KNOW THEY WENT ON TO FALSTON, AND THAT'S WHERE THEIR SEASON ENDED, BUT IT WAS REALLY COOL TO BE ABLE TO GET OVER AND SEE THEM.
SINCE SOCCER SEEMS TO BE A THEME FOR ME TONIGHT, I JUST WANT TO SHOUT AT LOCKERMAN, SO I THINK THEY MENTIONED TONIGHT THAT LOCKERMAN HAS PARTNERED WITH THE YMCA TO HAVE GIRLS AND A BOYS MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM, AND IT HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN.
THE STAFF, THE STUDENTS, THE BAND SHOWED UP ONE NIGHT FOR ONE OF THE GAMES, AND THE KIDS ARE JUST REALLY INTO IT AND A LOT OF SCHOOL SPIRIT AROUND IT.
I'M EXCITED THAT THOSE KIDS HAVE HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY AND THAT THE SCHOOL HAS REALLY EMBRACED IT THE WAY THEY HAVE.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE GIRLS WON TONIGHT, THEY'RE UNDEFEATED.
YES. I THINK THEY HAVE MAYBE ONE MORE GAME. I THINK SO.
IT'S JUST BEEN REALLY FUN TO WATCH IT WAS THE ONE NIGHT.
THERE HAD TO HAVE BEEN 100 PEOPLE OUT THERE WATCHING THIS GAME.
THE BAND SHOWED UP AND IT WAS JUST REALLY AMAZING.
>> I WANTED TO SHOUT THEM OUT FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
THEN LASTLY, I WORKED IN PATIENT CARE HALLOWEEN ON FRIDAY.
I GOT TO BE AT GREENSBORO ALL DAY, DRESSED UP AS POPCORN BECAUSE MY STAFF TALKED ME INTO DOING WEIRD THINGS.
BUT IT WAS NEAT. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN TO BE IN THE BUILDING.
I HADN'T BEEN IN A BUILDING FOR HALLOWEEN IN A WHILE WITH THE NEW ADMIN POSITION, SO IT WAS FUN TO BE THERE AND SO SOME OF OUR BABIES DRESSED UP IN THEIR FINEST HALLOWEEN COSTUMES.
IF YOU'RE NOT KEEPING TRACK, FRIDAY IS EXACTLY TEN WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR OVER, SO IN MY WORLD, THAT'S A QUARTER DONE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW THAT.
YES. GOOD MONTH IT'S NOVEMBER.
>> I GOING TO START OFF BY JUST TALKING ABOUT THE FALL FESTED.
>> COLONEL. PRETTY GOOD TO SEE THAT COME BACK.
>> THERE'S SOME IDEAS FOR NEXT YEAR, CAN WE I WON'T SAY ANYTHING TO A GOOD PUBLIC OR THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME GOOD STUFF COMING.
GOOD TO SEE THE FOOTBALL GAME AFTERWARDS, AND COLONEL PUT A GOOD SHOWING ON.
HOPEFULLY, THEY DO IT ON FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN THEY PLAY CAMBRIDGE AS WELL.
I THINK THAT'S A [INAUDIBLE] I 'M ALSO ATTENDED THE MAIN CONFERENCE.
IT WASN'T REALLY A CLASS, BUT IT WAS MORE LIKE A SESSION.
IT WAS PUT ON BY SOMEONE FROM ANN RUNDLE JUST THE FUNDING RESILIENCE OPENED UP MY EYES A LITTLE BIT MORE.
TALKED ABOUT THE BLUE PRIM, WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIPE.
MORE QUESTIONS, I THINK I QUESTIONED DR. SIMON'S QUITE A BIT AS I WAS SITTING THERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF UNKNOWNS, AND THEY KEEP PUTTING THIS TO US THAT WE GOT TO FIGURE IT OUT, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE FUND, SO YOU GOT A LITTLE BIT OF FUN ON YOUR HANDS COMING, I THINK.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND I DON'T THINK NOBODY KNOWS THE ANSWERS OTHER THAN WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO IT AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
>> I DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT FOR TONIGHT IT HAS BEEN A VERY BUSY MONTH DOING ALL DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT I DO THINK THAT'S BEEN THE MOTTO SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE BLUEPRINT HAS BEEN LET'S MAKE THIS BOOK AS WE'RE GOING ALONG BECAUSE EVERY TIME I'VE EVER BEEN TO ANY CONFERENCE ABOUT IT, IT'S BEEN WE'LL PUT THIS THING TOGETHER AS IT'S IN ACTION.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR.
>> THAT'S PERFECT. LIKEWISE, IT'S BEEN A BUSY MONTH, BUT I DID GET TO SEE THE LOCKERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND AND THE EVENT PUMPKIN PALOOZA.
THEY WERE EXCITED TO GET INTO THE PARADE SPIRIT A LITTLE EARLIER THAN THEY DID IN THE YEARS PAST WITH JUST DOING LIKE THE CHRISTMAS PARADE, I THINK SO THAT WAS CUTE.
THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB AND IT WAS A REALLY CUTE PERFORMANCE THAT THEY DID. THAT'S IT.
>> GREAT. I CAN SAY THAT THE MAP CONFERENCE WAS GOOD,
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AND I'M GLAD THAT WE ALL WERE ABLE TO GO THIS YEAR AND REPRESENT CAROLINE COUNTY, WHO WAS MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES.CAROLINE COUNTY MAYBE SMALL, BUT WE'RE DOING SOME BIG THINGS, AND IT'S COMING OUT AND THAT'S GOOD.
I WAS GLAD TO HAVE THE CHANCE TO SEE A NEW TEACHER AND HER MENTOR SPENDING TIME TOGETHER AND THEY'RE NOT COOPERATIVE TEACHING, BUT IT WAS THEIR PLANNING TIME AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY USING IT.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE WONDER WHEN WE HEAR THAT TEACHERS HAVE 40 MINUTES PLANNING OR WHATEVER.
BUT IT WAS PUT TO GOOD USE, AND WE WERE GLAD TO SEE THAT.
THEN MS. SLAUGHTERS FIRST WELL, SECOND YEAR TEACHER, AND WE WENT IN HER CLASSROOM AS WELL, SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE NEW PEOPLE GETTING STARTED AND HAVING SUCCESS.
>> I ENJOY MY HALF DAY VISIT, NORTH CAROLINE HIGH SCHOOL.
MR. MANGO, I REALLY WANT TO TELL THE BUILDING LOOKED GREAT.
>> I TOLD MR. SPIKER AS WELL, LIKE SENT HIM AN EMAIL SAYING SO.
PLEASE PASS THAT ON TO THE PEOPLE WHO DO THAT MAGIC BECAUSE IT REALLY STOOD OUT.
PUT YOUR BOOTS ON BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING READY TO GET REAL BUSY WITH ALL OF WHAT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR.
ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS? ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE BOARD ACTION THAT ANYONE HAS? THEN WE'LL TAKE A LOOK ON THE WALL FOR
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OUR NOVEMBER DECEMBER ACTIVITIES. THERE ARE QUITE A FEW.>> WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OUR NOVEMBER 18 EVENT THAT I HAVE THE 18TH RIGHT THE BOARD IS GOING TO BE MEETING UP AT.
>> ADMINISTRATORS, AND I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR ME.
OUR NEXT WORK SESSION IS COMING UP.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S 8:30, AND THE OTHER ONE IS 6:00 AT 8:00
>> OUR WORK SESSION THAT DAY, WE WILL HAVE OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS SESSION FROM OCTOBER, AND THEN THE OTHER COMPONENT WE HAD LISTED WAS A CONVERSATION AROUND OUR GROWER OWN EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING TO BUILD OUR TEACHER PIPELINE.
WE'LL HAVE BOTH OF THOSE FOR THE BOARD AND BE A GREAT CONVERSATION.
>> YES. THAT'S A 8:30 IN THE MORNING HERE AT THE BOARD?
>> YES, MA'AM. AFTER THAT, WE'LL BE HAVING OUR DECEMBER BOARD MEETING.
THINGS ARE REALLY MOVING ALONG QUICKLY, 10 WEEKS, AND BEFORE WE KNOW IT IT'LL BE 15 OR 20.
WE NEED A MOTION FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF OUR BOARD MEETING.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TWICE.
[LAUGHTER] THAT WE ADJOURN OUR CURRENT BOARD MEETING, ALL IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.