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This April 10th, 2025 regular meeting of

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the Fairfax County School Board will

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come to order. Please stand for the

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pledge of allegiance followed by a

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moment of silence and a performance of

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the national anthem by the Navy

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Elementary School Strings under the

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direction of Robert Salsberg and Tanya

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Stanley.

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To the

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flag

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of the for it stands one nation under

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God indivisible with liberty and justice

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for

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all.

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Heat.

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Heat.

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Heat. Heat.

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We have one more round of applause for

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those talented kids.

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Agenda item

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2.02, announcements. Mr. McDaniel has

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submitted a written request to attend

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tonight's meeting virtually due to

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personal reasons as he has child care

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conflict. He's located in Fairfax,

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Virginia. All those in favor of Mr.

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McDaniel's request. Miss Marin, Miss

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Dixit, Dr. Anderson, Miss Anderson, Miss

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St. John Cunning, Mr. Moon, Miss

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Seismarhiser, and myself, that is

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unanimous for board members present. Can

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Mr. McDaniel test his microphone and

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camera.

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I'm here. Thank you. Thank you.

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Mr. Dunn is submitted a written request

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to attend tonight's meeting virtually

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due to a medical reasons. He is located

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in Mount Vernon, Virginia. All those in

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favor of Mr. Dunn's approving Mr. Dunn's

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request. Miss Marin, Miss Dixit, Dr.

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Anderson, Miss Anderson, Missheiser, Mr.

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Moon, Miss St. John Cunning, and myself,

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that is unanimous for board members

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present. Mr. Dunn, will you test your

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microphone and camera? I'm here. Thank

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you. Thank you very

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much. If you'd like to review a copy of

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the meeting agenda, please see the back

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of the auditorium. To obtain copies of

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any items or supporting materials being

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presented tonight, please reference the

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QR code on the agenda or visit

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fcps.edu/boards. Tonight's meeting is

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being broadcast on channel 99 and

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livereamed on YouTube and our website at

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fcps.edu/livestream.

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Tonight's meeting is also being

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broadcast in Spanish on YouTube at

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youtube.comfcps and

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espanol. Agenda item 2.03, ArabAmerican

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Heritage Proclamation. I call on Mr. uh

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Moon for the proclamation. Thank you,

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Mr. Chairman. Just for your indulgence a

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little bit, let me get to

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that. Whereas April is a time to

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celebrate ArabAmerican heritage and

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culture. pay tribute to the

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contributions of ArabAmericans and

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Arabic speaking

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Americans. This year's theme,

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ArabAmerican heritage, honoring the

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past, inspiring the future, reflection

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the community's legacy while

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highlighting the next generation of

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leaders making strides in business,

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government, education, science, and the

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arts.

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And whereas nearly four million

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Americans trace their roots to an Arab

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country. Arab Americans hail from 22

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Arab nations and are diverse ethnically,

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religiously, politically, and

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artistically.

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And whereas for centuries, Arab

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Americans have made valuable

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contributions to every aspect of

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American society in medicine, law,

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business, education, technology,

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government, military service, culture,

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and inventing many groundbreaking

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innovations to include television

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transmission and LCD screens, waffle

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cone, emotion recognition technology,

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the iPod, and the phone, surgical

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developments, including the concept

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behind coronary bypass surgery and

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internet security advances such as the

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digital signature standard DSS.

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And whereas since migrating to America,

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people of Arab descent have shared their

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rich culture and traditions with the

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neighbors and friends while also setting

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fine examples as model citizens and

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servants. And Arabameans have also

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enriched our society by sharing in the

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entrepreneurial American spirit that

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makes our nation free and prosperous.

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And whereas two notable Arab Americans

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have influenced millions of people

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around the globe. Khalier Gibran was a

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writer, poet, and visual artist. He

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immigrated to the United States in

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1895 from Ottoman ruled mountain

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Lebanon, Borasarifet, now Lebanon. His

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best known work is the 1923 book, The

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Prophet. It has become one of the

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bestselling books of all time and has

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been translated into more than 100

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languages. Fairfist County Public

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Schools alumni Hora Kby is a is of

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Egyptian descent. She is a successful

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broadcast journalist and was a TV host

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of Dayline NBC and the Today Show. She

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attended for Hunt Middle School, then

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known as Steven Foster Middle School,

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and graduated from both Fort Hunt high

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school and Virginia Tech. And whereas

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the celebration of ArabAmerican ancestry

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and cultural heritage educates our

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fellow Americans encounters bias,

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misconceptions, harmful stereotyping and

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shares abuses by other ethnic groups.

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And ArabAmerican Heritage Month is an

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opportunity to celebrate the great pride

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and vibrancy of the over 100,000 Arab

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Americans in Virginia whose abilities

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and contributions strengthen Virginia's

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economy, diverse culture, and

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communities. And whereas Fairfest County

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Public Schools believes in fostering an

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inclusive community that empowers all

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students and families. ArabAmerican

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Heritage Month presents an opportunity

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to explore and appreciate the diversity

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that strengthens our community through

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classroom activities and educational

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programs. We aim to enrich our students

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understanding and appreciation of Arab

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American heritage.

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Now therefore, be reserved that the

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Fairfest County School Board hereby

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proclaims April as ArabAmerican Heritage

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Month and officially recognize the

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contributions Arab Americans have made

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to our society. We encourage the

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celebration of the collective ingenuity,

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creativity, cultures, and traditions of

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ArabAmericans and encourage

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participation in educational events

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honoring their contributions.

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So I move.

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Thank you, Mr. Moon. Is there a second?

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Miss Seismore. All those in

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favor of the proclamation, Miss Marin,

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Cunning, Mr. Dunn and Mr. McDaniel, will

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you verbalize your I see your hands now.

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Thank you, Mr. McDaniel. Mr. Dunn and

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myself. That is unanimous. The

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proclamation passes. Congratulations.

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Agenda item 2. Yes. Applause is in

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order. Agenda item 2.04, month of the

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military child proclamation. I call on

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Miss Marin for the proclamation.

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Whereas April is the month of the

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military child. This designation was

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established by former US Secretary of

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Defense Casper Weinberger in 1986 to

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acknowledge and honor our youngest

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military heroes and the significant role

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they play in our communities. And

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whereas the 2025 theme for the month of

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the military child is celebrating

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military child and youth building

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strongger character and relationships.

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Military youth show bravery,

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adaptability, and resiliency through

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frequently changing family environments.

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And whereas Virginia is home to over

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77,000 military connected school age

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students, more than any other state in

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the nation, Fairfax County Public

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Schools proudly supports around 13,500

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military-connected youth and their

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families. And whereas our military

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connected students bring a wealth of

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life experiences to our schools.

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Military families relocate frequently,

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leading their children to change schools

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and support networks with each move.

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These students know firsthand what it

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feels like to be the new kid and know

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how a welcoming attitude can help every

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new student. And whereas military

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connected children overcome many

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challenges and have unique experiences

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as a result of their parents'

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assignments at duty stations around the

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world. And whereas FCPS is honored to

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participate in the purple star

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designation program. The 96 FCPS Purple

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Star schools are recognized by the

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Virginia Department of Education and

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Virginia Council on Interstate Compact

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on Educational Opportunity for Military

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Children for supporting military

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connected students and their families.

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And we remain dedicated to ensuring all

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schools earn the purple star designation

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by the 20 26 the 26 27 school year. And

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whereas on April 9th, FCPS celebrated

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Purple Up Day, purple symbolizes all

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branches of the military as a

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combination of Army Green, Marine Corps

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Red, Coast Guard, Navy, Air Force, and

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Space Force Blue. Therefore, be it

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resolved that the Fairfax County School

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Board celebrates April as the month of

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the military child in recognition of

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military-connected students for their

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heroism, character, sacrifices, and

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continued resilience. This month

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provides a powerful opportunity to raise

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aware raise raise awareness and build

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support for these children. And

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therefore, be it further resolved that

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the Fairfax County School Board extends

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our appreciation for the service of all

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children for military families and

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encourage everyone to wear purple

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throughout the month to celebrate our

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military connected students and

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families. Thank you, Miss Marin. Is

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there a second? Second, Dr.

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Anderson. All right. All those in favor

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of the

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proclamation, Miss Marin, Miss Dixit,

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Dr. Mr. Anderson, Miss Anderson, Miss

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Seismoreheiser, Mr. Moon, Miss St. John

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Cunning, Mr. McDaniel, Mr. Dunn, and

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myself. That is unanimous for board

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members present. Congratulations. The

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proclamation

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passes. I would like to welcome One

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second. Yes. Deputy uh welcome Deputy to

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the Fort Belvore Garrison, Commander,

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Mr. Shaun C. Leah and all those here in

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support of the month of the military

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child proclamation to please join the

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board for a photo at the front of the

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deis.

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I would like to welcome all those here

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in support of the Arab American Heritage

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Month proclamation to please join the

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board for a photo at the front of the

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Agenda item 2.05 National Board

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Recognition. Good evening and welcome

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leadership teams, honores, and guests.

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We are pleased to recognize those

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Fairfax County Public Schools educators

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who have earned or renewed National

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Board Certification for the 2526 school

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year. It is my great honor on behalf of

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the Fairfax County School Board to

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recognize our national board certified

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teachers for their dedication and

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contributions to the education of our

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students. And now I would like to

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introduce the division superintendent,

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Dr. Michelle Reid.

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Thank you, Chairman Fr. Good evening and

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I would like to congratulate each of you

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on achieving or renewing your national

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board certification. National board

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certification is a rigorous and

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prestigious achievement and we are proud

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to be here to honor your commitment to

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excellence as educators. To you, our

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2025 honores, you're part of a very

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elite group of education professionals

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who can say that they have achieved

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national board certification. Over the

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last 24 years, over 500 teachers in

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Fairfax County have earned national

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board certification. As classroom

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teachers, you are 23 of the

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222 currently teaching in classrooms and

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serving in leadership positions across

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Fairfax County. National Board

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Certification embodies everything we

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hope to see in our teachers. This group

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of educators has demonstrated their

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commitment to high quality instruction,

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equity, family engagement,

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collaboration, and self-reflection on a

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national level. Thank you for sharing

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your gifts with the students, staff, and

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families of Fairfax County Public

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Schools. And now I would like to welcome

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one of our instructors from the national

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board certification course visa lam to

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read the names of our honores and

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congratulations again. Thank

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you. Good morning everyone. Oh no good

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morning. Good evening. I'm still like in

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my day zone I guess. Um at this time we

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will recognize teachers who have

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achieved national board certification.

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We invite you to use the QR code to

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access the digital program. I think it's

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going to come up there. Um the digital

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program for more information about each

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of our honores. Honories, when your name

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is called, please stand and remain

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standing until all honories are called.

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Melissa Johnson, Lake Bradex Secondary

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School. Patrick Noel, Caldwin Run

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Elementary School.

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Uh, additionally, we would like to honor

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the following individuals who are being

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recognized for achieving their national

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board certification, but were unable to

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come this evening. And they are Heather

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Hall from Westgate Elementary

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School. Kristen Bowersfeld, Terara

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Center Elementary

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School, Hannah Brown, Bailey's

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Elementary

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School. Lyanna Clark, Bailey's Upper

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Elementary

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School. Carol Dalmat, Madison High

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School.

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Rachel Juan Elmenorf, Holmes Middle

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School. Thank you all. Please join me in

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recognizing once again the

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accomplishment of all of the new

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National Board Certified Teachers.

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Congratulations and a big

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applause. Uh please be seated. Uh the

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following National Board Certified

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Teachers have renewed their

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certificates. Honories, when your name

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is called, please stand to be recognized

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and remain standing until the honories

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are called. Uh Julianne Braden, Lauren

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Hill Elementary

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[Applause]

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School. Laura Chammy, Madison High

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School. Francis Clark, Keen Mill

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Elementary School.

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Heather Jung, Holland Meadows Elementary

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[Applause]

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School. Lauren Kenny, Woodson High

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School. Rachel Morris, Lauren Hill

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Elementary

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School. Aliana Taylor, Hayfield

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Secondary School.

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Additionally, we would like to honor the

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following individuals who are being

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recognized for renewing their national

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board certification but were unable to

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attend this evening. Emily Kefir, H.

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Hearnden Elementary

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School. Bethany Leighton, Sangster

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Elementary

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School. Darren Misac, Lake Bradock

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Secondary School.

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[Applause]

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Megan Stanley, Cooper Middle

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School. Julianne Trimble, Bull Run

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Elementary

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School. Christa Vettle, Hayfield

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Secondary

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School, Jodsana Walampati, Madison High

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School, and Mary Wolf H. Hearnden High

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School. Congratulations to the renewed

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national board certified teachers.

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[Applause]

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At this time, we would like to invite

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the school board and leadership team to

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come to the dis for a photo with the new

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and renewed national board certified

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teachers. We're going to take two

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photos. The first will be with all

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honores and the second will be with all

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newly certified honores.

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So the second photo is with our newly

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certified teachers.

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All right. Agenda item. If board members

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could please return to their

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seats. Who's missing?

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Agenda item 3.01, community

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participation. The next order of

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business is community participation. We

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welcome all community members who are

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here and those who have signed up to

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speak this evening. Additional

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information about signing up to provide

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comments at regular schoolboard meetings

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and public hearings can be found on the

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schoolboard's website,

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fcps.edu/schoolboard.

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During the sign up process, community

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members acknowledged they were informed

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of the school board's expectations for

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proper decorum when providing comments.

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These expectations are also available

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online and with the printed agenda and

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meeting materials in the back of the

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room. We ask audience members to be

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respectful of one another. Shouting and

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outbursts will not be tolerated. Please

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hold your applause until the conclusion

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of a speaker's remarks. Audience members

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may not join speakers at the podium and

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should remain at their seats, including

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while recording video or taking photos.

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We're grateful for those who have come

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to speak to us today and thank you for

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your cooperation. Schoolboard members

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will be listening but not responding.

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Madame clerk, please call the first

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speaker. Student speaker number one.

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My name is Michael and I am currently a

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sixth grader at an FCPS elementary

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school. I will be attending middle

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school next year and I'm excited about

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the afterchool activity opportunities

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that will be available to my classmates

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and I if the funding does not get cut

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for them. Middle school can be a

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challenging time with increased academic

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demands and being in a bigger school

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with more teachers and expectations.

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Being able to participate in battle of

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the books or quiz bowl or be a part of a

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school musical are things that are also

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so important to the development and

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mental health of my fellow students.

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Providing us with additional outlets and

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opportunities for engagement beyond

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school work makes us more well-rounded

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and gives us the chance to develop

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varied interests and learn new skills

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that will help us as we continue our

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schooling and in life. I urge you to

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consider other school budget funds that

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could fund the crucial middle school

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after school activities program should

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the item be cut from the county budget.

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Thank you for your time.

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Kate Wilska.

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Most middle schools in the school

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district offer family and consumer

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sciences as an optional semesterl long

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elective. Whereas high schools have

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classes that fall under the umbrella but

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are

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not general and instead focus on

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specific careers like fashion design or

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hospitality. Students who didn't take

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general fax classes during their short

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time in middle school or move to the

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county later don't have the opportunity

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to. Not only are these classes not

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available for high school students to

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take, even when they are available in

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middle schools, many people simply don't

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take them. But the students who don't

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take facts are missing out on the

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benefits of it. While many high school

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vocational classes prepare students for

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different careers, they're lacking in a

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class that prepares them not just for a

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job, but for life in general. The skills

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taught in fax classes are wide ranging.

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Learning mending techniques can help

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students recognize quality and avoid

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fast fashion. Whereas learning how to

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cook and where food comes from can

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encourage better knowledge of nutrition

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and understanding of the impacts of

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farming on the

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environment as well as other skills such

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as childcare and budgeting. Many FCPS

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students don't see the benefit of these

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classes and as a result are missing out

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on an opportunity to be more prepared

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for adulthood. More high schools should

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offer general fax classes to give older

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students a chance to take a general

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class rather than one designed with

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vocational education in mind.

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Additionally, the idea of making a fax

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class a graduation requirement should be

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considered. There already a long list of

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classes needed to graduate such as core

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subjects like math and history and

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additional classes like personal finance

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and fine arts electives as well as

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others like foreign language being

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highly encouraged. It wouldn't be much

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more of a burden to require students to

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at some point between 7th and 12th grade

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take a fax class and the benefits of

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learning those life skills would last

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throughout their lives. Thank

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[Applause]

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you BB Aali.

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Good evening everyone. Dear Fairfax

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County officials, my name is BB

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Kobrazelli and I'm a senior at Hernand

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High School. I'm here to bring attention

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to a challenge that many students who

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are new to this country face. From my

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own experience, I know how difficult it

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is to start over in a new country.

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Despite all of that, I have been part of

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leadership taking dual enrollment and

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AVID classes. However, learning a new

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language, adjusting to a different

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school system, and keeping up with

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academic expectations can be very

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overwhelming. One of the biggest

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struggle for many students like me is

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the so exams. For those who do not speak

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English as their first language, these

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tests can be especially stressful and

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hard to pass. I know this struggle

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personally because I have not yet passed

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the science as the wall and I'm trying

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my best to pass it this year so I can

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graduate and receive my diploma. Many

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other students are in the same

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situations failing, pressured and

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anxious because uh passing these exams

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is required for graduation. I

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respectfully ask the county to consider

561
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making the process easier for students

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00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:11,679
who are still learning English, whether

563
00:31:11,679 --> 00:31:13,919
through extra support, testing options

564
00:31:13,919 --> 00:31:17,919
or other helpful solutions. Giving these

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00:31:17,919 --> 00:31:20,720
students more opportunities would make a

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00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:23,760
big difference. I am writing um on

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behalf of all the students who are new

568
00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:27,200
to this country in facing this

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challenge. I hope you will take this

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00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:31,279
issue seriously and find ways to support

571
00:31:31,279 --> 00:31:33,919
us so we can all have a fair chance to

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succeed. Thank you for listening.

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Ryana

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Quasi. Good evening everybody. Um my

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name is Rihanna Kazzy and I am the

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outreach specialist for Turning Point

577
00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:57,760
which is a program of the Fairfax Falls

578
00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:00,000
Church Community Services Board, a part

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00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:02,640
of Fairfax County. I am here today to

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tell you about a little bit about our

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program. Uh we are a program that

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00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:09,440
provides services to Fairfax County

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00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:12,320
residents that are experiencing symptoms

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of psychosis. So briefly, um symptoms of

585
00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:19,120
psychosis can include hearing um and

586
00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:21,919
seeing things that others don't. Um

587
00:32:21,919 --> 00:32:23,600
experiencing

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00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:27,440
uh behavior, unusual behaviors, unusual

589
00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:30,720
thoughts. So, uh, Turning Point has two

590
00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:32,640
different tracks specifically to address

591
00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:35,279
this issue in Fairfax County. We have

592
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one that is the, uh, first episode

593
00:32:37,919 --> 00:32:40,000
psychosis track. So, specifically,

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anybody who's experiencing symptoms

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00:32:41,679 --> 00:32:44,240
within, uh, the last two years is

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eligible for this program and the

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00:32:46,799 --> 00:32:49,840
high-risk track, which is anybody who's

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experiencing some general symptoms,

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00:32:52,159 --> 00:32:55,039
broader symptoms, um, but hasn't been

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00:32:55,039 --> 00:32:57,519
diagnosed yet. So this program is a

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00:32:57,519 --> 00:33:00,480
wonderful program. It uh provides so

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00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:02,399
many different services like caregiver

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00:33:02,399 --> 00:33:05,200
support, family support, psychotherapy,

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00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:08,000
case management, physical activity,

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really trying to build resiliency and

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self-sufficiency and re-engaging our

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00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:16,000
clients back into the community. So we

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are making an appeal to Fairfax County

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schools, particularly high schools, if

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they're noticing any symptoms in their

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00:33:21,919 --> 00:33:24,080
students or even parents, um to please

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make a referral. I can provide that

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00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:28,640
referral email for you after this um

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after this meeting and it's just an

615
00:33:30,799 --> 00:33:33,120
absolutely wonderful program and um we

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really want to work with schools. So um

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thank you so much and um I hope that if

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you have any questions please let me

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know.

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Frank Cole

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Mard, excuse

622
00:34:07,639 --> 00:34:10,800
me. Good evening. I speak to you tonight

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as a 50-year Fairfax County taxpayer,

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00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:16,480
father of three former FCPS students, a

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00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:18,320
Vietnam vet, and retired Voice of

626
00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:21,679
America journalist. My topic tonight is

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the school board's responsibility in

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00:34:23,839 --> 00:34:26,480
conjunction with FCPS administrators,

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00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:29,119
the staff, school admin, and teachers to

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00:34:29,119 --> 00:34:31,760
keep students safe and protected. This

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00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:34,079
responsibility is just as important as

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your responsibility to educate students

633
00:34:36,240 --> 00:34:39,119
in the academic disciplines and

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00:34:39,119 --> 00:34:41,919
partnering with parents. Some of the

635
00:34:41,919 --> 00:34:43,679
safety issues in question include

636
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student drug overdose incidents, human

637
00:34:46,079 --> 00:34:48,159
trafficking, sex trafficking, gang

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00:34:48,159 --> 00:34:50,280
activity,

639
00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:52,240
normalization/promotion of apparent

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00:34:52,240 --> 00:34:54,639
sexual acts, abortion as a means of

641
00:34:54,639 --> 00:34:57,599
birth control, and instances of gender

642
00:34:57,599 --> 00:35:00,560
dysphoria. Ironically, gender dysphoria

643
00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:02,880
is most likely brought on by topics in

644
00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:05,680
the family life education curriculum or

645
00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:07,960
the suggestive survey questions in

646
00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:10,800
socioeotional health or the health and

647
00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:13,359
human growth curriculum. Recently,

648
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Governor Ynan said in Virginia, parents

649
00:35:16,720 --> 00:35:18,160
have a fundamental right to make

650
00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:20,160
decisions on their child's upbringing,

651
00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:22,880
care, and education, and include schools

652
00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:25,680
notify parents if a minor student if a

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00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:27,680
minor student expresses gender in

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00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:29,920
congruence or request school

655
00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:32,000
participation in affirming their gender

656
00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:34,320
identity. Schools should gain parental

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00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:36,880
consent before implementing any related

658
00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:39,359
plans, including counseling. Raising a

659
00:35:39,359 --> 00:35:41,119
child consistent with their biological

660
00:35:41,119 --> 00:35:43,599
sex, including related mental health or

661
00:35:43,599 --> 00:35:46,560
medical decisions, is not parental abuse

662
00:35:46,560 --> 00:35:49,839
or neglect. This is common sense.

663
00:35:49,839 --> 00:35:51,839
Fairfax County Public Schools, however,

664
00:35:51,839 --> 00:35:53,839
is one of 12 school systems in the

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00:35:53,839 --> 00:35:56,079
Virginia that have a policy to deceive

666
00:35:56,079 --> 00:35:58,560
parents about their own children. I ask

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you to please recognize that keeping

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00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:02,320
secrets from parents is dangerous and

669
00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:04,320
among other dangers opens the door to

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00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:08,440
predators. It states calls parents

671
00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:17,349
abusive to raise their

672
00:36:17,359 --> 00:36:24,670
Jeffrey

673
00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:27,680
Aki. At the start of his campaign speech

674
00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:28,960
shortly after he was shoved by a

675
00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:30,800
radicalized would be assassin, Theodore

676
00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:32,560
Roosevelt said, "It is a very natural

677
00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:34,800
thing that weak and vicious minds should

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00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:36,960
be inflamed to acts of violence by the

679
00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:39,680
kind of awful macity and abuse that have

680
00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:41,760
been heaped upon me for the last three

681
00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:44,720
months by the papers. We need to teach

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00:36:44,720 --> 00:36:46,880
civics. There are few young persons with

683
00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:48,320
whom I speak who appreciate our

684
00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:50,720
constitution was mankind's very first

685
00:36:50,720 --> 00:36:53,200
governing document to state all men are

686
00:36:53,200 --> 00:36:55,599
created equal or anything remotely

687
00:36:55,599 --> 00:36:57,680
similar. They don't recognize our rights

688
00:36:57,680 --> 00:36:59,599
come from God not government and that

689
00:36:59,599 --> 00:37:01,440
our government is created to defend

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00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:03,680
those rights. Fortunately, children

691
00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:05,760
aware of those are homeschooled or

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00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:07,680
taught in private schools. We need to

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00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:09,920
teach history the good and the bad. For

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00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:11,359
example, in order to create a society

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00:37:11,359 --> 00:37:12,880
that liberated Americans from tyranny

696
00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:14,800
and create full equality, something

697
00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:17,119
grave was put off until a later date.

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00:37:17,119 --> 00:37:20,079
That date was September 1861, the Civil

699
00:37:20,079 --> 00:37:22,880
War. And the struggle continues. America

700
00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:24,880
is not perfect, but it is great because

701
00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:27,119
we confront the struggle. It is great

702
00:37:27,119 --> 00:37:28,800
because we treat history honestly and

703
00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:30,320
keep discussions open. It is great

704
00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:32,320
because we trust in the human spirit,

705
00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:34,480
not in government control. History shows

706
00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:36,160
us governments that need to control

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00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:38,320
always end badly. Our constitutional

708
00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:40,240
republic defends flourishing. It is in

709
00:37:40,240 --> 00:37:43,040
the defense of our rights so egregiously

710
00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:45,280
trespassed against us during co. It is

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00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:46,800
in the defense of our free marketplace

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00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:48,560
of ideas and open discussion without

713
00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:50,960
reprisal so dishonestly trespassed

714
00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:52,880
against our children with compelled

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00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:54,720
speech policies. And it is in the

716
00:37:54,720 --> 00:37:56,640
peaceful transition of power so

717
00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:58,480
desperately fought against by the weak

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00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:00,480
vicious minds who attempted to kill a

719
00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:02,240
presidential candidate, have incited

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00:38:02,240 --> 00:38:04,400
violence against justices, put men in

721
00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:07,839
women's sports, etc., etc. We do indeed

722
00:38:07,839 --> 00:38:10,880
need to love and cherish each soul and

723
00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:13,040
lift all to their greatness and their

724
00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:14,720
potential. It is misguided to teach our

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00:38:14,720 --> 00:38:16,240
children be racist, to enable their

726
00:38:16,240 --> 00:38:18,000
destructive behavior, and to conspire

727
00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,880
with them against their parents.

728
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Misguided. NDEI and FMLE. Thank you,

729
00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:37,069
Molly

730
00:38:37,079 --> 00:38:39,680
Sullivan. Oh, okay. Good evening. I'm

731
00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:42,400
here as an FCPS parent, teacher, and PTA

732
00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:44,000
president from the Sully and Springfield

733
00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:45,760
districts. I'm here to advocate for the

734
00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:47,440
afterchool programs and the employees

735
00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:50,480
who run them. I'm one of many residents

736
00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:52,240
uh who is in favor of the meals tax in

737
00:38:52,240 --> 00:38:54,160
conjunction with the real estate tax so

738
00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:56,079
we can keep our programs going. I'm

739
00:38:56,079 --> 00:38:57,599
asking you be more creative on how to

740
00:38:57,599 --> 00:38:59,680
increase our FCPS budget not tied to the

741
00:38:59,680 --> 00:39:01,119
county or state because they've made it

742
00:39:01,119 --> 00:39:03,119
very clear we can't count on them. Where

743
00:39:03,119 --> 00:39:05,200
can FCPS save money? Eliminate center

744
00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:07,119
AAP schools and require every elementary

745
00:39:07,119 --> 00:39:08,960
and middle school to have AAP endorse

746
00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:11,200
staff and multiple classrooms, saving $8

747
00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:13,920
million annually on transportation. Pay

748
00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:16,400
out PTO to FCPS employees corresponding

749
00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:18,160
to the step and salary at rate at which

750
00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:20,240
it was accumulated. Allow businesses to

751
00:39:20,240 --> 00:39:22,000
sponsor school events, clubs, name

752
00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:25,280
fields, auditoriums, staircases, etc. My

753
00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:26,400
ask tonight though is that the board

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00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:28,720
make a written commitment with Dr. Reid

755
00:39:28,720 --> 00:39:30,400
uh prior to the finalized budget that

756
00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:32,079
you will retain the afterchool program

757
00:39:32,079 --> 00:39:33,760
educators in their current schools

758
00:39:33,760 --> 00:39:36,000
should their programs be eliminated. Dr.

759
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,400
Reid was at GBW this week and she said

760
00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:40,880
she wanted to do that. Thank you. Uh but

761
00:39:40,880 --> 00:39:42,880
wanting to versus a written and uh

762
00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:44,800
binding commitment is different. After

763
00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:47,440
school programs employ 26 highly valued

764
00:39:47,440 --> 00:39:48,800
educators and with the threat of

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00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:50,400
eliminating their programs, they've been

766
00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:51,760
placed under what feels like a gag

767
00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:53,760
order, barred from using their FCPS

768
00:39:53,760 --> 00:39:55,440
emails, discouraged from disseminating

769
00:39:55,440 --> 00:39:56,800
information to their school communities

770
00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:58,560
about these proposed cuts. They've been

771
00:39:58,560 --> 00:40:00,640
forced to rely on us at PTAs to spread

772
00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:02,720
the word. Dr. Anderson, Miss St. John

773
00:40:02,720 --> 00:40:04,880
Cumning, and Miss Lady know firsthand

774
00:40:04,880 --> 00:40:06,240
from having worked in our schools how

775
00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:08,400
vital adults like them are. Uh they do

776
00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:09,839
much more than just run afterchool

777
00:40:09,839 --> 00:40:11,680
clubs. Taking away a safe, trusted adult

778
00:40:11,680 --> 00:40:13,280
in tandem with the after-school programs

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00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:15,599
will cause serious damage to the 23,000

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00:40:15,599 --> 00:40:18,000
students they impact daily. So please

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00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:19,760
commit to continue contracts for these

782
00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:21,359
essential educators regardless of

783
00:40:21,359 --> 00:40:26,670
budgetary constraints. Thank

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00:40:26,680 --> 00:40:45,670
you. Robert Ridby Jr.

785
00:40:45,680 --> 00:40:48,000
Good evening, Mr. Chair, school board,

786
00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:51,760
and wider community. My proposal tonight

787
00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:56,079
is that those of us on opposite sides of

788
00:40:56,079 --> 00:40:59,160
these really hot topics sit down

789
00:40:59,160 --> 00:41:04,200
together and eat and visit without

790
00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:08,079
discussing these hot topics. I have a

791
00:41:08,079 --> 00:41:10,560
friend with whom I disagree sharply

792
00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:13,920
about many things in the culture war. At

793
00:41:13,920 --> 00:41:16,160
this point in time, these topics are too

794
00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:18,960
hot for us to talk about. So, we visit

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00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:21,680
and we spend time and we eat. We read

796
00:41:21,680 --> 00:41:25,359
books that we both enjoy. Um, I talk

797
00:41:25,359 --> 00:41:28,400
about at other times the eraser of trans

798
00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:31,040
folk and the trauma and death to people

799
00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:32,200
in my

800
00:41:32,200 --> 00:41:35,440
community. He at other times speaks of

801
00:41:35,440 --> 00:41:38,119
things that he sees that are equally

802
00:41:38,119 --> 00:41:42,079
dire, but we can still sit together and

803
00:41:42,079 --> 00:41:45,680
see one another as human. Um, and I

804
00:41:45,680 --> 00:41:48,880
think that's what our community has to

805
00:41:48,880 --> 00:41:53,880
do. We have to sit down together and

806
00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:57,200
rehumanize one another. Otherwise, we'll

807
00:41:57,200 --> 00:41:59,240
get nowhere.

808
00:41:59,240 --> 00:42:02,640
Um, my friend and I have the luxury of

809
00:42:02,640 --> 00:42:05,240
doing this because we're not directly

810
00:42:05,240 --> 00:42:08,880
affected by the things that we fear. And

811
00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:11,599
I don't want to retraumatize or blame

812
00:42:11,599 --> 00:42:15,160
folks who are directly

813
00:42:15,160 --> 00:42:18,240
affected. But we cannot see one another

814
00:42:18,240 --> 00:42:21,920
as evil or dishonest. We must see one

815
00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:26,359
another as human in these

816
00:42:26,359 --> 00:42:29,040
times. I've really gotten off my speech

817
00:42:29,040 --> 00:42:32,240
here. Uh so so I'll just say thank you

818
00:42:32,240 --> 00:42:34,960
all for listening. If anybody wants to

819
00:42:34,960 --> 00:42:37,119
contact me, I'm sure you can Google me

820
00:42:37,119 --> 00:42:40,000
and uh find contact information. Thank

821
00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:41,510
you for

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[Applause]

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listening. Shella Mural

824
00:42:53,960 --> 00:42:56,720
Dear. Good evening, Dr. Reed, Chairman

825
00:42:56,720 --> 00:42:59,280
Fr, and school board members. I teach

826
00:42:59,280 --> 00:43:01,280
fourth grade at Westbrier Elementary

827
00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:03,119
School and I'm here to request your

828
00:43:03,119 --> 00:43:04,720
assistance and bring your attention to

829
00:43:04,720 --> 00:43:07,520
the fact that FCPS is not honoring

830
00:43:07,520 --> 00:43:10,079
teacher trainee uh years of full-time

831
00:43:10,079 --> 00:43:11,920
teaching experience on the step pay

832
00:43:11,920 --> 00:43:15,319
scale. This contradicts FCPS regulation

833
00:43:15,319 --> 00:43:18,800
4625, which explicitly states, quote,

834
00:43:18,800 --> 00:43:20,720
"Full-time teaching in a public school

835
00:43:20,720 --> 00:43:23,040
shall be allowed for experience credit."

836
00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:26,079
Close quotes. Hired in August 2021 to

837
00:43:26,079 --> 00:43:29,280
teach KT to6 on an APA scale. I was then

838
00:43:29,280 --> 00:43:30,960
hired to teach full-time under the

839
00:43:30,960 --> 00:43:33,520
teacher resident program created to fill

840
00:43:33,520 --> 00:43:36,880
urgent vacancies in 2022. I was then

841
00:43:36,880 --> 00:43:40,400
rehired in 2023 under the rebranded

842
00:43:40,400 --> 00:43:42,560
teacher traininee program. After

843
00:43:42,560 --> 00:43:43,920
fulfilling all the coursework

844
00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:46,319
requirements last month, HR cited a

845
00:43:46,319 --> 00:43:48,560
contract clause that discredits my years

846
00:43:48,560 --> 00:43:50,880
of full-time teaching experience and put

847
00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:53,680
me on the step one of the pay scale.

848
00:43:53,680 --> 00:43:55,680
Teacher trainees have fulfilled all the

849
00:43:55,680 --> 00:43:58,119
responsibilities of a contracted teacher

850
00:43:58,119 --> 00:44:00,880
unassisted. Our community trusts that

851
00:44:00,880 --> 00:44:02,880
the work of full-time teachers entrusted

852
00:44:02,880 --> 00:44:05,160
with their children's education is

853
00:44:05,160 --> 00:44:07,680
credible and therefore must be

854
00:44:07,680 --> 00:44:10,640
creditable. As a parent of two FCPS

855
00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:13,119
graduates, I certainly trusted that all

856
00:44:13,119 --> 00:44:15,000
our teachers were being treated

857
00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:17,359
equitably. Denying recognition of

858
00:44:17,359 --> 00:44:19,839
teacher trainees teaching experience

859
00:44:19,839 --> 00:44:21,599
sends a message that our years of

860
00:44:21,599 --> 00:44:23,599
full-time service and contributions are

861
00:44:23,599 --> 00:44:26,480
not valued. If those positions were not

862
00:44:26,480 --> 00:44:29,200
marked unfilled or vacant, shouldn't our

863
00:44:29,200 --> 00:44:31,920
time be credited? I respectfully request

864
00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:33,839
that my full-time teaching experience be

865
00:44:33,839 --> 00:44:36,280
recognized in accordance with regulation

866
00:44:36,280 --> 00:44:39,359
4625, allowing our service to be made

867
00:44:39,359 --> 00:44:42,400
whole by fair compensation of the work

868
00:44:42,400 --> 00:44:44,400
that we have diligently carried out.

869
00:44:44,400 --> 00:44:50,030
Thank you for your

870
00:44:50,040 --> 00:45:01,190
time, Robert Drummer.

871
00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:03,680
Good evening, uh, Chairman Fish, uh,

872
00:45:03,680 --> 00:45:05,599
Vice Chair Anderson, distinguished board

873
00:45:05,599 --> 00:45:07,760
members. I'm Robert Drummer. I'm a

874
00:45:07,760 --> 00:45:09,359
member of Omega 5 Fraternity

875
00:45:09,359 --> 00:45:11,839
Incorporated, the Omocrron Capaca

876
00:45:11,839 --> 00:45:13,760
chapter that serves primarily Western

877
00:45:13,760 --> 00:45:16,880
Fairfax, uh, H. Hearnden, and Restston,

878
00:45:16,880 --> 00:45:19,520
Virginia. I serve as chair of our, uh,

879
00:45:19,520 --> 00:45:22,319
Omega STEM committee as well as on our

880
00:45:22,319 --> 00:45:24,240
fatherhood and mentoring, uh, initiative

881
00:45:24,240 --> 00:45:26,319
committee. Uh however, I'm speaking

882
00:45:26,319 --> 00:45:29,119
tonight solely on my own behalf in my

883
00:45:29,119 --> 00:45:32,720
personal capacity and not in uh uh as an

884
00:45:32,720 --> 00:45:33,760
official representative of the

885
00:45:33,760 --> 00:45:35,440
organization or any other public or

886
00:45:35,440 --> 00:45:36,440
private

887
00:45:36,440 --> 00:45:39,200
entity. Um over the past three years,

888
00:45:39,200 --> 00:45:42,160
I've volunteered with our STEM program

889
00:45:42,160 --> 00:45:44,800
uh at Langston Hughes Middle School. We

890
00:45:44,800 --> 00:45:47,920
sponsor their VEX robotics team. Uh we

891
00:45:47,920 --> 00:45:51,119
also sponsor the aerial drone uh

892
00:45:51,119 --> 00:45:54,640
competition team at Reston Teen Center.

893
00:45:54,640 --> 00:45:56,240
And during the course of those three

894
00:45:56,240 --> 00:45:58,720
years, I witnessed personally these

895
00:45:58,720 --> 00:46:00,880
young people, middle school students

896
00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:02,200
grow and

897
00:46:02,200 --> 00:46:05,040
develop not only in their hard skills

898
00:46:05,040 --> 00:46:08,400
but in their soft social um and life

899
00:46:08,400 --> 00:46:10,880
skills. Um, additionally, one of our

900
00:46:10,880 --> 00:46:12,880
brothers, uh, Chuck Smith, who's a

901
00:46:12,880 --> 00:46:15,599
former math instructor, has volunteered

902
00:46:15,599 --> 00:46:18,880
as a tutor at Rest and Teen Center, uh,

903
00:46:18,880 --> 00:46:21,680
for math, as well as volunteered last

904
00:46:21,680 --> 00:46:26,359
year at the VIP summer camp.

905
00:46:26,359 --> 00:46:30,880
Um, in addition to our robotics and STEM

906
00:46:30,880 --> 00:46:34,000
programs, we also sponsor awards for the

907
00:46:34,000 --> 00:46:36,800
Fairfax County Science Fair, uh, which

908
00:46:36,800 --> 00:46:39,920
is a pipeline through the middle school,

909
00:46:39,920 --> 00:46:42,240
uh, STEM and robotics programs and drone

910
00:46:42,240 --> 00:46:44,920
programs. So, as you consider the

911
00:46:44,920 --> 00:46:47,839
FY26 budget, particularly the efforts to

912
00:46:47,839 --> 00:46:50,079
eliminate the after-school program

913
00:46:50,079 --> 00:46:53,200
funding for middle school uh activities,

914
00:46:53,200 --> 00:46:56,800
I we beg you to reconsider uh that as

915
00:46:56,800 --> 00:47:00,000
these funds are uh indispensable in

916
00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:02,640
helping these kids uh particularly many

917
00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:12,950
of them from marginalized communities.

918
00:47:12,960 --> 00:47:14,720
Please play the video testimony

919
00:47:14,720 --> 00:47:18,560
submitted by Stephanie Lenquist Aurora.

920
00:47:18,560 --> 00:47:19,400
Good

921
00:47:19,400 --> 00:47:22,160
evening. A is for the aviator Amelia

922
00:47:22,160 --> 00:47:23,920
Heheart. This is how an appropriate

923
00:47:23,920 --> 00:47:25,440
public school display celebrating

924
00:47:25,440 --> 00:47:27,920
Women's History Month would have begun.

925
00:47:27,920 --> 00:47:29,520
Instead, West Springfield High School

926
00:47:29,520 --> 00:47:30,720
experienced something entirely

927
00:47:30,720 --> 00:47:32,560
different. A divisive and inappropriate

928
00:47:32,560 --> 00:47:34,319
display that began with A is for

929
00:47:34,319 --> 00:47:36,240
abortion accompanied by the image of a

930
00:47:36,240 --> 00:47:38,240
coat hanger. I could go on here to

931
00:47:38,240 --> 00:47:40,160
discuss the other aborant posters in the

932
00:47:40,160 --> 00:47:42,240
display which Dr. Reid explicitly

933
00:47:42,240 --> 00:47:44,960
classified as critical thinking and all

934
00:47:44,960 --> 00:47:46,800
12 of the schoolboard members also

935
00:47:46,800 --> 00:47:48,400
supported with their cowardly silence

936
00:47:48,400 --> 00:47:50,720
when asked to comment via email. In

937
00:47:50,720 --> 00:47:52,560
reality, the display was politically

938
00:47:52,560 --> 00:47:54,960
one-sided and undeniably controversial.

939
00:47:54,960 --> 00:47:56,560
In the future, students might wish to

940
00:47:56,560 --> 00:47:58,240
hang signs in the hallway that cover a

941
00:47:58,240 --> 00:48:00,319
variety of themes and issues. I'm all

942
00:48:00,319 --> 00:48:02,160
for free speech, which is why I object

943
00:48:02,160 --> 00:48:04,400
to your compelled pronouns policy. So,

944
00:48:04,400 --> 00:48:06,160
let me ask you this. Is it district

945
00:48:06,160 --> 00:48:07,680
policy to allow students to hang

946
00:48:07,680 --> 00:48:08,880
whatever they would like to in the

947
00:48:08,880 --> 00:48:11,200
hallways? If so, please do make that

948
00:48:11,200 --> 00:48:13,359
clear. I suppose you wouldn't object to,

949
00:48:13,359 --> 00:48:14,960
for example, a display supporting the

950
00:48:14,960 --> 00:48:16,880
Second Amendment featuring an image of

951
00:48:16,880 --> 00:48:18,560
Lieutenant Governor Winston Sears, a

952
00:48:18,560 --> 00:48:20,280
proud Marine Corps veteran holding a

953
00:48:20,280 --> 00:48:22,800
rifle. Controversial issues distract

954
00:48:22,800 --> 00:48:24,400
public schools from their mission, of

955
00:48:24,400 --> 00:48:26,400
which he seemed to have lost sight. The

956
00:48:26,400 --> 00:48:28,640
most recent So data reflects poorly on

957
00:48:28,640 --> 00:48:31,280
the district. 22% of SCPS students

958
00:48:31,280 --> 00:48:34,640
failed reading, 72% failed writing, 24%

959
00:48:34,640 --> 00:48:37,920
failed math, 27% failed science, and 59%

960
00:48:37,920 --> 00:48:40,720
failed history. FCPS is at the center of

961
00:48:40,720 --> 00:48:42,160
yet another national scandal in

962
00:48:42,160 --> 00:48:43,520
education because of its poor

963
00:48:43,520 --> 00:48:45,359
leadership. You could have acknowledged

964
00:48:45,359 --> 00:48:47,119
the divisiveness of the display and

965
00:48:47,119 --> 00:48:49,200
removed it immediately, but you didn't.

966
00:48:49,200 --> 00:48:51,040
Our tax dollars should not be funding

967
00:48:51,040 --> 00:48:52,880
projects and curricula for children that

968
00:48:52,880 --> 00:48:54,720
violate many of our principles and

969
00:48:54,720 --> 00:48:56,800
religious beliefs. Why is it that

970
00:48:56,800 --> 00:48:58,880
whenever faced with an 8020 issue, you

971
00:48:58,880 --> 00:49:00,960
irrationally choose the 20? The way you

972
00:49:00,960 --> 00:49:02,960
handle the ABC's to me display reflects

973
00:49:02,960 --> 00:49:04,960
your biases and willingness to engage in

974
00:49:04,960 --> 00:49:06,800
viewpoint discrimination against

975
00:49:06,800 --> 00:49:08,480
students who overtly objected to the

976
00:49:08,480 --> 00:49:10,800
exhibit. District leadership should set

977
00:49:10,800 --> 00:49:12,800
a better example for its students moving

978
00:49:12,800 --> 00:49:17,670
forward. Thank you,

979
00:49:17,680 --> 00:49:19,599
Chair Fr. That was our last public

980
00:49:19,599 --> 00:49:22,000
speaker. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Agenda

981
00:49:22,000 --> 00:49:24,000
item 4.01, student representative

982
00:49:24,000 --> 00:49:26,319
matters. Miss Sant is attending an event

983
00:49:26,319 --> 00:49:28,640
with her future university tonight. I

984
00:49:28,640 --> 00:49:31,280
will let her break the news uh and

985
00:49:31,280 --> 00:49:33,680
regretfully could not attend tonight's

986
00:49:33,680 --> 00:49:35,280
meeting. So, we will skip student

987
00:49:35,280 --> 00:49:37,440
representative matters and hear from her

988
00:49:37,440 --> 00:49:41,280
next meeting. Agenda item 5.01 action

989
00:49:41,280 --> 00:49:43,160
item certification of closed meeting

990
00:49:43,160 --> 00:49:45,200
compliance. In order to comply with

991
00:49:45,200 --> 00:49:46,520
section 2.2-3712D

992
00:49:46,520 --> 00:49:49,280
2-3712D of the Code of Virginia. It is

993
00:49:49,280 --> 00:49:50,800
necessary for the board to certify that

994
00:49:50,800 --> 00:49:52,240
since the Fairfax County School Board

995
00:49:52,240 --> 00:49:53,960
convened a closed meeting on April 10th,

996
00:49:53,960 --> 00:49:56,319
2025. To the best of each board members

997
00:49:56,319 --> 00:49:57,920
knowledge, only public business matters

998
00:49:57,920 --> 00:50:00,160
lawfully exempted from open meeting

999
00:50:00,160 --> 00:50:02,079
requirements and only such public

1000
00:50:02,079 --> 00:50:03,760
business matters as were identified in

1001
00:50:03,760 --> 00:50:05,760
the motion convening the closed meeting

1002
00:50:05,760 --> 00:50:08,000
were heard, discussed, or considered by

1003
00:50:08,000 --> 00:50:10,079
the board during the closed meeting. Do

1004
00:50:10,079 --> 00:50:11,559
I have a

1005
00:50:11,559 --> 00:50:14,079
motion? Mr. Moon, do I have a second?

1006
00:50:14,079 --> 00:50:17,280
Miss Seismore. All those in favor, Miss

1007
00:50:17,280 --> 00:50:22,000
Marin, Miss Dixit, Dr. Anderson, Miss Seismarhiser, Mr. Moon,

1008
00:50:22,000 --> 00:50:23,240
Miss St. John

1009
00:50:23,240 --> 00:50:27,760
Cunning, Mr. Dunn, and myself. Uh, and

1010
00:50:27,760 --> 00:50:30,200
anybody opposed?

1011
00:50:30,200 --> 00:50:34,280
Abstensions. Mr. McDaniel. The motion

1012
00:50:34,280 --> 00:50:37,599
carries. Agenda item 5.02, action item,

1013
00:50:37,599 --> 00:50:39,359
confirmation of action taken in closed

1014
00:50:39,359 --> 00:50:41,839
meeting. I call on Miss Dixit for a

1015
00:50:41,839 --> 00:50:44,400
motion. I move that the school board

1016
00:50:44,400 --> 00:50:46,160
authorize the superintendent and legal

1017
00:50:46,160 --> 00:50:48,240
council to negotiate the acquisition of

1018
00:50:48,240 --> 00:50:50,880
certain real property, real estate

1019
00:50:50,880 --> 00:50:53,119
property for a public purpose according

1020
00:50:53,119 --> 00:50:54,960
to the terms and condition discussed in

1021
00:50:54,960 --> 00:50:57,520
close session. Is there a second?

1022
00:50:57,520 --> 00:50:59,920
Mr. Dunn. All those in favor of

1023
00:50:59,920 --> 00:51:02,800
the motion, Miss Dixit, Dr. Anderson,

1024
00:51:02,800 --> 00:51:05,040
Miss Anderson, Miss Seismore, Mr. Moon,

1025
00:51:05,040 --> 00:51:06,200
Miss St. John

1026
00:51:06,200 --> 00:51:09,520
Cunning, Mr. Dunn, and myself. All those

1027
00:51:09,520 --> 00:51:12,280
opposed, Miss Marin.

1028
00:51:12,280 --> 00:51:14,400
Abstensions. Mr. McDaniel, will the

1029
00:51:14,400 --> 00:51:16,720
clerk read the vote?

1030
00:51:16,720 --> 00:51:22,630
is 811. The motion carries.

1031
00:51:22,640 --> 00:51:24,240
All right. Agenda

1032
00:51:24,240 --> 00:51:27,440
item 5.03, action item, financial year

1033
00:51:27,440 --> 00:51:29,200
2025, third quarter budget review. I

1034
00:51:29,200 --> 00:51:40,630
call in Mr. McDaniel for a motion.

1035
00:51:40,640 --> 00:51:42,839
I move that the school board approve the

1036
00:51:42,839 --> 00:51:45,359
FY2025 third quarter budget review as

1037
00:51:45,359 --> 00:51:47,040
detailed in the agenda item on board

1038
00:51:47,040 --> 00:51:49,680
docs. Is there a second? Second. Miss

1039
00:51:49,680 --> 00:51:51,680
Seismore Heiser. Mr. McDaniel, would you

1040
00:51:51,680 --> 00:51:54,400
like to speak to your motion? Uh just

1041
00:51:54,400 --> 00:51:56,000
want to echo what I said at the last

1042
00:51:56,000 --> 00:51:58,000
meeting. Uh this is a fairly routine

1043
00:51:58,000 --> 00:52:01,920
item. Um you know, we we the budgeting

1044
00:52:01,920 --> 00:52:03,599
uh process is one where there's really

1045
00:52:03,599 --> 00:52:05,119
just not a lot of wiggle room. And I

1046
00:52:05,119 --> 00:52:06,720
think if I recall correctly, this

1047
00:52:06,720 --> 00:52:08,119
represents a

1048
00:52:08,119 --> 00:52:11,119
0.015% variance of the overall budget.

1049
00:52:11,119 --> 00:52:12,800
Um, and that and the funding is going

1050
00:52:12,800 --> 00:52:14,960
into safety, mostly safety and security

1051
00:52:14,960 --> 00:52:17,040
priorities. Uh, so I'm happy to move

1052
00:52:17,040 --> 00:52:19,119
this forward and uh, thank you to Lee

1053
00:52:19,119 --> 00:52:20,559
and her staff as always for the hard

1054
00:52:20,559 --> 00:52:24,160
work you put into the budget.

1055
00:52:24,160 --> 00:52:25,760
Thank you, Mr. McDaniel. Miss

1056
00:52:25,760 --> 00:52:27,040
Seismarhiser, would you like to speak to

1057
00:52:27,040 --> 00:52:30,000
your second? Yeah, just briefly. Um, I

1058
00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:31,280
wanted to first start by saying I really

1059
00:52:31,280 --> 00:52:33,040
thank our budget team, budget staff as

1060
00:52:33,040 --> 00:52:34,960
well. Well, this is a very detailed um

1061
00:52:34,960 --> 00:52:36,400
review that we do, you know, every

1062
00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:38,720
quarter on the budget and down to the to

1063
00:52:38,720 --> 00:52:39,920
the penny is very actually very

1064
00:52:39,920 --> 00:52:41,920
impressive in the with such a large

1065
00:52:41,920 --> 00:52:44,079
budget. So, we really do a quite a good

1066
00:52:44,079 --> 00:52:45,920
audit review of our budget every quarter

1067
00:52:45,920 --> 00:52:47,599
and to get the details of the changes.

1068
00:52:47,599 --> 00:52:49,920
Um I'm really excited to see that we

1069
00:52:49,920 --> 00:52:52,160
have 6 million additional dollars for

1070
00:52:52,160 --> 00:52:53,599
towards safety and security that came

1071
00:52:53,599 --> 00:52:57,280
out of I believe our lawsuit against vaping and that is going to be

1072
00:52:57,280 --> 00:52:59,520
used towards all sorts of great ways

1073
00:52:59,520 --> 00:53:01,440
including panic alert system, security

1074
00:53:01,440 --> 00:53:03,359
camera

1075
00:53:03,359 --> 00:53:06,079
600,000. Sorry. Sorry. 600,000, not six

1076
00:53:06,079 --> 00:53:09,359
million. I was a little too excited. So,

1077
00:53:09,359 --> 00:53:10,880
$600,000

1078
00:53:10,880 --> 00:53:13,200
um using to security cameras, panic

1079
00:53:13,200 --> 00:53:14,720
alert systems, and all sorts of other

1080
00:53:14,720 --> 00:53:16,319
safety and security measures. So, I

1081
00:53:16,319 --> 00:53:18,160
think um I hear about that a lot from

1082
00:53:18,160 --> 00:53:19,839
our constituents. I think we all do

1083
00:53:19,839 --> 00:53:21,520
about ensuring our schools are safe and

1084
00:53:21,520 --> 00:53:22,960
secure and our students feel safe and

1085
00:53:22,960 --> 00:53:24,880
secure. So, this is a great way of using

1086
00:53:24,880 --> 00:53:26,480
some of that funding. So, I'm excited to

1087
00:53:26,480 --> 00:53:28,880
see that. And beyond that, I'm um I

1088
00:53:28,880 --> 00:53:30,319
thank our budget staff again and Dr.

1089
00:53:30,319 --> 00:53:34,160
Reid for your hard work. Thank you, Miss Seismarheiser. Dr.

1090
00:53:34,160 --> 00:53:36,480
Anderson.

1091
00:53:36,480 --> 00:53:38,720
Yes, thank you. I too am very excited to

1092
00:53:38,720 --> 00:53:41,520
see that allocation to um security

1093
00:53:41,520 --> 00:53:43,839
because I do remember when um with the

1094
00:53:43,839 --> 00:53:46,720
former board when that a when that um

1095
00:53:46,720 --> 00:53:48,720
lawsuit was awarded to us. That was the

1096
00:53:48,720 --> 00:53:51,040
goal that it'd be utilized to help

1097
00:53:51,040 --> 00:53:53,040
counter some of the harm that's been

1098
00:53:53,040 --> 00:53:55,359
done. Um so very excited to see that.

1099
00:53:55,359 --> 00:53:59,440
Just a couple of questions. Um I I guess

1100
00:53:59,440 --> 00:54:03,040
Dr. to read or Miss Burden the grants

1101
00:54:03,040 --> 00:54:05,839
for 653

1102
00:54:05,839 --> 00:54:07,000
um roughly

1103
00:54:07,000 --> 00:54:11,440
$1,000 um that has 3.5 positions for the

1104
00:54:11,440 --> 00:54:15,040
magnet schools assistance program. Can

1105
00:54:15,040 --> 00:54:16,960
you speak a little bit about that? I am

1106
00:54:16,960 --> 00:54:21,280
unsure what that relates to.

1107
00:54:21,280 --> 00:54:26,240
I believe that's the Monatory Grant.

1108
00:54:26,240 --> 00:54:29,920
Yes. Yes, we received a monastery grant

1109
00:54:29,920 --> 00:54:32,079
I believe u we have briefed the board on

1110
00:54:32,079 --> 00:54:34,400
that and we do need to begin hiring for

1111
00:54:34,400 --> 00:54:36,960
that. I had made the connection. Thank

1112
00:54:36,960 --> 00:54:39,040
you for that. And the other question was

1113
00:54:39,040 --> 00:54:42,079
regarding the additional roughly $48,000

1114
00:54:42,079 --> 00:54:44,880
in the nutrition grant. Um how is that

1115
00:54:44,880 --> 00:54:46,640
be how will that be used? Is that

1116
00:54:46,640 --> 00:54:48,559
earmarked for some particular activity

1117
00:54:48,559 --> 00:54:50,640
or just back to the general uh food and

1118
00:54:50,640 --> 00:54:55,510
nutrition fund? Miss Burton,

1119
00:54:55,520 --> 00:55:00,480
I'm gonna ask Mr. Mute to speak to that.

1120
00:55:00,480 --> 00:55:01,599
We're going to have to get back with you

1121
00:55:01,599 --> 00:55:03,920
on that. I'm so sorry. Say that again.

1122
00:55:03,920 --> 00:55:04,960
We're going to have to get back with you

1123
00:55:04,960 --> 00:55:07,680
on that. Okay. Thank you. Um those were

1124
00:55:07,680 --> 00:55:09,920
all my questions. Thank you, Dr.

1125
00:55:09,920 --> 00:55:13,670
Anderson. Miss Marin.

1126
00:55:13,680 --> 00:55:16,480
Yes. Thank you. I think um you know I

1127
00:55:16,480 --> 00:55:19,680
would love to see the board talk more in

1128
00:55:19,680 --> 00:55:22,079
depth about um the spending and the

1129
00:55:22,079 --> 00:55:24,079
expenses and the budgeting and really

1130
00:55:24,079 --> 00:55:26,079
it's not really a budget, it's what's

1131
00:55:26,079 --> 00:55:29,200
gone out. So I think you know being

1132
00:55:29,200 --> 00:55:30,640
really intentional and focused on

1133
00:55:30,640 --> 00:55:32,800
talking about the spending and

1134
00:55:32,800 --> 00:55:34,960
continuing to expand it to be a one

1135
00:55:34,960 --> 00:55:37,920
Fairfax approach. I just can't help but

1136
00:55:37,920 --> 00:55:40,240
read this third quarter budget and think

1137
00:55:40,240 --> 00:55:41,599
about what we're going to vote on in

1138
00:55:41,599 --> 00:55:43,599
just a few weeks and know that the

1139
00:55:43,599 --> 00:55:46,079
funders, the county board of supervisors

1140
00:55:46,079 --> 00:55:49,079
have um offered a shortfall of $150

1141
00:55:49,079 --> 00:55:51,599
million, which is really to pay for the

1142
00:55:51,599 --> 00:55:53,280
raises for our staff and be more

1143
00:55:53,280 --> 00:55:54,880
competitive. That's really the biggest

1144
00:55:54,880 --> 00:55:56,640
thing in there. And people keep asking

1145
00:55:56,640 --> 00:55:58,000
me, well, what's going to be cut? What

1146
00:55:58,000 --> 00:56:01,040
are you going to cut? Well, we really

1147
00:56:01,040 --> 00:56:02,559
can't cut that much more if you want

1148
00:56:02,559 --> 00:56:05,119
people in buildings teaching children.

1149
00:56:05,119 --> 00:56:07,599
Um, so I just wanted to confirm that the

1150
00:56:07,599 --> 00:56:10,160
board all knew um the facts, you know,

1151
00:56:10,160 --> 00:56:11,920
that and the public as well that we were

1152
00:56:11,920 --> 00:56:13,680
all on the same page. So, you know, that

1153
00:56:13,680 --> 00:56:15,040
middle school after school programs we

1154
00:56:15,040 --> 00:56:16,720
heard our students and community talk so

1155
00:56:16,720 --> 00:56:19,440
eloquently about. It's $4 million in

1156
00:56:19,440 --> 00:56:22,400
savings and it's a program that supports

1157
00:56:22,400 --> 00:56:26,319
um 20 is it 23 23,000 students. However,

1158
00:56:26,319 --> 00:56:28,079
I think a student Dr. Anderson told me

1159
00:56:28,079 --> 00:56:29,839
that it might not include our Mason

1160
00:56:29,839 --> 00:56:32,160
District middle schools. So, that could

1161
00:56:32,160 --> 00:56:34,319
be um even more than that. So again, $4

1162
00:56:34,319 --> 00:56:38,599
million to cut after school programs

1163
00:56:38,599 --> 00:56:42,799
for 12 and 13 year olds. Um the VIP

1164
00:56:42,799 --> 00:56:45,440
summer camp for students most in need.

1165
00:56:45,440 --> 00:56:47,520
16 crossing guards are proposed to be

1166
00:56:47,520 --> 00:56:50,160
cut, which includes the crossing guard

1167
00:56:50,160 --> 00:56:53,680
at Oakton High School. And if you know

1168
00:56:53,680 --> 00:56:56,240
the tragic crash that happened at Oakton

1169
00:56:56,240 --> 00:56:58,880
High School, it is I I don't understand.

1170
00:56:58,880 --> 00:57:01,280
I have I'm curious about that decision

1171
00:57:01,280 --> 00:57:03,599
what the data is. Um, the data provided

1172
00:57:03,599 --> 00:57:05,760
in the county's budget says it's because

1173
00:57:05,760 --> 00:57:08,000
other surrounding jurisdictions do not

1174
00:57:08,000 --> 00:57:10,680
have crossing guards at high schools.

1175
00:57:10,680 --> 00:57:13,359
Um, yesterday, Chairman Jeff McCay

1176
00:57:13,359 --> 00:57:14,960
announced a program to offer offer a

1177
00:57:14,960 --> 00:57:17,359
$15,000 signing bonus for applicants to

1178
00:57:17,359 --> 00:57:19,599
the Fairfax County Police Department.

1179
00:57:19,599 --> 00:57:21,599
And I support public servants getting

1180
00:57:21,599 --> 00:57:24,000
paid, but we can't balance the budget on

1181
00:57:24,000 --> 00:57:26,720
our teachers backs. So, my wonderings

1182
00:57:26,720 --> 00:57:28,559
are will those hired officers have

1183
00:57:28,559 --> 00:57:30,720
crossing guard duties since they are

1184
00:57:30,720 --> 00:57:32,799
police department employees and why not

1185
00:57:32,799 --> 00:57:34,160
offer a signing bonus to crossing

1186
00:57:34,160 --> 00:57:36,640
guards? Um, I'm aware that several

1187
00:57:36,640 --> 00:57:39,280
vacant positions have been cut. So, you

1188
00:57:39,280 --> 00:57:40,720
know, we've got a lot of people in the

1189
00:57:40,720 --> 00:57:42,640
market looking for work. It seems like

1190
00:57:42,640 --> 00:57:44,799
this could be a win. Um, but I just have

1191
00:57:44,799 --> 00:57:47,359
a lot of questions and would love if our

1192
00:57:47,359 --> 00:57:49,280
board could sit down with the county

1193
00:57:49,280 --> 00:57:52,079
board um as I've voiced and asked for,

1194
00:57:52,079 --> 00:57:54,000
but that hasn't happened. And so I have

1195
00:57:54,000 --> 00:57:55,839
a lot of remaining questions. So I'm

1196
00:57:55,839 --> 00:57:57,839
glad that this third quarter agenda can

1197
00:57:57,839 --> 00:58:01,359
be accurate in what it is, but it's just

1198
00:58:01,359 --> 00:58:03,760
hard to plan for the future when these

1199
00:58:03,760 --> 00:58:04,960
cuts are being made without the

1200
00:58:04,960 --> 00:58:06,880
budgetary justification. So I hope that

1201
00:58:06,880 --> 00:58:08,480
we can continue to do that. Perhaps in

1202
00:58:08,480 --> 00:58:09,839
the next fiscal year, we can have a

1203
00:58:09,839 --> 00:58:11,520
better system to meet with the county

1204
00:58:11,520 --> 00:58:13,760
board and talk about the 13 billion in

1205
00:58:13,760 --> 00:58:16,160
assets this school board is tasked with

1206
00:58:16,160 --> 00:58:18,559
uh stewarding. Thank you. Thank you,

1207
00:58:18,559 --> 00:58:21,280
Miss Marin. I will take a quick turn.

1208
00:58:21,280 --> 00:58:24,240
Um, I appreciate uh colleagues elevating

1209
00:58:24,240 --> 00:58:27,520
the investments that this uh budget

1210
00:58:27,520 --> 00:58:30,400
review is making in safety and security

1211
00:58:30,400 --> 00:58:32,240
uh with funding from the lawsuit that we

1212
00:58:32,240 --> 00:58:34,480
entered into on vaping. Um, we have

1213
00:58:34,480 --> 00:58:36,000
other lawsuits that we're in currently

1214
00:58:36,000 --> 00:58:37,839
around social media use by our our

1215
00:58:37,839 --> 00:58:39,760
students and hopefully we'll see similar

1216
00:58:39,760 --> 00:58:43,280
results there. Um I would note um that

1217
00:58:43,280 --> 00:58:45,599
it's a particular boon for this work

1218
00:58:45,599 --> 00:58:47,119
around safety and security especially

1219
00:58:47,119 --> 00:58:49,920
for our elementary schools uh because

1220
00:58:49,920 --> 00:58:51,839
the work that we typically do and and

1221
00:58:51,839 --> 00:58:53,760
perhaps Mr. Lambert or others can

1222
00:58:53,760 --> 00:58:56,400
correct me if I'm wrong um is funded by

1223
00:58:56,400 --> 00:58:58,799
grants typically and so this is new

1224
00:58:58,799 --> 00:59:00,559
money that is not part of the typical

1225
00:59:00,559 --> 00:59:03,599
grant making cycle that we engage in to

1226
00:59:03,599 --> 00:59:07,520
uh fund these projects. Is that right?

1227
00:59:07,520 --> 00:59:10,240
Yes sir. much of the camera funding does

1228
00:59:10,240 --> 00:59:12,799
come from grants. So very much look

1229
00:59:12,799 --> 00:59:15,200
forward to seeing these dollars pay off

1230
00:59:15,200 --> 00:59:16,960
for the school division. Uh I know that

1231
00:59:16,960 --> 00:59:18,319
safety and security is of the utmost

1232
00:59:18,319 --> 00:59:20,079
importance for all of us. So thank you

1233
00:59:20,079 --> 00:59:21,839
all. We will go ahead and vote for the

1234
00:59:21,839 --> 00:59:23,079
motion on the

1235
00:59:23,079 --> 00:59:26,280
screen. Seeing no others all those in

1236
00:59:26,280 --> 00:59:30,720
favor Miss Marin, Miss Anderson, Miss

1237
00:59:30,720 --> 00:59:33,520
Seismoreheiser, Mr. Moon, Miss St. John

1238
00:59:33,520 --> 00:59:36,160
Cunning, Miss Dixit, Dr. Anderson, Mr.

1239
00:59:36,160 --> 00:59:38,079
McDaniel, Mr. done and myself that is

1240
00:59:38,079 --> 00:59:40,960
unanimous. The motion carries moving

1241
00:59:40,960 --> 00:59:44,359
right along. Agenda item

1242
00:59:44,359 --> 00:59:47,440
5.04 action item social studies basil

1243
00:59:47,440 --> 00:59:50,200
instructional resources. That is a

1244
00:59:50,200 --> 00:59:53,200
mouthful. I call on Dr. Reid for a

1245
00:59:53,200 --> 00:59:55,119
presentation on the social studies basil

1246
00:59:55,119 --> 00:59:57,599
instructional resources. Thank you,

1247
00:59:57,599 --> 01:00:00,079
Chairman Fr. Um I know that our

1248
01:00:00,079 --> 01:00:02,960
instructional services division has put

1249
01:00:02,960 --> 01:00:05,119
a lot of time and energy into this. So

1250
01:00:05,119 --> 01:00:07,200
this evening I've asked Miss Noel

1251
01:00:07,200 --> 01:00:09,760
Clemenco, our assistant superintendent

1252
01:00:09,760 --> 01:00:13,440
uh for curriculum uh to present uh the

1253
01:00:13,440 --> 01:00:15,040
social studies basil instructional

1254
01:00:15,040 --> 01:00:17,760
resources uh that we recommend the board

1255
01:00:17,760 --> 01:00:20,160
approve this evening. Miss Clemenco.

1256
01:00:20,160 --> 01:00:21,920
Thank you Dr. Reid and good evening

1257
01:00:21,920 --> 01:00:23,760
chairman Fresh and school board members.

1258
01:00:23,760 --> 01:00:25,520
Thanks for the opportunity to bring you

1259
01:00:25,520 --> 01:00:28,520
some information about this um adoption

1260
01:00:28,520 --> 01:00:30,960
process. If um I'm going to just ask

1261
01:00:30,960 --> 01:00:32,400
someone to click the slides. Thanks.

1262
01:00:32,400 --> 01:00:35,440
Great. So over the past year um we've

1263
01:00:35,440 --> 01:00:37,200
conducted a basil resource adoption

1264
01:00:37,200 --> 01:00:39,559
process as outlined in regulation

1265
01:00:39,559 --> 01:00:41,920
30004. This includes collecting teacher

1266
01:00:41,920 --> 01:00:44,240
and school input. It includes public uh

1267
01:00:44,240 --> 01:00:46,160
review convening of an instructional

1268
01:00:46,160 --> 01:00:49,119
committee um which is a diverse uh group

1269
01:00:49,119 --> 01:00:50,480
of stakeholders and we'll talk more

1270
01:00:50,480 --> 01:00:52,400
about that. We've also carried out the

1271
01:00:52,400 --> 01:00:54,720
IT and security reviews necessary to

1272
01:00:54,720 --> 01:00:57,359
keep our students and our systems safe.

1273
01:00:57,359 --> 01:00:59,599
Next slide please.

1274
01:00:59,599 --> 01:01:02,359
What you see on the slide here is the

1275
01:01:02,359 --> 01:01:05,040
outline or the timeline, excuse me, the

1276
01:01:05,040 --> 01:01:07,920
timeline of the multiple steps um that

1277
01:01:07,920 --> 01:01:10,319
our team has gone through as we've um

1278
01:01:10,319 --> 01:01:12,000
looked at basil resources. As you can

1279
01:01:12,000 --> 01:01:14,079
see, we started about a year ago. And

1280
01:01:14,079 --> 01:01:16,240
this whole process hopefully uh will

1281
01:01:16,240 --> 01:01:18,319
wind up in us adopting books and

1282
01:01:18,319 --> 01:01:20,240
implementing this fall. I'm not going to

1283
01:01:20,240 --> 01:01:22,079
go through each of these lines. This is

1284
01:01:22,079 --> 01:01:23,520
a similar process that we go through

1285
01:01:23,520 --> 01:01:25,599
with all of our basil resource adoptions

1286
01:01:25,599 --> 01:01:27,680
that includes many of the things I I

1287
01:01:27,680 --> 01:01:29,760
mentioned on the previous slide. Next

1288
01:01:29,760 --> 01:01:32,240
slide, please. It's always important

1289
01:01:32,240 --> 01:01:34,000
that we start with our educators in the

1290
01:01:34,000 --> 01:01:35,680
classroom first as we begin these

1291
01:01:35,680 --> 01:01:38,880
processes. So, we um reach out to our

1292
01:01:38,880 --> 01:01:40,240
social studies teachers and our

1293
01:01:40,240 --> 01:01:41,839
elementary classroom teachers as well as

1294
01:01:41,839 --> 01:01:43,760
our school leaders to find out what are

1295
01:01:43,760 --> 01:01:45,440
the musthaves, what would they really

1296
01:01:45,440 --> 01:01:47,520
like to see as we purchase these new

1297
01:01:47,520 --> 01:01:50,319
resources. And what you'll see up on um

1298
01:01:50,319 --> 01:01:53,119
the slide is basically that we heard

1299
01:01:53,119 --> 01:01:55,040
clearly that they're seeking engaging

1300
01:01:55,040 --> 01:01:57,520
materials that are integrated into our

1301
01:01:57,520 --> 01:01:59,280
technology systems and align to the

1302
01:01:59,280 --> 01:02:01,200
Virginia standards of learning. And just

1303
01:02:01,200 --> 01:02:03,520
as a note, we are um implementing new

1304
01:02:03,520 --> 01:02:05,440
standards of learning at this time. So

1305
01:02:05,440 --> 01:02:07,680
this is all at the um at the perfect

1306
01:02:07,680 --> 01:02:11,240
moment uh to meet those new standards.

1307
01:02:11,240 --> 01:02:14,880
Next, um, one of the hallmarks of our,

1308
01:02:14,880 --> 01:02:17,280
um, review process is the instructional

1309
01:02:17,280 --> 01:02:19,040
resource review committee that you'll

1310
01:02:19,040 --> 01:02:21,599
see up here on the slide. That group

1311
01:02:21,599 --> 01:02:24,559
takes a look at the, um, books that have

1312
01:02:24,559 --> 01:02:28,559
been uh, submitted. And you can see on

1313
01:02:28,559 --> 01:02:31,440
the slide that it's 60% teachers, 20%

1314
01:02:31,440 --> 01:02:33,359
school-based admin administrators, and

1315
01:02:33,359 --> 01:02:34,960
20% community members. And those

1316
01:02:34,960 --> 01:02:36,799
community members are the ones that um,

1317
01:02:36,799 --> 01:02:38,880
this board put forward to be part of

1318
01:02:38,880 --> 01:02:42,150
this process.

1319
01:02:42,160 --> 01:02:44,400
when the IR we call it the I if you can

1320
01:02:44,400 --> 01:02:47,040
go back I'm sorry um when the IRC

1321
01:02:47,040 --> 01:02:49,599
members are um pulled together we spend

1322
01:02:49,599 --> 01:02:51,760
some time like kind of norming about

1323
01:02:51,760 --> 01:02:53,520
what we're looking for to ensure that

1324
01:02:53,520 --> 01:02:56,559
each of the members truly um understand

1325
01:02:56,559 --> 01:02:58,319
what criteria we're using which would

1326
01:02:58,319 --> 01:03:01,440
include so alignment pedigogy um

1327
01:03:01,440 --> 01:03:03,960
navigation design and access and

1328
01:03:03,960 --> 01:03:07,520
differentiation now the next slide so

1329
01:03:07,520 --> 01:03:11,280
the IRC um combined with our interviews

1330
01:03:11,280 --> 01:03:13,359
with the vendors that we did during the

1331
01:03:13,359 --> 01:03:16,400
IRC process. Uh the public review, the

1332
01:03:16,400 --> 01:03:20,000
feedback from the IRC, we landed on five

1333
01:03:20,000 --> 01:03:22,480
different publishers. Okay, I'm going to

1334
01:03:22,480 --> 01:03:24,559
go through them relatively quickly. If

1335
01:03:24,559 --> 01:03:26,319
you want to go to the next slide, I want

1336
01:03:26,319 --> 01:03:28,559
to remind people that um attached to

1337
01:03:28,559 --> 01:03:32,480
board docs is uh attachment C that has

1338
01:03:32,480 --> 01:03:34,799
detailed information about each of these

1339
01:03:34,799 --> 01:03:37,839
books and why the IRC felt like it was

1340
01:03:37,839 --> 01:03:40,160
um the best book to recommend. So you'll

1341
01:03:40,160 --> 01:03:42,079
see at the elementary level grades four,

1342
01:03:42,079 --> 01:03:44,240
five, six, and let me just make a a

1343
01:03:44,240 --> 01:03:47,200
statement here. Um historically FCPS

1344
01:03:47,200 --> 01:03:49,359
does not centrally purchase K3 social

1345
01:03:49,359 --> 01:03:51,520
studies materials. We provide them with

1346
01:03:51,520 --> 01:03:53,839
very robust materials from the county

1347
01:03:53,839 --> 01:03:55,680
and offer other supplementary uh

1348
01:03:55,680 --> 01:03:57,920
supplementary materials, but we do start

1349
01:03:57,920 --> 01:03:59,839
the more formalized textbook types of

1350
01:03:59,839 --> 01:04:02,079
books at grade four. And you'll see that

1351
01:04:02,079 --> 01:04:04,039
we've landed on two different um

1352
01:04:04,039 --> 01:04:06,640
publishers for for those elementary

1353
01:04:06,640 --> 01:04:09,039
grades. Five pawns for Virginia studies

1354
01:04:09,039 --> 01:04:11,760
and then Savas for five and six. Um, you

1355
01:04:11,760 --> 01:04:13,839
probably are aware that in grade four,

1356
01:04:13,839 --> 01:04:16,960
Virginia studies is the topic and so we

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01:04:16,960 --> 01:04:18,640
really often have to go with a smaller

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01:04:18,640 --> 01:04:21,039
publisher uh for those to really have

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01:04:21,039 --> 01:04:23,039
the materials that are are tightly

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01:04:23,039 --> 01:04:25,039
aligned. So that would be our five

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01:04:25,039 --> 01:04:27,280
ponds. Our plan for these is to buy

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01:04:27,280 --> 01:04:29,599
digital for every student and then one

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01:04:29,599 --> 01:04:32,400
set of books for every grade level so

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01:04:32,400 --> 01:04:34,480
that they can be used for collaborative

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01:04:34,480 --> 01:04:36,160
learning small group kind of work as

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01:04:36,160 --> 01:04:38,799
well as to provide print when needed for

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01:04:38,799 --> 01:04:41,079
accommodations or um

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01:04:41,079 --> 01:04:44,319
preference. The next slide as we go into

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01:04:44,319 --> 01:04:46,559
middle school grades seven and eight we

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01:04:46,559 --> 01:04:48,960
um we continue with Sabus for seventh

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01:04:48,960 --> 01:04:50,480
grade. So we have that continuum for

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01:04:50,480 --> 01:04:53,359
five, six, and seven. Um digital and

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01:04:53,359 --> 01:04:56,720
print uh class set uh here. So once we

1374
01:04:56,720 --> 01:04:58,160
get into middle school, we do not

1375
01:04:58,160 --> 01:05:00,079
purchase one per grade level, but it's

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01:05:00,079 --> 01:05:03,440
one per class. Um so each teacher gets a

1377
01:05:03,440 --> 01:05:05,280
set of print materials here in seventh

1378
01:05:05,280 --> 01:05:07,119
and eighth grade. And in eighth grade,

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01:05:07,119 --> 01:05:08,799
again, we're back to five ponds where we

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01:05:08,799 --> 01:05:09,920
really want to make sure we have that

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01:05:09,920 --> 01:05:15,119
Virginia government um uh covered well.

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01:05:15,119 --> 01:05:18,240
Okay, moving on to high school. High

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01:05:18,240 --> 01:05:20,079
school gets a lot more complicated in

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01:05:20,079 --> 01:05:22,319
social studies. Uh what we have in

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01:05:22,319 --> 01:05:24,079
social studies up there at the top is

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01:05:24,079 --> 01:05:26,160
our standard and honors courses. You'll

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01:05:26,160 --> 01:05:28,480
see the world history, world history 2,

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01:05:28,480 --> 01:05:30,480
US history and government. We have

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01:05:30,480 --> 01:05:32,880
chosen Sabus for that. Um the plan is to

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01:05:32,880 --> 01:05:34,559
buy digital and then print copies for

1391
01:05:34,559 --> 01:05:36,400
each classroom just like in in middle

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01:05:36,400 --> 01:05:39,599
school. Now in social studies, we do um

1393
01:05:39,599 --> 01:05:42,400
allow substitutions for those honors and

1394
01:05:42,400 --> 01:05:45,200
standards classes of AP world and AP US

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01:05:45,200 --> 01:05:48,240
and AP uh US government. So, we also

1396
01:05:48,240 --> 01:05:49,839
will centrally purchase those books

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01:05:49,839 --> 01:05:51,319
because those are courses for

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01:05:51,319 --> 01:05:54,720
graduation. Once we get into electives,

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01:05:54,720 --> 01:05:56,559
then those are school-based purchases.

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01:05:56,559 --> 01:05:58,079
And you'll see our advanced placement

1401
01:05:58,079 --> 01:06:00,400
and electives of the ones listed on here

1402
01:06:00,400 --> 01:06:02,880
will all be from McGra Hill. You may be

1403
01:06:02,880 --> 01:06:04,720
asking, where are the IB books, right?

1404
01:06:04,720 --> 01:06:06,000
Where are the IB books? I don't want

1405
01:06:06,000 --> 01:06:07,680
anyone to think that we do not support

1406
01:06:07,680 --> 01:06:10,079
the IB. um they do use some different

1407
01:06:10,079 --> 01:06:11,680
types of resources that we have

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01:06:11,680 --> 01:06:13,760
contracts already in place for IB and we

1409
01:06:13,760 --> 01:06:16,640
continue to to work very closely with um

1410
01:06:16,640 --> 01:06:18,319
with our IB schools to make sure their

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01:06:18,319 --> 01:06:20,640
needs are met. The next slide is just a

1412
01:06:20,640 --> 01:06:22,960
continuation of high school. Um we have

1413
01:06:22,960 --> 01:06:25,280
more elective courses that would be

1414
01:06:25,280 --> 01:06:27,119
school-based purchases and then our one

1415
01:06:27,119 --> 01:06:29,520
AP human geography that is also a

1416
01:06:29,520 --> 01:06:32,319
potential graduation credit. So you can

1417
01:06:32,319 --> 01:06:34,000
see that as we go through the different

1418
01:06:34,000 --> 01:06:35,839
courses it does get complicated. We have

1419
01:06:35,839 --> 01:06:36,880
to work with a lot of different

1420
01:06:36,880 --> 01:06:39,039
publishers to get the best the best

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01:06:39,039 --> 01:06:41,160
possible product for the different

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01:06:41,160 --> 01:06:45,230
courses. Next slide,

1423
01:06:45,240 --> 01:06:49,520
please. So, as I said in attachment C,

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01:06:49,520 --> 01:06:51,839
individual books have ration why the the

1425
01:06:51,839 --> 01:06:54,000
group found them to be the best um of

1426
01:06:54,000 --> 01:06:56,880
all the submitted resources. Overall

1427
01:06:56,880 --> 01:06:59,599
what the the IRC identified to be true

1428
01:06:59,599 --> 01:07:01,520
about these books is the alignment to

1429
01:07:01,520 --> 01:07:03,359
Virginia standards which is incredibly

1430
01:07:03,359 --> 01:07:05,520
important but also a high level

1431
01:07:05,520 --> 01:07:08,400
engagement through um like inquiry based

1432
01:07:08,400 --> 01:07:10,960
uh activities. We also need to make sure

1433
01:07:10,960 --> 01:07:12,640
that the technical the technical

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01:07:12,640 --> 01:07:14,000
requirements that they can sign in

1435
01:07:14,000 --> 01:07:16,480
through schooly and to make things as as

1436
01:07:16,480 --> 01:07:18,720
seamless and easy for students and

1437
01:07:18,720 --> 01:07:20,880
parents. Um that they meet the

1438
01:07:20,880 --> 01:07:22,960
requirements for accessibility and

1439
01:07:22,960 --> 01:07:25,520
cultural responsiveness and that we

1440
01:07:25,520 --> 01:07:28,160
ensure that each of these resources have

1441
01:07:28,160 --> 01:07:30,319
the scaffolds and supports um for our

1442
01:07:30,319 --> 01:07:32,720
multilingual learners and students um

1443
01:07:32,720 --> 01:07:34,720
with special learning needs. There's

1444
01:07:34,720 --> 01:07:36,720
also there was also a desire to really

1445
01:07:36,720 --> 01:07:38,559
look at the and support geographic

1446
01:07:38,559 --> 01:07:40,240
skills and awareness because sometimes

1447
01:07:40,240 --> 01:07:42,319
that is something that doesn't get as

1448
01:07:42,319 --> 01:07:44,319
much time in our classroom. So those

1449
01:07:44,319 --> 01:07:47,240
were some of the um rationes for the the

1450
01:07:47,240 --> 01:07:49,400
resources. Next slide

1451
01:07:49,400 --> 01:07:52,640
please. So it's important as we're all

1452
01:07:52,640 --> 01:07:54,480
talking about budget lots of times. Uh

1453
01:07:54,480 --> 01:07:55,760
it seems like every day people are

1454
01:07:55,760 --> 01:07:57,520
talking about budget. Um there obviously

1455
01:07:57,520 --> 01:07:59,599
is a cost to purchasing these new

1456
01:07:59,599 --> 01:08:01,520
materials and we wanted to go ahead and

1457
01:08:01,520 --> 01:08:03,039
share that today. It is important to

1458
01:08:03,039 --> 01:08:05,200
realize that this is a seven-year

1459
01:08:05,200 --> 01:08:08,559
investment. Um we literally um will have

1460
01:08:08,559 --> 01:08:11,039
these books and these these online

1461
01:08:11,039 --> 01:08:13,200
accounts for seven years and that's

1462
01:08:13,200 --> 01:08:15,119
typically the same schedule that the

1463
01:08:15,119 --> 01:08:16,960
Virginia State Department of Ed looks

1464
01:08:16,960 --> 01:08:19,440
and changes um any standards of

1465
01:08:19,440 --> 01:08:20,960
learning. So we try and line up the

1466
01:08:20,960 --> 01:08:23,279
basil resource process with the

1467
01:08:23,279 --> 01:08:26,000
standards of learning um changes. And

1468
01:08:26,000 --> 01:08:28,640
the final slide, I believe. So, the next

1469
01:08:28,640 --> 01:08:30,480
steps, and of course, we'll take

1470
01:08:30,480 --> 01:08:31,920
questions here in just a minute, but the

1471
01:08:31,920 --> 01:08:33,520
next steps would be for you all to vote.

1472
01:08:33,520 --> 01:08:35,040
And should you choose to approve these

1473
01:08:35,040 --> 01:08:36,799
resources tonight, we will be working to

1474
01:08:36,799 --> 01:08:39,520
finalize the contracts um and make the

1475
01:08:39,520 --> 01:08:42,159
purchases uh in June, put everything in

1476
01:08:42,159 --> 01:08:45,040
place for for um for the next school

1477
01:08:45,040 --> 01:08:47,199
year. We will go ahead and gain teacher

1478
01:08:47,199 --> 01:08:49,199
access and PD and start that at the end

1479
01:08:49,199 --> 01:08:51,120
of the year where we have some um staff

1480
01:08:51,120 --> 01:08:53,440
development time after the students are

1481
01:08:53,440 --> 01:08:55,440
uh gone. and then finally full

1482
01:08:55,440 --> 01:08:57,359
implementation in the fall for all the

1483
01:08:57,359 --> 01:09:00,000
new resources. So that is uh the

1484
01:09:00,000 --> 01:09:01,359
presentation and we're happy to take

1485
01:09:01,359 --> 01:09:04,719
questions. Thank you.

1486
01:09:04,719 --> 01:09:06,960
All right, get things started with Miss

1487
01:09:06,960 --> 01:09:14,950
Marin for a motion.

1488
01:09:14,960 --> 01:09:16,560
I move that the school board approves

1489
01:09:16,560 --> 01:09:18,080
the titles listed for the social studies

1490
01:09:18,080 --> 01:09:19,839
basil instructional resources as

1491
01:09:19,839 --> 01:09:20,960
recommended by the instructional

1492
01:09:20,960 --> 01:09:22,319
resource review committee and the

1493
01:09:22,319 --> 01:09:23,600
instructional services department

1494
01:09:23,600 --> 01:09:25,440
leadership as detailed in the agenda

1495
01:09:25,440 --> 01:09:28,159
item on boards. Thank you Miss Marin. Is

1496
01:09:28,159 --> 01:09:30,159
there a second? I second. Miss St. John

1497
01:09:30,159 --> 01:09:31,520
Cunning. Miss Marin, would you like to

1498
01:09:31,520 --> 01:09:33,759
speak to your motion? Yes. And I'd just

1499
01:09:33,759 --> 01:09:35,359
like a clarification. Chair, I do have

1500
01:09:35,359 --> 01:09:37,359
some questions. Would you prefer that I

1501
01:09:37,359 --> 01:09:39,520
wait until after I No. However you'd

1502
01:09:39,520 --> 01:09:40,880
like to use your time is fine. Okay.

1503
01:09:40,880 --> 01:09:44,080
Thank you. So this um this is the second

1504
01:09:44,080 --> 01:09:46,000
basil that this board is approving. We

1505
01:09:46,000 --> 01:09:48,319
approved the literacy basil and the math

1506
01:09:48,319 --> 01:09:53,120
one is forthcoming. So this is um it's important that we see the

1507
01:09:53,120 --> 01:09:54,800
information publicly and have a chance

1508
01:09:54,800 --> 01:09:58,000
to talk about it. I wanted us to be able

1509
01:09:58,000 --> 01:10:00,320
to have any questions answered. And

1510
01:10:00,320 --> 01:10:02,080
while I am very confident in the process

1511
01:10:02,080 --> 01:10:03,760
and appreciate the service of those

1512
01:10:03,760 --> 01:10:04,960
who've been on the committee, including

1513
01:10:04,960 --> 01:10:07,920
Lisa Anne Moore, who I appointed um and

1514
01:10:07,920 --> 01:10:09,840
found it a very worthwhile experience, I

1515
01:10:09,840 --> 01:10:11,600
just I have some questions that I'd like

1516
01:10:11,600 --> 01:10:13,840
to ask uh based on the feedback that

1517
01:10:13,840 --> 01:10:15,560
I've heard.

1518
01:10:15,560 --> 01:10:19,280
So given that there is not a K3 social

1519
01:10:19,280 --> 01:10:21,840
studies textbook, how is consistency,

1520
01:10:21,840 --> 01:10:24,159
quality, and anti-racism incorporated

1521
01:10:24,159 --> 01:10:26,719
into the creation of those materials?

1522
01:10:26,719 --> 01:10:28,080
And how is that even aligned to

1523
01:10:28,080 --> 01:10:30,600
benchmark literacies content which has a

1524
01:10:30,600 --> 01:10:34,320
very you know social studies based

1525
01:10:34,320 --> 01:10:36,120
content and

1526
01:10:36,120 --> 01:10:38,400
approach to the superintendent please.

1527
01:10:38,400 --> 01:10:40,719
Yeah thank you miss Marin. Uh Miss Cleco

1528
01:10:40,719 --> 01:10:43,360
I know that's a topic um that you worked

1529
01:10:43,360 --> 01:10:45,360
with. Um would you please share what the

1530
01:10:45,360 --> 01:10:46,960
committee's thoughts were on that? Of

1531
01:10:46,960 --> 01:10:48,800
course and and could you just repeat

1532
01:10:48,800 --> 01:10:50,320
your first question? I couldn't I

1533
01:10:50,320 --> 01:10:52,640
couldn't hear it exactly. Yes. So given

1534
01:10:52,640 --> 01:10:55,760
that there is not a KTO to3 textbook,

1535
01:10:55,760 --> 01:10:57,360
how is consistency, policy, and

1536
01:10:57,360 --> 01:10:59,920
anti-racism incorporated into FCPS's

1537
01:10:59,920 --> 01:11:01,840
creation of the materials that are to be

1538
01:11:01,840 --> 01:11:03,400
used?

1539
01:11:03,400 --> 01:11:05,600
So I'll I'll start with the second

1540
01:11:05,600 --> 01:11:07,600
question um first and you asked about

1541
01:11:07,600 --> 01:11:10,400
Benchmark and and as a reminder, one of

1542
01:11:10,400 --> 01:11:12,480
the strengths of our benchmark advanced

1543
01:11:12,480 --> 01:11:15,840
program is the um science and social

1544
01:11:15,840 --> 01:11:20,800
studies content that is included in the reading materials. And as soon as

1545
01:11:20,800 --> 01:11:24,320
we adopted benchmark, our um elementary

1546
01:11:24,320 --> 01:11:25,760
social studies started to work very

1547
01:11:25,760 --> 01:11:28,159
closely with our language arts uh

1548
01:11:28,159 --> 01:11:31,159
specialists to see what we could align

1549
01:11:31,159 --> 01:11:32,960
chronologically, right? Because in the

1550
01:11:32,960 --> 01:11:34,719
early years of social studies that it's

1551
01:11:34,719 --> 01:11:36,560
more topical as opposed to like when

1552
01:11:36,560 --> 01:11:38,880
you're doing history. So we do what we

1553
01:11:38,880 --> 01:11:42,640
can to align to um to align the topics

1554
01:11:42,640 --> 01:11:45,760
to to help that to help that learning.

1555
01:11:45,760 --> 01:11:48,080
We do provide to teachers, we provide to

1556
01:11:48,080 --> 01:11:50,239
teachers planning and pacing guides that

1557
01:11:50,239 --> 01:11:53,040
give them units and lessons and all of

1558
01:11:53,040 --> 01:11:55,840
the pieces that they need to teach um to

1559
01:11:55,840 --> 01:11:58,560
teach the um the social studies

1560
01:11:58,560 --> 01:12:02,080
curriculum at K through3. And we do uh

1561
01:12:02,080 --> 01:12:05,600
work with our um specialist that

1562
01:12:05,600 --> 01:12:07,280
specializes in cultural responsive

1563
01:12:07,280 --> 01:12:10,640
pedigogy to ensure that those meet the

1564
01:12:10,640 --> 01:12:12,159
standards outlined in our in our

1565
01:12:12,159 --> 01:12:14,000
framework for curriculum uh for

1566
01:12:14,000 --> 01:12:16,560
culturally responsive pedigogy.

1567
01:12:16,560 --> 01:12:18,239
Thank you. Yes, I'm aware of the work

1568
01:12:18,239 --> 01:12:21,600
that FCPS did as part of um a consorcia

1569
01:12:21,600 --> 01:12:24,480
to work on that cultural um culturally

1570
01:12:24,480 --> 01:12:27,199
sensitive uh materials and I know that

1571
01:12:27,199 --> 01:12:29,199
there was an audit of lessons that

1572
01:12:29,199 --> 01:12:31,440
teachers had had access to that were

1573
01:12:31,440 --> 01:12:33,320
many or some were found to be not

1574
01:12:33,320 --> 01:12:35,440
appropriate. My question is how are we

1575
01:12:35,440 --> 01:12:37,280
ensuring consistency? Like are you are

1576
01:12:37,280 --> 01:12:39,360
you saying that every first grade is

1577
01:12:39,360 --> 01:12:40,960
going to have the same content just like

1578
01:12:40,960 --> 01:12:42,560
benchmark or is it going to be the

1579
01:12:42,560 --> 01:12:44,480
school's choose?

1580
01:12:44,480 --> 01:12:48,640
So we have Our social um our elementary

1581
01:12:48,640 --> 01:12:50,640
teachers are provided with curriculums.

1582
01:12:50,640 --> 01:12:52,000
You know, they have multiple curriculum

1583
01:12:52,000 --> 01:12:54,400
areas, right? And so we provide them

1584
01:12:54,400 --> 01:12:56,080
we're providing them benchmark right now

1585
01:12:56,080 --> 01:12:59,199
that is a very tight curriculum. In

1586
01:12:59,199 --> 01:13:01,360
social studies, we provide them the

1587
01:13:01,360 --> 01:13:03,679
planning and pacing guide that has the

1588
01:13:03,679 --> 01:13:05,840
lesson, it has the resources, it has

1589
01:13:05,840 --> 01:13:08,080
everything um everything laid out for

1590
01:13:08,080 --> 01:13:09,600
them. So teachers don't have to go and

1591
01:13:09,600 --> 01:13:11,600
find other things or bring or bringing

1592
01:13:11,600 --> 01:13:14,560
things in. Everything is prepared um for

1593
01:13:14,560 --> 01:13:16,320
them to use.

1594
01:13:16,320 --> 01:13:17,679
Okay, thank you. I mean, I feel like

1595
01:13:17,679 --> 01:13:20,000
benchmark is a lot more like this is it

1596
01:13:20,000 --> 01:13:21,600
and everyone's going to do it. So, I I

1597
01:13:21,600 --> 01:13:24,400
do have cons some concerns, but um you

1598
01:13:24,400 --> 01:13:25,920
know, regarding the print versus

1599
01:13:25,920 --> 01:13:27,920
digital, the superintendent has talked

1600
01:13:27,920 --> 01:13:29,840
about having math textbooks and being

1601
01:13:29,840 --> 01:13:33,120
that so critical 40 books per set in a

1602
01:13:33,120 --> 01:13:35,760
group for for elementary. Why then not

1603
01:13:35,760 --> 01:13:38,239
the alignment to have paper textbooks if

1604
01:13:38,239 --> 01:13:39,840
it's such an an important thing for

1605
01:13:39,840 --> 01:13:43,430
math? Dr.

1606
01:13:43,440 --> 01:13:45,440
Well, I think that I mean it's a great

1607
01:13:45,440 --> 01:13:48,640
question. I would say that the topic of

1608
01:13:48,640 --> 01:13:50,880
social studies and civics lends itself

1609
01:13:50,880 --> 01:13:55,679
to a more fluid um content in the sense

1610
01:13:55,679 --> 01:13:58,960
that mathematics the basic core math

1611
01:13:58,960 --> 01:14:01,920
facts have not changed u significantly

1612
01:14:01,920 --> 01:14:05,199
in many many years. uh whereas many of

1613
01:14:05,199 --> 01:14:07,679
our history books are dated within

1614
01:14:07,679 --> 01:14:10,080
several years in terms of the content

1615
01:14:10,080 --> 01:14:12,239
they're able to cover. So I think we

1616
01:14:12,239 --> 01:14:14,239
tried to strike a balance with social

1617
01:14:14,239 --> 01:14:16,480
studies to say while we're going to

1618
01:14:16,480 --> 01:14:19,360
provide text books, we also wanted an

1619
01:14:19,360 --> 01:14:21,360
online option to make sure that we

1620
01:14:21,360 --> 01:14:24,800
remain current. Um and I welcome Miss

1621
01:14:24,800 --> 01:14:27,280
Cleco adding anything to that um that

1622
01:14:27,280 --> 01:14:30,880
the committee also discussed.

1623
01:14:30,880 --> 01:14:32,560
There are there are a lot of advantages

1624
01:14:32,560 --> 01:14:34,719
in the digital products, right? A lot of

1625
01:14:34,719 --> 01:14:36,640
supports um for multilingual learners

1626
01:14:36,640 --> 01:14:38,719
and a lot of supports for students with

1627
01:14:38,719 --> 01:14:40,960
um with different learning needs and we

1628
01:14:40,960 --> 01:14:43,199
feel like we can really leverage that.

1629
01:14:43,199 --> 01:14:45,040
We're not, you know, with the math we've

1630
01:14:45,040 --> 01:14:47,520
talked a lot about having that math book

1631
01:14:47,520 --> 01:14:49,840
and and sending it home and having that

1632
01:14:49,840 --> 01:14:51,440
support parents and having that come

1633
01:14:51,440 --> 01:14:54,320
back and forth. Social studies for a in

1634
01:14:54,320 --> 01:14:56,239
a lot of ways is done in the classroom,

1635
01:14:56,239 --> 01:14:58,000
right? it's done in a little bit more of

1636
01:14:58,000 --> 01:15:01,360
a um a um whole class way and with

1637
01:15:01,360 --> 01:15:03,280
cooperative learning or or collaborative

1638
01:15:03,280 --> 01:15:05,199
groups. So I think it I think we have

1639
01:15:05,199 --> 01:15:07,199
the flexibility having the books, you

1640
01:15:07,199 --> 01:15:08,960
know, especially for students who might

1641
01:15:08,960 --> 01:15:11,120
need that for an accommodation or might

1642
01:15:11,120 --> 01:15:12,800
have a learning preference, but I think

1643
01:15:12,800 --> 01:15:15,280
there's so many benefits to having um a

1644
01:15:15,280 --> 01:15:19,120
digital text that can can provide that differentiation.

1645
01:15:19,120 --> 01:15:20,800
Thank you. Yes, I'm I'm for the digital

1646
01:15:20,800 --> 01:15:22,800
text as well. What's the plan to really

1647
01:15:22,800 --> 01:15:24,880
integrate it with schooly? Uh the chart

1648
01:15:24,880 --> 01:15:26,880
the slide said seamlessly and easy for

1649
01:15:26,880 --> 01:15:29,880
students and parents. I have not seen

1650
01:15:29,880 --> 01:15:32,320
that exact thing happen yet. What's the

1651
01:15:32,320 --> 01:15:33,440
plan? What's the professional

1652
01:15:33,440 --> 01:15:34,560
development? Is that going to occur

1653
01:15:34,560 --> 01:15:36,480
before the school year? Is it required

1654
01:15:36,480 --> 01:15:38,800
professional development?

1655
01:15:38,800 --> 01:15:41,040
So we will have um professional

1656
01:15:41,040 --> 01:15:43,199
development starting in June. We'll

1657
01:15:43,199 --> 01:15:45,280
start to get sort of our early adopters

1658
01:15:45,280 --> 01:15:48,560
in um right after school's out to to

1659
01:15:48,560 --> 01:15:51,199
build some capacity at every school. Um

1660
01:15:51,199 --> 01:15:52,480
and then we'll continue with

1661
01:15:52,480 --> 01:15:54,560
professional development in August and

1662
01:15:54,560 --> 01:15:56,080
then throughout the year. It will take

1663
01:15:56,080 --> 01:15:58,400
us a little while to get to everybody.

1664
01:15:58,400 --> 01:16:01,600
Um we don't have the same sort of bigo

1665
01:16:01,600 --> 01:16:04,159
symposium um like we did for language

1666
01:16:04,159 --> 01:16:07,600
arts. Um but we do have a plan that is

1667
01:16:07,600 --> 01:16:09,679
not only for this first year roll out

1668
01:16:09,679 --> 01:16:11,199
but knowing that every year we'll need

1669
01:16:11,199 --> 01:16:13,199
to train people as they come in into

1670
01:16:13,199 --> 01:16:15,280
social studies. As far as the school Gy

1671
01:16:15,280 --> 01:16:17,840
piece, what um you know, we've worked

1672
01:16:17,840 --> 01:16:20,640
really closely with it to establish sort

1673
01:16:20,640 --> 01:16:22,400
of what are the things that we expect

1674
01:16:22,400 --> 01:16:24,960
all vendors to have so that when so kids

1675
01:16:24,960 --> 01:16:26,400
can have single sign on they don't have

1676
01:16:26,400 --> 01:16:28,080
to go over here to a textbook that when

1677
01:16:28,080 --> 01:16:30,400
they go into schooly those things are

1678
01:16:30,400 --> 01:16:31,920
they work seamlessly. So when they go

1679
01:16:31,920 --> 01:16:33,040
into their account they'll have access

1680
01:16:33,040 --> 01:16:35,520
to their resources. Well that's great. I

1681
01:16:35,520 --> 01:16:37,040
I'm more concerned about how consistent

1682
01:16:37,040 --> 01:16:38,719
it's being used teacher by teacher and

1683
01:16:38,719 --> 01:16:40,560
in the classroom. So that's an ongoing

1684
01:16:40,560 --> 01:16:43,040
concern that I have. Um, I'll just move

1685
01:16:43,040 --> 01:16:44,320
quickly because I know I'm still going

1686
01:16:44,320 --> 01:16:46,480
here. Um, the feedback that I got from

1687
01:16:46,480 --> 01:16:49,600
my um, committee appointee was there

1688
01:16:49,600 --> 01:16:53,199
could be way more um, with um, with

1689
01:16:53,199 --> 01:16:55,199
teaching about diverse cultures, ethnic

1690
01:16:55,199 --> 01:16:57,120
minorities, facilitating conversations

1691
01:16:57,120 --> 01:16:59,280
about history that is difficult. Um, I'm

1692
01:16:59,280 --> 01:17:01,120
aware that the Holocaust has two

1693
01:17:01,120 --> 01:17:02,960
paragraphs mentioned in the world

1694
01:17:02,960 --> 01:17:05,440
history text and two pages in AP

1695
01:17:05,440 --> 01:17:08,800
European history. So, I just um however

1696
01:17:08,800 --> 01:17:12,239
we're going to supplement and um we've

1697
01:17:12,239 --> 01:17:13,520
got to you know we've talked about

1698
01:17:13,520 --> 01:17:14,960
facilitating we have a controversial

1699
01:17:14,960 --> 01:17:16,640
issues policy. We really need to lean

1700
01:17:16,640 --> 01:17:18,000
into this because it creates problems

1701
01:17:18,000 --> 01:17:19,760
when our students can't learn how to

1702
01:17:19,760 --> 01:17:21,920
talk about difficult topics. So, thank

1703
01:17:21,920 --> 01:17:24,800
you. Thank you, Miss Marin. Miss St.

1704
01:17:24,800 --> 01:17:25,840
John Cunning, would you like to speak to

1705
01:17:25,840 --> 01:17:34,709
your second? No. Thank you, Mr. Dunn.

1706
01:17:34,719 --> 01:17:38,800
Yes. Thank you. Um so uh I I would like

1707
01:17:38,800 --> 01:17:41,520
to understand uh will there be a

1708
01:17:41,520 --> 01:17:44,159
physical textbook for every student in

1709
01:17:44,159 --> 01:17:48,310
every grade?

1710
01:17:48,320 --> 01:17:49,920
There there will not be a physical

1711
01:17:49,920 --> 01:17:53,440
textbook for social studies. No.

1712
01:17:53,440 --> 01:17:56,159
Okay. Um I I have a big problem with

1713
01:17:56,159 --> 01:17:59,360
that. Um the committee uh strongly

1714
01:17:59,360 --> 01:18:04,239
recommended a a physical textbook um and

1715
01:18:04,239 --> 01:18:06,080
uh with digital resources as a

1716
01:18:06,080 --> 01:18:07,840
supplement. I mean I can tell you from

1717
01:18:07,840 --> 01:18:10,239
firsthand experience I've seen the

1718
01:18:10,239 --> 01:18:12,880
digital uh social studies resources when

1719
01:18:12,880 --> 01:18:15,840
it's digital only and it is extremely

1720
01:18:15,840 --> 01:18:18,880
superficial. Um, and as a history major,

1721
01:18:18,880 --> 01:18:22,320
um, I take issue with, uh, what was

1722
01:18:22,320 --> 01:18:24,880
stated a few minutes ago that, uh,

1723
01:18:24,880 --> 01:18:27,840
history is much more fluid. I think

1724
01:18:27,840 --> 01:18:29,760
there are certainly voices in our

1725
01:18:29,760 --> 01:18:32,560
society today, um, trying to misstate

1726
01:18:32,560 --> 01:18:36,000
history, but history is, um, you know,

1727
01:18:36,000 --> 01:18:39,199
objective and should not be subject to

1728
01:18:39,199 --> 01:18:41,280
constant reinterpretation.

1729
01:18:41,280 --> 01:18:43,440
Um, I I I think we need to stand up for

1730
01:18:43,440 --> 01:18:45,600
history and stand up for history being

1731
01:18:45,600 --> 01:18:47,600
taught in physical textbooks, which I

1732
01:18:47,600 --> 01:18:49,360
believe every study and every teacher on

1733
01:18:49,360 --> 01:18:51,760
that committee recommended as being

1734
01:18:51,760 --> 01:18:54,239
superior to a digital resource. So I

1735
01:18:54,239 --> 01:18:57,440
will be voting in opposition to to this

1736
01:18:57,440 --> 01:19:00,159
recommendation because I believe, you

1737
01:19:00,159 --> 01:19:02,400
know, tradition and studies show that

1738
01:19:02,400 --> 01:19:05,280
children learn from textbooks and the

1739
01:19:05,280 --> 01:19:07,520
digital resources when it's digital

1740
01:19:07,520 --> 01:19:10,960
first are clearly inferior to what's

1741
01:19:10,960 --> 01:19:14,000
available in in a textbook. Thank you.

1742
01:19:14,000 --> 01:19:17,520
Mr. Dunn. Miss Anderson,

1743
01:19:17,520 --> 01:19:19,760
I just want to echo a few things um that

1744
01:19:19,760 --> 01:19:20,880
some of my colleagues have brought up.

1745
01:19:20,880 --> 01:19:24,480
I'm a big fan of digital stuff um in

1746
01:19:24,480 --> 01:19:27,199
terms of of as supplemental um

1747
01:19:27,199 --> 01:19:29,120
information. However, I am a little

1748
01:19:29,120 --> 01:19:31,120
concerned about the fact that our fourth

1749
01:19:31,120 --> 01:19:34,480
graders who are in the so for history

1750
01:19:34,480 --> 01:19:36,480
are not going to have access to

1751
01:19:36,480 --> 01:19:39,120
textbooks in each classroom. So, I think

1752
01:19:39,120 --> 01:19:40,960
at bare minimum, this would be something

1753
01:19:40,960 --> 01:19:42,800
that we would need to continue working

1754
01:19:42,800 --> 01:19:45,520
to expand toward is because those kids

1755
01:19:45,520 --> 01:19:47,520
are are utilizing those textbooks more

1756
01:19:47,520 --> 01:19:49,360
often where they can go back and forth

1757
01:19:49,360 --> 01:19:52,320
more consistently. I'm also um concerned

1758
01:19:52,320 --> 01:19:54,800
about our AAP classes that are actually

1759
01:19:54,800 --> 01:19:57,280
dual. I mean, most classes switch back

1760
01:19:57,280 --> 01:19:58,880
and forth between science and social

1761
01:19:58,880 --> 01:20:00,719
studies. So, in theory, they could

1762
01:20:00,719 --> 01:20:02,480
probably share resources. So even if we

1763
01:20:02,480 --> 01:20:05,520
got another set or two in a grade level,

1764
01:20:05,520 --> 01:20:07,520
you could have the the classes switching

1765
01:20:07,520 --> 01:20:08,880
back and forth so that they could

1766
01:20:08,880 --> 01:20:10,320
utilize the resources at different

1767
01:20:10,320 --> 01:20:12,480
times. Shuffling textbooks back and

1768
01:20:12,480 --> 01:20:13,840
forth between classrooms is still

1769
01:20:13,840 --> 01:20:16,960
problematic. However, for our AAP kids,

1770
01:20:16,960 --> 01:20:19,040
they're doing both all day, all every

1771
01:20:19,040 --> 01:20:23,120
day. So they do science and um social

1772
01:20:23,120 --> 01:20:25,199
studies in every class period or every

1773
01:20:25,199 --> 01:20:27,440
day. And so I think that that's another

1774
01:20:27,440 --> 01:20:29,679
place where we we need to at least

1775
01:20:29,679 --> 01:20:31,840
evaluate whether or not those classes

1776
01:20:31,840 --> 01:20:34,320
need to have a physical textbook because

1777
01:20:34,320 --> 01:20:36,320
they tend to go a little bit deeper into

1778
01:20:36,320 --> 01:20:39,040
the content. So thank you for raising

1779
01:20:39,040 --> 01:20:40,800
that, Miss Anderson. And I also want to

1780
01:20:40,800 --> 01:20:43,760
respond to Mr. Dunn's comment by fluid.

1781
01:20:43,760 --> 01:20:45,840
What I meant was definitely not

1782
01:20:45,840 --> 01:20:48,480
rewriting history, Mr. Dunn, that we're

1783
01:20:48,480 --> 01:20:51,760
in a seven-year cycle. So seven years we

1784
01:20:51,760 --> 01:20:53,679
have a new presidential administration

1785
01:20:53,679 --> 01:20:56,000
and so forth. So sometimes books no

1786
01:20:56,000 --> 01:20:59,120
longer have the current um you know

1787
01:20:59,120 --> 01:21:01,440
current history in them. So definitely

1788
01:21:01,440 --> 01:21:03,760
we were not interested in rewriting um

1789
01:21:03,760 --> 01:21:04,960
just so I just wanted to clarify that

1790
01:21:04,960 --> 01:21:06,320
because sometimes we go longer than

1791
01:21:06,320 --> 01:21:09,120
seven years if they're budget issues and

1792
01:21:09,120 --> 01:21:10,960
um our books can become very much so out

1793
01:21:10,960 --> 01:21:13,520
of date. So that's that was my point to

1794
01:21:13,520 --> 01:21:16,719
Miss Anderson's point around um the

1795
01:21:16,719 --> 01:21:19,760
different uh depth to which uh students

1796
01:21:19,760 --> 01:21:21,440
might go. I think that's certainly a

1797
01:21:21,440 --> 01:21:24,080
valid point and a wonder at this point

1798
01:21:24,080 --> 01:21:26,719
in terms of looking at um the budget and

1799
01:21:26,719 --> 01:21:30,080
a redistribution of text versus digital

1800
01:21:30,080 --> 01:21:31,920
because you know that we're paying for

1801
01:21:31,920 --> 01:21:34,480
licenses or books. So I think we could

1802
01:21:34,480 --> 01:21:37,199
certainly take another look at that

1803
01:21:37,199 --> 01:21:40,000
and as I said like if we can continue to

1804
01:21:40,000 --> 01:21:42,400
have supplemental information that is

1805
01:21:42,400 --> 01:21:44,000
more flu a little bit more fluid in

1806
01:21:44,000 --> 01:21:45,840
terms of building on things that are are

1807
01:21:45,840 --> 01:21:47,679
available I'm all for those things as

1808
01:21:47,679 --> 01:21:50,480
they develop. I think that when we're

1809
01:21:50,480 --> 01:21:52,159
considering particularly for the fourth

1810
01:21:52,159 --> 01:21:54,719
graders with Virginia history that's all

1811
01:21:54,719 --> 01:21:56,560
a large part of that is all based on

1812
01:21:56,560 --> 01:21:59,120
what is being tested and that is not

1813
01:21:59,120 --> 01:22:00,960
unfortunately in our state currently

1814
01:22:00,960 --> 01:22:03,280
that is not as likely to be more

1815
01:22:03,280 --> 01:22:05,920
innovative and fluid um based on what's

1816
01:22:05,920 --> 01:22:08,000
being evaluated. So hopefully these

1817
01:22:08,000 --> 01:22:10,880
textbooks would have have a longer shelf

1818
01:22:10,880 --> 01:22:12,800
life than maybe other things. So I think

1819
01:22:12,800 --> 01:22:15,360
that looking at I understand the

1820
01:22:15,360 --> 01:22:17,120
cost-saving measure for fourth through

1821
01:22:17,120 --> 01:22:19,520
sixth graders. I do I do get that. I

1822
01:22:19,520 --> 01:22:21,760
just would love to see more kiddos have

1823
01:22:21,760 --> 01:22:24,719
the opportunity to have textbooks in

1824
01:22:24,719 --> 01:22:26,400
hand in those classes. So, if we could

1825
01:22:26,400 --> 01:22:28,400
figure out even how to double it so that

1826
01:22:28,400 --> 01:22:30,639
you could have two sets in each grade,

1827
01:22:30,639 --> 01:22:32,560
um then it would give more flexibility

1828
01:22:32,560 --> 01:22:35,040
for for staff to be able to use those.

1829
01:22:35,040 --> 01:22:39,270
Thank you.

1830
01:22:39,280 --> 01:22:43,040
Miss Anderson. Mr. Moon.

1831
01:22:43,040 --> 01:22:45,120
Uh thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

1832
01:22:45,120 --> 01:22:48,880
listening to uh what a vice chair Sandy

1833
01:22:48,880 --> 01:22:52,520
Anderson has asked and providing

1834
01:22:52,520 --> 01:22:56,800
extra print for the fourth graders. How

1835
01:22:56,800 --> 01:23:01,110
much extra would that cost?

1836
01:23:01,120 --> 01:23:03,120
I would need to to do that calculation.

1837
01:23:03,120 --> 01:23:04,920
And I do want to be clear

1838
01:23:04,920 --> 01:23:07,679
um we have not written any contracts. So

1839
01:23:07,679 --> 01:23:09,360
these were just estimates based on what

1840
01:23:09,360 --> 01:23:11,040
we're proposing. So, your feedback

1841
01:23:11,040 --> 01:23:14,239
tonight can help us to um can help us to

1842
01:23:14,239 --> 01:23:16,159
determine if we need to buy more print

1843
01:23:16,159 --> 01:23:18,080
or whatever and I can get some

1844
01:23:18,080 --> 01:23:20,239
additional costs, the per the per book

1845
01:23:20,239 --> 01:23:22,719
cost. Okay. Okay. Appreciate it. And

1846
01:23:22,719 --> 01:23:26,320
couple of weeks ago, um Miss Clemenco,

1847
01:23:26,320 --> 01:23:32,639
thanks for sending me your response to a question that I posed related to Basor

1848
01:23:32,639 --> 01:23:35,840
text books adoption. But that was that

1849
01:23:35,840 --> 01:23:37,280
actually had to do more with the

1850
01:23:37,280 --> 01:23:40,400
curriculum rather than textbook. We put

1851
01:23:40,400 --> 01:23:42,800
textbooks are there to support teaching

1852
01:23:42,800 --> 01:23:46,159
our students our curriculum and for as

1853
01:23:46,159 --> 01:23:48,400
far as the social studies concerned in

1854
01:23:48,400 --> 01:23:51,840
large part that states standards of

1855
01:23:51,840 --> 01:23:54,400
learning dictates what we must at least

1856
01:23:54,400 --> 01:23:58,480
teach our students. My question goes to

1857
01:23:58,480 --> 01:24:01,199
uh in social studies especially in world

1858
01:24:01,199 --> 01:24:02,800
history

1859
01:24:02,800 --> 01:24:05,080
uh do we go above and

1860
01:24:05,080 --> 01:24:10,480
beyond a state standards? If so, how

1861
01:24:10,480 --> 01:24:12,639
much do we go above and beyond state

1862
01:24:12,639 --> 01:24:14,719
standards?

1863
01:24:14,719 --> 01:24:17,120
Yeah, at this time I mean we really are

1864
01:24:17,120 --> 01:24:18,960
aligned to the state standards. We don't

1865
01:24:18,960 --> 01:24:21,520
choose other areas to to branch off on

1866
01:24:21,520 --> 01:24:23,679
there. there may be opportunities where

1867
01:24:23,679 --> 01:24:25,920
students have some choice and they may

1868
01:24:25,920 --> 01:24:28,480
take different pathways but as far as

1869
01:24:28,480 --> 01:24:30,800
the units and the the objectives in

1870
01:24:30,800 --> 01:24:32,960
those units um they are they are tightly

1871
01:24:32,960 --> 01:24:35,280
tied to the state standards or in the

1872
01:24:35,280 --> 01:24:38,880
case of AP or IB uh why do we take that

1873
01:24:38,880 --> 01:24:40,719
position why do we because just a

1874
01:24:40,719 --> 01:24:42,639
limited amount of time we have in the

1875
01:24:42,639 --> 01:24:45,040
class to cover that everything that is

1876
01:24:45,040 --> 01:24:47,280
required to be covered by standards and

1877
01:24:47,280 --> 01:24:49,920
learning that is primarily the reason

1878
01:24:49,920 --> 01:24:51,760
right we have a a limited amount amount

1879
01:24:51,760 --> 01:24:55,440
of time and um so giving more time and

1880
01:24:55,440 --> 01:24:57,600
being able to go in in depth in some

1881
01:24:57,600 --> 01:24:59,920
topics as opposed to to adding more

1882
01:24:59,920 --> 01:25:03,040
topics. uh I'm asking these questions

1883
01:25:03,040 --> 01:25:05,760
because you know over last three decades

1884
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I've been involved in public education

1885
01:25:09,280 --> 01:25:12,400
as a schoolboard member basically that I

1886
01:25:12,400 --> 01:25:17,920
have felt I have felt all along that uh

1887
01:25:17,920 --> 01:25:20,560
when we are teaching world history to

1888
01:25:20,560 --> 01:25:24,000
our students a amount of time amount of

1889
01:25:24,000 --> 01:25:27,280
time we spend teaching the history of

1890
01:25:27,280 --> 01:25:29,920
certain parts of the world were grossly

1891
01:25:29,920 --> 01:25:31,520
inadequate.

1892
01:25:31,520 --> 01:25:34,159
And I'm going to give you an example of

1893
01:25:34,159 --> 01:25:37,679
how we teach history of Asian nations.

1894
01:25:37,679 --> 01:25:41,120
60% of world's population are Asians.

1895
01:25:41,120 --> 01:25:44,400
But how much time do we devote teaching

1896
01:25:44,400 --> 01:25:46,360
history of those

1897
01:25:46,360 --> 01:25:50,480
nations Asian people to our students and

1898
01:25:50,480 --> 01:25:54,280
you we you also need to consider in the

1899
01:25:54,280 --> 01:25:56,960
demographics of students in our fair

1900
01:25:56,960 --> 01:25:58,679
county.

1901
01:25:58,679 --> 01:26:02,560
And I know for standards of learning

1902
01:26:02,560 --> 01:26:04,239
that's something that we have to lobby

1903
01:26:04,239 --> 01:26:06,000
if you want to change it the state board

1904
01:26:06,000 --> 01:26:08,080
of education. But I was hoping that

1905
01:26:08,080 --> 01:26:11,120
would go beyond above and beyond the

1906
01:26:11,120 --> 01:26:13,840
minimum requirements by state standards.

1907
01:26:13,840 --> 01:26:15,440
If you think that we just don't have

1908
01:26:15,440 --> 01:26:18,000
enough time I guess we must then work

1909
01:26:18,000 --> 01:26:21,360
together to ask state board of education

1910
01:26:21,360 --> 01:26:25,830
to make some changes.

1911
01:26:25,840 --> 01:26:28,400
So, I I do think that that is always the

1912
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most

1913
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um I won't say it's efficient because

1914
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the state doesn't move quickly, but it's

1915
01:26:33,600 --> 01:26:36,560
definitely one way to to approach it to

1916
01:26:36,560 --> 01:26:39,199
um advocate with the the V the state of

1917
01:26:39,199 --> 01:26:41,920
Virginia to build out different parts of

1918
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the curriculum in different ways.

1919
01:26:43,199 --> 01:26:44,960
There's certainly many advocacy groups

1920
01:26:44,960 --> 01:26:47,040
that I think get involved every time new

1921
01:26:47,040 --> 01:26:48,719
standards are written and we'll see that

1922
01:26:48,719 --> 01:26:51,360
shift a little bit um where one thing

1923
01:26:51,360 --> 01:26:55,440
might be um covered more more in one

1924
01:26:55,440 --> 01:26:58,000
year and less the next time. So I think

1925
01:26:58,000 --> 01:27:00,719
that advocacy is one way. Um obviously

1926
01:27:00,719 --> 01:27:04,080
we hear from many many groups um as a

1927
01:27:04,080 --> 01:27:06,480
school division wanting and hoping to

1928
01:27:06,480 --> 01:27:09,280
have more time and more focus um in the

1929
01:27:09,280 --> 01:27:12,080
different courses and and I think we

1930
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would love to do that to the greatest

1931
01:27:13,760 --> 01:27:20,159
degree possible but we must preserve the base which is the the standards.

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Thank you.

1933
01:27:22,400 --> 01:27:27,270
Mr. Moon. Miss Dixit.

1934
01:27:27,280 --> 01:27:29,440
Thank you for the presentation. Um I

1935
01:27:29,440 --> 01:27:31,120
actually just had a question about some

1936
01:27:31,120 --> 01:27:33,600
of the uh recommendations you have with

1937
01:27:33,600 --> 01:27:36,480
the also available in Spanish and some

1938
01:27:36,480 --> 01:27:39,360
are not. So I was just thinking about

1939
01:27:39,360 --> 01:27:41,440
our multilingual learners and we talked

1940
01:27:41,440 --> 01:27:43,120
about that the language acquisition

1941
01:27:43,120 --> 01:27:46,239
takes time and having a textbook in

1942
01:27:46,239 --> 01:27:49,120
their language and we have lot of like

1943
01:27:49,120 --> 01:27:52,400
uh MLS who are Hispanic students who are

1944
01:27:52,400 --> 01:27:56,000
also we're trying to make sure they are

1945
01:27:56,000 --> 01:27:57,920
getting the content and also while

1946
01:27:57,920 --> 01:28:00,080
they're learning English they can take

1947
01:28:00,080 --> 01:28:03,920
test and learn in their language. So and

1948
01:28:03,920 --> 01:28:06,400
so I just wanted to know we c we can

1949
01:28:06,400 --> 01:28:08,639
keep it consistent that with all some

1950
01:28:08,639 --> 01:28:11,040
grade levels there is the it's available

1951
01:28:11,040 --> 01:28:13,040
we have picked a vendor who provides a

1952
01:28:13,040 --> 01:28:15,760
Spanish book um some vendors don't

1953
01:28:15,760 --> 01:28:18,480
provide that um also with the public

1954
01:28:18,480 --> 01:28:21,120
comments I kind of read few that there

1955
01:28:21,120 --> 01:28:23,440
were few which were saying like oh this

1956
01:28:23,440 --> 01:28:26,159
is not the best book for them but that

1957
01:28:26,159 --> 01:28:28,880
is a recommendation I'm talking about

1958
01:28:28,880 --> 01:28:32,320
grade five and grade six um

1959
01:28:32,320 --> 01:28:34,719
recommendations.

1960
01:28:34,719 --> 01:28:36,560
So, just to address your first question,

1961
01:28:36,560 --> 01:28:38,960
we wanted just the board to to see what

1962
01:28:38,960 --> 01:28:40,639
is available in Spanish. We have not

1963
01:28:40,639 --> 01:28:42,480
made all the decisions about how we

1964
01:28:42,480 --> 01:28:45,679
might buy Spanish um uh where we might

1965
01:28:45,679 --> 01:28:48,560
try some Spanish books. We It's also

1966
01:28:48,560 --> 01:28:50,080
important to realize that one of the

1967
01:28:50,080 --> 01:28:52,320
strengths of the digital is that when

1968
01:28:52,320 --> 01:28:54,000
you go into the digital platform, you

1969
01:28:54,000 --> 01:28:56,159
can read it in many languages. So, we

1970
01:28:56,159 --> 01:28:59,360
have a variety of languages um available

1971
01:28:59,360 --> 01:29:01,440
um through the digital platform. So that

1972
01:29:01,440 --> 01:29:05,639
is a a yes. Um

1973
01:29:05,639 --> 01:29:07,760
and the comments you're talking about,

1974
01:29:07,760 --> 01:29:09,040
were those from the committee or were

1975
01:29:09,040 --> 01:29:12,960
those from the the public? The public. Yeah, the public. Um we had very

1976
01:29:12,960 --> 01:29:16,000
few comments. Um sometimes the public's

1977
01:29:16,000 --> 01:29:17,760
very engaged in these processes and

1978
01:29:17,760 --> 01:29:19,600
sometimes not as much. So we did have

1979
01:29:19,600 --> 01:29:21,600
very few. What we do with those comments

1980
01:29:21,600 --> 01:29:23,280
is we take the comments and we share

1981
01:29:23,280 --> 01:29:26,880
them. Um, so the IRRC will have all the

1982
01:29:26,880 --> 01:29:29,840
comments to put into the sort of um, mix

1983
01:29:29,840 --> 01:29:32,800
as they're making their recommendations.

1984
01:29:32,800 --> 01:29:34,480
And I know a lot of my colleagues said

1985
01:29:34,480 --> 01:29:37,280
digital um, may not be good for younger

1986
01:29:37,280 --> 01:29:40,000
students. Um, I agree with that too. Uh,

1987
01:29:40,000 --> 01:29:42,239
I I think textbook will really help um,

1988
01:29:42,239 --> 01:29:44,400
having in the classroom. But I also

1989
01:29:44,400 --> 01:29:47,440
think we should definitely use augmented

1990
01:29:47,440 --> 01:29:49,120
reality for some of these history

1991
01:29:49,120 --> 01:29:52,480
lessons and uh social studies and and

1992
01:29:52,480 --> 01:29:56,080
such and if that is something um have

1993
01:29:56,080 --> 01:29:59,600
you looked into that?

1994
01:29:59,600 --> 01:30:02,000
So not during this process but I can

1995
01:30:02,000 --> 01:30:04,159
certainly imagine right like having sort

1996
01:30:04,159 --> 01:30:06,000
of the augmented reality field trip

1997
01:30:06,000 --> 01:30:08,239
experience. Um I think that would be

1998
01:30:08,239 --> 01:30:09,920
something we would probably try on a

1999
01:30:09,920 --> 01:30:12,239
smaller basis. I I'm making an

2000
01:30:12,239 --> 01:30:13,600
assumption the cost would probably be

2001
01:30:13,600 --> 01:30:16,320
cost prohibitive to do it um right off

2002
01:30:16,320 --> 01:30:18,239
the bat at a large scale, but it might

2003
01:30:18,239 --> 01:30:20,159
be something that we could try. I have

2004
01:30:20,159 --> 01:30:21,760
not seen any for social studies. I have

2005
01:30:21,760 --> 01:30:23,040
seen them in some other subject areas,

2006
01:30:23,040 --> 01:30:24,320
but it's definitely something that could

2007
01:30:24,320 --> 01:30:26,480
be investigated.

2008
01:30:26,480 --> 01:30:28,239
And I know we have some global

2009
01:30:28,239 --> 01:30:30,480
classrooms and global programs uh in

2010
01:30:30,480 --> 01:30:35,120
FCPS. uh do we uh talk to other schools,

2011
01:30:35,120 --> 01:30:37,280
other countries about the history

2012
01:30:37,280 --> 01:30:39,679
they're learning and have like a you

2013
01:30:39,679 --> 01:30:42,960
know cross history lesson sometimes.

2014
01:30:42,960 --> 01:30:45,600
So um with our global classroom, a lot

2015
01:30:45,600 --> 01:30:48,800
of those exchanges are are focused on

2016
01:30:48,800 --> 01:30:53,440
the UN um sustainability um goals, but

2017
01:30:53,440 --> 01:30:55,840
um I think just in natural I think it's

2018
01:30:55,840 --> 01:30:57,760
probably more cultural than historical,

2019
01:30:57,760 --> 01:31:00,320
but I think there's a lot of cultural um

2020
01:31:00,320 --> 01:31:02,880
exchange of information. Okay, thank

2021
01:31:02,880 --> 01:31:04,400
you. But it was another opportunity,

2022
01:31:04,400 --> 01:31:06,239
right? It's another opportunity. Um in

2023
01:31:06,239 --> 01:31:07,840
fact, I was very impressed with my son

2024
01:31:07,840 --> 01:31:10,159
was um in his high school in Centerville

2025
01:31:10,159 --> 01:31:12,000
High School. He he brought some papers

2026
01:31:12,000 --> 01:31:14,400
home and it was so much knowledge about

2027
01:31:14,400 --> 01:31:17,920
the Hindu um um Indian history and Hindu

2028
01:31:17,920 --> 01:31:20,480
mythology and history and and and he was

2029
01:31:20,480 --> 01:31:24,000
learning that um in in the the classroom

2030
01:31:24,000 --> 01:31:27,840
and I I the material is very good. So I

2031
01:31:27,840 --> 01:31:29,520
think there are some really good stuff

2032
01:31:29,520 --> 01:31:31,360
uh is being taught to the students. So

2033
01:31:31,360 --> 01:31:33,360
thank you.

2034
01:31:33,360 --> 01:31:36,080
Miss Dixit, Dr. Anderson.

2035
01:31:36,080 --> 01:31:37,360
[Music]

2036
01:31:37,360 --> 01:31:39,679
Thank you. I do want to say thank you to

2037
01:31:39,679 --> 01:31:42,320
um both Miss Marin and Mr. Dunn as well

2038
01:31:42,320 --> 01:31:44,000
as Miss Anderson because some of my

2039
01:31:44,000 --> 01:31:45,760
questions have already handled, but I

2040
01:31:45,760 --> 01:31:49,520
will um reiterate that I do think having

2041
01:31:49,520 --> 01:31:51,520
a textbook for fourth grade students

2042
01:31:51,520 --> 01:31:55,040
would be something that is um optimal.

2043
01:31:55,040 --> 01:31:57,679
Um just to kind of dig into it a little

2044
01:31:57,679 --> 01:31:59,520
bit more, what is the differential

2045
01:31:59,520 --> 01:32:01,760
between the digital text and the

2046
01:32:01,760 --> 01:32:05,199
physical text in terms of cost?

2047
01:32:05,199 --> 01:32:07,040
I have it but it's hard for me to answer

2048
01:32:07,040 --> 01:32:08,800
questions and look it up. So I I will

2049
01:32:08,800 --> 01:32:10,560
provide it for Dr. Reed the Friday

2050
01:32:10,560 --> 01:32:14,080
letter. Okay. So there is there is a

2051
01:32:14,080 --> 01:32:15,600
differential. I just don't have it in my

2052
01:32:15,600 --> 01:32:17,199
brain. I can I can definitely look it

2053
01:32:17,199 --> 01:32:19,840
up. Is it significant? I'm imagining the

2054
01:32:19,840 --> 01:32:22,719
digital is cheaper.

2055
01:32:22,719 --> 01:32:24,400
Let me just get let make sure I get it

2056
01:32:24,400 --> 01:32:26,159
right because sometime it it's

2057
01:32:26,159 --> 01:32:27,520
interesting. You would think that

2058
01:32:27,520 --> 01:32:29,600
digital is cheaper but the bundle you

2059
01:32:29,600 --> 01:32:31,199
know there's the bundle then there's the

2060
01:32:31,199 --> 01:32:33,040
separate costs for items. So, I just

2061
01:32:33,040 --> 01:32:34,080
want to make sure I get it correct for

2062
01:32:34,080 --> 01:32:35,199
you. I would definitely like to have

2063
01:32:35,199 --> 01:32:36,960
that information before I vote because I

2064
01:32:36,960 --> 01:32:39,280
think that's important to my um to my

2065
01:32:39,280 --> 01:32:41,360
vote here. Um but I have some other

2066
01:32:41,360 --> 01:32:43,520
information that I'd like to ask. Um

2067
01:32:43,520 --> 01:32:45,199
also in the presentation you talked

2068
01:32:45,199 --> 01:32:46,719
about shipping and professional

2069
01:32:46,719 --> 01:32:48,880
development being separate. What is the

2070
01:32:48,880 --> 01:32:52,800
cost of those two um things? So, we have

2071
01:32:52,800 --> 01:32:54,239
not negotiated on professional

2072
01:32:54,239 --> 01:32:57,280
development and a lot and and I I don't

2073
01:32:57,280 --> 01:33:00,159
want to presuppose that um and limit our

2074
01:33:00,159 --> 01:33:02,000
negotiation power. I will say that

2075
01:33:02,000 --> 01:33:04,560
shipping will probably be just under a

2076
01:33:04,560 --> 01:33:06,239
million dollars. I know that sounds like

2077
01:33:06,239 --> 01:33:09,120
a lot, but that is shipping to a hund to

2078
01:33:09,120 --> 01:33:12,159
uh 200 schools, lots and lots of boxes

2079
01:33:12,159 --> 01:33:16,880
is is uh no um small small cost.

2080
01:33:16,880 --> 01:33:20,480
Okay. Um one of the concerns that I

2081
01:33:20,480 --> 01:33:22,159
heard back from teachers when we rolled

2082
01:33:22,159 --> 01:33:24,480
out the language arts was the lack of

2083
01:33:24,480 --> 01:33:26,239
seats during the professional

2084
01:33:26,239 --> 01:33:28,159
development for the summer. um those

2085
01:33:28,159 --> 01:33:30,000
teachers who completed their

2086
01:33:30,000 --> 01:33:31,280
professional development in the summer

2087
01:33:31,280 --> 01:33:33,280
felt a lot more prepared to walk into

2088
01:33:33,280 --> 01:33:35,760
the classroom. What is the plan to

2089
01:33:35,760 --> 01:33:37,520
ensuring that everyone who wants to

2090
01:33:37,520 --> 01:33:40,239
participate in the summer will have that

2091
01:33:40,239 --> 01:33:42,480
PD opportunity? I was hearing that is

2092
01:33:42,480 --> 01:33:44,480
not the case. You said there was limited

2093
01:33:44,480 --> 01:33:47,280
there were limitations.

2094
01:33:47,280 --> 01:33:50,000
there are limit there right now as as we

2095
01:33:50,000 --> 01:33:52,880
speak there are limitations um to have a

2096
01:33:52,880 --> 01:33:55,760
certain number from every school attend

2097
01:33:55,760 --> 01:33:58,320
um and that is primarily because we

2098
01:33:58,320 --> 01:33:59,920
don't we do not have the same grant

2099
01:33:59,920 --> 01:34:01,920
funds that we had to to do the summer

2100
01:34:01,920 --> 01:34:03,280
literacy program from the state of

2101
01:34:03,280 --> 01:34:05,280
Virginia we had the all-in Virginia

2102
01:34:05,280 --> 01:34:06,880
grant that we were able to fund the

2103
01:34:06,880 --> 01:34:10,159
summer symposium um for uh literacy last

2104
01:34:10,159 --> 01:34:13,360
year um but what we will have is access

2105
01:34:13,360 --> 01:34:16,239
to the materials and other um resources

2106
01:34:16,239 --> 01:34:18,320
is available to them to to start the

2107
01:34:18,320 --> 01:34:20,400
learning on their own. Um and then we

2108
01:34:20,400 --> 01:34:23,600
will kick it off in in um August. Thank

2109
01:34:23,600 --> 01:34:26,239
you. Can you please also share students

2110
01:34:26,239 --> 01:34:28,880
who are in AP schools and those who are

2111
01:34:28,880 --> 01:34:30,719
in IB schools are they subject to the

2112
01:34:30,719 --> 01:34:34,239
same set of SOS?

2113
01:34:34,239 --> 01:34:37,120
So as we speak right now we do um

2114
01:34:37,120 --> 01:34:39,760
performance assessments. So it depends

2115
01:34:39,760 --> 01:34:42,960
on um so yes if there is an if there is

2116
01:34:42,960 --> 01:34:47,040
an so um they are subject to the same so

2117
01:34:47,040 --> 01:34:48,480
which is what raises my concern

2118
01:34:48,480 --> 01:34:50,639
regarding not having any text for the IB

2119
01:34:50,639 --> 01:34:52,639
schools and I heard you say that you

2120
01:34:52,639 --> 01:34:54,080
will work with the schools but I don't

2121
01:34:54,080 --> 01:34:56,080
know what that means um I don't know

2122
01:34:56,080 --> 01:34:58,000
what that means in terms of materials

2123
01:34:58,000 --> 01:35:00,719
are they digital are they hard copy the

2124
01:35:00,719 --> 01:35:02,960
way that it's being provided for our AP

2125
01:35:02,960 --> 01:35:05,280
schools um is it going to be centrally

2126
01:35:05,280 --> 01:35:08,400
funded I I need those details please so

2127
01:35:08,400 --> 01:35:11,199
I've tal so when uh the team started

2128
01:35:11,199 --> 01:35:13,520
working on this and they put out the RFP

2129
01:35:13,520 --> 01:35:15,840
um they there really weren't any IB

2130
01:35:15,840 --> 01:35:17,679
books that even came forward right so

2131
01:35:17,679 --> 01:35:19,520
and that was a red flag for me so the

2132
01:35:19,520 --> 01:35:21,199
first thing I did is I started talking

2133
01:35:21,199 --> 01:35:23,679
to the IB principles and said what is

2134
01:35:23,679 --> 01:35:26,400
happening in social studies for your IB

2135
01:35:26,400 --> 01:35:29,440
classrooms and some of the IB coursework

2136
01:35:29,440 --> 01:35:33,600
um um has there's some flexibility

2137
01:35:33,600 --> 01:35:36,480
within the IB casework and of I'm sorry

2138
01:35:36,480 --> 01:35:40,159
IB program there's a lot of um casework

2139
01:35:40,159 --> 01:35:42,639
kind of of materials. So we have

2140
01:35:42,639 --> 01:35:44,239
contracted with a different company and

2141
01:35:44,239 --> 01:35:46,480
I apologize I don't have the name of it

2142
01:35:46,480 --> 01:35:48,960
um for to ensure that our IB students

2143
01:35:48,960 --> 01:35:54,400
have the materials that they need and the principles were saying they did

2144
01:35:54,400 --> 01:35:57,199
not need to have a a textbook like the

2145
01:35:57,199 --> 01:36:00,080
AP. It's a different kind of course um

2146
01:36:00,080 --> 01:36:02,560
than the AP course. So they have

2147
01:36:02,560 --> 01:36:04,080
different materials. I believe they are

2148
01:36:04,080 --> 01:36:05,840
primarily digital. I do believe that

2149
01:36:05,840 --> 01:36:08,400
they are primarily digital. um and they

2150
01:36:08,400 --> 01:36:10,560
have been um found that they are are

2151
01:36:10,560 --> 01:36:13,520
more than sufficient. I appreciate that.

2152
01:36:13,520 --> 01:36:15,440
Um but in going back in terms of our

2153
01:36:15,440 --> 01:36:16,960
conversations regarding we're school

2154
01:36:16,960 --> 01:36:18,719
system. So when we have a presentation

2155
01:36:18,719 --> 01:36:20,880
about a textbook adoption for the

2156
01:36:20,880 --> 01:36:22,239
system, it needs to be fully

2157
01:36:22,239 --> 01:36:24,800
comprehensive and it has to include the

2158
01:36:24,800 --> 01:36:27,280
what the presentation that is here must

2159
01:36:27,280 --> 01:36:28,639
include what you just shared with me

2160
01:36:28,639 --> 01:36:31,360
because I couldn't write it fast enough.

2161
01:36:31,360 --> 01:36:33,159
Understood.

2162
01:36:33,159 --> 01:36:35,760
Um, one of the things that I do see as

2163
01:36:35,760 --> 01:36:38,639
an as a positive to the digital copies

2164
01:36:38,639 --> 01:36:41,440
is the opportunity for translation. Um,

2165
01:36:41,440 --> 01:36:43,920
and I must I must have misheard, but can

2166
01:36:43,920 --> 01:36:47,360
you confirm if a if there is a an

2167
01:36:47,360 --> 01:36:49,520
opportunity for translation in in a

2168
01:36:49,520 --> 01:36:51,440
different language? How many languages

2169
01:36:51,440 --> 01:36:53,440
are there? And are students also allowed

2170
01:36:53,440 --> 01:36:55,199
to take assessments in that language in

2171
01:36:55,199 --> 01:36:59,669
that digital format?

2172
01:36:59,679 --> 01:37:01,760
So, I do not know about the assessments

2173
01:37:01,760 --> 01:37:04,080
and and I will have to get you the the

2174
01:37:04,080 --> 01:37:06,000
number of languages. My team told me

2175
01:37:06,000 --> 01:37:09,440
that it there are um many many it's not

2176
01:37:09,440 --> 01:37:13,199
like six languages, but I don't have the list in front of me. It's more than

2177
01:37:13,199 --> 01:37:14,800
the eight that we frequently use. So,

2178
01:37:14,800 --> 01:37:18,159
there's Oh, okay. Thank you. Um and the

2179
01:37:18,159 --> 01:37:21,040
other piece is regarding the digital

2180
01:37:21,040 --> 01:37:22,960
access for parents because we do have

2181
01:37:22,960 --> 01:37:24,560
some grades where it's only digital

2182
01:37:24,560 --> 01:37:26,159
right now.

2183
01:37:26,159 --> 01:37:27,960
How is that going to be better

2184
01:37:27,960 --> 01:37:30,080
facilitated? Because I will tell you as

2185
01:37:30,080 --> 01:37:32,159
a parent who tried probably a few years

2186
01:37:32,159 --> 01:37:34,639
ago and stopped trying to access the

2187
01:37:34,639 --> 01:37:38,239
digital textbook, it's quite difficult.

2188
01:37:38,239 --> 01:37:41,040
Are you saying like challenging? No,

2189
01:37:41,040 --> 01:37:42,880
thank you. Um, are you speaking about

2190
01:37:42,880 --> 01:37:44,719
just being able to log in or you mean to

2191
01:37:44,719 --> 01:37:46,960
navigate? I'm sorry, say that again. Are

2192
01:37:46,960 --> 01:37:48,960
you mean to log in or to navigate the

2193
01:37:48,960 --> 01:37:52,239
textbook? Um, both. Oh, both. Okay. Um

2194
01:37:52,239 --> 01:37:53,560
so

2195
01:37:53,560 --> 01:37:56,800
um I appreciate that feedback. Um of

2196
01:37:56,800 --> 01:37:58,639
course and I think the the best way to

2197
01:37:58,639 --> 01:38:00,119
approach that is to

2198
01:38:00,119 --> 01:38:02,560
ensure sometimes what we do is we put

2199
01:38:02,560 --> 01:38:04,560
the information and and forgive me Miss

2200
01:38:04,560 --> 01:38:06,719
Maron in schooly right so people can go

2201
01:38:06,719 --> 01:38:08,400
into schooly and then parents would know

2202
01:38:08,400 --> 01:38:09,760
how to do it and then sometimes we can

2203
01:38:09,760 --> 01:38:11,920
also put it on on the internet so

2204
01:38:11,920 --> 01:38:13,920
parents can just say online textbooks

2205
01:38:13,920 --> 01:38:16,719
and it would give people the login. Um

2206
01:38:16,719 --> 01:38:19,840
so it depends on it depends on the uh

2207
01:38:19,840 --> 01:38:22,639
type of login we have. Um but we can

2208
01:38:22,639 --> 01:38:25,040
make sure that login are accessible.

2209
01:38:25,040 --> 01:38:27,440
Often there are videos that we can post

2210
01:38:27,440 --> 01:38:29,920
so that parents can see it. I understand

2211
01:38:29,920 --> 01:38:32,080
that when you only are logging in once

2212
01:38:32,080 --> 01:38:33,840
in a blue moon. It kind of feels

2213
01:38:33,840 --> 01:38:35,280
overwhelming like how do I navigate

2214
01:38:35,280 --> 01:38:37,119
this? How do I find it? But if we can

2215
01:38:37,119 --> 01:38:38,800
have if we have some quick reference

2216
01:38:38,800 --> 01:38:40,719
guides like we do for some other

2217
01:38:40,719 --> 01:38:42,480
materials online hopefully that will

2218
01:38:42,480 --> 01:38:45,040
help parents that would be helpful

2219
01:38:45,040 --> 01:38:46,239
particularly if there's some

2220
01:38:46,239 --> 01:38:48,000
translations in other languages which

2221
01:38:48,000 --> 01:38:50,960
parents would be right more easily

2222
01:38:50,960 --> 01:38:53,280
access but not being able to get to them

2223
01:38:53,280 --> 01:38:55,360
is is a hardship. So hopefully you can

2224
01:38:55,360 --> 01:38:58,000
navigate that. Um

2225
01:38:58,000 --> 01:39:01,600
I I I was not my time. Yep. That's your

2226
01:39:01,600 --> 01:39:03,119
time. Okay. I'll let it go back please.

2227
01:39:03,119 --> 01:39:04,960
I have one more statement. Thank you. Go

2228
01:39:04,960 --> 01:39:06,960
back.

2229
01:39:06,960 --> 01:39:10,080
I'll take a turn very quickly. Um, just

2230
01:39:10,080 --> 01:39:13,600
to set some historical background on

2231
01:39:13,600 --> 01:39:16,800
this. See what I did there? Um, so

2232
01:39:16,800 --> 01:39:19,440
people may recall a few years ago when

2233
01:39:19,440 --> 01:39:21,360
uh the Virginia Department of Education

2234
01:39:21,360 --> 01:39:23,040
was wrestling and the state board of

2235
01:39:23,040 --> 01:39:24,639
education was wrestling with the

2236
01:39:24,639 --> 01:39:26,400
Virginia standards of learning and

2237
01:39:26,400 --> 01:39:27,840
initially came out with I think a four

2238
01:39:27,840 --> 01:39:30,639
or 500page uh standards document that

2239
01:39:30,639 --> 01:39:33,080
was riddled with errors uh historical

2240
01:39:33,080 --> 01:39:35,440
inaccuracies and what many labeled as

2241
01:39:35,440 --> 01:39:39,520
whitewashing uh Virginia and US history

2242
01:39:39,520 --> 01:39:41,440
including eliminating references to

2243
01:39:41,440 --> 01:39:44,159
Martin Luther King Day and Junth and

2244
01:39:44,159 --> 01:39:46,960
many other problems. And as a result of

2245
01:39:46,960 --> 01:39:49,199
that coming out, uh, many educators

2246
01:39:49,199 --> 01:39:50,960
across the Commonwealth spoke out. They

2247
01:39:50,960 --> 01:39:53,600
started attending public hearings about,

2248
01:39:53,600 --> 01:39:56,719
uh, the curriculum standards and the,

2249
01:39:56,719 --> 01:39:58,719
uh, standards were changed and reduced

2250
01:39:58,719 --> 01:40:02,080
down to 53 pages, um, with many of those

2251
01:40:02,080 --> 01:40:04,960
inconsistencies, errors, and, um,

2252
01:40:04,960 --> 01:40:07,760
omissions, uh, addressed, but many left

2253
01:40:07,760 --> 01:40:10,199
unressed. And so,

2254
01:40:10,199 --> 01:40:15,520
um, I'm I am worriedish about, uh, only

2255
01:40:15,520 --> 01:40:17,760
aligning with the Virginia standards of

2256
01:40:17,760 --> 01:40:19,040
learning. I realize that's not the only

2257
01:40:19,040 --> 01:40:21,040
thing that we're doing. Um, but I'd love

2258
01:40:21,040 --> 01:40:24,400
to hear a commitment that the work in

2259
01:40:24,400 --> 01:40:25,760
educating our students about social

2260
01:40:25,760 --> 01:40:28,320
studies and history in our schools will,

2261
01:40:28,320 --> 01:40:29,840
in addition to meeting the Virginia

2262
01:40:29,840 --> 01:40:32,480
standards of learning, will also conform

2263
01:40:32,480 --> 01:40:34,000
comport with our educational equity

2264
01:40:34,000 --> 01:40:35,360
policy and our strategic plan

2265
01:40:35,360 --> 01:40:38,480
objectives. Of course. Yes.

2266
01:40:38,480 --> 01:40:40,639
Um that's good to to hear and

2267
01:40:40,639 --> 01:40:44,560
reassuring. Um and hopefully um you know

2268
01:40:44,560 --> 01:40:47,840
in the years ahead um we can ensure that

2269
01:40:47,840 --> 01:40:49,360
Virginia's standards of learning for

2270
01:40:49,360 --> 01:40:51,760
social studies and history uh fully

2271
01:40:51,760 --> 01:40:54,239
encompass the the complexities of our

2272
01:40:54,239 --> 01:40:56,960
history. So um I appreciate all the work

2273
01:40:56,960 --> 01:40:58,719
that went into this from the community

2274
01:40:58,719 --> 01:41:00,000
from board members comments and

2275
01:41:00,000 --> 01:41:01,520
questions on this topic and look forward

2276
01:41:01,520 --> 01:41:03,440
to the implementation. We have two

2277
01:41:03,440 --> 01:41:07,990
gobacks. Mr. done.

2278
01:41:08,000 --> 01:41:11,840
Uh, thank you. Uh, so I I'd like to ask

2279
01:41:11,840 --> 01:41:14,880
um if uh as part of the information for

2280
01:41:14,880 --> 01:41:16,960
the Friday letter, if uh there could be

2281
01:41:16,960 --> 01:41:19,600
a cost estimate obtained to provide a

2282
01:41:19,600 --> 01:41:21,760
textbook to each child, not just uh

2283
01:41:21,760 --> 01:41:25,520
available in uh the uh you know in the

2284
01:41:25,520 --> 01:41:27,760
classroom, but to be able to take home.

2285
01:41:27,760 --> 01:41:30,239
Uh I I had the pleasure of witnessing

2286
01:41:30,239 --> 01:41:32,639
last summer all of the books, thousands

2287
01:41:32,639 --> 01:41:34,400
and thousands of thousands of books that

2288
01:41:34,400 --> 01:41:36,080
were purchased and delivered to each

2289
01:41:36,080 --> 01:41:38,639
school and organized at great um effort

2290
01:41:38,639 --> 01:41:41,119
uh labor and time uh to implement the

2291
01:41:41,119 --> 01:41:42,800
new literacy curriculum. And that's

2292
01:41:42,800 --> 01:41:45,840
because books help kids learn. And in

2293
01:41:45,840 --> 01:41:49,199
the same way, we need to buy books um

2294
01:41:49,199 --> 01:41:51,760
and textbooks specifically to help kids

2295
01:41:51,760 --> 01:41:54,719
learn history because uh we can't rely

2296
01:41:54,719 --> 01:41:56,719
on, you know, the little quickie videos

2297
01:41:56,719 --> 01:41:58,719
they have in these digital only uh

2298
01:41:58,719 --> 01:42:00,960
curricula. Um and I I also want to

2299
01:42:00,960 --> 01:42:02,480
listen to the committee members who came

2300
01:42:02,480 --> 01:42:05,280
together to emphasize textbooks with

2301
01:42:05,280 --> 01:42:07,840
digital uh supplements is is the

2302
01:42:07,840 --> 01:42:11,679
preferred uh course of action. Um so if

2303
01:42:11,679 --> 01:42:13,760
is that something that uh Dr. Dr. Reed

2304
01:42:13,760 --> 01:42:16,800
that you would be able to provide?

2305
01:42:16,800 --> 01:42:19,600
Yes, sir. I can provide that. And and

2306
01:42:19,600 --> 01:42:21,840
Dr. Reed, in your experience, do you I

2307
01:42:21,840 --> 01:42:23,679
mean, you you advocated textbooks for

2308
01:42:23,679 --> 01:42:27,119
math. Um do you uh do you think that

2309
01:42:27,119 --> 01:42:29,440
textbooks for social studies might also

2310
01:42:29,440 --> 01:42:32,080
be prudent to ensure that kids learn

2311
01:42:32,080 --> 01:42:35,199
comprehensive history? And noting that

2312
01:42:35,199 --> 01:42:37,040
in every history class I ever took in

2313
01:42:37,040 --> 01:42:38,639
elementary, middle, and high school, we

2314
01:42:38,639 --> 01:42:40,560
never got to, you know, the last 40

2315
01:42:40,560 --> 01:42:42,880
years. So updating for the most recent

2316
01:42:42,880 --> 01:42:45,760
president, etc. um may not be necessary

2317
01:42:45,760 --> 01:42:47,360
because mostly you get through the first

2318
01:42:47,360 --> 01:42:48,800
twothirds and then the school year is

2319
01:42:48,800 --> 01:42:50,800
over.

2320
01:42:50,800 --> 01:42:53,760
So I am definitely a fan of textbooks um

2321
01:42:53,760 --> 01:42:55,280
and I'm definitely a fan of students

2322
01:42:55,280 --> 01:42:59,600
being able to take those home. So I'll visit with staff about uh the

2323
01:42:59,600 --> 01:43:02,320
possibility of doing that depending on

2324
01:43:02,320 --> 01:43:03,920
where the board lands on this this

2325
01:43:03,920 --> 01:43:06,800
evening. Okay. Uh so may I ask a

2326
01:43:06,800 --> 01:43:08,400
question to the chair? Does that mean

2327
01:43:08,400 --> 01:43:11,520
that um given the the the cost estimates

2328
01:43:11,520 --> 01:43:13,440
have been requested not just by me but

2329
01:43:13,440 --> 01:43:15,920
by others that the vote on this motion

2330
01:43:15,920 --> 01:43:18,719
should be delayed perhaps? No, unless

2331
01:43:18,719 --> 01:43:20,480
the board decides to delay the motion

2332
01:43:20,480 --> 01:43:26,229
but there's a motion on the table.

2333
01:43:26,239 --> 01:43:29,199
Okay. Uh thank you very much. Thank you,

2334
01:43:29,199 --> 01:43:32,320
Mr. Dunn. Dr. Anderson,

2335
01:43:32,320 --> 01:43:34,080
thank you. That actually was one of my

2336
01:43:34,080 --> 01:43:36,159
questions. um particularly because I

2337
01:43:36,159 --> 01:43:37,520
wanted to have greater clarity on

2338
01:43:37,520 --> 01:43:39,040
providing those physical materials for

2339
01:43:39,040 --> 01:43:41,440
grades uh for the younger grades as well

2340
01:43:41,440 --> 01:43:43,440
as having greater clarity on what is

2341
01:43:43,440 --> 01:43:45,679
happening with our IB schools. So I will

2342
01:43:45,679 --> 01:43:47,679
be voting no to give you the time and

2343
01:43:47,679 --> 01:43:51,119
space to revisit and rejig this a little

2344
01:43:51,119 --> 01:43:54,480
bit and I hope it can include um some

2345
01:43:54,480 --> 01:43:57,280
other discussions regarding the PD for

2346
01:43:57,280 --> 01:43:59,360
teachers. I realize that there are

2347
01:43:59,360 --> 01:44:02,320
grants we don't have access to, but if

2348
01:44:02,320 --> 01:44:03,920
we're not setting up our teachers for

2349
01:44:03,920 --> 01:44:05,360
success, what is it that we're expecting

2350
01:44:05,360 --> 01:44:07,920
for them to be able to do? Um I I didn't

2351
01:44:07,920 --> 01:44:10,080
hear a clear plan. Is this a train the

2352
01:44:10,080 --> 01:44:12,560
trainer model? Whatever that is. And

2353
01:44:12,560 --> 01:44:14,719
when and whatever that timetable is, I

2354
01:44:14,719 --> 01:44:17,600
hope that can be revisited. And I would

2355
01:44:17,600 --> 01:44:20,080
ask that we provide a note to the

2356
01:44:20,080 --> 01:44:22,239
superintendent on this tonight so she

2357
01:44:22,239 --> 01:44:23,760
could have a little bit of time and rep

2358
01:44:23,760 --> 01:44:26,880
and represent with some of those answers

2359
01:44:26,880 --> 01:44:28,560
um with some of those questions

2360
01:44:28,560 --> 01:44:30,719
answered. Um otherwise I think we're

2361
01:44:30,719 --> 01:44:32,880
kind of stuck to what we have tonight.

2362
01:44:32,880 --> 01:44:36,480
So I will be a no.

2363
01:44:36,480 --> 01:44:37,719
Thank you Dr.

2364
01:44:37,719 --> 01:44:41,679
Anderson. Miss Marin,

2365
01:44:41,679 --> 01:44:43,840
Dr. Reed, can you speak to what the

2366
01:44:43,840 --> 01:44:45,840
outcomes would be if the board voted no

2367
01:44:45,840 --> 01:44:49,280
on this this evening financially timing

2368
01:44:49,280 --> 01:44:51,840
and like what's the status now of our

2369
01:44:51,840 --> 01:44:56,119
social studies basil materials?

2370
01:44:56,119 --> 01:44:58,800
Well, we're within the cycle to order

2371
01:44:58,800 --> 01:44:59,719
new

2372
01:44:59,719 --> 01:45:03,840
materials. Um, we did this evening. Um,

2373
01:45:03,840 --> 01:45:06,000
I want to, you know, Dr. Anderson, you

2374
01:45:06,000 --> 01:45:07,199
indicated there were more things you

2375
01:45:07,199 --> 01:45:09,360
would want in a presentation. So, I want

2376
01:45:09,360 --> 01:45:13,520
to be clear that um staff really uh put

2377
01:45:13,520 --> 01:45:16,880
this together very at late. Um so, I

2378
01:45:16,880 --> 01:45:18,880
will own the responsibility for what was

2379
01:45:18,880 --> 01:45:20,960
in or not in the presentation. I know

2380
01:45:20,960 --> 01:45:22,400
staff worked very hard to put something

2381
01:45:22,400 --> 01:45:25,040
together for this evening. Uh I would

2382
01:45:25,040 --> 01:45:28,320
then also say that part of why they did

2383
01:45:28,320 --> 01:45:30,480
that was because the sooner materials

2384
01:45:30,480 --> 01:45:32,880
get here, the sooner this spring they

2385
01:45:32,880 --> 01:45:35,440
can work with staff on developing them.

2386
01:45:35,440 --> 01:45:37,840
Um, however, having said all of that, I

2387
01:45:37,840 --> 01:45:39,159
feel like,

2388
01:45:39,159 --> 01:45:41,280
um, you know, if we need to wait two

2389
01:45:41,280 --> 01:45:44,080
weeks and come back with a plan that is

2390
01:45:44,080 --> 01:45:46,400
thoughtful, we do this every seven

2391
01:45:46,400 --> 01:45:49,679
years. So, we want to get it right. Uh,

2392
01:45:49,679 --> 01:45:53,280
so, um, I think better to do it well

2393
01:45:53,280 --> 01:45:57,520
than rush if we're not sure. So, um, the

2394
01:45:57,520 --> 01:45:59,679
impact, Miss Marin, is that we would be

2395
01:45:59,679 --> 01:46:02,560
delayed in receiving the materials, but

2396
01:46:02,560 --> 01:46:05,600
um, so that's the impact. Thank you. And

2397
01:46:05,600 --> 01:46:07,440
when do you know the last time that the

2398
01:46:07,440 --> 01:46:10,000
bo a board approved basil materials for

2399
01:46:10,000 --> 01:46:12,880
social studies? Miss Clemenco, do you

2400
01:46:12,880 --> 01:46:14,080
have that information? It would have

2401
01:46:14,080 --> 01:46:16,639
been prior to my arrival. If this is

2402
01:46:16,639 --> 01:46:18,800
2025, I would guess seven years ago

2403
01:46:18,800 --> 01:46:21,920
roughly be 2018, but I think it might

2404
01:46:21,920 --> 01:46:23,280
have been eight years ago. I think we're

2405
01:46:23,280 --> 01:46:26,159
a year late, a year behind. Well, that's

2406
01:46:26,159 --> 01:46:27,760
not as terrible because I know we were

2407
01:46:27,760 --> 01:46:29,280
quite behind with the literacy

2408
01:46:29,280 --> 01:46:32,119
materials. So, that's a relief.

2409
01:46:32,119 --> 01:46:34,880
Um, so you know, I did pull this off of

2410
01:46:34,880 --> 01:46:37,280
the consent agenda and I do think, you

2411
01:46:37,280 --> 01:46:39,920
know, we need to realize that we need to

2412
01:46:39,920 --> 01:46:41,920
see these materials. I believe I also

2413
01:46:41,920 --> 01:46:43,840
pulled the literacy materials off the

2414
01:46:43,840 --> 01:46:45,679
agenda back then so we could review

2415
01:46:45,679 --> 01:46:49,679
them. Um, and so the math materials

2416
01:46:49,679 --> 01:46:51,280
whenever we get there should also be

2417
01:46:51,280 --> 01:46:53,199
presented to us well in advance. It's

2418
01:46:53,199 --> 01:46:55,440
just curious that this most intimate

2419
01:46:55,440 --> 01:46:58,639
part of learning is not agendaized and

2420
01:46:58,639 --> 01:47:00,480
even a work session really, right? I

2421
01:47:00,480 --> 01:47:04,080
mean I um so I'm also just a point about

2422
01:47:04,080 --> 01:47:05,679
printing. I was talking to one of our

2423
01:47:05,679 --> 01:47:08,080
local book owners and she said um this

2424
01:47:08,080 --> 01:47:10,080
was earlier this week at the tariffs um

2425
01:47:10,080 --> 01:47:12,080
lots of the printed books and color come

2426
01:47:12,080 --> 01:47:14,480
out of Hong Kong and that would be a big

2427
01:47:14,480 --> 01:47:16,960
price increase. Um and something I

2428
01:47:16,960 --> 01:47:18,159
didn't get to ask about in the budget

2429
01:47:18,159 --> 01:47:19,679
session just about how are we doing with

2430
01:47:19,679 --> 01:47:26,639
prices on on all the things. But I I'm not as confident in this motion um

2431
01:47:26,639 --> 01:47:29,199
after the discussion and so I hope my

2432
01:47:29,199 --> 01:47:30,639
colleagues will also further discuss

2433
01:47:30,639 --> 01:47:34,080
whether we wait or we move forward. So I

2434
01:47:34,080 --> 01:47:35,520
hope you will all respond and give

2435
01:47:35,520 --> 01:47:37,760
input. Thank you. Thank you Miss Marin.

2436
01:47:37,760 --> 01:47:40,320
Miss Sanderson

2437
01:47:40,320 --> 01:47:43,040
I'd like to make a motion to delay the

2438
01:47:43,040 --> 01:47:44,639
motion on the table to a date certain

2439
01:47:44,639 --> 01:47:47,760
which the next meeting April 24th. Is

2440
01:47:47,760 --> 01:47:51,400
there Dr. Dr. Anderson seconds. Miss

2441
01:47:51,400 --> 01:47:54,080
Mary Miss Anderson, would you like to

2442
01:47:54,080 --> 01:47:55,280
speak to your motion? No, I think that

2443
01:47:55,280 --> 01:47:56,960
we've all made it clear that we want a

2444
01:47:56,960 --> 01:47:58,080
little bit more information. Dr.

2445
01:47:58,080 --> 01:47:59,119
Anderson, would you like to speak to

2446
01:47:59,119 --> 01:48:00,719
your second? Just one quick question.

2447
01:48:00,719 --> 01:48:03,920
Will two weeks be certain? I'm assuming

2448
01:48:03,920 --> 01:48:05,600
it'll be the next board meeting. Will

2449
01:48:05,600 --> 01:48:07,600
that be sufficient time? Yes, ma'am.

2450
01:48:07,600 --> 01:48:10,790
Thank you.

2451
01:48:10,800 --> 01:48:12,960
All right. All those in favor of

2452
01:48:12,960 --> 01:48:14,560
delaying to a date certain at the next

2453
01:48:14,560 --> 01:48:15,920
board meeting the discussion of this

2454
01:48:15,920 --> 01:48:18,159
motion. Miss Marin, Miss Dixit, Dr.

2455
01:48:18,159 --> 01:48:19,840
Anderson, Miss Anderson, Miss

2456
01:48:19,840 --> 01:48:21,679
Eismerheiser, Mr. Moon, Miss St. John

2457
01:48:21,679 --> 01:48:23,679
Cunning, Mr. Dunn, Mr. McDaniel, and

2458
01:48:23,679 --> 01:48:25,040
myself. That is unanimous. Thank you

2459
01:48:25,040 --> 01:48:32,910
everybody for your

2460
01:48:32,920 --> 01:48:35,639
work. All right, agenda item

2461
01:48:35,639 --> 01:48:38,159
5.05, new self-source contract, Teach

2462
01:48:38,159 --> 01:48:40,080
for America, Inc. Teachers trained to

2463
01:48:40,080 --> 01:48:42,400
support high school, excuse me, highne

2464
01:48:42,400 --> 01:48:44,400
schools. I call on Mr. Dunn for a

2465
01:48:44,400 --> 01:48:48,709
motion.

2466
01:48:48,719 --> 01:48:51,390
Thank

2467
01:48:51,400 --> 01:48:52,920
you.

2468
01:48:52,920 --> 01:48:56,239
Uh, I move that the school board approve

2469
01:48:56,239 --> 01:48:57,480
the Soul

2470
01:48:57,480 --> 01:49:01,000
Source contract to Teach for

2471
01:49:01,000 --> 01:49:03,760
America, Inc. for teachers trained to

2472
01:49:03,760 --> 01:49:06,320
support high need schools and authorize

2473
01:49:06,320 --> 01:49:08,560
the division superintendent or the

2474
01:49:08,560 --> 01:49:11,040
director of the office of procurement

2475
01:49:11,040 --> 01:49:13,360
services to execute, deliver, and

2476
01:49:13,360 --> 01:49:15,520
administer the contract on behalf of the

2477
01:49:15,520 --> 01:49:18,639
school board. Is there a second?

2478
01:49:18,639 --> 01:49:20,960
Dr. Anderson, Mr. Dun, would you

2479
01:49:20,960 --> 01:49:23,600
like to speak to your motion?

2480
01:49:23,600 --> 01:49:28,719
Uh, yes. I I uh really appreciate that

2481
01:49:28,719 --> 01:49:33,280
uh FCPS under uh Dr. read is continuing

2482
01:49:33,280 --> 01:49:36,800
to explore every avenue by which to

2483
01:49:36,800 --> 01:49:38,800
recruit new teachers to our school

2484
01:49:38,800 --> 01:49:40,960
system. Teach for America is a very

2485
01:49:40,960 --> 01:49:42,880
successful program that has existed for

2486
01:49:42,880 --> 01:49:46,239
many years and uh I think it offers the

2487
01:49:46,239 --> 01:49:50,080
opportunity to continue to provide uh

2488
01:49:50,080 --> 01:49:52,159
you know more teachers at a time when

2489
01:49:52,159 --> 01:49:54,080
we're facing a local, regional and

2490
01:49:54,080 --> 01:49:57,280
national teacher shortage. Thank you.

2491
01:49:57,280 --> 01:49:59,840
Mr. Dunn. Dr. Anderson. Yes.

2492
01:49:59,840 --> 01:50:03,040
Um I I do appreciate literally the

2493
01:50:03,040 --> 01:50:06,639
opportunity to exercise exploration of

2494
01:50:06,639 --> 01:50:08,480
every avenue in order to grow our

2495
01:50:08,480 --> 01:50:10,480
teaching force. I I that has to be

2496
01:50:10,480 --> 01:50:11,920
commended because we're in a place where

2497
01:50:11,920 --> 01:50:14,719
things are are challenging. Um my

2498
01:50:14,719 --> 01:50:17,440
concern which we did talk about a few

2499
01:50:17,440 --> 01:50:19,679
weeks ago when you first sent this is

2500
01:50:19,679 --> 01:50:23,040
that um these teachers are to be sent to

2501
01:50:23,040 --> 01:50:25,679
our highest need schools. That's the

2502
01:50:25,679 --> 01:50:28,159
structure. That's how it's based. And

2503
01:50:28,159 --> 01:50:30,800
the training, if I understand correctly,

2504
01:50:30,800 --> 01:50:33,360
um Mr. Solomon or Dr. Reid, um the

2505
01:50:33,360 --> 01:50:35,760
training for TFAS, it's a fiveweek

2506
01:50:35,760 --> 01:50:37,360
summer course and then they're sent to

2507
01:50:37,360 --> 01:50:39,199
us. Yes, they are supported throughout

2508
01:50:39,199 --> 01:50:42,080
the year um by TFA, but it's five weeks

2509
01:50:42,080 --> 01:50:44,400
and then you're in front of the highest

2510
01:50:44,400 --> 01:50:45,800
needs

2511
01:50:45,800 --> 01:50:48,800
students that we have in our county. I

2512
01:50:48,800 --> 01:50:49,840
struggle with that. It's so

2513
01:50:49,840 --> 01:50:51,920
counterintuitive. We've had conversation

2514
01:50:51,920 --> 01:50:54,480
about conversation after conversation in

2515
01:50:54,480 --> 01:50:57,199
our um budget work where we talk about

2516
01:50:57,199 --> 01:50:58,800
that we need to have those master's

2517
01:50:58,800 --> 01:51:01,199
degrees teachers because they are the

2518
01:51:01,199 --> 01:51:03,280
best for our kids and yet it doesn't

2519
01:51:03,280 --> 01:51:05,440
feel as if we're putting the best and

2520
01:51:05,440 --> 01:51:07,360
not to say that there are not TFA rock

2521
01:51:07,360 --> 01:51:09,119
stars. There are there are unicorns

2522
01:51:09,119 --> 01:51:13,600
everywhere but overall the um retention

2523
01:51:13,600 --> 01:51:15,760
is not what we would like it to be and

2524
01:51:15,760 --> 01:51:17,840
all of that is available. I'm happy to

2525
01:51:17,840 --> 01:51:20,080
send it to you all and the preparation

2526
01:51:20,080 --> 01:51:22,639
is definitely not what it I would like

2527
01:51:22,639 --> 01:51:25,280
it to be personally for our highest

2528
01:51:25,280 --> 01:51:28,239
needs schools. So I'm really struggling

2529
01:51:28,239 --> 01:51:30,880
um with it knowing that we are just

2530
01:51:30,880 --> 01:51:32,639
trying to grow the workforce in all ways

2531
01:51:32,639 --> 01:51:35,679
possible. I in all good conscience when

2532
01:51:35,679 --> 01:51:38,080
these are these are teachers that are

2533
01:51:38,080 --> 01:51:40,960
identified for regions two and three it

2534
01:51:40,960 --> 01:51:43,800
will be our least ex our least prepared

2535
01:51:43,800 --> 01:51:47,239
teachers in front of our highest need

2536
01:51:47,239 --> 01:51:50,159
students. It it's it's hard for me to

2537
01:51:50,159 --> 01:51:52,840
wrap my mind around

2538
01:51:52,840 --> 01:51:55,599
that. So I appreciate the opportunity to

2539
01:51:55,599 --> 01:51:57,520
have this conversation.

2540
01:51:57,520 --> 01:52:00,400
I would say that our teacher trainees

2541
01:52:00,400 --> 01:52:02,560
are actually less trained than our Teach

2542
01:52:02,560 --> 01:52:05,280
for America candidates would be. The

2543
01:52:05,280 --> 01:52:07,840
contract is for five uh Teach for

2544
01:52:07,840 --> 01:52:11,360
America candidates who have a desire to

2545
01:52:11,360 --> 01:52:14,400
be in education and they do receive as

2546
01:52:14,400 --> 01:52:17,040
you indicated the fiveweek summer course

2547
01:52:17,040 --> 01:52:18,639
but they are supported by Teach for

2548
01:52:18,639 --> 01:52:21,440
America mentors uh throughout the rest

2549
01:52:21,440 --> 01:52:24,000
of the year which is actually even more

2550
01:52:24,000 --> 01:52:26,320
support than we're able to provide our

2551
01:52:26,320 --> 01:52:30,320
new teachers or our beginner teachers or

2552
01:52:30,320 --> 01:52:33,440
our uh teacher trainees. So I I feel

2553
01:52:33,440 --> 01:52:36,320
like um my experience with Teacher

2554
01:52:36,320 --> 01:52:39,119
America has been amazing in terms of

2555
01:52:39,119 --> 01:52:40,480
candidates. We still have the

2556
01:52:40,480 --> 01:52:43,040
opportunity to interview and select the

2557
01:52:43,040 --> 01:52:46,239
five we wish. So it's not just you know

2558
01:52:46,239 --> 01:52:48,080
candidates provided to us. We'll have

2559
01:52:48,080 --> 01:52:50,880
the opportunity to interview and have

2560
01:52:50,880 --> 01:52:53,119
that final say.

2561
01:52:53,119 --> 01:52:56,000
But I do believe that uh actually

2562
01:52:56,000 --> 01:52:57,760
several of our leadership team members

2563
01:52:57,760 --> 01:53:01,199
are Teach for America alums who uh went

2564
01:53:01,199 --> 01:53:02,560
into Teach for America and then

2565
01:53:02,560 --> 01:53:05,199
developed and uh recognized a deep

2566
01:53:05,199 --> 01:53:07,440
passion for education and made it their

2567
01:53:07,440 --> 01:53:11,679
life's work. U so I often find that we

2568
01:53:11,679 --> 01:53:13,080
acquire very

2569
01:53:13,080 --> 01:53:15,599
missiondriven individuals

2570
01:53:15,599 --> 01:53:18,159
um that really contribute to not only

2571
01:53:18,159 --> 01:53:19,599
the education of the children in front

2572
01:53:19,599 --> 01:53:23,440
of them but to uh the entire division.

2573
01:53:23,440 --> 01:53:25,119
No, I appreciate that. And if you'll

2574
01:53:25,119 --> 01:53:28,239
recall, I had similar concerns with the

2575
01:53:28,239 --> 01:53:31,119
teacher trainees. So, for me, this is

2576
01:53:31,119 --> 01:53:34,239
not new. Um, but it does make me also

2577
01:53:34,239 --> 01:53:36,480
wonder, um, some years ago, we were

2578
01:53:36,480 --> 01:53:38,080
talking about the Call Me Mister

2579
01:53:38,080 --> 01:53:40,159
program, which were is I think those

2580
01:53:40,159 --> 01:53:43,040
were credentialed teachers already. Are

2581
01:53:43,040 --> 01:53:45,360
we still looking at that in order to

2582
01:53:45,360 --> 01:53:47,119
continue to grow our workforce? Because

2583
01:53:47,119 --> 01:53:49,119
I haven't heard anything since well,

2584
01:53:49,119 --> 01:53:51,599
it's been at least three years. One of

2585
01:53:51,599 --> 01:53:54,320
the reasons you haven't is Dr. Wilson on

2586
01:53:54,320 --> 01:53:56,239
several occasions reached out to that

2587
01:53:56,239 --> 01:53:58,360
program and didn't receive a response

2588
01:53:58,360 --> 01:54:01,119
back. We were also asked to check

2589
01:54:01,119 --> 01:54:04,320
references or other uh business partners

2590
01:54:04,320 --> 01:54:09,040
and uh those uh calls didn't result in

2591
01:54:09,040 --> 01:54:11,040
confidence that that would be a program

2592
01:54:11,040 --> 01:54:12,840
that would

2593
01:54:12,840 --> 01:54:18,040
um bear great fruit here. I see.

2594
01:54:18,040 --> 01:54:22,280
Um, I lost my train of thought here.

2595
01:54:22,280 --> 01:54:24,719
Um, I I lost my train of thought. I'll

2596
01:54:24,719 --> 01:54:26,880
have to go back.

2597
01:54:26,880 --> 01:54:30,480
Thank you, Dr. Anderson. Mr. Moon,

2598
01:54:30,480 --> 01:54:33,040
uh, Dr. Re, so how many how many how

2599
01:54:33,040 --> 01:54:35,400
many teachers are you seeking through

2600
01:54:35,400 --> 01:54:39,119
this contractor? This uh first year of

2601
01:54:39,119 --> 01:54:41,360
the grant is uh we would be seeking

2602
01:54:41,360 --> 01:54:44,560
five. Just a five. Yes, sir. Okay. Thank

2603
01:54:44,560 --> 01:54:45,639
you.

2604
01:54:45,639 --> 01:54:49,840
uh you know my concern with uh you know

2605
01:54:49,840 --> 01:54:53,280
basically with the teachers from a teach

2606
01:54:53,280 --> 01:54:56,840
for America is that they don't tend to

2607
01:54:56,840 --> 01:55:00,679
stay as long as non- teach for America

2608
01:55:00,679 --> 01:55:03,760
teachers and if it's just like a Dr.

2609
01:55:03,760 --> 01:55:06,880
Anderson stated if they are going to be

2610
01:55:06,880 --> 01:55:10,239
sent to a high need schools. I think our

2611
01:55:10,239 --> 01:55:13,719
own data also show that there is higher

2612
01:55:13,719 --> 01:55:16,760
turnover in those schools for

2613
01:55:16,760 --> 01:55:21,040
our regular teachers than other schools

2614
01:55:21,040 --> 01:55:23,159
and

2615
01:55:23,159 --> 01:55:27,520
so worried about there a you know

2616
01:55:27,520 --> 01:55:30,000
duration of stay with us whether it's

2617
01:55:30,000 --> 01:55:32,719
going to even create higher turnover in

2618
01:55:32,719 --> 01:55:35,199
those school that is my concern but it's

2619
01:55:35,199 --> 01:55:38,000
small number to begin with so I'm

2620
01:55:38,000 --> 01:55:40,080
willing to take that risk and see how

2621
01:55:40,080 --> 01:55:43,440
that goes. Wish you well. Thank you, Mr.

2622
01:55:43,440 --> 01:55:47,360
Moon. I'll take a quick turn. Um, at the

2623
01:55:47,360 --> 01:55:49,520
South by Southwest uh, education

2624
01:55:49,520 --> 01:55:52,639
conference um, feels like six years ago.

2625
01:55:52,639 --> 01:55:54,639
It was like a month ago, Miss Marin and

2626
01:55:54,639 --> 01:55:56,239
I had the opportunity to attend a

2627
01:55:56,239 --> 01:55:59,599
session uh, led by a conversation with

2628
01:55:59,599 --> 01:56:04,560
the leader of um, uh, Teach for America.

2629
01:56:04,560 --> 01:56:06,159
And one of the topics that came up in

2630
01:56:06,159 --> 01:56:08,639
that discussion was uh the efficacy of

2631
01:56:08,639 --> 01:56:10,719
the program. In other words, are these

2632
01:56:10,719 --> 01:56:12,560
just recent college grads who are taking

2633
01:56:12,560 --> 01:56:14,239
this as an opportunity to serve and then

2634
01:56:14,239 --> 01:56:16,400
enter another profession? And while a

2635
01:56:16,400 --> 01:56:20,800
certain number of folks do that, um more

2636
01:56:20,800 --> 01:56:24,880
than 60% of Teach for America educators

2637
01:56:24,880 --> 01:56:27,840
stay for more than two years and uh

2638
01:56:27,840 --> 01:56:30,000
about a third stay for more than four

2639
01:56:30,000 --> 01:56:32,800
years. So, I think it becomes something

2640
01:56:32,800 --> 01:56:36,000
that's on us, to Mr. Moon's point about

2641
01:56:36,000 --> 01:56:37,840
uh how long people stick around. I think

2642
01:56:37,840 --> 01:56:40,320
it's on us as a school division to give

2643
01:56:40,320 --> 01:56:42,880
these educators a reason to stay with us

2644
01:56:42,880 --> 01:56:44,400
and to stay in the schools that they're

2645
01:56:44,400 --> 01:56:47,840
placed in. Um, and so, uh, I'm I'm

2646
01:56:47,840 --> 01:56:49,760
confident in the program, uh, and I'm

2647
01:56:49,760 --> 01:56:51,199
grateful for the work that's gone into

2648
01:56:51,199 --> 01:56:53,440
finding every conceivable avenue of

2649
01:56:53,440 --> 01:56:54,880
bringing people into the system. And

2650
01:56:54,880 --> 01:56:56,159
hopefully with the changes that we're

2651
01:56:56,159 --> 01:56:58,320
seeing across the school division as it

2652
01:56:58,320 --> 01:57:01,679
relates to hiring, retention, etc., um,

2653
01:57:01,679 --> 01:57:03,360
these programs can bear even more fruit

2654
01:57:03,360 --> 01:57:04,800
and perhaps even lead the averages that

2655
01:57:04,800 --> 01:57:06,639
we see nationwide for the program. So,

2656
01:57:06,639 --> 01:57:09,360
thank you for bringing it to us. I have

2657
01:57:09,360 --> 01:57:11,920
Mr. Don Ferggo.

2658
01:57:11,920 --> 01:57:15,840
Uh, thank you. Um, do you know um uh

2659
01:57:15,840 --> 01:57:19,040
what your long-term plan is uh Dr. Dr.

2660
01:57:19,040 --> 01:57:25,040
Reid? Because I note um by comparison we have the uh international educator

2661
01:57:25,040 --> 01:57:27,520
program that started very small and has

2662
01:57:27,520 --> 01:57:30,560
grown uh very substantially. Um do you

2663
01:57:30,560 --> 01:57:33,199
have a long-term vision for you know how

2664
01:57:33,199 --> 01:57:35,760
many uh teachers you would like to

2665
01:57:35,760 --> 01:57:38,480
ideally uh receive through Teach for

2666
01:57:38,480 --> 01:57:40,560
America eventually?

2667
01:57:40,560 --> 01:57:43,679
Thank you Mr. Dunn. You know, this is a

2668
01:57:43,679 --> 01:57:47,440
it's a good question. It it asks me to

2669
01:57:47,440 --> 01:57:51,360
be a bit speculative. I I will say that

2670
01:57:51,360 --> 01:57:54,400
we were calculating just the number of

2671
01:57:54,400 --> 01:57:56,639
education graduates in the Commonwealth

2672
01:57:56,639 --> 01:58:00,320
of Virginia and recognizing we hire over

2673
01:58:00,320 --> 01:58:02,360
2,000 teachers

2674
01:58:02,360 --> 01:58:04,960
annually. We there are not enough

2675
01:58:04,960 --> 01:58:07,119
educators graduating from education

2676
01:58:07,119 --> 01:58:10,480
programs in the Commonwealth to fill all

2677
01:58:10,480 --> 01:58:13,119
the positions we annually have. You

2678
01:58:13,119 --> 01:58:15,679
know, with 40,000 employees. So, I I

2679
01:58:15,679 --> 01:58:18,239
think we're looking at five this year.

2680
01:58:18,239 --> 01:58:20,080
I'd like to see how the program goes,

2681
01:58:20,080 --> 01:58:22,880
how the supports work. Virginia is

2682
01:58:22,880 --> 01:58:25,040
fairly new to Teach for America. Other

2683
01:58:25,040 --> 01:58:27,119
states have been much more involved for

2684
01:58:27,119 --> 01:58:32,239
longer time periods. Um, so I, you know,

2685
01:58:32,239 --> 01:58:33,599
it's a fair question. I think we would

2686
01:58:33,599 --> 01:58:36,400
want to grow it from five. Um, I don't

2687
01:58:36,400 --> 01:58:38,800
know how many it will grow to, but we're

2688
01:58:38,800 --> 01:58:42,440
going to have to look at non-traditional

2689
01:58:42,440 --> 01:58:46,560
uh I non-traditional plans and systems

2690
01:58:46,560 --> 01:58:48,639
to keep our schools fully staffed

2691
01:58:48,639 --> 01:58:51,679
because traditional programs just are

2692
01:58:51,679 --> 01:58:53,840
not providing sufficient graduates at

2693
01:58:53,840 --> 01:58:56,480
this time.

2694
01:58:56,480 --> 01:58:58,960
Uh, thank you. I I I note that there was

2695
01:58:58,960 --> 01:59:04,560
a rand study of uh Teach for America in in Indiana and then it found that uh

2696
01:59:04,560 --> 01:59:07,119
on average TFA teachers were more

2697
01:59:07,119 --> 01:59:08,480
effective at increasing student

2698
01:59:08,480 --> 01:59:11,360
achievement than non TFA teachers uh and

2699
01:59:11,360 --> 01:59:14,639
had uh a demonstrable impact on uh

2700
01:59:14,639 --> 01:59:16,880
student outcomes in English language

2701
01:59:16,880 --> 01:59:19,119
arts and math. So, so I think the data

2702
01:59:19,119 --> 01:59:20,719
does show that the program is effective

2703
01:59:20,719 --> 01:59:22,880
and I note the the positive comments by

2704
01:59:22,880 --> 01:59:25,920
my colleague. Um, and so for that reason

2705
01:59:25,920 --> 01:59:29,520
I I greatly support this um this program

2706
01:59:29,520 --> 01:59:31,679
in the introduction. I note it is being

2707
01:59:31,679 --> 01:59:34,000
deployed in in region three and region

2708
01:59:34,000 --> 01:59:36,400
four I believe. Is that correct?

2709
01:59:36,400 --> 01:59:39,360
It will be deployed in generally

2710
01:59:39,360 --> 01:59:42,080
speaking in our title one schools and

2711
01:59:42,080 --> 01:59:43,920
those actually we have title one schools

2712
01:59:43,920 --> 01:59:47,199
across the division. But I do think

2713
01:59:47,199 --> 01:59:51,360
regions uh two and four both have uh

2714
01:59:51,360 --> 01:59:53,040
regional assistant superintendents who

2715
01:59:53,040 --> 01:59:56,159
are TFA alum uh and have a special

2716
01:59:56,159 --> 01:59:58,480
interest and heart for that program. So

2717
01:59:58,480 --> 02:00:01,199
I believe that you're accurate.

2718
02:00:01,199 --> 02:00:03,679
Okay. Thank you. Thank you Mr. Dunn. Dr.

2719
02:00:03,679 --> 02:00:06,400
Anderson. Um thank you. I I finally find

2720
02:00:06,400 --> 02:00:08,480
my thought. Uh, one of the opportunities

2721
02:00:08,480 --> 02:00:10,239
that I've had in, you know, in my work

2722
02:00:10,239 --> 02:00:12,400
in education was actually in the

2723
02:00:12,400 --> 02:00:15,760
District of Columbia was to work as the

2724
02:00:15,760 --> 02:00:17,679
director of teaching and learning and

2725
02:00:17,679 --> 02:00:21,199
that in that required for me to um be in

2726
02:00:21,199 --> 02:00:22,239
charge of all the professional

2727
02:00:22,239 --> 02:00:23,840
development and coaching which also

2728
02:00:23,840 --> 02:00:27,360
involved um the review of many of the

2729
02:00:27,360 --> 02:00:29,760
TFA teachers uh which DC has a huge

2730
02:00:29,760 --> 02:00:33,119
number of and the turnover is high and

2731
02:00:33,119 --> 02:00:35,599
the turnover is high because we are

2732
02:00:35,599 --> 02:00:38,560
essentially having teachers who are not

2733
02:00:38,560 --> 02:00:40,320
as trained as we would like them to be

2734
02:00:40,320 --> 02:00:42,400
in front of our highest need students.

2735
02:00:42,400 --> 02:00:44,480
And I do believe that the record here

2736
02:00:44,480 --> 02:00:48,480
says it's um regions two and three. Um

2737
02:00:48,480 --> 02:00:50,639
do I think some TFA teachers can be

2738
02:00:50,639 --> 02:00:52,960
successful? Absolutely. I I know that

2739
02:00:52,960 --> 02:00:55,760
one of our folks um that's in leadership

2740
02:00:55,760 --> 02:00:58,159
can be, but overall that has not been

2741
02:00:58,159 --> 02:01:00,159
the case because of the turnover that

2742
02:01:00,159 --> 02:01:03,119
has been as high. and past four years

2743
02:01:03,119 --> 02:01:05,840
it's actually 25% and not necessarily a

2744
02:01:05,840 --> 02:01:10,400
third. So that is a risk for me that is

2745
02:01:10,400 --> 02:01:13,599
challenging to take when we are placing

2746
02:01:13,599 --> 02:01:15,040
these individuals in front of our

2747
02:01:15,040 --> 02:01:18,159
highest need students. So title one

2748
02:01:18,159 --> 02:01:22,990
schools that are already under it are

2749
02:01:23,000 --> 02:01:26,639
receiving ideally not you know the

2750
02:01:26,639 --> 02:01:28,239
candidates we will be seeking the

2751
02:01:28,239 --> 02:01:30,000
candidates that we speak about all of

2752
02:01:30,000 --> 02:01:32,000
the time during our budget processes

2753
02:01:32,000 --> 02:01:34,480
where we are um recruiting and wanting

2754
02:01:34,480 --> 02:01:39,440
to retain our our um mast's level ma

2755
02:01:39,440 --> 02:01:42,239
mast's level teachers and I do envision

2756
02:01:42,239 --> 02:01:44,880
unfortunately a future where over time

2757
02:01:44,880 --> 02:01:46,960
our title one schools

2758
02:01:46,960 --> 02:01:48,719
will have a lot of these teachers which

2759
02:01:48,719 --> 02:01:50,400
really makes it difficult for all of the

2760
02:01:50,400 --> 02:01:52,080
work that we do which rely on that

2761
02:01:52,080 --> 02:01:53,239
teacher

2762
02:01:53,239 --> 02:01:55,520
expertise. We know that is the number

2763
02:01:55,520 --> 02:01:58,159
one impact to student learning. It's

2764
02:01:58,159 --> 02:02:00,800
teacher expertise and so I do have those

2765
02:02:00,800 --> 02:02:03,840
concerns and so I will be a no on this

2766
02:02:03,840 --> 02:02:05,520
because it is going to also be the

2767
02:02:05,520 --> 02:02:07,840
schools that I represent that largely

2768
02:02:07,840 --> 02:02:11,440
have um this great core. And again, I do

2769
02:02:11,440 --> 02:02:13,520
not want to be offensive to say that no

2770
02:02:13,520 --> 02:02:15,840
TFA teachers cannot be wonderful because

2771
02:02:15,840 --> 02:02:17,520
that is not the case because a lot of

2772
02:02:17,520 --> 02:02:20,159
licensed teachers also have struggles,

2773
02:02:20,159 --> 02:02:22,480
but I I I just have too many worries for

2774
02:02:22,480 --> 02:02:25,040
this to work for me.

2775
02:02:25,040 --> 02:02:26,639
Thank you, Dr. Anderson. Miss St. John

2776
02:02:26,639 --> 02:02:31,159
Cunning. Um, so I have the fortunate of

2777
02:02:31,159 --> 02:02:33,760
fortunate opportunity of knowing a lot

2778
02:02:33,760 --> 02:02:35,599
of teachers that have participated in

2779
02:02:35,599 --> 02:02:38,320
Teach for America and I would probably

2780
02:02:38,320 --> 02:02:39,679
guess that we have some that are

2781
02:02:39,679 --> 02:02:41,760
teaching for us now through Edu Fukuro

2782
02:02:41,760 --> 02:02:43,599
because I know Edu Fukuro uses that

2783
02:02:43,599 --> 02:02:46,080
program and they are in our title one

2784
02:02:46,080 --> 02:02:48,159
schools. Uh, and I know that the

2785
02:02:48,159 --> 02:02:50,000
retention rate for Edu Futuro is is

2786
02:02:50,000 --> 02:02:54,510
relatively high. Um

2787
02:02:54,520 --> 02:02:58,800
so to the extent that we do not have you

2788
02:02:58,800 --> 02:03:02,159
know a lot of people that are graduating

2789
02:03:02,159 --> 02:03:03,639
and I really

2790
02:03:03,639 --> 02:03:06,880
commend the job that we're doing to find

2791
02:03:06,880 --> 02:03:08,239
teachers where we can. and I

2792
02:03:08,239 --> 02:03:12,159
participated um last week with uh

2793
02:03:12,159 --> 02:03:15,119
Hispanic Educators Association on how

2794
02:03:15,119 --> 02:03:16,719
we're supporting the participate

2795
02:03:16,719 --> 02:03:19,520
learning teachers and I know that

2796
02:03:19,520 --> 02:03:21,679
there's some very intentional work going

2797
02:03:21,679 --> 02:03:24,159
on through HR and I appreciate what

2798
02:03:24,159 --> 02:03:26,239
they're doing. I appreciate the work

2799
02:03:26,239 --> 02:03:29,760
that other organizations of are doing to

2800
02:03:29,760 --> 02:03:33,119
help support our teachers and in

2801
02:03:33,119 --> 02:03:36,560
programs such as um participate learning

2802
02:03:36,560 --> 02:03:38,080
and and I know that the same kind of

2803
02:03:38,080 --> 02:03:40,560
support will be there for teachers that

2804
02:03:40,560 --> 02:03:42,639
come through this program. It's five

2805
02:03:42,639 --> 02:03:44,320
teachers. I think we can be very

2806
02:03:44,320 --> 02:03:47,040
intentional in supporting them. Um and

2807
02:03:47,040 --> 02:03:48,639
again I think we already have some of

2808
02:03:48,639 --> 02:03:50,080
them teaching in our schools through Edu

2809
02:03:50,080 --> 02:03:53,910
Futuro.

2810
02:03:53,920 --> 02:03:55,599
Thank you Miss St. Junk Cunning, Miss

2811
02:03:55,599 --> 02:03:59,040
Marin. Yeah, I've I think it's great to

2812
02:03:59,040 --> 02:04:01,040
have the data about Teach for America

2813
02:04:01,040 --> 02:04:02,960
and Mr. Frisch. Yeah, we did get to hear

2814
02:04:02,960 --> 02:04:05,159
the founder talk about it

2815
02:04:05,159 --> 02:04:09,040
and it's only five teachers and if they

2816
02:04:09,040 --> 02:04:10,920
are surrounded by supportive

2817
02:04:10,920 --> 02:04:13,520
professional, you know, um colleagues

2818
02:04:13,520 --> 02:04:16,159
plus the Teach for America program. I

2819
02:04:16,159 --> 02:04:18,239
mean, we currently have empty spaces. I

2820
02:04:18,239 --> 02:04:19,679
would think a Teach for America

2821
02:04:19,679 --> 02:04:22,119
individual who is smart and

2822
02:04:22,119 --> 02:04:25,360
motivated is more preferred than having

2823
02:04:25,360 --> 02:04:27,280
a substitute as well-meaning as they are

2824
02:04:27,280 --> 02:04:28,960
rotating in and out of a classroom for

2825
02:04:28,960 --> 02:04:30,719
instance for a long-term sub. So, I'm

2826
02:04:30,719 --> 02:04:32,800
willing to go for the pilot and see how

2827
02:04:32,800 --> 02:04:34,880
it goes. And I do expect that they'll be

2828
02:04:34,880 --> 02:04:36,880
fully supported.

2829
02:04:36,880 --> 02:04:41,440
Thank you, Miss Marin. Mr. Moon,

2830
02:04:41,440 --> 02:04:43,520
just one quick comment. I know that your

2831
02:04:43,520 --> 02:04:45,040
intention is to put them in the high

2832
02:04:45,040 --> 02:04:48,920
need scores. Maybe that's how we start,

2833
02:04:48,920 --> 02:04:51,520
but if needed, you know, they can be

2834
02:04:51,520 --> 02:04:53,840
also placed non- high needed scores,

2835
02:04:53,840 --> 02:04:55,719
non-title one

2836
02:04:55,719 --> 02:04:58,239
scores. Thank you, Mr. Moon. All right,

2837
02:04:58,239 --> 02:05:00,000
we will go to a vote for the motion on

2838
02:05:00,000 --> 02:05:02,000
the screen. All those in favor, Miss

2839
02:05:02,000 --> 02:05:04,080
Marin, Miss Dixit, Miss Anderson, Miss

2840
02:05:04,080 --> 02:05:06,400
Seismarheiser, Mr. Moon, Miss St. John

2841
02:05:06,400 --> 02:05:08,159
Cunning, Mr. Dunn, Mr. McDaniel, and

2842
02:05:08,159 --> 02:05:10,719
myself. All those opposed, Dr. Anderson.

2843
02:05:10,719 --> 02:05:13,280
The motion carries. It is adopted. Thank

2844
02:05:13,280 --> 02:05:16,000
you very much.

2845
02:05:16,000 --> 02:05:17,920
Agenda item. Actually, we're going to

2846
02:05:17,920 --> 02:05:21,280
take a 10-minute break, recess, uh,

2847
02:05:21,280 --> 02:05:23,599
before performance evaluation. So, we

2848
02:05:23,599 --> 02:06:37,669
will be back uh, at 9:15.

2849
02:06:37,679 --> 02:06:40,159
board members, please return to your

2850
02:06:40,159 --> 02:07:57,589
seats.

2851
02:07:57,599 --> 02:07:59,480
All

2852
02:07:59,480 --> 02:08:03,000
right. Agenda item

2853
02:08:03,000 --> 02:08:05,280
6.01, performance review, asset

2854
02:08:05,280 --> 02:08:08,239
protection EL7 monitoring report. Each

2855
02:08:08,239 --> 02:08:09,760
year, the school board assesses the

2856
02:08:09,760 --> 02:08:11,599
superintendent in part on the basis of

2857
02:08:11,599 --> 02:08:12,880
the school division's reasonable

2858
02:08:12,880 --> 02:08:15,440
progress toward achieving the 2023 to

2859
02:08:15,440 --> 02:08:18,400
2030 strategic plans goals and adherence

2860
02:08:18,400 --> 02:08:20,400
to a set of 13 executive limitations

2861
02:08:20,400 --> 02:08:23,119
found on pages 14 through 31 of the

2862
02:08:23,119 --> 02:08:25,520
board's strategic governance manual. The

2863
02:08:25,520 --> 02:08:26,880
superintendent provides annual

2864
02:08:26,880 --> 02:08:28,880
monitoring reports to the board for each

2865
02:08:28,880 --> 02:08:31,360
executive limitation. The board then

2866
02:08:31,360 --> 02:08:33,040
votes on whether the provided report is

2867
02:08:33,040 --> 02:08:34,880
in compliance or if corrective action is

2868
02:08:34,880 --> 02:08:37,040
needed. I call on Dr. Reed for a

2869
02:08:37,040 --> 02:08:38,480
monitoring report of Executive

2870
02:08:38,480 --> 02:08:41,280
Limitation 7, asset protection.

2871
02:08:41,280 --> 02:08:43,119
Good evening, Chairman Fr, members of

2872
02:08:43,119 --> 02:08:45,280
the board, and the public. Tonight, as

2873
02:08:45,280 --> 02:08:46,880
uh Mr. Fris mentioned, I'll be

2874
02:08:46,880 --> 02:08:49,679
presenting Executive Limitation 7, which

2875
02:08:49,679 --> 02:08:51,560
discusses asset

2876
02:08:51,560 --> 02:08:53,560
management. This

2877
02:08:53,560 --> 02:08:58,639
uh eel is named for you on the slide.

2878
02:08:58,639 --> 02:09:00,480
And I want to reiterate that at the time

2879
02:09:00,480 --> 02:09:01,920
of this report to the best of my

2880
02:09:01,920 --> 02:09:04,320
knowledge, information, and belief, I've

2881
02:09:04,320 --> 02:09:06,239
gathered information and evidence that I

2882
02:09:06,239 --> 02:09:08,480
believe supports compliance with the

2883
02:09:08,480 --> 02:09:10,480
board's executive limitation associated

2884
02:09:10,480 --> 02:09:12,719
with this topic. And this evening, I

2885
02:09:12,719 --> 02:09:15,280
will share some highlights. If you're uh

2886
02:09:15,280 --> 02:09:18,560
listening at home, the full document is

2887
02:09:18,560 --> 02:09:22,480
attached to board docs. And um I

2888
02:09:22,480 --> 02:09:24,800
appreciate the staff work in helping to

2889
02:09:24,800 --> 02:09:27,960
put it together. There are nine areas of

2890
02:09:27,960 --> 02:09:32,639
EL7. This slide shows the first four and

2891
02:09:32,639 --> 02:09:34,800
indicators five through nine are on this

2892
02:09:34,800 --> 02:09:37,280
slide. Additionally, tonight's

2893
02:09:37,280 --> 02:09:40,000
presentation includes updates on last

2894
02:09:40,000 --> 02:09:43,679
year's EL7 corrective action plan. This

2895
02:09:43,679 --> 02:09:45,560
evening, I'll be sharing selected

2896
02:09:45,560 --> 02:09:48,079
indicators even though the entire report

2897
02:09:48,079 --> 02:09:49,840
is online.

2898
02:09:49,840 --> 02:09:52,560
Indicator one ensures that the division

2899
02:09:52,560 --> 02:09:54,560
assets are protected, maintained, and

2900
02:09:54,560 --> 02:09:57,520
properly dislo disposed of or recycled

2901
02:09:57,520 --> 02:10:00,239
when no longer in use. This year, our

2902
02:10:00,239 --> 02:10:02,400
warehouse team created a rapid action

2903
02:10:02,400 --> 02:10:04,800
plan that focused on procurement

2904
02:10:04,800 --> 02:10:07,520
analysis and vendor engagement. Um,

2905
02:10:07,520 --> 02:10:09,520
successfully mitigating impacts through

2906
02:10:09,520 --> 02:10:11,760
cross-training multiple members in the

2907
02:10:11,760 --> 02:10:15,440
staff uh to buy and maintain continuity,

2908
02:10:15,440 --> 02:10:17,360
including instituting weekly review

2909
02:10:17,360 --> 02:10:20,320
meetings to prioritize needs and improve

2910
02:10:20,320 --> 02:10:22,960
vendor relationships. This expanded the

2911
02:10:22,960 --> 02:10:24,560
team's procurement knowledge, which

2912
02:10:24,560 --> 02:10:27,119
created a stronger and more adaptable

2913
02:10:27,119 --> 02:10:28,719
workforce.

2914
02:10:28,719 --> 02:10:31,599
Indicator four of this EL focuses on the

2915
02:10:31,599 --> 02:10:35,040
protection of division assets um which

2916
02:10:35,040 --> 02:10:38,880
honestly are uh comprehensive in nature.

2917
02:10:38,880 --> 02:10:40,800
Currently our comprehensive school

2918
02:10:40,800 --> 02:10:43,159
boundary review website provides

2919
02:10:43,159 --> 02:10:45,760
transparency through readily accessible

2920
02:10:45,760 --> 02:10:48,000
information about this uh really

2921
02:10:48,000 --> 02:10:51,040
momentous process. In March of this year

2922
02:10:51,040 --> 02:10:52,960
in conjunction with the Fairfax County

2923
02:10:52,960 --> 02:10:55,440
government we did launch the school bus

2924
02:10:55,440 --> 02:10:58,239
arm camera program to boost safety. Want

2925
02:10:58,239 --> 02:11:00,560
to give a shout out to our chief ex uh

2926
02:11:00,560 --> 02:11:03,520
operations officer Andy Muick um who

2927
02:11:03,520 --> 02:11:07,199
really drove this process. You like that

2928
02:11:07,199 --> 02:11:10,000
Mr. Muick. I thought that. So come on.

2929
02:11:10,000 --> 02:11:13,239
Uh drove this process and worked really

2930
02:11:13,239 --> 02:11:16,159
tirelessly to get to an agreement uh

2931
02:11:16,159 --> 02:11:19,119
with multiple uh stakeholders so that

2932
02:11:19,119 --> 02:11:21,760
we're able to launch this program. Uh it

2933
02:11:21,760 --> 02:11:23,280
is designed to reduce the number of

2934
02:11:23,280 --> 02:11:26,320
violations and injuries caused by people

2935
02:11:26,320 --> 02:11:28,800
who disregard uh the school bus arms

2936
02:11:28,800 --> 02:11:30,400
being out and create really dangerous

2937
02:11:30,400 --> 02:11:33,280
situations for our students um and our

2938
02:11:33,280 --> 02:11:36,239
staff. Uh we know that most injuries uh

2939
02:11:36,239 --> 02:11:38,079
during transportation occur during

2940
02:11:38,079 --> 02:11:41,920
boarding and disembarking the buses.

2941
02:11:41,920 --> 02:11:44,159
Uh continuing on with indicator 4, I

2942
02:11:44,159 --> 02:11:45,679
want to highlight the work of our office

2943
02:11:45,679 --> 02:11:48,320
of communications uh who worked with our

2944
02:11:48,320 --> 02:11:52,320
schools to create sort of a top 10 or uh

2945
02:11:52,320 --> 02:11:55,040
10 highlights which showcase things that

2946
02:11:55,040 --> 02:11:56,880
their school communities were proud of.

2947
02:11:56,880 --> 02:11:58,239
And I know we've gotten a lot of

2948
02:11:58,239 --> 02:11:59,920
positive feedback from community

2949
02:11:59,920 --> 02:12:02,400
members. uh because our schools are

2950
02:12:02,400 --> 02:12:03,920
unique. Even though they're part of a

2951
02:12:03,920 --> 02:12:06,159
school system, each of our schools have

2952
02:12:06,159 --> 02:12:08,880
unique contexts and unique uh pride

2953
02:12:08,880 --> 02:12:11,440
points that uh we love to see them

2954
02:12:11,440 --> 02:12:13,840
share. We also note that we're sending

2955
02:12:13,840 --> 02:12:15,760
positive story roundups to the board and

2956
02:12:15,760 --> 02:12:18,560
division leaders and ensuring that staff

2957
02:12:18,560 --> 02:12:20,800
are aware of the appropriate use of the

2958
02:12:20,800 --> 02:12:24,480
FCPS logo and branded materials.

2959
02:12:24,480 --> 02:12:27,040
Indicator 8 talks about how we utilize

2960
02:12:27,040 --> 02:12:29,119
knowledge management to ensure assets

2961
02:12:29,119 --> 02:12:32,159
are known, maintained, and transferred.

2962
02:12:32,159 --> 02:12:33,840
Want to share that since last year's

2963
02:12:33,840 --> 02:12:36,079
report, the Office of Facilities

2964
02:12:36,079 --> 02:12:37,840
Management has developed and implemented

2965
02:12:37,840 --> 02:12:40,880
over 35 new standard operating

2966
02:12:40,880 --> 02:12:42,960
procedures. Honestly, that's a lot in

2967
02:12:42,960 --> 02:12:46,000
one year uh to create systems of

2968
02:12:46,000 --> 02:12:48,480
efficiency. The Office of Assessment and

2969
02:12:48,480 --> 02:12:50,800
Reporting maintains the FCPS guide for

2970
02:12:50,800 --> 02:12:53,440
the Virginia Assessment Program as the

2971
02:12:53,440 --> 02:12:55,119
knowledge management of federal and

2972
02:12:55,119 --> 02:12:56,320
state required assessment and

2973
02:12:56,320 --> 02:12:58,360
accountability procedures and

2974
02:12:58,360 --> 02:13:00,560
expectations continue to grow

2975
02:13:00,560 --> 02:13:03,440
anonymously continue to change. And as

2976
02:13:03,440 --> 02:13:05,920
of October 2024, our employee exit

2977
02:13:05,920 --> 02:13:07,920
surveys are now administered digitally

2978
02:13:07,920 --> 02:13:09,840
during the offboarding process through

2979
02:13:09,840 --> 02:13:12,159
Staff Connect.

2980
02:13:12,159 --> 02:13:14,480
In August of 2024, the board approved a

2981
02:13:14,480 --> 02:13:16,480
corrective action plan for this EL which

2982
02:13:16,480 --> 02:13:17,920
included work on our knowledge

2983
02:13:17,920 --> 02:13:21,280
management processes. Since then, the

2984
02:13:21,280 --> 02:13:22,800
office of the chief of staff has

2985
02:13:22,800 --> 02:13:24,800
initiated several actions related to

2986
02:13:24,800 --> 02:13:27,040
this work, including the development of

2987
02:13:27,040 --> 02:13:29,760
a Baldridge framework application, an

2988
02:13:29,760 --> 02:13:31,840
inventory of existing documentation of

2989
02:13:31,840 --> 02:13:34,159
major activities in the division,

2990
02:13:34,159 --> 02:13:36,480
development of a standard divisionwide

2991
02:13:36,480 --> 02:13:39,119
onboarding and offboarding procedures,

2992
02:13:39,119 --> 02:13:41,280
creating standard templates for standard

2993
02:13:41,280 --> 02:13:43,199
operating procedures, project management

2994
02:13:43,199 --> 02:13:45,920
plans, and new hire handbooks, as well

2995
02:13:45,920 --> 02:13:47,679
as the identification of opportunities

2996
02:13:47,679 --> 02:13:49,280
to further embed this work throughout

2997
02:13:49,280 --> 02:13:51,119
the division. vision staff took

2998
02:13:51,119 --> 02:13:53,679
seriously uh the corrective action memo

2999
02:13:53,679 --> 02:13:55,679
the board required last year and have

3000
02:13:55,679 --> 02:13:59,159
acted uh prudently in responding to

3001
02:13:59,159 --> 02:14:02,000
this. Indicator 9 is about the annual

3002
02:14:02,000 --> 02:14:04,520
review of existing leasing agreements,

3003
02:14:04,520 --> 02:14:06,400
contracts,us and other agreements to

3004
02:14:06,400 --> 02:14:08,079
ensure assets are being used in

3005
02:14:08,079 --> 02:14:10,000
accordance with the division strategic

3006
02:14:10,000 --> 02:14:12,880
plan goals. As directed by the board,

3007
02:14:12,880 --> 02:14:14,639
the office of facilities planning

3008
02:14:14,639 --> 02:14:16,880
services prepared a lease consolidation

3009
02:14:16,880 --> 02:14:19,040
plan which provided background

3010
02:14:19,040 --> 02:14:20,960
information and options to support any

3011
02:14:20,960 --> 02:14:23,760
future review of leases to determine

3012
02:14:23,760 --> 02:14:26,159
necessity, cost analysis, and alignment

3013
02:14:26,159 --> 02:14:28,639
to the division's strategic plan. And

3014
02:14:28,639 --> 02:14:30,639
also as part of last year's EL7

3015
02:14:30,639 --> 02:14:33,119
corrective action plan, division council

3016
02:14:33,119 --> 02:14:35,280
has conducted an analysis of best

3017
02:14:35,280 --> 02:14:37,199
practices for our memorandums of

3018
02:14:37,199 --> 02:14:39,679
understanding. Based on this analysis,

3019
02:14:39,679 --> 02:14:43,360
we've updated FCPS practices on memos of

3020
02:14:43,360 --> 02:14:45,360
understanding in several areas as you

3021
02:14:45,360 --> 02:14:47,880
can see on the

3022
02:14:47,880 --> 02:14:50,800
screen. Mr. Chairman, that concludes the

3023
02:14:50,800 --> 02:14:53,199
presentation for executive limitation

3024
02:14:53,199 --> 02:14:56,639
number seven, asset management.

3025
02:14:56,639 --> 02:14:59,520
Thank you, Dr. Reid. I now call on Miss

3026
02:14:59,520 --> 02:15:06,709
Dixit for a motion.

3027
02:15:06,719 --> 02:15:08,639
I move that the school board finds the

3028
02:15:08,639 --> 02:15:10,320
superintendent in compliance with

3029
02:15:10,320 --> 02:15:12,560
executive limitation number seven, asset

3030
02:15:12,560 --> 02:15:14,480
protection. I further move that the

3031
02:15:14,480 --> 02:15:16,079
school board approves the monitoring

3032
02:15:16,079 --> 02:15:17,920
report based on the superintendent's

3033
02:15:17,920 --> 02:15:20,159
reasonable interpretation of executive

3034
02:15:20,159 --> 02:15:22,079
limitation number seven, asset

3035
02:15:22,079 --> 02:15:24,679
protection, as outlined in the strategic

3036
02:15:24,679 --> 02:15:27,920
governance manual. Is there a second?

3037
02:15:27,920 --> 02:15:31,040
Mr. Moon. Miss Dixit, would you

3038
02:15:31,040 --> 02:15:34,079
like to speak to your motion? Uh, no.

3039
02:15:34,079 --> 02:15:35,520
Thank you, Miss Dixit. Mr. Moon, would

3040
02:15:35,520 --> 02:15:36,719
you like to speak to your second? I just

3041
02:15:36,719 --> 02:15:39,280
have a question. Can I ask to I don't

3042
02:15:39,280 --> 02:15:40,719
know whether this should go to uh Dr.

3043
02:15:40,719 --> 02:15:46,119
Reed or Mr. Muik. Uh, as to asset

3044
02:15:46,119 --> 02:15:49,440
management, I'm sorry, this is or ass

3045
02:15:49,440 --> 02:15:53,440
management. I'm talking about number one

3046
02:15:53,440 --> 02:15:56,679
a my question goes to a disposing and

3047
02:15:56,679 --> 02:15:59,320
recycling part.

3048
02:15:59,320 --> 02:16:03,400
uh we have a lot of computing

3049
02:16:03,400 --> 02:16:06,239
devices given out to students also to

3050
02:16:06,239 --> 02:16:09,599
STEM members and every what five six

3051
02:16:09,599 --> 02:16:12,480
year cycle we do replace them. What do

3052
02:16:12,480 --> 02:16:15,599
you do with replaced

3053
02:16:15,599 --> 02:16:18,800
uh computing devices? So great question

3054
02:16:18,800 --> 02:16:21,599
Mr. Moon. I I know that many of our

3055
02:16:21,599 --> 02:16:24,639
computer devices are on a lease uh plan.

3056
02:16:24,639 --> 02:16:27,119
So I'm going to ask Mr. Seth to talk

3057
02:16:27,119 --> 02:16:30,480
about um the life cycle of our

3058
02:16:30,480 --> 02:16:32,479
computers. Well, there's quite a few

3059
02:16:32,479 --> 02:16:34,000
different things we do. Uh first and

3060
02:16:34,000 --> 02:16:35,920
foremost, when the devices come off of

3061
02:16:35,920 --> 02:16:38,719
rotation from primary use, we try to see

3062
02:16:38,719 --> 02:16:41,200
if they have usable life and repurpose

3063
02:16:41,200 --> 02:16:43,040
them to be able to reallocate to someone

3064
02:16:43,040 --> 02:16:44,399
who could be using it for different

3065
02:16:44,399 --> 02:16:46,399
purposes. So, sometimes they can go

3066
02:16:46,399 --> 02:16:49,599
longer than 5 years. Um, if there's not

3067
02:16:49,599 --> 02:16:51,840
primary life because of the, you know,

3068
02:16:51,840 --> 02:16:54,399
there's damage to some parts and pieces,

3069
02:16:54,399 --> 02:16:57,679
our repair shop actually scavenges as

3070
02:16:57,679 --> 02:16:59,920
many of the parts off that laptop and

3071
02:16:59,920 --> 02:17:02,080
preserves it to repair other devices

3072
02:17:02,080 --> 02:17:05,200
because we typically buy 5,000 of the

3073
02:17:05,200 --> 02:17:07,200
same models so we have enough of those

3074
02:17:07,200 --> 02:17:09,200
parts to repair. At the end of all of

3075
02:17:09,200 --> 02:17:11,760
that, uh there is a process of disposal

3076
02:17:11,760 --> 02:17:13,679
where the hard drives are removed and

3077
02:17:13,679 --> 02:17:15,679
they're separated so no data is disposed

3078
02:17:15,679 --> 02:17:17,519
and then the physical sort of whatever

3079
02:17:17,519 --> 02:17:19,920
is left of the device is shipped to the

3080
02:17:19,920 --> 02:17:22,319
warehouse for disposal appropriately

3081
02:17:22,319 --> 02:17:25,679
through the warehouse process.

3082
02:17:25,679 --> 02:17:28,719
Okay? Because I recall a few years ago,

3083
02:17:28,719 --> 02:17:30,960
number of years ago, there was, you

3084
02:17:30,960 --> 02:17:33,639
know, unfortunate incidents

3085
02:17:33,639 --> 02:17:37,439
of, you know, some of our inventory

3086
02:17:37,439 --> 02:17:39,399
items

3087
02:17:39,399 --> 02:17:42,160
being not properly disposed of. Yes,

3088
02:17:42,160 --> 02:17:45,280
sir. And I'm hoping that that doesn't

3089
02:17:45,280 --> 02:17:47,840
ever happen again. But at the same time

3090
02:17:47,840 --> 02:17:50,559
you know those properties must have or

3091
02:17:50,559 --> 02:17:55,120
have some values to someone outside the

3092
02:17:55,120 --> 02:17:56,559
school system even though we are not

3093
02:17:56,559 --> 02:17:58,719
using it and I think when we're talking

3094
02:17:58,719 --> 02:18:01,359
about properly disposing and recycling

3095
02:18:01,359 --> 02:18:04,719
that we make a maximum use of those that

3096
02:18:04,719 --> 02:18:07,319
when I say maximum not just for us but

3097
02:18:07,319 --> 02:18:11,280
those who may have some value may see

3098
02:18:11,280 --> 02:18:18,399
some value in using some of the a assets that we may not be using it but

3099
02:18:18,399 --> 02:18:21,760
could still be used by somebody outside.

3100
02:18:21,760 --> 02:18:24,319
Yes, sir. I I do I am aware of the

3101
02:18:24,319 --> 02:18:26,479
incident uh that you're referring to and

3102
02:18:26,479 --> 02:18:31,120
that led to um a review and look at uh

3103
02:18:31,120 --> 02:18:34,880
processes which uh have been enhanced

3104
02:18:34,880 --> 02:18:37,200
since that incident and it shouldn't

3105
02:18:37,200 --> 02:18:40,319
happen again. Okay. Thank you. Yes, sir.

3106
02:18:40,319 --> 02:18:47,110
Thank you, Mr. Moon. Dr. Anderson.

3107
02:18:47,120 --> 02:18:49,280
Um, thank you very much. Let me just get

3108
02:18:49,280 --> 02:18:53,230
a minute to pull up my notes

3109
02:18:53,240 --> 02:18:56,479
here. I apologize. I cannot find it.

3110
02:18:56,479 --> 02:18:59,120
But, um, one of the things I I'm just

3111
02:18:59,120 --> 02:19:01,599
going to be super brief here. Um I think

3112
02:19:01,599 --> 02:19:04,880
the entry plans that have been um

3113
02:19:04,880 --> 02:19:07,040
identified in this measure are very

3114
02:19:07,040 --> 02:19:08,719
helpful because I think it's a great way

3115
02:19:08,719 --> 02:19:12,160
to really streamline um a principles

3116
02:19:12,160 --> 02:19:14,160
interactions with the community and how

3117
02:19:14,160 --> 02:19:16,399
to in that we will kind of march

3118
02:19:16,399 --> 02:19:18,240
together. So I'm very excited about that

3119
02:19:18,240 --> 02:19:19,920
development and looking forward to its

3120
02:19:19,920 --> 02:19:23,040
expansion. And as we discussed, um I

3121
02:19:23,040 --> 02:19:25,519
will not be voting in support of this EL

3122
02:19:25,519 --> 02:19:27,519
um based on information that I shared

3123
02:19:27,519 --> 02:19:30,800
with you in close session. Um but

3124
02:19:30,800 --> 02:19:34,080
there's some good stuff here. Thank you.

3125
02:19:34,080 --> 02:19:37,359
Dr. Anderson. Mr. Dunn,

3126
02:19:37,359 --> 02:19:39,519
uh thank you. Um I wanted to ask about

3127
02:19:39,519 --> 02:19:42,479
the school bus stop arm camera program.

3128
02:19:42,479 --> 02:19:45,359
Um I believe it's currently uh marked

3129
02:19:45,359 --> 02:19:48,640
for 50 buses and I think that's a a

3130
02:19:48,640 --> 02:19:51,200
small fraction of our total um school

3131
02:19:51,200 --> 02:19:54,720
bus program. Um can you share any plans

3132
02:19:54,720 --> 02:19:57,359
you might have uh for expansion of the

3133
02:19:57,359 --> 02:20:00,399
program over time? Yes sir. Mr. Dunn, we

3134
02:20:00,399 --> 02:20:03,120
started with 50. I think originally the

3135
02:20:03,120 --> 02:20:06,560
plan was to start with 250. Uh but what

3136
02:20:06,560 --> 02:20:10,000
we realized in the negotiation is that

3137
02:20:10,000 --> 02:20:13,040
uh our Fairfax County law enforcement

3138
02:20:13,040 --> 02:20:17,120
partners needed and I think fairly so we

3139
02:20:17,120 --> 02:20:19,439
needed to get the program underway for

3140
02:20:19,439 --> 02:20:22,240
them to determine the amount of time and

3141
02:20:22,240 --> 02:20:24,479
effort it would take on the part of law

3142
02:20:24,479 --> 02:20:27,200
enforcement uh to be responsive as well

3143
02:20:27,200 --> 02:20:28,880
as the part of the courts to be

3144
02:20:28,880 --> 02:20:31,760
responsive. So we're starting with 50

3145
02:20:31,760 --> 02:20:34,720
and with the expectation that once we

3146
02:20:34,720 --> 02:20:37,439
identify the time required to manage the

3147
02:20:37,439 --> 02:20:39,760
program effectively, we would gradually

3148
02:20:39,760 --> 02:20:41,520
grow it.

3149
02:20:41,520 --> 02:20:43,840
Uh well, I appreciate that. Um I'll just

3150
02:20:43,840 --> 02:20:46,800
say on the street where I live, um when

3151
02:20:46,800 --> 02:20:48,720
the stop arm is extended of a school

3152
02:20:48,720 --> 02:20:51,680
bus, people drive around it um both

3153
02:20:51,680 --> 02:20:54,399
ways. And uh and it's shocking to me

3154
02:20:54,399 --> 02:20:57,120
that in our country that uh student

3155
02:20:57,120 --> 02:20:59,520
safety is put in such jeopardy on a

3156
02:20:59,520 --> 02:21:02,800
daily basis by by reckless drivers um

3157
02:21:02,800 --> 02:21:05,120
especially on a neighborhood street. Um

3158
02:21:05,120 --> 02:21:08,640
so I I really appreciate uh that um that

3159
02:21:08,640 --> 02:21:11,760
Mr. Muick and and Paul Andre uh you know

3160
02:21:11,760 --> 02:21:14,880
uh enabled uh one of the stop arm camera

3161
02:21:14,880 --> 02:21:17,600
buses to to be deployed in my area to

3162
02:21:17,600 --> 02:21:20,560
help deal with that um with that crisis

3163
02:21:20,560 --> 02:21:23,520
along with uh resources from SCPD. I was

3164
02:21:23,520 --> 02:21:25,280
also wondering if you could please um

3165
02:21:25,280 --> 02:21:26,880
talk a little bit more about the top 10

3166
02:21:26,880 --> 02:21:29,280
lists that uh have been developed for

3167
02:21:29,280 --> 02:21:31,040
each of the schools because I think it's

3168
02:21:31,040 --> 02:21:34,600
a remarkable um program and uh that a

3169
02:21:34,600 --> 02:21:36,880
remarkable accomplishment by the

3170
02:21:36,880 --> 02:21:39,359
communications team. So thank you Mr.

3171
02:21:39,359 --> 02:21:41,760
Dunn and I also you know big shout out

3172
02:21:41,760 --> 02:21:45,040
to Mr. Dunn who was uh part of the

3173
02:21:45,040 --> 02:21:48,479
thought partner on this topic. Uh it was

3174
02:21:48,479 --> 02:21:50,560
uh I think Mr. Dunn has said several

3175
02:21:50,560 --> 02:21:52,640
times that you know we've done and

3176
02:21:52,640 --> 02:21:54,240
continue to do great work but if we

3177
02:21:54,240 --> 02:21:56,160
don't talk about it sometimes it's not

3178
02:21:56,160 --> 02:21:59,680
uh obvious to everyone. Uh and so I

3179
02:21:59,680 --> 02:22:01,280
appreciate Mr. Dunn your encouragement

3180
02:22:01,280 --> 02:22:03,520
on that. And I'm proud of our uh

3181
02:22:03,520 --> 02:22:06,560
communications team uh Lisa Hall and

3182
02:22:06,560 --> 02:22:08,800
Beth Fazolei and Tracy Wyn and the team

3183
02:22:08,800 --> 02:22:11,520
that has done that work and honestly all

3184
02:22:11,520 --> 02:22:14,080
of the principles across the division

3185
02:22:14,080 --> 02:22:17,200
and their staffs who um really put

3186
02:22:17,200 --> 02:22:20,479
together I think some very unique lists.

3187
02:22:20,479 --> 02:22:23,680
Uh but it also speaks to how much more

3188
02:22:23,680 --> 02:22:26,160
our schools are than numbers, right?

3189
02:22:26,160 --> 02:22:28,240
because so many of the lists have

3190
02:22:28,240 --> 02:22:31,920
moments and um sort of attributes that

3191
02:22:31,920 --> 02:22:34,720
aren't about uh traditional data, but

3192
02:22:34,720 --> 02:22:37,280
really help make our schools something

3193
02:22:37,280 --> 02:22:38,800
special here in Fairfax. So, I

3194
02:22:38,800 --> 02:22:40,399
appreciate you drawing attention to

3195
02:22:40,399 --> 02:22:43,280
that. I I I think it's so important when

3196
02:22:43,280 --> 02:22:46,720
we have so much um negativity on social

3197
02:22:46,720 --> 02:22:48,880
media about our wonderful public schools

3198
02:22:48,880 --> 02:22:51,200
that um that this top 10 list was

3199
02:22:51,200 --> 02:22:53,520
developed. So for every school um

3200
02:22:53,520 --> 02:22:55,760
parents and students can see what are

3201
02:22:55,760 --> 02:22:57,920
the top 10 reasons this is the best

3202
02:22:57,920 --> 02:23:02,479
school for my child to attend. and and the top 10 list and I've read

3203
02:23:02,479 --> 02:23:04,479
probably, you know, 50 of them by this

3204
02:23:04,479 --> 02:23:06,319
point are really remarkable and they're

3205
02:23:06,319 --> 02:23:08,640
very individually tailored and they can

3206
02:23:08,640 --> 02:23:10,319
reflect just all the amazing things that

3207
02:23:10,319 --> 02:23:12,560
are happening in our schools and and un

3208
02:23:12,560 --> 02:23:14,399
unfortunately too little of that gets

3209
02:23:14,399 --> 02:23:17,680
publicized um in the kind of uh morass

3210
02:23:17,680 --> 02:23:20,640
of social media. So, I do encourage um

3211
02:23:20,640 --> 02:23:23,120
all Perfex County residents to learn

3212
02:23:23,120 --> 02:23:25,040
more about your local schools and spread

3213
02:23:25,040 --> 02:23:28,399
the word um because uh you know talking

3214
02:23:28,399 --> 02:23:31,040
to people, having conversations can help

3215
02:23:31,040 --> 02:23:36,800
uh build greater trust and and and and spread the knowledge of the daily

3216
02:23:36,800 --> 02:23:39,280
excellence of our schools. Thank you.

3217
02:23:39,280 --> 02:23:42,080
Thank you, Mr. Dunn. Miss

3218
02:23:42,080 --> 02:23:44,000
Heismeriser.

3219
02:23:44,000 --> 02:23:46,720
Thank you. And don't worry. Um, first I

3220
02:23:46,720 --> 02:23:48,160
want to say I really appreciate the

3221
02:23:48,160 --> 02:23:49,439
inclusion of all the work you've been

3222
02:23:49,439 --> 02:23:50,960
doing on knowledge management because I

3223
02:23:50,960 --> 02:23:52,960
know that was an um area I had concerns

3224
02:23:52,960 --> 02:23:55,120
about last year with the report. So I

3225
02:23:55,120 --> 02:23:56,479
really appreciate the inclusion of the

3226
02:23:56,479 --> 02:23:58,160
work that has been done as well as the

3227
02:23:58,160 --> 02:24:00,479
work you're talk about continuing to do.

3228
02:24:00,479 --> 02:24:03,040
Um, so this is great and I I really

3229
02:24:03,040 --> 02:24:05,120
appreciate that there's 35 new operating

3230
02:24:05,120 --> 02:24:07,280
procedures SOP since the last report and

3231
02:24:07,280 --> 02:24:09,920
there's a task force um for those SOPs.

3232
02:24:09,920 --> 02:24:11,520
I really do think once it's all in

3233
02:24:11,520 --> 02:24:13,680
place, you're going to have a much more

3234
02:24:13,680 --> 02:24:15,120
streamlined operation which will save

3235
02:24:15,120 --> 02:24:16,479
cost and time and make you more

3236
02:24:16,479 --> 02:24:18,479
effective. But I had a couple questions.

3237
02:24:18,479 --> 02:24:20,640
I saw that the Baldridge framework,

3238
02:24:20,640 --> 02:24:23,600
which I know is the um the budgeting and

3239
02:24:23,600 --> 02:24:24,960
just sort of the overall audit and

3240
02:24:24,960 --> 02:24:26,880
review of our budgeting process is going

3241
02:24:26,880 --> 02:24:29,280
to include a review of operations and

3242
02:24:29,280 --> 02:24:30,800
areas identified for improvement in

3243
02:24:30,800 --> 02:24:32,000
knowledge management. Can you talk a

3244
02:24:32,000 --> 02:24:33,280
little bit more about how that process

3245
02:24:33,280 --> 02:24:35,520
is going to look towards um looking at

3246
02:24:35,520 --> 02:24:37,600
knowledge management processes? Yes,

3247
02:24:37,600 --> 02:24:40,319
ma'am. I the Baldridge folks actually

3248
02:24:40,319 --> 02:24:41,920
are going to be in the division the week

3249
02:24:41,920 --> 02:24:44,080
after spring break uh to do some

3250
02:24:44,080 --> 02:24:46,319
interviewing and do some shadow working.

3251
02:24:46,319 --> 02:24:49,600
Uh Mr. Smith uh the our chief of staff

3252
02:24:49,600 --> 02:24:52,000
has really been spearheading this work

3253
02:24:52,000 --> 02:24:53,840
uh and I'd like to have him respond

3254
02:24:53,840 --> 02:24:55,439
maybe more specifically to your

3255
02:24:55,439 --> 02:24:57,920
question. Yeah, certainly. And so we're

3256
02:24:57,920 --> 02:24:59,760
looking forward to providing the board

3257
02:24:59,760 --> 02:25:02,640
an update. uh you can see in our uh

3258
02:25:02,640 --> 02:25:05,520
report that uh we will be submitting our

3259
02:25:05,520 --> 02:25:08,160
25page application in April and we'll

3260
02:25:08,160 --> 02:25:10,080
certainly provide that to the board in a

3261
02:25:10,080 --> 02:25:11,840
Friday letter so that you can get a gist

3262
02:25:11,840 --> 02:25:13,920
of uh some of the topics that are

3263
02:25:13,920 --> 02:25:16,880
covered uh as part of the Baldridge work

3264
02:25:16,880 --> 02:25:19,040
the knowledge management piece there is

3265
02:25:19,040 --> 02:25:21,680
an aspect of that around uh data and

3266
02:25:21,680 --> 02:25:23,680
data management uh there's also an

3267
02:25:23,680 --> 02:25:26,000
aspect of that as we on the leadership

3268
02:25:26,000 --> 02:25:29,040
team are engaging uh in the work with

3269
02:25:29,040 --> 02:25:31,920
the uh bald Aldridge team. Uh we're

3270
02:25:31,920 --> 02:25:33,600
actually noting that work and keeping

3271
02:25:33,600 --> 02:25:35,520
track of that work and are adding that

3272
02:25:35,520 --> 02:25:38,880
work to the database of SOPs and other

3273
02:25:38,880 --> 02:25:40,880
structures that we're building to ensure

3274
02:25:40,880 --> 02:25:47,760
that we uh hold on to that knowledge of uh our team as they might come on or

3275
02:25:47,760 --> 02:25:50,080
go off the team. That would be great. As

3276
02:25:50,080 --> 02:25:51,840
I said, I think building this structure

3277
02:25:51,840 --> 02:25:53,200
or continuing to build this structure

3278
02:25:53,200 --> 02:25:54,800
will make you our team much more

3279
02:25:54,800 --> 02:25:56,399
efficient and effective. and when there

3280
02:25:56,399 --> 02:25:58,160
is turnover or promotions and things

3281
02:25:58,160 --> 02:25:59,760
like that, make it more easy for someone

3282
02:25:59,760 --> 02:26:01,680
to be able to jump into the work right

3283
02:26:01,680 --> 02:26:03,280
away. So, I appreciate that and it's

3284
02:26:03,280 --> 02:26:04,479
great. It's part of that structure as

3285
02:26:04,479 --> 02:26:05,520
well because I hope they'll have some

3286
02:26:05,520 --> 02:26:07,920
recommendations as well of of changes or

3287
02:26:07,920 --> 02:26:09,319
areas.

3288
02:26:09,319 --> 02:26:12,880
Ironically, one of the strongest bodies

3289
02:26:12,880 --> 02:26:15,359
of evidence for knowledge management are

3290
02:26:15,359 --> 02:26:16,359
the

3291
02:26:16,359 --> 02:26:20,080
eelss and um I think that's been noted

3292
02:26:20,080 --> 02:26:23,200
that coming into a system and being able

3293
02:26:23,200 --> 02:26:25,600
to see the work of the system in every

3294
02:26:25,600 --> 02:26:28,640
critical area as well as the goal

3295
02:26:28,640 --> 02:26:31,680
direction has really captured knowledge

3296
02:26:31,680 --> 02:26:33,840
management in ways you know that we

3297
02:26:33,840 --> 02:26:35,760
might not traditionally think about it.

3298
02:26:35,760 --> 02:26:37,120
Well, thank you for bringing that idea

3299
02:26:37,120 --> 02:26:39,600
to us when you came on board. No, you

3300
02:26:39,600 --> 02:26:40,960
deserve the kudos for bringing that idea

3301
02:26:40,960 --> 02:26:42,399
to us and the board took it and ran with

3302
02:26:42,399 --> 02:26:44,160
it, but it was a great way of really

3303
02:26:44,160 --> 02:26:45,680
capturing what we're doing in all these

3304
02:26:45,680 --> 02:26:48,640
critical areas. Um, one last question is

3305
02:26:48,640 --> 02:26:50,479
just a suggestion when you're looking at

3306
02:26:50,479 --> 02:26:51,680
knowledge management. I know you've been

3307
02:26:51,680 --> 02:26:53,920
looking at it in terms of SOPs for your

3308
02:26:53,920 --> 02:26:55,840
leadership team and your central office,

3309
02:26:55,840 --> 02:26:57,200
but one of the things that I've often

3310
02:26:57,200 --> 02:26:58,960
heard, and this is before I even ran for

3311
02:26:58,960 --> 02:27:00,800
this position, teachers talk about is a

3312
02:27:00,800 --> 02:27:02,240
knowledge management for some of the

3313
02:27:02,240 --> 02:27:03,840
lessons and resources that are being

3314
02:27:03,840 --> 02:27:06,080
created, especially for teachers who are

3315
02:27:06,080 --> 02:27:08,800
having to modify or adapt lessons. They

3316
02:27:08,800 --> 02:27:10,479
often have to re, you know, I've heard

3317
02:27:10,479 --> 02:27:11,760
teachers talk about having to recreate

3318
02:27:11,760 --> 02:27:13,920
the wheel every year. And I know there's

3319
02:27:13,920 --> 02:27:15,680
obviously there's always going to be

3320
02:27:15,680 --> 02:27:17,439
some tweaking to make it individualized

3321
02:27:17,439 --> 02:27:20,000
for students. But if you had at least a

3322
02:27:20,000 --> 02:27:21,439
starting point, it would make it for

3323
02:27:21,439 --> 02:27:23,120
make it easier for teachers to recreate

3324
02:27:23,120 --> 02:27:25,359
it. And I've often talked to teachers

3325
02:27:25,359 --> 02:27:27,280
about a central repository for some of

3326
02:27:27,280 --> 02:27:28,960
these either lessons they've created or

3327
02:27:28,960 --> 02:27:30,800
materials they've created, especially

3328
02:27:30,800 --> 02:27:32,240
like I said those that have to be

3329
02:27:32,240 --> 02:27:34,640
modified from the genetic curriculum. So

3330
02:27:34,640 --> 02:27:36,240
I just want to put that idea out there

3331
02:27:36,240 --> 02:27:37,680
as a knowledge manager that could really

3332
02:27:37,680 --> 02:27:40,160
help our teachers and staff out as well.

3333
02:27:40,160 --> 02:27:42,840
Thank you. I'll uh note that. And

3334
02:27:42,840 --> 02:27:47,040
um it does seem with the tech uh online

3335
02:27:47,040 --> 02:27:49,040
world we live in that we could capture

3336
02:27:49,040 --> 02:27:51,040
those accommodations or those lessons

3337
02:27:51,040 --> 02:27:52,880
that are modified or accommodated. Well,

3338
02:27:52,880 --> 02:27:54,160
I know some teachers have started their

3339
02:27:54,160 --> 02:27:55,840
own repositories to share and all sorts

3340
02:27:55,840 --> 02:27:57,200
of things. So, I know there's things out

3341
02:27:57,200 --> 02:27:59,359
there, but um it would just help

3342
02:27:59,359 --> 02:28:00,800
especially as we have so many newer

3343
02:28:00,800 --> 02:28:02,640
teachers in some of these areas, it

3344
02:28:02,640 --> 02:28:04,319
would probably really help them both do

3345
02:28:04,319 --> 02:28:05,840
well their first few years, but also

3346
02:28:05,840 --> 02:28:07,280
maybe stay because they're not doing so

3347
02:28:07,280 --> 02:28:08,479
much work to create something that

3348
02:28:08,479 --> 02:28:10,240
someone else has created. So, thank you

3349
02:28:10,240 --> 02:28:12,560
for that. Yes, ma'am. When you were

3350
02:28:12,560 --> 02:28:14,240
saying not recreate them, what I was

3351
02:28:14,240 --> 02:28:16,000
thinking and we forgot to put in here,

3352
02:28:16,000 --> 02:28:19,439
so we're gonna add next year is the uh

3353
02:28:19,439 --> 02:28:21,760
warehouse for our theater uh props

3354
02:28:21,760 --> 02:28:24,800
because we've uh Miss Samansky and Mr.

3355
02:28:24,800 --> 02:28:27,359
Muik have combined. I've actually seen a

3356
02:28:27,359 --> 02:28:29,359
lot of the props out in the warehouse as

3357
02:28:29,359 --> 02:28:31,200
we're transitioning to that. So, I'm

3358
02:28:31,200 --> 02:28:32,880
very proud of them and their work in

3359
02:28:32,880 --> 02:28:34,720
bringing that. That's awesome. I'm glad

3360
02:28:34,720 --> 02:28:35,760
you mentioned that. And since you

3361
02:28:35,760 --> 02:28:37,200
mentioned, I'm going to also make sure

3362
02:28:37,200 --> 02:28:38,880
the word is getting out to our theater

3363
02:28:38,880 --> 02:28:40,720
departments as well about that resource

3364
02:28:40,720 --> 02:28:42,399
for our theater departments. Thank you

3365
02:28:42,399 --> 02:28:43,920
for that. Thank you, Miss Seismore

3366
02:28:43,920 --> 02:28:45,359
Heiser. We will take a vote for the

3367
02:28:45,359 --> 02:28:48,720
motion on the screen. All those in favor

3368
02:28:48,720 --> 02:28:51,359
of the motion as listed on the screen,

3369
02:28:51,359 --> 02:28:54,040
Miss Marin, Miss

3370
02:28:54,040 --> 02:28:57,280
Dixit, Miss Anderson, Miss Seismar,

3371
02:28:57,280 --> 02:28:59,200
Heisner, Mr. Moon, Miss St. John

3372
02:28:59,200 --> 02:29:01,280
Cunning, Mr. Dunn, Mr. McDaniel, and

3373
02:29:01,280 --> 02:29:03,920
myself. All those opposed, Dr. Anderson.

3374
02:29:03,920 --> 02:29:06,560
The motion carries. Moving right along.

3375
02:29:06,560 --> 02:29:08,200
Agenda item

3376
02:29:08,200 --> 02:29:10,880
7.01. Uh I will remind board members to

3377
02:29:10,880 --> 02:29:13,280
complete their their evaluation form uh

3378
02:29:13,280 --> 02:29:14,880
at their own discretion. They can turn

3379
02:29:14,880 --> 02:29:16,640
it into the clerk or fill out the online

3380
02:29:16,640 --> 02:29:19,920
version. Agenda item 7.01 policy review

3381
02:29:19,920 --> 02:29:21,319
asset protection

3382
02:29:21,319 --> 02:29:24,479
EL7. The next order of business is the

3383
02:29:24,479 --> 02:29:27,680
policy review for EL7 asset protection.

3384
02:29:27,680 --> 02:29:29,359
Annually, the board will review each

3385
02:29:29,359 --> 02:29:31,040
executive limitation at the time of the

3386
02:29:31,040 --> 02:29:32,720
monitoring report is provided to

3387
02:29:32,720 --> 02:29:34,960
determine if revisions are needed. Board

3388
02:29:34,960 --> 02:29:37,200
members may offer amendments to

3389
02:29:37,200 --> 02:29:39,439
executive limitations at any regular

3390
02:29:39,439 --> 02:29:41,359
meeting, provided they send final

3391
02:29:41,359 --> 02:29:42,800
amendment language to the board and

3392
02:29:42,800 --> 02:29:44,800
clerk 48 hours in advance of the meeting

3393
02:29:44,800 --> 02:29:46,880
at which it is to be considered. At this

3394
02:29:46,880 --> 02:29:48,399
time, no amendments have been submitted

3395
02:29:48,399 --> 02:29:50,080
in advance of the meeting, but board

3396
02:29:50,080 --> 02:29:52,479
members are able to make remarks on EL7

3397
02:29:52,479 --> 02:29:55,040
asset protection as a policy before we

3398
02:29:55,040 --> 02:29:56,479
vote on maintaining the current

3399
02:29:56,479 --> 02:30:00,309
language.

3400
02:30:00,319 --> 02:30:02,479
Seeing none, I call on Miss Dixit for a

3401
02:30:02,479 --> 02:30:04,960
motion. I move that the school board

3402
02:30:04,960 --> 02:30:07,680
maintains executive limitation 7, asset

3403
02:30:07,680 --> 02:30:09,600
protection, as it is currently detailed

3404
02:30:09,600 --> 02:30:12,000
in the strategic governance manual. Is

3405
02:30:12,000 --> 02:30:15,200
there a second? Second, Mr. Moon. All

3406
02:30:15,200 --> 02:30:16,640
those in favor for the motion on the

3407
02:30:16,640 --> 02:30:19,439
screen, Miss Marin, Miss Dixit, Dr.

3408
02:30:19,439 --> 02:30:22,000
Anderson, Miss Anderson, Miss

3409
02:30:22,000 --> 02:30:23,760
Seismarheiser, Mr. Moon, Miss St. John

3410
02:30:23,760 --> 02:30:25,520
Cunning, Mr. Dunn, Mr. McDaniel, and

3411
02:30:25,520 --> 02:30:27,520
myself. That is unanimous for board

3412
02:30:27,520 --> 02:30:29,680
members present. The motion carries.

3413
02:30:29,680 --> 02:30:32,240
Agenda item 8.01, academic matters. I

3414
02:30:32,240 --> 02:30:34,399
call on Dr. Reid. So, thank you,

3415
02:30:34,399 --> 02:30:36,960
Chairman Fr, and members of the board.

3416
02:30:36,960 --> 02:30:40,160
This evening I have the uh real pleasure

3417
02:30:40,160 --> 02:30:42,439
uh to talk about our Purple Star

3418
02:30:42,439 --> 02:30:46,479
schools. As it is um our Purple Star

3419
02:30:46,479 --> 02:30:50,080
month as well and uh having over 13,000

3420
02:30:50,080 --> 02:30:52,640
military connected uh students here in

3421
02:30:52,640 --> 02:30:54,880
Fairfax County, our Purple Star School

3422
02:30:54,880 --> 02:30:57,200
initiative is really an exciting

3423
02:30:57,200 --> 02:30:59,680
initiative. I want to remind our

3424
02:30:59,680 --> 02:31:01,840
community that military connected youth

3425
02:31:01,840 --> 02:31:04,479
do move around more than other youth.

3426
02:31:04,479 --> 02:31:06,319
Um, and I like to think of that honestly

3427
02:31:06,319 --> 02:31:09,040
as a strength. Uh, the building of

3428
02:31:09,040 --> 02:31:12,720
resilience, um, our empathetic, uh,

3429
02:31:12,720 --> 02:31:15,160
military connected youth and often

3430
02:31:15,160 --> 02:31:17,760
service-minded. Uh, we've really had

3431
02:31:17,760 --> 02:31:19,840
some great focus groups with, uh,

3432
02:31:19,840 --> 02:31:21,960
military connected youth as well as

3433
02:31:21,960 --> 02:31:24,399
families. But they're also challenges

3434
02:31:24,399 --> 02:31:26,080
even though they move around and change

3435
02:31:26,080 --> 02:31:27,840
schools three times more than their

3436
02:31:27,840 --> 02:31:31,680
civilian peers. Um it while it builds

3437
02:31:31,680 --> 02:31:34,720
resilience, it also in fact uh at times

3438
02:31:34,720 --> 02:31:37,439
can create learning gaps or overlaps, it

3439
02:31:37,439 --> 02:31:40,160
can be stressful and it certainly uh if

3440
02:31:40,160 --> 02:31:42,720
parents are deployed or in circumstances

3441
02:31:42,720 --> 02:31:46,240
that uh may not be safe. Uh it creates a

3442
02:31:46,240 --> 02:31:49,200
level of um anxiety I know for many of

3443
02:31:49,200 --> 02:31:51,359
our young people as well because when

3444
02:31:51,359 --> 02:31:53,200
anyone in the family is serving really

3445
02:31:53,200 --> 02:31:56,160
everyone in the family is serving. So,

3446
02:31:56,160 --> 02:31:58,479
um, we also want to note that 80% of

3447
02:31:58,479 --> 02:32:00,399
America's military connected youth do

3448
02:32:00,399 --> 02:32:04,080
attend public schools. So, um, just want

3449
02:32:04,080 --> 02:32:06,880
to, uh, point out that our four pillars

3450
02:32:06,880 --> 02:32:10,800
continue to be important, uh, in how we,

3451
02:32:10,800 --> 02:32:13,200
uh, continue to utilize Purple Star

3452
02:32:13,200 --> 02:32:16,319
School programming. Um, in goal one, uh,

3453
02:32:16,319 --> 02:32:18,560
Purple Star Schools provide intentional

3454
02:32:18,560 --> 02:32:21,280
support, uh, through transitions, while

3455
02:32:21,280 --> 02:32:24,160
goal two supports peer-led student

3456
02:32:24,160 --> 02:32:26,800
ambassador programs, which amplify

3457
02:32:26,800 --> 02:32:28,960
student voice and support a positive

3458
02:32:28,960 --> 02:32:32,080
school climate. Goal three, uh, Purple

3459
02:32:32,080 --> 02:32:34,439
Star Schools utilize available

3460
02:32:34,439 --> 02:32:36,560
evidencebased practices to provide

3461
02:32:36,560 --> 02:32:39,040
access to academic rigor as well as

3462
02:32:39,040 --> 02:32:41,120
supports that celebrate the experience

3463
02:32:41,120 --> 02:32:43,920
military connected students bring. In

3464
02:32:43,920 --> 02:32:46,960
goal five or goal four, uh, purple star

3465
02:32:46,960 --> 02:32:48,800
schools are responsive to military

3466
02:32:48,800 --> 02:32:51,600
connected students lived experiences,

3467
02:32:51,600 --> 02:32:54,240
strengths, and needs. And in goal five,

3468
02:32:54,240 --> 02:32:56,640
our purple star schools prepare military

3469
02:32:56,640 --> 02:32:59,280
connected youth for on-time graduation

3470
02:32:59,280 --> 02:33:01,359
and a wide variety of variety of

3471
02:33:01,359 --> 02:33:04,429
post-secondary

3472
02:33:04,439 --> 02:33:07,200
opportunities. The purple star criteria

3473
02:33:07,200 --> 02:33:10,479
are on the slide. And in addition to the

3474
02:33:10,479 --> 02:33:12,479
central office staff support, schools

3475
02:33:12,479 --> 02:33:16,040
must meet other criteria to receive this

3476
02:33:16,040 --> 02:33:18,880
designation. And these include a school

3477
02:33:18,880 --> 02:33:21,680
point of contact to serve as a liaison,

3478
02:33:21,680 --> 02:33:24,160
a peer-led transition team, a division

3479
02:33:24,160 --> 02:33:26,880
military web page, specialized support

3480
02:33:26,880 --> 02:33:29,200
for students with special needs, and

3481
02:33:29,200 --> 02:33:31,200
staff receive special professional

3482
02:33:31,200 --> 02:33:32,600
development to broaden their

3483
02:33:32,600 --> 02:33:35,200
understanding of the needs of military

3484
02:33:35,200 --> 02:33:37,760
connected students. Schools further must

3485
02:33:37,760 --> 02:33:40,640
engage in special military observances

3486
02:33:40,640 --> 02:33:42,880
such as the blue star welcome week,

3487
02:33:42,880 --> 02:33:44,800
veterans day or the month of the

3488
02:33:44,800 --> 02:33:48,720
military child as it is this month. So I

3489
02:33:48,720 --> 02:33:51,200
want to show you the map of all of our

3490
02:33:51,200 --> 02:33:52,760
uh purple star

3491
02:33:52,760 --> 02:33:55,280
schools and the central office team

3492
02:33:55,280 --> 02:33:57,439
continues to provide ongoing support to

3493
02:33:57,439 --> 02:34:00,160
these schools as they fill out uh their

3494
02:34:00,160 --> 02:34:02,800
requirements for designation and retain

3495
02:34:02,800 --> 02:34:05,840
that designation. The application period

3496
02:34:05,840 --> 02:34:08,800
for those of you um for your magisterial

3497
02:34:08,800 --> 02:34:11,280
districts or are at large uh the

3498
02:34:11,280 --> 02:34:13,520
application period opens this month in

3499
02:34:13,520 --> 02:34:16,640
April and it closes in September. This

3500
02:34:16,640 --> 02:34:19,200
school year alone, the team provided 29

3501
02:34:19,200 --> 02:34:22,000
purple star application workshops, 11

3502
02:34:22,000 --> 02:34:25,359
student ambassador trainings and uh

3503
02:34:25,359 --> 02:34:28,359
training kits for and toolkits for

3504
02:34:28,359 --> 02:34:31,359
celebrations as well as recognition and

3505
02:34:31,359 --> 02:34:33,960
designation um

3506
02:34:33,960 --> 02:34:37,680
topics. So here are our statistics for

3507
02:34:37,680 --> 02:34:40,880
um purple star schools since 2018. You

3508
02:34:40,880 --> 02:34:43,359
can see on the far left of the chart

3509
02:34:43,359 --> 02:34:45,280
were the number of purple scar star

3510
02:34:45,280 --> 02:34:49,200
schools we had. Uh we currently have 96

3511
02:34:49,200 --> 02:34:51,520
and of those 96 multiple schools have

3512
02:34:51,520 --> 02:34:54,399
renewed their designation at least once.

3513
02:34:54,399 --> 02:34:57,359
We have a two-year plan which has come

3514
02:34:57,359 --> 02:34:59,520
from the superintendent's desk which

3515
02:34:59,520 --> 02:35:01,520
requires that every school will become a

3516
02:35:01,520 --> 02:35:04,240
purple star school by the end of next

3517
02:35:04,240 --> 02:35:07,120
year. So, we expect to reach 150 purple

3518
02:35:07,120 --> 02:35:10,399
star schools in October of 2025 with the

3519
02:35:10,399 --> 02:35:11,840
remaining schools earning their

3520
02:35:11,840 --> 02:35:13,720
designation in

3521
02:35:13,720 --> 02:35:16,479
2026. It's important that every single

3522
02:35:16,479 --> 02:35:19,520
school, all 200 of our schools um are

3523
02:35:19,520 --> 02:35:21,600
purple star designated because we have

3524
02:35:21,600 --> 02:35:23,680
military connected youth attending every

3525
02:35:23,680 --> 02:35:26,160
school in the division. Whether it's two

3526
02:35:26,160 --> 02:35:29,040
students or 200 um it's important that

3527
02:35:29,040 --> 02:35:31,920
they feel welcome. So, I feel like I

3528
02:35:31,920 --> 02:35:33,840
want to really thank our staff who have

3529
02:35:33,840 --> 02:35:35,840
done Renee Luffman Jackson's here, Dr.

3530
02:35:35,840 --> 02:35:38,399
Luffman Jackson and Miss Hall. I mean,

3531
02:35:38,399 --> 02:35:40,720
we started with less than 20 and we're

3532
02:35:40,720 --> 02:35:44,479
already at 96. So, props to that team.

3533
02:35:44,479 --> 02:35:46,640
That's and props to all of our

3534
02:35:46,640 --> 02:35:48,640
school-based staff that are doing the

3535
02:35:48,640 --> 02:35:51,760
work. Want to share the impact uh

3536
02:35:51,760 --> 02:35:53,840
creating a welcoming culture, fostering

3537
02:35:53,840 --> 02:35:58,080
connections. Um it's just it's really um

3538
02:35:58,080 --> 02:36:00,800
our military connected youth get really

3539
02:36:00,800 --> 02:36:02,880
excited when they talk about um being a

3540
02:36:02,880 --> 02:36:05,280
Purple Star school. It means something.

3541
02:36:05,280 --> 02:36:07,240
It's it's not just a

3542
02:36:07,240 --> 02:36:10,319
designation. Uh so as we continue to

3543
02:36:10,319 --> 02:36:12,800
look at uh families who appreciate that

3544
02:36:12,800 --> 02:36:15,359
we have this year begun a military

3545
02:36:15,359 --> 02:36:17,760
family advisory committee with Dr. L

3546
02:36:17,760 --> 02:36:20,479
Huffman Jackson's guidance again and

3547
02:36:20,479 --> 02:36:23,280
we've been able to resolve um challenges

3548
02:36:23,280 --> 02:36:25,920
that some of our military families have

3549
02:36:25,920 --> 02:36:28,880
in had as well as a big shout out to Mr.

3550
02:36:28,880 --> 02:36:31,439
Sethy and his team uh because we created

3551
02:36:31,439 --> 02:36:33,120
a lot of online registration

3552
02:36:33,120 --> 02:36:35,359
opportunities for our families

3553
02:36:35,359 --> 02:36:37,520
transferring in and out and Miss Hall

3554
02:36:37,520 --> 02:36:40,880
and our central registration team uh

3555
02:36:40,880 --> 02:36:43,280
being able to provide a seamless

3556
02:36:43,280 --> 02:36:45,280
enrollment from anywhere around the

3557
02:36:45,280 --> 02:36:47,439
world. We're very proud of the progress

3558
02:36:47,439 --> 02:36:50,080
we're making. And with that, I'd be

3559
02:36:50,080 --> 02:36:52,000
happy to take any questions. Thank you,

3560
02:36:52,000 --> 02:36:53,600
Dr. Reid. We'll start with our military

3561
02:36:53,600 --> 02:36:55,920
connected vice chair of the board, Miss

3562
02:36:55,920 --> 02:36:58,080
Anderson.

3563
02:36:58,080 --> 02:37:01,680
Um, so my kiddo the other day when we

3564
02:37:01,680 --> 02:37:04,240
were doing the purple up at his school,

3565
02:37:04,240 --> 02:37:05,680
he decided that he was going to send

3566
02:37:05,680 --> 02:37:07,280
himself down because he knows that his

3567
02:37:07,280 --> 02:37:09,600
father is military connected. Um, my

3568
02:37:09,600 --> 02:37:13,600
husband retired in 2019. And what I what

3569
02:37:13,600 --> 02:37:15,680
I found out later is that he wasn't

3570
02:37:15,680 --> 02:37:17,600
actually included on the list of kids

3571
02:37:17,600 --> 02:37:19,680
that were military connected because we

3572
02:37:19,680 --> 02:37:22,399
only have a designator in CIS for active

3573
02:37:22,399 --> 02:37:24,720
duty members. And so I'm wondering if we

3574
02:37:24,720 --> 02:37:26,960
can maybe expand that so that when

3575
02:37:26,960 --> 02:37:28,479
people are registering they can let us

3576
02:37:28,479 --> 02:37:29,840
know whether or not they're from a

3577
02:37:29,840 --> 02:37:32,560
retired family. And that way those kids

3578
02:37:32,560 --> 02:37:34,960
that are military connected through a

3579
02:37:34,960 --> 02:37:36,800
retired family member, it may be a cool

3580
02:37:36,800 --> 02:37:39,280
thing to be able to include them on more

3581
02:37:39,280 --> 02:37:40,800
things as we're going through. I love

3582
02:37:40,800 --> 02:37:42,640
that we're doing this. Um I think it's

3583
02:37:42,640 --> 02:37:45,439
awesome to prot to help support these

3584
02:37:45,439 --> 02:37:47,200
families in every way that we possibly

3585
02:37:47,200 --> 02:37:49,359
can. So, thank you. Yes, ma'am. Thank

3586
02:37:49,359 --> 02:37:53,590
you, Miss Anderson. Mr. Dunn.

3587
02:37:53,600 --> 02:37:55,520
Well, I just want to say thank you to

3588
02:37:55,520 --> 02:37:57,359
FCPS and the superintendent for

3589
02:37:57,359 --> 02:37:59,280
everything you're doing to ensure that

3590
02:37:59,280 --> 02:38:01,680
um military families uh receive all the

3591
02:38:01,680 --> 02:38:04,800
support they can. Uh because they face

3592
02:38:04,800 --> 02:38:08,160
unique challenges and um as as the

3593
02:38:08,160 --> 02:38:09,760
father of three kids who are either in

3594
02:38:09,760 --> 02:38:12,000
the military or going into the military.

3595
02:38:12,000 --> 02:38:15,200
Um I am especially proud of the military

3596
02:38:15,200 --> 02:38:17,920
service um in our community. And it's

3597
02:38:17,920 --> 02:38:19,760
not just uh the folks who are active

3598
02:38:19,760 --> 02:38:22,240
duty um who are serving. It's it's uh

3599
02:38:22,240 --> 02:38:24,000
the spouses, it's the children as well

3600
02:38:24,000 --> 02:38:26,960
because they are uh uniquely affected,

3601
02:38:26,960 --> 02:38:30,560
moving frequently um and adapting to new

3602
02:38:30,560 --> 02:38:32,960
environments and and always supporting

3603
02:38:32,960 --> 02:38:34,880
the military in in various ways, large

3604
02:38:34,880 --> 02:38:37,520
and small. So, I look forward to uh

3605
02:38:37,520 --> 02:38:40,000
working with you, Dr. agreed to continue

3606
02:38:40,000 --> 02:38:42,399
to strengthen the ways in which we can

3607
02:38:42,399 --> 02:38:44,399
support and serve our military families

3608
02:38:44,399 --> 02:38:46,560
to make sure that we make it easy for

3609
02:38:46,560 --> 02:38:48,640
them to arrive and we wish them well

3610
02:38:48,640 --> 02:38:50,479
when they uh depart for other

3611
02:38:50,479 --> 02:38:52,960
destinations and while they're here uh

3612
02:38:52,960 --> 02:38:54,960
they receive robust uh support and

3613
02:38:54,960 --> 02:38:57,760
services. Thank you. Thank you, Mr.

3614
02:38:57,760 --> 02:38:59,840
Dunn. Seeing no others, we'll move right

3615
02:38:59,840 --> 02:39:02,960
along to agenda item 8.02, strategic

3616
02:39:02,960 --> 02:39:06,080
plan update. I call on Dr. Reid. Thank

3617
02:39:06,080 --> 02:39:10,319
you, Mr. Fr. And again, very excited to

3618
02:39:10,319 --> 02:39:13,439
talk about um our strategic plan update.

3619
02:39:13,439 --> 02:39:15,280
And this evening, I'll be talking about

3620
02:39:15,280 --> 02:39:16,800
the collaborative work under the chief

3621
02:39:16,800 --> 02:39:18,960
experience and engagements engagement

3622
02:39:18,960 --> 02:39:22,000
office um that's being led by Dr. Renee

3623
02:39:22,000 --> 02:39:24,399
La Huffman Jackson, uh the director of

3624
02:39:24,399 --> 02:39:26,080
family and school partnerships and Angie

3625
02:39:26,080 --> 02:39:27,960
El Dave, the director of community

3626
02:39:27,960 --> 02:39:31,600
relations. Um, and this is really an

3627
02:39:31,600 --> 02:39:33,840
exciting opportunity this evening to

3628
02:39:33,840 --> 02:39:37,200
look at pillar B, um, which is our

3629
02:39:37,200 --> 02:39:38,920
vibrant home, school, and community

3630
02:39:38,920 --> 02:39:41,120
partnerships. And this evening, I'll be

3631
02:39:41,120 --> 02:39:44,720
highlighting our FCPS family academy.

3632
02:39:44,720 --> 02:39:47,200
So, the Office of Experience and

3633
02:39:47,200 --> 02:39:49,840
Engagement helps uh, FCPS create a

3634
02:39:49,840 --> 02:39:52,240
positive student, parent, staff, and

3635
02:39:52,240 --> 02:39:56,240
community experience. In August of 2024,

3636
02:39:56,240 --> 02:39:58,560
the office launched the FCPS Family

3637
02:39:58,560 --> 02:40:00,560
Academy to improve and enhance

3638
02:40:00,560 --> 02:40:03,359
homeschool collaboration. This academy

3639
02:40:03,359 --> 02:40:06,399
serves as a one-stop site where families

3640
02:40:06,399 --> 02:40:09,200
can connect, engage, learn, and receive

3641
02:40:09,200 --> 02:40:12,479
support both virtually and in person.

3642
02:40:12,479 --> 02:40:14,640
These resources empower families to

3643
02:40:14,640 --> 02:40:17,439
navigate FCPS and support student

3644
02:40:17,439 --> 02:40:20,160
learning at school and home, which at

3645
02:40:20,160 --> 02:40:23,040
the end of the day is leading us to our

3646
02:40:23,040 --> 02:40:26,000
uh strategic goals. When we look at the

3647
02:40:26,000 --> 02:40:28,880
family academy impact, you can see what

3648
02:40:28,880 --> 02:40:32,080
it's had since August of 2024 through

3649
02:40:32,080 --> 02:40:36,000
March of 2025. in the learn with us

3650
02:40:36,000 --> 02:40:38,880
section of the academy. Over 250

3651
02:40:38,880 --> 02:40:40,720
sessions have been offered to support

3652
02:40:40,720 --> 02:40:43,359
family engagement and the programs have

3653
02:40:43,359 --> 02:40:45,760
been provided over three eight and 10

3654
02:40:45,760 --> 02:40:48,520
sessions with specific family education

3655
02:40:48,520 --> 02:40:51,280
curriculum to support school attendance,

3656
02:40:51,280 --> 02:40:54,080
school readiness, disruptive behaviors,

3657
02:40:54,080 --> 02:40:56,080
the extinguishment of those behaviors

3658
02:40:56,080 --> 02:40:59,000
not supporting the behaviors and

3659
02:40:59,000 --> 02:41:01,359
reunification. Their programs have

3660
02:41:01,359 --> 02:41:03,280
helped families navigate formative

3661
02:41:03,280 --> 02:41:05,680
experiences in their children's lives

3662
02:41:05,680 --> 02:41:07,359
such as early literacy and home

3663
02:41:07,359 --> 02:41:09,479
instruction for families of preschool

3664
02:41:09,479 --> 02:41:11,840
youngsters, a parent project, getting to

3665
02:41:11,840 --> 02:41:14,880
know FCPS, and other programs. The

3666
02:41:14,880 --> 02:41:17,280
Family Resource Center also continues to

3667
02:41:17,280 --> 02:41:19,520
offer a vast array of webinars for

3668
02:41:19,520 --> 02:41:22,000
families through the academy. At this

3669
02:41:22,000 --> 02:41:23,520
time, we're going to hear a little bit

3670
02:41:23,520 --> 02:41:25,680
more about the Family Academy. Madame

3671
02:41:25,680 --> 02:41:35,140
Clerk, please play the video.

3672
02:41:35,150 --> 02:41:40,150
[Music]

3673
02:41:40,160 --> 02:41:42,720
Established in August 2024 by the Chief

3674
02:41:42,720 --> 02:41:44,720
Experience and Engagement Office, the

3675
02:41:44,720 --> 02:41:47,040
FCPS Family Academy was created to

3676
02:41:47,040 --> 02:41:48,880
strengthen homeschool partnerships and

3677
02:41:48,880 --> 02:41:51,600
support student success. By bringing

3678
02:41:51,600 --> 02:41:53,520
various learning opportunities under one

3679
02:41:53,520 --> 02:41:55,520
umbrella, it helps families navigate

3680
02:41:55,520 --> 02:41:57,520
Fairfax County Public Schools and better

3681
02:41:57,520 --> 02:41:59,680
support their child's education. The

3682
02:41:59,680 --> 02:42:01,840
Family Academy brings together a variety

3683
02:42:01,840 --> 02:42:04,479
of classes, webinars, workshops, and

3684
02:42:04,479 --> 02:42:07,120
programs offered by FCPS, equipping

3685
02:42:07,120 --> 02:42:08,960
families with the tools to support their

3686
02:42:08,960 --> 02:42:11,280
child's needs and learning at home.

3687
02:42:11,280 --> 02:42:13,280
Additionally, it provides valuable

3688
02:42:13,280 --> 02:42:15,359
information on available resources to

3689
02:42:15,359 --> 02:42:17,359
ensure that every student has what they

3690
02:42:17,359 --> 02:42:20,240
need to thrive. The family academy is a

3691
02:42:20,240 --> 02:42:23,200
curated hub of resources for families

3692
02:42:23,200 --> 02:42:26,000
that we work cross departmental and

3693
02:42:26,000 --> 02:42:28,960
across offices to provide to families.

3694
02:42:28,960 --> 02:42:31,040
told us that they wanted an

3695
02:42:31,040 --> 02:42:32,800
opportunity to connect with other

3696
02:42:32,800 --> 02:42:34,960
families and support their child's

3697
02:42:34,960 --> 02:42:37,200
learning at home. Through the family

3698
02:42:37,200 --> 02:42:39,040
academy, you can find virtual and

3699
02:42:39,040 --> 02:42:42,000
in-person classes and programs like home

3700
02:42:42,000 --> 02:42:43,600
instruction for parents of preschool

3701
02:42:43,600 --> 02:42:46,720
youngsters, also known as hippie. Hippie

3702
02:42:46,720 --> 02:42:49,120
helped Rosie Amaya recognize her son's

3703
02:42:49,120 --> 02:42:51,439
strengths and areas where he could grow.

3704
02:42:51,439 --> 02:42:53,680
I can now have a conversation with his

3705
02:42:53,680 --> 02:42:57,359
teacher and you know let let her know he

3706
02:42:57,359 --> 02:43:00,399
has difficulty in let's say counting

3707
02:43:00,399 --> 02:43:04,640
till 20 or he loves science. I've

3708
02:43:04,640 --> 02:43:07,200
learned that learning is everywhere and

3709
02:43:07,200 --> 02:43:11,600
it could be simple and fun. Rosie also

3710
02:43:11,600 --> 02:43:13,439
participated in the family academyy's

3711
02:43:13,439 --> 02:43:16,240
early literacy program. Early literacy

3712
02:43:16,240 --> 02:43:17,960
classes are offered in multiple

3713
02:43:17,960 --> 02:43:20,399
languages. The Family Academy offers

3714
02:43:20,399 --> 02:43:22,640
other multilingual programs, too,

3715
02:43:22,640 --> 02:43:25,760
including Getting to Know FCPS, a family

3716
02:43:25,760 --> 02:43:28,880
orientation. Getting to know FCPS

3717
02:43:28,880 --> 02:43:31,040
provides a perfect avenue for families

3718
02:43:31,040 --> 02:43:33,680
to have a strong start in FCPS. We

3719
02:43:33,680 --> 02:43:35,920
create a space where they feel welcomed.

3720
02:43:35,920 --> 02:43:38,160
Our goal is to ensure that families walk

3721
02:43:38,160 --> 02:43:39,680
away with an understanding of how to

3722
02:43:39,680 --> 02:43:42,160
navigate FCPS by the end of this

3723
02:43:42,160 --> 02:43:45,830
interactive orientation.

3724
02:43:45,840 --> 02:43:51,670
Fair

3725
02:43:51,680 --> 02:43:52,070
FP.

3726
02:43:52,070 --> 02:44:01,030
[Music]

3727
02:44:01,040 --> 02:44:16,550
family.

3728
02:44:16,560 --> 02:44:19,920
The family academy is successful because

3729
02:44:19,920 --> 02:44:22,240
we honor the feedback from our families.

3730
02:44:22,240 --> 02:44:25,160
We always looking for ways to grow and

3731
02:44:25,160 --> 02:44:28,000
improve. We're working with them to

3732
02:44:28,000 --> 02:44:30,240
design opportunities and resources that

3733
02:44:30,240 --> 02:44:32,960
they tell us that they need. Tea Jali

3734
02:44:32,960 --> 02:44:35,040
attended a workshop called the parent

3735
02:44:35,040 --> 02:44:37,279
project and participates in monthly

3736
02:44:37,279 --> 02:44:39,439
webinars offered by the family resource

3737
02:44:39,439 --> 02:44:51,710
center.

3738
02:44:51,720 --> 02:44:54,800
resources Fairfax County

3739
02:44:54,800 --> 02:45:00,870
excellence, equity, and opportunity.

3740
02:45:00,880 --> 02:45:05,120
So, it's pretty um impressive work and

3741
02:45:05,120 --> 02:45:07,680
it happens often uh without a lot of

3742
02:45:07,680 --> 02:45:12,000
fanfare, but um I want to make sure that

3743
02:45:12,000 --> 02:45:13,680
you know I'll continue to be delivering

3744
02:45:13,680 --> 02:45:17,680
reports and uh sharing the progress um

3745
02:45:17,680 --> 02:45:20,960
and what uh we continue to be com

3746
02:45:20,960 --> 02:45:23,359
committed to uh keeping our community

3747
02:45:23,359 --> 02:45:26,000
informed about this work. Uh and a

3748
02:45:26,000 --> 02:45:27,120
reminder that we're going to be

3749
02:45:27,120 --> 02:45:28,960
presenting goal five leading for

3750
02:45:28,960 --> 02:45:31,600
tomorrow's innovation at the April 24th

3751
02:45:31,600 --> 02:45:33,120
school board meeting and that is our

3752
02:45:33,120 --> 02:45:35,920
last and final goal uh presentation of

3753
02:45:35,920 --> 02:45:38,080
the year. So Mr. Chair, this concludes

3754
02:45:38,080 --> 02:45:40,640
our April strategic plan update. Thank

3755
02:45:40,640 --> 02:45:43,680
you very much, Mr. Moon.

3756
02:45:43,680 --> 02:45:45,120
Thank you, Mr. Ch. Just a couple of

3757
02:45:45,120 --> 02:45:49,240
quick questions. Uh the family resource

3758
02:45:49,240 --> 02:45:53,520
center, do we rely on mostly hourly

3759
02:45:53,520 --> 02:45:56,720
employees? to run the programs. I

3760
02:45:56,720 --> 02:45:59,040
believe that would be true, Mr. Moon.

3761
02:45:59,040 --> 02:46:03,279
Okay. Uh based upon some conversation I

3762
02:46:03,279 --> 02:46:07,040
anybody else that

3763
02:46:07,040 --> 02:46:08,560
No, I believe that. Yeah. based upon you

3764
02:46:08,560 --> 02:46:11,520
know some conversation I had with some

3765
02:46:11,520 --> 02:46:15,840
staff members in early literacy program

3766
02:46:15,840 --> 02:46:19,040
uh some challenges include because we

3767
02:46:19,040 --> 02:46:20,359
are

3768
02:46:20,359 --> 02:46:24,319
providing only hourly rate just a few

3769
02:46:24,319 --> 02:46:28,000
hours a week and it's not throughout the

3770
02:46:28,000 --> 02:46:31,359
entire year either it's a broken up into

3771
02:46:31,359 --> 02:46:34,960
a segments of few weeks at a time it's a

3772
02:46:34,960 --> 02:46:39,399
difficult to keep staff to stay in the

3773
02:46:39,399 --> 02:46:42,880
program too long. I mean, they get they

3774
02:46:42,880 --> 02:46:45,520
come in and do it, get trained and move

3775
02:46:45,520 --> 02:46:48,200
on to some other

3776
02:46:48,200 --> 02:46:51,040
positions. Any thought? Well, yes, sir.

3777
02:46:51,040 --> 02:46:52,920
I mean, that's true. It is a challenge

3778
02:46:52,920 --> 02:46:56,479
and the programs are not year round as

3779
02:46:56,479 --> 02:46:58,319
we shared. Sometimes they're three week,

3780
02:46:58,319 --> 02:47:01,279
six week, 8 week, 10 week programs. So,

3781
02:47:01,279 --> 02:47:03,359
we would have to look at adjusting the

3782
02:47:03,359 --> 02:47:07,840
programming to pay um more hourly more

3783
02:47:07,840 --> 02:47:10,120
of an hourly rate or to make positions

3784
02:47:10,120 --> 02:47:12,960
salaried. So, I think at this current

3785
02:47:12,960 --> 02:47:15,359
budget uh time, which I'll talk a little

3786
02:47:15,359 --> 02:47:18,080
more about in our next item, I don't see

3787
02:47:18,080 --> 02:47:20,800
a lot of room for changing that program

3788
02:47:20,800 --> 02:47:23,200
for this year. But I think if we want to

3789
02:47:23,200 --> 02:47:23,880
think

3790
02:47:23,880 --> 02:47:27,279
about a multi-year program to enhance

3791
02:47:27,279 --> 02:47:29,279
that, they also would connect to

3792
02:47:29,279 --> 02:47:31,600
preschool. I think in some cases the

3793
02:47:31,600 --> 02:47:35,200
early literacy or hippie program uh but

3794
02:47:35,200 --> 02:47:36,479
you're correct. I mean there's a

3795
02:47:36,479 --> 02:47:41,279
turnover of staff and uh people often uh

3796
02:47:41,279 --> 02:47:44,560
want more hours and so I think that is a

3797
02:47:44,560 --> 02:47:45,920
challenge. I mean it's a challenge for

3798
02:47:45,920 --> 02:47:47,120
our foundation. I hope that you can

3799
02:47:47,120 --> 02:47:49,279
bring that up for discussion maybe not

3800
02:47:49,279 --> 02:47:52,240
for this upcoming budget but the

3801
02:47:52,240 --> 02:47:54,880
following year hopefully. Yes sir. Thank

3802
02:47:54,880 --> 02:47:57,200
you. Thank you Mr. Moon. going to fix

3803
02:47:57,200 --> 02:47:59,520
it.

3804
02:47:59,520 --> 02:48:01,920
Dr. Reed, this is amazing. Um, I believe

3805
02:48:01,920 --> 02:48:03,760
that relationship between the family and

3806
02:48:03,760 --> 02:48:05,920
the school system is very integral to

3807
02:48:05,920 --> 02:48:08,160
for student success too and especially

3808
02:48:08,160 --> 02:48:10,080
for a lot of immigrant families and who

3809
02:48:10,080 --> 02:48:11,920
are coming and with language barriers

3810
02:48:11,920 --> 02:48:13,760
are really good to see that different

3811
02:48:13,760 --> 02:48:16,080
languages um you know people speaking

3812
02:48:16,080 --> 02:48:19,279
when they're in u participation. I my

3813
02:48:19,279 --> 02:48:21,200
question was this. Most of these uh

3814
02:48:21,200 --> 02:48:23,840
programs are geared towards preschoolers

3815
02:48:23,840 --> 02:48:33,279
or younger uh I guess um K K3 or K4. U I feel like connection of the family and

3816
02:48:33,279 --> 02:48:35,920
uh and the parent is family and the

3817
02:48:35,920 --> 02:48:37,439
school is lost a little bit in the

3818
02:48:37,439 --> 02:48:39,520
middle school and high school. So is

3819
02:48:39,520 --> 02:48:42,319
there a way to bring those people also

3820
02:48:42,319 --> 02:48:45,439
in this conversation or have events and

3821
02:48:45,439 --> 02:48:48,880
I understand it's not easy. Uh but I

3822
02:48:48,880 --> 02:48:51,600
just feel as a parent I did not have

3823
02:48:51,600 --> 02:48:53,920
that much of in involvement with my

3824
02:48:53,920 --> 02:48:56,880
son's school uh in middle school and

3825
02:48:56,880 --> 02:48:58,800
high school. I think you've raised a

3826
02:48:58,800 --> 02:49:01,520
great point and I um as a former high

3827
02:49:01,520 --> 02:49:03,120
school principal I used to tell parents

3828
02:49:03,120 --> 02:49:06,160
it's the time our children most need us.

3829
02:49:06,160 --> 02:49:08,479
uh we think it's younger but I think it

3830
02:49:08,479 --> 02:49:11,439
really is very often um as they get

3831
02:49:11,439 --> 02:49:13,680
older right so I'm going to turn to Miss

3832
02:49:13,680 --> 02:49:16,399
L or Dr. Lauffman Jackson to talk just a

3833
02:49:16,399 --> 02:49:17,920
minute about what we do provide for

3834
02:49:17,920 --> 02:49:21,120
middle and high school uh more likely I

3835
02:49:21,120 --> 02:49:22,960
think of families moving into the

3836
02:49:22,960 --> 02:49:25,120
division but I will ask her to share

3837
02:49:25,120 --> 02:49:26,960
what is available in middle and high

3838
02:49:26,960 --> 02:49:30,160
school. Sure. Um the video highlighted

3839
02:49:30,160 --> 02:49:32,720
some of our programs and those weren't

3840
02:49:32,720 --> 02:49:34,800
all of the programs and you are correct

3841
02:49:34,800 --> 02:49:36,960
that those were highlighting our um

3842
02:49:36,960 --> 02:49:39,760
school readiness programs. However, at

3843
02:49:39,760 --> 02:49:42,640
the middle school and high school level

3844
02:49:42,640 --> 02:49:45,359
um we have programs like parent project

3845
02:49:45,359 --> 02:49:47,600
and um parent project works with

3846
02:49:47,600 --> 02:49:51,279
families around um attendance and some

3847
02:49:51,279 --> 02:49:54,960
of those other um issues of support

3848
02:49:54,960 --> 02:49:58,000
around supporting their child. um

3849
02:49:58,000 --> 02:50:00,479
programs and classes are one aspect of

3850
02:50:00,479 --> 02:50:02,640
the family academy. We also have

3851
02:50:02,640 --> 02:50:06,240
workshops that are targeted to um middle

3852
02:50:06,240 --> 02:50:08,720
and high school. We recently held

3853
02:50:08,720 --> 02:50:14,080
sessions um in the Edison and the um um

3854
02:50:14,080 --> 02:50:17,120
not West PTOIC pyramid around I'm a

3855
02:50:17,120 --> 02:50:20,080
middle school parent. Now, what trying

3856
02:50:20,080 --> 02:50:22,960
to help our families um transition from

3857
02:50:22,960 --> 02:50:24,960
elementary to middle school and at the

3858
02:50:24,960 --> 02:50:26,160
end of the month there's going to be a

3859
02:50:26,160 --> 02:50:29,520
session a work sess um session at uh

3860
02:50:29,520 --> 02:50:32,080
Robinson and we're going to taking that

3861
02:50:32,080 --> 02:50:35,760
around to all of our pyramids. Um so

3862
02:50:35,760 --> 02:50:38,720
there are workshops and programs for the

3863
02:50:38,720 --> 02:50:40,319
middle and high school. However, the

3864
02:50:40,319 --> 02:50:44,000
video highlighted these early um school

3865
02:50:44,000 --> 02:50:46,000
readiness programs. Thank you for the

3866
02:50:46,000 --> 02:50:48,640
answer. And last question is um there's

3867
02:50:48,640 --> 02:50:51,680
so much of information uh overload there

3868
02:50:51,680 --> 02:50:54,640
are messages going out from school and I

3869
02:50:54,640 --> 02:50:56,960
don't know if this is uh how are you

3870
02:50:56,960 --> 02:50:59,359
able to get to the the families like it

3871
02:50:59,359 --> 02:51:01,040
is because I'm sure they're getting ton

3872
02:51:01,040 --> 02:51:03,760
of a communication so what what is being

3873
02:51:03,760 --> 02:51:05,399
successful so

3874
02:51:05,399 --> 02:51:10,389
far Dr. Luffman Jackson.

3875
02:51:10,399 --> 02:51:13,120
So, we work with our communications team

3876
02:51:13,120 --> 02:51:15,520
um through a lot of marketing through

3877
02:51:15,520 --> 02:51:19,120
our uh FCPS this week communications.

3878
02:51:19,120 --> 02:51:20,560
There's always a section around the

3879
02:51:20,560 --> 02:51:23,600
family academy and all the offerings and

3880
02:51:23,600 --> 02:51:25,920
the family academy is designed in six

3881
02:51:25,920 --> 02:51:28,720
areas and the learn with us is one of

3882
02:51:28,720 --> 02:51:31,200
catalog but we also have resources and

3883
02:51:31,200 --> 02:51:34,399
tools and other sections of the academy.

3884
02:51:34,399 --> 02:51:37,520
We in this principal toolkit weekly

3885
02:51:37,520 --> 02:51:39,200
there's also information that goes out

3886
02:51:39,200 --> 02:51:41,040
for principles to put that into their

3887
02:51:41,040 --> 02:51:43,120
communications so that we can have a

3888
02:51:43,120 --> 02:51:45,279
broader um marketing around the

3889
02:51:45,279 --> 02:51:48,240
division.

3890
02:51:48,240 --> 02:51:51,800
Thank you Miss Dixon. Miss St. John

3891
02:51:51,800 --> 02:51:58,349
Cunning excuse

3892
02:51:58,359 --> 02:52:02,240
me I'll come back to you. Sorry Dr.

3893
02:52:02,240 --> 02:52:04,399
Anderson,

3894
02:52:04,399 --> 02:52:08,520
I want to get her some water.

3895
02:52:08,520 --> 02:52:12,560
Oh, okay. Um very quickly, the parent

3896
02:52:12,560 --> 02:52:16,240
project is that the um initiative that

3897
02:52:16,240 --> 02:52:18,040
exists at Annadel High

3898
02:52:18,040 --> 02:52:20,399
School because I did have an opportunity

3899
02:52:20,399 --> 02:52:21,960
to visit that

3900
02:52:21,960 --> 02:52:25,680
probably a year two years ago and it is

3901
02:52:25,680 --> 02:52:28,240
really great and our parent leaison's a

3902
02:52:28,240 --> 02:52:30,080
huge part of that and just for

3903
02:52:30,080 --> 02:52:32,319
everybody's edification there's a

3904
02:52:32,319 --> 02:52:34,160
component where there's dinner that's

3905
02:52:34,160 --> 02:52:36,319
provided so parents and students are

3906
02:52:36,319 --> 02:52:38,399
able to have a meal together then they

3907
02:52:38,399 --> 02:52:40,479
separate and the students engage in

3908
02:52:40,479 --> 02:52:41,840
their learning to further their

3909
02:52:41,840 --> 02:52:43,680
academics and the parents engage in

3910
02:52:43,680 --> 02:52:45,439
learning to help support their students

3911
02:52:45,439 --> 02:52:49,680
and then they come back to to um discuss

3912
02:52:49,680 --> 02:52:50,960
how they're going to be working

3913
02:52:50,960 --> 02:52:53,200
together. It is actually one of the most

3914
02:52:53,200 --> 02:52:56,080
powerful things that I I've seen and so

3915
02:52:56,080 --> 02:52:59,279
having an opportunity to expand that

3916
02:52:59,279 --> 02:53:01,439
because I do not know how many high

3917
02:53:01,439 --> 02:53:05,760
schools provide that. Um Dr. Um, Hoffman

3918
02:53:05,760 --> 02:53:08,640
Jackson, can you articulate how many

3919
02:53:08,640 --> 02:53:12,080
schools have that?

3920
02:53:12,080 --> 02:53:14,960
I don't have the exact numbers, but I

3921
02:53:14,960 --> 02:53:16,960
can tell you it's at many of our high

3922
02:53:16,960 --> 02:53:19,520
schools. This year, we also partnered

3923
02:53:19,520 --> 02:53:22,720
with our um colleagues in social work

3924
02:53:22,720 --> 02:53:26,160
for our Virginia all-in grant and we've

3925
02:53:26,160 --> 02:53:28,319
been able to spread it further. So

3926
02:53:28,319 --> 02:53:29,920
parent project is for the middle and

3927
02:53:29,920 --> 02:53:31,680
high school and the same program for

3928
02:53:31,680 --> 02:53:33,680
elementary is called loving solutions

3929
02:53:33,680 --> 02:53:36,160
and it's the same curriculum but for

3930
02:53:36,160 --> 02:53:38,399
different age groups. It is very

3931
02:53:38,399 --> 02:53:40,720
targeted and very structured. And my

3932
02:53:40,720 --> 02:53:43,840
other question is regarding the um what

3933
02:53:43,840 --> 02:53:45,359
you've just showed. How many of our

3934
02:53:45,359 --> 02:53:49,680
schools have um the the family project

3935
02:53:49,680 --> 02:53:51,760
opportunities? Is it all of our schools?

3936
02:53:51,760 --> 02:53:55,120
And how do we determine if it is not

3937
02:53:55,120 --> 02:53:57,840
the family project? I'm sorry, I losing

3938
02:53:57,840 --> 02:53:59,760
the name of what we just talked about.

3939
02:53:59,760 --> 02:54:01,439
Oh, the family academy. The family

3940
02:54:01,439 --> 02:54:04,319
academy. So, I think that's open to the

3941
02:54:04,319 --> 02:54:07,279
whole division, but

3942
02:54:07,279 --> 02:54:09,680
Miss Hall, so that's centrally based.

3943
02:54:09,680 --> 02:54:13,040
This is Yes, this is centrally based um

3944
02:54:13,040 --> 02:54:14,800
through family and school partnerships.

3945
02:54:14,800 --> 02:54:16,880
Uh community relations also has a role

3946
02:54:16,880 --> 02:54:19,920
in it and it's it is divisionwide. Um

3947
02:54:19,920 --> 02:54:21,760
both, you know, they're virtual and

3948
02:54:21,760 --> 02:54:23,760
hybrid opportunities as well as in

3949
02:54:23,760 --> 02:54:26,800
person. Um, we're continuing to build

3950
02:54:26,800 --> 02:54:28,880
programming for the rest of the division

3951
02:54:28,880 --> 02:54:33,439
and pyramid by pyramid. Okay. Thank you.

3952
02:54:33,439 --> 02:54:34,880
Dr. Anderson. Miss St. John

3953
02:54:34,880 --> 02:54:36,800
Cunning.

3954
02:54:36,800 --> 02:54:38,880
Okay. I was really excited and I guess I

3955
02:54:38,880 --> 02:54:41,200
just started to cough as as you all know

3956
02:54:41,200 --> 02:54:43,200
this is very close to my heart because I

3957
02:54:43,200 --> 02:54:45,359
was a parent leaison or family liaison

3958
02:54:45,359 --> 02:54:49,080
as um they are called now.

3959
02:54:49,080 --> 02:54:52,000
Um one of the things that first of all

3960
02:54:52,000 --> 02:54:55,279
kudos um to all the work that's being

3961
02:54:55,279 --> 02:54:57,840
done and like anything it could be

3962
02:54:57,840 --> 02:55:00,240
multiplied as Mr. Moon said we could

3963
02:55:00,240 --> 02:55:02,240
have more full-time people doing this. I

3964
02:55:02,240 --> 02:55:04,319
think one of the most powerful uh

3965
02:55:04,319 --> 02:55:06,319
messages from what one of the parents

3966
02:55:06,319 --> 02:55:08,720
said was that she was really impressed

3967
02:55:08,720 --> 02:55:11,680
that that family liaison was there and

3968
02:55:11,680 --> 02:55:13,840
even though we talk about parent project

3969
02:55:13,840 --> 02:55:16,600
and family reunification which Fairfax

3970
02:55:16,600 --> 02:55:19,600
County created and has gone on to teach

3971
02:55:19,600 --> 02:55:22,560
at other divisions because the program

3972
02:55:22,560 --> 02:55:24,960
was so incredible and really helped our

3973
02:55:24,960 --> 02:55:27,840
families. Uh so there is programming

3974
02:55:27,840 --> 02:55:30,479
from preschool all the way to high

3975
02:55:30,479 --> 02:55:33,200
school. And I will tell you that aside

3976
02:55:33,200 --> 02:55:36,600
from all the programming, the most

3977
02:55:36,600 --> 02:55:39,920
critical part of our family and school

3978
02:55:39,920 --> 02:55:42,000
partnership are those family liaison

3979
02:55:42,000 --> 02:55:44,880
that are there on a daily basis, that

3980
02:55:44,880 --> 02:55:47,439
have the cultural competency, that have

3981
02:55:47,439 --> 02:55:49,520
the language skills to connect with our

3982
02:55:49,520 --> 02:55:52,760
parents, that have the ability

3983
02:55:52,760 --> 02:55:55,680
to bridge, as I would always say,

3984
02:55:55,680 --> 02:55:57,920
passing the trust between the teacher

3985
02:55:57,920 --> 02:56:00,399
and the parent or the counselor and the

3986
02:56:00,399 --> 02:56:02,319
parent or the social worker and the

3987
02:56:02,319 --> 02:56:04,640
parent and who are actively involved in

3988
02:56:04,640 --> 02:56:06,319
our community. A lot of our family

3989
02:56:06,319 --> 02:56:08,560
liaison are not just in our schools,

3990
02:56:08,560 --> 02:56:10,319
they are in the community, they are

3991
02:56:10,319 --> 02:56:13,920
doing the work and just kudos for the

3992
02:56:13,920 --> 02:56:16,399
work that uh Dr. Reneella Hoffman

3993
02:56:16,399 --> 02:56:18,880
Jackson is doing who was once my boss

3994
02:56:18,880 --> 02:56:22,319
and uh so kudos to the work that you're

3995
02:56:22,319 --> 02:56:26,960
doing and um I will always advocate for

3996
02:56:26,960 --> 02:56:28,880
the work that our family liaison do

3997
02:56:28,880 --> 02:56:30,800
because they work endless hours because

3998
02:56:30,800 --> 02:56:32,560
they are committed to the families and

3999
02:56:32,560 --> 02:56:34,960
they stay with some of those families

4000
02:56:34,960 --> 02:56:37,920
from head start through graduation. And

4001
02:56:37,920 --> 02:56:41,920
so um I just can't say enough about the

4002
02:56:41,920 --> 02:56:44,160
programming. Uh I would love to have a

4003
02:56:44,160 --> 02:56:47,760
million dollars to expand it. Um because

4004
02:56:47,760 --> 02:56:50,720
that is so critical when we bring our

4005
02:56:50,720 --> 02:56:55,120
families in and empower the parents and

4006
02:56:55,120 --> 02:56:57,200
when the parents see that the value that

4007
02:56:57,200 --> 02:56:59,120
they have in their children's education

4008
02:56:59,120 --> 02:57:00,800
when they themselves maybe weren't

4009
02:57:00,800 --> 02:57:03,040
educated but they recognize that they

4010
02:57:03,040 --> 02:57:06,640
have that power with their kids. It is

4011
02:57:06,640 --> 02:57:09,680
just priceless. So thank you for all the

4012
02:57:09,680 --> 02:57:12,720
work. Thank you. It's a great team.

4013
02:57:12,720 --> 02:57:14,800
Thank you, Miss St. Jen Cunning. Moving

4014
02:57:14,800 --> 02:57:16,600
along. Agenda item

4015
02:57:16,600 --> 02:57:19,439
8.03, financial year 2026, approved

4016
02:57:19,439 --> 02:57:21,920
budget update. I call in Dr. Reed. Thank

4017
02:57:21,920 --> 02:57:24,479
you, Chairman Fr. and good evening,

4018
02:57:24,479 --> 02:57:26,680
members of the board and those

4019
02:57:26,680 --> 02:57:29,120
listening. Uh this evening we're taking

4020
02:57:29,120 --> 02:57:31,439
an opportunity to remind the school

4021
02:57:31,439 --> 02:57:33,200
board and community about the ongoing

4022
02:57:33,200 --> 02:57:36,720
budget work uh that surrounds our FY26

4023
02:57:36,720 --> 02:57:38,880
budget and provide some important

4024
02:57:38,880 --> 02:57:41,600
updates as we progress towards final

4025
02:57:41,600 --> 02:57:45,040
budget adoption on May 22nd. So this

4026
02:57:45,040 --> 02:57:47,680
evening you're going to see some repeat

4027
02:57:47,680 --> 02:57:51,359
slides and information because um as we

4028
02:57:51,359 --> 02:57:54,720
progress towards these May deadlines uh

4029
02:57:54,720 --> 02:57:56,640
just wanting to there's value in

4030
02:57:56,640 --> 02:58:00,000
restating some of our uh major tenants

4031
02:58:00,000 --> 02:58:03,120
here and again just reminding our

4032
02:58:03,120 --> 02:58:07,120
community that FCPS is committed to

4033
02:58:07,120 --> 02:58:09,920
delivering a worldclass education. Um,

4034
02:58:09,920 --> 02:58:12,080
there are many who would say that our

4035
02:58:12,080 --> 02:58:15,080
school division is our county's greatest

4036
02:58:15,080 --> 02:58:19,120
asset. And to continue uh being this

4037
02:58:19,120 --> 02:58:21,760
incredible asset to our county, it's

4038
02:58:21,760 --> 02:58:24,359
important that we maintain high

4039
02:58:24,359 --> 02:58:26,640
expectations which require us to

4040
02:58:26,640 --> 02:58:28,640
continue to have sustainable high

4041
02:58:28,640 --> 02:58:32,240
support. Um, I do believe that uh a

4042
02:58:32,240 --> 02:58:34,479
world-class education is an economic

4043
02:58:34,479 --> 02:58:37,600
engine and we're very uh proud of the

4044
02:58:37,600 --> 02:58:40,000
work of our staff and our students and

4045
02:58:40,000 --> 02:58:41,960
the support of our families here in the

4046
02:58:41,960 --> 02:58:46,160
county. Just a reminder on class sizes.

4047
02:58:46,160 --> 02:58:48,319
This is something that our county has

4048
02:58:48,319 --> 02:58:51,520
often prided itself on is maintaining

4049
02:58:51,520 --> 02:58:54,160
reasonable class sizes so that all of

4050
02:58:54,160 --> 02:58:56,240
our students have an opportunity to be

4051
02:58:56,240 --> 02:58:58,720
known by name, strength, and need.

4052
02:58:58,720 --> 02:59:02,720
Currently, FCPS ranks fifth out of eight

4053
02:59:02,720 --> 02:59:05,200
uh school divisions in our region in

4054
02:59:05,200 --> 02:59:07,760
terms of class size. However, when

4055
02:59:07,760 --> 02:59:10,200
school levels are considered

4056
02:59:10,200 --> 02:59:12,720
individually, elementary school we rank

4057
02:59:12,720 --> 02:59:15,359
third of eight, middle school sixth of

4058
02:59:15,359 --> 02:59:18,240
eight, and high school fourth of eight.

4059
02:59:18,240 --> 02:59:22,240
We know um that it's really important uh

4060
02:59:22,240 --> 02:59:24,960
to continue monitoring this data point

4061
02:59:24,960 --> 02:59:27,520
as again overall we rank in the middle

4062
02:59:27,520 --> 02:59:29,240
of our wavy

4063
02:59:29,240 --> 02:59:31,520
districts. Want to remind our community

4064
02:59:31,520 --> 02:59:35,120
about our uh beginning teacher salaries.

4065
02:59:35,120 --> 02:59:37,120
This is important as we spoke earlier

4066
02:59:37,120 --> 02:59:39,200
about the number of graduates from

4067
02:59:39,200 --> 02:59:42,319
Commonwealth uh education programs. When

4068
02:59:42,319 --> 02:59:44,720
there are more positions open than there

4069
02:59:44,720 --> 02:59:47,359
are graduates, it's highly competitive.

4070
02:59:47,359 --> 02:59:49,439
And so these starting salaries become

4071
02:59:49,439 --> 02:59:51,479
more important. In

4072
02:59:51,479 --> 02:59:55,680
FY25, we ranked fifth out of eighth. And

4073
02:59:55,680 --> 02:59:58,000
assuming we receive full funding, we

4074
02:59:58,000 --> 03:00:00,760
would rank second in starting teacher

4075
03:00:00,760 --> 03:00:03,840
salary. So it's, you know, we're hopeful

4076
03:00:03,840 --> 03:00:06,479
that we're going to uh have full funding

4077
03:00:06,479 --> 03:00:09,439
and that we'll be able to see um our

4078
03:00:09,439 --> 03:00:12,000
staff be ranked at least second in

4079
03:00:12,000 --> 03:00:14,560
starter teacher salary. also want to

4080
03:00:14,560 --> 03:00:16,640
remind our community that we have the

4081
03:00:16,640 --> 03:00:20,000
lowest ratio of central management um

4082
03:00:20,000 --> 03:00:22,399
compared to those divisions around us

4083
03:00:22,399 --> 03:00:25,760
and really by significant margins. In

4084
03:00:25,760 --> 03:00:29,680
other words, um as the second uh largest

4085
03:00:29,680 --> 03:00:32,160
school division in the area, I believe

4086
03:00:32,160 --> 03:00:35,279
is um Prince William County, I think

4087
03:00:35,279 --> 03:00:39,120
we're still uh well below uh the ratio

4088
03:00:39,120 --> 03:00:41,600
in terms of central management. So just

4089
03:00:41,600 --> 03:00:43,359
really trying to be thoughtful about

4090
03:00:43,359 --> 03:00:46,160
making sure our resources are at the

4091
03:00:46,160 --> 03:00:48,640
school level where we know the action

4092
03:00:48,640 --> 03:00:52,319
with our students occurs. Want to remind

4093
03:00:52,319 --> 03:00:55,520
um our community that the $4 billion

4094
03:00:55,520 --> 03:00:58,160
operating fund budget reflects the scale

4095
03:00:58,160 --> 03:00:59,920
as one of the largest school divisions

4096
03:00:59,920 --> 03:01:01,920
in the country. We are the ninth

4097
03:01:01,920 --> 03:01:03,840
largest. We run the largest school bus

4098
03:01:03,840 --> 03:01:06,880
fleet in the nation and by many accounts

4099
03:01:06,880 --> 03:01:09,120
are larger than seven states worth of

4100
03:01:09,120 --> 03:01:12,000
enrollment. With that overview, we

4101
03:01:12,000 --> 03:01:15,040
continue to summarize uh the proposals

4102
03:01:15,040 --> 03:01:17,040
from our county and state partners which

4103
03:01:17,040 --> 03:01:20,399
you see here on the slide. And I think

4104
03:01:20,399 --> 03:01:22,319
that it's really important to note that

4105
03:01:22,319 --> 03:01:24,080
while our budget request of the county

4106
03:01:24,080 --> 03:01:28,640
included an additional 268.3 million,

4107
03:01:28,640 --> 03:01:31,760
the county executive at this time um has

4108
03:01:31,760 --> 03:01:34,640
only recommended an increase of 118.6 6

4109
03:01:34,640 --> 03:01:38,399
million which leaves a $150 million gap

4110
03:01:38,399 --> 03:01:42,479
in the transfer at this time. I want to

4111
03:01:42,479 --> 03:01:45,600
um share again uh next slide please

4112
03:01:45,600 --> 03:01:49,040
Kevin. Thank you. Uh there are two

4113
03:01:49,040 --> 03:01:50,960
distinct budgets that we're referring to

4114
03:01:50,960 --> 03:01:52,560
and I think there's been a little

4115
03:01:52,560 --> 03:01:55,200
confusion at times. So, it's important

4116
03:01:55,200 --> 03:01:57,520
that in this PowerPoint this evening

4117
03:01:57,520 --> 03:01:59,760
that I want to clarify that this slide

4118
03:01:59,760 --> 03:02:03,359
number seven are county budget decisions

4119
03:02:03,359 --> 03:02:05,439
that have impacted schools, which are

4120
03:02:05,439 --> 03:02:08,240
not Fairfax County public school budget

4121
03:02:08,240 --> 03:02:11,439
decisions, but rather um Fairfax County

4122
03:02:11,439 --> 03:02:13,840
budget decisions. And you can see these

4123
03:02:13,840 --> 03:02:17,120
on the slide. Um, and I just want to

4124
03:02:17,120 --> 03:02:20,319
clarify again, these um sit within the

4125
03:02:20,319 --> 03:02:22,880
county budget side. In looking at the

4126
03:02:22,880 --> 03:02:26,240
state budget update, um, at this time in

4127
03:02:26,240 --> 03:02:28,319
March, the general assembly amended the

4128
03:02:28,319 --> 03:02:30,640
governor's budget in a way that could

4129
03:02:30,640 --> 03:02:33,040
result in Fairfax County receiving an

4130
03:02:33,040 --> 03:02:37,160
additional 28.3 million in funding for

4131
03:02:37,160 --> 03:02:39,920
FY26. However, the governor followed up

4132
03:02:39,920 --> 03:02:41,920
with recommended amendments and vetos

4133
03:02:41,920 --> 03:02:46,000
that would have reduced the 28.3 to 15.7

4134
03:02:46,000 --> 03:02:49,600
million. More recently, stay tuned, the

4135
03:02:49,600 --> 03:02:51,760
general assembly rejected most of the

4136
03:02:51,760 --> 03:02:54,560
recommended budget changes and so now

4137
03:02:54,560 --> 03:02:56,720
have sent it back to the governor um

4138
03:02:56,720 --> 03:02:59,520
with the possibility of us um recouping

4139
03:02:59,520 --> 03:03:02,080
the additional 28.3 million and the

4140
03:03:02,080 --> 03:03:04,319
governor has 30 days from the general

4141
03:03:04,319 --> 03:03:07,120
assembly's latest action to review and

4142
03:03:07,120 --> 03:03:10,319
take final action on the budget.

4143
03:03:10,319 --> 03:03:12,240
want to remind those watching about the

4144
03:03:12,240 --> 03:03:15,840
JARK recommendations and the uh chronic

4145
03:03:15,840 --> 03:03:18,399
underfunding really of schools across

4146
03:03:18,399 --> 03:03:21,920
the Commonwealth. Um again estimating

4147
03:03:21,920 --> 03:03:24,800
annually an underfunding of Fairfax

4148
03:03:24,800 --> 03:03:28,680
County Public Schools of over $500

4149
03:03:28,680 --> 03:03:31,920
million which is approximately $3,100

4150
03:03:31,920 --> 03:03:36,080
per student enrolled in Fairfax County.

4151
03:03:36,080 --> 03:03:38,640
At this point, the local WAB divisions

4152
03:03:38,640 --> 03:03:40,319
have released their budgets. And while

4153
03:03:40,319 --> 03:03:42,160
we are poised to have the second highest

4154
03:03:42,160 --> 03:03:44,560
beginning teacher salary in the region,

4155
03:03:44,560 --> 03:03:46,880
our standing could be at risk without

4156
03:03:46,880 --> 03:03:49,279
sufficient funding. Really, regardless

4157
03:03:49,279 --> 03:03:51,240
of where we end up at beginning teacher

4158
03:03:51,240 --> 03:03:54,399
salaries, we will continue to lag behind

4159
03:03:54,399 --> 03:03:57,040
at the midpoint and maximum salaries

4160
03:03:57,040 --> 03:04:00,240
among the wavy divisions. In looking at

4161
03:04:00,240 --> 03:04:02,160
the impact of the county and state

4162
03:04:02,160 --> 03:04:05,279
budget, uh the funding gap could range

4163
03:04:05,279 --> 03:04:09,279
anywhere from 120 to 150 million based

4164
03:04:09,279 --> 03:04:11,600
on the governor's decision to sign or

4165
03:04:11,600 --> 03:04:14,479
not sign the current budget. And also

4166
03:04:14,479 --> 03:04:18,080
just wanted to put out there for um the

4167
03:04:18,080 --> 03:04:20,319
board and our community that and you may

4168
03:04:20,319 --> 03:04:21,920
be aware that the board of supervisors

4169
03:04:21,920 --> 03:04:25,120
have advertised a real estate tax rate

4170
03:04:25,120 --> 03:04:27,920
increase and a potential meals tax.

4171
03:04:27,920 --> 03:04:30,000
While the advertised real estate tax

4172
03:04:30,000 --> 03:04:31,880
rate is included in the county

4173
03:04:31,880 --> 03:04:34,880
executive's budget proposal, the revenue

4174
03:04:34,880 --> 03:04:37,479
from the meals tax is actually not yet

4175
03:04:37,479 --> 03:04:40,160
included. And so what we did is provided

4176
03:04:40,160 --> 03:04:44,560
some calculations to support um the

4177
03:04:44,560 --> 03:04:47,200
discussion here. And originally when

4178
03:04:47,200 --> 03:04:49,200
there was a meals tax proposed and

4179
03:04:49,200 --> 03:04:51,600
envisioned several years ago, there was

4180
03:04:51,600 --> 03:04:54,319
a discussion at that time that there

4181
03:04:54,319 --> 03:04:56,720
would be 70% of the distribution of

4182
03:04:56,720 --> 03:04:59,840
those meals uh taxes that would go to

4183
03:04:59,840 --> 03:05:02,479
Fairfax County public schools. So we

4184
03:05:02,479 --> 03:05:04,960
calculated that half of this because it

4185
03:05:04,960 --> 03:05:07,120
would only be half a year could result

4186
03:05:07,120 --> 03:05:11,040
in an additional 45.5 million to help

4187
03:05:11,040 --> 03:05:14,319
reduce our funding gap range further. I

4188
03:05:14,319 --> 03:05:16,240
mean, if the county decided to provide

4189
03:05:16,240 --> 03:05:19,600
100% of the allocation of this 4% meals

4190
03:05:19,600 --> 03:05:22,800
tax, it could increase as much as 65

4191
03:05:22,800 --> 03:05:25,359
million in additional funding, which

4192
03:05:25,359 --> 03:05:27,840
would really support a narrowing of the

4193
03:05:27,840 --> 03:05:30,359
gap in the transfer.

4194
03:05:30,359 --> 03:05:33,359
So this is a lot of information, but

4195
03:05:33,359 --> 03:05:35,200
what I've been most impressed about in

4196
03:05:35,200 --> 03:05:37,760
the last couple days is I had an

4197
03:05:37,760 --> 03:05:40,479
opportunity to host a roundt discussion

4198
03:05:40,479 --> 03:05:43,319
on this budget with some of our student

4199
03:05:43,319 --> 03:05:46,000
journalists. So, we had an opportunity

4200
03:05:46,000 --> 03:05:48,000
and I really want to give Beth Vizolei a

4201
03:05:48,000 --> 03:05:50,240
shout out from our communications team

4202
03:05:50,240 --> 03:05:53,279
who said, "Why not go to our lead

4203
03:05:53,279 --> 03:05:55,760
journalists or those folks who write for

4204
03:05:55,760 --> 03:05:59,200
their school papers and media and we

4205
03:05:59,200 --> 03:06:02,399
then had 24 of our 27 high schools

4206
03:06:02,399 --> 03:06:06,080
represented um yesterday afternoon. So,

4207
03:06:06,080 --> 03:06:08,399
I started the meeting um and we thought

4208
03:06:08,399 --> 03:06:09,920
we'd explain some things about the

4209
03:06:09,920 --> 03:06:11,840
budget, but lo and behold, we did not

4210
03:06:11,840 --> 03:06:14,399
need to because they came prepared and

4211
03:06:14,399 --> 03:06:17,920
they had some tough questions um and

4212
03:06:17,920 --> 03:06:21,120
really had, you know, I think a lot of

4213
03:06:21,120 --> 03:06:23,600
insight into what a high-erforming, high

4214
03:06:23,600 --> 03:06:26,880
achieving school division is and how

4215
03:06:26,880 --> 03:06:28,479
it's impacted them. And I think you'll

4216
03:06:28,479 --> 03:06:30,560
be proud of that and also their

4217
03:06:30,560 --> 03:06:32,240
understanding that we are at a

4218
03:06:32,240 --> 03:06:34,160
crossroads.

4219
03:06:34,160 --> 03:06:36,160
What's helped them become the young

4220
03:06:36,160 --> 03:06:39,040
people that they are as they transform

4221
03:06:39,040 --> 03:06:41,760
the world around them is a legacy move

4222
03:06:41,760 --> 03:06:44,640
they want for their younger siblings and

4223
03:06:44,640 --> 03:06:46,720
their future children and a community

4224
03:06:46,720 --> 03:06:48,640
they want to come back to after they've

4225
03:06:48,640 --> 03:06:52,080
gone on uh to have adventures out there.

4226
03:06:52,080 --> 03:06:54,080
These voices matter and I think we need

4227
03:06:54,080 --> 03:06:57,359
to make sure we remember why we're here

4228
03:06:57,359 --> 03:06:59,359
and center our work in the voice of our

4229
03:06:59,359 --> 03:07:03,279
young people. So, let's see how this uh

4230
03:07:03,279 --> 03:07:05,920
rather large press conference went.

4231
03:07:05,920 --> 03:07:08,720
Thank you, Kevin. Hi, I'm Kelly. I'm

4232
03:07:08,720 --> 03:07:11,120
from Fairfax High School. Um, with the

4233
03:07:11,120 --> 03:07:13,279
necessity to defund certain programs or

4234
03:07:13,279 --> 03:07:14,960
delay new initiatives, I also read

4235
03:07:14,960 --> 03:07:16,560
online that the middle school after

4236
03:07:16,560 --> 03:07:18,000
school program might be cut, but I

4237
03:07:18,000 --> 03:07:20,720
wasn't sure if that was 100% true. Um,

4238
03:07:20,720 --> 03:07:23,359
what criteria does FCPS use to determine

4239
03:07:23,359 --> 03:07:26,560
what programs are reduced or eliminated?

4240
03:07:26,560 --> 03:07:29,439
So, right now in our budget, we didn't

4241
03:07:29,439 --> 03:07:31,640
plan to reduce or eliminate any

4242
03:07:31,640 --> 03:07:34,080
programs. We've uh worked on

4243
03:07:34,080 --> 03:07:36,080
efficiencies, but your example of the

4244
03:07:36,080 --> 03:07:37,640
middle middle school after school

4245
03:07:37,640 --> 03:07:40,560
program, the county actually funds that

4246
03:07:40,560 --> 03:07:42,560
program, not the school division, and

4247
03:07:42,560 --> 03:07:44,880
they've chosen to cut that. So, that

4248
03:07:44,880 --> 03:07:46,560
wasn't a cut we would have chosen to

4249
03:07:46,560 --> 03:07:49,040
make and we hope they reinstate that.

4250
03:07:49,040 --> 03:07:54,710
It's very important.

4251
03:07:54,720 --> 03:07:56,960
Hi, I'm Sierra and I'm from South Lakes

4252
03:07:56,960 --> 03:08:00,160
High School. Um will any of the budget

4253
03:08:00,160 --> 03:08:03,439
go for to like school security and

4254
03:08:03,439 --> 03:08:06,359
safety and if so what are the things

4255
03:08:06,359 --> 03:08:11,840
that are going to happen? So why is FCPS

4256
03:08:11,840 --> 03:08:14,560
asking the county for more money this

4257
03:08:14,560 --> 03:08:16,160
year? What do you think the

4258
03:08:16,160 --> 03:08:18,319
ramifications would be if FCPS were to

4259
03:08:18,319 --> 03:08:19,680
not receive that money or that

4260
03:08:19,680 --> 03:08:21,840
additional funding they're requesting?

4261
03:08:21,840 --> 03:08:24,560
Because FCPS currently has no plans to

4262
03:08:24,560 --> 03:08:26,720
my understanding of getting rid of DEI

4263
03:08:26,720 --> 03:08:29,040
that we'll be losing the 4% of federal

4264
03:08:29,040 --> 03:08:30,880
funding that is in our budget. How is

4265
03:08:30,880 --> 03:08:32,720
that going to affect everyday life for

4266
03:08:32,720 --> 03:08:34,880
students? There are a number of

4267
03:08:34,880 --> 03:08:36,960
practices that in fact are quite

4268
03:08:36,960 --> 03:08:39,439
supported and our former secretary of

4269
03:08:39,439 --> 03:08:42,160
education was very clear about that. And

4270
03:08:42,160 --> 03:08:44,000
as we do continue to follow state and

4271
03:08:44,000 --> 03:08:46,640
federal law, we still believe that

4272
03:08:46,640 --> 03:08:48,720
equitable opportunities for our students

4273
03:08:48,720 --> 03:08:50,479
is what really is the generator for

4274
03:08:50,479 --> 03:08:52,399
excellence. So, we're not planning to

4275
03:08:52,399 --> 03:08:58,479
lose those funds and um we trust that won't come to pass. I think

4276
03:08:58,479 --> 03:08:59,920
teachers are one of the most important

4277
03:08:59,920 --> 03:09:02,080
aspects of our county and I think it's a

4278
03:09:02,080 --> 03:09:04,399
big accomplishment for the county to

4279
03:09:04,399 --> 03:09:06,640
agree on collective bargaining. How will

4280
03:09:06,640 --> 03:09:09,160
the county maintain recruitment for

4281
03:09:09,160 --> 03:09:12,720
teachers despite like the um shortfall

4282
03:09:12,720 --> 03:09:15,120
the budget shortfall for the 7%

4283
03:09:15,120 --> 03:09:17,520
anticipated salary increase? I'm come

4284
03:09:17,520 --> 03:09:20,399
from an alternative high school that has

4285
03:09:20,399 --> 03:09:22,000
less student at the principal high

4286
03:09:22,000 --> 03:09:24,080
schools and my question is how will the

4287
03:09:24,080 --> 03:09:27,040
proposed budget will continue to fund uh

4288
03:09:27,040 --> 03:09:29,439
multim high school and schools like it

4289
03:09:29,439 --> 03:09:31,600
with the significant increase in

4290
03:09:31,600 --> 03:09:32,840
students who are economically

4291
03:09:32,840 --> 03:09:35,279
disadvantaged and in special education

4292
03:09:35,279 --> 03:09:37,439
programs multilingual how will the

4293
03:09:37,439 --> 03:09:39,200
additional funding be allocated to meet

4294
03:09:39,200 --> 03:09:41,200
these changing needs and priorities

4295
03:09:41,200 --> 03:09:43,680
other schools in the county are also are

4296
03:09:43,680 --> 03:09:45,760
nearing time for a remodel or additional

4297
03:09:45,760 --> 03:09:47,359
funding We know that these schools are

4298
03:09:47,359 --> 03:09:48,640
in need of upgrades or increased

4299
03:09:48,640 --> 03:09:50,319
support. Having a sister who's a first

4300
03:09:50,319 --> 03:09:53,040
year third grade teacher in FCPS, I was

4301
03:09:53,040 --> 03:09:55,120
heartened to see that with this 7%

4302
03:09:55,120 --> 03:09:58,000
increase, uh FCPS teachers will become

4303
03:09:58,000 --> 03:10:01,200
first in starting salary. But I am

4304
03:10:01,200 --> 03:10:03,920
concerned to see that even with the 7%

4305
03:10:03,920 --> 03:10:05,359
increase, which obviously is not

4306
03:10:05,359 --> 03:10:08,399
promised, um FCPS will still be fifth at

4307
03:10:08,399 --> 03:10:10,240
midpoint salaries and seventh out of

4308
03:10:10,240 --> 03:10:12,880
eight at maximum salaries. Given that

4309
03:10:12,880 --> 03:10:15,760
the $297 million increase in the budget

4310
03:10:15,760 --> 03:10:17,680
is large is largely dedicated to

4311
03:10:17,680 --> 03:10:20,000
compensation for educators and services

4312
03:10:20,000 --> 03:10:21,760
for diverse learners, what measures,

4313
03:10:21,760 --> 03:10:24,319
indicators, or set goals will FCPS used

4314
03:10:24,319 --> 03:10:26,640
to measure the the effectiveness of

4315
03:10:26,640 --> 03:10:28,720
these investments in improving student

4316
03:10:28,720 --> 03:10:30,399
outcomes in overall school? Do you see

4317
03:10:30,399 --> 03:10:33,520
any long-term impacts on low-income

4318
03:10:33,520 --> 03:10:36,080
students in the foreseeable future? Is

4319
03:10:36,080 --> 03:10:40,880
there going to be a priority over sports

4320
03:10:40,880 --> 03:10:43,439
versus arts programs with the budget?

4321
03:10:43,439 --> 03:10:46,080
you know, as you read news reports and

4322
03:10:46,080 --> 03:10:48,319
hold your elected officials accountable.

4323
03:10:48,319 --> 03:10:51,600
Uh these are our tax dollars and your

4324
03:10:51,600 --> 03:10:53,680
parents' tax dollars and soon to be your

4325
03:10:53,680 --> 03:10:56,479
tax dollars and we want to make sure um

4326
03:10:56,479 --> 03:10:58,240
that they're spent in a way that really

4327
03:10:58,240 --> 03:11:00,640
shapes and lifts up uh future

4328
03:11:00,640 --> 03:11:03,279
generations because the budget, while

4329
03:11:03,279 --> 03:11:05,760
it's not the most glamorous topic, it

4330
03:11:05,760 --> 03:11:12,030
drives everything we do.

4331
03:11:12,040 --> 03:11:14,399
So, I think we've got some pretty

4332
03:11:14,399 --> 03:11:17,279
amazing young journalists. And I'm just

4333
03:11:17,279 --> 03:11:19,600
gonna spoiler alert, if you want to know

4334
03:11:19,600 --> 03:11:22,160
the answers to all those questions and

4335
03:11:22,160 --> 03:11:23,760
more, you have to check in with your

4336
03:11:23,760 --> 03:11:26,479
local school media. So, I'm not scooping

4337
03:11:26,479 --> 03:11:29,439
them. Um, but they were pretty amazing.

4338
03:11:29,439 --> 03:11:31,600
So, I'm going to close out the

4339
03:11:31,600 --> 03:11:34,399
presentation this evening just with a

4340
03:11:34,399 --> 03:11:36,319
reminder that there are so many things

4341
03:11:36,319 --> 03:11:40,240
that FCPS does that exceed the minimum

4342
03:11:40,240 --> 03:11:42,720
state standards. We just jotted down

4343
03:11:42,720 --> 03:11:46,399
some of those um in alphabetical order

4344
03:11:46,399 --> 03:11:48,000
uh both on the instructional and

4345
03:11:48,000 --> 03:11:51,600
operational side of the house that um

4346
03:11:51,600 --> 03:11:54,800
and just a I think a real reminder that

4347
03:11:54,800 --> 03:11:57,920
our community has expectations and we

4348
03:11:57,920 --> 03:11:59,840
traditionally have funded those and

4349
03:11:59,840 --> 03:12:03,600
supported those and at this point uh the

4350
03:12:03,600 --> 03:12:06,640
crossroad situation we find ourselves in

4351
03:12:06,640 --> 03:12:08,800
is that that classroom experience is

4352
03:12:08,800 --> 03:12:11,200
going to be impacted one way or another

4353
03:12:11,200 --> 03:12:13,600
depending on um the degree to which

4354
03:12:13,600 --> 03:12:16,160
we're funded and our students also

4355
03:12:16,160 --> 03:12:18,160
wanted to me to make sure that I noted

4356
03:12:18,160 --> 03:12:20,800
that a world-class education occurs both

4357
03:12:20,800 --> 03:12:23,680
inside and outside of the classroom and

4358
03:12:23,680 --> 03:12:25,920
FCPS has always taken great pride in

4359
03:12:25,920 --> 03:12:28,000
that. So, I want to remind our community

4360
03:12:28,000 --> 03:12:30,720
about next steps. Um, and this is the

4361
03:12:30,720 --> 03:12:34,160
timeline, date line. Uh, the next major

4362
03:12:34,160 --> 03:12:36,560
milestone for the county are the public

4363
03:12:36,560 --> 03:12:38,720
hearings that the board of supervisors

4364
03:12:38,720 --> 03:12:42,000
host from April 22nd through the 24th.

4365
03:12:42,000 --> 03:12:44,000
The budget, uh, the county budget will

4366
03:12:44,000 --> 03:12:46,880
be marked up on May 6th and finalized on

4367
03:12:46,880 --> 03:12:49,600
May 13th, while the school budget will

4368
03:12:49,600 --> 03:12:51,840
be presented on May 8th with final

4369
03:12:51,840 --> 03:12:55,200
adoption scheduled for May 22nd. So, a

4370
03:12:55,200 --> 03:12:58,160
lot to keep track of and we do have a

4371
03:12:58,160 --> 03:13:01,439
website uh to you know for folks who

4372
03:13:01,439 --> 03:13:03,200
want to stay involved but at this time

4373
03:13:03,200 --> 03:13:05,760
that's um the update on our budget

4374
03:13:05,760 --> 03:13:07,680
process. Chairman FR. Thank you Dr.

4375
03:13:07,680 --> 03:13:09,760
Reid. I appreciated the Smith's t-shirt

4376
03:13:09,760 --> 03:13:12,800
in that video. Um and I also want to

4377
03:13:12,800 --> 03:13:15,040
note since this presentation was

4378
03:13:15,040 --> 03:13:17,279
prepared we've added a PM work session

4379
03:13:17,279 --> 03:13:19,760
for uh the committee of the whole the

4380
03:13:19,760 --> 03:13:21,359
budget committee. So, we'll be doing

4381
03:13:21,359 --> 03:13:25,279
that on the Tuesday the 22nd from 6:30

4382
03:13:25,279 --> 03:13:28,000
to 8:30. Obviously, open to the public

4383
03:13:28,000 --> 03:13:30,000
and available in all the other platforms

4384
03:13:30,000 --> 03:13:31,439
that we typically stream on. We'll get

4385
03:13:31,439 --> 03:13:36,389
started with Miss Seismoreheiser.

4386
03:13:36,399 --> 03:13:37,840
Thank you. I appreciate it. And first,

4387
03:13:37,840 --> 03:13:40,319
thank you for this presentation. And um

4388
03:13:40,319 --> 03:13:42,239
I think it's important for our public as

4389
03:13:42,239 --> 03:13:43,840
we saw from the the public comments

4390
03:13:43,840 --> 03:13:45,520
tonight and the things that I've been

4391
03:13:45,520 --> 03:13:46,800
hearing and others have been hearing to

4392
03:13:46,800 --> 03:13:49,439
kind of have a bit of a update on what

4393
03:13:49,439 --> 03:13:51,040
is the status of our budget and really

4394
03:13:51,040 --> 03:13:52,640
what is at risk here with our budget

4395
03:13:52,640 --> 03:13:55,200
too. So I appreciate you talking about

4396
03:13:55,200 --> 03:13:57,439
one, you know, I wanted to mention in

4397
03:13:57,439 --> 03:13:58,800
some of the statistics you give in the

4398
03:13:58,800 --> 03:14:00,399
early slides. It really does show how

4399
03:14:00,399 --> 03:14:02,160
effective and efficient we are, right?

4400
03:14:02,160 --> 03:14:04,479
Our class sizes are not the smallest,

4401
03:14:04,479 --> 03:14:05,760
but they're not the biggest in the

4402
03:14:05,760 --> 03:14:07,520
county in the area. we had the lowest

4403
03:14:07,520 --> 03:14:11,760
ratio of central office staff to um to

4404
03:14:11,760 --> 03:14:13,840
given our surrounding jurisdictions. And

4405
03:14:13,840 --> 03:14:15,279
um but the other thing I really wanted

4406
03:14:15,279 --> 03:14:17,680
to point out first, well first was that

4407
03:14:17,680 --> 03:14:19,680
Smith's t-shirt because that brought me

4408
03:14:19,680 --> 03:14:21,279
back to my day. So that was pretty

4409
03:14:21,279 --> 03:14:22,399
awesome. So whoever that student

4410
03:14:22,399 --> 03:14:24,000
journalist was, please let him know he

4411
03:14:24,000 --> 03:14:26,000
made an impression on us. Yes, ma'am. Um

4412
03:14:26,000 --> 03:14:28,080
but slide seven, you know, I just I wish

4413
03:14:28,080 --> 03:14:29,359
the people who were here tonight to

4414
03:14:29,359 --> 03:14:30,560
speak about the middle school after

4415
03:14:30,560 --> 03:14:32,000
school program, we're here to see this

4416
03:14:32,000 --> 03:14:34,399
part because you know while we are in

4417
03:14:34,399 --> 03:14:36,960
tough budget times and you know I wish

4418
03:14:36,960 --> 03:14:39,040
the state would do more to address the

4419
03:14:39,040 --> 03:14:40,640
chronic underfunding as shown in the

4420
03:14:40,640 --> 03:14:43,920
JARK report. You know there this is you

4421
03:14:43,920 --> 03:14:45,680
know and we're trying to work in

4422
03:14:45,680 --> 03:14:46,920
partnership with our board of

4423
03:14:46,920 --> 03:14:49,040
supervisors. you know, it is difficult

4424
03:14:49,040 --> 03:14:50,960
to see some of these cuts that I think

4425
03:14:50,960 --> 03:14:52,319
there's there's some confusion in the

4426
03:14:52,319 --> 03:14:53,920
public as to where these cuts are coming

4427
03:14:53,920 --> 03:14:56,880
from, right? And I hope that the um

4428
03:14:56,880 --> 03:14:58,239
board of supervisors will continue to

4429
03:14:58,239 --> 03:14:59,359
fund the middle school after school

4430
03:14:59,359 --> 03:15:00,640
programming. I've heard from lots of

4431
03:15:00,640 --> 03:15:02,720
families and students and teachers of

4432
03:15:02,720 --> 03:15:04,239
how beneficial it's been for the

4433
03:15:04,239 --> 03:15:05,520
students at the middle school. But I

4434
03:15:05,520 --> 03:15:06,800
wanted to point out that these are all

4435
03:15:06,800 --> 03:15:08,560
of the different areas that are that

4436
03:15:08,560 --> 03:15:10,880
impact the school system that are not in

4437
03:15:10,880 --> 03:15:12,560
our budget. They're they're been

4438
03:15:12,560 --> 03:15:14,239
traditionally in the county's budget on

4439
03:15:14,239 --> 03:15:15,600
slide seven. Is that a correct way of

4440
03:15:15,600 --> 03:15:17,439
interpreting that slide? Yes, ma'am. It

4441
03:15:17,439 --> 03:15:18,960
is. And I think that's important to

4442
03:15:18,960 --> 03:15:20,880
point out that these are additional ways

4443
03:15:20,880 --> 03:15:22,319
that the county supported the schools,

4444
03:15:22,319 --> 03:15:23,760
but it's always been traditionally part

4445
03:15:23,760 --> 03:15:25,399
of their budget. And so, it would be

4446
03:15:25,399 --> 03:15:28,080
difficult having a shortfall that we

4447
03:15:28,080 --> 03:15:30,720
have of either 121 million or 149

4448
03:15:30,720 --> 03:15:32,640
million depending on what the state does

4449
03:15:32,640 --> 03:15:36,560
to absorb an additional $7.7 million to

4450
03:15:36,560 --> 03:15:38,960
cover. So, you know, we're already at a

4451
03:15:38,960 --> 03:15:41,520
crossroads. I understand everybody's

4452
03:15:41,520 --> 03:15:43,200
budget numbers are tight right now, but

4453
03:15:43,200 --> 03:15:45,439
it would be difficult to include include

4454
03:15:45,439 --> 03:15:47,760
that in our budget as well. And the only

4455
03:15:47,760 --> 03:15:49,040
the last thing I wanted to mention on

4456
03:15:49,040 --> 03:15:52,399
slide 13, when you say these are the

4457
03:15:52,399 --> 03:15:54,160
areas that we exceed the minimum state

4458
03:15:54,160 --> 03:15:56,399
standards, what I'm assuming what you're

4459
03:15:56,399 --> 03:15:58,000
trying to get at is that the state only

4460
03:15:58,000 --> 03:16:00,800
funds us for what they consider the

4461
03:16:00,800 --> 03:16:03,040
state standards, the SOQs, right, in

4462
03:16:03,040 --> 03:16:06,080
terms of um staffing for schools because

4463
03:16:06,080 --> 03:16:08,080
the state funds us on a staffing model,

4464
03:16:08,080 --> 03:16:10,960
right? Correct. And so the amount that

4465
03:16:10,960 --> 03:16:13,120
they fund us for staffing doesn't cover

4466
03:16:13,120 --> 03:16:15,279
all of these things. Is that correct?

4467
03:16:15,279 --> 03:16:18,399
Yes, ma'am. That's correct. So if we

4468
03:16:18,399 --> 03:16:20,319
have this much of a shortfall and the

4469
03:16:20,319 --> 03:16:21,920
state isn't making up their share from

4470
03:16:21,920 --> 03:16:25,680
JARK and from the underfunding um and

4471
03:16:25,680 --> 03:16:27,279
we're not getting it from the county

4472
03:16:27,279 --> 03:16:28,800
because there's a lot of competing

4473
03:16:28,800 --> 03:16:30,880
interest and a lot of issues on the

4474
03:16:30,880 --> 03:16:33,200
budgets on both sides.

4475
03:16:33,200 --> 03:16:34,880
All of these things that you listed here

4476
03:16:34,880 --> 03:16:37,399
could potentially be at risk for not

4477
03:16:37,399 --> 03:16:40,000
continuing or some of these things. I

4478
03:16:40,000 --> 03:16:42,000
think that there the reason we noted

4479
03:16:42,000 --> 03:16:43,920
them is there is a risk they certainly

4480
03:16:43,920 --> 03:16:47,600
could be impacted. Um for example, we

4481
03:16:47,600 --> 03:16:49,960
have more

4482
03:16:49,960 --> 03:16:53,200
um we have more staffing in some areas

4483
03:16:53,200 --> 03:16:56,319
than the state uh talks about. The uh

4484
03:16:56,319 --> 03:16:58,319
advanced academic resource teachers, for

4485
03:16:58,319 --> 03:17:02,800
example, are not in a state SOQ. uh but

4486
03:17:02,800 --> 03:17:04,640
Fairfax County has determined that those

4487
03:17:04,640 --> 03:17:06,640
roles are important for the work that

4488
03:17:06,640 --> 03:17:09,840
occurs in our classrooms and schools. So

4489
03:17:09,840 --> 03:17:11,840
it you know as you go down these lists

4490
03:17:11,840 --> 03:17:15,120
there are either they are not in the

4491
03:17:15,120 --> 03:17:17,760
state formula or we've enhanced the

4492
03:17:17,760 --> 03:17:20,319
state formula to provide a higher level

4493
03:17:20,319 --> 03:17:22,399
of service delivery for our students

4494
03:17:22,399 --> 03:17:24,160
here. I mean a couple things I wanted to

4495
03:17:24,160 --> 03:17:25,840
mention in here the college and career

4496
03:17:25,840 --> 03:17:27,359
specialists which we just heard from our

4497
03:17:27,359 --> 03:17:29,040
students. I know you mentioned that to

4498
03:17:29,040 --> 03:17:30,239
consider how important that is.

4499
03:17:30,239 --> 03:17:32,960
Elementary art, music, and PE teachers.

4500
03:17:32,960 --> 03:17:34,160
We know how important having a

4501
03:17:34,160 --> 03:17:35,520
well-rounded education is in the

4502
03:17:35,520 --> 03:17:37,680
elementary school. So, I think it's

4503
03:17:37,680 --> 03:17:38,960
important to realize that this is what

4504
03:17:38,960 --> 03:17:41,040
the crossroads means, right? If we want

4505
03:17:41,040 --> 03:17:43,040
to continue to be Fairfax County, this

4506
03:17:43,040 --> 03:17:44,800
is where our crossroads is at, and we've

4507
03:17:44,800 --> 03:17:46,239
just got to figure out how to continue

4508
03:17:46,239 --> 03:17:47,439
all of the great things that we're

4509
03:17:47,439 --> 03:17:50,080
doing. One last question on this. Oh,

4510
03:17:50,080 --> 03:17:51,840
I'm sorry. Can I can last question?

4511
03:17:51,840 --> 03:17:55,359
Sorry. Um, are you aware of how much

4512
03:17:55,359 --> 03:17:57,600
money average school systems spend above

4513
03:17:57,600 --> 03:17:59,680
the SOQs? Like, are most school systems

4514
03:17:59,680 --> 03:18:02,160
able to staff schools within the SOQs in

4515
03:18:02,160 --> 03:18:04,080
Virginia? Are we unusual that we go

4516
03:18:04,080 --> 03:18:06,640
beyond that? No, ma'am. I I know that

4517
03:18:06,640 --> 03:18:09,760
schools across the Commonwealth tend to

4518
03:18:09,760 --> 03:18:13,439
staff above the SOQs and for for sure

4519
03:18:13,439 --> 03:18:15,600
here in Fairfax County, that's left to

4520
03:18:15,600 --> 03:18:17,920
the county uh pretty much. And we're

4521
03:18:17,920 --> 03:18:20,080
grateful for the support our county has

4522
03:18:20,080 --> 03:18:22,080
provided over the years. uh because

4523
03:18:22,080 --> 03:18:25,439
that's enabled us to uh go beyond the

4524
03:18:25,439 --> 03:18:27,840
minimum and I think when we talk about

4525
03:18:27,840 --> 03:18:30,800
excellence uh we definitely that

4526
03:18:30,800 --> 03:18:33,680
requires more than the minimum right so

4527
03:18:33,680 --> 03:18:35,279
um our community's always been there for

4528
03:18:35,279 --> 03:18:37,680
us and we trust that will continue thank

4529
03:18:37,680 --> 03:18:44,870
you thank you Missmerheiser Miss Marin

4530
03:18:44,880 --> 03:18:46,960
u Dr. Reed, the questions I've gotten in

4531
03:18:46,960 --> 03:18:49,120
the community the last few days, um, I'd

4532
03:18:49,120 --> 03:18:51,359
like to ask you please. One of them is

4533
03:18:51,359 --> 03:18:52,880
why can't the superintendent cut

4534
03:18:52,880 --> 03:18:54,479
something else to keep the afterchool

4535
03:18:54,479 --> 03:18:56,080
programs?

4536
03:18:56,080 --> 03:18:58,720
So, at this point, the afterchool

4537
03:18:58,720 --> 03:19:02,160
programs, as per slide seven, were on

4538
03:19:02,160 --> 03:19:05,200
the county side of the budget and if we

4539
03:19:05,200 --> 03:19:07,840
were being fully funded, like our full

4540
03:19:07,840 --> 03:19:09,640
transfer, we could

4541
03:19:09,640 --> 03:19:12,880
likely look for some spaces. Uh, but

4542
03:19:12,880 --> 03:19:15,920
we're already in a situation where we're

4543
03:19:15,920 --> 03:19:19,520
not being fully funded potentially up to

4544
03:19:19,520 --> 03:19:23,359
$150 million, which would not leave any

4545
03:19:23,359 --> 03:19:25,680
uh wiggle room at all at this point to

4546
03:19:25,680 --> 03:19:28,640
be funding from the school budget, what

4547
03:19:28,640 --> 03:19:30,080
traditionally has been funded from the

4548
03:19:30,080 --> 03:19:31,920
county budget. Well, that is the the

4549
03:19:31,920 --> 03:19:33,760
next question I receive is why can't

4550
03:19:33,760 --> 03:19:36,239
FCPS tighten its belt more in terms of,

4551
03:19:36,239 --> 03:19:38,319
you know, being more efficient and where

4552
03:19:38,319 --> 03:19:40,880
is data substantiating that FCPS has

4553
03:19:40,880 --> 03:19:42,479
done so already? and there's really

4554
03:19:42,479 --> 03:19:45,120
nothing left to cut. So, we had a chart

4555
03:19:45,120 --> 03:19:46,960
and I'm not sure if it's still up on the

4556
03:19:46,960 --> 03:19:48,239
website, but if not, we'll make sure

4557
03:19:48,239 --> 03:19:50,239
it's up tomorrow morning, but over the

4558
03:19:50,239 --> 03:19:52,399
last 10 years, we've cut over $800

4559
03:19:52,399 --> 03:19:54,960
million from our budget, either in cost

4560
03:19:54,960 --> 03:19:58,160
avoidance, efficiencies, or simply

4561
03:19:58,160 --> 03:20:01,520
efficiency cuts. So, we can absolutely

4562
03:20:01,520 --> 03:20:03,760
document over 800 million in savings

4563
03:20:03,760 --> 03:20:05,920
over the last decade. I'm aware you've

4564
03:20:05,920 --> 03:20:07,600
already had to inform those middle

4565
03:20:07,600 --> 03:20:09,680
school staff who are FCPS employees

4566
03:20:09,680 --> 03:20:11,439
funded with county funds that they will

4567
03:20:11,439 --> 03:20:13,840
not have a job beginning July 1. Are you

4568
03:20:13,840 --> 03:20:16,359
able to state how many jobs you've

4569
03:20:16,359 --> 03:20:18,640
reduced either within this budget

4570
03:20:18,640 --> 03:20:20,479
development season or even just say in

4571
03:20:20,479 --> 03:20:23,439
the last year? So, I would say that uh

4572
03:20:23,439 --> 03:20:26,239
much as the county has discussed their

4573
03:20:26,239 --> 03:20:28,960
number of jobs that they've um

4574
03:20:28,960 --> 03:20:31,160
eliminated, many of those were vacant

4575
03:20:31,160 --> 03:20:34,160
positions. And similarly in our

4576
03:20:34,160 --> 03:20:37,279
efficiency work, we have uh closed down

4577
03:20:37,279 --> 03:20:41,359
vacant positions as well. Um, and I

4578
03:20:41,359 --> 03:20:43,840
would also say when you think about

4579
03:20:43,840 --> 03:20:46,560
fewer, we're right around 1% of central

4580
03:20:46,560 --> 03:20:49,520
office support, the vast majority of our

4581
03:20:49,520 --> 03:20:51,439
staff are at the school level. So, we

4582
03:20:51,439 --> 03:20:55,040
have not um to date eliminated positions

4583
03:20:55,040 --> 03:20:57,200
at the school other than those that are

4584
03:20:57,200 --> 03:21:01,680
enrollment driven. Uh but with the level

4585
03:21:01,680 --> 03:21:05,200
of of transfer dissonance, it's going to

4586
03:21:05,200 --> 03:21:07,120
be very difficult not to look at

4587
03:21:07,120 --> 03:21:09,520
school-based staff or programs in

4588
03:21:09,520 --> 03:21:12,000
addition to central office-based.

4589
03:21:12,000 --> 03:21:13,760
Um about the student meeting with the

4590
03:21:13,760 --> 03:21:15,279
journalists, did the individual

4591
03:21:15,279 --> 03:21:17,680
journalists re research the situation on

4592
03:21:17,680 --> 03:21:19,200
their own perhaps with you know

4593
03:21:19,200 --> 03:21:20,800
information or direction from your staff

4594
03:21:20,800 --> 03:21:23,359
or are FCPS students being taught now

4595
03:21:23,359 --> 03:21:25,520
and consistently about local government

4596
03:21:25,520 --> 03:21:27,840
and its impact in their lives? Each of

4597
03:21:27,840 --> 03:21:31,680
the journalists that came are writing or

4598
03:21:31,680 --> 03:21:34,880
um providing I mean they're acting in

4599
03:21:34,880 --> 03:21:36,560
the role of a journalist at their

4600
03:21:36,560 --> 03:21:38,600
school. Several have asked for follow-up

4601
03:21:38,600 --> 03:21:41,520
interviews. Um we did not provide the

4602
03:21:41,520 --> 03:21:45,120
questions. Um and they came uh ready

4603
03:21:45,120 --> 03:21:47,040
with actually more questions than we got

4604
03:21:47,040 --> 03:21:49,920
to in a little over an hour. Well, I

4605
03:21:49,920 --> 03:21:50,960
can't wait to receive a copy of that

4606
03:21:50,960 --> 03:21:53,040
link so I could share it. I am concerned

4607
03:21:53,040 --> 03:21:54,319
though because when I've talked to a

4608
03:21:54,319 --> 03:21:56,080
number of students recently and even in

4609
03:21:56,080 --> 03:21:58,720
the past whether it's AP government IB

4610
03:21:58,720 --> 03:22:02,319
course or you know gened uh they really

4611
03:22:02,319 --> 03:22:04,080
don't understand what's happening

4612
03:22:04,080 --> 03:22:06,000
locally. We you know they think they

4613
03:22:06,000 --> 03:22:08,080
vote every four years and I know like

4614
03:22:08,080 --> 03:22:09,279
Oakton High School has an amazing

4615
03:22:09,279 --> 03:22:10,479
program where they bring in candidates

4616
03:22:10,479 --> 03:22:12,800
and they have a model Congress. What you

4617
03:22:12,800 --> 03:22:13,920
know we had this whole discussion about

4618
03:22:13,920 --> 03:22:15,760
social studies. Are we preparing the

4619
03:22:15,760 --> 03:22:18,479
units to teach the students the, you

4620
03:22:18,479 --> 03:22:20,160
know, litany of people who represent

4621
03:22:20,160 --> 03:22:21,840
them and that we vote every year in

4622
03:22:21,840 --> 03:22:23,439
Virginia?

4623
03:22:23,439 --> 03:22:26,720
So, we didn't discuss all of that in the

4624
03:22:26,720 --> 03:22:29,040
press conference, as you u might guess,

4625
03:22:29,040 --> 03:22:31,840
but I do know that I think our students

4626
03:22:31,840 --> 03:22:36,600
are beginning to form a much more cogent

4627
03:22:36,600 --> 03:22:39,760
um perspective on their experience right

4628
03:22:39,760 --> 03:22:42,960
now. uh and being so close to the

4629
03:22:42,960 --> 03:22:44,640
nation's capital, I think our students

4630
03:22:44,640 --> 03:22:49,600
here are much more um aware of political

4631
03:22:49,600 --> 03:22:52,200
uh moves around them of all

4632
03:22:52,200 --> 03:22:55,920
perspectives. So um in fact, there was a

4633
03:22:55,920 --> 03:22:58,080
question about why doesn't the central

4634
03:22:58,080 --> 03:23:01,040
office more directly fund journalism at

4635
03:23:01,040 --> 03:23:03,040
the high schools? They took a moment for

4636
03:23:03,040 --> 03:23:06,399
a shameless plug. Um, so we did discuss

4637
03:23:06,399 --> 03:23:08,800
that as well. And we're still, I mean,

4638
03:23:08,800 --> 03:23:10,800
we're at this crossroads where this

4639
03:23:10,800 --> 03:23:12,880
board has put a stake in the, you know,

4640
03:23:12,880 --> 03:23:14,120
a stake in the

4641
03:23:14,120 --> 03:23:16,720
ground if it's good for one school and

4642
03:23:16,720 --> 03:23:19,040
one community, it needs to be for all

4643
03:23:19,040 --> 03:23:21,520
schools and all communities. And we're

4644
03:23:21,520 --> 03:23:23,359
still working on making sure debate is

4645
03:23:23,359 --> 03:23:25,040
at every high school. We're making sure

4646
03:23:25,040 --> 03:23:26,840
that every high school has a

4647
03:23:26,840 --> 03:23:30,399
publication. And we're going to do that

4648
03:23:30,399 --> 03:23:32,880
even with this budget. uh in the

4649
03:23:32,880 --> 03:23:36,080
situation since we're in this um this

4650
03:23:36,080 --> 03:23:37,600
time where we're all going to have to

4651
03:23:37,600 --> 03:23:40,479
make sure that um we keep a just a

4652
03:23:40,479 --> 03:23:42,800
steady focus on what's best and right

4653
03:23:42,800 --> 03:23:45,040
for our young people. Well, I could

4654
03:23:45,040 --> 03:23:46,239
appreciate that the students are more

4655
03:23:46,239 --> 03:23:49,040
aware, but as I've seen in a lot of my

4656
03:23:49,040 --> 03:23:50,720
friends and community, there's a lot of

4657
03:23:50,720 --> 03:23:52,560
focus on the federal and there's so much

4658
03:23:52,560 --> 03:23:54,399
we could do locally and I'm not hearing

4659
03:23:54,399 --> 03:23:56,319
that we are consistently teaching our

4660
03:23:56,319 --> 03:23:58,239
students during the instructional day a

4661
03:23:58,239 --> 03:24:01,120
selected time like which class, which

4662
03:24:01,120 --> 03:24:03,040
grade are they going to learn that there

4663
03:24:03,040 --> 03:24:04,319
are nine magisterial districts in

4664
03:24:04,319 --> 03:24:06,160
Fairfax and they have one delegate and

4665
03:24:06,160 --> 03:24:08,080
one senator and the governor can't be

4666
03:24:08,080 --> 03:24:10,560
elected back-to-back terms like that

4667
03:24:10,560 --> 03:24:12,239
granularity because I think we're doing

4668
03:24:12,239 --> 03:24:13,920
a huge disservice if we graduate them

4669
03:24:13,920 --> 03:24:15,200
and they don't they can't name their

4670
03:24:15,200 --> 03:24:20,560
magisterial district. So I um I hear you

4671
03:24:20,560 --> 03:24:23,600
and I will have some matrix of where we

4672
03:24:23,600 --> 03:24:26,960
do that and if we don't we'll find um an

4673
03:24:26,960 --> 03:24:28,800
opening to do that. Miss Maron, great.

4674
03:24:28,800 --> 03:24:30,080
And I just want to thank our chair and

4675
03:24:30,080 --> 03:24:31,520
vice chair for scheduling that April

4676
03:24:31,520 --> 03:24:33,840
22nd work session for the budget. Um the

4677
03:24:33,840 --> 03:24:35,520
county board of supervisors has its

4678
03:24:35,520 --> 03:24:37,120
public hearing that day that begins at

4679
03:24:37,120 --> 03:24:39,520
4. There is no set end time. I've

4680
03:24:39,520 --> 03:24:42,399
confirmed that. So perhaps we can get

4681
03:24:42,399 --> 03:24:44,960
there before our 6:30 meeting. So thank

4682
03:24:44,960 --> 03:24:46,960
you.

4683
03:24:46,960 --> 03:24:48,479
We tried to schedule it so that people

4684
03:24:48,479 --> 03:24:50,880
could do both at least partially. All

4685
03:24:50,880 --> 03:24:53,760
right. Uh Mr. Dunn.

4686
03:24:53,760 --> 03:24:57,279
Uh thank you. Um I wanted to uh suggest

4687
03:24:57,279 --> 03:25:01,439
uh slide five uh offers a comparison uh

4688
03:25:01,439 --> 03:25:04,880
of leadership and management. Um, but I

4689
03:25:04,880 --> 03:25:07,920
think uh you could actually provide more

4690
03:25:07,920 --> 03:25:10,399
information to the public because if you

4691
03:25:10,399 --> 03:25:13,040
look at all non-school-based positions

4692
03:25:13,040 --> 03:25:15,520
as measured by the wavy guide, uh,

4693
03:25:15,520 --> 03:25:17,760
Fairfax County actually measures up

4694
03:25:17,760 --> 03:25:20,880
quite well. I I looked at the uh,

4695
03:25:20,880 --> 03:25:22,720
comparisons for Arlington, Lowden, and

4696
03:25:22,720 --> 03:25:24,479
Prince William County. Uh, Prince

4697
03:25:24,479 --> 03:25:26,760
William County, it's 9.7% is

4698
03:25:26,760 --> 03:25:29,880
non-school-based. Arlington 8.7, Lowden

4699
03:25:29,880 --> 03:25:34,319
8.3. Fairfax County is 7.45. So I think

4700
03:25:34,319 --> 03:25:36,239
uh if you provide that comparison it

4701
03:25:36,239 --> 03:25:39,200
shows even uh when you expand beyond

4702
03:25:39,200 --> 03:25:40,880
leadership and management positions

4703
03:25:40,880 --> 03:25:42,800
which is quite a small fraction of the

4704
03:25:42,800 --> 03:25:44,600
overall workforce uh we compare

4705
03:25:44,600 --> 03:25:47,840
favorably. Um, I wanted to ask a little

4706
03:25:47,840 --> 03:25:49,520
bit more about the efficiencies. You

4707
03:25:49,520 --> 03:25:51,200
mentioned I haven't seen this slide. You

4708
03:25:51,200 --> 03:25:54,160
mentioned about 800 million. Um, but but

4709
03:25:54,160 --> 03:25:57,120
in the video, um, you stated, uh, that

4710
03:25:57,120 --> 03:25:59,120
you did not propose to reduce or

4711
03:25:59,120 --> 03:26:02,319
eliminate any programs. And so, so where

4712
03:26:02,319 --> 03:26:05,359
did the efficiencies come from if, uh,

4713
03:26:05,359 --> 03:26:07,600
you're not reducing or eliminating any

4714
03:26:07,600 --> 03:26:10,239
programs? So, thank you, Mr. Don. when

4715
03:26:10,239 --> 03:26:14,720
we um in the video I said in my budget I

4716
03:26:14,720 --> 03:26:16,720
didn't propose that right because in the

4717
03:26:16,720 --> 03:26:19,520
original budget we didn't propose cuts

4718
03:26:19,520 --> 03:26:23,279
to programs the efficiencies are in a

4719
03:26:23,279 --> 03:26:25,040
number of cases where we've had open

4720
03:26:25,040 --> 03:26:29,279
positions over time we've simply um made

4721
03:26:29,279 --> 03:26:31,680
a decision not to fill those positions

4722
03:26:31,680 --> 03:26:34,720
we're also looking at trades uh in a

4723
03:26:34,720 --> 03:26:38,399
very uh direct uh manner at this time

4724
03:26:38,399 --> 03:26:42,960
we're looking at I'll be um minimizing

4725
03:26:42,960 --> 03:26:44,960
out of division travel next year. We're

4726
03:26:44,960 --> 03:26:46,880
going to be uh cutting that. So, there

4727
03:26:46,880 --> 03:26:49,279
are a number of efficiencies uh that

4728
03:26:49,279 --> 03:26:51,439
we're working into, if you will, the

4729
03:26:51,439 --> 03:26:53,760
business rule for this year's budget to

4730
03:26:53,760 --> 03:26:55,520
get where we needed to get and still

4731
03:26:55,520 --> 03:26:58,080
have the collective bargaining agreement

4732
03:26:58,080 --> 03:27:02,560
met uh with the budget we passed.

4733
03:27:02,560 --> 03:27:05,439
I I appreciate that. Um, as as a former

4734
03:27:05,439 --> 03:27:08,080
COO, I I I know that uh eliminating

4735
03:27:08,080 --> 03:27:10,239
vacant positions and limiting travel

4736
03:27:10,239 --> 03:27:12,479
conferences, sometimes professional

4737
03:27:12,479 --> 03:27:14,720
development is is usually the lowhanging

4738
03:27:14,720 --> 03:27:17,520
fruit, but but ultimately is is there

4739
03:27:17,520 --> 03:27:20,479
any plan to conduct a comprehensive

4740
03:27:20,479 --> 03:27:24,000
examination of our programs that we have

4741
03:27:24,000 --> 03:27:26,239
uh in existence? Because I think what

4742
03:27:26,239 --> 03:27:27,600
we've seen over the past year and a half

4743
03:27:27,600 --> 03:27:29,920
with this new school board is uh you

4744
03:27:29,920 --> 03:27:31,600
know there's a lot of business as usual

4745
03:27:31,600 --> 03:27:33,840
in the way we contract and the way we do

4746
03:27:33,840 --> 03:27:36,319
some of our business operations and and

4747
03:27:36,319 --> 03:27:38,399
sometimes when we have discussed them

4748
03:27:38,399 --> 03:27:40,880
there there haven't been metrics or data

4749
03:27:40,880 --> 03:27:43,279
to to show that the program is the most

4750
03:27:43,279 --> 03:27:45,840
effective or or you know there are no

4751
03:27:45,840 --> 03:27:48,160
metrics to to say you know we're

4752
03:27:48,160 --> 03:27:49,920
tracking that this is actually achieving

4753
03:27:49,920 --> 03:27:52,720
the original objective. So, is there a

4754
03:27:52,720 --> 03:27:55,040
plan to conduct a very granular

4755
03:27:55,040 --> 03:28:00,840
comprehensive um review similar to what the county undertook on its side?

4756
03:28:00,840 --> 03:28:03,520
Absolutely. That is our Baldridge work

4757
03:28:03,520 --> 03:28:06,000
and that is the 25page document we're

4758
03:28:06,000 --> 03:28:08,080
going to be providing you this spring.

4759
03:28:08,080 --> 03:28:11,520
Uh has led us uh in a number of areas.

4760
03:28:11,520 --> 03:28:14,399
Um our non-traditional schools program

4761
03:28:14,399 --> 03:28:17,920
for example. um are we have a number of

4762
03:28:17,920 --> 03:28:20,479
programs that we're really looking

4763
03:28:20,479 --> 03:28:22,880
diving into in terms of org chart

4764
03:28:22,880 --> 03:28:25,439
program delivery and efficiencies but

4765
03:28:25,439 --> 03:28:27,920
the Baldridge uh work is actually

4766
03:28:27,920 --> 03:28:30,720
capturing that at a systemwide level and

4767
03:28:30,720 --> 03:28:31,920
you're going to have an opportunity to

4768
03:28:31,920 --> 03:28:34,640
take a look at sort of our first uh year

4769
03:28:34,640 --> 03:28:38,160
of not just the study um but also some

4770
03:28:38,160 --> 03:28:41,600
of the pieces that we are um how should

4771
03:28:41,600 --> 03:28:43,760
I say uh integrating more efficiently

4772
03:28:43,760 --> 03:28:45,760
and aligning uh because we I know if we

4773
03:28:45,760 --> 03:28:47,520
have better alignment, we also have more

4774
03:28:47,520 --> 03:28:49,520
efficiency.

4775
03:28:49,520 --> 03:28:52,160
I I appreciate that. Um my my concern

4776
03:28:52,160 --> 03:28:54,479
about the Baldrich is that it it comes

4777
03:28:54,479 --> 03:28:56,479
with it framed as the Baldrich

4778
03:28:56,479 --> 03:28:57,800
Efficiency Award, which kind of

4779
03:28:57,800 --> 03:28:59,760
presupposes that we're going to win some

4780
03:28:59,760 --> 03:29:02,160
kind of award for the work we do. Um and

4781
03:29:02,160 --> 03:29:04,080
I want to make sure that as we're going

4782
03:29:04,080 --> 03:29:06,319
through this, we we actually focus on

4783
03:29:06,319 --> 03:29:09,200
how can we reduce our expenditures to be

4784
03:29:09,200 --> 03:29:10,880
able to allocate that money towards

4785
03:29:10,880 --> 03:29:12,960
increasing teacher pay or meeting other

4786
03:29:12,960 --> 03:29:15,439
uh mission objectives. Um I also wanted

4787
03:29:15,439 --> 03:29:19,040
to ask um uh in the slide 13 it says

4788
03:29:19,040 --> 03:29:21,359
we're exceeding minimum state standards

4789
03:29:21,359 --> 03:29:23,840
with central office reductions. Can you

4790
03:29:23,840 --> 03:29:29,550
explain what that

4791
03:29:29,560 --> 03:29:31,399
means?

4792
03:29:31,399 --> 03:29:35,439
So I think that the uh there are no

4793
03:29:35,439 --> 03:29:38,319
state standards on the support side in

4794
03:29:38,319 --> 03:29:40,080
that particular in some of those

4795
03:29:40,080 --> 03:29:42,720
categories. For example, uh cyber

4796
03:29:42,720 --> 03:29:44,640
security is not something that there's

4797
03:29:44,640 --> 03:29:48,319
an SOQ for. Mr. Sethy, is that correct?

4798
03:29:48,319 --> 03:29:50,479
There's not an SOQ

4799
03:29:50,479 --> 03:29:53,920
um for safety and security for office

4800
03:29:53,920 --> 03:29:55,640
staff

4801
03:29:55,640 --> 03:29:58,160
um translators. So, there are a number

4802
03:29:58,160 --> 03:30:01,200
of items in that support column that

4803
03:30:01,200 --> 03:30:03,760
don't have, if you will, a ratio that's

4804
03:30:03,760 --> 03:30:06,840
funded from the state. So,

4805
03:30:06,840 --> 03:30:09,920
um, essentially what the central office

4806
03:30:09,920 --> 03:30:12,640
reductions that goes to those, uh,

4807
03:30:12,640 --> 03:30:15,279
positions that have not been filled that

4808
03:30:15,279 --> 03:30:16,960
we just simply said we're not going to

4809
03:30:16,960 --> 03:30:19,920
fill, um, in many cases. So, I don't

4810
03:30:19,920 --> 03:30:22,640
know if Miss Burton wants to add on to

4811
03:30:22,640 --> 03:30:26,590
that in terms of the central office

4812
03:30:26,600 --> 03:30:31,359
reductions. No, you're correct. There are not any SOQ staffing standards

4813
03:30:31,359 --> 03:30:33,680
that are associated with central office.

4814
03:30:33,680 --> 03:30:36,680
We do receive some funds um for

4815
03:30:36,680 --> 03:30:39,520
leadership, very small amount of funds

4816
03:30:39,520 --> 03:30:42,000
if you know how they do the salaries

4817
03:30:42,000 --> 03:30:44,560
when they calculate that. Um but in

4818
03:30:44,560 --> 03:30:47,920
general the support staff there the SOQs

4819
03:30:47,920 --> 03:30:50,720
are either silent or very vague where

4820
03:30:50,720 --> 03:30:53,200
they say that you must have enough

4821
03:30:53,200 --> 03:30:55,840
safety and security people. Um it's just

4822
03:30:55,840 --> 03:30:58,319
there's no formulas attached to those

4823
03:30:58,319 --> 03:31:01,760
items and no funds, right? Or minimal

4824
03:31:01,760 --> 03:31:05,359
funds. minimal funds.

4825
03:31:05,359 --> 03:31:07,200
Um and and finally, I just wanted to

4826
03:31:07,200 --> 03:31:08,800
mention I I know that we're always

4827
03:31:08,800 --> 03:31:11,200
talking about salaries, but um Perfex

4828
03:31:11,200 --> 03:31:14,160
County has certain benefits that uh many

4829
03:31:14,160 --> 03:31:16,720
counties in our way guide don't. For

4830
03:31:16,720 --> 03:31:19,279
example, not everyone offers dental and

4831
03:31:19,279 --> 03:31:21,279
vision, which is very important, but not

4832
03:31:21,279 --> 03:31:23,600
everyone provides. And we also are alone

4833
03:31:23,600 --> 03:31:26,800
in having the ERFC, um which you know,

4834
03:31:26,800 --> 03:31:28,560
the supplemental pension. So, I think

4835
03:31:28,560 --> 03:31:30,720
that is a distinguishing factor and

4836
03:31:30,720 --> 03:31:32,319
should be included in our budget

4837
03:31:32,319 --> 03:31:34,560
presentation because you know that those

4838
03:31:34,560 --> 03:31:37,600
things matter for for uh for staff when

4839
03:31:37,600 --> 03:31:39,520
they're making decisions about which

4840
03:31:39,520 --> 03:31:41,200
employer. It's not just based on money.

4841
03:31:41,200 --> 03:31:43,120
It's based on the whole package of

4842
03:31:43,120 --> 03:31:45,520
salary and benefits. Thank you. Thank

4843
03:31:45,520 --> 03:31:50,710
you, Mr. Dunn. Dr. Anderson,

4844
03:31:50,720 --> 03:31:53,120
um thank you. I I do want just to

4845
03:31:53,120 --> 03:31:55,200
reiterate that last point that Mr. Dunn

4846
03:31:55,200 --> 03:31:56,960
made. That's always a point that we've

4847
03:31:56,960 --> 03:31:58,960
discussed before and has been discussed

4848
03:31:58,960 --> 03:32:01,279
even with the last board adnauseium. How

4849
03:32:01,279 --> 03:32:04,319
do we include that as an attractive um

4850
03:32:04,319 --> 03:32:07,200
feature to not just retain the folks

4851
03:32:07,200 --> 03:32:09,680
that we have but to also attract new

4852
03:32:09,680 --> 03:32:11,920
individuals because we tend to not have

4853
03:32:11,920 --> 03:32:14,160
it be part of the conversation and I

4854
03:32:14,160 --> 03:32:16,239
definitely understand the um challenge

4855
03:32:16,239 --> 03:32:18,239
because it's not necessarily part of the

4856
03:32:18,239 --> 03:32:21,040
salary u package. It's not compensation

4857
03:32:21,040 --> 03:32:22,880
but it is a benefit which is very

4858
03:32:22,880 --> 03:32:25,279
unique. So, I would love to hear how can

4859
03:32:25,279 --> 03:32:28,720
we better feature that for our own um

4860
03:32:28,720 --> 03:32:31,520
recruitment work and I know it's told at

4861
03:32:31,520 --> 03:32:34,239
the um job fairs but in these

4862
03:32:34,239 --> 03:32:38,160
discussions in these slides. So, two

4863
03:32:38,160 --> 03:32:40,479
topics I think Mr. Dunn mentioned vision

4864
03:32:40,479 --> 03:32:43,439
and dental insurance and I just wanted

4865
03:32:43,439 --> 03:32:45,120
to talk about ERFC. Okay. I was gonna

4866
03:32:45,120 --> 03:32:48,160
say no just ERFC. Okay. because staff

4867
03:32:48,160 --> 03:32:51,359
still have to pay the um deductibles,

4868
03:32:51,359 --> 03:32:53,359
right, for or pay for the insurance

4869
03:32:53,359 --> 03:32:56,000
benefits. Uh the ERFC is something I

4870
03:32:56,000 --> 03:32:58,319
know we've discussed uh for a number of

4871
03:32:58,319 --> 03:33:01,760
years and I'm going to ask uh well, I

4872
03:33:01,760 --> 03:33:04,000
know that our HR department has worked

4873
03:33:04,000 --> 03:33:08,160
to try to um illuminate that benefit uh

4874
03:33:08,160 --> 03:33:12,160
to a higher degree. I will say um it

4875
03:33:12,160 --> 03:33:16,000
depends on the experience level of the

4876
03:33:16,000 --> 03:33:18,880
candidates coming in in terms of their

4877
03:33:18,880 --> 03:33:22,560
uh appreciation of that value. Um Miss

4878
03:33:22,560 --> 03:33:25,439
Burton, do you want to clarify anything

4879
03:33:25,439 --> 03:33:27,840
about the ERFC benefit? I know Dr.

4880
03:33:27,840 --> 03:33:30,160
Anderson said that it's, you know, it's

4881
03:33:30,160 --> 03:33:31,760
sort of separate from salary, but it is

4882
03:33:31,760 --> 03:33:34,880
a benefit. Um and then Mr. Solomon, if

4883
03:33:34,880 --> 03:33:36,239
you could follow with what we're doing

4884
03:33:36,239 --> 03:33:39,120
to amplify and illuminate that benefit.

4885
03:33:39,120 --> 03:33:41,439
Yeah, I believe that ERFC, the local

4886
03:33:41,439 --> 03:33:44,080
retirement plan, is the only distinction

4887
03:33:44,080 --> 03:33:45,920
between us and surrounding school

4888
03:33:45,920 --> 03:33:48,239
divisions. Um I'm checking Wavy right

4889
03:33:48,239 --> 03:33:50,239
now and it looks like everybody carries

4890
03:33:50,239 --> 03:33:53,399
um dental envision.

4891
03:33:53,399 --> 03:33:56,120
Um the

4892
03:33:56,120 --> 03:33:59,680
ERFC is is my understanding that young

4893
03:33:59,680 --> 03:34:01,600
teachers straight out of college that

4894
03:34:01,600 --> 03:34:03,920
salary is the is the item that is most

4895
03:34:03,920 --> 03:34:06,479
important to them. Um, we certainly

4896
03:34:06,479 --> 03:34:08,560
mention in our recruiting and Mr.

4897
03:34:08,560 --> 03:34:10,640
Solomon can go in more detail about that

4898
03:34:10,640 --> 03:34:13,200
about ERFC because, you know, some of

4899
03:34:13,200 --> 03:34:16,399
their parents may be informing them that

4900
03:34:16,399 --> 03:34:18,160
retirement is really important even if

4901
03:34:18,160 --> 03:34:21,200
you're only 22 years old. Um, but in

4902
03:34:21,200 --> 03:34:23,840
general, it's really more of a retention

4903
03:34:23,840 --> 03:34:28,000
than it is um a recruitment strategy.

4904
03:34:28,000 --> 03:34:30,720
And so that's why the salary increase

4905
03:34:30,720 --> 03:34:33,359
that we've proposed is is so important.

4906
03:34:33,359 --> 03:34:35,040
But it does distinguish us from the

4907
03:34:35,040 --> 03:34:37,120
surrounding divisions um in the

4908
03:34:37,120 --> 03:34:39,120
Commonwealth by having that that local

4909
03:34:39,120 --> 03:34:40,800
retirement plan. And that's very

4910
03:34:40,800 --> 03:34:44,399
attractive to um all of our employees

4911
03:34:44,399 --> 03:34:46,640
once they've been here a few years and

4912
03:34:46,640 --> 03:34:48,319
start thinking about, you know, the

4913
03:34:48,319 --> 03:34:51,279
future.

4914
03:34:51,279 --> 03:34:53,120
And I would just say that Miss Burton is

4915
03:34:53,120 --> 03:34:54,960
exactly correct. And of course, we take

4916
03:34:54,960 --> 03:34:57,120
a multi-pronged approach to recruitment

4917
03:34:57,120 --> 03:34:59,120
and retention. About that benefit

4918
03:34:59,120 --> 03:35:00,640
specifically, of course, we share it at

4919
03:35:00,640 --> 03:35:02,399
our job fairs. We actually partner very

4920
03:35:02,399 --> 03:35:04,239
closely with ERFC and have them attend

4921
03:35:04,239 --> 03:35:06,239
our job fairs. Uh we share the

4922
03:35:06,239 --> 03:35:08,239
information when we visit colleges,

4923
03:35:08,239 --> 03:35:09,720
universities and professional

4924
03:35:09,720 --> 03:35:11,840
organizations. And of course we partner

4925
03:35:11,840 --> 03:35:13,680
very closely with ERC to share the

4926
03:35:13,680 --> 03:35:15,120
information with our current employees

4927
03:35:15,120 --> 03:35:17,920
through newsletters and other platforms.

4928
03:35:17,920 --> 03:35:20,239
A and I can also share that uh during

4929
03:35:20,239 --> 03:35:22,479
those job fairs, we have some employees

4930
03:35:22,479 --> 03:35:25,200
who are of an age where they will soon

4931
03:35:25,200 --> 03:35:27,920
benefit from ERFC and that has been a

4932
03:35:27,920 --> 03:35:30,640
retention tool for some of those uh uh

4933
03:35:30,640 --> 03:35:32,479
employees who might be coming later in

4934
03:35:32,479 --> 03:35:34,800
their career and want to take advantage

4935
03:35:34,800 --> 03:35:38,800
of moving to Fairfax to get ERFC as well

4936
03:35:38,800 --> 03:35:40,720
as uh their VRS from another

4937
03:35:40,720 --> 03:35:43,040
jurisdiction. Thank you. I appreciate

4938
03:35:43,040 --> 03:35:45,200
all your responses. Um, I also would

4939
03:35:45,200 --> 03:35:47,840
like to think how can we again include

4940
03:35:47,840 --> 03:35:50,399
it in all of our conversations because

4941
03:35:50,399 --> 03:35:52,319
the more we speak about our beginning

4942
03:35:52,319 --> 03:35:54,399
scales, whether it be bachelors,

4943
03:35:54,399 --> 03:35:56,399
masters, a lot of people are hearing

4944
03:35:56,399 --> 03:35:59,279
that information and so it's just like

4945
03:35:59,279 --> 03:36:00,800
one more thing that is working on our

4946
03:36:00,800 --> 03:36:03,359
favor that I'd like for us to elevate a

4947
03:36:03,359 --> 03:36:05,600
little bit more frequently. Um I did

4948
03:36:05,600 --> 03:36:07,040
want to speak about the middle school

4949
03:36:07,040 --> 03:36:09,279
after school programs and I'll speak

4950
03:36:09,279 --> 03:36:10,880
this about this a little bit more during

4951
03:36:10,880 --> 03:36:13,840
my skipped um report but particularly

4952
03:36:13,840 --> 03:36:15,920
because so much of the discussions that

4953
03:36:15,920 --> 03:36:17,200
have occurred with the board of

4954
03:36:17,200 --> 03:36:19,279
supervisors have centered around a

4955
03:36:19,279 --> 03:36:22,319
sliding scale for the afterchool program

4956
03:36:22,319 --> 03:36:24,319
and I I've been adamant as one board

4957
03:36:24,319 --> 03:36:26,319
member I do not find that to be a

4958
03:36:26,319 --> 03:36:28,800
reasonable act a reasonable course of

4959
03:36:28,800 --> 03:36:31,359
action because of the percentage of our

4960
03:36:31,359 --> 03:36:33,680
students who participate who are

4961
03:36:33,680 --> 03:36:34,960
essentially students who are

4962
03:36:34,960 --> 03:36:37,840
economically disadvantaged. Um so can

4963
03:36:37,840 --> 03:36:40,319
you speak to that a little bit please?

4964
03:36:40,319 --> 03:36:44,880
Thank you Dr. Anderson. Um I Dr. Mark

4965
03:36:44,880 --> 03:36:46,640
Emory is in charge of our middle school

4966
03:36:46,640 --> 03:36:48,479
after school activities and has been for

4967
03:36:48,479 --> 03:36:53,640
a long time. His um assessment is that

4968
03:36:53,640 --> 03:36:56,479
approximately 70% of the middle

4969
03:36:56,479 --> 03:36:58,560
schoolers who participate in middle

4970
03:36:58,560 --> 03:37:01,279
school after school activities uh would

4971
03:37:01,279 --> 03:37:04,160
qualify for free or reduced lunch. And I

4972
03:37:04,160 --> 03:37:06,560
mean that's 70% of the young people

4973
03:37:06,560 --> 03:37:09,120
participating in the program. And so I I

4974
03:37:09,120 --> 03:37:12,960
think that the um it appears based on

4975
03:37:12,960 --> 03:37:14,319
that data that it would be very

4976
03:37:14,319 --> 03:37:16,800
difficult to recoup the costs of the

4977
03:37:16,800 --> 03:37:21,359
program based on a fee structure. So I I

4978
03:37:21,359 --> 03:37:24,319
think that um it's imperative that we

4979
03:37:24,319 --> 03:37:27,200
think about how we are able to fund that

4980
03:37:27,200 --> 03:37:29,439
program because so many of the young

4981
03:37:29,439 --> 03:37:32,239
people who participate uh their families

4982
03:37:32,239 --> 03:37:35,120
would not be able to uh fund.

4983
03:37:35,120 --> 03:37:38,319
Absolutely. And uh Mr. Smith also shared

4984
03:37:38,319 --> 03:37:40,239
this quite eloquently. This board and

4985
03:37:40,239 --> 03:37:42,239
previous boards have really worked hard

4986
03:37:42,239 --> 03:37:44,560
to remove barriers from student

4987
03:37:44,560 --> 03:37:46,160
participating and having access to

4988
03:37:46,160 --> 03:37:48,000
various things. this will just reverse

4989
03:37:48,000 --> 03:37:51,760
course. And so I I appreciate that. Um,

4990
03:37:51,760 --> 03:37:53,359
and last thing I will say on this

4991
03:37:53,359 --> 03:37:55,680
matter, it seems to be, and this is a

4992
03:37:55,680 --> 03:37:57,279
very technical term that I'm going to

4993
03:37:57,279 --> 03:37:59,279
use, the juice is not worth the squeeze

4994
03:37:59,279 --> 03:38:02,160
on this one. It's $4 million. There has

4995
03:38:02,160 --> 03:38:05,120
to be a better way to to have some

4996
03:38:05,120 --> 03:38:07,760
savings on the county side without

4997
03:38:07,760 --> 03:38:09,920
taking away a program which has been so

4998
03:38:09,920 --> 03:38:12,319
successful in um fulfilling its core

4999
03:38:12,319 --> 03:38:15,760
mission which is to reduce gang activity

5000
03:38:15,760 --> 03:38:17,279
which is to ensure that students have

5001
03:38:17,279 --> 03:38:19,520
something productive to do after they

5002
03:38:19,520 --> 03:38:23,200
are um dismissed from schools. Um one

5003
03:38:23,200 --> 03:38:26,479
question that I do have is obviously

5004
03:38:26,479 --> 03:38:28,640
dollars are limited everywhere. So we

5005
03:38:28,640 --> 03:38:30,080
want to make sure that we are turning

5006
03:38:30,080 --> 03:38:32,000
over every stone. I would love to hear

5007
03:38:32,000 --> 03:38:34,640
the conversations that we are having or

5008
03:38:34,640 --> 03:38:36,560
could be having with our partners on the

5009
03:38:36,560 --> 03:38:38,319
board of supervisors in terms of how to

5010
03:38:38,319 --> 03:38:40,880
have efficiencies in areas in which we

5011
03:38:40,880 --> 03:38:43,920
have like work. It's not going to be

5012
03:38:43,920 --> 03:38:45,239
teachers. It's not going to be

5013
03:38:45,239 --> 03:38:48,479
firefighters. Is it printing? Is it HR?

5014
03:38:48,479 --> 03:38:51,200
Is it technology? What space do we have

5015
03:38:51,200 --> 03:38:53,760
to maximize economy of scale between

5016
03:38:53,760 --> 03:38:56,080
these two entities that serve

5017
03:38:56,080 --> 03:38:58,800
essentially the same constituency?

5018
03:38:58,800 --> 03:39:01,120
Yes, ma'am. I it's my understanding that

5019
03:39:01,120 --> 03:39:05,279
the board of supervisors has um proposed

5020
03:39:05,279 --> 03:39:07,359
and we've agreed to some joint

5021
03:39:07,359 --> 03:39:11,760
committees um uh boardto board on key

5022
03:39:11,760 --> 03:39:14,720
topics. I believe facilities are one

5023
03:39:14,720 --> 03:39:18,000
perhaps technology another. Um, but I

5024
03:39:18,000 --> 03:39:20,319
think that is a great first step to

5025
03:39:20,319 --> 03:39:23,120
begin to think about how uh because

5026
03:39:23,120 --> 03:39:25,760
you're right. I mean, all of us who live

5027
03:39:25,760 --> 03:39:28,160
in the county are taxpayers and we want

5028
03:39:28,160 --> 03:39:32,000
our uh tax dollars to be well used and

5029
03:39:32,000 --> 03:39:36,000
to support um the work and uh those

5030
03:39:36,000 --> 03:39:37,920
things that make this county amazing.

5031
03:39:37,920 --> 03:39:40,560
So, um I think that those joint

5032
03:39:40,560 --> 03:39:43,200
committees will be a a good first start.

5033
03:39:43,200 --> 03:39:45,040
Um and I believe it's been capital

5034
03:39:45,040 --> 03:39:48,080
facilities and perhaps technology are uh

5035
03:39:48,080 --> 03:39:50,640
where they're starting on that. Thank

5036
03:39:50,640 --> 03:39:52,479
you. And I could see another space with

5037
03:39:52,479 --> 03:39:54,479
cyber security. One of the things we

5038
03:39:54,479 --> 03:39:56,000
talked about with our federal partners

5039
03:39:56,000 --> 03:40:00,160
is how much we um invest in that and

5040
03:40:00,160 --> 03:40:02,160
it's difficult and it's challenging and

5041
03:40:02,160 --> 03:40:04,080
this is a good space where we can get

5042
03:40:04,080 --> 03:40:06,800
some support from our local

5043
03:40:06,800 --> 03:40:08,880
organization. Uh, one of the things you

5044
03:40:08,880 --> 03:40:10,319
talked about in the student interviews

5045
03:40:10,319 --> 03:40:12,880
and I was very glad to hear that that we

5046
03:40:12,880 --> 03:40:15,120
are not going to divert away from our

5047
03:40:15,120 --> 03:40:18,000
work on DEI. It is core to the mission

5048
03:40:18,000 --> 03:40:20,160
of Fairfax County. And I I cannot

5049
03:40:20,160 --> 03:40:22,399
overstate this because there's been a

5050
03:40:22,399 --> 03:40:25,200
lot of concern in the community. are we

5051
03:40:25,200 --> 03:40:27,840
going to abandon our core mission given

5052
03:40:27,840 --> 03:40:30,479
that so many schools are doing such

5053
03:40:30,479 --> 03:40:33,040
whether it be higher education or um

5054
03:40:33,040 --> 03:40:34,880
institutions or even other school

5055
03:40:34,880 --> 03:40:36,160
divisions in the state in the

5056
03:40:36,160 --> 03:40:38,239
Commonwealth of Virginia. So I was very

5057
03:40:38,239 --> 03:40:40,399
glad to hear that response. But along

5058
03:40:40,399 --> 03:40:43,279
with that, can you just to paint the

5059
03:40:43,279 --> 03:40:46,000
clear comprehensive picture in terms of

5060
03:40:46,000 --> 03:40:49,359
what is at stake if things were to

5061
03:40:49,359 --> 03:40:51,960
proceed in a manner that is not

5062
03:40:51,960 --> 03:40:56,160
um that is not beneficial to us? What I

5063
03:40:56,160 --> 03:40:59,359
mean is what grants could be potentially

5064
03:40:59,359 --> 03:41:01,359
at stake and what is that total number?

5065
03:41:01,359 --> 03:41:03,040
I know we've discussed this here before,

5066
03:41:03,040 --> 03:41:04,319
so I'm not sure if you've sent that to

5067
03:41:04,319 --> 03:41:05,920
us in a bright letter. I don't believe

5068
03:41:05,920 --> 03:41:10,720
I've seen it. Yes, ma'am. So the um the

5069
03:41:10,720 --> 03:41:12,560
question the student journalists asked

5070
03:41:12,560 --> 03:41:15,880
which I think is a question that many

5071
03:41:15,880 --> 03:41:18,640
divisions you know around the country

5072
03:41:18,640 --> 03:41:22,080
and states honestly are addressing is

5073
03:41:22,080 --> 03:41:25,120
the most recent department of education

5074
03:41:25,120 --> 03:41:30,720
uh request around um commitment to not

5075
03:41:30,720 --> 03:41:33,680
engaging in certain uh diversity,

5076
03:41:33,680 --> 03:41:36,960
equity, inclusion practices, but also

5077
03:41:36,960 --> 03:41:39,040
making sure we're committed to following

5078
03:41:39,040 --> 03:41:41,439
uh the Constitution and state and

5079
03:41:41,439 --> 03:41:47,600
federal statute. And our equity work here in Fairfax County

5080
03:41:47,600 --> 03:41:49,840
clearly is in alignment with state and

5081
03:41:49,840 --> 03:41:54,800
federal statutes. And therefore um we I

5082
03:41:54,800 --> 03:41:58,239
believe that um our funds are secure and

5083
03:41:58,239 --> 03:42:02,080
that uh we continue to work um with a

5084
03:42:02,080 --> 03:42:04,160
clear understanding of the importance of

5085
03:42:04,160 --> 03:42:06,960
that work and our resolute commitment to

5086
03:42:06,960 --> 03:42:09,600
that work and we believe it's legal

5087
03:42:09,600 --> 03:42:12,560
work. In fact, it's morally the work we

5088
03:42:12,560 --> 03:42:14,080
have to be doing. It's missiondriven

5089
03:42:14,080 --> 03:42:17,600
work. Having said that, um, our federal

5090
03:42:17,600 --> 03:42:22,000
grant dollars are about 168 million in

5091
03:42:22,000 --> 03:42:25,040
basically three large buckets, if you

5092
03:42:25,040 --> 03:42:28,080
will. Our food and nutrition dollars are

5093
03:42:28,080 --> 03:42:32,479
about 68 million and our title one

5094
03:42:32,479 --> 03:42:35,479
dollars are about 50 million and our

5095
03:42:35,479 --> 03:42:39,279
idea dollars are about 50 million. And

5096
03:42:39,279 --> 03:42:42,080
so those would be the three areas that

5097
03:42:42,080 --> 03:42:45,439
would be at risk um if for some reason

5098
03:42:45,439 --> 03:42:47,840
there was a disruption in our federal

5099
03:42:47,840 --> 03:42:50,960
dollar allocation. Um that was my time,

5100
03:42:50,960 --> 03:42:53,760
but I do have a followup because I don't

5101
03:42:53,760 --> 03:42:55,520
think that was the answer I was looking

5102
03:42:55,520 --> 03:42:57,920
for. Thank you, Dr. Anderson. Miss

5103
03:42:57,920 --> 03:43:00,399
Anderson,

5104
03:43:00,399 --> 03:43:02,479
I just wanted to reiterate something

5105
03:43:02,479 --> 03:43:04,080
that we had talked about earlier this

5106
03:43:04,080 --> 03:43:07,359
week when we had our check-in. Um I do

5107
03:43:07,359 --> 03:43:09,120
wonder whether or not some of the

5108
03:43:09,120 --> 03:43:11,600
numbers that we have related to middle

5109
03:43:11,600 --> 03:43:15,439
school after school um program usage is

5110
03:43:15,439 --> 03:43:18,319
actually maybe misleading because of a

5111
03:43:18,319 --> 03:43:19,760
certain number of factors. So what I

5112
03:43:19,760 --> 03:43:23,199
would love us to do is because um at a

5113
03:43:23,199 --> 03:43:24,720
town hall that I was at with Chairman

5114
03:43:24,720 --> 03:43:26,560
McCay, he leaned over and he said, "We

5115
03:43:26,560 --> 03:43:28,000
got to get these numbers up if we're

5116
03:43:28,000 --> 03:43:30,160
going to keep doing this." And so I'm

5117
03:43:30,160 --> 03:43:32,000
kind of wondering whether or not we are

5118
03:43:32,000 --> 03:43:34,800
not representing the actual use. we we

5119
03:43:34,800 --> 03:43:37,520
come to Luther Jackson and we see the

5120
03:43:37,520 --> 03:43:40,080
robust afterchool and so it's hard to

5121
03:43:40,080 --> 03:43:42,239
think that we don't have good usage

5122
03:43:42,239 --> 03:43:44,960
across the county. So I do I I have lots

5123
03:43:44,960 --> 03:43:46,800
of questions about where our usage is

5124
03:43:46,800 --> 03:43:48,479
happening. I also am wondering whether

5125
03:43:48,479 --> 03:43:50,319
or not our usage has picked up with the

5126
03:43:50,319 --> 03:43:52,000
return to the office order for the

5127
03:43:52,000 --> 03:43:53,680
federal government workers and so

5128
03:43:53,680 --> 03:43:56,080
whether or not we have more usage. So, I

5129
03:43:56,080 --> 03:43:58,160
would love for the opportunity to maybe

5130
03:43:58,160 --> 03:44:00,080
revisit some of those numbers to to

5131
03:44:00,080 --> 03:44:01,359
ensure that we're giving the board of

5132
03:44:01,359 --> 03:44:03,199
supervisors the most accurate numbers

5133
03:44:03,199 --> 03:44:05,439
possible. Yes, ma'am. Uh, I know Dr.

5134
03:44:05,439 --> 03:44:07,439
Emry is working on that and did present

5135
03:44:07,439 --> 03:44:09,359
some numbers at the recent skipped

5136
03:44:09,359 --> 03:44:12,720
meeting. Um, and I will check in and

5137
03:44:12,720 --> 03:44:15,920
make sure we have current numbers. Thank

5138
03:44:15,920 --> 03:44:17,600
you, Miss Anderson. Dr. Anderson for

5139
03:44:17,600 --> 03:44:20,319
your one question.

5140
03:44:20,319 --> 03:44:22,399
Thank you. Uh what I was getting at

5141
03:44:22,399 --> 03:44:24,479
outside of those three funding sources

5142
03:44:24,479 --> 03:44:26,399
that you've alloc that you talked about

5143
03:44:26,399 --> 03:44:29,840
are any other potential federal um

5144
03:44:29,840 --> 03:44:32,880
allocations which might be in jeopardy

5145
03:44:32,880 --> 03:44:35,359
titles. That's the listing that I was

5146
03:44:35,359 --> 03:44:36,960
looking for. For example, one of the

5147
03:44:36,960 --> 03:44:39,040
things we discussed very early on was

5148
03:44:39,040 --> 03:44:43,279
the um I guess the loss of the grant for

5149
03:44:43,279 --> 03:44:46,160
the EV buses. what other like things

5150
03:44:46,160 --> 03:44:48,080
that are out there that may not be part

5151
03:44:48,080 --> 03:44:51,439
of our um recurring expenditures but

5152
03:44:51,439 --> 03:44:54,479
will essentially impact our operations.

5153
03:44:54,479 --> 03:44:57,199
So we we receive a number of different

5154
03:44:57,199 --> 03:45:00,080
grants from uh through federal funds,

5155
03:45:00,080 --> 03:45:02,479
right? Uh the EPA grant was not

5156
03:45:02,479 --> 03:45:04,560
necessarily a Department of Education

5157
03:45:04,560 --> 03:45:06,880
grant, but definitely federal funding.

5158
03:45:06,880 --> 03:45:08,880
And you're correct. uh we did need to

5159
03:45:08,880 --> 03:45:11,120
cancel that order because we didn't have

5160
03:45:11,120 --> 03:45:14,560
a commitment uh to fund it and without

5161
03:45:14,560 --> 03:45:16,640
that we're not going to follow through.

5162
03:45:16,640 --> 03:45:19,319
Uh Miss Burton, can you enumerate maybe

5163
03:45:19,319 --> 03:45:21,840
several of and it doesn't have to be

5164
03:45:21,840 --> 03:45:23,760
today but I would love to see a written

5165
03:45:23,760 --> 03:45:26,960
list of that and could that be possible?

5166
03:45:26,960 --> 03:45:29,199
Can that be provided? We we can provide

5167
03:45:29,199 --> 03:45:30,960
it tomorrow. Not to put you on the spot,

5168
03:45:30,960 --> 03:45:34,080
but I'd like to get a clear picture. Um,

5169
03:45:34,080 --> 03:45:36,239
and just the last thing I I just kind of

5170
03:45:36,239 --> 03:45:38,319
wanted to reiterate what was shared um

5171
03:45:38,319 --> 03:45:41,120
by several members regarding slide 13.

5172
03:45:41,120 --> 03:45:43,120
Um, you know, the needs-based staffing

5173
03:45:43,120 --> 03:45:45,199
is one of the most important things that

5174
03:45:45,199 --> 03:45:48,319
we do at our schools and it it's a

5175
03:45:48,319 --> 03:45:51,680
necessary activity. It it's not a nice

5176
03:45:51,680 --> 03:45:54,319
to have. It's really a need to have as

5177
03:45:54,319 --> 03:45:57,199
it's um articulated. But one last other

5178
03:45:57,199 --> 03:46:00,000
question which is asking you to kind of

5179
03:46:00,000 --> 03:46:02,560
um project a little bit in looking at

5180
03:46:02,560 --> 03:46:04,880
Prince William. Um some of the data

5181
03:46:04,880 --> 03:46:06,880
shows that they have some of the highest

5182
03:46:06,880 --> 03:46:11,439
um teacher um teacher salaries and yet

5183
03:46:11,439 --> 03:46:13,760
some other slides that you've shown us

5184
03:46:13,760 --> 03:46:16,560
also show that they have the lowest um

5185
03:46:16,560 --> 03:46:18,960
per pupil allocation. How is that

5186
03:46:18,960 --> 03:46:21,520
achieved?

5187
03:46:21,520 --> 03:46:26,160
So um I would say a couple things. uh

5188
03:46:26,160 --> 03:46:29,439
their county fully funds their budget um

5189
03:46:29,439 --> 03:46:31,120
just as Lowden County, I believe,

5190
03:46:31,120 --> 03:46:34,319
recently fully funded their budget. Um

5191
03:46:34,319 --> 03:46:37,199
and class sizes are different is my

5192
03:46:37,199 --> 03:46:38,479
understanding is one of the key

5193
03:46:38,479 --> 03:46:40,800
differences in Prince William County.

5194
03:46:40,800 --> 03:46:45,550
Thank you. Thank you, Dr.

5195
03:46:45,560 --> 03:46:48,479
Anderson. Miss Marin, just under the

5196
03:46:48,479 --> 03:46:51,600
gun. Dr. Can you share, you know, we ask

5197
03:46:51,600 --> 03:46:52,960
you to share best practices and

5198
03:46:52,960 --> 03:46:55,359
examples? Can you share what a another

5199
03:46:55,359 --> 03:46:57,840
example is of how a school division

5200
03:46:57,840 --> 03:47:00,080
works with their local funer to budget

5201
03:47:00,080 --> 03:47:02,000
like in your previous school division?

5202
03:47:02,000 --> 03:47:04,880
Was it this kind of bifurcated system or

5203
03:47:04,880 --> 03:47:07,120
are you aware of other school divisions

5204
03:47:07,120 --> 03:47:08,880
that do something differently in

5205
03:47:08,880 --> 03:47:12,080
Virginia that we could try to really

5206
03:47:12,080 --> 03:47:13,840
collaborate authentically with the board

5207
03:47:13,840 --> 03:47:16,560
of supervisors? That's a great question,

5208
03:47:16,560 --> 03:47:20,000
Miss Marin. I my experience coming from

5209
03:47:20,000 --> 03:47:22,800
a state um where I've previously been

5210
03:47:22,800 --> 03:47:25,920
superintendent uh we had uh our school

5211
03:47:25,920 --> 03:47:28,960
division had our we had taxing authority

5212
03:47:28,960 --> 03:47:31,040
um subject to voter approval but we

5213
03:47:31,040 --> 03:47:33,520
didn't have a local entity such as a

5214
03:47:33,520 --> 03:47:36,160
board of supervisor group uh we dealt

5215
03:47:36,160 --> 03:47:37,920
with the state and the federal

5216
03:47:37,920 --> 03:47:40,000
government just as we do here but there

5217
03:47:40,000 --> 03:47:42,800
wasn't a local funer because we um

5218
03:47:42,800 --> 03:47:45,040
retained that taxing authority in terms

5219
03:47:45,040 --> 03:47:48,160
of Virginia and best practices is um

5220
03:47:48,160 --> 03:47:50,399
Miss Burton, can you think of other

5221
03:47:50,399 --> 03:47:53,120
divisions that in Virginia or other

5222
03:47:53,120 --> 03:47:56,520
practices that come to

5223
03:47:56,520 --> 03:47:59,359
mind? Well, a couple of divisions are

5224
03:47:59,359 --> 03:48:01,000
still operating revenue sharing

5225
03:48:01,000 --> 03:48:03,760
agreements. Um but those kind of gone

5226
03:48:03,760 --> 03:48:06,399
out of fashion. They were popular 10, 15

5227
03:48:06,399 --> 03:48:10,920
years ago. um where they have get a set

5228
03:48:10,920 --> 03:48:14,800
amount of funding from the local I mean

5229
03:48:14,800 --> 03:48:16,479
from the local governing body every

5230
03:48:16,479 --> 03:48:18,239
year. But, you know, that really just

5231
03:48:18,239 --> 03:48:20,160
shifts the conversation to the

5232
03:48:20,160 --> 03:48:23,359
projections instead of the budget

5233
03:48:23,359 --> 03:48:26,560
because if you're if they you know,

5234
03:48:26,560 --> 03:48:28,000
county governments typically are going

5235
03:48:28,000 --> 03:48:29,680
to be ultra-conservative on their

5236
03:48:29,680 --> 03:48:31,920
revenue projections, which is not really

5237
03:48:31,920 --> 03:48:35,040
good for people who are trying to plan.

5238
03:48:35,040 --> 03:48:36,880
But if I was on the county side, I would

5239
03:48:36,880 --> 03:48:40,080
be ultra-conservative, too. So if they

5240
03:48:40,080 --> 03:48:42,880
regularly are ultra-conservative then

5241
03:48:42,880 --> 03:48:45,600
even if it is a certain percentage then

5242
03:48:45,600 --> 03:48:46,800
you know you're going end up with a lot

5243
03:48:46,800 --> 03:48:48,239
of money on the back end which is not

5244
03:48:48,239 --> 03:48:50,399
really efficient way to run your budget.

5245
03:48:50,399 --> 03:48:52,880
So they have you know others you know

5246
03:48:52,880 --> 03:48:54,560
critics say that revenue sharing

5247
03:48:54,560 --> 03:48:56,399
agreements silence the voice of the

5248
03:48:56,399 --> 03:48:59,840
people because if the amount of funding

5249
03:48:59,840 --> 03:49:02,080
that you're going to get is always known

5250
03:49:02,080 --> 03:49:04,319
then you know why why would anyone

5251
03:49:04,319 --> 03:49:06,319
bother to comment about it. And then the

5252
03:49:06,319 --> 03:49:09,040
third item is is that it would be it's

5253
03:49:09,040 --> 03:49:11,920
very difficult for a superintendent to

5254
03:49:11,920 --> 03:49:15,239
meet their code required

5255
03:49:15,239 --> 03:49:19,439
um thing to provide a needs-based budget

5256
03:49:19,439 --> 03:49:21,520
based on what's needed in the school

5257
03:49:21,520 --> 03:49:23,680
system in the upcoming year if they are

5258
03:49:23,680 --> 03:49:25,760
falsely pushing that number down based

5259
03:49:25,760 --> 03:49:28,160
on a revenue sharing agreement. So it's

5260
03:49:28,160 --> 03:49:30,160
probably not legally enforceable, but

5261
03:49:30,160 --> 03:49:32,239
revenue sharing agreements are probably

5262
03:49:32,239 --> 03:49:34,960
politically enforceable.

5263
03:49:34,960 --> 03:49:36,239
Thank you. That's really interesting. I

5264
03:49:36,239 --> 03:49:37,760
think too as the board prepares for its

5265
03:49:37,760 --> 03:49:41,120
May 6th session about capital planning,

5266
03:49:41,120 --> 03:49:42,479
you know, these are these huge

5267
03:49:42,479 --> 03:49:44,000
investments that we need to know more

5268
03:49:44,000 --> 03:49:45,840
about. And like I'm really glad that our

5269
03:49:45,840 --> 03:49:48,479
board is looking to um learn more about

5270
03:49:48,479 --> 03:49:50,640
other ways to fund construction in a

5271
03:49:50,640 --> 03:49:52,239
more effective, efficient way,

5272
03:49:52,239 --> 03:49:54,000
especially as the cost of things keep

5273
03:49:54,000 --> 03:49:56,560
escalating. So again, these community

5274
03:49:56,560 --> 03:49:59,680
resources, I just am so hungry for us to

5275
03:49:59,680 --> 03:50:02,640
work in partnership for one Fairfax. So,

5276
03:50:02,640 --> 03:50:04,239
um, perhaps in the remaining weeks we

5277
03:50:04,239 --> 03:50:06,960
can make that happen. Yes, ma'am. Thank

5278
03:50:06,960 --> 03:50:09,520
you, Miss Mayor and Mr. Moon.

5279
03:50:09,520 --> 03:50:10,760
Uh, Miss

5280
03:50:10,760 --> 03:50:14,920
Burton, those school districts where

5281
03:50:14,920 --> 03:50:19,080
a they there isn't revenue

5282
03:50:19,080 --> 03:50:21,840
sharing arrangement between governing

5283
03:50:21,840 --> 03:50:24,680
body, local governing body and school

5284
03:50:24,680 --> 03:50:27,640
board. Those local governing bodies

5285
03:50:27,640 --> 03:50:30,960
still take very conservative approach

5286
03:50:30,960 --> 03:50:33,680
for the revenue projections. I think our

5287
03:50:33,680 --> 03:50:36,000
own governing body seems to be taking

5288
03:50:36,000 --> 03:50:38,399
that approach even without the revenue

5289
03:50:38,399 --> 03:50:44,710
sharing arrangement. Isn't that correct?

5290
03:50:44,720 --> 03:50:46,560
I don't know. I'd have to look at their

5291
03:50:46,560 --> 03:50:49,279
year end and see how their revenue

5292
03:50:49,279 --> 03:50:51,600
projections compare to what they

5293
03:50:51,600 --> 03:50:53,600
actually receive. Okay. Okay. I mean,

5294
03:50:53,600 --> 03:50:55,760
listening to your response to uh the

5295
03:50:55,760 --> 03:50:58,319
revenue sharing arrangement question,

5296
03:50:58,319 --> 03:51:00,800
that reminded me of one particular

5297
03:51:00,800 --> 03:51:02,720
school district which has revenue

5298
03:51:02,720 --> 03:51:06,399
sharing arrangement, but they share they

5299
03:51:06,399 --> 03:51:10,469
share additional revenue.

5300
03:51:10,479 --> 03:51:12,319
Yes, that is usually a component of a

5301
03:51:12,319 --> 03:51:14,479
revenue sharing agreement and that is on

5302
03:51:14,479 --> 03:51:16,800
the back end that there's a true up to

5303
03:51:16,800 --> 03:51:19,120
the actual revenue instead of what is

5304
03:51:19,120 --> 03:51:21,920
projected. But again, that's not great

5305
03:51:21,920 --> 03:51:24,399
for planning because you get it on the

5306
03:51:24,399 --> 03:51:27,279
back end. So you can't you can't really

5307
03:51:27,279 --> 03:51:29,199
use it. It's like one I think they seem

5308
03:51:29,199 --> 03:51:31,199
to be using that additional revenue at

5309
03:51:31,199 --> 03:51:34,640
the end back end for one-time purposes,

5310
03:51:34,640 --> 03:51:36,399
right? You know, maintenance or

5311
03:51:36,399 --> 03:51:39,520
purchase, you know, etc. With that said,

5312
03:51:39,520 --> 03:51:43,080
uh I I am still hopeful that that

5313
03:51:43,080 --> 03:51:45,600
county, our local governing body, county

5314
03:51:45,600 --> 03:51:49,680
board supervisors will uh see truly see

5315
03:51:49,680 --> 03:51:52,960
our needs and then fund beyond what the

5316
03:51:52,960 --> 03:51:55,319
county executive has

5317
03:51:55,319 --> 03:51:58,080
proposed. That said, that said, if we

5318
03:51:58,080 --> 03:52:00,640
have to make any adjustments to our

5319
03:52:00,640 --> 03:52:03,120
budget, I was looking at these numbers

5320
03:52:03,120 --> 03:52:07,800
chart set in our budget book.

5321
03:52:07,800 --> 03:52:10,160
uh with the assumption that we're not

5322
03:52:10,160 --> 03:52:12,319
going to touch

5323
03:52:12,319 --> 03:52:14,399
uh what he agreed to provide to our

5324
03:52:14,399 --> 03:52:17,439
employees through CBA then we have to go

5325
03:52:17,439 --> 03:52:20,399
to uh what's considered what's I think

5326
03:52:20,399 --> 03:52:23,399
undered as

5327
03:52:23,399 --> 03:52:25,600
logistics budget set aside for the

5328
03:52:25,600 --> 03:52:28,399
logistics which is about $400 million

5329
03:52:28,399 --> 03:52:29,760
and then I was looking at different

5330
03:52:29,760 --> 03:52:34,239
categories of those for where those 400

5331
03:52:34,239 --> 03:52:37,439
$400 million is coming from uh I think

5332
03:52:37,439 --> 03:52:40,800
those area that is the only area that's

5333
03:52:40,800 --> 03:52:44,359
come you know we can we can have any a

5334
03:52:44,359 --> 03:52:46,800
adjustments that can come from but

5335
03:52:46,800 --> 03:52:48,960
looking at each one of them it will be

5336
03:52:48,960 --> 03:52:51,120
very difficult are you going to cut

5337
03:52:51,120 --> 03:52:54,319
textbooks are going to cut supplies to

5338
03:52:54,319 --> 03:52:57,920
schools uh we cannot cut insurance going

5339
03:52:57,920 --> 03:53:01,600
to cut I am middle school a after

5340
03:53:01,600 --> 03:53:04,279
uh you know act activity

5341
03:53:04,279 --> 03:53:06,880
buses Uh are are we not going to

5342
03:53:06,880 --> 03:53:11,040
purchase buses? I mean, but we may end

5343
03:53:11,040 --> 03:53:13,640
up looking at the logistics

5344
03:53:13,640 --> 03:53:17,120
area just for a my colleagueu's benefit

5345
03:53:17,120 --> 03:53:19,760
and consideration. Thank you, Mr. Moon.

5346
03:53:19,760 --> 03:53:21,760
All right, moving on. Agenda item nine,

5347
03:53:21,760 --> 03:53:24,000
consent agenda. Our adopted rules of

5348
03:53:24,000 --> 03:53:25,760
parliamentary procedure. Robert's rules

5349
03:53:25,760 --> 03:53:27,439
provide for a consent agenda listing

5350
03:53:27,439 --> 03:53:30,080
several items for approval of the board

5351
03:53:30,080 --> 03:53:32,399
by a single motion. Many items listed

5352
03:53:32,399 --> 03:53:34,239
have gone through board review and

5353
03:53:34,239 --> 03:53:35,760
documentation has been provided to all

5354
03:53:35,760 --> 03:53:37,920
board members and the public in advance.

5355
03:53:37,920 --> 03:53:39,600
Items may be removed from the consent

5356
03:53:39,600 --> 03:53:41,040
agenda at the request of any board

5357
03:53:41,040 --> 03:53:43,199
member prior to the meeting. The consent

5358
03:53:43,199 --> 03:53:45,199
agenda is displayed on the screen. Is

5359
03:53:45,199 --> 03:53:46,479
there any objection to approving the

5360
03:53:46,479 --> 03:53:47,399
consent

5361
03:53:47,399 --> 03:53:49,600
agenda? Seeing and hearing no objection,

5362
03:53:49,600 --> 03:53:52,000
the consent agenda is approved. Agenda

5363
03:53:52,000 --> 03:53:53,720
item 10, new

5364
03:53:53,720 --> 03:53:56,080
business. The following are new business

5365
03:53:56,080 --> 03:53:57,760
agenda items. There will not be a vote

5366
03:53:57,760 --> 03:53:59,840
on these items this evening, but action

5367
03:53:59,840 --> 03:54:03,000
is scheduled for a future

5368
03:54:03,000 --> 03:54:06,000
meeting. Agenda item 11, board committee

5369
03:54:06,000 --> 03:54:07,600
reports. I call on Dr. Anderson for a

5370
03:54:07,600 --> 03:54:09,760
skipped report.

5371
03:54:09,760 --> 03:54:12,000
Yes, giving the hour, I'll be a little

5372
03:54:12,000 --> 03:54:14,880
bit more brief, but I do want to inform

5373
03:54:14,880 --> 03:54:16,960
the board of the last skipped meeting

5374
03:54:16,960 --> 03:54:20,160
that we had on April 2nd. Um, both Dr.

5375
03:54:20,160 --> 03:54:22,560
Pon, I'm sorry, Dr. Pon, Dr. King, and

5376
03:54:22,560 --> 03:54:24,319
Dr. Prescidio.

5377
03:54:24,319 --> 03:54:26,319
And there pro there's probably one more

5378
03:54:26,319 --> 03:54:28,239
person who were in attendant who had

5379
03:54:28,239 --> 03:54:30,640
been in attendance. One of the crucial

5380
03:54:30,640 --> 03:54:38,319
pieces that I wanted to share was the um strategic early childhood um plan

5381
03:54:38,319 --> 03:54:40,399
that the county has come together that

5382
03:54:40,399 --> 03:54:43,600
really has four components. Um component

5383
03:54:43,600 --> 03:54:45,439
one is to improve child health and

5384
03:54:45,439 --> 03:54:47,760
well-being. Two, increase access to

5385
03:54:47,760 --> 03:54:50,560
early learning. Three, elevate the early

5386
03:54:50,560 --> 03:54:52,960
childhood workforce. and four, transform

5387
03:54:52,960 --> 03:54:55,760
the early childhood system. And what

5388
03:54:55,760 --> 03:54:58,479
really came to mind to me um during this

5389
03:54:58,479 --> 03:55:00,160
meeting is that we are really working

5390
03:55:00,160 --> 03:55:02,160
with two different definitions because

5391
03:55:02,160 --> 03:55:04,720
we've had some interesting discussions

5392
03:55:04,720 --> 03:55:06,479
where the minds weren't really meeting

5393
03:55:06,479 --> 03:55:09,279
from schools and county and I think Dr.

5394
03:55:09,279 --> 03:55:11,840
Prescidio did an outstanding job in

5395
03:55:11,840 --> 03:55:14,960
really elevating what is our what our

5396
03:55:14,960 --> 03:55:17,920
definition is of preschool versus their

5397
03:55:17,920 --> 03:55:20,479
definition of early learning. It's the

5398
03:55:20,479 --> 03:55:22,720
piece that is much more academic and

5399
03:55:22,720 --> 03:55:25,760
much more rigorous that is missing. So,

5400
03:55:25,760 --> 03:55:27,199
one of the things the committee needed

5401
03:55:27,199 --> 03:55:30,160
to do was to approve this document and

5402
03:55:30,160 --> 03:55:33,439
we had quite a robust discussion and and

5403
03:55:33,439 --> 03:55:36,160
were adamant that we needed to have a

5404
03:55:36,160 --> 03:55:38,560
piece in this plan that spoke to the

5405
03:55:38,560 --> 03:55:40,880
preschool education component. Other

5406
03:55:40,880 --> 03:55:42,560
than that, it doesn't advance our work

5407
03:55:42,560 --> 03:55:46,239
in any way. And so, I I think Dr. again,

5408
03:55:46,239 --> 03:55:48,800
you get the kudos on this. Not only were

5409
03:55:48,800 --> 03:55:52,319
we able to initially infuse it, that was

5410
03:55:52,319 --> 03:55:55,359
the ask under goal two, um but doing

5411
03:55:55,359 --> 03:55:56,880
better than that, it's going to now be

5412
03:55:56,880 --> 03:55:59,680
its own standalone goal. Without that

5413
03:55:59,680 --> 03:56:02,080
being a target, we are not going to move

5414
03:56:02,080 --> 03:56:04,520
the needle and having the skipped um

5415
03:56:04,520 --> 03:56:08,000
committee help us to increase seats in

5416
03:56:08,000 --> 03:56:10,560
early childhood and um yeah, in

5417
03:56:10,560 --> 03:56:13,120
preschool. it's going to be more of what

5418
03:56:13,120 --> 03:56:15,600
is offered, which is really not

5419
03:56:15,600 --> 03:56:19,279
consistent with what FCPS requires. So,

5420
03:56:19,279 --> 03:56:22,319
once we have the final um plan, I do um

5421
03:56:22,319 --> 03:56:24,560
intend on sharing it with you. I didn't

5422
03:56:24,560 --> 03:56:27,840
share this one because of um it it's

5423
03:56:27,840 --> 03:56:29,920
still going to be revised, but I really

5424
03:56:29,920 --> 03:56:32,640
wanted to make sure we were clear on

5425
03:56:32,640 --> 03:56:34,479
their understanding of what the early

5426
03:56:34,479 --> 03:56:36,920
childhood experiences were and how it

5427
03:56:36,920 --> 03:56:40,560
doesn't it has not yet aligned with what

5428
03:56:40,560 --> 03:56:46,389
our vision is for preschool education.

5429
03:56:46,399 --> 03:56:49,680
Thank you, Dr. Anderson. Agenda item 12,

5430
03:56:49,680 --> 03:56:51,279
superintendent matters. I call on Dr.

5431
03:56:51,279 --> 03:56:54,399
Reid. Thank you, Chairman Fr. Uh just

5432
03:56:54,399 --> 03:56:56,319
again a congratulations to our national

5433
03:56:56,319 --> 03:56:59,040
board certified teachers and also it is

5434
03:56:59,040 --> 03:57:01,680
National Assistant Principles Week. Uh

5435
03:57:01,680 --> 03:57:03,359
so right before spring break, I know

5436
03:57:03,359 --> 03:57:06,640
they're busy. Um just want to say big

5437
03:57:06,640 --> 03:57:09,439
shout out to the transportation team.

5438
03:57:09,439 --> 03:57:12,080
The rodeo was incredible. They can back

5439
03:57:12,080 --> 03:57:14,160
buses up in tighter spaces than I can

5440
03:57:14,160 --> 03:57:16,800
back my car up into. So I was very

5441
03:57:16,800 --> 03:57:19,680
impressed. Um then also want to share

5442
03:57:19,680 --> 03:57:22,080
that I enjoyed attending the La Liga

5443
03:57:22,080 --> 03:57:24,640
soccer game at West Ptoic High School

5444
03:57:24,640 --> 03:57:26,640
studentr run game and there was some

5445
03:57:26,640 --> 03:57:29,279
fabulous soccer going on. Um

5446
03:57:29,279 --> 03:57:31,199
superintendent student advisory council

5447
03:57:31,199 --> 03:57:33,359
and I shared their reports in my last

5448
03:57:33,359 --> 03:57:35,720
weekly reflection. It was a lot of

5449
03:57:35,720 --> 03:57:38,720
excitement. Um want to share that the

5450
03:57:38,720 --> 03:57:40,560
Edison High School production of Greece

5451
03:57:40,560 --> 03:57:44,000
was amazing. Um, I could I was just

5452
03:57:44,000 --> 03:57:47,439
incredibly uh impressed as well as their

5453
03:57:47,439 --> 03:57:50,160
academy autoc collision class which uh

5454
03:57:50,160 --> 03:57:52,000
finished the car they used in Greece

5455
03:57:52,000 --> 03:57:54,800
which was a really nice partnership.

5456
03:57:54,800 --> 03:57:56,560
Also saw a play I'd never heard of

5457
03:57:56,560 --> 03:57:59,040
before so I might be living under a

5458
03:57:59,040 --> 03:58:01,840
rock. Um, but Justice High School did

5459
03:58:01,840 --> 03:58:04,479
Almost Maine and I hadn't heard of the

5460
03:58:04,479 --> 03:58:06,239
play so I Googled it and found out it

5461
03:58:06,239 --> 03:58:08,239
was the most performed high school play

5462
03:58:08,239 --> 03:58:10,560
in the last decade. uh which I didn't

5463
03:58:10,560 --> 03:58:12,640
know, but it was uh it was really a

5464
03:58:12,640 --> 03:58:14,960
wonderful show. Also joined several of

5465
03:58:14,960 --> 03:58:18,479
you at the 50th annual um all county

5466
03:58:18,479 --> 03:58:21,279
sixth grade chorus, a dance move at

5467
03:58:21,279 --> 03:58:24,000
Bailey's Upper, the pyramid art show at

5468
03:58:24,000 --> 03:58:26,680
Westfield, a steam night at Hunt Valley

5469
03:58:26,680 --> 03:58:29,199
Elementary. Amazing things happening.

5470
03:58:29,199 --> 03:58:31,199
And what I loved especially were our

5471
03:58:31,199 --> 03:58:32,880
West Springfield High School students

5472
03:58:32,880 --> 03:58:35,840
that came uh and our TJ students to help

5473
03:58:35,840 --> 03:58:40,399
our um students at Hunt Valley. Uh so

5474
03:58:40,399 --> 03:58:42,880
just really lots of uh track and field

5475
03:58:42,880 --> 03:58:45,439
at Woodson High School. We have our

5476
03:58:45,439 --> 03:58:47,840
young women pole vaultting over seven or

5477
03:58:47,840 --> 03:58:50,960
over 10 feet uh which is unbelievable.

5478
03:58:50,960 --> 03:58:53,199
Um I was kind of thinking maybe I should

5479
03:58:53,199 --> 03:58:56,800
try it but uh I restrained myself. Um

5480
03:58:56,800 --> 03:58:58,800
and then the uh lacrosse tournament at

5481
03:58:58,800 --> 03:59:01,760
Fairfax High School and Robinson. So

5482
03:59:01,760 --> 03:59:03,760
just lots of exciting things, all of

5483
03:59:03,760 --> 03:59:06,239
which are funded by our county in

5484
03:59:06,239 --> 03:59:08,399
addition to the minimums from the state

5485
03:59:08,399 --> 03:59:11,319
and just really trust that um our

5486
03:59:11,319 --> 03:59:13,359
community, you know, understands the

5487
03:59:13,359 --> 03:59:14,880
importance of those activities. So thank

5488
03:59:14,880 --> 03:59:16,720
you, Chairman Fresh. Thank you, Dr.

5489
03:59:16,720 --> 03:59:19,439
Reed. Agenda item 13, board matters. I

5490
03:59:19,439 --> 03:59:21,199
will call on each board member to share

5491
03:59:21,199 --> 03:59:25,040
their comments. Mr. Dunn.

5492
03:59:25,040 --> 03:59:28,239
Uh, thank you. Uh, so having a little

5493
03:59:28,239 --> 03:59:29,920
trouble with my video. Oh, there we go.

5494
03:59:29,920 --> 03:59:32,080
So, I'd like to uh congratulate uh the

5495
03:59:32,080 --> 03:59:34,080
nationally board certified honores from

5496
03:59:34,080 --> 03:59:35,920
Mount Frenan District. Uh, Heather Young

5497
03:59:35,920 --> 03:59:38,160
from Holland Meadows, uh, Julian Braden

5498
03:59:38,160 --> 03:59:40,239
from Laurel Hill, and Rachel Morris from

5499
03:59:40,239 --> 03:59:42,800
Laurel Hill. Um, I'd like to say

5500
03:59:42,800 --> 03:59:44,640
congratulations to South County High

5501
03:59:44,640 --> 03:59:47,120
School student Julia Sites for being

5502
03:59:47,120 --> 03:59:49,279
selected as a grand prize nominee in

5503
03:59:49,279 --> 03:59:51,359
physics and astronomy at this year's

5504
03:59:51,359 --> 03:59:53,199
Fairfax County Science Fair for her

5505
03:59:53,199 --> 03:59:55,760
project, the impact of municipal dimming

5506
03:59:55,760 --> 03:59:58,239
on skylow. I'd also like to say

5507
03:59:58,239 --> 04:00:00,239
congratulations to Whitman Middle

5508
04:00:00,239 --> 04:00:02,080
School's special education department

5509
04:00:02,080 --> 04:00:04,720
chair, Angela Perez, who was selected to

5510
04:00:04,720 --> 04:00:06,319
receive a first class award for

5511
04:00:06,319 --> 04:00:08,560
demonstrating excellence in educating

5512
04:00:08,560 --> 04:00:10,960
students with disabilities. Uh in late

5513
04:00:10,960 --> 04:00:13,840
March, I had the uh pleasure to conduct

5514
04:00:13,840 --> 04:00:15,840
presentations for the Stratford Landing

5515
04:00:15,840 --> 04:00:18,560
PTA, the Washington Mill PTA, and the

5516
04:00:18,560 --> 04:00:20,479
Cross Point Homeowners Association.

5517
04:00:20,479 --> 04:00:22,000
Thank you to these organizations for

5518
04:00:22,000 --> 04:00:24,000
inviting me. These events provided

5519
04:00:24,000 --> 04:00:25,520
valuable opportunities to share

5520
04:00:25,520 --> 04:00:27,439
information and address the questions

5521
04:00:27,439 --> 04:00:29,680
and concerns of families in my district.

5522
04:00:29,680 --> 04:00:31,680
And if you haven't heard, very exciting

5523
04:00:31,680 --> 04:00:34,239
news. A Montasauri program, the first

5524
04:00:34,239 --> 04:00:36,479
public Montasauri program in Fairfax

5525
04:00:36,479 --> 04:00:38,560
County is coming to the West PTOIC

5526
04:00:38,560 --> 04:00:41,279
Pyramid at Bucknell Elementary. It will

5527
04:00:41,279 --> 04:00:44,399
begin uh next year, the 2025 26 school

5528
04:00:44,399 --> 04:00:46,560
year. It will start with multi-age

5529
04:00:46,560 --> 04:00:48,479
classrooms at the prek and kindergarten

5530
04:00:48,479 --> 04:00:51,439
levels. Families of current three, four,

5531
04:00:51,439 --> 04:00:53,279
and 5year-olds are invited to apply

5532
04:00:53,279 --> 04:00:55,520
through a lottery process. The program

5533
04:00:55,520 --> 04:00:57,600
is free and transportation will be

5534
04:00:57,600 --> 04:00:59,680
provided. The application is available

5535
04:00:59,680 --> 04:01:05,710
online now through May 1st, 2025 at

5536
04:01:05,720 --> 04:01:07,439
fcps.edu/monttosauri. Please check it

5537
04:01:07,439 --> 04:01:10,239
out and uh please make sure to uh enroll

5538
04:01:10,239 --> 04:01:11,680
your child to participate if you're

5539
04:01:11,680 --> 04:01:13,520
interested. I hope everyone has a safe

5540
04:01:13,520 --> 04:01:15,760
and restful spring break, especially all

5541
04:01:15,760 --> 04:01:18,960
of our students and staff. Thank you.

5542
04:01:18,960 --> 04:01:24,070
Mr. Dunn. Dr. Anderson,

5543
04:01:24,080 --> 04:01:26,160
um I do want to say happy assistant

5544
04:01:26,160 --> 04:01:29,199
principal week. Is it week or month, Dr.

5545
04:01:29,199 --> 04:01:32,239
Reed? Is it a week or a month? It is

5546
04:01:32,239 --> 04:01:34,239
only a week. Oh, it needs to be a month.

5547
04:01:34,239 --> 04:01:36,399
That is one of the most challenging jobs

5548
04:01:36,399 --> 04:01:38,479
in a school because you're doing

5549
04:01:38,479 --> 04:01:40,720
discipline all day and you don't really

5550
04:01:40,720 --> 04:01:43,960
get the joys often of the academic work.

5551
04:01:43,960 --> 04:01:46,399
So, better you all than me, but

5552
04:01:46,399 --> 04:01:48,880
congratulations on that. Um, just one

5553
04:01:48,880 --> 04:01:51,920
thing I wanted to share. Last week, I

5554
04:01:51,920 --> 04:01:53,520
had the opportunity to go to Falls

5555
04:01:53,520 --> 04:01:55,760
Church High School to attend the Amy

5556
04:01:55,760 --> 04:01:58,800
Baker Memorial bench dedication, which

5557
04:01:58,800 --> 04:02:03,120
brought back so many so many Jaguars who

5558
04:02:03,120 --> 04:02:06,000
graduated. They were class of 1989.

5559
04:02:06,000 --> 04:02:08,399
While they came for a somber moment, it

5560
04:02:08,399 --> 04:02:10,080
was wonderful just to watch them walk

5561
04:02:10,080 --> 04:02:13,199
around the school and to see the new

5562
04:02:13,199 --> 04:02:16,800
school that they, you know, that they um

5563
04:02:16,800 --> 04:02:19,359
that they attended how many years ago?

5564
04:02:19,359 --> 04:02:22,160
Um, again, it was just fantastic. So, I

5565
04:02:22,160 --> 04:02:24,560
appreciate um the individuals from the

5566
04:02:24,560 --> 04:02:26,239
community, one of their classmates who

5567
04:02:26,239 --> 04:02:28,399
got that together as well as Dr. Noak's

5568
04:02:28,399 --> 04:02:30,319
support to ensure that he could be

5569
04:02:30,319 --> 04:02:32,479
supportive of this community because

5570
04:02:32,479 --> 04:02:34,720
they made a beautiful moment out of a

5571
04:02:34,720 --> 04:02:39,030
very sad event.

5572
04:02:39,040 --> 04:02:41,640
Thank you, Dr. Anderson, Miss

5573
04:02:41,640 --> 04:02:46,150
Marin, Miss Dixit.

5574
04:02:46,160 --> 04:02:48,800
I'm just going to say have a great

5575
04:02:48,800 --> 04:02:51,359
spring break. Good night everyone. Thank

5576
04:02:51,359 --> 04:02:55,189
you.

5577
04:02:55,199 --> 04:02:57,760
Miss Dixit. Miss Marin. Yes.

5578
04:02:57,760 --> 04:02:59,680
I also just want to wish everyone a um

5579
04:02:59,680 --> 04:03:01,439
happy Easter, happy Passover, happy

5580
04:03:01,439 --> 04:03:03,359
spring break.

5581
04:03:03,359 --> 04:03:05,439
Thank you, Miss Marin. Miss St. John

5582
04:03:05,439 --> 04:03:07,680
Cunning. Okay, I'm going to try to go

5583
04:03:07,680 --> 04:03:09,359
fast to cover some of the things I

5584
04:03:09,359 --> 04:03:11,199
didn't cover at our last meeting because

5585
04:03:11,199 --> 04:03:13,520
I couldn't talk. Uh, I was happy to

5586
04:03:13,520 --> 04:03:14,880
attend the cares of the quarter

5587
04:03:14,880 --> 04:03:16,560
presentation to Twain Middle School's

5588
04:03:16,560 --> 04:03:18,720
Miss Vivian Beck and she received this

5589
04:03:18,720 --> 04:03:20,319
quarter's cares award for showing

5590
04:03:20,319 --> 04:03:22,000
special care for those who have not yet

5591
04:03:22,000 --> 04:03:24,880
experienced success. Region three awards

5592
04:03:24,880 --> 04:03:27,040
for outstanding operational employee

5593
04:03:27,040 --> 04:03:29,120
Janelle Lewis at Bucknell Elementary

5594
04:03:29,120 --> 04:03:31,600
School. Outstanding leader Mary Beth

5595
04:03:31,600 --> 04:03:34,560
Starky at Edison High School. Region Six

5596
04:03:34,560 --> 04:03:36,720
Awards. Outstanding new secondary

5597
04:03:36,720 --> 04:03:39,199
teacher Sheridan Lusk, who happens to be

5598
04:03:39,199 --> 04:03:40,880
a Hayfield graduate and the daughter of

5599
04:03:40,880 --> 04:03:43,520
Franconia Supervisor Rodney Lusk.

5600
04:03:43,520 --> 04:03:45,279
Outstanding new elementary teacher

5601
04:03:45,279 --> 04:03:47,439
McKenzie Fagan at Springfield Estates

5602
04:03:47,439 --> 04:03:50,239
Elementary School. Also, Edison's chef

5603
04:03:50,239 --> 04:03:52,479
Walden and culinary students invited me

5604
04:03:52,479 --> 04:03:54,640
and community members to judge a chopped

5605
04:03:54,640 --> 04:03:56,479
competition. And though I was unable to

5606
04:03:56,479 --> 04:03:58,000
attend due to the flu, it was a

5607
04:03:58,000 --> 04:03:59,920
wonderful experience for my staff aid

5608
04:03:59,920 --> 04:04:02,720
Mara Kaiser Bger who filled in for me.

5609
04:04:02,720 --> 04:04:04,560
This past Saturday, I started my day at

5610
04:04:04,560 --> 04:04:06,319
the Hayfield Craft Fair and ran into

5611
04:04:06,319 --> 04:04:08,000
Sheila Holmes, instructional assistant

5612
04:04:08,000 --> 04:04:10,160
from Mount Vernon Woods, Sally Bole

5613
04:04:10,160 --> 04:04:11,840
Shelberg, retired Rose Hill preschool

5614
04:04:11,840 --> 04:04:13,520
teacher, and Christini Bar, former

5615
04:04:13,520 --> 04:04:15,359
Bucknell teacher, all displaying their

5616
04:04:15,359 --> 04:04:17,920
crafts. I ended the day at the Edison

5617
04:04:17,920 --> 04:04:19,760
Theater Company production of Greece,

5618
04:04:19,760 --> 04:04:22,319
which was wonderful. This past Tuesday,

5619
04:04:22,319 --> 04:04:24,000
I was honored to attend the schoolboard

5620
04:04:24,000 --> 04:04:26,800
leadership program mach forum where my

5621
04:04:26,800 --> 04:04:28,640
student representative Natalyia Langden

5622
04:04:28,640 --> 04:04:30,479
from Hayfield Secondary presented her

5623
04:04:30,479 --> 04:04:32,800
topic expanding crew to all high schools

5624
04:04:32,800 --> 04:04:35,279
throughout FCPS. I'd like to

5625
04:04:35,279 --> 04:04:38,399
congratulate John Micah, a math teacher

5626
04:04:38,399 --> 04:04:40,239
at Hayfield Secondary School who has

5627
04:04:40,239 --> 04:04:42,160
been named a Virginia finalist for the

5628
04:04:42,160 --> 04:04:44,479
2025 Presidential Award for Excellence

5629
04:04:44,479 --> 04:04:47,359
in Mathematics and Science Teaching. And

5630
04:04:47,359 --> 04:04:51,040
congratulations to Dena Ul in integrated

5631
04:04:51,040 --> 04:04:52,880
engineer teacher in Edison's global STEM

5632
04:04:52,880 --> 04:04:54,560
challenges program for being recognized

5633
04:04:54,560 --> 04:04:57,359
by the Air Force for STEM excellence. I

5634
04:04:57,359 --> 04:04:59,279
do hope you all enjoy your spring break.

5635
04:04:59,279 --> 04:05:01,359
Happy Passover. Happy Easter. While

5636
04:05:01,359 --> 04:05:03,040
you're out, please go online and look at

5637
04:05:03,040 --> 04:05:04,800
all the spring musicals you can see when

5638
04:05:04,800 --> 04:05:07,120
you come back. Also, save the date for

5639
04:05:07,120 --> 04:05:08,960
the community conversations with

5640
04:05:08,960 --> 04:05:11,279
Superintendent Dr. Reid on Monday, April

5641
04:05:11,279 --> 04:05:13,760
21st at Mount Eagle Elementary School

5642
04:05:13,760 --> 04:05:16,720
from 6:30 to 7:30. I'll be joining her

5643
04:05:16,720 --> 04:05:19,359
that night and just all of you have a

5644
04:05:19,359 --> 04:05:21,439
great break.

5645
04:05:21,439 --> 04:05:23,199
Thank you, Miss St. J cutting, Mr. Moon.

5646
04:05:23,199 --> 04:05:24,960
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As you probably

5647
04:05:24,960 --> 04:05:28,160
know that uh last week I was able to

5648
04:05:28,160 --> 04:05:30,319
spend three days, three four days in

5649
04:05:30,319 --> 04:05:32,560
Atlanta, Georgia attending National

5650
04:05:32,560 --> 04:05:34,479
School Boards Association's conference.

5651
04:05:34,479 --> 04:05:36,239
I just wanted to see you know rest of

5652
04:05:36,239 --> 04:05:37,920
the colleagues you know went to

5653
04:05:37,920 --> 04:05:40,640
different conference but I wanted to see

5654
04:05:40,640 --> 04:05:44,160
how the NSAB conference has become. uh

5655
04:05:44,160 --> 04:05:46,479
realized that compared to prepandemic

5656
04:05:46,479 --> 04:05:49,680
years, the crowd size has probably

5657
04:05:49,680 --> 04:05:52,080
diminished quite a bit and and there

5658
04:05:52,080 --> 04:05:54,720
were fewer choices of the sessions that

5659
04:05:54,720 --> 04:05:57,279
I could take. However, at the same time,

5660
04:05:57,279 --> 04:06:01,080
I was able to get uh really a lot out of

5661
04:06:01,080 --> 04:06:04,479
conference uh you know, including

5662
04:06:04,479 --> 04:06:07,199
uh how we can better provide a programs

5663
04:06:07,199 --> 04:06:10,080
for the multilingual learners and

5664
04:06:10,080 --> 04:06:12,000
language and culture immersion programs

5665
04:06:12,000 --> 04:06:15,840
as well and also as we focus more on a

5666
04:06:15,840 --> 04:06:18,479
our you know advanced courses for our

5667
04:06:18,479 --> 04:06:21,199
students that you know how we can make

5668
04:06:21,199 --> 04:06:25,439
that successful and in the age of AI I

5669
04:06:25,439 --> 04:06:27,760
about how to deal with the deep fakes

5670
04:06:27,760 --> 04:06:30,560
and misinformation disinformation. But

5671
04:06:30,560 --> 04:06:33,600
most of all, a lot of people a lot of

5672
04:06:33,600 --> 04:06:37,279
people had concerns about the challenges

5673
04:06:37,279 --> 04:06:41,680
posed by federal directors. In one one

5674
04:06:41,680 --> 04:06:43,840
session, you know, I attended it was

5675
04:06:43,840 --> 04:06:46,080
closed door. I closed the door so that

5676
04:06:46,080 --> 04:06:48,479
we can have an honest conversation and

5677
04:06:48,479 --> 04:06:53,279
media was not welcome to that room.

5678
04:06:53,279 --> 04:06:55,600
We have pretty lively but very serious

5679
04:06:55,600 --> 04:06:58,160
conversation. That's something I would

5680
04:06:58,160 --> 04:07:00,640
like to share with my colleagues of

5681
04:07:00,640 --> 04:07:02,640
record.

5682
04:07:02,640 --> 04:07:05,439
Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Moon. Uh, Vice

5683
04:07:05,439 --> 04:07:07,600
Chair Anderson.

5684
04:07:07,600 --> 04:07:09,439
I hope everybody has an amazing spring

5685
04:07:09,439 --> 04:07:11,439
break.

5686
04:07:11,439 --> 04:07:14,560
Thank you, Miss Anderson. Uh, a couple

5687
04:07:14,560 --> 04:07:17,040
quick things. I also enjoyed attending

5688
04:07:17,040 --> 04:07:20,080
the 50th annual sixth grade all county

5689
04:07:20,080 --> 04:07:24,880
coral festival. um uh week be weekend

5690
04:07:24,880 --> 04:07:27,520
before last. It was really great to see

5691
04:07:27,520 --> 04:07:29,279
uh so many talented kids singing their

5692
04:07:29,279 --> 04:07:32,000
hearts out uh and playing a variety of

5693
04:07:32,000 --> 04:07:35,120
instruments as well. Um it's not lost on

5694
04:07:35,120 --> 04:07:37,439
me. My partner told me he was there for

5695
04:07:37,439 --> 04:07:40,800
the uh about 30 years ago as a sixth

5696
04:07:40,800 --> 04:07:43,439
grade student in the uh all county coral

5697
04:07:43,439 --> 04:07:46,800
um festival. So, um it's it's still

5698
04:07:46,800 --> 04:07:49,680
turning out very talented students and

5699
04:07:49,680 --> 04:07:51,680
um very much appreciated being able to

5700
04:07:51,680 --> 04:07:53,520
join folks there and open with a joke

5701
04:07:53,520 --> 04:07:54,720
which I will now share with my

5702
04:07:54,720 --> 04:07:57,040
colleagues who were not there. Why are

5703
04:07:57,040 --> 04:07:59,160
pirates such good

5704
04:07:59,160 --> 04:08:01,520
singers? Because they can hit the high

5705
04:08:01,520 --> 04:08:05,520
sea. Oh, isn't that a good one?

5706
04:08:05,520 --> 04:08:07,840
Uh, I also had an opportunity to join

5707
04:08:07,840 --> 04:08:09,439
several of my colleagues at the opening

5708
04:08:09,439 --> 04:08:12,239
of the Nova Prism Center, uh, which is

5709
04:08:12,239 --> 04:08:15,600
the only LGBTQ center for youth in, um,

5710
04:08:15,600 --> 04:08:18,000
Fairfax County and perhaps even Northern

5711
04:08:18,000 --> 04:08:19,760
Virginia, uh, but definitely Fairfax

5712
04:08:19,760 --> 04:08:21,600
County. So, we're grateful to have them

5713
04:08:21,600 --> 04:08:23,600
in MLAN. You should look them up, uh, so

5714
04:08:23,600 --> 04:08:25,439
you can see their services. looking

5715
04:08:25,439 --> 04:08:27,359
forward to the false church pyramid art

5716
04:08:27,359 --> 04:08:31,880
show uh next Wednesday um or the

5717
04:08:31,880 --> 04:08:36,000
w the Wednesday after next um at False

5718
04:08:36,000 --> 04:08:38,640
Church High School. Um and want to

5719
04:08:38,640 --> 04:08:40,399
remind constituents that Senator Mark

5720
04:08:40,399 --> 04:08:42,960
Warner is having his annual Academy Day

5721
04:08:42,960 --> 04:08:46,239
uh coming up on Saturday, April 26th um

5722
04:08:46,239 --> 04:08:49,040
at the University of Mary Washington. Uh

5723
04:08:49,040 --> 04:08:50,720
you can find information on his website

5724
04:08:50,720 --> 04:08:53,040
and Congressman Jerry Connelly is

5725
04:08:53,040 --> 04:08:54,960
hosting his annual congressional art

5726
04:08:54,960 --> 04:08:57,199
competition um which you can find more

5727
04:08:57,199 --> 04:08:59,840
information about on his website as well

5728
04:08:59,840 --> 04:09:03,120
um uh with uh a timeline uh I believe

5729
04:09:03,120 --> 04:09:07,279
the uh nominations have to be in by May

5730
04:09:07,279 --> 04:09:09,760
5th. So with that, I appreciate

5731
04:09:09,760 --> 04:09:11,520
everybody's hard work tonight in getting

5732
04:09:11,520 --> 04:09:14,720
us through this meeting. At 11:22 p.m.

5733
04:09:14,720 --> 04:09:18,040
we are adjourned.