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Good evening everyone. For those of you

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joining us, I would like to welcome you

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to the school board business meeting at

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the Joan Eid Jr. TEC. Today is Monday,

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August 24th, 2026. I'd like to call this

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meeting to order. The time is 6 o'clock.

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I ask that out of respect to everyone,

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please silence all electronic devices at

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this time. Also, if you have any

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materials you wish to share with any

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board members, please give that to

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Dorian Mor. She's seated right here at

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the end, who is uh the executive

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assistant to the school board. All

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right. At this time, I'd like to have um

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the presentation of colors by Sebastian

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River High School Navy Junior ROC under

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the direction of Commander Peter

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Besonette, United States Navy retired

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and Senior Chief John Silva, United

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States Navy retired for the pledge of

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allegiance.

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left right

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left.

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Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in

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the pledge of allegiance. I aliance to

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the flag of the United States of America

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and to the republic for which it stands.

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One nation under God, indivisible, with

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liberty and justice for all.

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» Ready.

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Post

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colors

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march. Left, left, left, right, left, left

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to pose,

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colors,

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and salute.

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Ready to

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colors.

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Left right

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color guard forward march. Left, left, right, left, left, left. Guard

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forward

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left.

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[applause]

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They get more and more impressive, don't

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they?

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>> Very good.

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>> All right, board members. Um, are there

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any items anyone wishes to move from

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consent to action or add to discussion?

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>> Yes.

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>> I'd like to Is this on?

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I'd like to move um consent

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5C, which is the tentative budget and

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millet rate millage rates from consent

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to action. There it is.

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I'd like to move 7 C, which is the

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resolution of the tax anticipation note

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from consent to action, and 7J, approval

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of authorization for the superintendent

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to enter into negotiations for the sale

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of surplus real property

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from consent to action.

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>> Anyone else? Secretary, if we could

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please move item 9 A and B, those are

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the collective bargaining agreements to

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just prior to the public hearing so we

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can um sign and acknowledge those two

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agreements um with our associated

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unions.

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>> okay. I'm not sure that we can move them

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before public hearing if we're going to

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vote on them until we take the vote

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after that

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>> because they have to be able to speak

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about those items that we're voting on.

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vote on them till after citizen input.

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>> Speak first. Okay.

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>> All right. Whatever. Do

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motion to accept the adoption of the

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orders of the day as amended.

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>> So move.

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» All those in favor say I.

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>> Okay. We are to the superintendent

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report. Dr. Moore.

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>> Oh, mute my mic. Um, one of the items on

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consent is the contract with the

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sheriff's office. office and the sheriff

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is here. So, if I can just have a little

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point of privilege and allow him the

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opportunity to to speak so he can get

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back out and make sure we're protected.

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» Hey, good evening everybody. Thank you

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so much for uh making time for me

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tonight. Uh I just want to say thank you

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so much to you and the entire team.

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You've put uh some great folks in

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contact with us. They're on either side

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here as well as the teams that work with

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our school resource deputies every day.

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You know, I have a lot of relationships

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in the county and uh some of them get

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rocky, sometimes I rock the boat, but

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this relationship is one that is uh

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smooth sailing every single day. You

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know, you guys have put together an

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amazing team and um we're so thankful

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for that and it's really been our

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privilege to be able to be in every one

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of the schools to be there for our kids

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every single day and uh doing our best

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to protect them every single day. And

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that's that's the end goal. That's the

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mission is making sure that we have safe

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school days and that uh our kids go home

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to their parents every single day. Okay.

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So, I just want to say thanks. We

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appreciate you guys and uh I hope that

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we continue down this path for a long time that we can continue to have a

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great relationship. Any questions for

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>> I'd just like to say thank you for all

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you do and for your deputies and what

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they do to keep our kids safe.

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>> We have 44 school resource deputies now.

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entire sheriff's office every day. We've

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got so many folks on campuses. It's uh

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new challenges every day, but we we

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Have a great night. Thank

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>> Thank you, Sheriff. Thank you, Sheriff.

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Even though he called me a short-termer

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the other day. Um, all right. So,

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superintendence re report uh will be

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relatively quick. As you can see here,

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summer we as we're closing and this is

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actually at the bus depot. It's not at

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night. That's at like 5:45 in the

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morning where we are greeting our bus

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drivers as they pulled out for the very first day. Uh, and you can tell how

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energized and awake we all look. Uh,

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this is the summer moonshot institute.

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That was the opportunity to go to VBE, a

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very specific professional development,

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uh, in their brand new media center.

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That's very interesting. Uh, those are

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fish that are in the space, but they or

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no, they're leaves. I'm sorry.

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sound. So, it's it's very very cool uh

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to be in that space. Uh, our week of

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blessing turned into weeks of blessing.

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and my team had the opportunity to

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attend a different church whether it was

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Rosland Pathway Church uh Central

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Assembly uh just to ask our community to

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pray us into the school year and not to

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let that be a singular prayer but to be

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a daily prayer. As the sheriff was

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saying this work is hard and complex. Uh

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people always say like what how could

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you do that? you're the public school

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superintendent and the truth of the

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reality is um you know you can't

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separate a child from his or her faith

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and the reality is that they're sitting

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in those pews on Sunday they're sitting

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in our classrooms uh Monday through

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Friday so it is a partnership uh Dr.

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Began is here. She has done a

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outstanding job in building uh an army

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of pastors and rabbis uh in the

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faith-based community really to rally uh

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and make sure that we're all connecting

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and engaging as we move throughout our

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community. Uh this was Thrive. This was

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absolutely outstanding. Um Miss Baron

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Boore every year that she happens to be

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the chair throws a a little wrinkle into

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this and this year we did a danceoff.

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absolute uh vibe during that time. Uh,

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this is our opportunity for us to engage

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and connect with the folks here at the

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district office. These are our hidden

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heroes who do so much each and every

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single day uh to make sure our schools

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are up and operating. Uh, so to have the

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opportunity to celebrate them was

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wonderful. Uh, and this is the

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orientations. A lot of a lot of

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pictures, a lot of orientations. Uh

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orientations here are amazing. Uh

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attendance is in the 90s, meaning about

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90% of the families attend orientation,

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which just makes that first day go so

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much smoother. Uh the first day of of

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school uh was an extremely busy day. Uh

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and it was a lot of it was a culminating

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of about 10 to 12 10 to 12 months of

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work as we did our innovation ed project

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shifting schools. We had two schools in

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which almost everybody in that campus

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was there for the first time. Uh we had

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Vero Beach Senior High School where 50%

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of the faculty and the students were

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there for the very very first time. Uh

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so we're so proud of of all of the work,

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all of the effort that went into pulling

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that off. Um this is the unveiling

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should the sheriff was here. Now

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Sebastian has its own wrapped uh police

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car. I think Mr. Cummings is on the

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other side of it, right, Mr. Cummings?

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Did you make it under the wrapper or no?

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Yeah, he missed a cut for summer. He

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missed a cut. Um, and then the Vero

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Beach High School Classic, and that was

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right there in the middle. That is Mr.

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Green. Uh, you're not seeing double.

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Those are his twin boys. Uh, and Julie,

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his wife, where he had the opportunity,

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uh, to flip the coin at that game and he

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called it right. Uh, so congratulations

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to Vero Beach as they kicked off their

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season uh, and a big win. And that is

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our presentation, Madam Chair.

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>> All right. Thank you, sir. Appreciate

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that. All right. Um,

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sorry, just trying to keep track of all

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the movement of the meetings here. So,

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it's time for our public input. Um,

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these are the procedures for public

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input. According to our schoolboard

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policy 0169.1

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during the regular business meetings of

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the board, the board offers the

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following two opportunities for public

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to speak, provide input. one on agenda

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item consent agenda or action agenda

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prior to the board taking official

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action on that proposition and two or

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two during the public input section for

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items not on the agenda. For those who

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are watching, please understand that

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though we have established proper

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decorum and expectations of

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professionalism when it comes to

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individuals who wish to provide public

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input, this is a live broadcast. Each

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individual speaker shall be allotted up

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to three minutes during public input and

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up to three minutes on any item on the

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consent agenda and or action agenda item

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as indicated on the order of business as

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start. The time period may be adjusted

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the board. Individuals may not delegate

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the opportunity to speak to the item

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prior to the vote of the board. During

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the meeting, please refrain from

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clapping or outbursts of any sort so

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that we can proceed with dignity and

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individual's first amendment rights in

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this limited public forum setting. As

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without interruption, individuals are

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the public input comments. I'll be

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recognizing calling up individuals two

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at a time in the order in which the

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speaker forms were received. The first

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assistant to the school board will be

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the official timekeeper and the time

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podium. As you will see the top the time

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end of your three minutes. If you have

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superintendent, please do do that

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through our executive assistant, Mrs.

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Mo, who is seated on the end.

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All right, we have seven speakers. The

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first speaker is Brandon Taylor speaking

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to agenda item 5e. And second speaker is

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Jennifer Freeland.

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Mr. Taylor,

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Jennifer Freeland. John Crappy is on

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deck.

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Guess that means I had to walk faster.

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I said I guess that meant I had to walk

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faster.

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Good evening to the board. Dr. Min,

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cabinet. On tonight's agenda is the

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approval and signing of the 2026 27

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collaborative bargaining agreement,

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otherwise known as the teachers

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contract.

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[snorts]

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The proposed CBA was ratified last

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Friday 585 to 17 majority of classroom

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and non-classroom instructional. I

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wanted to thank everyone for their very

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hard work and the incredible amount of

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personal time they put into creating a

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solid and fair contract that will guide

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administrators to come. This document

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was crafted to ensure that as the team

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grows, changes, and moves on, the vision

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and path forward will always be clear.

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Over the past six years, teachers have

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received a gross pay increase every

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year. The district has increased

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contributions to health insurance

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premiums every year, except this one.

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um which has helped to recruit and

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retain professionals. This has

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strengthened the continuity of students

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academic progress.

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Together we have created dedicated time

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for administrators to meet with staff.

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We have increased our teachers time to

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plan with significantly less

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interruptions to the space needed to

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create structured and well- definfined

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student learning lessons leading to more

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classroom focused achievements. This has

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improved not only the lessons but the

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delivery and our students have thrived.

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These changes have created, in our

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opinion, better working conditions time

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and time again, which in turn goes back

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to the one and overreaching concern

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during negotiations. How is what we want

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implemented going to affect students

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learning environment? While the

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increasing cost of health insurance does

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continue to be a huge concern, I want to

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be very clear that it was with was

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solely with the hard work done by the

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health insurance advisory task force,

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IRCA, CWA, and SDIRC that the cost

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premiums were mitigated and not passed

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on to employees in April. Contrary to

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some beliefs that these fixes were not

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imagined, gleaned or constructed by any

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one individual, we will all continue to

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do this work despite the clear absence

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some beliefs have tried to make the

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narrative. I am truly proud of the work

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both IRCA and SDRC have done in

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negotiating as well as a great many

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cabinet members who continue whose

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continued input and assistance has made

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things better for all of us. I am also

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very thankful that six years ago myself

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and Dr. more decided that we here in

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Indian River County would do things

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radically, transformatively, and most

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assuredly different. We changed not just

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the way a union and a district work

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together, but we changed the culture

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completely. It is no longer us against

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them. While nothing is perfect, and

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there's still much work to be done, I

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believe that IRCA and SDRC will continue

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to make great improvements with a

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continued spirit of partnership. Thank

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you.

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>> Thank you. John Crappie is next. Johnny

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Hernandez is on deck.

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» All right. Good e good evening. I

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haven't done this in a while. I'm a

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little nervous.

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[laughter]

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Um I just wanted to come out. I had a

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some memories pop up in uh you know,

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social media and how those memories pop

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up and you know, it was like five years

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ago that we uh we went through a lot,

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you know, and so I wanted to come in and

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first of all congratulate Jackie for her

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re-election. You know, great job.

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you're, you know, a warrior and a

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warrior for the kids and we really

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appreciate you and that the community

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does as well. And then Dr. Pusca as

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well. Thank you for stepping in and

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doing what you've done this past four

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years. We appreciate you, you know,

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looking out for the kids as well. One

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thing I wanted to talk about, and I've

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always talked about it when I come here

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is about the mental health crisis that

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we're in. We're in a mental health

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crisis now. All because of what we

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endured over the last five years. I went

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through it personally myself with my own

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son, which wouldn't have thought that

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would have happened since I was kind of

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warning him about social isolation and

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wearing the mask and things of that

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nature. And I never thought I would have

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that happen. But eventually what happens

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is is we've had kids in our community

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that have a hard time coping. Coping

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skills are what's the problem. And

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that's what I learned with my son is he

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had a hard time coping with with

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adversity, you know, and social isolate

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and not wanting to talk to anybody

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because of the isolation that he went

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through. So it taught me a lesson. And

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so I just want to just remind you guys

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of that to keep that in mind moving

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forward that we are you know I'm sure

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you see it in the schools and and what

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the kids are going through. I mean I see

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it all the time the phones you know

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thank goodness the phone thing has got c

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cured a little bit but it's not you know

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it's not a complete cure. So we got to keep that in mind. You know Dr. Mark who inspired me to

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come out here and God rest his soul that

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you know he did say that he wasn't

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treating kids for CO he was treating

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them for a mental health crisis and

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things of that nature and he was and he and he and he warned people of

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that you know and I think that was his

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message and he told me about it as well

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but just keep that in mind you know I

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mean that's that's really the biggest

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thing that I've seen that we've had over

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the last five years is that and and it's

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part of my mission as well I mean I was

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forced into early retirement because of

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some of the things that we went through

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in this room and the things that that I

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went through personally

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But in all of that, it was a it was a

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light at the in the end of the tunnel. I

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started a company called IRC Media. I'm

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a founder and partner in IRC Media. So,

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we do podcast now. I'm a full-time

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podcaster. So, I do podcast. We do

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podcast called the board report. So, we

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do talk about all the other boards in

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the community. We inform people on what

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the meetings are about since I've been

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to a lot of them and we've been through

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that. So, we've done those things as

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well. So, just wanted to put that out

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there that IRC Media is available to any

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outlets. Anybody wants to come on any of

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the podcasts that we do, we are

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available to do that. And that's the

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reason why it started because of the

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communication that we need to develop in

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our community because, you know,

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community is important right right

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there, David. Yes,

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>> sir.

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>> Congratulations on your uh your future

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retirements. It's wonderful. You know, I

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didn't expect it to happen to me as

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quick as it did, but these last five

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years have been fantastic to be honest

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with you. So, so I appreciate everybody

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up here and and uh and and good luck to

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you.

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>> Thank you.

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>> Yep.

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>> Thank you.

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>> Johnny Hernandez is next and Jennifer

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Pippen is on deck.

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>> Good evening. Um so I just want to take

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this time since tonight's the day that

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we're going to sign our tenant of

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agreement for our CWA contract for our

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support staff. Just wanted to come thank

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everybody for, you know, the great team

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that we had. I want to thank Dr. Moore

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for his leadership that came in at the

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end of the contract to, you know, to get

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this done. uh Bruce Green, Beth

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Christopholei, and the team. I think

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they did a great job of representing the

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district and looking out for their

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employees. I also want to thank my team,

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Barry Deem, who's here with us, um Lori

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Taylor and Marcus Washington and our CWA

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staff, Manny Hartman. And I look forward

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to working with Dr. Dods and Mr.

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Cummings, you know, going forward to

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keep pushing, you know, the the vision

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that Dr. Moore has put out there that

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we're looking to get us into the future,

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elevate some of these titles,

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consolidate some of these titles so we

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could provide a better future for our,

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you know, our children and our students

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and the community. So, I look forward to

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working with them. And we got some work

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with healthcare obviously and I look

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forward to it. So, thank you all. Thank

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you. Jennifer Pippen is next. Thomas

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Kenny is on deck.

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» Good evening. I just wanted to give some

544
00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:39,600
congratulations out this evening. Um the

545
00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:41,600
beginning of school has started. Um this

546
00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:43,520
is my first time ever not having

547
00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:45,280
children in public school. My son

548
00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:48,400
graduated a year early. Um he's 17 years

549
00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,400
old from Sebastian River High School. My

550
00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,799
daughter's graduated. So I'm here as a

551
00:22:52,799 --> 00:22:55,120
taxpayer and not as a parent for the

552
00:22:55,120 --> 00:22:57,360
first time ever in this district. So

553
00:22:57,360 --> 00:22:58,960
again, um the feedback that I'm hearing

554
00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:00,400
from parents, grandparents, community

555
00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:01,760
members, everything's been absolutely

556
00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:03,440
wonderful. So kudos to everybody up

557
00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:06,799
there. um this gentleman here. Um thank

558
00:23:06,799 --> 00:23:08,880
you for graduating both of my children

559
00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:12,640
and I am so proud of you and um just

560
00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:14,240
blessed to have you be able to move up

561
00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:15,440
to the district office. So

562
00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:16,799
congratulations and thank you for

563
00:23:16,799 --> 00:23:18,640
everything. I know a lot of the kids and

564
00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,520
families are sad to not hear him um with

565
00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:23,360
the morning announcements and the calls

566
00:23:23,360 --> 00:23:25,919
home and um seeing that big beautiful

567
00:23:25,919 --> 00:23:28,000
smile over all over the campus, but um

568
00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:29,360
you're doing the great work here. So

569
00:23:29,360 --> 00:23:30,799
thank you very much to uh Chris

570
00:23:30,799 --> 00:23:33,919
Cummings. Um Jackie, congratulations on

571
00:23:33,919 --> 00:23:36,880
your election um third and final term.

572
00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:39,039
You have been a blessing to not only my

573
00:23:39,039 --> 00:23:40,799
family but everybody in the school

574
00:23:40,799 --> 00:23:43,360
district for the past u million years it

575
00:23:43,360 --> 00:23:45,280
seems like. I know John Croppy said you

576
00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:47,280
know co it was six years ago to me it

577
00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:50,000
seems like it was 20 years ago. Um but I

578
00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:51,039
just want to say thank you for

579
00:23:51,039 --> 00:23:53,039
everything again for from the bottom of

580
00:23:53,039 --> 00:23:55,200
my heart for my family and the

581
00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,200
community. Even if they opposed you or

582
00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,360
didn't agree with you, you still stood

583
00:23:59,360 --> 00:24:01,200
strong and thank you for all that. Dr.

584
00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:03,679
Pusca, same thing. Donating your salary,

585
00:24:03,679 --> 00:24:05,280
doing this for free. I know it's not

586
00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:06,559
easy. My first time running for

587
00:24:06,559 --> 00:24:08,880
election, I couldn't imagine doing it

588
00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:10,400
for free. So, you know, all the

589
00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,480
sacrifices that you do through your

590
00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:14,240
work, you know, for, you know, being

591
00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:15,679
away from your family. So, thank you

592
00:24:15,679 --> 00:24:18,080
very much. So, again, to everybody, I

593
00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:20,480
hope that this year continues well. I

594
00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,360
know that some people up on um the dis

595
00:24:23,360 --> 00:24:25,520
now um do not agree with every school

596
00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:27,120
board member and campaigned against some

597
00:24:27,120 --> 00:24:29,120
school board members but I hope that now

598
00:24:29,120 --> 00:24:31,520
that the u majority of the community has

599
00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:33,840
made their decision that you guys can

600
00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,240
work well together and do what's best by

601
00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,000
children because that's what we elected

602
00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,080
you to do. Thank you very much and have

603
00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:41,360
a wonderful evening. I hope everybody

604
00:24:41,360 --> 00:24:43,840
has a great school year. Thank you. Hey,

605
00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:45,360
thank you. Thomas Kenny is next and

606
00:24:45,360 --> 00:24:52,400
Zachary Wiggers is on deck. I'll get it one of

607
00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,720
these days.

608
00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:58,390
How you all doing?

609
00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:02,240
Dr. Moore, congratulations.

610
00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:04,159
When I heard today that three years is

611
00:25:04,159 --> 00:25:06,080
the average for your job and you did it

612
00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:09,279
seven, I was like, what did he sign up

613
00:25:09,279 --> 00:25:11,679
for? [laughter]

614
00:25:11,679 --> 00:25:14,559
and how did he endure for so long? But

615
00:25:14,559 --> 00:25:15,679
seriously, I think one of the things

616
00:25:15,679 --> 00:25:18,240
that you did is you set out to transform

617
00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:19,840
a school system and make it best by

618
00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:20,880
kids.

619
00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:24,159
>> And you did that. You did it with uh

620
00:25:24,159 --> 00:25:28,159
innovative ways. Um I want to say what

621
00:25:28,159 --> 00:25:31,120
Dr. Dyer uh David Dyer said earlier. you

622
00:25:31,120 --> 00:25:33,200
know, the next superintendent must

623
00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:35,039
understand the way of work around here

624
00:25:35,039 --> 00:25:36,799
because the way of work around here

625
00:25:36,799 --> 00:25:39,760
obviously has transformed this school

626
00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:42,000
system and it took a lot to do. It took

627
00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,720
a lot to get done. I've always known

628
00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:47,039
you, no matter what, to be someone who

629
00:25:47,039 --> 00:25:49,600
wants to teach kids first.

630
00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:52,000
I've seen you get emotional about it

631
00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:55,520
here publicly, privately, wherever. And

632
00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:58,080
for that's the way that's the staff you

633
00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,880
have, I believe, on a lot of levels. And

634
00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:02,640
that's the way it should be. The

635
00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:04,480
intentional the intentionality that you

636
00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:06,400
brought to this school system is

637
00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,320
something that may not be able to be

638
00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:11,760
replaced. So I just want to thank you.

639
00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:13,760
>> Okay.

640
00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:15,520
>> All right. And uh you want me to really

641
00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:16,480
make you blush now?

642
00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:17,679
>> No. [laughter]

643
00:26:17,679 --> 00:26:19,440
>> You always have other topics go to your

644
00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:21,679
>> Yeah. And you know, one of the things

645
00:26:21,679 --> 00:26:24,000
you did is you best as you could

646
00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:25,360
obviously you're a superintendent. You

647
00:26:25,360 --> 00:26:28,159
kept the politics out of it and so did

648
00:26:28,159 --> 00:26:30,000
your uh staff. That's not what I could

649
00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:31,440
say about the rest of some of the people

650
00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:33,679
I see up here

651
00:26:33,679 --> 00:26:37,279
because you know I want to say thank you

652
00:26:37,279 --> 00:26:40,080
to Dr. Rosario

653
00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:42,880
and congratulations for winning. It's a

654
00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:46,960
great race and um you are definitely a

655
00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:51,840
sign and um someone who understands

656
00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:55,440
the heartbeat of Indian River County

657
00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:57,200
and it translates all through this

658
00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:59,360
school system. We have a classical

659
00:26:59,360 --> 00:27:02,240
school system at your at your uh

660
00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:05,039
encouragement. We have a better bullying

661
00:27:05,039 --> 00:27:06,720
policy at your encouragement. We have

662
00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:08,400
cell phone policy at your encouragement.

663
00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,960
And I say that because of the parents

664
00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:12,960
that you represented.

665
00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:15,279
We have better clean libraries because

666
00:27:15,279 --> 00:27:17,600
of your encouragement.

667
00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:20,000
And that is very important. All this

668
00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,400
makes his job easier.

669
00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:24,400
And Jean, you're leaving. I wish you

670
00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:27,520
weren't. I understand why. But it's your

671
00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:30,480
type of vote that helps this job

672
00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:31,919
continue to be easier for a

673
00:27:31,919 --> 00:27:33,440
superintendent. Maybe that's why he's

674
00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:35,919
been here seven years.

675
00:27:35,919 --> 00:27:38,880
So with that, I'm really blessed to to

676
00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:41,360
help encourage that along the way. And I

677
00:27:41,360 --> 00:27:45,520
hope for sure, like Mr. Dyer said before

678
00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:47,520
this morning, that you find that person

679
00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:51,279
who can do this rate way of work with

680
00:27:51,279 --> 00:27:53,520
the spirit and intentionality that was

681
00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:56,240
brought by this man. Thank you.

682
00:27:56,240 --> 00:28:00,230
Okay, Zachary Wiggers.

683
00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:01,440
» Did I say it correctly that time?

684
00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:03,200
>> It's Wiggers, but it's okay. No worries.

685
00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:04,799
My kids don't get it right either, so

686
00:28:04,799 --> 00:28:07,120
it's I've only been doing this for a

687
00:28:07,120 --> 00:28:08,480
little bit. Um, my name is Zachary

688
00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:10,559
Wiggers. I am a teacher at Sebastian

689
00:28:10,559 --> 00:28:11,919
River High School, and I wanted to say

690
00:28:11,919 --> 00:28:15,039
that we only have 169 more days left.

691
00:28:15,039 --> 00:28:17,360
>> Exciting, right? Um, my kids are

692
00:28:17,360 --> 00:28:19,200
counting, too. Um, but I would like to

693
00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:21,520
say that this year has um has had its

694
00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:23,039
bumps. There's been a lot of changes.

695
00:28:23,039 --> 00:28:25,200
There's been some there's been some

696
00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:26,960
bright spots, some unforced errors. I

697
00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,440
think we've working it out as we go. Uh

698
00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:31,679
it is not, as I tell my friends, we're

699
00:28:31,679 --> 00:28:33,120
not putting together an airplane while

700
00:28:33,120 --> 00:28:35,840
in the air. So, that's a plus. Um, and I

701
00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:37,440
think the major thing to take out of

702
00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:39,200
that is that with the new collective

703
00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:40,320
bargaining agreement that we're about to

704
00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:42,799
sign, it is something that is worth

705
00:28:42,799 --> 00:28:45,520
noting that it gives us the ability to

706
00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:48,000
not only have stability, but it offers a

707
00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,240
way to make sure that there are no

708
00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:53,120
obstructions or roadblocks along the way

709
00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:54,880
as we all move in and out of these

710
00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:56,320
positions because none of us are here

711
00:28:56,320 --> 00:28:58,799
forever. And um, the good thing is is

712
00:28:58,799 --> 00:29:01,120
that our words can be. So, I hope that

713
00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:03,200
we take a moment to if you haven't read

714
00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:04,559
the collective baring agreement as a

715
00:29:04,559 --> 00:29:06,159
teacher, if you're watching this, please

716
00:29:06,159 --> 00:29:11,200
do. It is very important to know what we contribute to your workday and

717
00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:14,159
how your workday is shaped by that

718
00:29:14,159 --> 00:29:15,760
collective bargaining agreement and the

719
00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:18,960
personal time outside of negotiations

720
00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:22,480
that we put into this. Um, I would like

721
00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:25,679
to remind everybody that the the the

722
00:29:25,679 --> 00:29:28,240
union has only two paid positions and

723
00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:30,559
one of them is a secretary. [laughter]

724
00:29:30,559 --> 00:29:32,799
So, all of your executive board members

725
00:29:32,799 --> 00:29:34,799
and the people your your representatives

726
00:29:34,799 --> 00:29:37,520
at your schools, your sight, your site

727
00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:40,559
um reps, they do this because we like

728
00:29:40,559 --> 00:29:42,399
better working conditions and we want to

729
00:29:42,399 --> 00:29:44,320
contribute positively to those around

730
00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:46,799
us. Even if you are not a member, we

731
00:29:46,799 --> 00:29:48,799
still actively work to make your life

732
00:29:48,799 --> 00:29:50,480
better and we hope that you do become a

733
00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:53,120
member one day. So with that, thank you

734
00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:57,200
and uh 168 more days tomorrow.

735
00:29:57,200 --> 00:29:58,640
>> All right, thank you all. Is Brandon

736
00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:01,440
Taylor here? Want to give him an

737
00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:05,760
opportunity? No. All right, we are um

738
00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:08,240
all through our public input. Um doc Dr.

739
00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:08,880
Moore, go ahead.

740
00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:10,640
>> So we um just as a reminder, Madam

741
00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:12,880
Chair, we will present the the

742
00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:16,159
contracts. So we will begin.

743
00:30:16,159 --> 00:30:21,120
This is item just for the action item 9A

744
00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:23,760
and we're starting with the IRCA

745
00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:27,600
contract. I'll ask Mr. Cummings to if

746
00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:29,840
it's okay present each contract. We'll

747
00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:32,880
sign one at a time. Um an overview and

748
00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:34,960
just to set up the conversation as as it

749
00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:36,799
was referenced. Uh we do impact

750
00:30:36,799 --> 00:30:38,799
bargaining in Indian River County which

751
00:30:38,799 --> 00:30:41,120
is not an us for them us versus them

752
00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:43,600
mentality. And to be honest with you, it

753
00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:46,720
takes uh a significantly longer amount

754
00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:48,159
of time.

755
00:30:48,159 --> 00:30:50,880
>> Um the discourse, the conversations are

756
00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:54,159
extremely passionate. Um

757
00:30:54,159 --> 00:30:55,760
it it's kind of sitting around the

758
00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:57,600
family table talking about where we need

759
00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:01,200
to shift and modify and make changes. Um

760
00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:05,279
but as Miss Freedom was saying, um this

761
00:31:05,279 --> 00:31:07,120
will be in my mind one of the legacy

762
00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:10,080
things. Um, and I hope not that I'm

763
00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:11,440
going anywhere and it's and I hope I

764
00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:13,200
don't have to have these kinds of like

765
00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:15,840
feedback for the next 10 months or 11

766
00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:18,159
months. Um,

767
00:31:18,159 --> 00:31:20,559
it is so powerful to put people in into

768
00:31:20,559 --> 00:31:23,520
one room uh and put titles aside and say

769
00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:25,520
what's just absolutely best and let's

770
00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:27,679
spend a found the foundational times

771
00:31:27,679 --> 00:31:29,440
when we're talking about finances, we're

772
00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:34,240
talking about health insurance. Um, it is absolute

773
00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:37,279
um trust. And I say it's trust. It's

774
00:31:37,279 --> 00:31:39,279
because of the questioning. It's because

775
00:31:39,279 --> 00:31:41,600
of just come to my office. The amount of

776
00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:44,159
time that Zach spends in what will be

777
00:31:44,159 --> 00:31:46,399
Dr. Dods. I hope you like him. Uh you're

778
00:31:46,399 --> 00:31:49,120
kind of stuck with him. Um

779
00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:51,919
it's just the way work should be done.

780
00:31:51,919 --> 00:31:53,919
Uh and I do think we have a lot that we

781
00:31:53,919 --> 00:31:55,200
should be proud of. Yes, there's

782
00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:57,360
opportunities to improve on a number of

783
00:31:57,360 --> 00:32:00,480
things. Um but that relationship uh that

784
00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:03,039
style of negotiation is is just

785
00:32:03,039 --> 00:32:04,399
something I'm very very proud of. So

786
00:32:04,399 --> 00:32:05,600
with that, Mr. Cummings, if you would

787
00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:07,200
set it up and Jen, if you can come up as

788
00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:09,440
he's talking and madam chair, if you can

789
00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:12,480
go down, we'll sign.

790
00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:14,640
>> So through the chair, good evening to

791
00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:17,519
everyone. Uh before uh signing these

792
00:32:17,519 --> 00:32:19,519
collective bargaining agreements, I do

793
00:32:19,519 --> 00:32:21,120
want to acknowledge again, and I think

794
00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:23,760
it's been said very well by Dr. more and

795
00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:25,840
by both union presidents, the uh

796
00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:28,799
collective work that's been done um by

797
00:32:28,799 --> 00:32:31,200
all bargaining members uh and their

798
00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:33,360
teams, even the district's team uh

799
00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:35,200
putting in the countless hours. As you

800
00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:36,720
can imagine, when you look through the

801
00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:38,720
contracts and and understand that some

802
00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:40,880
of the conversation is centered around

803
00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:44,240
salary and health insurance. Um these

804
00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:46,960
were not easy topics to h have a

805
00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:48,640
discussion about. They really impact the

806
00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:50,880
day-to-day lives of all of our all of

807
00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:53,600
our staff members. Um but even with that

808
00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:57,600
being able to uh come out with some real

809
00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:01,120
uh change. I see IRCA is here first. Um

810
00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:02,880
but strengthening language around

811
00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:04,480
planning and really honoring that time

812
00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:06,559
that our teachers need to ensure that

813
00:33:06,559 --> 00:33:08,399
they're putting together the the proper

814
00:33:08,399 --> 00:33:11,200
lessons for our students um is is

815
00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:13,600
beneficial around preps and workday

816
00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:15,440
travel, things that a lot of people may

817
00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:18,000
not even uh think about that really

818
00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:20,399
impact our teachers. So, um, again,

819
00:33:20,399 --> 00:33:23,360
kudos to the the bargaining team, um,

820
00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:26,480
and to IRCA. So, we're very grateful to

821
00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:30,080
continue to partner with them, and I am

822
00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:32,080
honored to be able to sign this contract

823
00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:34,799
along with them.

824
00:33:34,799 --> 00:33:36,880
>> You are now on the negotiating team as

825
00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:38,000
well.

826
00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:51,430
>> My name is

827
00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:52,559
26.

828
00:33:52,559 --> 00:33:57,519
>> Oh, I did not been doing that all day.

829
00:33:57,519 --> 00:34:31,430
>> There you go.

830
00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:32,800
Well, let's be consistent because that's

831
00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:40,629
probably drags better.

832
00:34:40,639 --> 00:34:46,230
» Hurricane Andrew reunion.

833
00:34:46,240 --> 00:35:01,430
the board to stand up.

834
00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:04,079
» Smile.

835
00:35:04,079 --> 00:35:06,960
>> Can I center you the four of you in the

836
00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:11,734
front? Will you come in front of

837
00:35:11,744 --> 00:35:12,720
[laughter]

838
00:35:12,720 --> 00:35:19,510
>> together?

839
00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:27,910
Thank you. Thank you.

840
00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:32,000
Also uh with our CWA, we were able again

841
00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:33,920
through all of the salary and and

842
00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:37,119
insurance uh conversations still able to

843
00:35:37,119 --> 00:35:40,000
come to uh collective agreements around

844
00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:42,960
seniority, how we um you know manage

845
00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:45,599
through our employees um giving them

846
00:35:45,599 --> 00:35:47,760
overtime pay, making sure that it's fair

847
00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:50,000
and equitable for for all employees.

848
00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:52,000
uh throughout the entire

849
00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:54,640
system. So uh we we're very grateful

850
00:35:54,640 --> 00:35:57,760
from Mr. Hernandez and his team and I'm

851
00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:09,670
honored again to sign

852
00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:46,710
August.

853
00:36:46,720 --> 00:36:55,270
Okay, that's not my name.

854
00:36:55,280 --> 00:37:07,829
» All right, let's go.

855
00:37:07,839 --> 00:37:09,119
You guys in the front [clears throat]

856
00:37:09,119 --> 00:37:15,829
tow that way. [laughter]

857
00:37:15,839 --> 00:37:19,460
» Thank you. Thank you. [snorts]

858
00:37:19,470 --> 00:37:37,990
[applause]

859
00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:40,240
Okay. And that was ceremonial. We still

860
00:37:40,240 --> 00:37:43,119
have to vote on it. Um, consent agenda

861
00:37:43,119 --> 00:37:44,480
time. I would like to call for a motion

862
00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:46,560
to approve the consent agenda items as

863
00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:47,520
amended.

864
00:37:47,520 --> 00:37:48,320
>> So move.

865
00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:49,119
>> Second.

866
00:37:49,119 --> 00:37:53,359
>> Dr. Jones, Mr. Dyer. Any discussion?

867
00:37:53,359 --> 00:37:55,119
All those in favor say I.

868
00:37:55,119 --> 00:37:59,599
>> I. Anyone opposed? Passes 5. Okay. We

869
00:37:59,599 --> 00:38:01,200
have a few items that were pulled from

870
00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:04,079
consent to action. Uh Dr. Moore 9A.

871
00:38:04,079 --> 00:38:06,240
>> Can we just approve the those two action

872
00:38:06,240 --> 00:38:07,119
items real quick?

873
00:38:07,119 --> 00:38:10,240
>> Yep. So, I'm going to ask for approval

874
00:38:10,240 --> 00:38:12,320
of item

875
00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:13,520
Hold on.

876
00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:14,720
>> Make sure I'm calling these right

877
00:38:14,720 --> 00:38:18,079
because I have to say them.

878
00:38:18,079 --> 00:38:22,320
Read them into the record. Hold on.

879
00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:26,720
Okay. 9A is approval of the 2026 20227

880
00:38:26,720 --> 00:38:28,320
collective bargaining agreement between

881
00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:30,480
the school board and Indian River County

882
00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:34,240
Education Association IRCA.

883
00:38:34,240 --> 00:38:35,839
School district and representatives from

884
00:38:35,839 --> 00:38:37,119
the bargaining teams reached an

885
00:38:37,119 --> 00:38:39,359
agreement on a one-year contract for the

886
00:38:39,359 --> 00:38:42,240
2026 2027 school year pending

887
00:38:42,240 --> 00:38:45,280
ratification and board approval. Uh Dr.

888
00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:48,079
Moore, um are there any speakers on

889
00:38:48,079 --> 00:38:49,119
this?

890
00:38:49,119 --> 00:38:50,160
>> Not at this time.

891
00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:51,520
>> Okay.

892
00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:54,160
Any discussion board members?

893
00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:57,119
>> Mboard. Yes. Just a a shout out. Thank

894
00:38:57,119 --> 00:38:59,520
you also to Miss Chris Foley and Mr.

895
00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:01,520
Bruce Green. I attended a couple of the

896
00:39:01,520 --> 00:39:02,960
high-tech meetings. Obviously, health

897
00:39:02,960 --> 00:39:05,040
insurance was an issue this year, but I

898
00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:06,240
know they're not here, but thanking them

899
00:39:06,240 --> 00:39:07,599
for their work.

900
00:39:07,599 --> 00:39:09,520
>> Thank you for the whole team.

901
00:39:09,520 --> 00:39:11,359
>> All right. Call for a motion.

902
00:39:11,359 --> 00:39:13,040
>> So, move.

903
00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:17,510
>> Okay.

904
00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:19,359
All those in favor say I.

905
00:39:19,359 --> 00:39:23,200
>> I. Anyone opposed? Okay. 9B, the

906
00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:26,079
approval of 2026 2022 collective

907
00:39:26,079 --> 00:39:28,000
bargaining agreement between the school

908
00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:29,760
board and the Communication Workers of

909
00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:32,560
America, CWA School District and

910
00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:36,640
representatives from the CWA local 31000

911
00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:38,720
bargaining teams reached an agreement on

912
00:39:38,720 --> 00:39:42,240
a one-year contract for the 2026 2022

913
00:39:42,240 --> 00:39:44,240
school year pending ratification and

914
00:39:44,240 --> 00:39:47,040
board approval. Uh Dr. Moore, any

915
00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:47,599
speakers?

916
00:39:47,599 --> 00:39:48,960
>> Not at this time.

917
00:39:48,960 --> 00:39:52,000
>> Okay. Any discussion board members?

918
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:53,520
>> Like to just say thank you for everyone

919
00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:55,599
negotiating. I know that is a lot of

920
00:39:55,599 --> 00:39:57,839
time. Um call for a motion.

921
00:39:57,839 --> 00:39:59,680
>> So move second

922
00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:02,000
>> and a second by Dr. Pusca. Thank you.

923
00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:03,440
All those in favor say I.

924
00:40:03,440 --> 00:40:03,760
>> I.

925
00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:07,680
Anyone opposed that passes 5. All

926
00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:10,079
right. Back to item.

927
00:40:10,079 --> 00:40:15,839
>> If we can do 7 C. I first we just have a group of individuals here for the tan

928
00:40:15,839 --> 00:40:17,839
who actually live in Hillsboro.

929
00:40:17,839 --> 00:40:22,160
>> Okay. Um, Dr. Rosario pulled 7C.

930
00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:23,760
>> So, I'll turn it over to Dr. Dons if

931
00:40:23,760 --> 00:40:25,119
you'd like to present the item.

932
00:40:25,119 --> 00:40:26,160
>> Yes,

933
00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:30,950
>> sure.

934
00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:35,280
» Yes. The the TAN is an annual um event

935
00:40:35,280 --> 00:40:37,440
uh of late and it's something that

936
00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:40,240
happens throughout uh the state. Uh the

937
00:40:40,240 --> 00:40:43,200
TAN is a tax anticipation note to make

938
00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:44,800
sure that we have the cash flow in order

939
00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:47,839
to um continue running the district um

940
00:40:47,839 --> 00:40:51,119
until November. Um this year we will be

941
00:40:51,119 --> 00:40:55,040
asking for $19 million.

942
00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:58,079
Um and we the plan currently is to

943
00:40:58,079 --> 00:41:00,960
return that by December the 18th once

944
00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:03,839
the cash flow picks back up when tax

945
00:41:03,839 --> 00:41:08,790
money continues to flow again.

946
00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:10,560
Okay.

947
00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:11,839
Would you like to speak on the item?

948
00:41:11,839 --> 00:41:13,599
>> Um, I only pull the item because I know

949
00:41:13,599 --> 00:41:16,800
that it is not a routine item and it's

950
00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:18,560
something that we should vote on

951
00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:21,440
separately.

952
00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:25,920
>> Okay. So, we have item 7C. Hold on one

953
00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:28,160
second. Let me pull it up here. Uh,

954
00:41:28,160 --> 00:41:31,440
consent agenda item 7 C under financial

955
00:41:31,440 --> 00:41:34,000
and business services. It's a request

956
00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:36,400
for approval of the issuance of a tax

957
00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:40,319
anticipation note, which is a TAN

958
00:41:40,319 --> 00:41:43,680
series 2026 in an amount not to exceed

959
00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:47,200
$19 million to provide interim financing

960
00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:51,280
for the payment of operating expenses.

961
00:41:51,280 --> 00:41:53,920
Hold on, I lost my place because this is

962
00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:57,040
on here.

963
00:41:57,040 --> 00:42:00,960
It's going up and down. One second.

964
00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:03,040
Okay, got it.

965
00:42:03,040 --> 00:42:05,839
Um, approval of the relating financing

966
00:42:05,839 --> 00:42:07,200
documents, ratification of the

967
00:42:07,200 --> 00:42:08,800
superintendent's acceptance in the most

968
00:42:08,800 --> 00:42:11,359
favorable bid for the notes, subject to

969
00:42:11,359 --> 00:42:13,280
applicable restrictions, and the

970
00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:15,040
authorization for the superintendent and

971
00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:17,200
appropriate staff to take all necessary

972
00:42:17,200 --> 00:42:18,880
actions in connection with the issuance

973
00:42:18,880 --> 00:42:20,880
of the note.

974
00:42:20,880 --> 00:42:23,599
The issuance of the TAN is necessary to

975
00:42:23,599 --> 00:42:25,359
provide short-term financing to ensure

976
00:42:25,359 --> 00:42:28,000
the district can meet uh projected

977
00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:30,800
general fund cash flow deficits. Based

978
00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:32,560
on staff analysis, the district is

979
00:42:32,560 --> 00:42:35,440
projected to experience cash receipt def

980
00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:37,760
deficits of approximately 12 million

981
00:42:37,760 --> 00:42:41,119
during October of 2026. These temporary

982
00:42:41,119 --> 00:42:44,960
cash flow deficits are primary primarily

983
00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:47,040
attributed to the annual slowdown in

984
00:42:47,040 --> 00:42:48,800
cash receipts from the tax collector's

985
00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:51,200
office that typically occurs from July

986
00:42:51,200 --> 00:42:54,079
through mid November. The TAN proceeds

987
00:42:54,079 --> 00:42:57,599
with pro will provide the um ne

988
00:42:57,599 --> 00:43:00,319
necessary operating obligations during

989
00:43:00,319 --> 00:43:02,000
this period.

990
00:43:02,000 --> 00:43:03,440
>> Dr. Moore, anything else?

991
00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:04,480
>> That is it, ma'am.

992
00:43:04,480 --> 00:43:06,800
>> Okay.

993
00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:08,720
At this time, I'd like to call for a

994
00:43:08,720 --> 00:43:09,680
motion.

995
00:43:09,680 --> 00:43:12,000
>> So move.

996
00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:15,119
>> Okay. Dr. Jones,

997
00:43:15,119 --> 00:43:17,440
Mr. Dyer. Although any discussion, board

998
00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:20,400
members, all those in favor say I. I.

999
00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:23,119
>> I. Anyone opposed? It passes. 5-0. Thank

1000
00:43:23,119 --> 00:43:26,800
you. All right, we're going back to item

1001
00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:30,950
5C.

1002
00:43:30,960 --> 00:43:32,960
Dr. Rosario, you pulled this one.

1003
00:43:32,960 --> 00:43:34,560
>> Same thing. Um, I pulled this item

1004
00:43:34,560 --> 00:43:37,760
because it is not routine. Um, it is the

1005
00:43:37,760 --> 00:43:40,160
tentative budget and mil millage rates

1006
00:43:40,160 --> 00:43:42,400
public hearing. Oh, I'm sorry. I pulled

1007
00:43:42,400 --> 00:43:44,800
the wrong one. I I didn't mean to pull

1008
00:43:44,800 --> 00:43:47,760
the minutes.

1009
00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:49,520
I don't know why I pulled that. So, I

1010
00:43:49,520 --> 00:43:52,800
apologize for that one. Um 7J, the

1011
00:43:52,800 --> 00:43:55,200
approval of authorization for the

1012
00:43:55,200 --> 00:43:57,119
superintendent to enter into

1013
00:43:57,119 --> 00:43:58,240
negotiations.

1014
00:43:58,240 --> 00:44:00,000
>> Okay, we still have to vote on 5C

1015
00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:00,880
because you pulled it.

1016
00:44:00,880 --> 00:44:02,880
>> I didn't mean to pull the minutes.

1017
00:44:02,880 --> 00:44:04,000
>> So, I apologize.

1018
00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:07,440
>> Anyone have any discussion on 5C?

1019
00:44:07,440 --> 00:44:13,990
>> Okay. It's the um approval of the 2026

1020
00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:16,480
2027 tenative budget and mill rates

1021
00:44:16,480 --> 00:44:18,319
public hearing minutes.

1022
00:44:18,319 --> 00:44:18,800
>> All right.

1023
00:44:18,800 --> 00:44:21,359
>> Pulled the wrong one. Sorry. Anyone um

1024
00:44:21,359 --> 00:44:23,119
any discussion?

1025
00:44:23,119 --> 00:44:24,720
>> Could I have a motion to approve?

1026
00:44:24,720 --> 00:44:25,839
>> So move.

1027
00:44:25,839 --> 00:44:28,480
>> Okay, we'll give it to Dr. Pasca this

1028
00:44:28,480 --> 00:44:31,680
time. Dr. Jones. All those in favor say

1029
00:44:31,680 --> 00:44:32,079
I.

1030
00:44:32,079 --> 00:44:32,800
>> I.

1031
00:44:32,800 --> 00:44:35,359
Anyone opposed to the minutes? Okay.

1032
00:44:35,359 --> 00:44:39,200
Thank you. On to 7J.

1033
00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:43,520
>> Same thing. Um that's um not routine.

1034
00:44:43,520 --> 00:44:46,319
And so I I believe that we um ought to

1035
00:44:46,319 --> 00:44:49,040
discuss if anything and then vote during

1036
00:44:49,040 --> 00:44:51,119
action for the superintendent to enter

1037
00:44:51,119 --> 00:44:52,800
into negotiations of a sale of the

1038
00:44:52,800 --> 00:44:54,880
surplus real property.

1039
00:44:54,880 --> 00:44:56,880
>> Okay. Dr. Moore, turn this over to you.

1040
00:44:56,880 --> 00:44:58,319
>> Thank you, Madam Chair. Dr. Dons will

1041
00:44:58,319 --> 00:44:59,520
present the item as you did this

1042
00:44:59,520 --> 00:45:00,079
morning.

1043
00:45:00,079 --> 00:45:02,640
>> Yes. To the chair. Uh the district is

1044
00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:03,760
requesting authorization of the

1045
00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:05,520
superintendent to enter in negotiations

1046
00:45:05,520 --> 00:45:07,280
for the sale of surplus real property

1047
00:45:07,280 --> 00:45:11,520
located at 14261 19th Street. um to

1048
00:45:11,520 --> 00:45:13,680
approve the attached resol resolution

1049
00:45:13,680 --> 00:45:16,960
declaring the property located at 142619

1050
00:45:16,960 --> 00:45:19,760
street uh Bureau Beach and identified by

1051
00:45:19,760 --> 00:45:21,200
the following parcel identification.

1052
00:45:21,200 --> 00:45:23,280
There are four parcels there but is

1053
00:45:23,280 --> 00:45:26,079
being sold as one property um and this

1054
00:45:26,079 --> 00:45:29,280
is simply for the um opportunity of the

1055
00:45:29,280 --> 00:45:30,880
superintendent to enter into

1056
00:45:30,880 --> 00:45:34,079
negotiations with prospective buyers.

1057
00:45:34,079 --> 00:45:36,480
Um, in order for the sale of the

1058
00:45:36,480 --> 00:45:39,280
property to be completed, it would

1059
00:45:39,280 --> 00:45:41,280
require him returning to the board with

1060
00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:44,079
recommendation for sale.

1061
00:45:44,079 --> 00:45:45,599
Okay. So, we have an approval for

1062
00:45:45,599 --> 00:45:47,280
authorization for the superintendent to

1063
00:45:47,280 --> 00:45:49,280
enter into negotiations for the sale of

1064
00:45:49,280 --> 00:45:51,520
surplus real property located at

1065
00:45:51,520 --> 00:45:53,040
142619th

1066
00:45:53,040 --> 00:45:54,800
Street, Vero Beach, Florida. Any

1067
00:45:54,800 --> 00:45:57,599
discussion, board members?

1068
00:45:57,599 --> 00:46:00,560
>> All those in uh can I get a motion?

1069
00:46:00,560 --> 00:46:02,400
>> So, move second.

1070
00:46:02,400 --> 00:46:05,760
>> Okay. Jones and Rosario.

1071
00:46:05,760 --> 00:46:07,200
All those in favor say I.

1072
00:46:07,200 --> 00:46:07,599
>> I.

1073
00:46:07,599 --> 00:46:11,680
Anyone opposed? Passes 5-0.

1074
00:46:11,680 --> 00:46:14,480
All right.

1075
00:46:14,480 --> 00:46:17,599
Now we are to our action agenda items

1076
00:46:17,599 --> 00:46:21,040
that haven't already been voted on. Oh,

1077
00:46:21,040 --> 00:46:23,520
we're good. All right. We're to the

1078
00:46:23,520 --> 00:46:25,760
discussion and we have no discussion

1079
00:46:25,760 --> 00:46:28,160
item, I believe. So, we're on to school

1080
00:46:28,160 --> 00:46:30,560
board member matters. Does anybody like

1081
00:46:30,560 --> 00:46:34,000
to do a report first?

1082
00:46:34,000 --> 00:46:36,560
Okay.

1083
00:46:36,560 --> 00:46:38,400
Thank you to all who spoke tonight. I

1084
00:46:38,400 --> 00:46:39,680
appreciate you taking the time to come

1085
00:46:39,680 --> 00:46:42,800
out and speak with us. Um, a very

1086
00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:44,400
special welcome to Dr. Dods on your

1087
00:46:44,400 --> 00:46:46,800
first official meeting by yourself. Very

1088
00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:49,680
grat glad that you are here. Um, as we

1089
00:46:49,680 --> 00:46:51,440
looked and talked about succession

1090
00:46:51,440 --> 00:46:53,520
management with our superintendent, we

1091
00:46:53,520 --> 00:46:55,280
did that with Dr. Dods and Bruce Green

1092
00:46:55,280 --> 00:46:57,280
and it was a wonderful way to do things

1093
00:46:57,280 --> 00:46:59,920
and uh hope that we could continue to

1094
00:46:59,920 --> 00:47:02,560
model that because it helps the person.

1095
00:47:02,560 --> 00:47:05,200
Um part of back to school supplies from

1096
00:47:05,200 --> 00:47:07,119
many organizations. I want to thank the

1097
00:47:07,119 --> 00:47:09,200
community. The ones that I took part in

1098
00:47:09,200 --> 00:47:11,760
were uh with GYAC Felsmere and then the

1099
00:47:11,760 --> 00:47:14,240
sheriff department were giving donations

1100
00:47:14,240 --> 00:47:16,880
and um there were so many supplies that

1101
00:47:16,880 --> 00:47:19,440
went to schools to parents and students

1102
00:47:19,440 --> 00:47:21,200
who needed these extra supplies. So, I

1103
00:47:21,200 --> 00:47:23,440
thank you and I always always want to

1104
00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:25,680
thank all of our teachers as we begin

1105
00:47:25,680 --> 00:47:27,680
this school year. You know, the teaching

1106
00:47:27,680 --> 00:47:29,359
and learning is happening. I've been to

1107
00:47:29,359 --> 00:47:31,680
all schools and just thank you for all

1108
00:47:31,680 --> 00:47:33,440
the dedication that you do and I'm I'm

1109
00:47:33,440 --> 00:47:36,240
so very proud of both of these contracts

1110
00:47:36,240 --> 00:47:38,400
being ratified. I know that's a lot of

1111
00:47:38,400 --> 00:47:41,359
work um from both members, all sides,

1112
00:47:41,359 --> 00:47:43,680
and um it just shows that we do have a

1113
00:47:43,680 --> 00:47:46,319
school district that will work together.

1114
00:47:46,319 --> 00:47:49,200
Um as far as by um meetings during the

1115
00:47:49,200 --> 00:47:51,920
summer executive roundt um discussion on

1116
00:47:51,920 --> 00:47:53,680
property tax and how it would affect our

1117
00:47:53,680 --> 00:47:55,680
community economic development council

1118
00:47:55,680 --> 00:47:57,920
tomorrow we're looking at um building

1119
00:47:57,920 --> 00:48:02,560
permits um the thrive get together at

1120
00:48:02,560 --> 00:48:04,720
Vero Beach High School. I always believe

1121
00:48:04,720 --> 00:48:06,079
they are great but Dr. Moore that was

1122
00:48:06,079 --> 00:48:08,720
your best speech ever and uh very proud

1123
00:48:08,720 --> 00:48:11,760
of you. Um,

1124
00:48:11,760 --> 00:48:12,960
please parents

1125
00:48:12,960 --> 00:48:14,240
>> the first person actually gave one I

1126
00:48:14,240 --> 00:48:15,119
think.

1127
00:48:15,119 --> 00:48:16,960
>> I [laughter] don't know. Maybe that's

1128
00:48:16,960 --> 00:48:20,079
it. Uh, look at please parents please

1129
00:48:20,079 --> 00:48:22,000
continue to look at your school sites. A

1130
00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:24,240
lot of open house dates coming up. Look

1131
00:48:24,240 --> 00:48:26,000
at our social media. I look at it every

1132
00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:27,760
day. I love the changes that we have so

1133
00:48:27,760 --> 00:48:29,440
the parents can keep up with everything.

1134
00:48:29,440 --> 00:48:31,599
If you have a concern, call the school.

1135
00:48:31,599 --> 00:48:33,119
You know, the principal may be the one

1136
00:48:33,119 --> 00:48:34,559
to answer or they can give it to

1137
00:48:34,559 --> 00:48:36,000
somebody else who may know the answer.

1138
00:48:36,000 --> 00:48:37,920
So, we always want to try to help. If

1139
00:48:37,920 --> 00:48:40,079
there's a problem, create a solution.

1140
00:48:40,079 --> 00:48:42,319
Um,

1141
00:48:42,319 --> 00:48:44,960
very happy to announce that Paty's house

1142
00:48:44,960 --> 00:48:49,280
at Citrus is finished. Um, and I'm going

1143
00:48:49,280 --> 00:48:51,119
to give the pictures to Dr. Shafty to

1144
00:48:51,119 --> 00:48:52,720
share. My husband built the new pig

1145
00:48:52,720 --> 00:48:55,839
house for Paty in the new egg department

1146
00:48:55,839 --> 00:48:58,480
at Citrus. and we talked about that

1147
00:48:58,480 --> 00:49:01,200
today. But this program, especially when

1148
00:49:01,200 --> 00:49:03,200
I asked the teacher about the standards

1149
00:49:03,200 --> 00:49:04,880
and so forth, and she said the one that

1150
00:49:04,880 --> 00:49:06,319
she thought was the most important was

1151
00:49:06,319 --> 00:49:07,920
the empathy with the animals and they

1152
00:49:07,920 --> 00:49:10,960
have pigs, ducks, and um

1153
00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:11,440
>> chickens.

1154
00:49:11,440 --> 00:49:13,440
And it was really I was at a

1155
00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:14,800
meeting once with two of the county

1156
00:49:14,800 --> 00:49:16,000
commissioners and they were talking to

1157
00:49:16,000 --> 00:49:17,599
me and said, "Okay, now doc, make sure

1158
00:49:17,599 --> 00:49:20,240
that those fences are really good at the

1159
00:49:20,240 --> 00:49:22,240
end so nobody can get in those fences at

1160
00:49:22,240 --> 00:49:23,839
night." So I said, "Okay, we got it.

1161
00:49:23,839 --> 00:49:26,079
We're working on that." But thank you.

1162
00:49:26,079 --> 00:49:27,280
And I guess the last thing I want to

1163
00:49:27,280 --> 00:49:28,960
say, I did hit every school the first

1164
00:49:28,960 --> 00:49:32,160
week of school. Every school. And I want

1165
00:49:32,160 --> 00:49:33,520
to say thank you because there was

1166
00:49:33,520 --> 00:49:35,040
teaching and learning learning going on

1167
00:49:35,040 --> 00:49:36,319
the first week and I know the second

1168
00:49:36,319 --> 00:49:38,720
week was dedicated to testing. But I

1169
00:49:38,720 --> 00:49:40,559
want to do a really big thank you to the

1170
00:49:40,559 --> 00:49:43,359
following schools. The transition that

1171
00:49:43,359 --> 00:49:45,520
we had this year, and I've said it, I've

1172
00:49:45,520 --> 00:49:47,920
been here over 45 years. What is was the

1173
00:49:47,920 --> 00:49:50,640
hardest one as far as combining. We had

1174
00:49:50,640 --> 00:49:52,319
a ninth and tth grade class had never

1175
00:49:52,319 --> 00:49:53,920
been on Bureau Beach High School campus

1176
00:49:53,920 --> 00:49:57,040
before. big big change. As as you know,

1177
00:49:57,040 --> 00:49:59,440
Rosewood moved to Storm Grove. As you

1178
00:49:59,440 --> 00:50:03,119
know, Oyola moved to Oslo. Oslo moved to

1179
00:50:03,119 --> 00:50:06,720
Vero Beach Middle, but from day one, I

1180
00:50:06,720 --> 00:50:08,960
saw the White Glove and the Mr. Small

1181
00:50:08,960 --> 00:50:10,720
move at these schools so we could get it

1182
00:50:10,720 --> 00:50:12,559
finished. And thank you to all the

1183
00:50:12,559 --> 00:50:14,559
teachers. Um, my husband and I helped

1184
00:50:14,559 --> 00:50:16,640
with locker painting and moving band

1185
00:50:16,640 --> 00:50:18,880
instruments. It was a hard summer for

1186
00:50:18,880 --> 00:50:20,000
those schools. I'm just going to tell

1187
00:50:20,000 --> 00:50:21,760
you right now, these teachers and

1188
00:50:21,760 --> 00:50:23,760
administrators, support staff, parents,

1189
00:50:23,760 --> 00:50:26,480
PTAs, they really really supported us in

1190
00:50:26,480 --> 00:50:29,280
this change. So, um, any kind of change

1191
00:50:29,280 --> 00:50:31,599
is is, uh, challenging at first, but

1192
00:50:31,599 --> 00:50:33,839
again, thank you to all of our schools,

1193
00:50:33,839 --> 00:50:35,760
especially those who made a good change.

1194
00:50:35,760 --> 00:50:37,920
And thank you to all of us, all of the

1195
00:50:37,920 --> 00:50:40,000
people in the community who are involved

1196
00:50:40,000 --> 00:50:42,000
on a regular basis. We appreciate your

1197
00:50:42,000 --> 00:50:43,200
support.

1198
00:50:43,200 --> 00:50:45,760
>> Okay.

1199
00:50:45,760 --> 00:50:50,319
Dr. Rosario. Um so I I attended my

1200
00:50:50,319 --> 00:50:53,280
um uh value adjustment board meeting and

1201
00:50:53,280 --> 00:50:55,200
it was the last one of the year. So that

1202
00:50:55,200 --> 00:51:00,640
was um uh pretty interesting. Um Mr. Joe

1203
00:51:00,640 --> 00:51:03,839
Fletcher is was the chair and of course

1204
00:51:03,839 --> 00:51:05,920
that was his last meeting um of the

1205
00:51:05,920 --> 00:51:08,079
year. So uh it was nice to give him a

1206
00:51:08,079 --> 00:51:11,440
sendoff for that meeting. Um, school

1207
00:51:11,440 --> 00:51:14,240
visits were incredible. Of course, you

1208
00:51:14,240 --> 00:51:15,920
know, again, there were some hiccups

1209
00:51:15,920 --> 00:51:19,280
along the way, but um I'm sure that we

1210
00:51:19,280 --> 00:51:22,559
um have already uh fixed all of those

1211
00:51:22,559 --> 00:51:25,760
hiccups. And so, moving forward, um we

1212
00:51:25,760 --> 00:51:28,720
are looking for uh really an exciting

1213
00:51:28,720 --> 00:51:31,119
school year for all of our students and

1214
00:51:31,119 --> 00:51:33,599
our teachers and staff and everyone

1215
00:51:33,599 --> 00:51:36,880
else. Um so, I'm excited about that. Um

1216
00:51:36,880 --> 00:51:39,440
Dr. Moore's retirement this afternoon.

1217
00:51:39,440 --> 00:51:41,920
For those who did not pay attention or

1218
00:51:41,920 --> 00:51:43,920
didn't have a chance to listen, I

1219
00:51:43,920 --> 00:51:46,559
encourage you all to uh watch our

1220
00:51:46,559 --> 00:51:48,559
workshop. It will give you a little bit

1221
00:51:48,559 --> 00:51:50,240
of an idea of how the board is going to

1222
00:51:50,240 --> 00:51:52,800
move forward. Um at our next workshop,

1223
00:51:52,800 --> 00:51:54,640
we'll start having those discussions.

1224
00:51:54,640 --> 00:51:56,800
So, Dr. Moore, thank you so much for

1225
00:51:56,800 --> 00:51:58,640
giving us

1226
00:51:58,640 --> 00:52:00,559
pretty much an entire school year to

1227
00:52:00,559 --> 00:52:02,559
begin that process. And I know that many

1228
00:52:02,559 --> 00:52:04,720
of us are going to be sad that you uh

1229
00:52:04,720 --> 00:52:07,200
will not be here anymore. uh that you

1230
00:52:07,200 --> 00:52:09,280
are planning to retire. So, we thank you

1231
00:52:09,280 --> 00:52:13,359
for that. Um thank you to the voters of

1232
00:52:13,359 --> 00:52:15,839
course for their vote of confidence in

1233
00:52:15,839 --> 00:52:18,000
my work and my role as a school board

1234
00:52:18,000 --> 00:52:22,079
member. Um, so I am uh extremely proud

1235
00:52:22,079 --> 00:52:24,319
of um the work that we have been able to

1236
00:52:24,319 --> 00:52:27,839
accomplish here um as a board and I'm

1237
00:52:27,839 --> 00:52:30,960
just excited that we get that I get

1238
00:52:30,960 --> 00:52:33,200
another four years in this role and I'm

1239
00:52:33,200 --> 00:52:35,599
grateful to the residents and the voters

1240
00:52:35,599 --> 00:52:37,599
who voted me in. So I just wanted to say

1241
00:52:37,599 --> 00:52:39,359
thank you to all of you who are

1242
00:52:39,359 --> 00:52:42,319
listening, who are watching and um I'm

1243
00:52:42,319 --> 00:52:44,480
grateful.

1244
00:52:44,480 --> 00:52:44,960
Mr.

1245
00:52:44,960 --> 00:52:46,480
>> Yeah, I was just going to add a little

1246
00:52:46,480 --> 00:52:48,480
bit of what I said at the workshop today

1247
00:52:48,480 --> 00:52:51,440
that uh most of you didn't didn't hear.

1248
00:52:51,440 --> 00:52:55,200
And that is first is to thank Dr. Moore

1249
00:52:55,200 --> 00:52:56,960
for what he has done for this district.

1250
00:52:56,960 --> 00:52:59,680
A real change agent that came in at a

1251
00:52:59,680 --> 00:53:01,839
very tough time

1252
00:53:01,839 --> 00:53:04,880
and did a terrific job and and I think

1253
00:53:04,880 --> 00:53:08,640
that uh you know as we look forward we

1254
00:53:08,640 --> 00:53:10,400
can thank him for what he's brought to

1255
00:53:10,400 --> 00:53:13,680
us. I mean, he's brought from 38th to

1256
00:53:13,680 --> 00:53:16,000
fifth in terms of school districts in

1257
00:53:16,000 --> 00:53:17,839
the state of Florida. Should have been a

1258
00:53:17,839 --> 00:53:20,000
little higher. Somebody small district

1259
00:53:20,000 --> 00:53:21,280
slipped in in front of us.

1260
00:53:21,280 --> 00:53:21,839
>> Glades.

1261
00:53:21,839 --> 00:53:23,920
>> But, uh, next, next year or this year,

1262
00:53:23,920 --> 00:53:25,440
we'll get them.

1263
00:53:25,440 --> 00:53:27,119
>> Uh, we've brought, you know, one of the

1264
00:53:27,119 --> 00:53:28,559
biggest things I got involved in

1265
00:53:28,559 --> 00:53:31,359
education over the literacy issue. As

1266
00:53:31,359 --> 00:53:33,040
you know, in our country right now, the

1267
00:53:33,040 --> 00:53:36,079
last NAPE score is where only 31%

1268
00:53:36,079 --> 00:53:38,000
of kids in the United States can read at

1269
00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:40,400
grade level in third grade. That's down

1270
00:53:40,400 --> 00:53:43,520
from 35% precoid. So you can see the

1271
00:53:43,520 --> 00:53:45,760
toll that that's taken. We do better

1272
00:53:45,760 --> 00:53:48,079
than that in Florida. We're in the what

1273
00:53:48,079 --> 00:53:51,760
was it? 53 or 57 this last year in the

1274
00:53:51,760 --> 00:53:55,359
state of Florida. 5 53%

1275
00:53:55,359 --> 00:53:57,520
>> literacy in third third grade literacy

1276
00:53:57,520 --> 00:53:58,880
read reading at grade level in third

1277
00:53:58,880 --> 00:54:00,000
grade either 53.

1278
00:54:00,000 --> 00:54:01,040
>> Fourth grade test, isn't it?

1279
00:54:01,040 --> 00:54:01,440
>> What's that?

1280
00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:03,040
>> It's a fourth grade test, isn't it?

1281
00:54:03,040 --> 00:54:04,240
Nate. Nate. He's talking.

1282
00:54:04,240 --> 00:54:05,200
>> Oh, Nate. Oh.

1283
00:54:05,200 --> 00:54:07,920
>> Oh, Nate. Yeah. Well, the the NA the

1284
00:54:07,920 --> 00:54:10,720
NAPE Florida was was ranked in the in

1285
00:54:10,720 --> 00:54:12,800
the 50s. Indian River District School

1286
00:54:12,800 --> 00:54:17,200
District was at 71 765%

1287
00:54:17,200 --> 00:54:21,920
last year, up from 52% four or five

1288
00:54:21,920 --> 00:54:24,800
years ago. And we had four schools that

1289
00:54:24,800 --> 00:54:27,040
achieved 90% literacy, which has been

1290
00:54:27,040 --> 00:54:30,319
the ENCAM uh school goal for many, many

1291
00:54:30,319 --> 00:54:31,920
years. And we have four other schools

1292
00:54:31,920 --> 00:54:34,079
that were on the bubble that next year

1293
00:54:34,079 --> 00:54:35,359
we're going to have perhaps eight

1294
00:54:35,359 --> 00:54:37,920
elementary schools or maybe a few more

1295
00:54:37,920 --> 00:54:40,000
that are going to achieve 90% literacy,

1296
00:54:40,000 --> 00:54:44,079
which is just a fantastic fantastic job.

1297
00:54:44,079 --> 00:54:46,079
And I think he did it in a lot of

1298
00:54:46,079 --> 00:54:47,599
different ways through through

1299
00:54:47,599 --> 00:54:49,359
leadership. But I think the leadership

1300
00:54:49,359 --> 00:54:51,599
that really mattered was he brought

1301
00:54:51,599 --> 00:54:54,319
datadriven accountability to everyone

1302
00:54:54,319 --> 00:54:57,200
and to the district to himself

1303
00:54:57,200 --> 00:54:59,920
to the leadership that we're we're

1304
00:54:59,920 --> 00:55:03,040
seeing uh here tonight to the teachers

1305
00:55:03,040 --> 00:55:06,000
to the principles and the discipline and

1306
00:55:06,000 --> 00:55:08,720
holding people accountable for results.

1307
00:55:08,720 --> 00:55:10,880
And I think that people embrace the way

1308
00:55:10,880 --> 00:55:14,000
of work and it has really been as as as

1309
00:55:14,000 --> 00:55:16,000
Dr. Moore has said it's always to be

1310
00:55:16,000 --> 00:55:18,880
best by kids and I think that we have

1311
00:55:18,880 --> 00:55:23,359
done that and and that is one of the

1312
00:55:23,359 --> 00:55:25,520
things that I think is most difficult in

1313
00:55:25,520 --> 00:55:28,160
a transition. It is very important that

1314
00:55:28,160 --> 00:55:31,599
we find someone that is that respects

1315
00:55:31,599 --> 00:55:33,760
the culture and the way of work that has

1316
00:55:33,760 --> 00:55:35,839
been developed here in Indian River

1317
00:55:35,839 --> 00:55:40,240
County. It is unique. It is it has

1318
00:55:40,240 --> 00:55:43,440
produced results and I think it's very

1319
00:55:43,440 --> 00:55:45,680
important as we go forward to keep that

1320
00:55:45,680 --> 00:55:48,160
way of work going. It's easy to slip by.

1321
00:55:48,160 --> 00:55:49,760
He said in the meeting today I thought

1322
00:55:49,760 --> 00:55:52,559
he was the second highest tenure of any

1323
00:55:52,559 --> 00:55:54,160
superintendent in the state of Florida.

1324
00:55:54,160 --> 00:55:56,000
If you can imagine after seven years of

1325
00:55:56,000 --> 00:55:57,520
service

1326
00:55:57,520 --> 00:55:59,599
having more tenure than everybody. He

1327
00:55:59,599 --> 00:56:01,040
said at the end of the year he will be

1328
00:56:01,040 --> 00:56:02,880
number one the most tenured

1329
00:56:02,880 --> 00:56:05,119
superintendent in the state of Florida

1330
00:56:05,119 --> 00:56:06,000
>> for seven years.

1331
00:56:06,000 --> 00:56:07,839
>> They only work one more day. the

1332
00:56:07,839 --> 00:56:09,440
superintendent at Lake to make that a

1333
00:56:09,440 --> 00:56:10,240
reality. But

1334
00:56:10,240 --> 00:56:11,839
>> right, [laughter]

1335
00:56:11,839 --> 00:56:14,319
>> at the most tenure superintendent, the

1336
00:56:14,319 --> 00:56:15,599
average is three, three and a half

1337
00:56:15,599 --> 00:56:18,000
years. So what happens is you're always

1338
00:56:18,000 --> 00:56:20,319
starting over again in a full in a

1339
00:56:20,319 --> 00:56:22,640
school system. We've had the continuity

1340
00:56:22,640 --> 00:56:23,920
and that's one, I think, one of the

1341
00:56:23,920 --> 00:56:26,079
reasons of our success. So we need to

1342
00:56:26,079 --> 00:56:28,319
pick wisely and we need to pick pick

1343
00:56:28,319 --> 00:56:31,119
somebody that embraces the way of work

1344
00:56:31,119 --> 00:56:32,880
and the culture that's been developed

1345
00:56:32,880 --> 00:56:35,680
here be to be best by kids in Indian

1346
00:56:35,680 --> 00:56:37,520
River County. But again, thank you for

1347
00:56:37,520 --> 00:56:39,760
what you've done. Thank you for the your

1348
00:56:39,760 --> 00:56:43,040
notice. It it's uh always very difficult

1349
00:56:43,040 --> 00:56:45,520
when you react at the last minute and

1350
00:56:45,520 --> 00:56:47,680
have to scramble. And now we can be

1351
00:56:47,680 --> 00:56:51,520
seamless in our uh in our superintendent

1352
00:56:51,520 --> 00:56:53,680
through the search and through uh what

1353
00:56:53,680 --> 00:56:55,280
we're doing. And that will develop over

1354
00:56:55,280 --> 00:56:57,760
the next few months. And thank you very

1355
00:56:57,760 --> 00:56:59,440
much and thank you for the leadership of

1356
00:56:59,440 --> 00:57:02,559
it. Uh Mr. Bernborg. So, um I didn't

1357
00:57:02,559 --> 00:57:04,400
know we were giving him accolades eight

1358
00:57:04,400 --> 00:57:06,000
months before he's leaving, [laughter]

1359
00:57:06,000 --> 00:57:08,319
but um I just wanted to say thank you

1360
00:57:08,319 --> 00:57:10,000
for giving us a lot of notice. I'll say

1361
00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:11,760
that now and later on we'll get to the

1362
00:57:11,760 --> 00:57:14,160
accolades when you know your day after

1363
00:57:14,160 --> 00:57:16,720
the super. Oh, okay.

1364
00:57:16,720 --> 00:57:20,319
>> Um so, first day um went as smooth as

1365
00:57:20,319 --> 00:57:22,880
possible um with all the switches and

1366
00:57:22,880 --> 00:57:25,599
changes. Um I spent a lot of time I was

1367
00:57:25,599 --> 00:57:27,599
at every campus also before school

1368
00:57:27,599 --> 00:57:29,280
started and then during the first week

1369
00:57:29,280 --> 00:57:32,400
of school um Vera Beach High School and

1370
00:57:32,400 --> 00:57:35,599
Citrus um I was directing traffic and

1371
00:57:35,599 --> 00:57:38,799
the um and watching it. I think doing it

1372
00:57:38,799 --> 00:57:41,119
and getting in there and doing it with

1373
00:57:41,119 --> 00:57:43,119
the staff you learn kind of what works

1374
00:57:43,119 --> 00:57:45,440
and what doesn't and where the hiccups

1375
00:57:45,440 --> 00:57:48,640
are and what to avoid next year.

1376
00:57:48,640 --> 00:57:50,160
>> Well, [laughter] we switched the entire

1377
00:57:50,160 --> 00:57:52,559
thing on day two. Yeah.

1378
00:57:52,559 --> 00:57:54,400
That's why I was out there going, "No,

1379
00:57:54,400 --> 00:57:56,400
this way instead of that way." Um,

1380
00:57:56,400 --> 00:57:58,640
Thrive was awesome. Um, I get to rile

1381
00:57:58,640 --> 00:58:00,160
them up and you get to tell them all the

1382
00:58:00,160 --> 00:58:03,599
facts. So, it was fun. Um,

1383
00:58:03,599 --> 00:58:05,839
zoning and planning, I I sit on zoning

1384
00:58:05,839 --> 00:58:07,920
and planning and we really haven't had

1385
00:58:07,920 --> 00:58:10,400
much going on as far as building, which

1386
00:58:10,400 --> 00:58:13,440
is nice. Um, and our meeting this week

1387
00:58:13,440 --> 00:58:16,079
got cancelled, so it's even, uh, kind of

1388
00:58:16,079 --> 00:58:18,160
slowed down a little bit. It looks like

1389
00:58:18,160 --> 00:58:21,520
orientations were great. and um a lot of

1390
00:58:21,520 --> 00:58:23,440
parents out there. I I attended Vero

1391
00:58:23,440 --> 00:58:26,640
Beach Middle School's orientation, Oyas,

1392
00:58:26,640 --> 00:58:30,799
and it was hot that day, but um there

1393
00:58:30,799 --> 00:58:33,200
were so many people there and I think

1394
00:58:33,200 --> 00:58:35,200
they went relatively well for all the

1395
00:58:35,200 --> 00:58:37,520
different new campuses that we had. And

1396
00:58:37,520 --> 00:58:39,599
I say new campuses as in they were new

1397
00:58:39,599 --> 00:58:42,559
to a lot of people. Um I went to the

1398
00:58:42,559 --> 00:58:44,160
Indian River Chamber of Commerce

1399
00:58:44,160 --> 00:58:46,799
breakfast the other day and uh it's

1400
00:58:46,799 --> 00:58:48,559
enlightening. there's uh different

1401
00:58:48,559 --> 00:58:50,079
people that are members of the chamber

1402
00:58:50,079 --> 00:58:52,400
representing their companies or schools

1403
00:58:52,400 --> 00:58:54,240
and it would be nice if we had um

1404
00:58:54,240 --> 00:58:55,920
membership. I know we have membership

1405
00:58:55,920 --> 00:58:58,400
there if we had um somebody there to

1406
00:58:58,400 --> 00:59:00,640
represent us at um that chamber. I

1407
00:59:00,640 --> 00:59:02,160
believe we're are members of all the

1408
00:59:02,160 --> 00:59:04,880
chambers except for Sebastian, right?

1409
00:59:04,880 --> 00:59:07,520
>> Oh, good. Okay. So, Sebastian as well.

1410
00:59:07,520 --> 00:59:10,640
Um, football kickoff was great and um, I

1411
00:59:10,640 --> 00:59:12,480
didn't get to go to this last Friday

1412
00:59:12,480 --> 00:59:13,839
because I had a birthday in the family,

1413
00:59:13,839 --> 00:59:17,359
but I heard we got poured on. Um, and

1414
00:59:17,359 --> 00:59:19,440
yeah, there was a little because of the

1415
00:59:19,440 --> 00:59:21,359
delay, there was some confusion about

1416
00:59:21,359 --> 00:59:23,280
opening the gates or whatever. So, we're

1417
00:59:23,280 --> 00:59:25,440
going to do a better job with that. So,

1418
00:59:25,440 --> 00:59:27,520
rough to rough start to smooth

1419
00:59:27,520 --> 00:59:29,680
immediately, which is nice. Usually, it

1420
00:59:29,680 --> 00:59:31,599
takes two to three weeks to train all

1421
00:59:31,599 --> 00:59:33,520
the parents the right direction to go.

1422
00:59:33,520 --> 00:59:35,520
Um, but they seem to get it after day

1423
00:59:35,520 --> 00:59:38,559
three or four, even after we switched

1424
00:59:38,559 --> 00:59:42,079
around on them. So, that was great. Um,

1425
00:59:42,079 --> 00:59:44,000
it was nice over the summer to see so

1426
00:59:44,000 --> 00:59:46,960
many not only faculty and staff, and I I

1427
00:59:46,960 --> 00:59:49,200
know I went too and painted lockers and

1428
00:59:49,200 --> 00:59:50,880
all that stuff, but it was nice to see

1429
00:59:50,880 --> 00:59:52,720
the families out there beautifying their

1430
00:59:52,720 --> 00:59:55,359
new campuses. I saw that at Oyola. I saw

1431
00:59:55,359 --> 00:59:59,119
that at Citrus. Um, I saw that even um

1432
00:59:59,119 --> 01:00:00,720
at Pelican. There were some people out

1433
01:00:00,720 --> 01:00:03,280
there. So, it's nice to see that the

1434
01:00:03,280 --> 01:00:05,040
families are involved in caring about

1435
01:00:05,040 --> 01:00:06,880
their schools. So, we're very lucky in

1436
01:00:06,880 --> 01:00:10,000
that concern. All right. Anything else

1437
01:00:10,000 --> 01:00:12,160
for our superintendent matters?

1438
01:00:12,160 --> 01:00:15,280
>> Uh, yes, madam. Just um I want to keep

1439
01:00:15,280 --> 01:00:16,880
the main thing the main thing. Hearing

1440
01:00:16,880 --> 01:00:18,960
the the acknowledgements and and and the

1441
01:00:18,960 --> 01:00:22,079
praise is that comes to me is a

1442
01:00:22,079 --> 01:00:23,599
reflection of the team that that stands

1443
01:00:23,599 --> 01:00:25,839
in and well, they're sitting right

1444
01:00:25,839 --> 01:00:29,119
there. Um,

1445
01:00:29,119 --> 01:00:31,680
this is my home. This is where I I live.

1446
01:00:31,680 --> 01:00:34,240
We're not going anywhere. Um I want to

1447
01:00:34,240 --> 01:00:35,839
thank all of the board members who are

1448
01:00:35,839 --> 01:00:38,720
sitting here. Your individual responses

1449
01:00:38,720 --> 01:00:45,040
uh so warm and so just caring for me as a person. Um

1450
01:00:45,040 --> 01:00:46,960
it is it is absolutely nerve-wracking to

1451
01:00:46,960 --> 01:00:49,520
wake up and go to school or work for 32

1452
01:00:49,520 --> 01:00:52,319
straight years. Um,

1453
01:00:52,319 --> 01:00:54,720
but when you have that that burden

1454
01:00:54,720 --> 01:00:56,240
that's been placed on your heart to go

1455
01:00:56,240 --> 01:00:59,839
in and and chase impact and help uh

1456
01:00:59,839 --> 01:01:01,280
other people, what that looks like, I

1457
01:01:01,280 --> 01:01:02,880
have no clue. That's a little

1458
01:01:02,880 --> 01:01:05,359
nerve-wracking thing. Um, but so many

1459
01:01:05,359 --> 01:01:08,400
folks have come here uh to to learn what

1460
01:01:08,400 --> 01:01:10,319
we were doing. So to have an opportunity

1461
01:01:10,319 --> 01:01:12,000
to figure out h how to go and help

1462
01:01:12,000 --> 01:01:16,559
others to be like us um is exciting. And

1463
01:01:16,559 --> 01:01:18,720
let me be clear, I have no intentions of

1464
01:01:18,720 --> 01:01:21,280
figuring that out until this job is

1465
01:01:21,280 --> 01:01:25,599
done. Um, and I say that um because the

1466
01:01:25,599 --> 01:01:29,200
job isn't done. There is work yet yet to

1467
01:01:29,200 --> 01:01:32,640
be done. So, we will not ease into

1468
01:01:32,640 --> 01:01:35,119
retirement. Uh, matter of fact, it'll be

1469
01:01:35,119 --> 01:01:37,839
exactly the opposite. Uh, where we're

1470
01:01:37,839 --> 01:01:39,839
going to run hard and fast. the the most

1471
01:01:39,839 --> 01:01:44,079
important paragraphs in that thing is um

1472
01:01:44,079 --> 01:01:46,319
let's go and get all A's. Yes, they've

1473
01:01:46,319 --> 01:01:49,200
all the schools have been A's. Uh just

1474
01:01:49,200 --> 01:01:50,960
not in the same year. Let's do it in the

1475
01:01:50,960 --> 01:01:53,119
same year. Uh had the opportunity to go

1476
01:01:53,119 --> 01:01:56,400
and and meet the new commissioner. um

1477
01:01:56,400 --> 01:01:59,599
the executive board of FADS and so

1478
01:01:59,599 --> 01:02:01,200
reassured by the way in which he

1479
01:02:01,200 --> 01:02:04,319
presents himself and how receptive he is

1480
01:02:04,319 --> 01:02:06,799
uh to working with with superintendants

1481
01:02:06,799 --> 01:02:09,280
and and supporting all families uh

1482
01:02:09,280 --> 01:02:10,880
regardless of their choice for for

1483
01:02:10,880 --> 01:02:13,839
educating um their their children. But

1484
01:02:13,839 --> 01:02:17,119
there's a lot of conversation, oh the cut scores went up and it's going to

1485
01:02:17,119 --> 01:02:18,799
be so hard. There's going to be half the

1486
01:02:18,799 --> 01:02:21,119
number of A's. Like, yeah, deal with it.

1487
01:02:21,119 --> 01:02:23,119
That's that's that's what it is. So,

1488
01:02:23,119 --> 01:02:25,200
let's go. So I want to end by just

1489
01:02:25,200 --> 01:02:28,240
simply sharing uh Dr. Mann just sent

1490
01:02:28,240 --> 01:02:29,920
this information out and I'll send it to

1491
01:02:29,920 --> 01:02:33,680
the board. PM1 results are are in um and

1492
01:02:33,680 --> 01:02:36,319
that helps us drive and define the plan

1493
01:02:36,319 --> 01:02:38,960
moving forward. So uh now that we have

1494
01:02:38,960 --> 01:02:41,040
this work and you look at ELA language

1495
01:02:41,040 --> 01:02:44,960
arts 3 through 10, we have gone um in

1496
01:02:44,960 --> 01:02:46,480
the elementary we're sitting two

1497
01:02:46,480 --> 01:02:47,839
percentage points higher than we were

1498
01:02:47,839 --> 01:02:49,920
the same time last year. And then you

1499
01:02:49,920 --> 01:02:51,200
look at the state, they actually went

1500
01:02:51,200 --> 01:02:54,000
down two percentage points. So a 4%

1501
01:02:54,000 --> 01:02:56,559
swing for our elementary schools. In our

1502
01:02:56,559 --> 01:02:58,640
middle schools, we actually have gone

1503
01:02:58,640 --> 01:03:02,640
from 38 to 45 to 49 PM1. So we're

1504
01:03:02,640 --> 01:03:05,040
starting with 49% of our uh students

1505
01:03:05,040 --> 01:03:06,640
proficient where last year it was 45,

1506
01:03:06,640 --> 01:03:10,160
the year before 38. Uh a 4 percentage

1507
01:03:10,160 --> 01:03:11,760
improvement where the state is only 2

1508
01:03:11,760 --> 01:03:13,359
percentage uh improvement. You're

1509
01:03:13,359 --> 01:03:15,520
looking at our high schools. Uh our high

1510
01:03:15,520 --> 01:03:21,039
schools um gone from 33 to 35 to 38.

1511
01:03:21,039 --> 01:03:23,760
Uh so once again another drastic in

1512
01:03:23,760 --> 01:03:26,640
improvement and as a system as a whole

1513
01:03:26,640 --> 01:03:33,839
uh 37 um to to 41 um once again drastic improvement when you look at

1514
01:03:33,839 --> 01:03:36,480
third grade which uh we all know is

1515
01:03:36,480 --> 01:03:38,799
extremely important to us. The goal is

1516
01:03:38,799 --> 01:03:41,599
to have just not four schools at 90. Uh

1517
01:03:41,599 --> 01:03:44,079
I'm thinking eight. Uh and now I may

1518
01:03:44,079 --> 01:03:47,839
make it nine. Um because last two years

1519
01:03:47,839 --> 01:03:50,720
ago we were 22% in third grade at

1520
01:03:50,720 --> 01:03:53,200
proficient on the third day of school.

1521
01:03:53,200 --> 01:03:55,680
Uh last year we actually started 2%

1522
01:03:55,680 --> 01:03:58,319
below that. We started at 20 and still

1523
01:03:58,319 --> 01:04:01,039
got to 76 and this year we're starting

1524
01:04:01,039 --> 01:04:03,520
three percentage points higher than that

1525
01:04:03,520 --> 01:04:08,160
uh at 23 percentage points. Um so the I

1526
01:04:08,160 --> 01:04:10,160
say that to put pressure on us. We're

1527
01:04:10,160 --> 01:04:12,799
starting at a better place. Uh and if we

1528
01:04:12,799 --> 01:04:14,400
continue to grow at the same rate that

1529
01:04:14,400 --> 01:04:17,280
we grew last year, uh we'll be able to

1530
01:04:17,280 --> 01:04:19,039
accomplish the goal. And when you look

1531
01:04:19,039 --> 01:04:20,319
at third grade from a state's

1532
01:04:20,319 --> 01:04:21,920
perspective, they're down four

1533
01:04:21,920 --> 01:04:23,760
percentage points. Uh so what's

1534
01:04:23,760 --> 01:04:25,599
happening in Indian River County is

1535
01:04:25,599 --> 01:04:28,319
significantly different. Uh the system

1536
01:04:28,319 --> 01:04:30,799
is different. Uh what makes it different

1537
01:04:30,799 --> 01:04:33,359
are is the commitment, the belief uh

1538
01:04:33,359 --> 01:04:35,200
that the people who run this system

1539
01:04:35,200 --> 01:04:37,520
actually have or are part of the system.

1540
01:04:37,520 --> 01:04:39,520
Um I won't share math because I

1541
01:04:39,520 --> 01:04:41,359
absolutely haven't even looked at it. Um

1542
01:04:41,359 --> 01:04:45,200
so um a lot of work to to be done. Um

1543
01:04:45,200 --> 01:04:46,799
just thankful that I get to do this work

1544
01:04:46,799 --> 01:04:48,960
with with these people uh for this board

1545
01:04:48,960 --> 01:04:50,559
and for this community. Thank you madam

1546
01:04:50,559 --> 01:04:51,039
chair.

1547
01:04:51,039 --> 01:04:52,400
>> Thank you sir. I'd like to thank

1548
01:04:52,400 --> 01:04:54,160
everyone for viewing or coming out this

1549
01:04:54,160 --> 01:04:56,160
evening to our meeting. And before we

1550
01:04:56,160 --> 01:04:57,680
adjourn, please refrain from approaching

1551
01:04:57,680 --> 01:04:59,680
the dis and begin making your way

1552
01:04:59,680 --> 01:05:01,359
towards the exits. We appreciate your

1553
01:05:01,359 --> 01:05:03,599
cooperation with this so that our SRO's

1554
01:05:03,599 --> 01:05:09,079
can go home. Thank you all. It is 7:03.