1 00:00:03,370 --> 00:00:08,770 Okay, good evening. Call the meeting to order. Welcome everyone to the July meeting of the White 2 00:00:08,770 --> 00:00:15,830 Combo County Board of Education. As we always do, we begin the meeting with a pledge to the flag and remind you today's 3 00:00:15,830 --> 00:00:22,930 meeting is being live streamed and video taped and you can view it at WCBOE.org. Please stand and I'll lead us in 4 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:33,960 the 5 00:00:42,690 --> 00:00:47,770 Okay, 3.2 approval of today's agenda, I'll entertain a motion. 6 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:50,180 Second. 7 00:00:50,620 --> 00:00:50,980 Second. 8 00:00:51,420 --> 00:00:53,430 All those in favor signify by saying aye. 9 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:55,380 Opposed. 10 00:00:56,100 --> 00:00:56,760 Carried. 11 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:01,220 3.3 moment of silence, which it's a good month. 12 00:01:01,380 --> 00:01:06,800 We didn't lose any of our colleagues over the last 30 days, so we won't have a moment of silence, 13 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:08,780 which that's a good thing. 14 00:01:09,540 --> 00:01:10,960 3.4 public comments. 15 00:01:11,260 --> 00:01:12,500 We have 4 this evening. 16 00:01:13,180 --> 00:01:22,760 The public comment section of the agenda is an opportunity for the superintendent and board to listen to individual's own comments on topics concerning why comical county public schools. 17 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:29,080 The board chairman is the right to limit public comments in length or those concerning personnel or student matters, 18 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,380 which clearly identify an individual, individual, 19 00:01:33,100 --> 00:01:34,460 individuals, appeals or legal matters 20 00:01:34,460 --> 00:01:37,380 are to before the board, that are before the board. 21 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,360 Negotiations and topics that are more appropriately addressed 22 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,660 in closed session are privately with a staff member. 23 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,860 Only verbal comments are permitted during public comment session 24 00:01:47,860 --> 00:01:48,780 of a board meeting. 25 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,320 Written, printed, audio or video material 26 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:55,380 may be submitted via comments at WCBOE.org. 27 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:57,500 No signs or posters may be displayed 28 00:01:57,500 --> 00:02:02,820 by the public during board meetings. Each speaker shall address all comments directly to the board 29 00:02:02,820 --> 00:02:07,860 and speak only from the designated location for public comments. And as you know, if you've 30 00:02:07,860 --> 00:02:12,380 been to many of these meetings, we limit public comments to three minutes reach individual. 31 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:18,740 And I think Andre will put a big clock up there when we're ready to start. So we'll take them in 32 00:02:18,740 --> 00:02:23,500 the order that they've been presented to me. Our first speaker is a retired teacher. Her name is 33 00:02:23,500 --> 00:02:27,960 Erin Miller, her issue is CRT and school with a question mark. 34 00:02:29,640 --> 00:02:30,640 Good evening, Ms. Miller. 35 00:02:30,640 --> 00:02:31,280 form 36 00:02:59,630 --> 00:03:04,090 on June 30th was this year and this is following the two things that I found. 37 00:03:04,930 --> 00:03:09,310 He said, one of the best values I have learned is that we're going to have some 38 00:03:09,310 --> 00:03:09,970 talk away. 39 00:03:10,550 --> 00:03:11,070 That's not the stuff. 40 00:03:11,790 --> 00:03:14,210 But that's the communication between all parties and all. 41 00:03:15,550 --> 00:03:18,310 He also said, I had another talk earlier on. 42 00:03:18,450 --> 00:03:19,630 And that's to get rid of this. 43 00:03:19,630 --> 00:03:21,050 We aren't key on the all of these. 44 00:03:21,190 --> 00:03:22,010 That's enough to me. 45 00:03:23,070 --> 00:03:24,570 People will tell you it's not there. 46 00:03:24,790 --> 00:03:26,610 And it's hard to convince you it's not there. 47 00:03:26,610 --> 00:03:30,610 But ladies and gentlemen, it's there, and I need your help to get rid of it. 48 00:03:31,890 --> 00:03:35,590 So I want to lie to it, and again, I know that when you started having to do a stop, 49 00:03:35,670 --> 00:03:37,650 which is that between you and your family and your family. 50 00:03:38,190 --> 00:03:42,890 But you know, in the afternoon, they were getting a specific example of how, 51 00:03:43,690 --> 00:03:49,620 where in which budget or where you have seen it, I have not gotten a response to either you know. 52 00:03:50,810 --> 00:03:53,710 When I first started getting things up, they asked me, 53 00:03:53,710 --> 00:03:58,370 I reached out to my sense, you know what the key is, and why do I need to do it? 54 00:03:58,610 --> 00:04:01,850 Great level and subjects around the town, not one. 55 00:04:03,270 --> 00:04:08,170 I would be not one, but verify the key is not at any level or not two. 56 00:04:08,870 --> 00:04:12,930 I also reached out to a wide, wide account, on the conservative level. 57 00:04:13,630 --> 00:04:19,710 I can't, not one, but give me a single example if you have to use one, two, not one. 58 00:04:20,630 --> 00:04:26,010 That it comes wouldn't ever make a public declaration that it is enough, and yet not 59 00:04:26,010 --> 00:04:31,730 people would answer my question correctly, makes me wonder what is my invasions from 60 00:04:31,730 --> 00:04:33,110 making such a public statement. 61 00:04:34,190 --> 00:04:35,330 Teaching me a lot. 62 00:04:38,530 --> 00:04:42,970 Teaching me a lot is well within I have ever seen it in the 23 years that I have been 63 00:04:42,970 --> 00:04:44,390 and the public. 64 00:04:44,390 --> 00:04:48,450 At the same time, we're talking about strangers at the highest. 65 00:04:49,350 --> 00:04:52,130 We're only unsacathetic planes out in the public, 66 00:04:52,290 --> 00:04:55,290 so it's not like any of them is going to have to be on the boat. 67 00:04:55,590 --> 00:04:59,110 It's not that you are comfortable, it's damaging to the public's truck, 68 00:04:59,230 --> 00:05:01,690 not to be near and then actually it's going to be. 69 00:05:01,690 --> 00:05:04,970 It makes the harder for teachers to make things report from their community, 70 00:05:05,910 --> 00:05:07,470 and therefore makes their job. 71 00:05:07,890 --> 00:05:08,810 30 seconds? 72 00:05:09,250 --> 00:05:12,830 I have Mr. Fummo or the Lord to respond to my questions in the follow-up. 73 00:05:32,870 --> 00:05:42,810 Thank you. Our next speaker, Bishop Marcus Ridell, issue a threat made on 74 00:05:42,810 --> 00:05:44,170 tax by student. 75 00:05:55,340 --> 00:05:56,900 Good evening, board. Good evening. 76 00:05:59,900 --> 00:06:05,540 Last time I spoke on this issue, I was 77 00:06:05,540 --> 00:06:14,100 told that this issue was under investigation and I have seen no results whatsoever of 78 00:06:14,100 --> 00:06:14,980 an investigation. 79 00:06:17,840 --> 00:06:24,380 Still very disturbed that I have actually seen nothing take place other 80 00:06:24,380 --> 00:06:28,200 then statements from Mike Lewis, 81 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:34,120 I like to read a couple of things. 82 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:37,780 12-year-old arrested 83 00:06:37,780 --> 00:06:42,000 in connection to a comical middle school bomb threat. 84 00:06:44,270 --> 00:06:50,390 A comical county sheriff's office says the 12-year-old female has been arrested in connection 85 00:06:50,390 --> 00:06:56,570 to the bomb threat that was called into a chemical middle school Thursday morning. 86 00:06:57,550 --> 00:07:03,450 Shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday, a call was placed directly to the administrative office at 87 00:07:03,450 --> 00:07:09,190 the school by an unknown subject stating that a bomb had been placed on school property. 88 00:07:10,870 --> 00:07:16,250 That is detonation was imminent. The administration immediately began evacuating the building 89 00:07:16,250 --> 00:07:21,990 while the fire department and local law enforcement resources responded to to investigate 90 00:07:21,990 --> 00:07:25,630 the premises for any possible explosive device. 91 00:07:26,410 --> 00:07:29,970 The school was declared safe for re-entry a process. 92 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:47,360 Ultimately, for hours later, further investigation led deputies to identify the subject as a 12-year-old student, who reportedly made the call from a nearby off-campus location that allowed her to watch the response of her phone call. 93 00:07:47,940 --> 00:07:50,920 Police say she was taken into custody, 94 00:07:54,000 --> 00:08:00,820 and is currently being detained in the Lord Eastern Shore Children's Center pending further adjudication. 95 00:08:00,820 --> 00:08:11,800 She is charged with threat of mass violence, threat to explode destructive device, and disturbing school operations. 96 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:22,440 But when I read from the WMDT report of, and I'm not using the young man's name, 97 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:33,060 that made a statement to, let's have some fun and shoot some niggers, was not arrested or removed. 98 00:08:34,540 --> 00:08:42,140 And I still don't know that anything other than Mike Lewis is so cold, threat assessment. 99 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:43,000 30 seconds. 100 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:51,060 was done. So as I said before, it looks like we're just giving time for things to cool off 101 00:08:51,060 --> 00:08:56,800 and then everybody's going to forget about it. But I'm not going to forget about it. You 102 00:08:56,800 --> 00:09:01,100 didn't threaten students. He said, let's shoot some niggers. 103 00:09:04,890 --> 00:09:06,510 Nothing's been done. 104 00:09:15,070 --> 00:09:15,670 And the 105 00:09:15,670 --> 00:09:18,810 and issue as accountability on racist video. 106 00:09:30,830 --> 00:09:32,530 I'm just a comment. 107 00:09:35,430 --> 00:09:36,250 I had thank you. 108 00:09:36,930 --> 00:09:40,030 I come to the board once again today as a mom to two children 109 00:09:40,030 --> 00:09:42,310 in Wakamago County Public Schools. 110 00:09:42,690 --> 00:09:43,630 My son just graduated. 111 00:09:44,750 --> 00:09:46,490 My son just finished third grade in my daughter 112 00:09:46,490 --> 00:09:47,590 just graduated kindergarten. 113 00:09:48,290 --> 00:09:51,050 Our experience has been that they've been loving 114 00:09:51,050 --> 00:09:53,890 lovingly shepherded by educators and support staff. 115 00:09:55,030 --> 00:09:57,610 Your job as representatives like educators 116 00:09:57,610 --> 00:10:03,850 is to shepherd our children, most importantly to safety. Many times you will hear board 117 00:10:03,850 --> 00:10:09,250 representatives and school leaders say that their most solemn duty is safety. So it's 118 00:10:09,250 --> 00:10:14,370 from that concern that I ask for a full accounting of the racial terror video from Ms. 119 00:10:14,410 --> 00:10:19,670 Lewis. I believe the statement from President Malone and former Superintendent Hanlon was a very 120 00:10:19,670 --> 00:10:24,690 good statement that fully acknowledged the gravity and reality of that video and its repercussions 121 00:10:24,690 --> 00:10:31,450 and distrust, pain, and reopening of wounds that viewing it brought to people. 122 00:10:31,730 --> 00:10:36,150 Mr. Malone and Dr. Hanland both named the bigotry and threats of violence in that video. 123 00:10:36,830 --> 00:10:41,030 That's an important first step because there are some namely misleaders who somehow overlook 124 00:10:41,030 --> 00:10:43,290 the step of simply recognizing reality. 125 00:10:43,790 --> 00:10:48,610 They want us to assume that we know that they know that racism and bigotry are wrong. 126 00:10:48,990 --> 00:10:52,890 But in reality, how in the world could we ever assume that? 127 00:10:52,890 --> 00:11:00,150 When families failed to teach their children what racism is and how to counter it, that's where schools can fill in the gap. 128 00:11:00,970 --> 00:11:06,950 We need reassurance from the school system that you are working to counter those racist attitudes. 129 00:11:07,990 --> 00:11:13,830 From seemingly benign, comments to outright racial terror threats, and we must be vigilant in this. 130 00:11:14,210 --> 00:11:20,850 I had a 30 minute phone call with Ms. Lewis, and I'm trying to talk as fast as I can. 131 00:11:21,810 --> 00:11:27,350 I realized that the reality of this video and its effect, especially on parents to black 132 00:11:27,350 --> 00:11:29,570 children, has not begun to pierce her worldview. 133 00:11:30,370 --> 00:11:34,210 Miss Lewis is a mother who, like most of us parents, would walk through raging fire to 134 00:11:34,210 --> 00:11:37,790 save our children, and who is wholly consumed by her child's pain. 135 00:11:38,010 --> 00:11:42,030 As a mom, I can understand that fully, and I desperately hope that Miss Lewis could begin 136 00:11:42,030 --> 00:11:46,430 to take a step outside the world she's currently in, and into the shoes of those black 137 00:11:46,430 --> 00:11:50,930 to view that video, to feel the smallest bit of their pain and tiredness. 138 00:11:52,130 --> 00:11:57,270 It's my understanding the black folks are tired of showing up to meetings and asking for you to protect their children, 139 00:11:57,490 --> 00:12:00,550 asking for representatives to simply acknowledge reality. 140 00:12:01,610 --> 00:12:08,410 I asked Ms. Lewis why in God's name she could not nearly one month later simply acknowledge that this thing happened in this thing caused pain. 141 00:12:08,750 --> 00:12:12,350 She shared with me that the new stations had covered it, so why would she need to? 142 00:12:12,890 --> 00:12:20,170 This is not a moment for her to simply say hashtag teenagers, it's more of a moment where 143 00:12:20,170 --> 00:12:21,990 she needs to step into that pain. 144 00:12:24,060 --> 00:12:28,700 I give her the example of when my child's on a playground and he gets into a fight with 145 00:12:28,700 --> 00:12:29,280 someone else. 146 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:30,860 We talk about what happened. 147 00:12:31,620 --> 00:12:37,340 My son apologizes and then I don't take my son after he's gotten into an argument. 148 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:41,700 I don't take him and bring him into the house and slam the door and not talk about it again. 149 00:12:41,700 --> 00:12:49,960 So we need to recognize reality and we also need reassurance that the guns have been removed from the premises. 150 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:51,140 Thank you. 151 00:12:51,180 --> 00:12:52,700 Thank you. 152 00:12:53,620 --> 00:12:56,520 Final speaker is Mr. Kevin Lindsay. 153 00:12:56,900 --> 00:12:58,160 Issue is School Safety. 154 00:13:04,190 --> 00:13:05,110 Good evening, Board. 155 00:13:06,150 --> 00:13:08,290 Congratulations, Dr. Stoffer. 156 00:13:09,530 --> 00:13:14,590 I'm being the new superintendent, but I'm a personally tell you I was rooting for my friend Mr. Brakes over there. 157 00:13:16,990 --> 00:13:24,150 Hello, Miss Lewis, you probably know who I am and first of all, I want to apologize for 158 00:13:24,150 --> 00:13:32,050 tagging you on your personal pace and I went to your pace with your running for election 159 00:13:32,050 --> 00:13:35,390 and I just want to say a couple of things face to face. 160 00:13:37,550 --> 00:13:51,380 I just feel as raising two African-American children in your district that I still do not feel 161 00:13:51,380 --> 00:13:57,400 comfortable with you making any decisions for my kids or any other kid you have stated 162 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:01,660 that you're continuing to run and that's your right and it's my right to vote whoever I want 163 00:14:01,660 --> 00:14:04,120 of O4 was very impressed with you once you 164 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:06,920 owned their very impressed at the phone. 165 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:11,440 What I'm not impressed with is the previous speaker 166 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:14,920 stated that there is no statement. 167 00:14:15,680 --> 00:14:17,760 And if there is one I'm sorry, but I believe 168 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,520 there should have been one on your personal campaign page. 169 00:14:21,380 --> 00:14:25,500 And if the rumor is true that other African Americans 170 00:14:25,500 --> 00:14:28,660 say that word, so it's OK. 171 00:14:28,660 --> 00:14:35,580 That is not your place or anybody that doesn't look like me's the place to make that decision 172 00:14:37,140 --> 00:14:42,700 My wife's family nickname is precious if any of you guys called her precious 173 00:14:42,700 --> 00:14:47,380 I'm going to be upset and I know we live in the world where people don't look like me 174 00:14:47,380 --> 00:14:54,800 Can just walk around freely say what they want and don't even think about the repercussions, but this is serious 175 00:14:55,780 --> 00:14:58,640 Saying the word I'm not going to say it 176 00:14:58,660 --> 00:14:59,900 and actually 177 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:27,680 You know, holding a fake whatever they want to call it, I'm not happy with it. Your silence is a statement to me. One month I haven't heard anything. A simple look. I can't talk about it. I apologize. This is wrong. We're working and we're moving forward with a bit of enough. But the fact that I haven't heard anything from you as my representative is really concerning. 178 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:35,040 My daughter is concerned. She goes to school at Parkside. My son is concerned and don't think 179 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:41,300 these kids don't know what's going on. 30 seconds. Thank you. That is the issue. I really 180 00:15:41,300 --> 00:15:47,740 think we are doubting our children, our students ability to process everything that's going 181 00:15:47,740 --> 00:15:54,160 on. And the lack of accountability and leadership from every official locally that what can't 182 00:15:54,160 --> 00:16:00,540 anything because it's election time, it's just, it's just disheartening. So, I appreciate everything 183 00:16:00,540 --> 00:16:05,900 you guys do. Dr. Malone, you'd reference my son, son, son again. I appreciate that. I know 184 00:16:05,900 --> 00:16:13,250 us a tough job, but thank you, and thank you for letting me speak. Thank you, sir. Okay, that concludes 185 00:16:13,250 --> 00:16:19,550 public comments. As always, we take all these comments seriously. We all take notes, take them 186 00:16:19,550 --> 00:16:24,670 under advisement, post answers to questions on our website, which we began, I think, a January 187 00:16:24,670 --> 00:16:33,770 February and we'll continue that practice. So 3.4 superintendents report before I turn it over to 188 00:16:33,770 --> 00:16:40,390 our superintendent. It's appropriate to say welcome to your very first board meeting Dr. Stoffer. 189 00:16:40,810 --> 00:16:47,630 He's been on the job now officially 12 days. So this will be his first evening with the board to 190 00:16:47,630 --> 00:16:54,650 do a superintendents report so we want to say welcome glad to have you and turn the meeting over to you 191 00:16:54,650 --> 00:16:55,610 Now, Dr. Stoffer. 192 00:16:55,970 --> 00:16:56,750 Thank you, Mr. Maloon. 193 00:16:56,770 --> 00:17:02,910 I want to thank all the board members and all of those around the community that have supported 194 00:17:02,910 --> 00:17:05,810 me as I have entered this new role. 195 00:17:06,530 --> 00:17:11,630 I would also be remiss if I did not acknowledge the great team that I work with each and 196 00:17:11,630 --> 00:17:12,610 every day. 197 00:17:12,790 --> 00:17:19,070 Those around this room, my senior leadership team, Dr. Briggs, Mrs. Smiles, all of our directors 198 00:17:19,650 --> 00:17:24,270 in each of the areas and really the entire staff around our school system. 199 00:17:24,270 --> 00:17:29,250 is truly a team effort and I'm just very humbled and honored to be a part of that. 200 00:17:29,850 --> 00:17:31,310 So thank you all very much. 201 00:17:31,550 --> 00:17:34,050 Thank you, Mr. Mulan and the Board for your confidence. 202 00:17:34,630 --> 00:17:39,570 As we move forward, I will say that getting started on July 1st. 203 00:17:39,570 --> 00:17:41,470 I was very excited to do so. 204 00:17:42,290 --> 00:17:45,970 Talk with our senior leadership team with Mrs. Miles and Dr. Briggs, 205 00:17:46,070 --> 00:17:50,290 and we wanted to reach out to all of the new administrators 206 00:17:50,290 --> 00:17:55,930 and administrators and new positions around our schools. 207 00:17:56,790 --> 00:18:07,310 So we did that. I was able to visit each of the five new principles and the schools that they are now taking over in that leadership role on that first day. 208 00:18:07,310 --> 00:18:14,490 I know that other members of senior leadership made visits and a number of phone calls to new administrators as well. 209 00:18:14,490 --> 00:18:21,630 We were also able to welcome staff and new staff, especially at Central office as well as out of the school. 210 00:18:22,310 --> 00:18:29,670 So since that time we've been busy doing a number of various community meetings, trying to be as visible as possible. 211 00:18:30,350 --> 00:18:33,330 My goal is to engage as many members of the community. 212 00:18:33,890 --> 00:18:39,890 As I can, I was blessed to be able to speak with the Greater Salisbury Committee at their lunch in yesterday. 213 00:18:39,890 --> 00:18:44,750 We'll be speaking again tomorrow with our own facilities department. 214 00:18:45,230 --> 00:18:51,350 We had an exciting conference today for all of our supervisors, directors, administrators, 215 00:18:51,630 --> 00:18:58,170 principals, assistant principals around the school system at Salzburg University and it was 216 00:18:58,170 --> 00:19:03,210 a tremendous leadership event for each of them and that was an honor to be able to speak 217 00:19:03,210 --> 00:19:08,030 with them this morning as well and we had a great motivational speaker this afternoon. 218 00:19:08,030 --> 00:19:15,470 And so we've been doing a good job of getting down to the community, but my goal over the 219 00:19:15,470 --> 00:19:20,550 next four months is to do just that, to make as many connections as I can, learn as much 220 00:19:20,550 --> 00:19:27,250 from our community members as possible, and bring that back to the work that we do around 221 00:19:27,250 --> 00:19:28,290 our school system. 222 00:19:28,930 --> 00:19:33,510 I would encourage everyone to visit our website and take a look at the superintendent entry 223 00:19:33,510 --> 00:19:35,070 plan and read through that. 224 00:19:35,070 --> 00:19:38,170 It talks a little bit about the things that I just mentioned. 225 00:19:38,570 --> 00:19:43,810 It talks about the foundation that we currently have, our vision, and our mission within 226 00:19:43,810 --> 00:19:48,930 what kind of good-counting public schools talks about my thoughts regarding principle, leadership, 227 00:19:49,610 --> 00:19:52,230 and how we are all leaders in our community. 228 00:19:52,470 --> 00:19:57,990 We all influence others and the importance of the work that we do and the importance of that 229 00:19:57,990 --> 00:20:01,550 that work must be principled in just that. 230 00:20:01,550 --> 00:20:06,670 So I think we all need to think about what influence we do have in the leadership values 231 00:20:06,670 --> 00:20:10,710 that we want to instill in others and that others see through us. 232 00:20:11,150 --> 00:20:16,770 That's very important to me and that's guiding force in the work that I see all of us 233 00:20:16,770 --> 00:20:23,350 as a community working together, moving forward and engaging in that planning process, which 234 00:20:23,350 --> 00:20:29,190 would be the last stage of that entry plan as we move forward with the blueprint for Maryland's 235 00:20:29,190 --> 00:20:34,450 and the strategic plan that we have to do, not only at the state level, but here locally as well. 236 00:20:35,050 --> 00:20:44,390 So it's been an exciting 12 days and I have really enjoyed it and if you haven't seen me at please continue to look 237 00:20:44,390 --> 00:20:48,530 because my goal is to be as visible as possible as we move forward. 238 00:20:49,110 --> 00:20:52,870 Just some very quick stats on our summer programs. 239 00:20:53,290 --> 00:20:58,190 We have eight different types of summer programs happening right now 240 00:20:58,190 --> 00:21:00,030 in what comic book accounting public schools. 241 00:21:00,690 --> 00:21:04,070 These programs are incurring in nine of our schools 242 00:21:04,070 --> 00:21:06,230 across all corners of accounting. 243 00:21:06,830 --> 00:21:11,010 Currently, it is involving 1,243 students. 244 00:21:11,850 --> 00:21:13,790 In these summer programs, topics 245 00:21:13,790 --> 00:21:18,010 include academic enrichment, STEM, financial literacy, 246 00:21:18,610 --> 00:21:21,490 and business, creative writing, and musical theater. 247 00:21:22,170 --> 00:21:25,250 So I would applaud all of our staff that are involved 248 00:21:25,250 --> 00:21:31,830 in coordinating those programs. Also want to thank Dr. Briggs and Mr. Brady, Dr. Jones, 249 00:21:32,050 --> 00:21:37,830 large Jones and many others that are involved in planning and coordinating these opportunities 250 00:21:37,830 --> 00:21:44,050 around our school system. And they are tremendous opportunities for our students in something 251 00:21:44,050 --> 00:21:50,270 that I think our students benefit from each and every summer. But this summer is I think bigger and better 252 00:21:50,270 --> 00:21:57,210 than ever. So I'm proud of that. And since filling the role of Superintendent, it has left 253 00:21:57,210 --> 00:22:06,070 a vacancy in the role of the Chief Finance and Operations Officer. So I am excited to say 254 00:22:06,070 --> 00:22:16,510 that the last few weeks that we have posted this position, we had a number of qualified applicants 255 00:22:16,510 --> 00:22:21,390 but internally within our system as well as some that applied externally. 256 00:22:22,350 --> 00:22:26,530 We were able to conduct interviews through our senior leadership team 257 00:22:26,530 --> 00:22:29,990 and all of the directors among the division of... 258 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:46,780 Business and operations that were a part of that. We had at the depth of leadership that we have in this county is truly tremendous, and it was something that I already knew, but really something that hit home with all of us as we conducted those interviews. 259 00:22:46,780 --> 00:22:54,880 and we were able to talk with the top candidate yesterday and finalized our decision so it 260 00:22:54,880 --> 00:23:00,740 is my pleasure to announce the new chief finance and operations officer for what come 261 00:23:00,740 --> 00:23:04,140 at Cook County Public Schools, Dr. Brian Regger. 262 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:07,260 I'm asking him to come forward and he 263 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:29,780 can take his new seat over there on the side. 264 00:23:29,780 --> 00:23:32,720 By next meeting we'll have a name plate for you. 265 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:34,120 You can name plate for sure. 266 00:23:34,540 --> 00:23:35,600 I heard you. 267 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:44,780 So with that that concludes my part and then I will ask for Dr. Briggs to do the grants report. 268 00:23:44,980 --> 00:23:45,980 Thank you Dr. Stalfer. 269 00:23:46,180 --> 00:23:49,700 I'm pleased to be able to share some brief information from our June grants report. 270 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:53,820 This past month we received funding for seven grants totaling almost $8 million. 271 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:59,760 As I shared during the June board meeting we received over $7 million from MSDE as part 272 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:04,400 of the Maryland Leeds Grant Opportunity, the majority of this funding will enable us to provide 273 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:09,400 a retention and recruitment incentive of $2,500 for all full-time employees this coming 274 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:15,180 school year. Also, from MSDE, we received Judy Center grants for Beaver Run and Pembratin 275 00:24:15,180 --> 00:24:19,880 to assist in ensuring our students are entering school ready to learn. Additional grants 276 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:24,960 received included funds from the lower shore workforce alliance, the foundation for impact 277 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:28,680 on literacy and learning and the Music Teachers National Association Foundation. 278 00:24:29,540 --> 00:24:35,840 Also, we submitted applications for another seven grants and I look forward to updating everyone on their status at an upcoming board meeting. 279 00:24:36,100 --> 00:24:36,660 Thank you. 280 00:24:37,900 --> 00:24:38,800 Thank you, Dr. Briggs. 281 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:40,000 Okay. 282 00:24:40,380 --> 00:24:41,660 Thank you. 283 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:42,500 Thank you. 284 00:24:42,500 --> 00:24:45,660 Your first report of many, I hope. 285 00:24:46,540 --> 00:24:48,040 Well, thank you. 286 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:48,640 Thank you. 287 00:24:49,340 --> 00:24:54,900 So 4.1 approval of open session minutes from our June 23 meeting. 288 00:24:54,900 --> 00:24:57,940 You've had them time to review a mile and retain a motion. 289 00:24:57,980 --> 00:24:59,320 Move to the left for it. 290 00:24:59,500 --> 00:25:00,320 Sir, a second. 291 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:01,540 Second. 292 00:25:01,900 --> 00:25:04,280 All those in favor signify by saying aye. 293 00:25:05,980 --> 00:25:06,720 Any opposed? 294 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:08,440 abstain. 295 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:11,000 This is Lewis wasn't at the last meeting. 296 00:25:11,120 --> 00:25:11,620 That's appropriate. 297 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:12,900 You have that. 298 00:25:14,300 --> 00:25:14,800 It's carried. 299 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:18,820 Next section, consent items. 300 00:25:19,180 --> 00:25:20,900 5.1 to 5.7. 301 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:24,280 So 5.8 upon the recommendation of superintendent 302 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:27,020 is there a motion to approve the consent items? 303 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:28,740 Motion to approve? 304 00:25:28,900 --> 00:25:29,960 Is there a second? 305 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:30,720 Second? 306 00:25:31,540 --> 00:25:34,100 All those in favor signify by saying aye. 307 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:34,660 Aye. 308 00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:35,700 Opposed? 309 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:37,120 Opposed? 310 00:25:37,580 --> 00:25:39,280 5.6. 311 00:25:42,980 --> 00:25:44,000 I approve of the rest. 312 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:45,600 You have it. 313 00:25:47,260 --> 00:25:47,600 All right. 314 00:25:47,660 --> 00:25:48,060 It's carried. 315 00:25:50,100 --> 00:25:51,140 6.1. 316 00:25:55,990 --> 00:26:02,170 Since the 2000-2001 school year, W.C.P.S. has partnered with the Sol's Brain Neighborhood Housing 317 00:26:02,170 --> 00:26:07,590 Service to have single family homes constructed, onsite at our Career and Technology Center. 318 00:26:08,190 --> 00:26:14,250 The proposed contract would extend this partnership into the 2022-23 school year and lead 319 00:26:14,250 --> 00:26:18,330 to the 13th home produced by students in our CTE program. 320 00:26:18,830 --> 00:26:25,150 Upon the recommendation of the superintendent is our motion to prove the contract with the 321 00:26:25,150 --> 00:26:32,570 So our second. Okay, I'll turn it over to the Brian's Ashby and Rager. 322 00:26:40,940 --> 00:26:42,760 Okay, let's trash be. 323 00:26:42,940 --> 00:26:43,000 There are 324 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:52,600 about 10 to 2,000 to 1,000 years. 325 00:26:53,300 --> 00:26:56,320 Here in that time, we constructed 12 homes. 326 00:26:57,300 --> 00:27:02,940 After a week, we didn't build for several years. 327 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:07,320 We didn't build for several years. 328 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:11,660 program and our last home was constructed in 2019. 329 00:27:12,660 --> 00:27:18,360 During COVID, this project was impossible, it was impossible to build a home virtually. 330 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:21,960 We talked a lot about it, but we didn't get any construction done. 331 00:27:22,540 --> 00:27:26,880 And the students of the Parkside Career and Technology Center under the direction of their 332 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:32,320 instructors, and that includes the Carpentry Program, our Electrical Program, 333 00:27:37,300 --> 00:27:37,300 our 334 00:27:37,300 --> 00:27:42,900 of this home. We begin on the home in September when the students return, 335 00:27:43,300 --> 00:27:49,340 were able to finish construction by June. The home is moved in June to a lot 336 00:27:49,340 --> 00:27:54,280 within the city of Salisbury for final placement. And over the past 12 homes, 337 00:27:54,460 --> 00:28:06,780 we've involved approximately 450 students. It is a wonderful project. Not only for the 338 00:28:06,780 --> 00:28:12,480 students also take great pride in being able to place a home in their community and this has 339 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:19,160 been a wonderful partnership. It's something that means a lot to our CTE facility and I would 340 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:26,980 ask that you give this consideration and approve this project so that our students can once again 341 00:28:26,980 --> 00:28:36,340 build a home to put back into our community. Thank you for any questions. Okay. I can honestly say 342 00:28:36,340 --> 00:28:41,220 support this we were asked so many times in 2021 as we went back to school when are we 343 00:28:41,220 --> 00:28:46,320 going to build a house and it's expanding this program and expanding anything we can do 344 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:52,960 expand CTE is wonderful that's my comments. I remember reading about this project before I 345 00:28:52,960 --> 00:29:00,000 came on the board and I've been wondering you know why we had not heard of it and thank you 346 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:03,500 for all that you do and that's good luck. 347 00:29:04,220 --> 00:29:05,340 Thank you. 348 00:29:05,380 --> 00:29:07,220 Brian, do you remember a problem? 349 00:29:07,220 --> 00:29:08,620 How many houses have been built? 350 00:29:09,100 --> 00:29:11,360 Because I know we did it prior to 2008. 351 00:29:12,100 --> 00:29:14,760 From my count, this, we've completed 12, 352 00:29:14,940 --> 00:29:16,160 with Saul's brain neighborhood housing. 353 00:29:16,260 --> 00:29:20,540 This is our 30 or 31st home in CT. 354 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:23,620 Prior to the relationship, Saul's brain neighborhood housing. 355 00:29:25,180 --> 00:29:27,500 We advertised the home and built 356 00:29:27,500 --> 00:29:33,500 built for a family in the community, and the relationship and that was wonderful. 357 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:38,460 We actually built a larger home at that time, but the relationship that solves our 358 00:29:38,460 --> 00:29:45,120 rain-avered housing from the point of financing and ease of construction has really helped 359 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:46,380 streamline things. 360 00:29:47,020 --> 00:29:49,440 So we're hoping to use a community partner. 361 00:29:50,980 --> 00:29:57,480 Mr. Ashby, thank you so much for your perseverance on getting these projects up in 362 00:29:57,480 --> 00:29:59,960 going. I know that it's definitely something we have heard of. 363 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:06,000 The committee was going to start up. Thank you for making this happen. Thank you. 364 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:14,460 Any other questions or comments? All right. I assume we're ready to vote on the motion. All those of favor signify by saying aye. 365 00:30:14,620 --> 00:30:25,760 Aye. Opposed? It's carried. Thank you, sirs. Thank you. Six point two personnel matters is for information only. 366 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:33,540 So, 7.1 board members reports, last time I started to my left, so this time I'll start with my right with Mr. Palmer. 367 00:30:39,770 --> 00:30:58,290 Don't in the last month I've been actively involved in our election process, and I mean really active in our election process, and there's no doubt that my attention to emails from all over have been not where they should be. 368 00:30:58,290 --> 00:31:08,530 But I guarantee you I do answer him. I will go back to look at the ones that I've been said to miss and I guarantee you 369 00:31:08,530 --> 00:31:18,010 I will have responses and I still asked all parents to come to these meetings to express their opinions about what they think is wrong 370 00:31:18,010 --> 00:31:19,610 What they think is right? 371 00:31:20,210 --> 00:31:20,790 Thank you 372 00:31:21,310 --> 00:31:23,210 Thank you Mr. Fitzgerald 373 00:31:29,510 --> 00:31:30,670 I'll 374 00:31:40,110 --> 00:31:46,250 go to Mr. Valsky. 375 00:31:50,650 --> 00:31:55,030 I attended the county council meeting on Tuesday July the 5th 376 00:31:55,570 --> 00:32:02,870 where our student athletes were acknowledged for winning state championships in track and field. 377 00:32:04,290 --> 00:32:09,110 People who know me know that I like to go around the community and I talk to people. 378 00:32:09,110 --> 00:32:20,970 And while talking to people in the community and listening to their comments, I have compiled a list of suggestions given to me that I would like to share. 379 00:32:21,590 --> 00:32:25,890 And I have also submitted these in writing to Dr. Stoffer. 380 00:32:27,450 --> 00:32:36,950 Number one, parents and especially grandparents would like to have the reinstatement of American education week. 381 00:32:37,910 --> 00:32:45,030 Number two, the reinstatement of the superintendents opened doors meeting each month. 382 00:32:46,730 --> 00:32:51,570 Three, and I'd like this one because I had never ever thought of this. 383 00:32:52,110 --> 00:32:58,470 That members of the school board have meet and greets in various parts of the county, 384 00:32:58,470 --> 00:33:04,830 quarterly, not official meetings, but maybe have a Sunday afternoon meeting agreed at 385 00:33:04,830 --> 00:33:12,610 Allen Community Hall, or go over to Mardalla, or different places in the county, so that 386 00:33:12,610 --> 00:33:18,950 people out in the county, they may know their board representative, but they would not know 387 00:33:18,950 --> 00:33:27,230 those of us who represent other parts of the county. Fourth suggestion, to encourage our schools 388 00:33:27,230 --> 00:33:31,910 to reinstate PTAs, and also, chapter one, 389 00:33:32,190 --> 00:33:33,630 parent and student nights. 390 00:33:34,370 --> 00:33:38,650 I know I have attended a fabulous paint night 391 00:33:38,650 --> 00:33:40,710 at Glad Avenue School. 392 00:33:41,510 --> 00:33:45,030 I attended parent and student nights 393 00:33:45,030 --> 00:33:49,250 at both Fruitland Intermediate and at Princeton School. 394 00:33:49,910 --> 00:33:52,390 People would like to have these reinstated. 395 00:33:52,390 --> 00:34:01,510 Another concern was curriculum, transparency, and parents would like to have posted on the 396 00:34:01,510 --> 00:34:09,610 individual school websites, what is being taught in each classroom, and parents want to 397 00:34:09,610 --> 00:34:15,470 know more about the social and emotional curriculum that is mandated by the state of Maryland. 398 00:34:16,710 --> 00:34:27,670 But I'm going to ask parents and concerns citizens to please continue to contact me and other members of the board with your concerns. 399 00:34:28,790 --> 00:34:37,490 I will address these and you know that I do. I almost immediately return all phone calls and emails. 400 00:34:37,970 --> 00:34:41,750 And I will pass them on to Dr. Stoffer. Thank you. 401 00:34:43,290 --> 00:34:46,670 Thank you, go back to Mr. Fitzgerald, we want to go around. 402 00:34:47,070 --> 00:34:52,050 Before I go to Mr. Brown, Vice Chairman Murray, Mr. Michael Murray, is not with us obviously. 403 00:34:52,770 --> 00:35:00,570 He is in Nebraska and another state and probably nearby, but geography wasn't my best subject. 404 00:35:01,030 --> 00:35:02,870 It's in the continental U.S. though, I'm sure. 405 00:35:03,370 --> 00:35:11,190 He is president of the carouser, some carouser, Pontiac carouser association, he's presenting 406 00:35:11,190 --> 00:35:15,870 scholarships to deserving students, not only from this country, but from other countries. 407 00:35:16,730 --> 00:35:18,050 So I wanted to make note of that. 408 00:35:18,170 --> 00:35:20,930 He didn't just decide to not come to the meeting. 409 00:35:20,950 --> 00:35:26,750 He's doing it's a very, very important thing, present scholarships to very deserving students. 410 00:35:27,570 --> 00:35:32,230 He decided to do it by driving there, so he had to leave today to get there by tomorrow 411 00:35:32,230 --> 00:35:32,770 in Thursday. 412 00:35:33,970 --> 00:35:34,610 Thank you. 413 00:35:34,750 --> 00:35:35,230 Mr. Brown. 414 00:35:35,510 --> 00:35:35,750 Okay. 415 00:35:35,750 --> 00:35:42,070 As I'm right around the county, I'm pleased to see a couple of projects going on in some of 416 00:35:42,070 --> 00:35:42,590 her schools. 417 00:35:43,010 --> 00:35:49,110 The grounds really looked good so far, but I'm pleased to see that we're finally going to get 418 00:35:49,110 --> 00:35:51,490 some new Windows Enchipment Elementary School. 419 00:35:51,590 --> 00:35:55,690 I've had a number of parents who have been concerned about that for some time now and they're 420 00:35:55,690 --> 00:35:59,110 renovating it and putting in new doors and windows them up the well. 421 00:35:59,790 --> 00:36:05,510 Also, I was by park pinehurst Elementary School and I saw some trailers there, so I know 422 00:36:05,510 --> 00:36:07,990 with something happening at pint or sell a memory school. 423 00:36:08,870 --> 00:36:13,690 And I'm certain that everybody's looking forward to opening up Beaver Run just coming 424 00:36:13,690 --> 00:36:14,010 year. 425 00:36:14,150 --> 00:36:19,090 We all had an opportunity to visit it about a month ago, and things looked terrific. 426 00:36:19,770 --> 00:36:23,770 It's going to be the state of the art, and I'm certain that the students staff and parents 427 00:36:23,770 --> 00:36:28,230 are going to be very proud of Beaver Run, now I'm in a memory school, and we're moving forward 428 00:36:28,230 --> 00:36:29,110 with Mardellot. 429 00:36:30,150 --> 00:36:35,490 Also, I'm pleased to see school buses running again, so that means that we have 430 00:36:35,490 --> 00:36:40,930 some of school programs, and as Dr. Stauffer just mentioned, we have programs going on 431 00:36:40,930 --> 00:36:45,750 about nine different schools, with over 1,000 kids in those schools, with various kind of enrichment 432 00:36:45,750 --> 00:36:51,410 programs, and some of them even for original credit, some students want to get ahead. 433 00:36:52,650 --> 00:36:57,090 The other thing that really concerns me that I miss most of all is that there are no student 434 00:36:57,090 --> 00:37:02,590 representatives in this meeting looking forward to seeing them come September. It's amazing to 435 00:37:02,590 --> 00:37:09,090 You know, we got four high schools pretty much close together, but they're always different things going on, 436 00:37:09,190 --> 00:37:13,110 different exciting things, and each one of the schools even though we are in a close proximity. 437 00:37:14,530 --> 00:37:21,290 And finally, to Dr. Stoffer and the staff here at Central Office as well, the entire school system and the board, 438 00:37:21,610 --> 00:37:27,030 we look forward to working with you, and we certainly will have an enjoyable and rewarding year. 439 00:37:27,490 --> 00:37:29,970 I know that they're going to be challenges, but we're going to have to meet. 440 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:44,860 Those challenges just buckle down and do what's fair, do what's firm, be flexible, and when things go wrong and they will, there will be some things that go so, and we'll just have to band together and fix them. Thank you. 441 00:37:45,060 --> 00:37:47,000 Thank you, Mr. Brown, Mr. Laird Lewis. 442 00:37:50,060 --> 00:37:55,820 Hello, it has definitely been a very busy end of the school year and start to the summer. 443 00:37:55,820 --> 00:38:03,980 I first would like to extend congratulations again to Dr. Schoffer and his new position as superintendent and Dr. 444 00:38:04,140 --> 00:38:06,980 Regger for his advancement. 445 00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:16,120 I actually had the opportunity to teach Dr. Regger and I will say it was a wonderful experience. 446 00:38:16,420 --> 00:38:20,380 So I'm looking forward to working with you in this degree. 447 00:38:20,380 --> 00:38:22,660 So congratulations on that. 448 00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:26,560 There are lots of things going on in our county right now. 449 00:38:26,620 --> 00:38:31,020 I know that there is a county-wide reading incentive. 450 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:35,280 I will say that I am three books in so far, 451 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:38,840 so I'm participating in that reading challenge, 452 00:38:39,180 --> 00:38:39,700 as well. 453 00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:41,600 I know that there are some reading challenges 454 00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:43,160 that are going on per school. 455 00:38:43,320 --> 00:38:45,000 And I see a lot of teachers who are posting 456 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:49,260 what they're reading wherever they are reading at. 457 00:38:49,260 --> 00:38:52,960 and then they're doing small reviews and hashtags and things of sorts. 458 00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:54,780 So that's wonderful to see. 459 00:38:55,400 --> 00:38:56,400 So I am doing that. 460 00:38:56,540 --> 00:39:00,480 I'm also still working with my reading therapy dog. 461 00:39:00,500 --> 00:39:01,600 I've been English Bulldog. 462 00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:05,080 So we did a lot of visiting at the end of the school year, 463 00:39:05,140 --> 00:39:09,480 taking her around just to reach a student at the end of the school year 464 00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:12,920 and things about getting prepared for summer 465 00:39:12,920 --> 00:39:14,900 and moving on to the next grade. 466 00:39:15,580 --> 00:39:18,480 And some wonderful books that I received from the media specialists. 467 00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:25,540 I have been to many of the same community events that the other board members have, so I'm not going to 468 00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:29,100 for you by listing all of those. 469 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:35,600 I will say we did have a wonderful send off for Dr. Hamlin in the beginning for her retirement. 470 00:39:37,080 --> 00:39:43,000 Maybe has a lot of seminars and webinars that are available this summer, so I've done some research and looked into those 471 00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:46,460 that once that I will be taking advantage of. 472 00:39:46,460 --> 00:40:11,620 And let's see, I did attend a county council meeting, I was not in attendance to the board meeting last month, I apologize for that, as many people know my daughter's in high school radio association, and we do a lot of traveling, so I was not able to be at the board meeting, I was with her and our horse, Ruby. 473 00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:18,200 But I did attend the County Council meeting where one of our youngest members was given a 474 00:40:18,200 --> 00:40:18,960 proclamation. 475 00:40:19,780 --> 00:40:25,020 Allie Gray, she attends North Solstery, and she was given a proclamation for being miss 476 00:40:25,020 --> 00:40:31,000 a little princess for the Maryland High School Radio Association, which was a wonderful 477 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:31,800 thing for her. 478 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:34,980 She is in the fourth grade, so she was definitely excited. 479 00:40:35,600 --> 00:40:36,620 And we were also there. 480 00:40:36,620 --> 00:40:43,100 Ms. Ann was there, we recognized a lot of athletes who had gone above and beyond in their 481 00:40:43,100 --> 00:40:45,240 academics as well as their athletics. 482 00:40:47,680 --> 00:40:55,240 And I did have some additional words to state tonight, but has having a conversation with 483 00:40:55,860 --> 00:41:02,360 Mr. Craig, who is the board's legal counsel, it was deemed that this was not the place 484 00:41:02,360 --> 00:41:10,940 to read that statement or go into that. The board members up here. We are a seven member entity. 485 00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:19,020 We work together. We decide together. We collaborate together and we did decide that this was not 486 00:41:19,020 --> 00:41:26,000 the appropriate setting for me to give a personal statement of the events that have occurred within 487 00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:33,860 the past 30 days. I will tell you that there has been contact and again there will be a statement that will be made. 488 00:41:34,320 --> 00:41:35,660 So thank you all very much. 489 00:41:36,860 --> 00:41:38,140 Thank you, Mr. Fitzgerald. 490 00:41:39,060 --> 00:41:39,880 Seven of the work. 491 00:41:52,310 --> 00:41:53,870 So my board report. 492 00:41:57,330 --> 00:42:01,210 The school fiscal year begins July 1st and runs to June 30. 493 00:42:01,210 --> 00:42:08,650 So it's 22, 22, 23, and it puts me in mind of New Year's Day for the rest of the world as 494 00:42:08,650 --> 00:42:12,430 January 1st for the school system New Year's Day is July 1st. 495 00:42:12,670 --> 00:42:17,610 And so this year we began the new year, the new school year with a new leader, and now we have 496 00:42:17,610 --> 00:42:21,890 another new team member on the executive level with Dr. Rager. 497 00:42:23,030 --> 00:42:28,530 So I would say at this point in time, I don't make new year's resolutions, but I would say 498 00:42:28,530 --> 00:42:33,430 that we should all be resolved at the beginning of July 1st to move the ship forward. 499 00:42:33,810 --> 00:42:35,770 I mean, public education is important. 500 00:42:36,490 --> 00:42:40,370 As everyone knows, and as Mr. Brown pointed out, things do go wrong. 501 00:42:40,450 --> 00:42:41,770 We try to fix them. 502 00:42:42,550 --> 00:42:46,650 Public education is imperfect, but it's still pretty good in white comical county. 503 00:42:46,790 --> 00:42:51,930 And I'm very, very happy with the performance of the public schools, but we can always get better. 504 00:42:52,430 --> 00:42:57,570 And so with Dr. Stalfa in the lead and the administrative staff and all the wonderful teachers 505 00:42:57,570 --> 00:43:03,710 and staff members we have, the new hires we're making, look forward to a great school year, 506 00:43:03,970 --> 00:43:07,730 and over the next 30 days before we meet again, I'm sure there'll be a lot of activity 507 00:43:07,730 --> 00:43:12,390 to prepare for the new school year, and we're all looking very much forward to that. 508 00:43:12,510 --> 00:43:17,550 As I travel around the county, as Mr. Lindsey pointed out, I refer a youth soccer, I see 509 00:43:17,550 --> 00:43:22,950 a lot of youth playing soccer, and a crown, there's a high school league, and it's probably 510 00:43:22,950 --> 00:43:27,470 the largest high school league I've seen in the three or four summers I've been doing it, 511 00:43:27,530 --> 00:43:31,610 which is a very good sign. We have all the people back playing soccer and they're all 512 00:43:31,610 --> 00:43:40,450 out there participating and it's great to see and we're all hoping and I think it will come to 513 00:43:40,450 --> 00:43:46,250 pass if we come back to school after the day after Labor Day this year with no masks and no virtual 514 00:43:46,250 --> 00:43:52,630 unless you do that by choice it'll be the first time since what 2019, 2020, 2019 school we began 515 00:43:52,630 --> 00:44:02,050 that year. So here's hope in that continues and with that. No quotes tonight. I'll save 516 00:44:02,050 --> 00:44:07,690 them up for August. With that, we're adjourned. Thank you for attending all of you.