Mar 11, 2024 School Board Meeting

OKAY. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

I MAKE A MOTION, WE APPROVE THE MINUTES CONSECUTIVELY.

SECOND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MR. JOHNSON. YES, MR. ELY? YES, MRS. CHRISTIE? YES, MISS TAYLOR? YES. MRS. ANDREWS? YES. OKAY.

[1. Special Recognitions]

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH RECOGNITIONS.

NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK WAS LAST MONTH, BUT WE HAD IT KIND OF MIXED UP AND COUNSELORS DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO COME.

SO WE ARE DOING IT TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. DOCTOR MARTIN IS GOING TO LEAD THIS FOR US.

AND I'LL PASS EACH OF YOU SOME OF OUR CERTIFICATES SO YOU CAN GO DOWN AND HAND THOSE TO OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS.

GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT, WE'D LIKE TO CELEBRATE OUR NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELORS WEEK.

THIS THIS SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK IS DEVOTED TO A STANDARDS BASED AND STUDENT FOCUSED GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT LEAD OUR SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM IN EACH OF OUR SCHOOLS. AND AS I CALL YOUR NAMES, IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME FORWARD TO HAVE YOUR RECEIVE YOUR CERTIFICATE AND HAVE YOUR PICTURES MADE.

CASEY COLLIER FROM BEASLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

KIMBERLY CARABINE FROM DAVID A HARRISON ELEMENTARY.

SHANITA RUIZ WILLIAMSON.

NORTH ELEMENTARY.

WELTON DABNEY JUNIOR NORTH ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE ROAD ELEMENTARY.

ERICA HAHN, SOUTH ELEMENTARY.

TAMARA LEWIS, MIDDLE ROAD ELEMENTARY.

F.W. LEWIS JJ MOORE.

CHELSEA MOORE, JJ MOORE MIDDLE.

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ERICA HUBER, JJ MOORE MIDDLE.

MARCUS TORRES, PRINCE GEORGE EDUCATION CENTER.

HE COULD NOT BE WITH US THIS EVENING.

AND STEPHEN BOTT AND B CLEMENTS.

KRISTEN ANDERSON AND BEA CLEMENS.

NOELLE CASH AND BEA CLEMENS.

TYRONE GRAVES AND BEA CLEMENS.

EDWINA. PRINCE GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL.

GERALD CROCKETT, PRINCE GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL.

PHILIP. JONES, PRINCE GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL.

JOHN PAGE, PRINCE GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL, AND ANNA PAYNE FROM PRINCE GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL.

AND WE WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS A BETTER PLACE.

WE'RE GOING TO FILL IN BEHIND.

THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND EVERYONE BEHIND COUNCILMAN.

THAT'S RIGHT. I SEE YOU, JOHN.

I GOT YOU. HERE, PLEASE.

BIG SMILES. WITH YOU FOR MORE AND FOR GOOD.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

WAIT WAIT WAIT. WE HAVE CANDY BAGS.

TAKE CARE. GOOD TO SEE YOU. MY SON WILL BE VERY EXCITED.

I DON'T. WENT TO THAT SIDE.

DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE BRUCE HERE? OKAY. YEAH. YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT.

WELL. THANK YOU.

HE'S GOT. ONE.

WE HAVE MORE HERE. THAT'S IT.

YEAH. I WAS SO LUCKY.

YEAH. WE DON'T EVER KNOW.

THAT'S WHAT I REALLY. SHE'S GOING TO HAND OUT THE BAGS.

SHOOT. YEAH. OKAY.

OUR NEXT HONOREES THIS EVENING WILL BE OUR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS, AND MISS JENNIFER MAGUIRE WILL COME DOWN AND HELP US INTRODUCE THEM.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

GOOD EVENING. I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF STANDING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT WORK OF VALUED MEMBERS OF OUR STUDENT SERVICES TEAM, NATIONAL SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK WEEK, WHICH IS OBSERVED ANNUALLY DURING THE FIRST FULL WEEK IN MARCH.

SO LAST WEEK SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON A SPECIAL GROUP OF DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS WHO PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ENHANCING THE WELL-BEING AND SUCCESS OF STUDENTS.

THE THEME FOR NATIONAL SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK WEEK 2024 IS PEARLS OF WISDOM, WHICH COMMEMORATES THE 30TH YEAR OF THE ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION SOLELY DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE PROFESSION OF SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK, THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PEARLS, WHICH ARE THE TRADITIONAL 30TH ANNIVERSARY GIFT, SYMBOLIZE BEAUTY AND WISDOM LIKE A RARE PEARL.

THE PRECIOUS COUNCIL SERVICES AND SUPPORT THAT OUR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS PROVIDE ARE TO BE TREASURED.

SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS ARE TRAINED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO BRING A RICH AND UNIQUE SET OF SKILLS TO THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES THROUGH EARLY IDENTIFICATION, PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS THAT MAY IMPEDE ACADEMIC SUCCESS.

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SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS SUPPORT THE WHOLE STUDENT, SERVING AS THE LINK BETWEEN THE HOME, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY.

THE PRINCE GEORGE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK TEAM HAS OVER 44 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION.

ONE PERSON HAS BEEN A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THAT.

PLEASE ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU.

MISS JALISA CLAIBORNE, THREE YEARS OF SERVICE AS A SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER AND HER FIRST YEAR IN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY SCHOOLS.

MR. MATT HALL, 33 YEARS OF SERVICE, ALL WITH PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY.

MISS ERICA JOHNSON, SEVEN YEARS OF SERVICE, ALL WITH PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.

AND LASTLY, BUT NOT LEAST, MISS ALLISON KING WASHINGTON COULDN'T JOIN US.

NOW, TONIGHT SHE IS AT HOME WITH A NEWBORN.

BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR TEAM.

AND MR. MAGUIRE, PLEASE COME AND JOIN THE GROUP.

YES.

HERE. YOU JUST HOLD A SMILE.

HOLD HIM AND. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

YEAH, I WOULD, I WOULD. THANK YOU.

SURE.

THIS EVENING WE WILL HAVE OUR PRINCIPALS HELP US INTRODUCE OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR FROM EACH SCHOOL.

OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR ARE SELECTED BASED ON THEIR EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD FOR GUIDING STUDENTS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE.

THEY COLLABORATE WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO CREATE A SCHOOL CULTURE OF SUCCESS AND RESPECT, AND THEY DELIBERATELY CONNECT THE CLASSROOM AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO FOSTER A STRONG COMMUNITY.

THEY DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM WALLS THAT EMBODY LIFELONG LEARNING.

THEY EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN AN ENGAGING AND ARTICULATE MANNER TO THEIR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND PEERS.

SO THIS EVENING, WE ARE THRILLED TO RECOGNIZE THE TEACHERS WHO'VE BEEN LIFTED UP FROM THEIR SCHOOLS AS THE REPRESENTATIVES OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE SUPERIOR TEACHERS THAT WE HAVE HERE, AND THE OUTSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS THAT THEY BUILD WITH OUR FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN.

SO THEY HAVE EACH OF THESE RECIPIENTS WILL RECEIVE A $250 VOUCHER TOWARDS ENROLLMENT IN A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY COURSE, OR REGISTRATION TO ATTEND A CONFERENCE FOR SKILLS ADVANCEMENT, OR THEY MAY PURCHASE CLASSROOM EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS OR SUPPLIES THAT ADVANCE ACADEMIC AND OR SOCIAL SKILLS OF THEIR STUDENTS.

SO IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY ALSO GOT TO CHOOSE IF THEY WANTED A SCHOOL DIVISION BACKPACK OR IF THEY WANTED A SCHOOL DIVISION TOTE.

AND I WILL ASK MISS ANDREWS IF SHE'LL HOLD THOSE UP AND SHOW YOU, AND THEN WE WILL GIVE THAT.

WE'LL GIVE THOSE TO EACH ONE AS THEY COME UP BASED ON WHAT THEY SELECTED.

ALL RIGHT.

SO OUR FIRST TEACHER OF THE YEAR IS FROM BEASLEY.

SO WE WELCOME MISS POWELL AND OUR BEASLEY TEACHER OF THE YEAR TO COME ON UP.

HI. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS BETH POWELL AND FROM BEASLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS MY PLEASURE THIS EVENING TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MISS CHELSEA NEWMAN.

MISS NEWMAN IS THE TYPE OF TEACHER THAT EVERYONE HOPES THEIR STUDENT WILL HAVE IN SCHOOL.

SHE BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH HER STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

SHE COMMUNICATES REGULARLY WITH HER STUDENTS FAMILIES TO LET THEM KNOW HOW THINGS ARE DOING AND ARE GOING IN THE CLASSROOM.

THE TRUST SHE ESTABLISHED CREATES A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT HER STUDENTS EXCEL, AND BOTH ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS.

THE STUDENTS THAT HAVE WORKED WITH MISS NEWMAN HAVE SHOWN INCREDIBLE GROWTH.

SO MANY STUDENTS SHE WORKS WITH REQUIRE EXTRA HELP AND SUPPORT WITH BEHAVIORS THAT IMPACT THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN.

MRS. NEWMAN SHOWS INCREDIBLE PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING WITH STUDENTS AS SHE HELPS THEM LEARN ABOUT ROUTINES OF THE CLASSROOM, REINFORCE IT, REINFORCES EXPECTED BEHAVIORS, AND TEACHES STUDENTS ABOUT SOCIAL SKILLS.

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SHE KNOWS EACH STUDENT AND WHAT THEIR STRENGTHS AND AREAS OF GROWTH ARE.

THEIR PREFERENCES THE THINGS THEY ENJOY DOING ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE LESSONS AND TO GET THEM, KEEP THEM ENGAGED IN THEIR LEARNING.

OBSERVING STUDENTS WORKING IN SMALL GROUPS OR ONE ON ONE.

WITH MISS NEWMAN, YOU CAN SEE HOW STUDENTS HAVE TRANSFORMED UNDER HER CARE AND INSTRUCTION TO SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS.

MRS. NEWMAN BEGAN HER TEACHING CAREER WITH US AT BEASLEY JUST THREE YEARS AGO.

SHE HAS QUICKLY BECOME A TEACHER THAT HER PEERS TURN TO FOR SUGGESTIONS AND GUIDANCE FOR WORKING WITH YOUNG STUDENTS.

SHE IS AN ESSENTIAL MEMBER OF OUR BEASLEY FAMILY.

WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT MRS. CHELSEA NEWMAN AS EL BEASLEY'S TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

WE'D LIKE TO INVITE HARRISON ELEMENTARY AND MISS JESSICA ALDERMAN UP NEXT.

CERTIFICATE.

GOOD EVENING, MRS. DINGESS, AND I HAVE THE GREAT HONOR OF INTRODUCING HARRISON'S 2024 TEACHER OF THE YEAR, MRS. JESSICA ALDERMAN.

MRS. ALDERMAN BEGAN AT HARRISON AS A PARENT, ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN ALL OF OUR GREAT ACTIVITIES.

SHE BECAME A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER FOR US IN THE SPRING OF 2019, AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR SHE BEGAN HER TEACHING CAREER WITH US, WHICH, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW WOULD HAVE BEEN THE YEAR OF COVID 19.

WHAT A WAY TO START YOUR CAREER.

OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, HER PASSION AND DEDICATION TO OUR BEARS HAS FLOURISHED.

SHE IS A ROCK STAR WHEN WORKING WITH STUDENTS, COLLEAGUES AND FAMILIES.

SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE SECOND GRADE GENERAL EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE TEACHER ALONGSIDE MRS. ADAIR, WHO MANY OF YOU KNOW AS OUR PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY 2023 TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

MRS. ALDERMAN IS THE CHAIR FOR SECOND GRADE AND THE CHAIR OF OUR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

SHE'S AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE LITTLE FEET MEET, ALWAYS SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING OUR STUDENTS NO MATTER WHICH COMMITTEE OR WHICH TEAM SHE SERVES.

MRS. ALDERMAN INSPIRES EVERYONE TO REACH FOR THE STARS.

HARRISON ELEMENTARY IS PLEASED AND PROUD TO RECOGNIZE MRS. ALDERMAN FOR HER DEDICATION TO OUR BEARS.

WE CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON HER TO ENGAGE, ENCOURAGE AND INSPIRE NOT ONLY HER STUDENTS, BUT HER PARENTS AND HER COLLEAGUES EVERY DAY.

NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO INVITE MIDDLE ROAD ELEMENTARY AND MISS KATHLEEN TEMPLE.

GOOD EVENING.

I AM PLEASED TO INTRODUCE MIDDLE ROAD ELEMENTARY'S TEACHER OF THE YEAR, MISS KATHLEEN TEMPLE.

MISS TEMPLE HAS BEEN TEACHING IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY FOR 24 YEARS.

SHE HAS TAUGHT FIRST GRADE, THIRD GRADE, FIFTH GRADE AND HAS BEEN TEACHING FOURTH GRADE FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS.

SHE HAS SERVED AS THE FOURTH GRADE DEPARTMENT CHAIR, SERVED ON DIFFERENT SCHOOL AND DISTRICT COMMITTEES, AND IS COMPLETING GRADUATE COURSES TO EARN A MASTER'S IN READING INTERVENTION TO BETTER SUPPORT STUDENTS.

MISS TEMPLE ALWAYS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE SURE HER STUDENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL.

SHE REACHES STUDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES BY MAKING THE TIME TO BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS.

SHE GETS TO KNOW HER STUDENTS ON AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL AND WILL HIGHLIGHT THEIR INTEREST IN CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENTS.

MISS TEMPLE ALSO MAKES LEARNING FUN BY PROVIDING HIGHER LEVEL THINKING ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES THAT CHALLENGE HER STUDENTS.

ALONG WITH BEING A DEDICATED TEACHER, SHE HAS BECOME A TRUSTED LEADER.

HER COLLEAGUES CALL HER A TRUE LEADER AND A MENTOR.

MISS TEMPLE KEEPS HER GRADE LEVEL TEAM RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND SETS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE FOR HER TEAM MEMBERS.

SHE LEADS THE PLANNING, ORGANIZING, AND ASSIST OTHER TEACHERS WITH STUDENTS IN THEIR CLASSES.

SHE IS A TEAM PLAYER AND IS ALWAYS WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE LEARNING OF THE FACULTY AND STUDENTS.

MISS TEMPLE HAS EARNED THE RESPECT OF HER COLLEAGUES, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS.

SHE IS TRULY WORTHY OF THIS GREAT HONOR.

PLEASE HELP ME CONGRATULATE MRS. MISS KATHLEEN TEMPLE AS MIDDLE ROAD ELEMENTARY'S TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO INVITE NORTH ELEMENTARY AND MISS CARLY MCCUNE UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KELLY NUNLEY AND I AM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT NORTH ELEMENTARY.

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NORTH ELEMENTARY FACULTY AND STAFF HAD THE PLEASURE OF SELECTING MISS CARLY MCCUNE AS OUR 2024 TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

MISS MCCUNE IS THE TEACHER OF OUR MAKING THE CONNECTIONS PROGRAM, AND ALSO SERVES AS THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR FOR OUR LEARNING SPECIALIST.

SHE IS A TRUE ADVOCATE FOR HER STUDENTS AS WELL AS ALL OTHERS IN THE SCHOOL.

MISS MCCUNE'S PASSION FOR HER STUDENTS AND THEIR SUCCESS IS CONTAGIOUS.

SHE IS ALWAYS RESEARCHING AND LEARNING NEW, INNOVATIVE AND INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO ASSIST STUDENTS WITH COMMUNICATION AND LEARNING WITHIN THE SCHOOL SETTING AND BEYOND. MISS MCCUNE IS ALWAYS LOOKING AT WHAT IS THE BEST BIG PICTURE, AND WANTS TO HELP ENSURE THE ENTIRE SCHOOL IS ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL.

SHE IS THE TRUE DEFINITION OF A TEAM PLAYER, AND ALWAYS IS SUPPORTIVE OF ALL THE GROUPS THAT WE HAVE AT NORTH, NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION.

MISS MCCUNE IS ALWAYS POSITIVE AND HAS A SMILE ON HER FACE.

THE EXCITEMENT THAT MISS MCCUNE EXCUSED DAILY IS SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE THAT MEETS HER IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZES.

SHE ALWAYS PUTS HER STUDENTS BEFORE HERSELF, AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO REMIND HER TO REST.

AT NORTH ELEMENTARY IS BLESSED TO HAVE MISS CARLY MCCUNE AS A PART OF OUR TEAM.

SO AS ALWAYS, 2024 TEACHERS OF THE YEAR FOR NORTH ELEMENTARY.

NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO INVITE SOUTH ELEMENTARY AND MISS TIFFANY MAXWELL.

I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU, MISS TIFFANY MAXWELL, SOUTH ELEMENTARY'S TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

I HAVE WORKED WITH TIFFANY FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS VERY CLOSELY.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN IMPRESSED BY HER DEDICATION, PERSEVERANCE AND EXCEPTIONAL WORK ETHIC.

MISS MAXWELL HAS BEEN AN INVALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR TEAM, CONTRIBUTING SIGNIFICANTLY TO OUR LIBRARY AND LITERACY PROGRAM AT SOUTH THIS YEAR.

SHE STEPPED UP WHEN NO ONE ELSE DID AND SERVED AS A FIFTH GRADE TEACHER AT SOUTH.

IF SHE HAD NOT VOLUNTEERED FOR THIS ROLE, WE WOULD HAVE HAD TWO CLASSES OF FIFTH GRADERS WITH OVER 30 KIDS IN EACH CLASS.

HER PASSION FOR CHILDREN AND HELPING OTHERS IS BEYOND MEASURE.

ONE OF TIFFANY'S STANDOUT QUALITIES IS HER ABILITY TO COLLABORATE EFFECTIVELY WITH TEAM MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS.

SHE NOT ONLY IS NOT ONLY A SKILLED INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR, BUT ALSO A TEAM PLAYER WHO FOSTERS A POSITIVE AND COLLABORATIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT.

SHE WORKS CLOSELY WITH HER FIFTH GRADE TEAM AS WELL AS THE LIBRARY AND LIBRARY TEAM COUNTYWIDE.

I TRULY DO NOT KNOW WHAT WE WOULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT HER THIS YEAR.

MISS MAXWELL'S STUDENTS ALL FEEL RESPECTED AND HEARD IN HER CLASSROOM.

STUDENTS DESCRIBE HER AS KIND, SILLY, CARING AND SMART.

THEY SAID SHE IS THE BEST AND AN AWESOME TEACHER.

ONE STUDENT SAID SHE HAS A UNIQUE WAY, A UNIQUE WAY OF OF TEACHING.

SHE MAKES LEARNING FUN.

MANY OF HER LIBRARY STUDENTS MISS SEEING HER IN THERE AND BRING NOTES AND LITTLE GIFTS TO HER ON THE REGULAR.

IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I RECOMMEND TIFFANY MAXWELL FOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MR. JASON CHANDLER UP TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MARCOS TORRES, THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR FROM THE PRINCE GEORGE EDUCATION CENTER.

HE IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING AND HIS ADMINISTRATOR IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE.

SHE IS AT HOME WITH THE PERSON WHO IS HEALING IN HER FAMILY.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

THIS IS FROM MRS. CHRISTINA DRURY.

MARCOS TORRES JOINED PRINCE GEORGE EDUCATION EDUCATION CENTER IN 2020 AND HAS SINCE FULFILLED VARIOUS ROLES, ALL CENTERED AROUND HIS DEDICATION AS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR.

HE HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED A STRONG COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND STAFF ALIKE.

THIS YEAR, HIS CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY NOTEWORTHY WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF CITIZEN PUSH IN LESSONS FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL GROUPS, EMPHASIZING CITIZENSHIP ATTRIBUTES AND GOAL SETTING.

THESE LESSONS HAVE PROVEN TO BE INVALUABLE ADDITIONS TO OUR PROGRAM.

BEYOND. BEYOND HIS EFFORTS WITH OUR STUDENTS ON THE SCHOOL PREMISES, MR. TORRES EXTENDS HIS SUPPORT TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAM, SHOWCASING AN UNWAVERING DEDICATION.

HE IS FONDLY REFERRED TO AS MR. RUIZ RIGHT HAND MAN, AND HE REMAINS AN INDISPENSABLE ASSET TO THE PRINCE GEORGE EDUCATION CENTER.

THANK YOU. NEXT WE'D LIKE TO INVITE J.

J. MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MISS TERRY YORK UP.

GOOD EVENING.

THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL THIS YEAR IS MISS TERRI YORK.

MISS YORK SETS AN EXAMPLE EACH DAY FOR HOW TEACHERS CAN INSPIRE STUDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES TO LEARN.

SHE NEVER COMPLAINS ABOUT HAVING CHALLENGING STUDENTS IN HER CLASS.

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INSTEAD, SHE LEARNS AS MUCH AS SHE CAN ABOUT WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEY LIKE, AND HOW THEY LEARN.

AND THEN SHE ADAPTS HER, HER CLASSROOM AND LESSONS TO ENGAGE THEM AND MEET THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.

MRS. YORK MAKES EVERY CHILD WHO IS LUCKY ENOUGH TO CALL HER THEIR TEACHER FEEL LIKE THEY CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING, AS LONG AS THEY WORK HARD AND TRY THEIR BEST.

MRS. YORK SERVES AS THE SEVENTH GRADE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CHAIR, AND SHE TAKES ON THIS ADDED POSITION WITH GRACE, UNDERSTANDING, AND YEARS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE.

SHE IS A VETERAN ENGLISH TEACHER WHO KNOWS HER CONTENT INSIDE AND OUT.

NOT ONLY DOES SHE KNOW HER CONTENT, BUT SHE UNDERSTANDS AND RELATES TO SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS EXTREMELY WELL.

TEACHING HAS NEVER BEEN EASY, BUT MRS. YORK HANDLES THE DEMANDS WITH KINDNESS AND PROFESSIONALISM.

NO MATTER HOW BUSY SHE IS, SHE WILL ALWAYS STOP WHAT SHE'S DOING TO HELP A COLLEAGUE WHO NEEDS HER.

MRS. YORK IS A VITAL MEMBER OF THE JJ MOORE FAMILY, AND WE ARE PROUD TO NAME TERRI YORK, OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO INVITE N.B.

CLEMENTS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND MISS KEISHA LEWIS UP TO SEE US.

IT'S WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I INTRODUCE MISS KEISHA LEWIS AS THE 20 2324 TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR N.B.

CLEMENTS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS RECOGNITION IS A TESTAMENT TO HER 24 YEARS IN CAREER SERVICE AT PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, 23 OF THOSE YEARS AT N.B.

CLEMENTS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

HER EFFORTS HAVE FOSTERED A POSITIVE AND ENGAGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT HAVE NOT GONE UNNOTICED.

MISS LEWIS'S ABILITY TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER HER STUDENTS AND TEAM MEMBERS IS TRULY COMPELLING.

IT IS AN EVIDENT I'M SORRY.

IT IS EVIDENT THAT SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF HER STUDENTS.

OTHERS FROM HER TEAM HAVE STATED THAT SHE DOES THE JOB OF AN ENTIRE TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS, WHILE LEADING CLEMENT'S CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WITH A POSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE DEMEANOR.

SHE'S ALWAYS PROFESSIONAL AND ADDRESSES EVERY ISSUE WITH A CAN DO ATTITUDE.

HER PASSION FOR STUDENTS IS IS AN INSPIRATION FOR US ALL, AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT SHE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVES THAT SHE TOUCHES.

NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO INVITE PRINCE GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL AND MISS ALLISON HEATH UP.

GOOD. GOOD EVENING. IT'S AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE MISS ALLISON HEATH FOR PRINCE GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

SHE'S BEEN WITH US FOR 27 YEARS, AND I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH HER FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

YOU WOULD EXPECT EVERY LIBRARIAN TO WORK WITH THE STUDENTS TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR ONLINE DATABASES, RESEARCH TECHNIQUES, AND ON ALL THE LIKE THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT.

BUT SHE ALSO HELPS GO WELL BEYOND THAT.

SHE HELPS. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, IN PARTICULAR, SHE'S EXPANDED THE LIST OF TEACHERS WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COME INTO THE LIBRARY AND MEDIA CENTER.

YOU WOULD EXPECT THOSE TEACHERS THAT COME IN THROUGH THE CORE TEACHERS, BUT SHE'S EXPANDED THAT, AND WE HAVE HAD ALL OF OUR CTE CLASSES COME IN.

THERE ARE FINE ARTS TEACHERS COME IN HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS.

WE'VE EVEN HAD JROTC CLASSES COME IN THERE.

SO SHE HAS TRULY COLLABORATED WITH ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND REPRESENTS AND WORKS WELL WITH ALL OF OUR 1300 STUDENTS.

ONE OF THE GREATEST IMPACTS THAT MISS HEATH HAS HAD BEYOND JUST THE LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER IS ALREADY, WHICH IS ALREADY GENEROUS AND TREMENDOUS, IS HER COLLABORATION WITH THE MENTORS AND MENTEES.

SHE REGULARLY MEETS WITH THEM TO ENSURE THAT THE INDUCTION PROCESS IS ROBUST AND SUCCESSFUL.

AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST FACTORS IN THE SUCCESS OF OUR NEW TEACHERS AT PRINCE GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL.

HER INVOLVEMENT IN THAT HAS BEEN PARAMOUNT TO THE SUCCESS.

SO AGAIN, IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR I'M ABLE TO RECOGNIZE MISS ALLISON HEATH.

I'M GOING TO ASK DOCTOR MARTIN TO EXPLAIN WHAT PROCESS THE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR GO THROUGH IN THE FINAL SELECTION TO SELECT THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR THAT WILL REPRESENT YOUR COUNTY ACROSS THE STATE.

ABSOLUTELY. EACH OF THESE WONDERFUL TEACHERS PUT IN MANY HOURS OF WORK TO PUT TOGETHER THEIR APPLICATION FOR DIVISION. YEAR THAT INCLUDED ESSAYS AND SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS ALONG WITH THEIR RESUME.

AND THEN THEY CAME BEFORE OUR INSTRUCTION TEAM, A COMMITTEE OF INDIVIDUALS TO ANSWER SEVERAL QUESTIONS IN FRONT OF THE INTERVIEW COMMITTEE.

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AND THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO KNOW THEM A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND UNDERSTAND THEIR DEDICATION TO OUR STUDENTS EVEN DEEPER.

AND SO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE IDENTIFIED THROUGH A SCORING RUBRIC, OUR TEACHER DIVISION TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

AND YOUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS MISS CHELSEA NEWMAN FROM BEASLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

NOW, I DID PROMISE MR. CAMPBELL THAT WE WOULD POSE FOR THE PICTURES THAT HE NEEDED.

SO, MR. CAMPBELL, IF YOU WOULD GET US READY IN THE SHOTS THAT YOU NEED.

YOU WANT US? YES.

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS UP HERE? YEAH, THEY'RE ALL MISS AMERICAS TO US HERE.

WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO? YOU SEE MY LIGHT OFF? DO YOU WANT THE LIGHT ON? IT'S FINE.

THANK YOU. OH.

COME ON. DON'T.

WRITE WITH A BIG SMILE.

WITH A BUNCH OF PICTURES. ALL SMILES.

THANK YOU, MR. PRINCIPAL.

SO WE'LL HAVE YOU STEP FORWARD.

PRINCIPAL, STAND BEHIND YOUR RECIPIENT.

YOU INVITE THE FAMILIES A COUPLE MORE STEPS.

KNOW. WHERE THEY ARE.

THANK YOU. HE COULD TAKE HIM OUT THERE AND DO INDIVIDUALS WITH THEM.

I MEANT JUST TO STAND UP.

0000, YEAH.

OH, YEAH. YEAH.

SHE WAS TRULY SURPRISED.

ALL RIGHT. YES.

NOW, IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT TO TAKE A BREAK? NO, NO.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE HERE, PLEASE HOLD THE SMILE AND BE A SPONGE.

HERE. HOLD THEM.

TWO MORE AND GOOD.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL HAVE THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR, CHAIR AND SUPERINTENDENT, PLEASE.

GO DOWN. YEAH.

YES. THANK YOU.

SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

TO CELEBRATE. AGAINST THE WALL RIGHT IN THE CENTER.

THAT WAS EXCITING. SHE WAS STRAIGHT TO THE POINT.

THEY BUILT IT UP. THIRD RUNNER UP.

SECOND. SECOND.

GOOD. THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. EVERYBODY, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK IF THAT'S OKAY.

OKAY I WANT TO CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH PRESENTATIONS.

[1. L.L. Beazley Elementary School - Elizabeth Pell, Principal]

MISS PELL WITH BEASLEY ELEMENTARY.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

THIS IS A GREAT NIGHT FOR US TONIGHT.

BEASLEY, WE'RE WE'RE CHECKING OFF SOME BOXES HERE.

I WANTED TO START OFF FIRST, WE ARE HAPPY TO BE PRESENTING TO YOU ABOUT ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS GOING ON AT BEASLEY.

THE FIRST THING WE'D LIKE TO DO IS START OFF WITH OUR BEASLEY PRIDE.

WE DO THIS EVERY MORNING ON OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS AS PART OF OUR PBIS.

AND SO WE BROUGHT SOME STUDENTS TONIGHT.

THEY'RE GOING TO DEMONSTRATE THAT.

AND OUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR.

RIGHT THERE. A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.

I TOLD HIM IT WOULD BE OKAY.

WE START ALL OF OUR DAYS LIKE THIS.

SO WE THOUGHT WE WOULD START THIS EVENING.

LIKE THIS TO. OUR BEHAVIOR MATRIX, WE USE THE PLAY ON THE WORD PRIDE.

EXPLAIN THAT TO THEM EVERY YEAR.

WHY PRIDE IS A SIGNIFICANT WORD TO USE.

WE GET HER ON THE RIGHT ORDER.

CHECK YOUR SPELLING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, MISS COLLIER.

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FOR PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.

I HAVE ARE FOR RESPECT, I HAVE I FOR I AM SAFE, I HAVE D FOR DETERMINATION, AND I HAVE E FOR EMPATHY BECAUSE I AM AND ALWAYS WILL BE A BEAZLEY LION LIONS WITH PRIDE.

WHAT ARE WE? BEAZLEY? LIONS WITH PRIDE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THEY'VE HAD LOTS OF PRACTICE.

THE FIRST THING WE'D LIKE TO DO THIS EVENING IS RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR STUDENTS ONE OF OUR FIFTH GRADERS THAT YOU JUST SAW UP HERE.

SHE IS OUR STUDENT OF THE MONTH.

I'M HAPPY TO INTRODUCE AND RECOGNIZE MISS KIMARA MAGALLON.

COME ON UP. WE CALL HER KIMMY.

KIMMY, AS WE KNOW HER, HAS BEEN PART OF THE BEESLEY FAMILY SINCE SHE WAS IN THIRD GRADE.

YOU CAN SEE HIM RIGHT HERE WITH ME FOR A SECOND.

THIS YEAR, SHE'S A FIFTH GRADER, GETTING READY TO MOVE ON TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN JUST A FEW WEEKS.

11 WEEKS, TO BE EXACT.

BUT WHO'S COUNTING? SHE IS VERY INTELLIGENT AND A KIND STUDENT.

SHE IS PART OF THE BEESLEY COURSE AND A LIBRARY HELPER.

HER TEACHER, MRS. MALCOLM, REPORTS KIMMY IS VERY HELPFUL IN THE CLASSROOM AND PUTS FORTH HER BEST EFFORT ON ALL OF HER ASSIGNMENTS DURING ACADEMIC CHALLENGES.

KIMMY WORKS DILIGENTLY TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASK TO THE BEST OF HER ABILITY.

SHE ENCOURAGES HER PEERS AND REMINDS THEM TO TAKE THEIR TIME TO DO THEIR BEST WORK AS WELL.

SHE ALWAYS HAS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AT SCHOOL AND SHOWS BEESLEY LION PRIDE EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING.

WE ARE VERY PROUD TO PRESENT TO HER, PRESENT HER TO THE BOARD AS WE RECOGNIZE HER AS THE STUDENT OF THE MONTH.

NO, NO. THAT'S OKAY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND TELL US WHAT YOU.

KNOW. OKAY. THANK YOU.

KIMMY. WE'RE PROUD OF YOU.

THANK YOU. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE DO HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR YOU THIS EVENING.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MISS LAURA AUDINO.

SHE IS OUR IT PT AT OUR SCHOOL.

AND IN ADDITION TO THE IT PT POSITION AND ALL THE DUTIES THAT GO WITH THAT, SHE HAS ALSO TAKEN ON THE STEAM LAB AT OUR SCHOOL.

OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE BEEN GIVEN SOME FUNDS.

WE'VE BEEN SLOWLY BUILDING OUR STEAM LAB.

ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL ARE ABLE TO COME IN THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TO DO ACTIVITIES THAT SHE HAS PREPARED FOR THEM THAT CORRELATE WITH WHAT THEY'RE STUDYING AND THE SOLS. SO, MISS ALDINO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I LOVE QUINCY ROYCE.

IF YOU GUYS WOULD COME UP AND JOIN ME, PLEASE.

I GET SECOND? AND YOU CAN STAND BY YOUR THIRD GRADE.

SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE? IN THE PUMPKIN PATCH? GOOD EVENING.

WE WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THE AWESOME CROSS-CURRICULAR STEAM THAT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATH INSTRUCTION HAPPENING ACROSS BEASLEY ELEMENTARY'S CAMPUS KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE.

WE'D LIKE TO START WITH A SHORT VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING BEASLEY'S FULL STEAM AHEAD.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE VIDEO UP HERE.

WHENEVER YOU GUYS ARE READY.

THANK YOU. YES.

HOLD MY BREATH. SCARED TO ROCK THE BOAT AND MAKE.

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SAID QUIETLY, AGREED POLITELY.

OUT OF CHOICE. I LET YOU PUSH ME PAST THE BREAKING POINT I.

NOTHING. SO I FELL FOR EVERYTHING.

ARE YOU? ALREADY BRUSHING OFF THE DUST HERE.

I TELL YOU ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF THE ENGLISH.

IT ALWAYS STARTS WITH THE SUN, THE AIR AND THE DIRT, AND THEN COMES IN THE PRODUCERS THAT MAKE THEIR OWN FOOD.

I GOT THE EYE OF THE TIGER.

ARE YOU HEARING? YOU DID IT. YOU'RE DOING IT.

I. DARK MATTER. NOW I'M FLOATING LIKE A BUTTERFLY.

STINGING LIKE A BEE.

I EARNED MY STRIPES.

I WENT FROM ZERO.

TO MY OWN HERO HELD ME DOWN.

ALREADY BRUSHING OFF THE DUST.

YOU HEAR MY VOICE? YOU HEAR THAT? HE.

WE HAVE SEVERAL STUDENTS WITH US.

OH. THANK YOU.

WE HAVE SEVERAL STUDENTS WHO'D LIKE TO SHARE THEIR LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN THE STEAM LAB.

I HAVE ISLA AND ROYCE.

THEY ARE THIRD GRADE BEAZLEY LIONS WHO USE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHICH SURFACE CREATES THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF WHAT? FRICTION. FRICTION, YES.

AND WE COMPARED IT TO REAL LIFE.

AS TRACTOR TRAILERS COME OFF THE INTERSTATE, IF THEIR BRAKES FAIL, HOW CAN WE HELP SLOW THEM DOWN? SO WE TALKED ABOUT ENGINEERING AND THEY HAD HOW MANY VARIABLES? THREE. WHAT WERE THEY? SO THEY HAD THREE SURFACES TILE, CARPET, BUBBLE WRAP AND THEY HAD TO MAKE PREDICTIONS.

ROYCE. MOST OF US PREDICTED WHICH SURFACE WOULD SLOW DOWN THE.

HE PREDICTED THE BUBBLE WRAP.

THE BUBBLE WRAP. BUT WHEN WE INVESTIGATED ALL OF OUR TRIALS, WE DISCOVERED WHICH SURFACE.

AND OUR STEAM LAB.

WE'RE NOT SURE WE HAVEN'T TESTED THE CARPET HERE.

THIS IS A VARIABLE, BUT IN THE STEAM LAB, WHICH SURFACE HAD THE MOST FRICTION? THE CARPET. YOU GUYS WANT TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT WE DID? I WANT A REAL. YOU CAN GET THE ONE ON THE CARPET.

IS THAT WHAT WE DISCOVERED IN THE STEAM LAB? WE HAVE TO DO MORE INVESTIGATING.

ABSOLUTELY. MAYBE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CARPETS.

AND THEN WE MEASURE TO THE NEAREST ONE.

IT'S INCH PERFECT.

SO WE TOOK THE SCIENCE, THE TECHNOLOGY, THE ENGINEERING.

NOT SO MUCH ART ON THIS ONE, BUT DEFINITELY THE MAN.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

QUINCY IS A SECOND GRADE BEAZLEY LION IN HIS CLASS, INVESTIGATED FOR ITS MOTION AND ENERGY.

THEY WERE TASKED WITH A REAL WORLD PROBLEM OF CLEARING CROPS FROM A FIELD.

AFTER THE SEASON, QUINCY ENGINEERED A TOOL TO ASSIST FARMERS WITH EXPLAINING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PUSH AND A PULL. QUINCY, WOULD YOU DEMONSTRATE THE TOOL YOU CREATED, PLEASE? AND WHAT FORCE WAS THAT? WHOOSH! CAN YOU SHOW US A PULL? OH, FANTASTIC.

AND WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT MAGNUS.

CAN YOU SHOW US? REPEL CLEANSING.

FANTASTIC. WHAT ABOUT A TRACK? FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO INTEGRATING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH ACROSS THE CURRICULUM IS ONE WAY WE ARE EQUIPPING OUR BEASLEY LIONS WITH THE FIVE C'S.

CITIZENSHIP. CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

COLLABORATION SKILLS.

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AND CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS.

ALMOST FORGOT MY FIFTH SEAT.

FORGIVE ME. OUTLINED IN THE PROFILE OF A VIRGINIA GRADUATE PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY TO COME.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME.

YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

I'M SO PROUD. THANK YOU.

YES. Y'ALL DID DO A GREAT JOB.

GIVE ME A MOVE TO PLUG.

GREAT JOB. THANK YOU.

YES. THANK YOU.

OKAY. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO DO THE OVERVIEW OF 2024 SUMMER PROGRAMS ROBIN GERMANOS AND JASON CHANDLER.

[2. Overview of 2024 Summer School Programs- Robin Germanos, Jason Chandler]

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS.

MR. CHANDLER AND I ARE HERE TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. I'LL START AT THE BOTTOM WITH THE ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS. OUR ELEMENTARY ACADEMY, WHICH WILL HELP STUDENTS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH FOR SOL REMEDIATION AND INTERVENTION, WILL TAKE PLACE AT MIDDLE ROAD FROM JUNE 10TH TO THE 27TH.

STUDENT TIME WILL BE 745 TO 1215.

AND MR. BURWELL, WHO IS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT BEAZLEY ELEMENTARY, WILL LEAD OUR SUMMER ACADEMY.

OUR SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH, WILL BE JUNE 3RD THROUGH THE 13TH.

STUDENT TIMES WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE DIFFERENT SESSIONS THAT THEY HAVE.

SOME WILL COME FOR ONE SESSION, SOME WILL COME FOR TWO.

AND THEN OUR FINE ARTS ACADEMY FOR GRADES FOUR AND FIVE WITH VOCAL MUSIC AND FINE ARTS, WILL BE JUNE 10TH THROUGH THE 26TH, AND STUDENT TIME WILL BE 830 TO 12.

ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS TAKING PLACE AT MIDDLE ROAD.

THANK YOU. AND AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, WE ALSO OFFER A CONTINUUM OF SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. STARTING FROM THE BOTTOM, WE DO HAVE FINE ARTS ACADEMY, WHICH FOCUSES ON IT'S FROM SIX TO 12TH GRADE WITH FOCUSES ON VOCAL MUSIC, INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, VISUAL ARTS AND THEATER. THAT RUNS FROM 830 TO 12:00.

AND THEN WE HAVE SUMMER ENRICHMENT, WHICH IS OUR SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADERS.

AND THAT RUNS FROM SESSIONS VARY BY TIME.

WITH THAT. BUT WE WILL THAT RUNS FROM THE 3RD TO THE 13TH OF JUNE.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR TRADITIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMY FOR SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADERS WHICH IS FROM 730 TO 12:00.

AND MISS CHRISTINA DRURY IS GOING TO RUN THAT FOR US THIS YEAR.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR FRESHEN UP AND CREDIT RECOVERY FRESHEN UP FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO MIGHT HAVE PASSED THEIR SOL OR THEY THEY FAILED THE SOL BUT PASSED THE COURSE.

SO THEY NEED A LITTLE BIT OF REMEDIATION TO PREPARE THEM TO PASS THE SOL AND THEN CREDIT RECOVERY FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO PASS THE SOL BUT MAY HAVE FAILED THE ASSOCIATED COURSE.

AND THAT'S FROM 730 TO 12.

AND MISS DONNA BRANCH HARRIS IS GOING TO RUN THAT.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR HIGH SCHOOL FOR CREDIT COURSES, WHICH ARE OFFERED THROUGH EDUCARE THAT WE, WE HELP STUDENTS WITH.

BUT THAT'S KIND OF A THIRD PARTY VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT STUDENTS CAN, CAN DO WITH PRINCIPAL APPROVAL.

WE WILL ADMINISTER SOL TEST ON THE 25TH AND 26TH, AND THEN SUMMER SCHOOL GRADUATION WILL BE ON THE 27TH.

AND THE LOCATION OF OUR SECONDARY SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS WILL BE AT JJ MOORE MIDDLE.

IF I COULD JUST ADD A COUPLE OF THINGS.

DOCTOR MARTIN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT WERE PILOTING FOR THIS YEAR? CERTAINLY. SO THIS SCHOOL YEAR IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT WITH OUR CALENDAR BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE CONDENSED WITH ENDING IN MAY.

AND SO OUR PLANNED SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE OVERLAPPING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS.

SO SUMMER ENRICHMENT, OUR FINE ARTS ACADEMY AND OUR REGULAR SUMMER SCHOOL.

SO WE ARE PILOTING A SEPARATE MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, SECONDARY TRUE SECONDARY PROGRAM AND THEN A

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FULL ELEMENTARY PROGRAM SO THAT WE CAN SEPARATE THOSE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS INTO TWO BUILDINGS, CONSOLIDATING OUR RESOURCES AND PROVIDING FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE BALANCE WITH THE STUDENT NUMBERS BETWEEN THOSE TWO BUILDINGS.

THANK YOU. SO WHO IS MISS FICK? IS RUNNING THE SUMMER ENRICHMENT AND THE FINE ARTS.

SHE IS OUR COORDINATOR FOR GIFTED EDUCATION, AND SHE TYPICALLY RUNS THOSE PROGRAMS BECAUSE WE HAVE A SECOND BUILDING WHERE TWO CLASSROOMS WILL BE OPERATING AT MIDDLE ROAD ELEMENTARY FOR SUMMER FINE ARTS ACADEMY.

WE WILL WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OVER THERE AS WELL WITH ANOTHER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.

OKAY. SO THEY WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AT MIDDLE ROAD AS WELL.

OKAY, I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW SHE WAS GOING TO DO WHEN THEY'RE SEPARATE SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOGETHER.

OKAY. BUT SHE WILL COORDINATE THE THE ENTIRE PROGRAM.

OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

PUBLIC COMMENT. OH, NO.

DO YOU ALWAYS DO? OH, OKAY. OKAY.

IT'S TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

[1. Public Comment]

MISS KIRK, DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP? NOBODY HAS SIGNED UP YET.

OKAY. NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WANTS TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. OKAY.

THEN I WILL READ THIS PRIOR TO OKAY.

THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE PRINCE GEORGE SCHOOL BOARD.

CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MUST COMPLETE A SIGN UP SHEET LOCATED AT THE PODIUM AND GIVE TO THE CLERK BEFORE SPEAKING.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOTTED THREE MINUTES TO MAKE HIS OR HER COMMENTS.

I WILL READ THE GUIDELINES FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

THE FULL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE BACK OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT FORM AND ALSO ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA.

SPEAKERS SHOULD STATE THEIR FULL LEGAL NAME AND ADDRESS PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE SCHOOL BOARD.

SPEAKERS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ADDRESS OR QUESTION STAFF MEMBERS DIRECTLY.

QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE CHAIRPERSON, WHO MAY, AT HER DISCRETION, SOLICIT A RESPONSE.

SPEAKERS MUST APPLY TO THE CLERK WHEN SCHEDULING AN APPEARANCE WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF THEIR TOPIC, AND MUST CONFINE THEIR COMMENTS TO THE SUBJECT ONLY.

SPEAKERS APPEARING BEFORE THE BOARD WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO CAMPAIGN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, PROMOTE PRIVATE BUSINESS VENTURES, ENGAGE IN PERSONAL ATTACKS ON ANYONE, OR USE PROFANITY OR VULGAR LANGUAGE.

APPLAUSE IS PERMITTED DURING THE AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS PERIOD.

ONLY CITIZENS MAY EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS IN WRITING.

IN LIEU OF AN ORAL PRESENTATION AND HEARING, IMPAIRED PERSONS MAY CONTACT THE BOARD CLERK IN ADVANCE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR AN INTERPRETER.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

YOU'RE UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME TO SPEAK.

I AM TANYA BROWN FLETCHER.

I RESIDE AT 5380 COPPERFIELD DRIVE, PRINCE GEORGE, VIRGINIA.

BUT I'M HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED, THE PETERSBURG ALUMNAE CHAPTER.

WE'RE HERE TO BRING YOU TIDINGS AND JOY.

BUT WE'RE NO STRANGERS.

WE PRESENT IT TO YOU BEFORE OUR CHAPTER.

WELL, DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION.

WE HAVE CHAPTERS THROUGHOUT EVERY STATE WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND COUNTRIES SEVEN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES TO BE INCLUSIVE OF GERMANY KOREA, AFRICA. WE HAVE OVER 350,000 MEMBERS.

BUT THE PETERSBURG ALUMNAE CHAPTER WE HAVE 190 MEMBERS.

WE SERVICE SIX ADDITIONAL AREAS OUTSIDE OF PETERSBURG.

AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY IS ONE OF THEM.

SO WE'RE JUST HERE THIS EVENING TO REIGNITE OURSELVES AS A RESOURCE TO PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

OUR FOCUS AND GOAL IS THE SAME AS OUR ORIGINAL FOUNDERS.

WE GOT STARTED IN THE 1913, OUR CHAPTER, 1941.

THE FOCUS WAS NUMBER ONE, MAINLY ON EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, BUT WE ALSO FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS AND SOCIAL ACTION. OUR OUR CHAPTER IS CONSISTENT OF WE'RE TOP HEAVY WITH EDUCATORS RETIRED EDUCATORS, ACTIVE EDUCATORS.

THEY ARE SOME OF THEM EMPLOYED WITHIN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

WE HAVE LAWYERS, DOCTORS, ENGINEERS, ETC.

AND OF COURSE, WE WORK WITHIN ALL OF THE SCHOOLS WITHIN OUR OTHER SERVICE AREAS.

AND SO WE WANT TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WE CAN TO PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

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WE WANT TO ESPECIALLY SHARE INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO TWO OF OUR PROGRAMS. WE HAVE A PROGRAM THAT'S ENTITLED GEMS. GEMS, WHICH IS GROWING AND EMPOWERING MYSELF SUCCESSFULLY OFFER TO YOUNG FEMALES 14 TO 18.

THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN SENT TO PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY SCHOOLS.

WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER READING PROGRAM THAT IS A HIT WITHIN OUR OTHER SERVICE SCHOOLS AS WELL, CALLED BOOK BUDDIES, WHICH WE HAVE RETIRED EDUCATORS WHO HAVE PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREAS.

AND THEY READ TO THE STUDENTS EVERY MONTH.

SO WE WANT TO OFFER THOSE PROGRAMS. WE OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR.

WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF SENDING INFORMATION OUT TO ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS.

PRINCE GEORGE, WE OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS TO SENIORS, STUDENTS WHO EXCEL RATHER ACADEMICALLY, LEADERSHIP WISE, WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY AND WITH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

SO THAT IS FORTHCOMING.

WE'RE ALSO PLANNING A FORUM THAT IS COMING UP NEXT MONTH.

MADAM SUPERINTENDENT, YOU WILL BE SENT INFORMATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.

IT'S A SUPERINTENDENTS FORUM.

YOU CAN PARTICIPATE OR ASSIGN A DESIGNEE AND JUST KNOW THAT WE ARE VERY AWARE OF THE NEEDS AND CONCERNS OF SCHOOLS.

I, OF COURSE, IS I'M A RETIRED EDUCATOR WHO CAME BACK, BUT WE ARE AWARE OF THE NEEDS TO INCLUDE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, STUDENT ATTENDANCE, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, DISCIPLINE, CELL PHONES MENTAL ISSUES, ETC..

SO AGAIN, WE JUST WANTED TO IGNITE OUR SELVES TO YOU AS A RESOURCE.

I DO HAVE A FEW MEMBERS OF OUR CHAPTER HERE TONIGHT.

I'D LIKE TO ASK THEM TO STAND, AND TWO OF THEM ARE RETIRED EDUCATORS WITH PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

A THREE OF THEM, I BELIEVE, ARE RETIRED EDUCATORS.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? PLEASE DO LEAVE YOUR PHONE NUMBER WITH MISS KIRK.

WE WOULD LOVE TO CONNECT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW HOW TO GET A HOLD OF MISS FORD.

I KNOW WHERE SHE LIVES.

ALL RIGHT, MISS FORD. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, I'M GOING TO.

CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? THAT'S TYSON. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO OPEN SCHOOL BOARD COMMENT.

[1. School Board Member Comment]

WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST? I'LL GO. OKAY.

FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR FROM EACH SCHOOL AND CERTAINLY TO THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR THEIR DIVISION.

ALSO I HAPPENED TO BE AT THE SPRING FLING THIS PAST SATURDAY.

A LOT OF REMARKABLE ART.

A LOT OF REMARKABLE SINGERS, BAND, CHOIR, ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

AGAIN, THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU FOR PUTTING ON A GREAT DAY.

MISS FICK AND HER STAFF THERE MADE THAT AN ENJOYABLE DAY TO WATCH OUR STUDENTS PERFORM.

THANK YOU. FIRST I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

WELL DESERVED.

AND THANKS.

I KNOW THAT SHE HAD LEFT, BUT FOR ALL YOU DO FOR.

ESPECIALLY OUR SPED STUDENTS.

IT'S BEEN A BUSY MONTH, SO I JUST WANT TO RECAP A COUPLE THINGS.

WE WENT TO A CONFERENCE IN DALLAS.

AND I GOT TO.

REALLY. LEARN A LOT AND TAKE SOME THINGS BACK.

AND IT WAS NICE.

WE'VE HAD THE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS.

THERE'S STILL MORE TO COME WITH THAT.

WE DID SOME FOIA TRAINING AND THEN JUST A COUPLE THINGS THAT I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT.

I NOTICED THERE WAS NO PICTURES OR MENTIONING ON THE DIVISION SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE, BUT CLEMENTS, THEY HAD A SNEAKER DANCE.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THAT POSSIBLE.

I KNOW THAT A LOT OF TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN OUR KIDS GET OLDER THEY THINK THEY'RE GROWN, RIGHT? THEY DON'T WANT THEIR MOM AND DADS TO COME TO DANCES.

SO AND I KNOW THAT THE PTA WAS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS AND STUFF.

AND AS MUCH AS I WANTED TO GO, I WAS SICK AND I COULDN'T, BUT AND THE SAME THING WITH PBL AT MORE I COULDN'T I HAD TO LIKE, ZOOM THROUGH IT BECAUSE WE HAD TO DISCIPLINE. BUT IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE ALL OF THEIR WORK AND THE SAME THING.

I WENT TO SPRING FLING.

OVER THE WEEKEND. AND I MEAN, THE TALENT IS JUST AMAZING.

SO I JUST WANTED TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY THAT ON MARCH 17TH AT THE DISPUTANTA COMMUNITY LIBRARY, THEY'RE HAVING A DISTRICT

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ONE MEETING. IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

I WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE, SO.

OR THE 14TH.

SORRY. AT 7:00 AT THE LIBRARY.

SO THE 18TH, WE GO TO CHARLOTTESVILLE FOR THE VSBA TO DISCUSS THE NORMS. AND I'LL PUT ON THE RECORD THAT I'M NOT IN AGREEMENT, BUT I'M WILLING TO GO AS A MEMBER OF THIS TEAM.

AND THEN THE 22ND, 23RD, JJ MOORE, THEY HAVE A MUSICAL.

SO IF YOU ALL AREN'T DOING ANYTHING, COME OUT AND WATCH THEM.

I JUST WANT TO CLEAR THE AIR TOO ON A COUPLE OF THINGS.

SO I HAVE PREPARED A LITTLE STATEMENT.

SO THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED HERE ARE MY OWN, AND I'M SPEAKING AS ONE MEMBER OF THIS BOARD, AND I'M ONE PERSON.

TRY MY BEST TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT I BELIEVE ARE ETHICAL AND WHAT IS BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I HAVE SPOKEN UP AND FOUGHT FOR THINGS THAT I KNOW ARE LEGALLY AND MORALLY WRONG.

REGARDING DIFFERENT TOPICS, I HAVE ASKED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTEGRITY.

HAVE I BEEN MET WITH RESISTANCE? ABSOLUTELY. I BELIEVE THERE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN DONE PER THE VA CODE, AND I HAVE AGREED NOT TO GO ALONG WITH THEM.

IF YOU READ THE MINUTES, ESPECIALLY FROM FEBRUARY 28TH, WHERE I PROVIDED A STATEMENT IN REGARDS TO THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH COMPENSATION, YOU'LL CLEARLY SEE MY STANCE REGARDING THAT TOPIC.

I BELIEVE IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND I WELCOME ANYONE WHO SHOWS INTEREST IN COMING TO SEE OUR SCHOOLS AND SUPPORT OUR DIVISION TO INCLUDE OUR STATE DELEGATE. I'M HESITANT ABOUT THE BOARD NORMS AND THE VSBA CODE OF CONDUCT, AS I FULLY BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE BACKED BY PRINCE GEORGE POLICY ARE LINKED TO THE CODE OF VIRGINIA CHAPTER 22.1 OR VDOE.

MY LOYALTY AND DUTY LIES AT THE FEET OF OUR VOTERS.

I TOOK AN OATH.

TO OPERATE UNDER THE REALMS OF LEGAL POLICIES, VIRGINIA CODE, AND VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

AND AT NO TIME WILL I UNDERMINE OR LIMIT MY ABILITY TO OPERATE WITHIN THOSE STATE STATUTES AND REGULATIONS.

I CAN ASSURE YOU THE DECISIONS THAT I HAVE MADE AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE ARE WHAT ARE BEST FOR THIS DIVISION AS A WHOLE.

IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT I THINK, HOW I FEEL, WHO I LIKE OR DON'T LIKE.

I'M ONLY ONE MEMBER OF THIS BOARD.

I WILL NOT GO ALONG WITH SOMETHING THAT I DON'T BELIEVE IS RIGHT, JUST FOR THE SAKE OF GOING ALONG WITH IT.

AND I'M THANKFUL EVERY DAY THAT I HAVE THE ABILITY TO SERVE AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.

THANK YOU. MR. JOHNSON, I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF AND THE TEACHERS FOR A TREMENDOUS DAY.

WE'VE HAD TO FOCUS ON CHILDREN AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN.

BEASLEY DID AN OUTSTANDING I LEARNED SOMETHING.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS STEM, AND THEY ADDED STEAM.

THEY ADDED THE ART.

SO LEARN SOMETHING NEW ALL THE TIME.

NICE LITTLE GOLD NUGGET.

JUST GREAT DISPLAY OF WHAT OUR CHILDREN ARE LEARNING.

AND I LOVE THE OBJECT LESSONS.

AND I CAN REMEMBER BACK TO SOME OF MY I GUESS, EXPERIMENTS AND THOSE SCIENCE, THE WHOLE, YOU KNOW, IT JUST IT'S GREAT THE WAY THEY LEARN.

IT'S GREAT. THE DEDICATION WE SEE FROM THE STAFF AND SO MANY THINGS.

WE HAD REGIONAL MEETING LAST WEEK, AND ONE OF OUR STUDENTS PLACED THEIR AND THEIR ARTWORK SPRING FLING.

I HEARD HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF ARTWORK WAS ON DISPLAY THERE.

JUST TREMENDOUS EFFORT BY OUR TEAM AND GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND THAT YOU SERVE CHILDREN AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

SO THANK YOU.

MISS TAYLOR. SO I WANT TO THANK BEASLEY FOR THEIR PRESENTATIONS BECAUSE BEASLEY HAS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART.

SINCE MY SON WENT THERE.

I WANT TO THANK YOU, MISS BROWN.

FLETCHER, I PERSONALLY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT IN THE SCHOOLS.

YOU KNOW, I'M I'M JUST ONE PERSON, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE GOOD, STRONG LEADERSHIP, MENTORING AND HELP OUR STUDENTS DESPERATELY NEED YOU.

AND I WOULD PERSONALLY, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT IN OUR SCHOOLS.

I'VE ASKED FOR IT FOR A WHILE, SO THANK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD.

WE HAD SO MANY THINGS TO CELEBRATE THIS EVENING, AND OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS HAVE WORK SOCIAL WORKERS AND TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS AND STAFF AND SHOULD BE CELEBRATED EACH AND EVERY DAY.

IT SHOULDN'T BE JUST ONE DAY OR ONE YEAR.

ONE DAY OF THE YEAR.

YOUR JOB IS HARD.

YOU HAVE LONG HOURS, AND YOU ARE COMMENDED FOR YOUR SERVICE BECAUSE IT IS A SERVICE THAT YOU DO FOR PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.

AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SO OUR GOAL IN PRINCE GEORGE IS NOT JUST TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN ACADEMICALLY, BUT IS ALSO TO BE GOOD CITIZENS OF OUR STUDENTS.

WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE VSBA PETERSBURG SCHOOL BOARD.

I'M FORM LAST THURSDAY NIGHT AT BRIGHT POINT COLLEGE.

MR.. I MEAN, DOCTOR FIGGY, WHO'S THE PRESIDENT OF BRIGHT POINT SHOWCASED HOW MANY WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES BRIGHT POINT HAS FOR THEIR JUNIOR AND SENIOR

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STUDENTS, AS WELL AS FOR AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

BOTH COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND JUNIOR COLLEGES.

HELP BRING DOWN THE COST OF FOUR YEAR EDUCATION.

AND IT'S A WONDERFUL PATH FOR STUDENTS TO CHOOSE IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO.

WE ALSO HAVE RICHARD BLAND RIGHT HERE AT OUR BACK DOOR THAT ALSO OFFERS AMAZING EDUCATION.

I WENT TO RICHARD BLAND, MY SON WENT TO RICHARD BLAND.

AND SO I THINK THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL SYSTEM THERE.

VERY COST EFFECTIVE AND FAMILIES SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT ALSO.

SO BUT ONE OF THE WHY I BRING UP THE FORUM IS BECAUSE WE GO TO MANY DIFFERENT MEETINGS AND DISCIPLINE CASES AND ALL, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP AT THE FORUM THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF IS THAT PETERSBURG AND DINWIDDIE HAVE CULINARY SCHOOLS, AND I FOUND THAT TO BE VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE PETERSBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS, I GUESS, FROM ALL FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL, I'M ASSUMING SERVED THE MEAL AT THE COOKED, PREPARED AND SERVED THE MEAL AT THE FORUM.

IT WAS A DELICIOUS MEAL.

SO I WAS VERY INTERESTED IN THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HERE WE ARE RIGHT HERE AT FORT LEE.

WE HAVE THE CULINARY SCHOOL RIGHT THERE, THE CENTER OF THE CULINARY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

AND I THINK WE SHOULD DRAW OFF OF THEM SO PRINCE GEORGE CAN HAVE A CULINARY SCHOOL.

I TALKED WITH A MEMBER OF MY CHURCH YESTERDAY, AND COLONIAL HEIGHTS HAS A CULINARY SCHOOL, SO I'M ASKING THAT PRINCE GEORGE STEP UP AND OFFER OUR STUDENTS A CULINARY EDUCATION.

IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY, AND THEY CAN HAVE A VERY LUCRATIVE CAREER.

I JUST PRAY THAT OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS, OUR TEACHERS HAVE A WONDERFUL EASTER BREAK.

SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILIES AND JUST FORGET ABOUT SCHOOL FOR A WHILE.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MISS CHELSEA NEWMAN ON BEING TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND CONGRATULATE ALL THE TEACHERS THAT WERE CHOSEN.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE GUIDANCE COUNSELORS FOR ALL THEY DO.

AND I ALSO ENJOYED BRIGHTPOINT.

AND I DO WANT TO PUT A SHOUT OUT TO THE PRINCE GEORGE ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

OUR THIRD ANNUAL GALA IS SATURDAY, MARCH 23RD AT 6:00 AND TICKET INFORMATION IS ONLINE.

WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL SILENT AUCTION ITEMS, SPORTS TICKETS.

THE BIG TRASH ROLL OFF.

I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE A FIT OVER THAT.

JEWELRY. POOL MEMBERSHIPS, PAINT NIGHT AND EVEN HAVE GRAVEL DONATED THIS YEAR.

SO THOSE WERE GOOD THINGS.

AND WE LIKE MISS.

CHRIS MENTIONED WE ARE IN BUDGET TIME AND I KNOW THAT OUR BUDGET IS GOING TO BE CUT SOME, BUT I KNOW THINGS I'M NOT GOING TO AGREE WITH AND THAT'S WITH NOT DOING OUR RAISES FOR OUR TEACHERS.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND OUT.

AND OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE I KNOW THEY ARE HARD WORKING AND THEY NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE ANY MORE TEACHERS TO OTHER SCHOOL DIVISIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING.

[1. Superintendent's Report / Information]

I TOO WOULD LIKE TO HONOR OUR COUNCILORS, OUR SOCIAL WORKERS, OUR TEACHERS, AND ALL OTHER FACULTY AND STAFF THAT WE HAVE.

THE WORK THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY IS A MISSION FIELD, AND YOU ARE APPRECIATED.

I WANT TO SHARE THE ATTENDANCE INFORMATION AND AN UPDATE.

I'LL ASK THAT.

MR. CHRISTOPHER.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

IF YOU WOULD GO TO THE.

THIRD PAGE OF THE PRESENTATION, WE'LL JUST LOOK AT THE THIRD AND FOURTH PAGE.

IT'S IT'S IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION SECTION AT THE BOTTOM.

IT'S IN. IT'S IN BOARD DOCS.

YES, IT'S BEEN IN THERE.

I PUT IT IN THIS AFTERNOON.

ALL OF THAT INFORMATION'S.

AND THIS IS THE LATEST UPDATE THAT THAT WE HAVE FROM FEBRUARY 20TH.

OKAY. WHILE MISS CHRISTOPHER IS PULLING IT UP.

I'LL SHARE WITH YOU THAT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IN VIRGINIA IS WHEN THE ABSENTEE RATE IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 10%.

SO FOR US, WE HAVE 176 SCHOOL DAYS THIS YEAR.

WE WERE WE TOOK MARCH 5TH AS A ONE DAY THAT WAS A STUDENT AND STAFF HOLIDAY.

SO THAT GAVE US 175 DAYS OR 17.5.

SO ANY STUDENT WHO MISSES 18 DAYS OR MORE IS CONSIDERED CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.

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SO I JUST WANT TO DO A QUICK LOOK AT EACH ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS TO SHOW YOU ON FEBRUARY 20TH.

THE WHERE THE PERCENTAGE FELL, IT WAS BETWEEN 11 AND 12 DAYS TO TO DETERMINE WHO WAS ON TARGET TO BE CHRONICALLY ABSENT AND WHAT THAT PERCENTAGE WAS. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THAT REAL SOON.

AND WHILE SHE'S PULLING THAT UP, I'LL JUST.

OH, GOOD. OKAY.

SO IF YOU WOULD GO DOWN TO THE LAST PAGE.

THANK YOU. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT IF WE USE THE 11 DAY.

SO ON THE 20TH IT WAS 11.25.

SO 11 DAYS WOULD PUT YOU AT 19.6 AND 16.5 FOR BEASLEY.

SO WE'RE LOOKING TO NOT HAVE ANYTHING THAT IS ABOVE THE 25% MARK.

SO THE THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE CLOSE ARE THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE ED CENTER AND THEN NORTH AND MORE IF YOU USE THE 11 DAY INSTEAD OF THE 12 DAY, ARE ARE RIGHT IN THAT BALLPARK.

SO WE MONITOR THIS.

OUR SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO ENCOURAGE EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE.

SO THEY HAVE STARTED MANY PROGRAMS IN THE SCHOOLS, INCLUDING SEVERAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE CURRENTLY COMPETING IN MARCH MADNESS, WHERE THE CLASSES COMPETE FOR THE HIGHEST ATTENDANCE PERCENTAGE FOR PRIZES.

SCHOOLS ARE USING INCENTIVES FOR EXCELLENT OR IMPROVED ATTENDANCE, SUCH AS EXTRA RECESS, POPSICLES, AND ICE CREAM SOCIALS.

STUDENTS RECEIVE ADMISSIONS TO WHOLE SCHOOL EVENTS SUCH AS THE ROYAL GAMES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE DODGEBALL TOURNAMENTS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND RECOGNITION AT STUDENT AWARDS ASSEMBLY AT ALL OF OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

IN APRIL, WE'LL DO A PRESENTATION THAT SHARES SOME OF THE OTHER EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING.

WE'RE GOING TO INVITE THE SPORTS MARKETING CLASS WHO IS HELPING TO ORGANIZE THE ROYAL GAMES AND WHICH ARE ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS WHO'VE HAD GOOD ATTENDANCE AND BEHAVIOR.

AND THAT IS HOW WE'RE WORKING TO BRING THESE NUMBERS DOWN, THAT IN ADDITION TO THE ATTENDANCE REGULATIONS, THAT ALLOWS US TO MAKE UP TIME WHEN CHILDREN MISS BY THE HOURS THAT THEY PUT IN TO EXTRA TIME BEYOND THE SCHOOL DAY.

THEY DO THAT AFTER SCHOOL, BEFORE SCHOOL, AND ON SATURDAYS.

SO AS WE SEE WHICH SCHOOLS ARE HAVE HIGH NUMBERS, FOR EXAMPLE, USING THE 11 DAY MARK AT PRINCE GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL, THEN WE WOULD FIND THE STUDENTS THAT WE NEED TO BE SURE HAVE THAT EXTRA TIME THAT ARE RIGHT THERE ON THE CUSP SO THAT WE CAN BRING THEM BACK AND BRING THOSE ATTENDANCE RATES DOWN BELOW THAT 25%.

SO JUST WANT TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT.

THEN HAVE AS MISS ANDREWS SHARED, WE DO HAVE THE PG F ANNUAL DINNER, DANCE AND AUCTION COMING UP, AND THAT'S USED TO FUND GRANTS FROM THE FACULTY AND STAFF.

SO TEACHERS AND PEER EDUCATORS WHO WANT TO TAKE A CLASS, WHO WANT TO GET SOMETHING FOR THEIR CLASSROOM, THEY CAN APPLY FOR A GRANT.

AND THAT IS HOW THOSE FUNDS ARE USED.

WE HAVE THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS LITTLE FEET MEET COMING UP ON APRIL 17TH, AND WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION NIGHT SLATED FOR MARCH 26TH.

AND THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT AT EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SO OUR FAMILIES WILL HAVE THEIR FIRST OPPORTUNITIES TO VISIT THERE, THE SCHOOL THAT THEIR CHILD WILL ATTEND.

WE HAVE PRINCE GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION COMING UP ON MAY 31ST.

AND WE HAVE WE'RE HAVING OUR MEETINGS FOR OUR NEW COHORTS.

OUR READING LITERACY AND LEARNING COHORT WITH LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY IS COMING.

CAME TODAY TO DO AN INFORMATION SESSION FOR FINDING OUR NEXT GROUP OF TEACHERS WHO WANT TO BE READING INTERVENTIONISTS.

OUR LEADERSHIP COHORT WITH THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY INFORMATION SESSION IS MARCH 20TH, AND WE'RE WORKING TO BUILD CAPACITY AMONG OUR PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS AND GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATION TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THEIR NEXT STEPS IN THEIR CAREERS HERE WITH US.

WE HAVE OUR JOB FAIR SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 22ND AND 23RD AT THE PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE.

OUR SPRING FLING.

WE THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED AND WHO WERE ABLE TO ENTER ARTWORK.

MISSUS FICK SHARED WITH ME THAT MORE THAN 1800 BRACELETS WERE PASSED OUT TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE SCHOOL DIVISION WHO PUT A PIECE OF ARTWORK IN OR PARTICIPATED IN HELPING MAKE SOMETHING FOR THAT DAY.

I DO KNOW THAT THEY RAISED ABOUT $10,000 THAT DAY, AND THOSE THAT WILL BE USED TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS AND PAY FOR THE MATERIALS AND RESOURCES THAT THEY NEEDED FOR THAT DAY.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OLIVIA GILBERT AND HER WORK THAT WE SHOWCASED FOR THE PRINCE GEORGE FOOD BANK THROUGH ITS

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KINDNESS COMMUNITY SERVICE, EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO DONATE HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF FOOD TO HELP OTHERS.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HER, AND SHE SET A GOAL FOR HERSELF MANY YEARS AGO AND WORKED VERY HARD TO ACCOMPLISH IT.

WE HAVE PRINCE GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL'S ROYAL GAMES WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE.

NEWSPAPER. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM AND THAT THE STUDENTS ARE TAKING THE LEAD ON DEVELOPING THOSE GAMES, ON MAKING THE HIGHLIGHT REELS FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO PLAY BALL WHEN THEY GO TO COLLEGE, AND MAKING IT AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR THEM TO HAVE THOSE THINGS TO SEND AND SHARE.

SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF ALL THE WORK THAT OUR FACULTY AND STAFF ARE DOING.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

YOU ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

WE NEED YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY, FLIP MY PAGE.

ALL RIGHT. THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[I. CONSENT AGENDA]

I MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MISS TAYLOR.

YES, MR. ELY? YES, MRS. CHRISTIE? YES, MR. JOHNSON? YES. MRS. ANDREWS? YES.

OKAY. DISCUSSION ITEM.

[1. Financial Report for February 2024 - Monique Barnes]

I BELIEVE MISS BARNES IS ON.

YES, SHE SHE'S IN WASHINGTON, DC ATTENDING THE IMPACT AID CONFERENCE.

SO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, MISS BARNES.

THANK YOU. AND GOOD EVENING, MISS ANDREWS.

OTHER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, DOCTOR PENTICOFF AND DOCTOR MARTIN.

THIS EVENING I'LL HIGHLIGHT THE FINANCIAL REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN YOUR BOARD PACKET.

AS YOU KNOW, THE FULL REPORT INCLUDES THE MONTHLY AND YEAR TO DATE INFORMATION FOR ALL THE SCHOOL DIVISIONS BUDGETS.

BUT AS THE OPERATING FUND REQUIRES ADDITIONAL ATTENTION AND THAT WE CANNOT OVERSPEND ANY PART OF OUR BUDGET APPROPRIATION, BUT ALSO SCHOOL DIVISIONS IN VIRGINIA ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CARRY FORWARD A FUND BALANCE IN IN THEIR OPERATING FUNDS AND ALL THE REVENUES THAT EXCEED THE EXPENDITURES AT THE END OF THE YEAR REVERT TO THE COUNTY. AND THE NET EFFECT IS THAT THE COUNTY'S CONTRIBUTION IS REDUCED AND THE OPERATING FUND BALANCE, OR EXCESS REVENUE IS MOVED TO THE COUNTY'S FUND BALANCE.

SO IN LOOKING AT THE OPERATING BUDGET THE THE FUND'S REVENUE AS OF FEBRUARY 29TH, 2024, WE HAD RECEIVED $50,176,807, WHICH EQUATES TO 50.9% OF THE BUDGETED REVENUE.

AND THIS COMPARES TO 58.8% AT THE SAME TIME LAST FEBRUARY 2023.

REGARDING THE EXPENDITURES.

AS OF FEBRUARY 29TH, WE HAD OBLIGATED AND EXPENSED OR ENCUMBERED AND EXPENSED $50,169,395, OR 59.9% OF THE BUDGETED EXPENDITURES.

SO THIS MEANS THERE IS 40.1% REMAINING IN THE FISCAL YEAR 24 EXPENDITURE BUDGET, AND THIS COMPARES TO 61.8% ENCUMBERED AND SPENT AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR, WITH 38.2% REMAINING AS OF THE END OF FEBRUARY 2023.

IN LOOKING AT THE AMOUNT THAT IS DUE TO THE COUNTY AND THERE IN THE HEALTH FUND.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECEIVED ONLY CREDITS THAT OFFSET THE AMOUNT DUE TO THE COUNTY, SO THE BALANCE DUE TO THE COUNTY AS OF THE END OF FEBRUARY WAS ACTUALLY $56,611.47.

SO THOSE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT I HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

SURE. SO HOW ARE WE AT OR NEAR THE SAME AMOUNT? OBLIGATED WHEN WE HAVE MORE OPENINGS THIS YEAR THAN WE DID LAST YEAR, BECAUSE SALARIES WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS REGULAR OPERATING FUND? THAT'S TRUE. OF COURSE.

OUR SALARIES ROSE THIS YEAR.

ALSO, WE'RE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE FURTHER ADVANCED.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE'RE HAVING TO FILL THOSE VACANCIES WITH SUBSTITUTES AND THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS.

MM.HMM. SO WHERE CAN I FIND THAT INFORMATION LIKE THAT? IT'S BROKEN OUT.

WHAT WE'RE PAYING.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE WE BUDGETED FOR X NUMBER OF SLOTS AND THIS MANY ARE FILLED WITH.

LONG TERM OR OR STUBS LIKE YOU HAVE SAID, BECAUSE I CAN SEE LIKE IT JUST SAYS S S S SOMETHING LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT WHAT IS WHAT.

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SO IS THERE LIKE.

RUNNING THAT WEEK HOW MUCH WAS BUDGETED.

AND THIS IS WHERE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS BUDGETED.

THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT.

CORRECT. WE HAVE 2600 LINES IN OUR BUDGET.

SO TO GIVE THAT TO YOU EVERY MONTH, IT'S PRETTY, PRETTY CUMBERSOME.

BUT I CAN GET YOU THAT INFORMATION.

IN FACT, WHEN WE DO THE BUDGET NEXT MONDAY, YOU'LL SEE IT'S PROJECTED WHAT OUR BALANCES ARE FOR THE END OF THE YEAR.

AND ALSO WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE CIP, YOU'LL SEE WHERE THERE IS MONEY AVAILABLE AND YOU'LL SEE WHERE WE'RE OVER OVERSPENT IN LIKE THE SUBSTITUTE LINES, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO MOVE THAT MONEY FROM, FROM TEACHERS AND THAT AREA THAT WERE NOT FILLED.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE'VE ALSO MOVED ABOUT $1.7 MILLION INTO SPECIAL EDUCATION BECAUSE OF THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. WE DID LINE MRS. BARNES ITEMS UP SO THAT SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THOSE WHILE.

OKAY. THAT'S FINE.

SHE HAS THE NEXT THREE.

THOSE. AND FOR EVERYBODY OUT IN THE AUDIENCE.

THIS IS THE ACTION ITEM SHE'S GOING.

OVER NOW.

OKAY. SO THIS IS THIS FIRST ACTUALLY IS FOR THE TEXTBOOK FUND.

[1. Request for Approval for Supplemental Appropriation to the Textbook Fund (0520) FY24 Budget - Monique Barnes]

SO AS OF THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 23, THE TEXTBOOK FUND HAD A FUND BALANCE OF 59.

I'M SORRY, 598,006, $374.

AND WHICH ARE REPORTED TO YOU DURING THE YEAR END AUDIT REPORT AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IN JANUARY.

SO, SO THAT WE CAN PURCHASE ITEMS IN IN LINE WITH THE TEXTBOOK REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE, THE FUNDING NEEDS TO BE APPROPRIATED.

THIS IS ONE OF THE FUNDS THAT CAN ACTUALLY CARRY MONEY OVER FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

IN FACT, STATE CODE DICTATES THAT THE FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVE CAN ONLY BE USED FOR THIS AND IT CANNOT BE SHIFTED TO A TO ANY OTHER FUNDS.

SO WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION REQUEST SO THAT WE MAY REQUEST THE APPROPRIATION FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

I JUST HAVE A COUPLE.

SO HOW MUCH IS.

BEGIN WITH. PRIOR TO APPROVING THIS.

WELL, LET ME PULL UP THE.

FINANCIAL REPORT.

AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE TEXTBOOK ONE BUDGET WAS 787,000.

AND THEN YOU'RE ASKING TO ADD TO MOVE FUNDS.

SORRY I'M JUST AND YOU CAN SEE DOWN AT THE ON THE PAGE THAT SHOWS YOU THE FUND BALANCE.

IT SHOWS WHAT'S.

BEGINNING BALANCE.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS TO BE ABLE TO USE THOSE FUNDS.

I GUESS I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED BECAUSE WHEN WE WERE DOING THE BUDGET, I HAD ASKED BOTH DOCTOR MARTIN, DOCTOR PENNY, AND I BELIEVE MISS GERMANOS.

WAS THERE MORE THAN ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THE ENTIRE PROGRAM? AND I BELIEVE THEY SAID THERE WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH IN THERE TO COVER THE ENTIRE PROGRAM, BECAUSE I MADE SURE WE WEREN'T GETTING BITS AND PIECES.

SO I GUESS I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I CAN EXPLAIN, SO FOR US, WE LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE TO BRING FORWARD AND THIS AS ONE, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO BUY TEXTBOOK WHAT'S ADOPTED OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS.

READING AND MATH ARE TWO MOST EXPENSIVE ADOPTIONS.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT, WE PUT THAT MONEY TOGETHER.

ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TONIGHT IS THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT READING MATERIALS.

AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU WHAT THE PRICE IS GOING TO BE FOR THOSE MATERIALS.

I KNOW THAT IT WAS JUST UPDATED THIS AFTERNOON, SO DOCTOR MARTIN WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.

THOSE FUNDS ARE SET ASIDE ONLY FOR TEXTBOOKS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

SO WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE THAT IN THE TEXTBOOK FUND.

AND WE HAVE A SEVEN YEAR REPLACEMENT CYCLE FOR OUR COURSES.

AND SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT IT, WE PURPOSELY SPEND LESS THAN ONE YEAR KNOWING THAT WE HAVE A MORE EXPENSIVE ADOPTION THE NEXT YEAR.

SO THAT'S HOW WE BALANCE IT OUT AND AND DO A LESS EXPENSIVE THAN A MORE EXPENSIVE, SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO USE SOME OF THE FUNDS FROM ONE YEAR TO HELP COVER AN EXPENSE OF ADOPTION THE NEXT YEAR.

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WE DON'T LOOK AT THOSE TWO AS SEPARATE.

WE LOOK AT THAT WHAT WE HAVE IN CARRY OVER AND WHAT WE HAVE AS THIS YEAR'S FOR OUR FUNDS TO ADOPT TEXTBOOKS.

SO WHEN WE TELL YOU THAT BETWEEN THOSE TWO WE HAD ENOUGH FOR THE ADOPTION THAT WE'RE PLANNING, THAT'S WHY.

I AM STILL A LITTLE CONFUSED, BUT.

SORRY. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING, MR. JOHNSON? NO.

I'M JUST IF.

ARE WE DONE WITH THE DISCUSSION? WHAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE'RE TAKING THIS OUT OF THE FUND BALANCE.

WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MONIES FROM THE COUNTY.

WE'RE JUST MOVING IT FROM OUR FUND BALANCE TO THE NEW TEXTBOOK FUND.

IS THAT CORRECT, MRS. BARNES? YES, SIR.

THAT'S CORRECT. WE MUST GET AN APPROPRIATION FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

YOU CANNOT SPEND IT WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATION, RIGHT? IS IT BECAUSE YOU'RE MOVING IT FROM ONE CATEGORY TO ANOTHER CATEGORY? CORRECT. SO IF IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR THIS LITERACY TEXTBOOK, WHY WOULDN'T IT HAVE GONE TO BEGIN WITH INTO THE TEXTBOOK? BECAUSE WHEN YOU DEVELOP THE BUDGET, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR FUND BALANCE IS GOING TO BE LIKE.

I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT EXACTLY WHAT THAT WILL BE AT THE END OF OF AUGUST OR WHEN WE FINISH THIS FISCAL YEAR.

SO YOU BUILD THE BUDGET BASED ON WHAT YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RECEIVING THAT.

AND THAT'S WHAT'S COMING FROM THE STATE AND WHAT'S COMING FROM THE THE COUNTY.

THEY'RE TINY MATCHING PORTION.

AND THAT GOES INTO BASICALLY THE BANK ACCOUNT.

AND THEN IT GETS ANY OF THE FUND BALANCE THAT MOVES TO IT.

AND YOU HAVE THAT IN THE BANK ACCOUNT.

BUT IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SPEND THAT YOU HAVE TO GO AND ASK FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION AFTER.

AND THEY WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE AUDIT IS FINISHED TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.

OKAY. SO IT'S NOT EXTRA MONEY? NO, MA'AM. IT'S MONEY WE ALREADY HAD.

WE JUST ARE MOVING IT FROM ONE LINE ITEM TO ANOTHER.

WE'RE MOVING IT FROM TEXTBOOK FUND BALANCE INTO OUR TEXTBOOK FUND BALANCE REVENUE.

OKAY. IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S SITTING AS AN ASSET RIGHT NOW AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO TO USE THAT MONEY.

OKAY, SO WHAT ABOUT THE ONE TIME FUNDS THAT CAME FROM THE STATE TO HELP COVER THE LITERACY? ACT. SO WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL OF THAT? WE STILL HAVE THAT.

AND THAT'S IN THE OPERATING FUND.

SO WE PUT THE TEXTBOOKS INTO OPERATING THE.

WASN'T IT SUPPOSED? OKAY.

GOT IT. ANYBODY ELSE.

WE CAN EXPLAIN A LITTLE MORE WHEN WE GET TO THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT TO ADOPTION.

SO IS THIS THE ACTION ITEM? A YES OKAY.

THEN I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION TO THE TEXTBOOK FUND OF THE $598,374.

SECOND. YOU.

SECOND. SHERRY.

SHERRY. ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MR. ELY. YES, MRS. CRIST? NO.

MISS TAYLOR. YES, MR. JOHNSON? YES.

OKAY. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL FOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION TO CHILD NUTRITIONAL SERVICES FUND.

[2. Request for Approval for Supplemental Appropriation to Child Nutritional Services Fund (0540) FY24 Budget - Monique Barnes]

OKAY. ALSO, AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 23, THE CHILD NUTRITIONAL SERVICES FUND HAD A FUND BALANCE OF $1,491,551. AND THIS FUND IS AN ENTERPRISE FUND, AND IT ACTS VERY MUCH LIKE A BUSINESS.

SO IT'S ALLOWED TO CARRY A FUND BALANCE AS WELL.

HOWEVER, THE STATE DOES NOT ALLOW OR THEY THEY DON'T WANT THE LOCALITY TO CARRY CARRY IN A FUND BALANCE MORE THAN THREE MONTHS OF OPERATING EXPENSES.

AND SO THEY ASK US TO SPEND DOWN THE BALANCE.

THE COST TO RUN THE DEPARTMENT FOR THREE MONTHS IS 906,000.

AND AS OF THE END OF FEBRUARY, THE FUND BALANCE HAD HAD A OR HAD A FUND BALANCE OF $1,206,426.

AND WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD TO APPROVE A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF 300,000 FROM THE SCHOOL NUTRITION FUND BALANCE SO THAT IT MAY BE SPENT ALLOWING PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE.

THIS IS THE SAME SITUATION.

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ADDITIONAL FUNDS WERE NOT ASKING FOR ANY NEW FUNDS.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THESE FUNDS INTO DIFFERENT CAFE MACHINE AND EQUIPMENT, CORRECT TO RIGHT.

IF DOES THIS REQUIRE THE COUNTY'S APPROVAL? IF IT'S STILL IN THE IF IT'S IN STILL IN THE CATEGORY THOUGH.

YES, SIR. IT DOES.

JUST BECAUSE AN APPROPRIATION IS THE LICENSE TO SPEND AND THE COUNTY HAS TO APPROPRIATE THAT TO US.

GOT IT. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE MONEY OR RAISE THE MONEY OR WHEREVER THE FUNDS CAME FROM.

GOT IT. AND EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NO DIRECT COUNTY FUNDS THERE, I MEAN, WE HAVE SALES, WHICH OF COURSE COME FROM OUR STUDENTS AND OR FROM OUR FAMILIES, BUT THERE THERE'S NO AND THERE ARE NO TAX DOLLARS DIRECTLY FROM THE COUNTY THAT ARE IN THIS FUND, I UNDERSTOOD.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I MEAN, I DON'T MEAN TO BE A PAIN, I JUST.

SO IS THIS REOCCURRING MONEY OR ONE TIME FOR THIS ONE? LIKE JUST PLAY ONE TIME REQUEST, OKAY? AND THAT IS FOR A CAFETERIA.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT.

OKAY. AND THIS IS SOMETHING YOU DO EVERY YEAR.

IS THAT CORRECT? IF WE'RE REQUIRED TO SPEND DOWN THE FUND BALANCE.

BUT YES, WE USUALLY HAVE A PRETTY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE AND THE STATE IN ORDER TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE LESS THAN THREE YEARS, I MEAN, THREE MONTHS WORTH OF OPERATING EXPENSES IN THAT FUND BALANCE.

THEY THEY REALIZE THAT IT IS A FUND THAT MAKES A PROFIT, BUT THEY THEY WANT IT TO BE GOING DIRECTLY BACK INTO THE DEPARTMENT.

OKAY. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? OKAY. I NEED A MOTION.

I MAKE A MOTION. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD, MISS TAYLOR.

GO AHEAD. I MAKE A MOTION.

WE ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION.

SECOND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MRS. KRIST. NO.

MR. JOHNSON. YES, MISS.

TAYLOR? YES, MR. ELY? YES.

OKAY, ONE MORE THING, MISS BARNES.

[3. Health Maintenance Plan Renewal with The Local Choice for FY25]

THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE PLAN.

RENEWAL. SO IN YOUR PACKET.

WELL, I SEE AS YOU KNOW, DURING OUR BUDGET WORK SESSIONS, THE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN RENEWAL FROM THE LOCAL CHOICE OR WHICH IS ANTHEM WAS ESTIMATED AND EXPECTED TO BE A 9.7% RATE INCREASE.

SO WE'VE RECEIVED OUR OFFICIAL RENEWAL PACKET PACKAGE FROM THE LOCAL CHOICE.

AND THE RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 ARE INCREASING BY 3.6%.

PIERCE BENEFITS GROUP REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL CARRIERS FOR QUOTES, INCLUDING SENTARA AETNA ANTHEM AND THE JEFFERSON HEALTH PLAN.

AS OF MARCH 4TH, THE ONLY RESPONDENT WAS SENTARA, AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE INCREASE FROM THE LOCAL CHOICE IS A REASONABLE ONE.

ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT THE LOCAL CHOICE IS A POOL CONSISTING OF OTHER SCHOOL DIVISIONS AND MUNICIPAL LOCALITIES AROUND THE STATE.

WHICH IT'S BENEFICIAL BECAUSE IT ABSORBS RISKS FROM YEARS WHEN CLAIMS EXPERIENCE MAY BE OUT OF LINE FROM NORMAL.

SO ALSO ACCEPTING THIS RENEWAL PRESENTS PREVENTS THE DISRUPTION THAT HAPPENS WHEN EMPLOYEES CHANGE PLANS AND OUR DENTAL AND VISION COVERAGE IS INCLUDED IN THIS PLAN.

HOWEVER, WE DO OFFER A STANDALONE PLAN FOR DENTAL AND VISION.

IF EMPLOYEES DON'T WISH TO TAKE THE TOTAL HEALTH MAINTENANCE PLAN.

SO THE QUOTE FROM SENTARA AT FIRST GLANCE APPEARED TO BE LOWER, BUT THE PLAN DOES NOT INCLUDE DENTAL OR VISION COVERAGE AND DOES NOT TAKE OUT THE PAYOUT THAT PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WOULD NEED TO MAKE TO LEAVE TLC'S BOARD.

SO THE POOL HAS ABSORBED THE COSTS FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.

ALSO COMPANIES PROVIDE UNCHARACTERISTICALLY LOW RATES TO ACQUIRE BUSINESS.

HOWEVER, THE RATES TYPICALLY INCREASE DRAMATICALLY THE FOLLOWING YEARS, SO THE ESTIMATED RANGE FOR THE PAYOUT OF LEAD TO LEAVE TLC IS FROM 200 TO 400,000.

AND BUT IT WOULD BE AT LEAST NINE MONTHS BEFORE WE WOULD ACTUALLY RECEIVE THE FINAL NUMBER.

AND IT WORKS VERY MUCH LIKE WHAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING WITH THE COUNTY'S HEALTH PLAN.

PLUS, SHOULD WE LEAVE THE POOL? IT WOULD BE THREE YEARS BEFORE WE COULD CONSIDER REENTRY INTO THE PLAN.

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AND THEN THE EFFECT OF POOLING AND THE BLENDING OF OUR CLAIMS EXPERIENCE GREATLY BENEFITED OUR GROUP THIS YEAR.

SO I'VE BEEN ADVISED THAT THERE'S ACTUALLY A NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DIVISION THAT WAS SIMILAR TO OUR GROUP'S PARTICIPATION SIZE.

THAT LEFT TLC AND RECEIVED A 29% INCREASE THIS YEAR BECAUSE THEY LEFT.

TLC WENT TO SENTARA LAST YEAR AND RECEIVED A 29% INCREASE THIS YEAR.

AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BUT STAY WITH THAT CARRIER.

SO OF COURSE THEIR EMPLOYEES ARE ARE RATHER UPSET.

SO ANYWAY, IN A NUTSHELL YOU KNOW, WE HAD BUDGETED 709,000.

IT CAME DOWN TO 268 112.

AND THIS IS ON THE SCREEN IS HOW IT WOULD AFFECT OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE'VE WE'VE PUT ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL THE INCREASES PASSED IT ON TO THE PASSING THE SCHOOL BOARD IN OUR BUDGET AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE HAD PLANNED AND WHAT IT CURRENTLY COSTS.

WE INCLUDED IN THE COMPENSATION MONIES THAT WE PUT IT SHARED WITH YOU AT THE LAST BUDGET WORK SESSION.

QUESTIONS.

SO TONIGHT WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE RENEWAL FOR THE LOCAL CHOICE.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RENEWAL WITH LOCAL CHOICE FOR FY 25.

SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

MISS TAYLOR. YES, MR. ELY? YES, MISS CHRISTIE? YES. MR. JOHNSON? YES.

ANDREWS. YES.

THANK YOU. I NEED A RAISE.

OKAY. IS THAT IT FOR MISS BARNES? THAT IS IT FOR MISS BARNES.

OKAY. NEW STUDENT CLUB AT DJ MOORE AND B CLEMENTS JUNIOR HIGH S SPORTS CLUB.

[4. New Student Clubs at J.E.J. Moore Middle / N.B. Clements Junior High School – EsportsClub - Abbie Martin, Matt Weston, Nick Ligatti]

THANK YOU, MISS BARNES.

OH, SORRY.

ON THE BEHALF OF JJ MOORE AND M.E.

CLEMENTS. MISS WALTER IS GOING TO PRESENT ON THE ESPORTS CLUB THAT WE ARE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO START AT BOTH LOCATIONS.

GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR, AND THE BOARD MEMBERS.

SO IN DECEMBER MR. YORK AND I FROM MOORE WENT TO THE VISTA CONFERENCE AND WE GOT TO SEE SOME PRESENTATIONS ON ESPORTS AND THE IMPACT THAT IT WOULD MAKE FOR THE STUDENTS.

AND SO WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERING WITH HENRICO TO REALLY SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING IT.

THEY WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL.

WITHIN ONE YEAR. THEY STARTED WITH THREE SCHOOLS, AND NOW THEY HAVE ALL OF THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THEIR DIVISION WHO HAVE BEGAN THEIR ESPORTS CLUB.

SO IF YOU WILL SCROLL TO THE NEXT THERE IS OR DO I GET TO DO THAT? SORRY. OH, ME.

THANKS. ALL RIGHT.

AND THEN SO I HAVE A VIDEO, JUST A SHORT CLIP TO SEE.

THIS IS ONE OF THE HENRICO EVENTS.

SO YOU CAN REALLY SEE IT IN ACTION.

THIS IS THREE SCHOOLS COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER.

AND IT KIND OF PUTS ALL OF THE THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE.

SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THEY'RE COLLABORATING CHEERING EACH OTHER ON.

I DON'T KNOW. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. YOU WANT ME TO SHARE IT WITH YOU FROM GOOGLE REALLY QUICK, OR JUST ROLL ON AND NOT WORRY ABOUT IT? OKAY, WE'LL JUST ROLL ON.

SO IT IS A SHORT CLIP JUST TO SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT HOW IT'S SOME HIGHLIGHTS.

YOU SEE STUDENTS THAT HAVE NEVER PARTICIPATED IN ANYTHING BEFORE THAT ARE COLLABORATING AND CHEERING EACH OTHER ON.

THERE ARE THEY HAVE THEIR PRINCIPLES COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER, A BOARD MEMBER, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT TO REALLY INVOLVE EVERYONE.

SO ESPORTS IS JUST IT'S ELECTRONIC SPORTS.

IT'S INTEGRATING VIDEO GAMING INTO AN ORGANIZED EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY.

IT WORKS ON SKILL BUILDING, PRACTICING, DEDICATION, QUICK PROBLEM SOLVING, COLLABORATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WE WANT TO ENGAGE THE LEARNERS THAT HAVE AN INTEREST IN GAMING THROUGH AN ESPORTS CLUB.

THE DATA SHOWS THAT THERE IS AN ENGAGEMENT.

CLIFF, FROM FIFTH GRADE DOWN.

YOU'LL NOTICE ON THIS GRAPH LIKE A LARGE DROP.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HOPE IS TO BRING ENGAGEMENT UP WITH AN E-SPORTS CLUB, BECAUSE WE'RE HOPING THAT THEY WILL HAVE A BETTER CONNECTION TO THEIR SCHOOL, THEY'LL INCREASE THEIR ATTENDANCE AND ENGAGEMENT, AND THEN IT'LL ALSO EXPAND THEIR COLLEGE AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING THE SCHOLARSHIPS AND STEM CAREERS.

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SO AROUND 90% OF TEENAGERS ALREADY PLAY VIDEO GAMES, AS I'M SURE YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE.

SO WE WANT TO HIT THOSE STUDENTS THAT MAYBE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN TRADITIONAL SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES, BUT THEN CAN INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN ESPORTS TO ACTIVATE THESE STUDENTS THAT WERE NOT ENGAGED.

AND THAT WAY THEY HAVE A SENSE OF BELONGING WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL AND THEIR COMMUNITY AND TO HOPEFULLY BRING UP THEIR ATTENDANCE, THEIR FOCUS, THEIR TEST SCORES AND THEIR GRADUATION RATES.

MANY COLLEGES IN OUR AREA ALREADY HAVE VERY LARGE ESPORTS CLUBS AND OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO BE A PART OF THEM, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD LOVE FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO TAP IN AS THEY MOVE ON TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND, AND ALSO CAREERS THAT IT WILL HELP THEM PREPARE FOR.

YOU JUST SEE A FEW OF THE COLLEGES THERE THAT HAVE VERY LARGE PROGRAMS. SO AT WARREN CLEMENTS, WE WOULD LOVE TO CREATE AN ESPORTS CLUB TO CREATE INCREASE OUR CONNECTION WITH OUR STUDENTS, THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY, ATTENDANCE THROUGH THE ALL IN PROGRAM, THEIR WELL-BEING, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND HELPING TO REDUCE NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS.

SO IN ORDER TO DO THIS WE ARE GOING TO GET STUDENT INTEREST CROSS CHECK THE LIST WITH STUDENT NEEDS, ATTENDANCE, BEHAVIOR AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE'LL USE NINTENDO SWITCHES WITH POPULAR GAMES MARIO KART AND SUPER SMASH BROTHERS, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE US A MEETING TIME.

WE HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY THAT HENRICO HAS BEEN WONDERFUL TO US, AND THEY HAVE SHARED EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE DONE TO GET THEIR PROGRAM STARTED AND INVITED US TO ATTEND.

MR. WESTON AND I ARE GOING TO SEE ONE OF THEIR CLUB MEETINGS.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO AGE 21, WHICH IS ONE OF THEIR BIG THINGS WHERE WE ACTUALLY SEE THE CLUBS IN ACTION WITH MULTIPLE SCHOOLS COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER.

SO WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR HENRICO AND THEIR PARTNERSHIP.

AND THESE ARE JUST SOME PICTURES THAT YOU CAN SEE FROM HENRICO THAT THEY HAVE WITH THEIR CLUBS MEETING.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY STUCK OUT WITH ME IS ONE OF THE STUDENTS SAID THERE WAS A CHILD AT THEIR CLUB AND THEY HAD NEVER THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHO IT WAS BECAUSE THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THAT CHILD WITHOUT THEIR HOOD ON.

AND THEY REALLY BLOSSOMED AND WERE COLLABORATING WITH THEIR CLASSMATES AND REALLY JUST DOING WONDERFUL THINGS THROUGH THE ESPORTS.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE ANY COST ASSOCIATED AS FAR AS THE SCHOOL? YES, THERE IS GOING TO BE.

SO THE SWITCHES, THE CONTROLS, THE GAMES, THOSE CAN ALL BE PURCHASED AT DIFFERENT LEVELS.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE PTO FUNDS, YOU CAN FUNDRAISE DIRECTLY FOR IT.

THERE'S POTENTIAL TO USE ACTUAL OPERATION COSTS FOR IT THROUGH SUPPORT OF LIKE OUR ARTS PROGRAMS. SO THERE ARE WAYS TO ACQUIRE THESE THROUGH FUNDS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.

AND THEN THE PROGRAM CAN GROW AT DIFFERENT RATES DEPENDING ON INTEREST AND CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY.

SO THERE ARE BUT THERE'S NOT ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE REQUESTED INITIALLY FOR IT.

AND IF MORE WE WE'VE APPLIED FOR A COUPLE GRANTS.

I'M STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK.

AND I'LL ADD, I SPOKE WITH COACH CARROLL ABOUT THIS AS FAR AS DID IT QUALIFY FOR VHSL.

THEY NEED ONE MORE YEAR TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION IF ESPORTS IS GOING TO PROGRESS, TO BE A VHSL RECOGNIZED SPORT, OR IF IT'S GOING TO STAY UNDER THE HEADING OF CLUBS. SO THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE ON WHETHER OR NOT WE FUND A COACH OR THE PROGRAM.

SO THAT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT WE MONITOR THE THE PARTICIPATION AND THE INTEREST AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH.

AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS WITH VHSL? I WISH THEY WOULD HAVE HAD THIS BACK.

WHEN MISS WILDER'S BROTHER WAS IN SCHOOL, HE MIGHT HAVE WANTED TO GO MORE.

I MEAN, I'VE ALWAYS SAID MY KIDS WERE NEVER I WASN'T BLESSED WITH KIDS THAT WERE VERY ATHLETIC.

BUT BOTH OF MY BOYS ARE THE ESPECIALLY THE LITTLE ONE, THE GAMER.

SO I COULD TOTALLY SEE HIM AND IN THERE.

AND HE'S VERY COMPETITIVE.

I JUST DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS SUCH A THING.

THERE WAS AN ACTUAL CLUB FOR IT.

IT'S REALLY GROWN AND IT'S HUGE ON COLLEGE LEVEL.

MOST SCHOOLS HAVE IT.

IT'S ACTUALLY THE NUMBER ONE GROWING COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP RIGHT NOW.

AND THERE ARE PLACES THAT ARE FOLDING PROGRAMS TO ADD THESE SPORTS BECAUSE.

WOW. WELL, I THINK EVEN AT THE ART THEY WERE SAYING, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK OF ART, BUT IT'S LIKE NOW THE LIKE THE GRAPHIC DESIGNS AND STUFF LIKE, SO AN ARTIST, YOU KNOW, YOU THINK OF JUST LIKE PAINTING.

BUT NOW THEY'RE IN THERE DOING LIKE ALL THESE GRAPHIC DESIGNS AND STUFF.

SO IT'S REALLY ONLINE GAMES AND IT'S NOT JUST THE, YOU KNOW, WE THINK OF IT LIKE, LIKE FOOTBALL WHERE YOU'RE THE PLAYER, YOU'RE JUST A PLAYER IN IT. FOR EA SPORTS, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

YOU'RE THE ORGANIZER, YOU'RE THE OVERSEER, YOU'RE THE SHOUTCASTER, THE COMMENTATOR, YOU'RE THE COACH IS A LOT OF TIME FOR YOUR OWN TEAMS.

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YOU'RE THE PROGRAM SPONSORS AND PROMOTERS.

SO THE KIDS TAKE A FULL RESPONSIBILITY ON WITH THIS.

AND THERE'S A LOT MORE JOBS AND PIECES AND PARTS TO IT THAN JUST BEING THE ONE THAT'S SITTING AND PLAYING THE GAME.

THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH ESPORTS AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL THAT DON'T EVER TOUCH A CONTROLLER.

THEY DO THE SHOUTCASTING, WHICH IS JUST THE COMMENTATING, OR THEY'RE BROADCASTING IT, OR THEY'RE THE ONES STREAMING IT, CUTTING IT AND PIECING IT TOGETHER SO THAT IT CAN BE UPLOADED TO GRAB PEOPLE TO COME AND WATCH THE TEAMS PLAY THROUGH DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE YOUTUBE AND SWITCH AND SOME OTHER PLACES LIKE THAT.

SO THERE'S A HUGE, HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO GET INVOLVED.

THE CLUB IS JUST A BASELINE PLACE TO SHOW INTEREST.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GIVEN THIS MULTIPLE YEARS TO KIND OF GROW COMING OUT.

WE NEEDED OUR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES TO KIND OF REEMERGE AND GET THOSE STUDENTS BACK ACTIVE BEFORE WE BROUGHT THIS IN, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS. THIS IS A REALLY BIG OPPORTUNITY.

YOU CAN GROW INTO A BIGGER.

I REMEMBER WHEN SOCCER STARTED AS A CLUB SPORT IN PRINCE GEORGE.

LOOK AT US IN SCHOOL OR LIKE BEFORE OR AFTER.

IT'S NOT DAWN ON BOTH WAYS.

IT CAN BE RUN AS AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, IT CAN BE RUN AS AN INTERNAL CLUB TIME ACTIVITY AS WELL.

THOMAS MORE HAS A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH THEIR SCHEDULE TO EMBED IT INTO THE DAY THAN WE DO SO.

CLEMENTS WILL PROBABLY RUN MORE LIKELY AFTER SCHOOL.

DO WE MONITOR THE GAMES THAT YOU USE? I MEAN, SO THAT'S WHY WE PICKED THE TWO TWO THAT WE PICKED OR JUST SMASH BROTHERS AND MARIO KART.

YOU'RE PLAYING LOCAL ONLY, SO YOU'RE NOT FARMING OUT AND PLAYING PEOPLE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

THEY'RE NONVIOLENT. THESE ARE NOT FIRST PERSON SHOOTERS.

YEAH. SMASH BROTHERS IS A FIGHTING GAME, BUT IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST PG OF THE FIGHTING GAMES OUT THERE.

VERY CARTOONY.

BUT A LOT OF ACTION TO IT THAT KEEPS PEOPLE INVOLVED.

AND THESE ARE THINGS. THANK YOU.

MR. BRUBAKER DOES HAVE THE VIDEO NOW, SO YOU CAN REALLY SEE IT IN ACTION.

I THINK THE VIDEO KIND OF SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

LET GO.

WE HAD A SMASH INTO SUMMER TOURNAMENT FOR EA SPORTS.

THERE ARE THREE SCHOOLS OUR SCHOOL, BROOKLYN AND FAIRFIELD, AND IT WAS VERY EXCITING FOR ME TO.

SO WE'RE ALL ABOUT TRYING TO CREATE LIFE READY SKILLS FOR OUR STUDENTS THROUGH PARTICIPATING IN ESPORTS.

BECAUSE THERE'S COLLABORATION, THERE'S CRITICAL THINKING.

YOU'RE PART OF A TEAM.

YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO YOUR TEAMMATES TO SHOW UP ON TIME AND WORK HARD TO BE THERE AND TRAIN AND PRACTICE BECAUSE YOU HAVE THAT TEAM ASPECT.

SO THERE'S ALL THOSE ELEMENTS THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS ALWAYS ENCOURAGED WITH EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL AND SPORTS BECAUSE ALL THOSE LIFE SKILLS THAT YOU ATTAIN PARTICIPATING IN THOSE.

AND WE WERE JUST LOOKING AT HARNESSING ANOTHER INTEREST THAT MANY OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE IN GAMING AND HAVING THAT AS A CLUB SO THEY CAN GAIN THOSE LIFE READY SKILLS.

HE. HE BASICALLY WE GET INTO GROUPS OF TWO FROM THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.

SO WE HAD SIX PEOPLE IN TOTAL AND WE JUST PLAYED SUPER SMASH BROTHERS.

SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS DIFFERENT POINTS FOR EACH PLACE, AND THERE WAS TWO PEOPLE FOR EACH TEAM, AND YOU GOT MORE POINTS FOR FIRST PLACE, LIKE TEN, AND THEN SECOND PLACE WAS LIKE EIGHT AND SO ON.

WELL, I NEEDED SOMETHING TO DO THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO CONNECT WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

AND I ALSO HAVE A BIG PASSION FOR PLAYING VIDEO GAMES, AND I KNOW THAT I'M NOT BEING JUDGED AT ALL.

WE'RE ALL JUST THERE TO HAVE FUN AND I GET TO TALK WITH OTHERS, LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM.

IT'S JUST A GREAT TIME.

YEAH, YOU GET BETTER AT LIKE JUST COMMUNICATION AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

JUST LIKE KNOWING EACH OTHER AND LIKE KNOWING WHAT THEY'RE GOOD AT AND WHAT YOU'RE NOT GOOD AT.

SO YOU CAN, LIKE, BE THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY.

NO. JUST WE HAD TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO COOPERATE SO THAT WE CAN GET THE MOST POINTS AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT DAMAGING OUR OWN TEAMMATE.

YOU. WHAT DO.

YOU EVEN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY IN THAT CASE TO HAVE OUR PRINCIPALS COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SMASH INTO SUMMER EVENT.

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WE NEED.

MR. GREEN KEPT ON, WAS PRACTICING AND PRACTICING, AND SHE JUST MANAGED TO GET IN SEVENTH, WHICH WAS REALLY GOOD FOR HER.

THE ENERGY WAS AMAZING.

THE FEEDBACK WAS SUPER POSITIVE.

SUPER GRATEFUL FOR THE HENRICO EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR BELIEVING IN THIS CONCEPT.

I KNOW THEY'RE VERY INTERESTED AND FINDING NEW INNOVATIVE WAYS TO CONNECT OUR STUDENTS TO SCHOOL.

AND I THINK DOING THIS IS LIKE ENCOURAGING AND HELPFUL BECAUSE YOU GET TO LEARN HOW TO WORK AS A TEAM OR AS PARTNERS AT A YOUNG AGE, AND YOU CAN USE THOSE SKILLS WHEN YOU'RE GROWN UP IN LIFE.

IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND REALLY GETTING MORE INVOLVED WITH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.

WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND TO ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS NEXT YEAR.

SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING TO HAVE, MAYBE LIKE A FULL FLEDGED LEAGUE ACROSS ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, JUST LIKE WE WOULD HAVE A BASKETBALL LEAGUE.

WE COULD HAVE AN ESPORTS LEAGUE WHERE ALL THE SCHOOLS ARE COMPETING.

THAT HAS HELD WITH THEM.

THEY'D ONLY BEEN IN OPERATION ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

THEY HAD THAT EVENT OVER THE SUMMER.

SO I JUST. AND THERE'S NO COST RIGHT NOW.

IN ADDITION, NOW THEY'RE WORKING TO RECOVER IT THROUGH GRANTS.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE PGA IS HAVING AN AUCTION AND DINNER AND DANCE THIS COMING UP.

AND THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING GOOD FOR YOU GUYS TO APPLY FOR.

YES. BECAUSE WE KIND OF FELL OFF THE RADAR LAST YEAR.

SO WE NEED TO GET BACK GOING AGAIN.

WE DID VERY WELL LAST YEAR AT OUR DINNER, SO I'M HOPING TO DO EVEN BETTER THIS YEAR.

SO WE MIGHT THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING Y'ALL WANT TO APPLY FOR.

BECAUSE IT WOULD HELP A LOT OF STUDENTS.

I HAVE I HAVE A QUESTION.

SO. THIS IS ENRICO.

INCORPORATE IT INTO THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY.

THEY DO THEIRS AS PART OF THEIR CLUB ACTIVITIES.

AND THEN THEY ALSO, I BELIEVE, HAVE LIKE BECAUSE WHEN WE GO TO VISIT, WE'RE GOING FROM 815 I THINK.

TO NINE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

845 915 LIKE THAT.

IT'S ABOUT 30 TO 45 MINUTES IN THEIR MORNINGS.

I GUESS I COULD.

KIDS SPEND ENOUGH TIME AS IT IS IN FRONT OF ELECTRONICS AT HOME.

I CAN UNDERSTAND MAYBE DOING IT AS AN AFTER SCHOOL CLUB, BUT DO IT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INSTRUCTION DAY.

WE'RE THERE TO LEARN.

THIS IS NOT LEARNING.

WE'RE THERE TO LEARN.

AND FOR ME, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT FOR A CLUB, IT CAN BE AFTER SCHOOL.

BUT I'M NOT GOING TO AGREE UNTIL I SEE WHERE THE INSTRUCTION IS GOING TO BE OR HOW IT'S GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED.

I'M NOT GOING TO AGREE TO IT BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY WHEN WE'RE THERE TO LEARN.

I KNOW FOR FOR MORE, BECAUSE I KNOW MR. WESTON MENTIONED. WE HAVE.

WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.

WE HAVEN'T DECIDED EXACTLY WHEN IT WOULD BE.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM. A LOT OF OUR OTHER ACTIVITIES ARE AFTER.

STUDENTS START ARRIVING AT MORE.

BUT INSTRUCTION DOESN'T. SO WE CAN ALSO.

I WOULD. AS LONG AS THAT'S NOT TAKEN AWAY FROM THE GOOD NEWS CLUB OR THE FCA OR THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

YOU KNOW, I JUST.

AGAIN. THEY SPEND ENOUGH TIME AT HOME ON THE GAMES DOING THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

I THINK EVEN THE THOUGHT OF PUTTING IT IN THE MIDDLE OF INSTRUCTIONAL DAY, I'M NOT DOING THAT.

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SO IF THAT'S THE APPROVAL WE HAVE TO GIVE TONIGHT IS TO PUT IT IN THE MIDDLE OF INSTRUCTIONAL DAY.

I'M NOT FOR IT.

I NEED TO NOT DO IT DURING THE.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN DO IT AFTER.

ANYBODY ELSE? IS THAT JUST FOR MORE? IS THAT FOR CLEMENTS ALSO? BOTH PLACES? YEAH.

CLEMENTS SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO THEIRS AFTER.

I MEAN, I SEE IT AS A LIKE THEY'RE DOING ANOTHER SPORT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS WHO DON'T PLAY SOCCER AND BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL, BUT THEY ARE INTO THE VIDEO GAMES.

AND IF IT'S IT'S NOT GOING TO BE R-RATED VIDEO GAMES WHEN IT'S A SCHOOL FUNCTION.

SO AND I UNDERSTAND ABOUT HAVING IT AFTER SCHOOL OR BEFORE SCHOOL.

WE USED TO HAVE THE ZERO HOUR CLASS.

I KNOW YEARS AGO WHEN A KID WANTED TO TAKE AN EXTRA CLASS.

I'M NOT SURE WHEN THAT HAPPENED.

IT'S BEEN YEARS, BUT PARENTS WOULD BRING THEIR KIDS FOR THAT.

SO. YES.

NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE.

THAT WAS THE CULMINATION OF YOU SEEING IT ALL COME TOGETHER.

THE CLUB MEETING IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

IT'S JUST THE CLUB MEETING TOGETHER.

THEY'RE WORKING IN A MUCH SMALLER SCALE.

THAT WAS JUST A CULMINATING EVENT WHERE IT ALL CAME.

KIND OF LIKE A DISTRICT TYPE GAME.

OKAY, THE CLUB MEETING IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO GO VISIT.

AND DO YOU ALL HAVE SPONSOR? OKAY, OKAY.

WE WILL LOOK FOR SPONSORSHIPS.

THERE ARE ACADEMIC ESPORTS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ALONG WITH THIS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

BUT UNTIL THE APPROVAL OF THE CLUB WE CAN'T MOVE INTO.

BUT IT DOES TEACH.

IT TEACHES THE OTHER CAREERS AND POSSIBILITIES THAT GO AROUND THAT JOB AS WELL, AND A LOT OF TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES ALONG.

SO THERE'S THERE IS IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE, THE MATH AND THE SCIENCE ALL THE TIME, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF READING.

THERE'S STRATEGIZING, THERE'S TEAM BUILDING, THERE'S A LOT OF THE FIVE CS THAT WE TALK ABOUT WITH EVERYTHING ELSE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, TO RUN, TO GET THE BEGINNING, GET EVERYTHING UP AND RUNNING AND TO GO AND GET GOING WITH IT BEFORE SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, UNTIL ACADEMIC TIME STARTS AFTER SCHOOL, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER SPORT TEAM THAT WE HAVE RUNS, YOU KNOW, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT OUR STUDENTS.

TO PLAY THE GAME. OUR STUDENTS DO THAT ON THEIR OWN ANYWAY, BUT COME TOGETHER AS A GROUP AND DO IT AS A TEAM, AND TO HAVE THAT COLLABORATION, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET THAT IN OUR COUNTY. RIGHT? RIGHT. AND DO YOU HAVE A TEACHER IN MIND? I MEAN, AS A TEACHER SIGNED UP TO DO IT, OR ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT TO SEE IF IT'S APPROVED? AND THEN WE HAVE A LOT OF TEACHER INTEREST.

OKAY. I HAVE MORE I HAVE AT LEAST THREE.

KIND OF SPEARHEADING IT MORE FOR US.

OKAY. AND THEY'RE WILLING TO DO IT FOR RIGHT NOW AT NO COST.

OKAY. PERFECT.

ANYBODY ELSE.

OKAY. WHAT IS THE WILL OF THE BOARD? I HAVE TO CREATE THE NEW STUDENT CLUB AT JJ MOORE.

THE E-SPORTS CLUB.

BEFORE. BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL.

OH, AND CLEMENTS.

YOU NEED ME TO SAY THAT AGAIN, MISS KIRK? I'M SORRY. YES, PLEASE.

OKAY. I'M NEW.

FORGIVE ME.

I MOVE TO ADD THE NEW STUDENT CLUB E SPORTS E CLUB AT JJ MOORE AND NB CLEMENTS JUNIOR HIGH.

BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL.

SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MISS TAYLOR.

YES, MRS. CHRISTIE? YES.

[5. 2024 VSBA Business Honor Roll - Lisa Pennycuff]

THE 2024 VSB BUSINESS HONOR ROLL.

LOCAL BUSINESSES HAVE THE POWER TO SHAPE COMMUNITY ATTITUDES ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND THE VSBA HONOR ROLL IS A WAY FOR LOCAL SCHOOL DIVISIONS TO RECOGNIZE LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR THEIR SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY AS SCHOOLS FACE INCREASING BUDGET UNCERTAINTY.

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THE BUSINESS HONOR ROLL HELPS THE DISTRICT SAY THANK YOU FOR THEIR VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING LOCAL BUSINESSES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD AND SUBMITTED TO THE VSBA BY MARCH 31ST, 2024.

THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS SUBMITTED THEIR RECOGNITION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UP TO THREE BUSINESSES FOR THIS CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.

THOSE THREE ARE DESTINATION CHURCH, PRINCE GEORGE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, AND HOPEWELL MOOSE LODGE.

I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDER THAT.

OKAY. QUESTIONS OR ARE Y'ALL READY TO DO A MOTION? I LIKE TO MOVE IT INTO ACTION.

IT IS ACTION THAT MAKE A MOTION.

I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION.

I SECOND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MR. JOHNSON. YES.

THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT, CORE CURRICULUM ADOPTION.

[6. Virginia Literacy Act Core Curriculum Adoption for Grades K-5, Abbie Martin and Robin Germanos]

ABBY MARTIN AND ROBIN GERMANOS.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN, BOARD MEMBERS.

DOCTOR PENNYCOOK. WE COME TO YOU TONIGHT TO REVIEW OUR PROCESS FOR OUR TEXTBOOK ADOPTION FOR THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE.

WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU KIND OF A TIMELINE OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

SO WHEN THE VDOE RELEASED THEIR CORE CURRICULUM APPROVED LIST OF MATERIALS, I HAD THE DISTRICT READING TEAM IN OCTOBER.

LOOK AT THAT RECOMMENDATION FROM THE VDOE.

THEY DID A RATING SCALE.

THEY DID SOME PROS AND CONS TO EACH ONE OF THE PROGRAMS FOR US TO LOOK AT.

AND THE READING TEAM AND I, ALONG WITH DOCTOR SWANSON, LOOKED AT THOSE RATING SCALES AND LOOKED AT THE PROS AND CONS OF EACH ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS. WE SELECTED THREE THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD MEET THE NEEDS OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY THAT HAD SUPERIOR RATINGS, AND WE CHOSE OPEN COURT, BENCHMARK ADVANCE, AND HMH INTO READING.

IN NOVEMBER, I CONTACTED THOSE SALES REPS, AND THEY SENT SAMPLE MATERIALS FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE TO ALL FIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SO THAT OUR STAFF COULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO START LOOKING THROUGH THOSE MATERIALS.

IN DECEMBER, EACH ONE OF MY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SELECTED TWO MEMBERS OF THEIR SCHOOL STAFF TO BE ON OUR TEXTBOOK ADOPTION COMMITTEE TEAM.

THAT TEAM CONSISTED OF CLASSROOM TEACHERS, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, AND SOME OF MY READING SPECIALISTS.

AND THEN IN FEBRUARY, WE HAD PRESENTATIONS FROM THOSE THREE COMPANIES JUST TO COME OUT AND GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF HOW THEIR PROGRAM WORKED SO THAT WE COULD USE THE STATE RUBRIC TO KIND OF ASSESS THOSE PROGRAMS AND DETERMINE THE NEEDS OF OUR DIVISION.

AND THEN THOSE TEAM MEMBERS WOULD GO BACK AND SHARE THOSE PRESENTATION AND THE INFORMATION THAT THEY LEARNED WITH THEIR SCHOOL TEAMS. DARREN, FEBRUARY 20TH 1ST TO MARCH THE 6TH.

WE ALSO HAD THOSE MATERIALS OPEN FOR PARENTS TO COME IN AND VIEW THOSE MATERIALS AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK.

AND WE ARE VERY THANKFUL THAT WE DID HAVE A LOT OF PARENTS THAT CAME IN AND LOOKED AT THOSE MATERIALS FOR US.

THEN IN MARCH, THE BUILDING LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS MET WITH EACH ONE OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL GRADE LEVEL TEAMS USING THE STATE RUBRIC AND GOING THROUGH THOSE PRESENTATIONS WITH THEIR TEXTBOOK COMMITTEES AND WITH THE READING SPECIALISTS IN EACH ONE OF THOSE BUILDINGS, AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT THEY THOUGHT WOULD BE THE NEEDS OF THE DIVISION.

AND THEN DOCTOR MARTIN AND I MET WITH EACH ONE OF THE PRINCIPALS TO HEAR THE FEEDBACK FROM EACH ONE OF THEIR TEAMS. AND SO THE PRINCIPALS UNANIMOUSLY DECIDED, WITH THE INPUT OF ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS, THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD.

INTO READING AS OUR NEW CORE CURRICULUM FOR K-5.

BUCHMEYER DIDN'T ADD ANYTHING.

SURE. AND IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT INTO READING 2022 VIRGINIA AS THE DIVISION'S NEW K5 CORE CURRICULUM.

THE COST OF THIS PARTICULAR EXPENSE, THIS NEW TEXTBOOK RESOURCE IS $770,367.60, AND THAT WILL COVER ALL CLASSROOM TEACHERS, SPECIALISTS AND INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE ALL THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED FOR SEVEN YEARS.

AND THAT WILL PROVIDE AS WELL, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OVER THE SUMMER AND OPTIONS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO UTILIZE THOSE MATERIALS.

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SO WE ARE PURCHASING THE WHOLE ENTIRE PROGRAM UPON YOUR APPROVAL.

QUESTIONS? YES, I HAVE A COUPLE.

SO DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PARENTS PROVIDED FEEDBACK THAT WENT THROUGH? WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY WRITTEN FEEDBACK, BUT MOST OF MY PRINCIPALS SAID THAT A LOT OF PARENTS CAME THROUGH AND LOOKED THROUGH THE MATERIALS, BUT WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY WRITTEN FEEDBACK FROM STAFF, FROM PARENTS.

OKAY. AND THEN WHEN I WENT IN TO LOOK, I NOTICED I COULD BE READING IT WRONG.

SO EACH GRADE LEVEL, I THINK IT WAS LIKE 550.

AND THEN.

BUT UNDER THE TEACHER ONE, IT HAD ONLY THREE THAT LIKE ON THE ESTIMATE THAT WE RECEIVED, IS THAT AT THE VERY BOTTOM? SO IT WOULD SAY LIKE THIS IS GRADE K STUDENT RESOURCE PACKAGE PRICE QUANTITY 550.

AND THEN VALUE OF ALL MATERIAL.

PACKAGE INCLUDES INTRO READING STUDENT MY BOOK SOFTWARE SEVEN YEAR GRADE K RIGHT.

SO IT INCLUDED THAT ONE.

BUT THEN UNDER TEACHER RESOURCE PACKAGE QUANTITY AND EACH GRADE LEVEL ONLY SHOWS THREE.

SO I'M JUST CURIOUS.

CAN I, CAN I SHOW YOU LIKE WHAT I SEE? I MEAN, I DON'T SO THIS IS AND AGAIN I COULD BE READING IT WRONG.

SO I SEE LIKE AND THEN THIS SAYS THE RESOURCE PACKAGE.

IT LISTS IT.

THAT'S THE QUANTITY AT THAT.

SO I BELIEVE THERE'S ONE ALREADY INCLUDED.

AND THEN THIS IS THE ADDITIONAL QUANTITY.

IT ONLY SHOWS THREE.

HORRIBLE. I CAN'T.

OH, BUT I WILL GO BACK AND DOUBLE CHECK THAT TO MAKE SURE.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

YEAH. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT ONLY GETTING SO ON THE SIDE.

IT DOES SAY FREE MATERIAL, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM SAY LIKE 22, 25.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE AGAIN THAT IT WAS EVERYONE WILL HAVE THEIR.

AND THOSE ARE EXCELLENT QUESTIONS.

MISS CHRIS. WE WORK WITH OUR TEXTBOOK REP AND WE ORIGINALLY SENT HER SOME ESTIMATES AND THEN RECEIVED ACTUALLY AN UPDATED QUOTE TODAY WITH ACTUAL NUMBERS THAT WE SENT HER OF.

THIS IS THE NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS WE WANT, AND THIS IS THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS WE HAVE, AND THIS IS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WE HAVE FOR EACH SECTION.

AND IT COULD BE THAT SHE JUST ADDED THAT IN FROM THE ORIGINAL.

BUT I WILL MAKE SURE, OKAY, WE CAN DEFINITELY REACH BACK OUT AND DOUBLE CHECK.

OKAY. SO IS THERE MANUALS IN THERE FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AS WELL? BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

IN THERE THAT STATED ANYTHING OF THE MANUALS FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION.

I INCLUDED SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND WITH THE COUNT THAT I GAVE THEM FOR REGULAR TEACHERS, SO THEY WILL HAVE THEIR OWN.

SO HOW WILL THE MATERIAL BE USED FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION LIKE THE READING INTERVENTIONIST FOR, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHAT READING INTERVENTION ARE THEY GOING TO USE FOR LIKE THE SLOW OR STRUGGLING READERS SINCE THE SNP IS IS GONE NOW, THIS IS OUR CORE CURRICULUM FOR K-5, OUR INTERVENTION MATERIALS.

THERE ARE BUILT IN INTERVENTIONS WITHIN THIS PRODUCT.

HOWEVER, THE STATE HAS YET TO PROVIDE US WITH A LIST OF INTERVENTIONS THAT ARE APPROVED FOR THE NEW VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT.

THEY PLAN TO HAVE THAT APPROVED LIST BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, I BELIEVE, IN APRIL, AND WE WILL BE THEN BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION AND REVIEW OF THOSE MATERIALS.

SO THAT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL PURCHASE, CORRECT.

FROM FROM THIS ONE.

IS THAT THE SAME THING WITH SIX TO EIGHTH GRADE? BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT ONLY WENT TO FIFTH.

SO DO YOU KNOW, HAVE THEY DECIDED ANYTHING FOR THE SIX THROUGH EIGHT YET? THE LATEST UPDATE THAT WE RECEIVED IS GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT.

THEY THEY ARE NOT PLANNING TO REVIEW A LIST THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

AND WE DO ANTICIPATE MORE INFORMATION COMING FROM THE STATE NEXT, YOU KNOW, OVER THE SUMMER ABOUT GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT AND HOW TO PROCEED WITH THOSE GRADE LEVELS.

YES. AND WE ARE PARTICIPATING IN SESSION TWO OF THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT IMPLEMENTATION TOMORROW MORNING.

AND WE GO FOR FOUR HOURS, FOUR TIMES IN PREPARATION.

THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY NEXT THING.

SO IS THERE ONGOING TRAINING AS I MEAN, I KNOW THAT WE YOU KNOW, IF NEW TEACHERS COME IN, WILL THERE STILL BE ONGOING TRAINING FOR THEM AS WELL? YES, MA'AM. SO AS PART OF THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT NEXT YEAR, ALL OF OUR K-5 TEACHERS WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH TRAINING.

OKAY. SCIENCE OF READING.

WHAT THE STATE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON IS CANVAS MODULES THAT OUR TEACHERS WOULD GO THROUGH.

OUR READING SPECIALISTS ARE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH THAT TRAINING THROUGH CANVAS MODULES AND WITH MEETING WITH OTHER REGION ONE READING SPECIALISTS.

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OKAY. AND THEN MY LAST ONE WOULD BE SO WHAT HAPPENS IF ENROLLMENT GOES UP OVER THEM? SEVEN BECAUSE YOU SAID IT'S FOR SEVEN LIKE.

SO IT'S REALLY GOOD ABOUT.

SO WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE OKAY.

YEAH. WE USE THE TEXTBOOK FUND TO TO PURCHASE THOSE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES EACH YEAR.

AND LIKE WE SAID WE HAVE A SEVEN YEAR BUYING PLAN BY CONTENT AREA.

SO THAT'S WHY WE KNOW WHEN WE HAVE AN EXPENSIVE ADOPTION LIKE READING.

AND WE OFTEN HAVE TO SEPARATE THE SECONDARY FROM THE ELEMENTARY BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE.

SAME WITH MATH.

OKAY. THAT'S IT.

THAT'S FROM. OH, WHEN CAN I JUST ASK.

SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH, LIKE, THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF F AND P? LIKE WHAT'S WE OUR TEACHERS LOVE THE F AND P BOOKS.

AND SO WE WOULD USE THOSE FOR READ ALOUDS AND FOR EXTRA READING WITHIN THE CLASSROOM.

WE PLAN TO UTILIZE EVERY RESOURCE THAT WE POSSIBLY HAVE.

OKAY, I WAS JUST MAKING SURE WE WEREN'T ABOUT TO DUMP MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

YOU KNOW, THOSE BECOME INDEPENDENT READING TIME BOOKS.

OKAY. SO YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU GOT SOME UPDATED NUMBERS OR YOU PROVIDED UPDATED NUMBERS.

IS IS WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR PACKET.

IS THAT THE LATEST OR IS THAT IS THE LATEST INFORMATION YOU HAVE OKAY.

THANK YOU. YEAH.

BECAUSE IT DOES JUST HAVE THE TEACHER.

LIKE THE WORKSHOP AND RESOURCE PACKAGE THREE.

AND THE READING WRITING WORKSHOP STUDENT RESOURCE PACKAGE 550.

SO THAT'S WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.

IT'S LIKE EACH THING IS DONE LIKE THAT.

GO BACK AND GO THROUGH THOSE NUMBERS WITH OUR REP.

BUT IT COULD BE THAT SHE JUST ADDED IN FROM THE OLD QUOTE.

OKAY, I WILL DOUBLE CHECK.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS? OKAY. DO YOU ALL WANT TO APPROVE IT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE VIRGINIA LITERACY ACT.

CORE CURRICULUM ADOPTION FOR GRADES K THROUGH FIVE.

I'LL SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

MR. JOHNSON.

YES. MRS. CRIST. YES, MISS TAYLOR? YES, MR. EALY? YES.

NO, WAIT A MINUTE, DID I.

OKAY, THE VSBA BUSINESS.

[7. VSBA Code of Conduct for School Board Members – Lisa Pennycuff]

NO, I'M THE WRONG THING.

SORRY. WAIT A MINUTE.

VSBA! CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

THANK YOU. ANNUALLY, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW AND UPDATE THEIR COMMITMENT TO UPHOLDING THE THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

THIS EVENING, WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RENEW YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

I WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE, ADOPT THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

SO I WILL MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

I'LL SECOND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

MISS TAYLOR. YES.

MRS. CHRISTIE? NO.

MR. JOHNSON. YES, MR. ELY? YES.

OKAY. CALENDAR CONSIDERATIONS FOR BANKED DAYS.

[8. Calendar Considerations for Banked Days - Lisa Pennycuff]

THANK YOU. PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS TWO BANKED DAYS REMAINING.

EARLIER TODAY, THE INSTRUCTION TEAM AND I ALSO DISCUSSED THIS WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD BY A COUPLE OF A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF MEMBERS TO ASK ABOUT THOSE DAYS.

THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO DETERMINE IF IT IS THE WILL OF THE BOARD TO SCHEDULE THESE AS POSSIBLE.

STUDENT AND STAFF HOLIDAYS.

TWO POSSIBLE DATES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ARE MARCH 29TH, WHICH IS GOOD FRIDAY, AND MAY 24TH, WHICH IS THE FRIDAY BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY.

AND I SEE MR. MCCALLISTER SHAKING HIS HEAD, BECAUSE THAT IS THE DAY THAT THE SENIORS HAVE PLANNED TO VISIT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR THEIR ELEMENTARY WALKS.

SO ONE THING THAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS YEAR IS THAT WE END AT THE END OF MAY.

SO IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A TRADITION HERE THAT WHEN WE HAD A BANK DAY LEFT, THAT WE TRIED TO GET THE FRIDAY BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY.

SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT IF WE DO THAT, THAT WE LET THEM KNOW NOW BECAUSE THEY'LL CAUSE SOME SHIFTS AND SOME SENIOR ACTIVITIES AND SOME ELEMENTARY ACTIVITIES

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THAT ARE PLANNED SO WE CAN MAKE IT WORK, BUT WE NEED TO KNOW SOONER RATHER THAN LATER SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT.

SO I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE SINCE I REACHED OUT TO YOU THIS MORNING REGARDING THIS, WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL PLAN WITH THE TWO DAYS? BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS THAT I CAN REMEMBER, HAVE GIVEN THE FRIDAY BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY OFF SINCE I CAN REMEMBER AND THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES I REMEMBER IN THE PAST THAT IT WAS EITHER THE FRIDAY BEFORE SPRING BREAK, AND I THINK ONE TIME BECAUSE SUNDAY, HOW IT FELL BEFORE EASTER WAS ON SUNDAY.

SO THEN IT WAS MONDAY WAS GIVEN AS WELL, SO I GUESS.

I MEAN, I WAS ONLY GOING OFF OF KIND OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST.

I KNOW THAT IN THE FIRST SEMESTER.

YOU LOST ALL THREE DAYS.

SO TECHNICALLY, THE KIDS THAT DID GO TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY WENT TO SCHOOL THREE DAYS MORE THAN NEEDED.

AND I JUST WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THIS TIME WE DON'T LET THESE TWO GO TO WASTE EVEN.

AND I UNDERSTAND ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ABSENTEEISM AND ACCREDITATION.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU CAN'T PUNISH EVERYONE FOR A SMALL NUMBER OR USE ACCREDITATION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO PUNISH ANYONE.

YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU DECIDED TO ASSIGN THOSE AS STUDENT AND TEACHER, STUDENT AND STAFF HOLIDAYS.

SO YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN IT WOULD CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT.

HAVE WE EVER GONE INTO A YEAR WITH A BANK DAY? YES, WE HAVE RECENTLY OR WITHIN MR. F.W. LEWIS WOULD PROBABLY BE ABLE.

I SEE HIM SHAKING HIS HEAD.

I WOULD SAY THAT, YES, RECENTLY WE'VE TRIED TO GIVE BACK, BUT SOMETIMES WE END UP WITH 1 OR 2 JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE SOLS AND WE HAVE THOSE SPAN THE MONTH OF MAY FOR US.

SO IF WE YOU KNOW, WHEN NOW THAT WE HAVE A OUR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING MAY, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF MAY, IT'S A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO PUT THOSE DAYS BACK.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE WE CERTAINLY ARE HAPPY TO DO IT.

WE JUST NEED TO KNOW SO THAT THOSE ADJUSTMENTS CAN BE MADE.

SO THE SOLS ARE IN MAY NOW.

YES. SO HOW COME IN THE SECOND THE FIRST SEMESTER, THEY TOOK THEM THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE SEMESTER ENDED.

BUT NOW FOR THE SECOND THEY'RE TAKING THEM.

WE HAVE WINDOWS OF TIME THAT WE CAN TAKE.

AND SO THE STUDENTS TAKE THE SWELLS AND THEN THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RETAKES.

AND THAT GENERALLY GOES PRETTY CLOSE TO THE END OF THE YEAR WITH THAT.

YEAH. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT.

I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION I THOUGHT SOLS THIS WERE GIVEN IN APRIL AFTER TOWARDS.

SO WE TRY TO GIVE THE WELL TAKEN IS GOING TO BE MAY.

LET ME SEE IF I HAVE MY DATES WITH ME.

LET'S SAY THAT APRIL 30TH.

MAYBE. WE TRY TO GIVE THE CHILDREN AS MUCH INSTRUCTION TIME AS WE CAN BEFORE THEY TAKE THEIR SOL TEST.

SO THE GRADE FIVE WRITING SOL IS APRIL 30TH AND I DO NOT THINK I HAVE ONE SCHEDULED BEFORE THEN.

AND THEN WE GO INTO MAY.

SO. AND WE CONTINUE WITH OUR SOLS AND RETAKES.

WELL INTO WELL INTO THE END OF MAY.

SO THE CHILDREN THAT TAKE PAPER PENCIL SOL THEY'RE GOING TO CUT IT.

I MEAN, BY THE TIME YOU GET THEIR RESULTS BACK, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETEST? IF IT DOES TAKE LONGER TO GET THE PAPER AND PENCIL RETAKES BACK.

SO WE'LL I'LL HAVE TO FIND THAT OUT FOR YOU, BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE EXACT TIMELINE IS, BUT THE ELEMENTARY MATH.

SOL. TAKE IT. RETAKES GO TILL THE 23RD.

AND THEN IF WE HAVE ANY ANYONE WHO HAS TO FINISH WHO WAS ABSENT, THEY WOULD CONTINUE INTO THAT VERY LAST WEEK.

BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK WITH IT.

WE JUST IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE USUALLY WE FINISH OUR SOLS, FINISH THE RETAKES, AND WE HAVE A LITTLE TIME LEFT IN JUNE FOR ANYBODY WHO NEEDS TO DO THAT.

BUT THIS YEAR WE WE HAVE LESS TIME BECAUSE SCHOOL AND SOONER.

OKAY. DID I HEAR YOU SAY THE 24TH IS A PLANNED.

DAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR GO TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

THE ELEMENTARY.

THE SENIOR WALKS WHERE THEY RIDE THE BUSSES TO THEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND WALK THE HALLS.

SO WHEN WOULD WE GET THAT RESCHEDULED? MR. MCALLISTER. MR. MANOS WOULD. THANK YOU.

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WE CERTAINLY WANT EVERYBODY TO ENJOY THEIR TIME.

YOU KNOW, WE KNOW HOW HARD EVERYONE WORKS AND WE WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE THEM.

AND I THINK THAT'S A POWERFUL WAY TO SAY THANK YOU.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS? OKAY. WHAT'S THE WILL OF THE BOARD? I MOVE TO CHANGE.

MARCH 29TH AND MAY 4TH TO STUDENT FOURTH OR 24TH, 24TH, MAY 24TH WOULD BE MARCH 29TH AND THEN MAY 24TH.

THOSE ARE THE TWO REMAINING DAYS AS STUDENT AND STAFF HOLIDAYS.

A SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WAS MUCH EASIER THAN WHEN WE TRIED TO DO THE ELECTION DAY OFF.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED BEFORE WE GO INTO CLOSED SESSION?

[L. CLOSED SESSION (If needed)]

OKAY, I NEED A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION, AND I'M GOING TO GIVE FIVE MINUTES BEFORE AFTER WE GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.

I MAKE A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.2-3711 OF CODE OF VIRGINIA.

SECOND. MOVE.

SECONDED. MR. JOHNSON. YES, MISS.

TAYLOR. YES, MISS.

MISS CHRISTIE, MR. ELY? YES.

I WANT TO CALL THE MARCH 11TH SCHOOL BOARD MEETING BACK IN ORDER.

[M. PUBLIC SESSION (if needed)]

I NEED A MOTION TO COME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.

I MAKE A MOTION TO RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND CERTIFICATION.

I MOVE THAT WE CAN RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AND STATE.

THE PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD HAS CONVENED A CLOSED MEETING ON THIS DATE, PURSUANT TO AN AFFIRMATIVE RECORDED VOTE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.2-3712 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, REQUIRES A CERTIFICATION THAT THIS SCHOOL BOARD.

THAT SUCH CLOSED MEETING WAS CONDUCTED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE VIRGINIA LAW.

THE PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT, TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBERS KNOWLEDGE, ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED OR FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS BY THE VIRGINIA LAW WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED MEETING TO WHICH THE CERTIFICATION APPLIES, AND ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION CONVENING THE CLOSED MEETING WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED.

SECOND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MR. ELY. YES.

MR. JOHNSON? YES.

MRS.. CHRIS. YES, MISS.

TAYLOR? YES. MRS. ANDREWS? YES.

IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED? AND MOVE TO ADJOURN.

INFORMATION. OH.

I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.

YES. I'M SORRY. WE NEED A CERTIFICATION ON PERSONNEL ITEM, AND WE WILL ADD THE NUMBER WHEN WE DO THE MINUTES.