Notes from Board of Education Work Session, 4/26/21

 The Board of Education Work Session on Monday, April 26, 2021 was streamed live on ccboe.com and aired live on Comcast Channel 96 and Verizon FiOs Channel 12.  The meeting will be re-broadcast on Comcast Channel 96, Verizon FIOS Channel 12 and is available via webstream at http://www.ccboe.com/ . To view the full agenda and the various reports, please visit BoardDocs .

The below notes are my personal notes and are not intended to be all-inclusive or official minutes for the Board of Education meetings and are provided as a request from my supporters and the general public in a personal effort to be more transparent. Although I have diligently tried to make these notes as unbiased and accurate as possible, I am only human and do make mistakes. Individual names are spelled to the best of my ability.

Call to order – 6 p.m.

Public Forum – preregistered speakers only.

• Yolanda Coleman-Brown - twin boys at Henson and daughter at North Point.  more communication  between Stethem and home schools.  Revise who can attend North Point.  Recruit more teachers of color.  Revise Social Studies curriculum wants response from board at forum. 
• Desmond Rosier - Pres of NAACP Youth Council.  SRO's affect some negatively.  SRO's are to keep students safe.  #1 on MOU is enforce laws.  Why if #1 is to keep safe.  Didn't promote public forum enough.  Reconstruct SRO MOU.
• Dyothea Sweat - Pres NAACP support youth council and restructure of SRO MOU.  1969 right a wrong of receiving HS diplomas.  2019 Equity Tax Forces wants a seat at the table.
• Eric Valentine - LPHS student liaison work collaboratively to better serve all students.  Hard to reach SRO.  Don't know contact information.  Should be readily available to all.
• Mikal Gross - Public Defenders Office in Charkles County.  Mostly Juveniles, students of colors and disabilities.  SRO's shouldnt be inside schools, only outside.  Submitted letter with suggested changes.
• Ognwa McKenzie - Director Southern Maryland Racial Equality.  SRO program has harmed several students.  Advocate for parental community patroling.  SRO's make arrest for small infractions.  Submitting letter with additional recommendations to changes.
• Zion Officut - Freshman at Thomas Stone.  Talking from when ain MS and having suicidal thoughts.  SRO put her in handcuffs for fear of self harm.  Other studnets saw her and ridiculed.  This happened twice.
• Ryan Brown - Senior at St. Charles and student liaison.  Former SRO Cpl Mann passed away unexpectedly.  He wasnt just an officer; he was a part of our family.  SRO's build constructive relationship.

Work session

Charter school application - Superintendent Recommendation 

• Phoenix International School of the Arts. (PIOTA)
• Battle-Lockhart - how many seats reserved for Special Population?
• McGraw - Comprehensive application andcongratulations on the grant.  What would a typical day look like?
• Herd - Offered student prospective; all positive.  $900,000 in grant money already is phenomenal.
• Wilson - Page 88.  8th grade Math scores will be higher than the state average.  How?  Surrounds the total child engagement and professional development for our staff.

Motion to approve the Superintendent's Recommendation by Lukas; Second by Brown

Yes = Abell, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson; Recuse = Battle-Lockhart; 

Student Herd = Yes

Collaboration with Charles County delegation

• Lukas - More active role in delivering legislative issues to delegation.  Need someone watching legislation.
• Abell - We do have positions and vote on them prior to the breakfast.  We have two members on the legislation committee.
• Battle-Lockhart - Take advantage of work sessions to discuss positions before breakfast
• Hancock - Agree with Lukas.  Need to set a timeline leading up to breakfast.  Need to work together.
• Brown - Wants to meet with delegation before breakfast to discuss legislation and then showcase school system at breakfast.
• Battle-Lockhart - Attended NAACP forum.  Reason for election changes for districts and concerns of District 4 not having minority representation.
• McGraw - that should have been brought forward when questioned why.  Mr. Schwartz brings forth legislation and we do have discussion on legislation.  Likes Ms. Browns idea of having a "pre" meeting.  More frequent collaboration.
• Wilson - Liked Lukas idea of backing up the timeline.   Delegation should've come to us if they had concerns about the election of the board.  We were not included at the last breakfast.  They showed up with an agenda and pander to a small section of the community citizens.
• Hancock - being cordial and respectful we can hold up our end but it needs to be both ways.  If we a host a meeting, we need to control our meeting.

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office

• Presentation
• Current MOU

Adjournment

Notes from Board of Education Meeting, 4/20/21

The Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 was streamed live on ccboe.com and aired live on Comcast Channel 96 and Verizon FiOs Channel 12.  The meeting will be re-broadcast on Comcast Channel 96, Verizon FIOS Channel 12 and is available via webstream at http://www.ccboe.com/ . To view the full agenda and the various reports, please visit BoardDocs .

The below notes are my personal notes and are not intended to be all-inclusive or official minutes for the Board of Education meetings and are provided as a request from my supporters and the general public in a personal effort to be more transparent. Although I have diligently tried to make these notes as unbiased and accurate as possible, I am only human and do make mistakes. Individual names are spelled to the best of my ability.

Executive session – 11:30 a.m.

Call to order – 1 p.m.

Superintendent’s update to the Board - Report

Board Member correspondence

• Lukas - MABE Legislative Committee; Yay, Spring Sports, attended several events; Thank you to commissioners for inviting us to see proposed budget today, but NOT happy with it.
• McGraw - Superintendent Search Committee Application has closed.  Meet with consultants this week & hope to have selected by June 1; Scholarship Committee has met and selections are ongoing; MABE Equity AdHoc Committee; Equity Lens guidance card or all board members.
• Brown - NSBA Conference; Strategic Talent for Leading School Districts Tool Kit; Visit several schools and impressed with how quiet it is.
• Battle-Lockhart - Student Information Forum; Equity Task Force; African American Employee Task Force; Implicit Bias Committee; Thank you to Dr. Hill for creating the new HR positions.
• Hancock - Thank you to all staff and parents during entrance to Phase 4.  SRO Town Hall & # of respondents to survey and how much SRO's are supported in this community; HB1060/SB749 - severely changes our board.  Thank you to Del Patterson for reaching out and accepting our proposals.  Unfortunately they were not passed.  Irony is the bill for the commissioners election by district bill was NOT passed.  Why us and NOT commissioners?
• Wilson - NSBA Conference; Teacher recognitions; mental health links and resources on CCBOE website.

Education Association of Charles County (EACC) update - Report

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) update

Student Board Member update - Report

Reopening of schools 

• Report
• Family Engagement Slides
• 34.8% of students returned in Phase 4.  NP & LaPlata have the most students.  My Hope Nanjemoy had the highest percentage return.

Graduation 2021 - Report

Intercategory budget change - Report

Project status update - Report

Transportation update - Report

• saved an enormous amount of fuel; reflected in the budget transfer request.

Legislative update - Report

• HB1060/SB749 - Board of Education Election & Membership Changes
• HB588 - Budget Bill - increases funding to schools
• HB1372 - Blueprint for Maryland's Future
• HB373 - Child Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention
• HB636 - Waterfountains and Lead in school buildings
• SB448 - School provided transportation other than busses
• HB205 - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products
• HB401 - Pregnancy and Parenting Students Policies
• SB664 - Student Financial Aid
• HB394 - Fees for Summer School Courses Prohibition

Unfinished business

• Proposed Students’ Voices on Committees resolution discussion - Report

New business

• Suspension of Board policies
• Hancock - expectations and accountability; hard not to have a minimum or floor
• Schwartz - there is a state minimum requirement of making progress towards graduation.

Motion to approve Suspension of Board Policies by Lukas; Second by McGraw

Yes = Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson; No = Abell

Future agenda items

• Lukas - Communication with our legislators
• Lukas - SRO's MOU

Virtual recognition – 4:30 p.m. 

• Resolutions: Teacher Appreciation Week, Administrative Professionals Week, Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week, and National Physical Education and Sport Week
• Students:  
• Evangeline Gilmer, Grade 12, Academic Achievement, St. Charles High School, Principal: Richard Conley
• Darrell Jackson, Jr., Grade 8, Academic Achievement, Benjamin Stoddert Middle School, Principal: Erica Williams
• Lily Oliver, Grade 5, Career Readiness, Dr. James Craik Elementary School, Principal: Michelle Beckwith
• Elysia Young, Grade 5, Academic Achievement, Malcolm Elementary School, Principal: Mary Finneran
• Laila Johnson, Grade 5, Personal Responsibility, J.C. Parks Elementary School, Principal: Gregory Miller
• Employees:
• Shannon Chisholm, compliance facilitator, St. Charles
• Kimberly Riley, math teacher, Stoddert
• Katie Cooper, fifth-grade teacher, Craik
• Michelle Schenemann, pre-kindergarten teacher, Malcolm
• Shiquita Walker, instructional specialist, Parks
• Instructional Assistants recognition

Public forum – 6 p.m. - Preregistered speakers only

• Richard Nagy - 2019 the medium household income was $124,000.  2 children in CCPS, one graduating this year.  With this high of a revenue income base here, why isn't the education better.  Schools belong to residents of Charles County not to the staff and administrators.  2021 is a total failure.  What is the system going to do moving forward to better education?  Wasn't notified when oldest child wasn't attending classes.  Option to Opt out of curriculum that is questionable next year.
• Sam Chernoff - Special Population Consultant.  All about teaching and learning.  Quality education to all students.  It's not being upheld for special population students.  Staff doesn't adhere to 504 plan and argue with students and parents during 504 meetings.  Student with diabetes was threatened to have 504 removed since it didn't apply during virtual learning.  Another student with brain injury recovering in a hospital was not provided special accommodations.  Take note and move to swiftly resolve issues.

Action items

• Minutes

Motion to approve Executive Session Minutes from 11/23/20 by Abell; Second by Lukas

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson

Motion to approve Executive Session Minutes from 3/9/21 by Abell; Second by McGraw

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson

Motion to approve Board Meeting Minutes from 3/9/21 by Hancock; Second by Abell

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson

Motion to approve Town Hall Meeting Minutes from 3/29/21 by McGraw; Second by Hancock

Yes = Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson; Abstain = Abell

• Personnel

Motion to approve Personnel by Abell; Second by Hancock

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson

• Intercategory budget change

Motion to approve Intercategory budget change by Lukas; Second by Brown

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson

Adjournment  

Agenda for Board of Education Meeting 4/20/21

The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20. The Board will meet in person at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The Starkey Building is located at 5980 Radio Station Road in La Plata. The meeting will stream live on the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) website, www.ccboe.com. CCPS also will post the meeting on CCPSTV under the Board meeting menu at ccboe.com.

Public forum for this meeting will be held in a hybrid format of both in-person and virtual speakers. Speakers must register in advance to participate in public forum. The registration form is available here. Deadline to register is 12 p.m., Monday, April 19. Late registrations will not be accepted. Registered speakers will receive additional information by email.

The following is a tentative meeting agenda and subject to change.

Executive session – 11:30 a.m.

Call to order – 1 p.m.

Superintendent’s update to the Board

Reports of officers/boards/committees

• Board Member correspondence
• Education Association of Charles County (EACC) update
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) update
• Student Board Member update
• Reopening of schools
• Graduation 2021
• Intercategory budget change
• Project status update
• Transportation update
• Legislative update

Unfinished business

• Proposed Students’ Voices on Committees resolution discussion

New business and future agenda items

• New business
  • Suspension of Board policies
• Future agenda items

Virtual recognition – 4:30 p.m. 

• Resolutions: Teacher Appreciation Week, Administrative Professionals Week, Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week, and National Physical Education and Sport Week
• Students
• Employees
• Instructional Assistants recognition

Public forum – 6 p.m.

• Preregistered speakers only

Action items

• Minutes
• Personnel
• Intercategory budget change

Adjournment  

Notes from Board of Education Meeting, 3/9/21

The Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 was streamed live on ccboe.com and aired live on Comcast Channel 96 and Verizon FiOs Channel 12.  The meeting will be re-broadcast on Comcast Channel 96, Verizon FIOS Channel 12 and is available via webstream at http://www.ccboe.com/ . To view the full agenda and the various reports, please visit BoardDocs .

The below notes are my personal notes and are not intended to be all-inclusive or official minutes for the Board of Education meetings and are provided as a request from my supporters and the general public in a personal effort to be more transparent. Although I have diligently tried to make these notes as unbiased and accurate as possible, I am only human and do make mistakes. Individual names are spelled to the best of my ability.

Executive session – 11:30 a.m.

Call to order – 1 p.m.

Superintendent’s update to the Board - Report

Board Member correspondence

• Brown - Attended Equity virtual symposium and one of the speakers was great
• Lukas - thank you to our health department; fantastic job on vaccine implementation
• McGraw - Superintendent search application was available online as of March 5th and was advertised in several national publications and websites.  Closing date is April 12th.
• Wilson - Zoom is where it happens - all thespian group had 20 amazing performances; opposition to Senate bill 749.  Leadership of schools participated in an extensive Implicit Bias Training over several weeks.  It was very good.  Early Childhood parenting classes 4/17 and 4/27; Dr. Higdon one of 6 schools across nation for national reading award.

Education Association of Charles County (EACC) update - Report

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) update - Report not available

Student Board Member update - Report

Three-year-plan for addressing disrupted learning - Report

• Summer programs availability
• Concern over teachers willing to participate in summer programs
• Lukas - funding over 3 years?  CARES funding.  How many students should/would participate?  Wont know until next meeting; dependent on number of teachers.

Athletics update - Report

Student representation on committees’ resolution - Report

Project status update - Report

Construction projects at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School and Eva Turner Elementary School - Report

• McGraw - Stoddert 3 stories; accomodations for handicapped?  Elevator and food distribution on each level.

Legislative update - Report

• Blueprint for schools; Kirwan Bill; deadlines pushed back
• HB1080/SB749 - Charles County Board of Education election and student board member voting rights.  Patterson is making amendments but we have not received them yet.  Senator Ellis said he would be willing to listen to amendments and none have been issued yet.
• Lukas - Why weren't commissioners election included in this?
• Wilson - Convene a work session.

Motion to convene a work session to discuss HB1080/SB749 on 3/15/21 by McGraw; 

Second by Lukas

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson

Unfinished business 

• McGraw - Policy Committees need to complete and need closure.

New business

• Suspension of Board policies - Report
• Abell - reason for 3rd quarter waiver and quarter ending 3/29
• Hancock - cannot continue to waive it once we get in school

Motion for the Suspension of Board Policies by Abell; Second by Lukas

Yes = Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson; No = Abell; Herd-Yes

Future agenda items

• Graduation - choices provided in a report for public

Virtual recognition – 4:30 p.m. 

• Resolutions:  Month of the Young Child and National Student Leadership Week
• Students

• Iris Golden, Grade 12, Academic Achievement, Maurice J. McDonough High School, Interim Principal: Linda Gill

• Logan Boswell, Grade 5, Personal Responsibility, Arthur Middleton Elementary School, Principal: Benjamin Harrington

• Madison Owens, Grade 5, Career Readiness, Mary H. Matula Elementary School, Principal: Carrie Richardson

• Iona-Iris Pangratie, Grade 5, Academic Achievement, Gale-Bailey Elementary School, Principal: Tangela Richardson

• Tobi Ojo, Grade 8, Academic Achievement, Milton Somers Middle School, Principal: Sandra Taylor

• Employees

• Bethany Berkowitz, business teacher, McDonough

• Janet Ryan, Middleton

• Jennifer Malone, reading resource teacher, Matula

• Carolyn Scott, kindergarten instructional assistant, Gale-Bailey

• Monica Strobel, language arts teacher, Somers

• Building Services staff

Legislative Breaking News - Del Patterson forwarded her amendments which were presented to the board for discussion.

• Abell - Go page by page; feel attacked by this because it doesn't address the commissioners.
• Lukas - change wording to make it "consistent with the election of county commissioners"
• Brown - What if no one runs from a district?
• All in agreement with proposal amendments on page 2, 3, and 4
• Page 5 deals with student board member voting rights; all in favor
• Page 6 all in favor

Motion to support HB1080 with amendments as discussed by Lukas; Second by McGraw

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson; Ian = Yes

Public forum – 6 p.m. - Preregistered speakers only

• Nicole Kramer - Elem and HS parent, disappointment in celebration plans for seniors FY21.  Seniors have had their senior year obliterated.  I don't know what we are going to do is not a response. You had a hold year to plan and we've had no communications throughout the year.

Action items

• Minutes

Motion for the November 10, 2020 Virtual Executive Session Minutes by Abell; Second by Hancock

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson

Motion for the December 8, 2020 Virtual Executive Session Minutes by Brown; Second by Hancock

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson

Motion for the January 12, 2021 Virtual Executive Session Minutes by Lukas; Second by Abell

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson

Motion for the January 25, 2021 Virtual Executive Session Minutes by Hancock; Second by Brown

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson

Motion for the February 9, 2021 Virtual Executive Session Minutes by Abell; Second by Hancock

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson

Motion for the February 9, 2021 Virtual Board Meeting Minutes by Lukas; Second by Brown

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson; Ian = Yes

Motion for the February 22, 2021 Work Session Minutes by Abell; Second by McGraw

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson; Ian = Yes

• Personnel

Motion to approve Personnel by Abell; Second by McGraw

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson

Adjournment 

New Superintendent Application Process Opened

The search for a new Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Superintendent officially launched today, March 5, as the Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE) opened the application process.

Applicants should be an experienced instructional leader who has had success in improving all student achievement, who embraces technology and the challenges that come with a changing rural/suburban, economically and culturally diverse school system. A competitive salary and benefits package will be offered to the person who is offered the position, which starts July 1.

To access the application on the MABE website, click here. The application is also available at the CCPS website here or by calling MABE at 410-841-5414. To learn more information about the school system and the Superintendent position, click here. 

For fast access to the webpage, it is linked under the Quick Links tab at the top of the website and in the What’s New section at the bottom of the homepage. The review of applications will begin as they are received with the deadline for first consideration set for April 12.

Agenda for Board of Education Meeting, 3/9/21

The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9. The Board will meet in person at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The Starkey Building is located at 5980 Radio Station Road in La Plata. The meeting will stream live on the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) website, www.ccboe.com, and air on Comcast Channel 96 and Verizon Fios Channel 12. CCPS will rebroadcast the meeting as well as post it on CCPSTV under the Board meeting menu at ccboe.com.

Public forum for this meeting is in person. No virtual format will be offered. Interested speakers must register in advance using the form linked here. Deadline to register is 12 p.m., Monday, March 8. Late registrations will not be accepted. Speakers must arrive by 5:45 p.m., follow social distancing guidelines provided by staff, and wear a face mask. Speakers should not attend if they are feeling ill. Registered speakers will receive additional information by email.

The following is a tentative meeting agenda and subject to change.

Executive session – 11:30 a.m.

Call to order – 1 p.m.

Superintendent’s update to the Board

Reports of officers/boards/committees

• Board Member correspondence
• Education Association of Charles County (EACC) update
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) update
• Student Board Member update
• Three-year-plan for addressing disrupted learning
• Athletics update
• Student representation on committees’ resolution
• Project status update
• Construction projects at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School and Eva Turner Elementary School
• Legislative update

Unfinished business 

New business and future agenda items

• New business
  • Suspension of Board policies
• Future agenda items

Virtual recognition – 4:30 p.m. 

• Resolutions: Month of the Young Child and National Student Leadership Week
• Students
• Employees
• Building Services staff

Public forum – 6 p.m.

• Preregistered speakers only

Action items

• Minutes
• Personnel

Adjournment 

Notes from Board of Education Work Session, 2/22/21

The Board of Education Work Session on Monday, February 22, 2021 was streamed live on ccboe.com and aired live on Comcast Channel 96 and Verizon FiOs Channel 12.  The meeting will be re-broadcast on Comcast Channel 96, Verizon FIOS Channel 12 and is available via webstream at http://www.ccboe.com/ . To view the full agenda and the various reports, please visit BoardDocs .

The below notes are my personal notes and are not intended to be all-inclusive or official minutes for the Board of Education meetings and are provided as a request from my supporters and the general public in a personal effort to be more transparent. Although I have diligently tried to make these notes as unbiased and accurate as possible, I am only human and do make mistakes. Individual names are spelled to the best of my ability.

Call to Order – 6 p.m. - Pledge of Allegiance

• Board members’ notes

Public Forum – preregistered speakers only

• Darlene Persons - discouraged and stung by the vote to delay opening at the last meeting. MSDE said should not be based on vaccinations. CCHD says schools are not a driver of the spread. Scientific evidence and research says to send children back to school. Mental health. Focus was on adult needs and vaccinations.
• Francisco Rodriquez - grew up in poverty and is honored to be here.  7th grade instructional assistance.  been in building working since August.  Father of 3 children.  Why does CCPS have only one contact tracer.  Are people being missed? Concern of bandwidth with more devices in school buildings.  Fear of crash.  more diverse leadership in central office for outreach.  Comment that students aren't learning was hurtful. are virtual learners exempt from standardized testing.
• Linda McLaughlin - EACC President.  Thank you to board for choosing caution when sending students back to school.  Thank you to Heim and Stoddard for the traveling road show (walk thru) at schools. Oppose House Bill 1060 as written, Charles County Board of Education election put forth by Delegate Patterson.  Also proposes full voting rights for student board members.
• Rachel Clark - Teach HS Biology and Biomedical Science.  Thank you for choosing to delay.  I look at it as a scientist and a teacher.  One week after Spring Break is too early to move to Phase 4.  Weekly testing for secondary students.  
• Danny Mears - 11th grade at McDonough HS.  HB1060/SB749 support student board member voting rights.
• Eric Valentine - LPHS student liaison; HB1060/SB749 support student board member voting rights. Give Phase 3 and 4 the opportunity to return.

Facility Funding Task Force - Report

• Development projects in the pipeline and affects on the capacity.
• Battle-Lockhart - State rated capacity - could it change with our new hybrid model of school
• $42M for a new elementary school for 766
• $32M for renovation and expansion of TC Martin
• $56M for new middle school
• $123M for another HS 
• $308M in total construction within 5 years to accommodate growth.
• Lukas - New schools level of confidence that those will happen in the time frame requested?
• Andritz - Turner is on, others may be delayed. 

House Bill 1060/Senate Bill 749: Board of Education Membership Alteration and Full Student Board Voting Rights Bill

• Bill
• Summary
• Brown - very much against trying to amend this bill when the public has not been given a chance to weigh in.  Welcome opportunity to sit down with legislators and come up with 

Motion to oppose the bills by Brown; Second by Abell

• Abell - After careful reflection and reconsideration i agree with Ms. Brown.
• Hancock - agreed.  Process was flawed.  With zero communication from public.
• McGraw - I contacted Delegate Patterson for though process; she is looking forward to and would consider any amendments we produce.  Worried about opposing it altogether.
• Battle-Lockhart - Agree with Ms. McGraw. 
• Lukas - Agree with McGraw and Battle-Lockhart; comparison to other counties and term limits
• Wilson - No discussion about this bill at any of our collaborative forums and legislative sessions we have held with the delegates.  No discussion of this during our work session with the delegates that we initiated and again no comment about this bill.  Not honoring the process and setting a bad precedent.  If we make amendments we are participating in not honoring the process.  The public should have an opportunity to weigh in.  We received an invitation about this bill today from the commissioners for a discussion with all of us tomorrow.  No transparency.  Total disregard for the public participation with significant consequences on the county education.
• Battle-Lockhart - the public voted for us to represent them.
• Lukas - this is not a county bill or even a county delegation bill.  Fearful that if we do nothing the delegate can say that no objections from the education.

Yes = Abell, Brown, Hancock; Wilson; No = Battle-Lockhart, Lukas, McGraw; Abstain =Herd

• Wilson - move forward with letter to Ellis and Patterson about
• Lukas - we need to give specifics
• Abell - need to get constituents opinions before deciding how to move forward on any other topics.  We heard from public on student board member voting but nothing else in this.

Motion to send a letter requesting the bill not be introduced until next legislative session to allow for collaboration by Lukas; Second by Abell

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, Wilson; No = McGraw; Abstain = Herd

Phase-in timeline of the reopening of schools - Report

• Battle-Lockhart - Testing (Yes for symptomatic); contact tracing question (in house in collaboration with health department, once kids come back we will be adding additional staff to help with this); Spring Break and travel (honor system; hope people act responsibly); Healthcare individual supervisor to lead this effort (school nurses will be integral and additional people added as necessary).
• Abell - Standardized testing (required by government; waiting for the possibility of waivers from the state, if we have to we will delay as long as possible and narrow the scope.  On the state board agenda for tomorrow)  Virtual learning?  Not sure how this will work for the virtual students.
• Hancock - 7,924 students for Phase 4 how many will use transportation? (do not have that number right now but can get it.)
• Battle-Lockhart - Senior celebrations etc. (outdoor graduation is do-able but current limit on outdoor gatherings would prevent it right now but it's still on the table.)
• Lukas - if they go away for Spring break they should quarantine for 2 weeks and NOT come back to school even if no symptoms.  Leniency for change in plans to send children back. (Families can contact their principals.)

Motion to accept Superintendents recommendation by McGraw; Second by Lukas

Amendment to require Supt to send out reminder letter to quarantine by Lukas; Second by Abell

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson;  Herd = yes

Motion vote.

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson;  Herd = yes

Adjournment